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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
ALL. OPPOSES
'0NE BIG UNION
Kills Resolution AmaIgamatiDg All
Unions Into Single Organ
ZatiOns.

Cincinnati, Ohio, June 15.-By
the Associated Press Without Op-
position or debate, the American
Federation of Labor convention
here today killed a resolution pro-
posing a radical change in the form
of the organized labor movement
in the United States by the ANAL
gamation of all unions into single
organizations, each covering an in
dustry. The resolution was intro
duced by E. H. Fitzgerald and. 9th
ers representing the railway clerks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
TO BAR WET
SHIPS FROM
us. PORTS?
Lawrence Says That Will
Be Upshot of Quarrel
on Liquor.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright. 1922, by The Argus)
Washington, d. c.. June IS
Congress may prohibit al ships.
whether they fly the flag of for
eigE countries or the United States,
from entering any port of this
country if liquor is carried aboard,
| sealed or otherwise.
This is likely to be the upshOt of
the quarrel which has arisen over
the practice of the United States
shipping board in permitting the
sale of intoXicants outside the
three mile limit in order to meet
the competition of foreign ships
engaged in the assenger-carrying
trade.
The shipping board insists that
there is no law or constitutional
provision which today prevents an
American ship from selling liquor
after the three mile limit has been
passed Instead of. arguing the le-
gality of the practice, which alone
could be determiT1l finally by
supreme court de3ision,> members
Of congress have begun introduc-
ing bills to provide that the pro-
posed ship subsidy shall not ap-
ply to any ships selling liquor at
sea.
"Dry" Ships Lose Business.
Such a proposal. it is declared
by Shipping board officials, would
be suicidal to the American mer-
chant marine and that no amount
of subsidy would enable American
ships to compete under those cir
cumstances against foreign vessels.
In order TO carry on profitable
trade and to get well balanced
merchant marine, useful is war as
well as in peace, large ships,
known in marine parlance as
capital ships, are necessary as
well as freight carriers. These
capital ships require considerable
passenger traffic annually to keep
them going. If foreign ships can
sell liquor outside the three mile
limit they will admittedly get most
of the passenger trade according
to official estimates based on &C
tual experience.
To discriminate against Amer
lean ships while permitting foreign
vessels touching American ports to
open their bars at sea is regarded
in congress and elsewhere as in
equitable and the only way to pre-
vent it would be to forbid foreign
ships to touch American territory if
they have liquor aboard. This might
tend to help American vessels to
some extent but already it is
pointed out that the advantage
would work in the direction of
British vessels for they would close
their bars after touching at Hal
flax. transport all their liquor to
shore and continue to New York
Continued on Page Three.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
CREEKS CASE
GOES TO JURY
Final Arguments in LashbrOOk
Murder Trial Completed Early
This Afternoon.

Quincy, Ill, June 15.-Final ar
guments in the case Of the %
Greeks charged with the murder of
Sheriff Edward Lashbrook, will be
completed early this afternoon and
the jury is expected to have it be-
fore court adjourns for the day
Walter Wright, chief counsel for
the defendants. took up most of the
morning and made the last plea for
the Greeks. He was followed by
Judge D. L. Mourning of Rushville,
for the people.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
RUSSIA WON'T
CHANGE FRONT
ATHAGUE MEET
Will Not Withdraw
Memorandum of
May IL.

Moscow, June 15.--(By the Asso-
ciated Press )-On the eve of The
Hague conference, officials of the
Russian soviet government inform
the Associated Press that the Rus
sian attitude at the meeting will
be the same as adopted at the
Genoa conference. The only con-
cessions to foreign capital possible,
1t is added, will be on the basis of
the recently enacted laws govern
ing private property.
Karl Radek. soviet chief of pub
Ecity, declared:
Radek States Position.
'If we are not to consider the
declarations of Hoover and Hughes
and the memorandum of Poincare
as empty threats, then what they
ask before the pourparlers with
Russia is Russia's withdrawal of
the memorandum of the 11th of
May, in which the principal position
of Russia was expressed.
The Russian government is not
in such a low position as to allow
itself to be treated with contempt,
either by France or even America,
without whose economic coopera-
ton the economies of the Russian
state cannot be reestablished. By
her famine relief, America has
gained some sympathy in Russia,
which she is going to forfeit if she
wishes to play the role of dictator
toward Russia by forcing upon her
such base demands 4"
Delegates Assemble.
The Hague, June 15.-(By the
Associated Press ALI Europe
centered its hopes today in the
opening of the international confer
ence which is dedicated to the task
of making practical arrangements
for the re-entry of Russia into the
concert of nations.
The Representatives of the prin-
cipal countries, excepting Russia,
were scheduled to assemble this
afternoon and begin their labors
of studying the program which will
be presented to the Russian dele
cation at the joint meetings to
open on June 90.
Although Holland disclaims any
intention or desire of directing tho
conference, Foreign Minister Van
Karnebeek will deliver the opening
address as temporary president
welcoming the delegates to The
Netherlands. and voicing Hollands
sincere wishes for the success of
the conference
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
PEACE PLEDGE
VOICED BY KATO
Premier Says Japan VIII Cooperate
With World Powers to Reduce
Armaments.

