FOUR MISSING IN
TULSA FXPLQSION
Plant of the Central Torpedo'
Company Wrecked — At
Least Two Are Blown
to Atoms.
Tulsa, Okla., April X.—Four per
sons- arc missing, and the plant of the
Central Torpedo company wrecked, as
the result of an explosion of nitro
glycerin today.
Two men. named Shuster and Line
baugh, went for explosives to use In
oil field operations just Before the ex
plosion.
Remnants of clothing found causes
the belief that they were blown to bits.
Two boys were fishing In a stream
near by and cannot be found, though
fish heads were found In a field near
the spot after the explosion.
BRAKEMAN KILLED WHEN
ENGINE BOILER EXPLODES
Tuscola, 111., March 30.—Brakeman
Alva Friddle was killed and Engineer
D. R. Fetrow and Fireman W. E. Pe
ters wore seriously injured when the
boiler of the locomotive of a freight
train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Eayton railroad exploded near here to
day.
FRISCO VOTERS TO
OWN PHONE SYSTEM
Municipal Ownership Approved
in Yesterday's Election By
Two to One Vote.
San Francisco, April 1.—Municipal
ownership of a telephone system was
approved by a two to one vote in San
Francisco, 30,000 voters going to the
polls to express their opinion as to
whether the board of supervisors should
try to nullify the recent merger of tha
Pacific and Home telephone systems,
■and whether an election for the au
thorization of a $6,000,000 issue of
bonds for the acquirement of the Homo
system should be called. The election
was held under the initiative law in
voked by the local electrical workers’
union.
COST OF PROTECTION
AGA..4ST FIRE LOSS
Pierre, S. D., March 30.—The state
department of Insurance has about
completed its annual report. The fol
lowing figures show the premiums re
ceived in the towns with organized flra
department, by foreign fire insurance
companies within the corporate Iimit3.
These returns are not complete, in
cluding only those companies paying
2% per cent state tax, those paying
only 2 per cent to be given later. Thera
are 153 cities listed, paying in ail pre
miums amounting to $896,520 for flra
protection annually. The amount paid
by some of the larger cities and vil
lages is as follows: Aberdeen, $63,517;
Belle Fourche, $20,478; Beresford, $6,
433; Bowdle, $5,222; Britton, $6,209;
Brookings, $9,575; Canton, $7,093; Cen
terville, $3,837; Chamberlain, $9,780:
Clark, $4,S04; Deadwood, $47,914; Dell
Rapids, $4,070; Elk Point, $4,084;
Eureka, $4,830; Fort Pierre, $6,144;
Seddes. $.',.732; Gettysburg. $5,666; Gro
ton, $5,721; Gregory, $5,666; Hot
Springs, $12,716; Howard, $5,876; Hu
ron, $24,4S2; Lead, $38,268- Lemmon,
$12,723: Madison, $11,874; Mllbank. $9,
300; Miller, $5,528; Mitchell, $25,466;
Parkston. $5,825; Philip, $5,483; Pierre,
$16,597; Platte, $5,728: Rapid City, $21,
874: Redfield, $9,712; Sioux Falls, $97,
471; Sisseton, $10,546: Spearflsh, $6,
292: Sturgis, $10,164; Vermillion, $10,
362; Watertown, $' 2: Webster, $11,
128, and Tankto- 19.
STRUCK BY T CAR.
Boise. Id., April I. .... cause Idaho
Edward Kniery, of St. Louis Catholic
;hurch, P.apids City, 111., was struck and
hurled 25 feet by a street car last night.
His skull was fractured and three ribs
broken.
TOWN GOES WET AND
BANK CLOSES DOORS
All Moneyed Men in Idaho Town
Withdraw Funds to Pur
chase Saloon Licenses.
St. Lcuic, Mo., April 1.—Father
county voted “wet,” granting licenses
to saloons, there was a wild scramble
by depositors to get. their money from
the Elk City State bank to buy licenses,
draining and breaking that banking
Institution.
