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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
URCESLAWS
HELP MOTHERS
DIR. Sarah HObSUn Tells HOmeOpaths
100000 American Women
Need Protection.

Chicago, June 20.-Instruction
and legislation designed for the
protection of potential mothers of
coming generations was urged by
DR.. Sarah NJ. Hobson Of Chicago,
upon 1000 physicians gathered to-
day at the 18th annual convention OF
the American institute of Homoo-
pathy.
DR.. Hobson's address was made
before the section designated as the
bureau of sanitary science and pub
lie health.
Six million American women be-
tween the ages of 16>and 30-'The
mating period" d"-need legislative
protection from the hazards of in
dustry, DR.. HObson declared
Women between the ages of 80 and
so are fairly able to fight their own
battles, she asserted, but young
girls under IL should be ruled
out" of the wage earning rOutines.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20

Arizona Miner, 90, Marries
Himself to Indian Girl, IS;
Legality of Act Questioned

and asked him by what right he had
performed the ceremony.
Il wuz up again a tough propo-
sition," he said, 40 miles from a
minister or burro. l said to my
self, Ed, my boy, here you be, a
justice of the peace with a lot Of
yellow marriage certificates and the
like So l jes' filled the license and
then l got out a bible and said a
prayer. l made Juanita get down
and pray, too, and then We got up
and | performed the ceremony just
as it reads in the book We took
each other for better or worse all
right"
The judge and sheriff held a con-
sultation. They could not agree
whether the ceremony was legal
So they told McGurrin it would be
good thing to have it performed
over again.
Suits me all right" said McGur-
rim and the second ceremony soon
had been read.
"RejOicin' in Heaven"
YOU know how it is when a man
wants to get married." McGurrin
said after the wedding. He sho'
gets the fever powerful bad. There
amt no hemmin' and having when
the right gal comes along. If there
is then she amt the right 'un. Here
l wuZ lonesome-like when one day
1 seen this Indian gal peepin' at
me from behind a cactus I paid
no attention to her but every day
she'd come back. Then 1 woke up
and decided she'd taken a shine to
me. So l put on a new pair of
overalls and the gal understands
so soon she wuz settin' on my lap.
l told her we must get married and
she agreed l wuz thinkin' when
you boys came what a lucky cuss
! wuz Here | have five angel wives
waitin' in heaven for me to well
come me there. What a rejoicin'
there must "a been when they
heard l had married this Indian gal
to care for me in my old age"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
NINE YANKS SEEK
SPRING OF GOLD
IN BELGIAN CONGO

New York, June 20.-A golden
quest-the search for a deep ra-
vine in the jungles OF Belgian
congo. where Julius Dolgos. cav
Ialryman, fell from his horse and
scoOped a handful of nuggets
from spring-has been started
by party of nine men.
Dolgos. a chemical engineer,
was with mounted troops in
africa during the war. In pass
Ing through the jungles of the
congo he said he fell with his
horse into the ravine, dragged
himself to a spring, drank, and
discovered at the bottom a bed
lot nuggets. He took a handful,
saved them. brought them back
70 the United States and sol1
mem TO a jeweler. he said.
Then he told his friends. They
believed his story and formed a
party Last Saturday they set
I'm on the steamer Majestic.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
BY HERMAN WHEELER.
Consolidated Press Correspondent


Copyright, 1922 by The Argus)
Oatman, Ariz., June 20.-Whether
a man, even though a legally con-
stituted justice of the peace, can
officiate at his own wedding is
problem that today is troubling
Judge Zadock Sheffield and Sherln
Bill Mackey. To make assurance
doubly sure Judge Sheffield re-
married the man in question, Edgar
McGurrin, 90, years old, veteran
soldier, Indian fighter, prospector
and miner. But the problem re-
mains one to be settled when the
Judge gets the chance 10 examine
his law books.
McGurrin is the sole remaining
inhabitant of Hardyville, at the end
of Silver Creek gulCh, once a bust
ling town from whence was shipped
the ore from the noted Oatman gold
district, down the Colorado into the
Gulf of California and then to the
Pacific. Three years ago the
treacherous current of the Colorado
buried Hardyville under countless
tons of sand. The few remaining
inhabitants left hurriedly, all but
McGurrin. He had been there
too long, he said, to care what the
river did so he built himself a new
hut on the hill, nailed his faded
justice of the peace sign to it, and
let it go at that Having lived
thereabouts since 1864 he opined
that he was sort O. attached to
the locality.
She's His Sixth.
He must have been lonesome or
something because news reached
here a couple of days ago that he
had married himself to Juanita
SundiaI, an 1S-year-old Indian girl.
She was his sixth wife, the others
having died. The news worried
Judge Sheffield and Sheriff Mackey
SO they rode out to see McGurrin
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
Want u. S.
GUN BOAT
AT CANTON
Yank Minister Asks Pro
lection for Americans
in City.

