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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
WIVES SHIELDING
WORKING MINERS
Non Unionists in Copper Region
Strike Protected on Way
to Employment.

Calumet, Mich, Sept. 5.-Women in
the families of nonunion men have TAX
en- active part in the cause of
their men folks and are es-
corting them to and from work. They
have determined to mix" with women
strike sympathizers should any of the
latter attempt to interfere.
Last night large muscular woman
with rock and club was seen escort,
ing five men from the mines. She was
unmolested. Some of the women have
applied for positions as deputies. This
morning the streets were patrolled by
cavalry and infantry deputies in autos.
There was no trouble.
Meyer president of the Western
Federation of Miners, and Attorney
Clarence S. Darrow arrived today. Dar,
row is expected to take part in injunc
ton proceedings Monday with the
hope of restraining Sheriff Cruise from
employing gunner.
Lansing, Mich, Sept 5.-During con
ference with Governor Ferris Wednes
day in reference to the copper strike
President Meyer of the Federation oi
Miners and Attorney Darrow agreed
TO set forth in writing their demands in
case arbitration is attempted. TheiI
stipulatiOns were received today. They
suggest that the operators select two
members of the arbitration board, thai
the strikers select two members and
that Ferris act as the fifth, and if un
able to sit he select his substitute
The strikers want the men to have the
right to organize and submit their diff
ferences to an arbitration board. Pend
ing disposition of the case they wan
former employees taken back under tn,
old terms. Should arbitration fail
| Dsrrow again requests the governo
to call special session of the legis
iature III an effort to make arbitra
tion CON pulsory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
500 MAY Be DEAD
IN COAST STORM
Eastern Carolina Visitation Also
Causes PropegtX. .nanlaRs.u.-
of Millions. -.

Raleigh, n c., Sept. with re-
ported depredations from Wednesdays
hurricane over eastern North Carolina
already involving property damage
running into millions and heavy loss of
life, today's dispatches told addition
al stories of the storms havoc. Many
small towns along the coast were Sc
verely damaged by wind and heavy
rainfall. Several were flooded by
swollen streams and confirmation OBJ
tainable early today reported the loss
of 500 lives on the Ocracoke island, off
the Carolina coast. Unsubstantiated
rumors continued current today that
all inhabitants of the island perished
when heavy seas swept their homes
Wednesday. Wires in coast towns are
down and wireless stations are pre-
sumably wrecked by the storm. In
some towns the floods surpassed all
previous records.
No lives we're lost on Ocracoke
island in Wednesdays storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
MORNING STAR IS
SEIZED EN- ROUTE
Steamer Halted at La Crosse
for Service in a Suit for
Damages.

Lacrosse, Wis, Sept. 5.-One hun.
dred and fifty passengers bound from
Minneapolis and St. Paul to their
homes down the river as far as 2nck
Island, H.. were held up for a tina
today when the steamer Morning Star
of the Northern Steamship company s
lire, was seized by a United States
marshal on a writ of attachment is.
sued in the federal court.
On the last trip VI the river the
Morning Star ran into and crushed a
launch belonging to George Culver of
Dakota, Mimi, endangering the lives
of those on board the smaller boat
Culver brought suit for damages and
stopped the Morning Star on the way
down today. Bond was procured for
the Morning Star and she was per.
mitted to proceed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
FEDERAL INQUIRY
ON WRECK BEGUN
Engineer and Flagman of New
Haven Train Are Held Re-
sponsible for Disaster.

