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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1922-01-13

ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS NATTER JUNE l5TH 1908 AT
THE Posr OFFICE AT DEcoRnI, Iowa, UNDER THE ACT
OF CONGRESS OF MARcH3. 1885,,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
JUNK men. AND
8 ARE NABBED

Rockford, ILL.,, Dec. 14.-Jacob H.
Krause, local junk dealer, and
eight Of his employees. were arrest
ed today on charges Of stealing gov
ernment property at Camp Grant.
Three additional arrests are
momentarily expected. The nine
men are to be taken to Freeport
early this afternoon, federal agents
said, for arraignment before Unit
ed States Commissioner Stanley
Vance. -
Three Of the eight were arrested
around midnight last night. They
are NJ. P. Rotstein, J. Rubin and
Tony Antonio. The government in
vestigators declined to reveal the
names Of the other five men.
Krause, who began business
here 20 years ago as peddler and
is reputed to be wealthy, denied
that he was in any way implicated
In the thefts. He signified his in
tention of giving bail for his men.
Government men. who declared
that more than a million dollars
worth Of property has been stolen
from Camp Grant In a year, ex-
pressed the belief that the arrest OF
Krause and the others will clear up
the bulk of the thefts of radiators
toilet sets and other equipment
from the camp.
I'VE intend to prosecute these
cases to the limit and they will
probably come to trial soon." de.
clared Assistant United States At
torney Phillip Ward. Of Sterling, to.
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
KU KLUX KLAN
discussed
BYCOVERNORS

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
Dec. 14-Numerous questions Of
national and state importance were
discussed today in addresses by
state executives here for the an
nual conference Of governors. Ac-
tivities OF the Ku Klux Khan FORM
ed one question for discussion,
while Governor Parker of Louisi-
ana had announced he Intended to
inject the question Of prohibition
enforcement. - &.
Questions of taxation and high
way construction were also to
come up during the three day con-
ference.
Granting additional credit by the
United States to foreign countries
having stable forms Of government,
with certain restrictions, was rec
commended today by Governor Sam
R McKelvie of Nebraska before the
conference, as means Of increas-
ing the demand for American
agricultural products, thereby
strengthening the farming indus
try.
Governor McKelvie said he did
not favor cancellation of foreign
debts by the, United States, nor did
he believe it would be wise for this
country to make further loans with
out power to restrict the use of
such grants Of credit.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
LONG
II 4
BERT. SAPp
zssss-e-
-
MADE BRIEF
Emma Larken, Victim,
Slain With .
Bottle.
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, ILL.,. Dec. 14.-Goy-
ernor Len Small yesterday
commuted the penitentiary
sentence of Bert Sapp, slay-
er of Emma Larken, to term
mate Immediately. The gov
ernor's action was a surprise
to the people of this section.
The crime was one of the
most brutal imaginable. The
woman had been the lover
of Sapp. They travelled to-
gether over the county fair
circuit. Sapp simply grew
tired of the woman and de-
cided to cast her off in the
quickest way he knew. He
murdered her in a horse stall
on the Mercer county fair
grounds. Sapp and the wO-
man had been drinking.
Sapp used a bottle in caus-
ing her death.
Bert Sapp was convicted in the
Mercer county circuit court by q
verdict Of jury given at the close
of long trial on May II. 1917.
Sapp's sentence was ON an indict-
ment for the murder of Emma
Larken, fair follower, In horse
stall under the grandstand during
the 1916 Mercer county fair, and
the sentence recommended by the
Jury and imposed by Judge ". T.
Church was % years.
Body In Trunk.
Sapp, whose home was In Mon
mouth, was at the fair in charge OF
q race. horse. His swine, Mike Fer
guson, was the principal witness at
the trial. His evidence showed that
Sapp killed the girl with a bottle
in the stall and the following day
packed her body In q trunk used
for harness and shipped his horse
accompanied by himself and swipe
to Monmouth. The car was sent
via Gladstone and 1t was presumed
that it was his plan to throw the
body from the car while going
across the river into Burlington,
but the routing through Gladstone.
instead of crossing the river,
changed his plans and the body was
thrown off the train just east OF
Biggsville, where it was found
few minutes later by the crew OF
passenger train.
Bloody Car Traced.
Suspicion pointed to Sapp and the
car was located and showed evi-
dence OF blood ON the floor. Sheriff
&c. c. Lutrell and States Attorney
John M. Wilson traced the trunk
and located the star witness for the
state. Sapp was defended BY At
| torneys Hartzell Of Carthage ana
Hanna Of Monmouth, while @the
Mercer sounty states attorney -di-
rected the case for the state.
The murder was brutal one,
and pardOning Of Sapp after serv-
| ing six years Of his term will be re-
ceiyed with disfavor by Mercer
county people who followed the
trial here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
''rnad J,4ry is Nearing End Of Investigation
Special Prosecutor Gives
Attention to Gabel Murder;
Cox Bail Move is Deferred

