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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
ORIOLES BEAT
ST.PAUL AGAIN

St. Paul. Mimi. Oct 13.-Today
was an open date in the junior
world series between st. Paul,
American association champions,
and the Baltimore Internationals.
The rest was welcomed by the
Saints. now on the short end of q
four-game to one count, with three
OF their men on the hospital list.
Berghammer. second baseman,
broke a finger on his right hand
yesterday. Hendrix. outfielder, has
foot trouble and Christensen. left
fielder. Is Ill at home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
JOE BECKETT
STOPS MORAN

London, Oct. Il. - Joe Beckett,
British heavyweight. scored tech
nical knockout over Frank Moran
American heavyweight, when the
referee stopped the bout in the sa'.
enth round. Jack Bloomfield
stopped Bombardier Wells in the
sixth round.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
ALUMNI VS., STERLING.

Sterling, ILL.,. Oct. i3,-0n Satuf'
day afternoon the old timers OF 'ae
Sterling high school will be given !"
chance to show what they can do
against the varsity team this yea,
at football. Many Of the alumni
have played college ball since iea'-
ing school.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
PARIS WANTS DEMPSEY.

Paris.-French boxing promoters
started overtures for bringing Jack
Dempsey to France to meet Bat
Ting Sikh in a worlds champion
ship battle in December.
SPORTS 1919 -4--a.--.--. ----,-s-as--
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Csc the classified ad section like you
use the telephone book. The ads are ali
indexed under their correct, pocinc claed
Acation headineA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
PETER EARL WINS.

Lexington. Ky.-Peter Earl won
the Kentucky three-year-old trct.
and Edna Early won the Phoenix
1904 pace. The track was heavy
and time for Ill races was slow. ;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
ROCK FALLS VS.. ROCHELLE.

Sterling, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-Rock Falls
high school plays Rohcelle here en-
next Saturday. Sterling has no
game for that date and will attend
the game and look over the bunch
that defeated them at Rochelle last
Saturday Z to 6.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Today the classified I'd. columns form
complete, carefully .tndexsd easslog Of
today's wants and o1efs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

All the news all the tius-rAs
Argus
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

long conversations Monday after,
noon with Mrs.. Phillips and II ID
thought was trying to arrange a
refuge for her across the Mexican
border.
II also was believed that Clars
used jail telephone to plan her
escape. She 10 declared 70 have
outside exchange from the jail and
20 have held . long conversatioa
Monday afternoon- A this tee,
phone was not connected with the
jail exchange. there was no check
on the cenvsrsation.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
COAST GUARD REPORT
SHOWS 1854 REScUEs

A nG6zble record Of achievements
was made by the United States
Coast Guard during the past year
according to the annual report Of
w. e. Reynolds, commandant, sub
mitted to Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon today.
The total number of lives rescued
from position OF peril during the
year. the report states. was 2,sSl.
or 1883 more than was reported
for the year previous. Assistance
rendered persons aboard vessels.
the report says, were 1881 while
the number Of vessels seized or
reported for violations Of law mum.
bered 596. An unusual number Of
derelicts and other Instructions to
navigation was removed from the
paths Of navigation, the report con.
tinues, and instances Of service rem.
dered by cutters and,stations of'serv.
ice numbered 3.75s. As against 3.7ss
during 1921.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
500 at Baptist School.

FIVE hundred students are already
in attendance at the school Of in.
structicn and methods Of Christian
workers being conducted this week
By sfhe Columbian Association Of
BAPTIST Churches In the Calvary
Baptist Church. Eighth and II
streets northwest. The sessions be-
gan Monday.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
PAY
b|LLFACES
DELAY
Opportunity to Pass Il In
House Lost BY Absence Of
D. c. committssmsn.

The teachers pay bill. passed by
the Senate yesterday. win not be
called up for consideration by the
House Tor several weeks An op'
portunity 70 push the measure
through was overlooked Monday by
House District Committee members
when the blll was called up on the
unanimous consent calendar.
Objection to its confederation waS
made because Of the fact that there
was no one on the floor, At tbs
time, TO explain the provisions Of
CONGRESSMAN Thomas Blanton Of
Texas, Democratic member Of the
District Committee. made futile at
tempt to ret q vote on the measure,
but the bill wns passed over without
q vote. Chairman Focht was out OF
the city. Congressman Blanton was
the only one Of the twenty members
on the floor, Notwithstanding II was
unanimous consent day.
There were also three other meas
ires which were passed over. Had
District Committee members been
present these hills, with the teachers
salary bill. would have been passed
and the provisions Of the measure
become operative ~ soon a. signed
by the President.
There was no real objection on the
floor to any Of the District measures
sxcept that the authors were not
present to make an explanation OF
their bills. -
Hope that. the teachers' bill might
come up Monday vanished today
when Floor Leader Mondell an
nounced that Monday would not be
District day In the House. He in.
dicated that there was little hope
Of any District legislation being con.
s'dered until after the first Of the
year. 80
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
RADIO PHONE As LIFE
SAVING AID Is SOUGHT

