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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
TO SEEK
SPECIAL PROBE
OF HIS OFFICE
u. S. Attorney Denies
That Charges Are
Weu-Founded.'

Chicago, Oct. 81. - A thorough
airing Of all charges against his Of
fee will be demanded. Charles F.
Clyne, United States district attor-
ney, said early today after study
ing the report made yesterday by
Edgar B. Tolman and John r.
Montgomery, special investigator
of affairs Of the federal prosecut-
or's office the last three years.
Mr.. Clyns said ne worid make
his demand in a formal motion be-
fore Judge Carpenter, in whose
court the investigation originated.
Attorney-General Daugherty, to
whom the report was made, de-
clined to comment on it, but was
expected to be in Chicago next
week. The attorney general was
here yesterday to address the
Audit Bureau Of Circulation, be-
fore whom Albert d. Lasker, chair
man Of the shipping board was also
a speaker. Mr.. Daugherty said he
would take up the report ON the
Clyne Office next week.
Hits at Clinnin.
Commenting on the report, which
declared that the charges of JOHN
V. Clinnin, former assistant dis
trict attorney, were well founded
as to general conditions" the dis
trict attorney said:
"The charge, while not against
any individual, indicates corrup-
ton on the part of the public Of
ficers and also that corruption ex-
lists in the United States district
court No name, time or place is
given in the petition. MIR. ClinIin
has never offered, as far as is pub
lfcly known, any evidence to sup
port his petition. although he has
repeatedly promised to do so.
While have but a few hours to
go over the report, / wish to stress
at this time that after five months
of investigation not a single case is
found where one of my assistants
is charged with graft or corrup-
ton"
VIII Explain Everything.
whether cases or complaints of
violation CT the laws of the United
States are disposed of with more
or less dispatch than may be found
in other districts of the United
States, and whether cases or CON-
plants Of violations of the laws
have been given such consideration
and care as may be possible to OBJ
tain elsewhere, is a question that
includes a great many considera-
tions and these will be fully ex-
planned by me in the light of rec
ord facts as district attorney in this
district"
The Clinnin charges, in brief
were that mo bills" were returned
when proper presentation of evi-
dence would have resulted in in.
dictments; that cases were "nolle
pressed" and dismissed when they
should have been tried; that viola,
ton OF the law were reported bul
never presented to the grand jury,
that there has been systematic
and protected traffic in liquor ant
that certain lawyers have received
advance Information, and have OBJ
tanned for unusual. fees the dispo
siti0n of cases.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
0Y DIES UNDER
HID IN FEAR OF
1RUANT OFFICER

eicago. Oct. 11.-Raymond
acki. . years old, found dead
Al his mothers bed yester-
= believed BY the police to
esen scared to death by
- Of the truant oizicer. The
- sick much Of the time
Seckward, his, parents Aaaid.
aer boys told him the tru-
lcer would get him.
- % Ne door by Z woman
leeef yesterday sent the boy
under the bed where his
body Vas found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
DAljGHERTY
RULING HIT
BY LASkER
Compares Attorney Gen.
eral to Moses and
Moses Loses.
=

