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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
600 FEET OF
TRACK CONE;
ONE DEATH H
Engineer Damn Killed at
Utica Washout; So
Hours Repair.

SIX hundred feet of track on the
Rock Island Lines were washed out
Yesterday afternoon by a cloudburst
AT Mossyille, the first station out OF
Peoria, the result being that train
service will not be restored entirely
10 normal until tomorrow night.
The hole made along the right of
yay near Mossville is from 3 to II
feet deep, and the approaches to
two bridges were also washed out
by the deluge.
Trains over the Rock Island Lines
are being detoured over other lines,
and every effort is being made to
take care of the transcontinental
and other passenger and freight
traffic.
Engineer Killed.
All trains were late On the ROCK
Island Lines this morning by reason
of washout which took place last
night at Utica, near Ottawa, which
resulted in the death Of Charles
Damn, an engineer. His cab was
attached to a caboose, bearing ofhc-
ials who were investigating condi-
tions occasioned by the rainy
weather. The train struck a soft
piece of track and the cab turned
turtle, crushing out the life of the
engineer. His fireman, Henry
Johnson, escaped. Damm's home is
in Blue Island, a suburb of Chicago.
Three in Hospital
Fireman Arthur Johnson of Blue
Island, Z. f. Brennan and j. r.
Dalscrome of Chicago are patients
at St. Mary's hospital at LaSaile,
suffering from injuries not beleVed
; TO be serious.
The wreck occurred at Split
Rock, when the engine with only i
caboose was exploring that sec
ton of the Rock Island Lines
which had been affected by yes
terday's cIoudb burst in this section.
Division Engineer Hayes and Tram
master Hawk were aboard but
were uninjured.
The Golden State Limited, with
Many Chicago people aboard, had
been stopped at Ottawa until the
trouble train" inspected the track
otherwise a serious accident NIGH
have occurred.
Iowa Roads Washed Out
I1nIOn, IOWA. 4hdy 80 w.
crews at work on the Milwaukee
and the Midland branch of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway lines
repairing the damage caused by the
food following the cloudbursts IL
the northeastern section of CllntoI
county and the southeastern cor
ner of jackson county, on Thurs
day night and yesterday morning
indications today were that trail
service may be resumed on Monday
The service is still paralyzed to
day with all Midland branch trains
annulled and the Milwaukee line
trains operated over the tracks OF
the Illinois side of the Mississippi
river and via the main line from
Savanna, west
Hundreds of carloads of cinder'
and other filing is being used il
restoring the right of way for th'
tracks and all available men arr
being used in repairing the wash
outs caused by the food
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
CHICAGO LABOR WAR GEARS ARE FREED
Soap Box Orator NOlU Seeks
To Spread His Cerise Hued
Theories by Means of Radio

sort which can be packed into a
handbag to the huge one which
needs a room to itself.
For 20 minutes out of every hour
one of the New York stations puts
on a program. This begins with
perhaps group of songs, goes on
with hints for the well dressed"
man, tells you what to plant in
your garden, then gives bedtime
stories or verse and Interpretation
of literature The entertainment
lasts from 1:4o in the afternoon
until 1870 at night and the radio
fan will be exposed to a liberal
education if he will wear his re-
ceivers a couple of hours daily.
EZRA of Neighb0rlineSs."
On clear evenings. with condi-
tions favorable, fans have listened
in from points as far distant as Co
lumbus, Ohio, Pittsburgh, and even
Charleston, S. C. 1t was a startled
and delighted boy listening in on
his apparatus in Bennington, VT,
who heard a voice remark:
This is Bedloe's Island, New
York harbor"
He took a couple of pages Of
writing paper to tell of his exper-
ience and express his delight 1t
indicated the commencement of an
era of neighborliness for the world.
There are three things today
bothering the radio broadcasting
operators. Two of them cannot
very well be helped. They are To-
cal thunder storms and the north
ern lights The third-weu that is
the horde of peformers and propa-
gandiSts who want to use the air
to distribute their pet theories and
threaten legislative reprisals when
they are turned down.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
GERMAN STAND
FRETS ALLIES
Fear Reparations Propositions Are
Accepted Only as Basis for
Discussion.

