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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
TRAGEDY IN
STRIKES WAKE
Brooklyn Mans sorte on Roller
Skates Came to End In Sudden
and Dire Disaster.

This is another Of those stories In
which the hero has to 60 by nom dc
modesty." So he will be known as
John X. Bings---J. X. for short Tie
~ one of the several people aside
from Mayor Hylan, who live in
Brooklyn and one of those, includ'
Ing Hizzoner, who do not ride on
the b. Il. T.
J. KS boss was one of those I'M
reasonable people who did not CON
slider the strike good and sufficient
reason for being absent or even IN
usually late for work. SO II was up
TO him 10 get to the Office in some
manner. The first and second days
of the tleup he managed 10 get
TANNED on truck. 1t would have
been all right II he hadn't seen on the
third day that three girls had roller
skated across the bridge.
j. X. remembered his youth dis
tinctly and he was pretty sure that
roller skating was easy. Certainly he
should be able to manipulate the SIM
pie straightforward steps after the
complex patterns Of his youth Apd
so 1t was that he borrowed his small
daughters skates, pulled them our TO
the limit Of extension and set forth
across the bridge of many signs.
j. X. found that he managed pref
ty well until he got to the bridge.
When the pavement was level II was
quite easy and despite his modesty
he found that the surprised and APP
preciative glances of the less forum
ate Br0oklynites were very pleasant.
1t gave him fine feeling of returned
youth to be roller skating along with
the best of the youngsters.
But he had reckoned without the
slope at the New York end of the
bridge. Here the structure begins to
descend slightly to meet the roadway,
And j. X. lost control of his pedal
traction arrangements. He grew
pale as he saw great mass of peo-
pie ahead of him. Yelling did no
good, for the traffic was too great.
SO he hi he mass Of humanity with
a thud, which jolted the chewing gum
clear down the Threats Of two ste
nographers. J. X. found himself seat
ed on the pavement. His straw hat
was gone and there was bad rip In
his coat. Slowly he got up, apollo
gized profusely and looked for his
hat He found it where he had been
sitting. But it was quite useless
New York Sun.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Crucitixion.

'ruc,hNlon was u mode Of execution
oo'n'"on among the ASsyridnS, Egyp-
uans' FerSlanS, CarthuginIanS, Greeks
ana Romans. King Anarathes | OF
CapradoctN, Asia Minor AGED eighty,
ail'f being Nanquished hy The PEI"
sans was discovered among the prls.
"U'rS' Tie was Iluyed alive AMI nailed
10 n cross when cigluy-two, with his
principal officers, IN the year 81 Il. q.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Phrase Hardly Justified.

The Three Tailors of Tuoley Street"
were three worthless who Leld meet
ing IN Tooley street Southwark Lon.
don for the redress OF popular gricy-
ahceS. ana addressed Il petition 20
the house of commons while Canning
was prime minister beginning; 1--WE,
the people of England"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Airinc Rnnma

To give room which has long been
closed pleasant odor, while airing it,
put some ground coffee in n saucer
with a small piece Of camphor gum in
the center Light the gum ana as it
burns 1t will also consume certain
amount of the coffee and produce
pleasing odor.-Cincinnati Post.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Indian summer.

The term, Indian summer Is loose
~ ANA Incorrectly used to designate
any mild period of the autumn after
the hrSt froSts have come and The
io'iase or ,hc hard wood trees, the
mWe especially la, bcra turned
Itcp green 10 mpb gold and crim-
SON Somc people speak of such a
spell OF mild, sunny rNvubdhmN wealth
er rs Indian summer The rue Indian
sGnWer, called by some writer's on
lAd'hl life ana customs, SQuaW SUM
ne" cones later aad never earlier
thn November,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Earliest American Books.

The first book printed in the New
world was probably translation from
Latin into Spanish Of "The Spiritual
Ladder" in 1888. Juan de Zumanu, Il
Franciscan monk, iirst bishop OF Next
co, printed II. The first book printed
in America :hat containes cuts to Illus
trate the text was The Doctrina
Chrlstiana,' printed in Mexico City by
Juan pablos in 1j44-Detroit News.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
"Connoisseur" and "Dilettante."

