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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
BEGINS DUTIES
AS PRESIDENT
Newly Elected Cuban Executive
Cheered by Cable Message
From General Gomez,

Havana. Cuba, May 20.-Dr. AL
6edo Zayas, on assuming the Of
fee Of president Of Cuba today, was
eheered by a cablegram from Cen
eral Jose Miguel Gomez. now in
New York, his opponent in the Bit
terly contested election Of last No
vember, extending fluctuations and
promising his cooperation.
The Liberal party, OF which Gen.
eral Gomez is leader, engaged in a
Legislative strike" following the
announcement Of the result of the
election, and it was only recently
that it took part in any OF the work
Of congress.
life Sketch.
DR.. Alfredo Zayas, the new presi-
dent Of Cuba, is an author and
lawyer. He is 60 years old and
was educated in the University of
Havana. During the Cuban war
Of independence he was a delegate
of the revolutionary party in Ha-
vana and his activity in this con-
nection becoming discovered by
the Spaniafds he. was arrested in
September, 1896, taken to Spain and
later incarcerated in several pris-
ons Of the Spanish government in
Africa. After the war he was freed
and, returning to Cuba, entered
upon an active political life.
He was the founder of the pa
triotic committee, secretary OF the
constitutional convention and took
a leading part in organizing the
national. the liberal-national and
liberal parties. He also was one
Of the jurists who helped to form
the consultative committee, ap-
pointed to draw up the organic
laws Of the island republics exec
utive and judicial powers, as well
as the laws relating to provincial
and municipal institutions. At diff.
ferent times he occupied the post
of prosecuting attorney, Judge and
under secretary. Of Justice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
INVESTIGATE I
CAUSE OF FIRE
Shipping Board Liner in Flames
Just After Crew Leaves Yes.
sci to Join WaRout

New York, May 20.-United
PRESEASON after fire on the
United States shipping board liner
Panhandle State was exunguished
today an official investigation was
begun to determine the cause OF
the blaze.
The ship, a 10,5o0 ton passenger
ship built last year and valued at
$4,000. 900, caught fire from q leak
ing oil fuel tank and was towel
from her North River pier and
beached OF Ellis Island to pre-
vent her total destruction. She
continued to burn until early to.
day.
The Panhandle State caught fire
Just after a strikebreahng crew
Of 800 had boarded her. following
desertion of her regular compile
ment to join the marine walkout.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
BABY BRIDE NOT
TO BE TRIED ON /
MURDER CHARGE.
Famous Case To Be
Heard, by juvenile
Court.

Pennington. Mo-, May 20.-By
United Press.)<The charge of muir
der in the first degree against Let
Ia Parsons, who shot and killed her
six-year-old step-daughter here,
was dismissed this morning.
A new Indictment charging man
slaughter in the fourth degree was
returned and the case set for the
juvenile court. No definite date for
the trial was set.
Letta, 13 years old and bride
Of six days. admitted she shot the
girl, but said It was an accident.
Attorneys declared it would prob
ably be several days before the date
Of the trial would be known.
Pennington. Mo-, May 90
(United Press.)-Lawyers and red
tapeScombined today to keep Letta
Parsons, the baby bride of the
Ozarks" behind prison bars.
The unexpected development of
yesterday, brought about when the
defense attempted to have the girl
tried in circuit court instead Of
Juvenile court, threatened to pro-
long the start of the trial.
Lawyers apparently have started
a wrangle over Letta's age and il
was learned on good authority an
attempt might be made to show the
girl is more than 18 and thereby
subject to the jurisdiction of the
circuit court.
Letta was cheerful this morning
She greeted her husband with ar
embrace and talked to several O
her relatives. John Parsons, th'
husband, known as 1.-THE Wood
chopper of Iron Mountain" has ap
parently become convinced tina
Letta is telling the truth when sh'
declares that she shot her littl,
l6-year-old stepdaughter Lilly acci
dental1y.
! Others in close touch with tht
case have also stated that they be
lieve the girl is telling the truth
Public opinion is strongly for thu
girl and the Ozark men and womer
who have been drawn here by thu
lure of a murder trial freely pre-
dict an acquittal.
! Even little John. Jr., 10, the onl!
eye witness of the tragedy, ha.
shown an inclinationsto waver from
his first story that Letta shot ant
killed Lilly in cold blood. He ha.
admitted that Letta was goo,
mother and that he liked her.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
ALLEGED BOMB
fTHROWERS PUT
UNDER ARREST
Information, Is Giuen
To Police By Labor
Union Man.