Paris, May 27.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-Reports from Berlin
that the German government has
accepted the allied reparations
propositions were qualified by fears
in reparation circles that the prop
ositions had been accepted only
as basis for discussion, while the
determination of the commission is
that they constituted the last word.
The position of the commission
is that if the propositions are not
accepted entirely, the discussion
will be closed and the entire repa-
rations question turned over to the
allied governments
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
LIVE WIRE HOLDS
NO TERRORS FOR
HOOCH DRINKER

Chicago, May 27.-George Cor
coran, IS, was found in an alley
with a live wire sputtering in
pool of water near his feet early
today. A policeman, believing
George had been electrocuted,
called an ambulance. STOPPING
to lift the corpse. one of the
stretcher-bearers detected a ia
miliar odor.
Sure he's dead?" he asked.
Must be; the wire was only
Two inches from his feet" the
Policeman replied.
He never got this jolt out OF
a wire" the stretcher-bearer
said as he shook the corpse.
George opened his eyes and
closed them again. He next
opened them in a police station
Where he f1ished his sleep in a
,cell.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
H00CH FARM
RAIDED; GET
BIG STILLS
Mrs. Matte Zimmerman
on Hillsdale Road
Under Arrest.

Federal agents believed they had
struck a blow to the tri-city liquor
supply this afternoon when they
raided a farm-still in the home of
Mrs. Matte Zimmerman, 10 miles
out of Moline on the Hillsdale road.
Only Mrs. Zimmerman and a
minor son were in the farmhouse
when the officers arrived early
this afternoon.
In the cellar they found three
copper stills, each of 10-gallon ca
pacity, in operation. Twenty bar
rels of mash, total of 1000 gal
Ions, were stored in the cellar.
On the second floor the officers
found $50 gallons of white moon
shine, jugged.
Mrs. Zimmerman, the officers
said, has been in the courts before
for violation of the liquor laws, but
there was no evidence of wide
spread operations.
The raid was conducted by Joe
Prenderga$, prohibition agent in
this territory, Sheriff Miller and
Jess Hanna, deputy.
Send for Reinforcements.
The raiding forces were not pre-
pared for the layout which they
discovered and after taking pos
session of the premises telephonet
to Rock Island for trucks to con
vey the equipment to this city
Mrs. Zimmerman will be taken int
custody also. The officers are no
expected to return until late thi:
afternoon
The raid has been contemplated
several days. This morning Agen
Prendergast organized his forces
and the party started at 12:45 from
| the sheriff's office.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
CHILE And PERU
in AGREEMENT?
Joint Statement Says "Definite
Formulas Have Been Settled
Upon in Dispute.

Washington, May 27.-By the
Associated Press. Formal an
nouncement that definite formu-
las" had been settled upon in the
Chilean-Peruvian conference here
was made in a joint statement to-
day, after the two delegations had
resumed their sessions for the first
time in a week.
The announcement did not reveal
in detail the exact basis on which
the conference at last has come to
a direct issue, but it was under
stood that the diplomatic ''formu-
las referred to dealt directly with
the question of Tacna-Arica and
with the problem of "fulfillment"
of the treaty of Ancon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
REPORT CRANE
NOT CONVICTED
Official in Cairo Says Story of
Americans Sentence is With
out Foundation.

London, May 27.-Reuters cor
respondent in Cairo, Egypt, says he
learns from a high official who ar
rived here last night from Syria
that the report of Charles R
Cranes conviction by a French nil
itary court at Damascus for incit-
ing a riot is without foundation.
Paris, May 27.-Charles R. Crane
has reserved transportation to The
Hague, and is leaving Paris tonight
with the intention of crossing to
England tomorrow night. He saw
NJ. Ginchant director of Asiatic
affairs of the foreign office, and
discussed with him the situation
in Syria
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
FARM PRODUCTS
PRICES HIGHER
Agriculture Department Report
Shows Livestock and Crops
Bring More Money.

