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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
BLOCKS shaken
BY EXPLOSION

Bloomington, Aug. 2S-A heavy
explosion this porning near the
home of I. Hicock, general foreman
of the Chicago & Alton railroad
shops here, 1904 South Main street,
Normal, shook houses for blocks
around. Virgil Downey. Chicago
G. Alton clerk, lives next door.
Pieces Of rubber, hose offer the
only clew. This follows closely
the attack and injury to a shop
foreman and the throwing of a
brick through the window of an
others home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
AUTO ACCIDENT
REVEALS BOOZE
HIDDEN IN CAR

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-
John Points, 927 South Adams
street, Peoria, two other men,
two women and q child drove
over from Peoria yesterday to
yiait some children at the Sol
diers' Orphans home, but went
back without their car. which
h being held by Normal tlll.)
police as security for Mr..
Points, who is scheduled to ap-
Pear Tuesday morning on the
charge Of transporting liquor.
/ As the family fiivver was
crossing the Illinois Central
Tracks, the driver lost control
Of the car. letting It crash into
. telephone pole; The car was
not damaged much. Normal po-
hcemen searched the car and
conhscated two pint bottles OF
pure red whisky which had
been hidden in the car.
4 Two Of the men were arrest
% but later released when Mr..
FONTS, owner Of the car, prom
ised to return for the hearing
Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
ANTHRACITE TO
BE DUG, FACING
MARKET LOSS
Operators Must Get
Busy or Sacrifice
j Trade.
BY ]. c. ROYLE.

Copyright, 1922, by The Argus)
New York, Aug. 2S.-The anthra-
cite operators Of Pennsylvania
have got to dig coal this fall. They
face that necessity in order to pre-
serve their markets. They realize
that unless they mine sufficient
coal to supply their customers this
autumn and winter, the markets
will be snatched from them by the
producers of bituminous coal and
fuel oil. Once lost, their custom
ers could be regained, if at all,
only by tremendous sales effort
and price sacrifice.
Men in closest touch with the
operators stated today that many
of the latter would not look with
strong antagonism on federal oper-
alton Of anthacite properties under
a nagreement similar to that by
which government ran the rail-
roads.
Both sides to the controversy are
feeling the pinch, as shown by tele-
graphic dispatches from Scranton
and Wilkesbarre received here to-
day. The miners are getting hun
CRY. They have exhausted theil
credit at the stores and the banks
of the coal region now are feeling
the withdrawal of savings, for thu
workers lived up to the limit o.
their credi. before touching theil
reserves, in many instances.
i Stocks Sold Out.
The operators have sold all thl
1 tremendous stocks of anthracite
which were piled up before th'
strike. One company alone had l;
miles Of loaded coal cars on sid
ings April l, but it has all beel
consumed. Chestnut and egg size
have disappeared. With the cit,
built right on top of the mines, on
Scranton business man said toda
that if he drove a wagon aroun'
/ the district the only way he coul
): fill it would be to dig the coal him
self.
i The operators could keep thei
mines closed Indefinitely were
not for future market considera
tidns, for they are in better finan
cial shape than the miners. Blu
plants all over the territory the
supply are being adapted to tn
use of bituminous coal or fuel OF
In New York city alone, scores {
big heating and power plants. oi
flee buildings, hotels and public in
stitutions, including the Metropol
tan Life building. Columbia univel
sity and Mount Sinai hospital al
arranging their furnaces to use oi
Those In close touch with th
situation assert the majority Of th
miners would be glad to return {
the old wage scale. The operator
J would be glad to have them do
but. assert agreement is not a ma
tier of wages. The question of I'd
rect negotiations" in settling futul
eiwage agreements is the rock
which the split came. The minel
have signified their willingness
negotiate a wage scale under Whit
they would mine coal under goverl
y ,ment operation. On the other si'
+ lof the dispute, it was pointed o
e with emphasis today that an agre
& giment for federal control with
II guaranteed return Of perhaps 6'p
d cent would not only save the anthr
.-icite market from complete invasf'
n but would leave the operators n
IS to fight out the question OF vi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
Resoae Crew Starts.

