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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19

TRADE UNIONS
| TO REVITALIZE
SHIP BUILDING


Washington. Jan. 1s.-A meeting
of the heads Of international unions
whose members are employed in
the shipbuilding trades has been
called for tomorrow to consider
the industrial situation growing
out Of the continued. depression in
American shipyards, it was an
nounced today at American Feder-
alton Of Labor headquarters.
On Jan. "a the labor officials will
confer with representatives of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding company,
and on Jan. q, with q committee
representing shipbuilders Of the
Atlantic Coast districts.
The purpose of labor, 1t was
stated, is to cooperate with the
shipbuilders in the effort to reduce
the cost Of production to a point
where the industry may be revital-
ized.
Representative shipbuilders had
called the attention of union ON
cials to the effect of the continued
high cost Of production. Charlei
M. Schwab of the Bethlehem COM
pany, was said to have expressed
the opinion that the present price
Of $3.50 to 5000 per deadweight tor
would have to be reduced to $13(
per deadweight ton II the yards
were to continue operations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
''BuDDY'' BILLS
DIES OF BURNS
Two. Year.Old Boy of Downs, Near
Bloomington, Sucumbs to Ex.
plosion Of Lamp.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 19.-
"Budd" Bills, two-year-old son of
Mr.. md Mrs. Alvin Bills, of Downs,
eight miles east of this city, died
at a local hospital last night as the
result Of burns occasioned by the
explosion Of gasoline lamp at the
home Of Louis Streenz, at Downs.
His little sister, Louise Bills, aged
3 years and 6 months and Berna-
dine Streenz, aged Z, were also SER
iously burned about the head and
face, but will probably recover.
The force Of the explosion was SO
great it blew out all the window
panes in the room. which caught
fire but was subdued by neighbors.
All three victims were hurried in
an automobile to the St. Joseph s
hospital in Bloomington.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
CONFESS
100 RobbER|ES
Seven Hold Ups Nightly Made by
Youthful Gangs Revolvers
Found in Rooms.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Calm was re-
stored today to a residential dis
trict that had to resort to Organi-
zation of a vigilance committee to
combat holdups following the con-
fessions last night of four young
highwaymen to nearly 100 robber-
les. The four youths are Fred
Loomis, IS years old; Thomas
Scott, 21; Alfred Scott, %. and
Charles Zimmerman, II. They were
bound over to the grand jury.
The confession of LOomis, which
the police gave OUT said:
I'VE worked six nights week
regularly. We made it a rule
never to make less than seven rob-
berries a night. We acquired a lot
of guns and used them to intimi-
date victims, although We would
have. hated to shoot anybody"
twenty-five revolvers were found
in Loomis' rooms, police said.
Their victims told Of how they
were not allowed to leave, after be-
ing held up, without being wished
a polite goodnight and provided
with carfare.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
SAYS CAPITAL Z
| PLOTS AGAINST
LABOR UNIONS
Buck Claims Creation,
of Artificial Unen,-
ployn,enf.

Chicago, Jan. 19.4(United Press. }
of capital to smash
unionism is the cause of the jobless
legions in the nation, liberal trade
uniohist leaders Of the middle west
charged today.
Labor was modified to fight
what it calls a plot by manufactur-
ers to wreck uni0nism by creating
an artificial unemployment situa-
ton.
The campaign for the extinction
Of unions has been closely linked
with the open drive against the
CLOSED shop" Vaccinations of lead
ing manufacturers, labor leaders
claimed.
1.-THE closed shop situation was
manufactured by labor batting en-
ployers for the purpose of forcing
down wages. increasing hours OF
work and smashing the unions.'
Robert M. Buck, who with John
Fitzpatrick and 2. w. Foster domi-
mates liberal labor of the midwest,
said today.
"The purpose Of this" he said
''is to rob the workers during lay
offs Of what meager savings they
have left, lower their wages, de-
stroy their faith in their unions and
then wipe the labor movement in
the United States of the map en-
tirely.
THE insidious so-called open
shcp' campaign is coupled with this
open drive on wages by shutdowns
and lay-offs."
Buck called on all forces of labol
to unite to fight to the finish cap
ital's ,attempt to kill unionism."
The present situation is a crisi:
in the history of trade unionism, h,
said, and if uni0nism is to survive
it must be victorious in the fight.
A conference of labor representa-
tives has been called in Chicago fol-
Feb. 6, Buck said. to organize thu
fight against the vested interests,
who are drunk with their powel
and the success they have achieves
in piling up millions by profiteer
ing"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
UNION HANDLED.
s2O0,oo0,00o

