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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10

FL Paso, Texas, March 10.-The Car
ranza investigation commission. head
ed by General Fraustro, which is prob
ing into the deaths OF Gustave Bauch,
an American citizen, and William s.
Benton. a British subject, openly ex-
presses its suspicious that Colonel
Avila, commander at Juarez, shot
Bauch, and that Major Fierro was the
actual slayer of Benton in Villas Of
flee. The Carranza military court
first will take up the matter of the
murder of Bauch.
Back of this announcement is the
statement that the Fierro inquiry is
not to be an opera boufTe proceeding,
but really means business, and that,
If the suspected officers are found
guilty of murder the penalty will be
death.
General Fraustro's commission is
empowered by Carranza to bring be-
fore il all witnesses from any of the
divisions of the constitutionalist army.
The orders declare that even General
Villa may be recalled from the front
to give testimony.
The commission already has begun
1t is not thought, however, that the
CarranZa commission will attempt to
exercise it's authority until after the
impending battle at Torreon has
been fought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
General Bliss Learns De-
tails of Removal of
Body From Mexico.
FOUR BULLETS IN NECK
Washington to Take Further
Steps Demanding Punish
ment of ASSasSinS.

Washington, D. c., March 10.-Sec-
retary Garrison today received from
Brig. Gen. Bliss, commanding the
Texas border forces, a report on the
Clemente Vergara case by Captain
Howard OF the Fourteenth cavalry.
"The investigation shows that ver-
CARA was taken from Hidalgo ceme-
terry Saturday night by relatives CO
Vergara and hired Mexicans. Captain
Saunders states positively that no
Texas rangers crossed the border.
He met the body at the landing oppo-
site San Enrique with Undertaken
Convery Sunday morning. Convery
brought the body to Laredo Sunday
evening. He states there were no
signs of burns on the body. He found
four bullet holes in the neck, which.
was chafed, but not broken. The body
Is decompostd, but Identification
seems reliable. The recovery OF the
body is said to have cost a brother
in-law of Vergara S400. The body Is
being held at the request Of Adjutant
General Hutchins."
Secretary Bryan. entering the cab
met meeting, said that Consul Garrett
had reported that relatives of Yer
CARA had recovered the body, but
Texas rangers did not cross the bor-
der. The body was delivered to Gar
rett and Captain Saunders of the rang
ers on the American side by friends
of Vergara.
No Conflict With State.
No conflict will arise between the
federal government and the state of
Texas over the recovery of the body
of Vergara, the murdered American
ranchman. Further steps demanding
punishment of Vergara's assassins will
be taken. This is the status of the
case. The view is held that Vergara
was lured across the border and muir
dered and that his body was recovered
by his own friends, not by Texas
rangers.
Laredo, Texas, March 10.-Reports
that Vergara was tortured before he
was slain were exploded here today
when examination Of the body by stata
officials disclosed that the left hand
was not burned, as officially reported
by Captain Saunders of the rangers.
Quiet at Torreon.
Ell Paso, Texas, March 10.-Consti-
tutionaHsts' officers said reports from
Torreon we're that the situation was
quiet. There are no reports of fight
ing in the neighborhood.
Rumor that Luis Trrazas, Jr.. has
been liberated are denied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
WILSON SEEKING
CHANGES IN BILLS
President Takes Steps to OBJ
tain Revision of Measures
Aimed at the Trusts.

