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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
plays and players

Fort Armstrong--Lincoln J. Car
ter's Fast Mall and Ben Turpin
in Home; Made Movies"
y MAjestid Marie. Provost and
Kenneth Harlan in The Married
F1appef:r
CAPITOL Guy Bates Post in The
MasQuerader."
Garden House Peters and Myr-
tie Stedman In Rich Mems Wives"
Change In Cast.
Edith Roberts has replaced Enid
Bennett ~ leading lady in "Thorns
and Orange Blossoms"
Aente Crlsto" Praised. -.
Advance reports on Monte Girls
to- the William Fox, picture to be
shown ut the Fort Armstrong next
Sunday. indicate that movie fans
hero are due for one of the real
treats Of the season. John Gilbert,
who has come to the fore dufipg
1.-THE past year as one Of the foremost
dramatic actors on the screen, plays
the leading role. Emmett J. Flynn,
who is responsible for a number of
recent screen successes, directed
Monte Cristo." The Boston Ameri-
can, which CONDUCTS one of the
most hypercritical motion picture
columns OF any newspaper in
America, says: Monte Cristo' is a
mighty avalanche Of dramatic ac-
ton based on the worlds most fam
Gus masterpiece of adventure, ro-
nance and thrills by Alexexander
Dumas" The Detroit Times says:
Here's the golden text for today
See Monte Cristo' il you have tC
mortgage the old homestead. You
can buy home any day. but it's
loniy once in a year that you have {
chance to see picture like this
one that delivers succession O.
dramatic knockouts, without maui
ing your intelligence at the sam'
time" A notable cast of screel
artists support John Gilbert in tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
PLEASANT wORK-GOOD PAY.

A business course will open a
wonderful field for you. Browns
business College will give you in
formation about courses and FaH
rerm.-(Advertisement.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
+ Chance In Cast.

Edith Roberts has replaced Enid
Bennett ~ leading lady in "Thorns
and Orange Blossoms"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-30
CHOICE HOMES FOR RENT OR SALE ON
Beautiful Long Island
Ntere ;ry1ne is en0yed WITH best transit HacLnes
MANHassEr

$4,000. NOW $4,000
n"DfR\ COLONIAL HOUSE, on wst.-
No fooHs. siecplrs porch nalt acre
garage. near station school. IS min
~'+> r. te.ms THOMAS O'1ONNELL,
.~-sL1 rs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
DR.. M'CRACKEN
FREED ON BOND
East st. Louis Physician Charged
With Murder of Man and
Woman Asserts Innocence.

East St Louis, Ill, Jan. ia
continued investigation into the
deaths of Mrs. Clara Richwine and
William Richwine, her father-in-
law, will be made, authorities an
nounced today following the release
yesterday of DR.. Robert x. NC
Cracker, prominent southern 1lli-
nois physician, who was charged
with the murder in two warrants.
His bonds were fixed at $4,000
after his appearance in court on a
writ of habeas corpus. A prelim-
mary hearing will be held Jan. 26-
DR.. McCracken, who served as
coroner of ST. Clair county and who
was also health commissioner here,
asserts his innocence. The. wom-
ans unclothed body, and that of her
father-in-law, were found shot to
death by Earl Recklein, a son of
the woman by former marriage,
on his return from school. DIR. Nc
Cracker said he was familiar with
the Richwine family, and for the
last few years had been a patron
Of Perry Richwine, barber, the
woman's husband. He also said he
served as the woman's physician
for the last 13 years and that his
relations with her were profess
SiOnal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
BY Fl. B. LAUFFMAN.

Pittsburgh, Jan. 1.-THE striking
feature of the business situation in
this territory today is the increase
in the output of industrial plants.
Fears had been expressed that re-
cuperation from the sharp curtail-
ment during the holiday season
would be slow but on the contrary,
production in every line has in
creased in a most satisfactory way.
In some sections, notably the
Wheeling district steel production
is greater than for several months.
The steady prices of the last week
with other evidence of a more
stable market have induced buyers
to purchase in greater volume.
About 100000 tons of steel will
be needed in the automobile indus
try this year, according to trade
estimates and makers are counting
on the sale of at least 100000 tons
of tin plate. The oil industry also
is expected to call for large tom
mage.
Retail dealers in this territory re-
port successful clearance and white
sales and declare emphatically that
there is business for those who go
after it.
The coal market is slow and in
the immediate vicinity of Pitts
Continued on Page Four).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
WEEKS TAKES Y
SLAM At FORD
Auto Maker Is Rebuked by Seore-
tary for "URwarranted CTiti-
cfsm" Of War Department.

