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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
HERE'S ONE PROOF
OF Il. G. OF SHOES

ST Louis. Mo-. May 5.-The
Brown Shoe company has declared
a common stock dividend OF 80 1-3
per cent, increasing. its common
stock from $6,300,00 to $500. .000,
it was announced today.
The regular quarterly cash divf-
dend at the annual rate Of Z per
cent on the $50 600 shares OF COM
mon stock also was declared
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
It's SW|TCHMEN
OUT ON STRIKE
At GALESbURC
fBy United Press J

Galesburg. ILL.,, May 5.-One hun
dred twenty-five switchmen and
switch tenders. members of the
Chicago Yardmen's association,
walked ont at the Burlington rail-
road yards here yesterday after
noon. No warning was given rail-
road officials and no demand was
sent to the superintendent.
Local officials were in the dark
as to the purpose of the walkout.
General Manager Allen of Chi
cago Offices, spent the entire day in
the city making arrangements for
the handling of traffic under the
strike conditions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
FREE RUSSELLITES
FROM u. s. OFFENSE

New York, May 5.-Joseph F..
Rutherford, head Of the Russeliite
faith, and eight of his church Of
ficers, were freed today in the fed
eral court in Brooklyn when in
dictments against eight OF them
charging violation Of the espion-
age act, and an indictment charg-
fnK perjury against the ninth, were
dismfssed on motion OF Federal
District Attorney Ross.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
KNOX SCORES PRESIDENT
FOR SELFISH DENIAL OF
SACRIFICING own WHIMS
Author of Peace Resolution Bitterly Attacks VII
Abate Jot From Own Isolated Measure"
BY l.. e. MARTIN.

limited Press staff Correspondent. :.
Washirg gton. May 5.-Declaring
that President Wilson preferred to
keep the country in an alleged
state OF war rather than abate one
,ot or title of the full measure his
isolated will has set for the nation" !"
Senator Knox, Pennsylvania. today
opened debate in the senate on his
peace resolution.
"The welfare and safety Of the
nation imperatively demand that
We know we have peace" declared
Knox. THE whole world seethes
with revolution. Our own nation is
IN foment and turmoil. Force and
strife are rampant and threaten the
destruction not only of our prop
erty but of our free institutions
and even of our very lives.
SAs Rudderless Ship
"And yet we stand and have stood
for mon his, as a rudderless ship,
laundering in the trough of tremen-
dous seas. We must not dare long
er to delay a return to the ordered
government of peace; We must not
hazard further postponement in
turning our undivided deliberations
to our home problems. They are
great enough to tax the utmost
wisdom we possess. AS a prelim-
mary step the executive must be
returned to his peace time powers
and prerogatives.
"Really War vs.. U. s.,
Internationally we are at peace.
Our national executive with stub
born responsibility continues to
declare We are at war. But as a
PRACTICAL matter, the only war
which he wages is against Ameri-
can citizens and American industry.
The situation is so anomalous and
50 iniquiious, is SO fraught with
Injustice and with possibility of dis
aster, that one cannot reconcile it
with the operations Of sane states
manShip
1t is not only legally unsound
put economically, morally and pa
triotically necessary and indispens-
aole that we at once repeal the dec
iafatlon of war and 80 Immediately
end the despotic war powers with
which a power-maGdened admins
tration continues to misrule this
great people"
y To Seek Court on Rule.
/ hnox indicated that the supreme
court will be asked to rule on pow
" OF congress to declare peace by
resolution.
hnox said he was sorry it was
necessary for him to make obser-
.atlons which | wish were not need
lui, to advert to certain conditions
ana situations which it " ere infin-
.eiy pleasanter to blink or ignore,
ior IL Is an unwelcome task to Judge
.us VINO has fallen in the public
esumate. But the time has come
'n,n we must speak plainly.
- entertain only sympathy for
ne president in his illness and
sympathy for the country which
auS' suller under him because of
we mus proceed now in the
,scue OF the people from their
ssssn' r.,". unhappy state, leaving the
,,r ,ssat OF censure and responsible
w. ~, 'or past errors and misadven-
~ies 10 fall where il nav"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
URBANA Is GIVEN
JAZZ BY WIRELESS

