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The labor world., 1920-10-02

1t is cstimat ed that over s25,oo0.o0o
worth Of silver has been lost as a
result of the - months suspension
Of work by the miners in Australia.
The labor world., 1920-10-02

The highest point yet reached in
trade union membership in Canada
was during 1919. when the total num-
Der Of trade un1onists reached 3s7,os7.
The labor world., 1920-10-02

Mems Mackinaws and Leathes Vests.
=. lower Prices at The Big Duluth.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-21

SANITARY COUCH PADS.
regular size, twenty pound
weight, felted cotton in lay
ers, covered with good quality
art tick. Spe- CT OE
cially priced at. % 1870
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-21

BLEACH ED S II e e T S,
Seamless" size Slx90 inches.
Smooth even thread. neatly
made. GO M
Each. ........... VGs i "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
BLACK F|END
TELLS ABOUT
HIS GRIMES
Lockett, Cause of Lexing
ton Riot, Murderer Of
Several Women.

Eddyville, KY, March S.-Will
Lockett, slayer of Geneva Hardman,
10 years old, and central figure in
the riots at Lexington Feb. 9, today
confessed to the murder of two
other persons, the probable murder
OF a third and another frustrated
attempt. All his victims were
women.
Each was strangled except the
Hardman child whose head he
crushed with a stone.
One in Illinois.
Lockett's victims, he told Warden
Chiffon in his cell in death row of
the Eddyville penitentiary, were a
white woman whom he attacked and
killed at the junction of the Louis
vile & Nashville and Big Four
railroads at Carmi. ILL.,, in 1912 or
1913; a negro woman choked, as
saulted and left for dead at Gov
ernor and Canal streets, Evansville
Ind, in 1917, and a woman of whose
color he was in doubt, assaulted
and choked to death near Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville, in Feb
ruary, 1919, while he was in the
army.
Dies March IL.
Lockett is condemned to die in
the electric chair March IL for the
murder of the little Hardman girl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
BE BOSSES IN
OWN, DOMICILES
URGED ON MEN
Bishop Blames Masculine
Weakness for Exotic
Fashions.

Boston, March S.-Growing weak
ness on the part of the men OF the
country is developing a sinister
feminism, Cardinal O'Connell told
a gathering of men at the Cathe-
dral of the Holy Cross last night
Man, as the head Of the house, ne
said, should assert his proper au-
thority in the home.
Failure to do this, the cardinal
asserted, leads to false femin-
ism, which unless it is curbed IN
time, will have disastrous results
for humanity.
Cardinal O'Connell questioned
how a father could "look on and
see his children, especially the
girls, running rampant without any
consideration for modesty." Head
ship of the family, he said, meant
that the father should look after
the morals of the whole family.
The evil of extravagant expendi-
ture which. he predicted. would
cause a financial reaction in Amer
ica similar to that which has caus-
ed Europe's virtual bankruptcy,
was criticised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
HOLDS LEGION
PLAN FOR men
IS YET CRUDE

Washington, March S.-A serious
mistake was made by the Ameri-
can Legion in presenting its pro-
posals for soldier relief in the
form in which it did, the house
ways. and means committee was
told today by Colonel E. Lester
Jones, a member of the legion's ex-
ecutive committee. He said the
executive committee would as
semble this month and that he pro-
posed to suggest that it formulate "a
definite and sane policy for pre-
sentation to congress in a quiet
and respectful way"
Colonel Jones said he believed
the legion al$o should present q
we'll considered scheme fo- fnanc.
ing any plan it proposed.
Farms Near Cities.
The witness said that in making
an estimate some months ago he
had found that about $4,000 former
soldiers desired an opportunity Il
take over farms.
While he approved in principle
land settlement scheme, Colone
Jones said it should not be con
fined to vacant public lands or re
mote cut-over lands in the south
and west, but that vacant lands ir
the vicinity of the cities should be
condemned and purchased for sol
dier use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
STATE DEMOS.
MEET May 10
IN SPRINGFIELD

Chicago. March S.-Springfeld
was chosen as the convention city
for the state Democratic gathering
on May 10, by the Democratic state
central committee here today.
The convention will be made of
$50 delegates, the representation
being determined by the vote of
1916 in the state. Each 1000 vot-
ers will be represented by dele
gate. Cook county will have. $50
delegates.
The convention will select eight
delegates At large and eight alter
mates to TIE San Francisco national
convention and four presidential
electors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
MUTUAL Terms
over ADRIATIC
WILL SUIT U, S.
Text OF Wilson Note, However,
Makes 1t Clear No Third Nation
Shall Suffer.

