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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
CuMMINS RAIL
CONTROL BILL
PASSES SENATE

Washington, Dec. 2O-Whh
it's anti.strike provisions intact
the Cumnins railroad bill was
passed today BY the senate. II
now goes TO conference with
the Esch bill, passed q month
ago by the house. ..,
The vote was 46 to 80, and
followed rejection Of Senator
LaFOllette's proposal to con.
tlnuc gOveFnMont control for
two years.
Washington. Dec. 2O.-Congress
will 20 home for the Christmas
holidays without hearing from
President Wilson as to the time 70,
the return of the railroads, it hav-
ing been announced at the White
house that no message on the sub
ject would be sent to the capital
today.
Before the announcement wa.
made a report that the president
would send q message late today
had gained wide circulation among
senators and representatives.
LaFOlletto Up Again.
Speaking in support Of his sub
stitute railroad bill under whict
the government would retain tn,
roads for two years, Senator LaFol
lette, Republican, Wisconsin. de
clared that return Of the carrier.
to their owners at this time woult
cost the American people mo't
than billion dollars a year.
Senator LaFollette was expected
to take up all the time remaini1:
for debate before $3.50 o'clock a
which hour the senate had agreed
to vote on the Cummins bill.
Senate leaders said the LaFol
lette substitute would be rejected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

KNOX COMPROMISE" PUT UP TO
SENATE TO END WAR BETWEEN
UNITED STATES AND GERMANY

ANY violations OF the prohibition
contained in such proclamation by
the president shall be punishable
as provided in section 16 of the
trading with the enemy act, approx
ed Oct 6, 1917.
ut is further resolved, That the
United States reaffirms the policy
expressed in the act of congress
approved Aug. 20, 1916, in the fol-
lowing words:
1t is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States to ad-
just and settle its international dis
putes through mediation or arbi-
tration to the end that war may
be honorably avoided. 1t looks
with apprehension and disfavor
upon a general increase of arma-
ment throughout the world and
the authorization and request made
in said act to the president that
he:
Invite all the great govern
mentS OF the world to send repre-
sentatfves to a conference which
shall be charged with the duty OF
formulating plan for a court of
arbitration or other tribunal to
which disputed questions between
nations shall be referred for adjud,-
cation and peaceful settlement and
consider the question Of disarma-
ment and submit their recommen-
dation to their respective govern
ments for approval is hereby re-
newed.
"And it is further resolved, in
the language of said act, that the
representatives OF the United States
in said conference, shall be quail
fed for the mission by eminence in
the law and by devotion to the
cause OF peace and shall be ap-
pointed by the president and with
the advice and consent Of the
senate"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
PRINT BLANKS
FOR KICKS AS
TO HIGH PRICE
Way Made Easy for ILL.
nois Women to Lodge
Their Complaints.

Chicago, Dec. 1o.-Women of I'LL
nois were given Z voice in the
prosecution Of profiteers in food
stuffs.
Complaint cards for distribution
to every housewife were ordered
printed by Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen,
head Of the women's division of the
Illinois fair price committee.
Women will be requested to set
down records of what they think is
reasonable prices and they will be
filed with states attorneys il the
case warrants.
I'VE will simply boycott high
priced articles now while planning
other moves Of the campaign to
bring down prices" said Mrs.
Bowen. THAT is more effective
than a boycott Of the dealers"
Services Of the state extension
department Of the University of H.
linois to reach all farmers wives in
the state have been rendered.
Thirty-three inspectors Of the state
division Of food and dairies also
have volunteered their services to
the state fair price committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
TREATMENT OF
SERVICE MEN
WILL BE FREE
Try to End Doubt Of
Those Afflicted Be-
cause of Enlistment.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The war
departments service and informa-
ton bureau has undertaken . cam
paign to inform former service men
that all in need Of medical or surgi-
cal treatment because Of illness or
injury contracted in the army or
navy can enter an army or public
health service hospital or local civ
ilian sanitoriums with all expenses
paid by the government.
Discharged service men should
apply to the nearest army hospi-
tai or local representative Of the
public health service for examina-
tion or consult Red Cross represen-
tatives or state and municipal
health officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

