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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
| DEAD, | HURT
in RIVER FIGHT
Gunmen Attack Fishermen in Tent
on Fox River, Batavia, Ill; At
tacker is Killed.

Aurora, Ill. April 14.-Gunmen
camped on the Fox river near Ba-
tayia, H., last night invaded a tent
Of fishermen nearby, and being
ousted, later returned and began
shooting. One of the fishermen
was shot three times as he lay in
bed, but one of the gunmen was
slain by his companions by mis-
take in the dark. The fishermen
were unarmed.
The dead man is supposed to be
James Crow, so, Coalville. Mass
The wounded fisherman is John
Moran, 81, Chicago.
Aurora, ILL.,, April 14.-Crow and
two companions first came to the
tent, which Moran and John Ar
lington occupied about $3.50 o'clock.
They demanded admission but were
driven away. About two hours
later, according to the Batavia po-
lice, they returned and opening
the front flap of the tent, began
firing. Moran was shot three
times, but his tent-mate, Arlington,
rolled off his cot and crawled out
of the back of the tent escaping
the machine gun-like spray of bull
lets.
The Batavia police believe that
the gunmen are for the most part
Chicago criminals who have been
in hiding.
Crow they first thought might
be Tommy" O'Connor, under SEN
tence of death for murder. He es-
capped Jail recently on the eve of
his execution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
TO START AIR
LINE CHICAGO
AND NEW YORK
Planes to Garry 200
Persons; Mrs. Nc
Cor71ick Backs.

Chicago, April 14.-Daily flights
between New York and Chicago by
airplanes carrying 200 persons will
be inaugurated soon, according TO
an announcement made by Mrs.
Edith. Rockefeller McCormickeT saRs.
Mccormick, who made her an
nouncement yesterday at a meeting
of the women's committee of the
Civic Opera association, of which
she is a member, said that she be-
came interested in the plans for
the air line almost two years ago.
She predicted that in short tine
trans continental passenger planes
will be operated, excelling those
now in use in Europe in capacity,
appointments and comfort.
Round Trip in Day.
"It was almost two years ago.
Mrs. Mccormick said, that the
plans were first submitted to me
and l became very much interested.
They provide for two passenger
planes costing $4,000, 900 each with
a capacity of 200 persons and 25,-
900 pounds of extra freight.
I'VE expect that they will nego-
tiate the distance between Chicago
and New York in 10 hours. The
rates will be reasonable, as those
on our best trans-continental trains
today, and the round trip can be
made easily in a single day"
Mrs. Mccormick, one of the lib
eral hackers of the Chicago Opera
company, added that it will be
possible for New Workers to fly to
Chicago for opera in the evening" ="
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
CONDOR SEXES
SWISS BABY; is
SHOT BY FATHER

Geneva, April 14.-Seizure Of
Swiss peasants baby by a
huge bird identified as a con-
dor, is chronicled 10y the Ober-
lander Volks Zeitung. The
mother, while wedding her gar
den on the slopes OF the high
Hasliberg mountains left the
child sitting on a blanket on
the grass. Her husband. see
ing the condor swoop down.
and lift the infant into the air.
ran for his army rife and shot
the bird, which fell so slowly
that the youngster was only
slightly injured
The condor had a wing spread
of IT feet 5 inches. and beak
1914 inches in length. That it
is true condor, which is a ma
tive of the South American
Andes, is vouched for, accord
ing to the newspaper. by Pro-
fessor Ochsenmaul. University
of Berne ornithologist It viii
be stuffed and placed in the
Berne museum
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
THREE HURT
AS BIG TANK
IS BLOWN UP
Ten Giant Containers at
Whiting, Ind, Go Up
in Blaze.

