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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
WANT FREIGHT
RATES TO BECUT
AS WAGES FALL
Harding Uadertakes
Delicate Labor
Problem.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus,)


Washington. April s.-President
Harding has begun to use the in
fluence of the executive to bring
about, if possible, a reduction of
freight rates at the same time as
wages are cut on the railroad sys-
TENS Of the country. Mr.. Harding
is not Officially" interfering or
forcing his advice, influence or
suggestions ON either the railroads
or their employees, nut nevertheless
he is mediating in dispute in
whose settlement perhaps depends
more the revival of business in
America than any other single fac
tor.
Mr.. Harding refers to his ef-
forts modestly as merely seeking
| information. He is comforting
daily with the labor leaders. Next
week he talks with the railroad
executives. The viewpoint of the
shippers of agricultural products
has been ably presented in cabinet
meeting by Secretary Of Agriculture
Wallace.
! AS a consequence, Mr.. Harding
believes a reduction Of freight
rates is absolutely essential. But
the interstate commerce commits
sion. whose expert judgment in
railroad matters is not questioned,
insists that it would be dangerous
to reduce freight rates unless the
railroads can cut their operating
expenses" which means, of course.
wages, because labor is the largest
item in railroad operation today.
| To reduce wages would be rela-
lively simple task il there were
not. interviewer in the question
something else much more vital to
both the railroad executives and
their men than the revision OF the
wage scale of this month or this
year. 1t is the ticklish problem OF
railroad standards and methods OF
adjusting future wage scales.
Delicate Task.
I President Harding has himself
recognized the delicacy of the prob.
lem by his method Of handling The
labor leaders. The railroads, fol
instance, insist that now that the
war is over each railroad system
should deal with its own men while
the railroad brotherhoods wish tC
have all matters of wages adjusted
by national board representing
the workers on all systems Of the
country. The so-called nationa
agreement which covered this meth,
cd of negotiating on disputed ques
tions was put into effect by Walker
Hines in his last days as director
general of railroads. at a time in
deed when it was simpler for the
Continued on Page Three.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
GENERAL STRIKE IMPENDS TN ENGLAND
SAYS HUSBAND
GOULD NOT HAVE
KILLED ELWELL


Buffalo. N. y, April s.-"He's in
npcent. He WHISPERED to me in tho
ldhtrict attorneys iomee, Don't be-
iisSs hat Elwell story: I'm limo
cent" ~
MIS-. Roy Harris. wife Of the man
who hay confessed he was one of
two paid Assassins in the murder
of Joseph B. Elwell. wealthy New
York turfman, made this statement
to the United Press today. Young,
smiling, pretty, evidently not at all
nervous, she cody dismissed her
husbands confession as the fabri-
cation of disordered mind.
Shrewd cfiminoiogists of the
New York and Buffalo police de-
partments,, however, were inclined
today to put more trust in Harris
confession than they did at first.
Nervously pacing his cell, smoking
one cfgaret after another, he has
clung desperately and stubbornly
to his story despite all the clever
attempts to make him admit that
it was lie, and that he was inno-
cent OF completely in the murder.
This strange third degree was
kept up for hours by the detectives.
Reversing their usual tactics, by
which they tsy to make prisoners
admit guilt they pounded away with
their questions trying to make
Harris admit his confession was
false. But he stuck TO It. The
questioning was resumed today.
Detained in smother cell as a
witness. Mrs. Harris insisted, just
as vehemently as her husband as
serted he was guilty, that he was
absolutely innocent-the victim of
a hallucination.
Gust Crazy"
Hes not guilty-just crazy" she
said succinctly.
why, l was talking with him ON
Riverside drive the night that Ell
we'll was killed. He was broke
he had no money to take us to a
show. That's the kind of q hired
assassin he is"
She laughed as If emused at the
whole affair. Either Mrs. Harris
is convinced of her husbands inno-
cence or she is first rate actress.
II hope he goes free. l don't
care whether we ever live together
again, but I'll go back to him II he
wants me-. think he'll get of be-
cause he has an alibi-he had no
opportunity to commit the murder.
After the murder he had no money;
he had to borrow from his sister. +.
"On July 3, 1920, I decided to go
for a visit home. Sol left Roy in
New York. He went to stay with
his sister. She wrote me once that
Roy. was getting a lot of money
from her; said he needed it to pay
for his laundry.
after that trip I joined him in
New York and we went to Syracuse
because living was cheaper there.
/ went home once more and Roy
wrote me from Chicago, Detroit,
Kalamazoo, Montreal and Roches-
ter. We met here accidentally"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
JUDGES PUT IN
NOMINATION

