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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
COAL VALLEY

Mrs. viii Wood has returned TO
her home in Rock Island after a
visit with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Michael L lluege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starnoant of Mon
mouth, who has been visiting their
daus' .er. Mrs. George Wiihouse
and Z mily. left Friday for Moline
where they VIII visit before they
return home.
VIII Ramser Of Rock Island was
q caller In Coal Valley Friday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
FARM BUREAU
UNIT
TWO DIRECTORS

Members Of the farm bureau unit
at Pleasant Ridge elected r W.
Wilson and Thomas Curtis as d.
rectors Of the bureau organization
at q meeting at which the winter
program of init gatherings was in
~augurat-d by P. R. Edgerton. bu-
reau advisor. At least 100 were in
attendance at the meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

Engraved cards were
never more desired.
Our sample books
s h hundreds O f
beautiful S a m l es.
You should place your
order at once.
Main Floor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
H GIFT SHOP

A new addition to our Jewelry Department pre-
sents a convenient place to make your gift selec-
tons. At all times you will find on display here
the most novel gift membranes A visit to
this dainty shop will help solve your Christmas
problems.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

tunity to supply their holiday needs.
Perrins, La Mure, Adriana, Elysee and Boulogne
are the most popular gloves. Some have sewn
over seams with paris point embroidery; others
full pique sewn with two-tone crocheted en-
broidery. They come in all colors and sizes and
are priced from $3.25 to $4.O0 less 1000.
The Perrin II and Is button LaMure and Bel
fort quality French Kid Gloves are priced from
$3.50 to $3.50 less 2096.
Perrin's Strap Wrist Kid Gauntlets in all colors,
with fancy stitchings are $3.50 and $5.75 a pair
less 20oo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
IDEAL GIFTS
HANDKERCHIEFS

Because there is always a place ~
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some years past @
A particularly pleasing offer
ing is a woman's Alpine Swiss pure linen, hem
stitched handkerchief in all white. There are
three in a box and they are priced at, box $1.49
less 700
The two-tone novelty handkerchief with colored
embroidery effects are much in demand. Three
in a box at 75c less 20Go.
Women's real Alpine Swiss handkerchiefs in
two-tone and white, three in a box at 85c less
2OTo.
Women's all white handloom embroidered hand
kerchiefs, box of three, SEC less 900
In mems handkerchiefs we are showing a white
initial kerchief at Soc less 2O0o.
Also a colored initial hemstitched handkerchief
with tapped border at SOC less 200.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

Want Specific Last.
The japanese per aIso re-
CURED q specific List OF the ships
OF the United States and Iauan on
which the calculation OF existing
strength was based. the degree OF
completion allowed for each ship
building. and asked whether differ
ences In methods Of figuring tom
mage used by the three nations
were allowed In the calculati.n ms
This information was supplied in
the American reply with the assur-
ance that the tonnage figures of
each foreign ship had been recall
cufated on the American basis to
arrive at a fair comparison.
On the basis of these figures and
also using Japanese estimates OF
Japcnese and American strength al
furnished by the Japanese exper
in memoranda the American exLrrts
then set out the national reIa-
tives- Of the two powers in tables
as follows:
Tables Of Strength.
First American estimate NJ
American strength and American
CNA11&e III SoR4lC56
q. 8. Japan
Ships building --346,574 1925
Ships built ----..50o, $50 2e9,7o0
Totals ---S47 .oz4 los. 092
Ratio 100 40
per cent per cent.
Second:
American estimates of American
strength and Japanese estimates of
Japanese strength:
Ships building ..346S74 $3.50
Ships built -.-.-.50o,e $50 334,7OO
Total .---.S47,02 4 41s,03O
Ratio 100 40
per cent per cent.
japanese estimate of established
strength:
u. S. japan.
Ships building -~.1S4,735 1880
Ships built 800 $50 s34,7 TOO
Totals $685. 1856 418,0so
Ratio 100 so
per cent per cent
The following note was attached
to these tables:
II the tables as given under two
and three, the Mutsu is included as
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05
GIFT Q
OF FINE FRENCH KID

