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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
LAKE REGION Is
RECOVERING FROM
HFECTS OF WIND

Detroit, Dec. 1.-Scores Of indus
trial plants here in other cities Of
the state are temporarily closed
or their production curtailed be-
cause Of the hurricane which swept
across southern Lake Michigan
late Saturday according to reports
today. Fifty miles Of electric pow
or lines were levelied to the ground
by the wind which reached D veloc-
~ Of 81 miles an hour and from
t3p 30 miles ct Flint Port Huron,
q Rapids. Pontiac and other
pol
Frs5k tales OF damage are being
received e. wire communication 10
being retored but early today the
list Of deaths remained at six, Avs
killed here and one near Jackson.
although hundreds are reported 70
have bean injured by flying debris
mad broken glass. M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
ROBBERS PUT ON
DANCE AFTER HAUL

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. f.-Yeggmen
blew the safe Of Hayden Brothers
store, one Of Omaha's. biggest retail
houses, Saturday midnight after
binding and gagging two watch
Nen.
The robbers looted the vaults Of
$6S. 900 in cash, securities, and 9TH
or valuables.
Than thsy feasted ON dutch
lunch" from TIA grocery depart
u1nt danced and sang before their
caDt1vso tor three hours. paid each
watchman $40 "for his trouble, -
and escaped ct daylight,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
THINGS HAPPEN
TO men eOINe
TO COAL Mine

PtttsburE, Kan. Dec. Ia train
with Kansas national guardsmen
and volunteer coal strip pit work.
ers, enroute here, was derailed at
Humbolt, last night. Reports III
dicated that the train ran Into an
open switch. No one was reported
injured.
The train continued on. it, way to
Pittsburg after several hours de-
lay. ThiFtseA hundred aNldisrs end
'Hdlunt6et Nnrise asriyed tAis
m1enlaH TIA Ar1k AShMent os
V0fksFS = wiH II S3fft6d t0r Tho
shovel pitt about 10 O'Clock
Topeka, KA1., Dec. !. - The
switch track to mine No. 8, Of the
Hamilton Coil and Mine company
in Pittsburg district, was wrecked
by dynamite Saturday night. ac-
cording to q telegram received by
Governor Allen.
This mine 10 located nine miles
north and two miles east Of Pitts
burg.
The telegram also stated that all
brasses have been removed from q
steam shovel belonging to tho
Acme Coal company. Is miles north
Of Pittsburg.
The message also stated that
there were rum0rs Of other dam
age, but they had not been con-
nrmed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
textile MILL
WORKERS OUT
FOR ADVANCES
Theusalds Strife IN Masbachusetts
When Demand for 81 Per Cent
Increase u Denied.

Fall River. Mass. Dec. 1.-virtu-
ally all the textile mills in this
city. employing $1,000 operatives.
were tied M today by q strike for
. Is per cent increase in wages.
The demands were made by mem
bers Of the Amalgamation OF Tex
tile Operatives, numbering approx
imately 1000, and their leadership
was largely followed by the unor-
ganized workers.
Work at New Bedford.
New Bedford, Mass. Dec. L.
Union textile operatives here. who
threatened last week to strike to-
day to enforce wage demands, re-
NAMED at work pending further
negotiations with the cotton man
ufacturers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
SERBIANS CLASH
WITH HUNGARIANS

Belgrade. Dec. IA frontier
clash between Serbians and Hun
garian detachment ID announced in
advices received today from the
vicinity Of Prekomury. A Hunga-
riau force comprising civilians, Il
II stated. attacked frontier posts on
Saturday and raided the township
Of Lenova. Tho garrison Of Lenoya
offered resistance and inflicted
losees upon the Hunsafians. who
ware forced 70. retire over the line
OF demarcation.
/ Tho Serbian casualties are de-
ciared 10 have bean slight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
KING
FACES FOE IN:
PARLIAMENT I
Socialists Walk Out, but
Attempt No Violence,
as Feared.

