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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
SMALL RETURNS TO CAPITAL NEXT WEEK
BANDITS SHOOT
CLERK ON TRAIN
AND RIFLE MAIL
Four Robbers Escape
After Cdssondro
Holdup.

Pittsburgh, July 30.-Four ban
dts boarded the Manhattan limited
westbound on the Pennsylvania rail
road at Cassandra, 80 miles east oi
Pittsburgh, this morning at 2:45
O'Clock, and after ,wounding A. J
Lantz, a mail clerk, rif1ed the mail
car and escaped.
A bandit boarded the train al
Cassandra and covered the engi-
neer with a revolver. At about the
same time the mail car was robbed.
The bandits ecaped.
Physicians at Johnstown said
Lantz's injuries were not serious.
Federal and county authorities were
quickly notified, and hastened to
Cassandra where search is being
made for the bandits.
They were joined later by a detail
of the state police, and a thorough
search is being made of the noun
tains in the vicinity of Cassandra.
Find Mail Bag.
Soon after daylight they found a
mail bag, evidently one stolen from
the mail car 1t had been slit open
and the contents removed.
A gunman kept the clerks COW
cred while the other robber made a
quick search of the car. Selecting a
bag containing foreign registered
mail, he backed toward the door,
and calling to his companion pre-
pared to leave Meantime, a pair on
the engine had done their work, and
as the train pulled into the little
station at Cassandra they all
dropped to the ground and disap-
peared in the darkness.
The conductor and brakeman,
running toward the engine to as
certain the cause of the sudden stop.
encountered mail clerks pouring out
of the car. They gave LantZ such
aid as was possible, and then took
the train to Johnstown.
Officials of the Pennsylvania
railroad here said that the robbery
is the first of a mail train in the
long history of the Pittsburgh divi-
sion. The Manhattan Limited, which
is one of the crack passenger trains
between New York and Chicago.
left New York last night at Cos
O'Clock, and arrived here % min
utes late this morning. 1t was in
charge of Conductor James Thorn,
and Engineer G. A jackson
Postoffice authorities said that
Lantz, the wounded clerk, resided
at Thompsontown, Pa, near Al
toona.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
NO PRE-PARLEY
MEETINGS WILL
BE PERMITTED
u. S. Fro.uns Upon
MoUe for Secret
Entente.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.l D

washington, July 30.-The Unit
ed states government means 20
Geal fairly by all the powers in
Vlted TO the disarmament confer
ence and therefore is frowning up
on the suggestion Of a preliminary
parley.
Right at the start the American
government has put its foot down
hard on one of the things that
brought such a deluge of criticism
OF the Versailles conference, name
ly, the practice of few powers
getting off to one side and franz
ing a program which became a
source of suspicion On the part Of
the other nations who were not IN
on the secret preliminaries.
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes are outlining principles OF
procedure which are American
rather than European. Having N
v.ted all the great powers to a con-
ference, the American government
would not feel that it was exactly
fair to have a preliminary gather
ing OF few nations ahead of time.
The United States is anxious 10
hold the conference at a time that
Is convenient to all but nothing
would be gained by a hurried meet
ing early in the fall in which mat
ters would be hastily discussed.
Whatever discussion there is on the
asenda or program must be avail
able to all powers. There will be
no secret understandings alliances
or ententes within the conference.
Advance Reasons.
Expressions from American
sources along this line were so en-
phat.cally announced today as to
leave no doubt of what will be sail
officially if other governments act
ually propose to the United States
a preliminary conference as sug-
gested in London press dispatches.
Two reasons are advanced from
abroad in favor of d preliminary
conference. One is that the dom
irion premiers can't wait till next
November and would like to talk
over matters first at Washington
or elsewhere in the United States
within the next month or two and
either come back for a full confer
ence later or send Representatives
who have been familiarized with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday. Cooler.
Highest temperature yesterday,
S3; lowest last night, 6S.
Wind velocity at a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
I2m. 7p.m. am
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. .6S 80 40 =
Wet bulb temp. 10 72 o.
Relative humid. 81 6S SS
River stage at Z a. m, 1.9, no
change last "a hours.
River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from be-
low Dubuque to Muscattne Will
change but little during the next
several days. ~
ANDREW HAMR1Ck.
Meteorologist-
Washington. July 30.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday include:
Region OF the Great lakes, upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri val
teys; Generally fair with tempera-
ture nearly or slightly below nor
NAL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
|SAvESFATHER
| BY CONFESSION
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'ineteen-Year-0ld Mother Admits
Milling for Which Parent Was
About to Go to Pen.