Always an accepted gift is
a pair of kid gloves. It is
fortunate indeed that we
have been able to secure
so extensive an assortment
and they are such extra
ordinary values-all wo-
men will be quick to avail
themselves of this oppor-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-05

" Z week n meetings viii be
held az Cordcya tonight, at Fair
field church. Coe township. Wednes-
day night, and 1t HiIlsdale Thurs
day night.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Offer
To Repay Man He
Victimized Is Denied

The plea of J. w. Mooney, one of
the alleged ounce ring that he had
a wife and family to support and
was trying to pay back the money he
had swindled did not save him when
he plead guilty in the superior court
Monday morning to a charge of lar
ceny after trust.
Mooney, who admitted swindlirg j..
A. Tuition. of Alabama, out of $4,000,
was sentenced to from two to five
years in the penitentiary. In pass
ing sentence, Judge John D. Hum
phries declared Atlanta had received
much unfavorable advertising as an
easy mark town over the opera
tions of the bunco ring and that the
public should strongly condemn the
gamblers and their operations.
Moneys attorney, Fred E. Harri-
son, did his talking to the court.
Harrison told the judge that Mooney
was q dope fiend, that he has a wife
and family, including boy seventeen
years old in Detroit, Mich, and that
he has been trying to pay back the
money he swindled from Tuition.
Mooney is one of the gamblers who
was caught in Memphis, Tenn, and
brought back to Atlanta. He is 81
years old.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
IMPEACHMENT
CASE BROUGHT
AGAINST LANDS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-Federal
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands,
Of Chicago, was impeached in the
house Of representatives today by
Representative Welty. Democrat,
Ohio, who charged him with high
crimes and misdemeanors" in con-
nection with hs accordance Of the
position of supreme arbiter of base
ball at a salary Of $42,500 a year.
Should the house decide to insti-
tute proceedings against Judge
Lands on the basis of Mr.. Welty's
charges, a formal trial before the
bar of the senate would be held and
a decision rendered. Mr.. Welty did
not introduce a resolution proposing
impeachment as is the usual pro-
cedure in such matters. Instead, he
arose to "a question of high person
al privilege" and announced that he
"impeached" the judge.
Without debate the Welty charges,
on Mr.. Welty's motion. were refer
red to the judiciary committee for
investigation and report. There were
a few scattering noes
Mr.. Welty said he would confine
himself to the question of Judge Lam
dis serving as supreme arbiter of
baseball while holding a federal Of
flee. He planned to bring the i'm
parchment proceedings Immediately
after the house convened today.
In presenting his case, Represent
atlVe Welty said the District of Co.
~
judgment of $4,000 against the
American and National leagues and
the individual sixteen clubs compos-
ing those organizations ''for having
violated the Sherman antitrust law
He also said grand jury at Chicago
had indicted ten baseball players on
charges of throwing the 1913
world series, and added:
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
PRISONER INJURED
TRYING. To ESCAPE
At FULTON TOWER
George Williams, Alleged
icon Man," Jumps Thirty
Feet From Blanket Rope
After Saving Bars

While his fellow prisoners were
singing hymns on the bottom floor
of the Fulton county tower Sunday
afternoon, George w. Williams q
cided to escape from the third floor.
He sawed the bars of a window,
knotted a rope from a blanket and
began to slide to freedom. But his
rope was too short. Therefore, he
jumped-a distance of twenty or
thirty feet. And Monday he was
in the hospital ward, suffering from
wrenched ankle. a sprained back
and possible internal injuries.
Williams is one of the alleged
"bunco men" who was brought to
Atlanta from Memphis. He has two
aliases, Short" Graham and Willie
Hubbard, and his home is supposed
to be in Macon.
For two weeks he has been a pris-
oner at the tower, in default of max
ing bond. And during that time he
noticed that Sunday afternoons were
given over to religious services. The
cells were. opened and all the pris-
oners were invited to the first floor,
where there was preaching and sing
ing in the big lobby Williams laid
his plans accordingly.
When the religious service was
about to begin Sunday afternoon and
the cell doors were opened, Williams
issued forth with the others. But
instead of going down two floors, he
hid himself on the third floor and
waited until everything was de-
deserted.
Then, selecting window on the
north side, opening from the run
around" as it is called, he began to
saw quickly. He had crawled
through the window and was sus-
pended on the end of the rope, when
the other prisoners returned and saw
him. The alarm was raised, Williams
jumped, and guards, running to the
scene outside, found him lying on
the ground, groanning with pain.
How Williams got the saws has
not been established by the jail
authorities, as there is no record of
his having received any visitors.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
BOARD HOLDS Up
WAGE REDUCTION
ON ERIE RAILROAD
Latter Is Set for February
23-Au B, & A. Case Is
Argued Before Board at
Mondays Session