Chicago, May 20.@Six men were
under arrest today in a drive
against labor trouble bombings
started by the police after they
had been informed by a union
member that most of the bombings
IN Chicago during the last year
had been engineered by group OF
professional bombers, most of them
members OF various unions which
have had difficulties with employ
ers.
The Information concerning the
bombings was given the police by
Andrew Kerr, member Of the Engi-
neers' union. As result of his in
formation James Sweeney. Albert
Peterson, Thomas Corcoran and a
man named Gibson, business agents
of the Engineers union, and Harry
Bartlett, said by the police to have
been arrested before on various
charges, were arrested. Kerr also
was held.
Cornelius ("Con") O'Shea, well
known labor leader here, is sought
the police said.
According to Kerr, these men and
others arranged many bombings
and made up lists containing the
rames Of places to be bombed and
the dates on which the bombs were
to be thrown. Numerous sluggings
also were charged by Kerr. who
made q formal signed statement tG
Chief Of Police Fitzmorris.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
HOLD SUSPECT
WITHOUT BAIL
Five Persons Identify Prisoner Al
Man Who Drove Wan Street
sDeath Wagon"

Jersey City, N. I, May 2o.-
Giuseppe de Filippo. charged with
conspiracy to destroy the United
States assay office in New York, in
connection with the Wall street ex-
plosion last September, today was
held without bail for hearing. on
May rs, by United States Commits
sioner Charles Hendrickson.
De Filippo, who was identified
yesterday by i've pessons as the
driver of the wagon Of explosives
believed to have caused the disas-
ter, was formally given into custody
OF the federal authorities today by
Recorder William Cain Of Bayonne.
Asked by Commissioners Hen
erickson II he desired to make q
statement de Felippo said:
II know nothing Of 1t. never
heard of the explosion. don't
know where Wall street is."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
VERBAL WAR
Of MEXICAN
FACTIONS
Charge Against Radical
Issues in Clash at
Chamber Meet.

Mexico City, May 2o.-Radical
elements of the chamber Of depc1
ties and their opponents. the mem-
bers of the Liberal Constitutional
list party, engaged in a stormy ses-
sion of the chamber last night
Partisans Of the two factions who
crowded the galleries, added to the
uproar by shouting encouragement
to leaders ON the floor, but the dis
order was confined to verbal ex-
changes.
Notwithstanding repeated rulings
by the president Of the chamber
that the debate on the Agrarlan
bill should be confined strictly to
the measure under discussion, varl-
GUS speakers succeeded in making
interpretations relative to charges
that radical deputies were involved
with the invasion Of the chamber
last week by alleged bolshevi6. The
Liberal Constitutionalists were de-
nominated Capitalists and enemies
Of the ,proletariat," and in reply
to these epithets, Martinez Esco-
bar, leader of the Liberal COnstitp-
tionalists read what he declared
was documentary proof that two
Radical deputies, Gracia and No
rones. had planned the invasion Of
the chamber, and that men in their
employ had forced an entrance to
thes building.
His charges were read despite
shouted protests from the Radical
side, but he left the rostrum with
a portion of his documents unread
when the chamber adopted motion
that he was out Of order.
The permanent commission o.
the chamber. which has been hand
ed charges against Senior Sotoy
Cana and Felipe Carrillo. has NO,
indicated whether It will order the
chamber convened as q high court
to try the Radicals for their alleged
participation in the invasion Of the
chamber last week, or will ignore
the charges.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
five KILLED IN
IRISH AMBUSH
Constable and Four of Attacking
Party Shutdown Forces Win
Victory.

Galway, ireland, May 20.-(By
the Associated Press.) - Sixty
armed men ambushed q district in
epectnr OF constabulary and 20 po-
hcemen under him at Westport this
morning. One constable was killed
and one wounded and four OF the
ambushing party wore killed and
six wounded, Tho police attacked
the ambushers' entrenched posi-
ton and carried 1t,
The men defending the posill8n
were routed and fled across ooun-
Hy, pursued BY tho government
fofceA Arms, ammunition and
bombs were captured from the de-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
May ADOPT
'D|SARMINC
PROPOSALS
Expect Senate to Approve
Borah's Plan for Ma
val Conference.

