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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
ARMY OFFICER
IS A. W. OIL

San Francisco, April s.-Army
officers at the Preside today admit
ted that Lieutenant Ralph J. Mitch
ell has been absent from htSN com
mand at Fort Miles since Jan. zo-
He is the first officer to be marked
absent without leave at the Pre-
sidio in its 73 years Of existence as
a United States army post
Lieutenant Mitchell recently was
divorced by Mrs. Edith Olive Lapkis
Mitchell. In her petition for the
decree, Mrs. Mitchell stated that
her husband had threatened to com
NIT suicide. His friends said be was
mentally depressed for weeks be-
fore his disappearance.
A watch was set on the bay shore
near the Preside the day following
his disappearance and had been
maintained until today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
RAILROAD RATE
CUT PREDICTED
BY ILL. C.. HEAD
C.. III. Markham Takes
a Slam at Famous
Plumb Plan.

Freeport, Ill, April 6.-The be-
lief that railroad rates are going
TO be reduced was expressed here
today by C. H. Markham, president
OF the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany, In an address before the
rotary and Kwanis clubs Of this
city.
Il believe that rates are going to
be reduced" he said. How soon. |
can not say, it ought not to be un-
I'll traffic Is increased to the point
where earnings will be Sufficient to
safeguard the public's tremendous
stake in the railroads, and when
the costs have been still further
reduced"
Mr.. Markham made his predic-
ton following an outline of meth
DDS employed in financing and op-
Grating railroads.
Roads Lost Money.
He pointed out that railroad ex-
ecutves, recognizing disturbed bus
mess conditions of last year. re-
Trained from asking that rates be
Increased despite the fact that lex
lstng rates fell short every month
during the year of earning the re-
turn designated by law as fair and
reasonable"
The railroads did take notice of
troublesome agricultural condi-
tions,' he added, "and on Jan. /,
1922, they put into effect reduc-
tions in freight rates on farm pro-
ducts which will cut many millions
of dollars off their revenue this
year"
Plum Seeks Z. s. Control.
After his discussion of rates and
their relation to financing Mr..
Markham told of his controversy
with Glen e. Plumb, author of the
Plumb plan of railroad operation.
He declared that Mr.. Plumb knows
that his plan for syndicalist opera
tion of the railroads will never be
adopted nationally, and he is seek
ing to bring about such a state of
public opinion among employees and
the public that the government will
be forced to take the railroads
over"
Naturalization of the railroads, ;"
Mr.. Markham said, would be the
first step in a scheme for the na-
tionaliZation of all industry-the
coal mines, the packing plants, our
every business institution
in the country. If We recognize this
for what it really is, in
time, we will nail it. Otherwise it
may get the best of u.s."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
CRAIG PREDICTS EARLY PEACE IN Erin
Defeated Women Candidates
In Alfus, Ark, Blame Wives
Who Quit Polls to Cook Meals

hand to convince them of our sin
cerity and of our capacity to hold
Office.
Charges @Dirty Politics..
But with each wife running
away home to prepare something
to eat for her man it is no wonder
lot of votes were changed"
Altus had full feminine ticket
in the field against the men, and in
several instances wives were run
ming against their husbands for Of
fee. One of the women leaders.
Mrs. Sam Bailey, defeated by her
husband for alderman, made the
charge today that dirty politics"
had been played at the election.
The men brought forth the disclo-
sures at the last minute that the
women candidates had failed to
pay their poll tax and this over
sight would make them ineligible
to hold public Office if elected.
But we could have fought that
out in the courts" said Mrs. Bailey.
ut was the women going home to
housekeeping that disconnected
u.s."
In the meantime the male popu-
lation of Altns is enjoying the
1oke-at least when the women are
not around-and say Altus refuses
to be tied to apron strings.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
DIR. mat THEY
ISPARDONED
BY HARDING
Last Appeal Frees Dav-
export Man; Must
Pay 81, 900 Fine.

