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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
ASK CONGRESS
TO CURB RIOTS
President Wilson Urged to Declare
Martial Law to Stop Race
War in Capital

Washington. July 22.-Congress
was asked to take notice of the
race riots and crime wave in the
national capital today. and Presi-
dent Wilson was asked to declare
martial law and police the city
with troops with two resolutions
introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Clark. Democrat of Flor
ida. and Vaile, Republican of Col
orado. respectively.
Soon after noon, the nearest Of
fetal estimate of last nights riot
ing stood at five dead. 10 expect
ed to die, scores Of lesser wound
ed or injured. and the cases of IT'S
rioters docketed in the police
courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
TELLS OF DEATH
TRIP ON 'BLIMP'
Pilot of Huge Dirigible Gives His
Story OF Disastrous Plunge
Made By Airship.

Chicago. July 22.-Under the
questioning of John L. Garrity.
chief of police, and John Alcock,
first deputy, ], A. Boettner, pilot,
told the story OF the disaster to the
dirigible.
The pilot showed no excitement
from his thrilling 1900 feet jump
and cody related his version of
the accident
I'VE were at least 1900 feet
above the ground when l first felt
the heat of the flames. Looking
back, I saw shots of fire on both
sides of the rear end of the bag.
'I watched the flames for a
couple of seconds before 1 said
anything to the other fellows
Knowing the ship was finished,
yelled, Over the top, everybody
AS I yelled I felt the frame buckle,
but by this time they were begin
ming to slide over the sides. I think
l was the last to jump, as saw all
the parachutes in the air when 1
was hanging on ready to drop. l
saw one of the parachutes was on
fire.
Il must have had about a frac-
tion of a second start of the ship,
as it passed me when it fell. My
parachute opened perfectly.
81 fell about seventy-five feet
when 1t spread out. 1 began to
drift a bit when the flaming ship
fell by me.
The worst sensation I exper-
fenced was after my parachute
opened. l began sliding down rap
idly. and, looking up, l saw 1t was
beginning to burn. In an instant
around 30 fast could not see where
l was falling. l kept whirling
around in the air until / lit.
81 must have been a little dazed
when I landed, as l didn't know
where l was until l rolled over and
discovered l was looking down into
a street. Realizing l had fallen on
top of a building l began to look
around. Finding a fire escape, /
started down. 1t must have been
high building, as 1t seemed a long
way down the ladders.
'I started toward the lake when
l saw the crowd about the building
where the ship had fallen. I was
starting to find some of the other
fellows when the detectives picked
me up,
Question As to Cause.
81 don't know how the fire
1t is possible that it
caught from sparks going out of
the exhaust, although the open
ports of the exhaust are covered
with a hood, and never heard of
any of these makes of machines |
catching fire in that way. The |
only other way it could have |
started was from the static in the |
air. We were unusually high, and |
conditions over the |
AXE we're not very good when we
started. The La Rhone rotary |
tractor type motor, used in
his machine was working perfect
y on the two other flights we made !
lfter dinner. 1t was running well /
when l discovered the fire, al i
-heHgh the mixture might have
)eea a little too lean. 1 have never
'een an engine of this type back
ire through the hood strong
'Roagh to carry any sparks.
ut was hell about the other fell
ews. / guess my guardian angel
1giled nae through"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
LATE BULLETINS

Washington, July 22-By a
vote of 36S to AZ the house to-
day passed the bill providing
a minimum wage of So for all
government employees except
those in the postal service.
The wage is exclusive of the
wartime bonus of $40 a year
allowed employees. The meas
ure now goes to the senate.
New UIm, Mimi July 22.-
The state convention of the
Minnesota Federation of Labor
after listening to an address by
Mrs. Thomas ]. Mooney of San
Francisco, this afternoon, VOt-
ed in favor of a five days gen.
eraI strike beginning Sept. /,
as a demonstration of pro-
test against the conviction of
Mooney.
Chicago, I'LL. July 22.-PhT-
ip Fleming, is years old. a
messenger for the Austin Ma
ti0nal bank, was held up this
morning by two automobile
bandits, who escaped with S10.-
600 in cash and $500 in Liberty
hQnds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
LIST OF DEAD IN
FALL OF AIRSHIP

