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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
FEMALE FAGN
ARRESTED BY
CHICAGO COPS
Take w ON an Who
Forced Youths Into
Life of Crime.

Chicago, March 20.-Through the
arrest of two boys and the mother
of one of them, the police today be-
lieved they had broken up the most
unusual group of criminals in the
city. The boys, Charles Shader, 10,
and Frank Lee, 16, were held with
Shader'S mother in connection with
crimes ranging from larceny,
criminal assault on a mute woman,
to murder Mrs. Shader was de-
clared by the police to be a female
Fagin who directed the vice activi-
ties of the youths and forced them
into a life of crime.
Some time ago Mr. Shader, the
woman'S husband, was found shot
to death in his home, a large pistol
by his side. A few days ago Mar
garet Shader, 16 years old, sister
of Charles, was found shot to dea Il
with the same pistol by her side.
Her mother said she killed herself
when she was refused permission
to marry Lee, the boy arrested with
Shader and his mother. Lee is
mulatto, but the Shaders are white
MulattO Boy COnfesses.
Lee, sitting in his Jail cell, today
told the police, they said, that Mar
garet had met her death through
her refusal to obey Mrs. Shader's
orders that she join the others in
their crime activities.
"She was a good girl-that's why
she is dead" Lee said. "Sha didn't
kill herself She was murdered.
She didn't want to marry me, as
they said. She just wanted to be
good"
Lee was quoted by the police. as
saying that Mrs. Shader made him
and Charles become criminals. He
told the police he thought she was
a "voodoo woman" and that he was
afraid to disobey her.
Feared "VOodOO Spell.
"She was going to put a spell
over me if 1 didn't obey her." Lee
said
In the Shader home the police
found more than $25,00O worth of
goods which they said had been
stolen. There was enough to stock
a fair-siZed store.
The two boys signed confessions,
the police said, that they had com
mitted more than 200 burglaries
and that after robbing a deaf mute
they had assaulted her.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
MINERS To
CONVENE IN
CLEVELAND
Will Decide Policy After
Work Suspends on
April l..

Washington, March 20.-The gen
eral policy committee OF the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America was
called today to meet on Friday in
Cleveland to formulate a policy to
be followed by the bituminous min
ers when work is suspended April
l. The call was issued by John l..
Lewis, international president, and
announced here today.
The policy committee, which was
appointed by the international con-
vention at Indianapolis in Febru-
airy, has full authority to conduct
the affairs of the union during the
suspension. 1t consists of 116 men
as follows:
Twenty-four members of the in
ternational executive board;
Thirty-two members of the scale
committee of western Pennsylya-
MIA, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, the
four states composing the central
competitive field;
Three representative from each
of the 10 outlying districts-57 in
all. and the three international Of
| ficers.
Committee Has Authority.
The authority of the policy COM
mittee to deal with all matters in
connection with-the suspension and
the negotiations for a new wage
agreement between the bituminous
miners and operators is contained
in the following declaration, which
was adopted by the convention:
For the purpose of meeting in a
practical and constructive way all
unforeseen emergencies which may
arise, a policy committee composed
of the scale committee of the CEN
tral competitive field, three repre-
sentatives from each of the outly-
ing districts, members of the inter
national executive board. and the
international officers, is authorized
to take such action for the protec-
ton of our best interests as cir
cumstances may require, and to ad-
wise the membership upon unex-
pected developments which may
arise and which can not now be
foreseen."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
MARY L. BAKER
SAILS TO WE'D
A. MCCORMICK
Will She Ledue Him
Waiting at Church
Again?
BY II. WOOD MARSHALL.
consolidated Press Cores
DOndent)

! Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Chicago, March 20.-"To be OF
not to be-" The revolving fates'
once more are about to lead young
Allister Mccormick, scion of the
International Harvester dynasty, to
the altar. Will they leave him
again dejectedly waiting at the
church,"
Mary Landon Baker sails Tues
day on the Aquitania from New
York to join her fiance in England
the same fiance whose wedding
day last jan was utterly spoiled
by the failure of the bride to put
in an appearance. Gold Coast" So
ciety seldom has had such a thrill.
The mystery of the broken we'd
ding engagement has never quite
been solved, but Chicago's most ex-
elusive society set is all aflutter
again over the impending departure
of Miss Baker to join her fance,
who has been her sweetheart since
childhood. Again he has her prom
ise to wed, this time in April at the
home of Mccormick brother in
Waybridge, England.
Has New TrOusseau.
The bride-to-be is taking with her
an entirely new trouSseau Appar-
emily the interrupted wedding at
the fashionable Fourth Presbyter-
ian church is to be entirely for
gotten. All that the public knows
of what happened at that time was
that the minister announced to the
assembled guests that the bride was
too i'll to appear and that she left
soon afterward with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Landon Baker,
for California, aVowedly to repair
her shattered nerves, while the dis
appointed bridegroom sailed away
for England alone in what was to
have been his bridal suite.
A dozen trunks are required to
house the new trousSeau. Miss
Baker could not stand the thought
of starting out afresh in the things
which had been packed away since
the first of the year. Duplicates of
all the expensive gowns and hats
and other finery have been provided
her. OF all her original trousseau,
luS Ou1y p" ulSA dCSOAA pa
her is the white velvet wedding
gown which she designed herself
and even that she admits may be
discarded for something from Paris
on the other side.
"GOId Coast" Waits.
Meantime the Gold Coast" will
await the wedding day with ever in
creasing excitement Already the
wedding has been postponed three
times What new surprise may be |
sprung. this time? Miss Bakers !
friends say she probably will go |
through with it on this occasion be-
cause no one expects her to. !
Mary knows all this too well, |
and lack of parental opposition has
robbed the match of romance" is j
the explanation of one society mat
ron
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
LISTENS IN ON
PHONE BY MEANS
OF RADIO LINK

Providence, r l., March 20
Albert E. Profit, discoverer of
d new link between the radio
and the telephone, by which he
can listen in on neighbor's tele-
phone lines, demonstrated its
efficiency when he and a news
paper man heard a Pawtucket
swain in a supposed converse
ton with the Providence lady
of his choice, and listened to
two women discussing a dress
worn by a newlywed at church
The receiving set used by
Profit is located in the attic
of his home. A short aerial at
tached to 25-foot poles on the
roof are used. The apparatus
Is of the four-step audio fire.
quency dmplifier circuit type,
homemade, with notifications.
Profit is a switchboard re-
pairman in the Providence
telephone exchange.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
FINAL VOTE
is 9-3 FOR
CONVICTION
Two Men, One Woman for
Acquittal-Now Faces
New Trial.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 20.-In
her cell in the county Jail again
facing a jury trial for the Staying
of J. Bolton Kennedy, her sweet
heart, Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain,
in whose case a jury last night dis
agreed and was discharged, today
was resignedly waiting for tomor-
row when it was expected her sec
Ond trial would be set.
The foreman reported the jury
was ''hopelessly divided" and after
each of the nine men and three
women who composed it had been
asked separately and had confirm
ed the foreman's report, Judge Sid
ney \. Reeve discharged them.
The foreman. Frank W. Crockett,
a retired attorney of Pasadena, told
the court the division was 8 to 8,
and had so stood from the first to
the fifth and final ballot.
After the court had dismissed
them, some OF the jurors told news
paper men the nine, including two
of the women jurors, favored con-
viction, while the three, including
one woman, had voted for acQuit-
tai.
Jury Out Sc Hours.
They said that as the hopeless
division" came on the question of
guilt or innocence, they never had
reached the question of the degree
of guilt
The jury was out approximately
So hours, of which nearly "a were
passed in actual deliberation, they
said
Mrs Obenchain, with a pale,
drawn face, but otherwise display
ing no sign of emotion, was in
court when the jury reported. She
quickly returned to her cell in the
woman's department of the jail,
without giving out any interview,
although it was reported she had
become resigned to a disagreement.
Judge Reeve set the case for to-
morrow, when, according to the dis
trict attorneys Office, motion will
be made for the setting of a new
trial date.
History of Case.
Los Angeles, March 20.-The re-
venge of a woman Scorned was the
motive the prosecution sought to
establish in the trial of Mrs. Mad
alynne Obenchain, charged with
murder in connection with the
Staying of J. Belton Kennedy on
Aug. ;, 1921. About two months be-
fore this time, according to testi-
mony. Mrs. Obenchein left Chicago
for San Francisco and told &C
Quaintances she was to marry Ken
nedy in that city on June 2S.
Kennedy failed to meet her. how
ever, and she came to Los Angeles.
There were frequent meetings be-
tween the couple during July and
Mrs. Obenchain wrote some letters
10 Kennedy. introduced in evidence.
some of which expressed ardent af-
fection, others deep resentment.
On one occasion Mrs Obenchain
took Kennedy to a fortune-teller
whom she had asked to talk favor
able" to the young man, according
to testimony. Finally Mrs. Oben-
chain wrote to Kennedy that she
was through with him." and on
the same day telegraphed to Arthur
c. Burch, an old schoolmate living
in Evanston. H.. to come to Los
Angeles. saying she needed him and
the friend she had last summer"
Burch came to Los Angeles, bring
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
CALL TROOPSIN
Dane PROVINCES
Disturbances Arise From LOckOuts
in Industries; Communist
Leader Is Arrested.