The 'bank probably is the first bank
ing house forced to close its doors be
cause of the temperance issue. Idaho
county bad been operating under a
local option law and was “dry” and
without a licensed saloon. After tho
■'dry” law had been in operation two
years the county commissioners,
through petitions, called an election to
determine whether the county would
continue "dry.” It has been claimed
that under the “dry” policy bootleggers
had flourished.
MADERO GOVERNMENT IS
READY FOR BIG STRUGGLE
Washington, April 1.—Tho Madero
government is preparing for a formid
able campaign against the rebels in
Mexico, according to a telegram re
ceived here today by one of its repre
sentatives from Juan Azcona, the pri
vate secretary to Madero. The mes
sage reads:
"Wo are now sending new forces to
the north and you can expect a de
cisive victory soon. Tho rebels arc
almost out of ammunition."
LONDON BANK BALANCE.
London, April 1.—Bullion amount
ing to £87,000 was tali n Into the
Bank of England on balance today.
BROWN HAS BUT SMALL
(FOLLOWING IN OHIO
Columbus, Ohio, April 1.—The first
test vote in the contest for control of
the meeting of tho republican dtate
central committee today came almost
Immediately after tho session was
called when only four of the 21 mem
bers stood with. Chairman Brown
against going into executive session.
Brown is the Ohio leader of the Roose
velt campaign.
SENATE DEFEATS THE
NEW PENSION SCHEME
“Dollar a Day’’ Plan Lost By a
Vote of 56 to 16—Smith,
of Michigan, Speaks.
Washington. April 1.—The Senate
last night by a vote of 21 to 40 re
jected the Sherwood $1 a day pension
bill which had passed the House, and
then adopted, 66 to 16, the Smoot gen
eral age and service pension measure,
under which the pension roil would be
increased by $20,000,000 annually dur
ing the next five years.
During the debate Senator Overman’s
reference to the burdens of the south
ern people because of pension legisla
tion brought a tart reply from Senator
William Alden Smith, of Michigan.
"I remind the senator that this en
tire pension burden could have been
avoided by the south if It had been
loyal to the union," said he. “I can
not remain silent and hear senators
from the south complain of burdens
our government has been called upon
to bear because of your own unwilling
ness to live with us under the same
flag and in a united country.
“Distinguished southern men who
served in wars prior to the civil war
not only received with evident satis
faction, but asked the government to
reward them for their military services.
That list includes among other men no
less conspicious than Robert E. Lee
and Stonewall Jackson, who were not
above asking this government to re
ward them for the sacrifices made in
the war with Mexico.”
The bill requires beneficiaries to have
served 90 duys and provides pensions
ranging from $13 to $30 a month, in
stead of a 60-day minimum and $15 to
$30 pension as in the House measure. The
bill now goes to conference wdth the
House. The shadow of a possible
presidential veto hangs over the meas
ure.
UNDERWOOD OPENS DEBATE
ON THE NEW WOOL BILL
Washington, April 1.—Chairman
Underwood, of the House ways and
means committee, opened the debate
on the wool bill yesterday by saying
that in three years the tariff board had
cost the country $550,000 and had pro
duced three unsatisfactory reports,
those on wood pulp and paper, wool
and cotton.
Mr. Underwood said that only one of
four experts who had been sent abroad
In 1910 had knowledge of a foreign
language and only one knew anything
of accounting.
"These experts brought back with
them as evidence,” said Mr. Under
wood, “nothing but printed documents
which could better have been sent by
mall.”
The debate was enlivened by Rep
resentative Reilly, democrat, otf Con
necticut, who sharply attacked his re
publican colleague, Representative Hill,
author of the minority wool tariff
measure. Mr. Reilly declared that Mr.
Hill was unfit to have any hand in the
framing of such legislation because he
was an officer in the Norwalk Woolen
Mills company and had been for years.
Mr. Hill’s son, Mr. Reilly added, was
treasurer of the company.
“His case is typical of that policy of
the republican party of putting friends
of the interests on the committees hav
ing charge of legislation affecting these
interests,” said Mr. Reilly.
