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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
ONE FUND PLAN
STILL PENDING
Meeting OF Chamber of Commerce
Last Night Resolves Into An
Informal Discussion.

Meeting last night of members of
the Rock Island Chamber of Com
merce called for the purpose Of dis.
cussing the advisability of conduct
ing a one-fund campaign next
month for the purpose of taking
care Of all local charities for the
coming year, resolved itself into an
informal discussion of the subject
because of an incomplete represen-
tation, occasioned by other func-
tons of the evening
Reports were made by represen-
tatives of several of the local
charitable organizations, giving
tentative budgets for the coming
year.
Another meeting will be held the
aarly part of next week when bud
cts Of all local charities are ex-
ectedN to be submitted and final
=ciSiOn reached as to whether or
1 a One-fund campaign will be
Conducted from which expenses of
all such organizations in Rock Is
land will be paid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
BASKETBALL TEAM
AT GRANT TO MEET
BEST COLLEGIANS

Camp Grant-Camp Grant is
The score or more of ex-collegiate
stars and professional players who
have reported to Captain Lewis
Omer, athletic director here, prom
Use to furnish spirited opposition to
middle west teams this season.
Delmore, the football star. has
been chosen captain of the squad
and will play forward. Johnson, q
giant player who has seen service
with the Minneapolis high school
eleven. has been making a good
showing for the other forward
job. Freund, of Hiram college. is
making good at center, and Amber
son, Of North Dakota, looks like
promising guards. Carl Lutes,
football captain and fullback, who
starred with Creighton university
a few seasons back, is at the other
guard. Grout. from last years
Minnesota freshmen; Hemseth, of
Cleveland and Chicago Y NJ. c. A.
teams, and Bonaghey, of Holy
Cross, are among the other candi-
dates
Officers and men are eligible to
try for the team and many more
candidates are expected when it is
determined whether they are TO be
demohilized or remain in camp for
the winter
Captain Omer is arranging dates
with Chicago, Northwestern, the
Illinois Athletic club. Beloit col
lege. and other first class quintets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
HUN PLANNED USE
OF ISLE OF WIGHT
FOR LANDING MEN

LondOn.-(C Correspondence of the
Associated Press Secrets of the
war work of the British secret ser
vice now revealed show that Ger
man spies or agents of the German
government were making active
preparations, even before the be-
ginning of hostiIities. to use the
Isle of Wight as landing place for
German forces and for the bonn
bardment of Portsmouth. One Of
the first precautions taken in Aug
ust, 1914, was to place close re-
strictiOns on persons trying TO land
upon or leave the island. From
Harwich to Hampshire. along the
south and southeast coast of Eng
land, nests of German spies and
agents were engaged in desperate
missions in the early days of the
war One of the urgent tasks of
the British secret service was to
stamp out the operations of these
men.
For a long time the authorities
were unable TO discover the origin
of Morse signals that were being
flashed out to German submarines
from the Seafront at Pevensey. Spe-
cial watch was kept on a certain
cottage and, although no lights
were shown, the patient observers
finally solved the mystery. They
learned that after dusk several
persons near an upper window
manipulated what appeared to be
the dial of an ordinary clock. A
raid on the cottage disclosed that
the clock dial was fitted with a dark
prism. By focusing the prism on
the strong headlight of a fishing
smack anchored off shore II was
possible to send forth signal flash
es. These flashes were not visable
to a person standing on the beach.
but out in the channel they could
be read easily.
Between the coast and Tunbridge
Wells. which was the headquarters
of a British army corps, band of
gypsies made the rounds of villages
undisturbed until an officer made
the significant discovery that none
of them could converse in Romany.
the gypsy tongue. Investigation by
secret service men proved conclu-
Sively that the masqueraders while
pretending to trade with the coun-
try folk and tell fortunes secured
important information as to the
movements of troops in the south
ern command. Prompt and drastic
action followed these revelations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
ENGLAND GIVING
HEARTY WELCOME
TO HER PRISONERS

