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Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
BRAKE STEPS IN
FRONT OF A TRAIN

Aurora. ILL.,, Dec. 29.-M. E. Ray,
C. B. & @. brakeman of Galesburg,
was instantly killed at 2 o'clock
this morning near Gearing when he
stepped in front Of passenger train
No. 3.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 2g.-Wreck-
age resulting from the rear-end COL
lision Of north-bound passenger
train No. 6 on the Wabash railroad,
with a freight train here this morn
ing stripped the trucks from four
coaches Of southbound passenger
train No. II which was passing
when these two trains came. M
one was injured in the wreck.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
GIRL DRESSED
IN ARMY CARB
BROWN SLAYER
Story Of Another Woman Throws
New Light Upon Murder Puz.
zle at Mt. Clemens.

Mt Clemens, Mich, Dec. 29.-
A warrant charging Beatrice
Workman, alias Ceeile Vester,
with the murder Of ]. Stanley
Brown, shot to death In his au.
tOmObilo near here, last Tues.
day night, was issued today.
A nation wide search is being
made for Miss Workman. She left
Battle Greek last Saturday, after
writing . note to soldier, saying,
I'm on my way. Don't ask me
where. / dent know
/. After His Money.
The warrant was based on the
story told Chief Of Police Straight
by Miss Gladys Summit, brought
here from Battle Creek last night.
Miss Summit, according to Chief
Straight, declared Miss Workman
told her she intended to get
Browns money and ring If l have
to kill him"
Following this conversation with
her, Miss Summit said, Miss Work
man left for Mt. Clemens to keep
an appointment with Brown. She
returned to Battle Creek Wednes-
day afternoon, and Miss Summit
said, seemed well supplied with
money.
Mount Clemens. Mich, Dec. %
Macomb county authorities were to-
day investigating a new angle of
the staying of ]. Stanley Brown, son
of a Detroit manufacturer. whose
body was found in his automobile
on the road from Detroit last We'd
nesday morning. ,
The new information came from
Miss Gladys Summit, who came
here last night from Battle Greek
and gave the officers a story involv-
ing young woman who, until last
Saturday, lived in Battle Creek and
who, Miss Summit declared, had
been much in Browns company just
prior to his death.
Borrowed Soldiers Uniform.
The girl, whose name Miss Sum-
NIT gave to the officers, left Battle
Creek for Mount Clemens early last
week. the statement says, the girl
displayed unusual interest and in.
quired il her name was mentioned
by the newspaper report.
Alan Straight, chief Of police, re.
called the statement of a farmer
that the latter had passed Browns
automobile late Tuesday night and
some distance down the road had
passed figure dressed in a man.
clothing, but who, he said, did no,
walk or look like a man. This pc.
culiarity, the farmer said, attract.
ed a second look at the pedestrian
Knew About UnifOrml
Miss SUBMITS statement that &
uniform had been borrowed from
q Camp Custer soldier, Chic
Straight declared, was corroboratet
by the fact that the soldier callet
at the young woman's roominf
house during the officers investi
cation there to ask the return O.
the uniform. Straight said he be
lieved the soldier was not in an,
other way connected with the case
Miss SUBMITS statement says tn,
young woman asked her to Join hel
on a visit to Mount Clemens. wher,
she said she had an engagement
with the slain man.
"I'll get Browns money and RIM
II have to kill him." the statemen
quotes the girl as saying.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
COMPROMISE
UPON treaty.
bE|NCDRAWN
Mild Reservationists Be.
lieve They Have Right
Combination.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Republi-
can and Democratic senators work.
ing for a treaty compromise cen
tered their attention today on a
plan said to have been accepted
by the mild reservation Republi-
cans and providing for ratification
with three notifications in the IA
reservations approved by the SEN
ate majority at the last session.
The three changes deal with the
preamble declaration that the quail
ifications must be acquiesced in by
the other powers, with article X,
and with Shantung. The mild
group believe that Senator Lodge,
the Republican leader. will be will
ing to make these changes and that
Senator Hitchcock, Democratic
leader, also will be satisfied with
them. 1t was said, however. that
neither Of the party heads in the
senate had expressed final opin-
ion.
Call League Soon.
Paris, Dec. 29.-Informal notice
Of the first meeting Of the council
of the League of Nations probably
will be given in day or two after
the exchange of the ratifications OF
the treaty of Versailles. Ambassa-
dor Wallace cabled the state de-
partment in Washington to this ef-
feet after this mornings meeting Of
the supreme council.
1t is still an open question
whether the formal call for the
meeting shall be issued by Presi-
dent Wilson as originally provided
or whether, in view of the fact that
the United States has not ratified
the treaty, the call shall be issued
by Premier Clemenceau, the presi.
dent Of the peace conference.
Make Call Unofficial
The difficulty arising from the
fact that the United States has moi
ratified the treAty and President
Wilson consequently will not be
able to issue an Official convoca-
tion will be surmounted, according
to the councils plan, Dy President
Wilson issuing an unofficial cali.
1t is considered here impossible
that the first meeting of the coun.
! Gil will be held in Washington, as
originally provided, because Of the
| urgency OF action on some ques.
tions touching execution Of the
treaty of Versailles. The impress
sion here is that the members Ol
the council will be asked to come
to Paris.
The date for the exchange o
ratifications on which the call fol
the meeting of the leagues council
depends, is still uncertain, nothing
having been heard from the Ger
mans in response to the latest al
lied note. The expectation in of
fetal circles is that some wor,
from Berlin regarding the subjec
will be at hand by tomorrow.
May Extend Time.
According to the terms of tn
peace treaty Germany was to fur
nish by Dec. 81, statement re
lgarding a number of different ques
tion dealt with by the treaty. Th
council today considered the posi-
bility Of extending the time for thi
statement.
The condition under which Ger
many is to turn over the ligh
cruisers. demanded as part of tn
reparation for the destruction o
the Scapa Flow fleet also were dis
cussed by the council.
1t was decided to send congratu
talations to General Niessel, headin
the mission to the Baltic, on tn
manner in which its task in con
inection with the evacuation of tn
Baltic provinces by the Germa,
troops had been carried out.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
The Weather

