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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
STANDING OF TEAMS.

Scoring eighteen units for Z TO-
tai Of seven points in the hvs
sprints held yesterday afte1nsen.
Ernest Kockler, local rider. who ls
teamed With GAaSley Ostefritter of
Newark in the six day bicycle race
ut the Coliseum. Increased their
lead in the point column, althoeea
they are tied with seven otnef
teams in mileage.
Eaton and Hill scored four
pelrts in the sprints and occupy
second position In ahe standlnx-
Kcpsky and Bello were thied. While
the teams-of Madden and Aagin
and Varraes and CARNEY tied for
fourth plAce ~ each took one ana
one-half paints.
I've Laps BeAial
~Fhe reconstructed teams Of Fred
Weber and Martin Ryan aAA wal
tar atsia and Frank nEehaeh are
| still two laps bel1md. lat may PICK
up the lost GROUND at any time
RYAN especially hAs made several
| attempts to Jump The held. but ha.
been caught shefcre he had gained
half . eiFcnA
The Adverse 4. A., Of which Ell
lnest ,Nscklef Il . member, will It
ttend the event ID q body tomorrow
|nieht 70 fheer ~ fAvorite. Wilt
lri5ine unAer AlyeSno 4. A. color'
fKoekies anAsAed The midwest ANA
tteuf title and raDfasantod tAts 80
'tien q The AHeRiean bicycle teaa
which cemHeAsd n. the Olympic
games.
Cover l.lle MilsA l
i AZ 8 o,eloek las4 nigAt the ieaa
Iiag teAns haA caseeed Lisa Dile
70 laps With ~ change IN the mile
tage stal1iAg. 4he teams NJ ~
:. den a10PaaS aosrA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20

All the news all the tims-Ths
Argus
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
General Chang Yso-Lin

"Our enormous wealth has neither
been tapped nor organized. I believe
that, now the European war is ended,
Japan will act in more kindly fashion
toward China
Chang works indefatigably His
labors begin at II o'clock at night. He
transacts almost all public business
when others are asleep, himself rctir-
ing at s q. IN. Public audiences are
given late in the afternoon. Between
6 and p. m. he takes his "noonday"
nap.
Chang's ambition to establish kim
self as dictator in disregard Of the
republican ideas OF Young China is
well understood throughout the Orient.
He is also understood 30 admire Jen-
ghiz Khan. He is accused OF being pro-
Japanese, and the accusation is always
coupled with the charge that he ex-
poets to receive aid from Japan in
support OF his dynastic aims. Gle
would build a Manchu- Mongol empire,
stretching from the sea TO the core
of Asia. and send the bill to Japan"
has been said Of him.
Over Chang's 100000 soldiers Peking
is said to have not the slightst control.
He and his army are as independent OF
Peking as if they constituted & SOW
ereign state. With adequate food sup
plies, his own railroads, with an eye
on the shipyards and arsenals of Japan
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

of Tengtien. He served President Yuan
Shih-kai until the collapse of the
lattcr's rnonarchical movement in 1916.
Every time crisis has developed in
the unstable career Of the Chinese Re-
public Chang has teen called in as 8
super-adviser.
Personally Chang is small and gentle
spoken. His slender white hands seem
to belle his record as 4 former bandit
chief. Ne dresses simply in Chinese
fashion and wears large pearl in his
head covering. Modest in opinion, he
nevertheless is cenversant with world
affairs. Visiting him at Mukden few
months ago, Lord Northcliffe found him
10 be "the most powerful man in China.f
The Washington conference was up
permost in the conversation between
the British publisher and the Chinese
war lord.
81 look to our American and British
friends to stand by China" said Chang
"The present chaos in China is not
new. Chinese affairs are always worse
before they get better. Two thousand
years ago the Chinese ruling dynasty
was in much worse trouble.
"Unlike Japan, China moves slowly
but surely. AS to our financial crisis,
our resources are immense. | am
searching now for better administra-
tors for the coming TWO years, and the
future will see better things for China.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Vienna Weeps aud Laughs

