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New-York tribune., 1920-02-05

$$his'a45,s4o, 3 or s22,5s5,22s less than in
amo sne preceding year. Bond interest
ta;mounted t;no to s3,141 sos, and deprecis-
;to ;;ton. .s sets, $5,816,s13, leaving net prof
a sA .h OF $lo,387 ,4l8, equivalent to $5.1s
a STARE shhare' against. $29, ,l63.4Os, or SASS
onare earned in the year before
New-York tribune., 1920-02-05
"Worse Before Better"

"Perhaps they are putting them down
so they can put them up later" OBJ
served the Sage of New Street yester-
day. THAT'S like the doctor who tells
that you must get worse before you can
get better"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-05
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The pound sterling declined more
than 10 cents in value yesterday, to q
new low level, and Belgian and French
francs, lire and marks also fell to un-
precedented depths.
Yesterdays rates, compared with
those Of a week ago. follow:
Foreign Exchange
New-York tribune., 1920-02-05
Paris Market Quiet

PARIS, Feb. 4.-Trading was quiet on
the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, 58 francs 75 confines; ex-
change on London, 4S francs 75 CEN
times; s per cent loan, 81 francs IS
centimes. The dollar was quoted at IA
francs "a fcsntimes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
PROF|TEERS IN
CLOTHING DRAW
HEAVIEST fine

Syracuse, N. T., May 2S.-Weeds,
Incorporated, Bingnamton cloth
iers, tried in United States district
court under Judge Martin T. Man
ton, here. were found guilty this
morning Of all of eight counts in
a federal indictment charging them
with profteering.
Six counts covering sales actu-
ally made and fine of 5000 was
imposed for each Of them. A fine
Of $1,000 was imposed for conspir-
acy.
The charges in these counts were
as follows:
The sale Of . suit Of clothes ssst-
ing $50 for $40.
The sale Of suit costing $3.50
for $40.
The defense disputed the cost
price. claiming 1t was $21 instead
Of $3.50.
The sale Of another suit for $45,
the cost price being fixed at $3.50.
The sale Of suit costing $17.S2
for $45.
The sale OF q suit of clothes for
$3.50, the cost price OF the suit
having been $1l75.
The sale Of . suit costing $23.25
| to q millionaire for $50.
The fine. as imposed by Judge
Manton. is the largest that has been
passed In the United States follow
ing q conviction for prohteering.
Department Of justice officials
here today declared the conviction
was the second secured against .
large and long established con-
Germ, conducting prosperous bus
mess, in the entire country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
ILLINOIS LOSES
| firm SUPPORTER
| As G0RMAN DIES

feoria. ILL.,. May 2S.-State Rep
!eentative Thomas n. German.
eec at s:45 o'clock this morning
:: MS home here of heart disease
sel an Illness of several months.
=. s vas elected a member Of the
,"er ,s.s house Of the assembly in
tsr s' and has served as representa-
u,s ~ from this district ever since.
~. ~ present term would have ex-
sseo tnis fall and he had planned
sesin be candidate. He took
S;.ominent part in all important
~ Ms.ation in recent years and is
~, sathor Of the German act.
h;.s hsn CAV pension to dependent
Ia - persons in Illinois.
1 - January last, he was elected
ecn.s ecns.nt.at-arms Of the Illinois
%sututonal convention.
~. Gorman was born in New
~, Conn.,, Dec. s, 1861. He
~ 70 Peoria with his parents
child and had resided here
Nnce. For many years he
sss.ip prominent in Democratic party
49, IN the state. The funeral
l".semsnts have not been an
sunsral Of Representative
Will bO held NJ q n m
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
Is
SUICIDE ON
AUTO TOUR
Rock Island Resident
Takes Poison on Iowa
Jaunt-Man Held. !

Mrs. Leota DAVIS, Is years of age.
said to have resided in the Avalon
apartment, .91s Second avenue, is
believed to have died Intentionally
yesterday afternoon in Bettendorf
when she laid down in a shady
spot ostensibly to rest. She COW
cred her face with her handkerchief
and life was blotted cut via the
chloroform route.
Mrs. DAVIS was in the company
Of A. W. Weimer, age GA, Of Cen
eseo. The couple were riding in
an automobile and Mrs. DAVIS Is
said to have requested to stop SO
that she might rest In Bettendorf
the car was stopped and the young
woman got out. She walked a short
distance, selected an inviting spot
and laid down with the apparent
intention Of resting. Weimer claims
that he was unaware Of any suicidal
intent on the part Of bis compan-
ion and that he attached no sig
inflcance to her act Of placing her
handkerchief over her face.
At the Avalon apartments this
afternoon, it was said that no one
by the name Of DAVIS resided there.
No intimation of any such tragedy
had been received at the apart
ments.
Mrs. DAVIS was formerly a res
ident of Geneseo. She has hus-
band in that city. Weimer is also
a married man.
Weimer is being held under
$4,000 bonds pending the outcome
Of the coroner's inquest at 4 o'cleex
this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
LATE BULLETINS

