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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
TEMP0RlzE
ON TERMS Of
INDEMNITY
Germans Regard Repara'
tion Sum as Basis for
Future Action.

Berlin, Feb. Germany does
not consider the. terms OF repara-
ton decided upon by the supreme
allied council at Paris last week
as being the final settlement Of the
indemnity question, but the basis
of future negotiations. This was
indicated by DR.. Walter Simons,
foreign minister, who spoke on the
reparations question before the
reichstag yesterday.
His address was viewed as q
cautious statement by party lead
ers who were willing to informally
discuss it in the lounging room Of
the reichstag after the session had
adjourned. The prevalent opinion
was that DR.. Simons had not burn
ed his bridges behind him. and that
his presentation OF the German at
titude might enable him to gain
important time, both in anticipat-
ing the attitude of the new Amer
ican administration and in reach
ing q definite settlement Of the fate
of Upper Silesia.
Rumors have been current that
the present cabinet would resign
but they have been given little
credence, as no other coalition gov
ernment would be conceivable uu-
der the present unanimity of polit'
ical parties in Germany. Only the
Communists stand out as the op-
! position.
The opinion was also universally
expressed that the Independent
Socialists could adopt no other at
titude thah one of stern opposition
to the reparation conditions. undel
which the proletariat would be th'
greatest sufferers. This view wal
promptly subscribed to by Major
ity Socialists, who have made i
known they would stand by tn
present government
/ "The reparation demands are
J above all. q blow at the Germal
working man." DR.. Eduard David
Majority Socialist leader, and for
inner member of the ministry, de
clared in talking with the Associat
| ed Press. "The 'agrarian classe
might be able to survive such eco
nomic impositions, as they are abl
Ito feed themselves. The wealth
also would probably not suffer un
der such burden, but the Germa
laboring people would have t
ishoulder the burden Of such term'
No German government is possibl
i conceivable, which would dare t
assume such responsibility towar
German posterity, as acceptanc
would produce internal chaos an
lure bolshevism to the easter
frontier of Germany.
I'VE are willing to have an er
tente coalition government con
lprised Of English, French, Belgia'
italian and japanese take over tt
government of Germany and d.
monstrate the feasibility of tt
terms now imposed upon u.s."
! Laugh ut Allies.
i Paris, Feb. 2.-United Press.)-
! Germany today was laughing
the faces Of the allies, laughing
derision at the demand for an il
q !demnity of $55.00Q, 100000.
. The allies were faced with II
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
SMALL NAMES
NEW UTILITIES
COMMISSIONERS
Moline Man Picked
Secretary of State
Board.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. Gov
ernor Small this afternoon an
nounced appointment of an entire
new utilities commission, as fol-
lows:
Frank L. Smith, Dwight; Cicero
]. Lindley, Greenwich; James F.
Sullivan, Chicago; Patrick H
Moynihan. Chicago; AL W. Trevil-
lion, Herrin; all members and
julius H. johnson, Rock Island
secretary. The governor declared
he believed Congressman Smith
would accept his appointment.
Appointments will go to the sen
ate at 4 o'clock.
julius johnson of East Moline
who was an unsuccessful candidate
for auditor of public accounts OF
the Small Thompson slate, wa
defeated by Andrew Russell, candi
date for reelection. =
The new position to which he wa
today appointed carries with it
salary of $4,000 per year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
nan KILLED
FOR DEBT J IN !
BETTENO0RF
Armenian Takes Life Of
Booming House Pro-
prietor.


