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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
bRuM TENDERS
LUNCH TOC0LBY

Monteyideo, Dec. 30.-President
Brum entertained Bainbridge Colby,
American secretary Of state; Rob-
ert E. jeffrey, United States minis
ter to Uruguay and Foreign Minis
ter Buefo at a Irivate luncheon at
the presidential residence yester-
day. At the same time military and
naval officers attached to Mr. Col
by's mission were similarly enter
tanned 1t the ministries Of war and
marine.
These functions were preceded
BY . drive to the suburbs Of the
city and . visit to the military
school. Late in the day Mr.. Col
by visited the University of Monte
video. where he was given rscep-
ton.
He wiIl leave here tomorrow for
Buenos Aires on beard the Afxen-
Itino cEuiser Libsrtad. \
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
Will USE TANK CORPS ACAINST BANDITS
PROFIT SHARE
SYSTEM FAILS +
IN OPERATION
Workers Find Pay 10 Per
Cent Shy After Trial
Go On Strike. !

New Bern, N. c., Dec. 30.-The
proft-sharing system as a means Of
ayerting strikes was in a state Of
collapse today as Tar the the New
Bern Iron works and its employees
are concerned. One weeks work
under the plan found the workers
pay envelopes 10 per cent shy and
today the plant was idle with the
men ON strike for their old wage
scale. Four weeks ago rs cents an
hour was the rate in the machinery
and foundry departments. A 10
per cent wage reduction was or
dered on the ground that it was
necessary to cut expenses or close
the plant. A one-day strike fol-
lowed.
Another 10 per cent lowering of
the scale was soon proposed, but
the suggestion by a workman that
the company run the plant. deduct
actual operating and overhead ex-
penses and divide that part of the
income termed profits" was agreed
to as an experiment. Last Friday
the men received amounts equalfns
20 per cent reductions from the old
wage of Is cents an hour. Yester-
day strike was called.
The strikers declared today they
intended to remain idle until the
old wage scale was restored.
Company officials said it would
be necessary to keep the plant
closed unless the employees made
concessions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
SLATE FOR NEW
CABINET MADE
UP BY HARDING
List is. Tentative As Pres
ident-Elect May Decide
Upon Change.
By RAYMOND CLAPPER.)

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
Copyright, 1920, by the United
Press.)
Marion, Ohio, Dec. 30.-The first,
1oinet slate has been virtually
cmpleted by President-Elect Hard
as. 1t was learned here today.
Inls tentative slate is understood
? stand as follows:
secretary Of state-Charles E.
aeehes, New York.
Secretary of the treasury
uarles G. Dawes, Illinois.
secretary OF war-A. r. Hert,
secretary Of navy-John W.
eeks, Massachusetts,
attorney general - Harry NJ.
pgherty. Ohio.
ostmaster general - Will H.
es, Indiana.
secretary OF the inter;o--ceorve
herland, Utah.
ecretary OF agriculture-Henry
Wallace, Iowa
cretary OF commerce-Charles
Fren. Michigan.
ecretary OF labor - Herbert
yer. California.
orge B. Christian, Jr., Of Mar
= understood to have been de-
upon for secretary to the pres
uins. Of course. is reserving
aeht throughout to change his
Il he deems it wise and It is
Oie he will be obliged to shift
.en to other posts than those
a mind for them.
names may have to be sub
- Tor those now on the list.
~. those in reserve are Charles
uies, New York, and George
ynolds. Chicago, for treasurer;
ssman julius Kahn, Califor-
war; former Congressman ].
Wisconsin, and ]. Hampton
Pennsylvania for com
Governor Campbell. Arizona,
serior; Albert J. Beveridge,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
CARS JUMP
! RAILS OVER
RIVER span
Debris Of Wreck Is Piled
High on Rock Island
Bridge.

