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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
MEETING TOMORROW.

The group meetings which were
to have been held Wednesday even
ing at various homes in Broadway
Presbyterian parish, in the interest
of the new era movement. will be
held Thursday evenin gthis week.
This has been necessitated because
of the fact that it was promised
that the Wednesday evening meet
ings would not interfere with those
who wished to attend the concert to
be given by the Grinnell glee Grub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
WINTER PAST
WAS WARMEST
ONE IN YEARS
Moro Sunshine md Less Snow Than
in Any Similar Season in Mem
DRY Of Generation.

Washington, March 25.-There
was more sunshine and less snow
throughout most of the Unit ID
States during the winter just pass
cd than ever before in the memory
If the present generation. In only
one section of the countryside pla-
teau region-was the weather Sc
we're and there low temperatures
were recorded. Snow falling In
November in the plateau region TO
manned throughout the winter.
Everywhere else, reports to the
weather bureau made available to-
day show precipitation was so
light and that temperature 50 high
that snow stayed on the ground in
only a few isolated instances more
than day or two.
Heretofore low temperatures have
prevailed during winters when there
was a light fall of snow, with the
result that crops, especially OF win
ter wheat and oats have suffered.
Great Help to Grains.
During the past winter, however.
the combination of light snow pre-
cipitation and high temperatures
have resulted in the rapid and
steady growth of grains. Gener-
ally the temperatures over the en-
tire country were from to 10 de
grees above normal.
Frequent warm rains and alb
sence of severe cold snaps also
helped crops. Only in some dis
tI-icts of the northeast was there
any damage worth recording due TO
freezing and thawing with INSULT
cient snow cover. Continued good
weather recently has been helpful,
especially to fruit bearing plants
and trees and a bumper crop is
promised. Grazing lands likewise
have been benefited.
The ice crop appears to have
been the only one TO suffer because
Of the mildness of the winter. Lack
of freezing temperatures resulted in
navigation being open practically
all winter on the rivers and the
lakes of the United States. Ice that
was formed disappeared quickly
under the warm sunshine, nearly
everywhere, the bureau said today,
and this will mean a severe short
age of natural ice.
Was Not Widest Winter.
Bureau statistics show that the
rather general notion that the past
winter actually was the mildest
ever known, instead Of merely one
Of the mildest is wrong. a winter OF
1856 was considerably warmer as
was the winter of 1S77-S. The win
ter of 1892 was about like that
jLst past and in 1S89-90, it was con-
siderahly warmer in the section
east of the Mississippi river. The
winter of 1866 fell slightly short
Of being as mild as that of 1888.
All the News All the Time
THE ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
MEETING HELD TO
PLAN DRAWING OF
BILL ON PERMITS

Plans preparatory to the draw
ing of a bill to be submitted to
the legislatures of Illinois and
Iowa on automobile licenses were
made at a meeting held last night
at the Rock Island club attended
by committees representing Is tri-
city organizations. The proposed
bill will call for the discontinu-
ance Of the law requiring CONNER
cial vehicles doing interstate bus
mess to have licenses of both Illi-
nois and Iowa
The meeting, which was held un-
der the auspices of the Tri-City
Automobile Trade association, was
the first of a contemplated series.
1t was decided to hold the next
session at the Rock Island club
Monday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

Just now the eyes Of the world
are turned on Korea, the little Ash
attic country which after 43 centur-
les of freedom was gobbled up by
Japan and now desires its indie
pendence.
About seventeen million people
are living in Korea, and of this
number three millions are back Of
the independence movement The
remainder, except those of Japa-
nese blood, are inarticulate. Japan
wants Korea as a colony for her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
ASSOCIATION TO
HAVE ORGANIZER
FOR SIX STATES
Especial to The Argus. }

Portland, Maine, March 25.-Fo1-
lowing the recommendations of
President Wilson and ex-President
Taft, Miss Myrtle Leonard Saunders
of this city, widely known through.
out New England for her recent
war activities, has received the i'm
portant appointment of national ex-
ecutive organizer of the Young
Women's Christian Association,
with territory covering six north
ern states. In Illinois, Miss Saun-
ders will assume direct charge of
each city. visiting each in their turn,
including Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

peninsula. The Koreans were not
consulted about Japan's measures
of guidance, protection and con-
troll"
The Japanese gradually took con-
troll of Korean affairs and on Aug.
%, go, threw off all pretense, for
formally annexed Korea, deprived
Emperor vi of his rank, and sent
a Japanese governor general to rule
the country.
The area of Korea is Sc 900 square
miles. It's capital and principal city
is Seul, city of 200, 900 inhabitants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
CHANGES STATUS
OF TOWN CLERKS
Especial to The Argus.

