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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-13
IiYRIC

For the balance of the week the wonderful dramatic success. '"The Big Chance.'' will be presented by the Poll Players at the Lyric theatre. The production tells a highly interesting story Of the good that the war did to many men and women.
 The story fig built about four men and a woman who are leading life in which morality Is never consid- cred. Three Of the men are profes- stonal crooks and the other man a1ls' the woman are nearly as bad The man lives cn his interests in a big concern until the money ia gone and then forges a check, He ia caught and sent to prison which arouses the woman to a sense of duty, The war has begun and she Induces the three men to enlist and when her sweet heart Is released from prison she con vInces him that he should also enlist, She herself joins the Red Cross and erlists as a nurse at the battlefront.
 They meet in the trenches in France, All of the men have been honored for distinguished service but are again called upon to take part in a raid in which three of them are Killed. The man and the woman sur vtvtns marry. thereafter leading an honorable life and making the most of life,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
sAruRDA7 THE Rock ISLAND ARcus-NoVEnBsR e, 1919

THINK Of It. that way the
! monthly sum you now
hand the landlord going in
instead to pay for q home Of
your own It's easy. Hun
dreds Of thousands are buy
ing this way right along.
There's a first payment, Of
course, but you can manage
that. Well be glad to tell
you how. Just figure up what
you've already spent for rent.
Enough to buy several homes, /,
isn't It? Why keep on?
Change over. Get something
permanent for your dollars. Z
Build your own-NOW.
Save Enough On Your Home
Fer . Lot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
GRADE TEAMS HAVE
TOURNAMENT GAMES

Two basketball games were play
ed at the Y. NC. A. last night by
grade school teams competing for
the basketball championship Of the
Rock Island public schools. The
games Immediately followed the
dismissal Of school at 4 O'Clock.
Franklin piled up % points, hold
ing the Lincoln quintet to 2 in the
first contest William Babcock
proved an individual star on the
Lincoln team but his support was
outclessed in speed and size. Writ
played a slow game for Franklin
until he hit his stride in the second
half, amassing four Of his five field
goals. Max Alexenberg, the most
brilliant Of the Franklin players.
made points, 6 Of them being by
field goals. He threw all fouls for
his team.
The second contest, between Hor-
ace Mann and Lengfellow, came
out with Horace men leading, 20 to
0. Greiner, Z tall boy who would
make two Of Several Longfellow
players, scored Nsix field baskets
while Russ. substituting ID the
/, second half, made q fine showing
Jacob Knanisha was bulwark fol
| LongfellOw, q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22

Only a few months ago there was
considerable speculation as to what
Sergeant Alvin C. York would do
with the various propositions for
making money placed before him.
York had . number Of offers. He
saw . chance to leap practically
from poverty to wealth. 1t was .
temptation no doubt. even for =
man Of Yofk'S patriotic tempera-
ment.
He was urged BY many Of his
good friends to capitalize his ser
vices for the nag. In York's place
= great many men would have gone
after money.
But York turned down the offers.
II he had to struggle with an urge
Of human selhshness he IL to be all
the moro admired for his decision.
The fact remains Al York deliber-
ately turned his back upon, per-
haps, several hundred thousand
dollars.
Yet he wanted to do something
with his fame, not something for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22

Alvin c. York, but something for
the youth Of Fentress county. He
conceived the idea Of founding .
school for the mountain children
about his home and he now is cam
paigning- to raise the necessary
funds.
Again the nation must salute the
greatest soldier" His good deeds
were not brought to an end in
France. Instead Of cheapening
what he did for his nag he adds
richness to his service and he fur
ther endears himself to his fellow
countrymen.
Americans have wanted to give
costly gifts to Alvin York to show
appreciation Of his valor. Nothing
would suit him better than a fund
Of sufficient size to establish this
school. It Is hoped the York foun-
dalton will be much larger than
necessary. It should be oversub-
scribed. Sergeant York will speak
at Augustana gymnasium Dec. 3 on
behalf Of the school he hopes to
found. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
SENATE DELAY
! COSTLY FROM
MANY ANGLES
Continued from Page one.)

