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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
MEAT STRIKERS
RIOT IN CHICAGO
Negro Shoots White Man, Probably
Fatally: Several Hundred PO-
lice Reserves Called Out.

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-(United PressI
-Packingtown was an armed camp
today.
Sporadic rioting, which resulted
in the shooting of one man, prob
ably fatally, broke out again and
necessitated the calling of several
hundred police reserves.
This is the first outbreak in the
yards district between strikers anu
strikebreakers in 10 days.
The trouble started when negro
e1nploye flashed a gun on a crowd
OF strikers which had jeered him
for working. The negro fed from
a street car and took refuge be-
hind a door.
When strikers attempted 10
reach him he fred at the leaders.
wounding william Miller.
Miller is in critical condition
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
MRS. HAROLD MCCORMICK WINS DIVORCE
HOsU Will Debs Use Freedom
Giuen Him by Harding? That
Point Is Troubling Officials

istration has been besieged on ev-
cry side to release Debs. First it
was the radical group who believed
that Debs was wrongly imprisoned
and of course had right to be set
free. Then there developed SEN
timental movement based mostly on
arguments of sympathy for the ad-
yanced age of the Socialist leader.
Liberals who themselves didn't
agree with Debs' extreme philoso-
ply Joined in the petition for his
release. Attorney General Daugh-
erty tried several months ago by a
personal talk with Debs in Wash
ington to convince the Socialist
leader of the error of his views,
but he failed. The administration
was regretful that it could not then
have brought Debs to its own view
point and announced his release.
Finally the sentimentality of the
Christmas season gave the final i'm
petus to the movement for the re-
lease of Debs and the administra-
ton yielded. But II deciding to
give Debs his liberty, the president
and the attorney general knew from
experience with radicals that 1t
would be a mistake TO impose con-
ditions on Debs-to threaten him or
use coercion in trying to enforce
silence. The answer of the radical
is that he will never yield to CO.
ercion and that every man has lib
erty of action and of thought. There
is a conflict of statement as TO
whether Debs came to Washington
voluntarily or involuntarily, but the
fact is he was given transportation
to the national capital and arrange
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
KLAN MEMBERS
ASK RECEIVER
Petitioners are Headed by DepOsed
Grand Goblin; Seek Receiver
ship of Property, Funds. Etc.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2S.-Receiver-
ship of all property, funds. docu-
ments, and records of the Ku Klux
Khan is sought in a petition filed
today in the Fulton superior court
by ITO persons describing them
selves as bona fide members" of
the Klan. The petitioners are head
ed by Harry B. Terrell, Lloyd 3.
Hooper, F. W. Atk.n and A. j. Pa
don, Jr.. deposed grand goblin.
Upon filing of the petition, Judge
John T. PendIeton granted a tenn
porary injunction against the klan
restraining the organization from
disposing OF any of its property
and from disbursing any moneys
except for ordinary expenses, which
it is stipulated must no. include
salaries Of officers and employees.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
CHICAGO COPS
ARREST FEMALE
WALLINGFORD'
Frenzied Finance Ca
reer of Clinton Ia.,
Girl Ends.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Miss Kathleen
Bates, 81, of Clinton, Iowa, who
claims to be the sole heir to a
$1OS,O0O estate of her uncle in the
east, was to be returned to Clinton
to stand trial on charges OF steal
ing Liberty bonds and an automo-
bile which she drove here.
Miss Bates, who also used the
name of Lynn Miller. was taken
into custody yesterday, ending a
three months search. She was ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Mason and held under
$4,000 bonds.
She is said to have told the Of
fcers that she sold the car which
she drove here for $50.
1t was charged that the woman,
who conducts a bond brokerage
business in Clinton, Iowa, wrote to
Miss Pearl Boyd in Green River,
Wyo., asking the loan OF two S100
Liberty bonds. On receipt of the
bonds, which were registered, Miss
Bates is charged with having
changed the name of Miss Boyd to
her own.
Had @Dizzy" Time.
Clinton, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-In the
arrest in Chicago of Miss Kathleen
Bates, of Clinton, local authorities
see the end of the woman's career
as a female y. Rufus Walling-
ford" Her detention is the climax
| of a period of diZzying ascents into
! the realm of high finance"
She first gained local notoriety
as the first woman to essay the role
| of a commercial delivery truck
| driver during the war. Then sht
sold oil stock, making, it is said, q
marked success of the business
until the bottom dropped out of the
demand for oil stock. Later, from
various parts of the state and from
[ Illinois, came investigators inquiT
ing concerning her transactions IL
sugar, -four and other commodities
! operating under the name of the
Whiteside County Syndicate anC
signing her letters, Yours for fal!
dealing"
When patrons who had mad,
part or full payment became iSsist
ent, it is charged, she purchased tni
commodities at retail and in SOM
cases issued checks in payment, as
+! serted to have been valueless. On
operation piled up another in ;
pyramid that eventually became tot
high for her to scale, and she dis
appeared.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
CO-OPLEADER
wins IN COURT
Notion of Harrison Parker to Dis
miss Bankruptcy Petition Is
Sustained in Circuit Court

