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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

IN ACRES LAND; FINE DWELLING
and improvements: outside city limits.
A good buy: will take a dwelling in
trade Reidy Bros, State Bank build
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

ROOMS. TWO; MODERN: FOR LIGHT
housekeeping. on first floor. 5l9 Etgh-
tenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24
ZOE sALE-CITY PROPERTY.

A FIVE ROOM MODERN BUNGALOW
and garage. A fine residence district of
Rock Island Terms Phone Moline
IS4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

HOUSE: SIX ROOM; MODERN: LOT 90
by $50. Inquire 1896 Twenty second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

HOUSE; SIX ROOM: MODERN; ALMOST
new; 4212 Sixth avenue. Inquire 2736
Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24
WANTED-MALE HELP.

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statesmen: LIVE WIRES. STEADY
position. Good earnings. Apply SO
State Bank building. between $3.50 and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

wiii:am Jackson. Compliments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

HOUSE; SEVEN ROOM: MODERN. 1923
Thirty street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

ALL MODERN FRONT ROOM. IN PRI-
vate family: for gentleman. 200
Sixth avenue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15

She raised one slender white hand and
rested her chin on IT, The wedding ring
shone on her third finger. She smiled,
easily and quite naturally
How perfectly funny! You think I'm
a runaway girl? No, I'm married woman
and I'm on my way TO meet my husband In
Chicago. See, here's my wedding rinz!"
So spoke the runaway, and the baffled
sleuths slung back. dropping their hats,
stumbling. registering depths OF utter
confusion and defeat" as they say In the
movies.
In other words, the two detectives were
thoroughly blurred by fourteen.year.old
Florence, and they retreated with apollo
gies
And when they had gone Florence sank
back listlessly, bored by the attention of
her travelling companions; gazing sorrow
fully, scornfully out Of the window. II had
been easy
Nevertheless. she thought she had bet.
ter not go to Chicago She stopped off at
st. Louis.
Now here until what may be called the
Episode Of the Motherly Social Leader
there is confusion OF trails. Out of the
confusion rises one fact-wherever Flor.
ence went she was noticed all right
Imagine very fashionable girl-sad and
Copyright. 1919. by Star Company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15
Was Just Six.

Then genius stepped in-stepped in with
Florence into a 1ewelry shop and bought a
wedding ring. Why? All, wait.
Tic new Miss Florence, yelled, modish,
carrying neat little handbag stepped on
train al Grand Central Station. She was
going where? She did not know Any.
uhere--someHhere on the trail OF adven.
ture.
Have ne said Florence is somewhat
more than pretty? She is. Admiring
Ella ces dartcd toward her IN the Pullman
car going West. She paid no heed. DO
m're, that Is. than any demure heroine
would. She had not quite decided what
kind OF a heroine she was as yet, and
therefore could no. decide Just wha, role
to play en- route. I, was at Syracuse that
she was forced 10 decide.
through he car there paced with heavy,
dignifed tread two hawk-eyed men With
square toes. Instantly Florence knew what
they were.
Bloodhounds o' the Law, sent ont by
those oho did not understand her, sent
out TO chain her soul back TO the common.
place on the very threshold OF freedom.
Cruel Cr.rr!cl' I, must not be.
Now they were beside her. pcering into
her sad hut beautiful face. Should she
pull out the emotional atop as with step.
papa Brian: Sho stole a glance at their
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15

