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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-19

Amoo caldron is to give a dane
ing party Friday evening, March
%, for its members and friends,
at the Masonic Temple. Dancing
VIII be the program from to II
O'Clock. Whites orchestra has
been engaged to give the program
of dance music and invitations are
already out for the affair. The
committee in charge of the party
is composed of Mrs. Edna Voss,
chairman, Mrs. Leta Record, Mrs.
Clare Gelhart, Mrs. Maude East
land, Mrs Ella Morrison and Mrs.
Cora Claussen.
Gerdts- Miller.
Miss Leola M. Miller of Rock
Island and Walter c. Gerdts, son
of MI and Mrs. Henry Gerdts of
Davenport, were married Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in Daven-
port by Justice w. r. Names, in
his office. The new home will be
made on Summit avenue, Daven-
port. The groom is employed at
the Rock Island arsenal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-19
Hostess Honored on birthday.

Miss Florence Houghton enter
tanned the members of the Sevens
club at her home, 1915 Thirteenth
avenue, Monday evening, and the
members turned the affair into a
birthday party for Miss Houghton.
After the program which consisted
Of an interesting article on com
munity singing, which was the,
subject for the evening, was read,
the hostess was showered with a
unique. collection of gifts, some
very comical offerings being
among them. She was taken com
pletely by surprise when she was
presented with the gifts, as she
was unaware of the fact that the
company knew of her birthday.
Dainty refreshments were served
late in the evening, and the club
will be entertained in two weeks
at the home of Mrs. James Eek
hard, 1882. Eight-and-a-half ave
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-19
SOCIAL EVENTS

Mrs. J. E. Matthews, 2731 Harrison
street, Davenport, to Walter L.
Hummel, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Humme1 of 3201 Brady
street, Davenport, is to be an event
of the latter part of this month.
1t will be an evening wedding, and
will be celebrated at the home of
the brides parents. The guests
will include about As relatives and
friends of the immediate families.
There will be no attendants. Aft
er the ceremony there will be a
wedding dinner, and the couples
will go on a short honeymoon be-
fore going to housekeeping in the
pretty new bungalow on North
Brady street.
Miss Matthews has many friends
in the tri-cities. Mr. Hummel is
proprietor of the Hummel garage.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Living an Important Matter.
Austria Complains Bitterly

Vienna, Thursday, July 21.-The
new terms of the Austrian peace
treaty seem to be making no special
impression upon the general public.
The newspapers state however that
the world believes that Austria is a
great state from the terms of the
treaty and is quite capable of doing
as we'll as she could have done if her
territory and population had not
been reduced as now.
The allies seem to have lost sight
of the fact that Austria has been re-
duced from a population of f1fty-f1ve
million people to six millions, and
four-fifths of her territory taken
from her, and that the country faces
a winter in which hundreds of thou
sands of people are likely to die from
starvation and cold.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
AFTER ANARCHISTS
AND PROFITEERS

London, July 24.-The whole
force of the British government "wilI
be exerted to protect the people from
any undue pressure" Andrew Bonar
Law, government leader, told the
House of Commons today when ask
ed what was being done regarding
the. confusion and disorder resulting
from dock workers and miners
strikes.
'The government is well aware
that there are a number of people
not very large number, fortunate
ly-who are aiming at the destruc-
'tion of our whole social and politi-
cal situat n," Mr.. Bonar Law added.
"As to the agitators,'' he said, s'the
government is net overlooking these
people and will do whatever it thinks
effective for that purpose.
We realize there is a great deal
OF discomfort due to profiteering, or
belief in prof1teering, and thet gov
ernment certainly intends to take
whatever action possible before the
committee now considering this sub
ject makes a report
In speaking of these people seek
ing to destroy the social system, Mr.
Bonar Law said they were "doins
their best. to foment any disconten,
arising from any cause"
obviously" he said, sit would be
wrong for the government to use any
language that could be regarded as
provocative; on the other hand We
have made it absolutely clear that
the whole force of the government
will be exerted to protect the people
from any undue pressure from an,
quarter, ...a.s 80 nisaal
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
NEW THING
IN STRIKES
Pilots on Mail Airplanes Refuse
to Go Out on Account of
the Dense Fogs
SYMPATHY STRIKE RESULT