Generally fair tonight and Tues
day. Slightly colder tonight. with
the lowest temperature about 20 to
Is degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday,
Is; lowest last night, "a.
Velocity Of wind. 10 miles per
hour.
Precipitation. none.
IA N. 7p.m. 70. m.
yester. yester. TODAY
Dry bulb temp. ...23 "a 20
Wet bulb temp. "a % 20
Relative humid. .sl % 100
River stage, s feet. NO change in
the last lSShours,
I'M. eHERIER. Mete0fologist,
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
Want WILLIAM
SOON AS PACT
IS effective

Paris, Dec. 29-(Havas)-Extra-
dition Of the former emperor Of
Germany will be demanded from
Holland as soon as the treaty of
peace becomes effective, according
to a decision reached by the British
and French governments. says tho
Echo d'Pafis,
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
SON OF PRINCESS,
A MUSICIAN, DEAD

San Jose, Cal, Dec. 29.-William
Frederick D'Ablaing, son of Prin-
cess Anna Louise d'Innio of Hol-
land, died here tonight after q short
illness. D'Ablaing had been an Or
chestra leader here for many years.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
BOTH PARTIES
TAKE MEASURE
OF MIR. HOOVER
But That Gentleman i.
= Sticking to the Middle
of the Road.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus,)

Washington, Dec. 27.-Said a
Democrat so prominent in the Will
son administration that we're his
name to be mentioned he would be
instantly recognized as a power in
the politics Of his party:
IF l were not pledged to Nc
Adoo. l would openly work for the
nomination of Herbert Hoover for
president on the Democratic tick
et."
4 Said a prominent Republican
whose position must necessarily be
neutral at present but whose de-
sire for Republican success in 1920
is equalled by no one else in the
Republican party today:
If only we knew where Herbert
Hoover stood; II we could make
sure of him-why, we would win
in a walk if We nominated him for
president"
These two quotations-unfortun-
ately for their authors cannot at
this time be disclosed-represent
one of the most interesting situa-
tions in pre-convention politics in
the United States. On the surface.
the workers and organizers are
sincerely laboring tooth and nail
for their favorites. Standing apart
from the active workers are certain
wise leaders who pull the strings
at the last moment and swing dele
cations into line so that the real
nominee emerges after the favorite
sons have been balloted out of con-
sideration.
Has All Qualifications.
The men behind the gun. so to
speak. are looking Hoover over.
The Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis will tell you the same thing
that Hoover is about as well adver-
tised personality as there is in
America and perhaps in the world ;
that he has the international vision
and the engineers scientific mind
in handling large problems Of a
OOmeStlC character.
It Is significant that Herbert
Hoover hasn't said which party he
would afiiliate with in the next
campaign. But II you will glance
at the leading article in tnis weeks
issue of the Saturday Evening Post
you will find what may be regard.
ed as the Hoover platform. Which
ever political party adopts that
platform can have Hoover. That's
about the long and the short Of it
Hoover is not seeking the nomin-
alton nor is he permitting his clos.
est friends to start any boom OF
J organization or political mach,n'
I cry going in his behalf. He IL
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
HOOVER ENIISTS
AID OF POPE IN
PLEA TO AMERICA

