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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
BATTERY CASES
SET over WEEK
Counsel for OuderkirkS Not Ready
for Trial; Court DiSmiSseS
Jury.

Plans for trial OF criminal cases
in circuit court this week terminal
ed abruptly this morning when
Judge y. A. Larson dismissed the
jury and announced there would be
no more jury work until next Mon
Gay, when a new ven;re will be
summoned for civil cases.
Reason for this was failure of
counsel for Roy and Edith Ouder-
kirk to be prepared for their clients
to go on trial. Assault and bat
terry charges pending against these
defendants for a year were set
down for trial today. Witnesses
were on hand. Attorneys for the
defendants sounded the court on
the question of a change of venue
and when Judge Larson indicated
he would grant the motion but
would have Judge G. O. Dietz from
the Moline city court here this aft
eeruoon TO preside, the motion was
not presented. The defense claim
ed it was not ready and the case
was continued.
Plans now are to bring the Oud-
erkirks to trial next Monday. pre-
reding work on civil cases. The
court this week will confine itself
to setting of issues in civil matters
and trial list for next week Will
be set
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
CAPITAL
OF CHINA TURNING
TO WESTERN USAGE

Picking, (By Mail)-China's pic
turesque capital is gradually adopt
ing western customs. The ancient
salutation of bowling has been al
most entirely replaced by hand
shaking and by the lifting of hats
Walking sticks in the hands Of
Chinese patriarchs, portfolios under
the arms of brisk young officials
and European clothes are the evil
dences in the streets which prompt
observers to predict that Picking
will soon lose its pre-Manchu ap-
pearance, Even the boys who pull
'rikishas have found it profitable to
learn English and French suffic-
iently to aid their foreign patrons,
while English shop signs are be
coming conspicuous in remote parts
of the city.
Shakespeare, after centuries Of
patience, also has won recognition.
for, while the text OF his plays are
seldom read. the stories of his plots
are regularly told in the class
rooms OF the high schools. thus
giving new evidence of the uni
versal appeal of the English bard
NAlneSe boy scout organizations
and brass bands playing airs famil-
lar TO American ears are other in
novaticnS.
But while new ideas are adopted
many of the old ones are tenacious
u adhered to. Thousands of men
in Picking still refuse to part with
their queues Among the coolies
one in every hundred still carries
his .'pigtail'' either dangling over
his back or wound around the TOD
Of his head
About 200 automobiles have been
introduced, but side by side with
them in the congested streets may
still be seen the caravans of
starting on their long jour
neys over the Cobb desert Just as
they started centuries ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
GENERAL STRIKE ON
EAST INDIAN ROAD
FINALLY SETTLED

Calcutta.-The general strike on
the East Indian railway. after drag
ging on for more than two months,
has finally come 10 an end. The
strikers have accepted the offer
made recently by the agent of the
railway. and are resuming work at
practically all points along the line
The Cancellation between the rail
way officials and the workers has
been facilitated by the efforts Of
F. c. Andrews. who acted as a medi-
ator. Mr.. Andrews is an English
man. formerly engaged in mission
airy work He now wears Indian
clothing and has made himself
prominent in unfolding the Indians
in their efforts 10 obtain complete
home rule.
News of the ending OF the strike
has come as a great relief, for its
continuance was proving distress
ing in many ways.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
MODEL KITCHEN is
TO BE SPECIALLY
FEATURED AT EXPO

Architects employed by the Rock
Island Lumber company are en-
gagged in drawing plans for a
model kitchen" which is TO be a
feature of the domestic science de-
partment of the Trans-M Mississippi
Exposition and Pageant of Pro
gress, over which Miss Lucille Allen
will preside.
Miss Allen has on exhibition a
chart of "healthland" whose Tea
lures will be discussed by ChO
Cho the clown, representing the
Child Health organization Points
of interest in ''nealthland" are
"drinkwater." orange vale" bath
tubvilIe," the milky way" "oat
mealo," baked potato hills" play
hot soup springs"
spinach greens" and long sleep
Cho Cho will tell all little
folks attending the Expo the secret
of good health.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
JURY FAILS TO
AGREE IN CONDO
RAILROAD CASE
Dismissed I'm Moline Court After
Deiibernting 30 Hours-Sets
New Records.