The eQuipping OF Coast Guard
cutters, Coasi Guard lifeboats and
certain Coast Guard stations with
radio telephones to provide means
for communication by radio tels-
phone between cutters, lifeboats.
and Coast Guard stations, was
Reynolds. OF the United States
Coast Guard Service, today In his
annual report. ~
Radio apparatus has been DE-
veloped to such q degree, the re-
port stated. that communicated b.
tween land stations and motor lifs-
boats 10 possible Radio communica-
ton between Coast Guard cutters,
Coast Guard stations ana Coast
Guard lifsboats, the report declared.
would prevc q valuable sdfunct n
The savinS of Nh and property.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
WOMAN, ONCE WEALTHY,
ToFlLL-PAUPER'S GRAVE

PUEBLO. Co... Dec. $50 poor
she die not leave enough money Ia
provide for her burial. Mrs. Carrie
Reidmiller. seventy.five, whose fos,
tune once was rated ct 500. 900.
died here yesterday In her little
hut beneath b bridge.
Her husband was q prominent
surgeon OF Vienna, and he died IN
1886. She went to New York, later
coming to Creede. Col. She invested
in mines, and a. owner Of the Jap
anese and Little Frankie properties
her fortune was estimated to run
into six figures.
Then the tide turned. Law suits
entansied her income. and old ass
found her almost q pauper.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Tea Ne D.auAna1loa.

Further rsessring 10 the credits
given "a: J ysssf , ~. ~ -. e -, 80
I desire 60 can your attnti0n 70
"Hxhibit J." which Shows thaa. 90
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

The Rev. FIR. John r. OC0nn0r.
bctter known - Father Dominic,
Of the Franciscan-Cs Cspuchin order.
who arrived In New York on the
8. 8. Adristic with strictest In.
functions not 70 speak Of politics.
Father Dominic was expelled
from Ireland because Of his 20.
ntical activities and the announce
ment was made in July. Since
then he has been trying to have
Il rescindcd. He has been dis
ciplined by his superiors In the
church, and ID On route to Bend.
Orc, where he will take . parish.
according to orders Of the Fran
ciscan Monks.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
F|kNCEE DROPS
KILLING Of
DIR. FOX
Hounds Followed Dainty Foot
prints, But Suicide or Mistake
Is Theory in Death.
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son Of a man or a woman strucl,
the deadly blow.
DR.. Fox was found two weeks ago
on a road near Greeneville. a bullet
through his heart. Near his auto.
mobile was clearly visible the print
of a high -heeled shoe. and blood
hounds twice followed a trail to the
Fox Hospital.
Surmises as to the possible guilt
Of q woman attache OF this institu'
ton led to nothing, however. Next
came an anonymous note to the
Greeneville chief Of police claiming
that 1T was not a nurse. but a
society girl Of Greeneville." who
was responsible The missive was
signed "one who knows" and post.
marked Knoxville. 1t was another
blind alley.
While admitting that some cir
cumstances surrounding the death
had not been explained to Its fuu
satisfaction, a coroner's jury rem
dered an opinion. affirmed by the
elder DIR. Fox, that the youthful sur
geon was the victim of an accident
with a gun or that he had done
away with himself, depressed by
continued i'll health.
About the only person still delv.
ing into the mazed affair. according
to reports. is a plain policeman. Ira
Biddle. of Greeneville. who has had
success in unraveling several muir.
der mysteries.
DR.. Fox's romance with Miss
Evelyn Kincheloe, of Manassas, Va.
began when they were both students
at the University of Virginia, from
which DIR. Fox was graduated with
honors. Miss kincheloe, with her
sister from Washington. were ak
the funeral which was one Of the
largest attended since that Of Presi-
dent Andrew johnson whose home IL
near that Of the Fox family and
whose historic old tailor shop Ia In
the same town.
The father Of the dead physician
claimed that 1t could not have been
q case Of murder and that no woman
was involved as his son was timid
with women. Nurses at the hospital
also said he seldom spoke to them.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
TO
EARTH IN.
FLAMES

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Patrick, chief of the air
service, by telephone. He
failed to get more than
the bare facts and order
ed TIE commandant at
Langley Field to submit
q report On the collision.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
Blizzard Is Sweeping
Lake Superior;
Ships Missing
BY International News service.

