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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
SAYS INDICTED
MINERS NEVER
WILL BE TRIED
Logan County War
Leader BIa571es
Operators.

New York, April 20.-Lawrence
cPesgy") Dwyer. a two-gun noun
taineer, who is here soliciting food
for $4,000 striking coal miners il
West Virginia, today predicted that
the 500 men indicted for treason
after the famous march on Logan
county" last summer, would never
be tried. He is one Of those in
dicted
AS a member of the international
executive committee of the United
Mine Workers of America, he is al
legged to have been a leader in the
march, which was halted only after
the Logan Boone county border
had been converted into a minia-
ture "no-man's land" of battle.
In Out on Bail.
He was INDICTED for opposition to
martial law and attempting to halt
the advance of American troops
into the strike region and released
on $4,000 bail. On Monday he will
go to CharIestown, w. Va, to stand
trial with the 500 others.
ITO try us on treason charges,
after Senator Kenyon and the SEN
ate investigating committee deter
mined that the march on Logan
county was melted by spies of the
operators, would be playing into
our hands," he declared. THE evil
dence we will bring into court to
prove that the fight was started by
the operators themselves will only
create public sympathy in our
favor and help the United Mine
Workers within the present strike.
Mr.. Dwyer is of the true noun
taineer type-tall, sinewy, languor-
Gus of movement and of speech. He
carries a gun when he is across
the West Virginia border-usually
two of them, he says.
I've been without my guns for
only twoydays in the last 20 years. -
he said.
The two-day lapse occurred while
he was in Jail following the Logan
trouble"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
RED CROSS AIDS
FLOOD VICTIMS
Food For Four Hundred Homeless
Sent In BOats-BeardstOw
Takes Stock Of Damage.

Meredosia, Ill, April 20.-Food
for the 400 homeless residents OF
Naples was sent from here by the
Red Cross this morning, by boat
Winds, which yesterday prevented
navigation of the river, had sub
sided today and MCGEE drainage
district levee, protecting $4,000
acres of land, was reported still
holding.
Beardstown. ILL.,, April 2O.-By
the Associated Press. )-Taking
stock of the possible damage the
flooded Illinois river has done their
city, representative business men
met last night and organized a re-
lief control committee and appeal
ed to other Illinois cities for help.
Flood waters, the committee an
nounced, has covered IS per cent of
the city in water which measures
from one to eight feet deep. Dam
age done is inestimable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

San Francisco. Calf, April 90
Floyd Glotzbach will file suit for
divorce from Miss Margaret Mat
zenauer, the contralto, in superior
court here today. according to J.
Maxwell Peyser, his attorney
Glotzbach asserted that his return
to the Pacific coast home and his
former occupation of chauffeur a
month ago, was because he was no
lady's maid
He stated that the opera singer
was an orchid and he was wild
mustard, and that the two did not
make a good domestic bouquet.
After the separation and a
stormy exchange of interviews,
Nine. Matzenauer, then in St Louis,
announced her intention of seek
ing a divorce.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Nancy Langhorrae Is Coming
Home - And All Albemdrle
County, Virginia, Is Clad

over it today. For, while Nancy
Langhorne went to England, be-
came a peeress and the first woman
member of the British parliament
the Old Dominion still claims her
as its own, for the Langhornes of
Mirador are a part of Virginia's
traditions
So Nancy Langhorne is coming
back to the old estate where as
"sub-deb" she spent her waking
hours out of doors chasing foxes,
fishing for sinners" in the creek,
or seeking the dizziest peak of the
barn. Seemingly frail, she was as
resilient always as the "E" string
of a violin, tuned to concert pitch.
She is best remembered here as
the slip of girl who could ride
any horse in Chilly" Langhorne's
stable-a sunburned youngster who
knew all the countryside early
democratic trait which stood her in
good stead as she campaigned
through her Plymouth constituency
in her first fight for parliament
Recalls ~Tomboy" Days.
J. L. Ficklen of Newport News,
Virginia. first cousin of Lady Astor,
today recalled something OF her
childhood He remembered her
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
THREATEN TO
BLOW UP LEvEE

