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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
SH0TCUN'S
BUTT MAY BE
CRIME CLUE
Camper Makes Significant
Find Near Scene of
Kennedy Murder.

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 12.-The
discovery of the butt of double
barreled shotgun in the Pacific
ocean near Santa Monica, was an
nounced today by sheriff's officers
investigating the mysterious muir
der of J: Bolton kennedy The
butt was found last Saturday by
camper it was understood. 1t was
found on the beach after the surf
had receded.
at the sneriff's office it was stated
the sherfff's' office it was stated
the butt was from a 12-gauge shot
gun. Two undischarged 12-gauge
shotgun cartridges were found near
the cottage where the broker was
found with the back of his head
blown Off The discovery, the OF
ficerS said, was made near a point
where the divers employed by Dis
trict Attorney Woolwine had been
searching for the missing weapon.
The district attorney selected this
point because the mileage register
ed on the speedometer of an auto
mobile, alleged to have been rented
on Friday by Arthur G. Burch, in
dicted for the alleged murder,
showed the car travelled just far
enough to reach it.
Arraignment of the two princi-
pals in the case, held in Jail today
without bonds, is the next formal
| feature scheduled in the unfolding
| of developments in the investiga-
| ton here of the mysterious Staying
of John Bolton Kennedy, insurance
| broker, at his summer home In
Beverly Glen, on Aug. 3.
The two persons indicted by the
grand jury yesterday on murder
charges are Madalynne Obenchain
| of Chicago and Los Angeles, Ken
redy'S purported sweetheart, and
Arthur c. Burch, young friend of
| the Chicago divorcee and college
acquaintance of Kennedy.
| Arrangements are set for Monday.
Meantime, it is understood, fur
| ther investigation on the part OF
the authorities continues together
with wide search for the missing
! shotgun with which the broker was
| killed A reward of $3.50 has been
offered by a local newspaper for
the weapon.
ObeRchain Coming.
Mrs. Obenchain, who collapsed
following her Indictment yesterday,
seemed much improved later when
word came that her former hus-
| band, Ralph Obenchain, attorney,
had left Chicago to be with her
during the trial.
A telegram received by Burch in
Jail also materially frightened the
young college man. 1t was from
his father, the Rev. William A.
Burch, Illinois minister. 1t read:
Arrive Los Angeles Sunday
afternoon"
Burch and Mrs. Obenchain saw
each other yesterday for the first
time since Sunday, but they were
some distance apart and neither
made any effort to talk with the
other. Across the width of the
prison Mrs. Obenchain stood chat
ting with her attorney. Burch was
in his cell, the bars of which open
| ed into the corridor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
LIBERALS ASK
FOR PUBLICITY
AT CONFERENCE
Open Sessions of Dis
arnaing Farley
Fouored.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus.)

WaSnlngton, Aug. 12.-Open Co
venants openly arrived at are to be
demanded of the disarmament con-
ference by the liberal element in
the United States senate.
The opening gun in the fight for
publicity instead of secrecy has
been fired by Senator Hiram John
son of California Although the
senate has been debating the wis
dom of Secretary Hughes policy in
Withholding from the public infor-
nation concerning his negotiations
with the German government about
the treaty OF peace, the whole dis
cuss1on is merely a precursor of
struggle for an open conference on
Nov. IL. when the representatives
OF Great Britain, France, Italy,
Japan and the United States meet
to discuss far eastern questions as
well as disarmament.
The White house position is this:
While the greatest amount of pub
licity concerning the conference
will be encouraged, there is doubt
whether open sessions would be
advisable. Reference is made at the
White house to the fact that
President Wilson found such a
course of open sessions impractic-
able at the Paris conference. 1t
was indicated that the rules about
publicity would be made by the con-
ference itself after the nations had
assembled. Inquiry was made as to
whether the United States would
advocate open sessions but it is
stated that such an inference was
not justified even though America
would advocate that the facts about
the conference be given the widest
publicity.
In other words while the confer
ence is in session the present trend
of opinion is that the press shall be
excluded just as was the case at
Paris. When conclusions have
been reached, announcement will
be made Of them. No opportunity
would be given to hear the argu-
ment pro and con or to understand
the exact position of the various
! countries except as that may be en-
bodied in formally phrased state
ments.
OF course there will be an open
session for show purposes as was
the case at Paris when the action
taken in private is formally an
nounced, but the outlook is that all
the discussions on tn vital profits
will be confidential and held in
secret
! JOhnson's Demand.
Senator Johnson of California,
with Characteristic courage has
started the demand for open
! J
/ ate he said:
Il congratulate the president of
| the United States and the secretary
of state in calling the disarmament
conference. l hope and l pray that
it may be a success in every re-
! Continued on Page SeYenl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
DAUGHTER TOLD
OF BIG LEGACY
Father Traces Girl After 40 Years
Separa tiOn-HOlds 100000 in
Trust Left by Grandparent.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 12.-After
40 years separation from his fam
lily, Horace w. Alison of Philadel-
phia has just traced his daughter,
Deville Caroline. to Birmingham.
Ala, where he informed her that
he held in trust for her an estate
represented to exceed 5000, 900, left
her by her grandfather, Walter Ali
son, in 1889. The search began in
Moberly. Mo-, where Alison left his
daughter after her mothers death.
II took him to Palestine, Texas.
where she had gone after marriage.
thence to Illinois and finally to
Alabama. Alison is said to have
discovered that he is the grand
father of five children.
His daughters married name is
withheld.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
GOVERNOR WITH
MOTOR CARAVAN

