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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
RABBIT RESCUED
IN FLOOD LOSES
ALL FEAR OF MAN

Beardstown. Ill, April 22.-The
rescue of a rabbit. stranded five
days on a pile of debris held sta
tionary by telephone wires, was to
days chief flood development at
Beardstown, where workers are
busy preparing for the reopening
on Monday of the five stores forced
to close when the food was
highest.
Manager H. c. Gordy of the local
telephone company, directing the
replacing of 72 poles borne over by
the flood in Cole creek drainage
district, was the rescuer of the
rabbit. The district was flooded
last Sunday When Mr. GOrdy
reached this particular pile Of deb
ris he noticed the rabbit huddled
on the topmost point. He touched
it and it crawled up close to him,
against his breast and fell asleep.
Five sleepless days and nights,
keeping out of the food water, had
overcome its fear. Mr.. Gordy has
adopted it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
BY A. r.. BUCKINGHAM.

Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Miami, Oklahoma April 22.-
Drafting ministers of the gospel as
Jurors in criminal cases is the
best method possible of expedit-
ing court work, declared Judge @.
P. MCGEE, of the county court
here today. He based this recon-
mendation on the result that fol-
lowed the appearance of Rev A
p. Cameron of the Christian church
and Rev. c. W. Primm of the
Apostolic church in the panel for
the term opening yesterday.
The presence of the two minis
tiers resulted in pleas of guilty be-
ing entered by the entire ten in
dividua1s under Indictment. In
stead OF fortnight's long drawn
out trials Judge McGee was able
to dispose of all cases and i'm
pose sentences today.
When the prisoners were led in
and saw the two ministers sitting
in the front row, they seemed much
agitated," said the judge. But 1
never was more surprised in my
life than when they all pleaded
guilty when called on"
NO Use TO Deny
That it was the presence of the
that brought about this
result was admitted by the prison
ers themselves.
81 knew there was no use trying
TO DENY the charge" said Ethel
Rhine. held for Abandonment of her
two children. When those two
preachers. seated in the very front
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
TlUO Ministers on Oklahoma
Jury Bring Quick Pleas of
Guilty From 10 Defendants

row, looked at me 1 knew 1 was
done for"
Il had planned to plead not gull
ty and fight the charge of having
been drunk in a public place" said
A M. Milligan. But there was
Rev. Cameron sitting smiling at
me. l knew he had my number.
And we all knew that Judge MCGEE
is lenient when you admit your
guilt
Edward Hall was charged with
having liquor in his possession and
H. Yard for manufacturing it. Both
thought they had good alibis, but
the presence of the ministers con-
fused them and they decided that
it might be better to make a plea
of guilty
Sentences Are Light.
The court imposed light SEN
tences on all of the prisoners. He
said today that he was inclined to
wonder whether it would not be a
good idea to have all the local min
listers called for jury duty in GRIM
inal cases.
The two pastors declared today
that they had not tried psychology
on the culprits. They insisted that
regardless Of their cloth they had
been prepared to consider all of the
prisoners innocent until they had
been convinced they were guilty
regardless of the character of the
crimes charged.
Il only knew two of them per-
sonally," said Rev. Mr.. Cameron.
But If our being there kept them
from swearing to a fslsehood. we
performed real service, although
l was much displeased when call
ed to act as a juror"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
FLOOD RECEDES
FROM ST. LOUIS
TO CAIRO, ILL.
1000 Negroes Home
less; Property Loss
Near $1,000, 900.

