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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
WANTS NO ARMS
TO Leave U. S.
State Department Asks Congress
to Prohibit Shipments for
Aid of RevOlutiOniSts.

Washington, April 15.-Prohibi-
ton against the shipment Of arms
and munitions to any country
where they might be used for revo-
lutionary purposes has been asked
Of congress by the state depart
ment.
Specifically the department re-
quests an amendment to the act
of 1912 which prohibits such ship
ments to American countries.
Some of the foreign powers, it
was explained, have requested the
United States to join in the effort
to prevent munitions shipments to
all countries where revolutions are
in progress.
Members Of the foreign relations
committee said, however. that it
was not indicated that conditions
in Ireland were a factor in the
proposed revision
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
CASHIER OF
BANK KILLS
HOLO-UPMAN
Three Bandits Captured
After Pistol Battle
Policeman Shot.

Chicago. April 15.-(By United
Press. THE once wild west broke
hose in Chicago again today. 1t
brought:
A revolver battle in the streets
between Cicero State bank officials
and robbers il which one bandit
v,s killed, q policeman wounded
and three robbers captured.
A Wild chase Of bandits through
the city streets by the rife squad
Of the police department.
Fearing general drive on banks
in the city by the underworld.
Chief Of Police Fftzmorris ordered
ali financial institutions carefully
guarded. Reserves were called out
10 aid in protection Of the city's
banks.
One bandit was killed, a police
man shot and three captured when
five men attempted to hold up the
Cicero State bank at Cicero, ILL.,, a
Chicago suburb, today. .-
The five men drove up to the
bank in an auto about $3.50 a. m.
-Four bandits entered the bank. COW
cred four employees with revolvers,
swept all cash in sight into bags
and started returning to the auto.
Plucky Cashier.
S. B. Witoska, cashier Of the
bank, proved his courage when he
followed the bandits and started a
revolver battle, before the robbers
entered the automobile. The chauf-
ieur, left sitting in the machine,
started the car and fed, leaving his
pals.
Witoska's shots killed one ban
dit He held the other three OF
until reinf0rcements arrived from
the town hall police station nearby
and the remaining robbers were
captured. One policeman was shot
but not seriously wounded in the
fight. The money taken from the
bank was recovered.
The dead bandit was identified as
Julian Norwell Of Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
HUGHES SHOWS
SPLENDID TACT
LAS SECRETARY
u. S. SlosOly Winning
It's Way IN Nego-
finfions.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The ArEus.l

Washington, April 1.-THE Unit
ed States is slowly winning its way
In negotiations with foreign gov
ernments. France has acceded to
the American viewpoint on the
status Of the island Of Yap and
there are indications that Japan,
Great Britain and the other al
lies will fall into line and agree
to dispose of the controversy by
internationalixing the island.
The significance Of what is hap
pening, however, does not lie
merely in the Yap question itself.
Something broader is involved. It
is expressed willingness of France
to be the close friend of America
in shaping q new foreign policy.
Great Britain has on more than
one occasion since the war mani
tested a desire to work hand in
hand with America on matters of
world politics and the Harding mes
sage to congress is known to have
provoked informal approval among
the diplomats generally.
Secretary Hughes is handling
the delicate negotiations with splen-
did tact and perseverance. Al
though he is not being quoted in
the newspapers every day and is
careful about the comments that
are authorized for publication, he
is giving the Washington cores
pondents rare example of frank
ness in dealing with the press. Mr..
Hughes prefaces his remarks usu-
ally with the Injunction that he is
not to be quoted but he discusses
questions with amazing freedom
and with q clarity that leaves no
room for misunderstanding. just
the other day somebody asked him
to comment on a note that had
been received by the United States
, government. The communication
itself was obviously agreeable : to
our government but Mr.. Hughes
pointed out that he didn't want tc
start a precedent of comment
| Cases might arise. he thought
which might not be so favorable
and II he failed to comment, his
silence would be regarded as sig
nificant and perhaps a meaning
given to the incident that would
be unwarranted.
Can See Ahead.
There has been a good deal oi
trouble about press agents and pub
licity and propaganda. There viii
be no such trouble under Nj
Hughes. He is his own bes
spokesman. He gives the slam
to the news of the day that h
! feels should be given. But hi.
most signal service is in foresee
ing possible grounds for misunder
standing. He can see in a questio,
asked by correspondents furthel
ahead sometimes than the newspa
permen themselves. A case il
point was rumor that the entir,
state department was soon to b.
reorganized. Mr.. Hughes admitted
| CONTINUED On Last Page.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
power PLANT
RUINED BY FIRE
p0is Of Nearby Homes
aewn From Beds By Fire.
works Blast-Big Loss,

