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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
TRIKE THREAT
WEAKENS RAILS;
OILS ADVANCE

New York, Oct 15.-Weakness Of
rails and strength of oils were the
contrasting features of today's
short stock market session. Com
plications in the railway situation
growing out OF tn, proposed cut in
wages and reduction OF freight
rates provoked general selling of
high grade and junior transporta-
tons at losses of 1 to points.
Great Northern and other promi
rent grangers, as well as trans
continentals were most depressed.
Mexican Petroleum continued TO
lead the oils, rising over 2 points
and Pan-American issues California
Petroleum and Houston Ill also
making substantial gains Pierce
Arrow, common and preferred, the
latter at a gain of 81 points. led
the motor group. Leaders among
steels, equipments and specialties
were irreguiarly lower. The clos
ing was heavy.
Sales Appropriated 100000 shares
Bonds, including government is
sues, were dull, but steady.
The entire railway division was
under pressure at the opening of
today's stock market Latest de-
velopments in the transportation
situation indicating marked differ
ences between executives and OPP
eratives. effected losses ranging
from fractions to l point in all the
prominent rails. These included
Northern Pacific, Canadian Pacific,
Chicago & Northwestern. Illinois
Central, Reading & Chesapeake &
Ohio.
Steels and equipments were sym
patheucally effected. The only ex-
ception was Gulf states Steel, which
rose 2 points. Oils, particularly
the Mexican group, were firm.
A new low record for German
exchange was without effect on the
remainder of the foreign exchange
market
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
INDIAN MOUNDS
BEING OPENED
BY SCIENTISTS

East St Louis, Il-Smaller
groups of the Cahokia Indian
mounds, four miles east of here,
are being opened and studied in an
effort to gain more definite fnfor-
nation about the prehistoric Mound
Builders than hitherto has been
obtained
Scientific research work on the
mounds has been started by W. K
Moorehead, archaeologist, who was
APPOINTED by the Illinois State mu-
scum to make the study. A num-
Der of ex-seryice men from Massa-
chusetts are assisting DR.. Moore
head in excaEating and tunneIing
the mounds.
DR.. Moorehead, explaining h1s
undertaking, said:
Our purpose is to study skele-
tons and relics which We hope to
find in the mounds. These viii en-
able us to classify the period of
civilization and development of the
Mound Builders Careful excaVa-
tons of village sites and burial
grounds will be made TO obtain
skeletons and relics.
"A skeleton of the CahOkia peo-
pie has not yet been obtained II
We are successful enough to find
any, DR.. Alec Har,ilicka OF the
Smithsonian institute viii study 1t
and might be able to reconstruct
the physical type of the Cahokla
people
Preliminary examination or the
Cahokia region seemingly indicates
that there are 80 or more mounds
in the group and not g. as previous
" stated. The region nesds new
survey and Clinton Cowan. former
ly city surveyor Of Cincinnati and
lately highway commissioner OF
Ohio, has promised TO map the
mounds"
The scientists is a member Of
the United States board OF Indian
commissioners and is associated
VITA the curator department Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
Kansas City Iavestoc ok.

Kansas City, Mo- Oct. 15.-Cat-
tie: Receipts 500: for week: beef
steers generally 15c to SOC higher;
some short fed steers up more; top
1928; sh-stock and Gamers steady
to Csc lower; bulls steady to weak;
yealers steady; heavy calves strong
er to soc higher; stockers and feed
ers mostly Csc to SOC higher; stock
cows and heifers steady; stock
calves mostly 25c higher.
Hogs: Receipts 200; generally
steady with Fridays average: prime
211 to 800 pound weights S.OO0
SIS; medium to good light mixed
7.65; packing sows 6.50@7. 90; stock
pigs steady.
Sheep: Receipts GOO; for week:
sheep steady to 25c higher; top
lambs steady to 10c higher; top
westerns 800; feeding lambs 35c to
soc higher.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
farm RECEIPTS
REPORT BOOSTS
WHEAT PRICES

