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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
Why is France
Demanding a Big
Navy ?

Why is the French nation,
burdened with war debts and
taxes. insisting on maintaining
a big standing army?
The answer cannot be writ
ten in a word 1t requires study.
The average citizen cannot make
the first hand study which is
necessary TO complete under
standing.
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Any one can have free, a re-
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tiUa of the problem now agita-
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States.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
TRAIN KILLS2
AT DIXON, i'll,
William Warren, Joliet, and Virgil
Snyder, Shelby County. Struck
on Illinois Central Bridge.

Dixon, Ill, Jan. 10.-William
Warren of Joliet and Virgil Snyder
of Shelby county were instantly
killed about $50 o'clock last night
when they were struck by an Illi-
nois Central freight train on IA
bridge over Rock river at this
place. Warren was knocked off the
bridge, falling a distance of SO
feet and lighting on his head on an
ice gorge, death being instanta-
neous, and Snyder's body was
thrown from the bridge and when
found was hanging on an abutt-
ment. He was also instantly
killed.
The men were returning to the
State Dixon State colony, where
they were patients, after attending
a moving picture show Both were
transferred to the Dixon institu-
ton lately, and were known as
TRUSTEES. Warren has a sister
living in Joliet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
PROBE RATTLE
OF LIVE BABY
State Investigator Goes to Danyilie
Believes "Child" Will Prove to
be Young Pig.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 10.-State
investigation of the report that "a
live baby" is to be ratified off in a
Danville theatre Friday night. was
ordered this morning by Judge Z.
H Jenkins, director of the depart
ment of public welfare. Miss Edna
Zimmerman of the department was
sent to make the investigation.
Belief that the live baby would
turn out to be a pig was expressed
by the investigator as she left for
Danville.
THE same hoax was perpetrated
on the public of another city sew
eraI years ago." she said.
Danville, ILL.,, Jan 10.-Manager
Thomas P. Roman, of the Home
Theatre company, declined to com
ment this morning on the report
from Springfield that the state
might act to stop a so-called raffl
at one of the theatres owned by
the company, because of an an
nouncement that "a baby was to be
given away"
Mr.. Roman wouldn't add anything
to the publicity already given out
by the theatre.
The publicity announces that "a
baby will be given away Friday
night"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
ARTHUR GRIFFITH PICKED TO HEAD Dali
Yank Said to HdUe Been Slain
BIZ 'Hard-BOiled' Smith Dies
OF Wounds, Witness Declares

information to this effect has been
conveyed to his family.
No Suppression.
Questioned by Chairman Brande-
gee, Colonel Bethel declared that
notice of executions was published
overseas in general court-martial
orders, and were sent to all organ
izations with the expeditionary
tnrceG.
Probably most of the enlisted
men did not know about the cases, "
Colonel Bethel added, but the army
endeavored to have everybody in
formed about executions"
WAS any effort made to keep the
hanging news from being sent to
this country"
mot at ALL
Washington, Jan. 10.-There were
several references to Frank II.
c"Hard- -Boiled) Smith, who, Colonel
Bethel said, had been sentenced to
three years Imprisonment for
cruelty to prisoners. He had rec
commended that the term be re-
duced to IS months, Colonel Beth
ell added.
Would a war correspondent have
been permitted to send the news
of the legal executions" Senator
Willis, Republican, Ohio, asked.
Il would not attempt to answer
that because / know nothing about
, the actual working of the press
censorship" the colonel replied.
Senator Watson asked that Rep
resentative Johnson, Republican,
| of South Dakota, who had stated
in the house that it probably was
| true that soldiers at the front had
been shot by their officers because
| they had become demented OF
showed cowardice, be summoned
Colonel Bethel said that while
he had no personal knowledge OF
such shooting. "it may have hap
pened."
81 can imagine circumstances
where an officer would be justified
in shooting a man to prevent q
+ stampede" he replied. Such q
shooting would not be for punish
ment, but to prevent dissolution Of
the ranks"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
PULLMAN BUYS
H. & 3. COMPANY
INDIANA PLANT
I. G. 6. Grants Au-
thority for Car Con-
Germ Deal.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Authority
was granted the Pullman company
by the interstate commerce COM
mission today to purchase the prop
erty of the Haskell & Barker Car
company by issuing $4,000 shares
of new capital stock, having par
value of SIG, 100000.
Protest was filed against the
transaction by C. E. Nash, of Los
Angeles, Calf, on the ground that
the price paid for the car COM
pany would be so high as to in
crease charges to the public users
of Pullman equipment. but the com
mission refused to allow them and
held that the Pullman company
could have completed the transac-
ton without asking interstate COM
merce commission permission.
In passing on the application oi
the Pullman company to issue the
new stock the commission analyzed
the financial condition of the Has
kell and Barker corporation and
concluded that the purchase was
for a lawful object, and that the
price paid was reasonable
To Build More Cars.
Chicago, Jan. 10.-Officials of the
Pullman company declared TO-DAY
that the purchase of the Haskell K
Barker property was merely tc
enlarge their capacity and to &C
quire the company's plant at Michi'
gan City, Ind, for an increased out
put of cars.
All details of the purchase ant
plans for turning over the Haskell
& Barker property to the Pullman
company, will be completed at {
meeting of stockholders in New
York. on Thursday, Jan. II. OF
ficials said they could give no fur
ther information until after tha
meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
BOY, GRIEVED AT
PET DOGS DEATH,
SHOOTS HIMSELF

