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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
HARDING is
TOLD VETS
NEGLECTED
Calls Treatment
of Mentally Disabled
Black Reproach'.

Washington, Jan. .16.-Asserting
that the more than $500 mentally
disabled former service men now
placed in state institutions were
victims of such gross neglect, in
difference and protiteering" as con-
stituted a "black reproach on the
honor of the nation" the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War, in a memorial presented to-
day to President Harding urged i'm
mediate action by the government
looking to the treatment of all such
cases in federal institutions. Neg
lect of these cases in state institu-
tions, the memorial said, is com
hitting to permanent insanity
many Of the victims who, by timely
treatment, probably could be
cured"
Describing the condition of the
Contract cases of this class in
the institutions of the state of Ohio
as typical of those in practically
every state" the memorial asserted
the government had "farmed out
the insane ex-service men of Ohio
to state asylums which are noto-
riously overcrowded, Under-manned
and inadeQuately equipped to trea+
and care for them, while it has
not provided one federal institution
for this purpose in the state.
"SIeep Like Cattle.
For example" the memorial
said, ''in the Longview asylum of
Hamilton county, Ohio, there are
AZ gallant soldiers who broke
down mentally under the stress of
war. although Longview is so over
crowded that 240 Of the inmates
sleep on the floor like cattle every
night"
OF the ESQ mentally disabled
placed in all the institutions of the
state, of whom, it was said, physi-
clans believe half might be cured
by treatment, not one, the memo
rial asserted, was receiving medi-
cal treatment of any kind for the
mental diseases and durable cases
are being dairly doomed to perma-
nent insanity None of the insti-
tutiOns, it was further asserted, Sc
gregate its tubercular patients.
An average profit of $500 on each
patient out of the s547.5O annual
maintenance fee paid by the gov
ernment was shown in figures for
the nine institutions of the state
cited in the memorial as recently
having been made public by Dr. H
S. MacAyeal, director of the state
welfare department. The profit
per man ranged from $27666 for
the Athens state hospital to s32O.93
for the Institution for Feeble
Minded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
ONE WOMAN
DEADLOCKS
BURCH JURY
Mrs. Eva Demott Says
There's No Chance
of Agreement.

Los Angeles, Calf. Jan. 10
Resumption of deliberations today
by the ten women and two men
comprising the jury in the trial of
Arthur c. Burch, charged with the
murder of J. Bolton Kennedy, found
majority of the jurors on record
as believing a verdict was not
without the bounds of possibilities.
The jury went out at 1857 p. IN.
on Friday, and was not received by
tho court until $40, last night,
the presence OF Burch and attor-
neys for the prosecution and de-
fense, asked them how they stood
as to numbers. The foreman, Mrs.
Nellie D. Graham, said they were
divided, ten to two. The judge then
asked if there was any chance of
an agreement. Mrs. Graham and
several others said they believed
there was Only one, Mrs. Eva
Demott, said she thought the dead
lock was hopeless.
Jurors Question Judge.
The jurors retired after Judge
Reeve had directed they be locked
up for the night, but soon sent out
word they wished additional in
formation. Judge Reeve had left
for home, but was summoned and
Mrs. Demott asked for definition
of the term ''preponderance of evil
dence," used in the case with re-
lation to the insanity plea advanced
for Rurrh The iudYa exDlained
this meant evidence of the great
est weight and creditability but
said the jury must consider all the
evidence in the case as bearing on
the insanity proposition, as well
as the demeanor of the defendant
in the court room.
The jury again went to the jury
room and about 10 minutes later
started for the hotel to be locked
up until morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
WEDDING GOWN
FOR PRINCESS
MADE IN INDIA
Mary's Dress Is Cloth
of Silver Woven
by NatiUes.

