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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
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a Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white ONT.
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Il does all the WORK Of the old-fashiored
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Many doctors and nurses use Muster.
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ebm. iumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles.
bruises chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
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union BACK DOWN
Calls OF Denver Strike without
Getting Recognition.
Citizens Refuse to Ride With
Strikebreaking Crews.
Square.

Denver. Aug e.-The executive
Fcommittee of the Tramway workers
union at a meeting today, appointed
a committee of three to call upon
Frederick w. Hid, general manager
of the tramway, and informed him the
striking tarinnlen would 60 back to
work. Henry Silberg, president of the
union. said there were no restrictions.
The executive committee abandoned
its previous position that the men
would go back only if they were per-
mitted to return in a body and the
strike breakers were discharged.
Normal street car service with
regular employees back .on the job
was predicted early today by tram
way officials and counsel for the
strikers. Tramway officials an
nounced they would not recognize the
union and would not take back the
strikers in a body. Strikers earlier
declared they would not return to
work under such terms. However, an
agreement apparently has been
reached and today's developments
promised to show which side will give
in.
Cars operated by strikebreakers and
guarded by federal troops were run-
ming today, but there were few pas
sengers. Public sentiment seems TO
be favoring the striking employees and
thousa nds walked OF rode to wprk in
jitneys rather than ride the street
Maj GRn Leonard Wood, who was
expected to arrive today. will look
over the local situation and the dispo-
sition of troops of his department.
it was stated
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Despite City and Convict Fire.
men Flames Spread.
Prison Authorities Believe Fire
Is Incendiary One.

Joliet. H.. Aug. Sire is raging at
the Illinois penftentiary. The main
shop of the chair factory is doomed.
Flames attacked a second shop of the
chair factory and other buildings are
abIaze.
Convict firemen and two companies
OF the Joliet city department are fight
ing the blaze, which despite their eff
forts is continuing to spread. There is
no disorder at the penitentiary.
Men in the shops where the fire
broke out and in other parts of the
prison yard have been marched to
their cells.
Prison officials later admitted that
the fire undoubtedly las incendiary.
II started in a store of shellac in a
corner of the building. Some Of the
working force was in the building at
the time. They had been marched to
the prison dining room but a few min
utes before. TIE place wa temporar-
lily cleared of guards who had accom-
panied the men TO the dining room.
1t is believed that either one Of the
workers or another convict. eluding
the guards started the fire as soon as
the men cleared the building
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JACKIES IN RIOT
Six Hundred Sailors Storm Jail
to Free COmrade.
Score Wounded, Women and
$ Children TrampIed at Beach.

Revere, Mass. Aug. 9.-More than
score of sailors were wounded and wo-
men and children were trampled on in
a riot which broke out at the Metro
politan Beach police station last night.
Fig hting started when at least six
huudre sailors stormed the police sta
ton in an attempt to release a com
rade who was arrested for drunken
ness. The attacked the police station
With rocks and hotties. sma shing every
window. They forced their way into
the building, seizing rifles with which
they fought the metropolitan police.
Thousands of men. women and chill
dren were on the beach when the
fighting started.
The police. firing into the closely
rnasseds ranks of the attacking sailors
wounded more than twenty.
Several policemen were injured by
flying bottles and stones.
One hundred sailors, rounded up
after the fighting. were under strong
guard at the police station. Terror
reigned on the beach for an hour after
the shooting started
Most of the wounded were taken
away in automobiles by their COM
rades. A detail of soldiers rushed
from Fort Banks. and the provost
guard from the Charleston navy yard
fought with the police against the
sailors.
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TWENTY IN JAIL
Troops Continue Patrol of West
Frankfort, Illinois.
Normal Quiet Expected To Be
Restored Today.

