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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

New York. June 15.-Charges that
"a motley group of stock gamblers.
oil and mining promoters, munition
makers, and other similar persons
seized upon so good q man as Cen
eral Wood and with reckless audac-
ity started out to buy for him the
presidential nomination." were
made in a statement given out here
last night by Nicholas Murray But
Ter, an unsuccessful candidate for
the Republican nomination.
1T was the cause Of genuine sor-
row to me, as to many others OF
General Woods personal friends
he said, ito see him put in this un-
happy position. There was nothing
to do in order to save the Republi-
can party but to defeat the band oi
men that were behind him with
their bank accounts and their great
financial influence. This meant
that We had to defeat General Wood
himself"
PIX sn sGood Man,
Tho forces that were defeated
ii their. insolent attempt to buy the
nomination" he added. "represen,
all that is worst In American bust.
ness and American political life. II
Is really too bad that they hit upon
General Wood as their choice.
''The chief task of the conven-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
PRIMARY ON
PRESIDENT
Is FAILURE
Action Of Republicans
Marks Final Break
down Of System.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)

Chicago. June 16.-Harry Daugh-
erty made . mistake. Three months
ago as campaign manager for War
rem G. Harding he predicted that
about 2:11 q. m, "in . smoke-filled
room" on . certain night during
the Republican national convention,
the next nominee would be chosen.
His mistake was on the time-it
was 3:11 q. m.
That conference will go down in
the history Of politics as the final
breakdown Of the American primary
system, so far as selecting presi-
Dental nominees is concerned. Sem
atoF Harding had carried his own
state in the primaries only with the
greatest difficulty and din to figure
prominently In the nominating cam
paign In any other state. Messrs.
Wood and johnson carried many q
state but were side-tracked by the
leaders Of the Republican party
and Mr.. Harding was chosen be-
cause he was the only man upon
whom an agreement could be
reached.
Many q prominent man was pres
Ont at the fateful conference. Rep
resentatives of all the candidates
were on hand, several senator's,
managers and friends. Colonel
George Harvey had the historic
room, together with Thomas w. La
mont Of ]. p. Morgan 4 Co. VIII
Hays, the national chairman, and
several OF the national committee
men were there. too.
Expected Victory.
Everybody had the feeling that .
president Was being chosen for the
expectation OF victory in Novem-
ber was sure. It was the plan Of
the old guard to nominate L0wden,
but the Missouri expose on cam
paign expenditures. together with
the threat Of Hiram johnson and
Senator Borah Of opposition to the
ticket prevented the Illinois execu-
dive from getting the prize. Really,
Senator johnson vetoed both Low
den and Wood and the leaders Of
the party decided upon Harding IS
the most unobjectionable Of all the
dark horses mentioned. OF course,
II Johnson had consented to run for
vice president with Knox. the tu-
niof senator from Pennsylvania to-
day would be the Republican NOM
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
Tale Of Murder.
By JAMES E. HENLE.

New York, June 15.-Investiga-
ton by the police into the many
ramifications Of the mysterious
murder Of Joseph B. Elwell, inter-
national bridge expert and turfman
has revealed something of the
profits that bridge affords-if it is
played successfully.
Mwell, 1t is said, received royal
ties OF about $1,000 q year from
books he had written on bridge. He
also earned about $4,000 a year
teaching bridge to society women.
A Big Winner.
This was q small part of his In
come, however. He often won a.
much as $1,000 to $4,000 in an
evening, and on one occasion he II
said to have made as much az
$50, 900.
Elwell lived up to his large
earnings. Indeed 1t was necessary
that he spend money lavishly Il
he wanted to keep up with society
and continue to meet at the bridge
table persons who could afford to
lose large sums.
Three Summer Homes
He had three summer homes. one
at Newport. At Palm Beach he
lived at the Everglades club, which
numbered among its members such
men as William X. Vanderbilt. Vim
cent AStor, George Gould and Clar.
ence Mackey. He had two automo-
bileS, . Mercer and q Cadillac. be-
ddes . 65-foot yacht
Recently he had bought q home
FOR his mother and father at Ridge
wood, N. j., and settled on them
enough money to make them COM
Portable for life,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

