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New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
that prohibition would end many po-
litical career.
Put Men Out Of Politics

that pfonlDit1on Woul0 emu many po-
Ntical career.
Put Men Out Of Politics
"This BILL" he declared, twill put
more men out Of politics than any other
piece Of legislation passed here in years"
Doesn't the gentleman think" aoked
Representative Upshaw, of Georgia, wav-
ing his crutch, that any man whose
political life depends upon beer keg
or e. whiskey jug should be put out
Of business ?"
"That's cheap talk" replied Mr.. GAL
lagher. There are other men just as
country as professional prohibition agi-
tators"
Representative Igoe, Of Missouri and
Goldfogle, of New York, both bitterly
attacked Chairman Volstead,, asserting
that he was trying to limit debate
Representative Volstead, whose voice
is none too strong, came back, ana 1or
the first time since the bill has been up
made himself heard, twice, throughout
the entire House in fiery prohlpltion
speech.
1--WE want to keep this minimum pen
atty" he declared, because we Wanr 20
make it Improbable to violate the law.
There is no crime on eartn IN whose
DenaII SO nuCH AiSSAoASJ
Keeping this minimum penalty IS tess :;
Of our honesty in enacting prohibition"
The House sustained him.
Clark Fayors Jury Trial
Champ Clark urged the adoption Of
the Gard amendment allowing trial by
jury in cases of violation of injunctions
against places selling liquor, which the
vets nearly carried.
"If we make this law too stringent"
he declared, eve are going to defeat
its purpose. We in this country have
the mistaken idea that the heavier the
penalty the better the law.
The idea that a man may not have
a particle Of whiskey in his house will
prove q hindrance TO enforcing this law.
Every honest man in this House knows
that he wants a reasonable law. l don't
think Congress should define an in
toxicant.
eve ought to take out of this bill all
provisions that are likely to oppress
or irritate. If we don't, the men who
put over a tyranical prohibition law are
going to pay for it at the next election"
Representative Kahn Of California at
tackled the drys as inconsistent by read
ing letter from P. B. Dunbar, chemist
for the Department Of Agriculture, to
show that ordinary home brews made
by housewives contain from 20 to 80
per cent Of alcohol.
"Technically. these drinks are pro-
hibited by the Volstead BILL" said Mr..
Kahn, "but how do you know we can
prevent them from being made in mill
lions of honest"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Payne Opposed as Head
OF U. S. Ship Board
Sub-Committec of Scnafors to
Scan Activities as Raj!
Counsel
Ne'p York Tribune
WASHINGTON Burenu

NeW York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 17.-strong on
position. to confirmation Of the nomir-
alton Of John Barton Payne to sue
ceed Edward N. Hurley as chairman
q the Shipping Board was voiced bv
Republican Senator'S in an executive
meeting Of the Senate Commerce Com
mittee to-day.
Tho committee failed to take favor
able action and referred the nomlna-
ton TO q sub committee to invcstirntc
Mr.. Hurley conferred with Dcnocratic
members Of the committee this after
noon urging that there be as little de-
lay as possible in acting upon the nom
ination.
The House Rules Committee decidad
TO report favorably tho Walsh rcnolu-
ton s. f0r an Investigation Of the Ship
mittse 70 be appointed By tho sp.sfsr
Minority members Of the so1nmittoe
opposed reporting tho resolution on
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
New international Meeting
Of Socialists Planned

BERNIE. July 17.-Another inter-
national Socialist conference, in addi-
tion to the one which will open at
Amsterdam on July Is, is being organ
lied by the Socialist committee at
Amsterdam and probably will be held
at Lucerne next month. Camille
Huyamans, secretary Of the Socialist
Internationals, will come to Switzcr-
land soon to prepare for the opening
of the Lucerne conference on Aug. 10.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Huge Food Stores Held
By Packers in Chicago

