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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
CABINET
IS IN BAD FIX
Killing of Erzbergcr touches
Match To Combustibles-- Demand
Suppression of Pam Germans.

Berlin, Aug. 29.-(By the Asso-
cited Press. political conditions
in Germany, which during the last
few days have assumed a grave
aspect, were considered by the cab
met today. President Ebert pre-
sided over the session, which was
called on Saturday in suCh a way
as to show that the ministry was
concerned over the situation.
The assassination of Matthias
Erzberger, last Friday, has appear
ed to have set a match to the piled
up combustibles, which have been
smouldering for some time, and the
cabinet is believed to find itself in
a serious predicament-
One of the features of the situa-
ton which is troubling the gov
ernment is the attitude of organ
lied labor, supported by the So
cialist and Communist parties, in
demanding the suppression of the
activities and Vaccinations of the
pan-Germans. This party has been
unusually active of late, holding
battle anniversaries, "steel helmet"
athletic meets, front troop reun-
ions" and other affairs at which
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
General Ludendorf and other mill
tary leaders have been present
These factions have, for the most
part, taken on the character of
anti-republican manifestations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
SELL HOOTCH ON
PEORIA STREET
Two Men. Described as "Walking
Sal0ens," Are Arrested for Ped
ding Liquor.

Peoria, Aug. ga daring meth
cd of defying the prohibition law
was revealed late last night when
two walking saloons" equipped
with all the pre-Volstead essen
uaIs except a bar and a foot-rail,
were arrested by Police Chief Mar
tin and Federal Agent Kidder and
a squad of local police.
Provided with many bottles of
mule" and whisky, and glasses in
which to serve the liquor, several
men were arrested in the act OF
peddling the liquor from man TO
man in the heart of the city.
The itfnerant saloons" were op-
Grating in front of prominent ho-
tel when their game was checked.
They will face government action
today.
With this work done, the federal
chief with local police confiscated
an automobile containing wine and
arrested five more men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
ALL. OUT OF
RAIL WAGE ROW
Executive Council VIII Take No
Action Regarding Reductions,
but Is Ready to Aid

Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 2s.-The
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor has decided to
take no action regarding railroad
wage reductions.
Members said today, however,
that the coun Gil stood ready to as
semble in spe cial conference and
give any aid possible, should 1t be
requested to do SO by any of the
organizations of union railroad
workers.
Details Of the proposed investi-
CATION into the use of workers
savings by banks and insurance
companies were announced today.
The council proposes TO inquire into
e'the present credit system of the
country and to study the Kenyon
rural credit bill. Consideration
also is to be given 10 a proposal to
organize the proxy voting power
of workers who hold policies in
mutual Insurance companies
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
Adm IS MADE
"SEPULCHRE OF
DEAD" BY TURKS,
eeMusf Forget Past, -
Turkish Priest Tells
Investigators.

Adm, Asia Minor, Aug. TO-
(By the Associated Ppessl One o.
the saddest and most tragic of al
war memorials in the Near East is
the ruined city of Aidin, so miles
southeast Of Smyrna, In the great
1g growing district of Asia Minor
1t is literally a vast sepulchre OF
the dead. Here hundreds of inno-
cent Greek and Armenian women
children and priests sleep In name
less graves, victims of massacre by
the Turkish in the summer of 1919.
The broken columns of a thousand
shattered homes are the mute wit
nesses of the martyrdom of the
population.
Although two years have passed
since they were sacrificed, no
tombstone no Cross, no wreath
marks the place where they fell.
fheir whitening bones form a part
OF the crumbfing masonry and
earth The silence of the place is
oppressive.
DesOlatiOn Is Appalling.
The town presented an appalling
spectacle of desolation and destruc-
uon which has its counterpart only
In the ruined cities of France. But
here the scene is even more ter
rible than in the French villages,
for in France the populations at
least had a chance to escape. In
Aidin they were Vouchsafed no such
mercy. They We're brutany slain
by the Turks when the Greek army
had Withdrawn. Not only that;
many of the victims were burned
to death.
In the little church of the Metro
poitan there is still to be seen on
the floor grim reminders of the un-
fortunate priests who were killed
and incinerated before the altar.
Their blood lies in great CONCEALED
paths in the aisles.
Some Return to Ruins.
A few among the more hopeful
and courageous Of the population
have returned to the desolated city
and are living in the ruins of their
former homes Through the dark
and debris-strewn alleys, sombre
women and girls in mourning move
like spectres. All have lost rela-
tives in the fearful massacre Their
faces tell a story of poignant suf-
fering and anguish. Some of them
have lost their reason. During his
stay in the town the correspondent
lived at the home of an aged
widow whose three daughters had
been slain by the Turks.
A group of Greek government
officials from Athens recently Wis
tied Aidin.
I'VE must try to forget the past"
said the Turkish hodja (priest),
who came to greet the investigat-
ors. I'VE must be friends. We can
not be enemies. Our religions may
be different, but our hearts are the
same. We must join hands and
hearts and think only of the fu-
ture."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
Think ROBBERS
ARE 'FIREBUCS'
Bandits Who Held Up Grocery
Store Believed to Have Fired
Lumber Yard.

