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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
THREATS TO
STRIKE ARE
OF NO AVAIL
England to Investigate
Manow Shooting Re-
gardless of Union.

London, Feb. 10.-Lloyd George,
prime minister, today informed the
Locomotive Engineers and Fire
mems union that its implied threat
to bring on q general strike in
Great Britain over the shooting Of
railwaymen at Mallow, Ireland,
last month, would not influence the
government in considering the
unions demand for an investiga-
ton.
The intimation of the union, in q
resolution adopted by its executive
council at Leeds yesterday, was
that unless the government grant
ed an inquiry into the Mallow af-
fair by Feb. Is, and gave guaran-
tees that the safety of the members
Of the union, general strike would
be called.
(The Mallow shooting occurred
on Jan. 81. District Inspector King
was wounded and his wife shot
dead by some unknown persons
that night, and the police, hearing
the shots. rushed to the Mallow
railway station. 1t is alleged they
were fired upon and their answer
ing fusillade killed one railway en-
ploye and wounded several others,
one OF these later dying.)
Attack Skibbereen.
London, Feb. 10.-An Irish re-
public army, several hundred
strong, is marching on Skibbereen,
County Cork, according to reports
from many sources, says a Central
News dispatch from Skibbereen to-
day.
One hundred Sim Feiners enter
ed Skibbereen last night and occu-
pied . position near the police and
military headquarters. the dispatch
adds. The Sinn Feinefs~ cleared
pedestrians from the streets and
then fired several volleys.
The few policemen on duty paid
no attention, and the Sim Feiners
withdrew, declaring their intention
Of returning tonight. Crown mill.
tary forces arrived soon after theil
withdrawal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
aim TOR TORE.
POWERS
Bill Says Rights Of Seh- Govern.
ment Have Been Encfoach-
ed Upen.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 10.-A move
to have Wisconsin take the initia-
tive in restoring to states the rights
asserted to have been lost through
concentration OF power in the fed
eral government, was made in the
senate today by q joint resolution
offered by Timothy Burke Of Green
Bay. Appeal would be made to ali
state legislatures, calling on them
to request congress to provide Tor
. convention to amend the consti-
tuition, il the Joint resolution ID
adopted. It declares that the fun
damental rights Of self-goyern-
ment guaranteed By the federal
constitutional amendments. have
been encroached upon by, the na-
tional government.
The move Of Senator Burke ID
said represents . growing senu-
ment in. Wisconsin that state pow
ers are being drawn away by gfsgi-
uaI extension of the federal au-
thority through legislative enact
ment and executive. and depart
mental order.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
SON OF FOUNDER
OFMOLINE PLOW
COMPANY TAKEN
Charles r. Stephens
Dies at Home in
California.

c. r. Stephens. superintendent of
the Moline Plow company for IS
years, secretary of the company for
almost as long, and later director
Of the foreign sales department,
died last night in Los Angeles,
Calf, of heart disease.
Mr.. Stepehns was IS years old.
For several years he had suffered
with heart trouble, but at no time
was he confined to his bed. Burial
will be in Moline. the pstiyes qita a
Mf Stephens. : = -
kilograms announcing the death
of MIR. Stephens were received in
Moline this morning, and the news
soon spread through the shops and
Offices of the plow company and all
over Moline.
Everywhere Mr.. Stephens was
known, which was practically all
over Moline, there was keen feel
ing of regret at the receipt Of the
sad news, and to those who had
met him in Moline last November,
the announcement came as a dis
tinct shock.
Last fall Mr.. Stephens came
home to vote. To all appearances
he was in the best of health then.
Then, as always, he was bluff.
hearty. pleasantly amusing, cheer
full and apparently in the best OF
physical condition.
The shops of the Moline Plow
company, where he was familiarly
known as &c. r." felt the keenest
regret at his passing. For when
C. r. was superintendent Of the
shops he knew all the men and all
the men knew him. He came to the
Moline Plow company in 1884. and
although his father, George w.
Stephens, was one of the founders
of the company and had served as
president for many years. c. r.
joined the company with almost no
experience as a pillow manufactur-
er. Bat 1t wasn't long before the
production end Of the industry un-
derwent a change.
&C. r.. said a plow company
man who was associated with Mr..
Stephens all the while he was su-
perintendent, twas q born handler
OF men. He was whale Of fac
tory man.
after C. r. came into the shops
the. Moline Plow company began
making money rapidly. There was
no stock on the market and il
couldn't be purchased for love OF
money. Mr.. Stephens could see
more in one trip through the shops
than another man in weeks OF
study. 1t took him only an instant
to decide a factory problem. And
the foremen would always take
their problems to c. R."
In December, 1918, Mr.. Stephens
retired from the Moline Plow com.
pany. Shortly before he and his
brother, G. A. Stephens, and other
Moliners, who had an interest in
the company, sold out to the John
N. Willys Of the Willys-Overland
company.
Mr.. Stephens moved to Califor-
mia two years ago, but he still con.
Continued On Page Eishteen.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
HARDING GIVES
!. ATTENTION TO
&C CABINET POSTS
Weeks, Lowden and
Mellon Are Men,
toned.

