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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
BOYS DON'T WANT THRILLERs
TaIes Of Wild Adventure Seemingly
only Interest the MIddle-Aged
Man Of Today.

No longer do the tales Of Little
Sure Shot," "Deadwood Dick" and
other old-time terrors of the prairies
interest the youth of the rising genera
tion, observes the New York World.
This has been demonstrated since the
collection Of Beadle's dime novels was
placed In the public library. 1t had
been expected that there would be a
rush of young people to see the old
thrillers, and at least one society that
takes upon itself the care and supervi.
sion Of public morals was moved to
rise in protest against debauching the
mind of youth. However, In the month
in which these books have been on
show, less than 10 per cent of the wis.,
itors has been under the age Of six
teen.
Attendants keep tally, and during
the time the Beadle books have been
displayed there have been 1,427 per-
sons in to see them. While the tally as
to ages is not kept, 1t is the consensus
of attendants that hardly more than
room, however, where the baseball
collection has been displayed, more
than half the visitors are children.
During July there were 9,643 who Wis
tied the display
The Beadle collection has been at
tractive chiefly to the middle aged.
Men of dignified bearing, often in
pairs, have gone the rounds of the
chuckling over the titles.
"It's like renewing YOUTH" is fire.
quent comment.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
Harsh Criticism.

An unusually caustic critic was be-
ing shown through one of the Paris
art salons by an enthusiastic friend.
They stopped before some of the most
modern of modern art.
IT was. the handiwork of a woman,
and might have been a lifelike portrait
of anything from a sandstone to a
steam roller.
"She must be welded to her art"
Tho enthusiast declared, enraptured.
YES. and every picture she has
painted is sufficient reason for q d.
vorce," was the reply.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
Sale POSTPONED.

We are authorized to state that the
sale of lots at Lake City on Reelfoot
Lake was postponed until some fu-
ture occasion on account of bad
weather. We ere instructed to state
that the proper announcement of the
sale will be made, and that the pub
lie is invited to watch and take ad
vantage of the opportunities to be
presented at the sale
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
Rabbit FRY.

The home guard which is being
organized in Union City by Mr.. Hun
ter Whitesell will be entertained at
a rabbit fry next Tuesday night at
the armory of the American Legion,
Milton Talley Post. Mr.. Whitesel
will have charge and expects to have
all the candidates for membership
present on this occasion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
Christian Church.

Sunday school, $50 am.
Preaching, II am. and 7 pm.
Christian Endeavor meetings, 6
pm.
Public cordially invited.
E. S. BAKER, Minister.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17
G. P. Church.

Program Sunday Nov. Il, 1922.
Sunday, school, 9:45 o'clock
Morning worship, IL o'clock.
Evening wor"hip, 7 o'clock.
Junior Christian EndeavOr, 2:30
o'clock.
Intermediate Christian Endeavor,
Z o'clock.
Senior Christian Endeavor, 7
o'clock.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-11-17

He was out on his uncle's farm
where there was water system and
everything. He had never seen a
windmill before. Gee, uncle!" he
exclaimed that's some electric fan
you've got out there cooling the
hogs"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
CAKE IN PARCEL
POST PACKAGE rs
2 QUARTS OLD RYE

Chicago. March 24.-Postal
clerks, sorting dead letter par
GELS for the annual parcel post
auction next month, found a
package labeled knives and
forks mailed from Ireland TO
an unreadable Chicago destina-
ton.
Opening it to catalog the con-
tents a clerk discovered the
Irish tableware had been dis
titled and bottled. Two quarts
OF cutlery, according to the Of
heial records, were poured into
the sewer.
The disgusted clerk tried a
package labeled cake. The
white-icinged exterior was
beautiful to look at, but age
nad not improved its qualities.
The cake was showed aside,
falling off the table. The fall
shattered a quart of old rye
filling.
The parcel post auction will
include thousands of articles
undeliyerable because of faulty
addressing, illegible writing or
poor wrapping. The list ranges
rom more than 200 automobile
ures to mems kneckwear. wom-
en- 5 dress goods. lace, jewelry
ana a wide variety of manu-
lactured small articles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
LOVE-MAKING IN
CHURCH PROPER,
PASTOR ASSERTS