CHICAGO, Feb. 14-Recent reduc-
tions in the wages of maintenance of
way men and changes in the work
ing conditions of train dispatchers
as announced by the Erie railroad,
were suspended today by the federal
railroad labor board pending a hear
ing.
The board announced that no wage
reductions or changes in working con-
ditions could become effective except
by agreements between the road and
its employees until the board had
an opportunity to pass upon the case.
The hearing was set for February %.
The case was presented ten days
ago by representatives of the en-
ployes. The petition alleged that the
road had reduced the basic wage OF
track workers to 80 cents an hour,
the previous rates having been 81 to
4S IL cents an hour.
Train dispatchers' representatives
charged that the road had ordered
them to work seven days week
Previously they had six-day week
Contention by employees of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
road that a proposed wage reduction
by the road because of financial ina
bility to pay was without the juris-
ton of the railroad labor board,
formed the basis Of the labor argu-
ment before the board today.
E. P Curtis, vice president of the
Order of Railway Conductors rep
resenting all employees of the road
occupied the witness chair durinfi
the morning.
He reviewed the entire case, be-
ginning with roads on December 20
that the wages of employees be re-
duced by one-half of all wage in
creases granted since December 80
railroad officers in conference with
employees, represent was finan-
| cial inability to meet operating ex-
p ai1sesa The deficit, according tc
| 600 month. They declared the pay
| roll amounted to II per cent of the
roads gross revenue.
Mr.. Curtis testified that Colone
B. l.. Bugg, president of the road
told the conference that the man
| sible and admitted that the wag
rates were not unjust, but that thu
roads financial condition made it i'm
| possible to pay such rates.
All questions of finance and rate
should go to the interstate commerce
commission, Mr.. Curtis declared. H
cited the boards ruling to this effec
| in the general rules and workin!
conditions hearing last Thursday. H
maintained that the labor board
only duty was to establish just anC
reasonable wages and that the abil
| ity of the railroad to pay such wage!
| was irrelevant.
The rules hearing was adjourned
Thursday until such time as labor
| representatives would TIC prepared
to present their eviden"e before the
board in reply to the roads objec-
tons to the national working agree.
| ments. Board members said they
did not expect the A, B. & A case
to consume more than two days
and expressed the hope taht the
| rules hearing could proceed on We'd
nesday without further DELAY.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
WOMAN HURLS ACID
IN ANOTHER'S FACE
At MOVIE THEATER
Mrs, Gladys PresneII, Ticket
Seller at Strand, Is Attack
ed by an Unidentified
Woman

