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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
nc SWINEY IN
State OF COMA
ztsf ssnd Day ,of Mayors Fast
Als wife Esks World 70 Pre-.
vent His Death.

London. Sept. 13.-Terence Mac
!winey. lord mayor Of Cork. was
2 state of collapse and 1xhaus-
uco this morning at Brixton pris-
q where he is continuing his hun
e3 strike. This Is the thirty-sec-
"a day Of his fast. MacSwiney
nssed bad and restless nigh&, ac-
eoeding to a bulletin issued early
eoday BY the Irish Self Determine
non league. At noon 1t was re-
ported he was unable to speak.
Mn. MacSwiney, wife Of the lord
mayor, together with his sisters.
nary and Annie, and his brother,
Heaa, have addressed an appeal to
!hs American ambassador and the
needs Of the other embassies and
lesato4s in London, for submis-
slon TO their governments. 1t calls
suention to the case Of the lord
mayor and that Of the other Irish
aenger strikers at Cork, and ex-
presses the hope that the United
councils Of the nations addressed
WI prevent the tragedy now pend
ms and thereby calm the peoples
o. the world" a
The letter deals t6ily with Mayor
nacSwiney's case from the date Of
~ arrest to the pfe1snt time. and
sIotd Mayor Sccufs.in wa.
murdered for nc same reason for
xnicn Lord Mayor MacSwiney is
oelng murdered now--becausa he
vas fighting for self-determination
iof his country.
we are Of the opinion that this
= OF grave concern for all govern
nents. Owing to the very close re-
aticns existing between modern ma
uons, a government outrage in one
country reads in another"
Cork. Sept. 13.-(By the Asso-
Gated Press)-The II hunger
Giikers in the Cork jail were still
s.lse today but all Of them were
Aterially weaker. Two Of the
striking prisoners. Burke and Ken.
collapsed twice during thu
nt' and their condition is caus'
as especial anxiety.
oean Hennessy, the 1s-year-olt
utn whose condition has beer
pave for several days. remains Il
camatose state. and In his semi
luscious moments he IL refusing
0ke the customary quantity o
sster. During last night he &C
~pted only two sips.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
BUDGET SYSTEM
IS PLEDGED BY
GOVERNOR cox
Democratic Presidential
Candidate if Elected
Promises Economies.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 13.-Gover-
nor James NJ. Cox delivered an ad-
dress here at noon today. He out
lined details of his financial policy,
which includes proposals for a
budget commissioner to act as an
executive assistant to the presi-
dent, and declared the need for
constructive measures for the de-
velopment of Alaska.
After discussing the League Of
Nations in terms of material re-
suits to the nation and pointing out
that no adjustment worth while can
come under .reactionry guidance.
Governor Cox said:
Il have been amazed at the re-
suits achieved in our irrigation and
reclamation projects, some Of which
l have seen for the first time in my
pilgrimage to the western coast,
and l am appalled, by the thought
that selfish partisanship in the
United States senate, holding up by
s ..Is liz - ". :. oo, %.
"o.u' niane .n - ..,s.S ~
oS " oonilnue lne puiiulns " VIZ
a a. maIneu's WIEN .ne an a.noun. no.
essdiy " eApenu III 'nd' pfoel ain
"ould increase the proauctive acre
age OF tne united states Dy nun
dreds of thousands of square miles.
When it is considered that the
DEVELOPMENT OF the Yakima valley
cost the government $lo,OO0.ooo,
approximately, and that the price
q = Madefn Dattlesnip sucn as "a
pel4 ea tooay is $4o.0ov.-
u. r.! 80 80 l!l = IN can TIM
4 s. = q q msnent peace
sn9 ps compies armament.
nt to. ~ "a, tne governof
ao'Oc1.eQ inen. VI rssourc'
es tnsIe enoeI so'of nmen'si o.,
perVlslon III sucn = way As ~
euaau ssainst tneli c1p'.a.iza.ion
Dy seinsn anu SINISTER interests
ne declared tnas tnere ls some
tnlng wrong IN tne present nano,
ing OF the ALASKAN terrltory' ano
suggested tnat II mlgnt oner tne
means 10 pay the government
deDt 10 lts service men.
Caillng attention 10 wartime ex-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13

Harold c. Kloppenburg, aged 20,
Of Long Grove, Iowa, was almost
instantly killed and four others
were seriously wounded when two
speeding autos crashed together on
a road about three miles north of
Donahue, Iowa, about 6 O'Clock
Sunday evening.