beautiful for Florence stuck to that role
more than any other-entering a fashion
able cafe with the air Of detached hauteur
Of secret sorrow and all the sadness and
beautifulness Of the heroine In the thir6
reel Of Loves Bitterness imag ine her
boating sadly and beautifully between
tables Of interested diners, ordering wist
fully five dollars worth of French pastry
and reducing 1t speedily to the vanishing
point.
Who she could hear them saying to
themselves. "v no is that sad and beaut.
Jul girl who seems to he consumed with
secret sorrow. and why has she such ex-
!raordinary taste for food? Perhaps she
is a secret service operative and the kind
and number OF French pastries abe Is eat.
Ing is secret code! Or Is she an ad-
venturess?"
Or with messenger boys carrying
orchids, and following her; or sitting pen.
sively in the Hobbies Of the exclusive
hotels. her fair face buried ever and anon
sadly In the exotic blooms!
Florence was having a perfectly grand
time.
But $500 has its end even to youth
Orchids. candies and desserts gave 1t at
last the knock out. And when this came
about Florence, now really sad. sat in the
lobby Of the exclusive Hotel Jefferson in
St. Louis. face to face with destiny
Enter at this critical point the Social
Leader. She was tender hearted and
motherly. She saw the sad and beautiful
Hgure sitting so sadly. She spoke to
her. and Florence sobbed out to her-a
story
She was the widow of gallant army
officer killed in action in France. She
had been seeking employment in motion
pictures. She was nearly at the end OF
her resources. What could she do? Was
there no place for her in this great world?
Oh II she could only Join her darling
Henry in that other world to which he
had been ruthlessly and untimely trans
ported. Again her tender frame was
racked by sobs. The Social Leader was
touched profoundly-quite as hard az
Step.papa Brian had been.
She took Florence under her protection
Ind the runaway registered at the Jeffer-
son as Mrs. Helen Gilliar.
But In the meantime-aga!n quoting the
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15

granite faces
N o. I e ars
could not melt
stone. a pic.
ture of Beda
Tiara dashed
in her mind as
the cool and
naughty a d.
renturess baf.
fling the mini.
ons of Justice.
Eureka.
No. it was
better 10 be
just amused
a p e IF e city
poised married
woman OF the
world pose.
beg pardon,
but amt you
Miss Florence
Pope?" asked
Sleuth No. I,
elegantly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15

, Florcnces Step.papa, Donald Brian, the Well
own Actor, in an Emotional Scene. Little Flor
ence's Own Emotional Acting So Touched
Mr.. Brian That He Gave Her 500,
Which She Spent with $500
More, in Her Exciting
Truant Adventures.
Ire. TO the police the young woman claimed
ing to be widow, that she had been married
nine months ago to an army officer who
no had since died. She said she had come to
ady st. Louis to go into the movies and claimed
nal that she had been playing ingenue parts
for local motion picture concern. But
old the young widow would not tell where
hey she had come from nor divulge the name
lng of the company she had been working for,
ine- nor tell the location Of the studio.
the But the arrival of Florences mother
the ended all the mystery and masquerade.
fair Everything the young widow" had told
me the police she gaily confessed was a bit
hes OF romantic imagination.
Florence's gorgeous six weeks of make.
had believe were over. In her purse was 81
epe cents of the original $4oO.
and There was rejoicing at Great Neck
all And with somewhat Of pride step.papa
the Brian says: "If she can work like that
guess I'll retire."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-15

~ HE Chief of Police Of St Louis sat
UP in his office chair with a start
when he tore open telegraph en-.
velope and read:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Central Labor Resolutions
Reach State LEGISLATURE

