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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Actor lis EnFuiys-J. X. Howard. one
! of that happy coterIs who are went to
tickle the ribs OF the multitude At the
+ Lyric theatre nightly. paid a fine 81
S6.S5 IN police court for tickling the
ribs o. Morton Eichmau, manager Of
+ the house, the wrong way. Eieamau
claimed i'm information that he 6leG
with the police magistrate that How
ard had disturbed his peace hg using
loud and holsterous and obscene lam
guages and acting generally disorderly-
Their troubles we're aired In police
court yesterday. Howard paid the
fine
Deserters Not lager to PIea.-Pris-
oners awaiting trial on charges Of wife
ana child deserLion are not anxious to
waive trial and plead guilty noE that
the county attorneys Office is TO de-
mand the extreme penalty under the
law for those who are guilty. The eZ-
IRENE penalty is not TO exceed one
year in the state reformatoTy or state
peuiteutiary. When John St. Clair was
given one year at Fort Madison Sat-#
urday and returned TO the county Jail
with the news of the county attorney
action. several prisoners who had pre-
viousIy iutiuaLed q desire to plead
guilty instantly changed their minds
and viii stand trial There are be-
tween 80 and 40 cases of wife and child
desertion pending. according to the
record Of complaints on file.
hanback, Is PIeased.-eTHe case has
been continued, [ understand. Well.
that's fine. hope it's continued some
more They can send The bill 10 my
r 49,.
Lerauces, eE-City Attorney Carl Lam
bach gave a reporter to understand
that he didn't intend TO appear in pc
lice court to- face the charges against
him. The attorney was arrested some
weeks ago, it VIII be remem bered. for
falling to have the proper lights on
his automobile. Tie case has been
pending since his arrest. Mr.. Lam
bach has not been arraigned.
New Arrivals in City,-The olow-
ing birth records we're filed with City
Clerk Hugo MoeIer. Mr. ard Mrs.
John l. Roche, 7sS Belle avenle. boy.
Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD Doyle Besten-
dorf, boy; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fl.
Sweetman. Division street. girl. Air
and Mrs. Earl L Pierce, - -laTemOnt
apartments boy. Mr., and Ms William
c. Goenne, EIdridge. Iowa boy Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Petersen. 1916 Mar
quette street. Soy, and NJ. and Mrs
Howard W. Graham, 1902 West PIess-i
ant street cir,
Sell Barr FArm-The Charles Barr
farm, one mile north OF the Davenport
city limits has been f0ld al 1925 an
acre to WilIism Flahgty Of Mareneo..
who viii move here AID take personal
charge of the management Of the prop
erty. The farm brings an approximate
price Of $27 coo. There are 120 acres
of excellent farming land in the tract
1t has been in the possession Of the
Barr family for many years The
transfer of the property was made
the agenc' Of Tom Dougherty.
Burglar Tries 80 Rob Pantry
hungry burglar Tied 10 rob the pantry
Of Mrs. Al SanfGd, 122 West Fifteenth I
street. wife of HtroIman Sanford Hef
carried. instead OF the regulation set :
Of burglar took a small iron bar and
a market basel In the basket hai
had put % deem eggs. bIg piece OF
meat and seva POUNDS of butter. Then
Mrs Sanforf woke up. She heard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
Undesirable Citizens.

The man who always searches for
an unworthy motive in every good act
on the part OF his neighb0r
The chronic sCoId
The man who holds back public i'm
proFements-
The man who reads over your shout
der what you are reading
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

There is work to be cone fu the gar
den. but we shouldn't allow ourselves
to become so conferred in Il that we
viii neglect the pest that never fails
to show its head about this time Of the
year. In other words take out your
fly swatter and get Ii in motion at
sight of the first offender. Killing
fly now means thousands less of the
species a few months hence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Spring may have been slow in arrfv-
ing but there was a whole lot of II
when it did reach these parts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