Whiting, Ind, April 14.-One
man was killed, three were injured
and battery of 10 oil stills of the
Standard Oil company burned when
an explosion in single still start
ed a fire early today which for sew
eral hours was beyond control. Tho
intense heat from the fire made a
thorough investigation impossible
for some time, with the result that
there were rumors that the casualty
list was much larger. These
proved unfounded, however.
Fire fighting companies from
nearby towns were summoned 10
extinguish the blaze which did
damage estimated Yariously at be
tween $100, 900 and S25O,00O The
Standard Oil company has its own
fire force, however, and it finally
proved sufficient to cope with the
blaze.
A similar explosion occurred
about a year ago, resulting in the
death of four men who succumbed
to burns received in the explosion
and subsequent fire.
The man killed today was be
lieved to be a workman named
Fred Simpson. The body was
burned to a cinder and there was
no way of recognizing it.
The Whiting refinery is the larg-
est owned by the company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
By A. d. MANNING.
Consolidated Press Correspondent

NSVAASOAAoA-S<A = u N>'<'
Copyright, 1922, by The Arguso
Fort Smith. Ark, April 14.-After
sleep of seven years and a half
with two brief waking intervals,
Jim" Eashlinger, modern Rip
Van Wrinkle, died here late on
Thursday
Admitted to a local hospital in
1914, Eashlinger died in ignorance
of the World war. Through all the
madness of that long conflict he
slumbered on, with scarcely muir
muir from his half parted lips.
a mystery to physicians and
noted scientists of both America
and Europe, the sleeper passed
away with only a faint sigh. The
nurses said he seemed glad to give
up the long fight for conscious be-
ing.
Eashlinger and four children
came here in February, 1914, suf-
fering from pellagra- The children
recovered but the father grew
worse and in June of 1914 he sud
denly closed his eyes and sank into
a letha-gy which the doctors said
would prove fatal. But he lin
gered on and on, his heart action
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
IN
BELFAST FIRED
ON; 4 WOUNDED
Stormy Easter Is Pre-
dicted in Ulster
Capital.

Belfast, Ireland. April 14.-(By
the Associated Press "A stormy
Easter-tide in Belfast is predicted
by those who have watched the
sequence of disorders here, as the
result of concerted attack on a
patrol of special constables in Joy
street last night.
The members of the patrol were
making their rounds after the cur
few hour when a burst of heavy
firing from windows and roofs
wounded four of the officers. The
scene of the attack is in the Sim
Fein section of the city.
Further shootings occurred today
at the termination of the curfew
period. All took place in the Crum-
line road, two miles from the scene
of last nights affair.
The first victim was a Protestant
baker named Carmichael, assassin
ated while returning from work;
the second, a corporation cleaner,
Catholic, shot and reported dying
in a hospital, and the third, bak-
er named Sloan, Protestant, who
died in the street after being shot
Seize Dublin Building.
Belfast, Ireland, April 14.-(By
the Associated Press. Two hun
dred fifty men of the insurgent sec
ton of the Irish Republican army,
under the direction of the newly
formed Republican army executive,
or army council, seized at midnight
the Four Courts building in Dublin,
which until the passing of the Irish
acts was the seat of the national
courts of justice, it is announced
in Dublin dispatches.
The men who seized the building
intend to utilize it as a permanent
headquarters. it is stated. They
have barricaded the windows with
sandbags, law books and bundles
of documents and also have COM
mandeered the adjoining Four
Courts hotel.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
Poor Homes, Bad Judges and
Crooked Lawyers Are Causes
Of Crime, Conuicfs Testify

