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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18

Ardmore. Okla, March 1S.-
Freed by the jury's verdict Of the
charge OF murder for the shooting
of Jake l. Hamon, Clara Smith Ha-
mon today was planning to leave
Monday, the scene Of her 10 years
association with Hamon, which cul-
minated in his shooting last No
vember. She probably will go to
Wilson, Is miles west Of here, for a
short visit with her sister and later
proceed to Ell Paso, where her
father il seriously ILL
After a trial lasting q week, the
jury in the Hamon case debated its
verdict only 40 minutes, agreeing
on acqutttA on the first ballot
Il am the happiest woman in the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
Jury PROBEFOR
LovETT MURDER

Warsaw. Ind, March 1S.-A call
me Kosciusko county grand
~ TO make an investigation into
y Death Of Leroy Lovett, in con-
stion with which Virgil Decker
eeinE held here on a charge of
sleer, is expected to go out today.
W c. B. Moon, after q confer
~ with Judge L. w. Royse and
cOsseuting Attorney Henry w.
Maaam last night, announced the
Saed Jury would b called to
tSee the mystery.
ECKER was questioned At length
@s authorities last night. How
~ % still maintained his inno-
of any connection with the
Of Lovett Sheriff Moon said.
funeral Of Lovett viii bs held
s0ernoon in Elkhart, Ind.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
Continued On Last Page.)
MANY Want TO
Frame DRY LAW
Congressmen Scramble for Assign.
ments to judiciary Committee
Now Lineup.

Washington, March 1S.-Reports
that prohibition leaders in congress
were planning to tighten up on
the Volstead law have opened a
regular scramble for assignments
on the house judiciary COMMITTEES
which will frame the amended law
to be introduced at the extra ses-
sion next month.
The committee has consisted Of
13 Republicans and eight Demo
Gratis. The new lineup. because Of
the increased Republican majority.
will be Is Republicans and six
Democrats.
REGARDLESS of this political divi-
sion there are seven places to be
filled, most OF them on the Demo
cratic side.
II all should be given to anti
prohibitionists, the dry forces still
would be in supreme command.
Friends Of Chairman Volstead
declared today that the movement
recently started in some quarters
to oust him from leadership had
about petered out. The naming
Of committee chairmen is In the
hands of the committee on commit
tees, which is expected to hold its
old rule by which top place goea
according to seniority rank. Sew
eral members of the judiciary COM
mittee, who will not be in the next
congress, voted against the Vol
stead law, but they did not seek re-
election. OF the Republican men,
bers who supported the enforce
ment act, one died, and the other
was defeated fer denomination in
the primary.
In checking over the names of
applicants for judiciary assign
ments, leaders said it was shown
that many hailed from big cities,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
STOCK YARD
UNIONS ARE
FOR STRIKE
Vote of Packing House
Employees Nearly Unan-
imous for Walkout.

Chicago, March 18.-Oficial re-
suits of the strike vote taken We'd
nesday by packing house employees
In many middle west cities were to
be announced today at headQuar-
ters OF the Amalgamated Order Of
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men In a few cities, union lead
ers said, the vote had not yet been
completed, but unofficial reports in
disated almost unanimous senti-
ment in favor of a strike unless
the packers wage reductions and
re-arrangement Of working hours
was suspended pending arbitration.
Reports of almost unanimous
strike votes were received from
Cleveland, Fort Worth and Cedar
Rapids.
Tabulation of the vote taken at
the Chicago stockyards last night
showed 1927 votes favoring a
strike out of the first 1883 votes
counted.
At Omaha, 6,S41 votes were cast,
5,109 of them favoring q strike.
Only two Of the first 100 ballots
counted at Kansas City were
against a strike.
A statement by six Of the small
er packers made public today
through the American Institute of
Meat Packers, announces that most
of them have been forced to shut
down their plants to avert further
losses due to material costs and
wage rates under the war time
agreements.
Shut Down Possible.
The packers can stand little
more harranguing," said James s.
Agar of the William Daviess Pack.
ing company. II the larger pack
ers should be persuaded to make
any unfavorable revision Of the
wage reduction. they have Just ef.
fected, it would artificially peg VI
the wage rate of all Chicago pack
ing houses to a point at which
many establishments probably
would be compelled to remain clos
ed indefinitely"
A telegram from Dennis Lane
secretary-treasurer of the Butcher
Workmen, to Secretary Davis OF
the department of labor charged
that the packers were attempting to
stampede the employees into a run
away strike.
II appeal to you to immediate
" request the representatives OF
the packers now in Washington to
convey to their clients request
that they stop all efforts to aggra-
vate the situation pending our con-
ference next Monday"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
HARDING ACTS
FEARLESSLYON
IRISH PROBLEM
Refuses to DrauD'U. S.
Into Foreign Dis
pute.
BY DAVID LAWRxHCE.
Especial to The ArHus,)

