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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-27
DARING ROBBER
IS CAPTURED AT
LOCAL HOSTELRY
Forces Lock and Whittles Reg
lister Drawer at Rock Island
House Bar.
WAS EMPLOYED AT HOTEL
Impending Marriage With Springfield
Girl Postponed-HeId Under
$500 Bonds.

A love romance was shattered and
an impending marriage between Har-
rison Dillon, employed at the Rock
Island house, and his sweetheart at
Springfield, H., was abruptly termin.
ated early this morning, when the
young man was caught red-handed in
an attempt to rob the cash register in
the Rock Island house bar. The cap
ture was effected by Detective Her
man Sehnert at 1870. Hearing a
noise in the bar, A. L. Anderson sought
the aid Of the plain clothes man.
When the lights we're switched on,
the robber lodged down behind the
bar, clutching a l0-inch dagger in his
right hand When the gun muzzle was
pointed at his head. the man wilted.
and dropping 20 the floor, feigned
drunkenness. He was taken to the
station and this morning bound over TO
the grand jury under 81 500 bonds on
burglary and larceny charge.
FORCES LOCK.
Dillon effected an entrance TO the
bar by springing the Yale lock with
a thin piece Of sheet steel. once in
the room, he removed his shoe and
began work on the register. The
metal plate had been removed from
the right hand drawer. and the rob-
Der had whitfield away the wood until
a hole had been cut large enough TO
permit OF his inserting his hand. The
right hand drawer contained the
sum of s2735. The other drawer was
untouched, owing to the interruption.
Shortly before 1870 a. L. Anderson
and Carl Mueller, the manager, visited
the Rock Island house 10 check up the
days receipts. Detective Sehnert, who
had dropped in for a moment. was
standing at the desk chatting with
Clerk Shean. Anderson walked over TO
the saloon door and abruptly returned,
saying: "Sehnert, there's a noise -
there Come on with me-" The de-
tective laughed, but accompanied the
hotel man, slipping his revolver into
his coat pocket as a precautionary
measure.
CAUGHT WITH GOODS.
When the men had walked into the
room Anderson was ordered TO turn
on the switch, and a brilliant light
hooded the room. The robber ducked
behind the bar like rat
Going around TO the end of the bar,
the detective caught a glimpse of a
coat, and perceived the man crouch.
ing In a corner. The minute the rob
Der saw the gun, he fell to the floor
feigning drunkenness. A big dagger
was Clutched in his hand At the
station the man refused to talk. Al
ter reading the warrant in police court
this morning, the judge said: Are
you guilty or not guilty.
Il do not know was the reply.
BOUND OVER.
After the evidence had been given
Dillon loosened his tongue. and said:
Judge, want you TO read those let
tiers from my mother and sweetheart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-27

company ON Moline avenue near Elm
street at one anu the same time this
morning. In turning out Of the tracks
to avoid collision with one car, he
was thrown in tee way of another and
the other car jamned into him. For
tunately no damage of any conse-
quence resulted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-27
To Arrange for PICNIC.

A meeting will be held in Moline
next Friday evening to arrange for the
annual Rock Island county Odd Eel
lows picnic, which will be held dur
ing the month of July
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-27
ladies'. Wash Dresses

This week 1888 up. Special holiday
price. Actually worth SO to So more.
The Peoples Store. 219-521 Twentieth
street.-lAdYl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-27

