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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
OKLAHOMA OIL
MEN ARE IN BAD
Officers of 0kmulgee Concern Face
Charges of Mismanaging COM
pany's Affairs.

st. Louis. Mo, July 14.-CUnited
Press -Offcers of the Turmon
Oil company, a 100000 corpora
ton operating wells in Okmulgee
county, Oklahoma, will face charges
of mlsmanaging the company's af-
fairs, st. Louis stockholders decid-
ed at a meeting late yesterday.
Local shareholders claim the aft
Gals of the company have incurred
a deficit of $3,250.000. Attorneys
representing investors of Chicago,
Kansas City and San Antonio, Tex
as, were present at the meeting.
The stockholders charge that E. j.
Hunter, president, Robert G. Miller
and Lawrence Miller, the officers
under fire, used stock issue of
S1.000.000 to pay unwarranted
debts. The three officers, all of
Okmulgee, have directed the des-
TIMES of the company since 1919
The charges were denied by local
directors.
Former Judge Thomas L. Ander-
son, representing the dissatisfied
shareholders, declared his inten-
ton of asking a receivership for
the company and preferring charg-
es against the officers if investiga-
ton warrants.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
CHURCH ERRSIN
CRIME FIGURES
Cincinnati Prosecutor Says Metho-
dists' Report Is Misleading
Major Crimes Increase.

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 14.-Fiam-
ilton county officials were inclined
to question the correctness of the
figures touching on crime in Gin
cinnati since prohibition became a
law, as given out by the board of
temperance and public morals of
the Methodist Episcopal church yes
terday.
Il would like 70 know where the
Methodist board got it's figures"
Louis f.. Chapelle, county prose-
cutor, said last night. 1T is true
that the warehouses are Being
closed Tor lack of prisoners, but at
the same time the penitentiaries,
reformatories ami jai:s are being
filled to their capacity.
This shows that while INSIDE
meanors, which should not be
classed as crimes in the proper
sense of the worG, are on the de-
crease, the major crimes are show
ing a large increase since prohibit
ton became effective.
There already have been 2S
killings in Hamilton county within
the six and one-half months since
Jan. 1. This is four more than the
number of killings for the entire
year of 1920. How many more there
will be before the end of this year
cannot be foretold'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
CUT IN WAGES
NOT ALLOWED
Judge Alschuler Refuses to Grant
Companies Request to Reduce
Workers ) Cents An Hour.

Chicago, July 14.-Judge Samuel
Alschuler, arbitrator in the stock
yards wage cases, today refused to
grant reduction of cents an hour
in the wages of $4,000 packing house
workers, as requested by the COM
panies.
At the same time he ruled over
time must be paid for all over As
hours a week
In a second decision the Judge de-
clined to set aside a reduction OF
cents an hour in the wages of en-
ployes of the Union Stock Yards OF
Chicago, made some time ago by the
company after it had announced its
withdrawal from the arbitration
agreement. The company later re-
entered the pact, which runs until
September.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
GIVES HARDING
BLUELAWB BILL.
sabbath Saving Crusader Hand,
President Copy of Measure,
Closing L. s. on Sundays.

Washington, July 14.-Unitei
Press.)-A blue haze enveloped TIT
nations capitol today.
Noah W. Cooper Of Nashville
chairman of the Southern MethO
dist Sabbath Saving Crusade, pre-
sented to President Harding toda,
a bill which would virtually clos
down the nation on Sunday.
Later he and members OF hi
delegation conferred with member
of congress urging support for tn
measure.
This bill would prohibit on Sun
day:
All work by employees OF III,
United States.
All trains that enter interstate
commerce.
All work by pOstoffices.
The publication of all newspaper
that enter the mails.
Any business that is interstate
commerce.
The measure is limited to inter
state and federal business becaus,
the jurisdiction of congress doe
not extend to state affairs. How
ever, it is the plan to seek stat
laws in addition TO the fedora
statute.
I'VE represent the sentiment a
100000 professional Christians q
the south who want our nation say
ed from destruction" Cooper said
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Personal Points