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Across a BAN
quet board last night, A. d. Lasker,
chairman of the United States
shipping board, told United States
Attorney General Daugherty and
the other banqueters that the at
torney generals recent ruling that
all ships entering American wat
ters must be "dry" was the great
est blow that could have happened
to the American merchant marine.
II can prove" said Mr.. Lasker,
who with the attorney general
spoke before the audit bureau Of
circulation banquet, "that Mr..
Daugherty is the greatest law-mak-
er of all time. Moses only made
the Red sea dry"
Mr.. Lasker said that while he
personally was anti-saloon, he
spoke neither as a wet nor as dry,
but from the standpoint Of the
shipping board.
Il have seen in the press" said
Mr.. Lasker, Statements that he
made his decision to conform to
political expediency to aid the
merchant marine bill. l never
knew what the decision was until
the president announced it.
Wants Foreign Ships Wet
"As to the attorney general, who
is such a good politician, II he felt
he was helping American ships, he
did it without advising with me. !
want foreign ships to come in, rs
is their right, wet. Forty percent
of the passengers are foreigners
and will not subscribe to our
views" The principal profit Of
ships coming to American shores Il
the immigrant traffic he said. :
The immigrant regards wine and
beer as much food as they do bread
and water, he asserted. Liquor
bearing ships can obtain this traf-
fic and on approaching American
waters, can throw overheard such
liquor as may be left, although he
said they could figure to a barrel
just how much liquor would be re-
Quired by their passengers.
g. s. Canr Compete.
I'VE cannot compete" he said
with foreign ships that can leave
our shores dry and take on liquor
at Halifax"
The shipping board chairman
said he entered the government
service hoping to show that gov.
ernment ownership Of ships was
possible, but added:
Government ownership is the
poison ivy in the garden of indus.
try. Policy dictated by expediency
of votes, with losses paid by the
government and no responsibility, il
a blight on the faith of the people
1t is hypocrisy. in government.
plead with you to help get Amer
lea out of this morass. Americs
owns ], ,50Asteel ships that cost bill
lions. They are operated by ths
government and private ownership
is withering under it. Under thu
ship subsidy bill we can end a los!
Of $50, 100000 year in 80 months.
Daugherty "Followed Law
Mr.. Daugherty's address was de
voted principally to declaration
that the law must be upheld agains
all groups ard individuals, ant
touched only briefly on his "dry'
decision.
! 81 know there is great differ
ence of opinion" he said, :.as II
the question Of liquor used ant
| carried on all ships. did not hay
that question before me as attorne.
general. That has been passed ol
by the people and the supreme
court. I was obliged to follow tn
law. The question was . naked
legal question"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
SEEK PERSONS
INDICTED FOR
BOND THEFTS
Nine of Twenfy-six
Wanted Surrender
at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 21.-
Deputy United States marshals to-
day continued their search for the
persons indicted by the federal
grand jury charged with. violation
of the penal code in connection
with the disposition of bonds stolen
in mail truck robberies in New
York and Chicago.
Nine of the twenty-six indicted
persons had surrendered yesterday
and several other indicated they
would do so today. All those TAX
en- into custody were released on
bail.
Lafayette French, United States
district attorney for Minnesota.
said today that the bonds referred
to in the indictments were circu-
lated principally in New York, Chi
cago and the Twin-Cities.
Chicago Was Center.
"ChicagQ seems to have been the
clearing house." he said. Fully
81, ZOO, 900 were circulated in Min
neapolis and st. Paul. These are
believed to have been brought here
from Chicago by two men who
were aided by local accomplices.
Some OF the buyers undoubted-
ly had a guilty knowledge that the
bonds were stolen. Other persons
however, were no doubt innocent
purchasers, believing they were OBJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
NEGRO WOMEN
DIE IN BLAZE


Chicago, Oct. q. - Two negro
women were smothered to death
and a third was seriously hurt in 4
flre early today. The women oc-
cupied rooms above a tar-paper
factory where the fire originated.
The injured one broke both legs by
jumping from Z window. /,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Sum
day. Cooler Sunday,
Highest temperature yesterday,
70: lowest last night, IS.
Wind velocity at 7 a. m, 1 mile
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
12m. Up. m: Ia. m.
yester. yester. Today
Dry bulb temp. 63 SO Al
Wet bulb temp. 81 49 43
Relative humid. 46 a. 70
River stage at 2 a. M, IL, fall
OF / last "a hours.
Sunset today Sis p. M: sunrise
today ga q m.
River Forecast.
The stage OF the Mississippi riv-
er from below Dubuque to Musca-
tine will change but little during
the next few days,
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Neteorologist.
Warrington, Oct. 21.-Weather
outlook for the week beginning
Monday includes: Region Of the
Great Lakes and upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys: ~0en-
orally fair and cool : 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
WOMAN ROBBER CONVICTED.

= Detroit, Mich. Oct 21.-Loret.a
Lee, 20, of Wheeler, Mich. was con-
victed in connection with iia-
mond robbery. She was armed
Mrs. Lee is the first woman con-
victed Of such a charge in Detroit
courts for many years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
BURNS TO DEATH.

Richland. ILL.,, Oct. 21.-William
Rothert, 3s, died from burns r.
ceived while fumigating his barn
yard with gasoline. He ran to =
nearby creek only to find it dry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
HITS DOG; IS FINED.

