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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
COAL VALLEY IN
A HARD PLIGHT
Village Holds No Primary Yester.
day and Can Get no One to
Run for Office.

While the city of Rock Island
was engaged yesterday in selecting
nominees, villages in the lower end
of the county were giving their at
tention picking candidates for
| tickets to be voted on at the WALLACE
elections which will occur on April
15.
That is. three villages made Sc
lections. Coal Valley did not. Coal
Valley fears 1t is in danger of losing
its charter because no one within
its bounds seems to care to hold
office.
A trustee, in explaining this to
an Argus reporter today, said the
treasury is busted" and that this
may have something to do with the
disdain being shown village politics.
We're afraid out here that we're
| going to lose our charter" the trus-
| tee said. Nobody wants to run for
office and we have been trying to
( ill out a ticket but with no success.
The treasury is busted. That may
have something to do with it. But
we hope to get together a ticket and
file for the April Is election by petit
ton"
Andalusia, which is seldom with
out its village election fight, is the
only one in the lower end of the
county to develop a contest for the
April vote. Nominations were made
yesterday as follows:
President-B. f. c. Heinze, indie
pendent; Adolph Dunlap. Citizens.
Trustees-R. T. Roth, J. w. Sim
mons and J. B. Burgoyne, Independ-
ent; Bert McKillup. Ed Spickier and
Henry Tompkins. Citizens.
Committeeman-Lewis c. Stroh-
meir, Independent; Charles John
son, Citizens
Milan Contest.
Milan developed a contest in the
primary yesterday but nominated
only one ticket. No opposition is
looked for in the village election
next month, and the Independent
ticket is expected to go unopposed
Paul Wadsworth was nominated
for president with a majority of Is
over Charles Lowell. Others named
are:
Trustees William Mosher,
Charles A. Hull and William Ret
tig.
Committeeman-Ed Nice.
There was some opposition for
trustee in the primary.
Reynolds had a light primary
vote yesterday and there was only
one contest, Arthur Gaunt being put
up against Charles A. Dunn for
clerk, but Dunn was nominated. The
Anti-License ticket was the only
one named, and those selected on
the ticket yesterday look for no OPP
position at the election next month.
Appended is the Anti-License ticket
as nominated yesterday:
President-Lewis G. Davis.
Clerk-Charles A Dunn
TrusteeS-C. K Ekstrom, CleI-
land McEntire and William John
ston-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

the city, poll books show, who
turn out for municipal elections.
The vote yesterday was two-thirds
the normal amount. OF the primary
total, 3,046 were women's and 5,0S7
mems votes. The mems vote ran
a little short of normal.
The women's Indifference to the
ballot yesterday is plainly shown
by a comparison with the returns
on the wet and dry fight a year
ago. At that time in the township
of Rock Island, which does not in
clude the Twenty-seventh, Twenty
eighth or Twenty-ninth city pre-
cinctS, more women voted against
the saloon than turned out for the
primary yesterday. Against the sa-
loon, there were 1855 women
votes, and for it 1871, a total of
5,375 year ago in the township
alone. There were $3.50 mems
votes on the saloon question in the
township last spring.
Candidates have five weeks in
which to campaign for the city
election which will take place on
Tuesday, April Is. At that time
the same polling places will be
used, the electors will vote for one
for mayor, four for commissioner
and one for police magistrate. The
women, as in the primary yester-
day, will not ballot on police mag
istrate.
The Argus flashed the returns in
front of it's Office last night. There
was a large crowd on hand, but the
usually displayed at an
election in the municipality was
not noticeable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants For Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from drug
gists who are constantly in direct
touch with the public, there is one
preparation that has been very sue
cessful in overcoming these condi-
tions. The mild and healing infu-
ence Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
is soon realized. II stands the high
est for its remarkable record OF
success.
An examining physician for one
of the prominent life Insurance.
companies, in an interview OF the
subject, made the astonishing
statement that one reason why so
many applicants for insurance are
rejected is because kidney trouble
is so common to the American peo-
pie, and the large majority of those
whose applications are declined do
not even suspect that they have the
disease. 1t is on sale at all drug
stores in bottles Of two sizes, me-
dium and large.
However, IL you wish first to test
this great preparation, send 10
cents to Dr.-Kilmer e. Co., Bsng-
hamton. N. Y, for a sample bottle
When writing be sure and mention
Tho Rock Island Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OUTLINE THE
PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH THEY STAND
(BY II. NJ. SCHRIVER1

