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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
MINERS READY
TO SIGN new
WAGE SYSTEM
Pact BASED on Majority Report
of Wilson Coal COmmlS.
sion.
BULLETIN.

New York, March 29.-John
L. Lewis, international presi.
dent of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America. today issued .
statement denying there would
he a suspension Of work in the
bituminous coal mines of 1ili-
nOis and other districts April l.
Mr.. Lewis statement was In
reEy to a recent announce.
ment by Frank harrington.
president of the United Mine
Workers of Illinois, in which
Harrington said there would be
an unavoidable suspension Of
work April l.
New York, March ga new
wage agreement based on the ma
jority report OF President Wilson's
coal board will be signed within
a week, it is predicted by mem
bers of. the general scale commit
tee OF, operators and miners who
arrived here today to Asgotiate a
new contract
John L. Lewis. president OF the
United Mine Workers1 said that
common sense would ro1e through
out the conferences and there would
be no reason for further delay.
To Hold Dncnssions.
He pointed out that fhe award OF
the presidents commission was tc
be used as a basis for = pew con-
tract. and would not be Written into
a new agreement without dis IS
sions. He indicated that the r.
ers would attempt to obtain -
ther concessions from the ops =
tors as to working hours
wages. :.
The mine workers want at lie
a 81 per cent increase and a sev'En
hour day. The award Of the cory
mission gave them q per Get
increase and an eight-hour day,
The increase included the IA per
cent given the workers when they
returned to work after the recent
strike.
Soft Coal Parley.
The representatives Of the bitun-
nous mine workers went into an
executive session shortly before
noon to consider the majority
award of President wilson's coal
commission. President Lewis be-
gan explaining the award, an ON
cial copy Of which was before the
miners for the first time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
VALIOIT OF
DRY LAW IS
QUESTIONED
Jersey Wet Chief Tells
High Court Clause
Violates Code.

Washington, March 29.-The 18th
amendment to the constitution,
known as the prohibition amend
nent, is legislative in nature and
Evolutionary in character, accord
+ ing to Attorney General Thomas F.
McCran of New Jersey, in opening
+ his argument before the United
States supreme court in New Jer-
sey's suit to have the amendment
declared void and the Volstead act
unconstitutional. Eight points
we're raised and discussed in the
argument.
Attorney General McCran's brief
declared that the 18th amendment
was not constitutionally proposed;
that the proposal is subject to ju-
dicial review: that congress did
not by twO-thirds in numbers Of
both houses affirmatively vote for
the proposal Of the resolution; that
three-fourths of the states have not
ratified in the constitutional sense.
Holds Law Inadequate.
The brief also declared that the
national prohibition act is not ap-
propriate legislation: that there is
10 right in congress to legislate
outside the words of the amend
ment, that the words beverage
purposes" sufficiently describe the
limit within which congress will
legislate. and that the term "intox-
eating liquors" is its own defini-
ton; that the Volstead law fixing
the standard is oppressive and un-
institutional; that the Volstead
hw is unconstitutional in that it
attempts to interfere with the
rights Of physicians and druggists
10 furnish liquor; that the institu-
tons owned and conducted by the
state Of New Jersey are hampered
and restricted by the arbitrary act
Of congress.
Basis of Attack.
The brief also stated that the IL
amendments to the constitution
prior to the 18th prohibition
amendmenU are subjects relating
10 the structure and form of the
government and are not amend
nents revolutionary in character
and which deprive the states OF
their sovereign powers.
In a supplemental brief filed by
New Jerseys attorney general an
Pentirely novel point is made, that
the right to amend the constitution
is a right of the people of the
United States as distinguished from
the people Of particular state;
that the people of the United States
have only national powers. the pO-
lice power being reserved to the
states, and the right of internal pO-
lice being right of the people Of
New Jersey over which the people
Of the United States have no con-
lrol. This right may not be taken
from them without their consent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
N. Y. RED LEADER
GETS 5 TO 10 YEARS

New York, March o9.-Harry
Winetzky. executive secretary of
the New York communist party,
who was convicted Friday Of vio-
lating the states criminal anarchy
law. today was sentenced to not
less than Ave nor more than ten
years in state prison. Winetzky.
who was alleged to have advocated
the overthrow of the government
by force. took . prominent part in
the communist party convention in
Chicago several months ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
ALLEGED GERMAN
SPY STILL HELD

