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ATHLETE POPULAR
 ARMY LIEUTENANT

Brainerd. Minn,. Soy 27.-Jimmy Lightboy, who won many a long dis tance race for the University of Chi cago, and who later tried to make an athlete of the German Grown Prince, was on the job in France when the Germans capitulated,; serving as a Lieutenant with the. American forces. Mrs. Katherine Lightboy of Chicago, mother of the noted athlete, who has been visiting with friends at Gilbert Lake, near here, received letter from her son written late in October. He related his experiences at the front and assured her that "the war would end soon."
 Iightboy is married and has two children. When war das declared, he arranged his business affairs as quickly as possible and entered the officers training camp at Fort Sheri-
 dan. After he won his commission, he
 was sent to Camp Grant where he in- structed soldiers in German,
 After Lightboy was graduated from
 the University of Chicago, he took up
 post graduate work at the University
 of Berlin. His athletic prowess at- tracted the attention of the Imperial
 family and Iightboy~had the Grown Prince and other sons of the Kaiser in
 his athletic classes.
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 STOCK EXPOSITION

Chicago, Dec. lone of the most popular features of the 1918 Interna- tional Livestock Exposition in prog ress here is the Home Economies School" arranged by the United Ste. tes Food Commission, cooperating with the directors of the Exposition.
 How to utilize cheaper cuts of meats and make them palatable," is the keynote of this department.
 What are the cheaper cuts aud is there such thing on the mar ket?' one of the officials was asked.
 What we mean is the less expen- sive cuts than roasts and steaks the coarser cuts, such as the neck, the bristle, shanks. knuckle soup bones, etc. They can be made just as palatable as the nose expensive cuts if the housewife will only take the trouble to learn how. Miss Cath erine Mckay, dean of household sci ence at Iowa State College is direct ing the school, aided by a corps of university experts.
 Governor Stuart of Virginia is leading a delegation of stock men and horse flesh fanciers from that section of the country. The Nofth- west Special, headed by Red Harris cowboys band is expected with a trainload of ranchers and their fan,i- lies from the Northwest. Evary delegation brings assurances of the re7awakaned interest in livestock production.
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ERA OF REBUILDING
 EXPECTED IN 1919
Projects Long Held Up on Accoun, of War Will Be Taken Up By
 Builders.

The first evidences of an era of construction that may be expected to reach it's night during 1919 are ap- parent to the observant in Arkansas Contractors, material Gealears and ar chitects are preparing for busy new year.
 With the release of thousands and tens of thousands of carpenters, la borers, dratsmen and skilled employ es of the building trade from military service Or from war construction jobs, one of the serious impetliments of building projects which has exist ed for more than IS months is re- moved and the building trade will take full advantage of the fact.
 Capitalists, business men and indi- viduals who need new buildings should not hesitate to start the worM at once or there is an element of duty and obligation ill the matter. It is up to America to give work to the returning soldier boy and build- ing and construction is now sadly needed in many quarters. offering ing the military man back into use full and renumerative private life. It is predicted that material will not be much cheaper in many years to come and that prices will never sink to pre-war levels. Therefore, if building is to te done. let it be done at once.
 This is the time of all times to protest against the flimsy make shift building that is a fire trap and a fire menace to all surrounding pro- perty. Public sentiment is turning to the substantial, fire-resistive care fully planned structure which by its very nature will give the owner bet ter service, cause ess re rick, and therefore cost less to keep insured. The day of haphazard. flimsy, make shift construction in Arkansas is passing.
 City councils, town councils and public sentiment are doing some needed things in the way of regula- ting construction. Building regula- tions are as much needed as sani- tary or police regulations. Our new buildings especially should be fire resistive, partly if not entirely
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Chicago, Nov. 30.-One of the most valuable prizes to be awarded at the International Live Stock Exposition, in progress here, is the Senor Charles M. Duggan trophy. It is offered for the best two head. bull and COW. of any age, bred and owned by the esX- hibitor. It must be won three times at the International.
 The trophy was presented by Senor Duggan, who two years ago came from Argentina as one of the judges of the International. s. G. Eliason, Mont evideo, Minn., won it in 1917.
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FEDERAL AID
 TO EDUCATION
proposed Educational Measure Car. ' rics an Appropriation of
 $1OO, .OOO.
SENATE BILL 49s7)