No attempt to gain the release Of
Thomas Cox, indicted as one of the
alleged murderers Of Bill Gabel,
from Jail, is anticipated. c. e.
Dietz Of Moline, attorney for Coz.
was reported out OF the city today
and his return ia not expected un-
til Saturday. The contemplated
move to release the former chief OF
police from the Moline city Jail Is
therefore not expected to be fled
before the first Of next week.
In the meantime, Charles w.
Hadley of Wheaton, ILL.,, special
prosecutor appointed by Attorney
General Edward J. Brundage to
handle the trials of defendants
named in all indictments growing
out Of the state investigation, Is
familiarizing himself with the evil
dence against the alleged murder
ers Of Gabel. Prosecutor Hadley,
who was formerly states attorney
OF Dupage county, arrived in Rock
Island this morning and plunged
directly into the task Of shaping up
the details and plans for speedy
trials in all matters during the
next term of the circuit court.
Forcing States Hand.
Mr.. Hadley declined to say wheth-
er he would oppose any move Of
Cox to. be admitted to bonds on the
murder charge. He said he was
making a careful study Of the evi'
dence against the former chief Of
police with a view to ascertaintne
to what extent the state might b
forced to display its hand in oppos
ing the release Of Cox from Jail. Il
the defense files the motion for bal
and the state is not prepared ut tht
time to make known its attitude II
the matter. Mr.. Hadley said he !,
confident the court will grant ;
continuance of the hearing on thu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
ElTERvVAYS
main TOPIC
AT Meeting
llInois Manuf cturers' As.
sociation Opens Its
Convention.


Chicago, Dec. l4.-1iiinois is des-
Nned for prominence among the
s.t.s and mannfacfnrin1 and ex-
,-...-s a.. .....
l'ns iar Desonu 40 pe'. ~
DcetAnt STATUS, speakers on Suca
abjects as waterways, tranBporta-
Am. foreien commerce and insur-
-. d.c,.rad TO-DAY A. tha is1.t nm.
- ~ - = -,,.
nuai meetlnG OI the 1lnnois mSnu-
mcturers' association
Compilation at the St, Lawrence
- I,,,no,, -...-,,.,, n,oi.ct. III,
49, - % .ho msr,csn nrnd,,csr % and
-shnss ctrrar snto cinssr Contact
.,th soreier cnetomars and nro-
,ide thorn cheanars ana more direct
t,.nanortatinn William NaIson Pc
louse cha,rman II the Illinois VA
tervay commisston declared. He
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
Mr.. VOLSTEAD
SEES NO WRONG
IN DAuGHERTY


Washington, Dec. 14.-Fitnesses
summoned today before the house
judiciary committee IN its bearings
ON the Impeachment charges
against Attorney Generall Daugh-
erty included Donald HchberE,
Chicago hd was icoupsel
fof thN railroad Wofksrs fn the
strike fnJunt Elton proceedi3gs I'M
stituted ~ the attorney general
last summer. His appearAnfe was
requested by counsel for Repre-
sentative Keller, Republican, OF
Minnesota. who brought thf i'm
peachment charges, for testimony
on a third specification Of the IA
submitted in the charges, alleging
q perversion Of the legal Processes
of the government by Mr.. DAugh-
erty In obtaining the strike inlnnc-
ton.
During the hearing Of witnesses
last night Chairman Volstead
broke in with the declaration that,
Judged by the character Of tetti-
Hmony thus far offered" he did hot
believe 1t possible ito make any
thing out Of the cate" against Mr..
Daugherty.
As the final witness was to be
heard yesterday on charges that MI
Daughterty had knowingly an
pointed to public men who were 'uns
Trustworthy, corrupt and danger
ous," to the liberties Of the people
- nj tvprA nj
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
. saEssF z = lF7tsl3 =
j. S. PLANS
TO ASSIST
EUROPEANS
Seek to Prevent France
& From seizing Rphr
Region.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