st. Augustine, Fla, Feb. TO-
Back at work today after a three
weeks vacation, President-elect
Harding waded into a vast accumu-
lation Of correspondence and other
miscellaneous business that must
be cleared away before he can give
serious thought to final decisions
on the personnel of his cabinet,
and other major problems.
Mr.. Harding returned to St Au-
gustine last night from his house.
boat csuise along the Florida coast,
and established Offices in st. Au-
gustine Hotel which will be his
home until he leaves for Washing
ton to be inaugurated.
The stack Of unanswered tele-
grams and letters probably will oc-
cupy virtually all of his working
time for the remainder of the week.
Cabinet appointments will oc-
cupy some attention there which
Mr.. Harding's close friends believe
to be virtually determined are con-
fined to the portfolios of state, JUS
tice, postofiice and agriculture.
Charles Evans Hughes of New
York for secretary of state; Harry
M. Daugherty Of Ohio for attorney
general; Will H. Hays Of Indiana,
for postmaster-general, and Henry
Wallace of Iowa, for secretary of
agriculture. are selections which
those in position to know now re-
gard as practically certain.
Yet even in respect to these 1t is
realized that there may be many a
slip between the first of February
and the first Of March.
Lowden for Navy.
For the secretaryship of war,
several men still are mentioned in
gossip close to the president -elect.
Prominent among them is John W.
Weeks, Of Massachusetts,, whose
name also is linked repeatedly with
the navy, and treasury portfolios.
Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois is
another mentioned as a possibility
for the secfetaryship Of the navy,
and the friends Of Andrew w. Mel
Ion Of Pennsylvania still are urg-
ing his qualifications to be secre-
tary Of the treasury. For the lat
ter post it is understood that
Charles G. Dawes Of Illinois, once
conceded to have inside track, NO
longer is serious possibility.
Senator A. B. FAN Of New Mexico
is believed to be under serious con-
sideration for secretary of inter-
tor, and whether he goes into the
place is understood to depend
largely on his own inclination. For
the same place John Hayes Ham
mond Of New York is being strong
" recommended by some Republi-
cans.
1t Is in regard to the secretary
ships Of labor and commerce that
Mr. Harding's mind il believed to
be farthest from . decision. One
OF the latest to receive prominent
support for the labor post 10 J. A.
Davis Of Pittsburgh. Pa, formerly
2 steel worker and now a banker.
The place at the head OF the COM
merce department is expected to be
the last Of all to be filled and it
may tall to one now mentioned for
2 post ranking nearer the top Of
the list
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
ADE-RESCUERS
BRING PARROT

Havana, Feb. 10.-Kitty Barrett,
8 years old, shared honors with q
pet parrot in tale Of fire at sea
as told by passengers Of the steam
ship Carriage, now docked here.
The little girl is daughter Of Ed
ward Barrett. a newspaper publish
er of Birmingham, Ala. ~
While steaming along the coast
Of Panama one night, the Carriage
was set on fire by an overheatcd
motor. The blaze seemed to threat
en- the safety Of those on board,
and the passengers rushed on deck
and were ready to enter the life
boats. Miss Kitty discovered she
had left her parrot behind in her
stateroom and refused to enter a
boat until Captain George A. Nc
Bride sent for the bird.
Frightened men and women
paused to laugh at the calmness OF
the child and her concern over the
safety of her pet, and when the
steward brought the parrot he also
announced the fire had been
brought under control by the chief
engineer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
ARCHBISHOPOF OF
PHILADELPHIA
TO BE CARDINAL
Red Hat for Most
Rev. Dennis j..
Dougherfy.

