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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

to have peddled He states that he
never personally received any
money from addicts or other pur-
chasers, a fact which only strength
ems the narcotic men in their belief
that the man acted as an agent for
the higher ups"
The arrest of John Pingera III
Peoria for completely in the drug
ring has caused excitement and
anxiety in the underworld, as Pin
gera is alleged to have been the
master mind" and buyer for all
classes of addicts in Peoria.
Arnold Schumacher, formerly Of
Burlington. Iowa, is to be an ini-
portant witness against the Peoria
man. Schumacher, whose case is
now pending in federal court, is
said to have admitted obtaining
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

Peoria is affirmed to be the center.
The tri-city end of the big loop
is coming in for its share Of fed
eral attention. and the secret chain
of drug-handlers who pass the Illicit
merchandise from hand to hand
until 1t reaches this section Of I'LL
nois and Davenport, Iowa, is soon
to be dealt a mortal blow, accord
ing to government agents.
Federal agents have already done
much to stop inter-eity communi-
cation of dope peddlers- Investiga-
ton of the case of William Mccall
lahan, who was bound over to the
grand jury under $4,000 bonds in
the L. s. commissioner court,
Davenport, is proceeding, although
McCallahan refuses to disclose the
source of the drugs he is alleged
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
WANTED PRnP0sI1s

Sealed proposals for the gens,.,
construction, the plumbing. beatise
and electric wiring of addition 9
Center School and Addition n "a,
son school will be received m 5-@ !.
5 o'clock p. m. TUESDAY. June iats
1922, in the offices of Cervin a.
Horn, Architects, 80 Safety Bl5s
Rock Island. Illinois. Right i =
served to reject any or an bids
ADVERTISEMENT
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

ly involved in a murder mystery,
one of the most sensational in
years. II is known that about the
time the victim was killed in his
office a woman was seen leaving
the room by way of fire escape.
The picture was directed by Tom
Terriss. who also directed Lionel
Barrymore in Boomerang Bill. -
Eileen Huban. well known on the
speaking stage. has an important
role, and others prominent in the
cast are George MacQuarrie, Nor
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
Now a clean little
dress every day

CHE doesn't quite know how to keep her little
- school dress fresh all day. Little feet have
way of straying into muddy places Little
hands don't quite know how to manage grown
up knives and forks.
But let her wear the clean little dress. Just
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

$4,000 worth of dope" from D..
gera within six months preca5s-
his arrest.
Agents of the government e.
that when the tri-city's big mssy
is finally captured another linz ~.
be torn from the chain. ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
An 0rean OF Clouds.

Reviewers describe Robert e
Bruce's my Country" as a most
unusual scenic picture. One Sc
quence was taken from a mountain
peak above the clouds. The clouds
roll by. billow upon billow, like
some great ocean breaking upon
the mountain sides. The surge OF
water upon a rocky shore seems to
,e reflected in the sky.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
HUNT TRI-CITY
DRUG RING HEAD
Net Closes on Illicit Traffic In
This Section-Arrests in Peoria
and Davenport.

Startling revelations of the ex-
tent of the drug traffic in the tri-
cities are expected to develop
through exposures of government
narcotic agents in endeavor to
break up a downstate ring of which
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
Another Season for "Lady Billy

Mitzi, the Henry ". savage mu-
steal comedy star. has closed tour
.of 80 weeks in Lady Billy The
production will be sent out again
next season. the tour to extend to
the Pacific coast, Mr.. Savage an
nounces. The same cast of prin-
cipals has been retained. In Feb
ruary Mitzi will return to New
York to begin rehearsals in a new
musical play recently completed by
Zelda Sears and Harold Levey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
Rarr,s Next.

rags to Riches" is to be Wes-
lev Barry's next picture. 1t is now
being filmed. Supporting the youth
ful star are Niles WEIGH, Ruth
Renick, Russell Simpson and Mrs.
Minna Ferry Redman
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
Tho Limit of Simplicity.

Those who like simplicity in
movie titles will be pleased to know
that John Smith" is the name OF
the next picture in which Eugene
iO'Brien is to be seen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08
Tarkington Story Screamed.

