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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
CHAMP MARBLE
SHOOTER FACES
DEFEAT BY GIRL

Philadelphia, Pa, May 20
Nearly all of Young PhlladeI-
phia turned its steps toward city
hall today to see Red" StOd-
dard. local champion marble
shooter, knuckle down against
classy field of youngsters from
other cities.
RED" faces the possible hu-
initiation of having the cham
pionship crown adorn the bobbed
tresses of a girl from Newark n,
J.. and he simply has mo use for
women
The grand Notwithstanding
contest will take place on City
Hail plaza, and will be a feature
of the last day Of Boys week.
Red will knuckle down IN
the concentric rings with cham
pions from New York, Baltimore
Camden, Bryn Mawr and other
nearby places. The winner VIII
receive a handsome cup.
When the mayor of Newark
appealed for a lad to step forth
to defend his city's name in
Misunderstanding circles, not 9
how volunteered. Margerie Ruth.
who is reputed to flick wicked
agate with the best shooters il
lher neighborhood, stepped "
and volunteered for the contest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
LONDON PLANS
WELCOME FOR
LLOYD GEORGE
Greeting to Returned
Premier Will Be
Memorable.

London, May 20.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. There is every pros
pect that the public welcome or
ganized for Prime Minister Lloyd
George. on his arrival from Genoa
tonight will be memorable. 1t will
be. however, apparently a partisan
and not a national welcome, for II
is not a case of a universally popu-
lar statesman returning laden with
the achievements which the whole
nation was yearning to see garner
ed from the economic conference.
The days of solid support for
LLOYD George vanished soon after
the war and he has long since re-
verted to the position of a polltlcal
leader.
Both Praised and "Panned".
Today's editorials on the break
I'D of the conference are significant
as bearing on the prime minister
position. On one hand he is ad
yersely criticised for his farewell
address at Genoa, and for the great
er part of his public conduct there
and on the other hand he is praised
for his courage and resourceful
ness in the face of immense diff
culties and for what his admirer'
term his considerable achievements
even though they fell short of hi
aims.
| AS for the conference itself, evel
it's strongest apologists do no
j claim that it has been a success
but look to the coming meeting a
The Hague for a sequel of rea
value. It's enemies have hardly
single word for it, especially thos
who from the first, opposed admis
sion of the soviet delegates to tn
council table. These pronounce
dismal failure and welcome il
end.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
VALENTINO is
UNDER ARREST
Film Actor Is Taken in Los An
geles on Bigamy Charges; Sur
renders to District Attorney.

Los Angeles, Calf, May 20.-Ro-
doph Valentino, motion picture &C
tor. was arrested today on charge
of bigamy. He surrendered to the
district attorneys office, accom-
panied by counsel and arrange
ments were Immediately made to
provide for his release on bail.
The charge of bigamy was placed
against Valentino at the district
attorneys office with the issuance
of a felony complaint growing out
of the Hollywood actors marriage
last Saturday in Mexicali, Mexico
to Winifred Hudnut, also known as
Natcha Rambova, while he was
legally married to Jean Acker, q
movie actress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
BY ]. NJ. STEIN.
Consolidated Press Correspondent

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus)
brownsville, Tex. May "
Monte" Michaels, prob
ably the a1ost picturesque ana at
the same time dangerous, Amerl-
can bad man in Mexico, has gone
west by the shotgun route.
This will be good news 10 tne
American and British oil interests
from whose treasury Michaels mas
taken heavy toll for years. Mlcn.
aels fell victim to sawed-oll
weapon in the hands OF Ed "atts'
former cowpuncher and now ranch
er at Evano, Mexico.
Details of the killing reached
here today. They show that Tor
once Michaels, a two gun" man
and dead shot, picked the wrong
man to hold up. The fact that ne
had a heavy price on his head az
a result of his holdup of the pay
train of the International Petrol-
cum company last fall, when ne
killed seven men, has not lnteI,
Ifered with his travelling at VIII
through the oil fields, as nearly eN'
eryone there was afraid OF MIN
Head Is Blown Oil
/ Michaels, the story that reachet
here today said, headed a party O
bandits and visited the Watts
ranch. where he had learned
large sum of money was belns
guarded. His plans leaked ou
and Watts was warned. When tn
bandits arrived at the house a
midnight a few nights ago they de
manded admission. Watts refused
Then MichSels, ordering his mel
to keep him covered undertook u
chop down the door. He smasne
in a panel and was about TO tri
the latch when Watts let both bar
rels of his shotgun go. The heaV
charge literally tore the head g
the bandit from his shoulders Ill
companions riddled the ranc
house with a volley, but when In
fire was returned they fled.
"Squats- on Oil Site
The death of Michaels remQYs
dangerous menace from the Toi
reon, Tampico and Vera Cruz o
, fields. A man of huge physiqu
. still only 80 years of age, he drlfte
to the oil fields as a driller tWelI
wears ago following a killing =
, Oklahoma which got him into trol
bile. He first attracted attenuo
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
STOPS HERE
! IENR0UTET0
DES MONIES
Primary Results Not Blow
to Administration,
He Claims.

