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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
BURNS HOUSE
FOR INSURANCE
Clayton LHystsr, Valley Junction,
Iowa, Found Guilty By Jury
in Judge Edwards Court.

Waukegan. Ill. Dec 16.-C1zy-
ton Layster Of Valley Junction,
Iowa, was found guilty early THIS
morning in Judge Claire c. Ed
wards court here of arson and an
attempt to defraud an insurance
company. The jury had been out
IL hours
Sentence WIN be pronounced
later by tie court
Luyster had been charged by the
state with setting fire to his house
here. "a hours after obtaining a
s., 600 fire insurance policy.
Luyster. the state claimed. fed
to Iowa where his family resides,
after being released on bonds
signed by his uncle after the burn
ing OF HIS home here The stafe
claimed that Luyster claimed en-
uloymeut IN Des Moines and
Omaha, Feb- under the name OF
Ge0rpe EzerR
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
FOREIGNERS
BLAMED FOR
Mine RIOTS
Kansas Federal Officials
Plan to Deport
Agitators.

Pittsburg, Kans., Dec. 16.-By
the Associated Press. while ma
tional guardsmen patrolled the
Kansas coal field today. Richard J.
Hopkins. state attorney general,
and c. A Burnett, prosecuting at
torney OF Crawford county, studied
evidence at hand against a large
number of persons with a view of
issuing warrants in connection
with strike disorders which earlier
in the week threw the district into
turmoil and resulted in the sending
here of troops to protect non-strlk-
ers, members of the international
mine workers union
Possible deportation proceedings
against alien agitators and radicals
in this district, also were being
contemplated by federal officials,
it was said According to reports
here a large proportion of the men
on strike are not naturalized Amer
leans.
Three Warrants Issued.
Three warrants had been issued
early today by state officials in
connection with the disorder One
charged assault and battery and
two disturbing the peace
According to Mr.. Burnett some
of the warrants to be issued viii
be for women who led crowds of
female strike sympathizers in riot
Gus demonstrations at a number
of mines.
Union men employed at more
than half a dozen mines had voted
to go 10 work during the day They
had been kept away from the
mines as a result of the women's 3
activities, according to representa-
tives of the International union
here.
Many Mines at Work.
, Miners reported for work at a
this morning and three mines of
the Central Coal and Coke com
pany were operating
Mines at work at Central mine
No. 48 were joking each other this
morning about their experiences
with the marching women
Always heard Bill was ladies
man. said one, but here this week
so many of his lady friends came
to see him, Bill couldn't work at
all, could he, BiIl?"
Bill grinned and admitted he
made the best time in a f1ivver he
had ever made in his life in get
ting away from the mine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
Bill AIMED AT
PRESS FREEDOM
GETS PLAYING
.PubEfs hers Head
Urges Fight Against
Passage.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Dec 16--ThoT1-
as R Williams, president OF the
Newspaper Publishers association.
today called upon all members of
the organization, as well as pub
fishers generally, tot use their ef-
forts to defeat house bill No 6,50S
on the ground that mo such mis-
chievous interference with press
freedom has ever before been Sc
riously proposed in this county,
Bank News Involved.
~The bill" Mr.. Williams said IN
a statement, prohibits publication
in newspapers of any news likely
to lead to gambling Ostensibly
aimed at racing news, II would be
equally applicable to a large guam
tfty of variety Of financial and 9th
er news, such as reports of bank
cIearings, which have been gam
bled on in many cities The I'M
precedented censorship involved by
the bill itself is more than suffi-
cient warrant for its defeat Its
embargo on SO much news required
for the proper Information OF busi-
ness interests Is a strong addition
al reason
Calls Il $M1sclIieEOus".
NO such mtscmsvous fnteRfer-
ence with press freedom has ever
before been seriously proposed IN
this country. Immediate steps tc
prevent its going any further are
urgently recommended Its vicious
character should be so impressed
on the senate judiciary COMMITTEES
that its defeat will be assured
at is pointed out that 1T would
outlaw even the publication OF
baseball scores"
Mr.. Williams closed his state
ment by calling on publishers &c
make a determined deTnonstrS
ton before the judiciary commit
tee m Washington on Jan 10, next
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
GATCH PROF. AS
PEEPING TONI
AT CHICAGO u.