Chicago. Dec. 28.-The motion Of
Harrison H. Parker and other Of
ficers of the Cooperative Society
of America, to discuss a petition to
declare the society bankrupt, was
sustained in an opinion today
handed down by Justices Baker,
Alschuler and Page, of the United
States circuit court of appeals. The
district court was also orderd to
set aside its order referring the
petition to a special master, and
leave was granted to the lower
court to fix the time and terms OF
filing an amended complaint.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
RECORDING WAR
FACTS BIG TASK
FOR HISTORIAN
Speaker Says Official
Documents Con-
tain Errors.

st. Louis, Dec. 2s.-Historians
have an important task in judging
correctly the factors which went to
make the World war, Wayne Z.
Stevens of the history department
of Dartmouth college, and a former
Knox college (Galesburg) student,
today told members of the American
Historical association in annual
meeting here. He addressed a
luncheon conference on the history
of the World war. The world will
Judge the actors and peoples who
took part in the struggle in the
light of the historians findings, he
said
He pointed out that the Gocu-
ments which tell the story of the
war are written under great pres
sure and often contain errors. Code
messages. loose translations, incor-
rect transcripts of original docu-
ments. technicalities and the vast
mass of matter to be arranged and
organized all present difficulties.
He made a plea for intelligent and
organized work in preservation OF
the archives.
Great Work Done.
Historians have already done one
great work, be declared, in present
ing the issue of the war while il
was in progress.
Never before in all history, per-
haps, have the peoples of any
belligerent nations had such definite
conceptions of the ends for which
+ they were striving" he said.
Theodore c. Blegen of Hamline
university, st. Paul, speaking at !
joint conference at the Agricultural
History society, said that more thar
two and a quarter million Scandi-
| navians immigrated TO the United
States since 1910. He added thai
| most of the immigrants settled a
first i'll Illinois, from where they
radiated throughout the northern
Mississippi valley, especially il
! Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa anC
! Dakotas.
/ Jean Jules Jusserand, French
ambassador to the United States
president of the American Histor
ical association, was scheduled Il
deliver an address on The Rearing
of Ambassadors" at a banque
given by the American -Gathoiii
Historical association tonight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
OPEN SHOP
COAL MINE
new PLAN ?
Ohio Operators Notice to
Lewis Seen as a
Forerunner.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 2S.-(Unit-
ed Press "A forerunner of what
may be a nation wide plan to force
the open shop in coal mines was
seen here today in the act of the
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange in
serving notice on John l.. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, that Ohio operators
would not meet him at Pittsburgh
Jan. 6.
w. D. Mckinney. secretary of
the exchange, in writing Lewis, salo
that when it came time to make
new wage agreement with miners
that they would deal directly with
Ohio miners instead of handling
the matter through the central com
petitive field as they have in the
past. The central competitive field
represents Ohio, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois
fields and representatives of min
ers and operators from these dis
tricts have always met in joint
session and fixed wage and work
ing agreements.
The announcement of the Ohio
operators that they were breaking
| from this program and that they
! would abolish the ''check-off' sys-
tenn came as a surprise.
No Blow at Labor.
! Mckinney today denied that IL
was a move to force the open shop
I in the mines. He said the move
was not primarily a blow at organ
! lied labor but that the action was
/ forced by economic and market
conditions.
The letter from the operators
To Lewis declared that the plan
of scale-making or wage-ixing em-
ployed in the past has seriously
! contributed to the existing state o.
poverty and business depression
Throughout the mining district OF
southern Ohio"
In effect the letter informs Lewis
the southern Ohio operators viii
deal with miners in their own dis
trict alone in making new wage
contracts.
When a new scale is proposed
the letter said, it will not include
the "check-off" provision through
which the union dues are deducted
from their wages by thelr empioN'
ers and sent to the miners union
Real Crisis Expected.
Elimination of this system. Il
was expected, would precipitate
real crisis in the southern Ohl6
fields, as the miners organization
: would undoubtedly fight such
move as it would menace the yer,
life of the organization in tina
district.
The operators have maintaine'
, that elimination of the "check-of
= system would practically wipe ou
5 the miners organization.
5 When abolition of the system
was threatened recently in a deci
sion by Judge Anderson of Indian
apolis, nationwide mine strlk
was narrowly averted. Onl
through a system where union cue
are deducted from wages can sue
! an organization be maintained i
, mining districts. miners official
= declared. since this plan provide
the only means for assuring sun
cient means to tide miners over pe
j., riods of idleness. The preser
agreement between miners an
operators expires next April l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
FRANCE Is
AOAMANT ON
SUBMARINE
Demands 10000 Tons;
Completely Rejects
U. S. Proposal.