Correspondence of the
I Associated Press highlands well
come to her starved and ailing pris-
Caers returning from Germany is in
striking contrast to the Indifference
with which soviet Russia receives
the hundreds of thousands of ema-
rated, forlorn soldiers of the Rus
sian army who are struggling back
into their ruined homeland, which
IS practically foodless and fuelless,
snOwbound and in the throes of
zero weather tempered by only four
or five hours of sunshine.
England's king and queen have
greeted many of the returning pris-
0ners. Hundreds OF patriotic soci-
cites have committees of loyal wom-
en- on the docks wnere the exiles
land to provide them with warm
drinks and food and express the
gratitude of the nation for their
self-sacrifice TO the entente cause.
Bands play the familiar airs of the
homeland as the victims of German
prison hardships again set their
feet on British soil. Flags line the
streets and grateful citizens cheer
ne returning heroes.
But it's a far different picture in
disorganized Russia. Dispatches
from the Russo German boundary
announce that thousands of the con-
@umptive and disabled Russians re-
leased by the Germans. insufficient
ly clothed and without food. are
dying along the highways of the
Cnce glorious empire of the Ro-
IlanOffs
The red flag has replaced the en-
hiem of red. white and blue stripes
under which the prisoners marched
10 battle. The cause FOR which they
fought has been disavowed by the
8olsheviki Officials are cailoused
t. the sufferings Of hunger and dis
case and wholly del oted to efforts
&c perpetuate the great political ex-
pertinent they launched a year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
HELP! CRY PRESS
CLUB MEN UNABLE
TO SPELL AT ALL

Heaven help u.s." was the CIV
of 80 or more members Of the Tri-
City Press club last night when l..
A. Mahoney, uperintendent of the
Moline schools, opened a book ana
announced that a spelling contest
was about to be staged 'Che Press
club members were gathered for
their regular monthly meeting a.
the Manufacturers hotel n Moline.
In announcing the contest, Nj
Mahoney stated that it is a general
impression that editorial force
workers of all newspapers are
continually passing the buck" to
the compositOrs when a mis-
spelled word appears in print.
Il want to find out if you &fel-
lows can SPELL" Mr.. MahnDey said,
and started the contest.
Spell chrysaIis," Mr. Mahoney
said to a victim
"Ye gods" was the answer.
And gazetteer" went almost the
rounds before being properly
spelled.
Arthur c. McCarty, a member
OF The Argus reportorial staff. won
all honOrs by being the last one
standing after editors-in-ch chief
managing editors, other star re-
pOrters, publishers and all other g
present had "flunked" on their
words.
Il am satisfied that the COM
positOrs are not to blame for mis-
spelled words that appear in
print" Mr. Mahoney said. "You
fellows cant spell at all"
And he was using spelling book
used in the sixth and seventh
grades in the Moline schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
ILLINOIS CITY

A memorial service Will be held in
the Illinois City church for Paul
Schultz who died in England. and
Harold Mccormick. VINO died in
Franc next SUNDAY evening Jan
10, a. p. m. Gold stars will n"
placSd on the service flag for these
VT soldier boys at the service. The
%rvice Will be conducted by the pas
tor
Sunday school will be conducted At
Illinois CITY. Pine Bluff ard Hazel
Dell at the usual hours next Sun1 ~.
The pastor will preach 1T Pine Blur
next sunday at the usual hour.
Influenza has practically passed tn
both Drury and Buffalo Prairie town
ships.
William c. KIeIst IS home. having
obtained his honorable discharge
from the army. He belonged to Com
pany I. replacement and training
troops. Camp Grant. He was I'm the
service exactly four months. lie
speaks wei Of army life and IL
looking fine.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde Rausch. Sunday, Jan. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
100000 ACRES OF
INDIAN LANDS ARE
BEING CULTIVATED