Washington. March 20. Pending
determination of appeals from dis
missals of habeas corpus proceed
ings, the supreme court today
ordered the retention in custody OF
the United States marshal in New
York of Herman Vessels charged
with being a German spy.
The court also ordered the tenn
porary postp0nement of naval
court martial proceedings against
Vessels, who claims the navy de-
partment has no Jurisdiction over
him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
CHICAGO AREA HARDEST
HIT; 6 STATES SUFFER;
HUNDREDS LOSE HOMES
Military Law in Elgin After Twister Damage Is
Put at $4,000, ,000-Many Rural Towns
Almost Wiped Out.

Chicago March .29.-Material augmentation OF
the known death list, hundreds injured and
property damage estimates of many millions of dol
lars loomed today when restoration of wire communi-
cations would permit compilation of accurate reports
from the six central west states hit by series of tor
nadoes yesterday.
The most foreboding rmors early today were
from the southern Michigan peninsula and rural dis
trics of Indiana and Ohio In those states wires were
prostrated in every direction and it said it might
be several days before some of the communities
heard from.
The Chicago district, with 20 deaths, was the
heaviest sufferer, according to reports early today.
The remainder of the known death list follows:
West Liberty Ind, Z; Fenton, Mich, Z; Zulu,
Ind 5; Nashville Ohio, A. Greenville Ohio, 4 Cen
eva, Ind. 3, and one each at Monroeville Ind;
Townley, Ind Hart Mich; East Troy, Wis, and st.
Louis Mo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
AIMS
TO RESTORE
RUAR0ROER
Radicals Get Until March
80 to Accede to the
Peace Terms.

Berlin. March %. - Energetic
measures to restore order and to
protect the German people from
illegal acts" will be taken by the
government against communist
forces operati- in the Ruhr reg
ion, said a manifesto issued by the
government today, if leaders of the
communists fail by March 80 to
give adequate guarantees to Gen
eral Won Waiter, commander of
the government troops in that dis
trict.
Government Demands.
The following stipulations are
laid down as conditions upon which
the government will refrain from
taking drastic steps to punish
those who have opposed its author
ity.
Unconditional recognition OF
constitutional state authorities.
Restoration of oficial civilian
and police service, providing they
have not been implicated in the
movement supporting the reaction
ary regime set up by DR.. Wolf
gang Kapp. March l.
Immediate release of prisoners
TO Act Accordingly.
If these conditions are accepted
the government will not intervene
but if they are not. General Won
Waiter will receive full powers to
proceed.
The manifesto declares the Belle
field agreement has not been kept
as attacks on Wesel-are continuing 6
and that numerous complaints
from all circles Of the, populace
against the crimes OF the extrem-
lists" have been received by the
government.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
SCORES Die I'M T0RNAD0ES
LABOR FROWNS
ON CHANGES IN
GERMANY RULE
Legien Reported Opposed
to Men for New
Cabinet.

Berlin, March 29.-(By The As
sociated Press s.)-One of the lead
ers of the Majority Socialist party,
asked by the correspondent tonight
as to whether Carl Rudolph Legien,
president of the German Federation
of Trades Unions, had made def
mite peace with the government.
said:
"Legien is anything but satisfied
with the reconstructed cabinet"
Wholly Out OF Tune.
The speaker added that Legien's
antipathy was not confined to the
Democrats, but that he was out Of
tune with the entire solution OF the
recent political crisis. Legien. the
correspondent was told. was only
reconciled to it by his conviction
that a coalition block was the only
possible basis Of stable govern
ment at this critical period of the
nations aaffirs.
"Legien wisely made himself the
spokesman for the radical elements
as WE'LL" the correspondents in
formant stated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
REPUBLIC is
ORGANIZED BY
DANES, REPORT

Copeahagen, March s9.-The
progressive parties of Den.
mark will reply to the kings
dissolution Of the cabinet to.
day by Proclaiming . republic,
the koebenhavn says it is RI.
nored.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
TO SPEND
SUMMER VACATION
IN MASSACHUSETTS

Washington. March 20. = Presi-
dent Wilson will spend the sum-
mer at the home OF Charles r.
Crane at Woods Hole, a village on
the southern coast of Massachus-
etts. near Martha's Vineyard. it
was said today at the White house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
POLES HOLD HEAVY
ATTACK BY REDS

warsaw, March 29.-The Polish
@e Is withstanding a heavy bOl-
eviki attack with gas, artillery.
planes. armored trains and cav
" combined in a furious offens-
says Polish communique.,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
Deaths I'm Alabama.