: Detroit, Mich, Oct 21.-Because
he did not stop and give Aid to .
dog struck by his automobile,
Thomas NcGraw was fined IS on q
charge of cruelty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
B. so. TRAIN DERAnED.

Columbus. Ohio. Oct 21.-Sev-
eral passengers on Baltimore 4
Ohio train were slightly injureil
when the engine struck an open
switch, hit string Of freight cars
and overturned.
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New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Reduction in Aldermen
Urged for New Charter
Brooklyn Chamber of Com.
merce Also Would Curb Pow.
ers of Estimate Board

The board Of directors Of the Brook
lyn Chamber of Commerce, after q
long discussion, at a special meeting
Friday, approved the report of it's citv
charter committee in favor of certain
general principles which should be fol-
lowed in drafting the new city charter.
The committee recommends substan-
tlal changes in the present framework
OF the city government, the most i'm
portant of which are:
l. A city council composed of about
twenty-three members, elected from,
districts corresponding to the present
Senatorial districts, this council to
have complete Legislative powers for
the city under the new home rule
amendment which was passed by the
Legislature at the last session.
2. The Board of Estimate and An.
portionment TO be deprived of it's pres
ent Legislative functions and made an
administrative body, with general su.
pervlslon over finances and property.
3. A reorganization of departments
and consolidation of functions under
a limited number Of departments, each
with an appointive head.
4. The retention of borough lines for
administrative purposes
The committee believes a smaller
city council, with larger powers and
better paid, would attract men of ca
pacity and justify the demands for 8
fuller measure of home rule than the
city now enjoys
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Industrial Court to Bar
Picketing in Kansas
Governor Allen Notifies Al Lo,u
Officers Rail Men Who Want
to Work Must Be Protected

TOPEKA, Kan, July 1.--Immediate
enforcement of the Kansas Industrial
Court law against picketing of shops
affected by the railroad shopmen's S
strike was ordered to-day at a con-
ference of Governor H. ]. Allen, the
judges of the Industrial Court and the
Attorney General.
A telegram was sent out immediately
to all Mayors and county attorneys in
Kansas. signed by Governor Allen. 1t
follows:
II am advised that suspension of
work by railway shop crafts was to
occur at 10 o'clock this morning The
provisions of Section It, Chapter 20,
laws of 920 industrial Court act),
must be enforced against pickcting in
any form, intimidation. abuse or
threats. The streets leading to and
surrounding places of work must be
free from strikers or other persons
whose pres -ce may tend to embarrass
or deter m who desire to work. Co.
operation OF all officers is required
from the start. Mayors, attorneys and
police of the cities, sherifs. county
attorneys and county commissioners
must take nnediate steps to see that
men desiring to work are given this op-
portunity without molestation.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Steamship Lines
Not Worried Over
Railroad Strike
Confess That They Would Be
Cravely Affected, However.
Should 1t Check Freight
More Than Is Anticipated

No serious apprehension is evident
among steamship companies as to pos
slble effects of the railroad strike on
their business largely because it is gen
orally felt the tie-up Of the roads will
not be complete enough to interrupt
the flow Of freight to the seaboard
For the same reason no steps have
been taken to accumulate east-bound
or check westbound cargccs.
It is readily acknowledged bv the
companies freight officials, however,
that If they have underestimated the
magnitude OF the railroad strike thew
will be in an unpleasant predicament.
There is no general cargo for export
piled up on the piers, business Of this
class having been conducted on Il
hand-to-mouth basis fer some time by
reason of the severe competition.
Moreover, the bulk of the freight busl-
ness lately has been the remainder Of
the old wheat crop, which could not
have been held even if it had been
desired to do So AS regards imports,
too, the lines are in delicate posi-
tion, because for various reasons a
ce1 Id!H amount OF congestion exists on
the piers receiving cargoes for Europe,
ana since no effort has been made to
hold back further freight from the
same source considerable confusion
would occur if the railroads should
be unable to do their part in clearing
away these west-bound goods.
Another possibility in the event of
general freight tie-up is the instl-
tuition Of priorities. These would no
doubt restrict articles destined for cx-
port IN favor of goods intended for
domestic consumption. Such a cond,-
tion might operate to the advantage
OF the coastwise lines to certain ex-
tent limited by the efficiency of the
priority service, but it would, under
the circumstances, put the companies
whose trade is with foreign countries
completely out of business for the
duration of the strike.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Dublin Becomes Quieter