Baltimore. Dec. 29.-At the re-
quest Of Herbert Hoover, Cardinal
Gibbons has written to Pope Bene-
dict asking him to send an appeal
to Americans. urging that every
thing possible be done to relieve
suffering in Europe.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
STUDENTS HEALTH
BEING CONSIDERED

New York. Dec. 29.-AthIetic d.
rectors from leading colleges i,
thes country assembled here today
for q series Of conferences at which
college sports and the health of the
college students will be discussed,
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29
DYNAMITE ICE TO
FIND BOY LOST IN
RESCUING HIS DOG

Des Moines. Iowa, Dec. ss.-An
Ice gorge In the Racc0on river near
Des Moines was dynamite,l today in
an effort to find the body Of Lester
Wilson. 10. who lost his life Satur-
day trying to rescue his pet dog.
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29

Continued On Page ~
Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-29

IND I81t 20 nuufB,
I'M. sHERIER, Meteosologist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
RUSSIAN BUREAU TO ADVISE.
Branch of War Trade Board Will
Not Interfere With Business.

Although the Russian bureau cre-
ated by the War Trade Board has ceas-
ed to function it viii continue to ex-
ist. but act merely in an advisory ca
pacity and when it's counsel is sought,
the board announced yesterday.
The bureau was Incorporated and
given capital stock of $5, 900, 600 from
the Presidents war fund, as a means
of aiding the Russian people to help
themselves by giving them an outlet
for their supplies in exchange for
commodities they needed, according to
the statement, and was not designed
to interfere with any activities private
trade would feel justified in under
taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
BRITISH SOLDIERS TAKE
FOODSTUFFS TO VIENNA
In Recognition of Conside-ate
Treatment of Prisoners in Con-
trast With German Methods.

VIENNA, Tuesday, January 14.-A
small body of British troops arrived
here today as the convoy of train
load OF foodstuffs, a present from the
British army in Italy to the women
and children of Vienna. Great crowds
followed the convoy through the
streets, giving the men a cordial well
come. but one devoid of any especial
enthusiasm.
The British officer in command ex-
planned to the burgomaster that the
supplies were sent in recognition Of
the fact that Austria had treated her
British prisoners with consideration,
in contrast with the inhuman treat
ment given them by the Germans.
Three additional trainloads are to
follow the first to alleviate the needs
of the women and children until regu-
lar shipulents begin coming in. sa
The burg0m aSter told the British
commander that the food had arrived
at an opportune moment, as the situa-
5tton was feac hing q crisis through
the fact that Vienna had not enough
flour to last more than the next four
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
Equal Pay for Women.

The federation also goes on record
IS favoring the same pay for women
men for equal work performed.
1H this connection the report says:
Discussing hours of labor the report
saNs:
Reasonable hours of labor promote
the economic and social we1l-being
sf the toiling masses. Their attain
necnt should be one of Iabor's prin-
pal and essential activities. The
s&orter workday and shorter work
Y. eek make for constantly growin4 z
higher and better standard of pro-
c,ivity, health. longevity, morals
-; citizenship.
The right of labor to fix it's hours
o. work must not be abrogated
;,!;l dyed or interfered with.
The days working time should be
tied to not more than eight hours.
Y n overtime prohibited. except
der the most extraordinary emer-
: Ecies The weeks working time
: ould be limited to not more than
and one-half days"
IT the outset of it's report the
fcderation's committee says:
The world war has forced all free
peoples to fuller and deeper realiza-
ton of the menace to civilization con-
(COntinued on Second Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
LIMA STRIKE IS CURBED.
Authorities in Complete Control.
Arrest of Leaders Reported.

LIMA, Peru. January Is. The
situation brought about here by the
declaration of a general strike Mon
day has improved. and the authorities
today are in complete control Of the
city. A dozen leaders Of the strikers
are reported to have been arrested,
and it is believed that the backbone
of the strike has been broken.
The opposition newspaper Ell
TEMPO has been suppressed by the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
FOUND DEAD IN CLUBROOM.
Knife Wounds and Notes Suggest
Suicide by Otto Zurcher.

