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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
MOVE TO ExPEL
P.M'CASKRIN
Baldwin Of Chicago Has Resolution
Prepared-Will Hold 1t Until
Tuesday.

Springfield, I'll, June S-In-
dignant over charges made by
Representative Harry n. Nc
Caskrin that the HoladAy road
refund bill was passed rs q re-
suit of = conspiracy, members
Of the house Of representatives
today were discussing . resolu.
ton to expel the Rock Island
Legislator from the house. A
resolution had been prepared
and was in the hands Of Rep
resentative Charles Baldwin Of
Chicago this morning bat Mr..
Baldwin was persuaded By
{ friends b withhold It's prcsen.
tation until next Tuesday at
least
The situation arose over M,
-askrin's bill for injunction file
IN the Sangamon county circu
court seeking to restrain Stat
Auditor Russell and State Treasure
Miller from paying to counties n
funds for hard roads authorized b
The Holiday bill. Representatiy
Republican floor leade
Representative Homer J. Tice an
s. E. Brandt, state superintender
Of highways, were named as COZ
spirators in the passage of the bill
Representative McCaskrin set o,
in the bill that the road refun
passed the house with bl
one dissenting vote-his own.
Representative Holiday was IL
clined not to discuss the charge
seriously today.
Only a few members were pre-
ent at the short session today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
AGED Man KILLS FORMER H0uSEkEEPER
BOOSTS PRICEO
WINE GRAPES
Fruit Jumps $40 Per
Ton on High Col
ored Variety.

San Francisco, June 3.-Opening
prices of wine grapes for this year
have been set at $50 to $50 a ton,
compared with. $40 to $50 a ton in
pre-prohibition days, by the Cal
ifornia Grape Growers Exchange.
This represents an increase Of SO
a ton for grapes with high colored
Juice and of IS a ton for other va
rieties.
In the past growers not mem
bers Of the exchange, have OBJ
tanned, in some instances, consid-
erably higher prices than those al
which exchange members contract.
ed their crops.
The increase Is due to increased
demand for grapes for grape Juice
grape syrup and the making Of sec
ramental and medicinal wine, ant
to crop shortage caused by frost
according to exchange officials
They estimate this years crop il
California at 275, 900 tons, valued Al
$50, 900, 900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
everett" GOES
T0FEDERAL Pen
Landis Gives Harding's sColsiH"
Is Months in Leavenworth
"White House."

Chicago, June 3.-(United Press.)
Everett Harding must dream his
dreams of mingling with the max
ers Of history at Washington for
Is months in Leavenworth prison.
Everett, who said he was the
kinsman r. President Harding. was
found guilty by Judge Lands Of
impersonating a federal officer with
intent to defraud.
He. was charged with represent
ing himself as assistant secretary
to the president to defraud the
Pennsylvania railroad out of 81 $50,
the cost Of a special car in which
he took a party to the inaugura-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
JURORS SPLIT
ON BOYSGUILT;
ARE DISMISSED
Cecil Burkett, II, Is
Calm-Hopes To
Get Out Soon.

Knox, Ind, June 3.-(United
Fress.)-Judge Pentecost dismiss
ed the jury hearing the case of
Cecil Burkett, charged with the
murder Of playmate. today when
the foreman Of the jury said an
agreement was impossible.
The jury had been out 10 hours
and argued all night over Ceciis
fate.
Ma" Burkett, the boys mother.
surrounded by her brood of sew
eral children, broke down and
wept after the dismissal Of the
jury. =,
Cecil displayed no concern over
the fact that the jury failed to &C
quit him.
"Oh, it don't make any differences
to me-" he said, sticking his hands
in his bulging pockets. only ]
hope I don't have to come back
here again."
The boy has been calm through
out his trial for shooting seven
year-old Benny Slavin.
After the verdict he tucked tn,
little thumbworn map, his descrip
ton Of the tragedy. back into hi!
blouse.
I'm going swimming soon a.
they let me out of here, Ma"
MA" did not answer. Its beel
awful cooped up here all the time
I'll be glad to get out"
Cecil. although the jury dis
agreed, will get out, too. He i
under $4,000 bonds raised by tn
citizens of Ora, not far from here
| None OF the attorneys for th
state were in the courtroom whe
the Judge dismissed the jury. ]
is not known whether they will a!
tempt to try the boy again.
| The red-eyed, bedraggled Jury
men who tried to decide the tat
of Cecil all Of last night instea
of sleeping reported to Judge Pente
cost at the opening of court tha
they failed to agree.
The Judge sent them out for fur
ther deliberation.
Cecil is charged with the mur
der of Benny Slavin, his seven
year-old playmate.
Voices of the jurymen could b
heard from the little alcove abov
the county courthouse all nigh,
They pleaded, argued and becam
angry with one another.
| They had their own conviction
as to the fate of the boy, and stuc
to them.
| Cecil's fate was discussed by can
die light, storm having put elec
trio lights out of commission.
| Cecil, the subject Of the discus
sion, was not at all concerned i
court today. His brown eyes wer
still pleading to his mother nc
to worry. He chatted with her oc
casionally.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
''COCNAC" Will
Scent ''H00CH''
Not . Bottle Of Wine-He's q French
Police Dog Trained to Smell
Moonshine.o

