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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
SELL SURPLUS
Canned Meats
War Department Finds Buyer at
Price of Over Five Millions
of Dollars.

Washington, April 22.-Sale Of
the war departments surplus sup
ply of canned meats, approximately
81 ,O0O, 600 pounds, to Thomas Rob
$5,316,276, was announced today
erts & Co., Of Philadelphia, for
before the house military commit
tee by Assistant Secretary VAIN
wright.
The committee was informed
that the meats cost the government
"a cents a pound and that the pres
ent market price averaged Il cents.
The sale price was approximately
6h cents.
Mr.. Wainwright said the war de-
partment had tried unsuccesstully
for months to dispose Of the sur
plus and had planned to dispose of
it to foreign governments If a
buyer had not been found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
bomb WAGON"
DRIVEN BY LICI
Photograph Said to Connect Scran.
ton Suspect With Wall Street
Explosion.

New York, April "a photo
graph Of Tito, Ligi, now under ar
rest in Scranton, Pa, has been
identified by three persons as that
of the man they claim to have seen
driving the bomb wagon" into
Wall street on Sept 16, last, Will
liam J. Flynn, chief Of the depart
ment Of justice, said here today.
Mr.. Flynn arrived from Washing
ton late last night,
The three who identified the pho
tograph are connected with well
known firms In the financial dis
trict, Mr.. Flynn said. adding that
he was not at liberty to make
known their names. He said they
seemed positive in their identifica-
tons. -.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
KILLS SELF At
/ CHICAGO HOTEL
zimmerman, Ex.City Comp
oeller Of Springfield, Wor-
u ried Over Finances,

,,. ,~oicaso. April "a telegram
nsaclng money would be paid
W a Chicago bank may have
! e 100 late police believe and, as
ssut, Joseph Zimmerman, for
n s S.y comptroller Of Springfield.
) = mot himself through the head
a.. oomtown hotel. He was dead
30 found. The message read:
~ nave instructed the Continental
49, commercial National bank.
so. to pay you $500 without
-. ~ was from the First National
NV Springfield and was in the
S.'eos, Sos, uncalled for.
ves Of Zimmerman at
%%Sneld declared he had been
M sSS1,caso since Thursday and
mis- MS wife he would be home
|nerman vas in charge Of the
ues Of the Reisch Brewing
icy Of Springfield. His wid-
.s the daughter of Frank
founder Of the brewery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
DESCENDANT OF
NAPOLEON TOBE
AT MEMORIAL
Grand : Daughter of
Conquerer Found
in Paris.

Paris, April 22.-When on May
5 France observes the death Of
Napoleon Bonaparte with q memo
rial mass at Notre Dame cathedral.
it is probable that in the great
:hrong will be . granddaugh-
Ter Of the conqueror, says the Petit
Parisien. That Newspaper discov-
cred the descendant Madame Mes
nard Leon, who is q daughter Of the
natural son of Napoleon by Flea
more de La Plaigne, maid of honor
to Caroline Murat
This son was born in 1906, and
received from his father the title
of Count Leon" While imprison-
ed on the island Of st. Helena, Ma
poleon made q will in which he
made provision for the son. but the
document was never executed.
Count Leon married late in life, and
was the father of q daughter. Mad
anne Mesnard Leon, and three sons.
Charles, CASTOR and Fernand. Fer
nand died of exhaustion following
hardships he endured during the
great war, having rejoined the col
ors as an officer. CASTOR lives in
the Vosges region and Charles died
some years ago. Madame Mesnard
Leon is a school teacher.
When interviewed regarding heE
relationship to Napoleon, she said:
Il would like little place at the
memorial mass, but who will think
Of me?'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
DISCUSS COAL
CR|SISAT MEET
British Mine Owners Hold Impor.
tant Conference With Pre-
mier and Strikers,

London. April 22.-British mine
owners and leaders OF the Miners
federations of Great Britain will
meet Prime Minister Lloyd George
this afternoon to discuss the coal
crisis. The meeting will be held
at the invitation OF Lloyd George.
The conference of the miners dele
gates was adjourned until tomor-
row after a short session in which
a resolution Of complete confidence
in Frank Hodges, secretary Of the
miners union, and the other MEM
bers of the miners executive body
was adopted.
Official figures on unemployment,
made public today. placed the total
Of 1,6S6.000. an. increase Of 1900
over last week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
SHIPPING WILL
Be ALLoCATED

Vienna April 22.-Danube river
shipping will be allocated between
the various nations directly inter
ested as soon as Hungary ratifies
the peace treaty with the allies,
according to Walker d. Hines, the
American waterways administrator.
on his return last night from a
three weeks inspection trip to the
mouth Of the river.
Mr.. Hines found the Danube was
becoming increasingly important
as a part Of the eastern European
transportation system because Of
the disruption of railway service.
He said the economic situation in
the Danubian countries appeared
better than 1t was last year, al
though still far from normal
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
Think HAYWOOD
IS HIDING in U. S.
Federal Officers Believe Radical
May be Concealed for Nay Day
Demonstration.

