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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
FIRE DESTROYS
H0MESAT ARC0
Apparatus Brought From Chicago
to Help Put Out Blase-EAtire
Block Burns.

Argo, Ill, May 11.-Fourteen fam
lilies were made homeless and sew
eral persons were injured early to-
day when fire destroyed q block OF
houses in the residence district.
Nine houses were burned and it was
necessary to bring additional fire
fighting apparatus from Chicago and
other nearby towns to bring the
blaze under control.
Several children and women
were carried out Of houses by the
firemen during the five hours Of the
blaze. The persons routed BY the
IRE, were able to save virtually non,
Of their belongings and it is be
ieved the total loss will run pas
tho 500. 900 mark
Sparks from q train are believes
to have started the fire.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
A0STILITIES SUSPENDED I'M SlLESIA
NANDREA SHOT
AS AFTERMATH
OF WARD FIGHT
Politician Is Fatally
Wounded by I'm
knotpy1 Men.

Chicago. Nay II. - Anthony
UAndrea, one Of the central figures
in the Nineteenth ward political
feud, which has resulted in three
murders in that ward since the al
dermanic primaries in February,
was shot and probably fatally
wounded on the front porch Of his
home early today. Three men pass
ing in an automobile fired a sawed
oil shotgun at him and five slugs
penetrated his body.
Tucked in the band OF a hat
which Was found near the discard
ed shotgun was a $40 bill with a
slip Of paper marked For flowers"
D'Andrea was defeated in the
aldermanic race in February by
Alderman John Powers, two OF
whose political lieutenants were
slain in broad daylight a few days
later. OF the numerous suspects
arrested for these two sho0tings
Angelo Genna In the only one held
and bail for him was refused il
superior court yesterday by Judge
David.
Two other shootings attributed
by police to the political fead fol
lowed soon after. D'Andrea deniet
any knowledge Of the shootings ant
announced he would NO longer TAX
an active interest in the Nineteenth
ward politics.
Numerous bombings precede'
the primary election, one bias
wrecking the wall back Of tn
speakers stand at a D'Andrea meet
ing and severely injuring half {
dozen men. Alderman Powers
home was bombed twice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
CONVICT TO Be
RE-ARRESTED

Dixon, ILL.,, May 11.-When Prince
Rollins, negro, is freed from Joliet
Ill) prison tomorrow. he will be
met by Sheriff Schoenholz Of Lee
county. who will arrest him under
an Indictment returned by a Lee
county grand jury, charging him
with assault with deadly weapon
The offense for which he will be
re-arrested is alleged to have oc'
Cured here several months before
his imprisonment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
REPORT MADE ON
AVERAGE PAY OF
M. E. PREACHERS
Ministers Must Make
Both Ends Meet
on $1,1&.

Chicago. May 1.-THE average
salary the Methodist Episcopal
church pays its ministers is $1,154.
according to a statement made by
Joseph B. Hingeley, corresponding
secretary, at the annual meeting of
the board of conference claimants
of the church, today. Three years
ago the average salary was 1868,
he said.
The Pittsburgh conference pays
its ministers the highest yearly SAL
ary, averaging $1,736, and the low
est salary is paid in Little Rock
conference (negro) 1925, according
to Mr.. Hingeley, who said:
This has been the best year for
preachers pensions in the history
Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Total money paid for pensions in
1920 was $2.O10y070."
"Since January /, the Methodist
Episcopal church has distributed to
the old preachers, their widows and
orphans an increase OF $780, 900,
There are 7,4SS claimants on the
pension fund: 3,2al ministers
2,S7S widows and 764 orphans.
"The greatest need of the church
lis to secure an endowment fund o.
SIC, ,000, 900 for general pension
fund to help the poorer confer
ences. The average annuity author
lied by the church was $11 for eacl
year of active service, but the av
erage paid was $1O.67. The hign
: est amount paid per year Of actiG
: service was in the Colorado confer
: ence, which paid $24, and the loves
paid, by the Lincoln confermc
(colored), which was 81 for eaci
year OF active service.
al "The west Ohio conference, III
= cluding Cincinnati. paid the high
e est total amount for pensions
r which was $74,635; the. next high
est vas Rock River, including CHI
9 cago with $6S,635; Pittsburgh cor
: ference had $4,000; Illinois, $50
600; New York, $4,000; DetrOi
$51, 900; New England. $4,000
- Northeast Ohio, $4,000; Newarl
= $48, 900; Central Pennsylvania, $4S
u u 600; Des Moines, $4,000; Phil;
: delphia, $4,000; Baltimore, 6.00t
I Central Illinois, $4,000; Oklahom
u $34, 900. ....
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
.LOWDEN HOTEL
BILL UP AGAIN
Democrat Offers Resolutien to In
vestig1te Charge that State
Money Was Spent

