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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01
MRS. KATHERINE GREER

Mrs. katherine Greer. wife of Frank
Greer. died today at her home. 100
Glenridge avenue. Montcla.r, after
an illness of about three years. Be
sides her husband, she is survived
by son, Joseph Greer, and one
daughter. Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon; the time has
not yet been arranged.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01
BOYS. TRAIN RIDERS, ARE FINED

James Murphy, II years old, and
John Hawkins, IS years old, both
from Trenton, were fined $40 each by
Judge Hahn today in the First
Criminal Court for riding on a
Pennsylvania railroad freight train.
The youths were arrested in the
Waverly freight yards by Special
Officer Harding who stated to the
court that there had been number
of deaths and serious injuries on the
railroad recently and that officials OF
the company had ordered the arrest
of all tresra ssers in the wards.
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YOUNG WOMAN, VICTIM OF
AUTO, is SERIOUSLY HURT

Miss Isabelle jenkins, 10 years old,
of 10S High street, the young woman
who was hit by an automobile at
High street and Bre.ntnall place
last night, is in a serious condition
at the City Hospital yesterday morn
ing. She was attempting to cross the
street early last night when the au-
tomobile, driven by Isaac Blanchard,
of Orange. struck her. 1t is thought
that she may have sustained internal
injuries.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01

LONDON, Aug. Lord and Lady
Decies expressed today their graft
fication over the court decision which
gives them back $50, OPS and penny
or so in their dispute with the build
ers who reconstructed Seton Park,
Lord Decies country house.
The work, so the judge said, was
admirably planned. but much of it's
execution was faulty. Lady Decies
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wOMAN,s PURSE STOLEN

/, Mrs ]. A. Phillips, of 316 Hudson
street, Hoboken, reported to the
police that just as she was about to
board a South Orange avenue trolley
car yesterday afternoon her purse,
containing SIC, was snatched from
her hand by a thief. who made his
getaway in the crowd before she had
an opportunity to give the alarm.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01

herself had large share in the de-
signing of the alterations. She had
the oak panelling in Bow Palace
copied for the hall, boudoir, corridor
and grand staircase of Seton Park.
1t was Lord Decies' contention that
he was being asked to pay eXorbi-
tant overcharges for bad building
work in part because he had married
the daughter of George Gould, the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01
MAGUIRE HAS SOME "sToRIEs.,

Detective Pete" Mcguire, of the
First precinct, returned to duty to-
day from his vacation spent at
Eagles Nest" Ocean Gate, N. j.,
with such remarkable fish tales that
his partner. Tom Smith, will take his
family to the same resort tomorrow
for a two weeks stay.
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MOTOR RACE VICTIMS EIGHT

CINCINNATI Aug. 1.-Another of
the victims of the motorcycle race
tragedy at Ludlow Park died last
night bringing the total number of
fatalities to eight. Two others of
! the injured are in a critical condition
and may not recover.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01

northumberland of New York. Lady
Decies was as firm as her husband in
insisting that only value received
ought to be honored in the builders
bill.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
MAN is STABBED
BY NEGRO TOUCH
Fierce Battle Staged in Smoky
Row House-Knife Man
Still at Large.

Lured into a dive at 2l22 Fourth ave
nue.. Edmond Anderdank was set upon
by muTderous black man a. o'clock
last evening. and in a terrif- combat
was thrown against redhot stove and
fearfully burned about the arms. Dur
ing the fracas the white man was
knitted by negro hanger-on and then
thrown into the street When the po-
lice arrived on the scene the floor OF
the room resembled slaughter house.
The knife man made his escape and
Is believed to be hiding in Moline.
Anderdank and a companion were
passing the Fourth avenue place when
the negress landlady, Mrs. Marie Al
thur, invited the men into the house
There an argument was started An
derdank picked up a lamp and was
about TO hUTl il at the landladys head
when a hanger on about the place
whipped out a knife and slashed An
derdank across the cheek. Both mer
then clinched. During the course o
the struggle stove was overturned
and the white man was badly burned
In police court this morning Mrs. Ar
thur was fined s1CJ and costs on dis
orderly conduct charge.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
13-YEAR-OLD BOY
ROBSHIS BROTHER
Steals Bicycle and Induces
Neighbor to Sell It-Police
Stop Transaction.

