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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
IRISH MUST
SURRENDER
THEIR ARMS
Lloyd George Declares
Martial Law Over Tur.
bulent Districts.

London. Dec. 10 ASSOCIATED
Press.)-Martial law is to be ap-
piled in certain areas of Ireland.
Premier Lloyd George announced
in speaking in the house Of COM
mons today on the Irish situation.
The government has decided to
give safe conducts to Sim Fein
members OF the house Of commons
so they may meet with the govern
ment to discuss the Irish situation.
the premier said.
Under martial law. said the pre-
mier, a proclamation would be is
sued demanding that all arms and
uniforms be surrendered within the
prescribed area by certain date.
After that date unauthorized per-
sons found possessing arms would
be treated as rebels and be liable
to the death penalty on conviction
by a military court.
Safe conducts would not be
granted. the premier said. to those
members who had been involved in
The commission OF serious crimes.
Lloyd George emphasized the
importance of the resolution OF the
Galway county council recently,
which suggested that the ban on
meetings OF the Irish republican
parliament should be withdrawn, In
order that delegates might be ap-
pointed to discuss the situation
with the government.
In making announcement regard
ing martial, law. the premier said
the government had been driven to
the conclusion. in view Of recent
incidents. that it must take strong
er action in certain disturbed
areas.
Side BY side with the announce
ment the government was anxious
to give all those who desired peace
and they were growing in num-
bers and independence. showing
that intimidation was decreasing
the, government was determined
declared the premier. to do all ir
its power to break up the terror
lists.
Blames Extremists.
London, Dec. 10.-(United Press.
Announcement of Lloyd George
, plan to discuss the Irish situation
drew an unusual crowd to com
mons today.
The premier went to the heart o
The matter at once by declaring th'
government could not recognize
| the Dali Eireann as a body quail
he'd to speak for the Irish people.
Since this body could not be rec
ognized, he declared. the govern
ment had made no effort to entel
negotiations. He reiterated tina
the government hoped for peac'
and was ready to discuss it will
any person or organization it coult
recognize as representative of tn,
Irish people.
He told of interviews with Ar
thur Henderson and William Ad
amson, labor members Of the hous,
Of commons. who investigated con
ditions in Ireland and came bacl
with a report that the leaders wer,
ready to accept peace. He men
toned also the report Of Archbish
op Clune. who had seen Arthu
Griffith, acting head Of the SIM
Fein, at Mount Joy prison in Dub
lin.
These conversations. he said. ha
convinced him that the people o
Ireland desired peace. but that tn
extremists who were responsible
for the murder campaign hal
shown they were not ready t
abandon warfare.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
ESCAPES FROM
, PEN At JOLIET
s"hk Williams Rifles Trousers OF
" Sleeping Guards, Robs
Home and flees.

soliet, ILL.,. Dec. l0.-A widespread
cn was being conducted today
frank Williams. escaped Joliet
n.s.ehuary n.su convict, who before he
~ nus getaway, rifed the trou-
,,As ~ o. 50 sleeping guards and
csss0 cue0 the home of Captain A. r.
@S~ @ head Of the new penitsn-
NJ building. Of clothing and
~. ailams. who was serving a 20
Nm sentence for burglary, escaped
eS ~ working on a labor detail
vc.ay vcuesday evening. At the home
p.ain Carver he took two suits
i ,sss: ,ss,nes: leaving his convict's suit
n.,s.. 10y as he completed rifing the
A trousers. Guard Newton
o.sS awakened. Williams es-
kasrom the building followed
'iiade Of shotA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
Your Child
And Opportunity!

You want to do the pest you
can for your child, OF course.
If you are making mistakes
they are unintnentional.
Certainly the most import
ant aid TO success is a good
physique. The child who is
: not physically fit begins to be
q failure at his toys, works
under many handicaps in
school, is likely to drop out
before he has gone far toward
success.
Do you know bow to make
sure there is nothing physic-
ally wrong with your child?
Let The Argus. through its
Washington Information Bu-
reau, send you q bulletin en-
titled The School Chitd's
Health that will give you the
best information In the world.
It was compiled by the Amer
ican Hygiene association and
published by the American
Red Cross. It Is FREE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
HANG v|AN| ON
18TH BIRTHDAY
"Songbird" Of Cook County Jail
Dies on Gallows Today-Last
Concert Last Nigh.