financial body ever created in the
world. It will have the say over
the entire commerce Of Germany,
just whore she shall by or sell,
and Just how she shall pay. That
power arises under the treaty be-
cause Of the desire of the victor
Ii0us allies to collect a. much q
possible in money to pay the enor-
NOUS indemnity demanded by the
allied peoples for losses sustained
In the war. The reparation COM
missioners will virtually be re-
ceivers over Germanyis assets, and
the opportunity to play favorites.
or rather to discriminate against
the commerce Of the United States
for to form combinations to COM
pei Americans to sell their goods
ut such low prices as to enable the
allied commissioners to make mon
icy ct the expense Of American
trade would be in the hands Of the
European members Of the repara-
lions commission, and America
would be outside Of the commission
altogether.
Hold Whip Hand.
Seventh, some day the business
men Of America, especially those
interested In the sale Of cotton and
other commodities to central Eu.
rope, would wake up to reali1a.
tion that before an American could
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
All Materials Complete
for This Home Only !
$2,979

A beautiful Colonial design a IN
usual roominess and comfort. Living
room. dining room, : bed rooms, bath,
kitchen and large sun porch. Living
room II It. by II It. 3 inches. Largo
hall with coat closet on first door.
linen closet on second. Bed rooms
ually. Three closets IN largest bed
room. one each In others. Kitchen
has built-in kitchen case and work
table. Splendid light and ventilation
throughout. Plan No. 1874 All ma
terials for this homo complete Only,
$1,s79.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
ISOLDE MEAeES
\ PLAYS CONCERT
7 1T AUGUSTA!NA
= !
0na1 Aulienee Hears Perfect
WsEk II Wonaa vlslinlst Il
Dozen Daoufaful Nunbefs.

-
Isolde 4eogoo. The EuSlish vios
uniSt, assisted By Eileen Beattie at
The piano, played N sven dozen
Beautiful numbers In her concert
Ct the Augustana auditorium last
evening. lliss Meakss' rendition It
III umDs was exact, and yet such
d6pth and feeling was displayed in
~ liquid toAes from her instru-
s .s ~. -. .. IW.s
1n.e.s eu' ~
neeaing the program vas han
oeis " mayor sona1s, . olnicuit
ma lengthye-aumber. appreciated
ne MOST because o me niger Play
= demanded Of tne sttist % VOL -
tne nuctuaunS 0ucn Wnlcn W.
necessaIy 20 DI.ns Guy tne mcoas
y .ne cposef. nsylne r I
1891 On one snsn st.sin tIsco0
.alousnoot sno oa INC slow, neaSy
mlno.s u ~ tnsme: tne Ssmos1
LuIi u Ioa noyo - played "
AisS Menses' pieased the audience
more tnan any otner NUMBER play
60: In direct contrast. Chanriefs
scnerzo vase. following. was NO
- Deaut,luiiy interpreted. me
Muslca! taient producing tue shii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22

Ih0 OMAs0o 0S0S00S WuASA 0AOOA tAS
has the right to make
laws governing the commerce Of
The nation.
Eighth, H the United States re-
jected the present treaty and en-
deavored ito negotiate q separate
treaty with Germany, it would be
necessary under the rules Of the
League of Nations. which will soon
be in effect % between Germany
and the European powers, for any
treaty made by Germany with the
United States to be submitted to
the council OF the League of Ma
tons for approval. Thus America
would not have q free hand in ne
gotiating . separate peace with
Germany, but would be obliged to
get the consent Of the allied and
associated powers, who could have
q voice in the negotiations and In
the apportionment Of war debts
and other contracts that might at
feet the financial opportunities Of
the allied and associated govern
ments to collect money from Ger
many. 1t will not be soon forgot
ten the fight Premier Clemenceau
made against the payment by Ger
many Of coin instead Of credit pa
per for the food sold to central
Europe by America since the arm
istice and tho successful fight
which Herbert Hoover waged to
get q certain priority in payment
for American farmers out Of Ger
many's funds. The League Of Ma
lions and the allied governments
would have complete power Of de-
cision without being obligated to
heed the protest Of the United
States II they 50 desired.
Blow to Our Prestige.
Ninth, the blow to the prestige Of
the United States government
throughout the world would be in
calculable II no treaty with Ger.
many were adopted. Not only
would the moral power of the ex'
ecutive branch OF the United States
government be weakened in ex
changing notes with other powers
on numerous questions. but will
the knowledge that congress alon,
| II dominant in foreign affairs Their,
would be . disposition to deal witt
individual members of congress, |
practice that has quietly grown al
Of late and which puts the execu
tive branch Of the government .
serious disadvantage IN endeavor
ing to discharge III constitutions
functions OF conducting foreign If
fairs.
Whoever ID at fault for the pres
emit state Of afIairs-either the OBJ
stiaacy Of the president and hi
refusal to take to Paris men 1
whom the members would hay
confidence. or the desire Of SEM
tors to punish the president for b
errors-the fact remains, that III
less = compromise resolution 4
adopted when congress rec0nvene
and the treaty ratified in som
form. the people IT the Unite
States who usually suffer whe
congress sQuabbles with the exect
tive, will suffer again. Only TIL
time the effects may reach into Ii
financial and business tissues I
| the whole country and touch nj
only economic factors like wage
export trade and sretrenchment {
! industries which had expected |
| bsnsnt from foreign commerce. BIT
| the value OF liberty bonds and Z
I other securities which depend upe
| the speed with which Europe CO
| reAabilitate herself and pay he
war debts % well ~ the bills 81
WIN hay6 contracted Tor America
| goods since the war ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
Save Enough On Your Home to Pay
Fer Lot.