Amarillo, Texas, June 3.-The
Potter county sherifrs force has re-
ceived a French. police dog which is
being trained to smell moonshine''
and other intoxicants. in order to
assist the sheriff in locating contra
band liquors In this county. They
have named the canine detective
Cognac."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
CHRISTIANS ARE
KILLED BY TURKS
sFrightful Massacres" Reported in
Samsun and TrebiE0nd In
Armenia,

London, June 3.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph says under date of Thurs
day, that it is reported from Con-
stantinople new frightful massa-
cres Of Christians have occurred al
Samsun and Trebizond on the Black
Sea coast Of Armenia. The streets
are strevn with the bodies oi
Greeks, he adds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
u. S. HAS RIGHT
TO GERMAN SHIPS
SEIZED IN WAR
Officials BelieUe Title
Was Obtained By
Wilson.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Special to The Argus.)

obutu6COuS juno % IAAASA A~es
considers absolutely valid her title
to the German ships seized in Amer
lean ports about the time OF the
of the outbreak Of war with Ger
many.
Dispatches from abroad stating
that the reparation commission
would examine whether the ships
should be turned over to that COM
mission as a portion Of German as
sets failed to disturb the equan-
unity of official opinion on the sub
ject No claim has as yet been
made for the ships but If it should
be presented, the United States gov
ernment will take the position that
title to the ships was obtained by
President Wilson after the passage
Of special act Of congress author
izing him to seize the ships. So far
as domestic law is concerned, our
governments right to the ships is
uncuestioned. As for a German
claim for the return Of those ships,
the American government finds
nothing in the Versailles treaty
which permits Germany to make
such claim as the Berlin govern
ment gave away all her rights to the
ships in that treaty. Therefore the
only parties who could dispute the
American ownership Of the vessels
are the allies. The latter have taken
possession Of all the assets Of Ger
many and it is insisted here that
even though the United States
hasn't ratified the treaty of Yer
sailles, this government continues to
have a voice in the disposition OF
any property in the hands of the
principal associated powers at the
time of the armistice. Secretary
Hughes will instruct the American
representative on the reparations
commission to express the Amer
ican viewpoint If any claim should
be made for the German ships.
Germans Must Make Good.
The theory on which the allies
have been helping themselves to
German shipping has been that Ger
many must make good losses by
submarine destruction. American
tonnage sunk by submarines was
not very large but 1t. has been as
sumed that in handling claims
against Germany American ship.
owners would be paid out of the
proceeds of such shipping as had
been seized from Germany.
/ ~f -
Of all war claims because the
United States has not ratified The
Versailles treaty, it. is unlikely thar
any action will be forced by the al
lies at this time which would EN-.
barras the American government il
working out its foreign policy. L
is another significant development
however, which proves that eithel
in making new peace treaty or &C
cepting certain parts Of the Yer
. sailles treaty, Americas negotia
tions will nominally be with tn,
Germans but actually with the al
| lied powers. This is now officiall,
admitted. The sending Of American
representatives to the various al
lied commissions is step, there
fore, in the direction Of negotiatin,
a treaty for it will be through Am
bassador Harvey at London VIII
sits on the supreme council, or Am
bassador Herrick at Paris, that tn
United States will work out the de
} tails of the treaty which must fol
J low the passage of the knox-Potre
, peace resolution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
father SAVES
FIvEFROM FIRE
Cut on From Stairs He Throws
Bed Clothing to Ground and
Drops Children to Safety.

