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The Pulaskian., 1921-06-02
PLEASANT HILL WEST.


 Speaking about the hydrophobia ticks and the fever ticks, we would say that the worst ticks we have i'll Arkansas is Politics. There are more real hydrophobia ticks in Arkansas than there ever was or ever will be of the so-called Texas Fever tick. For really there are but very few of the so-called fever ticks, even in Tex as, where they are supposed to breed and hatch. If ever one of them should happen to be so unfortunate as to come across the line into Arkansas. the fever tick would die in less than AS hours after landing. For the con ditions in Arkansas are not suited to his fever tickship's delicate consti- tuition. However, some folks would have you believe that the woods is full of the Texas fever tick. How ever, if anybody will stop to think "a while before they jump at conclu- sions, and if they know anything in the least about the difference between the conditions in Arkansas and Tex as in the district where the fever ticks breed and hatch. It is not just any place in Texas that the fever tick thrives, but only in a certain district and there are but very few of them there. The conditions are so vastly
 
 different in Arkansas that the ticks
The Pulaskian., 1921-06-02
CONCORD.

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 The Community Club met Wednes- day afternoon with Mrs. Paty. The club will give play some time in the future, and also piece another quilt. The proceeds of both will go for the benefit of the Cemetery chapel.
 Paragould. - The Cooperative Farmers Union Bank is to be organ ized at Paragould.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
.ooch Crazed Roarder
Shoots Mrs. Vincent,
Aged 78, In Moline

Mrs. Jane Vincent, aged 7S, shot
through the right lung in her home.
$40 Twenty-eighth street, Moline,
is in the Moline city hospital today
in a serious condition. She charges
Emory Truxell. a roomer at her
house, with having shot her last
night while he was in a drunken
frenzy. Truxell. who is a cripple,
is held at the Moline police station
on a charge of drunkenness.
Mystery surrounds the shooting.
which occurred at Mrs. Vincent's
home between 8 and 10 o'clock last
night, According to Mrs. Vincent.
Truxell came home last night
shortly after o'clock with a quart
OF whisky, about half of which ne
drank In his intoxicated condition
he got possession of a revolver ana
began TO wreck the premises he
rushed into Mrs. Vincents room
just as she was crawling from her
bed to her whel chair and shot ner
in the right lung. She was aoie 10
wheel herself to the door, open IL
and call for help. Two boys IN tne
heard her ana sum
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15

moned the police, who came at once
and removed her to the hospital
and placed Truxell under arrest
Victim An Invalid.
Mrs. Vincent has been incapac1-
tated for a year owing to q para
Iytic stroke she suffered at that
time. F. H. Shinn, 425 Forty-f1rst
street. and Mrs. Mabel Poston,
Twenty y-ninth-and-a-half street and
Twenty-third avenue, grand chill
dren of Mrs. Vincent. visited her at
the hospital last night and this
morning, and to them she related
the circumstances of the shooting.
Truxell was on bad terms with
most of Mrs. Vincent's relatives.
On account OF this many OF them had
stopped visiting her at her home.
1t was explained that Mrs. Vim
gents reason for keeping TruxelI
at her home was to relieve her
loneliness.
Truxell admitted that he had
been drunk for a week, but he de-
MED that he had shot Mrs. Vincent
The revolver belonged to Mrs. Vim
cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15

London, Oct. 15.-CUnited Press. }
Arms conference stock. at a rec
ord low when Premier Lloyd
George and other European leaders
announced their inability to BE-
present, scared today with the fol-
lowing developments:
Lloyd George Sails Nov. ).
Announcement that Lloyd George
will probably leave for Washington
Nov. 5.
Reports from Paris that Premier
BRAND has planned to extend the
limit of a few days" that he first
intended for his visit to America.
Denial that any attempt will be
made by the French chamber of
deputies TO force BRAND to re-
main in Paris.
Announcement of the selection of
several of England's most distin-
guished diplomats as delegates.
Announcement from Rome that
Italy has selected the largest part
of her delegation and a pronounce
ment that the Italian government
will do all in her power to cut arm
aments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
TAX HANDLING
PUTS BRAKE ON
BUSINESS BOOM
Higher Surtdx Keeps
Capital Out of In
dustry.
By DAVID LAWRENCE,
Copyright, 1921
Especial to The Argus.)

