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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
CONGRESS WILL
3 ACT TO CHECK
RED PLOTTERS
New Outbreak Spurs
Leaders to Action On
Anti-Bolshevism.

Washington, June 3.-Leaders in
both the house and senate said to-
day they were ready to act immedi-
ately in passing any legislation
necessary to deal with the acts of
violence designed to overthrow the
government, but some believed ex-
listing law was sufficient.
Representative Mondell, the Re-
publican floor leader, conferred to-
day with Attorney General Palmer,
who was understood to have reiter-
ated that he did not regard addi-
tional legislation necessary. Sew
eral measures dealing specifically
with bomb Outrages have been in
troduced in the senate and their
sponsors declared further pressure
would be brought for their passage.
Senator Overman, Democrat, of
North Carolina, chairman of the
senate committee, which has been
investigating lawless propaganda
said today his committee would
make no legislative recommenda-
tions in its report, which will be
completed Thursday Several men,
bers, however, will present bills
designed to punish those RESPONSE
BILE for violence against the gov
ernment.
Head Blown Block Away.
The head of the dead anarchist
was found on the roof of a house
more than block away from the
scene of the explosion and taken
down by firemen, who were search
ing the roof to pass for possible
evidence. Representative Mans
field of Texas, was passing near by
when the bomb exploded. Flying
fragments of the anarchist struck
him and dyed deep crimson spots
in the light summer suit he was
wearing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
HOUSE DEFEATS
CARLSON BILL
Measure Providing Managerial
Form of Government for Cities
Fails to Needed Votes.

Springfield, ILL.,, June BY a
vote of 20 to 46 the house today
defeated the Carlson bill providir Z
managerial form of government for
cities. Seventy-seven votes were
required. The bill passed the SEN
ate March 10.
When the house met, Representa-
tive Smell was not present and the
regular order of business was fol-
lowed
Two important Chicago bills
were reported to the house with
favorable recommendations They
were election committee measures
providing for a fifty-ward redis-
tricting of Chicago and a conven-
tion hall to be paid by bond issue.
The fifty-ward bill, introduced
originally by Representative Muel-
Ter, fixes the salary of the 80 alder
men at $4,000 a year, proposes that
than redistricting be done as to
wards by the legislature and as to
precincts by the election commits
sion. Boundaries of the city from
the river to the lake are straight
ened.
Provisions in the convention hall
bill which, it was said, would have
compelled a lake front location
were eliminated.
Both Chicago measures were said
to have been agreed to by all
parties.
Especial to The Argus1
Springfield, Ill, June 3.-The
house this noon killed Senator
Martin r. Carlson's bill authoriz-
ing cities to adopt the managerial
form of government. The bill re-
ceived II votes or six less than the
constitutional majority necessary.
Forty-siX votes were cast against
the measure. Abbey and Wells OF
the Thirty-third district voted for
the bill. Wertz did not vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Consider Changes in German Treaty
STATE SENATE
VOTES TO WIPE
OUT TAX BOARD
Governors Bill Abolish
ing Equalization Body
Passes 35 to z.

Springfield, Ill, June 3.-The
senate today by vote Of 35 TO z,
passed the administration bill to
abolish the state board of equaliza-
tion and create in its place a tax
commission of three members. The
bill now goes to the senate. Each
Of the commissioners would re-
ceive salary Of $4,000 a year and
his entire attention to tax ques-
tons. The debate lasted an hour.
By vote of 33 to the senate
passed a companion bill to the tax
commission measure repeating the
existing assessment act and fixing
the powers of the commission.
This bill also goes to the house.
Reassessment would be made by
local authorities.
Both measures were introduced
by Senator Jewell.
The senate today decided to con-
cur in house amendments to the
Curtis bill providing for a cOnsti-
tutional convention in January,
1920, and the measure went to a
tOuu"lIlSc. uC SChdLS
objected to the change in the sal
ary of delegates from 81 800 to
So, 500.
Committee to Welcome 33rd.
A movement to adjourn the SEN
ate for a third parade in Chicago
Thursday of Prairie division troops
was fOrestalled in the upper house,
and President Oglesby was author
lied to name a committee instead
to represent the senate.
The senate set s o'clock tonight
as the time to consider bills in
creasing the bonding power Of Chi
cago and other measures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
CAPITAL CITY
OF RUSSIA IS.
TAKEN,CLAIM
Petrograd Reported TAX
en-; Huns Attack Poles,
Breaking Truce.