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 13.-Resolu-
tons, petitions and private letters
coneet ming the language question,
the paroch:al school and other mat
ters of legislation are pouring in on
members of the Nebraska legislature
with every mail.
A resolution was received from
Omaha endorsed unanimously by
the Central Labor union, condemn
ing ail legislation that dealt with
matters of religion and conscience,
which were based on the erroneous
prime pie that the state has right
to interfere in matters of conscience,
bills apparently aimed at desire to
vent personal grudge against Ger
tain of our co-religionists." 1T then
declares that organized labor is OPP
posed to the passage of any laws
tending to class prejudice and pro-
NOTED BY Ignorance or bigotry."
J he Elgin Home guards say:
All foreign language, and especially the
German language has, during the present
war greatly Inundated and annoyed the
United States government and has been
the foundation of much propaganda to
the detriment of America, and the use of
foreign language, particularly the German
language, contributes toward division in
sentiment of the people of the United
States at this time.
1t is the unanimous desire and firm
belief of this body assembled that nee
essary action should be taken to annihilate
the use Of foreign langueg in public, with
in the state of Nebraska, and that able
representatives should be secured at once
tn be present at the state legislature now
convened, in order that the legislature may
know the sentiment Of this body
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Bills Passed
By Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln. Feb. 13-(Special. y
Eleven house bills and two senate
files passed third reading in the
house today. The house bills were
as follows:
Fl. r. No. II, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pay
Of county assessors from a scale of $2,500
and $4,000 per annun to $500 and $4,000;
also increases pay of deputy.
H. r. No. 50, by Observation-Disclosures the
investment of school funds in the purchase
Of United States Liberty bonds at the mar
ket in sums not to exceed $500 from any
one person, and the latter to be the original
owner of the bonds.
H. R. No. 90, by Fuller-Providing for a
special state tax on dogs. said tax to
be a special fund from which owners OF
sheep, cattle, hogs and horses can be
Unidentified for damages inflicted by
dogs.
: II. R. No. 1923, by Tracewell--A bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for improvements to
be made at the Gretna and Valentine state
fish hatcheries
H. r. No. 1872 by Williams-Increasing
penalties for indecent exposure of theeper-
son.
H. r. No. -2O6, by Good--creates ro-
tary fund OF $4,000 for the use Of the state
staples.
II. R. No. n, by Byrum-Provides that
all farm leases Of verbal nature terminate
March /.
H. r. No. rs, by staats-Increases SAL
aries OF municipal officers in cities Of from
5 900 to $4,000 population.
H. r. No. s5 by Crozier-A pure trac-
tor law providing tests for all tractors
sold in the state, the creation Of a tractor
commission and compels all companies do
ing a tractor business In the state to
supply stations for parts and ac-
cessorles.
n. R. No. 151. by Porter Of Douglas
Provides fol- monthly reports to be given
by justices Of the peace Of Douglas
H. r. No. 2s1, by Finance Committee
Providing for appropriation and directing
expenditures Of all cash receipts that
come to the various state institutions
The following senate files were
passed on third reading:
Senate File No. 40, by Chappel-Provides
that every citizen, instead Of every per-
son of legal age or otherwise qualified
shall vote at district school meetings and
school elections.
Senate File No. 81, by Peterson and
pay of bailiffs of Doug
las county to $1,000 per year and of Lam
caster county to $1,000 per annum.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
.Nebraskans Have
Place at Hearing
on Potash Matters

Washington, Feb. 13.-Legislation
proposed by Senator Henderson of
Nevada, regulating potash importa-
tions by licensing system, was in
dorsed today before the senate
mines committe by the Interior de-
partment. Van H. Manning, chief
of the bureau of mines, appeared
personally and Senator Henderson
read a letter from Secretary Lane
approving the plan as the best that
could be devised to safeguard do
nestle producers until the industry
is fully developed.
II. S. Gale. of the geological sur
vey, told the committee he thought
the licensing period, fixed at two
years, should be extended to five
years to permit fair test.
Testimony relative to the cost of
producing potash was given the
committee by M. M. Parker of
Washington, Arthur c. Harrington
and Victory Barndt of Omaha and
E. w. Boyer of Salt Lake City.
G. p. Craft of Lincoln, Neb., rep
-esenting Nebraska Potash produce
ers will testify tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Son Of TecumSeh Couple
Returned from Overseas

Tecumseh, Neb,. Feb l3.-(Spe-
cial. corp. John Dagey, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. p ii. Davey of
Tecumseh has returned from overl
seas service in the army, having
been seriously wounded on May q.
Previous 10 going into the army
Corporal Davey was in the railway
mail service, being stationed at the
terminal in Council Bluffs. He en-
listed in J. company of Council
Bluffs, Third Iowa infantry, in De
cember, 1915, and went to the Mex
lean border with his company, and
was in service in the south until
February, 1917. In February of last
year Corporal Davey and men went
into first line trench fighting. On
May % he was wounded by being
shot in the right leg. He will study
vocational training with the gov
eminent. expecting to prepare him
self to teach.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Brand of Pancake
Flour Makes Trouble
in Old Soldiers Home

Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 49,
Especial. )-Trouble over the brand
of pancake -four TO be used at the
Soldiers and Sailors home in
Grand Island caused four OF the
inmates, Eli Mindorf, L. w. Dris-
coll, NJ. "A. Kerr and J. w. Pin
ney, TO be suspended from the
privileges of the home for a period
Of 80 days. The four old soldiers
have filed a petition in the district
court and Judge Paine has issued
a temporary restraining order to
keep the sentence from being car.
ried out. A short time ago a new
brand of pancake -four was is
sued for use at the home. The
four old soldiers are alleged to
have gone to the kitchen, taken
the flour and returned it to the
commissary, saying it was mot
fit for a hog to eat" The four
were called before the command
ant and the sentence passed after
a hearing. A permanent injunc-
ton to prevent the sentence from
being carried out is asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
The 1919 Almanac Of
Velvet l0e Is Out