Dodd Fields, also Of Long Grove,
who was driving the speeding car
in which Kloppenburg was riding
at the time of the head-on collision,
and Arthur Hendrickson. of Dona-
hue, driver of the other car, are at
the Davenport hospital, seriously
injured and in critical condition.
Agnes and Bette Atkins, 423
West High street, Davenport, who
were riding with Hendrickson, are
at their homes suffering from bad
body bruises and scalp wounds, the
bones of the left arm Of Miss Agnes
having been shattered in the acci-
dent.
Rash Medicine for Ceasin.
Kloppanhnsg and Fields had
rushed to the drug store In Dona-
hue to have filled q prescription
for Kloppenburg's cousin, and were,
regardless Of danger, speeding
home with the medicine. Mounting
a hill about three miles north OF
Donahue, Fields fed the machine
more gas and surmounting the rise
at a speed Of 60 miles an hour. at
the crest of the hill crashed into
the car driven by Hendrickson, who
had also stepped on the accelera-
tor to make the grade. Both ma
chimes were demolished by the
crash from which none of the auto
lists escaped without injury.
Cousin Dies.
The victims we're rushed to the
Davenport hospital where Klop-
penburg died an hour after the &C.
cident. His cousin, M. F. Gilmore
also Of Long Grove, for whom he
had gone for medicine, died this
morning at 2:30 o'clock.
The survivors of the crash are
reported in very favorable condition
and it is expeced that all four will
live.
Kloppenburg was but 20 years
old and had just two weeks ago en-
rolled and begun work in the East
intermediate high school, OF Daven-
port. He was spending the week
! end with his folks at Long Grove
when he was sent to Donahue in a
desperate effort to save the life oi
his cousin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
STRIKE
NOT CALLED OFF

onicago, Sept. l3.-John Grunau.
ssesldent Of the Chicago Yardmen's
s.sociauon. one OF the unions
so,cn called the switchmen's
ke April l. today denied wide-
circulated reports that the
ke had been called OF.
strikers In other eenters refused
~ wen take 9 vote on ending the
e. Mr.. 0ruuau said. while the
g. In the CAicago district voted
- % sa3e1 y xo1naia est
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
WORKERS SPREAD THEIR
CONTROL AS REQ MOVE
is BELIEVED ThWARTED'
Rome Government Takes
Firm Stand-London
Hints Soviet Plot.

London, Sept. 13-United
Press)-The Post declared To-
day seizure Of factories b.
workers In I,aly is the firSt
step Of Q vast conspiracy to
overthrow the existing govern.
ment I'm Europe.
The events In Italy, accord.
ing to the newspapers, were
timed to occur simultaneously
with the expected capture Of
Warsaw by The b0lshevik, and
were to be followed BY . gen.
eral strike in Great Britain and
an uprising In Germany.
Milan, Sept. 13-lmmediato
c0nvocatiOn Of the Italian par.
lament to pass laws under
which workmen may take over
the management Of Industrial
plants, has been demanded by
the Confederation Of Labor In
session here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Lad KILLED
IN RACE TO
BEAT DEATH
Davenport School Boy
in Dash for Cousins Life
Dies in Auto Crash.

VICTIMS OF FATAL CRASH.
Harold C. KlOppenbufg, Long
Grove, Iowa, dead.
DOdd Fields, Long Grove, Mt
Davenport hospital, serious
scalp wounds.
Agnes ATKINS, 42s West High
street, Davenport, bones Of left
arm shattered, seriously bruised
on body, serious scalp wounds.
Bette Atkins, 423 West High
street. Davenport, severe lac
eratiOns on scalp.
Arthur Hendricks0n, Don
ahue, Iowa, at Davenport hos.
pital, serious bruises, perhaps
internally injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13

hOm0, 0epI. l5.-\Uulleu fTeSets
I'm the face of the decision by .
majority of workmen's and social
lists representatives not to proclaim
q general strike or to transform
the present economic agitation into
q political struggle scores Of tex
tile mills in Milan, Allesandria and
other provinces were seized today.
Dispatches received here said 26
were taken over in Turin alone.
Troop trains were held up in Bo-
logna and Parma by the order OF
the railway workers syndicate that
no troops should be transported In
northern Italy.
Extremists Voted Down.