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SAVING SYSTEM EXTENDED
TO THE FOURTH CLASS OFFICES
Washington, April 1.—Postmaster
General Hitchcock yesterday extended
the postal savings batik by designating
1,000 fourth class postoffices to open
savings bank branches on May 1.
About 8,000 postofflces now are tak
ing postal savings. All are presidential
offices. It is the purpose of Mr. Hitch
cock to extend the postal savings sys
tem to the smaller offices in the rural
districts at the rate of 1,000 a month,
until practically all postofflces doing a
money order business have been so
designated. When this shall have been
accomplished the postal system will be
the most extensive savings institution
in the world, and the country will have
practically 50,000 postofflces doing a
savings bank business.
LOTTERY IN SENATE.
Washington, April 1.—A lottery in
the Senate chamber will determine the
respective tenures of office of the four
senators from the new state of Ari
zona and New Mexico, who will bo
sworn into offices next Monday.
The new senators will draw from a
ballot box papers so numbered as to
indicate to which of three classes of
senators they shall be assigned; those*
whose terms expire in 1917, 1915 or
1913.
ROCK ISLAND WEEKLY
PERMITTED TO ISSUE
Paper That Caused Riots Comes
Out Without Further Sen
sational Statements.
Rock Island, 111., April 1.—The
tveekly newspaper under Investigation
by tlie postoffice authorities and the
publications of which are alleged to
have been in a measure responsible for
the recent Rock Island riot, appeared
without sensational statements today
and was permitted to circulate.
John Looney, the editor, did not make
good his promise that It would contain
another attack on Mayor H. M.
Sch river.
Postoffice Inspector Hadzell, who had
been assigned here to conduct the fed
eral inquiry, is expected to arrive in
the city tonight from Chicago. The in
vestigations by the coroner’s and grand
Juries were resumed today. The city
is quiet.
TAYLOR’S CONDITION CRITICAL.
Washington, April 1.—Senator
Taylor, of Tennessee, although reported
resting easily, is said to be in a crit
ical condition today as the result of an
operation two days ago for gall stones,
Complications attributed to delay In
submitting to the operation have aris
en.
EDUCATORS aVBLUFFS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Council Fluffs, la., April 1.—The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year at the annual meeting of
the Southwestern Iowa Teachers' as
sociation here today: President, E. W.
Fellows, Denison, superintendent of
city schools; chairman ot executive
committee, Clara Cowgill, Red Oak,
county superintendent; vice president,
Anna Z. Ross, of Council Bluffs; sec
retary, W. M. Gimmell, of Carroll, city
superintendent.
FIRST CONCESSION
MADE BY WORKERS
Bituminous Coal Miners Willing
to Give Up Ail Demands
Except for Raise of 5
\ Cents a Ton.
Cleveland, Ohio, March SO.—As a
means of preventing a strike in the
bituminous coal fields the miners pro
posed to the operators today to aban
don ail the original union demands, and
to ask only for an increase in pay of
5 cents a ton over the present scale and
for five hours on Saturdays Instead of
eight. The operators will argue on the
proposition this afternoon with a pros
pect that an acceptance or a rejection
will be reached before night.
Tile miners put the proposition to the
operators In concrete form after they
had held an independent meeting. The
union men pointed out that only two
more days remain before the expiration
of the present wage agreements in both
the anthracite and bituminous fields
and that a suspension next Sunday at
midnight involving almost 500,000 min
ers would certainly bring about a strike
possibly of prolonged duration unless
either side yielded.
Miners Willing to Yield.
The miners said they were willing to
yield, but were determined to have
something In the way of an increase
however small tin- increase was, and
all demands for changes In working
conditions were accordingly abandoned.
Tlie compromise offer probably will
he voted on at a meeting this after
noon.
President White, of the union, said
that if the offer was accepted it would
have to go into the hands of the
union’s policy committee and by the
committee submitted to a referendum
vote of the union. Meantime he said,
he did not se how at least a short sus
pension in bituminous mines could be
avoided, pending the referendum vote.