cn1cago. Dec. ia report
IA a pepper was caught at
university of Chicago coed
fnitpry and that he was re-
ed when it was discovered
E S a university professor,
vas under investigation today
y assistant States Attorney
Bess Sullivan.
uncials Of the university
soafd not discuss the report.
eut Assistant States Attorney
sdliiEan admitted she had or
eeIed the Investigation
Eatchman, according to
ue campus rumor. overpower-
= man peerfng into a bath
.vom OF the kenwood hall dor
-uHory, When he reached the
.ueei with his prisoner he mef
university professor. who, H
: said. identified the pepper as
member of the faculty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
GRAIN RATE
REDUCTIONS
HELD,vALID
I. G. G.. Issues Final Word
Cuts Are Effective
December 27.

Washington, Dec -16-(By The
Associated Press. Reduced rates
on grain, grain products and hay in
Mississippi territory which
the carriers Iecently sought to
have suspended for six months,
were sustained by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today, and
will go into effect Dec. 81.
The reductions average about
1651 per cent OF the 1920 grain
rates and are further decreased by
the commissions order today
which requires that corn and other
coarse grains be carried for 1e
per cent less than wheat and oshei
breadstuf grains.
First Order Oct 20.
The commissions original ordes
for the reduction was issued on Oct
20 and was based On the petition OF
Is western states and a number oi
agricultural organizations
Railroads opposing the reduc-
ton asked for a rehearing and vol
unfairly offered a reduction gen
eral throughout the United States,
except in northeastern territory, OF
10 per cent on all agriculture
products, which they said should be
considered a substitute for the
grain reduction. The rehearing
was completed on Wednesday
morning and the commissions final
decision was announced today
Further suspension of the rates
it was said, can now be obtained
only by court order in case an ap-
peal from the commissions action
is taken by the railroads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus-l

Washington. Dec 16--Compro-
mise, which is the basis of all in
international agreement, has been
found necessary To meet the pride
and sentiment of the japanese
people
Secretary Hughes, who started
out with an insistence on the &C
ceptance of the program he offered.
has found the Japanese currents OF
resistance so strong as to make ii
necessary to give concessions The
Japanese argued for q greater per-
centage of total tonnage and lost
They countered, however, with a
proposal that the Mutsu. the most
powerful type of -battleship yet
built, should be retained They ar
gued that Japanese sentiment was
wrapped up IN the new vessel. that
il would be difficult To scrap SO
important a ship without endan-
gering the acceptance of the whole
program So in order to satisfy
the Japanese, the American dele
gates were persuaded that as a
practical proposition the inclusion
OF the Mutsu didn't vitality affect
the total armament of the three big
naval powers and that possibly a
rearrangement of the vessels Sc
lected for the scrap heap would
be just as effective in the long run
Same Tactics on Zap.
Somewhat the same kind of tao
tics were used by the japanese in
the negotiations over the island of
Yap where the mandate originally
bestowed upon Japan WAS clasped
tenaciously by the Japanese, al
though most of the exclusive rights
and privileges which it might 9TH
erwise convey were granted to the
United States
In a nutshell, the American opin-
ion seems to be that Japan can
have all the superficial concessions
she wants if it makes little differ
ence in substance The American
naval experts do not feel that they
are conceding very much to Japan
IN letting the Mutsu remain for
they insist that the equivalent num-
Der of American battleShips retain
ed is more than sufficient to offset
any advantage which the Mutsu
might appear TO have given. Still.
the naval experts are the last peo-
pie in the world to object to any
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
PROPOSAL
is VOICED
BY BALFOUR
French Ask Enormous In
crease in Naval
Strength.

Washington, Dec. I6.-CBy the
Associated ress-)-Arthur J. Bal
four, head of the British deiega-
Britain would propose to the arms
conference the total abolition OF
submarines.
Washington Dec. 16.-By the
Associated Press.) - The French
delegation has presented a pro-
posal for so great an increase in
the strength of the French navy
that the British declare that such
a program, if carried out would
upset the whole plan for a 1858"
naval reduction
Although not yet entirely reveal
ed, the British understand that the
French plan provides for the con-
structiou OF ten 35 5,000-ton super
dreadnaughts in the 10 years sub
sequent to 1928 These vessels, OF
type similar to the American
battleship Maryland, would give
France a capital ship tonnage OF
$50, 600 as against 315 900 for ia
pan, and a preponderance OF new
post Jutland" type craft over all
nationR
Italy Follows.
Italy, although Indicating disap-
proval OF such building program,
is said to have told the arms con-
ference that IL France had asked
$50, ,0o0 tons she must carry OUt
a similar building program.
The combined French and italian
fleets thus would be some 200 600
tons stronger than the British or
American aIlotments under the re-
vised figures agreed on yesterday
by the big Threa~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
ENGLAND ASKS SUBMARINE ABOLITION
c Compromise With Japs Solues
Naual Ratio; Chinese Tat,gle
Acute Problem for Arms Meet

