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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
PLAN MERCER.OF
BIC RAILROADS
Great Northern. Northern Pacific
and c. B. & Q. Involved; C. NJ.
& st. Paul May Enter.

New York, Oct. ia represen-
tative of ]. P. Morgan & Co. will
join today the conference heads Of
three trunk line railroads consider
ing plans for a merger of the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy. and
possibly the Chicago, Milwaukee Z
ST. Paul railroads.
Reports of proposed consolida-
ton of three of the roads have. been
made public, but it has just been
learned that the negotiators are
considering adding the St. Paul rail-
road to the merger.
Ralph Budd, president Of the
Great Northern; Hale Holden. pres
ident Of the Burlington, and Charles
A. Donnelly, president of the North
e-n Pacific, were in conference yes
terday. At the close Of the meeting
it was stated that material prog
ress had been made in the plan and
that a representative Of J. P. Nor
gan & Co., bankers for the roads,
would be called in today.
Plans in support of the merger,
as agreed upbn, will be presented
to the interstate commerce commits
sion at hearing set for Nov-17.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
RAWL|NeSuP
IN U. s. COURT
kidnaper Of Missouri Beeuty Is Ar.
raigned for Violation Of Motor
Vehicle Act.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Frank Raw
lings, the Independence, Mo-, busi-
ness man, arrested at Aurora after
several days search for him and Miss
Ida Mae Haskins, was to be arraign-
ed today before United States Com
missioner Glass on . charge Of vio-
lating the national motor vehicle
act. Miss Haskins, who told fed
eral Investigators that Rawlings
tricked her into accompanying him
on an automobile trip by telling
her his wife and children would ac-
company them, was to be brought
here also as a witness.
Whether Rawlings, who told the
Aurora police that he had fallen in
love with the girl but that she re-
jected,his attentions during the trip
through Kansas City, St Louis and
into Illinois. will face other federal
charges, will depend on develop
ments, federal officials said.
Rawlings is described by investi-
gators as a little moth-eaten man.,
little resembling Lochinvar.
The charge. Of. violation OF the
motor vehicle act. according to fed
eral agents, is based on Rawlings
action in renting an automobile in
Waterloo, Iowa, which he is alleged
to have driven on the trip and nm
ally sold in Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
REOS BREAK
WHITE army
IN SIBERIA
Sweep Toward Vladivos-
tok; Capture Is Elk
pected Soon.

Toxic, Japan, Oct. 19.-(By the
Associated Press.) - Lawlessness
reigns in vladivostok as the result
of the approach of a victorious
Red" army, official dispatches say.
The French consulate was attack
ed yesterday, and foreigners have
appealed to their governments for
protection. The American consul
has engaged as a refuge for Amer
leans building flying the Ameri-
can flag and. guarded by the guns
of an American cruiser.
Two Japanese cruisers and three
Japanese destroyers are also in
Vladivostok harbor to aid in the
protection of foreigners.
Recent reports have related the
practical annihilation Of the
White" guards, under general
'Dieterichs. The invading army of
the far eastern republic of Siberia
apparently was marching on Vladi-
vostok unhindered, and the cap
ture of the Siberian port was ex-
pected momentarily.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
OREGON FEARS
RED INVASION
Portland Mayor Holds $50 Men for
Investigations; RumOr /. W. W.
Coming in Force.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 19.-With the
declaration that Portland was
threatened by an invasion of thou
sands of members of the Industrial
Workers OF the. World, coming here
to participate in the water front
strikes, Mayor George L. Baker to-
day caused the detention Of $50 men
for investigation.
Wholesale raids were made in
sections Of the city where most of
the dock workers reside and when
the men had been checked over at
the police station 225, most of them
believed to be members of the Ma
rine Transport Industrial Union No.
$40, this city, were held on charges
Of vagrancy. The others were re-
leased.
Reports in the hands of the Of
ficials were said to show that I.
W. W. papers in various parts OF
the country have adopted the slo-
gan "On to Portland" and thai
plans call for the immediate march
Of more than $4,000 members OF
the organization to Portland and
other points ON the Pacific coast
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
MURDERED
TWINSCASE
IS COMEDY
Mrs. McNaly, Mother
Joins Laughter as VIII
nesses Testify.