Washington, Oct 15.-The first
disiointed way in which the tax
problem has been tackled in con-
gress is being felt by the executive
branch of the government 1t leak
ed out today that after selling dur
ing three weeks in September more
than s100,000,000 worth of indus
trial and railroad bonds held by
the treasury, the sale stopped
abruptly as soon as the agricultural
bloc in the senate forced the Re
publican leaders to agree to higher
surtaxes amounting to about so
per cent
Money that had been expected
would flow into business and cause
a reopening of factories and re-
vival of export trade has sought
other channels of investment The
trouble is that in congress the feel
ing prevailed that the higher sur
taxes should be imposed in order
to make up for revenue that would
be lost through the removal of other
taxes falling upon smaller incomes.
The argument was made that
wealth should be taxed heavily.
Municipal Bonds Tie Up Cash.
But as government officials point
out it is not a question of discrimi-
nation between large and small in
comes but a broad policy of econ
omics Business enterprises have
been held stagnant, initiative has
been repelled, and the country's
reconstruction retarded by the vic
ious character of the excess profits
tax-both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis admit this. Now, however, in
the short space of two weeks a dem
onstratiOn is being given of a par
allel emergency-the imposition of
taxes so high that it will keep capi-
tai from being used in industry.
Officials of the administration insist
that unemployment will continue
unless means are found to tempt
persons with money to lend it to
business enterprises that need ex-
pansion and development - Indeed,
it is urged that the purchasing
power of labor will be diminished
if the business depression is not
relieved by the easier flow of capi-
Continued on Page Eleven.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
SEEK OPEN SHOP
0FCARPENTERS
Eight Lumber Companies Sue Chi.
cago Council Charging it is
Monopoly.

Chicago, Oct 15.-Eight wood
working and lumber companies
have filed suit against the Chicago
Carpenters district counci l f.,
charging that the council is mon
opoIy and asking a temporary or
der against it.
The court is asked to restrain the
union and its officers. several of
whom are named, from interfering
in any way with men who are will
ing to do carpenters work at diff
ferent wages and under different
contracts from those stipulated by
the council.
The bill states the council con-
trolls 20,500 carpenters.
The eight concerns employ 2,5C0
carpenters who are known as in
side men.
Counsel for the company stated
that if the bill is successful an
open shop will prevail
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
DOCTOR KILLED
BY HOLDUP men
Three Bandits Kill DR.. LipSOR Aft
er Robbing Drug Store; Garage
Manager Fatally Wounded.

Chicago, Oct 15.-(United Press.)
Five suspects were held by au-
thorities today in connection with
the murder of DR.. Paul Epson,
owner of St PauI's hospital, and
the shooting of George Tregoning,
i garage manager.
DR.. Lipson was shot in a south
side drug store by one of three
bandits who were holding up the
store to obtain cash and whisky.
AS the bandits started cut the door
DR.. Lipson, who was one of the
half dozen customers in the store,
rushed out another door to call the
police. A bandit shot him three
times. He died instantly
An hour later Tregoning was
driving into his garage when he
was stopped by one of the men,
later identified as the bandit who
shot DR.. Lipson. He was ordered
to drive several blocks. When he
begged to be allowed to go. he
was shot and probably mortally
wounded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
DUNNING ASYLUM
INMATES BECOME
PARENTS OF BABY

Chica go. Oct. 15.-The birth
Of a girl at the Chicago state
asylum for the insane at Dun
ming last August Is being in
vestigated. according to a reso-
luton adopted by the city coun-
Gil yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Krat. q patient, is
the mother, and another patient
is the father. Caspar Kra1, who
had his wife committed 10 the
institute four years ago. is con
sidering divorce
The aldermanic inquiry orig
mated in the report that, de-
spite the segregation g sexes
at the asylum. such births are
frequent. Al1erman TOmaa
was asked by the Bohemian
Mothers and. Sisters 81 the
BOYS who served IN the War,
TO make an ilvesttg7 alton.
Dr. Daniel E. CCEee. super
irte1Ccnt q the hospital sad
that during his two weeks in
Office all likelihood Of d sim
liar incident had been eiiml-
mated
PsychOpathic experts are
studying the development of the
! child
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
TRIBUNE IS
WINNER In
LIBEL SUIT
Judge Fisher Throws Chi
cago's $4,000, 900 Case
Out OF Court.