Chicago. Dec. 10.-Nicholas Viani,
former choir boy. was hanged in the
county Jail today, his 18th birthday.
He was the second member of the
Cardinella gang to die on the gal
lows in the county Jail. Samuel
Cardinella, the leader. is also un-
der sentence Of death.
viani. who was known as the
"songbird" of the Jail because he
sang daily for the prisoners, gave
his last concert las: night when his
mother. father, brother, four sisters
and many other relatives, called to
say goodbye.
At his mothers request, he sang
Kipling's Mother O. Mine
The boy sang his last song for
his mother when she visited him
in the death cell shortly before
midnight. As the mother parted
from her son for the last time she
asked him to sing for her once
more. The boys voice. steady and
clear, rang through the corridors
of the Jail with kipling's Mother
O. Mine"
The aged and withered Sicilian
mother held her son closely in her
arms as he sang:
III / were hanged on the highest
hill.
Oh, mother O. mine. mother o
mine,
l know whose love would follow
me still,
Oh, mother O. mine, mother o
mine"
Scores of relatives and friends
who crowded the corridor and the
Jail courtyard. wept. Sicilian ma
donnas with flaming shawls. their
young ones tugging at their skirts
walled.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
TALK OF GERMAN
''C0UP D ETAT'
Railway Traffic Suspended Since
Yesterday Aftcrnoon-Bel.
gians Deny RumOr.

Brussels, Dec. 10.-The news
paper LIE Feuple announces that
railway traffic has been suspended
in both directions between Belgium
and Germany since yesterday after
noon. and that there is talk OF a
German coup d'etat-. The Belgian
ministry of foreign affairs. however,
states it has NO confirmation Of this
rumor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
CAMPBELL DIES
UNEXPECTEDLY
Former Postmaster OF Chicago Ex'
pires After Brief Illness Of
PneumOnia This Morning.

Chicago. Dec. 1o.-Dan Campbell
former postmaster Of Chicago. died
here early this morning.
Mr.. Campbell, who was 81 years
old. was born at Elgin. III. Though
he had been i'll three days with
pneumonia, his death was unex-
pected.
He was appointed postmaster In
1907 by President Roosevelt and
served through nearly four years
OF the administration OF President
Wilson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
ALLEGED SLAYERS OF
SHERIFF AN0 OFFICERS
HANGED BY AVENGERS
Headlights Of 3 Autonao-
biles Mumine Death
Of Ex-Convicts.

Santa Rosa. Calf, Dec. 10
George Boyd. Terence Fits and
Charles vslen.o, accused Of having
murdered Sheriff James A. PetrAy
Of Sonoma county, and Detectives
Miles Jackson and Lester N. Dor
man here Sunday afternoon last.
were taken from the county Jail
here early this morning and
hanged.
AT 1880 o'clock this morning .
mob OF SO to 100 men, all wearing
black masks. entered the Jail. over
powered the officers there. took
their keys and removed the pris-
oners to waiting automobiles.
Fifteen machines carried the par
ty. They moved quickly down the |
street to a cemetery. where ropes
we're prepared The men were
taken from the machines and hang
ed to an oak tree inside the cem-
etery.
Headlights Of three automobiles
we're used to light the tree select [,
I'd for the hanging. Members Of /,
the mob were stationed to prevent |
intrusion. These guards and many |
Of the mob we're armed.
Oaly Seven Minutes.
Not more than seven minutes
we're used by the mob to enter the
Jail. overpower the officers and re-
move the prisoners Within Is
minutes or less the three alleged
gangsters and murderers had been
lynched
The three men were ex-convicts.
Boyd having served two terms,
Fits three and Valento one. Boyd
and Valento had been identified
last Monday by three young women
40 members Of the gang which At
tackled them at the house in How
ard street. in one OF the more
densely settled sections Of San
Francisco.
Two unsuccessful attempts to
take the men from the Jail here
were made last Sunday night,
few hours after they had been ar
rested.
Story Of Lynchtng.
Santa Rosa. Calf. &c. l0.-(By
United Press. "A Santa Rosa cit
izen. who said he witnessed the
lynching OF Charles Valento, George
Boyd and Torrance Fits. today
told the story as follows to the
United Press:
They dragged the fellows up
slow. A bunch in the crowd had
their guns out and were ready to
fill the gangsters with bullets. but
others shouted not to shoot as they
would hit their friends. The men
with guns we're pushed back and
10 shO.s were fired
"The three men didn't kick much
at first. Then one mans neck be-
gan to stretch. You could see It.
Valento next began Topping his
arms like chicken. He did this
fo- quite a while and the crowd
shouted He's getting his medicine
now Boyd didn't kick much be-
cause he was too near death from
the Jackson bullet wound, and
Fits was too scared and beaten up
to do anything. He got lot OF
rough treatment before he was
strung up.
Il guess they kicked for i've
minutes before they died.
while l was passing one OF the
guards down town l was mistaken
for one of the lynchers. Put on
that mask, you fool.' the guard
said to me. | pulled out my hand
kerchief and put it across my
face.
Most OF the guards were armed
with shotguns and reyolvers.
Il watched the hanging until the
men stopped kicking. Then ! was
sick and l turned away"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
77z4>ss-s-e->
OF
KINGS WILL
FA|LSAGA|N
1udce Baldwin Sustains
Decision That Docu-
ment Is Forgery.