Alexander City. Ala. March 20.
Five white persons and six ne
groes were killed in the cyclone
which swept the territory between
Camp Hill and Wayerly yesterday.
Damage to houses and livestock is
estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000. Wire communication with
the storm-swept area has been de-
stroyed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
STERLING DECLINES.

New York. March 29-A slight
decline in sterling exchange mark
ed the ope. ing of the market here
today. demand sterling being quot
ed at $3.91L. or = cents below Sat-
urday's close.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29

DOuleS 1Ounu 10 were inUSe Ol
negroes.
West Point, Ga, also was hard
hit, 10 persons being reported dead
there. Agrocela, a small settlement
in Alabama, had death list Of five.
Michigan Losses.
Detroit, Mich. March 29.-The
death toll of yesterdays storm in
central and western Michigan was
still undetermined early this morn
ing, only fragmentary reports COM
ing in over disarranged wires.
These reports indicated the loss Of
life at five, four being killed be-
tween Long Lake and Fenton, and
one at Hart Several injured also
were reported in the wake of the
storm. which apparently entered
the state at Gary, Ind, and swept
northeast through Kalamazoo, Bat
tie Creek, Lansing, Fenton and
Flint.
Cleveland Brushed.
Cleveland, Ohio, March 29.-Last
nights storm caused the death OF
one person in Cleveland, according
to the police today. Comparatively
little property damage was done.
Arthur Marks, 30, was struck and
instantly killed by motor truck
while crossing the street.
Seven Dead at Lima.
Lima, Ohio, March 29.-Seyen
persons dead and immense property
damage was the toll OF last nights
windstorm over this section OF the
state. Moses Archer, farmer, was
killed near Lima. Three were kill
ed at Van Vert, and three at Moul-
ton. lnterurban traffic has been
suspended and wire communication
is seriously impaired.
Hannibal Agitated.
Hannibal, Mo, March GA gale
which records of the local weather
bureau show reached a velocity of
more than so miles an hour at
times, swept Hannibal and north
Missouri all day Sunday. Consider
able property damage was done but
no fatalities have been reported.
Elgin Losses Heavy.
Elgin, ILL.,, March 29--Elgin to-
day began digging itself out from
the wreckage of yesterdays disas-
trous tornado, which claimed eight
lives. injured more than 100 and
did damage to property estimated
at $4,000. 900.
Business is virtually suspended
while merchants and professional
men Joined hundreds of laborers
in clearing the streets.
Many guardsmen and ex-soldiers,
who patrolIed the stricken district
last night, laid aside their rifles at
dawn and, with picks and shovels.
attacked the heaps Of brick. TIM
bers and shattered glass.
Several blocks Of the business
district where the damage was
greatest, remain roped off this
morning, while workmen prepare
to raze the tottering wrecks which
sway in the wind in momentary
danger Of catapulting into the
streets.
Department Store Raxed.
Reports that another body might
be buried under the ruins OF the
George NJ. Peck department store
caused soldiers and laborers TO re-
new their search there this morn
ing. INLAND Gieske. one Of the In
jured, Said he had taken refuge
from the rain in the doorway Of
the Peck store Another man was
standing beside him. When the
tornado struck Gieske was blown
under the wreckage. He was dug
out several hours later suffering
from three broken ribs and scalp
wounds. No trace has been found
OF the other man and workers fear
he may be buried under the debris.
The Peck store. a 3-story brick
! business block. was totally de-
| Co..tinucd On Page Twelyel Z
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29

