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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-09

mission line from Presumption TO
Reynolds. The contract Of the
company to furnish electric power
to the Reynolds Light 4 Power
company was also approved by the
commission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-09
TAILORED

Clothes is desired by the classy
dresser. Those tailored shoes at
Bert's have the dash and elegance
to complete the costume.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-09
YOuR nREAN

Shoes. Truly Z shoes that 60
bines every quality yuu seek Tn
be found among these new arfiv-
ais ct Bert's Boot Shop.
We repair and hang screS,s.
Carter Bros. Second Hand store.
3730 Fifth avenue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
REVOLUTIONARY TROOPS
SUCCEED In OBTAINING
CONTROL OF BIG STATE
First Vote Is Cast
For Kirby Risk For
Governor of Indiana
Special 10 The News Times
LAFAYETTE Ind Ma


LAFAYETTE. Ind, May 3.-The
first vote in the Indiana primary
election cast for the office OF gov
ernor, was probably registered by
mail for James K. Risk OF this city.
by Mayor Benjamin +. Long former
secretary to the late BENJAMIN r.
Shively during the latters United
States senatorship. Mai. Long mail
ed his ballot from Washington
where he is now connected with the
pension department. depositing IL in
accord with the absent voters law
of the state.
IL want YOU 10 know that I am
registering a vote for you" says the
major in a letter TO Mr.. Risk, and
that / regard you as the most likely
candidate for the democratic party
to win with against the republicans
next fall. Democracy must continue
progressive and not become reac-
tionary if il is 20 hold its ground
i'm the good will Of the American
people We were never in b~lter
shape TO win in the nation. and In
diana. than we are this year if we
put the right kind Of a platform
with the right men on the ticket.
am highly appreciative of the cam
paign for progressive democracy
that you have been waging.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
AND CANADA
ARE REPRESENTED At
METHODIST MEETING
BY Associated Press

Ba ANNRldifu l'ItSS
DES MONIES. Ia. May o. - The
session Of the Methodist Episcopal
general conference I'm convention
here Monday night. was given over
TO a reception to the fraternal dele
gates from the British Wesleyan and
Canadian Methodist church.
DR. T. Luke Wiseman Of the
England. represented the British
Wesleyan church and delivered an
address complimenting both coun-
tries on the mutual friendly feeling
existing between them.
Or. Albert Moore. representing the
Methodist church OF Canada. spoke
OF the work Of his church i'm the
dominion, and expressed the hope
that the great Methodist bodies OF
America may soon be united under
a satisfactory plan. DR.. Moore is
secretary Of the general conference
of the Canadian Methodist church.
During the day discussion on the
matter OF unihCatioa with the Meth
odist Episcopal church. south. con-
sumed considerable time The re-
port OF the commission on unifiCa-
ton. which placed before the con-
ference the matter of uniting the
two churches on "a regional confer
euCe plau. 9TH the regional con-
ference determined geographically
was submitted without recommends
tion The report was presented by
w 4 Harris
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
STAGE PRIMARY
IN CALIFORNIA
Interest Centers In e.. 0. p.
Contest Between John
son and Hoover.
Ry Associated Press

Ry Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.-Cali-
fornia electors at a presidential pri-
mary election Tuesday viii register
their choices for delegates 20 the
republican, democratic and prohibi-
ton party national conventions.
Interest in the election centers
almost entirely in. the republican
contest between rival groups Of dele
gates pledged 70 the candidates. OF
Sen. Hiram w. Johnson and Herbert
c. Hoover. Vigorous campaigns IN
behalf OF each group closed Monday
night with leaders expressing con-
fdence in Tuesdays outcome.
The registration broke records
for all previous primary elections.
L.111.192 voters having been re-
corded. Out OF this number 693,76I
declared their affiliation with the re-
publican party, 247,737 with the
democratic and 1S,124 with the pro-
nibition party. The declined 20
state" list totaIltd 125, sos and the
remainde- were listed As scatter
ing" or as affiliated with the social
ist or progressive parties which
have no tickets IN the election.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
FOUR HUNDRED ELKS
ATTEND STAG PARTY

Four hundred members of South
Bend lodge, 235. b. =. O. Elks, at
tended the Elks' stag party at the
temple Monday night, and follow
ing the stag" they attended the
regular weekly lodge session. The
Orpheum theater orchestra furnish
ed music throughout the cafeteria
supper and two entertainers from
Chicago, secured by the entertain
ment committee, danced and sang.
rnch TO the appreciation Of those
present. During the evening the
winners of prizes in the Elks' bowl
ing tournament were announced.
The members Of the entertainment
committee are: a. s. Burkart, Mol
son II. Jones, Charles J. Allal dt,
Fred IngersoI. John DeHaven. Bih
Armstrong, g. Il. stead and Frank
Thorpe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
HIT BY CAR FRIDAY;
SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL
STILL UNCONSCIOUS