n Iofeekenridge, Texas, July 30
NMted Press. Mrs. Binnic Par
IN, IS-year-old mother, confessed
%uay TO an attack to murder for
aaien her father was preparing to
rslre five-year penitentiary term,
s.ssecXenridge = authorities announc-
e. NJ. Ansley, the girls father.
~, convicted on a sign language
Inony by a nurse from a local
following the conviction, Mrs.
ksrish, her 5-weeks-old baby in
zap, told officers how she hit
AZ ~ Jones. the man attacked, on
~ ~ mead with a hammer with such
mat the handle was broken.
/, .ae girl didn't tell she was gull
me trial because she thought
Esi, isther would clear himself. she
was jealousy for breaking up
fya home" was the only mo-
ene young woman would give.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BLACK SOX ARE
PLANNING TOUR
Eddie Cicotte Made Captain of
TRANSFORMING Itinerary
Weaver Not to Join.

Chicago. July 39.-Plans for a
Transforming tour" by former
White SQx players charged with
series, were being made today as
Edward Prindiville addressed the
jury in the prosecution final ar
gument in the baseball trial.
The players elected Eddie Cicot-
te captain of the team and began
work on an itinerary which would
include most of the larger cities OF
the country.
Weaver was the only player on
trial who refused to consider the
tour. Weaver has refused to play
ball with anyone since his indict-
ment. The players who expect to
Williams Gandil, Risberg and
Felsch.
Mr.. Prindiville's statement today
dealt largely with the technicalities
of the law on conspiracy. While
maintaining that the defendants
threw the 1919 series, he pointed
out that it was necessary for the
state to prove only that they had
conspired TO throw the games.
Whether the series actually was
thrown has nothing to do with the
case" he said.
Concluding his argument, Mr..
Prindiville told the jurors that the
state was asking a verdict of gull
ty and penalties of five years i'm
prisonment and fines of $4,000 for
each of the defendants.
After the argument was finished
court adjourned until Monday when
Henry A. Berger of defense counsel
will argue for the players.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
CAN TRAVEL
DIXIE ROAD
AUGUST II
Highway From Chicago
to Danville to Be Open
ed With Barbecue.

Chicago, July 30-The Dixie
Highway association announced to-
day that the Dixie Highway in Illi-
nois, from Chicago to Danville will
be officially opened for traffic Aug.
12 Announcement was made fol-
lowing the receipt of news from S.
f. Bradt, state superintendent of
highways, that the last stretch OF
new concrete had been opened to
traffic and that there was a straight
journey of 146 miles over concrete
and brick between Chicago and
Danville
Aug. II has been made "Dixie
Highway Day" at the Chicago Pag-
cant of Progress, and hundreds of
automobilists from points in CEN
trail and eastern Illinois are ex-
pected to come to Chicago on that
date The celebration will be in
charge of officials of the cities and
chamber of commerce, and auto
mobile clubs along the highway and
will open with a barbecue at Dan
vile on Aug. IL, in charge of citi-
zens of that city.
Uncle Joe Cannon and NJ. NJ. AL
Il
dent of the National Dixie Highway
association, will be the guests of
honor.
On Aug IL, at a. m. an auto
mobile procession will start from
Danville to Chicago. At the head
will be a pretty girl from the
south, representing Miss Dixie. !"
She will be escorted by Danville's
prettiest girl and at the various
towns along the way Miss Dixie"
and Miss Danville" will be joined
by Miss Hoopeston,' Miss Wat
seka," Miss Kankakee," Miss Mo
mence," Miss Crete" Miss
Steger," Miss Chicago Heights"
and Miss Blue Island"
Completes Quota
Illinois is the first state on the
Dixie highway to complete its quota
of mileage. Other states on the
road are Florida, Georgia, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan. The road has been
under construction since 1915. The
route was selected at a meeting of
representative of the various states
along the highway in Chattanooga,
Tenn. IN 1915 there was not a foot
of modern pavement between Chi
cago and Danville The road was
mostly black earth and sand, and
traffic between Chicago and Dan
Vile had 10 move over into Indiana.
The construction of the Dixie
highway in Illinois began in the
spring of 1916 and has proceeded
steadily ever since. The section in
Vermillion county, where Danville
is located, is mostly brick, some of
it is, however, made of concrete.
Nearly all of the remainder of the
road is concrete. 1t is Is feet wide
in most places and many curves
and old style bridges have been
eliminated. 1t is the longest stretch
of modern highway in Illinois and
already certain sections have at
tracted heavy traffic.
On Sunday, July IT, 5000 Chi
cago cars passed through Momence,
which is the main point in Kanka-
kee county over the Dixie highway.
Richard ]. Finnegan of Chicago
and Carl G. Fisher, are the Illinois
directors, and Mr.. Finnegan also is
a vice president of the association
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
MO0RS DEFEAT
SPANISH FORCE
Loss OF Men Estimated at 1000
40 Machine Guns and So Tons
of Munitions Taken.