After stealing his brothers bicycle,
13-yeaT-old Roy Middleburg of Daven-
port, with a neighbor man as an &C
compliCe, attempted to dispose of the
property at FTyer's second hand store
in this city yesterday afternoon, when
the police stepped in and placed both
the man and the boy under arrest. The
man in the case was this morning
charged with larceny but was subse-
quently dismissed.
The Middleburg lad "swiped" his
brothers wheel yesterday afternoon
and took it to Rock Island for the pur.
pose of selling it. While on his way
to the second hand store he met a
neighbor. Lee LoughTan, and the lat.
ter readily agreed to dispose of the
wheel, on the condition that both share
the profits equally. Loughran refused
to turn over the money to the boy
when the police arrived and Roy
swore out a warrant for his arrest
After a lecture by Commissioner Hart
the youthful theft was released.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
SUFS Who ANNOY
KING ARE JAILED

London, March 11-F1ve suffragets
who yesterday attempted to reach the
king with petitions while he was on
the way to parliament were today sent
to prison for periods ranging from q
days to a month. Two other suffra-
gets were sent TO prison for a month
for breaking windows at the home Of
fee this morning
A practical joker brought suffragets
again into the limeight today at the
expense Of a number of tradesmen.
The headquarters OF the militants on
Kingsway was the scene for the joI-
e-s activity. Throughout the morn
Ing truck after truck drove up to the
women's Offices, bringing all manner
OF merchandise ranging from a piano
10 a load Of coal.
The truck drivers all had orders
written on printed forms of the Wo-
mems Social and Political union and
they refused to leave until the police
threatened to arrest them.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
TEST OF
FRIEDMAN CURE

Washington March 11.-GOvernment
tests of DR.. Friedmanns tuberculosis
vaccine were begun today in the hy-
gienic laboratory. The tests will be
made upon animals and other culture
media
Montreal, March 11.-Dr. Friedman
demonstrated his treatment for tuber-
culosis at the Royal Edward institute
here today in the presence of scores
Of physicians, many of whom travelled
long distances. Thirty cases were
treated by friedman. While he was
holding clinic. a throng Of sufferers
outside the building was swollen by
hundreds. They were all turned
away. The hospital authorities, touch
ed by their pleas, gave them medicine
and arranged for those in advanced
stages 10 return again for regular
treatment.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
INQUIRY
FOR INDEPENDENT

Chicago, March 1.-THE Independ-
ent Harvester company, capitalized at
$40, 100000, with plant at Plano, H..
and whose stock q is mostly held by
farmers throughout the country. is be
ing investigated by the postofiCe de
partment. Complaint by stockholders
that six or seven million dollars in
stock was sold to farmers, whereas.
they claim. the actual assets of the
company are not worth over a million.
brought out the inquiry President
Thompson of the company said the
complaints are baseless and that he
welcomed an investigation.
Omaha, Neb. March IA cooper
ative binding twine factory. started a
rev years ago in Sioux City as a COM
petitor Of the the International Har-
vester company, was a failure because
OF lack OF capital. H. f. Brown OF
Salix, Iowa, an officer of the defunct
concern, SO testified today in the de
fense TO the governments merger suit
against that corporation.
1T is possible" said Brown. the
International got hold of It and shut
il down. None Of the stockholders ap.
peared TO care"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
Sonora Governor Alleged
to be Backed by Amer
lean Syndicate.
CREATES A SENSATION
Fact Made Known in Chamber
of Deputies in Capital
Change in Ambassadors.

Mexico City, March 11-Charges
that an American syndicate is fnan-
cially supporting a revolt formed by
Governor Maytorena, in the state of
SCaora. created a sensation here TO-
day. The charges were formally made
in the chamber of deputies las; night.
Douglas, AriZ.. March 11.-Alrhough
ordered to evactuate Aqua Prieta. 10
prevent the possibility OF international
complications in the event of battle.
General Ojeda and 500 federal troops
today found themselves menaced in all
directions south OF the border by a
horde of state troops.
OFFERS NEW AMBASSADOR
Washington, March 11.-Inquiry
from the Mexican foreign Office as TO
the acceptability by this government
Of Emelio Rabasa as Mexican am
bassador TO Washington TO succeed
CalerO, retired, brought the state de-
partment face TO face with the ques-
ton of formal recognition OF the new
provisional government of Mexico.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
Opposition to Confirma-
tion Develops Among
Southern Members.
TILLMAN Is A LEADER
First Serious Obstacle EnCoun-
tered by President in Deal
ing With Upper Branch.