Washington, June 15.-Warren
g. Harding. Republican presiden-
tial nominee, does not intend to re-
tire from the United States senate
until his term Of ofiice expires on
March 1.
There is no possibility Of that, ''
Senator. Harding declared today
when asked whether he would re-
sign from the senate Immediately.
Il do not intend to resign. but in
tend to serve my term out. Why
shouldn't II"
Would Aid Democrats.
Senator Harding's friends ex-
planned today that for him to retire
from the senate would endanger
the narrow margin of control of
Republicans there as his retire
ment would enable Governor Cox
Of Ohio to appoint a Democrat in
his place. They also said that
should the senator be elected, he
could continue in the senate as he
would not be inaugurated until his
term as senator expired on March
4. 1921.
Senator Harding said today he
hoped to wind up matters pertain
ing to his senatorial duties by the
end Of the week and then take a
brief vacation before returning to
his home at Marion, Ohio, where
he will be formally notified Of his
nomination.
Goes Home July 1.
The Republican nominee, how
ever. does not plan to reach Marion
much before July l. During his va
cation he will confer with Chair
man Hays Of the Republican ma
tional committee, and other Repub-
lican leaders, and prepare his
speech Of acceptance. He had not
decided today where he would
spend his vacation.
Senator Harding planned to spend
another busy day today. He had
invited newspaper men to meet
him.
Campaign Started.
At his first conference with news
paper men today, Senator Harding
announced that his official Motif
cation probably would not take
place before the middle of July. He
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
JUsSERAND COMING
BACK TO CAPITAL

Paris, June 15.-The foreign Of
dee authorized the statement this
afternoon that Notwithstanding
published reports to the contrary,
Ambassador Jussefand would re-
turn to Washington to resume his
ambassadoFial duties, after his
uroseut vacation In France.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15
LoNCSHOREMEN
LAND SUPPORT
OF FEDERATION
Voted Aid In Fight for Recognition
Near. Riot Threatens
Convention,
BULLETIN.

Montreal, June Is. - Tho
American Federation Of Labor,
in annual conveation here to-
day, adopted q resolution de-
manding repeal Of the conpul-
sorry arbitration sections Of the
Esch. .Cummins transportation
act Of 1890. Tho executive
council was instructed to take
steps to bring about this action.
: Introduction Of military train.
ing into schools was con.
demned BY tho convention and
the executive council was di.
rected to oppose any attempt to
estAblish o0npuls0Ey military
service ~ unnecessary, unde-
sirable, and un.Amefican.~
Montreal. Juno 15.-The Ameri
can Federation of Labor, at today
session of its annual convention
pledged support to striking long
shoremen on the Atlantic and gul
coasts "in their. tight for recogni
lion. and their opposition to "th'
policy Of the open shop"
A. o. Anderson OF New York, rep
the coastwise longshore
men, declared the steamship com
panies are refusing to arbitrat'
and compromise the issue" and ar
employing strike-breakefs."
Texas is q corporation represen
tative," declared the speaker. de
scribing alleged conditions at Gal
He asserted that the mar
tial law edict there was unneces
sary and an attempt to break" th'
strike.
Near.Rjot Prevails.
The convention Was thrown init
= tumult when Thomas Sweeney o
Chicago charged that the commit,
lees had ~ motive" In holding bacl
The business Of the convention b.
lailing to report and would prob
Ibly attempt to ram thfngs dowr
he throats Of the delegates on thu
last day.
When Samuel 0ompers. fedora
Ion president, had restored order
he replied to the charges BY declaf'
|ng the attempt to 'fmpusn the In
tegrfty Of the committee, was I'M
,air.
Tho delegates then. By IN Over
whelming vote. defeated . notes
% appoint . committee to CT Z re
port on the activities oe the yafioul
nov N charge of TIL
important proDosals be6ogs II
snmyontton
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CONTINUED On Page Two.)
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Camnaign Started.

At his first conference with neNs-
paper men today, Senator Harding
announced that his official notifi-
cation probably would not take
place before the middle Of July. He
The Press., 1920-07-01
RACIAL VIGOR WILL RETURN
English Writer of Opinion That Matter May Safely Be Left to Mother
 Nature.

