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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
Miners FIGHT
ISUP IN COURT

Chicago. Nov. 16.-Fight OF the
United Mine Workers OF America
against the injunction issued by
Judge A. B. Anderson in Indian
apolis, abolishing the "check-oTf
system, opened in the circuit cou~t
of appeals today. Union leaders
predicted before the court hearings
began today that if the injunction
stands. miners who returned 10
work pending the hearing Will
walk out again.
The present action is an out
growth of the proceedings brought
by the Borderland Coal company
to restrain the United Nine Work
ers from attempting to unionize the
coal fields of Pike county, Ken
lucky, and Mingo county, West Vir-
ginia. The company claimed the
operators were contributing to an
unlawful conspiracy.
The arguments are being heard
by Judges Baker, Evans and Al
schuler. The co5rt two weeks ago
issued a writ of Suppressed cas- multi
flying, temporarily, Judge Ander-
sons injunction. and several thous-
and miners who had quit work re-
turned to their posts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
BRITAIN WANTS
SUB FOR PACT
WITH JAPAN
Won't Kill Alliance
Unless Something
Takes It's Place.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-(United
Press. Great Britain will not
cancel the Angio-Japanese alliance
unless she gets at The arms con-
ference a satisfactory substitute.
This emanated today from persons
conversant wholly with the Brit
ish position. What the empire
wants is an agreement" 'alli-
ance" is avoided as repugnant II
American ideas-among America
England. Japan and perhaps China
Won't Be "COerced.-
Qualified authorities made il
plain that England does not even
dream of ditching the alliance upon
request from America, until some
adequate scheme for replacing il
is presented I'VE will not be CO.
creed by America into doing that,
said one Britisher. while Others
held that the alliance is essentia
unless practical agreement as e
the far east is reached.
The American delegation Is
known to be favorable to an agree
ment amongst all the powers inter
ested in the far east-an agreement
ance by Offering sufficient guar
antee to England to make it worti
while to scrap what has become
repugnant to America and even I
source of dispIeasure within part,
of the Empire.
Americas Program.
America is expected to presen
a far eastern program based -oI
these lines:
An agreement" among the pow
ers affected as to far eastern Ques
tions backed by an internationa
council of some sort for adjudica
| ton of eastern difficulties.
| Adoption of the open door polio,
in the east, with guarantees for tn
political integrity of China an
| Russia, the latter's interest to b
safeguarded by the other nation
until she is able to come back int
the international family.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
'FATTY'S' WIFE
GLAD WOMEN
TO BE ON JURY
Welcomes Them Be-
cause Sure They'll
Understand

San Francisco. Calf. Nov. 16.--
Omitted Press. l-Minta Durfee, wife
of Roscoe Arbuckle, is ready to
place his fate in the hands of wOm-
en- she has never seen.
She told the United Press today
that she is willing to see Fatty
defending himself before women
jurors on charges of causing the
death of Virginia Rappe.
Complete Jury To-day.
The jury to try Arbuckle for
manslaughter. which was expected
to be completed today. was believ-
ed to be certain to include at least
three women.
Il am not afraid to have women
on the jury" Minta Durfee said.
IN fact. / welcome them, for they
will understand.
Roscoe is just a great big boy
to me, and when these women sit
ting as jurors hear his story they
will see it the way l see it: they
will know that he could never do
the terrible things with which he
is charged They will yindicate
him.
Calls Trial q Relief.
THE world will never know what
Roscoe has suffered. He wants the
wishes of good people, women and
children especially. AS l sit IN
court, l sometimes become afraid
When they call a new juror l have
feeling like stage fright. And
then my fears leave me when
look at Roscoe in front of me.
remember that he is innocent and
that no harm can come to him.
You know, this trial is really a
relief. l am glad it has started"
| There was a possibility that the
prosecution would begin introduc-
/ ton OF its sensational evidence late
this afternoon Eleven jurors, five
OF them married women. already
have been tentatively accepted fol
the jury. No peremptory challenge:
| had been used and it was believed
the defense would use three ol
four, probably dismissing at leas
! two of the women.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
SHE HAS PERFECT
FEET; PUTS THEM
OVER HIGH HEELS

New York, Nov. 16.-A pair
OF perfect feet, dainty, pink.
e1quisitely arched insteps and
comfortable in 412-b has been
discovered in New York and is
on exhibition at the health
show.
The f1awless pedals are own
ed by Miss Elizabeth Doyle. a
nurse. They were discovered
oy a physician who dared her
70 show them to Reuben H.
Gross, register OF the first
Fediateric institute.
OF hundreds of feet the reg
ISter examined, he decided Miss
Doyle's were entitled to the
prize TO be awarded next Sat
ufoay at the foot clinic booth
OF the exhibition.
Miss Doyle had on high heels,
pointed toes and thin soles
"hen the award was made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright, 1921.