/ am exceedingly grateful to the
citizens of this city for their splen-
did support at the primaries, and
if elected, as l confidently expect
to be, l assure you that your conf
dence in me will not be misplaced.
1 have made a clean campaign,
have not reSorted to any unfair
methods, nor printed or circulated
false reports, and at no time have
l spoken unkind words of any of
my opponents. This course l ex-
pect to follow during the remain
der of the contest and ask my
friends and supporters to do like
wise.
know our city's needs and have
for almost twenty years past been
identified with all progressive
movements tending to promote the
general welfare of this community.
My great ambition to fill the office
of mayor again is to carry out the
things l had in mind during my last
administration, which on account of
time and circumstances We were
prevented from doing.
Rock Island needs and must have
strict law enforcement The estab-
lishment of a harbor line and water
front similar to Davenport's should
be considered seriously by the next
administration Deep water navi-
cation is coming on the Mississippi.
Rock Island should be prepared to
take advantage of this situation
Whpn tho TINA nnDnnc
The residents of the south part
of the city must not be neglected.
The terms of the annexation ord
nance must be complied with fully.
The city authorities must CO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
(BY W. n. PHLLIPS.)

1 am very appreciative of the
splendid support which the citizens
of Rock Island have given me. The
outcome was never for a moment in
doubt; it has always been my con-
| tention that city filed as our city
| is, with so many splendid, honest
working people, would favor a
movement which placed the COM
munity's best interests we'll in the
foreground.
The people of the city of Rock
Island have spoken again, and have
spoken with an emphasis that can
be construed in no other manner
than that the men and women of
this community stand for better
and as well a bigger city.
l fully appreciate that the cam
paign now confronting me is very
much greater than the one that has
just terminated so successfully, and
l take this opportunity to assure
the people that 1 stand squarely on
the platform that 1 stood on at the
primaries.
/ want to emphatically deny the
foolish statements that have been
spread during the primary cam
paign by my opponents to the effect
that l am a narrow-minded reform
er, and if I am elected that the peo-
pie may expect extreme radicalism
in the enforcement of so-called blue
laws. My answer is: shall enforce
the law, but I want to assure you
it will be done without prejudice
and will not effect any legitimate
enterprise. 1 am heartily in favor of
all good, clean sports and amuse-
ments. Legitimate business his moth
ing to fear from me, but COM
mercialized vice and the illegal sale
of liquor should be banished from
our midst.
have never posed and do not
now pose as 'reformer," but as
practical business man seeking hon
est and sound government for Rock
Island, the best city in the United
States. 1 pledge myself honestly to
that platform.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
RUDCREN LEADS
ASPIRANTS FOR
COMMISSIONER
City Clerk Polls 3,049 With John
A. Murr1n Running Second On
List With 2,734.
MAGISTRATES VOTE CLOSE
Cleland High Man With Good Mar
gin, But Smith Gets Only
Five Less Than Kelly.

THE CITY TICKET.
For Mayor.
VI. y. Phillips.
ii. VI. SchriVer.
For Commissioner.
Martin T. RudgTen.
John 4. MurTin.
Frank Wich.
william III. FitZsimmOns.
Frank L. Patterson.
J. ID. Sears.
II. c. Hinrichs.
III. III. Harris,
For Magistrate.
ID. ]. CIeIand.
Joseph Z. Kelly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
What Does Rock Island Most Need?

Candidates Invited Tell the Voters Through the Columns
of The Argus, What They Stand For.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

Total M.1165 1856 1880 1914 1453
Total w 542 81 49, 1851 639
GRID Tot, 1907 236 1913 1855 2O92
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
OFFICIAL COUNT
OF THE PRIMARY
ELECTION BEGUN

The official count of the munic-
ipal primary election was started at
the city hall this afternoon.
The mayor and commissioners
began the canvass of returns which
they expected to have finished to-
night. In only one case, was it
thought there might be a change
over the unofficial returns that
would mean a nomination. That is
in the case of police magistrate, the
contest for second nominee being
close between c. ]. Smith. who re-
ceived $50 and Joseph P. Kelly who
received sos in the unofficial re-
turns.
The commission in making the
official count will use the figures of
the certificates submitted by the
precinct judges but will compare
hem with the tally sheets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

MARTIN T. RUDGREN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
CITY HALL hot
PLACE FOR DAY
General Pessimistic Air Prevails
As Heated Discussions Are
Staged in Building.
MAYOR OUT WITH STATEMENT
Asserts He Was Double Crossed by
Those He Thought Friends
Glad OF His Defeat