London, Jan. 16.-(By the As
sociated Press.)-Princess Mary's
wedding gown is to be of cloth of
silver, of magnificent design. The
material was brought by the queen
from India some years ago, and
is described as a triumph of native
manufacture. -..-..
The dress will have train of
ivory silk, shot with silver, which
is being woven by hand workers az
Praintree, Essex, an old English
silk manufacturing center, where
the art of silk weaving has been
passed down from generation to
generation. So great is the care
taken in the manufacture of this
material that only a few inches are
finished each day.
The train is expected to be ready
soon, and it will then be placed in
the hands of the embroiderers.
Plan Many Gifts.
Many schemes for presenting
wedding gifts to the kings daugh-
ter are afoot. The lord mayor of
London is opening a popular fund.
for the purpose with which con-
tributions are limited to one pound
sterling.
Rumor has it that the Viscount
Lascelles and his royal bride may
spend part of their honeymoon at
the beautiful Villa Medicia at Fie-
sole, near Florence, Italy. The villa
belongs to cousin of the bride
groom, Lady Sibyl Scott, whose
first husband was the late Bayard
Cutting, at one time secretary to
the United States embassy in Lon
don.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16

Copyright, 1922. by The Argus)
Washington, Jan. 16. - President
Harding has assured the agricul-
tural bloc that he intends to ap-
point farmer to the federal re
serve board. Senators Kellogg of
Minnesota and Kenyon of Iowa,
who today discussed with the pres
ident the proposals pending in con-
gress whereby the chief executive
would be required to appoint d
farmer gave the impression as they
left the White house that they
would persuade their colleagues in
the senate to abandon the project.
The basis of the compromise, if
indeed the concession of the White
house TO the agricultural bloc can be
so described, is simply that the ex-
ecutive will do what the agricul-
tural bloc wants but the latter will,
on its part, give up the idea of ac-
tually specifying by statute what
the president shall do in the way
of future appointments.
Eastern Bankers Affected.
On the surface this has seemed to
be a controversy between q pow
erful group in congress which ap-
peared desirous of ursurping the
domain of the executive, but the
meaning of the movement lies far
deeper than that and is significant
of one tendency of reconstruction
which affects not merely the farm
ers of the west but the bankers and
manufacturers of the east. In fact
the agricultural bloc owes its ex-
iStence to the very fundamentals
which are involved in the present
controversy The farmers feel
and their attitude is completely re-
fiected in the aggressive position
taken by senators from gricultural
states-that the federal reserve
board was unduly severe on the
farmer during the defation period
which began nearly two years ago.
The banks of the nation were ad-
vised not to loan money on declin-
ing markets. The farmers were
caught in the maelstrom OF rulings
and advice by the fedel al reserve
system.
On its part the federal reserve
board justifies what was done,
claiming that defation is painful at
best and that the farmer had to
take his medicine along with the
rest. But the farmer DOW points
out that the process went too far
and that the federal reserve board
did not help him in time of stress
The overwhelming demand from
the rural districts for the revival of
the war finance corporation which
Secretary Houston opposed under
the Wilson administration, and
which was reluctantly accepted by
the Harding administration, has
worked so well that the farmers
are pointing to it as the best evil
dence of their ill-treatment.
Meyer Is Praised
Why should the war finance cor
(Continued on Page Thirteen.l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
SPENDS Al YEARS
IN SCHOOL; FIRST
100 ARE HARDEST

New York, Jan. 16.-Forty-
1oe years ago, William Cullen
niyant Kemp became a student
columbia university. Today
ne Is still student, and hasn't
mlsSed a semester. Having
studied everything worth while
auu exhausted all of the "olo-
s.es student Kemp, who is
-Iofe than so years old, is
spendng his time this year
Earning all about the palegeo-
sraphic development of North
America.
ne has many degrees, includ-
pg ID. P. M" doctor of
hFpetual Motion) conferred by
IS iellow-students.
some say that William would
~ study when a boy, so that
wise uncle left a will provid-
s Tor him as long as he was
regular enrolled university
ss%ent suoent. Student Kemp won't
es: only to say:
me more you learn, the
@0fe you know"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
BY LYNN SIMPSON,

San Francisco, Jan. 16.-Business
men and bankers are optimistic
over the outlook for the coming
year, but it must be confessed that
there is disappointment in certain
quarters over the lack of activity
in many lines. "Slow but steady
improvement" is the phrase used
by many financierS in describing
the situation. This is the off sea-
son in most agricultural lines but
early movement of asparagus and
other vegetables will start soon.
The sudden and decided drop in
egg prices hit poultry men hard,
but it brought joy to the house
wives.
, Boon indications in the lumber
industry and indications of an
early development of producing
wells in new districts are among
the favorable signs of the times.
Money is easier but is not yet plen-
tiful for building operations or
business Investments. Operations
in standard securities still is keep
ing capital engaged. Unempioy-
ment is far less serious than was
anticipated although the problem
is growing more acute in some Of
the small interior cities. Building
operations are active in some sec
tons but taking this territory as a
whole the activity in this line is
spotty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
The Argus
Business
Review
(By Consolidated Press.)
Telegraphic dispatches from
nations important Centers
giving Business News and
Beviews of Interest and I'm
pOrtance to Producer and
Consumer.
BY JAMES R ROYD.

