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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
ASKS RETURN OF
FUNDS SENT TO
KANSAS MINERS
Nesbift Denies This
Means Withdrawal
of Support.

Pittsburg, Kas., Oct. 20eReturp
to the treasury of the Illinois Min
ers of the balance of the 500. .oo0
fund sent to the Kansas miners
to fight the industrial court law
has been asked by Walter Nesbit
secretary-treasurer of the Illinois
district.
In a letter to Thomas Harvey
provisional secretary-treasure OF
the Kansas district, Nesbit asked
that the $4,000 remaining should
be returned for deposit in the
treasury of District IL.
Money Used Against Allen.
Nesbit and other officials of the
Illinois district recently were in
the Kansas field returning to IIli-
nois about a week ago. 1t is un-
derstood that the officials then
sought the return of the balance of
the fund.
Much of the fund sent by the
Illinois miners was used in the
political campaign in Kansas last
year in which Howat and his fol-
lowers sought to defeat Governor
Allen for reelection as governor
and to elect legislators opposed to
the Industrial court law.
KOwat Misused Cash!
Charges were, made in the re-
cent international convention at
Indianapolis that Howat had mis-
used the Illinois funds. 1t was as
serted that Howat had refused to
allow his lawyers to enter into a
friendly suit to test the Kansas
law and expedite it through the
courts.
Vance A. Bitner, representing
John l.. Lewis, international presi-
dent, announced this morning that
the money would be returned to
the Illinois miners Immediately.
absolutely False"
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 20.-"Ab-
solutely false e." were the words
with which Walter Nesbit, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Illinois dis
trict of the United Mine workers,
greeted the report from Kansas
that financial support from Illinois
had been withdrawn from the fight
against the Kansas industrial act
law.
mo support has been withdrawn
from the Kansas miners" Mr.. Nes-
bit said. THE only thing we have
done is to transfer the physical
cash from the state of Kansas to
Illinois. The money is now in our
hands. but our support is still
with Kansas"
Explains Transfer.
Asked the reason for the trans
fer, Mr.. Nesbit said it was be-
cause Thomas Harvey, provisional
secretary-treasurer of the Kansas
district is opposed to Howat and
his fight against Governor Allen.
I'VE didn't want our money in
the hands of man of the other
camp. We prefer to have charge
of it ourselves" he said.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 20-John
l.. Lewis, international president OF
the United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca. who is at his home here today
had nothing to say of the Kansas
mine situation.
There is nothing changed" he
said. "The men l have appointed
in Kansas are competent to han
die whatever develops"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
POWERSACCEPT
ACENDA OF U. S.

Washington, D. C, Oct. 20
Omitted Press. ALI the powers in
vited to the Washington conference
on limitation of armament and far
eastern questions have accepted the
agenda proposed by the United
States, it was said today at the
state department
The agenda stands just as it was
proposed by Secretary of State
Hughes, there having been no ad-
ditions or subtractions. Whether
the agenda will be formally adopt
ed by the conference when it opens
here is not yet known.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
DESTROY STILL
NEAR ST.LOUIS

st. Louis, Oct 20.-Three men
were under arrest today in connec-
tion with the confscation OF a large
still and approximately $4,000 gal
Ions of whisky mash by four fed
eral prohibition officers, on a farm
near Florrisant, in st. Louis county,
last night The mash and still
we're destroyed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
Levi M. KACY
DIES IN SALEM
Past Grand Master of Illinois Odd
Fellows and Friend Of Bryan,
Passes at 6ja

Salem. ILL.,, Oct 20.-Onited
Press s.)-Levi NJ. Kagy, 65, presi-
dent of the Salem State bank and
past grand master of the Odd Fell
lows of Illinois. is dead.
kagy. who was a lifelong friend
of William Jennings Bryan, died
yesterday after a lingering Illness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
HOUSE QUASHES
BRACKEN CLAIM
Unanimous Vote Declares Pitts
burgh Man Has No Right to
Seat in 9th Congress.