Washington, D. c., March 10.-Pres
ident Wilson took steps yesterday te
have the three antitrust bills which
are. pending before the house commit
tee on judiciary substantially revised
These three bills are the monopoly
definition, trade relations and inter
locking directorate measures.
Representatives Clayton, Floyd and
Carlin, the authors of the bills, held a
two hours conference with the presi-
dent this afternoon and as result
they are now rewriting the measures
in accordance with the president s
views. The president impressed upon
the subcommittee the necessity of
Fastening this legislation.
The president said he was satisfied
with the provisions of the trade rela-
tions bill as it now stands. This bill
provides that the corporations in in
terstate commerce may not discrimi-
nate in prices charged to their custom
ers in different sections of the coun-
try, abolishes the so-called exclusive
sales practice in the commercial world
and permits a person injured by a
monopoly to use any decree obtained
against such a monopoly as conclu-
sive evidence of damages.
In regard to the monopoly definition
bill the president was less certain as
to the wisdom of some of its provi-
sions. This bill now classifies four
distinct conditions as restraints of
trade"
The president feels that these should
be worded differently.
The provision Of the bill which for
bids corporations in interstate COM
merce from preventing or restricting
competition among their purchasers
is to remain practically without
change.
With regard to the bill on interlock-
ing directorates, extensive changes are
to be made.
The president feels that some provi-
sions may go too far and has sug-
gested that persons engaged in the
manufacture of products used by rail-
rocds shall be debarred from acting as
directors of railroads only in cases
where a joint directorate tends to ere
ate Community of interests" liable
to lead to a restraint of trade.
Hasten antitrust bills" is the word
actuating congressional committees to
get the program ready for early action.
Senator Cummins' amendment to the
interstate commerce law to define the
liability of common carriers for
freight was tentatively approved by
the senate committee, with amend.
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Bars Heirs From Own Line.

Pittsburgh. March 1c.-Aithough he
made his fortune of more than $500.
600 in the wholesale liquor business
Jacob Friday, who died april 13. 1913
had inserted in his will a provision ex
pressly stipulating that "any bene
ficiary who directly or indirectly en-
cages il the liquor business shall for
felt all rights and claims in the es
tate" The will Is being contested on
the ground that he did net have tesla
mentary capacity at the time the doc
ument was made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
SMALLPOX INQUIRY is ON
State Board Of Health Begins Series
Of Investigations.

Springfield. Ill. March 10.-Reports
of suspected smallpox from several
communities in Illinois today set the
state board OF health to work upon a
series of Investigations.
Acting Secretary Amos Sawyer OF
the board detailed Inspector c. S. Mel
son TO the county near Lowder. from
which section one report came. From
Lowder Nelson will go to Harvell.
Reports came also from Rockport. in
Pike county, and Windsor in Shelby
county. where smallpox is supposed
to exist in several cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
START FUND FOR
PERSON DEFENSE
Labor Union Men Raise $437
at First Meeting to Aid
Clinton Slayer.

Chicago. ILL.,, March "a campaign
to raise 100000 for the defense of Edi
tor Carl E. Person, charged with
numbering Tony Musser, ex-chief OF
police Rd-strikebreaker of Clinton
III, was launched yesterday at labor
massmeeting at Cohan's Grand Opera
house.
A series of stereopticon pictures,
showing a number of fatal wrecks on
the Illinois Central road, which the
union machinists allege have occurred
in the 20 months that the machinist's
union has been locked out" were
thrown on a screen together with the
picture of Person editing his paper
from his cell in the county Jail at
Clinton, Ill. A collection amounting to
S4S7 was taken in the audience, which
was composed almost entirely of
workingmen and women.
Frank Comerford, who will defend
Person, proposed a permanent national
organization for the defense of union
men arrested in labor disputes and
for the additional purpose of laying
evidence of industrial discomfort and
it's cause before the United States in
dustrial welfare commission recently
appointed by President Wilson.
"The Illinois Central railroad" Mr..
Comerford said, has refused to recog-
nize the right of the union machinists
to organize into a system federation
a right indispensable to collective bar
gaining. There is no controversy over
wages or hours or conditions.
"The Illinois Central is a corpora
tion-a legal person. Under the terms
of its charter 1t is a partner of the
state of Illinois. The state partici-
pates in the earnings OF the road to
the extent of per cent and takes part
in the management to the extent of
having the governor on the board of
directors.
THE laws of Illinois allow dollars
to unionize in what is called cor
poration. We want to know whether
the state, as a partner of the Illinois
Central, sanctions the denial of this
right to the men. We protest against
this discrimination which establishes
a precedent inimical to the freedom of
workingmen."
Attorney Comerford then told OF the
charges against Person
Person was decoyed from his Office
by a fake telephone call sent by Mus
ser. who waylaid him and beat him
Mr.. Comerford said.
THAT boy, weighing 129 pounds. was
almost insensible when Musser, over
feet in height and weighing more
than 21O pounds. was pulled of him.
AS Musser struggled to get at his vic
tim again, Person, In self-defense, fired
the shot that killed him.
"In addition to the murder charge,
Person faces a federal indictment
charging him with mailing matter re-
iecting injuriously on the conduct OF
the Illinois Central. The indictment
carries a maximum penalty OF 30
years imprisonment and $4,000 fine.
He has three fights before him. The
first in the federal court, the second
to get a change of venue to a county
where he can get a fair trial, and the
third for his life on the murder
charge"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
.FEDERALS START
after MORE men
Raids Upon Talent of Several
National and American
Teams Reported.