West Frankfort. Ill, Aug. State
troops continued to patrol the streets
of West Frankfort today altho no
evidence of a continuation of the riot
ing which resulted in the death of
one man and the injury of twenty last
week, was apparent.
More than twenty men are under
arrest in connection with the riOting
and it was announced by military au-
thorities that more arrests would fol-
low.
The city is expected to return to
pre-riot normality today. Thirty-five
hundred striking miners have voted
10 return to work and the telephone
strike which has tied up the city the
past called off and the employees re-
turned to work.
Every effort is being made to locate
the person or persons responsible for
the murder of Amel CalcatereTa and
Tony Hempel whose murder precipi-
tated the riots of last week.
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Take OF West Eighth, Clay
Crossover and Fair Loop.
NEW FARE SCHEDULE

Street car fares in Topeka will go
to eight cents. August is. for those
who buy them one at a time. Those
who ride the street cars regularly and
wish to do so can buy "a tickets for
sl5O which will make an increase of
only one-fourth of a cent These were
the maximum and minimum rates con-
tained in the order issued TODAY by
the court of industrial relations. per
hitting the local traction company
to increase its fares
Those who do not care to buy dol
lar and half's worth of tickets at
one time can buy 5 tickets for a dol
lar and those who want only two
tickets will be able to buy two slugs
each good for one fare. for Is cents
Subject to Change.
In permitting the company to in
crease its fares to meet the added ex-
pense caused by the increase in ages
granted the employees some time ago.
the court decided to make it's order
only temporary and let it be known
that If it was found that the increase
more than provided the additional
revenue required. the rates would be
lowered, and if it did not meet the ad-
ditional outlay. further increases
might be granted.
The order covers a eO-day period,
beginning August IS. During this
period the court will keep close check
on the affairs of the company, paving
special attention to revenue and ex-
penses, and. If it is apparent that fur
ther adjustments are needed, they will
be ordered.
Discontinue Three Lines.
In addition to granting the COM
pany increases ranging from one
fourth Of a cent to cents, the court
also granted it authority to discon-
tinue three lines that are not produc-
ing revenue enough to meet expenses.
These lines are:
The West Eighth avenue line.
Tenth to Twelfth.
The Fair Grounds loop, except when
fairs and other attractions are being
! held at the fair grounds.
These lines will be discontinued Au-
gust 10 when the new rates go into
effect.
Members of the court stated that
the schedule of rates was made up
with the idea of causing the constant
user of the street cars as little addi-
tional burden as possible and of max
ing the occasional users of street cars
those who use them as a conven-
ience rather than d necessity-bear
the greater part of the increase. BY
permitting patrons to buy twenty-four
tickets for $3.50, constant users will
nave very little a0dlt1Onal TO pay. WhIle
those who buy single fares will have
to pay the bulk of the increase.
Car Company Not Satisfied.
II is understood that the street car
company was not satisfied with the
six and one-fourth cent rate establish
ed for those who buy tickets in lots of
twenty-four and that officials of the
company said the wage increases could
not be met so long this rate re-
manned effective. but the court told
them this rate would be given at least
q three months trial
At the time the order permitting
the Topeka fare increases was being
signed members of the court were
hearing an application of the EN-
poria Street Car company for per-
mission to Increase fares in Emporia
to 10 cents.
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IN A PLANE
Kansas City Aviator Falls ON
COwles Field.
Swapping of Safety Belt Saved
His Companion.

Swapping of his safety belt saved
H. c. Travers, Kansas City airplane
pilot from almost certain death here
Sunday. when his companion, Z. F.
Nadeau, also of Kansas City, was
burned to death at Cowles field. The
air tragedy occurred about 1880
eyes of a large crowd of spectators.
The flyers had taken, off from
Cowles field fora flight TO Mcfarland
They were circling south over the
field to get altitude. when the plane
hit a. 80 degree air bank and went into
a tail spin 1t crashed to the ground
from height of fifty feet. Nadeau,
who was in the front pit, was pinned
under the wreckage ard his body
burned beyond recognition. The plane,
which belonged to the dead aviator,
was entirely destroyed. but was in
sured. The force of the impact broke
Traverss safety belt and he was
thrown thru the flames clear of the
wreck. Tho dazed, he crawled to
safety and escaped without. injury.
Trayers places blame for the accident
on faulty controls.
He Made a Mistake
Local aviators today expressed the
opinion that if Travers had obeyed
the ground rules, the tragedy would
not have happened. He took off with
the wind, they said, skinned over the
trees. made a circle and cut across the
field, instead of going around It, in
which case he would have attained
sufficient altitude to get out of a tail
spin Then. too. he tried to do a
vertical bank" which should not have
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KEEP HANDS Off?
State Department Says No Note
Sent to Allies.
At Same Time Paris Reports
Receipt of Note.
WILSON MUST TAKE ACTION
New Stand by Moscow Calls for
United States Expression.
Believed President and Colby
Are Agreed on Plan.

