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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
ASK
CUT PRICES
FOR PUBLIC
Workers Say Consumer Is
Paying Too Many Prof
iteers for Coal

New York, March 4.7-CheaPer an
thracite coal for the public, TO be
made possible by slashing, the prof
its of the mine owner rather than
by reducing the laborers' wages. Is
advocated by the United Mine
Workers of America, in statement
issued here today
Mine owners freely admit that
the cost of coal to the consumer Is
too high" the statement declared
"The remedy they suggest, as
preliminary to the opening OF new
negotiations for working agree
ment with the workers, is reduc-
ton in the cost of digging the coal
the miners wage-Whlch is plac-
ed by the operators at 1892 a ton
The mine workers indicate that
lower labor costs will represent
bare living wage, whereas they
insist on "a saving wage commen-
surate with the hardships OF the
/ industry.
Goal is selling in New York.
Philadelphia and other large cities
at prices ranging up to SIG ton,
which represents the operators
own profits, profits of the railroads,
| profits of the coal sales companies
the royalty takers and distributing
agents. the statement sets forth.
Cancel Own Profit
THE coal operators very skill
fully avoid any reference OF sub
stantiaI nature in the matter of
their own profits" it continues. 1t
is therefore obvious that there must
be some competition between the
operators and all those who han
die coal between the operators and
the consumers and, and of course,
from an interested standpoint, the
operators can see defation only SO
far as the miners are concerned, t,
and a continuation of the earnings
of operators, railroads, sales CON-
panies and others"
1 In support of their argument, the
United Mine Workers quote the
following passage from the anthra-
cite coal commissions award, which
is the basis for the present work
| ing agreement between the miners
and operators.
| Advance Unjusdfed.
I '@The commission declines to
commit itself TO any award which
could justly be considered as an
encouragement to the so-caled
; vicious spiral in prices. The
award. while providing improved
conditions for the employees, offers
| no justification for any advance in
, retail prices Of coal, but on the
other hand. is consistent with de
cline in prices. The award has not
passed a burden along TO the con
sumer of COAL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
FEDERAL SQUAD
IN QUINCY RAID;
SIXTEEN TAKEN

Quincy, ILL.,, March "A flying
squadron of prohibition enforce
ment agents, headed by Group
Chiefs Mark Potter of Chicago, and
Albert Gruary of Peoria, swooped
down on Quincy last night and ar
rested 16 saloon keepers for viola
ton of the Volstead law. Liquor
containing more than one-half OF
one per cent of alcohol, it is al
legged, was found in each OF the
pIaces. The defendants were taken
before United States Commissioner
J. T. Ingraham, where they waived
preliminary hearing and gave bond
for their appearance before the
federal court here next week.
Two of the agents dropped into
town quietly about week ago ana
payed the way for the raid, which
was made simultaneously on all or
the places in order to prevent the
tipping OF" of what was going on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
FEDERAL INQUIRY
OF NAN THREATS

Fresno, Calf, March, fed
eraI investigation of a series OF
actions on the part of groups Of
masked and hooded men in the
central California oil fields, many
of which involves violence, has
been started, according to ]. K
Dorsey, district attorney of Kern
counyt. The federal inquiry com
menced soon after warnings of i'm
pending attacks were sent through
the mails.
Many warnings also have been
delivered to citizens. Virtually all
of them have been on pages bea--
ing the printed characters * X.
K" at the top. Some bore the
print of a hand in black. In few
cases regulations of the warnings
have been sent out over the sigma
ture *. K K"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
CLARKE & CO., ONE
LARGEST BROKER
FIRMS, ON ROCKS

