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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
5000 MINERS READY
FOR MARCH TO MINCO;
SITUATION is OMINOUS
SUMMARY OF
SITUATION IN
MINERS WAR

| CnarleSLOn, W. Va aug. Su.-A
summary OF unconfrmed reports
reaching the governors office and
made public here late last night and
early today follows:
That armed men are again form
ing in the vicinity of Marmet,
coming from the Paint and Cabin
Creek coal fields.
That Logan county friends of
Magistrate Mitchell and his fellow
Captives have threatened to at
tempt their release by force.
That the situation in Boone
county to the west of Madison is
causing authorities much con-
Germ.
That fifth prisoner. Deputy
Charles Moore, was added to the
Hewitt's Creek group yesterday.
Sheriff Hatfield of Mcdowell
county has sent half of his force
of deputies, brought here to as
sist Sheriff Chain, back to Welch
en- the strength of rumors that
large body of men is gathering at
Mullens, Wyoming county. The
sheriff himself, however, remained
a. Logan
Efforts to confirm the Mullens
rumors through Blue Field were
unsuccessful
Operators Say Revolution
A statement issued by the Logan
County Operators association at
Logan describes the situation as
not merely "a union movement but
an insurrection," and declares it is
a revolution, and must be dealt
with as such.
The operators charge union min
ers officials with being respons-
ible.
Miners officials on the other
hand. steadfastly aver they are do
ing all within their power to main
tain order and cite MIR. Keeney's eff
forts at Madison last week, and his
letter to Logan miners entreating
that they refrain from acts of Vio-
lence.
Adjutant General Charnock's
companion, A c. Porter, United
Mine Workers executive board
member, returned to Charleston
with the state official. He gave a
gloomy account of conditions. His
iSPOAt ~ ~. L. hCeHSSs pI eSiuSuI
of District No. II, United Mine
Workers of America, follows:
Boys are Armed.
with all males from the ages of
IA to 60 under arms, women and
children fleeing in panic over the
line into Boone county, armed pa
trolls arriving and departing and
every available conveyance carry
ing supplies to the picket posts in
the hills, the Sharples-Blair sector
may well be compared with Bel
gium in the early days of the World
war.
"On the northern side Of the
which serves as a water /
shed to both Coal and Guyandotte I
rivers, lies the camp and main !
force of the miners. Similarly sit
uated on the southern side are the |
Logan county deputies and the |
state police. The miners have ad- |
Tanced picket lines.
Should these men clash, it |
would draw into battle a total of |
$500 men. Along the tops OF the !
ridges are trenches and breast |
works of rocks and felled trees"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
COAL SHIPPERS
PROTEST RATES

Springfield, H.. Aug. 30.-Com-
plants against the Chicago. Burl-
ington & Quincy railroad and the
Peoria Railway Terminal company.
charging that unreasonable and
preiudicial" rates on coal ship
rnents are IN effect between La
Marsh. Peoria and Galesburg, were
fled with the Illinois commerce
commission today by the III. Il
Case Coal company and the Demp-
sey Coal company.
The coal companies want re-
adjustment OF coal rates on these
railroads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
bL 00DY BATTLE LOOMS IN WEST Virginia
FOE OF BEAUTY
CONTESTS PUTS
SELF IN BAD FIX
Irate Dad and Hubby
Charge Rep. Her
rick With Forgery.