Springfield. ILL.,, Aug. 12.-No re-
ply to States Attorney Mortimer )
offer of a change of venue in the
Small embezzlement case, had been
made by the governor or his at
torneys this morning. Instead the
governors lawyers were said to be
studying certified copies of all
papers in the case, searching for
some avenue of escape from prose-
cution.
The governor spent the night at
his home in Kankakee. planning to
leave today for Momence to join tho
Dixie Highway motor caravan en-
route to Chicago to dedicate the
new hard road extending from Chi
cago to Danville on its route to the
south.
The governor was expected to
take advantage of his presence in
Chicago by conferring with Mayor
Thompson, Fred Lundin and other
political allies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
CHARGE PASTOR
WITH SLAYING
CATHOLIC DEAN
Priest Killed for Off
ciafing at Wed
ding.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 12.-
Omitted Press.)-Rev. Edwin r.
Stephenson, itinerant Methodist
minister, was held in city Jail to-
day on charges of murder, follow
ing the Staying of Father James E.
Coyle, dean of the Catholic church
in North Alabama and pastor of St.
Paurs church in Birmingham.
Stephenson, in. statement made
following his arrest, made it appar-
ent that he will claim self-defense
Father Coyle was shot to death
as he sat on the front porch of the
parish house. The minister sur
rendered Immediately following the
shooting. Father Coyle died an
hour later.
Grief over the fact that his
daughter had married a Catholic,
the ceremony having been perform
ed yesterday by Father Coyle, was
the cause of the shooting, police
said today.
Mrs. Stephenson said, while she
and her husband were hunting their
daughter, who had not returned
from work, they received a message
that she had married Pedro Guiss-
man, a Porto Rican and a Catholic
Stephenson told police that ht
was walking past the parish house
and saw Father Coyle sitting OF
the porch.
HE called to me and asked me II
sit down." he continued. We start
ed to talk about my daughters mar
riage." A bitter argument appar
emily followed and Stephenson de
| cleared, Il called him "a dirty dog
or words to that effect. He told mt
not to make that remark. Then
said he was "a dirty dog again anC
/ he struck me twice. He ran hi!
hand into his pocket and l shot"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
ADMITSCRIME
UPON SCAFFOLD
Confession Read Just Before Trap
is Sprung -Teiegrapher's Mis-
take Causes Sh0rtliVed Joy.