Washington, May 20.-By United
PressD-Adoption of Senator Bo-
rah's proposal for q three power
conference on naval disarmament
as an amendment to the navy ap-
preparation bill was expected late
today in the senate. IL
The roll call is expected to show
the senate almost unanimously in
favor Of Borah's plan. which sim
ply empowers the president to in
yite a conference with this govern
riIent the governments Of Great
Britain and Japan, the purpose be-
ing to discuss a plan for . five
year program Of naval armament
reduction.
Japan's View.
Japan feels the initiation Of q
disarmament movement should rest
with Great Britain or the United
States, and her government will
not take the lead in such . step, II
was learned from well informed
sources here today.
The japanese government, it was
said, is determined to have . navy
strong enough to cope with the
force which any enemy might con-
centrate in the far east.
This is declared to be the mika.
dos attitude toward the agitation
for a naval agreement among the
three principal naval powers
Great Britain, the United State:
and Japan.
To carry out this policy, thu
present government Of Japan is un
derstood to feel that their nav
must be constantly increased II
keep abreast of the other two ma
jor naval powers.
Interests English.
London. May 20.-United Preas.
Great Britain today watched VIII
keenest interest the progress o
Senator Borah's disarmament pro
posaI through congress. Surround
ed on all sides by possibilities o
war, Britain found it impossible Il
take the lead in reducing arma
ments, although the official view i
unqualifiedly in favor Of the prof.
ect.
Standing in the way Of Britisl
initiative were:
Three million Europeans unde
arms with the prospect Of NOR
being called to the colors.
The French threat to can out ad
ditional classes for occupation @
the Ruhr If necessary.
The imminence of a Turkish Ma
tionalist attack on the Greeks i
Asia Minor If the Greeks do nc
act first.
Premier Lloyd Georges warnin
to Poland that more British troop
will be mobilized II necessary t
settle the Upper Silesian contrt
versy.
Senator Borah's plan authorizin
the president to call a conferenc
OF British, japanese and America
interests interested Britain b.
cause the latter two are the onl
nations planning extensive add
tions to their armament.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
Late Bulletins

North Branch, MINI, May Co.
Frank n. Rugg, general agent
Of The passenger department Of
the Darlington railroad, was
killed today, and his two
daughters escaped with slight
injuries when their automobile
plunged from the road and top
pied into o ditch three miles
north Of here.
St Joseph, Mo, May co.
Hannibal was chosen as next
years meeting place Of the
Missouri Federation of Labor
at its session this afternoon.
r. T. Wood Of Springfield,
Mo, was elected president.
Washington, May e0-The
senate committee on agricul.
ture ordered . favorable re-
port today on the Lenroot.
Strong resolution authorizing a
general survey Of agriculture
and related matters By q joint
commission of the senate and
house to be composed Of FIVE
members from each body, three
Of them Republicans and two
Democrats.
Paris, May 20. - UNITED
Press Tho despatching Of
two additional battalionsN Of
British soldiers to Upper, Sill.
esla Is under consideration in
London, according to advices
hero today.
Now York, May aO-The
Chesapeake q Ohio railroad
company deferred action on
the regular semi.annuaI dlvi.
dend of ~ per cent due 1t this
6mA 1t was stated tho post
ponement was due to unsettled
conditions,
Monmouth Ill, May SOL.
=. Vawter, president Of the
Illinois Merchantsp and Retail.
err association, and q pr>mi-
mont local merchant died here
today.
Washington, May ea-Am.
bassador Harvey's participation
In the questions brought before
the supreme council viii be
confined to those in whleh the
United States II involved and on
tho Sflesian problem he will
act only % IN observer, It was
aathsritatively declared again
today BY sdAiaiStr.tion Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
PROCLAMATION SAYS
STATE OF WAR EXISTS
AND LIVES ARE PER|LED
United Mine Workers Call
Upon Non Union Man
\ to Join Strikers. !,