Muscatine, Iowa, April 20.-The
food peril became acute here this
afternoon when water began to find
its way through a part of the new
government levee. A barricade is
being erected about the local city
water works, which is nearby, in
order to protect the local water
supply.
Muscatine, Iowa. April 20.-Arm-
ed guards patroled a barrier erect
ed at railroad bridge eight miles
below this city today, as result
of reported threats Of farmers re-
siding below this point to dynamite
the embankment, which in the
event of overflow of the lower part
OF Muscatine island. would shut of
the water from the upper area
Sheet metal, thousands of bags
of sand and heavy stone form a
barricade against the impending
food, which, if it mandates the So
called island, would flow upwards
to Muscatine. Opposition to the
dam arises from the fact that its
presence increases the depth of
water below it
All levees in this vicinity con-
tinue to hold, although many per-
sons are removing from lowlands
and livestock is being taken out of
several districts. Tents have been
petitioned for by residents of the
Bay Island district in Illinois, who
are locating on the bluffs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
PASS CREST
OF II FEET 7
IN TWO DAYS
West End Situation Is Un.
changed; Upper River
Now Falling.

Crest of the food on the Missis-
sippi at this point will be reached
Sunday evening, with likelihood
that il will not go much above a
17-soot stage, Andrew Hamrick,
weather man, predicted this morn
ms.
There was little change in the
conditions in the flood districts in
this vicinity since yesterday. most
OF the families who are or will be
affected by the high water having
abandoned their homes for drier
places. Work at the Rock Island
Bridge C Iron works has been sus-
pended and employees at other
plants are being conveyed back and
forth in trucks.
The Mississippi is falling from
St. Paul to Prairie du Chen, the
crest having reached Prairie du
Chen yesterday at the stage of
1914 feet, 2 of a foot less than the
crest of 1920 there. The river only
rose 3 of foot at Dubuque in the
last 25 hours, bringing the stage
there to 20.9 feet this morning. In
dications are that the river will
rise slightly higher today.
Crest Saturday Night.
With these conditions in the up
per Mississippi, the forecast for the
river at this district is that the
crest will not be much above II
feet, and Mr. Hamrick today is
giving assurances that the flood
will not exceed 17.5 feet. The IT.
foot stage here will probably be
reached Saturday night. A slight
change will occur Sunday.
The water rose z of foot in the
last "a hours, the stage this morn
ing being 15.9 feet. River stages
from ST. Paul to st. Louis indicate
the falling tendency in the north
waters, and the rising path in the
waters below Prairie du CHEN.
Despite a rise of from 31z inches
to inches in the river stage along
the embapkments in the west part
OF town last night. that front was
more tranquil today than yester-
day.
The abatement of yesterdays
strong north wind which caused
big waves and threatened railroad
washouts at points along the 1lli-
nois shore, left the river and the
overflow water calm. Water crept
over the Mill street road west of
the Rock Island Lines tracks last
night, but did not get into houses
ralong that street.
Seepage in vacant lots east of the
Peoria branch tracks in this vicin-
ity raised only half an inch during
the night. and no trouble in that
quarter is now expected. The
storm drain blockade at Sixteenth
avenue is effectively holding the
water from hacking up and over
flowing the lowlands it drains.
Property Apparently Safe.
The river may rise much higher
without affecting Rock Island prop
erty TO any considerable extent,
though some outlying property will
of course suffer, city officials con-
nected with the work of preventing
inundation believed today. More
wind storms like yesterday would
add to the dangerous condition, but
If good weather prevails the flood
will reach it's peak and go down
without causing great loss to Rock
Island.
Only a few workmen were on
(COntinued on Page EleVenD
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
SPANISH KING is
KIDDED BY PAGE
AND LIKES 1T

Madrid, April 20.-"Would you
have the kindness to ask the
secretary to speak on the tele-
phone?'
This message, received by q
page at the military club Of Ma
drid, so astounded him by its
politeness that he thought one
of the other boys was having
joke with him. He therefore re-
piled:
Hold the line. old bean (or
the Spanish equivalentl and III
give him to you"
To his horror, the secretary
addressed the person who had
rung up as Your Majesty.
| Shortly afterwards a message
came that the page was to 90
to the palace. There the king
received him and gave him a 100
| peseta note. saying lanquidly:
There you are, old bean, and
invited him to spend the rest o!
the afternoon at the palace with
] the royal children.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
KNOTS QUITS
ATTORNEY JOB
Springfield Man Sends Resignation
to Attorney General
Daugherty.