Providence, r. l., June 3. - His
house in flames and escape by the
stairs cut of, Felix Bori Of Black
stone, Mass. threw bed clothing
from a second story window this
morning and dropped his five chill
dren down on it. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bori then Jumped from the window.
and all escaped unharmed. The
house was destroyed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
SETTLE STRIKE
ATPAPER MILLS
Mill and Union Ohlclals Get To-
gotAer-so0 Employees Of Wis.,
c0nsin Plant Affected.

Green Bay, Wis. June 3.-The
strike Of 500 employees Of the North
ern Paper company of this city
was settled at conference Of mill
ohicials and union ofhcials last
night, according to announcement
today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
RR1TJSH AFTER BERGDOLL.

Washington, June 3.-War de-
partment officials say that the Brit
ish government is taking an inter-
est in the Bergdoll case and may
take steps to insure the return OF
the notorious draft evader to this
country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-03
TEN ARE KILLED
IN IRISH AMBUSH
District Inspector Among Dead
Nine WOunded-Throe Police
Motors Burned.

Cork, ireland, June 3.-District
Inspector Stevenson. a police ser
geant and four constables were
killed and four soldiers were seri-
cusly wounded when a police pa
troll was ambushed by 100 armed
men near Westport, County Mayo
last night Arms and ammunition
carried by the police were taken
and three motor cars in which the
officers were riding were burned.
Dublin, June 3.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. -Four constables were
killed and five wounded in an am
bush by 200 civilians at 10 O'Clock
this morning in Kylebeg Cross,
near Borrisokane, County Upper
ary. says an official statement Is
sued here today.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
nEFE;NSE MADE SHIPPING BILL
 BY GOV. RIGGS

JUNEAU, April S.-(Spccial to the Daily Times) ).--Governor Riggs de- tended the territorial shipping board before the senate yesterday in the hearing on the Collins bill to repeal the shipping law. The governor de- clared the board saved the territory more titan $1,O0O,O00 last year by pre- venting raises in tariffs and urged the retention of the law on the books for the protection of the territory. He said he believed the appropriation for the board died with the fiscal year.
 Frawley introduced s. NJ. No. 8, re- questing the government to lay a cable between Seattle and Alaskan points.
 The senate passed the house resolu- tion inviting Secretary of the Interior Fall to visit Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
Shipping Board Repeal Measure Considered at Luneau
Mining Convention
 FuUOrs Gold Bonus

PORTLAND April (by Associat- ed Press).-The United States dele gates at the international Mining Convention adopted a resolution fay bring a tariff for protection of Ameri- can lead, zinc, mercury and magnes- ite, also favoring the Pittman act to stabilize the price of silver.
 The convention devoted today's P+iiscussion to the gold question, many speaking emphatically declaring that it is necessary that the government take steps to rehabilitate the indus, try.
 ". J. Loring, president of the American Mining Congress, declared mining men must stand together and support a measure that will keep gold mining on the map. It does not matter whether it is the McFadden bill or measure bearing some other name so long as the purpose is a stimulation of gold production"
 Fletcher Hamilton, California state mineralogist, also urged support of the McFadden bill Mines which have produced millions and which should produce millions more have been shut down and reduction plants worth kings ransom are left to the mercy of the clements" he said.
 The convention finally adopted a resolution unanimously indorsing the McFadden bill Other resolutions were adopted urging railway rate re- tuctions on minerals and mineral pro- Sducts; recommending an investiga- tiOn of the so-called power trust and q standardization of the blue sky laws; denouncing the blue sky meas ares introduced in the last congress {; favoring the repeal of the grazing homestead act; indorsing plans for & national mines exposition at Chi Gago next October.
 The convention referred to the American Bar Association the matter of drafting national blue sky act governing the operations of promot- CTS and stock companies.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
Co-operatiUe Marketing
 Successful ip California