Calvin C. Coolidge, vice presi-
dent of the United States. arrived
in Rock Island unheralded at 2:1O
o'clock this afternoon over the
Rock Island Lines from Chicago,
and found time while the engines
we're being changed to allow
snapshot to be taken of him by The
Argus cameraman and to make a
brief comment on the Pennsylvania
and Indiana elections to an Argus
reporter.
that the gentleman standing in
'front.' of a Pullman chatting with
The Argus representative was
sCal" Coolidge, President Harding's
understudy. Only the ordinary
group of travellers, station at
taches and railroad men was as
sembled
While the vice president was be-
ing snapped" by the camera man
he was asked how the administra-
ton viewed the victory achieved
by Pinchot in Pennsylvania and
Beveridge in Indiana.
THE situation from the admin
istration's viewpoint" said Mr..
Coolidge, lis fully covered in an
article appearing in a Chicago
morning newspaper, written by Ar
thur Sears Henning, which is ap-
parently inspired by Mr. Harding.
Referring to the article once
more he said that those who are
interpreting the results of the In
diana and Pennsylvania primaries
as a Republican reputation of the
Harding administration, are moi
enly mistaken but are endeavorins
to misrepresent the situation.
1.-THE contest in those two states,
continued the vice president, wa:
a contest between parties within
the Republican party, and the can
didates of both groups were chosel
On a platform which assured tn
Harding administration hearty ant
unequivocal support. That is reall,
about all that l have to say abou
it."
Mr. Coolidge is on his way t
Des Moines, where he is schedules
10 deliver an address on "Educa
ton" before the national assembl
Of the Presbyterian church tomor
row evening.
When asked if he was a delegat
to the assembly from Presbyteri
an church in Massachusetts, hi
home state. he replied, That ca
hardly be the case, because a goo
| long time ago, the people of Massa
| chusetts made up their minds tha
most of them would be Congrega
tonalists."
Can Ask Questions, Too.
Taking the part of an interrogf
tor, Mr.. Coolidge asked about III
business conditions prevailing
this section of the country, an
wanted to know if the MISSISSIPPI
river had gone on a rampage
Rock Island and caused destru
tive flood.
4 For a parting word, he sal
barking back to the Pinchot an
Beveridge nominations, that he Ill
derstood President Harding r
garded both nominees as his cordi
supporters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
;ARAWAY DEMANDS DAUGHERTY RESIG|
ice President Coolidge Pays City vi
SHOTGUN Puts End to Life of
Handsome Monte Michdets,
American Bad Man of Mexico

by squatting on a holding of the
Pantepac Petroleum company near
Tampico, claiming their title was
defective. Courts, military and
gunmen failed to bulge him. Some
he chased off with his guns. 9th
ers he bought off. Still others he
ignbred He commandeered a
drilling outfit, secured boilers and
derricks at neighboring camps
and finally brought in 10000 bar
rel oil well. The companies, back
ing up the Pantepae outfit, refused
to buy at any price.
He had no money to build a pipe
line Finally when he managed to
find buyer the well went salt"
Turns Bandit.
| Embittered by his experience he
/ turned bandit, directing his opera
tions against the oil companies.
Payroll after payroll was taken by
Michaels and the band of hard
boiled gunmen who quickly rallied
to his leadership. His work be-
came SO bold that the American
Chamber of Commerce at Tampico
a short time ago imported men to
put him out of business. They
managed to arrest several of his
followers, who confessed, and
posse was organized to run him
down. His camp in. the mountains
was discovered and raided. AL
arsenal was found, also the --latest
improved portable sets with which
lMichaels had been able to tap tele
phone wires, listen in and secure
information regarding payroll:
shipments and the like.
Lieutenant Is Killed.
Jose Tomas, one of his chief lieu
, tenants, was killed and finall!
| Michaels was compelled to seel
, cover. It was under these condi
: tions that he planned the raft
: which ended in his being killed.
{ 1t was because of his operation
) that President Obregon recent
l threatened to apply article 80 t
. every American in the Mexican ol
fields who was not working Wat
who shot Michaels, is described a
9 a miId-mannered man who, a.
: though an expert shot. never use
| a weapon except under necessit!
. He is more than fifty years OLE
d lie told the men who went to tn
e ranch to identify Michaels' bod
n that he had fortified himself be
: hind a mattress, when he hear
n the bandits coming
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
PREDICT JURY
TO GET SMALL
CASE JUNE 10
TounsfoIkN Pass Up
Trial for Legion
Celebration.

