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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18

Copyright, 1922. by The Argus)
Washington, D. c., Feb. 1S.-Bus-
mess is better. President Harding
says SO and offers figures and sta
tistics to confirm his optimistic
view. Heretofore his expressions
about the business situation have
been general in character and
tinged with a vague hopefulness
that the depression must sooner or
later come to an end. Now, how
ever, with smile of happiness on
his face, the president takes Occa-
sion to analyze the latest data re-
ceived by the comptroller of ths
currency.
The president explained that his
purpose was neither political nor
partisan. Mr.. Harding is no more
anxious to claim credit for the bet
ter turn in business affairs than
was his administration ready to
take responsibility for the econom-
ic depression which became acute
in the six months of his term Of
office.
Politicians Wiser Now. g
The day is passing when politi-
clans are claiming that they are
able by governmental effort to
bring prosperity when at the same
time it has been demonstrated that
the policy of a government does
not always bear a relationship to
economic factors of worldwide ex-
tent This doesn't prevent the par
tisans from making all sorts Of
claims but the shrewd leaders nc
longer try to take the credit fol
an upward turn in business con
ditions.
President Harding, however, has
another object in making it plai1
to the American people that thu
data in the possession of the gov
ernment shows marked improve
ment in the credit situation. H.
wants to offset the apprehension
of the pessimist who can create I
psychological situation that vii
hurt business. There are still man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BIG MONEY
FLAYED BY
FARM HEAD
Marsh Blames Interna-
tional Bankers for
Farmers Losses.

chicago. Feb. 1S.-The money
uwers of this country manipulate
i by the International investment
hankers decree that the farmers
.hould be made to bear the brunt
n the war costs, Benjamin c..
Marsh. managing director of the
farmers National council, told
members Of that body in session
here today.
aDuring the last three years" he
said. farmers have lost 100000
400 900 through the defiation IN
prices which they received for their
iarm crops and through the fore
dosing Of mortgages and high
freight rates. The international in
yestment bankers debated prices IN
order that the loans which these
big financial interests made to the
government out of their scandalous
var profits might be doubled in
value through shrinking the dollar
10 one-half of its value when they
loahed it to the government
THE profiteers of America joint
IL obtained $25O,0 net profit for
every American boy who lost his
life during the World war"
The speaker said that freight
rates under the Cummins-Esch
laws have increased about one
bird, while farm prices have gone
down about one-half.
Ag. BLOC Is sBright Spot.
~The bright spot in our national
condition today" he said, in con-
elusion, lis the fact that group
Of fearless senators and congress
men from agricultural states have
brown down the challenge to the
control Of our government, agri-
ulture, commerce and industry, as
we'll as of banking and credit, by
Americas privileged monopolists.
These senators and congressman,
Known as the agricultural bloc
have made a splendid fight for the
fsrmers' rights. They have been
opposed by the administration.
They have not been able as yet to
obtain the fundamental legislation
which farmers must have, but they
are the farmers only reliance at
the national capitol. Many of them
are working hard for legislation to
stabilize the prices of staple farm
products and to revive the govern
ment farm products export corpo-
ration. The farmers must stand
back of this bloc to strengthen
II. increase its membership and
through it get prosperity for Amer
ica's basic industry, agriculture"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
OFFICIALS
GET LET Ter
FROM SANDS
Word Said to Come From
Butler Says He Can
Name Slayer.