Tho Specimen valus" Gordon-van Tine homo
shown above, proves tie big savings al our
Houses make You. The amount saved Is usually
mfdeisnt to pay for . good lot The reason?
We do national businea1L selling to nearly 2o0,-
600 customers. We handle building materials
In Tremendous quantities and can buy It low6st,
Wholesale figures. Our profits on each individ-
ual sale are 1xhsy amau
What You Get In The Way Of Quality.
Gordon-Vaa Tine savings are not made ct the
expenDs Of Qu1Hty. Down to the last nail our
building materials 0e sbsolute1y the bet that
can b peodnesd. Nothing sho9t Of the finest
wouad fD41ee homs builders hundreds Of miles
Distant to buy from n. Our Specifications arc
ypur iron-elad contract Cover every item we
sen you.> We ask that you witt our warehouse
and - hatezials for yourself. Examine lumber.
millwork, hardware everything. Make any
comparisons you want You can do this before
you spend dollar. Then you know.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
You Can Know The Cost Before You
Build.

We Safegurd you against the prevailing evil
Of incorrect estimates and costly "extzag" By alb
solutely guaranteeing prices. Our priess-Plain-
" printed IN our Home Plan Book-eover al ma
terials a. specified. This l. vitality important;
for homes built the ordinary way average third
to hah more than the owner expected. We put
you in touch with reliable contractors to secure
lowest eogta On construction work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
Our 200 Home Plans Give You Widest
3 Choice.

Nowhere else con- goa get the choice Il homes
we offsr. 200 to select IRON. Each home the
work Of expert architects. Every house built
Hundreds Of times throughout the country. Gives
positive insurance against mistakes and disap-
pofntmsnts. Many Gordo1-Van Tine homes built
IN the Tfi-CitiesEright where Jon can 90 and
see tAm for yourself. No matter Whist type or
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
]. Voorhees, Laird Dies

j. voorhees, Laird. marine agen'
for the Lehigh Valley railroad In
charge of the tugs and marine equip
ment at the local coal piers for the
past fifteen years. died yesterday
morning at the home of his son. For
est A. Laird, 26 Millington avenue
Newark, after a brief Illness of pneu-
monia. fMr. Laird had been in the en-
pIoy of the Lehigh Valley Company
for the past forty years, twenty-five
of which he was at the New YORK
office of the concern. He was sixty
five years old. He was well known
in this city, where he resided In Mar
ket street with his wife for a lone
time. Mrs. Laird died several months
ago.
Funeral services for Mr. Laird VII
be held Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock from the home OF MS son, ~
Millington street. Newark. Intermeni
will be at South Amboy. Rev. WI,
liam III. Bawden. pastor OF the First
Baptist church. will oficiate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
POLICE NEWS