Copenhagen, June S.-Es-
thOnian and Finnish forces
have takeE PetrOgrad accord
ing TO an unoOnfirmed tele-
gram from VardOe received by
the National Tidende.
Paris, Monday, June "A Ger
man detachment, 1900 strong, from
East Prussia, crossed the Polish
frontier and attacked the Polish
advance guards, according to a
Havas dispatch from Warsaw. Po-
lish reinforcements were hastily
summOnder and counter-attacked
between Ossoviec and Grajevo. In
a short, sharp action the Germans
were repulsed with heavy losses.
(By Associated Press).
An unconf1rmed telegram re-
ceived in Copenhagen from Var
doe reports that the Esthonian and
Finnish troops have taken Petro-
grad. The Esthonians have been
gains just west of the for
mer Russian capital, while the
Films have been approaching the
city from the north and east
Dispatches reaching Paris from
Vienna by way of Basel state that
the bolshevik regime in Hungary
has been replaced by a govern
ment headed by Herr German, for
mer minister of commerce in the
cabinet. Herr German is
to have been invited to
go to Paris to confer with allied
representatives.
Huns Break Truce.
A German detachment is said to
have violated the arm-stice agree
ment with the Poles and to have
crossed the Polish frontier from
East Prussia. The Warsaw dis
patch telling of this action on the
part of the Germans says that the
Poles launched a counter-attack
and succeeded in repllsing the in
vaders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
WINNIPEG COPS
AGREE TO STAY
Police Accept Modified Terms OF
Commission Barring Parti-
cipatiOn in Strike.

Winnipeg. Man, June 3.-At a
mass meeting this forenoon, the
policemen's union unanimously
voted to sign the modified terms
contained in the ultimatum pre-
sented by the police commission
providing that the police must not
participate in a sympathetic strike
A resolution was passed to support
constituted authority at all times
in maintaining law ano order.
A near riot resulted last night
when parading strike sympathiE-
ers and strikers tore a sign of the
citizens committee off the Board
of Trade building and attempted to
orce entrance into the building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
CHICAGO AVERTS
BOMB OUTRAGE BY
RECENT RED RAID?

Chicago. June Possibility that
some of the alleged radicals taken
in a raid several days ago were
concerned IN the widespread bomb
plot was advanced today by some
detectives as the reason no eX-
plosions too.y pace here last night,
such as occurred in eastern cities.
OF the score of men arrested in the
raid, eight now are awaiting depor-
tation. Following warning late hast
night by federal officials, Chief OF
Police Garrity remained in his Of
fee until early this morning di-
recting the work of warning public
men to be on guard at their prem
ises and also in receiving mail and
in safeguarding public buildings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
VOTE
UPON SUFF ACT
Passage of Measure by Upper
House Today is Hoped for by
Friends of Amendment.

Washington, June 3.-Today was
woman suffrage day in the senate,
in accordance with formal notice
given last week by Chairman Wat
son of the woman suffrage commT-
tee, the house resolution proposing
submission of equal franchise con-
stitutional amendment, which call
ed up for its friends hoped for final
action.
A vote before adjournment was
believed possible by advocates of
the resolution, brief debate on both
sides being in prospect, but up-
ponents said they doubted whether
a roll call could be reached today.
Senate galleries were filled wftn
women representing organizations
favoring the Susan B. Anthony
measure which has been before
congress for more than 40 years,
was adopted by the house two
weeks ago as the first act OF tne
new congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
AERIAL SERVICE BEGUN.