New Orleans, La, April ga
levee on the west bank of the Mis-
sissippi river at Myrtle Grove,
about thirty miles south of New
Orleans, broke today and neighbor-
ing plantations are being flooded.
About sixty feet of embankment
went out and government barges
with men and materials were sent
from here to the scene of the
break.
st. Louis. Mo-, April 22.-Appar-
emily ending its flood rampage the
Mississippi river today was report
ed as falling gradually from St
Louis to Cairo, leaving in its wake
more than 200 square miles of in
undated farm land in portions of
Alexander, Jackson and Union
counties in southern Illinois, caus-
ing a loss of more than $2,000,00
in crops, property and livestock
and making approximately 1000
persons, mostly negroes, homeless.
Four drainage districts, Begog-
mia, Preston, Clear Greek and
North Alexander, paralleling the
river from Chester, Illinois, to
Gale, a distance of so miles and
about 8 miles in width, are covered
with flood waters as a result of
the levees protecting the areas
breaking under the heavy pressure
of unprecedently high stages at
some points.
Boats In Streets.
Numerous rowboats were to be
seen on the streets of Mcclure, Illi-
nois, today. The town, with a
population of nearly 500, and the
largest in the overflowed area, was
covered with three feet of water
and presented a picture of minia-
ture Venice.
An expensive crop Of alfalfa was
growing in the flooded section and
with crops of wheat and corn will
almost be a total loss, according
to estimates of land owners. Much
poultry and livestock have perish
ed.
Flood sufferers are being cared
for at refugee camps which have
| been established at Cairo, Anna
and Fayville. Nearly 200 families
are lodged in these camps while
the steamers Three States and
Kankakee are rescuing stranded
persons. Various relief organiza-
tions and the Illinois National
guard have supplied the refugees
with shelter, food and medical sup
plies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22

Genoa, April 22.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)-The French delega-
ton to the economic conference
has submitted a protest against
the German reply to the Allied note
in which the Germans stated they
would refrain from discussing Rus
sian questions settled in the Russo
German treaty. The French con-
tend that the Germans, under their
reply, may insist upon discussing
other Russian questions.
Genoa, April 22.-CBy the Asso-
ciated Press4-Actual work on a
plan for the reconstruction of Rus
sia was started today by experts
representing the soviet govern
ment, Great Britain, France, Italy,
Japan, Belgium, Czecho-SloYakia
and Holland.
The heated politics surrounding
the Russian problems has been
cooled by NJ. Chitcherin's note ac-
cepting in the main the Allied
formula, stating the terms on
which the great powers are will
ing to resume business relations
with Russia. Those prominent il
the conference have made it clear
that no proposition has been put
forward for government loans tG
Russia, nor government guaran-
tees of loans
Credits for Russia
The idea of the financial and eco
nomic experts is that, when Rus
sia reaches a position where she
can give investors assurance that
there will be legal basis for under
takings in Russia, and that foreign
ers will have proper protection un-
der proper courts, abundant cred
its will be forthcoming for the de-
velopment of Russian resources.
The single important point OF diff
ference between the Russians and
the allied Representatives is the un-
willingness of the former to restore
the freehold title of foreigners
property which has been national
lied or requistioned by Russia, al
though they are willing to restore
it to the former owners for theil
use.
In the case of factories. this
would doubtless be on a concession
basis.
Factories, which have hitherto
stood idle because the former own
ers refused to operate them unles:
assured that their title would be
restored, may be reopened if the
soviet concessions are given rea
basis by the Genoa negotiations.
Harvester Company Protests.
The International Harvester com
pany and many other large corpor
ations having factories or mines il
Russia have declined to consider
taking concessions to run the prop
critics they have vigorously con
tended is theirs, not owned by the
soviet government.
The concessions hitherto Offered
to American and British promoter!
by Leonid Krassin, soviet commits
sare of trade, have been too nebu
lous to attract capital, in the opin
ion of the prospective developers
Frequently this situation has beer
based on the fear that the former
owners of the properties may some
day claim them.
This fear, the bolshevists believe
would be largely dispelled by in
ternational recognition of theil
right to nationalize property.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
BY JAMES r.. RECORD.

Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Jewett, Texas, April 22.-All
trace of "petticoaS government"
was wiped out here today. For
two years women have had exclu-
sive control of the affairs of this
thriving municipality of 1000.
They made a good record. That
is admitted. But they decided that
the game was not worth the can
die" and voluntarily quit, their
places being filled at the election
by the men who used to run the
city.
Now show us that you can i'm
prove on what we have accomplish
ed," demanded the retiring officials.
And the men began to do SO this
morning when they ousted all OF
the women appointees of the old
administration with the exception
of the town marshal, mere man
who had held over two years, and
replaced them with men.
Women Ruled Two Years.
Jewett has proudly boasted that
it was the only town in the United
States exclusively governed by
women. Two years ago, when the
then Mayor J. D. Atkinson and his
male associates filed for renomina-
ton, the women placed complete
ticket in the field. They made their
campaign on a promise of broad
cast reform. The town was to be
cleaned up, streets were to be paw
ed, all needed improvements were
to be installed, and there was to be
complete economy everywhere.
The women carried the election by
large majorities for every office
The wife of the mayor, ]. D. Ad-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
IRISH REBELS
FIRE STEAMER
Fifty Armed Men Raid Vessel in
Dublin HarbOr; Flames Put
Out by Crew.

Dublin, Ireland. April 22.-(By
the Associated Press)-Fifty armed
men today raided the steamer Rath-
linhead, anchored here, shot and
wounded the watchman, sprinkled
the decks and fittings with gaso-
line. set the vessel af1ame and made
off
The crew, with the assistance of
regular Irish Republican army
troops. extinguished the flames be-
fore serious damage had been
done
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
FLOODWATER
WILL REMAIN
ENTIRE WEEK
New Boston Dixie Holds
But Imperiled; High
Stage Coming.
THE FLOOD.

River food crest reaches Clin-
ton today with 19-foot stage.
Crest in tri-cities tomorrow will
not surpass 1920 stage.
Steamers carry sandbags to
New Boston district emergency
workers.
River at dike-top at Penrod
farm near New Boston. School
boys lead crew in building 2-foot
embankment.
Flood stages to continue all
next week. No below-fiood read
ings until May l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
BANDITS KILL
ST.LOUIS COP
Two Policemen Wounded in Battle
With Payroll Robbers at Nor
ris & Co. OFFICES.

St. Louis, Mo, April 22.-One po-
Iiceman was killed and two were
wounded, one critically, by bandits,
who today held up the offices Of
Morris & Co., here, and escaped
with a small amount of payroll
money. The policemen saw the
bandits holding up the office and
opened fire. The bandits returned
the fire and made their escape after
shooting the officers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
COLLEGE DEAN
SAYS ENTRANCE
TESTS NEEDED
Davenport for EIinain-
dting indifferent
Students.

Chicago, April 22.-Entrance ex-
aminations in a few test subjects
may some day be required for pros
pective college students, Dean Eu-
gene Davenport OF the University
OF Illinois College of Agriculture
suggested in an address here today
before the Cornell Alumni associa-
ton.
Dean Davenport discussed the
question, Shall Colleges Limit
Registration?"
Entrance examinations in the
test subjects, he said, will be nee
essary, if for no other reason than
to classify the entrants and to show
the students what college work is
Ike and what colleges expect.
The sudden rise in college en-
rollment following the war, often
crowding to capacity, gave rise to
a kind of panicky consideration of
the question of limiting attend
ance," Dean Davenport said. 1T is
one question for an endowed insti-
tuition, very different question for
one that is supported by taxation.
The latter can hardly consider the
question of limitation, either by
methods or by raising the
standards of admission. The pub
lie considers that as it pays the
bills it is entitled to service and
its position is sound. The institu-
tion then on its part must take the
position that the public must pay
in proportion to the burden it lays
upon the college or university.
Both can live under this PROPOSE
ton. though as the public nears the
limit of its ability to put its young
people through college the institu-
ton may be warranted in some
what raising the fees on those who
secure special personal benefits.
Face Many Difficulties.
"The difficulties of limitation for
any institution are we'll nigh pro-
hibitive. The Limitation may be
made geographical, but this leads
to provincialism Excessive fees
will limit attendance. but that plan
means that the institution exists
only for the wealthy If entrance
conditions are raised much above
the general level of the secondary
schools, then the institution exists
for the favored few, mostly from
large cities, or for the peculiar
class who are sharks at securing
grades. Any limitation based upon
high entrance requirements will
rule out the late maturing class, in
which is found much of the best
material.
"It is feasible to reduce numbers
by requiring strict attention to bus
mess after entrance, in that way
the worst of all bad
students-the Indifferent junior
and the senior who hardly skins
through.
Raps High School Practice.
I'VE shall come some day to en-
trance examinations in a few test
subjects if for no other reason than
to classify the entrants and to
show the students what college
work is like and what colleges ex-
pect. Unless high schools cease
the bad practice of waving all ex-
on account of high
grades something of this kind is in
evitable.
There is some reason to believe
that the intelligence test may be
used to supplant other means of
d determining whether students
should continue in college work
but every method adopted for Sc
lecting the good from the poor
must keep in mind the fact of the
wide range in maturity to be found
at all ages"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
NEW ORLEANS READY
FOR MASONIC MEET

