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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
RY A. A. INQUIRER
Consolidated Press Correspondent.

copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Logansport, Ind, April 4:-Ar.
raigned today on the technical
charge of transporting dependents
from one state to another without
the consent of the authorities, Mrs
Helen Libby, who admits she has
had as many as nine children in
her home at one time, presents
puzzle for the psycho-analysts as
well as the state authorities.
Mrs. Libby unquestionably pos
sessed a baby complex" in some
form or other. She misled her
husband into the belief that the two
children she has been nurturing
were his own, although Mrs. Libby
has never become a mother. She
brought the children home from
Chicago, and it is from that city
that al lof her children have come.
The strange woman said at first
that she advertised for the children
from time to time and that all were
given" to her by their parents.
The authorities believe some of the
children were stolen or kidnapped
from unmarried mothers and he'd
for parposea OF extnrtion- NoN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
RICH Oil MAN KILLS AVIATION COLONEL
Lost War Profits of Ford
Must Stay Lost Just NO,U; He
And Edison Are On Vacation

Ford garages in the vicinity and
shaking hands with begrimed me-
chanics.
Fishes; Catches Nothing.
Ford is here with Mr.. Edison, he
says, for a hard earned vacation.
He is cutting shrubbery, raking
leaves and otherwise "tidying" up
his front and back yards. Occa-
sionally there are excursions into
the woods alone in quest of flowers,
and up to date there has been one
fishing trip, on which Mr.. Edison
caught tarpon and several group
er, while Ford returned absolutely
empty handed. The two men, cro-
nies of many vacation trip, ap-
parently are having a happy time
of it at present. Emulating the ex-
lie of Doom they have been chop
ping trees until blistered hands and
sore backs called a halt.
Muscle Shoals? Pooh!
While the entire south is seeth-
ing with interest in the Muscle
Shoals project, Mr.. Ford appears
not the least concerned, nor COM
municative Mr. Edison is guard
ing himself just as closely from
conversation Neither man wants
his vacation disturbed.
Mr.. Edison has made but one
statement since he came to Florida.
That was that Ford would get
Muscle Shoals. Mr.. Ford confesses
that his main idea right now is to
buy a young chinaberry tree to re-
place the one in his yard which has
withered and died.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
TO RULE
ON COSMETICS
USE IN SCHOOL
Arkansas Girl Dis
missed Appeals to
Circuit Judge.

Corning, Ark, April 4-The lip
stick" case of Knobel, Ark, in
which Miss Pearl Pugsley, Is years
old and pretty, seeks a writ of
mandamus to set aside rules of the
Knobel school board forbidding
students to use cosmetics. wear
low and peekaboo waists and short
skirts, is set to come up before
Judge w. w. Bandy in Clay county
circuit court here April 6.
Miss Pugsley was dismissed from
the elementary school at Knobel
because she violated the rules, ac-
cording to n. E. Hicks, principal
of the school. The girl and her
friends claim that she bad only
talcum powder on her face.
Gets Movie Offer.
National notoriety has been Civ
en- the case and Miss Pugsley says
she has received thousands of let
ters from all parts of the country
and from persons in all walks of
life sympathizing with her on the
question. She also declared that
a moving picture concern offered
her $1,000 a week to enter the
movies. She has the offer under
consideration, she added
The rules were promulgated by
the school board last August at the
beginning of the public school term
at Knobel, and the case has been
called up several times but each
time something delayed it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
WILLARD PUTS
kINK IN CLAIM
OF w. G. NJ
B. & 0. Head Denies
Railroads S E U er
Broke DotUra'.