Thank you, Velvet Joe, for your
1919 Almanac. We shall hang it up
by its little red string on a very
convenient tack, and consult it
many times during the year.
We feel quite friendly toward
your Almanac, Velvet Joe The
signs of the Zodiac, the weather
forecasts month by month for the
whole year ahead, the working
hours laid down for the sun and the
moon, to say nothing OF the jokes
and parlor games-carry us back to
our boyhood days.
We credit you with being right
up to the minute in all your Won
derfullv condensed war information.
The war map, showing the part of
Germany now occupied by allied
troops and the neutral zones, with
the three important bridgeheads, is
most interesting Your analysis of
President Wilson's famous IA
points and supplementary points
will be referred to many times by
many people during the peace con-
ference. Also, your numerous Ia
bles of war costs in lives and money.
Your humble philosophy always
did appeal to us, and we're mighty
glad to have so much of it i'll such
convenient, readable form.
Your Almanac should be most
welcome in every home, and we take
pleasure in suggesting TO our read
ers that your Almanac is sent ell
tircly free upon postcard request, to
Velvet Joe. at 424l Folsom Avenue,
St. Louis, Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Senator Saunders to Draft
Report on Election Case


Lincoln, Feb. 13.-(Special) Sen.
{. /. Saunders of Omaha has been
delegated by the committee on priv
ileges and elections to draft the re-
port on the Broatch-Tanner election
contest. Saunders is chairman of
the committee.
The report will be in favor of
Tanner owing to the lack of suf-
ficient evidence, in the committees
opinion, to throw out the soldier
vote. Chairman Saunders said that
in his opinion that while the soldier
vote had not been properly handled,
he did not belive there had been
sufficient showing to Justify discard
ing It entirely.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Disappointment in
Love Causes Nebraskan
to Be Classed as Enemy
From Staff Correspondent.


Lincoln, Feb. IS. - Disappoint-
ment in love is ascribed BY ac-
quaintanees of Andcrs Jensen, an
old bachelor Of Minden, as account
ing partially for some Of the eccen-
tricities which have landed him in
his present plight of being classed
as a dangerous alien enemy and
marked for deportation to Ger
many.
District Attorney T. S. Allen
Wednesday announced that Jensen
had been arrested under a presi-
dental warrant charging him with
being an alien enemy, and that his
property, including an 80 acre
farm, valued at $1,000, and
some stock would be taken in
charge by the custodian of alien
enemy property.
Years ago, so the story goes,
Jensen came 10 Minden and built a
little home. Part Of it was under
ground and part above ground.
Then the woman OF his choice came
from Chicago but their marriage
never took place. According TO
the story, she told Jensen she Mad
changed her mind and HE'D back to
the windy city.
A few years later Jensen moved
to his farm outside of Minden.
There, according to friends. he
lived in all of the splcndor Of
feudal lord, with ia shallow EN-
bankment built around his house,
resembling earthquakes so common
to military history before the
world war sent the fighting men
digging into the earth.
Jensen is the first Nebraskan to
be marked for deportation although
District Attorney Allen said others
we're to be sent away.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
Wartime Restrictions on
Diners to Change March