Chicago. Ill, March 10.-The federal
league has begun a campaign to get
players under contract with the Ma
tional and American leagues, accord
ing to special dispatches from south
ern training camps. Manager Stovall
of the Kansas City Federals admitted
he was after some players of the Chi
cago Nationals and st. Louis Ameri-
cans. 1t is also reported that four
Boston Americans, two pitchers and
a third baseman and a shortstop, and
Pitcher Alexander of the Philadelphia
Nationals had applied for terms of the
Federals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
BOYDESPERADOES
SHOOT A FARMER
Three Youths Escaping From
St. Charles School Sought
BY a Posse.

Aurora. Ill, March 10.-Armed farp-
ers are securing the woods in the vi
cinity of Big Rock for three boy des-
peradoes who escaped from the st.
Charles school for boys last night.
and today shot Elmer Dean. farmer.
in the throat, who attempted to appre-
hend them.
The sheriff of Kane county hastensd
from Geneva in an automobile with q
number OF heavily armed men. The
youths had taken refuge In a small
clump Of trees. 1t Is said Dean will
live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Rome Strikers Return to Work.

Rome. Italy. March 10.-Workmen
OF Rome, who yesterday declared a
general strike. decided today TO re
sumo work.
Rome. Italy. March 1o.-A number
OF strikers were wounded today. one
is reported killed in a serious affray
with police in the vicinity Of the min
.stry OF the interior into which ~ :
wounded were taken for Treatment
Mounted price fired voiieys OF ball
eartrl1ges ir.o The crowL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
twenty-five Bodies Be-
Iieved Still to Be in the
Ruins at St. Louis.
BEEN WARNED OF PERIL
Chief Had Notified Management
Seven Months Ago That
Building Was Dangerous.

g Louis. Mo, March 1O.-Firemen
,odav entered the ruins OF the Mis-
souri Athletic club. destroyed by fire
Monday. and recovered three bodies
which brings the total bodies recov
s-ed to 10. OF these eight have been
identified. Twenty-Five bodies are still
believed TO be in the ruins. One of the
bodies recovered today was identified
a. that Of Z. p. Williams, a banker
Of New York. The body was fully
dressed ana unmarried. He had ap-
uarently been suffocated.
The body in the morgue identified
yesterday as Allen Hancock was iden-
tihed today as l. p. Run. department
manager Of the Simmons Hardware
company OF St. Louis, BY his brother
inlaw from Chicago
Two OF the unidentified were later
dentified as Marshall Biar. head Of
local fur house, and William Rinser,
treasurer OF the Kinser Construction
company. St Louis. CThis makes re-
covered. ten; identified, eight)
The name of William Borders, pres
dent Of the Bank of Sparta, Sparta,
III. has been added to the list Of the
missing
II IS expected the ruins will have
sufficiently cooled during the day to
permit fremen TO recover the bodies
still In the ruins.
Seven dead were taken from the
E.-rF 1a~- aerr-N ~
others known to have been in the
structure at the time@of the fire have
been given up for dead.
Early today those who escaped with
more or less serious injuries totalled
S. The cause OF the fire Is still a
mystery.
Meredith Johnston of Lexington,
Ky, well known chess player, added
TO the missing. went to the club Sun
day evening TO play Marshall Bier,
Who Is also missing.
Fought for Changes
Former Building Inspector and Com
missioner Smith said he succeeded,
after interminable wrangling. in get
ting the club to put in proper fire
stairs.
Il found one OF the fire escapes
opened into bedrooms, and / ordered
the doors Of these rooms taken off, ;"
Smith said. so that the escape might
easily be reached ! fought this case
for three years / was harrassed at
every step by changes of venue, con-
unuances and compromises"
Secretary Bornmueller of the club
said the members often discussed the
danger Of fire.
Fire Chief Swingley said he warned
The management of the club seven
months ago that the building was not
safe as sleeping quarters.
II was not constructed for hotel
purposes, but for a business house."
seid the chief 1T had been coverted
nto a hotel The walls and rooms
we're built OF tongued and grooved lum-
Der, which attracts flames"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
GIRL TRIES To Die
IN ACTORS ROOM

New York. March 10.-Edith Rock
well. said by the police to belong to a
well-to-do Chicago family, took poison
in the apartment OF Frank Kahl. an
actor, who said the girl followed him
from the west. There Is slight chance
OF her recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Wabash Car Shops Burn.