Washington, Oct 20.-Without a
dissenting vote the house today
threw out the claim of John p.
Bracken of Pittsburgh. Pa, that he
was elected representatiye-at7Iarge
from Pennsylvania to the 67th con-
gress.
The house also adopted a reso-
Iution that Representative Harry B.
Hawes was entitled to retain his
seat as a member Of the house
from the Eleventh Missouri district.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
TWO KILLEDIN
STEAMERFIRE

Marine City, Mich, Oct. 20.-Two
members of the steamer William H.
Wolfe, lost their lives when their
vessel burned opposite here this
morning and Captain j. H. Hansen
of Detroit, who escaped by jumping
from the deck of his ship into a
small boat, suffered fractures to
both legs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
PANA, ILL.,HIT
BY $4,000 FIRE

Pana. Ill, Oct 20.-Fire destroy
ed two grain elevators, a residence
and church at MiIlersvilie, near
here, last night. The total loss was
estimated at $4,000. Sparks from
a locomotive are said to have caus-
ed the blaze
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
REVOLUTION IN
PORTUGAL Wins

London, Oct. 20-(United Press
A military movement against the
Portuguese government proved sue
Cessful. according to a dispatch
from Lisbon today. The govern
me2t resigned. and 4 new ministry,
with Maria Ceiho at its head. is be-
ing formed There was no blosd-
shed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
CLAIMS ITS
RULING Is
NOT LEGAL
10000 Shop Men VIII
Strike Unless Order
Is Obeyed.
BULLETIN.

Chicago, Oct 20. - (By the
associated PresS.)-The pros
pectiVe rail strike can not be
postponed, but II can be set
tied. This was the opinion of
the four big brotherhood chiefs
and the president of the
switehmen's union after a con-
ference this morning, at which
it WAS learned that they had
considered all phases OF the
situation as they may be pre-
sented at the meeting this att
ernOOn with the United States
Railroad Labor board.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
The WEATHER

Fair tonight and probably Fri
day. Rising temperature Friday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
so; lowest last night, 46.
Wind velocity at Z a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Inn 7p.m. am.
yester. yesteF today
Dry bulb temp. ST So As
Wet bulb temp. AS AS AZ
Relative humid .3S "a rs
Sunset today, 5:14 p. M; sunrise
tomorrow, 6:23 a. m.
River stage at a. m. 2.6. rise
Of 5 last "a hours.
River Forecast,
The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque to Muscatine will change
but little during the next few days.
ANDREW HAMRICK,
Metsorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
BULLETIN.

road Labor board. today reeelT-
ed a telegram from w. II.
Chandler of Boston, president
of the National Industrial Traf-
tic league, who said he had also
telegraphed a copy TO President
Harding, urging that 1t would
be better TO have a railroad
strike now than to leave I'M
settled the question whether
rates and wages should de-
crease simultaneously.
Chicago, Oct 20.-United Press)
The Pennsylvania railroad again
defed the power of tks Caitsd
States Railroad Labor board today
just as the board was prepared to
enter into negotiations with the
union heads in an attempt to avert
the Oct 80 strike.
Representative of the Pennsyl-
vania, summoned to show why the
road should not be declared in Yio-
lation Of the boards orders, declar-
ed the action Of the labor board in
ordering elections of representa-
tives to negotiate with officials on
working rules, was unlawful and
illegal.
Attorney States Objections.
Judge c. Z. Heiserman, attorney
for the Pennsylvania, presented the
roads case. The road mad not fol-
lowed out the orders of the board
to arrange for the election, and
would not permit the choice of la
Dor organizers to represent the men
at the negotiations.
The attorney spent less than ten
minutes in presenting the roads
case. He declared the boards order
tended to encourage the following:
l. Closed shop.
2. sympathetic strikes.
3. Limitation of output
Unions Determined.
n. p. Good, representing the la
Dor department of the American
Federation of Labor, told the board
that if it did not make the Penn
sylvania obey its rules, the 100000
members OF the shop workers union
would be called out on strike.
we are determined 10 put our
strike vote into effect, unless the
Pennsylvania gives US our rights
as guaranteed under the transpOr-
tation act" Good asserted.
He said it was clear that the
Pennsylvania had violated the or
ders.
After Goods statement was
heard, the board went into secret
session to prepare for the session
with the union heads
@Btg Time Arrives.
Shortly before the Pennsylvania
hearing opened. chiefs OF the five
. big brotherEoods, summoned by the
/ labor board to hear President Hard
ings proposal for calling off the
strike. conferred with the three
representatives of labor on the
board.
The brotherhood chiefs again
went into session at hotel, pend
ing the opening OF the conference
with the board at ? p. N.
According 10 the best informa-
ton. the proposition to be submit
ted to the union heads included a
promise that President Harding
would work for legislation which
the unions desire in case they re-
called their strike order.
A similar proposition was under
stood to be ready for presentation
to the railroadsZthat if they would
back down on their wage cut pro-
gram and abide by the railroad
board's decision, the administra-
ton would be prepared to hurry
through the railroad refundiIg bill
and would work for repeal of the
Adamson law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20

