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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
BRITISH ANXIOUS
FOR GERMAN SHIPS
THAT u. s. SEIZED

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE status of
the Imperator and other German
ships aggregating 10000 tons, now
in the possession OF the United
States. was discussed by the su-
preme council today.
Great Britain has claimed that
the action of the United States
shipping board in retaining the vcs-
sells violates the agreement in the
council that they should be turned
over to the British as soon as they
had finished Transporting American
troops.
The British representatives to-
day explained that England was
crowded with men from the colon
les eager to return to their homes
in various parts Of the world but
whose return was being delayed
because the United States was re-
tanning possession of German ships
in her harbors.
The council decided that the oil
tank steamers Germany now is SUR
rendering, be taken to the Firth of
Forth and entrusted to the guard
ianship Of Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
Have Similar Ideas,
Continued on Page Three.)
AGUILAR MERELY
TRYING TO CLEAN
UP OLD CONTRACTS

Mexico City. Sunday, Nov. 16.-
Denial that General Candido Agui-
lar, Mexican foreign minister, went
to Europe to negotiate new con-
tracts for munitions is made by
Juan Barragon, chief of staf for
President Carranza. The state
ment says his errand was to ar
range with the factories in Bel
GUM and Spain either for ship
nents of arms and munitions, or
the return of money paid as initial
payments on contracts entered
into during the Diaz and Huerta
regimes.
The old contracts, adds the state
ment, called for arms and muni-
tions, now greatly advanced in
price and the Mexican government,
it says, merely wished to come. to
an understanding regarding the
fulfillment or n-fulfillment of
these old agreements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
POn1DEXTER BILL
WOULDKEEP REDS
MOSTLY IN JAuS

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE wit
ing. printing. circulating or utter
ing Of language urging the forcible
overthrow OF the government would
be made a felony punishable by a
fine not exceeding $4,000 or 20
Years. Imprisonment under q bill
introduced today by Senator Poin-
dexter. Republican, Washington.
The measure was referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Persons convicted of destroyiux
private property or injury to q per
son while engaged In an attempt
against organized authority would
be sentenced to not more than 40
years Imprisonment or fined $780,
Property owners permitting mees-
ings where overthrow 81 the gov
ernment was advocated would also
be punished under the act, which
also provides penalty OF death for
any one who by violating the act
causes the death Of q person.
"The bifl." Senator poindexter
said. sis intended to enable the
United States to protect ito func-
items and agencies from anarchy
and bolshevism. It 10 aimed at or
ganizations such ~ the Industrial
Workers Of the World and other
unlawful organizations In the
United States which have been par-
ticularly active IN recent months. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
GAS BLOWS up
SNUFF|Nc OUT
SEVEN LIVES
Cranking Motor at Filling Station
Cause of Disaster b KaAsas
Town.

y Hays. Kan., Nov. 17.@Ss4en
perssns were killed and ~ injured.
four probably fatally. when IN at
tempt to crank . motor car ut q
gasoline filling station here today
resulted In q series Of explosions.
Property losses from the fire fol-
lowing the explosion is estimated at
100000.
Seven bnildings and the farmers
elevator caught fire and burned,
but the fire. was soon under
control with the aid of fire.
men from nearby towns. In. a
few minutes the fire was raging
around the storage tanks. With q
terrific roarfa large gasoline con-
tainer exploded, the tank, 10 feet in
diameter and 16 feet long scared
into the air and travelled two blocks
where it fell on q house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
TAKES PLACE |
UPON REQUEST
OF PRESIDENT
Secretary Glass Will Be
Senator-Roper May
Succeed Him.

Washington, Nov. 17.-At the re-
quest Of President Wilson, Secre-
tary Glass will accept the appoint
ment as senator from Virginia to
succeed the late Senator Thomas
s. Martin, 1t was announced today
at the White house.
After receiving the appointment
from Governor Davis of Virginia,
Mr.. Glass asked the president what
his wishes were and MIR. Wilson re-
piled that he would like to have
Mr.. Glass accept.
Secretary Glass has consulted
with members Of the senate who
told him that there was no par
ticular need for him to take the
oath as senator for q week or more.
Meantime he will continue to serve
rs head Of the treasury department.
At the White house It was said no
successor to Mr.. Glass had been de-
cided upon and that the presidents
mind was open. The name Of DAN
lei C. Roper, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, was added to the
list of those being discussed az
probable successors to Mr.. Glass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
CHICAGO JUDGES
KEEP UP SUSPENSE
ON LIQUOR RULING