CHICAGO, July 17.-In q report IS
sued officials of the Illinois Depart
ment of Agriculture declare that enor-
nous quantities of meats, butter and
eggs are now in storage in Chicago
warehouses, chiefly under control of the
five big packers. The report states
that since the last regular compilation
Of figures, June l, the stocks have grown
in abnormal proportions, and that their
release would 60 far toward relieving
the present shortage and tend to reduce
prices.
According to the report the following
quantities are at present stored in Chi
cago:
Beef ........... .sb,s71 900 pounds
Pork .70,517,000 pounds
Butter .......... 7,893,oO0 pounds
Eggs ............ 1,280,000 cases
(or 36o.ooo,Ooo dozen esgs)
The figures in hte report will be used
by District Attorney Clyne in the Fed
eral governments inquiry into the high
ost of food products in Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Philippine Legislature
Plans to Pass Drv Lao

MANILA, July 1.-THE Philippine
Legislature purposes the enactment of
q prohibition measure for the islands
in the event it is held that the national
prohibition amendment recently rati-
fled in the United States does not ap-
ply to the Philippines.
This announcement was made to-day
by legislative leaders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
DANIELS PARTY
REACHES PARIS;
PRAISES BREST
Secretary Says Camp
is Better Than Any
Seen in u. s.

Paris, March 25.-Josephus Dan
iels. the American secretary of the
navy, with his party. reached Paris
from Brest at S:25 o'clock this
morning.
The secretary will remain in
Paris about five days, during which
time he will discuss the naval les
sons of the war with French, British
and Italian naval authorities. This
discussion is said to be the main
object of his trip to Europe
After his conferences here the
secretary and his party will visit
Italy and parts of the fighting
fronts in France and then will go 10
England
The secretary said he had IN
spected the American military camp
at Brest, and added:
Il can see no reason for crit
icism of this camp but more 10
praise than any camp l have visited
in the United States"
The secretary praised the war de-
partment on the ability of the of
ficers in charge of the camp. He
concluded:
What they have done there will
thrill Americans who take pride in
big acbieVemepts-"2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
ARMORED AUTOS
FOLLOW WARNING
GIVEN TO DUBLIN

London, March 25-In report
ing the issuance of the proclama-
ton at Dublin forbidding meetings
and professions in that city on the
date of Professor Edward De Va
lera's arrival and reception. the
Mail says there was some military
activity in Dublin on Monday. The
newspaper states that ten armored
cars were landed from a steamer
during the day and that their pas
sage through the streets of Dublin
attracted much attention.
cit was announced by the Sim
tein executive in Dublin on March
- that Edward De Valera, who re-
Gently was elected president of Ire
land by the Sim Fein organization,
would arrive in ireland Wednes-
cay evening. March 26. when the
executive of the Irish parliament
would offer him a national welcome
The announcement added
Full arrangements will be made
for marshaling the procession. The
lord mayor of Dublin will receive
him at the gates of the city and es-
cort him to the mansion house,
where he will deliver a message to
tie Irish people.')
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
VICTORY ON SEA
OF OIL" REALITY
SAYS MINE CHEF

Washington. March 25. - Case
line production in the United
States in 1918. was said today by
Van ii. Manning. director of the
bureau of mines. to have born out,
at least in part. the statement of a
British admiral shortly after the
cessation of hostilities. that I'VE
f1oated to victory on a sea of oil >"
A little less than 50.000.0OO bar
rels of gasoline was produced in
the United States in 1916. Mr. Man
ming stated. while in 1917, the pro-
duction was increased under the
pressure of wars necessity to 6S.-
100000 barrels. an increase of
more than $4,000 barrels a day
1T was thought by many that
this must be the peak of American
patriotic effort" Mr.. Manning de-
clared. but in 1918. the production
of gasoline was over S5,O00.0O0
barrels"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
ROBINS REFUTES
CHARGE MADE IN
DONNER'S SPEECH

Boston. March 25.-Colonel Ray
r1ond Robins, formerly head Of the
Red Cross mission to Russia, today
denounced as totally false" state
Inents of Herman F. Donner before
the national civic federation in New
York yesterday to the effect that
Robins made a secret trip to Muir
r'ansk and created the impression
there that the American govern
ment supported the bolsheviki.
In a letter to V. Eyeritt Macy of
New York, president of the national
civic federation. Colonel Robins
said he had never before heard of
Mr. Donner, adding, the entire sub
stance of his statement, insofar as
it refers to my activities in Russia,
is totally false"
The letter calls upon the federS-
ton president to demand from Mr..
Donner. the evidence supporting
the absolute knowledge he claims
TO possess" and asks for himself
tine right publicity to present the
refutation of his Donner's) base
less ISLANDERS before the same per-
sons, or as nearly as may be, in
whose presence these ISLANDERS were
uttered"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
FOE REDS PLOT
AGAINST YANKS
Hun Spartaclns COnfess-American
Third Army TO Extend Control
Over Luxemburg.

