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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
WRIT TO CASTRO
IN FIGHT TO Land
Granting of Habeas Corpus Plea
Leads Him to Cancel Plan
tc Quit Country.

New York, Jan. federal court
aid was invoked yesterday in behalf
of CiPriano Castro deposed president
of Venezuela. A writ of habeas cor
pus was granted to bring him before
judicial tribunal which may deter
nine the cause of his detention at
this port
1t was alleged in the application
that Castro was being held Illegally at
he immigration station on Ellis is
and. The court will be asked to sus-
tain the writ and thus set him at lib
erty.
The writ is returnable jan 10, be-
fore Judge Holt, who granted it.
AS the first result of the issuance of
the writ Castro Cancelled his pas
sage On the steamship Amerika,
which sails tomorrow for Hamburg
The starting of legal proceedings to
test the exiled Venezuelan's right to
land in the United States came as a
surprise. AT the Offices of George G.
Battle, who applied for the writ, it
was said last night the application
EIcyv out of a visit to Ellis island by
Harold A. Content, connected with
Bates law firm. After talking with
Castro, Mr.. Content believed i'm
proper questions" were being put TO
the Venezuelan in an effort to make
him commit himself and thus give
specific causes for OBTAINING him.
1t was then determined to apply for
the writ "in the interests of public
citizenship
AS soon as the writ was procured
messengers hurried to Ellis island and
served Byron H. Uhl, assistant immi.
grafton commissioner, with a COPY OF
the document.
THE grating OF the writ did not
attorneys said, give Castro the right
TO leave Ellis island. He is expected
to remain under detention unless
other means are decided on to release
him pending final disposition of the
case.
The petition asking a hearing for
Castro asserted that the attorney who
went TO see him was granted permits
SUN lOI al llNtlH4b" Oulg on CONul
ton that he would not make any sug
gestion to Castro by which the latter
might make an effort TO land in this
country.
Castro informed the attorney thai
lie had desired to visit this country for
about three months and that he still
desired 70 make such q visit
The petition declared that because
+ CT restrictions imposed on eemmunica
lions with Castro IT had been impossi
bic to get his signature to the doeu
ment The concluding paragraph de
clGred Castro was being detained
Without authority Of law and in vi
clation of his rights. privileges ani
immunities udder the constitution aHC
laws of the United States, fer the rea
soR that he is not within any OF the
classes excluded by law from admis
sion into this country"
Washington, Jan, l. Castro
meye, officials say, creates an unPre
/ cedented situation. Writs of habeal
corpus have been granted in man!
( cases after immigrants have been de
MED admission and ordered deported
/. Nc deportation action. it was pointsG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
FLOWERS POUR IN
ON MEN IN JAIL

Boise. Idaho, Jan. 4.-Thousands Of
let cas- and kilograms from prominent
persons in all parts Of the country we're
received today BY GroXon. Shsri ian
aLd Cruzan, who are serving 10 days
sentences for contempt Of CouTl ia
publishing a message from Colonel
Roosevelt Their cells are banked
with flowers. The Incarceration Of The
men is a continuous reception, Men
from all walks OF LIE crowded the jail
Hundreds Of pennies are pouring IN 10
pay the $500 fines imposed on each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
is
FOUND SICK MAN