+ The victory Of the moderAtes ovee
the extremists occurred at q COM
| ference in Milan, following . de-
bate which lasted all day Saturday
and that night The extremists
resolution, which would have prac-
tically put into effect the principles
of the Third 1nternationale, was.
voted down by a majority OF 10000,
Deputy Dragona, who had repre-
sented the metal workers In the
conference with manufacturers. pre-
sented restS. ton for a compro-
mise under the direction OF the
General Federation of Labor. This
was adopted by a majority OF
zoe. 200.
The government previously had,
warned labor leaders that adoption
Of the extremist resolution would
mean armed Intervention and por-
sibly bloodshed.
Negotiations with the manufac-
turers we're reopened yesterday
after the victory Of the moderates.
Thwart Soviet Novel
Warned by the government for
the first time that an attempt to
bolshevize all Italian industry woald
be construed as political revolution
and treated as such, with the prob
, ability of excessive bloodshed" as
q result, socialist leaders today put
an end to the movement which was
to link other trades with the metal
workers struggle.
The situation changed rapidly
within "a hours. When the social
ist leaders met to consider the res
olution leaders met to consider tho
resolution which was to transform
the agitation from an economic to
Q political struggle-tantamount to
q revolutionary attempt-there was
considerable surprise at the an
nouncement that the government
proposed to abandon its neutrality
and crush any such movement It
the outset.
Better Counsel Prevails.
Better counsel prevailed. Deputy
Daragonas, one of the most peoui-
nent socialists at the meeting,
fought bitterly through al all day
debate against the radical resoIu-
tion, WHICH was finally voted down.
| In the meantime negotiations
with the metal manufacturers are
still continuing, but with little hope
that the employers will recede from
their position. On the other hand.
the workmen are still In active con-
troll Of the seized factories. and no
attempt is being made to dtslodge
them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
No. DAKOTA
IS PARADOx
IN POLITICS
State Fight Bitter-H Hard
ing-Cox Strife Dull,
Lawrence Says.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus).

(SpeClol 10 Inc Af8uS).
(This is the second Of . series of
dispatches analyzing political SEN
tjpRk,in western states visited by
GovernoA Cox).
Fargo. D.. Sept 11.--Political-
ay speaki1e. North Dakota is par
adox Aothing like it will be found
anywhere else in the union. Here
oldline Democrats and oldline Re-
publicans, conservatives all, have
formed q combination known as the
Independent Voters association,
the sole object of which is to break
the Non-Partisan leagues hold on
North Dakota.
The fight over state Offices is bit
ter. Neither side cares a whole lot
about Harding or Cox, national pol
itics is talked about only as it re-
lates to the use Of funds to boost
state officers, and therein lies the
chance for blundering.
The Non-Partisan league doesn't
have as many state offices as it
used to have and the Independent
Voters association is this time do
termined to wrest control from the
Non-Partisan league even if it
means electing a Democrat. F.
T. O'Connor-governor to succeed
Governor Frazier, the Nom Partisan
league candidate.
Party Names Mean Little.
The names Republican and DEM
ocrat mean little hereabouts. The
Independent Voters association
pledged itself to support Democrats
II In ths Republican primariaa.
nQminatious ON the regular Repub-
|ile19ss3cket were won By Non-Par-
tisan feaguers. Thus because Gov
ernor Frazier's name appears ON
the ballot as the successful Re
publican nominee in the primaries,
doesn't mean that he will get the
oldline Republican vote. Then
there are plenty Of names in the
Independent column. put there by
the Nom Partisan league men who
lost the regular Republican nomi-
nations and by Independent Voters
association men who were beaten
for the regular Republican, nomi-
nations.
VIII Scratch Ballots.
Thus the voter In North Dakota
will have to scratch his ballot con-
siderably to express his preference.
All this affects Senator Harding in
directly for the Non-Parfisan league
leaders say they are the legally
elected Republican state central
committee and a. such are entitled
to funds from the national commit
tee just like any other state COM
mittee. On the other hand the In
dependent Voters association claims
to be the. real offspring Of Republi-
canism in this state even though
they constitute an insurgent move
ment. They want recognition by
the national Republican committee.
It is true that the regular Re
publican state central committte
endorsed Harding and Coolidge, but
this, it IL argued, was merely max
ing the record straight for political
deviltry later ON il the Republican
national organization dared to rec
ognize any other organization a
the branch of the Republican ma
tional committee. For the Non-Par.
tisan leaguers don't want to see any
money given to the Independent
Voters association. The argument
Is that the latter would use it fol
state purposes and that among
those purposes Is the effort to elect
. Democrat, J. +. T. O'Connor. gov.
