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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
SEMENOFF AID
IS ARRESTED
George W. Kroupsky, Former Dis
trict Attorney at PetrOgrad, TAX
en- for Carrying Pistol.

New York. April 13.-GeneraI
Gregorie Semenoff, former Ataman
of the Cossacks, for whom deputy
sheriffs have been searching for
two days, surrendered in Sheriff
Hagle's office today.
New York, April 13-While dep
uty sheriffs were hunting today for
General Gregorio Semenoff, former
Ataman of the Cossacks, to furnish
a new bond in the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings against him. his aid,
George w. Kroupsky. former dis
trict attorney at Petrograd. was ar
rested charged with carrying a pis-
tol without a permit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
SELL S6,OOO,OOO
HIGHWAY BONDS
HaIlgarten and Company, New
York, Makes Purchase for
$5,9S2,5OO Today.

Springfield. Ill, April IS. - CBy
the Associated Press. Six million
dollars worth of Illinois highway
bonds were sold to HaIlgarten and
company of New York for $5,932, 500,
at noon today. There were AZ com
panies bidding and I04 bids made.
The award was at 98.871A, a decid-
ed advance over the sale of the last
FIVE million, which went for 9402.
Sale of bonds at the figure bid
by Hallgarten and company will
give them a basic yield of All per
cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
AUSTRALIAN
ACE KILLED
IN ENGLAND
Sir Ross Smith Dies in
Plane Crash; Engineer
Also Victim.

London, April 13.-(By the AS
sociated Press. Sir Ross Smith,
the Australian aviator, who with
his brother, Sir Keith, had planned
to start from Croydon, April %, on
"a flight around the world, was kill
ed when his plane crashed in a
practice fight at Brooklands today.
Lieutenant Bennett, an engineer
who was planning to accompany
Sir Ross and his brother on their
around-the-world flight, also was
killed.
The machine which crashed was
the one the Smiths intended to use
in their flight Captain Conkerill
of the Vickers company, had pre-
viously flown it for a half hour,
then handed it over to Captain
Smith.
As the machine was approaching
the airdrome to land it got into a
spin and the crash followed.
Had Won Knighthood.
Captain Sir Ross Smith sprang
into prominence in aviation in 1919,
when accompanied by his brother,
Sir Keith, he made a fight from
England to Australia, II, 500 miles,
winning a prize of 10000 pounds
sterling from the Australian gov
ernment Both aviators were knight
ed for the feat
Captain Smith saw distinguished
services in the European far, first
with the Australian Light Horse in
Egypt, and Gallipoli, and later as
an aviator with the Australian Fly
ing corps in Egypt and Palestine,
He was one of the British army
aviators who in December, 1918,
made the first fight from Cairo to
Calcutta ----...E.s. --------s---z--= 80
The route of the flight around the
world which the brothers expected
to start from Croydon, near Lon
don, on April 25, was by way of
North America at Bering Strait,
with landings on some of the Aleu-
tian Islands and at Unalaska, in
Alaska, thence across Canada to
the 500, swinging there to the
southwest to New York and contin-
uing along the New England coast
to New Foundland for the jump
across the Atlantic to Iceland.
The aviators expected to cover
the 21.500 miles in 240 hours of &C
tual flying spread over period of
three months. Their machine was
of the hydro-airplane type, fitted
with wheels for alighting on land
and propelled by an engine of $50
horsepower.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
FATTY, FREE AT
LAST, PLANS TO
RE-ENTER GAME
Jury Is Out Only Six
' Minutes, Taking
One Ballot.

San Francisco, Calf, April 49,
Roscoe c. Arbuckle, film comedian,
acquitted of manslaughter
charge yesterday and whose avoir-
dupois has been one of his major
assets, stated today that he had
taken on weight during the series
of trials on the charge of causing
the death of Miss Virginia Rappe,
film actress, and that before he
could do any more work in motion
pictures it would be necessary for
him to reduce.
Il am going to take good rest
and get rid some of this surplus
flesh" Arbuckle said. Il must get
gack into physical shape before /
even think of pictures. Then /
will be able to go on with my
work, if the public wants me- If
the public doesn't want me, I'll
take my medicine. But, after the
quick Vindication 1 received yes
terday, 1 am sure the American
people will be fair and just /
believe l an~due-forra comeback
Speaking of the case today, Ed
ward Brown, foreman of the jury
said:
Certainly we were not long in
reaching a verdict. Why should we
have needed longer? We were un-
animous from the minute we en-
tered the jury room. We took only
one ballot and that a standing
vote. We were out of the court
room six minutes and needed only
half that time to agree"
I'VE felt that there was no case
against Arbuckle," Mrs. Irene
Wilde, another juror said. From
the time the states case was COM
pleted, l for one felt it wasn't
enough" Miss Mary Sharon, an
other juror said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
.JAuBIRDS TELL
LAWYERS HOW TO
CURB CRIME WAVE