SAN FRANCISCO, April (by As sociated Press). - Cooperation, the key with which California farmers un- locked the door to success in market ing their crops, has been adopted by the wholesale fish dealers of San Francisco in catching their product.
 Where six independent sets of boats formerly trawled back and forth over the same waters no mat ter how scanty the catch, none dar- ing to try out new territory for fear that failure would turn customers toward competitors, now one com bined fleet fishes outside the Golden Gate for soles and sandabs.
 The six wholesalers have formed a cooperative concern named the As sociated Trawlers Company, which operates the fleet and pro-rates the catch at a figure based on the retail prices fixed by the state fish ex- change. In addition to doing away
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
EndeaU0ring toLure Salmon
 Buck t0 SpalUning Grounds

OLYMPIA, April (by Associated Press) s).-Efforts to induce sockeye salmon to come back to Puget sound again in large numbers are to be made by the Washington state depart ment of fisheries. For years, the sockeye formed big part of the an nual catch of Washington fisherment but since 1915 the runs have been very small.
 Every four years, the sockeye ran in large numbers. In 1915 a record run was reported, but ia that year many of the fish were prevented by landslides in Hell Gate canyon from reaching their natural spawning grounds iu the Fraser river of British Columbia. The slides, it was said, were caused by construction work on a Canadian railroad. Since 1915 the runs have been disappointing.
 Plans are uow being made to es- tablish on the Fraser river hatcher.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08

ies operated jointly by the state of Washington and the government of British Columbia, If British Colum- bia does not care to help in the move, it is proposed to develop sockeye hatcheries along the northern Wash ington coasts and endeavor to build up sockeye run in Washington waters exclusively. The state legisla- ture has set aside $1O0,OOO for the work.
 Years ago the run of the Columbia river salmon was developed through cooperation of Washington and Ore gon and experts are certain the sock eye can be restored.
 Another plan of the department to aid fishermen is to hatch eggs of the Alaska red salmon in the state as means of providing ample catches for fishermen in the so- called 'lean" years when the fish do not run.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08

with the necessity of operating a pair of boats with net at a cost of more than $100 a day, the wholesaler also is freed of his former nightmare, the breakdown of a boat, which usually meant he got no fish until he could make repairs.
 Under the cooperative plan when ever fish gets scarce at one point a pair of boats cruises in search of a new supply. Formerly none of the firms could furnish sufficient equip ment to keep their boats out more than a day at a time, whereas now the fleet stays off Point Reyes for a week at stretch, one boat being set aside to take the catch to San Fran cisco daily.
 Through the Associated Trawlers Company, buying halibut in carload lots from the Seattle or San Petdro markets at big saving has become possibility.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
Session HaH OUer:
 FeWBilIs Sponsored

JUNEAU, April 8.-(Special to the Daily Times).-With the session of the legislature more than half com pleted, no measure of general import ance has been passed by both houses.
 No revenue bill has been introduced and no general appropriation measure framed.
 Proposed road act changes are up in the air and the compensation act amendments are hay
 The ways and means committee is working on revenues and appropria- ttons and may spring some surprises when their report is made.
 In the house the sentiment seems adverse to the Britt fisheries bill on account of the fish trap section Many members are apparently inclined to legislate the traps out of business.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
OREIMBURSE RANCHERS FOR
 STOCK KILLED

JUNEAU, April 8-(Special to the Daily Times).-H. B. No. F, intro. duced by Rickert of Fairbanks in the House yesterday, enlarges the exist. ing livestock inspection law and pro. vides for cooperative reimbursement of owners of stock killed by the fed. eral and territorial governments. A retroactive clause covers stock pre-. viously killed, the reimbursement be. ing limited to two-thirds of the ap. praised valuation, with a limited ap- praisal of $20O per animal in the Second and Fourth divisions and $15O in the First and Third divisions.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
WORLDS WORST TYRANNY EXISTS SOVIET RUSSIA

RENAL, Esthonia, April (by AS sociated Press) pr. Morris Fucker former leader and organizer of the Communist party in the United States, has arrived here after spend ing nearly five months in Russia. He depicted the "decaying civilization of Russia" as the worst tyranny in the world and declared conditions are steadily becoming worse. The people tgo about in hopeless attitude be- cause of the great and constant ter. TOT.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
CALL OUT RESERVES IN ARMY AND NAVY

