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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
MRS. M'SWlNEY
MAY VISIT U. S,
Widow Of Late Mayor Of Cork to
Testify Here ON Irish
Conditions.

London, Nov. 9.-CUnited Press)
-Muriel MacSwiney. still bedfasi
from an illness which threatened
her life, planned today to continue
her fight for ireland.
The lady mayoress intends to re-
turn to Ireland to live because
Terry wouldn't have left Ireland to
seek safety and tranquility"
Physicians feared for Mrs. Mac
Swiney's life, following her col
lapse. made especially dangerous by
her condition. Much Of the last
conversations she had with the lord
mayor In the long vigils In BrixtOn
jail had dwelt on the expected az
rival in the family.
Her collapse after testifying be-
fore the coroner's jury robbed her
OF this hope
Mrs. MacSwiney was taken to the
home Of friends where she has been
under the care Of Miss Kathleen
O'Brien.
Muriel has not been able to form
her plans yet" Miss O'Brien said
II think she yants to return to Ire
land to see her baby daughter. Be
fore she was taken i'll she said per
haps she would go to America I,
testify before 4 committee investi
eating conditions In Ireland.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
WILL ORGANIZE
BANKING POOL
Livestock Industry to be Financed
BY Corporation On . Pro-
Rata Basis.

Chicago. Nov. 9.-Bankers Of Chi
cago. and other cities are meeting
here today to complete arrange
ments for the formation OF $780,
100000 banking pool. for the pur-
pose of assisting in the financing
OF the livestock industry. New
York. Boston and St. Louis banks
will be invited to take part In the
arrangement, it was announced.
1t is proposed to form . corpor-
alton with a nominal capital. which
will be subscribed on q pro-rata
basis by the participating banks.
These banks will agree to furnish
q definite maximum sum to the cor
poration for loaning purposes
These quotas also will be on .
pro-rata basis. based upon the par
ticipating banks as to capital and
surplus.
Those prominent in the project
are George M. Reynolds, president
of the Continental & Commercial
National bank. who was mentioned
today as probable president; n. A.
Taylor. president Of the First Trust
4 Savings bank; John r. Wash
barn. vice president Of the Contin-
entail & Commercial National. and
John Fletcher. vice president OF the
J Fort Dearborn National.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
SOCIETY Girl
SHOT TO DEATH
Dennis Chester Held at Kansas City
for Murder Of Florence Bar.
ton on Lonely Road.

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 9.-Plans
to secure the extradition of Dennis
Chester, arrested yesterday at Great
Falls, Mont, to return him to Kan
sas City to face a charge Of first de-
grae murder for the killing Of Miss
Florence Barton, Kansas City. a
society girl, were made by officials
today.
According to dispatches from
Great Fails, Chester Denied The
charge and officials here prepared
to combat any legal fight Chester
might make to resist extradition.
A warrant charging Chester with
the murder was issued by the
county prosecutor late yesterday
late on receipt OF advices that he
had been taken into custody in
Great Falls. The arrest ended a
great country wide search by de-
tective agencies, who finally found
him by diligent work.
Miss Barton, the daughter Of a
wealthy shoe manufacturer. was
shot to death on the night of Oct. 2
when three men in q motor cal
drew mp beside the automobile in
which she and her fiance. Howard
Winter, were riding. Winter was
wounded I'm the arm. Robbery was
believed toNhave been the motive o1
the attack.
Winter. according to the police
recognized the photograph of Ches-
ter at the bureau Of identification
as that of one Of the assailants
Winter declared that Chester fired
the shots.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
CONSUELOCETS
DIVORCE FROM
MARLBO CROUCH
Daughter of w. K. Van.
derbilt Given Decree
May Marry Balkan.

