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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20
Second Attamnt Success.


A second attempt to escape with
IN a few hours proved successful
for Earl Morrison, aged II, and
John Mills, aged 10, federal prison
ers in charge of Judge John c,
Wertz, parole agent, yesterday.
Manacled together, the pair, en-
route from Galesburg to Peoria,
aboard a Burlington train, sudden
" turned on the parole agent and
struck him down by raising their
handcufed hands and bringing them
down on Wertz' head.
AS the guard fell to the floor OF
the coach, stunned, the prisoners,
both said to be paroled convicts,
beat him into Inconsistencies,
rified his pockets. taking gun and
keys, and pulling the bell cord, held
OFF the passengers of the coach at
the point of the pistol until the
train slowed down. Backing from
the coach the pair, still chained to-
gether, jumped down an embank-
ment and disappeared before the
alarm could be given.
Morrison was one OF the five pris-
oners who broke from the Rock Is
land county Jail Sunday morning,
March 8, by rushing and overpow-
ering C.. C. Kirsch, day turnkey. He
is a paroled convict from the state
reformatory at Pontiac, where he
was committed for burglary and
larceny. His home is at F'reeport,
Ill.
Together with Earl Frazier and
ia Hodge, also paroled Pontiac
men, Morrison was recaptured by
a posse of officers, farmers and
railroad men only a few days ago
at Floris. Iowa, about twelve miles
below Ottumwa- They were brought
back to this city by Sheriff John
G. Miller, Deputy Jesse Hanna and
Parole Agent Wertz and lodged in
separate cells at the county Jail in
leg-irons. Frazier and Hodge were
among the ringleaders in the whole
sale Jail break of Jan. 81, when 20
prisoners, 10 of whom were paroled
convicts, escaped. All but eight
were recaptured.
About 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon Morrison was turned over to
The parole agent, in whose custody
he was taken to Galesburg. There
Judge Wertz picked up John Mills.
q 1GueIdl pl1SO1C4s hCAO ny LAiC
Galesburg authorities, and proceed
ed on to Peoria
Escape Sensational
Just after the train left Gales
burg the pair attempted to escape.
but Wertz frustrated their plan.
No further efforts in that direction
we're made by the prisoners until
the train had reached Bridge juno
ton, two miles from Peoria. Then
the coup d. etat. 1t was sensation
al, as spectacular as the climax in
avid west movie thriller.
Asking that they be given drink,
The pair was led to the smoker lava
tory by Wertz. AS the trio entered
the prisoners lifted their handcuffed
hands and brought them down on
the head of Wertz, who fell to the
floor, stunned. Beating him into
Inconsistencies the men rif1ed his
pockets, taking gun and keys.
Hearing sounds OF the scuffle,
passengers in the coach rushed to-
ward the lavatory door, but were
net and halted by a shot and pro-
fame command by Morrison, who
Kept the crowd covered while Mills
pulled the bell cord. AS the train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20
ILLINOIS COMPANY
OFFERS DIVIDENDS

]. NJ. Welch, returned from direc-
tors meeting of the Illinois oil
company at Tulsa, Okla, reports a
regular quarterly dividend of per
cent and an extra per cent, was
declared TO be paid April l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20
FARMERS LOANED
SEVERAL MILLION
DURING FEBRUARY

Washington, March 20.-Loans
totaling approximately $14, 799, 800
were made to 1929 farmers
throughout the United States by the
federal land banks on long time
first mortgages in February, &C
cording to monthly statement of
the farm loan board division, given
out today.
The Federal Land bank of
Omaha, Neb., led in amount of
loans closed with $685., 400. Other
banks closed loans as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20

Ihe total amounts or loans closed
since the establishment of the fed
eral land banks was $780,, 1897, 1854 on
March l, distributed among 1884
borrowers. Altogether 179, 734 have
applied for loans aggregating s471,-
455,362.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20
SOLDIERS, MONUMENT.

