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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
| RECOGNITION
OF MEXICO is
THOUGHT NEAR
Court Decision on Ar.
ticle ~ Removes
Last Obstacle.
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1929
(CDaoioI fo Tl,

Washington. Sept. 2.-Mexico's
chances of recognition are better
today as a result of her supreme e
courts decision on the famous ar
ticle 27 of the Mexican constitution.
The United States had proposed
that a treaty be signed by Mexico
absolutely safeguarding American
oil rights. President Obregon felt
that to concede Americas request
would give the impression that he
was yielding to foreign influence.
Nevertheless the American govern
ment insisted that either article 81
was retroactive or it was not and
that Mexico should say formally
and rrevocably which was the case
America suggested a treaty because
it would always be binding. Mex
leo, however, has found another
way, namely, a supreme court de-
cision.
Heretofore oil men have not had
much faith in the decisions of Mex
ico's supreme court because of the
frequent reversals of judgment.
Now, however, the Mexicans claim
their judiciary is Independent. 1t
no longer Is appointed by the eX-
ecutive, but all the judges are elect
ed by congress and only one-third
is elected at one time. SO the court
maintains certain independence
of political changes. This method
of election was provided under the
new constitution and the decision
just handed down is really the first
of its kind 1t will have an impor-
tant bearing on the future. because
if the supreme court does not re-
verse itself there will be much more
faith in its integrity.
1t is true that America asked
that the oil question be adjusted in
a treaty which had to be signed
beore recognition would be extend
ed. The American government will
not stand on technicalities. 1t is
interested in the substance rather
than the form. In effect, the con-
tention of the United States that
article 81 ought not to be retroac-
tive has been absolutely upheld.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
u. S. REPLY
To LEAGUE
SATISFIES
Note on Mandates Fur.
nishes Basis for Fur A.
ther Farley.

Geneva, Sept. Shy The Asso-
ciated Press .)-The United States
reply to the associated powers on
the subject of mandates was up for
consideration by the council of the
League of Nations at it's session
here this morning. The council
found that the reply furnished sat
Eisfactory basis for continuation OF
negotiations, notwithstanding that
the communication from the United
States withholds permission for the
mandate question to be settled by
the forthcoming meeting of the as
sembly of the league.
The American note makes num-
erous suggestions for changes in
terms, which appear to be accep-
table to the powers and the league,
but adds an Interpretation Of the
relation of the United States to
mandates which involves some diff
ficulties.
Council Suspends Action.
Altogether, however, a favorable
impression was created in league
circles by the American note.
The council decided that there
was nothing further for it to do in
the matter, since negotiations are
going on directly between the var
ious mandatories and Washington
The influence of the Forthcoming
conference on disarmament in
Washington was strikingly shown
during this mornings debate by
the disarmament and amendment
commissions of the League Of Ma
tions.
NJ. Noblemacc Of France held that
amendments TO the covenant of the
league should not be decided in the
absence of representatives of the
United States. He said the proper
place to discuss notifications of
the league was Washington, and
that the members of the league
should go there without having
action.
Discuss Article 10.
Article 10 Of the covenant was
under discussion by the amend
ment commission. Arthur J. Bal
four, of England, proposed that the
article be referred to a commits
sion of jurists for Interpretation
and the amendment commission de-
cided to recommend this procedure
to the assembly of the league,
which will open on Monday
The disarmament commission
was much divided on the policy to
recommend. The radical element,
led by Signor Schanzer OF Italy,
pleaded for immediate application
of measures of publicity, demand
ing that all the nations be asked to
disclose their ornaments and de-
tail the number of rifles, cannon
and other war equipment in their
possession II. A L. Fisher OF Eng
land, opposed this. Several mem
bers spoke in favor of slow action
until the results of the Washing
ton conference on the subject have
been made known.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
EDITOR FACES
SCANDAL TRIAL
T, Harry Moore of Kansas City
Charged With Disseminating
Immoral Newspaper"

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 3.-(Unit-
ed Press )-J. Harry Moore Will
face trial here on Sept 1S on
charges of "feloniousiy and unlaw-
fully publishing and disseminating
a certain scandalous and immoral
newspaper" He was being held
here today in default of $4,000 bond
following arrest upon information
filed by the county prosecutor. He
pleaded not guilty.
J. E Anderson, arrested at the
same time, was released after max
ing sworn denial that he had been
connected with the paper since
April.
Moore was formerly editor of a
weekly paper in Omaha which was
declared to have been similar TO
the Kansas City publication.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
FIRE
TAKES 81 LIVES
Two Severely Injured, Eight Famil'
les Homeless-Belieyed Work
of Fire Bug.