Miss Fay Fagenholtz OF Chicago
is visiting at the home of her cous-
in. Miss Sarah Rudman, 1015 Fifth
avenue.
Mrs. Cora B. Wadsworth of Rock
Island, who has been at the Mo-
line city hospital for treatment, has
been removed TO the Tri-City Mu-
nicipal sanitarium in Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Roscn-
field returned last night from Chi
cago by motor. Mr.. Rosenfield has
been in the east, where he attended
the Dempsey-Carpentier fight.
John H. Harvey of Tulsa, Okla,
president of the Illinois Refining
company, and Mrs. Harvey are the
guests of Frank P. and J. NJ. WEIGH.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
THREE PLUMBERS
ATTEND MEET TO
DISCUSS METHODS

Charles C. Myers, ]. w. Ward and
E. E. Lamp, all of Rock Island, at
tended the meeting of the fifth
zone of the Illinois State Plumbers
association in Galesburg yesterday
afternoon.
Talks were given on sanitation
and new ideas were discussed.
Charts showing different systems
and advanced methods of plumbing
were part Of the program. A round
table discussion was held following
the business meeting.
Peter Kale of Milan and plumb
ers from Moline and East Moline
also attended the meeting. Other
places represented were Monmouth,
Canton, Quincy and Bloomington.
The next meeting of this zone
will be held in Galesburg in Octo-
Der.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
MERCURY FALLS
To 81 DEGREES
With Big Decline in Temperature,
Rock Island is Stin Third Hot
test City I'm Country.

With a fall of IL degrees from
the high mark yesterday, Rock Is
land remained the third hottest city
in the United States. At Z o'clock
this morning, only Chicago and st.
Louis reported temperatures above
that in this locality. The weather
bureau office thermometer was so
degrees.
The highest mark today was
reached at IL O'Clock, 81 degrees.
At 2:30 this afternoon, the mer-
curry had fallen to 50. with every
chance of going lower with pre-
dicted thunder showers. The heat
wave which struck the southeast
quarter of the United States extend
ing through the middlewest, has
been dissolved by the low pressure
coming from the west which carried
with it the dampness which this dis
trict is now feeling.
The night continued hot last night
the minimum degree being rs, only
two degrees lower than the night
before.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
TO CUT FREIGHT
ON LIVE STOCK
Examiner Disque of L c. c. Recon-
mends Substantial Decrease in
Rates ThroughOut Country.

Washington, July II. = Omitted
Press. "A substantial decrease in
freight rates on livestock in ap-
proximately two-thirds of the Unit
ed States from the Pacific coast to
the Mississippi and Chicago, and
from the Gulf to Canada, was rec
commended to the interstate COM
merce commission by Examiner
Disque, of the commission.
The oral arguments will be held
tomorrow.
An application for an order re-
ducing livestock rates was request
ed by the interstate commerce COM
mission by the National Livestock
Shippers league on the ground that
the rates were prohibitive and men
aced the livestock industry.
The complaint was directed
against all carload rates on ordin-
airy livestock in the territory en-
braced by the western and noun
tain-Pacific groups.
The examiner stated that while
rates are not excessive when Judg-
ed from a strictly transportation
standpoint, they should neverthe-
less be subsequently reduced to as
sist in tiding the livestock industry
over its present period of adversely
and to hasten a return OF normal
conditions and business prosperity.
1--WE have no hesitancy in saying
that our judgment is that they
should be reduced Examiner
Disque said.
Clifford Thorne, one of the attor-
neys for the shippers league, said
today that he felt confident that the
commission would act favorably on
Disque's recommendation Thorne
and other attorneys for the league
are here prepared to present to-
morrow conclusive evidence" of
the precarious condition of the live
stock industry due to the present
freigt rates.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
TURNS CORNER IN
WRONG WAY, AUTO
HITS STEEL POLE

A touring car belonging to Leroy
Putt, I'LL Tenth avenue, East No,
line, was badly damaged in an ac
cident in front of the police sta.
ton, Third avenue and Sixteenth
street, at 2:15 o'clock this after.
noon.
Putt was not hurt and Charles,
Flanagan, driver of a car which
narrowly missed being hit, also es
capped injury.
Putt was driving west on Third
avenue and Flanagan was driving
east on the avenue Both driver.
started to turn south on Sixteenth
street. The East Moline man fail,
ed to make the turn around tbs
painted square in the center of the
intersection, and tried SHARP
turn. Quick work at the wheel say.
ed Flanigan's car from a collision
Putt swerved his car to the left ani
the front axle broke as the left
wheel struck the curbing. With one
wheel off, the car slammed up
against a steel light pole and lodg.
ed there.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
ONE-MAN CAR ON
BRIDGE LINE; TO
USE FIVEON LINE.