Champaign. ILL.,, May Paul G..
Busey surprised several twin-city
peorse last night by sending a
'iaz: band concert over wireless
from Champaign to Urbana. A
number of amateur operators were
listening for the weather report
when their detectors began to
"camel-walk" to the latest airs.
Busey has arranged for weekly
concerts to be given every We'd
nesday night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
WOOD LEAD
IN Ho0SIER
VOTE 1852
General Gains Slightly
After an Early Rally
Shown by johnson. i

Indianapolis. Ind, May 5.-With
returns from yesterdays statewide
primary beginning to come in from
Lake and Vanderburgh counties and
other industrial centers OF the state.
Major General Leonard Woods lead
over Senator Hiram johnson be-
gan to shrink early today. How
ever, at IL a. m, Wood had increas-
ed his lead of 5.393 at s a. m. to
6,540, with returns accounting for
the vote in 2,249 out OF 1887 pre-
| cincts.
Later. returns from 2.520 pre-
cincts out OF 1887 in Indiana for
the Republican presidential pref
erence in yesterdays primary give:
Wood. 64,SSS.
Johnson, 1926.
Lowden, 3O,814.
Harding, 16,O63.
Tabulation Of 2,153 precincts for
the nomination for governor show
ed McCray had Il $40 to 42,026 for
James W. Fessler Of Indianapolis.
and 26,77S for K. c. Toner OF An
/ derson.
Democratic Vote.
With fewer precincts than 1900
heard from. DR.. Carlton B. McCul-
loch of Indianapolis was running
away from the field for Democratic
nomination for governor. Mason J.
Mill, n, 90 V;poapuas Uoc rnuptO1
second, with John lsenbarger of
North Manchester, a close third.
and ]. X. Risk Of Lafayette, fourth.
! The vote was:
McCullOch. 1901.
Niblack, 1888.
Isenbarger, 7,72S.
Risk, 1854.
Races for congressional nomina-
tions served to enliven the primary
election contests in several Indiana
districts. In the main the Republi-
can incumbents were nominated
without opposition, but the Demo-
Gratis staged some strenuous COM
petitions, particularly in southern
Indiana
No Change in G.. 0. p.
Early returns indicated that there
would be no change in the list OF
Republican candidates. with the
Seventh district doubtful and Rep
resentative Benham having defeat
ed his Republican opponent in the
only other G. O. P. primary fight, in
the Fourth district
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
BANDIT HELD FOR
KILLING Y. M. MEN

Constantinople. May 5.-.fBy the
Associated Press.)-A bandit chief
tain named Abrahim has been ar
rested at Aleppo, Syria. charged
with the murder OF James Perry
and Frank Johnson. two American.
Y. M. C. A. men. near Ain1ab. On
Feb. 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
-A6OR CANDIDATE
WSER IN ST. PAUL,
AYORALTY DRIVE

W n OHIStU frtSs.T
kx,.rap api, MINI, May 5.-Mayor
ea,os ause Hodgson was reelected
We, ~ u,in, ~ Yesterdays city election
saa,a" william Mahoney, labor can
aMssI returns indicated today.
To Ss soh's majority was 2,175 with
Tan 'or ~ oa. precincts missing. More
"a fos 'ovo votes were cast-a rec
prMsa M any election in St. Paul.
tAovad complete returns
ns,nM,, a turn over of the city
tarss Tnree ex-serv:ce men and
ii h.. .aoor candidates apparently
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
BEST CONFESSIONS
HELD AS EVIDENCE:

Pontiac. Mich, May 5.-The al
legged confessions made by Anson
Best, OF the murder of Miss Vera
Schneider, were admitted as evil
dence in his trial before Circuit
Judge Rockwell, over objections of
his counsel this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
! TO
USE PLANES
ON OFFENSE
Resorts to Air When I'm
able to Mobilize Strong
Army Forces.
BULLETIN.
IRN limited presS 4

