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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Exchange Reopens After
Having Been Closed
Over Four Months.
7OOMEM BERS ONFLO0R
Gallery Crowded, Half of Those
Present Being Women-
Many Issues Barred.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE stock ex-
months, except for limited trading in
bonds the past two weeks. reopened
this morning for active trading In
stocks. One hundred and ninety-two
issues were approved by the governors
for trading, and though other issues
were barred, notably United States
steel, activities on the floor revived
memories of big days 10 years ago.
Seven hundred of LOO members
were on the floor and many others
with their families and friends were
in the members gallery. Half those
in the visitors gallery, which was
crowded, were women. Admission to
this gallery was by ticket and the
doorkeepers eyed keenly each person
admitted in order to make sure none
of bomb-throwing tendencies should
enter.
At the first chime of Trinity's church
bells at 10 o'clock, which has long
been a signal for sounding the opening
gong on the floor, a wave of cheering
that rippled over the exchange swelled
to a vast roar The volume of sound
was not equaled in many a day.
Floor Uttered With Paper.
The first 10 minutes the floor of the
exchange was white with paper. a
snow of torn fragments of thousands
of memoranda. The market opened
with a rush and principal issues ad-
vanced whole points above the rock
bottom figures determined upon by
the committee in advance. There was
one feature, however, not at all in
keeping with the activity of big days
of more prosperous times. That was
the small volume of single trades.
Most trading was in blocks of a
hundred to three hunded, buyers and
sellers acting cautiously. Much of the
trading was in less than hundred
shares. Around posts IL and 13 the
crowds were thickest.
Reading Early Leader.
At these posts Reading and the cop
pers, such of them as were not barred,
were bought and sold. The sale of
l 400 shares of Reading was the larg-
est early transaction. This stock op-
ened more than five points above min
imum prices. The greatest gain was
26 points by General motors. Many
more active issues, such as Lehigh
Valley, Tennessee copper and Central
leather, gained 1-2 to 10. Some
stocks declined. Trading today was
only for cash.
The first quarter of an hour $4,000
shares changed hands. This Ordinar-
lily would be poor record. The act
ual number of transactions, however.
was vastly in excess of ordinary. as
most of the transactions were for
small lots.
The market closed strong
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
MAN FOUND NOT
LEANDER CARLSON
Sears Authorities Find Dement,
ed Person Wandering
Around.

John Peter Carlson. an inmate Of
the Watertown hospital. who escaped
frcm the institution 10 days ago. was
captured by authorities in South Rock
Island Yesterday afternoon. He was
taken 70 the county Jail and later turn
Cd over 70 the Watertown authorities.
Carlson has been confined at Water
toH for two years and previous 10
that time was confined at the county
infrmary. Carlson was wandering
about in mis- shirt sleeves and wearing
a pair Of rubber boots.
The authorities at Sears thought for
time that they had in custody Lean
der Carlson. who disappeared from his
home n Moline. Nov Il, and whose
clothing was found in a cornfeld in
South Rock Island several days later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
COUNCIL INSPECT
THREE new SITES
City Commissioners Visit Loca
tions Offered for Tuber-
culosis Sanatorium.