Galesburg. III, Aug. 29.-Three
bandits, who held up the Ernhart
grocery at Abingdon, IA miles from
here. at II O'Clock Saturday night,
are believed to have been re-
sponsfbls for the firing Of the
Simpson-McClure lumber yard at
that city earlier IN the evening,
causing a loss of $4,000. The en-
tire lumber yard WAS destroyed
Mr.. ETnhart Is a member of the
Volunteer department of Abingdon.
and it Is thought that the bandits
set FIRE to the yard In order To have
q clear field for the hold up. They
secured $139 from Mrs, Efnhart,
who was In the grocery store alone
Some time between midnight and
5 a. m, the Santa Fe depot at Cam
eron, west of Abingdon, was rob-
bed. the bandits securing 81 from
the cash drawer. The same trio Is
blamed far the second robbery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
BANDITS GET
$25O,0oO I'M
DARING RAID
Four Men Rob Masonic
Temple Vault and
Rake Getaway.

Chicago, Aug. pa raid on the
safe deposit vaults of the Security
Safe Deposit company in the Ma
sonic temple last night by four un-
masked robbers, netted the bandits:
about $3.50, 900. it was estimated to-
day.
The robbers, who are credited
with perpetrating one of the boldest
crimes in Chicago's history, es-
capped after leisurely search of II
safety deposit boxes although they
overlooked $40, GOO in one thousand
dollar bills in one box, and a dia-
.mond ring valued at $4,000 in an
other
@Inside job Says Chief
Today Michael Hughes, chief OF
detectives, characterized the affair
as an inside job and held the two
custodians of the vaults who, he
said, told contradictory stories
Three other suspects have been
taken into custody but their names
were not divulged.
The four robbers, well dressed,
appeared at the vaults which were
said to hold valuables worth
81 GOO 600, about O'Clock. One Of
them applied for a safety deposit
box and then asked to see it. When
the doors to the vaults were
opened, the robbers bound the Gus
todians and then proceeded with
lead mallets to open several boxes
Vault safest In City,
They were fired ON when leaving
the bank more than an hour later.
but escaped unhurt- A few seconds
later policemen from four stations,
a rife squad and many detectives
were swarning the building The
safety deposit vaults robbed have
been advertised by the company as
the safest in the city. They are
kept open night and day, seven
days a week and are patroniZed ex-
lively by those desiring to make de-
posits after banking hours.
The robbers obtained 1924 900,
officials of the company announced
after a check of the boxes today
The loss is covered by insurance,
carried by the company. The vaults
remain open 24 hours day.
Morris Lipschultz, a newsboy, re-
ported to police he lost $11,30O IN
cash and jewly valued at $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
W. VA. MINERS
BATTLE POLICE
One Miner Killed, Six Wounded,
Two Deputies Missing-Fight-
ing May Be Resumed.

Logan. W. Va, Aug. 29.-Onited
Press )-Ffghting between miners
and state forces broke out here
early Sunday.
One man was killed, SIX were
wounded and two missing as the
result of q battle on Beech creek.
near Sharples, in Logan county
shortly before midnight.
The fght lasted but a few min
utes. Many shots were exchanged,
reports said Both sides retired
after the skirmish and preparations
were made for renewal of a bitter
fight today.
The miners sustained all the cas-
unlties. The missing are deputies
The man killed was later re-
ported 10 be John Greer, secretary
or the miners union at Sharples-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
SHINES WANTS
BRITISH help
German Capitalist Would Include
England in Scheme of Co
operation with U. S.