Washington, March 11.-President
Wilson held a two-hour meeting with
the cabinet today, in which the gen
eral policies governing the organiza-
ton of the various departments were
outlined. The members of the cabinet
were reticent as to what should take
place. intimating a general statement
covering the business might be issued
later.
The session of the senate today be-
gan at 2 o'clock. There was no busi-
ness in sight but the consideration of
appointments.
Opposition to the confirmation Of DR..
c. P. Neill, reappointed by President
Wilson as commission of labor statis-
tics, developed among southern demo-
cratic senators and threatened today
to be the first serious obstacle encoun-
tered by the new president in his deal
ings with the senate. Tillman and
Overman opposed Neills reappoint-
ment.
DEMOCRACY OF WILSON.
With the Wilson administration just
week old today, those who frequent
the White house are recounting the
democratic conduct of the president
He works every day in a light gray suit.
| Taft wore cutaway much OF the time
and occasionally a dark blue suit. The
series OF afternoon formalities with
the diplomatic corps and various Judi
cial bodies has, however, inoonven-
fenced the president somewhat as he
-l-found 1t necessary to change to for
NAL dress in the middle of the day.
CONFERs WITH GARRISON.
Secretary OF War Garrison today
had conference with President Will
son on many questions affecting the
Philippine islands. The impression
about the White house today was the
subject would not be taken up at this
special session of congress, but would
be left over until December. Both the
president and Garrison regard the
Philippine question as of great I'M
portance.
National Committeeman Dooley of
Porto Rico called to ask about the
administrations policy for Porto Rico.
I'VE are after a larger measure of
home rule for Porto Rico" said he. The
president recently favored the idea Of
granting citizenship to Porto Ricans.
POLICY DECIDED UPON.
The policy of the Wilson admins
tration towards Central and South
American republics. which come with
in the meaning of the Monroe doc
trine has been decided upon by the
president and Secretary Bryan and
will be announced in a statement from
the White house late today.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
GARRISON TAKES
UP COST MATTER
New Secretary to Investigate
Manufacture of Small Arms
Here and in East.

Washington, March 11.-Representa-
tives Tavenner and Pepper talked
with Secretary of War Garrison yes
terday, and urged that part of the $780,
600 appropriation for the manufacture
os small arms be utilized for the man.
ufacture of such arms at the Rock Is
land arsenal. The failure of the sum
dry civil bill prevented the provision
for manufacture of arms at the ar
senal becoming a law, though it will
doubtless become a law in the extra
session.
Secretary Garrison advised the two
congressman that he was ignorant of
the merits of the question, but would
order an investigation as to the rela-
tive cost of manufacturing small arms
at Rock Island and Springfield and
would be guided by the results.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
BOGGESS BODY is
FOUND, is BELIEF

St. Louis, Mo, March 1.-THE body
OF a woman, partly identified as Mrs.
Ethel Keating BOggess, wife OF Dr..
Boggess OF the United States marine
hospital service, was taken from the
Mississippi river at St. Genevieve, No,
yesterday
Mrs. Boggess disappeared from Kan
sas City. No, last August. Detectives
traced her TO St. Louis, where it was
found she had taken a rowboat and
gone down the Mississippi.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
HEAVY FINES BY
COURT ON 6 MORE
BUCKET SHOP men

Washington, March 11.-Joseph Cat
ins of New York and Virgil P. Ran
dolph of Keene, Va, were fined $4,000
each; William B. Price of Baltimore,
81 900, and three others were fined
$3.50 to $500 each in court here today
after pleading guilty to indictments
charging a conspiracy against the
United States in the operation of
bucketshops This is the last chapter
in the governments nationwide buck
ct shop crusade begun in 1910, which
resulted in total fines of S7s,10O being
imposed upon various defendants.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
MINISTER IN LINE
TELLS OF INSULT

Washington, March 11-Investiga-
tion Of the responsibility of the police
for disorders which attended the wo-
men suffrage pageant Monday, March
8, was continued today by the senate
committee OF inquiry. DR.. James Ny
then. a clergyman Of Baltimore, who
marched in the Maryland division,
gave TIE numbers Of several police Of
ficers who, he said, neglected the work
of keeping the crowds back One Of
fcer to whom he complained, he said,
told him to go TO hell"
He testified that Mary Melvin, a
blind girl, who marched in the parade
WIS pulled out Of the line by rowdies
and guide had difficulty in rescuing
her.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
AUSTRIA IN HALT
ON SERVIANS IN
MONTENEGRO AID

