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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

kick of a mule. And it will be A
difficult proposition for a revenue
officer to go into a mans kitchen
and catch him in the act.
VIII Cost 80 Cents.
About 80 cents IS the price Of
raw material enough to make 3
gallon Of whisky. The gallon can
be retailed in small lots for at least
81 q half-pint which is about one
half what the bootleggers are said
TO be getting now in the national
capital. There will be quite d
temptation for a man TO set up a
still in his home and sell his pro-
duct for SIG a gallon.
On the other hand heavy 6ne
ana long term in prison are the
penalties II he gets caught
In the mountains the people SCI
dom squeal on each other They
have a high sense OF honor. in that
regard and no help is given the
revenue men by anyone living III
the neighborhood Of the suspected
man.
It may prove different in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

long been made in the rural dis
tricts according 10 recipes of great
age. some Of which came over from
England During this summer It
was almost impossible to buy any
small fruits in Maryland and Viz
ginia near Washington, because
their juices were so highly valued
And it is now suspected that some
of these juices are moving city
ward.
Can Tell Friend How.
If you have a good recipe for
making wines and cider you are
perfectly safe in passing it along
TO a friend, but you must not sup
ply a friend with a recipe for L
quor. One section of the dry en-
forcement act provides that no
person shall solicit or receive from
any person any order for liquor. or
give information of how liquor may
be obtained in violation of this
act"
This is considered a dragnet TO
get every person who in any way
gives information as to the location
of liquor for sale or the methods
OF making liquor illegally. Under
this provision, lawyers hold. It
would be Illegal to give a friend or
neighbor a recipe for making any
thing tabOoed under the prohibl-
ton laws. Civil damage suits can
be brought by a person injured by
intoxicated persons" against any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
COULDN'T WALK A
STEP FOR WEEKS
Plunke4's Rheumatism Ends and
He Gains Thirty Pounds After
Taking Tanlac-

Il feel at least 20 years younger
than | did when | commenced tax
ing TanlaC, and ! have not only
gotten rid of 20 years of suffering.
but ! have gained over thirty
pounds in weight and am as well
and strong as | ever was in my
life" said r. G. PIunkett, a we'll
known employee of the Montgomery.
Ward company. and who lives at
1903 South Eleventh street. Spring
field, Ill. the other day
= am co years old" continued
Mr. Plunkett. and a medicine thai
will do that much for a man OF that
age and especially after having suf
fered for so many years. deserves
all the good things that are being
said about il. The condition of my
stomach had gotten so bad that ev-
cry time | ate anything I would
NGufIer like everything afterwards
WAeh cramping pains. But this was
not the worst OF my troubles My
kidneys were out OF order all the
time. and the pains across the small
of my back were something awful,
Why sometimes I would be out in
the Ea-d and this pain would hit
me and / would have to call for
someone TO help me get back in
the house. Then, on top of all this,
I contracted rheumatism in my
arms and legs and my suffering
from that time on was simply more
than I will ever be able 20 tell. I
had to keep my arms and legs ban
daged for weeks at a time. and
wasn't able to walk a step. OF
course | had to give up my work
and while / had the very best OF
treatment and tried all sorts of
medicine my condition just grad
ually got worse all the time.
"One day while in this awful con
dition. my son-in-law brought me a
bottle of Tanlac and said he want
ed me 10 give it a trial. Well.
took that bottle of Tanlac and it
helped me so much that l just
stuck right to it until | have now
taken nine bottles. and ! want TO
tell you this medicine has knocked
nv troubles sky high. and l am as
free from pain and misery now as
any man in this country. The
rheumatism is gone and the kidney
trsnble is a thing of the past. and
1hy stomach is in such fine condi-
ton that l can eat three big meals
every day and never suffer a par
ticle afterwards. I sleep like a log
al night and have gained so much /
in weight and strength that l feel
fine all the time. I do blacksmith
work for my firm and | am back (
on the job again. and for eight
hours every day l make my old an
vii ring just like l used TO do when I
/ was young man Yes. sir, Tan I,
lac was q godsend to me, and as /
long as I live l will praise it for !
what II has done for me"
Tanlac is sold in Rock island by '
BengstUn's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

