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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09

Leading the field by margin Of
15J miles, Lieutenant Belyin ~.
Maynard whirled into Framing
field, Rock Island, at S:57 o clock
this morning the first pilot in the
transCOutinental air derby TO ar
rive
No sooner than the machine came
, TO a halt than "TriXie,' a German
police dog. the lieutenanta mascos
bounded out Of the plane onto the
ground, Vagging his tail in delight
for his masters success thus far
in the greatest air derby in the his
tory of the United States
Lieutenant Maynard, known az
! the Flying Parsou,' made the
7 flight from Chicago. q distance Of
/ 155 miles. in ! hour, 25 minutes. lie
I left Chicago at 1912 and arrived
/ here at 8:37 By requirements ~
! the rules under which the derby Is
! conducted, he was compelled TO re-
main here 30 minutes. lie took or
gas and oil and although he was
/ due TO leave at 9,07. il was two
minutes later, 9.O9, when his place
/ took of and nosed It's way wes.-
/ ward for Des MOines.
The lieutenant, winner Of the
recent New York Toronto race, was
/ accompanied by IS. h. Klein o.
/ server aud mechanic and The police
I dog. His arrival was three hourz
ahead of the time he had been eE-
I pected An Associated Press dia-
! patch from Chicago brought the
! Ihret news OF his impending arrival
10 Rock Island and an ArEus rep
7 ireSentative, hurrying 10 the field
| gave first Information TO the force
on duty At the landing place. thai
/ the lieutenant was soon to arrive.
Argus Nan Greets Him.
The Argus man was the only
newspaper man on the grounds 10
greet the lieutenant After com
mentiDg on the rough sailing and
( the fact that he had 10 travel under
/ clouds, he made mention that be
I Vas one-tbird or the distance tu
the coast and pointed to a sign on
! the side OF his machine. which said
Hello Frisco" Rock Island IS ESQ
miles from Nineola, the distauce
! from Mineola to san Francisco be 1
ing 2.7Ol miles
The leading pilot drove De
( Hayiland 4. the type Of plane Which,
the American army used in France
/ II has a speed of l24 miles perl
hour and has A 4O0-horse power
! Liberty motor In CircliHE d0wnI
onto Framing field. Lieutenant MAJ
/ uard was flying SO Low that BEL
! barely missed the brick chimnet
on the school house which is Sit
uated across the road a short dis
tance east Of the field.
Lieutenant Maynard was the win
ner I'm the speed trials OF the Nep|
. Nork-Toronto derby a month ago
I succeeding in his race in makiuz.
the extraordinarily fast time o
! l3SS miles per hour He was
minister before entering the arm
! service and he is widely known
the fying parson." He served M
+ The American EXpeditiouary forct
many months and was one OF the
/ crack test pilots Of The American
assembly plant a. Romorant.r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
ENDSTRIKES,
LOCKOUTS is
PARLEY PLEA
Immediate Arbitration of
Steel Case Also Pro
posed at Meet.

Washington. Oct 9.-4u i'm.
mediate Industrial truce to con-
Time three months, creation Of
an arbitration board BY the
president and congress and I'M
mediate arbitration of the Da-
tion-Uide steel strike were
among proposals made today TO
the Industrial conference here.
The first two we're presented by
representatives of the public
and the last by the labor
group.
Bernard " Baruch. chairman OF
the public group. made the pro
possl for the industrial truce.
while Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation OF
Labor and chairman OF the labor
group. proposed arbitration of the
steel strike.
Mr.. GOmpers' plan contemplated
strikers to work pending the out-
NcHi' " 'AOtt9 W d DllI dLf int
dispute.
GAVIN McNabb Of San Francisco.
proposed a permanent arbitration
board his resolution. which had the
approval OF the public group. pro
yiding that All living sx-presidencs
be mem bers.
All GrOunps Represented.
President Gompers' board fo-
arbitration Of the steel strike would
be composed of six members. two
to be appointed by each of the
three groups in the conference
capital. labor and the public.
Mr., Gompers also presented a
resolution embodying II funds-
mental principles, which. he en-
phasized. had the unanimous ap-
proyal OF the labor group. iuclud
ing the representatives of the tour
railroad brotherhoods.
Protests Group System.
The controversy between NIr.
Gompers and the capital group
aroused Dr. Charles ". Elliott.
president emeritus of Harvard
university 20 register a vigorous
protest against the group system.
Declaring that a conflict was al
ready on between capital and la
Continued on Page Fifteen)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
TWO ARE KILLED
AND 25 INJURED
DURING TORNADO

Hotsington. Kan. Oct with
two persons here known dead and
% injured, several seriously. as
the result OF a tornado that swept
over that vicinity late Yesterday.
officials today were making efforts
TO learn whether there had been
any casualties in outlying districts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
sCULLY.s SUCCESSOR NAMED.

