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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
POLICE SEARCH
FOR DRUG BOTTLE

Chicago, Feb. 15-Search for the
bottle in which was carried the poison
which caused the death of Marian
Frances Lambert, Lake Forest high
school girl, continued today. Detec-
tives are endeavoring to establish a
connection between the girls death
last Wednesday and the myterious alb
sence from Madison of William H.
Orpet, University Of Wisconsin jun
ior. The assertion by the police that
drug clerk in Madison had admit
ted he sold Orpet an empty bottle, and
the finding Of poison crystals in an
ash heap in the cellar of the Orpet
home are the principal developments
of the last As hours in the Lake Forest
case.
A gardener on the Mccormick es-
tate, of which Orpet's father is care
taker, is said to have admitted put
ting the poison in the ash heap. This
was explained by the elder Orpet by
the statement that the poison had
been used to kill insects on shrubbery
but that its inferior quality had rem
dered it uselesA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
HeauyQuake
Far Distant
Is Recorded

Washington, Feb. ia very severe
earthquake Mes, recorded this morning
on the seismographs of Georgetown In
iversity here. 1t lasted more than an
hour. The heaviest shocks took place
between 1901 and 1903 o'clock. 1t was
approximately between $500 and 1900
miles from Washington.
The record of the disturbance shows
it began at 6:51 o'clock and continued
until after s a IN. The direction of the
movement was east and west. n
Director Tondorf of the observatory
said the record indicated a very heavy
earthquake which, if it has occurred
on land, will be heard from.
Frequently such earthquakes are Of
subterranean origin and are confined
to the oceans bottom.
Buffalo, n Y, Feb. 15.-The seismo-
graph at Canisius college here today
recorded an earthquake with the pre-
liminary at 6:52 o'clock and the main
shock 7:01 to 1903 o'clock. The tremor
ceased at 1880 o'clock. 1t was estimat-
ed to be about 4,250 miles distant, with
direction doubtful. The local record
did not indicate severe shock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Continued on Page Nine)
WORK OF SAILORS
SAVESA WARSHIP

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 15.-Quick
work Of sailors on the battleship North
Dakota at the Philadelphia navy yard
saved the ship from serious damage
by fire last night. The sailors jumped
from their hunks at the sound OF the
fire alarm and extinguished slight
blaze in the engine room in ABOUT
three minutes The fire was started
by the blowout of a fuse in a dynamo
OIL caught fire and ignited WOODWORK.
An alarm was sounded and when the
sailors discovered that oil was ablaze
they grabbed a bag of sand which is
kept in the engine room for such an
emergency and threw the sand on the
burning fluid, putting out the fire
The fire was a good test OF the EN-
cheney of the fire drills on the vai1ous
warships. At frequent intervals the
fire alarm is sounded and the san rs
respond to it just as promptly as II
there was fra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
CIRCUIT JUDGES
FILE MANDAMUS
SUIT FOR RAISE

Springfield, H., Feb. 15,-Cook
county circuit court judges whose
salaries were raised by the last gen.
eral assembly from $4,000 to $4,000
a year asked leave in the supreme
court here today to file a petition for
mandamus to compel County Clerk
Robert NJ Sweitzer of Cook county to
pay them their raise"
Attorney s. S. Gregory and Charles
S. Cutting filed the motions on behalf
of Judge Frederick Smith and Judge
Jess E. Holdom. The circuit judges
wfre elected June Z, the bill raising
their pay was passed June "a, but the
judges did not assume office until
July 10.
So that it might not be held that the
raise in salary was given them during
their term of office the judges arranged
to have their certificates of election
held up in Chicago until Governor
Dunno had signed the bill. Through
an oversight in Chicago last summer
an overzealous clerk fastened the
election certificates to Springfield.
Judge Cutting, as their representative
was sent to Springfield and had the
bill rushed to the governor for his
signature and also managed to keep
the election certificates from being
filed for several days after they were
received here.
County Clerk Sweitzer was not sat
isfied, it is said, that he legally could
pay the judges their increase, so &C
cording to Judge Cutting, his clients
determined to bring friendly suit
to compel payment.
AS all circuit court judges were in
terested in the suit and as they some
times sit on the appellate court bench
there was no judicial body lower than
the supreme court of the state which
might consider the case without being
subjected to criticism, according to
Judge Cutting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15

