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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
BANDIT HOLDS
UP CONDUCTOR
land TAKESs6o
Henry Mortier of Rock Island Is
Victim-Job Is Pulled at End
re of Loop Line In Moline.
Especial Moline Service,


Henry Mortier, 1923 Twenty
sixth street, Rock Island, conductor
on the Fifteenth street loop car,
was held up at Prospect park, Mo-
line, shortly before 10 o'clock last
night, and robbed of $50. Half of
the money belonged to Mortier and
the balance represented the re-
ceipts of the nights business.
The bandit who p1lled the job
wore a red bandana handkerchief
over the lower part of his face and
was armed with a revolver The
man sprang out OF the da. SIS
while Mortier was turning the troll
ley and ordered the conductor 20
throw up his hands. Keeping his
revolver pressed against the ribs
of Mortier the bandit searche the
street car mans pockets, and took
all the money he had. Then he
ordered Mortier to enter the car
and close the door Mortier COM
piled with the command, and the
bandit ran into the park and lis
appeared in the darkness
Mortier, WHEEL the bandit was out
OF sight. went to a 81 .ce near
the end of the Prospect park line
and notified the police of the hold
up. Officers Stewart. Zahn and
Peterhoff hurried to the scene an
made a search Of The park and the
bottom road, but without result.
Mortier says tho man who took
his money as alone. He was ap-
parently % years of age, wore d
dark overcoat md a red stocking
cap
Mortier carried no passengers 20
the end of the line on the trip pre-
ceding the hold up, and it is likely
that the bandit was waiting for
just such an opportunity
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
federation TO
HAVE CARNIVAL
Sargent Shows to Be Brought to
Davenport; No Labor Contract
Delays Ahead.

At meeting of the Tri-City Fed
Grafton of Labor last night in Rock
Island Industrial hall it was de-
cided to hold a carnival the week
beginning May 20. The carnival
will be held in Davenport. Rep
resentatives of the Sargent Shows
company were present at the meet
ing and contract has been signed
for these shows to appear in Day.
export. A federation committee re-
ported that all its shows are clean
and Of the best order. 1t is ex-
pected to prove one of the best
carnivals ever held in the tri-cities
and the members of the federation
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
VENDETTA GETS
nth VICTIM

Chicago, March 1.-THE Italian
vendetta which followed the STAY
ing several months ago of Paul La
briola, municipal court bailiff, and
nineteenth ward leader, last night
claimed its 9th victim. He was Paul
Notte, saloon owner. He identified
Angelo Genna, recently acquitted
after a murder trial, as the man
who shot him, police say.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17


St Louis by the York Site Masonic bodies in junction with the
holding
in receding
embenatc of of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Cosby Bits.

Sara Bernhard has been invited
to Hollywood by a distinguished
-lmittee of producers and stars
to be the guest of honor at a cele-
bration Of the tenth anniversary of
the II ton picture drama. 1t is
figured out that the first real fea-
ture play was produced just a de-
cad ago. Madame Bernhard was
the first great stage artist to star
in th3 films.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17

expect to reap considerable profit.
Several minor committee reports
were made and routine business
was transacted. The labor situa-
ton in this district is now on a
harmonious basis and little trouble
is expected in the spring. when
several of the building union trades
will make new contracts with en-
ployers, it was said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Boy Scout News

The regular monthly meeting of
the court of honor will be held in
Boy Scout headquarters this even
ing. A large number of candidates
is expected to be out for advance
ment. The meeting will begin
promptly at Z o'clock and the fol-
lowing examiners will be on duty p:
Arthur b, DuVon, E. o. Vale, Jr.,
=. V. Coulslon, Allan Welch, A. F.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
PROF. JACOBY PRAISES
WORK OF DISCOVERER
Feat Most Interesting Since
BeteIguese Achievement.

