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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
THE WEATHER

Fair. with rising temperature
late tonight. Saturday. partly
cloudy, with rapidly rising temper
ature, with the coolest tonight from
3 to 10 degrees below zero.
Temperature at a. m, Is below
zero. Highest yesterday, above.
Lowest last night. Is below.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 10
miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. M, IS;
at I a. m, 100.
Stage of water, Fl; a fall of 2 in
last "a hours.
]. NJ. Sherier, Meteorological.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
ES.WILS0N
ROME.
BYBICCROWD
Welcomed With Enthus
iasm-Has Busy Day
iasm-Has Busy Day

Rome. Jan. ;.-President Wilson
arrived in Rome at 1O:25 O'Clock
this morning. He was received at
the station by King Victor Emman-
uel and Queen Helena, members of
the government and representatives
of the local authorities. An i'm
mense crowd welcomed the presi-
dent with the greatest enthusiasm.
King Victor Emmanuel has aC-
cepted an invitation to take lunch
con with President Wilson and fam
lily at the residence of Ambassador
Page on Friday.
Has Busy Day.
The program arranged for Presi-
dent Wilson's entertainment today
included j luncheon with Queen
Mother Margherita, a reception by
the parliament and a state dinner
with King Victor Emmanuel, fol-
lowing the visit to the president
of q deputation from the Quirinal.
In the evening the citizenship OF
Rome will be conferred upon the
American executive.
On Saturday there will be a
luncheon at the American embassy
in honor of the president
Back to Paris Monday.
This also is the day set for his
visit to Pope Benedict and for his
reception to protestant bodies at
the American church. He will take
dinner with the court. The presi-
dent expects to leave for Genoa
Sunday. Monday he will arrive at
Turin, leaving for Paris Monday
night.
The president enjoyed greatly the
rest which the trip afforded him.
Both he and Mrs Wilson spent
much of their time looking at the
scenery from the car windows.
The press throughout Italy pub
lished today eulogistic articles re-
garding President Wilson and the
United States, virtually all of the
newspapers devoting their entire
front pages to the visit of the Am
erican president
Rome in GAIA Attire.
This capital is a riot of color,
having dressed up" in the most
picturesque gala attire it has worn
in many a year in anticipation of
President Wilson's arrival here to-
morrow.
Old Glory is omnipresent in this
carnival of decorations.
The people of Rome are planning
to give the president and Mrs. Will
son rousing popular greeting. Be
sides, a series of entertainments of
royal splendor are planned.
Saturday the president will have
an audience with Pope Benedict,
when he will gain his flrst-hand
insight into the holy fathef's work
and ideals in connection with world
Deacn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
ROCK ISLAND
BOYS ARRIVE
AT NEWY0RK.
Transport siboney Reach
eS Port With Members
". of 86th Division.

New York. Jan. 3.-The
transport SibOney with 3,26i
officers and men aboard ar
rYed here today. The wounded
= numbered 6S5. OF whom p
were ambulance cases.
The homecoming units included
brigade headquarters of the One
Hundred Sixty-first field artillery
of the Eighty sixth division. COM
prising eight officers and 64 men;
the Three Hundred Thirty-third
regiment of field artilley of the One
Hundred Sixty-first brigade with
So officers and 1854 men; Is offic-
ers and 3S men of the Eighth di
vision of regulars: SIX casual
companies Of II officers and S74
men and 1877 casual officers Of
whom As were in the air service. :
Includes Local Boys.
: The Eighty-sixth division. COM
BASED of seleetive draft men from
ChNago and other parts of north
ern Illinois. was at St Andre de
Cu5sac when hostili5ies ceasei-
TRock Island boys who went 70
Camp Grant in the dr2fc contin-
gent June u are members Of the
Eighty-siXth. division
MatsOnia Also Arrives.
The United States transport.
Matsonia with 3,207 officers and
men aboard. also arrived here to-
day. All of the troops except 14d
wounded OF whom 80 were bed
ridden. were sent TO Camp Merritt,
n. j.
Among the urits aboard were eJl
men of the Cne Hundred Forty
third field artillery. FOrtieth depot
division. including tne Aeadquar-
ters. supply and Companies c. l..
Il and +, seven men OF the ordnance
department and II men Ot the met.-
zeal department There was also
IS officers and lao men of the
One Hundred FOrty-fOEth field
artillery, Fortieth depot division,
and sis casual companies consist
ing or IS officers and 749 men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
NEW YORK OPENS
NEW THEATRE FOR
SOLDIERS ONLY