Berlin, Aug. 29.-Replying to
reproofs from newspapers for his
alleged failure to work for eco
nomic cooperation between the
United States, Russia and Germany
TO the exclusion of Great Britain.
Hugo SHINES. the capitalist, IN a
statement published in the Deutsche
Allemeine Zeitung, argues strongly
for cooperation OF Germany with
the United States and Great Brit
ain as the best way to serve Ger
man interests. He declares II
would be a catastrophe should an
tagonism arise between the united
States and Great Britain. whose
inexhaustible resources, comolned
with German cooperation couId
bring about the reestabhshment OF
central Europe and Russia
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
RAIL WORKERS
START BALLOT
ON WAGE CUTS
Troiny77er7 Break With
"Big f'-AU Men
Urged To Vote.

Chicago, Aug 29.-United Press)
Of the strike vote of the
railroad workers of the country
was under way today.
The brotherhood of trainmen was
the first OF the big four union or
ganizations to start its test of
workers to decide whether the
wages would be accepted.
Delegates were sent out by the
$50, 900 members of the trainmen's s
union and representatives to va
rlous railroad centers of the coun-
try to see that every member votes.
A complete vote is asked by the
union heads.
Shop Crafts Vote Strike.
Five hundred thousand members
Of the federated shop crafts have
already voted to walk out IL their
demands are not met
The other three brotherhoods
strike vote will be started before
the end of the week. The train
men broke away from the. other
three brotherhoods in taking the
strike vote because of the pro-
posed wording of the ballots.
A statement accompanying the
trainmen's ballots declares the vote
of the membership to accept the
wage reduction, or to leave the
service of the railroads rather than
to continue under the reduced
wages now in effect. will be final
and binding upon officers OF the
union.
The other three brotherhoods, Il
was said by officers of the train
mems union, desired to word the
strike ballot in such a manner that
union officers would be authorized
to disregard a vote to strike if
they saw fit
VIII Sound All Employees.
The sentiment Of the $4,000, 600
railroad workers of the country
will be sounded out before Oct 1.
on the question of acceptance of
the reduced wages or striking.
Union leaders are then expected to
go direct to the railroad manage
ments with their final proposition
rather than acting through the
United States railroad labor board.
Great significance was attached
TO the fact that the railroad onions
iesire to get out the vote of
railroad union member in the ouun-
try. In previous votes taken by
he railroad unions. only about so
per cent of the total membership
oa11oted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
BY CLYDE C. REALS.

Omitted Press staff Correspondent)
Dublin, Aug. 29.-There will be
no Irish plebiscite. There is no
need for one. There could be no
fair one with English troops here.
Thus spoke Michael Collins, man
OF mystery in the inner councils Of
Sim Fein, in an exclusive inter
view with the United Press today.
Those Unsuitable propagandists,
the Jarveys of Dublin, tell you
about Mickey" Collins, the almost
fabulous commanding general Of
the Irish republican army.
"A Fine Man for You.-
"Ah, there's a fine man for you,
now, is Mickey Collins. Many's the
time the military found his half
smoked cigaret, but 'divil a hair or
hide of Mickey"
Your Irish jaunting car requires
careful guidance and you are near
ly thrown from your seat as the
iron-shod wheels rattle and bounce
over huge cobblestones, while the
neglectful of his steed, leans
confdentially down TO tell you of
Collins exploits.
Hairbreadth escapes by this
Irish chieftain were
almost nightly occurrences during
the intensified warfare in Ireland
which followed-t the declaration of
martial law in the present truce.
A price was oh 'Mickey's" head.
sought him for in
terviews, but where other Irish
leaders were accessible, Collins
was kept carefully out of sight.
This man of deeds and few words
was interviewed today for the
United Press.
General Is a Giant.
A huge figure of a man, tower
ing above the heads of his fellow
members of the Dali, his great,
bushy black hair waving unham-
pered by hat or comb, Collins came
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
TEUTS MUST
PAY U.S.FOR'
LUSITANIA
Alien Property Custodian
Says Germany Must
Make Losses Good.

