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New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Toledo Trolley Cars
Have Resumed Service
Jitneys Made $25O,OOO During
Months Lay.Off; Merchants
Lost About $l8O,OOO
Special Correspondence

correspondence
TOLEDO, Dec. 5.-After four weeks
without trolley cars, during which time
jitney bus drivers reaped harvest
which totalled nearly $250,000, the To-
ledo Street Railway Company tonight
resumed operations
Federal Judge Killits operated the
controller of the first trolley as it ran
across the Michigan state line, fol-
lowed by several hundred other cars
which had been parked in the adjoining
state since November s, where they
had been taken by the company in or
der to prevent Communicating by city
state authorities.
Business men to-day estimated that
the merchants of the city had lost
100000 day during the time the service
was suspended.
According to the agreement made
with Judge Kellits by which service
was restored, the city agrees to have a
franchise draft to which the company
can agree ready by January II. This
will be submitted to the voters at a
special election thirty days later, to-
gether with municipal ownership
franchise.
Judge Killits tonight appointed a
commission of fourteen representative
citizens to aid the city and street car
company in framing a Tayler plan
street car franchise, and municipal
ownership franchise
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Mrs. Cox L. Found Guilty
Sentence Suspended in Disor-
derly Conduct Case

Mrs. Eugenie Norwood Cox, widow
OF the late Theodore Cox. who was a
Wall Street broker, was found guilty
of dlsorderly conduct by Magistrate
Simpson in Tomhs Court yesterday.
The complainant in the case was Mrs.
Cox's brother-in-law, Joel Rathbone,
vice-prcsidcnt and general manager .
the National Surety Company. Magis-
trate Simpson suspended sentence.
Mr.. Rathbone testified that Mrs. Cox
entered his office with her son on Oc
tobcr 80 last and said she was in des
tltute circumstances and asked for as
sistance. Later, she said she threw a
glass st him.
Bernard Sander, counsel for the de-
fendant, said that Mrs. Cox thought
that a trust funder under which She
benefited had been curtaied st the re-
quest Of Mr., Rathbone and his wife.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
One Drink Puts Sailor Out
Brooklyn Court Says Prohibi-
ton ''Nick" Is to Blame

National prohibition was blamed by
Magistrate Dale yesterday in the Fifth
Avenue Court Brooklyn. for the con-
dition of John Ackerman arraigned on
charge of intoxication. Succumbinp
to the effects OF one drink, Aclerman'
VINO is sailor was found near . scow
lying at the foot Of Thiety-frst Street,
Brooklyn.
He is the fourth man brought be-
fore mo this week who only took one
drink and didn't know what happened
afterward," said the magistrate.
Patrolman Swift, of the Hamilton
Avenue station, said the sailor drew a
Rnite and tried to give him a shave.
Sentence was suspended.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Timothy Hurley's Sons Lose
Decision Mind Was Unsound
When He Made Will Upheld

The Appellate Division yesterday
sustained the finding Of jury in the
Surrogates' Court that. Timothy Hur
icy, who was partner in Jacks, IA
nous Sixth Avenue restaurant, was of
unsound mind when he executed his
will, in which he left his sesiduary
estate to natural sons.
Mr. Hurley left about $4,000 to 1ela-
tives and charities. The residue was
estimated at about $4,000.
The estate will now go to two
brothers, Daniel Hurley, living in Ire
land, and Dennis Hurley, OF Hyde Park,
Mass, and to sister Mrs. Mary Mini
han, of Brookline, Mass.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
BOlsheviki Claim Gains
Assert General Advance Along
Entire Denikinc Front

LONDON, Dec. 5.-Bolshevik forces
are making a general advance along
the entire Dcnikine front, and on the
Eastern front have captured the city
of kainsk, 100 miles east of Omsk
according to a Bolshevik official state
ment received here to-day. The "Red"
troops claim to have taken the towns
of Koseletz, Romny and Boremeia, and
to be advancing on Bielgorod. An Of
fetal communication from General
Denikine says that on November 27
his cavalry defeated four Bolshevik
regiments east of Duturlngvka, and
took four thousand prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Cold Water Douses
HerOisln of ERescuer'