New York, July 25.-A strike
or mechanics on air planes which
will prohibit all airplanes from TAX
ing out mails, has occurred, and
Chicago mail due to start from Belle
Fontaine, Pa, at A. M, this morn
ing has not moved.
The strike the first of its kind
in the history of the country follows
the refusal to re-instate two pilots
who refused to take out their planes
On Tuesday on account of a fog.
Post office employees at Belmont
Park, Long Island, this morning re-
fused to give out any information
regarding the strike of the mail
aviators alleging that they had re-
ceived instructions from the post
office department telling them to re-
fuse information on the subject
Airplane Mails Leaving Chicago
Washington, d. c., July 25.-
While the New York to Washington
mail planes left in time today the de-
partment had no official advices re-
garding the dispatch of others to-
wards the West. Reports from Chi
cago stated that planes from Chicago
this way were moving on time.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
LACKED ONLY ONE INCH.

The water in Contentnea creek
the sun the streams are not only
falling but the feelings of the tarm
ers and the people generally takes
On a more hopeful aspect.
Mr.. Grantham informs us that the
water in the pumping station 81 the
creek lacked only one inch of getting
to the motors and the pump and if
it had the city would have been
like the Ancient mariner who was
in the midst of CLASSY Sea- with
water, water everywhere and not a
drop to drink
Fortunately like everything else
Dick played close but safe for when
we asked him this morning why
he didn't build his plank higher he
answered that it was high enough.
road to the creek running through
. the Washington place, and near the
church on Lovers Lane.
The rivers hive been higher than
in the memory of the oldest 1nhab.
! itants. Mr.. Jacob Lamm who has
been living near the mill for fifty
years probably says this is the high
est water he has ever seen. The
water is receding in the creek and
travel across the bridge has beer
restored.
Reports from Weldon show thai
the Roanoke was mile and a hall
wide at Roanoke Rapids. and tha
! Weldon was in darknes on accoun
Of high water.
! Rocky Mt. came near being in the
! came fix, and it was thought al
one time the water would cut of
the plant, but after getting within
! a foot of the boilers it began to re
cede and is now falling at the rat
of a tenth of an inch an hour. TIL
Tar river at the plant was Is fee
three inches over the high waite
mark.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
SUMMARY FOR THE
COTTON REGION STATES

New Orleans, La, July 24.-Near-
ly normal temperatures prevail ex-
cept for a deficiency of from five
to eight degrees in Texas, maxima
generally from eighty four to nine
~ eight to ninety degrees.
Rain reported in all cotton states
except Tennessee, Arkansas, and Ok
lahoma and none worthy of mention
Of Louisiana.
Heavy Rains North Carolina,
Lumberton LAP; South Carolina
Allendale FL; Choraw 2.96: Macon
1.90; Waynesboro, 1.78; Eastman,
|1.02; Hazelhurst 1.12;
INatchez 1.00-Arkansas, Texarcana,
1.0O-Texas,-Co Christi 1.52;
Houston. 2.02; San Antonio, LOO.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Did Not Send French Treaty

Washington, July 25.-President
Wilson does not propose to send the
treaty with France to the Senate un-
til after he has toured the country
for the Peace Treaty and the League
of Nations pact. This statement
was made at the White House today.
There was nothing given out on
the subject regarding the statement
lin the Senate that the President had
violated a section. of the Versailles
treaty by not giving out the treaty
with France at the same time he
gave out the Versailles treaty.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
SIDE TRACKING
PARIS TREATY
WITH THE ONE WITH CO.
LUMBIA CONTEMPLATED
BY THE SENATE FOR THE
PAYMENT OF $25, ,OOO, 900
DAMAGES FOR II III f
BUILDING OF THE PANA-
MA CANAL.

Washington, (By A. P.)-July rs.
present plans of Republ1-
can leaders the Paris peace treaty
will be temporarily set aside in or
der to consider the treaty between
Columbia and the United States
where the latter proposed to pay
Columbia $25, 100000 for damages
incurred on account of the building
of the Panama Canal.
Chairman Lodge fthe Senate
Foreign Relations Committee said
that Columbian bill will be taken
up next week. The necessity for
early action in the mater is emphas-
lied by officials of the State De-
partment.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
MORE TROUBLE
IN SERBIA
CROATANS AND JUGO-SLO-
VAKS ARE TRYING TO
FORM A REPUBLIC AND
BREAK AWAY FROM
SERBIA. SOLDIERS AND
FOLKS FORMING COMBI-
NATIONS.