Chicago. July pa list of the
known dead follows:
Bank employees:
HELEN P. BERGER.
JACOB E. CARPENTER.
MARIA FLORENCE.
MARY GALLAGHER.
IRENE MILES.
EVELYN L. MEYER.
EDWIN A. MUTZNER.
CARL OTTO.
JOSEPH SCANLAN.
EARL H. DAVENPORT, a pub
licity man, and former sporting
writer.
WARREN WEAVER, mechanic.
MILTON G. NORTON, newspa-
per photographer
All except Weaver were resi-
dents of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
WILL ATTEMPT TO
SETTLE CHICAGO
BUILDERS TIEUP

Chicago. Ill. July 22.-A meeting
between union officials and a buI.d-
ers' committee. in an attempt to end
the lockout of moro than 10000
workmen and the tie-up Of all Chi
cago building operations. was
scheduled for today.
The lockout of the men came as a
result of an ultimatum issued last
week by the building contractors
association, which ordered the
striking employees to return to their
work,
The men were defiant and the
shutdown resulted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
FORD is ASKED
IF HE CAN READ;
ADMITS HE CAN
''But My Hay Fever
Makes Ii Hard" Says
-Gruelling Ended.

Mount Clemens, Mich, July 22.-
Examination of Henry Ford by At
torney Elliott G. Stevenson, for the
Chicago Daily Tribune, defendant
in Mr.. Ford's 100000 libel suit,
was concluded today and interroga-
ton passed into the friendly hands
of Alfred Lucking, Mr.. Ford's per-
sonal attorney.
Before closing his examination
E. G. Stevenson, counsel for the
defense, said to Mr.. Ford:
You were opposed to the manu-
facture of war munitions prior to
1912"
"Yes. sir" responded the manu-
facturer.
Prior to that there was much
agitation as 20 furnishing food and
munitions to the entente allies and
floating loans, wasn't there"
81 believe So"
You opposed the loans and the
missions which came over to ar
range them?"
Il said they cLght to be carried
out of the country"
Doesn't Remember Opposition.
you were also opposed to max
ing trouble over the submarine
outrages?"
Il don't recall that"
did you say that the excitement
over sinking of the Lusitania was
political bunk?"
at don't think So"
Didn't you say in the presence
of friends that the Americans had
no business to be on the ship?"
Il don't think So"
Never Writes Letters.
Mr.. Ford said that personally he
never writes letters and rarely
signs those written in his name by
The witness said that he was op-I
posed to higher education. He was
asked to define the Monroe doc
trine.
big brother act, I guess" said
the witness.
What do you mean by that?"
ITO help the western hemis-
phere."
Is Asked If He Can Read.
after some hesitation, and in
justice to yourself, Mr.. Ford, l feel
that it is best to ask you If you can
read. The impression has gone out
here, by your repeated declinations
to read from important papers,
that you can not read. Can your"
Yes, but l read slowly and am
bothered by hay fever which makes
it unpleasant to read OUT loud. II
don't like to do it for that reason"
A letter to congressman request
ing support for the Oscar IL expe-
dition was read, but witness said
he had no recollection of it,
81 merely financed the eXpedi- /
ton" said Mr.. Ford.
Dropped Plan to ReWrite Bible.
Replying TO a question involving /
his advertising manager, Charles [
Mr.. Ford admitted that /
at one time he thought of having /
Mr.. Brownell TewTite the bible into t
plain, modern English. The plan
was not carried out.
Mr.. Stevenson based a long
series of questions on an interview +
with Mr. Ford by Edward Marshall,
Mr. Marshall was quoted as ask
ng if Mr. Ford favored abolishing
he American army and navy and
he latter as replying yes"
"Did Mr.. Marshall ask that ques-
ion. and did you reply, 'yes'?' ask
ID Mr.. Stevenson.
"NO. | think not"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
'CLEMENCEAU'S
CABINET FACES
SUPREME TEST
Vote of Confidence By
Chamber is Expected
During Afternoon.

Paris, July 22.-In readiness to
hear the governments declaration
of its policy, on which it had been
announced a vote of confidence
would be asked, the chamber Of
deputies met this morning.
Premier Clemenceau was not
ready to make his statement at the
session. and the cham
ber adjourned until afternoon to
await the premier's pleasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
CHICAGO WAGE DISPUTE ENDS.