VI pSi S'ho ~ y
made homeless by destruction OF
dwellings throughout the SIX
states and outside relief was nee
essary for several places,
1Elgin- Hard Hit s--ie
Elgin, ILL.,, 80 miles west of Chi
cago. where eight persons were
killed, suffered approximately
$4,O00,Oo0 damage, when the tor
hado wrecked a large portion OF
the business quarter and part OF
the residence section.
Military law was declared in Ell
gin and former service men volun-
teered to preserve order and to
prevent looting.
From Elgin the tornado swep,
northeastward around Chicago
smashing through Melrose Park
Evanston. Wilmette and other sub.
urbs, with a trail OF wreckage and
deaths. Soldiers of a national
guard regiment. which was called
out when the extent of the damage
became known. also assumed con.
troll at MelrOse Park and Wilmette
The twisters which swept
through Michigan and Ohio and In.
diana, apparently were distinct
from the Illinois storm.
In each instance, however, it was
the same tale-wrecked houses
prOstration of wire communica
tion and death list.
Michigan Cut OF.
A dozen or more Michigan cities
were cut off from the rest of The
world and it was reported they
were in the path of the tWisteI
which swept northeastward across
the state from Lake Michigan The
storm was said to have been par.
ticuiarly severe in the vicinities o
Kalamazoo. Battle Creek, Lansing
Bay City and Saginaw.
In Ohio and Indiana. however
the tornado's fury apparently wa!
wreaked on rural districts. Non.
of the large cities was hit. accord
ing to reports. Sweeping over tn,
open country and semi-isolatet
districts. it was believed severa
persons had been killed and muci
property damaged.
Havoc in Toledo.
Toledo, Chic March 29.-Eigh
persons are known to be dead ant
nearly 100 injured, some so serious
ly that their death is expected, il
the tornado that struck Toledo AM
nearby villages in this section lat,
last night Raabs Corners, Is mile.
west of Toledo, and Genoa, IS milel
southeast, were hard hit, the prop
erty damages running into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
About 25 homes at Genoa wer,
demolished and in many instance
whole families suffered injuries.
At Raabs Corners the Catholi,
church and school were blown over
Charles Harsh. Toledoan passinj
through in his automobile, said h,
saw many women and children ly
ing in the street with arms ant
legs apparently broken.
Several also were reported in
jured at Martins, near Raabs Cor
ners.
Relief workers left here thi
morning for the stricken towns.
Atlanta Deaths 40.
Atlanta, Ga, March 29.-Becaus
OF demoralizing wire conditions, few
additional details of last night
tornado. which struck Georgia an,
the eastern part of Alabama hai
come in early today The death lis
still stood at approximately 40. witt
many hundreds injured, some ser;
ously. The property damage wa
, expected to run into the millions.
La Grange, Ga, caught the brun
OF the storm. Twenty-one bodie
have been found there and it wa
believed the total dead would be al
most double that number. OF tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
The Weather


Generally fair tonight and Tues
day. No decided change in temper
ature, with the lowest tonigh, near
freezing
Highest temperature yesterday,
e.. lowest last night. So.
Wind velocity, 20 miles per hour.
Precipitation, 10 inches.
12m. 7p.m. n m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb mp...61 IS 3e
Wet bulb temp. Al 45 81
Relative humid. rs IS -
River stage, IL feet: rise Of 1.04
feet in the last "a hours.
j. n. .SHERIER, AeteorolGgist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
s6 Dead in Ohio.

Columbus. Ohio, March o9.-Cas-
ua.iies resulting from the storm
which swept western Ohio yester-
day afternoon and last night total
ed 26 dead and probably several
hundred injured. according to in
formation available at 1890 a. NJ.
today. Only meager reports have
been received from villages in the
Toledo territory. as practically all
communication is cut off.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
See Industrial Peace.

Berlin, March 29.-The news
from the Ruhr industrial district,
the Rhineland in general, and from
Westphalia permits the conclusion
that order will b, gradually re-
stored in those regions, where re-
bellious forces of workingmen
have been operating, it was de-
clared here today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
Prussian Ministry.