increase IN tonnage for any coun-
Try so long as it is proporttonata-
Deep IN their hearts they have not
looked with any particular joy on
the prospect OF Scrapping new bat
tiesh1ps upon which SO much mon
ey has been spent The Japanese
desire to keep the Mutsu has there
fore worked out to the advantage
OF those experts in all countries
who felt that the Hughes proposal
should merely be a starting point
and that a revision upward should
be made before the conference came
to a final agreement
Plenary Session Saturday.
The arms conference has rele-
gated Far Eastern questions to a
secondary place for the moment
while all attention is concentrated
on naval matters. The hope is that
a plenary session may he held on
Saturday of this week in order that
the naval agreement may be for
mally proclaimed
But while the conference has put
the Far Eastern tangle aside ten
tatively, the prospects are that the
most acute situation of all has yet
to develop with respect to China
The delegates from the latter coun-
try have been sitting patiently
waiting for the conference to ac-
complish something concrete for
China besides mere declarations of
principles. The Chinese have been
given promises and pledges of the
same kind before While they are
not openly expressing any dfsap-
proyal OF the new fo1r-power pact
they admit privately that the new
treaty places no restraint upon the
hnd Of Japanese with respect to
the mainland of Asia and merely
binds Japan not to infringe upon
the rights Of other powers IN the
Pacific islands.
What is to be done to limit Jap
anese aggression in China? The
Chinese have appealed to the pow
ers to do away with the treaty
which Japan forced upon China
during the war containing the IA
nous q demands The Chinese
have sought to regain Shantung-
The tendency OF the powers thus
far is to try to get as mnch accom-
plfshed ON naval matters and to dc
away with the Anglo-Japanese al
Continued on Page Ss.Ven1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
REED ATTACKS
APPLY TREATY
Missouri Senator Calls 1t ~Deafh
Warrant of China; Makes q. S.
Party to @Rape of ShantUng.

Washington, Dec. 16.-DeclaIfng
the four-power Pacific treaty To be
the death warrant OF China" Sen
ator Reed, Democrat of Missouri,
speaking IN the senate today ex-
pressed the belief that -it was
brought here by Japan and England
and practically agreed to in ad-
vance"
Adherence To the treaty. he said,
made the United States a party to
the rape of Shantung.-
The new pact, the Missouri SEN
ator said, was exactly like the
Anglo Japanese alliance, which it
supplants, except That the United
States and France were drawn IN
We are entering this treaty" he
added. TO protect the interests OF
Japan, Great Britain and France. IN
the OEssaS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
GARDEN OPERA
GOING BROKE


Chicago, Dec 1s.-Unffed Press)
Fate OF grand opera in CHICAGO
under direction OF Mary Garaefe
hung IN the balance today
Directors Of the opera considered
a financial deficit which the COM
pany faced.
Efforts to obtain 500 persons %
give 81 600 yearly toward nam
tanning the organization, have pro,
duced only about half thS neeoeA
number Of contributors
A drastic reorganization, cfahsEs
IN the personnel and meEhods oi
financing were eDrSSaerHA ~ ths
dkrecfnrN.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
CRAIG GOES
TO LONDON
FOR CONFAB
Hopes to Interview Lloyd
George on Boundary
Question.

