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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
ORDER GEDDES.
TO ADJUST DEBT
British Ambassador to Conduct Nc
g0tiations for Payment
Of Loan.

London, Feb. 4.-Negotiations
relative to an adjustment Of Great
Britain's debt to the United States
are in the hands Of Sir Auckland
Geddes, British ambassador in
Washington, and the proposed trip
to America of Lord Chalmers, per-
manent secretary Of the treasury,
was merely to facilitate the COZ
versations. =
This was the explanation given
here yesterday for the postpone
ment of Lord Chalmers visit to the
United States during the absence
of Ambassador Geddes. 1t was le-
clared illogical to suppose that he
was in a position to offer any pro-
posals relative to the negotiations.
since the government had deemed
it desirable for him to remain here
until the return Of Sir AUCKLAND
to Washington.
"Under the Liberty loan enact
ments," the Associated Press was
told. "the American treasury was
empowered to float loans and make
advances to the allies. Negotia-
tions have been going on with the
United States government ever
since the armistice. but have been
p;eeon-holed for some time be-
cause of the urgency Of other mat
ters, such as reparstions and do
mestic finances, with which the
treasury has been Busy.
!! "The fact that negotiations hay;
been going on apparently was ths
| basis Of reports that Lord Chain.
ers would 60 to America and pro
pose the conversion Of the BIRTHS,
debt to the United States into iiyt
percent bonds maturing IN 1898 ant
1s47. The decision OF Lord CHAIN
ers to go to America. however. ma
be taken ~ an indication oe tn
British desire to wind up AFFAIR."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
VERY few COKE
ORDERS PLACED
Independent Operators In Connells.
vile Region Find Trade
= Dull.

Uniontown, Pa, Feb. 4.-In the
fact Of inquiries for new contracts
for coke. independent operators in
the Connellsville region are facing
what they term one Of the dullest
periods in years.
Few orders are being placed and
the list of idle ovens is being in
creased almost daily. On the other
hand the operation Of the Frick
Coke company's plants, the United
States Steel corporation subsidiary
continues without interruption at
about IS to 80 per cent of capacity
To the e,present there has been nc
wage readjustment in the region
The United States Steel corpora.
ton, through the Frick Coke COM
pany, establishes the wage scale fol
the entire section, having half o1
the regional production coke. 1t is
maintaining existing wage scales
and the Independents made ne
movement for lower schedule.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
"jINx" HANGS
over VICTORIA
Harding's Houseboat Experience
Many Dolays-May Have to
Leave Craft

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 4.-Un-
less President elect Harding's
houseboat Victoria can shake the
jinx which has followed her aimee
she left Miami ON Wednesday morn
ing, her passengers probably will
be transferred to q faster convey
ance ashore, in order to get them
back to st. Augustine ON schedule
time. ,r.
When she began her third days
sailing this morning the Victoria
had lost q full day because Of trou-
bles with mud fats along her
course in the Indian river. During
the night she was at anchor 10
miles below Palm Beach. and much
Of the day the president-elect had
promised to spend ashore here
playing golf and calling on friends.
The houseboat can not run at night
and it will. require, good luck and
uninterrupted sailing during the
daylight hours of the next two days
TO get her back to st. Augustine BY
Sunday night, which is the time
limit set by Mr.. Harding on his
vacation cruise.
During his stop here, the presi-
dent-elect arranged to keep away
from the crowds about the hotels
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
ozAKl FIGHTS
FOR REDUCTION
Opposition Japanese Leader Per.
sistently Champions Curtail.
ment Of Armament.

Toxic, Feb. 3.-(By The Associat-
ed Press. s.)-Announcement is made
today in the diet by Yukio Ozaki,
a leader of the opposition party,
that il the whole organization
should be against him he will con-
tinue his fight for the curtailment
of armaments until he convinces his
colleagues, government officials and
the people that q reduction in the
naval program is a move toward
national defense and prosperity at
home.
II believe" he said, that as soon
as the people realize present condi-
tions in Japan, as well as the world
they will support my views"
He ridiculed the idea that Ameri-
can proposals looking to restriction
OF armament were based on ulteri0I
motives.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
THROW BOMB At
NE!GR0'S L: HOME
Missile Hurled from Auto ut 4 Story
apartment Skaters Windows
In Block.