Two freight cars, leaving the
rails on what is known as the
.ctoss-over" on the approach to the
Rock Island bridge on the Daven-
port side, crossing the structure
over the iron ties of the upper deck
without mishap. but piling up In q
tangled wreck at the center Of the
draw span, tied up traffic on the
Rock Island tracks the entire
night.
The accident happened about
1870, the train, composed Of re-
frigerator cars loaded with meat,
being east bound. The cause of
The derailment is still peing investi-
4 sated and no report has been filed
With the division superintendent.
C. L. Rupert.
Meat and debris was scattered
ever the bridge and was piled high
a the trestle and even down on
I the sidewalks on the lower deck.
Damages Bridge.
Although not serious enough to
necessitate the closing of the
bridge, one of the knee braces OF
the truss on the draw span was
damaged slightly. Repairs will be
made Immediately, according to
Bridge Superintendent F. E. Rob
bins. The big bridge was thrown
open to use in 1896 and the dam
age done to the structure was the
first that it has ever suffered in its
"a years Of most active usefulness
Even in this case, the actual acci.
dent did not happen on the bridge
but rather on the railroad right-of.
way in davenport, the derailed
scars crossing nearly the entire
bridge before any serious damags
was done.
The "cross-over" on the Daven.
port side is the approach to tht
switch which leaves the main linz
to the freight yards northeast o
the right-of-way. What caused th'
kefrigerators to leave the rail Il
MI a mystery, a thorough investi
: Ation having been ordered to seel
' definite fault.
All trains east and west bouni
were detoured over the Milwaukee,
tracks throughout the night, tn,
divergence from route causing bu
slight variations in scheduled timei
Of trains. At 7 O'Clock this morn
ing traffic was again resumed ovel
the rails on the bridge.
The cars were badly SMASHED
up. one being in such shape as t
1ecessitate the transference of it,
targO of meat to another refrig
eratOr. The train was in charge o.
tConductor T. Lutz and Engineer F
seuigley and was travelling slowly
ever the bridge at the time of tn,
accident
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
WILL REMATN POLISH.

Warssw, Dec, z9.-FofmAl notffi-
cation has been sent to Lithuania
that the railway between Wilma
and Dvinsk Will remain Polish, and
that the proposed p.ebiscite viii be
held only IN territory west Of that
line. This notification was sent by
the commission Of the League Of
Nations which has besn IN charge
Of plebiscite details. and Il 10 un-
derstood thak g . result, Lithua-
mia. viii aiandon the idea of /
plsbisefts 4 the wilma distxtct.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
NO .TLTNC" OF
VOLSTEADLAW
NEW YEARS EVE
Commissioners Kramer to
Halt Old Time Orgies
Of Imbibation.

/. Washington, Dec. 30. = Omitted
Press. .)-Prohibition Commissioner
Kramer is determined there shall
be no fitting of the volstead cover
on New Years. eve.
Federal prohibition officials are
prepared to halt any attemIt to
turn the, celebration Of the New
Year into an orgy of imbibation
such as used to occur in the days
before Volstead, Kramer warned.
Even just one little sip will con-
stitute violation.
approximately 1,400 federal pro-
hibition agents will be on the alert
tomorrow night, Kramer said. Fur
thermore, they will be assisted by
thousands Of police and local Of
ficia1s in all towns and cities IL the
law is carried out.
"Our agents know that there al
ways has been a tendency to cele-
brate New Years with quantities
Of liquor" Kramer said today.
consequently they can be depend
ed upon to take every precaution
to see that the law is obeyed. l feel
sure that there will be few viola
tions il our agents have their way.
No special instructions have been
sent out from here but that would
be unnecessary"
SIS Per Cover.
New York, Dec. 30.-New Ye.r's
eve celebrants will have at least
one reminder this year Of the old
time rollicking times, the prices
for the viands will be as high as
usual. In some establishments
diners will be asked to pay SIS for
cover charges as a preliminary fee
for the mere privilege Of paying
still more for a meal. A glance al
the proof sheets Of the menu shows
among other things, cocktails
punches, fizzes, highballs and ju-
leps-the foot note" explains elab-
orately, that these beverages are
"non-alcoholic."
Liquors valued at $1,000, 900
seized in this district since prohi'
bition went into effect, today were
ordered disposed Of without un
necessary delay" by Charles r
O'Connor, federal director of pro
hibition for New York state. Tht
liquor will be sold to "the highes1
bidder" he said, but bidders are re
stricted to physicians, hospitals
and other persons and institutions
authorized to purchase it for non
beverage purposes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
: A'''JAPS' ARE
WILLING TO
ENTER meet
Baron Hayashi Thinks
Pact Can Be Made to
Limit Naval Building.
BY RUSSELL BROWNING.