London, Nov. 9.-(United Press
The Duchess Of Marlborough. for
merly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. to-
day was granted a divorce decree
from the duke.
Counsel informed the court that
the duke would refuse to return to
the duchess IN compliance with the
decree OF restitution Of conjugal
rights obtained by her March %.
Attorneys for the duchess then
offered to show that since the duke
was ordered to resume his life with
her, secret agents had followed him
to Paris where he is alleged to have
spent a night with a woman at a
hotel.
The court. however, granted the
decree of divorce and ordered the
duke to pay the costs Of the suit.
The duchess, who was the daugh-
ter of the late William X. Wander
bilt, was married to the duke in
New York in 1895. They have two
children.
May Marry Balkan.
Paris, Nov. 9.-(United Press. y
Rumors have been circulated here
that the Duchess Of Marlborough.
following her divorce, would marry
Jacques Balkan. famous French
sportsman.
Duke Occupied Front Seat.
London, Nov 9.-The marriage Of
the Duchess Of Marlborough, for
merly COnseulo Vanderbilt, daugh-
ter Of the late W. X. Vanderbilt, to
/, the Duke of Marlborough In New
York, in November. 1895. was dis.
solved in the divorce court here to-
day.
The duchess was unable to be
present at the hearing and the cur
iosity Of those crowding the small
courtroom was rewarded only by a
sight of the duke, who, wrapped in
a heavy astrakhan collared coat
sat in front seat.
Sir Edward Carson, counsel for
the duchess, in matter of fact
tone. recited the martial difficulties
Of the couple and the unsuccessful
attempts to bring about a reconcil-
iation. ,-.s.
I Only two witnesses we're exam.
ined and Is minutes after the hear.
ing began Justice Horridth, who
presided, pronounced the finding ol
the court-"decree and costs"-i1
favor of the duchess.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
EDITOR ROSSl
LOSES LIFE IN
RIOT AT MILAN
Prominent Basrister Slain
At Socialist Demon
snation.

Milan, Italy, Nov. 9.-Carlo ROssi.
. prominent barrister and editor Of
the newspaper Secolo, was killed
and several perso4s were wounded
during the clash between the po-
lice and socialists during demon
stration here last night. Later, one
of the men engaged in the demon
stration tried to tear down the ma
tional flag from q balcony Of the
Liberal Association building, and In
the fight that resulted one man was
killed and several injured.
Shots Exchanged.
Turin, Nov. s.-During q clash
between socialists and liberals here
last night, shots were exchanged
and there were some casualties.
Fear Hapsburg Revival
Santa Margherita, Italy, Nov. p
Danger of a revival Of a Danubian
confederation, headed by mem
Der Of the Hapsburg family, ap-
pears to be seriously regarded in
Jugoslav circles. Members Of the
delegation which came here from
Belgrade to confer with Italian
representatives relative TO a settle
ment of the Adriatic problem assert
they are looking to Italy for eco
nomic and political support
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
SOLDIER DEAD
sent BACK HOME
Nine Thousand Bodies OF American
Boys Returned To United States
by France.

Paris, Nov. s.-Nearly nine thou
sand bodies of American soldiers
who died or we're killed in France
during the war, have been sent to
the United States and turned over
to their nearest relatives and 1890
more await return, 1t is announced
by the United States Grave Regis
tration service.
Nearly sixty per cent Of the
bodies of American officers and en-
listed men buried in French soil
will be returned to, the United
States, according to recent esti,
mates. At frequent intervals. par,
ents and wives of dead soldiers
have come I'd France to remove the
remains OF their relatives but upon
seeing the cemeteries here, and
learning of the extreme care taken
OF them, have decided upon France
as the final resting place for the
fallen.
The exhumation of bodies within
the war gone began ON Sept. Is and
since then work has been cOmplet.
ed in II cemeteries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
add ROBINS TO
COMMISSION
Board to Investigate Irish Situa.
ton Increases Its Men.
bership.

Washington, Nov. s.-The COM
mission on Ireland announced today
that ''in view Of the steadily in
creasing gravity OF the situation In
Ireiadn," it will increase the mem
bership Of the body which is to be
gin hearings here Nov. from flve
to seven. The new members Sc
lected are Raymond Robins Of Chi
caso, and Alexander p. Moore, q
publisher OF the Pittsburgh Leader.
The commission said the follow
ing Americans had been added to
the list Of witnesses: Rev. James H.
Cotter. Ironton, Ohio; Luke E
Hart, St Louis. member Of the su-
preme board OF directors of the
knights Of Columbus: Francis
Hackett, New York newspaperman
Thomas c. Fogarty Of New York
who recently returned from a visi,
to Ire md. and Captain z. L. Nc.
Eagh' an Ulster Protestant
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09

MEXICO SENDS
TROOPSTOCURB
SOCIALIST WAR
Communist Societies Asi-
tatins for General