Washington. April Figures
showing the RAILROADS of the coun-
try moved only two per cent more
traffic in 1918 than in 1917, were
cited by Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company, before the senate inter
state commerce committee today TO
refute the recent testimony of Will
liam G. McAdoo, former director
general of railroads, to the effect
that the roads had broken down in
the latter year before being placed
under government control Mr..
Willard appeared at a resumption
of the committees investigation
into the general railroad situation.
Blames Regulation.
Asserting he was unable to find
anything in the record to justify
the statement that the railroads in
this country have ever broken
down, either before, during or since
federal control" Mr.. Willard de
clared the serious situation which
developed under the war load in
1917 might rather be attributed to
failure, if not a breakdown, of
our system of railroad regulation
as then in effect
Rapidly mounting operating ex-
penses in 1917 were proving a Sc
rious financial problem for many
of the roads, he said, because un-
der the law they were unable to
advance their rates without per-
mission from the interstate com.
merce commission.
Figures Disagree.
Former Director-General Nc
Adoo has pointed with pride, and
justifiably So" Mr.. Willard contin.
ued, 'to the record of accomplish
ments of the railroads under his
direction during 1918, but the fig
ures show that the same railroads
that moved 100000, 100000 tor
miles in 1917, moved only 440.
600, 900, 900 ton miles in 1918, OF
about two per cent more. This i:
hardly sufficient to indicate a break
down in the one year and a salts.
factory accomplishment in tn,
| other"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
BY JOHN Y. WATTS.

Consolidated Press Correspondent
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Fort Myers, Fla, April 4.-If
any one of the more than two thou
sand kilograms, all marked 'urg-
ent", which have arrived here for
Henry Ford is from Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon wanting TO
know what became of that $29,-
100000 refund of war profits, it
will have to remain unanswered
with all the rest.
81 am down here for a vacation, :"
manager, land / don't want to be
disturbed. No kilograms or letters
will be answered by me, no matter
who from, until my vacation ends.
Please answer all inquiries just
that way"
Visits Fliyver Garages.
Refusing to let the imperious
click of the telegraph instrument
intrude upon his outing, Mr.. Ford
has as his guest here none other
than the one time wizard of teleg-
raphy, Thomas A. Edison. Like
Alexander Graham Bell, Mr. Ford
also refuses to have a telephone
at his winter home here. And
neither manufacturer nor inventor
is intrigued for the moment by the
radiophone. The only music heard
about the Ford homestead today is
the hum of a flivver. The fliyveI
is of ancient design and is the
property of Mr.. Edison. In it Mr.
Ford has been visiting a number oi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
MUST
BE CLEANED UP.
is HOOVER IDEA
Declares Practices of
Small Minority I'm
enduroble.

Chicago, April 4.-The practices
OF small minority in the construc-
ton industry are unendurable and
must be cleaned up if business and
commerce desires protection from
the steady invasion of regulatory
hands OF the government" Herbert
hoover, secretary of commerce,
said in his address today before the
fifth annual meeting of the Nation
al Federation of Construction In
dustries. The secretary said that
during the last ten months the de-
partment of commerce has given
intensive study to the situation in
the construction industry and made
the comment:
This situation simply must be
cleaned up"
Conclusions reached by the de-
partment. Mr.. Hoover summarized
as follows:
That the industry needs cleaning
and the decent men in the industry
must organize to do it.
~Cleaner Organizations,
That the great indirect wastes
Wh4Oh ale DSyOnQ IuG Vi
any one individual man or concern
must be eliminated by associated
action and that to accomplish
these ends there is needed a clean
er organization of the trades, not
the destruction of the trades or
ganizations.
I'VE need a cleaning up in the
statistical work of the trades as
sociations. Some kinds of this work
stand condemned in the courts as
restraint of trade and against
public interest, yet other kinds OF
statistics are in the interest of the
public as well as in that of the
trades themselves and have not
been condemned.
Need Vision In Labor.
I'VE need in our organized labor
a removal of every restraint upon
effort. No thinking man wants
over-long working hours. What is
wanted is the full, complete effort
of. every man, during his working
day, within the utmost of his abil
ity. We need a further vision il
the labor world that the volume o.
employment is not increased by re
striction upon effort. The absolute
contrary is the case. Labor has {
large field of service in the further
elimination of jurisdictional dis
putes. The removal of all restriC
tions upon effort, the elimination
of restrictions upon the use of ma
! terials. This requirement for full
effort applies to those who work il
8 hard collars as well as those whit
work in soft collars"
! Mr.. Hoover added that the build
/ ing trades could pioneer a grea
/ trail of national advance" in tht
cutting out of national lost motion
and waste;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
Woman With Baby Complex
Is Problem For Authorities;
Did She Steal Nine Infants?

