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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11

Russ Relief Executives Ask
Harding for Opportunity to
DisprOve Charges of Hoover

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Executives of
the American committee for Rus
sian famine relief today wired
President Harding a request for an
opportunity to meet and to refute''
the charges said to have been made
against them by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover in a report to Presi-
dent Harding in which he stated
that more than 200 such relief or
ganizations operating in this coun-
try are frankly communistic".
The telegram follows:
I'VE understand that Secretary
Hoover has submitted to you a re-
port on the alleged activities of
certain Russian relief organizations
in this country and their supposed
connection with the soviet govern
ment. Statements in the public
press, purporting to be based On
information emanating from Mr..
Hoover, are misleading and unfair
to this committee.
Invite Searching Probe.
I'VE invite the most searching
investigation of our every activity,
but before arriving at any decision
on purely ex parte evidence, we
trust that you will in ordinary fair
ness give us an opportunity to meet
and to refute the unwarranted as
pensions which have been made
concerning this committee.
Millions Of innocent children in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
MINERS AND
RAIL men To
MEET FEB.2 Il
Lewis Says Response to
Bid Is Practically
Unanimous.

place for the meeting was sent to
first joint meeting of the represent
atives of the railroad mems organ
izations and the United Mine Work
ers of America will be held in
Chicago, Feb. 81, according to an an
nouncement made today by John l..
Lewis, president of the Mine Work
ers, who called the meeting.
President Lewis said the accept
ance by the railroad organizations
of the miners invitation to enter a
joint meeting was practically unan-
imous and especially gratifying"
1T indicates that the organized
railroad workers and mine work
ers," said a statement issued by Mr..
Lewis, have a profound apprecia-
ton of the necessity for closer CO.
operation and reflects a determina-
ton to utilize every proper means
of protecting the interests of the
men employed in these basic indus
tries.
To Fight Wage CutsA
Mr.. Lewis concluded his state
ment with the expressed belief that
the Chicago meeting will be fruit
full of results that will reflect credit
upon the associated organizations
and demonstrate the capacity of la
Dor to inteligently organize for the
promotion of ideals"
The letter setting the date and
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 11.-The
leading representatives of organ
lied labor.
The purpose of the meeting, as
announced by Mr.. Lewis invitation
to the rail union chiefs for the con-
ference, is to consider an alliance
of the two million members Of the
rail and mine union organizations
Gin resistance to proposed attacks
on wage scales" The miners
meeting in special convention hers
next week, will adopt their policy il
seeking new wage agreements, ef'
fective April 1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11

Russia will die unless every avail
able legitimate relief agency is
utilized and we think it would be
a crime against humanity to have
our widespread machinery of relief
halted because of what we consider
merely unfounded suspicion.
The personnel of our advisory
council, comprising as it does high
ly respected members of congress,
clergymen, editors, educators, gov
ernors, mayors and many men and
women of unquestioned American
ism, is the best possible guarantee
Of our entire integrity of purpose,
and if given the opportunity we
are confident we can convince you
the work we are doing is entitled
to your endorsement.
Would Present Facts.
will you kindly put us in pos
session of the allegations made by
Mr.. Hoover and allow us to lay
before you the full facts of the
case?"
The telegram was signed by Wal
ter T. Lggett, acting secretary of
the American committee for Rus
sian famine relief
Executives of the committee an
nounced this morning that organ
lzation plans were being pushed
preparatory to an appeal for funds
and grain in Mississippi, Ohio and
Missouri river valley states.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
MADALYNNE is
TO Be SECLUDED

Los Angeles. Calf, Feb. Ii
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain, charged
with the Staying of ]. Bolton Ken
nedy, will not be permitted to con-
verse with women friends and well
wishers IN court in the presence of
the Jury when her trial is resumed
next Tuesday morning. it was an
nounced today.
On complaint of prosecutors, who
asserted the grouping of women
about her, some of whom have been
observed kissing her, was likely to
prejudice the jury, Judge Sidney N.
Reese ordered the bailiff. to forbid
such conduct and to escort Mrs.
Obenchain from the room prompt
ly at adjournment and recesses.
The prosecution announced Will
liam Laughlin would be the first
witness called Tuesday. Laughlin
is an employe of a telegraph COM
pany and is scheduled to testify re-
garding kilograms alleged to have
been exchanged between Mrs. Oben-
chain and her co-defendant, Arthur
Burch, while she was in Los An
geles and he was in Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
RECALL TROOPS
IN STRIKE ZONE

Providence. R. L, Feb. 11.-Gov-
srnor San Souci today dismissed
two troops of cavalry, which had
been held all night IN readiness to
go to the Pawtuxet valley to pre-
serve order between textile strike
sympathizers and workers in the
mills.
Reports to the governor said that
all was quiet.
The strikes, which have caused the
closing of a score of plants, most
of them makers of cotton cloth,
were called as protest against
wage cuts of 20 per cent. Some of
the walkouts were followed by dem
onstrations in trout of the mill
gates by groups who marched from
one to another of the mill villages
that make up the cotton manufac-
turing districts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
T. EDISON, rs
TODAY, GOES TO
WORK AS USUAL
Employees Don't For
get, Ho.UeUer; Put
on Celebration.

