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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
mayor ScnRIvER SECURES PLACE ON
STATE PAYROLL At $3.50 PER MONTH
Body of Babe, Fe,U Hours
Old, Found in Alcohol Jar in
Office of Davenport Doctor

The body of a babe q, few hours
old, said by police to have been
born to Elizabeth Sheehan, aged 38
years, in the St. James hotel, Dav-
export, yesterday. afternoon. was
found last night in jar Of alcohol
in offices of DR.. Cyrillus Wirth, a
Bettendorf physician, who main-
tains downtown offices at 329 Whit
aker building.
The physician denied to police
that he had attended Miss Sheehan
prior to or during her confinement.
He stated that when she called at
his office the babe was dead. He
would make no further statement
except the assertion that several
excellent regulations are involved" !"
Later refusing to explain his con-
nection with the case he said, II
am trusting that the coroner will
present this thing to the public in
the proper light"
Miss Sheehan came to Davenport
a week ago from her brothers
farm, two and a half miles west Of
Maquoketa, Iowa. She registered
at the hotel and apparently had no
acquaintance in Davenport. Yes
terday she complained to members
of the hotel staff that she was feel
ing i'll but resisted their plea that
she call physician.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
Chinese in
H0nanGet2
MoreYanks

Peking, Nov. 15.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Enar Borg -Breen
OF Minneapolis, an American mis-
sionary of the Lutheran church, and
his son have been kiGnaped by the
army of bandits in Honan prov
ince, according to a report from
Hankow. Altogether eight for
eigners. including two Americans,
now are held captive.
Rev. Mr. Borg -Breen was living
with his family at Loshan, in the
southeastern part of Honan.
The foreign consuls at Hankow
report apprehension throughout
Honan over the increasing activi-
ties of the outlaws.
American legation figures show
that there are $40 Americans, most
ly missionaries, scattered through
90 towns in Honan province.
The Chinese foreign Office has
promised to exterminate the ban
dts,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
continued on Page Two.)
HERRIN TRIAL
TO BE DELAYED ):
Defense Asks Continuance Until
Monday on Account Of CAlef
C0unsel,s Illness.

Marion, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-(By The
Associated Press s.)-Four. jurors
have been accepted in the trial of
five men charged with murder in
connection with the Herrin mine
killings. The quartet finally was
accepted shortly before noon. Each
have stated they would vote for the
death penalty il the evidence war
ranted.
Marion, Ill., Nov. 15-(By the As
sociated Press. with q motion by
the defense for continuance until
next Monday Of the trial of the five
men in connectiaon with the Her
rim mine killings before him,
Judge d. T. Hartweu of William
son county circuit court, was ex-
pected to rule on the motion as
soon as the last IS veniremen of
the first panel Of $50 have been
exhausted, probably late today. The
motion to continue was made on
account Of the illness Of the chief
defense counsel. A. w. Kerr.
SUnion coal miners should be
barred from the jury. according to
Otis Glenn, one ofsthe states attor-
neys, who said the mine workers'
union levied an assessment on
their members to raise . fund for
| the defense Of the men. and thai
the collection Of the assessmeni
should automatically remove the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
,BRITONS VOTE
!. TO ELECT NEW !.
PARLIAMENT
Bonar La.D's Conf
de,,ce Surprises P'o-.
Hfical Seers..


London. Nov. 15.-(By the Asso-
cfated Press.D-The~ electorate sol
Great Britain swarmed to the polls
by the millions today in England
Scotland: Wales and Ulster, to
elect the fourth parliament o1 tie
reign Of King George v. The polls
opened lat go'clock-an hour
earlier in some Of the Industrial
districts-and by . o'clock tonight
the new house Of commons will
have been selected.
Result Uncertain.
No eleventh hour development
has lessened the uncertainty of the
results. The few prophets who
ventured forecasts on the elections
were conservative 1t is therefore
something of a surprise that Prime
Minister Bonar Law, in his fina
speech at Glasgow yesterday, dis
carded his native caution and de-
clared that he had very consider.
able confidence" that the electors
would give him a working majority
on which he can depend. He made
it clear that he would be dissatis
fed with anything less than an In
dependent .Unionist majority. Elk
perienced observers nowhere ex
press strong confidence in such /;
result, however.
Lloyd GEORGES Message.
Lloyd George is strong in his on
position to the Laborite program
In an overnight message to tn
electors he urged them to supper
candidates who are opposing SO
cialism as laid down in the mani
festo Of the Labor Party"
II am looking forward to the re
turn Of men Of progressive ideas, "a
q bulwark against reaction on th'
one hand and revolutionary expert
mentations on the other" the mes
sage Of the little Welshman said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15