New York, Sept. 5.-United
Press. Five persons perished,
probably victims of a fire bug, when
oil fed flames swept through First
avenue tenement '.uilding early to-
nav. Two others were severely IN
iured and members of eight famil-
les narrowly escaped with their
lives.
Evidence found by the fire fight
ers and police proved, they said,
that the fire was incedniary.
The dead are: Mr.. and Mrs. Vim
cent Calalano, their son and daugn-
ter. and Bernard LeLucca, 80.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
TWO CONvICTS
ARE CAPTURED

Houston, Texas, Sept 3.-Unit-
ed Press. .)-Maximo Vega and Ern-
est Connor, convicts who escaped
from the state penitentiary at
Huntsville Thursday after stabbing
Assistant Warden Oliver, were cap
tured today on a passenger train
as it entered Houston.
They were taken into custody by
posse headed by Police Captain
Gale.
Vega, an Indian, had a Winches-
ter rife with five cartridges in it,
but put up no fight Il didn't have
enough ammunition" he said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
BALD HEADS ARE
FULL OF BRAINS,
ASSERTS VOLIVA

Zion, Ill. Sept. "a bald
head is a sign OF both charac-
ter and brains. Wilbur Glenn
Voliva. overseer of Zion, told
the female portion of his audi
ence at the regular weekly
rally at Shiloh tabernacle.
You'll never see a bald
headed man in a lunatic asy-
lum." he told them But,
girls, have nothing to do with
young men who go around
without a hat" he advised.
When you see a young man
going around the streets hat
less you might as we'll put il
down that that fellows got rats
in his hair. I won't let men
work in any Zion institution
who go around without hats.
They're just as bad as the
fellow with long hair When
ever you see a man who grows
long hair you can rest assured
that there's something wrong.
Whenever you let your hair
grow. you're about ready for
the insane asylum"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
GOLF BALLS ARE
CACHED IN TREE
BY SQUIRRELS

Carleton Place, Ont, Sept 8
Golf enthusiasts on the local links
who had observed that squirrels
resident on the course were eyeing
them in a peculiar manner. learned
the reason today. Leslie Reynolds
announced he had stalked one of
the squirrels to a hollow tree and
found a cache of Il golf balls.
Search of similar hiding places on
the course revealed 500 more lost
balls, he said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
ire In Coal Bins Causes $35, 900 Loss
RUSS CHILDREN
MUST GET FOOD
AT ONCE OR DIE
Relief Worker Gables
Hoover Every Min
ute Is Precious.'
BY JOHN GRAUDENZ.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent }

Moscow, Sept. 3.-"Twenty-f1ve
per cent of the children in the fam
inc region will die. For them re-
lief comes too late"
Anna Haines, a Quaker who has
been in the Russian famine region
for over year, and who has seen
the terrible death roll mounting in
exorably, todayAassured me that her
statement above was not exaggerat-
ed.
And what is more" she added,
IF the food isn't here within two
or three weeks, more than fifty
per cent of the children will die. -
Miss Haines has rushed a cable
to Herbert Hoover: speed up. Ev-
cry minute is precious"
The Russians are maddeningiy
deliberate at times. "Sichas" (in a
momenD they murmur constantly.
But the American Relief workers
are not wasting even that moment.
Several of the Americans left
today for the heart of the famine
country. They will go to the Sam
ara country, passing through Kaz-
an, and to Saratow and down the
valley of the Volga to Novorossik.
The hustling Americans have
astonished the Russians here, and
they have made a "hit" as we'll.
They moved right into a palace, the
Spiridonowskaia ia UIitza, which was
used as the foreign office about
1918.
Here the gi1ded ornaments are
like the stage with high canopied
walls. And-what is much more
important to the American-steam
heat
Writer Tells of Famine.
Before their departure, American
relief workers sent for me and
asked about conditions in the fam
inc regions I told them fully
what had seen. - '--s'--7----------'
1 told them of the thousand fugi-
tives 1 saw camping on the crest
of the hill near the banks of the
River Volga as our steamer slid
up to the landing and of how they
were diving beneath poorly con-
structed shelters of twigs and
leaves and logs, the 1uckiest among
them having tiny tents in which
whole families huddled.
This miserable, half-famished
horde had come from the distant
villages of Samara, where hunger
competed with disease for highest
death roll. They were waiting for
transportation to Siberia.
Women Can't Nurse Babes.
I was quickly surrounded by
weeping women, babies in their
arms which they could not suckle
for want of nourishinS food, groups
of little children and old peasant
women. They all had bread with
them-Russians in the famine zone
carry what ever food they have as
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
COLORADO HAS
MINERS STRIKE
Union President Asserts 1886 Men
Walk Ont Following Announce
ment of Wage Cut.