Belgrade, Servia, March 1.-THE
Austrian government today took step
regarded as equivalent to forbidding
Servia to send troops to assist the
Montenegrins in capturing the Turn
ish fortress of Scutari.
The Servian premier, in reply.
pointed out that under its treaty ar
rangements Servia was compelled to
assist the allies with regard to the
future OF Scutari.
The situation is regarded extreme
" delicate. Feeling here is at high
pitch over the attitude taken by
Austria.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
ELECTRICAL MEN
ARE RESTRAINED

Chicago. March 11.-An injunction
restraining locals No. 9 and No. 134 of
the International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers from interfering. with
the property of the Postal Telegraph
company was granted by the federal
government today. The restraining
order. which is temporary. is the re-
suit of bill filed by the government
charging that the electrical workers,
to retaliate against the inauguration
of the open shop" policy of the Pos
tai company, entered into a campaign
of depredations, during which wires
and cables of the company were de.
stroyed.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
NEW YORK PAPER CARRIES
CASE 10 SUPREME COURT

Washington. March l1.-COunsel for
the New York Journal of Commerce
today applied to the supreme court
t0 restrain Postmaster General Bur
Lesson from Immediately enforcing the
newspaper publicity law" Former
Postmaster General Hitchcock had
agreed not to attempt to enforce the
law pending a prompt appeal to the
supreme court from a decision Of the
federal courts of New York. The court
took the motion under advisement
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
Senator BeaII Declares
Conditions Beyond Hu-
man Conception.
HEARTERRIBLE STORIES
Committee to Visit New York
Next Week to Consult
Rockefeller, Jr.

Springfield. Ill, March 1.-THE SEN
ate committee investigating the white
slave" evil will 20 to New York City
next week 70 consult with John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., regarding the suppress
sion of the industry. Announcement
70 this effect was made today by Sena-
tor Beal introducer OF the resolution
under which the investigation was
started Beal said: The newspapers
have only told part Of the story. The
situation is more appalling than the
mind can conceive of. Hundreds Of
terrifying stories have been related
20 the committee, many OF them in
confidence"
Chicago. H.. March IA minimum
wage scale for girls sufficient to en-
able them 10 keep themselves, unaided.
@upc1rs likely TO 60 into effect in State
street department stores without the
compelling force of an Illinois statute
Judging from testimony and promises
yesterday before the state senate
white slavery" commission sitting at
the Hotel LaSalle.
Bills now introduced in the general
assembly would fix this minimum al
81 week Merchant after merchant
on the witness stand left on the rec
ord an estimate OF $S as the figure up
on which he believed a girl might sup
port herself. unaided. Several prom
isrd that. should the commission de
termine white slavery in part was due
tu low wages, they would boost their
present 81 and 81 and IS a week girls
~ wage that would enable them tC
live"
Nearly every merchant witness de
clared he could raise these low-wage
girls TO IS n week without so material
is reducing the profits OF the store
hat the public would have TO face
thereby an increased cost OF living.
HIDE CONCERNS PROFITS.
THE spirit OF all the merchants whC
have testified" said Parratt O'Hara
Lieutenant governor. after the hearinl
yesterday, has been OF cooperation 4
the commission on every feature o
tho inquiry save one. the revelation
- the public Of the amount OF prof
they take from buyers"
Every merchant except the represen
tatlve OF Montgomery Ward & Co, re
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
DEEP WATERWAYS BEFORE
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

Madison, Wis, March 1.-THE Wis
consin legislature will be asked TO en-
dorse a project for connecting Lake
Superior and the Gulf of Mexico for
traffic. More particularly
It proposes to canalize the waterways
from Lake Superior to the Mississippi
river at Prescott, Wis. making it nayi-
gable for boats OF heavy draft
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
Woodmen Of World Meet.

Duluth, Mimi, March 1.-THE ninth
biennial convention Of the Woodmen
Of the World and Woodmen circle
for the Minnesota district opened here
today. The convention is for the pur-
pose of electing officers and delegates
tc the national convention to be held
in Jacksonville, Fla.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
To Install Instructor.