Adele De Forrest, six-year-oid
daughter Of DR.. DeFOrrest, 921 w.
Colfax av., is still in an unconscious
condition at Epworth hospital as a
result OF concussion of the brain,
caused by the little girl having been
struck by an automobile last Fri
day afternoon.
The hospital reported at . o'clock
this morning that the condition Of
the little tot was not quite so bad.
She continues to breath almost nor
mally. but fears are entertained that
she will not recover from the state
Of coma in which she has bEen since
the accident.
The accident occurred about a
block east Of the child's home. She
ran out from between two machines,
and was hit by an automobile driven
by Mrs. W. r. Hinkle, 1885 Portage
avenue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
800 YOUNGSTERS
MEET AT PURDUE
Annual Roundup of Boys
and Girls Club of State
Opens Today.
By Associated Press


LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nav S-Au ad-
dress Of welcome by Pres't Winthrop
E stone. movies Of club work IN
other states and brief talks by
George T.. Farrel OF Washingtcu. ID
-. i'm charge Of club work iu the
nation and a trip through all the
engineering shops and laboratories
at the annual shop open house.
Monday night. marked the opening
90 the annual boys and girls c,ub
roundup az Purdue university. More
ruan 500 youngsters from over half
the counties iu the state had regis
tered this evening. and preparations
are being made for az least 900.
who are expected during the next
few days
The regular program starts Tues
day morning. with setting up eNer-
cises under the direction OF military
officers and athletic coaches. iudg-
ing contests IN livestock. Corns. eggs
sewing and baking are scheduled for
the week. and "a number OF demon
strations IN judging the various
products viii be given by university
workers. Twenty teams are en-
tered IN the livestock, egg and corn
Judging events. 10 in the baking con-
tests and eight in the sewing. 4
feature OF tomorrow's program is n
debate on the relative merits of the
tractor and the horse ON 12O-acre
farm. bv a team from the Marion
FIwood high schools against a team
e~om the Frankfort-Forest schools
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
STOPS RECOUNT
PLANS IN JERSEY
Decision Reached by John
sons Manager Following
Conference Monday.

hN Associated IFeS~
NEW YORK May 2.-Suppor
of Sen. Hiram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia have abandoned their plans
for a recount Of the votes cast in
the New Jersey presidential primary
last Tuesday II was announced late
Monday by a c. JOY, assistant east
ern campaign manager, after con-
ference of Johnson leaders lasting
most OF the day
Sen. Johnson has agreed that there
is no chance Of going further in the
matter OF securing a recount in New
Jersey. Mr.. JOY said. The vote
there now Is a closed incident inso-
far rs the Johnson managers are
concerned
-lshe senator had left the matter
OF procuring a recount entirely in
the hands or his managers and Il has
been optional with us TO institute
proceedings 10 secure the same.
Lack Of funds sufficient 20 cover the
$4,000 asked 10 secure that state
bv state Supreme Court Justice
Gummers won't permit us 10 go
farther than we have. We have less
than one-third OF that sum on hand
nOw."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
GERMANS ATTACK
POLISH PEOPLE
WHO CELEBATE
Pitched Battle Follows Cere.
mOny of National Festival
Day.
BY Associated Press 4:

By Associated Press:
OPPELN, Silesia, May 3.-Armed
with knives. revolvers, clubs and
stones. German men and boys at
tackled Poles who were holding a
Sunday demonstration on the occa-
sion Of the Polish national festival.
and in the pitched battle that fol-
lowed, two persons were killed and
a score wounded. including a Polish
priest.
The Polish demonstrators had
gathered from all parts of the sur
rounding country, after a German
labor parade Saturday and were
forming "A procession in the outskirts
of the city when a large crowd OF
the Germans attacked them. The
German security police upon which
the interallied commission depended
to maintain order, engaged the COM
batants and Col. Percival, the Brit
ISL commissioner. FASTENED to the
scene. Plunging into the melee, he
helped separate the fighters.
Assault Poles
Throughout the city Germans sin
Steu out Eolesf dSSe u4leu lAtil di
chased them through the streets.
Some were attacked after they had
sought the protection Of the secur-
itv police. a number Of the Poles
suffered broken heads.
i was said the trouble probably
would stimulate the Polish demand
that the commission dimiss the Ger
man security police and recruit a
police force composed equally or
Poles and Germans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
Laurette Taylor
Finally Scores
Win in England
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
LONDON, May 3.-An enthusias.
tic audience packed every corner OF
the Garrick rheater Monday night
for the postponed performance OF
"One Night IL Rome" which, when
il was presented in London. for the
first time last Thursday night. was
broken up by a gallery demonstra-
ton. At the close Of the first act.
when each member of the company
took a separate cNrtain call, Miss
Laurette Taylor, the star, was given
an ovation.
The performance went with the
utmost Smoothness and there was
no sign OF anything but good will.
The large number Of prominent per-
sonages present included Ambassa-
DOR Davis and Mrs. Davis whose box
was draped with the AnglO-Ameri-
can COlors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
CLAIMS UNIONS
CONTROL PRESS
Buffalo Publisher Tells SEN
ate Committee Union
CensOrs News.
b Associated Press

Bt Ar-u'laLrA tEeeH-
WASHINGTON. MAY The
charge that the international Typo
graphical union exercised a censor
ship over part OF the American press
was made before the senate news
print investigating committee Mon
daE by l.. T. MoCon. general msu-
sgrt or the BgmalO Commercial
called upon for a special instance
in support of his charge Ar McCou
declared that only four newspape-s
printed last October certain parts Ot
Eiber, ~. Gary's testimony before
the senate steel investigating COM
mittee and that the Buffalo NeHs.
efter putting the story in t5pe. Vas
forced 90 change u under pressure
from the unions shop chapel
The witness said that The COM
mercial ard the New York Times
"a ere the only papers in the eastern
section or the cOnntry that printed
the Gary criticism OF organized IA
Dor as given the cOmmittee
Although the witness stated max
only four newspapers were tree
from union censorship. he lid no.
give the names. nor did mem bers of
the committee ak for them.
IcCon charged that the union.
through exercise OF censorship oF
The -hor chapel. kept articles unfaF
ofatir 90 organized labor out ~
most newsp-perN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
CALL STRIKE
In SYMPATHY
WITH OTHERS
RumOrs Current That Build
ing Trade Council Will
Walk Out Today.

A sympathetic strike OF the skilled
craft unions belonging 10 the Build.
ing Trade Council. carpenters and
bricklayers excepted, was called by
the local executive committees, late
Monday. The strike is in sympathy
with that OF the Hod Carriers, Build
ing and Common L.aborers union
local Il.
The common laboTers went or
strike April l. Since then negOtia-
tiOns have been going on continu-
ally. 3ut little progress had beer
made toward a settlement, accord
ing TO union labor officials. the an
nouncement of the skilled crafts go
ing on strike was made by a prom
inent official of the HOd Carriers
Building and Common Laborers
union. Monday night. According &c
this statement il will affect about
1000 men. Information from other
sources was net available.
Fails tO Return.
Fred L Feicl, L. $. labor com
missioner, after his efforts during
all of last week TO adjust the labor
diillculties left South Bend, Satur-
day. At that time Mr.. Feick was ex-
pected to return TO South Bend
Monday. He did not return, how
ever. and later reports had II that
Mr. Feicll had gone 10 washington
in connection with the labor dis
putes in this city.
The commissioner succeeded in
settling the difficulties between the
mill operators and their employees
who are allied with the Building
Trade council. None OF the en-
ployes with the mill operators are
included among those called out on
strike, it was said at union labor
headquarters.
sympathetic strike.
The sympathetic strike was ar
ranged for, the latter part of last
week. by the executive committee.
However, they agreed not TO call il
into being until further efforts were
made toward a conciliation, these
efforts were declared exhausted.
Manday afternoon and the strike of
the skilled unions was called with
the exception OF carpenters and
bricklayers.
Union members and officials say
that the only points of difference
between the common laborers and
the contractors are those OF wages
and hours, and the common laborers
are now asking for a minimum Of 20
cents an hour, all the rest they arc
willing TO leave TO a board of arbi-
tration and will abide by its decis-
ion, also on the formerly mooted
question of open shop.
Unions affected by the latest
strike order are the structural steel
workers, engineers, painters, plumb
ers and sheet metal workers, plas-
terers, electricians and roofers. Union
officials were emphatic in their de
malls that all work was 10 stop even
in these trades, but the men were
to be pulled only on the jobs that
were operating in opposition 10 the
unions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
VETERANS OF
CIVIL WAR AT
REVIVAL MEET
Spanish War Veterans and
Those of World War
Also Attend.
SOLDIERS SING HYMN
Tears Dim Eyes of Audience
When Aged Veterans Give
Flag Salute.
ToDAY's PROGRAM.
20 q. Cottage prayer meetings.
I'D ID "a ru Party r0uforeucp