why he had been uni
versity prize winner.
Tell us what brings this wave of
crime?' asked Judge Cavanaugh.
chairman of the committer.
Poor homes" snapped out the
witness, his voice ringing with the
OF the trained orator.
Did you not have a good home? 90
was asked.
Not the kind that makes real
men,"
What was wrong with your
homer
st was unhappy, there was moth
ing there but drudgery and gen.
eral unhappiness.
rs that your explanation for
your present state?"
Il am afraid that it is"
"Wrong Kind of Friends
The second witness had served
nearly 40 years for murder. Be
fore he had settled himself in his
chair Judge Kavanaugh asked:
What is the most potent fac
tor in causing crime as you have
found out in your years of asso-
ciation with men brought to this
PRISON."
"a young mans friends and his
home" was the reply uttered in a
low tone that indicated careful
weighing of the words. When a
young fellow does not find pleas
ure and comfort at home he hunts
for it some other place but they
always find the wrong kind. When
he doesn't get along well with his
family he often finds his frienis
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
TAX DODGING IN
COOK COUNTY is
FOUR BILLIONS
Huge Amount of Per-
sonai Property Es-
capes Levy.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 14.-Foul
billion dollars worth of personal
property escapes taxation in Cook
issued here this morning by Percy
b. Cohin, Chairman of the Illinois
state tax commission.
This statement was included in a
warning to all local assessing Off
GERS over that state, that strict 1T
tention must be paid to the tax
law, if they would avoid "the in
convenience, and the effort and ex-
pense" which will be caused If re-
assessments are ordered, by the
commission.
Biames Assessing.
Inadequate and inequitable as
sessments of personal property in
Illinois," the statement said, i'm
pose an unjust burden on all other
classes of property. We are ad-
dressing local assessing authorities
in every county on this question
furnishing them with a tabulated
statement of personal property as
sessmentS in each county, showing
tAC SAQlACl dlcQ anu uASuuLuSId d. III
personal property, and the per-
centages and totals of each. The
law requires that all personal prop
erty be listed or enumerated accord
ing to classes and items.
Cook county is the worst Of
fender in the valuation and assess
ment OF personal property. There
according to authentic statements,
four billion dollars in assessed
values of personal property escape
assessment entirely and the per-
centage of enumerated personal
property is so low that it would ';e
fairer to all taxpayers of Cook
county if no attempt at enumera-
ton were made at all. Such a con-
dition forces lands and improve
ments in both the city and the
country to pay taxes in excess of
their proportionate share: ...s.
Law Is Ignored.
"The law is being ignored and
disobeyed in a wholesale manner.
If the law is defective or bad or in
applicable, the quickest way t.
remedy it is to attempt, in good
faith, to enforce it.
I'VE have made a careful studS
of this menacing problem with a
view to adoption of methods of
taxation more consistent, more
equal and more for the general
public'S good"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
BY ORvILLE C. ANDERSON,


Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Joliet, H., April 14.-Straight
from the heart of the criminal
world have come the first con-
crete suggestions based on the
knowledge and experience of men
who know what it means to steal,
to be captured and later to again
face the world from the gates of
a prison, for better law enforce
ment.
"Convicts know more about
crime and its causes and the best
way to prevent it than all of the
lawyers in the world" was the un-
animous testimony of seven in
mates who told their stories to the
to the special law enforcement
committee of the American Bar
association. This committee has
just concluded its investigation in
Illinois behind the forbidding walls
of the local state prison.
Youthful evil associates, i'm
proper home environment, and
more specifically the lack of seq
regation of the jails of the country
while awaiting trial were indicat-
ed by these seven men who also
recited the influence that evil wo-
men have in making criminals.
Collegfan Biames Home.
The first to tell his story was a
one-term criminal, serving ten
years at hard labor for operating
q confidence game. More than six
feet tall, college graduate, we'll
proportioned and clear eyed. num-
Der 695S indicated by his general
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
MINERS CENTER
ALL EFFORTS IN
NON-UNION ZONE
Plan Contest of Court
Orders in West
Virginia.

Indianapolis, Ind, April IA
With the end today of the second
week of the nationwide suspension
work in the coal industry, interest
at union headquarters here was
.cemsered in the progress of en-
listing more non-union workers in
the walkout. The total of 665,000
idle miners claimed by the union,
showed a gain of more than $4,000
during the week, and the opinion
in union circles was that the
strike had not yet reached its peak
strength
Gains scored in the Pennsyl-
vania coke districts were the most
significant developments from the
union point of view, while the only
reverse seemed the temporary in
functions affecting two important
West Virginia coal fields, which
hampered the union activities. In
the latter fields, however, the
union did not admit any loss Of men
ing the week. Plans also were be-
ing laid by counsel for the union
to contest the court orders, with
the view Of setting them aside, in
whole or part.
Lewis In Springfield
The support gained in the Penn
sylvania non-union fields had en-
couraged union officials to conce1-
trate much of its work there, new
organizers having been sent into
the districts. Organizers in some
localities were said to be having
trouble establishing contact with
the non-union workers. union Off
cials asserting that communication
was difficult because of the activi-
ties of mine guards.
President John L. Lewis Of the
mine workers, went to his home i'll
Springfield. Ill, today, to remain
until Monday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
GIRL LLOSESLEG;
ASKS $4,000
Alleges AmputatiOn Resulted From
Accident While Riding With
Robert Tarrant