Paris. Aug. 9.-The American note
regarding the Russian situation is be
ing delivered to the French foreign
office today.sit was learned in an au-
thoritative quarter today.
Colby Denies Note.
Washington. Aug 8 State de-
partment officials today disclaimed all
knowledge of a note from the United
States government to the French for
eign office on the Russo=PoIish sit
uation- White House officials refused
to discuss Paris dispatch stating
that such note was being received
at the foreign office athere.
Secretary Colby said there was no
foundation" for the statement that a
note had been sent. Under Secretary
Davis also declared no note had gone
thru the department. White House
attaches refused to state whether the
the White House without going thru
the usual state department channels.
Wilson VIII Take Action.
President Wilson soon will take
some action to extend American sup
port to Poland, it was confidently be-
lieYed here today. The rejection by
the soviet government of Russia of the
George of Great Britain has made it
necessary that any action by this gov
ernment must not be delayed many
hours, military men and officials here
said.
Officials said Russia is determined
to take Warsaw and then dictate the
peace of Poland.
All official advices to the state de-
partment have indicated a determined
intention of the soviet regime to cap
ture the Polish capital and all nego-
tiations by the Russian for an armi-
haif 70 n
been designed to gain time and to Grip
pie the morale of Poland to the end
that Warsaw might be taken. Presi-
dent Wilson is understood to be deter
mined that Poland must not be elimi-
mated as a strong nation by the Boil
sheviki.
1t is believed here that President
Wilson and Secretary of State Colby
have already tentatively decided on
some plan.
The state department here was be
ieved to be waiting on the results of
the Hythe conference of Premiers
Lloyd George and Millerand.
State Department Says No.
There was no inclination by state
officials today, however.
to deny a general impression that
President Wilson soon will take some
action. State department heads said
they had no knowledge of a letter re-
ported to have been sent by President
Wilson to Senator Hitchcock. stating
that the United States would keep
hands off the Polish situation. Ac-
cording to the report, a secretary of
one of the foreign legations here was
authority for the statement. At Sen
ator Hitchcock's office, it was stated
no such letter had been received. A
more hopeful view of the situation
before Warsaw was prompted by the
state department advices from the
Polish capital today.
The official advices from the Ameri-
can legatio reviewing the situation
up to Saturday night, state that while
the Bolshevik troops continued dis
near Warsaw, the defense of
the city is being maintained with re-
newed spirit by the Polish forces.
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Government of Republic Being
Moved to Posen.
Outer Forts. of City Under
Soviet Gun Fire.
RED CAVALRY NEAR RAIL WAY
Bug River lime Now Scene of
Bitter Contest.
POIand's Army Makes Desper-
ate Try to Stop Reds.