Washington, Aug. so.-United
Press. .)-The strong arm of the
law" today threatened to menace
the anti-beauty contest activities of
Manuel Herfck. Oklahoma farmer
congressman.
Failing tn two lively attempts to
get personal satisfaction" from
Herrtck, the irate husband of an
entrant in a local beauty contest
and the angry father of another
were prepared today to place ser
ious charges against the arch foe of
beauty contests before the district
attorney.
The indignant pair - John
O'Br1en. the bridegroom, and C. A
Harbaugh, the aged father-accuse
Herrick Of signing the names of the
beauties to letters apologizing to
him for turning over to the postal
authorities "decoy love letters" he
had sent the young women.
WIN Seek Indictment.
I'm going to see the district at
torney and have Herrick indicted
for forgery il l can," declared Har-
baugh- I'm going to try to get
hold of the letter Herrick claims
my daughter signed. That man
ought not to be in congress"
Herrick today refused to COM
ment on the two encounters with
the e1raged husband and father.
Witnesses assert that he had a
sprinting record and a rough and
tumble fighting championship to
his laurels.
Armed with a statement repud-
iating the apologies, O'Brien, 4
young machinist, stormed into
Herrick's Offices in the house office
building. He demanded Herrick's
signature on the dotted line.
Bridegroom Chases Congressman.
According TO O'Brien. Herrick
stalled" grabbed his hat and fed
down the corridor with the bride
groom in hot pursuit. Reaching
the street Herrick leaped aboard
passing street car.
Baffled for a moment as the car
doors closed behind the painting
congressman, 0'Brien says he
chased the car for a block, overlook
it and clambered aboard. Standing
over the beauty contest foe, O'Brien
demanded Herrick's signature. Her
rick pleaded for time. To escape
the curious crowd in the business
district O'Brien consented to call
later and fix it up"
YeIls for Police.
Forming an alliance with Har-
baugh, OBrien again called at Her.
rick's Office. They gained entrance
by a ruse, saying they had some
literature for his constituents. AS
they entered, witnesses assert, Her
rick dashed for the door OBrien
collared him hut the farmer leg
isiator shook him off. Harbaugh is
alleged to have missed a swing at
Herrick's head with an umbrella
Herrick finally hung an office
screen over the head of the cnraged
and escaped to the corri-
dor yelling for the police.
OBrien and Harbaugh then left
the building, determined to take the
matter up with the Washington
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
FASHION EDICT
SAYS SLEEVES
FOR NIGHTIES

New York, Aug. so.-Un1t-
ed Press.)-They're going to
wear sleeves on their undies
Even the nightgowns are
going to be longer and have
sleeves on them" J. Iserson or
A S. Iserson & Co, big lingerie
manufacturers. declared here
todal.
..The majority of Philippine
lingerie shown here now Is
sleeved. Among the most IN
teresting are those with the
front neck line cut low ana a
higher round shape at the pack.
'Nightgowns, too, hereafter
will be given sleeves wnere
previously sleeves were not IN
vogue"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
is
! 'TERRORIzED
BY RIOTERS
Hail Of Bullets Sweeps
Streets; Five -Year-Old
Girl Is Killed.

- Belfast, Aug. 39-The riot
ing continued throughout the
! afternoon and resulted in the
death Of two more persons.
William Kennedy was shot dead
in Earl street, and Annie Wat
son, q 5-year -Old girl, got into
the line of fire in North Queens
street and was shot dead. Forty
eight persons wounded in the
riotlng were taken to hospitals.
Belfast, Aug. 30.-tBy The Asso-
ciated Press. ss.)-Street fighting
which has been in progress since
yesterday became particularly vio-
ilent after l o'clock today, the din
/. ner hour, at 80 factories in the side
streets radiating from Duncarin
Gardens and North Queens street.
Military Is Routed.
One laborer was shot dead and
several other persons were wound
led, including one army sergeant.
Civilians placed sandbags in the
middle of the streets and maintain
ed heavy firing against the police
land military, who were forced to
abandon the streets. Armored cars
were summoned. At one time the
lpatter of bullets resembled a hail
storm.
Belfast, Ireland, Aug. 30.-Riot-
rng which broke out in this city at
moon yesterday and continued until
latter midnight, began at o'clock
this morning. One hour later it was
reported that three had been added
ito the list Of wounded, one of them
being a woman. During the fight
Ing yesterday and last night, two
persons were killed and six were
wounded.
The rioters, who were particular
ly active on North Queens street
and along the New Lodge road, ig-
inored the curfew law, which pro-
'rides that all persons not having
business on the streets must be in
their houses after 10:30 at night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
MURDERS Stir
BORDER YANKS
Threaten to Cross Boundary After
Killers of Frank ]. Pearson
and Wife.

Ruby, Ariz., Aug. 30.-Onited
Press. )-Failure of Mexican Off
cfals to capture and turn over to
American authorities the band of
seven raiders who killed Frank j.
Pearson and lis wife and seriously
wounded Mrs. Pearson's sister. has
resulted in a tense situation along
the border.
Threats of organizing raiding
parties to bring back the Mexican
killers, all of whom are known
here, were openly heard on the
American side of the line today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
PRINTERSCO
BACK TO WORK
Bloomington Men Return Under
Agreement for 44-Hour Week
and a2-Cent Increase.

