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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
Mercer County Fair Is
Opened With the Finest
Exhibit List In History

gayly colored flags hang from the
ceilings. The school exhibit in the
west side of the building is having
ing of interest to all visitors.
All entry lists closed last night
and a mad dash was being made
late yesterday afternoon for the
fair office by last minute exhibit
ors who had failed to enter their
articles. The entry force moved
to the office on the grounds early
yesterday morning. Six women
have been employed since the en-
tries opened and a number more
were added yesterday morning, the
rush of work making it impossible
for six to handle it.
Not Enough Space.
For the first time in the history
of Mercer's annual county fair it
has been impossible to show all the
swine sent for entry in the lists.
Despite the fact that the new hog
pavilion, with its 264 stalls, is much
larger than the old one, it was
practically filled yesterday morn
ing. Two tents with about $50
pens, hurriedly built by carpen-
ters, have already been erected to
care for the overflow. and it has
been found necessary to turn many
exhibitors away. Fair officials
stated yesterday that at least 40
stockmen have been turned away
from the grounds because there was
no space to show their stock
The overflow does not pertain to
hogs alone. for the cattle barn was
found too small and tent had TO
be erected to care for the extra
cattle. The sheep and poultry will
both be exhibited in tents which
have been erected west of the cat
tie barn
1t is reported that the stables in
the horse barns had all been taken
last night. and should more enter
today il was not known where they
would be put The stalls under
the amphitheatre will be occupied
by the famous Dixon ponies from
the Dixon pony farm at New Bos-
ton. They are at present being
shown at the Minnesota state fair,
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
SISTER AYERS
ARBUCKLE HAS
TENDER HEART
Would Do Nothing
Unkind or Ungen-
tien1o1iy.'

Los Angeles, Calf. Sept. 13-
Roscoe E. (Fatty) Arbuckle's only
sister, Mrs. Mary Arbuckle St
John, mother of Al St John, also
a motion picture actor, told news
paper reporters her brother had
taken care of himself since he was
IA years old and never asked help
of his relatives, but since he had
made his fortune, he had always
been generous to his own people"
He has done many kind things
for me and my family" she said,
"and for our brother at Fresno.
Il know my brother too well to
believe he would do anything un-
kind or ungentlemanIy to a woman.
He has the kindest, tenderest heart
in the world"
He Was "BOrn Fat.7
She said Arbuckle was born
fat" having weighed 16 pounds at
birth.
Arbuckle in 1908 was a barker at
a Long Beach theatre on the amuse-
ment pike at the beach. He gradu-
ated into a performer, singing il
lustrated songs and doing comedy
stunts and was aided by pony
chorus. The manager, noticing a
romance growing between Minta
Durfee, chorus girl, and Arbuckle
arranged for a stage wedding Aug
5, 1908.
The theatre changed hands later
and. Arbuckle and his wife went -tc
Los Angeles. seeking employment
which they found in a comedy mo-
ton picture studio there
Nicknamed FATTY" at G.
Members of the Motion Picture
Theatre Owners association OF
Southern California, adopted a res
olution fayoring the withdrawal
until the charges against him were
disproved. of all films in which the
name of Roscoe c. Arbuckle was
starred, owing to the undesirable
notoriety he has obtained in con-
nection with the death OF Virginia
Rappe," it was announced today by
Glenn Harper, secretary of the Or
ganiZatiOn.
Arbuckle gained the nickname of
Fatty" when he started to school
at the age of years, according to
former school mates.
Hauled "Wash7 for Mother.
They also related today how he
delivered in "a little red wagon the
washing done for other families by
his mother, Mrs. Mary Gordon Ar
buckle, who died when the future
film comedian was 10 years old.
Her grave is in a Santa Anna GEM
etery.
Other "reminiscences OF Arbuckle
included his desire for stage ca
reer and his work as sUpernu-
merary with travelling theatrical
companies for so cents a night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
EXPORT CATTLE
co. IS PLANNED

Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sept. 10
In anticipation of the probable
closing of United States markets to
Canadian cattle, the United Grain
Growers Ltd. have declared that
it will be necessary to organize an
export cattle company, it was al
nounced today.
1t is proposed to conduct cooper
atiye shipping as a department OF
the country's livestock business
this fall. The cattle will be han
died by the company for the ship
pers on a pool basis. The plan
which has been tentatively worked
out. is very much like that employ
ed by the Canadian wheat board IN
handling the 1919 crop
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
STATETOOFF
ROAD BIDS OCT. 4
Includes 1s9 Miles of Paving in Is
Different Counties, 7S Miles
of Heavy Grading.