NsE--&Iassa, -Gs.AssssRt--SezSHith ith
Engineer Miller and Flagman Murray
under arrest, accused by Coroner Mix
of criminal responsibility for the fatal
North Haven wreck on the New Haven
railroad, Tuesday morning, Commits
sioner McChord of the interstate COM
merce commission began a public in
vestigation today to determine the
cause of the disaster.
1t was announced the necessary
$1,000 bail would be furnished today
by the New Haven road and Murray
released. Miller is at liberty under
$5, 900 furnished by the Brotherhood OF
Engineers. Both Miller and Murray
whose stories of the wreck do not
agree, it is said, were called as wit
nesses today before McChord.
81 do not expect to finish with wit
nesses until sometime next week." said
the coroner, land then l will make
the findings public"
Coroner Mix said at the inques
witnesses told of men cutting fingers
off dead passengers to get rings, anC
of persons searching the clothing of in
jured passengers to secure money Of
valuables.
Coroner Mix charges wholesale dis
graceful robberies from dead bodie!
in the wreck of Tuesday. He ask
the chief of police to apprehend th'
cuiprits.
At the opening of federal investiga
tion, Commissioner McChord ordered
| General Manager Bardon of the New
! Haven road to produce the minutes o
all meetings of the New Haven direc
tors since the Bridgeport wreck, Jul!
II, 1911. These would show, he said
what action had been taken towarc
| tl betterment of safety conditions.
The examination of witnesses bris
tied with startling passages. Enginee
Wands of the ill-fated Bar Harbor ex
press brought a gasp from the Grove
when he testified that engineers o
| the New Haven road frequently drift
! ed by danger signals in foggy weather
Train Dispatcher Kelly had prev
| iously testified that the weather con
dition the morning Cf the wreck wa
| very foggy," but he had not consider
I ed It necessary to warn trains to re
duce speed. Six trains passed ovc
this stretch of track within half a.
/ hour, he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
CHINESE MURDER
JAPS IN NANKI ING

Toxic, Sep.. 5.-Detachments from
japanese warships on the Chinese
coast have been hurried. to Nanking.
Official reports from that city state a
number of japanese SUBJECTS carrying
Japanese flags for protection in re-
cent fighting between the government
troops and rebels, were deliberately
massacred. The city was pillaged. 1t
is understood Japan will demand an
apology, indemnity from the govern
ment, and punishment of those respon-
sible. The foreign office stated pre-
cipitate action was no. contemplated
and that the government was await
ing further reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
A German Teacher Runs
Amuck Efter Staying
Wife and Children.
USES 250 CARTRIDGES
Enraged Villagers Wreak Ven
geance by Clubbing and
Stabbing Murderer.

Muelhausen, Baden. Germany. Sept.
"a crazed teacher named Wagner,
who murdered his wife and four chill.
dren at Deferloch yesterday, set fire
TO the village of Muelhausen in four
places last night and in a fusillade
with villagers who tried to capture
him eight persons were shot and
killed and ~ wounded.
The maniac took refuge in stable,
where he killed all the cattle. Finally
he was overpowered after he had ex.
hausted all OF $50 cartridges with
which he provided himself.
The enraged villagers wreaked
vengeance by clubbing him and stab
bing him with pitchforks. He will
probably die.
When he entered Muelhausen it
was not known he was a fugitive or a
murderer. IL was only after the wild
scenes had been enacted here that the
police went to his apartment in Deger-
loch, where he has been teaching, and
found the bodies of his wife and chill
dren.
WRITES NOTE TO PRESS.
Before leaving Degerloch, where he
killed his wife and four children, he
forwarded a rambling letter to a news.
paper in Stuttgart in which he wrote
II believe there is no God. am the
devils ally. ! wish | could torture
everyone with my revolvers butt,
knowing that I cannot get all. have
slept for years with a dagger and ~
volver under tlS pfiiowl.ee4 - -.
FIVE OF woUNpED WILL DIE.
Doctors state Of 90 wounded by Wag.
ner FIVE will die and six are in a
serious condition. After he set fire
TO the first building Wagner opened
fire with revolvers on every one he
met or who appeared at windows of
houses. Villagers believed the place
had been attacked by robbers and
some rushed to church and rang bells,
while other dashed to the barracks and
asked assistance of troops. Meantime
a village policeman and some citizens
rushed on Wagner, who stood in the
middle of the main street with a
mask over his face and an army re,
volver in each hand and another pair
in his belt. The policeman, twice
wounded, finally felled the maniac
while he was reloading a revolver
The policeman was again wounded
before the peasants rustic weapons
fractured Wagner's skull and severed
one of his hands. Wagner was a
heavy drinker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
POLITICAL Chief
STABBED BY JAPS

Toxic, Sept. 5.-While passing the
American embassy early today two
men spra1g from an alley and stabbed
Moritaro Abe. director of the political
bureau of the japanese foreign ofiee,
in the abdomen. He is suffering a Sc
we're wound. One held Abe and the
other plunged a short sword in his alb
domen. Both escaped. The motive is
not known, but some attribute fl TO
excitement in connection with Califor.
nian land legislation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
MRS. VELIE FINED
$500 BY COURT
Mary J. Lilly, Travelling Com
panion of Moline Resident,
Assessed $50.