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 17.-Federal
Judge Carpenter said this morning
that In all probability he would
not give . decision today in the in
junction suits brought by Chicago
and Peoria, ILL.,, liquor dealers to
restrain federal onlcers from en-
forcing the wartime prohibition
law. He said he would notify both
sides when the. decision was ready
but gave no hint Of when they
might expect the ruling. He was in
conference with Federal Judge
FitxHenry who sat with him in the
hearing Of the cases throughout
the day.
The court room was crowded
with liquor dealers, saloonkeepers,
dry leaders and their attorneys.
when court convened at 10 o'clock.
Representatives OF the liquor
dealers expressed disappointment
1T the. further delay in the decision.
After hearing . few routine mo-
tions Judge Carpenter adjourned
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
REOPEN ANOTHER
STEEL CONCERN

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 17.-Opera-
tions were resumed today at the
Mingo Junction plant of the Car
negie Steel company. -.sere was
q shortage Of foreign laborers, but
the company said the plant would
be operated with the men who had
reported.
The Mingo mills were closed by
the steel strike Sept. %. and no ef-
fort toward resumption was made
until today.
youngstown, Ohio, Nov. H.
Minor clashes between striking
steel workers and mill workers
took place this morning. 1t is es-
timated 5000 men filled the streets
near the mill gates. A number Of
the men were injured and three
were removed to q hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
PACIFIC RAILWAY
FORCED TO YIELD
RICH OIL FIELDS

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE gov
ernment. by an opinion today in
the supreme court. won its fight to
have cancelled patents for 5000
acres of California oil land valued
at $1O,000,000, alleged to have been
obtained through fraud by the
Southern Pacific company.
In disposing Of the case the su-
preme court reversed federal court
DEGREES which dismissed proceed
ings instituted by the government
toN have the land, which is located
within naval oil reserve No. l, re-
turned to the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
ACE 100 YEARS;
ODD FELLOWS
CELEBRATING
Thousands At Opening Of
Meeting at State Cap
ital.

Springfield. ILL.,, Nov. 17.-Chief
interest in the annual meeting of
Illinois Odd Fellows which began
here today centered in the celebra-
tion Of the orders Tooth ,anniver-
sary.
Part Of the 5000 delegates to
the deliberations of the grand
lodge. grand encampment, and the
Rebekah assembly were here this
morning for the preliminaries Of
organization.
A pageant and parade are In.
cluded in the exercises arranged to
commemorate the centennial of the
lodge.
Question Of internal admins
tration will occupy the business
meetings, it was announced by
Grand Secretary John H. Skies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
POET HAS THE
WHOLE COAST
IN HIS POWER
DAnnunzio Supreme to
Cettinje and Tittoni
Wants to Quit.

Fiume, Sunday, Nov. 16. - (By
the Associated Press.) = Gabrielle
dAnnunzio's latest exploit appears
to have made him master of the
entire Dalmatian coast. It secured
the adherence to his side, it has
developed, of Admiral Milo. COM
mander of the Italian occupational
forces In Dalmatia, thus giving
d'Annunzio continuous command
from the Austro-Italian armistice
line north of Fiume, and south
ward to Ragusa, Just to the north
of Cettinje, covering all the ap-
proaches to the Dalmation coast.
Four warships, including a dread
naught and four torpedo boat de-
stroyers, have been added to the
d'Annunzio naval command, CIV
ing him q formidable weapon with
which to maintain his present
position.
Swears Loyalty.
Fiurne, Saturday, Nov. ,15.AAd-
miral Milo, the Italian commander
of the Dalmation occupational
forces, has gone over to the cause
of d'Annunzio. swearing complete
loyalty to the poet and declaring
that not one Italian soldier win
leave soil included in the pact 81
London.
Admiral Milo wrote to Premier
Nitti informing him Of his action.
The premier replied:
II am not astonished at the lat
est d'Annunzio enterprise. How
ever, l am sorry for your action.
It Is announced d'Annunzio will
occupy all of Istria, including, the
sections Foreign Minister Tittoni
proposes shall comprise an indie
pendent state.
Back in Fiume.
D'Annunxio returned here this
morning from his expedition te
lara on the Dalmatian coast. His
arrival was the occasion for an en-.
thusiastic demonstration. He LEFT
a garrison at lara commanded b,
one of his officers.
TittOni Has Enough.
Rome, Sunday, Nov. 16.-tBy thu
Associated Press. Foreign Min.
lister Tittoni has again expressed
/, a desire to resign. He gives as his
reasons the state of his health an(
the complications beyond his con
troll which, have arisen in the Adri
attic situation. President Wilson.
, attitude on the Adriatic problem
which the foreign minister declare.
he has vainly done everything il
his power to modify, is also men
toned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