CHICAGO, Dec. e.-The cold
spell which has held the North
west In its grip for nearly q
week shifted to Chicago and the
Great Lakes region today. The
mercury fell steady early this
morning.
A sixty-mile-an-hour blizzard
II lashing Lake Superior and
has tied up vessel traffic, ac-
cording TO reports received here
today.
The wind caused heavy dam
age at Sauk Ste Marie, Mich,
piling snow four feet Deep.
Three vessels are reported
missing.
Near zero temperatures have
prevailed in Minnesota and the
Northwest the last few days.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
JUDGE ATTACKS
AGREEMENT
ON BONDS
HardIson, at Hearing. Says
That Of Lawyers, Police, and
eondsmsn "Real Menace"

Sensational testimony to prove
that certain bondsmen. lawyers and
policemen are in coliusion and that
many irregularities exist in the
present bonding system, was in
troduced In Police Court last night
at a general session before Judges
Robert B. Hardison and John p.
Mcmahon. Royal Hughes. who
made the charges recently. brought
witnesses into court.
Declaring that the police Of the
Tenth precinct refused to call the
attorney she asked for. and that
Instead they sent her q bondsman,
Mrs. LAvinia Snowden. colored. Of
Z Bellevue place northwest. was
first to 30 on the witness stand.
Mrs. snowden said she had been
arrested with four others on Novem.
Der Is, last. and taken to the Tenth
precinct. Arriving at the station
house. she told the court. she gave
the desk sergeant q card on which
the name of her lawyer was printed
and demanded that he be called.
You'll be taken care Of" she
alleges the officer at the desk told
her. az he pointed to the bonds
man.
Freed without Consent.
Richard Jacobs, Of South Kenil.
worth. another important witness.
testified that he had been released
from jail without his consent by
bondsman. Jacobs declared hat h
was apprehended and accused Of
robbery. He said he was taken TO
the Ninth precinct. Here his at
torney called and advised him &c
remain in Jail. Sunday evening,
few hours after his arrest. the MAJ
testified that he was told he was
free 70 60 home bu' that he ha
to pay S16. He paid and the mex
morning on his appearance befor
the District Attorney he said
heard the Government prosecute
'ell the bondsman. who went" his
bond. not to ''let this happen again
and that he should return the $25
he had collected from Jacobs.
While on the stand. Jacobs also
said that when two doctors. his
friends. came to bail him out. they
were tc1d that they would be uD
able to do %. and that professional
'ondsmen "~ould be ne>ded.
Two Attorneys Testify.
Jacobs case was dismissed wher
n. prosecuting witness aid not
Attorneys Thomas Jones and
Armand Scott testified that they
were informed by Mrs. Anna
Burton, 735 Irving place northwest.
hat q bondsman had chosen a
'---'-,- fo- he-. AGAINST her wishes.
This was repudiated by the woman
hen she took he stand.
George w. Webb. colored. m in.
mate Of the District jail said thai
q bondswan helper and lawve'
approached him when he was
brought into the Tenth precinct on
charge Of liquor violation, and
asked what he was there for. He
aid that the bondsman told him
he lawyer and he worked together.
Although, at first, the bondsman
ask~d for s7s as a premium on
81. 500 bond. the negro said he later
dropped to $50.
In all these cases Il was testified
that the bondsman was ut the
station when the prisoners arrived.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
MELLON SEEKS
|. REDUCTION IN
SURTAX
Recommends Bar to Tax.Free
Bonds in His Annual Report
to Congress.
lprtHASsosAl aGus nGRI
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recommended a constitutional amend.
nent to forbid them. He said S11..
100, ,000, 900 Of tax-exempt bonds are
ew held by investors. and this is IN
.reasing at the rate Of 81 100000. 900
year. Regarding them, Mellon
said:
with these securities available
for investment, fully exempt from
Federal income surtaxes. investors
who would put their money into pro-
ductive enterprise are automatically
driven under pressure OF high sur
taxes into investment In tax-exempt
securities. The result 10 the Gov.
ernment loses the revenue. business
and industry loses the capital. ana
funds badly needed for productive
purposes are diverted into unpro-
ductive and frequently wasteful pub
lie expenditure"
Mellon believes . constitutional
amendment should put an end to
tax-exempt State, municipal ani
Federal Government securities.
Striving to Cut Deficit.
The Administration 10 striving to
cut this years expected deficit BY
further reductions in expenditure.
Mellon said. There are possibilities
Of increases In receipts for the
Treasury. he said, In the collection
Of back taxes and increased customs
collections.
Secretary Mellon. in q rosy view
Of the business outlook said:
Prices OF commodities have risen
materially; inventories generally
are low: the volume of business has
bean mounting to higher levels;
.abor 10 again fully employed.
This year is closing with bounu.
.ul crops. Severe depression In
agriculture has BEEN relieved. Bank.
ing conditions Arc sound, money
rates are reasonable, and there II
sufficient credit available to meet
all reasonable demands. Even abroad
here are signs Of progress In re.
construction"
Would Lift Alien Bar.
Need for lifting of Immigration
restrictions was emphasized by Sec-
retary Mellon. He said:
lowing to restrictions on inmi.
grafton and general resumption Of
industrial activity. the country 10
already suffering from q scarcity Of
labor which In embarrassing some
lines Of business, and leading to
higher wage scales. where lower
were expected a. year ago. The rail.
roads are suffering from under.
maintainence and inadequate equip
ment. They are finding 1t difficult
70 move commodities 70 meet de.
mands Of business. with resulting
congestion In manufacture and trade
and disiocation in prices. Farm pro-
ducts are selling too low at the farm.
and too high at the distributing
centers.
Secretary Mellon said the Treas.
urys policy 10 70 keep its own house
In order" In the present world eco
nomic turmoil. To avoid foreigD pit.
falls, he said, the Government must
depend upon the good sens and busi-
ness foresight of Asnerican business.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06
CLARA PHILLIPS
USED Db0AT,|S
THEORY
Officials Believe JaiIbreakeI
Could Not Have Used
Roads to Mexico.