CONTINUED on Page Nineo
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Find Fine kaoHn Deposfo8

As result of Investigations COO
corning the extent Of the knoitn Do
posits In Puolanka, Finland, that have
been mazda this summer. II has been
found that there are actually at Least
10000 tons Of II there and an esti-
mated probability Of more than 500,-
600 tons Ksoftn has also been found
in four different plaoes In Pthlata-
vuarn. The deposits are four to stx
meters deep reports Consul Leslie A.
Davis from Helsingfors, but In some
cases the qualification Is over ten
meters deep. II has been noticed that
the deeper DEPOSITS supply the better
kaOfin- According to German experts,
the Finnish deposits Of kaolin, which
is the clay used in the making Of fine
chlnaware, are Of excellent quality.
The material Is clearer and better
than that found elsewhere in Europe,
and the china made from II Is entire
ly white.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
PIGS AS FORM or CURRENCY
Centuries Ago the Animals Were Gen.
orally Accepted In England in
Payment OF Rent.

Quaint though they seem, the rents,
customs and services paid to the
prince Of Wales at Launceston were
once common enough all over England,
and it would be easy to show many
parallels for Lancashire and Cheshire.
In the Fourteenth century In Cheshire
rent in kind was often paid In spar
rowhaw8s, barbed arrowheads, pep
Dor, gloves and especially In pigs.
Arrowheads would be useful, but
large rent roll Of the other things
might be inconvenient. They were
therefore, sold, and the relative values
are Interesting. The sparrowhawks
were worth about Is cents, the gloves
two cents pair and the pepper about
20 cents pound. Pigs, Of course,
vary In size and weight and must
have given rise to controversies be-
tween bailiHs and tenants. Some ap-
proach to a standard size was doubt
less obtained, and the pigs are usual
ly described as reasonable or GUS
tomary" pigs Even so, the price the
bailiff obtained varied greatly, some
selling for IS cents each and some
for 90 cents. Pigs were paid not only
by poor tenants for their tiny hold
ings, but also by families as rich and
powerful as the Gfosveaora---Man.
chester Guardian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08

An s6Peerlesat wa1 reached, whereby
the relief organization rented the land,
agreed to provide the latest American
agricultural machinery, and SD one
Thousand Armenian refugees Greet the
first permanent homes they had sEgRown
In years. Immediate steps were made
TO set tn motion the plan made pos
sfble by this ogrcement. Crutcher has
t1st cabSed National headquarters Of
the Ne<ar East Relief IN New York
that the advance guard Of refrsTaas are
already IN T'hraoa More VIII b sent
as finances hftow and as sona as the
present shortage OF farm kzE3eDents
can be rerrefSed.
Cheerfuf1y. be reports, they are ailsn-
doniTfs methods hanthed down to them
through the generations and are ae-
ceptfng tho Instructions OF Axueyicsfn
agricultural experts. as they ta1se les.
Sons IN how to operate motor trae-
tor and other modern farm machines.
Cost MOI Excessive
We are laying out only a httAa more
money be says ''in this work, than
would have been required to continue
supporting the refugees IN tbs ffrtry
carnpa And what money Ia being
spent WITH be returned as tho people
prosper tn their new homes Experts
assure us that there win be a fifteen
6ustba crop return for every traaf.qi of
seed wheat planted
~apd this means tia making ysy-ei-
tte OF further cDnnentratioe OF ef-
tort b the Caucasus and o&nAr re-
gtons where pedpAe are dying ~ the
sreeta. becanse we caanof eahs care
Is al Who AGO IN need"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of WALTER L. BALL

THE UNDERSIGNED. having been
appointed by the Honorable Pro-
bate Cont for the District Of Essex,
COMMISSIONERS, to reeeivs, e1-
anime and adjust the claims and de-
mands Of all persons against tho es-
tate of Walter L. Ball, late Of Guild
hall, in said District deceased and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give notice tina TIVE will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the
County Court House in the town Of
Guildhall, in said District, on the 10th
day Of January,and 7th day Of March
next from 10 o'clock A M. until o.
clock P M, on each Of said days and
that six months from the LIST day Of
November, A D 1921, is the
time limited by said Court for said
Creditors to present their claims to u
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Guildhall, Vt. this LIST day
Of December, A D, 1921.
LUCIUS BALL,
FRED H. FORD,
Commissioners
:. dec 20
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Manifold Uses Of Silk.