Many writers have laid stress upon the fact that Europe, in losing the flower of its youth upon the battle field, has left only the least fit and most unhealthy to become the progeni- tors of future races. And they cite the effect of the Napoleonic wars on the physique and stamina of the French.
 In answer to these pessimists the scientific editor of the Illustrated Lon- don News writes:
 Against this it may be urged that the recuperative power of nature soon reasserts itself, and no one who has watched year by year up to 1914 Gas did the present writer) the yearly re- views on July 14 could doubt that, at the outbreak of the present war, the Frenchman had more than recovered the tall stature and the high muscular and nervous energy of his fOrefatherS While, therefore, we must expect certain falling off in the physique of the children born between, say, 1914 and thirty years hence, we may be fairly confident that, given the maintenance of the present standard of living and the absence of any great epidemic, at the end of that time the English race will return to Its prewar standard of physical fitness"
The Press., 1920-07-01
THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1920
NO "ROUGHlNG IT' FOR LAPS
Iured From the Conveniences of City Life.

J. F. Brown, sage and philosopher of Nolte's board of strategy table, has some sad experiences with Japanese laborers. particularly when wanted for his ranch on Molokai. He says he has made the rounds of Japanese auto stands where orientals in spick and span clothes wait and loaf all day long for a passenger, content to do that rather than take a real honest-to- goodness job. He makes his offer of wages, good wages. with house and fuel and water and so on.
 Sucking his breath through his teeth, and after some reflection, the Japanese inqures:
 You got barber shop there"
 Brown was taken off his feet when this question was first propounded. No, he didn't know of a barber shop around. His ranch IS we'll up in the mountains. one of the most beautiful places In the islands.
 "You got storer
 Brown confesses to a store three miles away. More reflection.
 You got picture house7"
 Brown blinks at this question even now.
 Finally. the Japanese says one thing more.
 NO can go. Me got brother ver-ry seeck. Too bad. l sor-ry."-Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
The Press., 1920-07-01
GOING Al EIGHTEEN-FIFTY
By WILL T. AMES

e. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.) )
 "Fifteen! Fifteen-do l hear twen- tyr Fifteen, fifteen-fifteen Ladies and gentlemen, have been guilty, I fear, of many sinful deeds; but if am forced to sell this picture for fif- teen dollars, 1t will be the crowning crime of. a long and checkered career. Fifteen-fifteen dollars, you under stand, hope; not fifteen hundred. Isn't there anyone in this room who can see twenty dollars worth of draw ing in this little subject, to say noth- ing of the color? No? Must I be party to the wickedness of selling this canvas for fifteen dollars? Fifteen. Fifteen, first; fifteen, second; fifteen, third and last"
 "Sixteen '" The voice was small and quavering. It emanated from a young girl standing close by the door. She was not very well dressed. She was pale, and looked a little fright ened. Bradshaw, the auctiOneer, got the fleeting impression that the bidder had more the appearance of one of the struggling young artists who  brought their pictures to this lower Fifth avenue auction room than of a purchaser. But his business was with the bid, which his practiced car had not missed.
 "I'm offered sixteen. Sixteen-do I hear another? Sixteen"
 "Eighteen."
 This time the voice was masculine hearty, confident; q new note in the bidding. A hand, lifted easily above several intervening leads, directed the attention Of the presiding genius to one whose deep tan, erect attitude and brand-new clothes and hat stamped him indubitably as a soldier newly dis charged. He stood next to the wall From his place he could see the girl of the siSteen-dollar proffer. She seemed to be more excited than bidders on low-priced paintings commonly are even agitated. the soldier thought.
 Before the auctiOneer could more than acknowledge the latest offer the girl bid again. "Eighteen"-her voice broke and she had to begin all over
The Press., 1920-07-01
Latest News on Korea
DR. s. A. BECK Eye. witness of the Independence sp. rising; to lecture at Chautauqua on second evenings program
Four Artists Company will give nasissI
 and entertainment prelude