Washington, Dec. 20.-The text
OF the Knox peace resolution, which
will be reported to the senate fol-
lows:
Resolved, by the senate and
house of representatives OF the
United States Of America, in con-
gress assembled, that the joint res
olution Of congress passed April 6.
1917, declaring state Of war ex-
lists between the imperial German
government and the government
and people Of the United States and
making provisions to prosecute the
same be, and the same is hereby
repealed, to take effect upon the
ratification Of treaty of peace be-
tween German and three Of the
principal allied and associated
powers.
Provided, however, that unless
the German government notifies the
government of the United States
that it acQuiesces in and confirms
irrevocably to the United States all
undertakings and covenants con-
tanned in the treaty of Versailles.
comforting upon Or assuring to the
United States or its nationals, any
rights, powers or benefits whatso-
ever, and comedies to the United
States all rights, privileges, indem-
mites, reparations and advantages
to which the United States would
have been entitled il it were a rati-
tying party to the said treaty the
president Of the United States shall
have power, by proclamation to
prohibit commercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and Ger
many and the making of loans or
credits, and the furnishing of finan-
cial assistance or supplies to the
German government or the inhabi-
tants of Germany, directly or indi-
rectly, by the government of the
United States or the Inhabitants of
the United States,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
MUSIC EULOCY
Of CAMP PANINI;
NO ADDRESSES
Favorite Selections, Rendered by
Own Organization, Only Me-
mortal Service.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Music will be
Cleofonte Campanini's eulogy at
the public memorial services to be
held tomorrow at the Auditorium
for the director Of the Chicago
Opera company. There will be no
addresses delivered. The Chicago
Opera company's orchestra, which
was Campanini's pride, will play
fayorite classical selections of the
impressario, and grand opera stars
will sing.
Funeral services will be held
Monday morning at the Holy Name
cathedral.
Nine. Campanini has received
hundreds of cable messages and
kilograms d coincidence and sym.
pathy from friends in all parts Of
the world.
Chicago, Dec. 20.-Gino Mari.
nuxzi, a young Italian conductor
who arrived here last month, today
was most prominently mentioned al
the probable successor Of Cleofonte
Campanini, director general Of the
Chicago Grand Opera company
who died Of pneumonia yesterday
morning. It was reiterated, how.
ever, that Mr.: Campanini had *
thoroughly outlined. plans for i. thu
present season that plans would &
through without further guidance
Five weeks Of the season here re
main.
Funeral services for Mr.. Campo
mini will be held Monday morning
at the Holy Name cathedral. Tht
body will be taken to his birthplace
Parma, Italy, for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
.KN0xSCHEME
.ONSEPARATE.
PEACE READY
Committee Approves Plan
Holding Germany to
Terms by Threats.

Washington, Dec. 20.-A re-draft-
ed resolution by Senator Knox, Re
publican, Pennsylvania, to declare
a state Of peace with Germany and
to retain to the United States all
material benefits that would he
gained under the unratified treaty
Of Versailles, was approved today
by the senate foreign relations
committee by q vote Of Z to 8.
Hold Up Trade rs Penalty.
The measure, on which senate
action will be sought after the holi-
day recess, is in the form Of a joint
resolution and would require that
unless Germany comedies to the
United States such material bene-
fits as are contained In the treatt
commerce with the German nation
ais could be prohibited by prea-
Dental proclamation.
For Peace League.
The resolution afl1rms the gov
ernment's general support Of some
practical plan for an international
peace league. It also would de-
clare in general terms that the
United States would continue its
close relations with the allies.
Ignores League Pact.
While It avoids accepting in any
way the League of Nations covenant
as embodied in the treaty, the reso-
luton sets forth the nations poll
cy in that regard by quoting from
an act passed by congress in 1916
calling on the president to approach
the other powers with Z view e.
tablishing IN international concert
for preservation Of peace.
.Ths .rssolutiea also omits7 any
provision to rstify formilly thu
treaty, but 1t seeks to establish
peace between the United States
and Germany by declaring the de-
claration Of . state of war repealed
and peace restored as soon a three
Of the great powers and Germany
have ratified the treaty.
Confirms Title to Property.
sThe clause designed to retain the
treaty's material benefits. is In gen
eral terms, but its effect would be
it was said, to confirm the title
Of the United States to the Ger.
man ship sand other property tax.
en- from the enemy.
Requires Wilson Signature.
The committee substituted the
Knox proposal for q concurrent
resolution previously presented by
Chairman Lodge, thus apparently
abandoning the effort to declare
peace by . concurrent measure
without the signature Of the presi'
dent.
olution in the committee, Senators
Lodge, Massachusetts,; Borah, Ida
no; Brandegee. Connecticut; Knox
Pennsylvania; Harding, Ohio; New
Indiana, and Moses, New Hamp'
shire. all Republicans, voted In the
affirmative, and Senators Hitch
cock, Nebraska; Williams, Missis'
sippi, and Pomerene. Ohio, Demo
Gratis, In the negative.
It was understood to be the plar
Of the majority leaders to let tht
resolution lie over. in the senate
without any attempt to secure &C
ton until after the end of the re-
cess early in January.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
FIFTEEN DEAD
AS RESULT OF
RAIL ACCIDENT
Steerage Passengers Caught When
Cars Arc TelescOped and
Burned In Maine.