A housemaid claimed that while
Miss Sheehai was absent from her
room in the afternoon she saw an
object wrapped in old newspapers
lying in the corner of the room.
She went to call hotel authorities
and notify the police but vhen
they returned the bundle was gone.
Then the police undertook a
search for Miss Sheehan. Her
movements were traced to DIR.
Wirth's Office. While members Of
a squad waited in the hotel for the
won1an's return others sought DR..
Wirth In his Bettendorf residence
He first denied any knowledge Of
the affair but while he was being in
terviewed in his home, search of
his office revealed the babes body.
Then he admitted having the child's
body but claimed that the infant
was dead He has refused to make
any further statement.
Miss Sheehan was taken into
custody when she returned to hel
room, apparently preparing to leay.
the hotel. She was at point of CO
lapse when she faced the polio
matron and has not attempted to
explain her actions. She said she
didn't know whether the child was
dead or alive when it was born.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
ALLEN SAYS LAZY
CITIZENS ALLOW
BAD RULE IN CITY

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. To-
The commission form by munich
pal government was lauded by
Governor Henry ]. Allen Of Kan
sas. in an address before an
open session OF the City Man
ayers association convention
here last night.
"The greatest success OF the
commission form Of govern
ment." Governor. Allen said. "is
in getting away from what
damns the other sort Of mu-
Inicipal administration, that Is,
the mixing Of political efforts in
the control oe affairs.
The rights OF the people are
being overridden in many cities
because Of the indifference Of .
lazy public. whenever l have
heard Of 'boss-ridden' cities, !
always have less sympathy after
Investigation because the cause
is always the same. The only
cure IL righteous indignation
Iamong the citisens.
Beware Of your friends and
have NO friendship IN your -
)pointments," the governor ID
monishsd me city managers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
STEALS PAIR OF
BATH TUBS; GETS
DAYN STATE PEN

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. Is.
For conviction on . charge OF
stealing two bathtubs from q
humber here, C. A. KessaI Will
receive a one-day trip to the
etate penitentiary ut McAlester,
WITH all expenses paid and will
come away from the prison with
y and q new suit, the states
uft to liberated convicts.
A jury in district court which
toand Kessal guilty assessed .
enalty OF one day in the peni-
teatiary.
II Kessal behaves he will Be
allowed the regular time OF for
!ood conduct, which will reduce
alS sentence to Is hours, It was
l !lated at the ofhce>Of the par
leoa and paroles board here.
/ The penitentiary sentence %.
egates x essaTs citissqshtt
d lt1shts. which may only - =,
0rned BY . pardon nom tn
I esernor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
POLITICAL POT
OF TROUBLE Is
BOILING .OVER X
Western Republicans
Want Lodge
Deposed.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington, D. c., Nov. 15.-The
political pot OF trouble is boiling.
There's good deal going ON be-
Meath the surface to indicate that
the results Of last weeks election
have been seriously taken to heart
here. Some Of the disturbance,
however, bears a relationship to
1924 and would have come irrespec-
tive Of the way the elections turned.
Senator Mccormick of Illinois, it
develops, Didn't intend his letter to
Senator Lodge about the abolition
of the seniority rule on committee
,caairmanships to be regarded as a
casual piece of academic politics.
He meant it concretely. Medill Nc
COrmick's letter was a symptom
Of revolt. Being a mild hammered
man and a diplomat, the Illinois
senator broke the news gently to
the senior senator from Massachu-
setts but the real truth is dissatis-
faction with Mr.. Lodges leadership
has been growing and the so-called
progressive group Of senators from
the west have become restive.
Mccormick Starts Something.
Mr.. Mccormick is trying to sug-
gest a graceful way OF choosing a
new leader in the senate. He asks
that all committee chairmanships
be revised and subject to election
/ by members irrespective Of senior
ity or length OF service but what
he really hopes is that the entire
leadership OF the senate. including
that Of MIR. Lodge OF the Republl-
can party, will be changed,
/ Mr.. Mccormick prefers evolution
to revolution. In many a. trying
situation he has endeavored to ACT
as mediator between the western
Republicans and the fasteners. He
anticipates revolt. To get clear
er idea of what Mr.. Mccormick IL
driving at one must 60 back to the
campaign, just closed. The Illinois
senatSr campaigned most Of the
time in the west. He is not up for
reelection until two years hence,
but Republican politics in his home
state is in such shape that his
election seems assured. MIR. Nc
Cormick spent all Of his time out
side of Illinois in the neighboring
states. Although Smith w. Brook
hart made it plain in Iowa that he
and President Harding were on op-
posite sides of the fence, neverthe-
less Senator Mccormick made sew.
eral speeches urging the election
Of MI Brookhart In Nebraska
Mr.. Mccormick was found urging
the election OF another radical Re-
|. publican, r. B.. Howell.
Keen Political Iadge.
In the senate Mr.. Mccormick
/ works in close harmony with Sen
| ator Capper of Kansas, Senatt.
Hiram Johnson Of California ant
maintains intimate relations with
all the radicals and progressives
! He is keen Judge Of trends in
politics and is impatient to see thu
| younger men in the saddle in th'
| senate.
Mr.. Lodge is in the 70's. Hi
health has not been good. Their,
are no flaws to find with his doc
| trines, for as Republican leader h,
has tried to play the role Of har
monizer, but to lead the senate to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
ROCK ISLAND EXECUTIVE
BECOMES 4 FIELD AGENT
IN TIER -FOUR COUNTIES
Announces That New Ap
pointment Will Not In
terfere With Work
at City Hall.