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 16.-Fine
rains in western Texas and western
Oklahoma in the last few days have
started unsprouted wheat to grow
ing but the cattle ranges still are
in need of moisture to put the range
fed cattle into condition for spring
roundup and market. To date the
Agricultural Livestock Finance cor
poration, which is a branch of the
War Finance corporation, with
headquarters here, had distributed
$S,OO0,000 in loans to Texas farmers
and stockmen. Applications for
$1,000, 600 in additional loans are
pending with the corporation.
Indications that the financial sit
uation in Texas is rapidly return
ing to normal is seen today by State
Treasurer c. V. Terrell, that only
one state depository had applied re-
Gently for an extension of time in
which to repay state funds. So far
it has been unnecessary for the
state to disturb many of it's depos-
itories and they will not be dis
turbed unless it becomes impera-
lively necessary.
A price cutting war between in
dependents and the larger compan-
les has run the price of gasoline in
Texas down to Is cents a gallon, a
drop of cents in the last several
days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
CHRISTIAN AND
PAGAN FOLLOW
KUHIO TO GRAVE
Cross and Tabu Stick
at Funeral of Ha-
lDaiiaT1 Prince.

Honolulu, T. H, Jan. 16-CBy the
Associated Press. "A five-mile pro-
cession weaving it's colorful way
through palm-fringed roads today
concluded the last rites in the fu-
neral of Jonah X Kalanianole,
whose death of Jan. ended the old
Hawaiian line of monarchs. OF
these. Kalanianole. known to the Ha-
tives as Prince Kuhio, was the last
titular descendant.
The procession was led by a
marcher carrying a Christian cross,
while by his side marched one who
carried a tabu stick, an emblem of
the ancient regime. Behind these
were grouped all of official Hawaii,
with Representatives of churches in
their solemn clerical garb against
Hawaiian warriors clad in bright
yellow and black feathers and
cloaks.
AS the body was taken from the
palace, armed batteries in the hills
began the firing OF minute guns,
maintaining the saluting until the
body has been borne to the royal
mausoleum, where it was placed
beside the older kings of Hawaii in
a crypt hidden beneath mound of
floral offerings.
Hymns and Chants Mingle.
Silence lay over the tomb to-
night, which is half concealed in a
circle of towering palms. Last
night the body lay in the throne
room of the palace, resting there
until IL o'clock this morning, when
simple Episcopalian ceremonies
mingled with the wailing and
chanting of the old Hawaiian
mourners.
At the grave, while the crowds
formed deep around the crypt, sub
dued singing of hymns was begun,
Lead, Kindly Light" Safe in the
Arms of Jesus" a short prayer, and
in closing, the farewell song writ
ten by the late Queen Liiiuokalani,
cousin of the price, aloha Oe."
Then, and slowly. with the sound
of the last minute gun sounding,
the princes body was placed in the
crypt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
COMMITTEE
IN SENATE
GIvES,0 0. K.
Provisions Objected to by
Secretary Mellon Are
Stricken Out.

Washington, Jan 16,-The allied
debt funding bill was approved to
day by the senate finance commit
tee, after most of the provisions
objected to by Secretary Mellon of
the treasury department had been
eliminated Democratic members
of the committee voted against the
bill in its perfected form.
Provisions previously written in
by the committee which were
stricken out called for semi-annual
interest payments and for interest
at a rate of not less than 3 per
cent. These were the provisions
against which the treasury object
ed, to the ground that they would
handicap the administration in the
refunding negotiations with the
foreign governments.
Under these provisions interest
payments would have fallen due
within six months after the refund
ing bonds had been negotiated.
whereas the treasury desired to
have the authority to defer inter
est payments in the case of some
countries not in a position to begin
making those payments within pos
sibly a year or two
Already Passed House.
The provisions limiting the life
of the bonds to be accepted from
the foreign governments to % years
remained in the bill. but otherwise
the measure practically Is as ap-
proved by the house.
1t sets up a commission with au-
thorfty, subject to the approval OF
the president, to refund or convert
and to extend the time of payment
Of the principal or the interest or
both of any obligation of any for
eign government now owing to the
United States on account Of the
World war.
The secretary Of the treasury
would be chairman of the commits
sion and the other members would
be appointed by the president, sub
iect to confirmation by the senate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
ERIN CAPTURES
DUBLIN CASTLE.