washington, Dec. 28.-(By the
Associated Press.)-France again
to-day presented to the armament
conference her claims for a sub
ma-ine tonnage approximately
,hree times as large as contemplat-
ed under the American compromise
A demand by France for min
imum submarine tonnage OF 9O,-
000 tons. was declared by delegates
m have closed the door to any
agreement. the American comprom-
ise proposal having been rejected
finally and completely by the
French.
Casting aside the possibility OF
barmonizing views on submarine
tonnage. the American delegation
brought forth a new proposal to
limit the size of submarines and
other auxiliary craft 10 maximum
Of 10000 tons.
The presentation of the French
viewpoint, based on calculations of
her naval experts and reinforced
bv approval of the French cabinet
meeting yesterday in Paris, was
followed by leng ,hy discussions,
the committee adiOurning the ses-
sion after two hours debate to meet
again at o'clock.
Albert Saurrat, head of the
French delegation. it was under
stood, presented with an air OF
fnality the declaration that France
could not accept less than 100000
tons of auxiliary tonnage in addi-
ton TO a submarine tonnage of 9O,-
900. The American compromise
proposal would have given France
about 81. 900 tons of submarines.
Affects Britain and Japan.
The British and Japanese dele
cations are understood to have
stated that, i'll view of the French
stand on submarines, they would
both feel compelled to reserve ac-
ton on the tonnage ratio for aux
iliary craft allotted to Great Brit
ain and Japan under the American
plan.
Italian spokesmen, following pre-
sentation OF the French demand, II
was said, expressed regret tha
France had not seen it clear to &C
eept a smaller tonnage, and Japan
also through her delegation spokes
/ men, declared that the French de
| nands amounted to something
which Japan could not hope tt
/ sanction under the American pro
posal.
The French delegation declared
l adherence to the capital ship ratio
agreement despite disagreement ol
1 submarines. but with the reserva
ton that she desired to begin re
building requirements in 1927. al
though this did not mean that sh
intended placing them in the waite
before the replacement period pro
yided under the capital agreement
The American proposal to limi
the size of auxiliary craft to 1000
tons also provides that such yes
sells shall not carry guns create
than S-inch.
| Further Talk "a joke
Washington. Dec. 2S.-(By tn
Associated Press. France las
word on the question of limitatio
OF submarine tonnage reitera
Ton Of her claim as set forth las
week by her naval experts-will b
delivered today to the arms cor
ference, it was said by members {
The French delegation as they wer
INTO today's meeting of the COT
ference naval committee.
Reports that there might be ful
her discussion of the subject wit
a view of persuading France
pare down her claims was describe
| Continued on Page Eleven.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
STATE SPELLING
CONTEST OPENS
Half of COntenders Survive First
ROund-FOrty-FOur County
Champions Entered.