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The jury which was selected TO
determine the merits OF john
Condo claim for $4,000 against
the Burlington railroad was dis
missed at $3.50 o'colck this morn
ing by Judge G. o. Dietz of the
Moline city court without having
reached an agreement The fnal
vote is said 70 have been s TO 4
IN favor CO the plaintiff, John
Condo.
The y men we're given the case
at 2:55 O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
and they argued and fought for 80
hours. stopping At midnight Sat
urday only long enough to eat.
Arguments were then renewed and
continued until S O'Clock Sunday
morning. After breakfast they re-
suMed bailoting. aad Sunday eve
ming Eailiff BelcE, who was also
worn cut, took the men TO The
court house in Rock Island. The
Jurors slept last night and resumed
their work in Moline at O'Clock
this morning.
G. Z. Nelson OF Rock Island. who
was foreman % Ike jury. told the
coui. i was impossible to reach a
verdict The individual jurors were
asked if this were so. They replied
atfIrInatiyeiy aud the jury was dis
missed.
Tho case set se"cTL new records
for the Moline city court Attor-
neys broke the time record for
argument, The jurors set 4 new
time mark for deliberations, and
it is reported that the cost OF the
case also established a new record.
The cost is estimated between
e 900 and $1,000 That amount
does not include fees to attorneys
for Mr.. Condo.
Each juror received 5000 for his
work Nearly so witnesses testi-
fed, Each received fees and ex-
penses. A court stenographer was
employed for about 20 days. Attor-
neys for the defense probably re-
cejved a total of about 800 a day.
The case cost the county about
$1,000. The rest of the cost is paid
by the litigants.
The suit was based on injuries
10 Mr.. Condo resulting when a
Burlington train collided with an
automobile in which he and his
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. G. W.
McMaster were riding Mr. Condo
lost a leg. and the other three
members of the party were killed.
The accident happened in August.
1919. at Ladd's crossing. near Ke-
vance.
Four weeks were consumed in
the trial OF the case.
The case now stands as though
it had never been tried. Prob
abilities are there will be another
trial at the fall term.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
WOMAN STRONG;
TREE Is WEAK;
FALLS ON HEAD

While sitting in hammock and
pulling a rope attached to tree to
increase motion, Mrs. Mabel Ed
wards, % years old, of Galesburg.
was rendered unconscious when
the tree gave way and struck her
on the head. Her head was lac
Grated.
The accident occurred at 6
O'Clock last night at the home Of
". F. Gilman, 2715 Eighth-and-a-
half avenue, where she was visit
ing. The tree, about four inches
in diameter and old, gave way when
Mrs Edwards was pulling on the
rope to swing. She was taken into
the Gilman residence and attended
by DR.. Joseph De Silva. Her injury
will not prove serious
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
AMOO BAND WILL
PLAY CONCERT IN
LONG VIEW PARK

In response to requests from
scores of visitors who will arrive
in Rock Island in advance of the
grotto convention. Amoo's band has
announced a Sunday evening pro-
gram in Long View park June 25.
]. G. Moody is director OF the Or
ganiza6ion, which two years ago
won second place in a national
contest in Kansas City.
1t will be the only public concert
the band will give this season, its
officers announced. The program
begins at s o'clock.
Coming to your city largely in
the hope that we may have another
to hear that excellent
was comment of a
New Orleans delegation in making
reservations and requesting assur-
ance that Amoo's band will play.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
DELEGATES ARE
APPOINTED FOR
STATE MEETING
Thirteen Named to Attend Illinois
Sunday School Convention in
Galesburg.