Vienna is hungry Vienna is cold.
What does it matter? The indulgent
night has come, and now, says CORE
spondent in lie Petit Parisien," the
old capital of archdukes and noble
ladies can throw off its shame and
mask its rniseries. Il is now the hour
Of pleasure, OF fessts, Of dances, of
orgies, Of bright lights.
On the sidewalk and on the resound-
ing pavement, lashed by the rain OF
late autumn, the legion Of those re-
duced to poverty passes by and disap-
pears IN the darkness toward uncertain
lodgings.
The poor pass by, all the poor
those of always and those of yester-
da...
Landlords, professors, men of letters,
students, clerks, officials, porters, pro-
fessional beggars, sharoers. pickpockets
and thieves; now they all mingla in
the same distress, They walk away,
pitiabie and starved. The limousinss
bespatter them with the mud CT the
gutter. They say nothing. They walk
along.
But in the dancing halls ard saloons
the lights are beginning to shine.
There Il is wsrm. THer. y II som
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

regent of Fiume. We have accorded
him more plaudits than his own coun-
trymen. And if we find that the ar
fists from beyond The Alps gesticulate
q little TOO much on the screen this
does not prevent US from admiring
their magnificent film productions.
We prefer, in Italy, the antiquities
and picturesque sites to the factories
and business Offices Of young Italy. But
even in France do not tourists go rath-
er to Aiguesmortes than to Roubaix?
And the proof that we take Italy
seriously is the fact that we are much
affected by the state Of mind in which
We see her. Really, we had no idea
that we were getting into ,nuddlc for
false bon-mots attributed to US by vcn-
oMous tongues.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Portable. Footmen in short breeches
beautiful young women covered with
jewels and paint. Vienna is hungry?
Vienna is cold? Come on! The cham
pagne bubbles. The glasses reflect the
brightness of the lights. The gypsies
make their iddles sing. Huzza! Huzza!
Life is so beautiful within!
The new lords Of little Austria are
not of melancholy humor. 1t is not
difficult TO amuse ones self! vt suf-
fices to throw paper at the heads of
the Wallets and merchants. Crowns
by the thousands, by the millions, be-
strew the tables. Come on! Come
On! Champagnol Songs! Tangoes!
Shimmies! They dance, they
drink.
And Che foreigners take part in the
feast. But with more discretion
apd, it seems, with little sadness.
With few pesetas, few dollars, a
few pounds, few francs, they are al.
millionaires. Their pockets are
stuffed full of Scraps Of paper in
1csibed with figures that 10 Longer
mean anything. TAey give tho
waiter tips OF ten thousand crowns, or
fifsy crowns. They don't mind
At random they take the pieces
OF paper out of their pockets.
They dance. They sing. i.
They play "Mon Homrae"; 2or Austria
is seized with Parisian passion. 4.
They laugh They ear. s..
Elsewhere, in their .wretched hole
lodgings sleep or weep those who 90
not eat.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25


w n "LE JOURNAL" Clement vautel
sheds new light on franco
Italian relations, saying:
The Italians reproach US:
1st. For calling them "macaroni;"
End. For believing that they pass
their time singing 80 sole milo" and
playing the mandolin;
Sd. For telling anecdotes which,
tho-gh perhaps funny, are certainly
unfriendly to them;
4th. For considering Leoncavallo
and Puccini poor musicians;
9Th. For making sport of D'Annun-
zio;
9Th. For finding that Italian artists
gesticulate too much in the movies;
7th. For liking, in Italy, only the
ruins, the volcanoes and Venice;
9Th. IN general, for not taking Italy
seriously.
These are thc true causes OF the
Italian anger against us. And readily
recognize that they are graver than
the worst political, economical, diplo-
matte differences; so true is it that,
among friends, all Is forgiven save q
harsh word.
SO let Us then explain ourselves once
for all. Our nejghbors should above
all be convinced that we make sport
OF everybody, beginning with ourselves.
We Lave mania for nicknames, and I
veadily admit that this is dangerous,
especially when you have to deal with
susceptible people. Without any ill.,
will whatever, we incusge in old jokes
at the expense of the .Auvergnats, the
Marseillois, the Portuguese, the Bel
gisns, the people of Anglers, the in
habitants Of Carpentras and Quimper-
Corentin, tae English, the Spanish the
South Americans and every one else.
Mscaroni? What OF that? We adore
the macaroni, and our Italian restau-
rants have to turn away crowds for
lack OF room.
LeoncAvallo and Puccini tYIu1npA at
the Opera -Comieue and get maximum
OF receipts there. Gabrielle d'Annunzio
was the king Of Paris before no was
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

lance had replaced another, and as s
consequence the American representa-
tives stood firm and won.
They won also in another important
direction. The British and the Japa~
nese at all times from the moment Of
the speech OF MIR. Lloyd George on
ward contended for three-party ar
rangement. But three party arrange
ment would, also from the American
point OF view, have suggested all TOO
strongly that one alliance had given
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
''Pogo" Obtains Footholj
Among Sports in Britain