Freeport, I'LL. April S.-Oscar e.
Hoard of Ffeeport, F. ]. Stransky
of Savanna and Harry Edwards Of
Dixon, present judges Of the circuit
court, Fifteenth Illinois district,
were renominated by the Republic
can convention here yesterday.
Galesburg, ILL.,, April 8.-WaNer
Frank Of Knox county. w. F. Gra-
ham Of Warren county and George
Hillyer Of McDonough county were
nominated as Republican candi-
dates Of the Ninth judicial district
for circuit Judge at the afternoon
session Of the judicial convention
Of the party yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
SIXTY YEARSAS
/ CITY MARSHAL
-"'' okia, Imports Special Band
Aa Stages Celebration Of
Anniversary.

IND, Okla. April s.-(United
~. ss...t0Pond Creek, Okla, cele-
ss.sd last night
N through the event Of any
- ssssstgl election news, nor Of
az, historic occasion, except one
s that might be placed in the
ns;s elass. It celebrated the Goth
r,Ssnary : 9 Of its city marshal.
u; bunyan has been city mar
= Pond Creek since the
~ eosee strip was opened. Be-
|h..o! 9! this q special band was
~ sed. lunch baskets were filled
~ nrage one-half block in d.
|rs.sons rss.ons was used to entertain the
NM sats. who came from milss in
~ sso e. F. Bunyan still holds the
q law in Poua Greed. 81. z. !.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
HER
BROTHER
Sim FE|NER
1rishman at Au-American
Meet Made to Hear =
Roosevelt Speech.

Philadelphia, Pa, April S-While
Mrs. Douglas Robinson was speak
ing at an all-American day cele-
Mation last night quoting from a
speech Of her brother, the late
President Theodore Roosevelt on
the Sim Fein, a man who gave his
name as Patrick Magnify of Phila-
deiphia, called out from the bal
eony:
"Sinn Fein stands for American
ISM"
! Instantly there was an uproar,
and cries of lynch him. were min
gled with those Of throw him out.
Twenty Shriners, acting as ush-
ers, rushed to the man and he was
seized. Mrs. Robinson then said
LET no one be removed from the
theatre. | want this man to hear
what my brother had to say on
Sim Feinism."
Then, quoting again from the
speech of the late president:
1.-THE Sim Feiner who acts
against America because he hates
England, is a worse creature than
the members of the German-Ameri-
can alliance who acted against
America because he | we'd Ger
many. | want to point out this bit
Of genealogical information-Sinn
Eein means use ourselves. II
means that those who adopt the
name are fighting for themselves,
for certain peopls across the sea.
What right have they to come to
America? Their very name shows
they are not American, that they
| are for themselves against Amer
tca, anti-American,'
During Mrs. Robinson's speech
Magnify was held by the Shriners
and compelled to listen. Later both
Mrs. Robinson and General PERISH
Ing sent requests to the manage
ment of the theatre that no one be
arrested.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
ASSEMBLY
ADJOuRNS:
HURRIEDLY
Many Bills Fall in Hopper
Ere Law Makers Take
Trains for Home.

Springfield, ILL.,, April S.-Obliv-
ious. of the, presence of Representa-
tive Frank Morrassey and four 9TH
.er Democrats. Speaker Dahlbere
put handful of house members
through fast PAGES this morning
advanced 35 bills, received commit
tee reports and resolutions and
hurried toward adjournment so the
few remaining members could
catch trains for home. Most of the
Legislators departed from the cap.
ital last night.
After the business had beer
transacted, the speaker recognized
Representative Morassey, who
throughout the session had beer
trying to raise the question of q
quorum amid the good-naturei
taunts Of Republicans who shouted
'.louder" and you're on his blint
side" Roll call showed 80 mem
bers present. The house then ad
;ourned until next Tuesday on mo
ton Of Representative Holiday, thu
floor leader.
In attempting to raise the ques
ton Of a quorum, Representative
Morrassey was trying to follow ou
the plan of Minority Leader Devine
who served notice yesterday tina
unless II members were presen
today the question would be raised
Representative Devine left TO,
Chicago to resume his work On tn,
Daley building probe committee
After adjournment, Speaker Dahl
berg and Representative Morasse!
bantered each other. the latter say
ing he guessed he made a mistak
by having failed to ask the speake
before the session began for rec
ognition.
Twelve of the bills advanced wer
senate measures.
Smalrs Views.
Representative Sawyer OF Kan
kakee introduced a resolution re
citing the views of Governor Small
! on federal relations, relief for ex
service men, the League of Nation
and taxation and calling upon Pres
ident Harding and congress to pu
those principles into effect.
Representative Castle met NOR
adversely for his state police bill
/; today when Representative Some
mann, chairman of the committe
on efficiency and economy, ignores
a letter from Representative Cas-
tie in which the writer asked tn
committee chairman to notify hin
whether a meeting of the commit
| tee would be held next Tuesday
adding that a failure to reply woul
be considered as a refusal of tn
request.
"As chairman Of the committe
have followed the rules explicitl
| both in calling meetings and il
conducting them," Representativ
Sonnemann said. "Mr. Castle ha
twice, by fair methods. lost in hi
efforts to get the bill out of tn
committee"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
FARMERS Plan
Grain CENTERS