Walzenberg, Colo, Sept. 3.-John
McLennan, district president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
stated today that the shutdown of
the Colorado Fuel & Iron COM
pany's mine in this district, follow
ing announcement by the company
of wage reductions to take effect
Sept. l, was practically complete.
The total number of Colorado
Fuel & Iron company's miners now
out, according to President McLen-
nan, is 1856.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
CHARGE TEUTON
BUTCHER WITH
CANNIBALISM

Berlin. Sept. 3.-The police
aaVe arrested A. Grossmann, a
butcher. charged with being
murderer and a cannibal.
Some of the most grewsome
murders in German criminal
records are being fastened upon
Grossmann as the result of the
preliminary police examination
Evidence has been accumu-
lated that Grossmann outraged,
murdered and mutilated the
Oodies of at least six girls and
women Police believe many
more murders will be discov-
cred.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
LEADERS RACE
TO TELL MINERS
WAR IS OVER
Union Heads Conf
dent Men Viii Lay
DotDn Arms.
BY HAROLD d. JACOBS.

| UNITED Press Stan correspondent }
| With United States Troops in the
/ Field by Telephone to Charleston,
w Va, Sept 3.-Miners' leaders
raced ahead of federal troops into
the West Virginia war zone today 20
| tell their followers that the war
| is over"
Both William Blizzard and Dick
| Toney, president and secretary of
the miners in this sub-district, were
confident that the miners would lay
down their arms and go home with
the arrival of the regulars.
DoughbOys Are Cheered.
The battalion from Fort Thomas,
KY, made its entrance into the bat
tie zone under cover of darkness.
Cheering of miners, farmers and
storekeepers marked the progress
from st. Adams to Madison where
the train was placed on a siding and
the doughboys bivouaced. Half the
men slept while the remainder stay
ed on guard duty. Early today the
advance to the firing line" was re-
| sumed.
Five hundred men of the nine
teenth infantry under the command
of Colonel Martin followed the Fort
| Thomas battalion and before noon
military occupation of the entire
battle zone was complete with the
troops bases at Madison, Clothier;
! Jerery, Sharples and Blair.
From these bases detachments
| will hike through the valleys and
up the mountain side where the
miners were stationed. If the min
ers have not already dispersed Off
| Gals will advise them to lay down
their arms. 1t was expected that
this simple ritual would mark the
end of the civil war.
"Helluva Fine Target
The first troops train into this
district consisted of five coaches
of soldiers with full equipment,
a motor ambulance and machine
guns. AS a precaution three fat
cars were attached ahead of the
locomotive and were occupied by
soldiers. Shortly after leaving St
Albans the lights were extlngulsh-
ed and the train rumbled and
wheezed blindly through the mar
row winding valleys.
Wed be a hell'uva' of fine tar
get, with these lights all burning"
the doughboys explained. That this
battalion is a crack outfit was at
tested by the fact that fully rs per
cent of the men are "non-com's." >"
They took delight in swapping ban
ter with the residents of Madison
and St. Albans as the population
of these two towns fiocked to the
train to meet them
Confirm Airpiane Bombings.
Blizzard and Toney met the
troops at Madison Blizzard said
there was fighting yesterday in the
Blair, Mill Creek and Hewitt Creek
sections of the battle front with
some casualties.
Blizzard declared that reports 10
Logan that airplanes had dropped
bombs near miners homes and
gathering places were true. He
said three airplanes flying over
Blair had dropped five bombs. Only
one exploded and it did no damage,
he said. All the bombs appeared
homemade and one fell between
two women hanging up clothes in
a yard.
Blizzard and Toney held a long
conference with the army officers,
after which they hurried to the FIR
ing line ahead o. the troops.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
PRESIDENT OF
BANK ARRESTED