Ell PasO. Texas, May 5.-Gen.
eral Alyaro Obregon today be-
gan massing followers at Cuer.
avaca and Cuautla for a yigor.
Gus campaign against Mexico
City, revolutionists' headquar-
ters here declared today. An.
ticipating the attack President
Carranza has summoned Gen.
erals Marguia, Urquizo and Ol.
vera to the defense of the capi.
tai. They were enrOute to Mex
leo City to-day, according to re.
ports reaching here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
HOOVER is
ROUTED IN
own STATE
Johnson Plurality Nearly
81 in More Than
Two Thirds Vote.
fBy United Press,

tBy United Press.)
San Francisco, May 5.-Hiram
Johnson's lead over Herbert Hoover
at 3 a. IN. today was 146,33S as the
count Of ballots cast in yesterday S
primary election proceeded.
The corrected totals at that time
from $3.50 precincts complete out
of 5,729 in the state were.
Johnson, 299,6l1.
Hoover, 153,273.
The feature of the mornings de-
velopments was the gain Johnson
obtained over Hoover in Los An
geles county, where he led by 5,3lS
votes in 635 precincts.
COncede johnson Choice.
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Cal. May 5.-At
10 o'clock last night Ralph P. Mer-
ritt, campaign manager of the
Hoover Republican club of Cali
fornia, conceded the election OF the
Johnson delegates but declared the
issuAs represented by Mr.. Hoover
would continue to command the
attention of the country and event
ually at the Republican convention
Hoover will be nominated for the
presidency"
An uninstructed Democratic dele
CATION and prohibition delega-
ton, pledged to Henry Clay Need
ham of Los Angeles, for the party
presidential nomination, also were
chosen.
Los Angeles for Hoover.
In all but three counties Senator
Johnson had lead. In Los An
geles, county the Hoover ticket led
5000 to 30,52S.
In San Francisco city and coun
ty, with only two OF the 3Sl pre-
cincts missing, Johnson's vote wa.
6S,777 and Hoover's 25.0l6.
HOOver's Statement.
New York, May 5.-Herbert Hoov'
er issued a statement today II
which he expressed surprise that
under the circumstances so large
vote should have been cast in
California for the delegates favor
ing my nomination
For my friends in entering my
name, introduced no personal issue
but asked an opportunity to regis
ter a protest at Senator Johnson s
extreme opposition to any league to
prevent war and reduce arma-
ments," said the statement. With
group of amateur clubs only a
month old, they were, OF course,
handicapped in opposing the regu-
lar party organization, but the real
situation is that the people of Cali
fornia have been much torn be-
tween their loyalty and friendship
to the senator for his able rescue
of the state during his governor
ship from vicious corporation con-
troll, and his narrow vision on our
International necessities. The fact
that in these circumstances more
than third Of the party protested
against this latter view should
strengthen the support OF the Re-
publican majority in the senate"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
SUSPEyD GAS RAVES

Springfield. Ill. May 5.-Proposed
increased rates asked by the Peo-
Piles Gas, Light and Coke company
of Chicago for gas service were
suspended by the public utilities
commission today until Sept %.
1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
FIELD WIDOW WEEDS
COUSIN IN LONDON

London, May 5.-Nancy Perkins
Field, widow Of Henry Marshal
Field of Chicago, was married to
Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree,
her cousin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05

! Kansas City. May six al
legged members Of the l. w. W.
we're in jail here today. Police
declared they had nipped . plot
10 establish /. w. w. headquar.
ters here for the purpose OF
organizing agitators and send
ing them into the harvest fields
II The southwest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
LATE BULLETINS

Dover, Dell May s.-Repub-
lican members Of the senate
have agreed upon passage OF
the suffrage ratification this
afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05

(By Associated Press.)
Washington. May @The
shortage Of freight cars is an
important factor In the high
cost Of fOodstuffs. the house in
terstate commerce committee
was told today by representa-
tives Of the Middle West Grain
Dealers and Farmers ass0cia.
ton. They asked that $780,.
100000 additional be advanced
to the railroads by congress so
rs to relieve the situation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
DANIELS SENDS
MORE SHIPS TO
MEXICAN PORTS
BULLETIN.

bt LIE lINs
New York, May Six de-
stroyers, accompanied by the
tender Black Hawk, left their
anchorage with the Atlantic
fleet in the Hudson river at ,
p. m. today and sailed for Key
West for possible duty in Mex
lean waters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
BULLETIN.

