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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
STILL ARGUE ON
EVIDENCE TO USE
IN SUIT OF FORD

Mt. Clemens. May 22.-The jury
in the s1.000,0 900 libel suit of Henry
Ford against the Chicago Daily
Tribune was in court again today
after a two days holiday in expec-
tation that taking of evidence
would begin. The arguments on
the scope of the evidence were not
concluded when the jurymen re-
appeared and adjourned to the jury
room.
Stevenson OF counsel of the Trib-
une, in his theme designed to per-
nit a broad discussion of military
preparedness, He was followed by
Alfred J. Murphy for the plaintiff,
who desires to restrict the evidence
closely to a direct bearing on the
alleged libelous article of June %,
1915. which was headed Ford Is
an Anarchist"
During the forenoon Judge Tucker
told the jurors there was no pros
poets of their being needed this aft
ernoon and dismissed them until
tapaorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
AUSTRIAN ROYAL
COUPLE KISSED BY
SWISS PEOPLE

Geneva, Wednesday May 21.-Ex-
Emperor Charles and ex-Empress
Zita, accompanied by several Aus
trian arcbdukes. numerous susie
and q mountain OF baggage, arrived
last evening nt Nyon, on the west
ern side of Lake Geneva from ST,
Gaud. The former Austrian royal
pair we're hissed by the crowd as
they alighted from the ordinary
train in which they had travelled
and took automobiles for tho
Chateau Pranzins, near Gcnevn.
their future home, which was once
the residence of Prince jerome Ma
poleon Bonaparte. The eX-emperor
appeared I'll and depressed while
the ex-empress wore a gay air and
was attlred IN n gown OF the latest
Parisian mode.
Swiss gendarmes viii temporar-
tly guard tho chateau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
.G.O.P.P PROMISES
ROLE TO WOMEN
Chairman Hayes Declares Female
Voters Will Have Full Share
in Party's Program.

Washington, May 22.-Important
subjects dealing with party organ
ization were discussed at a Re
publican conference today under
the auspices of the Republican
women's national executive COM
mittee. Will H. Hayes, chairman
of the Republican national com
mittee. in an address outlining the
part to be played by women in the
affairs of the party under the re
Gently adopted plan, asserted that
women were not to be given sec
ondary consideration, but would
get the full consideration due all
other individuals in the party.
Reports on organization work
preparatory to the next campaign
were heard from reports from
groups of states. Mrs. Florence
Porter of California speaking for
tie states in which the women have
complete franchise. Mrs Margaret
Hill McCarter of Kansas for the
partially enfranchised states, and
Miss Maude Wetmore of Rhode Is
land for the unfranchised group.
Promises Equal Rights.
There is but one possible rule
for a political party" said Chair
man Hayes in his address, and
that is that the right of the indi
vidual membership to participate in
the management of the party's af
fairs must be and remain
sacred and equal The Republican
women in this country are part of
tho party membership. In many
states this has long been sought.
''They come into this party ac-
tivity not as women, but as voters,
entitled to participate, and partici-
pating insofar as the present legal
limitations permit. just as other
voters. Their activity is not sup
Elementary or secondary at all
they are units in the party member
ships, and where the suffrage for
them is new they come ''in just as
men have come in when they have
reached the legal voting age. They
are not to be separated or discrim-
mated against, but assimilated and
amalgamated, with just that full
consideration due every working
member of the party in the rights
of their full citizenship.
viii Not Separate Women.
There is TO be no separate wom-
ans organization created within
the party except and only in those
cases where such an arrangement
may be needed temporarily as an
efficient instrument in the aid of
the complete amalgamation which
is our objective"
The conference will close to-
night with a dinner at which Mrs.
Medil1 Mccormick. wife of Senator
OF Illinois. will preside
with Chairman Hays, Speaker Gil
lette of the house and Senator
Cummins of Iowa, president pro
tempore of the senate, as speakers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
GO
TO Greet 33RD
Governor and Aides Leave for New
YOrk-HOuSe and Senate Name
Welcome Committee.

