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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
Bomb Found at Entrance
Of Grand, Filled With
Americans.
ONE WOMAN ARRESTED
st. GATHERINGS Parish Church
at Hatcham Nearly De-
stroyed by Fire.

London, May 6.-Ada Ward. a mill
tant suffraget caught early this morn
ing by the police in the act of placing
a bomb at the entrance of the Grand
hotel, which was crowded with Amer
ican tourists, was brought to the Bow
speet police court later. in the day
a remanded for further Inquiries
The bomb was in the shape of tin
canister, to which was. attached a
lighted fuse. A placard, Votes for
Women, was wrapped around It.
ST. GATHERINGS parish church of
Hatcham, in southeast London, was
gutted by fire this morning and the
outrage is placed by the police to the
account of militant suffragets. The
edifice was well alight before the fire
was discovered and the roof crashed
in soon after the arrival of the fire.
men.
The pastor of the church saw three
women in the building shortly before
the fire broke out. He assumed they
were worshipers, as the church is kept
open for private prayer throughout
the DAY. A number of hassocls were
iound saturated In oil.
LOSS Is $4,000.
Except for the outer walls and a
few pews, st. GATHERINGS church was
destroyed. The damage is over $780,
600
| Miss Nina Boyle and Miss Anna
Munro, militant suffragets, arrested
! last evening for attempting TO hold
meeting in Hyde, park, today chose IA
days imprisonment in preference to
payment Of fine of S. each
! In opposing the woman's suffrage
| bill in the house of commons today
Premier Asquith said he would resign
! if his colleagues in the cabinet ever
/ suggested that they did not feel JUS
! tfed in following government the
head of which was opposed to them.
CLUu DIsMIsSEs DOZEN
New Haven, Conn, May 6.-Charg-
I ing they had formed, without the
knowledge and consent of the club, an
organization within it for their own
selfish motives" the New Haven Po-
litical Equality club, suffraget or
! gani:ation. today expelled President
: Mrs. Terrence McDermott and Vice
President Mrs. Augusta Troup, one of
the first suffragetes in the city, and
widow of Alexander Troup, a close
personal friend of Secretary of State
Bryan and 10 other members. The or
ganization referred to had been named
the Pioneer Equality club.
The resolutions of expulsion de-
clare "it has never been known In the
history of politics, no matter how
! corrupt political parties have been in
the past that such low and unfair
methods have been adopted by indi-
viduals to get control of an organiza-
ton"
Tallahassee, Fla, Lay 6.-Not de-
tered by defeat in the house last
week of their resolution for consti-
tional amendment granting suffrage
to women, suffragets from all parts OF
the state assembled here today to urge
the senate to pass a resolution per-
mitting voters to settle the question
at the 1914 election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
Is INjUREDlN
STRIKE RIOTS
INSYRACUSE

Syracuse, N. Y, May 6.-Twenty-
five men, policemen and Italian strik-
cr5 were hurt in pitched battle
this morning, and the mayor and sher-
iff have decided that the militia be
called out. Two strikers were mortal
ly wounded and eight policemen hurt,
four OF whom are in 4 hospital suffer
ing from wounds inflicted with bricks
and stones. ,The riots. which were the
outcome Of the llborers' and hodoar-
riers' strike, which has been in prog
ress here. were fiercest sin front of
the Catholic cathedral of the Immac-
ulate Conception.
There were riots in several Other
parts of the city. All ambulances in
the city rushed the wounded to hos
pitfalls, Firemen coupled hose and
poured powerful streams upon the
strikers. driving them back call
for the state militia was sent out at
II O'Clock. a crowd of 200 Italians
interfered with the work of the con.
struction at the First Baptist church
and so policemen were. sent to the
scene. They fired over the heads OF
the mob. This was the beginning Oh
the trouble. The rioting was renewed
shortly after noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
ANARCHIST PLOT
AGAINST PHONSO