Peking, China, June 2O.-(By the
Associated Press. )-Three Ameri-
can buildings in Canton were struck
by shells during Sundays lombard =
ment of the city by the gunboatS
of Sun Yat-Sen, the South China
leader, who has been trying futilely
to recapture the stronghold.
Jacob Gould Schurman, the Amer
lean minister, has asked Rear Ad-
miral Strauss to rush protection to
Canton and American gunbOats are
expected to proceed there.
Protest To DIR. sun.
Word that Americans in Canton
we're endangered was received at
the legation here today in a mes
sage from the American consul in
Toxic The extent of damage to
American property was not stated.
The consul had protested to Sun
Yat-Sen against indiscriminate fir
ing along the bund, the macada-
mized way on the water front.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
COPS BALK PLAN
OF HUSBAND TO
MURDER RIVAL
Sought Life of Man
Who Stole His
Wife.

Louisville, KY, June 20.-Coak-
ley Howe beat a train from New
Haven. Ky, to Louisville in his au-
tomobile last night to Kill William
Bray, who was eIoping with his
wife, Mrs. Irene Howe, according
to police who took the three into
custody.
After receiving a telephone mes
sage. officers arrested and disarm-
ed Howe at the station and then
took the alleged e1opers into Gus
tody.
Il can't kill him now. so I would
like to talk to him." Howe said at
the police station.
Bray then was brought before
the husband. According to the Of
tcers, Howe said:
Renews Threat
"I intended to send 10 bullets
into your body tonight, but the po-
lice stopped me. There is only one
way you can come back and that is
to kill me. l promise you that if
ever see you again I'll put you
out of existence. l suggest that
you join the army or navy and
stay away-for life"
I'm going to stay away" Bray
replied.
Howe, with his wife, returned to
New Haven, and later in the night
Bray was released. Officers said
he did not plan to return to New
Haven, where he had been employ
ed on Howe's farm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
NOT TO
SEEKA.F.L.JOB

Cincinnati, Ohio. June 20.-(By
the Associated Press)-By an over
whelming vote the American Fed
Grafton of Labor convention today
refused to consider a resolution
proposing that it congratulate Alex
ander Howat and August Dorchy,
leaders of the Kansas miners, for
their stand against the Kansas in
dustrial court.
Organization politics again came
to the front today when a move
ment got under way to bring out
John l. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
as a candidate contesting the re-
election OF Samuel Gompers as
president.
Mr.. Lewis declared he was not a
candidate in any sense.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
SMALL BOYS SAVE
CHILDREN'S HOME
FROM FIRE PERIL

Chicago, June 2O--How 2
group of I and S-year-old chill
dren saved the Dorcas Home for
Children at Highland Park from
fire at midnight Sunday became
known today.
The fire was discovered in the
coal bins in the basement. Mrs.
Ann Arlis rang the bells for a
fire drill With the children all
outside she left the older girls
in charge of the infapts ar5 or
Sanized a bucket brigade among
the boys.
The young fire fighters remov-
ed two tons Of burning coal
from the basement and extin-
guished the flames with a hose.
The fire was out when outside
aid arrived
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
BALLOTS OF
$4,000 ARE
FOR STRIKE
Labor Board. Prepares a
Formal Reply to Mems
Leaders.