Union, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Charles H.
Jacoy, % years old, of st. Louis,
was hanged in the Franklin county
Jail here today for completely in
the murder Of Benjamin Schobe,
Nov. 20, last.
In a statement read by Father Dc
Valbos, just before the trap was
sprung, Jacoy asked forgiveness of
Schobe's relatives for his share of
the crime which was done under
the influence of liquor"
Jacoy, previously had insisted he
was innocent.
ShOrtlived Joy.
Union, Mo, Aug. 12-While kneel-
| ing in prayer in his cell at The
Franklin county jail here las
night, Charles Jacoy, % years old
of St. Louis, condemned to be hang
ed today, was told telegram ha:
arrived from Governor Hyde a
Jefferson City, granting him a thir
ty-day reprieve. His joy was short
lived, however, for a few minute
| later, when the original messag
arrived at the prison, 1t was dis
closed that telegrapher had mad
a mistake in transmitting the mes
| sage over the telephone and mean
that Jacoy must die at nine o'cloc
this morning.
The telegram was from the gov
ernor, confirming his granting of
thirty day reprieve recently t
John W. Carroll, "a, of Fair Chance
| Pa, who was sentenced to han
with Jacoy, following their convic
tion for the murder of Benjami
Schobe, a garage owner at Berger
Mo-, Nov. 20, last. The telegraphe
lad confused the names. Jacoy'
tears of JOY were Immediately turn
ed to tears of sadness and he onj
shook his head and continued pro
Tossing innocence when the bite
truth was made known to him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
VETERANS CAN
FILE ON LANDS
Over Two Hundred Farms to be
Opened to Entry by Ex-Serv-
ice Men Next Month.

Washington. Aug. 12.-More than
two hundred farms on government
reclaimed land will be opened to
entry by former service men next
month. Until 60 days after the
opening, the interior department
announced today, none but veterans
will be permitted to make filings,
but others will be accepted later,
if any claim remains unified by
soldiers at that time.
The farms are located in the
North Platte irrigation project, Wy
oming, and will be opened for en-
try on Sept 8, while others on the
Shoshone project, 81 in number,
will be opened one week later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
FEAR To REMOVE
DAWSON TUMOR
Capitalist on Operating Table Over
Three Hours-COndition Re-
ported Satisfactory.

New York, Aug. 12-An operation
today on Henry P. Dawson Of ]. p.
Morgan & Co, for an affection OF
the auditory nerve disclosed a
tumor near the brain, it was an
nounced at Roosevelt hospital,
where the operation was perform
ed by four specialists. Although
Mr.. Dawson was on the, operating
table for more than three hours
the tumor will not be removed, I
was stated, because Of loss Of blood
and depression caused by the an
aesthetic His condition, however
was reported satisfactory.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
ARREST ENTIRE
POLICE FORCE
Unique Situation at Duquoin-Chief
and All Officers Seized on Two
Charges-Out on Bond.

Duquoin, Ill. Aug. 12-Duquoin
faced the unique situation yester-
day afternoon of having its police
forced arrested on different charges.
Chief of Police Huelsman and Mo-
tor Cop Pyle were arrested on a
kidnapping charge in connection
with the arrest of three men who
were alleged to have stolen goods
from an Illinois Central freight
car.
Patrolmen Kelley and Cook were
arrested following a dispute in
which Attorney L. A. Cranston was
bruised.
All of the policemen were releas-
ed on bond and resumed their Off
cial duties,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
CELEBRATE
OPENING OF
dixie ROAD
Motorists Stage Parade on
Highway From DAN
vile to Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-This is Dixie
Highway day at Chicago's Pageant
at Progress, and a celebration is
being staged to mark the compile
ton of Illinois section of the high
way between Chicago and Dan
Vile, Ill.
The highway from Danvlile TO
Chicago today was alive with mo-
torists, big delegation of Danvilie
motorists being joined on their way
to Chicago by other delegations at
Hoopeston, Watseca, kankakee.
Momence, Crete, Steger, Chicago
Heights and Blue Island. The dele
cations were met here by repre-
sentatives of various automobile
clubs and conducted to the munici-
nal pier where the Pageant is being
held. It was hoped that the parade
would be headed by Uncle Joe"
Cannon. The road between Chica
go and Danville was started IL
1916.
Small Joins Party.
Danville, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-More than
a hundred automobiles, decorated
with flowers and flags, left here
early this morning over the Dixie
Highway for Chicago, where the
formal ceremonies celebrating the
opening of one of the longest paw
cd roads in the United States,
stretching from Oanville to Chica-
60, was to be held today at the
Pageant of Progress. Others join
ed the tourists at Rossville,
Hoopeston, Momence and other
points along the road.
Governor Small informed the
Danyille party he would be walt
ing at Momence to make the trip
into Chicago.
Officials who made the trip were
James A. Riley, president of the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce;
W G. Edens, and r. J. Finnegan
of Chicago, and Mayor Madden and
Major E. c. ThornetOn, secretary
Of the Vermillion county Automo-
bile club.
A large limousine, covered from
tail-light to bumpers with whit
rose petals, bore Miss Josephine
Koonz as Miss Dixie" and Miss
Beatrice Huber, as Miss Danville.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
TWO KILLED IN
AERIAL STUNT