Coblenz, March 24.-Three spar
tacan agitators confessed to Amer
lean military authorities that they
came into the occupied area to or
ganize the German workmen, and
then attack the American soldiers.
Eighty cars of food for Russian
prisoners in German camps have
arrived here and the food is being
transferred from French to German
cars before being sent to its des-
tination. The supplies were brought
by Herbert Hoover. chairman of the
inter-allied food council, from the
American army commissary for the
Red Cross, which will have charge
of cars on their trip through Ger
many.
Word was received at the head
quarters of General Dickman here
today from general headquarters
that the Duchy of Luxembourg will
on April lst, be included in the area
under the control of the American
third army. the jurisdiction of
which viii extend to the French
frontier of 1914.
The sixth corps commandered by
Brigadier General Adeibert Cron-
kite will function in the Luxemburg
area with the fifth and thirty-third
divisions which have been attached
to the second army General CronK-
hite is expected to take up head
quarters at Luxembourg soon. The
control of this additional terri
tory will give the third army, the
third, fourth and sixth corps, with
nine divisions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
AGAIN CONFIRM
DEATH OF CAR
Murder OF Former Russian En-
peror and Family Under Revolt
ing Conditions is Told.

San Francisco, March 25.-Con-
firmation of the execution of the
former Emperor of Russia and his
wife and daughters under particu-
larly revolving conditions by boil
sheviki troops was made here today
by General Robert c. Paris, one OF
the first French officers to be as
signed to the Czecho-Sloyak army IN
Russia.
General Paris is on his way home
to make an official report of the oc-
currence to the French government.
He arrived here yesterday from
Vladivostok
"Ou the walls of the rooms in
the house at Ekaterinburg are writ
ings by the bolsheyists. in which
the former Czarina's name and
those of her daughters are frequent
Iy mentioned" said the general.
This house is now the headquarters
of Gen. Gaida, a CZecho-Slovak
commander. Describing the scene
attending the execution of the
Romanoff family, Gen. Paris said:
Early one morning the Car was
taken from an upstairs room and
stood against the wall in the base
ment of the house There he was
shot, but not before his wife and
daughters had been mistreated in
his presence. After that the Czarina
was shot and then her daughters
and other members of the house
hold.
"A few days following the murcer
the bodies were taken under cover
of night by automobiles into near
by villages. where they were cut
into small. pieces and burned sep
arately. The charred remains were
found by the officers of the forces
opposed to the bolsheviki.
Remains of the burned clothing
also were found. Proof that the gar
ments were those of the Romano ifs
was given by the fact that the dia-
monds which the CZarina and her
daughters wore in their waists we're
picked up. Apart from this there
was ample evidence that the bodies
and burned clothing were those of
the royal family
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
MODEL SOUGHT
IN DEATH CASE
Pretty Girl Who Posed for Artists
and Movies Wanted in Murder
of Mrs. wilkins.