Spokane, Wash, March "a
Young people should be encouraged
to make love in church, DR.. owen
C. Brown of Los Angeles, editor OF
the Adult Publications of the Bap-
tist church declared in an address
at a Baptist church conference here
last night.
ALLOW your Baptist Young Peo-
ple's Union meeting to be courting
BEES" he told the assembled pas
tors.
DR.. Brown said that courting
should be encouraged at church
functions to help the young peo-
pie make matches among them
selves in the midst of good Chris
tian influences"
DO you believe that our people
ought to be encouraged to spoon at
their meetings?" DR.. Brown asked
the meeting after stating his views.
The response generally was af-
firmatiye.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
SENATE OK.
ON TREATY
SEEMS SUI E
Majorities Overwhelming
and Follow Party
Lines.

Washington, March PA long
succession of proposed amendments
and reservations to the four-power
Pacific treaty were voted down one
after another by the senate today as
it approached a final roll-call on
ratification.
Fer the most part the majorities
were overwhelming and virtually
coincident with party lines. Only
a handful of Democrats stood with
their titular leader, S-nator Un-
derwood of Alabama, against the
effort to qualify the ratification
resolution and only the little group
of irreconcilables opposed the Re-
publican leadership of Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, to vote
with the reservationists.
Robinson Rider Loses. :
The first qualifying declaration 10
be voted down was an amendment
by Senator Robinson, Democrat, Of
Arkansas, which would have
pledged the treaty signatories
against ANY secret treaty, arrange
ment or understanding, with any
other power or powers during the
life of this treaty"
The vote was 80 to 61. Six Dem
ocratic senators-Dial, South Caro-
lian; Myers, Montana; Pomerene,
Ohio; Ransdell, Louisiana; Under
! wood, Alabama; and Williams, Mis-
sissippi, voted against the amend
mani ond foYr papuhJsnunc Cas7o -
tors France, Maryland; Johnson.
| California: LaFollette, Wisconsin;
and Borah, Idaho, supported it.
| No further amendments were Of,
fered to article one or the treaty
and on a roll-call the article was,
approved in committee of the
whole, IA to Is.
Opposition leaders said the diVi-
sion did not represent the strength
that would be shown on final rati-
fication since many senators based
their opposition on other sections
of the treaty.
Senators Opposing.
Those who voted against article
one were Senators Ashurst, Ari-
zona; Culberson, Texas; Gerry,
Rhode Island; Harris, Georgia;
King, Utah; Reed, Missouri; Robin
son, Arkansas; Sheppard, Texas;
Shields, Tennessee; Stanley, Ken
lucky; and Wilson, Georgia, Demo-
Gratis, and Borah, Idaho; France,
Maryland; Johnson, California, and
LaFollette, Wisconsin, Republicans.
Senator Robinson then offered
and the senate rejected an amend
ment to article two pledging the
signatories against aggression
against any outside power, and
giving outside powers the right to
sit in conferences affecting their
interests.
The vote on this amendment was
33 to SO. The only Republicans
supporting it were Senators Borah,
France, Johnson and LaFollette.
and the only Democrats opposing It
were Senators Pomerene, Rams
dell, Underwood and Williams.
An amendment by Senator Hitch
cock, Democrat, of Nebraska, to
make the conference provisions Of
article two apply only to 'unpro-
voked" aggression also was reject
ed.
The Hitchcock amendment was
supported by % senators and op-
posed by So.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
7 IN BELFAST
FAMILY SHOT
Father and Four Sons Killed Out.
right, One Dies of Wounds
Two Near Death.

Belfast, Ireland, March 24-(By
the Associated Press A body of
men forced themselves into the
home of Owen MacMahon, a saloon
keeper, early this morning and shot
seven members of the family.
MacMahon and three OF his sons
were killed outright Another son
died of his wounds and two others
are near death. The crime is
thought to have been in reprisal
for the shooting of a number of spe-
cial constables in May street yes
terday.
At about 1870 o'clock the raiders
who are reported to have worn uni
forms. smashed in the door of the
MacMahon home in the north end
of the city and rushed upstairs
where occupants Of the house were
sleeping. The male members Of
the family were taken down to the
living room, lined up against the
wall and riddled with bullets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
BURLINGTON
IS DELUCED
BY TORRENT
rs Homes Swept Away;
Streets Piled High
With Debris.

