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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
CLOSE FRENCH
WAR CONGRESS-
Chamber Of Deputies Winds Up
Work of Its Most Famous Ses-
siOn-HOnOrs u. S.

Paris, Sunday, Oct. 19.-The cur
tain was rung down tonight on the
session of parliament, which sat
uninterruptedly through the great
est national effort in French his
tory. Premier Clemenceau was
the leading actor in the final
drama. Little ceremony marked
the conclusion of business. Paul
Deschaenel, president of the cham
Der OF deputies, deeply moved,
eulogiZed the war session Of par
lament, paid homage to the heroic
soldiers of France and the glorious
dead, reviewed the task accomp-
lished by parliament and expressed
the hope that the new chamber
would work to raise France from
the ruins of the war.
Before the applause had sub
sided, NJ. Clemenceau arose and in
a loud, clear voice, read the decree
closing the session.
Before closing the chamber Of
deputies last night voted a credit
OF 900, 900 francs for national par
ticipation in the erection of the
monument at Pointe de Grave, at
the mouth of the Gironde river, IN
commemorative of American inter-
vention in the great war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
LANDIS TO TRY
BIG FRAUD CASE

Chicago, Oct. 20-S. C. Pandolfo.
head of the Pan Motor company of
St. Cloud, Mimi, and II other Off
cials of the corporation, charged
with conspiracy in using the mails
to defraud in the sale of $1,000, 900
worth of stock in the concern. will
be placed on trial before Federal
Judge Lands Oct %. The trial
was set for today, but postponed by
agreement.
The indictments charge the de-
PENDANTS with having sold the
stock to $4,000 persons in all parts
of the country.
Sept 26, Judge Landis entered an
order warning attorneys for the
corporation against intimidating or
communicating with government
witnesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
DEATH CLAIMS
MARTIN FOSTER

OIney. Ill, Oct. 20.-Former Con-
gTessman Martin D. Foster, Demo
crat, died at his home here today
after several months illness.
He served six terms in congress
as representative from the Twen-
ty-third Illinois district, and re-
ttEed last March. Last summer he
Served as a member of a govern
ment commission appointed to ad-
just war mineral claims in west
ern states. He returned home ser
iousIy i'll from overwork Sept. l.
He was born on a farm near
West Salem, Edwards county, Illi-
nois, Sept. 3, 1861.
He graduated from the Eclectic
Medical institute, Cincinnati, Ohio,
in 1882, an dlater attended the
Hahnemann Medical college. Chi
cago. He practiced medicine in
Qlney before entering politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
SLAY SHERIFF
IN HOLDUPS ON
COUNTRY ROAD
Ex-SoIdiers Block High
way, Rob All Who APP
proach-One Shot.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 20
With James Oliver, aged 20, in jail,
posses today still were securing
the vicinity of Ooltewah, James
county, for Ed Martin, his alleged
companion in the killing of Sher-
iff Mcintosh, and the robbery of
many travellers on the Dixie High
way Saturday.
The two, discharged soldiers, it
is charged, barricaded the highway
near Ooltewah, early Saturday,
holding up all travellers who ap-
preached, and finally capturing and
holding for hours several citizens
who came to investigate the kill
ing of Deputy Mcintosh. who was
shot by one of the boys whom he
attempted to arrest.
One Is Wounded.
Oliver was wounded in an ex-
change of shots with pt5seman,
and was only captured, according
to officers. when he feared he was
bleeding to death. Citizens who
were held by the men were forced
to take him to Ooltewah for medi-
cal attention. His companion
escaped.
Oliver was threatened with
Iynching at Ooltewah. A rope was
placed about his neck and he was
strung up, but citizens desfsted
when he promised to give the
name of his companion.
Dies in View Of Victims.
Sheriff Mcintosh died in full
view of persons attracted to the
spot Attempts to reach him with
medical aid were repulsed at the
point of pistols.
Six men and a woman were hud-
died along the roadside, covered
by the pistol of one of the bandits
while several of the holdups were
in progress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
FORCE OF RUSS
REDS WIPED OUT
SOVet Division Annihilated; PetrO-
grad Isolated; Fall of KrOn-
stadt Is Confirmed.

