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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
LOWELL SCHOOL
REDECORATED;
TO OPEN SEPT. s
Rock Island Board of Education
Takes Over Building in Four
ty-fOurth District.

Redecoration of the interior and
the putting in shape of the grounds
Of the Lowell school building, To-
Gated in district A, part Of which
was annexed to Rock Island at the
election last week, was the in
itial step taken by the
board of education last evening,
when it officially took over the
school and its accounts.
Work on vanishing the desks,
cleaning the two rooms, trimming
trees, putting the lawn in shape
and redecOrating the entire build
ing and the outhouses, was started
this morning. The school viii not
open next Tuesday with the open
ing of the other Is school houses
in the city. IL will commence
work on Sept. s, one week later.
The Misses Irma Rain and Leona
Riley will be the instructors at the
school.
The city board of education and
Directors LukeOs and SCherrer of
district A last evening mutually
agreed that that part Of district
A recently annexed to the city
anu Gil 4CAbAA9s AtAAA'A'r iAAs'e-- eNAAN~
policies and so forth be taken
over by the Rock Island board
With the turning over of the funds
Of the Lowell school, the Rock Is
land board agreed to furnish all
educational advantages for any
and all pupils living in that part
Of the unannexed territory of the
44th district for the ensuing year.
1t is said that there is only one
pupil outside of the annexed
grounds that will benefit by the
last provision.
Directors Of district AZ, which
includes the little school house on
.wenty-fourth street road, did not
meet with the local board of edu-
cation. This building has been
closed for several years and pupils
living in that neighbOrhoOd have
been attending the city schools
and paying tuition. Unless the
crowded conditions necessitate
The Opening of the Twenty-fourth
street road school, the board will
not take action to open it,.
Miss Margaret Robinson has been
appointed director of hospitals in
ne city of Dallas at a salary of
. T00 year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Phoenix Silk Hosiery
for Women

Phoenix Silk Hose for
women need no added word
of commentator to those
who have worn them.
In quality, they are as dis
tinctly superior, price for price,
as they are beautiful in tex
ture and coloring. The assort-
ment includes all of the wanted
shades Prices are $1.35, $1.65,
$2.05, $3.50, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
A Very Handsome Lot of
Fall Neckwear

Among the new asSort-
ments, none Is more worthy
of mention than this show
ing of silk and knitted four
in-hands.
Stripes, figures, Powered and
Persian designs in wide, flow
ing, open end shapes; with
quality as we'll as beauty to rec
ommend them, S1.OO, $3.50,
$500 to $3.50. The knitted
ones are especially beautiful.
81 to $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
Clever hat styles ready for you

The who buys his Fall hat early this year will
have double Choice of the while
they and better qualities than will be available
later.
This latter fact is due to the pronounced shortage of the
materials necessary the manufacture of fine hats Our
recorders will be placed prices much higher than those pre-
vailng at the time the initial purchases made Indeed
most instances it will be impossible to duplicate at all We
have beautiful assortment of smart blocks for your
selection. Better them early
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

civilized world, it closes out the
interests of that same world in
Germany"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

it opens her coast-wise shipping to
all nations; it compels her to grant
exceptional import and export
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

privileges and to accept important
restrictions; it closes out German
interests in practically the whole
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29
This special value group at
$40 will appeal to you

Close cooperation with Americas manufacturing talent
has enabled to offer these outstanding values $40 Among
lines offered in this range will find splendid quality in
solid color fannes neat stripe effects in velour casmeres
eads and tweed and some handsome the rough
cheviot material always very popular in Fall apparel An
usually large assortment of beautiful rich brown coorng
special feature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

Miss Margaret Robinson has been
appointed director of hospitals in
ne city of Dallas at a salary of
;2,700 a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-29