San Francisco, CAL, Aug. 28.--
Seventy-ive men, comprising the
entire night force Of the Argonaut
mine, jackson, Amador county, are
entombed in the mine as the result
of a fire which broke out at mid
night, according to = report re-
ceived BY Byron o. Pickard. at
Berkeley, Of the state bureau of
mines from H. Downing, superin-
tendent of the mine.
A rescue crew headed by Pick
ard and Rodney Hecox left Berk
eley for Jackson early today to ef-
feet a rescue of the men held in the
mine below the 5000 feet mark.
H. M. Wolfelin, superintendent Of
the California accident commits
sion, was advised early this morn
ing by telephone from the Argo-
naut mine, Jackson. Amador coun-
ty, that A. Gabarini. manager of
the mine, had enlisted the aid of a
rescue crew and gone into the mine
shaft in an attempt to smother the
| flames.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
FREIGHT train
TRAFFIC IS ON
Tieup Caused by Walkout of Broth.
erhOods Broken as Men Return
to Work After Reasoning.

Jefferson City. Mo-, Aug. 2S--(By
the Associated Press.) - Freight
traffic on the Missouri Pacific.
which had been tied UP here since
Saturday, as a result Of the walk
out Of big Four" brotherhoods,
was resumed at noon today when
the men returned to work follow
ing a "re-zoning" of United States
deputy marshals around the shops
and yards.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
HER PLATFORM
DECLARES FOR
PEOPLES BLOC

Madison. Wis, Aug. 2S.-l
am opposed to the tax revision
for the buccaneers, to the tariff
profiteers. to q ship subsidy fer
the privateers. and to senate
seats for the auctionee1e."
With this statement Miss
Martha Riley. Democratic cam
didate for congress from the
Third congressional district.
summed mp her platform to-
day.
Miss Riley, the only woman
aspirant from Wisconsin for .
seat In the lower house Of con-
gress, says that she fsvors .
peoples bloc" in the national
congress, instead Of . million
aires' bloc"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
HOLD N|NEFoR
Wreck AT CARY

Gary, Ind, Aug. 2S.-Four Of
nine men declared to be under ar
rest in connection with the wreck
ing of Michigan Central express
train here on August 20 alleged
they are striking railroad shop men,
and one of them today claimed
they had lossened q rail which de-
rallied the express and killed the
engineer and fireman.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
Want ACT PUT
ON new BASIS
EscA.Cammins Bill May Include
Computation Of Cost Of Living
Of Railfoad Employees.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Congress may
be asked to amend the Esch-C Cum
Minis transportation act to include
q definition or basis for computing
the minimum cost Of living for
railroaA employees, 1t was reported
today IN railroad labor hoard cir
cles as preparations were begun
for opsninz Of the hearing on pleas
for . wage increase for mainten-
ance Of way men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
new WkLKoUT
NOW IMPENDS

Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-Gen-
eral Manager J. E. Hutchison and
other officers of the st. Louis &
San Francisco railroad, have been
called to Chaffee. Mo-, on the st.
Louis Memphis division Of the road.
by q threat Of large number OF
brotherhood men to strike unless
certain conditions are changed.
The men may 60 out tomorrow un-
less concessions are made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
RUNS CAMPAIGN
/ FOR JUSTICE IN
|. WALLS OF PEN
. Bootlegger Says His
Riual Trimmed
Him.
By NORRIS EDWARDS.
Consolidated Press Correspondent