chicago, Oct fb.-Although wheat
.-sees at first showed strength to-
- a. a result Of figures on farm
.-s,rts the market later declined
80 10 assertions that the report
vas Incomplete
n was said the stocks in country
.,.vators and mills had been
s..,t,ed. This would make u differ
sree Of about 100, 0oo, 0oo bushels
onering prices which varied from
- same as yesterdays finish to
lsc higher with December $115A
- .1f6A, and May, s1-2e TO $L21.
~s-e followed by moderate ssetbacks
al around.
rorn and oats paraIleled the ac-
,;on of wheat After opening h to
sazc lower including December
!, 47T TO 4S15c, corn reached to
slightly under yesterdays close.
oats stff,d1,u tared ESTAOINU
oats started 1sc lower TO nc
higher. December Sac to 341sc, and
s later showed losses
Provisions were tirmer with hogs.
weekend evening up of trades
5 rallied the market in the last
hour. The close was unsettled at
, Hc net decline to a like advance,
With December $1155s to $115B
and May, $1.195s to $3.50.
The market closed steady at &c
net lower to h%14c gain, with De-
eember AK to 477sc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
REDWOOD TRUNK IS
ADDED TO MUSEUM
FORESTRY EXHIBIT

Chicago.-The impressive trunk
of a California redwood tree has
just been unveiled here in the Field
museum of natural history This
is the newest addition to the mus
Seum's timber exhibit, which is
said to be the most complete, in
structive and beautiful ever at
tempted by any institution in the
world.
DR.. Millspaugh, the eminent bot
anist in charge, who has been con-
nected with the museum since the
idea of its existence was first tsug-
gested during the last months of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition
in 1893. early conceived a scheme
of exhibiting American trees and
woods with specimens that would
instantly inform every one of the
size to which each kind grows.
The collection now includes over
$50 species, set up in monographs
of great value to every one interest
ed in forestry or the uses of timber.
OF each species is shown trunk
with the bark intact; wheel"
section illustrating the ring"
growth; a common and quarter"
sawed plank; a large photograph
of a Ieafing branch, another Of
typical tree in summer and the
same tree in winter; map colored
to show the distribution of the
tree in North America; and label
giving all needed information not
revealed by the specimens them
selves-such as the physical char
acteristios of the wood and the
uses TO which each is, or may be
put.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15

(By United PFess.)
Aew York.-The police believe
s s,as they have recovered a stolen
~ diamond ring. But they can't
sure until they take an X-ray
me stomach OF George Meyer,
inspected thief.
we, view York - Stephen Price,
geo with beating John MCGEE,
sa the latter was flirting with
as Price. Amy woman who is
= mother of eleven children has
saer time nor inclination to-
the court ruled
!. south Bend, Every child in
,se orphans home near here was
~ 70 see 1.-THE Kid" Since then
s- nome has been forced to spend
- LOT broken windows.
IA aexleo, Mo.-Warren Bel, negro,
~. years old. has been issued .
satlng license.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
ONLY MEMORIES
AND DUST IN GAY
HOTEL GLASSWARE