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and Tuesday until he was found
in the office Of Bert Harrington
MrA Phillips attorney, he was held
incommunicado.
The Washington times., 1922-12-06

1oSSJ
and Tuesday until he was found
In the office Of Bert Harrington,
MrA Phillips attorney, he was held
ncommunicado. ~
Saw IL In the Papers.
According to Phillips story. he
1880 o'clock Monday night and
slept soundly until about noon yes
terday. ..,.
After leaving his room Phillips
said he saw newspaper headlines
telling Of his wife's escape and that
was the first he knew OF Il. ~
Other details in Phillips story
were checked up to the minutest
detail and found to tally a. he had
told them.
The question was raised today a.
to the exact time Of Mrs. Phillips
escape. II was pointed out that
while Matron Fisher, who was on
duty at the jail Monday night.
stopped" at the door to Mrs. Phil.
lips cell. at q m. yesterday. she
did not look into the little steel
room. Mr.. Phillips retired Monday
evening about $50 o'clock and her
jail break was not discovered until
I O'clock yesterday morning. II
was admitted that she may have
gained her freedom before midnight
and sandwiched herself with the
crowds along the street.
MAY Not Have Dressed.
Viewing her. escape from this
standpoint. officers were more In.
clined to believe she had headed
for the Mexican border. However.
the theory that she had crossed
the boundary line At Tia Juana was
given little credence a. II u believed
che would attempt to cross at soms
other point. perhaps closer to the
Imperial valley, whore the country
10 less populated. The theory was
advanced that she might try to
make her way to Mexico proper and
join relatives who might join her
from Houston. Tex.
Mrs. Madalynme Obenchstn was
scheduled to b questioned again
today when Il was learned that q
curtain which hung In Mrs, Phil.
lips cell had been given her when
Mrs. Obenchain LETT the Jail Monday
after murder charge against her
had been dfsmisssd.
Deputy sheriffs ware also search.
ing for two other persons, whose
identity was not revealed, who Il %
claimed. had statsd while In tail
they would b glad p assist Mrs..
The belief that an abandoned
automobile found at Long Beach
might lead TO . solution Of the case
was discarded when the owner OF
the machine called for his car and
explained how II caue to be parked
some distance from his home and
explained his actions ON Monday
evening. $500,
Pegsy Csffss Found.
Peggy ,caffee. star witness OF the
prosecution In Mrs. Phillips' trial,
was reported TO have been located
by local newspaper.
She was quoted AZ telling their
representative that early Tuesday
morning she had q dream In which
she saw Clara Phillips escaping.
After learning OF the escape she
was satd to have expressed belief
that someone was moving N her
room. fE, .s
Officers were checking on q re-
port today that Armour L. Philllps
had been seen at : a m. Tuesday
morning. His previous story was
to the effect he had been slseping.
Z II was learned today that the two
persons being sought In connection
with Mrs. Phillips' escape are prom
incnt figures n the Los Aneeies
underworld and that one Of them
as a trusty IN the county MI con-
verssd with Mrs. Phillips on q num-
ber OF occasiona He 10 reported to
have told other prisoners that when
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-29
WOULD HAVE GOVERNMENT
ESTABLISH FIXED PRICES
Union Labor and Tariff. Pro-
tected Manufacturer Would
Benefit By st. Louis
Plan

