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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
BRADFORD GAVE
LIFE TO PROVE
SPIRIT THEORY
Lecturer Suicides To
Communicate With
Living.

Cetroit, Mich, Feb. AFTER
making arrangements which he
hoped would answer the great
problem of existence after the
grave, Thomas Lynn Bradford
gave his last remaining possession
his life-Saturday night. His
body was found at $500 Howard
street.-the gas turned on.
Nearby were several typewriter
pages on Can the dead communi-
cate with the living?'
Somewhere in Detroit Is q girl
who is anxiously waiting for him
to prove his theory.
Bradford, who was about 4S, was
a lecturer and impersonator. He
was born in Detroit, 1t is said. He
told Patrick P. Narcotic that he
had seven brothers, two of them
physicians, and that his father had
been q farmer.
Student Of the Occult.
Friends report that it was the
mystical, the occult, which greatly
intrigued the man, taking preced-
ence over all affairs Of material
and worldly moment.
when / die my body goes to
science. It is to be sent to the
Michigan Medical institute. Any
how, my body does not amount to
much" was the statement Brad
ford made some time ago, accord
ing to Hr. Narcotic.
Mr.. Narcotic said Bradford told
him he recsntly inserted an advef'
, tisement In . Detroit newspaper
asking anyone who was interested
In me subject Of whether the deaf
can communicate with the liyini
TO write him, and that 1t was an
swered b "a Detroit girl, who, h'
said, visited Bradford for a talk OF
the subject. They arranged {
method Of communicating il eithel
should die.
! It was In some such conversation
Z as this that Bradford is thought tt
have come to a decision that there
was but one way to solve the mys
terry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
LABOR FAv0RS
SHORTER HOURS


Chicago, Feb. 7.-(United Press.)
"A shortening Of hours of all work
ers was favored here today by the
Chicago Federation of Labor as a
means Of furnishing employment to
thousands of idle men and women.
A meeting Of representatives Of all
branches Of the federation was call
ed for Feb: q to consider urging
industries to adopt the idea. It is
proposed to divide jobs SO that all
members Of the federation will
have work.
At a meeting of the federation
yesterday the unemployment stu
alton was fully discussed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

EXPLODE BOMB !
AT RESIDENCE
or. ARCHBISHOP
Mexica,, Reds Dam
age Home and BlosU
Factory.
Mexico City, Feb. 7.-Polie

Mexico City, Feb. 7.-Police au-
thorities and government secret
services agents were engaged today
in collecting evidence which might
lsad to the arrest Of mem who bomb
ed the residence Of the archbishop
Of Mexico and the building occu-
pied by Jurgens & Co., an American
jewelry manufacturing concern in
this city, yesterday morning. Four
men are under arrest, but it is
known several others were impli-
Gated in the two crimes.
The residence Of the archbishop
was badly damaged. but the Juer-
gems building was virtually de-
stroyed by the force Of the explo-
sion Of the internal machine, placed
in front OF 1t. Its entire street
frontage was wrecked and windows
Of houses across the street were
blown in. The upper story Of the
factory, which 10 located in the
residential section Of the city, swal
occupied by the families Of the
owners, but no one was injured.
Radical activity has been in.
creasing in Mexico City recently.
Congress Meets.
Members Of the Mexican con.
gress met in extraordinary session
here today, expecting to dispose ol
many items in President Obregon'i
construction program before I'D
journment. Legislation providing
for new petroleum taxes, the divi
sion Of large estates into small
farms. the granting Of indemnitie,
to persons who suffered damag,
during Mexican revolutions ant
other important measures, were t
be considered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
TOFIT
PROFITS TO
new PRICES
q. s. Comptroller vii
iams Renders Optimis-
tic Annual Report.

