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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
SENATEBODY
ADOPTS'FOUR
PACT ISSUES
Revised Reservations Are
Passed in Committee
Despite Vote. E. ...,

Washington. Oct. 22-Four re-
vised reservations to the peace
treaty were adopted today by the
senate foreign relations committee
with the administration leaders
voting solidly against them.
The committee also adopted a
preamble to the reservG tions pro-
viding that the treaty could not be-
come effective if the other princi-
pal allied and associated powers
had agreed to the senate's reser-
vations. This, too, was opposed by
the administration senators.
Same Vote On Each.
The four reservations approved
related to article X, the Monroe
doctrine, Withdrawal, and domestic
questions. On most Of the roll Calls
the division was Ii to 6. all of the
Republicans and Senator Shields.
Democrat. Tennessee, voting in the
affirmative.
Change Only a Phrase.
The reservation adopted relating
to article Y, was Identical except
for the transposition of one phrase.
with the one which President Will
son announced on his western trip
he would be Obliged" to regard as
"a rejection Of the treaty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
ALBERT SENDS
NOTE TO WILSON
King of Belgium Voices Regrets Of
Self and Queen at Being Un-
able to See President.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 22.-Alberr,
king of the Belgians. and Queen
Elizabeth were honored guests Of
Cincinnati today. School children,
given a gala holiday in celebration
of the event, lined up for review by
the royal party and greeted them
with flowers and songs.
The king made a tour of several
of Cincinnati's industrial plants,
and the queen visited the principal
hospitals.
The special train carrying the
royal party will leave Cincinnati
for Pittsburgh at o'clock tonight
King Albert sent the following
message to President Wilson last
night:
1t is with keen regret that 1
learn that because of your illness
it will be impossible for you and
Mrs. Wilson to receive the queen
and myself during our visit to
Washington. We ferYently hope
that you will soon be restored to
full health and vigor. The queen
joins me in sending you and Mrs.
Wilson, our sincere regards and the
assurance of faithful personal
friendship"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
ANOTHER BABY
POISON VICTIM
Little Shirley and Edna, Nearly
Well, Joined by 2-Year-Old
l. Boy from Detroit.

Chicago. Ill. Oct. 22.-Little
Shirley and Edna Luikart, recov-
ering at a hospital here from a
slowly acting poison, administered
by their demented mother. today
had 2-year-old Teddy Harrington as
ward companion whose case paral-
lels theirs in many features. Six
days ago the baby, suffering from
the poison that threatened the lit
tie girls lives, was sent to the De-
troit hospital to which they were
taken from Royal Oak, Mich. HIS
life despaired of, as was theirs. it
was decided to bring the little fell
low to the specialist whose treat
men is restoring the health of the
Luikart children.
How the Harrington baby OBJ
tanned the poison is unexplained.
One theory is that he picked it up
from a window sill where some
member of the family had laid it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22

1t is my understanding that
you have divided upon one por-
ton only of a possible large
program which has not fully
been developed. Before a sew
erance is effected based upon
present differences, l believe
you should stand together for
the development of that full
program touching the many
questions within the broad
scope of your Investigations.
Must Supply New Methods.
1t was in my mind when this
conference was called that you
would concern yourselves with
the discovery of those methods
by which a measurable coop
Grafton within industry may
have been secured and if new
machinery needs to be furnish
ed by which a minimum of
conflict between employers and
employees may reasonably be
hoped for, that we should make
an effort to secure its adoption.
1t cannot be expected that at
every step all parties will
agree upon each proposition of
method suggested. It is to be
expected, however, that as a
whole, a plan or program can
be agreed upon which will ad-
vance further the productive
capacity of America through the
establishment Of a surer and
heartier cooperation between
all the elements engaged in in
dustry.
Public Expects It.
The public expects not less
than that you shall have that
one end in view and stay to-
gether until the way is found
leading to that end or until 1t
is revealed that the men who
work and the men who manage
American industry are so set
upon divergent paths that all
effort at cooperation is doomed
to failure.
l renew my appeal with full
apprehension of the almost in
comparable Importance of your
tasks to this and TO other peo-
pies, and with full faith in the
high patriotism and good faith
OF each other that you push
your task TO a happy conciu-
sion. (Signed)
WOODROW WILSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
FLYERS RUSH ON
IN AERIAL RACE
Fight on for Fourth Place in Derby
With Hope OF Beating Time
of Leaders.