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slttle entente,'' composed Of
Balkan states, and that I'VE
were in perfect accord"
AK les Bains, France, Sept. 13.-
UNITED Press. Premier Millerand
OF France and Premier Giolitti of
Italy resumed their conference to-
day in an attempt to reach an
agreement on the Russian question.
Premiers Millerand and Giolitti
at the conclusion of the morning
session, sent telegram Of greeting
to Premier Lloyd George. In it
they mention ''the full accord" of
their general views and the pri-
mordial necessity of the close en-
tente Of Great Britain, Italy and
France"
Premiers Giolitti and Millerand
planned to meet again this after
noon and afterward make public
common declaration.
France Favors e. s. View.
Millerand was said to approve
the attitude toward bolshevism ex-
pressed in the American note to
Italy, while Giolitti sides with the
expressed conviction of Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain that
recognition of the soviets and re-
sumption of trade is necessary to
prevent Germany controlling Rus
sian commerce.
Asked for a definite statement
upon the divergence in Franco
Italian views regarding Russia,
Millerand replied:
I'VE are sure all viewpoints are
the same as those of Premiers
Lloyd George and xGi0litti, who
would not welcome bolsheyism in
their own countries any more than
we."
REGARDING the Rlaao- Pollth sit
tuation Millerand S1a4JfG ll0s
litti had decided TO fU 6o1ds
moderation to the Poiee, &dvising
them to, sign an acceptable
peace.
Agree 10 Lithuxnian Request
Paris, Sept. 13.-The French for
eign Office announced today that
| the allies have acceded to the re-
. cent request of the Lithuanian gov
eminent that they send representa-
tives to confer between Lithuanian
and Polish delegates to consider
the boundary dispute. The confer
ence will be held in the near future.
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Unsettled weather tonight and
Tuesday. Probably thunder show.
ers. Continued mild temperature.
Highest yesterday, 81: lowest last
night, 81.
Wind velocity at Z 4 M. 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
i5m. 7p.m. Ian
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River stage. -, . rise Of 2 n
the last - houYs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
PREMIERS PUT
@. K. ON LITTLE
ENTENTE PLAN
Approve Balkan Alliance
and Agree On Russian
Question.

Ale les Kaines, France, Sept.
13-United Press.)-Premier
Miller2nd. Of France and Pre-.
nier Giolitti Of Italy resumed
their conference here today
after = conversation with Take
Jonescu, Rumanian represents
tive. Joaesca told newspaper
men that "the premiers heart
ily indorsed my plans for the
title entente,' composed Of
Balkan states, and that I'VE
were in perfect accord"
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CONTINUED ON Page Three).
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sutler in the United States army, an6
while travelling with the Mounted
Rifles" from Missouri Oregon, de-
cided to remain in the northwest and
take part in the Indian trade. He
settled near Stevensville, then called
St. Mary's Mission, founded by the
Jesuit fathers, and built Fort Owen.
Major Owen later remodeled the fort
with adobe, or sun dried bricks, MAX
ing several substantial structures in
the form of an open quadrangle, only
one of which structures now is stand
ing.
1t was used principally as O. trad
ing post, but also was the necleus
around which the early settlers gath
cred, obtained supplies and sought
protection in the hour of danger. 1t
was known far and wide for The hos
pitality it offered to the early set
tiers and adventures in swnat thnn
was an almost unknown wilderness.
In 1860 Fort Benton in the east. and
Fort Owen in the west, were the
chief settlements in Montana.
Whiskey Bills Necktie Party.
No Indian battles took place
around the old fort, but in the au-
tumn of 1852 one John F. Dodson
was killed and scalped by the Black
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could dry his clothing-and partic-
ularly his mocoasins-he could not
hope to get far. He figured that he
had one chance, and that. lay in be-
ing able to find good sized log that
had rotted inside and was dry enough
to make good finder. By good luck
he discovered just such log, and
poking the barrel of his rifle into it
he shot three times in rapid success
sion. The flame from the black pow
der set fire to the rotten wood, and
on scraping it out he found embers
that he was able to blow into flame.
He spent the night beside roaring
fire, drying his garments and MS
moccasins, and then set out for Fort
Peck as fast as he could travel, his
hunger appeased only with smoking.
At nightfall he calculated that he
had made half of the distance, and
finding a convenient coulee and an
other rotten log, repeated his expert
ment of the day before and again
slept beside fire. At daybreak he
started out again and before night
he reached the trading post.