Chicago, April 22.-Federal off,
GERS today announced that they
were requesting exhaustive inves-
legations of headquarters OF radt-
calls in various cities throughout
the country In the belief that big
Bill" Haywood, l. w. w. chief, re-
ported yesterday to have fled to
Russia as he was about to begin
a 20-year penitentiary sentence.
was being concealed In this country
In connection with alleged plans
for a May Day demonstration.
Charles F. Cline, United States
district attorney, said be was ask.
ing federal officials in various cities
to conduct an investigation into
the headquarters of various alleged
radical organizations to determine
il the information concerning May
Day was correct
Local l. W. W. leaders continue
firm in their belief that Haywood
actually was in Russia, and declared
that his flight had ruined him with
the Labor world"
Apply for Pardon.
Washington, April 22.-Applica-
ton for full pardons for four l. W.
WIS, convicted in Chicago, with
William d. Haywood, were made to-
day to the department Of justice by
their counsel, Harry Weinberger Of
New York.
The men are Charles Ashleigh OF
New York: Jack Daw Of Pittsburgh; !;
Vincent st. John Of Chicago. and
Giovanni Baldaxzi OF New York,
who are ordered to begin their SEN
tence At LeavsnWorth ON Monday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
A. NJ Bruner, Y.M C.. A. Leader, Succurnbs|
POLYSYLLABLE
TITLES USED BY
WISE SAVANTS
''Cenothera Breuisfv-
lis" Dazes Plain
Folk.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 22.-Sa-
wants gathered here for the ses-
sfons Of the American Philosophi-
cal societys general meeting heard
more than twenty addresses today.
The speakers themes included
many subjects, with physicists, ge-
ologists, biologists. botanists, biol
ogists, astronomers. consulting
electrical engineers and mathema-
ticians all having their fling in aid
ing the avowed purpose of organ
ization Ito promote useful knowl-
edge" Such names as propylene
glycol dinitrate, "cenothera brevi-
stylis" and other polysyllable titles
were used with abandon, while ad-
dresses on diverse astrophysical
problems involving the use of the
interferometer helped to leave the
few unscientific persons in the gath
ering dazed.
Professor Monroe B. Snyder of
the Philadelphia observatory pre-
sented papers on universal vol
canism and the cosmic atomic num-
bers," and on "Planck's constant A
variable" which some of the scien-
fists hailed as seeming to mean
nothing less than a revolution in
physics and astronomy"
Universal Volcanism.
His address tended to prove that
the accepted atomic numbers be-
yond 81 are in error. and that the
new cosmic atomic number system
expresses accurately the laws oi
force Of universal volcanism discov.
cred by him more than sixteen
years ago.
1T was on Jan. 20, 1905, that, be.
fore this society. I first announced
the existence of the new cosmit
forces due to suddenly exploding
atoms" Professor Snyder said
1.-The study of this force for NOR.
than sixteen years has brought def
mite knowledge both Of the highly
energized atom and of the explo
sive atomic force. The volcanic
explosion of the atom, suddenly
releasing stupendous stores of en-.
ergy, according to a known ordel
and degree :. -. reveals the marve
of atomic structure.
1.-THE internal structure, the sur.
face structure, and the system
structure of all the bodies of the
universe, or in other words ths
particular distribution and energiz
alton of the masses and of the ele
ments of the entire universe, are
now accurately disclosed by the in
teraction of the two mighty atomic
forces, universal gravitation ant
universal volcanism."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
WOULD keep
OUT POORLY
PAID LABOR
Harvard Professor Has
Novel Plan to Restrict
immigration.