DUBLIN, July (By The Associated
Press dublin was relatively quiet at
II o'clock tonight. Some fighting was
in progress in the north of the city
and Amiens Street and movements OF
national troops passing through the
city were accompanied by the usual
fusillades from barricaded strong
holds.
1t is estimated that not more thuy
600 or 700 irregulars remain in tho
city. Another body of them sur
rendered in Stanley Street tonight, but
their number could not be ascertained
Lord Mayor O'Neill and Archbishop
Byrne have been trying to arrange fol
a cessation Of hostilities, but withou,
success.
A sharp engagement took place dur
ing the evening between the Nationals
in occupation Of the North Star Hotel
and lrregulars, in Moran's Hotel
IN Talbot Street. This district to-day
was one Of the most perlous in the
city. The garrison in Moran's Hotel is
believed to be composed of members Of
the I. w. W., and the district has been
turned into hornets nest.
The Rathfarnham police barracks, in
the suburbs, has been evacuated and
set on FIRE. The garrison of regulars is
believed to have made its way to Dub.
lin. 1rregulars from the suburbs 3.
Bray are reported to be entering the
town.
The Four Courts is now as much OF
q ruin as the Custom House and the
Postoffice. Nothing but the bare walls
stand of the law library. All docu-
ments, including wills and court rec.
crds, have been dcstro ea The great
est loss is in the public record Office
which contained historic papers rclat.
ing to Ireland for 600 years. including
the charters Of the Irish cities. Every
effort was made to save this structure
but the irregulars used it for the stor.
age of ammunition, which made it i'm
possible to fight the flames
The casualties Of the battle were
announced as follows: Wednesday, Is
killed and 40 wounded; Thursday, Il
killed and 20 wounded, and Friday, Il
killed and lo7 wounded.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Civil
War Spreads
Over South
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ening their defenses, even com.
Wandering passing pedestrians and
forcing them to fill sand bags and help
construct barricades. The seizure OF
food and clothing continued all after
noon, some groups giving receipts fol
the goods taken and others merely
absconding with their booty.
Fresh mines were laid in the cen
trail streets, and ten or twelve buildings
on Sackville and O'Connell streets, in
cluding the Gresham Hotel, where De
Valera has his headquarters, and the
adjoining Hamman's Hotel have beer
knocking gaps in the interior walls
The entire afternoon was spent in for
tifying these buildings with furniture
and bedding and the luggage of guests
of the hotels, who were expelled. Add
tonal advantage is gained by the insur
gents in the choice Of these places
as the hotels have large stores of fooc
and groceries on hand.
1t was reported that James Doyle
manager Of the Gresham Hotel and
personally known to many Americans
had been imprisoned in one of the eel.
lars of his hosteIry.
The Gresham is one Of the two best
known hotels in Dublin. During the
DAie'oh ONSoPoI1Oli ~ " dS IlC ISdl he
center, as by tacit agreement both
British and Sim Feiners were unmo-
Tested there. Directly back of it and
adjoining a four-story business prem
ise stands the Catholic Cathedral
which would almost certainly be dam
aged or fred should the Sackviile
Street block be bombarded.
Hospitals report very few casualties
to-day. The only organized fighting in
the city occurred in the attack on 4
Free State armored motor car, which
was damaged by a mine on Talbot
Street, but escaped under its owr
taking the boat for England.
Fifty Irregulars Captured
The Free Staters scored several small
successes when General Slattery cap
tured fifty irregulars in the Cape
Street area and small parties Of insur.
gents surrendered in other parts OF
the city.
No serious fighting was reported
from the provinces, but there
were many small clashes in the south.
ern area. Positions held by the Free
State troops in Skiobereen, County
Cork; the Listowel barracks, in County
Kerry; the west barracks, in County
Limerick; Foynes, Abbeyfeale, Broad
ford and Newcastle were attacked b5
the insurgents. West Foynes had tc
be evacuated and several other places
were seized by the republicans.
1t was reported this morning that
the railway bridge at Laytown had
been blown up, cutting off all com.
munication between Dublin and Bel.
fast. The Offices of "The Cork Elk.
aminer," it was also reported, hac
been seized by the republicans. On
the other hand, the Free Staters have
captured the Cardonagh Barracks in
County Donegal, where the irregulars
had been making stubborn resist
ance.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Public Not Expected to
Feel Strike for Weeks

