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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
PLEAD FOR LIFE
OF ICNATzPOTz

Springfield. Ill. June IA mo-
ton for a writ of error and super
sedeas on behalf of Ignatz Potz,
who had been sentenced to hang
in the Lake county court house
where Governor SmaIPs trial is un-
der way. was filed in the supreme
court this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
ATLANTIC CITY
Gets AD MEET
Will Be Scene of 1928 Convention
London Is Slated to Enter
tain 1924 Gathering.

Milwaukee, Wis June 14.-At-
lantic City will get the 1928 con-
vention of the Associated Advertis-
ing Clubs of the World, while Lon
don in all probability will enter
tain the convention in 1924, it was
decided at a meeting of the club
presidents, lasting till early this
morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
IRISH PARLEY
is SUCCESSFUL

London, June 14-(By the As
sociated Press. The Central News
says this evening it has learned
authoritatively that tOday's Irish
negotiations resulted in agreement
on virtually all points.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
SINCLAIR OIL
PAYS DIVIDEND

New York, June 14.-Directors
of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil
corporation today declared an in
itial, quarterly dividend Of so cents,
payable Aug. Is. TO stockholders Of
record July Is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
PELLA, La, COLLEGE
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Pella, Iowa, June 1.-The main
building of Central college. here,
was destroyed by fire last night
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day. Continued warm.
Highest temperature yesterday.
IS: lowest last night, IS.
Wind velocity at z a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
iam 7p.m. am.
yester yester- today.
Dry bulb temp. SO 81 -
Wet bulb temp. ..73 73 %
Rel. humidity ...62 81 oz
River stage at a. m, Al; no
change in last "a hours.
Sunset today, 1883; sunrise to-
morrow, 4 ;27.
River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from below
Dubuoue to Muscatine will change
hut little during the next few days
ANDREW HAMRICK,
Meteorologist-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
ILLINOIS COAL
BARONS STAND
PAT ON STRIKE
Viii Deal Only With
OUn Men on Wage
Question.
BULLETIN,

Chicago, June 14.-(By the
Associated Press-) - Illinois
coal operators announced def
initely today that they would
deal only with their own men
in any future wage confer
ences, declaring the time has
passed when a joint conference
with operators i'm other states
is desirable. The announce
ment constituted Il refusal of
the move of certain eastern
operators to open joint negO-
tiatiOns looking toward an end
of the mine strike.
Cincinnati, Ohio. June 14.-(B1
the Associated Press. D-The miners
are ready to meet the operators o.
the Central Competitive bituminou:
field on a substantial wage basis
with a view to settling the nation
wide strike. according to William
Green, secretary of the United
Mine Workers of America. 1t wa:
however, that it would
be necessary for operators joining
in the conference to contro
enough coal production to warran
making any wage agreement the,
might reach with the miners basi:
for pay throughout the Contra
Competitive field, which is the bas
ing scale for all soft coal field:
operating union mines.
Mr.. Green said yesterday he hat
knowledge of a movement among
certain coal operators of the Cen
trail Competitive field to bring op
orators and miners together in con
ference.
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Continued on Page Eleven.)
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Continued on Page Thirteen.l
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

Request of Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll
for war department recommendation
for communication Of sentence for her
son, Irwin C. Bergdoll, sentenced to
four years in the disciplinary barracks
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, for draft
evasion, was denied Saturday.
Possibly half the orange crop in
California and one-third of the lemon
crop was lost in the three-day freeze
last week, according to an official
statement of the preliminary estimate
based on field surveys, given out at
Los Angeles Saturday by the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange.
Alberto Fuster, Mexican painter and
for a number of years Mexican con-
sui in Italy during the regime OF Pres
ident Porfirio Daz, was found Thurs
day hanging in the bathroom of the
city hospital at Austin, Texas, where
he had been patient about a week.
Fuster, according to hospital authori-
ties, had been suffering as result OF
the uSIuSiUu tudt CuclllcS III NCAiSS
sought his life.
The contract covering the proposed
lease of the government nitrate and
water power projects at Muscle Shoals,
Ala, was signed by Henry Ford and
returned to the war department by
one of the Ford engineers Wednesday,
few hours after it had been received,
1t was announced at the office of the
Detroit manufacturer.
The national agricultural conference
which concluded five days session
in Washington Friday was character
lied by Secretary Wallace of the de-
partment of agriculture in his closing
address as "the most representative
gathering of agriculture" ever held.
1t has been a good thing for the farm
ers and the allied interests must CO.
operate to put agriculture on sound
and enduring basis"
Five men. two of them negroes, were
sentenced to life Imprisonment in the
state penitentiary when they entered
pleas of guilty in district court at
Oklahoma City Thursday to charges of
completely in the lynching of Jake
Brooks, negro packing house worker,
there on the night of Jan. IA.
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DIDN'T SEE END OF INCIDENT
Gap johnson Had More important
Thing to Attend to Than Wit
Messing a Hanging.