NEW YORK, January 15.-otto
Zurcher, said by the police to have
been at one time owner of South
American plantation, was found dead
yesterday with several knife wounds
in his body, in the library of the
Union Club, on 9TH avenue. A long
knife and two notes. one declaring
a want to die" and the other.
whoever finds me call Mai. Murphy
at once and keep quiet" We're found
beside the body.
Zurcher had been a member of the
club for the last seven years. HIS
South American property. the police
said, had been wiped out by a VOL
canic eruption. revolutionary troubles
and the effects of the European war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
LUXEMBURG HAS NEW RULER.
Princess Charlotte Chosen Successor
IN Grand nucheae Marie

LUxEMBURG, Tuesday. January
14.-Princess Charlotte. sister of
Grand Duchess Marie. has been chosen
as the latter's successor by the cham
ber of deputies, which met immedi-
ately after the abdication Of the grand
duchess was announced.
BY vote of 80 to 10 the chamber
decided to Immediately appoint dele
gaion to receive Princess Charlotte's
oath of Office.
Princess Charlotte will assume Of
fee Wednesday.
LONDON, January IA dispatch
to the Daily Mail from Luxembourg,
dat ted Saturday, says that the Grand
Duchess of Luxembourg, in procla-
nation dated Saturday, abdicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
Shelley Hull, Actor, Is Dead.

NEW YORK. January 15.-Shelley
Hull, widely known American actor,
who with Effie Shannon. made up the
entire cast of Under Orders" which
just concluded an engagement here.
has died at his home in this city of
pneumonia following influenza. Mr..
Hull, who was thirty -four years of
age, and a native of Kentucky, at
tanned wide popularity two years ago
in The Cinderella Man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
THIRTY THREE STATES
NOW IN 1'DRY" COL UMN
Only Three More Are Necessary to
Ratify National Prohibition
Amendment.

DENVER. Col. January By a
vote of 20 to ! the senate of the Colo
RADIO legislature adopted the concur
rent house prohibition resolution,
thereby ratifying the national prohibi-
ton amendment. The house adopted
the resolution last week
SALEM. Greg. January 15.-The leg
islature Of Oregon completed ratification
of the national prohibition amendment
today, when the senate, by a unanimous
vote. adopted the amendment. The
house ratified the amendment last night.
SO to 3.
DES MONIES, Iowa, January 15.-The
Iowa legislature ratified the federal pro-
hibition amendment today. making this
the thirty-first state to approve it.
Thirty-six states must ratify the amend
ment to add 1t to the Constitution
CONCORD. N. H.. January 15.-The
New Hampshire house OF representa-
tives today voted 221 to 121 to ratify
the federal prohibition amendment.
The resolution now goes to the senate.
CHICAGO, January 15.--Seven states
yesterday completed ratification of
the prohibition constitutional amend
ment Arkansas, California. Illinois, In
diana. Kansas, North Carolina and
Alabama were the states joining the
dry column. In addition the Ne
braska senate and the Utah house
voted for ratification.
In California, however, attorneys
for the Grape Growers Protective
League filed suit for an Injunction
to restrain the governor from certi-
flying the ratification. In support of
the suit it was argued that all acts
Of the California legislature must be
submitted to a referendum.
The states which thus far have rati-
fed the amendment are:
Kentucky. Virginia, Mississippi
South Carolina, North Dakota, Mary
land, Montana, Arizona, Delaware,
Texas South Dakota, Massachusetts,,
Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Michigan,
Ohio. Oklahoma. Tennessee. Idaho,
Maine, West Virginia, Washington,
California, Indiana, Arkansas, Illi-
nois. North Carolina. Kansas. Colorado,
Ah6ama, Oregon and Iowa. TotaL-S2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
J. C. Covert, Veteran Editor, Dies.

CLEVELAND, January 15.-John G..
Covert. eighty-one, veteran newspa-
per editor, public official and writer.
has died here. In 1897 Mr.. Covert
was appointed United States consul
to Marseille, France, by President
Mckinley Later he was promoted
to the consulship at Lyon, France.
He was the founder. editor and chief
owner of the Cleveland Leader. re-
tiring from the newspaper field about
twenty five years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
HINDENBURG TO COMMAND
HUNS OPPOSING POLISH

COPENHAGEN, January 15.-Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg soon will
take command of the German troops
opposing Polish forces in eastern Ger
many, according. to advices received
here from Bromberg, quoting news
papers printed in the province Of
PoSen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
Fire Sweeps Pittsburgh's Park.

