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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
FRENCH STATUE
GRACES ALTAR

New York, Jan. 31.-A statue of
st. Joan Of Arc, found only slightly
shattered in a war ruined French
village, today graces an altar in
q church in the Elmhurst district.
the first In this country named in
honor of the new saint.
The relic was discovered in the
ruins OF the church at Ban-de-La-
veline by Rev. Ward c. Meehan,
who was chaplain Of an American
infantry regiment during the war.
Elmhurst's church Was named
the day Of Joan Of Arcs canoniza-
ton and Father .Meehan appointed
its rector. Struck by the coinci-
dence. he sent to France for the
statue. It was blessed and erected
at services held last night
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
RIFLE FIRING
CAUSES SEARCH
Authorities at Williamson Hear
Shots-Fear Attempt to Res.
cue Prisoners.

Williamson. ". Va, Jan. 81
Federal soldiers and q heavy force
Of deputy sheriffs were hurried
into the mountains surrounding
Williamson early today at the
sound Of rifle firing. Careful search
failed to reveal the presence Of the
rifiemen. There were no casual
ties, but there were widely circu-
lated rumors that bullets had fall
en- In one section Of the city.
Intense excitement prevailed for
a time. but the presence Of Colo
mel Hall and Q company Of the 18th
United States infantry served to
calm the fears OF those who pro-
fessed to believe that an attempt
would be made to rescue the q
men on trial hero for the Matewau
DhootinS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
TELEGRAM SOLD
TO SOCIALISTS
Sheboygan Newspaper Transferred
to Farmers and LaborerS'
Publishing Company.

Sheboygan, Wis, Jan. 31.-The
Sheboygan Telegram, an Evening
newspaper, has been transferred to
the Farmers and Laborers' Publish
ing company, all Of the officers and
directors being members of the So
cialist political party, according to
announcement today. The incor-
porators Of the Farmers and La
borers' Publishing company are A.
W. Kuether and H. S. Humpke, So
cialist aldermen; H. F. Hinze, for
mer Socialist under-sheriff and So
cialist alderman at the present
time; M. J. Themar, former Social
ist clerk Of court, and Frank
Kneevers. former Socialist county
clerk.
The Socialist county officers were
defeated at the November election
by the Republicans. The company
is incorporated for $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

BEGINS 2 DAYS
| FISHING AMONG
FLORIDA KEYS
President-elect Trolls
For "Big Fell :
LOUIS. "

Miami, Fla, Jan. 31.-Entirely
cut of from communication with
the outside world President-elect
Harding began this morning a two
days fishing expedition among the
Florida keys. With headquarters
at the island Of Cocolobo, 40 miles
south of here, the president-elect
and his vacation party will spend
today and tomorrow trolling over
the neighborhood fishing grounds
for abaacuada, amberjack and sail
fish. -.
A small club house on Cocolobo
built by a Miami game club has
been turned over for use Of the
presidential party. The building II
the onl yone on the grounds, which
according to tradition, once was 8
pirates rendezvous.
Mrs. Harding Rests.
New York, Jan. 31.-Mrs. War
rem G. Harding, wife of the presi
dent-elect. was here today for wha'
she described as few days rest
She will devote some of her time K
purchasing part Of her White hous'
wardrobe.
She arrived in New York yester
day from Washington, accompan
led by Mrs. Harry 8. New, wife o
the United States senator from In
diana, and Mrs. Edward P. McLeaI
of Washington. After her visit sh'
will rejoin her husband in tn
/ south.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
ROENTCEN RAY
BAN|ShES AGE
Austrian Professor Says Treatment
VIII Kejuvenate Elderly Wom-
en-Glyen New Zesi.

Vienna, Jan. 31.-(United Press.)
A ray Of hope for aging woman
hood has been discovered. accord
ing to the announcement today Of
Professor Holznecht, director OF
the Roentgen Institute here.
1t is the Roentgen ray.
woman is rejuvenated physio-
logically and psychologically by
the treatment I have devised" de-
clared Holznecht.
Blurred voices have become cleaZ
and fresh, he asserted; complex
ions have cleared, eyes frightened
and wrinkles disappeared, while
the patient entered her old life
with neg zest.
The Treatment, he said, consisted
in playing the feeblest rays upon
the patient.
"Age is banished," the professor
declared.
Thirty per cent Of his expert
ments have been successful, ht
said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
ISLANDERS ARE PROUD OF
nERO|SM Of DALE COLLIER
AND SEEK CARNEGIE medal