Chicago. Feb, IA bomb, thrown
from aH automobile into the door,
way Of q four story apartment
building ON the south side. owned
and occupied in part by Robert
Jackson, 4 wealthy negro, shatter-
ed windows In half of the block late
last night and several persons were
injured by flying glass. A police
man pulling a box on a nearby cor
ner saw the missile being hurled
from the car. which he said con-
tanned three men. He fired three
shots at them before they dtsap-
peared around q corner.
>. 1t was the second bomb to be
exploded in front Of the building
in a year and the fourth in the same
block. jackson denied to the po-
lice that he had ever received any
threats, although they believe race
feeling responsible for the expio-
sion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
COOKING CLASS
FOR men OPENS
Students Of Pennsylvania State
Vsilege Don Aprons and Take
the Course.

State College, Pa. Feb. 4.-Twen-
Students, garbed in aprons Of
Me butcher type. supplied by the
s.is domestic art students. start
y c work today in the Pennsylvania
sue college kitchen laboratories.
etofore occupied exclusively by
~umen. They are enrolled in the
ascial cookery class for men, q
~ ~ course which Is being given by
nome economics department.
tae course is aimed particularly
vsFd the selection and prepara-
Sa OF foods for camping parties.
ny OF the men, however. have
slessed desire to obtain q more
ssfal knowledge Of everyday
so1ng. Two hours Of kitchen
.Suce and one hour lecture will
me weekly program. More than
y applications have been. re-
~ved Tor admission to the class.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
SEIZE BAuMAN
FOR MAIL Theft
Federal Ofacials At Dayton, Ohio,
Act On Tip and Arrest
Bandit.

= Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 4.-Foiled in
an alleged attempt to steal two reg
istered mail pouches from q mail
truck at Troy, this morning, Leo
Bauman. IS, was held under $25.ooo
bond when arraigned before United
States Commissioner Lentz Of Day.
ton. three hours later, on y charge
Of stealing q mail pouch.
Acting on q tip that . robbery
was to be staged, federal officials
and deputy sheriffs stationed
themselves in q store near the
postoffice and watched the bandit
attack Leonard Hodge, the mail
wagon driver, bind him to q post
and place the two pouches in q
waiting automobile.
Firing through = window Of the
store and rushing out the door
deputy sherilfs arrested Dauman
One bullet struck the windshield 0i
his car, but he escaped injury.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04

BILL OFFERED
Missouri State Senate ID Asked to
Pass Measure Aimed ut Lock.
cuts Piekotlng Banned.

Jefferson City, Mo-. Feb. A.
(Unftsd Press).-A bill to prevent
strikes. and lockouts in Missouri
was intSoduced In the senate late
yesterday.
The bill describes strikes and
lockouts % "unwarrantable indus
trial warfare"
1t is madc unlawful to force any
terms Of employment without en-
ployes first serving written notice
on employers. Picketing is made
unlawful.
The bill also provides that no
person shall induce another to Join
or continue q strike or lockout and
taking Of a vote or issuing Of an
order relating to either a strike or
lockout comes under the ban Of the
law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
MEXICO FACES
BANDIT revolt
Plans for Nation. Wide Revolution
Discovered BY Government
Officials.