Mexico City, Nov. q UNITED
Press.) = Ono hundred ffty-eight
lives have been lost to date in Tight
ing between socialists and liberals
in the state Of Yucatan. The gov
eminent has rushed 600 troops ia
quell fighting by the socialists who
attacked Merida, the capital. No
tul and Tekato.
Socialist fighters, lcrudely organ
lied and poorly outfitted. were said
to rush to the attack shouting
Viva le Republica Soviet"
Coincidentally with the socialist
lighting. agitation for = general
strike in Mexico was pressed by
communist societies.
Government ofiicials today admit.
ted the strike situation has as.
sumed serious proportions. A meet.
ing called today by the Mexican
Communist Federation Of the Pro
letariat" was to vote on all work.
ers In the federal district, includ-
ing Mexico City. joining a general
strike.
Vera Cruz dock workers. who
struck when two gangs were sus-
pended for alleged completely In ths
fights, refused an armistice and the
communistic society offered them
full support.
Could Paralyte Capital.
The federation here includes
street car workers, bakers, carpen'
tiers. electricians and textile work.
ers. Their strike could paralyzt
the capital within a few hours
The chief danger, however. would
be the possibility Of its leading t
a general strike throughout the na
tion. adding to difficulties such al
the turmoil in Yucatan.
The Yucatan fighting began II
sporadic clashes.
The latest. fighting between So
cialists and the so-called liberals
occurred ct Maxcanu, 30 miles
south of Merida, where II mel
were killed.
Foreign consuls at Merida have
sent q general demand to state Of
fcials that order be restored BY thu
use Of federal troops.
The government responded b,
sending 900 soldiers to keep tn,
factions apArt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
ROCK ISLAND LEADER
FIGHTS PLAN TO Have
OUTSIDERS RUN GAME
Favors Selection Of Men
Familiar With Sport to
Serve on Board.

Kansas City, No., Nov. s-L
H. sexton Of Rock Island. m,
presideat Of the National Asso.
citation Of Minor Leagues, ex.
pressed opposition to adoption
Of the Lasker plan. He said he
WAS confident the minor les-
guers would steer clear" Of the
major ieague political situation.
~lt Is absurd" he declared,
ito think there are 10 baseball
men fitted 10 take charge Of the
sport. We have men who have
spent 90 years In the game and
are fully capable to serve %
the new commission. Why
should We select men who are
unfamiliar with tho inside
workings Of basebslli
~Just because Q few players
were found dishonest Il no rea.
son why the Management sf
baseball should be judged ais.
honest 1t is ridiculous to think
that We shou.d be 80 Incapable
of handling our ewn Affairs
that We shelld need the assist
ance Of Judge Landfs, General
Wood and others mentioned for
appointment 10 the high trib-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
The Mystery
Beneath the
Hood

What is the matter with
the gas engine when It re-
fuses to work?
This problem has come to
worry so many OF the citizens
Of the United States that the
government has prepared
and printed a bulletin OF
practical hints on the care Of
this steed Of the Goth century.
1t Is q primer to him who
operates a machine, told in
the simple language of the
uninitiated. 1t may, however,
contain . hint here and there
to the man who is mOtor-wise.
1t Is FREE at our Washing
ton Information Bureau, and
its distribution is . part of
the service we render to our.
readers.
. (ln filling out the coupon
print name and address or be
sure to write plainly.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
HOLLAND KEEPS
| OUT SOVIETS BY
GREAT GORDON
Red Agents Use "Under'
ground Railroad En-
route to America.

Rotterdam, Nov. s.-Holland has
established q great Gordon along
the German frontier to prevent the
influx Of large numbers of Russian
bolsheviki agents from Germany.
Heavier guards are maintained SO
that persons wishing TO cross the
boundary in either direction must
pass through frontier posts and
over recognized highways. Those
who attempt surreptitiously to
cross run the risk Of being shot
These precautions have failed,
however, to check the movement of
soviet agents. Men who the police
would like to interview have been
seen in. this city and, Amsterdam.
but when the police set their drag
net for their Querry, the men want
ed have disappeared. The system
followed resembles the under
ground railroad" by which fugi-
tive slaves moved through northern
states to Canada in the days before
the American Civil war.
Police surveillance is attempted
in Hamburg and some other Ger
man cities, but it usually is in vain,
as there are elements in Germany
which are friendly to the soviet
Russian government. 1t is de-
clared here that Germany is al
most as good a haven as Russia
for bolshevik agents"
Underground Railroad"
The underground railroad" is
utilized by soviet agents to bring
into Holland bolsheviki mission
aries" who are to make attempts
to reach America. There appears
to be a constant current of these
men crossing and racrossing the
men crossing and recrossing the
them into Holland is used. During
recent months, many Poles have
gone to America, and some of them
have been deserters from General
Pilsudski's armies. 1t is said regu-
larly organized bureaus were estab-
lished to help these men evade mill.
tary duty and go forward into Hol.
land.
Reports have been received here
that many bolsheviki sympathixers
who were last year deported as -uu.
|desirables from America are to b.
returned to that country. Police Of.
ficials assert a special bureau has
been created here to take care ol
this class of "emigrant," and carry
out carefully laid plans for getting
the agitators back into the United
States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09