MineOIa, \. Y. Oct. 22--
Lieutenants Alexander Pear
son, Jr., and Earl NJ. Nance
man arrived here today at
1:55 80 and at 2:12:5O, respeC-
lively.
Chicago, Ill, Oct 22.-The fight
for fourth position in the great
army endurance and reliability air.
plane race today, was the most in
teresting feature of the twice
trans-continental test. Lieutenant
Earl Manzelman and Captain Alex
Pearson were sos miles from their
goal at Cleveland and planned
landing at Mineola, n. Y, early to-
day. They still had as an added in
centive the possible bettering of the
actual flying time. as yet not re-
ported officially, of Lieutenant Bel
vim W. Maynard, Captain ]. o.
Donaldson, who followed him to
Mineola, and Captain Lowell Fl.
Smith, first man to complete a San
Francisco to New York and return
flight
Today three flyers had completed
the 5,402 mile fight, eight were on
their way to home hangers and IL
remained at San Francisco with
one-half their race completed.
Two flyers. Lieutenants Worth
ing and Sheridan, were expected to
leave the flying field at Rock Is
land, ILL.,, today, both having spent
the night there after their arrival
yesterday. Sheridan was expected
to get away at noon, and Worth
ington some time during the after
noon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
four MISSING
AvIATORS SAFE

San Diego. Cal. Oct. 22.-Four
Rockwell Field aviators. Lieuten-
ant Clarence J. McKarn. D. F.
Duke and w P. Sweeley and Cor
poral j. Riley, who were lost for
nearly a week in the mountains of
Lower California, reached here
Tuesday on a lobster boat.
Word has been received that the
bodies of Lieutenant Frederick B.
Waterhouse and Cecil H. Connolly,
American aviators, killed in Lower
California, two months ago, have
been taken aboard the destroyer
Aaron Ward. A mining man said
he had been told that the aviators
were killed by Mexican wood chop
pers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
SUCCESSION
u. S. EFFORT
IS DOUBTFUL
Sec. Wilson Continues
Mediation With Little
Encouragement.

Washington, Oct. 22.-There was
little hope of averting by govern
ment mediation the strike of bitum-
inous coal miners set for Nov. 1
when representatives of the miners
and operators resumed their joint
<onference with Secretary of Labor
Wilson.
While union leaders and operat-
ors were frankly doubtful of the
success of coalition efforts, they
readily agreed to Mr.. Wilson's re-
quest to meet again today after
failure yesterday to reach az
agreement q
L. S. May Force Operation.
Secretary Wilson bencved there
was way out Of the trouble and
government officials deferred con
sideration of other plans for
settling the strike until the result
of his efforts became known
Should these fail it is'said the gov
ernment might step in and force
continued operations of the mines
so as to give the public an adequate
supply of coal at any cost.
There were reports this morning
mat AoCti CAeAAF " AA0OI4 WO0At1
tempt to hold Representatives Of
the miners and operators here to
appear before the senate commit
tee investigating the coal situation
in event the conference failed to
settle the strike.
Holds Task 'ENOt Hopeless"
Some of the miners were reluc-
tant about attending the meeting
today in view of the statement yes
terday by John L. Lewis, actin z
president of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, that he did not see
the necessity of adjournnig over
until today in face of the stane wall
attitude of the operators. Secre-
tary Wilson insisted, however, that
the task was not hopeless.
Lewis declined to comment to-
day, saying "see Wilson; he is the
man of mystery in this proceed
jag"
Has Separate Conference.
Just before noon Secretary Viii
son was in separate conference
with the operators representatives.
The union committee men were ok
cused until 2:30 D. m. when the
joint conference was to be resumed.
No explanation of this move was
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22

To the ladies and gentlemen
of the industrial conference:
l am advised by your chair
man that you have come to a
situation which appears to
threaten the life of your con-
ference. and because of that |
am presuming to address
word of very solemn appeal to
you as Americans. II is not
for me to assess the blame for
the present condition. : do
not speak in spirit of criti-
cism of any individual or OF
any group. But having called
this conference I feel that my
temporary indisposition should
not bar the way TO a frank ex-
preston of the seriousness Of
the position in which this coun-
try will be placed should you
adjourn without having con-
vinced the American people
that you had exhausted your
resourcefulness and your pa
tience in an effort to come to
some common agreement.
Questions Relations.
At time when the nations
of the world are endeavoring to
find way of avoiding interna-
tional war, are we to confess
that there is no method to be
found for carrying on industry
except in the spirit and with
the very method of war? Must
suspicion and hatred and force
rule US in civil life? Are our
industrial leaders and our in
dustrial workers to live togeth-
er without faith in each other,
constantly struggling for ad-
vantage over each other, doing
raught but what is compelled?
IntOlerable Outlook.
Ny friends, this would be an
intolerable outlook. a prospect
unworthy of the large things
done by this people in the mas
tering of this oontinent-in-
deed, it would be an invitation
to national disaster. From
such a possibility M mind
turns away. for my confidence
is abiding that in this land we
have learned how to accept the
general Judgment upon mat
ters that affect the public veal.
And this IS the very heart and
soul of democracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
FEDERAL BODY
CALLS WATSON
PACKERS AIDE
Indiana Senator and
Sherman Assailed By
Commission Reply.