Waukegan, ILL.,, May 2O.-(By the
Associated Press.) - Attorneys en-
gagged in the conspiracy trial OF
Governor Len Small hope to see 1t
ended within the next three weeks.
On both sides predictions on the
duration of the trial are made with
qualifications, but expressed
opinions have been sufficient to in
dicate that the lawyers expect the
case to go to the jury by June 10.
James H. Wilkerson, assistant at
torney general. and Edward Pree,
assistant states attorney of San
CANON county, have given voice to
the hope that all the testimony can
be completed before that time,
while Charles c. LeForgee, chief
of the defense counsel, forecasts
/ the end somewhere between next
Friday night and July 4.
Speculation over the length OF
the trial is increasing, and while
/ the u men on the jury are, OF
course, held incommunicado, there
is no one but believes they too are
wondering how long they must be
shut up with the case.
The prosecution has exhausted
the week, the fourth since the Sc
lection of the jury began, with ex
animation of nearly a dozen of th'
more than 200 witnesses on it:
list
Governor Small went into seclu
sion over the weekend again
Judge Claire c. Edwards, presid
ing jurist, was chairman of cere
monies at the laying of the corne
stone of Lake county's Victory Me
mortal hospital today.
1t was a gala day for Waukegan
with American Legion posts from
all parts of the country participat
] ing. The ceremonies began with
|; big street parade. Speakers on tn
program included Colonel Milto
Foreman, former state commando
of the American Legion; WllliaI
R. McCauley, present commando
of the department of Illinois, an
Colonel Gillem, commander OF th
J Great Lakes Naval Training sta
tion. The cornerstone was lai
amid martial airs from the Gres
Lakes naval band.
Jurors in the Small case starte
physical classes at the Y. M. c. !
under the direction of Frank Z
Pierson. physical director. tt
workouts for the jury were a.
ranged through an agreement b'
, tween Judge Edwards and couns
for both sides in the case.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
COMlSKEY TO GO
/. TO MILWAUKEE?
0OId Roman May Not De Exam-
ined at All In Baseball Scan
dal Suit.

Milwaukee. May 20.-Charles A
comiskey, president of the Chicago
American league baseball club. ii
10 is examined at all under the
wisconsin discovery statute IN the
baseball scandal suit or oscar
"Happy" Felsch, will be examined
in Milwaukee.
Judge John ]. Gregory in cir
cuit court here today took the case
under adYisement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
NATIONAL AUTO
CLUBS IN SPLIT;
FORM NEW ONE
Six States, Including
Illinois, Are In
SurgentS.

st. Louis, Mo, May 20.-Forma-
ton of a new national automobile
association was under way here to-
day by state automobile clubs OF
Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Indiana and Texas, following the
split in the annual. convention CT
the American Automobile associa-
ton last night over a parliament
ary .technicality, when the organlZ-
ations withdrew from the natlonaI
body.
Disruption of the association re
suited from a dispute between tht
Ohio and Chicago clubs, which
challenged the seating of each 9th
I er's delegations.
The Chicago Motor club and th'
Missouri Automobile club, witt
: other state bodies remained in th'
! American Automobile association
and continued in session todag
/ Charles NJ. Hays, president OF tn
! Chicago Motor club. declared tn
American Automobile association
| would continue to function.
Blame Chicago Club.
Fred Galley of Cleveland wa
named temporary chairman, and a
organization committee was ap
pointed by the state organizatio
which left the convention.
Kansas City and st. Joseph, Mo
delegates also left the convention
Harry h Stormont, of the Ind
ana delegation, declared it was re
peatedly charged on the floor of tn
convention that the Chicago Mote
club was invading other states tel
ritory in solicitation of membel
ship for purposes which he elaine
were commercial He said this wa
one of the reasons of the split.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
THUG ATTEMPTS
TO ROB HAMLET;
SWORD ROUTS HIM

