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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
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Grain WORKERS

Chicago, June 30.-Employes of
Chicago grain elevators have re-
fused to accept the Elevator Own
ers' and Operators offer to arbi-
trate their differences, and a strike
will be called tomorrow, it was an
nounced today.
Less than one thousand men
were said to be involved, but their
work is Of such an expert nature
that possibility of tying up the
movement Of grain in the Chicago
district was threatened.
1t was understood that the men
refused to consider a cut in wages
in any negotiations for a new agree
ment, and that they also asked for
shorter hours.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
WILL TESTIFY
IN0WN DEFENSE
Mrs. Kaber Expected to Tell Story
Of Life With Husband She Is
Charged With killing.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 30.-(By
United Press. )-Announcement that
Mrs. Eva Catherine kaber will
take the stand in her own defense
was made today by her attorney,
Francis W. Poulson.
Mrs. Kaber will tell from the
witness stand the story Of what
she claims was her life with mur-
dered Daniel F. Kaber. wealthy
Lakewood, Ohio, publisher.
1t is by this means that the wild
ow, charged with the murder OF
her wealthy husband, hopes to
prove that she was driven to insan-
ity. Mrs. kaber claims that she
was driven into a hatred SO in
tense that it destroyed her mental
poise by certain practices on the
part of her husband.
The trial OF Mrs. kaber will not
be resumed until next Tuesday
This is because defense counsel
insisted that they be given the full
legal time Of three days to exam
inc the 100 names that are on the
new jury venire. The first venire
was exhausted at this session with
only nine jurors tentatively seat
ed. Five of these were men and
the other four were women. The
other talesmen will report Satur-
day. Court will be held Saturday,
but Trial Judge Bernon said he
will Immediately continue the trial
until Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
Taft GETS CHIEF JUSTICE APPOINTMENT I
AGE OF NO MORE
WAR IS COMLNG.'
VIEW OF GEDDES
Ambassador Asserts
English-U. S. Rela-
tions Excellent

Ann Arbor. Mich, June 3d.
Even the most prosaic Of thinkers
today dreams OF an age in which
war shall be no more, Sir Auck-
land Geddes, British ambassador,
said today in an address to the
graduating class Of the University
Of Michigan.
But only the most optimistic, :"
he added, dream that that age is
at its dawn.
Optimists Mistake Time.
The optimists are probably
wrong in the detail of time," the
speaker said, but they are indubi-
tably right, the age will come when
war will be no more, when peace
will reign all round this spinning
globe, for the choice which lies be-
fore humanity is between a peace
of reason and the peace of death.
On the young recruits Of the
army Of university men and wom-
en-" such as those he addressed, Sir
Auckland said, rests the great re-
sponsibility of aiding the less edu-
Gated to grasp the great conception
of peace. "as the spiritual thing
which it is" The university train
ed mind, he declared, was "inter-
national" because it combined the
thoughts of great men Of all
countries.
~Justice in Hearts Of Mem.
I'VE have just passed through
one Of the dark chapters in thu
history of the world" he continued
but in those hours and years o.
darkness a light was lit that be
lieve, will never go out. It ma,
flicker and pale, but it is inextin
guishable. Now and forevermore
the idea Of justice and law among
and between all the people of tn
earth is in the hearts Of men, ant
in its own good time and its owl
unforeseen way it will come u
fruihon."
The ambassador said that rela
tions between the United State
and Great Britain appear to me t
be excellent and, l have no doubt
will so continue indefinitely int
the future"
Proclamation by the conferenc
of prime ministers in London tina
"a spirit OF friendly cooperation
with this republic should be tn
basis of the empires foreign pol
icy" has received a wide and bene
ficial publicity in the United State:
he said, and to this sentiment b
had nothing to add, save amen. ;.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
Temperature To 1921
High as Hottest June
In IS Years Is Ended

spell, but for the succeeding three
years, the month was below normal,
reaching it; own again in 1918.
After the first eight days Of June,
1919, the warm spell started and
continued steadily throughout the
month, making an average heat Of
74.6 degrees. Last year another
continued warm spell was recorded
in June.
However, this year the tempera-
ture reached its highest at 94.3.
This morning at IL o'clock the
thermometer registered 50 degrees,
taking q jump Of four degrees by
the noon hour. Just before
o'clock it was 94.3 and 10 minutes
later fell back to a. At 2:30 this
afternoon it was still "a degrees.
Yesterday the highest .tempera-
ture was 1913, outdoing by two
tenths OF degree the temperature
on June 13, the second hottest day
of the month.
With the skies clear today, Mr..
Unger stated that the forecast was
against rain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