The conno!sseur is zone who
knows" as opposed to the dilettante,
who only thinks he knows" The
c0nnoisseur is cognizant of the true
principles of art, and through his
knowledge is competeT- = pass a
critical Judgment concerning any art,
particularly of painting, sculpture or
music. He is of a hiphAr Grade than
the amateur, and more nearly ap.
proaches the artist, whose rules of ac,
ton he IS familiar with, but does not
practice. The dlettante may be q
lover of the fine arts, science or let
tiers, and may pursue any one Of the
arts in desultory way and for amuse-
ment, and Lowell says of him: THE
main characteristic of the dilettante Is
that sort Of impartiality that springs
from inertia of mind admirable for
observation, incapable of turning II to
practical account"
FOR QUICK RESULTS TRY THE
WANT ADS IN THE FREE
TRADER-JOURNAL
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Philosophy Of RusIness.

over the door of their national
bank, the Chinese have carved I'M adj
age which reads az you employ "A
man, trust him. If you cannot trust
him, do not employ him" That Is
good philosophy 90 upnly TO friendship
as well rs Ia business. Dclncator.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
The Oil From the Rocks.

References to what is known as coal
oil are very numerous In ancient
literature. It was used in biblical
times at religious rites. and also 10y
the medicine men Of the Indians for
curing certain ailments: In those
early days 1t was known as rock oil,
from the Latin Of which-petra oleum
we have our petroleum.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16

4 baby bear, just one week old,
came floating down Yosemite creek re
Gently, swimming bravely for its life
aud sending out $. o. :. signals every
minute. A passerby rescued him. and
he was taken to the office Of Supeylu.
tendent Lewis, where warm coat
was put at his disposal and lots Of
good food; in fact, too much food, for
the tourists were so interested In him
that their attentions seemed likely to
make him i'll. The bear has been
named Moses, for obvious reasons, al.
though there are no bulruShes in Yo-
semitic creek Little Jane SCllnsky,
three ear-old daughter Of n govern.
ment employee, IS finding the bear q
delightful playmate.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
fceberus,

Tho lccbcrgs of the Two hemisphcres
are entirely different In shape. Tho
arctic hcrgs are irregular In form.
with lofty plnnacles and glIttering
domes, while the antarctic ones ara
fut,torped and solid looking.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-16
Str.fenY.

A man IS as old rs he looks, n
woman Ten or fifteen years oldcr.-
London opinion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
DIAMOND ILL
IN PEORIA JAIL
Sparklers Set I'm Teeth of Negress
Wanted by Police of Toledo,
Ohio.

Peoria, Ill, July 3o.-With a dia-
mond flashing from each of a full
set of teeth. Lilly Diamond, alias
Diamond Lii, a negress, is Willing
away the hours in the city jail today.
Lii is wanted for grand larceny in
Toledo, Ohio. When officers here
arrested her last night they looked
first into her mouth to confirm the
report that a diamond had been set,
years ago, in each of the sporty
gold teeth owned by her.
Diamond Lii has travelled bare
footed to all parts of the country.
She is known to police in dozen
cities as a woman who is diamond
silly" Only through loss of a ST.
200 ring from her hand in Denver
and the theft of two rings, one of
which she says she wore on each
ear, in San Francisco four years
ago, caused the woman to resolve
to have the flashing stones set in
side her teeth.
when they get my diamonds now
they will have to get me too or
take a gold tooth with EN-" Lii
said this morning
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
M'HUGHS EXPLAIN
THEIR DEALINGS
WITH BANK HEAD

Chicago, Ill, July 30.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles McHugh appeared in
the states attorneys office yester-
day to explain their financial deal
ings with Warren C. Spurgin, MISS
ing president of the Michigan Ave-
nue. Trust company.
Their explanations were accepted
and operatives in the case have
dropped all reference to them in
tracing history of Spurgins actiyi-
ties before his disappearance.
Mr.. McHugh, it was explained,
was a depositor in the SpurgiR
bank. This business relationship
led to purchase of 1000 shares OF
Warren Oil company stock at 81 a
share and when the stock increased
in value and dividends were paid
Mrs. McHugh wrote a letter to Mr.
Spurgin thanking him but declared
there were no other dealings with
the banker.
The McHugks, on a coast tour,
made a special trip to Chicago TO
tell their version of the affair, as
soon as their name was used in con-
nection with Spurgin's business
dealings.
"She is not implicated in any
way" Prosecutor McShane declared.
She has made a thorough state
ment; it absolves her from any in
terest in Spurgin or his accounts
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
COSTELLO And
CONWELL CASE
GOES TO JURY
Defense Says There Was No Eyi.
dence to Show Boys Willing
Participants.