THE WAR
TODAY

The most serious battles on any
Of the war fronts are still going
on in northern France, where the
Germans claim to have made no
table gains in the ArtOis region.
In the Balkans the allies are
said to be extending their posi-
tons around Saloniki, concentrat-
ing troops as far forward as the
Bulgarian frontier.
From Athens comes a report
that the Turks are sending large
achievements to their armies in
MesOpOtamia, where the British on
the Tigris are trying to push their
way to kut-El.Amara and the re-
lief of their beleaguered army
there.
Recent Petr0grad advices have
pointed out that the Russian Op-
eratiOns in the Caucasus and in
Persia might eventually be Joined
with the British along the Tigris.
Whether this possibility or other
reasons has caused the Turkish
government to increase its force
in Mesopotamia has not developed.
Austrian aeroplanes are active
on the Italian frontier, having
dropped bombs yesterday on Milan,
killing one person and inturing
five.
Advices received in London state
that in an action between Belgians
who are invading German East
Africa in the Lake kivu district
and a German force heavy losses
resulted on both sides. The fight
ing there, the dispatch says, still
continues.
1t is announced semi-Officially
in Paris that despite the seeming
great activity, the German attacks
in question are in reality only To-
cal actions without gains of signif-
icance. 1t is declared that the
French could easily undertake
similar actions but are refraining
from doing so because the results
are not worth the price that has to
be paid.
German news sources report
great damage to the French fort
ress Of BelfOrt in the recent she'll
ing by long range German guns.
Following their visit, of yester-
day to Milan, Austrian aircraft
have raided Mcnza, 10 miles to the
northeast, one person being killed
and five injured by bombs. Aero
planes which appeared above Bres-
cha were driven away by anti-air-
craft guns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
CHINA PREPARES
TO STAY ATTACK
OF REBEL BANDS

Hankow, Jan. 13-(Correspondence
fUf the Associated Press. Every pre-
caution is being taken by the Chinese
government to prevent Hankow and
the neighboring cities Of Wu-Chang
and Han-Yang from falling into revO-
lutionary control. Strict guard is kept
over the Han Yang arsenal, northern
troops having been placed in charge
! of this important arms and ammuni-
ton center. Big guns have been plac-
ed on Tortoise Hill and Serpent Hill
at Hang-Yang, which command all
three of the cities. These two hills
overlook both the Yang-Tse and the
Han rivers, which join at this place
and make it possible for the force
holding them to control all river traf-
fic, as we'll as the land situation.
Since the Yun-Nan revolt became
known in Hu-Peh province, there have
been many executions of rebels and
their agents at Wu-Chang, the capital
Of Hu-Peh province, which lies across
the Yang-Tse from Hankow. Execu-
tons have also been frequent at Han
kow and Han-Yang. Consequently
there is little discussion of the politi.
cal situation in public places by the
common people and the local newspa-
pers print virtually no news concern
| ing the revolution, excepting off1cia
kilograms and dispatches supporting
| the monarchial movement.
In spite of the various rumors Of rev
dictionary activity, the government
appears to have very good control OF
the situation. Troops have been scat
tered along the YsangTse river II
such a way as to prevent the great wa
ter course from falling under the con
troll of revolutionists.
Shallow water steamers of the Sino'
japanese Steamship company have
been employed by the government, to-
gether with Chinese steamers, for the
Transportation of troops up the Ysang
Use to I-Chang, from that point wood
en- boats must be used to Chung King
From there the troops will enter into
the province of Kwei-Chow, going over
land. Already the first division O
Hu-Peh trops has started up the Yang
Use, and it will be joined by the thlrc
division of the northern army. Trans
nortation is extremely difficult botf
on the upper Ysang-Tse and overland
from Chung-King to Kwei-Chow prov
ince. Consequently the movement VII
be slow and the troops will not bt
able to carry heavy guns. However
they are amply provided with rifles ant
cartridges.
1t is apparent that the Chinese gov
eminent is directing its military oper
atoms so as to surround Yun-Nan ant
nreyent the revolution from spreading
rather than in an effort TO enter Yum
Nan and actually suppress the revolu
tionaries on their own ground.
For the pacifcation OF the public IL
Hu-Peh and Sze-Chuen province!
through which the expedition Will pas
in making its way to Kwei-Chow prov
| ince, military officers have issued no
tices that all purchases made by thu
officers and soldiers will be paid fol
| in cash and that no boats or carts vii
| he commandeered by the army without
nayment. A military transportation
office has been established at HankoV
especially for this purpose, witt
branches at I-Chang and Chung-king
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Enemies of Wilson's Choice
for Bench Getting Lit
tie Satisfaction.
ASK MELLEN TO APPEAR
Head of the New Haven Rail
road Declines to Testify
Against Appointee.