When Samuel Morano, a young long
shoreman, slipped and fell into the
North River between a pier and the
steamship Sutherland, at Canal Street
yesterday, a companion known as Bar
ney leaped in after him. Whatever
Barney's intentions were with regard
to lifesaving, however, he apparently
forgot them when he struck the water,
for he grasped Morano about the necl
and both would have been drowned had
not Henry Mas, third officer of the
ship. gone to their rescue.
Both men were hauled out. and then
Barney started running. The last seen
of him he was four blocks inland,
headed apparently for home.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Renner Says Austria Will
Not Give IID Bella Nu,,

VIENNA, Dec. s (By The Associated
Press - Bella Kun, Hungarian dictator
during the soviet regime, will under
no circumstances be surrendered to
Hungary, according to declaration
made by DR.. Karl Renner, Austrian
Chancellor, in answering an interpella-
tion in the National Assembly. He said
that to surrender Bella Kun would be to
jeopardize the lives of all Austrians
now in Russia
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
$4,000 in Stolen Bonds
Found; 2 Men Sought
$4,000 of the Securities That
Disappeared. With Brokers'
Messenger Still Missing

Stolen securities valued at $4,000
were found yesterday by Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Unger and Dooling in
(. room in West 213th Street. The
Hungarians, who. according to Mr.
Dooling, formerly occupied the room.
are bftig sought by the police They
are believed to have gone to Chicago
The $4,000 is part of q consignment
of $4,000 worth of bonds that van
-ishcd last September, when a messen-
ger boy in the employ of L. NJ. Prince
4 Co.. brokers, disappeared. Radical
literature, book on the effect of
poisons on the human system and a
blood-stained jackknife were found in
the room, it was said
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Town Wants S25,GOO Tax on
Engines Russia Ordered

PATERSON. N. j.. Dee. 5. - The
Board Of FlnalYce to-day refused TO
cancel taxes levied on fortv-seven loco.
motives built he~e by TIE American
locomotive Company for the Russian
imperial government. These engines
which are worth 100000, have beer
held here because of unsettled con.
ditlons in Russia. Taxes levied on
them now amount to $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Afvington Police Recorder
Not GUILTY Of Assault

NEWARK, N. J.. Dec. {. Police Re
corder w. Eugene Turton, of rvington.
was found not guilty Tonight by the
jury which has listened to his trial
for alleged assault on Mrs. Salvatore
De Frank. The jury was out four hours.
De Frank originally brought suit
against Turton for alienation of his
wife's affections, but Judge DUNCAN in
structed the jury to ignore this charge
since both husband and wife testified
that there had been no change in their
feeling toward each other.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Boston 'SFire Club" Refuses
To Give Up A. F. of l.. Charter

Special Correspondence
BOSTON, Dec. 5.-The Union OF pri-
Yates in the Boston fire department,
known as the Russell Fire Club, day
fatty refused TO give up its American
Federation of Labor charter, Presi-
dent Daniel J. Looney of the union
said: owe are going to keep our
charter. that has been decided"
The officers club, composed of fire
captains and lieutenants, recently
gave up their membership in the In
ternatonal Association of Fire Fight
ers, which is affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and were
highly commended for their action by
Fire Commissioner Murphy.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Planes Have Busy Afternoon
Three Machines Carry 100 Pas.
ecngers IT Eur.iss Grounds

One hundred and nine passengers
yer earned IL ;hreo airpianes at the
Curtiss FLYING Grounds. Roosevclt
Field, L. l., yesterday, the largest num-
Der that ever went up from an Amer
lean field in one afternoon. All of the
passengers were members of the Amer
lcan Society of Mechanical Engineers.
They were taken up in the new com
mercial Curtiss Eagle eight-pa assenger
carrying biplane, Curtiss Oriole and
Curtiss JN4 biplane.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
West Point Test for Guard