Chicago. III. Oct. . Judge
James T. Burns of Kankakee coun-
ty, H., has been appointed by
County Clerk Sweitzer to fill the
vacancy caused bv the death of
County Judge Thomas r Scully.
Judge Burns viii assume once
next Monday morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09

RousCh also took care OF Felsch 5
high f1v. Gaud;I up. Foul, strike
one Bal one Neale camped
under GaBdiI's fly and captured it.
No RUNS, ONE HIT. NO ERRORS.
Rain Dampens Hopes.
Threatening weather dampened
the spirits of the fans here today
and only a small crowd was on
lrnntf1ued IN Pa-c Eiftsen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
Argus Man Only Newspa-
per Representative to
Greet Maynard.

Captain H. e. Drayton. pilst-
Ing q De HaFiland 400
horsepower plane. arrived 81
Framing field, Rock Island, at
1884 this afternoon. lie was
accompanied by Lieutenant l..
]. SwecIey. lle left Chicago
at l:l0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
The Weather

Unsettled and much colder to-
night and Friday Probably rain
Fresh to strong southwest 10
northwest winds.
Highest temperature Yesterday.
"a.
Lowest last night, So
Velocity OF wind at a N, y
miles per hour
Stage Of water, feet, a fall OF
s IN last "a hours.
n m Sn m a m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
STEEL WORKERS
IN EAST CLASH
Police QueI Disorder Near Pitts
burgh After Several Hurt
Gary Radicals Raidcd.

Pittsburgh. Pa. Oct. "a clash
between negro workers and foreign
born strikers AZ Donora today re-
suited in two men being shot a d
wounded aud a number injured.
The crowd was scattered by III.
state police without serious cas-
ualties.
Chicago. Oct 9.-Federal agents
TODAY made another series Of raids
on the homes OF radical leaders Al
Gary. Ind. and seized a quau'its
OF fiTedrms. -ed dags and revoIu-
tiouaTy literature. II was announc-
ed hat the drive against radical
leaders who are said 10 be respou-
sible for most OF the rioting IN
this district would be continued
until the last asitator who breaches
sedition has either been arrested
or driven away
Officials OF the steel mills in dis
tricts under martial law or mil
tary control reported that strikers
are returning o work in Incress-
ing numbers and that production
in the plants was slowly being re-
stored 20 normal Union labor
leaders deny that the strikers are
returning IN large numbers and IN
sist that the skilled workers are
standing firm
Reach Agreement
Warren. Ohio. Oct . - Differ
ences between the Trumbull steel
company. an independent orgaulza-
ton. and its employees were amica-
bly settled u Veducsdav The settle
ment marks the first break IN the
steel strike of the MahrHinE val
10y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
BRITISH MINERS
SEEK COMPLETE
NATURALIZATION

London oct. "a deputatiou o.
British miners will call on Premier
Lloyd George today 10 press for a
complete naturalization Of mines.
The Gepusatiou. as announced. con
sists OF mem bers from parliamentary
committee Of the Trades Union con
gress, which met recently in Gias-
gov. and members Of executive
committee Of the miners fedora
ton. j. Fl. Thomas. secretary os
the National Union OF Railway
Men and leader OF the recent strike.
will head the deputatiOn as the
new chairman OF the parlismen-
ta-y committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
PLANE FALLS: THREE nTF.