Copyright. 1922, by The Argus.)
Green Castle. Ind, Aug. 2s.-A
field enclosed by high concrete
walls, lavishly furnished with all
varieties and sizes of rocks, with
yawning granite pits for cuspidors,
may not prove a very sumptuous
office from which to direct a politi-
cal campaign. But that is exactly
the headquarters assigned to Jesse
Nivens, 33, former bootlegger and
now inmate of the Indiana state
penitentiary farm at Putnamville,
near here.
Nivens, resident. of Fontanet,
small town near Terre Haute,
is the Democratic nominee for JUS
tice Of the peace of Vigo county.
He refuses, although detained here
to serve a six months sentence
imposed by mayor who was a
political rival, to relinquish his
nomination.
1t was alleged that he had taken
up bootlegging as means oi
financing his campaign. That he
was caught was due to his disre.
garding the cardinal point in the
correspondence school book of in
structions which reads:
/ Don't hide a suspicious looking
jug in a thicket in broad daylight
Wait until the sun goes down ant
the moon is absent"
Conceals Jug.
Jesse hid his jug in a thicke
near Charlottesville. Some work
ers saw him and instead Of re
} trieving the container they notifie,
Sheriff Ira Luddington. The latte
hid nearby and when Nivens ap
peared he was pounced upon. tn
jug contained five gallons of wha
was described at the hearing a
most potent" white mule.
: Mayor Earl Berry gave hear
1 ing to the accused. He refused t
be impressed by the plea Of tn
: prisoner that the jug was not hi
9 and that he had no knowledge {
d its contents. Instead he declare
$ the would-be justice guilty an
p imposed a fine of $3.50 and cost
y and six months on the farm.
e Nivens insists that it all is
IT trick Of his. political enemies. 4
= arrived at the farm Friday and il
ID sisted that he would remain in Il
n race for justice and that he wi
b. be elected. It has yet to be d
G. termined whether his continuatit
,e would act as a bar to his assur
le ing his Office should he be electe
s. He admits, however, that from
r. moral standpoint it is slightly el
t. barrassing to be expected to cal
i paign in an enclosure designed
,h exemplify the penal farms mot
Or OF Making little ones out Of /
ne ones"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
NIGHT Shift
HELD BELOW
FACE DEATH
Fire Breaks Out After
Midnight Rescue Grew
Leaving for Scene.

Jackson, Calf, Aug. g.
Forty .eight mon, according to
IN official count were trapped !
BY . fire In the Argonaut gold
mine, two miles from here ut
midnight last night, and . half
dozen rescue crews are At.
tempting to reach them. A
United states bureaa Of mines
rescue car k being rushed to,
the scone. Little hope Is held
out for tho entombel miners.
jackson, Cal, Aug. 2S.-Sev.
enty.flve men ent0nbed In the
famous sArgonaut gold mine"
below the sys00 foot level BY
fire which broke out In the
main shaft shortly after mid.
night, were still In the mine at
7:3O O'Clock this morning. The
fire continued burning and ef-
forts were being made to reach
the miners through the aban.
doned Muldoon shaft, which
touches tho vein whero the
mon were working.
The IulAoon shaft has been
used ~ IN air feed to the mine
in recent months and the 0pln.
lon was expressed BY those
who visited the scene early to.
day that . rescue would be ef.
feoted through it within \ few
! hours.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
GIRL BODY
CIvESCLuE
TO MURDER
Fracture on Skull May
Seal Doom of Brother
in-Law-Open Grave.