Mrs. \. knows that Mrs. 3. is run
ming a still in her kitchen. There
is q very distinctive odor about d
still, which is lost in the mountain
air. but which would be very plain
in the city street. Mrs. p breaks
out in a new suit of clothes. Mrs.
AS clothes are very shabby VIII
she tell the revenue officer how
Mrs. B. got the money for the new
SUITE
This IS one of the questions that
is being considered by The me4
whose duty It is 20 keep US dry
after next January It is probable
that the tip given for spite or NAL
ice will De one OF their chief
sources OF information as TO viola
ton of the liquor law. But even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
Tobacco Habit
Dangerous

says Doctor Conner formerly OF John
Hopkins hospital. Thousands of men SUI
fering from faTal disease would be IN
perfect health today were IL not for the
deadly drug Nicotine. Stop the habit be
fore it's too late. It's a simple process 30
nd yourself OF the tobacco habit IN any
form. just 80 to any up-to-dage drug
store and get some Eietol tablets: take
them Is directed and 10: the pernicious
habit quickly vsnIshee. Druggists refund
the money If they fad. Be sure to read
large and interesting announcement by
Doctor Conner soon TO appear in this pa
per. It tells OF the danger of nicotine pois-
oning and how 70 avoid tt. In the mean
time try Nictoi tablets; you viii be sur
prised al the result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
WINE OR CIDER
mot HARMEDIN
1920 DRY LAWS
These Two Survivors of the Late
Lamented John BaFleycOrR
Still Proper.

Il now appears that when j.
Barleycorn is officially pronounced
dead by the national coroner next
January, he will leave two poor,
weak country cousins to mourn
him and to comfort his friends, in
solar as they are able.
These survivors OF the lusty old
trouble maker are officially known
as on-intoxicating cider and
wine II is, of course widely rum
ored that other and more power
fHl descendants Of the Jim-Jam
king will really be about in hiding
after that date. and that the in
ternal revenue Office will play an
exciting game Of hide-and-seek
with them throughout the rest OF
this republics history. But they
will be illegitimates-Outlaws with
Ryices on their heads.
~ Not so with Notwithstanding
cider and wine. These two sweet
and innocent bucolics have been
officially spared TO US by the mercy
Of the United States senate. The
house wanted to hand them along
with the. demon himself, but the
senate deCreed that they should
live and the conference commit
tee of the house and senate. which
now is working on the prohibition
enforcement bill, will probably not
cancel their reprieve. 1t is said
that even the prohibitionists them
selves have been moved to pity, and
will not oppose the continued
existence Of the Notwithstanding
twins.
Like Spring Water.
There are some who claim that
these little known infants of the
spirit world have great potential
tiles The senate is right in hold
Eng that it is not against the law
t6Amake these two beverages. be
cause when made they are nothing
but pure fruit juice, and no more
alcoholic than spring water. You
can't pinch q man for squeezing the
Juice out Of an apple, can you? Ger
tainly not! And supposing, after
he has squeezed it out, he sets it
ina cool place and leaves it alone.
Surely, there is nothing wrong III
that. But in the said cool place,
exposed to air and the laws OF ma
ture. these two sweet innocents
will develop like a bad boy away
from home for the first time. They
will inevitably acquire small but
refreshing percentages of alcoholic
content. And after they have de-
veloped these said percentages, you
can't take them away from the
man who carelessly left them about
in an uncovered condition, for he
has a perfect right to possess al
coholic beverages in his own home.
So there you are.
These two little strangers have
seldom been seen in our cities. but
they have been known and loved by
the country people for a couple of
hundred years. Not only cider. but
wine of grapes, elderberries, and a
variety of other small fruits have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

so. they face a tremendous task.
Think OF the innumerable hiding
places that a great city offers 70
such enterprises. and OF the i'm
possibility OF patroIing them all
There ia no doubt that liquor
will he made. and in large quaint
ties at that. Whether i will be
good liquor is another question. II
seems probable thai bad booze at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

a high price will be the leading
product of national prohibition,
and It may do more in the cause
or temperance than the enforce
ment Of the law itself.
Blankets are called blankets be
cause Thomas Blanket. who intro
duced woolens 10 England in 1913.
invented and wove them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