Chicago, April 14.-Loss of her
right leg as the result Of an acci-
dent while riding with Robert Tar
rant is the basis of a S50,000 dam
age suit filed against the young
man by Miss Dorothy F. Kinder.
Tarrant is the son of the head of
the Robert Tarrant company. Ac-
cording to Miss Kinder's attorney,
the accident, which necessitated the
amputation OF her leg occurred
near Libertyville, ILL.,, June IL,
1921.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
Dirt ROADS IN
STATE ARE BAD

Springfield, H., April 14.-Dirt
roads in central Illinois are i'm
passable at Bloomington, Clayton
Mt. Sterling, New Berlin and il.
Sangamon county, according to tho
road bulletin OF the weather bI-
reau issued this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
4 CHILDREN And
MOTHER DROWN
Schooner Capsizes in Potomac
River; Father and Eldest Son
Are Rescued.

Washington, April 14.-Five per-
sons, the wife of William Law
renee and four of his children,
were drowned early today in the
capsizing of a two-masted schoon-
er in the Potomac river, off Alex
andria- Va Lawrence and his eld-
est son saved themselves by climb
ing uo a mast from which they
were rescued by a Norfolk and
Washington steamer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
GOLDEN NEEDING.

Annawan, April 14.-Mr. and
Eugene A. Heath will cele-
ssete their golden wedding ami
sary Saturday. Extensive prep
srstions are being made and invi-
f.ens sent out to relatives and
1ishos here and at a distance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
REPUDIATES .MESSAGE.,

New York, April 14-"Wilson
message" read at a jefferson day
dinner in New York last Saturday,
was repudiated by the ex-president
in a letter to the New York Times.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and somewhat unsettled
tonight and Saturday. Warmer
Saturday.
Highest temperature yesterday.
81: lowest last night. So.
Wind velocity at z a. m. miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. 7p.m. am.
yester. yester. today.
Dry bulb temp. As SO 81
Wet bulb temp. AZ 46 35
Relative humid rs "a "a
River stage at a. NJ, III, a rise
of g last "a hours.
Sunset today, 6:43 p. M; sun
rise tomorrow, 5:22 a. m.
River forecast-The Mississippi
river from below Dubuque to Mus
catine will continue to rise slowly
for the next two or three days and
will then rise more rapidly, reach
ing a crest stage at Davenport
during the week of April 1928.
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-14
FIND BODIES OF 3 SCOUTS.

Topeka, Kan. April IA dog
digging frantically at a pile of dirt
led to the discovery of the bodies
of three Boy Scouts buried by a
cave-in.
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The diamond drill., 1922-01-13

ing and furnishings. II he opens a
store In the Negaunee block he will
carry similar lines.
The building is substantial one,
but the interior is not modern. The
upper story has been used as living
quarters. and there are two store
rooms on the first floor. The entrance
to the later is some feet above the
walk level. IL Is Mr.. Miler's inten-
tion to lower the floors and to re-
model the interior In both stories.
The second floor may be used by the
occupants OF the store for display or
storage purposes. and the lower floor
Will be changed so that one concern
viii be able to use both rooms.
Dave Klinglund. who has been us
ing the west store room the past few
years as an auto storage and display
room, will vacate as soon as he can
find q new location, and the Great At
lantic Tea Company, occupying the
store on the east side. will also find
new quarters. Mr.. Klinglund's lease
expires the i1th of next month. The
Atlantic company has no lease.
Mr.. Miller expects that II will take
at least two months, and perhaps
| longer, to make the changes planned.
The diamond drill., 1922-01-13
INSTRUCTION TO CLUB MEMBERS
ON HOW TO SELECT AND
SHIP POTATOES FOR
POTATO SHOW
BY Miss Hall