Contending that nothing in The
evidence tended to show or prove
that William Conwell- and Morris
Costello were willing participants
il, the assault with a gun upon Os-
car Anderson, Rock Island confee-
toner, May 8, attorneys for the &C.
Tense, in concluding arguments yes
terday afternoon and today, asked
the jury to aequit the boys.
The jury received the case late
this afternoon.
The defense. pictured Harry
Schroeder, the one who admitted
he fired the shot that struck An
oersen, as seeking to gain immun-
ity for hiInself by testifying Tor
the state against Conwell and Cos
teIlo. 1t declared that responsible
itv for the crime rests solely with
Schroeder end William Russell. a
fourth member OF the party, who
has not been unprecedented.
Anderson on Stand.
Oscar Anderson, victim Of the
assault, on the stand yesterday aft.
ernoon, identified Costello as Tho
one who followed Schroeder into
the store. He said that he had
Just completed a check of the days
receipts when the pair entered aud
demanded money. Schroeder lev
eled a revolver at him and Costello
carried a weapon of some kind that
resembled a gun, Anderson declar-
ed.
Anderson said he told them they
had him and waved towards the
money till. Then came the shot
that struck him in the head. Drop-
ping to the floor, Anderson called
out to the bandits that they hal
shot him. Both fed. Anderson got
to his feet and to the door in time
to see the car start around a corner
and disappear.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
DEMPSEY HAS
BARRTCADE FOR
WRIT SERVERS

Los Angeles, Calf, July So
| Omitted Press.)-A voice, CULVER
ing with suspicion said come in
when a reporter knocked at the
door of Jack Dempsey's room in an
! exclusive hotel here today.
Ted Hayes, secretary companion
trainer and social guide of the
worlds heavyweight champion, was
| sitting alone in the front room OF
the Dempsey suite, trying to appear
unconcerned.
Have you a subpoena" he in
quired when the news hound asked
for Dempsey. The scribe shook his
head.
Have you an attachment"
Again he gave the. shake.
do you want Mr.. Dempsey to
act in q motion picture?
No indeed, was the reply.
do you want to get his auto
graphed portrait for your wife, or
would you like him to marry your
sister,"
mo, I'd like to interview him for
the United Press"
We'll, why didn't you say so in
the first place." exclaimed Hayes,
with a gasp Of relief.
Dempsey crawled from under the
bed. He was visibly shaken by his
narrow escape from the triple peril
of the law, the ladies and the films
Say, tell your New York CORE
spondent to have Kearns get me a
fight" he said.
I'D like to meet the champion
of Egypt, the contender of Turkey
or the best boxer in the Russian
army. I'm not particular who it is.
but tell him to choose the place of
action.
Make it some place where they
don't know what a writ is.
And tell him to hurry and get nv
automobile back I'm tired of
walking around Los Angeles and
tell him" just then some one
knocked on the door and the cham
pion disappeared under the bed
again.
That's the life of the champion"
sighed Hayes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
THROWN IN SEA
BY MUTINEERS
Wireless Tells of Murder of Chief
Engineer on Steamer Patrick
Henry-Was Stabbed.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 30.-A
warning that mutiny may be ram
pant aboard the Diamond Steam
ship company's steamer Patrick
Henry. enroute from Hamburg, to
New York, was received here to-
day in the form of wireless mes
sage stating that the chief engineer
of the vessel had been thrown over
board by ship hands.
News thai Chief Engineer Frank
McCauley, % years old, of the
steamer had been lost overheard
from the vessel, was received today
by his father, Captain Con McCau-
ley, a veteran lake mariner.
McCauley is believed to have
been overcome, stabbed and thrown
overheard N the Atlantic by four
OF his subordinates, whom he had
put in chains recently.
Only the bare facts that Mr.. Nc
Cauley had been lost overheard on
July IS, and that murder was suS-
pected, were contained in the dis
patch received by Captain McCau-
ley, but recent letters received by
the victims fiance, Miss Rose Han
sen, to whom he was to have been
married on his return to the states
said that he was having trouble
with four of the crew members and
declared he feared that they would
attack and kill him at the first op-
portunity. The letter was written
a short time before the Patrick
Henry sailed from Hamburg.
McCauley was the youngest chief
engineer in the United States Me-
chant Marine service.
According to the letter received
by Miss Hansen and which she for
warded to Captain McCauley from
her home in Brooklyn, McCauley
had been having much trouble with
two Spanish and two Russian men,
bers of his enginemen crew. Re
Gently on the out-voyage, he had
them placed in irons for insubordi-
nation
That is why we are inclined to
the belief that my brother was muir
dered and cast into the ocean," ex-
planned Mrs. Walter Lord, sister of
the victim, who arrived from her
home at st. Paul to visit her moth
er late today.
"The telegram also intimated
that the death might have been the
result of foul play"
Captain Con McCauley, the vic
TINS father, is one of the veteran
lake captains remaining in service.
Further details of the tragedy will
be lacking until the Patrick Henry
docks at New York on Aug. s.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
ANNAWAN
(Special Correspondencel