Hammond, Ind, Oct. 19.-Appar-
emily enjoying the humorous as
poets of the proceedings as much
as the spectators who crowded the
court room, Mrs. Hazel McNally
waited today for the prosecution to
present its star witness, her hus-
band and accuser, who says the
twins she disposed of last spring
were her own flesh and blood and
not the saw-dust dolls she claims
they were.
Eleven witnesses had testified
when hearing began its second day
and Mrs. McNally listened with
seeming levity and unconcern to
their testimony of how she care
fully guarded the twins" from the
prying eyes of curious relatives
and neighbors. She frequently
joined in the laughing which the
testimony brought from the crowd
ed court room.
Husband Not Amused.
Frank McNally, the 56-year-old
husband, failed to see anything hu-
morous in the proceedings. He
waited his turn to testify that his
26-year-old wife had killed the
twins he said were born to her last
Becember, and substituted dolls
which she "mothered" four months
The defense indicated its inten-
tion to put Mrs. McNaliy on the
stand to repeat her version, story
of conspiracy between herself and
her husband to work maternity
hoax SO McNally's ambition to be
known as father might be ap-
peased.
According to Mrs. McNally, an op-
Grafton which she underwent al
Green Bay, Wis, in 1919, made i,
impossible for her to become a
mother Her husband, she declar-
ed. was informed of this operation
soon after their marriage in April
1921.
"D0lls", Witnesses Say.
All of the witnesses said Mrs. Nc
Nally kept the faces of the twins
covered constantly, claiming theil
eyes were weak. Lloyd McNally
son of the accused woman's hus
band, by an earlier marriage, sait
he discovered the alleged doll de
/ ception and told his father. Mrs
! Clara McNally, Lloyd's wife, sait
! she had carried one OF the twin.
on numerous occasions and grew
suspicious, because OF its apparen
lifelessness. One witness, Mrs
Mary Griffiths, the nurse, who wait
ed on Mrs. McNally for nine day:
following the alleged birth, testified
that she was not permitted to cart
for the twins, but that on one occa
sion saw the face of one. which SHE
declared had a nose bleed.
No trace OF the missing twins
| whether dolls or babies, had beer
found. Mrs. McNally said she de
stroyed them last April, telling thu
inquisitive that she had sent then
to Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
WRITING GAME Is
HAZARD, DADS
WILL INDICATES

Gaicaso, Oct. 19.-The hazards
- MS profession as q writer
given to Henry Kitchell
rsoster. novelist, a share Of his
~ iather's estate double that
me other fve sons and daugh-
- Of Towner X. Webster,
uaose will WAS admitted to pro-
ats here.
aenry Kitchell Webster re-
ed $4,000 because "he Is en-
~ in q form of occupation
s'n! his income and liveH-
dependent on his present
~. the will said. After be-
ssathing $25,000 to each OF his
aef children and smaller be-
sts to other relatives and the
avestern university settle
S ". Webster left the ball
u II. o. his estate. about $150, 900
Ais widow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
RICH CLUBMAN
FIGHTS CHARGE
.OFFATHERHOOD
Alleges Babe Was
Born 23 Months
After Diuorce.

ST. Louis, Oct. 19.-(By The As
sociated Press.) Henry Herman
Laumeier, clubman and wealthy
real estate dealer, whose attorneys
yesterday filed a petition asking the
circuit court to determine the pa
ternity of a child born to his di-
vorced wife, Miss Byrd Shoemaker,
could not be reached for state
ment today. In the petition Lau-
meier stated that the child was
born % months after his separa-
tion from his former wife on Jan.
9, 1918, the day following their
marriage, which he said tc place
while he was intoxicated.
Divorced in 1919.
According to the petition, the
former Mrs. Laumeier, was granted
a divorce on charges of desertion on
June IS, 1919, and at the trial testi-
fed that she had no relations as
wife with her husband after he LETT
her the day following their mar
riage, at Salem, Ill. She was grant
ed a settlement of $4,000 by a
"gentleman'ss agreement the peti,
tion continued, and had her maiden
name restored. The petition assert
ed that Laumier was served with
a summons on Sept. 30, 1922, to ap-
pear in the supreme court Of N,w
York and answer charges brought
by Miss Shoemaker for the non
support of their child, Herman H.
Laumeier, born Dec. Is, 1919.
Wants Guardian for Child.
It is added in the petition that
I.aumeier considers his former wife
an unfit and improper person to
have the custody of legitimate
child and requests the court to ap-
point a guardian for the child. If
the court determines the child is
not his, Laumeier asks that the
child be forever enjoined from as
serting any claim on his estate. II
it is found that the child belongs 10
him, then Laumeier asks that the
custody of the child be awarded tc
him.
Laumeier is Al years old and Miss
Shoemaker 2S. She is said to be
living. in New York.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
entire CABINET OUT;
KING PICKS BONAR Law
TO HEAD new MINISTRY
Government Gets Death Blow When Conservatives
in Commons Vote 1856 to 81 to Appeal to Coun-
try as Conservative Party; George Rec
ommends Law as Successor

