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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1921.

NDPCNAdl " L ne al : SuS-y
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Unit
ed States has yielded to Japan and
has recognized for the first time an
act of the league of nations.
That's the significance OF the lat
est treaty just signed between the
United States and Japan covering
the island of Yap. Originally the
League of Nations bestowed upon
Japan mandate or charter enab-
Ling her to control the island of
zap. The Wilson administration
under Secretary Colby protested
and so did Secretary Hughes. The
latter cOntended for international
control of the island. AS it now
develops, the Harding administra
tion yielded to Japan the right to
hold the mandate originally given
by the League of Nations but asked
for certain additional privileges
with respect to radio and cable
communication.
Yields TO Japan
If the United States had been a
member of the League of Nations
when the mandates were distribut-
ed, the simple dissent on the part
Of this country would have been
sufficient to prevent Japan from
getting zap and the islanu might
have been internationaIized AS il
is, the league went ahead and gave
zap to Japan and the United
States afterward was obliged to
carry on long diplomatic battle
to get certain valuable cable and
radio privileges. In order to as
sure herself of the latter America
was compelled to yield something
to Japan and that happens to be
the mandate itself.
Officials of this administration
are not disposed to look upon the
mandate as of any particular value
because they feel confident the
exceptions and provisions contain
ed in the new treaty will safeguard
American interests. On the other
hand in case of a dispute as to the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
ACCEPTANCE OF
s5-5-3' RATIO BY
JAPAN is NEAR
One Small Point Re.
mains To Be Set
tied.
BULLETIN.

Washington, Dec 14.-(By
The Associated Press The
Chinese delegation today asked
OF the powers represented In
the far eastern committee OF
the Washington conference that
the famous 2I demands treaty
of 1915 be abrOgated-
Washington. Dec. 14.-(By the
Associated Press The counter
proposal of China for the purchase
from Japan of the Kiao-Chow Tsin-
anfu railroad in Shantung province
has been cabled to TOXIC by the
Japanese arms conference delega-
ton, which has been. carrying on
direct conversations with the Chi
nese delegates in an effort TO settle
the Shantung problem outside the
conference.
Washington, Dec. 14.-(By the
Associated Press. )-Settlement of
'one very small point, was said
to remain as the only condition To
Japan's final acceptance of the
American "5-5-3" naval ratio as the
naval big three" of the arms con-
ference prepared TO hold another
meeting today TO consider the
! matter.
Discuss China Next.
With the ratio question thus
brought to decisive stage, the
conference also was prepared today
to press its discussion of questions
~ ct
sion of the far eastern committee.
Japan's conditional acceptance of
/ the ratio basis of the naval limita-
ton plan was communicated by
Admiral Baron Kato, informally
yesterday to Mr. Hughes and Mr..
Balfour. 1t was coupled with a
request, however, to substitute the
new battIeship Mutsu for one of
the old 12-inch gun ships specified
for retention under the Hughes
proposal. First considered at a
meeting of the full American dele
cation, the Japanese decision later
was taken up at another meeting
of the big three" attended by
American naval advisors, and the
matter was declared after that con-
ference to have been brought to a
stage where final agreement by
Japan rested upon the settlement
of only one minor point.
/ Japs May Keep Mutsu-
AS the situation stood today, both
the American and British groups.
it is indicated, are opposed TO
Japan's retention of the Mutsu or
any change in the ships specified
to be retained. They are expected
TO yield. however, if the japanese
are insistent. although only on the
counter proposal that the United
States. on its part, retain two new
substitute battleships otherwise 10
! be scrapped, and that the 10-year
holiday be modified to give Great
/ Britain opportunity to build two
ships, any arrangement agreed on
/ tC provide for substantial adher-
ence TO the "5-5-3" ratio.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
WHAT MAKES HOT
DOG WILD? JUST
PLAIN MOONSHINE

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Sc
cret of what makes the hot dog
wild is out
New York's frankfurte- taste
always has been strong, but re-
Gently police on duty at Madi-
son Square garden during the
six-day bicycle race were IN
able to understand why certain
vendors had no trouble il dis
posing of their entire kennels
at 80 cents a dog" without
even serving the conventional
mustard.
The authorities were consid-
ering some means of stamping
out this profteering, when one
bluecoat purchased a hound"
and punctUTed It. Pure moon
shinei.
Now the coppers are casting
a mean eye at every hot dog
in town
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
CONFESSES
MURDER OF
IOWA GIRL
Tilted Lover Admits Slay
ing Waukon School
Teacher.