Washington, Jan. l7.-Secretary
Weeks in a formal statement To-
day described as "unWaTranted
criticism" the assertions of Henry
Ford that action on the proposal Of
the Detroit manufacturer for pur-
chase and lease of the Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, nitrate and power
projects had been unnecessarily de
layed by the war department
The war secretary in his state
ment added that Mr.. Ford during
their conference here last Saturday
made no complaint as to delay and
gave the secretary to understand
that he would make no public
statement on the conferen ce- Mr..
Weeks statement was brought
forth by charges of unnecessary de-
lay in declarations made by Mr.
Ford prior to his departure from
Washington after the conference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
ALGEBRA WINS
PLACE IN SUM
IN TARIFF ACT
UnknolUn Quantity of
* Needed in Fig
urfr1g Imports.

Washington, Jan. 17-When you
were a youngster in the mesh of a
high school curriculum you often
wondered what earthly use algebra
could or would be to you in after
life. The senate finance commit
tee will furnish \one answer when
it turns out the so-called perman-
ent tariff bill.
With this measure in operation,
customs appraisers, importers,
manufacturers and many others
frequently will stumble across the
ancient and almost forgotten en-
emy, the unknown quantity of *
This bobs up in practically all of
the several plans for assessing i'm
port duties. Under the plan tenta-
lively agreed upon to base these
duties on the selling price in this
country of the imported articles, it
would be met where the imported
goods had not been freely sold in
the United States. A value on
which to base a duty would have to
be found by algebra formula.
Chance for Teachers.
This has led to suggestion that
oportunity might be given for un-
derpaid "math" teachers and col
lege professors to improve their in
comes by transferring their activi-
ties to the various customs houses.
Customs appraisers do not antici-
pate any rush in this direction,
however. They hold that they can
dust off the old relic of high school
days or acquire a new one and
brush up on the devious ways of
finding an enemy which, at least,
so far as they were concerned, they
thought had been laid away for
ever.
There has been suggestion also
that if world conditions become
much more complicated the COM
mittee in handling future tariff
bills might have to resort to trigo-
nometry or even the succeeding
grade of calculus.
Members of the committee are
having enough difficulty, however,
in crossing the present bridge
without figuring on the crossing of
one they have yet to reach.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
DISMISS JURY
IN BURCH CASE
In Hopeless Deadlock of 10 to for
Conviction; New Trial to Fol-
low Mrs. 0benchain's.

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 17.-The
date of a second trial of Arthur C.
Burch, indicted for the murder of
J. Bolton Kennedy, was expected
to be set today in the superior
court, where yesterday a jury of
10 women and two men reported a
disagreement and were discharged
after a first trial lasting eight
weeks.
According to members of the jury
who gave interviews to newspaper
reporters, their vote on the final
ballot was 10 to for conviction.
1t was expected the second trial
would be set to follow that of Mrs.
MadaIynne Obenchain, indicted with
Burch, which is set to begin Feb. 6.
Il am going to keep after Burch
until l get him." declared Thomas
l. Woolwine, district attorney.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
WHATSN A NAME?
MAKE BAT NELSON
PAY TO SEE FIGHT

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Oscar
Mathew Battling" Nelson, for
mer lightweight champion of
NE world, today is "out" $3.50,
.he price of two tickets for a
Doxlng contest It's the first
ume Nelson has been forced to
eig into his pockets to see a
fight.
Nelson, with his little broth
er, attempted to crash the
gate at boxing stag and pre-
sented himself for the usual
passes.
Who are you that you should
set passes?" queried the man
N The ticket cage. What have
you done for boxing?"
Who, me? I'm Bat Nelson."
shouted the former Lightweight
shouted the former title holder.
Fhat racket don't go here.
Lay down the dough-"
Nelson, mumbling words of
ulssust. produced the $3.50 and
passed inside.
=, What dye think of that?
NE Bat Nelson, forced to pay
~ see a fight" was the veter-
ans parting shot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
ONCE WEALTHY
HAPSBURGS ARE
NOW ON ROCKS
Some of 'Em Try
Working But With
Little Success.