Outdoing yesterday and the en-
tire month by 5 of a degree. the
temperature today added another
honor to its present fame. complet-
ing the hottest June o. record since
1874.
The average temperature for the
month closing today was 76.5 de-
grees, its closest rival being June
of 1911 when the average daily tenn
perature was 76.1. At 1880 O'Clock
this noon, the heat was 94.3. the
highest at any time this month,
with a prediction by e. E. Unger. In
charge of the local weather bureau.
that there is every chance for even
a higher temperature before the
day ended.
June Of 1920 rivaled this month,
but even then was outdone by a
few degrees. The hottest June day
in this vicinity was June 30. 1910,
when 80 was recorded. In 1911, the
average for Juno was 76.1. and dur
ing the June months Of 1918 and
1914 there was q continued warm
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
DAWES EXPECTS
REAL ECONOMY
IN GOVERNMENT
Budget Director Will
Eliminate Careless
Spending.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1921.
(Special.to The Argus.)

(Specialst to The Argus.)
Washington, June 2S. - General
Dawes takes charge today of the
budget job. He will try to estab-
lish definite relationship between
the income and outgo of government
funds. He has asked the govern
ment employees to meet him in mass
meeting. That's only small part
of the drive for economy. The real
trouble is something with which
the the average government en-
plGye has little to do-nan.ely the
method by which congress appro-
pirates money and fails to keep
track Of appropriations spent.
"Revolving Fund" Is Abuse.
The biggest abuse in government
expenditure today is the so-called
revolving fund.-" 1t grew up dur
ing the war but is the same in prin-
ciple as the practice of congress in
past years of authorizing specific
appropriations to be reimbursed by
moneys received from sales of gov
ernment property and supplies.
This automatic increase of funds
available to government depart
ments without the necessity Of re-
porting to congress has been Sc
verely criticized by the students Of
government economy. Both Secre-
taries Glass and Houston of the
treasury department attacks it and
President Wilson gave special at
/ tention to the subject in his last
message to congr SIS recommending
that congress discontinue the prac-
tice.
War Necessity.
|. The revolving fund was neces-
sary during the war when it Was de-
sirable to grant wide discretion but
since then it has developed into a
convenient device for the spending
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
new TARIFF
BILL WILL
Be LOWER
Chairman Fordney Re
ports Schedules Below
Aldrich Measure.

Washington, June 30.-The aver
age rate of duty in the administra-
ton permanent tariff bill introduc-
ed yesterday in the house will
range between Is and 20 per cent,
according to unofficial estimates,
as compared to 1883 in the Payne
Aldrich bill, Chairman Fordney of
the ways and means committee de-
clared today. The Underwood av-
erage rate, he added, was 6 per
cent and the Dingley average 26k
per cent.
But when we are able to work
out accurately the correct figures
it will be found that the new bill
will run slightly below the Payne
Aldrich measure" Mr.. Fordney
said. ION manufactured wObl our
rate is less than schedule K"
The chairman said he was pre-
pairing statement in advance of
his formal report which would
clear up many doubtful points in
the bill.
Under a change of plans today
the measure will not be considered
! by the full committee until We'd
nesday, after house members have
returned from the holiday over the
Fourth of July It will be reported
that day. Democratic members ol
the committee already are at work
on a minority report, in the hope Of
submitting it along with the major
ity views.
Would Prevent Amendments.
The bill as it stands, will be tax.
en- up by a Republican caucus to-
night in an effort to reconcile al
differences, SO that the party MAJ
present a solid front when it IL
considered in the Louise next week
Mr.. Fordney indicated that a rul,
would be obtained which would pre-
vent amendments on the floor, ex
cept those offered by the committee
Several loose joints, he said, woul,
be Strengthened Ou--, and the expec
tation is that the committee itsel
will offer a number of amendments
No radical changes however. ar
contemplated, it was explained, un
less ordered by vote of the Repub
lican caucus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
GOT YOUR
PINT OF HOOCH
IF YOU DIDN'T?