Waukon, Iowa, Dec. 14.-(Asso-
ciated Press Earl Throst, 26
years old, confessed at 1890 o'clock
this morning that he killed Miss
Inga Magnusen, pretty 23-year-old
school teacher near Dorchester,
Monday, because she had turned
him down fatty"
Throst made his confession after
he had been grilied fouT hours by
County Attorney E. F. Pieper and
deputy sheriffs-
Blames "0ther Man.
"I had been going with her for
quite a while" Throst is reported
to have said, "and then Otto Beler
talked her out of it OF course he
made it as bad for me as he could.
if this thing had not happened, We
were to have been married next
Saturday, Dec. IL"
He then recited recent instances
wherein Miss Magnuson had indi-
, Gated that her ardor for him had
cooled
Il couldn't sleep Sunday night
and spent most of the night walk
ing around the vicinity of Dorches-
ter" the prisoner is said to have
continued.
Struck Her on Head.
81 went to the school house late
Monday afternoon. The children
had all gone home, and Inga was
alone. We quarreled in the school
room. She went into the basement
TO fix the fire for the night l fol-
lowed and we quarreled again. l
picked up a stick and struck her
over the head. She turned around
and l hit her two or three times.
Then l left She did not fight back" !"
Throst said he did not think Miss
Magnuson was dead when he left
her.
Throst was arrested late yester-
day at PostvilIe, so miles from the
scene of the crime. He had jour
neyed the distance on the back of
stolen horse. The accused man
was questioned last night by at
taches of the county prosecutors
and sheriff's offices, but according
to reports, denied all knowledge OF
the crime.
Crowd at JaIl.
Throst was welcomed to the Jail
here last night by a crowd of sew
eraI hundred. No violence was at
tempted.
Mrs. Gunda Martindale, ALA
makee county's sheriff, announced
last night that charges probably
would be filed against Throst to-
day.
Throst and Miss Magnuson at
tended the same district school to-
gether as children. Later Miss
Magnuson, who was % years Of
age, was given a certificate to teach
school. Her school was an isolat-
ed one and it was here that she was
attacked and killed on Monday att
ernoon. All northeastern Iowa is
aroused over the crime, which fol-
lowed within "a hours the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Van Brock
lin of near FrankVille. Elmer Van
Brocklin, a brother of the dead
man, is being held as a suspect in
the county Jail at Decorah, 16 miles
west of here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
WILSON DOESN'T
WANT DEMOS TO
BIOCK ARMS MEET

washington. Dec. 14.-lUnlt-
ad Press. s.)-Woodrow wilson
wants Democratic senators to
do nothing which later would
leave them open to the. charge
thew threw obstacles in the
way of complete success OF the
disarmament conference. Demo
cratic senators have been in
formed.
He has not sent word to them
Of his opinion directly on the
four-power Pacific treaty. But
they have been informed that
he feels the treaty should be
considered in the light of the
"su1n total accomplishment" of
the conference and should
neither be condemned or en-
dorsed until clear what meas
ure of disarmament the confer
ence will bring about
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
OVERTIME PAY
IS SLASHED BY
LABOR BOARD
Shop Union Head
Says tEight-Hour
Day Is Gone.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-(United Pressl
Drastic changes in overtime pay
OF half a million railroad workers
were made public by the United
States railroad labor board today.
The board, in announcing new
working rules, stated that starting
Friday maintenance OF way en-
ployes would not be paid time and
a half for overtime until a day of
10 hours had been completed. I'm
der old rules, time and a half was
paid after eight hours work.
Roads Save Millions.
The ruling will save the roads
millions of dollars a year in oper-
ating expenses.
The new rulings were branded
today as a blow to the eight-hour
day by j. j. Farnan, vice president
of the Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way employees.
"The eight-hour day is gone, he
stated. There is nothing to pre-
vent the carriers from working
men 10 hours a day if there is no
punitive provision"
The railroad board did not con-
= >
provisions of the eight-hour day.
The board reaffirmed the basic
eight-hour day when it stated in
its findings:
Except as otherwise provided in
these rules, eight consecutive hours
| shall constitute q days work"
Benefit "GuesswOrk'.
S. NJ FELTON,, president of the
Chicago Great Western railroad
said the benefit that may ensue
from changes in the rules would
be a matter of guesswork until
they actually had been put into ef-
! feet for d period.
However" he declared, ait is
evident from hasty reading of the
new rules that they are designed
TO eliminate many of the onerous
effects of the old national agree
ments."
The new rules also abolish time
and a half pay for Sunday work.
However, it is stipulated that three
hours pay for the first two hours
work, in case a full day is not put
in, shall be effective
Wage Cuts Next.
Maintenance of way employees
are chiefly labOrers who keep the
roadbeds in repair. The board, by
the ruling, widened the scope OF
the classification by extending II
to include telephone, telegraph and
signal repairmen.
This is the second group of rule
announced by the board recently.
| Nearly all rules have been passed
| upon now and it is believed the
board is about ready to consider
applications for slashes in pay.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
BURSTED dixie
FLOODS TOWN