Washington. Sunday. March t.
While expressing satisfaction at
the ''unaltered desire" of the al
lied leaders to reach can equitable
solution" President Wilson in his
last note to the French and Brit
ish premiers, accepts with reserva-
tions the proposal that Italy and
Jugo-Slavia themselves be permit
ted to settle the Adriatic dispute
Expressing the view that it con-
stitutes more than mere ex-
change of views and is in fact a
statement of the principle, the
president refused to agree to a
withdrawal of the British-French-
American memorandum of Dec. 8.
At the same time he indicated his
unalterable opposition to the exc
cution of the terms of the treaty OF
London except insofar as the
United States government may be
convinced that those terms are in
trinsically just and are consistent
with the maintenance of peace and
settled order in southeastern Eu-
rope"
No Swap OF Territory.
While he said he would gladly
approve mutual settlement be-
tween Italians and the Jugo-Slays
which would be without prejudice
to the interests of any third nation
the president declared he can not
possibly approve any plan which
assigns to JugoSlavia in the
northern districts Of Albania ter
ritorial compensation for what she
is deprived of elsewhere"
Albanian questions, he further
said, could not be included in the
proposed joint discussion.
If Italy and Jugo-Slavia, he said
prefer to abandon their allied buf-
fer state and desire to limit the
| proposed free state to the corpus
separation of Fiume. placing the
sovereignty in the League of Ma
tions. the United States is willing
to leave the determination of the
common frontier to Italy and Jugo.
slavia.
Text Given Out.
The text of the presidents reply
to the premiers which now is be
| ing considered by the supreme
council at London, was made pub
| Ec here last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
SOVIET FORCES
LAUNCH drive
At Two POINTS
Attack Poles and Firms, but 1t Is
Claimed That They Have
Been Repulsed.

London. March S.-Russian soviet
forces have launched attacks
against the Poles and the Firms on
the western and northern fronts,
according to advices received. In
both instances. it is said. they have
been repulsed and the Firms are re-
ported to have launched a counter
attack which has pierced the reds
lines.
Polish units holding the line run
ming through the Pripet marshes
south of Bobruisk are said to have
been under attack at two points,
the soviet armies advancing on the
north and south sides of the
marshes. Heavy red detachments
were recently reported to have as
sembled at Gomel. just east of the
Pripet country, and it is probable
these have been hurled westward
against the Polish line.
Poles Rejected Oyertures.
II is recalled the Poles last week
rejected overtures for an armistice
pending peace negotiations, holding
the bolsheviki would strengthen
their lines during the time they
are protected by the provisions OF
the truce. In the meantime, dele
gates from the Baltic states are ex-
pected to meet at Warsaw next
week to consider the soviet peace
terms.
FinRs Claim Gains.
Helsingfors, March THE Fin
nish general staff has received
news that the white troops in the
Murman region have penetrated the
lines of the bolsheviki forces ant
are approaching the town of Re
pola.
Die Aboard Ship.
Constantinople, March S.-Deatf
pursued 500 refugees who fed from
Novorossisk on the steamer Nava
jo at the approach of Russia sovie
forces, after many had died of dis
ease. cold and starvation. Tn
craft arrived here with emaciate,
and starving passengers.
Proclaim Gar.
London. Sunday, March =
Proclamation of a new czar in tn
Trans-Caspian province, is reporte
in a wireless dispatch from Mos
| COW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
0TTUMWA SLOW
IN ITS GROWTH

Washington, March S.-Popula-
tion statistics for 1920 announced
today by the census bureau in
cluded:
Ottumwa, Iowa, 2S,003, an in
crease OF 991, or As per cent over
1910.
Lewiston. Me-, S1,707, an in
crease of $3.50, or 20.S per cent.
Everett. Wash. 1854, an in
crease of $500, or 11.3 per cent.
Population announcements for
1920 issued by the census bureau
Saturday night were:
Toledo. Ohio, 243.109, an in
crease OF H,612, or 44.3 per cent
over 1910.
Charlotte. N. c., 46,s1s, an in
crease OF 1904, or 36.2 per cent,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08