Mrs. Libby has confessed that she
stole the two infants less than
three months old that we're found
with her at the time OF her arrest
She stole them in Chicago,
she says and they are the children
presented to her husband as her
own. A girl 16 months old and a
boy of years also were found
with the woman.
Mrs. Libby has spent two sleep
less nights in jail.
Loves ~AH Babies
why should suffer this humtl-
iation just because / love children
so," she walled today. Il love all
babies, oh, so much. My husband
loves babies, too. Last summer l
confided to him that l was about to
become mother He was in per-
feet delirium of Joy. Time went on
and to my utter surprise l discoy-
cred l had been mistaken. l could
not face him with the facts. 1
knew how disappointed he would
be. The idea came to me to go to
Chicago and there obtain a baby.
Then l decided would get twins if
possible.
II put an advertisement in a Chi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
BOMB KILLS3
IN BUDAPEST

Budapest. April 4.-CBy the AS
sOciated Press. Three men were
killed and 80 others injured when
bomb exploded at business
mems banquet in the Democratic
club here last night The explo-
sion occurred just after 500 invit-
ed guests had been seated but be-
fore the members of the opposition
party had arrived.
Vienna, April 4.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-A concealed bomb
exploded at a business mems ban
quet in Budapest last night, kill
ing three and injuring 80 promin-
ent persons. The bomb is believed
to have exploded prematurely,
however, as the principal speakers
had not arrived.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
CUT WIRES
IN PENNSY
MINE ZONE
First Violence of Mine
Strike Comes in East
eTn Field.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 4. - First
disorders in the western Pennsyl-
vania coal strike district were re-
ported from Fayette and Washing
ton counties this morning where,
the authorities stated, high tension
electric wires, carrying current for
coal mines, had been cut and de-
tail of the state police had been
called out to disperse a crowd en-
deavoring to induce non-union men
to leave their work.
The Is state troopers who have
been on strike duty in Fayette coun-
ty, will be reinforced by an equal
number of mounted men before
nightfalI, it was announced in I'm
iontown, and Sheriff 1. 1. Shaw of
Fayette county, will increase his
force of deputies if it becomes nee
esSary.
Mines Are Tied Up.
First indications that mine prop
.erty had been attacked was found at
the Mathers mine in Washington
county, across the Monongahela
river from the Fayette field. High
tension wires of the West Penn
Power company, providing the plant
with power, were cut and the min
ers who reported for work were
compelled to return home
Underground wires of the trolley
system which carry the men of the
Maxwell mine in Fayette county tc
their work also were cut, and the
cars were unable to operate.
The state police were called from
their station at New Salem and dis.
persed ga large body of men who
had marched to the Palmer mine
from Masontown. The authoritie:
said the strangers were endeavor
ing to induce the men who do no
belong to the union to quit work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
PEORIA BALL
PARK FLOODED
Illinois River Covers Entire Field:
Crest Only a Foot Under High
Mark Forecast Tomorrow.

Peoria, ILL.,, April 4.-Flood wa
ters of the Illinois river today in
vaded the Three-I league baseball
park here and covered the entire
field. Arrangements are being made
today to use the ball grounds at
Bradley institute for the training
season, which opens in 10 days,
A crest of 22.2 feet, 1 foot under the
high water mark of. 232 in 1919, is
forecast for tomorrow.
Levees at Liverpool, a few miles
below here, have been washed
away resulting in the flooding of
800 acres of farm land and damage
estimated at several thousand dol
lars.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
BOY FINDS HAND
GRENADE; LOSES
AN ARM AND LEG

Chicago, April 4.-Finding a
hand grenade, 9-year-old John
Stapchuk summoned his play
mates for game of war. He
led a scouting party with the
grenade in his hand. There
was an explosion, Johns right
arm and right leg were torn
off and he was cut about the
face by fragments. He prob
ably will live. however.
Police found two other gren-
AIDES hidden beneath a sidewalk
where the lad found the first
one
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
BANDITS LOOT
ILLINOIS TOWN
Rob POstoffice and Four Business
Places at Williamsfield - Get
Stamps, Shoes, Etc.