Springfield Ill, May 22.-Gov-
ernor LoWden. accompanied by
Louis l. Emmerson, secretary of
state. and J. C. Mason. administra-
tive auditor. departed this morning
at 11:45 o'clock for New York,
where they expect to welcome con-
Jingents of the Thirty-third di-
vision upon their arrival in that
city. The governor will return to
this city early next week.
Reception committees to go to
Chicago to welcome the first con-
tingent of the Thirty-third divis-
ion on Wednesday were authorized
by house and senate.
Lieutenant Governor Oglesby
came over to the lower house and
urged attendance upon the home
coming Later he announced the
appointment on the senate recep-
ton committee of Senators Brady,
German, Lantz, Cliffe, Daley, Dem
vier and Bailey.
Speaker Shanahan said he would
name house members also.
In order to make up for lost
time next week, the senate decid-
ed to hold session tomorrow ard
Saturday of the present week. The
house will remain all day tomor-
row and Saturday morning and
will come back for sessions Mon
day and Tuesday of next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
STARVING FOLK
EATING FLESH
OF THEIR DEAD?
u. S. Relief Aid Finds
Signs of Cannibalism
in Near East.

Constantinople. May 2O.-CDe-
layed). = Starvation and misery
prevail among Armenian refugees
in the Caucasus region, according
to telegram sent to Herbert
Hoover in Paris by Howard Heinz,
American food commissioner for
the near east, who is in this city.
Mr.. Heinz has returned from a
trip of examination of the Cau-
casus on which he was accompa-
med by Walter George Smith of
Philadelphia, former president of
the American Bar association. and
commissioner of the American
committee for Armenian and Syr-
ian relief, which has charge of the
greatest part of the relief work
there.
Mr.. Heinz says reports that
some of the refugees, driven frantic
by hunger and suffering have re-
sorted to cannibalism are true. in
his opinion. He adds that food for
100000 in that territory will have
to be provided by outside sources
for another year.
Grass Roots Only Food.
"The lack of food is so serious"
says the telegram, that the wom-
en- are forced to go into the fields
and obtain grass roots which they
cook into a kind of broth and
serve as boiled green's, occasion
ally getting a bit of rice to mix
with it,. This constitutes the prin-
cipal diet of many. The little chill
dren naturally get the worst of
this situation because they can not
eat such material and it is among
the children that the death rate is
the highest
"It is difficult to make compar-
isons as to the degree of destitu-
ton and distress in different dis
tricts of towns, but l think the sit
uation that came to my knowledge
was in Igdir, where there is
larger proportion of sickness and
a higher death rate than in either
Erivan or Alexandropol.
Finds Signs of Cannibalism.
Regarding reports of cannibal-
ism which have come out of this
district from Goa, l have been
AOlNSu dSdlAlSI MY Will 10 DeIIeFe
these reports to be true. l saw
with my own eyes mutilated re-
mains of corpses, which had been
exhumed from newly made graves.
l did not see anybody who had
actually witnessed the eating of
human flesh. but there is so much
circumstantial evidence that I per-
sOnally came to believe it true
THE typhus epidemic has taken
thousands but the moderating of
the weather is decreasing it, but
cholera is making its appearance
and the outlook is threatening"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
TWO ITALIANS IN
CHICAGO KILLED;
BLAME VENDETTA

Chicago. ILL.,. May "a ven
delta is believed by the police to
have resulted in the killing today
of two Italians who were found
shot to death on the South Side.
One of the victims wore an army
shirt and sweater, and had an open
knife in his pocket The other
had a small sum Of money in his
pocket. The police believe the
men were lured to the abandoned
spot and shot to death. Trampled
grass and a number of discharged
cartridge shells indicate that there
had been hard strugglaA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
The Weather

Unsettled and continued cool
weather tonight. Friday, fair and
warmer.
Temperature at a. m, 4S.
Highest yesterday. So. Lowest last
night, At.
Velocity of wind at a. m,
miles per hour.
Precipitation. 20 inch.
Relative humidity at p. m, Sc;
at Z a. m, 81.
Stage OF water. 7.2 feet; fall of
2 in last "a hours.
]. M. Sherier, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
UNITED STATES, ENGLAND
AND FRANCE JOIN TO ASK
WHY TROOPS WERE LANDED
Turk Problem, Already
Complicated, Is Made
Worse by Move.