Paris. May G.-Rumors OF anarcliis.
tic designs against the life of King
AlphOnso during his coming !isit here
have caused considerable 2utiety 10
the police authorities of Paris ahd The
French government. gPreoart:pas Lave
been taken TO prevent Al outrage.
Bordeaux, France. Nay 6.-Two
Spanish anarchists were arrested here
today on suspicion of being concern
ed in a plot against the life of King
Alfonso.
Madrid. MAJ C.-Xing Alphon3o and
Premier DeRomanones, With i large
suite, left for Paris today far two
days visit TO the French capital.
Paris, May 6l-The French senate
and chamber Of deputies voted an ap-
preparation of s3S,5o0 for the enter
tainment of King Alfonso during his
visit here of Two days. There was no
debate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06

known to the world, gathered to un-
veil tablet to his memory as the
father of advanced aviation and to
present medals to Glenn Curtis and
Gustav Eiffel, who carried on the work
where Langley left off.
Curtis was present, but Ambassa-
dor Jusserand received the medal for
Eiffel. Later at the war college, an
exhibition of flying boats was given.
Army and navy officers are carrying
on the development of aviation at
present, and many notables in Wash
iasteh -iife--came~to to- pay homage to
the memory of Langley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
Attorney Erbstein Makes
Plea for the Slayer of
Altman.
PARDON APPLIED FOR
One of Witnesses at Trial Con-
feSSeS Perjury Before Board
Hearing at Capital.

Springfield, H., May 6.-"The con-
viction of Maurice Enright and his
sentence to the state penitentiary for
life was the greatest police conspira-
cy on record" were the words uttered
by Attorney Charles e. Erbstein yes
terday afternoon at a hearing by the
board of pardons and Governor Dunno
on a petition for Enright's pardon.
Erbstein, who represent Enright at the
trial which resulted in his conviction
of the murder of Vincent Altman in
the Briggs House bar at Chicago,
March %, 1911, appeared voluntar-
lily at yesterdays hearing. Since the
sentence was imposed upon Enright
the charge has been made that his
attorney failed to call witnesses
whose testimony would have given
the accused man his freedom.
HAD COME LONG WAY.
In asking permission to be heard,
Erbstein declared that he had travelled
$4,000 miles (from Port Said, Egypt
in order to appear at the hearing and
" IlC II uI4l- vi oALC0 pei I4Ao-
sion to be heard, Attorney Erbstein
charged the Chicago police depart
ment and the states attorneys Of
fee with "railroading" Enright to the
penitentiary. This was not a con-
spiracy on the part of labor men, as
has been charged" said Erbstein, but
the greatest police conspiracy this
hoe Iynnuyp
Gentlemen, before my God, VIII
aliaA Gentleman day before he
was killed in Chicago, in o,Malley's
saloon, told me that he would get
Enright the same as he got Altman" {"
POLICE ON GRILL.
Frequently during his plea to the
board Attorney Erbstein caustically
arraigned the Chicago police system.
inspector Hunts reward for swear
ing away Enright's liberty is to daily
see his successor walk by in a bright
new uniform" was one statement he
made.
Erbstein declared the conviction of
Enright was the result of a general
clamor for the conviction of some one
for the labor slayings and that the
police had to find a goat" He at.
tackled the alleged methods employed
by the police and the states attor-
ney's Office in entertaining witnesses
/ for the state and declared that IL
honest men did not try Enright, but
that one month after his conviction
one witness, named Byron, was con.
victed of larceny.
st was necessary to get a convic.
! tion of some one at this time, and ]
declare that upon the altar of some.
body's ambition was placed the body
of Maurice Enright. The Savior was
not more unjustly convicted than was
| Enright," declared Erbstein.
LABOR TAKES HAND.
Representative of various labor or
ganizations were present at the hear
/ ing and q number of pleas were made
/ in Enright's behalf. The delegation
/ called upon Governor Dunno.
! A letter written by Irish to former
/ Police Inspector Nicholas Hunt ano
an affidavit, in both of which he stated
he testified falsely at the trial of En-
right, and did not see Enright fire the
fatal shot, was made a part of the
records of the board.
The board is expected to make q
recommendation to Governor Dunno
, in the case this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
SENATOR G0FF is
TO Get EASY COIN

Washington, D. q, May 6.-Senator
Goff of West Virginia will receive,
aside from his senatorial salary of
$500, an additional $1,000 as full pay
Of retired federal circuit judge.
Controller of the Treasury Trace
well today granted the senator's ap-
plication for salary as a retired Judge
under the law authorizing full pay to
any federal Judge who, having reach
ed the age of 20, resigns after 10 years
of service on the bench.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
HOMAGE PAID TO
The FIRST FLYER