Tarkingt0n Story Screened.
THE Man From Home" which
was written for the stage by Booth
Harrington and Harry Leon Will
son, and for several seasons was a
box office winner. has been made
into a picture, and will be seen
next Sunday at the Fort Armstrong.
It's a story about a pretty Indiana
girl who is about to be captured by
a foreign wooer when the man
from home hurries to Europe and
rescues her The leading roles are
in the hands of James kirkwood,
Anna o. Nilsson, Norman Kerry.
Dorothy Cumming and John Mil
tern
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

soaking in cleansing Rinse suds will loosen the
dirtfrom yesterdays crumpled frock Only the
very dirtiest places will need to be rubbed at all
Rinse is new kind of soap for the family
wash-so pure, SO rich in cleansing ingredients
that 1t does what soap has never done before
1t soakS clothes clean without hard rubbing
yet SO gently that not thread is weakened.
Rinse is made by the largest soap makers in
the world. Get Rinse to-day-at grocery
and department stores. Lever Bros. Co.,
Cambridge, Mass.
NO,TE-1n hord water it takes from q to
y package OF Rinse to make good suds. In
Gerry lard water you will need from Ia to 2
packages to tub to get the big lasting suds
that loosen all the dirt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

Find the Woman" the picture to
be offered at the Fort Armstrong
for three days beginning today,
is based on the story by Ar
thur Sommers Roche which was
printed in the Cosmopolitan Maya
zine and later printed in book firm.
Lovers of that class of writing
found it one of the most engaging
of mysteries. Alma Rubens is the
featured player in the picture. She
is seen as Sophie Carey, a concert
singer, who befriends a girl from a
country town, who is in New York,
to try to make her way on the stage
The two young women are strange
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-08

man ]. Kerry, Harrison Ford, Ethel
Duray and Henry Sedley.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
OLD FOLKS NEED
Different KIND
OF FALL TONIC
FALL DANGEROUS TIME
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

The dangerous time for old
folks Is approaching. Wet.
changeable weather reaps an
awful harvest of deaths among
the old. but this winter there
viii be far less than in years
gone by-according TO druggists,
because more and more people.
especially old people. are wisely
fortifying and building them
selves up this fall. How to do
this easily. economically and
quick Is told hundreds of people
here in Washington. You should
hear what our customers say.
Read what A. r. Mcclellan, a
prominent Masonic Lodge Secre-
tary. now past SO years of age.
says.
Il am past SO years old and
in good health-I keep that way
changeable weather. by using
Hypo-Cod as a general system
tonic. 1t Is an excellent tonic
for elderly people and ! can rec
ommend IL to the sky" declares
Mr.. Mcclellan. 1909 sth St. y. f.
Every one OF the 500 members
OF the Masonic Lodge. of which
the above gentleman is Secre-
tary. knows how well. how
are hundreds of elderly custom
ers of ours in the various gov
ernmental departments here in
Washington who briskly walk
each morning to the office
carry on their duties. eat hearty.
sleep fine and always feel spleE-
did-thanks to Hypo-Cod. which
they will heartily recommend II
you ask them. Give Hypo-Cod a
test yourself.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
CONDEMN
ONE-MAN CAR PLAN
North Washington Association
Will Ask Officials to
Call Hearing.

Condemning the one-man car sys-
tenn as a menace to life and a hind
rance to service, the members of the
North Washington Citizens Asso-
citation, at a meeting in United
Brethren Church, North Capitol
and r streets northwest, last night,
requested the Public Utilities Com
missioners to call a hearing On
October Is for the elimination of
this type of street car system.
The public utilities committee of
the association, headed by Wash
ington Topham, was requested 20
confer with members of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens AS
sociation and ask them to join In
the protest against the one-man
car system.
A motion to change the car stop
on North Capitol street south Of L
street. to triangular space on
North Capitol street between Rhode
Island avenue and U street, adopted
during the meeting. win be sent
to the officials of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
THOUSAND KINDS
OF DAHLIAS SHOWN

Dahiias of all descriptions---mors
than 1000 varieties and more than
5000 fiowers--were displayed at the
opening of the show. held under
the auspices of the Florists Club
Of Washington. at the Gavel Club
Hall. 71s Thirteenth street north
west. yesterday.
Tho display includes both COM
mercial and amateur blooms, the
smallest being about an inch In
diameter and the largest about ten
inches.
After the close CT the show to-
night at 9 o'clock. the blooms viii
be sent to Walter Reed Hospital.
where they will be distributed
throughout the wards occupied by
the soldiers.
The show was opened by william
F. GUIDE, who delivered a brief
address on the development Of
dahlias In the last twenty years.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
COUNTRY BANKS
FIGHT INTERESTS
OF WALLSTREET
Fear Eneroachments of
Big Institutions in
Rural Regions.