Washington. March 17.-Pfesi-
dent Harding has had his first taste
of the Irish problem and has met
the issue squarely by declining to
permit the United States govern
ment to be drawn into any action
that might be construed az . rec
ognition of the Irish republic.
Mr.. Harding received a telegram
couched in terms so displeasing
and SO caustic that he did not an
swer it in person but directed his
secretary to sign the reply. The
message which was sent by John
F. Harrigan, state president of the
Massachusetts Council Of the Amer
ican Association for the Recogni-
ton of the Irish Republic, read as
follows:
ITO President Harding: General
Ruckman and Admiral Dunn in
press statements today say that to
permit troops to march in parti.
san demonstrations especially one
unfriendly to another nation would
be a serious breach Of information
al amity. Evacuation Day, March
II. is a local demonstration of 10y
atty and patriotism that no devotee
of Toryism, no matter how exalted
his position, can stop. Are these
officials Americans or satellites Of
foreign governments? Ruckmar
and Dunn asked the officials Of the
Evacuation Day parade il the Amer.
ican Association for Recognition ol
the Irish Republic intends to par.
ticipate in the parade. When they
were told Yes they warned agains,
the perading with them Of men II
United States uniform whether IL
service or reservista- Are theJ
autocrats or is this a democracy
They say no authority can revoke
this decree. 1t Is for Washington
to say whether they are supreme
As Americans we demand action IL
the name of 125,000 citizens of oul
state, now, and the revocation O
orders from Ruckman and Dunn
White Hease Reply.
Tho White house gave out tn,
text Of the foregoing messaGe, ais
this reply by Secretary Christian
"Your telegram has been callet
to the attention of the president ant
he directs me to say in reply tina
army and navy commanders hav'
authority to direct the forces undel
their commands. The government
raises no issue about the fitness o
your celebration of Evacuation Da!
and the spirit of St Patriok's Da!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
WARRANTS ARE
INSISTED UPON
Judge Says Prohibition Agents
Must Have Legal Order to Search
Private Homes.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 1S.-Fed-
eral Judge Louis FitzHenry in the
district court here this morning.
made a sweeping decision that pro-
hibition agents must have search
warrants before they may enter
private homes in search OF illegal
liquor, and that in addition they
must have evidence that liquor was
sold before search warrant can
be secured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather and warmer
tonight Saturday probably show
ers. Lowest temperature tonight
above freezing.
Highest temperature yesterday,
sS; lowest last night, 36.
12m. 7p.m. Z am,
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. "a 58 36
Wet bulb temp. 81 IS IS
Relative humid. 50 s. 80
River stage. 81: . fall Of 2 last
"a hours
FLOYD d. YOUNG,
Neteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
STILLMAN CASE
CANADIAN HAS
POETS. PRAISE
II. Phelps ClauDso,,
Writes of Fred
Beauuais.

Buffalo, N. T., March 1s.-(Unit-
ed Press Fred Beauvais, named
In the Stillman divorce suit, was
celebrated in poetry before court
proceedings made his name known
TO the country, according to- the
Buffalo Evening Times. which
prints the verse.
Inspired BY the woodland lore
the powerful physique and othel
qualities Of the Canadian, H. Phelps
Clawson wrote the following line,
in the patois Of the northland:
Fred Beauvais Of de San Maurice
Fred Beauvais Of II TuQue.
He am de boy dat catch de moose
Trap de beaver and wing dc
goose.
And he nevaire do It BY the luke
Fred Beauvais.
Who can bull de hne log cabin.
And cut de balsam bough?
De way he cook dc pork and bean
It's greates' dish you've evel
By gosh. ! can smell EN- cooking
now,
Fred Beauvais.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18

WANT EMBARGO
PLACED ON MANY
FARM PRODUCTS
Meat, Hides, Butter,
and Wool Are
Affected.

