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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16
BALLOT PROBE IS
TO Be BR0ADENED
Federal Investigation May Gov
er Several Illinois Con-
gressional Districts.
CANNON is MAIN FIGURE
Lsfssr's Friends in Washington Loud
IN Proteststlons He 10 Vie
tim % Conspiracy.

Washington. ID. C.. Jan. 1s.-Men-
5ers OF the uHnoss delegation n con
Eress today learned that the inquiry
into the election In the Eighteenth
congressional district. the bailiviek Of
Uncle Joe" Cannon. - likely 20
spread throughout the entire southern
portion OF the state.
Wholesale charges OF irregulaTities
ia practically every district outside %
Cook county have been presslted 20
of1claIs here. Since the investigation
started Ia the Eighteenth district i
appear8 that practically every person
who believes there was any fraud IN
any district has communicated Sith
thp' department Of justice.
Members representing ths down
state districts. regardless Of the fact
whether they we're reelected or de-
feafed. were amazed 70 learn that the
dragnet has extended 20 their districts.
Several who were fsfeatsd had no
comment 20 make except TO Eay that
they thought they we're beaten fairly.
Other who won said they heard moth
ing of the fraudulent practices during
tAA- edh4taAsA
one Of the districts which 10 noS
under surveillance Is the Twenty-sec-
ond. IN which East St Louis IS the
principal city. Congressman Baitz.
democrat. representing pat district
was defeated b. former Congressman
W. A. 'ROtenburg To tuterviswers
yesterday Mr. BaItz said he believed
hs was beaten unfairly. But for the
rece-~ death Of his brother. he suid. he
would contest the election
OMAR Says Cannon Won.
One Of (he peculiar facts connected I
with the investigation Is the detsrmin-
alton Of Congress man O'Hair q the
Eighteenth district not TO contest the /
election of 1lr Cannon In sny event I
Dir. OHalr has resistc.tthe Emporium
tiles o. hts colleagues. All he viii say /
e. that Cannon vOu and Is settled in 4
the seat
The fqGestion OF disposing OF that
seat a. MP % the next congress. II
fraud o. discovered and proved. % will
DO necessary for some member 20 move
that the seat be declared vacant The
preaent couErcs~ Is without power TO
act.
Mr. Canuon,s friends in Washington
are fcud IN their protestntious that he
Is bsi1E made victim Of n eisa1tic
Political eoaSpiracy. They point 90 the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16
ANDALUSIA

Rev. L. E. Ellison has gone to
Bloomington where he expects to
preach next Sunday.
George Burgoyne and brother
Charles Burgoyne went to Rock Is
land Thursday.
The Ladies social society gave a din
ner at the hall Thursday.
Members of the Baptist church have
purchased a piano for use in the
church.
sleighing party went to the coun-
try Monday evening to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Dunken The even
ing was spent in visiting and with mu-
sic and at 10 o'clock Mrs Dunken
served a nice lunch.
Mrs. Mary Cosgrove and son LATE of
Illinois City, visited the first of the
week with relatives here.
Mrs. Guy Gilbert and daughter were
calling on friends here Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prignit2 of
Buffalo spent Sunday with Mrs. Prig-
nitz's father. Otto Heinze.
Miss Lottie Householder visited
friends in Davenport last week
Misses Minnie and Frances Bur
meister who visited over New Years
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Burmeister have returned to Daven-
port.
Miss Lola Huntley entertained a
of young people at finch
party at her home Wednesday even
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

The trouble with mast Of MS Us not
50 much that we have a hard row TO
hoe but that we dislike hOeing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

Obituary Record-John Caro-, 81
years old. died at local hospital yes
terday morning after a lingering i'll
ness. He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. William Holm, OF this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16
CARBON CLIFF

