davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
LABOR LACK
NOT SO BAD,
SAYS DAVIS
Secretary of Labor Com
pares 1914 Conditions
With Present.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Those who
are disturbed over the 5,735,000 un-
employed of today overlook that in
1914 there were 100000 out of
work, a larger percentage of whom
were men and actual bread-win-
ners, than in the present unem-
ployed, Secretary Davis said today
in a statement.
Declaring that the country had
just passed through a period when
every effort was made to induce
women and others who had not
worked for wages or salaries be-
fore to work and save starving
Europe" Mr.. DAVIS said present
unemployment figures include great
numbers of persons on whose earn
ings no -one actually is dependent.
12,GIU,0O0 Still at Work.
While we have our unemployed,
let us not forget the 1900, 600 who
are still at work" the statement
said. "A further encouraging fact
is that s500,000,000 is now available
about the country in the form OF
bonds already issued by the state,
county and municipal governments
for public works. Undoubtedly this
will be organized intelligently."
Positive signs of business recov-
cry have been furnished by the
commissioner of labor statistics,
Secretary Davis declared, adding:
~ "Some-ef-these signs have an-as-
set of their own. put them out
for others TO interpret as they
please, but one must have his head
very much in the air these days
not to notice the growing preva-
lence of silk hosiery and the hose
of silks in general"
Casts New Light on Figures
"A stir was caused all over the
country" the statement said, when
Senator Mccormick called for the
actual figures on current employ
ment, and these figures as supplied
bv the bureau of labor statistics
i'm the department of labor, were
found to be 5,135, 900. Those figures
stand as the best estimate available,
but they need to be read in relation
to the situation of seven years ago,
as we'll as in the light of the facts
of today.
Take this fact for instance. In
1920. the number of persons in the
United States employed as wage
earners or working for some one
other than themselves reached the
total of eighteen or twenty millions.
This was outside of agricultural oc-
cupations. The ratio of unem-
plcyed TO the total of workers to-
day is thus less than the ratio of
the unemployed to the total of
workers in 1914. And by a wide
margin.
CriGcizcs Newspapers.
1The statement has been con-
stantly in the news ana in the edi-
torial columns Of the newspapers
that the department of labor has
reported 5,735,000 men as being out
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
DEATH TOLL IN
TEXAS NOW 1876
Two More Bodies Are Found. One
Child-Flood Waters Report
ed Rapidly Receding.

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 14-CUnit-
ed Press the discovery of
two additional bodies during the
night the toll of life in the central
Texas flood was brought TO 1876 to-
day.
One of the bodies was found in
the wreckage at San Antonio,
bringing the death list in that city
to so. The other body was that Of
a child, which had been washed
from its fathers arms during the
storm Friday night at Temple.
Indications are that the toll of
death will not greatly exceed 200
unless the flood waters add to it as
they rush toward the coast Re-
ports from places through which
the high water is passing declare
that the flood stage is receding
rapidly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
4-Cent School Tax Levy Proposed
JOHN B. MOORE
PICKED TO HEAD
LEAGUE COURT
Election, of II Judges,
4 Deputies FuIfiiS
World Dreo.7,.'

Geneva, Sept 14.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press THE II judges of
the permanent International court
of justice elected by the assembly
of the League of Nations today,
were confirmed by the council of
the league, which met simulta-
neOusly with the assembly.
Geneva, Sept. 14.-tUnited Press)
The worlds 50-year dream OF an
International court of justice be-
came a reality today when the ma
tions elected II judges and four
deputies to the world court.
John Bassett Moore of the United
States, member of the permanent
court at The Hague, was elected
by the assembly on the second bal
lot this afternoon. On the first
ballot nine judges were chosen.
There was the keenest political
contention for the position, the
Americans being strong in numbers
and holding the balance of power
in many instances.
Root Gets Six Votes.
League delegates today declared
the establishment of the interna-
tional court of justice to be far and
away the most important under
taking of the League of Nations.
On the first ballot today EllhC
Root received the votes of six ma
tions.
John Bassett Moore received II
votes on the first ballot, Dr.. Roscoe
Pound, dean of the Harvard law
school, 6, and Sir Robert Borden,
former premier of Canada, II
otes.
The council and the assembly of
the league voted separately.
Others Chosen.
Geneva, Sept. 14.-United Press.)
The League of Nations assembly
on the first ballot today elected the
following to the international court
of justice: -
Dr. Rafael Altamiray Crevea OF
Spain, Dr. Alexandra Alvarez Of
Chile, Commentators Dionisio An
zilotti of Italy, DR.. Ruy Barboca Of
Brazil, DR.. Antonio 5. De Busta-
menta of Cuba, Viscount Robert
Finlay of Great Britain, DR.. B. T.
C. Loder of Holland, Yorogu Oda
OF Japan, DR.. Andre Weiss of
France.
Dr. Max Huber of Switzerland
was elected a justice OF the court
on the fifth ballot. DR.. Huber is
legal advisor of the Swiss foreign
office and professor of law at the
University of Zurich.
"Great Honor Says Moore.
New York, Sept 14.-United
Press. John Bassett Moore. when
informed of his election to the in
ternational court of justice by the
assembly of the League of Nations
today, said he felt it was a great
honor, but declined to comment
further.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
FASHION STAMPS
OFFICIAL 0. <. ON
FIG LEAF-HELP!

