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Evening star., 1922-12-19

tically overnight into very lively and
rather tempe stuous frontier town.
with all Iii" in-thoSe days usual ac-
compartments for convh.al enjoy
ment Of the non-wor!ling hours.
While Mayor Mondcll's duties were
only an incident to his otherwise ac-
tive life. they brought him some
thrilling adventure as ii became nee
essary to control the lauless element
of this then typical frontier commu-
nifty Mondeil directed Jim" swift
ger. his town marshal. who had been
cowboy on the famous Murphy
ranch. AN excellent roper" great
horseman. and like creased lightning
in getting his gun into action. to dis
arm tn. disorderI- element
Mondel is proud to say that when
it got down to a business hasiS--nor-
malcy. as 1t were-his home made
town, that went bad overnight. Was
"a pretty decent place" but that
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Progressive Bloc's Amendment Re.
parded as important Issue.

Abolition Of tho electoral college
and adva nccmen, Of th" date of in
auguraticn and tho "onvcnins Of
newly elected Congress. matters Tong
discussed in an academic manner.
have "suddrnly assumed the aspect
of an ISSUE as The Star recentl.
pointed out MS A rcsul; of the favor
able report by Senate committee. at
the instance of the so-called progress
sive bloc. of a constitutional amend
, ment embracing these changes.
As to the second proposition. what
one writer calls "thc case against the
American irtcrrcgnum' is presented
by practically all Of the papers. few
editors. indeed. defending the present
method. The proposal to change eicC-
tion procedure. however. brings torth
more evenly divided debate.
There is, as always. some protest
against 'tinkering with the Constitu-
tfon' at all, on the part of the Spring
field Union (republtcan) and the 81.
Louis Globe Democrat (republican),
for instance. but to this attitude the
Chicago Tribune Undependent repuh-
lican) replies that these proposed
changes do not reflect restless and
unwise desire TO remake the United
states Constitution. They deal with
antiquities"
OF the more popular OF the two
schemes. the Columbia Record demo
cratic) says 1t is merely movement
to make the lame duck an extinct
species In Congress- It is absurd"
the New York Post GndependenD
AYERS. that a Congress elected in
November of one year should have TO
wait till December of the following
year before 1t begins operations. and
the proposal to DO away with this
survival from the stage coach era"
Springfield Republican Hndenendenn
suggests. 1t is like taking the
elevator instead of walking up thirty
six stories" In conditions such as
exist today. the Baltimore Sun Tin
dependent democratic) contends.
when new spirit Of responsiveness
to public opinion on the part of Con-
gress is the urgent demand Of the
hour It's opponents will be
hard put to it to find any logical OBJ
lection" to the proposed change Of
date.
Neverthe eless, "there is another and
an importaaa isa SIDE to ms pssn 1.
ocraticl. in nphoIding the Presidents
objection to the proposal. "There are
good reasons" as the st. Joseph News
Press independently sees it. why a
Set Of newly elected officials. FRESH
from the inhaming. influences Of a
political campaign. should have an
interval in which to cool off and get
their bearings before assuming seats
OF power" and. in the opinion OF The
paper, the in;erreenum serves as a
shock absorber" The Waterloo Tr:b-
une independently. agrees that "hasty
judgment may result from almost
Immediate service after election. Leg
of the moment, that would hardly
Evening star., 1922-12-19
7 y HEN former Director Of the
\ ! Mint Raymond T. Baker
W cop,a out - tho slosart