New Orleans, La, April 22.-Dec-
GRATED as probably never before,
this city was ready today to enter
tain the thousands of visitors. who
are coming here to attend the 35th
triennial conclave of the Knights
Templar beginning next Monday.
Thirty-five thousand knights and
members of their families are ex-
pected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22

The Mississippi at this commu-
nifty will be above food stage for
an entire week, following the crest
which will be reached tomorrow
The crest will be practically the
same as that of 1920. when it was
III feet, but the river will recede
SO slowly that a below-fiood stage
will not be reached until Sunday,
April 30
The water rose A of a foot last
evening. bringing the stage to 16.9
feet. The crest of the flood will
reach Clinton today with stage of
about nineteen feet, reaching Le-
Claire and Rock Island tomorrow.
and passing on to Muscatine Mon
day night or Tuesday. The crest
at Muscatine will not exceed 1875
feet
The river is falling from st. Paul
to Clinton, making only 3 of a
fall at Dubuque in the last "a hours.
1t rose .3 of foot at Clinton, max
ing the stage today 1873 feet.
Flood conditions in this vicinity
were practically unchanged. The
water rose several inches in places
where it has already flooded, but
no additional damage was done.
Hundreds of calls are received
daily by Andrew Hamrick. weather
man, from residents in the food
districts and old river men who
have been following the rise and
fall in the river for years.
The Office of the weather bureau,
which is in the federal building,
Davenport, will be opened tomor-
row TO answer calls and give fore
casts on the food. The river is ex-
pected TO follow the course pre-
dicted earlier in the week. but any
new changes will be watched by
the weather bureau.
Condition Unchanged.
With the forecast that the crest
will arrive tomorrow, with only a
few more inches of rise, persons in
the west and south river districts
are anticipating the fall of the wa
ter and the abatement of excitement
along the river front
Small houses along Mill street
are tossed about like boats. Cap
sized, on end or on one side, the
little houses are a scene of chaos.
Water is over the lower floors of
the Standard Textile plant and the
Rock Island Bridge and Iron plant.
FIRST street west of the Rock Island
Lines embankment is an island to-
day, with the slough on the west
side of it and a canal formed by
the railroad embankment on the
east side. The easements of most
OF the houses are dry except for
seep water.
Seep water raised pools south Of
the Rock Island Manufacturing
company plant and across the big
city storm drain, several inches in
tne last As hours, but this water
must rise over a foot more before
It will damage any property in that
vicinity.
Railroad tracks at Third street
we're awash this morning, the open
rVer just coming in around the ties
ana the bottom of the rails. Solid
oaslng and ballasting at this point
viii protect the line from any Sc
rious damage, il is thought, while
the ground to the south is higher
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TEUT REPLY
PROTESTED
BY FRENCH
See Loophole for German
Discussion of Other
Questions.