Boston, April "a plan Of re-
stricted immigration, based on a re-
versal Of the present contract Ia
hor law, was advanced by Professor
Thomas Nixon Carver of Harvard
university, in an address before the
National Association of Cotton Man
ufacturers here today.
Better than exclusion" he said,
in discussing the immigration Ques-
ton, would be q plan Of restric-
tion which would select those who
were capable Of entering the we'll
paid occupations and exclude those
who would crowd into occupations
where wages are already too low.
The best way to do this would be
to reverse our present contract Ia
Dor system and admit only such
immigrants as could present con-
tracts, signed by responsible en-
ployers, guaranteeing employment
at five dollars day for at least a
year. This would admit all the Ia
borers who were really needed.
AT the same time it would pre-
vent the coming of hordes Of cheap
labOrers whose influence is to de-
press the wage of unskilled labor
1t would make the lower grades Of
labor so scarce as to eventually
make five dollars q day the actual
minimum wage without the Difficult.
ty of enforcing, q minimum wage
NV. whatever Immigration polio,
is adopted. We must not lose sight
CT the fact that the essential thing
is to restrict
Hard on Labor.
when an employer can hang
out a shingle saying Men wanted
and have 10 men apply for every
job, conditions are very easy fol
employers. but correspondingly
hard for laborers. When any Ia
borors can hang out q sign reading
Job wanted and have 10 employ.
ers apply for his help, conditions
will be easy for laborers, and a
hard for employers. So long as tht
former conditions prevail there viii
be feeling.
When this feeling is widespread
laboring men will be excused, il
not justified, in the use Of violence
There will be no effective public
opinion to support the state in it,
efforts to preserve law and order
When there is some approach tt
the latter conditions. there will bt
an easy recognition of the fact thal
the laborers are not in q helpless
condition, and that they do no
need to rely on numbers and brute
strength; and public opinion viii
then support the state effectively
and promptly in its maintenance o
law and order"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
EVANGELIST
IN INDUSTRY
PASSES OUT
Nationally Known for Fac
!. tory Work; IS Years
in Service.
f,ne Of the most useful lives de-

One Of the most useful lives de-
voted to evangelistic work among
The shop employees, to services
among the soldiers Of the World
v,r and to his home city was end
ed at 4:3O o'clock yesterday after
noon in the death Of Albert M. Bru--
ner. aged 70 years, who passed
away at hospital in Everett, Wash.
News of the death was received by
Mrs. Bruner at the family home,
1916 Twenty second street, early
last evening.
The body will be brought to Rock
Island for services, and burial will
be in the Reynolds cemetery. The
suneral arrangements have not been
completed.
Mr.. Bruner was on his way to
Washington, where he was to open
In evangelistic campaign among
shop employees along the Pacific
coast He left Rock Island Thurs
Day evening, April Z, for Everett,
snd the following Monday was TAX
On sick on the train. He was taken
Immediately to the hospital at Ev-
erett where he was operated upon
Tuesday evening. His youngest
uon, Arthur, left for Everett Sun
day and was present when death
nme.
AT his bedside were also his two
Me-long friends, Harry Markell,
secretary Of the Ellensburg, Wash,
I'M c. A., and Oscar E. McLaugh-
lin, secretary of the Yakima. Wash,
7. NJ c. A., formerly secretary of
The Moline Y. N. c. A.
Mr.. Bruner had lived in and near
Rock Island practically all his life.
He was known nationally among
eI-service men, Y. NJ. C. A. sup
porters, shop employees, and evan
gelistic workers. His record in the
xrvice shows exceptional ability
d dealing with the soldiers and
Uldences a work only eQualled by
siew.
! Native Of Indiana.
I Mr. Bruner was born on a farm
n Switzerland county, Indiana,
Feb. l, 1851, the family moving a
year later by wagon to Edgington
10 Rock Island county. Here the
Seacre Bruner homestead was pur-
chased, where the family lived for
years. Mr.. Bruner received only a
rommon school education at the
central district school.
On Dec. ], 1874, he was united in
marriage with Sophia Parmenter of
Mgington. The couple lived on a
arm four years, until Mr.. Bruner
seeded to enter a business at Lyn-
oon, Whiteside county. For four
!ears he was a travelling salesman
!or Chicago wholesale clothing
aouse, later entering the real es-
n1e business at the then new town
" Holdrege, Phelps county, Me-
ofaska. Mrs. Bruner died three
months later, and on her dying re-
auest Mr.. Bruner gave up his busi-
sess and began work in the relig-
ious field.
VI this union, only one son sur
nves. Frank Bruner, who is with
- Pathe Film company Of New
Iork. Three children died. Cas-
sM, aged Z years, Roy, aged Z
svntns, and lima, s days old.
~ september, 1885, Mr.. Bruner
lame assistant secretary Of the
inneapolis, Mimi, Y. M. C. A., and
years later became assistant
&e secretary Of the Illinois Y. M.
'Contnued on Page Four.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
GALE TO CHINA.