w y HEN former Director of the
\A/ Mint Raymond T. Baker
wv came out Of the desert
wastes Of Nevada there
were many who wondered II this
faultlessly dressed young man could
ever have been attired in the garb
silver in the hills Of Nevada. Little
did they realize. however. that this
snhve and courteous official had. with
his pick, dug from the hills specimens
Of high grade ore. pounded them down
to fine pulp by means Of hand pestel
and mortar and had washed the
refuse out of the pan until only the
virgin gold remained. One day the
then director of the mint appeared at
the philadelphia branch. where Uncle
Sam: turns his golden stacks Of tens
and twenties. At the request Of the
director the superintendent provided
him with overalls. and the former
prospector pulled out numerous small
bottles. in which reposed bits OF gold.
panned from rocks that he had found
IN different parts Of the state he loved
SO we'll. In one container were flakes
OF the golden metal that he had Sc
cured from the now famous Lost
Burro mine. which adjoins the camp
ot Death Valleys Scotty. another held
bits Of gold from Tonopah, there We're
grains from Goldfield Manhattan,
Round Mountain. Bull Frog. Rhyolite
and other camps. These bits Of gold
he melted down. poured into Il mold.
pulled the lever that gives the int
print that makes il lncl. Sans money
und polished il off with a bit of
chamois.
Som+ day II you harpen to notice
Ray pull out a twenty-dollar gold
piece from. his pocket and look at it
with eyes that appear to be thinkiu.
Of the strenuous days when he punch
ed the patient burros over the track
less deserts of Nevada you will realize
the gripping hold that that country
has on a man who has lived there.
y !: * x
EVERY now and again YOU hear the
IL question asked as to the length
OF certain sessions II Congress. and
some amateur statistfcian comes for
ward with statement that this or
that session vas the lonees, ever
held Beween the reception room of
the Senate and the long marble cor
r1dor where senator's confer with
tneir secretaries is doorkeepcr--
scott bT name-a capable. courteous
Evening star., 1922-12-19
The American Frontier"

Denver's contribution to the :Ameri-
can crime record is only startling IN
the size of the haul effected by the
landits and the completeness Of the
tiob. The theft Of 5000. 200 in notes from
the very hands Of armed guards in
front Of the government mint is one
Of the most daring pieces OF criminal
enterprise this country has ever
known. It indicates. first. that the
precautions against crime We're in
adequate and. second. that surprise
and preparation are effective as
against even careful guardianship.
Time was when that part Of the
country was a Frontier lawiess. the
scene of desperate deeds. the land
where the criminal knew no restraint.
Now there are no frontiers. Crime Is
committed in the very heart of cities.
in the most crowded places. Indeed. it
would seem that the thicker the popu-
lation the better the chance OF desper-
ate enterprise succeeding. The dweller
In the remote places on the physical
frontiers Of civilization is apparently
more secure than the inhabitant Of the
centers Of population.
This crime at Denver suggests that
the thieves had knowledge in advance
thst thA money was to be moved. For
they were evidently after that particu-
lar consignment of bills. and they had
timed their work to the minute and
their moves to the last degree. They
wasted no seconds in their dash upon
the van, the transfer Of the fifty bags
Of notes to their own vehicle and the
escape. Criminal though it was, this
adventure Is to he recognized as a
smart piece Of work.
Some months ago organized gangs
Of thieves were operating with star.
Ting success In the looting OF mail
wagons, and immense sums were lost
to them. Then the guards on the nsu
vans were increased and were heavily
armed, with instructions to shoot at
the fist suspicious move. That stopped
the mall .IootinE. But apparently the
same preca,ition was not taken by the
Treasury Department, or If taken
then was relaxed. Here was a shift of
100000 in cash from the mint build
inS 70 a van standing at the door. It
was necessary to carry the. Eags by
Evening star., 1922-12-19

To the Editor of The Star:
In last Thursdays Star I read the
report Of Miss Jean Christie's account
concerning the Smyrna tragedy.
According to her statements. as re-
ported in The Star. Miss Jean Chris
tie. the Y. w. c. a. worker at Smyr-
ma. wants US to believe that the &C
counts of Turkish atrocities and mas
sacres are exaggerated and in some
| instances inaccurate; and then fur
ther on she says that the Turks are
no worse than Greeks; that the
Greeks and Armenians committed
Greeks and Armenians burned their
own towns so as to give their enemy
no supplies and plunder.
Any reader that has followed the
reports and correspondence of Ameri-
can eyewitnesses and the Near East
ments and charges of Miss Christie
with the reliable and authoritative re-
ports given out by the newspapers.
Quotes Gable News.
! However. to refresh the memory of
the reader and to correct the impress
sion of Miss Christie's statements, l
would like to quote here the cable
news received Dy Ine Near last He-
llief headquarters from their repre-
sentative at the scene OF the Smyrna
horrors:
Delay of allied governments to
take vigorous measures to evacuate
refugees furnishes opportunity Turks
| to dispatch hundreds to death by de-
portation. Groups driven by Turkish
soldiers from quay through ruined
city to unknown destination in him
terland. Many die on roadside. Young
Greek and Armenian girls torn from
their families and disappear.
Deportation into the interior contin-
ued. Many refugees dying Of exhaus-
ton: many gone insane; others. fear
ing removal to interior. where certain
death awaits them, have committed
suicide in sea-
DR.. LovejSs Reports. =: :
DR.. Esther Lorejoy,, president
American n aasan. Woman's Ho'pital.in in smyr-
Under cover of dark
ness Turkish soldiers systematically
rob them, wrenching rings from womz
night is also disturbed by piercing
cries from young women and girls
who are being taken by Turkish SOL
diers. I never believed such things
could happen in the presence OF west
ern civilization and the perpetrators
60 unpublished. Twas deeply affect
Ing to see how the refugees on the
quay coveted places nearest American
consulate as II feeling q sense Of Sc
curly 6nder- r-the..AneffeAft .fae H. A. -
Evening star., 1922-12-19