all of the brightness of
81 the styles evident in every line; and with the
- NEUSTADT value superiority adding to their desrabiy
There models that fellows will
take waist ideas with without belts will be
ular will also fitted effects without either the belt
waisseam You that of the
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
WILSON CONTINUES
TO IMPROVE, SAYS
GRAYSON'S BULLETIN
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personal physician, will not consent
to this, however, for he does not boz
1ieve his patient to be entirely "out
Of the woods" as yet
Express
Later in the day the Industrial
Conference, by unanimous vote.
adopted a resolution expressing its
Wmpathy for the President and the
hope Of q speedy, complete recovery.
The first bulletin from the White
House corps OF physicians was issued
shortly before noon. 1t read as fol-
low:
THE Presidents Improvement has
continued. His appetite is decidedly
better and he s sleeping well.
"GRAYsoN.
"RUFFIN,
"STITT."
Regains Strength.
appetite was emphasized particularly
normal means that he has begun a
steady recovery of his physical
strength which was SO sadly depleted
week ago last Sunday. 1t Is one OF
the most encouraging features Of the
past few days. There II no immedi-
ate intention, though, of the President
leaving Washington for some quiet re-
treat in the country. II was definitely
stated at the White House today. The
President is still in bed.
DIR. Grayson is not confident that
his patient Is wholly out Of danger
and he will not feel confident until
he sees him up and around. per.
forming his regular duties. There Is
ever the danger OF a relapse which
would wipe out all the gains register
ed by the President. and the precaa-
tionary measures put into effect oy
LIZ Grayson when the President re-
turned to Washington are still in effec,
and will stay in effect for some time
to come.
Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs. Sayre will be
kept informed of the progress Of their
fathers recovery every day. Mean
time Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret
Wilson will be on hand at the White
House to aid him in his fight for the
recovery Of his health.
Denies Rumor on Wilson.
Philadelphia. Oct. "A report from
Boston that President Wilson is seri-
ously afflicted with kidney trouble
was denounced by DIR. Francis y
Dercum. of this city. as too silly fol
words"
DIR. Dercum. a noted neurologist
who twice examined the President a.
consulting physician. made the state
ment last night when the following
dispatch from Boston was read to hin
over the telephone:
private advices from Washington
support the medical bulletins ISSUED
from the White House to the effect
| that President Wilson's condition i:
serious He is affected with trouble:
relating to the intestines and kidneys
The hope, OF course. is to prolong his
life, but he can never again undertake
the arduous tasks which he has beer
performing.
Scientists admit that men can exis
with only one kidney. In fact, there
are men alive today over ninety year:
OF age who have but one kidney
Nevertheless there is genuine anxiety
over Mr.. Wilson's condition smons
those close to him."
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08

aims whole six votes must stand
aside. Not so. not SO at all. II We
have a dispute with Great Britain.
under the very construction made by
Woodrow Wilson concerning the
standing of the colonies in this
league, under the very letters he has
written and under that which has
been the subject of discussion at
Paris. every colony stands an inde-
pendent entity in this league entitled
to every privilege and every power
that every sovereign state has within
the league.
III we have a dispute with Great
Britain we stand aside and Great
Britain stands aside. Neither can
vote. But we begin with five votes
for Great Britain in the five colo
nies that she has upon this league
What sort of American Is II that
wants to put his country in jeop-
ardy of that sort-in a position
where Canada. Australia. New
Zealand. South Africa and India
may vote upon questions affecting
us? Maybe they viii vote for us.
maybe they will not Who can
tell?
That Is why the amendment
that bears my name is in Wash
ington. That Is why men have got
TO stand up in the United States
Senate and have got to be counted.
How are you on this! Do you be-
lieve your country should enter
into a partnership with any nation
on earth where that nation has six
votes and your country has one?
Stand up. You are either pro- Brit
ish or you are pro-American.
You may talk in all the specious
fashions that you please: you may
invent all the arithmetical para
doxes that the widest imagination
is capable of: you may prove that
two and two make sixteen or that
one equals thirty-two. or that six
times one means one. But wher
you get all through. the fact re.
mains that the American President
brought back to America a part
nership with Great Britain where
Great Britain had six times tn
representation in that partnership
that America had And as ar
American. I say 1t shall not be-"
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
DENOUNCES EFFORTS
OF SlN FENERS TO
MAKE IRELAND FREE

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the people Of the United States
can't, forget how these insurrec-
tionists mistreated American sail
ors. While the women OF England
were making heroic sacrifices, thou
! sands of Irish young men were
openly defying the British govern
ment and boasting of their desire
for open rebellion rather than mill
tary service to beat OF the enemy.
Wants Ireland Free.
And then some politicians ask
us to join Germany in Furnishing
Great Britain by freeing a part Of
the empire. Such a course is un-
| ti1inkable. I'm of Irish descent.
and 1 am anxious for Ireland to
work out her own destiny. but i
am not willing to join with Ger
many in a war on England. II
England is attacked by Germany in
any move which has as its aim
Irish freedom. / want to help Great
| Britain repel that invasion"
Discussing the Shantung award
under the peace treaty. Senator
Robinson said that Japan during the
war promised to protect American
| interests in the Orient and that she
has kept her faith loyalty. He said
that he would rather see Shantung
in the hands of Japan than under
German control, and he expressed
the belief that Japan would return
! the province to China as soon as
the treaty is signed.
Some of my colleagues" he said
have been unfair in their denuncia-
! amicable relations between the two
countries and indeed threatens to
bring-about open rupture IL persist
| ed in"
Senator Robinson urged the i'm
mediate signing of the peace treaty
! '1t is time for the Senate to stop
talking and TO vote" he said.
Whitfield Speaks.
]. A. Whitfield. president Of the
| club. presided. He told of the am
/ bilious program ahead of the club
and he invited suggestions that
| would aid the various committees
in their work. Brief reports were
given by Henry E. Stringer. chair
man of the house committee; James
Sharp. chairman of the building
! committee. and Charles F. Nesbit.
chairman OF the cOmmlttee on con-
stitution and bylaws. A resolution
, was adopted empowering the clubs
! board of governors to sell the pres
ent temporary clubhouse on Farra-
gut square should an advantageous
| opportunity present itself.
Harry S. Evans. chairman OF the
/ forum committee, presided over the
! lighter part of the program. Pro.
! fessional vaudeville talent, pro-
vided under direction of Roland S
Robbins, member of the forum com.
mittee, gave several numbers. Music
was furnished by an orchestra and
by a male quartet composed of Ar.
thur Simpson, first tenor: Fred S
! Sillers, second tenor; James S
! Hicks, first bass. and Charles Z
Moore, second bass. with Claude
| Robeson as accompanist. The entire
assemblage Joined in the singing ci
popular songs. A buffet supper
completed the evenings entertain
ment.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08