M Anaolph. Mass. April l5.-(By
.eo Press.)-With q series OF
-p'os'ons Of heavy powder charges
~, crackle Of fireworks, the
' OF the United States Fire
st,o,.s, sns company was practically de-
''foyed here today.
Occupants Of nearby homes we're
Hl.o. Hln from their beds by . heavy
sss 49,; ~. Loss was estimated at
me bombardment was 80 Sc
,sss ~ tsat windows within q mile
ssuus were blown in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
Late Bulletins

Decatur, Ill, April 1s-James
S. Baldwin, Decatur, and
Franklin II. BOggs, Urbana,
were nominated by the Repub-
Ncans here this afternoon for
judges Of the Sixth judicial cir
cult ON the first ballot. The
convention Is now taking the
eighth ballot for the nOmina-
ton Of the third man.
Keokuk, Iowa. April Ia
John Page, a cOdk, was smOth-
cred to death in = fire in his
room early today.
Clinton, Iowa, April la
Thirty -four Of IS Northwest.
ern railway pay checks, stolen
from the station at Allis, Wis,
on Wednesday night and total.
ling S2,s90.75 In face value,
have been recovered following
the arrest yesterday Of . stran.
ger, who succeeded In cashing
one and was caught ~ he WAS
attempting to cash . second.
II Il believed that the ether
two were cashed n Chlea9e.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
PLANS BATTLE
TO BRING BACK
BEER AND WINE
"Wets" and "Drys''
Soon to Clash in
Congress.

Washington, April 15.-United
Press.)-The battle to bring back
beer and light wines will be fought
to a finish in this congress, it was
declared by both vets and drys to-
day. The fight will come to head
In the house as soon as the traffic
and taxation program can be
cleared aside.
Preliminary preparations for the
clash were commenced today by
tn drys, whose ranks were bomb
shelled by a new member from
Maryland, Representative John
Philip Hill Of Baltimore, who un-
expectedly tossed in a bill to repeal
the Volstead act.
Representative Volstead accept
ed Hills challenge. He is chair
man of the judiciary committee
that will report on the repeal bill.
He made it clear that while hear
ings will be full and fair every eff
fort will be made by him to throttle
the booze bill"
Incidentally the new congress-
man may ruin his own business if
he succeeds in legalizing beer and
light wines. He owns a drinking
water company in Baltimore.
Hill is a fighting world war vet
eran who won the croix de guerre
at Verdun and went through the
Meuse-Argonne offensive with dis
tinction. He began as a private in
the Massachusetts, militia some
years before the war and came out
Of the conflict a colonel in the
Twenty-ninth division. He Is the
author of several standard books
on government and has been spe-
cial lecturer on government at
Johns Hopkins university and as
sistant at government at Harvard
university.
He has practiced law at Boston
and Baltimore and was the Repub.
lican nominee for mayor Of Balti-
more in 1915.
Is Un-American.
Il want to repeal the Volsteat
law principally because it is al
utterly un-American principle O
government" he said.
/. Hill believes he will succeed TO,
two reasons:
Il. My bill, If passed, will no
bring back the saloon but woult
allow each state to have beer ant
light wine if the people so voted.
. "2. The prohibitionists them
selves never thought prohibition
would go to the extreme it has
. They never would have voted i
they had known how far it woult
reach. Most of them are ready nov
to get away from the drastic limit
Of the present."
Hill, who was for five year
United States district attorney a
Baltimore, added that the Volsteal
, act is so widely and flagrantly vic
lated that it is undermining respec
? for all laws throughout the country
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
NOM|NATESJAY
FOR R0UMAN|A
President Minister to Salvador
Wins Important Diplomatic
Promotion.

Washington, April 15.-Peter A.
Jay, of Rhode Island. now minister
to Salvador, has been selected by
President Harding to be minister
to Roumania. He has been in the
diplomatic service since 1902, and
was counsellor Of embassy at
Rome in 1916, after having served
previously as a secretary of en-
bassy at Paris, Constantinople and
Toxic, and as agent and consul At
Cairo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
TAKE STEPS TO
ARREST BROKER
ON NEW CHARGE
Extradition for AL
legged Husband of
TtUo Wives.