Pensacola. Fla. Oct -9.-Three
naval ayiators were killed in the
fall Of a seaplane into the bay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
Industrial Truce is Asked
LATEST FLASHES
ON AERIAL RACE
ACROSS COUNTRY

Captain II. c. DrsytOn, pilot
ing a Dc HREl Hand 4. arrived at
Framing field, Rock Island. at
3:34 this afternoon. He lett
Chicago at 1;lj.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21

concert and thus exert some influ-
ence for peace.
To give Congress authority over
contributions to the expenses of the
League a reservation seems un-
necessary. Public money can get out
CT the Treasury only after congress
sional appropriation. The making OF
League delegates, like ambassadors,
subject to confirmation by the
Senate, would best be covered by
law. The reservation safeguarding
against any recognition of the white
slave traffic and validating the acts
of the custodian of alien property
may be regarded as superfluous.
1t is not friendly to the reserva
tion idea to urge the insertion of
single item not required. To strain
to find loopholes would naturally give
the impression of desire not to
ratify in good faith, and might tend
to arouse antagonism abroad.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
An American Who Resigned

Recriminations are hardly in
order touching the late Viscount
Astor. America could not give this
wealthy and conservative citizen
what he wished in life, so he went
elsewhere. We have no leisure
class in America. 1t is the genius
of the country to work and work
hard--or at least it was until the
present strike virus temporarily
infected certain portions of our
landscape. If you wish to loaf in
America you must do it in very sad
company indeed.
1t was not so in the old England,
and there are certain obvious sat-
isfactions to be had in an at-
mosphere where leisure can be
turned to decent and interesting
advantage. For one thing, such a
class makes for permanency and
tradition. 1t is part and parcel of
the continuity of England that en-
courages such artistic and COM
Portable creations as family por-
traits, trees, turf, gardens and
houses to grow and ripen into a
mellow old age.
A democracy makes for swifter
progress and more general we'll
being; but it also makes for mucn
tearing down and rebuilding, for
change and chaos. Your stately
family mansion of 1870 is hive of
stitchers at machines by 1900
Whole suburbs are ploughed under
90 sprout factories. Prairies turn
into cities. No man can plant or
build for his children with much
confidence that the community will
endure-or that his children will
retain enough Of the family fortune
to endure living in it.
We can prefer our own restless
dwellings, and believe whole-heart-
edly in them without binding our
eyes to what we miss and lose.
Viscount Astor won his hearts de-
sire. In doing so he sacrificed all
that America offered. We can re-
spect him for possessing the cour-
age of his convictions and thank our
stars that America is America and
that we love it-with all it's faults.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
AMasterp;ece A

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Now that Ding and Briggs and
f. p. A. have had their shares of eulory
IN your columns perhaps you can
spare little space in which to praise
an unsigned writer.
Who he is, this anonymous reporter.
| do not know-he may be a star or IL
cub. What l do know is that he is 4
Writcr-and, in my opinion, is as much
of an artist as almost any producer
Of signed fiction current in the maya
zines.
His story Of the robbery of the Ro-
selle Bank. on the last page of The
Tribune to-day, seems to me master
piece Of news writing. 1t is fresh,
clear, picturesque and witty, with no
'acrifce OF newa TO mere smartness.
and in construction is remarkably in
Cenious. His charactcrizations are 90
terse and strong that l am sure the
author will not long remain unknown
to more creative work. Will Won he
Kind enough to give him my congratu-
.ations? GELETT BURGESS.
New York. Oct. II, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Fair Praise

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We often hear complaints about
the subway and al" employees; it is but
fair to recognize their worth, when
they deserve it.
Yesterday, while waiting for train
on the Ninth Street Station of tho
third Avenue a." left nv purse w.
ING on q bench. I discovered nv loss
shortly after boarding the train. but
IL was too late to get off then. | told
the brakeman about it and he ad ised
me to get off at the next station (Four-
teenth Street) and speak to the ticket
agent there. did so, and the ager.
Immediately telephoned to the Ninth
street Station-and the purse was re-
covered.
Inc purse was valuable one and
contained sum of money ($l0l, be-
SIDES a gold watch, silver powder puff
Dox' keys and important papers.
Both Of the ticket agents were most
courteous, and, when expressed nv
thanks, insisted that they had merely
done their duty. realize that owed
the recovery of tho purse to their
ouickness, efficiency and honesty.
New York, Oct. II, 1919. II. w.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Knowing the Orient