New York, March 4.-Failure OF
E. H. Clarke & Co, one of the
largest brokerage firms with mem
bership in the New York curb mar
ket, was announced today. The
house has Offices in Chicago and
several other mid-western cities,
and dealt largely in oil and copper
shares.
Chicago, March 4--The local or
fee of T., H Clarke & Co, broker
age firm, which failed today was
unable to give any estimate of the
assets or liabilities of any of its
middIe-western offices. All of the
company's books have been for
varied to New York, it was said.
The firm also has offices in CleVe-
land, Detroit, Denver. Hartford
Conn, Montreal, Canada, Toronto
and other cities.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
TRAIN HITS.
AUT0BUS;14
LIVES LOST
Gas Tank of Machine Elk
plodes After Collision,
Burning Bodies.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 4.-The
death of George E. Mcghee today
brought the toll of collision be-
tween a New York Central passen-
ger train and an automobile bus at
Painesville late last night up to IA.
Five persons are seriously injured.
three of whom are expected to die
A coroner's inquest will be held
at Painesville this afternoon CITY
off icials of Painesville and officials
of the New York Central railroad
started investigations this morning.
Three of the dead were found on
the locomotive pilot when the train,
in charge of Engineer F. S. Fernan-
dez of Buffalo and Conductor q.
Ernest, was brought from its 60
mile-an-hour pace to halt about
three blocks from the scene or the
collision.
Most of those killed were resi-
dents of FNairport. Many of them
had left a dance hall in Painesville
less than half an hour before the
crash. while several others had at,
tended a lodge meeting. Two had
Just boarded the bus and had Just
settled in their seats when the &C
cident occurred.
Debris Gets on Fire.
An explosion of the gasoline TAM
of the machine set fire to the debr1:
and several Of the bodies were bad
1y burned
The bus, which was operated be
tween Painesville and Fairport, wa:
making its last trip for Fairpor
for the night.
A. Barnes, the crossing watch
man, declares he tagged the driver
who had stopped on the south o
the tracks to pick up passengers
A declaration by Chester Parrish
manager of the bus line, that
large oil tank obstructed DriVel
Adams view of the watchman''
lantern and the approaching trail
was discounted by Carl Sullivan
one OF the injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
BY ]. C. ROYLE.

Especial Correspondent OF Argus.)
New York, March 4.-The cur
rent Of business is flowing again,
released by the spring breakup of
frozen credits. And there is no
question but that it is moving in
the direction of better conditions
and greater prosperity. If that
movement is not apparent on the
surface it is nonetheless irresistible
and is increasing in force as the
side streams of various industries
pour their outputs into the main
channel. Like every great stream
it has its eddies and its backwaters,
but the most hopeful thing is that
business men are not jumping into
the stream recklessly.
This movement of industry and
commerce toward better things has
been recorded on a score OF accu-
rate gauges in various sections oi
the country, according to business
dispatches received within the last
| "a hours. More money is coming
| into the marts of trade Funds
long tied up in long standing debts
are flowing back into trade chan
nels-
Steel production, one of the mosi
accurate gauges of the trend of in
dustry, is increasing quickly ant
steadily. Sheet mills, rail mill:
and furnaces are increasing output
increasing payrolls and increasing
sales. Prices have not Increases
materially, but they have stab1llzed
/ Farm products have given convlnc
ing evidence of the strength or tn
upward price movement Railroads
with evidence of tremendous frelgh
and passenger traffic in prospect
are increasing equipment and ia
cilities. They are spending none!
by the millions. They are placing
orders not for scores but for hun
dreds of cars; they are buying rail-
in 10000 ton lots.
Coal has drifted out of its back
water. Manufacturers and busi
ness men are firmly convinced tina
any strike in the coal mines viii
not be of long duration. But the,
are PLAYING the better safe thai
II sorry system this year and man.
industrial concerns are laying Il
sufficient reserve supplies to In
sure production in their plants n
matter how long the strike lasts
The coal demand also is being Civ
en- impetus by the normal expan
sion of industry.
4 The tenacity with which bushes
men hold to the prospect of bette
conditions is being shown in tn
textile trades. The strike of cot
ton mill workers in New Englan
|, has not served to influence price
for goods materially. The tremen
dous reserve stocks of wool hel
by the government since war tim
have now been fully absorbed
Wool prices are firm and the shear
|, ing season, just started in the ia
southwest, will bring across tn
country a flood of ready money t
the sheep growers, who will receiv
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
MONTREAL CITY
HALL IN ASHES;
LOSS MILLIONS

Montreal, March 4.-City officials
TODAY awaited the cooling of the
enbers which last night destroyed
the city hall that they might open
the big safes in the services de,
partment and ascertain II signed
debentures worth $5,0O0,Ooo and
other valuable public documents
had been damaged in the COMMA
grafton. Six firemen were injured.
The building. erected in 1878 at
a cost of 500, 900, is a total loss
Mayor Martin estimated the loss
would exceed $4,000, 900, and SAID
he did not believe there was dol
lars worth of insurance on either
the city hall or its contents Many
works of art and historic docu-
ments were burned
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
GOVERNOR NOT
TO GET CHANCE
TO TELL STORY
Oklahoma Chief De-
feafed in Efforts to
Go Before Jury.