London, Oct. 20.-The white
flag was posted over the Rus
sian fortress of KrOnstadt FRI
day, it was announced by the
British war office today.
That PetrOgrad is virtually
isolated, the war office an
nOunces today, anti-bOlsheviH
cavalry having cut the rail-
roads leading from PetrOgrad
to Vitebsk, Moscow and Vol
ogda-
The PtrOgrad-E Eftebsk road is
cut at Ciritua, and the PetrO-
gTad-MOScOW railroad at
TOsna, south and southeast of
PetrOgrad respectively. The
line at VOlOgda is cut south of
Lake LadOga.
A bolsheviki division, which wa
being rushed to Petrograd from tn
to defend the city agains
he threatening advance of Gen
eral Yudenitch, was virtual.
wiped out at Krasnoe Selo, whel
General Yudenitch took that out
post to Petrograd, according t,
war Office advices.
Capture UncOnfirmed.
Paris, Oct.> 20.-Contradictor,
are received from Russii
and 1t is impossible to confirm
rumors that Petrograd has beel
AIKEN by the northwestern Russia
army under General Yudenitch. l
seems certain, however, that tn
troops are advancing
and must be at the gates of the city
( they have not already taken it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
FARLEY NEARS
POINT CALLING
FOR DECISION
Compromising Stage is
Reached-Must Yield
Or End Conference.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Washington, Oct 20.-Labor, i'm
patient and chatting over delay, cap
ital, calm and deliberative and dis
posed to seek more time for discus
sion, and the public group concilia-
tory and anxious to please both in
order that there may be no break
up in the Industrial Peace confer
ence on the very first project-col-
lective bargaining. That was the
situation as an adjournment, was
taken over the week end. Analyz-
ing still further the attitude of each
Of the three groups, It is true ALSO
that labor is dubious of any agree
ment skeptical Of the intent of the
employers in asking for prolonged
debate and inclined to stand abso-
lutely on the proposition as spon-
sored by the public and labor
groups. The employers are not so
doubtful and believe an agreement
can be reached, provided labor al
ters its uncompromising position.
The public group is really optimis-
IlC anu GOuHuSHI.
Dispute Deep-ROOted.
It would seem that the disagree
ment is on phraseology but each
group knows that the dispute goes
deeper than that. Yet there has
been progress in a week. The en-
ployers are ready to recognize trade
unions. That's a concession. But
they want shop Industrial councils
recognized, too, and the right of
every employer to deal with shop
councils or trade unions. What the
employers would like is an entirely
comprehensive scheme for the ad-
1ustment of Industrial relations CIV
ing the shop council its part and
the trade union its part--invalidat-
ing neither and recognizing both.
At first sight this would seem ir-
reconcilable and the laboring men
are almost a unit in their belief that
nothing but an absolute recognition
Of the right of men to organize In
trade unions is of value.
Labor Yields Point.
But labor did nevertheless make
an important concession when 1t
agreed to a clause proposed by H.
B. Endicott of the public group to
the effect that every individual
should have the right to refrain
from joining a union and dealing
separately with his employer. In
side the labor group there was
some dissatisfaction with the action
of their spckesmen in agreeing in
formally to this but in order to pre-
serve harmony, all the labor mem
bers stood pat on the language of
the resolution containing that
clause so that as it went to lne
floor of the conference the right to
be recognized in trade unions was
granted on the one hand and the
right of an individual or group of
to recognition as a sep
arate and distinct unit, apart from
the unions themselves, was also
recognized. Therefore the employ
ers argue that if the individual has
a hight to refrain from entering a
union and to make an individual
with his employer so has
a group OF individuals organized
perhaps in a shop Industrial coun-
Gil. And on their part, the cm-
ployers steadfastly maintain that
the right granted to an employer to
deal separately with a non-member
Of a union also carries with it the
right to bargain with group in his
shop and the refusal to deal either
lCOntiuued on Page Five /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
LAND TROOPS
.TOEND TIEUP
AT new YORK
Use Soldiers to Relieve
Congestion in Harbor
Workers Strike.

