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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
BY United Press. /,

Laredo, Texas, May 3.--Deser-
tions from the ranks of the Mexi-
can federal army, with resultant
increases in the strength of the
reyOlulionists, have been so wide
spread in the last 10 days as to
create the possibility of President
CarranZas overthrow.
This news reached here today in
the form OF wholly reliable advices
from Mexico City.
Scarcely state in the Mexican
republic, it is declared, has escap-
ed the wave OF disaffection which
has been sweeping over the coun-
try. Not a day passes but a fed
eral garrison revolts, fees to the
hills and raises the banner of rev.
olution. In the majority of these
Instructions commanders and
troops join the Obregonistas. who
have openly declared their support
OF the Sonora secession movement
Menaced by Bandits.
Districts which are not the
scene of definite Obregon move
ments are infested with roaming
bandit gangs who menace the Car
rama government as much as the
organized rebellion.
According TO the reports received
here today, all that remains for
Obregon to do is to effect nation
al movement from the growing ele-
ments of disaffection. With this ac-
complished-and it is believed Cen
eral Obregon possesses the strength
and personality to make it posi-
, ble-the revolutionists will have
| obtained a ponderance of power
over the remaining CarranZistas.
A summary of the situation
state by state. indicates to what
extent the revolutionary spirit has
! spread.
Control Extended.
| Beginning in Sonora, the forces
under General Plutarco Gales are
reported to have extended their
control southwark through Sinaloa
W pOluL ~ ulliCS HUI III vi MnLdI-
Ian. Carranza has located the state
capital in MaZatlan, at the south
ernmost point Of the state.
In Topic, south of Sinal0a, nc
organized uprisings have been re-
ported thus far, but the loyalty OF
the state is in doubt and bandit
gangs are active. Many instances
of disaTection are reported from
the important state of Jalisco
! There have been skirmishes be-
(, tween government and rebel forces
near Guadalajara, the capital, ant
| the railroad has been cut twice
between there and Mexico City.
South States Rebel.
To the south, the states of Mich
oacan and Guerrero are almos
wholly rebel. Governor Ortiz Ru
bio of the former state has desert
ed Carranza and in Guerrero botl
General Maycotte, federal leader
and Governor Figueroa have join
ed the insurrectionists.
In Morelos the federal militar.
commander has thrown his strength
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
THIRD TRIAL FOR
BRODERICk GIRL
Is CALLED TODAY

st. Louis, May 3.--Ursuila Brod-
erick, 16. who shot and killed her
father, Thomas p. Broterick.
plumber, and her stepfather. 80
seph F. Woodlick, also a plumber.
went to trial here for the third
time today, in iuveniio cour.. for
the death OF the latter. She is
charged with FIRST degree murder.
A continuance was ordered the
first time the case was called; the
second time a mistrial resulted, the
jury being unable to agree.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
JAMES J. LARK1N,
IRELAND AGITATOR,
GETS 5 TO 10 YEARS

New York, May 3.-Extraordin-
airy precautions were taken today
when James j. Larkin, Irish agl-
tator convicted last week OF Grim
inal anarchy, was sentenced to five
or ten years in state prison with
hard labor
Fifteen detectives and several
deputies guarded the court room.
which was filed with Larkin SYM
pathizers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
MORSE CHARGED
WITH VIOLATION
OF SHIPPING ACT

New York, May 3.-An indict-
ment charging Charles W. Morse
with violating the shipping board
act. which prohibits sale of Amer
ican registered vessels to foreign
efs, was returned by the federal
grand jury today.
With Morse were indicted Cap
tain W. S. Mitchell. the United
States Steamship company, and the
]. G. Mccullough company Judge
A. n. Hand issued bench warrants
upon request of Assistant Federal
District Attorney jerome Simmons
who has been conducting an inves-
tigatiOn lasting four months.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03

Washington, May 3.-American
destroyers have been ordered TO
Vera Cruz and Tampico to pro-
tect Americans there.
The navy department acted on
the request of the state department
when it was explained today that
the warships, would take aboard
Americans in those two ports in
event that it should become neces-
sary.
Only Precaution.
1t was said that the vessels
would not intervene in Mexican af-
fairs and that their despatch was a
precautionary measure. Only the
cruiser Sacramento is now on the
east coast Of Mexico. She was last
reported at Tampico.
No reports of any disturbances
in either Vera Cruz or Tampico
have been received by the state de-
partment, but revolutionary out
breaks have occurred near both
ports.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
SPRINGFIELD RAIL
REBELS SUSPENDED