Mexico City, Feb. 4.-(United
Press. alleged plans to unite
sporadic bandit bands into nation
wide revolution were made public
by the government today.
It became known that letters
from Candido Aguilar, son-in-law OF
the late President Carranza, were
intercepted. Aguilar now is in
Guatemala. Officials declared there
were indications he was implicated
in plans for a rebellion.
No less than five bandits are op-
Grating in various parts OF the
country. Secretary of War Estrada,
in an exclusive interview given the
United Press, described them as
small bands devoting themselves to
petty banditry. They we're also
widely separated, he said.
Nevertheless government forces
were watching their operations and
Strengthening outposts. 1t was
feared the Individual bands would
concentrate suddenly at given
point, recruit their forces with dis
satisfied elements and start q Iull
/; fledged campaign against the gov
ernment.
For the time being the war de-
partment has left to department
, commanders the task OF running
down bandits in their territory. Ad-
ditional forces are sent them by the
federal government when required.
Estrada said.
The Arieta uprising in Durango
now is under negotiation. Cavalry
is still chasing portions Of that
band but has not established con-
tact. Another bandit in Durango ID
Lucio Blanco, who has avoided the
troopers thus far. Estrada said
Blanco has 70 following outside
Durango.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
FURNISH Bonds
FOR BUILDING
Pittsburgh Allied Boards Of Trade
Push Scheme to Relieve House
Shortage.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 4.-The al
lied boards Of trade of Pittsburgh
have arranged with New York in
terests to furnish funds for home
building in this city. The housing
committee of the boards, in an an
nouncement made public today, ex-
pressed the opinion that such loans
would go far toward remedying the
housing shortage here.
The money will be loaned at s
per cent in amounts up to so Per
cent of the appraised value OF the
property. Payments are to be made
in monthly installments for . par
iod OF Is years. Under the plan
the home builder IL privileges -
choose his own location and. the
type Of construction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
WINTER HOME Of MANY
NOIABLES, AT AUGUSTA,
GEORGIA, IS TOTAL LOSS
Guests Awakened BY
Clerk and Carried 70
Safety by Firemen.

Augush, Ga, Feb. TIE
Bon Air, Augusta's largest
tourists hotel, was destr0yc4
By fire at ESQ o'clock this
morning.
The total fire loss is 81, ,OOO,.
600. Property loss n ssOO. .OOO.
None Of the 20O gnests was
injured, being awakened By .
night clerk shortly after The
IRE was discovered. Many were
carried to safety by the fire.
men.
In recent years the hotel had
been the winter homo Of for.
mer President william II. TAFT,
John d. Rockefeller. Nathan
Strauss and many other nota.
bles. The building was valued
at about fSO0, 900 and Is under.
stood to have been fully GOV.
cred by insurance.
The guests, with such per.
sonal property as they were
able to save, spent the rest Of
the night at other hotels or sl
homes n the winter colony.
Several guests, who wero III,
were carried to hospitals.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
Mine WORKERS
PLAN HOSPITAL
esOo 900 Structure to be Erected Al
Charleston, Wes: Virginia
$50 Beds.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. A.
Plans for q miners hospital to be
built hero at a cost Of $500, 1000 are
under way. and work ON the struc-
tuer will be started ~ soon as con-
tracts are awarded. The hospital.
which is to have $50 beds. 10 to be
built BY sub-districts Nos and 2,
Of District No. II. United Mine
Workers of America.
Financing Of the project will be
in the hands OF some 10000 union
miners. who, by referendum vote,
have agreed to q monthly assess
ment Of 81 each until the building
Is pad for. and for . smaller
monthly assessment for mainten-
ance after 1t 10 opeasd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
AGENTS STAGE
BIGGEST RAID
1000 Gallons Of Wine, 40 Of Whis.
ky, and StiA Seized By Kan.
sas City Oficerk

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 4.-One
man 10 being held today by federal
officials In connection with liquor
raid, late last night, said by pro-
hibition enforcement oficers to be
the largest ever made here. Two
thousand gallons Of wine. 40 gal
IONS Of whisky and . still were
seized by the 0mcers.
The arrested man was armed and
was guarding the liquor when the
raid was made ON . building which
formerly housed . factory.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
BAR ~HIGH BROwS.r

Denver, Feb. 4.-(United Press.)
Every midwest dog has his day
here today. Mongrels, ours. old
dogs and young competed in the an
nual Juvenile show where boys ex-
hibited their four footed pals.
No blue blooded member Of the
dog aristocracy had q place Ut this
show. Dogs with pedigrees were
barred. 4
A eausage machine. grinding ont
"hot dogs" was On duty at the
shcF. A thorough check was made
hourly on the entries to avoid
canine fatalities. :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
AGAINST BILLS.

senate judiciary committee vas
prepared today to report unfavor-
Ably ON the public service bills.
which would amend the public
service commission act 30 As TO sI-7
low cities to regulate and control
their own public utilities. The de-
c;siou Of the committee to report
unfavorably on the bills followed .
foint house and senate committee
bearing attended BY representa-
t!ves Of 1e6 cities favoring ne
bills, No action was taken by the
house committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
GIVES BALL and
FIESTA TO TARS
Fleets Visit to CallaO Marred BY
Death Of Carlos Huguet, .
Naval Aviator.