o,,a Akkw nh hmmh mhmh hhnl
 1-lntroduction.-On October 10, ,o1s Senator Holke Smith of Geor- aia introduced into the United States Senate the most comprehensive and important educational measure that has M ever been put before Congress. The Bill provides for an annual ap- nropriation of 100000, provided that sums in equal amount be ap- nronriated by the several states. for the purpose of aiding the states to carry on more successfully certain tvnes 0 education whic hmost vite Fly concern our national welfare. Tie main provisions of the Bill '(S 49S7) which will appear ill daily install- ments in the iGraphic until complet- ed. are as follows:
 For the removal of illiteracy, s75O0,OO0 annually.
 2 For the Americanization of for egnars. $7,5O0,0O0 annually.
 3. For the equalization of educa- tional opportunities within the seye- ral states. particularly in rural and village schools, $50,000,00o annually.
 4. To cooperate with the states in the promotion of physical. and health education and recreation, S20,000,00o annually
 5. To extend and improve the facilities for the preparation of teach CTS for public schools. and particu- larly the rural schools, $15,6h0,000 an- nually.
 6. The creation of an Executive Department known as the Department of Education, with Secretary in the Presidents Cabinet. This Depart ment is to administer the educational work of the government which is as- signed to it.
 The reasons supporting the bill, the l facts which lie back of it, and the beneficial results that would follow l its adoption are not written into the Bill itsel. This series of explanatory articles is written for those who want l the facts that support the Bill. and i for those who are so keen!y interest l ed in education as related to social
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can stay with it till it is over, which from the way things look it won't b. s1 very long, for the Allies have certainly been going after them, and have the Roche on the go.
 Have been here in the hospital fo, q few days with the influenza. bN' Red Cross; good medical treatment from them also and expect to be out and as strong as ever in few day.. The Red Cross is certainly q fine organization. and we who have had occasion to be benefited ty them will never forget them for it.
 Met d Mr. Morris, a Y. VI. C. A. man, from Oklahoma. who was In the same class at school with Ross Moore Chas. Daniels and Rev. Tull, who al! preached in the Baptist church there at home. He came over ai the same time, and on the same boat as Prof. McNeill, and said there were q lot of Red Cross nurses and Y. M. C.. A.. men on the boat, and that they cer- tainly enjoyed Prof. McNeilIs music.
 If you do not hear from ne some times for thirty, forty or fifty days do not worry. as when we are at the front there sNare no mail facilities, that is outgoing mail. Certainly hope to receive some mail soon Il l know you have written to mo q number of times ere this.
 It locks as if the ralny season has come to stay. as it is raining here every day now.
 When you write me be sure and let me know about Wardlaw. Did he get his commission? Also about Fulton, where are they now?
 Saw in the Paris paper a few days ago where the planters and mer- chants of Pine Bluff were exercised about labor to gather crops. Hope some plan is devised whereby they can have their crops gathered. No l cant read French. but there arc three American papers published in Paris.
 Well, as it is fiftee minutes till dinner time will close for this time, and get this letter started b. mailing it right away. Do not wor- ry about me for am getting along fine, and will come Cut alright am sure
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LOOK UPON WILSON AS 1EtE.
 FACTOR OF COMMON PEOpI F.