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 14.-Cunlted
PressO-The great Ben Johnson
dixie along the Skagit river ourS'
this morning eight miles above
Stauwood, flooding the town d uls-
tance three to FIVE miles woe
and 10 miles long in the valley OF
the Stillaguamish river
The entire population on conway
near Stanwood, have taken refuge
in the railway station.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
new WITNESSES
IN BURCH TRIAL
ESurprise Testimony" Again Ex-
pected; State viii Not Close
Before Friday.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 14.-Iden-
tity of witnesses to be called by
the state today in the trial of
Arthur Burch, charged with the
murder of ]. Bolton Kennedy, in
surance broker, occasioned much
speculation.
Assistant District Attorney Asa
Keyes, when asked if the prose-
cution had additional surprise tes-
timony" such as that given by per-
sons who said they had seen Burch
near the scene of the Staying,
merely would say I'VE have some
more witnesses"
I Prosecutor Keyes said the state
would not close its case before
Friday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
CROWDS CHEER
MARSHAL FOCH
AS SHIP SAILS
Honored and Gift
Laden He Leaves
for Home.

New York, Dec. 14.-By the AS
sociated Press Ferdinand Foch,
grey and slight, but bearing with
him every honor that America could
bestow on one of alien citizenship,
bade farewell to cheering throngs
here today and sailed away to
France.
In his baggage car were six great
cases, filled with gifts from the peo-
pie OF this continent, who thronged
to see him during his tour of the
United States and Canada. and lend
their voices in acclaim of the man
who hurled Germany's legions back
from the soil of France and woD
victory in history's greatest con-
fiict
Travelled Many Miles.
Since coming to America early in
October, Marshal Foch has travelled
nearly $4,000 miles, made more
than 500 speeches, attended lunch
cons and banquets beyond compu-
tation and has heard the voice OF
America from upwards of 1900, 900
men, women and children.
He had travelled over the wide
expanses of the American contin-
ent, from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, and from the inland seas TO
the gulf. He also trod the streets
of the principal cities of eastern
Canada
Gifts Everywhere.
Everywhere he had received gifts.
Here it was an honorary college
I1I NH
trinket or two, and yonder pet or
a flower, or maybe just wee tok-
en- OF esteem, admiration and love.
He betrayed the fact, with. the re-
ceiving of each of the gifts, that
his heart was touched and each one
was with him today when he board
ed the liner Paris for home.
His luggage included score and
half of parchments, attesting he
had been accorded honorary de-
grees by Americas leading uniVer-
sites and colleges.
wildcat and Pig.
There was one grateful of Mon
tana wildcat of the bob-tailed, spit
ting, but not very dangerous type,
presented by American. Legion
naires. Another crate centained
Chester White pig from Iowa, also
a legion gift. There was whole
box Of medals and medallions, a
golden and bejeweled sword in a
golden scabbard; a gold-headed
cane. and a half dozen or so OF
loving cups. A union bricklayer's
card was to be found, also, in the
marshafs possession.
The sword, gift of the French In
stitute in America, bore the arms
of the United States, of France, and
of the institute. Encircling the hilt
were seven sapphires; the handle
was of carved ivory and was In
laid with the marshal's gold mono
gram.
Crow Indians had dubbed the
marshal warrior of warriors, and
made him a full-hedged chlef.
Sioux. once the terrors OF the
northern plains, gave him war
bonnet. bestowed only upon the
bravest of the brave. and called
him Chief Watakpech. Wakya
or Charging Thunder" And out
in a little town in Indiana. where
the marshal's special train stopped
for a few moments, he received
from a wan-faced little woman,
potted geranium.
"Take it" she implored, and
nlant it on the grave of my son.
He fell near Scissors
The eeranium has been caretu!ly
preserved and will be planted oy
Marshal Foch in his own garden
ain honor of the son OF the htIie
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
FRANCE WOULD
HELP GERMANY

