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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
NEGRO VICTIM
Of LYNCHERS

Paris, ky- March 30-Sw0Op.
ing down Unexpectedly upon
officers who were taking Grant
Smith, negro, to the Jail at
Paris, last night, 4 crowd OF 40
men captured the negro and
hurried him in an automobile
ont the Maysville Lexington
pike ut Mays Lick. Fleming
county. where he was hanged
TO . telegraph pole.
Smith, who was 40. dis2p.
peared TIVE months ago after
alleged assaults on Ruby An.
dersen, IA, daughter OF = farm
er Of Fleming county, Ken.
tuckv.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
RUSSIAN SOVIET
AGREES TO OPEN
POLE PEACE PLAN

London. March so. George
Tchitcherin, the Russian soviet for
eign minister, has notified Poland
of his willingness to open peace
negotiations on April 10, as Poland
has suggested, according to q wire
less message from Moscow today.
M. Tchitcherin suggests that the
meeting be held somewhere in
Esthonia.
The Poles had asked that the
negotiations be conducted at Bor-
isov, on Beresina river between
Minsk and Smolensk.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
LATE BULLETINS

Jackson. Miss, March S0.-
The Mississippi senate today
ratified the federal woman suf-
frage amendment, thus revers.
ing the action of several weeks
ago when the amendment was
rejected.
Boston. March 3O-The su.
preme court today denied the
request of Mrs. Emily Hulin Of
New York for leave to inter-
vene in the litigation between
the directors Of the Christian
Science church and the trus-
tees Of the Christian Science
Publishing society.
Denver. Colo. March 30-
Continental Oil company direc.
tors, at 4 meeting last Satur-
day, decided to pay q stock div.
idend Of 200 per cent, each
stOckholder to receive two ad-
ditional shares for one now
held. Books close against the
disbursement April 10. and
payment will be made before
the end Of the month.
Quincy. ILL., March 30-
Stephen G. Lawless, cashier Of
the Liberty State bank Of Lib
erty, ILL, IS miles east Of
Quincy, who was shot BY vii.
liam "Red" Elliott, last Tues.
day. died at noon today. Mr..
Lawless was one of the most
prominent bankers in western
Illinois, leader in Republican
political circles, and was chair
man Of the Adams county dis.
trict exemption board, and &C.
tive in all war work.
Bloomington. Ill, March 80.
DIR. W. D. Jones, known ex.
tonsiyely in this part Of the
country rs q magnetic healer,
died here today. He was 50
years old.
Albany, N. J. March So
The Fowler bill, designed to re-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
PUT TREATY IN
EFFECT, DECIDE
ISSUES LATER
This is Plan of Samuel
Colcord, Who Has No
Ak to Grind.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)

Washington, D. c.. March 30
Samuel Colcord. a modest old gen.
tleman with kindly eyes and be-
nign countenance, who represents
no organization, no political fac
tion or party. no personal ambi-
ton or desire for prominence. has
presented to President Wilson.
through Secretary Tumulty, plan
for the ending of the deadlock on
the treaty. stead of an appeal
from the president to the people in
an election, Mr.. Colcord brings an
appeal from the people to the presi-
dent. He urges, briefly, that there
be an adoption of the peace treaty
with all the points on which there
is agreement between the Demo-
cratic and Republican senator's and
that only the. disputed points be
left to the campaign, or a referen-
dunn. His idea is that much of the
good of the League of Nations and
treaty can Immediately be derived
by the United States in partnership
with the rest of the world while
the points like article X on which
hypothetical and not concrete OBJ
stacles have aris.r can be determ-
ined later On.
"They may take their referen-
dunn if they will" writes Mr.. Col
cord, but not while he world
waits in suspense and agony for
the pledges of aid We are willing to
give"
Is One Mans Idea.
Signers galore. from all political
parties and all walks of life. give
the petition presented at the White
house partisan and dislnter-
ested appearance Neither the
League to Enforce Peace, nor the
other organizations which have
worked so zealously for treaty rati-
fcation are involved in the plan. 1t
is solely the work of one man
Samuel Colcord. who has used up
much of his own INCOME and prin-
cipal to forward an idea that he
thinks will benefit this country and
the world.
Mr.. Colcord has no office. no
staff. no publicity Organization
nothing at all He is just an aver
age citizen who feels so deeply
about the delay in entering the
League of Nations and putting the
treaty of peace into effective oper-
alton that he has devoted all his
time for many weeks and is pre-
pared to continue his efforts in
definitely in order to help along a
situation in which he thinks only
disinterested men can help.
On the petition appear the names
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
G.. o. P. WOMEN OF
N. Y. THREATENING
TO DESERT PARTY