Silk ia one Of the most used mate
rails In modern merchandise, as q
member Of big city firm has discov.
cred. He finds II in from 80 to 30
different departments in his own 20
adjustment. 1t is In departments Of
women's and childrens gowns, in
mems, women's and children's under
wear, In the hosiery departments
mems and women's neckwenr, hand
kerchiefs, In the umbrella department
in upholstery, in fancy goods, and
even among the notions, whers spool
silk Is sold. Classified In this way
silk comes to rank more as a general
ly useful article than the luxury 1t is
supposed to be.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Machine Measures ooH Drive

Golf enthusiasts bent upon develop
ing an ability to make long drives can
measure their progress by means Of a
machine which has been invented to
record accurately the length of drives.
The machine consists Of q steel pole
on the top Of which is q dial to the
mechanism of which Is attached a
cord. The golf ball Is attached to the
end of this cord. When the player
strikes the bali the force of the drive
is recorded on the dial and the length
Of the drive, had the ball not been held
by the cord, can be determined.-PittS'
burgh Dispatch
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
SECRET ORDERS ANCIENT
Present Vogue OF Eyubena, Il Can
Be Proved, Is More Than 5000
Years Old.

''Dc you notice what an increase
there has been in the wearing Of en-
ble1n and fraternity pins, these daysT'
asked Jones.
Il suppose you think that is just
an up-to-date fad, don't your" re-
turned his friend Of antiquarian bent.
well, let me tell you, 1t Ia not Watch
charms were invented at least Eve
thousand years before watches, and
fraternity badges equally long ago.
'The very same symbols which the
'Jotners are wearing In their lapels
and on their folds today are survIvalS
Of forms which were In popular use
for the same purpose when Nebuchad-
nezZar was kid in school You see
It was like this: In the days when
kings could seldom write their own
nance and their subjects attributed
every natural phenomenon to one of
their multifarioug gods or devils, there
were always few, at least, who knew
some Of the truth.
"Glimme;ings Of a true science were
beginning to dawn on mankind, but hu-
mainly was too close to harbarism for
such q thing as q !aw Of nature to be
understood. When it was perceived
that certain laws 3.4 exist they were
set down to the win and desire OF one
or another divinity, and when taught
to a selected few were hedged about
with all sorts Of obligations not to
reveal the secrets Of the gods to the
'profGne'-a word which originally
meant outside the temple Architec-
tuEa, geometry, arithmetic, music, as
tronomy, the alphabet and the decimal
system were once called mysteries,
and the process Of solemnly soaring the
prospective student nearly If not
quite to death as a warning to silence
before letting him in on the secrets
was the preliminary to all education.
And each order has It's symbol, or pin ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
enritan,a Well Uncovered.

An old we'll, now dry, which is be-
lieved to have belonged to Gov. John
Endicott of the Massachusetts, bay
colony, was discovered recently when
a policeman kicked q brick loose IN
the sidewalk on fremont Row In the
downtown district of Boston.
The sidewalk slipped in for several
feet and investigation showed the well
about ten feet and partly filed. His.
torians said the we'll was of the type
used by the Puritans. Governor Endi'
colt, In 1865, occupied an estate 70 the
vicinity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
rree Sawed hn Waehlnnton.