Dublin, Ireland, Jan 16.-(By the
Associated Press) - The govern
mental powers for Ireland, as vest
ed in the British authorities aLDub-
lin castle, was turned over tvuay
to the provisional government oil
Ireland, as constituted last Satur-
day, under the Auglo-Irish treaty
The transfer was made by NiscUunt
Fftzalan. the lord lieutenant, in the
privy council chamber
Dublin. ireland, Jan. 16. r. tby
the Associated Press-l The @Ice-
roy this morning awaited a tele-
phone message in the yiceregal
lodge. announcing that the ne"
ministry had arrived at the Castle
but not until LIS O'Clock this after
noon did the cheers of the crowd
outside announce the arrival OF
Michael Collins. Professor John
MacNeiH. 2. J. Hogan. Joseph Ne
Grath. Kevin OHiggins, and vii
liam Cosgrave Immediately after
ward Viscount FitzaIan, with two
aides. arrived and they all proceed
ed to the priyy council chamber
where the transfer of powers was
effected.
From an early hour al ap-
proaches to the castle were block
ed by goodhumored crowds. watch
ing for what was described as the
fall of Dublin Castle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
APPROVE ALLIED Debt FUNDING BILL
Plan Trans-Mississippi
Exposition At Douglas
Park To Continue IL Ddus

show and Days of '49" was held
with an attendance of 10000. He is
under contract to conduct an in
door trade exposition for Ansar
temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
at Springfield, and an indoor carni-
val for Medinah temple, Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine, Chicago.
Moving picture films, illustrating
the Hammond carnival will be
shown at the dinner in the Rock Is
land club tonight.
Governors of Illinois and Iowa
will be invited to open the expOsi-
ton by pressing a button.
Industrial, agricultural, horticul-
tural, equine, bovine, art and aquat-
ic exhibits will be made, and there
will be a 'boula-bouIa" or joyway
as part of the equipment.
A circus will be one of the at
fractions but there will be no side
shows or freak" exhibitions.
An electrically illuminated arch
of Progress" will be located at the
par kentrance.
Daily lectures by speakers of ma
tional repute are contemplated
a stadium will be constructed
and there will be scores of booths
for the use of merchants. Every
person or event.
1t is believed that the pageant
will draw thousands of people to
Rock Island in addition to the
grotto convention crowds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16

Trade and commerce bureau of
the Rock Island Chamber of Com
merce is considering tentative
plans for a Quad-City Transmits
sfssippi Exposition to be held in
Douglas park. Rock Island, II days.
beginning Saturday, June "a, and
ending Tuesday evening, July 4
The exposition will be coincident
with the supreme council session
of the Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
which will attract thousands of
grotto members from many sec
tions of the United States and Can
ada to the tri-cities.
The exposition will be a dupli-
cate so far as local circumstances
will permit, of the Chicago Page
ant of Progress.
Cost of staging the exposition is
estimated at 100000, and intention
is to advertise the big pageant with
i'll radius of 100 miles of Rock Is
land, by means of airplanes and
other publicity devices.
Plans will be outlined at the first
monthly dinner of the retail mer-
chants of Rock Island at o'clock
tonight in the Rock Island club.
Arthur Davis of the Arthus Davis
Amusement company of Chicago,
who is promoting the exposition,
will present the proposition.
Mr.. Davis has just closed an en-
gagement at Hamond, Ind, where
a circus, indoor carnival, style
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
FAR EAST IS
.BICTOPlC0F
ARMS MEET
Vine Powers Hold First
Discussions Since
Jan. 5.
BULLETIN.