Charleston, W. w, May @-
Governor Morgan t0day issued
. proclamation declaring mar.
tfal law in Mingo county.
What has been termed -
lockout strike" has been IN
progress in the coal mines Of
the Mingo field for almost .
year, and, according to tho
governors proclamation, -
state Of war. insurrection, and
riot Is, and has been for some
time in existence"
Soon after the governors
proclamation appeared, Charles
+. Kenney, president Of District
No. II, United Mine Workers Of
America, In . signed statement
called on all non-uni0n miners
In the Mlngo field to strike and
promised them union benefits
while they were Idle.
"Large bodies Of armed men,
Governor Morgan said in his
proclamation, shave assembled
in the mountains Of MingO
county and fired into and shot
up public and other buildings
and fired into passenger trains
while passing over the Norfolk
& Western railroad. Many
lives have been lost and much
property. destroyed as . result,
and riot and bl0Odshed Is stil
rampant and pending"
Governor Morgan also de.
c3ared that the county authori.
ties were unable to PUT down
q control such insurrection
and riot, and have been, aAd
now are pOwerless to enforce
the law" and had called on him
rs governor Of the sta1e and
c0mmandef.in.chief Of the mill-
tary forces.
UNION APPEAL. .
In a proclamation signed May
II, by c. T. Kenney, president,
and other officers Of the United
Mine Workers Of America,
District No. IL, all non-uni6n
miners in MingO county, West
Virginia, and Pike county, Ken.
tucky, are called upon to strike
with q promise of union bene.
fits while they are idle. The
proclamation was made public
here today. $780,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
LONDON talk OF
HARVEY SCORED
Senator Hitchcock Refers to Am.
bassador's Speech as
@DiScfeditable.o

Washington, May 20.-Ambassa-
dor Harvey's address yesterday in
London was described today by
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
leader in the fight for the ratifica-
ton Of the treaty Of Versailles in
the senate, as "a discreditable per-
l2
Colonel Harvey evidently for
got that he was speaking as the am
bassador for the United States"
Senator Hitchcock said in a formal
statement. Ills address was filled
with improprieties. His attempt
to commit Harding's administration
to his own narrow and extreme
views on the League of Nations may
succeed. / shall be surprised,
however, II President Harding gave
him the authority to do SO. Neither
the ambassador to Great Britain
nor the ambassador to any other
country is the one to announce the
foreign policy Of the United States.
Senator Hitchcock went on to say
that Colonel Harvey's filings at for
mer President Wilson were indie
cent" and that Colonel Harvey's
analysis Of the motives which led
the United States to enter the wal
is a discreditable performance"
THAT analysis" he said, puts
the United States on the lowest pos.
sible level and seeks to becloud, il
not to besmirch, the great record
made by this nation in that crisi.
Of the worlds history
Colonel Harvey's description o.
an Anglo-American alliance in tn.
vision Of Brittania and Columbia
hand In hand for mutual benefi
hardly express the aspirations o
the American people"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
WILL NOT CARRY
OUT Lane ORDER
Ashes of Ex.Secretary OF Interior
Not to Be Scattered to the
Four Winds.

Chicago, May 20.-The ashes Of
Franklin X. Lane, former score
tary OF the interior, who died at
Rochester, Mimi, recently, will mot
be taken to the top Of Ell Captain
peak in the Yosemite valley and,
scattered to the winds, as request
ed by Mr.. Lane. :
Mrs. Lane, the widow, today an.
nounced that the family had aban-
doned the plan. despite Mr.. Lanes
request, as they looked on It as
sacrilege. The remains will be
held here pending final disposition.
which will not be made until
friends of the family have been
consulted, Mrs. >Lane said. She
will leave tonight for Washington.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
CUR|E
GIVEN GRAM
or RADIUM|
Harding Presents Gift of
American Women to
Beloved Scientist.

washington. May 20.-A gram OF
r,dium purchased by the contribu-
rims Of thousands of American
vomen was presented by President
Harding today to Madame Curfe.
M eminent Polish scientist. as a
ioten of the nations appreciation
Il her accomplishments and as an
saruest expression Of American in
terest In the advancement OF SCI
euce and humanitarianism.
Formal presentation of the gift
N Madame Curie, who came to
,bis country expressly to receive
q ms made at the White house
Al . ceremony attended by high
ot,cials of the government and by
a committee of those responsible
for raising the purchase fund OF
100000. The radium will be used
10 continue research work for pre-
ysntion Of disease.
President Harding paid tribute to
The personal attainments OF the
distinguished visitor, to the spirit
Of womanhood typified by her, and
10 the national traditions which lie
behind her native Poland and her
adopted country, the French re-
pablic.
Washington, May 20. - Madame
Curie, the eminent scientist. came
10 Washington from New York to-
Day to receive from Mr.. Harding
The gram of radium which has
been purchased for her by the
women Of America. The presenta-
tion Is to take place at the White
house at o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Hughes, wife
M the secretary of state. Madame
jusserand, wife of the French am
bassador, and Princess Lubomirs.
wife Of the Polish minister, will as
Sist IN the presentation.
On her arrival at the union sta
iion Nine. Curie was greeted by a
committee, which included Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Marshall
Ntld, Mrs. James w. Wadsworth
j. Of New York. Mrs. Nicholas
lSngworth, Mrs. Charles D. Wal
rott and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. The
S1iltinguished visitor was escorted
10 the home of The third assistant
secretary Of state and Mrs. Bliss
where she will be guest until her
departure on Monday for New
York.
Madame Curie was accompanied
hy her two daughters. She will be
the guest at dinner tomorrow
night at the French embassy and
Sunday night at the Polish lega-
L finn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
Taft LIKELY TO
BE APPOINTED
CHIEF JUSTICE
Hughes ToosYaluable
As Secretary To
Be Named.