Operators Still Firm.
The operators' part of the conference
called a meeting after the adjourn
ment, which gave rise to reports among
the miners that the operators were go
ing to propose a compromise on the
basis of 5 cents a ton Increase over the
present wage scale. The operators, aft
er meeting alone, said they had agreed
to offer no such compromise, but rather
to stand on their original offer to con
tinue the present scale for two years,
and nothing more. That Is the ultima
tum, they said, which will be delivered
to the miners at the full conference to
morrow.
"I look for a breaking off of all ne
gotiations tomorrow," said H. M. Tay
lor, president of the Illinois operators.
“It would have come today had it not
been that we did not want to appear
to be in haste in bringing about a
strike We will offer no further com
promise."
Work Stops Sunday.
President John P. White, of the
United Mine Workers of America, said
he had no comment to make on yes
terday developments other than that if
a strike were called among the bitumi
nous as well as among the anthracite
miners it would not he because the
union had failed to exert every effort
to avoid it. He added so far as the
anthracite miners were concerned the
strike already had been called to take
effect Sunday midnight.
The policy committee of the union is
waiting here to take such action as
may be necessary in case all negotia
tions are broken off. In that event the
members say their work simply will be
to devise ways and means in connec
tion with the conduct of the strike.
Commissioner of I^ibor Charles P.
Neill, who has been here securing data
concerning the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers on the railroad em
ployes' situation, has had no confer
ence with Mr. White or with other of
ficials of the minors' union. Mr. White
has said that he was willing to advise
government officials clearly as to the
condition of the miners, but thought
the present stage of the wage dispute did
not call for any assistance from the
government. It is known, however,
that the government has been kept in
formed on the progress of the negotia
tions.
OLD BOARD OF CONCILIATION
IS READY TO LEND ITS AID
Scranton, Pa., March 30.—The board
of conciliation, effective in all anthra
cite mine disputes since the strike of
10 years ago, and which was created
through action of the Roosevelt anthra
cite commission, which ended the strike
of 1902, is ready to do what it can to
bring peace between the operators and
anthracite miners. W. L. Connell, of
this city, chairman of the board, today
received advices from S. D. Warrlner,
of the Lehigh Valley company, and the
three anthracite districts’ presidents,
Dempsey, Fahy and Kennedy, who are
In Cle veland, of their willingness to get
together on the questions Involved.
Mr. Connell is awaiting word from
W. J. Richards, the Philadelphia &
Reading representative on the board,
as to his desire In the matter and if it
Is favorable, will at once call the board
.A
ANTHRACITE OPERATORS READN
TO GRANT MEN A HEARINC
New York, March 30.—The statemen
reiterated by the operators In the an
thracite region, that they are ready am
willing to grant an immediate hearini
when the mine workers should desin
to communicate with them, may re
suit in another conference looking to ■<
settlement of the wage scale and othe
questions. A suspension of work, how
ever, on April 1, was regarded toda;
by operators as practically certain.
Each side asserts that the responsi
btlity for the situation rests with til
other. Coal dealers do not look for ;
long suspension in either the anthracit
or bituminous districts, and believ
that its effects will not be felt in th
main centers of population for at leas
a month.
President Taft is said to be keepini
In close touch wth the situation In hot]
the hard and soft coal districts
through Commissioner of Labo
Charles P Neal who Is conferring wit!
the operators and miners at Cleve
land.
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ENGLISH MINERS VOTING ON
PLAN TO RETURN TO PIT
London, March 30.—Balloting bega
today in all the districts of the Unite
Kingdom, on the question whether th
MEXICAN CAPITAL DISTURBED
Washington, March 30.—Constern.i
tlon reigns in Mexico City over th
federal defeats in Chihuahua. Orozco
success there Is looked on as qull
ominous and likely to be followed b
serious events throughout the republl
according to state department reporl
from the Mexican capital today.
FEDERAL FORCES ROUTED.