DIR. Walter Matthey, Davenport,
convicted of violating the espionage
act and sentenced to one year and
one day in Fort Leavenworth pen
itentiary, was pardoned today by
President Warren Harding. The
fine of $1,000 stands.
The pardon was received this
morning by DR.. Matthey and ends
a controversy in the local and
United States courts extending over
a period of more than five years.
Charges against the Davenport
physician were on. two counts, vio-
lation of the espionage act and for
aiding Daniel A Wallace in con-
ducting his meeting in Davenport.
DR.. Matthey was accused of making
disloyal utterances against the gov
ernment at the time of the Wallace
meeting. Wallace was tried, SEN
fenced TO federal penitentiary, and
died there.
The ruling of the local courts
was etaken to the court of appeals
in st. Paul, and then to the United
States supreme court, which upheld
the decision of the lower courts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
ONE ARRESTED
In BURCH CASE
H. II. ShOckins, Private Detective,
Faces Charge of Tampering
With Jury Panel

Los Angeles, April Cone pri-
vate detective is under arrest today
on a charge of jury tampering in
the case of Arthur c. Burch, ac-
cused OF the killing of ]. Bolton
Kennedy, and another faces citation
for contempt of court as the result
of the court investigation of too
close questioning of members of
the venire from which the jurors
for Burch's second trial were to
have been chosen. H. H. Shockins,
an employe of detective agency
engaged by the state to investigate
jury panels, is the man under ar
rest. The charge against him is a
felony for which the punishment is
a possible sentence of five years
Imprisonment, or fine of $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
LIQUOR ANGLE
IS PROBED IN
BECK SLAYING
Coroner Finds Bottles
Scattered About in
Death Room.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April g.
Various phases of the fatal shoot
ing here of Lieutenant-Colone
Paul Ward Beck, assistant com
mander OF Post Field, Fort Sill
Okla, early Tuesday morning, in
the home of Jean P. Day. oil man
and prominent attorney, were be-
ing developed today by county Of
ficials- County Attorney Forrest
Hughes said he was investigating
possible hidden angles" of the
tragedy.
X-ray photographs settled the
question as to whether Beck was
shot Shattered fragments of a
bullet were disclosed in the head
of the army officer. The bullet ap-
peared to have entered near the top
of the head, above the right ear. 1t
ranged down and forward.
Accident, Day Claims.
Day has declared he struck Beck
over the head with the revolver
he obtained after he returned home
and found the aviator attempting
to assault Mrs. Day. The revolver
was discharged accidentally, Day
asserts, protesting that he did not
intend to kill Beck.
The liquor angle was also being
investigated by County Attorney
Hughes, as well as federal prohibi-
ton officers. Coroner McWilliams
announced he found bottles and
sliced oranges scattered about the
room in which Beck was slain.
Mr.. Day said today that nothing
stronger than non-alcoholic april
cot cordial had been served at the
midnight dancing party in the Day
home, preceding the tragedy.
Lieutenant-CoIoneI Beck was So
Der, Day is said to believe.
County officials were trying to
develop another phase of the kill
ing. 1t was why Beck, with the
reputation of an army officer to
uphold, did not leave the Day home,
after Day, as he asserts, passed
through the room on his way up
stairs to get his gun.
On this point, W. R Wilmington,
investigator for the county attor-
ney, said:
@Knew He Was Caught"
Beck knew, according to state
ments which have been made to
the police by both Day and his
wife, that he was caught in a posi-
ton which would justify Day in
taking his life He must have
known, when Day went upstairs,
that he had gone for a weapon.
WAS it that he thought that he.
an unarmed man, no matter in
what physical condition he might
have been, could overcome man
with a revolver and the moral right
to shoot to kill?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
EVERY 9 MINUTES
A NEW CITIZEN IS
BORNIN NEW YORK

New York. April 6.-Eyery nice
minutes a brand new and indig-
nant citizen of New York is ush-
cred into the world, it is shown
by figures made public here today.
This rate is maintained by the
stork night and day and gives
demonstration of the magnitude OF
the city and the normal rate with
which the population is increasing.
At the pital, one OF
MANY institutions of its kind in the
city, there were 5,056 babies born
last year. and since the hospital
was founded, 123 years ago, $4,000
little strangers have there biinked
their eyes at first glimpse OF day.
Figures gathered by special work
ers show that only nine per cent
of the city's children are born IN
this hospital every year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
BY JANE COMPTON.
Consolidated Press Corresponder

Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922. by The Argus)
New York, April 6.-Tears stream
ing down her face, Rose Coghlan.
for so years leading figure on the
American stage, was propped up in
bed in her apartment here today to
bid goodby to former associates and
friends.
"I shall never act again." she
feebly murmured, cropping in the
fragments of a wavering in MEM
ory as she tried to identify all who
pressed her hand
The doctors say that her premo-
milton is a true one. They do not
expect this breakdown to prove fa-
tai. But they say the 71-year-old
invalid has played her last stage
role.
That was the reason for today's
goodbys. 1t was a farewell to the
stage, to the host of admirers and
co-workers and to cherished
dream that once more, in this
springtime, she would shine as a
star behind the footlights. Failing
memory has made impossible pro-
duction of the projected play. Ply
sical weakness, then complete COL
lapse, came with that knowing, and
poverty completed the grim trio.
Gay Costumes Sold.
Bits of ancient furniture, fruit of
many years collection. are being
sold from the West Forty-second
street apartment Within a few
days Miss Coghlan will be taken to
q country village, where the ply
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
WALSH NAMED
COMMANDER IN
SIGNAL CORPS
Chicagoor, Heads Bat
talon of BIackhozDk
DiUiSion.

Chicago, April 6.-Major Richard
E. Walsh, veteran of the Spanish
American war, and the A E. F., in
which he served more than a year
during the World war, mas been ap-
pointed commanding officer of the
324th signal battalion, seth (Black-
hawk) division of Illinois, by
Major-General George Bell, Jr.,
commanding the Sixth army corps.
Eleven other reserve officers
were assigned to the battalion to-
day, making up part of the person
mel of the skeleton organization
which would officer the battalion
in a war emergency. Reserve Of
ficers of Illinois are rapidly being
assigned to units of the division,
which is part of the Sixth corps
and which trained at Camp Grant,
ILL.,, in the World war.
Spanish War Vet
In the Spanish-American wac,
Major Walsh served with the
Seventh Illinois Volunteers and i'm
mediately after Americas entry
into the World war on July u,
1917, was commissioned captain in
the signal corps. He was later pro-
NOTED to major. In civil life he is
general foreman of the Illinois Bell
Telephone company.
Captains Paul NJ Kenny, Robert
A. Lutz, Patrick J. Neal, and Thad-
deus R. Parrish were assigned TO
the battalion and also the follow
ing:
Darlington H Stone, Paul E.
Lobonoff, Hiram K. Loomis, John
A Farley, Henry S. Jackson, Roy
D. Goldsmith and Charles T.
Schrage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
Rose Coghlan, II, With Money
And Memory Gone, Weeps That
Her Career on Stage is Ended

sicians hope rest will restore her
shattered nerves. Today-hardest
blow of all-those costumes in
Wellington" and Nell Gwynn" live
again; those gorgeous fripperies in
which she played the prettiest
Lady Teasel" Broadway has ever
seen, were put up for sale to pur-
chase comforts for their owner.
'T was Peg Wellington in this, -
Miss Coghlan murmured when they
brought the wardrobe for her
inspection, her fingers straying
lovingly over the magnificent Grim
son and gold brocade that set of
Pegs beauty so sauci1y.
And in this-Lady Teasel. %
smoothing the purple and silver
loveliness, a fash of triumphant
memory bringing the famous smile.
They ask me where my money
has gone? Into. new costumes ev-
cry three weeks or so for the old
stock company at Wallack's. All,
the world won't see stock com
pany like old Wallack's again.
Put them away; all these dresses;
l am done with them"
Friends Flock to Bedside.
In a steady stream, ever since
word OF her breakdown, acquaint-
ances have been calling. 1t has
been like a queens levee- People
who had worked with Miss Cogh-
Ian" hurried to inquire whether
they might stay by her bedside
when she had it, We had it"
they said. II was down and out,
and Rose said to me" working
with Rose is the greatest privilege
l have had in my whole stage ca
reeE
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
Stone MURDER
CASE TO JURY
Girl Accused of Killing Ellis G.
Kinkea6 Of Cincinnati May
Know Fate To-day.