Science knows now that Seborrhes
causes falling hair and finally,
badness.
Sebcrrnea is the bacillus Of dan
drl1f.
Famo actually kills this germ that
kills the hair.
The formula of Far7o came from
one of Detroit's largest laboratories.
after two years of constant research.
1t worked scores of authenticated
cures of SeborThea, before il was
even given a name.
If you have dandrIf, you have
SeboFThea.
Fau1o eradicates the dAndruff. It
penetrates the glands of the scalp
that feed the hair.
1t grows hair by making and keep
ing the scalp and hair healthy.
Seborrhea is a disease as deadly
to hair as is Pyorrhea to the teeth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24

And unless you Use Famo to KIN
the Scborrhea germ. your hair is
making losing fight.
Everything about Famo is better.
Everything in it is helpful to the
hair-helpful toward a healthy
scalp, toward the growth of bcauti-
fully glossy, lux1riant hair
Famo contains not a trace of alco-
hol, which dries out the natural oil
of the hair.
Famo actually poStpones the Gem
ing OF gray hair by keeping the
scalp healthy
Thousands of hair shops testify to
the extent OF the scourgc of Sebor-
rlSea.
This appalling sacrifice can be
stopped tomorrow by Famo.
Try bottle today The first treat
mcnt will remove the daTdruH.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-24
FamO Kills SebOrrhea
Stops the Dondruff Disease and CrotOs -VeO Hair