Springfield, ILL.,, May 3.-Fifty-
two members Of the local lodge OF
the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men were suspended today from
the orgarization for six months
following trial by brotherhood
officials for having gone on an un-
authorized strike.
The suspended men are switch
men who went on strike April ,,
following the strike Of switchmen
in Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
WHISKY MASH IS
SEIZED IN PEORIA

Peoria, ILL.,. May 3.-Federal pro-
hibition officers last night seized
11.000 gallons Of mash. to be used
for making whisky. on a farm near
here. 1t is claimed that this is the
largest still seized anywhere in the
country by United States agents.
No one was at the place when the
officers arrived.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
PITTSBURGH SHOWS
POPULATION BOOST
OF 54,288 PERSONS

Washington. May 3.-Pittsburgh,
which in 1910 ranked. as eighth
American city. now has a popula-
tion of 5SS,l93, an increase of 45,-
288, the census bureau announced
Saturday Pittsburgh's rate of in
crease for 10 years was. given as
10.2 per cent, which compared with
1872 per cent for the preceding de-
cade.
Except st. Louis, Pittsburgh is
the largest city whose population
has been announced
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
PEACE NOW
SLATED FOR
ELECTIONS
Wilson DEGREES Knox Bill
Shall Be Written on
Party Ballots.

washington, ID. L. May "a
senate fight over the Knox
peace resolution as bitter as the
long struggle over the treaty
Of Versailles, was in sight to.
day.
The resolution. denounced by
Democrats as constituting
abandonment Of our allies in
the war, comes up for consid.
GRAFTON Wednesday. Republi.
cans expect Democrats to in.
stitute q filibuster against it
and endeavOr to block action
until the time comes to take u
recess for the conventions
about June 1.
Homer 5. Cummings. Demo-
cratic national chairman,
stated the attack on the reso.
lutiOn today with a formal
statement in which he called it
renewed evidence of the moral
leprOsy which is eating ont the
heart Of the Republican party
Cummings Statement.
Washington, D. c., May 3.-Pres
ident Wilson has decreed that thu
Knox peace resolution. pending il
the senate, must go with the Yer
sailles treaty into the vortex 0
party politics.
As chieftain of the Democrat,
party, the president is declared t,
sanction a statement issued yester
day by Homer S. Cummings, chair
man of the Democratic nationa
committee, denouncing the peac
resolution in the bitterest languag
printable.
Following declarations Saturda,
from senate Democrats that the.
would filibuster against the resolu
ton to prevent its passage-tha
being the only way they coulc
keep it from adoption and submis
sion to the president for approva
or veto, the Democratic chairman
makes the resolution a politica
issue.
To Make Treaty Issue.
Mr.. Cummings statement shows
that Mr.. Wilson is insisting upoi
the treaty as the real issue. Th'
latest pronunciamento of Chairman
Cummings says, in effect, that thu
issue of the Wilsonian wing Of thu
Democratic party shall be:
Ratification of the treaty with
the league covenant.
Condemnation Of the peace
resolution.
Chairman Cummings utteranc'
indicates that the administration
proposes to prevent action on tn
Knox resolution, if possible, unit
after the elections. Failing in that
it is certain that the president vii
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
DEATH LEAP
OF RADICAL
4 SEALS PLOT
Witness in June (l9l9)
Bomb Cases Jumps
From Window.

