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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18
SPORTS

1t was a great year for sports. In
all lines there was activity and pros
perity, and international contests
We're numerous,
Organized baseball, which had suf-
fered from the White Sox scandal,
rehabilitated itself by the appoint
ment of Judge Lands as supreme ar
bitter. The New York Giants and the
New York Yankees won the National
and American league pennants, re-
spectively, and in the series for the
world championship the Giants were
victorious. The former members of
the Chicago White Sox who were ac-
cused of conspiracy to throw the 1919
worlds series were acquitted by a
jury, though not by public opinion.
Jock Hutchinson Of America won
the British open golf championship in
June. In this country the titles went
as follows: Western amateur, Charles
Evans, Jr.; national open, James M.
Barnes; western open, Walter Hagen !;
national amateur, Jesse Guilford.
! The feature in pugilism was the
battle for the worlds heavyweight
; title between Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpenter Of France on July
2. The Frenchman was Knocked out
In the fourth round. Benny Leonard
defended the lightweight title against
Richie Mitchell on January IA; Jack
BrittOn, welterweight champion, de-
feated Ted Lewis of England on Feb
ruary Z, and Pete Herman Won the
bantamweight title from Joe Lynch on
July 25.
Davis and Johnston, the American
tennis team. won the Davis cup in
New Zealand on January 1, and Til
den won the international champion
ship in Paris on June 4, and the
American championship on September
10. The Americans again won the
Davis cup on September by defeat
ing the Japanese team. '5 49,.
The University of Illinois won the
Western Conference track and field
meet and the. National Collegiate
athletic meet in June. Yale defeated
Harvard in their annual boat race on
June "a. The University of Iowa won
the Western Conference football
championship, and Harvard beat Yale
on November 19. The East was given
two jolts in football, for the Univer-
,sity of Chicago defeated Princeton
and Centre college of Kentucky beat
Harvard. " t. So:
On November % young Jake Schaef-
er won the worlds balkline champion
ship long held by Willie Hoppe.
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Floods, tornadoes and CONGREGATIONS
cost many lives and vast property
losses in 1921. A four-million-dolla
fire DESTROYED the business section OF
Athens, Ca, on January "a. The Ar
mour grain elevator in Chicago, larg-
est in the world, was wrecked by. fire
and explosion on March 49, the loss
being $6,OOO,OOO. A thousand houses
in Tokyo were destroyed by flames in
March, and in April fire in Manila
rendered 5000 homeless and 1000
buildings were burned in HakOdate,
Japan. The Southern states were
struck by a tornado on April rs, 100
persons being killed. On June 8 came
the terrible floods in eastern Colorado.
in which hundreds lost their lives and
immense property damage was done.
San Antonio, Tex, experienced dis
astrous flood on Septembe 10. 5 81.
The two most startling disasters
occurred abroad. On August "a the
giant dirigible ZR-2,, built BY the Brit
ish for the United States broke ia
two while over Hull, England, on her
last trial trip. FOrty-sfx men were
killed, Including Is members OF the
American crew that was to bring the.
vessel across the ocean. ssss
On September 81 great nitrate
plant at Oppau, Germany, blew up.
The toWnswas wiped out. about 100
persons were killed and thousands
were inj d. s,s.5s..
113lssyEeasSsnS1Isv - Is .ss
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NEUROLOGY

Just the names of the well-knOwn
men and women who passed away in
1921 would fill much space Among the
shining marks found by Death were
these. Jan. /, DR.. Theobald Won Beth
mann-Hollwegg, former German impe-
rial chancellor; Jan. 8, Ferdinand
Schlesinger, Wisconsin capitalist; Jan.
Z, James G. Scripps, publisher Of many
newspapers; Jan. ID, Henry Reinhardt,
famous American art collector and
dealer; Jan. IS, Daniel BartO, profess
sor of agriculture. in the University of
Illinois; Jan. a21, Congressman Charles
Booher Of Missouri, and Mary NJ. Whit
-ney, famous astrono lner at Vassar; Jan.
% Cap" Streeter, the noted Chicago
lake front squatter; Jan. 80, John
Francis Murphy, American landscape
painter; Jan. 81, Gov. r. 81. Parkhurst
Of Maine
Feb. 2, Cardinal Ferrari, archbishop
Of Milan, and Luigi Manicelli, noted
composer Feb. 8, Prince Kropotkin.
nihilist leader, and Prof. Barrett Wen
dell of Harvard Feb. 9, James Gibbons
Huneker, music critic and author; Feb.
o. w. =. Nice Combs, former Demo-
cratic national chairman Feb. "A, DR..
F.. J. Y. Skiff, director Of the Field
Museum of Chicago. s...
March 1, Nicholas /, king Of Monte,
negro; March 2, Congressman Champ
Clark Of Missouri; March III, S. w. /
12urnha m or,inonf a 81 rr,, m. ,fs
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Stariinns Renew War.