One-man cars will be put in OPP
Grafton on the bridge line by the
Tri-City Railway company, begin
ming Sunday. Five cars have been
equipped with the one-man car
apparatus.
No other changes in this direc-
ton have been announced by the
company as affecting the Illinois
side of the Mississippi.
Cards are to be posted in bridge
line cars notifying the public that
the one-man cars are to be opera
ted Sunday, and that entrance
should be made at the front end.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Obituary
HartMig SamueIsan.

Hartwig Samuelson, aged 81
years, died at o'clock last even
ing in the family residence, 2IOO
Fifth avenue. He had been i'll
eight months.
He was born in Holstein, Ger
many, and came to this country in
1910. He had resided in the tri-
cities since. He was married in
1891 in Germany. Previous to his
illness he had been employed at the
Korn Baking company in Rock Is
land and for several years con-
Quoted a store at the corner of
Twenty-first street and Fifth ave-
nue.
Surviving are the widow and a
daughter. Another daughter pre-
coded him in death two years.
Funeral services will be held at ,
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
Moeller funeral parlors. Rev. Phi.
Wilhelm, pastor of the Emmanuel
Evangelical Lutheran church will
conduct the services. Burial will be
in the German Lutheran cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
DECISION ON
ALED0 OFFER
IS POSTPONED
Formal Statement I'm October But
Members Indicate Disxppxovd
of Project.

Hopes of obtaining William and
vashti college buildings and
grounds In Aledo for seminary pur-
poses by the Augustana college fad
ed yesterday when the investiga-
ton committee made an inspection
tour.
No recommendation has been
made by the committee nor will it
be made until the meeting of the
Augustana board in October But
unofficial reports of the visit are
that the committee could agree on
no use to which the buildings could
be put by the Augustana college.
No definite statement has been
made, although individual members
of the committee expressed doubt
that there was any chance to take
the matter up again.
The valuation of the grounds and
buildings was placed at 100000.
There is a mortgage of SIS, 900 on
the institution. The college is To-
Gated on the edge of the city of
Aledo. On one square block of
ground is situated the main class
building and the dormitory, each
OF brick, the gymnasium which is a
frame structure, the heating plant
and the presidents home Across
the heart of the city are two build
ings, property of the city of Aledo,
which the institution used as con-
servatory and a girls dormitory.
The buildings are in fair condition
and the grounds in fine shape, ac-
cording to the committee.
During the war the enrolment
fell off so that the institution was
discontinued. The offer by the
Aledo authorities will remain open
until the Augustana board makes
decision at its October meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
JUDGE SAYS LADY
IN BATHING SUIT
ii Is "UNDRESSED"

New York, July 14-United
Press -This is the latest legal
puzzle:
Is a woman attired in a modern
bathing suit dressed or undressed?
Magistrate Kochendorfer of the
Jamaica police court says she's I'M
! dressed.
Mrs. Margaret Posthauser, hailed
before him for disorderly conduct
takes the opposite view.
The defendant was specifically
charged with removing her clothing
on the beach, right down to thai
bathing suit she has on"
The magistrate took one look a
the white jersey suit and decided
she was guilty of undressing il
public. He suspended sentence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
GIRLS OF ARGUS
ARE HOSTESSES
TO PRESS CLUB

Members of the Tri-City Women's
Press club enjoyed their regular
meeting last evening at the Watch
Tower, the girls of The Argus be-
ing hostesseS.
Dinner was served on the north
veranda of the inn, the business SEES
sion being held there. Greetings on
behalf of Mrs. Carolyn NJ. Ogilvie,
club adviser, who was instrumental
in the founding of the organization,
were read by Miss Mary Wright,
president. Mrs. Ogilvie is in Amas-
burg, Mass.
Following the business session,
the club adjourned to The Argus
camp above the Watch Tower,
where the evening was spent in
games and swimming. The August
meeting of the club will be held in
Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
SUMMER OF '68
PUT ONE OVER ON
THIS HEAT WAVE

Old residents of Rock Island,
while they confess to certain
amount of irritation because of the
present prolonged hot spell. console
themselves by recalling six weeks
period distributed between the July
and August of 1868. when the
weather was hotter than now, and
of longer duration.
The date is fixed indelibly in the
minds of those who can look back
that far, because 1868 was the date
of the famous total eclipse of the
sun.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Mrs. Sadie b. Barlow.