Springfield, Ill, Dec. 2S.-Half OF
the contenders for the Illinois state
public school spelling champion
ship survived the first round this
afternoon. Forty-four county cham
pions were entered Twenty-Five
of them missed one or more OF the
first hundred words. The other
% continue with the second hun
dred words at 2:30 o'clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
NOTED ENGLISH
ACTOR IS DEAD
Sir John Hare. Widely Known 70
American Public, Dies n Lon
don al Age OF q.

London. Dec. 2s.-(By the Asso-
ci2ted Press. The death OF Sir
John Hare, noted Engl zh actor ard
manager. was announced today H.
was II years old
Sir John Hare was widely known
to American play-GOers through
his several visits 10 the United
States. beginning in 1895. he aP-
peared in this country in numerous
PLAYS of his extensive repertoire,
notably Caste" and The Gay Lord
Ouex-" He Was kniRhiAd in 1a17
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
DEBS STOPS IN
INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. IS
Eugene V. Debs. paroled Socialist
leader, will spend more than two
hours in indianapolis this after
noon on his way TO his home in
Terre Haute. according to William
H. Henry. Socialist national COM
mitteeman from Indiana Mr. Hen
~ said large party of Socialists
and admirers will greet Mr.. Debs
here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
GEORGE HARVEY
GOES TO CANNES

London. Dec. 2S.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. George Harvey. me
American ambassador. accompanied
by Mrs. Harvey. left for Cannes
France. to-day. He will act as OBJ
server for the United States at tha
conference of the supreme council
which will open Jan 4.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
DAUGHERTy ASKS AID.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Co-opera-
ton of state law enforcement Of
ficials with those of the federal
government was asked by Attorney
General Daugherty in letters sent
to attorney generals of various
states.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
BURNING HOTEL
ROUTS GUESTS
Fifty Flee in Scanty Attire When
Christmas Tree Sets Fire; DAM
age Is $4,000.

Rockford, Ill, Dec. 2S.-Fifty
guests fed in scanty attire from
the Nelson hotel early this morn
ing when a big Christmas tree in
the lobby caught fire and filled the
rooms with smoke. No one was in
jured. The cause of the fire has
not been determined. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
The WEATHER

Partly cloudy weather tonight
and Thursday. Colder Thursday
afternoon and light.
Highest temperature yesterday,
%; lowest last night. II.
Wind velocity at Z a. m, miles
per hour.
yester. yester. today
12m. 7p.m. : am.
Dry bulb temp. 20 II q
Wet bulb temp. II Is 20
Relative humid. So 61 81
River stage At Z a. m, g, fall OF
. last "a hours.
Sunse today, 4:39; sunrise tomo--
row, 7:51 a. m.
ANDREW HANRICK,
Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
He
Slew DRUGGIST

Chicago, Dec. 2S-United Pressl
Charles Cecil Horner. Peoria,
ILL.,. today confessed to the murder
of S. r. Storer, druggist, according
to police.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
The Argus
Offers Its Readers
A Calendar for 1922

There will be fewer calendars
this year. Paper and printing
cost a lot of money.
But calendars are as necessary
as watches and clocks. People
cannot do without them.
Our Washington Information
Bureau will secure a Navy cal
endar, printed in colors, q separ-
ate leaf on the pad for every
month in the year, for any OF the
readers of this newspaper.
This calendar is FREE. Simp-
ly Till out and mail the coupon
below, enclosing two cents IN
stamps for return postage. PRINT
name and address or be sure to
write plainly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

Continued on Page Eleven)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
"Foreive and Forget"

10 tho Editor Of the Evenin0 Public Ledger:
Sir-It is indeed with profound regret
read the statements as expressed by DR.. B.
c. Hrst and associates concerning DR.. Adolf
Lorenz. the noted Austrian surgeon. How
such prominent physicians could assume such
attitude toward this great humanitarian -
indeed beyond my comprehension.
Tho World War has caused moro than
enough suffering to humanity. Have not
over II 900. 900 soldiers made their supreme
sacrtce upon the battlefelds Of Europe?
30 why make the unfortunate crippled chill
dren responsible for the deeds of war lords?
Let us forgive and forget. Tho world
tragedy has passed. and sincerely hope that
II may never again be repeated in the fu-
ture. Prof. TIorenz's mission to this coun-
try Is to cure tho crippes and thus repay
. debt due us, according TO his noble state
ment. Therefore. let us extend cordial
welcome to this eminent master OF blood
lass surgery. and thus enable him TO be OF
assistance to those unfortunate ones who
are In need OF his help.
BERNARD EUGENE GILBERT.
Formerl: Army Cost Accountant. Finance
Division, Ordnance Corps. United States
Army.
Philadelphia, November "a, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
More Brain Exercise