Chicago. Jan. 10.-Nine-year-
old Russell Mueller today is III
a hospital with se!f-I4fiicted
bullet wound in his right thigh.
He shot himself after his Pet
Boston terrier Peggy" died
yesterday.
- want to die. too" Russell
sobbed to his mother, Mrs. Ia
RE Grover
Last night a policeman visit
ed the lad s home. lie took his
pistol from its holster and
tucked it behind a cushion on
a davenport. Then he, with the
boys mother and other guests,
went into the library. = mo-
ment later the crash of shot
stopped their laughter.
They found the boy crumpled
on the floor, the big police pis-
tel in his hand Doctors fear
the leg bones are shattered and
that Russell will be crippled
for life.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
ARMS MEET
PACT GOOD
TILL 1887?
Draft Is Secret but May
Be Given to World.
on Thursday.

Washington, Jan. 10.-(By the
Associated Press. delegations of
the five naval powers continued to-
day their separate study of the
draft treaty prepared by naval and
legal experts to cover their naval
limitation agreement preliminary
to meeting later in the day of del
egation heads to compare opinions
and detailed points of the treaty.
The treaty was given to the sew
eral delegations for study late yes
terday and the time required for
this caused a postponement of the
meeting of the full naval commit
tee, originally planned for today,
until tomorrow. The committee
was expected, however, to reach
final agreement on the text within
two or three days, and the treaty
to be ready for publication to the
world at a plenary session of the
conference on Thursday or Friday.
Naval Holiday Not Hit
Although carefully guarded
secret in both substance and text
the tentative draft is understood
to include a number of wholly new
features, chief among these pro-
posal to extend the duration of the
pact until 1887, this not to affect
however, the ten year period OF the
| naval holiday.
Another new provision would
authorize construction of warships
on foreign account within the jur-
| isdiction of the five powers, the
size limitations on such ships tt
| conform with those in the treaty
The treatydraft would settle the
| merchant ship problem by limiting
the armament of merchantmen tc
six-inch guns, thus making armed
merchantmen inferior to regular
or converted naval auxiliary vessels
which may carry eight-inch guns
and also, it is understood, by pro-
hibiting the conversion of any
commercial vessel of more than
10000 tons into naval auxiliary.
Although it was expected these
provisions would be finally accept
ed, the merchant ship problem was
still one of the questions OF oeflnl-
| ton which were understood to be
the chief concern of the delegates
| in their efforts to agree on a word
| ing acceptable to everyone.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
Late Bulletins