John David. proprietor Of a room
iar house at 41S State street. Bet
tepdorf, early this morning paid
hIs life instead Of . $400 debt to
Avid Helloian, both Armenians.
when the latter filed David's body
With bullets and smashed his vic
TINS face with his boot and the
butt Of the revolver.
One hour after the murder Hell
loian is said to have confessed the
entire act to the Scott county au-
ihorities. The murder is the first
in Scott county in the last year
and q half and is the most brutal
in many years. David Is said 10
have owed $500 to Helloian for the
last two years. but persistently re-
fused to pay it.
The maniac assailant after kill
ing his victim beat him while q
dozen or more Bettendorf workers
we're held at bay on the other side
Of the fence in the front yard Of
the r0oming house. Helloian met
the rooming house proprietor in
one Of the rear rooms Of the build
ing, where a dispute over the $500
was started. Without warning. Hell
loian drew his automatic 81 cali
Der revolver and shot once at Da-
,h. The proprietor, bleeding from
the fusillade of bullets, ran to the
front of the building. where he was
again met by the murderer. Hell.
loian shot four more times, and
David plunged eight feet through
the open front door onto the snow
coveISl ground. Helloian followed
and fearing that his revenge wss
not yet deep enough, began kicking
with his foot and thu butt of ths
revolver at the, face Of his dead
victim. One Of the bullets strucl
the right eyeball, the messenger &
death going straight through
striking the brain and causing
death.
The shots attracted men wh,
were on their way to worK at th'
Bettendorf shops. In an attemp
to stop the murderer from furthe
torturing his victim, tine men rush
ed to Helloian, but were held back a
the point Of the guh and not per
mAted to come to the other side y
the fence.
Helloian backed up the steps q
the house and ran toward the rea
Of the building: The police arrive
In time to check his escape by wa
Of the rear entrance. Just one
half hour after the murder, Hell
ioian was lodged in the SEQ,
county Jail, and within an hour aft
er he had collected his debt by tn
murder route. Hel.oian had mad
Z complete confession. Five shot
we're fired at David. one enterln
the brain. one in the wrist. en-
three others in the body.
Just for what the $400 was loar
Cd to David by Helloian was M
learned. Helloian told police ths
he had repeatedly asked the room
ing. house proprietor for the moi
ey but David refused to pay 1t {
10 tell when he would do so. He
loian said he wanted the money
pay his expenses back 20 Armeni
The murderer probably will |
Y gwen his hearing tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
NAVAL BILL
CUTS FORCE
TO 100000
Measure Appropriates
1896, ,504, ,444 384 Yes
sells Will Operate.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Nearly half
a billion dollars will be required
to complete the great naval build
ing program embarked upon in
1916, the house appropriations
committee estimated today in re-
porting the annual naval appropri-
alton bill for the fiscal year 1922.
The committee said that while the
total cost Of completing the pro-
gram was originally placed at
$544, ,700, 900, increased cost Of ma
terials and labor probably would
increase the total cost - $972, $751;
900, of which $685., 1000 has been
appropriated.
The bill reported today. which
carries a total of $395,5o4,444, pro-
vides $90,000,000 for continuing
construction next year.
This amount" the accompany
ing report stated, will allow the
work to be prosecuted during the
coming fiscal year about as rapid
ly as it has been possible to pro-
ceed thus far In the current fiscal
year."
! Ths 1916 program authorized 15S
ships. Many of these have been
completed, but seventeen battle
ships and battle cruisers and a
number of auxiliaries still are un-
der construction.
/ The bill, as it reached the house
today. carried $37.775,129 less than
/ the amount requested by the navy
Besides the cutting Of the per-
sonnel of the navy from 143,00t
to 100000 heretofore announced
the committee also cut the marine
corps from 27,4O0 to 10000 enlisted
men. No reduction. however, vii
be made in the number Of omcerl
lin Aither branch Of service.
j A force of 100000 men. the com
mittee said, would be sufncient L
keep at least 3S4 vessels In opera
ton, or 80 more than were in III
entire navy in 1916.
! Aviation Cut.
The total appropriation for avi
alton is .$6,913,431. a reduction o
s2S, ,OS6, ,569 from estimates an
$13, ,0S6, 900 less than was appropri
, ated for this year.
An appropriation Of $550.000 TO
work on yards and stations on tn
, Atlantic and gulf coasts, is recon
> Tmended, while $4,907, 900 is propos
: ed for yards ON the Pacific coas
,and in Hawaii.
i Among the provisions for eA
, penditures ON the Pacific coast an
E in Hawaii, are $325,000 for tn
l Mare Island, California, navy yard
: 81, ,405. 900 for the Puget Scum,
Y Washington, navy yard; a,025, ,0o
l for the naval station and $177,Oo
h for an ammunition depot at Peal
: Harbor, Hawaii; 100000 for sin
: liar depot at Mare Island, and $2o
: 600 for one ON Puget Sound; $z0O
r 600 for the navai base at San Dieg
California; $4,000 for a subm'
rine base at Coco Solo, Panam
Canal Zone, and 10000 for q SIN
liar base at Pearl Harbor, hawal
The committee recommended a
appropriation of 100000 for : ii
: navy yard at Philadelphia. as con
! pared with $1,2O0,00O appropriate
\ for this year, cut the appropriate
for the Norfolk, Va. navy yai
from $4,000 to $25o.Ooo. and MAJ
no provision for navy YARD
A washington, D. c., or Portsmout
e N. H.
y No provision was made Tor
;. naval station at Guam, for wnit
- the. navy department recommends
> a s1,499, 900 appropriation
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
CONSTANTINE
SAYS KEMAL IS
"BIG BUBBLE''
Grecian King Will
Not Recognize
Mustapka.