An oak whose life Washington
saved in 1871 is still fiourishing on
the Hampton plantation, Santee river,
South Carolina, and has been nn1ni-
mated for q place In the Han of Fame
for trees with history that Is being
compiled by the American Forestry
association. The nomination rs made
by J. Danforth Bush of Wilmington,
Del, who informs the association that
the best of care is given the lannon's
tree by Col. Henry Rutledge, the
owner of the plantation. The beauti-
full old home was buflt by Daniel
Horny, q French Huguenot, about
1850. Washington persuaded Mrs.
Horny to abandon her plan 20 cut
down the trea,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08

rhe Exchanging East, where E1eGn-
DDS and customs have remained IN
affected by the victssitufes OF o score
IF centuries, at last yields 20 hunger
and the missionaries Of American prog
ress. Six thJUsarxHs ceres Of Yich firm
land in Thr0ce vii soon De tur,el by
The sharp biode of an American tractor
and cultivated under the latest rnsfh-
DDS of the Middle Western farmer.
NO food nourtshes which Is not
earned assert American workers OF
he Near East Relief In CONSTANT tsppfe,
who for the past three yroers; frSve been
faced with the pressing ppoblern Of
feeding an ever increasing army OF
refugee, on Insufficient supplies or
funds. Thousands have bsen housed
In wretched camps unit FOR lsrIbttatson.
Food has been scarce and employment
out of the question. Hunger and SAT-
foring has prompted discomfort, and
reVolo ctdnary plots have bt,oT reported
by the scores daily, causing the Aired
administration tn Che city spape con-
Germ. The death rate r1ouneed with
ghastlv r,aptiity Something he'd to ba
done.
,a,iaoau Etan's P<aH
And something was coma EeeaS.ztng
that with the Increased demands In
the famine districts on The Csucasue
and with funds dwipdHng as the refa-
gee problem Increased, james Crutcter.
of Tuscaloosa, Ala. dtreeBr OF Ops
Near East Relief FOR thu -CuReantfno-
pie dfstssct, appealed 10 The Creek $50
thorfties in Thraee, where fhess /, en
abundance Of rich. SeEtih rHl, much
of st not VurEsd.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Coal Prom snitznernnn.

4 few months ago the first Holland
contingent Of engineers and coal
miners embarked for Spitzbergen to
work the extensive coal properties re-
Gently acquired by group of well
known Holland commercial men. The
dEst cargo Of spitzbergen coal arrived
at Rotterdam, August II, direct from
the mines of the Netheriands-Spit8-
bergen company. Notwithstanding the
high freight rates. 1t has been shown
that Spitzbergen coal can be laid down
~ Holland at a price lower than that
paid for English or German coal
Easy access to the coal beds and eD-
nomical working of the mines make
these cheaper deliveries TO Holland
possible. Enormous amounts of coal
are availoble-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Competition.

A young man from sunny Italy was
testifylng in the Cross county (Arkan.
sas) circuit court in case in which
he was plaintiff, and, true to his race,
was very excited and talking as fast
as his knowledge of the English Ian
guagc would permit.
Looking down at the stenographer
he noticed for the first time that his
testimony was being reduced to writ
ing (the reporter was trying HIS best
to keep up), and thereupon began to
talk faster than ever, until finally he
burst forth u the reporter:
Don't w1 y" fns'i ean'ts kfeS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Legal Notices
CommiSsionars' Notice


Estate of LAFAYETT HASTINGS
The undersigned, having been du-
ly appointed by the Honorable Pro-
bate Court for the District of Essex.
COMMISSIONERS, to receive, ex-
anime, and adjust the claims and de-
mands of all persons against the es-
tate of Lafayette Hastings, late of Con
cord, in said District, deceased, and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the
Town Clerks Office in the village of
Consord in said District, on the 9th.
day of December and 14th day OF
March next, from 10 o'clock A. M,
until 4 o'clock P. M, on each of said
days and that six months from the
18th day Of November, A D 1921, is
the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance
Dated at Concord, VT, this 1st day
of December, A D, 1921.
GEO. H. HASTINGS,
FRED f. HASTINGS,
Commissioners
dec 2G
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-08
Commissioners' Notice

Estate Of MARINA K. HASTINGS
The Undersigned, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Essex, Com
missioners, to receive, examine, and
adjust the claims and demands Of all
persons against the estate of Marina
K Hastings, late Of Concord, in said
District, deceased, and all claims ex-
hibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at the Town Clerks
Office in said District, on the 9th
day of December and 14th day Of
March next, from 10 o'clock A. M,
until a O'Clock P. M, on each of said
days and that six months from the
18th day of November, A D 1921, is
the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims
to US for examination and allowance,
Dated at Concord, Vt, this 1st day
Of December, A D, 1921.
GEO. H. HASTINGS,
FRED E. HASTINGS,
Commissioners
=. dec "a