above his waist, he aided in At
tempts to restore some sign Of ami
nation to the body Of Larkin. 1t
vas not until several hours after
ward when the physician had given
mp hopes that Collier thought Of
himself and went to his homo to
change into dry clothes.
The Argus believes that Collier
10 justly entitled to high recogni-
ton Of the Carnegie commission
and has undertaken to bring the
facts Of the heroic performance to
the attention Of those Who have to
do with the distribution Of medals
and monetary awards. This senIi-
ment b backed by prominent -msu
a the city. The move in behalf 0i
Collier also has the endorsemen,
Of organizations. the first Of which
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
mrs. LOWRIEI IS
DEAD-AT ELClN
widow Of Late Editor Of @News"
Passes Away, Aged S1-l'ron.
ineat In Central West.

Elgin, ILL.,, Jan. 3l.-Mrs. "A. H.
Lowrie. 81 years old. widow Of the
late editor Of the Elgin Daily News,
died yesterday after an illness ex-
tending over several weeks. She
had been q resident Of Elgin more
than 40 years and was prominent
In the philanthropic, educationa!
and religions affairs Of the central
west. At ono time she was In
charge Of the woman's department,
and Instructor In the French Ian
| guAge at Adrian Mich college
Nrs.. Lowrie's surviving sons are
VIII l. k0wrie. American consul
general at Athens. Greece. and Rich
! ard Lowrie. editor of the Elgin
Daily NewA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
WILSON REFUSES PLEA
Of PALMER TO COMMUTE
pen SENTENCE OF DEbS

when action would be taken or
what the president would do.
Debs, many times candidate for
the socialist party for the presi-
dency. entered the penitentiary at
Atlanta, Ca, on June Is, 1919. 20
serve q ten years sentence impos-
ed following conviction by q fed
eral fury 1T Cleveland, Ohio. on
Sept IL, 1918. for violation OF the
espionage act. Specifically the
charges included attempting to in
cite insubordinauon in the mill
tary forces and obstructing re-
cruiting. Debs' conviction was sus-
tanned by the United States su-
preme court, which on motion OF
the government advanced the case
ON IL docket
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
PASSENGERS
HURT. IN WRECK

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 31.-Two
passenger coaches were overturned
and a number Of passengers injur-
ed when a southbound train on the
Marietta division Of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad was derailed one mile
north OF New Comerstown, Ohio,
this morning.
Twelve or fifteen Of the IS pas
sengers on the train were injured.
They were later taken to a hospital
at New Comerstown, where physl-
clans said that while some OF them
were seriously hurt. it was believ-
ed none of them would die.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

Demand That Germans
Pay Fixed Sum for War
Damage Due to q. s.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.J