Aoberly, No. March 1O.-The Wa
bash car shops burned here yesterday.
eatailing loss OF nearly 100000. An
e1piosion In a passenger coach was re-
sponsible for the fire. Two baggage
e&rs. two mail cars and seven passen-
sT coaches were destroyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10

Bridgeport, Conn. March i0.-De-
murrer by counsel for former Presi-
dent Mellen OF the New Haven rail-
read charged with manslaughter as
TIE result of the train wreck was suss
tanned by Superior Judge fTuttle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
MILITARY FLYER
KILLED BY A FALL

Salisbury, England. March 1o.-Cap.
tain Cylil Downer was killed in fall
from an aeroplane while flying today
at the military aerodrome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Cats rbomosonvilIe Office.

Washington. d. c., March 1O.-Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday sent to the
senate the nomination of r. A Thomp-
son , be postmaster at Thompson
Vile. Ill. and that of f. p. McManus'
to be postmaster at Keokuk, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
BOARD OF TRADE
HOUSE BANKRUPT
W. A. Fraser q Co., Operators
In Chicago Since 1898,
File a Petition.

Chicago. Ill. March 10.-W. A
fraser & Co. board of trade opera
tors since 1888. today filed a vol
entarT petition In bankruptcy giving
.ssets Of $4,000 and liabilities OF
$4,000. The concern also operates
u Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
WOMEN VOTING IN
LOCAL PRIMARIES

Springfield. ILL.,. March 1o-Women
in hundreds of villages and small
cities In Illinois today participated
for the first time in the selection of
nominees for municipal Offices in local
primaries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
OLD IOWAPAPERS
unite INTERESTS

Waterloo, Iowa, March 10.-The
Daily Reporter and Evening Courier.
two of the Oldest newspapers in Iowa,
have been consolidated. After today
they will be issued from the Courier
Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
c0UL0N BATTLES
WILLIAMS JUNE 9

Chicago. Ill. March 1o.-The fight
.or the bantam championship Of the
World between Johnny Coulon and
AID Williams viii take place at
Los Angeles June ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Policeman Kills AssaIIans.

Evansville. Ind, March 1o.-Frank
Melton, policeman. yesterday after.
noon shot and instantly killed Bradley
Wilson. a negro. and probably fatally
wounded Solomon Bryant, another
negro, when they attacked him for
trying to arrest them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till z p. m. Tomorrow, TO
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Unsettled tonight and Wednesday,
probably snow, colder tonight with the
lowest temperature about 20 to % de-
grees. Moderate to brisk northerly
winds.
Temperature at a. m. 81. Highest
yesterday 43. Lowest last night %.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 8 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at z p. m. AZ. at
z a. m. "a.
Stage of water Al, a rise of 1 in last
"a hours.
]. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Mercury, Venus, Sat
urn. Mars. Morning star: Jupiter
Constellation Draco conspicuous north
of northeast about $50 p. m, with
head of Dragon low and near the bril-
liant star Vega.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-06-18
PICTURE BOOK QUITE NOVEL DOGS MISTAKE WAS COSTLY
Mistook Basket Running on Wires
Overhead for Bird and Gave Chase
Left Ruin Behind.

