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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
SuRRENDERSTO
U. S. MARSHAL
Ship Captain and Sons, Convicted
in 1919 for Maltreating Crew,
Are in Custody.

New York. March 31.-Captain
Adolph Peterson Of the American
barkentine Puako and his sons,
Leonard and Adolph, Jr, who were
convicted in 1913 of maltreatment
and Imprisonment Of members of
their crew and sentenced to prison,
have surrendered to the United
States marshal here following fail
ure Of their appeal
The alleged maltreatment of the
Puako's crew occurred on a voyage
from Vancouver, B. c., to Cape
town, South Africa. One of the
crew was said to have jumped over
board and drowned while 'clinging
to log line; another committed
suicide.
Captain Peterson and his sons
first were charged with murder,
but acquitted. Their conviction on
the charge Of maltreatment Of men
was affirmed by the United States
circuit court of appeals Sept. 20,
1919. The father was sentenced to
Is months in the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta and the sons each
to six months in the Essex coun-
| ty, New Jersey, penitentiary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
RUBBER FIRM TO
I RE-EMPL 10y men

Akron, Ohio, March s1.-More
than 1000 men will be reemployed
by the Firestone Tire and Rubber
company during April. according
to an announcement made today.
Production will be increased 50
per cent, due. It 10 stated, to sub
stantial increases in original equip
ment business from automobile fac
tories.
With the Goodyear Tire L Rubber
company's announcement Tuesday
that 100 men would b reemploy-
ed during the next month and With
all other rubber companies here
reporting increased sales, It 70 ex-
pected that 5000 Of Akron's idle
factory workers Will be back at
work before Nay L
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
k|LLPOL|CEIN
EARLY ATTACK
Civilians at Ross Carberry Use Ex-
plOsivesL14 Officers Missing
Five Are Slain.

Cork. March 31.-(Associated
Press.)-An attack made this
morning upon the police barracks
at Ross Carberry, county Cork, re-
suited in serious casualties to the
occupants CT the barracks. Four
teen of the police are missing and
it is believed five were killed.
An official report of the affair
says the attack was made by civil
ians at o'clock this morning. The
front wall Of the barracks was
blown in BY explosives and bombs
were thrown into the interior while
a heavy rifle fire was maintained
on the building.
The police held the barracks un-
til the room in which they were
concentrated took fire, when a few
escaped by an upper window.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
FINESPATENT
MEDICINE man
Lands Hands Out Punishment to
DR., Frank Goodwin ON Mis-.
labelling Charge.

Chicago. March 81. - UNITED
Press. DIR. Frank A. Goodwin.
patent medicine manufacturer. to-
day was found guilty Of mis-label-
ling medicines and fined $500 and
costs by Judge Lands.
DR.. Goodwin has Offices and lab
oratories in Oklahoma City. Peoria,
Ill.,, Chicago and other cities.
DR.. Goodwin was charged with
mis-labelling Blacks Diamond
OIL" He admitted to lands that
the medicine did not cure all the
ailments mentioned on the label
but said It aided circulation of the
blood.
I'm sorry I can't give you more
punishment" said Judge Lands.
"You have been preying on the
poor and sick with your fake medi-
cine"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
[AeREETo Make
FOOD PRICE CUT

Chicago, March 31.-Chicago res
tauranteurs. who are members Of
he American Caterer association.
last night agreed to charge for
food, not more than double the cost
Of the food TO themselves. It was
also decided 70 pay. y.all overhead
expenses ont Of the 100 per cent
gross profit
The agreement was reached after
Russell ]. Poole, Of the city council
high cost Of living committee, and
Jacob Miller, president OF the
association, debated publicly the
question OF fAfr restaurant prices
and alleged pronteering BY res
tauranteurs. Both said that high
prices were due primarily. to res
taurant management by men who
do not have = thorough knowledge
Of the business
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31

Greatest Church Gather
ing in America at Bur-
ial of Cardinal.