York, Jan. 3.-The Pershing
said to be the only play
ge in the United States MAIN
lined exclusively for soldiers. and
o which admittance is free. will be
opened here tonight by the New
York community camp service.
The initial bill will include a
SYMBOLIC fantasy, The Message OF
he Star of Cold" presented by a
Isolunteer cast led by Miss Mar
garet Vale, a niece Of President
Wilson. and musical comedy,
The Masqueraders," presented by
he Pershing Musical Comedy
stock company. After the per-
l.ormance, a dance for officers will
be held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
SAYS IT WILL
Be LEFT FOR.
after PEACE
Expects All Yanks Home,
Before 2 Years Tells
of Demobilization.

Washington, Jan. 3.-AO de-
cisiOn has been reached by the
war department on the ques-
tiOn OF universal military ser
vice, Secretary Baker told the
house military committee today
and he Indicated tnat no defin-
fte project for permanent mil
itary establishment would he
presented to congress, an ii the
peace conference had concluded
is work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
BALCONY FAILS; % DIE.

Warsaw, Jan. S.-During the
street celebration attending the ar
-ival of Ignace Jan Paderewsh a
Balcony Of a house collapsed and
% persons were killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
ITALY OPEN BLACK POPE.

Rome, Jan. S.-Father Vladimir
Ladochowski. general OF the SOCIETY
If Jesus. and known as The Black
rope" has obtained permission tuf
reside in italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
Huns Concentrate
Forces for Stand
Against Pole Army

Basel. Jan. .-(HaVasl--
Several German army corps
have been concentrated on the
border beiween fOSen and
Prussia, according TO the Mach
richten OF FRANKFORT Germany,
it is ADDED, has decided to DE-
lend her rights 20 the province
OF HOSel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03

pOSSf bic service cOnIQenIiy ne
Iieve that it will be possible in the
year 1919. certainly at the end ot
The year 1919 to effect q consid-
erable reduction in rates. unless
the traffic for 1919 should De much
less than it was in the year 1918.
Wage advances to railroad en-
ployes last year added between
$500, 100000 and $500, 100000 to the
payrolls, Mr.. McAdoo testified, u
addition, the coal bill was $50
600 900 higher for the 10 months OF
1918 ending Nov. 1,ttnan the same
period of 1917. and the cost of
cross ties and lumber increased
$65,000,000.
Big Savings Effected.
Many economies brought about
under unified management, such as
re-routing common use of teTmin-
ais. and equipment. heavier load
ing and elimination of useless
competition. Mr.. McAdoo explained,
will not be reflected until this
year. Nevertheless. he said. re-
ports from five of the seven oper-
ating regions show that on a group
of selected principal items,
economic savings totallinS $S5,576,-
000 have been effected
Many of the changes i'll railroad
operation inaugurated during last
year" the director general testi-
fed, should prove OF permanent
value and should continue if pos
sible, regardless of wha. form of
control is decided upon for the
railroads."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
PEACE MEET TO
OPEN JAN. 13 ?
Preliminary Conference at Which
Terms for Foes Will be Fixed
Expected on That Date.

Paris, Jan. 3.-There is every
likelihood, according to the morning
newspapers, that the peace confer
ence, or rather a preliminary con-
ference between the four great al
lies will open Jan. 10. The secre-
taries of the conference will be
Paul Dutasta. French ambassador
to Switzerland. and Philippe Ber-
thelot of the French foreign office,
it is said
This conference" says the Petit
Journal, will decide upon the
terms to be imposed upon the van
quished peoples
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03

Ass o ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03

NJ e n b or of Audit
Bureau Of CALCULATIONS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-03
6,OOO.OOO Years Loss.
Pays Despite Increased Costs.