Geneva, Jan. II. - Scattered
throughout Europe, the members of
the once proud house of Hapsburg
are all living in relatively poor cir
cumstances-some of them in pow
erty.
EX-Emperor Charles and ex-Em-
press Zita, who were sent to Fun
chal, Madeira, as guests" of the
Allies, are supplementing their al
lowance by the sale of some of the
family jewels.
Archdukes Eugene and Ferdinand
have been permitted by the Swiss
government to remain at Lucerne,
it being found after an inquiry that
they had nothing to do with Charles
futile attempt at restoration.
@Memoirs- Don't Sell.
Archdukes Max and Frederic are
living with .Archduchess Josepha
in Bavaria AIbrecht resides with
his mother, Isabella, at Budapest /;
Leopold Salvatore is staying at a
villa near Barcelona. Joseph Ferd-
inand and Henry Ferdinand have
settled at the imperial hunting
lodge at SalZburg, and ArchduchesS
Maria Annunciato lives alone in the
Chateau VaInuz, in Lichtenstein.
Some of them have attempted to
fatten their incomes by working.
but with more or less Indifferent
success. Literature in the form of
memoirs" from various members
of the family has been presented
to editors, but none of them has
shown great enthusiasm to publish
the books.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
AGED INVENTOR
OF AUT0IS DEAD
George Baldwin Spencer, One Time
Holder OF Exclusive Patent on
Motor Cars, Passes at az.

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 17.-George
Baldwin Selden, inventor of the first
gasoline propelled vehicle and a
pioneer in the present automotive
industry, died today. He was II
years old.
New York, Jan. 17.-Ninety per
cent of the automotive industry at
one time recognized automobiles as
the exclusive patent of George
Baldwin Selden, who died at Roch-
ester, n. Y, and considered those
without licenses from the organiZa-
ton that owned the patent as gull
ty of infringements, it was recall. =
ed today in automobile row.
Henry Ford was one of the chief
insurgents, and his refusal to re-
cognize the patent as covering the
then present-day automobile Great
ed litigation that lasted from 1905
to 1911. A lower court upheld the
contention of the 80 per cent, but
the New York court of appeals
oyerruled this in 1911. giving vic
tory to Mr.. Ford and his allies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
FIND BODY OF
DROWNED GIRL
Ten-Day Search at Kingstown. Ill,
Ends When Isabelle Kiefer Is
Taken from River.

Kingston, Ill, Jan. 1.-THE body
of Isabelle Kiefer, who was drown
ed in kishwaukee river here Jan.
Z, was recovered at 11:20 o'clock
today.
The little girls body was found
just across the stream from the
point where the body of Roger
Brown, her 6-year old playmate,
was taken from the river last We'd
nesday.
Hundreds of men and women
from northern Illinois towns
searched day and night for the
bodies and a professional diver
was employed.
A double funeral will be held
from the Kingston Methodist Epis-
copal church.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
STUMBLING
BLOCK is
SHANTUNG
Discuss Kiao Chow Lease
hold but No Progress
Is Made.