Athens, Feb. 1.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press).-Direct negotiations
for the settlement Of near eastern
problems between the Greek and
Turkish nationalists, are impos-
sible, King Constantine said today.
He indicated he was not averse to
conversations between Greek rep
resentatives and delegates chosen
by the sultan's government, II such
procedure was dictated by the in
terests of Greece.
Whether this attitude ON the part
of the Greek king would nave any
bearing on the near east confer
ence to be held In London late this
month was not disclosed by Con-
stantine, but he made it evident his
government would refuse to recog-
nize Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head
of the Turkish nationalists or his
delegates.
Constantine declared he would
make no overtures to former Pre-.
mier Venizelos, who is at presen,
in France, stating NJ. Venizelos
, must take the initiative.
while at Paris, Foreign Minis
ter Sforza of Italy suggested direc
negotiations between Greece AM
Turkey for the settlement OF thei
differences" the king said, "bu
such procedure would be out Q
the question at the present tint
II do not recognize Mustapha Kems
las q person worthy to be deal
with. Why does Europe make d
this fuss over an outiaw,f Musta
pha Kemal is only q big bluff;
big bubble and we could blow hiI
of the map as we would blow
fly of the table.
II it seems wise after the Londo
conference for Greece to enter int
negotiations with the responsible
Turkish government in Constant
lnople, we VIII not hesitate to TAX
that step, but any discussion mus
ltake cognizance of our right to mol
iSmyrna and Thrace. This is M
an imperialistic policy. 1t Is ou
national policy. We must protet
our people outside the homeland.
Constantine said he had no infol
nation that the United State
would soon recognize him, but adj
ed he was naturally hopeful sue
action would be taken. He sal
he was glad to see that Presiden
lelect Harding had expressed frien'
jly sentiments toward Greece IN
Communication to a Greek-Amer
can Republican club.
Reports that the Greek army
Asia Minor had suffered defeat
recent operations were denied
Constantine, who said that II
> Greeks had won a complete victor
Wear sBlinkerS."
The king compared the attitut
; of the allied ministers here to PEI
: ple who attend the opera.
"They seem satisfied to loo
' at me only through magnlfyir
e glasses" he declared. Il don't ca
I a straw about them. They ha'
B shown utter lack Of courtesy az
! ! propriety, even at funeral Ger
D | monies which have attende
They are wearing blinkers III
a horses and do not want to see eit
n er me or passing events in Tn
e country"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
SETTLEMENT NEAR.

! washington, Feb 2.-State de-
partment officials indicated settle
msnt Of diplomatic problems with
Japan. especially as arising from
enactment by the state Of Califor-
MIA of anti-ahen land ownership
legislation. will be postponed until
the Harding administration assumes
ONCE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
EIGHT PARTIES
IN FIUME FIELD

Trieste, Feb. IA bitter political
struggle II DEVELOPING in rumA
eight parties having placed them
selves in the field for the cooStttn-
tioual assembly elections. These m
ciude the old adherents Of snnexs-
ton, the Nationalists. Autosomists,
Croats. Socialists and Communists.
The eletlinas aSheo y held about
Ithe miAd1 r l1at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02

FEDERAL BANK
BOARD REPORT
IS OPTIMISTIC
IMPROVEMENT Il, Janu-
my Business CHEEKY
Note.
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)

