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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
HAVING BABIES rs
TO GLORY OF GOD,
MOTHER DECLARES

Denver, Colo. Nov. 28.-Con-
fronted by the recommendation
in Juvenile court that she sub
NIT to an operation that would
make it impossible for her to
bear children, Mrs. Clyde Cos
sidente of Denver, the mother
of five children, said today she
would not allow such an opera
ton to be performed.
IF l have children, it is to
the glory of God" she cried
when her husband, an Italian
interpreter, informed her OF the
courts recommendation.
Judge Royal r. Graham of
Georgetown, Colo, presided
during the hearing
Mrs. Cossidente was hailed
into court on complaint Of so
cal workers alleging her chill
dren were under -nouTished and
their home in d filthy condition
4 committee was appointed by
the court TO Investigate the
case. which was continued un-
til Jan. 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
T HREE DE-,
79 HURT IN
MOVIE FIRE
Scores Trampled in Rush
for Exits in New Haven
Theatre.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 2S.-(By
the Associated Press. )-Three lives
were lost and 70 persons were more
or less seriously injured when fire
broke out in the Rialto picture
theatre here last night 1t is pos
sible that farther search of the
ruins of the play house will add one
more name to the list of dead, as 4.
H. Perrigo, os this city, has not
been seen since the fire was discov-
cred and the panic=stricken crowd
surged toward the doors of the
theatre. His son was among the
injured.
21 in Hospitals.
Fifty eight persons who were
either burned or trampled by the
crowd which stormed toward the
exits when the flames swept into
the theatre from the stage were in
hospitals today. Twenty-one who
were taken to- hospitals when the
fire was raging were given treat
ment and were sent to their homes.
twenty-five of the injured were
Yale students. All will recover, it
was declared.
One Body Identified.
Only one body. that of Timothy
]. Hanlon, 5S, had been identified
this morning. 1t was believed he
was trampled to death as examina-
tion of his injuries showed his neck
was broken.
Two other bodies taken from the
theatre were burned so badly that
identification was impossible. One
was the body of an elderly woman
and the other was that of young
man, apparently about 20 years of
age
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1921.

NopeCldl 10 Inc ATguS.t
Washington, Nov. 2S.-President
Harding has taken informally the
first step toward the preparation
Of the idea of international con-
ference as developed by the meet
ing of the present conference for
the limitation Of armaments.
Mr.. Harding is sounding the
powers as to his plan. 1t is not =
league of nations nor an associa-
ton of nations in the sense that
the Versailles treaty created an in
ternational body. No such formal
or rigid Institution nor such rules
and regulations or obligations as
the covenant of the league pTovid-
ed are in Mr.. Harding's mind but
he does hope TO develop a sequel
tn the first and second Hague con-
ferences of 1899 and 1907 which
may benefit by the experience Of
those two international gatherings
and bring about a general get-to-
gether meeting Of nations at fire.
Quent intervals.
Root is Helpful.
The president has about him men
like Elihu Root. who are familiar
with the Hague conference work
and its defects and who can ad-
wise him how TO avoid the pitfalls
of those meetings. One trouble was
that the initiative in calling Hague
conferences was left to an indiyid-
ual The emperor of Russia called
The meeting in 1899 and it was
President Roosevelt who was about
to bring the second conference into
session when the emperor of Russia
again took the initiative in 1907.
The understanding then was that
the conferences would be held ev-
cry seven years and a third cor
ference was about to be summoned
when the European war clouds of
1914 gathered and prevented a
meeting.
Mr.. Harding's first improvement
Upon the original Hague plan IS
the setting up of Il machinery for
the calling of the conferences. Here
1T Washington that point will be
discussed and It is indeed the only
thing that need be laid before the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
DECATUR WOMAN
TRIES SUICIDE
Mrs. Francis Reed, Deserted by
Husband. Goes to Chicago and
Drinks Poison.