Washington, Jan. 10.-A
movement to recommit the
Newberry election case to the
senate privileges and election
committee developed in the SEN
ate late today while debate
was under way. Those behind
the movement, it was said, de-
sired to have Senator Newber-
ry examined by the elections
committee.
Cannes, France, Jan. TO-
The French cabinet, it was ru-
mored here this afternoon,
does not agree with Premier
BRAND and n. Loucheur on the
reparations solution submitted
by them, and il may be neces-
sary for the supreme council
to reconsider conclusions atzs
ready arrived at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
BARNARD SCENE
AROUSES SPLEEN
OF NICK LENINE

London, Jan. 10.-Nikolai
Lenlne, Russian bolsheviki pre-
mler. is incensed, according to
a Russian newspaper. over
sanrical reference to him made
oy President Masaryk of Cze-
cno-Slovakia- When asked by
Prague newspaper for his
opinion of the bolsheviki, M.
Masaryk replied with the fol-
lowing story:
When l was a small boy /
was playing one morning in my
iather's farm yard with two or
nree other little fellows. One
o these had in his hand a large
whip. Presently he climbed to
ene top of a large heap of ma
nure. struck a pose, cracked
ms whip several times, and
kingr"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington, Jan. 10.-Two years
to a day have passed since the
League of Nations was born but
only in the self-imposed seclusion
of his private citizenship does the
man who had most to do with its
creation celebrate the birthday.
Woodrow Wilson, admittedly the
parent of the League of Nations
which now embraces 81 nations,
did not interrupt his silence to
point out the league which had
been declared dead" so many
times was indeed alive and func-
tioning. Nor did he lift his voice
to contend that while America had
not yet joined the league. there
was no association of nations in
existence as yet to take the place
of the league.
Democrats Change View.
Nor are there any spokesmen for
the Wilson viewpoint arguing the
case one way or another. The
Democrats who followed Wilson
when he was in office are not the
same. Most of them have drifted
from the Wilson standard and TAX
en- it for granted that the league is
dead affair so far as the United
States is concerned. Only a small
group clings to the notion that the
league has nine lives and can't be
killed and that the major issue of
the 1924 presidential campaign will
be the League of Nations again.
In a recent speech Cordell Hull,
newly elected chairman of the
| Democratic national committee. is
sowing the germ of Wilson doc
trine as it may be applied to iu-
| ture campaigns-an argument that
! the present business depression is
| due directly to the failure OF the
United States to join with the 9TH
! er powers in the preservation OF
the peace of the world, particularly
/ Europe. Mr.. Hulps plea for eco
nomic cooperation and his state
ment that a worldwide economic
! conference is essential is but the
correlatory to the Democratic argu-
ment that the lack of economic
cooperation in the last two years
is responsible for present condi-
tions.
Underwood Choice ShreWd.
But Mr. Hull's ideas are by no
means shared by his party in con-
gress. 1t isn't that he is opposed.
1t is simply that the Democrats have
a pronounced policy on foreign af-
fairs and when President Harding
shrewdIy took under his wing for
the armament conference the Demo-
cratic leader in the senate, Oscar
Underwood, he left his professional
opponents to founder. On the other
hand, if the Democrats are deceived
and have no objective the Repub-
licans have added to their new re-
sponsibilities in foreign affairs.
There are Republicans here who be-
lieVe the armament conference, the
sending of Ambassador Harvey to
the supreme council meetings, the
dispatch of observers to the finan-
cial conferences on international
exchange and the probable partici-
patton of the United States in the
CONTINUED On Last Page.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
Mine FIGHT
In KANSAS
ALL over?
Ellis Searles Says Yes /;
Harrington Says
NO.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Withdraw-
al of the 81 assessment against IL
linois members of the United Mine
Workers for the benefit of Kansas
miners is taken as an Indication OF
the collapse of the fight of AlexaE =
der Howat against the union, ac-
cording to Ellis Searles, editor of
the United Mine Workers journal,
in an announcement today.
That the Howat fight has col
lapsed is the view of United Mine
Workers officials, Mr.. Searles said,
because the supporters of HoWat
have received their support mainly
/ from Illinois.
In making the announcement,
Mr.. Searles said the 81 assessment
would have produced 100000 a
month.
Points to Referendum.
The Illinois district executive
board, at a recent meeting decided
to submit to a referendum vote the
question of whether the Illinois
miners should disregard the order
| of the international organization
| that the collection of such an as
| sessment would be illegal, mas
much as it would mean the supply
ing of money to finance dual or
ganization under the leadership oi
Howat. deposed leader of the Kan
sas miners, who is now in jail II
Kansas.
| When the ballots were sent out
| for the referendum vote, however
according to the word received by
union officials, the 81 assessment
was not mentioned. Instead, the
! ballot contained two questions, i
was said, one as to whether the IL
| linois miners approve or disapproys
the decision of the internationa
union. and the other whether "tht
Illinois miners shall desert th'
! Kansas miners or help them witt
| funds taken from the Illinois dis
trict treasury"
harrington Denies.
Springfield, Ill, Jan. 10.-Declar-
ing that Ellis Searles, editor of the
United Mine Workers Journal
does not know what he Is talking
about" President Frank Earring
ton of the Illinois United Mine
workers., LllS uiOTHiHS duAouHSCN
that support for the striking Kan
sas miners will be continued in the
future to exactly the same extern
as in the past.
The Kansas strike has not col
lapsed," Mr.. Harrington said, i
comment upon Mr.. Searles' al
nouncement in Washington that the
fight of Alexander Howat agains
the union had failed.
More miners are on strike il
Kansas today than at any tim
since the strike commenced.
Illinois mine workers have no
withdrawn their support from tn
Kansas miners. Instead, We shaI
continue to support them in the fu
ture to exactly the same extent W.
have supported them in the past.
Withdrawal of the 81 a montl
assessment, Mr.. Harrington pointe'
out. has been replaced by supper
in the same degree directly from
the treasury of the state union.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
JUDGE REYNOLDS
DIES IN ST. LOUIS

