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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
is ON
TO BLOCK BILL
FOR ROAD FUND
Opposition Brewing to
Act Providing Work
for Ex-soldiers.

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 4.-Some
opposition is developing in the up
per branch of the Illinois legisla-
ture. senate leaders say, to adop-
ton by the senate of the resolution
introduced by Senator Curtis of
Grant Park, asking congress to ap-
propriate a billion dollars annually
for hard roads in order to offer re-
turned soldiers permanent work
through the reconstruction period.
The position is taken by foes of
the measure, it is said, that legis-
latures are falling into the habit of
congress on every
preteXt and without consequence
Senator Cutiss will ask that his
resolution be referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, of
which Senator Dunlap of Savoy is
chairman. 1t is understood that
organized labor is behind the meas
ure which is intended to keep a
million soldiers busy until an eco
nomic equilibrium is reached.
Both houses of the Legislature
met today after the weekend re-
cess with all committees named and
ready for business.
Senator Barr of Joliet announc-
ed the first meeting of the judici-
airy committee for tomorrow after
noon, and Senator Kessinger Of
Aurora was busy arranging for the
public hearing tonight on the Low
INi q,
enable Illinois to participate in
cation under the Smith-Hughes
act.
Advocates of the dual system of
vocational education, which would
make necessary a second board of
in each school district to
the vocational training,
are planning again to contest the
unit system favored by the state
teachers association.
1t is expected that a fight will de-
velop in the senate when the resO-
luton seeking to put the upper
house on record favoring a league
of nations is brought up.
A resolution demanding homo
rule for Ireland also is pending in
the senate. 1t was adopted by the
house without dissent.
Attorneys from Illinois cities are
here today for the semi-annual
of the Illinois State Bar
association. Chief attention will be
paid to legislation being sought af-
fecting legal practices and court
action
At a banquet tonight addresses
will be made by Governor Frank
D. Lowden, Lieutenant Governor
John G. ORlesby. Speaker of the
House David f. Shanahan, and An
irew A. Bruce, former chief Justice
If the supreme court of North Da-
xota
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
SPEED PAY FOR
SOLDIERS; 5000
CLAIMS AWAIT
Red Tape Cut Away
to Hurry Money to
Discharged Men.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Thousands
of claims for additional pay by dis
charged soldiers whose records
were complete at time they were
mustered out, may be settled
speedily by the war department
under a ruling today by the comp
troller of the treasury 10 the ef-
feet that these claims are to be re-
adjusted without passing through
the usual complicated auditing
channels The director of finance
of the war department was author
ized to adjust the claims when
construction of the law is not in
volved and the soldiers right is
clearly defined.
More than 5000 OF these claims.
some of them four months delayed,
are on file with the auditor of the
war department and many others
are in the hands of the director of
finace. Hundreds of complaints
have been received from officers
and men charging that pay or COM
peaSation for expenses was with
held unjustly. 1t was explained
today that when a soldier is dis
charged in some cases he is given
only partial pay, owing 20 the abb
sence of records showing The exact
amount to which he is entitled.
Later these records become avail
able, but the additional payment is
not made until the voucher for
part pay cashed by the colder on
his discharge is cleared through
the auditor of the war department.
This procedure often required
three or four months, and during
this time the soldiers hnal pay
ment is held up. The comptroller's
ruling today provides a short cut
in the procedure by permitting
the finance division of the war de-
partment to issue a supplemental
statemsnt to a soldier Immediately
On this statement he can collect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
WARN AGAINST $40
COUNTERFEIT BILL

Washington. Feb. 4.-Warning
was issued today by the treasury
secret service that a counterfeit
$50 federal reserve note on the
New York federal reserve bank is
in circulation. one specimen having
been found in Havana, Cuba. The
note bears the portrait OF Presi-
dent Cleveland darker in colo-
than on a genuine note The check
letters ID" plate number Isl" and
signatures of "W. G. McAdoo. and
John Burke. treasurer Of the United
States" Silk fbres in the paper
are initiated by pen marks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
BRAND SOCIALIST
CONFAB AT BERNIE
PART OF HUN PLOT

