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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
PRODUCTION OF
wheat |StESS
To Fall Below Last Year, But
Greater Than Pre-War Aver.
age, is Estimate.

Washington, Sept. THE worlds
wheat production this week will be
less than it was last year, but con-
siderably greater than the pre-war
average, according to estimates
made public today by the depart
ment of agriculture. Actual esti-
mates and condition reports from
reporting countries indicate a yield
this year of 3,OP9 $4,000 bushels,
compared with the production last
year of 3,05s, SGT, 900, and the 1909
1918 average of 2.S90, ,353, 900 bush
els.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
STAYS WOMAN
Then HIMSELF
Jealousy Of Housekeeper Cause Of
Double Crime at Abing-
don.

Galesburg, ILL.,. Sept. Troy
Hoxworth, aged 80, of Abingdon, 10
miles south of this city, last night
shot and killed his housekeeper,
Nellie Corbett, 26, also OF Abing-
don, with shotgun on his return
to his home from that city from
his work at the Abingdon sanitary
factory. He then killed himself by
shooting with the same gun. Jeal-
ousy of another man is said to have
been the cause of the shooting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
Want GERMAN
PATENTS BACK

Warrington. Sept. IA suit in
TSity against the Chemical Foun-
ION to recover German patents
~ oy the government during the
-, viii be filed in Wilmington,
Saturday, 7 Attorneys General
:snerty said today.
~ y the patents are recovered, he
@ their disposition will be left
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
SENATEPASSES
new COAL BILL
Contracts Specifying Prior to July
Is. Last Quoting 81 Ton Price
ut Mine Exempt

Washington, Sept. THE senate
late today passed and sent to con-
ference, the house anti-profiteering
coal bill. The vote was 40 to 7. An
amendment was adopted exempting
from the proposed law, coal con-
tracts entered into prior to July Is,
last, provided such contracts do
not specify prices higher than 81
per ton ct the mines. The amend
ment was introduced by Senator
Dial. Democrat, Of South Carolina. .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
BELGIAN KING
HONORS PAYNE
Chairman Of American Red Cross
Given Cross Of Order Of
Leopold.

Brussels. Sept. 5.-John Barton
Payne, chairman of the American
Red Cross. has ben decorated by
King Albert with the cross OF
Grand Officer OF the Order Of Leo
pold. The decoration was con-.
ferred yesterday as a token OF Bal
gian gratitude for the aid rendered
the country by the Red Cross dur
ing and after the war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
CRUDE OIL DECREASE.

New York. Sept. THE daily av-
erage gross crude oil production in
the United States decreased 1920
barrels for the week ending Sept.
3, totalling 1,498, 900 barrels as com
pared with 1.499 800 barrels for the
preceding week, according to the
weekly summary of the American
Petroleum Institute.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
SWEETSERIS
Golf "CHAMp"
Jesse GuilfOrd of Boston DethrOned
at BrOOkline Tournament
Evans Is Winner.

Brookline, Mass, Sept. Jesse
Guilford of Boston was dethroned
today as national amateur golf
champion. He was eliminated from
the national tournament by Jesse
Sweetser, New York, 4 and 3.
Bobby Jones of Atlanta, Ca, de-
feated w. F. McPhail of Boston 4
and 3. -
Chick Evans of Chicago won from
F. NJ. Godchaux of New Orleans,
La, 4 and 5. -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
TAKE POLICIES
OF INSURANCE
AGAINST RAINS
Employees Paid for
Vacation Dolu5a-
pour.
By EDGAR SIMPSON.
Consolidated Press Correspondent