Washington, Aug. 20. - OMITTED
Press. )-Germany must pay for
the American lives lost on the Lus-
itania and satisfy all other claims
of the United States and its citi-
gems for war losses caused by the
ex-kaiser's government before Ger
man property now held by this
government will : be returned.
Thomas W. Miller, alien property
custodian, said today.
New Treaty Covers.
The present German government,
Miller pointed out, has agreed to
this in the new treaty with Ger
many, but he emphasized that no
steps toward the return of German
property will be taken until actual
payment has been made of all just
claims by the Ebert government.
The American claims against
Germany, including indemnity for
dependents of those who were lost
when the Lusitania was sunk, to-
tai $500 100000. In addition, Ger
many owes the United States $780,
100000 for the maintenance of the
American army of occupation.
State Dept Complies Claims.
The value of German property
held by the alien property custo-
dian is now about 100000, 900, due
to depreciation OF securities and
due to the fact that some of the
the holdings have been returned,
Miller said. About $3.50, 100000 Of
the seized property has been turned
back as the result of court decis-
ions. The state department, it was
learned today, is now at work on
a compilation of all claims against
Germany. Most of the Lusitania
claims already have been filed by
families of those who were lost in
the great sea crime, which was in
large measure responsible for
Americas entrance into the war.
Il believe Germany will pay the
American claims promptly" Mil
Ter said.
Strong pressure will be brought
to bear on the Berlin government
to make the payments by those
VINO are anxious to get back the
property we are now holding"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
SHOOT SCHOOL
OPENS in OHIO
Mere Than coo Rihemen Begin
Learning Practical Uses of
Rifle and Pistol

Camp Perry, Ohio. Aug. %
The work Of the small arms firing
shoot, which is to be a schooling
in the elementary and practical
uses of the rifle and pistol, started
here today More than 900 rifle
men, including civilians and nation
al guardsmen from practically all
parts of the country were in action.
The shoot continues through
Sept 5. These events will not be
competitive, although daily results
are to be tabulated Of the high
teams to show their standing in
the school work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
READ THIS, SEE
IF YOU DESERVE
FEDERAL PENSION

Portland. Ore, Aug. 90
united Press.)-Not the chill
uIen but the parents are to
oiame when -fiappers" run
around the streets with their
stockings rolled down, their
iorms adorned with peek-a-boo
waists and short skirts and
lneir hair all frizzled up.
such is the vigorous opinion
entertained by the Rev. Billy
sunday and expounded at some
length to 10000 people here
Any man who can look at
.ne short-skirted, barenecked,
irizzle headed, gumchewing,
iudge-eating modern fapper
without having a moral blow
out should get a government
pension" declared Billy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
EMPLOYMENT
ON DECREASE
Improved Conditions for Whole
salers, Retail Business Quiet
Except in Tobacco.

St Louis, Aug. pa decrease Of
26.6 per cent i'll employment accom-
panied by a 23.5 per cent pay roll
decrease between July 1, 1920, and
July l. 1921, III the eighth district,
is shown by figures presented in
the monthly report of the Federal
Reserve bank of ST. Louis. issued
today by William c. Martin, man
ager of the board.
The report shows improved con-
ditions for the wholesalers, while
retailers report a volume of bus
mess below expectations. An ex-
ception to the general retail quiet
ness has been in tobacco and Gig
aret sales, of which. during July
and early August, were exception
ally heavy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
N.F. C. OPENS
CHICAGO MEET
Nearly 1000 Delegates, Represent
ing 23,000, 900 Members, Gath
er In Windy City.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Nearly 1000
delegates from many parts Of the
United States were here today for
the opening Of the annual conven-
ton OF the National Fraternal con-
gress of America The congress
includes nearly every fraternal So
ciety in the United States and Can
ada. and is said to have a total
membership of more than 25, 900 .000-
National health conservation will
be one OF the principal topics TO
be discussed. The convention VIII
close Sent =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
YEGCS Get S54O
IN BLOWN SAFE

Lincoln, H., Aug. % - Yeggs
who blew the safe of the Atlas Pro-
duce company here last night escap-
ed with $40. Tracks of small
automobile back of the office indi-
Gated that the robbers used a ma
chine in making their escape. The
safe was drilled and blown open
with explosives.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
ALLIED ENJOYS
DISAPPOINTED
WITH TREATY
Hoped u. S. Would
Stand by Versailles
Pact.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.l