Since the objective OF the gov
ernment should be at all times to
operate the railroads not. for profit
render a. the best
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
TO TEST THE TWO LAWS

By an article published elsewhere
in the Censor, it will be learned by
our readers that a friendly suit has
been instituted in the supreme court
to determine the constitutionality OF
the two soldier bonus laws 1t would
seem that it is a wise precaution and
Governor Philips good business and
official judgment is again demonstrat-
ed in this move.
The Censor hopes and belives the
higher court will find the laws valid
but if they are otherwise, it is the
part of wisdom to ascertain that fact
before the mistake is made of putting
in motion tax levy and collection ma
chinery.
The matters are set for hearing
November 8, and it is expected de-
cision will be announced before coun-
ty boards, in annual session, make
tax levies.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
THE WORLD HERO

When General John j. Pershing
went overseas two years ago on his
great mission of organizing the Amer
lean expeditionary force, grave doubts
were felt as to his ability. Previous
ly he had never had any large military
task to work out. The United States
army was so small and scattered that
he had never had any chance to man.
euver great bodies of troops. There
was at that time nothing to show that
he could bear the tremendous respon-
sibilities of the commander of millions
of men.
Most armies have he'd to expert
ment good deal before finding the
commander who could lead them to
victory. In the Civil war the federal
army kept trying man after man be-
fore finally finding a General Grant.
All the original leaders in the allied
armies in the recent war had to be
set aside.
1t was not until the last months of
the war that they could settle upon
General Foch as the one general pos
sessing the supreme military genius.
The American army was the one
case where the man originally picked
as leader was able to make good. He
went at his work very quietly. He
was never a self advertiser He
did not resort to the spectacular
stunts that some military leaders love.
His unobtrusive methods might even
be criticised by some, as making no
articular effort to stir TIE iniagina-
tion of the men and create personal
loyalty to himself as a leader.
But somehow he got results. He
must have proved a great master of
organization. The supply work over
seas seemed much more systematic
than on this side of the water. A
great delivery system and vast body
of troops were organized with re-
markable efficiency. When they were
ready they broke the German back at
the Argonne-Meuse. General Perish
ing returns to this country with re-
cord of triumph such as few military
commanders have ever achieved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
EXCESS PROFITS DIFFERENCE

by war-porfits tax we mean a
tax upon profits in excess of those
realized before the war. BY an ex-
cess profits tax we mean a tax upon
profits in excess of a given return
upon capital The theory of war
profits tax is to tax profits due to the
war The theory of an profits
tax is to tax profits over and above a
given return on capital. The excess
profits tax fall less heavily on big
business than on small business be-
cause big business is generally over
capitalized and small businesses are
often undercapitalized. The war pro-
fits tax would tax all war profits at
one high rate; the excess-profits tax
does and for safety must tax all ex-
cess profits at lower and graduated
rates"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
From the De Soto Argus,

Chris. Brudos, Jake Davis, and AL
fred holland of West Prairie have
left for Iowa to work at husking
corn.
Mrs. Charles Bishop of Retreat
went to Lacrosse on Saturday to visit
for a week at the Clinton Bishop
home.
Mrs. c. E. Davenport of Retreat
went to Lacrosse on Friday to receive
medical treatment, returning Tues
day
The hotel formerly known as the
Bay State House at DeSoto was form
ally opened Monday, October IS, by
F. J. Lawson.
In game played at Retreat or
Sunday, Redmound was beaten in base
ball by score of 9 to IL.
Under direction of the DeSoto vii
lage board, the former Congregational
church is being improved for enter
tainments and public functions.
Harold Gauper returned after hav.
/ ing served in the navy for over q
years and isagain making his home
with his sister, Mrs. F. Fl. Wormar
of Redmound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cox, who left
their farm a year ago and lived al
| Lacrosse Stree, have rented the Rus
sell Seymour place adjoining then
farm ami will live there during the
winter Their own farm is at present
rented TO Fred Bohland, and they vii
again occupy the place next spring
when the lease expires.
/ P. o. Yttri while working on loac
of hay on his farm near Victory took
a misstep and fell backwards to the
ground, sustaining serious injuries
DR.. Myrick was called and found IN
ternal injuries to his chest and posi-
bly, his spine, but could not ascertain
their exact extent until further devel
opment. Mr.. Yttrie, being advanced
in age, was taken to Lacrosse, and i
is feared that the results may be ser
ious.
Notice received here of the dealt
of Mrs. T. n. Lawrence at Tacoma
Wash. Deceased was formerly Mis-!
Ada Goodwin. Her husband is for
mer resident of DeSoto. Mrs. Law
renee was a teacher in the DeSoto vii
tlage schools before her marriage abou
twenty years ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22