Chicago, April S.-The Illinois
directors on the board of the Ma
tlonal Cooperative Marketing cor
poration were chosen today by the
Illinois delegation. They are: Will
liam G. Eckhardt, DeKalb. treas
urer of the committee of II; Fred
A. Nudge, Peru, ILL.,, first vice pres
ident Of the Illinois Farmers Grain
Dealers association, and R. N.
clark, Stronghurst, ILL.,, member OF
lne executive committee of the IL
llnols Agricultural association.
Districts formed with the num-
Der Of directors from each are
these:
washington. Oregon. Idaho and
Calnornia, two directors.
Wisconsin, three.
montana, North Dakota, Minne-
sofa and Wisconsin, three.
Missouri, one.
Oklahoma, one.
South Dakota, Nebraska and
Volorado, three.
Texas, one.
Illinois. three.
Indiana. one.
Iowa, Kansas. two.
Ohio, one.
Mlcnlgan, Kentucky, Maryland
saa virginia, one among them.
Total, q. =
roportionment of directors to
me grain growing states was made
a. tne basis of grain marketed, one
~ W'ec'or for each s60,000,000 worth,
M was stated. C. H. Gustafson of
M MNeDraska said that he expected the
Nauonai Marketing corporation to
rOsave splendid support from the
tan growers Of the country and
~. Ultimately this support would
% unanimous.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
SANDWICHESC0
TO five CENTS
Pn.WAr Prices Return at Har.
ding's Home Town In Ohio
Nickel Price Quoted.

Marion, Ohio, April 8+The 5 cent
sandwich has returned to Marion.
Ham. pork and cheese sand
wtches which made their exit from
restaurants shortly after the en-
trance Of the United States into the
World war. are being advertised by
. restaurant in the downtown busi-
ness district for a nickel.
Thirty to fifty per cent reduction
in other sandwich prices are noted
ON the same bill Of fare.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
WANTSToR RAISE
CAPITAL STOCK
Western United Gas & Electric
Company Of Aurora Urges In.
crease to es,000O 900.

Springfield. Ill.,, April S.-Per-
mission to increase its capital
stock to $5,000,00O was asked Of the
state public utilities commission
today by the Western United Gas
& Electric company Of Aurora. The
company asks authority to issue
81, SOC, 900 OF this stock Immediately
and to exchange the same amount
for the 81, 500, 900 6 per cent pre-
ferred stock outstanding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
MAKE CAPTURE
OF RUMRUNNERS
Five Men and Valuable Liquor Out.
fit Taken Near Dixon by
Sheriff and Deputies.

Dixon, ILL.,, April S.-Over $4,000
worth of grain alcohol, automobile
equipment valued at over $4,000
and five alleged booze runners
were captured by Sheriff Schoen-
holz and deputies during a heavy
rainstorm east Of here early this
morning when three big touring
cars in which they were transport
ing over three hundred gallons Of
liquor from Chicago to Sioux City,
Iowa, stuck in the mud on a Lin
coin highway detour.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
'SnOWSCOST
OF federal
OPERATION :!
$4,000, 900 Added to the
Rock Island Line Pay
roll by q. s. Control.