Mrs. Sadie B. Barlow, aged 50
years, formerly of Rock Island,
died at o'clock this morning in
the home of her mother, Mrs. Es-
tella Warren, 1915 Fourth street.
Moline. She had been i'll six
months.
Mrs. Barlow, who was Miss Sa-
die Warren. was born in Rock Is
land, Feb. 10, 1889. and lived here
the greater part of her life. She
was educated in the public schools
in this city. She married Arthur
Barlow, March 10, 1905, in Rock
Island. He preceded her in death
two weeks.
Surviving are the mother; two
sisters, Mrs. Carl Lage and Mrs.
Walter Fluegel, and four brothers,
Louis, James, William and Hugh
Warren, all of Moline A sister,
Hazel, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at
, o'clock Sunday afternoon in the
Moeller funeral parlors. Rev. w.
G. Oglevee will conduct the serv-
ices. Burial will be in Riverside
cemetery, Moline
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
MORTICIANS MEET.

Ten members of the Rock Island
County Funeral Directors associa.
ton were present last evening al
the monthly meeting in the Vince.
Ian funeral home in Rock Island
Regular routine business was trans.
acted.
The next meeting will be held IL
the Esterdahl funeral parlOrs il
Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
LESS COTTON CONSUMED.

Washington, July 14.-Cotton
consumed during June amounted TO
461 .656 running bales of lint and
4S,6S3 bales of linters the census
bureau announced today.
Consumption in June a year ago
was 555,155 bales OF line and 49,
243 of linters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Police News

A w. Klockau was fined SIS by
Magistrate d. j. Cleland in police
court today on a charge of operat-
ing a commercial car without hav-
ing a chauffeur's license.
H Dismer. A. J. Benson and H.
Dieson were fined IS each on
charges of speeding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
.FREEPORT GETS
NEEDED SHOWER

Freeport, Ill, July "A - Rain
which began falling at 9 o'c'o k
this morning came just in time to
afford relief to the corn crop which
had begun to fire. The lat. potato
crop was also benefited.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14

JHS. OGXD[ &AASIICC1D
81 Oakland. Cal.-Death was best
man at a strange wedding cere-
mony in st. Anthony's hospital
here.
lowering silently IN the back
ground grim, sinister witness,
Death cut short the triumph of
Love, and led away the groom
John Rollin Magill, mining man,
shortly after he had been welded
to Mrs Sarah Cullendon. Ten
years ago they were engaged, but
that time love cheated Magill and
his bride-to-be was married to an
other man-Henry CulIendon of
Manila. Cullenden died a year
later and love bloomed anew. A
few days ago they were to have
been married, but on the wedding
eve Magill was stricken. He de-
termined not to die until his one
romance had reached the end he
had so long dreamed of. And so,
on the deathbed. they were mar
rteG. A few hours Later he was
dead.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Turks MIST EIGHT.

Angora, Anatola, July 13.-The
Turkish Nationalists would well
come arbitration by Secretary
Hughes of the United States or by
some other American but apparent
ly there is no way out except by
force of arms, Mustapha Kennel
Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist
leader said
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
WILL AWARD CONTRACT.

Springnefd DISPATCHES 70 Inc
Argus today quoted s. e. Bradt,
state superintendent Of high
ways, as assuring the letting OF
the Rock Island-Henry county
road contracts to J. J. Dunnegan
Construction company OF Shen-
andoah, Iowa.
A combination bid on three
sections of the highway, averag-
ing less than $4,000 q mile, will
be made and according to Mr..
Bradt, accepted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
BONUS VOTE FRIDAY.