Ell Paso, Texas, May 5-The
entire state Of MOrelOs is i'm
the hands of the revOlutiOnists,
according to advices received
here today by Arturo Elias,
brother of General p. Elias
Gales, cOmmander.in. chief of
the revolutionary army Of the
northwest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05

{By Associated Press.)
Warsaw, May S.--The Poles
are within 40 kil0meters OF
Kiev at several places despite
the resistance Of bOlshevik in.
fahtry and artillery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
The Weather

Fair tonight ant Thursday. Not
much change in temperature.
Highest yesterday. Sc; lowest
last night, 45.
Wind velocity at Z a m, 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "A hours, 3
inch.
I'm. :p.m. Tam.
.yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. .55 81 4s
Wet bulb temp. .46 40 -
Relative humid AS 6o ~
River stage, S.4. rise of / foot
in last "a hours.
River Forecast.
Only slight changes in the Mis-
sissippi will occur from below Du-
buque to Muscatine-
I'M. SHERIER. Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05

Springfield, ILL.,, May 5.-Presi-
Dental electors and alternates and
state central committee members
will be selected at conventions
held in the 25 Illinois congressional
districts today by both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties.
The various conventions will also
adopt resolutions in connection
with the national, state and con-
gressional campaigns.
Members OF the state centra
committees who are elected today
will meet within the next 80 days
to choose the state chairmen and
state secretary and of the respective
parties.
The congressional conventions
are composed of delegates who
were elected by the various coun-
ty conventions which were held
April 26.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05

Danville, ILL.,, May 5.-Repub.
lcans OF the 18th congressional
district today named Lewis h.
VOrys of Neoga, IreluOis
county, for presidential elector,
An Ernest n. Leseure of Dam
vile, member of the state CEN
tral committee. The Demo-
Gratis named Charles A. Pur-
dunn Of Marshall, Clark com.
ty, for state central committee
man, and James II. Elliott of
Danyille, presidential elect0r.
Quincy, Ill, May 5.-The
Democrats Of the 18th district
selected Jackson r. Pearce of
Quincy, as state committee
man, and Alfred Bergland Of
Galya, as presidential electOr.
No candidate for congress was
named up to 2:3O p. m.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
STATE VOTES
ON ELECTORS
OF PRESIDENT
% Illinois Congressional Districts
Name Electors and Aiternates
for Both Party Conventions.

Decatur, ILL.,, May 5-Frank
'. Dilatush Of Monticello, was
elected presidential electOr by
the 18th congressional district
Democratic cUnyepti0n here to.
day. Isaac B. Craig Of Matt00n,
was renamed u member of the
Democratic state. central COM
mittee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05
Kansas G. 0. z. Convene.

Kansas City. Mo-, May 5.-The
Republican state convention met
here today to elect four delegates
at-large to the national convention
in Chicago, choose presidential
electors, adopt resolutions outlining
the party's views on dominant po-
litical issues and lay plans for the
coming campaign.
Roscoe c. Patterson of Spring
field, acted as temporary chair
man. Women participated in the
deliberations for the first time.
Whether the convention would
elect four delegatesat-large or
whether the size of the delegation
would be doubled with each men,
Der allotted one-half of a vote loom
ed as one of the major questions to
be settled.
Hot Fight in Michigan.
Kalamazoo, Mich, May 5.-Chief
interest in the Republican state
convention here today 'centered in
prospects OF lively contest over
the tone of the endorsement expect
ed to be given Senator Hiram w.
Johnson as Michigan's primary
choice for the presidential nomi-
nation.
Four delegates-at-large to the
national convention were to be
selected and two districts were to
name ther delegates at caucusses
today. The other II districts had
previously held conventions.
OF the II districts which already
have named delegates TO the ma
tional convention. SIX left their rep
resentatives unpledged. four in
structed for Senator Johnson.
while one qualified its indorse-
ment of Johnson with instructions
tha. the delegates "abide by the re-
suits of the primary"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-05

CONTINUED on Page Threel
The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-04
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW
Problem Put Up to Private Kelly was
Something Over Which He Had
Been Ponderng.

Kelly had drawn a summary for be-
ing absent from post while on guard
duty.
"Where were you?' demanded the
Judge advocate. "when the sergeant or
the guard passed just in front of your
post?"
AT the rear
"Where were you when the corporal
passed just behind it,"
at the front"
"And now" triumphantly, "where
were you when the sergeant and the
corporal walked around your post
from opposite directions without see
ing you?'
Judge said Kelly hopefully,
that's been worrying me. Where was
I?"-The American Legion Weekly.
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SAW SOLDIERS OF FIVE WARS
John Pemberton Oak Has History
Probably UnequaIed by That OF
Any Other Tree.