Springfield. Ill, May 11.-Echoes
OF the bitterness Of the 1890 cam
paign In Illinois were heard In the
house OF representatives today
when Representative NJ. p. Rice Of
Lewfstown, Democrat. introduced
resolution claling for an investi-
gation Of charges made by Chicago
newspaper that former Governor
frank o. LOwden. az . candidate
for president, spent the states mon
ey for hotel expenses for himself
and De0ekaEieD in Chieagn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
SENATORS May
ENLARGE ARMY

Washington, May 1.-THE army
appropriation bill. passed by the
house yesterday, was sent to the
senate military committee today
for study. An attempt probably
will be made by that committee, it
was said, to increase the number
Of enlisted men above the 150, 900
provided for by the house.
The bill passed by the house
yesterday carries $320,00O, 900, as
compared with $343, ,000,0 900 provid-
ed in the measure passed at the
last session. The present strength
of tho army Is about 230, 900 men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
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SHIPPING PLOT
IS ASSERTED

Washington, May 11.-Andrew
ufuseth, president OF the Inter-
satlonal Seamen's Union declared
@day that he would prove to con-
siess, II granted a hearing, that
%e stand taken by the shipping
sfu and the American Shipown-
M In the present wage dispute
sM marine workers was a part OF
~ International plot to destroy
american shipping.
! nave tried to get an official
SeFlng on this International plot
- SAG, and have been shut of
uleo to tell q committee Of con.
s .ss = lew days ago, and was not
,mltted to make the statement.
.AeO the president to hear me ant
ave ss'e been informed by the pres,
at the whole matter was referret
me president to Secretaries
JAWS and Hoover.
~.;., ! nave proof that the term
- aSo The shipping board told u
sHa, without granting US an op
ssos ssality to be heard, were agree,
a oy the board and the shil
-. s on April l, while We wer
~, olled in until Just before on
uent expired on May l."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
THESE MEN WILL
PILOT GERMAN
SHIP OF STATE

Berlin, May 11.-(United PfeeAl
in addition to Chancellor WiFth
the members Of the new German
cabinet are:
Bauer, vice chancellor.
Brauns, economies.
Schiller, justice.
Schmidt, labor.
Groener, transportation.
Giesberts, posts and telagT19hAs.
HermeQ, food controller.
GTadneAf. interior.
Gessler, defense.
SilbonochN15l1t oooD1tE1ef1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day. Not much change In tempera-
lure.
Highest temperature yesterday,
s5;. lowest last night, 81.
Wind velocity at Z a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation in last "a hours. .ol
inch.
I'm 7p.m. Tam.
yes.sr. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. IA 6S 6S
Wet bulb temp. sc 81 63
Rel. humidity sc 66 Is
River stage at = m, 81; rise
Of 2 in last ~ hour4-
River Forecast
singstagesin the Mississippi VIII
continue from below Clinton tc
Muscatine for two days more. The
river will begin. to fall at Daven-
port by Saturday.
= r uNCER. -Ohesrvee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
TRAIN DERAILED.

Oklahoma City. Okla, May H.
UNITED Press.)-A special Rock
Island passenger train, eastbound.
carrying 140 Oklahoma delegates
to the Southern Baptist convention
at Chattanooga, Tenn, was derail-
ed near Anderson, Ark, last night
according to word received here
today from Rev. E. M. Mcconnell
an Oklahoma delegate. McConnell's
message stated that as far as could
be ascertained, no one was serious
iy injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
WHOLESALE BRKlD CUT.

Springfield. III, Asy !1.--(United
Press. Wholesale prices Of bread
have dropped here, but many con-
sumers are not getting tho benefit
of the cut The Kraus bakery
chopped cent from their II and
8-cent loaves last week. bat some
rrocaries have not cut the retail
nrico Qe 16 and - -ceufA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
NE. CUR|E
OF RADIUM
fame IN US.
r,minent Woman Scientist
Arrives in United
States Today.