Chicago, June 20.-(By the AssO-
ciated Press. "A formal reply to
the communication of leaders of 10
railway unions who informed the
United States railroad labor board
that railroad strike will be author
ized if the present referendum fav-
ors a suspension of work. is being
prepared by the board, it was
learned today. The reply will not
be forwarded for several days,
however, it was said.
Meanwhile union headquarters
were speeding up the strike vote IN
an effort to have it completed and
tabulated by next Saturday when
the general committee of 80 repre-
senting the rail unions meets here
to canvass the returns.
Fifty thousand ballots cast by
shop crafts employees have been
almost solidly for a strike" ac-
cording to John Scott, secretary OF
the Railway Employees department
of the American Federation Of La
Dor.
Miners, Rail Men Meet.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 20.-tBy
the Associated Press.)
here today in the nationwide
strike situation Centered in the
conference tonight between Off
cials of the miners and railroad
shop crafts unions, when plans for
concerted strike action between
these organizations will be dis
cussed.
None of the big four" or trans
portation brotherhoods was eX-
pected to attend the meeting, it was
stated. Members of these organiza-
tions are not affected by recent de-
cisions of the railroad labor board
cutting wages and altering working
conditions. However, they are
mem bers of the rail-miners' ALI
ance. having signed the agreement
at Chicago last February.
L, s. Must Intervene!
In a statement William II. john
ston. president of the maChinists,
declared the only possible move
that could prevent a walkOuJ OF ap-
proximately 100000 rail workers,
July l, was for the government to
order the labor board to suspend
its order reducing wages and for
the board to enforce against all
lines its order against farming
out" of shop work by railroads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
TEXAS BORDER
HIT BY FLOOD
21.OO0 Acres of Land With Crops
Valued at 81. 100000, Under Wa
ter; Mex City Periled.
RTLLETIN.


Laredo, Texas, June 90
Hundreds of Mexicans were .
rendered destitute, scores of
houses in lOwlands washed
away, the Laredo lighting
plant put out 0f--cOmmisSiOn
and much livestock drowned
when the Rio Grande reached
a crest of 45 feet here today
and spread out. over lOW-lying
sections OF Laredo and NueyO
Laredo.
Brownsville, Texas, June 20
Bodies of flood victims have been
seen floating down the Rio Grande
at Mere, Mexico, $50 miles west OF
Matamoras, according to telegraph
ic advices received late today.
San Antonio, Texas, June 90
TWenty-one thousand acres of Rlo
Grande valley land with crops val
ued at s2.500,000 flooded in Hidalgo
county, fresh rise in the lower
stretches of the Rio Grande as the
result of flood waters which came
down late yesterday from the Sar
Juan river in Mexico, while the
cloudburst flood of the upper river
is nearing its crest at Laredo, 81
miles upstream, summarized the
border food situation this morn
ing.
Meantime the fate of $4,000 in
habitants of Piedgras Negras, Mex
leo, across the river from Eagle
Pass, isolated since the railroad
and highway bridges were swept
out at midnight last night, is caus-
ing lconcern. Nothing has beer
heard from Piedgras Negras since
Sunday night and the Mexican city
has ben without water and light
since that time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
COOK COUNTY TO
HAVE SEVERAL
ELECTION DAYS
Con Con Approves
Separate LatU For
Upstate Voting.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 20. = by
the Associated PressJ - Friends
Mayor Thompson of Chicago in the
constitutional convention this
morning attempted to amend a sec
ton proposed last week, and ex-
tend the terms in office of all pres
ent city, town and school officials
seven months past their present
terms, but postponed action when
it appeared the voting was against
them. 1t will be taken up again,
probably tomorrow.
Springfield, Ill, June 20.-(By
the. Associated s.)-One elec-
ton day each year for downstate
but a separate law providing for
several election days in Cook coun-
ty, because of the great number OF
offices to be filled, will be author
lied by the constitutional conven-
ton at today's session, President
Woodward predicted this morning.
The convention today will also de-
termine whether municipal court
clerk or a circuit court clerk shall
be clerk of the consolidated Cook
county circuit court, for which the
new constitution provides.
These Cook county matters Will
be determined by the convention in
action upon the report of the sChed-
uIe committee. When that is dis
posed of former Governor Fifer' S
report on future amendments will
be taken up again. Beyond that,
it was indicated this morning, de-
vefcpments depend upon the wishes
Of the Chicago delegates.
Revenue Article Up.
Reopening of the revenue article,
now on third reading, is almost GER
tain, it was declared. There is
some opposition, however, which
will precipitate debate, probably
this afternoon.
The committee on submission and
address, headed by Henry l. Green
of Urbana. will meet today and de-
eide the date for submission of the
proposed constitution, which, it is
said, will likely be after the spring
elections next year and probabl!
in the last week of April Whether
! il will be submitted to the voters
in its entirety or in sections, which
is permissible, will also be deter
mined.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
adam AND EVE
BATHERS LOSE
THEIR CLOTHES
TlDo Couples Forced
to Find Their Way
Home Nude.