The city commission made another
trip of inspection over prospective
sites for the location of the city tub
erculosis sanatorium tins morning, and
they looked over three.
The first visited was property of +.
ii. Guyer at Forty-siXth street and Six
teenth avenue, which is held at $1,000
an acre. The council was offered the
pick of any portion of the tract at that
price.
A site on Seventeenth street, three
blocks from the city limits, and owned
by II. Willms, four and half acres in
size. and offered for $4,000. and the
property OF William Noyack. south of
the city. offered at $1,000 per acre,
were also inspected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
BRADY DEFAULTS
IN $4,000 ACTION
Mrs. Kuhns Gains Breach of
Promise Victory Against
Auditor of Illinois.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. IL. - When the
$4,000 breach of promise suit filed
by Mary Kuhns Brady against State
Auditor James ]. Brady was called in
Judge Tuthill's court yesterday Mr..
Brady was not present.
Inquiries were made. 1t was shown
the state official had received person
al service in the case. That was the
only evidence taken The court then
entered a decree for the plaintiff An
order was entered showing Mr.. Brady
had defaulted by failing to file an ap-
pearance within the time limit fixed by
the statutes.
Mrs. Brady was on hand with her
attorney. She refused to discuss the
case and when the court order was
entered she left the room wearing
happy smile. Her attorney claimed
moral victory" a vindication for his
client, pleased her more than the pros
pect of a judgment of $4,000.
The sensational suit was fled on
June 4, Immediately prior to the Lori
mer bank crash, and the disclosures of
the plaintiff concerning the workings
of the auditors Office soon became in
terwoven with the stories of the tan
gIed affairs uncovered by the bank
scandal.
The complainant charged she was
married to Brady once, but Illegally.
She said he promised to MAKE the
marriage legal by a second ceremony
and that he broke that promise.
According to the bill, these were
circumstances:
Charles Kuhns was divorced by his
wife, Mary Quinlan kuhns, on April
26, 1918. Two days later she eloped
with the state auditor. They were sec
reilly married on April %, 1913, in De-
troit, Mich. However, the divorce law
of the state of Illinois says persons d.
vorced in Illinois may not rsmarry
within one year of the date of the y
vorce.
The complainant said the state audi
tor promised to remarry her after a
year had elapsed IN order to make
their union legal under the statutes.
Springfield. ILL.,, Dec. 12.-State Aud
itor Brady when told that a default
had been allowed in the breach of
promise suit brought by Mary Quin-
Ian Kuhns declined to make any state
ment.
81 have nothing whatever to say"
was his only answer to inquiries as to
what he proposed doing. mo state
ment whatever to make"
This has been the invariable Brady
reply to reporters ever since the filing
of the sensational suit. On advice of
counsel he refused to discuss the suit
when it was filed, and he has since
pursued the same attitude toward in
quiries. His intimates in Springfield
say he has never talked to them of the
suit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
MEXICANS SHOOT
DOWN AMERICAN
Bullet Fired Across Border at
Naco Wounds Soldier and
Another Nearly Kills.

IL Paso, Texas, Dec. IA second
warning from the Washington govern
ment to Governor Maytorena was re-
ceived here today demanding that
Maytorena withdrew Immediately from
range of the American border town.
II was given verbally, it was under
stood, to ole of Maytorena's agents at
Washington.
Naco, AriZ., Dec. ~. Another
American trooper was wounded yes
terday by a Mexican bullet fred from
the battle ground of Naco, Sonora. A
second bullet perforated a stove pipe
in the tent of a United States army
officer.
The wounding of the soldier brought
the total casualty list on the American
side up to 80.
Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss,
who came to command the American
forces on the border, said he hoped
actual hostilities with the armed Mex
lean factions across the boundary
would not be necessary, but that the
Washington government was not
bluffins.
No further warnings have been is
sued to Governor Maytorena and Gen
eral Hill, the opposing Mexican lead
ers. whose men have been firing in
discriminatory across the international
boundary.
Washington, Dec. 1.-TWO Span
iards have been executed by the au-
thorities at Tampico and a third Span
lard imprisoned there under sentence
of death.
These facts, reported TO the state
department. were communicated to
Senor Riano. Spanish ambassador.
with assurance that the department
had directed vigorous action by its
representatives on the scene. Senior
Riano thanked Secretary Bryan for
the efforts of the American govern
ment being made to prevent the eX-
ecutiCl of the third Spaniard.
The information regarding the Span
iards was conveyed to the department
by Vice Consul Bevan of Tampico, who
said he was making an effort TO have
spared the life of the third man, Jul
lien Gorilla. Secretary Bryan directed
that strong representations in behalf
of Gorilla be made to General Cabal-
lerc.
Bevan reported he had been unable
10 obtain any satisfactory explanation
" the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
THAW ATTORNEYS
MAKE FINAL PLAY.
United States Supreme Court
Hears Arguments in Habeas
Corpus Proceedings.

