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, 1922-03-17
HOtdup Waits
On Trade In
Store Robbery

PORTLAND. Ore. March IL
While one holdup man was locking
A Horn n his son. Ernest p
Horn. In the refrigerator in the read
room OF their grocery store here last
night. his confederate rff1ed tho cash
register. politely greeted Mrs NJ. T..
Smedley. a customer. and sold her
o two pound oil OF butter. The two
thieves escaped in m automobile
with tho cash mounting to bout $50.
, 1922-03-17
TRUTH-R-FABRIG BILL
URGED ON MONTANA

GREAT FALLS. Mont. March H.
The first petition known here was
filed asking to initiate a truth in
fabric bill to be voted upon at the
next general election. and providing
not less than SIS o more than $500
for violation. The measure is the
same as that defeated in the last legis-
lature and provides for labelling all
wearing apparel etc. as virgin wool
or otherwise. The petition here is
signed by thirty-three farmers Of Cas-
eade district
, 1922-03-17
DANCES

On the Gin, Gin, 'Ginny
Shore Fox-Trot
Ray Miller and His Black and
White Melody Boys
Tell Her at Twilight
Fox-Trot The Happy Six
After the Rain Fox-Trot
Ray Miller and His Black and
White Melody Boys
Broken Toy Intro. My Oar
ling Medley Fox-Trot
The Happy Six
Goodbye, Shanghai Intro.
"Can Me" Medley Fox-Trot
The Happy Six
Wimmin Owe Got to Have
En-, That's A1) One-Step
The Happy Six
Stealing Medley Fox-Trot
The Happy Six
Why Don't You Smile
Fox-Trot The Happy Six
Ty-Tee (Tahiti) Fox-Trot
Eddie Elkins' Orchestra
When Buddha Smiles
Fox-Trot
Eddie E1kins' Orchestra
Marie Fo1-T-ot
Ted Lewis and His Band
Down the Old Church Aisle
Fox-Trot
Ted Lewis and His Band
Ten Little Fingers and Ten
Little Toes Fox-Trot
Ted Lewis and His Band
Everybody Step Fox-Trot
Ted Lewis and His Band
, 1922-03-17
BOttOmLey Trial
Holds Attention
OF Britishers

LONDON. Marrh Roy The Asso-
ciated Pressl-The case against Hora.
ito Bottomley. member OF parliament
and former publisher of John Bull.
was resumed today. He is charged
with having inverted TO his WI use
5000 pounds sterling Belonging 20 the
Victoria Bond club.
This amount is the sum Mr.. Bottom.
, 1922-03-17
ELIGIBILITY REPORTS ON Debt
COMMISSION members OFFERED

WASHINGTON. March f7-Ma-
tority and minority reports from the
Judiciary committee on the eligibility
OF Senator Smoot, Republican. Utah.
and Representative Burton, Repub-
1ican, Ohio. for service on the allied
debt funding eommissicsl were pre-
scented in the senate by Sena-
tors Walsh. Democrat. Montana, and
, 1922-03-17
Harding Stays
One More Day

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March IT
(By The Associated Press)-President
Harding has decided to remain one
day more here and 70 leave for Wash
, 1922-03-17

Before the civil war Virginia was
the largest tobacco producing state
but Kentucky tool the lead In 1858
and has held f. ever sincA
, 1922-03-17

cummins. Republican. Iowa. respect
lively.
The majority comprising all Demo
cratic and three Republican commit
tee members. held Senator Smoot and
Representative Burton o eligible be
cause they would become Officers"
of the government. while members OF
congress-
, 1922-03-17

The Great Western Railway com.
pany Of England has asked its 90. 900
employees TO ave one penny per day
per man. General compliance with
the request would mean an aggregate
saving OF nearly 500 900 a year.
, 1922-03-17

The 1niy floating dry dock on tho
Atlantic coast between New York City
and Halifax Is at h Fore River ship
building plant. Quincy. Mass.
, 1922-03-17

SOW rhey are enforcing prohibition
with airpanes- Stick 70 tho es1lax
ho5s. stick 70 the ceilar5Syracuss
Herald.
, 1922-03-17

ington Saturday afternoon instead OF
Friday. 1t was announced by Secre-
tary Christian. The party expect to
reach Washington Sunday.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
NEED OF P0LICEW0MEN
IN DISTRICT ANNOUNCED