A general pessimisttc atmos-
phere prevailed over the depart
ments at the city hall today with
the exception of those headed by
Martin T. Rudgren and John T.
Murrin, the two present commits
sioners renominated at the pri-
maries yesterday.
Heated discussion with reference
to the outcome Of the election yes
terday held sway in the various
chambers of the city's administra-
ton building. Conferences were
held in whispers and others in
shouts. Successful candidates were
the principal subjects of discussion
and the future of the city was
looked upon with considerable
trepidation.
Mayor william McConochie.
whose term expires May /. today
issued a statement with reference
to his defeat as follows:
MY defeat was brought about
by various causes, Of which the
principal one was, I did not get
enough votes. Reports were cir
culated as to my age, but was
not as old as charged. Reports
we're circulated over town that I
was sick and at home in bed the
day before the primaries
LAS for my desire for reelection,
let me say that l did not wish 10
enter this campaign, and it was
against the wishes of my own folks
and people that I did so. But my
administration had started a num-
% I % an
iEhed. We had a continuous bat
tie all through our term and had to
fight for everything we accom-
pished, and 1 did not want to
show the white feather by not run
ming. 1 would rather meet defeat
Stood On Record.
at was caught between two dis
cordant elements or extremes
the fanatics and disordernes. l.
was simply crushed betW cen them
I was alone battling the rest OF
the field, with nothing to offer,
while some candidates were prom
Using 20 different men the same
Jobs. l made no personal can,
vass. I did not attend any meet
ings, either in churches or else
WuGItt anu NV III at IAAAG eAaAA
ing for votes. / stood on my pre-
vious record And I would not
care to go through the campaign
of the next six weeks for several
thousand dollars, even though I
had the assurance of being elected
This administration will close
my political career. have served
the public and the city in my pres
ent capacity for many years. and
during my incumbency I preserved
my honor and manhood and gave
general satisfaction, and have NO
regrets.
There is only one regret have,
and which has been my misfortune,
through life. Through my gener-
osity and benevolence l have be-
friended and helped those whom II
supposed to be my friends. and
have found they have turned on
me, cut my throat (fguratfvely
speaking), double-crossed me and
deserted me in a crisis. 1t is worth
the defeat to know them in their
true light.
"In conclusion, I want to thank
my old true and reliable friends
who have stood by me through all
my campaign, and I assure them
am not dead yet, and am still on
deck to fight for what I think Is
right and just, especially on prin-
ciples of city welfare"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
THANKS TO VOTERS.

1 wish to sincerely thank the
friends who favored me with their
support in the primaries, and to as
sure them that If elected I will do
my utmost to deserve their conf
dence.
Respectfully.
JOHN A. MURRIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
ORJECT TO PEACE RNVOYS.

Salonika, Tuesday. March IA
vigorous protest is made in Alban-
ian cities aaginst the designation OF
Turkhan Pasha, Albanian premier
with Mehmed Bey, representatives
of the Albanian federation in Eu-
rope, to submit the claims of AL
bania to the peace conference. II
is declared they have maintained
suspicious relations" with the
Turks and the Germans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12

operate and work with the business
interests of the city
In union there is strength; divid-
ed and at variance, nothing can be
accomplished. Rock Islands needs
are many. 1 know them, and from
my former experience as mayor, l
believe / have the business ability
to cope with them successfully I
am no stranger to the people of
this city. l have an active, progress
sive record in public office. You
can do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-12
THANKS TO VOTERS.

I hereby wish TO thank the many
citizens who so loyalty supported
me in the primary election yester-
day. If elected April Is l. will do
my best to merit the confidence you
have expressed in your vote for me.
| will work with the other commits
sioners for a better and greater
Rock Island.
MARTIN T. RUDGREN.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
PAWNBROKER CASE
DECISION YEAR OFF

The Supreme Court Of the United
States probably will not decide the
case appealed by George D. Horning.
pwanbroker, within a year and a half
The court granted a writ OF certio-
rari for the review of this case Mon
day. This means the papers will be
certified up from the District Court Of
Appeals, but the Supreme Court will
take up the case only in its turn. 1t
cannot reach it this spring, and Off
cials OF the court said ii was likely
TO be a year before it could be argued
This means that it may be a year and
a half before there is final decision
The case has attracted wide interest
among those loaning money on col
lateral here and elsewhere. Horning
is charged witr loaning money in the
District at a higher rate than per
cent without license.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
CHANCE HEADSFIVE.
YEAR THRIFT DRIVE