London, Oct. 19.-(7:12 p. m.)-(By the Associated
Press )-Andrew Bonar Law has consented form min
isry in succession Of the ministry of Prime Minister Lloyd
George, the Evening News it learns. King George
summoned MIR. Bonar Law, asking him to undertake the
task declares the newspaper and Mr. Bonar Law agreed
to comply
London Oct 19.-(640 p. m.)-(By the Associated
Pres-When Mr. Lloyd George rendered his resignation
the king this evening he advised his majesty
Andrew Bonar Law, the Conservative leader, to form
new cabinet.
London Oct 19.-(6.O8 p. m.)-(By the Associated
Press-The resignation of Prime Minister Lloyd George
officially announced this evening.
The resignation of Prime Minister Lloyd George carried
with it that of his entire cabinet.
The resignation Of ViscoePee the secretary of
for India also was announced
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
KINGS, COUSIN
EXPLAINS THAT
B K D. AFFAIR
Means Giving a Re.
buke, Lord Louis
Tells Reporters.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 19.-Lord
Louis Mountbatten, cousin of the
king Of England, and his bride,
Lady Edwina Mountbatten, said to
be the richest woman in that king
dom, arrived here today on their
honeymoon tour Of the United
States.
His lordship gave to the news
paper interEiewers an illustration
of his phrase Giving the Bird"
which sprang into popularity after
he voiced it in speaking to X. M.
Landis, baseball commissioner, in
a world series contest at New York.
"Wild' Over L. $. Slang.
you ask for a definition of the
bird'?' he said. That's rather hard.
Tersely, l should say that one re-
ceiving the Bird has met with
somewhat of a rebuke. 1t is some
thing like giving him the raspber-
ry,' you know. l am wild over your
American slang"
Loi NlouulDdllGIi says uc uhcs
America and all Americans, too, ex-
cept the New York and Chicago re-
porters who quoted him as saying
my word" "pon my soul" and
"wot! wot!! 'wot!.!"
He told Los Angeles reporters
Quote me as saying it all. but
don't make me talk like a London
dude"
How He Doesn't Talk.
When asked what he thought
about the movies after he had been
shown about by Charles Chaplin
his fellow countryman, his lord
ship did not say "toppin',' Jolly
WELL" "clevah," "rippin'," bah
jove," or anything like that. He
said:
They've surpassed my expecta-
tions"
When Chaplin was asked wha;
he thought Of his lordship. the film
comedian said:
Hes such a nice, simple boy"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19

London. Oct 19.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE government Of
Prime Minister Lloyd George re-
signed this afternoon.
The announcement Of the govern
ment's resignation was made by the
Central News and up to 4:23 o'clock
this afternoon no official or other
announcement OF it had appeared.
but it had been preceded by semi
official announcement of the Press
Association stating it had learned
on high authority that the govern
ment would resign forthwith.
After brief audience with King
George this afternoon. Mr.. Lloyd
George returned to Downing street,
where he received a miners dele
cation, but according to Frank
Hodges, who headed the delegation,
Mr.. Lloyd George said he could not
consult with them as prime minis
ter since he had resigned.
Members of the miners delega-
ton said Mr.. Lloyd George had told
them that the king had accepted his
resignation.
London, Oct. 19.-(By Ghe AEA~
ciated Press)-Several of the
Unionist junior members resigned
from the cabinet Immediately after
the Unionist meeting. These In
cluded Stanley Baldwin, presiee1a.
Of the Board of Trade; Sir Arthur
Griffith -Boscawen, minister OF ag-
riculture and fisheries; Lieutenant
Colonel L. c. NJ. S. Amery, par
liamentary and financial secretary
to the admiralty; Sir Philip Lloyd
Greame. minister of overseas trade:
Sir John Laird, under-secretary Of
state for the home office, and Cob
onel Leslie Wilson, joint parlia-
mentary secretary to the treasury
and chief Unionist whip; Captain
II. d. King, another of the Union
ist whips. and Colonel Albert
Buckley, assistant Union whip.
Political Confusion.
London, Oct. 19-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-The Lloyd George
coalition received its death blow at
the hands of the conservative par
ty, when the conservative members
of the house of commons, and gov.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
Liner ON FIRE.;
NoL|vEsLoS1
Steamer Concord Reported Ablaze ;
Passengers Transferred to
Freighter.