Washington. Nov. 16.-Great Bri-
tain stands beside the United States
as a firm friend in this confer
ence.
The speech of Arthur James Bal
four is but the index of British
policy which now aims to make the
conference a success by assisting
the American proposition in every
way possible.
Not a syllable of equivocatipn,
not a phrase of lukewarm com
ment but a wholehearted approval
came from the head OF the British
delegation. And as if to reinforce
this sentiment with something even
more authoritative, Mr. BalfouT
read with dramatic effect a cable
gram from Prime Minister Lloyd
George whose absence from the
conference is the single regrettable
incident thus far.
Lloyd George Backs.
What Lloyd George fails to rem
der by his presence, however, he
more than makes up with his con-
stant cablegrams to the delegates
here to go as far as possible tc
help carry out the drastic propos-
ais made by the United States gov
ernment.
True enough, the British accept,
ance has been forecast in the dis
patches of the last - hours but
not until the fateful words of ap-
proval were spoken by Arthur Bal
four did the realization come ot
what tremendous import lay back
of the British endorsement. Mr.
Balfour spoke extempOraneOuslS
and seemed to measure his sen,
tances deliberately But it was OBJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
SALOON BLOWN
UP IN CHICAGO
Romb Blasts Place to Bits-P0lice
Believe Explosion Was Re-
suit of BoOtleggers War.

Chicago, Nov. 16-United Press
Hundreds of persons were terri
fed here early today when a west
side saloon was blasted to bits by
a bomb.
Windows were broken in the
neighborhood and many persons re
ported they were thrown out of
bed
According to reports to police the
saloon was owned by Patrolman
Gilfeather and Fireman Gus Mac
cartan.
Police believed the bombing was
the result of a bootle5gers' war
! The owners deny this.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
CUTTING LAND
ARMAMENTS IS
NEXT BIG TASK
Clash BetUeen Brit.
ish and French May
Result.

Washington. Nov. 16.-CUnited
Press s.)-Land disarmament-he
tofore submerged By the vastar
problem of naval limitations des-
tined to play an important and
perhaps troublesome part in the
arms parley.
A clash between British and
French viewpoints is on the card.
America was said to be able to
smooth out the clouds. Otherwise
a storm is likely.
France Wants Big Army.
France wants TO keep her army
of 100000; England wants the army
reduced, holding it and the policies
behind it are a stumbling block TO
British commerce and industry.
Premier BRAND believes he can
reach the American ear better now
than before He will speak at the
next open session presenting his
arguments for IN n a n n g
Frances army. He intends to pic
ture France confronted with the
German menace" France entrust-
ed with enforcing the Versailles
treaty, facing a hostile people
across the Rhine; France standing
guard over civilization against the
Bolsheviki threat
He does not intend to demand
a treaty or guaranty from Amer
ica as a substitute for the land
armaments.
I'VE Ask Nothing BRAND.
I'VE will ask nothing" BRAND
declared, pounding the table be-
fore him
But, BRAND wants to show the
why" for the 100000 men-argu-
ing that they are part of the play
for keeping world peace.
The British side is different.
Great Britain and France indulge
in the customary diplomatic pro-
testations of extreme friendship
/ the fact, however, is that this am
| ity has been wrenched on more
than one occasion since the war
! And, today, almost any honest Brit
fisher who speaks his thoughts will
admit his country is not solidlN
| back of the French policy toward
Germany and Russia.
Not because England is pro
! German" or pro-Russian. But-a!
one authority admitted quite frank
| ly-because England's merchan
fleet, formerly plying in the Blacl
Sea, the Baltic and the North Ger
man ports, is largely tied up ant
the factories which filled the hold!
! of this fleet are stil!ed.
England lays it to France. he
army, and what England begins Il
! see as a miIitaristic attitude oI
Frances part toward Germany ant
Russia France, according to th'
British viewpoint, is unnecessaril,
holding Germany and hamperini
opening of trade with Russia.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
HERBERT CRANE
TO RE-WED Wife
Millionaire Reported on Way to
New York to Meet CGsa Rica
Beauty Who Divorced Him.