Aspirants among Young enlisted men
of the State Guard for appointments
to West Point will undergo preliminary
examinations December II and ~, ac-
cording to an announcement yesterday
from the Adjutant Generals Office The
purpose of the examinations is to pro-
vide list of candidates to be recon-
mended by the Governor for appoint
ment. The examinations will be held
at. the list Regiment Armory, 1O4 East
Thirty-fourth Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
ssd STREET
92d STREET

The approximate amount Of the lien or
charge to satisfy which the above de-
scrbed property Is to be sold. is $1sSs6.03
with interest thereon from the 18th day
of November. 1919. together with the costs
md allowance amounting to $328.0l with
interest from November 20. 1919. together
with the expenses OF the sale. Tho
sessments and water rates or other liens,
which are to be allowed to the purchaser
cut OF the purchase money. or paid BY
Dated New York. November 2S, 1879.
ENCS 4. BOOTH. Referee.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Hotel Taxed Beyond Capacity
AS Result of Rate Reduction
C,.o, r

'7FtS % = y. q -'J.ICV'-ce
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-"Wc have ac-
commodatcns fer 1000, but 1900 per-
sons are eoiNr - sleep hexc 1,.niSn
Manager E. j. Stevens of the Hotel L.
Salle said this afternoon. rcnorting on
the public's reception to his announced
cut in room rates. Rival managers
were skeptical but said they would
willingly follow suit if they knew Of
any way to reduce expenses.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Austria Pleads for Food
Renner Going TO Paris to Ask
Assistance of Allies

VIENNA, Dec. S (By The Associated
Press) DIR. Karl Rcnner, the Austrian
Chancellor, is going to Paris next week
to make direct appeal to the Supreme
Council for aid to Austria in the exist
ing fuel and food crisis.
He will be accompanied by several
members of the Cabinet
New-York tribune., 1919-12-06
Where to Go to Church To-morrow
UNIVERSAL BIBLE SUNDAY, DEC.
Recommended by the New York Bible Society.

be observed by thousands of churches Throughout the
world The following churches the City will observe the days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20

pected. Mr.. Dorgan is still in
Washington, but Mr.. COrnick has
returned and was present at the
meeting last night.
A convention will be held in
Washington the first of next week
relative to selecting the personnel
of the advisory boards in the diff
ferent arsenals and two delegates
from the local federation will at
tend They are R. L. Cornick and
c. a. Cooke.
The present force on the arsenal
consists of highly trained men
and the federation objected to this
force being laid off with the ulti-
mate loss of efficiency and the ma
tural inf1uX-when the force was
increased-of inefficient workmen.
The entire gist of the report Of
the committee last night was that
il the contracts can be secured for
government work on the arsenal,
the force will practically be dou-
bled. IN the five arseuaIs in the
United States there exists the en-
ployment of 1900 workmen and
this number would be increased to
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20

Mrs J. R johnson and little son of
Glencoe MINI. are guests of Mrs. John
sons father G.. l.. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jordan Of Rock
Island spent Sunday at the home of
Byron Jordan.
Mrs Claire Criden and baby Lester
have returned to their home in Brooklyn.
Iowa after an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Limerick
Miss Audrey Sayre of Beardstowu, is
the guest of her cousin. Lavona Sayre
Western township went over the top
with surplus of $3.50 on the Victory
loan.
Mr.. and Mrs n. z Ferguson have a
baby daughter born MAY 2.
The Jessie Cotton Co which has met
with splendid success the past week. Will
leave for Wyoming, H.. where they arc
billed for the coming week They are
local people and their plays are very ably
presented.
DR.. H W Bailey who has been quite
seriously III the past week. Is slowly i'm
proving.
Andover gave the soldier boys vel
come home reception THURSDAY evening.
several gong from here A program Of
music was furnished by the Orion or
chestra.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Garrison. Edwin Craft
and Edmund Nelson. were II Chicago last
week to witness the reception of the
Thirteenth engineers on their arrival from
France.
Mr. and Mrs. ". G. Swanson and two
sons OF Cambridge, were guests at the
G. H. Wayne home. Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20
REYNOLDS