Galesburg, ILL.,, April 4.-Bandits
robbed four business places and
the postofice at Williamsfeld. ILL.,,
last night and escaped with small
amount of loot. A restaurant, "a
merchandise store, a drug store
and a hardware shop were raided.
Cigars, cigarets, shoes, clothing
and stamps were the main articles
taken by the burglars.
A small amount Of money was
secured at the postoffice. At the
drygoods store the robbers left
their worn shoes for new ones.
Sheriff Wheeler of Knox county,
who is working on the case, thinks
tramps who escaped on a Santa Fe
train are responsible for the bur
glarieS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and unsettled weather to-
night and Wednesday with prob
ably showers. Somewhat warmer
tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81; lowest last night, 43.
Wind velocity at a. m, II miles
an hour.
Precipitation "a hours, .o5 inches
1zm. 7p.m am
yester yester. today
Dry bulb temp. ...57 % 20
Wet bulb temp....51 81 ~ ~
Relative humidity 5S SO w
River stage at Z a. m. 81 Feet
a rise of / in "a hours.
Sunset today, 6:31 p. m; sun
rise tomorrow, 5:39 a. m.
River Forecast-The Mississippi
river from below Dubuque to MUS
catine will rise slowly during the
next 4S hours.
ANDREW fiAMRICK,
Meteorologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
FARMER HANGS
SELF IN BARN

Janesville, Wis, April 4.-Roy
Williams. 80, was found dead
hanging from the rafters of a barn
south of Delavan lake this morning.
Bert Conklin, father-in-law of the
dead man was found dead in the
same barn a few weeks ago, a vic
tim of heart failure.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
ROSE COGHLAN
is NEAR DEATH
Noted Actress, Il Years Old, is
Critically I'LL at Her Home
in New York.

New York, April 4.-Miss Rose
Coghlan, II years old, one of the
most noted actresses on the Eng
lish speaking stage, is critically i'll
at her home here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
JOINED SerYiee in ls99.
POSTPONE PROCEEDINGS.

Miami, Fla, April 4.-Habeas
corpus proceedings for Edgar C.
Frady, Chicago Automobile manu-
facturer, held for murder Of his
wife, were indefinitely postponed
today on account of Frady's physi-
cal condition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
BACK LLOYD GEORGE.

London, April 4.-The govern
ment's policy with regard to the
coming Genoa economic conference,
was given vote of confidence, 327
to 81.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-04
Late Bulletins

Washington, April 4.-Chair-
man Nolan of the labor COM
mittee which has been hearing
testimony in connection with
the nation coal strike. ad-
dressed kilograms late today to
operators in Indiana, Illinois
and eastern Ohio, telling them
that the United Mine Workers.
through John l.. YewiS, Dresi.
dent, had expressed willing
ness to meet a representative
body OF the central competitive
field.
Peoria, ILL.,, April 4-After
three hours deliberatiOn the
jury hearing the case OF Arthur
Kirscher. on trial here for the
murder of Fred Wells. Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad
detective. returned a verdict
this afternoon OF guilty. and
sentenced him to IL years in
Joliet, Ill. penitenfiary. Kirfsch-
Joliet. Ill. penifentiary. Kirsch-
erss attorney intimated he would
file a bill of exceptions. Kirsch-
er received the verdict unmOT-
ed.
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-20