Mrs. Gladys Presnell. ticket seller
at the Strand theater, was terribly
burned shortly before noon Monday
when an unidentified woman threw
carbolic acid in her face. Mrs.
Presnell was rushed to the Grady
hospital, where a preliminary ex-
animation was made to determine
the extent of her injuries.
The acid had burned her face, neck,
shoulders, chest and arms, while her
left eye was badly injured, so seri-
ously as to practically destroy the
sight, according to the physicians
making the examination. hTe right
eye is so badly burned, although 1t
is feared that total blindness may re-
suit.
At the hospital Mrs. Presneil gave
her address as 1872 Nelson street but
inquiries at that number and In that
netghborhood failed to disclose that
she resided there.
Although she indicated to the po-
lice that she knew the name OF her
assailant, Mrs. Presnen refused TO
give any information that would
lead To her arrest. The woman who
threw the acid walked calmly away
from the theater unmolested.
Patrolman Byron Benson, who was
walking along his beat near the
theater, questioned Mrs. Presnell as
to the identity of her assailant, but
could elicit no information what
ever.
According to Mrs. Presnelrs state
ment to the police, she was selling
tickets as usual, when the unknown
woman approached and without
warning drew a bottle of acid from
her bag and threw it's contents
through the small diamond shaped
opening in the ticket office window.
Most of the acid struck Mrs.
Presnel1 in the face. while the re-
mainder splashed over the wall and
desk.
Only a few persons were in the
immediate vicinity and apparently
no one saw the acid thrown. The
woman walked quickly away, while
Mrs. PresnelPs screams brought l..
P. Whaley, manager of the theater,
from the rear Of the building, where
he had been at work. Mrs. Presnell
was taken Immediately to the hospi-
tai for treatment, refusing absolute
ly to disclose the identity of her as
sailant, whom she evidently knew.
The police are continuing their eff
forts to identify the woman who
threw the acid
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
POLICE USE CLUBS
TO QUELL RIOT
IN ALBANY, N. Y.

ALBANY. n. Y, Feb. 13.-Albany's
entire force of traffic police was
modified this afternoon in front of
the state capitol to handle a crowd
of several thousand persons who
rushed a street car and snow pillow
operated by strike-breakers
Patrolmen and mounted men used
their clubs strenuously before the
on-rush was checked. Meanwhile. the
strike breakers fled in the car,
screened by a score of mounted po-
lice, and reached the barns, more
than a mile away, in safety.
The demon stration, which was the
largest in number of participants
that has occurred since the United
Traction company started out to
smash the strike of it's LOO en-
ployes, spread over several blocks
before the street car and snow pillow
were rushed away. Two arrests were
made.
Tonight police were scattered
through the city to prevent posi-
BILE attempts to tear down trolley
wires and otherwise damage traction
property. The snow was melting
from the car tracks and it was ex-
pected that the company would run
out more than one car tomorrow.
There were no disorders in Troy,
two cars leaving the barns there and
clearing the snow Without being mo-
Tested
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Police Searching for
Auto Party Carrying
Little Bow From Home

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Feb. 70
Efforts were being made this after
noon and tonight bv officers and
friends to trace large touring car.
occupied by two women and man
in which Walter. the five-year- old
son of w. r. Brassell, supervis y
of the Montgomery sanitary depasas-
ment was spirited away from tine
latter's home shortly after = 20 clock
this morning. A warrant for a
woman, whose name was n'5N PAveal-
ed by officials. was sworn It this
afternoon charging compj .ty in
the kidnapping of the child. 49,.
An air of mystery SURF mds the
case, the child having re prned to
Montgomery recently after a visit
to friends in another town, and it
was said that he was playing on the
front veranda of the Brassel home
this morning when an automobile
occupied by two women and man
stopped in front of the dwelling and
one of the occupants went into the
yard and picked the little boy, up
and darted BACK to the car which
was SDeedily driven aWay
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15

Many Others, notably 725,OoO men
employed in coal mining, are still
working at the same rates of pay
though on reduced time.
The two million railroad employees
have not been cut, but have had
their number reduced and, in many
cases, their working time cut down.
The quarter of a million street car
employees haven't been cut, nor have
the quarter of a million telephone
and telegraph employees, so far as
can be learned. And professional
men, with rare exceptions. are OBJ
tanning wartime compensation.
Summing up, the government off
Gals interested believe that more
than forty per cent of the wage
earners have contributed by income
sacrifice to deflation, and that ten
per cent of total earnings is a
conservative estimate of the payroll
cut.
AS to the future. ali authorities
agree that business is looking up.
that the worst was over some time
ago and that the outlines of "the
good old times" are in sight now,
even If they are not within hail
ing distance.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Stories of Atrocities
OF French in Germany
Are Faxed. Colby Saws

