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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17
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"Are there any dogs around?"
NO said the edger real estate
agent, "the last two dogs In this
neighborhood ate each other up. DOC
eat dog. Won know"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-05-17

Many people imagine that Worms or TRp&s
worm cannot be gotten rid of entirely.
Those who have used Dead Shot"--ISr
Peery's Vermifuge, know that they can, Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
REVOLT AGAINST
RUSS REDS ON?
London Hears Slays Launch Rebel
lion in PetrOgrad TO over
throw SOviets.

London, April 2.-Reports that a
revolution against the soviet gov
ernment has broken out in PetrO
grad, are reported by an official
wireless dispatch received here
which says that there is a serious
strike of railway men in the Petro-
grad region. The strike, it is said,
was prompted by the Mensheviki
and the Social Revolutionaries
Archangel, Tuesday. April l.
(By the Associated Press. Dol
shevik forces again attacked the al
lied positions along the railway
near Odozerskaia and also made an
assault against the lines east of
Bolshoia Osera yesterday. but at
both places were repulsed Along
the railway front the enemy struck
from the right flank, but was met
by such a severe fire from machine
guns and artillery that he speedily
retired with heavy losses
The enemy is apparently striving
to take Od6zerskaia before the
thaw which is rapidly approaching
makes the roads impossible and
compels him to withdraw from Boil
shoia Ozera. which is a long way
from the Bolshevik base.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
SIX CENT JUMP
MADE BY CORN
Sensational Advance Scores as Re-
suit of Scarcity and L. 5. Ban
on Flour EXPORTS.

Chicago. April Corn made an
extraordinary jump in price today,
amounting in some cases to SIX
cents a bushei. Official announce
ment that wheat scarcity was so
acute that wheat and flour exports
from the United States had been
stopped was chiefly responsible
Victory for the liquor interests in
the Chicago municipal election was
also an important factor The
steepest advance was in corn for
September delivery, a rise to $780,
as against $1.321a at the finish of
Monday.
Traders took the view that corn
products for export would be much
more in demand for export in place
of wheat and flour. 1t was a popuiar
opinion also that rye and barley
would be largely bought on the
chance that the result of the Chi
cago election would be interpreted
as referendum on prohibition, and
that with a peace treaty signed be-
fore July l, prohibition would not
be permitted to take effect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
ELECTED TO 7TH
TERM AS MAYOR
Woodruff Defeats Democratic Can
didate, ID. ;. Long by 1909 Ma
iOFify-TOwns Vote Dry.

Peoria, Ill, April ELECTION re-
turns from As of Il precincts give
Mayor Woodruff, Republican, a lead
of 1876 votes over d. 5. Long, Dem
ocrat opponent.
Woodruff will be elected for his
seventh consecutive term by ma
jority of more than 1000. it is esti
mated.
Early returns indicate the cleo
ton of the entire Republican ticket.
Divernon, Ill, April 2.-The last
wet" spot in Sangamon county,
Divernon, today went over to the
dry" column by a majority Of
ninety votes.
AS a result of the election the
entire county will become bone
dry" after May
The vets" polled 396 votes to
1856 by the 'drys.'
Women voted on the issue
Elgin. April st Charles town
ship in Kane county today voted
dry" by III votes. St. Charles had
been dry previously.
Elgin. April Coral township
III alNAi'hAN NOGiiig NNtA hiE ~
eight votes in yesterdays election
st. Louis, Mo, April 2.-The en-
tire Republican ticket was victor
ious at yesterdays municipal cleo
tion according TO complete unof-
fetal returns. A president of the
board of aldermen and fourteen
members of the board were voted
for. Louis p Aloe was reelected
president of the board by plural-
ity of 24,419 votes.
Danville, April 2.-Claude 2. Mad
den. Democrat. defeated Walter T.
Gum, Republican, for mayor of
Danville by 1 ,06S votes today. Dem
ocrats also elected city clerk and
attorney and gained two aldermen.
Freeport, April 2.-William Wat
kins, running on the Citizens
ticket, was elected mayor today by
a majority of about 700 over c. J.
Dittmar. Democrat The remainder
of the Citizens ticket also was
elected with the probable exception
of city attorney. Control of the
council remains with the citizens
marty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
ARMY RELEASES
1,535,471 MEN
Discharges Since Signing OF Ar
mistice 10 March 26 Show
Nearly Half Work Done.