Baltimore, Md, March 31.-With
all the splendor Of a ceremony CEN
turtles old, the Roman Catholic
church today laid to rest one of it's
Oldest and most faithful servants
James Cardinal Gibbons, archbish-
op of Baltimore, and the second
American to be elevated to the car
dinalate.
Archbishop John Bonzano, apos-
tolic delegate at Washington. cele-
brated a pontifical requiem mass in
the cathedral of the Blessed Virgin
larry, with seminarians chanting
Gregorian music never before heard
outside the Sistine chapel in Rome
during a funeral of a pope.
Archbishop John J. Glennon OF
st. Louis delivered the funeral SER
mon. During his eulogy of the
dead, there remained scarcely a dry
eye among his hearers, whose men,
cries went back to the kindly old
AAuA "hO 1Cu Will RoWCl Va SpIl ~
as well as power of mind.
The service was like a scene from
the middle ages, like an altar piece
come to life. Numberless priests
in a seemingly endless procession
filed into the church, and in their
stately robes of the varied colors
of their orders, moved forward to
the catafalque on which rested the
late cardinal in his archbishops
svestments of purple. In a few
moments the body of the church
was filled with this army of clergy
and the atmosphere of the twentieth
century was dispelled. N-
There was a harmony of colol
and sound. as the light of the can
dies around the bier fell on tht
brilliant ceremonial robes Of the
priests and the auditorium echoed
to the measured rhythm Of chante(
prayers.
Giving expression to what ht
called the "voiceless sorrow of {
nation in mourning" Archbishop
Glennon in the funeral sermon re
called the well-loved characteristics
!, of the cardinal, whose coming
was a JOY" he said, whose pres
ence was a benediction."
Though Cardinal Gibbons wassa
once leader, guide and father" thu
archbishop said, the departed
! prince of the church was more tt
be remembered as "the kindly, gen
tie old man."
| Pope Senses Loss.
"We cannot forget his unfailine
kindness, his prudent counsel. W.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
ENGLISH COAL
STRIKE LOOMS
Walkout to Be Called ut Midnight
Because of Failure to Settle
Wage Demands.

London, March 31.-(By Assoc
lated Press. THE coal miners be-
gan to leave the pits in various dis
tricts this afternoon In line with
the decision Of the union executive
committee to call a strike at mid
night tonight because Of the failure
to settle the miners wage demands.
The board of trade officials have
directed that coal for export shall
be rationed rigidly.
Stock for home consumption will
be allocated to essential industries
and all domestic consumers will be
rationed the same as during the
war. The supplies on hand, it was
stated today, are generally better
than normal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
INDIAN POST IS
GIVEN TO BURKE

Washington, March 31.-Ths ap-
pointment Of Charles H. Burke Of
Pierre, s. D.. business man and
former chairman Of the house In
dian committee. was announced BY
President Harding today n COM
missioner OF Indian Affairs.
The president also appointed
George H. Carter Of Iowa. to b
public printer and Thomas Robert
son OF Maryland. commissioner Of
patents.
Newton II. Miller OF Columbus.
Ohio. was named collector of In
ternal revenue for the Eleventh
district OF Ohio and Captain viii
liam A. Moifett Of the navy was ap-
pointed . member Of the advisoly
committee Tor asronauticR
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
SMITH DECIDES
TO ACCEPT POST

Springfield. ILL.,, March 31.-Fol-
lowing receipt Of word here last
night that former Congressman
Frank L. Smith of Dwight had de-
cided to accept the chairmanship
Of the state public utilities COM
mission, it was announced this
morning that he would likely as
sumo duties Of the Office at the
commissions meeting next Moaday
in Chicago.
Mr.. Smiths appointment 40
chairman Of the commission was
among the very first made by Gov.
ernor Small. His announcement OF
acceptance came yesterday upon his
return to Washington, d. c., from
. vacation at Pinehurst, N. C.
In assuming the chairmanship Of
the commission, Mr.. Smith will re-
lieve the holdover member, Thom-
IS c. Dempsey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
BIG SuRPLUSOF
FREIGHT CARS

Washington. March 81. - The
greatest number Of surplus freight
cars in the history Of American
railroads was recorded on March
%, the car service division of the
American Railway association -
ported today. Ths number at that
time was 459,411. an increase Of
IS, 900 over March Is, and 1872
more than the former high record
of March 1, 1919.
The increase in surplus cars, the
report said.~ was due almost en-
tirely to a falling OF in shipments
of coal" The surplus coal cars
on March q, it said, totaled $780,
394, an increase Of $4,000 over the
week before and s7.hA over
March 1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
DAVENPORT RES1RAINS
WAGE CUT; COMPANY To-
ASK ITS DISSOLUTION
Termination Of Contract
Clause Quoted in
Legal Battle. ar.

