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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12
CLAIM CONGRESSIONAL
ACTION UNNECESSARY
Administration Relieves Legislative
Approval of Clnims Agree
mcnt Ia Not Needed.
IHy Associated Press !

WASHINGTON. Aug. ll--pespi; .
the contrary opinion expressed 10y
some minority leaders In Congress.
IL was asserted at the White House
today that tho administration did
not think II necessary to ask for
specific congressional approval Of
the claims agreement concluded yes
terday with Germany.
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WESTERN TRAINS
STALLED IN DESERT
Many Big Four Members Quit,
Due to Objectionable
Conditions.
Try Associated Press

Los ANGELES. Aug. ll.-Southcrn
California felt today for the first time
The full impact of the strike OF rail
road shopmrn which had eprcaS on
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fc.
ccnterinC IN Los Angeles. TO include
members of the "hiE four brother
hood. engineers. fircmcn. conductors
and hrakemen. and had thereby re-
suited In the almost complete tie-up
OF the Santa I'e passenger transpor-
tation work and very marked re-
tardinS OF freight handling.
These We're the principal effect Of
the new situation. Coupled with II
continental trains at desert points
where from 2.@o0 10 $500 passengers
waited for their interrupted Journeys
Ia lac resumed. an apnounccmcnt by
postal authorities that mails would
lie moved north and south by boat
and east by motor trucks; "a partial
embargo on perishable freight over
Santa fe lines: and AN effort by stage
companies TO do what they could To
aid the travelling public by doing
away with seat reservations. aban-
d"ning schedules and adopting a
plan for sending out Il stage on any
route whenever there was a load for
it,
Southern rncihc Unaffected.
The Southern Pacific lines were not
affected. President sproulc said
guards. objectionable TO brotherhood
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BROTHERHOOD HEAD
SAYS TWO REPLIES
ARE BEING DEBATED
Men Not on Strike Will
State Position to
Public.
.SHOPMEN TO ANSWER
PRESIDENTS PROPOSALS
Stone Intimatcs Walkouts I'm.
mincnr in Sevcrab Rail
way Terminals.
HARDING IsCoUNTs CLAIM
Government VIII Not Allow Armed
Guards to he Taken
.SHOPMEN TO ANSWER
PRESIDENTS PROPOSALS
HARDING UNITS CLAIM
Government VIII Not Allow Armed
Guards to Br Taken
on Duty.
tBy Associated Prcss.l

WASHINGTON. Aug. ll.-Aftcr
sevsral hours conference behind
closed doors. chief officials Of all the
railroad organizations adjourned un-
til o'clock tomorrow, declaring
themselves s;ill unrcady to make re-
sponse to President lfardinE's final
strike settlement offer to the shop
mon. and still unr"ady 10 make puplic
the policy which unions not now on
strike intend to follow in the cir
oumstanccs
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Every Sunday Ercu-sions.
Via c. & o., TO Norfolk ana ssastds.
700 Round Trip TO Nt9foik ana
View; virginia Beach. 3:,so,--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-12

Norfolk, 20; Ocean View, sa.as: Va.
Beach: S26o r: I. every Sunday N. q ".
Lv. s:l6 and o a.. M,--Ady. = - ~
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Through Sleeping Cnr.
Richmond Asheville Knoxville
Chattanooga-Memphis daifY. SO. nv.
System, 500 z. Main, 6ts~~4Ay,
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Preparing Two Replies.

warren 5. stone. grand chief OF the
engineers brotherhood. announced at
It's close. however, that both these
expressions would b. forthcoming to-
morrow othciais OF the seven unions
on strike Will reply - the President
for themselves. Mr.. stone said. while
the remainder Of the organizations
intend to join In a declaration OF
position TO the public.
Mr. stone. commenting on the walk
outs of tra!nmcn in various places
row progressing. said that he had re-
ports from nifty terminals where our
men are facing conditions just like
those and added that there might
10" walkouis' at such terminals with
out completely tying up transporta
tiOn
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Harding Discounts tInims.