Washington. April .. - Figures
made public today BY the war de
partment show that from the sign
ing of the armistice to March 26.
1.535.471 of the 3.670.SSS officers
and men under arms when the war
ended. had been discharged from
the service.
Since the end of hostiIities 573474
officers and men had sailed from
France to March 26, and of this
number 502,S3O had arrived in the
United States. This left 1.409. .7S9
soldiers overseas. The total IN
der arms in this country on March
%, was 603,17S.
Enlistment in the army, since
Feb. 2S, wnen voluntary recruiting g
was resumed were 1883 to March
&c. Of these 7S3 enlisted for one
year. IA for three years, and Sc
length of service not reported.
Between Nov. II and March 90
90 regular army officers were dis
charged from their emergency
rank They included one major
general to brigadiergeneral. two
majorgenerals to colonels; "a
brigadier-generals to colonels: 20
brigadier- generals to lieutenant
cOlonels; seven brigadier-generals
to majors. and two brigadier-gen-
erals to captains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
SOCIALISTS LOSE
MILWAUKEE, VOTE
IN JUDICIAL RACE

Milwaukee, Wis, April 2.-Social-
lists in Milwaukee county were de-
feated in the judicial contest yes
terday by majorities ranging from
2,402 which Gus ave f. Gehrz, non
partisan, had over John c. Kleist,
and 1900 Judge August c. Backus.
partisan majority over Morris
Stern.
Marvin B. Rosenberg, elected as
justice of the supreme court, it is
estimated. carried the state by up
wards of $4,000 majority.
All five non-partisan candidates
for school director on city ticket
defeated Socialist opponents by ma
jorities approximating 10000 More
than thirty-e eight thousand women
exercised their right of suffrage in
voting upon school issues.
Around the state a number OF
cities voted from dry" to wet" in
Guiding Madison, Beloit, Superior,
F,cgerton, Stoughton and Ashland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
MEXICO DENIES
JAPS BUY Land

Mexico City, Tuesday, April l.
CBy the Associated Press SALIVA
dore Gomez. chief of staff, of the de-
partment of agriculture and deyel-
opment, officially denied tonight re-
ports that Japanese subjects have
bought lands in lower California.
His statement was issued on behalf
of the department in the absence of
Pastor Rouaix. the secretary OF
commerce. labor and agriculture.
Baron Fugitare Otori, japanese
minister to Mexico, tonight issued
the following statement regarding
the discussion over alleged attempts
of Japanese interests to purchase
lands in lower California;:
"A tempest in tea pot has been
created and | think the importance
the American press has given this
question is due to some political
maneuver caused by the nearness of
the next presidential campaign.
II am sure that if the American
department of state has asked its
embassy here for information, the
embassy must declare that there
are no concessions IN lower Cali
fOrnia favoring japanese interests"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

GUST MONARCH
AND ESTABLISH
NEW REPUBLIC
Serbs and Jugo-Slavs
Unite to Free Selves
From Yoke.

London. April 2-The newspaper
Vetcherni Listy of Agram, Jugo-
Slavia, according to a wireless dis
patch to Rome, announces that the
Karageorgevitch dynasty has been
depOsed and a republic proclaimed
in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia
and Jugo-Slavia.
Paris. April 2.-The new rulers
of Hungary are giving assurances
that they are anxious for peace on
all fronts.
Reports received by the French
foreign office are to the effect that
the Bolshevik movement in Ger
man-Austria has. as general
thing, been unsuccessful.
The railroad strike at Vienna was
ended after a few hours and the in
surrection which started at Gartz
has been put down.
Reassuring reports from Hun
gary also have been received by the
French authorities, and officials
now believe that it will be possible
to resume diplomatic relations with
Hungary soon.
NJ. Allize. former French minister
to Holland, has been sent on a spec
ial mission to Vienna.
Copenhagen, April Colonel
Vix, chief of the French mission at
Budapest was interned for five days
in that city after the governments
overthrow, Vienna message
states. He was, however, released,
the dispatch adds, and has reached
Belgrade with the other members
of the French mission and the Brit
fsh and Serbian missions to Hun
gary,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
VETS DECLARE
CHICAGO VOTE
JARS DRY LAW
Victory Held Start OF
Move to Repudiate
Prohibition.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 2.-The pro-
nounced wet" vote in the election
here yesterday was said by per
sonal liberty" leaders TO mark the
actual beginning of a campaign to
repudiate national prohibition.
The wet vote was 391.260; the
dry 144.032. Four of every five
men voted wet and three out of
five women did the same. The vote
of the men in every one of the 35
wards was wet. The women voted
dry" in only six wards, which are
distinctly residential.
Held Warning TO Congress.
The thirty-fifth ward returned
the tremendous wet majority OF
11,679 out of total of 25.565. The
Trades Union Liberty league is
sued the following statement:
Through the overwhelming de-
feat of the "drys" Chicago has
spoken in tones that will ring in
the ears of those subservient law
makers who have so cravenly sur
rendered the liberty of American
citizens at the dictation of a clique
of paid prohibition lobbyists.
There is but one answer. The
people have awakened to the fact
that they have been grossly be-
trayed. There will now be no let
up in the protest against prohibi-
tion tyranny until the freedom of
the people has been fully restored
to them. This is the message Chi
cago sends to congress-
Says Drys Made No Fight.
On the other hand f. J Davis,
Chicago superintendent of the anti
saloon league. said:
Il am not surprised at the result,
We made no fight and asked no
one to vote for a dry Chicago. To
have done so would have been to
dishonor the act of congress. The
efforts of Chicago vets to use Chi
cago results in an effort to terror
ize congress and the supreme court
is little short OF sedftious."
The wet and dry election was
planned two years ago. but court
proceedings delayed it until yes
terday. Meanwhile the presiden-
tial proclamation and the prohibi-
ton amendement to the constitu-
tion deprived local option, which
was the issue on the ballot, of its
except as allowing an
expression of sentiment. Had the
anti-saloon proposition carried Chi
cago saloons would have been COM
PEELED to close May l, next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
TWO KILLED IN
. PEORIA BLAST
Explosion in Powder Mill at Ed
wards Station Wrecks PIant-
Shock Felt for Niles.