Judge A. H. Reid has fled an opin-
ion in the Oneida county circuit court,
holding that marriages made outside
the state by residents of the state to
avoid the provisions of the Wisconsin
marriage law are invalid and of no
force and effect inthe state. The opin-
ion says: He may go across the state
line. contract marriage, return i'm
mediately to this state and snap his
fingers at the authorities. / cannot
subscribe to construction of the
statutes which would permit that.
Those who in their marriage have
made mistake merely, says the opin-
ion. "may remedy the mistake by a
new and legal marriage. Others ought
not to be assisted in their willful vio-
lation of the law"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
GOD HATH MADE BEAUTY


Old world cycling beneath me.
With the blue adrift in thy wake
Where willow and spruce and poplar
Wend down to my reed-bound lake
All glowing with frost and sunrise,
Graded in earth's hoary arms;
o, gray and silent old landscape,
Undisturbed and lonely thy charms.
Sleep on, through the long cold winter.
Awake with the first wild birds song;
Riot in blossom and grainield
To hasten the harvest along
o, Springs like the morning freshness.
In the happy fact of child;
Violets of dewy darkness,
o, stareyes TO light up our wild.
o, youth, is blossom and dreamy
Through their swift summers day of life.
Its sunlight and laughter dancing
Then its work and battle and strife.
But calm and sweet cometh autumn,
Like the gray haired mothers of men,
In wisdom and strength and patience
Their beauty is truest then.
o. our lives may shine in gIadness:
May be saddened through loss and tears,
May rise for noblest endeayor
Or fail Of life's glory for fears.
Yet all Of glory or gladness,
OF sorrow or hurt or Of pain;
Are forces the Master works with
That beauty our souls shall attain.
BY Anna Bates-MeFall. a native of Retrea
ow a resident of Bartlettville. Alberta. Can.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
THE BOOSTER CLUB

Boost your city to the end.
Boost its organizations, they're your
friend,
Boost the street on which you're
dwelling,
Boost the goods that you are SELL
ing,
Boost the people round about you,
They can get along without you,
But success will quicker find them,
If they know that you're behind
them.
Boost for every forward movement,
Boost for every new improvement,
Boose the man for whom you labor,
Boost the stranger and the neighbor
Cease to be a chronic knocker,
Cease to be a progress blocker,
If you'd make your conditions bet
ter,
Boost it to the final letter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
THE HOME AND LOCAL PAPER
Its Field Cannot be Filled by Any
Other Agency

The home paper should go into ev-
cry home regardless of how many 9TH
er publications the family now enjoys.
1t is useful in score of ways and the
fact is, it is practically indispensable
for the best interests of the local COM
munity. Local community affairs do
not appear in outside publications. To
get the matters which are strictly of
local concern local paper must be
taken.
The local paper prints the news and
announcements of the local schools,
local churches, fraternal orders, COM
munity enterprises and last but not
least the community news and much
of the general news of special interest
to the people. But this is a vast task,
and the local paper must have splen-
did patronage to command enough
resources to perform the work which
it should do. The local paper is the
only menas of communicating and dis
seminating matters of local interest
between local people. No other paper
can perform that service advantage
ously because of its limited or by no
means general circulation in any other
but its own field.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
First publication October 8, 1913
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice Of final account and 10 determine in
heritance tax--preseribed by tax commission.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUN-
TY-IN PROBATE.
In the matter Of the estate of Toilet Olson.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that at a regular
term of the county court 10 be held IN and
for said county at the court house in the city
1919. the opening of court on that day the
following matter wall be heard and considered
The application Of Ole ki0s administrator
of the estlte of Toilet Olson. deceased, late Of
Town of NirOqua IN said county. for the exam
ination ard allowance Of his final account.
and for the assignment of the residue of the
estate of said deceased TO such persons as arc
ty law entitled thereto. and for the deter
inination and adjudication of the inheritance
tax, II any. payable in said estate.
Dated October tlth A. ID. 1919.
BY the Court, d. D. MahOney. County Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
HE SPENT ENOUGH
To PAY FOR A HOME
NOTHING HELPED STPAUL MAN
UNTIL HE TOOK TANLAC-
SUFFERED SINCE A BOY