Springfield, H., Sept. 13--State
highway officials on Oct. 4 will
open bids on the greatest amount
of road and bridge construction
work Illinois has ever offered to
contractors at any one time, it was
announced here today. The offer
ing includes 1S9 miles of paving in
IS different counties, rs miles OF
heavy grading preparatory TO paw
ing in 10 counties and SO bridges
in IA counties.
The location by counties and the
mileage of each piece of paving
work follows:
Kankakee, $50 feet; Jackson,
20.99 miles; Jackson, So; Jackson
Perry, 6.94; Perry, SOS; Perry,
5.9S; Perry, 4.69; Perry Washing
ton, 500; Washington, 5.14; Liv-
ingston, 2.65: Mclean, 7.S6; Henry,
6.33; Henry-Bureau 4.36; Bureau,
2.45; Woodford Mclean, 6.27;
Champaign, sos; Piatt, 2.69; Piatt,
5S7; Piatt, All; Macon, 4.21; San
gamon-Macon, $40; Sangamon
5.6S; Sangamon, 5.6S; Sangamon,
2.12; Sangamon. 7.30; Sangamon,
7.3S; Richland, $40; Williamson,
5.S1; Jackson Williamson, 499
Washington, 6.55. 5.19, Alb, 216,
5.95, $50; DuPage, 5.S3; DuPage,
6.45; LaSalle, 4.7S, Madison, los.
County locations and mileage of
sections on which grading bids
will be received follows:
White-4.05 and SOP.
e-Edwards-5.66
Edwards so.
s-Wabash-5.66.
Wabash 90 and 364.
Lawrence-.S4.
Crawford-6.55 and 2.S7.
-Henderson-4.11
Henderson-5.4S and 73S.
Peoria-1.S7.
Wayne-4.S3.
JefferSon-S.21
Most of the bridges will be small
concrete structures, many of them
only culverts. The number in each
county follows:
White, ); Edwards, 2; Edwards.
Wabash. 5; Wabash, .: Crawford
/ S; Jackson. l; Jackson-Perry. 3;
Perry, 2; Henderson, l; Peoria. 2:
Macon. l Washington, Is: Wayne
10; DuPage, 2; Jefferson, 4; Wood
ford, 6.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
HARDING GOES
TO Glen COVE
VIII Not Return to New YOrk-NiIl
Leave Mayflower for More Coll
Before Return to Washington.

New York. Sept. 13.-(United
Press. president Harding and
his party left the Brooklyn navy
yard on the presidential yacht May
flower shortly after 8 a. III. TO-DAY
for a short run to Glen Cove, l. !.
From Glen Cove Harding and his
guests will motor TO Piping Rock
for a round of golf
The president will not return to
New York city. He will take the
Mayf1ower from Glen Cove and
cruise tomorrow. landing at some
point for another game of golf BE-
fore starting the return trip 10
Washington.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
BARRING CHINA
AT ARMS PARLEY
.PLEASES JAPAN
But Four Major PouU-
ers Directly Rep
resented.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright 1921.
Especial TO The Argus.l