.'While l was in Tumlinville yester-
day." relates Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Ridge, Ark, "a mob came r'arin' around
corner hauling along gent with a
rope around his neck, and flung the
end of it over limb within forty feet
of me-"
did they hang him?" interestedly
asked an acquaintance.
'Dogged if / know! You see, just
then feller bantered me for hoss
swap and drug me off to look at his
nag, and l didn't learn how the anec
dote came out"
what had the gent done?"
"Well, / heerd somebody say that
he'd either been selling bone dry Ticker
to the mob or else he'd refused to do
so; / forgot to ask which. .'-Kansas
City Star.
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GOOD JOKE ON DANISH KING
Monarch Jumped Too Quickly to Con-
clusion That Eskimo Was
Actuated by Loyalty.

An amusing story Of the king of
Denmark's recent visit to Greenland
was recently told by M. Aagaard of the
Danish legation, to members of the
Danish club In London.
AS the royal yacht was approaching
Greenland dark speck became visible
on the open sea. 1t proved to be a
solitary Eskimo in his little cayak
(native canoe). The Eskimo came on
board and his loyalty in having braved
the perils Of the sea in such frail
craft assured him the warmest Of well
comes. The king presented him with
a cigar and, what the Eskimos most
highly prize, rifle.
On landing, the king described the
incident to the Danish commissioner
In Greenland and asked him who the
man was.
The commissioner, in accents Of hor
rOr. replied: "The mans an escaped
convict. He broke prison yesterday,
stole a canoe and put to sea. We
thought he had been drowned"
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ALL LATEST NEWS
News That Is News, When it
Is News, for All.
STATE, NATIONAL, FOREIGN
Happenings the World Over of
ImpOrtant Events Condensed
to Good Reading.
NATIONAL, FOREIGN
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The ground work for another inter
national conference to reWrlte the
laws of war for the submarine and
other agencies of attack on land and
sea was completed Friday by the arms
delegates. Preparations for the new
conference will begin Immediately up
on conclusion of the Washington ne
gotiations The United States, Great
Britain. Japan. France and Italy Will
be represented, and the American gov
ernment will select the exact time and
place of meeting.
The aid of President Harding has
been enlisted by the arms delegates
TO pring Japan and China into agree
ment on Shantung. Taking a direct
hand in the Washington negotiations
for the first time, the president has
urged the Chinese to accept the latest
compromise offer and thus remove
from the field of controversy a SUBJ
iect which has become serious bar
rier to the progress of the whole con-
ference.
Since the congressional appropria-
ton of $40 1000, 900 for Russian famine
relief was passed, twelve food car
goes. consisting of 100000 bushels OF
grain, have been shipped from this
country, Secretary Hoover announced
this week.
During the last half OF last week
the War Finance Corporation approved
advances amounting to $6,750,OOO for
agricultural and live stock purposes,
of which 81, ,231 900 went to Texas, $780,
600 went to Missouri on live stock in
Texas and $41,OO0 went to Texas on
live stock in New Mexico Oklahoma
institutions received total OF $751;
900.
Authority for the director OF the
mint to direct coinage of the Grant
memorial gold dollar, and silver half
was granted in bill passed Monday
by the senate and sent to the house.
The measure provides for the coinage
of 10000 gold dollars and 250,000 silver
half dollars
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
SEMI-MOURNING, AS IT WERE
Offer of That Red Skirt Made Caro-
line Reconsider Her Demonstra-
tion of Sorrow.