Two persons we're taken to New
Brunswick this morning, both of
whom had terms to serve in the
workhouse. They are Julia Sabo,
picked up Saturday night for safe
keeping by Patrolman Nelson. who
was sentenced to ninety days in the
workhouse, and Annie Steven, who
was given a six months sentence.
For creating a disturbance in his
Sutton street. who was arrested Sat-
urday night on charges of disorderly
conduct, was fined $40 yesterday
morning in police court.
Attempting to smuggle whiskey
Into a prisoner in the lookup cost
John Gugawolski $25 yesterday
morning following his detection by
Sergeant Clarkson j. Durham.
-Thirty-two more CANNES who
were apprehended during the last few
days by their arch enemy. Arthur
Murish, the dog catcher. took the
poison route to determination on Sat-
urday afternoon. The city Is now
fairly well rid of dogs who have nei-
their mueller nor license plates on
them but those who want to keep
their pets are warned not to become
lax in taking proper precautions be-
cause the dog catcher is not going to
become less vigilant in his TRADE
against mongrels.
Instead of the large service flag
which hung in the front window of
the police station during the war. a
small, new one has been put up con
taining two gold stars representing
Thomas F. Toolan and Edward Will
liam Franzblau, who died in the serv-
ice of their country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
CLEAN UP WEEK
AHUGE SUCCESS
600 Loads of Refuse Result OF
Municipal Effort at Clean
ing City

Cleanup week was an unqualified
success.
Street Commissioner Anthony Mu-
noz said this morning that II was a
huge success and that huge quantities
Of refuse material. garbage and ashes
had been collected during the week
by the regular contractors wagons
and by the wagons added for the
week from the street department sta
bles.
Mayor Dorsey placed his oficial ap-
prevail on the Deek, which has out
stripped any previous effort at giving
the city a thorough cleansing.
1t Is etimated that about 500 wagon
loads of refuse, ashes and garbage
were collected during the six days OF
the campaign. This was composed of
regular garbage collections and In ad-
dition. the refuse material which was
thrown put by residents throughout
the city.
The street department added twelve
wagons to the usual collection routes
on the first four days Of the week on
Friday used thirteen n on Saturday
fourteen. The contractors used eight
wagons instead of six as usual.
The street commissioner estimated
the collections made by the CITY wag-
ons at 375, each wagon making IN
average OF five loads a day. The ma
terial collected was placed on the city
dump in Penn street.
There will be no extension of the
clean up campaign as the city Is well
cleaned up In the opinion of the off,
Gals who had the matter in charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
COP SUSPENDED
UNDERC
Chris Hanson Off Force 80 Be-
Iieved to Have Been In =
t0xicated

Patrolman Chris Hanson has been
suspended from the police force, I'M
der orders of Mayor Dorsey. on
charges preferred against him by
Chief Of Police p. J. Burke, alleging
violations of rules of the department.
The charges have also been ad-
dressed to the Board of Aldermen
and Mayor Dorsey this morning re-
ferred all data on the case that had
come to his hands to the board.
No correct information could be
obtained as to the contents Of the
charges. 1t is understood that
Roundsman William Calvin had re-
ported Hanson for being intoxicated
while on duty.
Mayor Dorsey said this morning
that City Physician DIR. g. w. Fithian
had made an examination of the off,
GER after the charges had been made.
The mayor says that ne had request
ed a report from the city physician
which has not yet been forthcoming.
For that reason. apparently, the
charges will not specifically say. that
Hanson was intoxicated while on
duty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26