Trenton. N, j., Sept. 5.-Mrs. w. L.
Velie of Molinef H., was fiped, $500
by Judge Rsnstab in the Unis J
States district court yesterday fSf
smuggling. Her maid, Mary ]. Lilly,
was fined $50 for similar offense.
The fines were paid by Mrs. Velie's
husband, who is head of the Vciie
Motor Vehicle company of Moline.
Judge Rellstab'sS remarks in passing
sentence indicated that the defendants
might regard themselves fortunate in
escaping imprisonment.
The criminal informations upon
which Mrs. Velie and her maid were
arraigned were presented to the court
by Assistant United States District At.
torney Lynch.
The court was then asked to exer.
else leniency by j. p. Cotton and
Henry Gennert, who appeared for the
defendants.
Mrs. Velie and Miss Lilly were TAX
en- into custody after disembarking I
HSboken on Aug. 19. The articles
which Mrs. Velie was charged witt
living attempted to smuggle included
pearl necklace, gold watch and chain
jeweled ring, six dresses, 254 handker
chiefs, 81 doilies, and two table covers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
MOVE TO PUNISH
|. DEPOSED OFFICER

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 5.-Governor
Dunno plans to confer with the at
toruey general relative to court ac-
tion which may be taken again
Chairman Hanor cs the live stock
board, charged with misappropriating
the boards funds. Haner, whose res
ignation was accepted, denies the al
Legations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

for Mr.. Cohan's new play; Francis
Xavier Hope, Mr.. Cohan's confidential
secretary, and William Van Buren, Ed
dingers chauffeur, were rushed to the
H-rtford hospital. There it was said
Mr.. Cohan and the other men would
recover, but that the recovery of Mr.,
Cohan's daughter is doubtful
The condition of George NJ. Cohan
and party injured in an automobile ac-
cident yesterday is favorable today.
None is in serious condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
Bride and Widow in One Day.

Somerset, Ohio. Sept. 5.-A hasty
marriage Wednesday night, followed
by the sudden death of the bride
groom, T. c. Wilson, yesterday ended
a romance of Miss Nellie Sheridan,
daughter of the late General Phil
Sheridan. The couple had expected
to leave yesterday for Florida for the
benefit of Mr.. Wilson's health, but he
was seized with commissions, resulting
from Bright's disease. and his death
occurred FIVE hours later. Miss Sherf-
dan was postmistress here for %
years and she forwarded her resigna.
ton to Washington Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
BANK FUNDS SHY;
OFFICER MISSING
Forth Worth Institution Will
Survive $4,000 Loss,
Examiner Reports.

Washington, D. c., Sept 5.-National
Bank Examiner Van Zandt reported
the defalcation of $13O,0OO in the State
National bank of Fort Worth, Texas,
will not affect it's solvency.
The examiner reported the where
abouts of Vice President Woods was
unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

to answer" said Thaw. He was ex-
cused.
At this point a recess was taken
and later Kennedy identified the com
mitment on which Thaw was first sent
to Matteawan.
DROP INSANITY PHASE.
The board did not officially consider
the question Of Thaw's insanity and
convicted of entering the Dominion
by stealth. Thaw would have the
right of appeal to the minister of the
interior. This will insure him re-
naming here 4S hours or more. He
also might be depoTted as an unde-
sirable not necessarily insane. This
also could be appealed. The insan-
ity phase was dropped to obviate long
drawn-out examination by alienists.
ANOTHER WRITE
Montreal, Que, Sep. 5.-Judge
Geryais today issued a writ of habeas
corpus calling for the production Of
Harry Thaw in Montreal at once.
The statement is made by the Mon
treal Herald, which. says il, was learn
| ed on good authority that two OF
Thaw's lawyers procured the writ on
the ground that Thaw was not an i'm
| migrant in the true sense of the
word. The Herald statement lacks
official confirmation.
THAW's MOTHER LEAVING.
| Cresson, Pa, Sept. 5.-Mrs. Mary
/ Copley Thaw this morning through her
secretary secured reservations on a
, fast Pennsylvania train for New York
for a party to leave here tomorrow.
Mrs. Thaw's fur her plans were not
made known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
To Report Currency Bin.