Burlington, Kan. March pa
With four persons known dead and
property damage estimated at $780,
900, Burlington today was recover
ing from a cloudburst, which last
night flooded Rock Creek and
wooped down on the city without
warning. The dead are Mr.. and
Mrs. T. S. MCGEE, Mrs. Henry
Ramsdell and Miss Oletha Failing.
Only the body of Miss Failing
had been recovered this morning,
but searchers were hunting for the
other victims. Nine persons re-
ported missing last night were
found today to be unharmeds
Ten inches of water fell last
night between o'clock and mid
night, sending streams of water
thorugh the streets in the business
section and automobiles were ,ar-
ried along with it. The water came
to the city so quickly that the vic
tins were caught before they could
be notified. In some places it reach
ed second-story windows.
Big Bridge Is Covered.
The big concrete briC.se in the
eity was completely covered with
water while small houses, outbuild-
ings and barns floated by At the
crest the torrent ran 10 to II feet
deep through the business section
Two dozen families in Burlington
and several others upstream were
made homeless.
For several blocks store fronts
caved in and about twenty-five
homes were swept away. Much
damage was done also to stock and
crops in this district. Streets were
piled high with debris.
Although several other towns
hear here reported heavy rains.
none is believed to have suffered
much damage. Burlington has a
population of about 5000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
BONUS GETS
HOUSE 0. X.
BY 1888 To 70
Now UP to Senate; Early
Action on Measure
Unlikely.

Washington, March 24.-Passed
by the house late yesterday by n
vote of 333 to 20, the soldiers bonus
bill was made ready today for the
senate. What would happen to it
there was regarded as problemati-
cal, but house proponents proposed
to use every effort to prevent it
from being shelVed as was the origi-
nal bonus measure. What ever its
ultimate fate, it appeared fairly GER
tain that the bill would slumber
for some time at the other end of
the capitol where already the cal
endar is congested with treaties and
annual supply bills, with the per-
manent tariff bill yet to be report
ed.
President Harding has been rep
resented as looking with favor on
the financing of the legislation with
refunded foreign bonds provided
they were in hand before the bill
was passed While the measure
was in the making by the house
ways and means committee, the ex-
ecutive, according to some mem
bers of that committee, suggested
a delay of 80 days in the belief that
the treasury would by then be in
possession of some of the British
bonds.
There was some discussion in the
house yesterday as to whether the
president would approve the bill in
its present form, with a conflict in
the opinions expressed.
What Bill Provides.
AS passed the bonus bill would
provide for immediate cash pay
ments to veterans whose adjusted
service pay would not exceed $50,
and would give to other veterans
the option of these four plans:
Adjusted service certificates, with
provisions authorizing loans by
banks in the first three years after
next October l, and by the govern
ment thereafter; the certificates to
run for 20 years, and to have a face
value at maturity of the amount of
the adjusted service credit at the
rate of 81 q day for domestic seryr
ice, and $1.25 day for foreign SER
vice, increased by 25 per cent, plus
interest at the rate of AZ per cent
compounded annually.
Vocational training aid after Jan
uary l, 1928, at the rate of $1.75 d
day, the total payments not to ex-
ceed, however, 140 per cent of the
adjusted service credit.
Farm and Home Aid.
Farm and home aid under which
veterans purchase or improve
farms or homes, would be paid aft
er July 1, 1928, a sum equal to their
adjusted service credit increased by
% per cent
Land settlement, under which
lands would be reclaimed under the
supervision of a special board and
farm units established for sale to
the veterans at a price fixed by the
board less the amount of the ad-
justed service credit due the pur-
chasers.
In only two important particu-
lars does this measure differ from
the one passed by the house two
years ago and that shelved in the
senate last July. The original cash
bonus option was eliminated and
the bank loan provision of the ad-
justed service certificate title sub
stituted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
BY FORREST WHITE.