more or less beliserent and hunting
trouble
But the temper OF the conferences
In not ready to be burdened with
agrarian troubles. The overwhelm-
Ing weight Of the, conferences Will
fall upon the consideration OF purely
Industrial problems. and the confer
ence will waste no time upon farmers
unless one group or the other-dis-
satisfied with the direction the con-
vention Is taking--shsil turn the
wrath Of the farmers upon the con-
ference as sabotage.
Hopeful for Solution.
That 10 q remote possibility. There
can e no doubt that the present
temper Of the conference 10 hopeful
Of a genuine solution Of the problem
before II. Secretary Lane. chairman
Of the convention. is rather more in
sympathy with the left than the
right; Is more inclined to labor than
to capital In industrial matters. and
he is familiar with the various So
lutons arrived at by other countries
and In this country. which solutions
will come before the committee for
consideration.
But he is on record az favoring
proft-sharing as an important aid to
the stabilization Of industry. and is
willing to combine profit-sharing with
at least legislative control Of any
plant or industry by the labor OF the
industry.
He has been known as a friend OF
unionism. but not a hard-and-fast
supporter Of its furtherest aims.
1t Is significant that capital in the
Rules Committee yielded the chair
manship OF, both important commit
tees upon organization to labor.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
SENATOR JOHNSON
CALLS THE LEAGUE
GORGEOUS FRAUD
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rule and do as they please and the
assembly can do nothing. Why this
would be simply inviting the weak ma
tions of the earth to come under the
mastery of the five great nations of
the earth and the whole thing would
be a fraud. The decent. honorable
and just nation never should enter into
it under such circumstances. But,
the assembly is not an impotent body
nor is 1t a mere debating society"
Pleads for Equality.
This was the keynote of the Cali
fornia Senator's reply to the attacks
which have been made upon his
amendment to the treaty providing
that the voting power of the United
States in the league of nations be
raised to an equality with that Of the
British Empire.
At noon today the Senator spoke
at a luncheon gwen in his honor by
the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
ne was lnc guest lHlS cNcHlHB Ok
the Republican Club of this city.
His audiences gave the most pro-
found attention to his arguments
against what ne describes as the
| ''unamerican" features of the league
of nations covenant, and he was re-
peatedly applauded and cheered. To-
morrow at noon Senator johnson
will speak at Tacoma, Wash. and
in the evening he will address a
mass meeting at Seattle.
when the President OF the United
States told you that the only place
where there could arise a question
as to the voting power OF Great
Britain was in the assembly. and
that there it was OF no consequence,
he had forgotten perhaps that he
had written to Canada saying that
Canada was eligible for member
ship upon the council and might
thereafter sit upon that council" !"
the Senator declared in his speech
tonight.
Likened to Corporation.
Now. just a word about the coun-
Gil. First there is the inner coun-
Gil. which you might liken to a
board of directors of a corporation.
Next there is the outer assembly of
all the members of the league,
which you might liken to the stock
holders of the corporation. And the
power that is vested in this outer
assembly is not unlike the power
that is vested in the stockholders of
corporation, in their finality of
action concerning what the inner
board OF directors may do. A read
ing of the covenant will demonstrate
this.
Il will enumerate some Of the pow
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
DESCENDANTS0F OF
'WoLCoTT HERE
Society Of l,2OO Opens An,
nual Meeting In This
City.