Lima, Peru, Feb. 4.-Festivities
and ceremonies incident to- the visit
of the United States Atlantic fleet
at Callao and the presence of ofii-
GERS and men from the ships in this
city came to q close today.
The closing event on the pro-
gram Of the week was q ball on
board the battleship Pennsylvania
and a Venetian fiesta at Callao.
Elaborate plans had been made for
the illumination Of the harbor and
a great display Of fireworks.
The visit Of the Atlantic feet at
Callao was marred yesterday by
fatality when Carlos Huguet, q ma
val aviator, was killed. His sea
plane got out of control while
circling about the feet and fell into
the sea.
Prepare to Leave.
Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 4.-Units
of the United States Pacific feet
prepared today to leave Chilean
waters for Panama, where the feet
will join the Atlantic squadron in
joint maneuvers.
The concluding number on the
program today was a reception or
board the flagship New Mexico. A
parade of 1000 sailors and marines
marching without equipment and
accompanied by the bands Of the
feet, was q feature Of the program
Thousands from this city ani
neighboring towns lined the watel
front streets to witness the parade
and there were bursts Of enthusi.
astic cheering as the men marched
along. Business was virtually sus
pended during the parade.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
PACES SENTENCE.

New York, Feb. 4-(Un1co
Preaa)-Robert Brindell. chief OF
the .Bu;iding Trades Council" To-
dav- faced imprisonment Of from
two to fifteen years. following his
conyiction on . charge OF extor-
ton.
BFindelI was alleged to have ex-
tortsd money from builders on
Ithreat Of tying up their contracts
J with strfkeA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
ire ESTR0YS FAMOUS BON AIR HOTEL
,LABORS SIDE
PRESENTED BY
UNION LEADERS
Ralrodd Employees
Insist on Present
Wage Scale.

Chicago, Feb. 49, International
and national officers Of the railroad
labor unions today were summon
ed to Chicago to consider labor's
side in the controversy before the
railroad labor board over the en-
-rloyers' proposal to abrogate the
NATIONAL agreements.
william Schoenberg OF Chicago,
organizer for the Machinists' union.
told the Federated Trades Council
of Milwaukee that a general rail-
road strike will take place within
q week II the railroad labor board
permits railroad executives to alb
rogate wage contracts, adding that
the program Of the railroad execu-
tives is part Of the open shop fight
against union labor.
The railroad labor board went
into executive session after the
completion Of another portion oi
the hearing on wage agreements
yesterday, and announced it would
hear B. M. Jewell, representing the
railroad unions, next Monday
Statements in rebuttal by the en-
ployers are to follow, the board de.
cided, and an immediate decision il
/ expected.
Ways to assist in the financial
rehabilitation OF the, railroads were
discussed at q meeting of shippers
and bankers here yesterday. Til.
conference was behind closed doors
but it was learned that some of tht
proposals considered are speeding
up of congressional action SO tha
railroads can get the money dui
them since the days Of government
tai control, readjustment Of wage'
and tariffs and abrogation Of th'
national agreements in part, a
least.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
BILL
FOR SHEEP LOSS
Ex.Seryico Man to Receive oooo 70
Pay for Mutton Diet Of Wis.
consin Bears.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 4.-The bears
that ate up the sheep Of Private
Homer P. Herbert of Chippewa
Falls, while the soldier was chas-
ing Germans across France in Sep
tember, 1918, again has received
the attention of the senate state
affairs committee, with the result
that the soldiers bill for $500 for
the loss of 80 sheep was approved.
Similar legislative actions two
years ago failed to bring results,
the bill dying on reaching the sen
ate floor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
|lINION Of
army BACKS
gen. DAWES
lranatic Defense Of A. e,
!. Wins Approval in
Military Circles.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
fqnecial TO The Argus.)