Paris, Monday, Feb. 3.-The
Berne Socialist conference, to
which many Socialist bodies in Eu-
rope have failed to send represen-
tatives. is the outcome of a Ger
man plan to help Germany retrieve
her military defeat and escape the
payment of just indemnities. is the
belief of Charles Edward Russell
and William English Walling.
speaking in behalf of the Social
Democratic league of tie United
States.
Monday, Feb. ALBERT
Thomas. the French Socialist and
former member Of the var coun-
ell, offered a motion at the Social,
ist conference today placing at the
head of the program ques lions Of
the responsibility for the war and
the future of Socialism. The mo-
ttOn follows:
The Berne Socialist confer
ence. considering that a cataclysm
deliberately loOsed by a few men
has inflicted upon the world name
less CaIamities and threatens to
harrow up civilization itself and
considering. on the other hand,
that all hopes Of a just and lasting
peace depend upon the possibility
Of founding a society Of nations;
that there can be no society Of ma
tions without trust and that inter
national public faith would remain
forever compromised if the govern
merts which have violated it could
escape punishment fer their
crimes and if Socialist Cliefs who
made themselves accompliCes Of
these governments we're not
branded outCasts by the interna-
tiona1e-decided TO inscribe at the
head of its agenda the question of
governmental spOnsiPilities in
the causes of the war. that of VIC
lation of neUtralities which had
been placed under the guarantees
Of Europe and that of the respon-
sibility Of Socialists involved.
"On the other hand. tho confer
ence = considering that the future
o<Ocialism in the world IS threat
<ned with greatest dangers by new
tendencies called Bolshevism, de-
c'des to place in the second posi-
tion on its agenda the role of de-
mOcracy in the establishment of
Socialist order"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
FAST TRAIN HITS
AUTO;TWO DEAD
Denver Flyer Crashes Into Machine
Near Aurora - Three Badly
Hurt-0ne May Die.

Aurora, Ill, Feb. 4.-Two per-
sons were killed and three badly
hurt at Somonauk, ILL.,, just after
midnight this morning when an au-
tomobile in which they were rid
ing was struck by the Denver Flyer
on the Burlington railroad.
The Dead.
NICHOLAS PHILLIPS.
MRS. GEORGE KIEHL.
The Injured. @-lF
George Kiehl. -.
Mrs. NJ. J. Yocklick.
Miss Hazel Yocklick.
Mrs. Yocklick was so badly hurt
she may die.
The automobile party was re-
turning to the country from an en-
tertainment given by the Somon-
aux lodge of Odd Fellows. The ac-
cident happened at the first cross
ing west of the station. The train
was going about fifty miles an hour
SomOnauk is % miles west of
Aurora.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
ONE 'GODMOTHER'
BEING SOUGHT BY
CITY OF BAPAUME

Washington. Feb. -Bapaume.
one of the French towns which suf-
fered most from the war, wants a
"Godmother." according TO an Off
cial dispatch, received today Gan
ton Stenne. mayor of the town. is
quoted by the dispatch as saying in
the Petit Parislenne: IF some gra-
tuity would adopt Bapaume and as
sist 1t as has been done for some
other destroyed towns, how de-
lighted my fellow citizens would be-
| hope that some gra uity of the
old continent or the new. will lis
ten TO my appeal"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
HUNT FOWL WITH
MACHINE GUN; IS
ORDERED HALTED

Washington, Feb. A. Shooting
of wild fowl with the machine
guns from airplanes, the latest de-
vice adopted by sportsman along
the Atlantic coast. has been for
hidden by order of the director of
military aeronautics. Instructions
have been issued by the director to
conduct all flights along the coast
or wherever migratory wild fowl
may be found in such a manner TO
interfere as little as possible with
the birds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
FIND MOONSHINE
DEN 80 MINUTES
FROM BROADWAY