Following the frost line down from
Canada and the Maine mountains, tho
starlings are beginning to return and
droves OF them may be seen flying
about the suburbs, says the New York
Sun. From their posts In the treeS
and along the telephone wires they
whistle to their fellows md hurl de-
tiance to the. English sparrow.
The starlings, introduced into this
country several years ago from north.
ern Europe. have proven popular
birds. They are Industrious bug
catchers and are said to be the only
bird that will pick a fight with the
sparrow. The latter, learning through
bitter experience, give their dark
colored rivals 9 wide berth. 1ss.
The starting, being cold weather
bird, generally departs for the North
late In the spring. With the first cold
snap they are back for another: sea-
sons frolic In New York's SHOWS.
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lowers. Ianuary&tthes national CON
ference of state man cturers' Assoc
Citations dgetlssupp sort for the open
shop movement. On the last day Of
6 that month the railway executives
asked that the national working agree
ments be abrogated; the railroad
*brotherhoods appealed TO President
Wilson e prevent wage rednc Ct onsz but
B he refused to interfere. By order Of
the railway labor board some Of the
working agreements were terminated
on July i and a wage cut averaging u
: per cent was put into effect. The rail-
ways later announced they would ask
further wage cuts. THE membership
Of the brotherhoods decided by vote
that strike should be called on Octo-
Der 80, but nine allied unions refused
to support such a strike, and on an
& nouncement by the board that it would
not consider wage cut requests until
all working rule questions had been
decided the strike order was Cancelled
On December | the board reconstructed
the working rules so that the open
shop principle was recognized.
In the packing industry there was q
wage reduction in March and strike
was narrowly averted. In September
/, /. the th large packing plants Installed the
shop representation system and in No
.vember, under this plan, the employees
consented to further reduction Of 10
per cent. The meat cutters repudiated
this and called a strike on Dec. 5.
There were many minor strikes,
+ most of them short lived. Samuel
Gompers was reelected president Of
the American Federation of Labor
which held its convention in Denver
in June.
Great Britain's coal miners went on
strike on March and for nearly four
months the nations industries were
near collapse. The rail and transport
workers refused to go out and tile
government would not yield to the
demands that the mines be national
lied, SO the miners returned to work
on June % without having gained
much. ''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18
Heavy Taxes, Chaotic Financial
Conditions and Minor Wars :
Hamper Recovery in 1921.
HOPE COMES NEAR ITS END
Washington Conference on Armament
Limitation the Most Important
Event-What President Hard
ing's Administration and
; the Congress Have
Accomplished.
BY EDWARD w. PlCKARD

Back to Normally was the slogan
OF 1921, not only in America but in
all the civilized nations OF the world.
But minor wars, internal economic dis
turbances, chaotic financial conditions
IN Europe, widespread unemployment,
famine in Russia and other hindrances
made progress in the right direction
slow, excepting, perhaps, in the United
States
When the year opened the peoples
were grooming under the burden of
taxation and depression resulting from
the World war. AS it drew to close
they were still grooming but had hope
fully turned their eyes toward Wash
lngton, where the representatives Of
great powers were negotiating inter-
national agreements that would elm
mate some of the causes Of war, es-
peci;llly in the Far East, and limit
tie means of making war In the
success of this conference and of 9TH
ers that might grow out Of it lay for
the time being the hope Of humanity.
Efforts to enforce the terms of the
treaty Of Versailles resulted in coif-
t1icts among some of the new nations
created by that pact, and several Of
the older nations were involved in
warfare. Germany working fast to
recover her Old position in the world
OF commerce, was hampered by the
disastrous decline in the value Of the
mark, and her leaders protested con-
tinually that she could not possibly
pay the war indemnity. Peace negoti~
ations between the British government
and Sim Fem were brought to a sue
cessfui conclusion by which the Irish
Free State was constituted
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18