Bloomington, H.. Aug. 2S-From
a grave where the body, of Edna F.
Skinner, Bloomington, ILL.,, girl,
was buried, evidence was unearth-
ed yesterday by Colorado authori-
ties which is expected to seal the
doom of Albert J. Lowe, brother in
law and alleged murderer of the
dead girl.
The last link in the chain Of evi-
dence against Lowe was found In
fracture of the skull above the
right ear. This Is the most con-
demning bit Of evidence, as the de-
fendant had admitted that he was
the only one in his home at the
time the girl was killed, presuma-
bly, from an explosion, July 2.
Physicians claim that fall
could not have caused this frac-
ture. The stove has been found In
tact, and is now held by the au-
thorities, thus disproving the the
ory that a flying piece OF metal
might have caused the girls death
The body was exhumed yester-
day afternoon and examined at a
local undertaking parlor.
! ]. ]. Skinner, father Of the girl
: was present for while, but wal
kept at a distance.
AS soon as the body reached the
undertaking parlor, Wilmer Lowe
brother of Albert, appeared upoI
: the scene, demanding to be presen
at the autopsy. Later anothel
= brother, Oren, appeared and re
5 mained throughout the examina
f ton. After the examination wa
! made by the authorities, the tw.
/ asked that the stomach be opened
5 This was done, but nothing unus
ual was found.
a Caused by Blow.
The skull ifuntnfa was cause
: by a terrific blow above the eal
s presumably by blunt instrumen
u as there was not a cut. Four cut
:. were found on top of the head, le!
u side and also on the back, br
|, neither of these penetrated th
\. skull. It is believed. by the author
tiles that hatchet was used.
/ Fifteen pictures were taken
y the wounds by the special invest
10 gators. Five of these wei
10 flashes" and the others time e,
u posures.
The fractured part Of the sku
was cut and will be produced
the trial. ,...-s
The Colorado authorities vi
leave the city as soon as the phi
i, tographs are ready. District A
Y torhey Reed said that an effort vi
be made to have the defenda
brought to trial in September.
also said that the circumstanti
evidence was more conclusive til;
W in any other case he has ever pro
he ecuted.
an One of the most conclusive poin
ad is the fact that the girls feet we
Of very close to the door, this going
w. show that the girls life might ha
On been easily saved il any effort b
% been made to do so.
10 Feeling against Lowe is>shigh
M.Iv M Greeley, Colo, the officials sta
~ That Lowe plotted to kill his o.
Wy wife the day before he was. ARE
ed is believed by the officials.
~ was this belief which caused thu
to arrest him when they did.
On the day before his arrest,
letter was written to his wife, pl
sumably by Lowe, although it "
unsigned. The letter request
a that Mrs. Lowe meet the writ
" that night at a certain seclud
~ spot overlooking a Cliff, stati
that II am the man who saw ,
at the picnic and would like
meet you"
~, The body will be returned to
'nu grave today.
& - - ----.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
MINER BRIDGE
FOUND AbLAzE
Chicago & Alton Structure Fire
Thought to Be Incendiary-
Repaired in Time for Trains.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-The
second bridge east of MINER, Ill,
on the Chicago & Alton railroad,
was found ablaze at 10 o'clock last
night by the section foreman. The
origin. was thought to be incen-
diary. One end of the bridge was
destroyed, but a nights work re-
paired it for the passage Of a train
this morning. The foreman found
kerosene on the bridge, it is said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
COURT ENJOINED
TO INVESTIGATE
| HERRIN G. ASE S
Vigorous Instructions
Given by Judge
Hartluell.

Marien, Ill, Aug. Soy
the Associated Press.)-Vigor-
Ous instructions for q thorough
Investigation and the indfct-
ment Of all persons involved,
directly or indirectly, with the
Herrfn massacre Of June 81
and g, in which 10 non-union
and three union miners were
killed, were given by Circuit
Court Judge Hartwell this
morning to the special grand
jury, called to investigate the
mine war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
Late Bulletins

Dixon, Ill, Aug. 2S-Super-
visor, John N. Sterling, uncle
of Lieutenant-GOvernOr Fred
E. Sterling, died at his home
here this morning.
Rockford, Ill, Aug. 2S-De-
spondent over his own Ill
health and the illness Of his
wife. William H. Boom, 67, real
estate dealer and former alder.
man, committed suicide yester-
day by hanging.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
THE WEATHER

Jynsettled weather this afternoon
and tonight. Tuesday fair. Cooler.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81: lowest last night, 62.
Wind velocity at Z a m. 3 mifes
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
II m. 7p.m. tam:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28

River stage at 2 q. NJ. I.4,' llse
| of L last "a hours.
sunset today. s:44; sunrise To-
morrow, 5:25.
River Forecast.
st.ses in the Mississippi river
from below Dubuque to Muscatine
|vill change but little during tne
next few days. .,o
NeteoroloEist
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New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Aries
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Now the constellation Of Aries
glimmers high amid the darkened dome
Of the evening. At present Aries is
situated southwest Of the zenith and
the constellation Perseus. 1t possesses
only one noticeable star, Hamal, yell
lowish in color; Sharatan and Mesar-
thin being somewhat inconspicuous.
However, Hamal, Sharatan and Mesar-
thin form = small starry angle which
the sky observer can discern without
the assistance of an opera glass.
Aries used to be, centuries ago. tho
constellation which King Sol entered
at the beginning of spring, but owing
to q terrestrial motion, called "preces-
sion," our sun instead now enters tho
constellation Of Pisces. In other
words, the "signs" have moved west
ward about a whole division, and, ac-
cordingly, on March 21 next our sun
will commence to cross tho remote
background of the constellation Pisces.
After our sun leaves Pisces be enters
the constellation Of Aries. This he
will do next April. Aries Is also known
as the Ram, and in one almanac at
least this constellation is represented
by the animal reclining above q de-
scription Of the month Of March.
CHARLES MEYERS HOLMES.
Newton, Mass, Jan. 18, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Quite Expected