Most remarkable investigation ana
discovery" said Prof. Harold Jacoby
OF Columbia University yesterday, 1T
Is outstanding among recent astro-
nomical Investigations, and all the
more remarkable for emanating from
such a reliable investigator and sky
explorer as Prof. ]. S. Plaskett OF VIC
toria, British Columbia.
"Mr. Plaskett's research work
among the stars has been Of prime
Importance and benefit to everybody
who spend their nights searching the
heavens for new appearances and FUR
ther knowledge of nebulae, planets or
stars, catalogued and uncatalogued.
This great double star, which has
revealed through the spectroscope to
Mr.. Plaskett it's unlocked for prop
critics. has been known to the astro-
nomical world for about seventy years,
but it has now suddenly become an
extraordinary object to all, not only
by reason OF the knowledge revealed
to us of it's elements, but perhaps more
so by the fathoming of its temperature
which Mr. Plaskett has discovered to
be 10000 degrees Fahrenheit. placing
it among the very hottest IL not the
most massive of the now known stars.
"Of course there Is nothing new
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
TINY, DIM STAR DISCLOSED
AS TWINS BIGGER THAN SUN

surface brightness and the area of the
stars. 1t is probable from various
considerations that such excessively
hot stars are very much less dense
than the Sun, probably only one
hundredth as dense. AS the brighter
star has at least seventy-five times
the mass and one-hundredth the den
sity, it must have $500 times the vol
ume, or 1916 times the diameter OF
the Sun. Its area will then be 1876
squared times or $50 times the Sun
and IL as already stated this relativity
is forty times as bright, II will be
more than $4,000 times as bright as
the Sun.
1t is admitted by Eddington that
his computed values are somewhat too
high for the very hot stars, so that we
may take as moderate estimate of
the brightness that the brighter star
is $4,000 and the fainter 10000 times
as bright as the Sun, much brighter
than any known star in the sky. The
second brightest known star is Rigel
which is, however, only half the
brightness of this pair Knowing the
actual brightness $1,000 times the
Sun, the apparent brightness. 81 mag
ritudes and the fact that the Sun
would appear of the same brightness
as this star if 1t were removed to a
distance of sixty light years, makes
the actual distance of this star sixty
times the square root of $4,000, or
about 10000 light years.
This double star system is moving
away from the Sun at the rate Of
fifteen miles a second, but there is
also a cloud Of calcium vapor either
surrounding or else between us and
the pair. The spectroscope shows
this vapor to be moving away from
us at constant speed of ten miles
per second. If this cloud surrounds
the system, it should move with the
same speed and possible explanation
of the discrepancy Is the relativity
shift of the spectrum lines.
Einstein's theory calls for three as
Economical consequences: the advance
OF the perihelion of Mercury which is
fully confirmed, the bending of light
passing near the Sun. which has been
observed at the 1919 eclipse, and Is
to be again observed in Australia on
September 21, and a displacement OF
the lines of the spectrum of heavy
body to the red. This last effect
for the Sun is equivalent to a speed
Of slightly less than half a mile pei
second away from us, but it has not
yet been definitely found in the Sun
AS the shift is directly proportionate
to the mass and diminishes with the
diameter of the star, this star should
value of the relativity shift, for thi:
ton which shows the most probable
value of the relativity shift for this
star would only be going about two
miles per second Although this Is
II. the right direction, it is not great
enough to account for the difference
o. velocity of five miles per second
between the calcium cloud and the
star. To give a shift of five miles
per second the diameter of the star
should be only seven instead of twen-
t. times that of the Sun and this
would require the unlikely great
density of four-tenths the Sun in
stead OF probable density one hun
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

under our little sun. which. by the bye.
is not cutting SO much OF a swath
among the two million stars that are
being brought closer daily to our vi
sion. Every day we look for the dis
covery OF still larger star suns. and
we are getting slowly but steadily to
the core Of things celestial, even
though the stupendous distances we
measure In space-ten thousand light
years-are incomprehensible to the
lay mind.
"Of course we cannot always con-
vey intelligently to the lay mind the
grasp We sometimes get on things
infinite. Ten thousand light years is
some distance away. and the light
from this great double star has taken
some time to reach this planet. II
started long before man was able to
conceive the thought so ably expressed
by the psalmist over 1000 years ago
when he sang "A thousand years In
Thy sight is but as yesterday but its
spectrum recorded on Photographic
plates tells us more about It's exist
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
ESCAPES FROM POLICE
BY THREAT TO JUMP
Man Resents Wife Having His
Sanity Determined.