Rome, Feb. 10.-Appointment OF
the Most Rev. Dennis J. Dougherty,
archbishop Of Philadelphia, as car
dinal in succession to the late Car
dinal Farley Of New York City, is
almost certain, it is said in Vatican
circles.
The appointment Of q new Amer
ican cardinal at the next secret con-
sistory, which will be held early in
March, has been one Of the most
interesting phases of the confer
ence preparatory, to the consistory
which have been going on for some
time. -
Life Sketch r.
Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-The dis
patch from Rome referring to the
likelihood of Archbishop Dougherty
being made a cardinal was read
with much interest at the prelate's
residence today. The archbishop
was out Of town and there was no
information at his residence re-
garding his possible elevation u,
Archbishop Dougherty was born
in the anthracite coal regions of
Pennsylvania. and is IS years. old.
He was q student at st. Mary's
college, Montreal, and at the. Amer
ican college, Rome. - -.
In 1903, he was made bishop of
Neuya Sagovia and later of Jaro. in
the Philippines. In 1916 he became
bishop of Buffalo, N. T., and in
1918, was made archbishop Of Phila-
delphia and metropolitan of Penn
sylvania, succeeding the late Arch
bishop E. F. Prendergast. j.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
standard OIL
WILL CUT MELON

: 1sscsso. ~ Feb. 10.-Stockholdsrs
Ss standard OIL company Of In
today were notiiled OF the
suon Of 81 quarterly divi-
- oa the new SIS per value
~ snis is at the rate Of 10 per
~ vn the old stock. Last fall
1pany declared q stock divi-
~ bo per cent and reduced
y value to $25. thus giving
ssockholder 10 shares Of new
iof each old share. The old
8 nad been receiving IL per
sular and II per cent extra
~, Purchasers Of the or
stock Of the company, it is
lK now receive dividends at
~ - OF l,200 per cent annually
original investment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
"JAP" MATCHES
FROM sweden?

Washington. Feb. Takdc-
tickafabriks" sor '.Sakerhets Tand-
stickor" or similar words, or sym
bols suggestive Of Swedish origin,
are regarded by the Federal Trade
commission as no proper marking
for matches made In japan to be
sold in this country. After trial,
the commission found that such
symbols "have q natural tendency
to deceive the public" and today
ordered importers Of the sJapaness
product to discontinue their usa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10

|5M|LLI0NS
STILL TO Be
ADVANCED
and Treasury
| spepartment in Mixup
over Foreign Loans.
III DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Special to The Argus.)

/. Washington, Feb. 10.-Congress
"a the treasury department have
amazed to misunderstood each,
xAer on the question OF cancelling
Arsisn debts and making further
;kans to European governments.
N treasury never had the remot-
1t idea OF cancelling the present
NV debt, but the necessity Of ad-
.vsncins s75.ooo.0o0 more is really
'ne puzzling factor in the situation.
!; Both the treasury and congress
mean the same thing and probably
lave the same idea Of what consti-
.htss- commitment" to advance
money, but the testimony thus far
hten indicates that all is not clear
q the question of making further
banA s
The tangle can all be set down
~ the result Of bookkeeping and
.usadjusted contracts growing out
ld the war. Many people have the
'tles that the treasury department
lbaned money outright to the allies
during the war. Such was not the
use. America promised to ad-
vance large sums Of money but to
~ out cash as 1t was actually
Ae1ded. The understanding, more
tEer, was that the allies would pur-
'sAase most Of their goods in the
'Vlited States. Thus the allies got
:yGly millions Of dollars from the
which never went to Eu-
M but went directly to American
s61nufacturers and their workmen.
y transactions with the allies
.anounting to $4,000, ,000, 900, some
Hing like Is millions. q relatively
nall sum, hangs over ~. unpaid
E the treasury. It is not a new
Indebtedness. Strictly speaking, II
NE bookkeepers OF our war depart
nsnt and the b0okkeepers Of Euro
pan governments could have bal
lnced their books on the day after
Ne armistice, the IS millions would
have then been paid and Americas
promise would have been kept.
But delayed negotiations over
var contracts and q thousand and
Sns other tangles which have
arisen since war about war con-
tracts have made it impossible to
I'll just how much money must be
Daid out. 1t will not be in excess
r Is million dollars.
Reeds Bill.
!, Now, II Senator Reeds bill should
. through, and it may not pass
uless congress and the treasury
ek closer together, the American
evernment would be in position
{ npudiating an obligation. or as
sscretary Houston terms 1t. "a
emmitment." AS international f.
nhce goes, Is millions is a small
IN. but IL America repudiates its
eaisation, the fear is that Europe
night accept the American nation
y asprecedent and consider that it
epuld repudiate some other debts
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
L.E JOHNSON
DIES AT DELAND
ssesased Unit. Recently was Prcsi-
eent Of Norfolk and Western
Read-Was Aurora Man.