Chicago, April 8.-More than
1900 fewer employees were on the
pay roll Of the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railway company on
Feb. 2S, 1921, than were there the
day the government relinquished
control of the road, Feb. 20, 1920
according to the annual report Of
thei road made public today.
The report says that on. Dec. 81,
1917, the date of the beginning OF
federal control, the employees num-
bered 40,326, and the monthly pay
roll amounted to $3,52f,430; thai
on Feb. 20, 1920, the date, Of the
ending Of federal control they num-
bered 1880, and the monthly pay
roll was $5,850,869, while on Feb
%, 1921, the end of the first year
OF the private operation there were
34,531 employees and the monthly
payroll amounted to $5,132,813.
"The startling feature Of the
present situation" the report stat
Cd, rs that after the government
rs had your property. for nearly
1(hree years 1t comes back to you
with an increase Of approximately
$44,000, 900 per annum over the
payrolls on Dec. 81, 1917, when the
property was taken over. This is
about So per cent OF the outstand-
ing common stock.
IF our claims Of $4,000, 900 on
account of under-maintenance and
$4,000 on account Of difference
in material and supplies returned
to us at the end of federal control
should be allowed, the balance due
the government would become q
balance OF some $4,000, 900 due Il
this company"
5 Net Income.
New York, April 8.-Net income
from railway operations Of the Chi.
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railway
and subsidiary companies for 1920
as disclosed by the corporate and
federal combined income account
issued today, aggregated .$S,411,141
a decrease of $6,715,S10, or 44.4 pei
ceht, compared with the previous
year.
/, The total income of the system
amounted to $4,444,322, decrease ol
$7,619,417, or 63.15 per cent, and
the deficit, after allowing fof tota
deductions from income, rose tt
SO, ,703, 1864, an increase of $9,027,.
1856 OF 511.01 per cent. The com.
pany's financial position strength
ened enormously, assets including
$11 ,668, ,331 in cash, against $347 1896
in the previous year and total cur.
rent assets rising from 1861, ,76s
to $49.522,770. '-''
Federal Valuation.
Regarding the question of fed
eral valuation of the system, Presi.
dent j. E. German sam in part:
"The bureau Of valuation is nov
making and soon will complete it,
study Of the present cost Of acquisi
tion Of carrier lands Of this com.
pany, and we expect that d tenta'
tive valuation will shortly 'b,
served on us. During the year, W
have continued our conferences
with the bureau of valuation. seek
ing to agree as far as possible OF
disputed questions of fact. We ar,
still of the hope, as expressed II
our preceding report, that the fina
figures, which will be served on US
by the bureau of valuation will ex
coed by a substantial figure the pal
value Of all our outstanding obliga
tions and the preferred and common
stock"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
CASES BEFORE
PARDON BOARD

Springfield, ILL.,, April S.-(Unit-
ed Press. Among the cases on
the April docket OF the division OF
pardons and paroles to be consid-
cred when the board meets here
AtrN IL, are the following:
Mike Russo, convicted Of murder
in Williamson county and serving
time In Chester penitentiary.
James Sinnot, convicted of mur-
der in Williamson county and serv-
inK time In Chester penitentiary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
CONFESS MURDER.

Decatur, ILL.,, April S.-Lute Mink.
"A. and Clifford Rice, 20, arrested,
confessed to the feud murder OF
Oswald AFTER in Mount Vernon,
XIV. March 20. Arter was shot
twice by Mink and twice by Rice,
according to their confessions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
AND TRANSPORT
men JOIN COAL MINERS
in SYMPATHETIC MOVE
Government to Call Out
Army and Navy Men
ri for Service. .aY

London, April S-(Associat.
ed Press.)-The railway men
and transport workers this eve
ming decided to strike in sym.
pathy with the miners on
Tuesday morning, failing .
settlement Of the coal strike.
The government also intends ,
h enroll special cOnstables
and form a special emergency
force for a period Of 80 days 10
protect the police In the exc.
cutiOn of their duty, the prime
minister added.
. London, April S-(Associa-
ter Press The intention OF
the British government to Is
sue an appeal for volunteers
for the transport and other es.
sential services, in view Of the
prospective triple alllances's
strike, was announced in the
house Of commons late today
by Lloyd George, the prime
minister. A royal proclamation
would call up the army and
navy reserves. he said.
London, April S.-(Associa-
ter Press. The miners exec
uGyes went into conference
this afternoon with their part.
ners in the triple alliance ce-the
transport workers and the rail.
waymen-t0' decide when the
members Of the allied organixa.
ti0ns should be called out in .
sympathetic strike.
London, April 8-(AssOciat.
ed Press-)-Leaders Of the
National Federation Of Trans.
port Workers, and Of the Ma.
tiOnal Uni0a--a8~.-R RailMaymen,
which organizations have vot-
ed to support the miners in the
great coal strike, decided this
morning on . strike by the two
unions. This brings the entire
power Of the @triple alliance Of
labor" into the greatest indus
trial controversy in England
for many years.
Representatives of the Briti'
this morning refused to a
cept Prime Minister Lloyd George
invitation to meet the owners
the mines on the conditions pr
posed. which were that the retul
Of pumpmen and engineers to Il
pits would be the first matter se
tied at the conference.
Official announcement that d
Triple Alliance" had decided
a strike, was made shortly aft
noon today. A general strike
the railroaders and transport wor
ers will be called unless the stri
Ing miners and the owners Of BrI
lsh coal pits reach settlemer
Hope that the miners and q
owners might meet the COVER
ment officials to discuss means
settling the strike were apparen
ly blasted when it was announc'
the miners had refused to me
their employers.
The miners' refusal was becau
Of the stipulation that the retul
Of the pumpmen and engineers
work should be the first questit
settled at the conference. The mi
ers' position was that the NEE
ing should be entirely free fro
on the discussions.
Afternoon Meet.
The miners reassembled at 81
o'clock to consider the COVER
ment's reply to their refusal to CO
fer. 1t was understood that in b
reply the premier invited the mi
ers to meet the owners at 3 p.
The answer of the miners VI
that the condition laid down pr
viding that the safety Of the min
must first be discussed stood
the way of the resumption OF L
The prime minister in his rep
1t developed, had reiterated that Z
safety of the mines must be di
cussed and disposed of before OF
er matters were taken up.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
DEATH CLAIMS
oLDCRC'uS Man


