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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13

talking about as they frequent the
downtown corners these days. For
very likely one or more Rock Is
land newsies will be given free
trip and fine entertainment In Chi
cago in August.
Mayor H. NJ. Schriver was today
requested, in letter from the Chi
cago American, to help the newsies
in meeting the requirements Of the
contest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
EXPORT TRADE
OF U. S. DROPS

Washington, June 13-America's
export trade suffered another de-
cline during May. dropping from
the total of $S1S.000, 900 reported in
April, to s30S,0o0, 00o. Imports,
however, increased in May to $751;
o0o. 900 as compared with S21z. oo0,-
600 for April
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
TWO SPEEDERS FINFn,

F. B. Liggett, arrested for speed
ing, paid IS fine in police court
this afternoon. Karl P. Teske was
fined SIS for speeding. Lester Far
Der was fined SIS for driving a COM
mercial motor vehicle~without-h hay
ing q chauffeur's license.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
Obituary


Bonita Lee Clark, infant daughter
of :, Mr.. and Mrs. James Fl. Clark.
2I21 Fifth avenue, Moline, died at
8 O'Clock this morning in the home,
following an Illness OF Is months.
The child contacted influenza
which later developed into bron-
chial pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held at
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
home of the parents. Burial will be
in Riverside cemetery.
Bonita Lee was born July ID,
1921, in Moline. She was the only
child.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
FuneraI Of William Pratt.

Funeral services for William
Martin Pratt, 13-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs Rolla H. Pratt, 1917
Forty-second street, Rock Island,
who was killed in an automobile
accident Saturday night, near Dix
on, Iowa, were held at 1870 O'Clock
this afternoon in the family resi-
dence. Rev. Launcelot Hadaway,
pastor of the Memorial Christian
church, assisted by Rev. Guy B.
Williamson, pastor of the Fifteenth
avenue Christian church, conducted
the services. The body was taken
to Winfield. Iowa, and laid to rest
beside his two brothers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
PROMISE NEWSBOYS
FREE CHICAGO TRIP

Who's going to get the trip to
Chicago this summer?
That's the question newsboys are
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-13
LICENSED TO WE'D

John ]. Jungwirth ..... Dubuque
Helen d. Jacoby 49,. Burlington
Edward A. Erickson .Anamosa, la.
Gertrude S. Gerhardt Carbon Cliff
Will A. Bleneness -. .Keokuk, Ia.
Mrs. Minnie L. Whiteside
Observation-Disclosures. KeOEuk
The New York herald., 1922-11-16
BATTLE PLANES STOP
ATTACK ON CAPITAL
Washington Saved From Being
Blown TO Bits theoretically
From Air.
FORCED DOWN
Defending Filters, Quick to
Respond TO Alarm, Show
Superior Skill.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.--Washington
to-day when a defending squadron of
army planes, warned by scouts, took
the air and repelled the invaders in 4
desperate theoretical encounter. The
victory of the defense was complete. The
entire fleet of five hostile bombers was
captured" and after surrender of the
pilots all hands went to lunch at Boiling
Field.
The attacking force consisted OF FIVE
Martin bombers which left Langley
Field this morning and under leaden
skies and through obscuring rain drove
toward Washington. intent on bombing
the White Ho se. Treasury, Navy Yard,
War College, the Capitol and other inn
portant Government structures. Word
that the enemy was on the way was all
that reached the defending forces at
Boiling Field.
Three big scouting planes. equipped.
With radio instruments, shot into the
airoand circled southward. cropping for
contact with the enemy. Low visibility
hanpered their work, but finally the
enemy machines were spotted down the
Potomac below Alexandria and the
word was flashed by radio to Boiling
lreld while the scouts ,maneuvered to
kceptthe hostile craft in sight.
Back at the field three diminutive
fighting planes OF the type used By
lhe air ''aces" overseas shot up, circling
heir way into the banked clouds. They
had scarcely disappeared from sight
overhead before three heavier fighting
craft followed them into the lofty am
bush that was being laid for the enemy.
Tine five big planes from Langley
came on toward the target buildings
t1,fx hap
attack. From the clouds above dropped
the six defending planes and the battle
Of Washington was on. The fighters
ciFcled and twisted around the enemy
machines in every maneuver of battle
practice, picking off the bombing planes
one at a time until the last OF the
quirltet had been forced to earth theo-
retfcally.
srhe actual landing of ali the planes
was made at Boiling Field, where the
lnlpires ruled that the enemy had been
repulsed and captured
The New York herald., 1922-11-16
UNION MINER FOURTH
MAN ON HERRIN JURY
State, in Accepting Him,
VieUs Him as Fair Minded.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
MARION, ILL.,. Nov. IA fourth juror.
George Cox. 81, miner and farmer. was
accepted to-day at the Herrin massacre
trial. Although he Is member OF the
miners union the State views him as
fair minded.
what/was regarded as a setback for
the state came when Judge Hartwell re-
fused to excuse for cause all talesmen
who are members of the miners union,
which Is contributing by regular assess
ments to the defense.
The state also asked that Jurors be
excused for cause IL they lived in the
county previous to the massacre and
knew that trouble was brewing. The
Judge said he would rule. on each case
under this plea when II came UP.
The Judge in an informal statement
In the jury room said he would remove
from the jury any man found to have an
actual interest In the case. but said the
burden of proving that interest lies With
the state.
The New York herald., 1922-11-16
DAVIS DEFENDS US.
RAILROAD CONTROL
Alfred P. Thorn Gives Ap-
proval to Transportation
Act Principles.
TRAFFIC LEAGUE MEETS
Fear Voiced That Election Has
Upset Vital Program in
Congress.