Toxic, June 15.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.)-Admiral Tomosa-
buro Kato, Japan's new premier, to-
day pledged the faith of Japan TO
cooperate with the other world
powers for a further reduction OF
armaments. and the maintenance of
the new era of peace which he said
had been ushered in by the Wash
ington conference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
Lewis WARNS OF
COAL SHORTAGE

Springfield, Ill, June Is. = (By
the Associated Press. Facing a
coal shortage unparalleled in in
tensity," the public, John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers OF America, said here this
morning, is kept from a realization
of the situation only by the sui
triness of summer weather."
Public interest. Mr.. Lewis said,
demands conference of miners
and operators in the very near fu-
ture.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
FORMER Sub
CHASER BURNS

Key West, Fla. June 15.-For-
mer submarine chaser No. 205,
owned by E. T. Sulzer of Brooklyn,
y. Y, was burned to the waters
edge and sank today off Sand Key.
Mrs. SulZer, who with her husband
and party of friends, was aboard,
was slightly burned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
|NDICT WARD ON
MURDER CHARGE

White Plains, n. Y. June IS
Walter S. Ward. millionaire bakers
son, was today indicted by the
Westchester grand jury on a charge
of killing Clarence Peters, ex-sail-
or, last May.
Soon after the indictment was
returned deputy sheriffs went to
Wards home in New Rochelle to
arrest him. He has been at liberty
on $4,000 bonds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
STATE AND
DEFENSE IN
new CLASH
LeForgee Asks Edwards
to Exclude Currier
Tabulation.

Waukegan, Ill, June 15.-tBy the
Associated Press. Attacking the
admissibility of the tabulation of
evidence prepared by Donald Cur
rier, accountant for the state in the
trial of Governor Len Small, c. c.
LeForgee, chief of counsel for the
governor, asked Judge Claire c.
Edwards to exclude it because the
papers from which it was prepared
are in evidence and speak for Them
selves.
Provisions of law applying to
testimony of experts do not extend,
Mr.. LeFOrgee said. to a mere
bookkeeper".
Jury TO Get Copy.
Judge Edwards indicated that If
one of the "a columns in the table,
in which Mr.. Currier drew his con-
clusions as to the source of money
used in the alleged conspiracy, was
eliminated, he would permit the
jurors to receive copies for their
convenience in following the wit
ness testimony
The judge said, however, that he
did not think the jurors should be
allowed to take the tabulation to
the jury room.
The state contended the account
ants conclusions were based on
mathematical facts which could not
be disputed, and argued for admis-
sion of the entry sheet. The argu-
ment was still going on at 1915,
more than an hour after court open
ed, when Judge Edwards called
a halt while he looked up some of
the precedents cited.
Small in Court
~ Governor Small, who frasN not
been in court for several days, came
in for a few moments, but left al
most Immediately.
Judge Edwards finally ruled the
jury should have copies of the tab
ulation while Mr.. Currier is on the
stand, but reserved ruling on
whether they may take them to
the jury room.
The state placed Norman Griffin,
cashier of the Grant Park Trust
& Savings bank, on the stand
again to complete his examination.
After half a dozen questions he
was turned over 10 the defense.
Mr.. LeForgee questioned the wit
ness about conversations with the
late Senator Edward c. Curtis, who
was president of the bank, relative
to obtaining a deposit of state
funds Mr. Griffin said he objected
to taking a large sum because the
state treasurer would only accept
demand certificates of deposit sub
ject to withdrawal at any time Mr..
Curtis, he said, then decided to get
the state deposits for the Grant
Park bank, a private Institution,
which the state claims had passed
out of existence in 1908.
Lawyers Clash Again.
The lawyers clashed when Mr.. Le-
Forgee produced two certificates of
deposit issued by the Grant Park
bank to Mrs. Jane Young, one in
1906 and the other in 1909, and
bearing endorsements in Senator
Curtis handwriting, showing inter
est was paid on them regularly un-
til 1920, when they were taken up.
The prosecution objected to in
PRODUCTION of the certificates be
cause the witness testified they
were found in Senator Curtis desk
at the Curtis Trust company, the
state contending they were not
competent in cross examination be-
cause not covered by the state 5
subpoena on the Grant Park Trust
& Savings bank.
The court ruled the jury should
be excluded while the point is ar
gued this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
DECLARES MARTIAL LAW.