Onawa, Maine. Dec. 20.-Fifteen
persons were killed and 35 injured
or seriously burned when a spe-
cial train with immigrants for west
ern Canada collided head on with
q freight train two miles east of
Onawa station on the Canadian
Pacific railway today. The engi-
neers and firemen of both trains
were among the killed.
The passenger train was the sec
ond section of q train carrying pas
sengers, landed at st. Johns, N. B.,
yesterday, by the steamer Empress
Of France from England.
Await Identification.
The bodies Of II persons were re-
moved from the wreckage to the
snow covered embankment awaiting
Identification.
The passengers numbered 35
They were taken to a hospital at
Brownville Junction on a special
train which was sent with doctors
and nurses from that point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
BIG PURSE FOR
CHAMP BOUT IS
HELD IMMO ORAL
Olympic Committee Head
Protests, in View of
World, Need. -.

Geneva, Friday, Dec. 19.-Baron
Pierre d. Coubertin, president Of
the international Olympic commit
tee, has sent a letter to the Swiss
press condemning plans for q box
ing bout between Jack Dempset
and Georges Carpenter. He says
he objects to the size of the purses
involved and expresses the -opin-
ion that money could be more use
fully employed in aiding suffering
from the war.
Baron De Coubertin says he be-
Heves the fight would "be immoral
from q financial point OF view"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
PRESIDENT NAMES
WILLIAMS AGAIN

Washington, Dec. 20.-John Skel-
ton Williams was again nominated
today by President Wilson to be
comptroller Of the currency.
The denomination was made, SEN
ators explained, to meet senate
rules requiring new action with
each new session. Mr.. Williams
previous nomination expired with
the last session. The new nomin-
alton automatically will 20 to the
senate banking committee, which ID
expected to renew its recommends
ton on . party division that the
nomination be not confirmed.
Meantime the nomination con-
tinues Mr.. Williams in ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
RAIL SHOPMEN
AGAIN URGING
WAGE ADVANCE

Washington, Dec. 20.-Represen-
tatives of the railroad shop crafts
which have q membership Of more
than 100000 called on Director Gen.
eral Hines today to renew their dis
cussion Of the high cost Of living
and the necessity for wage in
creases. The subject was first
brought up last summer when the
men agreed to wait until the gov
ernment had had an opportunity to
show what could be done to control
prices.
Mr.. Hines explained that he
hoped IN . few days to give more
definite advice on living costs and a
further conference was agreed
upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
AMERICAN KILLED
BY BREST THUGS

Philadelphia. Dec. 20.-Lieuten-
ant John Campbell Cleve, % years
old, Of this city, prominent socially.
has been killed in Brest. France, by
q band Of thugs. He survived q
wound and severe gassing at the
battle front and was waiting for .
boat to bring him home for Christ
mas.
Lieutenant Charles W. Nevin.
also Of Philadelphia, was shot in
the leg In the same attack.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

