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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
XMAS CHEER IS
CARRIED TO 400
BY ARGUS SANTA
Committee Wlnds Up Work for the
Year and Thanks Public for Its
Generous Support

More than 400 poor children were
provided for through The Argus
Santa Claus fund. 1t was discovered
yesterday when the committee
checked over It's lists and wound
w the work for the year.
The Argus Santa hopes that
there was not q single poor tot in
the city who was not remembered
on Christmas day. As far Is the
committee has been able to ascer-
tain no child was overlooked, but
u there were any. 1t is because
they were 30 hidden away that the
committee could not reach them.
Each youngster was given a pair
Of warm stockings. handkerchiefs,
. book, toy, sack Of candy. fruit,
nuts and cookies, and q comb was
given every family.
As usual, the public was most
generous in its contributions to the
fund and the donations were suf-
ficient to cover all the bills of the
purchasing committee. despite the
greatly advanced price of every
thing. So many Of the old friends
OF The Argus Santa contributed
again this year that it is evident
the public has confidence in the
work and that the fund has become
one Of the well-established institu-
tfons Of the city. -
The committee wishes to thank
the merchants for their courtesy to
the purchasing committee and the
cooperation they extended in secur-
Ing the articles needed. The COM
mittee is also greatly indebted to
F. J. Won Ach Tor the use of his
rooms in the State bank building.
to the Rock Island Transfer COM
pany, and Strecker & Lewis, for
their trucks in the distribution Of
the packages, and to the l.. E. West
Gum company for cards and but
tons donated the committee.
Weather conditions were favora-
BILE Wednesday for the delivery Of
the presents, and. assisted by a
willing troop of Boy Scouts, the
packages were taken to the chill
dren in record time. Every present
was delivered before nightfall.
The committee upon whom fell
the responsibility of the work and
to whom belongs all the credit for
fts success was composed Of Mes
danes C. T. Du Gard, s. Switzer. s.
F. Parker, j. c. Stanton, P. Lister,
/. G. Richardson and Ben Koch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
DANCING PARTY
OF KNIGHTS TO
BE BIG AFFAIR

The dance arranged by Allouex
council. Knights Of Columbus. for
Monday night at Elks' hall will take
the place Of the annual New Years
eve affair. Because Of other ar
.T4ngements 1t was not possible for
The Knights to secure the hall on
ahe last night Of the fading year.
However. the committee on ar
rangements reports that its plans
for Monday night call for . big
time. Whites orchestra will fur
nlbh the music, always popular
With the devotees Of the shufRling
ut. Added to this there Is prom
isNd other features that should
mile the evening one Of keen en-
byMent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
BASKET LEAGUE
ORGANIZED FOR
SCOUTS Teams


:. The basketball schedule for the
Rock Island Boy Scouts as has
been drawn up at headquarters
calls for the first schedule games
to be played the week of Jan. 4
to 10. All troops a. yet have not
been entered for games and these
troops are not included in the
schedule. Troops having teams not
entered should report to Scout
headquarters so as to get started
at once with the other teams.
The games played the first week
will be AZ follows: Troop 1B W.
troop 2, troop 4 VS.. S, troop s W..
10. troop Is W. II, troop 20 vs.. q.
The schedule, as made out calls
for games for five weeks. The bal
ance of the schedule will be drawn
up Feb. l. Games may be played
any evening Of the week that
gym can be secured. The first team
Of the two scheduled is responsible
for securing the gym where games
shall be played. Headquarters will
help in securing school gyms.
"Y" and other floors. Troops No.
IA and IA, both of which have
splendid teams. are not included
in the schedule because of their
size. Members of these two teams
are from the older Scouts in the
city and other games will have to
be secured for them. The winner
Of the regular schedule may ar
range.a game with either of these
two teams later on.
Get Ready for Tests.
Scoutmasters in the city are busy
getting their Scouts lined up for
the next court Of honor meeting.
which will be held Jan. %, at
which time the meeting will be
open to all Scouts. A large num-
Der Of merit badges will also be
taken, and one first class Scout,
Marvin Billiard, of troop No. IL,
will have enough to qualify for
Life and Star Scout. Before the
following court of honor he hopes
to have the required number for
an Eagle Scout. Other first class
Scouts working for merit badges
are Charles Sackville, Ray Aiding
er and Eugene Loe of troop No. 5.
Lester Pardon and Adelbert Keel
ey Of troop No. 2. Arthur McDougall
of troop No. 6 and Eugene Young
of troop No. 8. There will be q
large number Of second class ex-
aminations given.
Many troops in the city are hav-
ing skating parties during vaca-
ton. Some of the boys are going
to Camp Winnie-Taska the first
part Of next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
Obituary
Mrs. John II. Cotteeall.