Chicago, June 3--A Chicago
clothing manufacturer today began
delivering goods by airplane to
adjacent cities. Two airplanes have
been purchased and two former
army aviators engaged to operate
them. The plan is to use the ma
chimes for emergency deliveries TO
Illinois. Michigan, Iowa, and Mis-
souri, cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
The Weather

Probably showers tonight and
Wednesday; cooler tonight.
Temperature at a. m, 63; high
est yesterday, 72; lowest last night,
61
Velocity of wind at 7 g. m, II
miles per hour.
Precipitation. 1.12 inch.
J. n. Sherier,- MeteorolQgist.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Red" Literature Found
at Scenes of Crimes; On
Trail of TerToriSts.
WHERE BOMB OUTRAGES
OCCURRED,

WashingtOn-HOme of AttOr-
ney General 4. Mitchell Pal
mer. One killed.
New YOrk-HOme OF Judge
Charles G. Mott. One killed.
Philadelphia-R ectOry Of
Catholic church and home of
Louis Jagielsky, a ieWeler.
Three injured.
PittSburgh-Directed at the
homes OF Judge w. ii. =. ThOmp-
son and w. W. Sibray, chief in
spectOr of the bureau of immi-
grafton. No casualties.
Patterson. \. J.-DWelling ad-
Joining home OF Max Gold, silk
manufacturer. No casualties.
Cleveland, OhiO-HOme Of
Mayor Harry l.. Davis. No cas-
ualtieS.
Boston No casualties.
NewtOnViIle, Mass.-NO cas-
ualties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
TRAINMEN RFELECT LEE.

Columbus. Ohio. June 3.-W. G.
Lee was reelected president of the
brotherhood of railroad trainmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03

Paris, June 3-TwO changes
In the German peace terms,
one territorial and the other
financial, are being considered
by the council of four, il be-
came known today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03
Hat Remains Intact.

BY a strange freak of the eX-
plosion the mans hat remained in
tact In the sweatband was lnscrib-
ed the name of de Luca Brothers,
Hatters. 9l9 South Eighth street,
Philadelphia"
The police are confident that the
plans of the anarchist to blow up
the house of the attorney general
and kill its occupants would not
have miscarried had he not in mis-
excitement and in the darkness,
stubbed his toe on a low coping slN
feet from the front door in which
it was obvious he intended to place
the powerful Internal machine.
Anarchist FATS; Bomb EXplOdeS.
The coping trippod the ANARCHIST
and when he fell the concussion ap-
parently set off the bomb.
1t was at first thought that two
men had Leen killed by the eX-
plosion, because parts of two legs
were found where they had been
blown. Later however. the police
definitely established only one man
had been killed.
Residences in the entire block
were damaged by the explosion.
Windows were shattered and the
fronts of some of the houses were
nicked by pieces of flying concrete.
Parts of the anarchist were blown
through some of the windows. Sew
eral occupants of the nearby
houses were thrown from their
beds.
Experts on Case.
Government experts today sought
to determine the nature of the
bomb and the explosive.
Additional precautions we're
taken by the police today to safe
guard public men in Washington.
Many homes and public buildings
were being guarded. At the capitol
extra police were placed on duty
and the rule against bringing pack
ages of any sort into the capitol
and the house and senate office
buildings was rigidly enforced. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-03

Washington, June 3.-Widespread
bomb explosions last night, appar-
emily a sequel to the unsuccessful
May day outrages when internal
machines were mailed broadcast
from New York to government Off
cials and men prominent in public
life, were believed by officials here
to be another move in anarchistic
movement for the overthrow of or
ganized government in the United
States, rumors of which were said
to have been called TO the attention
of the members of congress and
of Justice officials
months ago.
Police Identify Bomber.
Washington police inspectors
early today believed they had iden-
titled the man who was blown 10
pieces last night in an effort 10 kill
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer with a bomb, as an anarchist
of Philadelphia. They said they
are confident that the nationwide
plot against the lives of govern
ment officials and prominent busi-
ness men had been laid in that city.
A bloodstained conductors iden-
tifcation check. found in front Of
Mr.. PaImer's residence early today
that the anarchist arrived
in Washington at 1890 o'clock last
night from Philadelphia. He went
from the Union station TO
the Palmer home and only few
minutes before the explosion he
was seen alighting from a street
car a few blacks away by Z. >.
Briggs of Marion, S. c.
Expect to Trace Others.
The police would not reveal the
Identity of the man, but they felt
confident the fact that they had
gathered in one would lead quickly
to the apprehension of his as
sociates who they believe were also
for the May Day bomb
plot in which many Internal bombs
we're mailed to many prominent
men.
The anarchist apparently was of
italian birth or parentage. fiis
scalp, found by the police at day
light, had upon it hair that is dark
and curly. Included in the heap Of
scorched blood stained
fragments of clothing and articles
to the man was a mucn-
humbed Italian-American dicion-
lry.
Hat Remains Intact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
IS ALLIED PACKERS. INC.
New Company Chooses Name.
Will Have Agencies Abroad.