Greenwich, Conn.,. April 15.-(By
United Press.)-Steps to extradite
Herbert Thornton Andrews, the
New York broker alleged to have
been living with two wives in a
Jersey City apartment. were TAX
en- today by James F. Walsh. prose-
cutting attorney of Greenwich.
Walsh announced he would fo--
mally request of the New Jersey
authorities that Andrews be turn
ed over to local officials to stand
trial on charges Of perjury and
bigamy. A warrant for his arrest
has already been issued by Walsh.
Walsh intimated that he based
his warrant on the fact that An
drews stated he was single and d
resident of Pittsburgh when he was
married to Esther Marie Tatnall,
the second wife, on Jan. 26, 1921.
The marriage was performed by
Alice ]. O'Neill, woman justice
Of the peace here.
To Ask Divorce.
Jersey City, N. J., April 15.-
Mrs. Maud Andrews admitted today
that her attempt to shame her hus-
band out of his determination to
keep two wives in one apartment
had failed.
She admitted failure by turning
to the courts for relief, and pre-
pairing divorce complaint to bs
filed at Trenton, N. J., asking tina,
she be separated from Herbert T
Andrews, Wall street broker.
"I'll manage this affair and III
come out on top" Mrs. Maud An
drews said when her husband firs1
marched into the house bringing
/ with him as his new bride, Esther
Tatnall Andrews of Pittsburgh, t.
whom he had been married al
Greenwich, Conn. "It's money thai
has made a fool Of my husband.
Mrs. Andrew said at that time. "Ai
soon as he began making a little
! it turned his head. But love my
children and l love him and have
a sense of humor-so I'll shame
him out OF it."
So, with calmness and confidence
she accepted the girlish Mrs. Esth
er Andrews into her home, vacated
her bedroom SO her husband ant
his new bride could occupy it, an9
set about to shame and laugh then
out of it."
Mrs. Maude Andrews is a wo
man in her early forties, apparent
ly capable, and rather brusque. Sht
is very intelligent, has a decide<
sense of humor, and is devoted t.
her sons, John, 8, and Harley, 6
She was friendly to the slender
blonde, Esther, and kept a smiling
face before her neighbors, SO they
wouldn't suspect.
But her campaign was q failure
She became more and more nerv
ous as weeks passed and her hus
bands devotion to his new bride
increased. Andrews took the CIR
out frequently to theatres. dinners
and dances. Mrs. Andrews stayet
at home and took care of the chill
dren. For days she never went ou
doors. Driven to desperation sh,
at last confided in Mrs. julius Lloyd
wife of the negro janitor.
"She comes to our rooms crying,
said the janitor's wife. "rhe othe
night she said I wouldn't have tina
man now, not even if he wanted t
come back to me-"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
CARDINElLA
!cOLLAPSES
At GALLONS
Head Of Murder Gang Has
to Be Carried to Scat
fold; 2 Others Hang.

Chicago, April 15.Sam Cardin-
ella, master mind of a gang Of
thieves and murderers, and Joseph
Costanzo and Salvatore Ferrara,
convicted Of numbering, a fellow
countryman, were hanged here to-
day.
Tho triple hanging vkS q last
minute arrangement, decided on
when Cardinella broke down on
learning that Antonio Lopez, who
was to have been executed with
him, had been reprieved last night
by Governor Small. The drop fell
for Cardinella at 1926 a m. (Chica-
60 Daylight saving time).
Hope Of the sheriff's office that
the presence Of the other two would
serve to brace up Cardinella we're
vain. The self-boasted bad man.
collapsed when he reached the gal
lows and 1t was necessary to carry
him to the platform and strap him
in a chair, so that the moose might
be adjusted.
Cardinella's collapse again up
set the sheriff's plans and the ex-
ecuting Of the other two men was
delayed 20 minutes. The drop fell
for them at 10:45.
Headed Gang.
Cardinella was convicted Of di.
recting the murder of Andrew Bow.
man, grocer. although he was
not present when Bowman wal
slain guarding his cash drawer
Two of his band were hung recent
ly and two others given life term:
in the penitentfary.
From his pool room Cardinells
is said to have directed crimes
which included twenty murders
and scores of robberies and shoot
ings. One Of the band, Santos Or
landos, was found two years agt
| in the drainage canal, his body rid
died with bullets. His place wal
said to have been taken by Nicl
Viana, a choir boy, who was hang
, ed on his 18th birthday.
Killed Grocer.
Joseph Costanzo and Salvador,
Ferrara were convicted with An
tonic Lopez Of the murder of An
tonic Varchetta, in an attempt Il
rob his grocery. Lopez won a 30
day reprieve last night from Gov
ernor Small. Ferrara sketched pic
lures and wrote poetry in his las
hours in the death cell, while Cos
tanzO turned sullen and gloom
when news Of Lopez reprfeve ar
rived. Lopez had been entertain
ing the Jail inmates with imitation
Of barnyard animals, saying h
would go to the gallows as brave
ly as the game-cock he initiated.
| Hang Lowhone.
Carmi, ILL.,, April 15.-Fran
Lowhcle, convicted of the mur
der of Max Nottingham, a farme
here two years ago, was hange
publicly at 9:O5 o'clock within S
feet Of where the killing took plac
and a short distance from his home
where his aged mother awaited tn
bringing Of his body.
Before going to the scaffold
iLowhone was baptized and whe
the time for his execution ar
preached, walked calmly to th
gallows.
Il am sorry" was all he woul
say when asked if he had an
statement to make before he diet
| TIL trap was sprung at 9:05 a. n
and Lowhone was pronounced dea
at 9:4o.
/ It was the first execution held /
White county in century and wa
, witnessed by a large crowd. M
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
FOUND DEAD ON
BIG FOUR train