Chicago. Sept. 14-(United
Press. THE official o, K on
the fig leaf worn by Eve was
given today by Carl n Werntz.
director of the Academy Of
Fine ARTS.
FASHIONS do not rule as
much as do individual tastes
and the lines of individual hg-
ures." Werntz told the fashion
art league in session here.
Eve in selecting her first
gown chose the fig leaf for its
lines of character. symmetry
and beauty.
The fig leaf is what we art
lists call a good two and three
proportion-in ether words it
has good lines.
some fashions that have
been evolved since the fig leaf
have not been nearly so beau
tiful and artistic"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
Late Bulletins

Washington. Sept 1.-THE
railroad administration settled
today with the Chicago, Bur-
lingtOn & Quincy Railroad COM
pany all claims growing out of
federal control ior $4,000, 900.
Washington. Sept 14.-(Unft-
ed Press.) condition Of
Representative Joseph Mans
field. Democrat, Texas, who
has been seriously ill at q hos
pital here, was reported today
as slightly improved. He pass
ed a restful night
Springfield. H. Sept. IL
United Press THE appoint
ment of DR.. Daniel COffey to
be superintendent of the state
hospital at Dunning. Cook
county, was announced today.
Or. Coffey succeeds DIR.
Charles Reed, who becomes
sts1e alieaiSt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
OIL TANK BLAST
KILLS SIXTEEN

Philadelphia, Sept 14.-(United
Press Sixteen men were report
ed killed here this afternoon when
an oil still at the Point Breeze
plant of the Atlantic Refining COM
pany exploded.
A gang of workmen were said to
have been around the still contain
ing thousands of gallons of gaso-
line when the explosion occurred.
. Philadelphia. Sept. 14.-(Asso-
ciated Press. )-Seven workmen
are known to be dead and more
than a dozen injured as the result
of an explosion this afternoon
among oil tanks of the Atlantic Re-
fning company in the southwest
ern part of this city. Ffremen be
Ieve the death list will reach 10
or more. Fire followed the explo-
sion but was confined to the imme-
diate vicinity OF the explosion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
JAP-CHINESE
PARLEY STIRS
u. S. INTEREST
May Exert Influence
In Settling Shan
tung Question.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1921
(Snecial to The Argnsl

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Unit
ed States government is taking a
deep interest in the negotiations
between China and Japan over the
Shantung question. There is even
a chance that the Offices of this
government, or at any rate, its in
fiuence, will be exerted to bring
about a settlement, though it is not
yet clear whether the initiative
taken by the Japanese was for the
purpose of beginning a parley that
would merge into the larger con-
ference at Washington in Novem-
ber, or whether it was an effort to
put the Chinese in the position be-
fore the world of refusing d settle
ment
Japan has professed her anxiety
on many occasions to reach a set
tlement with China, but the latter,
having refused to sign the YER
sailles treaty, declines to enter into
negotiations which have as their
basis a confirmation of the action
of the Paris conference in award
ing Japan certain rights in Shan
tung. The United States did not
favor the Shantung settlement in
the Versailles conference and the
administration having fail
ed to ratify the Versailles pact, is
free to interpose its influence for
settlement between China and
Japan on a disinterested and un-
prejudiced basis.
Move Is Significant.
The larger aspects of the move
on the part of Japan in formally
proposing at this time a settlement
with China have appealed to the
Washington authorities. 1t is the
most significant step that has been
taken since President Harding is
sued his invitation tor a DISCUSSION
of far eastern questions in connec-
tion with disarmament. The Chi
nese are quite ready to assume that
Japan would prefer a settlement
before the Washington conference
begins. This looks impossible be-
cause far eastern diplomacy is of
the slow and pTocraStinating kind.
On the other hand, the Japanese
might try to persuade the Wash
ington conference to keep hands
off while the matters between
Japan and China were settled di-
rectly. China on the other hand is
eager for the support of the out
side world and wants all the pow
ers to be present when an agree
ment is reached so that Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy and the United
States will be morally responsible
for the fulfillment by Japan of the
promises she makes.
The Japanese accepted Americas
invitation to a conference with the
specific proviso that accomplished
facts" would not be discussed. This
was generally taken to mean that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
DAHL APPROVES
PEACE REPLY TO
LLOYD GEORGE
Griffith Heads Irish
Who VIII Go To
Inverness.