Copenhagen. March 20.-(By the
Associated Press.) - Disturbances
in the provinces in connection with
the general lockout have necessi-
tated the calling out of troops to
patrol the streets.
Theo Geresh, leader of the Dan
ish Communists, was arrested yes
terday at Randers, in Jutland,
charged with lese majestic and agi-
tation for a revolution.
The lockout in Denmark, which
was declared on February Is, af-
fects nearly all the industries, in
Guiding the harbor workers in most
of the ports, but not the seamen.
Copenhagen dispatches have de
clared it the biggest labor struggle
in the history of the country, af-
fecting about 10000 employees The
trouble grew out of attempts by the
employers TO cut wages 20 per cent
and increase working hours
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
1922, by The Argus.

Copyright, 1922, by The ATgus.D
| Washington, March 2O,-Presi-
dent Marding has passed back to
| congress full responsibility for en-
acting a soldier bonus bill. The
efforts of house Republicans to Sc
cure his endorsement of the Ford
ney bill have failed The house
will go ahead and Iass the bill.
The senate may or may not adopt
it In any event the president in
dicated today clearly that he would
reserve decision until congress had
acted
This is the upshot of the con
ference held at the White house
between the president and Chair
man Fordney of the house ways
and means committee, Chairman
Campbell of the rules commNteet
Representative LongwOrth and 9th
er house leaders, who have been in
sisting on the passage of a bonus
bill despite the advice of Secre-
tary Mellon of the treasury depart-
ment and others in the executive
branch of the government.
Sales Tax or Nothing.
Mr.. Harding's views on the ques-
ton have been expressed again and
again, and even before the leaders
came to the White house it was
made plain that the president ia
VOred either a sales tax IS a means
of raising the revenue for a soldier
bonus or the pOstpOnement of the
question altogether. The house has
discarded the sales tax proposal
and has ignored the suggestion Of
postponement. In view OF Mr..
Harding's announced position. it
was necessary to go to the White
house and enlist the neutrality of
Mr.. Harding while the house lead
ers pushed the bill through. For
ii was evident that many members
OF the house would decline TO act
until they knew definitely whether
the president favored the bonus in
the FOrdney bill Already much
has been stirred up
through the use Of the presidents
name. To reconcile the desires Of
the house leaders for some kind of
legislation and the demands of an
insurgent Republican group that
the presidents views be obtained
and needed. the plan Of holding
was evolved. The pur-
pose of the conference was TO
throw the question OF q p-esiden-
tial veto up in the air and leave
the house free to act on its own
responsibility.
Silently Passes Buck.
The president listened to the ex-
plantations made on the new Ford
ney bill which has been changed
since he left Washington and while
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
Glue Natal
Day Party for Dead Doctor
Who Is Principal Speaker