Washington, Ang- 7s.-There is
no cnncealme1t here of the disap-
podnfment of allied diplomats IN the
new peace treaty signed by the
onzted States and Germany. The
allies had been hoping TO the last
that the United States would stand
by her first signature ON the Yer
sa1iies treaty, and thus preserve the
association which began in 1917
The European governments were
prepared to agree to any reserva-
tons to the Versailles pact which
the American government might
nave proposed. They wanted
Americas signature on the treaty
OF Versailles chiefly for moral
effect.
Pleased America, Not Europe.
OF course, diplomats do not dis
cuss American domestic politics
for publication, but they are quite
aware that the factional disputes in
tho American senate furnished the
underlying reason for the making
of a separate peace with Germany
- " . q CoSC VI
in the Republican party or disap-
pointing the allied governments,
and the Harding administration felt
that it was more important to ap-
pease the domestic situation than
to please Europe.
On many an occasion the Eu-
ropean governments themselves
have set precedent in attaching
more weight to their own public
opinion and domestic politics than
International welfare One of the
so-called big secrets of the Paris
peace conference was the inner rea-
son for the failure of that confer
ence TO fix the size OF the German
indemnify, and it was later
acknowledged that because Prime
Minister Lloyd George had made an
extravagant election promise, the
peace conference agreed with the
argument of the British prime min
lister that his own political fortunes
would suffer if the indemnity were
definitely fixed.
Rights Not Safeguarded?
But leaving aside the considera-
tions OF domestic politics which
caused both President Harding and
Hughes to abandon their
first idea of engaging under the
treaty of Versailles. there
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
NEAR BEER "LETS
co.,, BREAKS ARM;
ARREST FOLLOWS

Dubuque, Iowa. Aug. %
While tapping a keg Of near
beer at his soft drink empo-
rum, William Trainor had his
right arm broken in two places
and both hands lacerated when
the keg exploded. blowing out
the entire head.
Police officers, investigating
the explosion, found bottle Of
moonshine and placed Trainor
under arrest after he had re-
turned from q doctor with both
hands bandaged-
In police court he was fined
500 and costs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
INCREASE INTEREST.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Recom-
that the interest rate
on postal savings be increased from
2 to per cent, and the maximum
amount allowed g depositor be in
creased to $4,000, were agreed upon
by bankers and government officials
comforting with the postofice de-
partment, Postmaster General
Hays announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
Late Bulletins

Berlin, Aug. 29.-(By the As
sociated Press a meet
ing of the German cabinet to-
day, President Ebert issued a
decree prohibiting meetings,
pro- IONS, demonstrations
and the publication of period
icaIs and pamphlets likely to
encourage seditiOus movements.
Staunton, III, Aug. 29-T.
r. Bradshaw, OF Decatur, q
lineman for the Iffineis Trac-
ton system, was fatally shock
ed here today when q guy wire
he was stretching came IN con-
tact with q 2,500 volt wire.
He died a few hours later at a
hospital in Litchfeld.
HUI, England, Aug. S9-By
the Associated Press.)-The
body of Air Commodore s. II.
Maitland of the British flying
force. who lost his life In the
disaster to the ER-S hast week,
WIS lAo "AC><A
of the dirigible late this after
neon.
Washfngton, Aug. 29.-Feder-
al troops Will not be sent to
West Virginia to deal with the
situation IN the coal fields
tlrero unless another request is
made by the state authorities,
Secretary Weeks announced to-
day after n conference with
President Harding.
Larchmont, n. u Aug. a9-
Frederic Upsam Adams, me-
chanbcal engineer and nufh0r,
died suddenly early todny at
his homo here. He played gelf
yesterday and was stricken
with heart disease Late hast
night. Burial viii be I'm Efgin,
Ill. He was In his e2nd year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
PLEBISCITE'
IMPOSSIBLE
IN IRELAND
VIII Be War if England
casks for IT, Says .
Mickey" Collins.

Editors Fote- Michael Collins
the inscrutable chieftain of Sim
Fein's fighting force, has given an in
terview to the United Press staff cor
respondent In Dublin. Collins, who Is
minister of finance in the republican
cabinet as well as head of the army.
has been a mysterious figure from the
time Of his release from prison after
the 1915 rebellion until the present
truco- BE is considered by many the
most powerful man IN Ireland today,
exercising more inflosnee In holding
together this loosely knit rank and
file even than President de Valera-)