Washington. Jan. 16.-By
the Associated Press.)-The
te1t OF the agreement reached
hy the Chinese and Japanese
delegates on Saturday concern
jxg The surrender by Japan of
kisehoW IcasehOid TO China,
was formally accepted by the
Two d. iegGtivnS TO-DAY when the
shanipe~ conversations were
TeSuH-
The question of all mines
aIorg the railroad and in
hneloW. was touched upon in
tlday meeting but tile Discus
sion was not finished and will
b. Rued at q session to-
Was. Ilgton, jan '16.-(By The
associated Press Still ~awaiting
lbe receipt by the Japanese delega-
ion of It's instructions from Toxic,
which are expected to permit COM
nletion of the naval Limitation
ireaty, the Arms Conference today
prepared to turn again to the study
o Far Eastern and Pacific ques-
ions
The delegations of the nine pow
ss participating in the discussions
d these questions, were called to
meet at $3.50 O'Clock in the first
SESSION to be held by the portion OF
The conference since Jan. 5. Prior
10 the meeting heads of the dele
cations of the five naval powers,
had another meeting.
The meeting of the Far Eastern
rommittee was called, according to
the understanding at the Chinese
delegation headquarters, for the
purpose Of passing on the final
draft of the Chinese tariff agree
nent The question of 81 demands,
IN the opinion of the Chinese, would
not come up at today's session nor
was it believed other Far Eastern
questions would be considered at
this time.
To Complete Naval Program.
Washington, Jan. 16.-(By The
Associated Press. The Arms Con-
trence entered another week today
which was expected to see the
naval program wiped off the slate
and the Snantung issue, if not final
y settled, at least so far advanced
Dward that point as to permit the
delegates to direct their attention
Endividedly to settlement of the re-
naming issues in the Far East.
The Chinese and Japanese dele
gates continued today their effort to
dispose of further collateral ques-
tons in the Shantung negotiations,
While awaiting fresh instructions
from Peking and Toxic bearing on
he compromise proposals for set
lement of the central issue involV-
ing conditions for restoring to
China Of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu
Tailroad.
Completion of the naval limita-
ton treaty, meantime, still awaited
iormal approval by Toxic of the
article leading with Pacific forti-
ncations. which was expected in
ume to permit approval of the pact
y the full naval committee and its
announcement at a plenary session
Of the conference before the end Of
the week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
WOMEN OF STATE
FORM POLITICAL
PARTY; BAR FEN

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 16.-A
new political party, TO be call
ed the Roosevelt Progressive
party" and run entirely By
women. filed Incorporation pa-
pers today with Secretary of
State Enmerson. The incOr-
porators are Chicago and OAK
Park women
The corporation certificate
says the new party viii nomi-
nate CT support candidates
who are not subject 10 doml-
nation by invisible govern
ments' or to the control. die
tation or domination of polti-
cal bosses.
The incorporators are: Anna
Ayers AcKendry and Margaret
Nelson Of Chicago. and Sadie
Eunice Wilbur Brandt, Net.ie
Tuffer McGrath. Fannie Stein.
Dorothy Zacharias. DR.. Marie
Mctis Zade't, and Emma E
Lewis of Oak Park
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
BILLY MYERS
ESCAPES JAIL
Insane Cripple Serving Life Sem
tence for Murder Makes Get
away from Chester.

Savanna, Ill, Jan. 16.-William
CBflly'O Myers, who was serving
a life sentence in the insane ward
of the Chester penitentiary for the
murder of Mayor Wayland Bennett,
of Thompson, nearly twenty years
ago. has escaped.
Myers was sentenced from Mount
Carroll in 1905. At the time of his
sentence he declared that he would
return some day to get" the man
responsible for his conviction He
was considered a helpless cripple
and insane The murder was one
of the most brutal ever committed
in this vicinity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
ARBUCKLE TRIAL
IN SECOND WEEK
Completion of Jury Expected Soon /;
Two Women and Nine Men
Temporarily Chosen.

San Francisco. Calf, Jan. 16.-
The second week of the second trial
of Roscoe C. Arbuckle, film COM
edian, accused OF manslaughter
growing out of the death at ho-
tel here early last September Of
Miss Virginia Rappe, opened In
superior court today.
Completion of the jury was ex-
pected before the end of the day,
eleven prospective jurors-two wo-
men and nine men-having been
temporarily accepted by both sta-e
and defense at the close of the hrst
Week's activities on Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-16
L|QUOR-LADEk
PLANE SEIZED

Washington, Jan. 16.-Seizure of
the first rum running airplane this
year was announced today by pro-
hibition bureau headquarters. The
plane. with 120 bottles of Mexican
tequila, the prohibition bureau
stated, was seized on the Mexican
border at Del Rio, Texas, and the
pilot and two men arrested.
The seizure, the bureau said. fol-
lowed reports current for several
months that a rum-runn:ng air
plane has been plying between San
Antonio and border points.