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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
HOPE new BILL
WILL SooNPA!SS
Aaefsency Tariff Law Meets Ap.
Desval Of Mlddle.West Prod1c.
ers and Business Men.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-(United Press
solution Of the unemployment
eUoiem and stabilization of prices
~ De the result Of the speedy en-
@ment OF the emergency agricul-
.s.si tariff law, In the opinion of
luoie western financiers and busi-
.s men, discussing Senator PEN
es sudden change in deciding to
" It's passage. Penrose earlier
~ announced he would oppose q
sla bill at the present session Of
Z 5usiness men believe the switch
renrose's plan is due to pressure
eusnt to bear in behalf Of efforts
provide work for the unemployed
~ matt the price decline.
q Will mean that cheap foreign
- - goods will be kept out Of this
.atfy." said George M. Reynolds
@e Continental and Commercial
~, one Of the biggest financial
1sututions in the west.
y viii also mean that our fac
49, Es viii be kept employed and
values will be stabilized"
According to John NJ. Glenn,
sssldent Of the Illinois Manufac-
association, Penrose's de-
0n p support q tariff Law at
- session Of congress Is caused
pressure from farmers and the
sing industries.
me farmer wants 10 be protect
uom importation of Canadian
and this Of course would
ne would get q higher price
~ grain." said Glenn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
HAMLET HERO
BRAVES BLAZE
TO SAVE CHILD
Brice Fell Suffers Burns in
Dash Down Burning
Stair.
Especial to The Arxus.)

Hamlet, ILL.,, Jan. Running
down q burning fight of stairs
with his eight-year-old sister-in-
Law, Charlotte sternes. after hay-
ing saved the life Of his wife, Brice
Fall escaped with slight burns on
his face. while his home. furniture
and clothing we're consumed by
IRE about $50 o'clock lsst evening.
The Fell residence. owned by
Charles Bopes, is located one-half
mile west and three-fourths mile
north of Hamlet. The little gil
had come from Philadelphia, Pa,
several months ago to make her
home here because of i'll health.
1t is said she is getting along as
well as can be expected.
The entire two-story dwelling
was burned to the ground and the
contents eaten up by the flames.
The total loss to the house was
$1,000, and damage to the
furniture and clothing amount
ed to $500. The residence was
insured for a little over $1,000. The
fire is believed to have started
when the heating stove in the kitch-
en- began putting and shooting
flames about the room. This is the
only origin that the family can
place.
The fire spread in the kitchen
rapidly and took with it the coal
house and the wash house in the
rear Of the residence. The Fell
family was asleep upstairs, when
Mr.. Fell heard the cracking Of the
flames and rushed down to the
kitchen. The rear exit was on firo
and escape was impossible through
this way. MIR. Fell ran upstairs
and assisted his wife through the
choking smoke and flames to tho
front part of the house and out the
front entrance. His second trip
upstairs to save his sister-in-law
was. very dangerous, and on bring
ing her down the stairs, Mr.. Fell
had to fight the flames continually.
He was burned about tho face as
a result. Nothing in the house
could be saved.
By the time neighbors had reach
ed the scene the house was entire
ly in a blaze and there was no
chance for saving the structure.
A large crowd had gathered in
the roadway and watched the spec
tacle. The family was taken to
neighbors for the night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
''R0UND TABLE"
TALK WITHHYD
Representative of Professions and
Industries Held Conferences at
jefferson City.

Jefferson City. Mo-. Jan. Rep
resentatives Of various professions
and industries gathered here today
In the last Of q series Of round Ia
BILE" conferences with Governor
elect Hyde to discuss means for
promoting the agricultural and in
dustrial interests in the state, and
consider problems relating to the
election laws.
The agricultural and educational
situation throughout Missouri has
been gone into In detail during the
last two days BY members Of the
conference. who have outlined to
the governor-elect the measures
they believe are necessary for i'm
proving conditions.
Federal and state aid for ,agri-
cultural schools and road building,
and an increase In school funds have
been urged on the next executive a
being Of primary importance.
Tho governor-elect has tndicat-
Cd producers will be assisted In ev-
cry possible way. and has asserted
the educational standards must be
raised
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
LEFT WAITING
IN GRAVEYARD


Chicago, Jan. Judge Joseph
SanAth decided that Joseph Vein,
4 merchant, deserved . divorce, A.
ter hearing q story. Of a wifc's
elopement while the husband wait
cd in . cemetery for her to assist
In the dedication of . tombstone at
the grave of = baby~daughter. All
arrangements for the dedication
were completed, the friends came.
the rabbi arrived but his wife new
er did come. He went home ana
found his wife and money were
gone.
"He deserves . divorce; prepare
the papers," Judge SABBATH instruct
ed his clerk. Hes the first man
ever heard Of Who was left waiting
in . graveyard"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
O'CALLAGHAN
Gets LIBERTY
Mayor Of Cork Free to Testify Be.
fore Committee Of One Hun.
dred On Irish Situation.