Mayor H. NJ. Schriver has
received from Governor Len
Small an appointment as
field agent for the state edu-
cational rehabilitation de-
partment and will have
charge of work in Rock Is
land, Henry, Whiteside and
probably Mercer counties.
The salary is $3.50 a month.
The duties Of the mayors new
office include interviewing pros
pective subjects for rehabilitation
and making reports on persons -un-
der the care of the department.
The mayor announced today that
the new appointment will in no
way interfere with his official
duties in Rock Island The bulk
OF his work in the rehabilitation 4
field is conducted through corres1
pondence methods. especially than
In distant points of Rock Island
county and other counties included
in his field.
Mayor Schriver spoke Of the work
today in a sense of giving aid and
assistance to cripples who desire
to receive training along some cer-
tain fine to make a living. The
mayor gave an instance OF case
now in q local hospital. where a
young lad was crippled and was
talented in the art Of sign painting.
In cases like this, apd similar ones,
/ the mayor will make recommenda-
| tions to the state as TO the help
Sthat should be given and when the
patient is able, he will receive a
course of instruction along the
proper line.
The work had nothing to do with
the rehabilitation work among SOL
diers, the mayor announced. but
! just among those deserving Of help
to fit them out so that they will be
self-supporting. When the ps-
tients are receiving the instruction
the state merely furnishes books
and necessary equipment for the
study.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15

The Investigations Of crime, graft
and bootlegging operations in Rock
Island county are rapidly nearing
an end. according. to an announce
ment BY Attorney-General E. J.
Brundage from his Chicago ofhce
today.
I'VE have sufficient evidence to
ask = great many indictments, .
said Nj. Brundage. Just how
many / am not in . position to
my ut this time. But ] can assure
you that the facts developed are
fAr reaching enough for me to pre-
dict that the grand jury Will not
hesitate to indact"
Tho attorney-gensral stated that
the grand Jury win b recalled
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15

Among those who signed the Pc
tition is Fred w. Rinck, o MEMBER
Of the committee, and himself now
formidable candidate for the post
nastership. Rinck became q can-
didate after he had endorsed Chair
nm Campbell.
The other candidate in the race,
; Postmaster Harry p. Simpson, can
win out II something approaching
. political miracle takes place at
Washington.
! Although Postmaster Simpson
vas named postmaster eight
years ago under appointment
,N President Woodrow Wilson
lundreds OF Republicans in Rock
HAND have written Senators Nc
Cormick and Mckinley and. Repre-
isntative Graham urging that he be
appointed on his record.
Has Committee o. X.
Chairman Campbell Of the county
committee may have good
chance to win because it
has become . rule, for congress
men 10 yield to the endorsement uf
the county committee in which the
Office TO be filled Ia located. About
the only instance in which this rule
10 violated Is In the case Of a post
mastership in the congressman 3
home city, when the congressman
usually feels free to appoint whom
he pleases regardless Of the action
of the committee.
1t is understood at Washington
that State Chairman Walter A
Rosenfield Of the Republican state
central committee will fight Camp
BELLS appointment to the last
ditch.
The state chairman has influence
at the office of both Senators Nc
Cormick and Mckinley and he may
AK hem to block confirmation of
Campbell's- name if the latter is
appointed on recommendation OF
representative William ]. Graham
Of the Fourteenth district.
Either Illinois senator might pre-
vent the confirmation Of the ap-
pointment but it is unlikely that
either will interfere. Members oi
Continued on Page TWelye,)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
Many Indictments Will
Be Asked of Grand Jury
By the Attorney General