Topeka. Kan. Jan. 1s.-Two
thousand delegates are expected to
attend the state convention Of the
Kansas Farmers Union which
opened here today. More than 1900
delegates have already registered.
In a statement made public to-
day, Maurice McAuliffe, state pres
ident Of the union, said that the
business done by the Kansas Farm
ers' Union and affiliated organiza-
tions was in excess Of $20e 900 900
for 1920. Mr.. McAuliffe said that
at least five county organizations
did business in excess Of $4,000, 900,
while the business of the Livestock
association. Union Flour Mills and
elevators, and the wholesale store
at Kansas City, Kan, did . heavy
business. 1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
MYSTERY HIDES
BABY'S DEATH
IlAaque Infant Eats Candy and Is
stricken Fatally-Coroner's
Jury Renders Verdict. .

Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 1s.-MJstery
sunounds the death OF Eugene
NHntock, years old, following a
"foner's jury report which found
day.
Inc child was stricken fatally
sour days ago after eating candy
.nicn his mother and her sister
time.
Ine child and two women were
,s s.sn III after eating the candy, al
oasa the two latter showed mi.
so -. enects. An analysis disclosed
o.son In the baby's stomach. al
saousn tests of the candy showed
w poison content.
.urtaer investigation Is being
NE S.Cs BY County Attorney Herbert
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
|W|RELESSFOR
| LAND N.RY.C0,
ROad to Install Outfit ut Early Date
Train Dispatches VIII BE
Expected

New Orleans, La, Jan. 19.-The
Louisville & Nashville railroad COM
pany will install at an early date
wireless outfits at New Orleans.
Mobile, Pensacola and Louisville
for the transmission of railroad
business, according to an announce
ment made here today by r. r.
Hobbs, telegraph superintendent for
the company.
The wireless, Mr.. Hobbs stated.
will be used for general RAILROAD
business. Train dispatches will
not be handled, however, as at
times there are as many as %
trains on a division and wireless
messages might prove confusing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
lEIv TARIFF
SHOULD NOT
Be EMBARGO
governor Harding Hints
nat Revision Must
Proceed Carefully.
m DAVID LAWRENCE.
fcncoial to The ArguS.)

Warrington, d. c., Jan. 19.-W. P.
4 Harding, governor of the Fed
nj Reserve Board, doesn't talk
bout business conditions very
asen But when he does, he tells
ame significant things about the
attire financial and business sit
mtion. That's why the address
which he prepared for the New
1 Ycrk State Bankers meeting, COM
| plste copies of which were made
syailsble today, is worthy of study.
Il have always been impressed" !"
uys Mr.. Harding, "by the phil
oDophy of an old saying which, I
believe, is one of the many bits of
viedom attributed to Confucius-
1hjngs are never as good or as bad
Il they SEEM While this phil
opphy us too often overlooked in
tecm times, it should always be
taken to heart in the periods OF
reaction which follow. l am sure
that We have all heard more pessi-
nistic talk during the last six
nonths than we usually hear in 1O
ynrs, and If l may be permitted to
uM an overworked term, the
psychological effect Of public sen.
timent has much to do with mold
ing actual conditions.
1T is evident now that the read.
iustments which have taken place
we're Inevitable and unavoidable
and in view Of worldwide condi
tons could not have been long de-
isfred in this country, no mattel
what eIpedients might have beer
Yeaorted to. Great wars have in
md the recent war was no excep
md the recent war was n oexcep.
don. Periods OF great expansion
lave always been followed by per.
icda Of reaction, and the reaction
u usually most severe where ex
pansion has been greatest.
Wipe Out Profits.
The readjustments which hav,
taken place in this country sine
hst spring have been painful. pa
per profits have been wiped out ant
IN many cases those who have pro
duced goods and commodities at ;
high cost find themselves unabl,
70 obtain cost Of production TO
them, and are thus faced with los
Of accumulated profits. These con
ditions have been widespread. The.
have affected every section Of tn,
country and it is not unnatura
mat during recent months the spiri
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
DRIVER 'nENNED
IN AUTO struck
.BYcAR, UNHURT'
Joe katchke Cheats
Death as Truck Is
Shuy,ted 2 Blocks