London. July 30.-Casua1ties suf-
fered by the Spanish forces in the
first two days of the recent fighting
near MeliIla, numbered about four
thousand, says the Melillai corre-
spondent of the London Times,
which says they lost about forty
guns, many machine guns and So
tons of munitions, in addition to a
great number OF automobiles and a
great quantity of equipment and
arms, left at abandoned posts.
The dispatch adds that indescrib-
able panic occurred in Melilla when
news was received there OF the
death of General Silvestre and his
staff The generals disappearance
contributed greatly to the disor-
gautzation which followed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
SAYS ANOTHER
ORDER HELPED
SAVE WANDERER
Head of State Legion
Tells of Reprieue
for Murderer.

Chicago July 80. : eff Carl o.
Wanderer escapes the penalty of
his crimes the people of Cook coun-
ty will receive a blow from which
they will never recover, and public
officials will feel that they might as
well lay down on their jobs and
quit"
This was the statement of Coro-
ner Peter Hoffman of Cook county
today in commenting upon the re-
prieve of Carl Wanderer.
Jaiiers in charge of the prisoner
said that his queer actions in his
cell continue, but the belief is gem
eral, even among fellow prisoners.
that the antics are an attempt to
fake insanity. Wanderer, sentenced
to be hanged Friday. was reprieved
Thursday, after pressure by State
Commander McCauley of the Amer
lean Legion, who requested the san
ity of the condemned man be again
passed upon.
duplicates Order.
Springfield, Ill, July 3d-Cor-
oner Hoffman is said to have made
his statement "as coroner, as citi-
zen and as a member of the fra
ternal order from which Wanderer
is said to have been suspended after
his conviction"
Il never shirk a responsibility
but this makes me mad" McCauley
said. Il want the whole story of
the reprieve known Information
came to me from the governor that
il the members of this fraternal
order and the American Legion be-
lieved Wanderer was insane, a re-
prieve would be granted so an in
sanitary commission could be ap-
pointed to examine Wanderer.
Il went to the governors Office
with W. D. Bartholomew and Elmer
Beach, but we were informed the
governor and left town so we went
to a hotel and tried to reach him
by telephone but failed. DR.. J.
Whitney Hall was also in the room
with US. George Sutton, the gov
ernor's secretary, came to the room
and We asked that the reprieve be
granted"
Elmer Beach, a Chicago attorney,
said today that he was at Spring
field in that capacity and not as
officer of any fraternal order.
The fraternaI orders had moth
ing to do with Wanderers reprieve,"
said Mr.. Beach.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
RUSSIANS
TOFREE ALL
AMERICANS
Soviet Accepts Hoover's
Conditions-Suggests
Speedy Meeting.

Riga, July 30.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. THE offer of Herbert
Hoover to aid Russia in relieving
suffering due to famine on a con-
dition that all Americans held prIs-
oners in Russia, be released, has
been accepted by the Russian auth
critics, who suggest immediate ne
gotiations in order TO realize speedy
assistance, according to a dispatch
from the Rosta News agency of
Moscow, received here today.
The text of the reply, made in
the name of Leo Kamenoff, head of
the Non-Partisan Non-Political
Famine Relief committee, is as fol
lows:
THE Russian government, upon
learning of the proposals made by
Herbert Hoover, in the name Of
the American Relief association,
finds them quite acceptable, includ-
ing the question of the release OF
American citizens.
THE Russian government con-
siders it necessary to fix as soon
as possible the exact conditions on
which the immediate relations dre
to begin.
Its humane intentions guaran-
tee the feeding, medical aid and
clothing of the million children and
iEvalids. For this purpose the Rus
sian government considers it use
full that Director Brown or any
other person authorized for the
negotiations should Immediately
come to Moscow, Riga or Reval.
'The Russian soviet government
expects a quick reply, stating the
place and time for the negotia-
tions."
(Signed) "KAMENOFF."
(The offer of Herbert Hoover, as
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
WILL AGREE ON
SILESIAN MOVE
Lloyd George at dwelling of War
Memorial Says England and
France Have Solved.