Problems involved in the liquidation.
Of the Governments liability growing
out Of the Federal operation of railroads
were discussed yesterday before the
annual meeting Of the National Indus
trial Traffic League at the Commodore
Hotel by James c. Davis. Director-Gen-
eral of the United States Railroad Ad-
minstration.
Mr.. Davis in discussing the claims
presented by the carriers took occasion
to reply to the critics who maintain that
the Government failed in its obligation
to return the railroads to the owners In
good condition. 1T is matter of COM
mon report that the railroads at the
end OF Federal control were returned to
their owners in much worse physical
condition than when they were taken
over" Mr.. Davis declared.
After citing statistics OF the Govern
ment expenditures on maintenance OF
way, locomotives, freight cars, struc-
ture and car maintenance, he asserted
that ',the Government during Federal
control did everything humanity posi-
BILE to maintain the property in its
possession at the same standard OF
maintenance established by the owners
during private control and operation"
Mr.. Davis said, however, that 1t was
unquestionably true that the railroads
suffered an economic damage. In that
they were returned insolvent and faced
with the unpopular and difficult task
of asking an increase in rates and a
reduction in wages.
Alfred p. Thorn, general counsel and
acting chairman of the Association OF
/ Railway Executives, who spoke on
Transportation" at the league dinner
at the Commodore Hotel, although al
luding bitterly to what he called the
Governments failure to keep its cove
nant and return the railroads to their
owners In good physical condition and
with .unimpaired earning capacity, in
Gorsed the principles embodied in the
present transportation act. He said
that 1t is accepted as axiomauc that
transportation is vital need, that 1t
must be uninterrupted. and that it.
must be adequate. The public also
recognizes, he assei ted, that transpor-
tation is subject to ordinary economic
lew, and that the Government has the
correlative duty of correction and prt-
lection.
The results of the election seem likely
to involve a repudiation by Congress of
the vital needs OF the transportation
agencies of the United States, Mr..
Thon, declared. what will be your
attitude?" was his challenge to the
traffic men. "If you want fair and ade-
quate transportation facilities II Is your
duty to sustain the great principles en-
bodies in the present law"
Six hundred delegates representing
traffic ORGANIZATIONS, boards of trade and
chambers of commerce all over the
United States are attending the annual
meeting. Tho closing session VIII be
held to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-11-16
ISHAMs WERE NOT DIVORCED.
t-toyision I'm Will Merely Pin
Money, Says widow.

Mrs. Juliet G. Ishan. widow of Henry
Heyward Isham OF Elizabeth, N. J., said
Yesterday that she desired to correct the
Impression that she and Mr.. Isham had
been divorced. She said this was not
the case, although they lived apart for
twenty-seven years.
Mrs. Isham, who is the great=grand-
daughter OF John c. Calhoun, has
beautiful estate at Shelter Island
Heights. and has a fortune left by her
own people. The will OF Mr.. Isham,
which was offered for probate Tuesday,
disposed of an estate of s1,544,795. He
directed that she be given s25 n week.
Mrs. Isham said. however. that be had
amply provided for her before his death
nd that the s25 week was merely
rSn .money."
The New York herald., 1922-11-16
BEYERTDGE TO ADDRESS
f BIBLE REVISIONISTS
Viii Speak Here at Fiffieth
Anniversary.