Consolidated Press CorreSpondenL)
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Los Angeles, Cal, March "a
Four hundred guests who sat last
night at the centennial jubilee ban
quet held in honor of the Tooth
birthday of DR.. James Martin Pee
bles, internationally known spir-
itualist, who died few weeks ago,
declared after the dinner that Or.
PEBBLES had redeemed his promise
to attend the function and to speak
with his friends.
Not only was DR.. PEBBLES said to
have spoken, but physical eyes
were declared to have seen his
spiritual body, and the every ac-
tion and move of his spiritual pres
ence was explained for the benefit
of those who felt that DR.. PEBBLES
was present but whose vision did
not materialize his spiritual body.
Irene N. Smith, for more than 20
years an associate and companion
of DR.. PEBBLES in his spiritualistic
studies and Investigations, describ-
ed from the vision of her own eyes
DR.. PEBBLES presence at the cele-
DTdIlOu. one Sdiu ludI SluCS LIS
death she had received no message
from him, but last night she had
seen him and traced his move
mentS.
"Saw Him Come In"
"I saw him come into the hall ac-
companied by two other spirits
whom 1 did not recognize" said
Miss Smith. HE looked as he did
in life except that he appears to be
at least 20 years younger. When
1 became aware of his presence he
was in the room and approaching
the chair reserved for him. He
moved without the motions of walk
ing, sat in his chair and remained
there with eyes closed until after
he had delivered his message. Then
l looked away, and when / looked
back he was lost to my vision. You
people know me and know the val
ue of my word. What / tell is the
whole truth, so help me, God"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
FALSE RUMORS
BRING RUN ON
CHICAGO BANK
SeUeraI Women Hurt
in Mad Scramble of
DePositors.

Chicago, March 24.-Several wo-
men were crushed and trampled N
a scramble of depositors of the
Northwestern Trust and Savings
bank on the Northwest side of Chi
cago, in attempting to enter the
bank this morning. Their injuries
and the fear of hundreds of other
depositors were the result of false
rumors concerning the banks fin
ancial strength. Bank officials
were paying out money as fast as
the depositors could be served and
other banks were said to be ready
TO supply them with all the cash
needed.
John F. Smulski, head of the bank
today announced an offer of a re-
ward of $4,000 for information OF
the identity of the person respon-
sible for the false rumors.
Armed Cops on Guard.
The bank was declared by bank
examiners as the strongest bank IN
Chicago" in proportion to its size.
The last statement of the bank
shows resources of $19,458,277, and
deposits of $17,362,22
The rush became SO great outside
the bank that 100 policemen, 25 of
them armed with rifles, were placed
on duty there Dozens of women
were carried into the bank in a
fainting condition.
The federal reserve bank OF
which the Northwestern is mem
ber sent S750,000 in an armored car
to the bank. The Continental and
Commercial National bank sent ST.
100000. The Harris Trust & Saw
ings bank sent 100000.
The run on the bank had yirtu-
ally ended at noon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
SOFIA CABINET
MEMBERS QUIT
Elimination of Three Letters From
Bulgarian Alphabet Nearly
Wrecks Ministry.

Sofia. Bulgaria, March 24.-Two
members of the cabinet resigned
yesterday as the result of differ
ences in the ministry over the gov
ernment's determination to elm
mate three letters from the Bull
garian alphabet.
An organized protest was made
by the intellectuals in Bulgaria
following announcements on Feb. 26
OF the government plan to SIM
plify the nations orthography.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
APPLY PACT AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN
Dead Man Speaks at Dinner
In His Honor: Spirifualist
Friends SQlU and Heard Him

DR.. PEBBLES passed away on the
eve of his Tooth birthday and in
the midst of plans for a celebra-
ton of his century of life. In con-
sequence of his death the plans for
the birthday celebration in his hon
or were about to be abandoned,
when DR.. Guy Bogart. executive
secretary of the Longer Life league,
announced the receipt of message
from the spirit of the venerable
doctor in Astraland to. the effect
that the dinner should be held as
planned because he would be pres
ent in the spirit. Thereupon the
program progressed rapidly until
the available space in the banquet
hall of large restaurant in the
center of the city limited the guests
to 400.
All Lights On.
No attempt was made to set the
stage for the naturalization of DIR.
PEBBLES. Lights burned brightly
and entrance was free to those who
desired to look on. The guests
were seated at small tables about
the room-a gathering to do honor
to any occasion in appearance,
dress and manner
In an alcove where a small plat
form is raised for speakers was an
other small table for several espe-
cially invited guests who were close
associates of DR.. PEBBLES in life
and at this table a rose-decked chair
where a place had been set as for a
guest in the flesh remained unoe-
cupied to the naked eye.
Dinner was served in the usual
manner with the clatter of dishes
and hum of animated conversation
with no more attention to the visi-
bly, vacant chair than an occasion
al glance as though to make sure
the guest of honor was there.
At the conclusion of the service OF
food, the tables were pushed back
and the guests gathered their chairs
in a semi-circle before the platform
where the rose strewn chair had
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
MAN SCALDS in
STEAM WASHER
Laundry EmplOye Takes Bath in
Machine Which is Thrown Into
Gear and ImpriSOns Him.