Bloomington, Ill. Aug. 30.-CBy
United Press.)-All printers of
Bloomington, who have been out
on strike since July l, returned 10
work today
The agreement which brought the
men back calls for a 44-hour week.
a 81 cents a week increase now and
81 increase next January.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
GERMANS MEET
BILLS READILY

New York. Aug. 30.-The German
government, through its fiscal
agents in this country, has antici-
pated further reparations obliga-
tions to the allies, due tomorrow
According to banking interests
representing the Berlin govern
ment, these payments, which are
variousIy estimated at S65 1000 900
to 500 ,00O, 900, have already been
deposited with the agents Of the
British, French and Belgian gov
ernments in this city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
NAB Beer With
TOO MUCH KICK
anree Hundred Barrels Consigned
10 st. Louis Seized by Govern
ment Agents.

quincy, Ill, Aug. 3o.-Three hun
Sied barrels of beer, seized at
burlington, Iowa, and Warsaw,
in-' oreweries, were brought, to
Suincy today and stored in the fed
slai building. Tests of the beer
sere made at both these cities after
- mad been loaded on the train by
sso'ernment agents. 1t is alleged
nave contained more than legal
~ cent Of alcohol. The beer was
Nonsigned to St Louis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
NAB BANDITS
IN CORNFIELD
Bernard Sayassuer, White, and Carl
Harding, Negro, Taken After
All-Night Search.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 3d.
Bernard Sevassuer, white, who
gave his home as Boston, Mass,
and Carl Harding, negro, who said
ne lived at Leavenworth, Kan, all
peged motor bandits for whom a
posse of 100 armed men searched
fl last night, were caught two
miles north OF Marengo at 10 a. m.
Today.
They were hiding in cornfield.
While they were armed. they sur
Fehdersd without resistance. They
were taken TO Marengo and placed
IN jail.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
movie TRUST
TLAW TARGET
eSmous Players-Lasky Company
VIII BE Cited for Violation Of
Federal Trade Act.

Washington, Aug. 30.-(United
sssess )-Action against an alleged
1ovie trust" has been decided upon
- me federal trade commission, 1t
IS learned authoritatively today.
spers will be issued tomorrow cit
the Famous P1ayers-Lasky
Sapany n. for alleged violation or
- federal trade act. prohibiting
lalr practices and the antitrust
@ ~, The complaint, it, was learned,
m charge violation of section
zen OF the federal trade act and
p0euon five of the antitrust law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
TREATY GOES TO
SENATE SEPT.21

washington. Aug. 30-The treaty
of peace with Germany when was
signed last Thursday at Bernn:
will be sent to the senate Sept. z1'
the day that congress reassemoles'
after it's 30-day recess, 1t was stat
ed today at the White house
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
THREATEN HUNGER STRIKE.

Cork. Aug. 30.-Four hundred
and fifty republicans held in the
Spike Island internment camp as
sert they will start a hunger strike
Tuesday unless released
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
SOME BEAM!

Springfield. Ill, Aug. 30-Henry
Shipman claims the title OF the
champion bean raiser, Shipman's
Offering measures 34% inches and
weighs 10 pounds
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
STARVING IN RUSSIA.

Moscow, Aug. 30.-Leon Kane
neff. soviet relief director, asserted
, that 20, 500 900 persons in 15 pro-
vinces of Russia are facing starya-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
Rail. UNION
HEADS FEAR
WALKOUTS
to Keep Men on Job
Till Strike Ballots
Are Counted.
BULLETIN.

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 80
(By United Press -RaflrOad
workers of ST. Paul have voted
six to one in favor of a strike,
according to local officials of
the big four brotherh0ods. The
vote here has been completed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
River Forerasf

River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from below
Dupuque to Muscatine will change
but little during the next few days.
ANDREW HAMRICK,
Meteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-30
The WEATHER

Generally fair and slightly cooler
tonight and Wednesday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
80; lowest last night, 70.
Wind velocity ar +o5a
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-17
Woman Judge Ties
Wedding Knot and
Sets Precedent

Judge Mary o'TooIe. the nrst ~o-
man Judge Of The Municipal Court
established another precedent yes-
terday by performing a marriage
ceremony. the first performed BY a
woman In the District
Miss Ruth l. Halpenny. 20 years.
old. and Ralph 81. wardwell. az
years old. both Of PhIladeIphiH,
were married BY Judge O'Toole. in
her Office at the Municipal Court
Building, John Marshall place
northwest. Judge o'TooIe ASSUMED
her duties in the Municipal Court
Monday. O.
The bride IL a graduate Of the
Washington College OF Law and
was engaged in private practic.
before accepting a position in the
Bureau Of War Risk Insurance.
The couple are both friends OF thu
Judge and when the latter was APP
poin;ed 20 the bench they expressed
desire 10 be married by WASH
,s;Eto,rs first Judge OF the Munich
pal Court since judges of that
court are empowered 20 perform
marriage ceremonies
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S
APOLOGY is ASKED