Washington, March 1s.-Presi-
dent Harding had under advisement
today an appeal from western SEN
ators and representatives that he
place an immediate embargo on
the importation of a number Of
farm commodities, including wool,
hides, meats and butter, represent
ed as most keenly affected by for
eign competition.
When the request was made in
conference late yesterday. Presi-
dent Harding. after being told that
many producers in those lines
faced ruin unless relief was forth
coming. indicated that he desired
to confer with certain members of
his cabinet before acting on the
appeal.
Adhering to its program for
rushing through at the special ses-
sion OF congress an anti-dumping
bill. together With an added Ameri-
can valuation measure, possibly to
be combined in one bill, the house
ways and means committee referred
to treasury department officials to-
day its resolution adopted yester.
day requesting them to frame q
rough draft for its consideration.
With the committee also still
holding firmly to the view that 9
permanent tariff bill should have
DriOrifv 0vor tar revision nm thx
legislative program, it. was intimat
ed by Chairman Fordney that tht
actual work of writing the tarif
measure might be begun when tn,
committee met today.
At the treasury department, al.
though Secretary Mellon publicly
has expressed no views on the ques
ton Of priority for tariff. or revenue
revision, officials already have be
gun the formation of tax revision
| policy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
HALTS PICKET
OF FWH|TEH0USE

Atlanta, Ga, March 1s.-Eugene
V: Debs. Socialist leader, has halt
ed the plans Of Socialists to picket
the White house in an effort to at
tract attention to their demands
that he be released from the At
lanta, Ga, federal penitentiary, his
attorney announced here today. A
nationwide campaign to obtain
Debs' release will be undertaken,
however, the attorney said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
union HEAD
SPEAKS FOR
EMPLOYES
II Basic Principles Laid
Before Railroad Board
as Pact Basis.

Chicago, March i3.-Railroad Ia
Dor unions today presented what
they termed their bill of rights" to
the railroad labor board and then
began an attempt to prove insin-
cerity Of the roads in their deal
Iings with the unions by cross-ex-
amining high railroad officials who
had been summoned by the board
at the request of the unions.
Frank P. Walsh, labor attorney,
conducted the cross-examination.
He read correspondence between
railroad leaders which was furnish
ed by r. s. Binkerd, secretary Ct
the Association Of Railroad E1ecu-
tives' labor committee and which
he said would prove his case.
One letter, from Mr.. Binkerd to
Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the
association, reported that the COM
mitted . minority report against
or more national boards of adjust
ment, only w. w. Atterbury, vice
president of the Pennsylvania, vot-
ing against the resolution. Mr.. At
terbury, the letter said, had sub
mitted a minority report against
the plan and this report later was
adopted. 60 to Al. by the railroads
In an Individual ballot.
Mr.. Walsh said that as a result
Of this, Cary Grey, president Of
the Union Pacific, resigned as
chairman Of the committee and Mr..
Atterbury succeeded him.
The resolution for the adjust
ment boards was adopted by the
committee on March 20, 1920, the
letter said. and the minority re-
port was adopted on April 3. 1890.
Mr.. Walsh had announced be-
fore the meeting that he would
prove that Mr.. Atterbury. E. T.
Whiees,Ukaism1n Of the roads, con-
ference committee, and Z few 9TH
ers dominated the policies Of the
roads.
Mr.. Binkerd, the first witness
called by Mr.. Walsh, outlined the
formation of the Executive associ-
alton and its various committees.
The association originated in 1912,
he said, and was formed ito deal
with the steadily developing rail-
/! road problems in the United
States" These problems, he said,
showed that it gradually was be-
coming impossible for the roads to
keep in advance Of the other in
dustries.
T. Dewitt Cuyler. Carl Grey. and
Mr.. Atterbury were ready to 60 be-
fore the board at the afternoon
session.
Jewell Testffies.
Chicago, ILL.,, March 18.-Eeven
basic principles satisfactory to
labor and ON which labor would be
willing to negotiate agreements
we're laid before the United States
railroad labor board today by B. M
Jewell, president Of the railway en-
ployes' department OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor.
These fundamentals, upon which
the national agreements are based
consist only of those elementary
principles and safeguards which
enlightened public opinion has
sanctioned and ofhciauy declared
necessary to the well being of the
!men and women employed, not only
In the transportation industry, but
In al basic industries" Mr.. Jewell
said.
/ -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
LABOR TROUBLE
At COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen. March ia lock
out Of workers In the Iron and
metal industry. the textile. the shoe
and brick factories and in the saw
mills has been declared by the en-
ployers' organization.
In retaliation. the Cooperative
Trades Unions have called . strike
to commence March - in all plants
owned by members Of the Em-
ployers' Organization. The strike
will involve 2oo. .00o voxkerA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
By CLARA SMITH HAn0N.
written for the United Press)