The. skidding on the icy street
and turning end-for-end of a bak-
cry truck across. the Fourth avenue
car tracks at Eleventh street and
Fourth avenue shortly after 8
o'clock this morning undoubtedly
saved the life Of Joe Katchke,
driver of the truck, who escaped
without a scratch when his ma
chine was struck on the opposite
side from the drivers seat by =
westbound street car and was car
ried in front of the car for two
blocks.
While the turning about OF the
bakery truck saved Katchke from
the direct force Of the crash, he
was also extremely fortunate that
the machine remained upright on
its wheels when the truck was
pushed and bounced along the rails
from Eleventh street west to Ninth
street. The street car struck the
truck on the right side, on which
was the only door through which
the driver could leave the auto
and his escape from this quarter
was cut off by the door being jam
med up close to the front end OF
the street car. Had the auto turn
ed turtle, Katchke would have been
in a more serious predicament, as
the machine would then have un'
doubtedly been smashed into splin'
ters.
As it was, the whole side of the
auto was smashed, panels in the
rear doors knocked out. and bread
was scattered along the route the
auto was pushed over the icy
street.
!, Witnesses said that katchke
who was driving for the Leader
Baking company, 62S Eighth street
was travelling south on Eleventh
] street, and either attempted to tur1
west ON Fourth avenue, or, on see
ing the street car coming, had ap
piled the brakes, causing the trucl
to skid on the icy pavement ant
turn completely about on tn
tracks in front OF the oncomlnl
car. The street car was claimed b
/ witnesses to have hit the true
with great. force. Had the aut
not been turned around from tn
direction in which it had been go
ing. the impact would have com
on the side on which is the drlv
er's seat and Katchke would hav
been caught in the wreckage caus
i ed by the first force of the crash.
Skids Two Blocks.
y Whether the air brakes on tn
! street car would not work o
whether the supply Of sand for az
nlying to the rails had run ou
was not learned.
At any rate, the street car, wa
not brought to a stop until it reach
ed the end Of the switch at Mint
street, two blocks from where tn
car hit the auto truck. Ther
seemed no evidence of sand havln
been applied to the rails exceptln
| at the spot where the car wa
brought to a stop, and at this plac
there was sand for a stretch {
about four inches on the rails. Nc
torman Aloysius Engel, SOB Twelft
avenue, was at the controller OF tn
street car. Information given on
at the car barns after the accideT
was to the effect that the car Gre
had stopped on the trip from Nc
line and had turned in a car o
which the air had failed to worl
They are said to have had anothe
car when the accident occurred.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
iowa PRIMARY
| FACES CHARGE
Mayne Bill Provides for Return To
Control Of Nominations By
Party Organizations.

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 10
Iowas primary election system
faces radical changes. II bill In
troduced into the state legislature
by Representative L. H. Mayne OF
Palo Alto is passed. The bill pro-
vides that in the future nomina-
tions will be under the direct con-
troll of party organizations.
Opponents of the bill brand IL as
an attempt to turn the state back
to conditions prevailing In days Of
machine politics and party boss
domination.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
TEST
WORLD SPOT
CLEANED Up
Federal Agents Make IL
Arrests in Peoria as
Result of Raids.

Peoria.> ILL.,. Jan. 1s.-Twelve
Peorians who are alleged to have
been active in wishing on Peoria the
title of. "the wettest spot in the
world" will face hearing today. Two
laws will be brought into play in
prosecuting the II men arrested last
night and this morning as the result
Of raids by prohibition agents and
county officials
The national prohibition law and
the state search and seizure laws
will be used concurrently, court
house attaches intimated this morn
ing when it was learned that
States Attorney Galbraith had Zen.
gineered raids last night in which
a score Of saloons were visited by
federal agents and much liquor con.
| fiscated.
Joe Filoski; the last man taken
was arrested by police this morning
after an all-night hunt, following
his escape last might from one o.
the saloons raided.
Federal agents-fired several shot:
at Filoski as he left but none tool
effect. Filoski with the other men
is being held in the county Jail.
| First Of Series.
! According to acting Commission
er Elliot A. Evans of Chicago, th'
raid last night is the first Of a ser
! les that will be pulled here to clear
up what he characterizes as tn
"wettest spot in the WORLD Inves
, tigators have been in Peoria fo
more than a week gathering evi
dence in preparation for the driv,
and have worked in conjunction an,
under ths. guidance Of States Attor
neyr GalSraith.
The states attorneys Office Ia
taken up the prosecution Of tn
liquor cases at the request Of Fed
ferai Judge FitzHenry, who durin
lthe November session of cour
here, said greater regard for tn
law would result from joint actio
by state and federal prosecutors.
| No estimate has been placed O
the value Of the liquor seized las
night A safe full of whisky bottle
was taken at the Ozark salOO1
which is operated by Frank Biggin
!! and Charles Mooney; a half an auto
mobile load was seized at the Randi
saloon, a quantity was taken at tn
! saloon operated by Oscar Scot
brother of Ben Scott, who was al
rested; two pitchers of moonshin
whisky were taken at the Eli Fishe
saloon and a pint of whisky wa
seized at the Max Steinerck saloOl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
DESIRE RETURN
/ TO PIECE WORK
asad officials Before q. s
sfd Endeayor To Show Ad.
vantage Of System.