AUGUSTA. Ga. Aug. 1S.-Judge
Henry c. Hammond. Superior Court
Judge. was today awaiting a reply
to a letter sent yesterday to Gov.
Hardwick asking the executive to
seek an apology from the State OF
South Carolina for a recent alleged
mob invasion of Georgia.
Hammond's letter referred TO the
storming of the Jail here last week
by a mob Of Is men. said to have
crossed from South Carolina. The
mob was seeking c. o. Fox and
Jesse Gappins. alleged slayers OF
William Brazell. of Columbia, s. c..
who had fed to this State.
The letter pointed out that the
action constituted an armed inva-
sion Of Georgia. What does South
Carolina propose to do?" Hammond
asked.
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Little Pig's Ghost
And SBig Swine
Keep Captain Busy

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s--captain
Louis vudai, OF the italian freighter
Macy Arossas. which sailed from
Brooklyn for Palermo today, has
a problem OF conduct. to solve. that
is causing him to tear HIS, luxuriant
hair and. utter many siciIian oaths.
Two years ago when the, vessel
was at Newport News one OF the
crew brought aboard two pigs. in
tending to give them 70 his father
in Palermo. Arriving there. he
found his father had died. 1t was
then decided to kill and eat the
pigs, but Mama Pig produced a lit
ter Of little ones and the execution
was stayed. Finally, one Of the
little pigs was, killed but immeA
diately a. great storm arose and
the boat had a hard time surviv-
ing. The crew vowed IL was be-
cause the pig had been slain.
The pigs could not be landed At
any American port because there
was no bill of health for them
from the port Of embarkation. The
crew will not permit the oficers to
kill any of them and the number
has now increased to eighteen and
they are eating the ship out OF
house and home. The captain be-
lieves the only solution will be to
bribe some member CT the crew to
quit WHEN he arrives In Palermo
and take the pigs ashore with him
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Wounded Heroes to Be
Guests at Legion Meet

Soldiers. sailors and Marines
from the various hospitals in the
District will be guests of the
tweaty-six posts Of the American
Legion next Wednesday at the
American Legion track and fieid
meet at Chesapeake Beach, Md, ac-
cording to announcement made last
night at the meeting of the George
Washington Post, No. 1 in the
board room Of the District Build
ing.
The post unanimously Endorsed
Representative Cables bill in the
House authorizing the Secretary
OF War to furnish American fiags
for funeral PURPOSES at the burial
of discharged soldiers, sailors and
Marines. Howard S. Fisk. COM
mander Of the post, presided at the
msetinx
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-17
"ABANONED" FARMS
WORSE THAN THAT

HARTFORD. Conn. Aug. 10
For years agricultural writers have
bemosncd the abandoned. worked
out farms OF New England, but
these districts are showing a tire
mendous revival. Farms supposed
to be worthless are being bought
by retired" New York business
men, and freight trains are bring
ing in enormous numbers Of cider
presses, saw mills, barrels and bot
ties every day. The abandoned
farms are being transformed into
''hootch farms" and they are as
carefully guarded as were the old
moonshine districts in the Appa-
lachian Mountains.
A salesman travelling through
Litchfield County recently said he
had sold 1913 cider presses.
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u. S.NEWSPAPER MENLEAVE
RIGAFOR DARKEST RUSSIA
Correspondent Draws Vivid Picture Of Famin,
Relief Conference and Soviet Misery.
tsp,ci.l CALI 10 Ths wsshingtsn Hsral
and Chicige Trf1une.)