Genoa, April 22.-(By the
Associated Press George
Chitcherin, the Russian soviet
foreign minister, gave the ItaI-
ian Socialists and Communists
shock today by meeting King
Victor Emmanuel on the kings
visit here and accepting His
Majesty's invitation to a lunch
con on board the Italian dread
naught Conte di 'Cavour.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
THE WEATHER

Increasing eloudiness tonight,
probably becoming unsettled Sun
day. Warmer tonight
Highest temperature yesterday,
53; lowest last night, 3S.
Wind velocity at a. m, 2 miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. 7p.m. Tam.
yester. yester. today.
Dry bulb ....44 so 43
Wet bulb ......41 43 SO
Rel. humidity 80 81 u
River stage at 7 a. m 16.9, a rise
of A last "a hours.
Sunset today 6:51; sunrise to-
morrow $40.
River forecast-The crest of the
food will reach Clinton today with
a stage of about 10 feet. The crest
will reach LeClaire and Davenport
Sunday with stages approximately
the same as the 1920 food. The
crest will reach Muscatine Monday
night or Tuesday, and will not ex-
ceed 1875 feet
ANDREW HAMRICk.
Meteorologist-s
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22

outlook for the week beginning
Monday include:
Region Of the Great Lakes. upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys: Generally fair and normal
temperature
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22

CFceSs
Chicago, April 22.-Grievances
centering about the contract sys-
tenn employed by some railroads in
the handling of repair work has
resulted in a vote OF distribution Of
strike ballots to the 100000 mem
bers of the railway employees de-
partment of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. This department
comprises the six federated crafts
and the Switchmen's Union OF
North America
Authorization for the strike bal
lots was voted at the sixth bien-
NAL convention of the department
which has been in session here two
weeks and which concluded its ses-
sions today. The vote to send out
the ballots was taken yesterday and
officers declared that it was
counter-move to "an effort to crush
our organization completely"
Predicts Solid Support
"If there is a strike, and / feel
sure our men will vote solidly for
it, it will be in protest of the action
of railways in ignoring decisions
of the United States railway la
bor board" B. NJ. Jewell, president
of the railway employees depart
ment said.
The labor board has now several
complaints against the contract. or
farming out system. pending. lt
has been expected that a decision
would be given soon after the con-
clusiOn of the present wage hear
ings.
THE carriers have arbitrarily re-
duced wages in defiance sOf the
board" Mr.. Jewell said. They
have restored the piece work sys-
TEN and resorted to the farming
out system, which is a mere sub
terfuge by which they dodge labor
! board decisions.
Slight for Existence
I "a year ago our membership
was overwhelmingly in favor Of
war in protest against the II per
cent reduction already then an
nounced and given effect last July
| When the date came, however, we
favored peace because Of assUr-
ances given by the labor board
that no further wage reductions
would be considered for some time
But this time, 1 am sure, the is
sue will come to a showdown. s.
! far as we are concerned. it is Z
fight for existence"
Mr.. Jewell said the result of Tn,
vote should be known within siXu
days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
ROCHE CONFESSEs MURDER.

Chicago, April -. = Thomas
Roche, street car conductor, con-
tessed killing woman, whose body
was found in empty moving van
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22

COTTON EXCHANGE CLOSED.
New York. April 22.-The cotton
exchange was closed today while
workmen moved its records to tenn
porary quarters until its new %
story building can be completed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-22
WILL KNOW
RESULT IN
SIXTY DAYS
Jewell Charges Roads Ig.
more Rail Board
Decisions.

Chicago, April O.. - Federal
Judge George I. Page today
upheld the Pennsylvania rail-
road in its suit TO test the pow
er of the. United States rail-
road labor board by refusing to
dismiss the temporary injune-
tiOn recently issued by Judge
I.andis, restraining the board
from ceRsuring the road for
violation of the boards de-
crees.
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