\CORyIl8uls ASZA, w 1ues AA8uosJ
Washington. D. C., Dec. IA
Within the next 10 days moves Of
the greatest importance to future
Europe will be made by the United
States government in consultation
with the allied powers.
The details OF the American pro.
gram cannot be disclosed at thia
time as It .is desired that the frs;
explanations Of what the United
States has in mind shall come
through American diplomatic rep
resentatfyes abroad. It is there
the objectives rather than the mode
Of procedure which the government
seeks.
First of all, the United States
would be deeply disappointed to see
France seize the Ruhr region, not
only because the taking of German
territory would be the breeder of
more war in Europe, but because it
may mean the ruin of Germany.
The Ruhr contains flve-sixths Of
the coal supply of Germany, and
her industrial recuperation would
be impossible without fuel.
Which does France want? Money
or the ruin OF Germany? That ia
the question being asked here. II
she wants to disInember Germany
as means Of providing security
against invasion. then the seizure
Of the Ruhr Is what she will insist
upon unless the allies use their
diplomatic influence to prevent such
an occurrence. There are indica-
tions that France will not heed the
British warnings on this subject
and that only the voice Of the Unit
ed States interposed at this juno
ture can dissuade France.
Englfsh-Franc0 Split Looms.
The whole situation has been
drifting along from bad to worse
due to the split between France
and Great Britain. The French
claim they were flrst rebuffed and
forced to 60 it alone when the
United States and Great Britain
failed to ratify the three-cornered
uCASuCAvC tICoiy Wn0AEUy tuCoC ~ "
powers we're to come to the aid OF
France in case of unprovoked at
tack by Germany. When America
failed to act, France. thought Great
, Britain would give such q guaran-
tee alone, but the British claimed
they were to come to Frances aid
only II America agreed to do So.
Controversial Arguments.
A controversy is to be carried on
today between former Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George and former, Pre-
mier Clemenceau as to what Eng
land did agree to do, and it would
seem that Great Britain is ready
today. as she was 1t the Cannes
conference . year ago to guarantees
the security Of France against Ger
many.
But before doing anything so far
l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

; !
SNOW tonight probably scaearing
Friday morning. Coldsr. Sefons
shifting Winds
Hfehest teMperatura yeotarday.
90; lowest lAat night ~.
Wind velocity = an. : miles
Z Prfsei1itla,aa a last = hcsr1 %
sss - n. -. n. 7A.n
ye1tef. yester. Tpday
DRY hulb temp IL 1e y
Wst l6slb tsnp g = y
Raser stKse q Z = =. , fnot: :
IN u j in last q Aoufs.:
supsst tniAy. 4:31; annriss 20
mofrpW. gs4 .ss.....
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

motion until such time a. the state
d ready. r
Mr.. Hadley is confronted with a
mountainous task In getting ready
for the prosecution. He has the
testimony of hundreds Of witnesses
who have been heard by the state
Investigators and the grand jury to
consider, and It, Is for this reason
that he has arrived early enough
to give every matter proper con-
sideration before the next term Of
court, when it is proposed to try Is
many cases as possible.
Contrary to expectations, the
grand jury failed to report new in
dictHents in the vice Investigation
yesterday or this morning, and
there was considerable doubt ex-
pressed at the court house today
that report would be ready before
the closing time this afternoon.
The feeling persists that the grand
jury is rapidly nearing the end Of
It's labors. It is known that many
matters bearing upon vice and
graft are still being heard by the
jury, and there is yet a report on
the Market square street battle Of
Oct. s, in which John Connor Loon
ey was killed.
Mclean Tells Story.
The grand jury late yesterday
afternoon heard the arswer ol
Clarence R. Mclean, z011 Sixteenth
street, to; the report that he was an
eyewitness of the murder Of Bill
Gabel. Mclean told newspaper re
porters that there was . mistake
somewhere. He said he was homt
the night Gabel was killed and
knew nothing of the crime until thu
following morning. Mclean tool
only a few minutes to tell his stor!
to the grand jury and was permit
ted to return to his employment IL
Chicago last night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
BONUS RULING
BEFORE BOARD