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. 18.-In-
vestigators of the Staying of Will
liam Desmond Taylor. film direc-
tor, were waiting today to see il
anything would result from the an
nouncement of Thomas Lee Wool
wine, district attorney, that Edward
+. Sands, missing former butler
secretary to Taylor, would not be
prosecuted on an embezzlement
charge preferred by his former en-
ployer, if Sands could prove him
self innocent of the staying OF
Taylor and untangle this mys-
terry"
Woolwine's announcement fol-
lowed receipt of a letter purport-
ing to have been written by Sands,
The writer stated he was in Los
Angeles, was not guilty of the kill
ing of Taylor, but could name the
guilty and solve the mystery Of the
Staying.
Seeks Immunity.
He inquired whether he would
be set free in case he surrendered
himself and proved his innocence
of the killing. He asked that thu
district attorney publish his reply
lin any of the Los Angeles papers,
and Woolwine made public the let
ter and the answer, the latter being
addressed ITO Edward F. Sands
through the public press"
Woolwine stated he had no mean!
of knowing whether the letter Wa!
genuine but that he and his in
vestigators thought it better tt
treat it as SUCH" in the hope tina
it was.
District Attorney Woolwine saiC
he was expecting further informa
ton from Chicago or Rockford, III.
concerning Mrs. Margaret Snyder
reported to have said she knew
Taylor and Sands and that Taylor
had been married three times. Tn,
police were said to be inves tigatint
the reported disappearance of the
driver of a taIcab about the tim
Taylor was killed. His absenc,
was told to them by his wife. II
his home the police said they fount
a cap and three bullets of the cali
Der of that which killed Taylor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BREAKSPAROLE;
GOES TO PRISON
Liquor Found in Miners Posses
sion; Given Indeterminate Sen
tence of 1 to 90 Years.

Pana, Ill, Feb. 1S-Jules De-
Lattre, a coal miner of Jerseyville,
today was awaiting commitment to
the state penitentiary, having been
sentenced to an indeterminate SEN
tence of l to 90 years, following
the finding of liquor in his posses
sion
The charge upon which sentence
was imposed was grand larceny.
DeLattre pleaded guilty to that
charge a year ago and was paroled,
but when the judge learned of the
new complaint against DeLattre he
revoked the parole and sentenced
the prisoner on his former plea OF
guilty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
CLYNE is HIT
BY JURY PROBE
Launch Investigation of Alleged
Case ~Fixing" I'm District At
tOrney's Office.

Chicago, Feb. Interpretations
for the immediate reopening OF
every case handled by the district
attorneys Office here during the
last two years in which mo bill"
was voted by the federal grand
Jury have been made by federal Of
f1cers. it was reported here today
The action is said to be the result
Of an order from Washington in
structing the local bureau of in
vestigation Of alleged fixing" of
casaz
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
LULL COMES IN
IRISH TROUBLE
Peace Descepds Over Northern Ire-
land With Release OF Kid
naped UniOnists.

London, Feb. 1S-tBy the Associ-
ated Press. Peace seems for the
moment again to have descended
over northern ireland, the release
of the remaining kidnapped unionists,
announced yesterday. tending to
ease the tension Nevertheless,
both sides still hold prisoners, and
it is understood the South is de-
termined not to release the special
constab bles captured at Clones un-
til the Monaghan football players
are freed by the Ulster authorities,
the South contending that if the
latter are guilty because they car
ried arms, the Clones captives are
equally guilty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BY j. C. ROYLE.

New York, Feb. 18.-The wireless
antennae of business haye picked a
message out. of the air in the last
few days. 1t was not a message of
distress but a message of assur-
ance. 1t told of increased buying
power not only in the United
States but all over the world. That
knowledge of increased ability to
buy and to pay has spurred manu-
facturers to increased output in a
score of lines.
Businesses which had started the
new year with the determination to
go slow, to restrict production and
to sell their goods before they made
them are revising their schedules of
production. More men are being
employed in industrial centerS, all
over the country, machines are
being speeded up and preparations
are being made, not to the demand
of the moment but to the demand
of the year.
Increase is Coming.
Far-sighted business men declare
that the increase is coming. They
know that this revival of buying
will not wait, that if they are not
prepared to take advantage of it
when it arrives, a competitor will
snach both business and profits and
| they are making their preparations
accordingly.
The message of increased buying
power has been widespread in its
effect. Prices for agricultural
products are putting the farmer
/ back into the list of favored custom
ers. Money is easier throughout
I the country, old debts are being
wiped out and credits are being
strengthened. Freight traffic is in
creasing steadily. The call is going
out for raw materials and rail-
roads are increasing their prepara-
tions to handle them.
The business skies, however, are
not entirely cloudless. Wage dis
putes still are casting a shadow
over some industries, although in
7 the main, employers and employees
are getting closer to satisfactory
adjustment The strength of i'm
proved conditions, indeed, is well
shown by the fact that these dis
turbances have had such a minor
effect on the general situation. The
strike in the cotton mills in part
Of New England has not yet ad-
vanced toward settlement but this
| has not esrved to retard the ad-
vance in raw cotton nor to affect
materially the prices OF cotton
goods.
Adjust Building Trades.
The coal strike still is a prob
ability for next April but consum-
ers are firm in the belief that such
a strike would not be of long dura-
ton and that sufficient mines would
operate to avoid serious shortage.
Proposals of the employers in the
garment trades in three large cen
ters to cut wages and increase
working hours is being closely
watched but it has not served to
check the advance in raw wool
prices or the dernand for wooden
goods. The building trades in hum
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
PINK UMBRELLAS
FOR PATAGONIAE
KIDS EASY TO GET