Washington, Feb. 15-1nvestigation
into President Wilson's nomination of
Louis D. Brandeis of Boston to the
supreme court bench was resumed to-
day by the senate Judiciary sub-com-
mittee Representatives Of the Unit
ed Shoe Machinery company. with
which Mr. Brandeis formerly was as
ISOLATED, including S. W. Winslow,
president of the company, appeared as
witnesses.
The committee sought testimony re-
garding charges Of "unethical con-
duct" on the part of Mr.. Brandeis In
| his relations with the United Shoe
Machinery company to the effect that
after serving as its attorney and d.
rector he withdrew and later acted as
counsel for group OF manufacturers
in suit against the company as an
unlawful trust.
The possibility Of extending the in
quiry into New Haven railroad affairs
by testimony of Charles s. Mellen,
president Of the road, was practically
,Fpassed -over- On receipt of a telegram
from Mr. Mellen saying he had no EVIL
dence on Charles W. Barron's charge
that Mr.. Brandeis had helped an at
tempt to wreck the New Haven road
The committee may consider whether
| to call Mr.. Mellen later and make
some further inquiries.
Nothing Against Brandeis.
| When the hearing on the nominal
ton was resumed today Senator Walsh
read this telegram from Mr.. Mellen:
Il have no information of any char
acter that would be of any value to
the SUBJ ommittee on the Brandeis
nomination. l have no papers that
have any bearing on the case. Under
these circumstances may l not be ex-
cused from attending?"
Senator Walsh said in the absence
of Chairman Chiffon he wired Mr. Mel
len:
Mr.. Barron testifying before judic-
larry committee Thursday asserted you
could testify to facts establishing the
charge that Brandeis was employed
to wreck the New Haven road Having
in mind your telegram of today, please
wire whether you can give committee
any information that will shed light
on truth or falsity of the charge"
| To that Senator Walsh received an
other message from Mr.. Mellen reit-
Grating that he had no information
whatever on this subject.
Question Left Open.
Today the committee decided to
leave open the question Of whether
Mr.. Mellen should be sabpoenaed
Senator Clark said he had supposed
Mr.. Brandeis was quite familiar with
affairs Of the New Haven road and
also that he Id read statements from
Mr.. Mellen, "assailing Mr. Brandeis in
most violent terms, SO violent that I
did not see how they could be true"
S. w. Winslow, president of the
United Shoe Machinery company, was
called as the first witness, but yielded
to Hollis R. Bailey, a Boston attorney,
who gave testimony relative to Mr..
Brandeis' connection with the social
ed Warren will case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Fire Breaks Out During the
Night and Many Perish
Nine Bodies Found.
RESCUERS SEEK LOST
Men Brave the Flames and
Gases to Hunt Comrades
in Smoldering Ruins.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 15.-Twenty-
one men probably have persisted,
according to the rescue workers
at the Pennsylvania mine Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany, in which fire broke out in
one of the levels while go min
ers were at work last night. Nine
bodies had been raised from the
mine before noon and II were I'M
accounted for.
The fire at the 1,20O.fOOt level
of the shaft was still burning at
noon, but was under control.
Butte, Mont, Feb. 15.-Twenty-one
miners lost their lives in fire last
night in an air shaft Of the Pennsyl-
vania mine of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company. Twelve others are
missing. The fire still was burning
fiercely yet today.
In the rush and excitement Of the
fire several miners failed to report off
shift The fate of these men, prob
ably a dozen, was in doubt.
Neill Brennan and William Mitchell,
assistant foremen, were among the
first of the rescuers to go underground
and they came up several times before
they we're finally overcome. Their bod
les we're recovered.
John Gilie, general manager of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company
said the fire might have originated
from any Of dozen causes, includ-
ing careless use of a candle, or a
short circuit.
Hope for Missing Ones.
A new ventilating system was in
stalled in the mine today which
changed the air currents. There is
still hope that some of the missing
men may have escaped into the work
ings of other properties.
Within few minutes after the fire
was discovered in the timbering at the
1900 foot level near the shaft, gas
fumes and smoke poured into the
higher workings of the mine. Station
tenders were ordered to warn the
hundreds of miners, some of whom
were as much as a quarter Of mile
from the shaft.
Signals to the engineer from the
cage came from half dozen levels
at once. Insistent calls came from the
500 foot level. One cage full of men
was taken from there but when it was
again lowered to this level there were
no men at the landing. William G.
Mitchell, assistant foreman of the
mine, and Jack Brennan, miner
who volunteered, were quickly low
cred to the 500 foot level. A few min
utes later their bodies were found by
first aid rescue crews. Both were over
come within few yards of the shaft.
First aid teams with complete equip
ment Of respirators and oxygen he'll
NETS had great difficulty in penetrat-
ing the drifts.
Most of the dead and missing men
were at work on the 500 foot or adjoin-
ing levels.
officers of the Anaconda company
gave out a statement saying they had
no means of determining the cause of
the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
DOG SAVES LIVES
FRATERNITY BOYS