CHICAGO. June 1O.-The new pack
ing company headed by John \. Haw-
kinson. formerly vice president of
Wilson & Co, which has taken over
a number of independent packing
plants in various parts of the United
States and Canada. will be known as
Allied Packers. Incorporated f. s.
Snyder. formerly head of the meat
division of the United States Food
Administration. and Albert W. Schenck
of Wheeling, W. Va, will be vice
presidents.
The company will have distributing
agencies throughout England and
Europe and will make a special fea-
ture of export business. Plans are
under way. it was stated, for extern
slons in a number of the plants which
have been taken over.
The following companies have been
acquired: Parker, Webb & Co, De-
troit: c. Klinck Packing Company,
Buffalo. y y: +. Schenk Sons & Co,
Wheeling. ". Va; Batchelder & Sny-
der, Boston: ". s. Forbes & Co. Rich
mond, aV.: Macon Packing Company,
Macon. Ga. and five plants in Canada
Negotiations are in progress with
several additional companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
Use Only Regular Force.

Only the regular night force of
the printing Office was called on,
though. in addition to the treaty, the
proceedings in both Senate and House
had to be published also.
Decision of the Senate to insert the
treaty in the Record was not reached
until nearly pm. Twentl minutes
later it was being cut up into takes"
by William J. McEvoy, assistant
superintendent of the printing office,
and distributed to DIRTY eight limo
type operators.
The copy of the treaty as placed in
the Record by Senator Borah OF Idaho
consisted of more than two hundred
pages. on one side of which appeared
the French text and on the other the
English translation. Though the copy
OF the document which was printed
in Paris contained a number of maps,
under the Senate rules these could
not be reproduced in the Record.
For the benefit of the press, Ansol
Void, printing clerk of the Senate,
had proofs prepared as fast as the
eighty-five proof-readers, who were
hastily summoned for duty, had made
necessary corrections.
According to Assistant Superintend-
ent McEvoy, $500 pounds Of print
paper, or sixteen large rolls forty-two
inches in width and weighing 500
pounds each, pere used in the print
ing of the treaty. while the type used
alone weighed 1900 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
Senator Borah Proceeds to Read,

Senator Borah obtained the floor and
began to read the treaty into the
Record himself. under the right of
senators to discuss what they desire,
no matter what the business before
the Senate may be.
His right to read the treaty was
challenged, it being asserted that the
reading in open session was a viola
ton Of the Senate's rules. The OBJ
lection was overruled. however, it
being held that the German treaty
was not a treaty in the sense of the
Senate rules until it had been signed
by the various contracting parties and
presented for ratification.
Other tactical moves to stop the
reading of the treaty proved unavail-
ing. After Senator Borah had pro-
ceeded for about an hour with the
reading and had covered about half
of the covenant of the league of ma
lions unanimous consent was obtain
ed to vote upon the Beckham motion
to reconsider the vote by which the
printing in the Record had been or
dered. The reconsidera ton proposal
was defeated, Al to &c. Senator Borah
then continued his reading.
The motion of Senator Borah to
print the treaty in the Record made
Immediately after the Senate met was
adopted without debate, a number of
-he democrats voting for it, while
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
was alone among the republicans OPP
posing the publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
.G.P. 0. SPEED MARK
!. IN SETTING TREATY
Puts 100000 Words in Type
in Two Hours for Congress
SionaI Record.