This Tanlac beats anything / ever
saw in my life," said Luke Finnegan,
well known employee of the s. M.
& S. S. NJ. r. r. and residing at 1910
Agate street, St.Paul, Mimi, in tell
ing the Tanlac representative the
other day of his recovery. Mr.. Finne-
gan has lived in St.Paul thirty-seven
years.
81 suffered with stomach trouble
ever since / was small boy" contin-
ued Mr.. Finnegan, "and / guess /
have spent enough money for medi-
cines and treatments to buy a nice
home, but nothing did me good until
took Tanlac.
"Most everything | ate would upset
me, and sometimes for hours after
meals | suffered from pains in my
stomach. Gas would form and get
up around my heart so bad thought
at times / had heart trouble. | had
awful smothering spells and some
times would have to get up out of
bed at night and walk the floor so as
to get my breath. When / turned
around l would get so dizzy l would
nearly topple over. | had such ter
rible headaches sometimes my head
felt like it would split wide open, and
was QFedUIully nervous. L was COLI
stipated, too, and had to be taking
pills all the time.
Sometimes awful pains would get
up in my shoulders and neck and
could hardly turn my head"
81 finally got so bad off it was all
could do to work and it looked like
nothing would help me, but / did not
lose hope and when | began to hear
so many good things about Tanlac
decided to try it, and it was good
decision, for after taking four bottles
of this medicine Pm like different
man. The first few doses seemed to
soothe my stomach, and by the time
the first bottle was finished l had a
fine appetite. Now l can eat just
anything l want, enjoy it, and not
have any bad after effects. l don't
have that mean, bitter taste in my
mouth like l did before; gas don't
form on my stomach and all the pains
are gone. I'm not nervous, never
have headaches and | sleep just fine.
My strength has returned and my
work is no longer a burden. In fact,
for the first time in over twenty years
feel like a well man."
Tanlac is sold in Viroqua by c. F..
Dahl, in Genoa by Gus Zabolio Co.,
and in La Fargo by Jos. Weisner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
DoINGs OF THE COMMON COUNCIL


VirOqua, Wis. October 7, 1919.
Adjourned meeting of the common council,
called to order by the mayor. Members pres
emit: Aldermen Larsen, McHenry, Moore, Nell
son and Parker. Minutes of previous meet
ing read and approved
The following accounts were read. approx
ed by the finance committee and upon mo-
ing aye.
Accounts: Standard Oil Co. $I70I5. F. NJ
TOwner SI-44, II. II. Rabbit Sl70.92, Western
Union Telegraph Co. zee, Smith Hardware Co
S9.IO, ID. o. Mahoney S2.45, Grant Dewitt
S3.50, Henry Johnson $1.75, Gilbert Walline
53c. Nick Torgerson 81 90, Cyrus FrOhOck ST.
Nj. o. Larsen SO, Perry Cowden $3.50. n. d.
McLees $40. d. t. Buchanan $50
Upon motion the council adjourned.
nInER Citv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22

Hillsboro Sentry: Through the
democratic state central committee
speakers are being sent out over the
state explaining" the league of ma
tions theory as put forth by democrat
ic senators. Meetings have beensched-
uled for every county in the state. 1t
does beat all that the dear people can
not be allowed to do a little of their
own thinking.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
Rubber Preventative.

A preparation that may be used for
preserving rubber may be made by
getting a saturated solution of turpen-
tine In denatured alcohol. The point
of saturation is known by drop OF
undissolved turpentine remaining IN
the alcohol A little more alcohol IS
added to dissolve this drop and the
solution Is saturated. Rubber articles
should be occasionally painted or
swabbed with this solution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
w Farmers and Others

have established an egg and poul-
try market in Westby and will pay
the highest market prices in cash for
same. Location on corner oppisite
postoffiee. SAM GRO IS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-22
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

This remedy is intended especially
for coughs, colds Group and whooping
cough. From a small beginning its
sale and use has extended to all parts
of the United States and to many for
eign countries. This alone is enough
to convince one that it is a medicine
of more than ordinary merit. Give
it trial and you will find this to be
the case.