- A0O O60AS1A0 A14oV w XvAAN We
Copyright, 1920 by United Press.)
London, Dec. 30.-Japan is ready
to enter an international confer
ence on limitation Of naval arma-
ments, in the belief Of Baron Haya-
shi. the new Japanese ambassador
to Great Britain.
In an interview given the Unit
ed Press today Baron Hayashi de-
clared that the business men of the
big navy nati0ns-the men who
pay the bills-could reach an agree
ment on limiting naval building il
their countries would arrange such
a conference.
Japan, the ambassador declared,
is not exceeding her announced ma
val program. Her preparations
must be considered necessary, he
said. because she is a sentinel
against spread Of bolshevism. He
charged a highly organized at
tempt to bolshevixe Japan had
been made and that his country
must remain on guard.
This talk in the United States
about big navy is very annoying
to Japan" the baron said.
1T is foolish and it is tragic to
think Of the big states of Great
Britain, the United States and ia
pan competing in race for arma-
ment. Japan cannot afford it.
II believe an agreement could be
reached quickly If the big men oi
each country assembled at q round
table, not as pacifists or militarists
nor politicians, but as busines:
men out of whose pockets mus
come . large slice Of money for tht
upkeer Of navies.
Japan Wiling.
"I think Japan is willing to entel
such a conference.
with considerable interest
have read the exchange of pleas
antries between Secretary Daniel!
and Lord Northcliffe. They wers
very interesting but they got US no
where"
Hayashi declared Japan is no
constructing an unusual number o.
fighting ships but said the coun
try is carrying out . construction
program evolved after long publ.
discussion. He denied emphatical
ly that Japan is considering addi
tions to that program.
The world has heard little Of At
tempts to bolshevize Japan, he said
but red gold has been poured intl
the country in an effort to spread
the gospel Of discomfort. These ef
forts have met sufficient success t.
cause the government some con
cern.. he said. He pointed out thal
it is easy to cause trouble in iso
lated territories such as Korea ani
Manuchuria.
Japan should be considered 8
sentinel, he said, guarding tbt
western world from a spread o.
soyietism. He declared Japan i.
under a responsible government
which sincerely desires to play thu
role Of q good partner in the fru
of nations.
But let the nations consider,
he said, what it would mear
should any of the big powers sue
cumb to sovietism."
In considering the armament
problem, he said, the nations sh 1ult
ponder over the fact that arma.
ment races sometimes breed wal
and that war can give birth to boil
shevism as In the case of Russia.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
ssHOME FOLKS"
DO NOT BELIEVE
PAT sU1clDED
Momence Committee May
Investigate Tale Of
O'Brien's Death.

Momence, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Citizens
Of Aomence yesterday rallied to the
support Of Mrs. Clara Clegg, who
insists that her brother, Pat"
O'Brien, the war aviator. did not
commit suicide, but may have been
slain.
The home town folks" knew,
they say, that Pat did not kill him
self; that he was no gutter; that
the smiling, carefree youth who
went to war as member Of an in
conspicuous unit Of the Canadian
flying corps and came back to his
mother as one of the great heroes
of the war could not end his own
life.
The citizens had heard Mrs.
Clegg, who was with Pat three
hours before his death, say that a
mysterious woman knew more
about the flyers death than she
cared to TELL" and that physician.
who, according to Mrs. Clegg, was
interested in the woman" told the
police Pat had placed an army re-
volver in his mouth and pulled the
trigger. They knew, they insisted,
that this latter statement was un-
true.
Monence Plans Own Quis.
In the middle Of the afternoon
they decided that the sheriff Of the
county should telegraph to the
Los Angeles police and ask that 4
complete investigation be made.
But the sheriff informed them that
the police Of the California city
were already at work.
Lets send a committee to the
coast suggested one Momence
man. The idea met with favor. It
may be carried out.
Meantime Mrs. Sarah Clegg and
Pats mother opened two trunks,
containing his personal effects.
They have not yet received the
trunk containing his letters and
notebooks. The two trunks yield
ed uniforms, clothing, blankets,
flying equipment and some novels.
Mrs. O'Brien's eyes filled with
tears.
/. Mother and Sister Tell Views.
:. Il am just as certain as ever that
Pat did not shoot himself" said
Mrs. Clegg. Mother is, too. We
knew Pat-he wasn't 4 quitter."
Mrs. OBrien stopped the un-
packing for a moment.
| "I'll tell you q little story" she
said. "A friend of Pats George
Diamond-came down to the fu-
neral. He is q true Englishman
and you know how they hate quit
ters. Well, he was polite, but We
knew his affection for Pat had
cooled.
Then my son Elmer took him
to the undertaking rooms and lei
him see Pat. He saw those bullet
holes, and, my. what . change. The
man was entirely different. He
said there could be no doubt thai
Pat didn't kill himself, but had
been murdered, and that he waa
/, greatly relieved to learn Pat wasn't
a gutter"
sNo Suicide" All Agree.
Several hundred people living In
Momence or nearby filed past Pats
bier. They saw the wounds. Every
one asserts the position of the bull
let wounds and the absence of pow
der marks have convinced them
O'Brien was no suicide.
Pat O'Brien was the most popu.
lar man Momence has ever known
He grew up, went to school and got
his first Job there, and knew every.
body in town. He wasn't a member
Of a first family" when he was
running around the city in bare
feet and tousled hair, but his smile
his love Of his dog, and his bravery
won thousands Of friends.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
Keep Your
Dates Straight!