Great Falls, Wheat will
be harvested next fall from one of
the world S largest farms compris-
ing about 100000 acres of Indian
lands in Montana and Wyoming. Of
this big tract, about $4,000 acres of
irrigated land have been plowed
and seeded. and the remainder, it
is announced, will be cultivated
during the coming summer.
The land is located on the Grow.
Blackfeet and Fort Peck reserva-
tions in Montana and the Wing
River reservation in Wyoming. TO
make this land productive a cor
poratiOn with 100000 capital was
organized last spring when Thomas
D. Campbell. a North Dakota far
mer, conceived the idea of cultivat-
ing the thousands of acres of the
Indian lands in Montana and Wyom-
ing. He lacked capital but obtain
ed the approval and assistance of
the secretary of the interior.
Franklin K. Lane, and ]. P. Nor
gan and other leading New York
bankers. The corporation was then
formed with several of these bank
ers as members of the board of di-
rectors and Mr.. Campbell as presi-
dent.
On this huge farm not a horse
will be used. Instead, large trac-
tors capable of turning over large
quantities of prairie sod were pur-
chased. In all 50 of these ma
chimes are now the property of the
corporation, and the blowing rec
ord for last summer was more than
one acre minute for the working
time. On one day 1 $50 acres were
turned and broken.
1t is proposed to organize the
farm into 5000 acre units, each
with its own group of permanent
buildings, modernly equipped and
in charge of a competent farm
manager. Each farm will be sep
arately managed. Contracts for
the leasing of the land on long
term agreements have been execut-
ed with the government through
Secretary Lane.
Many acres of similar land ex-
list In practically all of the Pacific
coast states as well as In Colora-
do. and steps are being taken to
open that land to the returning SOL
diers. No steps have thus far been
taken IN Montana 10 invite soldiers
to settle on the uncultivated land.
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
MenthO-LaXene
For Colds and Coughs
Fiery Eczema and Skin Eruptions
Readily Yield to This Old Remedy

eruptions. This wonderful remedy
Is without an equal as blood pur-
i1er. being probably the oldest
blood medicine on the market. 1t
has been sold by druggists for so
years.
You are invited to write today
for complete and full advice as TO
the treatment OF your own case
Address. Chief Medical Adviser.
Swift Specific Co.. Dept II. Atlanta.
Ca Adv,),
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
Piles Cured in C to IA DAYS

Druggists refund money if PAZC
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching
Blind, Bleeding or PTOtruding
Piles. Stops Irritation; Soothes
and Heals. You can get restful
sleep after the first application
Price soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-15
Successfully Used for Fifty Years

Successfully Used for Fifty Years
Eczema and similar skin troubles
come from disortsred. impure
condition of the blood. and they
can only be cured by giving the
blood a thorough cleansing, and
removing from it all traces OF i'm
purity.
This is why g. B. s. has been
used SO successfully in hundreds
at cases Of EcEema and other skin
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24
Facsimile Of Last Memorandum Of
Colonel Roosevelt, PencIIed a Few
Hours Before He Died.

view the country and the Republican
party are indebted for the publication
OF this interesting document which car,
ries a message from him "who, being
dead, yet speaketh." In the leading
article Of the current number of the
North American Review Colonel Har.
vey sets forth the vital import of this
last penciled notation of Mr.. RoOse.
welt. He says:
"Mr. Roosevelt died the acknowl.
edged leader Of the great party into
which he was born. His last written
words penciled by his own hand few
hours before his death and addressed
in the form of memorandum for the
brilliant younS man for whose selec
ton as Chairman of the National or.
ganization he was largely responsible
were these, as reproduced above In
facsimile:
Hays
see him; he must go to Washington
for 10 days; see Senate and House;
prevent split on domestic policies
Here Is evidenced as clearly as IL the
few words filed volume Mr.. Roose-
velt's realization Of both his RESPONSE.
bility and his obligation. The simple
memorandum marked the Inauguration
Of definite party policy, to be carried
through to a no less definite conclusion.
1t was more than passing thought or
a mere suggestion. 1t was Message,
signifying the need of immediate and
unremitting vigilance In achieving
complete unity of action I'm resolving
domestic problems before attacking
those Of wider range soon to be thrust
upon the country-a true soldiers call
first to close the ranks.
Nothing could be more characters.
tic or more clearly illustrative Of the
breadth of vision. Tho foresight, the
directness In merY0d and the painstak.
ing attention of the man. Nothing,
too, probably could have served his
purpose better than that these words
should have been his last. Difficult as
II Is To reconcile oneself to the decree
of Divine Providence that the re
moval of that great patriot at this cru
cial moment was not untimely, we can
not but realize, as he would have been
the first TO acknowledge, that the last
vestige Of anlmosities which might
have continued to impair his highest
aspirations was buried with him, and
thereby the perfect union which he so
ardently desired against all things I'M
American was attained.
"Thus we find the Republican party
resuming full legislative authority
thoroughly united and invigorated by
the peculiar confidence which so often
carried 1t to victory in former years"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24
GETS OWN HOME WITH w. s. s.