Jlmlnez, Mexico. March 30.—T1
rebel triumph Is complete. The last <
the federal forces covering their ri
treat under heavy artillery lire li<
| during the night from Jlmlnez.
million miners now on strike should re
turn to work, pending the decision of
the district board, to be appointed un
der the government's minimum wage
act on the rates of the wages In the
various centers.
In some cases the result of the bal
loting will be known this week. Ae a
matter of fact the colliers connected
with the Brynklnalle. at Chirk, Wales,
already have voted on the question and
the proportion of five to two of the men
is in favor of resuming. These men,
however, are an exception to the gen
eral rule, as throughout the strike they
have Btrongly supported the ownors of
the pits.
The full returns of the balloting will
not be officially announced until April
4, and It probably will bo after Easter
before all the miners return to work.
From now on, however, it Is expected
that greater numbers will resumo each
day.
The total cost of the strike to the
miners' unions to date has been $5,
216,250 and the balance left In the
union's treasury now amounts to only
$4,750,000, most of which Is Invested In
securities which will not bring in their
full value under forced sale.
Besides the total spent by the miners'
union, the organizations connected with
other trades havo distributed nearly
$2,500,000 In out of work benefits to their
members.
It will be months before the Indus
tries and trades of the United King
dom resume their normal proportions
and as the men go back to their work
they will have what are for them Im
mense losses to make up.
The admiralty has learned a lesson
from the strike and has begun working
out plans for Immense oil and coal
storage docks at the now naval base at
Rosyth, In Scotland.
A considerable number of miners
went Into the pits In various districts
today. Some 2,00* men resumed work
In the collerles of Warwickshire, and
the miners of Lanarkshire are return
ing In Increasing numbers, making a
stipulation that their wages Bhall bo
paid tomorrow, as they and their fam
ilies are starving.
FOUR DAY HONEYMOON
LEADS TO COURTROOM
Mrs. Richard A. Bower Says
Husband Left After Week
of Home Life.
Milwaukee, Wls., March 80.—Mr*.
Martha Bower, of Sioux City, today
filed a petition for a divorce. In her
petition Bhe tells of a four-day honey
moon In the Iowa town, which was
ended by the disappearance of her hus
band who she says she has not heard
from since. The wedding took place July
'6, 1908. On July 10. after a quarrel
her husband disappeared without even
saying good-bye. The girl says that
she then left Sioux City, being ashamed
to face her old friends and has since
supported herself.
[Richard A. Bower and Miss Martha
A. Singer were married In Sieux City j
July G, 1908, by Rev. E. H. Stevens, pas- 1
tor of the First Baptist church. The girl
was taking training at the time In the
expectation of becoming a nurse. Dr.
Agnes Elchelberger was a witness at the
ceremony]
CHINA’S GREAT SEAL
IS GIVETYUAN KAI
Reported That Soldiers Starl
Riots at Nanking After New
Regime Takes Hold.
Peking. March 30.—A report re
ceived here from Nanking today says
that a serious outbreak has occurred
there and that the soldiers are looting
extensively.
The handing over of the presidential
seal to Premier Tang Shao Y1 as Yuan
Shi Kal’s representative Is taking place
there today.
Yuan Shi Gets Seal.
Nanking, China, March 29.—Prerntei
Tang Shao Yl, as the representative ol
President Yuan Shi Kal. today re
ceived from Dr. Sun Yat Sen the presi
dential seal of the republic of China.
Simultaneously the names and offices
of the members of the new cabinet were
officially announced.
After handing over the presidential
seal Dr. Sun Yat Sen Issued a message
to the people of China, asking them to
give their loyal support and assistance
to the new government.
ABOLITION OF COURT
IS SOUGHT IN HOUSE
Rep. Sims See Little Use of Re
taining Newly Created
Commerce Court.
Washington, March 30.—A bill tc
abolish the United States commerce
court was favorably reported to the
House today by Representative Sima
for the majority of the Interstate and
foreign commerce committees.