Washington, Feb. a." Business
developments during the month OF
January have shown a slight but
unmistakable turn toward q better
state Of affairs"
This is the first sentence in a
lengthy review of general business
and financial conditions through
out the United States issued by the
federal reserve board after a care
full study Of reports from every
banking district in the country.
prices in many lines have gone
no lower than the level which had
been established at the close o.
1920" comments the federal re-
serve board as it remarks that
banking conditions have mater
tally improved" and that failures
have been relatively fewer"
Optimism of q conservative kind
that does not attempt to ignore the
facts runs through the entire state
ment. While the federal reserve
board points to the figures Of un-
employment and says that the re-
sumption of industrial operations
has not increased to any appreci-
able degree the number Of men en-
ployed, one can read between the
lines that business generally has
been sitting labor carefully and
taking back employees who were
efficient and whose wage scales
were not prohibitive. Indeed, the
! federal reserve board statement
would seem to indicate that unem.
ployment figures do not accurately
reflect the true state of the ma
tons business, but merely confirm
the fact of a huge turnover and re
adjustment preparatory to reviv
al of industry on q sounder ant
more substantial basis than eve
before.
Buy More Freely.
There are signs Of a distinc
Improvement in certain textil
trades" says the boards review
while retailers are now beginning
to buy much more freely and &C
lively than heretofore, due to tn
depletion OF stock on their shelves
Transportation supply has bee
! fairly equalized with demand an
there is now little or no delay G
goods going from Drod.csr to coz
sumer. Farm products, althoug
; fluctuating more or less widel.
have maintained themselves
prices substantially equivalent I
i. those established. during Novembe
. There has been little or no gain !
? export trade conditions, but pref
. arations for the placing Of expo
| financing upon more satisfactoI
basis was believed to lay II
foundation for a distinct improve
: ment Of the outlook.
u Retail prices have shown du
| ing the month of January mut
q! greater tendency to reflect tt
| changes that had already occurre
!, in wholesale prices. While. Their
fore, it cannot be said that vel
: material alteration of fundament
: conditions has occurred. enous
lprogress has been made to give a
: surance of a steady movement t
tward sounder conditions in bus
q ness. There is a wide demand II
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
POULTRY, SOUND
ALARM OF FIRE

New York. Feb. 2.-Two thousand
sssee, ducks and chickens In .
Nuitry show chorused an alarm.
1y this morning, for IRE that
Aassd heavy property loss In IL
sA;l clothing and food stores In
ne unusual sQuavking awakened
aosnts Of the neighborhood and
scted . policeman wh6 tele-
oned hre headquarters. This
1e was controlled by firemen
ses = two hour tight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
attempt
TO SUSPEND DEBATE ON
,-3r.-7 rs@a&s
MEASURE FAILS BY | VOTE
Ballot May Mean shslv'
ing of Question Until
Next Congress.

Washington. Feb s.-The Re-
publican attempt TO enforce
cloture for consideration Of the
emergency tariff bill was Dc.
feated today In the senate.
The vote was SO for adoption
of cloture to IS :-gsinst, Tar
less than the necessary two.
thirds majority.
Republicans voting against
the cloture rule were Senators
Borah, Colt, Gronna, johnson
(California), keyes, Lafollette
and Townsend-7.
Democrats voting for the ele-l
ture rule were Senators Aeas
ersOn, AshCrst, johnson (South
Dakota); Jones New Mexicel;
Kendrick, Myers, kansdell,
Sheppard and Smith (Georyial
-. .--.
The defeat of cloture il regarde
as meaning that Harrison and b
filibuster will be able not only
prevent vote on the tariff bill, b
on number of appropriation bill
Proponents of the bill promist
~ {3uht for itc noccaUn even 0ft
rejection of cloture, while othe
had announced that the cloture 70
would be a sign.l for q moyems
to set aside the tariff measure
favor Of appropriation bills.
One solution suggested was to ]
aside the tariR bill from time
time for consideration of the mou
bills and debate the tariff measv
when no appropriation meass
was in readiness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
THE WEATHER