Danville, Ill, Sept. 3.-P. E. Wig
gins, president of the Virgins bank
at Homer, Ill, which failed Nov.
%, 1918, for more than s260,000,
was arrested there last night by the
sheriff of Champaign county on a
warrant charging him with receiv-
ing deposits with the knowledge
that the bank was insolvent. He
was released on bonds of 100000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
Late Bulletins

Detroit, Mich Sept. 3-(By
The Associated Press.)-The
first heat of the HarmsBOrth
Trophy race, scheduled for to-
day, was postponed until Mon
day when it was announced that
Maple Leaf VII, challenger, had
developed a broken gear box
New York. Sept. 3.-United
Press- = Senator Phipps OF
colorado is critically i'll here,
following an operation for ap-
pendieItis, it was learned today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
RETAIL PRICES
OF FOOD RISE

Washington, Sept. 3.-Retail food
prices in August showed in
creases over July prices in
IA principal cities, according to
statistics made public today by
the department of labor.
In Philadelphia prices increased
S per cent; in Chicago, Washington,
New Haven, Bridgeport and Provi-
dence, per cent; Kansas City, St.
Louis, Springfield, H., and Birming-
ham, Ala, per cent; Peoria, 2 per
cent and in Salt Lake City, Denver
and Little Rock, l per cent
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
LABOR PARADOX IN KANSAS.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. 3.-Farmers
and labor bureaus today faced a
labor paradox. With hundreds OF
unemployed in Kansas and trains
bringing more from other sections,
farmers are unable to secure hands
even though high wages and shorter
hours are offered, according to I. T.
Hall of the state bureau.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
SCORE INJURED
IN RAIL WRECK
Spreading Rails Cause Ditching OF
Pennsylvania Train-N0ne
viii Die.

Coshocton, Ohio, Sept. 3.-(Unit-
ed Press. More than a score of
persons were injured, some seri-
ously. when Pennsylvania passen-
ger train number "a, eastbound
from Chicago, was wrecked near
here early today.
The injured were brought to a
hospital here. None will die, it
was reported. Six coaches left the
tracks. Spreading rails were
blamed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
ABINGDON MAN
C0RED BY BULL

Galesburg, H., Sept 3.-(United
Press. Robert Sonddith, near
Abingdon, was gored TO death last
night by a Jersey bull. Searching
parts also had a terrific fight
with the enraged creature before It
was subdued. The body of Sonddith
was found badly mangled. His
home was Stephensyille, Va.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
THE W EATHER

Unsettled weather with probably
showers tonight and Sun6ay. NOT
much change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday
S5; lowest last night, II.
Wind velocity at a. m, z miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
l2m. 7p.m. am
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. so SO %
Wet bulb temp. .73 ~ -
Relative humid. IL 70 20
River stage at a. m, Is; a IAN
of / last "a hours
River Forecast
The Mississippi river from peio"
Dubuoue to Muscatine VIII rise
slowly during the next two or three
days. .,.p1ru
Meteorologist.
Washington. Sept S.-Weather
rredictions for the week beginning
Monday, include:
Region of the Great Lakes; Gen
eraIIy fair but with a prooapliltv
~ showers Wednesday or Thurs
day: warm at the beginning OF the
week and cooler Thereafter.
Upper Mississippi and lower MIS-
court valleys: Generally fair win
temperature near or somewhat De-
low normal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03
MIGHTY RUTH
REACHES HALF
CENTURY MARK