The fiftieth anniversary OF the first
meeting of the committee on the Ameri-
cab revision of the Holy Scriptures will
be observed November 3s with public
ceeting in tho Brick Presbyterian
Tnirch. Fifth avenue and Thirty-sev-
enth street. The prin cipal address will
be made by Albert J. Beveridge, for
n,erly United States Senator from In
diana.
The committees work lasted for thirty
years. The meeting this year Will be
the first public tribute paid TO it.
The New York herald., 1922-11-16
,iD Fon DESTITUTE MINERS.

'fMnyor Hylan's COMMITTEES which in
vnktigated, conditions in the Pennsyl-
yapia coal fields opened an office in
room 1924. Municipal Building. yestern
dAX, where donations of clothing. foof
and money for destitute miners will be
reviewed. Mrs. Louis EScd welzmIiler.
uaputy Commissioner OF Markets and
chairman OF tho committee, Is in cnarge.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.--The United States
should make no impossible agreements
defining Christian methods of Eilling-it
should prepare, scientifically, for the
next war, if there must be next war,
Prof. w. Lee Lewis, inventor Of "Lewis-
ite." the deadliest poison ever known. de-
clared in an exclusive interview today.
Poison gas, or any other form OF chem
ical warfare, should not be abolished
ION paper" by the nations in conference
on armament in Washington, he said.
Some nation, conceivably an outlaw.
might. in the event Of sudden conflict,
seize world supremacy ~ yirtus Of its
secret scientific experiments.
mo weapon, once ADOPTED ana found
effective. has ever been abandoned In the
history of human warfare" said Pro-
fessor Lewis.
"Au the deadly devices of tho last
war. accentuated by future discoveries Of
science. will be used in the next var
Nations will fight to a finish with these
weapons which have demonstrated their
deadliness and military efficiency
''Research in chemical warfare should
be a part Of Americas irreducible mill
tary equipment"
REFUSES TO DISCUSS
DEADLY INVENTION.
The Internationally famous war pro-
fessor' declined to discuss "Lewisite,"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
Thinks War Simply Can't Be Humanized
DEADLY POISON INVENTOR GIVES VIEWS
Says America Had Better Be Prepared

should be as efficient and economical as
possible so as to relieve the burdens Of
military taxation
EVERYTHING FAIR
IN WAR. HE SAYS.
Chemical defense Is economical be-
cause il is inherent in the scientific minds
Of a nation and in its naturalization.
Its efficiency Is not questioned and.
strangely enough. its humanity can be
established.
THE great plants of the country, the
source Of prosperity in times of peace.
are the source Of strength in times Of
war They are quickly convertible into
munition and gas plants
Professor Lewis predicted some rational
form of international federation is com
ing as the next step IN the evolution Of
government. Perpetual world peace is
necessity to humanity, he asserted, in
view Of the grossly Illogical" implements
of destruction science has evolved-super
gases dropped from airplanes over armies
and cities, super tanks carrying moving
arsenals to the enemy's heart and masked
ships fighting behind smoke clouds and
belching forth pitiless high explosive
shells and germ scattering devices.
Civilization" he declared with convic-
ton. "can hardly survive the-shock of an
othersSworld war"-Cppyright 1922, By
International News Service.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06

the deadly poison that Germany escaped
by signing the armistice. When the peace
pact was promulgated, this gas, which
could wipe entire cities off the map, was
being secretly manufactured in the United
States at the rate of ten tons q dag
Professor Lewis is now back at North
western University as chairman of the
department of chemistry
The professor rather carelessly handed
his visitor one of his three new civilian"
nventions-a bronze colored bomb slight
ly larger than a baseball.
ITS a police hand grenade ne ex-
planned Brings out barricaded Grim
inals. Fourteen cities are using it. Don't
drop it-you have a story to write"
He also has invented mob gun" and
a protective device for bank vaults. The
mob gun" sprays an irritating gas and
smoke that closes the eyes and makes the
victim otherwise ineffective. 1t is not
deadly, however.
But Professor Lewis has not turned
his entire attention to civilian expert
ments. He is a major, o. S. R., chemical
warfare service, and as such is greatly in
terested in experiments the United States
is conducting in poison gas as a means
Of national defense.
Chemical defense is the best kind of
Defense" said Professor Lewis. 1.-THE
needs Of peace demand that defense
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06