A new speed record was esta blished
by the government printing Office last
night. when the printers set up
within two hours the German peace
treaty, consisting of nearly 100000
words. The full text of the treaty
appeared in the Congressional Record
today. as ordered by the Senate yes
terday afternoon.
The printing of the treaty in the
short time permitted was taken as
an everyday occurrence. The gov
eminent print shop is the largest es-
tablishment of it's kind in the world
and capable of such remarkable feats.
The treaty as it appeared today in
the Record covered sixty-four pages.
1t cost the government about $4,000
to publish it, $1,000 being, the cost
of the typesetting. 1t appears in
1000 copies of the Record. for dis
tribution among the regular re-
cipients Of the publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
SERVES
NOTICE ON CONFERENCE

PARIS, June (by the Associated
Press).-A curious feature Of the
peace conference is that the princi-
pality of Liechtenstein has served the
conference with an ultimatum that 1t
will sever communications nth it I'M
less the prlnclpality is heard, partic-
ularly with regard to its desire to
participate in the league of nations.
The route from Paris to Vienna lies
through the principality, SO that the
threat to stop communication, if it is
carried into effect, might cause some
annoyance.
Lieohtenstein is the third smallest
state of Europe. 1t is bounded on the
northeast and east by Austrian Tyrol
and Norarlberg, on the south by the
Swiss canton of Grisons and on the
west by the Rhine river. 1t has an
area of about siXty-five square miles
and a population of about 1900,
which is of German origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
BRITISH LABOR OPPOSES
U. S. SHARE, HUN SHIPS

LONDON, Monday, June s.-The
third annual conference Of the ma
tional democratic and labor party
adopted today an emphatic protest
against the United States retaining
the German and Austrian ships in
termed in American ports and de-
manded that they be apportioned
among the allies according to the re-
spective shipping losses.
ment for the Hanley division of
Stoke-on-Trent, who presided, said
Great Britain had lost seven million
tons of shipping and the United States
32O. 900. He appealed to American
chivalry for a proper division.
A resolution against bolsheV1sm
was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
Bitter Debate Follows Vote.

After the motion had been adopted
bitter debate arose, in which the sup
porters of the President charged that
the action of the Senate in printing
the treaty was an act of bad faith.
Senator after Senator took the floor,
many to explain the votes cast by
them. while others denounced Sena-
ors Borah. Lodge and Johnson, who
have been leading the fight for the
publication of the treaty.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
ranking democratic member of the
Senate foreign relations committee.
denounced the procedure as beneath
the dignity of the Senate and as a
step cooperating with the German
government" Senator Swanson of
Virginia, another democratic member
of the foreign relations committee,
declared 1t showed "a most remark
able disrespect of the President"
Senator Johnson replied that the
only infamy in the matter was in EN-
deavorirg to keep secret from all the
people what Wall Street has" and
Senator Poindexter, republican. of
Washington, asserted that the Sena-
tors Directing most strenuously were
those who were slowest to support
active war measures against Ger
many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
Vice President Calls Halt.

So heated did the exchanges become
that Vice President Marshall called
a halt while he read the rules govern
ing language to be used in debate,
and said he was going to exercise
his authority. If necessary, to pre-
vent a row"
Senator Hitchcock, who had the
floor. yielded it to Senator Williams.
who spoke for an hour and half
in what opposition leaders charged
was a filibuster. He declared Sena-
tors Lodge and Borah were "nagging"
the President by means of "a partisan
ma jority. aided by a few men on this
side who are seeking reelection"
Senator Borah, continued Mr.. Will
liams, had become "a Prussian junk
err at heart. believing in sovereignty
unlimited.
The senator from Idaho" he shout
ed, wants no limitation put on our
national government. He wants the
United States left free to do what IL
pleases. That's all the German en-
peror wanted. That's all Nero
wanted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
BOLSHEVIK FLOTILLA FLEEs.
Allied Seaplanes Rake Decks of
Craft on Lake Omega.

KEN, Northern Russia. June AL.
lied seaplanes attacked four bolshe-
vik craft on Lake Omega, south of
here. yesterday. The bombs dropped
by the seaplanes did not hit the boil
shevik boats, but the machine guns
carried by the aircraft raked the
decks of the lake boats and silenced
the anti-aircraft guns which were
mounted there.
The bolshevik f1otilla fed and was
pursued for a great distance. One al
lied plane returned to it's base. re-
loaded bombs and rejoined the others
in the pursuit.
After the engagement all the allied
ma chines~returned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
Stockholders Score in Suit.

Minority stockholders OF the Hous-
ton and Texas Central Railway Com
pany won in part in the supreme
Court of the United States yesterday
their fight against the Southern Pa
cifc Company growing out Of Its
acquisition through foreclosure pro
ceedings in 1883 and reorganization
of the Texas railroad.