Paris. Dec. hoy the Associ-
ated Press. France is willing
temporarily. to foregO cash repara-
tons payments from Germany. a
high oTcial in the French foreign
Office told the Associated Press.
This official said there was gen
eral recognition by the press and
in French Of1ciaidom that Germany
must be aided and possibly com
peeled, in setting her financial
+ house in order if future indemnify
payments were TO be forthcoming
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
FAMOUS MAKER
OF SHOES DIES

St Louis, Mo, Dec. 14.-United
Press George Warren Brown, IS.
chairman of the board of the
Brown Shoe company, and who
launched the shoe industry here,
died in Tucson, Ariz., yesterday. ac-
cording to word received here
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
7 ESCAPE JAIL
in DES MONIES

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec 14--SeV-
en- prisoners in the city Jail es-
capped last night. il became known
this morning. They made their es-
cape by saving the bars OF thelr
cell on the first floor of the new
municipal building.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
LYNCH WHITE MAN.

Waco. Tex. Dec. 14--~Curiey
Hackney. white, arrested in con-
nection with an attack on an
S-year-old girl. was taken froD' Jail
and Iynched by a mob.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
BOMB WRECKS PALACE.

Brussels, Dec. IA. - The Sigu-
ranzia palace at Bolgrad, Bessa-
rabia, was wrecked and 100 SOL
diers and police killed by bomb
thrOwerS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
s2O,OOO,OOO TO
FEED RUSSIANS

washington. Dec. 14.-An appro-
planon of S20,000,0o0 would be
slIabie for the purchase of grain
S. a other food products for distri-
luton IN the famine districts of
eussla under a bill favorably re-
serted today by the house foreign
ehalrs committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14
The WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday.
Slightly colder tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
46; lowest last night, 81.
Wind velocity at Z a. M, 8 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m- 7p.m. Tam.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. 40 A "a
Wet bulb temp. SO SO 50
Relative humid. .6S "a rs
Sunset today, 4:32 p. M; sun
rise tomorrow, 1924 a. m
River stage at a. m, "a, no
change last "a hours.
ANDREW HAMRICK,
Meteorologist-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-14

Continued on Page Sixteen)
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
RICE CROWERSNEED
MORE CONSUMERS
Producers Hope to Stimulate
Use of Their Crop in
America.

(speoi,l CORRESPONDENCE Of The Washington
Herald and New York Evening Post.)
NEW ORLEANS, May 22.-The
latest monthly statement of the
Rice Millers' association shows that
to May 1 the total receipts of rough
rice this season have been S,557,474
bags. as compared with 6,SlS,29S
bags last year The distribution in
April was l,OS6, $50 pockets, as COM
pared with 6S0.33o pockets in April,
1920. There are stocks in mills ag-
gregating 1,5s3,O49 pockets, as COM
pared with l,036,632 pockets one
year ago. 1t is estimated that on
MAY l there were 2,746,425 bags of
rough rice stiff in first hands. A
safe estimate of the rice planted
in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas
would be 100000 bags, and the
amount fed to live stock at $4,000
bags
Rice is selling great deal be-
low the production cost, but the bot
tom apparently has been reached,
and through advertising and at
tractive prices distribution is
climbing. This proves that new rice
eaters are being made. and is one
of the things that is dispelling the
gloom in the industry and point
ing to a bright future.
Rice Advertising Campaign.
The Rice Millers' ass. ~ and
the Associated Rice Millers Of
America, the latter being the ad-
vertising organization of the rice
interests, have just held their an
nual meetings in New Orleans. All
seemed optimistic and confident of
the future. The per capita con-
sumption of rice last year was less
than three pounds. SINCE the ma
tional advertising began. however.
the distribution has climbed stead
lily, and at its present rate Of in
crease should show at the end Of
the year that the average cansump-
tion was seven pounds. Nor should
this stop at the end Of the year. The
millers are confident that rice will
eventually gain the popularity in
this country that it enjoys in Eu-
rope. ana when that comes to pass.
instead Of a reduction in acreage.
thousands of acres of swamp lands
viii be drained and cultivated.
Nearly every one in the industry
agrees that had the rice people
started their advertising measures
two years ago. there would have
been very little depression for the
rice Industry, just as the rasin peo-
pie insured themselves through ma.
tional advertising.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23