lulC8kV, 49,
,,oh.te an alleged second will OF
Nh late James C. King. millionaire
lunberman. who died Nov. l, 1885,
failed again today when Judge
lease Baldwin in circuit court sus-
.sined the decision OF the probate
court that the purported will is a
forgery.
A will probated shortly after
Nj, Kings death. and now upheld.
leayes the estate Of be-ween 3d.
100000 and s5.Ooo000 to found a
horne for aged mep.
The latest attempt to establish
The validity Of the alleged second
viii was made in the name Of Mrs.
Mary c. Melvin. sister Of Mrs.
Nsude King, who was shot and
killed at Concord, n. c., Aug. 20,
1911. CASTOR B. Means OF New
4 York and Concord, Mrs. Kings bus
Niuess manager, at whose home she
was visiting. was tried and ac-
Quilted on a charge Of numbering
her.
Judge Baldwin, in his decision
severely criticized Means associa-
ton with the will case.
/ no fair consideration Of this
case" he said, "can ignore the
fact that CASTOR B. Means is shown
to be the controlling and dominat'
Ing spirit in the attempt to estab'
lsh this will. indeed. the conclu.
sion Is irresistible that Mrs. King
and Mrs. Melvin were singularly un-
der his influence, and were largely
dominated by his strong person
Atty and infexible WILL"
Means claimed to have found tht
! viii in August. 1915, although il
vM not offered for probate unit
July II, 1917, about FIVE weeks be
fore Mrs. King was killed, ant
nearly twelve years after Mr.. Kin:
died.
Was German Agent.
The will case had more ramif
cations than any action in Cool
county courts in year. Testimon,
rought out, among other things
hat means had worked for Captain
\ Boy-ed as q German agent prior Z
4 the United States entrance int
the world war: that his apar,men
In New YORK had been raided b,
John T. Doolilg. assistant distric
attorney on Sept. II. 1917. and
lrunk,ul of papers seized; that Mrs
King had paid blackmail in tn
sum CT s2OOOl and $4,000 to tw'
women because they knew o
events connected with her divorc
from man named Hull prior 4
her marriage to Mr.. King; and tina
Means had contract with Mrs
King whereby he was to obtain a
lease $l,00O,000 if the alleged viii
was probated.
OF Florence Isabel Lee. a New
York typist, who claimed she wrot
the alleged will for Mr.. King
Judge Baldwin said;
Her testimony is almost unbe
lieyable."
I Mrs. Maude A. King married tn
aged millionaire-he was 73 at tn
tme--in 1901. Five days prior t
mat event he had made the vii
which was probated after his death
shortly after his marriage he add
ed cod!cil leaving $4,000 to hi
VIE, while in an ante-nuptia
agreement he gave her 10000 ad
oitional. Prior to his death sh
siso received stocks valued a
$3.50. 900
When Mr.. King died Mrs. Kin
Iehounced the will and demande'
WIDOWS half OF the estate.
by the settlement with tn
northern Trust company. trustee
unaer the will for the James {
Nhs Home for Aged Men. she re
Slvei 100000 in cash and the in
.ome from a trust fund of s400 .O0(
y addition to the $3.50. 900 in stock
sven her prior to Mr.. Kings death
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10