New York, May 3.-The fact that
the government had made several
arrests in connection with the ma
tion-wide bomb plots of last June
became known today, when Andrae
salsedo, who confessed to having
printed the anarchistic circulars
found near the scene of the out
RACES. committed suicide by leaping
from the l4th story of the Park
Row building at 90 Park Row,
headquarters OF the department Of
Justice in this city.
william j. Flynn, chief of the de-
partments bureau of investigation,
admitted that several other men
had been arrested in connection
with the plots, that they had con-
fessed 10 participation and that
they had agreed to turn government
witnesses.
He declined, however. to give
their names or to explain what part
they had played.
Jumps FROM NaSnTOnl.
Salsedo. also known as Tony
Tszio,' was sleeping with another
government witness. Awakening
he stole into the washroom in his
underClothes and hurled himself
from window without awakening
his companion. 1t is believed he
took his life rather than appear in
court against the other plOtters.
From Chief Flynn and N. C. Do
nato, Salsedo's lawyer, it was
learned that the circulars found at
the time of the explosions. when
attempts we're made on the lives OF
many public men. had been print
ed in an Italian printing establish
ment in Brooklyn, where Salsedo
was employed.
According to Donate, Salsedo
who came to this country about
five years ago, did not know Eng
llsh and was not "a man of. action. y
His attorneys said that when anar-
chists asked him to print the pink
circulars. he did not appreciate the
gravity Of his act.
\ g.. Two Others Arrested.
At police headquarters, it was
admitted today that two other ar
rests had been made here before
Salsedo was taken into custody
The first man arrested was Rob
efto ELLA of Brooklyn. The police
asserted that he had a loaded re-
volver, that he had admitted he
was an anarchist and that he was
editor of a publication known as
Domani.
On information said to have beer
supplied by lliot. Vito Marriani
an Italian laborer. was arrested
The police say he admitted he was
an anarchist and supplied informa.
non on which Salsedo was ar.
rested.
Chief Flynn said that Salsedo
and other government witnesses
mao expressed fear of being mur.
aered by the anarchist plotters il
i became known that they had con.
fessed.
Sheltered at Bureau.
Al their own suggestion quarter.
uefe arranged for them in the Parl
HoW building. There they slept
mad their meals. and left the build
ing only for exercise.
~ salsedo's wife was allowed {.
.'sit MIN frequently. She is sait
nave spent much of yesterda,
With him.
Real Name SaIsed0.
Chief Flynn said that the man.
.edi name was Andrae Salsedo ant
'aat Tazio" was an alias.
salsedo, who had a wife. was ar
,es'ed on March 7 with severa
y.aer , radicals. The next day. i,
s; a,e presence of his attorney. h,
,;a snea a confession of participa
plots ' june ''h''
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
$500,O00 BLAZE AT
TEXAS ARMY CAMP

San Antonio, Texas. May 3.-Ffre,
believed incendiary. did damage es-
timated at $500. zoo in an ordnance
department warehouse at Camp
Travis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
VILLAGE OF
PECCS TORN
BY TW|STER
so Killed and Not a House
Standing, Report From
=. Muskogee.
BULLETIN.

Muskogee. Okla, May s.
More than - persons are
known to have been killed and
approximately 100 were injured
in cyclone that virtually
wiped cut Peggs, = small vil.
lage In the northwest corner Of
Cherokee county, about 8
O'Clock last night.
Forty.three bodies have been
recovered by rescue workers
from MRskOgee. Tahlequah and
Locust Grove. More arc be.
lieved to be In the wreckage.
Whole families were crushed
to death when their homes
were torn to pieces by the
force Of the gale. Nine mem.
hers Of the Leyens family were
killed, seven Of the Littlefeid
family. eight persons by the
name Of Frank and five mem.
hers Of the WilkersOn family
are numbered among the dead.
Reports to the Muskogee Times
Democrat from Locust Grove and
where dead and in
jured from Pegs were being
taken, said that not a house was
left standing in Pegs.
A special train carrying doctors
and nurses and equipment left
for Pegs this morning.
All doctors and nurses in Table
quah also have gone. Practically
every store in Tahleauah, which Is
the county seat of Cherokee coun-
ty, has closed and several hundred
persons have gone to Pegs to dc
rescue work.
Direct communication with the
stricken town was impossible th!:
morning, as all wires from Musko
gee to Pegs are down.
Five Known Dead.
tBy United Press)
Oklahoma City, Okla. May a.
The death list in the tornado which
swept north of Chelsea in the
northeastern part OF the state last
night, was expected to he increased
today as reports began coming in
from districts swept by the storm.
Five persons were killed one
mile north of Chelsea. Two were
reported seriously injured. The
property damage runs into the
The known dead are. :.
Mrs. John Griggs, Mrs. Henry
Purcell and baby; Lewis Madden.
and Frank Frothaway, all Of near
Chelsea.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03

River Forecast.
Only slight changes in the Mis-
sissippi will occur from below Du-
buoue to Muscatine.
I'M. SHERIER. Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
MEx|CANS SLAY
TWO AMERICANS