Gratz, Syria, (By way of Basel.)
July 25-Violent combats occur
red Tuesday at Marburg SO miles
southeast of Gratz, where the popu-
lace and the soIdiery are reported
as greatly dissatisfied and favor
separation from Serbia, and the set
ting up of an Independent govern
ment. Thirty persons were killed
and a great many injured.
1t is stated that at a SOCIALIST
meeting where speakers advocated
the amalgamation of Jugo-Slovan1a,
Siovania, and Croatia, soldiers of
these nationalities advocated the for
nation of separate republic.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
MARKETS
COTTON
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July 25.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady from to Is
points net higher in response to firm
cables and heavy rains in Georgia
and support from lcacl houses and
some spot people and a more opti-
mistic report regarding the settle
ment of the seamen's strike in Amer
lea and the coal strike in England.
New York, July 25.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady with October
1855, December 1888, January
$3.50, March 35.40.
At noon January was $3.50,
March 1854, July 34.72, October
35.4O, December $3.50.
Spots, Wilson market $3.50.
The cotton market closed at p.
NJ, as follows
January, 35.O7; March, 1856;
June $500; October, 1902; De-
cember 35.16.
Spots Wilson market middling
basis.-33 cents.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
SENATORS
AFTER PACKERS
Allege that Packers are Dis
eliminating Against South
ern Producers of Meat
RESOLUTION IN SENATE

Washington, July 25.-The Senate
oday adopted a resolution by Sena-
tor Harris of Georgia providing an
investigation by the Federal Comm1s-
sion of alleged discrimination by
packers of Southern producers OF
meat.
Living an Important Matter.
Washington, July 25.-Replying
to lotter from the National Com
missions League, Chairman Pink
ham of Massachusetts said today,
The thorough and complete invest1-
CATION of present conditions of liv-
ing are of vital moment and i'm
portance and special legislation is
necessary and must be taken.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
STOCKS!

New York, (Wan eet.)-July
25.-Rallies of from two and three
points from yesterdays late depres-
sion was recorded at the outset OF
today's stock market. The strong
Issues were the Oils, Motors, and
Shipipngs. The food Shares were
also active together with the Tobac-
cos, Leathers and Utilities, which
were strengthened under the lead
of Peoples Gas. Bethlehem Steel
reacted almost two points.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
OFFICERS CLUBBED
SOLDIER PRISONERS
Dozens of BanGaged Heads Sent to
Hospitals Daily by Black-Jacks

Dozens of BanGaged Heads Sent to
Hospitals Daily by Black-Jacks
Washington, July 24.-Efforts to
fix responsibility of superior officers
for maltreatment of American nairisS
tary prisoners in detention camps.
and jails in and near Paris will be
made by House war investigating
committee next week
Chairman Johnson announced to-
night that former Sergeant Clarence.
Ball, who is serving a six months
sentence at Fort Jay, New York. for
'mistreating prisoners while he was
a guard at one of the camps, would
appear before the committee Mon7-
day. L. 'o-~-''s'4: ssse~
BEAT the prisoners or be beaten
yourself" is the choice that BAH
says was given him by superior Of
fcers, according to a letter written
by Ball to Representative Dallinger.
of Massachusetts,, who turned it over
to the committee. At Prison Farm
No. 2, where Ball was an assistant
of Lieutenant "Hardboiled" Smith.
who also is in prison for maltreat-
ment of soldiers, Balls letter asserts
that he and other guards did their
! "best not to misuse the prisoners.
| and it did not suit Smith"
II admit that / hit prisoners
wrote Ball, but the former sergeant
| said, 81 could tell you lot more IL
I could only talk with you"
Other witnesses also will be called
!, by Johnson's committee to the in
quiry, the chairman announcing thae
every effort would be made to fix uf-
innate responsibility.
| lrther charges of cruelty to the
,Ik4diers in prisons in France were
made in letter presented today by
Senator Harding, Republican, OF
Ohio, and referred to the Senate MIL
itary committee for consideration in
connection with the bill of Senator
Chamberlain, Democrat, of Oregon,
proposing cancellation of ell mill
tary sentences for offenses not felon-
les under the Federal statutes.
The letter was from Frank Woods.
Eof Youngstown, Ohio, who was dis
honorab1y discharged from the army
after serving ten months of three
year-sentence. Woods declared that
he saw Lieutenant Disjordan, a
prison officer, knock down prisoners
with a blackjack.
81 also saw Lieut.-Col. Maui take
a prisoner out, handcuff and shackle
his feet, gag him and 'cread the ea-
: gle with him because he tried to get
a letter to his people telling him OF
: the treatment he received at the
prison camp" said Woods, adding
that he himself got twenty days sol-
itary confinement on bread and water
for attempting to advise his rela-
} tives of his sentence.
: Prisoners fell down from starva-
ton, Woods declared, and were glad
; to get bread from Chinese laborers-
A Captain Dewey, of the Eleventh
Marines, who was doing guard duty
; at one camp issued black jacks to his
men and ordered them ''to go as far
as they like Woods wrote.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
THE GERMANS
ARE PLANNING
To Raise $4,000, 100000 and
Erzberger and Experts
Seek Hidden Treasure
FRAMING SACRIFICE TAX