Vernon LARGER Of Silyis spent sun
day at the John Fahlstrom home
Mr.. and Mrs. P W. Beckwith Of
Davenport spent Sunday with the lat
ters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hob
land.
The Misses Bridget, Ella and Mar
garet O'DonneIl were in East Moline
Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Sickler and sister, Miss
Dorothy Weitz, visited with their sis.
ter, Mrs. Fred qiaason, at Rock Is.
land, the latter part Of the week.
A. Stipp of Downing, Mo. is enjoy
ing a visit at the home Of his son.
Olin A Stipp.
Miss Nellie Florin visited at Moline
Monday
Miss Ellen Settles has returned
home from a weeks visit with hela-
tives at Coaltown. Miss Hazel New
ton accompanied her home for short
visit.
Mrs. Fred FreIls and daughter Lu-
Gle visited Thursday with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Charles Aekers. at Moline.
Mr. and Mrs. John Benson and
daughter Gertrude of Columbus juno
ton, Iowa, are here on a visit at the
home of the formers mother. Mrs.
Alice Benson, and the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dapler.
Miss Carrie NJ. Lambert of Milan
visited Monday at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. George Holland
Elmer Frells is visiting at the home
of his uncle, Elmer Denhardt. at
Hampton
Mr. and Mrs John Crouch and chill
dren, Raymond, Ralph, Hazel and
Bernice Of South Rock Island spent
Sunday at the home OF Mrs. Crouch's
brother, Ernest Denhardt.
Rev. John Kennedy and Mrs Ken
nedy of Hampton are here this week.
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy is assisting Rev. F.
w. Thompson in his revival work
here.
George Little of Coaltown visited
Tuesday at the home Of his brother
Elwood Little.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crouch and fam
lily of Barstow spent Sunday at the
home OF the latters niece Mus. o. A.
Stipp.
The trouble with most Of us is not
so much that we have a hard row 10
no lfer91-, b1ofvD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16
DAY IN DA NEWPORT

placed. and pulled it towards the
front of the window, grabbing promis-
cously They were evidently in a
hurry and unable to make thorough
job of il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

Of the eastern district of Illinois was
absent from the city. but it = known
that he has been in communication
with the department OF justice regard
ing the pending inquiry. a secret in
vestigator left here last Monday night
for Washington after spending a week
in quiet investigation. Just what in
formation or evidence he obtained is
not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

Judge Donegan signed an order direct
| ting the administrator TO accept the
terms OF the railroad and close the
estate.
| Suit Against Officer-Fred Strom-
beck claims $4,000 actual and $4,000
exemplary damages against William
Bishop in his amended and substituted
petition filed in district court yester-
day Strombeck had sued the officer
some time ago on the ground of false
arrest and Imprisonment and for
physical fortunes which he claims
was inflicted on him by a 'trusty" at
the county jail.
Explosion Shakes Building; Loss $50
An explosion of grain dust occurred
in the exhaust chute at the Purity
Oats company plant. The decoration
shook surrounding residence buildings
for a distance of several blocks. The
damage, which resulted only TO the
chute, Will amount to approximately
$50. No one was injured.
Amazon Company Assessed Fine
The Amazon Vinegar & Picking com
pany has been fined $50 and costs by
Justice w r. Names, the fine being
assessed on eight different counts.
AduIteration of products, sweet pick
les and sweet mangoes. by using
salicylic acid in the process of manu-
facture was the specific charge. The
company pleaded guilty on each count.
The cases against the Amazon com
pany followed the discovery of the
adulterated product in several Daven-
port grocery stores. The same pro
duct was found in Rock Island stores.
Analysis by the Illinois state and by
federal chemists showed that il also
contained salicylic acid, one of the
strongest anti-ferments and preserva-
tives known.
Wins Prize in Corn contest-Hans
WiIsterman, a former Scott county
boy. who left here three years ago,
has won first prize In the Redwood
county. Mimi, boys corn contest. The
lad and his parents went TO Minnesota
from here and purchased $50 land
This year on 40 acres they had an
average yield of corn amounting to "A
bushels
Obituary Record-John Caro-, 81
years old, died at a local hospital yes
terday morning after a lingering i'll
ness. He is survived by daughter,
Mrs. William Holm, Of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

East St Louis, H.. Jan. 16.-WiL
liam iSprouse. who accused the chief
of police of East st. Louis of cruelty
in order to obtain a confession that
he had murdered his wife. was con-
victed of the murder at Clayton, Md,
and sentenced TO death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

French army officers have solved
the problem OF travelling over desert
sands with a slight sledge. driven by
an aerial propeller. which makes fair
speed and climbs grades easily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

Bloomington. III. Jan 16.-Roscoe
Haefer. %. a wealthy young farmer.
son OF former Mayor Haefer. died sud
denly OF heart disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16
OLD MISSION BEER
Equal to the Best imported.