An old man, Farwell, was in charge
of the post, and to him Colonel Nor
ris explained his predicament; he
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With the transfer of the deed to
the property composing famous old
Fort Owen from Washington j. Nc
Cormick of Missoula to the Pioneers
Society of Montana, probably the old
est historical building in the state
passed into the hands of the early
settlers. Mr.. Mccormick, who was
president of the Sons and Daughters
of Montana Pioneers, presented the
property to the society in honor of his
mother, Mrs. X. H. Mccormick. 1t
is proposed that the property be used
as monument to the pioneers and
probably as a historical museum.
Fort Owen marks the site of prob
ably the earliest permanent settle
ment in Montana. There Father De
Smet of the Jesuits, in 184041, es-
tablished St. Mary's mission. Major
Owen, about 10 years later, built the
fort as refuge from which to trade
with the Indians.
Oldest Structure in State.
Fort Owen, believed to be the old
est historical structure in the state,
just north of Stevensville, was es-
tablished in 1850 by Major John
Owen, himself native Of Philadel-
phia. Major Owen originally was a
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feet in plain view of the occupants
In January, 1864, "Whiskey Bill
Graves, one of Plummer's band OF
road agents, was captured and hang
ed just outside the old fort by Cap
tain Williams and fellow vigilantes
who had followed Graves across the
mountains from Virginia City.
In 1869 John Owen sold the his
toric fort with other improvements
and section of land to Major Wash
ington ]. Mccormick, one of Mon
tana's early pioneers, and short
time later Major Owen returned to
Philadelphia, where he died shortly
afterward. During terrific wind
storm which visited the Bitter Root
valley in February, 1889, the west
half of the old fort was demolished,
causing the death of Major McCor
mick, who, with his family, was re-
siding temporarily at the fort. The
passed to the Mccormick
estate and subsequently became the
of Kate Higgins McCors
mick, and sister of Capt. C. p.
Higgins, one of the founders OF Mis-
5oula. Due to its adobe structure,
he west half of the fort never was
rebuilt, but the east half of it re-
mains in good condition.
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had been commissioned to take
charge of the steamboat, but had lost
his papers. What was he to do?
Farwell's advice conceded with his
own judgment, which was to go to
the man III charge of the boat and by
force, if necessary, take possession.
He learned that the captain had gone
down the river leaving a Waterman
in charge of the vessel. This watch
man, it appeared, had been under in
structions to set fire to the craft
with a view to the owners getting the
insurance. Some of the crew, how
ever, caught the fireman in the act
tand shot him, -fnffictfng a slight
wound. The boats engineer had then
taken possession an behalf of the
crew; the members of which had not
been paid off.
Indians Killed Mate.
The captain had gone on down the
river in mackinaw boat with some
of the crew, and had taken the sill
verware from the stewards pantry
and such other valuables as they
cauld conveniently carry. The mate
had been killed by the Sioux while
hunting near the fort.
The following morning Colonel
Norris went down to the boat, which
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| was tied up to the "hitching post" a
the bank, and explained his mission
to the engineer. The latter studied
over the matter for a few minute!
and then gave possession of the boa
to the colonel. The later went aboard
the almost deserted craft and fixed
up sleeping room for himself which
opened out on to the after deck
There he was destined to remain fol-
the next five or six months, but, as
1t turned out, his visit was not to be
a peaceful one.
1t happened that when the Tacony
was forced to stop at Fort Peck be-
cause of the low water in the Mis-
souri,, the passengers bound for Fort
Benton and other points in Montana
were obliged to remain there for a
couple of weeks until the freight
teams from Benton arrived to take
them up the river Among the ten
derfeet from the east was a husky
young Missouri lad, who was much in
love with girl among the passen-
gers, who was accompanying her
parents to Montana. This boy, whose
name Colonel Norris has forgotten,
determined to go out and kill a buff
falo, Notwithstanding that he was
warned of the danger from Sioux
war parties who were constantly
hanging around the trading post and
occasionally attacking it. Finally he
was loaned muzzle-loading Spring
field, of type that had just come out
and he started off on foot down the
river toward Gilpin flat, some three
miles below, to kill his buffalo.
TenderfoOt Gets a Sioux.
He saw number of old bulls
hanging around the chokecherry
patches along the river, and spent all
of his ammunition blazing away at
them, but killing none, as he did not
know where to shoot them. At last,
with only one bullet left, he threw
his gun over his shoulder and started
back to the fort, his mind on his girl
and the life they would lead together
in the new country if he could win.
her. Suddenly he heard the beating
of horses hoofs on the grass and
looked around just in time to see
three painted Sioux braves charging
down on him at top speed.