And you will be amazed et the
improvement in your hair after a
few applications.
Famo is economical. The dollar size
contains a third more than the
average.
Begin TO use it regularly this very
night to use it daily.
Get Famo at any toilet goods
counter. In 81 and IS cent siEes.
Applications at the better barber
shops.
Seborrhea rs the medical nan1s
for a nnorbidly increased flow
from the sebaceous glands of
fhs scalp. The seborrhea ex-
cretiOrl forms in scales or fakes
and IS commonly known as
dandrUf.
From the Laboratories of r. A.
Thompson 6 Company. Manufac-
turing Pharmacists, Detroit. Mich.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
JAP. APPLIES
FOR DIVORCE
His White Wife No Longer Loves
Him, But Has Transferred Her
Affections to Another
Brown Fellow.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, May "a. = Justice
Greenbaum today had under consid'
Grafton the application for a divorce
of Takeshi Kanno, japanese, who
created a sensation in 1908 by mar
ryfng Gertrude Boyle, a California
sculptress.
Kanno went on the witness stand
and testified calmly that his white
wife had ceased to love him and that
her affections had been transferred
to Yeitaro Ishigaki, a friend. Kanno
failed to manifest i'll will toward Ishi-
gaki, and stated that he was anxious
to free his wife from union which
was no longer acceptable to her.
Other witnesses declared they Wis
tied a house in Greenwich village,
New York, where they said Ishigaki
and Mrs. Kanno were living. Kanno
himself, It developed, resides a short
distance from this place.
Mrs. Kanno failed to appear. The
judge reserved decision.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, May "a - Drys
threaten to split over methods of en-
forcing prohibition, according to indi-
cations today.
Representative Randall, only pro-
hibition party man in congress, said
he would oppose creation of a pro
hibition commissioner under the treas
ury department and proposed in the
Shappard bill.
Meantime decision of Federal Judge
Mayer in New York that brewing OF
teer containing 2A per cent alcohol
could continue until the courts passed
on the case, only increased demands
of the "drys" today for action on en-
forcement measures.
The department of Justice having
taken no action against those brewing
such beer to date, indicated 1t would
rot change its course following Judge
Mayors ruling. Its agents, however,
are continuing to gather data.
Representative Randall, among
others, is against creating new jobs
and wants the department Of justice
to enforce the law. Sheppard's bill
would appropriate $3,500,000 for the
prohibition commissioners, who would
te empowered to appoint hundreds of
agents to trace down violators and
prosecute them.
Another difference is cropping up
over the alcoholic content to be per-
mitted in beverages.
Senator Jones. Washn., would make
one half Of one per cent the dead line.
Senator Sheppard's bill would make
the chemical trace Of alcohol suffi-
cient to bar.
House drys today were leaning
toward the Jones provision. They de-
sire line of demarkation over which
there can be no quibbling. The maxi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
WALKER MAY
PLEAD INSANITY
Confessed Murderer OF Mrs. Coppock
at Ankeny May Not Be Tried
on Charge Of
Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DES MONIES, Iowa. May "a -
Charles Walker, alias William Gray,
confessed murderer Of Mrs. Lizzie
Coppock, of Ankeny, may not be
tried for murder.
Walker, when arraigned, entered a
plea OF not guilty to the charge of
murder and it is definitely understood
that he intends pleading insanity
Efforts were being made today to
try Walker before Jury to test his
sanity and if adjudged insane, COM
NIT him to the hospital for criminal
insane at Anamosa.
This would give him no chance for
liberty after a short term in the peni-
tentiary, attorneys say. Should he be
found to have regained his sanity
within few years and released, he
may still be held to the charge of
murder and placed on trial.
Walker is being held in padded
cell.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
THIRTY
STILL MISSING
Searching Ruins Of Wrecked
Starch Plant for Bodies Of
Workmen Thought
Dead. p
RUMoR OF GUNPowDER
Story Told That Douglas Factory Had
Been Engaged In Secretely
Manufacturing Ex-
plosive.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May "a =
Cedar Rapids business men will meet
today as a coroner's jury e1traord1-
nary to sift rumors that gunpowder
caused the blast that wrecked the
Douglas starch plant here Thursday,
snuffing out probably more than
score of lives.
Reliable sources reported today that
relatives Of men killed in the blast
had said that their relatives had told
them gunpowder was being manufac-
tured secretly in the plant.
While the Investigation was under
way, searchers entered the ruins to
search for bodies Of thirty-three mis-
sing men thought to be buried within
the smoldering debris.
Twelve bodies have been recovered
and lists showed today that thirty
three still are missing. One man listed
as missing since Thursday night ap-
peared today.
Fourteen persons were seriously In
jured END 1t IS known that there are
at least fifty other persons who es-
capped with minor cuts and bruises
1t is stated by Coroner King and
others that $500 pounds OF powder
were reported to be on hand in the
plant at the time Of the explosion,
Thursday night. Two brothers of
one of the men killed In the explo-
sion told Coroner King this.
Cedar Rapids, through the chamber
Of commerce, has already begun
work Of relief among the families Of
workmen at the starch plant Funds
are being subscribed to clothe and
feed those in greatset need. There
Is much distress among some Of the
families of the stricken men.
Late last night the Rock Island
railway came to the aid Of th
searchers for bodies in the ruins Of
the plant by loaning the services of
two derricks with crews for wrecking
Durn0ses
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Prohibition Bill Contains No Leaks of Any Kind
and Covers Patent Medicines, Free
Drinks and Private Stills
DRYs IN CONGRESS CANNOT AGRtt
Statesmen Talking More About How Law Shall
be Enforced Than Discussion of Modi-
fcation of It.