Warsaw, via London. Aug. 9.-The
Polish government is ,eaving Warsaw,
its capital. it is asserted in a wireless
dispatch from Moscow received this
afternoon. ---
All foreign legations in Warsaw left
for Posen tonight on a special train.
John Campbell White. secretary, and
J. Pierrepont Moffat. third secretary OF
the American legation, and the mill
tary attaches. will remain in Warsaw
for the present but the rest OF the per
sonnel left on the special last night.
The only American women remain
ing in Warsaw are few Red Cross
nurses and some Y. NJ. G. A workers.
Warsaw Now Cut Off.
Cossack cavalry -ras officially re-
the Danzis Warsaw railway. attempt
ing to cut il and thus prevent ship
ment Of munitions from the allies.
The cavalry thrust north of Warsa "
is believed TO have outfianked the
capital making it strategically unten-
able.
The Russians are marching toward
Dianan and Biecehanow."
Bitter fighting continues northeast
and east of Warsaw, according to ad
vices from the front today.
The Reds, despite repeated efforts,
western bank Of the River Bug in the
region of Brest-Litvosk.
In the northeastern sectors, the sit
uation is more threatening. Russian
cavalry has been reported conducting
raiding operatins fifty miles from
On the southern front, before Lem
berg. the battle line is deadiocked and
the Russians are unable to make pro-
gress-
Bug River Bloody Scene.
Moscow. (yia London), Aug. o.
Stubborn fighting is in progress on
the western bank of the River Bug
on the Warsaw front. according to
reports to the war office today.
In the vicinity of Brody. before
Lemberg, fierce fighting continues
with alternating successes.
An attempt to launch a Polish Of
fensive west of Tarnopol failed.
The war office announced that in
the Lomza region Warsaw 'front.', &,
the Russians occupied Chernin.
General Wrangers offensive in the
Crimea has been beaten. it was stated.
loski sectors, his troops have been
forced back to the starting. point of
their drive.
To Cut Warsaw Railway.
Paris. Aug. 9.-Bolshevik FORCES
are drivig to cut the Warsaw -Danzig
railway. over whicl the allies send
supplies to Poland. according to 4
foreign office dispatch received today.
It announced the Red had taken Chor
and Prassnitch. both near the railway.
The Russians also occupied SokOloy,
Vladimir and Volhinsk and defeated
the Poles at Terespol.
Germans Are Obstinate.
Berlin, Aug. .. \ proclam--iOn is
sued today by the Social Democrats.
Independents and Spartaci called on
German workers to prepare r action
in event the allies attempt to transport
munitions thru Germany to Poland.
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WILSON ANSWER TODAY
State Bank Commissioner Denies
Charges of Governor Allen.

S NJ. Brewster. former attorney
general and one of the attorneys for
Walter E. Wilson state bank commits
ioner. announced this morning that
he answer to the custer petition filed
by Attorney General Hopkins against
Wilson at the direction OF Governor
Allen would be filed some time today.
Governor Allen directed the attorney
general to begin proceedings against
Wilson following criticism of the way
he handled the affairs of the wrecked
Broeker-Lefferdink bank at Salina and
following the failures of the Aulne
and Hanover state banks on the same
day several months ago.
It IS understood that the answer
filed by Wilson's attorneys will contain
a general denial of the charges in the
Hopkins petition. The most serious
of these charges is that Wilson permit
ted the wrecked Salina bank 10 oper-
ate after he knew it was insolvent. In
addition to the answer, Wilson'S at
torneys were expected to file motion
to require the state to make the
charges more specific as to all the
charges
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SITUATION IN POLAND

Russian Bolsheyiki attacks appar-
entiys have broken the Polish lines
near the East Prussian frontier, and
soviety cavalry patrols have swept for
ward in a great encircling movement
north of Warsaw. In the center of the
Pollsh front the soviet armies also
seem to have torn great gap in this
defenses of Warsaw.
Rrzasnysz, a city forty-one miles
north of Warsaw, has been occupied
by these advance guards of the Boil
sheviki horde. which have passed on
and are reported to be approaching
NIlawa to the west and .Ciechanow to
the southwest. The loss of Przasnysz
is admitted in an official statement is
sued in warsaw last night. and it
would seem that the soviet horsemen
are advancing almost without serious
opposition t,--..s
On Friday the Boisheviki were re-
ported fighting the Poles near Mys-
zyniec, near the East Prussian border,
When they broke thru is not known
but it appears they have gained at
least ten miles in the last three days.
Polish troops have been entrenching
their lines east of Mlawa., which is sit
uated on the railroad line running
from warsaw to Danzig- 1t is be-
lieved they will make a desperate eff
fort to prevent the capture Of the city
by soviet armies.
Coincident with the Bolshevik ad-
vance on the north. the Polish lines
from south of Ostrov to west of Brest-
Litovsk have been forced back. Soviet
troops have forced their way into
Sokolow and are reported to be fight
ing east of Siedlce. The BolsheviH
are also said to have taken Piszczac
west of Brest-Litovsk. In this region
they are said to have control of the
road leading westward from Brest-
Litovsk to Eiala. Further south there
has been serious fighting and impor-
tant successes are claimed by the Boil
sheviki ..4.-...-
Great Britain and France are pre-
pared to take instant action against
the BoIsheyiki as a consequence of the
latter's refusal TO grant Premier
Lloyd Georges request for a ten day
truce with the Poles Mr.. Lloyd
George conferred with Premier Miller
and of France at Hythe. England. yes
terday and heads of the British army
and navy were closeted with Marshal
Foch of France at the same place. un-
til an early hour this morning. Mr..
Lloyd George was to have made a
statement in the British house of COM
mons today. and it was expected he
would outline his proposed course of
action. Late advices. however. state
he will defer his declaration until TO-
morrow. r
Polish plenipotentiaries will cross
the fighting zone east of Warsaw late
today on their way to Minsk. where
they will begin armistice and peace ne
gotiations. The conference at Minsk
will begin Wednesday, according to
present plans.
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TYPO CONVENTION MEETS.
Four Hundred Delegates Attend Open
ing of Printers e5th Session.