Chicago, July zz--AII wage dis
pHtes of city employees, including
the fire department engineers and
their assistants, have been settled
by the city council. Increases were
allowed for 1853 groups.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
Will SELL 24 PER CENT.

ST Josph, Mo, July 22.-The St
Joseph excise board reversed itself
last night and decided to grant
licenses to saloons for the sale OF
"a per cent beer. Within an hour
more than 40 applications for per
mits we're received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
HOUSE RRPUBS no MEET.

Washington, July 22.-RepablicaH
house IeadeFs, afteT informal con
feFeaees, have decided to call
party caucus later in the week.
probably Friday. to pass on the
enlargement of the legislative
steering committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
DIR. PESSOA HOME.

Rio Janeiro, July 22.-Dr. Epi-
tacio Pessoa, president-eiect of
Brazil, arrived home on the Amer
icaa battIeship Idaho.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
TELEGRAPH AND
CITY EDITORS OF
STATE WILL MEET

Quincy, H., July 22.-An address
by Dean Walter Williams of the
University of Missouri, school OF
journalism on Some Entangle-
ments in the Work will be the
principal event Of the first days
program for the Illinois City and
Telegraph editors convention here
July 26-27. Editorial workers on
Missouri and Iowa newspapers
have been invited to attend and the
first day will be spent aboard a
steamer on a Mississippi river ex-
cursion from Quincy to Keokuk,
Iowa, where the power dam will be
visited.
On Sunday, besides the business
session, the newspaper men and
women will hear a talk on Stories
About Stories" by F. A. Behymer.
assistant city editor of the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Ralph l.. Sisson of The Herald,
Decatur, Ill, is president of the
organization.
PASS FRENCH TREATY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
The Weather

Fair tonight and Wednesday, not
much change in temperature,
Highest yesterday, IS. Lowest
last night, "a.
Velocity OF wind at s a. m, 2
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none,
ID m Som a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
PRNCF 1fAX FLEES.

Berlin, July 22-Prince Maxmii-
Ian of Baden has fled to Switzer-
Land aee9Eaing- t9 q EeP9Et.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22
PASS FRKNCH .TREATY.

London, July 22.-The house Of
commons unanimously passed the
Anglo-Erench treaty bill in all its
stages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22

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GsatiRped eR Rass EeeEeal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22

lcantinued On Bags Fea9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-22

BoettnsF, tns pilot, was taken to
police headquarters after escaping
with his life and said:
LAS We neared State street. 1
felt the machine buckle and there
was a tFemoF throughout the fus-
ilage. 1 knew something had hap
pened and saw the flames licking
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

low men from China, German pris- oners, and British labour companies, living still in the desert beyond, where they are clearing the fields of dead men and live shells. N
 Like Amiens, the town of Albert has begun it's new life, at least so far as having few inhabitants again. But to these peasant-folk tho outward symbol of renaissance is a new church of their own faith, which has been built for them temporarily near the old church by the American Red Cross.
 It is a wooden hut, large enough to hold two hundred people or more, and to this little shrine was brought this morning an old statue of the Madonna and Child, which stood for more than six centuries in Albert. until the Aus tralians removed it to q place of safe ty in the time of peril. Tn honor of it's return the Archbishop of Amiens came to Albert and after High Mass in the wooden church, spoke to the peo- pie who had gathered there as pilgrims to their old town.
 Hard. Thoughts in Hard Times; It is interesting, all the same. this Clarte movement, writes Philip Gibbs. fan cy 1t represents the clash of ideas that will happen in France when the lists are set for new phase of the social struggle which goes on age by age.
 IL may gather up and direct a lot of the passionate emotion that is seeth- ing among crowds of men and women who look back to the war with hor- TOT. and forward with hone in some neW pnase of civilization when such massacres need not happen.
 But it is anta gonistic. I imagine. to the main body of opinion among peo- pie in France. at the present time, who are disa ppointed with the peace. not because it is too severe but too mild and because it does not pay them bacw for the ruin it caused.
 They do not want the spirit of brotherhood, but hard cash and the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
Cleaned from Foreign F.,
 changes
changes