xev York, May 11-Madane
r.rie. eminent scientist and co.
Sisaoverer Of radiun, was .
,sssenger on the steamship
olympic, which arrived IN port
this morning from SOuthhamp.
hn and CherbOurg.
Madame Mario Curie whose dis
..rerv of radium in 1898 has been
Allied "the realization OF the dream
A ancient alchemists" was born IN
warsaw, Poland, on Nov. Z, 1867.
Her father, Professor Sklodowska,
~ an instructor in physics and
| chemistry in the University of War
sav and some years before
sutering upon her professional ca
feer as a scientist, she worked in
his laboratory. Nine. Curie re-
eeived the Nobel prize for chemistry
| n 1908.
She married in 1896 Pierre Curie,
srofessor Of general physics in the
| University Of Paris, who had shared
vith her the honor Of collaboration
n giving her great find to the
world. Some years later Professor
Curie was struck by a wagon IN
l psris and killed. His widow sue.
eseded to his professorship. Ma
Asme Curie has two children
Irene, 20 years old. who. like hel
pother, has taken up scientific re
psarch and another daughter Of Il
years.
The discovery Of radium enriched
many persons throughout the world
liz has been estimated that its US
during the war saved the lives Q
lnct less than $4,000 wounded mer
Notwithstanding the fact that Ma
lame Curie has devoted more tha'
Ilalf Of her 53 years to the study o
lndioactive substance, she is o com
nrahyely poor woman and live
When at home at the Institute Curl
Ia Paris on the salary of a teache
N the Sorbonne.
Z gave my secret to the world
IAe declared. ut was not to enric
nyone. 1t was for all people"
Many fantastic stories have bee
lbld about radium and its myster
-. ~.~-o.t,z, hao hnnn col
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
SETTLE SHIP CASE.

Buenos Aires, May 11.-(Assocf-
ated Press. )-Representations made
by the United States government to
the Argentine government as . re-
suit of the port workers' boycott
hat has kept the United States
chipping board steamer Martha
Washington idle here for moro
than 40 days. have resulted IN .
solution of the case, satisfactory
to both governments. said state
ment issued by the minister q 4
nance late last night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
PENNY OUT
Of DOLLAR
FOR ROADS
omcial of Pennsylvania
Lines Reports on II
nancial Plight.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1.-The
financial plight Of the railroads and
its reaction upon the shipper were
today to the convention
CT the Southern Wholesale Grocers'
association by BENJAMIN NcKeen
of st. Louis, q vice president OF
The Pennsylvania railroad.
In 1920, he said, out of every
dollar the railroads received, only
one cent remained after paying 0p-
Grating expenses and taxes. while
in 1917, 23.3 cents remained out Of
each dollar to pay interest on mon
ey invested.
The total purchases ON the
Pennsylvania system. exclusive OF
equipment, in 1918, aggregated $780,
100000, while in 1920 the coal pur-
chases alone totalled $73. 3.o0o, go, "
tMr. McKeen said. The trouble Is
that the operating costs Of running
The railroads are entirely out of
line with existing economic condi-
tons.
There is now before the legis-
lature of one state unnecessary,
unwise and uneconomical bills
which, if enacted, will cost the rail-
roads of that state, and ultimately
he public, 100.000,000.
Speaking for the Pennsylvania
railroad, l wish to assure you that
it has no other desire than to pay
fair wages, consideration being
given to the interests Of the ship
per, the investor and the employe.
Cites Disparity.
Washington, May 11.-Stagnatiol
in railroad building in the Unite'
States must be attributed to the dis
parity between the cost Of construc
ton and the return to the investor
julius Kruttschnitt, chairman 0
the board of directors Of tn
Southern Pacific, today declared il
lresuming his testimony before tn
senate interstate commerce com
mittee, which is inQuiring into II
railroad situation.
I'm 1920 only $62. 2.2eo,0 900 went a
a return to those who paid for th
properties, while 60 times as muc
went to those employed on the raj
roads?'
Efficient management, he insis'
ed, was left but narrow limits will
|, in which to attempt control Of OF
Grating expenses in 1920 becau.
t Of the many elements entering int
; costs" over which it had no infl'
1 ence. Among these elements he II
cluded increases in Wholesale pric'
: of materials, the OUTLAW" stril
: in April, 1920, restoration of ad
!, quate passenger service demand,
: by the public and relocation
: freight cars to owness' rails. tt
: last item alone, the witness d
: clared, involved an increase
t, 1925, ,000, 900 empty car miles"
:; Chairman Cummins, in openil
{, the committees deliberations ye
: terday said "the gravity Of the 81
= uation before the American peop
. is apparent" The committee,
> said, would center its efforts I
the task of determining whether I
record receipts Of the railroads b
been efficiently, wisely and pro
erly expended" since it was unlil
ly that gross operating revenu
= could be further expanded from t
J. same amount Of trafic.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
YIELD
TO TERMS LAID
DOWN BY ALLIES
Clause on Disarma-
n,er7t May Be Hard
To Enforce.