Washington, June 30.-Unfted
Press.)-If you did not get .
pint of whisky last year for,
medicinal purposes somebody got
yours.
One pint is the annual quota
of every citizen of the country It
developed during consideration
Of the anti-beer bill by the SEN
ate judiciary committee.
Annual Withdrawals Of Whis-
Ky for medicinal purposes since
prohibition has been about SIX
million gallons or $4,000, 900
pints. This would exclude about
ten million prohibitionists. who
have conscious scrpples against
the use Of whisky even in case Of
illness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
HOUSE ADOPTS
PEACE MEASURE
fssees knOx.P0rter Resolution
senate Must Act Before Presi.
dent Gets 1t,

washington, June 30.-The house
loday adopted the conference re-
port OF the resolution terminating
,ne war with Germany and Austria
me vote was 26s to 50. The pro-
posal' a compromise between the
hnox and Porter resolution. must
De approved by the senate before IT
can De sent to the president.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
CORN IN THREE
HUES PRODUCED
BY PROFESSOR

CnEago. June 30.-After three
,.s As Of experiment Prof. VIII
- = Woodburn Of Northwest
s university. has produced
~. wnats and blue corn. The
ttaoeie colored corn, showing
.seo eaueo red, white and blue
80 u, was produced by cross
n, sns req and white ears to make
thss. S,ss esrs; and then grating the
;. 1.U,sssor r.,,s Woodburn asserts
cnrr ~ ~. soon be able 70 perfect
v;,i .sa sna. tne rows Of kernels
and blue. ~ w. "ni'e
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
announcement WILL
Be MADE FORMALLY BY
HARDING AT four P. N.
First in History to Have
Held Two Highest Of
fees in q. s.
BULLETIN.

Washington, June ~
UNITED Press.) -Decision has
been reached to aansance tAe
TAFT appointment formally at
4n n. today. President Har-
ding WIN make The announce
ment
Washington. June 30.-(United
Press. .)-William Howard Taft has
been chosen for chief justice Of the
United States supreme court. Final
decision to name him was reported
today, it was learned on highest
authority.
Taft is willing to take the post,
his friends say. and President Har-
ding is known to have been made
aware of his attitude.
This leaves nothing In the way
Of the formal announcement Of the
Taft appointment and it may be
made today.
Last Step Taken.
The last step in the decision to
name Taft was for Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty formally to recoEa-
mend him to the president This
has been done and the recommen-
dation is at the White house. After
his appointment Taft Is expected
Immediately to begin to familiarize
himself with the cases before the
court.
He win also have to appoint q
new chief clerk to replace the late
James Maher, who died shortly
after the late Chief Justice White.
Taft will be the first man in his
tory to have held the oMces Of
president and chief justice, the two
most powerful in the American gov
ernment.
Is Ninth to Head Colft
Taft will be the ninth chief JUS
tice. He may have the deciding
vote in many important cases in
volving validity Of picketing injunc-
tions. the constitutionality of the
anti-child labor tax and the hard
wood lumber antitrust case in
volving the legality Of open price
associations. All these cases were
ordered reargued following the
death Of White.
Taft is not a resident Of Ohio a.
popularly believed. He has a legal
residence in New Haven, Conn, and
is professor Of law at Yale uni
versity, where he occupies the Kent
chair of International law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
SOUTH CHINESE
CAPTURE CITY

Canton, China, June 30.-Troops
of the South China republic have re-
taken the city of Wu-Chow, about
one hundred miles west of this city,
which was occupied by the forces
of Kwangsi province when hostili-
ties began between Kwangsi and
Kwangtung recently. The loss of
this city by the XIV angi troops cuts
them OF from the sea.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
Of
FvET0ES FLY
At CAPITAL
Small Is Expected to Kill
/ Many Bills in Final
I: Message.