Equal to the Best Imported.
Have you tasted Old Mission beer?
Equal 10 the best imported and rec
commended by physicians.
CAdv) ROCK ISLAND BREWING co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-16

, placed. and pulled it towards the
front of the window, grabbing promis-
| cously. They we're evidently in a
hurry and unable to make thorough
job of it.
Mysterious connoisseur Flees After
Pawning Instrument-The aid of the
Davenport police has been enlisted
in an attempt to recover an ancient
violin of great value and a "myster-
ious connoisseur" who secured posses
sion of it and fed the city. The in
strument which has been handed
down from generation TO generation
in a Davenport family is said to be
over 100 years old. The story of the
missing violin was told the police by
Walter Larson, residing at 800 East
Seventh street. Larson, according TO
the police. was in need of ready cash.
The mysterious colnoisseur," whose
name is being carefully concealed, ad-
mired, the violin and proposed to pur-
chase it Larson agreed to part with il
for sos, same TO be considered only in
the light OF loan. and was to again
secure the instrument when he repaid
the debt, according to his statement
given the authorities. The "cOnnois-
seur" took the violin, presumably to
try 1t, and never returned. Larson dis
covered he was "Out" both the violin
and the S55. An investigation dis
closed the fact that the instrument
had been pawned in a local estab
nshment.
Pays sf75 for Negroes Death-The
sum of SITS and costs of proceedings
was paid by the Rock Island road for
the death of Richard Pitts, the negro.
whose body was found at the girders
at Fifth and Perry streets Monday
Wayne Cook of the law
firm OF Cook & Balluff had eeen ap-
pointed a special administrator and
in his application for settlement of the
claim against the Rock Island road
ne said he did not know in what man. |
her the negro met his death. He re- |
ported TO the court that the railroad |
had agreed to pay the above sum |
Anna Pitts, the widow, also filed petit |
ion for letters of administration. !
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
NOTE To WILHELM
Reply to e. s. to Meet Most
Optimistic Forecast.
Not to Give Up Plungers, but to
Modify Warfare.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

Berlin, July 3.-Chancellor Beth
mann -Hollweg left today for the
kaiser's headquarters in Galicia with
the completed text of the German re-
ply to the GermanAmerican note. If
it meets with the emperor's full ap-
prevail the communication probably
will be delivered to Ambassador Ger
ard on Monday.
The German reply is not the mere
answer of German diplomats 1t may
be considered as representing the
opinion of the whole German people
regarding her submarine policy. Dur
ing the time it was under construction
by the foreign office and marine. sew
era, prominent German editors, bank
ers and business men were called in
and asked to express their views
These, 1 am reliably informed, gave
approval to the stand the imperial
government takes.
The final draft as completed last
night meets the most optimistic fore
cast. Those who saw the text inform
ed me today that Germany is willing
to safeguard the lives of neutralS
crossing the ocean even aboard bel
ligerent ships, if such vessels do not
carry ammunition and do not use the
American flaS.
Germany will not give up ker sub
marine policy, but she is willing to
modify her methods to that extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
TRAIN THROUGH
TRESTLE;MANY
BELIEVED DEAD
Frightful Accident Forty Miles
South of Seattle.
Three Coaches Plunge to Death
in Ravine.
TAKE VICTIMS FROM DEBRIS
Meager Advices Tell of st. Paul
Road Horror.
Officials at Seattle Know Little
of Disaster.
Three Coaches Plunge to Death
in Ravine.
TAKE VICTIMS FROM DEBRIS
Meager Advices Tell of st. Paul
Road Horror.
Officials at Seattle Know Little
of Disaster.

Tacoma, Wash, July "a Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul passenger train
fell through a trestle near Rainer, 20
miles south of this city this morning.
Many persons are reported killed.
All coaches except one of the train
leaving Ia coma at $50 a. m, for
Grays Harbor, broke through an
overhead trestle of the Northern Pa
cific track half a mile from Rainier,
about 9 o'clock and fell on a freight
train passing beneath. The dead and
dying are reported being carried to
Rainier.
Seattle, Wash, July 3.-Train No.
115, on the Grays Harbor division of
the Milwaukee railroad, which left
Seattle for Hoquiam, at 1920 o'clock
this morning, was wrecked near
Rainier, 40 miles south of Tacoma.
The general office of the Milwaukee
is without details of the extent of
the accident. The train was COM
posed of three cars.
Among the known dead is Louis e.
Bra deem of Seattle, contracting freight
agent of the Milwaukee road. Mrs.
Bradeen was badly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
Government Loses Action to
Dissolve Reading Company.
Court Rules Against Separating
Jersey Central and Reading.
ANTITRUST ACT HIT AGAIN
Washington Held Issue One of
Greatest Importance.
Defendants Control So Per Cent
of Unmined Coal.