Rome. Dec. 1.-When King Vic
tor Emmanuel entered the parlia-
ment today to deliver the speech
from the throne he was received
with loud cheers.
Premier Nitti requested the au-
dience to be seated. Upon this the
extreme Socialists shouted:
viva socialism!y and left the
chamber.
Their seats were Immediately
taken by other deputies.
Bespeaks Confidence.
The king in his speech from the
throne said that the confidence and
sympathy Of the nation was indis-
pensable to parliament - was IL
collaboration In all movements for
the good Of the people. italy. he
said, after her great victory, must
direct all her efforts to the works
of peace.
The king began by greeting the
heroes Of the army and the navy.
Tho virtues and energies they had
displayed during the war would
serve to hasten the economic re-
construction, he said.
Didn't Get Enough.
Italy, through the war, contin-
ued the king. had gained her hat
ural frontiers, but not all Of her
aspirations. he declared, were con-
sidered everywhere In q spirit Of
5ustice IT, Asntrnkiens Of Ita15
II the AdEiatic - ~ -
Ec4oak any military ddesliS 4t5a s61i
the upet ut - - 20 -
lionfc value. They. wsre condftk-
cd, he said, to the defense Of n6$lve
ideas. The protection Of Italian
populations was the duty and right
Of Italy.
No Inperialistic Views
I'VE have no imperialistic views"
he continued, and intend In nc
way that the peace Of Europe shall
be disturbed"
Italy regarded with the liveliest
interest the rise Of the popular
classes, he said. and the movement
should produce. in the interior Of
the country program Of intensive
work and production and in con.
nsction with foreign politics an in.
creasingly democratic cooperation
among nations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
CoNeRESSMEN
BACK AT GRIND
. IN WASHINGTON
First Regular Session Of 66th Ma
tional Assembly Opens With
Usual FOrmalities.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The 66th
congress met today in its first reg
ular session which it is expected to
continue until Just before presi-
dental election next fall. There
was = large attendance both in the
senate and in the house when the
gavels of Vice President Marshall
and Speaker Gillette fell promptly
at noon.
No Committee Named.
In accordance with an agree
ment reached between Republican
and Democrat leaders before the
session opened, the usual formality
Of appointing a committee to notify
the president that congress was in
session was dispensed with because
of the presidents illness. A formal
communication Of notification was
drafted and dispatched instead.
Crowds Small
Eifty-five senator's answered TO
their names while approximately
300 members Of the house were
present. The crowds in senate and
house galleries. however, were
smaller than usual at an opening
session.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
the Republican leader, presented
the customary resolutions which
were adopted without discussion
authorizing . committee to notify
the speaker OF the house of the re-
|aaaembiing = the senate and fiy-
| Ing it, daily meeting hour at noon.
fNEt Lodge .al6 Benltof Hitchcock
Democrat, Nebraska, were appoint
ed by Vice President Marshall to
act with a house committee in dis
patching a note notifying the presi-
dent that congress was in session.
Wait for Message.
Chairman Cummins of the senate
interstate commerce committee, an
, nounced that tomorrow ne would
call up the pending railroad bill
and ask the senate to give it right
of way until disposed of. Senator
Thomas, Democrat, Colorado, sug-
gested that the senate begin work
at once on the railroad or other
business, but after a session last
ing 2S minutes the senate, by a vote
! Of A to 13, adopted a motion by
Senator Lodge that the senate ad-
journ until noon tomorrow, when
the annual message from the prest-
dent is expected to be received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
REPEAL LAWS
so BEGINNERS
CAN DIG COAL

Decatur, ILL.,, Decfl LA tele-
gram from Mayor C. M. Borchers
and signed by about 20 represen-
tative citizens was sent to Governor
Lowden today asking him to call
a special session of the state leg
islature to repeal such legislation
as prevents inexperienced workers
getting out, coal in this emergency.
Three, members Of the legislature
also signed the telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
CHURCHES, SCHoo ooIS
ANDTHEATRES ALL
CLOSE AT QUINCY