now Cambria. He
built his town of
Newcastle at the
mouth of the can
yon. seven miles
from the mine,
and then set about
building Il rail-
road. The mines
and the railroad
provoked extern
sive operations in
various mineral
and agricultural
lines. The result
was that Newcas-
Ito deyelppecI prac-
Evening star., 1922-12-19

\ Connecticut man advertises that
he has cats for sale that sing beauti-
fully. 1t is all 4 question OF taste.
More rare are those who enjoy the
song of the cat than the singing cat
itself.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

1t looks now as though the memo
rial bridge to Arlington would be
erected within the lives Of some OF
those who remember when 1t was first
projected.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

a boot!egsers'. boulevard would be
a good thing here-good for She boot
leggers in flight. for the police in pur.
suit and for the public in sidestepping.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

That old senatorial tradition that a
newcomer must remain silent for at
least six months after saying 'yes" to
the oath OF office has long since been
smashed to smithereers.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Natural Reaction.

THAT man was in a rather indig-
nant frame Of mind when he, attacked
you ina newspaper communication"
''What did he sign the communica.
tion?" inquired Senator Sorghum.
Taxpayer
His mood will pass. Everybody is
in an indignant frame Of mind when
he happens to be thinking about his
taxes"
Evening star., 1922-12-19

Sarah Bernfiardt's faint at rehearsal
in Paris is regarded al a sign tia. she
Las probably spoken her final lines on
the stage, marking one of the heaviest
losses the drama has ever suffered.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Untamed Exuberance.

The way; some people celebrate per-
mits reasonable doubt as to whether
what is coming is Christmas or a
crime wave. - ;.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

D,nver evidently feels some pride in
the old "Deadwood Dick" stories. even
in these days Of gasoline motors.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

+. p. Morgan puts an effective
puietus on the German loan runlors
without the slightest regard for quota
tlonS on marks.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Cnemployment,

Whats the trouble, johnny"
"Unemp1oyment," replied the sad
faced small boy. The ice cream
freezer amt workin'.'' =:
Evening star., 1922-12-19
Man Who Shot Frank MondeH
Later Became Devoted Follower

OUSE LEADER MONDELL
- built the town of Newcastle.
Wyo-. where he is proud to
make his home today, was
its first mayor. and thereby hangs a
tale
After a two-year hunt over 400
square miles of the wild west he had
discovered coal mine. at what is
Evening star., 1922-12-19

Those Denver mint bandits acted
very much like men who had accurate
inside information.
Evening star., 1922-12-19
j. Tightening Up.

Tightening Up. =
A dry law cannot be Of use
II once it goes upon the loose;
That law, if all is going right,
Must be. the only thing that's tight.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

Life would be flne," said Uncle
Eben, "if it was az easy to deserve
friends as II Is to deserve enemies"
Evening star., 1922-12-19

Jud Tunkins says his folks shopped
early and are still at 1t.
Evening star., 1922-12-19

"Washington is the Mecca Of all
diplomatists who cannot be appointed
! to London" Susan and Walter have
; arrived And the press men are fine
i to them. The Lady Susan is bright.
! little lady" Susan, thereupon deliv-
! crs eulogy on the sagacity and gen
eral solidity of the American press.
To be sure, she does register q regret
for the yellow" press brotherhood.
but only little one. Then the two
sort m1te Of f'oaHi official ' errand. And Susan
produces. on the road, opinions of
(! America and the American people. We
are, as a nation. highly Sensational:
We cannot live except in open and
constant puSisiaty' Our Our w1yss hSssanas aGs
are hidden. underground grubbers:
digging out the money to support and
| sustain the wifely splendors.
| Socially, our women are clear climb
/ ers. But. at the top. there is sad con-
i Of social tradition to guide the be-
| wildered leaders. But Susan likes US
likes US very much.
| !: + x 4
j AS story, this is, in substance, en-
Pertaining gossip-lisht of theme.
| nuick Of sight, quicker in turn Of
T speech. Yet. despite the versatility
and power of the Lady Susan as a
gossip. It remains. at least in print.
| for q man to stand supreme as the
worlds great gossip. Clever and sur
| passing old Pepys.
/, AS study it includes. by implica
! tion. other women who have to decide
! whether thc.- will be real partners or
! whethe. they prefer TO live up to
their own inflated notion of them
selves.
As,one of the facts in q mans career
well, poor walter" and poor Mr.. A.
and poor all the other public uistsEs.
with latitudinous wives. !. G. NJ.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
DEMOS OPPOSE
new COAL BILL