Ephrata. Wash, March "a
Frank Johnson, an employe of p
local laundry, narrowly escaped
death when steam washing ma
chine in which he was taking a
bath after a fellow worker had left,
was thrown into gear and he was
imprisoned in the rapidly revolv-
ing tub and immersed in scaldIng
water up to his neck.
After Johnson got into the tub
he turned on steam to increase the
temperature of the water, it was
explained, and apparently his
weight in the machine turned on
The power. The momentum threw
down the lid and he was rescued
only when the owner of the laun-
dry heard his cries and broke into
the room.
Physicians say he will recover.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
IMMERSED
BATTLE.LINE
FOR STRIKE
Leaders Meet Behind Clos
ed Doors to Perfect
All Plans.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 24.-The
general policy committee of the
United Mine Workers of America
met here today to complete ar
rangements for putting into effect
what International President John
l.. Lewis declared would be the
greatest strike in history.
The meeting was held behind
closed doors, but it was understood
steps would be taken to finance
ana conduct the strike without
leadership from the time it starts
on April l.
Fun power to conduct the af-
fairs of the union during the sus-
pension of work was vested in the
policy committee by the miners in
convention at Indianapolis last
month. The committee also has
the authority to negotiate for d
new wage agreement between the
miners and operators.
One of the most important ques-
tions expected to be decided by the
committee is whether district
unions shall be allowed to enter
into separate agreements with the
mine owners.
At their Indianapolis convention
the miners voted against regional
conferences.
Fight With harrington.
The subject was expected to
bring to the fore the long standing
factional fight between President
Lewis and President Frank Far
rington of the Illinois miners. Far
rington was said to be prepared to
demand that regional conferences
be permitted.
For years Ohio and Pennsylvania
operators have shipped annually an
average of 10000, 900 tons of coal,
valued at approximately 100000
900, to the northwest They point
out that should the Illinois miners
and operators reach a separate
agreement, Illinois mine owners
would have the advantage over
those of this section in furnishing
fuel to the northwest.
The Illinois operators have ex-
pressed their willingness to nego-
tiate separate agreement.
The policy committee was ex-
pected to arrange affairs in such
shape that the strike, once it start
ed, would run automatically. Steps
also were to be taken, it was un-
derstood, which will make it un-
necessary for the international Of
ficers to send out orders from In
4 lSo 60 t0 -
remain in session.
S2,000,0OO @War Chest.
Another proposal calls for the
assessment of strike dues to swell
the $2,000,000 war chest, which
it is estimated already is available.
Fullest cooperation" of the
American Federation of Labor has
been assured, and it is claimed
more than 100000 union railroad
employees have entered an alliance
with the miners.
President Harrington of the IIli-
nois district declared before the
meeting that he would abide with
committee decisions, adding that
Illinois miners would strike and
"stay out until some of these fel-
lows who are SO keen for a strike
holler to quit"
Mr.. Lewis was prepared to ask
the committee to affirm the action
himself and other international Of
ficers in issuing a strike call, which,
action Mr.. Harrington asserted was
premature" indicating that he
planned to raise this question be-
fore the committee
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-24
NIAGARA MAYOR
BANS TIGHT ROPE
ACT OVER FALLS

Niagara Falls, n. Y. March
24.-The English girl who has
announced that on June 5 she
will walk across the Niagara
gorge on a tight rope will not
do any such thing, Mayor
Thompson announced today
After the death of Charles
Stephens, killed last August
trying to shoot the falls in a
barrel, the city authorities de-
clared that every precaution
would be taken to prevent fool
hardy feats of daring IL .he
vicinity of the falls.