The maximum surtax Of 80 per cent
applies 10 incomes above S20G 900 a year.
The 1919 returns, Mellon said, showed
1,45L persons reported net incomes above
that mark, but he estimated the number
this year would be reduced to 10S8.
THE Treasury estimates that for the
calendar year 1922 there viii be loss in
dIviduais with net incomes in excess OF
100000 ami a total net income OF $685.
100000" Mellon wrote
Under the revenue act Of 1921 with a
80 per cent surtaxl these would be taxed
as follows:
Normal tax, S33,527.76O; surtax, $751;
2O4. $50.
Total income tax, S21+. 100 4S0
Assuming the same total net income,
and applying maximum surtax rate Of
40 per cent, the tax would be as follows ::
Normal tax, S33 525, 100.
"Surtax, $150.547 200.
''Total tax, $lS4072 $50"
Farm bloc" members stated the Mel
lon letter was most significant and they
plan TO make wide use Of It In justifying
their stand for a higher surtax.
IN view OF these figures. it would
seem the Administrations insistence for
a 40 per cent surtaX rate was a tempest
in a teapot Sweet said.
1T was charged the Midwest and
Western Republicans who voted for the
30 per cent rate were supporting class
legislation, It was class legislation
for a class OF 1000 00O0 Americans I he
Administration leaders would have en-
acted a nice piece Of class legislation on
behalf Of l 0SS of the richest persons In
the country"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
BRITISH STATEMENT
CLEARS CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-The fiat an
nouncement Ay a high British Official that
Great Britain does not regard the four
powered Pacific treaty, already signed,
OF the 1ve-powered naval treaty, now be-
ing drawn, as in any way constituting
oEensive or defensive alliances, went far
oday toward clearing the conference at
mosphere, a. the end OF the two months
parley hove in view.
1t is the official view Of the British
government that the two treaties reserve
the right Of liberty of action to all the
signatory powers and this Interpretation
also is concured in by the American Gov
eminent.
The only restraining clause, according
10 British Interpretation, is that existing
in the Pacific treaty which pledges the
signatory powers to communicate fully
Continued on Page Nine)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
Daily Times Pays $3.50 for Death
of Pedestrian Hit by Automobile
Widow of John A. Green Re-
ceiUeS Check TUO Days
After Funeral.

Mrs. John A. Green. 1918 East Walnut
street, whose husband was killed by an
automobile last Sunday, today received a
check from the Daily Times for $3.50. as
payment in full for the death of Mr..
Green under the terms Of the Daily Times
travel accident insurance policy
This is only one Of many claims that
have been paid in the past few weeks by
the Times, following automobile, wagon
street car and motorcycle accidents The
largest claim paid so far was that of
Finley B. Brown, Ills Villa avenue, who
received check for $500 for the loss Of
a leg in motorcycle accident.
Green was one of the first subscribers
OF the Daily Times to take advantage Of
the papers insurance plan He paid
oo cents for 2Olicy In August and by
his foresight IN making this small In
yestment, his widow is in receipt Of
$3.50 the amount paid under the ''pedes-
TRAN clause in the policy, which reads
as follows;
For loss Of life two hundred and
nfty dollars provided the bodily in
jury effected, as stated herein. shall
pc the sole cause Of death Of the
insured and such injury occurs: by
being struck or knocked down or run
over while walking or standing on
pUNitt 'sH"Hy py q Vehlcie propelled
by steam, cable, electricity, naptha,
gasoline, horse, compressed air or
liquid power, excluding injuries sus-
tanned while working In the public
highway or on a railroad right Of
. way In violation Of any statute or Of
any regulation of the re- road com
pany.
The amount payable FOR loss Of life
under his policy shall be payable to
estate Of assured"
Green, at the time Of his death. was
on an errand Of mercy for his lodge.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
SHANK LEADS
HUNT FOR CITY
BELONGINGS
Equipment of Depart
ments Reported
Missing.
AUTOS IN LIST
One Car Said to Have
Been in Hands of
Former EmplOye.