Consolidated Press Correspondent
Copyright, 1892, by The Argus.)
Parlin, N. j., Sept. IA number
of forehanded employees and ON
Gals Of the Dupont plant in this
wayside village began today to fig-
ure up their profits on some of the
oldest insurance policies ever writ
ten in this country. The famous
Morgan powder plant which blew
up with such disastrous results
during the war is only a mile from
here, SO Parlin people believe in
taking asxfew chances as possible.
Therefore, when a number Of the
employees began a vacation which
was to extend over Labor day, they
insured these vacations against
rain. The policies were written by
the American branch OF an Eng
lish concern which will insure any,
body against anything. provided
the premium is right. This insur-
ance concern always has contend
ed that Steve Brodie was right He
took a chance. The company made
the proposition that it would in
sure anyone's vacation against rain
at the rate of one dollar a day,
paying the holder of the policy SIS
day for each day that the rain
fall registered as much as one-fifth
OF an inch. Many of the two weeks
vacationists decided that $14 was
cheap enough to pay for fortnight
of sunshine, with the lack of that
ideal vacation commodity cOmpen-
sated for at the liberal rate Of Is
iron men a day.
Company Loses.
Virtually every man-jack' who
took out policy beat the insur-
ance company, for Labor day itself
found this community in terrific
downpour. But the problem of col
lecting on the policies is mot going
to be so easy for some of the hold
ers, especially those who spent
their vacation on automobile tours.
In several remote places in the
mountains the vacationists ran into
storms which they are sure ran
the rainfall to more than one-fifth
Of an inch, but they had no rain
gauge with them and inquiry has
developed the fact that the United
States weather bureau can verify
the degree of rainfall only in those
towns and cities where stations OF
official observers are located. The
policies cover any place that the
tourist may go, but naturally the
insurance company requires proof
of the necessary amount of rain
before it pays.
The company, however, is inclin-
ed to be very liberal, for it believes
! the practice of insuring ones vaca-
, ton will grow in this country, be-
cause it feeds the spirit of chance
and adventure SO inherent in the
American people.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
Want GENERAL
STRIKE CALLED

Carbondale. ILL.,, Sept IA reso-
luton asking the heads of the
American Federation of Labor to
call q general strike, sympathetic
with tle railroad shopmen's walk
out, was adopted here last night in
a meeting Of the delegates Of the
CarbOndale Trades Council. Car
bondAle e . division point Of the
Illinois Central railroad, with ser
eral hundred railroad employes.-,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
STILL HOPE
FOR END OF
RA|LSTR.|KE
shop Craft Meet and Sep.
srate Pacts May Bring
Peace.

Cincinnati Ohio, Sept L.
JsAn ]. Wall, member Of the
National Policy Committee of
he Federated Shop Crafts to.
lsy expressed the belief that
the meeting of the policy com.
hittee in Chicago Monday
would be for the purpose Of dis.
cussing "means and terms Of
! general settlement" but re-
fused to disclose his basis fON
such belief.
Washington, Sept. 7.-There are
no conferences now in progress be-
tween leaders of the railroad strfk-
ers and railroad presidents and
none have been held since the for
NAL gatherings IN New York last
month, it was asserted today by ].
B. Noonan, chief of the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, which
Is one of the seven rail unions on
nationwide strike.
The meeting of the strikers pol
Icy committee, called for next
week, at Chicago, is to consider the
general strike policy and also to
consider what shall be done in
view Of the injunction application
Of the attorney-general, Mr.. Moo
nan said.
Washington, Sept 7.-B. M. Jew.
ell, chairman OF the executive
council Of the striking organiza'
tons is now enroute to Chicago
Mr.. Noonan added, after visiting
several Of the eastern railroad cen.
ters, but during his trip through
this section called no meeting o.
the union executives. Mr.. Noona1
said he was not informed as t
whether the chairman had taker
occasion to meet any rail presi
dents.
AT this stage there are no set
Ament discussions proceeding wit
my of the railroads." Mr.. Noonal
said, though Of course there nigh
be some in the future. The injunc
tion proceedings come to a hearin
At Chicago on Monday, and I e1
pect to be there, although l hav
not yet been served with the ten
porary restraining order which tn
court has issued"
P, H. Johnston, president of th
Association of Machinists, anothe
Of the striking unions. also return
ed to Washington yesterday afte
an unexplained absence and con
municated with his associates q
the union headquarters. He cor
tinued to hold himself aloof frol
interviewers. However, official
there said after discussion wit
him that the strike was to go FOL
ward without any allegation in il
previous status, at least until th
meetings of the leaders in Chicag
|
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
HINTON MAKES
HAITI LANDING

Port an Prince. Haiti. SEPT L.
(By the Associated Press.l-Lieu-
tenant Walter Hinton, n The air
plane Sampaio correia II. arrived
here at noon today on his trip from
the United Statea to Rio d Jaoeiro.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
ELECTEp CHAIRMAN.