Mason City, Iowa, Aug. 1.-TWO
airplanes, becoming entangled 500
feet in the air while Ray Koch, 4
stunt fiier, was attempting to trans
fer from one to the other. crashed
10 earth here last night. killing
Koch and w. W. Johnson, one OF
the pilots, and seriously wound
ing Ray McWhorter, second pilo--
McWhorter is in a hospital suf-
fering from a broken leg and bruis-
es. They were practicing for an
exhibition which was to be given
at the fair here on Monday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
Late Bulletins

kenosha, Wis, Aug. r.
Cracksmen made an. effort to
blow the safe of the Bristol
State bank at Bristol, a town
west of here, at an early hour
this morning, the outer doors of
the bank being broken open and
four holes bored into the doors
of the vault. A special burglar
proof lock Is declared to have
saved the bank.
Minneapolis, Minn-, Aug. IL.
Two men with four revOlvers
walked in a card game In an
apartment house here at 8 p.
MI today, picked up $1,000 table
stakes, and walked out.
Washington, Aug. 12.-By a
vote of 1856 to So, the house
passed today the Graham bill to
Impose 80 per cent adValOrem
duty on re-impOrtatiOnS OF sup
plies sold by the American army
abroad.
Springfield, I'LL, Aug. 12-The
city council today receded part
way from its position in the util-
ities controversy and offered a
new franchise to the Springfield
Gas ard Electric company. With
a shutdown imminent the COM
many refused to accept anything
but an exclusive franchise which
would stop further Development
of the municipal plant
Washington, Aug. 12.-Secre.
tary Weeks has asked the Uni-
yersity of Pennsylvania to re-
lease Maior-General Leonard
Wood from his promise to be-
come provost OF the university,
and it was indicated today that
the administration expected the
reply to be favorable.
General Wood then Will be
free to accept the g0yernor-gen-
eralship OF the Philippines.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
FOIL NEGROES
PLOT TO ESCAPE
Turnkey of Dixon Jail Finds Iron
Bars Concealed in Cell OF
Prisoners.

Dixon, Ill, Aug. 12.-Prepara-
tions for an attempted jail delivery
by three negroes, held in the Lee
county fail for the murder Of VIII
liam Coffey in a bIack-and-tan re-
sort east Of the city, Aug. l. were
discovered this morning by Turn
KEY John Gaffney. when. while
cleaning the. corridor OF the cell
room his foot touched two iron bars
in the door OF the cell occupied by
the negroes, and the bars fell out
1t is believed the negroes sawed.
the bars with heavy cord, using;
soap and molasses as lubricants-
and had planned to assault thei
turnkey with the bars when he
brought them their meals. and thus
gain easy access to freedom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
RUSH RIOTERS
TO TERRA HAUTE

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 12.-
Thomas Williams and Ruby Grif-
fiths, ccal miners, who were ar
rested Thursday in connection with
the<disorders in the Sullivan county
coal fields, were brought to Terre
Haute late last night by Sheriff
Ed Douthwitt of that county and
placed in the Vigo county Jail here.
Sheriff Duthwitt said he desired TO
bring the prisoners here for safe
keeping after he had received
threats that a mob would be organ
lied to free the miners
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
SOVIET TOFREE
ALL AMERICANS

Riga, Letvia, Aug. 12.-(By The
Associated Press. "A telegram was
sent to Moscow today by Maxim
Litvinoff. the soviet envoy here Tor
the Russian relief negotiations, sug-
costing that all Americans whose
addresses could easily be learned,
be rounded up Immediately and
given opportunity to leave Russia,
as a guarantee of the good faith OF
the soviet government in its desire
70 permit every American TO quit
Russia who desired TO do so.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
HUNGARY Gets
Note ON PEACE