Washington, Jan. 7.-Connict be-
tween the state and labor depart
ihents over jurisdiction in the case
of Lord Mayor O'Callaghan OF
Cork, seeking admission to the
country without passports, reach
ed the open today. Labor depart
ment officials denied an earlier
statement by Assistant Secretary
Merle Smith of the state depart
ment that the case had been re-
ferred by Secretary Wilson to the
state department. ~
washington. Jan. 7.-Regardless
of what final action IL taken on the
admissibility to this country OF
Daniel ]. O'Callaghan, lord mayor
of Cork, ireland, who arrived at
Newport News on Tuesday night
as a stowaway without . passport
Developments of the last "a hours
appeared to have removed all OBJ
stacles to the aHhievement Of the
purpose for which he came here
Action Of Secretary OF Labor VIII
son yesterday in perolt1g oCai-
laghan on his own recognition was
believed. to. have insured free op-
portunity for his appearance before
the commission Of the COMMITTEES
Of One Hundred investigating the
Irish question on Jan. II, the date
OF the next meeting.
with O'Callaghan's case NOT yes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
UNVEIL STATUE
AT OPENING OF
MORIACH HALL
Signing of Treaty of 1903
Commemorated I'M
Missouri.

Jefferson City, No., Jan. L
Signing Of the Louisiana purchase
treaty with Francs in 1902 is SYM
bolized in q huge statue that will
be unveiled in the Missouri state
capitol building here today. By
the Louisiana purchase and q large
part Of the rest Of the Mississippi
valley came into the possession -ot
the United States. A
The unveiling will form part Of
the ceremonies attendant upon
dedication Of the Soldiers and Sail.
ors' Memorial hall. The ceremon-
les are to begin at a joint session
of the houses Of the legislature
Governor Frederick D. Gardner
will tender a reception to visiting
artists and officials ut the executive
mansion tonight.
The statue is entitled ''The Sign
ing of the Treaty, 1803." James
Monroe, one of the American COM
missioners, is represented In the
relief at the left, while the other,
Robert r. Livingstone, is seated.
Marbois, the agent Of France, n
depicted in the act Of afiixing his
signature.
Werk of Kari Bitter.
The artist is Karl Bitter, who
was director of sculpture for the
Pan-American exposition Of 1901
and chief Of the department Of
sculpture 1t the st. Louis worlds
fair In 1904. The statue was orig
inally designed for the Missouri ex-
hibit ~ the fair.
Among other art works in the
new Missouri state house to be un-
yelled today is window OF mosaic
stained glass depicting The Glory
of Missouri in Peace" Lanettes to
be unveiled picture the Attack on
St. Louis in $780," Indian Surren-
der to General Dodge 1875" Battle
Of Sacramento" military occupation
Of Havana in the Spanish-American
war, the battle ofJWilson's Creek in
the Civil war and the battle of
Westport. Two lunett6 are devot-
ed to the World war, "Vauquois
Heights" and ''The Navy Guarded
the Road to France"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
HOLD owen and
DAY FOR H0LDUP


Gibson City. H., Jan. Royal
Owen and Cecil Day, are now in the
county Jail It Paxton, III. under
charge Of having b4en the ones who
committed the recent h0ldup OF
Postmaster Tarbox Of this city, in
which Mr.. Tarbox was shot but not
mortally wounded. Young Owen
was arrested SOME days ago and
had been held 1inee that time. He
il reported to have made , con-
fession, of the whole matter. IN
which he implicated Cecil Day and
charged that Day was the one Who
actually hred ~ sA0t which
wounded The Do6tnSsae.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
DOCTEAM DASH
OF AVIATORS Is
NEARING CLOSE
Balloonists r eturnin g
From Perilous Trip are
On Home Stretch.
ny JANES KELLY.