Washington, Sept 13-Japan has
won her first big diplomatic victory.
in connection with the coming in
ternationaI conference at Washing
ton. The United States has decided
to limit the larger conference here
to Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan, while relegating China to a
consulting position. In other words,
China will be called in whenever
her interests are being discussed,
but the rules of the conference, its
problems and scope will be laid
down by 20 men, the same being
four representatives from Great
Britain, United States, Italy, France
and Japan, respectively.
c. S. ''Champion of Peace
When it was first announced that
the United States had sent an in
vitation to China to attend the
Washington conference, the Jap
anese wondered why the United
States should put China on a plane
of equality with the major pow
ers. ThC Japanese press seemed
to see in the move desire on the
part of the United States to be-
ccme the champion of China, espe-
cially in the reopening of old ques-
tions. The American government,
on the other hand, has from the
first sought to make it clear that
the United States is not entering
the conference as the champion of
Anything but international harmony
and peace, and that, insofar as it IS
necessary to remove sources of fric-
tion and possible causes of war,
America is anxious to examine,
along with other powers, all such
controversies, whether they relate
to Japanese or Chinese pretensions.
The United States named China
in the original announcement, be-
cause of a conviction that no in
ternational conference could be
held on Far Eastern questions
without consulting China. The i'm
mediate reaction in Japan, how
ever, to the first stories which link
ed China with the great powers has
been such as TO cause the Japan
ese to point out in their press and
otherwise that the interests of the
conference would be better served
if the major nations made the rules
of the conference, and invited from
time to time other countries to ex-
plain their views.
/ Holland, Belgium Object.
1t so happened that Holland and
Belgium were profoundly disap-
pointed to learn that China had
been summoned, whereas Dutch
and Belgian interests in the Far
East seemed to them important
enough to require the presence OF
commissioners from the Neither
lands and Belgium. The United
States handled that awkward situ-
alton as well as possible by point
ing out that whenever questions af-
fecting Belgium and Holland were
discussed, representative from
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
Death LIST
FROM FLOOD
NEARS 200
Waters Sweep South Cen
trail Texas, Killing One
Hundred Fifty.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. ID
r,oods claimed from 100 to $50 vic
TINS in south central Texas Friday
night and Saturday, exclusive of Sle
40 known deaG il San Antonio, ac-
cordiug to special dispatches from
snecial correspondence of the San
Antonio Light received early to-
day.
Practically all the messages told
the same story that the majority
N the drowned and missing were
Nexicans. many of them farm la
horers. living in the low lands
along the San Gabriel, Brazos, Col
ors6o and Little rivers, and their
tributaries.
Property loss. principally 10
.rops was estimated at s6,00o,000 to
$4,000, 900.
Unofficial List. 200.
Dallas. Texas, Sept. 13.-News-
paper reports from portions OF cen
frsl Texas, flooded as the result OF
torrential rains last Friday and
Saturday, brought the unoff1cial
lis, of deaths to nearly ZOO.
IOUlInuuICdtlOI N1tA bhS oAA~NNSN
, area still was more or less demor-
alized yet today, but with the high
water in the Colorado, the Brazos,
and other streams rapidly receding
normal conditions were in pros
pect.
Most serious loss of life occurred
IN San Gabriel river lowlands in
williamson and Milan counties, &C
cording to reports. More than 100
bodies have been recovered in these
two counties, and further search Is
being made. The property damage
there was said to be large.
In addition to San Antonio, where
the list of dead stood at 49, reports
= showed .the~following: ----
Most Victims Mexicans.
Thorndale. As Mexicans drown
ed; Laneport, % Mexican dead.
Elm Grove, 20 Mexicans. San
Gabriel, 10 dead. including eight
Mexicans. Alligator Creek, i've
Mexicans. Taylor and immediate
vicinity, six persons drowned.
Large Creek, three. Reedville, two.
Between Cause and Valley juno
O0n, IN BraZoS DOlIoInS, ~.
Previous reports of two deaths
at Georgetown wsTe confirmed to-
day. ]. H. Cobb and wife, an aged
couple, were drowned in a small
creek which suddenly had become a
raging torrent
F. ". Leatherbury and Maynard
Robinson, officials of the Santa Fe,
who disappeared in waters OF Little
River, near Cameron, Sunday, while
inspecting bridge, still were miss
ing today
Hope was held that they gained
refuge in tree tops and would be
found safe.
Reports of loss of life at Hearne
and Calvert had not been confirm
ed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
TEXAS DOMINIQUE
LEAVES DRY SPOT
IN FLOODED AREA

San Antonio, Texas, Sept
lS.-With downpours of from .
to 10 inches in every direction
from San Antonio for almost
100 miles, it was learned today
taat a small section of country
IN western Medina county, less
than so miles from the city,
mad had no rainfall. This dis
trict was reported by John l.
Rothe, whose ranch is in that
district. For 10 miles along
Commanche creek, there was
no rain. he said.
Medina county appears TO
have had little rain. Medina
lake did not rise during the
oownpours in the surrounding
country and the Medina river IS
not above normal depth, with
IN IL miles of the city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
PREMIER IS
GIVEN SINN
FEIN REPLY
Irish Press Predicts Sue
cessful Conference
at Inverness.
RELLETIN.