James q. Price has taken the Farm
ars hotel and has engaged the ser
vices of Joseph HemphiIl, whose repu-
ratiou as a hostier is unsurpassed
Efkton MIDI Wing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Left right above: Rea Howard Elliott Below: Hale
Holden, Julius kruttschntt Fairfax Harrison
o
o
Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
Day in Davenport

tlousIy she left her bed and sliced her
husbands loaded revolver lying near.
Then she tEp-Laed to the door. 8ua
glance of the burglar bending over taa
basket was enCtgh. Mrs. SauL1r.
brought the gun to "alm and Sired.
He left the baska sitting on the HLtaa-
en- floor while tie went through the
open side door II the doUble-glia 8
rear window WIS also open The ma
RAIDER IS Thought TO have entered the
house by that means. Omeer Sanford
brought in Cane Hart. an old offender
He was quilzai all during the day. but
the police hive received no confess
sion Hart the police think. may also
be responsible for the many roh1eE65
lu that part Of the city Saturday night
o.
To Condemn BuIIdiBgs.-siE con
domination proceedings viii be brought
before tine city council Eeduae5aw
Building Commissioner Ralph C. era
ham announces. Since the Hrst of Che
year nearIy half a hundred old IRE
traps III the city have been ordered
demolished, and several new buildings
are already being erected il t1e.r
places
EEAA&aAa@ al minus F=laEt
building permits were issued by Build
ing Inspector Ralph c. Graham. They
areas follows Tom Harrington tw0-
story frame sos Colorado street. ST.
G0ls q A. ticka repairs 32f Harrison
street. 1928. Mary L. Foster. tWC-atorg
fame, 81 Grand court. So 200 Ar7.
Busch, repairs, 1928 Cherry street.
500; Henry Meyer. reshluEliuE. 6-h
East Thirteenth street, S90..A b 6a5-
kins. garage. 200l Dixwell street $500
and Henry j. Taylor residence. 1902
Davie street, $1,000
Battery Has 20l Weu,-Witl Battery
p mem bership boosted 20 200 active ra-
cruits, including 10 soldiers who have
not had the opportunity to take The
national defense oath and ~ men #.H
may be discharged Ia the future. Cap
tain s. VI. Compton. comm rler, an
n0unCed that no more applications .I
honorable discharge of married aa.-
terymen would be sent to Headquarters
unless orders come so instrleaHs
There are eight married men ta te
mentioned - the other four having
families dependent upon them.
Marriage Licenses r 5ter..AE
Davenport Iowa. and Garma K. Brown,
Davenport Iowa, and Alex lld.aTa,
Davenport. Iowa, and Loretta ere
es4.- Taagarr mart T..rra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
amIrk. the Naedlet

Nicholas speech Of abdicatlon was.
so TO speak, another speech from the
tLrown.-EeW York American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

We have been reminded by no less
than a dozen readers that now that
General Haig has taken Lens it ought
to be easy for MIN to see the end OF
linden burg's line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

a pared potato dropped into the nan
81 ooll-h- grease used in frying dough
NUS or oysters VIII keep the pan from
burning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

These are the days when yen can sit
on your front porch and see the grass
srr1r-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
DOROTHY LEONARD

EMPEROR Charles Of austria de-
c.ares that he knows what it means
to die in the trenches. So do we. II
means six feet OF earth and few kind
words by the chaplain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

A MAN announced in GaIesburg yes
terday his intention TO raise an army
of 100000 in that city In the short
space Of three hours. Il is asserted
that nothing is impossible of accom-
plishment after one has had three liba-
tons Of the blind pig variety that is
dispensed in the Knox county capftsI
after the shutdown gun is fred.
J. NC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

LAST Sunday women night" riders
set torch to a roadhouse patronized
by the elite in the outskirts of Pitts
5urgh. 4 dispatch says that num-
Der of women barely escaped with
their lives. Likely when they started
for the party they didn't have thing
to wear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

MIS-. IeOrge Hayden. Who Is awav
on a visit, should hurry home. Her
husband is running wild. He didn't
get home until $50 o'clock Tuesday
nIght,-Tope (kans.) Capital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18

Swat the fly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-04-18
Ssafras Bark
tFeuJ5an Root

NIX EN- all togtheT in equal parts.
~oar se4E crunbled. Then add enough
extract OF ljcorice to bind the mixture
INTO thick mass
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
SUPREME COURT
DECLARES BLUE
SKY LAWS VALID
Highest Tribunal Upholds Con-
stitutionaity of Measures
Regulating Sale of Securi.
ties in 26 States.
CASE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
This Decision Asserts States
Have Right to Legislate to
Bar Quick Rich Schemes.
M'REYNoLDS IN DISSENT