Albany, \. Y. March 30.-Warn-
ing that Republican women, who
are members OF the New York
State League Of Women Voters.
will go on strike on election day or
go into other parties if the state
legislature does not act favorably
on welfare bills, is contained in a
letter sent by the league today to
Will H. Hays. chairman OF the Re-
publican national committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
So, 900, 1000 OFFICE
HOME FOR CHICAGO

Chicago, March 30.-One Of the
largest Office buildings in the
country will be erected in Chicago
at a cost of approximately $S,000,-
900, it was announced today. The
building will house the Illinois
Merchants bank, a merger Of three
Chicago banks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
BRYAN DENIES HE
SEEKS NOMINATION

Denver, Colo, March 30.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan. upon arrival
in Denver this morning from Lin
coin, Neb., enroute to Los Angeles.
denied he is a candidate for nomi-
nation as president of the United
States. He will speak at noon to-
day. before the Denver Bar asso-
citation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
|65 REPORTED KILLED BY T0RNAD0ES
Flood Danger Cr0lus
As Upper Mississippi
Rises 3 Feet q DQy

La Crosse Wis March Flood conditions the upper
reaches Of the Mississippi river today had serious
aspect The river had the 1sfoo mark here
and Was rising the rate Of three feet "a At WI
non Man 30 miles the river the interstate bridge closed
because Of wear Of q washout.
WIDE AREA INUNDATED.
Residents Of North Lacrosse
hold effects Thousands Of Of
today he Lacrosse River valley because Of the breaking Of
dam ct Perch Lake Sparta Three dams and dam tho
Mcn0minee river were carried away ut Men0mlnee Minn
On the Mansique River valley property damaged
OOO estimated. seventy Manisiqne
from their hOEes The river still rising
BRIDGE GOES OUT.
Wausaukee, Wis.,, March 30-The interstate bridge here,
foet steel structure collapsed under the strain Of the Hood
waters and ice Menonlnee had
s feet above when supports gave way bridge
plunged into the water. The loss Is estimated $sOO
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
GREEKS GET SMYRNA.

Paris, March 30.-tHavas).-
Smyrna and the hinterland along
that section of the Turkish coast
have been awarded to Greece by
the council Of ambassadors, accord
ing to the Matin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
SUFFRAGE FOR
REPORT TODAY
IN Delaware

Dover, Del, March 30.-The
house committee on revised
statutes, to which the Joint res.
OlntiOn for the ratification Of
equal suffrage had been re-
ferred, voted today, 4 to 3, to
report the measure out ION its
merits" The negative votes
were cast by Democrats. The
senate Republicans forced
through a motion TO adjourn,
thus preventing a committee re-
port on the ratification resOlu.
ton which the Democratic sen.
ators were insisting upon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
CHICAGO BANKERS
AID HOUSE DRIVE

Chicago. March 30.-Chicago
bankers will lend 100000, 900 dur
ing 1920 to home builders in an ef-
fort to end the housing shortage, it
was announced today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
River Forecast.

The Mississippi will rise slowly
for several days from Clinton to
Muscatine and then at more rap
id rate until Wednesday or Thurs
day Of next week. The crest Of
the rise win be feet or more above
the present stage.
]. n. SHERlER. Meteorolcgist
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In addition, there is an unveri-
| fed report that Is have been killed
at Stovall. Ga, near LAGRANGE,
which is being investigated. II
true, this would raise the total to
1S0
Residents of Melrose Park, Chi
cago suburb. where 10 persons
were killed by the storm, will gath.
er in the public square of the viii
lage tomorrow to attend the fu-
neral of the tornado victims.
Many Are Missing.
Several persons were reported as
. missing in various localities hit by
the storm and it was feared that
some of these might be found to
have been killed.
No accurate statement Of the
total property damage, which
runs into the missions, could
be made today. In Illinois, 1t
was estimated that the material
loss was $6,0D0.O0O; in western
Ohio. S..,0O0,O Michigan. s..
OOO.OOO; and Georgia more than
$1,OOO,0OO.
State troops patrolled the storm
swept areas of Illinois today and
the Red Cross and civilian commit
tees organized aid for the injured
and homeless. Hundreds Of car
penters. who began reconstruction
work yesterday in Elgin, haywood.
Melrose Park and Irving Park.
around Chicago, had cleared away
most of the wreckage today. All
refugees had been placed in homes
or tents.
Only one death occurred yester-
day among the injured. and hos
pitfalls reported that most OF the
hundreds of patients would re-
cover.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30