Washington, Oct. 22-The federal
trade commission in a formal state
ment today, asserted that the
charges made against the commits
sion by Senator Watson, Republi-
can, of Indiana, and Senator SheT-
man, Republican, of Illinois, were
part and parcel of the warfare OF
the Chicago meat packers against
the department of justice and the
Federal Trade Commission with the
purpose of subverting justice.
Watson "a Lobbyist
The commission said the good
faith of Senator Watson's state
ment was open to suspicion when
it Is to be remembered that the
senator was a lobbyist" in 1909,
and it charged that the senator's
relations with the Chicago pack
ers, were shown by certain corre-
spondence, which the commission
had taken from the files of Wilson
& Co.
Long Subject to Attack.
Declaring that the commission
and it's employees had long been
subject to an attack that the prro-
lie has never known about, the COM
missions statement says that while
it was Investigating the meat pac'I-
ers the governments representa-
tiyes were trailed by detectives and
that the commissions offices were
entered "surreptitiously"
Declaring that the charges of
both Senators Watson and Sherman
had been made in detail, the COM
mission declared ''tt challenges the
proof, and with the proof their
source and the means by which
they were formulated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
PORK PRICES IN
VIOLENT SLUMP

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 22.-Shrinkage
in the value Of hogs went to an ex-
treme degree today at the stock
yards here. Notwithstanding that
prices had declined in some cases
yesterday as much as S1.O0 a hun
dred weight, the market this morn
ing ruled in general 75c to $1.00
still lower.
For the first time in long while,
sales were made below $1,000 a
hundred weight, and numerous an
imaIs changed ownership down as
far as $11.50. Unusually heavy
marketing of animals lately to
avoid the high cost of feed. is as
signed for the decentralization of
values.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
FUNERAL
SERVICE SIMPLE

London, Oct. 22.-Simple funeral
services were held in ST. Georges
church this forenoon for Viscount
(William Waldorff) Astor. The rec
tor of st. Georges, the Rev. Francis
Norman Thicknesse. officiated.
A limited congregation attended
the services.
The body was taken later to
Golder's Green for cremation, the
ashes, then being conveyed to
Cliveden for deposit in the private
chapel there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
GENERAL TIEUP
URGED BY LABOR

Peoria, Ill, Oct. ga general
strike of all labor to help the steel
strikers win was advocated by
speakers before the convention of
the Illinois Federation Of Labor
here today.
THE representatives of the pub
lie have sides with the representa-
tives of capital in the Washington
conference, to give labor a good
trimming" John B. Connors said.
"All workers ought to be on strike
to prevent the loss of this battle
which will set labor back so years" "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
AFTER ACTIVE
DAY WILSON IS
I'm FINE SHAPE
Following Yesterdays
Labors He Has His
Best Nights Rest.

Washington, Oct. 22.-President
Wilson was said by Secretary Tu-
multy to be "in fine shape" this
morning after the most active day
yesterday he has had since he be-
came i'll. Mrs. Wilson telephoned
Mr.. Tumulty that the president was
anxious for information as to the
situation in the national industrial
conference.
President Wilson today signed
several bills recently passed by
congress, Secretary Tumulty an
nounced.
The secretary explained that
some of the bills recently passed
by congress, including the prohibit
tion enforcement measure. we're
before the respective department
heads, who are interested.
The president has until mid
night of Oct. %, to act on the pro-
hibition bill. Should he not act by
that time, the measure automatic
ally would become a law.
Has Best Nights Rest.
The presidents physicians re-
ported that Mr.. Wilson last night
had one of the best nights since he
became i'll. They issued this bull
letin:
white House, Oct. %. 1919: 11:10
a. m.
"The president had one of the
best nights since his illness began.
His temperature, pulse and spi-
ration rates continue normal. His
digestion is more satisfactory
(Signed) "GRAYSON.
"RUFFIN.
aCTT1,JH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
HE HAD A MAP
OF HIGHWAY TO
RICHES, BUT.
Like All, 1t Was Hard to
Follow, and Turned
Out a Blind Alley.