Washington, May 2o-Wh0 Will
be the next chief justice of the
United States? The death 81 Chief
Justice White hastens me considera-
ton OF q problem that President
Harding did not expect. to tackle
until the end Of ne present term
Of the supreme court when II was
generally assumed that Mr.. White
would retire.
For many months 1t has been ac-
cepted that the end Of this term Of
court would see not only the re-
tirement Of q chief justice bdt
other members of the court Of ad-
varced age. President Harding has
from the beginning hoped that he
would be able to appoint former
Senator George Sutherland Of
Utah, Who was his constant ad-
wiser during the campaign, and
whose judicial ability is unques-
toned.
Another hope which Mr.. Harding
has had was that an opportunity
would present itself whereby he
could honor former President Taft
with place on the highest bench
Of the land. To appoint both Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Sutherland would re-
Quire two vacancies and 1t is not
improbable that President Harding
will delay appointing a successor to
the chief Justice until after the
close Of this term Of court so that
he can make two appointments at
one time.
The difficulty about appointing
former Senator Sutherland to the
chief justiceship is the fact that he
was born in England. It has never
been customary for any but a native
American to occupy the position,
though Of course, Senator Suther-
land like the late Secretary Lane
and former Secretary of Labor Will
son spent SO little of their youth un-
der the British flag that they were
never regarded as anything but 100
per cent Americans.
TAFT Favored.
While George Sutherland Is likely
therefore to become an associate
justice some day, the chances are
that he will not be made chief JUS
tice. That place in. all probability
will go to former President Taft, II
it goes to anyone not now on the
ben4. The difficulty about elevat-
ing the present members of the
court is that the Republicans are
too advanced in age and the younger
justices are Democrats. The next
chief justice will be a Republican.
/ The movement to appoint former
President Taft to become the head
Of the supreme court has been spon-
taneous ever since it became known
that Chief Justice White would re-
tire. There has been no exerting
of pressure, no attempt to line up
political influences of any kind-it
has been simple expression that
has come in many informal ways
to President Harding that the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Taft would be
popular with the country.
| Ever since Mr.. Taft entered pub
Tic life, his intimate friends have
said that he was happiest on ths
bench. AS a federal judge in Ohio
he was not only popular but his de-
cisions were noteworthy. On his
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
HARDING PLANS /.
new YORK VISIT

Washington, May 2o.-Presidsnt
Harding has made plans to 80 70
New York on tho presidential yacht
Mayhower. He will leaye Wash
ington iate tomorrow and reach the
metropolis. ON Monday morning.
The president will spend only
one day In New York, leaving ON
the return trip on Monday night
He wfll speak at q banquet to be
given By the management Of the
New York CommsFcial. and wiz
review the 1o6th infantry regiment
in Brooklyn. He also viii deliver
an address before the Academy OF
L2cianoaA Fs: - -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
WOMAN.
Then HIMSELF

Freeport, H., May 5o.-Wnited
Prees.)-His attentions spurned.
Walter RahsrH, 81, today shot and
wounded Mrs. Helen Vaughn, wife
of Robert q. Vaughn. q railroad
man. and then Arad . bullet into
his own brain. Rafferty, Will de;
but the woman's recovery u o..
pected. Tia shooting took place IN
the Vaughn home. Rafferty, having
appeared ut the house aftsr. learn
Ing tho woman's husband was
away.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-20
RECOvERSSAFE
FROM ROBBERS

Springfield, Ill, May 20.-Awak-,
ened by noise In his drugstore.
next door, Edward Flaherty. drug.
guist, last night rolled over In I'D
and saw three men carrying away,
lis 500 pound safe. He put = re-
yolver out the window and Yelled
at them, They dropped 1t and ran,
The safe issback n it, plaes tolay,)