An examination will be held Febru-
ary 8 of policewomen for service In
the metropolitan police department
the Civil Service Commission an
nounced today.
The basic entrance salary Is $1'46o
a year. In one year the appointees
will automatically advance to class
2, basic salary 1850 = year. and IN
three years to class 3. basic saiary'
$1,66O q year. They will then ne Ell.
Eible for promotion to the position OF
sergeant, basic salary $1.So0 a year,i II
they have shown proficiency. nave
taken care Of their health ana nave
maintained a good record: Inc nisn-
est grade, reached through pIom0tion.
Is captain and inspector At the paslc
salary Of $4,000 a year. TO al sala.
ries there is added, Tor the currehs
fiscal year at least, the increase OK
$40 a month granted by Songress:
Applications will not be accepted
their twenty fifth or who have passed
their thirty-fifth birthday on the ex-
animation date; who are not at least
Ave feet four inches, or who are more
than Ave feet ten inches In height,
without. shoes; who weigh less than
l15 pounds or more than ITO pounds
net: who have not a chest expansion
Of at least two inches. or who are
not in sound physical condition. APP
plication blanks and full information
may be obtained at the ohce OF the
Civil Service Commission. 1124 r
street northwest,
Evening star., 1922-01-13

the colonists will face extinction
from starvation, according to cable
grams received by the joint distri-
button committee, which disburses in
Europe the funds raised by the Amer
ican Jewish relief committee. The
American Jewish committee has con-
tributed $4,000, nut it is said this
amount is entirely inadequate to
meet the need. The fate of the COL
onists rests on the success Of the
$14,000,000 appeal now being con-
Quoted by the American Jewish re-
Evening star., 1922-01-13

lief committee. 1t was declared. to aid
the Jewish population OF eastern
Europe.
Although they are far from the
famine-stricken Volga region, the
condition of the colonists is no less
desperate than that Of the Russians
in the heart of the famine .s.rea, ac-
cording to reports received by the
committee.
Evening star., 1922-01-13

ed with romance.
Mr.. Black adroftly picked out q
situation at hand for illustration Of
one point. With the silver snow Of
last night, and a bright moon shining
down on 1t, Scott. like Shakespeare.
he said, would have a scene for tho
return to home Of murderer or
lover. D. s. +.
Evening star., 1922-01-13

Texas was the first state to have
an association Of woman bankers.
Evening star., 1922-01-13
JEWS NEED, RELIEF.
$4Oo, 900 Required to Aid colonists
in Ukraine.

Four hundred thousand dollars is
,.eeded for relief r'of the Jewish COL
onies of agriculture established more
than a hundred years ago in the
Ukraine, and unless food to the value
Of this amount Is sent Immediately
Evening star., 1922-01-13

No punctuation marks were used in
ordinary printing until 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
|ONE Man KILLED
IN Mine BLAZE
Three Men Rescued in Disaster
Near St Augustine, Ill, in
Serious Condition.

Galeaburg, Ill, Oct. 27.-Jim
Ammo, Will Anderson and Sherman
Babbitt, rescued from the Babbitt
mine at st. Augustine, 13 miles
from here, yesterday when smoke
from the burning hoist house and
horse shed at the top of the shaft
trapped them It's feet from the
mouth Of the mine, are still suffer-
ing from the effects of the smoke
and gases, but will recover. ac-
cording to word from St. Angus
tine today. One miner, Joe Acker-
son, was dead when the rescuers
reached him.
Fresh air pumped into the mine
by the Galesburg IRE department,
made It possible for the rescuers
to reach the entrapped men, after
several attempts to bring them out
had failed because Of the dense
ness Of the smoke.
No one knows how the fire
started. The blaze soon spread
from the mime buildings to the
scrub timber nearby but these
stumpfres were soon extinguished.
An inquest over. the body of Ack-
erson will be held at Avon, ILL.,, to-
day. Thomas B. Black, state mine
inspector Of Canton, Is expected to
be one Of the witnesses. He ar
rived at the scene of the disaster
early Thursday afternoon and as
| sisted In the rescne work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
GEORGE
Faction SPLITS
London Times Says LACK Of Deci.
sive lead" May Break C0ali.
tlon.Lfberal Government.