Mrs. John M. Cotterall, formerly
Miss Mary Scully Of this city, died
at her home in Des Moines sud-
denly at O'Clock yesterday after
noon, according to word received
last night by her sister, Miss Nellie
J. Scully, Of 212S Fifth avenue.
Rock Island.
Mrs. Cotterall was born In Rock
Island, educated in St. Joseph's
school, 0And lived here until the
time Of her marriage about TWEEN
ty-flve years ago, after which che
made her home in Des Moines. She
was q member of the alumnao as
ISOLATION Of st. Joseph's and of the
Royal Neighbor lodge.
Mrs. Cotterall was expected to
arrive in Rock Island today for q
holiday visit at the home Of her
sister. The remains will arrive In
Rock Island this afternoon.
The survivors are the widower.
John NJ. Cotterall of Des Moines:
one sister, Nellie J. Scully of Rock
Island; two brothers, Milo Of Rock
Island and Daniel J. of Atlanta,
Co.: one niece, Alice Smith of st..
Louis, and one nephew. Daniel J..
Smith Of Belden, Cal. Many friends
in Rock Island will Join the be-
reayed. family in lamenting her
death.
Funeral services will be held at
St. Joseph's Catholic church at 8
o'clock Monday morning. Rev. P. Il.
Durkin ofticiating. Burial will be
made in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
DEAD
ASRESULT OF
XMAS ORGIES
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tiles were reported seriously i'll,
blinded or dying.
The victims in this city this af-
ternoon numbered 80. including
one woman; in Springfield, 4; Hol-
yoke, z, and Hartford, Is,
Alexander Perry, proprietor of
the hotel where the police believed
many of the victims obtained the
liquor, gave himself up to the po-
lice today. He. his brother Charles
and William Baker, a. bartender,
were arraigned charged with mai.-
slaughter. All pleaded not guilty
and were held in. $4,000 bonds
each for a hearing. Technical
charges of selling liquor Illegally
also were placed against them.
Thomas Oczkwski, proprietor Of
a saloon in -Chicopee, also was
placed under arrest today charged
with manslaughter.
Others Are Ill,
Early this afternoon the death
list for this city. Springfield and
Holyoke had risen to II and three
more persons seriously i'll in their
homes here had been reported to
the police. Francis Taylor of
died this morning and
the death of John l.. Duffy, which
occurred about midnight was dag
nosed as due to alcohol poisoning.
There were two additional Chico
pee deaths this morning.
District Attorney Ely today re-
fused to accept bail for Alexander
Perry. whose bonds were placed by
the court at $4,000.
Four Arrested.
Hartford. Conn, Dec. 27.-Thir;
teen persons have died here from
what appeared to be wood alcohol
poisoning up till noon today, the
list Of 10 last night being increas-
ed by three deaths reported this
morning.
Jacob Bronerwine, Frank Rose.
Saul Joseph and Nathan Salsberg
are under arrest in connection
with the deaths.
Seller Drinks the Stuff,
The police claim to have traced
the purchase OF the IL barrels Of
supposed whisky" by the four men
under arrest to three Italians liv-
ing in the Bronx, New York. An
equal volume was added to the
liquid before it was offered for sale
here or in Chicopee and Holyoke.
Michael Yuske, IS, owner Of an.
other saloon, who is III at the hos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
HEADQUARTERS
OF g. o. P. IN EAST

New York, Dec. 27-New head
quarters for the Republican ma
tional committee will be establish
ed in the Berkeley arcade, 10 West
Forty-fourth street, where the en-
tire fourth floor has been engaged,
1t was announced today. Chairman
Will H. Hayes and the headquarters
staff will move from the present
quarters at $40 Fifth avenue on
Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
MONTENEGRO SAYS
SERBS LOOT THEM

+ Paris, Thursday, Dec. 25.-Fur-
Their protests relative to Serbian
operations in Montenegro have
been sent to the peace conference
by the royal Montenegro govern
ment with headquarters at Neuilly.
It Is asserted that armed bands
have recently been sent into the
interior Of Montenegro to cooperate
with regular Serbian troops in pill
Laying and burning houses owned
by Montenegrins still faithful to
King Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
GOES TO LOOK UP
Y FIELD IN RUSSIA

