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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
TRIO BURNED
BY AMMONIA;
NAN MAY DIE
Palace Cleaning Employees
Near Death in
Accident.

Elias Kipnis, aged 3S, 913
Tuelfth street, is near death, and
Never Morossky, aged 19, 1908
Eleventh street, is in serious con-
dtion. in St. Anthony's hospital,
srom ammonia fumes which
ascaped in the rear of the work
nom of the Palace Dye works,
fs14 Second avenue, this noon.
from a tank where the men were
working.
Kinnis was overcome by the
fumes and would have died had not
workmen rescued him. Morossky
escaped before the fumes became
dangerous. kipnis' face, throat,
tongue and lungs were badly
burned and his recovery is doubt
ful. His companions face is also
badly burned. but he will recover.
Florence Dolph, 1913 Third ave-
nue., an employe, was also Slightly
burned about the face, but her IN
iuries are not serious.
Lying Face Downward.
When workman near by entered
rear end of the room Kipn1s was
wing face downward. He was TAX
en- from the room and removed to
The Campbell & Wochner. garage,
where first aid was given. The
noon accident happened when the
men were putting a fawcet into an
ammonia tank. When they were
making the installation the plug
came from the hole and instantly
filed the room with the deadly
fumes. Morossky realizing his dan
ger, escaped quickly from the
fumes although he suffered burns
about the face. Kipnis was nearer
the work and was overcome i'm
mediately.
Both men were removed to St
Anthony's hospital, where they are
under the care OF DR.. Joseph De
. Silva. According to DR.. DeSilvai
Kipnis' condition is very serious
because of the injury to the throat
and lungs. kipnis is a married
man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
MILLER HALTS
SMALL TRIAL
State Treasurer Brings S2.OOO.O0O
in Road Bonds to Be Signed;
Judge AdiOurns Court

Waukegan, Ill, May by the
Associated Press.( = AdJournlng
at 1 o'clock to permit Governor
Len Small to spend the afternoon
signing 1000 $1,000 road bonds.
the trial of the governor will re-
! sumo tomorrow with the jury no
nearer completion than it was "a
hours ago.
Thirteen men passed through the
| Jury box this morning and at ad-
journment three had been tenta-
lively passed by the state. The
defense, earlier in the day, had
| filled up a tentative panel of four
and rendered it to the state, but
Ralph Dady, of the prosecution
challenged three of the quartet.
The unexpected holiday, which
followed the arrival of Edward E
Miller, state trea with tht
s2,G0O,00 in road bonds to be sign
ed, will be spent by the juror:
fishing from the harbor breakwatel
by order of the court.
The four tentatively in the boz
are Gus Nelson, William Mueller
Peter Lawsen and William Ter
sen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
CHARGE MORSE PAID DAUcHERTy $25, 600
German Wives of Yanks Are
Big Problem; Many LiUe on
Charity; u. S. Probe Coming

here that between SIS and 20 Ger
man wives are living on char
ity in Portland, with other contin-
gents expected from the army Of
occupation in a short time.
Many Marriages Hit Rocks.
No estimate has yet been made
of the number of German wives
who have been brought or are be-
ing brought back to this country
by the American doughboys. 1t is
said that more than 1000 French
wives were brought back by the
men of the expeditionary forces.
Aside from furnishing transporta
ton for this number of women
and a few children this particular
problem did not worry the war de-
partment very much. The soldiers
of the temporary army were soon
discharged, and they and their
wives became local problems after
that. Hundreds of the marriages
naturally have come to grief. Many
of them were matters OF conyen-
ience at the best and soon were
ended. There were many cases Of
desertion, both by the wives and
by the husbands, and scores of the
French women have been sent back
to their homes by friends or by
public subscription. Homesickness
ended many of the romances.
The problem of German wives is
, more difficult. Their husbands have
belonged to the regular establish
ment of the army-men with a
year or more to serve with the col
ors after their return from the
Rhine. Furthermore. most of the
German wives are bringing chill
dren with them. They and their
khaki-clad sweethearts were mar
ried-some of them-more than two
years ago.
$50 Was a Fortune.
Saddest of all has been the dis
, illusionment of the German wives
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
IF YOU WANT TO
KEEP GOOD COOK
LOOK THIS OVER