Washington, Jan. 22-So-called blue
sky laws of Ohio Michigan and South
Dakota, regulating the sale OF securi-
ties and designed to bar get-rich-
quick schemes were upheld as consti-
tutional by the supreme court today
in far-reaching decisions affecting
similar laws in twenty-six states.
Justice McKenna handed down the
opinions of the court to which Justice
McReynolds alone dissented. They
admit that such statutes may curb
and burden Legitimate business, but
hold that the interests OF legitimate
business are not paramount to the
police power of states to protect their
citizens from fraud Federal court
injunctions suspending enforcement
of the laws are dissolved.
Wickersham Attacks Law.
The laws do not attempt to pro-
hibit unwise investments, but give
state authorities, through security
commissions or banking superintend-
ents authority to forbid sale within
state borders of securities which Of
flcials believe would result in fraud
upon investors. The Michigan and
South Dakota statutes were patterned
,upon the Model blue sky bill drafted
by the National Association of Attor-
neys General, which is the model for
The laws of several other states.
That securities are instrumentalities
OF commerce and, as such, exempt
from state regulation and subject only
to national supervision, was the prin-
cipal contention of bankers, stock
sa.esmen and corporations attacking
the laws. The Investment Bankers
association of America, through for
mer Attorney General Wickersham,
appeared in the litigation attacking
the statutes.
Case of Morleys.
Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 22.-The test
OF the South Dakota blue sky law
by the United States district attorney
in South Dakota followed the arraign-
ment of William Morley and Harley
Morley of Sioux City for alleged vio-
7-lation OF the law. The Morleys, as
promote of stock yards company
at Sioux Falls, sold stock in the cor
poration. III was charged that the
stock had not received the approval
Of the state blue sky" commission
In the United States court at Sioux
Falls the blue sky" law was held
unconstitutional, and the district at
torncy appealed the case to the su-
preme court. Later the Morleys were
arraigned in the federal court at Sioux
City before Judge Henry T. Reed on
charge of using the United tSates
mails to defraud. This case was
ordered taken from the jury by the
judge, with instructions to order the
discharge of the Morleys.
What the next step in the case
will be is not known. 1t will be up
to the district attorney at Sioux
Falls to decide whether the Morleys
will be reahested on the old charge
OF violating the blue sky statute.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
American Marine Killed
y In Dominican Republic

Washington, Jan, IA night fight
between native bandits and American
marines in the Dominican republic re-
sulting in the death of one marine and
the severe injury of another was re-
ported today to the Navy department.
Captain Knapp, commanding the
American cruiser forces, reported the
fight occurred Saturday night in the
vicinity Of Porvenire sugar plantation,
near Macoris, the scene of two simi-
lar encounters recently. Private J.
Holson of the Fiftieth company was
killed and Corporal George Wilson
Of the Fifty-second company was shot
i'll the neck.
Officials here assume that the two
companies wee engaged in the dis
arming of the natives and establish
ing the new government under the
American military authorities. The
dispatch did not state what were the
native losses.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Berlin and Paris
Report Fighting
On Western Front

Paris, Jan. 1.-TWO attacks were
made by the Germans last night on
the Vcrdun front on the right bank
OF the Meusc. Todays official an
nouncemcnt says they we're driven
back each time by the French fire.
Berlin, Jan 22,-(By Wireless to
Sayvile. )-Thc repulse of a minor
attack by the British on the German
lines near Lens is announced in to-
days German army headquarters
statement regarding operations on the
Franco-Belgian front
Lively skirmishing has been in
progress along the Roumanian front,
according to todays army headquar-
ter's announcement In the Putna
valley area on the Moldavian western
front the Russians attacked the Ger
man advance line, but were repulsed.
Night raids in the Riga region, in
which the Russians were repulsed,
are the only developments on the
Russian front reported in today
army headquarters statement
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
DisaIloW Claim Filed
In Behalf of Wife's Heirs

Attorneys for the administrators of
the estates OF the late John Schwict-
enberg, who killed his wife, Alice
Schwictcnberg, and then took his own
life on October l5,. 1915, and the late
Mrs. Schwictenberg, have agreed to
disallow the $4,000 claim against the
husbands estate which Harley G.
Moorhead present election commits
sioner, filed in behalf of the heirs of
the wife A copy OF the will filed for
probate with the county court was
previously disallowed. The estate of
the wife was small, Schwictenberg
left considerable property.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Time FOR U.S.T0
SPEAK ON PEACE,
SAYS PRESIDENT
Executive Tells Senate Attitude
Toward World Movement
Should Be Stated
Now.
BIG PROBLEM TO SOLVE
Terms Which End Present War
Will Have Important Bear
ing Upon Situation.
SEAS MUST BE MADE FREE
BIG PROBLEM TO SOLVE
SEAS MUST BE MADE FREE