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 12.-Extra-
dition of Harry X. Thaw from New
Hampshire TO New York to answer
an indictment for conspiracy to OBJ
struct justice by escaping from Mattea-
wan insane asylum was taken under
consideration by the supreme court
after listening to oral arguments.
The case came up on an appeal from
Justice Aldrich's decision in the fed
eral district court of New Hampshire
releasing Thaw in habeas corpus pro-
ceedings from extradition.
The argument yesterday marked the
final step in the legal fight that has
been waged for a year to free the slay-
er of Stanford White, the New York
architect
Question after question propounded
by members of the court regarding the
suundness of contentious submitted by
Thaw's attorneys and an arraignment
by the latter of counsel for the state of
New York for dragging into the case"
Thaws wealth were the features of the
argument
William Travers Jerome opened the
argument, declaring Thaw was fugi-
tive from justice, charged with COM
mitting a crime in New York. Frank
lin Kennedy. deputy attorney general
OF New York. argued that the law
under which Thaw was committed TO
Matteawan after the killing of Stan
word White was constitutional.
Chief Justice White asked his first
question when Philander c. Knox. for
mer secretary of state. argued that
only those who had committed crime
could be extradicted and that the state
OF New York was precluded from set
ting up a contention that Thaw had
committed a crime by FIVE decisions of
its courts that he was insane.
The chief justice suggested that a
man might be insane one day and de-
clared sane the next. To this Mr..
Knox replied that the presumption
was that Thaw remained insane.
William a. Stone. former governor
of Pennsylvania. was interrogated
closely by most of the members OF the /
bench during his argument that the !
Of Thaw for conspiracy was \
not valid and therefore no crime was
in Il.
Does the Indictment state Thaw is 1
insane?" Justice McKenna inquired. 1
1T says he was in an insane asy-
lum.' Mr.. Stone responded
Justice Pitney suggested a person
might be in an insane asylum and yet
have lucid moments
The burden is on the state TO show
ne had become sane" the attorney de-
,lared.
But can the burden OF proving that
le considered on habeas corpus pro
the justice insisted.
Talk about the courtroom after the
.rgument indicated that should the
.ourt reverse Judge Aldrich and per
nit extraditiOn Thaw might be advised
o plead guilty TO the charge OF con
piracy as a sane person. with the idea
y gaining freedom by serving the
maximum sentence OF one year for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
HOFFMAN FOUND GUILTY
OF KILLING RELATIVE

At 2:35 this morning the jury in the
Hoffman case in Davenport returned
verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree. Hoffman showed no con-
cern whatever when the verdict was
read. The jury reached a decision aft
er being out eight hours.
Edward Hoffman shot and killed his
father-in-law, Chris Erps. at the for
mer's home on Green Tree road north
of Davenport last summer after a
family quarrel. The defense announced
its intention to file a motion for a new
trial which will be argued within
the next two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
WOMAN FREED IN
POISON Pen CASE
Jury Decides Mrs. McCready
Did Not Send Letters That
Broke Up Families.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 12.-In the poi
son pen" letter case, involving the
sending of unsigned offensive no.es
through the mails, Mrs. Margaret Nc
Cready of Ypsiland was found not
guilty in the United States court.
In the trial it was shown that more
than twenty poison pen" letters" ali
Of a character that made them un-
mailab had been sent to prominent
residents of Ypsilanti. Mrs HcCready
was acquitted of the charge of send
ing them.
Most of the letters charged immor-
ality on the part of husbands or wives.
1t is said 4 number of families were
broken up as a result
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Vatican Announces the
Efforts of Pontiff Have
Ended in Failure.
GERMANY HAD AGREED
Willing to Declare Truce Over
Christmas Season if Other
Powers Would Do So.

