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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-12
1922 LICENSES READY.

lSpecaI Moline Service
Dale Chambers, city clerk of Fast
Moline. IS ready 10 issue 1922 mo-
tor vehicle licenses. Blanks were
received yesterday from Secretary
OF State Louis B. Emmerson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-12

Troops Nos. .. IA. and IS will
meet in their respective meeting
places Monday evening.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
FUoITIvEs SWIM NORTH PLATTE
RIVER TO ESCAPE, BUT
PLANS FAIL.
SHERIFF SWIMS RIVER
ALLEGED sLAYERs OF CHEYENNE
MAN CAUGHT AFTER HARD
: CHASE BY POSSES.
western S,-.p.O,r Union Sr-. s.r,c..j

Cheyenne, WyO., June 3.-Pursued
to an island In the middle of the North
Platte river, with armed posses walt
ing on either bank OF the stream, Abra-
ham SaulsIto and Felipe Blanco, want
ed here for the murder of Joe Cordova.
May L. were driven from their hiding
place by an undersheriff. who swan
the river with a six-shooter, and were
captured after battle, according to
word received here.
The two men were brought back here
to face the charge Of murder. They
are alleged to have shot Cordova to
death during an alteration.
Following their flight from here the
pair were traced to Bridgeport, Neb.,
by posse under Sheriff Duncan Of
heyenne. Another posse, headed by
Sheriff George Carroll of Bridgeport,
was formed there and the men were
trailed to the bank of the North Platte
river.
The two posses approached the men
from opposite directions. the Cheyenne
party coming up on the south side Of
the river and the Bridgeport posse on
the north.
Perceiving the trap. the two men
plunged into the stream and swan to
a wooded island in the center of the
river. which is several hundred yards
across at that point.
When the two posses arrived oppo-
site the island, one on either side of
the river, their quarry was safely hid
den in the underground of the island.
Deputy Sheriff Glenn L. Schultz
then volunteered to swim to the island
drive the men from their covert. Strip
ming off all his clothing and carrying
only a six-shOoter which he was forced
to keep above the surface, he swan
across the stream.
Reaching the bank of the island, he
ran into the underground and was lost
to the sight of the two parties.
Almost Immediately, however, the
two men sought by the officers ap-
peared in the open with the deputy
some distance behind them.
Immediately the two posses opened
fire on tie men and the suspects re-
turned the fire for several minutes un-
TIL they perceived they were surround
ed when they threw up their hands
in token of surrender.
They were then escorted to the bank
of the stream by the deputy and re-
turned to this city, where they were
lodged In the county Jail to await
hearing in connection with the charge
of murder.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04

A TAX of one per cent on the net
n worth of individuals is suggested
by Representative Bacharach of New
Jersey, a Republican member of the
house ways and means committee, as
a possible substitute for present OBJ
jectionable taxes.
Mr.. Bacharach, who is an advocate
of n general sales or turnover tax, said
that he contemplated introducing such
a bill as an alternative for the sales
fax in case that fails to receive the
approval of the ways and means COM
mittee. He said that he believed that
a one per cent tax on the net worth
of an individual would raise at least
$1,000, 100000 year. Under his plan
there would be an exemption of S1O,-
600 allowed for EACH person.
"Personally, I am still of the opin-
ion that the adoption Of the sales tax
plan would be the simplest and easiest
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Resents sIur Against U. S.

Havana.-Defense of Americans by
leaders of both the majority and minor
ity parties in the lower house of Con
gress followed the Introduction of a
resolution asking the chief executive
to furnish Congress with information
on the mission of Major General Enoch
II. Crowder in Cuba and the powers
he possesses. Deputy Enrique Maza,
i'm introducing the resolution, which
was adopted, declared the United
States in aiding Cuba to obtain indie
pendence, acted simply for the selfish
purpose of increasing her world power.
Maza's charges were denounced both
by German Lopez and Enrique Reclo'
leaders respectively of the Liberal and
Conservative factions.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Vim. Gilpin for National Statuary Hall?