Chicago, Oct. 15.--Judge Harry
Fisher today sustained the demur-
er of the Chicago Tribune to the
s10,000,0O0 libel suit brought by the
city of Chicago. He declared the
city had no cause for action and
denied it the right to amend its
petition.
The city brought identical suits
against the Tribune and the Daily
News, claiming the papers had
printed false statements regarding
Chicago's financial standing and
thereby injured the city's credit
Judge Fisher declared the por-
tions OF English common law and
statutes which restricted the lib
erty of the press had not been in
herited by this country.
Press Vindicated.
This action" he said, "is not in
harmony with the genius, spirit and
objects of our institutions.
The decision was of far reach
ing Importance to newspapers, as
the suit was the first ON record in
hich a municipality sought to re-
strict the right to criticize its cor
porate acts.
Judge Fisher said that the case
in which the city of Manchester,
England, sued in 1891, was of no
value in the present case, because
while the English court held that
a municipal corporation may sue
for libel, the reasons for that find
ing were not stated, and the decis-
ion of a foreign tribunal in itself
is not precedent.
He held further that English mu-
inequalities are more in the nature
ef private corporations and that
therefore the question whether gov
ernmental bodies can sue for libel
could not have been considered in
Manchester case.
Should Avoid English Law.
The court said that examination
of the early English law only serv-
Continued on Page Eleven.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
CALLS ON LABOR BOARD
AND !. C. C. TO AVERT
THREATENED WALKOUT
Union Chiefs Leave Chi
cago With Secret Or
ders for Men.
BULLETIN,

Washington, Oct lI5.-PTes-
ldent Harding today assumed
: leadership in the governments
efforts 10 settle differences be-
tween the railroads and their
employees, and designated as
The best available agencies 10
avert serious labor troubles the
public group of the railroad
labor board and the member
ship OF the interstate commerce
commission.
Washington, Oct. 15.-The three
representatives of the public on the
railroad labor board we're sum
moned to the White house today
by President Harding, presumably
to discuss means of ayerting the
threatened strike of railway en-
ployes.
President Harding, after a brief
conference with the three public
members of the labor board, left
the White house with them, going
in the direction of the building
which houses the interstate com
merce commission.
Arriving at the interstate com
merce commission building, the
president and the labor board mem
bers went into the commission
hearing room, the doors were lock
ed and a conference with the full
membership OF the commission
started
After remaining in the confer
enCe about fifteen minutes, the
president returned to the White
house, leaving the labor board
members and the interstate cGm-
merce commission in conference.
Chicago. Oct 15--tBy United
Press Railroad union chiefs left
Chicago today carrying secret or
ders to be sent to all union Off
cials throughout the country to-
morrow, understood TO call for the
start of q general strike of 1,445,-
900 railroad workers on Oct. so.
The union heads departed follow
ing a four-hOur secret conference
at the Masonic temple of the 500
general chairmen of the unions.
All leading union chiefs attended
the meeting with the exception OF
w. e. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of the Railway TTainmen.
Lee left Chicago for Cleveland ear
Iier in the day after saying a strike
was inevitable and announcing that
he would mail strike orders TO his
union heads tomorrow from Glove
land.
All of the union heads refused TO
comment on decisions reached at
the meeting when the conference
broke up at l p. m today.
They hurried 10 get their trains.
All carried large packages which
were understood TO contain secret
orders for a strike issued at the
meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
SUNDAY, NOV.6,
DAY OF PRAYER
Federal Council OF Churches OF
Christ in America Issue Appeal
on Behalf of Disarmament.

Washington, Oct. 15.-The Sun
day before Armistice day. Nov. s,
will be observed by churches
throughout the country as time of
special prayer for the internation-
al conference of the Limitation OF
armaments.
The federal council of The
churches of Christ in America to-
day issued an appeal to the relig-
ious elements of America to un-
dertake 4 campaign of education
in behalf of a real reduction OF
armament"
The appeal also calls on all con-
gregations to hold special services
on Nov. II, at the time of the open
ing of the conference and the me-
mortal service to the unknown
dead
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
SELFISH IDEAS
TO DOMINATE IN
DISARM PARLEY
'SuaUe Faces in Front j.,
Loaded G un S Be-
hind,' Says Writer.
BY J. W. T. MASON.