Budapest, Aug. 12.-tBy The AS
sociated Press.)-The Hungarian
government has received a note
from the United States government
communicating the contents of the
resolution adopted by the American
congress, early in July, regarding
peace with Austria and Hungary.
ine note adds that if Hungary ad-
neres to the principles expressed in
Tie resolution, negotiation for peace
can be commenced Immediately.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
Refer SILESIAN DISPUTE TO LEAGu
PAPA HARDING
AND NURSE TELL
ABOUT WEDDING
"Just Thought We'd
Like to Marry-ar,d
So We Did"

Marion, Ohio, Aug. 12.-Onited
Press.)-"We just thought wed
like to get married-and so we
did"
And that is the whole story OF
the 'elopement" of DR.. G. T. Hard
ing, father of the president, ex-
pressed to the United Press here
today.
1T was also sudden, you know
the new Mrs. Harding explained.
The couple, all smiles and f1dgety
were eager to tell just how it was.
1T was simple as could be-
Harding, who is rs, pointing to his
bride, 52-"we just thought there
was no time better than the pres
ent. l had planned to go to De
troit to see L. B. Sanborn. a canned
fruit merchant, who is a good
friend of mine. Then on second
thought said to Alice, better come
on and go with me-
I'VE can run over in Canada and
be married, told her.
1T was pretty sudden-so sud-
den that neither of us took any
fancy clothes. Anyway, Mrs. Hard
ing doesn't care much about fancy
things.
Plain old things-lfke me-are
good enough for her.
When we got to Detroit we
found that the Canadian marriage
law was such that we couldn't get
license that day, so we had Mr..
Sanborn drive US to Monroe. Mich
VIII Settle Down.
The ceremony was very simple
and we left Immediately for To
ledo, where we had supper at the
Boody house. Then Sanborn drove
us to Walbridge, Ohio, where we
took the train for home, and here
we are, ready to settle down right
in the old home-498 Center"
Asked if his wife was a good
| cook, Harding said: Maybe car
tell you all about that later on
I'm not worried about it."
The bride was smiling happily
Her bridal gown was plain darF
suit and very long skirt. Harding
also wore a dark suit and an ole
! Civil war style army hat, even t
the gold braid.
When they stepped in the tow1
picture gallery, e. V. Vail, the pho
tographer, started fussing arounc
about the picture taking.
Shoot right ahead" said Hard
ing. Lets get this thing ovel
with" He kept keen eye on the
bride as their first marriage pic,
tureS were snapped
Mrs. Harding has known her hus.
band for 25 years.
She has been in his Office as
helper for the last three years
She said she intended to continue
helping in his Office if he will lei
her.
The little town of Marion, scene
of the Harding campaign, was ex-
ultant over the announcement OF
the marriage.
When the couple walked down
Main street there were cheers from
all the village folk and the men
stood in line to offer their congrat-
ulations. Harding. as one of his
friends said. felt right smart
proud" to display his new bride
Wires President.
Marion, Ohio, Aug. 12.-(Associa-
| ted Press. First ofhcia announce
ment of the marriage was tele-
graphed to President Harding late
last night by an employe of his
newspaper, the Marion Star.
DR.. Harding, who is II. has beer
a practicing physician in Mario1
for so years. His bride was borI
in Marion county 50 years ago.
Her father, Oscar Severns, wa
one of the pioneer settlers Of Mar
ion county. He and his wife diet
several years ago.
DR.. Harding has five living chill
dren. His first wife died IL year
ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
Attacks NEWBERRY.

Washington. Aug. 12.-The read
ing of a memorial from the Michi-
gan legislature, eulogizing Sena-
tors Townsend and Newberry pre-
c1pitated a rilt in the house when
Senator Newberry was attacked by
Representative Garrett and de-
tended by Representative Ford
ney.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
SEEKING BASIS
OF IRISH PEACE
De VaIera's Reply to British Pro-
pOsals Neither Acceptance Nor
ReiectiOn-NO Break.

Dublin, Aug. 12.-CBy The Asso-
ciated Press 1.-The letter from
Eamonn de Valera, Irish republi-
can leader, delivered to Premier
Lloyd George yesterday, is neither
an acceptance nor a rejection, of
the Irish peace proposals, it was
learned here today. The letter
raises various questions to which
an answer is necessary. The letter
NAV serve to facilitate future deal
ings, it was said, and is not expect
ed to lead to a break in negotia-
tions.