Dover. Del. March 30.-Republi-
can leaders in the lower house OF
the Delaware legislature planned
to report from committee today
without recommendation, the wom-
an suffrage ratification resolution
which was introduced in the house
last week. 1t is also planned to
report a similar resolution from
the senate.
A move is not expected in either
house before tomorrow and the roll
call on the resolution might be fur
ther delayed.
Kentucky Suffs Win.
Frankfort. KY, March 30.-Suf-
frage for women Of Kentucky in
the next presidential election. ap-
parently is assured by the sigma
ture yesterday of Governor Morrow
of the measure passed by the legis-
lature. granting women the right
to vote for presidential electors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
ALLIES DOUBT
EFFECTIVENESS
OF RUHR SCARE
No Real Communist Move
Is Planned, They
Say.

Paris. March 30.-Information re-
ceived by the foreign Office today
from both French and English
sources is in agreement that no
real communist movement exists in
the Ruhr valley.
The prime demand Of the work
ingmen. it is declared, is a guaran-
tee against the return of militar-
ism. which is exactly what the
French government demands, for
eign Office official said.
Danger Of Invasion.
The occupation of the district by
German regulars in force. it is held,
would run exactly counter to that
end and would be likely to put a
stop entirely to the already dimin-
ished coal shipments to France
from the production Of the Ruhr
region under the peace treaty.
There were indications today that
the French authorities had not yet
given up the idea Of the eventual
occupation Of the Ruhr district by
the allies.
Take Issue on Arms.
Essen. March 29.-(By the .Asso-
ciated Press. ALL stipulations Iof
the Berlin government relative to
a cessation of fighting and main
tenance Of order in the Ruhr dis
trict have been accepted. with one
exception, by the central commit
tee in charge Of anti-government
operations here. according to a no.
tification sent to Berlin tonight
Exception was taken in refer
ence to the fourth condition re-
garding the surrender Of arms and
ammunition. The government was
informed that this condition would
be accepted if construed in &C
cordance with the Bielefeld agree
ment with the understanding that
agreement would be fulfilled.
Time Up Tomorrow.
The government stipulated its
conditions must be accepted by to-
morrow.
+ Otto Bowensipen, military com,
mander of the reds. who has just
come from the front, told the cor
respondent that the continued ex-
istence of the reischwehr would
mean another European war. An
other member of the directing CON-
! mittee said the committee was
thoroughly determined to subject
! the mines to sabotage If the reisch-
wehr marched into the Ruhr dis
trict. The reds, he declared, would
kill their families and themselves
before surrendering.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
KING DEF|ES
uL1ImATum
IN DENMARK
Spurns Demands of Social
Democrats-Threaten
General Strike.
BULLETIN.

Copenhagen. March 3d.
King Christian announced to.
day his refusal to comply with
the ultimatum Of the Social
Democrats demanding the rein.
statement Of the Zahle minis.
try, dismissed by the king, and
other action In connection with
the government crisis. The
demand was made under the
threat that the Danish Trade
Unions would meet today
with q view Of declaring q gen.
eral strike If the throne did not
comply. The action demanded
included the immediate sum.
m0ning of the rigsdag and the
restoration Of constitutional
conditions.
Copenhagen. March S0.-Socialist
and trade union Representatives
who conferred with King Christian
last night relative to the crisis
which has arisen in Denmark as a
result Of the dismissal of Premier
Zahle's cabinet, demanded immed.
late reinstatement of the Zahls
ministry, an immediate call for q
meeting of the rigsdag, and the in,
PRODUCTION once more of constitu'
tional conditions in this country
A general strike of all trade unions
is threatened. .
People for Republic.
Crowds in the public squares W
to an early hour this morning were
crying for the establishment of :
republican form Of government fol
Denmark. Slight disturbances oc
CURED while soldiers were occupy.
ing one of the squares. and cries q
Long live the republic!" wers
heard during the night.
The Berlinske Tidende today de
clares the entire civil community
must rise against the terrorism oI
a general strike"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
u DEATHS
WIND TOLL
IN ILLINOIS
Georgia Heaviest Sufferer
With 38; Many Mias-
ing; Losses Grow.