(By Consolidated Press.)
Leesburg, Va, May John
Bassell has a cook trap" on
his country estate near here
Want to know how it works? SO
did a number of friends enroute
to New York who stopped to
visit him and stayed to marvei
at luncheon served them which
was fit for the gods. How, they
wanted to know, could John
ooast-and keep-such a master
OF the kitchen.
It's the cook trap" explained
Mr. Bassell with a broad grim
What in the world-|
| The host anticipated the ex-
preston of surprise.
| Wait and see." he command
lea. And then when the lunch
icon was over he conducted his
quests to the trap.
AS an integral part of the new
prick garage, Mr.. Bassell has
loullt boudoir which might
nave been plucked right out OF
lthe Ritz hotel. Tiled bath. lace
Ieurtains, telephone, electric
Ihsnts with push button on the
vail to snap them on and of,
orasS bed. fine rugs, a dressing
table and three, mirrors-these
are some of the accoutrements
loi the cook trap.
There it is, gentlemen, and II
works like a charm" said the
aost with proud sweep of the
arm The old colored nanny
now serving as cook vows nc
one can ever get her out of the
zap until she dies. But mean
auie Mr.. Bassell is the only
iarner" in Louden county with
waiting list of cooks
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
BARCLAY SUING
MARION FIRM
los Angeles Investor in Defunct
Concern Brings Action on
Pr0misSOry Notes.

Peoria, Ill, May 2.-Charging
Joint conspiracy to transfer prop
erty to preferred creditors, James
Barclay, Los Angeles, filed an
eouitv suit in the United States
district court here today, to collect
$40 900 on three promissory notes
given him by the Marion Manufac-
turing company.
Barclay made an assignment ag-
gregating $28,883.93 through the
0romissory notes, he said. Subse-
nuentlv. and without notifying him,
the manufacturing company dis
bursed his holdings, he charges
Disposal was negotiated through
the Rock Island bank, Barclay
claims, and preference was shown
certain creditors. The Rock Island
circuit court awarded him Judg-
ment against the MANUFACTURING
company in January, 1921, Barclay
claims.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
CALESBURC HAS
LUTHERAN MEET
Delegates From 165 Churches Gath
er in Convention of Oldest Con-
ference in Augustana Synod.

Galesburg, III, May 2.-Dele-
gates from 165 churches in north
ern Illinois, southern Wisconsin.
Michigan and Indiana are in ses-
sion here today at the seventeen
annual convention of the Lutheran
Illinois conference, the oldest con
ference in the Augustana synod.
There are 125 pastoral and $50 lay
delegates in attendance.
The sessions today are OF inter
est mainly to the pastors. The
opening session of the conference
proper will be held tonight when
DR.. Peter Peterson, of Chicago,
president of the conference, Will
nreach the convention sermon.
One of the main questions b
ing discussed by the pastors today
is the problem of when a minister
should move to new field. The
Rev Carl Solomonson. of Rockford
/ is leader of the discussion on this
subject.
The conference lasts until Sun
day evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
MYSTERY STILL
SHROUDS DEATH
OF HANNA GIRL
All Clues in Case
Lead NouUhere; Of
ficers Boffled.

Danville, ILL.,, May 2-The death
of Gertrude Hanna. Hoopeston
choir girl, whose body was found
last Thursday in the basement OF
the untenanted parsonage of the
United Presbyterian church, across
the street from her home, went into
the annals of Vermilion county this
morning as one of the deepest mys-
teries of the state.
Sheriff Knox admitted early to-
day that the authorities were baf-
fed after they had made the last
move and failed in the channels of
investigation through which they
had proceeded since the body was
discovered.
Await Stomach Analysis.
Miss Ranna's father and Wyman,
her former sweetheart, who ad-
mitted that he was probably the IA
ther of Gertrude's unborn babe, re-
turned to their Hoopeston homes
while States Attorney Lewman
who had been personally directing
the investigation, turned MS i'm
mediate attention to a murder trial
which began here today. While ali
clues were apparently shattered
this morning, authorities were
waiting for the report from the
analysis of the dead girls stomach
At Hoopeston the strange disap
pearanee of Gertrude Hanna OF
March 81, and the discovery of hei
body in the basement of the par
sonage a month later, is frequently
! compared to the mysterious case o
Mrs. Sabina Cummings, wealth!
aged recluse, who was murdered a
Hoopeston two years ago. Th'
murder remained unsolved afte'
relatives were acquitted.
Cause of Death Unknown.
| But in the Cummings case ther
was no mystery concerning tn
cause of death. The aged womal
was killed by blow on the head
The cause of Miss Hanna's dealt
was as deep and unfathonable thi
morning as all the other puzzlin
circumstances surrounding her dis
appearance and the discovery Q
is believed to have been taken tw
is believed to have ben taken tw
weeks after she died. Also all ex
listing clues had apparently prove
valueless, in the opinion OF Vel
million county authorities. State
Attorney Lewman and Sheri
Knox and Chief of Police Bogar
\ at Hoopeston. declared they woul
continue with their investigatio
as untiringly as ever in an 'effoI
to clear up the mystery.
Sheriff Knox this morning bega
investigation Of report that Mis-
Hanna ate breakfast in a restaul
ant at Rossville, on March 81, th
day she disappeared from the farl
home of her sister, Mrs. Nat Hare
ing. In the development of tn
clue it was said Miss Hanna wa
, heard to remark she intended to g
to Hoopeston in motor bus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
SOCIALISTS IN
FINANCE ROW