Washington. April 20.-The resig-
nation of Edward C. Knots Of
Springfield, ILL.,. as United States
attorney for Tie southern district
of Illinois effective May 20, has
been received by the attorney-gen-
eral but has not yet been acted
upon, it was announced today at
the department of justice.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 20.-Dis-
trict Attorney Edward c. Knots,
indicated here this afternoon that
his resignation had been sent At
torney-General Daugherty as a
matter of course. Mr.. Knots is a
Democrat, and an appointee of
President Wilson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

DOUe of Peace HOUers OUer
co. p. State Convention as
Leaders Labor for Harmony

pends upon developments tonight
and the success of tomorrow's ef-
forts to hold the "irreconcilables"
of both factions in line
Supporters of both wings express
ed the belief that a majority of the
followers of both Attorney-Gene-ai
Brundage and Governor Small, the
party's biggest rivals, will stand for
anonymous endorsements in the
convention for the sake of the Re-
publican ticket next fall. Others
asserted that the branch between
Small and Brundage is too wide to
be closed by the most ardent eff
forts for harmony On this ele-
ment of uncertainty hangs the re-
suit c. the Republican state con-
vention.
Smith Calls Meeting.
Colonel Frank l.. Smith, chair
man of both the 1918 and 1920 state
committees, will call a meeting to-
night. Asserting that his earnest
hopes are for party peace, Chair
man Smith indicated that the call
will be issued to members of both
committees in continuance of his
recognition of both during the COM
mittee controversy for the past two
years.
State administration leaders
hailed sa nominal victory at least
yesterdays supreme court decision,
holding that the 1920 Cook county
committee is not subject to custer
by the courts. The opinion, they
asserted, would strengthen Chair
man Smiths position in recogniz-
ing the 1920 state committee if he
is forced to make a choice by pre-
convention developments.
Selection of the convention chair
(Coufi7uad ~ Da-a ISourA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
DEATH ROLL IN
BELFAST NOW 8

Belfast. Ireland, April 20.-(By
the Associated Press. Sniping
was renewed today in the Short
Strand, the scene of last nights
fierce rioting.
Mary Keehan, shot yesterday, is
dead, bringing the death roll since
Tuesday to eight. of whom four
were killed in last nights dis
orders.
Police Sergeant Brun. wounded
last Thursday, died today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
DUBLIN HAS
WILD NIGHT
OF FIGHTING
Machine Gun and Rifle
Fire Keeps City in
Turmoil.