Washington. May 27.-The pur-
chasing power of farm crops for
April was unchanged as compared
with March, while prices of crops
and livestock on the farms improv-
ed slightly from March 10 to April
10, the department of agriculture
announced today.
The unchanged condition was at
tributed to corresponding in
crease in the wholesale price of all
commodities, excluding farm pro-
ducts and food
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
THIRD BASEMAN OF
CUBS BADLY HURT

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 27-During
the last half of the second inning Of
the first Chicago at Cincinnati game
here today, KelIeher was bumbed
by Pinelli, badly hurt and carried
of the field. Kelleher was trying
to catch a wild throw when hit by
Pinelli.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
WHEAT ACREAGE
IN EUROPE LESS

Washington. May 27.-The area
of winter wheat for 1929. in
European countries, for which fig
ures are now available, is 31,397,-
900 acres, according to advices re-
ceived by the department of agri-
culture. This is 1893, 900 acres less
than last year.
The countries covered are Bel
gium. Bulgaria, Spain, Finland.
France, Poland. Rumania and
CHechoSaosakia-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
4QUAKES ROCK
ITALIAN TOWN
violent Shocks in Vicinity of Ter
nj, North of Rome, Bring
Terror TO People.

Rome, May 27.-(By the Associa-
ted Press. -Four violent earth
quakes occurred today in the vi
cinity of Terni, about so miles
north of Rome. causing terror to
the population over an area of sew
eral miles. No reports of dam
age, however, had been received
here this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
CILLETT BLOCKS
JOHNSON MOVE
Again Refuses TO Permit House 70
Take Up Resolution on War
Frauds Cases

Washington, May 27.-Speaker
Gillett refused again today to per
nit the house to take up, on the
ground OF privilege, charges by
Representative Johnson, Republi-
can, South Dakota. that Chairman
Campbell had failed TO comply with
orders of the rules committee TO
call up the resolution for investi-
CATION of alleged laxity in govern
ment prosecution of war fraud
cases
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
CLOTURE STIRS
ROW in SENATE
Republican Disagreement So Broad
That Conference AdjOurns Till
Next Wednesday.

Washington, May 27.-Wide diff
ference of opinion among Republi-
can senator's on the proposal for
cloture on the pending tariff and
other revenue and appropriation
bills developed at today's party
conference, adjourned from last
Thursday. Disagreement was so
broad. it was said, that no progress
was made and the conference ad-
l0urned until next Wednesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
POPEPROTESTS
ON PALESTINE
Cardinal Gasparri Sends Note to
League of Nations Objecing
to British Mandate.

Geneva, May 27.-Cardinal Gas
parri. papal secretary of state, has
addressed a note on behalf of the
vatican to the League of Nations,
says the Exchange Telegraph. pro-
testing in strong terms against the
British mandate for PaleGins.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MRS. CHAPLIN TO STAY.

Washington, May 27.-Mrs. Han
nah Chaplin, mother of Charles
Chaplin, motion picture actor, may
be allowed to remain in the United
States as an alien seeking treat
ment for mental disorders. accord
ing to the immigration bureau
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
HOME OF SWISS
CHEESE INVADED
BY U. S. PRODUCT

Washington. May 27.-Switzer-
land. the home of cheese, is be-
ing invaded by the American
product, according to report
from Consul Murphy at Lucerne,
the commerce department an
nounced today.
Constant improvement OF
American types of Swiss cheese,
he said. has had much to do with
their entry into Switzerland and
other new markets and the
Swiss cheese has had to make
room for its foreign relative.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
BALLOTS THROWN OUT.