Tulsa, Okla. May 20.-Hamlet,
IN the person of Oscar Osborne,
a high school boy, gave battle
to modern highwayman last
might CARRIED in the raiment OF
The Danish prince. whose char
aeter he had portrayed in a
school entertainment, Osborne
was going home when set upon
by robber. The youth drew
MS long sword and attacked the
nghwayman, who, unaccustomed
70 facing such strange weapons,
turned and ran. He escaped and
l0sborne rearranged his plumed
nat and flowing robes and con-
Innued his journey homeward.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
NAVAL RADIO IS
DENIED WOMEN
Broadcasting Addresses by Wom-
ans Party Speakers Not Per-
missible, Roosevelt Says.

Washington. May 20,-Acting Sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt today
announced he had declined applica-
ton of the National Woman's par
ty FOR use of naval facilities in
broadcasting addresses to be de-
liyered at the dedication of the
mrty's new headquarters here.
Application was denied, Mr..
Roosevelt said, on the broad ground
that such use would contravene the
naval order against employment OF
the naval radio for political pur-
poses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
CHILE-PERU
ROW TAXES
YANK BRAIN
Uncle Sam Finds South
American Mediation
Hard Job.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington, D. c., May 20
Americas resourcefulness as a
mediator is being taxed to the ut
most in the unprecedented sltua-
ton which has led Chile and Peru
to endeavor to settle their dispute
of more than thirty years stand
ing.
Theoretically Chile and Peru are
negotiating directly, the United
States is merely offering its "atmos-
phere and good will" but this Is
merely the preliminary Every
body knows and has known thai
the public opinion of Chile and
Peru respectively has been famed
| into such intensity of feeling oVel
| the dispute that direct settlement
unassisted by the friendly advice
of outside powers is improbable
The deadlock is still the same as /
was. Chile insists that the treat!
| of Ancon is unfulflled. Peru de
! clares a referendum should hav'
been taken in 1894 to determine tn
ownership of the provinces o
Tacna and africa and since
wasn't taken the whole treaty /
invalid. And so the controvers
goes. There is no new angle, n
i new suggestion of equitable al
rangement coming from the on
which would be approved by tn
other.
The two powers are tired OF tn
> constant controversy and want
settlement. They have reached tn
. stage where they would welcom
some compromise. from the outsid
! offered in such a way that ne1the
: side can afford to reject. That
: where Americas opportunity arise
Japan and China haggled for thre
wears over the Shantung Questlo
They started direct negotiation
again and again, but never got an,
where. Finally the United Stat
and Great Britain conceived Il
idea of bringing the parties t
, gether in Washington ostensib
for direct settlement but in reali
for mediation. The dispute VI
settled satisfactorily.
, Will Test c. S. Fairness.
The same situation has develop
between Chile and Peru. The del
gates are already trying direct n
gotiations and will soon reach t
deadlock of past conferences. TIL
e America will step in either with
: concrete plan or a proposal for a
4 bitration which if accepted wou
it mean that both sides were col
3. mitted in advance to accept t
e award of the arbitration tribun
b American good faith, Americ
d fairness and judicial ability will
l. tested in the Chile-Peru conferen
e There is prestige and good fav
3 waiting the United States if 1t S
/ ties the conflict satisfactorily
2, both sides. There is ill-will ava
l. ing if America makes misst
n Continued on Page Fifteen.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
ARREST men
WITH $4,000
IN U.S.SEALS
Prohibition A Agent and
Chief Cox Make Huge
Haul.