Washington, Jan. 4.-The Puio COM
nittee will consider the plea of Will
liam Rockefeller that he is too i'll to
appear and a subcommittee may be
sent to his home TO take his deposition.
Even that course may be opposed by
the oil magnate. The committee is
anxious TO get into the record certain
transactions in Amalgamated Copper
stock in 1906-07 Testimony already
before the committee connects Rookie
feller with these transactions.
Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 4stt-YEiiIiam m
Rockefeller is believed to have left
Jacksonville last night enroute to
Cuba.
New York, Jan. 4-William Rookie.
feller, whose town house and estate
at Tarrytown have been under siege
for a week by sergeants-at-arms of the
national house of representatives.. &C
cepted service yesterday afternoon by
subpoena TO appear on Jan. I3 be
fore the Pujo committee investigating
the money trust"
John A. Carver, counsel for Mr.
Rockefeller, agreed to accept the ser
vice on behalf of his client. and at the
same time it became authOritativciN
Known that Mr.. Rockefeller is so i'll
/ that he probably never will appear be
/ fore the committee Samuel Inter
/ meyer, counsel for the committee. last
night agreed with this opinion.
3 ''If Is nn1fLn1rr hnF Il
ever will be able to appear before tho
| committee" is the way Mr.. Carver
/ expressed it last night "Dr. Chap
pell says he is a very i'll man and tha
the least excitement, like being ques
toned upon the witness stand, MAJ
bring on death"
After Mr.. Untermyer had issued ;
formal statement from his Office il wal
learned that Mr.. Rockefeller has beer
subject for 10 years TO Iaryngea
spasms and that under the least ex
citement the muscles in his throa
contract so that he chOkes. DR.. Chan
pell said that in one of these spasm,
death plight ensue and it was Learned
last night that the committee does no
' ish TO undertake the responsible,
OF having such a prominent witness di,
Oh the stand
It is likely the committee will an
point physicians TO examine Nh
Rockefeller's condition II ne submit
statements or affidavits showing hi
inability to appear even when he 4
expected to.
BY direction OF Mr.. Untermyer tn
bCSiegers OF the Rockefeller home
withdrew last night. They understoo,
Mr. Rockefeller was not on his wa,
to Bermuda, as reported, but was Il
in bed in his town house at Fifth ave
nUe and Forty-fourth street.
Mr.. Untermyer has been informe,
where Mr.. Rockefeller Is, but nerhe
ne. Mr Carver nor DR.. Chappell woul
sty. DR.. Chappell, however, calls upo,
Mr. Rockefeller several times eac
day. and from this and other informs
ton II was practically known that MI
Rockefeller Is IN his town house
where DR.. Chappell calls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
AsTRONOutcAt EVENTS
AUTO IN A RIVER.
LAWYER browns

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 4-Dr Peter Don
nelly, prominent locally as a physician,
was drowned today when his automo-
bile plunged through the guard chains
Of a dock and into Maumee river. His
Identity was established by divers,
who, however, were unable to free the
body. Donnelly was i'll yesterday, but
continued work. II is believed in q de-
lirium, resulting from fever. he was
unable to realize his danger as he ap-
preached the dock. Donnelly was city
police surgeon. Mayor WhitlOck or
dered flags on city buildings at half
mast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
chicago POLICE
HAVE LOBBY FUND

Chicago, Jan. 4-Direct evidence
that tho United Police collected funds
fIom members for the use TO obtain
favorable legislation from the city
council was given today before the
municipal civil service commission.
Pgtrolmau Wheeler testified he col
lected more than two thousand from
policemen at his station.
The chief OF police expressed the
opinion tina. the terror spread by the
automobile bandits was attributable TO
paroled cOnvicts.
I'VE find that in nine cases out OF
ten in this city holdups and robberies
are the work OF paroled conyicts," said
the chief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
Taft To Adopt Hotel LIE.

Washington, Jan. A. President
Taft discussed today with former Gov
ernor Woodruff, Colonel Isaac Ullman
and other residents OF Connecticut
his plans for taking up his work as
Kent professor of\law at Yale after
March 4. he expects to live several
months in a New Haven hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
Emperor's Health Coed

Vienna, Jan. 4-The alarming re-
ports IN circulation abroad concern
lug the heath OF Emperor Franz
Joseph, are untrue. His majesty
DIomenaded for half an hour at noon
today on the gallery OF Schoenbrul-
nen castle. receiving some court dig
nitaries Ia audience and worked at
his desk at the usual time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
BUGGY is STRUCK
BY TRAIN 5 DEAD

Dennison. Iowa, Jan, I.-Five per
sons were killed Rad two fatally in
iured when Chicago Northwestern
train struck n buggy a mile north of
here at midnight last night, Tbs
dead:
JOHN EVERS. and six year old son.
JOHN REIMERS, wife and I'VE
months old baby.
The injured:
Minnie Reimers. aged x: JohA
Relmers, age elk,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04

out, had been taken against Castro.
who voluntarily had decided to sail
on the Amerika.
The steamship Amerika sailed today
for Hamburg without having aboard
e.. President Castro of Venezuela. 1t
cost Castro S40O to cancel the passage.
Castro plans to go to the highest court
if necessary in his fight to gain en-
trance to the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
Erslnht Rats suspendsd.