River Forecast.
Only slight changes In the Mis-
s.ssippi will occur from Clinton to
MuscAtine.
in. SHERlER. Neteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-10
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Sat-
urday. Warmer Saturday. The
lowest temperature tonight will be
about freezing.
Highest yesterday, 81: lowest
last night, 80.
Precipitaffon. mona
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
IS Million to WageWar on Styles
Consumer Union Compr.ed Of Women to Battle Asan,,
High Cost Of Living

The Consumers union, members strong
action, according to Washington correspondent
1t will call nationwide strikes One Of will be
styles Every Of the 100000 belonging will
pledge herself last years hats and last years gowns
"Of they will do it, Miss Strauss appointed
Attorney General Palmer marshal Of the army mob
Lied by the gigantic offensive the high
living Every willing last years hat if she knows
other doing I've already strike against high
prices have taken buy clothes
ing be longer clothes
Everyone organizing America except poor Until
the and stand sod behind the
against high prices might well folded
and watch the profteer flourish.
e must about nneenths of this warfare
high prices and with 100000 Of them working
living back to normal levels
n city and village there must be league Of who
pledge themselves do without rather than When
milk raised beyond like the people of New
York. they will call milk strike and certain days of the week
without milk until the law of supply and demand the price
zone of the for prices that the public
drunk with people have than before and they
arc spending reckesly.
zone Of the first things
another is to increase production"
Miss Strauss pretty energetic wholly confident young
department of justice
EDO know that there 10000 and earning their
living by travelling through the country telling how unhappy they
should and how they should from under overthrow
conditions? she concluded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
ASSOCIATIONS GOOD WORK.

While the members of the Associ-
ated Mountain oerlng Clubs of North
America are not all devoted to
mountaineering, they have a COM
mon bond of interest in the preser-
walton of American scenery and in
the protection of plant and bird life
in their natural environments. The
association is cooperating with the
national park service for the crea-
ton and development of national
parks and monuments A fine
collection of literature on mountain
eering has been formed by the asso-
citation at the New York public IL
brary and photographers are being
compiled and published. When this
organization was founded in 1916, it
embraced nine clubs and societies.
Now there are % and the aggregate
membership is over $4,000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
INDIA IS THREATENED
BoIshevik Gains In East Stir
British Council.
Armed Expedition May Be Sent To
Protest English Possession Against
Soviet Attack

Before peace with Germany is a
week old. the British public has been
brought up sharply against the posi-
bility of another war. Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, secretary for var; Wal
ter Hume Long. first lord Of the admir-
atty; Baron Beatty, commander of the
grand feet. and Field Marshal Sir
Henry H. Wilson. chief of the imperial
stay have left London. having hurried
ly summoned to Paris for a consulta-
ton with Premier Lloyd George and
other British officials there on impor.
tant military and naval matters.
This summons is inevitably connect
ed in the public mind with the semi
official statement calling attention to
the threatening situation in the Middle
East as result of Bolshevik military
successes. which have given the So
VETS virtual mastery of the whole
of European Russia, for although they
have not entered Odessa. it is believ.
ed 1t cannot be long before they are
In full possession OF the cost regions
in that vicinity.
BY their victories the Bolsheviki
have obtained command Of enormous
supplies of food, raw materials, coal
and rolling stock and other means OF
transport OF which they formerly were
in need.
Speculation Is active in the Euro
pean capitals as TO what will be the
next move OF the Bolsheviki 1t is re.
garded as certain that, flushed with
success, they will not be content with
their present conQuests, but will seek
to extend Bolshevism either eastward
or westward. Expert military opin-
ion inclines to the belief that their
next move will be an attack on Poland
and the Baltic states, and Warsaw dis.
patches to the London papers already
indicate that the Poles are fully an
ticipating such move.
The semi-oiicial statement seems to
indicate that the British government
is more apprehensive of , move east
ward. threatening India.
All these possibilities will be dis
cussed by the important conference
assembling at Paris.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
Japanese Produce Dwarf
Trees Through Training
in Reverse to Nature