Washington. Jan. 17.-tBy the
Associated Press THE japanese
and Chinese arms conference dele
cations, continuing today their ef-
forts to reach a settlement of the
Shantung question, took up the
matter of coal and iron mines in
the Kiao Chow leasehold of Shan
tung province. but made virtually
no progress toward an agreement,
Washington, Jan. 17.-(By the
Associated Press meet
ing of the Far Eastern committee
to continue debate on the subject
of the open door" in China, and
further discussion of the Shantung
question between the japanese and
Chinese delegates formed today's
program for the arms conference.
Talk of "Open Door.
AS starting point for the open
door" discussions today, the dele
gates of the other powers repre-
sented in the Far Eastern COM
mittee had before them for consid-
Grafton a concrete definition" OF
the American view OF what
constituted an effective application
of this principle. This was sup
piled them in textual form yester-
day by Secretary Hughes, after
opening the debate with a reaffir-
nation of the American open
door" policy in China, and was un-
derstOod TO have been based on the
secretary's note of last July to the
Chinese minister here concerning a
wireless concession to the Federal
Telegraph company. an American
corporation its rights in which
were disputed by other powers. A
subsequent question arising in the
committee as to whether the def
milton" should apply to private en-
terprises went over for further dis
cussion today.
The Chinese and japanese con-
tinued today their effort TO clear
away collateral points involved in
the Shantung settlement pending a
final attack on the central problem
of conditions for restoration TO
China of the TsingtaO-Tsinanfu
railway.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
SOB STORY
L0SESSOME
OF PATH0S
Girl Who Abandoned Baby
in Chicago Said to
Be Divorce.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Parents of
Miss Ruby Ara, of Ames, Iowa, who
confessed yesterday, after being ar
rested in a department store, that
she had abandoned her baby on q
doorstep the night before, tele-
graphed police they would reach
Chicago to assist her today.
Miss Ara was connected with the
baby abandonment when detectives
who arrested her for shop lifting
found an unfinished letter, address,
ed to an Iowa State college student
at Ames, who, she told police, is
the baby's father. The letter de-
clared she was penniless and out
of work and had been forced to
abandon the baby because she
could no longer buy food for it. The
baby was born here five weeks age
Mrs. Mabel Muldoon, a friend
with whom Miss Ara lived here, Wis
tied her at the police station today,
and told police she had helped the
girl for several weeks after she
lost her position as a designer.
sara" Not Real Name.
lO"dt OdA- L
to Iowa State college officials, the
girl held by Chicago police on a
shop-lifting charge and in connec-
tion with the abandonment of a
five-wee eks-old baby known as Miss
Ruby Ara, is a Divorce.
The girl believed to be held in
Chicago attended Iowa State col
Iege for two years after getting a
divorce. She left school last spring
for Chicago.
The man mentioned as the faith
er of the child the girl abandoned
is no longer attending school here
College officials say he did not
return to school last fall.
Residents of Ames had no trouble
identifying the girl from the name
she gave the Chicago police. The
name given out is very much like
her real name.
Parents of the girl could not be
reached at their home here to-
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
JAPAN AND CHINA STILL IN DEADL LOCN
Aliens Do4ghbOys, In Rome
To Place Medal On Italian
HerO's Tomb, Loudly Cheered

ing the great war, recalling the
comradeship which existed be-
tween the Italians and Americans
during the struggle. Mayor Valli
issued a proclamation which called
on the people of Rome to give cor
dial greeting to the visitors.
. The American composite COM
pany from CoblenZ, under
Major General Henry T. Allen, was
greeted on it's arrival by the strains
of 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
from the band of the Royal Carabin-
ers in their bright uniforms; by a
picked company of the grenadiers
as the guard OF honor; by scores nt
generals wearing rows of glitter
ing medals; by squadrons of cav
airy with their gay plumes; by a
brigade of infantry lining the ad-
jacent square and by cheering
throngs of the populace.
The display was the most srec-
tacular Rome has seen since the
days before the war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
u. S. YARDS is
SCENE OF FIRE
Strike RiOting Renewed During
Night: Police Believe Fires of
Incendiary Origin.

