The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-09
CORK MAYOR
NOW LOSING
HISSENSES
Grows Numb and Com
plains of Dizziness
Near Crisis, Belief.

London. Sept. 9.-Lord Mayor
MacSwiney Of Cork. passed q very
bad night, and complained again
this morning of dizziness. accord
ing to a bulletin issued early today
by the Irish-Self- Determination
League.
The lord mayor was visited last
night by Father Patrick MacSwiney
a cousin. who said he was surpris-
ed find the prisoner SO we'll. He
expressed belief that crisis would
not come for three or four days.
+. The noon bulletin issued by the
league stated that signs Of atrophy
of the skin had appeared, and that
as a consequence the mayors arms
were being massaged and band
aged.
Much Weaker.
London, Sept. 9.-CUnited Press)
was much weaker to-
day, the 2Sth day Of his hunger
strike, according to bulletin is
sued.
1.-THE lord mayor spent a very
bad night" the statement said. "He
complained Of giddiness and numb
ness. The doctors consider him
much weaker than yesterday.
Cabinet Refuses to Act.
The British cabinet again has re-
fused to intervene and authorize
MacSwiney's release. The decision
was said to have been reached at
tier a threatened cabinet crisis IN
which Chief Secretary Greenwood
viscount French and Sir Nevil
MacReady offered their resigna.
tions.
Mayor MacSwiney convicted
himself" said an official state
ment on the governors attitude
If he were released the murder Of
policemen in Ireland would con.
tinue. AT the same time an i'm
possible precedent would be estab'
lished."
Hunger Striker Tells Experience.
Chicago, Sept, 9.-(United Press)
Terence MacSwiney. lord mayor
! of Cork, may continue his hunger
I strike against Imprisonment several
weeks more without suffering any
great pain or starving to death, DR.
Ruth Lighthall told the United
Press today.
DR.. Lighthall, = graduate physi'
clan, spoke with authority on the
subject OF a voluntary fast, as she
went on a 5-day hunger strike dur
ing the war against Imprisonment
on charges of being q pacifist.
"MacSwiney may live three week!
or longer" she said.
DR.. Lighthall cited the experience
OF DR.. Tanner. an eastern physl
clan, who tasted 40 days. She alst
told of her own fast and said thu
experience of nearly all hunge1
strikers is identical. She went OF
her hunger strike in December
1918. She was arrested during tn
summer of that year on a charg'
Of violating the espionage act.
TASTED Five Days.
Her case, she said, dragged TO
many weeks while she waited il
the county Jail. Finally, she said
she tired OF waiting and announces
she would not eat any food unit
lher trial was started.
| For five days she tasted.
"In all that time all had was
glass Of water daily" she said.
"MacSwiney." she said. 'is prob
ably in excellent condition men
tally"
i She said she believed that Will
his body was weak, he was probabl
feeling fit and perfectly aware Q
everything that was going O.
around him.
Loses Desire for Food.
"The first day there was very lit
tie difficulty except towards nigh
when developed headache an
could not Sleep" the doctor con
tinued. "The headache continue
the second day until late in the af1
. ernoon.
From then on I felt fne. I n
Longer had any desire for food. NJ
imind was clear and I found l coul
think better then than at any prs
lyious time in my life.
"The first 36 hours had a stron
craving for food. After that th
craving wore OF and food becam
obnoxious. - II
II felt SO good that / believe
could have kept going without foo
flor q long time. Anyhow, II l weF
. to take an examination. certAini
. would fast 4S hours before taking /
i Felt Fine FiftA Day.
}, ~On the nth day / felt bette
/ than ever and l hadn't had q bite /
I All those i've days.
II II had . feeling Of exhilaratio
and had NO desire for any food 9
; water
3 At the end Of the nth day D
iLighthall won her strike. Her cas
was called and dismissed becanl
LOT lack oe evtdeocA.