Mexico City. April 22.-Linn A.
E. Gale, the American radical. who
was expelled from Mexico as per-
nicious foreigner, and went to
Guatemala only to be sent back to
Mexico, will be started today un-
der guard for Manzanillo. Pacific
coast port, whence he will be sent
to China, according to an Omcial
statement issued today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
ATTACK COLLEGE BEQUEsT.

Monmouth, April 22.-Heirs Of
John B. Brown, attorney. who COM
mitted suicide April 20, 1920, at
tackled a 100000 beQuest to Knox
college in a suit filed in circuit
court today. 1t is alleged the tes-
1ator was OF unsound mind when
he bequeathed small sums to the
complainants to the advantage of
Knox college.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Sat-
urday, although probably some
what unsettled; cooler tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
72; lowest last night, IS.
Precipitation last "A hours, 81
inch.
I'm. 7p.m. Tam.
yes.sr. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. SO 63 55
Wet bulb temp. ..57 5S 81
Rel. humidity. y. .4S II 80
River stage at Z q. m. IL; . rise
Of S in last "A hours.
River Forecast
The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque to Muscatine will continue
to rise slowly for several days.
H. C. FRANKENFIELD,
e. Neteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
hARD|NC'S REFUSAL TO
MEDIATE D|SAPP0|NTS
OFFICIALS AT BERLIN
Foreign Minister Scored
for Correspondence
With America.

Berlin, April 2e-Unitel
Press )-German leaders has
tened today to rovise Eepaxa-
tions proposals to tho allies.
Officials indicated . number ef
plans wero under consideration
but that Il had mot been deter.
mined definitely whether new
offers will be made.
The American note refusing
to have tho United States act
Is mediator to determine . rep
arations award, Was received
early today. It drew . largo
crowd Of officials and majority
Socialist leaders TO tho foreign
Office
Foreign Minister von Simoas
was the center Of . fight which
began last night when party
leaders met to discuss the rep.
aratiOns problem. Won Simons
was attacked by Philip Scheide.
mann and Herr Helfferich, for
the correspondence with Amer.
lea
ScheldemAnn and tho others
held that the appeal was hopo-
less and could only bring fur.
ther troubles on the country.
1t WAS admitted today that
the foreign Office had tried 70
induce the vatican to act ~ in.
termediary In correspondents
with America.
The pope declined to act.
baSing the refusal on the fact
that he has no diplomatic rela-
tiOns with the United States.
Washington. April 22.-The Unit
ed States strongly desires" tha
there should be a resumption of ne
gotiations between Germany AMI
the allies regarding reparations
Hughes says in a not
sent yesterday to Berlin refusing
the German request that Presiden
Harding mediate in the controvers,
and fix the sum Germany must pay
Mr.. Hughes reiterates the earn.
est hope" of the American govern.
ment that Germany will formulate
promptly such proposals as woult
present a proper basis for discus
sion, and says if Germany will take
this course the United States will
bringing the matter to the
attention of the allies.
Germany's request that the presi-
dent intervene as mediator in the
dispute, received yes
terday through Commissioner Dire
sci at Berlin, was in the nature oi
an urgent appeal "in the names oi
The German government and the
German people"
The promptness with which Pres
ident Harding declined to under
take the role of mediator occasion.
ed little surprise in Washington and
was received with satisfaction by
The allied diplomats. The German
note was taken to the White house
late yesterday by Secretary Hughes
and the reply went forward a short
time afterward.
Very Brief Answer.
The answer contained Just 12S
words. 1t said the American gov
arnment could not agree to mediate
with a view to acting as umpire in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

Vienna, April 22.-Jugo-Slav
troops have occupied the islands OF
Lesina and Lissa, on the Dalma-
tian coast, the Italians withdraw
ing from them. says . dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Spalato.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
RATIFIED PACT
TO RIGHT WRONG
AND TO GET OIL
Party Lines Forgot
len for Courtry's
Good.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(SDecial to The ArguS,)