Patrolman John Mhertens OF the West
Forty-seventh street police station and
Warrant Officer Fisher went to the home
Of Matthew OHare at AT West Fifty
third street yesterday afternoon TO take
o'Hare. at the request OF his wife. to the
West Side court, where she wished TO
start proceedings to determine his sanity.
Enraged by the presence of the officers
In his home. OHare stood at bay in a
hall window and threatened to jump to
the small courtyard below rather than
surrender. He smashed one of the win
dows with an iron bar about two feet
long and brandished 1t in a threatening
manner before Patrolman Mhertens drew
his gun. Mrs. o'Hare pleaded with the
policeman not to shoot, and finally per-
suaded her husband to climb down from
the window and return to their apart
ment. Later, while she and the officers
were waiting in one of the rooms in the
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

ence than we ever expected to have
revealed to us in my day.
"The measurements recorded by Mr..
Plaskett must be accepted as most
reliable. His consistent and constant
work photographing its spectra has
given US the speed of both the brighter
and fainter stars, as we'll as the exact
time taken by both to revolve around
each other.
There is nothing I can add TO the
Ineligible and remarkable report sub
mitted to the Royal Astronomical So
ciety IN London by Mr.. Plaskett. He
has given THE NEW YORK HERALD
readers a most comprehensive resume
Of his investigations and 1 am sure
that its publication will create as great
and widespread an interest as the dis
covery and measurement of Betelguese,
which>was notable achievement.
Personally, have been out OF
touch with the world for several
months through illness. and am in
deed glad on the eve Of my recovery
to know of the splendid discovery re-
garding the mass of this great stranger
In the distant heavens"
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

dredth the Sun. The evidence then
from this star for the relativity dis
placement. although not convincing. is
in the right direction.
We may summarize then the princi-
pal facts that we have been able to
deduce about this extraordinary double
star merely from the quality of the
light coming from it when analyzed
by the spectroscope.
The system which Is 10000 light
years away consists of two enormous
suns each at a temperature OF about
10000 degrees Fahrenheit. revolving
around one another at a distance OF
about So 1000 900 miles at speeds OF l2s
and 154 miles per second respectively,
in about 14.4 days. The brighter,
heavier and slower of the two stars Is
nearly twenty times the diameter OF
the Sun, over seventy-five times as
massive and $4,000 times as bright as
the fainter, lighter and faster moving
star and about eighteen times the
diameter, over siXty-three times as
heavy and 10000 times as bright as
the Sun. The velocity of the system
is fifteen miles per second away from
the Sun as compared with ten miles
per second of a surrounding or In
tervening cloud of calcium vapor. Al
though in the right direction, the diff
ference is greater than can be ex-
planned by the relatively shift OF the
lines.
Although stars like Antares and
Betelgeuse are much larger In oi-
ameter they are extremely tenuous
and we have no information about
.heir mass. This star, which is No
1909 of the six degree zone of Arge-
lander's catalogue, is especially re-
markable for its enormous mass, ABOUT
four times as great as any previously
determined, and the discovery and in
vestigation is important chiefly on
that account and on it's bearing on
tho theories OF the constitution ane
development of the stars.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
ROCKEFELLER SEES
CIRCUS FROM LUNA
Gleeful as He Views Antics of
Performers and Buys Red
Lemonade.
DIMES FOR EVERYBODY
DIMES FOR EVERYBODY
John D., Jr., and Family Also
Enjoy Clowns and Peanuts
at Pocantico Hills.