West Orange, N. J., Feb. IL
Seventy-five years ago today,
Thomas A Edison was born. Today,
however, was just another Satur-
day in his busy life. He had made
no plans to take a day off, not even
to delay rising beyond the usual
hour. At the great Edison plant he
and his army of fellow workmen
faced the same routine
( While Mr.. Edison seemingly for
got the day and its significance
there was no oversight on the part
of the Edison Pioneers" an or
ganization of men employed by him
since 1885, or for an even longer
period Members of this band of
workmen had planned for many
days the greetings to be extended to
the inventor, and had arranged for
the annual luncheon in the storage
battery building of the plant.
Opera Star Sings.
A wireless telephone had been in
stalled in the hall and airs by
Marie Rappold, grand opera star,
who sang for the gathering, were
sent broadcast.
Many old friends were expected
to drop in and swap "reminiscences
during the afternoon. The Edison
workers proudly displayed cellu-
loid buttons having the figures ''75. "
Messages of congratulation came in
from all parts of the world, from
all manner of men and women,
great and small, and in all manner
of forms.
A private dinner party will be
held at the Edison home this even
ing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
EDITOR FINDS
LINCOLN WAS
LIKE PERICLES
Compares Gettysburg
Speech to Funeral
Oration.'

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Peter 8. Lam
bros, editor of the Greek Star, in
an editorial made public today, has
called attention to the similarity
between the famous Gettysburg ad-
dress by Abraham Lincoln and the
Funeral Grafton" of Pericles, de-
livered 1000 years ago in honor of
the Athenians who fell in the Pelo-
ponnesian war. Mr.. Lambros, COM
menting on the similarity as a CO.
incidence, and not as an attempt to
show evidence of plagiarism, points
out the following passages:
Beginning the Funeral Grafton
Pericles eulogized his ancestors as
did Lincoln. Pericles, going on with
his speech, said:
'The country was brought to a
test by the Peloponnesian war and
this country had to prove superior
to its fame"
Lincoln said:
Now we are engaged in a great
civil war, testing whether that ma
ton, or any nation so conceived,
and so dedicated, can long endure. -
Both EulOgize Dead.
Pericles said:
at was for such a country that
these dead heroes nobly resolved to
fight and fell fighting for freedom" !"
In Lincoln's address appears the
passage:
I'VE have come to dedicate por-
ton of that field as final resting
place for those who here gave their
lives that that nation might live"
Pericles, further along in his
speech, remarked:
THE bravery of the great heroes
is a great historical event that will
receive such a renown that never
will grow old"
Ins the Gettysburg, address. Lin
coin said:
''The world will little note nor
long remember what we say here,
but it can never forget what they
did here
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)

Copyright, 1922. by The Argus)
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE first
impulse of the Democrats in the
United States senate is TO ratify the
group of treaties submitted by
President Harding, though in so
doing they have in their hearts an
unmistakable feeling that they
ought to make an exception of the
four-power Pacific treaty.
This treaty, which puts an end
to the Anglo-Japanese alliance
will be considered last and will be
debated more than the others.
President Harding's address to
the senate is today the subject OF
much discussion in congressional
circles. Its general effect was
beneficial. But several senators are
suggesting that Mr.. Harding, who
from the start has shown little
desire to use his addresses to the
senate for partisan rebukeS, per
mitted himself to be drawn into
unnecessary expression of disdair
for the League of Nations. One
senator suggested that Henry Cabot
Lodge contributed literally to the
presidents manuscript and thai
these portions are the authorship
of Mr.. Lodge, who has not forgot
ten the League of Nations fight
Splendid Argument.
Except for the reference to the
league, which stirred up the ap-
plause of the anti-leaguers and pro-
yoked a resentful silence on the
part of the Democrats, the speech
was regarded by senators gener-
ally as a splendid argument for
ratification.
It was pointed out that Presi-
dent Harding uses language almost
identical with that of President
Wilson in submitting the Versailles
treaty and covenant Mr.. Wilson
declared that there was no com
pulsion except the compulsion o.
our good conscience and judg
ment" in the league covenant, anC
in the article which pledged re
spect for territorial integrity. Mr.
Harding declares there is mo com
nitment to armed force, no ALI
ance, no written or moral obliga
ton to join in defense, no expressed
or implied commitment to arrive a
any agreement" and he adds Eek
cept in accordance with our consti
tutional methods"
League Merely @AdVised".
Mr.. Wilson pointed out that tht
council of the league advises
what should be done to enforce re
spect for the covenant and said I'll
in the judgment of the people o
the United States the council ad
judged wrong and this was not {
case for the use of force. there
would be no necessity on the par
Of the congress of the United States
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
GIRLS AT VASSAR
MARKET FUDGE AT
S23.5O PER POUND