Chicago, NoYa 2S.-six months
ago Francis Marion Reed of Deca-
tur, Ill. fed his home town. TAX
ing with him the $50 which he and
his wife had saved He left his
wife behind. On Friday she came
to Chicago to look for him after
disheartening- efforts to support
herself Two days search was
fruitless, and on Saturday night
she drank poison. Doctors at the
county hospital said she would
live and she's going back to De-
catur to start all over again.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
TAXI OPERATOR
HELD AS Thief

Peoria, Ill, Nov. 2S.-James Da-
wilson. taxicab operator, today is
held one of the leaders of a gang
OF automobile thieves, while Charles
Arnold and John Peterson, Peo-
rians. are held by the police as
participants in al least seven auto
mobile thefts committed in this
city recently. Police are also in
search of another man who is said
to be the big chief OF the gang
His arrest is expected at any time,
according to tie police
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
CHARGE FARMER
WITH FORGERY
w. A. Musick. Lincoln, Ill, Alleged
TO Have Secured $4,000 by
Bogus Signatures.

Lincoln, Ill, Nov. 2S.-W. A.
Musick, prominent land owner at
Beason, was arrested today on
warrants charging him with forger-
les amounting to $4,000. He IS
said to have signed the name OF
Daniel E. Curry, a retired farmer
and former Logan county super
visor, to three notes. Civil suits
for the recovery of 100000 were
also filed against him.
Musick, it was said, was caught
by a falling market in farm land
speculations, and forged the notes
in an effort to avert bankruptcy
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
ESCAPES JAIL
ON Wire ROPE
Archie Pollock Uses Bed Springs TO
Lower Sell so Feet to Ground
From Peoria County Prison.

Peoria. Ill. Nov IS. - Lowering
himself so feet TO the ground, by d
wire rope fashioned from parts OF
his bed spring, Archie Pollock, un-
der a years sentence for attempted
highway robbery, escaped from the
county jail some time last night.
according to an announcement
from the sheriff's Office today. 1t
was his second attempt in eight
days TO break from the county
nriSCn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
SOLOMON IN ALL
HIS GLORY NOT IN
1T WITH THIS CHAP

Marysville, Cal, Nov. 2S.-A
pair of socks comprised the
clothing worn by Allen McDon-
aid of Fresno, Cal. when he
walked into Marysvilie, last
night, foot-sore and weary. He
shiveringly told the police two
men he met in a box car had
robbed him OF his other cloth
ing and a valuable watch and
elected him from the box car
some miles from here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
NEGROES SHOOT
Three Whites

Jerseyville, Ill, Nov. 2S.-Four
negroes and one white man were
being held by the police here today
in connection with a gun fight be-
tween whites and blacks Saturday
night in which three whites were
wounded. The fight occurred at the
Chicago & Alton depot Police said
they were unable to learn the cause
OF the trouble
Too much white mule" officers
said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
GIRL, SLIGHTLY
HURT, DIES LATER
OF HEART ATTACK

Dixon, Ill, Nov. 2S.-Three hours
after she had been struck and very
slightly hurt by an automobile near
Franklin Grove, Bernice Wingert,
13 years old, daughters of Rev. F.
E. Wingert of Franklin Grove,
died from heart failure at a nearby
house to which she walked unas-
sisted after the accident last night
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
RECALL TROOPS
IN COAL FIELDS

Washington. Nov. 2S.-Federal
troops sent from Camp Knox AMI
Fort Thomas. Kentucky. TO the coal
fields of West Virginia to restore
order. were ordered today to re
turn to their home stations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
AGEDFATHER OF
JAMES COX DEAD

Camden. Ohio, Nov. 28.-Enited
Press. Gilbert Cox, father of
James ri Cox. former Ohio gov
er1or and Democratic presidential
nominee. died a. his home here last
night
/ He had been ~ for many weeks.
Ae was IS years old.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28

Sunset today, 4:34; sunrise to-
morrow. 1909.
River stage at a m. II, fall
of .01 in last As hours.
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28
The WEATHER

Cloudy and unsettled weather
tonight and Tuesday. Not much
change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday,
IS; lowest last night, 35.
Wind velocity at Z m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "a hours, .01.
m
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Continued on Page Four.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-28