New York, April 6.-The case of
Olivia NJ. P. Stone, charged with the
murder of Ellis G. Kinkead of Gin
cinnati, went to the jury at HE'S
O'Clock today.
Kinkead, former corporation
counsel, of Cincinnati, was shot
and killed in Brooklyn, on Aug 5,
1921. The Indictment against Miss
Stone charged murder in the first
degree. The defense was that she
had been betrayed by Kinkead and
had traced him in hope OF getting
him TO right her alleged wrong She
admitted on the wittess stand
having taken liquor on the day of
the shooting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
MASUDA 'BOS'N'
DIES OF HURTS
Is Second Death Following Pigeons
Visit 10 Steamer At Sea;
Crew in Panic.
fRx Consolidated Press.l


Savannah, Ca, April 6.-Further
tragedy has followed in the wake
of the two ill-omened birds that
landed on the deck of the American
steamer Masuda just after it sailed
from Glasgow for Savannah john
Olsen, boaswain of the steamer, died
in a hospital last night as the re
suit of a fall on board Just before
the Masuda docked here 1t was
Olsen who predicted misfortune for
the cruise when the two carrier
pigeons came aboard. One OF them
perched, for the moment, on the
shoulder Of seamon. He became
i'll Of acute indigestion and died,
being buried at sea.
Panic now has seized the other
members of the crew and difficulty
is expected in signing on men to re-
place the two who have died.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
DAN CUPID HAS
.ACCOMPLICE IN
WARDEN OFJAIL
Starts Postomce for
Prisoners LoUe
Notes.

Wilmington, Del, April 6.-F1ir-
tation between men and women
prisoners at the Newcastle county
workhouse have reached such a
point that Warden Mordecai S.
Plummer, rather than have them
exchange notes secretly, has estab-
lished a jail postoffice and censor
ship for love letters.
1T was the logical thing to do, ?"
the warden said. Because men or
women are in Jail is no reason to
think they won't fall in love. Lots
of romances begin in prison"
Warden Plummer, in an address
before the Wilmington League of
Women Voters, told of having dis
covered an underground mail sys-
TEN" in the workhouse. Notes
were hidden in food, in articles of
clothing, or carried by TRUSTEES
he said.
1Stone Walls Do Not.
Sometimes men sent notes out
side to have them hidden in cakes,
pies and candy and sent later to
the girls" he added.
You can't blame the men for
falling in love. There are some
pretty girls in the workhouse- Aft
er they serve their time some of
them may make good wives for
some one. 1 know of one case
where at least 10 men have written
they are ready to die for one girl
imprisoned here.
Wink at the underground let
ters? I guess not We have an
honor system, so l announced there
would be a postofhce in the work
house and prisoners could write to
each other. OF course the letters
are censored. We Just use COM
mon sense"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
OTHER SIDE
TO ENFORCE
1.-THE SAYS
Republicans Clash With
Free State Troops in
County Cork.

Belfast. Ireland, April 6.-CBy
the Associated Press Sir James
Craig. the Ulster premier. announc-
ed in the Ulster parliament today
in the course of q statement in the
criminal procedure bill. that he had
Just received further assurances
that the other side" intended to
prospects seemed to be even better
than yesterday.
Dublin. Ireland. April 6,-(By the
Associated Press hundred
young men from Trales. proceeding
to Dublin to join the Free State
army. were intercepted today at
Mallow, County Cork. where they
were to change trains, by a strong
party of Republicans A clash oc-
CURED in which 1t is reported one
of the Free State recruits was
wounded.
All the Free State men were then
arrested and taken TO the barrJcks
at Duttevant. County Cork
LoadOn Is Gloomy.
bOHuuHr ApEA o---Aaf Tic Ahop-
ciated Press. Indications that the
situation in Ireland is becoming
dangerous in consequence of grow
ing antagonism of the Republicans
toward the supporters of the Free
State are given in newspaper dis
patches.
Hostile demonstrations by the re-
voting section of the Irish Repub-
lican army against the Irish regu-
lars have been reported with in
creasing frequency in the last few
days. These are often accOmpan-
led by shooting and the seizure Of
Free State property, but there have
been no serious casualties, nor
clashes on any considerable scale.
Dublin seems little better inform
ed on these occurrences than Lon
don and reports conflict there, az
here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
FIRE CHEF GETS
PEEVED WHEN MEN
TAKE TO KNITTING

Chicago, April 6.-The fire
station at Evanston, due 10 the
drives and campaign OF Fire
Chief Albert Hofstetter, is fur
nished with a piano. a phono-
graph, billiard table and the
firemen have baseball material
and a canoe in which they can
use during their time on duty.
Therefore the chief was dis
gruntled when he found the
fire laddies knitting.
When there's brass 10 be
polished in this engine house
thereTl be no feminine sports, "
he announced. "Cut out your
knitting and get busy with the
polish"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
WOULD ELIMINATE @oBEY..