Indianapolis, Ind, April 15.-
Omitted Press.)-George F. Wild
odws, 65, Peoria, ILL.,, died on
train ut the Union depot early to-
day. The coroner is investigating
the cause Of death.
widows arrived at the depot on
a Big Four train from Cleveland.
He changed trains in this city and
got ON a Big Four train enroute
for Peoria. William Patz, con-
ductor, found Widows uncon-
scious. He died before he could be
taken from the train.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
FILESSuIT FOR
RELOCATION

Springfield. Ill. April 15.-Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago, as president
Of the Pageant of Progress, this
morning started proceedings before
the state public utilities commits
sion, to compel the Chicago Rail-
ways company to relocate its tracks
on the municipal pier. so as not to
Interfere with the conduct Of the
pageant. Hearing was set for
April 26, at Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
WILL LOSE JOBS
FOR NOT VOTING.
Employees Of Wabash Who Toek :
hours on for Election -
Be Discharged.

Z Decatur, Ill.,. April 15.-All Wa
bash employees at the local shops
who took two hours OF on April
5, on company time in which to
vote at a township election and
then did not vote. will be dismiss
ed from the service. George Hess.
general superintendent OF motive
power Of the Wabash system. an
nounced here today. It 10 expect
ed that 2z5 will be affected.
The law gives the men two hears,
OF With Dax
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
TURNOVER
SALES TAX
DENOUNCED
Congressman Says Big In
terests Maintain Wash
ington Lobby.

Washington, D. c., April 15.-Be-
fore the Peoples Reconstruction
league today the turnover sales tax
was denounced by Representative
Frear, Republican Of Wisconsin, as
especially vicious at the present
time when corporations are seek
ing to escape the tax they are now
paying on part Of their profits over
the s per cent exempt by law"
"Sugar-c0ated strychnine pills,
Mr.. Frear declared, "are being Of
fered to persuade the people that
the sales tax poison is for their
interest"
But it will result" he said. "in
a tremendous increase in prices
because the turnover tax which. is
proposed will tax every turnover
Of the articles consumed from the
time wheat is produced on the
farm through its different sales to
the mill, the baking oven and down
to the purchaser of bread.
Mr.. Frear charged that a few
business men and large corpora
tions "have raised a large sum OF
money for the support Of lobby
and high priced writer's in Wash
ington, for propaganda purposes
They are demanding" he added
''the repeal of the excess profits
tax. a reduction Of the personal in
come tax and that congress enac1
a sales tax as a substitute"
Ladfs Speech
North Dakota was prevented b.
a "reactionary group in the legis
lature" from carrying out her ag
riculturaI and industrial program
which had been approved sever
times by the people," Senator E. F
I.add. OF that state, declared toda!
before the Peoples Reconstruction
league conference.
Can the sovereign rights OF
great state" the senator asked, "b
destroyed outside antagonistic in
terests that seem to boycott he
and to destroy the industries tn
farmers have sought to develol
after a quarter of century abus
on the part Of special privilege?
! The senator asserted that spec
ulators and gamblers" in the nee
essaries Of life have grown ric
through a system Of marketing IS
devised as to profit from the toll O
the farmer" Had it not been TO
the continued rise in the value O
land, he added. the farmer woul
have gone bankrupt. The farme
now. he added, is taking step!
that should and will, I believe, en-
able him within the next two year
to market his products under cor
ditions that will insure for him
reasonable price and a fair retur
for his labors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
WHITE FOR TREASURER.