NEW YORK. Oct z.-one of tina
biggest. controversies in the his
tory of American banking Is brew-
ing between the0 small country
bankers and the big Wall Street
interests at the convention of
the American Bankers Association
which opened here today.
1t is the fight of the small, in
dependent country bank. which
must operate with limited re-
sources, against the powerful city
banks. which are reaching out into
the rural regions through a rapidly
growing system of branch banks
The independents fear that a pro-
cess Of Capitalization is going on
which will strangle them CON-
pletely and put the whole finan-
cial machinery of the nation In
the hands of a small. closely or
ganized group of big banking
houses which center In Wall
Street.
Refuse to Compromise.
The small bankers have mobilized
IN greater numbers than ever be-
fore. which accounts for the record
breaking attendance of 10000 at
the convention. They are deter
mined to place the bankers asso-
citation equivocably on record
against the branch bank system,
They claim to have a comfortable
majority in the convention.
Officials of the association an
pear to be trying to prevent the
convention being split into hostile
camps. But as the real fight opens,
the independents are declaring
they Will refuse to compromise.
Fear Monopoly Trend.
The anti-branch bankers are ar
rayed against ths big monied inter-
ests of Wall Street. which are
closely identified with the extension
of large national banks and one of
the principal arguments they ad-
vance is that IL branch banking is
not checked now and ultimately
abolished altogether. the financial
control of the United States will
pass into the hands of very few
powerful Wall street bankers" the
anti-branch bankers association de-
clared in a statement today.
Branch banks. IL allowed to ex-
tend unchecked. will make a tool or
the Federal Reserve System, 1t is
declared, and will tend toward
monopoly.
Some of the independents are at
tacking Controller of the Currency
Crisstnger, alleging that he "tacitly
approved" the attempt of the First
National Bank of st. Louis to open
number of branch banks.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
LUMBER REFORMS
ALMOST COMPLETE

Work of simplifying and stan
dardizing the lumber industry will
be brought to a practical close here
today when Secretary of Commerce
Hoover meets with the Central Com
mittee on Lumber Standards to put
the finishing touches on the stan
dardization program before it Is
submitted to the industry for rati-
fication.
The reorganization of the lumber
industry is in line with the Hoover
program of Industrial simplication
being applied to eighty-seven indus
tries with a view to elimination of
waste and the establishment of
greater efficiency.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
OFFICERS ELECTED
| BY VAUGHN CLASS
Members Hold First Club
Meeting of Season and
Plan Campaign.

The Vaughn Bible Class. Calvary
Baptist Church. held its first ciuf
meeting Of the season last night
at which time class oficers for the
ensuing year were elected and In
stalled.
The new officers are: Homer J
Councillor, PRESIDENT; r. c. How
ard. vice president: II. B. Nevius
secretary: John T. Skinner. first
assistant secretary: L. T. Matlack,
second assistant secretary; r. l.
Kohier. corresponding secretary;
Hugh w. Smith. press secretary;
Edward L. Tolson. treasurer: r. II.
Talbot and r. d. Moss. librarians;
Carl Bogardus, chaplain: F. A.
Buell.. director of orchestra: r. 3.
Ashford. editor: j. 8. Hambly.
chairman membership committee;
Neal d. Bragaw, chairman social
committee: A. J. Goodson. choris-
ter: J. e. Fox. chairman sick COM
mittee; DR.. A. owen Penny. drill
master, degre team.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03

After supper was served
speeches were made. II. w. .Snith,
the outgoing president. told Of the
influence Of the class In the, city.
Homer J. Councillor. the incoming
president. spoke of the possibilf-
ties of the class In the forthcom-
ing membership drive Two thou
sand members IL the goal DR.. W.
s. Abernethy, the pastor. outlined
some of his experiences in Eu-
rope this summer. Prof. L. d.
Bliss. the class teacher. made the
closing address.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
GRAIN MEN GATHER
In ANNUAL MEET

sEwt oRLnANs. CT. 2.-The
tvent, i-sixth annual esnyensson on
the Oh ain Dealers National Assosia-
ton was called to order here today
by r. E. Clement. Waco. Texas. re-
tirin9s. president.
Delegations from all over the
graf L, belt were gathered for the
NEE ting, which Is expected to be
ons of the most important sessions
the organization has ever held.
4, special train from the North
we st arrived today bearing delegates
FRI nm Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska
an 4 other central Western States.
The Washington herald., 1922-10-03
Jap Swallows Muriatic.