81 louis. Nov - A proposal 70
have the government establish a
price-fixing commlssion on farm
products wss considered AZ meeting
here today Of the executive commit
tee Of the Missouri state flrmers'
associatioa. Prices would be fired on
a scale commensurate with the re-
turus given union labor and tariff
protected" manufacture. II was er-
planned The government also would
control the annual crop surplus which
woald be sid through government
regulated channels The plan also
provides for a tariff sufficiently hIgh
TO protect the home consumed prod
uct"
united pressure on congress. with
the farm bicc." a. leverage. i plan
ned. Q, ras said.
The association has 5o.ooe members
and is affiliated wlth the farm nnlon
of Kansas. Nebraska and ioEa and the
Society OF Eqaity composed OF farm
ers Of Mlnnesota. wlscensin and
South Dakota
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-29
MASONIC LEADER DE.
NouEcEs KLAN NEW
YORK MAYOR TO
CLEAN CITY OF IN.
VISIBLE EMPIRE

Police Commissioner a. anv tune
Mayor llylan tolcgraphed from
French Lack. Ind thar he bad
ent The following telegram 10
Iommi~ioner fnrieh,. which hs
Thought would answer the Tiln-.
query
The Nsw York Times inform.
ne that a person calling himself
ihe Rev Oscar Haywood. national
lecturer Of the ku kmx Khan.
rhas opened temporary head
quarters AZ the Hotel Hermitage.
seventh avenue and Forty second
street New York City evidently
tor The purpose Of organizing the
ku klnx kial in Nm York
This organization enstndcrs
the most bitter religious aud
racial haird ard Is a menace 20
the peace. happiness and pros
rffitN uf our country II has
been rpored that the Governor
IF Louisiana intimaied that sev.
eral persons had mysieriouAy
disappeared IN DIS state rs ~.
sult ~ 'he activities ~ ihs ~
psrIfHfian Strong arm method
resulting 10 murder aua desirnc
fion muu not he resoslfl 20 ~
This or anY other organization "a
New York Apply the same
methods to Che activities ~ ths
organization ns yen 10 % the
sironrarm rangs. the reudegvous
for rooks Tho reds and bomb
fhrowcrs Che 0amhler and 'he
underworld element
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-29
ACTOR STRIKE IS
ON IN BERLIN
All q The Legitimate Theaietr
In the German Metropolis
Have Been closed on
This Account

nsr..a. Nov - LsadlnK lsale.
SD peculiar inrenats % Btnns
thsatiscal werld. clad in slks satin.
sna faFs are rAeans ~ ana dewn
ia irout o. certain of the ctys
principal play houses a. mckels N
sfmgsihy wiih the strss a stage
artists Nhich became effective sat
urd night
Nifius'ly "a - me torty 20 fny
isgltuats theatres Ia nfriln haso
shai down snd number q cAfes
Restaurants aud aoita have ntesd
oasrtrs Al the dspsaal or tho
strikers for maiIneea and produe
tons sfr nov b lns sfranrsd The
performers viii give their services
free but they solicit tse monetary
snd moral aid % iha publl, for n lr
csuso
This ihe first l'me ia tha hls
tory n Berlin ih.t large strike
= sr'ora has occurred Already
during ihs laH month IN, public has
LIVED thruafh strokes Ay taai hand
iers era paenhr kfr whaa ihe
underground nllNA, arigcs have
been tifd - fnro aft Thufs1sy
ewinf t0 na.ktpt of ths smnlasas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-29

bone persons are subject 10 ire
gusnt Gods. While hsfa dom. Il
evsr. have cold You Nill fine
hat the latter taks 5000 cars ~
themselves They faks ahgwfr cf
cold sponge bah eVsry dsy n !
sarm room. avoid oeff heafsa
rooms. SLEEP With = windos open q
partly open. avoid srco4ass. over
eating. becoming ever heated and
then chilled and setting TIE fee
vet They. When they fael the nrN
Indication of a oold. ihey take chsm /.
oerlaina Cough Rsmsds withou
delay and q ie anou over
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-11-29
A TEXAS WONDER

For kidney and bladder trouble
gravel weak and lame back rheuma
tsm. irregularities q the kld.
seys and bladder Regulates bladder
troubles 10 children n no, s6ld b.
druggists mai ti7s. Small bottle
often cure Send for worn iestimon-
iaIs. Dr r. " IiaIl 1886 olive Street.
ST Louis. so.