(REPARINC:| G
FOR CLOSED
SAOPCLASn
0Iicago and Midwest Hear
punblings Of 1mpend-
ing Industrial War.

rh,caeo Nov. 9.--(United Press.)
g., :. ,mrord,nv ,nau.-
umpiihe' -
HI war were nearu III onicAso
~ thu midwest today as employ
ana union men prepared for q
.,o,oa chow r-ono.;
aasn over 'ne ''o' '
Hon.
Employers Of Illinois went on
..,,d recentlv as favoring the
.hon which gives non-union
m snop' WHICH e''
m the rignt W ~orA aionssiue VI
wrsnized labor, when the Illinois
I ws,u,.cturers' association, in a
sc,maI resolution, endorsed the
sssn shon and promised aid to any
4 its members who started a fight
isslnst the closed shop.
Reports reaching labor fedora
tion Headquarters here from other
;rdustrial centers in the midwest
,nS,cata that EMPLOYERS are con-
ismplating taking similar action
= that taken by the Illinois Man
.f.rturers' association.
Those in touch with the labor
situation hold that the fight be-
tween employers and labor will
some 10 a head this winter. point
ise 10 the fact that the supply OF
h6or ia now greater than the de-
msnd and that these conditions
r.ts a clash advantageous for the
snnlovers
Rxpect FiRht This Winter.
Iohn Fitzpatrick. president OF
\ A. Chicago Federation of Labor
a recognized leader OF liberal
kAor forces IN the mid-west TODAY
iaissd other trade unionists in ex.
seasinr himself as expecting an
,snrn shon fIrht this winter Fitz.
l,tet said lahor was nrenared tr
q = "a limit in lighting any at.
& 80 to install, the open shop.
sEyer since American iahor vor
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
At
$9.65 AT MILLS
Sharp Decline in Wheat Occasion.
Big Drop at Minnc-
apolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 9.-For
the first time in almost four years
flour sold under the $40 a barrel
mark at the mills here today. Quo
tations on family patents broke 35
to IS cents today, making tOday's
range Of prices 1856 to $40 a bar
rel.
Yesterdays sharp decline in
wheat was given as the cause.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
COUNCIL ASKS
FOR army TENTS

LOS .os Angeles. Nov. 9.-(United
& ,..s = Overcrowded with tour
ne city council here has ap-
to Secretary Of War Baker
s0o army tents to relieve the
.rcssing rs shortage.
49,. council passed q resolution
- nSlhg an emergency has arisen
81. .,led the gist OF 1t to Baker
~ tne request that he let them
5000 army tents.
hmh hmhsnoants Tor rooms and houses
~. about twenty for each
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
ELECTION DAY TWINS.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. g.
Twin boys, born election day to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Gillett of Sara
toga. Utah, have been named Hard
ing and Coolidge in honor OF Presi-
dent-elect Harding and Vice Presi-
dent-elect Coolidge. Harding was
born first and as result received
first choice of names,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
War to . Finish.