Paris, May 22-(By the AS
sOciated PresS)-It has been
learned in Trustworthy quar-
ters that the United States.
Great Britain and France have
united In sending note to Italy
requesting an explanation or
the landing of Italian troops in
Turkey.
Premier Orlando is said to
have made a reply to the cOun-
=, Gil OF four after a sharp person.
I'd incident during which he OBJ
iected to the presence OF Pre-
Inier VenizelOus of Greece. The
latter retired from the meeting.
The Italians landed forces at
Adalia, Budrum and Makri during
the period when Premier Orlando
and Foreign Minister Sonnino had
withdrawn from the peace confer
ence making the landings without
notice to the allies.
The nature of the Italian reply
and whether it was acceptable TO
the senders OF the note was not
known publicly.
COmpIicates Serious Problem.
The reported Italian incident ap-
parently complicates the Turkish
problem, already a veXed one, at
which the peace conference heads
have been struggling for some long
time past.
In evident anticipation of a
Greek mandate to administer the
Smyrna district, allied forces were
landed at Smyrna last Thursday,
meeting with considerable resist
ance from the Turks, but making
themselves masters OF the city.
Italian troops were reported to
have participated to some extent II
this landing.
Landings Not Aged Tot
According to a Paris dispatch of
May 20. however, the Italians had
previously landed forces at AdaIia,
on the southern coast of Asia
Minor, and likewise disembarked
troops at Budrum, SO miles south
east of Smyrna, and at Makri, on
the Gulf of Makri, in the Vilayet of
Smyrna. There had been nothing to
indicate that these landings were
not by agreement among the allies
and, indeed, some of the unofficial
forecasts as to the probable di-
vision of Turkish territory under
league of nations mandatories had
indicated the probability that Italy
would be given the Adalia district
to administer.)
Want Italians Withdrawn.
Salonika. Tuesday, May 20.-The
military governor of Saloniki has
made a statement to the Athens
agency that the Italian troops who
were guarding Bulgarian prison
ers in Macedonia and Bulgaria
have permitted 5000 of the 5000
Bulgarians in their charge to
escape.
sin commenting on this report,
the Journal des Balkans urges
that all Italian troops should be
removed from Bulgarian territory.
1t says that there is no reason for
the Italians to remain there and
that their presence only causes
friction which may lead to trouble
some events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
PLAN FOR RETURN
OF ROADS MAY BE
CONSIDERED SOON

Washington, May Senator
Cummins Of Iowa, prospective
chairman of the senate interstate
commerce committee, announced
today the committee would begin
consideration of the return of the
railroads to private control as soon
as it had been reorganized. Nu-
merous conferences among Rcpub-
hcan senator's for exCnange of
views on the railroad question al
ready have been held.
The Iowa senator said the COM
mittee would give early considera-
tion to legislation for the return
of the telephone and telegraph
systems.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
LEGUIA ELECTED
PERU PRESIDENT
BY BIG MAJORITY

Lima, Peru. Wednesday. May 81.
Augusta B. Leguia, candidate Of
the Independent party for the pres
idency of Peru. in a personal state
ment today claimed his election by
g great majority. As to his policy
on taking office, Senior Leguia said
that foreign capital during his ad-
ministration would be given every
possible facility and encouragement
for the development Of the virgin
resources OF Peru.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22


Paris, May 22.-The council of
four of the peace conference this
morning considered the questions
regarding the Sarre valley, raised
by a recent German note on this
subject.
This afternoon the council will
take up the subject of reparations.
The seven days granted before
the time limit for the submission
of replies to the allied peace terms
expire will not be devoted exclu-
sively to the drafting of notes at
Versailles but will be employed at
Berlin for the purpose of quieting
agitation there, according to news
papers here.
Many Favor Signing.
1t is pointed out that there is
an influential party in Germany.
made up of Independent and Ma
jority Socialists which favor the
signing of the treaty. Bankers,
manufacturers and business men
generally. as well as the military
authorities. are said to share this
view, believing it is declared that
anything is preferable to bolshev-
ism, which might ensue if Germany
refused to agree to the terms of
peace.
Philip Scheidemann, the Ger
man chancellor, and Gustav Noske,
minister of defense, it is said. have
compromised their position by ex-
aggerated statements and have
placed themselves in a difficult sit
EatiOn.
Newspapers declare that the ex-
tension granted yesterday will be
the last concession as to time made
to the enemy. If this is true, it is
expected the treaty may be signed
between June II and June 16.
CBy Associated Press.)
The conclusion of peace between
the allied and associated govern
ments and Germany has been re-
moved further into the future by
the action of the peace conference
yesterday in extending until May
IS, the date for the Germans to
submit their answers to the treaty
of peace submitted May z.
According to estimates at Paris
there was some expectation that
tle pact m1SuL Oe SlSueu dDOuI
June Is. but it now appears that
the date of the signature of the
document will be a week or more
later.
Replies To BE VOIuminOuS.
Apparently the Germans con-
template submitting very volum-
inous replies to some of the terms
presented by the peace conference.
Count Won Brockdorff-Rantzau. the
chief of the German delegation.
has asked for permission to bring
a printing press from Germany to
Versailles, with printers to print
the objections that will be made
by the enemy government. 4
1t appears the treaty between
the allies and Austria may not be
presented as soon as expected.
Italy is reported not to be salts
fed with the boundaries fixed be-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia and
this matter must be adjusted be-
fore the terms are laid down.
There is no indication as yet that
the deadlock over the Fiume ques-
ton has been broken by any def
mite agreement as to the disposi-
tion of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
BAPTISTS FAVOR
MEN FOR PASTORS
WITH BACKBONE