TO APPOINT ENGINEER.
1t was finally decided, upon the sug-
gestion of Commissioner Archie Hart,
TO postpone action on Commissioner
Rudgren's motion until next week
When the matter of the city paying
the premiums on the surety bonds for
the city engineer came up, Commits
sioner Rudgren said he had no objec-
ton to the same, but thought the
council ought to take up first the mat
ter of the appointment of city engi-
neer, as under the code, the official
must be appointed every two years
and that it was time to consider the
appointment now. The discussion
then dropped.
A communication was read from
City Engineer Treichler urging that
Waterman be placed on Forty-second
street at the Moline Pillow company
plant, an eight-inch main be construct
ed from the main on Fifth avenue to
the south line of the right of way of
the D. R. l. G. n. w. railway and that
three fire hydrants be placed along
the main, one at Fifth avenue, one 250
feet north of Fifth avenue and one at
the south line of the right of way. 1t
was proposed that this be paid for by
special assessment. The question of
the ownership of property in that To-
cality was brought up and it was de-
cided to delay the matter for investi-
cation.
BASEBALL PARK.
A communication was read from c.
L. Macdonald, secretary of the Rock
Island Industrial Home association,
urging the city to take some action
relative to preserving the baseball
park. The communication was receiv-
ed and placed on file and will be con-
sidered later.
The ordinance requiring cement
sidewalk contractors to file bond of
$4,000 for faithful performance of
work and to keep the walks in good
repair for a period of five years, was
read by Commissioner Rudgren and
the question discussed at considerable
length.
Mayor Schriver brought to the at
tention of the council the fact that
there was a balance of S1,245.26 due
on the filter plant to the Electrical
Construction company, but no action
was taken in the matter.
Albert Huber appeared before the
council urging the opening of Sixth
avenue through to Thirtieth street.
He stated that he understood some
thing of the city's finances but thought
some plan could be devised for secur-
ing this much needed improvement.
| The council referred the matter to the
city engineer and the city attorney to
report at the next meeting.
The sum Of $50 was voted for flow
, ers for the G. A. r. and the invitation
| of that organization for the city Off.
GERS TO participate in the Decoration
/ day parade was accepted. The Rock
I Island library board was allowed ST.
1852 and the Rock Island board OF
park commissioners Sl1,95554, being
/ the 1912 tax, less cost of collection:
! City Engineer Treichler made rec
/ ommendation to the council that, as
Forty-fourth street from Ninth TO
/ Tenth avenues had been graded, as
well as Glenwood addition and Carl
/ Ewert's addition, inspectors should be
/ appointed and bondsmen released.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity General
ly fair and cooler tonight and We'd
nesday. Moderate to brisk winds.
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday. Warmer south por-
ton tonight. Cooler Wednesday after
noon Brisk south to west winds.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and "wednesday Cooler Frost north
west portion tonight. Moderate to
brisk winds.
For Missouri: Generally fair to-
night and Wednesday. Cooler We'd
nesday and north and west portion
tonight Brisk winds.
Weather Conditions.
The depression from Montana NOV
ing to northern Minnesota since yes
terday, and the pressure remaining
high in the central valleys, caused
warm weather, without precipitation
from the northern plains to the west
ern states. while fair cool weathe,
prevailed east Of the Mississippi river
High pressure, with cooler weather
is following on the northwestern coast
this morning, and conditions indicate
generally fair weather for this sec
ton tonight and Wednesday, becom
Ing cooler Wednesday.
Daily River Bulletin.
-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
CoNFEssEs TO
HORRIBLE CRIME
SUSPICIOUS Character Tells Police That
He Was Guilty of Murder
Ing Girl.

LUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Oct. 14,-Alfred Driscoll,
90, arrested by Oak Park police at 10
a. M. today as suspicious character
confessed this afternoon according to
Police Captain Lee of Oak Park, that
he assaulted and strangled to deatI
Alice Matthews, young girl, who was
murdered at Minneapolis eighteen
months ago.
81 am tired of having the thing prey
ing on my mind" said Driscoll. I'm
ready to go back to Minneapolis I'M
mediately and take my medicine" Dris
coll, according to Captain Lee. swore
that on the night of April II, 1872, ne
was prowling around the north side
in Minneapolis, looking for hold-ul
victim, when he saw the Matthews
girl on her way home. He followed
her, he said, until she was passing
! vacant lot, short distance from hel
home. Then he throttled the girl, as
saulted her, and left her dying on tht
side walk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
Mrs atoms Trial.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Oct. l4.-ln =
closed carriage closely guarded IRON
any crowd that might gather Mrs.
Jennie May Eaton was taken from the
jail to the court house here today
when she was placed on trial, ohars-
ed with the murder Of her husband
Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eaton Ad-
mission to the court room was py
card only.
Through her attorneys, Mrs. Eaton
expressed the greatest OF confidence
in the outcome Of her trial,
The, prosecution charges that 40
miral Eaton was poisoned and has
made every effort to learn when S-id
where the poison was purchased,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
One of the Worst Disasters in
the History of Wales, Kill
ed Many Men This
Morning.
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
Nearly Every Man Rescued
Was Injured and One on
Outside Had Head
Blown Off.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CARDIFF, Wales. Oct. 14.-It is es-
timated that 15o miners Were killed
outright by a terrific explosion today
In the Universal colliery at Sing
senydd, ten miles away.
Seven hundred men were at work
in the shaft and tunnels when the ex-
plosion occurred
Rescuers at noon had, brought up
327 miners and the bodies of six dead
Several miners at the top of the
Universal shaft were killed by the
force Of the explosion, one Of the
worst in the history Of Wales. One
of the miners head was blown of
his shoulders while standing twenty
feet from the mine opening. At 1:0t
D. M, rescuers said there were 3bC
men in the mine unaccounted for
Many of them are believed to be alive
but 1t was thought certain the death
| list will be considerably over $50. Al
2:15 p. M, $40 men had been rescued
from the Universal.
Latest reports, unconfirmed, salt
that 900 men we're in the collier,
when the explosion occurred and tina
/ 500 miners were still entombed, mos
of them probably dead Only 81
bodies had been recovered.
i Nearly all OF the miners rescue
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
CHARGE MINERS
WITH KIDNAPPING
President Hayes Denies Charge but
the Women Could Not be
Found.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
TRINIDAD, Colo, Oct. 14.-Vice
President Hayes of the United Mn
ers today denied that coal strikers at
Ludlow had kidnapped Mrs Matt Den
iger and Mrs. John Ludwig, wives OF
working miners, and held them pris-
oners for six hours in the tent city
there. Kidnapping was charged by the
sheriff and operators after the wom-
en- had left a stage enroute from hera
to the Hasting mine OF the Victor
American Fuel company. Hayes ad-
mitted the women had gone to the
tent city but insisted they did 80
voluntarily. Last night the sheriff
complained to Governor Amnlons at
Denver, who ordered his secretary
Claude Fairchild, and Adjutant Gen
eral G. M. Lee who were here, to In
vestigate. They demanded the strike
leaders bring the two women to Trim
idad and Hayes promised to do so.
Fairchild was unable to find the wom-