Quincy, ILL.,, Dec. Mayor J. C.
O'Brien, fuel administrator for the
city, met representative citizens
this morning, and It was decided
that coal deliveries shall be for do-i
mestfc purposes only. Such sup
plies Of coal as churches and
theatres have on hand have been
ordered held subject to the orders
Of the fuel administrator. This
means the closing down Of I'll
churches, schools and theatres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
ESTIMATESPLACEO BEFORE
C0NGRESSSn0W EXPENSES
FIVE TIMES THOSE OF 1914
Army Alone Needs as
Much as Entire Govern
ment Formerly Did.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The record
OF billion dollar congresses of Ordi-
nary peace times faded into the
past today when Secretary Glass.
presenting the annual estimates,
proposed appropriations of practi-
cally $5,000,000,OO0 for conducting
the peace time activities Of the gov
ernment during the fiscal year
1921.
According to these figures 1t will
cost more than five times as much
to conduct the peace time affairs Of
government as it did in the year
Immediately preceding the world
war.
Army and Navy First.
The greatest individual estimates
for expenditures, Of course, 60 to
the army and the navy. The year.
ly interest ON the war debt, how
ever, is $1.017, 500, 900, which sum
alone is greater than all the appro-
priations for all purposes. whatso-
ever of any peace time congress.
All in all, the estimates justify
the predictions made on the floor
of congress during consideration Of
the war tax bills, that the present
generation would not see the gov
ernment conducted at an expense
of less than $4,000, ,00O, 900 . year.
The Estimates.
The estimated appropriations for
the principal government depart
ments were presented as follows:
Legislative (cOngress) ~,
O25,2S7.2a
Executive (White house and
government departmeats)-
x149,l11,46s.s7.
judicial -S1y69a, 100.
| Arny-S0S0, ,s7bye57.30.
Nayy-s642y y9el ,Sll1 81. ,....;,..rsnsu
RcnSiolSe1I u Is; 8!
Public MOrks- Gs 81
Miscellaneous ~, M
Foreign intercourse &1i,24
250.91. b. 1,
The total of all estimates, intll(d-
ing some comparatively minor
items not included In the foregoing,
is $4.S65.410.aslsszs the Grestest sum
ever asked OF any congress when.
THE country. was not actually at
war. is
Much for Guard.
The billion dollar estimate for
the army includes some $50. 900, ,Qo0l
for the national guard. The nor.
NAL peace time estimate for the
army before the war was SO, ,000, 900
and $15,000,00o. The $542, 2,Q00, 900
estimate for the navy includes pro-
vision for the program of increase
and is comparable to an annual es-
innate of some $4,000. 900 before
the war. The $2S3.000, 900 public
works estimate includes the Pan
lama canal, reclamation projects,
rivers and harbors improvement,
public buildings and also military
works, arsenals and fortifications.
An item Of more than 1891 900, 900
for postal services, is reimbursable
from postal revenues.
Estimates for rivers and har-
bors appropriations included:
Mississippi river, mouth of Mis-
souri, river to Minneapolis, $780,
1000; Missouri river, Kansas City ia
mouth, $2,100,00o.
Calumet, 100000; Calumet riv-
Ter, $100, 900; Indiana Harbor, 1894. !
1000; Illinois river, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01

-LoaisviIle. Ky., usa. 1s-What is|
regarded - q Woue o1o1l0oAnt or
der tndieqtihe ds2AitefstnE oe the
railroads 70 p9tyakA manAgement1
waa reootyed 81, Loa1svills railroad
agents teaay irnm the railroad Cd
Ininisexafaoa dieooltinuing With
certain skssptionA effective today.
universal intoSlina wny-billing.
which Was nade directive W the
|gosssnmsat Nay !, 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
new MEETING
HTS AT ILLS.
OF INDUSTRY
Second Conference, Called
by President, Starts
Business.

Warrington, Dec. Seventeen
men, widely known in business and
public life, representing no partic-
ular group a. such but acting for
the people as . whole, assembled
here today to confer on. the
country's Industrial situation. The
conference, the appointment Of
which was announced from the
White house, Nov. 20, marks the
second effort Of President Wilson
to devise means for settling the
chaotic conditions that have pre-
vailed for months In industry. It
was designed to accomplish what
the recently national industrial
conference failed on.
Without Progran.
No form Of procedure was set for
the gathering and this will b de-
termined by the conference itself.
In the words Of President Wilson
the new representatives should
have concern. that our Industries
may be conducted with such regard
for justice and fair dealing that the
workman will feel themselves in-
duced to put forth his best efforts,
that the employer will have an en-
couraging profit and that the pub
lie will not suffer at the hands Of
either class"
Labor Not Satisfied.
Organized labor has expressed
dissatisfaction with the personnel
lot Tho copfprencs beeauSs ~ the
fact 0az NksA6er n1x1Nefasnsbo0
I talthopxh $AGEr releiase etesZ other
k}atefd1l WAS feteessntGd. The
Econferees, former federal and stats
officials, business men aud econom-
lists are q follows:
Secretary of Labor Wilson:
Thomas w. Gregory, Austin,
Texas, former attorney general; |;
George w. Wickersham. New York
city, former attorney general in
, Taft's cabinet; Oscar s. Straus,
New York. diplomat, lawyer and
author, secretary Of commerce and
labor under Roosevelt; Frank
Taussig. Warrington. political
economist. former college profess
sor and chairman Of the United
States tariff commission; Samuel
w. Mccall, Boston, lawyer. former
governor Of Massachusetts,; Her
bert Hoover, mining engineer and
former food administrator; Martin
H. Glynn. Albany, N. Y, newspaper
man and former governor OF New
York.; H. c. Stuart, business man
and former governor Of Virginia ;
W. O. Thompson, Presbyterian
minister and president Of Ohio
State university: George T. Slade
St Paul, railway man and lieu
tenant colonel with A. E. F.: Julius
Rosenwald, Chicago, merchant and
philanthropist; C. d. Young, New
York lawyer: Henry J. Waters
agricultural economist, and for
mef president Of Kansas State col.
leGe Of agriculture: Stanley King
Boston, lawyer, former member ol
the council of national defense and
assistant secretary of war; HenrJ
w. Robinson, Pasadena, Cal, for
mer member of the United Statel
shipping board; Richard Hooker
Springfield, Mass, newspaper man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
PRINCE RACK HOME.