murmur of regret. His associates.
hastily gathered at his bedside, did
not mourn his passing. Rather
they rejoiced in the wider freedom
attained by his spirit through the
medium known as death.
Is He Coming? Sure.
Their one concern was that his
passing had not been delayed for a
brief space that they might have
done him honor in the flesh at the
birthday party which would have
marked the century milestone in a
life of calm and cheerful philos-
ophy, and to which a large number
of spiritualists had been bidden
from many parts of the country.
1t was taken for granted that the
passing of DR.. PEBBLES automati-
cally cancelled all arrangements for
the birthday. But those who as
sumed as much now find them
selves in error, for DR.. Guy Bogart.
executive secretary of the Longer
Life organization, and one of the
most intimate friends of DR.. Pee
bles. has announced the receipt of
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
HOME BUILDING
IS ON INCREASE

Washington, March 20.-Marked
stimulation IN home construction is
shown in contracts awarded during
the last three months, as reported to
the division of building and hous-
ing of the department of commerce
The department announced today
that in 81 states in the northeast
ern quarter of the country, build
ing contracts awarded in December
totalled S101 900. 900 and January
and February $4,000 coo each.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
REFLECTIONS is
M'CUMBER AIM

Washington. March Ex-senator
McCumber. Republican Of North
Dakota, chairman Of the senate IL
nance committee today announced
his candidacy for reelection. For
mer Senator Able J. Gronua, last
week was announced as an oppon-
ent Senator McCumber sad he
would run "as a straig ight. conser-
vative Republican" and added that
true Repubiicanism always stands
for progression"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
ITO REDS ARE
HELD IN LISBON

Lisbon, March 20.-One hundred
and seventy syndicalists are being
held in Fort Sac Juliao Barro by
the government, charged with caus-
ing bomb explosions The men re-
fuse to answer questions and have
begun a hunger strike.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
.DOUGHBOYS ON
RHINE CALLED
HOME BY WEEKS
Order Viii Remove
Last of Yanks from,
Germany.

Washington, March 20.-Orders
directing the return to the United
States by July l of all American
troops now on the Rhine were is
sued today by Secretary Weeks.
The order includes the return by
the end of the fiscal year of the en-
tire force of approximately 1000
men excepted from the previous or
der of several weeks ago under
which the homeward movement of
the majority of the American
Rhine contingent is now in prog
ress.
Back by July 1.
Secretary Weeks said that the
operation of the two army trans
ports now being employed in the
return OF the troops has been or
dered continued up to July 1. by
which date all of the force would
have been withdrawn from the
Rhine.
The action of the war depart
ment was merely a continuation of
policy previously announced for
withdrawing the American forces
from the Rhine territory as early
as possible, Mr.. Weeks said. 1t was
indicated that the status of army
legislation in no way Influenced
| the departments decision and also
that the controversy over payment
by Germany for the maintenance
| of the Rhineland troops was not
involved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
TO RECOGNIZE OBREGON?

Washington, March 20.-Personal
exchanges between President Hard
ing and President Obregon, looking
toward American recognition of
Mexico, are in progress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
The Argus Cooking School

Begins-Tomorrow afternoon.
Continues-Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
Masonic Temple
he Hour-Two O'Clock. Lesson ends at 4 O'CLOCK
school without cost You
of
cooking kitchen and econom-
be Miss Megowen charge of the
school
welcome.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
GEDDES DENIES.

Oakland, Calf, March 20.-Six
Auckland Geddes, British ambassa-
dor formally denied he said the
four power treaty aVerted an i'm
minent war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20