London, Oct. 27.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE latest develop
ment in the electoral campaign is
an understanding reported to have
been reached in some districts un-
der which the conservatives have
agreed not to oppose coalition-lib-
eral candidates under the Lloyd
George banner who will pledge
themselves to give their general
support to Prime Minister Bonar
Law. s--
Referring to these deals, the
Times says that the coalition-liberal
government is in danger of break
ing in two, and attributes this con-
dition to "lack OF q decisive lead
by Lloyd George"
While In some places the Lloyd
George followers are aligning them
selves with the conservative party,
others. especially in the north. are
seeking q union with the free liber-
ais. The newspaper understands
that Lloyd George has been urged
to give his party definite guidance
In the speech he is to deliver next
Saturday at Glasgow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
BOY. rs. w E D S
GRAlVDM OTHER:
LOSES sB RID E


Calais, Maine, Oct. z7.-George
Eye Of Calais. who went through
the marriage ceremony with his
grandmother, was still bachelor
today. On learning the relation
ship Of bride and groom, the Cana
dian clergyman who married them
hurried here and seized the mar
riage certificate. Eye is 1S years
old. His bride. whose age was
given before the ceremony as 43,
today admitted she was So.
The ceremony was performed at
st. Stephen, N. B., by Rev. w.
Goucher, Of that place. Mrs. Mar
tina Day and Lester Marshall, both
OF Calais, were the witnesses.
Returns His Fee
The nuptial party returned to
their home here. and the wedding
reception was in progress when
the clergyman arrived to declare
the marriage illegal because Of the
relationship of the contracting
parties. The fee was also returned
Mrs. Rebekah P. (Craig) Eye
who figured as the bride, is the
widow of James Eye, an uncle ol
the youth, with whom she wen,
through the marriage ceremony. The
said today that the boy was the
son Of her married daughter, who
lives in q western Maine town, and
that she took him to bring up wher
he was six years old.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
HERE'S AN ARID
@A STORY WITH
VERY WET MORAL

New York. Oct. 27.-The voy-
sss Of the American passenger
mer Reliance, which has arriv-
q here from Hamburg, South
Apton and Cherbourg. was un-
isyeatful until approaching the
zone shores when the purser
osted on the ships bulletin
poard q notice in large black
VA. which several passengers
Inscribed as an a6celerator.
= caused commotion. much
Iseoate and brought the purser
sotieys Of queries which he an
sred with the unchanging re-
several who returned frequent
% the bulletin board were OBJ
Nved to have lost the steadi-
49, Of their sea-legs, noticeably
ster the first reading. The mo-
lues said:
passengers having any alco-
.oi'c liquors in their possession
~ requested to throw them
iIetboard before the ship arrives
NE Ambrose channel light
tne Reliance. . shipping board
Ml. had stored its stock Of
eers IA Southampton before
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
PROTECT NAME
OF OFFICER IN
SMELLING CASE
Bo nbard n, e mt of
Lake Forest Homes
Is Explained.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-The name OF
the second lieutenant responsible
for the blunder which resulted in
the sheNing of the Farwell and
Mccormick estates at Lake Forest
Wednesday, will not be made pub
lie, Brigadier- General .Moseley
commandant at Fort Sheridan an
nounced today.
In refusing to divulge the name
Of the lieutenant, General Nose
Lex said the offending officer had q
previous record of efficiency, al
though he had been grossly negli.
gent" in target practice Wednes'
day.
According to General Moseley
the officer was in charge Of squad
practicing with a one-pound guI
and instead Of f1ring into Lake
Michigan. trained the gun up the
beach. The shells struck tht
beach and ricocheting, hurtled into
the Francis G. iFarwell mansion
Other shells plowed up the lawns
Of the estate Of Mrs. Edith Rookie
feller Mccormick. Cyrus McCor-
mick, and ]. Ogden n>Armour.
Mrs. Faxxell Sympathetic.
The firing was stopped by a cal
from Mrs. J. v. Farwell, who salt
one Of the projectiles passed ovel
her head and hit in ravine, while
a second passed over her hous,
near the other estates.
To General Moseley she express
ed sympathy for the young lieuten
ant when informed of the investi
cation and said that so far as sh,
Was concerned the shelling of LAX,
Forest was "a closed incident"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
TRAIN RADIO IS
Great SUCCESS
Chicago & Alton Officials Much
Pleased With Tests on Pas.
senger Trains

Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct 27.-fhe
radio test run on train No. Tues
day on the Chicago & Alton rail-
road was repeated yesterday on
train No. l and proved q great
success.
Preliminary to the trip out on No.
6 a concert was given for 30 min
utes in the Union station at st.
Louis and with a large audience IN
attendance. @
1t was found that the radio in
stfuments worked smoothly in both
the train shed and also on the road
although the results were not quite
so satisfactory on the road as wher
the train was standing still. 1T
Some static conditions will hays
to be ironed out before everything
will work smoothly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
PEOPLE OF u. S.
JOIN NAVY DAY
CELEBRATION
Admiral Jones Lays
Wreath on Roose-
Uelfs II onab.