BERLIN. July 29.-Germany's fl
nancial program calling for the rails
ing of 5,OOO,OOO,OOO marks annu-
ally, agreed upon by Matthias Err
berger, Minister of Finance, and a
group of experts, was published to-
day by the North German Gazette,
The conference was said to be IN
complete agreement on the financial
reforms.
Eight billion marks will be OBJ
tained by war taxes, according to the
Gazette's summary of the proposed
plan. The remaining 17,OOO,OOO,OOO
must be raised from new sources.
The first of these will be heavy
increase in the tax on business turn
overs. The second new source OF
income is called 1.-The Imperial sac
rifice to needs" The third new SET
of taxes will be on the necessaries
of life.
| The important part of the program
, will be the Imperial income tax,
which will be a tax en- profits from
invested capital. These capital pro1lt
will be taxed from 25 to 80 per cent,
according to a system newly evolved
that is intended to eliminate lneq-
ualities and protect small capitalists
from being overburdened.
{. The new imperial income tax Is
expected to be in operation by April
L. 1920 A large army of OFFICIALS
/ will be needed to handle. the taxa
tion system"
| Financial Bureau Districts will
be created where courses of instruc-
ton by experts will be given. Tnese
bureaus, which will be opened on
October 1, will be under the Minis
try of Finance. Meanwhile technical
schools will concentrate on snort
courses in financial science.
The actual operating head OF the
taxation system will be an Imperial
Property Administration, which will
have headquarters in the old garris-
ior administration offices.
Minister Erzberger told the ex'
perts that Germany must pay the
Allies O,OOO,OOO,OO0 marks gold
ity May /, 1920. He said that this
could be done, as the amounts al
lready credited to Germany by the
allies for various accounts form
, an important part of the required
total.
An unusual comprehensive set @
; measures to prevent tax evasion
was presented by Herr Erzberger
The provisions to prevent fraud thru
capital being taken abroad Include
the previously announced plan t.
1 require that all stocks, bonds ant
coupons must the restamped by tn
5 Government and that all such secur
e .ities not restamped will revert to tn
Empire. The entire bank note cir
] Iculation will be controlled.
+ Minister Erzberger it said hope
Ito bring into circulation huge sum
: lof gold now concealed.
8 German properties abr Dad vii
s ibe brought upder ccrtro. and som
|, lplans will be found to bring unde
= taxation property nc declared by it
/, lowners.
y Minister Erzberger, it was sal
g |agreed that the measures propose
o Iwerenothing les than brutal, but sal
g he was afraid that there was - 9th
9 Ter way to bring forth hidden none
r and to prevent fraud, except by i'm
d posing heavy penalties.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
After Profteer-s

Coblenz, July 25.-Sixty Ger
mans from Cologne, Berlin and 9TH
er cities were arrested here tonight
by American authorities charged
with being in a conspiracy to swim
die the government by preventing
competition in bidding at army auo-
tions.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Germans After American Gold

Berlin, July 25.-(By the A. P.)
The negotiations of the Deutsche
Bank with New York f1nanciers for
the loan of large sums of money are
proceeding favorab1y according to
information in official circles here
today.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
SENATE NEW SCENE
OF PROHIBITION