J. Springfield, ILL.,, June 30.-Ru-
mors of vetoes were in circulation
TODAY as members of the Fifty-sec-
ond general assembly were gather
ing in the capital to receive Cover
NOR Small's message to end formal
II the regular session which COM
pleted its work a week ago Sunday
at midnight.
Among the measures which It was
said the governor would veto were
the Baldwin bills providing penal
ties of life Imprisonment for gun
men and the Thon bill providing for
segregation of mentally deficient
criminals.
Opinions from the attorney-gen-
erals Office are said to hold the
Baldwin meacures unconstitutional
on technicalties involving interpre-
tation of deadly weapons" One
of the bills provides for imprisons
lnent in the state penitentiary in
stead of the reformatory of minors
convicted Of robbery although the
criminal laws call for reformatory
sentences for minors.
The opinions by Attorney-Gener-
a Brundage's assistants are said tc
hold that the Baldwin bills also
conflict with some of the provisions
q the parole laws.
N Severe punishment for gun mer
was advocated before the legisla-
ture by Charles Fitzmorris, Chicago
chief of police. Measures introduc-
{ ID by Senator Frank P. Sadler, q
former Judge, making the deatt
penalty a possible punishment fol
highway robbery, were defeated.
Provision by other legislation fol
the transfer of criminals to the
stats farm is said to take care Of
lsy'tAe purposes of the Thon bill.
& Speculation Is Rife.
y Governor Small's action on omni
bus bill appropriations was the biz
question in legislative circles to
day. Members were speculating or
the amount which the governor viii
cut from the bill.
The executive office was CLOSED
to all but state officers and s.hat,
and house leaders today as tn,
governor worked on the big appro
priation bill.
1t was learned this morning tha
probably more than sixty bill.
u would fail to receive the governor!
consideration. These measures, i
signed after July l, would probabl!
not become laws until July l, 1922
and their fate even then would res
on decisions of the courts.
Bills which the governor neithe
ngns nor vetoes would be in tn
same situation.
bella. Causes Confusion.
The delay in getting bills to Gov
amor Small in time for him to con
sider them all before his final mes
sage TO the regular session cause,
the worst mixup in years. !
As result Of the situation, Lieu
tenant-Governor Sterling today ad
Ucated a change in the method o
holding sessions. recommendin,
that only 80 days be given to intro
duction Of bills followed by 80 day,
Tor consideration and study O
measures. which he said woult
eliminate confusion l.. the rush @
losing q session and would Civ,
- governor time to consider al
masures passed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
CHICAGO HAS
milk TRUST"
States Attorney Will Submit Aass
Of Figures on Prices to
Grand Jury.

Chicago, June 30.-A mass Of fig
ures on milk prices here has been
collected by Assistant St4te's At
torney Edward Taylor and Secre-
tary Russell J. Poole of the coun-
ellis high cost committee for sub
mission to a grand jury to show
what they term a milk trust" in
existence here, it was announced
today.
Asserting that milk should retail
at 10 cents quart, Mr.. Poole, in a
statement placed the blame for
high prices principally on the dis
tributor,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
STRIKE THREAT
IS DISSIPATED
English Engineering Trades Work
ers Agree With Employers ON
Wage Reductions.

London, June 30.-The threaten
ed strike in the engineering trades,
due to differences on the wage re-
duction question, was averted to-
day at the conference of represen-
tatives of the employers and the
engineers. The conferees accepted
the provisional agreement which
had been reached by committees
representing the two sides of the
controversy, the terms Of which
would be balloted upon by the men
within a fortnight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
PRESIDENT IS
firm ON TARIFF
Insists That no Legislation Be At
tempted Which Might Delay
Enactment of Bill,

Washington, June 30.-Presi-
dent Harding is understood to have
taken a firm stand today during a
conference with some house lead
ers that no legislation should be at
tempted that would delay enact
ment Of the tariff and revenue
bills. The president was said to
be keenly solicitous that both the
senate and house give priority to
these two measures and expedite
action on them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
IRISH LEADERS
Are RELEASED
British Free Arthur Griffith and
MacNoill From Mount Joy
Prison.

Dublin, June S0.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. Arthur Griffith,
founder of the Sim Fein organ
ization. and John MacNeill. presi-
dent of the Gaelic league. were re-
leased from Mount Joy prison here
this afternoon.
Michael Staines and B J. Dug
gan, Sim Fein members of the
British house OF commons, also
were released from Mount Joy
prison this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
DUBUQUERS GET
ICE ONCE MORE
Famine Of Two Months Ends With
Settlement of Te1msterS'
Strike.