ditiOns there, pset BY sthe#col aof
the sugar boom. He remained on the
island fora long time and succeeded
in his mission TO considerable ex-
tent. On April q elephone communi-
cation between the United States and
& Cuba was opened by an exchange OF
greetings between Presidents Harding
and Menocal.
The United States Supreme court
render rendered several notable decisions. On
January 81 it held that Judge Lands
had no lawful right or power to pre-
side over the trial Of Victor Berger and
other Socialists. On March % it ruled
that profits from sale Of corporate
stocks and bonds and capital assets
are taxable as income. On April IL it
/ refused to review the convictions Of
/ Haywood and 70 other I. w. w. mem
bers. The conviction Of Senator New
berry of Michigan and others for al
legged violation of the corrupt prac-
tees act was set: aside on May 2, the
! act being held void. On June 80 Will
liam Howard Taft was appointed chief
justice and was sworn in on October 8.
The unemployment situation be-
came SO bad during the summer that
President Harding called a conference
of experts on the subject. 1t began it's
sessions on September 26 and, after a
long study, established central bu-
reau and started local employment
j movements throughout the country.
The resulting relief was but partial,
for business itself was suffering gen.
eral depression.
. One of the worst race riots in the
history Of the country broke out in
Tulsa, Okla, on May 81. Before it
was quelled the negro quarter of the
city had been burned and 35 persons
had been killed and many wounded.
I; Labor troubles Of long standing in
West Virginia eliminated in an insur-
rectionary movement by miners which
called forth proclamation by the
President ordering them to dispense.
Federal troops were sent into the re-
gion and the miners soon surrendered.
A commission, headed by Gen. Leon
ard Wood, was sent to the Philippines
It reported in November, recommend
ing against immediate withdrawal of
the United States from the islands
Meantime General Wood was offered
and accepted the post Of governor gen
eral.
The American Legion, in session at
Kansas City, elected Lieut.. Col. Han
ford NIacNider of Iowa it's national
commander on November 1. The Le-
sion had as guests Marshal Foch of
France, General Diaz: Of Italy, Ad-
miral Beatty of England and other
distinguished warriors. These same
visitors and many other eminent per-
sons participated, on Armistice Day,
Nov. II, in the ceremony of the burial
of Americas unknown soldier in the
National cemetery at. Arlington.
Under the budget. law which was
passed in May Gen. Charles G.
: Dawes was appointed director general
Of the federal budget and he and his
aids made notable progress in the way
of cutting down the expenses Of the
government. q .#..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

During the early part Of the year
the country was preparing for the
change Of administration on March 4.
lPresident-elect Harding resigned as
Senator from Ohio on January 8, and
the next day he asked that prepapa-
tons for an elaborate Inauguration be
cancelled, feeling that it would be in
consistent with the urgent need for
economy. On February 10 Mr.. Har-
ding announced the appointment of
Charles E. Hughes as his secretary of
state-a choice that met with general
approval-and on succeeding days ne
completed his cabinet with these
names: Secretary of the treasury, An
drew w. Mellon; secretary of war,
John w. Weeks; attorney general.
Harry M. Daugherty; postmaster gen
eral, Will H. Hays; secretary of the
navy, Edwin DENLY; secretary of the
interior, Albert 3. Fall; secretary Of
agriculture, Henry c.. Wallace secre-
tary of commerce, Herbert G. Hoover:
secretary Of labor, James ]. Davis. Mr..
Harding was inaugurated on March 4
with simple, dignified ceremony. and
President Wilson, despite his -contin-
ued illness, was able to be present.
The senate, in extra session, confirmed
the cabinet and i number Of other an
pointments, and adjourned on March
Is. SIS.
On the first day Of the year General
.Crowder was sent by President WIZ
son to Cuba to=see what could be done
to restore financial and economic con-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18
Gold Hard TO Get.