Washington, D. c, MAY 6.-Scven-
teen years ago today Z model Of a
heavier than air Aying machine took
wing from a secluded spot on the Po-
tomac. few more than mile under
its own steam and marked the begin
ming OF a new era Il aviation.
Its inventor, Samuel P. Langley,
continued his experiments 70 build a
machine tina. would carry q man, and
finally died CT a broken heart, some
friends say. from ridicule heaped upon
him because he thought ne could fu-
vent a flying machine"
Today, at Smithsonian institution,
2 group OF scientists whose names ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
FREE RAGSIS
SUBJECT FOR
CAUSTIC CAB

Washington, D. C., May 6.-Admin-
istrative and income tax features Oh
the tariff bill remained totbe disposed
of today when the house convened.
Both sections are important portions of
the bill, with many pages of detail
that puzzled the new members, but
their adoption virtually intact was
confidently counted upon by the demo-
cratic leaders. Strenuous opposition
of insurance companies against pro-
visions of the income tax on the
ground that policyholders would ulti-
mately be burdened with greater pre-
miums, was heard when the bill was
taken up.
Representative Mondell got permis-
sion to offer an amendm lnt providing
that all rags imported ust be clean
ed and sterilised, and d. Wered a dia-
tribe on democratic T; J."
''The democrats prof. sc to admit
free of duty" he shouted, the rags of
the world. Rags from the harems of
Turkey, from the slums of London,
Naples and Rome, rags from the
cholera and bubonic plague camps of
the Balkan peninsula will be given to
our people free. l know of nothing
more logical in a democratic tariff bill
than free rags. We must have the
rags of all the world to come here to
clothe our people, driven from en-
ployment by democratic tariff rates. -
Underwood pointed out that Mon
delrs amendment was unnecessary.
because rags were cleaned before ad-
mitted to this country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
ASSASSIN OF KING
SELF DESTROYER

Athens, May 6.-Aleko Shinas, who
assassinated King George OF Greece
March Is at Salonika. committed SUI
eide this morning by finging hin set
out OF a window of the police station
in this city.
Shinas was a native of Volo, Thes-
sally. He gave as an explanation for
the killing of the monarch that in
1911 he had applied for assistance at
the kings palace and had been driven
away.
A few days ago doctors examined
Shinas and announced he was dying
of tuberculosis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
TEXAS ONIONS AT
Low PRICE NORTH

Chicago, May Ga pure food league
By cooperative plan entered into by
certain growers of Texas placed on
sale today onions from the Lone Star
state at three cents pound. Ordinar-
ily this vegetable sells from seven to
ten cents. -
In time, sweet corn, strawberries,
cabbage, potatoes and other vegeta-
bles viii be placed on the market In
a similar manner and al two TO four
times less than the usual market
price. The low price Of onions will
nreYan fer a month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
MAKES MOVE FOR
ALIEN LAW TEST

Washington, D. c., May 6.-Repre-
sentative Britten of Illinois today in
troduced a resolution to test the con-
stitutionality Of the California land
bill.
In a statement accompanying the
resolution Britten attacked the demo
cratic administration for its attitude
toward the British government in the
Panama canal tolls controversy and
toward Japan in the California i'm
broglio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
INSURGENTS ARE
SENT TO AZORES

Lisbon. May 6.-The govern nent
has despatched all political prisoners
arrested for completely II an at;empt
30 overthrow the present republic
Sunday. April p. to the Azores for
trial and punishment
About 200 sailed az dawn yesterdEy =
on the steamer Cabo Verde, chart,l.
ed by the government.
The accused will be court ma -tialAd
in the fortress of Angra, capital of the
island of Teroeirs-
Families OF the prisoners are terri
fed by the step taken by the gove-a-
ment and express fear as 10 what may
happen to relatives when they arrive
at :he remote island and are placed
in the secluded stronghold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
Killed by Train az ea.