Albany, N Y, Aug. 9.-The sixty
fifth annual convention of the Inter
national Typographical union opened
today in the assembly chamber of the
capitol with speeches of welcome by
NJ G. Scott. president of the Organiza-
tions Mayor James r. Watt of Albany,
and Roy S. Smith, representing the
Chamber. of Commerce
Nearly 400 delegates representing
printers unions in all parts of the
United States and Canada and more
than 3,000. .ex-delegates and visitors
were present Following a short busi-
ness session the convention adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
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ACCOUNT NOW OVERDRAWE

Boston. Aug. e.-Joseph Allen, state
commissioner of banks. today ordere6
the Hanover Trust company to pay No
more checks signed by Charles POnzi.
his company. OF by Ponzis agencies.
Aliens action was taken on the
ground that the account of Lucy Mar
telli against which the companys
checks were charged. Is now over
drawn.
An involuntary petition IN bank
ruptcy was filed against Charles Ponzi
in the federal court today. The peti-
tion was flied by Charles Csntweii.
James Fernald and Harry Farrell, who
hold notes totaIling $3.50.
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We Ts Tesafhe er
@--s-----%
FORECAST FOR KANSAS.
Unsettled tonight and Tuesday. Prob
ably local thundcr showers.
HOT AVERAGE HAS PASSED.
showers Fell in Topeka and in Other
Parts of State.

OA
I'VE have passed the average hot
part of the year, and the average
weeks temperatures for this time Of
the year, are falling" said S. D. Flora.
state meteorological, this morning.
Temperature averages for the last
week were IS, and for this week IL
With less than a month before fall
is upon the state and right in the mid
die of dog days. Kansas temperatures
are very low. This is the first year in
the last five that the 100 mark had
not been reached by. the first of Au-
gust
At this. afterno on the tempera-
ture was IS. and will probably go to
80 this afternoon. The low mark to-
night will probably be between 65 and
20. Tomorrow afternoon the mercury
will go TO 90 degrees.
Sunday was the hottest day for six
teen days. since July %, with the tenn
peratures around 80 all day. The
high mark was reached at 3:50 in the
afternoon when the mercury went
to 81.
The following towns had rains with
fContinuen or Page Two.I
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24 Years Much
Too Long For
Business Trip

Muskogee. Okla. Aug. s.-Twenty-
four years ago. Alex S. Bell. a farmer.
told his wife he would be away from
home a few days on business
He kissed the wife and children
goodbye. Today all of the children
are married and the husband has not
Yet finished his business.
If he does return he will be home
less His wife. firing Of the long wait.
has filed suit for divorce
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Then She Filed :
Suit For DiUorce
While She Was Ill Husband Mads
Violent Love to Nurse-When She
Recovered He Ordered Her Out.

Nuskogee. Okla. Aug s.-Mrs.
BERTHE Reeves became 1T recently. her
husband retained a trained nurse 10
care for her Then the husband maes
violent love 10 the nurse.
When his wife had recovered the
husband compelled her to take their
children and leave, the wife contends
in a petition for divorce filed hers
today.
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EXPRESS WAGE AWARD READY.
RAILWAY Labor Beard VIII Make An
nouncemena Tuesday.

Chicago, Aug s-The railway labor
board announced today that it would
publish tomorrow the wage increase
awards IN the case of q. 900 railway
express employees thruout the country.
This case taken up after the recent
disposal Of wage increases to railway
workers.