Starting with only q lew devotees-
the new sport Of pogo" has obtaineo
a firm foothold in England, its popu
larity having increaed TO such an eA-
tent that, in several college towns, tns
police have had TO intervene TO pre-
vent enthusiastic "pogoers' Cor should
it be "pogoists"?) from blocking trsfhe'
The pogo pole IS an affair Of wcoo
about an inch in diameter and usuail*
three and half feet long. About 81
inches from the bottom there IA
stout crosspiece. The game is 10 place
both feet upon this crcsspiece, grasn
the top Of the pole firmly in both hanaS
and then. 10 try TO make progress ~l''
q series Of hops The winner. nats
rally, is he who first reaches the nnls'
line without having put his teet
tbs ground to balance himself ot5'
pogo contests have as their object =.
naming longest on the pogo pole VAIN
out overbslancing.
The very simplicity cf the perform
ance. coupled wifi the ludicrous effect
when person of any natural dlgnisy
attempts to pogo" about room wlth-
out losing his equilibrium, has g1Veh'
an immense i,aaetus to The sport, N~nieh
is said 20 be of French origin. Five
nainuf- without falling of s1 gooa
amateur performance OF the pogo pom
s,ar,hri.le,a suos ite first university q
adopt pogo, bat Oxford quickly iol T
lowed suit, ana nov there are hints
that pogo contests may be added -
the list OF athletic events which =.
annual classics between the two W
versities.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

way TO another. AS 8 consequence,
when the three powers had reached
agreement, Mr. Hughes proposed thai
France be admitted to sign. Here was
a new complication which brought new
delay. The proposal was opposed by
the Japanese and the British because
it obviously weakened the moral ef-
feet OF the arrangement, gave it more
general and less Impressive character.
In the end France was admitted and
signed. To be sure, France had islands
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

the battle was long and sharp. TO take
single example: The last provision
of Article " contains the reward for
all American concessions elsewhere. 1t
is asserted that following ratification
of the four-rower treaty the Anglo
Japanese treaty shall terminate" But
MIR. Balfour for lone contended that
for terminate should be used the
phrase "shall be superseded." Super
cession, however, would at least i'm
ply the notion that one treaty Of al
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
4 Chic German Dress
Has the Queen of England placed

Has The Queen Of England placed an
order in Germany for the dress she
will wear at the marriage of Princess
Mary? Perrin gays yes. London
say no.
So much the worse! says Figaro" !"
The great dressmakers of Berlin like to
maize gowns for queens as we'll as for
osher women. Witness thfs short
story:
II the years preceding the wsr En-
press Augusta sppe.red ~ the ecuxt
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
+ the Anglo Alliance Is an American Victor,
Another General Descends Upon Peking

located45n Manchuria and power TO tax
as he pleascs, why, his supporters ask,
should not Chang dream Of empire?
But affairs in interior China are not
80 favorable to Chang as they are in
Manchuria. He still has many bitter
factions with which to contend. The
Province Of Chilli, which surrounds
Peking, is controlled. by forces under
the command OF Tsao-Kun, an implac-
able foe Of Chang. To eliminate this
faction Chang ia reputed TO be Jnaking
ovcrtures to General Sun Yst-sen,
President OF the South China Republic,
with headquarter5 at Canton. Canton
is a long way from Mukden, but 1t 10
part of Changes statecraft to reach
that far in order to crush his enemies
nearer at home. Once he has Sun on
his side, no one doubts. he will pro-
ceed to reduce the South China Repub-
lie to tributary state. Sun processes
to represent the progressive elements
in China His alliance with a leader
who is more Of an autocrat than was
Yuan Shih-kai ia therefore incompre-
hensible to the Chinese people. Chang's
one purpose is to eliminate Sun as
soon as the alliance has served it's
purpose.
WV Pei-fu fS Another
Foe of Chang, the Dictator
Another foe OF Chang's is Wa Pei
fu, who commands 10000 soldiers in
Human, in the heart Of China. WI is
friendly with Tsao and the Chihli fac
ton. WI for months has been facing
an equal force under nr. Sun, who has
moved his troops 200 miles north Of
Canton.
Another factor in China's tangled
politics is the boy Emperor. In China
they do not decapitate their rnonarchs
retired from business. Instead they
vote them prncely allowances and pro-
vide them with all the pomp Of court
while withholding authority.
Hsuan Tung, the eighteen-year- d
dethroned Emperor Of China, is said to
be stirring uneasily in his palace III
Peking, with his eye on the possibility
Of again mounting the Dragon Throne,
which has been empty since the over
throw Of the Manchu dynasty in 1911
Under an arrangement made year
after the revolution, Hsuan, then only
eight years old, was given an allowance
out of the republics treasury OF S4,-
100000 8 year. He was provided with
an elaborate court retinue, with hum
dreds Of servants, English and Chinese
tut. RS, and he has reigned in solitary
state ever since. Among his pasrimes
is manipulating al American type
writer. He is reported TO be engaged
to daughter Of President Hsu. The
boys intelligence and interest in poli-
tics have awakened in him desire TO
participate in the affairs, OF China.
Two problems confront China. One
is bankruptcy. The other is the mainte-
nance of military forces FOX which she
has not the slightest use. The military
factions are employed solely to pro-
mote the ambitious schemes OF their
respective leaders. They impose heavy
levies Of taxation upon the peasants
They result in the governments having
to borrow money. For money China
barters away concessions.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Londos. Dances shs Roulette
Soviet Hospitality