New York, Dec. 27.-Franklin A.
Gaylord, who founded the Young
Mems Christian association in Rus
STA, sailed today on the steamer
Canada to investigate possibilities
OF conducting civilian Y. NJ. c. A.
activities in south Russia. He was
accompanied by Miller S. Baker Of
Atlanta, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
FOCH NOT CONTENT
TO BE A SENATOR

Paris, Dec. 27.-(Havas)-Mal-
shall Foch has informed the Repuih
lican committee Of Finisterre that
he will decline the offer Of q can
Gidacy to the senate, which was
recently offered him, according to
the Matin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
DR.. ". 0. COFFEE,

Practice limited to eye. ear. nose and
throat diseases. straightens cross-eyes
removes adenoids at one visit. no chloro-
form. Treats deafness. loss of hearing
head noises. catarrh. tonsils and most
eye diseases BY a non-sureical method. He
is in his Davenport Offices in the First
National Bank Bldg. corner Of Second and
Main streets. on Saturday. Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday, from Q q. m. to $50
D. N. Phone Davenport 1914
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27

Hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Van Arsdel, 514 Sixteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Freund, 1923
Twenty-feurth-and-a-half street.
are spending the holidays with Mr..
Freund's father at Ada, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27
Funeral Of Frank B. Archer.

Funeral services for Frank B.
Archer. formerly Of Rock Island,
who passed away Christmas eve at
his home in Aurora, were held at
the Sacred Heart Catholic church
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, Rev.
C. P. O'Neill officiating. Interment
was in Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27

Mt st. Elias in Alaska is $500
feet higher than Mont Blanc. called
by Byron "the Monarch of Noun
tains.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27

Heinz, u at his winter post.
Heinie Groh, captain Of the
worlds champion Reds. isn't living
on his share of the series coin these
days. Heinie's "flllin' IN" as q clerk
in a haberdashery store In Cincin-
natl. Heinie, by the way. is some
little Beau Brummel. 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-27

Worn out by the vigorous duties being Of
CLING young republic OF Poland lgnace Paderewsk world famous
musician recently resigned the Off that might his
home Switzerland pointed
him that there available could
the plans of the republic Paderews reconsdere his decision
and will remain in office for time least He said
touched the piano since he became premier.
Evening star., 1919-03-08
WANTED-RooMs.

REFINED young lady desires room, with or
xitbnut hoard in private family; northwest
81 ction; by March IS. Address Boz SOD. Star
ae,.a o.
Evening star., 1919-03-08
wANrEp-RooMs.
CoottnUeA

ROOM with or without board
for two men; reasonable; de-
sirable location. Call l46S R. l.
ave. NV, after $50 pm. 10s
Evening star., 1919-03-08
n sr. NEAR CONN. AVE. YURNIsHED,
h. e,,alor ma IT ruent: E6I. FrAhklin ll70. ~

n ST. NEAR CONN. AVE. FURNISHED,
bachelor apartment; keS. Franklin l10. -
sal0 NEW HAMPsHiRE AyE-rw0 R0oMs.
sittjag hail and private bsth; h.-w.h.i eiec-a-
light; suitable for couple.
/ ROOMS. BATH, H0DsEKENPING, 3 BED !!
roesas. sleeping porch, $50 meath . rss4ss-
J. hedsooms. sleeping porch. sos month, &xe-
elusive nsiGhbsrkood. 23l0 Goth St. a0e
An ATTRACTIVE APT. on fHREE ROOM
"A. rent, SiOO mouth. Columbia T513. -
FTRNfEHHD APXkTMEKT; SEWN N00N0sl
s75 per moath: second aoer. 1883 Mcsrne
ct. nv.
NEAR 18th AND 8 STs-EXCEFf1cHAIKK
well furnished, roems. bath; Jesse Hentbsi
immediate possessian. 12s
SHANNON 4 LUCIA,
n. 2tSH. 71s 14tt st. Nv u. 49,
FHKEE K60N5 zHD TzfH. Oh II HL0Q, h
of orfvate koasei VeaY ntee1r fUenjGnods =,
GNAhgQ1 8 Ipe1 !. -
Evening star., 1919-03-08
TABLE BOARD.
COUNTRY BOARD.