Springfield, Ill.-A monument to
the men of Sangamon county who
took part in the world war will
soon be erected in the court house
yard. The bronze tablet bearing
the names of the men will be sup
ported by marble pillars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20

Brigadier General Hines, chief of
embarkation, recently returned to
Washington from France and re-
ported to Secretary Baker that con-
ditions at Brest, great debarkation
port in France, have so improved
that there is no longer cause for
anxiety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20
SEVERE TEST SHOWS
HOW TO SAVE SHOES

"a molder in our foundry wore
pair of shoes with Neolin Soles every
day for ten months and two weeks
both in the foundry, and to and from
his work-and they are Just worn out. y
The Sessions Foundry Company of
Bristol, Connecticut, makes this report
on a pair of Neolin-soled molders'
shoes given them for test.
Neolin Soles have none of the short
comings of other soles. They do not
burn or crack under conditions such
as these-nor do they wear out quickly
under the grind of abrasive materials.
They are made by Science to be es-
pecially tough and durable, will stand
the toughest kind of usage and so
wear longer and save money. More
over. they are comfortable and water
proof.
You can get them on new shoes in
many styles for men, women and chill
dren-or as re-soles. They are manu-
featured by The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co.. Akron, Ohio, who also
make Wingfoot Heels-guaranteed to
outwear all other heels
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Meeting Exacting
Demands of Bath
and Shampoo
Made From Pure
Vegetable Oils

Lanolin Complexion Soap,
I5c cake, or box OF 3 cakes for
400.
Lettuce Complexion Soap,
15c cake, or box OF ; cakes for
40c.
Almond Emollient Toilet
Soap, I5c cake, or box of 3
cakes for 48c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17

Detroit will be taken up at later
date by former Chairman Frank +.
Walsh of the war Labor Board.
Some time ago street car union
conductors and motormen in CleVe.
land struck for more money ana
their places were filled with women
to the number of 80. Although 1t
was not made known, the services OF
these women were tantamount to
those of trikebreakers. On being
advised of he situation, they petit
toned to join the union and were
refused membership, on the ground
that they had committed an act
which barred them from joining. The
case aroused widespread interest all
over the country
Miss Theresa NJ. Doland is acting
as counsel for the conductorettes and
James H. Valley is presenting the
side of the striking street car men
as counsel for the Amaigamated AS
ISOLATION of street and Electric Rail
way Union. Several conductorettes
are now in Washington and will APP
pear. on behalf OF the women. The
hearings are being held in the South
eru building and are public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
SANITARY DISTRICT FOR
| D;e.SUBURDS UPHELD
Maryland Court Of Appeals Rules
That Legislature Acted With
] in Its Rights.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. January 1.-THE
right of the legislature OF Maryland
to create a sanitary district of the
suburbs of Washington, D. c., con-
sisting OF the larger portion Of Mont
gomery and Prince Georges counties
has been upheld by the court of appeals
in an opinion delivered by Judge Bris-
coe.
Under the terms Of chapter 122 of
the acts Of 1918 officials were created
having general powers over water
supply. sewerage and refuse disposal
on district comprising about ninety
square miles and containing about
10000 people. Authority to levy taxes
general powers necessary to carry
out its purpose.
The act was questioned by Augustus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
MAY FIX STATUS OF MEN
AND WOMEN IN INDUSTRY
Labor Board Expected to Reach De
cision in Cleveland Strike Cues
ton in Conference Now On.

Decisions affecting the future in
dustrial relations of men and women
are expected to be reached at con-
ference today and tomorrow between
joint Chairmen Taft and Manly of
the War Labor Board, representa-
tives of the striking street car con-
ductors in Cleveland and special
agents of the Department of Labor
who investigated the claims of the
striking union car men.
A claim put forward at the same
time by striking union carmen of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17

H. Dahler. a taxpayer living in Hy-
attsville, who sought to enjoin its en-
forcement He claimed that it ere
atcd taxing districts without the con-
sent of those affected, and that 1t was
discriminatory in its provisions
The court upheld the act upon the
general grounds of the right of the
legislature to create areas for legis-
lative purposes and to delegate gov
ernmental authority over them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Mountain Club to Greet Troops.

NEW YORK, January j.. The
Rocky Mountain. Club of New York
has been designated as the official
reception board to receive and en-
tcrtain western troops returning
from overseas. The club will pro-
vide a suitable Homecoming" show
the boys The sights of the city and
ser that they are started safely to
their western homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Roller Skating
A Lot of Fun

When you have on a pair of
Winslow's Extension Roller
Skates. equipped with self
contained ball-bearing wheels.
Price, $3.50 a pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
The w. & L. Line of Fine
Toilet Soaps