Official delegates of Rock Island
and Moline appointed by the Rock
Island County Association of Sun
day Schools, to attend the Illinois
Sunday school convention which
opens in Galesburg tomorrow, for
three days, are John H Hauberg.
Mrs W. H. Marshall and Miss Claire
Van Calder, Rock Island and Mes
danes Albert Larson, W. H Guth-
RE, +. W. Greenwood and R F. An
thony, Miss Marguerite Cedarlund,
w. G. First, Clarence Eklund and
w z. War;, president of the county
association, all of Moline.
Mrs. Marshall is the official DEL
egate of this county, which each
district has the privilege Of ap-
pointing. Many others will attend
the convention, although they will
not have voting power. Plans are
being made by various groups to
make the trip together, many going
by auto and others by train.
There will be nine sessions dur
ing the three days. Tuesday after
noon there will be simultaneous
conferences of the children's, young
peoples adults, and administra-
ton divisions. The morning speak
er will be Dr. Henry F. Cope, and
in the evening there will be two
simultaneous meetings, that of the
county and district or township
officers AID all friends of organ
lied Sunday school work and that
of individual Sunday school work
ers and visitors. There will be
speakers for each group, DR.. Cope
and Dr.. W. S. BOvard speaking to
the second division.
Exhibits Attract Interest
Wednesday morning the publish
ers' exhibit will be visited and
there will be association meet
ings for all officers of county, dis
trict, or township associations and
those interested in the Sunday
school work. DR.. Bovard, DR..
Cope and Sterling Williams will
make the addresses. Election of Of
ficers, convention photograph, and
address by DR.. f. Leroy Dakin are
scheduled for Wednesday after
noon. IN the evening the children's,
young peoples and adults divisions
will hold Individual rallies.
Four conferences of the division
al workers will be held Thursday
and in the afternoon pre-
ceding a visit of the publishers eX-
hibit, there will be addresses by
Mrs Maud ]. Baldwin and DR..
Cope The convention closes that
evening with a talk by DR.. Dakin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
IDEAL ACE FOR
FILM HER0INES
NOW 28 YEARS
Scenario Writing Contest Shows
That Old Maids Need No Longer
Hang Their Heads in Shame.

Chicago. June 12.-'1Old maids
need hang their heads no longer.
The ideal sge for a heroine of
moving picture romance or of love
stories generally is today % years,
an age that only a few years ago
was regarded by the general public
as fixing a woman definitely in the
ranks of confirmed spinsterhood.
This is the conclusion made from a
careful study Of the $1,000 love
stories which The lay public, ANA
teurs from all walks of life, wrote
for the scenario contest recently
conducted by the Chicago Daily
News. Representing not what
scenario and magazine editors or
writers guess the public's choice
TO be. these manuscripts were first
hand information on the actual
tastes OF the people who buy books
and who attend moving picture ex-
hibitiOns.
Striking Unity.
Striking unity among the ma
tionalIy scattered contestants upon
the subject OF the heroin's age is
among the first things TO be noted
by the judges" said James Shryock.
director OF the contest today. an
nounc{ng the facts as brought out
by the competition. 1T is TOO gen
eral to be accidental and repre-
sents undoubtedly, a country wide
change in ideals.
Few of the heroins are in their
teens, only d handful are in their
very early twenties. the great ma
jority are around p and IS. the au-
thors seeming to regard this age
as woman's best and woman as
more beautiful, intelligent, poised
and attractive there than previous
ly. The judges declared that the
age of the ideal heroine had been
steadily since the
1S70's when a girl of Is or II was
regarded as Economically perfect.
The judges explain this by cit
ing womans entrance into indus
try, politics, education and by
pointing out that woman today re-
fuses to grow cid and takes better
and more intelligent care Of her
beauty than she did in early per-
iods. In the stories written by wo-
men, so per cent Of the total, the
heroines were in the average four
to five years older than in the
stories written by men"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12

1928 service men in the entire
United States undergoing treat
ment for mental disorder in gov
eminent institutions.
The legion is asking the coopera-
ton of the public in its effort prop
erly to protect post-bellum she'll
shock cases. Mr.. Harris says that
friends and relatives should be
quick to report an ex-soldier who
show signs of mental disorder and
to induce him to submit to an ex-
animation and treatment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
TRACT OF LAND
RECLAIMED BY
WAR VETERANS
Former Fighters Plot $500 Acres in
Minnesota Into Farm Sites TO.
be Named After Battle Scenes.