Every Saturday Caroline used to go
forth on cleaning job. One day she
appeared robed in black
whats the matterY her employer
asked.
ooh, Miss Sophy." she mOaned, ''my
uncle he is dead, and Use gwine to
mourn. Use gwine to mourn for him
four months"
The lady expressed sympathy and
added:
81 had out that red skirt of mine
for you. l thought YOU might like it;
but Of course you won't want it now"
mo, Miss Sophy; Use gwine to
mourn four whole months"
Next week brought Caroline as
usual.
Il been thinkin' bout that red
skirt Miss Sophy,' she said. Its
Just the kind of red skirt | like,
and believe from now on I'll mourn
from the waist up."-Everybody's
Magazine.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04

Mo- 0grTER OFF
~ I Ut poor motorist being
1blg hsfss.' 80.
Srv y. ! salIs him. He alnt
q II = = slnes hs broke
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Not Really Remarkable.

do you know anything about
palmistry, Herbert?" she asked. ''Oh
not much," he answered, although
had an experience last night which
might be considered remarkable ex-
ample of palmistry. l happened to
glance at the hand Of friend. and
I Immediately predicted he would pres
emily become the possessor of con
siderable amount of money. Before he
left the room he had nice little sum
handed to him. "And You foretold
that from his hand?' eyes, it had
four aces in it"
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
FOREIGN NEWS,

Giovanni Virga, noted Italian novel
list and poet, died at Rome, Italy, Fri
day at the age of So years. One Of
his best known works was "Cavalleria
Rusticana," from which Mascagni'.
opera was adopted. He also acquired
fame by his short studies and sketches
OF Sicilian pessantry He was born
& cataria. Sicily. in 1880.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
Didn't Think 1t Possible.

"In my opinion" ventured Mr..
Meekton, mildly, "the ballot for wom-
en- has not proved as successful as 1
hoped it would be-
What has caused your doubt?"
"rhe candidate for whom my wife
campaigned was overwhelmingly de-
Henrietta to get the worst of an argu-
ment.'
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
Utility.

You made your wife a Christmas
present of set of furs she doesn't
really needT'
II did, replied Mr. Meekton.
81 thought you were strict advo-
cate of useful giving"
81 am. A new set of furs put Hen
rietta in a perfectly angelic frame Of
mind Nothing could he more useful
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
IN hepnitalnx

2. HsspitaIlty.
= ~ ,s'ais We run a hospltable
49, - ''ar notion of a hosplt.
- ~. 'sel that It's a hospIt-
, .asn .as ia the come and 90
= nossA umbrellas are left
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04

~ become discouraged ge
sass. .'ss praetlclng. You know know;
!. =, ,rsst vlolinist, wouia YOU q
as.ls 4 day on a single .o,n. oar.
!, !, ,,ss y. does the same ,tmaa; .n,ns,
.''',, = n .bev any improvement
IIss peue.'
/, arsnse.' ,,,,o Is he
I !. . bsr made up entirely ol
J .l,sl TO Dr.euee.'
w philosophy. .,.,o - q
! ~, halves are 'ns'' y
|. /, fool, there's only two
I .a,tllne. whyr -.
j IN I came out Of the
! v,s half-starved, half
..,,.sllpd and half-plain dead.
.y~Auerican Legion Week
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
su,ls osdsesIon.

eapls Deduction.
-, N n the truth" said the
4&sdy 10 the corner mendicant,
~ mIg bllndr'
nm" said the beggar.
kb hat ! an about to give
I'M na'am."
4 ~ IRE blind how do you
I'M uItkelr
ndsle na'am. l never get more
sad ut Of people Ike you"
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04

~ AsselusIon.
h'istsd an carrying BIBLES
.'es Insisted on carrying
~ nsy decide the matter9"
The St. Mary banner., 1922-02-04
Altstscle ADVANTAGE.