While the world II seething with
unrest and foreigners and radical
wanderers are abroad In the land
making most Of Us forget the "old
reliable" folks that settled early in
our country. who fought our wars.
made our laws and in general lent
generous hand to make this land the
and II iA
The wolcotts are here!
II this apparent platitude fails to
elicit the customary rise, don't AT
least make the fatal mistake Of ask
Ing in or around the Willard Hotel
these days. WHO are the Wolcotts ?"
For, be it known. the Wolcotts are
lineal descendants Of Henry Wolcott.
q pioneer who came to this country in
100. settling in Windsor. Conn. never
TO return to his native manor in Toll
land. England.
Incidentally he was the forebear Of
three governors Of Connecticut. one Of
whom, Oliver W.. helped sign the
Declaration Of Independence. He Is
also antecedent Of LOO registered
members. all lineal descendants, Of the
Society of Descendants Of Henry VOL
colt. now living.
The society opened its three-day
annual meeting here yesterday at the
willard It is the first annual meet
ing held In the Capital City. though
twelve have preceded it
About 100 members are registered
at the current meeting. John NJ.
wolcott. Of I324 Monroe street north
west, this city, Is in charge Of the
executive and program committees
District Commissioner Brownlow
will address the meeting at the VIII
lard this morning: Stanley Wolcott
Hayes. Richmond. Ind. will reply.
Sightseeing Washington will be the
afternoons program Tonight there
will be an informal Gathering with
Senator Josiah wolcott, Delaware. the
main speaker.
Tomorrow at a business meeting the
annual election Of officers will be held.
a banquet tomorrow night will be
presided over by Harry K. Wolcott.
Norfolk, and will be marked by
program of speeches.
Fourteen States are represented In
the current meetings. II Is the justly
proud boast of the society that II
gave 40 service men to the colors
during the great war. The oldest
member of the society is Robert
Robbins Wolcott. Wethersfeld. Conn.
ee years old: and the youngest Imo-
gen Fisher Bliss. Cleveland Ohio. IS
months old.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
STOMACH ON
A STRIKE
"Pape's Diapepsin" puts
Sour, Classy, Acid Stomachs
in order at once!
Wonder what upset your stomach

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion Of the food did thiI
damage-do your Well. don'e
bother. II your stomach is in a
revolt; II sick. gassy and upset and
what you just ate has fermented
and turned sour; head dizzy and
aches; belch gases and acids and
eructate undigested food-just eat
a tablet or two OF Pape's Diapepsin
to help neutralize acidity and in
five minutes you wonder what be-
came OF the indigestion and dis
tress-
II your stomach doesn't take care
Of your liberal limit without re-
bellion; IL your food In a damage
instead OF a help. remember thu
quickest surest most harmless
antacid is Pape's Diapepsin- which
costs so little at drug stores--Advs
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
NO STEPS TO INCREASE
RAIL RATES BEFORE
JAN. 1, SAYS HINES
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experts in studying the probieu
and bringing it TO q conclusion
The question OF an increase in
rates" says Mr.. Hines. could not
properly be considered on the ex.
elusive basis Of the unfavorabI<
showing which the Railroad Ada
mfnistration was making in th<
early part OF the year. because thai
showing was very largely due u
an abnormalIy small freight bust.
ness. SO that the results OF that
period could not fairly be taken az
a test for making increases in
rates. Necessarily, therefore, ID
seemed to me that rhe formulatiou
OF any proposal for a general in
crease In rates would have 70 await
better opportunity for making al
estimate as to what the earning ca
pacity would be under normal con<
ditions.
1T has seemed TO me that the pub-
lie would not be satisfied under exist-
ing conditions 70 have any general in-
the concurrence OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The public
sentiment to this effect has been man
ifested in many ways throughout ths
year and has been emphasized by the
recent passage by the two Houses OF
Congress OF bills providing that there
shall be opportunity to review any
rates proposed by the Railroad Ad-
-ninistration before those rates shah
so into effect
1T is evident that IL would be i'm,
possible for the government TO estab-
lish any general readjustment of
rates prior 10 January ]. Is3o. II also
is evident that any new basis to ba
established for the future should nat
uraliy be considered. not from the
standpoint Of unified operation OF all
the railroads. but TO a greater extent
from the standpoint OF the necessities
OF the separate railroads A rate ad-
justment which might fully protect
the government when operating all
the railroads as a unit might wholly
fail to protect equally or fairly ths
different railroads when separately
operated
The Washington herald., 1919-10-08
WOMEN ARE CARELESS

This has been proved over and over
again during the war. They over
estimate their physical strength and
overtax IT Their ambition is COM
mendable. but does not compensate
for the hours and days Of misery
caused by female ills brought on by
overwork. Women who are weak.
nervous. respondent. with headaches.
oackache and dragging-down pains
should remember there il one tried
and true remedy. that is Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. now
recognized everywhere as the stand
ard remedy for such ailments.-adv.