Peoria. ILL.,. April 1.-Two men
were killed at O'Clock this morn
ing when a press mill of the West
ern Powder Manufacturing COM
psny's plant at Edwards Station, II
niles west of Peoria, blew up.
The dead are:
KELLY HINES.
GEORGE KRAUSE.
They were the only men in the
press mill at the time of the explo-
sion. The mill was completely de-
stroved. Shock of the explosion
shook buildings in Peoria.
Patterson. n. J., April 1.-TWO
men we're reported killed today in
an explosion which destroyed two
of the 20 mills which comprise the
Dupont Powder works at Wayne.
\ he shock was felt in territory for
miles around.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
SUCH ACTION
is HINTED BY.
TOXIC ENVOY.
Participation by Asiatics
Made Impossible by the
Color Line, Claim.

Paris, April 2-(By the AS.
sOCiated PressD-NO Asiatic
country could be happy in a
league OF nations in which
sharp racial discrimination is
main aimed, Baron Maxine, head
OF the japanese delegation 10
the peace conference, declared
in a statement TO the AssOciat-
ed Press today on the position
of Japan.
we are not too proud to
fight the baron said. sbut we
are too proud to accept a place
of admitted inferiOrity in deal
ing with one or more associated
nations. We want nothing but
simple justice"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
LATE BULLETINS

Chicago, April 2.-Thirty-
eight convicted members OF the
|. w. w. organization now i'm
prisOned at LeayenwOr.h. Kah-,
for violation OF the espionage
act. were ordered admitted TO
bail today by the United States
circuit court of appeals, pend
ing a review of their case by
that tribunal. ~Big Bill" Hay
wood is the most prominent OF
those affected.
Copenhagen, April 2.-The
Finnish government has re-
signed in consequence of its
defeat at the recent election. IL
is announced in a dispatch re-
ceiVed today from HelsingfOrs.
Peking, April 2.-The Japa-
nese minister has warned China
that il the premature disclos-
ure of secret documents by
China causes loss to Japanese
financial and commercial inter-
ests, China will be held respOn-
sible.
Paris. April 1.-(By the As
sOciated Press .)-The German
financial commission arrived
today at POnt Sainte Maxence.
about Is miles southwest of
COmpeigne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
The Weather

Unsettled with showers this aft
ernoon and tonight: warmer to-
night. Thursday partly cloudy.
Temperature at I a. m, &C. High
est Yesterday, 50. Lowest last night,
SO.
velocity of wind at a m, 8
miles per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m, 81;
at s a. m, 81
stage of water. "a, no change in
last "a hours.
j. NJ. Sherier. Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
RECORD YEAR IN
ROAD BUILDING
SEEN FOR 1919