Samuel Kumagia. a japanese stu
dent. "a years old, 1853 Q street
northwest. swallowed a quantity of
muria.ic acid at his home early last
evening. He was treated at Emerg-
ency Hospital
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
Jugo-Slavia Looms as Great
Power in Southeast Europe
New Kingdom Destined to Play Important
Role in Alliances of Old World,
Declares Simonds.

Of these three States combined. In
terms of Europe the new Southern
Slav kingdom is as large as the
mainland of Italy or as the island
which holds England. Wales and
Scotland. A single decade has then
seen the complete transformation
one of the most impressive in Eu-
rope.
Wanted Outlet on Sen.
Looking backward for a moment
at the steps, one may recall much
of interest. In 1912 Serbia, Bull
garia, Greece and Montenegro fell
upon Turkey and by a series OF
victories destroyed the Ottoman
armies and confined the fragments
within the Constantinople penin.
sula. While the partition of the
Turkish lands was still incomplete
Bulgaria suddenly and treacherously
attacked her allies and was totally
defeated. To complete Bulgar ruin
Rumania intervened in the north
and Turkey returned to A drianople
The pe0ee of Bucharest in 1913 as.
signed Macedonia in large part tc
Serbia. doubled her area, increased
her population to 100000, anC
gave her a common frontier with
the other Serb state of Montene'
gro.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
MUSCLES SHOALS
ADVOCATESGAIN
POINT In HOUSE
$7,500,000 Appropriation
For Wilson Dam Work
Delayed Until Fall.

Advocates OF prompt action on the
Ford offer for Muscle Shoals scored
victory in the House late yesterday.
BY a vote Of 135 to los, the House
adopted a substitute amendment by
Representative James. Republican.
OF Michigan, under which a $780,
0on appropriation for renewing con-
struction work on Wilson Dam will
be delayed until October 1.
Previously the House had rejected
substitute amendment by Rep
resentative Huddlestan. Democrat,
Of Alabama. which would have with
held the appropriation until Jsnu-
airy 1, 1923.
The House action yesterday In
dicates that supporters of the Poro
ofer may be successful In their
efforts to secure final consideration
and action on the Ford proposition
at this session of Congress.
The vote on the James substitute
was a blow TO administration lead
erS
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
By FRANK H. SIMONDS.

The recent marriage of the King
of the new state of the Serbs,
Croatians and Slovenes, Jugo-
Slavia in common everyday par
lance, to the daughter of the King
of Rumania serves to call attention
once more to the situation in the
southeast of Europe, where the
world war had it's occasion and
where unless all signs fail, many
more wars will find their origin
in years to come.
Since the unification of Italy in
the last century there is perhaps
no more romantic story than that
of the rise of the Southern Slavs.
Exactly ten years ago, on the eve
of the first Balkan war, Serbia was
a state having an area equal to that
of New Hampshire and Vermont
combined and a population about
equal to that of Massachusetts,. 1t
was. in a word. one of those insig-
nificant principalities which were
dismissed under the contemptuous
title of Balkan.
Today King Alexander, follow
ing his father, the gallant and pic
turesque Peter, rules over a coun-
try with an area equal to that of
New York. New Jersey and Penn
sylvania and a population half that
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
Live Wire Kills
Girl and Kitten
Was, Preparing to Enter Bryn
Mawr College in
Fall.