tion is found in the April ratings
of the preferred stocks of the four
leading companies on the London
exchange. which averaged f61 (par
f100), whereas their quotations in
1913 ranged from f96 to fill, with
an average well above par.
The best part of the fiscal year
Of the roads Is now in full swing,
and with the prevalent good crops
there is no reason for undue pessim-
ism, even though the long orotract-
ed labor difficulties in Buenos Aires
may necesitate a shifting of ter
minals for some of the traffic. The
present issue between the roads and
the government has revealed to the
public the true position of the COM
panies and has won some valuable
support for their claims for higher
rates.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
FLOUR and GRAIN
EXPORTS INCREASE
Advance Is Offset, However
By Small Shipments of
Cotton and Meat.
Especial Correspondence Of The Washington
Herald and New York Evening Post.)

Herald and New York Evening Post.)
CHICAGO. May 22.-Interesting
features are shown in the value of
exports of farm products in April.
as compared with those of manu-
factured goods. Farmers are coming
out better than are the Inanufac-
turers when values are considered
The total value of all exports from
the United States in April declined
Sis, ,000, 900, while those of -four and
grains aggregated 56,260,2l9, COM
pared with s55,S93.951 in April last
year. For the ten months ended
with April 30, exports of -four and
grain aggregated ss4O,5s2,069, coms
pared with s627,521.274 for the
same period last year. While the
grain growers were favored with
increased exports Of wheat, rye, and
corn, which Offset the effect of de-
cline in prices. the cotton growers
suffered a slump, as April exports of
cotton were S20.543.657, compared
with s1l7.535.539 last year. and for
the ten months were s539, 9,026.657,
while for the same period in 1919
1920 they aggregated s1,254,067,04S.
A big decline occurred in meat
and dairy products, which partly
offset the gain in grains. The ag-
greEate for April was S26,624,534.
compared with $40,S14.013 in April
year ago. The farmers, on the
whole, are not any worse of than
the manufacturer and the merchant
as a result of the decline in prices.
All have had to take a loss on high
priced commodity holdings.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-23
WESTERN BANKERS
GROW OPTIMISTIC
Financiers See Better Times
Coming With New
Harvest.
Especial Correspondenoe Of The Washington
Herald and New York Evening Post.)


Herald and New York Evening Post.)
ABILENE, Kan, May 22.-As
we come nearer to harvest the
courage of the interior bankers
gains strength. The feeling that
the new crop will be moved with
considerable promptness is general.
Out in the big wheat belt this week
banker who has been carrying
a heavy load of loans for two years
remarked: Conditions are 50
much better than last fall that they
seem good-though If l had been In
the present situation eight years
ago l would have had nervous pros
tration. We have become accus-
toned to waiting on the pleasure OF
our borrowers, and il nothing worse
happens we shall pull through. A
lot of wheat will go to market be-
fore harvest, and 1t is not likely
that the new crop Will gu below a
dollar, and it may be more. That
means better times for next au-
tumn.''
The wheat of the high plains has
been badly injured in spots by the
spring winds and the yield will be
light. but generally there Is likely
in this state as good a total yield
as last season. Considering the
lower prices for commodities and
the lessened cost of production, the
producer Is likely to get what would
have been $50 to sl.75 a bushel
last year. II he were able to mar
ket his other products as satisfac-
torily as his wheat. he would be
fairly rewarded. Harvest will be-
gin in the southern section of the
wheat belt by June 20, and that is
expected to mark revival of con-
fidence.