John D. Rockefeller renewed his youth
yesterday afternoon when he sat under
a circus tent at Pocantico Hills and
watched a special performance staged
from Luna Park. Mr.. Rockefeller sat in
the front row, surrounded by the chill
dren, but no one enjoyed the antics OF
tthe clowns or the performances of the
dogs monkeys or the juggler more than
he.
He shook his head when the juggler
kept producing water from a pitcher
after he had let half dozen boys put
their hand inside OF it to see that it was
empty. The closing act was given out
doors by the eight blue devils, and Mr..
Rockefeller clapped his hands and
laughed with glee at the tumbling.
At the finish Mrs. Rockefeller. Jr.,
gave him silhouette that had been
made in the midway. Mr.. Rockefeller
expressed his gratitude. and as the
shears cutter appeared he said: II want
to give you souvenir
Pocket Full OF Dimes.
Reaching into his pocket, Mr.. Rookie
feller pulled out handful of new
dimes and stated: Here's one for
your dear wife and one for you. Have
you any children?''
Two the man replied. and Mr..
Rockefeller laid two dimes on his palm.
Father and mother living?" The
man nodded his head and two more
limes were forthcoming.
This incident attracted a crowd and
before Mr.. Rockefeller was through he
!, had given out $50 worth of dimes to
every member of the troupe and the
band.
1T hope you live to be a century, Mr..
said one clown, and then
khook hands. Mr.. Rockefeller smiled
Ind said:
"You people give so much pleasure"
Then he met the contortionist.
F How much do you weigh?"
"One hundred and thirty-five pounds, "
replied the man.
Mr. Rockefeller marveled and pro-
Sceeded to give him dime for every
member of the family.
Just then John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. re-
marked: Father, there are some on the
lother side"
The elder Rockefeller turned and saw
I&the fat woman and her rube husband,
I8to whom he gave dimes. Then he pa
'Ntronized the booths in the midway, buy
Hing red lemonade. peanuts and hot dogs.
RNo one was found. however, who would
Hsay that he ate any.
N Youngsters Enjoy Circus.
d After father left, John D.. Jr., his
Mwife and five children remained and the
Yisilhouette man did~a thriving business
/ flor time. They also bought cake,
popcorn. lemonade. peanuts and every
!, NQing that goes with circus.
f1cWho wants to ride on the Rookie
y lr ponies?" yelled the Rev. Homer
lson. who acted as barker for Win
Eop and Lawrence. Ten cents a
e."
\ The ponies did a fine business
The circus was given for the benefit
| ithe Community Church, which cost
! 1000. Mr.. Rockefeller and some
tghbors gave $4,000, leaving $4,000
q be raised by the people. Mr.. Rookie
Rfeller offered to match dollar for dollar.
Y and in spite of the bad weather. 1t was
y hoped that large sum would be re-
allied.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
IN PRIESTHOOD 26 YEARS.
Rev. Fathers Mueller and Werth
Celebrate Event To-day.

Twenty-six years ago to-day the Very
Rev. Benedict Mueller. provincial of the
Aprovince OF ST. Joseph of the Capuchin
kFathers, and the Rev. Ludger Werth,
rector of the Roman Catholic Church of
\ st. John the Baptist, West Thirtieth
ystreet. and spiritual director of the Third
Order Conference, were ordained to the
priesthood by the late Archbishop Fran
els X. Katzer of Milwaukee. Both will
to-day observe that event, Father
Werth's parishioners assisting in the OBJ
scrvance.
Father Mueller became the provincial
Of ST. Joseph's Province, with headquar-
ters at Detroit. after he had taught at
! ST. Lawrence's College, Mount Calvary,
Wis. for twenty-five years while his
fclassmate was assigned to this city.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02

apartment, he went out into the hall and
disappeared He had not returned at a
late hour last night
In August. 1913, O'Hare fell about
thirty feet from a seaffoiding in one OF
the yards OF the Standard Shipbuilding
Corporation and suffered conclusion ~
the brain. He has not been able 10 work
since that time. the slender support Of
his family coming from compensation
from the State Labor Department
Recently his wife says she has
observed symptoms which prompted her
10 arrange for his examination in Belle
yue Hospital O'Hare is 45 years old
about six feet tall. weighs IT'S pounds
and has dark complexion, with black
hair When he left home he wore blue
suit and straw hat. He has blue eyes.
The New York herald., 1922-07-02
1000 POLICEMEN ELIGIBLE.

A list of names of 1000 patromen who
passed the examinations held August 6.
1921. to fill vacancies In the grade of
sergeant was made public yesterday.
There are now fifty-six vacancies, but
they cannot be filled until Commissioner
Enright returns from abroad.
Evening star., 1922-08-13