London. Dec. I6.-(By the
ISsoeiated Press Both houses
n the British parliament rau-
Sed the treaty creating the
irish Free state by OyeTwhelm-
mo mai0rities this afternoon.
Dublin. Dee. I6--(By the AS
sociated Press The Dali Ell
ram was still engaged in pri-
,sIe consideration OF the Anglo
irish treaty at Il late hour to-
dav. having remained in secret
session throughout the after
noon without the issuance OF
any statement as TO when "A
nuklc meeting would be pOssi-
Bile.
london. Dec. 16-tBy the Asso-
rated Press. Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier, and Colonel
sDender, secretary TO the Ulster
cabinet arrived in London today
far consultations regarding Ulster S
nosttion under the pending Irish
settIemenL Sir James told news
pAper men he had come in con-
nection with the important ques-
tion of listers boundaries, which
the treatys stipulates, are to be
s1ed by a commission" He hoped,
he said, to have an early opportu-
nity Of seeing Austen Chamberlain,
the government leader in the house
Of commons, and possibly Prime
Minister Lloyd George.
THE present position appears to
throw us back TO where we were
in 1914" he said
He added that the boundaries is
sue seemed 10 him TO be a serious
matter
Without that / think We might
have been able TO secure approval
Of the treaty" he declared. but
the boundary proposals entirely al
ter the outlook
Dali Still Debates.
London, Dec. 16.-tBy the Asso-
dated Press Members of the
imperial parliament and of the
Dali Eireann al Dublin, gathered
again today for continued discus
sion of the Irish peace treaty
There was slight hope that de-
eision would be reached today by
the Dali, which again met in Sc
cet and it was thought that the
public session at which the vote
would be taken would not be held
Until tomorrow, and possibly might
Be deferred until next week
A vote Of ratification was eX-
pected today in both houses of the
Imperial parliament, but that body
The government had announced
would not be prorogued until the
e1's decision was received. While
Nowhere was there the least doubt
Aat the treaty would be ratified
hy large majority at Westminster
@nety was expressed here as tC
as ultimate fate in Dublin, where
Tclongation of the Dail's secret
sessions was regarded as an unde-
arahle symptom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
PEORIAN HEADS
BOARD OF TRADE
Robert MeDougaI Accepts BOmin-
alton; No Other Candidates Ex-
pected to be Named.

Chicago. Dec 1S-Robert Nc
DougaI today accepted nomination
for the presidency Of the Chicago
board of trade. The election viii
take place on Jan 3, and no other
candidate is expected 10 be named
Mr.. McDougal, who came from
Peoria, ILL.,, has long been one or
the most conspicuous figures in the
grain trade of the United States,
and during the World war served
in the commissioned personnel
branch, operations divisions of the.
United States general stafL He IS
a brother OF J. B. McDougai, gdv-
ernor OF the Chicago district Of the
federal reserve bank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
SEND REPLY ON
PREPARATIONS

PuaB, Dec. icy The Aaso-
ctzted Press The reply OF the
allied repAratious commission to
the note OF the German government
announcing It's inability to pay the
next two reparRdons fnstaIimeuts,
VIII be forwarded 10 Berlin tOnigh:
by special courier.
The reply was q simple &c
knovisdgmsnk Of Gegnarys noSI
featsoa ot her inability to meet the
payments, the commission reserv-
ing final decision on GermAny's re-
quest for al extension of the time
limit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
CAPITAL SHIPS
FOR FRANCE AND
ITALY NEW TASK
French w ant Ton.
mage Equal to That
of Japan.
BULLETIN.

Washington, Dec. 1e-By
the Associated Press. l-The
subcommittee on naval Imi-
tatiOn adjourned after q 5-hour
discussion today until tOmOF-
row without announcing any
conclusion.
Washington, Dec. 16- - (By the
Associated Press. Announcement
OF a final agreement between the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan on the American $3.50 na-
val ratio left the question Of capi
tai ship tonnage to be allotted
France and Italy the outstanding
matter to be determined by the new
naval committee of 15 as it resum-
ed today its task of whipping into
final shape the prospective FIVE
power naval limitation agreement.
The French group were under
stood to have begun presentation
at the committee session yesterday
of Frances desire for capital ship
tonnage equal to that OF Japan I'M
der the revised figures Of the three
power ratio agreement, which is
Sf5, ,0o9 tons. This presentation was
to be concluded before the commit
nee today, but there were tntima-
tons IN both French and Italian
circles that hong discussion might
be necessary before a complete five
power agreement could be present
ed for action by the conference it.
self.
5aps Keep MEtSn-
In the agreement on the ~5-5-s''
ratio, as formally announced by the
committee late yesterday, the Unit
ed States and Great Britain accede
to Japan's desire to retain her new
est batdeshfp, the MHtsu, with pro-
pcrtionats changes m the Ameri-
can and British fleets Under these
changes, the United States VIII re-
tain the nearly completed battle
ships Colorado and Washington in
place of the North Dakota and the
Delaware, while Great Britain viii
build two ships and scrap four old
er ones when these are completed
The increases in tonnage result
ing for all three powers adheres To
the original ratio OF the Hughes
proposal The agreement was
reached ON the basis OF q status quo
understanding as To the foKt1flca-
tton OF the Pacific islands
Discuss ShAnt4n&.
With the far easteEn committee
of the whole stfu IN adjournment,
negotiations ON that side Of the pro-
gram were confined today to con-
ference between the japanese and
Chinese on Shautung. The ques-
ttou Of financial settlement fDx res-
toratton Of The KfSo-Chow railroad
70 Chinese control still remained
unsettled when the tSo delegations
resumed negotiations
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
SPANISH TAKE
FRENCH BOATS
GunBoat Captures Two Sailing YES
sells Engaged in Gun Running
to Moroccan Insurgents