Berlin. March 29.-The newly
organized ministry for Prussian. It
was announced today, is composed
as follows:
Premier and minister of agricul-
ture, Herr Braun.
Minister of the interior, Herr
Severing.
Minister of education, Herr
Haenisch.
Minister of finance, Herr Lude-
man.
Minister of public works, Herr
Oeser.
Minister of trade, Herr Fisch-
beck.
Minister of peoples welfare. Herr
Steegerwald.
Minister of justice, Herr Zehn-
h0Rs-.ss-. --s--'--.---e--s.-
Four Of the ministers are Social
Democrats. two are Democrats and
two are members Of the Centre
party. Premier Braun was minis
ter of agriculture in the late cabi-
net, and Herr Haenisch, Herr
Oeser, Herr Fischbeck. Herr Steeg-
erwald and Herr Zehnhoff also were
members of that ministry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
TWISTER TOLL
II DEATHS BY
LATE REPORTS
% Reported Killed Around Chicago
Joliet Feels Gales
Sting.

Chicago, March 29.-Reports to-
day from the tornado-swept states
in the middle west indicate n per-
sons lost their lives. while thou
sands were rendered homeless. and
millions of dollars worth of dam
age done.
Chicago and its suburbs show the
greatest toll of life-29 persons be-
ing killed, with the greatest loss at
Melrose Park. Ohio, where wire
communication gradually is being
restored, reports "a known dead. 1t
is thought when the rural districts
are heard from this figure will be
increased. Indiana reported II
known dead, and Michigan reported
five. Wisconsin and Missouri each
reported one person killed.
Suburbs Wrecked.
Residents of Melrose Park, Belle
wood and haywood today are
searching the wreckage left in the
wake of the Palm Sunday tornado
which cost the lives of 10 persons,
injured scores of others, and de-
molished 155 homes.
A corps of nurses from the mu-
nicipal tuberculosis sanitorium
which had been worked all night,
was relieved today by a detach-
ment of medical corps from the
18th infantry. Firemen. who also
worked throughout the night. were
relieved by a detachment of infan-
try.
The suburbs were practically un-
der military law during the night
soldiers being on guard at the Cit
liens State bank of Melrose Park
in which all the windows were bro
ken and the roof carried away
Guards were stationed throughout
the villages. Work on recOnstruc-
tion of partially destroyed houses
was started today.
Death for Lo0ters.
r CoioHef- Stuart IN charge OF the
infantry on duty. issued orders to
"shoot to kill' to prevent lOOting
from the ruins.
Most of the residents lost all
they had because, although they
carried fire insurance on their
homes, very few had tornado insur-
ance. --...-..
A committee of business men in
Wilmette today started to make a
survey and estimate of the damage
, done in the devastated district
Wreckage has been cleared from
the railroad and car tracks and
traffic again is normal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
Has Close Call,

Belvidere. ILL.,, March 30. - Wire
communication between this city
and the outside world was restored
today and the first news from this
city show there were no fatalities
Observers yesterday saw storm
clouds travelling in opposite direc-
tions meet high in the air. The top
of an electric light companys
smoke stack was carried away.
The tornado. which appeared to
form above the city, swept toward
Elgin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29
Dying in Joliet.

Joliet, H., March 29.-Three per-
sons are dying, IA are seriously in
jured and property damage will to-
tai $500,000. as a result of the
storm which swept west of Joliet
yesterday. The tornado, swooping
over a narrow strip toward the
northeast, carried everything be-
fore it. Nothing in the path of the
storm withstood its force. Injured
persons were dug from ruins by
rescuers.
Those dying are: John Rooney,
go. Lockport township farmer,
chest crushed under ruins of
house: Celia Cronin. 2S, Troy town.
ship, fractured back. collar bone
broken and internal injuries; Mrs.
Gertrude Siegel. 45, internal injur-
les and burned by fire from over
turned stove.
A torrent of rain extinguished in
cipient fires in the ruins Of several
houses in which injured persons
were imprisoned.
Romeoville. village on the
drainage canal, was wrecked by the
storm. No one was seriously in
jured.
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Hannibal Agitated.

Hannibal, Mo, March "a gale
which records of the local weather
bureau show reached a velocity of
more than so miles an hour at
times, swept Hannibal and north
Missouri all day Sunday. Consider
able property damage was done but
no fatalities have been reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-29

Thousands of persons were
made homeless by destruction of
dwellings throughout the six
states and outside relief was nee
essary for several places.