A strike scheduled for midnight
OF trainmen on oil lines Of the TIL
City Railway company has been
averted by an injunction obtained
by the city Of Davenport, restrain
ing the company from reducing
wages until the case can be heard
before an arbitration board.
An almost unanimous vote in
favor of the strike was polled iM
the balloting of the Davenport
and Rock Island and Moline divi-
sions of the union yesterday.
Calling of the strike was to de-
pend upon the company's action
on a resembling Of the 43 per cent
wage reduction. Last call was
made by officials Of the union on
company officials this morning.
However. the prospect Of street
car tie-up was fOrestalled by City
Attorney u. A. Screechfield OF DAY.
export who went before Judge d.
w. Jackson in the Scott county dis
trict court at o'clock yesterday
afternoon and obtained a temporary
injunction, which restraints the
company from reducing wages be-
fore June /, or until such time as
the dispute can be taken before .
board OF arbitration.
The city attorney went into court
with the petition for the injunc-
ton without formal instructions
from the Socialist city council, but
it was said that an informal agree
ment had been reached which held
that only by resorting to the fay-
orite policy of the company-that
Of going to the courts-couh .
strike and decentralization Of traf-
fic and severe injury to business
be averted.
The petition covered fve type
written pages and included full
copy of the city franchise to the
street car company. There was
also placed in evidence the adver-
tisements of the company that the
wage was to be reduced to Daven-
port trainmen from 70 to 40 cents
an hour April l. In the petition
proper statement was made that
the 70 cents an hour wage had been
set by a board Of arbitration on
June %. 1920, and that the con-
tract does not expire until June =.
Presentation was also made that
a strike was pending over the dis.
pute and that should one be called
the citizens of Davenport and busi-
ness interests would be placed at a
great inconvenience.
The traction officials contended
that there had been no violation
of the city franchise on the part
Of the company. but that 1t had Of
fered to arbitrate the Accent wage
with the men, and that this was
refused. They also claimed that
fares are not sufficient to allow the
continuance of the payment Of the
10 cents an hour scale. and that
there had been agreement between
the company and international
= (Continued ON Page Nino.l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
En- OUT
Than
CUT
oonractors' New Scale To
Be Answered by Gen.
eral Strike.

Z A strike OF all building crafts
and tieup Of the little construction
vork now In progress will be the
employees answer tomorrow II
contractors put in force the Is per
cent wage reduction they have an
uounced.
Z. J. Burns, secretary OF the
ousd-City Builders exchange, an
pounced that there had been no
joint agreement among the con-
tractors to make efforts to I'LL the
places.
:. One firm employing a few union
men announced expectation that
the employees would quit tonight,
but said that there had been no de-
cision reached on whether or not
70 make an effort to fill places.
( Notices have gone out from the
Quad-City Builders exchange to
contractors IN all lines of the build
Ing industry that the 25 per cent
reduction already agreed upon is
to be put into effect Friday. the old
wage agreements expiring today.
: That these notices will be needed
ID generally accepted and according
to the announcement from the la
Dor headquarters relative to such
proposed action ON the part Of the
builders, the few jobs that are now
under way will be brought, to q
standstill.
Not All Notified.
!. Reports from labor chiefs were
to the effect that the various unions
did not receive notice Of the re-
ductions with the exceptions Of a
few of the crafts which have al
ready had meetings with the em-
ployers. Other crafts are in line
for meetings and it is said that
they do not expect to receive off
cial notice Of the reductions until
such time as these meetings are
held. However, lack Of official no
tice is said not to have held the
unions back in considering their
action at the time that the reduc-
tons take place.
1t is announced that most OF the
building workers are now idle and
that these men will not take jobs
until agreements with the employ
ers can be settled upon. while those
who are at work will walk of the
Jobs.
The majority of the trades have
been receiving 81 an hour, and
these are asked to accept rs cents
an hour. The plasterers. who
have been receiving SLIPS an hour
are being offered "a cents; an hour
Bricklayers, who have been receiv-
ing $1.12h an hour, and structur-
al iron workers, who have been re-
ceiving a like wage. are offered 81
cents an hour. Reinforcing steel
workers are offered IS cents an
hour. The old wage was .$l.12h
m hour.
The builders claim that there II
considerable work in prospect. but
that prospective builders refuse te
20 ahead with their plans until
costs ara reduced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
IS
BLAMEOEOR
TERRORISM
Actions Of British Held to
Be Contrary to Laws
of Peace or War.