New York. Oct. 2O-Five
hundred soldiers of the regular
army were landed here today,
from the transport George
Washington to attempt to end
the congestion at the army
piers in Brooklyn, caused by
the IOngshOremen's strike. The
men are under orders 'EtO
shoot If necessary according
to a statement made by Briga-
der General Peter Dawson,
chief Of troop movement at the
port OF embarkatiOn.
THE troops will be used for
whatever purpose is necessary" "
said General DAWSON
The soldiers were landed at Ho-
boken and Immediately transferred
TO Governors Island preliminary
to duty at the army piers in Brook
lyn. They comprised two battal-
ions of the Twentieth regular in
fantry, First division. which was
first in France and fir in the
fighting. Many had overseas chew
rons and wound stripes.
Spread Radical Literature.
AS the soldiers were arriving,
the police learned that incendiary
circulars appealing for the estab-
lishment of a workers govern
ment like the soviet republic of
Russia" were being distributed to
the strikers.
A Polish longshoreman was arr
rested on a charge of distributing
the leaflets. He said they had been
given to him by delegate of the
LongshoremeR's union.
The International Mercantile as
sociation announced that 1t would
make no attempt to move cargoes
pending further efforts to settle
the strike by the committee ap-
pointed by Secretary Of Labor VIII
son.
Refuses Mayors Plea.
Washington, Oct. 20.-Secretary
Baker today refused the request OF
Mayor Hylan of New York to post
pone the use of troops at New
York until further efforts could be
made to settle the strike Of long
shoremen there.
VIII Operate Ships.
Secretary Baker said mainte-
nance Of army transport service
was a part of the war operations
of the government and that he in
tended to continue the operation of
the ships, but he added that he was
willing to cooperate with Mayor
Hylan in any possible way ITO
bring about an adjustment Of the
strike difficulty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
TWO KILLED BY
BLASTS FIRE
Third Man Near Death and Many
Injured in Explosions at
Swift's Iowa Plant.

Iowa Falls, Iowa, Oct. 20.-Two
men were killed, another may die
and several others were more or
less seriously injured following two
explosions in fire which destroyed
the produce plant of Swift & Co.
here late yesterday afternoon!
]. c. Martin was struck by a fly
ing timber and died a few hours
later.
A second explosion followed the
first by about 10 minutes, throw
ing a piece of iron into the crowd
watching the fire and instantly
killing Melvin Shaffer His body
was cut in two.
Several other persons were in
jured by the flying debris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
SHOW STEEL AND
IRON WORK PAYS
LARGEST WAGES

Washington, Oct. 20.-The in
crease in the earnings per hour OF
employees in II principal industries
during the last six years was
greatest in the iron and steel in
dustry, according to a statement
made public here today by the
bureau Of statistics of the labor
department. While in some depart
ments the. pay was greater than in
others, in all departments collec-
lively the hourly wage OF steel and
iron mill workers in 1919 was 221
per cent of the hourly wage In
1913, or 2 LIS times as great.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
rs COMPELLED TO
SKINNY" WHILE
BANDIT ROBS HIM

Philadelphia, Oct. 20. -- Joseph
Gottschalk was standing at Fourth
and Fine streets, when a man ap-
preached him. Can you jazz p
asked the stranger. Gottschalk
said he could. Lets see you do q
few steps" said the stranger, draw
ing a revolver. Gottschalk COM
piled Now" said the footpad,
try the shimmy" Gottschalk did
while the robber took his watch
and chain and wallet containing
$27.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
Palmer Opens War on Sugar Profiteers
WEIRD CULT is
AGAIN ACTIVE
AT NEW YORK?
Wealthy Flock to Club of
"Oom," Once Held for
His Orgies.

New York, Oct. 20.-"Oom the
Omnipotent." Loving Guru of the
Tantriks," and self-styled high
priest Of the mythical Hindu cult
which was exposed as a cloak for
daring orgies when his temples in
New York City were raided by the
police some years ago, is back at
his old job.
"Oom," who halls from Chicago
and was never nearer East India
than San Francisco, though he tells
his dupes that he received his
early Yoga training among Hindu
worshippers, has been variously
known as Peter Conn, Homer
Stansbury Leeds and DIR. Warren.
The "Omnipotent One" listed on
the police blotters as DR.. Pierre A
Bernard, who dropped out of sight
a year ago, following an expose by
the New York American, is today
holding forth as head of the same
old Yoga cult in colony he has es-
tablished at Nyack, n. Y, in one OF
the most beautiful spots along the
Hudson, and numbers among his
followers some of the best-known
society women in New York.
Wealthy Flock to Him.
Mrs. Cyril Hatch, formerly Miss
Barbara Rutherfurd, daughter of
Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Sr.; her
sister, Mrs. Ogden L. Mills, aud
many others of equal social promt-
nence are the converts to the cult
at Nyack.
Whether they are aware that he
is the DIR. Bernard who was in
dicted on a charge of abduction and
criminal assault growing out of the
orgies attending the initiation OF
members who embraced the cult IN
his New York temple eight years
ago is not known.
But it was reported that Mrs.
Vanderbilt, Sr., is Fastening back
from France to get her two daugh-
ters to abandon the cult.
Go to Live There.
Since joining the colony Mrs.
Hatch has taken cottage near
the Yoga temple and Mrs. Mills has
been living with her sister at
Nyack.
The Great and Omnipotent
Dom" appeared in Nyack last June,
and took the buildings and spacious
grounds occupied for years by the
Nyack Country club.
When the club moved to its pres
ent quarters in South Nyack, four
years ago, the place was leased 10
Sister Beatrix, former Episcopal
ian nun, who conducted boarding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
FOOD SHORTAGE
HITS ESKIMOS