rrAS the time arrived for Colorado,
I 4 90 years old as territory anu 10
wears old as state, to select as
tinruished citizen for a place In the
national statuary hall in the nauonai
capitol? Senator Nicholson thinks SO
and proposes William Gilpin, first ter
ritorial governor, as one OF sufncieht
historic renown to make him worthy
of being the states first representative
in the hall of fame.
Each state in the union is entitled to
two statues. More than half or the
states now have representation, some
with one and others with two. Just
whose statue shall go to statuary nall
is a matter for the legislature Of each
state to determine.
"Y think that Colorado is now old
enough as a state to determine on at
least one of it's early illustrious cit-
zens as worthy of a place in this ma
tional hall of fame" said Senator
Nicholson. my first choice is Cover
nor GIlpin, who did big things for the
whole West, as well as for Colorado.
He was one Of the pioneers who helped
20 ztve the country an appreciation OF
na great wssa and who early recog-
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Greatest Profteers

national live
wv stock exchange has declared war
on the retail meat dealers. Everett q.
Brown of Chicago, president of the ex-
change, appearing before the house
agriculture committee in opposition to
packer legislation, characterized tho
meat retailers as ''the greatest prof
iteers this country has ever known v
He urged the committee to desist try
ing to regulate the packers and to con-
centrnte efforts on breaking up the
profiteering by the retail dealer.
Mr.. Brown furnished the committee
with a resume of a survey which he
made recently OF retail prices in Chi
cago. These prices, he declared, often
showed a jump Of 100 per cent from
the wholesaler to the consumer.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
WASH1llNGIWY||''2IlI,:, u =,
GOSSIP - EII|I:!!I
in the Country?

"I read nothing In the proposed leg
islation that tries to control those ev-
erybody In this room knows to be the
greatest profiteers-not only during
the war but at the present ume-that
this country has ever known" said
Mr. Brown. "why does not congress
try to control these people who by
their retail butchers associations In
the large distributing cities have
closer organization than amy OF the
big trade union organizations in Am
ericaf
"A recent survey of wholesale and
retail meat prices In Chicago disclosed
startling comparisons. Only last week
/ checked up on prices In two shops
located directly across the street from
each other.
Meat obtained from the same pack
er was being sold In one shop at from
10 to Is cents pound more than the
same brand and cuts were bringing
across the street.
'T was offered lard OF a well known
brand at exactly two and one-half
times the price that brand was whole
sailing for on that day. Bacon costing
wholesale 30 to 30 cents was offered
at 55 to 50 cents a pound"
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04

Convocation within short period
of a constituent assembly with all the
guarantees of electoral liberty.
Among the acts charged against the
American occupation of Haiti are:
Taking of $500.O00 of Haitian gov.
ernment funds.
Death of 1000 prisoners in the pris-
ons of Cape Haitian and of 5,475 pris-
oners at Chabert, an American camp,
in the three years 191S-'20.
Administration of water cure and
other tortures by American officers
and marines, and the commission of
"numberless abominable crimes Of
which twenty-five cases with names
and dates are given in the report.
The report Is supplementary to two
resolutions calling for congressional
investigation of Haitian affairs, one
introduced by Senator Hiram johnson
of California. the other by Represen-
tative Bland of Indiana
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
What Is Your Worth as an Individual?

method of raising additional revenue
and at the same time bring reduction
in the cost of living and a return of
business prosperity" said Mr.. Bacha-
rach.
However. as an alternative propo-
sition 1 am considering the presenta-
ton of a bill which will levy tax Of
one per cent on the net worth of the
individual to take the place of those
taxes which feel very strongly should
be eliminated. Under the most unfav-
orable conditions, such tax should
bring in more than billion dollars in
revenue"
Advantage Of a one per cent turn
over sales tax to the government, the
merchant, and the small taxpayers were
claimed by its advocates at the open
ing hearing on revenue legislation be-
for the senate finance committee.
Charles e. Lord, New York, dry goods
wholesaler and manufacturer, favored
a one per cent turnover tax yielding
81, 500, 100000, miscellaneous taxes
yielding S1,O0OOOO,OO0 and income
taxes yielding ,5O0,000,O00. He said
that estimates made on the basis of
prices prevailing few months ago
showed that a one per cent turnover
tax would yield about $1,000, 100000,
but that this has been scaled down to
81, 800, 100000 as a result of declining
prjceS
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Haiti Peeved With Our Leathernecks