aurora, ILL.,, Feb. 10.-L. E. John
-, %. until three months ago
es'dent of The Norfolk & West
"a railroad. is dead at DeLand.
y, after q brief illness, word was
sNed here today. Mr.. Johnson
porl In Aurora and entered
= ssoed service as a fireman for
~sberlington Route railroad.
oering his career, he was with
hurlington, Montana Central,
80 Snore and Michigan Central,
NE Norfolk Western railroads.
~, ~ vent 70 the last named road in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
MISSING |LL|N|
COED INcHoRUS

Chicago, Feb. 10. = Marion
Frances Williams. . pretty coed at
the University Of Illinois, who dis
appeared a week ago. was found to-
day in Oil City, Pa, according to
word received by her parents here.
She was playing in the chorus Of .
theatrical company.
Miss Williams, the police said.
obtained work with the company
ON the plea that she needed $3.50
to complete her education. and
chose the theatrical profession to
earn Il.
Her mother, however, denied that
the girl needed money.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
the WEATHER


Unsettled weather tonight. FRI
day, generally fair. Not much
change in temperature. Lowest
temperature tonight about % de-
grees.
Highest yesterday, 40; lowest last
night. q.
wind velocity at 7 q. m. S miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
13m. 7p.m. am.
yester. .yester. today
Dry bulb temp. ..35 36 2s
Wet bulb temp. 81 33 28
Rel. humidity ..s3 "A a6
River stage, 10; a fall of i in
last "a hours.
Meteorologist
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CURT1S BURlL.

Clinton, Iowa, Feb. 1o.-Fmelal
services for the lste Geoeee = Ulgp-
tin. Who died last night e hA -
here. will be held Saturday a1eoH
noon. Mr.. Curtis was representa-
tive in congress from the Sece1A
Iowa district from 1884 to 1893. He
was born in New York ststs On
Apgfl ! 164l. =.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
LOSS OF SIGHT
MAY BE RESULT
OF EXPLOSION
T,Do Bomb Outrages
Investigated by Au-
fhorities.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-Federal and
state authorities today were en-
gagged in campaign against dyna-
mite and "odor" bomb outrages
that have been perpetrated here in
the last two days. Two dynamite
explosions last night were believed
by the authorities to have been
planted in connection with labor
war.
Victor Kalosah today was in dan
ger of losing his sight and his wife,
Clara, was suffering from shock as
a result of the explosion of an in
fernal machine at the plant Of a
dairy company. The concern has
been involved recently in a dis
agreement with the milk drivers
union. Mr.. and Mrs. Kalosah were
passing the dairy when the bomb
exploded and splinters of glass
were thrown into Mr.. Kalosah's 8
eyes.
Another bomb was exploded at
an apartment house on the west
side. The bomb tore out the jani-
tors quarters and wrecked the
porch, which was three stories high
and broke every window in the
building. The owner Of the apart
ment said she believed the bomb
had been directed toward the jani-
tor, q non-union man. adding that
the janitors' union had threatened
her since she forced them, through
court proceedings. to abandon
picketing of the building. This was
the second time the building had
been bombed.
Explodes in Store.
One more victim Of the "odor''
bomb throwers, was added to the
list Of movie theatres that have
suffered, when one Of the missiles
was exploded in q loop department
store, driving clerks and shoppers
to the street.
According to the authorities the
"odor" bombs first we're directed
against moving picture houses, the
owners Of which refused to COM
ply with demands for an "electri-
cal maintenance toll"
The management of one moving
picture theatre reported that the
explosion of an "0dor" bomb by
unidentified persons had been fol-
lowed by $4,000 damage to the
nP1an IN fho theatre
The authorities announced that
the electrical maintenance toll'
contract called fer cents per
month per seat in the theatree
whose managers were requested to
sign Il.
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.BLOW NAROA SAFE.