M.neola, \. Y, March 25.-Miss
Audrey Munson, a beautiful young
, motion picture actress and artists
model, is depended upon by District
Attorney Charles r. Weeks to clear
up one important point concerning
the relations between DR.. and Mrs.
Walter *. wilkins. The modePs
testimony may prove of Importance
at the trial of the doctor for the
alleged murder of his wife-if she
can be located by Mr.. Weeks.
Miss Munson became famous
when she posed nude for several
statues used at the San Francisco
exposition She later appeared in
several motion pictures, usually
without clothing.
Miss Munson's name was reveal
ed by District Attorney Weeks only
today. when he asked the newspa-
pers to aid in finding her. He had
been searching for the young wo-
man for several days without sue
cess. Miss Munson and her mother
had rooms in a house owned by
Mrs. wilkins in West SiXty-fifth
street.
Several months before the date
of Mrs wilkins murder at Long
Beach, l.. l.. Feb. q, the actress
and her mother left the wilkins
town house The reason was re-
mark made to the girl by DR.. Will
kins and which both Mrs. Munson
and her daughter resented. Some
one who overheard the remark in
=
clan said:
Don't ever get married, because
if you do you will lose your sym
metrical figure"
District Attorney Weeks wished
to learn from the pretty model
just how much interest DR.. Will
kins displayed toward her and
whether and to what extent it was
resented by Mrs. wilkins.
Mrs. wilkins body was exhumed
today from Lutheran cemetery,
Middle Village, Long Island, for
the purpose of securing her finger
prints. They are to be compared
with finger prints beside a door
way in the Long Beach house and
in DR.. wilkins room. If they cor
respond, detectives asserted, the
latest theory that Mrs. wilkins
was murdered within the house
will be strengthened. Dr. wilkins
said she was slain near the garage
while he fought robbers in the
house.
William J. Burns, detective, who
has been on the case for the prose-
cution, expressed the conviction
today that DR.. wilkins statement
that his wife was murdered out of
doors was true.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
Frame League Changes to Meet Criticisms
COUNT KAROLN
LONG PLOTTED
WITH LENlNE ?
Negotiations of Hun,
gary Move Long
Under Way, Say.

Paris, March 25.-Budapest dis
patches to the Lausanne Gazette
say that Count Michael Karolyi,
former premier of Hungary, has
been negotiating with the Moscow
soviet government since last No
vember through NJ. Rakovsky, the
boIshevik leader in Ukraine, with
the object of introducing bolshe-
vism into Hungary, Rumania and
Jugo-Slavia.
"Rumania, which is the last
rampant against bolsheVism, is
seriously threatened by 10000
Russian bolshevik troops and six
Hungarian divisions" the dispatch
says.
Dispatches received at Berne
say that Nikolai Lenine, the Rus
sian bolshevik premier, intends to
send a delegation to confer with
NJ. Pogany, who is said to be the
withstanding the election of the
real ruling chief of Hungary, not
withstanding the election of the
The Rumanians and Czecho-Slo-
vaks are reported to be mobilizing
troops in view of being compelled
to reinforce their frontier guards.
Paris Sees Step Long Planned.
Prague, Monday, March 24.-In
political circles here it is declared
that the recent happenings in Bu-
dapest had long since been ar
ranged by Count Karolyi, who sur
rendered his Office of provisional
president in favor of the protelar-
lat government. This change of
government, it is declared in these
circles, was a political maneuver.
Masquerading under the name of
soviet regime, the Hungarian gov
ernment it is contended, is really
standing for naturalization, cha
vinism and the Hungarian idea
which has always inspired all the
Hungarian governments, whether
they were headed by the late Count
Tisza, Count Karolyi or others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
5.O46 AMERICANS
MADE PRISONERS
BY HUNS IN WAR

Washington. March 25.-Official
records of prisoners who were cap
tured by the central powers from
the American forces. the war de-
nartment announced today shows
that there are 1856 prisoners whose
stasz< was still doubtful on March
M A list of these names have been
forwarded to the central records Of
fee. A e. F., for checking and in
vestigation.
The war department records.
compiled from reports on prisoners
from all sources. show a total loss
by the American army of 4.765 mill
tary prisoners. and 281 civilians. OF
the military prisoners 4.376 have
been reported officially as released.
and 233 died in German prison
camps
Only one American officer of as
high rank as lieutenant colonel was
captured during the war. Four
majors, 81 captains and 1863 lieu
tenants were taken prisoner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
HOLD PARLEY
TO Blame in
HUNCARYACT
Press of England and
France Sharply Crit
cises Peace Meet.