Chicago, Nov. 16-(United Press)
Herbert p. Crane, Chicago mil
lionaire. and his former wife, Elida
Piza, Costa Rica beauty, are to re-
marry, according to reports IN
social circles here today.
The former wife, on her way
from Costa Rica, will be met in
New York by Crane, it was said.
She was granted $4,000 alimonT
recently. Her attorney, ]. Hamil-
ton Lewis. said she was returning
to the United States to reopen the
case and charged the alimony was
unpaid.
Il admit that l have heard of the
reconciliation" said Lewis. "ls
would be a good move on Crane
part"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
TO KISS ANOTHER
MAN IS NOT FATAL
TOLOVEOF HUBBY

Chicago. Nov. 16.-John L.
Walter lost his $4,000 damage
suit against Samuel Johnson
for the alienation of Walters
divorced and deceased wife, ac-
cording to the superior court
jury's verdict, filed today. Wal
ter alleged that Johnson in
1918 had been too friendly with
Mrs. Walter and presented wit
nesses of their kissing in Mrs.
Walters boudOir.
Walter secured q divorce and
later Mrs. Walter died
Judge Joseph B. David. com
menting On the alienation
charge based on attentions"
described by witnesses, said.
IF it is true that the defend
ant and the plaintiff wife
were too fTieEEly il does not
follow that she has lest affeC-
ton for her husband. You law
vers would not contend that in
the oIden days of France hus-
bands and wives did net love
each other because they had
| amorous affairs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
IN
CHARGE AT
OTTUMWA
Four Companies Guard
Morrell Packing Plant
in Iowa Town.

nos Moines. Iowa, Nov. 16.-The
c,its Of the Iowa National Guard
ordered by Governor Kendall last
r;gbt to duty in the packing zone
AZ Ottumwa. entrained at 1:2O this
morniuC. The troops, Companies
Alb. C and d, are under command
n Colonel Guy +. Brewer.
The men carried full equipment,
including ammunition, machine
ruus. rifles, kitchen equipment and
nm tents. On their arrival at OF
iumya they were to report at once
IN Adiutant- General Lasher for as
sgnment.
Governor Kendall ordered the
guard troops to the strike zone at
o'clock last night. following a
telegram from Ottumwa officials
that the situation was beyond local
control.
The governor issued the follow
4 ing statement at o'clock last
night:
Governors Statement
"The sheriff, county attorney and
mayor Of Ottumwa wired me to-
faight that the situation there was
altogether beyond control and ask
ed for troops to save life and prop
erty. | have therefore ordered four
companies of the national guard TO
report there at once. / am not al
all familiar with the questions in
volved in the dispute between the
.s-,I e nj lnNpC
and indeed it is not necessary that
should be Without assuming any
attitude whatever toward the labor
controversy, | intend to see that
! the law is enforced and that order
is maintained
Quiet Prevails.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Nov. 16.--Com-
panics A, B, c and d from Des
Moines, under command OF Colonel
Guy E. Brewer. arrived here at 4: &c
this morning and detrained at {
4 crossing within = block of the John
Morrell Packing plant
The troops Immediately relieved
the so deputy sheriffs, sworn into
service late yesterday by Sheriff
George Giltner. who had beer
guarding the plant during th'
night.
Quiet prevailed in the vicinity o,
| the packing houses this morning
though 4 large crowd was at hane
before the troops arrived.
BayOnetS Guard Workers.
y When the hour for beginning op
ieration of the plant approached th'
suardsmen formed a double line Il
the entrance, with bayonets fixed
Through this avenue of arme'
troops 100 wOrkmen of the Johl
| Aorrell Packing company marched
10 their work for the day.
| At points in the vicinity wher'
tie violence was most marked yes
terdy machine guns were posted
Great crowds had gathered at diff
| terent points. but these were KEEP
moving by the troops. The machin
gun crews kept their pieces swing
ing about menacingly whenever tn
| crowds showed 4 disposition t
lnger at any spot, and this had al
Immediate effect in dispersal O
the group.
Sheriff George Giltner has re
tained the deputies sworn in yes
terday and these probably will b
used in protecting wOrkmen i
leacing the packing plant afte
Aelr work is done.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
ABOLISH SECRET ACTS'-CHINA'S CRY
BalfOur's Endorsement of
Hughes Plan Makes Plain
England Is Friend to u. S.