Salt Lake City, Utah, June Is
Governor Mabrey declared martial
law in Corbonne county. as the re-
suit of the fatal shooting OF a mine
guard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled tonight and Friday. Con-
tinued warm.
Highest temperature yesterday
Sc; lowest last night, II.
Wind velocity at a. m, 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "a hours, none.
iam. 7p.m. am
: yester. yester. today.
Dry bulb temp. ..S3 SS 10
Wet bulb temp. .73 40 61
Relative humid. 81 69 81
River stage at a. m, AZ; a
rise of L last "a hours.
Sunset today. 7:40 p. M; sun
rise tomorrow, 4:27 a. m
River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque to Muscatine will change
but little during the next few days.
ANDREW HAMRICk.
Meteorolosist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
sHRINEs PICK WASHINGTON.

San Francisco, Calf, June 10
Washington, D. c., was selected for
the next Shrine convention.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15
BANKHEAD Is
AUTHOR OF
HOUSE BILL
Busch Still Claims Ship
ping Board Violates
the Law.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN
Washington, June 15.-The
house merchant marine COM
mittee, cOnSiderin gthe admin
istratiOn's ship subsidy bill.
adjourned today until tOmOr-
row without action on the
Bankhead amendment prOVid-
ing that no steamship lines or
which liquor is sold should OBJ
tain any party OF the federal
subsidy funds
Washington, June 15.-COn-
tfnuatiOn of the policy of sell
ing liquor aboard American
ships, -juStifieS the charge that
Uncle Sam is engaged in boot
legging,7 Representative Coop
er, Republican, declared today
in statement announcing he
would support an amendment
TO the ship subsidy bill to
stop it
Washington, June I5.-De6nite
steps through legislation to stop
the sale of liquor upon American
X
presentation by RepresentatiVe
Bankhead, Democrat of Alabama.
of an amendment to the merchant
marine bill which would cut of
the government aid provided in the
measure from any ship carrying
intoxicating liquors OF beverages.
st. Louis, Mo, June 15.-The An
heuser-Busch Brewing company is
willing to produce witnesses to
support charges made in the let
ters of August A. Busch and his
son, AdoIphus Busch III, to Pres
ident Harding, and which were
turned over to Chairman A d.
Lasker of the shipping board. that
the United States shipping board is
violating the prohibition law and
the VOlstead act. in the event Of a
congressional inquiry, it became
known here today through repre-
sentatives of the firm
Busch Wants Probe.
The local company has made Bu-
merOus requests for a cOngTessiOn-
al investigation into violations OF
the prohibition laws. o. A. Rem
mers, general counsel, said. and is
prepared to produce witnesses r.
support their charges.
Adolphus Busch III was today
waiting to receive the letter Of
Chairman Lasker of the shipping
board in answer to his first letter,
which accompanied that or his
father, which was written aboard
b fTgg ~
and later sent to the president.
Mr.. Busch last night gave tho
Associated Press his answer to
Mr. Lasker's letter. taking it for
granted that Lasker's letter had
been printed correctly in E6Es-
papers here.
Sends Letters to Press.
The original letter of August A
Busch, with that of AdOlphus
Busch III, was printed in circular
form and mailed to various news
papers through the country last
week, in order that the newspapers
would have them for use simultanc-
ously. The booklet containing the
letters was of eight pages. On thf
( first page d cartoon Of Uncle san
with a club in one hand, held IL
front of him and labeled 'Prohi
bition Enforcement" was shown
IN the other. hand, behind him
Uncle Sam held a bottle. 10 whici
a tag was attached with the labc
Shipping board hOoch for sale.
Continued on Page Three.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-15