Portsmouth. Eng. Dec. THE
Prince OF Wales arrived here on
board the British warship Renown
today after q visit to Canada snd,
the United States. His vessel left
this port on July s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
NEITHER ARE.
they MOVED
BYCOAlL need
Attempt to Reopen Mines
to Meet Crisis Almost
Total Failure.


Total Fallue.
Washlngton. Dec, 1-WN
tine roetrictions on the con.
sumption Of coal Were ordered
int erect today for the period
Of the present strike emerK.
ency.
Fuel Adminlstrator Garfield.
aeling II coniulction with the
: railroad alninistration m.
neuncoa that only the indus
tres included IN the hrst I'VE
caasscs q tne priority LIST %:
snsnes asTMe tse W woeaa
lac9 eecl ~ ny Ruc
nc uunles Nenie g askoe 70
e1sconu1ue I9!nIsnlne power
a 49, ~ nsns 70 Asn'os'
enllA meue1es.
The neost.,es 70 Mnien eoai
MM p laI.n.o VII p TN
reeee, coesgWlsc aaa mtcEns.
0ea1 ~ snpDlne, ey ena
@ ~ stze1 eOssFnexs sc-
rs,ts.s.t. ~, - - i.otst.s|o.s, s ~
r.Siic .tj,,tsss i,el.Si.s' s .evss
papers ard retain dealers sup.
p1ying Aeusehold consuners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Miners Are Not Tempted by II Per Cent
COMPELLED TO
RELY ON DATA
OF OPERATORS
Penny Wise Congress Re
fused to See Need Of
Coal Statistics
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)

Warrington. Dec. 1.-Whatever
else the coal controversy may teach
the American public, it has reveal
ed to the naked eye how first the
Democrats and then the Republi-
cans In congress neglected to heed
the appeals. warnings. petitions and
pleas Of several bureaus Of the
government for funds to get the
facts about coal.
Anticipating just such . situa-
tion - has arisen-where statis-
tics are supreme and where figures
reliably gathered can alone carry
convictiQn-congress turned 4 deaf
ear to the requests for money to
keep the American people informed
about coal production, it, costs and
factors Of distribution and sundi y
other items, all Of which DR.. Harry
a Garfield, fuel administrator,
confessed In his open statement Of
last Tuesday that congress had
failed to provide.
Everything went well during the
war when the fuel administration
was creatod-for the U. 8. geologic
survey and tho federal trade COM
mission were made integral parts
20 far - coal was concerned OF the
machinery Of that administratioo.
Funds were provided by the fuel
administration. Then the armi-
stice came and the fuel admins
tration was dissolved. The geo
logic survey asked for funds to con-
tinue the work. The appropriation
committees of congress last JAM
ary failed to grant the request.
When, the Republicans came into
power in May and appropriation
bills were considered, the matter
came up again and In June, the d.
rector Of the geologic survey told
|the sansta 60 Hts "a aRpepprias
tfotS th4t ssx(i1 peanfrt ii 81 III
( E|ed& n znS( = s1lsSf g i6ofs 81
|&6eds reporta. s Q
Eyes Are 0teieE
Z = ~
Later ON the senate interstate
commercs COMMITTEES eot busy and
appointed q subconmittee headed
by Senator Frelinghuysen Of New
Jersey to make an inquiry into the
coal situation. The New Jersey
senator was amazed to find thai
the geologic survey was unblt
to furnish data concerning the
country's coal requirements. HI
went 30 far a. to ask the secretary
Of interior In whose department II
the geologic survey. to request
congress again for that appropria'
tion--it was only $4,000. The sen.
at0r from New Jersey was so i'm
/ pressed with the necessity Of fund.-
to get coal data that he appeared
himself before the committee OF
appropriations and supported thu
request Of the geologic survey, Blu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
SCORE MEXICO
IN STATE Note
ABOUT JENKINS