Thame, England, July 30.-CBy
the Associated Press.) Lloyd
George, the prime minister, speak
ing at the unveiling of a war me-
mortal here today, referred optim-
istically to the trend of the discus
sions between France and England
over the Silesian situation.
The two countries, he believed.
were on the right road to an under
standing and the preliminary trOu-
bles which were causing the diff
Guilty had been accommodated"
1t had been arranged for the al
lies to meet in a few days 10 settle
this vexed question, added the pre-
mier, and he hoped the settlement
would be final.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BOUGHT
BY SOVIET Held
Shipment to Petrograd Lies on Pier
Detained by Technicality-
Has Not Been Paid For.

New York, July 30.-Harold c.
Samuel, vice president of the Amer
lean Producers Export corpora
ton, announced today that a ship
ment of 1000 tons of -four sched-
uled to start for Pctrograd tomor-
row had been held Up temporarily
because of the technicalities. The
flour, purchased by the Russian
government, he said, was at the
piers and would be shipped as soon
as arrangements could be COM
pleted with bankers for payment
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Late Bulletins

COncordia, Kan, July 30
UNITED Press.)-A Ku KIux
Klan organizer, attempting to
form a chapter of the organ
iZatiOn, was escorted out of
town by a body of men, it was
learned today.
Kansas City, Mo, July 30
Tnited Press.)-A daylight
bandit today obtained entrance
by a ruse to the apartment of
Mrs. Nelson b. Good. wife of
an investment company oper-
ator, and forced her to hand
over $500 in jewels.
st. Louis, NO., July 50-John
Cody, 10. was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded in a run
ming gun battle with a police
man here today after he had
held up a garage.
New Orleans, July 30-FaI1
of the 0bregon government and
possibly death for the presi-
dent of the Mexican republic
was the prediction made here
today by General Juan Barra-
gan. chief of staff of the late
President Carranza-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
FRICK FIRM TO
make WAGE CUT
Employees Numbering 10000 to be
Affected by 10 Per Cent Reduc-
ton Operative Aug. 1.

Connelsville. Pa, July 30.-For-
ty-thousand employees of the H. G.
Frick Coke company, in the Con-
rellsville coke region, will be af-
fected by . 10 per cent reduction
ir wages, according TO an an
nouncement today. The new scale
will become operative Aug. L. with
a pit mining rate of S2.3s per one
hundred bushels; unskilled inside
labor. S4.15 day; unskilled outside
labor $3 a day; day labor for skill
e6 men. inside, will be SIS and S5.05.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BIG PAGEANT At
CHICAGO OPENS
Exposition of Progress InaGgurated
as Vice President Coolidge
Presses Boston Button.

Chicago, July 30.-Chicago's Pa
geant of Progress. hailed as the
city's greatest industrial exhibit
since the Columbian Exposition in
1899, opened this morning at the
Municipal Pier, Vice President Coo
lidge pressing a button in Boston,
which set the exposition in motion.
Secretary of Labor James J. Dav-
is. representing President Harding,
delivered the principal address to-
day and a radio greeting from the
president aboard the Mayflower, en-
route to the Pilgrim celebration,
was expected.
Three miles of exhibits, showing
the strides OF industry during the
past decade, featured the exposition
which will last for two weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
JAP WILL JOIN
BOARD OF TRADE
Well Known Bankers Sponsor First
Oriental Application for
Chicago Mart.

Chicago, July 3e.-The first ap-
plication of a Japanese for member
ship in the Chicago board of trade,
was announced today. The apph-
cation was formally made today by
Jinosuki Minami. representing Su-
zuki & Co., an importing house. E.
S. Rosenbaum and Hugh Blythe,
Chicago brokers, were sponsors of
The application.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
KINGS DENIAL
OF INTERVIEW
STIRS ENGLAND
London Times BIar71es
Imaginative Re-
porter.