Washington, Oct. 27.-What the
American people owe to their navy
not only as u buIwark OF Cefense
IN war, but as supporting arm OF
the nations presuse and moral
force among nations IN the pursuits
OF peace Was the Navy day message
which hailed from platform, radio
mast and press To-Day throughout
the breadth OF the land. rF
While thousands inward from the
seaboard swere reminded in the
speeches Of scores OF leaders in
state and community that the un-
seen force, American navy, was
still there for vital service aud pro-
lection. all ships in port were hold
ing open house" for the days cele-
bration with the public also well
come visitors to all navy yards and
shore stations
-Fittingly observed with the cele-
bration Of the birthday Of one
whose name is inseparably linked
with American naval development,
Theodore Roosevelt, the navy paid
its own tribute of the day to the
former president in designation Of
Admiral Hillary p. Jones. COM
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic
fleet, to lay a wreath on the ROOse-
welt tomb at Oyster Bay.
Speeches Quote T. r.
Into scores of speeches, too, the
former presidents declaration that
the "country's navy is its surest
guarantor OF peace" found its way
as an appropriate text for the day.
In addition to the hundreds Of
speeches scheduled, plans made by
/ the Navy league of. the United
/ States (Which sponsored the move.
! ment, sanctioned by the navy de.
| partment for an annual observ-
ance Of Navy day include the use
of 20 commercial radio stations tc
broadcast by radiophone the ad
dresses of score of nationally
known speakers delivered at differ
ent points throughout the country
Navy day messages also will futtel
downward from scores OF nava
planes on flights over the principal
cities.
Program at Washington.
The program Of observance at the
national capital included the lay
| ing of wreath ON the tomb Of tht
! Unknown Soldier at Arlington, Ma
tional cemetery by Secretary Denb,
and high officials Of the navy anc
ceremonies before the statue o.
John Paul Jones in Potomac park
with all naval officers on duty hert
participating.
Today President Harding. Secre
tary DENLY and other governmental
officials will be guests at a dinner
given by the Navy league.
Chicago, Oct. 27.-Chicago Joined
in the countrywide observance o.
the birthday anniversary OF lTheo
tdore Roosevelt today, paying it:
share Of tribute to the man an(
the American navy, "the country.
surest guarantee of peace"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
PREMIER FACTA CALLS
mUSSOLINl TO ROME;
WILL DISCUSS CRISIS
Giohoti May Return TO
Power; King Comes
to Capital.

Rome, Oct. 27.-(12.s7 p. mJ-
(By the Associated Press.)-Benito
Mussolini leader Of the Fascist,
is expected to arrive in Rome to-
day having been called here BY
Premier Eacta. who wishes to dis
cuss the situation with HIM.
This action has again caused ru-
mors to circulate that the forma-
ton of another Facta cabinet witc
the participation Of the Fascist y
possibility.
All speculations concerning the
solution Of the crisis agree that IL
, will result In the advent to power
of the Fascist, either alone or
with Gioliotti, Orlando or Salandro,
in case the Facta cabinet possibil.
ity mentioned is dissipated.
Telegraphs MussoilnL
Rome, Oct. 27.-(By the Associ-
ated Press Facta has
telegraphed Benito Mussolini, leae-
er of the Fascist at Milan askins
him to come to Rome to Discus
the possibility of an agreement b.
tween the government and the
Fascist.
Rome, Oct. 27.--(By the Associ-
ated Press liking Victor En-
manuel will arrive in Rome to-
night. He has a desire to consult
tomorrow on the situation With
Signofs Tittoni and DeNicola. the
presidents, respectively Of the sen
ate and chamber of deputies. with
Benito Mussolini, the leader Of the
Fascist, and with Luigi Federsoni.
leader of the Nationalist party.
Former Premier Giollitti also
will be in Rome tomorrow.
! Report Cabinet Resigns.
London, Oct. 27.-(By the Associ-
ated Fressss sltaiian Fascisti
seem to have won their battle fe.'
4 the ousting Of the Facta ministry
! the premier and his colleagues OF
fer!ng their designations last night
/, in the face of a threatened general
mobilization of the Nationalist MI
itary organization.
! News of the development TO
flowing the resignation was awaite
here today with great interest. bug
at an early hour no advice hal
been been received from Rome.
King Victor Emmanuel was ex-
pected to return to the capital TO-
day for conferences with political
leaders in preparation for tive sor'
nation Of new cabinet and hi
choice Of a premier was believed te
/, lie between Vittorio Orlando an
Giovanni Giolitti, both former cab,
met chiefs.
An Official dispatch was issNeL
in Rome this morning on the ser
Gus situation there. The rival Gle.
ments are apparently tamperin4
with the telegraph as the first Fwe
sections Of the official statement
has not been received here although
filed at Rome.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
PURE BRED CATTLE
MEN PICK OFFICERS