Continued on Page Three.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
YOUNGSTER WHOWANTED TO SET THE
WORLD AFIRE AS NEWSDEALER FAILS
TOGET PROPER FOOTHOLD IN CITY

out to spend the night with him, and
stay until his parents could be noti'
field. Homer spent the night. ate
breakfast. and came down town with
his new friend Then he left. without
asking his friend. The police were
notified and Homer was carried TO the
police station. A Kind policeman car.
ried the lad out to mis- home Wednes
day night lie was sent to Coalgstc
Thursday with the advice that II was
better to- stick around home for a while
than to mix blows with cold world
Homer asplres to be great news
dealer, he told police. He has left Coal
safe before with view Of realizing those
dreams, he finally confessed. He went
to McAlester but there wasn't any open
ms Homer came TO Ardmore and be.
cause there wasn't any vacancy here
he wasn't going to give up the ship.
He was flrins TO embark for Oklahoma
City and look over the prospects, there
when police found him. Homers par.
snts promised officers that he would
~ kept at home In the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20

With ten cents In his pockets. In a
strange place without friends, and only
one thought In mind--that he must
find job. small lad Of Ia years slieht.
ed at an Ardmore depot Tuesday night.
His name was Homer Bayne and his
face was frcckled like the old familiar
'"Tom. the Bootblaek" type
Homer came to Ardmore to be the
several days guest OF Congressman G.
u. Carter. he told n young man who
happened TO be ON the train. but when
the youngster arrived no congressman
was there TO meet him. According
10 the story told by Homer. his mother
sent him here to find employment. and
he was to stay at Mr.. Carter's home.
Mr.. Carter. the younsster maintained.
was some kind OF a distant relative"
A thorough search for some OF Homer's
relatives was carried ON by the young
friend he had met on the train and !,
was found that Homer had been NIB.
bing"
In the meantime another Good Sc.
marian came along ana iavitsd Homer
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
NEGRO mob RUNS
ON COUNTY JAIL
TO GET SLAYER
Ten Year Old Girl is Assault
ed Near McAlister and
Blacks Seek Revenge;
Sheriff Stands Fast.

McALESTER, Okla.-Levy Webber,
49 year cid negro. narrowly escaped the
hands OF negro mob. here last night
when he was taken by the sheriff's
force and landed in jail following arrest
on the charge OF numbering a ten year
old girl, whose family resided near him.
The child. daughter of Walter Ock.
letree, negro. was missing from home
all day and at dusk her body was found
IN creek not far distant from the
spot she was last seen. She had been
brutally assaulted officers declare. be.
fore thrown in the water News spread
rapidly and at $3.50 a mob OF several
hundred blacks fringed by whites
drawn In curiosity to the scene, storm
ed the county Jail. Sheriff VIM. Sna.
ders warned them that not person
could approach the door without being
shot and urged them to disperse, Lack
ing leadership the crowd contented IT.
self with bowling and creating bedlam
for three hours, then gradually thinned
out, when II was learned that the sher.
ifs force was REINFORCED and heavily
armed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
OFFICERS FEAR
FOR SAFETY OF
CONVICTED men
Arrest and Trial of Italians
Brings Memory of Interna-
tional Case Thirty-three
Years Ago.

NEW ORLEANS. - Six men stand
in the shadow of deatu here In atone
ment for crime that cost single
life.
WIN they 30 to the gallowsl
Or viii The supreme court save thein.
as i did once before2
Or--what?
answer.
For there have been two .unultuous
trials. charges and counter. charges Of
attempted bribery. threats. fear OF jail
delivery. talk OF vloense, rumors Of
militiamen being sent
There is an international angle, too
Four of the six men twice convicted
OF the murder OF Dallas Gaines, res
taurant proprietor a: independence, La.
are subjects OF Italy.
The condemned men are Andrea La.
mantia. Natalie Deamore. Joseph Boo
chic, Roy Leona, Joseph RIM and JOS
eph Gislio The crime was committed
more than year ago-May s. 1921.
Peace and order people Of this region
are hoping that Tan6 pahoa Parish Will
be saved possible repetition of a we'll
remembered international incident more
than 80 years ago
L. 5. Forced to Pay Indemnity.
Following the riots of 1859, when
IL Italians were lynohed in New
Orleans park after the jury failed TO
agree In their trial Tor the murder OF
folice Chief Dave Hennessy, a contro'
versy occurred with Italy in which the
United States paid an indemnity 10 the
families VI The victims.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
One More Day to Register