London, July 30.-The sensational
and unprecedented incident of a
British sovereign repudiating to
parliament, through the prime
minister, statements attributed to
him in a newspaper interview, is
given the greatest prominence in
the British press this morning.
Political circles have been able to
talk of little else since Prime Min
lister Lloyd George appeared in the
house of commons yesterday and
read statement authorized by
King George, in which the king de
MED the words attributed to him
concerning the governments policy
in a reported interview in the
United States. by Lord Northcliffe,
owner of the London Times, was a
complete fabrication.
The alleged interview quoted
King George as saying to Premier
Lloyd George, just before his mai
esty left England to open the Ulster
parliament:
Are you going to shoot all the
people in Ireland?"
The premier is said to have re-
piled:
NO, your majesty"
We'll, then, you must come to
some agreement with them" the
king was quoted as saying. This
thing cannot go on. L cannot have
my people killed in this manner"
Denial Cabled.
(The foregoing conversation ap-
peared in an Interview published in
New York city. July 25, attributed to
H. Wickham Stead, editor of the
London Times, who is travelling in
America, with Lord Northcliffe. 1t
was given by Mr.. Stead the day after
his arrival from England, and sub
sequently appeared in English
papers attributed directly TO Lord
Northcliffe. The latter yesterday
sent a cablegrom from Washington
to Lord Stamfordham, private sec
retary to King George, denying the
reported interview. The cable
gram said:
C'Please convey to his majesty
with my humble duty, my denial of
ever having ascribed to his majesty,
the word or words as stated by the
prime minister today. l gave no
such interview
British newspaper display the en-
tire affair at great length and under
large headlines, this morning. The
papers controlled by Lord North
cliffe contain brief editorials call
ing attention TO the denials OF both
King George and Lord NorthcIiffe.
The Times, in an early edition,
assumed that the reporter who took
the alleged interview was "misled
by ignorance of British constitu-
tiopal practices. but dramatized the
conversation with such technical
skill" that the government was in
duced to accept his version of a
purely imaginary conversation be-
tween King George and the prem
ier.''
This statement does not appear in
later editions of the newspaper,
neither does the Times nor the
Daily Mail, another NorthcIiffe
paper, offer a further explanation
of Lord Northcliffe's share in the
incident
Meets Diplomats.
Northcliffe closed d whirlwind
two days in Washington late yes
terday when he attended a func-
ton in his honor by Mrs. E. S.
Mclean. He met cabinet officers
and members of the diplomatic
corps whom he was to have met at
the cancelled British embassy din
ner Thursday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
SHOT SUPPOSED
CHICKEN THIEF
Hired Man Fatally wounds InnO-
cent DixOnian by Mistake on
Farm Near Polo.

Dixon, Ill, July 30.-Harry
Boone of this city is dying at
local hospital as the Sesult Of gun
shot wounds he received at
o'clock this morning when he was
mistaken for a chicken thief at
the farm of William Smith. near
Polo, where the threshing outfit 10
which Boone was attached was
moved last night, and was shot by
Earl Messner, a hired man on the
farm. Messner voluntarily surren-
dered TO Sheriff Banning of Oregon
today.
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CLUE FOUND TO
SPURGIN TRAIL
Taxi Driver in Detroit Says He
Drove Missing Banker-Man
Hunters Pursue.

Detroit, Mich, July 30.-Private
detectives renewed their search
here today for Warren c. Spurgin,
missing Chicago banker, following
a report by a taxicab driver that
he had driven a man resembling
Spurgin to an address in the north
end section.
Shown two newspaper pictures
of Spurgin, the taxi driver whose
name is withheld declared they
were those of his passenger.
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WORK REVIEWED.

Washington, July 30.-The ac-
complishments of the administra-
ton toward the relief of financial
conditions are reviewed in a White
house statement which declares the
work done constitutes an achieve
ment of largest Importance to the
country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BABE RUTH HITS
37TH HOME RUN

New York, July 30.-.'Babe'
Ruth made his 37th home run of
the season in the sixth inning OF
the game with Cleveland today.
No one was on base. CoyeleskIe
was pitching.
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