The Reynolds Odd Fellows service flag
contains eight stars representing. respec-
Alfred Jump. Robert Mitlett Fred Miller.
Emil Mongerson. Carl D'wayne and
Thomas Swartout,
Ralph Ketyle is confined to his room
case is not a severe one, II will probably
interfere with his plans for commence
ment next Friday.
Rev and Mrs. Edward McOmber spent
Tuesday night with relatives in Wyoming
Mrs. c. A. Clark of sherrard was guest
Wednesday evening at Park Lodge.
Earl McIntire is visiting this week with
his brother IN Wray. Colo
Miss Beulah Harris of Rock Isl and was
week end guest of Miss Julia RIeterink
George Horness OF Iowa has been visit
ing here several days with his brother,
william.
Miss veril Marston finished her school
years work in the Joy public school
last Friday and is now at her home in
this village. She has been retained for
another year at Joy with a substantial
Mrs. E g. FreytaE and daughter. Max
inc, have been visiting this week at Leon
Tomlinson home.
John swartout has been very i'll with
pneumonia at the home of his brother.
Arthur. near HIushoro. Iowa.
Miss Estells MaIiette recently back
from service of four months IN France.
arrived at her home there Thursday.
Mrs. Leon Tomhnson and son left Mon
day for their home at Sterling III
Mrs. n. r. Maddox of Minneapolis has
been 4 guest here this wek of her sister
Mrs. c. n. Wayne.
Earl Bradford and family of Rock L.
land and Albert Jump and family of
Moline we're In Reynolds Sunday.
Miss Ma!el Alcorn and the Misses Jen-
ME and Mary Mcconnell visited in
LeClaire, Iowa on Sunday with Dr. C. c.
Johnson and family.
Ars. Ben Charp and son Clair, were
in Rock Island Tuesday
Miss Lulu Remple and Eva Alvine of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20
ORION

Miss Anna Rhoadarmer of Iowa City.
was guest at the home Of her brother
H. H. Khosdarmer, last week.
Dr. and Mrs. r G. Andreen have re-
turned from a visit in Chicago. where
the former took special clinic instruction,
Ray McDon aid. who has been suffer
Ing from rheumatism. left for Colfax.
Iowa Wednesday. to take treatments.
Oscar E Carlson son of C. W Carl
son has arrived from Camp Grant after
several months service overseas
Mrs. Lester Morgan of Coal Valley, is
a visitor at the home of her brother.
Thomas Thompson.
Mrs. D. D. Layton and son. orr1n. are
guests at the Edgar Ray home.
a receut visitor in Orion.
Mrs. Arneu of Rock Island visited at
tho home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Bnxt,
last week.
Mas Mildred Dusonbe-ry has returned
from several months visit in Defiance,
Ohio. whore she was the guest of her
sister. Mrs. W. p. Knapp.
Sergeant Glenn Sheesey who has been
in overseas service eight months arrived
from Camp Grant Tuesday where he re-
caived his discharge.
Mrs. a, v Conover left for Mt. Yer
non. III. Friday evening. to visit at the
home OF her son, Sidney Conover.
G. Il. Wayne and family were Sunday
guests of Miss Mary Wayne at Rock
Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20
WILL INCREASE
ARSENAL FORCE
BY OVER HALF
Delegates Returned from Confer
ence With Secretary Baker,
so Informs.
ARSENAL FEDERATION GAINS
Advisory Board Chairman Is Sc
lected from WasbingtOn-Want
More L. s. Contracts.