One principle that no man
can afford to neglect is that
Of always keeping his engage
ments.
II you can be relied upon to
do wha: you SAID you would
do, when you said you would
do it, your value in any line is
enhanced thereby. And If you
can't be relied upon, no
amount of brilliance will
make up for that deficiency.
To keep your dates straight
you need . calendar just a.
much as you need = watch.
Our Washington Informa-
ton Bureau offers you one
free with the compliments Of
the United States navy. It is
printed in colors, and the pad
has . leaf for each month in
1921.
Fill out the coupon and en-
close 2 cents in stamps for re-
turn postage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
DIE TO NEGLIGENCE.

Galesburg, ILL.,. Dec. 30.-tUnited
Press.)-The inquest on the death
Of Mrs. C. z. Lanstrum from ! I'll
down the elevator shaft lak -
Union hotel. respi. ed in alyer1 :
that her death was due 4 nef2
gencs Of hotsl employee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
ARMS POLICE
TO PROTECT WOMEN FROM
MORON REIGN Of TERROR
Officers in Feminine Garh
Have Instructions to
Shoot to Kill.

Chicago, Dec. So-Squads
iron the Evanston tank corps
and automobiles manned By
city police, each armed with .
rifle, will guard Evanston.
Chioaes's north shore suburb.
from the reign Of moron BAN
dts who have terrorixed wom-
en- Of town, according to the
plans Of Mayor Harry r. Pear.
SON. The police will tour the
streets throughout the night,
Mayor Pearson announced. and
the troops WIN 30 on duty IS
soon as the mayor has present.
ed the matter to city ooancdl,
which will extend the formal
request.
Officers Of the tank corps, It
is said, have already volunteer.
ed their services. The unit Is
equipped with one tank.
Two More RobbcrieA
TWO more robberies Of wome
asst night were added to the list q
more than fifty attacks and robbel
les by bandits in the fashionabl
suburb.
Inability of the police to sto
he depredations by ordinar
led to Mayor Pearson
plan.
Policemen will also patrol th
streets, dressed as women. Wit
service revOlvers concealed l
hand bags. They will be instructe
10 shoot to kill il suspects attemI
escape.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
FORTY CASESOF
BOOZE" GONE
Mystery Shrouds Disappearance OF
Confiiscated Liquors. Bottles
Of Whisky ~Evaporate."

Lexington, KY, Dec. 30.-PuzIled
prohibition agents here are trying
to solve the mystery of 40 cases OF
confiscated liquor" which yester-
day proved to be colofed water.
They say government seals on the
TASKS apparently have not been
tampered with and that they show
no other signs Of having been re
filled.
The liquor" is part Of q large
SHIPMENT seized near here last Oc-
tober enroute from Frankfort to
Shenandoah. Pa, removed from
bond, agents claim, with forged
permits.
xBooze~ EvAporatesf
San Francisco, Calf, Dec. 30
The evaporation" and loss in
proof Off bottles Of whisky which
Travelled less than five miles
through the streets Of San Fran
cisco yesterday, is today under
federal Investigation.
Under heavy guard and with ex-
tensive encourages Of motion pic
ture operators and newspaper men
the whisky was moved from the
home Of its owner to q warehouse
When gauged previous to its de-
parture each of the 48 barrels was
found to be full of 100 proof
whisky, federal officers said. A
regauge at the warehouse showed
every barrel lacked from two te
three gallons capacity, they de-
clAred.
$4,000 Beads.
Ashland, Wis, Dec. 30.-Bonds to
. total value of $4,000 are now on
deposit with United States Com
missioner Cate here following ar
raignment yesterday Of 81 men
taken in the liquor raid at Hurley
Wis, ON charges Of having intoxl-
eating liquor in possession, selling
intoxicating liquor, or both.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30

The WEATHER

Fair tonight Friday increasing
cloudiness. not much change in
temperature with the lowest to-
night about 28 degrees.
Higest yesterday. 80: lowest last
night, ~.
Wind velocity ut Z = m, miles
Per hour.
Precipitation. none.
I'm. 7p.M. am.
yester. ye4ter. today
Dry bulb 49,. 33 36 q
Wet bulb -. q 3s 81
Rel. humidity S4 ~ 81
River stage. -. = tail Of ! IN
last - huars. -
in. SHERIER. Neteorologisk
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30