McGrath. Mimi. June EVERY
major engagement of the American
expeditionary forces in the world
war is represented by As former
fighters, who. disabled and receiv-
ing government training, are engag-
ed in retaining a tract of $500
acres of land near here, title to
which has been placed in the vet
Grams names. 1t is the first pro-
ject of its kind in the states The
tract has been plotted into 40 and
S0-aCre farms. 1t has been suggest
ed that the sites be named after
some of the important battle scenes
of the war such as Chateau Thierry,
Belleau Woods, St Mihiel, the Ar
gcnne and others. However, some
fighters object, their various
wounds ard ailments being suffi-
cient reminders of their expert
ences.
Life on the tract is similar to
army life. There are bunk and
chow calls and the squad arrange
mant for work.
The men settled here late in April
coming from the University of
Minnesota agricultural school
where they were studying under
government supervision. In fact
they still are being paid for voca-
tional training as their courses
stipulate that a certain period be
devoted TO practical application OF
their schooling They are paying
for the land in installments from the
salary of 800 a month which each
receives.
Form Community.
--Xhe men, some of whom have
families. are being housed in large
community buildings until separate
10 build school. store and church
on the property when the farmers
become settled.
WheG the tract had been plotted
the veterans were grouped in units
to begin clearing land The units
WORK on each mans farm one week.
The tract lying in territory de
Neioping rapidly as a rich dairy
and farming center is chiefly
burned over land, unfit for refores- /
ta:ion and, in its present shape for
a agriculture.
The new farmers present 4 unique I
assembly of all nationalities. Some /,
were gassed, others shelI-shocked. /
others wounded by bullets. Then /
there is ''Frenchy,'' who had 4 bay
onet thrust through his stomach, /
but is now clearing land and look /
ing brightly toward the future.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
HOOCH AND AUTO
PARTY ARRESTED:
FOUR ARE FINED

Drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct of ". O. Aldenburg, Walter
Hasse, Matte Anderson and Dor
othy Johnson Friday night in an
automobile party resulted in s.
fines against each of the quartet in
police court Saturday.
The Monday morning police court
grist included four hooch victims
tagged Just plain drunk" They
gave their names as Hans Hansen.
Albert Trousen, John Barnes and
Martin Nolan, arrested Saturday
night or Sunday. They were each
fined So.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
DUNN RECEIVES
OFFICE FRIDAY
Colsnel Harry Burgess Transfers
Authority to Successor and VIII
Leave Here in Fortnight.

Major B. C Dunn, successor TO
Colonel Harry Burgess in charge
of the L. S. engineers office, Rock
Island district, was scheduled to ar
rive here from New York city this
afternoon or evening.
Colonel Burgess will transfer the
office TO Major Dunn Friday and
will be leaving Rock Island about
June "A for his new post at San
Antonio, Texas.
In New York city Major Dunn
has been serving as an assistant
engineer. His appointment to the
Rock Island post is a promotion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
POSTPONE DATE OF
MINISTERIAL PICNIC
IN LINCOLN PARK

The annual picnic of oRck Island
ministers and their families, which
was to have been held tomorrow,
has been postponed and will be
held Thursday afternoon, June %,
in Lincoln park.
The Cnte of the outing was
changed because Of conflicting
dates and it was also decided to
hold it in Rock Island this year in
stead OF at Campbell's island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
GRAIN GROWERS
BACKER KNOWN

Chicago. June 1o.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press THE Chicago cap.-
talist who was said by James X.
Mason, OF Milton. Ind. in testi-
mony before the senate COMMITTEES
investigating the United States
Grain Growers. Inc. 10 be willing
to spend q million dollars IN pro-
noting sales department for the
grain growers, is Burton F. Hales,
a member of the board of trade.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
ICE PROPRIETOR
DEPARTS when
COMP ANY FAILS
Relatives Return to Patro,s
Amounts Paid for Ice Books;
Moore Disappears.

Financial collapse of the s'Inde-
pendent Ice company" and depar,-
ure from town Of its proprietor T
c. Moore, 1901 Second street. this
week embarrassed a dozen housa-
holders who were his pa, rons in
the west end and hill districts Of
Rock Island Moore's relatives
have agreed to make good, in TIA
amount OF $50. the losses Of per
sons who bought his cut-rate Ice
books.
City officials. investigating tia
case on complaint OF housewives
learned that Moore sold 10 or 10
OF the books. each con aiming tick-
cts for 1000 pounds OF ice. for
$4.75 each. This is q dollar or mora
under the prices other companies
charge. A few deliveries were
made in each case, Moore distrib-'
uting the ice purchased from local
concerns by use of a motor truck
Then the deliveries stopped
househOlders were unable to locate
the company and appealed 10 In
spector L. K Eihl to make an in
yestigation.
Business Stops.
Something went wrong with
MoOre's business-lOss OF money
difficulty in getting more ice-his
relatives claim not TO know Just
what the trouble was-aHd he left
town hurriedly in order. it is said
70 escape his obligations. Charges
Of fraudulent sales and of obtaining
money under false pretenses were
filed against him. and q search was
made for him, without avail.
Members Of his family agreed to
refund to those who had bought
books in settlement of claims. and
were given until the middle OF this
week TO do so Charges viii be
dismissed when such reparaGOn is
made
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
HOLD CHILDREN'S
CLINIC TOMORROW