PHILADELPHIA. June 24.-Miss
Alice Hayt, 1s-year-old grand
daughter of former Attorney Gen.
ersl NJ. Hampton Todd. was electro
cuted this morning when she came
in contact with a live wire in the
woods of the estate of Clement B.
Wood, near Conshohocken.
Miss Hayt according to Coroner
William Neville. was chasing a kit
ten at the time of the fatal acci-
dent. She had apparently caught
the kitten, the coroner said, when
her neck was caught in an over
hanging broken wire. which killed
her instantly. The kitten also was
killed.
Miss Hayt recently graduated
from the Agnes Irwin School and
was preparing to enter Bryn MawI
College in the fall. Her father. DR.
Ralph A. Hayt. is a physician al
Fishkill. n. Y.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
Americans Frauds
Says Conan Doyle
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
Sails a Convert to
Prohibition.

NEW YORK. June z{.-Declarins
the United States is q nation Of fads,
frauds and grandmotherism, Sir Ar
thur Conan Doyle. lecturer on spirit
ualism and creator of Sherlock
Holmes. sailed today for England
abroad the Adriatic.
There are too many fads in your
country" said Sir Arthur, his gray
eyes twinkling. You ought 70
form a league against them. And
there is too much grandmothering
done to the public. A man kissing
his wife in the street is In danger of
violating some amendment or
other"
Sir Arthur deplored the numerous
spiritualistic frauds existing here
He declared that the public should
not condemn spiritualism because OF
fake mediums and their extravagant
claims. and emphasized the fact such
men as Lodge. Crookes- and Lomb-
rose was firm believers in spirit
ualism. Doyle reiterated his predic-
tion OF a great religious revival
within 10 years.
"A new religion is coming and 4,
will be called pyscho-reiigion." he
said.
Sir Arthur confessed that he had
not had a drink OF intoxicating
liquor while here on HIS visit. He
said he liked his high ball but "wa,
as well off without IL" ana he be.
lieved prohibition "A good thing for
any country"
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
Two Senators Blame State
of Illinois for Mine Murders
Myers and Bursum Denounce Failure to Avert
Outrage -Strikebreakers Responsible
Says Borah.

The Illinois mine outrages were
declared by Myers of Montana in
a Senate speech yesterday to be
proof that there is no free Amer
lea" He denounced the massacre
as more horrible than German
atrocities of the world war.
These disorders" said Senator
Myers. "are justification for the as
sertion that there can be no free
America as long as American citi-
zens cannot work where. when, for
whom and at whatever price they
choose without seeking the con-
sent of an invisible government
an organized minority"
Most of the victims of the IL
Iinois massacre" Senator Myers
said. were ''men guilty only of the
crime of exercising their constitu-
tional right OF earning an honest
days wages"
Watching Developments.
President Harding still is watch
ing developments in the disturbed
strike section. Although no official
announcement has been made of
the details of the government plan.
it is understood that it provides for
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25
Wines Find Way
ToU. S., He Says
French Makers no Longer Feel
Prohibition, Figaro Edi-
tor Declares.

NEW YORK, June 24.-Are the
French wine makers downhearted as
a result Of prohibition in America?
Paul Dubonnet, arriving today on
the S. S. La France, answered with
an emphatic negative and inferred
that the present enforcement was
rather boon to the business.
The year after the Eighteenth
amendment went into effect" he said
"our house lost 100000 francs.
Since then we have made up this
amount and have greatly increased
our business over what 1t was before
prohibition by our shipments to Cuba
and Canada" And then NJ. Dubon-
net smiled.
He arrived with his wife and their
parents. NJ. and Mime. Francois Coty.
who are to visit B. A. Levy, of Larch-
mont. N. Y, American representative
Of the Coty perfume establishment of
Paris. M. Coty is-the owner of LIE
Figaro, one of the best known news
papers of the French capital.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

the Intervention by the government
with a straight proposal for arbi-
tration by a commission appointed
by the President. This commission
would adjust wages, fix the terms
of a new contract, and provide that
the scale to be adopted shall be re-
troactive to the date when the
strikers resume operations.
1t is now believed in government
circles, as n result of conferences
between Cabinet officials and repre-
sentatives or the operators on the
one hand and the miners on the
other, that both sides to the wage
controversy will be willing tc ac-
cept arbitration IL strongly urged
to do so by the President.
Agreement Held Possible.
Not all the operators, 1t is said
are yet persuaded to agree to gov
ernment intervention. but it is well
understood by the President and his
advisers that IL any considerable
number of them in what is known
as the central competitive field. re-
spond favorably to a White House
appeal for peace in the coal indus
Taaf;au.J aS D01e T.nn