The Kipling dictum of the East
and West that never the twain shall
meet is vigorously controverted by
Julcan Arnold, American CONNER
cial attache in China, in the Trans
Pacific Magazine of Toxic. Mr..
Arnold thinks such meeting is not
only inevitable but advisable.
Mr.. Arnold censures the modern
American business men for neglect
ing advantage of opportunities. He
reminds them that the first foreign
consul to be commissioned to China
was sent out by President Washing
ton in 1894 and that the American
flag was at one time more frequently
seen in Chinese waters than any
other foreign banner. This advan-
tage was given up through the OBJ
session that Americas future lay in
Europe rather than in Asia.
American ignorance of the East
particularly arouses the ire Of Mr..
Arnold. He declares that consuls in
China often receive manufacturers
catalogues printed in Spanish, on
the presumption, apparently, that all
the world that does not speak Eng
lish and French must speak Spanish
An American university recently
spent several years in quest Of an
American sufficiently we'll versed in
Chinese to take the chair of Chinese
language and literature, but both
China and Japan could, with little
trouble, find scores of their own ma
tionals capable Of holding chairs of
American literature in their univcr-
sites.
Long before Greece rose China
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
much h-distracted
Senator

1he much-dlstracted Senator
Hitchcock, speaking OF the calami-
ties that will assail this country if
the other powers should reject our
reservations (they will not), says:
1--WE would lose Germany's acknowl-
edgment of responsibility for the war"
In treaties signed with other
countries Germany would make such
an acknowledgment. Yet, so hav-
ing confessed, Mr.. Hitchcock holds
that her guilt would not be estab-
lished until she confessed it again
to us. The treaty business is doubt
less confusing, but no good reason
exists why it should obfuscate
mental faculties altogether.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Turkey Getting Out of Hand

LlCClc news mas reaCneQ CnlS cOun-
try about the remarkable doings of
the Congress Of Erzerum, which re-
Gently set up a nationalist Turkish
government, with Mustapha Kemal
Pacha as it's head. 1t has declared
it's purpose to repudiate any treaty
which recognizes the independ-
ence of Turkish Armenia or dis
members Turkey in Asia.
The congress declares the Armen-
ian districts west of the old Russian
boundary line an indivisible unit, at
tached to the Ottoman state, and
that it is resolved to resist any AL
lied occupation or intervention on
behalf of the Armenians or the
Greeks, who desire to acquire sove-
reignty over parts Of Asiatic Tur-
key. The Christian populations in
Asia Minor are to remain under
Moslem rule. The congress, with a
robust sense Of irony, has given this
eloquent assurance to the non-M os-
lem inhabitants:
Owe shall respect the rights ac-
quired under the laws of the Otto
man Empire by the non-Mussulman
elements with whom we shall live
side by sida. The safety of their
persons and property is guaranteed
k,,r
traditions, and it constitutes one Of
the bases Of our legislation. This
principle represents tho unanimous
conviction Of the congress-"
Under the benign laws and tradi-
tions Of the Turkish Empire thus
eulogized by the congress the Chris
tian Armenians have been almost cx-
tinguished by massacre and starva-
ton. To submit the remnant to
Turkish rule would doom them to
further political and religious per-
secution. But such subjection is
aimed at by the Mustapha Kcmal
government.
Mustapha Bey has the Hunga rian
situation in mind. He counts on the
feebleness Of the peace council at
Paris. He seeks to prevent any par
tltion Of Turkey in Asia which will
extend north of Syria and Mesopo-
tamia or will reduce Ottoman Tur-
key to the condition Of a mandatarv
state.
The long delay with the Turkish
treaty has thus raised serious OBJ.
stacles to peace settlement. Those
who talk enthusiastically Of Ameri-
can mandates for Constantinople.
Anatolia and Armenia underrate
the military and financial respon.
sibilities which they would involve.
Asiatic Turkey is like the Balkans
hotbed Of racial and religious ami
nosities. It's peoples are not tract
able and their primitive passions
cloud any desire they may have for
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
The Living Roosevelt.