IS Alaska prospectors. who were able
recently to work, for the first time,
Turnagain arm branch Of the sea,
on the government land near Anchor-
age, report that the body Of water IL
almost literally paved with gold
For years, until the railroad penetraf-
ed the section, the six-foot tides that
rush up the arm. swamping small
boats. have kept miners out. NowStlley
are going in over the railroad and Is
port several rich. finds. made in..the
arm at low tide Rich gravel, Il u
said, lies ofshore. One vein; near
.Girdwood, assays $3.50 IS gold @t 81,
The vein isscovered 81. hi S
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18
INTERNATIONAL. AFFAIRS

The League of Nations, though
tfunctioning without the cooperation
of the United States, accomplished
much during the year, chiefly through
its council which met in Pafis on
February Il and Immediately referred
proposed amendments to the covenant
to committee. President Wilson,
who during January had withdrawn
the American representatives from the
council Of ambassadors and the repa-
ratiHns commission, on February %
sent to tie league council Il strong
protest against the inclusion Of the
island OF Iap in territories subjected
TO the mandate Of Japan, ana also
formally demanded for America q
voice in the disposal Of the former
German colonies. The council in re-
ply said it was not concerned with
the ALLEGATION of zap to japan and
invited the United States to take part
in discussions concerning the Turkish
and African mandates. a month after
the Republican administration took
office Secretary OF State Hughes reit-
Grated Mr.. Wilson's stand concernin.
zap and mandates in general, and
later France and Italy indorsed Amer
lca'S position in the controversy over
the island, though Japan formally re-
fused to give up her mandate. There
after that dispute was the subject of
long 'irlWn-cut negotiations between
the United States and Japan which
led to a treaty by which the United
States WAS assured equal rights in
zap and other islands inundated to
Japan.
The council of ambassadors in Janu-
AIRY gave Germany more time to dis
arm, appointed commission to pass
Oh AuSfila's economic status, decided
that Iatvia and Esthonia SHOULD be
recognized as sovereign states, and
then fixed the German PREPARATIONS at
220,00O000,0oO gold marks, payable in
annual installmentS, and II per cent
tax Oh exports during the period of
payment. This PREPARATIONS decision
created CONSERVATION in Germany and
Berlin at once began efforts to per-
Suatle the United States to intervene
in her behalf. The Wilson administra-
ton made no response, but on April
2 Secretary Hughes Informed Ger
many the United States would not
countcnance her escaping full respon-
sihiliry for the war Or getting out of
paying to the limit of her ability. A
few days earlier, Berlin having failed
to make the first payments, French
troops occupied Dusseldorf, Duis-
burg and Ruhrort. The British OBJ
jected strongly to this independent
action and France withdrew It would
be tedious to detail the negotiations
over the PREPARATIONS bill Suffice it to
say that Germany, with Doctor Wirth
as chancellor, was compelled to &c
cept tlac figures of 135,OGO,OOO, 900 gold
marks finally decided on by the su-
ID preme council, made the payments due
during the year but, on December II.
announced that the in major part of
the sums due in the early part OF
1922 could not be raised And since
many economists agreed that to drive
her into absolute bankruptcy would
I've disastrous to the rest of the world
toward the close of the year there
was increasing talk of arranging a
moratorium of two to three years for
her. France was the chief obiector
TO such delay, as she relied on the
money due her from Germany, but
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-01-18
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL

Two strong tendencies in the world
Of labor marked the year in the United
States. One was toward a reduction
of wages, as "a part Of the return to
normalcy, and the other was toward
the establishment OF the open shop.
Naturally both were contested BY or
ganized labor, not wholly successfully.
The. railway executives took the lead
In both movements, but had many fol-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23

covering their requirements for
any extended period ahead.
TOMATOES.
Fl Worth. Texas, May 23.-The
Texas tomato crop will commence
to move about June 5. The acreage
this year is normal and the yield
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
NICKELS' BONDS
ROUSE CONTEST
Two Claimants for $1,000 Worth OF
Securities Found i'm Old Safe
i'm krack Home.