Want tc have a better gar
den this year? Better than
you've ever had before?
Want your vegetables to be
the best ever, and your flow
ers to bloom their prettiest?
Then read Luther Burbank's
better garden stories. Bur
bank is the worlds great
est scientific agricultur-
ist. He has spent his life
studying plants. His own
success will be yours, in your
own backyard garden if you
follow his tips in The Argus.
His first article appears on
Page I OF this issue.
THE ARGUS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
REFUSES TO
RECOMMEND
ANY ACTION
Gillett Wont Suspend
House Rules to Re
strict Debate.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Washington. March 20.-The
charge that President Harding
and Secretary Mellon boldly OF
Ter a bribe 10 the World war
veterans TO espOuSe the cause
OF the money powers in their
efforts to establish RS II part
of our revenue system the
vicious policy of "A general
sales tax. is made in a minor
ity report on the soldiers boz
nus bill filed today by Repre-
sentative kitchin OF North Car
Olina- ranking Democrat of the
ways and means committee, and
four other minority members OF
that committee. The other four
representative are 0ldfield,
Arkansas; Crisp of Georgia;
Carew OF New York and Tague
Of Massachusetts.
Washington, March 20.-(By thl
Associated Press. )-Speaker Gil
lett announced today he would no
a motion to suspend
house rules so as to put the soldie
bonus bill through the house witt
a restriction on debate and withou
for amendment.
The delay forced the speaker t.
cancel his engagement with tn
president, as he was compelled t.
leave the White house to presid
over the session of the house con
vening at noon. He said he prob
ably would discuss the matter wit
the president by telephone
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight. Tues
day probably fair Not much
change in temperature
Highest temperature yesterday,
40; lowest last night, 80.
Wind velocity at a. m, Is miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "A hours, O3
inches.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-20
yester. yester. today

River stage at a. m, SO; a rise
of 6 last As hours.
Sunset today, 6:15 p. NJ; sunrise
tomorrow, sos a. m
ANDREW HAMRICk.
Meteorologist.
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Notice is hereby given that the special tax call for Kingman Volun- teer Fire Department for the year 1921 is now in my possession for the collection of taxes levied thereon.
 Taxes are payable at the office of the County Treasurer and Tax Collec tor, located in the Court House, in Kingman, Arizona, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.
 The special levy of taxes for the Kingman Volunteer Fire Department on all personal property and real es- tate will be due and payable the first Monday in December 1921 and will be delinquent the first Monday in Feb ruary 1922 and unless paid prior thereto, four per cent. will be added thereto as penalty and interest from the time of the delinquency at the rate of ten per cent per annum until paid. Given under my hand and seal of this office, December 9th, 1921.
 WAYNE HUBBS,
 County Treasurer and Ex-
 Officio Tax Collector. First insertion Jan. 20.
 Last insertion Feb. 10.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Bids for highway work will be re- ceived at the office of the Secretary of the Mohave County Highway Com mission at Kingman, Arizona, until 200 P. M. o'clock on the second day of February, 1922, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read.
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, and none will be con- sidered except those from contractors ascertained to be experienced and re- sponsible.
 Proposals must be accompanied by money deposit equal to five per cent, (59o), of the amount of the pro- posal, in the form of certified check on some bank in the State of Arl- zona, payable on sight to the Mohave. County Highway Commission.
 Brief description of work: The work consists of approximately 42Ooo cubic yards of excavation; lOO,eoo lineal feet of grader work; all drain age structures and other incidental items for the construction of the Chlo- ride to Searchlight Ferry Highway Project No. 4, UNIT B of the High way Building Program of the MohaVe County Highway Commission.
 Plans and specifications for the above proposed work are on file and may be seen at the office of the High way Engineer in the Mohave County Court House at Kingman, Arizona.
 Copies of the plans and speclflca- tions may be obtained upon payment of Five Dollars (s5.oO) to the Mohave County Highway Commission.
 All proposals must be made on the forms and in accordance with instruc- tions, forming part of the specrlca- lions above referred to.
 JOHN R. HEMPH1LL,
 Secretary, Mohave County
 Highway Commission. First insertion Jan. 13.
 Last insertion Jan. 27. ..
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of OATMAN FEDERAL MINES COMPANY

Know All Men By These Presents:
 That, at a special meeting of the stockholders of the Oatman Federal Mines Company, corporation, exist ing under the laws of Arizona, held at the office of George Sargent, at Kingman, Arizona, on Teusday, the 22nd day of November, 1921, at the hour of two o'clock P. M, pursuant to notice thereof, duly given more than thirty days prior to the date of said meeting, at which said meeting ma iority of the issued and outstanding stock of said corporation was present and represented, the following Resolu- tion was presented, considered, and adopted by the unanimous vote of all the stock represented at said meeting, to-wit:
 RESOLVED: That the Articles Of