The measure would restore matters
to the slate existing before the passage
of the commerce court act In June,
1010. It would send the Judges now
presiding In the commerce court to
their respective judicial circuits and
have appeals from Interstate commerce
commission decisions decided by the
L district courts. _
, MINE DISASTER BURIES 14.
| Sheffield, England. March 30.—Four
teen miners were burled alive today by
’ the falling In of the roof of a quarry
, near here, where they were working on
an outcrop of coal.
TAFT VETOES MEASURE.
Washington, March 30.—President
Taft vetoed the Joint resolution passed
5 by congress to provide for the estab
i llshment of a permanent maneuvering
1 camp for regular troops and militia
a | near Anniston, Ala.
BOY OF NINETEEN IS
* ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
" Miller, S. D., March 30.—After a
0 strenuous chase by the sheriff, Law
* rence Cook was caught with a $45 sad
e die which he was charged with steal
^ Ing He waived examination this
morning and Is in jail to remain til
s June, when court meets. He came her«
from Yankton and Is 19 years old.
HUFFMAN JURY’DISCHARGED.
o Columbus, Ohio, March 30.—The Juri
if in the case of State Senator Isaac E
!- Huffman, charged with accepting <
d bribe, failed to agree and was dls
charged late today.
BABY'S BBAIN PUT
INTO MAN’S SKULL
Rare Operation in Baltimore
On a Business Men Is De
clared to Be Very
Successful.
Baltimore, March 30.—With the brain
of a new-born baby substituted for a
portion of his own, William Buckner,
a wealthy real estate broker and op
erator of Cincinnati, Is recovering from
the rarest operation ever performed In
the Johns llopklns hospital. Dr. Har
vey Cushing, through whose skill the
wornout bruin cells of a tired business
man were removed and fresh tissue
transplanted. Is watching every move
of hts patient, and declares he will
live.
The transplanting of the brain of the
baby was accomplished tn a few
months after the cldld was born. When
it died of Inanition permission was ob
tained for the operation, and Buckner,
who for months had been in a state
of semi-coma, was put on the road to
health.
This Is the first time an operation of
this character has been performed suc
cessfully. The Idea that It was pos
sible hus been contested bitterly by
many brain specialists.
Buckner came to Baltimore Novem
ber 23 last. For weeks before his ar
rival he had been in a state of coma,
except at Intervals, when he would
awaken and seem well.
Collapsed While Making Deal.
The disease asserted Itself about sev
en months ago, when Buckner was
making a deal with one of his custom
ers. He abruptly ended the conversa
tion and walked absent-mindedly from
his office to his home. There he
seemed In full possession of his facul
ties, but during the evening meal he
fell unconscious from his place at the
table. He was revived, hut several
days later began to complain of a con
tinual drowsiness. This ended In a
complete state of coma within a few
days.
On his arrival here Buckner was
placed under the care of Dr. Cushing.
After an X-ray examination of the
brain Dr. Cushing discovered that a
portion of the brain had decayed and
frayed tissues were causing the healthy
sections to become affected gradually.
The case at that time seemed hopeless,
although Buckner seemed In no Im
mediate danger of death.
It was evident that If something was
not done It would only be a matter of
time before the entire brain would bo
destroyed. Mrs. Buckner pleaded with
the physician, and ho at Inst agreed to
try an experiment in an effort to save
Buckner's life.
Dr, Cushing decided to procure the
brain of another patient as soon after
death as possible and to transplant a
portion of It to the skull of Buckner.
The brain had to be healthy and from
as young a person as possible. Just
then one of the physician’s colleagues
casually mentioned that a child born In
one of the wards had Just died.
INTEREST IN ALLEN
GANG GROWING LESS
People Tire of Continued Prom
ises of Detectives—Young
Claude Gives Up.
Hlllsville, Va„ March 30.—This en
tire section today anxiously awaited
news from the North Carolina border,
expecting to hear at any moment that
wiiat is left of the Alien gang had been
taken.