Rome Dec. I2-NatiCan authorities
today made public a document set
t.ug forth the efforts OF the pope TO
obtain truce in the European war
during the Christmas season. Efforts
OF the pontin failed. according 10 the
announcement. owing 10 opposition OF
= certain power. The first announce
ment o. the effort OF the pope for a
truce ever the holidays came through
the German official press bureau two
dzys ago. which said Germany was
agreeable. provided all other powers
concerned accepted. Yesterday the
press bureau said Russia had declined
the proposal
German Submarines Sunk
London. Dec. IA dispatch from
Edinburgh 20 the Daily Mail reports
Two German submarine attacks made
OF Firth OF Forth Wednesday morning
we're repulsed Two OF the enemy's
submarines were destroyed. The ad-
miralty has no confirmation.
eottorp Barracks Burned.
Copenhagen. Dec 12.-NeVs is re
ceived that the great Gottorp bar
racks on an island % miles west OF
Kiel. have been completely destroyed
BY fire. The origin is kept secret.
Turks Bernhard eatun1.
London. Dec. PA dispatch from
Coustantinople via Berlin says the
Turkish feet yesterday bombarded the
euvirons OF Batum, a Russian seaport.
One hundred Russians were killed and
q number wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
RETURNS FROM TRIP ON
LOWER PART DISTRICT

Major G ". Hoffman, chief engineer
OF the Engineers Office in charge OF
the Improvement OF the upper Missis-
sippi returned last evening from an
inspection over the lower portion OF
this district. Included in his stops.
we're Hannibal. Mo, Alton. Ill. and
Reokuk. Ia. where work on the river
is still progressing.
The labor on the stream above Keo-
kuk has been stopped owing 10 the
fact that cold weather is imminent
but below IL may continue for some
time longer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
COLLEGE CHIEF Is SHOT
PIasterer Wounds Bethany's Chief in
Dispute Over $780,

Bethany, w. Va, Dec. u. DR..
Thomas +. Cramblet, president of
Bethany College, was shot and serious
ly wounded last night in a dispute
over 500 alleged to be due Howard
Woods, a plastering contractor for
work. After a talk Woods Went TO
his home. got shotgun and later fired
both barrels at Dr.. Cramblet, wound
ing him in the neck and back. Woods
was caught by two students. DIR.
Cramble; contends Woods had been
paid in full.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Philip J. Maekey Dies.

Muscatine, Iowa, Dec. 12.-Philip J.
Mackey. for years one OF Muscatine's
leading business men and lately one
of the best known pearl buyers in
America. succumbed at his home on
West Fourth street az an early hour
this morning 10 a complication of dis
eases His death was not unexpected,
the seriousness of his condition having
been realized for several days. He
was % years Of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Handcuff and lynch Two.

Shreveport La. Dec. l2.-Hand-
cuffed together, Charles Washington
and Breard Henderson, negroes,
charged with killing and robbing Cy-
rus Hotchkin near Mooringsport. were
taken from officers by a mob ana
hanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
DRESDEN NOW IN
PATAGONIA INLET

Valparaiso. Chile. Dec. 12.-It is re-
ported the German cruiser Dresden
has taken refuge in an inlet on the
coast of Patagonia. The Dresden is the
only vessel of the German squadron
which met the British fleet in the
South Atlantic Dec that is not ac-
counted for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
New ICELAND Goes Wet.

Wellington, Dec. 12.-New Zealand's
election returns indicate the licensing
position is unchanged and that nation
al prohibition was not carried The
returns az hand give the government
3S members of parliament. the oNpo-
sition 80 and the labor social demo
Gratis s. The last support the opposi-
fiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Proqress IN Copper Status.