(Written for The United Press.)
Selfish national interests and not
international generosity will domi-
nate the Washington disarmament
conference. This fact is shown by
the kind of men who have been ap-
pointed delegates to the confer
ence. There is no humanitarian on
the list.
Prince Tokugawa Of Japan is the
only prominent member of the for
eign delegations who is neither q
politician nor an old school diplo-
mat.
Practical Politics TO Rule
For the United States to make the
conference even a moderate success
it will be necessary to offer to trade
with the delegates. There will be
suaye faces in front and loaded
guns behind at the conference table
No nation present will be willing to
make sacrifices for the good of hu-
manity unless an ultimate personal
profit is shown. Practical politics
will rule at Washington when the
international statesmen come to-
gether, as it rules in the senate and
house of representatives.
Old Diplomacy Present
Arthur Balfour, who will prob
ably head the British delegation, is
the master politician in interna-
tional affairs in the house of com
mons. He has never been known to
give anything away without getting
something better for his country il
exchange. Premier BRAND Ol
France and his chief assistant, ex-
Premier Viviani, have no interest IN
anything outside the boundaries OF
France. Their political prestige
has always depended on giving
nothing and getting everything.
Ambassador RicCi. who is to head
the Italian delegations, thinks in
terms of secret diplomacy. Italy is
interested in the conference only
to the extent of preventing any in
reference with her imperialistic
plans in Africa and Asia-Minor
Ricci will have to prevent the adop-
ton of any rule for the reduction
of ItaIy's army below the require
mentS of colonial expansion. Secret
diplomacy will be used to this end.
Jap Is One Enigma.
The one enigma of the conference
delegations is Prince TokugaWa OF
Japan. He is the adopted son of the
late Prince keiki TokUgawa, who
was the last of the Shoguns. The
Japanese Shogunate system give
Japan her present military tenn
permanent But Prince Tokugawa
has had no military training He is
a democrat and has been mentioned
as Japan's first president if the
monarchy should be overthrOwn.
This contradiction in the ancestry
and character of TOkugawa will
make the Washington conference a
mystery gathering. He alone has
possibilities in his personality Of
sudden idealism. If he follows the
bent Of his ancestors, the confer
ence will fail. If his natural per-
sonality is allowed full freedom the
conference may possibly result in a
sensational success.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
ROADS, ACTION
CAUSES AMAZE
Official Washington AstOnished at
Decision to Cut Wages Before
Cutting Rates.

Washington. Oct IS. Omitted
Press. .D-OficiaI Washington was
amazed today at the apparently
changed attitude of railroad exec
utives. who following a conference
at Chicago with labor leaders an
nounced they would insist on fur
ther wage reductions before any
cut in rates.
The amazement here grew out OF
the fact when they were here last
week the executives created the
impression, if they did not actually
give the promise, that they would
nut forward the rate reduction pro-
nosals at the same time they asked
wage cuts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
BRITISH PRESS
NOW IN FAVOR
OF ARMS MEET
Prerniers Decision to
Attend Changes
Viewpoint.

London, Oct. Is. - Omitted
Press. )-The essence of the
change of the British attitude
toward the Harding disarma-
ment conference was contained
in the editorial expressions of
the Daily Chronicle. It said:
Lloyd Georges visit is the
most convincing proof that we
are in grave earnest regarding
the problems which President
Harding has propounded.
We can imagine no better
overture to Washington than the
good news regarding the devel-
opments of the Irish peace ne
gotiations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
LAST TRIBUTE
PAID TO KNOX
Body Of Senator Is Laid to Rest IN
Church Yard OF Valley Forge
Memorial Chapel

Valley Forge, Pa, Oct. 15.-CUnit-
ed Press. THE state of Pennsyl-
vania today paid her final respects
to Senator Philander Chase Knox
when his body was laid to rest in
the church yard of Valley Forge
Memorial Chapel.
A delegation of so congressman,
headed by Vice President Calvin
Coolidge, arrived a short time be-
fore the services. Governor Sproul
and Senator Penrose were also in
attendance.
The body of Senator Knox lay in
the library of his home here this
morning. On the casket was a
wreath of roses, a tribute from
President and Mrs. Harding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
GAVIN M'NhB TO
Defend FATTY
frisco Attorney Accepts Retainer
as chief Counsel for Arbuckle;
Seeured by Movie Interests.