Philadelphia, July 8.-The United
States district court today rendered a
decision in favor of the defendant in
the government suit to dissolve the
Reading company and to separate the
New Jersey Central from the Reading.
The suit of the government against
the Reading company and allied cor
porations is probably the most impor-
tant step the department of Justice
has taken in it's attack upon what IL
contends is monopoly in the an+hra-
cite trade. In 1907 the government
filed a suit against all the anthracite
carrying railroads and affiliated coal
companies charging that a general IL
legal combination existed among
them. This charge was not sustained
by the supreme court but the govern
ment won two other material points
in that suit. 1t then decided to take
action against many of the companies
in separate suits. The case against
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
err railroad and it's allied coal COM
pany and that against the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad and the coal company af-
filiated with 1t are now in the federal
courts.
Filed in 1918.
The suit against the Reading was
filed here in September, 1913. Tho
defendants are:
The Reading company, holding
corporation.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way company.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron company.
The Central Railroad company Of
New Jersey.
The Lehigh and wilkes Barre Coal
| company.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
company.
Wilmington and Northern Railroad
company.
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
company.
Lehigh and New England Railroad
company.
George F. Baker, Edward T. Stotes-
bury, Henry c. Frick, Peter A. Il.
Widener Daniel willard Henry p.
Mexican and Samuel Dickson, direct
ors of the Reading company, who are
also directors in one or more of the
other companies controlled by the
Reading.
Generally stated the objects of the
suit decided today were to dissolve
what the government declared to be
a combination of competitive produc-
ers, shippers, sellers and carriers of
anthricite heud together. il was alleg
ed, in violation of the federal anti
trust act through the Reading COM
pany, which has a captalizat ton of
5,000,000; to dissolve an alleged
contributory combination between two
of such competitive producers, ship
pers sellers and carriers and to re-
[Continued on Page Two1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
BUSINESS WILL
STAND STILL
independence Day Will Be
Given Up to Pleasure.
Offices, Stores and Shops to
Shut Down Monday.
NO GENERAL CELEBRATION
Everybody and His Family to
Follow Own Inclination.
AmusementS at Parks and Ways
for Getting There.

Rich man, poor man, beggarman,
thief: doctor, lawyer, Indian chief
all. like Kipling's colonePs lady and
Mrs. O'Gra rady-will be the next of kin
under the skin Monday, July 5, when
a nation will take a holiday in OBJ
servanee of the day that John Han
cock signed his name in big, bOfdI'et-
ters in order that King George would
not be forced to don his specs to see
that he was one of the signers of an
infant nations independence ulti-
matum.
Monday Topekas rich man will
close his office and take his family for
an auto ride in the country, or per
maps he will be a speaker on one of
the numerous sane Fourth" pro-
grams. The poor man will walk or
take a street car to one of the numer-
GUS parks with lunch basket and
watch his children as they marvel at
the amusements or the Gagged animals
at the zoo. Even the beggar man will
celebrate. Perhaps he will sit on one
of the hard benches at the park and
dream of better days while the band
plays patriotic airs. The chief clerk
will leave his letters and his desk
and load his family into the Ford for
a picnic or fishing trip. In the eve
ming he will return tired and wan
after sundry battles with red ants and
other insects that make a genuine
[Continued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
SHOT ECHO OF WAR
MOrgan's Activity for Allies
Recalled by Financiers.
Great House Purchasing Agent
for British Government.