If ITO single stone were erected in
memory Of Theodore Roosevelt he
would still be living, vigorous and
inescapable force in American life.
Fifty years hence his phrases, his
philosophy, his example would still
be green in memories, powerful to
influence the oncoming generations.
So the ceremonies of the present
week, the raising of funds, the form
ing Of organizations, are not so
much to promote and perpetuate the
memory Of one dead as to express
the emotion of those living, to utter
a message of dedication in behalf of
all who knew and loved a great
American.
There is nothing to see at Oyster
Bay, nothing save a very simple
American homeland a grave, little
adorned. Yet pilgrims have worn
path to that ground by the hun
dreds and thousands. Upon such
human devotion is founded every
proposed memorial to Theodore
Roosevelt. His old home in New
York is fortunately still standing;
Sycamore Hill will grow more
precious with the years; the Roose-
welt Foundation to preach Roosevelt
Americanism can give organized ex-
preston to a creed that we all
share; q monument at Washington
may we'll symbolic the whole of our
sacred memory and faith. But it is
in the heart of each of us that the
true memorial stands, and it is from
the heart of each Of us that these
outward and visible signs must
spring forth.
Let no man aid the Roosevelt
memorial who does not share the
Roosevelt faith. And let each who
gives remember that by that faith
works are more than marble and
everyday patriotism better than the
finest carven words.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
To Be Saved

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: What shall we do to be
saved?" is an old question Of the in
dividuelistic age, and it is forcing
itself upon the thinking people of this
shall l say comnunistic ?-age, or
would it be better to say nationalistic,
or even internatonalistic age? Many
people these days are discussing inter-
nationalism as though it blotted out
n:tionalism, and nationalism as though
it were opposed to individual perfec-
ton, whereas from true, broad view
we realize that the solidarity of the
human race can exist with vigor only
if every nation is we'll organized and
vigorous, and a nations strength de-
rends upon the vigor of the individual
in u broad, all-round development that
does not interfere with but contrib
utes to harmonious action with others.
This is not new view, but is held
by the few now as ever since One said {:
IL came not to destroy, but to full
fill" Union is the law of life. In
fact, probably the most comprehensive
and best definition Of life is Life is
that which organizes" Hence the or
CARNATIONS of labor and capital are in
the line of life. But an organ is a
part of the body, which has a special
work to do, not for itself but for the
body, and no organic or living thing
can be composed Of selfish parts. The
biological law is that selfishness is
death and unselhsh activity is life.
What, then, shall we do to be saved
from the strife and conflict Of this IN
dustrial unrest manifested by the self
iah actions Of unions and corpora
tions? Shall we hold aloof? Should
we not rather cast our lot among them
to uplift and guide, just as our nation
should cast in it's lot with the other
nations Of the world, "for better or for
worsc"? If we do not cast our lot with
them voluntarily as free men we will
be cast among them as slaves.
Forward, then, brethren, whether
teachers, preachers doctors, lawyers
all professions and groups. Unionize
and federate with all others and add
your bit to the betterment of all by fill
ing out the law, the law of life. the
organic body Of Man.
Can any real Christian hesitate to
bear tie stigma of his group because
they have low or selfish ideals? for we
are told Christ bore the sins Of the
whole world.
"A little lcaven leaveneth the whole
lump"
He that loseth his life shall save it
and he that saveth his life shall lose
it," GEORGE DONALDSON.
Grantwood, N. j., Oct 49, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
An Unaccepted Offer

Governor Smith has not with
DRAWN or in any way modified his
offer to furnish a hall and divide
time if William Randolph Hearst
will meet him In joint debate, both
disputants being free to question
the other concerning his public and
private life.
And up to the hour of writing it
is not reported that Hearst has seen
fit to accept. The Hearst news
papers are coming out as usual, but
there is failure to reply to the in
teresting offer. Even the milk cam
paign shows sign of sourness. Can
it be that the great desire to eX-
tinguish the Governor has evap-
Grated? Can it be that the duty of
protecting the babies Of New York
has been abandoned?
Hearst, whose agents have
boasted of the size and contents of
his scrapbook, has hitherto largely
enjoyed an immunity that travellers
accord to the polecat. But the
Governor is happily not sensitive to
smells, and his downright fashion
Of meeting pest has manifest
merits. If the joint debate does
not occur it is unlikely that a
Hearst attack will have sharp teeth
so far as one intended victim is
concerned. There is nothing quite
as fiat as bluff that is called.