St Louis, No, Jan. 10.-Matthew
=. Reynolds, former circuit judge
mere. and who served as representa-
i've in the Missouri legislature IL
1854, died early today after a brief
Illness due to pneumonia. He was
6 years old.
:. Judge Reynolds was born in Bow
ing Green, Mo. He was married
IN Louisiana, No., in 1883.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
four KILLED AS
train HITS BUS
Seventeen Others Injured When
Pennsylvania Freight Crashes
in Auto; All Children.

Van Vert, Ohio, Jan. 10.-Four
children were instantly killed and
II others were injured this morn
ing when a school bus was hit by a
Pennsylvania fast freight, three
miles east of here. A heavy fog
prevented the driver from seeing
the approaching train.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
!, S. MAKES
NO REPLY ON
GENOA MEET
Harding Reaches No De.
cision on Supreme
Council Bid.

Washington, Jan. 10.-(By the
associated s.)-An authorita-
tive statement was made following
today's cabinet meeting that no de-
eision had been reached by Presi-
dent Harding and his advisors re-
earding the invitation extended to
( the United States by the allied su-
] preme council to participate along
with Russia and Germany in the
European economic conference to
he held at Genoa, in March.
Cannes. France, Jan. 10.-(By the
Associated Press. Modification of
endorsement by the British cabinet
Of the written pledge binding Great
Britain Immediately to aid France
10 the full extent of her military
and naval resources in case of ag-
gression by Germany is expected
from London by tonight. The pact,
agreed upon by Premiers BRAND
and Lloyd George. was telegraphed
to the British capital last night.
The council planned to recess to-
day until p. m. while suDcom-
mittee engages in the delicate task
sof framing an invitation to the
forthcoming International financial
and economic conference to a coun-
try which has already formally ac-
cepted This situation arose from
the action of the Russian soviet gov
eminent, which in its eagerneSs tC
be represented at the Genoa meet
ing sent a regular acceptance to
the councils tentative query If an
invitation would be acceptable un-
der certain conditions.
French Study Repara;ions.
Meanwhile the French delegation
is awaiting results of consultations
in Paris, regarding settlement OF
!, the German reparations questions
The program agreed upon by the
experts here provides for payment
in 1922 of 720,OO0,000 gold marks
and at least an equal sum annually
thereafter.
The supreme council is to discuss
I this matter with a German delega-
ton, headed by DR.. Walter Rattle
nau, which is expected to arrive
from Berlin tomorrow.
After this is disposed of, the
council will have left to consider
only the question of the Angora
agreement between Frence and the
Turkish Nationalists.
The council plans to impress or
!; the German delegates the fact thai
the allies can no longer tolerate
disorder in German finances. Ger
many will be asked Immediately tC
reduce the number. of public func'
tionaries, increase railroad freight
and passenger rates, and pass laws
preventing exodus of capital. Upor
the assurances the German dele
cation is able to give. of carrying
out these reforms depends the ina
decision of the council as to wheth'
er TO reinforce the guarantees t(
the allies as authorized by the
treaty of Versailles.
Give Germans 81 Chance
The French have proposed thai
the allies appoint commission Il
take charge of the German debt il
case she defaults in the reparauon:
payments. MIR. Lloyd George, how
ever, prefers TO give the German:
! chance to put their finances il
order and balance their budget be
iore accepting further measures o
control.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
POUR $1,000 WORTH
OF BOOZE IN SEWER