=; San Francisco, Calf, Oct. IS
COnited PreSs.) - Gavin McNab,
San francisco attorney, today an
aOunceo he had accepted a retainer
a. q eAlef counsel for the defense of
%oScoe Arbuckle, accused of man
seuehter in connection with the
S'stn OF Virginia Rappe.
NJ ~ IS generally understood that
..a0 ...Na0 Was secured through the eff
wi. ~,S OF big motion picture inter
~ ~ In Los Angeles and New York
.ea we're said to have decided
~ 'ne successful defense of Ar
ss ,sle Is vital to the future of the
'10'e movie industry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
WOULD Bet
ON STRIKE,
SAYS LEE
Head of Trainmen Says
Time for Talking
Is Passed.

chicago. oct. 15.-(United Press.)
powerful railroad unions, turned
down cold in their efforts TO ne
,otiate with their employers, must
strike. or back down.
A strike seemed certain.
~what else is there left to do but
strike?" w. G. Lee, president of
tho brotherhood of Railway Train
man said in reply to question rs
tho 800 general chairmen represent
,ne 1000. 900 railroad workers start
ID their deciding session here to-
day. .,,a
aIf | was a betting man, would
het there waaass53 be 2 strike" Lee
stated.
Confronted with the most seri-
ous rebuff in the experience of
railroad unionism, the workers
representatives were in an angry
MOOD.
Roads Have ~SerVe.s
"I do not see how the ROADS nave
the nerve to suggest another wage
cut, when they know we have vot-
ed to strike because of the last
one" Lee said. THE time for talk
ing is passed"
The strike committee OF the un-
ions already was in session, map
ping out plans for the walkout.
Adding further to the strike tenn
per of the unions, information from
high railroad executives was that
the 10 per cent slice in wages for
skilled labor and % per cent for
uHskilled workers agreed upon at
the employers meeting would be
placed in effect just as soon as the
payrolls can be changed, without
waiting for action by the United
States Railroad Labor Board. Some
railroads, high executives said,
would be cutting wages by Nov. /.
Cut Planned Week Ago.
This could be done without vio-
lating the transportation act, the
executives contended. A dispute
MuSI nave dI lSCli btl " tGil tAlC
workers and the employers before
a case can be brought before me
board. The roads, they declared,
could arbitrarily cut wages. The
men then would appeal to the board
for relief and the hearing would be
called.
The whole procedure, according
to one high official, was mapped
out in Washington last week.
This whirl of events jolted the
brotherhoods in the last "a hours.
Railroad executives met. They
carried out their schedule of de-
Gliding to cut wages and of later
asking the interstate commerce
commission to slash freight rates
after wages were trimmed.
Brotherhood chiefs asked for a
conference. This was granted.
continued on Page Eleven.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
ILLINOIS FOLK
BARNUM HEIRS
vii! of William BarRum. Cousin OF
Snowman, Names Relatives in
Peoria and Other Places.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Relatives in
Springfield, Peoria, Monmouth,
Cameron and Gerlaw, Illinois, are
left a considerable part of the es-
tate of s165, 200, of William L. Bar
mum, second cousin of P. I. Bar
mum, the Snowman, whose will was
filed for probate today
William L. Barnum II. 4 nephew,
of this city, is chief beneficiary ana
executor of the estate Frank
Frymier, a mining engineer, is left
S5 900 on condition that he appear
before August 10. 1922. lie was
last heard from in Mexico.
Mr.. Barnum was 81 years of age
at the time of his death
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
NOW SAY TURKS
WILL BE CHEAP

Dallas, Texas. Oct. 15.-United
Press. Turkeys for turkey din
ners on Thanksgiving day are go
ing to be cheaper than last year.
Ben Albion, the turkey king" of
Texas, declared here today that &C
cording to present indications tur-
keys wo'Ld be about u cents lower
per pound this year than last.
If his prediction is carried out,
Thanksgiving turkeys will cost
about 20 cents a pound.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
FARMER found
DEAD ON ROAD

Peru. Ill, Oct. Investigation
is being made today of the death
of Joseph Rauh. 20 years old.
Bureau county farmer. whose body
with the skull fractured was found
Yesterday on road near here. AT
first it was believed the man had
fallen from wagon. RaEh was
said to have carried about $4,000
in cash and Liberty bonds.
The money and bonds later were
found in Rauh's clothing, and an
thorities were inclined 10 discount
the early theory that the farmer
had been assaulted and robbed.