(WrlLten IOf tno Unlte0 fTebS).
Ardmore, Okla. March 1S.-I
start anew in life with the scarlet
letter Of shame branded on my
breast. But l start out with the
determination to show the world
that an erring woman can come
back.
. It has been said that the world
never forgives . woman who makes
one mistake in life, that society
will never take her back in the
fold. 5a
II l believed that the liberty CIV
en- to me by the jury yesterday
would not be sweet to me; It would
be as bitter as hemlock. I know
the world will be sympathetic with
believing that I am q regenerated
woman.
am going through life with my
head up; knowing now that / can
look every man and woman in the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
CoNvICTS ESCAPE.

Joliet, March 1S.-John Wagner,
from Will county, and Frank Null
len Of McDonough county. who es-
caped from the penitentiary yester-
day. were still at large today. The
men made their way from . quarry,
where they had been assigned to
work
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
HASPROGRAM OF
ROAD BUILDING

Springfield, ILL.,, March 18.-The
state of Illinois will 60 into the
road building business as an ex-
pertinent this spring. Governor
Small announced today after dis
cussing the hard road situation and
several propositions which have
been submitted to him for trial.
The first trial roads will probably
be built near Joliet, where gravel
pits are located and where convict
labor can be employed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
ILLNESS GRIPS
COLLEGE GIRLS

Madison, Wis, March 1S.-Fifteen
co-eds, students at the University
Of Wisconsin, all residents OF Bar
nard Hall. the girls dormitory,
were taken Ill on Tuesday night,
supposedly affected by ptomaine
poisoning. Only one of the girls
was confined to bed, and all were
able to attend classes on Wednes-
day morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
o RE-|NDICT
seven PLAYERS

caso. March 1A-Robert Z.
states attorney, today had
o. attorneys at work pre-
tAe baseball game throwing
tof resahmisa,on to . graAd
With the view Of reindicting
= Players whose casss were
- Nv .th1 afn1A yootne6Ay.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
l|NE'S'SEE
SHOP
|DFJOA|VS)N
~ Acts to Preserve
~ Where President
Was a Tailor.

xashyille, Tenn, March 1S.--A
au.,iaated little building at Green
~ h Eastern Tennessee, upon
~ tunt Of which once hung the
n: "A. Johnson, Tailor" and
vi,eh was the place where Andrew
yi.necn, the man who succeeded
iHooln % president of the United
~, began his business career,
- bcen bought and preserved by
n state Of Tennessee through ac-
q of the legislature yesterday.
~ bill provided for the pur-
aaes Of the building and its main
tosacs a. . state relic. Its pic
II has adorned Tennessee histor-
y for years, but the common
With has been slow to take steps
b preserve the building.
he little tailor shop stands at
u corner Of East Depot and Col
| ~ streets in the sleepy little town
vi6re Johnson, who was born in
hlsigh, N. C., emigrated at the
n Of IS. Having served his. ap-
Esaticeship to q tailor, johnson
sDeaed his first shop in Greene
Via After a year he was mar
~ to Miss Eliza McCardell, to
viose lot it fell to teach her young
lshand to write and undertake
xAw educational preliminaries as
,saSson knew only his letters when
| y bscame head Of his own house,
hvhs never attended school q day
b hb life.
Joanson's political career began
r Alderman Of Greeneville. He
nsn served as mayor. was elected
b he lower house Of the legisla-
ns, then state senator, afterward
| b eongress, became governor Of
ytanessee serving two terms, Unit
! h etatss senator, military govern
cot Tennessee, was elected as vice
nsident OF the United States and
hame president upon the death
4 Lincoln. His fnal political Of
h was that % United States SEN
ltof from Tennessee.
Johnson and Pepper.
Johnson, while governor Of Ten
sssee, once resumed his vocation
a Implements. He had formed a
afong friendship in the Tennes-
N legislature for w. w. Pepper.
d Springfield, a staunch Whig and
cace blacksmith. Despite their
ifNconcilable political creeds the
psrsonal relations of johnson and
Peppsr were extremely cordial.
Pepper became Judge Of the sew
nth judicial district In 1854 and
after visit to Johnson, then gov
amor. set about making q present
70 bis friend, fashioning . shovel
which he sent with . note explain
Ing It was intended as . memento
q . friendship that was proof
igsinst oil political differences.
Johnson, to show his apprecia-
lion OF the token. took up his scis-
soss and needle and made q hand
some beaver cloth coat which he
pressed and sent to Pepper. 1t was
Splendid piece Of workmanship.
probably the last Of that kind OF
work Johnson ever did, and ex-
e to this day. the property OF
Nv. Pepper. Of Springfield, Judge
npperS only surviving son. The
cAt was made about II years be-
lcFs Johnson entered the White
aeass and the movement to pre-
eive his old tailor shop In Greene
uile By legislative enactment has
M'vod that story Of the tailor
kesidsnt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
JAPANESE
FIGHT OVER
BRIBE TALE
Charge Against viscount'
Kato Starts Riot; Halt
March on Diet.