Washington, Jan. An advance IN
class freight rates averaging 9 per
cent from New Orleans 70 points in
Illinois. now taking the Dubuque,
Iowa. rates. was suspended by the COM
meTce commission today from Jan. .
u .IaN s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
TAFT and TEDDY
UNDER ONE ROOF

New York, Jan. 4.-President Taft
and Theodore Roosevelt came under
the same roof today for the first time
since they announced both would seek
the presidential nomination at Chica-
go. Although only so feet apart they
did not meet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
Three Shot Firers Killed.

Joplin. No. Jan. 4.-Unable 70 es-
cape 10 safety after lighting the fuses
Ct 80 dynamite charges in the Imperial
Zinc mine near here today. John Pick
.e. Fred Fisher and Elmer Smith. shot
frers, were killed by the explosion
that followed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
Income Tax Brings ss,5o1, ,o5f.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 4.-During Jan
uary 1882 persons in Wisconsin will
be called On to pay an income taz. ac-
eording TO statistics issued by the
state cOmmissioa. About percent
OF the population OF the STATE is ar
fected by the law The income Of in
dividuals and corporations taxable
under the law is s1O0,S45, ,862.S2. The
s3,501, ,06145. OF this s2,392, ,45444
will be contributed By corporations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
Julia LuCkenbaCh, Hit by
Britisher, Sinks in
Chesapeake.
CAPTAIN AMONG LOST
Disaster Occurs During Gale
New York Suffers From
Storm.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 4.-The
steamer Julia Luckenbach was sunk in
Chesapeake bay at Z o'clock yesterday
morning in collision with the British
steamer Indrakuala. Twenty-Five lives
were lost, including Captain Gilbert
and wife. Eight men, including Sec
ono Mate Luckenbach, were taken
from the rigging Of the sunken ship
after they had clung TO life for six
hours in gale. Others in the rigging,
nUmbed by cold, dropped off one by
one and were drowned.
Rescue of the eight men was made
by the Danish tramp steamer PennsSi-
vania The Indrakuala backed off af-
ter the collision and the second mate
of the Luckenbach declares it's master
refused assistance.
STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
Eight survivors of the Luckenbach
arrived today and told how % of their
number had gone down in the icy wa
ters without chance of life. The In
drakaula had cut it praC ically in two
in the line of the number two hold.
q
rock Only men on deck had a chance
for life. The Indrakaula was badly
damaged and in danger Of sinking. It
drew off and was beached to save it
self The survivors had just taken to
the topmost rigging when a gale pass
ed over the bay For six hours they
fought for life. while some of heir
number, exhausted, dropped off one by
one 10 death.
CLOTHES IN SHNEDs.
With a wind of cyclonic velocity and
waves beating against them. they held
fast until their clothes were torn in
shreds and they were on the verge Of
exhaustion The Danish Gamer
Pennsylvania could not reach them in
lifeboats because of the heavy sea.
Life lines were run to the struggling
men, and after two hours they were
saved. Some were unconscious. One
seaman hurried up the Lucken5ach' S
funnel stays as it went down. Reach
ing the i'm of the stack. he was safe
for a mCmen. The ship lurched, the
funnel broke loose, and he was lost
THREE DEATHS IN NEW YORK.
New York, Jan AT least three
deaths and approximately half mil.
lion property damage resulted from
last nights S0-mile gale in New York
and vicinity. At 9 this morning the
wind dropped TO SO miles an hour and
the mercury down to 90. Pedestrians
suffered keenly. The dead:
MRS. MARY kline of Brooklyn
died of injuries after being blown un
der a street car.
ROBERT WALKER, painter, fatally
injured in a fall from a scaffOld
! UNIDENTIFIED MAN, blow into
the bay from a Central Railroad OF
New Jersey train.
three-masted schooner drifted Of
cutter Seneca has been sent on q
search
LINER HITS MUD.
The big Hamburg-American linel
Amerika, outward bound, ran aground
today of Tompkinsville, Staten island
and hoisted a signal, mot under con
troi." Owing to last nights violent
wind and its continuation today the
tide was three feet below normal. The
vessel struck mud. The commander
hoped to float the ship with rising
tide late today.
Belated returns Of damage yester
dpy and last night revealed a clear
sweep of telegraph wires from Jack
sonville to Maine. The storm was the
most severe IN recent years. Thou
sands Of men are at work repairin:
the damage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04