Washir ton, May sS.-In an
effort to defeat the @indiserim.
mate sale" of liquor ON physi.
clans prescriptions, Commits
siOner Williams of tho bureau
of internal revenue, issued q
ruling today limiting the num-
Der Of permits allowed each
physician to 100 for three
months. except with ~good
cause"
Washington, May sS.-A res
olutien ~viewing with grave
concern" conditions in Ireland
and Expressing sympathy with
the aspirations Of the Irish
people for . government OF
their own choice, was reported
ont today by the hoase foreign
affairs committee. The vote
was III to Z.
Washington, Nay SS-The
conference report ON the long
pending wster power bill was
approved today By the senate
and the measure now gees to
the president The vote Was 4s
V Il
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
Man KILLS HIS
Wife and Then
ENDS own LIFE


Galesbufg, Iii, may zo-Tne
]. w. Underwood home In this
atty vos tho sooro NJ . ~o,d.
~. 80.
"ioodcN muruer MS' Ia'
when Fred Mead Shot and KILL
ed his wife following an argu.
mont oxer family trouhles.
,-,s.-.
MeAu "ounded MS VINO ""0.
she was standing In the mont
doorway Of the Underwood
home She ran into thu kitch.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
WILSON FAv0RS
VIRGINIA STAND

Washington, May 2S.-The plat
form adopted by Virginia Demo-
Gratis last week was endorsed to-
day by President Wilson as "in full
accord with my own views, es-
pecially the statement which sets
forth the attitude of the party on
the League of Nations and the
pressing problems Of peace, finance
and reconstruction."
The Virginia platform, drafted
by Senator Glass OF that state.
praised the president for stead
fastly standing for the covenant
agreed to at Versailles and con-
demned the Republican reserva-
tions as destructive of the pur-
poses Of the league"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28

IN PROCTER'S
GIFT TO WOOD
His Cash, Offered Prince
ton, Started Wilson
to White House.
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Snncial IN Tho ArUuuA


Washington. D. c., May 28.-Wil-
liam Cooper Pr0cter's half million
dollar contribution to the campaign
fund OF General Leonard Wood
stirred fond recollections here to-
day in the minds of many friends
OF President Wilson who pointed
out another half million dollars
contributed just 10 years ago this
month in another cause had as
much to do with electing Woodrow
Wilson to the presidency as any
other circumstance in his political
journey to the White house.
Mr.. Proctor gave $500,00O in 1910
toward the establishment of a grad
uate school in Princeton university
OF which Mr.. Wilson was then the
president. but the latter turned the
gift down because the Cincinnati
soap manufacturer attached certain
conditions to the expenditure of the
money which involved the retention
Of certain personnel in the college.
Mr.. Wilson argued that gifts should
come without strings attached and
the incident provoked such a con-
troversy among Princeton alumni
that it led Mr.. Wilson reluctantly
to resign the presidency OF the COL
lege and accept the gubernatorial
nomination which the Democratic
leaders in New Jersey were eager
for him to take Again and again
that half million dollars has been
facetiously referred to among
Princeton men as tie first impor-
tant contribution" toward Mr.. Will
sons first campaign for the presi-
dency.
Apparently Not Selfish.
Mr.. Procter's testimony in de-
tense of his expenditures for Cen
eral Wood did not create the i'm
preston that he contributed large
sums of money for any selfish pur-
pose. He contributed heavily to the
Hughes campaign in 1916. Cross
examination on the stand rather led
to the conclusion of disinterested
observers that Mr.. Proctor is the
kind of a man who was persuaded
by ardent and enthusiastic friends
OF General Wood that he ought to
use his fortune to help advance the
candidacy of so vigorous a char
acter as General Wood.
OF course the game OF ropine
men of wealth into political cam
paigns is an art in itself and in
every case the patriotic opportun-
ity" offered to the man of means is
emphasized rather than any sug-
gestion of personal advantage in
the form of political Office. On the
other hand it has been customary
for successful candidates to the
presidency not to forget some OF
CONTINUED on page four).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
REDS ADVANCE
IN K|Ev AREA