The capture of Claude Swanson
Alien, son of Floyd and nephew of
Sidna Allen, revived the hope that all
of tho outlaws soon would be safely
behind tho bars. With the detectives
promising captures, day after day.
without result, interest had begun to
lag and many people believed the
fugitives bad made their way out of
the mountains, leaving tho sheriff’s
pursuers to chase shadows on the
mountain sides.
Young Allen's wretched condition,
when he walked out of the bushes and
gave himself up exploded the idea that
the outlawed mountaineers were in
communication with friends who sup
plied them with food as well as in
formation concerning the movements of
the posses. The boy declared he had
been living on bread and water.
Sidna und Friel Allen and Wesley
Edwards are supposed to be in the im
mediate vicinity of where Claude was
found in spite of the latter’s story that
he tiad been separated from the rest
of file party for days.
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HALF STARVED AND TIRED,
CLAUDE ALLEN GIVES UP
Hlllsville, Vo., March 30.—Starving,
sleepless and fatigued, Claude Swan
son Allen came out of the laurel thicket
In the Blue Ridge yesterday, pointed
two six-shooters toward the sky and
gave himself up to the posse which for
nearly two weeks has hunted him.
Complacent and almost happy, he sat
tonight sheltered from a driving storm
in tho little brick Jail, a stono’s throw
from Carroll court house, where on
March 14 the Allen gang vengefully
killed the Judge, the prosecutor, the
sheriff, a Juror and a bystander.
All day the posses, divided Into
small numbers, had been following a
trail thought to be that of Wesley Ed
wards, a nephew of tho Allens.
Claude Allen, the son of Floyd Al
len, who was the cause of the court
house shooting, had been given up us
having escaped.
PATHFINDING PARTY IS
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION
Bridgewater, S. D.. March 30.—The
pathfinders traveling by auto from
Mitchell to Sioux Falls reached this
city last night and were accorded a
hearty reception, resuming their Jour
ney again this morning. The commlt
■ mittee, which is delegated to select the
i official east and west highway be
tween Sioux Falls and Mtlchell, is com
posed of nine members, headed by J.
A. Stransky and S. H. Lea, state en
gineer. The return trip to Mitchell will
1 be via the north route, following tho
• Omaha railroad A convention has been
! called for Mitchell, April 2, when this
t committee will report its findings and
the official route fixed.
i ALBANY, N. Y.—The senate yester
i day by a vote of 24 to 23 refused to
) receive tho report of the Albany legls
- latlve investigating committee which
I scores William Barnes, Jr., chairman
, of the republican state committee, rec
ommends the removal of the mayor,
commissioner of public safety and chiei
of police and suggests suits against the
J" Journal company, of which Mr. Barnes
•- is president, to recover money whlcl
a is alleged to have been Illegally pale
* to it by the slate and county for print
ing.
DIAMONDS FOUND
IN A SEWER PIPE
Workmen Digging in Lawn Re
cover Bag of Jewels That
Had Been Dropped in
Bath Room.
St. Louis, March 29.—Three men,
tigging up the front lawn on the Le
Roy apartments, were the center of
eurlous Inquiry
Some of the neighbors suggested that
oil or a mineral deposit was being
•ought; others that burled gold was
the object of the quest. The latter sur
mise proved to be In part true, but It
was learned that the sodded lawn was
•upposed to conceal not only gold, but
Uamonds.
Mrs. Louis Klein, one of the dwellers
In tho apartments, watched the men at
their digging and told other women
that three articles of diamond Jewelry
which she valued at $1,500, were be
lieved to be In a sewer pipe toward
which they were working.
Appeal Sent to City Hall.
A chamois skin bag, containing the
Jewelry, was dropped accidently Sat
urday by Mrs. Klein Into a basin In
the bath room connecting with the
sewer. After Ineffectual attempts to
recover It from within the house, an
an appeal was made to tho sewer de
partment, and three laborers with
shovels were sent to dig up the yard.
When the laborers uncovered the
pipe and made ready to opqn It, there
was an anxious moment for Mrs. Klein
and the spectators. Then one of the
men shouted: "We've got it,” and a
moment later a drenched bag con
taining the diamonds, was displayed.