Washington, July 14.-An agree
ment for a vote Friday at O'Clock
on the motion to recommit the SOL
ders' bonus bill was reached by the
senate by unanimous consent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
ELKS PICK CHICAGO.

Los Angeles, Calf, July IA
Chicago was selected as the per
manent headquarters for the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks by that organization conyen-
ton In session here yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Funeral of Mr., VOgeI.

Funeral services for John Jacob
Vogel, 2S02 Sixth avenue, were held
at o'clock this morning in ST.
Mary's church Rev. Leonard of
Rapids City conducted the services.
The pallbearers were Emil Thonn,
Edward Heberle, Jacob Kali, John
Eiche, George Helfrich and Arthur
Mathief. Burial was in ST. Johns
cemetery in Rapids City.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
BURGLAR MAID
TRIES SUICIDE
Mrs. Eta He'll. lFiIIiOnaire'S Wife
Convicted OF Many RObberies,
Takes Poison.

Chicago. Ill, July IA. - Omitted
Press. Mrs. Eta He'll, million
aires wife, recently convicted and
paroled as a burglar maid" was in
the hospital today following her at
tempt at suicide last night by swal-
lowing poison at a depot
She has been living apart from
Joseph He'll. broker, who paid out
thousands of dollars to persons
whose homes she sacked while en-
ployed as maid.
Chinese porcelain was produced
as early as 200 A. D.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
&c. C. ANNOUNCES YALuE.

Washington, July 14.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission today
announced the tentative value the
Toledo, st. Louis and Western rail-
road as 17,326,263.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14

Samuel Karon, I'LL Eighth ave-
nue., salesman for the Western To-
bacco company, III Eighteenth
street, was driving his auto south
on Seventeenth street, just north
of Second avenue at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, when he collided with a
machine driven by Dan Kinney, 2309
Twenty-fourth street, which was
being backed from the parking
space by the State bank building.
Damages sustained by the Kinney
car will reach $50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
.BURIES THREE IN ONE CRAVE.

New YORK, July 14.-ViOlation Of
a contract with the United States
spublic health service, whereby an
undertaken buried three former SOL
oilers in one grave in a Long Island
cemetery, was disclosed here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14

Vaudeville was originated by a
wandering minstrel of Normandy
about 500 years ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
E. G. CHAPLER HAS
TALL CORNSTALK

E. C. Chapter, 1885 Twelfth street,
would certainly be a successful
farmer if he could produce a whole
field of sweet corn that would com
pare with one of the stalks found
i'll his garden. The stalk is 1115
feet high.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14
Licensed to Wed
AUTO DAMAGED,

Sam Ramtes ......... Rock Island
Iona Merroy ........ Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-14

TARIFF BEFORE HOUSE.
Washington, July 1.-THE Ford
ney tariff bill was considered by the
house in preparation for conclusion
of general debate Thursday.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-05-13

struggled to his elbow in the close
quarters of the BERTH
The growing continued at frequent
intervals, making sleep impossible. By
: the time the train reached Warrens-
burg indignation was high.
Robert Holt, news vender on the
train, determined to investigate. He
left the train and examined carefully
the baggage car. No rooster was
there. He returned to report his fall
ure to the angry crowd Of passengers,
when the "cock-a-doodle-d-o-o-o" call
came again, this time near by.
Holt; ran toward the spot from
whence the call came. He peered be-
meath the baggage car, gasped and
halted abruptly.
"well, can "a beat thatr' he asked
In amaxement.
There. reposing calmly On the "rods"
Of the. car was large Plymouth Rock
rooster, his plumed head cooked in
quiringly at the visitor.
"f've heard Of heboes riding the
rods" Holt declared, 'but q rooster
BUM is a new one on me-"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1921-05-13

ed efforts~fo the good Of the Order
will inevitably result. The men,
bers of the local chapter and the
citizens Of the city deserve praise
for the. excellent manner in which
they looked after the comfort of the
Unexpectedly large attendance.
The spacious Oddfellows Hall,
where the meeting was held, can ac-
comodate large gathering, in the
dining room,. where banquet was
served to the visitors, as we'll as the
lodge rooms above. The banquet
room was decorated beautifully with
wide, streamers in the form of a
star with the appropriate colors.
Tulips and jonquils added to the
beauty Of the decorations.