London, May 11.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. s.)-Germany's uncondi-
tional acceptance Of the entente
reparations was delivered to Prime
Minister Lloyd George by Dr..
Sthamer, German minister to Great
Britain, here today.
Lloyd George announced in the
house Of commons this afternoon
Germany's complete acceptance OF
all the allied demands. His an
nouncement wan greeted with pro-
l0nged cheering.
DR.. Sthamef handed the German
reply to the prime minister at IL
O'Clock this morning and Lloyd
George Immediately telegraphed the
news to all the governments con-
cerned.
SEQ Danger Ahead.
Berlin, Nay 11.-Germany's new
cabinet today began preparation of
the governments formal note to
the entente accepting the terms laid
down by the supreme allied council
in London. DR.. Julius Wirth, the
new chancellor, received what
amounted to vote Of confidence in
the reichstag last night, that body
approving Of the ministry's deci.
sion to accept the allied ultimatum
The vote stood 221 to 175, giving
the Wirth government q margin O
46.
1t is believed here that Dr.
!. Wirth's answer to the supreme al
lied council will be an uncondi
.. tional acceptance Of the allie
: terms, hut it has been indicate
that representations would be mad
that compliance with the disarma
= ment clauses Of the councils ultl
matum might be attended by dan
ger, especially on the easter
. frontiers, where the Poles have en-
L gagged in a serious insurrectio
with the intention of taking posses
. sion Of Upper Silesia-
= System Operates.
d Washington, May 11.-Report
|. already are being received at th
d state department Of Development
e in the conference Of ambassador
: and the reparations commissio
It from Ambassador Wallace and RI
land w. Boyden. respectively. II
q unofficial representatives Of II
l. American government are wit
l. those bodies at Paris.
Is With the arrival yesterday
London Of Ambassador Harve
is similar reports are expected SOC
+ from the allied supreme councl
IS with which he will sit as the Pc
le sonal representative Of Presidel
IS Harding.
Although the character Of the il
s. formation received from Paris hi
st not been made public, officials ha'
se expressed pleasure with the oper'
ID ton OF the system.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
FEAR GYPSIES
KIDNAPPED Girl

Av;.. ILL.,, May 11.-Acting on
nssss nom West Hammond, ILL.,.
| h. y schoenholz and deputies of
I "unty today started pursuit
lNrr.% %na OF gypsies who passed
~ ~ mere yesterday and who
= ,.aspected Of having kidnapped
n a.oid boy at West Hammond
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
GREAT TRIO
WEIGHED IN
BALANCES
Christian Estimate of Gar.
field, Champ Clark and
Lloyd George.

Springfield, Ill, May 11.-Three
great political leaders, David Lloyd
George. former President James A.
Garfield, and the late speaker Of
the house, Champ Clark, were
weighed in the balance of their
church, at the annual congress of
the Disciples of Christ here today,
and two OF them were found want
ing. They are all three numbered
among the great Campbellites, or
members of the Christian churrn.
Consideration of their lives was
brought to the attention of the con-
gress by Professor Frederick d,
kershner Of Drake university, Des
Noines, Iowa, in his address on
'the contribution of the Disciples Of
Christ to Christianity" Both Pre-.
mier Lloyd George of England and
former Speaker Champ Clark, Pro.
fessor kershner declared, fell shor1
of ''tha. full content of Christian
! idealism.'
"Mr. Clark was a political lead
er first Of ALL" he said, "and b,
died as he had lived. He had thu
tragic experience of just MISSING
the goal Ct his ambition when tha
goal appeared to be surely within
his grasp. Had he possessed
higher degree Of moral firmnes
and idealism he might easily hav
become president Of the Unite
States at one Of the most moment
GUS periods in our national histor,
One asks involuntarily whethe
his religious training had any
thing to do with his lack of abilit
to face the crisis. Clark like Gal
field. was staunch disciple, -
lyet candor compels MS to say tha
great IN many ways as Mr.. Cla-
lWas, his life was without that fu
content Of Christian idealism, II
lack Of which at a crucial momel
, proved fatal to the supreme amb
ton of lis career.
Dubious Over George.
David Lloyd George is still Ii
ing and his biography incomplet
He has acknowledged his indebte
: ness to Alexander Campbell. N
E body. whether friend or foe, di
putes the sagacity Of the Well
l statesman, who never falls, exec
3 upon his feet. Beyond any que
l ton Lloyd-George will take raj
. n$ fhn rn1itIr
leaders of his age. Whether b
: name will be regarded as synonyl
y GUS with the highest type of mol
: idealism is decidedly more dul
I GUS
e THE very qualities, as was al
g true in a way of Clark, which ha
+ made him a transcendentally gre
politician have helped to negate !
+ power in the more significa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
PACT LET'S INSURGENTS
OCCUPY SEIZED LANDS
PENDING settlement
Poles to Hold industrial
Territory Until Allies
Decide Case. .s|