Chicago, Oct. 22.-He had a map
of the highway to riches. but alas,
and alack! Like most of those road
maps it was hard to follow and the
thoroughfaTe he was travelling
turned out to be nothing more than
blind alley.
But then read on:
Extending a manicured hand for
the desk telephone and swapping up
the receiver with the brGsqueness
typical of financial czars, the two
million dollar International Tire
and Rubber corporation intoned
curtly into the transmitter:
My car, please-Mr. Phillip
Joseph Burns. Republic building"
A moment later his leased limou-
sine arrived and he was whirled to
State and Randolph streets, there
to discuss at luncheon with his
salesman the project of girdling the
world with stores.
FarmbOy to Financier.
A year ago Mr.. Burns, now %
years old, was tilling the fecund
globe on his fathers farm, 35 miles
from Norwalk, Conn, at $40 a
month. But he was ambitious. He
had saved $500.
Venturing from the farm to Nor
walk. he obtained a position in an
automobile repair shop, where he
soon mastered the art of mending
punctured tires.
But financial progress was slow.
So a month ago Mr.. Burns took as
$500 and experience, founded the
aforesaid corporation, visited New
York, and deposited the $500 in the
Gotham National bank. He this
acquired a check book
A few days later he withdrew the
$500 and. accompanied by the check
book, came to Chicago.
A Broadway Annex.
However, since Mr.. Burns ar
rival here two weeks ago there has
been a development that must be
recorded-the birth of the Interna-
tional Surety company, which deals
in stocks and bonds through Mr.
Burns and acts as fiscal agent for
the International Tire and Rubber
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
IS
HELD BY lands

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 22.-Frank j.
Self, Jr., Democrat member of the
Illinois general assembly, and a
municipal court bailiff, was held to
the federal grand jury today by
Federal Judge Landis, for alleged
violation of the Webb-Kenyon law,
which prohibits the shipment of
liquor into q dry state. He is
charged with having received ship
ments of beer from Kenosha, Wis,
valued at $500. His bonds were
fixed at $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
SCORE HURT IN
BLAST ON SHIP

Baltimore, Md, Oct. 22.-Between
twenty and thirty men were badly
burned or otherwise seriously in
jured by an explosion of gas on
board the Standard Oil companys
tank steamer W H. Tilford, at the
yards of the Baltimore Dry docks
~and ship building company today.
Two men are missing and four
of the victims may die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
SUED BY
FORMER KAISER

Berlin. Tuesday, Oct. 21.-(By
the Associated Press.l ~ Former
Emperor William has commissions
ed Herr Siebert, an attorney OF
Berlin. to institute a suit against
the actor, Ferdinand Bonn, who
prepared what are known as the
kaiser films" which were barred
in Berlin, bat We're permitted to be
exhibited elsewhere. The eX-em-
peror charges insult and the mis-
use of his portrait and asks for
the suppression of the films.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
PARLEY NEAR
COMPROMISE,
BUT RESISTS
Public Group Forcing Is
sue as Capital and La
Dor Hold Back.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus).


Washington, D. c., Oct. 22.-Al-
only to be held back by the power
full consciousness that a breakup
between capital and labor might
mean a frightful winter of strikes
and suffering for. the people of the
United States-that was the way
the sessions of the industrial peace
conference fluctuated between
agreement and disruption. So seri-
ously did the government itself re-
gard the situation that for the first
time since his nervous collapse
President Wilson was permitted to
transact public business and rem
der an important decision. He die
tated a message to the conference
which was taken in person by Sec
retary Tumulty to the Pan-Ameri-
can building and there read over by
Secretary Lane and some of the
other advisers of the president, and
approved. But the message was to
be held in reserve and used only in
the contingency that breakup
was inevitable or one of the groups
announced its determination to
withdraw. In other words, before
permitting either capital or labor to
go home, the president as the chief
representative of the public steps
In and insists that further effort
be made to compromise and concili-
ate and bring if possible ultimate
agreement.
Both Resort to Extremes.
Most of the day the labor group
Yas in private confab. The en-
ployers' group after many perplex-
ing meetings in which the varying
viewpoints of the employers made
it seem impossible to get agree
ment among themselves. finally re-
yerted to their original position of
refusing to recognize any organiZa-
tion of workmen whom they chose
not to recognize. The labor group
on the other hand, had put itself in
the extreme position of wanting
recognition only for trade unions
and practically excluding shop
councils where the workmen might
want to choose that form of organ
ization. Finally the members of the
public group hit upon the idea of
using the identical language which
is to be found in the labor provi-
sions of the peace treaty with Ger
many.
Organizing Approved.
Thera it is provided that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
RAIL MEN BACK
STEEL STRIKE?

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 22.-N. q.
Foster. the steel strike leader, was
notified today by John Fitzpatrick.
chairman of the committee hand
ling the strike. that the railroad
hrotherhoods had consented to the
strike of union railroad men en-
ployed in and around steel mills
not under contract to the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron Steel
and Tin WorkerA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
FOCH REPORTS
FIND OF CARS

Brussels, Tuesday. Oct. I'll
Marshal Foch has informed the
Belgian government by telegraph
that 10000 Belgian freight cars
have been found on the left bank of
the Rhine. In a telegram he asked
that a Belgian delegation be sent to
identify the cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-22
EDITORS IN SPAIN
THREATEN STRIKE

Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Oct.
PA strike by editors Of the
Barcelona newspapers is threaten
ed. The proprietors OF some Of the
newspapers have refused the edi-
tors demands and the writer's af-
fected are threatening a Walkout.