Annawan, Ill, July 3O.-MrS. Ray
Turnbul and three children mo-
tored here yesterday to stay over
the weekend with Mrs. Turnbull5
parents, Judge and Mrs. John E
Odeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierce Of Gene
SEQ have returned from a week !
visit with Mrs. Baker brother,
Harry Slater and family in Cellar
Rapids, Iowa. The trip was Ulads
in Mr.. Bakers car.
Postmaster Fisher OF Hooppole
was here Friday trading q A't!s
and calling on friends.
Mrs. Augusta Kelsey and daugh-
ter Laura returned Friday from a
two weeks visit in Davenport. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel hcCune OF
East Moline are here for q visit al
the home OF their son, Mathew NC
Cune. Mr.. McCune will retura
Monday while Mrs. McCune VIII
remain here for a week.
Mrs. Arthur Billet, who mas
been sick for the last few weeks
is able to be out again.
Mrs. Curtis Jagers. who unatI,
went an operation Friday, "a !iteI
nicely and is doing as well toaa5
as can be expected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
EICHTHUNIT OF
BUREAU FORMED
Mrs, Frank A. Schaffer Elected
President of Port Byron Or
ganizatiOn.

Port Byron. Ill, July S0.-Mrs.
Frank A. Schaffer was named pres
ident of the Port Byron unit of the
Rock Island county home bureau
at a meeting held yesterday after
noon at the Port Byron school
house. Other officers elected are:
vice president, Mrs. Frank Shelton,
and secretary-t treasurer, Mrs. Will
lam Moody. The unit decided to
meet the fourth Friday in each
month at the school house, but due
to the county fair which will be
held at that time in August, the
unit will meet Tuesday afternoon,
Aug. %
Dress forms will be the subject
for the next session. The women will
be taught how to make dress forms
and how to use them. Miss Lucille
Allen, home advisor, and Miss Mol
lie McEniry of Moline, attended the
meeting yesterday.
Yuma township Will be organized
into a unit at meeting to be held
next Tuesday afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
WOMEN Are AID
TO RAILROADS
Nearly 100000 Arc Helping Build
New Lines and Operate Existing
Systems, Report VIM Say.

Washington July 80. - Omitted
Press.)-Women workers now are
foekins to the employ of the ma
TONS railroads.
Nearly one hundred Thousand
women now are helping to build
new lines and maintain and oper-
ate existing systems, forthcoming
report Of the interstate commerce
commission is expected to show.
Women constituted in 1890 nearly
5 per cent of the nations 1000 900
railway employees, according to a
census taken by the interstate COM
merce commission. And the num-
Der is increasing daily.
The commission is now preparing
a new census OF female railway
workers for 1921. The 1890 census
shows that women are going in for
all kinds Of railway work, heavy as
we'll as light. They are cleaning
engines and headlights in round
houses, keeping watch night as we'll
as day at dangerous grade cross
fngs, operating telegraph keys, car
and even doing carpentery and 9TH
er heavy work in the railroad shops.
In some jobs women, the rail-
roads are learning, are more eff
cient than male workers. Some
jobs in which numbers Of women
are at work are:
Attendants, more than 1000;
cleaning. 900; shop workers more
than one thousand; station agents
and assistants, 1900; telegraph and
telephone signals nearly two thou
sand; car department, 1900.
More than four hundred women
are at work in each Of these classes
of jobs:
Messenger service, roundhouse
general work, watch women and
warehouses and docks Nealy three
hundred women are listed as COM
mon laborers while 500 were taken
on for roundhouse clerical work.
More than one hundred are at work
wiping engines in the dirt and
grease of shops and roundhouses.
while a few are employed at turn
tables.
The census shows that more than
fifty thousand are employed in
clerical jobs. But the proportions
of women workers in other lines OF
endeavor are increasing at a much
faster rata
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
DOCTORS OBJECT
T0FEELIMITS
Compensation in the East is
Not Favored.