Joliet, Ill, April 13.-Ten
criminals, who have spent most
of their lives in prison. are 10
give their opinions today on
how to curb crime. They are
expected to appear before the
committee on law enforcement
of the American Bar assOcia-
ton, which has been meeting in
Chicago, and a number Of noted
criminolegists and law enforc-
ers who have been meeting with
the committee.
Members of the committee are
Judge Marcus Kavanagh, Chi
cago; Judge William r. Swa-
ney, Ch alta oga, Tenn;
Charles W. Farnham. St. Paul.
Mimi; Ex-Governor Charles S.
Whitman of New York, and
Wade Ellis, Washington, d. c.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
'LENTNE PLANS
PARTICIPATION
IN GENOA MEET
Red Premier to Re.
place Chitcherir, at
Conference.

Genoa, April 13.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-Nicolai Lenine, So
Wet premier, will come to Genoa to
replace George Chitcherin as head
of the Russian delegation, when
the negotiations at the economic
conference reach the proper stage,
the newspaper Secolo says 1t
adds that Premier Poincare of
France is expected here shortly
The meeting of the commission
on Russia has been postponed to
tomorrow, M Chitcherin awaiting
instructions from M. Lenine at
Moscow, with whom he is in di-
rect communication
London, April 15.-The Russians
at Genoa will give all the financial
guarantees demanded in the pro-
gram prepared by the allied eX-
perts but refuse to accept the
clause providing for mixed tribun-
ais to fix responsibility, a Genoa
dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph says. The Russians consid-
er the tribunal CLAUSE as an in
fringement of Russian sovereignty.
Experts Are Puzzled.
Genoa, April 13.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The extremely COM
plicated nature of the technical
problems connected with the eco
nomic Reconstruction of Europe is
shown by the fact that even the
keenest of the economic and finan-
cia1 experts here admit that they
are hard put in their efforts to see
the light
Drst teh Ir% Irhv
Maynard Keynes, is described by
one of his friends today as figu-
ratively tearing his hair in an en-
deavor to fashion a practicable
plan for rehabilitating Europe fin
ancially. Professor Cassell, noted
Swedish expert, also is puzzled to
find some reasonable projects for
European relief.
Vanderlip welcomed.
Frank A Vanderlip, New York
banker, is welcomed by the Euro
pean delegates and experts on ac-
count of his practical experience in
finance and he confers daily win
them. The general secretariat of
the conference furnished him with
special ticket, giving him access
to the conference rooms of the
Royal Palace.
Mr.. Vanderlip told the Associat-
ed Press today that even if the Ge-
noa conference accomplished moth
ing tangible it was already dis
tinct success because of the great
benefit derived from round-table
meetings of statesmen and experts
from all the countries of Europe.
These reunions, he said, afforded
desirable opportunities to determ-
inc the exact difficulties confront
ing Europe economically and fin
ancially
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
FLOOD WATERS ISOLATE BEARDST0WN
Big 'GyrO-Sfabilizer' Gets
First Test; What Is 1t? An
Anfi-Sea-SickneSS Machine

of the stabilizer, which furnishes
the power equalizing the roll of the
ship, has a revolution of 500 turns
a minute and the force is such that
it is said to spin for Is hours after
the power is shut off.
1t is said that the stabilizer also
can be used to roll ship, thus
being effective in moving stranded
vessels from shoals. The action is
controlled by small gyroscopes
along the sides of the vessel. These
register the direction of the roll
and automatically start the large
stabilizer wheel revolving Ii the
direction necessary to counteract
the motion of the ship.
A number of naval officers, ship
ping firm representatives and engi-
1eers were invited to witness the
est.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
SEEK MISSING
PEORIA PASTOR
Rev. DIR. W. ]. Leach Disappears
During Night; 500 Men Sceur
Vicinity for Him.