Aas aVIpied with the fact that there
ano,seen no indication that the
.ron9,' 'ean "a delegates have receded
sstio 'aelr adherence to the feet
tirc.,as proposed were reports IN
os ia'ion today that Japan. fail
'nsss " nave her own standard OF
an atisurement accepted for fixing the
ltfio vas disposed to accept the
N the American proposal.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28
ONLY UNITED STATES HAS
AL FRISCO INAUG-
URATION

II President Harding had been In
Quoted into the chief office I'm some
other republics on March 4, the cere-
monies would have varied from a sim
pliclty even greater than that he In
sisted upon, to an investlture OF al
most regal splendor.
If he had followed the customs long
observed I'm France, the ceremony
would have taken place I'm the White
House. Instead OF taking formal
oath he would have uttered pledge
to cOnsecrate himself to the service
Of the republic-and he would have
ended by kissing the retiring President
on both cheeks.
II he had been made President ac.
cording to the practice OF the Mexi-
cans, he would have taken the oath
In the hall Of the house Of represen-
tatives at midnight. After the admin
lstration of the oath he would have
received the embrace OF his predeces-
sOr.
In Brazil after being sworn In, he
would have hung across mis- chest a
broad band or the colors OF the coun-
try, supporting a medal-the insignia
OF the presidency.
In Chile, following the taking of the
oath before Joint session OF con
gress, he would have gone through
streets lined with soldiers at "preseRt
arms" to a special TIE Deum servic,
in the principal church OF the city
Immediately afterward he would hav'
held reception, and would then have
paid a visit 10 the ex.presldent.
II he had been indicted into the
presidency of the war-torn and war
threatened republic Of Poland, h'
Sould have gone to "White House
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28

at whose doors were stationed cav
alrymen with drawn sabers. When he
went abroad he would be preceded,
not by a trim policeman or an Argus
eyed secret service man, but by her
aid who would demand that the popu-
lace uncover before the most noble
President"
And II Mr.. Harding, instead Of be-
ing installed as chief executive Of the
worlds biggest republic, had been
seated ms one of the heads of the
smallest republic, San Marino he
would have experienced the most
elaborate procedure OF all. He would
have donned quaint medieval state
garments; would have marched
through the streets Of the capital pre-
coded by heralds and escorted by gor-
geously-unifOrmed soldiers; would
have attended preliminary church
service during which his predecessor
would sit ON canopied throne soon
to be occupied by him; and finally
would have had placed on his head @
headdress Indicative OF his office.
In addition to differences In the Off
cial ceremonies by which the presi
dents of the world are indicted int
office, there are many variations II
the festivities and celebrations tina
accompany these events In som'
cases the accompanying observance
have become practically part Of thu
official procedure. The newly installed
French president almost invariably
drives to the Hotel de vile, the Pari
city hall, after taking office, TO atten'
luncheon and reception as the CUES
Of the president anu members OF tn
municipal council. In Mexico. durln
the evening preceding the midnight in
duction into office, the president-elec
usually attends banquet given in hi
honor by the mayor OF the City o
Mexico. There Is a public reception
at the presidential palace the morning
after the Inauguration.
In Chile the Inauguration day 4
often closed by special concert a
the municipal theater. and on the fol
lowing evening the new president give
state banquet for diplomatic repre-
sentatives, special ENJOYS and higl
officials Of the republic anu the prov
inces.
The United States, although its cap
ital is in a more rigorous climate thai
those OF many republics, is alone II
having an al fresco' inauguration
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28
THE WINNING OF THE CA
MADAM WEST