Washington. May 3.-Two
American citizens, Eben Fran
els Greenlaw and his minor son,
were killed by Mexican bandits
yesterday. the state department
was Informed today by the
American embassy in Mexico
City.
The killings occurred at Pala
zadas, about 125 miles from Mexict
City. Greenlaw was employed b,
a British lumber firm.
The state department announced
that it has requested the Mexican
government, through the American
embassy, to take reflective meas
ures Immediately for apprehension
and punishment of the assassins.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
RUSH CRAFT
TO MEXICAN
EAST PORTS
Destroyers Sent to Tam
pico, Vera Cruz, to
Aid U. S. Folk.
BULLETIN.

FL Paso. Texas, May a-The
Mexican authorities have closed
the port Of Juarez. No trans.
pOrtatiOn is allowed across the
international bridge from either
side this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
The Weather

Generally fair and slightly warm
er tonight Tuesday unsettled
probably showers.
Highest yesterday, 62; lowest
last night. 36.
Wind velocity at I a. m. IL miles
pei, hour.
Precipitation, none.
I'm Ppm. Tam.
yester yeste-. today
Dry bulb ......60 53 ~
Wet bulb ..50 45 ~
Rel. humidity AZ - -
River stages. S.4, fall OF . IN
the last "a hours.
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the last "a hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-23
! C2haT,s TIE
I 81 way FEEL
4 I s. 81 ABOUT IT.
xII

Orpheum.
This is charming and lovely picture,
admirably acted, directed and photo
graphed, the best thing Realart has Of
fered. Any imbecile can write about a
picture but it takes real talent, to say
nothing of sensibility, Imagination and u
good as Kenneth Webb, who directed, and
kathryne Stuart, who made the continuity,
hags done IN inch this eoup snS Nj
arrangement of the charming story sends
the narrative flooding along like pleasant
tears and laughter. Much h of the thanks af
for this is due Constance Binney. Yester-
day dancer, today at the very heels Of
probation of this girlish lovely role an
adaptabie personality, simplicity OF
viewer, and beauty. She has the en-
thusiasm and little girl unselfconscious-
ness that are awfully refreshing, then she
nice smile-all of which help a lot YOU
will admit. She is ably supported too
is ably acted. Rodney LaRocque, one of
the screens youngest leading men, is also
one of the pleasing. He's the virile, cut
of-door type of lad, and up to the present
writing seems absolutely unspoiled. Then
let's see-there's Frank Losee- You know
him-the clever old rogue. 1t is one of the
seasons unusual pictures, just the sort of
stuff dreams are made of" spicture-you
get what 1 mean. fragile. Lavender
scented romance ABOUT a lovely little girl
and an honest eyed boy. If you enjoy
clean pictures you will like this one.
Novelty.
A clever bill, well arranged and with
the necessary amount of speed to put it
over safely for a hit. Beeman and Grace
open with new idea for roller skating.
They sing, dance and play music and skate.
Rather novel, isn't it? Beeman was the
former partner of Claude Anderson, and
this old duo formed one of the greatest
skating acts in vaudeville. Beeman still
retains his old time form and the missus
is a darb for looks. Cliff Clark hit the
deuce and found hard going for bit, but
with his clever routine of character bits
he went over nicely. Cliff is hard work
ing boy and deserves lot of credit. A
baby tried to out talk Cliff last night, but
the baby lost out at the finish. Faber
and Burnett on third played horse with
a good sketch but the boys want to kid
around a little too much / have sneak
ing idea that Casey Faber wrote this act
The idea is good, If the boys would level
out and put little more heart in their
work. results might be bigger. Claude
and Marion Cleveland have a lot of fun
with the audience and il one wants to see
a fat woman go wild here is your chance.
This act had them screaming all the way
It's a senseless one idea act but a heap
lot of fun. The Melfords close with an
interesting tumbling act. And 1 guess that
will be about all. n. s. A.
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Man Loses Hope