Cleveland. Ohio, May 2.-Diver-
gent views of delegates to the ma
tional Socialist party convention
on the question of membership
dues has brought that question to
the forefront as one of the cher
propositions to be settled.
With three proposals on the ten
tative agenda, almost half dozen
more were added by delegates yes
terday, throwing the entire situa-
tion into such confusion that the
committee on finance was called on
for aid. Other questions dealing
with finances also were on the
agenda for consideration today.
A report submitted by Executive
Secretary Otto Branstetter showed
that the Socialist party had frown-
ed on the "children's amnesty cru
sade" because it appeared to be an
advertising campaign for a radical
publication not considered an Oh
hcial Socialist party organ.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
OIL PACT WITH
RUSSIA DENIED
BY BRITISHER
Boyle Says That She'll
Group Signed No
Agreement.

Genoa, May 2.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. 1.-The Genoa correspon-
dent for the London Evening News,
in a dispatch to his paper this aft
ernoon quotes Colonel Boyle, rep
resenting the Shell group of Brit
ish oil companies, and Royal Dutcn
interests here, as denying that an
industrial agreement was signed
here Sunday between these inter
ests and the Russian soviet govern
ment, as had been reported
Reuters correspondent here says
| the Russian delegation to the econ
omic conference also denied having
made any concession to the Shell
interests.
| London, May "A gigantic in
dustrial agreement was signed on
Sunday at Genoa by representative
of the Russian soviet government
and the Shell group of British oil
companies, according to the Genoa
correspondent of the Evening
News.
Under the agreement, he writes,
| the Shell group will control all
sales, and, under certain conditions,
all production of oil in every part
of Russia for an agreed period
The concession may be renewed
by mutual consent
Poincare to Genoa?
Genoa, May 2.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press s.)-Premier Poincare
of France may come to Genoa fol
the closing sessions of the econom-
and's return from his African
trip will make it possible for the
premier to leave the capital, anc
the question whether he will joir
the other premiers here will be one
of the subjects he will discus.
with M. Barthou, head of th'
French delegation here, who il
: leaving today for several days
conference in Paris.
The most important question t
: be talked over by M Barthou ant
his chief, it is understood, is tina
, of Frances attitude on the non
= aggression past proposed by tn
: British prime minister, Mr. Lloy
l George.
l Whether M. Poincare will con
sent to a meeting of the signe
l tories of the treaty of Versatile
e to discuss German reparations be
t fore May 81, is another subject 70
l the parley in Paris.
Meet on Russ Affairs.
The sub-commission on Russia
affairs was to meet this afternoo
for final approval CT the memoran
dunn to the Russians, the details c
which were complete last nigh
The memorandum probably will b
sent to the Russians later in tn
day
The document provides for estat
r lishment of a mixed arbitral CON
mission for controlling the debi
owed to holders of Russian goN
n ernment bonds, the chairman
which would be named by Chi'
Justice Taft of the United State
supreme court Mixed tribuna
would be set up to deal with Il
O question of the property of TO
: eigners in Russia which has bee
. nationaliZed.
r Belgium alone was against Il
n latter feature, France abandonil
: her objections to Great Britain
" project. The Belgians insisted
restitution of nationalized proper
). to its former owners.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
ANNOUNCE new
ORGANIZATION