Washington, July 23.-The bat
tle-ground in Congress over prohibi-
ton enforcement legislation today
shifted from the House to the SEN
ate. The bill passed yesterday by a
majority OF almost to in the
House, today was transmitted to the
Senate and referred to the judiciary
Committee.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
RACE RIOTS IN
WASH|N GTON
Charged to Prohibition by Ii
quor Interests. Ministers
in Washington
ALL REPUDIATE ASSERTION

u
Washington, July 24.-The liquor
interests are attributing the race
riots in Washington to prohibition.
1t has developed that there is propag-
anda here to prove to the public that
the lawlessness and reign Of terror
existing here for several days have
teen superinduced by enforced pro-
hibition. Not only has commissioner
Brownlow attacked this insidious
and dangerous propaganda but the
Washington ministers have announc-
ed that they will expose it from the
pulpits. The ministers agree with
MIR. Brownlow that this vicious con-
spiracy to capitalize an unfortunate
situation has been entered into by
Iunscrupulous and designing men,
and that this propaganda of the
vets is being industriously spread
to the great detriment of the com
munity.
The vets are struggling desperat-
ely to bring about some mod1fica
tions in the prohibition enforce
ment bill, which has just passed the
House and is now pending in the
Senate, and they are employing all
kinds of devices to attain this end
A local newspaper which has made
vigorous fight for light wines and
beer makes the statement this af-
ternoon that the bill will be toned
down in some of its provisions in the
Senate.
| Representative Webb, of North
Carolina, said the bill was based on
the various prohibition State laws,
and that it was his opinion that the
Senate would not make any very
material changes, but, he said, that
likely the Senate would change the
to move it from one house to ano-
ther-
| Senator Sterling, chairman of the
Isub-ccmmittse, considering enforce
irlent legislation, gave it as his
,op;nion that the Senate would pass
jts own bill, drawn by his own COM
mittee, instead of trying TO put its
view into the House measure by
amendment.
Senator Shields, of Tennessee, a
member of the Judiciary Committee
said:
r IF the House bill is as drastic
l.
; 1 should say the Senate will find
, it necessary to liberalize it through
L amendments"
Resolutions taking issue with the
2 statement of Representative Kah1
I THAT crime has increased under pro
Y Ehibition and that the recent riots
e lherewere caused by prohibition were
tadopted today by the executive com
2 Imittee of State Superintendents ant
b officers of the Anti-Saloon League o
e America.
The House Republicans this morn
ing when they were considering a re
= lciution to investigate the activit1e
5 of the United States Shipping Board
y thought the Democrats, would OBJ
! lject, but in this they were mistaken
. Jas the Democrats voted unanimousl
for the investigation. However, tn
= democrats did strenuously object t
the partisan apportionment of tn
- committee. They contended that tn
minority were entitled to large
representation than was accorde
by the majority forces, but this the
were denied
= Representative Pou, of Mort
r. Carolina, made some very pointe
= and pertinent remarks on the att
) tude of the Republicans toward tn
% performances during the war. H
10 charged that it was all for politics
1t effect.
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The Report is Denied.

Paris, July 25.-Trouble in Jugc-
Slavia is denied from Lienbach in
Jugo-Slavia, according to dispatch
received from Lienbach via Vienna.
The dispatch stated that tranquility
prevailed throughout the country.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Coal Strike Ended.

London, July 25.-The strike In
which a quarter of a million workers
in the coal mine district had paralyz-
ed the industries of England was
settled today, and the strike is ended.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight; Saturday Prooao-
" Showers.
For North Carolina, partly cloudy
tonight and Saturday probably show
ers. in extreme west portion gentle
variable winds.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Daylight Saving E1iminated

Washington, July 25.-President
Wilson today signed the Agricultural
bill from which Congress has elm
mated the Daylight Saving rider.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
New Erench Parlian,ent.

/ Paris, July 25.-The election OF
a new French Parliament will prob
ably be held October the 18th.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Crops Damaged in Black Greek
Township.

We received a letter from Mr..
T. J. Cannady of Black Creek town
ship today. He says that crops have
been badly damaged in that section
by the rain. ~
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-07-25
Serious riots i'm Croatia.

Paris, July 25.-Despatches frora
Agram and Kratz, state that serious
tia in an effort to separate that coun-
try from Serbia.
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Troops Proclaim new

Troops Proclaim new Republic.
Paris Croatian troops have pro-
claimed new Croatfan republic
according to dispatches from Agram
it's CAPITAL
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