Nick heard a sudden, swapping clang
and then he saw something fly along
over his head. Nick is n dog and his
business In life Is hunting birds with
his master Nick saw the something
above his head and quite naturally
thought 1t was q bird. So he set OF
TO catch the bird. He did not stop to
remember that he was in drug store
with his master and that drug store
Is not a proper place to hunt in. He
was thinking only Of the bird. Over
counters and displays he went, scat
tering bottles and packages that drug
stores usually have set out for people
to buy, and he ended the chase at the
cashiers desk. There the bird had
stopped. and as his master and the
store proprietor came running through
the ruins Nick had made. Nick under
stood. II was not a bird, but only p
basket that runs on wires from the
sales counter to the cashiers desk
and back again.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-06-18

to project beyond it. coat the project
ing edge with paste. and turn 1t up
and over the edge OF the third gore.
In a like manner paste the five re-
naming cores; then paste the upper
edge OF the eighth gore to the lower
edge OF the first gore. When dry, fan
the balloon full of air, and examine
the seams to make sure that they are
tight.
The bottom hoop should be made Of
split bamboo or reeds Of the proper
diameter to fit the open end Of the
balloon, and its ends should be bound
together With thread Gig. 81. Make
the cross supports for the fire-ball Of
lightweight wire. Fasten the hoop In
the balloon opening by FASTING and
tapping the bottom edges over It.
The freball is made OF excelsior,
soaked in melted candle grease and
bound with fine wire Gig. 81, and Is
wired to the cross supports at their
intersection. To protect the sides Of
the. balloon from sparks. and to form
chimney to carry the heat up into
the balloon. make q collar Of sheet
asbestos (get this at a hardware
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-06-18
En.rannlnn Rlrd Melody.

I had dropped in at one Of our big
downtown grocery stores to buy the
markings OF a Welsh bunny when !
heard from q gilded cage in the win
dow the sweetest bird song in the
world. was reminded Of all Words
worth and Shelley had written about
skylarks. The liquid melody rippled
and trilled from the small throat a.
II the little captive was singing praises
to the morning sun instead Of to the
grapefruit piled so fragrantly on the
counter. The tiny warbler was GER
tainIy throwing his whole soul into
the song. 1t conjured up visions OF
shady forests and Of leafy glades.
There was a certain tropical warmth
in the lyric that was new.
what a remarkable canary" ! OBJ
served to the proprietor.
"Oh, that isn't q canary" he replied.
tits an Indian thrush"
Kipling has described the music Of
the Indian thrush. whose song IL the
rarest Of all tropical bird songs. Few
of Us IN this climate, however. have
had the exquisite pleasure Of listening
TO such q madrigal.-Chlcago Inter
Ocean.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-06-18

per. now settled down to a Thirty
Years War with all OF the Attendant
Horrors.
The only time the Dove of Peace
really Lit was when they had Com
pany.
Then they would Dear each other
until the Premises became Sticky and
she would even coax up Ripple OF
Fake Laughter when he pulled some
Wheeze that used to go Great the Year
they were engaged. But the Moment
the last Guest closed the Front Door
the 1--we of Peace would beat 1t and
anot,.or domestic Gettysburg would
drive the Servants TO Cover.
kster this had been going on for sew
eral Seasons he happened to get hold
Of a Powerful Work written by Pop
uIar Novelist (Unmarried), who made
a psychological Dissection Of Wom-
ans Soul and then preached a Funeral
Sermon over the Dead Love that once
blossomed in the Heart Of the Hero
inc.
After he read this Tragedy Of flick
cred Romance he felt like 4 Pup.
He perceived that he had been In
the Wrong.
The Novelist taught him that his
Cue was to bear with the Weaker Yes
sci and to keep the Honeysuckle Of
True Affection pruned and watered by
Devotion and Sacrifce.
Therefore. he made one large Vow
to cut out the Rough Stun.
Next Morning when the Queen OF
the Amazons put on her Paint and
Feathers and began to beat the big
War Drum there was Nothing Doing
He refused to enter the blood
stained Arena and when she came aft
or him he fell over and took the
Count before q Punch had been de-
livered.
Before starting for the once he
Kissed her a couple Of times and gave
her some Massage Treatment around
the Shoulder Blades and called her
'-Toots"-a Term of Endearment which
had been rusting on the shelf ever
since they used It at Niagara Falls.
She was 80 dazed by this Reversal
Of Form that she peeked from the
Front Window and watched him clear
to the Corner, convinced that be was
on his way to meet Another Woman.
He csme home that Evening with q
Jar Of Candied Nuts and when Mrs.
Simon Legree demanded the Name OF
the Hus1y he simply pulled q YeaTn'