today by President B. B. johnson
Of the American league and his five
loyal" club owners in the fght
against the formation Of a new 12-
club league.
President johnson declared. that
clubs would be established In Chi
cago. Boston and New York next
season to take the places Of the
clubs the revolutionary movement
to reorganize baseball would affect.
Battling at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. a.
UNITED Press. )-The first battle in
the newly declared war of baseball
was fought here today when repre-
isentatives Of the 12-club league and
! of the American league bid for the
recognition of the minors.
The National Association OF Pro-
fessional Baseball Clubs, represent
ing all minor leagues. holding its
annual meeting here today. occu-
pied the most strategic position In
its history, following the split In
the major organizations over the
method of reorganization OF base
ball.
Ban Johnson, president OF the
American league, and a committee
of his five loyal club owners. ar
rived today to present their case
before the minors.
The committee consisted OF Pres
ident Navin Of the Detroit Tigers;
president Griffith Of the Washing
ten club, and President Shibe OF
the Philadelphia club.
Representing the new National
league organization of IL clubs
were Garry Hermann, Cinc,Hnat.; !;
Barney Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh. and
Charles H. Ebbets, Brooklyn.
Attitude Of Mlnoln
7 The attitude Of the minors toward
the new lineup in the majors was
still doubtful today. AL Tearney
president of the Western and Three
leagues, and recognized OF the
. powerful forces in minor league
baseball. opposed the Lasker plan.
Others took the stand that as long
as the major leagues had not been
able to agree on plans for reor-
ganization, the minors should take
mo action. Any attempt to endorse
the action of either major league
faction would cause a similar sDh.
in the minors, it was held BY Col
onel Ewing Of the Pacific Coast
league. and others.
Minor league officials believed
they held the power to make"
whichever big league they chose by
, the decision on which faction they
would favor. They planned to use
this weapon to secure valuable con-
cessions in q new agreement sought
by the rival major leagues.
The test OF the attitude OF the
. minors was expected to come with
. the fight for league leadership and
q proposal that club owners be
given q louder voice In proceed
ings. The Pacific Coast. Southern
} and three other leagues were re-
ported combined against the re-
election Of Tearney and present
league officials.
In addition to the Is minor
, leagues represented in tho meet
ing. representatives OF virtually
every American and National league
club were present. xctive in lining
proponents of their individual re-
Organization plans and talking
deals and trades Of pIayers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
REPUBLICANS GAIN THRBE.

Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 9.-An olh-
cial canvass in the Eighth congress
sional district gives Lon A. Scott.
Republican, q majority Of e38 votes
and the victory over his Democratic
opponent. Gordon Browning. Thia
fixes the political alignment Of The
Tennessee delegation In the next
house u representatives on the
Mace of the returns. as five Reeub'
'licans and fiye Democrats me-
Republican gain ot three mamhezA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
D BODY An RJyER,S EDGE,

Fl eS;klord. -; ILL.,. Nov. 9.-The body
s8c~ss Mary Oxley. rs years old.
Y Mundy Center. Iowa, was found
~, edge OF Rock river today
sanitarium, at which she had
patient for two years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
NAY RA nFY
TREATY AS
MODIFIED
Preliminary Work on "As-
sociation Of Nations"
Is Progressing. !.

Washington. Nov. s.-(United
Press) s)-Preliminary work on the
plan for an Association Of nations
promised by President-elect Hard
ing is well along, it was learned
here today.
Conversations" now going on
between certain influential Republi-
cans and persons in foreign capi-
tails have already developed inter-
esting facts concerning the Euro
pean attitude towards an entirely
new association.
These changes have been OF
course entirely unofficial and in
formal and Harding has had moth
ing to do with them. The informa-
tion thus obtained, however, is re-
garded as a much franker express
sion Of foreign views than il it were
official. The whole of a consider
able correspondence between GER
tain Americans and their European
friends in three countries, extend
ing over many weeks shows q dis
tinct willingness to meet Harding
at least half way. Through it all
runs the same idea-that Europe
must have American cooperation
and is not disposed to stick at the
terms.
Domestic Situation.
While this information is being
gathered abroad. other agencies are
preparing for Harding an analysis
OF the domestic situation with re.
gard to the league. Harding re-
CARDS the election as q popular vote
against the Wilson league. But he
has to reckon with Root. Taft and
other. influential. Republicans :wh<
do not want to see tho Wilson plan
discarded entirely. There are some
Republican senators too who favor
ratification OF the Wilson league
with strong reservations.
Indications are that Democrats
are preparing to negotiate with
these Republicans, perhaps at ths
short session Of congress, to ratify
the treaty with the Lodge reserva-
tons, the Democrats agreeing tt
vote for them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
THE WEATHER

I, Fair and much colder tonight
with cold wave, lowest tempera-
ture about 20 degrees above zero.
! Wednesday fair and colder. Strong
7; northwest winds. diminishing in
! force.
! Highest yesterday. s.; lowest
last night, Is.
! Wind velocity at Z q. m, 10 miles
per hour
! Precipitation last "a hours. Sc
inch.
/ I'm. 7p.m. sain.
yester. yester. today
%s, R,s ss's ss's ::...s ::.....s & . .
Rel. humidity ..S7 80 79
River stage, 2.St q rise Of L
Rive RerocAet.
! Only slight changes in the Mis-
sissippi will occur from below Du-
/, buQue to Muscatine.
i'm. SHERIER NetsoroIogist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-09
Rive Fefoonee,

River stage. 2.st q rise Of L