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE
Tentative rules governing payment
tof the Illinois soldiers bonus were
to come before the service recog-
Aition board at 4 o'clock this after
noon with only .one suggested
change in the form in which they
we're published last Thursday. The
change, suggested by the American
Legion would bring United States
army officers from Illinois who
were Instructors at West Point dur
ink the war, within the measure.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

AAVa0AWMe AVAo9 0CNo
Tho totSl number Of dead in the
wreck last night On the South
ern Pacific railway 1t Humble,
was brought to IL this after.
noon When three nefe victims
died.. The list shows six white
men and III negroes killed
Houston, 1axas, Dec. 14.-seven
persons were cooked to death by
live steam and approximately IS
others burned, . number probably
fatally. when Houston East & West
Texas passenger train No. 28 side
swiped q switch engine near the
depot at Humble late last night
The seven met death when .
steam pipe, torn loose from the
cylinder head crashed through a
window of the forward smoking
car.
The kissing steam transformed
the car, filled with negroes. into a
cauldron. Conductor William Camp
sey and M. Young. newsdealer, died
instantly from the effects of the
cooking steam.
Five Were Negroes.
The five otherS killed were two
negro men and three negro women.
The dead we're removed to Humble.
while the injured we're brought
here in ambulances.
Drifting" OF the switch engine
for a block to where the siding con-
verges with the main line was blam-
ed for the accident.
The cylinder heads OF the two
locomotives struck squarely, al
though neither engine left the rails.
The cylinder on the right side OF
the passenger train and that on the
left Of the freight engine were torn
loose. A two-inch steam pipe,
which ran from the switch engines
steam chest to its cylinder head,
Strengthened, then swung around
and crashed through the window of
the forward smoker of the passen-
ger train. t
A few minutes after the crash a
relief train carrying doctors and
nurses was enrOute to the scene
from HOuson. Extricating OF dead
and injured was begun by Humble
physicians and citizens before the
relief train arrived, however.
Engine Left Alone.
According to the switch engine
crew. a watchman had been left In
charge while they went to a near
by restaurant.
The watchman was unnerved by
the tragedy. being unable to explain
how the engine happened to start
down the track of its own accord
Although they received q severe
shaking up. none Of the passengers
In the Pullman cars was injured
All OF the dead and injured were
passengers In the first and second
coaches.
Instances Of bravery were re-
corded during the rescue work
One railroad man broke into the
forward smoker, then a seethina
cAuldron, and stumbled the entire
length Of the car, breaking win
dows as he progressed. As . re
suit the steam poured out Of thu
car and relieved the sti1ed victim,
sufhciently for them to be revivet
when taken out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
HARDING PRAISES
COOP MARKETING

Washington. Dec. IA. President
Harding, in 4 letter read today at
the opening of the national coun-
ell Of Farmers Cooperative Mar
keting associations, declared that
he knew Of mo single movement
that promises more help toward the
present relief and the permanent
betterment Of agricultural condi-
items" than the cooperative organ
ization of farmers to market their
products.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

FOR WARSh|PS

Washington, Dec. 14.-As a rea-
son for requesting the president to
urge the other powers to limit con-
struction of warships Of 10000 toAs
or less. Chairman Kelly OF the sub
committee on appropriations. which
wrote the request into the naval
bill, told the house today the navy
department had recommended a
navy construction program costing
1881 900 900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
! !
FOR STATE
ARE ABSENT
Hearing in Herrin Riots
Becomes Slightly
49,
Retarded.

Marion, H., Dec. 14.-Before q
and crowded court room at
the second day Of trial Of i've men
charged with murder in connection
with the Herrin riots, three wit
nesses testified today that they had
seen a mob OF several hundred per-
sons driving six prisoners before
them through the little mining
town on the morning OF June %.
One Of these witnesses, Lawrence
Beare, truck driver of HerrinS
dramatically pointed out from the
stand, Joe Carnaghi, a defendant,
as member of the mob whom he
had seen carrying q pistol.
Identity Defendants.
Another witness, r. P. Poole, de-
clared he had seen Leya Mann, also
a defendant, and Percy Hall, a res
ident Of Herrin, who is not among
the defendants In the present case,
among the armed marchers.
Mr. Poole testified that the
crowd of marchers was made up
Of between 200 and 500 persons and
declared that their prisoners,
bloody, dirty and clad in only their
shirts and trousers" were driven
ahead Of the marchers in the di-
rection of the Herrin city ceme-
terry. Later, he said, he heard the
distant sound OF gun-flring.
Charles CALI OF Herrin, a truck
driver, testified that he was with
Beare and had seen the mob but
was unable to identity any Of its
members, although he was ac-
quaintsd with two of the defend.
ants.
Marion, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-THE prose-
cution continued Introduction Of
evidence today in the trial OF FIVE
men charged with murder in con-
nection with the Herrin riots last
June.
The speed with which the ad-
dresses to the jury by both the
prosecution and the defense we're
completed yesterday and the exami-
nation Of three available witnesses
practically without cross-examina-
tion, forced an early conclusion of
fContinued on PAGE Fourteen-l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
MISS BESEMAN Is
DEAD IN PEORIA

Peoria, ILL.,. Dec. 14.-Miss Helen
Beseman. 81, for 90 years principal
OF Lee grade school, died here this
morning Of pneumonia. Miss Bese-
man was widely known In central
Illinois and had been a teacher IN
the public schools since 1850.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
AVERT WAL TUE.

Terre Haute, Ind. Dec. 1.-The
threatened coal strike In Indiana
was averted when members Of the
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operat-
ors' association voted 10 check of
q special assessment from the min
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
CANDY
ATTEMPT FAILS

London. Dec. 14.-An attempt has
neen made to assassinate Home
Secretary w. C. BfidgemAn, BY
means Of poisoned chocolates sent
tnrough the mail. The candy AZ
rHed At the home ONCE yesterday
and the police found 1t contained
ar1enic.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
|DR. CLARK DIES
IN COLLISION

Springfield. ILL.,, Dec. 14.-Dr.
William Clark. physician Of Spring
field. was killed today when an I'LL
nois Central railroad train struck
his automobile. He was an officer
in the medical corps during the
World war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

Continued ON Page Nine.l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

Continued on Page Eighteen.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14
SEVENTEEN DIE
IN WRECK NEAR
HOUSTON, TEX.
Souther,, Pa cific
Train Hits Yard
Engine.

Honston, Texas, Dec. A.
The totSl number Of dead in the
wreck last night On the South
ern Pacific railway at Humble,
was brought to IL this after.
noon when three more victims
died.. The list shows six. white
men and III negroes killed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-12-14

Continued on Page Fourteen.)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-04-27
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Don'tPlant Wild Cucumbers

Several people have asked me
why we don't push Wild Cucum.
oer as an ornamental vine. 1t is
easily grown, or rvs rapidly and
makes quite ii nice looking vine.
The reaSon is that it carries a
d seaSn which is very dangerous
to Mu KINGDOMS. Wat"rmrlons,
and Cucumbers. 1t shows in
yellow spots on the leaves of the
vines affect d, which gradually
kills the enlne plant. 1t Is Il
very dangerous disease and often
wipes out whole fields OF melons
and cucumbeiS,
The scientists have proved
that this disease originates and
is carried by the Wild Cucumber
vine aud if these can be kept out
of the neighborhoud, there Will
be practically no danger OF the
disease getting started,
SO, if you are raising Water
melons, MuskmelunS or Cucum
bers, don't let any Wild tucum
Der vines grow any where IN the
neighbOrhOod. Don't plant any
yourself or l,t any grow in your
timber.
The disease is carried from
one vine to another by insects
and especially the striped Gu
cumber beetle or melon bug
Fields Seed Sense
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-04-27
HERE AND THERE
Last Weeks Items.

We are sta having lot, Of rain
Rev. G. n. 'Findly and daugh
ter visited at O,car MOJdA's anC
1t Clarence Barnttt's Saturday.
Oscar MoOAy and Clarence
Barnett called at G. N. Findley's
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Findley and Tonne
AtchiSon, both of Maconib, were
married at the home of the bride
last Saturday. They will live at
Mr.. AtchlSUn's home south OF
MacOmb.
Mrs. Pete Brazeal and baby
will leave Monday for Sanger,
Calf. VIII ~ MIR. Hr"zenl has a
job on Il ranch. We bate TO see
Them leave but wish them good
luck.
Those who called at G.. N. Find
ley's Sunday were McSdamrs
John Findlcy, Will Flndley, Jim
Biaznal, Cuday Mcintosh, Dave
Findley, Ray B,az, al and Miss
Della Coday.
Clarence Barnett and wife
have moved to the G.. S. Burney
farm.