Aeaslsgle Advantage.
ing q asking Mr.. Wad.
nahaa bow had l better go
= hlsphone.r
= 1T b diplomatic,"
y y Diplomatic. but you
little Of your self-respect
Nm Of when he starts to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-25
KIWANIS TO BOOST
CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP

AS part of the Kiwanis week, set
aside to celebrate the century of
friendship between the United States
and Canada, the local club will give its
Thursday noon meeting, April 6, over
to talk on Canadian relations.
The International Kiwanis clubs in
the United States and in Canada are
using the week April 2S to promote
good feeling between the two coun-
tries. Wherever possible the national
organization hopes to have American
speakers addressing Canadian audi
ences and Canadian speakers before
American meetings.
The local program has not yet been
completed, but a speaker well &C
quainted with Canada has been select
ed to give the main address.
James l.. Dolan, Ora Brubaker and
George Hamilton compose the commit
tee in charge of the dinner on April s..
In the international attendance con-
test Richmond is having an average
of 81 or SO per cent, in the hope of
repeating the win of last year, the
club officials report.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-25

earthly Life. Thursday evening, 7:3G,
annual congregational meeting. H. J.
Sarkiss, pastor, residence, 304 South
Twenty-third street; telephone, 4301.
EarIham Heights church-Sunday
school, 9:15 a. m, Mrs. R. c. Brunton,
superintendent. Evening services, 1880.
Come and hear splendid sermon by
Rev. F. A. Dressed.
Reid Memorial United Presbyterian
church-North A and Eleventh streets.
w. MCLEAN Work, minister. Sabbath
school, 9:15, Mrs. w. D. Scott, super
intendent. Morning worship. 10:30,
sermon subject, Achievement That
Counts" Young peoples meeting,
$50, What Our Country Owes to Our
Home Missionaries evening worship
at 1880, THE Gospel and Education"
SALVATION ARMY
Salvation Army-South Fifth street,
Ensign Amberger in charge. Sunday
school, $50 a. M; holiness meeting,
1O:45 a. NJ; young peoples meeting,
6:10 p. M; outdoor meeting, p. m;
indoor meeting, p. m; public serv-
ices Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at p. m.
SPIRITUALlST
The Science Church of SpirituaIists
will hold services Sunday at 1880 q. m.
in the knights of Pythias Temple,
South Eighth street Lecture by the
pastor, Rev. M. c. B. Austin, subject,
Us Life Vast Obscurity?" Solos by
Miss Maria Wilson and Miss Margaret
Wilson, accompanist, Mrs. Jessie Will
son. Miss Mellvina Duke, pianist;
Mrs. Jessie Wilson, director. Also
there is to be christening service.
Messages by Miss Thelma Kelly, Ada
P. Titus and Rev. Austin. The Psychi-
cal Research society will meet Tues
day, 7:45 p. M, in the Red Mems hall,
South Seventh street Public cordial
ly invited to all services.
The Spirtualist Church of Truth
will hold services Sunday at 7:45 p.
m, in their hall, 151a South Seventh
street. We will celebrate the 74th ar
niversary of modern Spiritualism. Mrs
z. O'Hara. of Columbus, Ohio, will be
with us. Lecture by Prof E. c.. May.
assistant pastor assisted by Mrs. Rose
Baker, also assistant pastor. Messages
by Mrs. OHara, Prof. May, Velma
Baker and the pastor, Mrs. L. A. Nor
row. Music by Miss Edith Fouts The
helping hand society will meet Thurs
day afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. Public
cordially invited.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Church of God-No. 515 North
A street. Services for Sunday, March
26: Sunday school at $3.50 a. m
Preaching, 1920 a. m and 700 D. m
Prayer service, Wednesday, Z 80 D. m
Endeavor to be with U.S. Thomas
Duckworth, pastor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-25