Salcaso. Jan. 10. - Studies in
.ork NJ was on today's sessions
s united States Railroad La
ss,..e ..esd. hearing the rules and
nii.s conditions dispute between
employees and the roads,
=. .nadcliffe. general car foreman
~ Cnesapeake & Ohio, took the
a. = ~ behalf Of the railroads,
-. sought to show that piece
~ was more efncient than on
= hour basis.
4 saer , the present agreement now
0fce and which the railroads
rn aorogated. piecework was
.ned The roads. by compare
satistics Of the two methods.
suempting TO show the advan-
VI the piecework system.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
FIRE DESTROYS
HATCHER PLANT
Automobile Office and Garage in
Springfield Burns-Loss
100000.

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. 19.-Ffre
completely destroyed the Hatcher
Automobile company's office build
ing and garage. at loss OF more
than 100000 shortly before noon.
The building was three stories high
and half a block long, two. blocks
from the center of town. 1t is the
third large fire Of Hatcher property
in Springfield.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
CALL DEPUTIES
/ TOeUARDP /! |! PLANT


Mason City. Iowa, Jan. 1s.-Forty
deputies guarded the Jacob E.
Deckers 4 Sons meat packing plant
here las. night while nearly one
hundred strikers who had picketed
the plant looked on.
Fourteen new deputies, all ex-
service men. were ON duty while
the men remaining at work were
quitting for the. day.
Onicials Of the plant and Sheriff
Marsh denied that . cali for the
state militia had been made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
:.
II Wish l Knew
What the Trouble Is

This is what thousands OF
people say when the gas en-
gine stops.
To find the cause of trouble
is a problem which worries
SO many people every day
that the government has pre-
pared and printed a booklet
of practical hints on running
a gas engine.
The last page of this
pamphlet has a trouble sheet
which explains loss of power,
misfiring, pounding. back-fir-'
ing, and many other troubles
that constantly occur.
This booklet is issued by
the Department Of Agricul-
ture and is for free diseribu-
tion.
Our Washington Informa-
ton bureau will secure a
copy for any one who sends 2
cents in stamps for return
postage.
In filling 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, 1921-01-19
MOMERA GETS.
LIFE SENTENCE

Cleveland, Ohio, Pan. 1S.-COm-
mon pleas Judge Florence f. Al
len today sentenced Robert Momera
to life Imprisonment after a jury
containing three women found him
guilty of second degree murder. 1t
was Judge Aliens first murder case.
and she was the first woman judge
in Ohio to pass sentence in mur-
der case.
The three women on the jury
held out for conviction from the
start, they declared. Four ballots
were taken.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
BART0 EXPIRES
At CHAMP AICN
Professor Of Agriculture at Uni
versiy Of Illinois Is Dead
Wrote Several Books,

Champaign. ILL.,. Jan. 19.-Daniel
o. Barto. professor Of agriculture
at the University of Illinois, diec
at his home here last night. Pro-
fessor Barto came to the university
from Oak Park, where he was prin-
cipal Of the high school. He was
in charge Of poultry husbandry,
and was the author Of several
books on agricultural subjects.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
SPREADS QUICKLY AND
DEvASTATES DISTRICT
Boston Sends Aid to City
-Incendiarism Sus-
pected by Police.