Frederic J. Haskin, Direc-
tor, The Rock Island
Argus Information Bu-
reau. Washington. d. c.
! enclose herewith two
cents in stamps Tor re-
turn postage on a free
copy OF the Calendar for
1921.
Name ....................
Street .................
City ..........s..........
State ....................
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-27
FL
POSTAL ESTA VA
TODD LISTO
LEGO a Madrid 81 Dior.
del Bureau de Ia Union
Postal Universal
Ell Nitro. de Comunicaciones
espanol, anuncia cuales
son los asuntos que Sc
trataran en- Ell

D,r S-rr;cio Especinl pcra LA PRENSA-'.
MADRID. Septiembre 26.-El eonde
Colombo. director general de
c~aciorcs. anunci6 HOY que estan ter
lninados todos los preparedness r
81 CoaSreso Postal que comenzar! sus
sesiones en- el mes de Octubre.
A Ia Negada recicntemente a esta
capital. de Camille Copnet. eH-Presi-
dcnte de Suiza Y director del Bureau
International de Ia Union Postal Uni
versal er. Berna, encontr6 term'nada
,odu Ia organization
Sc han hecho ~insralaciones especia-
LIS con el fin de que lCS teleSados Sc
n,Iada ccmIniCar libre = r~apidaTente
con sus gobiernos. Sc ha ~designado UT
cucrpo especial de interpretes y Sc IA
comi,inado un extenso prosrama 'e
fes;e;os oficiales par. los h~uespeoeS.
I'll conGe Colombo manifesto que los
asunto. que seran objeto de dlscusf1"P
son los ~siguientes:
Tarir;,s potalcs Y telegrafic9s iniee-
n~acio,ales, dercchos de transporte para
!, correspondence por los pa'ssS en-
donde 81 correo no Sc entceSa' actua'-
mente. tarjetas de identification inter
n~acionales, cheques postales V reelas
,carca de-, transporte por terra. mar )
afro de paouetes poSta!es y glros pos
,aleS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-27
Los CREYENTESEk
NENON PRETENDEN
COLOMBIAN EN- son.
Cuarenta mil menonitas han
enviado una Comision
a la Republica
CRITCHLEY LOS ASISTE

De una fuenCe fidedigra recognizes
tarde muy interesantes detalles
~relacionados con los eStuerzoS realiza-
dos hasta la fecha por una comision
presidida por Ell general Critchley. del
Ejerc1to canadiense. para conseguir
el paso de una pumerosiSima colonia
compuesta de familias cue profesan
Ia religion Men6n. para el Estado de
Sonora
Dicen esaS intormaciones que 81 Se-
neral Critchley arrib6 a Nogales. Ari-
n e~ncabezando Su delegation con
fecha % de los corrientes. esperanto
el acuerdo respective de las autorida-
des consuIareS meSicanaS para la eN-
pedici6n de los pasaportcs hacia Me
xico.
Los conisonados dc referencia son
representatives de Ia 1glesia Mennonite
del Canada. y estAn buscando I'm nue.
vo hogar para 81 colonia, Compuesta
aproximadamente de cuarenta mil per-
sc0as.
Dicha colonia ha venido realiZando
desde hace algunos amos grandes es-
tuerzos para encontrar I'm lugar en-
dor6e 81 Gobierno lie permita las Ii
bertades que necesitan Segun los prin-
de 81 religion. Sc hicieron pri-
meramente i~ntentoS para asegurar
unas larcas extensioneS en- Ia region
Mississippi. pero fallaron todos u
csfueEzos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-27
NUEVO PIE MUNICIPAL
EN- IGUALA
Ell senior Chavez procurara
que SC meiore la ensenanza

Teiscronn Especial poTc Ia PREHSA
IGUALA. Septiembre 22.-Con lecna
de aver Y de acuerdo cor la nueva ley
electoral vicente Ell el Estado que pre-
viene que cada cuatro meses sea cleo
IN 81 P~residente Municipal, en- session.
plena que celebr6 la corporation Co
rr~espondiente. los ciudadanos munlci-
mes Sc reunieron y despues de los ira
mites de rigor hicieron la designation
del mardatario en- question. ~recayendo
esta en- favor del licenciado Narciso
Chavez.
La designation mereci6 la aproba-
ci6n do los habitantes todos del lusar
ent,e q~uienes goza de grandes SIM
patfas ell senor Chavez. Este. por su
parte. manifesto que estaba
de loe mejores deseos para traoa1ar
al fren:e de la corporation editicla-
Ell nuevo funcionario, entire ofras
declaraciones acerca de los traba1os
Que piensa desarrollar, dijo que desea
ba oue cuanto antes Sc llevara a ca
bo Ia termination del edificio para las
~escuelaS o~ficialeS.