London, March 25.-Morntng
newspapers unanimously charge
the Paris peace conference with re-
sponsibility for 4ungary's embrac-
ing bolshevism and the general dis
satisfaction over the delay of the
peace. but the manner in which it
has incurred responsibility is
variously explained.
While treating the Hungarian
episode more lightly than others,
because it does not believe the
whole country will, initiating Buda-
pest, become bolshevik, the Post
accuses the conference of delaying
peace. while its ideals are follow
ing the will o the wisp called the
league of nations"
The newspapers state that the su-
preme direction be given Premier
Clemenceau so that probable fail
ure arising from divided councils
may be avoided"
The Telegraph ascribes the grav-
ity of the situation to "a dangerous
miscalculation which assumed a
much longer war and left the allies
The Chronicle thinks Hungary
has given healthy shock to public
opinion and that if the council of
ten responds. it may prove bless
ing in disguise:
French Attack Secrecy.
Paris, March 25.-The decision of
the supreme council of the peace
conference to allow nothing to be
published regarding its proceedings
but the official communique has
aroused the Indignation of the Paris
press. Those newspapers whose
habit it is to comment on foreign
affairs, condemn the action in
strong terms. The others follow the
communique with a few sarcastic
observations. Raymond Recoly, 1or
instance, writes in the Figaro:
When the situation is so dis
quieting, at a moment when the al
lied governments who, having left
no blunder unmade, are more than
ever in need of the support of pub
lie opinion, they raise a regular
Chinese wall between the public
and themselves.
Sees Danger in Move.
The Matin says of the decision:
1T is not for us to judge the
method. which is likely to be grave
ly dangerous, still further adding to
the growing anxiety in the entente
countries"
The nature of the 'Pertinax" ar
ticles in the Echo d. Paris may be
sufficiently described by its caption
which reads:
THE Council of ten goes under
ground.
lie Journal says:
THE conference has made a he
roic resolution 1t has decided to
drape its wounded dignity in the
most absolute mystery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
GOVERNMENT MAY
SELL BOOZE EVEN
IN DRIEST STATES

Washington. March 25. = Gus
toms authorities have long pom
dered over the disposal of many
gallons of whisky, rum and other
distilled spirits seized as it was
about to be imported IN Vlolalon
of the food act
Today they got an opinion from
the department of Justice 10 tne
effect that it might be confscated
and sold for industrial or drinking
purposes. even in dry states. on
the assumption that the federal
government was not subject to
state laws.
This applies also to liquor seiz-
ed from moonshiners or conf1scat-
ed in shipment from one state to
another.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
LATE BULLETINS

DeS MOines, Iowa. March %.
Two men held up the Iowa
State bank in the heart OF the
business district here shortly
before 3 a. m. today and escap-
ed with more than $4,000 in
cash.
London. March 25-The Ger
man steamers. Cleveland and
Patricia. which have been al
lOtted to the United States. ar
rived at COwes today. They
will be manned by American
sailors and VIII be used for
transporting American troops
to- the United States.
Washington, March 25.-
Nearly half a billion dollars
worth of aircraft contracts had
been cancelled and suspended
up TO March 10, according TO
an announcement today by the
war department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

A general strike has broken out
at Barcelona.
Premier RomanOneZ, who had in
tended to resign, has declared it his
duty to remain in office.
Situation Threatening.
During the war and since Spain
has had a number of serious dis
orders some of which were laid to
radicals and others said to have
been traced to German origin. There
have been several strikes of a SER
ious character, especially in Bar
celona and vicinity. which have
forced the government at different
times to declare martial law and
threaten the suspension of the con-
stitutiOnal guarantees. However,
nothing recently has been reported
to indicate that the internal situa-
ton in Spain was bordering on a
serious crisis, such as today's, which
shows that trouble threatens to, If
ii has not already, become national
in scope.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
The Weather

Rain tonight with the tempera-
ture above freezing; Wednesday
rain or snow and colder.
Temperature at a. m, Al; high
est yesterday, 62; lowest last night,
81.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 4
miles per hour
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m. Al;
at a. m. 65.
Stage Of water, 10.7; a fall Of L
IL last % hours.
J. NJ SHERIER, Meteorclogist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
NEGRO GIANT SHOT
AND KILLED; AGE 65

Milwaukee, Wis, March Is
George Bell. SIS. 7-foot 11-inch col
ored man. of a museum production
playing at local theatre was shot
and killed today at a rooming house.
Macea Ealy. %. who Travelled with
the colored giant. was arrested.
The shooting is said to have been
the result of a quarrel. Bell weigh
ed 375 pounds Wore a % collar.
G3 shoes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
ASKFRENCH WITHDRAWAL.

Paris. Monday, Harch 24.-Marcel
Cachin and Paul Laffon. Socialist
members of the chamber Of deputies,
made a vigorous attack today on
the governments policy toward
Russia and urged the withdrawal OF
French frnoDs from that country