ProvidenceN r. l., Oct. 19.-The
Colonial Line steamer = Concord,
New York to Providence. was on
fire early today off Watch Hill, r. I.
The passengers were transferred to
the feighter Mohegan and brought
to Providence.
The crew had the fire on the Con-
cord under control, officers Of the
Mohegan said, and the steamer is
proceeding to this port under her
own steam.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
JOHN D., JR., IN
SANITARiUM
Goes to Rattle Greek for q Rest, But
Reporters Don't Give Him =
Much Chance. k

Battle Creek, Mich. Oct. 19.-
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who came
here few days ago to enter a sani-
tarium, denied today his visit was
necessitated by illness.
Il am not sick. l merely came
here for a rest. but it doesn't look
as though I were going to get it,"
the financier said.
Mr.. Rockefeller has been inter
viewed repeatedly by newspaper
men since he arrived on subjects
ranging from unionism IN industry
to who is the richest nan in the
world?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
LABOR UNIONS
SEE NO GOOD IN
KANSAS COURT
Feel 1t Takes Away
Best Weapon
the Strike.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 19.-Law
springs from public hecessity-the
welfare of the greatest number.
The Kansas court of industrial re-
lations grew out of a coal famine
two years ago. Labor has been
hostile from the start. In this dis
patch the writer will attempt TO
give some of the reasons why Ia
Dor looks with distrust on the Kan
sas law of compulsory adjudication
Of disputes in ESSENTIAL industries.
Labor feels that the strike weap-
on is an indispensable part of col
lective bargaining and contends
that there is no such thing as a
negotiation on even terms if Cne
side knows the other has no lever
age with which to enforce its
terms.
Governor Allen and his assist
ants in the industrial court expert
ment answer with the statement,
first, that strikes are permissible
in all industries except those di-
rectly producing public distress
and that there is no need of the
strike weapon when the state itself
undertakes to enforce labor's side
Of the controversy if it is just
Distrusts All Courts.
Broadly speaking, labor has lit
tie confidence in courts of any
kind and is suspicious of most tri-
bunals set up to settle industrial
conflicts. Labor is partisan-or
rather labor leaders are and a fear
Of an adverse verdict often actu-
ates the spokesmen of organized
labor when they insist on using the
strike weapon. Instead of resort
ing to tribunals. they argue thai
there is no restraint on the bar
gaining power of the employer
when he takes advantage of eco
nomical conditions to enforce low
er wages.
Perhaps the clearest exposition
of labor's philosophy is contradict
ed in the decision of the Supreme
Court OF Kansas which upheld the
conviction of Alexander Howat on
charges of contempt but which had
this to say ON the attitude of la
bor:
Supreme Court Statement.
"The mining industry is not
guiltless. Some who have engaged
in it had no conception of public
service They mined coal for prof
it. They we're interested in limit
ed production because it was be-
lieved to occasion high prices. They
were not greatly concerned about
cost, because the public paid the
bills. This attitude resulted in
chronic mismanagement, and they
had no part in what they regard
ed as sentimental movements fol-
amelioration. Miners were ex.
fCo~tipnaA nm
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED
4 601 TO SIS
Charge Harding Physician
Blocked Hospitaliza-
tiop Plan.