Washington, March '31.-Moral
responsibility for the present dis
orders in Ireland is placed. upon
the British government by the
Commission of the Committee Of
One Hundred investigating the
Irish question in 2 30,000-word re-
sort made publlc today and cover
ing the examination of witnesses
at public hearings held by the COM
mission in Washington last N0vem-
ber, December and January.
The report has been issued under
the title Of "The American Commis-
sion on Conditions in Ireland" +"
which announces that it will con-
tinue the inquiry.
Summing up its conclusions aft
er hearing all the testimony, the
commission finds that the Irish
people are deprived of the protec-
ton Of British law, to which they
would be entitled as subjects of the
British king. They are likewise
deprived of the moral protection
granted by international law, TO
which they would be entitled as
belligerents. They are at the mer-
cy of imperial British forces which.
acting contrary both to all Law and
to standards of human conduct.
have instituted in Ireland a ter
ror,' the evidence regarding which
seems to prove that:
! II. The Imperial British gov
ernment has created and intro
duced into Ireland a force Of at
least $4,000 men, many Of them
youthful and inexperienced, and
some of them convicts: and mas
melted that force to unbridled vio-
lenca
| "2.. The Imperial British forces
in ireland have indiscriminately
killed innocent men, women and
children; have tortured and shot
prisoners while in custody. adopt-
ing the subterfuges of refusal to
halt and attempting to escape
! and have attributed to alleged
Sim Fein Extremists the British
assassination Of prominent Irish
Republicans.
"3. House burning and wanton
destruction Of villages and cities
by Imperial British forces under
Imperial British officers have been
countenanced, and ordered by Off
cials of the British government
and elaborate provision by gaso'
line sprays and bombs has beer
made in a number of instances fol
systematic incendiarism as part ol
a plan of terrorism.
Il. A campaign for the destruc'
ton of the means Of existence ol
the Irish people has been conduct.
ed by. the burning of factories
creameries, crops and farm imple
ments and the shooting Of farm
animals. This campaign is carried
on regardless Of the political views
of their owners, and results II
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
FINDS WHISKY
UNDER CABBAGE

New York, March st.-Night
1ephyn, fitting playfully about
waited to the nostrils Of a police
man early today the scent of bour-
oon whisky. Approaching a huck-
sters wagon that stood ut the curb
ing. the policeman found 1t loaded
With cahoageA He debated. the
eoor persisted: hs invesl gated.
hehtnd the cabbages hesfound 50
S.see OF bottled In bond whisky,
i've men. the driver Of the truck
~ tour others who met him. were
rested charged with ILLEGALLY
uansporting liquor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
GETS HIS FIRST
MONTHLY CHECK

Washington, March 31.-Presi-
dent Harding today received his
first monthly pay check. It was
for $5,520.84. Ordinarily the
monthly check sent to the presi-
dent by the treasury department 10
made out for $3.50, but Mr.. Hard
ing was "docked" for the three and
p half days that Woodrow Wilson
served - president this month
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
u. S. AIDS MOVE
OF BANKERS TO
FINANCE CHINA
Policy Of Wilson, Fol.
losUed BY Harding
Regime.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)


Washington, March 31.-Another
policy of the Wilson administration
has been swallowed in entirety by
the Harding administration, namely
support of the banking groups Of
France, Great Britain, the United
States and Japan in their efforts to
finance China.
Secretary Charles Evans Hughes
has given to the public for the first
time the complete record of the ne
gotiations between the four pow
ers. It shows among other things
that the Wilson administration re-
versed itself in its last two years
almost completely from the attitude
assumed in the days when William
Jennings Bryan was secretary of
state, and when most everything
connected with American banking
interests was regarded as suspi-
cious. It will be recalled that the
original arrangement between the
bankers of Great Britain, Germany,
the United States, Russia and
Japan fell through largely because
the Washington government with
drew the support that had been ex-
tended American bankers during
the Taft-Knox administration, the
argument being that the financial
plans interfered seriously with the
/ political and administrative inde-
pendence of China"
War Made Change.
The war, however, changed
things completely. Germany was
no longer a partner. Japan had
obtained through her 81 demands
upon China certain options requir.
ing China to consult her before
making any loans and, further
more, the United States became the
only power able to extend financial
aid anywhere. The record of tht
negotiations is q large volume o1
notes, memoranda and diplomatic
papers which constitute chapter
in American diplomacy which prob
ably will. have a far-reaching effec'
In our policy in the far east ant
will have an important bearing OF
the future of China itself.
! Avoids Politics.
| Although the agreement scrupu
lously avoids political entangle
ments it is fact that most of tn,
political friction in the far east il
the past has arisen out of the com
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31