Washington. ID. C.. Dec. I2.-Pro-
eress Is being made concerning the
status Of copper shipments to neutral
European countries. is the announce
meut Of the state department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
GERMAN OFFICER
FOUND IN A TRUNK

London. Dec. IA customs officer
ficer hiding in a huge trunk about to
be shipped TO Rotterdam. 1t is be-
lieved he escaped from one of the
British camps and was endeavoring
to convey information to Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Receiver In Piano Concern.

Chicago, H., Dec. 12.-The Central
Trust company today was appointed
receiver for the II. =. Nelson Piano
company. which recently filed volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy. The liz
bilities are placed at sl.S50.00O w''h
assets of S2.5OO,00O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. M. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Nicinitv

Snow tonight and Sunday. Not
much change in temperature. with the
lowest tonight about 20 degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday. &c;
lowest last light, 10; temperature at
I n. m, %.
Wind velocity, six miles per hour
Precipitation in the last "a hours,
none
Relative humi6ity at p. m. "A; al
: a. m, 76.
River stage. %: no change in the
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
LINES TO REALIZE
INCREASED RATES

Washington. ID. C.. Dec. Il Formal
orders were issued today by the inter
state commerce commission to enable
railroads i'm Central Freight assucia-
tion territory TO realize . per cent ad-
vance on certain freight rates granted
by- the commission Aug. /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
200 AIRCRAFT ARE
NEEDED FOR NAVY

Washington, d, C.. Dec. 12.-Ih
supplemental statement to the hoass
naval committee, Captain Mark Bris-
tol, chief of the aeronautical bureau
of the navy, says 200 naval aircraft
100 for active service and 100 in re-
serve-are urgently needed IN its
plans for national defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Convict Woman of Murder.

Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Charles
Sharpless was found guilty of first de-
gree murder as the slayer of her hus-
band. The penalty under the law is
life Imprisonment. Sharpless was
murdered with a jew"led lodge sword
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
GOVERNOR HEADS
OFF 6 EXECUTIONS

Phoenix. Ariz.. Dec. I2.-There will
Be no hanging at Florence penitentiary
DC -. Six persons. condemned By
ne action of the electorate in voting
NOV . against adjustment Of CAPT
Ia punishment IN Arizona, won elem
eney from Governor Hunt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening stars: Jupiter. Mars Morn
ing stars: Mercury. Venus. Saturn
Three interesting consultations crowd
around zenith about p. m; northwest.
Cassiopeia: southwest. Andromeda;
southeast. Parscus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
sievele Found in Alley.

4 bicycle was found in the alley
near Darts warehouse on Eighteenth
street this noon By Officer Dick Kell,
Who took Il 10 the station. The name
plate IS on OF the wheel. which has a
dark colored frame. red tires with
spring seat II f. supposed that the
bicycle Vas stolen and left in the alley
By the thief The owner can have the
wheel by calling e. the police station
and describing same.
Washington. ID G. Dec. lZ.-Ae en-
or1sl services were held in the senate
today FOR the late Representative Pep
per o. Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Old Nevada Hotel DESTROYED.

Virginia City, New, Dec. 12.-The In
ternationsl hotel. built by Mackay
Floor and Fair in the days when the
Comstock lode was making them mil
lionaires. was destroyed by fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Mccormick Enters Guilty Plea.

Ottunwa. Iowa. Dec. 12.-Clarence
Mccormick. on trial a week for the
murder OF |. ". MeIIott. plead guilty to
manslaughter today. He Is to be sen
teHced next Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Evers Restlna Easier.

New York. Dec. 12.-Captain p
of the Boston Nationals. i'll of p
monia, is resting easier today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
EnaIand orders Knapsacks.

St Louis, Mo. Dec. l2.-An order
for S5OO.0O0 worth of knapsacks from
the British government has been
placed here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
French Announce Gains.

Paris, Dec. 12.-An official state
ment says the French now occupy the
west bank of the User canal. Artillery
engagements resulting advantageousIy
to France are reported in the region of
Arras, near Nompoel. in Aisne. in the
region of Perthes, on the heights of
Meuse and in Nosges