n EMANDING withdrawal of the
~ American forces occupying the is
land, three delegates of the Patriotic
union of Haiti have presented to Pres
ident Harding, the State department
and congress a report In which the
American marines and Haitian gen
darmes are accused of committing
numerous atrocities not Investigated
by the Daniels court of inquiry.
The report calls the American occu-
patton the 'most terrible regime OF
military autocracy ever carried on In
the great American democracy" The
three delegates are III. Pauleus San
non, former Haitian secretary of for
eign affairs and former minister to the
United States; Stenio Vencent,, for
mer president of the Haitian senate,
and II. Perceval Thoby, former charge
daffaires Of the Haitian legation in
Washington.
The Haitian people, according to the
report, in addition to reparations for
the wrongs and injuries done them, de-
sire:
Immediate abolition of martial law
and courts martial.
Immediate reorganization of the
Haitian police and military forces, and
withdrawal within a short period of
the United States military occupation.
Abrogation of the convention of
1915.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
svno May Be New Governor.

Montreal.-Lord Byng of Nimy has
been offered the governor generalship
of Canada, to succeed the Duke OF
Devonshlre. according to the Gazette.
The paper says that contingent upon
Lord Byng's acceptance, an official an
nouncement OF his appointment may be
expected within few days. During
the war, Lord Byng, then Sir Julian
Byng, commanded the Third cavalry
corps, Ninth army corps, Seventeenth
army corps and Canadian corps on the
French front.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04

nized Colorado as great state. He
was named by Abraham Lincoln as
Colorado's first territorial governor.
Before he became governor he had
served in the Mexican war and had
led expeditions against hostile Indians
of the West. Indeed. 1t was Gilpin who
Influenced congress to name our state
Colorado. He defeated proposal,
made by secessionists, to name the
state Jefferson. He went to Colorado
In wagon drawn by oxen. He served
as our territorial governor in 1851 and
1852. He kept the state on the side
of the union, taking position against
secession. The whole West looks on
him as one Of the big dgures Of the
early days"
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Farmers, Relief Measure Passes.

Washington.-AnOthe farmers re-
lief measure, the bill of Senator Curtis,
Republican, Kansas, to loan up to $780,
900. 900 to federal farm loan banks to
distribute among farmers at not more
than 51s per cent interest has been
passea by the Senate with assurances
of early House approval. T..
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Hawaiian oovernar Appointed.

Washington.-Wa Wallace X. Earring
ton. of Honolulu, Hawaii, publisher of
the Honolulu Star Bulletin, has been
nominated by President Harding to be
governor of Hawaii, succeeding George
]. Mccarthy, resigned. james Wesley
Thompson of Hallua, Hawaii. has been
reappointed judge of the Circuit Court
third circuit, territory of Hawaii.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-04
Kills Eight With Sword.

Tokio-A Korean tramway conduc-
tor named Lihanno became suddenly
insane here and killed his wife and
seven japanese, including women and
children, with sword. He wounded
nine others seriously.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Motors w ealN
I'm Irregular
Stock Market
Averages of Rails and
lndustrials III & Ii er ;
Sharp Break i'm Sser-
ling and Other Exchanges

Irregularity in the stock market,
marked weakness in sterling and the
European exchanges, and strength in
the wheat market were the peaks of
interest in yesterdays financial mar
kets.
Although the averages of both in
dustrisl and railroad stocks were
higher than at the close Of last week
after yesterdays session, the upward
movement was checked in the after
noon by spirited drive against the
motor shares, during which Pierce
Arrow and General Motors sold at the
lowest level OF the year. The selling
apparently originated mainly from the
floor and was based on the theory that
motor security prices were not yet
heightened by the knowledge that
price cutting was still under way the
WHY'S Overland and WHY'S Knight be-
ing the latest to announce lower sched-
ules.
At the opening security prices we're
firm, and the tobacco and oil shares
were especially sought after. The I'm
pulses for the rise originated largely
from q desire to cover short commit
ments and was to degree associated
with the knowledge that J. P. Morgan
& Co. and associates would tomorrow
offer to the public s1o0,ooo,O0o of bonds
of the Republic of France.
Of greater interest than the irregular
fluctuations in the professionally
dominated stock market was the pre-
cipitate decline of sterling exchange,
whose net loss for the day was AZ
cents. Spectators in exchange sold
heavily, taking advantage of the weak
ened technical position resulting from
the sustained rise since last Decem-
ber. The news that British and Ger
man soldiers were fighting side by
side in Silesia was construed by some
as an indication Of further lack of
harmony between England and France,
and the report of an uprising in Egypt
contributed to the scenery which made
speculative selling effective. Moreover,
in exchange circles the view was ex-
pressed that operations would be made
in connection with the first German
reparation payment to convert foreign
currencies into dollars, and that pre-
parations for this conversion were de-
pressing the European exchanges and
increasing the premium on the dollar
The prospects of new outbreak of
war in Europe was less factor in the
strength Of wheat prices than pessimis-
tic reports about the domestic crop
situation. The May position sold as
high as s1.70 a bushel, within 5M
cents of the peak for the year, and
July was quoted at $1.311z, the highest
price thus far in 1921, On the other
hand, cotton prices were slightly
easier, because OF weather favorable
to the cotton crop.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