Warrington, Dec. 1.-THE
state department means busi-
ness this time,~ declared Rep.
resentative Porter, chairman Of
the house foreign affairs com.
mittee, today, after IN hours
conference with Secretary
Lansing on the Mexican situ.
alton.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. Ian
inverted report was current
hero today that William 0.
jenkins, American consular.
agent ct Puehla, Mexico, had
been liberated from jan. Andres
C. Garcia, eonsular-general for
Mexico here, said ho had heard
the repoFt but no yeriflcafi0n Of
the r1nor had been received.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-01
Few Rack at Joliet

Joliet, Ill, Dec. blight men
returned to work at the Skinner
nina IN Braidwood today. A meet
m win be held this afternoon
witch probably will result In the
reet Of the force, about forty or
afty men, returning. This is the
6rGt break In the union ranks in
~ Wilmington coal district. Min
- IN South Wilmington and Coal
Clfy have made no indication they
would return.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-04
TO DECIDE TODAY
Missouri Mines May Be Oper-
ated by the State.
Nine Thousand Miners Are Af-
fected by UItimatum.

Jefferson City, Mo, Dec. 4.=Unless
the coal miners of Missouri accept
the governments fourteen per cent
wage increase and return to work
today the state will seize the mines
and operate them.
That was the status of the coal
situation in the state this morning as a
result of action taken by Governor
Frederick D. Gardner last night to
resume production. There are about
5000 miners in the state.
In the event of a refusal of the min
ers to return to work within the stip-
ulated time the strip mines of Barton
county with a daily production of
about ], 900 tons, will be the first taken
over it was announced. Volunteers
will be asked to go into the fields
and dig coal The Barton county.
mines are just across the state line
from the Kansas coal fields at Pitts
burg.
According to information here to-
day the University of Missouri and
the city of Columbia are assured
a coal supply thru action of
Columbia officials in taking over the
strip mines near there. The city has
named its fuel administrator and busi-
ness men have subscribed $4,000 for
carrying on the work. It is expected
that within a day or two the mines
will be producing 400 tons daily, the
amount required for the city. and uni
VerSitV
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-04

River fields, West Virginia today con-
tinued to be the nations chief pro-
ducer of soft coal.
Miners in the Fairmont sub-district
were expected to return to work I'M
mediately operators saying they had
accepted the fourteen per cent in
crease.
The southwest regional coal COM
mittee today had re Iuested Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield to order prices
prevalent at the beginning of the
strike to be maximum charges for
fuel oil. AT other places 1T was
claimed dealers were charging exor-
oitant prices for wood.
From Iowa, Montana, western Kan
sas and Nebraska came chief com
plants of suffering from the fuel
shortage.
At suite, Mont, scores of old build
ings were to be torn down to provide
fuel for needy families. The wood was
to be provided without cost.
+ In Chicago a six and one-half hour
working day in virtually all industries.
effective tomorrow, had been decreed
by the state public utilities commits
sion. The order also carried drastic
provisions for reducing transportation,
curtailment of amusements, eliminat-
ing display lights, lowering tempera-
lures in surface and elevated cars and
cutting off of elevators. Theaters were
ordered to conduct only six perform
ances week, five nights and one
matinee. Motion picture houses were
exempted because they were classed
as using little power.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-04
FAIL TO SIGN



miners, Thomas Harvey, secretary and
George l.. Peck, international board
members, are ordered to appear in
court at Indianapolis He said he
would not take any action until he was
officially served with the order for his
arrest.
Headed by Acting President John
L. Lewis the general and district Off
Gals of the U. NJ. w. A, appeared at
the federal building shortly before
noon today and surrendered to United
States Marshal Mark Storer, who held
capiases for their arrest in fnforma-
ton filed yesterday charging officers
of the organization with contempt of
court.
Besides Acting President Lewis
those who appeared today are William
Green. secreta ry treasurer. Ellis
Searles, editor of the Mine Workers
Journal. the official publication of the
union, Percy Tetlow. statistician. Ed
ward Stewart president of district
number II, and William Mitch, sec
retary of district number II.
Charge Mine Owners Too.
In the information, the attorneys as
serted 1--WE shall not only insist that
the coal operators are in league with
the miners to violate the Lever act.
but we shall further insist that the
coal operators themselves have com
bined and. conspired to violate the
criminal provisions OF the antitrust
acts passed by congress and that they
have violated such provisions.
1t was reported the real basis for
the governments action was informa-
tion that the operators did not op-
crate their mines last summer when
they could have done so. The miners
were said to have been willing and
ready to work at that time and the
government acts on the theory that
the mine owners violated the Lever
law by stopping production.