rum percentage Of alcohol allowed
by the Jones bill Is so low as to ex-
clude all the near beers which arol
intoxicants in disguise.
VETS, "drys," and moderates
alike failed today to discover any
"leaks" under the enforcement bills.
Even patent medicines which arc
consumed as beverages in dry terri-I
tory get death blow from the PEND
ing bills. They can be sold only on
prescription written by physicians
under strict permit from the commits
sion. The physician promises under
oath to make thorough examina-
tion before prescribing medicines con-
tanning alcohol Medicines which con-:
tain alcohol, but are mot potable's--
unfit for drinking-are not affected by
the bill.
The bill says "any person, who is
all by himself or his employe. SER
want, agent for himself or any other
person, company or corporation, keep
o. carry around on his person or in
e vehicle or leave in a place for an
other any Intoxicating liquor as herein
defined, sell or dispose Of the same by
gift or otherwise, or who shall in a
manner, directly or Indirectly solicit.
take or accept any order for the sale.
sEipment or delivery of intoxicating
liquor in violation of the law, shall be-
termed 'bootlegger', and the now
popular query have you still in
your homer" may become dangerous
question. The bill makes it unlawful
for any person to directly or indirectly
manufacture, sell, transport, export.
receive, deliver, bartar, solicit or take
order for, give away, furnish or pos
sess liquors or apparatus for making
them.
Exceptions are made of bonafide
liquor purchases before the act is eff
fective.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Strike Continues.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINI, May
24-No agreement had been reached
today by the employers committee
that conferred with strike leaders in
the attempt to bring about a settle
ment of the general strike at Winni-
peg, Man.
The employers are said to have
demanded that the unions abandon
the principle of a general strike In
support of single union. The strike
representatives refused to accede to
these demands.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
For Irish Republic.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, May Announcement
that a vigorous campaign will be
prosecuted in the United States in
favor Of international recognition of
the Irish republic was made today
in connection with the departure for
home of Michael Ryan
Ryan will report to the committee
of twenty-five of the Irish race con-
vention, which sent him, Edward
Dunno and Frank p. Walsh, TO Paris.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
staff Correspondent.

Fred s. Ferguson, United Press
staff Correspondent.1
PARIS, May 24.--The treaty will be
med by the allied and German dele
es between June 10 and 15-or the
bistice will be broken-was the
ecast In peace circles today.
Fhe Germans are now expected to
nd the allies their counter Dropos-
by May 29. These will be printed
book form and will be almost as
luminous as the allied treaty. The
echanical part Of the work has been
ID up owing to the train bringing
German printing machinery to
rsailles meeting with some misad-
hture at Cologne, delaying its arrfv-
until Sunday.
Tae present Indications are that
I allies will take four or FIVE days
study the German counter propos-
before replying and will then al
the Germans about the same time
which to make up their minds about
ming.
report understood to have been
fwarded to the United States yes
tday that Karl Kautzky, one OF the
3ders Of the German independent So
FISTS was in Versailles to confer
h the enemy delegates, was denied
Jay by the French liason mission.
Premier Paderewski was expected
reach Paris today. The situation
Poland was said to have passed en-
ely out of his hands. Polish troops
wing crossed the Dniester and con-
|ued to advance, despite his prom
TO the peace conference that hos
ties would cease.
Third Army Strengthened.
IoBLBNZ, May 24.-The third
pay was further strengthened today
completion of the formal transfer
" OF the Fourth and Fifth divisions
regulars. The Sixth division con-
ues to entrain for Brest. The
pulation in the occupied region is
pet and orderly.
high Prussians In Conference.
PfA, May 23.-ChanceIlor Scheide-
nm, Matthias Erzberger, DR.. Bernard
rnoerg and Count Won Bernstorff
lterred with Foreign Minister
ocKdorf+Rantzau and other mem
Of the German peace delegation
70 this afternoon.
German Attitude.
Nari u. Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
FERLIN, Man 2s.-The German at
lue regarding the peace treaty
icn IS constantly developing new
~ 5es was represented as follows:
nen this was written:
germany is prepared to accept modi-
peace terms, but her delegates
oe called home If the allies flat
tu reiuse to make alterations.
nis view was obtained from both
Id and semi-official sources. It
further revealed that there ia y
gusiuon to be satisfied with very
lls m changes in the terms, which
4,u serve to .assuage the feelings
oaat Portion OF the population op-
Fed to the treaty. The government
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-24
Old Ship DESTROYED.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NORFOLK, Va, May 24.--The old
Bay liner Virginia burned to the
waters edge at 12:45 O'Clock this
morning near Smiths Point. 1t is
not known yet whether any lives
were lost. The Chesapeake liner
City of Baltimore picked up survivors
and is bringing them to Norfolk. 9th
er survivors were picked up by
Washington and Baltimore boats.