St. Louis, Mo, May 2.-(By the
Associated Press.)-Formation OF
an organization to fight centraliza-
ton of power in the federal govern
mept was announced here today.
The purpose of the organization, 1t
was explained, is to curb the pow
er of the federal government by
constitutional amendment in levy
ing taxes on people of the state ex-
cept in time of war. or retire wal
deft
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
ASKS $500, 900 TO
PROBE WAR FRAUDS

Washington, May "A request
for special appropriation of $780,
900 to be used in prosecution of war
fraud cases, was sent TO the house
today by President Harding. The
budget communication explained
that the fund would be used for in
vestigating or prosecuting all
cases, whether civil or commercial,
growing out of the war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
PREDICTS MOVIE
FILMS BY RADIO

Boston, May 2.-Motion pictures
transmitted by radio are not only
possible but probable, L. c. Porter
of Newark, N. j., president of the
Society of Motion Picture Engi-
neers said in an address at the or
ganization's convention in session
here.
To-day pictures are being trans
mitted by radio" he said. 1T is
but a step from the transmission
of one picture to the transmission
of a series of picures. which Joined
together make a moving picture
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
HAS REMEDY
FOR INCOME
TAX TANCLE
Dover Would Install
Branches to Speed Up
Auditing.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1872, by The Argus.)
Washington, D. c., May I've
will send the government to the
people instead of making the
people come to the government" !"
said Elmer Dover, assistant secre-
tary of the treasunery, today, in out
lining to this correspondent the
plan he has in mind whereby
every taxpayer in the United States
will be able Immediately to ascer-
tain the exact status of his income
tax returns.
Under the present system, trip
to Washington is necessary in order
to learn how far the income tax bu-
reau has progressed in auditing
back returns. American business
concerns have been kept on the an
xious seat for over long periods OF
time because of uncertainty whether
they have calculated their taxes
correctly. The new plan would
speed up the auditing and especially
would make available in day in
formation which takes months tC
ferret out
10 lost UH OOdSs
Mr.. Dover estimates that So pei
cent of the income tax returns o1
the country can be audited anc
handled at regional headquarters
without even being sent to Wash
ionton. A test is to be made on thu
, Pacific coast. Mr.. Dover hail!
from that section and knows tht
viewpoint of the taxpayers of tina
region, many of whom have had Il
pay expenses to and from Washing
| ton several times to transact bus
mess which the government coui'
just as well handle by brancl
office on the coast.
| Because it will take time to fin
out how a branch of the reyenu
bureau shall be equipped and Wha
the problems of administration vii
| be it has been thought best to US
/ the Pacific coast as a laborator,
|
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02

Springfield, ILL.,, May 2.-(By the
Associated ss.)-State support
of sectarian institutions was due
for debate in the constitutional
convention this morning.
This problem, which delegates
declare to be one of the most deli
cate they have to deal with, was
on the program when the conVen-
ton met. If predictions are relia-
BILE. it will cause a most bitter dis
cussion. Several times already the
convention has approached it, and
has passed by on the other SIDE, 10
take up another argument
AS adopted by the committee on
education an amendment to the
present constitution would pro-
vide as follows:
Proposed Amendment.
Except in payment of rent or
purchase price, OF for the hospital
care of the sick, when only sec
tartan hospital is available, no
public money shall be paid or other
public property be given or ap-
piled for any sectarian purpose, or
to any institution controlled by a
church or sect"
According to figures presented
by Henry Hooker Van Meter OF
Chicago, "over a quarter of million
dollars has been paid to sectarian
institutions in Chicago and Cook
county. in the last fiscal year.
Because inclusion of the educa-
tional committees amendment III
the constitution would cut off state
money from private institutions
caring for dependent children, II
has been proposed that it be chang
ed, allowing state support to con
tinue for Is years, during which
period the state might prepare
homes to do the work of charity
private or sectarian institutions
are now doing.
Section 20, of the bill of rights
proposing that ''the Republican
form of government shall never bt
abandoned, modified or impaired
within this state" and the section
providing the number of judges FOL
the supreme court, whether sever
or nine, were also on the calendar
| for this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
U.S.. ADDRESSES
FRANCE ON DEBT

Paris, May 2.-CBy the Associat-
ed Press THE American debt
funding commission has informed
the French government it will be
glad to receive the governments
observations on what it has to Of
fer concerning the payment of the
interest on the French debt to the
United States and the amortization
of the capital.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
JAP CABINET
HAS RESIGNED

London. May 2.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press THE Japanese cab
met headed by Premier TakahashI
has resigned for the purpose OF
nermitting a partial reorganiza-
tion of the ministry, says an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
TOXIC today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
HOT. DEBATE
|. IN CON CON
PREDICTED
State Support of Sectar
ian Institutions Is
Subject.