Rochester, -. Y.-Lewis Swift, as
tronCmer. is dying az his home in
Marathon, N Y, according to dis
patches received here. He is 80 years
of age Mr. Swift made many obssr-
vations and discoveries while director
Of the Lowe Observatory,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
The Weather

Forecast TIL 7 p. m. Tomorrow Tor
Rock Island, Davenport, Moiins.
and Vicinity.
Cloudy and much colder tonight with
the lowest temperature near zero. Sun
day fair and continued cold.
Temperature at a. m, II. Highest
yesterday, "a, lowest last night, Il.
Velocity Of wind at a. m, 3 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, 03 inch.
Relative humidity at Z p. m, Ga. at
Z a m, 90
Stage of water, 22, no change in
last "a hours.
i'm. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
AsTRONOu,cAt EVENTS
Cfroh noon upday TO noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 4:46, risas -.o5 Evaniro
stars' venus Saturn. Morning stars
nhais' -"eiNu4'' Jupiter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04
MYLIUS is ASKING
ADMISSION HERE

Washington. Jan. lis libeiiing a
king a crime involving moral turpi.
tude? Such is the question absorbing
the attention OF Secretary Nagel, who
has received the appeal for admission
to the United States OF Edward Ny
l!us. an English journalist, threatened
with deportation at New York beeauEe
he was convicted in England OF erin,
inal libel of King George Mylius
served 10 months in prison fer writing
a story that the king of England con,
tracted a mergahatie marriage,
Charleston, w, Va-PFaetieaily all
hope OF organizing the extraordinary
session of the West Virginia legisls-
ture has been absndeasd, O-Ezniz2-
ten is not eTPec-ed nov until nsxt
Wednesday when The regular session
Colvencs,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-04

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-26

corner of their. property on Le-4 Sueur.
street which Is necessary to- cut
away to improve the West Maflkato,
connection to the Good Thunder
road. The corner straightens curve,
and gives better view in both d.
rections, so that danger of collisions
is reduced to minimum. The
property will not be assessed for the
improvements, as this amount goes
with the SIS to- pay for the corner.
Ed. Gugiesberg brought up mat.
ter of an indistinct title to a lot and
as the taxes are delinquent, it may
be sold for taxes by the city. Mr..
Gugiesberg has buyer for the lot,
but neither the present owner nor
the prospective buyer will pay, the
taxes to secure the clear title. He
asked the council to reduce the in
terest on the taxes, and then pro-
posed to divide the remainder be-
tween his two clients, but this the
council refused to do. City Attorney
Arthur Schaub was authorized to look
through the records for property on
which the taxes are delinquent, and
give notice that the property would
be sold unless the taxes were paid.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-26
BULLET FOLLOWS THE
THREAT TO SHOOT BOY
Playful. Remark Made BY Theodore
Sanger Ends In Accident; John
Rose ls'Victim
From Mnndax,s Daily.