tspsciai caIls 10 Ths wsshingtsn Herald
and chieaso Trisuae0
RIGA, Aug. 1.-THE Moscow
train has just left. Twelve foul
odored. sweaty. lice-hlled coaches
crowded with rags and misery; one
old sleeping car; one magnificent
parlor car with a conference room
and one antediiuvfan have pulled
out of Riga into the worlds vast
darkness and into the great I'M
known.
Maxim Litvinoff, head of the Sow,
set famine relief commission, who is
remaining here, has just waved
goodbye to the Bolshevik commits
sars in the de luxe car and a dozen
Americans wished godspeed to
Floyd Gibbons, OF the Chicago Tri-
bune; Raymond Swing. OF the New
York Herald, and John Grauadenz,
of the United Press.
cit Doesn't Matter,
To the Bolsheviks the trip means
nothing. To the poor bedraggled,
unkempt and perspiring mob Of
Russians and Lettianders who were
stretched out on four layers of
shelving-forty to q car built for
twelve-the lice, bedbugs, foul
stenches, darkness and disease
germs mean nothing. For here, far
from Russia itself, the Russian by
word ''mitchevo"-it does not mat
ter-is common. But to the few
westerners. the international cour-
iers. the Red Cross men and the
journalists who I'LL the sleeper the
trip to Moscow means everything.
It Is a step into a land Of darkness
and misery, famine and plague and
perhaps great adventure.
The train itself was one Of the
saddest things on wheels. Compared
to 1t. the 'hommes chevaux" cars
in which the doughboys Travelled
over France were palatial. With an
American Red Cross man, I walked
through the second and third class
coaches. birth OF us holding our
noses and with our mouths filled
with antiseptic tablets. The sleeper
proved the most interesting. With
out a shred of privacy within, nor
even curtains on the windows, wom-
en- were undressing. rolling their
dirty clIthing into pillows and 60
ing to sleep on pine boards, layer
upon layer.
Floyd Gibbons and the others
have their pockets stuffed with two
commodities-Bolshevik roubles and
flea medicine. Gibbons is bulging
with money. For the first time in
his life he is a millionaire. The
fact is. he has three millions, most
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iy In 10000 rouble notes. all Of
which cost him about 500. Just be-
fore the train pulled out there was
q brisk exchange Of insect powders.
II Taik Absut CAslera.
Everyone talked about cholera.
typhus and other cheerful. subjects.
while from the third and fourth
class coaches came shores. putrid air
and freqNcIGly outbursts of Rus,
sian curses when some newcomer
stepped on the heads of those lying
on the floor. A few beggars, from
whom came an odor of disin-
fsctant, whined in oriental fashion
for money or a crust of bread.
As the Americans walked along
the platform someone spted a heavy
strand Of wire running from the
engine to the coaches.
I'VE have electric lights, we
should worry" said one. s.
But an American Red Cross man.
the Joy out of life by adding:
THAT wire takes the place Of the
safety brake. You see, the Rus
SLAMS do not have aifbrakes, so
they tie q wire to the whistle and
In case Of danger you pull 1t, warn
ing the engineer. who tries TO save
the train by putting the locomotive
into reverse"
Litvinoff Very Busy.
Maxim Litvinoff and his staff ac-
companied by Capts. Carroll and Mil
Ter of the American Relief Admin
istration. spent the afternoon in in
specting samples OF the American
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LEADING ALABAMA
LAWYERS TO HELP
SLAYER OF PRIEST
Death Trial of Minister
Foreseen as Bitter
Legal Battle.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Aug. L.
Four of the most noted criminal
lawyers in Alabama will defend the
Rev. Edwin r. stephenson. Metho-
dist minister, when he faces trial
on charge of numbering Father
James f. Coyie, Catholic priest.
Announcement was made today
that Hugo Black, CHAMPION Harris,
John C. Arnold and Fred Fits, AL
Of them noted here as criminal law
yers. will be stephenson's counsel.
Bitter Fight Dse.
Retaining of this quartet made IL
certain. court observers said. that
stephenson's trial would be one Of
the greatest legal battles In the
history OF Alabama. =.
Rumors were prevalent today that
some leading Catholic lawyer might
assist in the prosecution. which
will be directed by Circuit Sollc-
itor Joseph r. Tate.
IN spite of everything, we are
wonderfully happy" Smiling.
tastefuliy dressed and apparently
unworried by the tragedy In which
she has become the central figure,
Ruth Stephenson Gussman, Is, to-
day made this statement to q news
paper woman with whom she for
merly attended school.
ITS just fine to be married" she
continued.
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FARM. LOAN BANKS
TO FLOAT MILLIONS

CHICAGO. Aug. Is. - That i'm
provement IN the Agricultural credit
situation Is at hand was indicated
yesterday when, delegates TO the
American Association Of Joint Stock
Land Banks. in its annual meeting.
announced that $4,000, 900 or 500
100000 additional bonds are TO be
issued by the member banks.
Details were discussed with rep
resents:ives OF a bond syndicate.
These bonds. II approved by the
Farm Loan Board. may bear 81
per cent interest instead OF 5. as
At present. Their sale VIII enable
many farmers 70 borrow at 6 per
cent and clear their indebtedness
TO the smaller banks. and release
that much currency for circulation.
There are twenty-three farm loan
banks, most ~ them located IN the
Middle West.