OkmuIgee. Okla. March 4.-De-
feated in his efforts 10 testify be-
fore the district court grand jury
here, which is investigating the
failure of the Okmulgee Bank of
Commerce and banking transac-
tions of several state officers, Gov
ernor J. B. a. Robertson returned
early today to his office at Okla
homa City.
The departure of Governor Rob
ertson from Okmulgee. where he
came yesterday with demand TO
be heard by the grand jury, was re-
garded by observers as abandon
ment by the executive of plans to
get before the investigating body
Before leaving, the governor an
nounced that the mayor and other
local officials had offered apology
for the incident yesterday at the
court house wherein several blows
were exchanged between Robertson
and James Lyons, local oil oper-
ator.
81 think I am among friends
here" said the executive.
Announcement by Governor Rob
ertson that he had no intention Of
superseding County Attorney James
Hepburn in the conduct Of the
grand jury investigation was taken
by officials here 10 mean that no
further moves will be made by the
governor until the grand jury re-
turns report.
F! County Attorney Hepburn, who
conferred yesterday with Governor
! Robertson, with the result that both
agreed that Mr. Robertson was gov
ernor and Mr.. Hepburn was county
attorney, reiterated that neither the
governor nor anyone else whose
acts were under scrutiny would ap-
pear before the grand jury.
Meanwhile today the grand jury
was idle, having taken recess IN
til Monday morning.
1t was the opinion of court or
fcials that no report Of indictments
in the banking case would be re
turned before the end OF next week
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
LESS FUEL FOR
NAVY ASSURES
LESS ACTIVITY
Congress Reduces Ap-
preparations for
Ships 500.

Washington. March 4--The navy
will be forced to limp along on a
fuel supply so per cent under that
estimated by Secretary Denny as
necessary for the balance OF the
fiscal year, il the $6,3O0,Oo0 appro-
priation contained in the general
deficiency bill as passed by the
house yesterday remains un-
changed. The sum represents a
cut of one-haIf in the amount
asked and was approved by the
house without a voice being lifted
in support of the departments de-
mands after the figure was fixed
In committee.
Although the department is pre-
pared to stop the movement OF
practically all warships, except
those assigned to foreign waters, il
the appropriation remains at It's
present level, Secretary DENLY
declared, after its approval
in the house yesterday that
no such action would be taken
and naval operations would be con-
tinued on their present economical
basis until the appropriation be
comes a law The secretary said
he believed no law was being vio-
lated by continuing such opera
ton, although it involved a def
cheney.
In passing the 100000 def
cheney bill yesterday, the largest
item of which was $94 100000 for
the veterans bureau, the house
also rejected by a two to one vote
| a proposed amendment which
would have made $150,000 avalla-
BILE for the development of heliun
a sa non-inflammable lifting gas
for dirigibleS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Springfield, Ill, March 4.-By
the Associated Press.)-President
Frank Harrington of the llilnoiS
Mine Workers declared this morn
ing that the offer of the ILLINOIS
coal operators to make an lnde-
pendent wage agreement for III.
nois had not been refused, and that
he had called an adjourned meet
ing of the executive board to meet
in St Louis next Wednesday. at
which time a decision would be
made.
Until then" Mr.. harrington add
ed. there will be nothing obtain
able here. am not saying a
thing"
This announcement followed the
receipt of the response from Inter
national President John L. Lewis
last night, that the international
policy would not countenance any
single state agreements between
union miners and operators.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
FREE SEED ITEM
AGAIN CUT OUT;
LOOKS LIKEEND

Washington, March 4.-The $500
600 free seed item, carried for years
in the agricultural bill, has been
Topped off by the appropriations
committee, which will report the de-
partment of agricultural measure
for next year to the house on Mon
day.
Stricken out by the committee
last year, the seed fund was put
back by the house and stood up
against a fight in the senate. With
the new fight to cut down public ex-
penditures, members Of the commit
tee said today it was extremely
doubtful if senators and represent
atiyes would be able in the fu-
ture to contribute their bit to the
garden and flower beds of their con-
stituents as they have heretofore.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
MINERS HELD FOR
MANSLAUGHTER IN
DEATHS AT SHAFT