$50 a. m-Cottage prayer meetings.
20 a. m.-Party conference.
HOO a. m. TO 200 p. m.-Business
women's meeting at First Christian
i2I5 p. m-Christlan mems lunch at
y NJ g. A
l. 30 p injecting at Malleable Steel
Range company NJ. j. BOuterse
2a50 .. IN. - High school girls; Mrs.
Loren Jones.
90 p. m.-Business wOmen's invitation
committee meeting at tabernacle
Z 20 p. m--SOng service at tabernacle.
500 p. m.-Sermon, Bob Jones. Special
delegations: All young peoples church
societies and rural churches.
Headed by 13 aged veterans of
the Civil war all members of Auten
Post No. 8, c.. a. r., more than 800
men and women representing Auten
Relief Corps Sons of the American
Revolution, the Service Star Legion.
Spanish War Nete. MS and the Am
erican legion and Legion auxiliary.
marched through Michigan st. Mon
day evening 10 the Bob Jones tab
ernacle, where they were the guests
OF honOr for Patriotic Night"
The three epOChs Of half a cen
tury were represented by the throng
Of history making Americans which
crnaCle From the Is gray-haired
youngsters who occupied the
seats nearest the platform the dele
gaticn extended by gradauOns Of
time back 10 the youthful veterans
OF the world war, many Of them in
army kahk and navy blue. seated
in the center Of the building.
Tears Dim Many Eyes.
Loren Jones. musical director.
called on the members of each or
ganization 90 rise preceding the
song service. There were many
tCar-dimmed eyes in the audience of
1000 in the emotional moment
when the members OF the c.. A. r.
and Auten Relief Corps. rising.
gave the Flag salute" The mem
bers of the c. a. r. who attended
the services are: D W. Sven
commander: Fred ITlagle, David
Augustine, Charles J.. Taylor, Israel
Mcconnell, John s. Steele, W. F..
SVEN. George w. Brewer. William
Edison. Horace Martin, Silas Ba-
ker. Irwin I4ydick, George Mcbride
Bob Jones took his text from the
eighth and ninth verses OF the sec
ond charter OF the EDhesians: For
by grace are ye saved. through
faith, and that not OF yourselves;
it is the gift OF God. Not Of works,
lest any man should boast" He
put a literal Interpretation on the
words declaring that by no manner
of good deeds could a man acquire
right 20 salvation unless he had
with them absolute faith in God.
suppose at the close OF this
service" ne said. you could ask
me for anything YOU want and /
could give II 10 you. You wouldn't
Il ., -
but buy the necessities of this life.
It can't buy the love OF a wife OF
mothers love. IT can't buy happi-
ness or peace. It can't buy one sin
gle thing that the human soul needs
The thing YOU want most tonight is
life. harmonious life. No sane man
over committed suicide. He may have
brought about his insanity Dy dwell
..-.,>-rrrN-r-r-r ny n4rr r-Cr-r ,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
OFFICIALS WATCH
DEVELOPMENTS ON
MEXICAN BORDER
Requests for Additional War
ship Protection on East
Coast Are Forwarded.
By Associated Press :