A hve-year e6ueGfi0na1 campaign OF
thrift was started in washington ts-
day, when Postmaster Merritt o
Chance was appointed chairman Of ths
District Of Columbia war savings or
ganization By the Treasury Depart
ment
The organlzation WIN eo-operat.
with the local Victory loan COMMITTEES
during the three weeks campalgu
which starts Monday, and after that
will concentrate on encouraging and
accelerating the systematic purchase
OF war savings stamps and the or
ganiZation Of war savings committees
The committee WIN be under the dI-
rection OF the Federal reserve oRica
at Richmond
According to Mr.. Chance advsrtisfnR
will be done IN this campaign in &
conservative manner. but there win
be no "driVes,S a. was necessary dur
ing the war. Il u the purposs % edu-
cate the public along lines Of thrife
and encourage them to put their say
ings into war savings stamps.
Mr.. Chance viii appoint four assist
ants to take charge OF the didsrenn
groups OF the work One win co.
operate with the banks and bUGfnas
houses in getting the stamps on saia.
Another will have charge oe tho De-
velopment OF the work In the schools.
The third win work ehS GoVernmm1
departments and commercial oRgAnf-
zations, while the fourth WIN WuFR
among the volunteer Women'g oFganl-
nations.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
PARIS POLICE SEIZE
MODERNBLUEBEARD

PARIS. April 16-The arrest Of
Henri Laudru by the Paris police is
expected to solve the disappearance
of a number Of women from their
homes
The missing women were acquaint-
ances of Laudru, who is declared to
have made a speciality Of becoming
engaged to widows. The police aU-
thOrities say that from papers found
in Laudru's possession they believe
that he had at least ten fiances who
cannot be found.
Under the name of George Dupont,
Laudru hired in 1915 a lonely villa in
the outskirts OF the village of Gam
bass, on the border OF the Rambouil-
let forest. The villa is almost sur
rounded by walls and is $50 yards
from the nearest house. The alIega-
tiOn is made that Laudru only paid
brief visits to the villa, accompanied
by women, none of whom were seen
to leave the place.
One woman who visited the house
brought with her two small dogs,
the bodies of which were found Sun
day under a heap of leaves. They
had been strangled by a cord. Won
ems dresses. a revolver, a rife, a
blood-stained mattress and cord sim
liar to that with which the dogs were
strangled were alleged to have been
found in the villa
Laudru, according TO statements
made by the detectives, admitted hav-
ing used various names because he
had been imprisoned several times.
He denied, the authorities say, that
he did away with any Of the women,
but said he killed the dogs at the re-
quest Of the woman because it was
too expensive to feed them.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
FOE RADICALS BOLT
SOVIET CONGRESS

BERLIN. April 16-The Radicals
have bolted from the National Soviet
Congress. declaring they will join the
spartacans and fight the govern
ment relentlessly."
The action of the Radicals, which
is expected to put an end to the
congress, resulted from a fight for
control with the majority Socialists.
After the latter showed themselves
to be in power, the Radicals refused
to accept a compromise.
The general strike seems to have
passed its crisis with the government
winning control. Strikers in the
Ruhr district, disheartened by mill
tary domination, were reported to be
returning to work,
German party leaders are planning
to dedicate May 1 as a holiday in
protest against the allied peace terms
and for demanding immediate release
OF German war prisoners.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
HAVRE De GRACE ENTRIES.