Washington, Feb. l3.-Wartime
restrictions on railroad dining car
service will be modified March /. Di-
rector General Hines today author
lied federal managers of the lines
to resume Ia carte service where
ever it could be done without caus-
ing congestion. On trains where
table d'hote service is continued
not more than FIVE courses may be
served, the cost to be SIPS and the
meal ito be made worth the price"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
BILL TO PLACE
PUBLIC SCHOOL
HEADS IN power
New Measure Would Place
Private Schools Under Juris-
diCtion of Public School
Authorities.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 13.-(Speeiai
felegram)-The most effective regu-
lation of the paroclliaI schools, with
the exception of the bill introduced
to wipe them out altogether, is pro-
vided for in measure introduced in
the lower house of the legislature
by the committee OH education. The
bill is a substitute Tor all bills pro-
posed by individual members.
Indications arc that the commit
tees recommendations will be fol-
lowed by the legislature with posi-
bic minor amendments. The recon-
mendations were made to the house
this morning and will probably be
made special order Of business and
set for early next week.
The new measure provides that
private and parochial schools shall be
under the supervision Of the public
school authorities and governed in
exactly the same manner as public
Institutions.
Opposes Requests of Catholics.
II directly opposes the request o.
the Catholic parochial school repre-
sentatives who requested that they
be permitted to select their own
text books and equipment il nothing
else The bill specifically gives the
public school authorities the control
Of text books and equipment as we'll
as the courses of study and Ger
tifcation of teachers.
Governed by General Laws.
The measure provides, that all
private and parochial schools and
all teachers employed or giving III
struction shall be under and gov
erned by the general school laws OF
Nebraska so far as the same applies
10 grades and the kind Of text books
used, including equipment and sup
plies. qualification and certihcation
Of teachers. promotion of pupils and
general control, supervision and in
spection by state, county and city
superintendent Of public instruc
ton.
In cease any private or parochial
school refuses or neglects to comply
with these provisions, no person
shall be granted a certificate TO
teach in the school and pupils shall
be required to attend public schools
in their district. Full certitication
will be granted teachers who have
taught in accredited or parochial,
schools in the same way as If they
had taught in public schools.
Forbids Foreign Language.
The bill as presented forbids the
use of any foreign language for III
struction in any public, private or
parochial school. 1t cannot be used
ais language below the ninth grade,
but can be used in high schools
without restriction.
The committees amendments to
the foreign language bill strike out
the words church" and "denomina
tional," leaving the bill refer only
to private. parochial and public"
schools. The purpose of this action
was to permit the use o. foreign
language in strictly religious In
struction, in special church classes,
conducted independently Of the reg
ular parochiai school course.
The committee recommended the
passage OF the foreign language bill,
Senate File No. "a, as amended by
them, with the section giving the
state superintendent control OF the
foreign language curriculum when
the language is taught for cultural
purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-14
MORE LIGHTNING
YET MAY Be SEEN
BY U. S. TROOPS
President Wilson Will Order
Them to Take Up Arms
Again If Germany Re-
siStS ArmiStiCe Terms.

Paris, Feb. l3.-The supreme wal
council has decided, says Havas
report, that the armistice with Ger
many will be renewed on February
IL for a very brief period, with the
allies reserving the right to suspend
it at any time in the event of Ger
many's failure to carry out new
clauses or those which have hither-
to not been executed. 1t is said the
terms will provide that the Germans
must cease hostilities against the
Poles and maintain their forces
within fixed limits.
Disarmament Demanded.
During the brief period of the re-
newed armistice a special commits
sion will definitely draft the condi-
tions of an armistice which will last
till the signature of the peace pre-
liminaries. These conditions, which
the supreme war council is reported
to have approved in rough form
yesterday afternoon. have in view, it
is said, the rehabilitation of the
German army and the disarmament
of the enemy under the supervision
of the allies. These terms, it is un-
derstood, will be communicated to
Germany so that the national as
sembly at Weimar will have time to
deliberate upon them until the pro-
armistice expires.
May Resume War.
1t is reported that M. Clemenceau
made all impressive speech at yes
terday's sitting of the council, show
ing the necessity of taking all de-
sirable precautions against Germany.
At the afternoon sitting President
Wilson is declared to have adopted
the same viewpoint, affirming that
all the allies were agreed on that
point and that Emergencies which
cropped up during previous discus
sions bore solely on the most suit
able methods of obtaining the neces-
sary guarantees.
The report states that in Mr.. Will
sons opinion the nonexecution of
terms of the armistice by Germany
would be an incident of such a ma
ture as to justify the resumption of
war and it is stated that he would
not hesitate in that case to order
the American army to take up arms
again.
Wilson to Return.
Tn 4 written reply to a delegation
of the French association Of the So
eiety of nations which recently
called upon him, President Wilson
makes known formally for the first
time his intention to return to
France after going back to Washing
ton.
In this reply the president says
that he accepts the suggestion that
after his return to Paris great pub
lie meeting be arranged in oelebra-
ton of the conclusion of the work
of the peace conference.
The arrangements have been COM
pleted for President Wilson's pros
pective departure from Paris on Fri
day night and his embarkation from
Brest on Saturday. 1t is known he
plans to return to France March Is.
There now is belief in official cir
cles the peace conference will be
able to complete its work by June !.
If this hope is realized it may be
possible to submit the plan to a
plenary session of the peace confer
ence on Friday.