Although tho bag was half open,
none of the contents had been lost.
Jewels Betrothal Gifts.
Mrs. Klein told a newspaper re
porter Tuesday afternoon that the
articles of Jewelry were engagement
presents from her husband, who Is In
the millinery business. One was a
solitaire engagement ring, valued at
$4*0, another a la valllere of pearls and
diamonds, valued at $300, and the
third a diamond sunburst which she
considered worth $800.
"I was determined not to lose them,'
she said, “and I have been so worried
that I could hardly sleep for tho last
three nights. Saturday night I didn't
sleep at all. When the men were dig!
glng I couldn’t keep away from them,
net because I distrusted them In any
way, but because of my anxiety to
know whether my Jewels were really
lost.”
The pipe, at the spot where tlx
Jewels were recovered. Is nearly six
feet below the sVdwalk level.
DISORDERLY ELEMENT
IS COWED BY TROOPS
Believed Soldiers Will Be Kept
at Bock Island Until After
Primary Election.
Rock Island, March 29.—Believing
thin me presence of the Sixth regi
ment and the practical martial law
which prevails In Rock Island are tha
best guarantee against a renewal of the
bloody riots of Tuesday night, city and
county officials relected today the sug
gestion that the troops be Immediately
withdrawn. Some cltlzenB said they
believe it would be wise to hold tha
soldiers until after the primary election
April 9.
Although deputy sheriffs made scores
of arrests In the railroad yards and
along the river front last night, there
was no disturbance worthy of com
ment. A11 of those arrested were tak
en to the county Jail and will be held
tor Investigation for several days.
Grand Jury Set at Work.
Judge Frank Ramsay, of the Rock
Island county court today ordered a
special grand Jury to take up charges
of Inciting riot which have been mado
against about 30 individuals, among
whom are a number of local politicians.
The grand Jury will make a rigid In
quiry into all the causes which con
tributed to Tuesday night’s fatal riot.
It Is planned to have sessions begin
tomorrow.
Adjt. Gen. Frank Dickson, who Is di
recting the Sixth regiment In enforcing
order, Instituted a severe military re
gime today, despite protests of mer
chants, who complained that business
was being injured. Several men ar
rested as vagrants last night were sen
tenced to more than a month each at
hard labor In the county Jail.
Harry M. McCraskyn, candidate
for state’s attorney, Issued a statement
which he sought to have published In
local newspapers.
It was referred to Adjutant General
Dickson, who after a conference with
Sheriff Bruner, decided to suppress the
document. McCraskyn then arranged
for circulation of the statement by oth
er methods.
Despite their activity several per
sonal encounters occurred In the dm-.,_
town district. >
Arguments were numerous dnd tno
undercurrent of bad feeling between
opposing political factions came to the
surface frequently.
Sheriff Bruner has made a close In
quiry Into the possibility of a dynamite
plot and today directed several arrests
for this reason. He said, however, that
he believed the situation was well un
der control.
TELEPHONE MEN WILL
AID TOWARD REFORM
Des Moines, la., March 29.—If Iowa
had a state commission to regulate her
; public utilities, costs of litigation that
now afflict tax payers In cities would
be minimized, so representatives of the
I Wisconsin state commission told the
Btate convention of telephone men here
today. The expenses of the Cedar Rap
ids and Des Moines gas cases were es
I peclally mentioned as Instances where
j tax payers would be benefited. The
i delegates to the convention are in favor
i of such commission in Iowa and they
I will use their Influence for one before
the next legislature.
JOHN ARBUCKLE DEAD.
New York, March 29.—John Arbuekle,
the well known coffee man, died early
today at his home !u Brooklyn. He was
74 years old. Death was due to a gen
eral collapse incident to old age. Tha
body will be taken to Pittsburgh to
morrow for burial.
| SENATOR TAYLOR ILL.
5 Washington, March 29. — Senator
i Taylor, of Tennessee, who has been 111
i for some days with an aggravated gall
] stone trouble, was much worse today.
. , His condition this afternoon Is regarded
' as precarious.