Springfield, March 25.-Repre-
sentative Everett Werts of the
Thirty-third district introduced a
bill in the house today making the
town clerk an ex-officio officer of
election in counties of less than
100000 population, under township
organization instead of the town
assessor as at present. II was re-
ferred to the committee on judi
ciary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
Obituary
Mrs. Wlhelmina Fl. Utke.

Mrs. Wilhelmina H. Utke died
at $50 o'clock this morning at Che
home of her daughter, Mrs. ). H.
Paulsen, $40 Tenth street. Death
was caused by infirmities incident
to old age.
Wilhelmina Hardwig was born
in Germany Sept. l, 1885. She
came to this country in 1880, set
ting in Iowa She moved to Rock
Island 80 years ago and had since
made her home in this city. Her
husband preceded her in death "a
years.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters: Mrs. ]. H. Paulsen, Mrs. O..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

Herzog and Mrs. J. Bahen of this
city, and Mrs. F. Hansen, Daven-
port, and four sons, Herman and
August of Rock Island, Albert of
Owen, Wis, and Gustaf of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
NAMES LIBERTY
LOAN OFFICIALS
j. L. Vernon, Chairman, Appoints 25
Citizens TO Serve on Executive
Committees.
CALL MEETING FOR FRIDAY
To Formulate Plans and General
Method for Carrying Ont Vic
tory Campaign in April

Twenty-Five Rock Island residents
have been appointed by J. L. Yer
non, chairman for the fifth Victory
Liberty loan campaign, as members
of the executive committee for the
coming drive. Announcement was
made today OF the appointments.
Those who will serve were named
as follows:
J!L. Vernon, chairman; F. C.
Denkmann, Frank Mixter, T. B.
Davis, l. S. White, F. w. Bender, C.
A. HaIlgren, Frank T. Shearman, NJ.
s. Heagy, H. S. Cable, Phil Mitchell,
c. e. Shields, E. H. Stafford, E. H.
Guyer, F. N Setterdah1, I. J. Rob
erts, C. r. Nourse, F. o. Van Gald-
er, ]. NJ. WEIGH, DR.. E. NJ. Sala, c. L.
Walker, Louis Kohn, c. j. Larkin,
Miss Lou Harris and Mrs. H H.
Cleaveland.
Friday noon a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee will be held at
the Rock Island club at which time
practically every detail for the next
campaign will be decided. 1t is ex-
pected that call for a meeting of
the fourth Liberty loan workers and
canvassers will be made in suf-
ficient/time to arrange for the COM
ing work
To Form Plans.
Formation of plans that will al
low fifth loan workers to put over
one of the most successful drives
ever staged are expected long be-
fore the day of the opening of the
campaign in April.
No announcement has been made
as to the amounts of the quotas to
be assigned to the various counties
in the state, but is is generally be-
lieved that more will be asked of
Rock Island county during the COM
ing drive than was sought at any
of the previous four. This belief Is
based on the fact that during the
fourth campaign Rock Island
proved topmost in responding to the
call for funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