Washington. d. c., Sept. 5.-The
house banking committee voted to
favorably report the administration
currency bill Monday
The senate banking committee con-
tinued TO hear views of bankers on the
administration currency bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
Dies at Age Of 14s Years.

Jefferson City, Mo, Sept 5.-Rich-
ard Hopes, a negro, who died at
Usage City, near here, yesterday, as
serted he was 142 years old and said
that he was at Yorktown when Corn
wallis surrendered. Though his real
age was not known. persons who lived
at Usage City were satisfied that he
was more than one hundred years
old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
GEORGE CONAN is INJURED
Actor, Daughter, Leading Man and
Secretary Thrown From Auto.

Hartford, Conn, Sept 5.-Thrown
from their speeding automobile, when
it struck and embankment and upset
two miles from this city yesterday and
seriously injured George NJ. Cohan,
his 1s-year-old daughter, Georgia Co
han; Wallace Eddinger. leading nan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
Typhoid Alarms Rockford.

Rockford, H.. Sept 5.-Rockford
physicians were summoned by the
health commissioners yesterday to get
at the basis of the typhoid fever, which
threatens to become epidemic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
Heat in Southwest.

Kansas City, No, Sept 5.-Extreme
heat prevailed again today in Missouri,
Kansas and Oklahoma Temperatures
were around the hundred mari
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

Mayor Rolph OF San Francisco is
urging all possible speed in the work
OF constructing the new municipality.
owned street car line from the city to
the Panama exposition grounds. in or
der that the city may reap the profit
in hauling the exposition crowds. II
is promised that the line will be ready
before 1915.
The mayor urges the citizens to
build their own roads with their OWE
money. and TO the end that they may
do this, street railway bonds viii bt
in denominations Of 500, $500 and
$1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
ThaW Nemesis Caught
Playing Penny Ante in
an Automobile.
P0PULACE Is PLEASED
New York Attorney Locked in
Cell at CoatiCook-MiII
Hand Gets Warrant.

Coaticook, Que, Sept. s.
Harry Thaw was ordered de-
ported by the board of inquiry
this afternoon but an appeal
was entered. Furthermore the
restraining order granted by
the Judge at Montreal prevent
ed his removal.
Jerome has slipped out ot
town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow, fo'
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
Generally fair and continued warm
weather tonight and Saturday; moder-
ate winds
Temperature at Z a. m, 6S; highest
yesterday, SO; lowest last night, Sc.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 8 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m, SO; at
z a. m, IS.
Stage of water, 20; no change in
last "a hours.
J. M. SHERIER,, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Evening star: Jupiter. Morning
stars: Saturn. Mercury, Venus. Mars.
The brilliant red star Aldebaran of
constellation Taurus seen rising in the
northeast about 10 p. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

Coaticooke, Que. Sept. 5.-Immigra-
tion authorities here we're officially
notified this afternoon that Judge Ger
vais at Montreal had issued a writ of
habeas corpus and restraining order,
holding up any immediate move look
ing to the deportation of Thaw. The
writ calls for Thaw's production in
Montreal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