Washington. April 2-Adoption
of the plans to expedite highway
construction under the enlarged
program recently authorized by
congress are expected to result in
more miles of road being construct
ed this year than in any previous
year in the nations history. Sec
retary of Agriculture Houston an
nounced in a statement issued to-
day. If all states take advantage
of the opportunity offered and
make available for road building
sums equal to those .apportioned
by the federal road officials. a to-
tai of $343,S0O,O 900 may be ex-
pended.
AS the result of a conference
March /, between the secretary
and highways commissioners of
eastern and middle western states,
the department of agriculture,
through the bureau of public roads
has taken up with the railroad ad-
ministration the question of freight
rates which are represented as be-
ing one of the principal obstacles
in the way of active resumption of
highway building. Secretary Hous-
ton also has taken up with Secre-
tary of War Baker, the question of
releasing from the army highway
engineers in order that their SER
vices may be utilized.
Will Push Work.
During the war" Secretary
Houston says in his statement, lit
was necessary to curtail road con-
struction because the difficulties
of securing transportation, mater
ials and services. Now that the sit
uation has changed the work will
be resumed and vigorously prose-
cuted notwithstanding conditions
are still abnormal in some re-
spects, especially with reference
to the prices of materials. 1t is
not believed the people of the ma
tion can wait for prices to recede
before beginning industrial opera
tions. Such a situation will add to
the difficulties instead of tighten
ing them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
'TH0MPSONIS
ACAINMAYOR
FOR CHICAGO
Reelected by 1900 Plu.
rality-City Goes Wet
by Big Margin.

Chicago. Ill, April 2.-Complete
returns today from yesterdays
municipal election showed that
William Hale Thompson. Republi-
can, was reelected mayor for
term of four years by a plurality
of 1850 over Robert NJ. Sweitzer,
Democrat, his nearest competitor
and that the city voted wet" by
majority of 247,227.
Four other mayoralty candidates
were in the field-Maclay Hoyne.
Independent Democrat; John FitZ-
patric, labor: John NJ. Collins, So
cialist; and Adolph c. Carm, So
cialist Labor.
The total vote for mayor was
6SS,361, out of a registration of
$4,000. At the mayoralty cleo
tion four years ago Thompson de-
feated Sweitzer by more than 147,-
600 votes.
The vote for mayor indicates
that Hoyne drew severely from
the normal Republican vote. while
Fitzpatrick cut into the Democrat
ic vote and that west side Demo-
cratic bailiwicks failed TO poll
their usual party vote.
The campaign was perhaps the
most bitter ever contested in Chi
cago. Partisanship. religion and
racial feeling resulted in demon
strations toward the close to an
extent that occasionally called for
pOlice interference.
Voted Wet BY Big Margin.
Although other city officials
were on the ticket, including aid
ermen for each of the 35 wards,
the excitement over the mayoralty \
race overshadowed these. as well
as three financial propositions and
the prohibition question which ap-
peared on the little ballot" The ,
vote on the little ballot prop
osition shall Chicago be dry ter
ritory?' was won by the "wets"
without contest by the "drys."
The returns on this proposition
from 2,215 precincts showed:
Men. Women. Total
Dry 67.7o7 1926 1902
Wet =. 266.529 124,731 391.26o
Wet Majority ...........24 .247,22S
The Democrats elected a city
treasurer and city clerk and the
Republicans elected 4 superior
court judge and a municipal judge. !
The aidermanic returns indicate |
the elimination of Socialists from /
the city council. every candidate
from that party from the 81 wards /!
presenting candidates for election |
were decisively beaten.
In four wards there were no So
ciaIist candidates. The total vote ,
was less than $4,000, whereas last .
fall the Socialist vote was 65,03S, I
and two years ago 102.6S6. !
Democrats Control Council.
In the new council the Demo-
Gratis will have a substantial ma
jority over the Republicans. the
body being made up of represent !
atives of these parties. The DEM /
Ocrats will have voting strength |
Of 45. and the Republicans %, as
the result of the election.
Among the aldermen reelected
was Michael Kenna (Hinky Dink),
who has been a member of the city
council from the first ward contin-
lously for % years.
Polls Heavy Negro Vote.
The polite attentions of Mayor
Thompson and his managers to
he colored vote in the Second ward
we're not wasted. according to
analysis of the returns This ward
S almost solidly negro and tradi-
ionally Republican.
OF tie mayors margin of 500
)ver SweitZer in the entire city,
he Second ward contributed IL ,402
The ward vote was:
Thompson, 1856
SweitZer, 3,464.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
FOUND GUILTY OF
KILLING WOMAN;
GETS TEN YEARS

Houston, Texas, April 2.-William
Mckinley Hart, charged with mur-
der Feb. of Mrs Pauline McCon-
nell, wife of a wounded Woodstock,
Ill, soldier, today was found guilty
and was given a sentence of 10
years in the penitentiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
NOTED STRGEON DIES.