Boards of trustees of some of
the eastern hospitals are advocat-
ing maximum fees for operations
and for attending patients in hos
pitfalls. They claim that the limit,
in time, will be felt in all parts of
the United States, although local
and Chicago physicians disagree in
establishing a maximum price of
81 900 for major operations and $35
a week for hospital attendance.
Chicago doctors say that if this
should be the case that it would
be only fair that the same limit
should apply to bankers, lawyers
and specialists in other lines of
business.
DR.. Louis Ostrom of Rock Island,
former president of the Rock Is
land County Medical society, said:
This question OF fees is an old
one and the movement has been
tried a number OF times. The price
of brains can never be limited and
a fixed price set for the knowledge
of physicians will never be realiz-
ed. If a patient seeks medical
treatment for some ailment that he
knows a certain physician can cure
he is willing to pay almost any
price. 1t is the same case when
societies hire speaker for some
occasion. If the price does not
suit the speaker he can not be OBJ
tanned, and if he has the intelli-
gence that will benefit an audi
ence it must pay the price. There
is no reason why a man who has
gained some great achievement, or
is a master in his work, should be
limited in the compensation that is
due him."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
NEGRO ATTACKS
White WOMAN
Posse Combs Woods for Black Who
Struck Victim on Head With
R0ck-Purse Taken.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, July 30
Omitted Press -Authorities today
combed the woods east of here in
an effort to capture a negro who
assaulted Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps,
As. late yesterday.
Mrs. Phelps was enroute to East
Poplar Bluff to visit her daughter
when the negro hurled a rock at
her. striking her on the head, she
told authorities The blow knock
ed her down and before she could
escape the negro~was at her side,
making threats. and repeatedly de-
ciared keep your mouth shut or
I'll kill you.
He forced EfB- Phelps to accom-
pany him to q lonely road on the
outskirts of The city, according to
her story. Mrs. Phelps fought the
negro until her screams attracted
nearby residents. Then the negro
grabbed her purse and fed into the
woods.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Prusing and
children of Moline have returned
from a weeks motor trip to The
Dells in Wisconsin. They returned
by way of Chicago.
Friends of Mrs. George P. Garri-
son will be sorry to learn that she
is going to st. Anthony's hospital
tomorrow and will undergo an op-
Grafton Monday morning. Mrs.
Garrison was to have gone last
week to Kansas City to join her
husband to make the future home
there She plans to go there later
in the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anil Eastland of
SOC Fourth avenue have as their
houseguest the Misses Sara Barker
and Cora Williams of Buffalo, n. Y.
The young women are driving alone
from their home to Los Angeles and
stopped off here for a few days
visit.
Carlton Eckerman. son of Her
man Eckerman of Los Angeles,
Calf, former resident of Rock Is
land is spending the week end with
relatives in this city enroute to his
home after completing the R. 0. T.
C. course at Camp Humphreys
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. c. S. Morris OF
1916 Fourth avenue and grand
daughter Allynne Burt of Omaha
have returned from a motor trip TO
New York They started July first
and made numerous stops along the
way.
II. c. Holtorf, who conducts a
barber shop at 1921 Second avenue
is nursing a badly bruised arm, in
juries to which were sustained in a
mishap Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Ray have for
their guest this week the formers
mother, Mrs. Andrew Ray, and sis
ter, Miss Mary Ray of Decatur
Mr.. and Mrs. James K. Miller and
son Raymond of WaYerly, Kan, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Mil
ler's brother, Rev. ]. r Mordy, 925
Fourteenth street. They will &C
company Rev. and Mrs. Mordy and
family to their summer cottage at
Riveryiew, Wis, where they will
spend the remainder of the sum
mer. The party will make the trip
by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Fair and
daughter Elizabeth of Okmulgee,
Okla, are visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barker, 1914
MISREPRESENTATION street.