Dublin, Ireland, April 20.-(By
The Associated Press 1.-The con-
ference between representative
Free States and Republicans held
here today at the instance of Lord
Mayor O'NeiIl and Archbishop
Byrne, adjourned at 4:45 o'clock
this afternoon until next Wednes-
day. No agreement was reached.
Dublin, ireland, April 20.-(By
The Associated Press. LAST night
was the worst Dublin has expert
enced since Easter, so far as noise
is concerned. The residents were
kept awake by continuous rifle and
machine gun fire and the noise of
military lorries rushing to the re-
lief of places attacked, but thus far
only one casualty has been re-
ported.
Several buildings occupied by
the provisional Free State govern
ment and guarded by official troops,
were attacked, according to the last
edition of the morning newspapers.
The headquarters of the provl-
sional Free State government in the
College of Science was attacked
from front and rear, but despite
heavy firing entry was not ef-
fected. The city hall and telephone
exchange also were heavily as
saulted.
Armored Cars Appear.
Occasionally the short, sharp
cracking OF revolvers and auto
matics was almost silenced by the
heavier reports of rifles and later,
when armored cars belonging to
the regulars appeared there was the
quick discharge of machine guns.
Meanwhile similar firing of con-
siderable intensity, accompanied by
bomb explosions was heard in other
parts of the city, especially in the
neighborhood of Kings Inn garri-
son by troops acting under the au-
thority of the general headquarters
of the Irish Republican army, but
it is not known whether the build
ing was attacked. Many of the win
dows in the telephone exchange were
smashed by bullets and work was
suspended for an hour.
Regular forces patrolling Graf
ton street were fired on from roofs
of houses in Bridewell Lane.
General Slattery Fired On.
A statement from official sources
today says that Brigadier-General
Slattery and a party of men in uni
form in car were fired upon near
O'Connell Bridge. The car was rid
died with bullets and one of the
passengers wounded, later being
conveyed to the hospital.
General headquarters received a
report early this afternoon that the
official troops suffered only two
casualties during last nights fir
ing. One man was shot while rid
ing in Commandant Slattery's car,
and the other was wounded during
fighting at the telephone exchange
The other side suffered only one
casualty and there were no deaths,
according to the report
Several men carrying pistols
caught
Peace Hope Is Small.
Dublin, Ireland, April 20.-(By
the Associated ss)-Little hope
for tangible results in the direction
of peace was expressed on the re-
sumption today of the peace con-
ference between the Free Staters
and Rpublicans, although Lord
Mayor O'Neill and Archbishop
Byrne have exerted themselves to
the utmost since the adjournment
last week to effect an understand
ing. The public is generally skep-
tical of results and therefore is
showing little interest in the meet
ing at the Mansion house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

Springfield, Ill, April 20.-(By
the Associated Press = United
States Senator Medill McCormick
announced this morning that he
was for peace in the Republican
state convention but that IF fight
is forced, I'm ready to fight"
The senator made this brief
statement of his position while at
breakfast with Attorney General
Brundage.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 20.-The
political dove of peace, bearing the
branch of party harmony, was
sighted today by Republican fac
tiona1 leaders "a hours in advance
of the state convention tomorrow.
Prospects for harmony in the
convention appeared brighter to-
day. according to leaders of both
wings, who ventured the prediction
that both sides will at least be will
ing to meet at the factional fence
and there bury the hatchet in a
shallow grave for the good of the
party next fall.
Failure to effect harmony will
probably bring an open split re-
sulting in rival Republican conven-
tions here tomorrow, leaders OF
both factions declared.
Reports from rival camps bear
ing the labels Small" and ''anIi-
Small" today disclosed some of The
chieftains working energetically to
avoid a party split and toward har-
mony in the construction of the Re-
publican platform.
Predict Blanket Endorsements.
Predictions that all state officials
would be endorsed in brief but
sweeping resolutions, were made to-
day from both sides.
Harmony in the convention de-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
TORNADO TAKES
TNELETHLIEE
Albert G. Anderson of Ogden. Ill,
Dies in DanviiIe Hospital
From Injuries.

Danville, H.. April 20.-Albert
G. Anderson of Ogden, ILL.,, died
here today in a local hospital of in
juries sustained in the tornado at
Hedrick, Ind, Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Anderson was killed instant
ly and a daughter is in the hospi-
tai seriously injured
The death list from the storm
that struck Ogden, Fithian, ILL.,,
and Hedrick, Ind, and West Leb-
anon, Ind, now stands at II.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
ZITA'S BABE TO
BE BORN ON SOIL
OF NATIVE LAND

Budapest. April 2o.-The de-
sire of former Empress Zita OF
Austria-Hungary. in exile on
the Island of Madeira, that her
coming child be born on Hunga-
Ran soil, is to be fulfilled.
Count Hamyadi, in Difference
10 her often-expressed wish.
made a trip from Madeira to
hungary some weeks ago, the
hungarian Telegraph agency
says, and took back with him
TWO cases OF Hungarian soil.
ms will be spread on the floor
of zitas room.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
BIG LEvEE
BREAKS AT
CARROLTON
Floods 10000 Acres Farm
Land; No Lives
Are Lost.