TT is an axiom among Broadway
song writers and composers thai
whenever they hear a good verse
or a good tune they 60 home
and write it, For il is fact that
almost every big song hit can be
traced to some earlier original. Many
successful composers have "niggers'
as ghosts are called in Tin Fan
alIey-and every now and then. es-
pecially when there Is lawsuit,
popular song is shown to have had
very humble origin. The readers OF
this paper will recall the story
behind "Dardanetla"-that amazingly
popular tune of a few seasons back
which was bought by Fred Fischer
for 500. II made thousands OF oois
lars for its publisher and resulted IN
litigation that lasted for many
months. At the present time song
that was bought for $50 has earned
thousands for it's lucky purchaser.
Already one suit has been filed.
Some months ago Bryan Foy, a son
of Eddie Foy. the comedian, wrote a
, song called Mr.. Gallagher and MT
Shean" for Ed Gallagher and Al
Shean, two well known VaudeHiife
performers. The song set forth sev-
erald old jokes in rhyme. part OF each
verse being recited by "Mr. Gaila-
CHER" part by "Mr. Shean." 1t had
a familiar but ingratiating little
melody, and the two vaudevillians
willingly parted with $50 OF their
i hard-earned money for 1t. At that
| time they received less than $500 q
week for their talking act" and $50
seemed like. considerable sum to
| them.
c,HoRTLY afterward Messrs. CAL
- lagher and Shean tried out the
song as part of their vaudeville act.
| In the language of the "two-a-day' 1t
| was a riot" Audiences, seemingly
! could not get enough of 1t. with the
! result that the two performers wrote
| several additional verses. In short
the song became their entire act. Ano
their popularity became SO great that
they we're soon elevated to head
| liners, anu tiiS'9 So'A'1 "@S
to $500, later to $3.50 and finally to
$1,000 a week. On numerous occa-
sions they played In two Keith thea
ter. the same week-filling both to
capacity. Audiences of all classes
late 1t up"
| So 1t did not come as a surprise
when Flo Ziegfeld announced their
appearance in his new Follies. He
had to give them a contract callina
! for $500 a week to obtain thei'
J services. an dtheir act" in the Fol-
lies is simply a repetition Of the Mr.
Gallagher and Mr.. Shean" song.
i All this wouldn't have been so un-
usual-for many performers have
been made by single song-but
Evening star., 1922-08-13

turn. Bull Feeney just managed to
finish on his feet--and that wac g..
Then. the game over. the King of
Cmps took a few uncertain steps
toward his dressing room. swayed, a
grass. When they got to his side
he was in a cold faint.
Ferguson, Peewee. Lefty and Brick
McGovern helped to carry him snto
the seciusion of the little room un'.nr
!: the stands. They shooed the oth,'s
payers away. - ~ -
We know what's wrong" mupl-
bled Peewee. '"Wen take care. of htn.
Get aways'
BY dint Oh vigorous massage and
liberal applications Of cod water
they restored Bull 10 copscropsnesse
Bull" besought Peewee, kneei,.x
by his side. you got me scared
| cuckoo. Don't take it SO hard, mani
We been lookin' for her to try and ~
| things all jake. Just you tell US v.s.-e
| she lives and we'll square it az I'D
you won't have to oG no.fin'.
Bull Feeney's lips curved in an osld
smile. She's in the hospital he
! whispered. That's the trouble; that's,
how come to blow out like that"
in the hospital?" cried Lefty.
! Gee. what's the trouble. Buli? Sat
ain't bad off. is She?"
! EEENEY propped himself into :. s!t-
ting posture with their, help. H.
spoke slowly:
! 'No, she amt bad off now She's
going to come out all right. and she's
! going to get narried-to big bum"
"Gee"' said Peewee. Amt that al
ways the way? ! ask you a simple
| question: Did you ever see a girl Yet
that didn't fall for a fathead?"
! "'Tis a queer story" Feeney ex-
planned. This little girl, you mind
was a cripple. Same trouble as Bill
! Kerrigan's kid She was interested
! in the big bum, but not bit would
she encourage him till she. finds out
; whether an operation will help her
! to walk. So she goes to the hospital
/ and falls for one of them bone gratis
/ opeT Is WI W Hci! sIi''
! is comm out from under the chloro
! form she calls this big bum by name
until Doc decides 10 send fov him.
and ask him what's the big idea. Tle
! fellows explanation makes, every.
! thing O. h. bu. the little girl is 80
weak that they see she ain t going
to pull through
. 'I thought you said SHE was going
! 10 be married. Peewee protested. =
The King of the Umpires grinned
up at them. The color was coming
: back to his gilis.
! so did, he assented u was
! callin' the play the way # looked to
!. me- She amt going to die. Better
T still. she's going to walk-that is.
she'll be able to walk with the aid Of
2! the fathead. You See. he didn't have
much to offer her, but he had al
ways lived clean. and he WAS built
husky. There was one thing he could
! give her. and the doctor said 'twou!d
!. What was that they demand de'l.
Blood" he answered, "a quart Of
il. and every drop of it straight from
the heart. Lift me up, you birds. and
mind the bandages on me jeff arm;
promised her Id be back right after
the game"
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