Taylorville, Ill, March 4.-Man-
slaughter charges were today
placed against Joe and Steven Cas-
trale. brothers, who placed the shot
in the Hewittyille coal mine, near
here. Feb. q, which caused the
death of four shot f1rers. They were
released under $4,000 bond.
Both men were discharged from
work the day after the explosion oc-
Cured. on the ground that they had
placed a shot straight into the wall,
when it should have been slanting
The men who died as a result OF the
faulty explosion were Joe Bertucci
less Melzer. Ernest Esgerman and
Charles Monnetd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus)
Washington, March 4-One year
of Warren Harding as president OF
the United States.
The partisan's eye sees only won
derfuI achievements" or terrible
failure" as the case may be. Opin-
ion outside of Washington cannot
be accurately measured from here.
Opinion inside Washington cannot
be determined from the propaganda
issued from both political headGuar-
ters, for the purpose is either to
create a good or bad impression.
In the privacy OF conversations
not meant for public quotation,
when the pad and pencil isn't Wis
ible, and the numerous legislators
are really telling what they hon.
estIy believe, true criticism and es-
| Inmates are made of the Harding
administration. This correspond
ent will endeavor to reflect that
consensus of opinion here
The Republican view, of course,
differs from the Democratic. New
erthless the Democrats will con-
cede that there are many good
things done by the Harding admin
istraion and the Republicans will
privately admit that some OF the
things done and undone are not SC
good
| Take the Republican introspec-
ton first. President Harding is
looked upon as man who has tried
to play ball in the regular Repubil'
can way. His embarrassment OF
sectional issues such as the agrt
cultural bloc raised are admitted
He has not tried to interfere in the
exercise by congress of its preroga
tives. He has refused again anG
again to endorse such movements
in congress looking to the extraVa
giant expenditure of money. He ma
made a real beginning on tn
; budget through Director Dawes an
. has at least started the wheels o
a business administration. The Re
pubIicans will differ as to tn
amount of leadership Mr.. Harding
has shown in handling congress
Many will say he hasn't led enough
that he has hesitated and los
ground by so doing. Others say h
has moved too slowly in making de
cisions. All will agree that in sum
moning the arms conference n
achieved something big. As to HI!
cabinet, some members have COM
I'D to expectations, some have not
But on the whole the Republican
view is that President Harding ma
made the best of the situation Wh1ci
confronted him when he came int
power and that he has the conn
dence of the country because he IN
; tends to do more
The Democratic View.
Wherever minded Democrat
gather the arms conference is ad
mitted to have been valuable pc
Iitical asset for Mr.. Harding, thougl
it is too early to say what the hna
verdict on the four-power pact o
alliance" as the Democrats cal
if. will be. Curiously enough, thos
who praise Mr.. Harding for calm
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
ROBBERS LOCK UP
CITIZEN AND ROB
FARINA, ILL, BANK

Mount Vernon, H., March A
The Farina State Bank at Farina,
near here, was robbed by four ban
dts last night, who escaped with
an undetermined amount OF money
after exchanging a number or
shots with a citizen. Before the
robbery the quartet met John Holt
near the bank, bound and gagged
him and locked him in a coal houzA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
DOCTOR PUT
To DEATH IN
CHINA WORK
Christian Church Medical
Missionary Slain by
Band of Robbers.

St Louis, No. March A.
DR.. Albert Leroy Shelton. medical
of the Disciples OF
Christ christian church,, who was
the first Christian missionary to
be allowed to enter Thibet, and
who was kidnapped and held by Chi
nese brigands for 80 days. two
years ago, was murdered by Chi
nese robbers Feb. IT, last, 1t was
announced here TO-DAY.
The announcement was by the
United Christian Missionary so
ciety, which received a cablegram
from Rev. DR.. W. M. Hardy. also
a medical missionary in China
which read:
Robbers killed Shelton near
Batang, Feb. II. Notify girls"
The girls referred to are DE-
Shelton's daughters, Dorothy. IL
and Doris, Is, who are attending
school in Pomona, Cal.
DR.. Shelton's headquarters were
at Batang, near Thibet, and Dr.
Hardy's cablegram was from Lii
kiang, the nearest telegraph sta
ton, Is days journey, and this
it was explained, was responsible
for the delay in news of the mur'
der.
Opens Hospital.
Although Thibet has not beer
open to missionaries, DR.. Shelter
departed from Vancouver last Au
gust to open a hospital at Lhassa
He had received a written invita-
ton from the Dalai Lama, the su
preme power of the Buddhis
church in the province, to establish
this hospital, in recognition of hi
work among the Thibetan soldiers
The last word received from Dr
! Shelton was when he was Is days
Journey out of Batang, which h
said he expected to reach Dec. 2.
The theory of the missionary so
ciety is that he reached Batang ol
scheduled time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
SOLDIERS BILL TO
PASS CONGRESS IN
FEW WEEKS: CHIEF