Denver, May 22.-Raising the
standard of Baptist ministers so
that no one but fully accredited
men having backbone" should oc-
cupy pulpits of the denomination
is among the recommendations in
the report of the committee of
Standardization of the ministry,
which was to be presented to the
northern Baptist convention today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
BRAZILIAN GETS
GAY RECEPTION
FROM ITALIANS

Geneva. Wednesday, May I'll
DR.. Epitacio Pessoa, the Brazilian
president-elect, met with a hearty
reception here today on his way
back to Paris from Rome, where
he has been the guest OF King Vic
tor Emmanuel, and was received
BY Pope Benedict. The train left
the station to the accompaniment
Of great outburst of cheering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
BULGAR AND TURK
PEACE ENJOYS ON
WAY TO FRANCE?

Geneva, May 22.-Turkish and
Bulgarian delegates to the peace
congress have arrived in Switzer-
land. They brought with them
many documents and both delega-
tions plan to make protests.
The Turks, it is said, will protest
against the partition of Turkey, es-
pecially concerning ConstantInopie.
The Bulgarians will put In a
claim for the return of the Dobrud-
ia and the Port of Constanzau.
The delegations expect to be in
Paris by the end of May.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
n. ca FORCED
TO AGAIN DELAY
LISBON FLIGHT
Bad Weather Prevents
Start-Bombing Plane
Flies to N. Y.

London, May 23.-By the
Associated Press .)-The Amer
lean naval seapIane \. C.-4 will
not start today from POnta
Delgada to Lisbon because the
sea in the vicinity of the Azores
is too rough, according to
wireless dispatch received by
American naval authorities
here.
Washington. May 22.-High winds
today again prevented the nava!
seaplane n. CA from leaving
Ponta Delgada for Lisbon on the
second leg of her transatlantic
flight. The navy department this
morning received the following
message from Admiral Jackson at
Ponta Delgada:
IN. CA will not leave today. Seas
too rough for start"
The weather forecast for the
Azores district cabled to the navy
today held out promise
that conditions might be favorable
tomorrow for continuation of the
fligh as the blow from the south
west was moving northward.
Bombing Plane on Flight.
An army Martin day bombing
carrying three army Of
fcers besides the pilot and mechan-
ician, left Washington at S:52
O'Clock this morning for New York
with important papers to be delfv-
cred to Assistant Secretary of War
Crowell who is to sail at noon to-
day for Europe 1t was planned
for the machine to drop the papers
on Mr.. CroweIl's ship, the Mount
Vernon, as it passed over New
York harbor, but failing in this Of
ficers were to deliver them in per-
son after the machine landed at
Field. Long Island.
Not High Speed Craft.
First announcement by the army
air service on the flight said the
machine would undertake to lower
the speed record between this city
and new York, but subsequently
this was corrected with the explain
alton that the plane was not cap
able of high speed.
The machine is equipped with
twin Liberty motors of 400 horse
power each and is piloted by Lieu
tenant Ernest B. Harmon. The
passengers are Colonel L. S. Hart.
of Boiling Field,
Major Morris Con-
molly and Lieutenant Lotha A
Smith.
Fog May Interfere.
New York, May 2z.-An unusual
" heavy fog hung over New York
City and port today and army avia-
ion officials here expressed doubt
hat the Martin bombing plane,
Tying from Washington would be
able to drop papers on the deck Of
he steamship Mount Vernon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
MADE HONOR BATTLF.