Maroa, III, Feb. N.-Robbefs::
blew the postofice safe here last
night but succeeded in securing only
$500 in cash and stamps. The men
escaped.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-10
POTATO KING DEAD.

Fort Smith, Ark, Feb. 10.-Joe
Alexander. Oklahoma potato king,
died last night.
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The Keota news., 1921-11-11
FROM all SOURCES
SAYINGS. ooINoS. ACHIEVE
MGNrs. sUFFERINos. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
tws,ss Xss,ssss usiss Ness s.s,,ss,
WESTERN

WESTERN
Judge Robert Il. Lewis Of Colorado
has been named by President Hard
Ing As federal circuit Judge for the
eighth judicial circuit. to succeed the
late Judge Hook.
Rafael Olquin. 100 years old. was
found dead In his bed Ut his residence
at Sandovai. n. II. He had not been III
and had led an active life despite his
age. He IL survived by six sons and
four daughters.
The Chicago thcater. scatin. 5000
persons. said 10 Ike the largest motion
picture ihcatcr In tho world. l,ax been
formally opened. A line of persons
six abreast and three blocks long. wait
Ing for ndmittancc. ncccSsitatcd the
calling OF municipal police. The thea
Ter cost $i.000.00
The Fort Worth 4 Denver Railway
Company has asked tile Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority
10 extend &s,178O0O Of It's @ per cent
first mortgage bonds for forty years.
at 81 per cent, and for approval Of an
agreement extending the lien Of the
first mortgage to cover tho extended
bonds.
Sheriff's deputies on guard In store
At Council Bluffs engaged In a gun
hattie with gung Of robbers, who
broke Into the place. One rubber was
killed. Sheriff W. A. Groneweg iden.
lifted him Ms James 'Blnnkenship. -
years old. The dead man figured In
The Omaha court house riots two years
ago and was indicted for arson In that
connection. but was never prosecuted.
The memory Of the late Franklin X.
Lane. for nearly eight years secretary
IT the interior. Is to he pcrpctuatetl
thru one Of the loftiest peaks In the
Tatoosh range within Mount Rainier
National park. The department Of the
Interior has announced that the geo.
graphic board had decided to name the
peak Mount Lane. II hnS mn altitude
"f 5000 feet, rising onc.thirsl Of milo
northwest Of Cliff lake, in Pierce
county, Washington.
william Egan. a member of the
Democratic city committee nnd rccog.
nised ~ q power" In local and state
Democratic affairs, wns shot and
killed while standing In the doorway
Ut his saloon at st. Louis by unihenti.
fled assailantx, who fired at him from
a curtained automobile while passing.
Il don't know who shot me, and I
wouldn't tell II ! did. I'm a good
sport" were Egan's dying words. Pc.
lice claim a gang fcud Is responsible
for Egan's death.
WARRINGTON
A bill appropriating $25O,OOO to be
used In refundlng losses By Liberty
Loan subscribers through failure OF
five banks in which they had placed
partial payments has been passed by
the house and sent to the senate. The
banks were located in Pennsylvania.
California, Ohio. Minnesota and North
Dakota.
Returns from more than GOO mutual
savings banks for the year ended June
10 "reveal unanticipated conditions =
according to statement issued by
Comptroller Crissinger. "Notwithstand
ing unfavorable conditions he said,
"thsss savings institutions gained both
IN number If derositors and volume
cf deposits''