PLEA rs MADE
FOR IRELANUS
INDEPENDENCE
Mary MacS.,iney'Ad-
dresses State Legis-
lafure.

Springfield, ILL.,. March a.
Claims for Independence for Ire
land took precedence over legisla-
tion in Illinois today when the gen.
eral assembly called q halt in ac-
tivities to listen to-, Mary Mac
Swiney, sister Of Terence Mac
Swiney. late lord mayor of Cork,
who starved himself to death in
Brixton prison, London, last year.
Miss MacSwiney's address has
been on the legislatures program
since March 8, when the house Of
representatives adopted Represents
ative Frank ]. Ryan's resolution
inviting her to appear before the
lawmakers on bet trip to Illinois.
Adoption Of the Roderick bill
establishing the hours between
a. m. and 4 p. m. as the time for
business in the Cook county re-
corder's Office, has been recon-
mended by the senate judiciary
committee. The bill passed the
house last week.
Senator Denvier's bill to prohib-
it ticket scalping and inflicting
heavy fines on scalpers came out
Of the judiciary committee bearing
the committees stamp Of approval
1t was accompanied by Senator
Denvier's bill to require railroads
to furnish individual drinking cups
on all passenger cars.
Kill Amendments.
Representative Healy's proposed
amendments to the cold storage ac1
to fix new limits on the time in
which meats, eggs and butter could
be held in storage was killed by
the house committee on agricultur'
al.
Senator John Daley of Peoria
prepared this morning to lead his
building probe committee back tc
Chicago today to continue its in
vestigation of alleged combines be.
tween material men and labor un
ion business agents accused o.
sitting building operations.
Minimum salaries for schoo
teachers are fixed at $500 for
200-day year by the teachers bill
brought to Springfield by Margar
ct Haley Of Chicago, ands intro
fduced in the legislature by Sena'
tor Herlihy of Chicago. Under thu
bill the maximum of the teachers
salary scale can not be fixed a
less than $500.
Pass Holiday Bill.
By a vote of 1O3 to l, the hous.
! passed the Holiday road bill, Civ
| ing counties authority to contrac
with the state for the construction
of hard roads. The bill gives tn
I department of public works full
power in relation to the construc
tion Of roads.
| Representative Charles Baldwin,
bill to inflict = life sentence upol
convicted gunmen passed the hous'
by vote of 103 to 0.
The senate passed the Carlson bill
fixing the maximum number Of vot
ers to a precinct at 800 instead o
$50. The bill does not apply to cit
les having election commissions
They are Chicago. Springfield
Bloomington, East St Louis. Free
| port, Danville, Peoria, Rockfor'
and Galesburg.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
REPORT NHK SURPLUS.

Washington, March 31.-The
United States 10 developing . sur
plus Of milk for. the first time since
the beginning Of the World war. the
department Of agriculture reported
today in urging its increased use
for human food and In producing
districts, ~ feed for livestock. The
situation II chiefly due, it vas as
serted. to decrease In the manu-
facture OF condensed and other
milk peuducts Tor export
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
TWO ARE FINED.

]. R. Bredin and r. H. Joplng
were arrested by the police We'd
nesday night on charges Of drunk
ennees. Bredin was fined s. and
Jopling 81 when arraigned before
Magistrate d. J. Cleland in police
court this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
THE WEATHER


Fair tonight with temperature
about freezing. Friday fair and
warmer.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81; lowest last night, 33.
Wind velocity at Z a. m. 10 miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "a hours, .o1.
I'm. 7p.m. Tam.
yes:er. yester. today
Dry hulb temp. "a 80 81
Wet bulb temp. "A 3S 81
Relative humid. .43 30 II
River stage. 5.4; rise Of 4 last
- hours.
II. C. TRANSMITTED.
Nstsorologist