Tayiorville, Ill. May 27.-State
Representative Lincoln Bancroft
was saved from defeat for renom-
ination when court threw out all
ballots marked with rubber stamp
hY efec1ans judga=m- m-AnEan
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
DISCHARGE CEMENT JURY.

New York, May 27.-Failing to
agree after IS hours deliberation,
the Cement trust" jury was dis
charged by Federal Judge Knox
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday, Not
much change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday,
IA; lowest last night, 81.
Wind velocity at a. M, miles
per hour.
Precipitation in last "A hours,
ST inch
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
12m 7p.m- Z am

River stage at a. m, o.S' a rise
Of g in last "A hours
Sunset today, 1927; sunrise to-
4:32.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
River Forecast.

The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque TO Muscatine will con-
tinue to rise for the next few days
as a result of heavy rains in this
vicinity during the last "a hours.
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteorologist-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
DICK GW|NN To
LEAD TR|ADS IN
FIELD AND TRACK
lTAMED YESTERDAY TO TAKE
PLACE OF KENNETH KRAFT
Is LETTER MAN

Richard Oick) Gw!nn. senior Of
Triadelrh!a district high school and a
letter man from last years Red and
Black track squad. will lead his schools
track and held teams In the state and
sectional track and field meets this
spring. Gwlnn was named yesterday by
Coach Wolfe TO take the place of Ken
meth Kraft. who has resigned the cap
tatHCy as he will he unable To try ont
for the squad when training is started.
Gwlnn earned his letter last year by
making the team In the mile rim. He
Is good distance man. having improved
each year. and something is expected Of
him during the coming season. He is a
popular youngstcr and his selection will
no doubt meet with the approval OF fol-
lowers OF the school.
Work was started Yesterday cleaning
IN the Hancher lot adjoining the out
th"-pika school In preparation for start
Ing training. Coach Wolfe had 4 crowd
Of youngsters ont yesterday afternoon.
cleaning up the lot. II will be scraped
and made level within the next two
weeks and the first call for candidates
Will then 60 out.
Indications are the Tr!ads will be well
represented this spring and Coach Wolfe
Is expected to show something before
the season closes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
MOUNTA|NEERS ARE
PREPARING FOR The
COMING SPRING GAMES

Special Dispatch 70 The Intell!Ecnccr.
Morgantown, Feb. 2S-The important
games and meets ahead OF the West Nlr'
glnIa university basketball and wrest-
ling squads has caused interest In ooth
these sports to mount during the closing
days of the winter sport program, but
At tho same time three varsity coaches
are quietly preparing for extensive cam
paigus that have been outlined for them
on the diamond. track and court.
Thirty candidates reported to Coach
Harlan Mumma. Army. last week, ana
at present this large squad is working
out on indoor courts under the watchtui
eve OF tho one responsible for West
Nirginia's great showing in the net
sport last winter. Several veterans are
back and will form the nucleus OF an
other strong outfit.
Under the direction OF Coach Nate
CIrtmr.l about forty candidates for the
track team commenced work last week.
hlore than halt OF this number have
been working all OF the past month In
doors. but Il was not until the recent
warm weather that they were able 10
do their first real work of the winter.
Coach Cartmell Is highly elated with the
mcdlOCrep rogreSs that has already been
made, because To date the squad looks
better than any Mountainecr track out
Mt OF recent years, and includes some
very fine material that will be nodded
into varsity timber.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for baseball, and II call for cam
didates Will probably be issued within
the next several weeks. There Is n
dcarth OF veteran material and likely
looking youngsters available for this
sport. aud Coach Rodgers will be well
fortified IN all departments when he as
Sumcs charge OF the squad within the
next three or four weeks. Captain Mar
tin. Turkovich. Steve Harrick and others
are engaged In other branches Of sport
at the present time. but will DO ready
, when the call comes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
OHIO STATE STARTS
SPRING TRAINING