Washington, Sept. THE admin
istration anti-profiteering coal bill
was still before the senate today.
Action on the measure went over
when it was taken up yesterday
and encountered the vigorous op-
position Of Democratic leaders,
who declared it would not accom-
plish its purpose because the real
cruz Of the coal supply problem,
they sid, was a lack of railroad
motive power. They commended
that the government should take
immediate steps to relieve the con-
dition growing out Of the rail
strike.
Chairman Cummins of the inter-
state committee, in charge Of the
bill, and other Republicans, insist
ed that it would help to keep down
coal prices, but Senator Under
| wood of Alabama, the Democratic
leader, and Senator Reed, Demo
crat, Missouri, argued that 1t would
not prevent profteering, and that
lit gave no authority to the inter
state commerce commission ovel
the priority movement of coal
which it did not already possess
Only such remedy of Transports
ton conditions as will permit the
free movement Of coal, Senator
Reed contended, would control the
| price situation.
| Senator Cummins admitted that
the condition Of some Of the car.
riers was serious and expressed
the opinion that government con.
troll might yet prove the only rem.
edy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
TELLS TALBOT
LIQUOR RAIDS
Bootlegging Gang Uncovered by
Prohibition kgent-FArmers
Operate Big Distillery.

Chicago, Sept. "A bootlegging
ring, described as one of the larg-
est uncovered since prohibition
went into effect, was declared to-
day by L. G. Mutt, associate diret-
tor Of prohibition for the central
states, to have been disclosed. He
asserted that a raid had been made
on the Minneapolis Bluing COM
he said was the largest concern in
he said wa sthe largest concern in
volved in the investigation, and
that various other concerns and in
dividuals were concerned.
Four farmers had been appre-
hended (near Glasford, Ill, by
agents sent out by Sol Mutt, he
said. The farmers, it was asserted.
were running distillery. Several
sawed-off shotguns were taken in
that raid, Mr.. Mutt said.
In the Glasford case the investi-
gators said they learned that 133
5-gallon cans of alcohol had been
taken from a Chicago & Alton car
In transit between Peoria and st.
Louis as we'll as five barrels Of de-
natured alcohol, and that the ship
ment had been hauled by'truck to a
deserted farm owned by Batista
Rinoldo near Kingston Mines. The
farm wa sraided on Aug. Is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
TRUCK CRASHES
into STREETcAR
Steering Gear Breaks and Machine
Rams Fourth Avenue Car; No
Ono Is Injured.

When the steering knuckle Of q
Rock Island Brewery-co company
six-ton truck broke, the machine
crashed into the side of a Fourth
avenue street car, at las O'Clock
this afternoon at the Fifth avenue
and Twenty-third street intersec-
ton. No one was injured but the
car and truck were badly dam
aged.
Herman HAZEL, Davenport. was
operating the truck Left front
wheel was broken, fender crumpled
and other minor damages. F. W.
Weatherholt, 1920 Forty-second
street, was the motorman of the
car The resistance coil of the
cars motor was crushed and scat
tered along the roadway, but the
car could make its way to the barn
under power. A tieup of street
cars and traffic at the busy inter
section resulted, lasting hall
hour.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. William Trefz, 1888
Tenth avenue, returned Thursday
from a two months trip to Eu-
rope. Their tour was shortened
because of the illness Of Mr.. Trefz,
who spent four weeks in hospital
at Cologne, Germany. He is great
ly improved, but his condition
necessitates rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Wallace, Mrs.
Edward Gordan and daughter Dor
othy, and Mrs. c. Zfegler of Chicago
came today to spend Labor day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Burton,
2S10 Fifth-and-a-ha1f avenue.
Mrs. Svenning Dahl Of Chicago,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. NJ. KIove, 1906 Fifteenth
street, returned home today.
Miss Imogene Rinck and Miss
Clara Dennis leave today for Cali
,fornia for an extended stay.
Rev. Launcelot Hadaway return
ed today from Winona Lake. Ind :,
where he attended the national con-
vention of the Christian church.
Rev., and Mrs. ]. T. Mordy and
family returned last night from a
months motor trip through Iowa,
Kansas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma
Mrs, Mary E. Pickup, AZ Nine
teenth street, left today for St
Louis, where she will visit over
Labor day with her son, George A.
! Pickup.
! Charles Swingler left last night
for his home in Memphis, Tenn.
after a two weeks visit with .rela-
| tiyes in Rock Island.
Mr.. and Mrt. Charles Compton
Miss Marie Compton and Emil De
Moore started last evening on q
motor trip to Minnesota.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
ORDER 15-T0N
ICE PRODUCER
Mississippi Valley Dairy Company
Considers Bids for
Equipment.