Washington, Feb. THE country
is now in many respects on .
sounder basis, economically, than it
has been for years. Comptroller Of
tho Currency John Shelton Will
liams informed congress today in
what he described as his seventh
and last annual report"
Deiiation, obviously inevitable a
year ago, has come, he said, and
prices of many basic commodities
and raw materials have returned to
pre-war levels or below.
1T now remains for the middle
man." the comptroller declared, Ito
adjust his profits to the new prices
before the ultimate consumer viii
receive the benefit Of the reduced
cost of living"
Labor, however, Mr.. Williams
said, must soon determine whether
Ia shutdown and idleness is pre-
ferred to . lower wage scale which
takes into consideration, the lower
aVlne charges. Mills ana factories
cannot anoro 10 operate unless tney
can Turn out commooities u price,
tne pubic can a1oIa 70 pay, ne as-
serted' ana = Is Oetter Ior inc mAn.
ulactufers tc> operate ana proouc<
goods q cost OF az narrow mar
s'4 oI p.on. tnan 70 close entaleiy
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.s. .a. aa,s ~ ."o o;.,s Ro =. o s.e SSss' 49,; e
nas, ~. ons pn''p'e " 'es''e '1e'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
GRANT DELAY TO
|. HEAR EMPLOYEES
9. 8. Railroad Board Fixes Upon
Thursday to Give Labor Op.
portunity to Mako Rebuttal

Chicago, Feb. Another post
ponement Of the employees repre-
sentatives in reply to the railroads
request for immediate abrogation
of the national agreements was
granted by the United States rail-
road labor board over the protest
of railway executives. This is the
second delay granted at the EN-
ployes' request, in their reply tC
the request of W. W. Atterhury ol
the American Association of Rail
way, Executives for immediate &C
tion. The board today set Thurs
day, Feb. 10, as the day on which
the labor men will appear in re-
buttal.
When General Atterbury appear.
ed before the board last Monday
with his request for urgent actor
ON the national agreements, h.
declared that unless the bosrt
could grant relief by abrogati3I
of the national agreements, within
a few days, it would be flooded
with petitions for wage reductions
B. M. Jewell, president Of th'
Railroad Employees of the American
Federation of Labor, sent a tele
gram Of protest to President Viii
son at once and the board set las
Thursday as the date for his re
buttal. A postponement was ask
ed at that time and the boar,
granted a postponement until to
day.
Intimation that further della,
might be asked brought from Gen
eral Atterbury . protest on Satur
day against further .postpOnemen1
When the secopd postponement wa
granted today no comment va
forthcoming from the raiiroa'
committee. which was expected t
proceed with the regular program
Of evidence. E. T. Winter, chair
man of the Carriers COMMITTEES
has been reading almost steadil
for four weeks. and was expecte
to conclude his presentation today
The general reply Of the employe
will follow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
FARMERS TOLD
TOMAKE STUDY
or STATISTICS
Meredith Says Sciesl-
tifc Research Is
Ignored.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 7.-Secretary
Of Agriculture fE. T. Meredith told
Wisconsin farmers, gathered in the
University Of Wisconsin today to
study marketing conditions for
farm products. that the greatest
need of the farmer today is "cost
statistics:
The whole problem of the act
ual and necessary cost Of distribu-
ton of each commodity" the sec
retary said, should be carefully
studied under dfferent systems and
different conditions until a reason
able and just cost, under an eff
cient method, has been obtained.
with the cost of production and
the cost of distribution known, and
with statistics Of production, Of
storage and of the movement Of
commodities readily available, It
should be possible for the inteili-
gent producer, middleman or con-
sumner to determine for himself
what any commodity should be
worth at a given stage Of its dis
tribction and what is fair compen-
sation for any step in the process
under various conditions
Chides Farmers.
Mr.. Meredith frankly chided
farmers for their lack of foresight
and want of appreciation for the
labors Of the agricultural research
worker.
TOO many farmers think that
little remains to be done," he said.
MANY people believe the task OF
today is simply applying the knowl-
edge already in hand. AS a mat
ter Of fact, we are confronted with
the most serious problems. The
breeding of domestic animals is
! still q matter of chance. The con-
troll of. animal parasites is another
matter"
The speaker then made a strong
plea that farmers rally to the sup
port of your faithful servants
the scientific research workers In
Washington, who he said, are being
slighted in pay and are being grad
ually. against their will, forced Il
leave the service for more remun,
er1tive positions elsewhere.
"The word l want to leave with
you today 10 that the scientist car
NOT make hfs work effective unless
he has the earnest and sympathetic
support Of the farmers.
| II shall return to Des Moines in
a short time with renewed appre-
citation Of the service these scient.
lists are rendering for you. hopt
that the time is not far distant
when their earnest efforts will be
more fully appreciated"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
Original Recipes
For Using Canned
Foods