Toxic, March 17-(By the
Associated Press.) - Rietsus
scenes wero enacted at . meet-
ing of the Kohxi. Kai or Oppesl-
ton party, which had gathered
here today to discuss q sensa-
donal open letter written BY
Secretary Hirooka Of the Ziyu.
Ka1 party, charging Visco1nt
Kato, president Of the Kensl.
Kai with accepting . bribe. The
meeting was attended BY 10000
persons, and when Represents
tive TOmexaburo Shimixul at-
tempted to speak . dozen mon
rushed forward and demolished
the platform. This increased
the excitement and there were
many fights in the crowd. The
police were forced to intervene
and made many arrests.
After the meeting had brok.
en- up q crowd marched toward
the diet building which was
surrounded by two eordons Of
police, with hundreds Of re.
serves In nearby streets and
parks. The leaders, who
spoke from automobiles, urged
the throng to break through the
police cordons, and the crowd
surged forward. Police reserves
were hurried up, and the mani.
festatants were forced to retire.
Their leaders were arrested
Diet Excited.
In the meantime there was gfel
within the diet II
peers unanimously adopted = res
luton declaring the discipline
The empire disintegrating, the mint
Of the people in q state of unres
the nations prestige abroad In
paired and general conditions
that they should I
speedily rectified. Amidst turb,
lent scenes the house of represen
atives discussed a resolution spor
soring the government for the seal
sored by the Kenzi-Kai party, ceI
dal regarding the South Mancht
rian railway.
It was the prevailing opinio
here today that the ministry is Ocr
with a serious crisis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
NEW FARM LOANS.

Washington. March 1S.-The new
issue Of farm loan bonds will come
out about April Is, Commission
Ter Lobdn1l onnounced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
CARL WANDERER
FOUND GUILTY

Chicago. March 1S.-Carl Wan
derer today was found guilty by .
jury Of the murder of the ragged
stranger" shot to death in the al
legged mock hold-up and the penalty
fixed at death.
The jury deliberated only -
minutes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18
.KRoNSTADT|| HAS
Been CAPTURED

Stockholm, March 18.-Reports
that the Russian naval fortress Of
Kronstadt, the center Of the revolu-
tion against the soviet. government,
has heen taken BY the bolsheviki.
has bean confirmed IN dispatches
reaching here from Finland. Leon
Tfotxay. Russian bolshevih minis
tor oe war. directed tho assault on
the Soetress, It b said, and hurled
upwards Of eO,o00 men ct its de-
fenees. 49,
TlBAOU8Y POLICY.
Waahington. March 11-Fprmu-
la1ioa of . treasury policy. a tar
revision has ben started By Sec
retary Mellon, including repeal Of
excess profits taxes and raising Of
snall exanRtinns q. .jeeole Tar.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-18

BODY ARRIVES IN @. 8.
San Francisco, Calf. March 49,
The body Of Lieutenant ". II.
Langdon. shot at Vladivostok by .
japanese sentry, arrived here.