All Michigan has heard Of the great
congestion in Detroit. One war work.
man, Samuel s. Woods, who worked
in one of the munitions plants during
the war, has turned this condition to
good account.
His landlord told him he was going
to raise the rent. Woods was down
cast for time, but he thought Of $500
War Savings stamps he had saved.
With these he made the first payment
on home Of his own, and now he can
laugh at landlords.
He is saving stamps again. He says
he has found them mighty handy. They
absorb his loose change which might
be FILTERED away, and they pay as
good interest as a savings bank. He
regards them In, fact, as his savings
bank.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24
LAST THOUGHTS
OF ROOSEVELT
Desired Republicans to Close
Ranks and Give Attention
TO Domestic Issues.
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF WISH.
Colonel Harvey in North American Re-
view Presents Facsimile OF Pen
ciled Memorandum Left by
Roosevelt.

Theodore Rooseyelt's last thoughts
were of the great domestic issues of
his country, issues whose determine
ton will decide the veal or woe of the
next generation He saw In united
Republican party, just given a vote OF
confidence and a commission TO formu.
late and carry into action policies OF
reconstruction, the guarantee of the
prompt recognition and successful
handling of these domestic problems.
Tangible evidence of this is memo
randum, the last penciled thoughts o.
the late President. To Colonel Georg'
Harvey and the North American Re
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24
R0OSEvELT'S DEPARTING
WORDS TO HIS COUNTRYMEN

Col. Roosevelt died about o'clock
on the morning Of January 9. The
previous evening at great patriotic
rally in the New York Hippodrome a
message was read from him, written
especially for the occasion. In 1t was
this striking sentence:
1--WE have room for but one flag, the
American flag, and this excludes the
red flag, which symbolizes all wars
against liberty and civilization just as
much as 1t excludes any foreign flag
Of nation to which we are hostile.
and we have room for but one
soul loyalty, and that IL loyalty to the
American people"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24

You were a child once yourself
Just as was Mother Lake-but, no
ioubt, unlike her-you have forgot.
ten the many times when, as a child,
you felt your rights were being
trampled on.
So this gifted speaker, whose heart
talks In her every word, is coming on
the very first night of the Chautauqua
10 make you child again just for q
night"
And she is going to show you how
every child deserves a better home
and a greater love than even the
most favored children know.
You'll like her-this quaint mother
ly soul, and you'll be glad you heard
her. Your children will be glad you
heard her, too.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24

Gus week! For the band we are
promised this year Is none less than
victor's Columbian Band, which
crashes into the great ensemble num-
bers in way that makes the blood
course through the veins and keeps
the feet tap-tapping on the floor.
But In the softer. moments, when
the reed instruments send their
sweet-pipings into the air-you can
hear pin drop when this marvellous
ly effective band is playing. And
there are moments when the program
is SO novel as to be positively capti-
waiting.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24

For instance. the Columbian boys
demonstrate in Ocarina solos how
they think over There" would be
played by foreign musicians.
At another time the band demon
strates the mad type of Jazz music
that Is sweeping the country.
The end Of each performance is a
wonderful climactic blare OF music,
costume and color.
IL 10 the kind Of q band and the
kind Of a program that will make the
last day OF the Chautaqua the one
longest to be remembered.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24

Our community is to be congratu:
lated on having the opportunity Of
hearing him.
Governor Willis subject Is "Perils
and Problems" and his lecture deals
with those phases of National and In
ternational life which the aftermath
of the great world-war makes so vital
a factor in our national as well as our
individual existence.
This lecture is the big feature of
the second night of the Chautauqua.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24

That person who does not respond
to the influence of great collection
Of brasses and reeds-with the boom
of the big bass drum as punctuation
to it, rhythm, and the fare and blare
Of trumpets and crash Of cymbals at
its climax--that person Is not human.
Band lovers in this community
which means every person in it--are
offered . rare treat in the perform.
ance of the unusual band that Is COM
ing here 90 the last great feature of
our ChautauQua.
What . hitting climax to q marvel
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-24