New York, Sept 3.-"Babe" Ruth
knocked out his 50th. home run to-
day in the third inning of the Yam
KEGS, game with Washington. with
two men on. Courtney was pitch
ing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-03

al brigade, nited States
Charleston. announcing Il staff
and dividing kanawha, Fayettc,
Boone, Logan and MingO coun-
ties into three military dis
tricts. The order set forth that
the counties shave been assign
ed by the order of the presi-
dent to the control of the pro-
VisionaI brigade
Logan, W. Va, Sept 3.-FUnited
Press -Boyden r. Sparkles, cor
respondent of the New York Trib-
une, was shot in the head and leg
while making his way with other
newspaper correspondents over the
mountains from Blair to Logan to-
day, according to DR.. H. d. Hat
field, former governor of West Vir-
ginia, who dressed his wounds DR..
Hatfield said Mr.. Sparkles' wounds
were not serious. None of the 9TH
ers was injured.
Logan. W. Va. Sept. 3.-(By the
Associated Press .)-Three COM
panies of the 40th infantry, in
cluding a machine gun company,
under Colonel Shettleworth, arriv-
ed here this afternoon from Camp
Knox and after detraining moved
to the east of Logan toward Spruce
Fork Ridge, where deputy sheriffs,
state police and volunteers have
been facing armed bands.
Williams. W. Va, Sept 3.-(Unit-
ed Press. "A clash between miners
and federal troops was reported TO
have occurred along the Coal river
shortly after noon today.
Logan, W. Va. Sept. 3-By As
sociated Press. 1.-The bodies of two
men killed in the fighting on Blair
mountain yesterday were brought
here today. They were members
of the attacking forces. the author
tiles said. but their identity was not
disclosed.
Firing was resumed today short
time before noon by machine guns
along Crooked creek. The defend
ers said they had been unable to To-
cate it.
Logan, ". Va. Sept. S.-CUnitet
Press s.D-Funeral of ~ victims OF
the mine war have been held near
Blair, Sheriff Chain announced to-
day after surveying reports of air
scouts.
Ambulances arrived here shortly
afterward with the bodies of two
dead miners. recovered during the
fighting which is in progress.
Sheriff Chain announced his ad-
vices indicated that more than 100
miners had been killed to date.
Number of Prisoners Unknown.
Fifty-five prisoners were releas-
ed from the Logan county jail late
yesterday afternoon to make room
for captive miners. Chain declared.
He declined to announce the num-
Der of miners taken.
Authorities today denied that a
number of bombs dropped from six
government airplanes that arrived
here from Langley field yesterday
caused heavy fatalities among the
miners, as was reported.
The bombs were said to have
been made of iron pipe filled with
high explosive. The airplaues were
reported 10 have retired to their
landing field near here after the
air daid.
Logan, w. Va. Sept. 3.-(By AS
sociated Press. Colonel Eubanks,
commanding the state and county
forces in Logan county. announced
at noon that the reports reaching
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CLASHES ARE REPORTED
BUT SITUATION CALLED
COMP PARATIvELY QUIET
Advices Indicate 100 Min
ers Have Been Killed
to Date.

Charleston. W. Va, Sept. B.
United Press THE United
States army today formally
took command in West Vir-
ginia.
Major General BandhOltz,
following arrival of federal
troops, issued an order assum-
ing command of the "prOyisiOn-
al brigade. United States
Charleston, announcing Il staff
and dividing kanawha, FaYettc,
Boone, Logan and HingO coun-
ties into three military dis
trfCts. The order set forth that
the counties shave been assign
ed by the order of the presi-
dent to the control of the pro-
VisionaI brigade
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The New York herald., 1921-07-17
DISTRICT MANAGERS.

A. group OF the country's lead
ing technical and business ex-
perts, conducting business
which specializes in labor saw
ing machinery and the perfection
of meritorious inventions, has
started to establish branch Of
fices In the principal business
centres.
This corporation has an open
Ing for few men over 80 years
old, with sales ability and ex-
perience, who are capable OF or
ganizing a sales force and direct
Ing a district organization. For
such men we have as big an
opportunity as has ever been
offered.
Give sufficient detail to justify
an interview and an appointment
will be made. l. 512 Herald, $50
Broadway.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
S3.45o.0O

An average OF 800 per week, or over
SIT 900 per year II you have the same
energy pep. personality and ability to stick
to II you do rs well.
ALBERT BACH,
I'd floor, 1913 Montague street,
BROOKLYN.