There Is a general impression that
the method of producing dwarf trees
Is secret that the japanese have
never dlvulged; but the course to be
pursued Is really simple. The whole
system Of culture may be summed up
as the reverse of natures method. 1t
really consists. not In the survival Of
the fittest. but rather In the survival
Of the unfittest. A poor. weak seed is
usually chosen and planted. AS soon
as II has attained some growth the
leading shoot Is trimmed off. The lit
and these are carefully watched. When
one shoot exhibits a strength and vi.
tality greater than Its fellow 1t Is mt
once cut Off and the weaker shoot In
untouched In order to form the future
dwarf trees main stem or trunk. This
system Of trimming and cutting Ia fol-
lowed punctiliously. Water is seldom
use6--only In very small quantities to
keep the little plant actually alive.
The tree Is kept In II pot too small for
Its full development. and the roots are
constantly pruned. The shoots are
carefully trained and bent to follow
the growth Of large tree. All this
requires great patience, but the Jap
anese never tire watching the growth
Of the tree from day to day, week
to week and month to month. When
the tree has been growing for about
i've years. II can then be practically
left to take care Of itself. 1t has be-
come accustomed to Its training, and
its surroundings, and. like force Of
habit. follows the course laid out for
1t. In this manner some very mag.
nifient specimens OF dwarf trees are
produced which In their miniature
beauty and majesty compare favorably
with their big brothers In the unframed
forests.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
WOMAN DIES IN BURNING
HOME

A sad tragedy occurred over in
Benton county recently which re-
suited in the death of Mrs. Emil
Shibonski, and her three-months
old babe was slightly burned.
The st. Cloud Journal Press
gives the following account of
the sad affair:
Mrs. Emil Shibonski, 32 years
old. was burned to death. and her
baby three months old. was
slightly burned when fire de-
strcyed the Shihonski home, one
mile east Of the Fruthville store
in Benton county yesterday NOR
ming. The mother was taken
from the burning home but her
burns were so serious that she
died u few hours later.
The fire was started when Mrs.
Shibonski used kerosene in the
kitchen stove. The fire had been
built by Mr.. Shibonski early in
the morning and had been left
by him when he went to the barn
to do the chores. When the
mother came to prepare the
morning meal, the fire had died
down. She took the kerosene and
was about to pour some onto the
Goals in the stove when the
fumes caught fire. The can ex-
ploded. throwing the oil over her
clothes.
Mr.. Shibonski hearing the
screams from the home and see
ing the leaping flames, immedi-
ately rushed into the house to
find his wife already severely
burned. She was Immediately
removed and medical attention
was summoned.
The home with its household
goods was completely destroyed.
The baby and only child of the
family was not severely burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shibonski had
been married about three years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
Markville
Frsm Our CSvresponAent--

Gb~~ WI SVSsV~U~"S"~s
Miss Porter and Mrs. Coveau
were down from Cloverton, Sat
urday.
Mrs. Grevious and daughter
lone we're passengers to Super
Tor last Friday night.
The services last Sunday with
Revs. Blair and Mcleod with us
were well appreciated by all.
Mrs. Walter Mulholland, form
crly Miss Bissett, is visiting at
the f. J. Steinbring home this
week.
Mrs. Rutherford left for St.
Paul Friday to see her boy, Lyle,
who is there receiving medical
treatment.
The correspondent is taking
census and hasn't much chance to
gather news. Cheer up it won't
last forever.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22

Afehanistans Of Every Degree Have
IN Unsiinehino Faith In Them, -
Averting Evil.

The charms of Afghanistan have,
in most cases, been written by null
labs or faqueers, and the people
place an unquestioning belief and
unflinching trust in them. These
charms, spells and divinations seem
to show that they are to a great e1-
tent the outcome of the religious ira
ditions and beliefs of the country,
and, as is only to be expected, large
number are exotic and can be traced
to Indian and Persian ideas. No
dish of white pudding is ever eaten
without Sora 'La-ay-laf" being NUT
tered over the dish. This is done to
avert the evil of the servants or OF
anyone who may have looked at the
food in such a way as to cause dis
ease to those who eat it. If party
in a boat is overtaken in a storm,
passages are read from the Koran to
appease the fury of the water. On a
dark night woman who finds her
self alone has only to mutter pas
sage from the holy book in order to
shield herself from all evil, and with
sword in her hand and a sora on
her lips she can travel any distance
without the slightest fear of being
harmed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-22
CUTTING TREES IN W0ODLOT..
Removal Would Be Of Benefit to
Remaining Ones.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Trees well suited for fuel and whose
removal will be OF benefit to the re-
maining stand of trees IN the wOodlot
are:
Sound. dead trees. both standing and
down
Trees diseased or seriously injured
ny insect attacks. ar those extremely
liable to such injury, such ~ chestnut
III the region subject To blight, ar birch
In the gypsy-moth area; badly fire.
scurred trees.
Crooked trees and large-crOwned
short holed trees which viii not make