That the force now employed on
the Rock Island arsenal will be
practically doubled or put back on
a war basis was the information
given out by the members of the
delegation of the Arsenal Fedora
ton. who have returned from a
conference with Secretary of War
Newton D Baker. and who were
present at the meeting of the Ar
senaI Federation at the Industrial
hall building last night.
There are now approximately
1000 employees on the arsenal and
this force will be practically dou-
bled, according to the intention of
the war secretary. Last Tuesday
the first step in putting all of the
arsenals in the country on prac-
teal war basis were taken when
Secretary Baker selected an advis-
Org board for each of the five ar
senals. Captain o. S. Bvers was
named chairman of the board and
he is appointed with full power to
confer with a committee selected
from the arsenal employees or
AIOl1I Lilb al oCBdA t CdCt aLiOlA
garding the securing of govern
ment contracts or contracts sane
toned by the government.
The announcement that Secre-
tary Baker is in favor of increas-
ing the working force on the ar
senal came as a big surprise TO the
delegation, although they made the
trip to Washington for the ex-
press purpose of protesting against
the cutting down of the force.
Since the armistice has been
siEed the arsenal force has been
cut in half
r. L. Cornick and z. L. Dorgan.
members of the delegation who
went to Washington had already
informed the federation that they
had good news to impart on their
return but nothing like the an
nouncement of last night was ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20
BODY APPROVES
SCHOOL COURSE
State Board for Vocational Educa.
ton IndOrSeS instruction Given
in Rock Island.
Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield, Ill, May 20.-The
state board for vocational training
at its meeting in this city today ap-
proved the Industrial courses now
in operation in the public schools of
Rock Island and Moline.
AS a result of this action. the
public schools of Rock Island and
Moline will receive part of the fed
eraI funds appropriated to aid vo-
cational schools. The home econ
omics course in the public schools
OF Geneseo was approved by the
board. This is the first meeting OF
the board under the new law APP
proved March 6. 1919, accepting fed
eraI aid for vocational schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20

Rock Island were guests Sunday at the
G II. Wayne home
Ward Curtis baby daughter has been
seriously I'll with acute indigestion.
Mrs August Eipper and baby were week
end guests at the N aIIette home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20

room for a week with rheumatism
The reception In honor Of returned
soldiers given at the Methodist church
Saturday evening was well attended An
interesting program was followed BY re-
Treatments. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-20

Mrs. James Canadian of Chicago has
been visiting this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. johnson.
Mrs Arthur NJ Gsunt and daughter
were in Rock Island Friday.
s T. McIntire has been confined to his
The Washington times., 1919-03-24

field and told him very cody that
he meant to ruin Brandes.
And within a month the latest
public fayorite; Minna Mint, sat in
her dressing room. wet-eyed, en-
ragged. with fhe reports OF Venem's
private detectives locked in the
drawer OF her dressing table, and
the curtain waiting.
So complex was life already be-
coming to these few among the mit-
lion children of the Dark Star Erik
to everyone, from the child that
fTetted in its mothers arms under
the hot wind near TrebiZond, to. a
deposed Sultan, covering behind the
ivory screen in his zenana, weeping
tears that rolled like oil over his
fat joWl to which still adhered the
powdered sugar Of Turkish sweet
meat.
AlIahou Ekber, Khodja: God is
great. Great also, Ande, is Ali. the
Fourth Caliph, cousih-compaiton of
Mahomet the Prophet. But. o
tougtchi, be thy name Niaz and thy
surname Bal, for Prince Erik
speeds on his Dark star, and be-
meath the end of the argument be-
tween those two last survivors OF
a burnt-out world-beholdi The
sword.
The Washington times., 1919-03-24
in Boots
Jr.
By David Cory.