Springfield, Ill, May 2-(By
the Associated Press.)-After
debating "public funds for Sec
tariOn institutions" all morning
the constitutional convention
struck a snag at noon when
Delegate Thomas Rinaker OF
Carlinyille introduced an amend
ment which delegates could not
understand. They recessed un-
til 2 o'clock to give MIR. Rina-
ker time to have his amend
ment printed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
THE WEATHER

ITnsettled weather with oaoly
showers tonight and "Wednesday.
Not much change in temperature
Highest temperature yesterday
II: lowest last night, 81.
Wind velocity at Z a. m . miles
per hour.
Precipitation, trace.
12m. 7p.m. am
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb tem... 20 o. %
Wet bulb tem.. 90 90 o. o.
Relatives humid 81 so =
River stage at a. M, l3.o, a Iali
of in last "a hours.
Sunset today 7.02 p. m; sunrise
tomorrow, 4,56 a. NJ
River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from belo"
Dubuque to Muscatine will continue
to fall at about the same rate ina
it did during the last "A hours an
less heavy rains occur.
ANDREW HAMRICk.
Meteorologist.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-26

Los Angeles. July 26.-Will II.
Hays, 500 day president Of the
motion picture producers and distrib-
usors OF America, signalized his first
official appearance today In Los
angeles By speaking before the
chamber Of commerce and leading
motion picture men.
He said NJ had come to visualize
The industry As great threefoId in
strument for good. because there
we're three things it could do as no
other industry could do them.
I'll could, be said. "filI . necessity,
The necessity for entertainment.
In the second place. il can and
will instruct which Is a most pred
ous power.
III he third place It can Do more
than any other agency 70 unite the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-26

ing something every day and doing
the best ! can, and every day mean
10 try 10 be OF some service in devei-
oping the plans and executing the
purposes moving Ia the direction Of
our great objective.
While the pioneer In any business
ia always romantic figure. his con-
duct frequently does not measure up
ii the best boarding school standards.
Force And trickery and even homicide
were common incidents In the open
ing of yesterdays oil fields sand in
fhe mighty struggle for supremacy Of
the railroads Of the country.
1T is strongly suspected. too. that
commerce wss born in piracy and we
know that organized society itself
avan born in little gfoups which lifted
Il hand sgsiDst ~ other groups
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-26
BOIL N[EIlL FIGHT
MUST NOT ABAT[
s-%.A.~@~~-s
County Agent and County
urowsr Tells of sprsAd of
The Pest and How 70
Combat II

There Ia scarcely field u cot i
ton IN this county thar has no.
some bob weevsl.~ said y. u. Wiley,
county sxent today,
\ The hot dry weather has helped
greatiy IN tho eontrcl work with ths
aust mulch and intensive cultIva.
tlon.
Tho most Of the firs, brood from
she weeyiis that came out Of win.
ter Information. died In tho infest-
ec squares when they fell upon thu
hot. dry ground
Hut there " very Grave danger
stu, IA shown by the following
letter from Nai Humphrey, who
lives southeast a. Meridian. Ia Iowa
tcwnship. Mr.. Humphrey Ia co.
operating IN spreading the go~pel N
Intensive cultivation and sounding 4
Timely warning 20 tho cotton farm-
era
u WIS over the cotton field ,hia
morning and think there are prob
ably four diseased tlnfecteda
squares pcr stock.
Nine rows. so rods long. make an
acre. " the stalks are y feet apart
that would be h.slo stalks On the
acre. Saith diseased squares each.
or sa.sso infested squares per acrs.
A. these weeyiIe mature. how much
of crsY VIII be madef
There IA urgent need of thorough
cultivation. poisoning. burning Of in.
tested squares and every other pro
ynn,ive measure. don't he afraid to
tell the people about r."