Springfield, H.. June 20.-(By
the Associated Press. j-Early bath
ers at Bum Park Beach "a la Ad-
armand Eve" who have vexed the
residents of southeast Springfield
in the summer months in the past
two years. were dealt an effective
rebuff early yesterday morning, it
became known today, when two
men and two women were forced to
find their way home as through a
garden of Eden
Today the sheriff is undecided
whether to prosecute the complaint
of the two men, or to accede to the
wishes of Bum Park residents, and
administer a lecture on good man
ners to the two couples whose
clothes were stolen.
Boys Stole "Fig Leaves"
Ten boys of the community have
been charged with taking the
clothing, and in retaliation Bum
Park folks have threatened an in
junction closing the entire bathing
beach, and NJ. B. Horn, keeper of
the park pavilion, announced he
had obtained shotgun loaded
with bird-shot for use in emer-
gency.
The sheriff was told these two
couples arrived in the park after
IL o'clock, at which hour the park
is closed and the park policemen
leave These four. it is complained,
followed the custom of other
cIotheless bathers and filled the
air with their mirthfuI screams and
hilarity. to such an extent as to
prevent neighbors sleeping.
Names of the two couples have
not heen divulged
Bum Park Beach is Springfield S
only swimming and bathing beach.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
PAIR MARRIES
TWICE IN WEEK

Champaign. Ill, July 20.-MaT-
ried twice within a week, has been
the experience of Stanley Wood
ward and Miss LOrena Youngstafel,
both of Danville, Ill Last Tuesday
they obtained a marriage license
here, and returned to Danville,
where they were united in mar
riage. They learned that the we'd
ding was illegal because the license
was used in a county other than
the one in which it was issued. To-
day they returned to Champaign
county, obtained another license
and went to Rantoul, where Wood
ward is employed, and were again
united in marriage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
PLAN RETURN OF
ALIEN PROPERTY I

Washington, June 20.-Legisla-
ton is being prepared with Presi-
dent Harding's sanction which Will
return to approximately 10000 Ger
mans and Austrians property taken
over during the World war by the
alien property custodian in amounts
of $40 600 or less, it was announced
today at the White house.
The president, working with the
departments of state and justice,
and the alien property office, Il
further was stated, will recommend
that alien owners of seized prop
erty valued at more than SlO,OOu
amounts shall be entitled by the
legislation to receive, if necessary,
part payment ranging up TO the
$4,000 limit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
MOLINE BALL
CLUB IN WRECK
Big Train Jumps Track;- None
Hurt; DanTille, Evansville
and Peoria Teams On.

Danville, Ill, June 20.-The Big
Four passenger train, leaving here
about 4:30 O'Clock this morning and
carrying six of the eight baseball
clubs of the Three-Eye league, was
wrecked about thirty miles east of
Peoria this morning. No one was
hurt. All the cars jumped the
track and the mail and baggage
cars would have turned over had
it not been for high embankment.
The Terre Haute and Blooming
ton teams got off at Bloomington,
but the Danville, Moline, Evansville
and Peoria teams were on the train
at the time of the wreck.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
SENATE WON'T
TAKE UP BONUS

Wahsington. June 20.-An effort
to get the soldiers bonus bill be-
fore the senate today failed. the
senate adopting. 81 to % a motion
by Senator Watson, Republican. Of
Indiana, to lay on the table mo-
ton by Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Of Massachusetts, to displace the
tariff bill with the bonus bill.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
KILBANE LOSES
TITLE IN N. Y.
Boxing Commission Declares
Crown Vacant on Failure to Ac-
cept Dundee Challenge.