Annadale-on-H Hudson, n. Y,
Feb. 11.-Vassar girls are so
anxious TO get more men in the
neighborhood that they are
planning further activities TO
help along the campaign for
$500, 900 wanted TO enlarge St.
Stephens college. near here.
More men for St Stephens, they
argue, means more dancing
parties partners for Yassar.
Miss Helen c. Hohl. a Junior
from New Rochelle, made two
pounds Of fudge which were
sold at auction at St. Stephens
annual freshman dance last
night. It brought what is con
sidered the record price for the
country. if not for the world
$23- so d pound. The Vassar T
girls helped bid il up
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
SENATORS Get
ARMS TREATIES
Foreign Relations Committee Call
ed in Special Session by Chair
man, Senator Lodge.

Washington, Feb. II. - The
treaties resulting from the Wash
ington conference were today be-
fore the senate foreign relations
committee, which had been called in
special session by it's chairman,
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, to
consider them.
Together with the treaties, the
foreign relations committee had be-
fore it the report of the American
delegation at the Washington con-
ference. This report along with
the treaties were presented to the
senate late yesterday by President
Harding, who asked ratification of
the new pacts without delay in or
der that Americas professed desire
to rid the world of war may not be-
come a hollow mockery."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
IN
new ORLEANS?
Missing Witness in Arbuckle Case
Said to Be in South, VIII Make
Effort to Return Her.

San Francisco. Feb. 11.-Zey Pre-
vost, missing witness in the Roscoe
C. Arbuckle manslaughter case. for
whom authorities have been search
ing, is believed by District Attor-
ney Matthew Brady to be in New
Orleans. Brady said information
had been received by his Office that
she told friends she was going to
the southern city. He declared a
determined effort would be made to
return Miss Provost to San Fran
cisco before the Arbuckle third
trial begins next month.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
WOMAN BANDIT
DIRECTS THIEF

Chicago, Feb. II. - A woman
bandit, young and well-dressed, di-
rected the robbery by two men of
$4,000 worth of furs from Nathan
Brodheim's store here last night.
Pointing a pistol, she backed Brod-
helm into a closet while two men
companions helped themselves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
RICHARD HELD
INs10,OOO BAIL

New York, Feb. Lick Rick
ard. sports promoter, today was
held in $4,000 bail for the action
of the grand jury by Magistrate
court on a charge OF assault pre-
ferred by 15-year-old Alice huck
and the Children's society.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
FIND 9Th BODY
IN HOTEL RUINS
Death List of Richmond, Va Fire
Is Increased; Six Guests Still
Missing.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 1.-THE
death list resulting from the de-
struction of the Lexington hotel
here by fire Tuesday, was increas-
ed again today with recovery of
another body. The body. which has
not been identified, brought the list
of known dead to nine with six of
tha ho<aEs -gaes<a skil missink.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
HOLLYWOOD LURE
GETS HERMAN, 8,
AND MOLLE, 4

Cnicago, Feb. 11.-Solomon
sink read aloud to his family
aA night newspaper dispatches
seserloing diamonds and auto
mobiles owned by the motion
picture folk Of Hollywood. Two
seurs later a patrolman found
rs.man Fink, 5, and Mollie
slsner, 4. a neighbor's child,
ssandering hand in hand through
.ae Northwestern railway sta
on. Changing the old time
e We are going west to
Joot Indians" the children
.o the patrolman, I'VE are
sung to Hollywood where all
ae rich people are"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
HOOVER RAPS REDS.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Secretary
Hoover, in report TO President
Harding, described more than 200
Russian relief organizations oper-
ating in this country as frankly
communistic."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
RIG SHIPMENT OF
WOOL COMES EAST

Los Angeles. Feb. 11.-Three and
a half million pounds OF wool, be-
lieyed the largest cargo OF the
commodity ever shipped from pori
ON the American continent, len
here yesterday on board the Luck
enbach liner Edgar F. Luckenbach
for east coast ports.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
Weekly
Business
Outlook

Royle Says Scales of Busi-
ness Are Commencing to
Balance; Tendency Revealed
by Dispatches Received in
Past "a Hours; Industrial
Plants Increase Output, Hire
More Men; Auto Men See
Keen Competition Ahead;
Five-cent Loaf of Bread
Once Again Makes Appear
ance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
The WEATHER