Portland. Ore. Sept. bishop
william Cabell Brown OF Virginia
vas elected chairman Of the House
y. Bishops, Of the Protestant Epis-
wpal church, succeeding Bishop
.nomas B. Gailor Of Tennessee.
me Rev. Charles L. Pardee Of New
aork, was elected secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
DRAFT Plan
TO vACATE.
COURT WRIT
Council to Act-Rroth
hood Files Restrain
ing Suit.

Atlantic City, N. ], Sept q
American Federation Of Labor
chiefs, led BY President Samuel
GonperA today prepared to
draft . plan Of attack upon At
torney.General Dangherty's In
junction against the railroad
shop craft strikers. Following y
series Of secret conferences,
which lasted until late last
nigkt It was uneffiefally an-
nounoed at labor headquarters
in the Ambassador hetel, that It
had been almost definitely de.
cided to attempt through the
courts, to have tho Daagherty.
act vacated.
No fixed plan for . legal cam
paign has been evolved 30 far,
1t was said by the labor leaders,
They expeot, however, to have
such . plan in shape to Be sub
mitted to the executive council
Of the American Fedefafion of
Labor when It convenes for
formal session Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
Pledge Support

New York, Sept. 7.-Support OF
the American Federation Of Labor
in its efforts to bring about the
of Attorney General
Daugherty and Federal Judge viii
kerson, Of Chicago, for their part
in the issuance Of the rail injunc-
ton, was pledged by Samuel Com
pers, federation president, in a
telegram received from Atlantic
City today by the Central Trades
and Labor Council.
Mr.. Gompers said he would be
unable to accept an invitation to be
present Tonight 9e meeting Of the
council at which plans for aiding
the striking shopmen are to be
considered, but said he would have
"a personal representative at the
meeting.
He declared the Federation
would cooperate in every possible
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
VICTORY GOES
T0LA toilette
Blaine Certainly Nominated for
Governor of Wisconsin Over
Opponents.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. --latest
figures on Tuesdays primary in
Wisconsin on the Republican con-
tests are:
For United States senatorial
nomination in 2,214 out of 2,523
precincts:
Garfield .126 ,169
LaFollette .318,124
In 2,212 precincts for governor,
Blaine, 191. 1.542; Morgan, 133.13i;
McHenry, 16,167.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
THE WEATHER


Generally fair tonight and Fri
day. Continued warm tonight. Not
quite 30 warm Friday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
100: lowest last night, II.
wind velocity at z a. m. 2 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
l2m. 7p.m. "a. m.
yester. yester. Today
Dry bulb ......se q 7s
Wet bulb ......74 73 u
Rel. humidity ..35 ~ 73
River stage at Z .. m. 10, . fall
Of A last "a hours.
sunset today SGT; sunrise to-
morrow 6:36.
- River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from be-
low Dubuque 70 Muscatine Will
change but little during the next
ANnRuvs sHAMRICK.
-sF Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
CONDITION
OF ROADS TO
CAUSE SUIT
Defective Equipment to
Incur Government
Action.
=
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Convrieht. 1922 NV The Arpus l

Copyright. 1922, by The Argusl
Washington, D. c., Sept. THE
federal government. is in posses
sion Of positive information that
the condition of equipment on the
railroads OF the county Is much
worse than the public imagines
and at the proper time will bring
forth the evidence as q basis OF
action.
The injunction process begun by
Attorney General Daugherty against
the strike leaders is In its infancy.
He intends to proceed in due time
against the railroads who may be
violating the transportation act or
the regulations OF the interstate
commerce commission with respect
to equipment.
AS tor the temporary Injunction
already obtained by the attorney
general it is significant that strong
opposition is coming from an en-
tilely unexpected quarter-namely,
certain rail- executives known as
''irreconcilables." They and others
who sympathize with them are
criticislng the injunction on the
ground that it abridges free speech,
but their real feeling is that the
government has intervened at the
wrong time and has brought about
situation which will permit the
strikers to bow to the federal gov
eminent instead Of to the railway
executives. 1t is true that there
are defects in the temporary in
junction and no one will be more
eager to see them corrected by the
court next Monday than the after
ney general, but the interesting
phase OF the matter is the vigorous
criticism which has been made in
quarters. where the desire of rail
way exEcdtfves That labor leaders
have free speech is about as en-
thusiastic as their fondness for the
unions themselves.
, What They Fear.
What certain rail executives fea,
and their viewpoint has by NJ
means been ,concealsd-is that thu
unions will capitulate to the gov
ernment. They feel they have tn
strike beaten and if the truth b,
known many officials in the gov
ernment believe it too. But as on
member of the cabinet expressed
it, the government is mot interest
ed in whether the effect of its &C
tion is to crush unions or he'll
unions, but to get transportation.
! The attorney general acted be
cause he and the president came t
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River FOrecast,