For ten years I suffered severely
from stomach trouble. The doctors
said I had cancer of the stomach and
nothing would do but an operation l
took my last round of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy . u years ago. Since then
l sleep well, eat what I want and feel
fine" 1t is a simple, harmless prep
aration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
anays the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
testinal ailments, including appended
tbs. One dose will convince or money
refunded. At all druggists.-Adv.
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government to curtail its sale. the
situation will be serious. I believe
eventually that the government will
have to ration sugar"
Thomas declared his firms last pur-
chases cost slightly over Is cents a
pound Today's quotations showed a
jump of eleven cents pound since
then.
Tho refiners were demanding top
prices. most dealers in Chicago today
were selling around the rs cent mark.
altho a large department store quoted
sugar as low as 10 cents.
United States Attorney Clyde today
called in several merchants and it is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-23

Wholesale grocers today were noti-
fled by sugar refiners that the best
a pound. This means sugar at 33
cents a pound to the consumer. whole
salers say.
Sugar experts predicted the price
will go above 35 cents.
at is all due to an over estima ton
of the Cuban production said B. L.
Thomas, sugar buyer for the largest
wholesale grocer in the west. THE
Cuban planters estimated their pro-
duction would total four and a half
million tons 1t was less than four
million.
Unless some step is taken by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-23
CHURCH MASS MEETING.
Thirty Topeka Churches to Unite a
Auditorium Sunday Evening.

A mass meeting, in which thirty
Topeka churches will upite will be
held Sunday evening at the city au-
ditorium. The meeting will open the
Shawnee county church world
movement campaign.
The meeting will begin with an or
gan recital. Thirty ministers will talk
in thirty minutes. This may prove a
hardship to some of them. but the
motto is to be BE Brief" Each will
outline the world program of his own
denomination. W. ]. Herwig, city
campaign director, will preside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-23
Labor Paper Barred by Canada.

Butte. April 23.-Under Instructions
from Washington, Postmaster Phil C.
Goodwin announced he would refuse
to accept the Butte Daily Bulletin for
circulation in Canada. The Bulletin is
the reputed organ of Metal Mine
Workers Union No. 500, I. W. w.
which called the strike of miners in
this district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-23
HUNS SHAVE FIRST PAYMENT.

Nanlc AmOunI OF ImstallnitHl Nay III
Less Than 100, 0OO, 900 Marks.
Berlin, April 23.-Germany will an
nounce before May 10 the amount she
is able to pay as part of her indem-
nifty to the allies.
The finance ministry has not yet
definitely indicated the sum, but it is
limited. that the amount will be below
1OO,O00,000 marks.
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believed they were questioned about
sugar prices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09
ARRANGE FOR COUNTY
ASSEMBLY DANCE HERE

The committee for the County AS
sembly Dance which will be held in
the new Auditorium Friday night.
April so, met las night to mack ar
rangementS. On the committee are
representatives from this city. New
Brunswick, South Amboy, Metuchen.
Woodbridge and eSwaren. An invi-
tation has also included a member
to represent Staten Island.
1t Is the aim of the committee
to make this one of the most elaborate
as well as unusual affairs ever held In
this city. The music will be furnished
by a Fps eight piece orchestra OF
national repute. The Van Fps or
chestra Will be the anne that has be-
come so famous on the Victor records.
The affair will be not only strictly
tnvitational but formal as well. The
running in way up to the auditorium
Will be transformed into a silven dell
and the entire auditorium will be done
by Laggren Brothers. The committee
is now working on the invitations and
upon the patron and p%atroness of the
affair. The latter will include the in
fuential men and social leaders of this
and surrounding cities.
During intermission entertainment
Will be furnished by professional en-
tertafners. A committee has been APP
pointed to secure caterers for the af,
fair, another to see about decorations
while still another Is working out tn,
dance programs. The next meeting
of the committee will be held mex
Monday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09
COnQYeSS Has SET Out To SOlUe
Military Training Problem

peace II is estimated that $4,000 of
fcers and 500 600 enlisted men viii
constitute the maximum permanent
professional personnel.
The pending bill will vigorously at
tackled by n minority of the commit
tee which Will find responsive echo in
the senate. Aside from technical OBJ
jections TO the reorganization sections
of the measure. the principal protest
will be the charge that 1t sets up a
system OF miIitarism in the United
States r~epugnant to American Ideals,
and that 1t entails unnecessary ex-
pense to the taxpayer.
Long and acrimonious ebate is ex-
pected in both branches of congress
The position of the minority will be
upheld by many. and there will be
equally fnsistent demands by others
for q permanent system OF prepared
ness. the need for which 1t is claimed
was demonstrated upon the entry or
the United States in the world a