Since last March, when the Koreans rose in rebellion against the rigid mill. tary rule of Japan, the western world has watched with interest their appar- sntly futile struggle to establish their declared independence.
 An opportunity to hear the in4ide facts on the uprising and the Japanese methods of quelling it will be afforded those who attend the coming Chautau- qua on the second evening.
 An eyewitness of the rebellion and 6 man who has had over twenty years actual experience in Korea will present the Korean situation under the title, "korea and Peace in the Far East"
 Dr. S. A. Beck is personally recom- mended as on authority by Dr. Syng- mann Rhee, the newly elected Presi- dent of the newly declared Republic.
 During his twenty.year residence in Korea, Dr. Beck was an agent of the American Bible Society and in charge of The Korea Review" Since return ing to America he has resigned from the American Bible Society so that he may feel free to speak on the Korean situation. He has recently stirred many groups of influential men and he Student Volunteer Convention at Nes Moines by his thrilling message
 Previous to Dr. Beck's lecture, the
 our Artists Company will afford lov- .s of music and entertainment an op- ,ortunity to enjoy both.
The Press., 1920-07-01
MAY DEVELOP GUM MARKET
tion Likely to Add Largely to the Worlds Supply.

AS law and order come into the wild and unsettled mountains of MesOpO- tamia, especially when new roads and the eventual railway connect the northern Kurdish country around Mo- sul with the rest of the world, many a now useless tree and shrub will doubtless be put to service as a con- tributOr of gum. The gums of Meso- potamia have many commercial uses, and the unsystematic tapping and trading that now brings the product on pack animals to Sulemanaya, where merchants buy it from the kurdS and sell 1t again to other mer- chants in Bagdad, is a mere sugges- tion of the industry that may be de- veloped by enterprising promoters who may have observed the extent of this natural resource in Mesopotamia and looked further afield than AleppO and Bagdad for markets. Now that Brit ish occupation has opened the land to western ideas, it would not be sur prtsing if the gum industry grew to be source of considerable national wealth, and an important factor in creating a new Mesopotamia.
The Press., 1920-07-01
Tomb Was Tramps Homo

A tramp who had solved the present day problem of where to live by taking up his abode In one of the old Roman tombs at Aries. on the Rhone. gave two Dutch tourists the fright of their lives.
 They had gone out to see the remains by moonlight, when suddenly out of tomb emerged human form, which the moon caused to appear exceedingly ghostlike. The tourists fled at top speed for the town, declaring that they had seen a resurrection. The "ghost" was interrogated by the police and will be prosecuted for the French equivalent of wandering without vis- ible means of subsistence.-From the Continental Edition of the London Daily Mail.
The Press., 1920-07-01
Just Occurred to Her,

A child's prayer has long been cele- brated in song and story. Prayers from the youthful lips of faith have ever appealed to mankind. There are few so hardened as not to be moved by such prayers, or remember with awe their own lisping of "Now I lay me down to sleep"
 Children also, In their innocence, sometimes say prayers which are not without their humorous side, and these, too, have been handed down to posterity. In this latter class belongs the following true account of the prayer of a little girl who lives just on the other side of the District line in Maryland.
 Little Lois was completing her eve ming prayer at her mothers knee.
 "Amen," finished Lois, and then, without a pause:
 Mamma, has the Lord got a bald head like daddy y?''-Washington Star.
The Press., 1920-07-01

Eighteen fifty" The tall young man | could see that she was fairly trem- bling.
 Obviously, the tall young soldier is our hero. Just as obviously, the young woman Is our heroine. Additionally | against the heroine for a picture she | so manifestly desired Nevertheless, | the auctioneer had reached the dra- | matic point of "Going at eighteen fifty" when
 "Nineteen."
 And right there the bidding stopped Quick to sense the state of the mar ket, the auctioneer, after rattling l through a dozen words of profession al batter, wound up with cheerful "Sold, to the gentleman in the corner The cashier will deliver the picture to you, sir
 But the successful bidder did not proceed at once to the cashiers desk No sooner had the word "Sold !'- fate's seal on many a tragedy-been pronounced than the girl, looking
 