THE Hotel, Ark was q eomfortable
sort of a place, not very up-to-
= date, but with enough convent
enees to make tlre traveller feel per-
fectly at home. He felt even more
wife, Mrs. Noah. a motheFly-looking
woman, with kind blue eyes and red
cheeks.
Come right in" she said as PusS
Junior and Tom Thumb, both wet to
the skin. raped on the door.
You'd best dry yourselves in the
kitchen" she said. as she led them
down q narrow hall. ats so warm
in there you'd be dry in no time"
Our two small travellers we're
too tired to care where they went
so long as a fire was to be had, fer
their teeth were chattering in their
mouths like twenty-four small
white horses on a red hill.
Here's a chair for you and
here's a chair for Tom Thumb" saia
Mrs. Noah. I'm not sure about
your name, but 1 can't mistake that
of your little friend" Puss Junior
turned and bowed. Although he
was wet, he did not forget his man
ners. MY name is Puss in Boots,
Junior -
ITO be sure, to be sure" cried
Mrs. Noah. II might have known
it,"
The.kitchen fire was burning mer-
rily, bright flames shot up the
chimney and sparks from the wood
flew out like stars upon the pol
ished floor. Puss took on his drip
ping hat and laid II down on the
chair. The feather was much be-
dragGled and had lost its wave.
Tom Thumb undid his coat and
hung II up, and then took OF his
shoes and placed them close to the
hearth
Il think my boots are half full Of
water said Puss Junior: they are
as heavy as lead. and when ] walk
they make a funny noise" They
certainly were fun OF water, for
when Puss finally got them OF and
turned them over. a stream CT water
ran down the floor. nearly washing
Tom Thumb across the room.
After a while their clothes be-
came dry. and when Noah and his
three sons arrived for supper Puss
and Tom Thumb felt quite cheer
ful and like themselves once more.
still raining" said Noah, as he
closed the door. II must finish the
Ark tomorrow. We may find a lake
all around the hotel by the morn
ing. Who can tell? But l shall be
ready to take in all the animals
and my family by noon at the
latest
And in the next story you shall
hear what happened after that.
Copyright. 1919. David Cory.
Ito be COntlnued.l
The Washington times., 1919-03-24
CHAPTER ].

= AS long as she could remember
she had been permitted to play with
the contents of the late Herr Con-
rad Wilner's wonder box. The
program on such occasions varied
little; the child was permitted to
rummage among the treasures In
the box until she had satisfied her
perennial curiosity; conversation
with her absent minded father en-
sued, which ultimately included a
personal narrative, dragged out
piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy
invalid. Then always a few pages
of the diary kept hy the late Herr
Wilmer were read as bedtime
story. And bath and beds and
dreamlsnd followed. Thit was the
invariable routine, now once more
in full swing.
Her father lay on his invalid's
chair, reading; his rubbershod
crutches rested against the wall,
within easy reach. BY him. beside
the kerosene lamp. her mother sat.
mending her -child's stockings and
underwear.
Outside the circle Of IampliEht
the inCandescent eyes of the stove
ElOwed steadily through the semi
NNSNF anu wv Nilllur a." AeNe'
cinated by anything that aroused
her ina gination. lifted her gaze
furtively from time to time to CON
vince herself that it really was tho
big. familiar stove which Elared
redly hack At her. and. not dra-
Eon into which her creative fancy
had so often transformed il.
Treasured. she continued 10 cN-
plpre The contents of tho wonder
l'ON-a top she preferred 10 her doll.
but not to her beloved s"t OF water
COlOrs and crayOn pencils.
Some centuries ago Pandora'S
box let loose a world OF troubles:
Herr Wilner's Eox apparently con-
tanned only pleasure for a little
child whose pleasures were mostly
of her own invention.
1t was a curious old box, made of
olive wood and bound with bands OF
some lacquered silyery metal TO
make il strong-rupee silver, per
haps-strangcly wrought with Ara
bic characters engraved and in shall
low relief. 1t had handles on either
side. like a sea chest: a silVcr-laC-
quered lock and haSp which retained
traces of violent usage: and six
heavy strap hinges of the same
IaCquered metal.
Within II the little child knew
that' most fasc .Fating collection