Washington, Jan. 22.-Presldent
Wilson in a personal address to the
senate today laid down the question
of whether the United States shall de-
part from its traditional policy OF iso-
lation and no entangling alliances and
take part in world league to pre-
serve peace after the war.
Such "a history-making event with
such far-reaching possibilities to the
United States probably ever had
been seen in the senate chamber.
Shattering precedent Of more than
century, the president, regarding
the senate with its treaty-making
power as his counsellor in foreign af-
fairs, explained why he believed the
time had come for the world to know
Americas position and discussed the
underlying causes on which he be-
lieves permanent peace OF the world
can be maintained.
While President Wilson was speak
ing directly to the senator's, after the
manner OF Washington, Madison and
Adams, his address was in the hands
of all foreign governments or on its
way to them.
Would Abandon Precedent.
In the background of the fundamen-
tai proposition of whether the United
States should change the foreign
policy laid down by Washington and
carried out by long line Of presi-
dents, was the possibility that out OF
some such league Of nations might
come a way to end the present war.
For nearly half hour the president
spoke with members OF the senate.
members Of the cabinet and packed
galleries listening with rapt attention.
When he concluded there was a tre-
mendous burst of applause, in which
many OF the republican senators
joined.
When the president had finished
and the senate returned to its regular
business, Senator La Toilette epitom-
lied the sentiment Of all present by
saying:
I'VE has just passed through a
very important hour in the life OF the
world"
i Senator's Reserve Comment.
! Senator's generally reserve com.
ment on the presidents address, but
some republicans, who said they did
not wish to be quoted, said they were
opposed to both the "propriety and
substance"
Briefly. the president in his address
said that he believed no pecae which
was peace of victory in the present
war would be permanent peace, and
that it must be taken for granted
that peace must be followed by some
definite concert of power which will
make it virtually impossible that any
such catastrophe should ever over.
whelm us again."
ut is inconceivable,' he said, "that
the people of the United States should
play no part in that great enterprise.
*& They cannot in honor with.
hold the service to which they are
about to be challenged. a,
THAT service is nothing less than
this To add their authority and
their power to the authority and force
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Another by Moriarty Gives Four
Year Terms to County
Officers.
AS TO TWO CENT FARE LAW
(From a Staff Correspondent.

NFToHl II oldll tuIftSpoHutHl,J
Lincoln, Jan, 22,-(Special. 1.-The
senate met this afternoon, introduced
a bunch of bills, put over consideration
OF the prohibition resolution relating
to the shipping OF wet liquors into dry
states and then adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
One bill permits equal suffrage ex-
cept as to United States senator's and
representatives and all federal consti-
tutional officers.
Moriarty of Douglas wants a four
year term for county officers with
county treasurers restricted to one
term. This is provided for in Senate
File No. 80. Another bill gives sher-
ifs and chiefs of police authority to
issue permits for carrying revolvers.
Provision that state funds be placed
in banks under competitive bids, and
not distributed at the discretion of
the state treasurer as he sees fit, is
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Fifth Regiment Coming
Back From the Border
LFrom a Slaff CorrespondentD

IFrOm SIaff C0rrespondent)
Lincoln, Jan. 22-(Special. THE
orders OF General Funston relating
to the return of Nebraska troops in
clude the entire Fifth Nebraska regi-
ment and all the Nebraska men on
the border, say the officers OF the Ma
tional Guard here As the order was
first received without time for cor
roborating the information. it ap-
peared as if only the two detached
companies were ordered back.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
COMMERCE RAIDER
IS REPORTED SUNK
Cruiser Glasgow Said to Have
Destroyed German Sea
Rover Off Para.
NO DETAILS ARE GIVEN