washington, Feb. A. When
cs,rles Grosvenor Dawes told the
ioporters that he didn't intend to
= ! member Of the cabinet or to
70 into politics" he meant what
= said but there is good reason to
klieye that Mr.. Dawes is being
eonsidered for the governorship Of
~ federal reserve board, q posi-
lion that is outside the domain of
politics. MIR. Dawes would succeed
NP. G. Harding, WHO resigns soon
3 become the head Of the new
Slo0,OO0,000 corporation being or
fanized to finance foreign trade.
Mr.. Dawes dramatic defense of
H. American ,Expeditionary Forces
against charges Of extravagant ex-
penditure made by congressional
committees was no surprise to
those who have known how men
like General Pershing and others In
the A. E. +. have chafed under the
isult- t-finding and flaw-picking of in
yestigating committees long after
the war was fought. The general
argument of MIR. Dawes that many
things had to be done on the spuI
Il the moment and in the heat o1
he war in order to assure vic.
tory by any means that seemed
AVAILABLE is exactly what the army
otlcers who fought in France have
insisted from the start and while
most of them have been muzzled b,
lie orders forbidding officers tt
&Scuss matters before congress
unless summoned for that purpose
army opinion 10 solidly behind Mr.
Dawes for his courageous defens'
A the A. e. f.
Dawes B0sls Over.
The outburst by Mr.. Dawes be
fore the congressional COMMITTEES
Investigating war expenditure wa
impassioned. Yet the former brig
adler general minced no words AM
has no apology or regrets to offe
On the day after. General Perish
fCa~<;n,,nl m oot Do0o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
MEXICAN BANKS OPEN.

Mexico City, Feb. 4.-More than
twenty Mexican banks, which for
merly had authority to issue paper
money and which were closed dur
ing the administration Of President
Carranza, were yesterday given
permission to resume business
through q decree made public BY
President Obregon- The largest OF
these institutions was the Banco
Nacional de Mexico Of this city. n
which there are heavy foreign in
vestments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
EARLY MORNING
EARTHQUAKE rs
QUITE SEVERE
South American Die
turba1ce, Scie,,fists
Claim.

Warrington, Feb. "A severe
earthquake, which began 1T 3:2S
and lasted until 4:45 this morning,
was reported by Francis A. Ton
dorf. director Of the Georgetown
seismol0gical observatory.
The disturbance was indicated
by the instruments as being ZOO
miles south Of Warrington and
reached its highest intensity at
1888, Father Tondorf said.
The seismograph record indicat-
ed Q disturbance even more severe
than that recorded ON Dec. 16, last
Father Tondorf said. The scene oi
the December disturbance wa
never definitely established. Faith.
er Tondorf estimated that today's
disturbance was probably in South
America.
Medium Shock.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-The weather
bureau seismograph at the Univer'
sity Of Chicago recorded an earth
quake within 1,721 miles of, Chi
cag0 this morning. The shock
were described as of medium In
tensity, the first occurring at 2:3,
a. m, the maximum coming II
minutes later, and the final tremol
at 5:48 a. m.
Running together Of the recof,
lines prevented the government ex
perts from learning the direction
Of the shocks from Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
SPRING STYLE
ISANNOUNCED
Retailers' Association Describes
New Feminine Apparel at
New York Meet.

New York. Feb. 4.-(United
Press. )-Here is the new spring
garment. as decided on by the Ma
tional Garment Retailers associa-
ton in session here.
Beginning at the top:
A high collar, half hiding the
ears.
A "gl0ve-fitting" jacket, fitting
tightly around the shoulders and
the waist.
A fiaring skirt reaching down to
the knees.
That sail.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
THE WEATHER


Unsettled weather and probably
rain turning to snow tonight and
Saturday. Colder Saturday. Low
est temperature tonight about 30
degrees.
Highest yesterday, 3s: lowest
last night, "a.
Wind velocity at z .. m, 4 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. 7p.m. am.
yester. .yester. today
Dry bulb temp. .33 IS 80
Wet bulb temp...3l "a Sc
Rel humidity 80 81 81
River stage. IS: . fall Of 3 in
last "a hours.
FLOYD D. YOUNG.
Neteorologist