Light1ess Nights and Heatless Days?
Strike Is d Game TtuO Can Plalj
as NclU York Milltnlef1 Find Out

New York, Nov. 17.-Milk driv-
ers whose recent threat of a strike
won them an increase of pay and
sent milk prices up, found a "con-
sumers' strike" in progress in
many parts of this city this morn
ing when they made early morning
deliveries.
Hanging son doors of many
homes and apartments were signs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
|. ". w. Collect Money On
Ground Capital Hates Them

Morgantown, W. Va, Nov. IT,
Miners in the northern counties Of
West Virginia were urged to Join
the l. w. W. because it is the "only
revolutionary organization that is
hated by the capitalistic class. .
They were asked to pay an initia-
ton fee Of 81 and monthly dues of
SO cents, but II they desired they
could transfer their membership
from one local" to any other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

reading milk strike-no milk
wanted here until Thursday"
The strike was called by the
community councils of national de-
Tense and strikers" who observe
the recommendations of the coun-
Gil will abstain from the use of
milk on Mondays, Tuesday and
Wednesdays Of every week until
the price Of that commodity is low
erred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
RACE NOT FOR
ELEPHANT AND
MULE OF OLD
Going to Be Third Party
and Maybe Fourth in
Field Next Year. I
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Special to The Argus)

Washington, Nov. 17.-President-
ial politics keeps on gathering mo-
mentum as the candidates, would
be candidates and their friends
and boosters in this vicinity begin
working above and below the sur
face toward the goal of 1920. But
the fact that is bulking larger daily
is the uncertainty that the fight will
be between the Democratic and Re-
publican parties as such. Other
factors. possibly an Independent
ticket altogether, are no longer
secuted as purely theoretical. There
is evidence that the waves of opin-
ion that are waited hither from tho
country over are not as solidly for
the Republican or Democratic
parties, but are beginning to won
der If both have not outlived their
usefulness.
Campaigns begun by such publi-
cations of as wide circulation as
the Saturday Evening Post for an
Independent candidate have at
tracted the attentio of the politi-
clans and the demand for busi-
ness executive, though not neces-
sarily q representative Of big bIsi-
ness, is being interpreted by friends
Of the various candidates as exactly
the thing which their respective
idols are quilted to do.
Speak Of Hoover.
No small part of the movement
for an independent candidate and
q man with the business sense to
manage an institution like the gov
ernment Of the United States comes
from fEjanda, ct HerbeTt Hoover,
former food administrator. And
the manner III which the suggestion
is being acclaimed indicates that
when the candidates are sifted and
chosen, the name OF Hoover. will
remain. M
FrieRdliness to Hoover is to be
found in both the ranks of the
Democrats and Republicans-not
the party politicians but the inde-
pendents or progressives in each
party. Mr.. Hoover SO far as known
! isn't particularly Republican or
Democrat. From the fact that he
is a mining engineer and man Of
huge enterprises, Republicans as
sumo that he must be of their
party's viewpoint on domestic at
fairs. From the fact that Mr..
Hoover didn't hesitate to support
the presidents appeal for a Demo
cratic congress last autumn and
that he didn't hesitate to say out
spoken1y that he favored the
League of Nations, the Democrats
have derived considerable satisfac-
ton. Some Democrats friendly to
Mr.. Hoover think that even II he
| were nominated on an independent
ticket, he might get the endorse
ment Of the Democratic party.
Have Similar Ideas.
But this. as well as the general
tendency at present to pick a man
irrespective of what the issues may
be later, only reveals the general
similarity of the Republican and
Democratic parties. The party
platforms exhibit little difference
and the opportunity for an indie
pendent to make a campaign on the
accumulated defects of both the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

local" by simply getting in
touch with the l. w. W. delegate in
the camp where they might happen
to- be.
|. This interesting information was
found In the mass Of I. w. w. lii
-erature seized by agents Of the de-
partment Of justice when they
raided the headquarters Of the or
ganization ON SCOTS Run near
here, and captured . dozen Of the
leader7 last Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
BUTTER uP.To
HIGHEST PRICE,
70 WHOLESALE