The stockholders of the Missis-
sippi Valley dairy this afternoon
will let contract for the 15-ton ice
machine to be installed in the new
plant at Ills Fifth avenue. Three
companies have bid for the con-
tract.
+ The contract for. the machinery
in the new plant has been let to
]. 6. Cherry company of Cedar RAJ
pids and the Meyer Dairy Equip
ment company of st. Louis. The
building contract will probably be
let to Bleuer & Sons, contractors
of Rock Island.
The new plant will probably be
opened in 80 days, according to
Ernest II. Fletcher. Each depart
ment in the new home will be un-
der a separate manager.
A meeting Of the stockholders
will be held early next week. wher
officers and directors Of the new
company will be elected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
SHORE ROAD ON
LAKE SUPERIOR
New Scenic Route Highway to Be
Blessing to North Region
= When Blizxards Set in y

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 2.-(By the
Associated Press)-Persons travel
ing over the new north shore high
way along the western banks Of
Lake Superior have been enjoying
the scenic effects of the unique
roadway but, according to the high
way engineers, the full blessing Of
the projeSt- will fall upon the in
habitants of the remote north re-
gion next winter when the Lake
Superior billiards. set in.
In outlining the course of the
highway which is expected to be
completed this winter, engineers
needed the advice of the pioneers
of this section and routed the road
along the lake shore for another
important reason besides the scenic
advantages. The old highway at
some points headed inland several
miles and was blocked to traffic a
greater part of the winter months.
The new traffic lane follows closely
the lake shore where, according to
pioneers, the snow is never so
heavy.
Construction of the new and
wider highway is expected by post
office officials, transportation
chiefs and residents of the country
to preclude a repetition of the oc-
currence of late last winter when
the main roadway became choked
with snow and blocked al connec-
| ton with the outside world for q
days. During that period settlers
and townspeople, north of Grand
Marais, about 125 miles northeast
of Duluth, received no mail or sup
plies. Incidentally. they had nc
telephone communication with out
side, for limited facilities were dis
abled by the storm. Luckily these
people had stored seasons sup
plies before the lake was blocked
to navigation.
The new highway when COM
pleted will connect Duluth and Min
nesota points with the Canadian
boundary and, according to engi-
neers. it should be great aid tC
the thousands of motorists who an.
nually travel through this region
The highway was authorized by the
state highway department as par
of Minnesota'ss extensive road
building program.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
BIG CROWDS ARE
EXPECTED LABOR 1,
DAY FESTIVITIES

Rev. Jesse T. Dodds, pastor OF
the First Methodist church, will
give the address at the community
industries Labor day celebration
in Moline Monday. He will speak
at Sis o'clock, his subject to be
Tie Dignity Of Labor
The program will start At $3.50
o'clock with a concert by Elks'
band. Tennis, baseball, horseshoe
pitching, rolle-bolle contest, a
track meet and water sports are
provided for during the afternoon.
After supper there will be a dis
play of fireworks and orchestra re-
cital and moving pictures.
Plans for the Labor day celebra-
ton in East Moline have been COM
pleted. One of the big features will
be a baseball game between the
Watertown hospital and the Deere
& Co. mines. Chief of Police T. J.
Schafer will be umpire.
Rev. R. Wilbur Babcock will be
the speaker.
During the afternoon there will
be a program of games and ath-
letic contests. Motion pictures and
vaudeville are on the evenings
program. Lemonade and coffee
will be served free Of charge.