New York.-Thin, glistening wine
glasses. hundreds OF dozens of
them worth thousands of dollars,
are stored away in the big hotels Of
New York and the stewards don't
know what to do about it,
Some few have been sold and
others given to friends of the no
tells who. it was assumed, were able
to employ the gay glassware as 1t
was intended it should be used.
But prohibition made the glass
ware useless for the hotels, most
stewards feeling it dishonorable
to past memories to serve ginger
ale and impotent grape juice in the
fine old wine glasses
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CONTINUED from First Page)
tai from invisible to visible use.
Thus agriculture would suffer along
with other retail and wholesale
businesses. When surfaces are
are high, the tax-exempt bonds are
gobbled up. City and municipal
bonds are tax free. Under the fed
eral constitution congress can't
touch local securities Accordingly,
billions of dollars are tied up in
municipal bonds that ought to be
available to private business.
Administration Stirred.
The full significance of the agree
ment made by the senate leaders
last week to make the surtaxes
about so per cent is beginning to
dawn on the administration which
is likely to express itself very
strongly on this point before long.
The house bill made the surtaxes
about 80 per cent which with the
addition Of per cent normal tax
made the total federal tax about
40 per cent This, too, is considered
high but the fact is the government
curities when that figure was under
discussion. The moment the pro-
posal was made, however. to go
higher-to so per cent surtax plus
an s per cent normal tax-the sat
uration point was evidently reached
men with money no longer consid-
cred the railroad bonds offered for
sale by the government worth buy
ing when other taS-exempt securi-
ties were available.
Farmer View Economic.
The treasury department had
fully expected to dispose of $780,
0O0 900 worth of railroad securities.
Everything went fine during the re-
cess of congress but the new tax
program has knocked the bottom
out of the governments aspirations.
And the. awkward part of the situa-
ton is that the executive branch of
the government which is trying
hard to bring about a business re-
vival is handicapped by the attitude
of members of congress who are
mostly concerned with a bill that
looks well in print, measure that
seems to relieve the moderate in
comes but seeks" the people with
capital. The viewpoint of the for
mer is economic, the latter is purely
political President Harding alone
can reconcile the two and before
the tax program is finally com
pleted, his Intervention is expected
so that bill may be framed not for
the benefit of a class but the whole
country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
0UAKEHITSIh
SOUTH PACIFIC

Chicago, Oct. 15.-An earthquake
of moderate intensity, but lasting
tuo and a half hours, was recorded
on the seismograph at the United
states government bureau early
This morning. The center of the
disturbance was 2,S65 miles south
west of Chicago, probably III the
Pacific ocean, according to the
bureau
The first tremor was recorded at
1921 a. m, the maximum strength
at 2:05 a M, and the final tremor
s4 : - N.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
uneven VOTING
ON SCHOOL TAX
Downtown Districts Report Heavy
Poll But Outlying Sections
Are Light

Reports 10 The Argus al O'Clock
this afternoon indicated uneven
voting in nine precincts which were
established for the special school
tax levy vote today.
Downtown districts reported
heavy voting for a school measure
but in the outlying sections there
were indications of a laxity. The
mems vote ia the downtown dis
tricts accounted largely for the diff
ference in the numbers Compar-
atively few men had voted in the
residential sections up to the noon
hour but the vote downtown was
growing.
The total vote will not approach
the normal vote polled but will be
far in excess of the usual school
election poll.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
ERIE

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mckee and
daughter, Juanita, from Franklin
Grove, Ill, spent Thursday in Erie
with Mrs. Mckee's mother, Mrs.
Ariel Howell, and family, while en-
route to Leaurenc, Iowa, where
they are moving. They shipped
their household goods by train and
are making The trip by auto, going
from here to Morrison, Ill, to re
main over night with Mrs. Mckee
relatives, Charles Mccall and fam
lily. They will also visit at diff
ferent points in Iowa. and expect
TO reach their destination by Sun
day Mr.. Mckee has followed
farming as u profession and will
continue that occupation in Iowa
Mrs. Mary Fenton of Mt. Car
mel, Ill, was an arrival Thursday
evening, and is the guest of her
stepson and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Fenton, and the Elson Med
hurst family. She is the widow of
Sylvester Fenton, and was 4 form
er resident here. leaving after the
death of her husband, for Mt. Car
mel. where she makes her home
with her sister.
Mrs Carrie Hoffman spent the
week at GeneSeo, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Wood and other friends.
A deal in real estate has been
made recently in Erie in which
Franz Wolever, who owned a cot
tage near the Erie mill. has ex-
changed with Mrs Nellie Bennett
for her place on the street ada
cent, in the northeastern part of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Diemer re-
turned Wednesday from Davenport.
where they went after their house
hold goods which have been stored
there the past year. The goods ar
rived Thursday and were placed in
Mrs. Edith Smiths house which the
Diener family will occupy for the
present
Mrs. Charles Lather has returned
home from a visit of two weeks at
Moline and in Mercer county. She
visited her daughter, Mrs. Ellen
Heller at Moline, and from there
went to Mercer county where she
was the guest Of Rev. and Mrs ".
b Parker, who were former resi-
dents OF Erie Rev. Parker was
pastor Of the Baptist church here.
He now has charge at a church in
Mercer county.
Lee Malhoit and family, who have
farmed the Charles Muesse farm
IN Newton township the past year,
have left there and moved TO Gin
ton, Iowa The farm is now oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sharer
of that locality.
Miss Juanita Mckee from near
Franklin Grove, is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Ariel Howell
ana family this week. Miss Nc
KEGS mother was formerly Miss
Mabel Dickinson, and was born
ana raised in Erie.
Mr.. and Mrs R. c. Adams of
Galesburg spent part OF the week
with their relatives, the Adams
families, and Mrs Anna Johnson
Rev. Howard Taylor. who has
been assigned to the Passionate OF
the Erie Methodist church. Is ex-
pected to fill the pulpit Sunday.
Although Ire repairing or the
church is not fully done, il will be
/ condition tC be used ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
Foreign Exchange,