None shall henceiorth" rne or
der of the Central Soviet-"enter Rus
sia without having previously obtained
authorization of the government of
Moscow, and whosoever enters without
1t is liable to ten years Imprisonment" !"
However, says Figaro" the traveller
who has received the necessary pass
from Lenine is by no means guaran-
teed that under pretence of "perquisi-
tion" he Will not some fine morning be
stripped Of AL he possesses, t..rown
into g dungeon and led 60 the post
with one of those ''detachments'
that are formed from time to time il
order to empty the overcrowGed Soviet
prisons.
These are the snconvsnient msnos
ct Red hospitality.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

feasus very badly dressed. William II
suffered much on this account, and
compared with modification the dresses
OF the Empress with those Of his
guests But II. NJ. Augusta. fierce
nationalist, would not for the world
have consented to being dressed by
other costumers than Ber-:il's ARTISTS"
However, one evening she attended
dinner in dress that was both daz-
zling and siro T.. which caused The am
bassadresatr 60 say:
"This is indeed chic dress!"
II was a present of the Emperor. In
very secret ways he had had it brought
. from the Rue de Ia Psix.
Londor Dances ske Roulette
An entirely new dance, the Roulette,
is practised in certain night clubs Of
London, and will probably soon reach
New York.
Every square OF the floor bears &
number. On the wall is a dial-plate,
with sixty numbers, over which hand
turns.
At a sudden signal all dancers stop,
as does the hand.
The couple who happened to stop on
the square bearing the number indi-
Gated by the hand wins the stake.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

France and Macar0ni
-w n Gle JOURNAL" Clement Vautel
sheds a new light on franco
Italian relations, saying:
The Italians reproach US:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
By Frank II. Sin,onds
WASHINGTON. December 2.

WAShINN UNi UeCelNuef "a
p" HE Paris conference hsd no
sooner closed its sessions than
there began to emerge from
saNaru side &hnt hawil do rino.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Bv Thomas Steep

t7cCcITTDVK
If: II: :: :: ::' f.: as: S: :: :
- kim iust when Presidnnt
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

When the history OF tie making OF
she four-power agreement, which Sena-
cor Lodge presented to the conference
a. the plenary session of December
10, is written 1t will be seen that from
Tavember i2 70 December 9, whom the
agreement was finally Struck between
the, four nations, the battle was waged
between two theses, that of the British
for an alliance and that Of the Ameri-
cans for free will scrapping Of the
s.liencc as an evidence OF friendliress.
When Sir. Balfour came to Wash
gngton nc brought. il not the actual
iraft, Very clear view Of the agree
saert which fis country desired to
Aage substituted for the Anglo-Jap-
sncse alliance, and this view envisaged
something which was very close to an
actual threepowcr alliance, the thing
suggested by Lloyd George in his
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-09

NO brooding there. my boy."