loans, La, Oct. 19.-RemOval
u Brigadier.Genera ChsSles E.
Sawyer, President Hafding's
personal physician, charged
With blocking the American Lee
tsn disqualification program,
xss demanded by the Legion
Astonal convention here to-
~ by . vote Of COL to 375.
Convention Hail., New Orleans.
La, Oct. 19.-(By the Associated
Press.)-A resolution demanding
the removal of Brigadier General
Charles E. Sawyer was presented
the American Legion convention by
Department Commander Barron Of
Minnesota, for utter unfitness."
The attack was inspired by the re-
port of Rice Means of Colorado Of
the national rehabilitation commit
tee, which accepted "the pledge Of
cooperation" given by General Say
yer.
4 New Orleans, La, Oct. 19.-tBy
The Associated ess.)-The fourth
DAY Of the national convention Of
the American Legion, in progress
Here, was marked by ths<arrival of
Commander Of the American Expe-
ditionary Forces General John J.
Pershing, who reached here today
from Washington after a day spent
IN Atlanta, Ga liz
The general, official dignity laid
aside, leaped from the platform of
bis sleeping car, ahead Of his staff
ohcers and grasped the hands OF
the "buddies" who had come to. the
station to meet him.
Elect Commander Friday.
Tomorrow the legion will select
successor to Hanford MacNider
NATIONAL commander of the organ
iIation.
Late last night Major Hugh Scott,
amedical officer, whose home is in
Oklahoma City, Okla, and who is
nov serving as executive officer to
Colonel C. r. Forbes, director Of the
uuited States veterans bureau, told
representative of the Associated
Press that Colonel Forbes decision
70 return to Washington followed q
long distance telephone conversa-
uon with high officials in Washing
!on, In close touch with the presi-
dent, According to the sources
usually reliable, the chief execu-
i've replied that Colonel Forbes
NJ at liberty to use his judgment
y to remaining here.
Bonus Veto 4 Death Blowl '
Dr. Scott late last night told the
associated Press that he regarded
!ae iegion as dying organization
s1a that he believed that the last
NOV had been administered to il
sAen President Harding vetoed the
MEASURE for adjusted compensation
nst summer.
Alvin N. Owsley, head of the le'
IONS commission ON Americaniza,
NV, appeared early today to be the
ouu0nding candidate for national
amander. Supporters of William
ueegan, New York state com
naaef and the first candidate pub.
NY g announce that he was run.
.ls Iof the office of chief execu'
sso! the legion, appeared discour'
e ny unconfirmed rumors tha
G s Aissouri delegation and the pre-.
s.Ho eo midwest coalition" hat
Is and that the south, with the
uole exception Of Alabama. wa,
up IN favor Of Owsley.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
D'ANNUNz|o AND
Fascist JOIN
Italian Soldier Poet Signs Pacl
With Benito Mussolini, Leader
of Famous Faction.

Rome. Oct. 19.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-Gabriele d'Annunzio,
the Italian soldier-poet and Benito
Mussolini. the leader of the Fascist,
signed an agreement uniting the
forces and establishing common ac-
ton between the two leaders
throughout Italy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
GETS 5 DAYS IN JAIL;
ALL OF EN- SUNDAYS

Pasco, Wash. Oct. 19-M. C.
Carlson, convicted Of violating =
traffic ordinance, was sentenced to
serve five Sundays in Jail SO he
could work on weekdays to sup
port his family.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
STORK DESCENDS
ON CHICAGO TAXI
FOR SECOND TIME

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Mrs. Rose
Simon is the mother Of her sec
ond "taxicab" baby She was
on the way to a hospital when
the child. a girl. was born in the
cab. On Ost. 8. 1914. while being
taken to a hospital in cab, Mrs.
Simon became the mother Of q
boy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
ILLINOIS MAN DIGS
SECOND POTATO CROP

West Brooklyn. Ill, Oct. 19.-Ed-
ward Henry today dug several
bushels of a second crop potatoes
today. The tubers were planted
Aug. 2 and are fully developed and
ripe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19

Toms River. N. j., Oct. 19.-Mrs'
Ivy Giberson was sentenced to life
imprisonment for the murder of her
husband, William Giberson, Aug. IA.
She was accused of having shot him
as he slept. Her defense was that
two men committed the crime after
having entered their home and
bound and gagged her. Her un-
disturbed demeanor during her
trial caused her to be called "the
woman without nerves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19

st Louis, Mo-. Oct. 1e.-Colorado
Springs, Colo. was selected for the
1898 international convention OF
Disciples OF Christ church which
will be held Sept Z to IL inclusive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Friday. Not
much change in temperature.
Hixhest temperature yesterday.
81: lowest last night, 40.
Wind velocity at Z a. M, 2 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
I'm. Up. nj. q. m,
yester yester. Today
Dry bulb temp. 81 SO AZ
Wet bulb temp. 80 Al 3S
relative humid. .2S ~ 6S
River stage at q M. 1.3; no
change last "a hours.
Sunset today. 81 6p. m; sunrts
tomorrow, 6:21 q. N.
River Forecast.
The stages Of the Mississippi riv-
ar from below Dubuque to Musca-
tine will change but little during
the next few days.
ANDREW HAMRICk.
Neteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
Everybody Happy,

He would yell it as the Indian
war-cry in the days Of Sitting Bull.
The police fell for the stunt so
often that it now is difficult to get
an ambulance to stop at any of the
hotels.
Everybody 10 happy. There is
plenty Of zip and zest and the play
time is similar to that of the usual
college boy. The only man to 60
home was Colonel c. R. Forbes, di-
rector OF the Federal Veterans bu-
reau.
William F. Deegan Of New York
accused him Of trying to swing the
presidency Of the legion into the
Republican column and Colonel
Forbes refused to see any humor in
the allegation He went back home
yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
Political Confusion.

Continued on Page Twelye.)