London. May 2S.-The bolsheviki
are advancing in the Kiev region
and are engaged in fighting on the
second fortified line of the Poles
northeast OF that city. it is an
nounced in Thursdays oficial
statement by the soviet government
received by wireless from Moscow
today.
The statement says the fighting
line runs 10 miles north of Brovari
village. This village lies about ten
miles east OF Kiev.
Hard fighting on other sectors to
the north Of the Kiev region 10 in
dicated by the CommnniQue
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
SIMS REVEALS
PLAN FOR Navy
REORGANIZATION

Washington, May 2S.-Legisla-
ton reorganizing the navy depart
ment and creating a responsible
military advisor to the civilian sec
retary was urged before the senate
naval investigating committee to-
day by Rear Admiral Sims, who
continued his testimony in rebuttal
to Secretary Daniels and other wit
nesses.
The admiral ascribed the war
time failures charged by him
against the navy to the present Or
ganization: He declared that Mr..
Daniels in his testimony had not
attempted to reply to specific criti-
cisms. but had endeavored to gloss
over" the departments failures.
In defending the navy" Admir-
al Sims said, 1.-The secretary has
also seen fit to introduce matters
rejecting upon the war services of
the navy of a friendly nation with
whom We were associated in the
war. He has charged that this
navy was ineffective, that it had
no plans and he has quoted the
president to the effect that in the
crisis it was helpless to the point
Of panic. He has further charged
that l was SO hypnotized by this
service that l consistently depre
Gated the efforts Of my own ser
vice. ignored my own department
attempted to deceive the head o
my own nation, and endeavored t,
use the forces under my command
in the interests Of Great Britain
and contrary to the interests of tn
United States. These charges are
OF course. so baseless that it seem
impossible that they be seriousl
made"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
SUGAR EMBARGO
BILL FAVORED

Washington, May 2S-By q
vote of 6 to 3, the se..:e agri-
cultural committee today or.
dered . favorable report ON the
McNary bill providing for an
export embargo on sugar.
Those supporting the bills wsFo
Senators McNary. Oregon; Capper.
Kansas: Kenyon, Iowa. and Norris.
Nebraska, Republicans. and Harri-
son, Mississippi, and Hendricks.
Wyoming, Democrats.
Senators Smith of Georgia, Smith
OF South Carolina, and Ransdell Of
Louisiana, Democrats. opposed it.
Before taking final action the
committee amended the measures
so that it would not affect sugar
sent to the United States by foreign
countries or their nationals to be
refined.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
EMPLOYERS
TOO SOFT
GARY SAYS
Backward in Insisting on
Rights, He Says at
Steel Institute.

New York. May 2S.-Employers
In America-referred to as the cap
italistic group, heretofore have
been backward in insisting on
their rights, Ebert H. Gary, chair
man of the United States Steel cor
poration, declared here today in
opening the annual meeting of the
American Irion and Steel Institute.
Speaking on "The Ship of State. -
Mr.. Gary said the question of
whether it will be d-wheth-
er or not the disease of "unjustified
unrest and revolt" will progress
depends upon the efforts Of the
ships sailors, who are all the peo-
pie.
All Bound to g. s.
Employers, employees and the
general public which includes
them, owe a duty to the nation
which must be performed to insure
stability of government and contin-
uance Of the enjoyment of Ameri-
can freedom, he asserted.
THE present so-called labor
strikes, involving riot and injury to
property and persons, are insti-
gated as a part of the campaign to
disturb and demoraliZe the social
and economic conditions of the
country" said Mr.. Gary. "In other
lands, very serious results have
been accomplished by the same
means"
Hits Class Laws.
Mr.. Gary deprecated class legis-
lation. He declared there are nc
classes in the United States such
as have existed in other countries
In America, he said, those who
are seeking to establish classes are
not prominent because of wealth
but are composed Of compare
lively small minority which ha:
adopted the word labor" with the
concealed design Of forming {
class which they hope will finall,
enable them to OBTAIN legislation
which would ultimately destroy
the constitution.
Too Discriminating.
these men have already pro.
cured certain legislation which is
wonderfully discriminating" Mr
Gary said.
The safe, efficacious and natural
remedy for these perils are to be
found only in unity Of purpose and
undivided loyalty to the principles
of our constitution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
SIBERIAN war
IS CONCLUDED

London, May 2S.-Hostilities be-
tween the Russian and the Japan
ese in Siberia ceased on May %,
according to a Reuter- dispatch
from Vladivostok, dated Wednes-
day.
The dispatch also reports the ar
rival of the Russo-Japanese armis-
tice commission at KharborOvsk.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
WILSON ORDERS
FLORAL WREATH
FOR HERO DEAD
Goes to Adorn ~Doughboys" Statue
at Suresnes on Memorial Day
-Wallace to Lead.