Madrid. Dec. 16.-By the Asso-
ciated Press s-)-The Spanish gun
boat Bonifaz has captured TWO
French sailing vessels which we're
conveying consignments OF arms
and ammunition TO the Moroccan
insurgents and sunk another Fes-
sci engaged in the same occupa-
ton. It was announced IN an OIL
ciaI report received here today
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
SAFEIS BLOWN
IN POSTOFFICE

Fairmount, Ill. Dec l6.-The
nos4ofHce here was broken into
some time last night, the safe
wrecked By explosives and money
and stamps worth $Iz5 taken. EY-
cry mail sack in the postoffice vas
opened. The robbery was not dis
covered until the office Was opened
this morning
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
CLAMP DRY Lid
ON IN CHICAGO
Uhf FnZmorriS Takes Joy Out OF
christmas for R0OueggerS;
scores of Places Raided.

Nicago, Dec 16-CUnited Press1
1t looked Ike a dull Christmas
,or The Chicago bootleggers and
aelr faEorite customers with Chief
" Police Charles FitzmorriS direct
US mop up" campaign today.
me chief ordered the lid on
Sgnt and any officer who failed to
yep n down would have to stand
Sial
scores OF places were raided and
@ces Tor beer and hooch, which
1s almost back to normalcy, shot
% again.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
MAKES WIFE WASH
HIS FEET; JUDGE
GRANTS DIVORCE

Chicago. Dec. 16.-Mrs- Kath-
crime Resn OF this city, suing
for divorce, testified before
Judge Grimm that one Of her
household duties for the last
FIVE years has been TO wash the
feet of her husband. George.
The court granted her q di-
vorcs-
These not being bible times.
a husband should wash his
own fest" Judge Grimm said
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
VETS WIDOWS
ROBBED OF $500

Peoria, Ill, Dec. 16.-Bstterfng in
a cellar door and breaking through
a bedroom door with an axe, rob
bers last night escaped with dia-
monds and money TO the value OF
approximately $500 at the home OF
Mrs J J. Wright, aged widow Of a
Civn war veteran Tn robbery oc
Cured while Mrs. Wright and her
daughter were az the G. a R hall
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
THE WEATHER

Rain. turning to snow. tins azter-
noon or tonight Much colder. Sat
urday. fair and colder strong
northvest winds tonight Minimum
temperature tonight VIII prooanIS
be Is degrees or lower. -,
Highest temperature yes1eruay'
AZ: lowest last night, 10.
Wind velocity at 2 a. m o n1Ases
Precipitation I'm last "a hours, Is
inch
I'm 7p.m 2 am.
Dry bulb temp. 40 Al 45
We. bulb temp. -.ss 81 Al a
Raj humidity Ii u SS
Sunset today. 4SsSs SUNRISE To
norUW, 7.26.
River stage afs7 An. z4' q ne
of in last "a hours.
ANDREW HkAkRlE6
lEsAeoeos1gtEG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
ZAP TALKS PEACE.

Washington, Dec 16--Resuits OF
the Washington conference should
put an end TO SILLY rurnors OF
war between Japan and the United
States. DR.. J. Soyeda said in a
sDeech-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-16
Is HIEKRS EIILEn

Brussels. Dee 1G--An explosion
Of fra damp In eaa1 n21Aas here
-.r~.& -Sha &ru<1r- 6 1SzakasN-
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