A sharp break In foreign exchange
rates on leading European centers
which dealers here were at loss to
explain marked trading in the local
market yesterday. Demand sterling
was under almost constant pressure
and dropped Az cents to $S.94M.
Reports were current that dollars
were in great demand in London and
offerings Of sterling here were in large
amounts. The reaction was attributed
in some quarters to the disturbance in
Egypt. but elsewhere it was said that
the transactions probably reflected
financial arrangements Of some kind in
connection with the reparations settle
ment.
French francs also were under pres
sure and sold off 2-5 of cent to 8.36
cents, while Belgian and Swiss francs
and lire followed the general trend
lower. Scandinavian and central Eu-
ropean currencies also declined, but
rates on Greece worked upward
slightly.
Far Eastern and South American ex-
changes moved irregularly. There was
a slight rise in rates on China, but
the yen dropped back to AZ cents.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Monsoon Awaited IN Indin

Business between the United States
and the Far East is practically at
atandstill, bankers with Far Eastern
connections said yesterday. China,
which was heavy buyer Of silver last
year, is doing comparatively little in
the, silver market, and about the only
industry in China which is active at
present is that having to do with the
manufacture and export of women's
hair nets. In India business is also
fiat and the rise of the dollar to a
premium there has resulted in the re-
fusal of the bazaars to accept huge
quantities of American and other goods
sold in that market At Calcutta the
wharves and storehouses are jammed
full of products which the Indian pur-
chasers have refused to pay for. In
addition large amounts of goods are
standing in the open and, with the
monsoon approaching in the course OF
another month, are likely to suffer
serious damage from the elements. If
the monsoon brings the rains hoped for
1t may result in stimulating business
in India. Last year the monsoon was
unfavorable.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Corn Products Dividend Outlook

Traders have been reported as per-
sistent sellers Of Corn Products with
in recent days on the theory that the
company will omit payment at the next
board meeting of the extra dividend
Of 80 cents a share on the common
stock maintained since March, 1920.
This has been in addition to the regu-
lar quarterly dividend Of 81 share.
1t was said yesterday that no decision
has yet been reached regarding the
continuance OF the extra dividend.
This will depend on the earnings for
the second quarter, which will not be
available for the board until next week
One brokerage house wired its clients
yesterday that there is "about an even
chance for continuance of the extra
diyidend'
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
I'm w all Street
Remington Typewriter Dividends De-
fcrred

The Remington Typewriter Company
yesterday joined the growing list of
corporations that have found it advis-
able to defer dividend payments be-
cause Of desire to conserve cash re-
sources owing to present business un-
certainties. 1t was announced, follow
ing "a meeting Of the board, that the
current quarterly distribution on the
first and second preferred stocks will
not be made when due. The annual
rate on the first preferred has been
z per cent and on the second preferred
per cent, both payable in quarterly
installments. The postponement Of the
dividends was made known in reso-
luton which said that, lowing to the
uncertainty of business conditions at
the present time, the best interests of
the company require conservation Of
its cash and that action on the pay
ment Of dividends on both Of it's pref
erence stocks be deferred for the time
being"
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
New Financing Delayed