With the American Army of Occu- patton. Nov. 30.-Pictures os rresi- dent Wilson are being diSplayed in various parts of Germany hearin2 or them the words:
 You gave us an almsticc: now give us a just peace according to an American who has been as far as Frankfort
 Everywhere the American says ne was received with courtesy. the ci cilian crowding about his aut or,>Di'a, many of whom spoke tngti.;n, ask ing if it were true that ''csiGent Wilson planned to- visit Geanarv m the interest of the common people.
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welfare as to desire the facts that led Up to the preparation and intro- duction of this Bill
 7. The removel of Illiteracy.-- The first selective draft showed that there were 100. 1000 illiterates between 2l and 3l years of age in this coun- try. That fact stunned us, but there was nothing new in it. The census of 1910 informed us that there were more than five and one-ha]f million 1lllterates of ten years age and ov- CT i'll this country. It showed Us that cne out of every thirteen per sons of ten years and over was all illiterate. Every fourth illiterate is a native white of native white pa rentage. We have come to apprec- ate the illI.,tatas do not make good soldiers. They are not good citizens unless it is the plan to have soma citizens that can be imposed upon and exploited by others. It is evi- dent that an illiterate may earn q living. but earning living is, after all, only a means to an end. That end is the living of a worthy life ill our day and generation. This can be done only by those who can in- dependently get into contact with the facts, ideas and ideals that the printed page conveys, thus laying the foundation for independent thinking
 The Bill now before Congress pro- vides for $7,500.000 annually, to be "approprtioned to the States in the proportion which their respective il- literate populations of ten years of age and over (not including foreign born illiterates) bear to the total il literate population of the United Sta tes. not including outlying posses. sions, accordin gto the last preceding census of the United States" There were 3,762,003 illiterates in the Uni ted States in 1910. that are within the terms of the Bill. The allot ment by Congress would therefore amount to $1.994 for each illiterate ten years of age and over. This amount, to be available for the ra- movable of illiteracy, would have to be equaled by a sum appropriated by the State.
 Arkansas had. in 1910, III .423 such illiterates The Congressional allot- ment would be $2S1, ,997.46 annually. This would be equaled ythe State, and there would then be available $563 ,99492 each year, or almost $4.00 for each illiterate.
 If the State should start a ten year program for the removal of illiteracy and if it should each year teach one- tenth of its illiterates. there would be available $4 to teach each illite-
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COAL COMPANY STOCkHOLD-
 FRS WANT RECEIVER

Washington Nov. 30.-- Charging that the Black Diamond Oil Company, chartered under the laws of the Dis trct of Columbia, with an authorized capital stock of S25,000.000, with headquarters. in Chicago, has engaged in swindling operations. twenty-one stockholders of the corporation to- day filed an intervening petition in equity court here asking that the affairs of the concern be placed ln the hands of receiver
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Base Hospital. Somewhere in France. Nov. |. 1918


 Dear Folks.
 Have not had a word from any Of you since I have been over here. Have written to you as often as pos sible, but do not know whether you have received all of my letters or not In my last letter to you told you that had been transferred to another division. Sure waH glad to have the change made in diVisons; went to my new division, which so happened put me thru Paris. and 1 had day and night there. Drop ped by to see Miss Henrietta Taylor, but she was out of the city on her vacation, so did not get to see her.
 Got my division in a few days. and then in three days after l joined them in the woods we started ou' on the move Believe me. for tho next thirty days, we had plenty of what is called action Cannot describe locations. etc. We fought in but can sure say that we fought some. and had plenty of it. Much to my surprise my nerves in under going fire for the first time was O.. K,, and I made it allright all the way thru. Will have lots to tell you when l get home and many eX- periences o~relate. Have been over the top enough times to get used to it. and believe me it is some eXperi- ence.
 am certainly glad to be over here doing my little bit. and hope |
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McADOO RULES ADVERSELY

Washington, Nov 30. - Director General McAdoo has ruled against consideration by the Board of Rail- road Wages and working conditions of complaints filed by certain classes of railroad employees asking that sup plemenetary wage advances recently granted be made retroactive to Jan- uary 1st, 1918. as was the general wage advance of last May 25th.
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Love to each and every one of the family and q hearty hello there" to all of my friends who may inquire about me. Don't think from today's paper it will De many more months before l am with you again.
 LELAND
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rate to read and write. This plan would eliminate illiteracy from the State within ten years.
 The education of foreign born il- literates is provided for in another section of the Bill.
 (To be continued Tuesday,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-01

As assistant to William C. Me- Adoo. director general of the rail- roads under federal operation. Hines is familiar with the policies and problems of the railroad ad- ministration and is considered as the logical succession to McAdoo. who suggests his resignation take effect January 1 Hines was chairman of the board of directors of the Santa Fe belore called to public service and is considered one of the most able railroad men in the country.
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IT. LELAND MURPHY WRITES HOME JUST
 BEFORE ARM,STICE
Asks To Be Remembered to Friends. and Predicts an Early IiOme.C C0m- ing-COming With Lots to Tell.