Paris, May 27.-President Wilson
has ordered a Memorial day wreath
of flowers to be laid upon the
statue, THE American Doughboy."
in Suresnes cemetery and Ambas-
sador Hugh c. Wallace will de-
posit it there on Sunday.
A ceremony will be held at Pic
pus cemetery, where the body OF
Lafayette lies. Marquis Cham
brun, grandson Of Lafayette. will
speak.
To Read Seeger Ode.
A memorial ode to American vol
unteers failed for France, written
by Allan Seeger, a member Of the
French Foreign Legion, who was
killed in September, 1916, will be
read in all American cemeteries.
where members of the American
Legion participate.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Parker
is scheduled to make an address at
the Poissy cemetery.
Organ to Speak.
Major General John F. O'Ryan,
who is now in London, will speak
at Bony, where many of the soldiers
Of the 9th division fell. Rear Ad-
miral Harry Mel. P. Huse. will be
the principal speaker at Belleau
Wood. The Union OF Sporting Fed
erations of France will place a
wreath upon the grave of John
Overton, Yale athlete and cham
piOn mile runner, who was killed
during the early days of the great
allied offensive.
French Army to Aid.
In the absence of Andre LeFevre,
minister Of war, Premier Miller
and has sent instructions to the
26th army corps of France saying,
THE French army will participate
in ceremonies held in principal
cemeteries where lie American sof-
diers. especially Belleau Wood, St.
Mihiel and Chaumont."
Cheer for WOmenfOlk.
Paris, May 2S.-Sisterly affection
and deepest sympathy for the wom-
en- Of America. whose husbands
sons, brothers or sweethearts, fell
during the war. is expressed in a
message received by the Paris
Memorial day committee from the
Society of French Homes, the
members OF which are French
women.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
Senate SEEKS INVISIBLE m'AD00 BOOM
Chicago Flutfcrs With
Political Pe11t1Qllfs of
Presidential Statesmen

vention gets under way. In this
phase the Wood people count on
having all their rivals badly handi-
capped. Among those who will
lead tho demonstrations for the
general will be former Rough Rid
ers in uniform. cowboys in pictur-
eeque costume and graduates Of the
Plattsburg training camp. Then
there will be several groups Of
''rah-rah" boys. captured in the
wiIds OF various campuses. who
will give vent to their native cries.
led by their own cheer leaders. Oh,
yes. and 'steen bands, count EN-
Barkers Engaged.
johnson and Harding are the only
candidates who have decided
definitely upon who will make their
nominating speeches. 1t is believed,
however, that Official announcement
will be made before the end Of the
week that Governor Henry Allen Of
Kansas will toss General Woods
chapeau in the ring. Several men
are said to be under consideration
by Lowden, among them being Con-
gressmen Rodenburg and Denni-
son, and e. N. Chiperfield, all Of
Illinois.
Johnson's and Harding's choices
are Henry S. Wheeler Of San Fran
cisco, and Frank B. Willis, former
governor of Ohio. respectively.
Senator George Moses will be floor
leader for johnson and L. l.. En-
merson Of Illinois probably will act
in that capacity for Lowden. John
son and Harding had not decided
upon their men for this job today.
Harding Sees Chance.
It became generally known for
the first time today that Harding is
as deeply interested In the contest
ling delegates from the southern
states as Wood and Lowden. Ac-
cording to Harding headquarters
the senator will be affected by the
following contests:
Arkansas, z; George, IT; Louis
lana, II; North Carolina, q; Ok
lahoma, 6; South Carolina, IL:
Texas. %.
johnson will fight for two dele
gates in Minnesota and an unde-
termined number in Texas.
Lowden will make the following
contests:
Arkansas, z; Florida, 8; George,
II; Louisiana, u; Mississippi. IL;
Missouri, 4; North Carolina, %;
Oklahoma, s; South Carolina, IL;
Texas, %, and Virginia. Is.
Woods Contests.
r.. Wood will make the same con-
1tS1G1, With the exception Of the
Carolinass and will also contest two
from Minnesota The three sets Oh
delegates from the District Of Col
umbia are all claimed by Wood.
There will be las contests in all
according to present indications
compared with only "a in 1916, az
follows:
Alabama. z; Florida, /; Georgia
ll7: Oklahoma, 4; South Carolina
IL; District OF Columbia, 2; yir-
ginia, l.
The situation in the District Of
Columbia was so involved that the
credentials committee seated nc
delegates from that place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
FREED GUNMAN Is
SOUGHT IN MURDER
OF SALOONKEEPER