Peoria, Ill, April 13.-More than
five hundred men are today search
ing the city, Glen Oak Park, and
along the Grand View Drive in
hopes of finding some trace of Rev.
DR.. w. J. Leach, pastor of the
AVeryville Methodist church, who
mysteriously disappeared last night.
Rev. Leach asked to cross the
upper free bridge last night but
was denied permission, according
to Joseph Wiley, Avery company
employe, who told him the bridge
was unsafe because of the flood.
Mr.. Leach then retraced his steps
toward Averyville, Wiley said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
DEMO SENATOR
FLAYS TARIFF
Simmons of North Carolina Calls 1t
"MOst Un-American Bill Ever
Framed"

Washington, April 13.-The ad-
ministration tariff bill pending in
the senate was assailed today by
Senator Simmons of North Caro-
line, ranking Democrat on the SEN
ate finance committee, as 1.-The most
un-American bill ever framed"
Even a cursory examination in
dicates that it is the highest tariff
bill ever written" declared Senator
Simmons, who will lead the minor
ity forces in their fight on the
measure in the senate. "a tariff
more unsuited to present conditions,
if we are to participate in world
trade, could not have been well
framed"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
ALL WORK AND
NO PLAY FOR
MEN AT GENOA
Delegates Wives De-
Piore Lack of So
cial Affairs.

Genoa, April 13.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.) EVEN Good Friday
will not be a holiday for the dele
gates to the international economic
conferences, as at least three sub
commissions are to meet on that
day. Meetings are also scheduled
for Saturday, and it is not improb-
able that there will be sessions on
Easter Sunday, so keen are the del
egates to get the basis worked out
for Europe's financial reconstruc-
ton.
People who came here to enjoy
the lighter side of the conference
have been disappointed, as there is
no such thing. The wife of one
delegate remarked sadly today that
she had never attended any confer
ence which gave so little attention
to social affairs.
Labor Day and Night
At all hours of the day and night
the delegates are rushing through
the streets on their way to group
meetings, and from 10 until
O'Clock every day the sub-cohnmis-
sions are grinding away. Dele
gates who are members OF more
than one sub-commission have to
appoint proxies, as three or four of
these bodies often meet simulta-
neously.
The chilly night winds from the
Apennine mountains, coming after
the warmth of the afternoons, is
causing a mysterious throat NAL
ady among the delegates, many OF
whom have resorted to gargles for
relief. The Japanese especially
have suffered from this affection.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13

Philadelphia, April 13.-A large
gyro-stabilizer, designed to elm
mate sea-sickness by preventing
the rolling of ships is to be tested
late today at the plant of the West
inghouse Electric and Manufactur-
ing company.
Similar devices have been used on
yachts and small ships, but the
stabiliZer at the Westinghouse
plant, which weighs 120 tons, is de-
signed for use in the largest ocean
going vessels.
The stabilizer, which will be in
stalled in the shipping board
steamer Hawkeye State, operates on
the principle of the common toy
gyroscope. The theory of its
operation is that when the ship
rolls, the gyro-stabilizer exerts
force in the opposite direction
equalizing the motion. The wheel
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13

new FICH 7
FOR LEAGUE
Lawrence Says It Means
Bid for Leadership
of Demos.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.