Lafayette, Ind, Feb. 15.-"Bob," the
bulldog mascot of the Sigma Phi Ep-
silon fraternity of Purdue university,
saved the lives of the "a members by
arousing them when the fraternity
house caught fire today. Except one
student, who was rescued by firemen,
all escaped down fire ladders. The
building was destroyed, loss $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENAIE.
Resolution introduced to declare
new order OF German admiralty
contrary to American foreign pol.
Icy.
Tillman bill for government.
owned arm0r plate factories TAX
en- up.
Hearings on confirmation Of
Louis ID. Brandeis for supreme
court was resumed.
HOUSE.
General debate on pOstoffice an.
preparation bill was resumed.
Rear Admiral Grant testified be-
fore naval affairs committee.
Judiciary committee voted TO
take up prohibition amendments
at this session, but postponed wo-
man suffrage amendments until
next December.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15

Italy, says that hostile aeroplanes
bOmbarded the Italian town of
SchiO, Is miles from Vicenza, yes
terday, killing six persons and
w0unding others.
Washington, Feb. 15.-GeOrge I.
Marye, American ambassador to
Russia, is understood to be in poor
health as a result of hard work
and probably will retire. His Sec
rotary, Ray Baker, saw Secretary
Lansing today. Mr.. Lansing later
said Mr.. Marye had not resigned.
KeOkuk, Iowa. Feb. 15.-Earl
Hagerty, son of a farmer living
near Alexandria, Mo-, six miles
south of this city, is being held for
$4,000 ransom by Mexican BAN
dts in Sonora state, Mexico, ac-
cOrding to a mysteries letter re-
ceived by his father, William Hag-
erty.
Decatur, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-"The
probable restoration OF a mon
archy in China does not mean that
the revolution of 1911 has COM
pletely faiied,' declared Rev. S. II.
Littell, missionary from China,
who has just returned from the
orient, in an address today before
the laymen's missionary conven-
ton of the central west.
Iowa City, Ia, Feb. 15.-The fed
eral district court at Chicago has
approved the lease by the Musca-
tine-Iowa City Interurban Railway
company of the Chicago, Rock Is.
land and Pacific Railroad COM
pany's tracks between Muscatine
and this city, according to word
received here today. Service over
these tracks by the interurban
company will begin March 10, it
was announced. Two ears viii op-
crate on a two-h0ur schedule.
London, Feb. 15.-Parliament
reassembled today. King Georges
speech from the throne was read.
Berlin, Feb. Is, (via London, 6:16
p. m.)-British positions over a
front OF 500 yards near Ypres, Bel
GUM, have been captured by the
Germans, the war Office announced
today.
Athens, Greece, Feb. 15.-The
chamber Of commerce OF Saloniki
places the loss caused to 50 mer-
chants there by the recent Zep.
pelin bOmbardment at 5,6i0,000
francs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
PEOPLE FLEE AS
LEVEES CRUMBLE

Natchez, Miss, Feb. 15.-Mississippi
river floods were sweeping today
through two new breaks in the levee
on the Louisville side, about six miles
from Newellton.
The 1000 inhabitants of Newellton.
st. Joseph and Waterproof, La, in the
foods path, were fleeing from their
homes on special trains for this city.
Federal engineers said that Tensas,
Concordia, Franklin and Catahoula
parishes would be inundated, the last
two partly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
River Appropriation Bill Taken Up,