Dublin. Ireland, Sept. 14.-(By
the Associated Press.)-The Dali
Eireann at its session here today
unanimously approved the reply
to the recent proposals of Mr..
Lloyd George, the British prime
minister, regarding Irish peace
negotiations.
Appointment of plenipotentiaries
to the proposed conference at
Inverness with British representa-
tives to discuss the settlement of
the Irish question, was approved
by the Dali Eireann at its session
here today.
The Dail's official bulletin an
nouncing approval of the five plen-
ipotentiaries says this was done in
view of a possible conference with
representative of the British gov
ernment"
The appointments approved fol-
low:
Five Men Named.
Arthur Griffith, founder of the
Sim Fein and foreign minister of
the Dali cabinet, chairman
Michael Collins, finance minis
ter.
Robert C. Barton. who has been
one of the leading figures in the
preliminary negotiations.
Eamonn ]. Dugan, Sim Fein
member of parliament, and a lead
ing figure in the arrangement OF
the Irish truce.
George Gavan Duffy, who has
acted as representative of the Sim
Fein abroad
The Dali plenipotentiaries, il
was explained, were not appointed
to go to Inverness in response TO
the prime minister's invitation, but
have been chosen to carry on pos
sible negotiations, which may or
may not follow the receipt by Mr..
Lloyd George of the Dali cabinets
reply.
Belfast Has New idea.
Belfast, Ireland, Sept. 14.-There
is q theory here that the mission
of Harry Boland and Joseph Nc
Grath, Sim Fein leaders, who went
to Gairloch to confer with Prime
Minister Lloyd George. was to OBJ
tain the release of Irish republi-
cans who have been interned. Sim
Feiners living in County Tyrone,
have been expressing, during the
last few days, a strong belief that
their comrades would soon be
liberated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
FROM
SING SING Pen
Joseph Sorace. %. Makes Spectacu-
lar Getaway from Famous
Prison.

Ossining, n. Y, Sept. 14.-CUnited
Press. Joseph Sorace, 23, made
a spectacular escape from Sing
Sing prison before dawn today. He
sawed through his cell bars, broke
the lock on a trap door TO the roof.
slid down a telephone wire 20 feet
to the ground, scaled the walls,
dived into the Hudson river and
swan to freedom.
1t is not believed possible that
Sorace could have crossed the Hud-
son. Guards think he swan a short
distance up or down stream and
then came ashore again and went
into hiding.
His escape was the first in 40
years from the roof. Sorace, who
is % years old, was serving 10
years for manslaughter. He would
have been released in 1927 with
time off for good behavior.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
SENATORS WILL
GO TO WESTvA.
Committee to Investigate Condi-
tiOns in Coal Fields Leaves
Washington Saturday.

Washington, Sept. Members
of the senate committee investi-
eating conditions in the West Vir-
ginia coal fields will leave Wash
ington on Saturday for West Vir-
ginia with the intention of resum-
ing the inquiry in an informal
manner.
The subcommittee meeting in
executive session today decided
against immediate resumption OF
the formal inquiry in the coal fields
pending conclusion Of the murder
and arson trials in Mingo county
and the grand jury proceedings in
Lincoln county.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
lands STARTS
BUILDING BOOM
Judge Refuses Rehearing of Wage
Award Unless Men Return
to Work.