Bucnos Aires, Argentina, Jan, 22.--
La Prensa publishes dispatch from
Rio Janeiro saying that, according to
cablegram received at Pernambuco,
the British cruiser Glasgow has
sunk German commerce raider 1870
miles off Para. No details are given.
Verified reports were received to-
day in maritime circles at Monte
video, Uruguay, that the German
cruiser Vineta had been sighted at
sea off Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Early reports of the raid OF Ger
man commerce destroyer in the south
Atlantic ocean stated that the uniden-
tilted raider might be the Vineta, but
this has not been confirmed.
Inquiry About Americans.
Washington, Jan. 22.-lnquiry has
been made of Germany as to whether
there were any Americans among the
the 1903 neutral sailors brought in as
prisoners of war on the German prize
Yarrowdale for having taken passage
on armed merchantmen. The inquiry
was made entirely on press reports
and not on any official information
which has come to the State depart
ment
Report Not Confirmed.
Rio Janiero, Brazil Jan. 22.-The
minister of marine said today that he
had received no confirmation of the
report that the British cruiser Glas-
gov had sunk German commerce
raider, and that he did not credit it.
The minister said he had reason TO
believe that the two merchant ves-
sells and two auxiliapies reported as
having been sighted off the northern
coast OF Brazil were British vessels
which were operating outside terri
torial waters. Earlier press reports
we're to the effect that these vessels
some of which were said to be flying
the American flag, we're German
raiders.
Sees Unidentified U-Boat.
Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 22.-An uni
Identified submarine going south
passed within 100 yards Of the fishing
schooner Virginia in the gulf OF
Mexico, about 200 miles south OF
Pensacola the morning of January
Is, according to report made by
Captain Fred Fredericksen Of the Vir.
ginia on his arrival here today,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Guarsdman Accidentally
Killed While On Parade

El Paso, Jan. 22.--As he stood at
attention while the regiwental band
played "The Star Spangled Banner
at retreat late today in the Fourth
Ohio camp Private Harry L. Baker
OF Marietta, O., was shot and almost
instantly killed when the rifle OF one
OF his comrades was discharged. A
corporal OF the dead guardsman's
company is being held pending an
investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23

1t has been long time since the
personnel of the navy has been so
disturbed as it is today over the ad-
vancement of DR.. T. Gary Grayson,
personal physician to President Viii
son, over the heads of ia medical
officers. President Wilson nominated
him for the position. of medical di-
rector with the rank of rear admiral,
one of the two highest positions in
the medical service of the United
States navy. 1t is probable that the
nomination will meet with strenuous
opposition in the senate. Army and
navy circles have not been so upset
since President Roosevelt elevated
Leonard Wood in somewhat similar
fashion over the heads of higher
ranking officers of greater experience.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Eighty -Year-0ld Boy 4
Of McCook Hangs
Self on Flunking

McCook, Neb., Jan. 22.-(Special
Telegram, ,)-Raymond, the 8-year-
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Trout of
this city, committed suicide this af-
ternoon after school by hanging him
self in the barn at the home of his
parents. The little fellow failed to
pass at the semester lust closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
Jean CroneS Reported to
Have Been at CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan 22.-Police today
were investigating a rumor, attributed
to friends of Jean Crones, that he
attended masquerade ball, given
under the auspices of the Workers
institute .of Chicago, Saturday last.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-23
PERSHING'S MEN
LEAVE Ell VALE
American Forces Quit Southern
0utposts on Their Way to
the Border.
NO ORDER, SAYS FUNSTON

Juarez, Jan. 22.-American troops
| of the punitive expedition were
| marching from El Xalle to Colonia
Dublan today, according to message
received from Casas Grandes at 2
o'clock this afternoon. These troops
were expected to reach Colonia Dub
Ian, where they will go into camp for
a rest before proceeding toward the
border the message added
This message also stated that a
force of American troops left
Colonia Dublan early today proceed
ing north on the communication line
to establish temporary field base
for the expedition when it starts on
its march to the border at Columbus,
N. M. This march was believed here
to have been the first movement of
the punitive expedition toward the
border from the field headquarters.
Start Moving at Dawn.
The El Vale garrison, it was re-
- ~ dnmn nostord,m Hr rnorn;;no ; W., nrcorJ Z
;,,o ~ ,,ossaaae roon;,,ad h..a f.an,
Casas Gramles TO-DAY
Ninety motor trucks, which passed
Casas Grandes Friday for Ell Vale
were reported to have been loaded
with infantry troops and to have
started toward Colonia Dublan with
the cavalry troops, guarding them, ac-
cording to this same reliable source.
Food supplies for the soldiers and
feed for the cavalry horses were sent
north from field headquarters at
Colonia Dublan early today, according
to these messages, which have been
received from Casas Grandes. These
supplies will be left at the temporary
field base somewhere north of Colonia
%Duplah % loL the use Oh Il'e men ahd
t!orses. Wneli 'hey start "orth"aru u
IRON 'iela 1eaaqnarterS'
ne Fl Vd'le gdrr'Sopit was re-
porteu mere "ouid proceed norm TO-
Wdia inc poiuei tomorrow aiter
RESTING 1es!'nS Ill coioilld Duoiai tohient'