at the high school. The meeting
places for the various groups Will
be announced tomorrow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the
payment Of the sum OF Four Hundred
Forty four and $1,000 Dollars. which
is claimed to he due and Is due at the
date Of this notice. and the further
sum OF $3.50 for taxes. upon a GER
tain Mortgage, duly executed and de-
Glen X. Elliott. Mortgagors. to Eliza
X. Freeman. Mortgages, bearing date
the cath day Of July. 1914. and with a
power OF sale therein contained, duly
o. Deeds IN and for the County OF
Pine, and state Of Minnesota on the
:oth day OF July. 1914. at 10 ocloc X
A. NJ. In Book 10 Of Mortgages, on
page 5Gs.
Which said Mortgage together with
the debt secured thereby. was duly
assigned to Cioverton State Bank.
Cioverton Minnesota. by written Az
cember. 1918. and recorded IN the Of.
fee OF said Register of Deeds on the
2bth day OF January. 1919. at 10 ocioc X
A. NJ, in Book 81 Of Mortgages. on
having been instituted. at law or other.
wise. to recover the debt secured by
SAID Mortgage or any part thereof.
S""' Th nsrrt TO- y,r N"s'ee ts Hereby
of sale contained In said Mortgage, and
pursuant to the statute i'm such case
made and provided. the said Mortgage
will be foreciosed by sale Of the
said Mortgage. viz:
The East one-half of the Southeast
quarter tEs OF SEla) OF Section Thir-
ty.three t33). Township Forty-three
t43b. Range Eighteen tSb. in Pine
County and state OF Minnesota. with
the hereditaments and appurtenances
which sale will be made by the Sheriff
of said Pine County at the front door
Of the Court House. in the Village Of
Pine city. In said County and State. on
the 18th day or April 1919, at two
o'clock y. ~, OF that day. at public
Pendue. To the highest bidder for cash.
to pay said debt OF Four Hundred
Forty -four $1,000 Dollars. and interest
and the taxes. If any. on said premises.
ana Twenty five Dollars, Attorneys
fees. as stipulated in and by said Mort =
gage In case of foreclosure. and the
disbursements allowed by law: subject
10 redemption at any time within one
year from the day of sale. as provided
by law.
Dated February IS. A. u. 1919.
Cloverton state Bank.
Assignee OF Mortgag gee.
r. A. Sandberg.
Attorney.
(Feb. 20-Mar. 27.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
Conviction Of Socialist Leader
Sustained Unanimously by
Highest Tribunal.
MUST SERVE 10 YEARS
constitutionality Of Enlistment Clause
Of Espionage Act Of 1917 Is Upheld
by Decision-convicted on
Ohio Speech.

Washington, March 1.-THE consic-
ton Of Eugene V. Debs, Socialist lead
er. found guilty Of violating the es-
pionage act through statements made
In speech at Canton, Ohio, last June,
and sentenced to 10 years In prison,
has been sustained by the supreme
court.
In deciding the case the court in
effect upheld the constitutionalty OF
the so-called enlistment section of the
espionage act of 1917. Debs had con-
tended that this violated the constitu-
tional right OF free speech
Court Ruling Unanimous.
The opinion of the court was unani
nous.
AS in the case of the espionage cases
decided last week the supreme court
In its opinion again made no specific
ruling upon the constitutionality of the
espionage act as a whole. The court
based its opinion largely upon the part
OF the indictment charging obstruction
Of recruiting service, which was unani.
mously upheld
Convicted Last Year.
The arrest of Debs took place June
80. 1918, at Cleveland, Ohio He had
been indicted for violating the espion-
age act by his speech at the Ohio So.
cialist convention at Canton about two
weeks before. He was tried in federal
district court at Cleveland, before
Judge ID. c. Westenhaver
Debs was indicted on four counts.
charging him with the following acts:
Caused and attempted to incite in
subordination, disloyalty and mutiny
and refusal Of duty In the military and
naval forces of the United States.
"Obstructed the recruiting and en-
listment service.
Provoked. melted and encouraged
resistance to the government.
Opposed the cause of the United
States war with Germany"
Free Speech Plan Falls.
Debs. testifying in his own defense,
admitted saying the things attributed
to him. and relied solely on the con-
stitutional guaranty OF free speech.
i have no dispute with the evidence
presented by the government" he said.
II would not take back word of what
believe right to save myself from the
penitentiary.
II deny nothing. I repudiate nothing.
| retract nothing"
The jury found Debs guilty on three
OF the counts. and Sept. IA sentence
was imposed by Judge Westenhaver
He gave Debs 10 years on each OF the
three counts, but made the sentences
run concurrently:
II do not regard the idealism of the
defendant a. expressed by himself a.
any higher, purer. nobler than the
idealism Of thousands OF young men
have seen marching down the streets
Of Cleveland to defend our country"
said the Judge In imposing sentence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
ORDER LIMITING TIME To FILE
CLAIMS AND FOR HEARING
THEREON
state OF Minnesota. County of Pine---ss
In Probate Court.