Dixon, Ill, Jan. 10.-One thou
sand five hundred dollars worth OF
liquor, taken by Dixon police IN
raids during the past several
months, was poured into the sewer
last evening under orders of Cir
cult Judge o. E. Hurd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
MARQUIS OKUMA
is DEAD AGAIN;
THIS TIME SURE

Toxic, Japan, Jan. 10.-(By the
Associated Press)-Marquls Okuma,
who died early today, has been
given posthumous honors by En-
Deror Yoshihito He is given court
rank. Junior grade, and is decorat-
ed with the grand Gordon of chrys-
anthemum, with color. in recognl-
ton of his services for the state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
CHICAGO OUT OF LUCK.

Chicago, Jan. 10. - Chicago's
chances for a five-cent street car
fare received a setback when the
federal court issued an injunction
restraining enforcement of the Iili-
nois commerce commission order
for a reduction from eight to five
cents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
START PUMPING
OIL AT DECATUR
Still About Eight Feet Of Debris Il
Be Cleared From Well; 1.4O0
Feet of Fluid in Tube.

Decatur. Ill. Jan. 10.-Officials of
the Lincoln Oil company well,
brought in near Decatur recently,
said today they expected to start
pumping by Thursday or Friday OF
this week. There still remains
about eight feet of debris to be
cleared from the well following the
shot There is 1,40o feet OF duld
in the tube.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
ROBS DECATUR
STORE OF S135

Decatur. Ill, Jan. 10.-A well
dressed man with a loaf of bread
under his arm walked into a gro
Gerry store here this morning. pro-
duced a revolver with which he
made the manager and clerk get
under a counter while he picked
M x135 from the cash register. He
left the loaf of bread.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
PEPPER TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE

Washington. Jan. 10. - George
Wharton Pepper, took the oath OF
once today as United States SEN
stor from Pennsylvania, succeeding
the late Senator Boies Penrose- dne
oath was administered oy vice
President Coolidge at II O'CLOCK
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10

Chicago, Jan 10.-Extra pay for
overtime work and the eight-hour
day are the principal points sought
by railroad clerks in controversies
over the rules of the clerks ma
tional agreement, which was taken
up for consideration by the United
States railroad labor board today.
The board expected to complete its
draft of new rules within two
weeks and PRONUNCIATION of new
set of rules to replace the agree
ment made under federal control is
looked for by Feb. l.
Eight rules of the old agreement
affect the clerks pay and these
rules have been the subject Of the
greatest disagreement in negot1a-
tions during the last few months
Like the national agreements OF
other groups of railroad employees,
the clerks agreement was ordered
replaced by new rules which the
board directed the employees and
the carriers to draw up by agree
ment.
The disagreements resulting from
such negotiations were referred to
the board.
Forty-Four Reads Disagree.
Forty-four roads submitted disa-
greements on rule 81. calling for
| time and one-half pay after eight
hours work, which the clerks wish
continued. Eight roads have agreed
with their clerks to pay pro rata
time after eight hours, but other
carriers are asking no pay for the
ninth hour. pro rata for the 10th,
and time and one-half only after 10
| hours.
The large majority of carriers
desire to abolish time and one-halt