no harm had come to naval NOR
ale as a result Of the awards or
the controversy. The second was
that enlisted men received too
small a share of recognition for
their services.
Postpone Inquiry.
Washington. March Sat Rear
Admiral Sims request the naval
court of inquiry appointed to in
vestigate the removal of Rear Ad-
miral William B. Fletcher from
command of American naval forces
at Brest by Admiral Sims in Oc-
tober, 1917, adjourned today soon
after meeting to organize.
1t was agreed that the court
would ,reconvene at such time as
the course Of the senate's naval
committees investigation of Adj
miral Sims criticisms Of the navy's
war record, which opens tomorrow
would permit the admiral to at
tend the courts sessions.
Members OF the court agreed
unanimously today to hold open
hearings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
7. S. MUST REFUND MILLIONS IN TAXES
Nobody Hurt by Naual
Controversy, Senators
Agree in All Reports

washington, March S.-Three sep
arate reports from the naval sub
committee which recently investi-
gated the controversy over the
award of war decorations to navy
officers were before the senate to-
day. A majority report signed by
the three Republican members of
the committee, Senators Hale, Nc
Cormick and Poindexter, sharply
criticized Secretary Daniels for not
having fully advised officers as to
his plans in making awards and
asserted that his policy of decorat-
Ing officers who lost their ships
would be detrimental to the navy.
The other reports were submit
ted by Senators Pittman and Tram
nell. the two Democratic members
OF the investigating committee.
Each defended Mr.. Daniels course
and directed their attacks at Rear
Admiral Sims, who precipitated the
wrangle by criticizing the naval
secretary's course.
On two points all three of the
reports agreed. The first was that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08

in "the ignoble task Of creating
tries"
Acting on the information pre-
sented by the foreign Office. the
war department., according to these
advices, has issued instructions to
the. military commanders in the
border states to break up the kid
naping organization. The govern
ment says it is believed the pro-
moters of the kidnapping organiza-
ton are rebel agents who recently
circulated handbills advertising
the "Reorganized Government OF
Free Mexicans," and another an
nouncing a coup planned for
May 5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
Cooperative kidnapping
Association in Mexico

Washington, March S.-Discov-
cry of cooperative kidnapping as
sociation," having for its purpose
the kidnapping and holding for
ransom of foreigners, preferably
Americans" is announced by the
Mexican foreign Office, according to
advices today from Mexico City.
The announcement says this
unique company" is made up of
Mexicans and Americans on the
border. this statement being based
on reports from various consular
officers. The foreign office says
the association" also is engaged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
VILLA TAKES
u. S, CITIZEN
|NTRA|N RAID
War Veteran Is Held for
Ransom After Bloody
Fight in Mexico.

El Paso. Texas, March S.
Joseph Williams, an employe Of an
American smelling and refining
company plant at Pedricena, Mex
leo, is captive in the hands OF
Francisco Villa, held for. $4,000
ransom. according to passengers
from southern Chihuahua, who
have arrived at Juarez. Williams.
who is an American citizen, served
in the world war, and, suffering
from the effects of German gas,
was returning to the United States
TO. treatment when the northbound
Juarez train. on which he was trav-
cling was held up Thursday morn
ing last, near Corralitos. Chihua-
hua, 400 miles south of Ell Paso.
Casualties Heavy.
In a battle between Villas men
and the train guard, ten of the
bandits and 10 of the train guard
were slain and the balance Of the
defenders, so in number. either
wounded or driven off. The train
and Pullman car conductors were
among the dead. the latter being
killed by a shot from Villas pistol.
When the fighting ceased the
bandits herded the passengers to
a small hill near the track where
Villa harangued them and threat
ened them with death. Later, ac-
cording to eye witnesses, he broke
into tears and told them he would
spare their lives out of respect TO
the memory of General Felipe An
geles. who recently was executed
by the Carranza authorities at
Chihuahua City.
Left In Desperate Plight.
Williams and an Arabian mer-
chants, M. Nasar. were forced to
accompany the bandits when they
rode away. leaving the balance OF
the passengers marooned in DESC
late country, bereft of their belong
ings and many of them without
their clothing, which had been
taken By the robbers.
According to Il. ]. Peltier, an
American citizen resident Of Mex
leo City, who was roughly handled.
and threatened with death, the
bandits numbered about 300. They
stopped the train by placing a
charge of dynamite on the track
which wrecked the engine.
Execute Rebel.
Aqua Prieta, Sonora, March s.
Ma1eo Flores, a notorious rebel
leader, has been executed by Car
rama troops, according to advices
to the military commander here,
today. He was captured Saturday
in Tamaulipas, the state where he
operated, given a speedy court
martial and executed the same
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
FOUR ASK FOR
EACH SEAT AT
c. 0. P. C0NFAB B