Chicago. Sept 14.-(United Press)
keneSaw Mountain Lam
dis started a building boom today
he drove building trades mechan-
les and laborers back to work Aft
er a strike of months.
Work on millions of dollars
worth of construction started when
Judge Lands, who acted as media
tor in the labor war between con-
tractors and employees said he
would not grant a rehearlng OF the
case of the employees If they DID
not start to work. A week ago
Lands ordered wages shsntly
reduced.
Threats of employers to establish
the "open shop" also Influenced the
men to return, it was said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
HAVE YOU GOT 16
SUITS? NO? THEN
HIDE IN BARREL!

Columbus. Ohio, Sept. IA
United Press. THE man with
two changes of clothing is
about half naked, according to
the standards of L c. Tyler,
chairman of the fashion com
mittee OF the National Cutters
association who declared to-
day $4,000 a year was an insig-
nihcaut expenditure for modern
fig leaves
The styles win give the men
the hustle" effect, according
to Tyler. The trousers will
have plaits in the front "cre-
atlng a large thigh" he an
nounced. The only other change
Will be in the waist-coat, which
will be shorter and with round
points.
Tyler said a man should have
at least IS suits.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
ARBUCKLE'S
FATE RESTS
ON INQUEST
Open Verdict Would Re
suit in Trial for Man
slaughter.
RTTLLETTN.

girl witnesses In the AfDuCkle
ease has admitted TO me that
she was approached by friends
of Arbuckie with regard TO her
testimony" Captain OF Deteo-
tiyes Duncan MatheSOn declar-
ed today.
MathesOn refused to say who
the witness was or TO give any
details.
ITO do so would endanger a
possible arrest he explained.
MathesOn said he favored
trying ArbGckIe for man.
slaughter instead OF for first
degree murder.
San Francisco, Calf, Sept. IA
Omitted Press Roscoe
c"Fatty'') Arbuckle will face trial
for murder or for manslaughter
probably will be determined by the
outcome of the inquest today, the
district attorneys office indicated
If the coroners jury finds that
the life of Miss Virginia Rappe was
taken in the wilful commission OF
a felony-that she was murdered
then the district attorney probably
will insist upon prosecuting Ar
buckle on the murder charge sworn
to two days ago by Mrs. Bambina
Maude Delmorte, the aVenger.
Hearing Resumed at 10 Il. m.
Ii the jury returns "an open YER
dict" leaving the exact causes OF
death in doubt; or if it finds death
was from a natural cause; or in
cludes any action tending TO exon
crate the fat comedian, then the
district attorneys Office probably
will prosecute on the indictment
for manslaughter returned by the
grand jury early today.
The inquest was scheduled to re-
sumo at 10 a. m. today. Three wit
nesses-Dr. William Ophuls, DR..
Emmett Rixford and Miss Zey
Pyyron. were to testify. 1t was
considered possible tha6 Miss
Alice Blake also would be called.
The inquest was expected to END
by early afternoon.
The coroner's jury cannot free
Arbuckle, but its verdict was look
ed upon as a sort of test vote on
the question of his innocence or
Indicted for Manslaughter.
Arbuckle was indicted by the
San Francisco grand jury early to-
day on a charge of manslaughter.
dismissal OF the murder charge
originally filed against the movie
comedian is expected to result
from his indictment on lesser
charge. His attorneys are pre-
pared to attempt to secure his re-
lease on bail.
ArbuckIe is accused of causing
the death of Virginia Rappe, mo-
ton picture actress, whom he IS
alleged TO have assaulted during 6
booze party" at his suite at the
St. Francis Hotel on Labor day.
Under the murder complaint Ar
buckle was accused OF killing Miss
Rappe with malice aforethOught.'
Another indictment absolves him
of premeditation but charges him
with committing "a felony, to-Wlt,
manslaughter."
The said Arbuckle did wilfully,
unla wfully, feloniously and with
out malice aforethought kill one
Virginia Rape, a human being,
the indictment says
Grand Jury Vote II to =.
The grand jury by vote of II
to ? voted the manslaughter indict-
ment at its second session on the
Arbuckle case. At the first session
it had refused to act until disputed
points in the evidence were cleared
up.
The coroner's inquest into the
Continued on Page Two.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
MARRIED AT IA,
SHE'S MOTHER OF
22ND CHILD AT fl

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 14.-Mrs. Earl
NJ Rowray, Al. has given birth 10
her 22nd child. Mrs. Rowray be-
came a bride at IA, and mother at
II. She has been married twice. By
her first husband she had 20 chill
dren. Four years ago he died and
she married a man 20 years her
iunior and since then two children
have been born to thaH-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
FIRE L. S. MEDICAL ADVISER.