New York, Oct 15.-Foreign ex-
change irregular. Great Britain,
demand, 3.S9A; cables, 3-S9A; so
day bills on banks, 1856. France,
demand, 1872; cables, 1924. Italy,
demand, 404; cables, 4.045a. Bel
gian, demand, 7.20; cables, 1909
Gelmany, demand. .651z; cables,
66. Holland, demand, 1852; ca
bles, 1874. Norway, demand, 1925.
Sweden, demand, $3.50 Denmark,
demand, 1910. Switzerland, de
mand. 1910. Spain, demand, 1885
Greece, demand, 4.2S. Argentina,
demand, 31-50. Brazil, demand,
12z5. Montreal. SIX.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
TRIBUNE
winner IN
LIBEL SUIT

Continued from First Pags)
ed to point out the necessity Of
avoiding its principles. He char
acterized its history as telling the
story of the struggle for huzan
liberty.
1T is a succession of repressive
measures with varying degrees Of
inhuman penalties on the one hand
and a stubborn resistance to them
by the champions of liberty on the
other" Judge Fisher said.
The judge said that the mere
fact that no American precedent
existed for the present action was
not in itself sufficient reason for
denying the right TO bring suit be-
cause the law provided a remedy
for every wrong, unless it comes
in conflict with constitutional liIni-
tations or broad questions of pub
lie policy.
Quotes Illinois Statute.
Judge Fisher then quoted section
4, article 2 of the Illinois constitu-
ton OF 1870, which provided that
every person may freely speak.
write and publish on all subjects,
being responsible for the abuse OF
that liberty" and that the truth
when published with good motives
and for justifiable ends, shall be
sufh cient defense for libel He said
that this sweeping declaration OF
broad right sought to protect
rights already existing against
abuses, which were recognized by
law as such, and which were easily
recognizable.
1.-THE freedom of speech and OF
| the press was, at the very incep-
| ton of our government, regarded
as indispensable to d free state,
| Judge Fisher said. Those who at
tempted to check the passion for
it were branded by history as BAR
barians and tyrants."
Libel Only Persons.
The court held that libel was ap-
nIicable only TO private persons or
CORPORATIONS, and he concluded
that the city might not sue for IL
bel, unless by some legal fiction
the plaintiff is to he regarded, for
the purpose of this suit, as pri-
vate person, in which event the
publications are defamatory and
libel would lie"
Judge Fisher said that Illinois
cases cited by counsel for the city
as authority for the right of the
municipality to sue for libel in its
private capacity did not, in fact,
apply because they did not even
hint that the municipality might
throw of its character of public
governmental agency.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
VIOLA