New York, April 6.-The commits
sion on the revision on the book of
common prayer Of the Episcopal
church proposes the elimination of
the promise to obey from the mar
riage ceremony and also abandon
ment of the compulsory giving in
marriage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
DEPORT CONVICTED ALIENS.

Washington, April 6.-The house
passed bill which would author
ize the deportation of aliens con-
victed in state federal courts on
charges of violating the narcotic
and Volstead acts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and unsettled weather to-
night and Friday. with possibly
showers. Not much change in tenn
perature.
Highest temperature yesterday,
55; lowest last night, 81.
Wind velocity at z a. m, miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "a hours, SO
inch.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06

River stage at z. a. m, 80, a rlse
of 3 last "a hours.
Sunset today. 6.34 p m; sunrise
tomorrow, 5-35 a m
River forecast-The Mississippi
river from below Dubuque to Mus
catine will continue to rise during
the next As hours
ANDREW HAMRICK.
Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-06

Continued ON Page Fifteen)
The Winslow mail., 1922-08-04
ORDINANCE NO. 1O9.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF
THE TOWN OF WINSLOW, IN
THE AGGREGATE SUM OF
EIGHT THOUSAND ($S,OoO) DOL
LARS, THE PROCEEDS THERE
OF TO BE USED FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF BUILDING AND CON-
STRUGGLING A CITY HALL, IN
CLUDING A JAIL AND GARAGE,
ON LOT SEVEN CD BLOCK
EIGHT (S) OF THE TOWN OF
WINSLOW, NOW OWNED BY
SAID TOWN AND THE CALLING
OF A SPECIAL ELECTION OF
THE PROPERTY TAX PAYERS
OF THE TOWN OF WINSLO LOW,
WHO SHALL IN ALL OTHER
RESPECTS BE QUALIFIED Ell
ECTORS IN SAID TOWN, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINE
ING WHETHER SUCH INDEBT-
EDNESS SHALL BE AUTHOR
lied.
The Winslow mail., 1922-08-04

able to bearer, and coupons for in
terest to be attached to each of said
bonds, so that same may be removed
therefrom without MI tiliating the
bonds, and each of said bonds to bear
a fac-simile Of the sig atures Of the
Mayor and Town Clerk as said sigma
ures appear m said bonds.
Sec 5. Immediately following the
said proposition so to be submitted to
the property taxpayers of said Town,
who shall be in all other respects
qualified electors of said Town, there
shall be printed on the ballot to be
used at said election the words 'yes"
and "no" printed in such manner that
said qualified electors in said Town
may clearly express their approval or
disapproval of the proposition to be
submitted, by placing cross or mark
'A'' IN the square opposite the word
on his ballot expressing their choice,
said ballots to be furnished by the
Town Clerk to the Judges of election
and to be by him furnished to the vo-
ters at said election.
All ordinances or parts of ordin-
ances or resolutions in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed by the Mayor and Common
Council this 25th day of July, 1922.
c. L. MILAN.
Attest: Mayor.
R. J. Anderson,
Town Clerk.
(SEAT0
The Winslow mail., 1922-08-04

and Jail, on Lot Seven ca Block
Eight (S) in said Town of Winslow :
SAID bonds to be in the aggregate
sum OF Eight Thousand ($S,OOO)
dollars, and to be of the denomina-
tlonh of One Thousand ($1,O0O) Dol
lars each; and said bonds shall be
due and payable ten (10) years aft
er date; to bear date of their issu-
ance and to bear interest at the rate
Of six per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually on the first days of
July and January respectively of
each year; to be numbered consec-
utlvely from one to eight, and to be
signed and attested by the Mayer
and Town Clerk; to be payable to
bearer, and coupons for interest to
be attached to each of said bonds
SO same may be removed therefrom
without mutilating the bonds: each
OF said bonds to bear facsimile of
the signatures of the Mayor and
IoWn Clerk as said signatures ap-
pear on said bonds.
immediately following the said
proposition SO to be submitted to
the property taxpayers of said
town, who shall in all other respects
be qualified electors of said town
there shall be printed on the bal
lots to be used at said election the
words 'yes" and "no" printed in
such manner that said qualified ell
ectOrs of said Town may clearly ex-
press their approval or disapproval
OF the proposition SO to be SUBMIT
ed.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 25th day of July, 1922.
r. J. ANDERSON,
(SEAL) Town Clerk
First pub July 28, 1922.
Last pub Sept /, 1922