With ~umors and reports coming
to him that some city departments
are almost bereft of minor equip
ment, running all the way from a
monkey wrench to automobiles,
Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank took the
board of public works on an inspec-
ton trip today TO see if there are
as many things missing as he has
been told.
The pressure from job hunters was not
quite SO heavy as il has been since the
mayor took office, so he came out and
faced he crowd which gathered in the
board Of works office when it was noised
about that he was there instead of in
his office
I'VE haven't got a single laboring job
left and we cant give any Of YOU jobs
until we get some money" he said I've
found out we haven't got enough money
to do hardly anything. I want to give
you all jobs, but we won't be able to
until the council appropriates money to
take care Of the unimproved street work.
REFERS TO
BELL INCIDENT.
Say, I'd like to put every one OF you
to work right now, but you know. Joe
Bell former mayor put four more men
on the police force than he was allowed
to and had to pay them out Of his own
pocket for two months. I wouldn't doubt
that when we get this thing figured out
that III have to pay a few myself"
Mr.. shank asked the board Of public
works not to enforce the anti-open vault
ordnance FOR the time being because ne
believes it should be modified. The
board agreed Under the ordinance prop
erty owners whose homes do not have
sewer connections must have them or in
stall septic tanks before this summon or
be in violation Of the law. Mr. Shank has
declared a number Of times he favors
modifying the measure, it being under
stood that he favors making it applicable
only TO the mile square.
REPORT OF APPRAISERS
STARTS HUNTING TRIP.
The mayor made up mis- mind TO take
the board on the equipment hunting trip
after he had received report Of ap-
praisers appointed by the Circuit Court
Continued on Page Eighty
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
NEGRO ESCAPES
AFTER ATTEMPT
TO ASSAULT
Thug, Who Choked Woman
Frightened Away by
Screams.

A negro attempted criminal assault
on Mrs. Catherine Forehand. 225 North
West street, last night Mrs. Forehand
was in the rear yard Of her home when
she was seized by a negro. She screamed
and fought the thug who choked and
struck her and then fed when she con
tinued to scream.
DR. c. L. Rudesiu, 408 Hume Mansur
building, reported that a thief entered
his office and picked up an instrument
case and carried it away. The case and
contents were valued at more than 500
Barnes Williams, 220 West Eleventh
street, reported seven hens missing from
his chicken coop.
John G. McNutt. 600 Indiana Trust
building, parked his car in front Of 1914
Lowell avenue, and a tire was stolen.
A burglar who entered the home of
George T. easier, 822 Layman avenue,
stole a sileyr- plated percolator valued
at 500.
BURGERS entered Case Brothers drug
store, 1887 Central avenue and stole a
revolver
Ivan Moore, apartment D $50 North
Senate avenue, reported a German lug
ger automatic gun valued at 500 stolen
from the exhibit board in front of p
East Market street
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
Cold WGUe Is
Lost En- Route;
Hip! HOOray.
Government FOrecdSter Says
No More Chilly Wecther
in Sight.

Lost, strayed or stolen, one cold wave.
by United. States Weather Bureau, some
where between Iowa and Indiana. No re-
ward
The fine, high grade. snappy cold wave
that was TO break all cold records for
the present winter and which, when last
seen, was bearing down ferociously on
Hoosierdom, hiyvered out somewhat along
the line. There is little chance now that
It will arrive, according to ]. II. Ar
mington, meteorological at the local
Weather Bureau.
Nj. Arlington said in all probability
the belt Of extremely cold air which was
headed this way was only a shallow one
and fell a victim to warmer air in the
upper regions before reaching here.
Today fair weather is promised and
Saturday holds prospects Of higher
temperature Since the mercury in the
Plains States just west Of the Mississippi
also IS rising, no extremely cold weather
is likely.
From Iowa north zero weather still
prevails, but that should not affect this
section to any great extent at present,
MIR. Arlington said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-06
MISLAYS
PRECIOUS BOOK
AT WORST TIME
Mayor Discovers Loss of I'M
POrtGnt Volume He
Cherished Highly.

Politicians who got lost in the shuttle
of appointments at the city hall this
week may now curse Fate and not Mayor
Samuel Lewis Shank and his advisers.
Jobs have been passed out to the wrong
man, shifted to the right one and then
transferred again. through no fault OF
his honor. Mrs. Fate is to blame for
the whole business, for it was she who
caused the mayor to lose the precious
volume known among his lieutenants as
1.-THE Lambs Book of Life
In this black-bound book have been
kept for many months the namee of
those most faithful to the cause Of Sam
uel Lewis Shank. Therein were the
names of those who were to get The
choicest Jobs. But right when the may
or needed it most, he lost his list.
Mrs. Shank, who has relieved her hus-
band of much of the heavy burden of
meeting job seekers in the last Ave days,
asked him at the close of a particularly
trying day for the list She said it
would help on: greatly if she could con-
suit it now and then.
His honor then let out the secret:
"Shucks! I lost the blamed thing the
first afternoon up in the board of safety.
don't know wher Il is"