Dundee, Scotland, Oct. 2O.-The
Eskimos are described as in des-
perate straits from lack Of supplies
in reports brought by the crew Of
the Norwegian steamer Mercurius,
which has arrived here from Cum
berland Sound, where they found
the Eskimos resorting to ancient
seal killing methods and melting up
tin cans to make bullets. The
Mercurius. it was said, was only
the second vessel to visit the Cum
berland Sound trading posts since
the outbreak of the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
PORTUGUESE EXPENSES.

Lisbon. Portugal, Sunday, Oct.
19.-Government expenditures on
account Of the Portuguese army
were 28,000,000 pounds, it was an
nounced today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
FRENCH .PROFS' TO ORGANIZE.

Paris, Oct. 20.-College profess
sors of France have decided to hold
a referendum to decide whether
they shall transform their associa-
tion into a national union to be af-
flliated with the labor federation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20

Attorney General Palmer made
public the following telegram sent
to beet sugar refners:
After thorough investigation by
the recognized authorities on su-
gar, the United States sugar equal
ization board has notified the de-
partment of justice of the follow
ing facts:
Fixes 10 Cents as Maximum.
AS a considerable part of the
country generally supplied at this
time of the year with beet sugar
may be embarrassed because of the
beet sugar factories failure to sell
beet sugar as produced, and this
condition in turn is due to the un-
certainty regarding prices, our
judgment is that no higher price
than 10 cents less 3 per cent sea-
board basis is justified, and we
hope that you win decide at once
TO begin marketing your sugar on
this basis and relieve the very ser
ious situation. The price of 1919
cents net cash {. o. b. plant which
has been offered by the sugar
equalization board for sugar in ex-
cess of requirements in your ter
ritory, as shown by your 1917 de-
liveries as a minimum up to $4,000
tons for November and December
shipments to relieve an actual
shortage among the manufacturers
east. is not to be considered a prec-
edent Or basis for local prices
VIII Punish Violations.
Il ask you to make your an
nouncement OF prices assessed on
the above. The department of JUS
tice will treat as unjust any prices
in excess Of this and consider such
a charge a violation of section 4
of the Lever food control act, as
amended. Please wire today your
concurrence in the. above"
Steps to prevent an abnormal in
crease in the price OF sugar be-
cause of the existing shortage were
taken today by the department of
justice.
Attorney General Palmer noti-
fed beet sugar reffners, who have
from the market until the price
HlLudlAOu DeCdulG uiOI z SldUlliLEls
that the United States sugar equal
ization board had determined that
10 cents was a fair price to be
charged the wholesalers and that
Ne charge in excess of that
amount would be regarded in vio-
lation of the food control act.
Would Relieve Shortage.
Refiners were asked to teIe-
graph their concurrence in this
price, which would mean that they
would put their supply on the mar
ket Immediately, thereby relieving
the present stringency.
The price to the wholesaler
heretofore has been cents so that
the new price means an increase Of
l cent a pound. Retailers have
been allowed to charge II cents a
pound for controlled sugar under
the old prices.
May Retail At II Cents.
While the department of justice
and the sugar board did not state
what the new retail price would be,
1t is assumed that the announce
ment would not be greater than the
wholesale advance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
STEEL CORPORATION HEAD
.REITERATES REFUSAL TO
TREAT UNDER UNION PLAN
Reafirms Stand Before
Parley-Eff e ct Re
mains to Be Seen.