Washington, D. c., April 1S.-
Former Governor Cox Of Ohio has
started something of commotion
in the political world. Democrats
as well as Republicans may differ
as to the ultimate effect of his at
tempt to revive the League of Ma
tions as an issue before the Amer
ican people but the fact that he Is
ready to champion again the ques-
ton of International cooperation is
interpreted as a bid for the leader
ship of the Democratic party which
has been f1oundering without direc-
ton or guidance since the over
whelming defeat of 1920.
Those who know James M. Cox
and his record in Ohio say he is
never defeated-that many a man
would have been discouraged after
a setback such as he sustained
after his first term as governor, but
he stuck to his guns and was
elected governor for two terms
thereafter. Anyone who has be-
lieved Mr.. Cox is out of the running
and is not to be reckoned with
found out differently this week
when the former standard bearer of
the party entered where others had
feared to tread and boldly an
nounced his faith in the League OF
Nations issue. The effect in con-
gress has been to arouse discussion
in which, of course, even Democrats
not unfriendIy to Mr.. Cox have
questioned the wisdom of interjec-
ton of the league issue into the
congressional campaign when there
are so many other things that have
happened in congress or failed to
happen which can absorb the stump
speakers this autumn.
Repubs Not Comfortable.
q. Republicans are not so comfort
able about the revival Of the league
debate as may seem on the surface.
Senator Medill Mccormick of Illi-
nois, one of the original irreconcil-
ables, took note of Mr.. Cox's utter
ance and gladly welcomed the issue
and some Democrats promptly said
the Illinois senator was hoping
something would come up to divert
attention from the record of this
congress.
But the truth is even Mr.. Cox has
not begun to shape the league issue
in the form in which, politically
speaking, it would be most advan-
tageous for the Democrats to handle
it To argue merely for the entry
of the United States into the League
of Nations says nothing new and
permits the Republicans to repeat
their contention of European en-
tanglement But there is another
phase of the great question of inter
national cooperation which is
bound to be embarrassing to the
Republicans themselves; and the
Democrats, especially Mr.. Cox, are
shrewd enough to know the vulner-
able spot in Republican armor. Sen
ator McCumber, chairman of the
all-tmportant senate finance com
mittee, and entitled to be consid-
cred as a Republican leader, has
himself handed the issue to the
Democrats He has asked What
has become of the association of ma
tons promised by Mr.. Harding?"
While the league covenant was re-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
) ARE KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Foreman Blown to Pieces, Negro
Workmen Die When 10000
Pounds Powder Let Co.

Charleston, S. c., April 13.-
Three workmen were reported kill
ed and several others injured in an
explosion of 10000 pounds of pow
der this afternoon in a building
near the Charleston general ord
nance depot, 10 miles from here.
One OF the men killed was J. Hill
of Virginia, a foreman, who was
blown to pieces. The others were
negro workmen- Thirty or more
workmen were near the scene OF
the explosion. They ran, but some
were said to have been injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
PEACE PARLEY
ON IN DUBLIN
Conference Summoned by Lord
Mayor O'Neill Begins Sessions
at 3 O'clock.

Dublin, Ireland. April 13.-(By
the Associated Press. THE peace
conference summoned by Lord
Mayor O'Neill of Dublin. began its
sessions in the Mansion house here
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. All the
leaders of the opposition factions
the mayor had invited in an effort
TO bring about unity, or an under
standing to prevent further disor-
dezsr we're present
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13

track and further operation Is
considered dangerous.
Beardstown, Ill, April 13.-Com
pleta isolation from the rest OF the
world, except by boat and wire,
faced the city of Beardstown this
morning, after the river had risen
to heights never known here be
fore, covering every wagon road
from the city and gradually en-
croaching on the right OF way Of
the railroads
Expected relief from the break
ing of the levee three miles east OF
here, which occurred yesterday, did
not develop.
Automobiles are proving useless.
Flood water has covered 100 square
blocks of the city in water ranging
up to seven and eight feet deep,
leaving only few streets unaffect-
ed. 1t has covered jefferson and
Washington streets and is at the
door of the postOflice on Main
street
VIII Tie Up B. q o.
It has also reached within block
of the railroad station, and at the
rate of its present advance will
stop traffic over the Baltimore a.
Ohio railroad by tomorrow after
noon.
The tracks OF the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy railroad are
slightly higher than the B. & o.
tracks and VIII remain unaffected
somewhat longer Their tracks.
however, are already touched by
water across the river in Schuyler
county, and a washout is con5nu-
ally in prospect
This city of high water IS feeling
the food effects more than ever be-
fore. Rubber boots have been e1-
hausted, and many boats are de
manding repairs, because Of contin-
uaI use
Buildings Are Settling.
Softening OF ground about fOun-
dations of business houses, due TO
water which has filed their base
ments the last two weeks, is today
causing widespread apprehension
Settling of business buildings yes
terday caused the breaking OF sew
eral plate glass windows.
The Denton Drug company ana
Kennedy Mercantile company have
fCnntfnued on PAGE TWelVa-)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
SWISS BELL RINGER,
LAST OF CLAN, DIES