10 ths Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger!
Slr--After my experience as a clerk in
Booth at the recent election l am prepared
!ully TO agree with your contributor TO the
PeoPles Forum who gives approval TO
Ihomas a. Edison's charge that not above 3
per cent OF the American people have minds
capable OF Grasping the simplest subject most
pan!y put The way ballots were wrongly
marked after all the explanations on how
70 mark them and tho number not marked
~ all convince Inc that the average mind Is
hopeess. tangled wreck of cobwebs
do not believe that the low grasDing
power OF the average intellect is due 20
,ack or brains, but 70 lack OF exercise IN
using brains properly. So there Is hope for
US yet What the people most need. It
seems to mo. is to learn how to think
.tralSht and thus see clearly and no able
10 reason frcm cause to effect
hold that modern civilization, with its
tremendous allurements to pleasure, Is
largely responsible for this lack OF mental
perception in the average American. IN the
oIu days when there We're not so many at
fractions to appeal to the minds men and
women had time to think. The population
was more scattered and isolated, and
Eeat majority Of people were furCibIy 'in
'he silence" as It were.
Today, with moving picture shows. thea
ues' dances. banquets. baseball. foot
osIl' bowling. etc. all appealing to the
IeIlectuai reward the mind il neglected and
sels no exercise, with the result that Edi-
con complains OF.
no average young man or woman can
Nll one all about the movie stars baseball
9hd Football stars and give us glbly long
nst OF conquerors and high lights IN the
"St'o arena. but very few can carry on an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
Letters to the Editor
e,,ure Armlstlce Days

=, N. Epenino Public Ledger:
Edrn,% Irmlstice Day OF lVZl is over. i,',e
sm sna that wo shall not see announcer i@,Ne @
us hTpo rsa a,tempt TO make 1t combination
y. Iiei Ia nav and Fourth OF July Is not a
he..s at least for tho Fourth OF July @ sluo
success, ',,rnistice Day means anything II COM
n.satea il CT the Joyful and successful ending
moIno most savage and cruel war the worlu
o. '.u .,sr known. It does not properly co'n,
mas sato es the sorrows ard sacrihces OF 'nat
var. - 49,, ,rho remember tho original
II.,jco InUj Day OF 1918 who witnessed ana q
otcd in the spontaneous outourst OIL
par'.V.'r ,bo great event Of that day. must ieel
10y u,skIng it's anniversary a day OF rnourn'
tha' highiy inappropriate. Germany misnt
iIN t, have placed her hags at hanrnasI On
we. sov For America 10 do so must give
u1 now significance to the question: WHO
xor the war?'' at, ,o,rtv ovcnt
II in the spirit Of George 5. Burleish
T,urth OF July poem: o,,or.
flow with song, .. ,..o
4, ,orntain flashing with glad thought tree'
iubilant and strong: -.
. ,,,riam sang and timbrels rang WHEN
90 the Red Seas rehuent tide
,,,,t.,od down like drifts of autumn leaVes'
""'''' ths ersIayers power and pride
JANEYR T. LEIGHTON.
phuadelph!a, November 20, lo2l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-29
A Foolish Argument

To the Editor of tho EvsriMO Public Ledger:
Sir-One OF the most foolish arguments
that is put forth by those who are opposed
to prohibition Is that there are more drunkS
TO he seen today than when we hau the
saloons. Would any one argue that every
one should carry a pistol because more peo-
pie shoot themselves today because II ID
prohibited? .,
do not believe that there are one-tentn
the drunkards or drinkers today that there
we're before the Nolstead Act went INTO et-
feet The difference is, then the SALOONS
held these drunlis and kept them there un-
Ill the proprIetors got all their money. Ihese
saloons are not open today. and the drunhs
get their hooch through the hootleggers' VINO
get away as soon as possible. leaving inc
poor victim on the street to be picked up
by tho police and taken to the station house
and their names added TO the list OF ar
roated for drunkenness' :. L. D.
Philadelphia, Noyember 90. l92l.