The following letter has been re ceived by relatives of Lieut. Leland Murphy. ca. C.. Sth Mch. Gun. Bn., A. r. O. No. 40. A. F. r France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
CHI BOWLERS TO
PRESENT ALLEYS
Members of Chicago Association Vote
To Equip Camp Grant With
Complete Outfit.

Chicago, Jan. members Of the
Chicago Bowling association at their
monthly meeting voted to ask the au-
thorities at Camp Grant to accept a
gift of at least ten bowling alleys,
which will be provided by members
of the association and the bowlers of
Chicago. 1t is understood there are
no alleys at the camp.
A committee consisting Of Louis Pc
terson, David Luby. Leo Schueneman,
S. S. Barger and Nick Bruck was 'ap-
pointed to visit Rockford Tuesday and
seek with General kennon or other
proper authority to learn If the pro-
posed gift will be accepted.
1t is assumed the Y. NJ c. A. or
X. OF C. will be willing to provide a
place within the camp for the alleys,
maintain them, and operate them on a
basis that will enable the privates to
participate in their favorite sport &C.
casionally.
II the proposition of the committee
is accepted, plans are ready for holding
a tournament in Chicago, from the
proceeds of which the $4,000 or $14,-
900 required to buy and install the
alleys will be raised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
TONIGHT Is LAST FOR
ENTER BOWLING MEET

Aurora, ILL.,, JAN 7.-Entries for the
fourth annual interstate bowling tour
nament, to be held on the new Syl-
vandell alleys beginning Jan. IS. will
close at midnight tonight. All entries
mailed before midnight will be ad-
mitted.
The tournament will have about $50
iive-men teams and a total of ap-
proximately $4,000 will be distributed
in cash prizes. OF the total number of
entries in the main event it is esti-
mated that about seventy-five will be
from Chicago. The Birk brothers,
national and Chicago city champions,
have already sent in their entries in
the various events.
Teams from four states, Illinois, In
diana, Iowa and Wisconsin, will COM
pete. It is really Chicago event, as
pinmen can travel to Aurora by inter-
urban and most of the entries in all
of the events are from Chicago.
Since the 1917 tournament the man
agement of the Sylvandell establish
ment has put in five new alleys, max
ing total OF IL drives for the tourna-
Fment games. Jacob Mueller of Chica-
go. secretary of the Illinois Bowling
association. is in charge of the en-
tries and will manage the tournament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
FIGHT FANS WILL BE
ON THE JOB AT BOUT

An estimated crowd of fight fans
numbering 100, it is said, left the tri-
cities today for Peoria to keep the
little battler, Mike Dundee, company
in his 10-round go with Pekin Kid
Herman tonight.
The fight tonight will be the second
regular big fight since he made his
debut in the ring two years ago. His
first was with Johnny Richie, one OF
the bantamweight topnotchers whom
he met and handed defeat to several
weeks ago. Local bugs predict a hard
time of it for Mike, as they know that
Herman weighs in a good deal heavier
and intends to use any method OF
scrapping to gain a decision. Boxing
fans who have seen the two boys to-
gether before state that Mike will
make Herman look sick in long range
boxing where the local wop's speed
shines, but if Kid Herman clinches
Mixes one arm and starts in the body
work at close range it will be all up
with Mike. In other words Mike is
going to meet fighter that knows the
game and if he comes out on top it
will mean one. more mark added to
his list as the coming bantam weight
champion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
AQUATIC SPORTS
NOT HIT BY WAR.
Facts Show That Swimming Has Held
Own Despite That Many Organf.
cations Withdrew.