Select "a potatoes OF the same
variety that weigh approximately
ounces each. Every potato selected
should be smooth and free from cuts.
bruises, fork punctures. etc. % pota-
TO should be selected that shows any
black scurf or color so that they all
look alike.
Clean the potatoes by brushing
them when they are thoroughly
dry with soft bristled brush. Do
NOT wash them.
Wrap each potato In newspaper
and pack them tightly in a strong
wooden box that Is lined with paper.
On the inside of the box place a stout
tag that bears your name and address
and the variety OF the potatoes. On
the back of this tag write the words
CLUB EXHIBIT"
Send the potatoes by express
COLLECT to II. C. Moore, Horticult-
ural Department, East Lansing.
Michigan.
All exhibit potatoes must be re-
oeiyod on or before Jan. IL, 1922,
Shipments can be made during Dec
ember and the first week of January,
Please follaw the above rules very
carefully.
The diamond drill., 1922-01-13

tain exhibit. The market demands
an oval fiat or round hat shape.
5. Quality Of Flesh-The flesh OF
the potatoes should be firm. free from
hollow, soggy centers, and dark spots.
or discolorations OF any kind.
9. Eyes-The eyes OF the potato
should be shallow and few. They
should be typical to the variety rep
resented in exhibit.
z. Skin-The exhibit should be un-
iform In color. The market demands
a smooth skin. bright and ripe. Have
color true to type exhibited.
s. Color and Texture OF Flesh
The market demands potato OF fine
texture, light In color and not spongy.
%. Blemishes-The exhibit must be
physically clean and sound Avoid
potatoes which have cuts. cracks. in
sect injuries. or brushes OF any kind.
10. Diseases--The potatoes MUST
be free from all POTATO DISEASES,
such as scab. black scurf, black leg,
fusarium wilt. late blight. rot. etc.
Note;-The above points are valu-
able not only for exhibit purposes,
but they are essential points to con-
slider when selecting seed for the
next years potato crop.
MARY v. HALL.
Co. Club Agent.
The diamond drill., 1922-01-13

ulLLEh Dt 10 NENAiNEE DLVth
The Marquette Mining Journal of
last Saturday tells of the purchase OF
a Negaunee business block. Inquiry
at the Miller stores brings out the
information that the deal is not fully
consummated yet. The story that
appeared in the Mining Journal is as
follows:
ELI Miller, for many years past, one
of Crystal Falls most prominent mer-
chants, has purchased the Lnfkas
business block, West Iron street, or
iginalIy owned by the late John Null
vey., and will remodel 1t.
Mr.. Miller, who was in the city this
week closing the deal, has not an
nounced his plans but IL is assumed
that he will engage in the mercantile
business in the block as soon rs 1t is
ready for occupancy. He has been
doing fine business in Crystal Falls,
and will continue TO conduct his store
there. He handles a general line OF
dry goods, women's and mems cloth
The diamond drill., 1922-01-13

former one room building. The
higher class room Is presided over
by Frank Micheals. Stambaugh boy
and the lower grades by Miss lngred
Grandberg. Both OF these teachers
have been on the job since last Sep
tember, Mr.. Micheals teaching half
OF the day after which his pupils
would so home and let Miss Grand
berg and her pupils take the balance
or the day.
There are between go and 65 pu-
pills on the register and the work IL
carried TO the eighth grade.
In the central schools there Is one
change. Miss Bolitho resigned before
the holidays 10 take position in
the Detroit schools and her place is
taken by Miss Grace Madden, a Green
Bay girl who Is graduate OF the
Marquette Normal school and has
been teaching in the Green Bay
schools.
The diamond drill., 1922-01-13

NOnhinuth rum Hakt ~
by the boys before Judge Roberts
and Prosecuting Attorney waffen. A
warrant was ordered sworn to by
Sheriff Waite for the arrest of the
woman:-
Mr.. Waffen says that he will push
the case 10 the limit and II is the in
tention of the school authorities and
others to see that II is pushed.
A similar case came up only a
week before when boy still in his
teens. stole some articles from his
mother and took 1t to one OF the
dumps In the lower end of the city
and traded 1t for mule. Every effort
is. being made to shield the man who
sold the mule to this boy and to
discredit the story OF the boy.
Say This Is First Party
The questioning in Supt. Hills
office was directed particularly to-
words finding out II the high school
boys have been in the habit of having
mule parties" The boys all say
that the one they were in is the first
one that they know OF and they have
been taken at their word.
Since this matter came up there are
all kinds of stories floating around
some OF them extravagant. Such
.occurances are hard TO find out as
boys naturally shield one another for
fear Of punishment. If anyone knows
Of any such happening in the past
1t is his duty to go to Supt. Hill
with II and not whisper about II
around town.
The prosecution should interest
every mother and father in the city
IL they want their children protected.