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The community market sales Satur-
day amounted to $82.37 without the
beef which usually swells the amount.
The disappointment was unavoidable.
The same person has promised a fat
young beef next market day. Orders
were left for beef, sausage, rabbits,
squads, squirrels, dressed hens, pre-
pared frying size chickens, and few
sweet potatoes. We will try to get
these articles brought in. Several
club women have number of fowls
to sell. Any one desiring same,
please call and leave orders.
: We were much gratifed to learn
that the mayor and town council, also
the Civic league are very much in
terested in our behalf. They are ar
ranging to have a room at the old
market stand under the opera house
painted, additional shelves and other
conven;ences for us. We appreciate
this interest and extend thanks for
same.
Mr.. James Johnson has kindly
placed at our disposal his oil heater,
which adds much to our comfort. The
same place has been offered for the
next market day. Those interested,
please bring your produce to the
same rooms under Hotel National.
We will not move until next week.
Mrs. C.. A. Matthews.
The world is becoming more and
more highly civilized, but gossip is
just as mean as ever.
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appointments, assisting With SteflIlza'
ton of arms for inoculations and do
ing all record work. For the inspec-
ton of school children the nurse
makes all records and assists with eX-
aminations. The Inspector has often
on these trips assisted with record
work and did weighing and measur-
ing.
Homes Visited and Social Work
Up to this date almost five hundred
homes have been visited by the direc-
tor and an equal number of inter
views had, for the purpose of slim
ulating interest in sanitary privies,
home screening and rural home I'M
provements.
November 18th luncheon was
served the members Of the Newberry
county medical association, after their
usual monthly meeting at which time
the director was accepted as men,
Der of the local association.
Respectfully submitted,
B. E. Kneece, M. D.
In Charge New5erry County Health
Department.
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Period Beginning January 1st and
Ending November 30th, 1921
To Dr.. L. A. Riser, State Director.
Dear Sir:
l wish to make the following sta
tistical report in connection with my
narrative report for the above stated
period:
Work Done by Director
Homes visited by director ....... 472
Number persons visiting health
dept. office ........,.....................1 ,039
Number infectious and coEtag-
ious diseases investigated 80. 142
Number individual typhoid inoc-
ulations administered .............2, ,4S5
Number smallpox vaccinations 1,548
Clinics held Observation-Disclosures. IL
Number examined ...................... ~379
Feces examined ........................ 6S
Feces positive to hook-worn ...... 8
Feces negative to hook-worm ...". 60
Number cases hook-worm treated 2
Schools inspected OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30
Children examined ......................19S9
Detectives
Defects NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oi s
Parents notified of defects .......... 1888
Public lectures given .............~. 15
Attendance at lectures given -. 8S3
Talks made especially to school
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| children 27
Number children present ..........1236
Official letters. written from Of
flee
Circular letters mailed out ........ 716
Work Done by Nurse
Defective pre-school children ex-
amined ......... ............................... 23z
Homes visited especially for tu-
! berculosis Observation-Disclosures. .
Total home visits made by nurse
(nursirg, school and instruc-
tlve) ~
Clubs organized this year 20
Enrolment ....................... 5oo
Talks to school children ............ Al
attendance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Talks and lectures at public
meetings .....,........ 10
Attendance ..y,...........................'. 800
Home nursing. classes held .......... l6.
Attendance Zlo
Certificates given ....................... D
Midwife classes held ~
Attendance Y.a............................ zlo
Certificates .,..;.......................'... II
Literature distFibuted ..,,.,.......259S
Exhibits forr child hygiene in
struction ..ft,,...........................'. D
Miles travelled by nurse ...,........4l75
Work Done BY Inspector
Homes inspected ..........................2052
Census
Open wells .,i5.".................,..... ...lolf
| Pumps .........3+.................. lAo
/ No water supply Observation-Disclosures. 100
; Open privy .loot
No priVy .......
Other types sewerage ..................none
Number pits installed as result =
Of Inspectors work .................. 1Io
Number septic tanks installed -. Z
Number homes screend as result
of inspectors work 1856
Literature distributed ................lUbt
Water collected for analysis IL
Quarantines carried out for
health officer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .
Fumigations for contagious and
infectious diseases ................. IL
Specimens collected for hook
worm examination ................... bo
Respectfully submitted,
B. f. Kneece, NJ. D.
In Charge Newberry County Health
! Department.
Just think. Only four years ago
we were all wondering when the war
would end.
And speaking Of camoudage, cream
ed turkey isn't thing in the world
I. lo-
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Haltiwanger & Carpenter

The January Clearance Sale has been great U.s.
because we have moved great quantities Of merchandise ana
brought conservative limits tor you an your
friends because il enabled supply needs
narabv low prices sa therefore, has benefited us Doth
and proven worthy institution
the climax in value givlgso Y'onoeA Gays
Saturday Monday during which odd lots and renale o.
merchandise hand will be grouped and arranged foT gfao
final clearaway We cutting prices to Ire " for this occa
sion and offering your friends feast ~aF
gains that few afford Saturday Monday wall &c
the to big outstanding days of this great January ean-op Sale
be on hand for your share Of the bargains
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The world is becoming more and
more highly civilized, but gossip is
just as mean as ever.
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