Chicago, Jan. 17-Three fires
breaking out simultaneously in the
stock yards district, following a re-
newal of strike rioting at the yards
last night, were under investiga-
ton today by the fire attorneys Of
fee to determine whether they were
of incendiary origin
SeVenty-fiVe policemen were on
duty in the yards district this
morning as a result of a shooting
affair last night when strike SYM
pathiZers and non-union workers
clashed.
Several hours after the shooting
fires were discovered in the cooper
age shop OF the William Davies
company, Inc. packers, the O'Brien
stables and the Magnus Metal COM
pany factory. all in the same block.
The cooperage shop was destroyed
with a loss of $4,000; the stables
were burned, with 35 horses and a
loss of $4,000, and slight damage
was done to the metal factory
Firemen say the fires were OF in
cendiary origin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
GOOD ROADS
ARE BOOMED
BY HARDING
No Single Public Improve
ment Does More for
Country.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-No single pub
lie Improvement has done more for
the general good of the country
than the government of our high
yay system, President Harding
told the delegates attending the Ma
tional Good Roads congress, which
opened here today, in a personal
message brought to Chicago by
Colonel H. L. Bowlby, president of
the American Builders association.
The presidents message said:
There is now pretty nearly uni
yersal agreement that no single
public improvement has done in
recent years, or will do in coming
years, more for the general good of
the country than the development
OF our highway system. The task
is an enormous one, but better
methods both in physical construc-
ton and the relations of the COM
munity TO highway development
have been taking form in a most
encouraging way"
Letters were also read at the
opening of the convention from
Brigadier-General Charles E Saw
yer, and United States Senator
Lawrence C. Phipps of Colorado.
10000 Delegates Attend.
The congress opened in the coli
scum with more than 10000 dele
gates in attendance. Among them
we're governors of As states and
mayors of 4,730 cities and towns,
either in person or represented by
an official delegation. All Cana
dian provinces are represented and
builders from all of the island pos
sessions of the United States are
olso on hand.
The congress program from the
day included an address of well
come by Mayor William Hale
Thompson, an opening address by
Colonel BoWIby and a general dis
cussion of highway paving types.
Colonel Bowlby told the con-
gress that advent and develop
ment of the American Road Build
ers' association has had much to
do with making the industry what
it is. He described it's growth since
1902 and asserted that the associa-
ton could be made the most potent
influence in highway development
in this country, if not in the world.
Cooperation Urged.
The speaker also stressed the i'm
portance of cooperation by the as
sociation with the United States
bureau of public roads, the state
highway departments and the
American Association of Highway
officials.
In discussing the growth in road
building, Colonel Bowlby asserted
that it was now the principal in
dustry in every civilized country of
the world The United States, he
pointed out, stands at the dawn Of
the greatest road building era of
history.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17

Copyright 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington, Jan. 17.-America's s
first call to Europe to pay her war
debt has gone forth.
The adoption by the United
States senate of the resolution in
troduced by Medill Mccormick of
Illinois asking the department of
state to submit to congress all the
information in its possession with
reference to the financial affairs of
European governments is the be-
ginning of movement which looks
toward payment and not cancella-
tion of European debts.
For nearly four years the senate
has kept quiet about the allied war
debt, fearing the executive branch
of the government might be en-
barrasSed. The fact that Mr.. Nc
COrmick introduced the resolution
Immediately after his conference at
the White House is taken generally
to mean that the president not only
does not oppose but that the secre-
tary of state will not hesitate to
furnish all the data necessary.
Britain to Pay.
Just what the effect will be of
the official publication by the Am
crican government of what it knows
of the financial affairs of Europe IS
not seriously thought of at the mo-
ment, but the object is to let Europe
know that America expects her TO
pay the war debt The policy Of
France at the arms conference is
the direct cause of the change Of
sentiment in the senate from a pol
icy of passive silence to active in
terest in the payment of European
debt. Great Britain has told the
United States informally that she
does not expect cancellation but
merely wants fair terms on the fix
ing of the date of payment for
principal and interest France on
the other hand has let it be known
that she considers the war debt as
"a political debt" and her states
men here have referred to it as in
the same category as the other
scars" received by France during
the war.
The United States government
has not yet formally called upon the
European governments for pay
ment of the war debt or its inter-
est. AS soon as the funding bill is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17

Rome, Jan. 17.-American troops,
under command of Major General
Henry T. Allen, arrived today from
Coblenz to participate in the cere-
monies at the grave of the Italian
Unknown Soldier" which will be
held tomorrow. The American
ambassador, Richard Washburn
Child, will then bestow the con-
gressional medal OF honor-the
French and the British unknown
warriors already having received
the medal.
General De Luca, representing
the Italian ministry of war, greeted
the Americans at the Swiss from
tier and accompanied them to this
city, and official and civilian Rome
had made great preparations to
welcome the Yankees to the Eternal
city.
The newspapers here were filled
today with glowing accounts OF the
deeds done by the Americans dur
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-17
NEW WORKERS FLY
KITE ON BIRTHDAY
OF BEN FRANKLIN

New York. Jan. 17.-Festoons
of wreaths. each Of which was
symbolic of a point in his va
ried genius, were placed on the
Park Row statue of Benjamin
Franklin today, the 2I6th ami
versary of his birth.
Civil and military authorities.
representatives of the electrical
industries and members Of va
rious patriotic societies partici-
pated in the exercises held
about the statue.
A large kite, with lightning
rod attached, a contrapdon sim
liar to that with which Frank
lin demonstrated electricity,
was flown from City Hall park
as the ceremonies began.