Washington, Jan. 31.-Victories
are sometimes belated but history
records them none the less. All
Washington is pleased over the
triumph at Paris Of the American
idea Of fixing q definite sum that
Germany should pay as reparation
for war damages.
For months the American fnan-
cial commissioner at Paris fought
for the fixing of . definite sum but
both Prime Minister Lloyd George
and Premier Clemenceau were
afraid that any sum that might be
fixed would be disappointing to
their peoples and that they them
selves would be swept out OF po-
litical power. President Wilson
admitted before the senate foreign
relations committee at the White
house that the failure to fix the In
demnity to be paid by Germany was
IAN International secret" and Sen
ator Borah didn't press him for a
reply. But the truth is the prime
ministers of the allied countries
had retained their political power
by promising the masses that Ger
nMny would pay an enormous war
indemnity.
Aside from the historical aspects
of the agreement that has been
reached 1t Paris, the effect upon
American business, agricultural
and industrial, was . subject oi
much discussion here wherever the
news from Paris was carefully
studied. American cotton growers
and wheat growers and manufac-
turers who have been clamoring
for foreign markets have not been
able to sell their goods because
European money had deprecated
in value. German markets have
been of doubtful value because the
worth of German money has huctu
ated so much. With the fixing o.
the indemnity, the German people
! will have a definite goal. The,
will know exactly the amount they
are mortgaged and what their op
portunities will be to rise above
their Indebtedness.
Indeed the far reaching import
ance Of the agreement at Paris o
/ the allies is not exaggerated herr
where most everybody believes thu
fixing of the indemnity is the big
f, gest event that has happened since
the peace treaty itself was signed
The worldwide business depres
sion has been traced by economist
directly to the financial uncertaint!
that hovered over central Europe
Not knowing how big a load the.
were obliged to carry. the German
could hardly make future plans
Internal political disorders alway
thrive when there is vagueness ant
indecisi0n in the central govern
ment.
F, The American financial commits
sioners at Paris-Norman Davis
who is at present under secretar
Of state, Thomas W. Lamont Of J
P. Morgan & Co., Vance McCor
mick and Bernard Baruch-insiste
at Paris that the allies fix a teri
of 30 years. The reports from Pari
indicate that the allies are willin
to stretch it to ~ years. Th
American advisers didn't suggest
specific sum though it was CON
monty reported that they favore
twenty billions of dollars. Pari
reports say the indemnity will b
fixed at fifty-five billions.
But the vital fact is that the a
| lies at last have accepted the prin
ciple of the American commission
namely. the fixing of q maximum
and minimum Of some kind with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
SAFE BLOWERS
SCARED BY DOG
Animals Barking illustrates At
tempt to Loot Englewood Nov.
ing Picture Theatre.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Safe blowers
who attempted to loot the strong
box Of an Englewood moving pic
ture theatre, early today, were frus-
trated by the barking of a woman's
lap dog.
Mrs. William A Gaines, whose
apartment adjoins the rear of the
Theatre, was awakened by Peggy's
barking, looked out her window and
saw the thieves sentry in tn. al
ley. She summoned the police.
Three men ran from the theatre
at the approach Of the police auto
mobile but two were caught, ont
being wounded when he refused te
halt. The police found the safe
door blown of, but $1,600 in an in
ner drawer had not been disturbed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31

Washington, Jan. 31.-Presl. =
dent Wilson refused today to
commute the 10.ycar sentence
imposed upon Eugene v. Debs
for violation Of the espionage
cct.
Washington, Jan. 3l-C0n.
mutation Of tho sentence Of
Eugene v. Debs, effective next
Feb. Il, has beon recommended
TO President Wilson by the de.
partment Of justice, It was
learned today ut the White
house.
Mr.. Palmer's recommendation
was placed before the presiden
this morning. White house Official
aid they had no iatimation - r
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
KILLS Mother
OF 6 CHILDREN
c. l. n. W. Train Strikes Auto In
MflWaukee-Child Born After
Woman Succumbs.

Milwaukee, Wis. ian. 31.-The
mother Of six children was killed.
two persons may. die and four
others were seriously injured when
their automobmile was struck by
Chicago & Northwestern passenger
train yesterday, about 20 miles
south of this city.
An unusual surgical feat was per-
formed when child, q baby girl
was born At hospital in Racine
through q caesarian operation sew
eral minutes after the woman had
succumbed. The child will live
physicians said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
THREE FIREMEN
KILLED UNDER
FALLING WALL
Is Are Injured in Col.
lapse at Providence
Fire.

Providence, R. l., Jan. 31.-Three
firemen were killed and IL serious
ly injured when a wall of a down.
town building collapsed during q
FIRE early today. Two Of the in
jured are expected to die.
Trapped on the roof and blinded
by smoke, when flames suddenly
severed the front wall, q company
Of firemen were hurled into fiery
pit. Their comrades in the street
were showered with blazing beams
and debris, but they rushed into
the ruins and brought out the liv-
ing and the dead.
The property damage was esti-
mated at $150,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
ADVOCATES
RETURN TO
1917 RULES
Railroads Ask Abrogation
Of Present Agreement
With Employees.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Immediate alb
rogation Of the national agreements
between railroads and employees
was proposed to the railroad labor
board today by W. w. Atterbury,
chairman Of the labor committee Of
the Association Of Railway Execu-
tives and vice president Of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
The solvency of the railroads
must be assured by q reduction in
operating expenses, Mr.. Atterbury
declared. Unless prompt action af-
fords relief to the roads, he said,
many Of the lines Of the country
may be forced into insolvency.
The labor board can prevent
this catastrophe" Mr.. Atterbury
said, "by declaring that the nation
al agreements, rules and working
conditions coming over from the
war period are terminated at once ;
that the question of reasonable and
economic rules and conditions have
been remanded to negotiation be-
tween each carrier and its own en-
ployes; and that as basis for
such negotiations, the agreements
rules and working conditions in
effect on each railroad as oi
Dec. 81, 1917, shall be reestablish-
ed"
/ Touching on the question Of wage
redusEinns in connection with the
requested action by the board, Mr.
Atterbufy said:
III the board will do this. the
labor committee of the Association
of, Railway Executives will urge
upon every railway company who
is 8 party to decision No. 2. that M
proposal for the reduction Of basic
wages shall be made within thu
next succeeding 80 days. This Fil
afford an opportunity to gauge th'
economies which can he accom-
plished through more efficient rulel
and working conditions. 1t will
also afford additional time tn which
to realize the benefit of a further
decline in the cost of living"
Causes Waste.
"The national agreements. rule
and working conditions forced OF
the railroads as war measures
! cause gross waste and inefficiency,
1.-THE statement says. Il estimat'
/ that the elimination Of this vast,
would reduce railway operating
expenses at least 5000, 100000 pc
annum. 1t would be far better t
save this sum by restoring condi
tions of efficient and economics
operation than to reduce wages.
1--WE believe that as the wages Q
railroad employees were the last t
60 up, they should be the last t
come down. but we do insist tina
for an ample wage an honest day
work shall be given.
''The public has . right to insis
that this must be obtained. Tn
public has also the right to expee
that the railway executives. wit
the cooperation of the regulator
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
BURN TO Death
IN EXPLOSION
Woman and Daughter Lose Lives
Is Attempt Is Made to Start
Fire With Kerosene.