Columbus. o.. Feb. 2S.--ETidence or
;he value Of spring football training is.
cited by Ohio State University athletic
officials In the appearance OF IS men.
without previous varsity experience
among the 100 registered for instruC-
ton under Head Coach Jack WIlc" and
his assistants. OF the IS. two dozen had
no football experience whatever.
While Il IS obvious. the coaches say.
that no stars Of the magnitude OF "ChiC'
Harley or Pete" St!nchcomb hre cx-
pected 10 be harvested from tho spring
crop. DR.. Wllce Is more than ever con-
WINGED OF the worth OF spring training
The IS men on the squad who have seen
previous service mostly are members OF
last falPs freshmen team. with L
>prinkling OF former varsity men.
z. A. Lang OF Muncir. Ind. who won
last years spring tournament. but who
vas unavailable for the eleven last fall
Is out again. along with the other var
sity players.
Captain /. HUFFMAN. star tackle OF the
buckeyes. whose varsity career is over.
hut who Is in tho medical school here.
Is helping coach the candidates.
There's as much difference between
playing and coaching az between walk
ing and skating" Huffman said he is
convinced. after several sessions as
mentor.
The State candidates already ara
working outdoors and probably will stay
out for the remainder OF the training.
l.inemen are getting plenty of atten-
tion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
|NOUNTA|NEERS
BREAK LOSING
STREAK, 28-21
STATE UNIVERSITY DEFEATS WEST
MINISTER IN HARD FOUGHT
GAME AT MoRGANToWN.
Romer Martin Breaks Loose With Phs-
nomenal Seorng-Dou8 Bowers
Gets In Action.
Special Dispatch to he Intcli!gencer.

Special Dispatch to he 1ntcliigencer
Morgantown. W Va. Feb. 2S-West
Virginia finally broke her losing streaN
at basketball here tonight and beat
West Minister College. 1921. To do So
however, the Mountaineers had TO eN'
tend themselves TO the utmost as West
Minister pressed her at every stage OF
the game. In fact. the MounIain"Nr"
margin was wider at the close or the
contest than at any other stage.
Homer Martins stellar work on the
floor was largely responsible for the
outcome. though Doug" Bowers p.AH"d
g. sensational game. As whole the
west Virginia team stan looked stale
and below form.
The pep" displayed by the Mountain
GERS tonight will be beat Washington
and Jefferson when she comes here Sat
urday night for what promises TO be the
greatest game OF the season.
The players were slow. and the de-
Tense still appeared to have big holes In
1t. While Martin was the only one who
could find the basket with regularity.
west Minister played 4 fast game. fol-
lowing the ball unusually well and get
ting fully as many shots at the ring IA
did the Mountaipeers. Francis. Moore.
and Snyder were the shining lights for
the visitors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-01
frankie FORD
WINS WITH K. D.
IN THE THIRD
LANDS SIZE P PRODUCER ON SUI
LIvAN AT CH1LL1coTHE AFTER
HARD FIGHT.
Was outweighed Slightly, but Packed
an Awful PTlnch-Gets Next
Main Bout.

Special DiSpa tCh TO The lntel!i gencer.
Chill!cothe, O.. Feb. 2S.-F>rankle Ford
OF Wheeling defeated the famous and
popular zone Round Pete Sullivan OF
Dayton, Ohio. here tonight by knUck-
out in the third round OF their schcd-
uled ten round bout. the Seml-iinal or
the show here tonight.
Ford landed his sleep producer in the
third session after being pushed hard In
the first two. Neither boy had much OF
an advantage in the iirSt two rounds, as
the lighting was toe 10 toe after few
minutes OF Sparr!ng in the opening SEES
sion. The fight was the best Of the
card.
Ford won his right to fight the main
bout OF the next show by debating Sui
Ivan. The winner OF the match was
promised the next main go, and each
was eager to land it.
Sullivan had made an enviahle record
until tonight. having won the three
previous matches by the X. o. route In
the first round He was vicious. hard
lighter, and his defeat tonight was a
surprise
The weights at o'clock were an
nOunced as: Ford. l45: Sullivan, 14SA.