Chicago; March 30. - Scattered
reports from isolated sections OF
nine states. visited by Sundays s
tornadoes. today raised the death
toll to 165.
Reconstruction work in the dew
astated regions is well under way.
The Death List.
Tabulated reports by states
Mt noon today gave the number
Of dead as follows:
Indiana, 81.
Adams ccanty. g; Allen coun.
ty, II; Jay county. 1: Steuben
county, 3: Montgomery coun.
ty, 1: Union city, l.
Illinois, "a.
Elgin, q: Irving Park. s;
Melrose Park, 10; haywood, 4.
Ohio. 30.
Greenville and Nashville, s.;
Van Vert, ); MoultOn, 3: Rem.
olette and Brunersberg, 10;
Genoa. .: Raabs Corners. 4.
Michigan. II.
FentOn, 4: Battle Greek. 5;
Hart, =; Maple Grove Cen.
ter, ).
Georgia, IS.
LaGrange. s6: West Point,
10: Macon, 1: Miner, l.
Alabama. II.
Alexander. IL; Agricola, 5,
Cedar Springs, l.
Nebraska. l.
Shelton. 1.
Missouri, l.
st. Louis. !.
Wisconsin. 1.
East Troy, 1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
The Weather

Increasing cloudiness and some
what warmer tonight. Unsettled.
Highest yesterday. 81: lowest
last night. 43.
Wind velocity, 5 miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. Tp.m. : q. m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. Al As a
Wet bulb temp. .35 40 II
Relative humid. .3S IS IS
River stage, ILL.,; rise Of } OF =
foot in the last "a hours.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01
DIED TO ESCAPE SUFFERING
Crew Of Crippled Hun Submarine Took
the Easiest Way odt Of Hope
less Situation.

Admiral Sims in the Worlds Work
tells of the efficiency of the subchaser
listening devices. Once when subma-
rine had been injured and was lying
on the bottom in shallow water a grew
some thing was heard. They listened
for hours, without hearing sound;
but about 5 o'clock in the afternoon g.
sharp piercing noise came ringing over
the wires. 1t was sound that made
the listeners blood run cold.
Only one thing in the world could
make a sound like that. 1t was the
crack Of revolver. The first report
had hardly stilled when another shot
was heard; and then there were more
in rapid succession. The listeners on
two different chasers heard these pis-
tol cracks and counted them; the re-
ports which these men independently
made agreed in every detail. In oil
25 shots came from the bottom Of the
sea. AS there were from 25 to 30 men
in the submarine crew the meaning
was all too evident. The larger part
of the officers and men, finding them
selves shut tightly In their coffin of
steel, had resorted to that escape
which was not uncOmmOnly availed of
by German submarine crews in this
hideous war. Nearly all Of them had
committed suicide.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01
Deadly Snake in Bananas.

Patrons of a prosaic grocery store
in a sedate Iowa community had an
exciting taste Of tropical adventure
few days ago. A bunch OF bananas
which had been ripening In the store
for week suddenly gave up strange
and brilliant snake, about three feet
long and unpleasantly active. Taken
in a glass-covered box to local school,
the reptile was identified as a bush
master, most deadly Of South Amer
lean snakes. Its slender body is pink
ish-yellow in color, with row OF
large, diamond-shaped patches from
head to tail, the latter being black
with stripes of pinkish-yelloW. 1t 10
related to the better known fer-de-
lance, but grows even larger than that
six-foot carrier Of swift poison. Be-
cause of local prejudice against the
visitor, it was observation-disclosures
Mechanics Magazine.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01
WILL SiFT ANCIENT MOUNDS
ArcheoIooists Plan Most Thorough
Examination Of Structures at
Camp Sherman, In Ohio.