fFrom The Los angeles Timcs)
Senator Hiram Johnson is against
the Pacific quadrapact. Of course he
is. If there is chance for him to be
against an administrative policy he
may be expected to take it. To the
watchful eye of the buzz-saw statesman
we are embarking on a dangerous part
nership with the Mikado. If the VEN
turesome warriors of Iceland should
dream of conquest and should send
their navy to attack Japan it might be-
come the painful duty of Uncle Sam to
send out tug from San Francisco
warning the hostile ships off our ocean.
1t might even be necessary to call out
the reserves and Senator Borah. 1t
will never do for US to expose our
selves to a possible ENHANCEMENT Of
this character.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
French Loan Figures
Bondholders Questions
Our Loan to rance
An lemized Review by a Former Member of the
French Finance Commission

The amount Of s1,o2s, ,479 ,2s5.s5 for
repayment Of loans to England was
used to repay Great Britain for sup
plies furnished by Great Britain out
OF supplies obtained actually or con-
structively from the United States.
(Report Of the Secretary of the United
States Treasury for 1920, page 72.)
1t must be added that even since tho
Treasury loans were discontinued. the
dollar requirements of France. either
on account Of further purchases or to
meet maturing obligations created on
account OF previous purchases, have
been very heavy; it should be rerem-
bered, for instance, that French gold
was sent here in 1920 in connection
with the payment of the French nor
tion of the s5oo,OO0,oO0 Anglo-French
loan contracted in 1915 in order to
provide funds for the payment of war
purchases in the United States.
Lastly, may / mention that an exami.
nation of the statistics of the trade
between France and the United States
since August 1, 1914, would have dis
closed illuminating figures" to Mr..
Poor? ADRIEN LACROIX,
Formerly with the French Finance
Commission in the United States.
New York, Jan 20, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-22
Knot and Log Line
Addendum to an Interesting Discus
sion of Nautical Terms

Aoocndum to an Interesting Discus
sion of Nautical Terms
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Of course, knot is a measure
Of distance, either 100 feet for a one
minute sand glass or 200 feet for a
two-minute glass; to be accurate,
1914 1-3 or 2O2.82-3 on the basis of
6,o86 feet to nautical mile. AS most
OF US know, nautical mile is one min
ute OF the carth's circumference, or
onc-sixticth of a degree, and therefore
cannot be measured with absolute ac-
curacy.
On a slow sailing vessel log line
knotted at 100 feet with one-minutc
sand glass would be the handiest to
Use IN ascertaining the speed. When
the log is hcavcd and the line running
freely the glass is turned and the knots
counted. Say ten knots pass while the
sand runs; that is, 1000 feet in ono
minute, equivalent to 10000 feet in an
hour, roughly ten nautical miles. With
line accurately knotted at 1ol.41-3
feet ten knots would indicate 6o,860
feet, or exactly ten nautical miles. On
fast sailing vessel a line knotted at
200 feet and two-minute glass would
be used
a fast steamer could not use a lop
line satisfactorily, so it was superseded
by the patent log. This was a water
tight box containing recording dial
gearcd to a propeller which rotated
when towcd astcrn. Readings were
taken after running a certain length
OF time. This patent log was super
seded by the taffrail log, in which the
recording dial is mounted on the taft
ia'l, only the rotating propeller being
tcwed. This was great Improvement
and is in general use. 1t may be left
running all the time and readings taken
as desired. More modern is the speed
indicator within the vessel, actuatcd by
stream OF water taken in through an
aperture in the hull.
A knot, therefore, is merely con-
slant, or rate of speed indicating but
not cqualing a nautical mile. The i'm
proper use of the word does not alter
its true meaning. Oldtime seafarin.
men have fallen into the habit of using
knot for mile in avoiding a lengthy cx-
planation to landsmcn, but there are
many steamship men who never saw q
log line and who are in entire ie-
norance of the derivation of the term
knot" as used on the sea.
STANTON M. SMITH.
New York, Jan. 18, 1922