Bandon, Ore, Dec. 20.-At least
30 lives were lost when the oil
tanker, J. A. Chanslor, bound in
ballast from Portland, Ore, to San
Francisco. was wrecked off Cape
Blanco early Thursday night, &C.
cording to the report Of Earl Doo-
ley. one Of the crew, who was
washed ashore from one OF the
Chanslor's lifeboats, near here early
today.
Besides Dooley another unidenti-
ned man was saved. According to
Dooley, the ship struck a reef at
6:15 O'Clock Thursday night and
broke in two in a few minutes
thereafter, the after part of the ship
sinking, taking 80 men down with
it. A score of the crew of 81 were
still unaccounted for today.
After the vestel broke in two
according to Dooley's account, IL
or IL Of the survivors succeeded in
manning lifeboats, Captain A. Saw
yer being among them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
DISCHARGED ARMY
OFFICERS UPHOLD
TRAINING FOR ALL

Washington. Dec. 20.-Ninety-two
per cent Of the temporary officers
discharged recently from the army
have gone on record as favoring
universal military training. An Of
fetal canvass Of 1000 officers. gave
1886 Affirmative votes as against
132 unfayorablA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
PRETTY SOFT TO
BE CONGRESSMAN:
EACH GETS SUGAR

Washington. Dec. 20.-One hun
dred lucky congressman today re-
ceived Christmas presents really
worth while. Representative Mar
tin presented to each one Of them
a 5-pound package Of sugar grown
in his home state of Louisiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
BRYAN IS FOR
COMPROMISE ON
PEACE TREATY
Willing to Run Again and,
He Has a Number Of
New Ideas.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Special to The Argus).

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 20.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan, Oldest living
candidate for the presidency and
veteran politician, whose boast is
that he was running for the presi-
dency long before anybody being
mentioned for that Office today was
even known to the general public.
has injected himself into the treaty
controversy not only, but into the
political situation within the Dem
ocratic party.
Brother Bryan's views on cur
rent events were made known to a
gathering of Democratic senators
here the other night at which GER
tain we'll known views which the
Commoner has espoused during the
last 20 years were resurrected, to-
gether with certain new ones which
he believes the Democratic party
should adopt in its platform in the
next campaign.
So far as the trelty fight Is con-
cerned, the significant fact is that
Mr.. Bryan Is for q compromise.
He would like to seek, for instance,
a reservation providing for the di-
rect election by. the people Of the
United States OF their representa-
tive in the council of the League of
Nations. But he believes that some
thing can be worked out of the
pending reservations in order to
bring the treaty out Of the senate.
Closer to Hitchcock.
Really his ideas approximate
more closely these Of Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska than those
of Senator Underwood Of Alabama
Apart from its possible bearing on
the Democratic caucus today where
in q minority leader Is to be chosen
and 1t seems assured that Mr.
Hitchcock will be elected-there is
unquestionably an interesting de-
velopment in Mr.. Bryan's tendency
to bury the hatchet with the sena-
tor from his home state. For years
the feeling between Messrs. Bryan
and Hitchcock on politics inside the
Democratic. party has been none toe
pleasant which accounted, indeed
for the lack Of warmth at one time
on the part Of the Nebraska sen
ator for the incumbent Of the White
house, because of the. latter's ex-
cessive leaning toward the former
secretary of state, especially in mat
tiers of patronage.
But it appears that as between
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hitchcock bye
cones are rapidly beginning to b.
byegones and the campaign Of 1921
can be discussed without prejudice
Incidentally the entire gathering o
Democratic senators proceeded OF
the assumption that of cours,
, Woodrow Wilson would be unable
! to be q candidate for a third tern
and that the coast was clear fol
the selection Of somebody else with
out offense to the White house.
Feeling Is Friendly.
Throughout the many speeche,
made, therefore, there ran tn
friendliest feeling for the man il
the White house and of course II
| the discussion Of reservations t
the treaty it was conceded tina
these should be so framed as to b.
acceptable to President Wilson
But nevertheless the fact that ,
score fof Democratic senators 81
down at the dinner table and tall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
USE SUB CHASERS
NOW TO RUN DOWN
BOOZE SldUQGLERa

New York, Dec. 20.-Small naval
boats will be used by the. coast
guard in Funning down whisky
smugglers. according to informa-
tion received here from the treas
Jury department today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