ANORMVa aHAMRICk,
..r Meteorologist.
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25
PENNSY TO INSTALL ELECTRIC
Engineers Discuss Such Plans for AL
tOOna- -JOhnstOwn Lines

At a meeting of engineers of the
Pennsylvania System, in Philadelphia
recently, the proposed electrifca-
tion of the main line from Altoona to
Johnstown, Pa, was discussed. The
project will cost about $20,000,000
and electric power sufficient to carry
the heaviest freight cars over steep
mountains will be supplied. When
plans for the electrifcation of the line
were first announced, several months
ago, it was said the electrifcation of
the Southern Division, which includes
the line between Wilmington and
Philadelphia, would be undertaken
first, but when an effort was made to
learn if this section had been discuss
ed, no information could be secured
as the general offices of the company
in Philadelphia were closed on ac-
count of a holiday. The railroad is
now constructing a low-grade line
from Allegheny City to Johnstown
Pa, by following the Allegheny river
to Kiskiminetas Junction and the Con
emaugh River line to a point neal
Conemaugh. The line will have {
grade of not more than three-tenths
of one per cent. 1t is planned alsC
to have a low-grade freight line tC
Philadelphia, and new road has beer
surveyed and right-Of-way purchased
to point on the Llanerch branch
Proposals for freight yard at Hos
| Island have reached the stage where
surveys of the ground have beer
made.
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25

last when the Negro seized her and
dragged her to a barn, so yards from
the road. There he struck her with
his fists and assaulted her. He then
pushed her out of the barn and
chased her, threatening to beat her if
she did not stop crying.
When she reached home she told
her parents of the crime. An all
night search for the Negro was start
ed. He was caught early Wednesday
morning at a railroad station, known
as Desert, between fredericksburg and
Oak Grove, on the Cambridge and
Seaford road.
When brought before Justice Rob-
ert L. Hastings, at Hurlock, he ad-
mitted the crime. He was lodged at
the Cambridge Jail Wednesday after
noon. The county authorities, hear
ing Of a proposed attempt to take
him from the jail, decided to send
him to Baltimore at once.
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25

are: D. o. Hastings, Wilmington; H.
F. DUPONT, Winterthur; H. B. Clark,
Kenton; ]. l. Dayett, Cooch; J. D.
Reynolds, Middletown The New
Castle County Junior Dairy Cattle
Club was organized five years ago
with thirty members. Today its mem
bership comprises of one hundred and
twenty of the most energetic coun-
try bred boys and girls of the county.
Since the inception of the club many
of these junior farmers have gained
their majority and are laying a foun-
dation to achieve other aspirations,
namely, to develop and own a Hol-
stein-Friesian herd of State and ma
tional note.
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25

The case of John D. Hawkins, re-
ceiver for the Bowers Beach Corpora
ton, and assignee of the Bowers FL
nance Corporation, who is suing Ur-
ban Pizzela for the latter's alleged
failure to pay note, was heard in
Magistrate Gluckman's court in Will
mingtOn, Wednesday. 1t wa S
brought out that the note was due
Hawkins for the purchase of stock
in the Bowers Beach Corporation,
which Pizzela is alleged to have never
received. As there was no record of
the sale of the stock, other than the
note, and as Pizzela had no certificate
of purchase, Magistrate Gluckman
postponed the case until such time as
the books of the Bowers Beach Cor
poration or a Photographic copy of
them, showing that Pizzela was a
stockholder in the corporation, be pro-
duced.
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25
JUNIOR DAIRY CATTLE CLUB