From MONDAYS Daily.
The hunting season claimed vic
tim yesterday in the person Of the
fourteen-year-old son of John Rose
of Eagle Lake, and as is most often
the case, it was an accident. Young
William Rose was riding to Man.
kato yesterday afternoon on his BIZ
cycle, and when a little over mile
from this city, he met two boys
hunting squirrels with twenty-five
calibre rife. One of the boys was
George Krantz, who owned the gun,
and the other, Theodore Sanger.
Young Rose says that as he APP
preached, Sanger made some playful
remark about shooting him, and the
next instant he was shot. The ball
entered the right shoulder, struck
the collar blade and was DETECTED
downward. The boy did not fall,
but jumped off the wheel and put
his hand to his shoulder. Sanger,
thoroughly frightened by what had
happened, advised him TO hail a pass.
ing automobile and come at once to
physician, but this the boy refused
to do. The three boys went TO O
nearby we'll and bathed the wound
ed shoulder, and then u horse and
buggy conveyed the boy to DR.. A.
+. Schmidt's office in this city. and
from there he was taken to st.
Joseph's hospital.
Parents Are Notified. ID.
The other two boys walked back
to town, and DR.. Schmitt notified
the, injured boys parents and the
police department. Officer John Il.
Albrecht went to young Sanger's
home and took him into custody.
He is the. son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sanger He claims that the gun
went off. as he was loading. it. He,
admits that he made a playful threat
to shoot through the bicycle tire, but
had no reason for nor any inten-
ton OF shooting his friend. He
was held at the police stations over
night. ~
The fathers OF the two boys talked
things over this morning. and prac-
tically agreed that the shooting was
accidental. At least, young Sanger
was released, and there will be no
prosecution until the wounded lad
RECEIVERS, and perhaps not at call.
His. condition today is very favor
able, and it. will not be long until he
will be about again. The bullet has
not been extracted and no effort
will be- made to do SO.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-26
From Mondays Daily.
Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Brown enter
tained the members of the Town
and Country club at their home Sat.
urday evening in celebration of
their twentieth wedding anniversary.
Bridge was played during the even
ing and a lunch was served. The
close of the evenings pleasure was
taken up with dancing. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown were presented with
some very nice china by the guests,
Frank E. Crandall and Rev. P. K.
Edwards making the presentation.
The house was very prettily decor
ated in autumn foliage, hot house
plants, asters and roses. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hayward of Minneapolis
were among the guests.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-26
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. George SHINING, residing
with her husband ON farm four
teen miles southwest of Redwood
Falls, was very seriously burned at
her home while lighting a fire In
the cook stove, the kerosene can ex-
ploding and setting fire to the won.
an who ran out of doors and start
ed for the water tank. Her husband,
who was milking at the time, heard
the explosion and started to the
house and met his wife all afiame.
He hurried her to the water tank
and succeeded in extinguishing the
flames after her clothing dropped
from her body. Ii.
Physicians were called from Red.
wood Falls and found the unfortu-
nate woman suffering intensely from
her burns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-26
Memorial To Late
Governor johnson
From Mondays Daily.

Standing erect and facing the set.
ting sun, the statue of the late Gov.
ernor John A. Johnson was unveiled
yesterday afternoon in st. Peter The
statue is of bronze and the figure of
the man is about eight feet tall, and,
mounted on granite base about five
feet high.
The statue was purchased by
friends Of Governor Johnson in and
around the city of st. Peter, by the
city itself and the county Of Mic.
ollet, with the assistance of the gov.
ernor's staff and the state Johnson
memorial commission. 1t is an exact
replica Of the statue which was
placed on the grounds of the state
capitol and was designed by the
American sculptor, A. O'Connor.
The dedicatory exercises were at
tended by a great number of gen.
tlemen who. were in public office
during Governor Johnson's public ca
reer, Governor Eberhart and his staff,
Senator H. N. Benson, Senator Julius
Collier, Senator H. F. Weis, CID.
O'Brien of ST. Paul, Fred B. Lynch
and other well known men, including
several members of the Odin club
of St. Paul. Mrs. Johnson was pres
ent at the exercises, as were also
Miss Hattie Johnson, a sister of the
honored man, Fred w. Johnson OF
New Ulm, and Edward Johnson of
st. Peter, his brothers.
Senator Benson Presided.
Senator Benson, who was chair
man of the commission in charge of
the memorial, presided over the ex-
ercises. The st. Paul and Mime
apolis delegation, including the gov.
ernor and his staff, were met at the
train at one O'Clock by Company K,
Minnesota National Guard of st. PEI
ter in charge of Captain Frank Mag
ner, and by the Second Regiment
band of New Ulm. A great gather
ing of people had assembled at the
station to meet the guests and es-
cort them to the hotel.
The exercises were held in the
court house square, where the statue
lad been placed, and thousands of
people crowded around the statue
and the speakers platform to hear
the addresses and see the statue.
After the invocation by Rev. D. J..
Moran and music by the military
band, Viola Johnson and Helen
Johnson, nieces of the late COVER
nor, lowered the flag which had OBJ
scured the statue from view. There
| was an impressive hush during this
ceremony and people looked upon
the statue with the feeling of the
near presence of the man himself.
Carved in the base Of. the monu-
ment are the words: