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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
RUSS READY TO
MEET TROUBLE,
TROTZKY SAYS
Thinks France Will
Drive Germany
Into Revolt.

Moscow, Russia. Aug. 26.-(By
the Associated Press. Russia has
already reduced her fighting forces
to S00, 900 men, and is always ready
to enter any disarmament confer
ence which gives guarantees OF
success. She does not anticipate
any immediate Intervention, but
considers that an attack always is
possible, and is doubtful If she
should remain passive in the event
that France invaded the Ruhr re-
gion and enlisted Poland in renew
al of the conflict with Germany.
Russia Is tranquil"
Leon Trotsky, soviet minister OF
war, made these assertions in an
interview in which he submitted to
cross-fire of questions from Is
foreign correspondents regarding
Soviet's internal problems. He
explained that Russia now is sc
tranquil that Premier Lenine car
take his much-needed rest and al
the same time remain in touch with
the problems of state.
M. Trotzky declared that the SO.
Wet government prefers the hui
name method. of exiling its oppon
ents in Russia rather than crushing
them, but added in reply to a ques
ton that the political freedom o
party organization will be restored
| in Russia only when the power o
| canitaI is broken.
Praises American Relief.
Regarding the American relic
administration, the minister ex
planned that he considered it no
only a humanitarian organization
but also an instrument" through
which America could be informe'
of Russian conditions. He added
81 am tranquil regarding the re
suits of their Investigations"
Explaining the international sit
uation with reference to Russia
needs for defense, M. Trotzky said
"Who can tell what will come G
the Franco-British conference? N
one"
! Later he expressed the opinino
that France was adopting the yer
tactics to drive Germany into rev'
luton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
!. "a. TT c0NPL Etc TIEUP AT R00DH0USE
Rail Strike in Brief

Federal administration .consid-
ering operation Of some railroad
lines. II necessary, in the interest
Of public welfare.
Leaders Of both railways and
unions begin endurance fight aft
er end Of peace conference in New
York with union chiefs, declaring
for q finish fight, and rail heads
asserting they will break the
strike within q week"
I Negotiations between Chicago &
Alton officials and train service
brotherhood leaders continuing in
effect to end virtual tie-up at
Roodhouse, ILL.,, and Slater, NO.,
due to walkouts of firemen and
failure Of crews to report.
Scattered reports Of violence
continue.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
iYANKS COP THIRD
WITH BROWNS, go

New York. Aug. 26.-The New
York Yankees took the third game
of the crucial series" with St
Louis today by q score of 8 to 2.
Mays held the Browns scoreless
until the eighth inning. Wright
left the box in the seventh and
Bayne took up the Browns burden.
Score by innings: Il. d, T.
st. Louis 900 900 011-z 10 :
Nav York ..02n IN IxS II =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
GET READY FOR
! >.FINISH FIGHT
IN RAIL STRIKE
Both Union and Rail
! Heads Predict an
Early Victory.

New York, Aug. 26.-(By the As
sociated Press.)-With the peace
effort launched by the Big Five"
brotherhoods abandoned, rail execu-
tives and shop crafts leaders today
realigned their forces for finish
fight in which both sides predicted
an early victory.
I'VE are going home to-start the
real fight, whether it lasts for
three weeks or three months" w.
F. Ryan, president of the Carmen's
National Brotherhood, declared as
he prepared to leave for Kansas
(, City to direct activities Of his
branch of the shop crafts.
! lowell is Confident.
B. M. Jewell, head of the strike
Organization of crafts, was equally
positive of the outcome of the
battle, which he asserted the rail-
roads left as the only course for
the unions to pursue.
The attitude Of the brotherhood
!chiefs, whose tireless efforts to pro-
mote a settlement proved 50 futile
when negotiations collapsed yes
terday afternoon, was expressed by
IT. C. Cashen. president Of the
ISwitchmen's Union of North Amer
lea.
SSofry for Public"
I'VE are not sorry for the strik-
ers," he said, 'as we are for the
American public. They are going
: to be the sufferers more and more AZ
the strike is prolonged"
Others Of the big Five" leaders
depressed great disappointment
ov6r their failure to end hostilitie:
, but renewed assurances" that thu
, running trades would refrain from
i any sympathetic strike, illega
I lwalkout or conspiracy, as long al
1.-THE rights Of the brotherhoods ar
; mot threatened"
q Comment of officials of road
, which were not party to the nego
Z ltiations, were frankly Il told yo'
: lso!"
Executives Stand Pat.
Il The minority = representing z
q roads with $4,000 miles of track an
[ Including Sucn pOWerIui Systems d
v the Chicago & Northwestern, Chi
,, cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, Eris
i New York Central and Seaboar
!. Airline-today expressed regret
: the sudden termination of efforts t
!, compromise, but expressed n
doubt as to the outcome.
I'VE will break the strike With
e[a week." was their general predit
= ton.
y Ninth Week Begins.
Y Chicago Aug. 26.-(By the Al
70 sociated Pres).-The ninth week
the railway strike began toda
with peace negotiations collapse
president Harding considerin
steps to place certain roads and al
lthracite coal mines under feder'
. control, train wrecks, and furth,
trouble with train crews, notab
on the Chicago & Alton.
Walkouts on the Chicago & Alto
followed explosions at Roodhous
III. Operating crews at Roodhou'
a and Slater, Mo-, refusing to turn
\
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
by Congressman Harry M Wurtz.
bach, Republican.

by Congressman Harry M Wurtz-
bach, Republican
Republicans have conventions
scheduled today in all congression-
al districts. According to state
headquarters, at least 10 candidates
are expected to be named at these
conventions, thus giving the Demo
Gratis contests in that number oi
districts. There has been little II
any open preliminary campaigning
by Republicans seeking congress
sional nominations.
i. c. G. Is One Issue.
The outstanding issues in the
Seventeenth district between thu
Democratic candidates includ,
questions affecting the federal re
serve banking system and the in
terstate commerce commission.
Congressman Blanton has no
/ made a very active campaign sinc'
the July % primary, when he wa
the high man, but Mr.. Galloway hal
spoken in all parts of the district
The outcome of this race is beinl
watched closely because OF at
tacks made on Mr.. Blanton in tn
house at Washington, where he wa
censured because of remarks b
caused to be recorded.
| The run-off campaign in tn
Fourteenth district has been
warm one, with the Ku Klux kla
injected in somewhat as an issue.
/ More on the klan.
/ Harry Hertzberg, a state sena
tor, has as his opponent John Cur
ningham, lawyer. Hertzberg ha
stressed the Ku Klux Khan, an
light wines and beer as his issue
almost to the exclusion of other
Cunningham denied he ever was
member Of the Ku Klux Klan an
on the question of light wines an
beer, dared Mr.. Hertzberg to defin
"how light" he CHertzberg) woul
make wine and beer.
The Republicans have laid plaI
to contest hotly the efforts
Democrats to elect congressma
from this district. The fact tn;
, Mr.. Wurzbach. the present col
| gresham, is the only Republics
:. member Of the Texas delegation
: Washington, makes his party tn
J much more determined to nan
| his successor, if possible.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
final VOTE on
BONUS TUESDAY
Senate Reaches Unanimous Agree
ment to Push Measure; Limit
Debate Monday.

Washington, Aug. ga unani-
nous consent agreement to take up
the soldiers bonus bill on Monday
and push it to final vote was en-
tered into today by the senate.
With a view to getting vote late
Tuesday, it was agreed that after
6 o. m. Monday no senator should
speak more than once nor longer
than 20 minutes on any amendment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
POLITICAL
POT BEGINS
0SPUTJER
Big Parties Wonder What
Issues Will Be, Law
renee Says. ~
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

(CpyrlSnI, lSZl, Dy Inc ATSuS.J
Washington, D. c., Aug. 26.-'
Events of the past week. particu-
larly the refusal of the Ohio Re-
publican convention to endorse
either the soldier bonus or the
Fordney-McCumber tariff, have
prompted Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike to wonder just what
will be the issues Of the autumn
campaign.
Ship subsidy legislation, which it
had been hoped would be one Of
the constructive achievements OF
the administration, has been post
poned until after the elections and
the tariff bill now in conference
may meet the same fate. The only
positive achievements remaining
are the administrations initiative
in calling conference to reduce
naval armament and the subse-
quent results as we'll as the reduc-
ton of federal expenditure under
the budget system.
| Strikes Will Plague.
! But to politicians who have mar
rowed the issues to the foregoing
are not altogether sure this will be
all. They see rising up to plague
them the discomfort of the country
over the rail and coal strikes. 1t
will be the Democratic purpose to
show that the government failed to
take any action for many months
after strikes began in the all-im-
portant domain of transportation
and fuel. 1t will be the Republican
answer that governments cam
, make men work when they dom
want to work, and that the govern
ment lacked the power to force in
dustrial peace. Whatever may b.
the defense or offense. the fact il
there's a rising tide of opinion
which congress sees on the horizol
!, and 1t may furnish the outstanding
} issue of the whole campaign. In
nutshell the issue may be whethe
= the government could have don
more than it did, whether congres
could have passed anti-strike 1egis
lation and made tieup on tn
transportation systems of the coun
try impossible, whether the gov
ernment could have proceeds
2 more energetically in protecting
, those who wanted to work but VIII
feared violence, and whether tn
Il government could have done muc
= more than it tried to do in regulat
k ing the price Of fuel to the con
sumer.
Il Fear Women Vote.
Z All these questions have muc
e more political phases to them tina
e the armament conference whose re
suits are not SO quickly apprec
ated by the mass of voters. Ais
. the woman vote which will max
VI itself felt in the coming congres
!, sional elections in way that ma
= prove surprising is bound to COL
" slider whether the empty coal ti
# is the fault of the miners and OF
Il orators or the government whic
a. permits them to fight, or both.
= The reduction of the federal e,
+ penditures has unquestionabl
" given the stump speakers some an
munition. Republicans will "poil
with pride" to the refunding of tt
public debt and the lowered CO..
lie of government while the DEM
ct Gratis will view with alarm" tt
r fact that while the budget in tn
al campaign year was balanced, tt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
GIRL, RICH,
BEAUTIFUL,
IN DOPE Den
Raid on Negro Dive
Brings Mystery to
Federal Agents. =

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Federal mar
cotic agents were confronted today
with the mystery OF Mabel Howard
Rockwell Schaeffer, beautiful and
extensively gowned, taken last
night in a raid on a sordid dope
den Of a negro.
Enigma to her captors, her hus-
band and apparently even to her
self, the girl told an amazing, story
of her dissipation of fortune or
drugs-a fortune the source o.
which she said she did not know
Federal agents today were seeking
wealthy candy manufactures
from whom it was hoped could b.
learned something of the girls an
tecedents.
Spends Fortune on Drugs.
"rve spent $1,000 since the frs
of the year-most of it for drugs.
the girl of mystery said, asserting
that all she knows of herself is tha
she is heiress to an English estate
Her husband, Nicholas E. Schaef
fer, an army field clerk, told o
their marriage last January afte
a courtship Of few weeks. The
lived for a time in an expensiv
apartment, he said, but separate
when he learned Of her addictio
to drugs and her companionshi
with other men. 5..+.
II know nothing of Mabel's earl
history except that she came her
from Lexington, NO." Mr.. Schaei
fer said,
Trace Girl to Dive.
Mrs. Schaeffer had been in a hos
pital for several days where it wa
said she was sent to take cur
for the drug habit. Federal agent
with the aid of a nurse and marke
money. traced the girls drug sur
I ply to the negro resort. Mr.
I Schaeffer was found seated at
table and the marked money va
found in the pocket OF the resor
keeper, John Poole, manager.
/ William J. Spillard, chief OF th
narcotic staff, declared as he bega
the investigation that IL the cai
did not result in amazing disclo
|, ures, the girls story would prov
: to be one of the most remarkab
fabrications offered here to the ma
, cotic division in recent times.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
CHINESE KIDNAP
3 FOREIGNERS

Peking, Aug. 2e.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.-A Greek surveyor,
and a French engineer and his
daughter, living at Shanchow
province of Honan, have been kip
naped by brigands and are being
held for 100000 ransom, according
to advices received by the foreign
legations in Peking. The advices
added that towns in the neighbor.
hood of Shanchow have been looted
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
CAT COMES BACK,
BUT WITH SNAKE
/ AROUND IT'S NECK

Vancouver, Wash, Aug. 26.-
n cat which disappeared . few
Isays ago from the ranch Of Axel
Istockenberg Of Lake Shore to-
ay returned with . snake
lightly coiled around its neck.
. that when Stockenberg at
smpted to pull it on the cotl$
lsonstricted and .choked it, VIC
um. Kitty nnally WAS rescued.
The snake was about two feet
oAs and was wound around the
ors neck four times, Stocken-
ssrs said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
CRADLE TO ASK
RAISE FOR men
Maintenance Employees VIII Seek
Boost from % to As Cents an
Hour Before Rail Board.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-An increase
in the minimum wage for 100000
maintenance OF way employees from
the present rate of % cents an hour
to 4S cents an hour will be asked
Monday before the United States
railway board, E. F. Cradle, presi-
dent Of the organization announced
today. The present scale of main
tenance of way men range from %
to 35 cents an hour.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26

Brest, Aug. e26.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-The French dread
naught France has capsized and is
sinking in 10 fathoms OF water in
Quiberon bay, after striking a rock
The number Of casualties is un-
known.
Paris, Aug. 26.-tBy the Associ.
ated Press.)-Fifteen members oi
the crew Of the dreadnaught France
are missing and it is thought the
vessel will be total loss, as a re-
suit Of striking a rock and captiz
ing today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
LOS ANGELES JURY
FREES KI.ANSMEN

Les Angeles. Cal. Aug. 26.--
Thirty-fve alleged members Of the
Ku klux klan were free today. a
jury which tried\ them on felony
charges growing out Of raid ON
April % having acquitted them last
night after a little more than three
hours Of actual deliberation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
HEAT STRICKEN
man KILLS SELF
Steele Brooks, 80, Farm Hand Near
Trivoli, Ill, Shoots Self
With Rife.

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 26.-Steele
Brooks, 80, farm hand, shot and
killed himself with rife at his
home near Trivoli, in this county.
early this morning. The heat OF
the last few days and sunstfoke
a few years ago is believed to be
responsible for his act. The cor
oner's jury returned . verdict Of
euicidA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
CREWSQu|T
ANDCLERKS-
join Them
Stranded Passengers Nov.
ed in Autos Manned
by Firemen.
BULLETIN.

ROodhOuse, ILL., Aug. 26-
(By the Associated Press.)-
Paralysis Of rail traffic on the
Roodhouso division Of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad Was
viewed with greater serious.
ness here this afternoon when It
became known one hundred
members of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen had taken
formal action, calling q strike
because of "unsafe conditions"
Their walkout, together with
that of 80 firemen, forced simi.
lar action by Is switchmen..
Shops and offices here are com.
pletely idle.
The strike was voted by l. &.
Foster, lodge No. "A, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Because of the previous strike
by the firemen, it was anticipated
by railroad officials. Surprise,
however, was manifest at the action
of the 20 clerks, who went out on
sympathy strike. officials de-
clared they believed the grievances
of the clerks had been settled and
that they would have NO more trou-
BILE with them.
Roodhouse. ILL.,, Aug. 26.-(By
the Associated Press.)-Prepara-
tions to convey stranded passen-
gers Of the Chicago & Alton from
this point to their destination or
to another railroad by automobile,
this morning attested the worst
i tie-up of railroad traffic this town
has ever witnessed. Following the
walkout last night OF 20 clerks
and the refusal of trainmen to op-
crate trains because of unsafe
conditions" all railroad traffic this
morning was at a standstill.
Thirty passengers, mostly from
west OF st. Louis, Mo-, brought
here late yesterday, were taken to
stations of other railroads early
today in automobiles operated by
some of the firemen, who had re-
fused to operate trains. Other pas
sengers who arrived last night
were this morning still stranded in
Roodhouse.
Eighty Firemen Quit.
! Eighty firemen refused to wnIk.
Not a train moved out of the
roundhouse this morning, it was
reported, and only two trains
moved out of Roodhouse, one &c
Springfield and the other to BlQa-,,-
ington, run by trainmen whose
homes are in those cities. AS man.
passengers as desired were give
privilege of getting away on thost
to trains.
Refusal of the firemen to wors
followed the greasing of rafis earl,
yesterday and the day before. ant
two explosions, said to have cse'
bombs, in the railroad yards yes
terday. Decision TO take this stel
was reached at meeting las
night, it was said this morning
Directly afterward the 20 Chicago
& Alton clerks at Roodhouse de
clared a sympathy strike"
No Violence Occurs.
: No violence attended develop
ments. However, some loss ma,
, be occasioned the American Elk
t press company, which today ma
be forced to transfer some OF i,
perishable goods to the Chicago
!, Burlington & Quincy, several mile
| from here.
No trains are being brought int
5 Roodhouse. The railroad Is rouun
l them insofar as possible over II
S other lines, through Springfield
a Bloomington and st. Louis, an
y over the lines of other railroads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
FALLING MARK IS
WORRYING GERMANY

!. Berlin, Aug. 26.-The economic
distress prevailing in many sections
Fof Germany threatens to become
more acute in consequence Of the
enormous fall In the value Of the
mark and the situation is causing
thA snvArnmAnt sArions concArn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
WARShIP
GOES ON ROCKS
Dreadnaught France Capsizes Aftel
Crash; Is Members Of Crew
Are Missing.

L'Orient, France, Aug. g.
(By The Associated Press.)-
Naval authorities announced at
noon today that of Is men miss.
ing from the wrecked dread.
naught France, II had been
found. The final roll call show.
ed only three lost. The dread.
naught is probably = total
wreck.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled weather tonight and Sun
day. Continued cool.
Highest temperature yesterday.
70: lowest last night. SIS.
wind velocity at Z q. m, l mile.
Precipitation. none.
IL m. 7p.m. Tam.
-- yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. .76 20 90
Wet bulb temp. Sc Sc So
Relative humid. 81 80 ~
River stage at Z q. m, 1.3; fall
of L last "a hours.
Sunset today, 6:47 p. m; sunrise
tomorrow, 5:23 a. m.
River Forecast.
stages 81 the Mississippi river
from below Dubuque to Muscatine
viii change but little during the
A' ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteorologist
| washington, Aug. 2s.-Weathel
outlook for week beginning, Mon
day. includes: c.,
Region Of the Great Lakes: Gen
.r.lIv fair and moderate tempera-
ture but with probability OF SNOW.
ery weather the latter part OF tne
REGION, Of upper Mississippi and
3,over Missouri valleys: Genefai'
~ fair and moderate temperature
but With probability Of local rain'
u middle of week
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-26

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(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
, 1922-05-04
n have had at least two years
successful teaching experience"

and have had at least two years
successful teaching experience"
In order to promote professional
growth Of our teachers in service the
board has adopted the following reg
ulation:
(a) After the first year OF teach
Ing in Rawlins. $500 a year addi-
tional shall be allowed to teachers
Except the superintendent and high
school principally for attending a full
session OF a regular summer school o.
six weeks or more. Such teacher up
on returning to Rawlins should file
with the superintendent a transcript
OF the credits earned in the summer
session. This $500 shall be added
to the teachers September check.
90 Hereafter, RawlIns teachers
who teach three consecutive years in
Rawlins without attending at least
one regular summer school during
that time will be unable to qualify
for a position in the Rawlins schools.
The board has adopted this regula-
ton as a part of the program to raise
the standards OF our schools. Sim
liar requirements are in effect in
various school systems throughout
the country.
The salaries paid Rawlins teachers
compare very fsvorably with those
paid by other schools of the same
size in Wyoming and elsewhere.
Good salaries. good teachers. while
low salaries bring poorly trained
teachers who are not qualified to
teach. 1t is undoubtedly good econ
Omy to pay good salaries and get
highly trained and well-qualified
teachers. Moreover. good salaries
will induce teachers to remain here
, 1922-05-04

longer than one year. We need a
longer tenure for teachers. 4 teach
er can rarely do her best work the
first year. We seem TO be The half
way stopping point for teachers on
their way 10 the coast states. and are
therefore subject to a constantly
shifting procession of teachers. This
is not to the best interests Of the
schools.
This year an effort has been made
to provide supervision of ~penmanship
in the grades, a plan which was be-
gun last year. The plan has been to
use the High School Commercial
teacher for this work and as she has
a full program of classes in the High
School 1t was possible for her to give
only one period a week to each of the
fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth
grades. However. ever this small
amount of supervision has resulted
in marked improvement. | hope that
it will be possible before long to
provide penmanship supervision for
all of the grades as it is greatly
needed.
As 500 as the financial condition
of the district will permit it would
be very desirable to have a special
teacher for the ungraded group Of
children. This will be discussed
further a little later.
For next year the teaching staff
should be increased by the addition
Of a full-time school nurse. and Il
or two teachers for a school on the
South Side. Both of these points
will be mentioned more in detail
later.
~. The Curriculum
Last year a course of study was
, 1922-05-04

meet the following requirements:
High school teachers must have
completed a regular four-year course
in a reputable college or university
or its equivalent. and have had three
years general or II year high
school teaching experience, as we'll
as meeting the requirements Of the
North Central Association, while
grade teachers must be normal
school graduates or the equivalent.