London. April flames MaCken-
zie Davidson, widely known sur
peon. died here today Sir James
was an authority on radiology and
during the war was consulting raui-
ologist to the military hospitals in
the London district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Japan is glad to join a league OF
nations TO maintain peace and or
Ger, the baron added.
Japan does not wish, he contin-
ued. to force her laOorers as immi-
grants on any associate countries
aid recognizes that this question is
Cne for each nation to deal with
itself
Japan feels that il is entitled to
a frank and open admission by the
allies that the principal of equity
and justice is a fundamental tenet
of the league. of nations. the baron
continued. Japan sees difficulties
iT the way of a permanent and sue
cessful operation of the league. the
baron asserted, unless the contract
ing parties enter it with mutual re-
spect.
Text of Statement.
Baron Maxine. head Of the Japa-
nese delegation to the peace con-
ference. in a statement TO the Asso-
ciated Press on the position of
Japan. said:
You ask me for a plain and
frank statement of the position of
japan. Well, I am tempted to ask
you a question in reply.
do you think it possible for me
to say anything that will not b.
vilfully distorted and misinterpre-
ted by those who have so long ana
so persistently sought to clog the
efforts of my country, to ascribe to
her motives she has never had and
20 malign her at every turn? Let
Us see
"As to the United States. Japan
has a very sincere. abiding and af-
fectionate regard. We owe to her
our place in the world. that is to
say. the industrial world.
mo Asiatic nation could be hap
Dy in a league of nations in which
sharp raCi&- discrimination is main
tained. Whiie we feel very keenlv
or this point our precise position
must not he misunderstood nor mis-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Essen. April 2.-Delegates from
revolutionary" miners have voted
to begin a general strike
Berlin, April 2-The government
has decided TO proclaim a state of
siege in the Ruhr INDUS rial dis
trict
In a collision between strikers
end government troops at Stuttgart
on Tuesday, three persons were
killed and many others wounded.
The demonstrators were eventually
dispersed and order restored.
The labor leaders in Stuttgart
have declared general strike
there
Almost all the labor forces of
Germany are either striking or
threatening to strike as a result of
agitation carried on by Independent
Socialists and Sparticides, who are
succeeding in their efforts to induce
workers to make increasingly i'm
possible demands,
as.ss Riots at Frankfort,
Frankfort. Tuesday. April L.
(Eia Copenhagen - Rioting broke
out here again this afternoon. The
mob plundered the provision stores.
All the available military forces
we're rushed to the scene of the dis
orders
AS this dispatch was sent. the
fighting was continuing The dem
ohstrators searching the chief bur
Gdmeiter's house. discovered large
Sstore of meats, eggs and -four.
300 Are Arrested.
Three hundred persons accused
Of pIundering shops in this city
have been arrested. Disorders due
70 the shortage of foodstuffs have
been recently intensified by reduc-
ton of thes potato ration from five
to three pounds.
Weimar. Tuesday. April I.-(By
the Associated ressD.-Members
pf the Christian Textile Workers
association of Augsberg are being
forced, on pain of being deprived of
work. to join the Socialist-Demo-
cratic Textile union workers. ac-
cording to the Lokal Anzeiger of
Berlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Especial to The Argus)
Quincy, April 2.-GeOrge n.
Wilson, Republican candidate
for Justice of the supreme
court. this afternoon conceded
the election of Floyd E,
Thompson of Rock Island by a
majority of approximately 400.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
tBy Associated Press

Quincy. ILL, April 2.-FIOyd
f. Thompson. Democrat of
Rock Island on the basis of
nearly complete returns from
the Ii counties OF the Fourth
supreme court judicial district.
Is elected Justice Of the TIi.
nois supreme court by a ma.
Jority OF approximately 500
over George IL. Wilson, Repub.
lican.
ThOmpsOn's big vOte In Ad.
ans county. Wilson's home
county. gave him the election.
Thompson carried Adams conn
ty by a majority of 2,13O, Rock
Island by 1,i54; Cass by "a.
and Brown by 13s. Wilson
carried Warren by 922; Schuy-
Ter by 30; Morgan by 2SI;
Mercer by $50; Menard by 1926;
McD0nOugh by 75S; Mason by
"a; Henderson by 4G4; and his
majority in Hancock Is esu-
mated nj 75 and Fulton 600.
ON the basis OF these figures
Thompson Is elected by a ma
jOrity of 341.
Floyd Z. Thompson Is the
present states attorney OF
Rock Island county, Is 81 years
OF age and one OF the youngest
men ever elected as Justice OF
the IllinOs supreme court
The election yesterday was
held to fill the vacancy caused
by The resignation Of Judge
George A. Cooke, formerly OF