state OF Minnesota. County OF Pine--ss
In Probate Court.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF otto
Carl Beck. Decendcnt.
Letters Of Administration this day
having been granted to George Beck
and Affidavit of No Debts having been
filed.
u u Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors OF the above named
deeedcnt may present claims against
his estate in this Court. he. and the
same hereby is limited to three months
from and after the date hereof: and
that Monday. the ssrd day OF June.
1919. at one O'Clock =. NJ. in the Pro-
bate Court Rooms at the Court House
at Pine city i'm said County. be and
the same hereby is. nNed and apponted
as the. time and place for hearing upon
and the examination. adjustment and
allowance OF such claims as shall be
presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof he given by the
publication 81 this arder in the Askov
American. aS provided by law.
Dated February Goth, 1919
J. f.. Therrien.
Judge OF Probate.
tfrohate Court Sean
tFeh, :7Mar. i3)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13

San Francisco. March 11.-Commer
cial telegraph operators of the dis
trict council. at u meeting here. adopt
ed unanimously = resolution calling
upon s, j. Konenkamp. international
president. to order a vote on . nation
al strike to enforce the demand that
Postmaster General Burleson recog
nice the telegraphers' union. This an
nouncement was made by p. c. O'Con
nor. president OF the local distric,
council. who added that the action
was In line with that being taken In
other cities
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
FOES EXPECT MEETING SOON
Preparing to Leave Berlin for Paris
About March 10

Berlin March 1l,-Preliminary peace
negotiations may begin at Versailles
about March 20. according to reports
in circulation here. Count Won Brock.
dorff.Rantxau the foreign minister. 10
arranging for q small party Of promi.
nent business men to accompany the
German commissioners as experts
These men have been instructed to
hold themselves in readiness for pos
sible departure March II or March 10.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13

As announced before. COM
munity meeting will be held at
the town hall. Askov. Friday.
Mar. Ii, at 2 p. m. The speaker
will be John z. White of Chicago,
Who has a nationwide reputation
as a public lecturer on Single
Tax and related problems. We
need to hear the idea of Single
Tax explained. and Mr.. White is
the man to do it.
Do not forget the date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13


Butter at IS cents a pound,
eggs at ii cents dozen. potatoes
at 33 cents a bushel and veal at
4 cents and mutton at 8 cents a
pound those were the prices
current just 100 years ago back
in old New Hampshire.
Rum was 81 a gallon, though,
and that was Of greater i'm
portance. judging from the
quantities Of various things sold.
Tea was 81 a pound and sugar 20
cents, but those, too, did little
to make the cost Of living high.
And a man got Sc cents a day
for his work back in those times
when the eight hour day was less
talked about. Also a new felt
hat cost him $50 and pare
of shoes strong" So. and a
woman was charged 60 cents a
yard for cambria.
The quotations Of a century
ago, showing what duty dollar
did then in comparison with the
present days Of high cost Of
living, are from a daybook kept
by John Rollins, a merchant in
Alton, N. H., from 1918 through
the year 1880.
: Found by II. G.. Varney.
II. c. Varney. st. Paul, a deputy
state public examiner, obtained
the old record while visiting
relatives in New Hampshire and
added it to his extensive collec--
ton of old money, records and
other curiosities.
Jeremiah Edgerly was charged
on October 6, l818-just a centu-
ry ago with 33 cents for two
meals Of victuals, 6 cents for a
nights lodging and 8 cents for a
gill Of rum. a total hotel bill of
Al cents, which Mr.. Varney main
tanned was quite reasonable.
Pethuel Stockbridge. after buy
ing a considerable quantity of
rum, was charged 20 cents for
breaking glass in store window
by firing his pistol in an entry
showing that the pleasant pas
time of shooting up a place was
in vogue years ago.
Rum Most Popular Purchase.
More rum was sold at Merchant
Rollins general store than meat,
groceries. clothing or anything
else. The old day book contained
more charges for rum than all
other items combined, showing
that consumption on the pre-
misses was the practice. And
when a custumer was charged
for a hat or pair Of shoes, a pint
or gill Of rum also was charged.
showing. perhaps, that he had
wet" the new article of apparel.
Widow Wiggin was a good Gus
tumor at Rollins. so the account
record discloses. and she, too,
bought rum and tobacco as well
as tea and mackerel.- st. Paul
Pioneer-Press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
ENORMOUS NATIONAL DEBT