Rochester. Mimi, April S.-B. e.
wallace Of Peru, Ind. one Of the
pioneer circus men pf this country.
died at . hospital here last. night.
He had been receiving medical at
tention her since Feb IL. and had
submitted to several operations. M
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
PERMANENT BOARD.

Philadelphia, April 8.-Rear Ad-
miral Benson, retired, United States
navy, stated that the United States
shipping board had become per
manent institution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
POSTOFFICE CHIRF.

Warrington. April 81 President
Harding appointed Rush D. Sim4
mons Of Wisconsin, chief OF the
postoaace department.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-04-01
Death Of VIM. 2. Hickman.

VIM. z. Hickman, q former Cit
izen Of this county, died yester-
day morning at his home in In
dependence. He was rs years of
age. Mr.. Hickman was a native
of Jackson county. During the
Civil war he was employed as a
freighter, operating between In
dependence and Santa Fe, N. M.
In his latter years he was in
the public service, serving as
deputy clerk, county clerk, depu-
ty surveyor. and deputy assess
or. He held the latter Office when
he died.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Fan
ME Hickman, he leaves a duagh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Basye, Indepen-
dence; and two sons, J. H. Hick-
man, independence, and Col. E.
A. Hickman, U. S. A., now sta
toned at Washington.
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BRIDGE MISSOURI RIVER
Saline And Howard County Cit
izens Form Company.

A large delegation of citizens
Of Saline and Howard counties
met in Glasgow yesterday and
formed a permanent organiza-
tion for the purpose of building
a bridge across the Missouri
River at Glasgow. The bridge
contemplated will be Of sufficient
strength to carry the proposed
electric railway and all other
traffic of whatever character.
DR.. H. X. Givens of Fayette, a
director Of the proposed electric
line, was chosen president; A,
B. Price Of Glasgow, vice-presi-
dent, and w. L. Hannaca Of Glas-
gov, secretary. Work viii be
gin as soon as a charter is Sc.
cured, and engineering plans
completed.
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Mrs. Nora Cecil williams.

The funeral of Mrs. Nora Ce-
Gil Williams was conducted at
High Point church near Lection,
Mo-, Tuesday at 3 o'clock, by
Rev. Newkirk of Warrensburg.
Nora Cecil Slusher was born
in Higginsville, Mo-, December
Is, 1897. At the age of II years
she united with the Baptist
church at Bates City, where the
family resided at that time. La
ter she Joined the Baptist church
at Warrensburg, where her home
was. She was married to Josiah
sWilliains of near. Leetons NO.,
July %, 1919, and they made
their home on farm. After
their marriage both united with
the Baptist church at High
Point. After giving birth to a
still born child, she fingered
three weeks and passed to a
happier land where there is nc
suffering.
She leaves mourning her de-
parture her husband, her faith,
er and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
B. Slusher of Warrensburg ; foul
sisters, Mrs. T. F. Campbell
Warrensburg; Mrs. Nettie Man.
is, New Haven, Mo-; Misses
Florence and Ida Mae at home
and four brothers, M. E. Slusher
Manhattan, H. Elijah Slusher
Independence; Lee B. Slusher
Kansas City; Thomas D. Slush