Unsettled weather with probable
snow tonight and Sunday. Contin-
ued cold tonight Local tempera-
ture tonight between 10 and Is de-
grees above zero.
Highest temperature yesterday,
58; lowest last night, Is.
Wind velocity at 7 a M, miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
I2m. 7p.m. am
yester. yester- today
Dry bulb temp. ...49 IS Is
Wet bulb temp. Al Al IA
Relative humid AT so 80
River stage at Z a. N. 81, fall OF
3 in last "a hours.
Sunset today 5.31 p. m; sunrise
tomorrow 7:03 a. N.
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteorologist
Washington, Feb. 11.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, include:
Region OF the Great Lakes-Much
cloudiness and occasional snow /;
at beginning, war thereafter.
Region of upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys
BILE cloudiness: occasional rains
over south and SHOWS over the
north portions; normal tempera-
ture.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11

Cork, Ireland, Feb. 11.-(By the
Associated Press "A lorry load OF
police travelling from Macroom to
Bandon this morning was held up
by armed men. The attackers cap
tured the car, together with rifles
and equipment, but there were no
casualties.
Belfast, Feb. 11.-(By the Associ-
ated Press Sir James Craig, the
Ulster premier, announced on ar
riving from London today, that he
had been assured four additional
battalions of troops would be sent
to Belfast Immediately.
He said he had set no time limit
on the British action to secure thu
release of the Unionist prisoners
taken in the recent raids.
I'VE have to consider the whole
situation carefully" he said.
Shooting occurred in the North
Queen street area of Belfast this
morning. Police reinforcements
were sent to the scene.
Release Political Prisoners.
London, Feb. 11.-(By the Assoc:-
ated Press.)-The colonial office
announced today that pursuant to
authority granted by the British
cabinet steps were being taken tc
release the prisoners who were TAX
en- into custody for offenses COM
mitted in England from Irish po-
litical motives prior to the Irish
truce.
Dublin, Ireland, Feb. 11-(By the
Associated Press. Michael Col
Inns, head of the Irish provisional
government, has issued the follow
ing decree of general amnesty:
Now that a treaty of peace has
been concluded between the peoples
of Ireland and Great Britain, the
provisional government hereby de-
crees a general amnesty with re-
spect to all acts committed in the
course of the recent hostilities
The amnesty extends to all mem-
bers of the naval, military, police
and civil services of the British
government, and to all other per
SONS by whom acts of hostility
against the Irish people were com
mitted, whether in Ireland or else
where, during the last six years
and full protection of the law will
be afforded such persons againS;
violence or injury Of any kind"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
POLICE CAR
CAPTURED
NEAR CORK
No Casualties-More Brit,
ish Troops to Go to
Belfast.

Belfast, Ireland, Feb. IL
(By the Associated Press.)-
Reports were received here to-
day from the Ulster border that
none of the captivos taken in
this weeks kidnapings would
be freed before next week.
These reports said that the
Ulster special cOnstables and
the cOntingents Of the Irish Re-
publican, army were watching
each other like hawks across
the Fermanagh- Monaghan line.
Policing today was so rigid that
business was suspended.
The border specials were halt
ing every passing vehicle at
NewtOwn, Butler and ROsslea,
while a few miles away at
Clones the Republican army
was doing the same thing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
David
I. aWreTlCG
SAYS:

First Impulse of Democrats
is TO Ratify Treaties Sub
mitted by Harding, Presi-
dents Reference to League
Resented by Democrats: His
Plea fer Pacts Couched In
Similar Terms TO Wilson's
Plea for Versailles Treaty
Covenant; B0rah and john
son to Be Heard From.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11

Continued on Page Thirteen.1
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-29
Billy Whlllisklers.
By France TreEo Montgomery.

With one last hope Harry turned
on all the speed, and for a few min
utes it responded beautifully and
carried him straight ahead, almost to
the edge ofEthe forest. Then, with
out warning, 1t plunged downward.
He could not see where he was going
to land, and shut his eyes to wait for
the craeh he was sure was coming
when he hit the ttree-tops. S. Imagine
his surprise to have found 1t came to
a stop without SO much as \ jar. He
opened his eyes and saw he had
n before a log cabin. All around
were. trees, for miles and miles, but
this small clearing had saved, him. It
had been too small, to, be> noticed
when he was away up in the clouds.
On hearing the hydroplane scrape
on the ground, a man in rough hunt
ter's costume.Sa gentleman in q cordu-
roy suit, a woman in a blue Bingham
dress and three or four ~two-headed
children all came out ofy the cabin to
e what was causing the noise.R
Had these people found an angel
from heaven, they could not have
been. more surprised than they were
at what they saw.
The two men came forward and
asked II they could do anything for
him; the' gentleman explaining that
this was his shooting box; and that
he had just come up from the city
tn see about some repairs Also.
that they wer just at dinner and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-29

The wife Of General .Diaz. COM
mander of the italian forces in the
The title Of Duke della vittorio was
conferred on her husband by the
Italian king in recognition of his war
exploits.