en- at the place the strikers said they
left them, however.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
COT WHAT HE
PROBABLY DESERVED
Man Who. Would XIII His Family, Was
Blown up by Nitro
Glycerine.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. IA pre-
mature explosion of charge of nitro
glycerine he was placing under his
daughters bed early today killed John
N. Franklin, who was attempting to
blow up the house and Kill his three
daughters and other relatives. May
Franklin, one daughter, obtained a
court order few weeks ago, COMPEL
ing her father to pay her $3.50 from
the estate Of her mother. Franklin,
according to the police, became an
gry and threatened to get all his
relatives. The explosion early today
partly wrecked the house but none OF
the daughters nor relatives was in
jured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
Grain Review.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct. IA. Sharply lower
cable prices smashed the wheat mar
ket here today and futures were weak
all forenoon after opening II to rs low.
er. Receipts in the northwest were
fairly large, an additional bear factor.
Corn started with decline of ss be-
cause of lower cables. A break at
Buenos Ayres and general liquidation
caused corn prices to drop abroad
Oats went down at the start, ths
weakness in corn and wheat proving \
depressing factor. The early loss was
a for each month and futures lost an.
other n during the forenoon.
Provision prices were steady despite
slightly easier hog market
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
TIMES
BY CHURCHMEN
Kisses and Cries Of Shame
Mark Convention Of Episco-
pal Delegates in An
nual Meeting.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Oct. IA joint ses-
sion of the houses OF bishops and
deputies, Episcopal general conven-
tion, today probably will be the only
thing to avert discussion Of woman
suffrage. A memorial from the wom-
ems auxiliaries asking representation
In the house of deputies is expected
to be presented and discussed at the
next meeting Of the deputies. The
woman suffrage note did not come to
the attention Of the clergymen until
today and then only in an unofficial
manner. It followed almost unani-
nous action by the women's auxiliary
OF the board of missions yesterday
upon the memorial introduced by Miss
Margaret Kerr OF Denver, asking that
one out of eight delegates from each
diocese be woman. Never before
in the 129 years history of the protest
ant Episcopal church have women
sought representation in the legisla-
tive body.
Inc cnleI concern OF delegates To-
! day was to guard against Kissing and
cries Of Shame" which characterized
| the session late yesterday. A proposal
| to change the name of the depomina
tion caused clash when the Rev. DR.
Leighton Parks, of this city, declared
such a change would rob" the church
He was almost hissed down by cries
of mo, no." and shame"
An amendment was Immediately in
!troduced providing that no proposition
involving the faith and doctrine of thu
church should be considered or re
ported upon by commission. but !
was not acted upon. A mutual IN
derstanding that there would be nj
4 discussion checked the excitin!
scenes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
Cute Little Clothes.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-Skimpiness and
"greeniness" in color is the order In
mems wearing apparel for the winter
and the properly tailored youth will
bear close resemblance to the fresh
stalk Of an onion, green and slick.
The fall style exhibit of the Chi
cago Society of Merchant Tailors and
the Custom Cutters Association open
I'd today with cute little coats for men
and cutter little trousers, but with not
a vestige of hope for the fat man.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
sCHMIDT's HEARING
rs POSTPONED
At Request Of Hls Attorney, VIII Not
Have to Answer Until
Next Week.