Until the $100,000,000 French loan
has been placed, number of inpor-
tant new pieces of financing are being
held in allegiance, it was learned yester-
day. The belief is held in banking
circles that the French issue will go
we'll in view Of the favorable set-up,
and, moreover, the improvement in the
foreign exchanges since the beginning
of the year has created a better feel
ing toward the foreign issues. The
fixing Of 712 per cent coupon rate on
the French loan marks the first break
from the 8 per cent rate carried on
practically all of the important foreign
issues for more than a year.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Gold Certificates Circulating

Gold certificates, which disappeared
almost entirely when the United States
went into the war. and the Federal
Reserve authorities undertook to con-
centrate the country's gold holdings,
are beginning to circulate again, and
considerable amounts Of the old
familiar gold backs are coming into
use once more. Officials of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York. of
whom inquiry was made relative to
the temperance of gold certificates,
said that so far as they knew there had
been no change in policy. The sugges-
tion was made that perhaps the gold
certificates in circulation again rep
resented money that had been boarded
war and now that conditions are inn
proving and gold is becoming plenti-
Iul, the hoarders are becoming more
inclined to part with their gold.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Mexican Petroleum Opens New Field

Bear operators in Mexican Petroleum
met unexpected opposition yesterday
in their efforts to depress the price of
the stock following the announcement
that the company had brought in
75,000-barr we'll in hitherto untried
territory in Mexico. Herbert G. Wylie,
general manager, wired to the local
Offices that the new we'll "justifes all
we have said or claimed for this area"
The new well and two others recently
completed by the Mexican Eagle Oil
Company are said to have proven an
area Of sixty square miles, or more
than twice as much as the twenty-five
square miles represented as the oil
producing area of Mexico in recent un-
favorable stories regarding the Mex
lean fields. Another explanation Of
fered yesterday to account for the re-
cent selling of Mexican Petroleum and
Pan-American was that the stocks Of
both companies were made to appear
weak to enable important interests to
acquire control. The Standard Oil
Company was mentioned in this con-
nection.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
N. Y, S. & w. Has Deficit

The New York, Susquehanna & West
ern' whose property was leased by the
government for the first two months of
1920 and which received q guaranty
Oh net income for the next six months
and operated the property on it's own
responsibilities for the last four
mIaoonths, had deficit of $292, 900 in
192o, whereas in 1919 the company had
a surplus of $185,000 after Interest
charges. During 1919 the road was
operated by the government, which paid
the company a rental. PAU
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
New System for Cnha

According to the view of financial
experts who arc conversant with the
situation in Cuba, an early step is like
ly to be taken toward establishing a
central bank of issue on the island for
the purpose of stabilizing conditions
and preventing a recurrence of the IN
settlement that has followed the col
lapse of the sugar market. Some bank
ers think the best thing Cuba could
do would be TO take a leaf out of the
book of the United States and estab-
lish small edition of the Federal
Reserve system that has worked so ad-
mirably here. Alfredo Zayas, the new
President Of Cuba, in his first message,
recommends the advisability of bank
ers studying the necessity of forming
central or national bank which could
issue notes and act as fiscal agent of
the government, but not intrude in in
dividual transactions,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Baldwin Meeting Friday

Directors of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works are scheduled to meet Friday
ferred and common dividends. There
has been talk recently that the com
pany will discontinue for the present
payments on the junior shares. but
this apparently has only reached the
stage gossip in the customers rooms
of brokerage Offices. There has been
no other intimation that the common
dividend will be passed. President
Vauclain announced yesterday that
an order for eleven consolidation
freight engines had been received
from the Mexican Railways.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Paris Market Heavy

FAKIS, May 23.-Prices were heavy on
the Bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, 56 francs 80 centimes. EXCHANGE
on London, 46 francs 80 centimes. Five
per cent loan, 80 francs 70 centimes.
me dollar was quoted at II francs 80
confines.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Crude Oil Prices Lower

FlNDLAY, Ohio, May 23.-The Ohio
OH Company to-day announced further
reductions of 25 cents a barrel in the
quotations OF five grades Of Central
West grades of crude oil. The new
prices are: Lima, $20s; Indiana. s1.8e;
Wooster. $3.50; Illinois, s2.o2; Prince
ton, s2.02,