Realizing that theer remains only
one more day for registration the
people of Ardmore have been giving
the precinct registrars quite lot
OF business for the past two days.
All voters who have not registered
must do so before Friday at mid
night or lose their right
Precinct 10 cleans The largest
number OF those registered, the
number having reached 400 Thurs
day at noon. This Is due chiefly
10 the fact that the precinct has
Just been created and everyone
who lives in it's boundaries Is re.
quired to register in 1t.
.. e. Lasher. secretary OF the
county election board, stated Thurs
day morning that only one candi-
date had withdrawn SO far and no
Indications had been made for other
Withdrawals
Ballots were sent TO the printers
this morning and according to Mr..
Lasher. everything will start Off
right OH the morning OF August !.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
WOODF0RD POST
IOBE ORGANIZED
Hundred Legionnaires in That
Section Eligible for Second
Outpost; Meeting Held
There Last Night.

Tentative organization OF the Amer.
lean Legion outpost No . was held at
Woodford Wednesday evening. when
about ~ leglonnaires from the George
K. Anderson Post met with ex.service
men from that part VI the county.
There are approximately 100 veterans
IN the Woodford community, consist
lrg OF Milo, Springer and several otbe.
towns.
A smoker will ba held ut the Wood
ford schoolhouse next Tuesday al
which time the permanent organisa
tion OF the post will be made. Those
who were present Wednesday night
are on drive to get all eX.service
men to attend the meeting and make
plans for the work that Is to be carried
on later
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
Agent SETTLES
AFFAIRS Of Ell
RENO STATE BANK
Petitioner Alleges Repeated
Demands Have Been
Made For Assessment
Against Capital Stock
DEFENDANTS HOLD
ONLY THIRTY SHARES
Guaranty Fund Had to Put
up S25O,0OO in Settlement,
Walcott Alleges.

Harold Wallace and Frank L. Ketch
are named as defendants in two suits
filed in district court here Wednesday
afternoon by Bank Commissioner Roy
Walcott. Judgments for 81 900 and
$1,000 respectively are asked as collec-
ton OF levy made against all stock
holders OF the defunct Commercial
State Bank OF El Reno. Both defend.
ants are said 10 have held shares.
Suits were filed here in connection
with action that the bank commissioner
is taking against all stockholders Of
the defunct institution. According to
allegations the capital stock OF the bank
at the time OF insolvency was only
100000. 1t was thus necessary for the
state bank commissioner to use $780,.
600 from the state guaranty funds 10
pay all depositors. The amount taken
from the guaranty fund was more
than twice the capital stock Of
the bank and the combined assets were
utterly insufficient to pay all the in
debtedness. petitions allege. Walcott
is now proceeding to liquidate all liza.
bilities including the reimbursement Of
the state guaranty funds.
Because OF the insufficiency Of the
capital stock and assets OF the bank
assessments Of 100 per cent of the stock
are being levied. Ketch is alleged 10
have held twenty 500 shares and Wal
lace 10 for the same amount. Wal
colt alleges that repeated demands have
been made for the money but no relief
has been given. TIL Commercial state
Bank OF III Reno was declared insolv.
ent on February q.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-20
PLANES LAND ON
DECK OF Ships
Navy Develops Device During
Secret Experiments; Will
be Established on Cruis-
ers, Plan.

WAsHINGToN.-Periection OF a de.
vice to enable an airplene doing sixty
miles an hour to land on the deck OF a
ship is announced by the navy depart
msnt For the past few months the
naval air service has been experiment.
ing secretly at Hampton Roads. with
the device Oh q dummy ships deck.
The device which, II ia claimed. will
permit the safe landing OF any type OF
plane equipped with landing gear In
use in the army, works on number
OF wires placed across tho ships deck.
weights being attached to the ends
Hooks descending from the bottom OF
the plane engage the wires. The In.
creasing amounts OF weight asserting a
breaking effect on the speed OF the
plane.
In one OF the experiments. a small
plane was brought 10 a stop In ~ feet.