Miss Georgia Black returned to
her home in New Franklin, Mo,
Thursday after a four weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. R ]. Reynolds,
and family.
W. e. Briggs was a Galesburg
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Brice Kennedy departed for
Kansas Tuesday. where she viii re-
main with her daughter during the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ashenhurst
of Monmouth were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Wood on Thursday.
The Misses Bernice Smith and
burg Thursday and spent the day
shopping.
Mrs. Sena Mclaughlin returned
Tuesday from a visit with relatives
in Rock Island and near Mather-
vile
Jay Fisher went to Galesburg
Thursday, where he viii remain
for some time.
Archie SimmS has accepted a po-
siion at Burgess He went there
last week to take up his new du-
ties
Miss Helen Johnson, formerly of
Viola, went to Milwaukee last week
TO spend several weeks at the home
of her aunt
Miss Ardie Griffin of Rock Island
is dressmahng for Mrs. Martha
BeIlinger, south of town
Rev. and Mrs. o. E. Clapp called
on Greenlander residents Tuesday.
Mrs. VIII RobinsoB spent Wed
nesday with Mrs Anne Longley In
AIedo-
Mr.. and Mrs N. L. Williams re-
turned to their home in Lincoln,
Neb.. Tuesday after visit with rel
atives here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
Weather Forecast

Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Sunday slightly warmer to-
night in south and central portions.
Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Sunday; slightly warmer to-
night in south and east central
portions.
Wisconsin: Unsettled this after
noon, followed by generally fair
tonight and Sunday; slightly cooler
In west and north portions tonight
Iowa; Generally fair tonight and
Sunday; slightly cooler tonight in
northeast portion.
Indiana: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday, probably light rain in
extreme north portion tonight;
somewhat warmer. tonight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
CAMBRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Record spent
Friday in the tri-cities. They made
the trip by motor
Mrs. John r. Mascall has return
ed from q weeks trip to Chica-
go. where she visited friends
Mrs. Mary Stackhouse has re-
turned from a ten days visit to
Chicago. where she visited with her
daughter, and family.
Farmers report that the corn Is
much better than they thought 't
was two weeks ago. Quite number
OF them complain of the hushng
making their hands sore as there
seems to be a dust on the husks
n causas an Exikatioz.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
WEEKLY GRAIN AND
PROVISION REVIEW

Chicago Oct. 15.-Wheat has
made a sharp advance in price this
week owing more or less to govern
ment figures showing that the 1922
yields of wheat and corn were
smaller than had been looked for.
Compared with a week ago, wheat
this morning was So to 6 cents
higher, corn down Is to 1sc, oats
up Is to 1ac and provisions IN
changed to 81 cents lower.
In addition to the notable de-
crease in estimated production of
wheat and corn general belief pre-
vailed that a further report from
the government as to stocks of
wheat on hand in all positions
would have a decided bullish &C
ton. Such consideration led to a
good deal of talk that the United
States wheat surplus had been well
sold out and with country offerings
reported light, especially in the
southwest and with dry weather
mpIaints from Kansas and Ne
braska the upward swing Of the
market displayed considerable
force at times.
On the other hand. bears con-
structions put upon address by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wallace fail
ed to exert more than a transient
influence, so likewise did a rail-
road embargo against Galveston
because of temporary congestion of
elevator and track facilities there.
Heavy receipts carried the corn
market down TO the lowest prices
yet this season and gave basis for
reports that the cereal would be
extensively burned for fuel.
Oats were steadier in line with
wheat.
Provisions sagged owing to weak
ness of corn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
ACCEPTLEACUE
SILESIAN IDEA

Paris, Oct. 15.-tBy the Associa-
ted Press. THE British and
French governments now are in
perfect agreement on complete &C
ceptance of recommendation of
the council of the League of Ma
lions for a settlement of the Upper
SiIesian problem, and on the pro-
cedure necessary to put the decis-
ion of the council into effect. it was
learned in authoritative quarters
today.
The council of ambassadors will
meet as soon as possible, perhaps
this afternoon, to adopt formally
the councils recommendations. and
to notify the German and Polish
to take the measures
necessary to apply to the decision.