Chicago, March S.-Plans for the
Republican national convention.
June s, are to be completed today
by the convention committee of
which A. T. Hert of Kentucky, is
chairman.
Officers of the convention, includ-
ing temporary chairman, will not
be selected for 60 days, however,
Will Fl. Hayes. national, chairman,
announced following the monthly
informal meeting Of the national
committee. Committeeman from 80
states are here for the conference.
The principal work before the
convention committee is the appor-
tionment of the 1887 seats, for
which more than $4,000 applica-
i tons have already been received.
The convention and national
committeeman were guests of Fred
! H. Upham, national committee
treasurer, at a luncheon this noon
Frank H. Hitchcock, who arrived
this morning to take an active part
in the campaign for General Leon
ard Wood, also attended the lunch
| con.
"Accord- Not Complete.
Chairman Hays announced fol-
lowing the national committee
meeting that the outstanding de-
velopment was the complete accord
existing among the committeeman
Outside the meeting room, however
the corridors were buzzing as a re-
suit of the chairman's statement
reiterating that "the duty of the
! national committee is to elect the
candidate and not select him"
The statement was taken as an
answer to claims advanced by
some supporters of General Wood
that the general had the support Of
the national chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
IS MORE Grain
ON FARMS NOW
Than YEAR AGO

Washington. March 8. - The
amount OF grain on farms March 1,
was announced today ty the de-
partment of agriculture as follows:
1902 .O95. 900 bushels. or
37.04 per cent OF the 1919 crop,
compared with S55.269, 900 bushels,
or 34.2 per cent a year ago.
Wheat-l65.539.000 bushels. or
IT'S per cent. compared with 12s.-
703,000 bushels or 40 per cent a
year ago.
Oats-422.S15.0 900 bushels. or 800
per cent, compared with 590,251 900
bushels. or 3S.4 per cent a year
ago.
Barley. 3s,010.000 bushels or q. 8
per cent, compared with S1.746. 900
bushels. or 81? per cent a year
ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
ALLIED FORCE
IN CHARGE OF
TURKS CAPITAL
Full Measures Being Taken, It Il
Claimed, To Protect 4rmenians
Hereafter.

Paris, March S.-Constantinople
is actually occupied by allied
troops under provisions of the
armistice, says the Petit Parisen
today, which claims that city is
headquarters of General Franchet
dEsperey, and there are in the city
one division and one brigade of
French troops, or about $4,000 or
10000 men.
In addition there are in Constan-
tinople one regiment OF Italians
f, and a battalion of British troops.
and other British forces in the
region of the straits.
Prepare for Trouble.
London, March 8.-While defin-
lite news Of allied occupation. of
Constantinople is still awaited, it
is stated in some quarters that this
operation is rendered all the more
inevitable owing to the informa-
tion that Mustapha Kemal Pasha,
the Turkish Nationalist leader, is
strengthening his forces in Asia
[ Minor and that Turkish bands are
concentrating in eastern Thrace in
contravention to the terms of the
I armistice.
In the absence of an official an
nouncement, contradictory rumors
are current concerning the re-
spective attitudes of Great Britain,
France and Italy toward coercive
steps.
Premier Lloyd George announc-
ed in the house of commons today
that prompt measures had been
taken by the French government
to send reinforcements to General
Gouraud, commander-in-chi OF
the French forces in the east, for
the purpose of reestablishing his
position and preventing further at
tacks on Armenians.
Who's Going to Do It!
Commenting upon unconfirmed
reports that British troops and
seamen have actually occupied
Constantinople, the London Times
says:
Cardinal Gibbons, James W.
Gerard, former American ambas-
sador at Berlin, and other notable
Americans demand that the Turk
be expelled from Constantinople
and that Armenia from Ararat to
the sea be given the fullest auton-
omy. This manifestation of the
best American opinion will be ex-
ceedingly welcome to the allies,
but We do not observe that it con-
tains any proposal for American
assistance in carrying out the poll
cy which is approved. Allied peo-
pies will not hear of schemes which
involve the sacrifice of more money
and blood except for objects which
constrain them in conscience and
honor to attain"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
BRITISH WON'T
Give UP ISLES
TO PAY DEBTS