OikSI SOdUS
w. & L. Cucumber and Al
mond Cream Soap, I2C cake.
w. & L. Violet Soap, l5c, or
box of 5 cakes for 40c.
w. & L. Original Bouquet
Toilet Soap, I5c cake. +
w. & L. Pure Olive Oil d
Spanish CASTLE Soap, 15c cake.
Also Bermuda Bath Soap,
choice of fragrances. at 10c
cake; and a small assortment
OF Toilet Soaps at sc cake.
Bath Salts and Powders
Floris English Bath Salts,
assorted fragrances, $3.50. :.
Bradley's Rose Maid Salts, :
S1.0O and Sis.
Crown Bathodora, z5c and
75c. ~
Bath busting Powder, inn
ported, 75c and Si.25.
And Other Necessities
Violet Ammonia. z5c.
Murray Lannan Florida Wa
ter, S5c.
Bradley's Florida Water,
soc.
Lavoris, z3c, 45c and 90c.
Glyco-Thymoline, 24c, 4Sc
and S1.o0.
Wanous Shampoo Bags. I0c,
or ) for 25c.
Liquid Tar Soap for the
shampoo, 40c bottle.
Bradley's Liquid Shampoo,
soc and 7sc.
Rudolph Pine Shampoo, Csc.
Main floor, G street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Always Fresh
Candies

For instance. just arrived
are some Mullane's taffies,
assorted in y and | pound
boxes, at 60c a pound; Null
lanes Woodland Goodies. y
and pound boxes, at soc d
pound; and Chinkypins, IA
vorite peppermint CONNECTION,
at 7Sc a pound.
Fourth floor. center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Lingerie Ribbons

There is a beautiful quality
of washable satin showing d,
morning glory pattern; choice
of pink, blue or white. Rang
ing in price from the No. l at
Csc piece to No. ) at 90c a
piece.
Main floor, center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
The Most Popular
Veilings
For Midseason Wear

Chiffon Bordered Wells, of a
medium hexagon mesh. with
wide. picot-edgcd chiffon bor7
der, in brown, taupe, navy and
black. Price. Sl.25.
Made Wells, a fine line of
scroll patterns and attractive
dots, in brown, taupe and
black. Price. 75c.
VeiIings by the yard, in onc-
motif, scroll or dotted designs
of different sizes: brown,
taupe, navy and black. Prices
25c to SI.50 yard.
The Fitwell' Face Veil. cap
style. going over hair and face,
single motif style. Price, 25c.
Main floor. center. ... ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
Gui1npes for all Occasions

Guimpes for all Occasions
Such wide choice OF neck styles, collar shapes and
trimmings, and each dainty creation lending real touch
OF individuality the frock fortunate enough to possess
one. For instance
Those Delightful Guimpes Made of Net
Varying from round collar effects with front and collar
with dainty lace ruh1es and tuks, low $780, to
embroidered styles and those with
uckngs and trimmings of rich he at $780, lnbetween come
dignhed plainly models with crocheted buttons S50;
designs with either round collars white
cream lace combined with double collars
edged trimmed further enhanced by hand
brodery variety including monk styles and collar
less modes, choice at $3.50.
And Dainty Guimpes of Georgette Crepe
Aurng moderate pricing from $500 to $500
clude neck style characterized by miniature tekng
tiny deep round back collar at $55 and another
with tucks forming plaid degn joined by hemstitchng to
hand embroidered yoke at $780, A variety of Others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-17
A Silk kinono
for the Girl or Miss

A distinctively plain style
of navy, light blue. rose. old
rose. or pink silk, strikingly
bordered in black and white
striped corded banding, with
pipings to match. forming a
charming pointed yoke eff
feet and outlining the kimono
sleeves. Sizes 10 to 10 years.
Price, $3.50.
Fourth floor, center.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
Secretary Of Bruce Dry
Dock Goes to Philadelphia
to Arrange Details With
Fleet Corporation.
WORK MAY BEGIN
WITHIN Is DAYS
Resident Engineer Who Will
Supervise Construction is
Already on Ground Await
ing Word to Start.