 ently had just lost her hearts desire, started for the door. By moving very quickly the young man got there as soon as she did.
 "Just a minute, Joy," he said, plac- ing himself squarely in front of her r; "wait till 1 make good with this art mill. Then I want to shake hands with you, and everything"
 Not until this matter-Of-fact greet ing had Joy Ballard even glimpsed her rival bidder. Now she suddenly went pale indeed, then pink-very pink. "Mort!' she gasped; Mort Eason Why, I-we-nobody wrote me-oh. dear!"
 All at once the girl looked little and not very strong. With quick concern. Eason peremptorily ordered a fat man out of his chair and bestowed Joy in it. 'I'll be back in an instant" he told her, and rushed off after his purchase, a tiny bit of woodland done from memory. and not done Badly. Almost at once he returned, to find Joy some what recovered from the surprise of their meeting.
 "Now, he announced, you and 1 are going to eat."
 Eat they did, wisely and well, for the soldier bossed the proceedings. Eason the while studied his compan. Ion shrewdly as he breezed through the tale of his more than two years in France with the engineers. The white went out of Joys cheeks and her eyes sparkled. "No permanent damage" Mortimer concluded-"but too much risk"
 And now," he abruptly commanded, tell me what you were going to do ii the man had accepted your bid."
 "Why-why, what do you meanY
 "Stop 1t, Joy; you know you can't kid me. You're broke You didn't have the money. I can read you like book. You were boosting the price on your nerve. I knew it the minute you made that first bid-from your voice. And I knew something else, Joy; knew 1t was your own picture you were bidding up. That's why I butted> in. You see, I just happened to. drop into that place in the morn
The Press., 1920-07-01
EIectrification of Seeds,

There appears to be much interest in the electrification of seeds and the ap- plication of electricity to growing plants. A recent account of work along these lines tells of a new method of aiding plant growth. The seeds, ten or twenty sack. are placed in tanks provided with iron electrodes at both ends; the electrolyte is a solution of sodium nitrate or some other fertiliz- CT. Particularly with cereals-wheat, barley and oats-the yields of both grain and straw are said to be in- creased. Some five hundred farmers have taken up the treatment of the seeds, which is followed by very careful drying in kiln. The treat ment is applied about a month or two before sowing.-Scientific American.
The Press., 1920-07-01

ing, and recognized the old spot back home, and your initials in the corner of the canvas. That's what brought me back there this afternoon. The man said 1t would be in the days sale. Now, you tell me just how bad hole you're in. Come Gn; fess up.' The girl traced whorl in the pat tern of the tablecoth with the dull end of her fork till sle reached tn" storm center of it's middle.s Then. with a little, shame-faced laugh, she Surren- dered.
 "I suppose might as well. am broke, Mort; desperately broke. It's more than year since l gave up all hope of ever making any real success. I've been fighting for the barest living. Lots of us send pictures to those auc- tion places. They never bring much but we can't eat the pictures, and we have to eat. The auction people charge us 20 per cent, and won't split whole dollars. I simply had to have fifteen dollars tomorrOw-my rent-or be put into the street. If the picture had sold for less than nipetecn. l wouldn't have had enough. They didn't know me at that place; l sent the picture by girl friend. took the chance of boosting it. If they had taken my bid I'd have simply had to run. It took me two weeks to do that picture"
 Good God! And this is the career you turned me down for! This is the 'art' that wouldn't let you marry me and let me leave you safely provided for when I went over there!
 Look here, Joy Ballard'-EaSon pulled out his watch and began to talk fast-"this is the program. I've got a job in this mans town. too; good one. You can have your New York and your art But you've got to sell me e.ery one of your pictures at eight een-fifty per-and you can buy hats with the dough. Because I'm going to pay your bills as well as mine after this. I reckon husband won't inter- fere with your career any more than the landlady and the baker do. Come on, Joy, we've got just time to get to the city hall and obtain a license. Then we'll taxi to tie Little Church."
 Joy wanted to cry, but she didn't. She only said, a little tremulously, as the taxi spend down Broadway: "1 guess being a poor little fizZle of an artist won't interfere with my being a pretty good wife, either; will it, MOrt?"
The Press., 1920-07-01
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