Although most Of the organizations
interested in water sports have en-
deavored to enlarge the scope OF their
activities on account of the war, some
clubs. colleges and Y. NJ c. A. branches
are taking the opposite course and
withdrawing from aquatics altogether,
probably not realizing what their sup
port means.
They should bear in mind that
swimming is not solely a sport but
an essential item in the physical edu-
cation of every man and woman,
fitting as it does for self-protection
and life-saving, SO that there is more
reason than. ever to encourage its
practice at these times, particularly
with competition, which undoubtedly
serves as the greatest of incentives.
The claim has been raised that
racing is of no practical advantage.
because 1t only attracts experienced
swimmers. fully developed. But this
Is q great mistake. The right kind OF
competition will draw into action the
very people most in need of improve
ment-thOse having mastered the
principles, yet not sufficiently ad-
| vanced to care for themselves or
others in case of danger.
Evidence of this, the great success
of the many class tournaments of the
past, in which even beginners were
given chance at some trophy by
grouping the entrants according to
ability; and the present situation at
Yale university, where by forming
swimming teams from each of the
three army and navy units in train
ing, the student body has been made
to yield about $50 candidates to water
sports, a good share of them in the
early stage Of development.
Let athletic committees abandon
championships and standard fixtures
| if they deem it advisable, but make
some effort, at least, to promote in a
general way sport which turns out
expert water men, able to be of real
use in emergencies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
MACK THREATENS TO
SELL LAST OF STARS

Philadelphia, Jan. 7.-Unless Stuffy
fMclnnis, the one remaining star of
the once famous Athletics baseball
Ream, agrees to sign a contract un-
der the terms offered him by Man
ager Connie Mack he will be on the
baseball market. The first baseman's
contract expired last fall and he will
have to accept a cut in salary.
Il sold Schang, Bush and Strunk
because l thought they would be
worthless to me with my team rid
died." said Mack yesterday. IF STUFF
fy becomes balky he would also be
worthless and l would have to put him
on the market McInnis has been
fdrer to me than any player / ever
had, and ] hope he agrees to my
terms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
CORNELL ELEVEN HAS
SCHEDULE COMPLETE

Ithica, n. Y, Jan. IAN eight game
football schedule was announced by
Cornell A. A. yesterday. A feature of
the list is &C ontest with Penn State
on Nov. 2, the first in several years be-
tween the two teams. Another new
game is one with New York univers-
ity on Nov. 9. The schedule follows:
: Oct. Oberlin at 1thica; Oct. r.
Williams at Ithaca; Oct. 10, Colgate at
Ithaca; Oct. 26, Carnegie Tech at
Ithaca; Nov. 2, Penn State at Ithaca ;
Nov. 9, New York university at Ithaca ;
Nov. 16, Michigan at Ithaca; Nov. 90
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
FIRST ENTRY BLANK
RETURNED BY PEORIA

Principal A. j. Burton of the Rock
Island high school. vice president of
the Illinois High School Athletic as
sociation, has received the first entry
for the annual high school tourna-
ment. to be held in the state March
l and 2. from the Peoria Manual
Training school,
The entry blanks were mailed Jan.
3 and the Peoria school had its blank
back in Rock Island JAM 5. All of
the blanks have to be returned by
Jan. Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
HARVARD SENDS MANY
BALLS ACROSS WATER

Fred W. Moore, Harvard university's
graduate treasurer, has sent more
than one thousand footballs to Ameri-
can soldiers in France. They were
purchased with funds supplied by Har-
ward graduates and were sent to
France through the Red Cross. Fully
four-iifths of the consignment were
soccer footballs. the chief reason for
their selection being that neither the
eqnipmen. nor the fields were quail
fed to meet the demands of the grid
iron sport. while soccer, like baseball.
may be played almost anywhere and
without extensive equipment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-07
Do You Know That

Mary Miles Minter's real name is
Shelby and she is singer of con-
siderable ability?
Francis X. Bushman doesn't like it
to be whispered around that he is a
married man.
The bathing girls are to film COM
edies what the choiristers are to Mr..
Ziegfeld's productions?
Richard Barthelmess first attracted
notice as a film actor in Nazimova's
War Brides?
Edna Purviance, the blonde queen
Of the Quivering custards, was educat-
ed at Vassar?
Alexandra Carlisle has become a
star on the speaking stage in her
own right. This announcement was
made few days ago by Klaw & Err
LANCER and George c. Tyler. The &C
tress will be heralded in THE Coun-
try Cousin" In photoplays she ap-
peared under the World banner
Sessue Hayakawa and his company
have returned from Hawaii While
there they took some volcano crater
scenes. They lived in native huts
while in Mauri
"The woman behind the Lasky
costumes. Alpharette Hoffman by
name, has left the coast for New
York, her object being to get up to
the minute tips on the latest styles.