Here is Q handsome booklet
containing over 40 solid pages
OF new recipes that tell the
housewife how to serve
canned foods attractively.
These original recipes are
90 fine that they are being
used by the teachers in many
Of the leading schools Of do
mestic science. >
In the back Of the book
there ID a complete index list
ing in alphabetical order ~
different kinds Of soups, and
enumerating . total Of 21S
new recipes, including every
thing from apple dumplinys
to white sauce. ~
It has been said that any
woman who gets this book Of
recipes will wear 1t out from
userand when she does she
can have . now one. No
charge except 2 cents In
stamps for return postage.
In filing out the coupon
print name and address or be
sure to write plainly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
MYSTERY Wells
FINDING OF MAN
DEAD ON RAILS
Body of Cley,,, Brs,nk
Found on Right
of Way.

An inquest was held by Coroner
John Maberry over the death of
Glen Brunk, 2724 Eighth avenue,
formerly q resident of Rock Island,
whose lifeless body was found on
the Rock Island railroad tracks
near Twenty-first street early Sun
day morning.
The verdict returned by the cor
oner's jury was that Brunk's death
was caused by a fracture of the
skull, presumably due to being hit
by a railroad train"
The police picked up the body at
2:25 Sunday morning. 1t had been
there for at least an hour, for at
about Ills Engineer DeBoursey of
the Cedar Rapids division of the
Rock Island lines. passed Twenty
first street in his engine ON his
way to the Silvis shops.
DeBoursey said he saw a body
lying beside the tracks. He did not
stop his train, but when he arrived
at the Silvis yards told Yardmas-
ter c. F. Duncan Of the body. Dun
can called Moline police and also
dispatched a switch engine to
Tweney-first street.
The body was lying between
Twenty-first and >Twenty-second
streets. There were three scalY
wounds and compound fracture
Of the skull, the face, hands anc
body being badly bruised.
The inquest was held at IL yes
terday in the Barnard undertaking
parlors. Nothing else of direc
bearing on the tragedy was learn
ed at that time.
The police and Coroner Maberr.
have Investigated but have been un
able to obtain more detailed infor
nation. Frank Phares, 1922 Seven
/ teenth street. and p. ]. Chambers
318 Seventeenth street, were sum
moned by Coroner Maberry as wit
nesses. It Is believed they are tn
last persons who saw Brunk alive
J Both of the Witnesses say that abOu
110 Saturday morning they ga,
Brunk IN the Moline lunch room
421 Sixteenth street.
Mr. Brunk was born in the stat
Of Washington about twenty-si
! years ago. He had been employe
\ for the Crandall Transfer & Ware
| house company, but had recentl
been laid of. He resided with hi
brother-in-law, Edward Nissen. tn
widow and one child, aged
months, survive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
may use TANKS
TO GET ROBBERS

Waukegan, ILL.,, Feb. 7.-Incensed
over the numerous robberies in
Waukegan during the last month,
Mayor ]. F. Bidinger today an
ncunced that the police force of IA
will be increased Immediately to
rs and orders were issued to Peter
McDermott, chief of police, to have
the officers shoot to kill.
I'm going to put stop to these
burglaries if We have to patrol the
streets with army tanks" the mayor
said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
THOMPSON DEAD
At eALESBURe

Calesburg. ILL.,. Feb. 7.-United
Press).-Judge George W. Thomp-
son for - years on the bench ok
the Ninth judicial circuit and for
many years . justice Of the appel
late court Of the Second and Third
districts. died at hig home here 9at-
urday night. His death and the
serious illness Of Judge r. J. afler
OF the same circuit leaves but o1s
presiding jndgs in tho district
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
NEGOTIATE
{. F0R:PEACE
WITH IRISH
British Try to Persuade
Sim Fein to Accept
Partition Act. :. -