vious that while Great Britain was
accepting in spirit as well as in
principle" Mr.. Balfour left no
doubt in the minds of his hearers
that the details would not prove in
surmountable and that they were
merely subjects for discussion in
committee by naval experts.
Nothing that might be done by
the experts. Mr. Balfour insisted.
would touch the wonderful "struc-
ture which had been erected" by
the American government.
Emphasizes British Sacrifice
1t was plain to see that Mr.. Bal
four was using the occasion to
drive home the extent of British
sacrifice in consenting to a reduc-
ton of her navy to defensive size.
He dwelt at length on the import
ance of navy to an island people
whose food supply is SO dependent
upon overseas communications.
The theme of Mr. Balfour's ad-
dress was that naVies should here
after be purely defensive and not
offensive. On the latter point he
gave as an example the undesir-
ability of large sea-going cruising
submarines whose only object
could be, he thought, the destruc-
ton of commerce in offensive war
fare, by methods abhoTred by civ
| iliZed nations.
Precisely because Mr.. Balfoul
wanted to show how far Great Bri-
tain was ready to go to stand by
I the United States, did the British
statesman emphasize the strategic
! Importance of a navy to the EN-
! pire After he had done that ht
announced the British acceptance
and an outburst of cheering and :
4 demonstration which was led BY
Continued on Page Five)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
$4,000 KANSAS
MINERS DUE TO
LOSE CHARTERS
Must Get Back on Job
or Face Suspen-
sion.

PittsOurg, Kan, Nov. ia
showdown in the Kansas coal fields
doomed here today when an order
by representatives of the Interna-
tional Mine Workers union be
comes effective directing all strik-
ers in the fields to go back to the
pits this morning Failure to obey
the edict will bring revocation OF
local charters and automatic sus-
pension of the members, the order
says.
Are Backing HOwat.
It was impossible today to deter
mine how generally the notice was
being obeyed Representatives of
the international here and spokes-
men for the operators were declar-
ing that most Of the men would re-
turn, while officials of the admin
istration of Alexander M Howat,
president of the Kansas district,
deposed recently on order of John
l.. Lewis, International president,
said that few of the men would
obey
About 10000 miners went on vol
untary strike several weeks ago
when Howat and August DorChy
vice president, were sent to prison
for six months for violating the in
duStrial court law Since that
time, many have returned to work
but, it is said, the large majority
| have remained out.
Bittner Issues Order.
Several days after Howat and
Dorchy went to Jail the order sus-
pending the administration was is
sued by Lewis The suspension
! order also created a provisional ad-
ministration to replace them. Van
A Bittner, of Pittsburgh. Penn.
came here later as special repre-
| sentative of the international and
| issued the "back-to-work" order.
, In a statement today Bittner de-
| clared that the action of the Hi
nois Miners convention in adopt
/ ing measures of support for the
Kansas organization will in nc
way cause the international union
/ to sanction anarchy in preference
to law and order" -.-.
"0nly Beginning"
"The international organization
! be said, does not intend to leave
the situation in Kansas with the
revocation of the charters. This l.
f, only the beginning of our cam
paign for law and order, and the
/ international will continue to keel
charge of the affairs of District No
IA until law and order is estab
lished."
Lewis Refuses Comment
Washington. Nov. 16.-John L
Lewis, president of the United Min'
Workers of America. today declined
70 discuss the situation in the Kan
sas coal fields, where striking min
ers have been ordered by interna
tional officers of the United Min
Workers, to return today to thei
work.
Mr.. Lewis who is in Washington
as a member Of the advisory com
mittee OF 81 American armamen
conference delegation, may leave il
day or two for Indianapolis wher
the international officers Of tn
United Mine Workers are main
;, tanned, it was learned today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
TRANSFERS GO
BACK TO WORK
Drivers Who Have Been on Strike
Two Days Return to Jobs
Pending Parley.