9 Chicago, Nov. 17.-Highest prices
ever known for butter were
reached IN Chicago today, 70 cents
. pound for creamery extras.
Wholesale. This same grade never
went above s7M cents during the
lsriod Of active hostihties Of the
world var.
Rsceipts. Of butter here Of late
have been much curtailed q com-
Dassd VITA { molth ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
TALK WAY TO
COAL AS
MINERS LOAF
Only in Few Places Dc
Men Make Move to +.
Return to Work.

AOSVSA ~ w w Va 80
-
Pittsburgh, re, NOV. H-
Partial resumption OF opera
tions In the Pittsburgh coal
field was reported today with
the announcement that about
One-half OF the union mines In
Athe Punxsu!awney field were
producing coal.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE con-
ference Of wage scale committees
IN the central competitlve Ditumin-
Gus coal neid Was postponed today
ut the request OF the operators. VINO
were not ready to submit counter
proposal to the demands received
from the miners Saturday.
~ Meantime tho committee OF the
operators was framing . reply. 1t
was said the question of the re-
newal Of work by the miners was
one Of the matters to be brought up
by tho operators.
Go Back In Wyoming.
Wyoming miners and operators
have reached q settlement satisfac-
tory to both parties and the, mines
will be ,reopened ct once, according
to q telegram from p, J. Quesly,
president Of the Wyoming Coal
Operators association, received To-
day by Secretary Wilson. The final
contract in the Wyoming field is to
be based on the agreement reached
In the central competitive field, M.
Quealy said. -r--.--.--@.-,'>
Ask Mandate Enforcement.
Operators in the soft coal indus
try today considered calling upon
the department Of Justice to en-
force more vigorously the federal
court mandate against the striking
miners and to force resumption Of
work in those districts where the
men walked out Nov. l, last.
The government has not done its
full duty in merely requiring the
withdrawal of the strike order, sew
eTal operators ueclaleu, pOlnliu&
out that a general stoppage Of pro-
duction of coal in. many of the
mines employing union labor.
Notices of the withdrawal of the
strike order were sent out on plain
paper in stead of Official stationery
and without the organization seal
and facimile signatures of the Of
llcers of the United Mine Workers
OF America. it vas said.
-Roth Sides Expected Ch.nae.
Chicapo III, Nov 17-While
onerators and union leaders had
nredictad resnmntion TODAY of min
in~ on a large scale IN the bitumin-
oms coal fields of the country where
mora than 400 0O, miners have heen
on strike for Is days, only in West
Virginia were both sides confident
That "all the men" would be back
1t work during the day.
In the other large producing
fields the men showed a disposition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
The Weather


Fair tonight, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. with not much change in
temperature. Lowest tonight,
slightly above freezing.
Highest yesterday, s.; lowest
last night, 81.
Velocity of wind, s miles per
hour. s
Precipitation, none.
IL II. 7p.m. -. m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb ......51 II 81
Wet bulb ......l4 45 80
Rel humidity ..55 81 %
River stage 81. with q fall Of z
In the last a hours.
In. eHERIER. Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
ORDER TROOPS
FROM SIBERIA


Prague, Saturday, Nov. 15.-The
arrangements for the withdrawal Of
the Czecho-S -Slovak troops from ST.
IBERIA were announced by Foreign
Minister Benes at meeting Of
party leaders here. The govern
ment's chief care at present was
the speedy withdrawal of these
troops, M. Benes said, and General
Janin, their commander, had given
his complete approval to the
project.
Four Japanese transports have
been charted and the United States
had allowed the Czecho-Slovaks to
make use Of 10 large ships station
ed at Chinese waters and also had
placed funds at their disposal, the
foreign minister stated.
NEEDLE No More.
| The Czecho- -Slovak government
NJ. Benes added, manifesting its
readiness to comply with the wishes
Of tho allied powers, had decided
not to meddle with the Russian
question and was doing everything
in its power to withdraw its troops
In as short time as possible.
Reports from Siberia recently
have stated that in view of the
Kolchak reverses the Czecho- Slovah
authorities had been asked to post.
pone' the withdrawal of the Czechu.
SlOvak troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
No Break IN Illinois,


Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 17.--No
anion miners returned to work. In
the Indiana bituminous boal fields
today.
u Wa sensrally conceded today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

CONTINUED ON Page Elsvsa)
The Idaho Republican., 1919-01-28
LOCAL ...LAUNDRY'S
LABOR EXPERIENCE
Manager Davis Trys in Vain to
Secure Suitable Labor
Short Time Ago
MANY WORKERS AVAILABLE

". w. Davis, manager Of the Cen
State Laundry, has been short of helI
until he has nearly gotten gray.
haired over it. Last fall he decided
that he was going to have an expert
washer If he could get one, man
who could take charge of the me.
chanical end and operate the ma.
chimes properly, so he advertised in
the Denver Post for some six weeks
and received three replies. Neither OF
the men was an expert laundryman
and one of them said he would like
to learn the business.
OF course Mr.. Davis did not wire
for him, he had some Of that kind OF
help already and could not afford to
wait for them to learn, it takes so
long. He plugged along just like
anybody else would and just like all
of us did, doing the best he could.
After the first of January he ad-
vertised again in the Denver Post,
and received thirty-seven replies
right away, indicating that there
must have been some laundrymen in
the army. who were now ready for
the pursuits of peace and cleanliness
in civil life. Mr.. Davis dares you to
send him your washing now.
The Idaho Republican., 1919-01-28
WELL SATISFIED WITH "FlND"
Columbus Rejoiced Over Belief That
Natives He Found In America
Would Make Good Christians.

Columbus landed on small island
zone Of the Lucayes, called in the In
dian language Guanahani," the intrepid
navigator afterward wrote. Later the
island was called San Salvador, and
now is known as Watling's island.
There was discovered In Spain in
1925 the manuscript supposed to be
Las Casas' abridgement of Columbus
journal of his first voyage to America,
and from this we have some interest
ing details of the actual circumstances
surrounding the discovery Of the new
world.
The people Of the island straight
way collected together when Colum-
bus landed. according to this Journal.
Here follow his precise words:
"As / saw that they were very
friendly to us and perceived that they
could be much more easily converted
to our holy faith by gentle means than
by force, I presented them with some
red caps and strings Of beads to wear
upon the neck and many other trifles
Of small value, wherewith they were
much delighted and became wonder
fully attached to u.s."
Columbus comments that the people
appeared to him to be very poor be-
cause they went about naked. BE
noted that all the natives he saw were
young. none being above thirty years,
and that all Of them had fine physique
and short. straight hair. He believed
they were from the continent and was
Of the opinion that they would make
good Christians. as they appeared to
have no religion at all.
eHousss Rooted With Gold"
"Houses rooted with gold," Of which
Marco Polo wrote from rumor, were
not mythical. On first arriving in Ja-
pan I made journey to Otoko Yama,
in central Japan, January q, 1871, to
test the story.
For centuries gold had little more
value in Japan than in South America
when Balboa sought the Pacific. Even
until 1859 gold was worth only four
times as much as silver. found at
the Shinto temple. erected $50 A. D.,
a gilded rain conduit which once en-
circled the whole Of the caves Of the
roof, but after the long wars only 30
feet or SO was left.
Even at the Vienna exposition the
solid gold plates on the dolphin from
the Nakoya castle attracted attention.
It is historically true that In early ia.
pan there were roofs Of gold.-W. II.
Grifi1s in New York Tribune.
The Idaho Republican., 1919-01-28
DOCTOR FOOLED BY TWINS
Candidates for Merchant Marine 80
Much Alike One Of Them 10 Ex.
amlned Twice. '''~ /.

Boston, Mass.-Two nineteen-year.:
old brothers-James r. Miller and Earl
W. Miller Of Chadbourn, N. Care
the twinniest twins that ever hit Uncle
here. ."-
The examining surgeon was the first
to be fooled. First he examined James
r. Then he turned to his desk to
make out his record, taking for grant.
ed that James would pass to. the
next room. But he didn't. He thought
there was more to come. And Of
course he was examined again. "Gosh,"
he thought, "they do a pretty thorough
job here"
EARL" said the doctor, still talk
ing to James, "you sure are an i'm
age Of your. brother"
Just then Earl entered the room.
I'm through with you. James," said
the doctor, speaking to Earl.
"Don't I get examined7' incurred
Earl. And then q great light davned
on the doctor.