Decatur, ILL.,, May with only two
years to go to reach the century mark.
Adam Lang was killed rear Shumxay.
H., by a Wabash passenger train on
Monday morning. Lang was walking
on the track 70 the nome OF his son.
In spite Of his age. Lang could walk
FIVE miles a. q time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06

of the revo as ion They were intellf
gem enough and patriotic enough to
establish this government and the men
who oppose the initiative and referen-
dunn, by so doing, question the intelli-
geuce of the men who founded the
government
In no state, where initiative and
referendum has been adopted have peo-
pie after trial voted TO dispense with
il. That seems to me to be import
AM in this discussion"
NOT PARTISAN MEASURE.
Vrooman OF Bloomington declared
il fundamental and all important that
the initiative and referendum have
the right of way over all other amend
ments because it had been repeatedly
adopted by the people.
Democracy sees in this resolution
h said, "a doorway through which
tn people may enter into the prom
ised land The spirit which has over.
thrown kings is behind this measure.
Il is not a partisan measure. Back
of il is the pentup hope of all the peo-
pie of the world. The people never
yet have been permanently defeated. "
Yrooman told o. the different times
tho initiative and referendum has been
voted on By the people and of rs
passage two years ago by the senate
and it's defeat in the house by eight
votes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
THE WEATHER

Forecast TIL .. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Fair and continued cold tonight and
Wednesday with light frost tonight.
Temperature al a. m. 4s. Highest
yesterday. 64; lowest last night, A.
Velocity Of wind at a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation I12 inches.
Relative humidity at : p. m, 81, al
O. m, 81.
Stage of water 7.3. a fall of 1 in
last "a hours.
in. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
Bauer Reelected.

Decatur. Ill, May 6.-The Fedora
ton Of German Catholic Societies to-
day reelected John A. Bauer Of Ger
nantoHn president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening star: Saturn. Morning
stars: Mercury. Jupiter. Mars. Venus.
The bright star BeteleSeu1. setting
about . =. m. belongs to constellation
Orion. which has passed below the
western horizon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
dunno APPOINTS
EDUCATION BODY

Springfield, Ill, May 6.-Governor
Dunno today sent to the senate the
following TO be members of the state
board of education:
William f. Wall, Stanton, vice For
est F. Cook, term expired.
Jesse Black, Pekin, vice B. o. Will
lard, term expired.
John J. Amfier. East Peoria, vice
Joseph l.. Robertson. term expired.
Adrian NJ. Doolin, C..icago, vice Mrs.
Ella Flagg Young, resigned.
A. r. Smith, Quincy, vice Solomon
H. Tredo. term expired
c. W. Mundell, Denton, vice George
B. Harrington, deceased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
Must Pay Young Woman $4,000.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 6.-The court
of appeals here upheld the decision
of the common pleas court that Jer-
ONE Probst an attorney of Detroit,
must pay $4,000 to Miss Alma Brod-
erick, former Cleveland and Chicago
teacher. for breach Of promise The
decision sets aside contract whereby
Probst turned over securities to the
girl which she alleges to be worth
less.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
RACK TO OUR FATHERS.

Attorney Daniel L. Cruice OF Chics-
20 in emphatic advocacy Of adoption
OF the initiative and referendum reso-
luton. said. This entire proposition
goes back 20 the men who fought for
and created this republic in the days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-06
REsPoNsInII.TTN HENvY.

1T is not the duty OF the legislature
10 sit here as body Of puppets and
submit. contrary TO their own juog-
ment. 10 any sort of amendment which
can be made TO appeal TO be temporar-
fly in popular favor. Change in or
ganic law is of vast importance 70 all
people and legislative responsibility is
heavy. We are all here to promote
government by popular will. but We
must be sure that the means is good
and not some forgotten method, long
ago proved useless OF dangerous"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-01-22

60 quite to the heart of MINER
GUS social conditional that need
reform. 1t is not that the law
yers have offered something
worthy of adoption in it's detailed
application, but that they recog-
nize the necessity for some meas
ure calculated to insure a sound
er foundation for the family life;
the central idea being that So
ciety should exercise closer scru-
tiny over the institution of mar
riage than the mere perfunctory
asset which fills all requirements
at the present time-Portlaud
Telegram.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-01-22
a Wonderful Escape,

Fieschi tried to assassinate Kin"
Louis Philippe of France in July, 49,
The king was riding along the lines O:
the national guard in the Boulevard IL:
Temple There came a crash and %
rush of bullets. Louis Philippe's ar
was grazed. his horse was shot in th
neck. Marshal MOrtier fell dead an.
about thirteen other people were killcs
and thirty wounded. Fieschi had take
the upper floors Of a house severn
weeks before and there rugged up al
oaken frame four feet by three feet sis
inches. supported on four posts Of OaE
and itself supporting twenty-five gul
barrels fixed in grooves at variaE
angles so as to command an area "a
twenty-five feet in length and ten feet
in height. When be fred the train o.
powder that let off his battery the kim
would have been killed if four barrels
had not burst and two missed fire.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-01-22
The Battling Servians.