shortly. The call to reconvene may
not be sent to Foreman Charles
Wenks within a few ID accord
ing to present indications. The
foreman in turn will notify the
members Of the Jury.
The statement OF the attorney
general that the investigation is
rapidly reaching the stage where
he can ask for indictments IL be-
lieyed to be the result OF the con-
ferences with H. 8. Mosher in Chi
cago. yesterday and today. Mr..
Mosher. who is the detective in
charge Of the investigation here.
was called to Chicago to hear the
evidence which the attorney-gen-
eral has been able to obtain by pur-
suing = senarata inyaGfikation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
WHOLEVALLEY
IS WRECKED BY
CHILEAN QUAKE
No House Left Stand
ing; Death List
Increasing.

Santiago, Chile Nov. 15.-(By the
Associated Press. .)-Scarceiy a
house remains standing in the Vel
lenar valley in northern Chile, as
the result of the earthquakes and
marine disturbances of last week
The full extent of the disaster,
which centered on the provinces
Of Atacama and Coquimbo, became
more fully known today with the
reopening of telegraph communica-
tons with north Chile.
In these two provinces the vic
tins number 1900, SO far as is now
known, but it is expected the num-
Der of dead will be substantially
increased when communications
are resumed with many villages in
the interior whose fate remains
unknown.
Martial law has been declared al
Vallenar and in Copiapo. owing to
the looting which bandits have
been perpetrating on the distressed
population. The bandits are be-
lieved for the most part to be pris.
oners who escaped from the jails.
Moon Is Blamed.
Santa Clara, Calf, Nov. 15.-Al.
though sun spots had something tc
do with the disastrous earthquake
and consequent tidal waves in
Chile, the moon was also con.
tributing factor, in the opinion oi
Father ]. S. Ricard, of the Uni
versity of Santa Clara observatory
Father Ricard is a leading ex.
ponent of the theory that sun spots
have a direct relation to the
weather.
when the Chilean earthquake
occurred a great sun spot, latitude
six degrees south, was in place t
strike the EARTH" Father Ricart
said "For more than 90 years thi:
coincidence between malignant sur
spots and earthquakes has been re-
! peating itself. A concordance thus
indefinitely maintained is in itsel
q proof.
How 1t Happened.
"On the other hand, it cannot b,
denied that the moon acts at al
angle of As degrees, where, unop
posed by gravity. it lifts not onl.
| the waters of the ocean, but alst
| the earth. This opens assures il
| the sea bottoms where the water
ffitering in abundance, is turne,
! into superheated steam and ex
plodes, thereby moving enormous
masses of solid material which be
| gin to oscillate and that is tn
| earthquake.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15

Toxic Forecasts Better Relations
Following Japan's Evacuation
Of Siberia.

Toxic, Nov. 15.-tBy The Aa1o-
ciated Press.)-Better relations be-
tween Toxic and Moscow and q
change in the hitherto uncompre
missing attitude Of Nicholai Lenine,
head Of the soviet government. to-
wards Japan, are forecast follow
Ing Japan's evacuation OF the 81.
oerian mainland.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
OF
GERMANY IS
FORCED OUT
Chancellor Wnth's Minis,
try Quits Under So
cialist Fire.