St. Louis, Mo, April 13.-FuneraI
services were held here today for
Martin Freeberthyser, the last of
the famous Swiss bell ringers. He
was SO years old. The family came
to the United States from Switzer-
land in 1S4S, and organized a the
atrical troupe. which toured the
country five times and gained fame.
They formerly resided at Dubuque,
Iowa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13

Newbern, n. c.. April 13.-Ex-
Representative S. NJ. Brison of the
Third congressional district of
North Carolina, died in a Newbern
hospital early, today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
BoRAH DKyOUNCRs sEmEy0FF.

washington, April 13-- Senator
Borah denounces General Semen
OF as responsible for murder, pill
4xH and raDina
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
RIVER GOES
RAMPAGE
OVER CITY
100 Blocks Covered 8 Feet
Deep; Fear Railroad
Washouts.
RTLLETIN.

BIIIIEIIN
BearIlStOwn, Ill April "a
CBy the Associated Press-l -
Traffic on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad into BeardstOWn,
was suspended here this morn
ing. Water has reached the
track and further operation Is
considered dangerous.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-13
EX-CONGRESSMAN DIES.

Continued on Page seventeen.) }
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
nR. F. e. MATHIS, of the .

nR. F. e. MATHIS, Of the
United States Geological
Survey. whose long studies in
the Yosemite region Of Calitor-
MIA led hi INTO collect statistics
about waterfalls the world over,
writes to Science that there is
no question the Yosemite Falls
are the highest known.
THE Kaieteur Falls, in Brit
ish Guiana, which are reported
to be s04 feet high, are probably
the highest Of their peculiar
class-the class Of broad, Solu.
minous catarscts to which the
Niagara Falls, the Victoria Falls
and several others belong. The
wooloomumbi, on . branch OF
Macleay River! Australia, is
about 900 feet high, but Its vel
ume is 30 much smaller that 4
scarcely belongs 70 this class"
he writes.
"The highest waterfalls In the
world are Of the slender bridal
veil" type. Among them the
Yosemite Falls appear to sand
foremost. The entire chain Of
tails and cascades which the
waters of Yosemite Crock make
in their descent from the up.
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
Yosemite Falls Are Highest

land to the floor Of the Yosemite
Valley is 1855 feet high. The
individual measurements are:
Upper fall. 1.43o feet; interme.
diate, cascade. S16 feet; lower
fall, s2o feet.
1T 10 to be noted that, even
II the cascades be ruled out, .he
Upper Yosemite Fall, taken by
itself. still remains far In the
lead as the highest single. nu.
broken leap OF water IN tho
world. This leap measures 1850
feet In height,
There is, 20 far as I can ~.
certain. only ono waterfall that
exceeds tho Upper Yosemite In
hoight-the Sutherland Fail In
New Zealand. II measures i.s84
feet in height, but II Ia broken
about midway by projecting
lodges and makes no clear heap
OF more than 300 feet. The Fails
OF Gavarnie, In the Pyronees,
are, according to some authori-
ties, 1885 feet high. but hey
consist of braided streanlets
that slide down the seams Of an
irreguiariy scuiptursd cliff and
do not fall clear through any
notable height"
The Washington times., 1922-09-23
The Basis of
Good Will

4 MOTHER British delegation
~ has arrived to promote friend
IA ship with America.
Following Kipling's blurting
forth of unofficial Britain's and
Europe's real thought of us, Its
chief spokesman, amidst words of
pleasantly, reverts to the indiscre-
ton of Ambassador Harvey, calls
our war outlay "tuppence," and
exclaims:
Be careful you do not lose the
heart of England about another
quarrel about money!
Be Harvey's blunders on his own
head.
If what we spent was "tup-
pence" then the part we loaned
should the more easily be repaid.
As for quarreling about money,
or anything else, there has been no
suggestion of such an intent on this
side.
No room can offer for a quarrel
if the heart of England is in good
faith willing to pay England's just
debt and quietly minG England S
proper business.
But remember, it was Balfour-
so eager to borrow five years ago
that he concealed England's part
in the secret treaties-who most
recently raised the official issue of
cancellation.
If neither Balfour nor Kipling
represents "the heart of England, /"
pray how can we know who doesi
Eminently desirable is good will
between the two nations, and the
basis of it is simple.
Let England meet her obligations
and allow Americans to govern
themselves.
That in return will win here re-
spect for Britain now hazarded by
British propaganda and British
intrigues.