WASHINGTON, July lit
will be several weeks at least be-
fore the strike of railroad shop
men makes itself felt on the pub
lie by forcing cuts in train serv-
ice, government transportation
authorities said to-day. They
based this belief on the unusually
large number of idle cars and
locomotives at the disposal of the
roads.
In addition to a good surplus
Of engines, there are now about
26S,000 idle freight cars in the
country, and $4,000 dad order
cars" Should the coal strike be
settled Immediately this rolling
stock would be put to prompt
service, but, with a continuance
of present conditions, there would
be ample requirements for long
period, it is declared.
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02
Macl,inists Ask Inquiry
OF Labor Boards fiction
Statement BY Union Official
Charges Rail Heads Pass Up
Its Rulings With Contcnrp.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Inter
national Association of Machinists, one
Of The groups which struck to-day, has
always complied with the rulings of the
Railroad Labor Board, and would well
come Congressional investigation OF
its activities, international Vice Presi-
dent P. J. Conlon declared in formal
statement.
I've have faithfully complied with all
the decisions of the Labor Board up to
this time, as we'll as the transportation
act, and as a reward we are forced to
this ISSUE the statement said. "On the
other hand, the railroad executives
have evaded the law and passed up the
decisions Of the Labor Board with con-
tempt and we have not seen q single
line Of condemnation in any Of our
newspapers regarding them.
THE vicious propaganda spread
broadcast by the American railroad ex-
ccutives through our daily newspapers
makes it impossible for us to get our
cause before the public in an unpreju-
diced form. Onr only hope of fair
play, therefore, lies in a Congressional
investigation"
New-York tribune., 1922-07-02

Long Island Railroad to join the strik-
crs. From this plant is operated the
equipment which serves the entire
Long Island lines as we'll as the Penn
sylVania yards at Sunnyside, the Hud-
son tunnel, the East River tunnel and
the Pennsylvania terminal. Some in
dlvidual successes were reported, but
the service was maintained. Meanwhile
an effort was made to strengthen the
connection which was established some
time ago to meet emergencies between
the Long Island City power house and
the lnterborough Rapid Transit Com
pany's plant. If the situation demands S
it the Interborough plant will take q
part of the load from the Long Island
City power house.
Situation in New Jersey
Reports from Jersey City indicated
that the strike order was obeyed by
nearly 1000 men in Hudson County.
The Erie probably suffered more heav-
lily than any other line, for a 100 per
cent walk-out of the nearly 200 men
employed in its shops was claimed by
union leaders. The Pennsylvania,
which was considered outside the pale
out in the company's Gates Avenue
shops and 1875 in its Waldo Avenue
shops. Of 600 men employed in the
Lackawanna shops at Kingsland, N. j.,
about $50 went out, while at Secaucus
the D., L. G. W. lost $50.
In the shops Of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey the strike order was
nearly 100 per cent effective, taking
about 700 men from work. On the Lee
high Valley there was 8 like obedience,
but the lines employees in Hudson
County number only a few hundred.
The West Shore reported a large walk
out from its roundhouses in Wee
hawker.
New Haven Mechanics Out
On the outskirts of the metropolitan
area there was apparently S complete
strike as nearer to the city. The
New York, New Haven & Hartford ad-
mitted yesterday afternoon that out Of
total mechanical force of 6,13o men
employed in its shops at New Haven,
almost all of the first shift of more
than $500 went out, leaving only 276
mechanics of various crafts on the lob.
At Trenton leaders of the unions
connected with the Pennsylvania shops
there asserted that about half of the
1900 mechanics struck, adding that the
others were expected to follow. In
Elizabeth 1000 Central New Jersey
shopmen took their tools with them
when they quit work Friday, and the
union claims that only two men re-
fused to strike yesterday morning.
At Harmon, N. Y, where the New
York Central trains change locomo-
tives at the end of the electrified Sec
tion, 225 workers walked out from the