affirming his refusal 10 negO-
tiate with representatives OF
labor unions not employees in
the plant of the United States
Steel corporation, Elbert HI.
Gary, chairman of the corpora
tiOn's board OF directors. IN
formed Chairman Lane of the
national industrial conference,
and Frank Morrison, secretary
Of the American Federation Of
Labor, today. that he would
not recede from his stand for
the open shop.
Judge Gary was understood to
have expressed fear OF the conse-
quences of further recognition OF
labor unions. The effect of his
announcement on the industrial
conference remained to be devel-
oped The capital group remained
in session all morning, forcing a
postponemeEt Of the conference
meeting until 230 p. m.
VIII Make Announcement.
Judge Gary has prepared a state
ment which he expects to make in
explanation Of his vote on the coli
Iective bargaining issue, when that
question comes up for decision. He
was appointed by President Wilson
as a public representative in the
conference. After attending the
sessions for 10 days he went to
New York, the middle OF last week
and was understood to have con-
ferred there with other officials Of
the steel corporation. His pro
nouncement today was the first he
had made on the collective bar
gaining issue since the conference
began.
After Judge Gary had conferred
with Chairman Lane and Secretary
Morrison, the conference session
was called to order, but the entire
capital group was absent. The
chairman sent word that the group
could not complete its discussion
on collective bargaining until aft
er noon and as the rules require
that all groups be present at the
sessions. the conference adjourned.
No Nearer Solution.
With the tentative agreement
IehEucu 5hAuAh hAg OAAApA|kNAg AB9NN
by developments yesterday, the
question OF collective bargaining
between labor and employers still
had the conference deadlocked to-
day at the opening of the third
week of the sessions. The situa-
ton stood Just where it was when
the body adjourned Friday after
days of fruitless effort to reach a
solution satisfactory to all. The
stumbling block today was the in
sistence by the employers that to
the substitute resolution framed
late Saturday by the central COM
mittee of the conference which it
was believed would be acceptable
to all interests involved, be added
a clause declaring It the right Of
and employees to bargain
individually.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
"GRAYSON,
"RUFFIN,
"STITT.

While recognizing that even any
slight incidental ailment undoubt-
edly would have a tendency to in
crease nervousness and thereby to
a certain extent retard recovery, in
White house circles today there
were no indications that slight d.
gestive attack suffered yesterday
by President Wilson was the cause
of serious concern.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
ITALIANS COhTNG 10 Q. s.

Naples, Oct. 20-Two thousand
Italians applied for passports to
the United States the first fortnight
Of October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
WARNS PRICE
RAISE MEANS
u. S. ACTION
Wholesale Charge Fixed
at 10 Cents-Will End
National Shortage?

Washington, Oct. 20. Beet
sugar refiners were notified
today by the department OF
Justice that a charge for sugar
in excess of 10 cents a pound
wholesale would be considered
in violation of the food control
act. The United States sugar
equalization board has held
that II cents a pound was a
fair retail price for sugar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
The Weather

Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day; somewhat colder tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday, 81;
lowest last night, As.
Wind velocity at a. m, z miles.
Precipitation in "a hours, none.
Up. m. SPIN. s a. N
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. .55 55 48
Wet bulb temp. so So As
Rel. humidity ..76 SO SS
Stage of river, feet; no change
in as hours
J. NJ. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
WILSON BETTER,
CRAYSON SAYS
President Has Comfortable Night
After Slight Digestive Dis
turbance Yesterday.

Washington, Oct. 2O.-President
Wilson's digestive disturbance has
subsided almost completely and he
was comfortable today after a fair
ly good night. his physicians an
nounced. =
They issued the following bulle-
tin
THE White house, Oct. 90, 1919,
11:25 a. m.-The presidents diges-
tive disturbances have subsided al
most completely. After a fairly
good night he is comfortable this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20

CONTINUED on Page Three).
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-13

in one church in Che diocese it is
starting n another And those who
pray are not skiing thar a threaten
ed disaster may be avoided but thai
God may be mereifuI to those Who
are hourly taking His name in
taia and disgusting their eomp3n-
0ns with foul-mouth conversations
and dirty stories.
Rev Father Aloysig-. c1 Cum
bertrand. viii arrive MaaHs baa
saturday, TO have charge of t8e Us-
Vosion He viii be- assisted byFat8
NJ T. MckeetrN ANA Fatle To-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-13

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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-13

been relieving women from some 0
the worst forms or female ills, anf
IS nov considered he STANDARD
remedy L
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-13

IN his visit 10 this conn 5ae
ince Of Wales VII represent Tie
tire British empire.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-13
TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE

iii of this city