New York, Feb. 18.-Explain-
ing to the Brooklyn Rotary
club how easy it would be TO
start an organization TO pro-
vide pink umbrellas for the
children Of Patagonia, Dr..
Charles H. johnson, secretary
of the state board of charities,
declared that charity graft was
one of the most despicable
p1actices he knew.
There are several thousand
private charities with no cen
tral place to which they re-
port" he added. "a safe esti-
mate of the monies collected
by them is 500, 900, 900 a year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
JUDGE WILL
QUIT COURT
ON MARCH |
mot Enough Hours in
Day for AL My Activ-
ities," He Declares.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. Federal Judge Ken
esaw Mountain Lands today an
nounced that he had resigned from
the bench and would devote his
entire time TO his position of base
ball commissioner
The resignation is effective
March l.
Announcement OF it was made
formally by the judge today as he
took his place in court.
There are not enough hours in
the day for all of my activities"
the judge said. Therefore, l have
forwarded my resignation as fed
eral judge to Washington. effective
March l."
The judge then called the first
case on his docket and refused to
discuss the matter until court re-
cess.
IL Years on Bench.
Judge Lands will have virtually
completed II years as Judge for
the northern district of Illinois
when his resignation becomes ef-
fective.
Rumors of the resignation have
been current for months and init
mate friends have known for some
time that the action was imminent.
1t has been generally understood
that Judge Lands would have re
signed some time ago but for the
attacks made on him by Senator
Dial of South Carolina, and the
notoriety brought through his han
! Of 10 2
year-old bank robber. On the verge
OF resigning when these things
came up, the Judge changed his
plans, informing his friends that
he would never resign under fire ="
Attacked by Senator Dial.
Senator Dial had attacked the
Judge because of the latter's state
ment that bank officials sometimes
were partly responsible for robbsr-
les by boys because they did not
pay adequate salaries. Senator
Dial and Representative Welty of
Ohio later brought impeachment
proceedings against the judge, the
representative basing his case on
the holding of two Jobs by the
| Judge. Both cases were dropped.
Shortly before Dalton robbed a
local bank, Judge Lands had made
his remarks about the saiRrips of
bank clerks, In the case Of a young
Ottawa QIL) bank employe Var
ious newspapers quoted Dalton as
saying that he had committed his
robbery because he felt, Trough
! Judge Landis' remarks. that moth
| ing would be done to him. Dalton
never said this, and later in sign
ed statement said that he had neY-
er before heard of Judge lands
remarks The story had spread
! however, and the Judge was severe
| ly condemned as having made state
ments which were declared to have
I Influenced Dalton.
Lover of All Sports.
The Judge became head of organ
lied baseball shortly after the
grand jury investigation into the
1919 world series scandal. He was
offered $50,000 a year to take the
position, and after several refUs-
ais, finally agreed under conditions
that he remain on the bench He
insisted that his salary be only
$42.500, explaining that his Judi
cial income would bring the total
to s50.000.
Although So years old. Judge
Lands has always been known as
boy at heart and a lover OF al
forms of sport. The baseball mag
mates urged him to reOrganize base
! Continued on Page Fifteen
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
ASK RETURN OF
HONOR SYSTEM
Students at Northwestern Say They
Wouldn't Try to Cheat If Mon
itOr Wasn't Present.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-A return to
the honor system at Northwestern
university was recommended in to-
days issue of the student publica-
ton, the Daily Northwestern. The
paper says that cribbIing during an
examination is steadily increasing
following the abOlishment of the
honor system two years ago and the
adoption in its stead of the moni-
tor system, providing for faculty
member for every room where an
examination is being held. Students
try to outwit the faculty members,
the paper says, and would not cheat
if there was no monitor IN the
room
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
FIRE COMPANY rs
FORMED BY WOMEN