Discovery Of oil In northwest Cam
ada toward the Arctic circle has In
creased the Importance of the western
Canadian provinces near the United
States border, which will be the door
way for the new oil treasury.
The prairie provinces Of Canada
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
were not without their bids to fame
before this discovery. For example
The last OF the Wild buffalo herds
OF America, survivors of the millions
OF animals which rOamed the plains
and woodlands OF the continent, now
ranges through northwestern Alberta.
This province alone is estimated to
contain 10 per cent Of the worlds
known coal supply.
The myriad OF wild ducks geese,
and other migratory fowl that fly
northward each spring are for the
most part bound for the northern
parts Of the three prairie provinces,
where they build their nests and rear
their young.
The three provinces are naturally
considered at once, for among them
they cover all Of Canada which Is In
process OF being settled, west of the
older Great Lakes province OF on
tario and east OF the Rocky noun.
tains. This is Canada's west" where
restless pioneer spirits from all lands
are carving out an empire as kindred
spirits a generation or so ago wrought
| the wilderness of the Missouri valley
and the great American desert" into
the rich states Of today.
The Canadian pioneers have advan
tages over those who won the Amer
lean West, In that they have better
phones and wireless. But they have
/ a relentless new enemy I'm the bittel
/ cold of the northern regions OF the
/ provinces. For though the southern
portions are separated from the United
States by only AN imaginary line, anC
are similar to the northern reaches Oi
Minnesota, North Dakota and Mon
tana, of which they are geographical!
"a part, 10 the north the three provinces
sweep to within 500 miles Of the Arctl,
circle.
The predominant part Of the popu
lation and development OF the thre'
provinces Is I'm their southern halves
In this region Winnipeg, capital o.
Manitoba, with it's population close 4
100000. Is Canada's Chicago OF IA gen
Grafton or so ago; while Edmonton
capital Of Alberta, is the St. Paul O.
similar period, The northern bOr
ton OF the provinces is regloI
crossed by many rivers and dotte'
with numberless lakes, region divld
ed between woodlands and "muskegs,
or swampy fats. There the trappe
still reigns supreme and life is prlm
tive.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28
WHEN DINOSAURS GAM.
BOILED IN AMERICA

Spring in America, which is herald.
ed in this age by the coming of the
birds, the stirring of small animals
and the emergence from Information
and water lethargy Of the few large
animals that civilization has left US
was a vastly different matter few
cons ago when America produced an.
imals larger than any now living here,
An idea OF what these creatures were
like is given in the following commu.
nication 10 the National Geographic
society from Barnum Brown:
THAT was so long ago that nothing
remains of these creatures except
their bones, and they are turned to
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28

stone. Hidden away under strata o.
earth, their spoor has long since grown
cold.
1.-THE animals are dinosaurs; for the
moment we will call them lizards
not the creeping, crawling kind. but
huge reptiles that stalked upright
through the jungles, rivaling in size
the elephant, the hlppopotamus and
the rhinocerOs.
I'm the marshes of prehistoric times
dwelt a host of reptiles, some large,
some small, and of various forms.
flesh eaters and herb eaters, hut all
sharing certain characters in common
and known as dinosaurs. Not any
were closely related to any living rep
tile, yet they had some characters
common to the lizards, crocodlles and
birds.
"Of the kinds characteristic Of the
period one species, an herb eater
named Trachodon, was more than 30
feet long and about 10 feet high when
standing erect. Its head with broad
ly-expanded mouth, resembles that of
"A duck, but back Of the benk there
are more than two thousand small
teeth, disposed In many vertical rows.
each containing several individual
teeth, the new ones coming up from
below ms the old ones wore out.
"The long hind feet terminated In
three large-noofed toes and the short
er, slender front feet were partly
webbed. A long, thin, slender tail act
ed as powerful swimming organ. and
the body was covered with rough tn.
berculate skin. Having no means OF
defense, II lived chiefly in the water.
! where II was free from attacks of the
flesh enters
"Strangest Of all was the herbIvor-
Gus Ankylosaurus stocky, short
legged. big-bodled creature, completely
encased In armor Dermal plates Gov
cred the skull, followed by rings OF
plates over the neck and rows OF fiat
plates over the back and hips. Its
tail terminated In huge club, and
the belly was covered by a pliable
mosaic OF small, close-set plates. 1t
was further protected by n movable
plate that could be dropped Gown ike
shutter over each eye, thus complet-
ing It's protection from insects and for
mldable foes"
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28
ICELAND: LACKS ICE AND
RAILROADS