DR.. c. ". East of Springfield
will conduct the regular clinic to-
morrow morning at the West End
Settlement The clinic is for Grip
pied children of the lower end of
the county and the hours from 9
O'Clock until noon
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
REPORTS SHOW
z Ex-SOLDIER
SUICIDES DAILY
Worst Casualties Occur in After
math of War-Men We're
Discharged as Normal.

indianapolis. Ind. June 1.-THE
worst casualties suffered by Amer
lean soldiers during the world war
are just beginning to show them
selves. By contrast troops wound
ed on the battlefelds are lucky
compared with the greatly in
creased casualties of today. accord
ing to c. A. Harris, an official Of
the American Legion's national
headquarters here, in charge of ex-
soldier claims against the govern
ment
There is an average of two ex-
soldier suicides a day, Mr.. Harris
declares following a study of re-
ports These men, Mr.. Harris finds.
almost without exception were in
the battle lines in France. These
soldiers, the legion official con-
tends, were discharged by army
doctors as normal. Since the war,
however, these men, struggling for
a living, have undergone mental
anguish that their war-racked
nerves could not withstand
There are two days in which the
legion hopes to minister to these
mental cases and to prevent their
increase, Mr. Harris points out
The Langly bill, now law, provides
SIT 900 900 for the construction Of
new hospitals. The larger portion
of this money is to be spent in Gre
ating facilities for treating the neu-
rOpsychiatrics, mental patients. The
legion is also preparing to petition
congress to liberalize the present
Sweet bill This bill now makes
it impossible for an ex-soidier to
obtain government treatment for
war injuries which show up moe
than two years after discharge from
service. The legion contends that
it might easily be five years after
discharge before injurious physical
and mental effects of his service
would appear.
24,5O6 Affected.
Mr.. Harris further charges that
the United States Veterans bureau,
in charge of the treatment and re-
Mobilization of the World wars dis
abled. is in error concerning the
gravity of the neuro-psychiatric
sufferers. A recent veterans bu-
reau report shows that the bureaus
total capacity for treatment of
neuro-psychiatric cases is 6,099
beds. Mr.. Harris says he has re-
ports from legion laison representa-
tives in each of the bureaus Il re-
gional districts to show that in four
of the II districts alone there are
"a SOC mental cases on record.
These four districts include West
Virginia. District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Maryland. Florida,
Georgia, Nebraska, Iowa. Kansas.
Missouri, Washington, Oregon and
Idaho. OF the number 2.119 are be-
ing treated in government hospi-
tails and 996 in contract institu-
lions.
The Veterans bureau reports but
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12

Venice has had a monopoly on
glass beads since the fourteenth
century.
The Kusko times., 1922-10-07
ON
 HIGH SEAS
Gets a Jolt in Decision From U. s. Supreme
 Court.

Washington. Oct. All ves- sels, American and foreign owned, are prohibited from hav- ing liquor on board in American territorial waters, under an ln- depreciation of the prohibition amendment and enforcement act, handed down this afternoon by the Department of Justice. More over, the transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors on Amer ican craft, wherever operating, was held to be inhibited, and the President has issued orders placing the ruling in effect with the arrival of any American yes sells, government or private, in port. Foreign owners will take the case to the supreme court. The ruling applies also to the Philippines and Alaska
The Kusko times., 1922-10-07
RUSSIA IS
 FOR PEACE.
No Preparations to Aid Turks, Says Soviet
 General.

Moscow. Oct. 5.-The aims of soviet Russia are all toward peace, General Doniloff, chief commissary of the red army gen. eral staff, stated today. in deny ing reports that soviet artillery was being sent to the aid of the Turks, "because," he said. tive must always stand ready and prepared against attacks, but so far as the Graeco-Turkish war is concerned we have made ab- solntety no preparations