Fair tonight and Thursday; not
much change In temperature. with
the lowest tonight about Is de-
grees.
Highest yesterday. 81; lowest
last night d.
per hour.
I'm. 7p.m. Tam.
yester. .yester. today
Dry bulb temp. - II e
Wet bulb temp. so q
Relative humid. 10 "a So
River stage 5. no change last "a
hours.
+ FLOYD D. YOUNG.
MnfANR0lnwia
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FLOYD D. YOUNG. "
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-18
Paddock VIII Race EN-
All in His Back Yard

Los ANGELES, May 1S-If any East
ern track men want to race against
Charles Paddock, University of Southern
California Splinter and claimant of sew
eral world records he will meet them at
the National A. A. q. meet in Pasadena,
in July, he said in a statement made
public here Tuesday.
Paddock ssid that because of an illness,
which has kept him at home for three
weeks, and because he must devote his
time to his school work for the remain
der Of the college year, he could not so
East to take part in meets there
II shall then meet all the Eastern men
who care to run against me-" he said.
IL understand Eastern timers also will
be present and so they, too, at that time,
will have an opportunity to see for them
selves whether Western timers have been
favoring Western men in events in which
/ have competed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-18
HEAT OF MAJOR
SCRAPS GROWS
Giants Shorten Gap With
Pirates and Yanks Pass
Speakers Club.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-Major league
pennant races were considerably tight
ened by the second number of the East
West series just ended.
The Giants closed on the leading Pr
rates and the Yankees took the lead away
from the Cleveland Indians.
Pat Moran was treated like anything
but guest on the Polo Grounds, the
Giants taking four straight games.
The st. Louis Cardinals, on the other
hand, acted like anything but guests
ever in the Brooklyn section, and TOOK
three out Of four from the Robins.
Pittsburgh did well to get two out Of
three from the Phils and the Braves and
Cubs split even.
The Yankees pulled the big surprise
in the American League by going into
Cleveland and taking three out Of four
games from the champions. The New
Workers went West in a rather pessi-
misttc mood, but the team rallied and has
lost but two games On the trip.
Washington got an unpleasant recep-
ton in Detroit, where the Tigers took
three out of four games There was also
some more evidence that makes 1t look
as If Walter johnson were through.
The White Sox mopped up the Ath-
Ietics with four straight victories and
the Browns and Red Sox split even.
Pittsburgh will have more tough meat
for the rest of the trip with the Robins
and the Giants. Cleveland, however,
should be able to rest up on the Ath-
letics, and the Yanks should not have
much trouble with the White Sox-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-18

at some moving picture blokes who had
set up their machines in readiness to
snap the French boxer.
NO PICTURE
STUFF GOES.
"Adon dieu allez-voux en-! '' he chirped.
Even the cows in the field yonder stopped
chewing. He continued to yell and wave
his hands; then lit a new pill, chatter
ing all the while. He had neither hat
nor collar on, having rushed down from
his room.
Captain Mallet, who is interpreter-in-
chief, strOlled UP at that moment and
explained to the camera men that no
moving pictures whatever are allowed
to be taken at the camp.
Mr.. Richard has contract with some
people and they alone viii take pictures
in this camp" he said.
"Dempsey's were taken? All, yes, but
that was at Summit, n. J. They were
not taken at DempseyS official camp.
Richard will not allow one foot of film
to be taken Of either man in his official
camp"
Captain Mallet explained to the boys
that the joint was very private and that
If they'd step out onto the road every
body would feel easier
Descamps, with his new pill half
smoked. told Mallet something and then
the captain said that the crowds, both
cred the champion and that none but
newspaper people were to be allowed in
side the fence.
NJ Descamps has ordered five new
carloads q barbed wire and intends
fencing in the whole estate, he added.
MIGHT ROPE
ENTIRE ISLAND.
The writer wouldn't be surprised to
see the whole OF Long Island roped in
with harbed wire before Descamps is
finished.
The Hampstead turnpike. which is the
main road from New York and which
runs along in front Of the house, was
simply packed with automobiles, horses
and wagons, bicycles and motorcycles
In the vicinity of the camp. Every de-
livery wagon in Nassau County seemed
to be parked there. One farmer had
his COW tied behind a fivver when the
bioke who owned the hivver got ready
to go he had to wait until he found the
other bloke who owned the HOlstein.
The gang around Manhasset haven't
had so much excitement since the day
some zap poured q bottle of red ink
into the water trough by the station and
all the horses IN town had red noses.