Britain Owes $29. COS. as. 095. Com.
pared to $3,sso,77o.sso In 1914
London. March IA white paper
issued showed the national debt on
March 81. 1918. was $2s.605, ats. oS5.
compared with $3.530.770.550 at the
corresponding date in 1914.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13

If you are looking for a bar
gain, send $50 to the Askov
American and receive it for a
year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13

Get the habit Of reporting
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Come in and let us show you
some samples.
Time is money. Save time by
using the American Want Col.
umn.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
TO TRY GERMAN OFFICIALS
Peace Treaty Likely to Call for Sur
render of OfficArn

render Of OFFICERS.
Paris. March 1.-THE preliminary
peace treaty, 1t IL reported, probably
will include q clause requiring Ger
many to turn over all officials found
responsible for war crimes. to be tried
by an international tribunal. II there
is no other alternative, It is understood
an international indictment will b
published branding Wilhelm as the
worlds greatest criminal. his punish
ment being limited to this historical
document
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
Another Tale Of Suffering.

Stanley karulak was up from
the Automba and Kettle River
district on Monday. together
with John Milzrak and Anton
Moholski. two other very pro-
gressive and hustling Polish far
mers from that district. Mr..
Karulak was up to a hearing in
probate Of the estate Of his
brother-in-law, John Homicz,
which was the outcome Of the big
fire of Oct. IL. Previous To that
fateful day, John Homicz lived
on his little farm Of eighty acres
about six miles west Of Kettle
River He and his flock lived
there in happiness and content
ment, and spent seven years on
their farm home. Besides his
wife, he had seven children.
three fine little girls. Nellie,
Stella and Sophia. four boys. Stan
ley, John. Billy and Bohlak. The
fire swept down upon them in
the afternoon. and the brave
father placed his family. as he
thought in a safe refuge in the
root house. and then went out
and locked horns with the fire
demon in a vain attempt to save
their buildings. Hurrying from
one place to another where the
fire ragged most furiously, the
father fought and worked
desperately. No person will
ever know just what horrors he
went through or what physical
pain he suffered. But after his
clothes had caught fire and
burned his limbs. scorched his
skin and blistered his face. he
made a run for the well. The
well was about twelve feet deep,
with about four feet of water
in it. His clothing was all burned
from his body except part Of his
shirt and his shoes. He dropped
himself down into the well as a
last desperate chance to save his
own life. His body was found
there day or two later, and the
flesh was so badly burned that
the shoes dropped from his feet.
And while all this was going
on outside. what was happening
to the wife and seven children
inside the root house? Nobody
will ever know the details, as no
one can tell us, but we can
imagine them first smelling the
smoke seeping through the
cracks Of the. door, then later
permeating the entire room.
then all growing dark and the
heat overhead becoming intense.
the smoke thicker and thicker.
We can see the frantic mother
trying to keep her flock around
her. probably on her knees I'M
ploring Providence to spare their
lives we can hear her prayers
and we can hear the wailings
of the children as they swarm
around and shrek with fear ard
trembling until their voices be-
come hoarse and their little
Threats parched and choked
with the relentless smoke-and
we can see them. one by one.
fainting away and falling on the
floor in the inky blackness of
that awful place until with the
death dealing vapor around them.
locked in each others arms as
long as possible. the last
whimper is hushed. the last tear
dried-they have passed beyond
the reach of worldly suffering!
Every one of them was found
dead by the searching party who
visited the farm next day. Nine
in one family! They were
buried in the Polish cemetery
there beside many others, who
suffered a similar fate on that
awful day.--Carlton Vidette.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-13
AUDITORS NOTICE OF HEARING on
PETITION IN DITCH PROCEEDINGS

state Of Minnesota. County Of Pines
In the Matter OF the Petition OF G.. r..
Beavers and Others. for a Public
Ditch in the County of Pine. State
Of Minnesota Designated and Num-
bered AZ County Ditch No. 10.