Wherever men gather in America,
there politics and political opinions
hold forth. And wherever these
things are known. the name OF Frank
B. Willis is by-word.
The effectiveness of his administra-
tive ability while Governor Of Ohio,
the eloquence of his oratory and the
genius and insight Of his mind have
made him one of the most popular
lecturers on the Chautauqua plat
form.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-30

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-EffortS OF the
big steel mills in the Chicago district Ia
induce 4 sufficient number OF strikers
10 return 10 work in order TO operate on
4 larger scale failed to-day. Although
additional police protection was provid-
ed at every large plant. and special APP
the number who returned was no larger
mills the number OF men reported 1T
work was smaller than last Saturday.
Tho union organizations doubled the
number Of pickcts at most of the plants
and cHcrtcd every influence at their
command to prevent members from de-
sorting. At the end of the day labor
leaders declared that they had won the
test OF strength which the steel COM
panlcs had planned for to-day.
The only violence reported was ~ the
plant of the Illinois steel Company in
South Chicago, whore 4 number of shots
were fired in I clash between polio" ana
strikers. Nubody WAS injured and but
one arrest made.
NJ Gary. Indiana. Mayor Hodges Is
sued Il Proclamation during that police
protection would be provided 10 all
strikers who desired 10 return to work.
but the number who Went back was II"
larE.: than on PREVIOUS days.
At Indiana IIarb"r. Indiana. mo- TING
OF strikers WAS held and II vas dc"'dch
L. make a canvass !" ascertain how
many desired TO go back.
All the largr mills II Gary and South
Chlraro ar" operating with reduced
forces uf men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-30
TRUSTEES SALE.
TRnSTEE'S SALE.

By virtue OF a deed Of trust made by
Sarah GrGffiths and Samuel Grniiths'
her husband. dated June the Jth. !9Vn
and recorded in the office of the CIcr"
OF the County Court Of Ohio County.
West Virginia. in Deed Of Trust Book
No. 70, at page sos. l will sell at p19li.
auction. to the highest and best bidder
at the north front door of the court
house Of said county. in the city oi
Wheeling. in the County OF Ohio, anu
State OF West Virginia. on
SATURDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1919,
commencing ut 10 o'clock a. m. the fol-
lowing described property. that is to say !:
4 certain piece or parcel of real cs-
tate. situate on Water Street between
45th and 4Gth Streets. in the Eighth
(Sth) Ward OF the City Of Wheeling
Ohio County. West Virginia. and being
lot numbered two (2) in Mrs. Elizabeth
IIydinger's Addition. being on record In
the office of tn" Clerk of III" County
Court OF Ohio County. West Virginia, in
Plat Book number !. at page ISL. Being
the same property which was conveyed
by Joseph IfydinGcr and Elizabeth iy-
dinger. his wife. TO Sarah GrifflthS by
deed dated the 5th day of June. 1906.
and recorded in the office of the Clerk
OF the County Court of Ohio County,
West Virginia.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash or on credit
with good security or partly for cash
and partly for credit with good security.
HENRY \ NOLTE. Trustee.
s-nS-3O-o-T-1l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-30
RIOT ENDS
Continued From Page one.)

break OF trouble. including III" transport
iatiun or negro prisoners in jail mere 10
the state penitcntiary ut Lincoln.
The city was quiet throughout the
day. soldiers patrollinG IN" streets Il"
prevent the congregation on street cor
ncrs Of groups of persons
Late today Information from Ford
hospital was 10 tho effect that physic-
inns attending Mayor Smith have slight
fears Of implications setting in.
Mayor Smith was the victim several
years ago of an accident which required
serious operation on tho skull. He
wears silver plate whore small por-
ton Of his skull was removed at that
time. During tho attempt 10 place his
life in jeopardy Sunday tho mayor re-
Cciyc d. severe blow on III" head from
tho effects Of which the danger of COM
piicalinnS was feared.
ON account OF his previous disability
the mayor had for n long time RETAINED
from violrrt exercises of all kinds.
While regular army men patrolled the
streets tonight, big army balloon
lowered overhead with men equipped
with night glasses ready TO detect any
possible sign or disorder.