AZ the white House. the admins
tratiou's View OF these walkouts. at
tribut"d by the union leaders to the
presence OF armed guards, was said to
bc that no str!k. anywhere OF any
character. which had as their pur-
pose the preventing OF the govern
ment from authorizing agencies Of
law and order To protect life and
property. would have coun,cnance or
effect. President Harding. /, was
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The Weather

Pnrty cloudy weather md moderate
temperature todny nnh to-
morrow.
fFor fun Weather reports SEQ Par, 50
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
AMUNDSEN is
OFF FOR COAST
Arctic Explorer @Hops On" in All
Metal MOnOplane on First
Lap of Flight

Central Park, N. Y, Ajril 10
Captain Roald Amundsen, Arctic
explorer, "hopped off" in an all
metal monoplane today for Cleve-
land, Ohio, on the first lap of a
trans-continentaI flight which
eventually will take him to Seat
tie, Wash, where he will leave
June /, for drifting voyage in the
North Polar regions.
He was accompanied by Lieuten-
ant Oscar Obdal, Norwegian ace;
R. Lewis, civilian pilot; Ernes;
RuhI, mechanician, and Horace
Gade, member of a firm of bond
brokers.
The monoplane left Larsen Field,
at S:l5 a. M. and the explorer said
he hoped to be in Cleveland in time
to spend several hours visiting
friends. He planned to leave
Cleveland for Chicago tonight. His
contemplated route after leaving
Chicago is Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt
Lake City, Reno, Sacramento and
thence to Seattle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
ITALIAN TOWNS
VIE FOR HONOR
AS SOVIET HOST
L e a g u e May B e
Called On to Set
tie Dispute.

Santa Margherita, Italy, April 10.
|-(By the Associated Press)-The
towns Of Santa Margherita and Ra-
pallo are waging a bitter dispute
regarding which municipality ac-
tually is host to the soviet delega-
tion to the economic conference at
Genoa There is talk that the Ge-
noa conference of the League of
Nations may be called upon to ar
bitrate the difficulty.
While the Imperial Palace hotel
in which the bolsheviki delegates
are living actually is within the
municipal bonds of Rapallo, it is
more than two miles from the Ra-
pallo station and only two blocks
distant from the Santa Margherita
station. The hotel is but a few
rods within the town limits of Ra-
pallo, and the dividing line be-
tween the two municipalities is so
artificial that the Santa Margherita
realtors, hotel keepers and mem
bers of the Commercial club assert
that it is an outrage" for the &C.
onomic conference and the Genoa
newspapers to speak of the famous
hotel as being in Rapallo and thus
send visitors more than two miles
out of the way to reach it.
Santa Margherita Disguised.
1t is declared that when the i'm
patient visitors reach Rapallo, they
have to hire taxicabs or cabs in
order to reach the hotel, with It's
medieval moats and portcullises,
and sentries more picturesque than
the Swiss guard at the Vatican.
The forced extra journeys of the
visitors is said to be lining the
purses of the taxicab divers and
cabmen.
The charge is made also that
this is the second time Rapallo has
robbed Santa Margherita of it's
glory. The Italian-Jugoslav con-
ference, which settled the Fiume
dispute also met at the Imperial
Palace hotel, and the treaty which
resulted from the gathering was
called the treaty of Rapailo, to the
disgusted OF the loyal Santa Mar
wheritans.
1t is reported that the italian
government will purchase the no.
tel and make it a national monu-
ment to peace if the Genoa econ
ference is successful, SO there
seems to be very real reason why
the Santa Margheritans write let
ters to the local papers and fight
for their home town.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
WORKERS STOP
LEAK IN LEvEE
Beardstown Mayor Praises HerOism
of Men Who Used Bodies to
Hold Back High Waters.

Beardstown, Ill, April 10.-Her-
oiSm of workers, who in the last
few days have stopped with their
bodies the breaks in the levee pro-
tecting the city, was this morning
given official recognition by Mayor
Wesley Perry, whose earlier pre-
dictions that the levee cannot last
witnessed the second morning Of
non-fulfillment Mayor Perry ex-
pected the Ievee to burst Saturday
night.
Springfield, Ill, April 10.-Water
in the Illinois river at Beardstown
and at Naples, where leVees are in
momentary danger of giving way,
this morning had risen two inches
since 6 O'Clock last evening, ac-
cording to word received by Adju-
tant General Carlos Black, from
Colonel Stephen o. Trip.
THE highest water is expected
between noon and o'clock this
afternoon" General Black said.
workers at Beardstown have in
creased the height Of their levee
six inches and have almost ex-
hausted their supply of sand bangs
and are now looking for more.
"At Naples" General Black said,
water has seeped through the
levee and has driven several fam
lilies from their homes. The may
or, Mrs. John Chambers, was in ac-
tive control of the situation yester-
day, but since then I have been un-
able to reach her either by phone
or telegraph. l have sent her 25
tents"
Colonel Trip reported that there
is no dangerous condition at
Beardstown and that the city is
amply prepared for any emer-
Reney
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