Carrolton, Ill, April 20.-(By
the Associated Press.
of the Hartwell levee on the Illi-
nois river, near here, at II O'Clock
last night, completed the flooding
of 10000 acres of reclaimed farm
land along a % mile river front
in Green county. Reports this
morning say that no lives are be-
lieVed lost, and mostly all livestock
had been gotten to high land be-
fore the break came.
HartwelI levee, protecting 5000
acres, of which half is in wheat, is
the third large levee in Green coun-
ty to yield to the pressure Of the
flooded Illinois. The other two
which gave way last week, were
the Eldred levee and the Fairbanks
ranch levee.
Half of Land I'm Wheat.
These three levees afforded pro-
lection to 10000 acres, of which the
reports say at least one half wac
planted in wheat.
Since the water attained a men
acing stage three weeks ago, watch
ers have paced the levee day and
night on constant lookout fol-
breaks, and the pumping station
has been going full capacity clear
ing the district of seep-water. Last
nights disaster occurred at a point
directly opposite the pumping sta
ton and did great damage to it.
Workers in the pumping house
however, are said to have escaped
without loss Of life.
Only one levee in Greene county
is still holding out, and its destruc
ton is feared. All livestock has
been moved to safety and inhabi'
tants have been warned.
Second Break at Dagenia-
Murphysboro, ILL.,, April 20.-4
big break in the levee near Da
gonia, and Fountain Bluff, small
towns southwest of here, was re
ported today and water was saiC
to be rushing over many acres o.
cultivated farm land.
No loss OF life was reported.
Record High at New Orleans.
New Orleans, La, April 20.-ThG
Mississippi river passed the high
est stage ever recorded here today
when the local guage registered
22.1 foot, one-tenth of a foot high
er than the previous high record
established in 1912. According rI
the local weather bureau the river
will continue to rise until a stage
OF % feet is reached about May 1
Rescue MaroOned Negroes.
Helena, Ark, April 20. - The
steamboat Harry Lee yesterday
went through a break in the White
river levee around Laconia Circle
south of here and rescued about Is
negro families which were ma
rooned on a small hill within the
Circle.
Officers of the boat reported
about 10 feet of water on the
farms inside the Circle. The re
fugees and considerable livestoch
were brought to Helena.
The steamboat Kate Adams has
taken a cargo of heavy timber:
and sand bags to Avenue, Ark.
where a barricade is under con,
struction back of the main levee
which is reported to be sloughins
badly.
g. S. Ships Sandbags.
Washington, April 20.-Four mil.
lion sand bags were shipped by
special train from Schenectady, n
Y, today to points along the Mis-
sissippi river where the water
reaching an unprecedented heigf
stage, has caused serious damage
to property.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
HUNDREDS DIE
IN EXPLOSION
AT MONASTIR
Reports Say I,8OO
Soldiers, and Many
Children Dead,

Athens, April 2O.-(Bv the
associated Press.) = Advices
nom Salonika today report
great loss of life at Menastir
as result of an explosion of
war material stores, 200 meters
from the Monastir railway sta
ton. Hundreds Of children
were buried in the ruins of a
church on which shells fell,
and 1t was believed 1.SOO SOL
diers were buried in the ruins
of their barracks which were
demolished, the advices state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
LIBERIA TO GET
AMERICAN LOAN

Washington, April Boy vote
of 13 to 8, the house ways and
means committee favorably report
ed today the Fordney resolution
authorizing a loan of $500, 900 TO
the republic of Liberia.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
OCEAN FLYERS
Get new PLANE

Lisbon, April 20.ACBy the Asso-
ciated Press. "A new hydro air
plane will be shipped by the gov
ernment to St Paul Rocks to en-
able the naval captain Sacadura and
Coutinho to resume their trans
Atlantic flight, interrupted by the
virtual destruction of their machine
in landing at the Rocks.