Ne1y York. Juls 7.--WF5ea. TIE ns-zs
of the shooting of Mr.. Morgan reached
financial circles in New York. the
question was raised as to whether the
financier's activities in connection
with European war had anything to
do with the motive of the attack upon
him.
The house of ]. P. Morgan & Co.
is the purchasing agent of the Brit
ish government for munitions and sup
plies bought in this country. 1t was
only this morning that the announce
ment had been made prominently in
New York newspapers of details of a
plan of a group of bankers, of which
Mr.. Morgan was one of tie leaders,
for the f1otation in this country of
800, 100000 of the new British war
loans
In March, last Morgan crossed the
ocean on a mission which he himself
did not disclose, but which was gem
orally supposed to be the arranging of
credits in this country for the pow
ers at war with Germany.
Agency Arrangement Criticised.
The arrangement under which the
Morgan firm was appointed CONNER
cial agent of the British government
in the United States during the war
was widely criticised. On the one
hand, it has not met with satisfaction
among large number of American
contractors for supplies. They COM
planned that in some cases they were
!
lines of commerce. In England the
criticism of the arrangement was car
ried into parliament and only yester-
day it was debated there.
Scored as Interloper.
Lord Grinthorpe, a banker member
OF the house of lords, urged that Can
ada should have the preference in the
orders for shells and added that zone
reason why more orders are not GO
Ing to Canada is that the big shadow
of an interloper stands between her
and the government"
Earl Curzon. lord of the privy seal.
replying to this speech, informed the
house that the Morgan company was
acting as British agent on a commits
sion OF only one per cent. Within the
last forty-e1ght hours, he said. Il
have seen testimony from the highest
authority that the Morgan arrange
ment has assured us the highest ef-
ficiency and economy and been most
beneficial to both the government and
the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
DALLAS HOME OF HOLT
Father-in-Law Bars Newspaper Men
From Professors Wife

Dallas, Tex, July 3.-Presiding
Elder o. F. Sensa baugh, of the Dali
les district Methodist Episcopal
church, South, said today he has
son-in law named Frank Holt, whose
present address is Mills hotel. Seventh
avenue and Thirty-siXth street. New
York City
Mr. Sansa abaugE said his son-jn-law
had been an instructor at Cornell and
that he expected to come to Dallas in
August as head of the Romance de-
partment of French in the Southwest
ern university at Dallas, which opens
its doors for the first time this fall.
Mr.. Sensabaugh had no word from
Holt as 80 his recent movements.
DR.. Sensabaugh' said that Mrs. Holt
his daughter, has been in Dallas eight
weeks. He refused to permit news
pa per men % see her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-03
F|END WHO TRIED
TO BLAST CAPITOL
STAYS IN HIDING
Reception Room on South Side
Badly Wrecked by Bomb.
Washington Pushes Investiga-
tiOn Into Outrage.
EXPLOSION JARS BIG Pile
Strong Odor of Smoke Detected
Following Report.
No One Is Hurt, but Guard Is
Badly Shaken Up.
Washington Pushes Investiga-
tion Into Outrage.
EXPLOSION JARS BIG PILE
Strong Odor of Smoke Detected
Following Report.
No One Is Hurt, but Guard Is
Badly Shaken Up.

Washington, July 3.-Investigation
was under way today to determine
the cause of the terrific explosion
which wrecked the public reception
room on the senate side of the capi-
tol last night.
While the exact cause of the blast
could not be ascertained until after
an expert inquiry had been made, 1t
was generally believed to have been
due to a bomb or Internal machine.
No Employees on Duty.
None of the force of employees of
the capitol was on duty in that part
of the building at the time of the ex-
plosion and no one was injured.
Piles of shattered plaster from the
frescoed ceiling and walls, broken
crystals from the big chandelier,
pieces of the immense mirror glass;
windows and splintered woodwork
Uttered the floor early today. Glass
was broken and part of the panellng
smashed IN the door opening from the
reception hall into the lobby running
along the rear of the chambers. A
heavy door into the vice presidents S
room, but which had not been opened
for many years, was blown partly
open by the force of the concussion.
and the door leading into the room Of
the sergeant-at-arms, opposite, was
damaged.
Explosion Heard Many Blocks.
The explosion was heard ma1y
blocks away and guards in all parts
of the capitol and excited persons
from some distance went running to
see what had happened.
While no one was injured. Watch
man Jones, who was seated at the
senate entrance door beneath the
wrecked room, was almost lifted from
7s{s chair by tie force of the expio-
sion. Watchmen in the far end of tho
building, a long city block away,
thought the dome of the capitol was
calling in or that some equally great
catastrophe had occurred, so great
was the force of the conclusion which
caused the building to tremble. Those
who were early the scene said
there was strong odor Of smoke
which lasted for some time, lot only in
the reception room, but in the adjoin-
ing rooms and hall.
Superintendent Woods declared il
an explosive substance of any kind
had been placed in the room, the
guilty party had not intended any
great damage to the building. The
bomb was not large enough to damage
the construction of the building.