/. Dixon, ILL.,, Oct 27.-CeOrge H.
Fox of Sycamore was yesterday re-
elected president Of the Illinois
Holstein- -FrisiAn association at its
annual meeting in Dixon. Other Of
ficers chosen by the breeders OF the
pure bred cattle, were:
Vice presidents-William Fitch of
Aurora.
H. W. Allyn of Byron.
Harry Wood Of Delevan. I.
w. E. Yapp Of Urbana-
Judge Lindley Of Greenvflle.
The secretary-treasurer will be
| appointed by the president and
vice presidents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
love SCHOOL,
pair ARRESTED
Harry Written and 14.Year.Old Pc.
oria Girl Arc Taken In Du.
lath, MINI.

Duluth, Minn., Oct. 27.-Harry
Whitten, alleged proprietor of a
"love school" at Peoria. ILL.,, and a
14-year-old high school girl Of Pc
oria were ON their way hack
to Peoria today in custody Of two
detectives. They were arrested
here last night.
Whitten, who, according to the
Peoria authorities, has served one
term in the state penitentiary at
Joliet on statutory charge. was
arrested last June on the complaint
Of an 8-year-old Peoria girl. He
was indicted by the grand jury and
was released on $1,000 bail. He
disappeared with the 14-year-old
shortly afterwards.
The couple came to Duluth last
Friday and had been living at a
local ro0ming house, police said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
FOOTBALL!
Chicago
vs..
Princeton
SEE 1T ON
ARGUS
GRID PLAYER

The biggest college foot
ball game in the country to-
morrow will be reproduced,
play by play, on The Argus
Grid Player-the Chicago
Princeton contest in Chicago.
The game is scheduled to
start at 2::30 o'clock and
from all indications a huge
crowd will be attracted to
the scene Of the reproduction
in front Of The Argus plant.
Football fans of the entire
country will have thsr eyes
focused on Chicago. Interest
in the outcome Of the game
Is especially keen through
the middle west and east,
bringing together ~ it does
representative elevens from
each section.
Remember, the starting
time is 2:30 O'Clock. and you
will get all the thrills Of the
game by watching the move
ments Of the little ball on
The Argus Grid Player.
a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
DII0 CAUSE
IS HARMED
BY REPUBS
b. Works Kaiser -W1.
ion' Speech M-Advised,
Lawrence Says.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

copyright, l922, by Inc Argus)
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 27.-Ohio
me Indiana, shows symptoms of
protest not against Harding the
ran, 80 much as the administration
vhich has failed to approximate
~ Utopia dreamd of by an i'm
patient electorate as it threw off
he shackles Of eight years of De-
mocracy in 1920 and called for a
change.
Ohio a month ago and noted evil
dsnce of a forthcoming reduction
IN the Republican majority of 400,-
ooo but did not gain the impression
tbat q turnover sufficient to elect
~ Democratic ticket was in the
cards at all.
Today the situation is plainly
( different. The Washington admin
tstration confessed its worry by
sending the cabinet here to speak.
1eome Of these cabinet members
have helped but some have. hurt
Il was very unwise. for instance,
fof the postmaster general to make
that speech which in effect said
wilson and the kaiser had dictator
III instincts In common.
Offends Boiling Democrats.
Politically 1t was unwise, how.
ever convincing DR.. Work may
: have been of the accuracy Of his
comparison. For when one pene'
trates Ohio one finds the Republi.
can party filled with former Dem
ocrats who holted in 1890. Some
u Of them have been disillusionet
and are going back. Many Of then
would stay in the Republican part,
Il not driven into the arms of tn,
Democratic workers. Typica
among these are the former Dem
ocrati who still have a deep re
pDect for Woodrow Wilson ani
VINO are riled when they hear OF I
speech mentioning in the same
breath one man who countenancel
submarine warfare and Zeppelir
raids ON Innocent people and an
ether whose political maneuver,
may, have been overzealously ex
seated but who cannot be charget
with the crimes that the kaisel
wrought.
Cabinet Invasion An Error. :.
The cabinet officers who invaded
Ohio might better have been KEEP
vvYN-s