District court authorities in Dav-
export will be called upon to de-
eide the ownership of $4,000 worth
of debenture bonds which R. C.
Ffcke. executor of the Anna Caro-
line Niekels' estate. discovered in
an old safe
The bonds are an American Trust
company's issue, and were in a
safe in the basement of the Krack
home where Mrs Nickels lived and
died.
Mr.. Krack claims the bonds
were presented to himself and wife
by Mrs Nickels. The executor has
asked the district court to deter
mine the ownership and a hearing
will be held June H. In addition
to the three bonds aggregating
$4,000. there is also one coupon
for s25.
Mrs. Nickels left an estate COM
prising approximately $4,000. in
notes. mortgages and bonds. The
specific requests under the will to
legatees, except the residuary lega-
tees are less than $4,000. The resi-
due of the estate is willed to Mrs.
Lena Boysen, Denison, Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
CHIEF HAS RIGHT
OF GIVING POLICE
EXTRA ABSENCES

Heads of Rock Island police fore
es, present and future. were dele
gated a new duty by the city coun-
Gil yesterday afternoon in an
amendment of Commissioner W. H.
F'itzsimmons' ordinance fixing Is
day furloughs for all members of
the department.
Last week the ordinance provid-
ed two acceptable excuses for alb
sence from duty-illness and I'M
avoidable accidents to the men
themselves. Yesterday a third was
added-special permission from
the chief The amount of time alb
sent for all other absences is to be
deducted from the absentee's pay.
All reports of absences and reas-
ons for them are to be handed to
the commissioner of public health
and safety. The ordinance was
considered as amended" to be
adopted next week, and is expect
ing to pass without opposition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
Business Topics

Ottawa, May 23.-F~omise of an
early seeding throughout the Do
minion has entirely vanished and
spring farm work now is about
two weeks behind schedule. Thou
sands of acres of fine land which
has been been seeded to wheat
now are under water in Manitoba,
where the Assinhoine river has
gone on its usual 20-year rampage.
This river flooded out settlers as
early as 1922 and people here re-
call big floods in 1862, 1882 and
1902. Inevitably there will be a
substantial reduction in wheat
acreage, although conditions in AL
berta have been unfavorable.
Philadelphia, May 23.-George W.
Norris, governor of the federal re-
serve bank of this district, has been
elected president of the Belt Line
railway, a quasi public line built
TO assure all railroads entering this
city equal traffic advantages in
reaching piers and warehouses
along the Delaware river water
front
Orange, Texas. May 23.-Work
on the $4,000 road improvement
program authorized by this county
has begun. This work includes the
completion of the old Spanish trail
in concrete. a Sabine river bridge
and the surfacing of the roads to
the oil fields.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-23
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the council of
the city of Rock Island, ILL.,, having
ordered the construction of the i'm
provement, viz: the paving with as
phaltic concrete OF Twenty-first
avenue from the east curb line of
Twelfth street to the west property
line Of Seventeenth street, to a
width OF "a feet between curbs.
The ordinance for the same being
On file in = e Office of the city clerk
o. SAID city, and said city having
applied to the county court of Rock
Island county, Illinois, for an as
sessment of the cost of said i'm
proyement according to frontage.
said assessment being payable in
10 installments, each bearing inter
est at the rate of s per cent per
3nnum. and an assessment there
eo- having been made and return
g &c said court, the hearing there
Oh will be had on the 3rd day of
June. A. d. 1929, at the hour of
O'clock a. m, or as soon thereafter
rs the business OF the court will
permit,
All persons desiring may file OBJ
sections in said court before said
DAY, and may appear on the hearing
aac make their defense
Dated at Rock Island, H.. May
-, 1922. CLYDE CUSHMAN.
officer Appointed to Make Assess
merit ADVERTISEMENT
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more favorable to a settlement and
it is possible that work may be re-
sumed on terms which will permit
added stimulus to the cotton goods
trade
Mems and women's clothing is
selling in excellent volume. Straw
hats have moved well, shoes. even
of the higher priced lines, are in
better demand. Woolens, especial
" in sport clothes, have been
active
The demand for small hardware
is continuous and while orders are
not large, they are frequent and the
volume is satisfa Glory. Some lines
of builders hardware and tools
are expected to advance in price.
Building material is active and in
scant supply. Brick are being
shipped into this city as rapidly
as possible but without filling the
demand. The same is true of &C.
ment and some other lines.
Prospects for profitable fruit
crops in this section are excellent.