Washington, Feb 15.-The annual
river and harbor bill, carrying in the
aggregate an appropriation of $4,000
600 for continuance of work and main
tenance of existing projects, was TAX
en- up in committee today for report
to the house. 1t provides for numer-
Gus preliminary examinations and sur
veys in various sections of the coun-
try.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Grinnell Aviator Makes Record Fligh

Grinnell Aviator Makes Record Flight.
Grinnell, Iowa, Feb. 15.-W. C. Rob
inson, GrinneIl aviator, made the rec
ord flight of his career yesterday az
ternoon when he assembled $4,000 feet.
He was in the air l hour and SO min
utes. On the ground it was 80 degrees
above zero, at 1000 feet above it was
40 degrees, and from 10000 to $4,000
feet up 1t was 10 degrees above.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Succumbs After Operation,

London, Feb. Is, (9:41 a. N. Wis.
count Ridley has died in Newcastle.
after undergoing serious operation.
He was best known as chairman Of the
tariff reform league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15

In previous military movements the
public has suffered very badly at the
hands of soldiers of all armies and
consequently the government thought
it advisable to allay fea- concerning
the action of the expeditionary forces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Police Believes Crones Was
Member of International
Organization.
ATTACK ON CHURCHES?
Many Fires Laid to Band
Buildings Marked for
Destruction.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Search was start
ed today for the principals in what is
believed by the police to have been a
plot to destroy buildings and kill
churchmen, both Of the clergy and
laity in dozen cities of the United
States. Discovery of the alleged plot,
according to the police, resulted from
examination of the personal effects of
John Allegrini confdant of Jean
Crones, who is charged with putting
poison in soup at a banquet given
Archbishop Mundelein, and causing the
Illness of 100 of the guests.
Chief of Police Healey, Nicholas
Hunt, chief Of detectives, and Deputy
Chief Schuettler announced today
after studying TRANSACTIONS of letters
found in Allegrini's rooms that they
regarded as established the existence
Of an anti-clerical organization of de
stroyers" headed by the committee Of
fifteen" Of which Crones and Allegrini
are believed to have been members
Police are searching for Crones, who
is a former assistant chef at the Chi
cago University club, and Allegrini Is
in Jail charged with conspiracy to COM
nit murder,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 2. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

NKfU V1NIHIIys
Fair tonight and Wednesday: warm
er Wednesday, with the lowest temper
AZURE tonight about 20 degrees above
zero.
Temperature at a. m. %. Higest
yesterday 27. lowest last night. 20.
Velocity of wind at I a. N. hiles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. II, at
| Z q. n. rs, at l p. m. today SO.
Stage of water l0.l, fall Of 2 in
last % hours
], NJ. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Four Buildings Marked.


The police were guarded in making
public the contents Of Allegrini's cor
respondence, but it was stated that
plans and specifications were given for
several huge downtown buildings in
Chicago which, it is said, had been
marked for destruction by the COM
mittee. These included the Peoples
Gas Light and Coke company building,
one of the largest office buildings in
the downtown district, the Union
League club, the Federal building and
the Grace hotel.
Destruction in October, 1914, OF st.
Alphonsus' Catholic church in New
York few hours after discovery Of a
plot to wreck st. Patrick's Catholic
church there is believed by Captain
Hunt to have been part Of the alleged
plot According to the detective who
did the translating of the letters found
in Allegrini's rooms, certain ring lead
ers in a conspiracy which is said to be
International in scope, have headquar-
tiers in Rome "They are in the very
shadow Of the Vatican, according to
the letters" said that officer. He added
that some Of the letters contained de-
tailed descriptions Of bombs used by
the conspirators. Some Of these, he
said were designed to wreck buildings,
others to kill policemen and others to
spread death among church goers.
Have Names of Leaders.
Names Of the[ committee of fifteen"
are said to be in the hands of the po-
lice and it was predicted that the ar
rest of some members would be made
before night.
Police working on the cases, pointed
out today that the illness of so guests
who attended the knights of Columbus
banquet, Oct 2 last, might be due to
the activities Of the alleged conspfra-
tors. At first 1t was believed that the
Illness OF the banqueters was due to
ptomaine poisoning, but discovery OF
the plot TO poison guests at the Mum
deleir dinner has given strength to the
belief that the illness Of the other ban
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
Latest Bulletins

London, Feb. Is, 1:0S p. ny
Reuters correspondent at Vicenza,
Italy, says that hostile aeroplanes
bOmbarded the Italian town of
SchiO, Is miles from Vicenza, yes
terday, killing six persons and
wOunding others.