Washington, April 15.-Frank
White of Valley City. N. D., was
nominated today by President Har-
ding to be treasurer Of the United
States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
REPULSE TURKS.

Athens, April 15.-The repulse OF
an attack BY $4,000 Turkish cav
airy by Greeks. with capture Of
5000, was announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
COAL RESERVES.

Chicago, April 15.-There are
more ''unmined coal reserves" in
Illinois than in any other state, de-
clared Professor 8. W. Parr Of the
University Of Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-15
THE WEATHER

Rain tonight and probably Sat
urday. Colder tonight; moderately
low temperature Saturday. Fresh
to strong northeast to north winds.
Highest temperature yesterday,
IS; lowest last night, As.
Wind velocity at Z q. m. z miles
per hour.
Precipitation in last "a hours, .04
inch.
I'm. 7p.m. Tam.
yes:sr. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. ..55 IS ~
Wet bulb temp. ...52 81 4S
Rel. humidity 80 81 81
River stage. 5.5; no change last
"a hours.
River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque to Muscatine will change
but little during the next several
days.
II. C. FRANKENFIED.
Meteorologist
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-22


Where Is my erstwhlle savlori'
spoke another OF the party. and rec
ognized the voice OF the cousin OF
Than Kosis. whom had rescued from
the green warriors by the metal Of
my first ancestor" he went on. but
the description lts him 10 perfection.
especially as To his fighting ability"
where is this manT cried Than
Kosls Have him brought To me at
once"
Word was soon brought that ! was
nowhere 10 be found, either IN the
palace or at my former quarters In
the barracks Of the nir-scOut squadron.
Kantos Kan they hsd found and cues
toned, but he knew nothing of my
Whereabouts, and as 10 my past, he
had told them he knew as little, since
he had but recently met me during
our captivity among the Warhoons.
Keep your eyes on this other one.
commanded Than KOsis He also Is
stranger and likely as not they both
hail from Helium, and where one IL
we shall sooner or later find he 9th
err"
Another messenger now entered
with word that was still within the
palace walls.
The likeness OF every person Who
has entered or left the palace grounds
today has been carefully examined"
concluded the fellow, land not one APP
proacheS the likeness OF this new pad
war o. the Guards, other than that
which was recorded " him ~ The time
he entered"
Then We will have him shortly
commented Than Kosis contentedly,
"and in the meanwhile we will repair
"a the apartments of tie princess Of
Helum ard question her In regard 10
the affair She may know more than
she cared 10 divulge 10 you, Notan.
Come
Thy left ,hr hail, aud. ~ darkness
had fallen without slipped lightly
from my hiding place and FASTENED 10
The balcony. Few were In sight and
CHOOSING "a moment when none seemed
near spraug quickly 10 the top OF the
glass wall and from there 10 me ave
nue. beyond The palace grounds.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-04-22

end OF my strap. hung all my weapons,
The fellow. acting on impulse ~ en-.
rlosity. stepped 20 my side ana fn hi.
nndoiDg, for as he leaned io uee, nvrr
the caves ! grasped him hy has rlls.a
nnd bis pistol arm and threw him heav-
lily 10 the roof. The weapon dropped
from his grasp, and my fingers choked
on bis attempted cry for assistance. I
gagged and bound him and then hung
him over The edge Of the roof as my
self had hung a few minutes before.
J knew IL would be morning before he
would be- discovered and ! needed all
the time that could gain.
Downing my uappings and weapons
J hasteDed 10 The sheds. and soon had
Oul both my machine and Kantos
knns Making his fast behind mine
started my engine, and Swimming over
the edge Of the roof dove down into
the streets OF the city far below the
plane usually occupied by the air pa
troll. In less than minute | was set
Ting safely upon the roof OF our apart
ment beside The astonished kantos
Kan.
II MAS decided uat was 10 try to
make HeliuA4. ui4ie Kantos Kan was
20 enter the palace and dispatch Sab
Than. " sO,cessfUl he was then 10
follow ne. Bidding each other fare
well We rose together and sped in the
direction Of the palace, which lay In
the ronte which J must take 10 rtsch
Helium.
Continued neat week.