fUnited Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1921, by United Press.
Mattice, Ont, Jan. THE three
American navy balloonists. return
ing from their record-breaking air
trip into the north, we're believed
today to be on the home stretch in
their dash by dog team from Moose
Factory to Mattice. where they will
entrain for home.
The aviators will be met by
detachment of the Royal Canadian
mounted police. A police sergeant
has arrived here ready to extend
to the flyers, in the name OF the
dominion, the services OF himself
and the whole mounted squad at
Haileybury. Incidentally, the ser
geant must report formally to OF
tawa that a foreign aircraft ar
rived in Canada without permis-
sion" This. however. is a mere
formality.
The condition Of the last 60 miles
Of trail over which the aviators-
Lieutenants Kloor, Farrell and Hin
ton-their Indian guides and their
dog teams must travel on the final
Dash for this village, is said to be
very good.
High Winds Blow.
The trail over which the Ameri-
cans are travelling from Moose Fac
tory to this point is good one ex-
cept when a thaw softens it, or
when a high wind springs up.
Travellers are exposed to the wind
most of the way. rs there is only
q sparse growth Of stunted tim
Der, affording no. break to the
sweep Of the icy gales which come
swooping down out OF the north.
II a party were to be caught mid
way between two shelters in such
q wind storm, it would have hard
time surviving unless an expert
trail traveller were on hand to help
them out.
The inhabitants here take pleas
ure in yarning about what has hap
pened to some Of the parties caught
out on the trails.
Two whites and two Crees last
winter met mad weather just after
leaving Moose Factory. One Of the
whites was SO badly frozen he died
shortly after reaching here.
Old timers say the existing wealth.
er il ideal for the trip.
The only thermometer in these
parts is in possession Of Hudson
Bay company oficials. who say the
mercury has only gone under 5 be.
low zero once this winter. Thai
was at Christmas time when the
flyers were safe at Moose Factory
At that time it dropped to Is below
"Old Joe" Matxgewoh, who is re-
xarded a. the local unofficial fore.
caster. predicted today that fine
vsather would prevail during the
next seven days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
MOVE
T0PROMO'TE
EDUCATION
Harding Favors Creation
Of Special Bureau Il
Friends Can Agree.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Speciai-t The Argus

Washington, Jan. 7.-Presfdent-
elect Harding has asked his friends
In the senate and the house who
are interested In establishing eth
er q department Of public welfare
or a department Of education to get
together and harmonic their Views
If possible in q single proposal that
he can support.
The inside story of the conflict
ing interests and influences that
have come to the front In con1ec-
tion with the new department ex-
tends back into the campaign and
involves an unfortunate misunder-
standing as to- the true position Of
the Catholic church which has
lately been the subject Of . lively
discussion in the Catholic press.
The whole thing revolves about
the establishment Of = federal in
stitution to promote and organise
the educational facilities Of the
United States 20 as to cut down
the high percentage Of illiteracy.
to Americapize foreigners, pro-
mote physical. education. including
health and sanitation, and the
training of teachers.
During. the last campaign, sew
eral proposals were made for . de-
partment Of social welfare Or . de-
partment Of public welfare, ON the
theory that opposition from the
Catholic elements would thereby, be
lessened and on the theory that .
bureau of education could be put
into the department Of welfare.
But this the league Of women yot-
ers and other Women's ~0rganiza-
tions have declined to- support and
the argument is being made that
the politicians who are always fear
full Of religious prejudices among
their constituents have totally ex-
aggerated the position of the Cath
olics who, while anxious to have
no legislation enacted which would
interfere in the slightest with their
control over parochial schools, are
nevertheless represented rs being
unwilling to appear before the pub
lie as the foes Of any educational
nroiect that has for its object the
hetterment Of all Americans with
out respect>t to race or religion: In
deed. Cardinal Gibbons himself re-
Gently wrote letter to . friend
which took the position that It
vouh be unfortunate indeed II the
impression became widespread that
the Catholic church were opposed
to the promotion Of education BY
the federal government.
The real trouble arises because
Of the variety Of proposals ..nd the
fact that the details Of thA Smiths
Towner bill which represents the
vish of the educators of the coun-
trv Who are back Of the measure -
we'll At the league Of women's vot-
ers. have not been widely explain
ed. In the first place, absolutely
NO control over courses OF study or
management Of schools Il given IN
tie bill. All appropriations are
distrfbuted by the several states OF
the union 20 that whatever may be
the relationship existing In each
state between public and parocnial
schools will be maintained. Fur
thermore. the purpose Of the de-
nartment Of education would BE- to
nrenni1e facilities And enroll teach
ers and provide organizations Of
which the states can take advan-
tare. The national department Of
EDUCATION will be . clearing house
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
LEF|f
DDERATES
FOR
VARS END
rein Chiefs Think
itish VIII Accept
irish Parliament.