Berlin, Nov. 15.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-The German cabinet
headed by Chancellor Wirth has
fallen.
The ministerial designations,
filed last night. were precipitated
by the decision of the United So
cialists not to participate in a CO.
ahtion ministry which included
members of the German Peoples
party. But the friends of Chan
cellor Wirth\ were not oblivious OF
the feeling that he had outlived his
usefulness and now has become a
victim of a policy Of indecision and
inactivity which found its culmina-
ton in the governments failure tc
make a practical arrangement with
the allied reparations commission
during the course of its recent visit
to Berlin.
Wirth Loses Strength.
Ever since the assassination o1
Foreign Minister Rathenau the
chancellor has been described as q
man who apparently possessed nj
inspiration, no initiative. This at
titude gave added weight to the as.
sertion that the late foreign minis.
ter was Wjrth's inspiration and tht
force which urged him on.
With the passing of DR.. Rathenar
the chancellor visibly lost influence
with his cabinet colleagues. AS
result the support given his polio,
of fulfillment'' diminished day by
day. He admitted the collapse o.
this policy last summer when ht
announced that the government!
slogan had become Bread first
then reparations."
Fears for Safety.
Foreign criticism OF the ALLEGED
weakness of the cabinet, emanatint
from London as we'll as Berlin, dur
ing the last few days. contributed
| to undermining the chancellor
position, even in the ranks OF tn
coalition party. His belated es
pousal Of the Peoples party as
necessary adjunct to. the govern
ment definitely alienated the sup
port he had been receiving from
the Socialists.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
PHILLIPS CASE
TO JURY TODAY
Judge Instructs Jurors Before
Noon; All Arguments We're
Completed Yesterday.

Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 15.-The
fate of Mrs. Clara Phillips, charged
with having beaten Mrs. Alberta
Tremaine Meadows, 20-year-old
widow, to death with a hammer.
was expected to be placed in the
hands of the jury some time today.
Judge Frederick w. Houser
stated he would instruct the jury
this morning and 1t was believed
that the jury might retire before
noon. Arguments were completed
yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
kIPLINe HAS
An OPERATION
Noted English Author Goes Under
Surgeons Knife in London;
Comes Out O. X.

London. Nov. 15.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Rudyard Kipling
successfully underwent an opera
tion today. This announcement,
made this evening. follows pub
lished statements that the noted au-
thor was i'll in q private hospital
and that it might be necessary for
him to undergo q serious opera
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-15
GARFIELD RAPS
MODERN PL AN
IN LABOR WORLD
Former Fuel Head
Would Penuiize Un-
skilled Worker.
BY MARTIN HARDING.
Consolidated Press Correspondent.

|AOlSOlludleu TEeSS Itspouueut.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Williamstown, Mass. Nov. ID
Modern working methods make for
time wasting. Self-improvement is
interfered with and ambition is
crushed.
Convinced of this fact. President
Harry Garfield of Williams college
, desires to penalize all unskilled
workers. He would have this class
of Americans paid only enough to
support themselves as individuals.
They have no right to demand such
a living wage as would allow them
to marry and support families. In
stead, If such workers wanted to
marry. DR.. Garfield holds that it is
up to the wife to work and help to
support the family
DIR. Garfield, son of the martyred
president, James A. Garfield, and
himself federal fuel administrator
during the recent war, has taken a
i decided stand on the subject He
T, amplified his position today, insist
ing that behind it is the welfare of
the unframed laborers of this ma
f, ton. What he wants is a return to
the old system of apprenticeship in
: labor.
I'VE all begin by being unskilled
and acquire skill in proportion to
| the effort and intelligence used in
improving our opportunities" he
said today
Wages Not Sole Reward.
| "The rewards of labor are in part
wages. In part they are something
much more valuable, namely, time
to devote to self-improvement and
protection against natural and So
cial hazards.
"The unskilled employe, whether
in the workshop or in the Office
ought not to receive in wages more
/ than enough to keep him in good
working condition, with enough
over to bear his part-and it should
be a very minimum part-Of the
COSt VI pIOSluiHS the AdCiiitIcS anu
protection necessary to his vel
fare.
That country is the most en-
lightened which furnishes the bes
facilities for training the body ant
mind and cultivating the character
/ Of its youth, and which protects it,
citizens in life, prosperity and tn,
pursuit Of happiness, this las
chiefly by furnishing adequate 20
lice protection, hospitals, clinics
dispensaries and insurance.
| Employers Must Decide.
THE best facilities for trainin
mind and body ought not to be con
fined to the public school as no,
organized. The continuation schoo
furnishing as it does opportunity {
every wage Garner, skilled or un
skilled, to 1T himself still furthe
for the battle Of life. ought to b
made permanent part Of our put
lie system Of education, and ever
employer should furnish to ever
II