BOARDERs wANTED-Priyate family; 80
min to station; ffrst-class accommodation;
all modern improvements: week ends. weee
and months: invalids accommodated; practiest
nurse attention; ref. exchanged Address MISS
Bette Ferguson, Bluemont. Va.
Evening star., 1919-03-08

HOtrsEKEEPING ROOMS, furnished or un1ur.
nished; or small house. 7. B. podd. 616 14fh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13

IL you value your watch. let
Haynes repair u. Near Liberty the.
atrc. Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
FORD-TRIBUNE
SUIT IS LIVELY
Papers Lawyers Say Ed.
torial Was Justified

Mt. CLEMENS. Mich. May Ia
As the Ford Chicago Tribune $1,000
900 libel suit entered It's second day
in the circuit court here today action
was expected to be taken on the
brief filed by Ford's attorneys to
narrow TO a single observation-disclosures
the "anarchistic editorial" was inju-
rious 10 Ford.
Lively arguments were exchanged
between counsel in the case In yes
terday's session when attorneys for
the defense filed "a motion for n
change In the defense plea. The
original plea Of the Solomon News
company. Detroit. distributors Of the
Tribune. and n co-defendant. was ig-
norance OF the editorial the Tribune
printed attacking For, This plea
would now be changed to that Of JUS
tification. the stand taken by attor'
ncys for the newspaper.
No progress has been made today
in selecting the jury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
Russ "Reds" Anxious to
Make Peace With Allies

ent or Join a Russian soviet con
federation.
The soviet government would also
agree 60 withhold its propagandists
from other countries.
GENERALIZATION Of the Iolshevik
army would take place as soon as
tho allies withdrew their forces.
Want Allies % Quit
ON the part OF the allies. Il was
proposed that they evacuatc Rus.
sian territory. cease financing or en-.
cournging opponents of the soviet
government. lift the blockade and
permit the fiolshevlh 20 buy rail.
way equipment and other machin.
cry. The liolzheviki further asked
the allies to recover 100000 rublea
In gold, captured by the czecho.
Slovaks at Przemysl and now held
In siberia, 90 be used In payment
OF ltussla's debt TO the allies.
The iolshevlki viii make no In.
vasion OF Germany or any other
country" said Makowskl. "Tho Ger.
mans and the heads OF other states
know that even II the people do
not, on all sides our enemies are
on our soil.~the allies at Archangsl
and In southern Russia, and the
Germans along the Russian border.
We have an army OF little over
a million men. all workmcn. but
commanded By officers OF the old
army who must work and are glad
OF job. They xe, the same pay
as the privates nut this army Will
be dlshandcd as soon as the allies
and Germans withdraw their
armies"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
INVESTIGATES TWO YOUTHS

Arrested on suspicion. Leland No
BILE, Is. laborer. and Thomas Fouids.
10. delivery boy. were booked at the
central station on open charges and
viii b. held pending investigation
into numerous tire and auto acces.
sorry thefts recently. They were ar.
rested By Detectives W. T. Wor.
sham and J. T.. smith. Noble was
captured at Fourth ave. and Univer.
sity ~. and FouldH was taken a,
wcNtlakc ave. and Denny way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
Major Louis seagrave

Only a few years ago n husky,
blonde haired youth arrived on the
University OF Washington campus
from Spokane and demonstrated
that brains and Drawn make u win.
ming combination.
: Louie" Sengrave -~ that's what
they called him-eapiained the pur'
pie and gold football team under
Coach Gil Doblc and edited the col
legs daily during his campus career.
Finishing college he went 20 Port
land and developed into successful
bond salesman. The war broke out
and before u ended Ssagrave was
a major. Then he came 20 Seattle
and began writing a wnr history %
Seattle Along came the Victory
loan and Seagravo was drafted 20
handle the payroll bond club angle
81 the drive, and he completed the
job with honor. He's been hitting
the line hard for young chap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
Automobile Tires
Take Down Slant

Sentt" automobile owners were
surpriscd and delighted Monday.
when several firms announced n ma.
terial reduction in the price % tires
The decline IN price IL the first indl'
cation that tire firms are headed for
their pre.wnr status. Il was said on
Automobile row. with tho rcduc.
ton in cost 81 production. Jho retail
price naturally shrank. explained
representatives OF tire firms
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
Need Propaganda
of Church, He Says