London, Nay lit 10 ~.
ported that negotiations ..
tween the lnter.allle1 ce1Ale-
sion In Upper Silesia and Adel-
bert Korfaaty, leader Of the
Polish Insurgents In that ara,
resulted last evening In the ~.
pension Of hestilltie6, says .
dispatch to the Ceatral News
iron warsaw today.
Il was agreed, according 10
this report, That tho Insurgents
would occupy . line Of denares-
hon agroed upon and ronain In
the stipulated positions peaaing
final settlement Of tho Upper
Sflesian question, which IL sfil
pending in allied councils,
whero It rested following the
taking Of the recent ples6isalts
in this ara, In dispute between
Poland and Germany. The b.
dustxial territory, which has
been largely overTun BY 0o
Poles, therefore would remain
under Polish occupancy.
Italy Angcrod.
Rome, May 11.-(United Press)
allied crisis loomed to-,
day.
Inflamed by the killing OF Ital-,
ian soldiers by Polish insurgents in
Upper Silesia, the Roman preeS
voiced a growing demand that Italy
require immediate satisfaction from
the Polish government.
Addressing Premier Giolittl the
newspapers demanded that he ig-
more the ambassadOrs' council and
the allied supreme council BY going
direct to Warsaw.
Reports here as to the number d
Italian soldiers killed In Upper Sil.
esia differ but the press declared
that IL only one man had been shO'
by the Poles it was sufficient
grounds for demanding an account.
ing.
Speculation began at once a. t.
a possible alignment in case the
Warsaw government refused to cat.
isfy Italian demands. There wal
much criticism of the French who
according to reports here, only half
heartedly cooperated with other al
lied detachments in attempting te
hold back the Polish advance.
The Silesian situation has had
the attention of the king. One ol
the first acts of Count Sforza, .c-'
eign minister, on his return frou
the supreme council session in Lon
don, was to seek an audience viii
Victor Emanuel.
/ Sforza then held a long confer
ence with Premier GiOlitti.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
Dubious Over George.

Continued on Last Page.)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-13
JEWISH WOMEN'S
|. COUNCIL DANCE.

A delightful evening was spent
at the Womans club Thursday
night by the members and guests
of the Jewish Women's council.
which held its monthly dance and
entertainment at that time. A
musical program was given pre-
ceding the dancing, Miss Helcll
Grmsfeld opening with piano
solo, David Marcus following Oh
the violin and Ewell Bergman gave
a piano solo also Sidney We'll
amused and diverted his audience
with Il series OF delightful mono
logues and recitation9 to music,
among which were an original
negro court story: Mother of
Pearl" a recitative, Becky From
Babylon and "She Walks in Her
Husbands Sleep" Closing with
several old time favorite5, Mr.. We'll
yielded the platform to his unclo,
Mr.. Maurice Klein, who sang with
his usual charm, III You Could
Care" Miss Helen Grunsfeld
closed the program with another
piano solo, which was very well
played. Refreshments were served
under the direction of Mrs. Sidney
Rosenwald. The program was in
charge of Mrs. b. F. Copp.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-13
Observation-Disclosures
WEDDING.

A very pretty wedding took
place at $50 Tuesday morning in
the Church OF the Immaculate
Conception when Rev. A. NJ. Man
dalau united in marriage Miss Mae
Monahan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Strong of this city, and
Mi. Sanford Z. Kleinhein of Wich-
tia, Kans.
The bride wore a dark blue go
ing-away suit and a black lace nat
and carried a brides bouquet OF
white roses and ferns. She was
attended by her sister, Miss Edna
Monahan, who wore a dark b.ue
taffeta dress and carried a corsage
| bouquet of swcetpeas and roses
| Mr.. p. L. Monahan, brother of the
bride, attended the groom. Be
| sides the family of the bride, MIR
and Mrs. Charles Kleinhem ~ OF
! Wichita, Sans., parents OF the
| groom, were present.
After the ceremony breakfast
was served at the home of the
| bride. At o'clock a four-courst
wedding dinner WAS served. a
centerpieCe Of brides roses was
used on the table and the we'd
ding cake. was cut by the bride.
The young couple left on thu
evening train for three weeks
honeymoon to be spent in Denver
after which they will so to Wichita
to visit relatives Of Mr.. kleinheln
After March 20 they will be a
home in East Las Vegas wher
Mr.. Kleinhein is round-house fore