Worcester, Mass Jan. 1s.-
Fire starting early today in
the Knowles building here de-.
strOyed that building and spread.
to ~ other places within . n.
dius Of . mile. The loss. II ID
estimated, will be ut least a..
5O0,OOO.
The fire started IN the seven.
story Knowles building in tho
heart Of the city, and this was
quickly Laid waste. The fire
then spread across Main street
to q group of three. STORY build.
ings. In . short time other
fires were reported from all
quarters Of the city and reports
Of incendiarism were rife.
A general alarm was sounded
bringing out all the fire appar.
stus in this city and also a.
Sistance from Boston and other
nearby t0wnL.
One Of the fires was IN .
group Of three.stOry wooden
structures in the lumber die.
trict and threatened three large
lumber yards. This blaze BE-
gan In the rear OF one struc-
ture and in the adjoining build.
ing firemen found Q haming
suitcase in the front doorway.
As far as known there was
NO loss Of life.
Latest Estimate.
Conservative estimates place tn
loss at $1,000,000. The origin {
the principal fires was not deteI
but the police said they sui
pected incendiaries were Hespons
BILE.
Fire apparatus was brought fro
Boston when the flames got beyor
the, control Of Worcester's a
fighters. Engines were also rus
ed from birmingham and Maj
borough.
Practically all buildings betwe,
Barton Place and Austin street
both sides OF Main street We
burned.
These included buildings OF q
Worcester Post, stores occupied
olm-McKay company. I
Caesar -Mische company and I
Richard Healy company.
Firemen fought the blaze vi
the temperature lowering arou
zero.
Emergency apparatus was he
in readiness at Springfield a.
other points.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
THE WEATHER

Unsettled tonight with rain.
Thursday partly cloudy. Somewhat
warmer tonight with the tempera-
ture above freezing.
Highest yesterday. 80; lowest
last night, -.
Precipitation-Non
Y IN. 7p.m. Tam.
lester yester. today
Dry bulb temp. 429 20 33
Wet bulb temp. les -26 81
Rel. humid. -. IS rs
River stage. a fall of a last
- hours.
J. u. SHERIE Meteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
TRY CLARA MARCH 10.

Ardmore, Okla, Jan. a9.-Trial OF
Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, charged
with shooting Jake l.. HamOn. Re
publican national committeeman,
was set for March 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
H0USEV0TEST0
keep SIZE DOWN
Defeats Reappointment Measure By
1s1 Maiority-Membershlp
Stays at 43s.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The house
Of representatives voted today
against increasing it's membership,
now 435.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19
GIVES
Interview
ON REVENUE
Et-secretary Of Treasury
Favors High Protec-
z tive Measures. !.

Warrington, Jan. 19-tUnited Press.)-
Leslie n. Shaw. secretary of the treasury
unders Pe1dent Roosevelt in discussing
the present taxation situation advocates: !:
high protective tariff.
Repeal Of the excess profits tax. Levy
ing OF conS0mptiOn tax.
Refusal to refund any Of the public
debt 1t this time
Shaw's views. as prepared By him in m
exclusive article. follows:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-19

Continued on Page Four.)
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-24

J. NJ Rinker transacted business
at Salina Wednesday,
For SaIe-A few Edison phono-
graph boxes Wakeeney Drug Store
The Westminster Guild met at the
home of Mrs. S. J. Straw Tuesday
night
Judd Benson arrived home Thurs
day morning from Lawrence for the
Easter vacation
Work was started on the new fill
ing station being erected by G. l.
Barger, this week
Mobile oil products are the best
That IS why we are handling them
Trego County Coop. Assn. 3tf.
Pryce Owens went down to Wichita
Wednesday morning in the interest
of the Standing Grain Thresher Com
pany.
Misses Edna Biehler and Delta
Keyser spent Sunday in Lacrosse at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Albert
Smith
Neil Uford returned horne last
Thursday night from Miami, Florida,
where he has spent the last two
months.
A car load of Mobile oil products
have been purchased by the Farmers
Union and will be on sale by them
hereafter Adv 3tf-
For Thoroughbred single
comb Rho1e Island Red eggs, S1.OO
for 16.-Mrs. c. K Sellers, Phone
81. adv 4-3tp.
Lost-30x3 II Gates Non-skid tire
and rim between Castle Rock and Wa
Keeney- Theodore v FIokers, phone
| 1874. adv. 4-2tp.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-24

Frank Scherr left for Quincy, Ill.
to spend Easter with his brother and
sister, who are in school there He
will also visit his brother q St Louis
who is in medical college there.
The organizers of the Catholic
Knights of Columbus, from Ellis
county, were here Sunday in the in
terest of their organization and sew
era1 new candidates were secured
Mrs. Bland, of Wichita, and Miss
Dottie Jones, of Kansas City, came in
last Thursday the jitney and were
entertained by Mrs Morrell They
also held Bible study services at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Geo Morren