RACE TRACK, HAVRE DE GRACE,
Nd. April 16.-Entries for Thursday,
April Il:
First race-Two-year- selling
four fourlongs. Pokey Jane, 1O3
den Ship, 100; BOher-Na- -Breena. IO3;
Major Fish, LOG; 'Fanny Cook, .9S;
Dots Imp, 1O3; Foreclosure, 100;
Miss Shackleton, 100; Optimistic, 1O5.
Second race-For four-year-olds and
upward: steeplechase; selling: about
two miles. Rhomb. 14j: Warlock,
40; EOtto Floyd 142; "Slumberer,
100; ''Melos. 40; Early Light, 145;
Doctor d, 14O; Garry Water, $50;
Booth, 140.
Third race-For three-year- oids and
upward: maidens and winners of one
race; claiming; five furlOngs. Hurri-
cane. 100; Left Fielder. 11J; Loyal Pc
ter. 115; DiscOverer, 112; Sophie h,
112; Dancing Carnival, 1O5; Retreat.
1O4; "Vive McGee, 90; Beauty Sleep.
90; Mackenzie, I1S; Our Nephew, 11S,
Reynolds, 100; MelanchoIia, 100; Joe
Joe, 100; Superba, 1O4; Plenty, 115;
Unwise Child, 10; Jack Dawson, 112;
Consistency, 104.
Fourth race-For three-year-oIds
and upward; conditions; five and
half furlongs. Crimper, imp, III;
Jack Mount, imp, ia; War Machine,
ia; Colinella, 1O1; Straight Forward,
III; Foreground, i'm. 12O; High Cost.
III.
Fifth race-For three-year-olds;
selling; five and a half furlongs.
Ambassador 3rd GmpD. 1O1; 'An-
toinette Ump). 1O3; TOmmywaac,
112; Umbala, los; COmmi Ci (fOrmer-
ly Henry ROberts), 116.
Sixth race-For fOur-year- and
upward; claiming; six furlongs. Bah
bette, 100; Bravado, 1O5; "Onico. 100;
Bar Gov, 1O5: Laura Miller, %;
Widow BedOtte, 1O3; Prunes, H.;
Sister Emblem, 1OT; Broncho Billy,
los; Clark NJ, los.
Seventh race-For four r-year-oIds
and upward; claiming; one mile and
seventy yards. Virginia Yell, 10I;
Blue Rock, 112; edith Baumann. 9S;
'Comacho, o.; Dan, 1O5; Miss Filley,
1O7; "BilI Hunley, 1O1; Thrift. 100;
Pulaski, lO2: Royat Qmp.), LOG; Ben
Hampson, 112; Arbitrator, 100; G. NJ.
Miller, 1I2; "Kingfisher, 1O7; Charles
Francis, 100.
'Five-opunds apprentice allowance
claimed.
''Ten-pound apprentice allowance
claimed.
Weather. raining; track sloppy.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
SCOOPS THE WORLD
ON'PEACE PHOTOS

An interesting collection of photo
graphs Of the peace delegates, taken
by George W. Harris. president OF the
hrm OF Harris & Ewing. and one of
the best-known portrait photogra-
pliers in the world, is being shown at
the firms studios at 1911 F. street
northwest.
Mr.. Harris went over to Paris early
last December with the first press
delegation from America, and stayed
there several months in order to get
together this unique collection The
photographs are original and repre-
sent a great deal Of personal work
on the part Of Mr.. Harris. 1t was Inn
possible for him to obtain help, so it
was necessary for him to do all the
work. After spending the better part
of the day taking the portraits, he
would return to the hotel, rig up
dark room, and finish them
. A Notable %seOOp."
These photographs. seventy-three in
number. represent one Of the largest
scoops" of the war.
Every member of the peace confer
ence who took seat during President
wilson's first visit to Paris is repre-
sented in the group. They are lead
ing statesmen from thirty nations.
men who will figure frequently in
the news of the world for many
months.
Mr.. Harris had no easy time in max
ing the portraits. For instance, when
arranging with the secretary of Lloyd
!, 4nI he could -
if he guaranteed to do
the work in four minutes, as the pre-
mier was very busy.
Took Several Hours.
However, Lloyd George was so in
terested in the work of Mr.. Harris
that by the time he was through it
had taken several hours, Lloyd George
talking most of the time.
Aside from the excellent quality or /
the photographs as portraits. interest
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
GREAT POWERS IN
ACCORD ON PEACE

CContIn1ed on Page ., Column IL
partner and supporter throughout the
great war.
This disease Of vanity" he said,
has been carried to the point of SOW
ing discord between nations on whose
cooperation the peace. of the word
depends, I do not think even that
disease is justification for so black >
crime.
The Times is a three-penny edition
Of the Daily Mall. 1t is believed n
some quarters that it is the semi
official organ OF the government That
shows how long old traditions take
70 die" ........
Trouble Evident Early.
Lloyd George then referred to what
he called an attempt by the North
ciiffe papers to make France distrust
Great Britain and hate America, and
10 make America France, and Italy
quarrel.
Trouble between Premier Lloyd
George and Lord -Northclife became
evident early in the peace negotia-
tions when the Northcliffe papers be-
gan attacking the prime minister with
charges that he was weakened and
lightly. These attacks grew more Sc
we're, and it was predicted a week ago
that Lloyd George was about to break
with Northcliffe and form new polit-
ical alliances.