Carrying ice to Iceland will appear
to most persons about as reasonable
as carrying wheat to the Dakotas, cot
ton to Texas or beans to Boston. But
according to press dispatches the Ice
landers made an appeal during the
past winter to Norway. the nearest
European country, to ship them ice In
order that they might save their her
ring harvest from being spoiled by the
mild weather.
The land which has come down in
history as Iceland might with more
accuracy have been given diametri-
cally opposite title, and called "T'he
Land of Fire" The surface OF no
other country, perhaps, is so deeply
marked by the whitening blasts that
well up from time to time and In no
country of equal area are to be found
SO many volcanic peaks and vents.
Nearly 5000 square miles OF the 40
600 Of the country's area are covered
by lava flows.
Iceland is approximately the size Of
Ohio and about 5000 square miles
larger than Ireland. IL is only short
distance off the Europeward coast Of
Greenland, and its northernmost cape
, just touches the Arctic circle. From
there the midnight sun can be seen.
In spite Of its position so near the
North pole, Iceland, thanks to the
Gulf stream, has relatively mild win.
ter climate. Reykjavlk, the capital
il In the same latitude as Nome, Alas
ka, but has January temperature
milder than that of Munich, Germany
or Milan, Italy.
Icelandlc summers, however, are
cool, due to the large fields df ice
that float down from the North. Grair
cannot be grown satisfactorily, and al
breadstuffs must be imported.
Though Icelanders. faced by implac
able natural forces and conditions
have been unable to achieve any grea
degree Of physical development OF
their lava-covered, short-summered Is
land, they have made notable advance
In less material fields. A truly RI
markable literary development spran
up in this far northern island In tn
twelfth and thirteenth centuries,
full hundred years before the Renai
. sance began to make itself felt
sunny Italy.
. In more recent times the Icelandei
have shown themselves to be In a,
vance Of many parts Of the world I
their social and political ideas. Won
en- had full political privileges In .c'
land earlier probably than in any OIL
er civilized country. At the preser
time part Of the Althlng, the Icelandi
parliament, is elected by proportions
representation. Votes for women
not the only mark which feminlsI
has placed on the life of Iceland. Tn
custom Of women retaining their Ow
names when they marry Is more ger
eral In Iceland, perhaps, than In an
other modern country.
The political status Of Iceland Is /
some ways peculiar. In effect II migl
be said to be an autonomous state
partnership with Denmark. II has n
army or navy and is under no obi
cation to contribute either men {
money to the Danish military force
Denmark recognizes the country's pc
manent neutrality. Furthermore, Il
present arrangement is only tempo
airy. and after December 81, 1874
either of the associated countries me
demand revision Of the "Act ,
Union" which now unites them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-06
THEDToBAcco SITUATION

action viii be meeting of tobacco growers
wahousemen bankers others directly interested the of the
Buy unknown and the
situation ppxg that hesitate offer advice But thing
certain majority gather will cool
believe will be devised whereby
all those who financial condition will hold their for better
prices while forced sell will be allowed the
raen their product the Louisville market
already sgned Intention selling regardless what
the out the 1921
crop one before it will have
effect.
The tobacco is indeed dporabe condition and
will selling
CARELESS To condition sympathize and
hearty cooperation plan their better
tobacco land the time boom Ordinarily farmer
finance himself by mogagng his his land but the
almost worthless and the future of land values decidedly
certain.
the problems which bet the tobacco of the
Burnley district and while feel ncompetency advice gladly
the tobacco FREE OF CHARGE to
help possible better price for their product
Immediately consong the tobacco call their
they find themselves today in the
pedamnt planters the South
coffee planters Brazil growers West the silk
growers of Japan
improvement confronting Kentucky
general the hands of national
dgned politicians quit playing politics. then
Europe products fast field and factory
them out-and that day must arrive.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-01-06
Auto Factories in
Detroit Reopened

Despite the fact that several De-
troit automobile plants opened yes
terday after inventories they did SO
with vastly decreased forces, and
100000 fewer men are employed
there now than was the case two
weeks ago, George w. Grant, secre-
tary of the Employers Association
of Detroit. "a net increase of only
1000 men has been added to the
working forces of the factories in
the past few days"
Mr.. Grant stated surveys showed
only about $4,000 automobile work.
ers now employed in Detroit Nor
mally the number is about 100000,
ne said.
The secretary refused to predict
when the factories would take back