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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
CHILDERS
EXECUTED
IN DUBLIN
Free State Authorities
Take Life of De
Valera Aid.

Dublin, ireland, Nov. -. - (By
the Associated Press.) - Erskine
Childers, chief lieutenant of Eamor
de Valera, was executed here today
He was executed at o'clock this
morning for having had an auto.
matte pistol in his possession, il
Is announced in an official bulletin
given out by the National Army.
The brief army report states thai
Childers was tried by a military
court at Protobella barracks, Dub.
lin, Nov. II, charged with being in
possession without proper author
ity. of an automatic pistol when
apprehended by National forces,
Nov. 10 at Aunamoe house, County
Wicklow. The accused. the report
adds. was found guilty and sem
fenced 70 death and the finding and
Sentence being duly confirmed, the
execution was carried out this
morning. +
1etho1 Not Known.
The fate Of Childers has been in
the balance for days while court
actions we're fought ont, ending
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and probably Sat-
urday. Temperature below freex-
ing point tonight Rising temper
ature Saturday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81; lowest last night. Is.
wind velocity at z \. M , miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
I'm. 7p.m. "a. N.
yester. yester. Today
Dry bulb temp. ..s, g 3 3
Rel. humidity >. 50 es s.
River stage at 7 . N 10; . rise
Of 2 In last ~ hours.
Sunset today, ass; sunrise to-
morrow. 7:e5.
Neeooeo1oGlG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
10000 Dope is Seized IN Rock Island
EUROPE HOPES
FOR DEFEAT OF
SHIP SUBSIDY
Harding Just Begun
to Fight, Lalu-
renee. Says.
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

NSOpIIiSul, 1Sll, ny 1ne Ar&uS.)
Washington, D. c., Nov. 24.-Eu.
rope hopes for the defeat of shir
subsidy. Administration officials
pointed significantly to a brief dis.
patch which came over the wires
today Of one of the ticker new.
services as follows:
"London-Expected defeat o.
ship subsidy bill in United States il
having marked effect ON shippins
shares here. Peninsular and Ori-
entail steamship company rose five
points yesterday, Royal Mail three
and one-half points. and Cunard
one and one-half points"
This is not new viewpoint with
foreign interests. For many years
before the war the Germans main
tained lobby in Washington to
prevent ship subsidy legislation
The importance of the British at
titude at present is that it demon
strates how fearful their shipping
interests are of American mer-
chant marine privately managed as
contrasted with government oper-
alton which they do not fear at all
because they regard it as ineffi-
cient and ineffective.
President Harding, by reason OF
the delicacy of his position, has
been unable to hit very hard at the
strength OF the foreign opposition
to the ship subsidy bill but in his
address to congress he took cogniz-
ance of the situation with THIS
guarded comment:
Harding Comment Guarded.
THE American development will
have to overcome every obstacle
which may be put in our path, ex-
cept as international comfy for
bids. Concern about our policy is
not limited to our own domain,
though the interest abroad is Of a
different character. l hope it is
seemly to say it, because it must
be said, the maritime nations OF
the world are in complete accord
with the opposition here to the
pending measure. They have a
perfect right to such an attitude.
When We look from their view
points we can understand. But l
wish to stress the American view
point. Ours should be the view
point from which one sees in the
American carriers at sea the de-
pendence of American commerce
and American vessels for American
reliance in case Of war. Some of
the costly lessons Of the war must
be learned again and again, but
our shipping lesson in the world
war was much too costly to be eff
faced from the memory of this of
future generations"
This is but another way of say
ing that the American army was
transported in large part to France
by foreign vessels It is not alone
however, the problem of war that
makes the president wish to make
America independent of foreign
shipping, but the peace time carry
ing of American products.
Must Cpbuild Marine.
Mr.. Harding feels that it is
timely to recall that We gave for
efgn nations our commerce to aid
them in their upbuilding and the
American task now is to upbuiId
and establish in the face of the
most active competition"
There have been some critics
who have argued that to take away
from Europe its shipping business
was further to impoverish the ma
tons worn out by war and that the
trade at least should re-
main where. it is especially in view
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
VICE PROBE

Grand jury reports four in.
dictments in circuit court this
morning involving on charges
OF malfeaSance and conspiracy
to defeat the state laws City
Attorney John X. Scott, Thorn.
as Cox, suspended chief Of DO.
lice; John LOOney, Louis OrfeIl,
Lawrence PedigO and number
Of others.
Evidence before grand Jury
shows that there had been op.
Grating in Rock Island before
the cleanup 40 officially pro.
tected bOOtleggiDg bars, houses
Of prostitution and gambling
places All are supposed to
have contributed protection
mOney to Looney and city Off.
cials.
City Attorney John X. Scott
and Thomas Cox, suspended
chief of police, surrendered in
circuit court at noon and fur.
Mfshed bonds. Neither enters
plea to indictments. Penalty
for malfeasance, on which Scott
Is held, is $4,000 fine and dis.
missal from Office. Penalty for
conspiracy, on which Scott,
Cox. Looney and other are In
dicted, Is fine and Jail or Peni-
Tertiary sentence.
Federal agents raid home Of
A. d. Harris, 5O4 Fortieth
street, and seize cocaine and
opium valued at $4,000. Said
to be the largest raid ever
made in state. Harris held 10
federal grand jury under 5000
bond.
John LOoney, wanted for va.
riOuS crimes, still eyading ap.
prehension by federal and state
officers.
Louis Ortell released frem
county Jail ON furnishing S2s..
00O bond, insuring appearance
for trial on a charge Of con.
sPiraey to commit murder.
Hazel Schadel, sweetheart Of
John Connor LOOney. says
daarrel over her brought break
that resulted in exposure of
John LooRey and the Rock Is.
land vice ring. She tells The
Argus her story.
George Cahill indicted for
conspiracy to commit murder.
fn Jail, unable to furnish bond.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
OAUChERTY
FItESVfAR
FRAUD SUIT
D. S. Acts to Recover
$4,000, 900 Canton
ment Graft.
BULLETIN.

Washington, Nov. A-(By
the Associated Press Illegal
action to recover more than
go 0y0O0, 900 alleged to have been
obtained fraudulently from the
government in the construction
Of fouf army cantonments dur
Ing the World war;, was insti-
tuted today by Attorney. .Gener.
al Daugherty as the first formal
step in . far-reaching prosecu.
+, ton of those who held contracts
for the building Of war camps.
The four suits begun today were
filed simultaneously in United
States district court in four states,
and involve charges of fraud in con-
necion with the construction of
Camp Upton, New York: Camp
Jackson, South Carolina; Camp
Hans.s @ ~ ' anu 'A'
n''a1.
Prosecutions 10 FOLLOW.
other civil actions and possible
criminal prosecutions are to follow,
it was said at the department of
justice, involving a total Of more
than SIS. .O0O. 900 and reaching into
virtually eyery part of the country.
In each of the four cases the suit
wss filed against the prime con-
tr,ctorr RESPONSIBLE for construc-
tim of the camn The four defend
AM concerns and tbe amonnt the
aoyornment soets IN recover from
saoh 40 tha Tbomnson .St,rratt
&C. az .nao 70 - H. I-a.e,, ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
DICKENS, COUSIN
DIES IN ILLINOIS

Rockford, ILL.,, Nov. "a. Rev.
Abraham E: Dickens. prominent
clergyman of Rock River Method
tst Episcopal conference, died last
night In a hospital in Rochelle,
where he underwent an operation
three days ago. He had been pas
tor of the church at Mount Morris
for three years and was cousin
q Charles Dieken1t the author.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
AGENTS TRACE
CAMP GRANT Army BELTS
TO HOME Of A. D. HARRIS
Purchaser Placed Under
$4,000 Bond and Held
for Hearing.

ever made in Illinois, esti-
mated at dope bootleg prices
to be worth more than $10,-
900, was made by federal
: officers at noon today at the
home of A. D. Harris, 504
Fortieth street. Harris was
arraigned b e fore United
States Commissioner Thorn
as P. Sinnett and held under
$4,000 bonds pending a
hearing next Friday after
noon.
The dope haul, besides being the
largest ever made in the state, is
the largest made since the rumors
we're circulated that dope was be-
ing illegally disposed Of and sold
st Camp Grant, Rockford. Harris
bought the 1000 medical army
belts at sale in Camp Grant in
August and the bill Of lading which
/ Was produced by Harris shows that
he paid $272.77 for the entire out
/ tit. The belts alone are worth the
4 sum mentioned.
The dope exposure was made on
q tip furnished by Lawrence E.
Eihl, city health inspector, who
was in the Harris neighborhood in
specting sanitation conditions. He
/. entered the Harris barn and saw
anumber of the army belts around.
He looked through the belts and
examined the contents and reported
to Federal Agent Joe Pendergast.
Pendergast notified Colonel Will
liam G. Beach, federal narcotic di-
rector for the district including
the states Of Illinois, Wisconsin,
Indiana and Michigan.
Get Search Warrant.
Colonel Beach today sent Federal
Agents Michael Brynes and Dennis
0'Brien to Rock Island to act on
the information received from
Rock Island. Eihl made a second
Investigation at the place and re-
ported it to Acting Chief Of Police
William H. Fitxsimmons.
The Chicago federal agents upon
arriving in Rock Island went to
the office of United States Com
missioner Sinnett and secured a
search warrant for the Harris
place.
The haul consisted Of 1000 army
medical belts. II Of them contain
ing numerous kinds of drugs. In
each belt was light metal box
which contained 20 atrophine tab
lets, 80 morphine tablets, 20 CO.
caine tablets and 20 strychnine tab
lets and other narcotics. Hypo-
dermic needles also were part Of
The equipment. Besides this metal
container was, another kit six
aches in length and four inches
N height containing five black
walls. Two Of the walls we're filled
With opium. one with glycerine,
one with quinine, the fifth being
empty. The remainder Of the belt
wa filled with bandages and scis-
eoss used by the medical officers.
Harris claims that he bought the
Selts at legitimate auction at
lamp Grant in August. He said
mat the auction was in charge Of
one OF the officers at the army
Hmp. Harris had not sold any OF
us belts since he made his pur-
@aSe OF the lot and claims he
new nothing Of what they con-
hined.
He said that he merely bought
~ belts as speculation. He
Aimed that he had seen the con-
sao Of some Of the belts, but did
y know what was in them.
y Is claimed that work of this
naa had been going on at Camp
~a0t for some time and dope was
ing disposed OF in this manner
ssen the medical belts were being
se IN large lots, q certain number
eeits in each lot being filled
saA the drugs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
GEORGE ALLIES IS BURIED
ALIVE UNDER SAND SLIDE;
RESCUE EFFORTS IN Vain

George Allies, aged 63 years. resident of Vandrufs
land killed by soeation at II 40 o'clock this
ing when he entombed in cave-n of the sand and
clay bank at Fortyeghth and Twelfth street.
Allies left chest crushed and six ribs fractured
Walter E. Johnson Forysecond and Eighth street.
who working with Allies at the time of the accident
escaped without serious injury.
The two were busy loading wagon with moulding
clay. They working at height of Is feet 30
foofc md I1nd
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
ROB MONMOUTH
OIL STATIONS

Monmouth. ILL.,, Nov. 24@Saie
robbers early today robbed two
Standard Oil fiilfng stations and
escaped with 3120 In the latesfApf 4
series OF filing station ro6bertss
In this section Of Illinois sAA ea1t-
arn Iowa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24
nAN. PAKTY HACE.

London, Nov. z4.-The London
Times asserts that plans are under
way for reunion Of Asquithian and
lloyd George Liberals. -
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LADY ANTOR Id GASH

tContinaed on Page Twelye.)
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Continued on Page Seventeen,
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CONTINUED ON Page Three.)
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1ehe1 Not Known.

The fate Of Childers has been in
the balance for days while court
actions we're fought ont, ending
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-24

Gecrge Cahill indicted for
conspiracy to commit murder.
In Jail, unable to furnish bond.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
PIONEERS DAUGHTER
WEEDS AT LEWISTOWN

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown May 4.-Miss Lena
Jenm, member of a pioneer family of
this city, and r. D. Potterf of Roy
were married here Wednesday. Rev.
Archie Griggs of the PRESBYTERIAN
church performed the ceremony.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
OFFERED
MINERS APR. |
IS WITHDRAWN
Labor May Drop National
Agreement, According to
Report in City.

Wage scales offered the miners in
Montana mining camps at the time they
struck, April !, have been taken down
at all Of the pit mouths in Cascade
county properties, according to reports
received in Great Falls.
Following the return Of the opera
tors from the meeting OF the Montana
Coal Operators association at Billings
Tuesday, this action is considered Z
part of a state program, and similar
action is said to be under way in all
of the mining camps Of the state. Coal
men of Great Falls interpreted the
action as meaning that the operators
will now agree on a scale lower than
that formerly posted. The scale which
is now withdrawn as an offer to the
striking miners, offered from 80 to
$3.50 for inside work.
Coupled with the report OF the with
drawal of the operators offer OF a
scale, is the report prevalent among
labor men of Great Falls in organiza-
tons other than the miners union, but
who are close to the state officials Of
that organization, that the question Of
the national agreement is going to be
dropped by the unions. Labor men say
that the national agreement was never
popular with the miners, but was held
to by the organization through the in
~fluence of John l.. Lewis, the national
president. In the light of this report, 1t
is felt that the withdrawal of the
former offer for wages may be in
anticipation of an offer from the unions
of the state.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
CONVENTION
FOR PARK HIGHWAY
Association Will Meet in
Sacramento, June
16 and II.

Calls for the annual convention OF
the National Park to Park Highway as
ISOLATION to be held June 16 and II,
in Sacramento, Calf, have been au-
thorized by Scott Leavitt Of Great
Falls, president Of the organization.
The call has been issued to all cham
bers of commerce, automobile clubs and
good roads associations as well bis
state, county and city organizations
along the route of the highway through
II western states, and each has been
asked to send delegates to the sessions.
Representatives of federal depart
ments, national organizations and high
way associations have been invited to
take part in the discussions and to
bring before the convention anything of
interest in the promotion of purposes
of the association. These objects will
include. according to the call issued, the
permanent construction of the present
designated road connecting the national
parks in the Rocky mountain and Pa
cific regions. stimulation of automobile
travel generally throughout the nation.
assisting the national parks service in
popularizing the national parks. and
lending encouragement in the general
development of the west.
> Directors for each of the states will
be chosen by the state delegations at
the convention.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
TICHE RE-ELECTED
Joe Shuler Made Life and Star
Member at Thursday
Nights Meeting.

Attorney W. ]. Tighe was reelected
Thursday night to the Craftsmanship
Of the Boy Scout Court of Honor for
his third consecutive term and ]. w,
Sherwood IA elected vice chairman
for the third time.
Two boys appeared before the court
and were made first class scouts and
merit badges were awarded to eight
scouts. The boys who were made first
class scouts are George Joyer of
Troop 8 and Edmund Sheeran Of Troop
10. Joe Shuler of Troop 3 was
awarded a merit badge in athletics and
having completed all of the require
ments was made a Life and Star scout.
honors coveted by all scouts.
Others who received merit badges
are: Robert McCaig, Troop 10, public
health, scholarship. pioneering and
cooking: Sterlin DePratu, Troop IL.
personal health and public health:
Jack Finlay, Troop 2, bugling: James
MeDermott, Troop 8. civics; Roswell
Troop 2, scholarship; Scott
Gillespie, Troop 2, public health;
David Ross, Troop Z, swimming.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
WILL SPUD in
NEAR L0THAIR
BY JUNE FIRST
'Gladys-Be Oil Co. to Begin
Active Drillings in Sweet
grass Hills.

Entrance of the Gladys Bell Oil
company, a $10,OO0,OOO Oklahoma or
g~anization, into active drilling work in
the S~weetgrass hills. 30 miles from
the northeast quarter Of the northeast
Lothair, in the southwest quarter of
quarter of section. 10, township 81,
range 4 east, has been announced by
L. NJ. Roome. who handles the drilling
operations for the company.
The derrick timbers and irons are
now on the location and four trucks
will leave Sunday for the field. Two
complete strings of tools and other
equipment is being held in Lothair,
having arrived from the Oklahoma
fields. Mr.. Roome expects to be able
to spud in the well by June l at the
latest.
The Gladys-Bell has some 10000
acres of leases in the Sweetgrass hills,
extending, well blocked, "a miles east
and west and seven miles north and
south. Coal for the operations is be-
ing brought from the McDermott
mines, located on the lease holdings,
some 10 miles from the present loca-
ton. The leases are largely those
taken over from the Montana Cana
dian. the sale being outright without
any interest being retained by the Mon
tana Canadian. The Gladys-Bell also
holds 2,3OO acres in the Kelvin field,
plans for the development of which
have not been announced.
The Gladys-Bell, while operating
principally in Oklahoma, has holdings
also in Kansas, Arkansas and Texas,
and their production for last month
showed $500 barrels a day. Mr..
Roome has handled all of the drilling
operations and has had experience in
the Soap Greek field.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
State Fair Signs Up
Great Falls Band

The Great Falls Municipal band,
financed in a recent drive by the
Kiwanis club, will be engaged for at
least two days and probably three days
of the state fair at Helena, according
to word received from the secretary Of
the Montana state fair board. Plans
of the fair board call for the engage.
ment Of another big band Of the state,
probably the Butte Mines band. The
day that the Great Falls band will play
will be largely determined by the day
set for the Great Falls and Northern
Montana day, probably the latter part
Of the week. Arrangements for the
band were made following a request
made through the Kiwanis band COM
mittee, Of which William Moerl is
chairman.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
Ortopan Under $500
Bonds for Charge
Preferred by Girl

John Ortopan. q resident Of Belt,
appeared in the Shields justice court
Thursday to answer a charge Of third
degree assault preferred against him
BY Marie Hagell, also Of Belt, who al
legged that Ortopan forcibly detained
her in his home, March %, 1929.
The defendant reserved his plea and
gave bonds Of $500 as security for his
appearance at the call Of the county
attorneys office.
Ortopan voluntarily surrendered
after he had learned that a warrant
had been issued for his arrest. The
complaint against him was filed
April Z.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05
LEAVES FOR WISCONSIN

Mrs. Augusta Wang will leave this
morning for Wisconsin. where she
has been called by the serious illness
of her father.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-05

a cost of millions Of dollars to the
government. These millions would have
paid three times the bonus that the
returned soldiers are now demanding
as a just compensation" he said.
Anti's Argument "Poppycock"
The argument against the adjusted
compensation act that declares its pas
sage would result in the financial EN-
barrassment Of the country, Mr.. West
said. lis all p~oppycock."
THE interest on the money that is
owed us by European countries would
more than pay the bonuses for ex-
service men. But we do not collect
ever this interest, because these coun-
tries are using it to give to their W
men the reward for service that our
own men are demanding" he said.
In giving the compensation provided
by the adjusted compensation act the
government, aside from rewafding just
" men who gave their services in time
of need, would be making possible pro-
gress in five different ways, the at
torney declared, saying that in enabling
men to acquire land for homes, pay in
surance or receive vocational training
it would be making an investment that
can NC TCd1ZCu vi III OOCh VuK 6OCl0l
and economic structure.
Bonus Seekers Not UnpatriotIc
"The American ex-service man and
woman may be trusted to know what
is for his or her own good. It is ridi-
culous for those opposed to the bonus
to say that it is unpatriotic, that it
would result In the financial ruin of
the country. 1t is no more than justice
that the man who was out of the eco
nomic race Of earning during q period
of army service, should be paid q sum
which would place him on an equal
basis with his fellow man who for
reasons, good or bad, remained in
civilian life during the war. It is
questionable whether there is anyone,
who did not follow the flag. is justified
in questioning the patriotism of the
man who faced death in the trenches.
Yet in declaring the demand for com
pensation unpatriotic that is at least
an implied accusation Mr.. West con-
cluded, adding as his conviction that
the adjusted compensation act is eco
nomically sound and based only on fun
of justice. Opposition to it
comes only from such selfish organiza-
tons as the ]. w. w. and Wall street.
he said.
Plan Another Stunt Night
Mrs. J. W. Speer, accompanied by
Mrs. o. F. Wadsworth, gave two en-
Enthusiastically received vocal numbers.
Mrs. Lee Walton. chairman Of the !!
house committee, announced plans for
a benefit card party to be given next
week. Details will be announced later.
The social service class of the club
will meet at the club rooms next Tues
day night. Business Of Importance will
be taken up at this time.
Membership cards are ready for dis
tribution and may be procured from
Miss Dava Oesterle, she stated at the
Inner. New members were introduced
% the club. The next dinner will be
May Is and will be a "stunt" night,
to a recent program.