! ION the pre-war area equal to Texas
minus Michigan, or Texas minus all
the New England states except Con-
necticut, Germany supported some
thirds the total population of the
United States of America. How much
of this population is removed from
her ii is difficult to say because the
splitting of territory does not corre-
spond to units of census measurement.
But 1t is possible to arrive at a
fairly accurate estimate of her re-
! duced population. For Germany's
citizens were distributed we'll over
her former empire, n countless
cities and towns, and a dense rural
\ population, rather than numerous
large cities, made her average den.
sity of population high.
This average density was about
800 to the square mile in 1914, n the
total number of square miles either
lost outright or subject to plebiscites
| at some future date approaches $4,000
square miles. Therefore 1t Is not far
from the mark to estimate thai Ger
many loses a number of persons equiv
alent to the combined populations of
New York state and Massachusetts, in
Guiding those giant New World CT
ties. New York and Boston.
"Grievous as may have been the
parting to her, Germany expected to
lose Alsace and Lorraine If h lost
the war. But to pay for her capital
| crimes against civilization with the
Saar Valley area must seem a heavy
price. For In hat region, not so
large as Rhode Iisland, were contain
ed coal fields rated among the rich
est in Europe. In this historic area
of natural bounty the earth has borne
grapes for rare Ole wines since Ro-
man days. Then HI surface was
pierced for its yield of block treasure,
though wooded hills. crowned with
ancient abbeys and castles, still look
down on busy factories n bustling
towns. 1t was the eastern Pennsyl-
vania of Germany-only with the
Pittsburgh left out-for Saarbrucken,
metropolis of the area, has only
about 10000 population.
"Danzig has been a port of major
importance since the days when 1T
was one of our principal centers of
the Hanseatic League. Not far inland
Is Marienburg, once the capital of
the Teutonic Order of knights. For
merly the grain of fertile Silesia and
Poland poured through Danzig, but
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 26.-In
connection with the accompanying
map, prepared by the National geo
graphic Society, showing the terrific,
rial losses of Germany, as indicated
In the official summary of the peace
treaty and in the subsequent official
statement indicating the boundary
delimitations. the Society has issued a
bulletin explaining the extent, i'm
p~ortance and peoples of the areas
Germany must forfeit. This pulle-
tin states:
ITO visualize more clearly what
Germany lost in territory take a mar
OF the United States and from the
area of Texas deduct that of Michi-
gan. This may be done, roughly. by
eliminating the panhandle and thai
western rectangle beyond the Rio
Grande, which has Ell Paso in the
northwest orner h result Will be
an area approximately the size of the
continental German Empire before the
| armistice was signed.
From this area Germany loses out
right her ill-gotten Alsace-Lorraine
| parts of Silesia, Posen and West Prus-
| STA, the Danzig area, Eupen and NAL
medy. This aggregate loss in territory
is about equivalent to the area of thu
| state of Maine.
, but that is not all. In addition
there are areas in which a plebiscite is
to be taken. Their total extent is
| about equivalent to the area of the
state of New Hampshire. They In
clude the southeastern third of East
Prussia, part of Schleswig and the
| Saar Valley. Even before the war 1t is
likely that a plebiscite would have
| found strong anti-German support in
| each of these areas. After the war,
when the choice is between tax-bur-
| dened Germany and some other pow
err. there would seem to be little doubt
but that the Saar regions will pre-
| fer France, Schleswig will revert TO
Denmark, and the East Prussian area
to Poland.
"Of course these comparisons do
not mark the complete losses of Ger
many, for they do not take n ac-
| count the colonies which are taken
from her. Henceforth other nations
as m~andatories, will administer KAN
| erun, Togoland, German Southwest
and German East Africa, Tsingtau,
German New Guinea, the Carolines
and the Marshal Islands, Samoa and
Pleasant Island.
If you are more familiar with
] eastern states than with Texas, 1t may
make the comparison more vivid to
note that the postwar Germany will
find her place under the sun to be
about equal to the territory comprised
in the New England states plus New
York and Pennsylvania, or that con-
tanned in New England and Oregon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
LODGES

Lawrence Lodge No. 60, Odd Eel
lows, at its meeting Friday night init
lated one candidate in the first degree
and arranged to take part In the well
come parade.
-Sixty-fve candidates were init
lated by erth Amboy Nest No. 1927,
Order of Owls Friday night at Eagle
hall.
National Organizer Cox and
Worthy President Rodda will head a
delegation of members of Perth Am
boy Nest No. 1927 Order Of Owls to
Paterson tonight. where they will TAX
part in a large class initiation
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
Courtesy National Geographic Society. Copyright 1919.

ly in three areas as indicated on the
map). Germany is likely to lose a
province which mas not the industrial
importance Of the Saar or Silesian
districts, but which has a naval value
relating to both the North inc Baltic
seas. Moreover Germany priced this
region because 1t was so hard to ac-
quire. No Balkan problem is more
complex, nor did the Alsace-Lorraine
issue cause more irritation than did
the so-called Schleswig- Holstein
question in years gon by. One his
torian remarked that only three men
ever understood the points at issue
and one was dead, another insane,
and a third had forgotten what 1t
was all about"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26

more recently the city has been a
center for shipbuilding and manufac-
ture of munitions.
Ever since the armistice Germany
has carried or an sidu propa-
ganda to keep from losing her rich
Posen and Silesian mining districts.
Zinc, iron and potash. the very life
blood of her Wanted industrial or
ganism, came from the area adjoining
Poland which Germany now is called
upon to forfeit to that newly created
nation so long debarred from this
| rightful inheritance. Hard coal also
came from this region in considerable
quantity.
by granting q plebiscite to Schles-
wig (Which is to be taken successive