lbt AsSocluLeu FreSS-
WASHINGTON. May THE mur-
der Of two more Americans in Mex
leo. reported Monday TO the state
department, accentuated the concern
with which officials here are watch
~ Developments beyond the border.
There was nothing, however, 10 in
dicate to what extent the attitude OF
the Washington government toward
the Sonora revolutionary movement
might be affected by the fact that
the incidents occurred in Carranza
controlled territory.
Requests for additional warship
protection at points on the east
coast OF Mexico already had been
forwarded 10 the navy by the state
department. While this had no re-
lation TO the latest murders. It was
said 10 indicate the view of officials
as TO the unsettled conditions pre-
vailing in that region, nominaliy at
least. slilt held by Carranza forces.
Close Put.
on the border, the reported clos
ure Of the port Of Juarez was inter
preted as indicating detection of the
federal garrison under Gen. EscObar
TO the rebel cause. Loss Of this en-
try port. officials said. would be a
serious blow 10 the federal forces
because Of its revenue producing ca
pacity. They believed complete reD-
el control Of the state Of chihuahua
would be the logical result
The murder OF Ebeu Francis
Greenlaw and his young son by
Mexicans near EI orc, only l-3
miles from Mexico City. brought
from the American ambassy in
Mexico city "A prompt and emphatic
demand that the Mexican govern
ment arrest and punish the muir
derer.
VIII Send Fleet.
The date of the sailing OF the
fleet Of destroyers 10 Mexican waters
WAS not made public. but the belief
was expressed that they would -
sent At once. Destroyers viii b-
stationed az Tampico. TuNpan. Vera
Cruz and Fronteras ready 90 take
of any Americans who may oe ln
danger either from the Mexican
federal authorities or the rebels. The
state department specifically stated
that these vessels were not 20 take
any part In ne struggle between fac
tions ir Mexico but We're asked for
solely 70 provide haven ln case
OF need
Reports were received here Mon
dav OF conferences attended ly rep
resentativeS Of ObregOn. N!.la. Man
uel Pelaez and Felix Dlaz. which
indicated that definite coordination
between the various factions was
being arranged OficiaI iufOr-
nation showed that the revolution
had been planned for several
months
Unoficial advices from Mexico
City indicated that the censorship
Is being exercised more sharply than
ever. and that newspapers are not
permitted 10 print any news or the
rebel activity in the northern part
OF the country.
Gen. Obregou has pledged himself
70 protect foreign lives and interests,
II elected 10 the presidency. con-
sular report 10 the state department
said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
TORNADO CLAIMS
81 VICTIMS IN
OKLAHOMA TOWN
Searching Parties Make Re-
port Following Sunday
S,orm-Huge Damage.
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press:
MUSKOGEE, May S.-Fifty-one
persons were killed and approx
mately 100 injured by a tornado
which swept away Peggs, Okla, a
small town IN Cherokee county. on
Sunday night, according TO reports
received here Monday night from
searching PARTIES. No estimates OF
the property loss was available.
Relief parties from TahleQuah, Is
miles from Pegs. and the nearest
railroad town. and from other
points, searched all day in the mud
and tangled wreckage for victims
of the storm. The relief parties In
cluded many nurses and physicians
who had seen service in France
during the war. The first train
load of injured. numbering between
80 and 40, arrived ct Muskogee on
Monday night. Other trains loaded
with injured were to be sent TO Tah-
lequah and Vinita.
Relay Messages.
Wire communication with tn.
storm-swept area had not been re
established early Monday night, in
formation being relayed by messen-
ger 10 nearb by towns, where il was
sent out by telephone.
Members OF rescue parties re-
turning Monday night told Of diff
culties encountered in locating and
identifying the bodies of the vic
Tins Heavy rain accompanied the
tornado and when the first party
arrived the village was found TO be
a tangled mass Of wreckage with
numerous pools OF water and con-
siderable mud.
Find Bodies.
In some cases several bodies were
found among the ruins of a single
building, indicating that whole
families had been wired out. The
bodies were covered with mud. max
ing Identification difficult. In one
instance a small frame building un-
inhabited was left standing in the
heart Of the town while nearby
brick structures which had housed
many persons were razed.
The area. swept by the tornado
was said by members Of the rescue
parties 10 be about three miles long
and a mile wide. The tornado ap-
parently had dipped just in time TO
strike the village.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
GOV. OF KANSAS AND
SAMUEL GOMPERS WILL
STAGE DEBATE soon

By Associated Press:
Topeka, Kan. May 3.-In re-
sponse TO a telegram stating that
dates Of May % and 29 are open for
the proposed debate on the Kansas
industrial court law between Samuel
Gompers, president OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. and Gov
II. J. Alien OF Kansas, in New York
the latter Monday wired he would
accept either date. He also recon-
mended that earlier dates for de-
bate with Gompers at Washington
be arranged.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-04
WOOD BEATS JOHNSON
N MARYLAND PRIMARY
Rv Associated Press 4:

By Associated Press;
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 3.-Prac-
tically complete returns, Monday
night, from Mondays presidential
primary in Maryland gave Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood 1863 votes 10 7,l13
for Sen. Hiram W. Johnson, a ma
jority for the soldier candidate OF
1850. Gen Wood carried all the
counties but Allegheny and Dor
chester. Johnsou's majority in the
former county was 1,000.
Little interest was displayed in the
election. the vote being one OF the
Hghtest ever cast at a primary in
Maryland.