PITTSBURGH. January ia spec
tacular fire swept through Kenny
wood Park, Pittsburgh's largest
amusement and recreation park, yes
arcade building, the motion picture
theater and a number of smaller
buildings. The loss is estimated at
between SO ZOO and $6Q, 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
Big Taking Of British War Bonds.

LONDON. January 1.-THE treas
ury announces that on January 13 the
total subscriptions to, national war
bonds since their Inauguration. Octo-
ber 1, 1917, had reached and passed
81 500. .000, 900 sterling. 1t says that
the attaining of such figure is
pujaue AehjoVD00nk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
BERL|N'S RIOT COST,
MANY MILLIONS
Reign of Terror Ends After
More Than 200 Are Dead
and 1000 Wounded.
REDS HAD PROCLAMATION

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Tuesday, January a.
Berlin's long week of bolshevism is
finally ended. Here and there, seat
tered desperadoes, mostly youths, still
fire occasionally from some housetor
and during the nights attempts are
made by small bands of the follow
crs of DIR. Karl Liebknecht to revive
the reign Of terror. They are insig-
nifcant, however, compared with what
has passed.
A few Spartacans tried to recapture
the Charlottenburg police headquar-
ters the night after it was taken by
government troops.
DIR. Liebknechts sister was arrested
today, and several hundred rebels are
locked up awaiting trial, which, in
asmuch as martial law was not pro-
claimed, must be left to the regular
courts.
Heavy Bo1shevist Losses.
Losses inflicted on EACH side during
the last week are as yet estimated
only roughly, but it is believed that
they will greatly exceed zoo dead and
1000 wounded. The overwhelming
majority of these are holshevists.
The reinstatement and arming of
the police gives the government new
force of trained men who know the
criminal world and whose absence
during the first days of the revolu-
tion gave the disorderly element a
free hand. Police records, including
those of the Bertillon system, were
not destroyed as was first reported.
Detectives are already rounding up
old acquaintances and the work of dis
arming lawless elements is proceeding.
Property losses during the week of
terror amount to tens of millions of
marks. In addition to the damage to
newspaper plants and government
buildings. merchants losses through
looting are very high, one youth be-
ing captured with 10000 marks worth
of jewels which he had stolen. In
some streets near the police head
quarters nearly every store was sys-
tematically looted.
Use Butter on Guns and Boots.
Bolshevist troops holding the ST.
lesian station had so much butter that
they used 1t to grease their guns and
boots
The center of the city has been
quiet all day today. Late this even
ing few shots were heard in differ
ent parts of the town. being fired by
snipers and looters. Merchants hay-
ing shops along Unter den Linden
took down their shutters and business
went on generally as usual.
The government has no intention of
slackening it's efforts against the
Spartacans, the Abend Zeitung says it
learns from best authority. Energetic
measures are being taken against the
leaders of the movement. 1t is re-
ported that documents found by loyal
troops show that the Spartacan upris-
in ipSpirad from, Mnccnu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
Against Wage Reduction.

The report puts the federation on rec
ord as being opposed to any reduction in
wages of the workers. 1t says in this
connection:
THE American standard of life must
be maintained and improved. The value
of wages is determined by the pur-
chasing power of the dollar. There is
no such thing as good wages when the
cost of living in decency and comfort
equals or exceeds the wages received
,aere must b.; no reduction in wages
il many instances wages must be in
creased.
''The workers of the nation demand
:. living wage for all wage earners,
s=,lled or unskilled-a wage which will
4, atle the worker and his family to live
III health and comfort, provide COM
petcnce for illness and Old age, and af-
70. d TO all the opportunity of cultivating
tie best that is within mankind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-15
Service Seeks to Cope.

The United States employment service
is seeking to cope with the problem In
part through about sixty men stationed
at camps and cantonments who have
men about to be discharged fill out appli-
cations for the sort of employment they
want. These are sent to the places
where they desire to work, and SO long
as the jobs last they will be ready for
the discharged soldiers.
To date there are 2,400 agencies es-
tablished in cities and towns and rural
centers for finding employment for re-
termed soldiers. These include. in some
cases, the regular employment bureaus
of the Labor Department acting in be-
half of the men in uniform.