# the records of the men who led our armies during the war were ex- amined in detail, it probably would be found that no leader had spent so little time at home since the summer of 1914 as Sir Edmund Allenby, who will be warmly greeted today upon his brief visit to London. Strictly speaking, by the way the Field Marshal is still sir Edmund though since the an nouncement of the awaru of his vis- county he is usually given the higher style. --'
 Sir Edmund went over to France with the first units of the original Brit ish EXpeditionary Force. and. after be- ing successiveiy Cavalry Corp leader. oth Corps Commander and Third army chief, went to Palestine. Durin. his three years in France the Field Mar shal enjoyed the ordinary short spells of leave. and before he took over the Egyptian Expeditionary Force he visit ed London to see the army authorities and to have aA,. audience of the King. Since then Sir Edmund has been away, though he has had some of the pleas. ures of home life at Cairo since he hustled Turkey out of the war.
 Hop picking is now in full swing, Sept. 18th, and one wonders if the modern piekers knows as his father did, that the hop makes, at any rate. a pa sssabIe substitute for toba cce. The old time hop picker was not above talk ing home a supply of the weed" for winter use.
 Tn these days of high prices some of us may eventually may be driven to recall the otker smol<eable plants of England. Foal-foot leaves were once ropular smoking in rural England; Either alone or mixed with a small quantity of tobacco. Any rustic con noisseurs would add to them little crushed cloves to improve the flavor.
 Australia House has become a place of pilgrimage for the brides. of sol diers from the Dominion. and for those dauehters of England whose war-worlS the aruies-has led them to seek freer life in the Colonies.
 Every afternoon free cin to- era nh exhibition is given by the Aus allan authorities showin2 scenes, so- cia1 customs, and irdD stries of Aus tralia Women form the rns ioritv of the nudience. and many of them are O., the eve of their dena-ture to take oart in the scenes similar to those tEev have witnessed on the screen.
 Yesterday, Sept. 18th, there was a stream Of callers at Madame TetraZ- zini's hotel. The prima donna was in and glad to find herself once more here. She is looking very well after holiday at Lugano.
 During the next two months Mad anne Tetrazzini has a British tour, be- ginning from Albert Hall. next Satur- day She is due at Leeds on the 18th. Then in November, she expects to go to America. where she sings in opera. She is now resting before an arduous series of concerts.
 The Villa of Hope: Now. amidst that wild chaos of destruction. some people of A1bert-a few hundreds have come back and built up little wooden houses, called the Villa Espe- rance (the Villa of Hope) and the Ca fe de la Victoire. and other optimistic names where they provide light re- ffeshment for tourists from Paris. vel
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
READY FOR BROTHERS.

The announcement by Attorney General Palmer that he is getting the machinery Of his office ready to tackle the prosecution of the profiteer just as soon as the new legislation becomes effective will be learned with a high degree of satisfaction by the people of the country. We have heard much said about the need of action. We have been informed that such would result in a reduction in the cost of lfv- ing.
 It was impossible to proceed. how ever, without additions to the food control laws and now that those have beer passed by both houses and will became law ten days thereafter whether the president signs them or not the long looked for action is to be expected.
 It seems to have taken long time to get this needed legislation. but of course large bodies move slowly and seemingly slower the more urgent the cause.
 Whether or not the department of justice will be able to bring to light any new details regarding the way in which people have been taking ad- vantage of the conditions to exact high prices from the public remains to be seen- From the claims that have been made there seems to be lots of evidence available, for what it is worth, that will make it possible to make an example of some of the pro- hteers- Really to have had the de- sired effect if ought to have been pos sible to proceed in this work some time ago when there was such a gen. eral inclination to participate in this extensive swindling game. The move for more stringent laws has undoubt- edly caused many to see the wisdom of men ding their ways. and they have reformed, but for such as are Iiab under the law there ought to be no more mercy shown in dealing with them than they showed in dealing with the purchasing public. The action of the department of justice will be watched with widespread interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
THE KDNAPPER