London. Sept 13.-By the
Associated PreSs)-Prime Min
lister Lloyd George, who is IN
GairlOch. Scotland. today, re-
ceived Harry Boland, secre-
tary to EamOnn de Valera, and
Joseph McGrath, another Sinn
Fein leader, and discussed with
them some points with refer
ence to the conference suggest
ed in the British governments
last communication to the Sinn
Fein. says an official state
ment issued here tonight.
McGrath and BOland now are
returning to Dublin with Mr..
LLOYD Georges views for fur
ther consideration by the Dali
Eireann, the statement adds.
Inverness, Scotland. Sept 13.-
UNITED Press. Two Sim Fein
couriers bearing De Valera's reply
to the British invitation to a con-
ference Sept. 20, arrived here toda!
and proceeded to Gairloch, where
the Irish note was handed to Pre-
mier Lloyd George.
Dublin, Sept. 13.-CURited Press
The Irish press today expressed
optimism and confidence that the
note dispatched TO Scotland yester'
day by the Dali Eireann would lead
TO a successful conference at 1nver'
ness Sept. 20.
Some of the papers state fatty
that the Irish note sent yesterday
accepts Lloyd Georges invitation
and that De Valera and the cabinet
will meet today to select pleni-
potentiaries.
Dublin. Ireland. Sept. 13.-(By
The Associated Press. )-OffiCials ol
the city of Londonderry voiced here
today the desire that their city
should be associated with southern
rather than with northern Ireland
The mayor of the city and an inf1u-
entail deputation of selected public
representatives put before Eamonr
de Valera their objections to Ulstei
parliament having jurisdiction ovel
their municipality.
Londonderry business relations
it was pointed out, are closer witt
county Donegal, in the southern
area, than with the county of Lon
donderry, in the northern group, or
the edge of which the city is sit
uated
On Friday a delegation from
South Armagh will come TO Dublin
to protest against their being in
cIuded in the northern parliament
AS a constituency in the imperia
parliament, this district was no
contesfe Cd by the JTniOuiStS and il j!
noteworthy as being one place
where the constitutional national
lists defeated the Sim Feiners.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
GOODRICH DIES
At OMAHA, NEB.
Former Head of Bankrupt {. ,.
Motor Transportation Company
Succumbs 10 Pneumonia.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 1S.-Melvllle
!. Goodrich, former president of the
United States Motor Transporta-
Ton company, of Boston who was
stricken with pneumonia recently
while being taken from Los Angeles
10 Boston on q larceny charge, died
In hospital here today.
Mr.. Goodrich was As years old.
he was taken to an Omaha hospital
sept 3, a few days later his condl-
uon apparently improved and ne
sad ne was anxious to get back 10
boston so he could clear himself OF
me charges against him.
Inc company, of which he was
me former head. was petitloned
lfto voluntary bankruptcy last De-
cember.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
C0NvICTS SHOT
when ESCAPING
Guards Wound Three of Four Men
Who Attempted Getaway from
Missouri State Pen.

Jefferson City, Mo, Sept. 13.-
Three of four convicts who at
tempted to escape from the state
penitentiary at 10 O'Clock today
were shot by the guards One is
not expected to recover. All were
brought back to the penitentiary.
The quartet attempted its get
away after knocking a guard and
shop foreman into insensibility
The four were employed in an
overall factory. They are Joe Ken
ney, Dick Kennedy, Sam Taylor
and Dan NJ. Hogan. kenney was
shot through the body and wound
ed dangerously. Kennedy and Ho-
gan were shot through the legs
and Taylor was uninjured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
'FATTYS' Wife
STICKS BY HIM
Minta Durfee. Former Movie Star,
Says Her Husband is -lnnOcent
Victim OF Terrible Affair"

New York, Sept 13--(CDtted
Press Durfee. former movie
star and wife of Roscoe Arbuckle,
issued a statement today while pre-
pairing to leave for san Francisco,
declaring her determination 70
stick by him to the finish
Mrs. Arbuckle, who has not ap-
peared in the films for two years,
said that she and her husband sep
arated by mutual agreement, but
that no court action was ever con
templated and that our past diff
ferences- are forgotten now
Il am sure my husband is an IN
nocent victim OF this terrible affair
and l am going to California TO be
with him until he IS cleared she
said
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
LONDON DOESN'T
KNOW CHAPLIN IN
FEMININE FRILLS

London. Sept. I3--(United
Press. Charlie Chaplin was
chuckling To-Day over the one
he pat over" on fashionable
London audience at CoyeEt gar
den opera house last night AZ
the Beckett Mccormick fight.
The eate-p-ising mana cement
offered 1o9 poUaas II the first
person II ] entity he comedian.
Charlie sat through the fight
undetected.
He was disguised as q woman.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
SELL r r CERTIFICATES.