With all financial arrangements
made for the construction and equip
ping of a repair shop to cost approx
mately 100000 as required by the U.
s. Emergency Fleet Corporation in
their proposal to the Bruce Dry Dock
company here to construct a floating
dry dock of 5000 tons capacity, at a
cost OF approximately $450,000, Secre-
tary Thomas A. Johnson, of the Brucs
company. left last night for Philadel-
phia to arrange the final details.
Mr.. johnson expects It will be nee
essary for him to be in Philadelpssia
for only a few days in getting the de-
tails, preliminary TO the beginning OF
actual construction work on the pro-
jeet, arranged. He expressed the be-
lief last night, just before leaving the
city. that work, in all probability, viii
begin inside of two weeks.
Guy w Cobb. engineer in the EN-
ploy of the Emergency Fleet Corpo-
ration, is already on the ground and
will begin activities as soon as the
word is given that all details have
been arranged and the Emergency
Fleet Corporation is ready for the pro-
ject to proceed. He will remain in the
city through the entire period of con-
struction of the dock and perhaps
longer.
1t was the desire of the fleet corpo-
ration that as many local men as pos
sible be interested in the project and
that this desire has been fully met.
especially by the laboring classes. is
evidenced by the great number who
have subscribed for stock. organized
labor taking an active part in the
campaign.
From the time construction work is
Well under way till the dock is fin
ished and after it is estimated that the
enterprise will employ an average Of
about ], 900 men, most of whom will be
skilled workmen, making a pay rcll
of something like a million dollars
a month. After the dock is completed
the pay roll will be maintained to as
great or even greater extent, 1t is ex-
pected, by the number of ships that
will be brought into this port for re-
pair work.
The enterprise also means the at
traction of more shipping and is one
of the facilities that had to be pro-
yided by some means for Pensacola
she is entitled in the development of
South American trade and trade with
other foreign ports.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
SHOOTING OF
PENTON Held
UNSUITABLE
Coroner's Jury Was Out
Only Five Minutes in
Making Out Verdict in
Tragedy Case.

Only a coroner's inquest was neces-
sary to free w. P. Cox, confessed
slayer of Frank Penton, former chief
! of police at the Pensacola Shipbuild-
ing company. The jury brought in a
verdict that Penton came to his
death by a gunshot wound, inflicted
by Cox in justifiable defense of ais
life" after they had been out but
five minutes.
The applause in the court room of
the justice of the peace where the in
quisition was held yesterday morning,
was deafening when Judge Johnson
pronounced the verdict and Cox was
warmly congratulated by men from
all walks of life, who had witnessed
the hearing. L. D. Green, Charles
Simpson, V. c. Branch, Wat Gentry,
j. r. Marble and George Harper com
posed the jury. States Attorney r.
A. McGeachey was present to hear
the testimony. Geo. Earl Hoffman
represented the defendant.
Developments at the hearing show
ed that physical assaults made by
Penton on Mrs. Annie Maroena, a
woman well over 60. his housekeeper
and formerly owner of a soft drink
stand on West Zarragossa street, were
the QlEeCI cause OF the SnOOt1n2. rem
ton, it was brought out in the testi-
mony, while in a nude condition. beat
and misused the woman late Tuesday
night until she was compelled to seek
safety in Cox's bedroom. 1t also de-
veloped that Penton was drinking at
the time he fired at Cox.
Apparently very much calmer than
he had been Friday morning after the
tragedy occurred, Cox sat by the side
of his lawyer, Geo. Earl Hoffman.
as witnesses were examined and later
made a straightforward statement of
the shooting and the events which led
up to it. He wore the shirt which he
had on at the time Penton fired at
him at his home, on the grounds of
the shipbuilding plant, and exhibited
bullet holes, torn places in the ma
on his bare skin. He said that Pen
which took them over. Legal limita-
tions placed on some of the principal
wartime government controlled are,
railroads, 21 months after the war
ends; espionage act, at the end of the
war; government operation of ships,
five years after the war.
Agreement upon the naval appro-
priation bill, fixing the personnel for
ton had cursed and slapped him even
before shots were fired. He made no
be innocently the women in the case.
Sensational testimony was given by
d.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
GULF PORTS
TO GET BETTER
FREIGHT RATES
Senator Fletcher is Advised
By Railroad Adrainistra-
ton Through Bills Lad
ing Will Be Issued.
az eEoReE 4. MANNfNG.