London, March s. = Premier
Lloyd George, replying to questions
in the house of comomns today re-
garding the suggestion that the
West Indies be transferred to the
United States in payment of part
OF the British debt to that country,
stated that there was not the
slightest intention on the part of
the British government to barter
or sell any part of the British West
Indies.
The premier declared that the
inhabitants of the West Indies
were loyalty attached to the
crown and intensely proud OF
thetS memhership in thar empire,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
WILSON WILL
NOT ACCEPT
FORM
Silent, However, as to the
Taft Reservation to
Article K.

Washington, March S.-President
Wilson will state his position on
the Lodge reservation to article 10
probably today. it was announc-
ed at the White house.
His attitude on this and other
reservations will be outlined in a
letter to Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska, the administration leader.
He will not see Senator Sim
mons, Democrat, North Carolina. as
requested by Senator Hitchcock,
but will write Senator Simmons,
telling him the matter is sufficient
ly covered in his reply to Hitch
cock.
Put in Final Form.
The presidents letter to Senator
Hitchcock was put in final form
this morning. In it the president
was said to have made his position
equally as clear as he did in his
conference with Senator Glass of
Virginia two weeks ago.
Administration officials said the
president would not accept the
Lodge reservation to article 10.
They disclosed that he had discuss
ed the so-called Taft reservation to
article 10 with Senator Glass and
that while he had not stated his
approval of it, he did not say he
would not accept it.
Limit Debate.
On motion of Senator Lodge, the
Republican leader, the senate
agreed today to limit debate on all
remaining reservations to the peace
treaty except thost relating to Ar
ticle Y. and to voting power in the
League of Nations.
AS a result Senator Borah, Re-
PUBLICAN, Idaho, withdrew his pre-
vious announcement that he would
move today to proceed at once to a
vote on article x.
AS first suggested by Senator
Lodge the limitation would have
applied to all of the reservations
except that dealing with article y
but the voting power reservation
was excluded at the request of Sen,
ator' Hitchcock of Nebraska, the
Democratic leader.
Under the agreement as accepted
no senator can speak more than e
minutes On any single reservation
except the two named.
Approve OF Change.
A modified reservation affirming
national control over armaments
was adopted, 40 to &c. Nine Demo.
Gratis, Chamberlain. Oregon; Gore
Oklahoma; King, Utah; Kirby, Ar.
kansas; Nugent, Idaho; Phelan
California; Reed, Misso Shield
Tennessee: and Smith, Georgia
voted for it.
The reservation as amended or
motions of Senators New, Republi.
can, Indiana, and Mccormick, Hi.
nois. follows:
NO plan for the limitation of ar
maments proposed by the council
of the League Of Nations under the
provisions of article s. shall bt
held as binding the United States
until the same shall have been &C
cepted by congress, and the United
States reserves the right to in
creaseits armament without con
sent of the council whenever Unit
ed States is threatened with inya
sion, or engaged in war"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
MARSHALL NOT
IN PRIMARIES

Phoenix, Ariz.. March s. - Vice
President Marshall declared today
that he was not to be considered a
candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for president. "In fact" he
said. II intend to retire from pub
lie ONCE when my present term
expires.
Hoover Says No.
San Francisco, Cal, March s.
Herbert Hoover will not permit his
name to be used in the California
presidential primary as he is not a
candidate for the ONCE. according
to q telegram from him received
here today by Gavin McNab to the
Democratic state committee meet
inG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
PRICE OF COAL
HITS ENCLAND'S
FREIGHT SHIPS
Rate Increase of so Cents
Necessary at Present
Scale.

London, March s.-Freight rates
on ocean shipping from England
would be increased at least so per
cent by q movement now in prog
ress, says the London Times, in
order to meet the high cost of
bunker coal here.
Coal in the port OF London this
week will cost SIS shilIings per ton,
compared with Is to 10 shillings
before the war This coal. can be
secured by industrial plants in the
United Kingdom for 40 shiliings
per ton.
Order French Strike.
Paris, March 8.-The congress
OF miners at Lethune has decided
that recent wage advances were
not sufficient and has voted 160 to
IA to strike.