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 1S.SThe
first woman's fire company in
Delaware has been organized at
Holloway Terrace, with 10 charter
members. 1t is an auxiliary of the
mems volunteer company and was
organized as a protection in case of
fire when the men are away at
work
The women said they expected 20
assume all OF a fireman's duties,
from scaling ladder, to handling a
line of hose.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
GIVES S5OO,OOO
TO COLUMBIA u.
Iowa Woman Leaves Request to
Establish 80 FellOwships for
Native Sons.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Thirty grad
uate and travelling fellowships in
Columbia university soon will be
open to native residents Of Iowa
through the bequest of more than
$5OO,0O0 by the late Mrs. Lydia G.
Chamberlain of Des Moines, Iowa,
it was announced today by Presi-
dent Butler.
The intention is that the holders
shall pursue studies in any part of
the general field of letters and sci
ence. but they are not to study
law. medicine, dentistry, veterin-
arv medicine or theology.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
BONOMI TO QUIT
CABINET AGAIN

Rome, Feb. 1s.-(By the. Associ-
ated Press. AS a result of yester-
days adverse vote In the chamber
of deputies, the cabinet of Premier
Bonomi decided to present its res
ignation to King Victor Emmanuel,
and the resignation of the ministers
will be announced in the chamber
today, according to a semi-oflcial
note issued this morning
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18

working agreements effective
April 1.
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 18.-Illi-
nois miners district No. 12) gave
40 votes to Howat and the unof-
fetal majority for the administra-
ton was reduced to g. The voting
continued with several Interrupt
tions.
The administration regained the
loss it suffered in Illinois by gain
ing the majority of absentees from
eight small districts and when the
Alabama delegation was complet-
ed, the Administrations unofficial
majority was SO, with absentees
from nine small districts remaining
to vote. Delegates then were doubt
full that any substantial change
would result from the call of abb
sentees.
The call of the absentees in the
last mining districts increased the
administrations unofficial majority
to LOG, the total vote according to
unofficial tabulations being 2,070
for the administration and 1864 for
Howat. The abSenteeS voted Ill to
SO in favor of the administration.
1t was announced that the official
compilation of the vote would not
be completed before tonight, but
President Lewis stated that the re-
port of the wage scale committee
would be taken up at the afternoon
session.
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1S.-The
special convention of the United
Mine Workers of America, today
faced the completion of the roll
call on the appeal of the Kansas
rebel miners for union reinstate-
ment before beginning considera-
ton of the unions wage policy, the
only avowed purpose for its being
called into session.
HOwat Comedies Defeat.
Delegates eligible to vote today
had enough potential strength to
overturn the unofficial majority of
SO against the Kansas miners ap-
peal, but Alexander Howat, their
leader, conceded defeat and Presi-
dent John L. Lewis, opposing
Howat, predicted an increase
of the margin endorsing his course
in the unions Kansas troubles.
Unless upset by an unexpected
result from the official tabulation of
the roll call, the program was to
begin work on the wage policy as
soon as the roll was completed.
Leaders among the delegates were
unanimous in the prediction of an
overwhelming adoption of the wage
scale committee report, opposing
any wage reductions for soft coal
miners and increases for anthracite
workers under threat of strike
April l.
The surprising strength shown
by Howat in his fight that forced
the roll call left the result in doubt
Yesterday until the casting OF the
last 200 votes. These went against
him three to one, giving the adj
ministration forces their victory by
the narrow margin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
HARDING SIGNS
MARKETING BILL

Washington, Feb. 1S--The Cap
per-VoIstead cooperative marketing
bill which legalizes cooperative as
-sociations of farmers and produc-
ers for marketing purposes and eX-
empts them from the Sherman an
THRUST law, was signed today by
President Harding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
TEX RICHARD TO
GO TOST.LOUIS
Indicted Sporting Promoter Leases
Coliseum for 25 Years for
Sport Amphitheater.