Dublin, Feb. 7.-Interesting ru-
mors are circulating in Dublin to-
day with regard to fresh efforts the
government is reported to be max
ing to effect settlement with
southern Ireland. The belief is
growing that an Important develop
ment may come to light when par
Lament reconvenes.
According to one report, the gov
ernment is trying to bring the us
ters into line with a well formu-
lated scheme to persuade. the south
to accept the partition provided for
in the LONE rule act, and work un-
der it. Negotiations to this end are
now proceeding, it is said.
It is generally understood that
the attempts made by Sir Hamal
Greenwood, chief secretary for Ire
land, to secure the nomination oi
candidates for the proposed south
ern parliament have thus fal
failed. y
Partition Act.
Whether the Sim Fein would ac-
cept the partition act, even with q
grant of the control Of finances
amnesty and other concessions, Is q
question of which the opinion o1
students Of the situation is widely
! divergent. Representatives Of thu
Sim Fein, when approached as tt
this have refused to treat the re
! ported scheme seriously, sayinl
that until some concrete proposal!
had been made they would no
waste their time in speculation.
Prominent Nationalists, whel
their views were sought In tn
lsame connection, sid they had nj
doubt that q epncession' Of 1isca
autonomy would 90 far toward sat
isfying the Irish peoples demand
for independence, and il offered il
a senerou. spirit would greatl.
weaken the position Of the SIM
Fein II the republican parliamen
should reject It.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
KENAL RECON0lpERS.

Constantinop.e. Eeh. o. Indica-
ton that Musrapsa 1smal Pash and
other Turkish ,Eat1onslist leaders
had reconsidered. theif refusal not
to participate In he near east con-
ference in Lond1 Nss given in .
dispatch received 46re today from
AnEors. 1t vas said the Turkish
Nationalist delegates would leave
AnEora on Monday for London.
travelling by way Of Adalia and
BrindiSi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
HERSCHEL HALL
IS deaf. OHIO

Cleveland. Ohio. Feb. 7.-(United
Press. Funeral arrangements for
Herschel 8. Hall, author, who died
in q hospital here yesterday after
. long illness, waited word from his
sister and two brothers. Hall was
best known for his novel, steel
Preferred" The scenes Of this and
others of his fiction stories dealing
with steel were laid in Newburg.
suburb Of Cleveland.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
UTILITY BOARD
TAKES OFFICE
An Membera Swsrn In Bat Cen.
gresham Smith. Who Fails
to Appear.

Springfield. H.. Feb. 7.-All the
new public utilities commissioners
named by Governor Small appear
ed at his ONCE this morning and
took the oath. except Congressman
Frank l.. Smith Of Dwight In the
absence Of Mr.. Smith. the governor
named Thomas E. Dempsey 6f East
st. Louis, Democratic member Of
the old commission, to hold over
until the congressman amrms his
acceptance or another appointment
! is made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
STEEL MILLS REOPEN.

Canton. Ohio, Feb. Z. = Omitted
Press. Fourteen hundred men re-
turned to work in four steel mills
which reopened today after shut
down of several weeks.
The Superior Sheet Steel COM
pany placed 800 men to work; 500
men returned to the Canton Sheet
Steel compal7 and coo more went
back to the Berger Manufacturing
company I'd the Stark Rolling
Mills company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
LEGION TO ACT
ON K. oFC. plan
Executive Committee Meets It Cap.
ital to Consider es,oeo,0 o,0oe Dlrd.
Ing Qeef.
washington, Feb. THE nation,

Washington, Feb. The nation
al executive committee Of the
American legion meeting here to-
day, In the first of three days
session is expected to take final ac-
ton on the offer Of the knights Of
Columbus of a gift Of $1,000, 1000 to
be used for the erection in Wash
ington Of a war memorial building.
Acceptance Of the offer already has
been recommended by, a subcom-
mittee, and it was expected the full
committee would follow the rec
ommendation Of that body.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
The WEATHER

Tonight and Tuesday, fair; cold
er tonight and warmer Tuesday
Lowest temperature tonight about
IS degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday.
81; lowest last night, 2S.
Wind velocity at Z a. m, IL miles
per hour.
Precipitation in last "a hours. .o6
inch.
12m. 7p.m. am.
yezter. r.yester. today
Dry bulb temp. ..2S 81 2S
Wet bulb temp. .2s eS q
Rel. humidity I'll. 81 SO
River stage, "a; no change in
last "a hours.
FLOYD D. YOUNG.
Aeteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
WOMAN CRAzEO CHICAGO
CLERK CRUSHES SKULL Of
VICTIM WITH IRON BAR
Mrs. DAILY and Niece Badly
Hurt by Murderer-C.
D. Larue Arrested.

Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. Arm.
ed with . heavy shaker.bar
taken from the furnace room
Of his victims homo. c. d.
Larue, alias John r. Braywood,
claiming to be . clerk employ.
ed in Chicago, crushed In the
skull Of Matt Daily, former Du.
buque county supervisor and
prominent county Democratic
politician, killing him Instant
ly. The tragedy took place at
the DAILY home early today.
The murderer inflicted sscn
serious injuries to two other
members OF the DAILY family
that they are not expected T.
live.
Mr. Days wife and . nIecA
Constance Lahey, acting In The
capacity Of . nurse for Mrs.
DAILY, who has been IN invalid
for some time, suffered numer.
0us injuries from blows in6ict-
ed by the bar in Braywee9s
hands. They are ut . hospital
and II Is feared they will beth
die.
Braywood was arrested near.
the Daily homo soon after To
crime. The attack, according
to . confession received fro1
him, the police say, was prompt.
ed By . desire to slay . daugh.
ter.in.law of the Dalys, Mrs.
Edna DAILY, widow Of Walter
DAILY, . son Of Hatt DAILY.
Draywo0d received notice iron
her . few days ago that shs
would have nothing further Il
DO with him. Hls oageTUess h
! got ElDa Daly,v - ~ express.
e1 It to the police, was respen'
slhle for his quick arrest
1rayweod He'd iron the Dab
homo otter killing Mr.. Dali
and seriously injuring tho TIVE
women. After he was gone
Miss Lahey gained sufficient
strength, despite = great gash
in the side Of her head. "a
reach the next house and have
. call for tho police sent In.
Meanwhile Braywood returned
to the home and was engaged
In searching the house when
the police arrived.
The slayer expected to find Ed
DAILY at her father-in-law's, but .
was visiting friends.
"She is the one I wanted to &c
Braywood said to the police.
regret that l put three out Of t
way and missed her"
His nonchalance over the cril
was astounding to the authoriti'
they said. As he signed a writ
confession, he calmly asked II
light breakfast could not
brought him. In a later stateme
to the police. BraywoOd said tt
Edna DAILY is his wife and that q
married him at Crown Point. In
last November. The young wild,
denies this emphatically,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

FLOYD D. YOUNG.
1eteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

CONTINUED. on Page Thirteeu.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

IL m. 7p.m. am.
yexter.yester. today
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

During the fiscal year ended June
30, 1920, the comptroller said, there
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'Continued on Page Five.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-13

Wall street in the monument on the
steps of the treasury building recall
ing the fact that it was there that
Washington took the oath of office as
first president of the United States.
Philadelphia has an added charm both
to resident and visitor because OF In
dependence hall, where the immortal
declaration was signed and where
Washington presided over the consu-
tutional convention.
Indiana is a newer state, but In
diana, too, has its precious memorials;
first at Vincennes, then at Corydon
and other places near the Ohio, and
then at Richmond, where the final
tide of immigration entered the state.
Mentions National Road.
Another great memorial is planned.
the National Old Trails road, organic
ed by act of the federal government,
and an application is now to be made
to congress to set it apart as me-
mortal highway from the east to the
west. Other tablets must be erected
in Wayne county along this highway.
The place musr ne marked where the
little town of Salisbury rose and dis
appeared in the early days of the
last century, and where our great war
governor, Oliver P. Morton, was born.
Morton's home at Centerville must
be made a memorial; and at Cam
bridge City, the home of General Sol
Meredith. who led the Iron Brigade,
at Gettysburg; and there must be 9TH
er memorials of the Civil war which
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-13

of the State Historical commission,
of which he is a member, said the
placing of the tablet marked a new
epoch in the life of the people of the
middle west.
The fact that business and pro-
fessional men, who are supposed to BE-,
the hard-headeu. practical type, rep
resented in the kiwanis club in it's in
itial effort of this sort, is evidence
that we are beginning to realize we
have history and the value of that
history" he said ct is a healthful
signs. In past times when the mass
of the people began to show an in
terest in history; that fact presaged
a new interest and appreciation of the
things of the present The placing of
this tablet is tangible evidence of a
tendency in the minds of the people
to recognize the value of their local
history
The Indiana legislature recently
asked the State Historical commission
to use its influence to have local
spots of historically interest marked
by local organizations. / am glad to
see Richmond taking the lead in this
movement. 1t is the first movement
of its sort in the state, to my
knowledge"
Norman Hoeffer represented the