I
among the town people who resented
Jerome's presence. Jerome is leader
of the anti-Thaw forces.
Jeroma was taken in custody at his
hotel by Policeman Andrews. He was
so surprised he could hardly speak.
Jerome yesterday engaged in penny
ante game with newspapermen. They
used a suit case for table and sat
in an auto waiting for the end of the
| Thaw hearing.
WANT LAWYER DEPORTED.
| News of the arrest of Jerome swept
over the town like wildfire and the
| Thaw hearing in the meantime had
| adjourned. Crown Prosecutor Hen
4 son, who issued the warrant, said Je-
rome would have a hearing before the
magistrate within "a hours. A Thaw
outbreak followed Jerome's arrest,
and crowds gathered about the Jail
shouting, "Horray for Thaw. Now We
will deport Jerome"
Jerome was locked in a small cell
and no one was allowed to see him.
At II o'clock he had not retained
counsel. The complainant, Aldrich,
is mill hand.
YEAR TERM PENALTY.
The charge is common gambling on
railroad property" The maximum pen
atty is one years Imprisonment, with
no option of a fine. Though jerome
can be brought up before the magis
trate within As hours, it is possible he
may be held in jail until the 47th hour
before arraignment, and then be re
manded to jail at Sherbrookes to await
the action of the grand jury in Octo
Der. However, as soon as he is re
manded he can apply to the criminal
court for bail. The warrant for Ee
rome's arrest was sworn out before
Magistrate James Mckee.
Jerome was admitted on $500 bal
shortly before noon and left the jai
smiling.
THAw HEARING RESUMED.
Coaticook, Que, Sept. Sit was II
O'Clock before the Thaw hearing go
under way. Thaw resumed the stand
but was withdrawn almost immediate
ly and the board adjourned suddenly
1t was reported a decision had beer
reached. Il would not be surprised, !,
said W. L. Shurtleaf of counsel fo
Thaw, IF it was all over today ant
they sent Thaw direct to Matteaw al
by train
Should Thaw be deported suddenl,
it would be necessary for Jerome u
forefeit his bond. There was some dis
agreement as to the penalty for tn
offense for which Jerome was arrested
Counsel Verret for Jerome thought /
! would be nominal fine on conviction
The special board of inquiry, sittinl
to determine whether Thaw shouI
be deported, heard two witnesses, bu
reached no decision. At l o'clock tn
board adjourned and announced a ds
cision would be made at o'cloct
, Witnesses examined at the forenoo
: session were Thaw and Deputy Attol
ney General Kennedy of New Yorl
: Thaw was on the stand less than tw
minutes. He was asked one question
} You are the man who killed Stanfor
: Whits?''
"on advice OF my counsel declin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

Coaticook, Que. Sept. 5.-William
Travers jerome was arrested here to.
day charged with gambling. The COM
PAINT was made by Milford Aldrich,
a citizen of Coaticook, who swore he
had seen Jerome playing poker in
public yesterday. Jerome was taken
to the jail where Thaw was confined
when he was brought here two weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-05

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-06
Notice of Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa in
and for Decatur county.
No. 1912, Probate. ..,4
In the estate of Jane JONES'. de-
ceased.
TO Frank Jones, Walter Jones.
Aebert Jones, Wesley Jones, Alice
Jones, Harry Jones, Alma Edwards,
Anna GlaZebrook, individually and
Anna Glazebrook guardian for Har-
ry Jones and Alice Jones; S. e.
Jones guardian for Wesley Jones.
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned Patrick Griffin, Admin
istrator of the estate of Jane Jones,
deceased, has filed his final
report therein in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court in and
for the aforesaid county and has
asked for its approval and his dis
charge from further duty or respon-
sibility therein, and that said report
and application for discharge will
come on for hearing before the
Court aforesaid at Leon, Iowa, on
the 25th day of March A. D., 1918.
at which time and place you can
appear and show cause, if any you
have, why said final report should
not be approved and the undersign-
ed discharged from any further
duty and responsibility.
PATRICK GRIFFIN,
264t Administrator.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-06
Notice of Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa in
and for Decatur county.
No. 1861, Probate.
In the estate of w. NJ. Fuqua,
deceased.
To Clark Fuqua, minor and
Charles w. Clark, guardian.
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned Patrick Griffin, Admin
istator of the estate of w. NJ. Fuqua,
deceased, has filed his final
report therein in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court in and
for the aforesaid county and has
asked for it's approval and his dis
charge from further duty or respon-
sibility therein, and that said report
and application for discharge will
come on for hearing before the
Court aforesaid at Leon, Iowa, on
the 25th day of March A. D., 1918.
at which time and place you can
appear and show cause, if any you
have, why said final report should
not be approved and the undersign-
ed discharged from any further
duty and responsibility.
PATRICK GRIFFIN,
26-4t Administrator