Servia has been aptly describ.
ed as the peasant State of Eu-
rope. The Serb is man of
primitive emotions and simple
tastes, for whom town life seems
to have little or no attractions.
With the exception of Belgrade.
there are few towns in Servia
worthy of the name.
Practically the whole popuIa-
ton dwells on the land, husband
ry and pig.rearing being the
staple industries. A system of
peasant proprietorship prevails.
and to this and the frugality and
industry of the people must be
ascribed the fact that Servia has
practically no poor.
Every grown man in Servia
can claim five acres of land from
the government, and this land
and it's produce are exempt from
all claim for debt. The poorest
man in Servia, therefore, has al
ways five acres TO his credit.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-01-22

A spencer county hunter,
caught a twenty eight-pound
'possum and was bearing it home
in triumph when the animal in
serted it's fangs in the calf of his
leg, inhicting a wound which
caused blood poison. It is con-
sidered probable that the mans
leg will have to be amputated.
1t seems strange that an expert
enced, hunter, such as this man
is represented to be, would have
taken sush chances. The sensi-
BILE and orthodox way of carry
ing a 'possum home is by putting
him in meal bag or transport
ing him at the end of a pole, the
hunter carrying the pole on his
shoulder and the 'possum hang
ing by the tail to the timber.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-01-22
A FOREST RANGER HERO.
Tragic Incident of the Forest Fires Of
1910 In Idaho.


1910 In Idaho.
Overton W. Price. vice president Of
the National Conservation association,
in his book THE Land We Live In"
tells this story Of a heroic forest
ranger:
The summer of 1910 by reason Of
great drought and unusually high
winds was the worst for forest fires
that the west has ever known. In
Montana. Idaho and Oregon the dan
ger was greatest.
ION the Occur d'Alene national for
est, in northern Idaho, Ranger Pulaski
had under him forty men, who after
many hours Of hard work had got a
big fire practically under control. Sud-
denly the wind strengthened until 1t
blew a gale. 1t Immediately became
question Of saving the lives Of the
men. The fire fighters were in deep
forest many miles from q railroad aud
Tar from any clearing.
Pulaski remembered that within a
mile Of where they were working there
was an abandoned mine shaft running
back about forty feet into the hillside.
He rushed his men to the shaft as
quickly as possible and told them as
they passed through their camp to
catch up their blankets as they ran.
The shaft reached, Pulaski hurried his
men into it and, packed like sardines,
they filed it up. Pulaski placed him.
self at the opening, across which he
stretched a blanket.
within q few minutes after the
men were in the shaft the fire came.
The blanket at the opening caught,
and Pulaski jerked it away and hung
up another, which caught in its turn.
The blanket caught again and again,
md each time Pulaski replaced it IN
til toward the last he held the blanket
across the opening with his bare
hands.
"The shaft grew hotter and hotter,
and the smoke and fumes grew thick
er and thicker until the mems suffer-
fngs were almost beyond human en-
durance. They began to break for the
opening. Pulaski. whose strength was
great, like his courage, for awhile
forced them back. Seeing that he
would soon be overpowered and that
his men would rush to their certain
death, he drew his revolver and said
that he would kill the first man who
broke away.
'Tn perhaps twenty minutes the
worst of the file passed by. Five of
the men in the shaft were dead from
suffocation; the thirty-five others were
alive. Pulaski was blinded and seri-
ously burned upon the face and arms.
| It was three months before his sight
was partly restored. Had not his hero
/ ism and presence Of mind been what
/ they were he would have lost all of
/ bis men instead Of FIVE. That is the
/ Kind of men there are in the forest
! service."
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-01-22
Spread Themselves q.

A.young girl of st. Lonis,
whose grandfather made his
millions out of beer, made her
debut in society the other night
with a buffet ball." Ten differ
ent brands of champagne were
served and wild fowl dressed in
their natural plumage, although
they had been mounted by a
skilled taxidermist. These were
only a small part of the menu.
Two fne-ton truck loads OF smi-
lax and a five ton truck load of
American Beauty roses were a
part of the decorations. AS it
was "a simple coming out party"
only eight thousand dollars were
spent on flowers. When that
young lady begins to spread her-
self, her entertainments will
doubtless be on a more preten-
tious scale.-Georgetown Times.