Chief of sFIapper Cops Is
Acquitted and Washington
Society Sighs With Relief

but 1t is true to greater extent
than one would imagine
Position Now Stronger.
Mrs. Van Wrinkles trial has left
her in a stronger position than ever
before, but it is said the police reg
ulations are to be revised so as to
clip some of her authority in the
enforcement of her own ideas as to
public morals. The regulations
have not been done over" since the
advent of the woman cop, but now
the badge wearing fiappers are to
be put in their place"
The trial of Washington's wom-
an chief has attracted nationwide
interest. Women's organizations all
over the country wrote to the ac-
cused officer pledging their sup
port to "a thorough airing of Wash
ington life" in case she was con-
demned. Mrs Van Wrinkle had let
it be known there has been con-
sistent effort to get her out of the
department because of her uninfiu-
enced activity.
People Were With Her.
During the time she was await
ing trial, and while the verdict of
the police board was pending, Mrs.
Van Wrinkle lost no time herself
She addressed virtually all of the
women's clubs in Washington, told
them what she had done in the way
of reforms in the past and what
she hoped to accomplish in the fu-
ture. Resolutions indorsing her
were adopted by small and large.
Citizens sent representatives to her
trial The public sentiment of the
common people" unquestionably
was aroused.
At the national training school
for girls religious, exercises were
held on the text, who are they
that condemn herr
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
kANKAkEEO
MORE IS SCENE
OF SMALL CASE
Btsrdette Is There to
Scan GoUernorS
Bank Books.

Waukegan, ILL.,, April 10.-CBy
the Associated Press.) - Examina-
ton of the books of the First Trust
& Savings bank of Kankakee, in
search of evidence to be used in
the trial of Governor Len Small,
was moved back to Kankakee today
when H. c. Burdette, president of
the Waukegan National bank, be-
gan an investigation as friend OF
the court.
Roy Taylor, assistant cashier OF
the bank, who, according to Louis
Beckman, the cashier, was unable
to find any trace of records of Gov
ernor Small's account in the bank,
and who had been subpoenaed to
appear today, was notified he need
not appear for the present
If the examination of the books
at Kankakee today is not satisfac-
tory to Mr.. Burdette and D. C. Cur
rier, accountant for the state, Mr..
Taylor will be notified to appear
before Judge Clair C. Edwards here
tomorrow.
Iected last week will draw SO
names from the new jury list this
afternoon and the so SO drawn will
be called for the start of the gov
ernor's trial next Monday.
The jury committee placed 1859
names in the jury box today for
the Small case.
Two Lake Forest millionaires,
Slayson Thompson and Marvin
Hughitt, the latter president of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
are among those whose names went
into the box.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
E. J. MURPHY,
JOLIET STATE
WARDEN, DIES
Heart Disease Cause
of Death; Was 20
Years Old.

Joliet, ILL.,, April 10-E. ]. Muir
ply. warden of the Illinois state
penitentiary here, died shortly aft
er 4 o'clock this morning. His
death ended 20 years of service as
a warden. He had previously serv-
ed as warden of the prison at Ches-
ter, Ill.
He was 20 years old and suf-
fered an attack of heart disease
several months ago which was fol-
lowed by complications that result
ed in his death.
He was born July "a, 1852. His
wife died three years ago. He is
survived by a son, William Murphy,
an attorney of this city, and a
daughter, Mrs, Henry ]. Sawyer
also living in Joliet.
Whitman Is Successor.
Springfield, Ill, April 10.-Con-
troll of Illinois state penitentiary
at Joliet will be assumed by super
intendent of prisons. John L. Whit
man, until a successor is appointed,
it was announced here today by
Judge Chauncey H. Jenkins, direc-
tor of public welfare, upon word
of the death of Warden Murphy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
Spinster, "A, Has Circled
Globe 6 Times; Holds Proud
Record of No Missed Trains