Soldiers of five wars have been
0II,.ed beneath the John PembertOn
oak tree, Bristol, Virginia. Tennessee,
nominated for place in the hall
of fame of the American forestry
association at Washington by Mrs. ii.
+. Lewis. secretary of Virginia for
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution. Under this tree Col. John
Pemherton mustered his troops for
the battle of Kings Mountain. A
marker has been placed on the tree
by the Sycamore Shoals chapter, says
the American Forestry Magazine, in
making the announcement. The SOL
diers of the War of 1912 met here.
Then came the Mexican war and tFe
old stree saw men again leave their
homes to fight. Next came the
struggle between the states, and the
oak witnessed the drilling of men to
fight one another in their own cOun-
try. Then came the world war and
again the veteran oak saw our boys
answer their united country's call.
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September 4 Holiday to
Celebrate Suffrage

Austin, Tex.-In a proclamation Is
sued Thursday Governor Hobby pro-
claimed Saturday, September 4, as
holiday in Texas, calling upon the
people of the state to suspend their
labors on that day and honor the
indomitable spirit of American wom-
anhood."
Governor Hobby claims for Texas
"the credit for leading the way and
making it possible for 100000 wom-
en- to vote in the general election of
1920. and to cast their first ballot at
a crucial time in the nations career.
when vital democracy is measuring
strength with conservative. reaction
ary forces to determine whether the
nation will take the place Of leader
ship among all the nations, won
through the combined efforts Of its
men and women in world war, and
to determine whether humanity and
human life shall be placed above po-
litical expediency."
The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-04
Priceless Money.

An American soldier on duty with
one of the allied missions recently
walked into Il bank in Vienna, laid
down $40 in gold and asked the
cashier how many Austrian kroner he
could get in exchange. The cashier
looked at the $40 and said: "Just as
many as you want"
The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-04
Good Intentions.

Did you ever fool with the stock
market?"
"NO, | was in earnest. The stock
market did the foOling.'
The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-04
FINAL ACTION GIVES
WOMEN SUFFRAGE
Suffrage Amendment Now
Part of United States
Constitution.

gton.-Without p0np or
ceremony Secretary Colby signed
/ Thursday the proclamation declaring
the woman suffrage amendment to
"all intents and purposes a part Of
the constitution OF the United States"
The secretary's signature was af
fixed to the proclamation at his home
at o'clock, shortly after be had re-
ceived from Governor Roberts of Ten
nessee the certificate that final favor
able action had been taken by the leg
islature Of that state, completing the
required thirtysi1.
Proclamation.
The following is the suffrage procla-
nation signed Thursday by Secretary
of State Bainbridge Colby.
To All Whom These Presents Shall
Come, Greetings:
Know ye, that the congress OF the
United States at the first session, 66th
congress, begun at Washington OH the
10Th day Of May in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and nineteen,
passed a resolution as follows, to-
wit:
Joint Resolution.
Proposing an amendment to the
constitution extending the right Of
suffrage to women.
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives OF the United
IL IN
bled (two-thirds Of each house con-
curing therein), that the following
article is proposed as an amendment
to the constitution, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as
part of the constitution when ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourths Of
the several states.
Article.
"The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any state on account of sex.
Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate leg
islation."
And. further, that it appears from
official documents on file in the de-
partment of state that the amendment
to the constitution of the United
States proposed, as aforesaid, has
been ratified by the legislatures of the
states of Arizona, Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, lndl-
ana. Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, North Dakota, New York,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyom-
ing.
And, further, that the states whose
legislatures have so ratified the SAID
proposed amendment, constitute three
fourths of the whole number of states
in the United States.
Now. therefore, be it known that L,
cambridge Colby, secretary of state
of the United States, by virtue and in
pursuance of section 205 of the Rev1s-
ed Statutes of the United States, do
hereby certify that the amendment
aforesaid has become valid to all in
tents and purposes as part OF the
constitution of the United States.
In testimony whereof, | have mere
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the department Of state to be af-
fixed
Done at the city of Washington,
this 26th day of August, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
The St. Mary banner., 1920-09-04
rue.

True.
Friend (doubtfully)-"I expect the
old man will kick about your marry
ing his daughter" Lover (sadly)-
"He did"
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NJ Naturally.

Does the patient snore in his
sleep?" II have never noticed him
snoring at any other time