limited Press Leased Wire Service !
NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Hans Schmidt
was brought before Justice Mailer %
answer the Indictment charging hin,
with murder but on motion by his at
torney, Alphons Koeble, formal ar
raignment Of the priest slayer was
postponed for one week.
Schmidt looked even worse than
when he appeared in public during the
coroner's INCEST His beard has grown
long and tangled and his clothing was
badly soiled.
The alienists have yet to report or
Schmidt's mental condition and tbs
prosecution was willing for the ar
raignment to go over on this account
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
Three Balloons Down.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, Oct. 14.-Three of the nine
teen balloons that started Sunday in
the international balloon race for the
Gordon Bennett cup landed during the
night as follows: Honeymoon, Eng
lish, Roma, Italian and La Plaritee,
French landed in Brittany, close to-
gether and Picarde, French, landed
near st. Naraire, France.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
(contirued on page ~
BOGUS BUFFALO NICKLES
ARE MADE BY WHOLESALE

out somewhere in southern Illinois at
the rate of one thousand per day, ac-
cording to announcement today by gov
arnment agents. Not only are they be
inp circulated In st. Louis but In
southern Illinois, southeastern Mis-
souri and Kansas. The counterfeit
nickle is SO near perfect that they al
most defy detection. They are eVi
IDENTIFY the work Of experienced men
and all known former counterfeiters
are being watched.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
The pipe or Peace.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 14.-"War is
heap much bunk. My tribe, the Kicka-
poos, used to be on the war path three,
fourths of the time but now that there
is no war the Indian sees the advan-
tage of peace and wants all nations OF
the world to live at peace with their
neighbors," Having delivered himself
of these sentiments, Big Chief Joe
Pete" of the Kickapoos, here to at
tend the annual council of the society
of American Indians in session here
today, puffed at his pipe of peace.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
Want Russia Warned.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service j
ALBANY. N. Y, Oct. 14.-Assem-
blyman Levy and Senator Pollock an
nounced that they would today Intro
duce in the legislature, resolution
asking the United States govern
ment to use its kind representations
to the Russian government to assure
''fair and impartial trial of Mende'
Beilis,s now on trial at Kieff for the
alleged ritual murder of a boy An
drew Kushansky in 1910.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
Safe Blowers Got 500.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-safe blowers
operated with nitro-glycerine early
today, secured $500 in cash and
stamps, but overlooked several thou
sand dollars in another strong box
inside the wrecked safe The explo-
sion blew out section of the wall.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
.sULzER SMILES;
TIGER FR0WNS
Result Of Secret Session Nat
Given Out But Impeach- g
ment Trial May be
Halted.
ARTICLE FOUR, FAUI : /!
Governors Friends Are EIated While
Tammany Men Arc In Decidedly
Serious Mood To-
day.
ARTICLE FOUR, FAU1 s
by John Edwin Nevin, staff cores

by John Edwin Nev1n, staff cores
pondent of the United Press.l
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 14.-Adyocates
of the removal from office Of Cover
nor William Sulzer were In decided
ly serious mood today. Friends of
the impeached executive were cor
respondingly elated. The inpeach-
ment trial, which SO far has consumed
twenty-four days Of actual sessions.
was in grave danger of coming to a
sudden halt. While no member of the
court will discuss what was said In
Yesterdays secret session 1t was learn
ed that majority of the judges OF
the court Of appeals were agreed that
the articles Of impeachment were
faulty. They questioned seriously the
right Of the court as court to amend
them
| Today's argument Of counsel, re-
opened for the purpose, dealt only
with that question. Should the court
decide that 1t cannot amend the art
Iicles then 1t must decide whether to
| refer them back to the assembly
where they originated or go to yer
dict on them. 1t Is well nigh certain
today that If they do go to verdict
on article four, at least, the judges OF
1.-THE court OF appeals will vote almost
as unit against the Impeachment
and in favor OF the governor.
/ The wrong section OF the pena
: sIcodeewas Iha=ged In connection Will
article four, which alleges that thu
governor tried to influence testimony
OF witnesses. Additional testimony, BY
i RYAN and Morganthua deals with al
, alleged attempt to influence testimony
i before the court and to influence mem
bers Of the court itself, two dtst1nc
charges which are not touched on a
; all in the impeachment articles
There was an air Of suppressed
/ criticism about the capitol today
8 Counsel for the impeachment manae
1 ers were insistent that the cour
) would uphold their side OF the cas-
and remove the governor although
i they admitted couple
= DAYS might now be consuhied IN argu
: ment. But the Sulzer forces took I'll
: opposite stand.
An offer to reopen the entire su
ger case and to permit Governor SUI
ger to take the stand IN person or 7
I introduce witnesses to retute tne 'es
! timony of Duncan w. Peck and Henr
Morgenthau electrined the impeaef
t ment court today.
). 1t came from John B. Stanchneie
!, counsel for the impeachment mana
gers. In making it, he asked the cour
t to revise the articles of impeachmen
! SO as to make pertinent the test
0 mony of these two witnesses. II
claimed the court had the power, !,
J His offer was characterized 0
|. Louis Marshall for Governor Suize
n as plea in bankruptcy" he a
clared that the states case mad la
len Of its own weight ArgumenS Q
: the question was still in progress
s. when the luncheon recess was orae
e ed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-14
MAN AND WIFE EACH
CAUGHT BURGLA AR IN HOUSE

Edward Simmons discovered burglar
in her bed room while her husband
was down stairs.
"Oh john she shouted. after floor
ing the man with a couple of healthy
swats, I've got a burglar" "So've l."
responded Simmons out of breath
bring yours down"
While Mrs. Simmons guarded the
two captives with revolver. Sim,
mons telephoned for the police.