;, Washington, Sept 14.-Dr. Haven
emerson. medical advisor to the
United States Veteran bureau, was
dismissed after being quoted in
columbus, Ohio, speech as saying
me bureau was being made the
football of politics"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
O,BRIES NAMED ARBrTER

Detroit, Mich. Sept 14.-Patrick
H. OBrien of Houghton, Mich, has
been named permanent arbitrator
of the United Brotherhood of Main
tenance Way Employees and Rail-
Wy Shop LaborerA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14

lice we're inclined TO hasten SuS-
PiciOn on Walker.
Chicago, Sept. 14.-With the
signed confession of Harvey W.
Church and Leon Parks, impIicat-
ing Clarence Wilder in the murders
of Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl
Ausmus, automobile salesman and
demonstration, detectives today re-
sumed the questioning of Wilder in
an effort to obtain a confession
from him.
Wilder was taken into custody by
the authorities early today but
stoutly maintained his innocence
during preliminary questioning. The
confessions of Church and Parks
are in the hands of the grand jury
which started investigation of the
murders yesterday. Some action by
that body was expected by authori-
ties today.
Other Confessions DovetaiL.
The final confessions of Church
and Parks made yesterday, agree in
all essential details of the two muir
ders. According to their statements
Church, Parks and Wilder planned
the theft of an automobile which
Daugherty and Ausmus were at
tempting to sell them. They plan
ned to rob the automobile agents..
sell the car and divide the profits.
Daugherty and Ausmus were led
to Church's flat by the latter. In
the basement Wilder and Parks
waited and it was here that Daugh-
erty was handcuffed, choked and
his throat cut. A similar fate was
meted out TO Ausmus a few min
utes later.
Ausmus body then was buried in
the basement of the garage; that Of
Daugherty was thrown in the Des-
PLANES river.
Wilder Maintains Innocence.
Wilder, however, maintains his
innocence and asserts he can estab-
lish an alibi. He told the authori-
ties that he worked in a shoe fac
tory during the entire day the muir
ders were committed and cannot
account for his whereabouts during
the evening.
Miss Isabel Church, sister Of
Harvey Church, who arrived here
yesterday from St Paul, Mimi,
stated that her brother may have
been insane. He suffered several
hard falls when a child, she main
tanned
Scouts Insanity Theory.
States Attorney Grove secuted
any insanity theory for any one Of
the three suspects. He asserted
that the fact that they formed the
alleged plot and were able to plan
the crime precluded a plea of in
sanity.
Parks, after confessing all the
grewsome details of the double
murder, yesterday refused to sign
his confession. For three hours he
sat across a table from Church who
stolidly signed page after page OF
his forty-sheet recital.
What you waitin' for?" finally
demanded Church, sharply, you
know it's true. If you say it isn't
you're liar
Parks hastily seized a pen and
began signing his statement.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14

River Forecast
The Mississippi river from below
nrhnoue TO Muscatine will change
Int little during the next few days
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteoroloxist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
The WEATHER

,,..+,a5 weather. Showers
tonight and Thursday. NOT mucn
change in temperature
Highest temperature yesterday
s3: lowest last night Co.
Wind velocity at z a m Two
miles per hour.
Precipitation, .65.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14
POLICE GRILL
THIRD SUSPECT
IN CHURCH CASE
Try to Get Clarence
Wilder to Admit
Completely.
BULLETIN.

Chicago, Sept 14.-MiltOn
T. Walker, former garage FORE
man and a close friend of Har-
Vey w. Church. was arrested
today and acclaimed as the
~third man" in the handcuff
murder of Bernard j. Daugher-
ty and Carl Ausmus, automobile
statesmen.
Clarence Wilder was arrested
yesterday as the third man i'm
pIicated in the murders, but al
though his alibi was said to
contain several l0OphOles, p0-
lice were inclined to fasten sus-
PiciOn on Walker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14

The river stage IS 20 WIFI d 4 I6'0
of i.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept IA
Five prisoners at the Utah state
prison escaped early today alter
overpOweEing two guards and
shooting a third. They OyeTpOw
cred two guards, bound them, took
their keys and reyolyers. They
were fired upon by a wall guard,
but disappeared in ( grove near
the prison
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14

l2m. 7p.m. 2 am
xesfer. yester. today
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-14

Continued on Page Five.l