Washingt0n, Sept I5--saIe at
par and accrued interest Of $1,000
600 par value Of railroad equip
ment trust Ger ihcates held by the
government with the presidents
approval. is announced by Director
General OF Railroads Davis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
HERE'S STUDENT
WHO WOULD SELL
SELF FOR 81, 200

Chicago. Sept 13.-Syd Carlsten.
a student at the University of Illi-
nois, today offered to sell himself
for one year for $1,000 10 anyone
who advances him the money to
complete his college course this
year. He stated that he would sell
his services for any purpose and
would try to do anything that was
offered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
GERMAN RESERVE THE SAME.

Berlin. Sept 13.-The gold re-
serve of the Imperial Bank of Ger
many. according to the bank s
statement for the week ending
Sept. Z. remains unchanged from
The previous week at 1923, ,70S, 900
marks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather with probably
showers tonight and Wednesday.
Highest temperature yesterday, IA;
lowest last night, 63.
Wind velocity at a. m, Il miles
per hour.
PreclDitatinn na
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
RECOVER 100 FLOOD VICTIMS.

San Antonio. Texas. Sept 13.-
More THAN 100 bodies of flood vic
tins in the lowlands along the San
Gabriel river have been recovered.
according to the correspondent of
the San Antonio Express.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
STATES STAR WITNESS
REvERSES TESTIMONY;
ANOTHER DISAPPEARS
District Attorney Brady
Accuses ley Pyvron
of Perjury.

San Francisco, Sept.
13.-(United Press. }
Charges that one of the
states star witnesses
had changed her testi-
mony and that another
had disappeared were
made by District At
torney Brady today
when the San Francisco
grand jury refused to
indict Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle for the alleg-
ed murder of Virginia
Rappe, until disputed
points in the evidence"
are cleared up.
San Francisco, Cal,
Sept. 13.-(Associated
Press). "A statement
expressing the convic-
ton that perjury had
been committed by one
of the chief witnesses
for the prosecution at
the grand jury investi-
CATION last night of the
death of Miss Virginia
Rappe, film actress, for
whose alleged murder
Roscoe ("Fatty") Ar
buckle is under arrest,
was issued here today
by District Attorney
Matthew Brady.
District Attorney Brady in the
statement also charged that he be
lieved undue influence and pres
sure of a sinister character had
been brought to bear" upon certain
witnesses. Whether or not an ar
rest will be made in connection
with his charge of perjury, he said
would depend on further develop
ments.
Alice Blake Missing.
In his statement District Attor-
rey Brady charged that Miss Zey
Provost. also known as ley Pyv-
ron. had>changed her testimony be
fore the grand jury from that she
had given previously to the police
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
River Forecast.

ne IIFGI stage IS q, VIII
fall of 3 in the last "a hours.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13

The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque to Muscatine will change
but little during the next few days
ANDREW HAMRICk,
Meceorologisr-
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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-06-10
SALMON'S OFFICER
OF GREAT U.S.. NAVY
LESLIE POLLARD is HOME FROM
GRADUATING AT THE NAVAL
ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS.

Ensign Leslie Kenney Pollard
graduate of the Naval academy at
Annapolis June 2, is expected home in
Salmon this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis M. Pollard are his proud par
ents and DR.. George A. Kennev his
venerable grandfather on his matern-
al side. All are awaiting his arrival
nome. Young Pollard was appointed
to the Naval academy by the late
United States Senator Brady. He oh
tanned high school training in Salmon
under f. H. Casterlin and Philip
Rand. He was an earnest student
from his entrance into the grades and
throughout his public school life. His
work at Annapolis has been Just what
was to be expected from such a boy.
always Industrious and conscientious
in whatever his hands find to do.
Among his fellows in the graduating
class, tthere were 260 of them) he
stood well toward the head, and in
numbers of the most important of his
subjects right at the top indeed.
On his way to Salmon Ensign Pol
lard arranged to stop in New York
for brief visit and at Minneapolis
for another visit with sister there.
Then, after the happy homecoming,
he will join his ship, the Arkansas, on
the west coast. Unfortunately his
calling to be rocked in the cradle of
the deep will not permit his residence
in the Rocky Mountain country for
anywhere nearer than some Pacific
port when his duties permit him shore
leave, so that his home folks and
friends are to be deprived of his So
ciety in the future, while being as
sured nevertheless that with health
and strength preserved wherever he
shall be found they will know he is
man of whom Idaho will always be
mighty proud.