Aurora, Ill, March 1.-The SOL
diers' adjusted compensation bill,
called the bonus bill, will
he nassed within the next few
weeks and will not be vetoed" Han
ford MacNider, national comman-
der-in-chief of the American legion,
said today in an address at Moose
heart, Ill, where he went to inspect
a vocational school for disabled
men at the national vocational
school of the Loyal Order Of Moose.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
State Agreement Seen
AS Operators Scheme
To Wreck Miner Union

Mr.. Harrington indicated that it
was for the executive board mem
bers Of the Illinois district to de-
eide whether they would abide by
the ruling of the international. If
the board does vote to submit to
International President Lewis, it
means that the 10000 coal miners
of Illinois will strike April 1, but
If they vote to ignore his instruc-
tons it means an incipient revo-
luton.
Radical leaders of the miners
here say such a breach in the ranks
Of the United Mine Workers of
America is just the thing the Illi-
nois operators are working for, and
should President Harrington and
the executive board vote to nego-
tiate with them, it will be playing,
they say, right into the operators
hands, in their great game to de-
stroy the United Mine Workers OF
America
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
RAILROADS UNITE
IN A MOVEMENT TO
SETTLE WEST LANDS

Chicago, March 4.-Homeseeker
rates. which will be granted twice
a month to practically all points
west, beginning March Z, were an
nounced here today by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway. the
Chicago & Northwestern railway,
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad and the Rock Island Lanes
The new rates will be reduced TO
nearly one-haif the regular rate
and will be based on a nne-way
fare plus 81 for a round trip ticket
The tickets will be good for u
DAYS and stop-overs will be per-
mitted. Although, the announce
ment said, the purpose in estab-
fishing the reductions was TO set
Ting sparsely western land. the
tickets will be open to pubic pur-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
FATHERS BRANCH
AMERICAN LEGION
TO BE ORGANIZED

San Jose, Calf, March 4.-Plans
for the formation of what is beileV-
ed to be the first organization OF IT'S
kind in the United States-a fatn-
ers' auxiliary of the American !e-
gion-have been laid by Post NO.
SO, American legion
Fathers Of former service men,
members of San Jose Post, No. S9,
will be the only ones eligible to
memberShi.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
GIRLS HAIR CUT OFF
WHEN BANDITS FAIL
TO GET MON EY

Chicago, March "A girl, 16
years old, was seized by two men
here last night as she was about to
enter her home, dragged into a va
can't lot, where the men demanded
money, and, when they learned that
sue has none, was compelled to let
lnem hack of her hair with a jack
snlfe. The girl was returning
lrom church with several compan-
sons. and had left them to pass
soWn an alleyway leading to her
nome when the men seized her.
her assailants escaped.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
GRAND ARMY Is TO
HOLD REUNION IN
LATE SEPTEMBER

Des Moines, Iowa, March 4
Veterans of the Grand Army Of the
Republic will gather in Des Molnes
during the last week of September
for their annual encampment, 1t
was decided at a conference with
National Commander-in-Chief L. s.
Wilcher- of Brooklyn, n. Y, here
today. Sept. "a has been set at the
opening day of the encampment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
STUDENTS SPEND
MORE FOR DANCES
THAN FOR BOOKS

Chicago, March 4.-Men students
Of the University of Chicago spend
s6s 400 for books in three months
and SITS, 900 for dances. according
to a survey made public today by
The Phoenix, campus magazine
The survey also says that they
spend 1888 for cosmetics every
quarter and $685., 600 for suits and
overcoatS