Bessenfer, Pa, Jan. 31.-Mrs.
Victor jacobson and her daughter
Victoria, 18. were burned to death
here today in fire which followed
the explosion of can Of kerosene,
with which Mrs. Jacobson was
kindling a fire. Charles and Oscar
Jacobson were taken to a Youngs-
town (Ohio) hospital. The former
is thought to be fatally burned
August and Victor Jacobson and
boarder, also burned, were taken tc
a Newcastle, Pa, hospital.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
TEN-cENT TAXI
DRIVERS CEASE
BUS. OPERATION
Street Car Company
Wins Sort;e BY Ser
Uice Of Decree.

The Tri-City Railway company
has apparently won its point
against the 10-cent taxi drivers, for
today they hsd ceased operation Of
the busses across the Rock Island
bridge to Davenport and within the
city Of Rock Island.
Fifteen drivers of 10-cent taxi
cabs running between Rock Island
and Davenport were served Satur-
day afternoon by deputy sheriffs
with copies of the court decree
handed down in 1917, enjoining the
use Of automobiles in competitive
operation with street cars and each
driver was notified that unless he
ceased Immediately from carrying
passengers action would be taken
Thursday morning Of this week to
take them to task for contempt.
Two other drivers were not serv-
ed, and these were in the passen-
ger carrying business over Sunday,
it was claimed. However, Attorney
C. ]. Searle, representing the street
car company, announced this morn
ing that these men would be served
today with copies Of the court de-
cree, and also would be notified that
contempt proceedings are confront
ing them If they continue TO operate.
The court decree is lengthy, and
covers the entire case of the jit-
neys Of 1916 and the early part Of
1917, when the state public utilities
commission sought and obtained q
permanent Injunction against their
operation, which was handed down
by Judge W. T. Church in circuit
court.
Inprisonment Is Penalty.
Attorney Searle refused to say
today whether or not action would
be delayed against the drivers OF
the 10-cent taxicahs In case they
heed the notification to cease oper-
atoms. However, he declared that
il any Of the men continued to op-
crate their machines in spite of the
services had against them an at.
tempt would be made to have them
proven guilty Of contempt, which
carries an Imprisonment or fine
penalty, or both. What such pen.
alties may be is entirely In thu
hands of the court.
The plan announced is to have
the ONCE Of the attorney genera
prosecute the drivers, as repre-
senting the people Of Illinoi'
through the public utilities com
mission. --.-~--..-a
1t was learned that some Of th.
drivers attempted to form . combf
nation in view 81 fighting the case
and had sought legal representa-
ton. at one source which wa
claimed to have been discouraging
" neither any of the drivers viii
hold hopes Of fighting the case
could not be learned. %
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
knife WOUNDS
| KILLED WOMAN
Rebber Beats and Stabs Gertrude
Brandt at Home ef Brother.
in.LaW.