Tonight at Augustana college Pro
fessor c. J. Sodergren will be form
ally installed as professor Of Greek
and the new testament, which posi-
ton he has filled for several months
past. The president of Augustana SYN
Cd, DR.. L. A. Johnston, will be pres
pnt
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11

fused to tell Of the firms profits One
said the merchants belonging TO the
State Street Retail association had
talked over" the question OF refusing
to give this information, but insisted
his refusal was based only in part on
that discussion. A second member Of
the association declined to say, with
out advice of counsel, whether there
haG been an understanding among
members that such information would
be withheld.
The commission probably will de-
termine on Wednesday at Springfield
whether those who refuse these facts
shall be brought before the bar of the
senate for contempt Meanwhile it
was learned authoritatively the 80 wo-
men investigators OF the commission
are now working secretly as employees
in the State street stores, Sears, Roe
buck & Co. and Montgomery Ward &
CC.s plants.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
Although the state vice commiss ION
took an indefinite recess yesterday. a
force Of Investigators, which will re-
port to the commission later, went to
work gathering data on the following
subjects:
The Stage-With particular refer
ence 10 the environments of chorus
girls.
Restaurants-To show wages and Ell
yirpnment Of WaitreSsaa
Stenographers - Their wages and
environment
Questionable popular songs whose
words are suggestive.
Lieutenant Governor OHara today
said he had received from the COVER
nors of Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and
Nebraska, communications promising
cooperation in the crusade against
vice in their respective states
IOWA INQUIRY URGED.
| Des Moines. Iowa, March 11-Gov.
ernOr, Clarke today sent a speeia3smes-
sage TO the Iowa Legislature asking
that body to become actively interest
ed in the investigation OF the white
slave situation in Iowa.
The governor says an inquiry is
needed to determine whether or not
such conditions prevailed in Iowa as
has been charged in the investigation
now being conducted by the Illinois
legislature.
MAY JOIN ~ VICE FIGHT.
Madison. Wis. March 1.-THE
state OF Wisconsin. II a special request
by Governor McGovern to the state
legislature is favorably acted on, viii
join Illinois in the inquiry into traffic
in women The Linley bill. now pend
ing, provides for an investigation o
the problem on an extensive scale.
The governor suggested to the com
mittee which has charge OF the bill
that Il would be wise to amend thu
measure to provide that the proposed
Wisconsin investigation be carried OF
in conjunction with the Illinois inves
tigation now in progress.
II was pointed out that II woult
mean avoiding duplication of etfor
and economy OF time and OF money
while the pooling OF interests woult
give far more important results.
NEW YORK JOINS.
Albany. y. Y. March 11-New Yorl
state will cooperate with Illinois in tn
efforts to stamp out the white slave
traffic. Governor Sulzer has so ad
vised Chairman O'Hara
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
SCRATCHING OF PIMPLE
FATAL TO AN ALDERMAN

La Crosse. Wis, March 11-Alder-
man George B. Marvin Of Ia Crosse,
an ardent worker in the Wisconsin
Anti-Saloon league. died today of blood
poison resulting from scratching a
pinple on his face
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
ARSON SUSPECTS
AWAY FROM HOME

Chicago, March 11.-Detectives and
deputy sheriffs who started a search
today for 35 or more persons impli-
Gated by Benjamin Fink, fire bug
for the arson ring. discovered that
many of them we're not at home, nor
had they been in their usual haunts
for some time.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
SURVIVOR IS
DEAD IN LONDON, AGED 81

London, March 11.-Viscount Trede-
gar. one of the few who returned from
the charge of the light brigade in the
battle of Balaclaya, died today,
aged So
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
Sues for Divorce.

Hulda C. Carlson of Moline today
began suit for divorce from her hus,
band, Wiktor Carlson, whom she al
leges has deserted her. Her petition
was filed with the circuit clerk by
Attorneys ]. B. and J. l.. Oakleaf of
Moline
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11

Misunderstanding to an Off
Cial report from the American charge
at Guatemala City, a severe earthquake
Saturday morning destroyed Guaiim-
qJilapa, capital of Santa Rosa pro
vince, but did not injure Guatemala
City. Villages with a radius of IS
miles were damaged.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11
SIXTY-MlLE GALE PLAYS
HAVOC IN SYDNEY, N. S, w,

Sydney, n. S. W, March IA 60
mile gale today caused several fatali-
ties, derailed 60 street cars. wrecked
several yachts and did more or less
other damages.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-11

Lindley Murray Garrison. President
Wilson'S secretary Of war. goes 10 the
cabinet from the bench. Born IS
years ago In Camden, n. j.. grad
uate Of Phillips Exeter Academy.
student at Harvard and a graduate
Of the University Of Pennsylvania law
school, he practiced in Camden and
Jersey City until 1904, when he be-
came vice chancellor and equity
Judge. He was appointed to a second
term, which would normall~
in 1913