LONDON, April 8 (by Associated Press).-Premier Lloyed George an nounced in the house of commons today that the government intends to issue an appeal for volunteers for transportation and other essential services in view of the prospective triple-alliance strike. The premier as- serted that a royal proclamation will be issued calling out the army and navy reserves.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
FARMERS VOTE MARKET GRAIN
 THRU AGENCY

CHICAGO, April 8 (by Associated Press) The farmers convention yes. terday voted unanimously for the formation of a cooperative agency to market the nations grain after a two days fight in which some of the dele gates sought al amendment to make the pooling of grain compulsory in. stead of optional as provided in the committee report, which was finally adopted.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
OBRECON WILL DEAL HARSHLY
 CONSPIRATORS

MEXICO CITY, April 8 (by Associ ated Press) Half dozen rebel lead CTS have been executed after hastily called courts martial during the last two weeks on charges of conspiracy President Obregon has decided to mete out stern punishment to per sons guilty of conspiracy and has or. dered a vigorous campaign against radical agitators.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
SAYS ROBBERS
 GOT TIP FROM
 POE EMPLOYES

CHICAGO, April (by Associated Press) Special investigators from Washington here in connection with the mail pouch theft at the Dearborn street station are proceeding on the theory that the robbery was carried out by national gang of mail thieves who obtained their information from postal employees. The loot is believed to amount to more than half a mil lion.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
HEAVY FUR CATCHES
 IN CANADIAN NORTH

DAWSON, Y. T., April (by Asso. ciated Press).-Fur catches have been heavy this winter in the Fort MacPherson country along the Arc. tic ocean, according to reports re, ceived here.
 Marten skins have been plentiful and Indians have been paid $45 a skin, cash or trade. Mink is worth s10, muskrat $2.50 and weasels $2.00.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
FRENCH CLAIMS DEFENDED BY
 RENE YIVIAuL

NEW YORK, April (by Associated Press).-Rene Viviani, envoy extraor. dinary to the United States from France, defending the French claims for German reparations before the chamber of commerce, said: Ger many has contracted debts she can. not pay and the problem that intro. duces insclf is not only financial but worldly, because the race will flourish only when an economic balance shall have been re-established.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
MUTINY ON BOARD
 STEAMER WTLLHTLO

. SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 (by As sociated Press).-Mutiny of so seri- ous a nature that the light service cruiser Tacoma had to be summoned to quell it, broke out on the Williams Line steamer Willhilo two days ago while she was off the Salvador coast bound for San Pedro She is now under convoy of the Tacoma, agents of the line here were informed.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
APPEALS FOR NURSES
 TO U. s. RED CROSS

ATHENS, April s (by Associated Press) ).-Wounded Greek soldiers are arriving in such numbers that it is impossible to properly care for them and Queen Sophie has appealed to the American Red Cross for nurses.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
STRIKE TUESDAY UNLESS
 MINERS STRIKE SETTLED

LONDON, April (by Associated Press).-The railway men and trans portation workers will strike next Tuesday unless tIc coal mine strike is settled before tl;at time, leaders of the unions announced today.
 The triple-allience has a member. ship of 80O,0OO, there being 3OO,0OO railway men and 25O,00O transport workers.
 Some of the railways unions devel- oped considerable opposition to the strike
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
UNSKILLED WORKERS
 REFUSE s. P. REQUEST

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8 (by As sociated Press) ).-Representatives of 10000 unskilled workers of the South ern Pacific railroad have declined to join the company in an appeal to the railroad labor board to adjust wages, and indicated that the workers will take no action until the board decides the differences.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
MEN JOIN OTHERS IN
 TRIPLE STRIKE

LONDON, April s (by Associated Press) of the National Fed. eration of Transport Workers and the National Union of Railwaymen have decided to call strike of both organizations, thus bringing the on. tire power of the triple alliance into the greatest industrial controversy in England for many years.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
UTAH FRUIT CROPS
 DAMAGED BY FROST

SALT LAKE. April (by Associ- ated Press).-The apricot crop is be- lieved to have been completely de- stroyed, an approximate damage of 50 per cent sustained {, by cherries, and plums and peaches badly damaged, by tie heavy frosts of Wednesday night.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-08
SUN VAT SEN NAMED
 PRESIDENT OF CHINA

HONOLULU, April 8 (by Associat- ed Press).-The Chinese parliament at Canton has elected Sun Vat Sen president of the Chinese republic, says a Canton dispatch.