By a vote of so to II, the senate
adopted the compromise on the bill
to continue government control Of
sugar during 1920, accepting house
amendments increasing authority
Of the United States sugar eQualiza-
ton board, by limiting its licensing
powers to next June 30.
Few Oppose.
On the motion of Senator Nc
Nary to concur in the house
amendments with restriction of the
licensing powers Of the board.
three Republicans, Gronna of North
Dakota; Poindexter, Washington,
and Smoot, Utah, Joined nine Demo-
Gratis in opposition. The Demo-
Gratis were: Gay, Louisiana; Heu-
derson. Nevada; Ransdell, Louis
lana; Smith, Georgia; Smith, South
Carolina; Thomas, Colorado; I'm
derwood, Alabama; Walsh, Mon
tana, and Williams, Mississippi.
House VIM Concur.
The measure now goes to the
house, which has agreed to accept
the senate changes.
In the debate preceding the vote,
Senator Gay made the principal
address in opposition. He declared
it was unfair to single out sugar
for control in peace times under
war powers and argued that gov
ernment control would increase.
rather than decrease prices to
American consumers.
Prepare to Go Home.
Washington, Dec. 20.-With plans
laid for disposing Of the most press
ing and important legislation, con-
gress was prepared to recess until
Jan. s, to enable members to en-
Joy the Christmas holidays at their
homes. Most Of the congressman
have arranged to leave the capital
tonight.
Under q concurrent. agreement
the senate last night fixed the time
for voting today on the Cummins
railroad and the sugar control
bills, two Of the three measures
which threatened to prevent the
recess. The third, the $3,000.009
urgency efficiency bill including
$40, 100000 for increased war risk
insurance allowances, was passed
last night. The vote ON the railroad
bill will be taken at $3.50 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSES

Washington, Dec. 20.-The urg-
ent deficiency bill, providing $S3.-
100000. including 10000. 900 for IN
creased war insurance allowances,
was passed BY the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

Washington, Dec. 2o.-weather
predictions beginning with the week
Monday, issued by the weather de-
partment, are:
Region of Great Lakes: General
ly fair first part Of week. followed
by unsettled weather and rains or
SHOWS after Tuesday. Temperature
will be normal.
Upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys: Generally fair ex-
cept for SHOWS about Wednesday:
normal temperatures until latter
part of week, when weather will
become considerably colder,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
LEGISLATION
AD0PTEDANDI
| .lPT0W|LS0N
Licensing Power of Board
Is Limited to First
Half of Year.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-Legis-
latiOn continuing federal con.
troll Of sugar throughout 1920,
but limiting the licensing pow.
ers Of the United States sugar
equalization board to the per.
iOd ending next June 80, was
completed today by congress
and sent to the White house.
After brief debate, the senate
agreed to house amendments
to the original McNary bill
continuing the war time pow.
ers Of the government over
sale and distribution and the
house then accepted the senate
amendment providing that IL
censfng Of dealers would not
be continued after June %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
SHIP WRECKED
WITH LOSS Of
M0ST.0F Crew
Lifeboat Capslzes With Survivors
and but Three Are Known
to Be Safe.

Marshfield, Ore, Dec. go
Captain A. A. Sawyer, master
Of the tank steamer, ]. A.
Chanslor, Quarternastor Kun
klo aud one other member Of
the crew are believed to be the
only survivors Of the steamer,
wrecked late Thursday OF Cape
BlancO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
The Weather

Fair tonight and probably Sun
day. Not much change in tempera-
ture with the lowest tonight about
20 to Is degrees. ..
Highest yesterday, %; lowest
last night, IA.
Wind velocity. Z miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
II n. 7p.m. Z .. m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. =. % % q
Wet bulb temp. 81 2r 81
Relative humid. S6 81 100
River stage, Al, no change in the
last "a hours.
]. NJ. SHERIER. Mete0rologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

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powerful in the world-and that the
true protection Of Belgium lies in
the guarantee Of the league of ma
tions on the one hand and the friend
ship and good will of her neighbor
on the other.
Here is the exposition Of the Bel
gian standpoint, as framed by DR.. A.
Hebbelynck, rector emeritus Of the
University of Louvain, who visited
New York last summer
Belgium was compelled by the
treaty of 1889 to recognize Hollands
sovereignty over this territory now
known as Dutch Flanders. In return
Belgium was to be protected by treat
les of neutrality the futility of which
was demonstrated in 1914 when Ger
many called them mere scraps of pa
per- and invaded Belgium.
"The experiences of 1914 have made
clear that unless Antwerp can even in
time of war maintain its free access to
the sea, unhampered by the bubbles