q saw it done" said the girl who likes to talk, right before my eyes. And I was so fascinated that I total ly forgot I was standing in line for thirty minutes to get into the cofl-' tinueus vaudeville theatre. They were a nice little couple right in front of me-the neat but not gaudy kind, and the girl, while not absolutely pretty, had a sweet, good face beneath the cotton velvet hat Her man Edn't know it was cotton velvet; all he saw was the face. They were blissfully happy just being together.
 Then from the box office aiming to get the next place at the far end of the line rushed Miss Lucretia Borgia 'vamp. glimpsed at the pair in passing and stopped with a jolt. Well, for ever more,' said she. f it isn't Henry and Minnie.' looking at Henry, all smile a lot, having a regular dentists set of teeth. She wore a hat that shaded her eyes mysteriously and she worked those eyes to the limit. With her face not a foot from the startled Henry's she beamed full upon him. Occa sonally she turned a fraint ray toward Minnie. She edged between the couple and the people in front of Minnie she was looking awfu1ly well and then asked Henry about the cold he had last June.
 was StllI StdTtItU I1e Sdldr oh. he was all right and smiled down at Minnie. Borgia Vamp had turned partially around by now, bringing her shoulder against Minnie, who was thereby a trif1e defected from the side of Henry.
 And are you still staying at home, helping cook for the family asked the intruder of Minnie with plying smile. I think it is so lovely of you to be domeStc. But it does not at tract me I'd rather be downtown where can see somebody and get new ideas. I think shutting oneself up makes him awfully narrow, don't you, HenryT
 state of a bird that is being fascinat- ed by a snake. He did not turn his head much toward Minnie, who. I was glad to see, was game enough or sweet enough, never to change her plea Sa mt serene expression, even though Lu-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Who Is Out of Order?

MT. Editor: When the city govern ment is conscious the citizens are being called "scabs'' by rowdies on the street, and being intimidated so why do they not protect the citizens who are clearly within their rights, and the road which promotes business and is taxed to help support the city gov ernment.
 The chief of police would be acting within his rights should he notify such rowdies that the police have been instructed to arrest them for breach of the peace when they are guilty of such misdemeanors.
 Doubtless some of our police officers who are more ready to aid the strik- CTS than to protect the taxpayers who pay their salaries might object to such order but it would be highly cred itabie to the head of the police force and lend a little lustre to the good name of the city itself.
 Isn't it a weak city government which appeals to the receiver of the Connecticut Street Railway Company to straighten out condition which it is it's duty to abolish at once because it is unlawful?
 The city government is not a regu- latoF of private business, but it is sup posed to preserve public order, not to sympathize with scandalous disorder.
 Receiver Perkins is keeping clearly within his rights and the trolleymen are wholly within their rights, for they have the right to hold out if they can till hell freezes over. When are the powers that be at city hall going to find their place and do their duty?
 The limp common council and the police department are ones who have not yet found their duty or performed iti
 Norwich, Oct. 14 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
TOO MANY RIGHT HERE.

Just at this time when so many de- mands are being made about and so much thought is given to the barring of undesirables from the country, it is certainly high time that we should give due attention to the need of get ting rid of small army of unde- sira bles who have gotten into the country and vno are causing it no end of trouble. The exclusion of others is desirable because we have teo many already but those within our boundar ies are just now the ones who are giv- ing us real trouble
 We find this s@ shown in dangerous activities that are indulged in or ad- vocated. Though we may have thought that the people of this coun- try, living under the conditions that they have. would not have succumbed to the bolshevik propaganda, we find them actively at work neverthe- less, exhorting men to all sorts of radical demands. disregarding all au- thority, snapping their fingers at law and order and looking for epportuni- ties to make more trouble when the need of the country is for industrial peace and increased production.
 They give no consideration to what the country has done for hu- manity. They see the opportunity to spread their radical ideas and they are making the most of it, and strange as it may seem it is the poisonous doc urine that makes it's appeal to a great many of the aliens now in the country. By working upon them a certain following is obtained and they are as ready to land blow at the country or it's institutions as quickly as they would have rebelied during the worst days in Russia.
 The country is filled with just such people who ought to be behind bars or. what is better. sailing the high seas to the country from which they came. The situation emphasizes the fact that the great need at the present time is Anlerieanization and makes it evident that real serious efforts should be made in that direction instead of keep ing it in the talk stage.