Chicago. May 28.-Eugene Geary,
gunman from back Of the yards" !"
recently acquitted of q charge Of
murder. was being sought today in
connection with what police term
ed one Of the most cold -blooded
murders of recent years.
As Harry ]. Reckeas, q saloon
keeper, was about to leave q south
side saloon last night. = man iden-
titled BY witnesses as Geary, enter
ed, and walking up to him, shot
him through the body.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
By HAROLD D. JACOBS.

BI hAkULD De JACOBS.
Omitted Press Stan Correspondent)
Chicago, May 28.-The greatest
political advertising campaign in
the history Of the country is in full
swing here.
Organizations representing all
the principal candidates for the
Republican presidential nomination
are employing every established
legitimate method-and Q few
brand new Ones-to "sell" their
man to the public and the national
delegates.
Michigan avenue, long world
famous for its automobile row."
has now blossomed out with a
presidential row." This starts at
the Blackstone hotel, where Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden has per-
sonal quarters, and runs north
ward, taking in the Congress and
Auditorium hotels. Whole floors Of
the two latter hostelries have been
taken over by the various head
quarters.
II. c. of Campaigning.
OF course, this all costs money
and the senatorial investigation Of
campaign expenditures at Wash
ington forms one OF the principal
topics of conversation here-but, as
one veteran politician put it today:
The cost of campaigning has
gone up the same as everything
else"
The candidates campaign head
quarters continue to grow, one
and two rooms at a time, as the
date for the convention approaches,
and they have even elbowed the in
finitesimal quarters Of the Repub-
lican national committee in the
Congress to such an extent that the
party officials must find a new
bailiwick.
johnson Dazes 'Em.
Probably the most spectacular
headquarters is that OF Senator
Hiram Johnsons organization. New
dazzling white partitions have been
built in on the second floor Of the
lulh 0Au LAoA WAOAV wi l1OAA
Of the hotel hung with elaborate
colored pictures Of the senator In
striking postures.
Senator Warren G. Harding has
the smallest space The suite has
been furnished more with an eye to
the comfort of visitors than any
thing else, and is the only one re-
sembling a real, old fashioned po-
litical hangout.
Hoover Ubiquitous.
Lowden, Major General LaopAs1
fwUUd and Herbert Hoover are
about on q par as regards floor
space. The Hoover workmen, how
ever, have gone in strongest fol-
posters. A person can hardly turn
about anywhere in Chicago without
staring into the beaming counte-
nance of the former food admins
traitor.
Striking jarring note in all this
Republican atmosphere are two
Democratic candidates headQuar-
ters, those of Attorney General
Palmer and Governor Edward /
Edwards.
The real thing in advertising
will be trotted out when the con.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
STRIKE REPORT
MISLEADS CORN

Chicago, May 2s.-Apparently
baseless reports that the switch
mems strike had been settled gave u
big tumble today to values in the
corn market.
The most extreme setback was In
the July delivery. which at one
time touched $1.62 and showed .
fall Of 6A cents . bushel - com
pared with yesterdays finish. For
q short while. selling was unus-
usally heavy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
FAIL TO BLOCK
VETO OF PEACE

Washington, May &-An Of
fort to override President vii.
sons veto Of the Republican
peace resolution failed today in
the house.
The vote was 219 in favor Of
overriding the veto, to 152 against,
or 20 less than the required two
thirds majority.
Two Republicans, Representa-
tives Kelly of Michigan and Fuller
Of Massachusetts, voted to sustain
the presidents veto, while IT Dem
ocrats Joined the Republican ma
1ority in an effort to override it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-28
ARMENIA R0UTS
RED INVADERS
fRx the Associated Press.l

(by lUe ASSOCIoto0 fSoS.T
Constantin0ple. May 28.-Arme-
mans have crushed the bolsheviki
uprising against their government
in Erivan, and loyal Armenian
army now is in control OF Alexan-
dropol, according to message re-
ceived from the Armenian capital
by M. Pekzatian. Armenian diplO-
matte representative at Till.