New York. June 20.-The New
York state boxing commission to-
day ruled that Johnny Kilbane of
Cleveland had vacated his title OF
worlds featherweight champion by
failing to accept the challenge of
Johnny Dundee of New York. Kill
bane no longer will be recognized
in New York state as the cham
pion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
ERIN MURDERS
ARE CONTINUING

Belfast, Ireland. June 20.-The
murder campaign continues in
South Armagh. The body of a man
aged about 80. was found this
morning on the bridge near Co
raghwood. where the Great North
ern RAILROAD branches to Newry
A religious emblem on the body
indicated that he was a Catholic
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
River Forecast.

The Mississippi river from below
Dubuuue to Muscatine will change
but little during the next two days
and the change will generally be
in the nature of a rise.
ANDREW HAMRICK,
Meteorologist-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20

RlVer Stage at q. III, TT q IIst
of 2 in last "a hours
Sunset today, 7:41; sunrise to-
morrow, 4:27.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and We'd
nesday. Not much change in tenn
perature.
Highest temperature yesterday,
70; lowest last night, 50.
Wind velocity at a. M, 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-20
PRO-TREATY men
LEAD in IRELAND

Dublin, ireland, June 20.-fBy
the Associated Press The posi-
tions of the various parties in the
Irish parliamentary elections so far
as reported in returns received up
to ) D. N. were:
Coalition pro-treaty ...--....--.4 4
Coalition Republicans ........-.25
La Dor ......-....-.- -
Independents NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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la m 7p.m. am,
YeSter. VeSter. today.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

25O MILES AN HOUR
is the inventors predie-
tion for this interesting
looking gyroscopic uni
cycle. now nearing rom-
pletiOn by Professor +. J.
Christie Of Marion, Iowa.
at his PHILADELPHIA work
shop. Christie's device
which will be used for
racing purposes, is simply
that Of a fourteen-fo foot bi-
cycle wheel Of extra wide
axle, controlled and oper-
ated like an auto. II
weighs 700 pounds. is
stabilized by twin gyrO-
scopes and powered by an
airplane motor. II runs
only on the rim and can
not upset. Personally
we're inclined to stiek to
the subway and 81" for
the present. Keysioas
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

Left - A TEAM OF
SISTERS. Six of a kind
and all members Of the
same basketball team
the Pryor sisters Of the
Bronx+reading from the
bottom Of the ladder up
ward: Helen, Catherine,
Amanda, Sarah, Mary and
Theresa. OF course, only
FIVE can play on the team
at one time, but there's
always a sister in reserve
waiting to jump in and
substitute. IL you want u
see the ultimate in femi-
nine teamwork in the
basketball c a ge witness
this sisterly sextet in
action. Fo,oUam,
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

SW1TZERLAND'S NEW
YEAR ROUND SPORT.
An especially good picture
Of motorless gliding as
praetieed al Cstaad. n
lively winter resort on the
MontreuT Bernese. Swift
zerland. The nervy air
coaster has taken of from
the top OF n nearby hill
and is serenely soaring in
gradually descending cir
cles over the snow-cov-
cred fields. Yo,ograms
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

HIS NEW COMMAND,
an army Of Rhode Island
reds. Major General c.
r. Edwards, retired, popu-
larly known as the DADDY
Of the 26th Division"
gives up his olive drab
and goes back to a life
among the cows and the
chickens at his Westwood
Farm. som e W here in
Massachusetts,. KsVstons
New-York tribune., 1922-12-24

Left-HAVE YOU SEEN
THE FINGER LAMP ?
Here's one of the in
geniOus new devices in
operation by a youth who
would shave after dark
a concentrated ray from
a brilliant reflector fas-
tened to a holder no larg-
er than a pencil makes
this little incandescent an
ideal assistant to artist,
dentist, matchmaker or
any one in need of this
kind of illumination.
TsfeTHdfionaI
Rioht WILL SHE BE
ELECTED AGAIN? Mrs.
William C. Story, twice
head of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution,
who, after stormy charges.
is again seeking the Of
fee of president general.
Underwood