they really are fairly good speculative
property.
Leavitt's suit is for a $4,000 judg-
ment against Meyers and McLemore
He said that he turned over to the two
the names of Hiatt and F. Holdings
worth, of Grand Rapids, Mich, as pros
poets for Mississippi land deals,
4 He said that Meyers agreed to split
commissions with him on a half-and-
half basis. Then, according to Leavitt,
Meyers and McLemore concluded deals
with Hiatt and others and obtained
100000 in commissions, but did not
give him his share.
Leavitt said Meyers had no state
license to deal in land outside of Indi-
ana, as is required by 1921 law, but
that Meyers requested permission to
operate under his license.
Nature of Trades
Leavitt said that Hiatt traded Mey-
ers and McLemore the Glass block in
Marion, Indianapolis real estate, apart
ment house properties in Chicago and
Richmond for the Mississippi and Lou
isiana properties.
He said the deal went through on the
basis of $1,600,000 approximately. In
cluded in the southern property, ac-
cording to Leavitt, were the Nappanee
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and Magnolia plantations of approx
mately $4,000 acres and 600 head OF
cattle, 1920 acres of cotton and other
personal property.
Later some of these properties pass
ed to Hollingsworth, it was said. Lea
witt said that Hiatt went to the south
with Meyers and McLemore last June,
about which time the deal was made.
He said that associated with McLe-
more was Carrie McLemore, wife, and
C. r. Smith, McLemores father-in-
law
Peck Represented Hiatt
Leavitt said that Clyde l.. Peck, a
Chicago real estate dealer represented
Hiatt in looking after HATS Chicago
properties. He said he had heard that
Peck was to come to Indianapolis this
week. He said he had heard also that
McLemore also was to come to Indi-
annapolis this week.
Mr.. Meyers was very reticent about
discussing the Leavitt suit and his
connection with Hiatt other than to
express the highest regard for Mr..
Hiatt He said the Leavitt story of
the southern land and Hiatt property
trade was sin substance correct"
Meyers makes his indianapolis head
quarters in the English hotel He said
he would rather not answer the ques-
ton of whether he was authorized I'M
der the 1921 law to deal in lands out
side of the state.
He said he did not wish to say any
thing at all about the situation be
cause he believed Mr.. Hiatt to be a
very fine gentleman
Defendants in Suit
Meyers and Walter Johnson are de-
PENDANTS in a suit McLemore brought
| against them in local court last fall
McLemore sued for his alleged share
in a deal whereby, it is reported
| Meyers and Johnson took short cut
and made a deal between Hiatt and
Hollingsworth without, it is reported
having let McLemOre in on the com
mission
Mr. Johnson would not discuss the
suit. He grew impatient on being
questioned about it and said he had
acted for Mr.. Hiatt in the transaction
and knew very little about the deal
He said that R. L. McNair was
somewhat interested" in the deal
whereby Hiatt acquired some of the
property.
Not long ago the Merchants Ma
tionol bank, of Indianapolis, sent tc
| Richmond for collection from Hiatt q
note held by McNair and amounting
| to approximately 1000.
Gets HATS Note
| Mr.. McNair said the note was given
! to him by Hiatt as the result of q
| transaction which included incumber
! ed property he took over from Hiatt
! He said the note was HATS assur
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-25
REV. MARTIN, DAYTON,
ADDRESSES MISSION
BOARD CONFERENCE

EATON. Ohio, March %. The Rev.
w. II. Martin, Dayton, addressed tho
mid-year meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sion board of the Miami Ohio Chris
tan Conference, held here Friday in
the Christian church. He spoke on
Flash Lights from Porto Rico"
Mrs. Abbie Dennison and Mrs. Sa
rah Swartzel and Mrs. Grace King, of
Versailles. addressed the meeting.
Mrs. Emma Powers, of Dayton, led Il
song service at the opening of the
meeting in the morning. Noontide
prayer was given by Mrs. A. B. Ken
dali. of Springfield
Departmental conferences were held
at the afternoon session Women of
the church served dinner in the church
dining room. A number of women
from the churches in the conference
district attended the meeting.
Seek Lien Foreclosure.
Foreclosure of a mechanics lien in
volving $109 is sought by Jesse Kepler,
doing business as the Eaton Machine
works, in a common pleas court action
against L. r. Bishop and Lewis Camp
bell. Kepler AYERS he furnished labor
and material in repairing Bishops au-
tomobile, in which Campbell claims an
interest.
Suit for foreclosure of chattel
mortgage securing a note for $3.50 has
been entered in common pleas court
by Opal Kuth against George A. and
Emily Caughey.
A partition action brought by Pearl
W. Hartrum against Minnie Hartrulr.
involving so acres of land in Harrison
township, has been settled and dis
missed from common pleas court.
Sheriff Jones III.
Sheriff George Jones is i'll and con-
fined to his bed in his home in The
sherff's living apartments in the court
house. His condition is said not to
be serious