Delaware HOlstein- Friesean AssOcia-
tiOn Taking an Active Interest in Club
The Delaware Helstein-Friesian As
sociation, of which Mr.. j. r. Danks, of
Winterthur is secretary, has again
demonstrated its concern in the rural
welfare of the State in a liberal do
nation it has made to be used in
furthering the work of the boys and
girls clubs. County Agent, R. o.
Bausman, of Newark is in receipt of
a check of seventy-fve dollars from
Mr.. Danks stating that the Associa-
tion desires it to be used in giving
awards of merit to members of the
New Castle County Junior Dairy Cat
tie Club, and in other ways that will
tend to imbue the members of the club
with the opportunities that agricul-
ture affords. The Delaware Holstein-
Friesian Association was created eight
years ago and its purpose is to pro-
mote the breeding and create a deep
er interest in the Holstein-Friesian
Breed of cattle. Thru this means this
Association feels that it is doing a
worthy work in furthering rural well
fare. The directors of the Association
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25
FRICTION AT PINE GROVE
School Commissioners and Parent
Teachers at LOggerheads

In the Pine Grove (NO. 44) School
District, two miles north of Milford,
the citizens are having trouble with
the local school commission over use
of the school building for holding
Parent meetings. The COM
missioners have gone so far as lock-
ing the school with an extra lock,
against the men and women of the
district, who desire to use the school
building for the Parent Teacher meet
ings. We have no information as to
what preceded or led up to this ac-
tiOn on the part of the local district
commi issioners-but we print the law
which especially provides for the use
of public school buildings for other
purposes than school work, by the
people of any school district. The
law is found in Section II of the pub
lie school law of Delaware, as fol-
lows:
"When the citizens of any commun-
ity are organized into a non-partisan,
non-sectarian, non-exclusive associa-
ton for the presentation and discus
sion of public questions, which organ
izations, upon request in writing to
the Board of School Trustees of any
School Districts, shall have the free
use of the School House for weekly
bi-weekly or monthly gatherings, ol
at such times as the citizens organi
cations shall request or designate
provided that said meetings shall bt
held during those hours when the
school building is not being used fo1
its principal purpose.
"The Board of School Trustee
shall allow, on written request, tn,
free use of the school house or schoo
houses under their jurisdiction fo
farmers meetings, Grange meetings
public speakings, lectures, entertain
ments, church festivals, Red Cros
meetings, Y. NJ. C. A. meetings, polit
ical meetings, or for any other pur
poses which are for the civic welfare
Provided that the person or person
making applications for the use of tn
school house for a public meeting
shall be responsible for all damage t
the property occurring at such meet
ing, ordinary wear and tear excluded
and upon failure of the person or pei
sons to respond in damage for an
such injury to the property"
When written application for tn
| use of the school building is made, tn
trustees cannot, without breaking tn
law, refuse to grant permission fC
Il its use.
Smyrna times., 1922-10-25
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

IAN ACT proposing an Amendment TO Sec
ton 3 of Article of the Constitution of the
State of Delaware, in relation to Capitation
Tax.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE IN GENERAL AS
SEMBLY MET CTWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE
MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE
AGREEING THERETO).
SECTION l. That Section of Article Of
the Constitution of the State of Delaware be
amended by striking out all of said Section 5
of Article s. and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
SECTION 5. The General Assembly shall
provide for levying and collecting a capitation
tax from every citizen of the State of the age
of Twenty-one years or upwards but such tax
to be collected in any County shall be uniform
throughout that County. and such capitation
tax shall be used exclusively in the County in
which it is collected.
Wallace S. Handy.
President Pro Tenn of the Senate.
Walter ]. Paskey.
Speaker of the House.
Approved April 2. A. D.. 1921.
VIM. d Denney.
Governor
1. A. r. Benson, Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct COPY
of Senate Bill No. 90 entitled An Act propOs-
ing an amendment to Section of Article OF
the Constitution of the State of Delaware, in
relation tc Capitation Tax" as the same ap-
pears on the enrolled bill hled in the office OF
the Secretary of State and approved by the
Governor. April >. A. D. 1921. which said Bill
proposing such Amendment to the Constitution
of this State is published in accordance with
| the requirements of the Constitution of the
State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
have hereunto set my hand and
official seal at Dover. this twenty.
| (SEAL) first day of July, in the year OF
Lord one thousand nine hun.
dred and Twenty-Five
| A. R. Benson.
Secretary of State