III we had spent s20o,ooo,00O In
the past IS years i'm Europe in edu.
cational institutions and set up a
propaganda for Christianity In all
probability the world war would
never have occurred" declared DR..
Bertrand NJ. Triple. Off IL years
president Of the Methodist college in
Rome. who conferred with 100 Seat.
tie business men at the Washington
hotel Monday.
Or. Triple was In Seattle In be.
half OF the Methodist Missionary
Centenary which Is raising a fund
OF sos, 900, 900 for a five.year pro
gram at home and abroad, $4,000
900 Of which will be given over TO
reconstruction problems In Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
APPROVES WORLD LEAGUE

Declaring the league of nations
must be founded on the principles of
Jesus Christ or fail, Rev. II. NJ. Tip.
pie. president OF the Methodist col
lege at Rome, Italy, addressed a
group OF business men at dinner
ton hotel. Rev. Triple, who has
been In Italy IL years, stated that
the radical movement abroad is
growing. Rev. Triple is accompa-
MED by Chaplain Thomas Tiplady, of
the British oxpeditionary forces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
Power Strike in
Oakland Averted

OAKLAND. May 13.-Onited
Press -Strike OF 600 employees OF
the Great Western Power Co. was
averted today by a compromise on
wage demands by the Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers. The men
were granted $3.50 a day.
Union officials are hopeful OF n set
tlement with the Pacific Gas and
Electric Co. thereby preventing n
strike that for a time threatened TO
seriously affect Northern California
and Nevada.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
Would Have Board
Examine Criminals

An amendment To- the state Grim.
inal code. providing for an official
commission 81 allenlstA 10 examine
persons charged with serious crimes.
who plead insanity. wiii be- sought
by Prosecuting Attorney Fred G.
Brown. The commission would be-
appointed by the presiding judge OF
the superior court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
HOLD wOODCOCK FUNERAL

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances
Cole Woodcock. who died Sunday
evening I'm her University district
home, were held Tuesday afternoon
at the University undertaking par
lors. Mrs. Woodcock. whose hus-
band died In 1914, was a local resi-
dent since 1904. coming ~ Seattle
from Oakland, Cal.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
X. or e. HOLD MEETING

OLYMPIA. May 1.-THE 1Ith
annual convention Of the state
council OF the knights Of Columbus
began Monday morning at the
Knights OF Pythias hall. Delegates
from y councils were present. Ed
ward j. Walsh. state deputy. from
Tacoma. presiding.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13

BERLIN, April ia.-Qy Maill---
The foreign policy OF the Russian
Bolshoviki II simply 10 "live and let
1--we" according to NJ. Makowak.
their secret agent here.
Tho Eolsheviki want 20 be left
alone 90 work out communism IN
Russia. he declared.
They do not want TO invade other
countries. and. he claimed. are fight.
/ ing defensive war The commun.
! ist movement. he said IL considered
strong enough In other countries to
/ fight for itself without the aid OF
/ the Russians.
| Only the Anglo Saxon countries
/ can Withstand the nolFheVik move.
ment In the next decade. Makowskt
/ believes. Great Britain win have
her Bolshevik troubles and only
America Is free from Bolshevism.
/ She. too. Makowski avowed, will
reach the same end-communism--
hy different route
Makowrki believes the allied and
central powers viii soon make
known their willingness TO make
peace They have high hopes OF the
effects OF the report OF William
ituilitt. whom President Wilson sent
Go Moscow. The Bolsheviki say Hui
HITS was the first mission to meet
them IN an open manner.
Ienine's Proposal
Lcnine's peace proposal 90 the al
lies. thru the f,ullitt mission, ac.
cording 20 Makowski. was as fol
[ lows.
The Bolsheviki would agree Go
pay all debts of the old regime
This could be done partly In gold
and partly In materials.
The Bolshcviki would keep their
armies within the boundaries OF the
I present soviet republic until a pleh
lsclte could be held IN territories
surrounding u. By this plehlscite
/ siberia. Ukranla. CouFland and ali
other buffer states IN the former
Russian empire could decide wheih.
er they wanted TO remain independ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-13
a DOLLAR

a. every silver dsiisr
Weutd tell its tale Of weef
fhere'd he serne funny stories
OF transactions 10 and fro.
u goes for shoes and siss hseset
u Ge~s 10 pay the r~usi
~ goes Go pay the tnfer~ss
On the nsW~y that wss spent.
u gees for breach ef premise.
Ard also vnitsosd fare.
" Go~s Co pay the grocer.
And for the clothes yea wear.
We know u does go farther,
A. ,su esn save much more
I'm en~h sprtnK SUIT. COAT.
DRESS and HAT.
AZ the FLORENCE UPSTAIRS
STORE.
s~cesd and Union.