Washington, May 22.-The battle
of Cambria has been added to the
official list of major operations for
which special victory medal clasps
will be awarded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
FOE GRANTED
REQUEST FOR
LONGER time
Give Week of Grace
Berlin Soldier Council
Asks Pact Be Signed.

Berlin. Wednesday, May 81,
(via LOndOn.)-The Greater
Berlin soldiers and workers
council today adopted a resO-
luton demanding that the
peace treaty be signed and ap-
pealing TO the prOIetariat of
the allied countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
Fog May Interfere,

New York, May 2z.-An unusual
ly heavy fog hung over New York
City and port today and army avia-
tion officials here expressed doubt
that the Martin bombing plane,
flying from Washington would be
able to drop papers on the deck Of
the steamship Mount Vernon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-04
at Annie's side suddenly hailed pass

at Annie's side suddenly hailed pass
ing waiter.
Hey, Sam, bring a coupla pink
ones-make one sweet, see?"
Annie would have fed there and
then il she could have afforded to go
without her hat and coat The drinks
came on wet tin tray and the young
man urged her to take Just a sip
there amt nothin' in it but soft stuff. ?
Annie slipped" trying to think how
she could get away and out into the
fresh air.
She had never had drop of alcohol
in her stomach before. She turned
dizzy. but she knew the young man
would keep her from going If she ad-
mitted she felt badly.
"Oh, it's delicious" she said, man
aging smile. Hold this a second
till get my handkerchief I'll be right
back"
She dashed wildly to the cIoakroom,
seized her things and flew for the
stairs. The young bounder saw heI
as she slipped from the dressing room
and tried to head her off Annie
plunged down. two steps at a time
and reached the street, dazed and pal
pitating.
Ito be cntinoued)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-04
OXFORD COLLEGE FACULTY
REELECTED BY BOARD

OXFORD. O.. June 4-The board
of trustees of Oxford College for Wo-
men yesterday reelected Mrs. Emma
Lee Elan. of INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, 2
member of the board for a term G.
seven years: also she was again chos.
en- president of the board. DR.. Elean-
or N. Adams, of Northside, Cincinra att,
was reelected president Of the college
for an indefinite period, at an increas-
ed salary. Miss Olive Flower. of the
faculty, was promoted to Dean Ali
the members of the faculty, with the
exception of one-Dr. Emma Gertrude
Jack, professor of Spanish, who re-
signed-were reelected at substantial
increases in salary. Joseph E. Brate,
of Hamilton, was chosen vice-presi-
dent of the board: William H. Stew
art, of Oxford, secretary, and j. Gill
bert Welsh, of Oxford, treasurer.
The following gifts were acknowl-
edged From the student body to the
endowment fund, $3.50 in Liberty
Bonds, and a pledge of $3.50; from
the Indianapolis, Ind, Louisville, KY,
and Columbus, O., branches of the
alumnae association, equipment for
the new laboratories; from the dra-
matte art students, complete set of
theatrical scenery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-04

A CONFERENCE transcending In
"A Importance anything Of the sort
ever before attempted has concluded
its labors at Cannes, France, V ere the
groundwork for the worldwide move
ment of the Red Cross for the promo
ton Of public health has been laid.
Here are seen some of the experts
who were brought together from
oil over the world to formulate the
program. The building here pictured
is the Cercle Nautique, or Naval Off
GERS Club, in which the sessions We're
held.
The chairman of the international
committee which drew up the
world health program was Henry P.
Dawson, Tho was chairman Of the
War Council that directed all the &C
tivities of the American Red Cross
during the struggle with Germany.
The other Americans seen In this
group are: Doctor Lucas of the Uni
yersity of California Medical College
and chief of the American Red Cross
Children's Bureau In france: Miss
Julia Stimsor, formerly in charge of
the American Red Cross Nursing Serv-
ice In France and now chief nurse OF
the American Expeditionary Force
Major Ivy L. Lee, assistant to Mr.
Dawson: Colonel Russell, representing