Dubuque, Iowa, June 80. = Du-
buque. without ice during the last
two months. rejoiced today when
an announcement that the strike Of
teamsters and truck drivers had
bene settled. A regular schedule of
ice deliveries will once more be put
in operation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
NO CHANCE
OF HALTINC
BIG FIGHT
'Reformers" Must Pre-
sent More Facts to Get
Grand Jury Action.
BULLETIN.

jersey City, N. j, June w.
Governor Edwards today told
the Associated Press that the
Dempsey Carpenter fight would
go on Saturday.
Trenton, n. j. June 3O.-In q
latest effort to stop the Demp-
sey.Carpentier fight at Jersey
City Saturday, DIR. Wilbur I.
Crafts, superintendent Of the
International Reform bureau
today wrote to Governor Ed.
wards demanding that he pre-
vent the bout.
Jersey City, N. j, June 30.-
Prosecutor Pierre Garven today
told q representative Of the AS
sOciated Press that unless more
facts we're presented to him by
the International Reform Blu.
reau, he would not recommend
to the Hudson county grand
Jury tomorrow that it return an
Indictment sought to block the
Dempsey. Carpenter bout here
Saturday.
Representatives of the bureau
and the Clergymen's Communit!
club of Jersey City, after having
failed in three attempts to get al
staying the match yester
day appeared before the prosecuto
and laid before him facts whicl
they claim tended to show tina
Tex Rfckard and the prin
cipals were planning a crimina
violation Of state law by staging |
prize fight instead of a boxinl
match.
Mr.. Garven today said:
Il will present all the fact
which are now in my possession
= violation of the law o.
the part OF the principals connecte'
with the fight.
IF no further facts are present
ed to me other than those now Il
my possession, l will not recon
mend to the grand jury an indict
ment in this matter"
Charge Law Violation.
Jersey City N. j., June 30.-Con
spiracy to violate the New Jerse
boxing law will be the charg
brought against Tex Rickard an
his associates as we'll as JAG
Dempsey and George Carpenter a
a hearing before the Hudson count
grand jury tomorrow.
The charges we're brought by tn
International Reform Bureau, mem
bers Of which maintain that tn
bout between Dempsey and Carper
tier next Saturday is prize figh
while under the New Jersey la,
only b, ling exhibitions may
held.
Indictments We're Promised.
Prosecutor Pierre Garven said
would ask the grand jury to retur
indictments. Should the iLdict
ments lie granted the men concern
ed would be placed under arres
and the court will either quash tn
indictments or bring them to tria
Should the bout be staged durin
the intervening time all indicte
would be guilty of contempt {
court.
The International Reform Bureau
in their attempt to prevent th
bout, took their case to the gran
jury after they failed to obtain il
functions against Rickard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

Poughkeepsie, n. y, June 30
UNITED Press.)-Rumors of a con-
tempt proceeding against James A.
Stillman were heard here today,
the second day of the secret hear
ing in his divorce suit.
Stillman's reiterated reply to
nearly all questions asked him on
the witness stand: Il refuse to an
swer on the ground that it might
tend to incriminate me-" would be
the basis If Mrs. Stillmans attor-
neys decided to ask that he be
booked for contempt. He made that
reply to such questions as: "Is
this your photograph and who
christened your yacht 'Modesty?'" p"
Wife is Contemptuous.
Lawyers for the defense admit
ted that they expected to get little
from Stillman, who sat mopping
his bald head with a handkerchief
as he answered the questions.
A few feet away was Mrs. Still
man, whose contempt for her hus-
band showed in the slight smile
with which she greeted his contin-
ued refusal to answer.
When her lawyers asked Still
man the following question, "Do
you honestly believe that by an
swering the question wou would
convict yourself of a crime?" Mrs
Stillman bent further over the
knitting which served to keep her
eyes from her husband.
! Husband Has Tough Luck.
Stillman's discomfort yesterday
] when he was compelled to meet
the amused contempt of his wife
was further increased. it was learn.
ed today, by a misfortune occur.
ring when he entered the building
| Clad in natty dark suit, Still
man entered the place through the
basement door. Almost immedi.
ately he stepped into a drain pipe
Partially clad, he was compelled
to wait in his cramped quarters
until his trousers had been sem
out to be cleaned and pressed. the
tailor getting $40 for his trouble.
Mrs. Stillman's attorneys held &
conference before the session tt
shape up the line of attack.
Gives Mrs. Leeds Many Gifts.
/ They hope to obtain a rulin,
admitting the evidence of a number
Of witnesses now waiting to TAX,
the stand. These witnesses, it wa.
learned, were expected to tell o
, Stillman's alleged jewelry gifts II
/, Florence Lawler Leeds.
| One such witness, Cartier. ;
Fifth avenue jeweler, was herr
with his own lawyer. Mrs. Still
mans attorneys hoped to prov
that Stillman had given Mrs. Iced
$500, 900 worth Of jewelry and tina
!. the gifts have increased in valu
. and number since the divorce sui
, commenced.