Two negroes arrested late last
night on a Rock Island Lines train
at Rock Island. on tip from chi
cago, had in their possession 1p
gallons of pure grain alcohol and
s32 900 worth of government bot
tied in bond" stamps, as well as
many front and back bottle labels
from several big distillerles.
The arrest, which was made by
Joseph Prendergast, district pronl-
bition agent, Chief Tom Cox and
Detective Charles Ginnane of the
Rock Island police force, is the
largest haul of the kind made here
in months. according to Thomas P.
Sinnett, United States commlS-
sioner.
The men arrested were:
William Lotion, alias William
Lotion Brown, colored, Chicago.
| Albert Jordan, alias A {. VIII
son, colored, Chicago.
/ The whole outfit they carried was
contained in two large brown
/ Leather satchels. An inventory oi
! it showed. besides the grips.
! Five thousand government seals
or stamps to seal bottle corks
marked bottled in bond, worth
S32. 600 in tax, or $6.40 apiece.
/, Ten gallons of 1SS proof pure
grain alcohol, worth 5000. in two
! tin 5-gaIlon containers.
! Packets of large front labels ant
distillery labels marked for medic
, inal purposes only" Ito be used OF
backs of Bottles). purporting to bt
labels for the products of thu
Waterfill & Frazier. Sunnybrool
and Chaplin & Gore distilleries, 10
sSunnvbrook" wv. & F." and "Olt
Jim Gore" whisky. There were sew
eral hundred of each of tnes'
labels.
Under So 900 Bonds.
Lotion and Jordan were given
, preliminary hearing before Commits
sioner Sinnett this morning an
, were each put under a $4,000 bon-
, The counts in the charge agains
them are:
, Transporting alcohol, and havin
: it in their possession.
l Having government tax labels /
their possession.
Forging government tax labels o
seals.
The most serious of the charge
is that of having the labels in the
: possession, Chief Tom Cox said thi
morning. He agreed with Mr.. PreI
i dergast that the seals had eitht
> been printed from forged or stole
l. plates or had come from inside
confederates. 1t is considered mo
: probable that they were produce
= by forgery.
: Would Make Liquor.
u Rock Island would have bee
4 flooded next week with pint bottlt
g of "Sunnybrook" and "Old il
Gore" moonshine whisky at ba
gain prices had the two negro
gone undetected, the prohibitiC
u men believe Bottles are easily o
II tanned, as well as coloring and fl
U voring extracts which would ha
\ made good" whisky out of 10 ga
4 Ions of alcohol. To manufactu
u genuine" liquor in this way W
> evidently the intention of Loft
T and Jordan.
The two prisoners were taken
- Peoria this afternoon, to be he
:, to the federal court there ON t
three-cOunt charge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
LOCKHARD IS
FOUND GUILTY
Former Sheriff and Timothy Lotsey
Are Convicted in Second Trial
of $4,000 Payroll Theft.

Taylorville, ILL.,, May 20.-Fiftee1
minutes after a jury had retired IN
the second trial of the $4,000 Kim
caid payroll robbery case in, Chris
tian county circuit court here last
night. a verdict was returned find
ing Jerome Lockhard and Timothy
Lotsey both guilty. A plea for a
new trial was entered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
HANNIBAL Gets
|. 0. 0. T. MEET
Missouri Odd Fellows to Hold Next
Convention in Mark Twain's
Old Haunt.

St. Louis. Mo-, May 20.-Hanni-
bal was selected as the next con-
vention city at the close last night
of the convention here of the Mis-
souri, department of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows, and the
Rebekah assembly.
D. B. Reist of Adrian, was elect
led grand master of the organiza-
ton and Mrs. Sue Strucker, of Jop-
lin. was chosen president of the
iRebekah assembly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
ASK INJUNCTIO
AGAINST MINERS
Ohio Companies FRe Suit to Pre-
vent Union Men Interfering
With Employees.

Columbus, Ohio, May 20.-Suit
asking injunction against striking
coal miners interfering with non
union employees of coal stripping
companies in Jefferson and Harrl-
son counties, was filed in federal
district court here today.
Judge John E. Safer took the
case under advisement and will not
act on it until next week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
SENATORS WILL
HEAR T.EDISON
Inventor Accepts Bid to Appear
Before Committee in Connection
With Shoals Proposals.

Washington, May 20,-The invita-
ton to Thomas A. Edison, the in
ventor, to appear before the senate
agricultural committee for exam
nation in connection with the COM
mittee's investigation of proposals
for developing the government S
power and nitrate projects at Mus
Gle Shoals, Alabama. was accepted
today by Mr. Edison.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
RUTH is STRUCK
OUT ON FIRST TRY;
WARD GETS HOMER

New York, May 20.-Babe Ruth
struck out in his first trip TO bat
in the Yankee-Browns game here
today. On his second and third
trials he popped easy flies to Nc
Manus and Sisler. Aaron Ward
satisfied the fans appetite for home
runs in the fifth inning by driving
the ball into the left field bleach
ers. sending Baker in ahead OF him.
The Browns got run in the
eighth, leaving the score FL in IA
! vor of the Yanks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-20
BANKS SHOW DECREASE.

New York, May 20.-The actual
condition of the clearing house and
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $5,521 .450 in excess
of legal requirements. This is a
decrease of S31 1854, ,030 from last
week.