New York, Feb. 1s.-(By the As
sociated Press.) - Tex Rickard,
sporting promoter, who resigned
yesterday from the management OF
the Madison Square Garden Sport
ing club, after his Indictment on a
charge of assaulting two small
girls, has leased the St Louis Col
liseum for 25 years and arranged
for creation there of modern sport
amphitheatre similar to the Gar
den in this city.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Feb. Is. - T. P.
Bates, president of the Coliseum
company, this afternoon denied
TEX" Rickard or anyone else bad
leased the coliseum here for %
years.
-. Franklin Whiteman obtained
an option on the building 10 days
ago and this expires May l." Mr..
Bates said. 81 understand he is
trying to interest capital in the
proposition, but no % year lease
has been signed"
Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 1S--J.
Franklin Whiteman, president OF
the Aquabar Waterproofing Prod
ucts of Philadelphia and New York,
said today that the St Louis coli
scum had been leased by him for
a syndicate that is being formed OF
New York, Philadelphia and st.
Louis men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
JAPs BAR MRS. SANGER.

San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-The jap
anese government issued instruc-
tions to refuse to wise the passport
of Mrs. Margaret Sanger, head OF
the birth control league, who is
preparing to start on trip to Jap
an, the japanese consulate announ-
ced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
TRUCK HIT BY
TRAINj2 HURT

Rockford, Ill, Feb. 1S.-Howard
Classon, of Ottawa, Ill, is dead,
and his brother. Ralph, in. serious
condition, the result of injuries re-
ceived when their truck was hit by
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
train on a crossing near Camp
Grant, late yesterday afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
MATHILDE HAS
NO STATEMENT
ON BETROTHAL
Miss Mccormick, Is,
Won't Discuss Al
legged Fiance.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
: Chicago, Feb. 1S.-By the
Associated Press.)-HarOld f.
Mccormick, president of the In
ternational Harvester company,
declined to confirm or deny the
reported engagement of his
daughter, Mathilde, to Max
0ser, Swiss riding teacher,
when he arrived here today.
"Any announcement will
come from my daughter,- Mr..
Mccormick said. SSThere will
be nothing to say until l have
talked to her. ,
Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Published re-
ports that she is engaged to marry
Max Oser of Zurich, Switzerland,
riding master, brought no statement
today from Miss Mathilde McCor-
mick, 16-year-old daughter of Har-
old F. Mccormick, and granddaugh-
ter of John D. Rockefeller. Miss
Mccormick was said to be await
ing the arrival today from New
York of her father, before having
anything to say.
There is no statement, said
Miss Lois Gladys Philbrick,. Mrs.
McCormick's secretary. Miss Ma
thilde has nothing to say until her
father arrives. But she hopes that
Miss Muriel won't come home with
her father-she says Miss Muriel
will raise old Ned"
Miss Muriel is Miss Mathilde's S
sister, older by three years.
Going to Switzerland.
Miss Philbrick yesterday said
that Miss Mathilde and Miss Julia
Mangold, who formerly was Oser's
bookkeeper, and who came to
America with Miss Mccormick, plan
to return to Switzerland early in
the spring. Il think they have ar
ranged for passage in May, although
it may be earlier or later"
Howard A. Colby, described as an
intimate friend of Mr.. Mccormick,
was at the residence and said until
Mr.. Mccormick arrived today there
would be no statement.
Miss Mathilde and Miss Mangold
spent yesterday afternoon practic-
ing indoor golf strokes in the up
per story of the Mccormick home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
DIAMOND THEFT
NETSS150,O0O

St Louis, Mo-. Feb. 1S.-Sidney
.Kreugel of Krengel Bros. diamond
importers of New York and Chi
cago, reported to police that ne
had been robbed of between $125.-
600 and $150.00o OF diamonds on an
Illinois Central passenger train
which arrived from Chicago this
morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
Weekly
Business
Outlook

Business Begins to Feel New
Assurance of Better Times
and Better Buying Power;
More Men Being Employed
In Industrial Centers; Farm
er Getting Back in List of
Favored Customers; Cotton
Strike and Probable Coal
Strike Cast Some Clouds.