Chicago. Nov. 16--(By United
Press six thousand striking
teamsters went back to their wag-
ons and trucks today pending me-
diation.
The men, whose strike of two
days has been marked by frequent
street fights and bloodshed. walk
ed out when their wages were
trimmed SO a week
Ezra Warner was chosen arbi-
traitor by men and employers
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

washington, Nov. 16.-tBy the
Associated Press. "A detailed
statement regarding China 5 inter
ests and her attitude on far east
ern questions was made today by
Minister SEE at the first meeting
of the committee on Pacific ana
far eastern questions.
No program for the consIdera-
ton of far eastern questions was
agreed upon, but the heads of the
delegations of the nine powers
forming the committee were to
/ meet later today to frame an or
der of procedure.
Japan Is Silent
There was no response from the
| japanese after China had present
| ed her view of the situation, and
although some geReral discussion
, developed. all of the other nations
represented reserved a detailed
statement of their opinions for la
| ter presentation.
/ Indications were that the first
attempt to get down to cases would
be made in the meeting OF the
heads of the delegations later in
the day.
Make Treaties Public.
Maintenance of the open dOcr in
| China was said to have been urged
by Minister SEE, who also spoke
strongly for abolition of secret
! treaties affecting China and urged
that hereafter all such treaties be
tween the powers be made public.
The question of the disposition
of the province of Shantung was
not brought up Neither did Or.
Sze go into the question OF grant
ing future foreign concessions IN
China Both of these subjects, 1t
was learned, were TO be left for
future discussion.
Experts Not Present
Much of tOday's meeting, It was
said. related to the procedure for
dealing with the numerous far
eastern questions. The consensus
was said to have been that the far
eastern problems were matters
primarily of national policy ami
most of the delegations were rep
resented as adverse to bringing eA-
perts into the discussion, as IN the
case of naval questions.
A few subcommittee on major
far eastern questions probably
would be authorized but bodies oI
experts, it was said, probabl!
would not be utilized to any exten
c in discussions in the open com
a mittee work.
Y While the committee vas IN ses
/ sion the American advisory sub
- committee on Pacific and far eas,
t ern questions headed by Chairma
S Porter of the house fore gn affair
IS committee, was holding its frs
y Continued on Page ThirteeuJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
KARL NEARS HIS
isle OF EXILE

Gibraltar, Nov. 16.-(By the AS
sociated Press.) Former Emperor
Charles of Austria-Hungary and
former Empress Zita are nearing
their place of exile. on the Island
of Madeira. The British steamer
Cardiff with the royal pair on board
arrived here today enroute to Fun
chal. Madeira, in the Atlantic off
the northwestern coast of Africa. a
comparatively short sail from this
port
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
TAKE BOY, GIRL
IN HOTEL RAID

Chicago, Nov. 16.-United Press
Harry Everts, 19-year-old taxi
driver from La Porte, Ind, and
Nora Uritas, 16. Gary. Ind. were
under arrest here today following
hotel raid.
They will be turned over to fed
eral authorities for grilling-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
SEE URGES
OPEN DOOR
In ORIENT
Chinese Minister Avoids
Reference to Shan
tung Question.
ARMS FARLEY TODAY.
(By the United Press.


The committee on far east
ern and Pacific questions met
behind closed doors. a sub
committee composed of foreign
admiraIs and Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Theodore
Roosevelt, met to begin examin-
alton OF proposed notifications
of the naval limitation plan.
Conferences among delegates
in hotels and headquarters were
scheduled TO occur today and to-
night.
In congress word from the
administration was awaited be-
fore action is taken on the
Pomerene resolution to suspend
work at once on the naval build
ing program and on the British
resolution TO stop building ships
that would be scrapped under
the Hughes plan.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
BOARDOF TRADE
EXPELS BROKER

Chicago. Nov. 16.-CCnited Press
E. B. Conover. Springfield, Ill,
broker. was expelled from the Chi
cago Beard OF Trade today.
He was charged with loading a
car of grain out of a Peoria. Ill,
elevator and failing TO cancel the
warehouse receipts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
GERMAN OPERA
TO Be Revived
Former Austrian Emperor and Wife
Reach Gibraltar. EnrOute TO
Island of Madeira.

Chicago, Nov. 16.--(By United
Press German opera will be re-
vived by the Chicago Opera com
pany, Miss Garden, directress, an
nounced today.
"Tannhauser" will be presented
here Thanksgiving day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
DRESEL NAMED
GERMAN CHARGE

Washington. Nov. l6.-Ellis Lor-
mg Dresel. of Boston. was nomin-
ated today by President Harding
10 be charge d'affaires to Germany.
Mr. Dresel has been American com
missioner TO Germany and is now
n Berlin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
BUSINESS AGAINST WAR.

New York, Nov. 16.-Thomas w.
Lamont of ]. P. Morgan & Co. de-
clared that war would end tomor-
row if business men of America
and Japan had their way.