WASHINGTON, Feb. Histories
about alleged atrocities committed
by French colonial troops in the
occupied area in Germany which
have been circulated in this country
"originate in Berlin and appear to
be very largely anti-French propa-
ganda," Secretary Colby says in a
letter to Senator Spencer, Republic
an, Missouri.
The senator made the letter pub
lie today with the explanation that
1t answered "many inquiries and
protests" received by senators about
the alleged misconduct of the French
troops.
Secretary Colby stated on infor-
nation supplied by American diplo-
matte and military agents in Europe
that there are no negro troops re-
naming in the occupied area and no
recent examples of misbehavior have
been brought forward"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Five Men Are Hurt
In Sudden Tumble
As S.caffolding Falls

Five men were hurt, none of them
seriously, when a scaffolding on
which they were working collapsed
Monday morning at the rear of a
store building at 1886 Peachtree
street.
The store is in course of remodel
ing. 1t was learned that the scat
folding was insecure and five carpen-
ters were given the job of strength
ening it. While they were working
on it, the planking gave way, hurting
the rner TO the ground
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
NOTICE TO OUR
SUBSCRIBERS

We wish to call especial atten-
ton to the fact that there is a
difference between our "Big Six"
offer or LAST YEAR (January.
February and March), and our
six for One" combination, which
is now being offered our SUBJ
scribers.
If you have not received all the
papers due you under LAST
YEARS big Six" offer, let us
hear, and we will correct the
error.
But If you have ordered THIS
YEARS six for One" combina-
ton. wait a few weeks before re-
porting that all of the papers
have not begun to arrive. as some
of them are only printed once a
month. N
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
HUNT ALLEGED
IRISH FIREBUGS
IN MANCHESTER

LONDON. Feb. 14.-Working on
the theory that the Sim Fein has re-
newed it's campaign of destruction
IN England, authorities throughout
the country today hunted firebugs
who started nine fires in Manchester.
The losses in the factories were
not great, watchmen promptly call
ing in the fire department. Five sus-
poets were arrested shortly after
the fires had been eXtinguished.
In Ireland an unusual number of
Weekend encounters were reported
but without the usual casualties. One
constable was killed near Swords
when his patrol was an1bushed. Three
cadets were wounded at MacRoom
when large number of men bomb
ed and fired uDOn their uI1arterS
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Motorrnan Held for
Felonious Assault
After Train Crash

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Edward
Costello, Long Island railroad motor
man, was arrested today on a charge
of felonious assault as a result of
the wreck in which his train side
swiped an express. Costello is al
legged to have run past a stop signal.
Ten persons were injured in the
wreck which occurred last night in
BROOKLYN
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Eight ear-Old Girl
Continues lncessant
Talking on Ninth Day

CHICAGO. Feb. 14.-Miriam Ru-
gan, was still talking today after al
most incessant babbling for nine
days.
Her voice was much lower and
her conversation about dolls" and
mamma" had grown almost inco-
herent
DR.. Paul o. Berger, who adminis-
tered osteopathic treatments to the
girls spine, said today he was con-
fident he could cure her abnormal
and unprecedented malady in few
DAVIS
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Alabama Yeggs
Get Little Cash
In $4,000 Haul

large safe of the Shepard Motor com
pany, of this city, was blown opeE
at an early hour this morning, the
robbers securing approximately $780,
900 in notes, checks, bonds, mort
ga@es and Liberty bonds, but little
CASH
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Justice G. H. Gage,
OF South Carolina,
Is Dead at Chester

ciate Justice G. H. Gage, 65, of the
South Carolina supreme court. died
here last night of pneumonia. Prior
to serving on the supreme court
bench he was widely known as a cir
cult court judge. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Russians Attack on
American Sailors
Was 'Holdup' Plan

MANILA, Feb. 1.-THE American
sailors who were fired on at Vlad-
vostok were attacked by a party of
Russians, probably for the purpose
Of holding them up, according to ad-
vices received today by Admiral
Strauss, commanding the Asiatic
fleet.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
Martial Law in Thrace

ATHENS, Feb. 12.-The govern
ment has decided to proclaim martial
law throughout Thrace.
Thrace was coded to Greece by Bull
garia under the terms of the peace
treaty of Neuilly, signed in Novem-
Der. 1919.