mo brooding there. my boy"
Dale looked up. The old attorney.
as neat I'm appearance as though he
had not even seen saddle that day,
was standing just outside the hate
full door OF bars. Beside him stood a
whitehead negro boy with big tray
OF steaming food on one hand and a
pot OF steaming coffee in the other.
The jailer came and unlocked the
door: also he very CONSIDERABLY
brought another stool and fresh water.
The major entered the cell. and the
negro followed
An amused twinkle appeared in
Dale's eyes as Bradley put the tray
down on the sOapbox. There was
enough for Ave threshing ma chine
handsi Tile black hoy was sent 70 the
front door 10 wall.
Il ihorght you'd he as hungry as
l am. and I'm as hungry Ms poor old
by Heck ever was laughed the
jor. "a lie sat down and began TO
pour the coffee. Riding always made
me as hungry as bear in April. Light
right into IL, Dale. There's nothing
like a good steak. for any meal, when
fellow Is half starved; Ell, Dalef
gale Id cause his beheadment IL these
steaks weren't perfect. Massengale." he
added. runs the hotel here. the En-
reka Funeral Parlors, and the one
Price Clothing Emporium
II wonder" smiled Bill Pale, what
he does with his spare timer"
Bradley laughed. his eyes twinkling
merrily Dale found that he too was
hungry. now that savOry odors had
invaded his ncstrils. A minute later,
and he had pronounced his steak deli
cious
'.sIassengaIe shall not suffer be-
headnent." said the major: and he
began to carve his own steak.
Ii was an excellent meal. the grim
surroundings Notwithstanding. When
II was over. the negro boy came and
took away the dishes. and received
with a gladstone grin the TWO silver
Coins that were given him. Then Brad
ley produced q handful OF cigars. and
two ~ them Mere promptly lighted.
Nov sir" said the old lawyer, IL
feel like talking. Let's see. YOU gave
your mau Hayes orders 10 carry the
work right along as though nothing
had happened, didn't youy And the
sheriff j. TO 20 back the day after to-
morrow TO arrest two or three Balls
and TWO or three Torreys, TO see what
he can find ont concerning the dyDa-
milling of The Two buildings and the
trestle-today was not good time to
make lie arrests. Am | correctT
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IF there could he such a thing as
comfortable cell here" he said I'm
low and kindly tones. ''it's this one"
He went on earnestly: "Now | want
you to believe me when tell you that
il is with real regret that ] put you
behind door OF iron. But II didn't
do II, somebody else would do 1t; and
it's possible that | can be little more
decent about II than another officer
would be-"
II realize all that. y'know," replied
Dale, "and I'm very much obliged to
you. sheriff"
Flowers unlocked the door, and Bill
Dale walked In. Flowers locked the
door and went away.
Dale began 10 inspect his quarters
TO all appearances. they were at least
clean. There was narrow bed coy
cred with q pair Of gray blankets, a
stool and soapbox. and nothing more.
The light in the corridor behind him
made snaky black lines OF bar-shadOws
on the brick partition walls and the
outer wall Of stone. Dale shuddered
in spite Of himself. He put up one
hand and turned on a small light
which dissipated The uncanny shad-
Ows-and showed him line from
Dante's Inferno" that TO him seemed
very miserable some former occupant
of that cell had written il with char
coal on the whitewashed outer wall.
Then Dale sat YEARLY down on the
narrow bed. leaned his head upon his
hands, and began to think.
He had always wanted difficulties
TO overcome, barriers TO surmount, a
work TO do. a fight to fight for him
self. In full measure he had found
them every one. He did not doubt his
ability to overcome the difficulties, sur
and fight his fight as good man
fights. and win--if II were not for the
charge OF having shot and killed Black
Adam Ball. II seemed to him now
that that must end all that was worth
while for him. For that was more
than difficulty. more than barrier.
He firmly believed that IL had been
his bullet that had finished the earthly
existence Of the giant hillman. True,
IL had been an accident But how was
he 10 convince a jury that IL had been
IN accident? would the Jury take his
word for II? The jury would not OF
course
The mysterious third shot, that had
come from a little distance-but he
could moi reasonably expect deliver
ance from that source. If only lac had
held down his ahominable. savage tenn
per: II only he had
Major Bradley interrupted his un-
pleasant train OF thought.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-11-09
THE BELDlNG BANNER-NEWS
Correct" nodded Dale.

Correct nodded Dale.
Bradley regarded his cigar thought
fully.
snow" he said In q low tone. sud
denly lifting his gaze TO the others
brought you here. Don't omit even the
slightest detail. Nobody can overhear
you II you will hold your voice down.
These walls are very thick. you see.
Well, you may begin"
In carefully guarded tones. Bill
Dale gave straightforward account
of the whole unfortunate occurrence.
The jor listened intently To every
word OF IL, so intently that he allowed
his cigar 10 go out. Often he stopped
his client and asked him 10 repeat GER
tain portions Of the story In order
that he might be doubly sure Of a
point.
As Major Bradley rose 70 ask the
jailer TO come and let him out. Dale
muttered downheartedly
TEL me. ma ior: what do you think
OF my casei II looks rather bad,
doesn't it,"
MOT bad enough TO warrant your
feeling blue over il. my boy" said
Bradley. showing his polished white
teeth in smile that was meant TO be
reusSuring. Il think We'll sci you out
of H. Anyway, don't worry about IL
Worry will kill a cat. they say! Yon
didn't kill Adam Ball John Moreland
Lad taught You how TO shoot pretty
we'll and II you look even half as
careful an aim as YOU think YOU did,
You couldn't have missed Balls hat by
so much.
GRO BE coNriNuEDl