Washington, June Ex-senator D.
u. Fletcher. of Florida, was today ad-
vised by the United States Railroad
Administration that an order has been
promulgated lowering and otherwise
adjusting export freight rates from
the interior to the gulf and South At
lantic ports, so that through bills of
lading will be issued from The point of
origin to destinations
This will mean a great deal to the
gulf and South Atlantic ports. as it
will put them on an equality to a con-
siderable extent with the North At
lantic ports. which. because they have
always enjoyed through bills of lading
on export business, have heretofore
held a decided advantage over the
southern ports on export business.
This action by the railroad admin
istration has been strenuously urged
by Senator Fletcher for some time. A
few days ago he appeared before the
railroad administration officials and
urged that they take this action, as
serting that these gulf and Atlantic
ports WOuiu Always De at a QlSaOVan-
tage so long as they suffered from in
furious export freiKAt rates, while the
North Atlantic ports enjoyed through
export rates.
Under the old rates, Senator F1etch-
er said, through the refusal of the
eastern railroads to divide rates with
the southern railroads all the export
business, even including that to Cen
tral and South America, has neces-
sarily been driven to the congested
North Atlantic ports.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
z 4 gag Z So z aNx Y
steps in Rstifyins Treaty.

Here are the successive steps
that will be necessary in end
ing the war in the United States
senate:
! i, President submits official
draft of treaty and addresses
senate asking it's ratification
2. On motion of chairman of
committee, treaty is referred to
committee on foreign relations.
] s. Committee holds confer
ences on treaty, calling in ex-
perts and members of peace
delegation.
4. Committee submits to
senate either one unanimous
report or majority and minority
reports.
s.. Discussion Of committee
report or reports on floor of
senate.
6. Vote on ratification; two
thirds vote of senators present
required to ratify.
z. Senate submits it's action
to president.
s. President proclaims treaty
ratified and the war ended.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
WARTIME PROHI
Law NOT TO Be
SUSPENDED YET
President Wilson Announces
He Has No Authority to
Act in Matter Without
Congress.

Washington June 2S.-President
Wilson, through a White House state
ment tonight, announced that ne
would not suspend the operations of
the war time prohibition law, effec-
tive Monday at midnight.
When demobilization terminates, the
president said, s'my power to act with
out congressional action will be ex-
ercised" The terms of the wartime
prohibition law do not allow him to
act, the president said, until the ter
mination of the demobilization of the
troops, and there are still a million
men in the service under the emer-
gency. the president said he was ad-
vised by the war department.
The message from Presient Wilson
made public by Secretary Tumulty
expressed no opinion as to the author
ity of the president. when he does
raise the ban, to make his action ap-
plicable only to beer and wine.
Now that the peace treaty has been
signed legal officers of the govern
ment, probably the attorney general
will have to decide whether the sign
ing terminates government control or
supervision of many private activi-
ties, within the meaning of the laws
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
VALERA INVITED
TO SPEAK BEFORE
BOSTON SOLONS

New York. June 2S.-Eamonn de
Valera. president of the Irish repub-
lic," Cancelled engagements and temp
orarily closed his office here today
preparatory to leaving for New Eng-
land. where he will make several adj
dresses setting forth his claims for
Irish independence Monday he will
address the Massachusetts, house of
representatives by the unanimous in
vitation OF its members. and has ac-
cepted the invitation of Gov. Bart
lett, of New Hampshire, to visit that
state. A mass meeting has been ar
ranged for Fenway Park. Boston. Sun
day afternoon. when. de Valera will
make an address.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
DORSEY WANTS
POWER TO USE
STATE GUARDS

Atlanta, Ca, June 2S.-Gov. Hugh
NJ. Dorsey. on the occasion OF taking
oath Of office for his second term to-
day, recommended to the legislature
that the governor should have broader
authority in dealing with threatened
mob violence. The governor should
have authority to take precautionary
measures without waiting for a call
from local authorities for military as
sistance, when he learns of threatened
mob violence. Dorsey said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
In Same Imperial Hall
Where Germans Hurnbled
the French 48 Years Ago
They Humble.
. PRESIDENT WILSON
rs HOldEWARD BOUND
Withdrawal of Blockade
Against Germany Depends
Upon Ratification and
Her Future Good Beharicr

Paris. June 2S.-President Wilson
left Paris for his homeward journey
tonight Els train started from the
gare des Invalides for Brest at s:45.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
ENGINEERS ARE
LAST AMERICANS
TO LEAVE RUSSIA

Archangel, Russia, June 28-The
last of the American forces here, a
battalion Of the 10th Engineers, with
the exception of Brig. Gen. Richard
son. the American commander, and a
small detachment of headquarters
troops, embarked for Brest today.
General Richardson and the headquar-
ters troops will remain here several
weeks. The departure marks the close
of American participation in the Arch
angel campaign,
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