r1ndon, Jan. r. ASSOCIATED
/ eos.)-Eamonn de Valera, pres
Ut cf the Irish republic" is re-
I'D to have been invited to come
r. London to confer with the prime
rinister, David Lloyd George, says
\ - Westminster Gazette today.
\ tthsr Michael OTlanagan vice
,wssident Of the Irish republic" is
upected to arrive here today and
| ~ coming is said to be in connec-
"a with new peace discussions
BY CHARLES H. MCANN,
uallel Press STAFF Correspondent.
Copyright 1921, by the United
Press.)
Dublin, Jan. Evidence Of a
growing inclination to achieve
1osee with Great Britain were
luund among Irish leaders here
today.
A "left wing" Of the Sim Fem
a. d demanding a fight to the I'm
r. Other factions are beginning
\ b realize that the government can
rect terror with terror and with
the resources Of an empire crush
he humanity and materially i'm
poverished island.
Few signs of mutual trust can
b discerned. Sim Feiners believe
Great Britain wants to crush the
nationalist spirit once and for all.
British officials are demanding that
oaly Irish leaders of guaranteed
spowsr shall negotiate with them.
President" de Valera is in hid
iae In Dublin. "Vice President"
ON@th is confined in Mount Joy
ION. Dublin, but freely receiving
Visitors. Michael Collins. popular
supposed to be commander-in-
tAief Of the republican forces, Is
almost daily in Dublin streets, rid
Ing the trans, watching. activities
II the military who could share in
reward of 10000 pounds for his
capture.
These paradoxes are reflected in
ane daily life Of the Irish and in
their roundabout negotiations with
tie British.
Dublin has escaped much Of the
sief that has visited other sections,
Notably that about Cork.
Still 1t has been touched
Dublin's notably clean streets
Ne muddy now. The government
ns withdrawn the grants WHICH
I'D been paid the street cleaners
nd the force was dismissed. In
cher ways the troubled conditions
are brought home-the constant
appearance Of soldiers, lorries and
arms and the communicates from
D1blin Castle.
Still the observer finds the usual
naghing crowds on the streets.
Asn, women and the youths seek
amusement as before. Newsboys
eoatinue their begging. jaunting
cars rattle by with their sight
1eers.
Glimpse Of Khaki.
A turreted and armored car
mars down the street, shunting
oher traffic to the curb, street
aowds getting e glimpse Of khaki
= the machine speeds on.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
WRECKED
At EAST ALTON.
Equitable Powder Mills Suffers
From Explosion - Officials BE.
fuse to Be Interviewed.

Alton, ILL.,. Jan. 7.-An explosion
at the plant OF the Equitable Pow
der company ut East Alton today
destroyed the wheel house and
broke numerous windows in the
neighborhoOd. A report that one
man had been killed and another
injured could not h verified. An
estimate Of the damage was not
available. as officials Of the COM
pany refused to discuss the matter.
Reports from Edward3ville, IL miles
away, said the explosion was felt
there distinc4ly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
lAPIURE STREET CAR BANDIT GANG