wheezed that can get under way
without Miss Celeste aboard il
aboard Miss Celeste should be. At
the age of "a she still is girdling
the globe with no other language
than English, no other escort than
her timepieces, and no other wea-
pom than her three-foot cane.
Carries Nine TimepieceS.
1t is of her unfailing ability to
be on deck or station platform at
the proper time that she is proud
est. After all, granted leisure and
money, anyone can travel 900. 900
miles. But it takes determination,
shrewd planning and nine time
pieces to hold the worlds record
for making trains. And Miss Ce-
leste holds it
This is why" said the plump
and dininutive lady, thrusting up
her sleeve with characteristic en-
ergy to display a pair OF wrist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
FLYERS PAY
TRIBUTE To
COL. BECK
Shower Roses on Train
Bearing Body-Jury
Exonerates Day.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April 10.
The body of Lieutenant Colonel
Paul Ward Peck, renowned aviator,
who was slain here on the morning
of April by Jean P. Day, wealthy
oil man and former judge, was
started late yesterday on its jour
ney to Washington, D. c., where it
will be buried in Arlington National
cemetery.
Mrs Rachel Beck, the officers
mother, Lieutenant Paul Beck, Jr.,
his son, and Lieutenant John Beck,
his nephew, left on the same train
with the body.
Scene is Impressive.
An impressive demonstration by
officers of Post field, Oklahoma
flying station, where Beck was COM
manding officer for more than a
year, marked their farewell tribute
to a comrade and one of the army's
first f1iers.
Showers of red roses were drop
ped on the train from four air
planes as it slowly pulled out of
the station. For several miles the
airplanes followed the train, STAG
cato of their motors beating sol
emn requiem in their comrades
honor.
Husband Was Justified.
Day was exonerated on Saturday
night by a coroner's jury, which
found that he was justified in slay-
ing the officer when, according to
his testimony, he found Beck in an
attempt to assault Mrs. Day. The
jury recommended that no charges
be filed against him and County At
torney Forrest Hughes was to make
final decision in this respect to-
day.
There is nothing to warrant the
spending of money in prosecuting
Day unless further evidence is
brought to light" the county attor-
ney was quoted as saying.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
HUSBAND DIES,
WIDOW POISONS
SELF SAME DAY

San Rafael, Cal. April 10
Mrs Alice Frey. widow OF
Franz Frey. counts the mo-
ments that physicians have said
lie between her and death by
poison and regrets the tardi-
ness OF their passing. Her hus-
band, so years old. and four
years her senior. died on Thurs
day. The widow, unwilling TO
continue alone, that same day
took a poison which, though
slow to act, will prove deadly,
attending physicians said.
Two days later when the
first effect of the poison began
to appear the woman walked
into the coroner's office and
asked that the funeral Of her
husband be postponed that she
might be buried with him. The
request was refused. His fu-
neral is scheduled for today
| She gave minute directions for
her own burial al his side.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
BY BURTON LEE.
Consolidated Press Correspon,

SOuSOllQdL6Q fT0SS OOTFeSpOuuSAL-
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington, April 10.-Mrs. Nina
&c. VanWinkle has been acquitted
and the flapper cops still live
Washington society has breathed a
sigh of relief. For what Mrs. Van
Wrinkle knows of Washington life
still is an official secret. The po-
lice trial board didn't treat Mrs.
Van Wrinkle rough" The old steam
roller which was to have f1attened
out the chief Of women police failed
to get up the proper amount OF
steam.
Various senators and represent
atives on Capitol Hill who know
something of what Mrs. Van Win
kle knows are greatly disappointed
that the attempt to railroad" her
broke down. For they feel that the
woman chief, scorned, could have
furnished some very lively testi-
mony before a congressional inVes-
tigation committee.
Dis0beyed Her Superior.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle is said to hold
the highest police office of any
woman in the country. She was ac-
cused of refusing to obey the or
ders of superior officer. She is a
lieutenant in rank and refused to
release two runaway girls on the
order of an inspector. The police
board says she was not guilty, "but
mustn't do it again" 1t also says
she has not a proper conception of
the cardinal principle of discipline
which must prevail in a police de-
partment.
Isn't that just like men," smiles
Mrs. Van Wrinkle. They think wom-
en- because they are women, can
not accept the principle of disci-
pline. Such belief is unfortunate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
THE WEATHER

Unsettled. rainy weather tonight
and Tuesday. Colder Tuesday
night. Strong, shifting winds.
Highest temperature yesterday
II; lowest last night. 49.
Precipitation. none
lam. 7p.m- am
yester. yester today.
Dry bulb temp. 6S 20 81
Wet bulb temp. SO so 40
Relative humid. 4S So 50
River stage at a. m. 9.S, rise
of 2 last "a hours.
Sunset today, 6.3S p. m; sun
rise tomorrow. 5.29 a. m
River forecast--The Mississippi
river from below Dubuque to Mus
catine will continue to rise during
the next IS hours.
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meterologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
BY JANE COMPTON.
Consolidated Press Corresponds

Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
New York, April 10.-Round the
world six trips-and never missed
a train-this is the record of Miss
Celeste Miller which gives the cour-
teous giggle to those anti-feminists
who say no women is ever on time.
To circle the earth six trips is
something. But to circle it with
out being late even once for a
train. steamboat, 'rickshaw, cara
van or catamaran-that is some
thing for even man to brag about
Miss Celeste told today how she
always manages TO be on time;
told it with justifiable pride as she
paused in this city on her way to
the Miller home in Chicago, after
the latest lap OF her SOC. 900 miles
and 20 years OF travel She means
to make it an even million miles
before she Is done, and the train
never pulled or the camel never
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
SO NATIONS
SEEK WAY TO
'NORMALCY'
Most Important Assembly
Since Versailles Peace
Farley.

Genoa. April 10.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press-)-The Genoa econom-
ic conference was formally opened
this afternoon in the historic pal
ace of St George by Premier Facta
OF Italy
Genoa, April 1O.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. Nations Of four coz
tinents today began efforts to re-
store to the world normal cOndi-
tions- All plans had been complet-
ed today for this economic con
gress, generally regarded as the
most important assembly since the
Versailles peace conference.
Representatives of 80 states were
prepared to take steps that it was
hoped would lead to the economic
reconstruction of Europe, the con
ference particularly to be concern
ed with plans for rebuilding cen
trail Europe and rehabilitating Rus
sia, which was admitted by many
delegates To be a subject OF su-
preme Importance by itself, per
haps the most far-reaching ques-
ton which the congress shall be
called upon to solve
u. - AmDaSStuOr fFeseuL-
The ambassador from the United
States Richard Washburn Child,
was to take his seat today in
section reserved for eminent guests.
He was to attend all the open meet
! ings. Formal opening of the ses-
! sions was to take place at o'clock
| this afternoon in the palace of ST.
1 George, a picturesque structure
| built in 1860.
! A list of the states represented.
with the number of their delegates
follows:
South Africa, 4; Albania 4 Aus
tria, 6; Australia, IA; Belgium. IA,
Bulgaria, Is; Canada, 2. Czecho-
sIoVakia, 80: Denmark. 10. EsJlO-
MIA, 25; Finland. z, France. so,
Germany, so; Great Britain, 12S,
Greece, %; Ireland, 6 j., Italy, 400
LAtvia, 6; Ldthuania, Z; LuXem-
bourg, 6. Norway, s; New Zealand
16; Holland, l6; Poland, 40 POrtu-
gal. 8: Rumania, p; Russia. IL
Jugoslavia, u; San Marino, 16i
Spain, 16; Sweden, 10; Switzerland,
8; Hungary, z.
Lloyd George Speaks.
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain, who was the CHIEF
moving force behind the cali for
the conference, emphasized the vi
tai necessity there was for Europe
and the world of graphing earnest
ly with the problems confronting
the conferees.
81 am sure all the delegations
are in accord on one point" he
said, "and that is TO reach an agree
ment which will prevent renewal
of international conflicts. thus re-
| establishing general peace and re-
ciprocal confidence between the
states on a basis Of economic pros
perity."
In behalf of the French delega-
ton it was said it had come in an
open spirit, resolved 10 do all pos
sible to accomplish the task set
for the conference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
Late Bulletins

Paris, April 10.-(By the As
s0ciated Press. What is view.
ed as grave crisis in the rela-
tions between France and Ger
many was reached today, with
the possibility of the military
occupation of further German
territory presenting itself, when
a negative reply was received
from the German government to
the note of the reparati0ns COM
mission on the German rep
arati0ns moratorium in which
certain fiscal reforms were de-
manded OF Germany.
Cleveland, Ohio, April To-
Captain Roald Amu1dsen's
monopIane which left New
York this morning for Cleve-
land, on the first lap Of a con-
tinentaI flight, was wrecked at
MioIa, Pa, this afternoon, ac-
cerd.ng to a message received
here late today by Charles A.
Otis, local broker, from Horace
Gade. his New York manager,
and one OF the party.
The telegram said that no one
was injured and that Mr.. Gade
would reach Cleveland BY train
tenight.
Bcardstewn, ILL., April 1o.-
Water was on a level with tho
top OF the Ievee here at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, but no addition
al signs of weakening were mo-
tsceable.
The levee top has been raised
six inches and a rush order has
been sent to St Louis for more
sand bags, with which to build
ii stiIl higher.