Cleveland, Ohi,. Jan. 81. = Mas
Gretchen Brandt, 81. was found
beaten and stabbed to death this
morning in her room at the home
Of her brother-in-law, DR.. Lester
Sieman, with whom she made her
home. The head Was crushed by
blows from q blunt instrument ana
there were numerous knife wounds
on the body. Robbery vas the mo-
tive fer the crime, $500 worth Of
iev.lry baiAg missing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
Continued ON Last Pase.J
sTv1DEBAKHR MELON,

New York, Jan. 31.-Regular
quarterly dividends of 1N PEI
cent on both preferred and COM
mon stock outstanding were declar-
ed today by the board Of directors
Of the Studebaker corporation.
They are payable on March l, to
stockholders of record at the close
Of business on Feb. 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-31
the WEATHER


Cloudy tonight and Tuesday, not
.sen change In temperature. Low
soaight about ~ degrees.
= asnest temperature yesterday.
=: lowest last night, -.
wmd velocity Ut Z =. m. s miles
ecipitatioa last - hours .o2
IAN. 7p.m. Tam.
yester. .yester. today
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FLOYD D. YOUNG.
Meteofologist
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FLOYD D. YOUNG.
Neteofologis t
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Bisbee daily review., 1921-09-08
WILCOX
CLASH SUNDAY
Jeffrey Slated to Heave in
Attempt to Offset His
Defeat by Central

Warren District baseball fans are
promised another treat next Sunday
at the Warren park, when the Colts
tangle with the Wilcox team. The
latter team has been playing stand
off with the Mascot team that was
here for two games recently. In the
last game that was played between
the Mascot and Wilcox teams the lat
ter was victorious by score of to 4
They promise to give the Colts good
game
jeffrey will probably be on the
mound for the Colts, as he wishes to
put the Wilcox team on his string of
wins to offset the defeat that he suf-
fered at the hands of the Mascot team
1t is not known who will pitch "a
yet for the Wilcox team. Eaton. the
former Bisbee pitcher. who has been
pitching for them most of the season,
recently left Wilcox and went to Tue
son to play with the White Sox team
of that city.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-09-08
Organization OF Y'
Bowling Tournament
Is Nearly Completed

Organization for the first bowling
tournament of the season was per-
fected at a meeting of members O.
the Y. NJ. c. A, and Y. w. c. A, at
the Y. NJ. c. A, last night. E. E. Wit
tig was elected chairman of the bowl
ing committee and E. G. Prichard,
chairman. The tournament will start
next week. Any bOwlers who wish To
enter should get in touch with either
Wittig or Pritchard. The following
bowlers will be assigned to teams of
four each:
Miss Core, Mrs. Tonkin, Edith Ken
ney,/ Mrs. Verfuth, Miss Wilkinson
Miss Bassett, Miss Philips, Mrs. Will
liams, Miss Callahan, Miss Studley,
Mrs. Kitchel, Miss Jones, Miss Mad
dock, Miss Worley, and Messrs. West
Brown, Blair, Boss Hicks, Graves,
Brayfield, Solms, E. E. Wittig, c. f..
Wittig, Smith, Owens, Lyman, King,
McNess, Rogers, "Sulzer Pritchard
Wilson Fleming, Holingshead. VIII
liams, O'Leary, Peale, Butler, Noble
and Tuell
Bisbee daily review., 1921-09-08
Football Plans To
Be Made At Legion
Meeting This Eve

The local post of the American Lee
gion will be strong contender this
tall for football honorS in southern
Arizona. Preparations for organizing
team are already under way and
will be discussed in detail at the reg
ular meeting of the post to be held at
500 o'clock tonight in the legion
clubhouse on Howell avenue
Post Commander G. c. Pidgeon last
night said he was anxious that all ex-
service men who play, or are interest
ed in football, attend the meeting to-
night in order that training may start
as soon as possible.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-09-08
Murphy Entries Win
2 Races Yesterday
At Hartford Meet

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. z. -
Peter Daw, driven by Thomas Muir
ply, today won the 2:12 division of
the Greater Charter Oak stake after
three close finishes. Murphy's trot-
ter won the first and third heats with
Escotillo, contender in each of these,
winning the second in the fastest time
Of the race.
Selka won the 2:09 trot, taking the
event IN straighteheats with Bovolo
and Peter Pater furnishing plenty of
opposition.
Murphy won his second race of the
afternoon with Peter Harley defeat
ing Whisk Fast in the three-year-old
pace.
The $4,000. 2:04 division of the
Greater Charter Oak stake is on to-
morrow's program.