Washington, April q. - What
finally put the Colombian treaty
through the senate after II years
Of wrangling? Why did the Re-
publican party split over the ques-
ton and why was it possible for a
coalition Of Republicans and prac-
tically the entire Democratic mi
nority to ratify the pact?
Well might the outsider ask
these questions and search the
speeches in congress for an an
swer. But the momentum behind
ratification was not due to speech
making or argument 1t was due
to a variety of causes all of which
combined to produce the result.
Some of them have an intensely in
teresting relationship to the world s
oil supply, some of them have to do
with Pan-American fellowship and
some have to do with altruism, but
it is safe to say that never was a
treaty passed which had behind II
as peculiar an array of influences as
that which pushed the measure
through the senate by a vote OF 69
to 10, only five more than the neces-
sary two-thirds.
First with respect to the oil ques-
ton. All week the air has been
full Of significant rumors emanaI-
ing from official sources that the
oil supply of Mexico would run dry
in three or four years and that
Americas wells could not hope to
keep pace with world demand for
many years more, possibly Is, and
that the next best oil field open tc
American development is in Col
ombia. When it is considered that
the British and French have been
engaged in a controversy over the
Mesopotamian oil field and that the
whole world has only lately rec
ognized the vital importance Of Gil
as fuel, the scramble for possession
of a foothold in Colombia is only
natural.
Oh Insinuation.
OF course, there have been cyn.
ical insinuations that the Colomb
ian oil question had a lot to do WITH
the determination Of the Harding
administration to ride roughshod
over the worshippers of Roosevelt
and that oil interests alone would
benefit from the ratification. There
is, however, another side to thal
suggestion. 1t was = fact that ir'
respective Of the talk Of preferen'
tial treatment to American inter
ests II they secured the ratification
of the Colombian treaty, discrimin
alton against American nationals
was beginning to manifest itself
What America wanted was an ever
break at least with the national:
OF other countries. There was nj
way Of compelling Colombia to Civ
American citizens q square deal ex
cept by righting the wrongs whicl
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
ACTION ON TARIFF.

Washington, April z2.-Senator
Penrose said that the emergency
tariff bill would not be brought
up in the senate before Monday and
he expected it to be passed within a
week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
NITRO LEFT IN SAFE,

Edwardsville, ILL.,, April 22.-
Three masked bandits early today
blew open q small safe in the Of
fee Of Postmaster Holz, but fled in
an automobile when police ap-
preached, leaving the main post
ONCE safe charged with nitro.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
Late Bulletins
Washington, April 2s-The
immigratiOn restriction bill
was passed today BY the house.

was passed today BY the house.
Mount Vernon, Ill, April g.
The two.year.old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Logan Hagebusch was
killed instantly, Mrs. Hage.
bush was injured seriously and
six other persons were injured
slightly when a Louisville 4
Nashville freight train struck
IN automobile in which they
were riding tOdav. All were OF
Mount Vernon.
Durant, Okla, April g.
UNITED Press.) - A tornado
which swept through eastern
and central Bryan county last
night, unroofing residences and
blowing them from their fOun.
datiOns and wrecking other
buildings, did 500, 900 worth OF
damage, 1t was estimated here
today.
Washington, April 2-(Unit-
ed Press.)-The naval appro-
priation bill, carrying s3S6.0Ol,.
249.23, and identical with the
measure which was passed by
the house at the last session,
was reported to the house today
by the appropriations commit.
tee.
Los Angeles, Calf, April g.
-United Press)-Funeral ser.
vices will be conducted private
ly tomorrow morning in Holy
Sacrament church In Hollywood
for John p. (Jack) Cudahy, son
of the late Michael Cudahy, Chi
cag0 packer, who committed
suicide Wednesday.
Washington, April s2.-Spec.
ulation in farm products
through sales ON future ex-
changes without actual owner
ship Of the commodity would be
made q felony under . bill en-.
dorsed today BY. the National
Farmers Union convention at
its final session here.
Chicago, April e. United
Press.)|ohn Parres and Ruby
Norris of Fredericksburg, Mo-,
were arrested In q raid on .
fiat her etoday. Police charged
Parres with transporting Miss
Morris to Chicago in violation
of the Mann act. His bond was
fixed at $1,000. The girl was
held rs q witness.
Chicago, April ga new
drive to make Chicago sdry"
was launched teday by Edward
]. Brundagc. state attorney
general who obtained Temporary
injuncdons from Federal Judge
Lands, closing s. saloons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
OCCUPY ISLANDS.

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