Excavations of seven prehistoric
mounds at Camp Sherman will be
started by DR.. William G. Mills, cura-
tor Of the Ohio State Archaeological
and Historical society. The farm on
which the mounds are situated was
one of those condemned and purchased
by the government for Camp Sherman.
The only examination ever made Of
the mounds was by Squier and Davis
in 1846. y Relics they uncovered were
purchased by the Blackmore museum,
Salisbury, England, for $4,000.
Squ1er and Davis were responsible
for the conclusion that the mounds
were built by distinct race, known as
Mound Builders" This theory is Wig
orously contested by Doctor Mills and
other noted psychologists. They say
there is conclusive evidence that the
mounds were built by American In
dams Of the Algonquin family. Squier
and Davis, in their examination Of
the mounds, merely tunneled several
Of the mounds. Doctor Mills will COM
pletely tear them down Sitting great
part of the dirt through screens. There
are % mounds in the group. Some al
ready have been excavated by Doctor
Mills. One was found to contain 1873
skeletons and $4,000 specimens of flint,
copper and pottery implements and
vessels.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01
APOLOGIES TO BR'ER RABBIT
Field Mouse, Not Bunny, Is Anathema.
tized GirdIer Of Trees, According
to Eastern Expert.

An official Of the state fish and game
commission informs us that we are I'M
just to the rabbit in ascribing to him
all the girdling Of fruit trees which has
been going on In these parts lately. Our
informant says, observes writer in
the Ohio State Journal, that the field
mouse is responsible for more than so
per cent Of this damage and we hasten
to tender our sincere apologies to the
rabbit, whose feelings we would not
hurt for the world, and are quick to
give the guilty field mouse his just
share Of censure.
Field mice. it seems have the indie
feasible habit Of burrowing among the
roots of small fruit trees in the fall,
following out warm place, as field
mice estimate warmth, and spending
the winter there. When they get hun
CRY and nothing else is available, they
shin up little way and eat the bark
Of the tree cunningly making tooth
marks almost exactly like rabbits and
thus throwing editors and other ex-
perts off the scent. The rabbits are
not wholly without sin, but 40 per
cent sinner averages up fairly we'll
with the rest of US. Moreover, the
rabbit may easily be foiled in his
lapses from grace by placing piece Of
tar paper about two feet in height, or
a piece Of wire netting around the base
Of each young fruit tree. Perhaps this
expedient, like other prohibitory meas
ures, does not build character In the
rabbit, but it does in the orchardist.
Nothing, we understand, can be done
about the field mice unless one stays
at the foot Of the tree and catches
them. They are lost in sin.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01
"little Zion" Becomes Park.

Three hundred miles south of Salt
Lake City and reached by automobile
from Lund, Utah, is Little Zion can
yon, the newest of American national
Fairgrounds.
The canyon derives it's name from
Salt Lake City, which about so years
ago was known as Zion. Brigham
Young and other Mormons visited the
district and the Inhabitants decided
that they would call the canyon Lit
tie Zion," evidently considering Salt
Lake City big place.
Within the last few years, Little Zion
canyon has been visited by a large
number Of tourists and some of them
have termed it 1.-THE Rainbow of the
Desert"
There are deep canyons with cliffs
of blood red and cliffs Of cream white
rising to height Of $500 feet. Huge
natural bridges and level-topped pla-
teaus, with precipitous cliffs and pic
turesque amphitheaters provide a pic.
ture that strikes one with awe.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01
NO "R0UGHLNG IT" FOR LAPS
orIentaIs on Pacific Coast Not to Be
Lured From the Conveniences
Of City Life.

J. F. Brown, sage and philosopher
of Notes 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 passenger. content to do
that rather than take 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 inquiries:
you got barber shop there?"
Brown was taken off his feet when
No, he didn't know Of barber shop
around. His ranch is we'll up in the
mountains, one of the most beautiful
places in the islands.
"You got store?"
Brown confesses to store three
miles away. More reflection.
"You got picture house?"
Brown blinks at this question even
now.
Finally, the Japanese says one thing
more.
= mo can go. Me got brother very
seeck. Too bad. l sor-ry."-Pacif1c
Commercial Advertiser.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-01

DR.. Taylor who spoke on the Chau-
tauqua platform last evening, proved
to be a very interesting talker. His
subject last evening was "Mexico."
He told Of the wonderful resources
that abound in Mexico, using figures
to show how this country ranked in
the amount of production with other
countries. He told Of the living con-
ditions there, and how the average
American expects to find the country
when he goes there He assurd the
audience that the country was not
over run with bandits, but that there
was just enough of them to make it
interesting for a traveller, so that
travel never grows monotonous. Mr..
Taylor has travelled extensively thru
several countries of the world and is
a we'll read man as evidenced by his
splendid talk last evening.