Washington, Jan. Z. - Hearings
on the national forestry program
bill introduced By Representative
Smell Of New York, which calls for
the expenditure, Of $l1.ooo,ooo .
year for tho protection and dsvsl-
opment OF forests, were begun to-
day before the subcommittee on an
preparations of which Representa-
tive Anderson is chairman.
Newspaper publishers, paper
manufacturers, lumbermen, timber
land owners, wood-using indus
tries, the United States Forest SER
vice and the American Forestry as
sociation were represented.
One million dollars year for CO.
operating with the states in pro-
tecting the forests from fire and
$40 poe, 900 a year for securing ad-
ditional forest land for the govern
ment, Is being asked as q forward
step in the endeavor. to secure suf-
ficient lumber and paper pulp for
future needs.
Importance Of the proposed leg
islation to the industries Of the
country can not be over-estimated,
according to r. s. Kellogg, chair
man Of the national forest program
committee. made up Of men repre-
senting many industries.
Newspaper Ago.
"This is a paper age and in the
United States, at least, a newspa-
per age" said Chairman kellogg,
who is also secretary of the News
Print Service bureau. From an
annual consumption of three
pounds Of news print paper per
capita in 1880, we have gone to IS
pounds in 1920. II paper is indis-
pensible our forests are still more
dispeEsible, for in addition to
supplying the raw material for all
the news print paper and most OF
the material for ali other kinds Of
paper except the highest grades,
our dependence upon forest pro-
ducts for countless articles of ne
cessity and convenience Is equally
evident. The supply OF staadiAs
timber is equally evident The
supply Of standing timber In the
United States is only about 40 per
cent of what 1t was 100 years ago,
and this remaining stand is being
drawn upon at q more rapid rate
than it Is being reproduced. I'm
like our other basic raw materials,
however, such as coal, oil, and met
ais, timber need not be mined and
exhausted, but can and should be
harvested and reproduced like 9TH
er products of the soil.
"For this reason, it is especially
encouraging to note the recent
agreement Of the great lumber
manufacturing and wood-using in
dustries Of the country with the
American Forestry association and
the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association upon plan for an
adequate and permanent forest pol
icy in ha aRmony with the recommen-
dations of the United States For
est service. This marks the most
constructive step yet taken to
bring about the continuous pr0duc-
ton of timber upon all land suited
for that purpose.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
profits
.0N0RELANO
FORM ISSUE
Hundreds Of Millions Paid
as Income Taxes Await
Ruling Of Court.

) Washington, Jan. ,7.-Argumenta
were begun today In the supreme
court in the invested capital
case," characterized by Solicitor
General Frierson as ''the most i'm
portant legal suit from the stand
point Of government finances in a
decade" Whether the government
will be- forced to return hundreds
Of millions Of dollars paid as in
come tax depends on the outcome
The immediate issue before the
court Is the appeal OF the Labelle
Iron works from q ruling Of the
bureau Of internal revenue, fefus-
ing to allow it to treat as invest
ment capital the value OF ore lands
which It had purchased in 1904 for
$3.50. 900. and which by 1917 had
increased to $10,000,000. Govern
ment agents maintained that the
increase In realty was profit" and
should be taxed as such. The COM
pany added the interest to its capi-
ta! invested and claimed the nor
NAL deduction of Z per cent, paying
under protest the additional tax Of
s., 1,0S1, 900.
Comes In New Form.
The question of whether a stock
dividend is taxable arose in a new
form in the present case. the in
creased value OF the ore lands hav-
ing been represented on the books
Of the corporation, according to the
governments brief, since 1912, by
stock issued as q stock dividend y
The wide interest displayed in
the case in the business world was
illustrated by the number Of re-
quests for permission to appear as
friends Of the court"
Increase In the value Of the ore
lands is comparable to the increase
which occurs in the value OF q
herd Of cattle. which, when pur-
chased, included q number OF
calves, the appellant argued.
Profits" was defined to the court
as the actual net amount Of gain
made by . business between any
two dates.
The. appellants theory is that
the capital invested in its ore lands
is net what Is paid for them, but
is to be measured by the present
value Of the lands" Mr.. Frierson
said. but the government contends
on the other hand that the act
clearly defines the invested cap
ital' rs the amount received in ex-
change for its share of stock plus
any paid In ore earned surplus
used in the business"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-07
COMPLETE CONFESSIONOF
TWO MOLINE H0LDuP JOBS
BINDS FOUR NOW IN JAIL
BANDITS VICTIMS
on STEPHENS PARK CAR

JAN. & lu0ls
Conductor Charles fraser, 1914
Sk.oentA street, Mellne, eA6.
MOtoyAaA Gust EngelN col
Tkirteeath sveuue Rock Island,
- coats.
Dewey Peal, ssak Eleventh
street, Moline, no loss.
Afss Ecil Tilhury. Eleventh
street, Twenty.ninth avenue
Moline, No loss.
Miss Freda Larson, maid at
George n. Peek home, Black
Hawk roAd, Moline, no loss.
Carl Gustaison. l16S Twenty.
sixth street A, Moline, no loss.
An unknown man and woman,
the nan losing Ss.
ON PROSPECT PARK CAR
DEC. g, 1890.
Conductor Guy II. HartWiok,
22M Fifteenth avenue, Moline,
who lost GO In cash and the gold
watch which led to Implication
and confession Of the alleged
bandits.
Motornan Irving A. Kinds, 21s
Fourth avenue, Mollno. NO loss.