New York. Feb Discovery OF
an Illicit still where VAST quauti-
ties of "mOonshine" whisky and
alcohol were being Manufactured,
was made today at Valley Stream.
Long Island, about sixteen miles
from New York, by local agents Of
the federal internal revenue ser
vice. Three alleged "mooushiners'
were arrested.
The plant was found, +, was said,
in a cOoperage and barrel factory.
on one side the revenue officers.
c. W. Mutt and j. NJ GroSsmau, To-
Gated pipes leading to a large un-
derground tank filled with liquor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
JAPAN TO START
DRIVE ON SOCIAL
DISEASE, REPORT

Washington, Feb. 4.-Surgeon
General Rupert Blue. of the public
health service, was informed today
by 7. Miyadate, superintendent of
police of Toxic, that the Japanese
government was about to start a
social hygiene campaign throughout
Japan, and the most of Corea, which
is designed to relieve the lands
from social diseases. The police
said the ancient
methods of segregation would be
corrected and that the "yoshiwas"
in the larger cities of Japan would
be cleared away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
The Weather

Fair tonight and Wednesday,
rising temperature Wednesday
with the lowest tonight about 10
degrees above zero.
Temperature at a. m. s. High
est yesterday, A.. Lowest last
night. s.
Velocity OF wind at q. m, IA
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m. So:
at Z a. m. II.
Stage of water. 3.3, fall OF .
in last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
HOLD WILSON.
PUT BIG Navy.
PLANACROSS.
Presidents Insistence on
Expansion Program
+ Brought Approval.

Washington. Feb. 4.-Insist-
ence by President Wilson upon
the administrations policy OF
naval expansion led to the
unanimous approval given by
the house naval committee to
another three-year cOnstrUc-
ti0n program. This was dis
closed today by Chairman Pad
cett Of the committee when the
house began consideration Of
the $7J0,OOO, 900 annual naval
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Padgett told of program
sent by the president at Paris to
secretary Daniels, saying nothing
had occurred over there to change
the recommendations he made in
his annual message to congress.
President Pushes Plan.
The message was brought to the
attention of the committee by MIR.
Daniels. The president was very
~uest," Representative Padgett
said. and very insistent that the
three year program be carried out. ."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
PREFERENCE FOR
FIGHTERS GIVEN
IN LAND MEASURE

Washington, Feb. 4.-Service in
the army. navy or marine corps
during the Mexican border trouble
with Germany would count as cred
it in making entries for homesteads
under a bill passed today by the
house and sent TO the senate. The
same privilege was accorded veter-
ans of the civil and Spanish Ameri-
can wars, the time Of service being
considered the same as occupation
and cultivation of the land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
FORM SOCIETIES
TO KEEP KAISER
FROM THE ALLIES

Amsterdam, Feb. 4.-Societies to
Insure the kaiser" from being
handed over to the allies are being
organized in Germany, according
to the VOlkszeitung of Osnabruck.
Eitel Frederick, second son of the
former emperor, is said to have
written a letter to Premier Ebert,
demanding that the government as
sist in the pIar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
SIMS HAS LITTLE
HOPE OF SAVING
STRANDED CRAFT

Washington. Feb. Admiral
Sims advised the navy department
today that officials In charge of eff
forts to float the American steamer
Narragansett, stranded on the Isle
OF Wight, were not very hopeful of
success. Everybody aboard the
steamer. including so American SOL
diers. was removed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
MAH RTRNED on TRAIN.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Feb. 4.-Fire,
starting in a fast mail train speed
ing toward Pittsburgh from Phila
deIphIa, destroyed a car loaded with
mail for Chicago and badly dam
aged another bound for Tndianapo-
lis. at Pitcairn. 20 miles east Of
herA this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
NEVADA TO MAKE
LAWS TO PERMIT
WILLARD'S FIGHT

Carson City, New, Fol Am
amendment to the Nevada boxing
law. which would allow 25-roundI
contests was introduced in the as,
sembly of the Nevada lcgislaturot
yesterday. This is the first step op
the part of the state 10 bring tha
Willard-Dempsey fight 10 Reno.
Ten rounds is the limit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
WAD0O MOVIES LAWYER

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. AWE
liam G. McAdOo. formerly secre-
tary Of the treasury. was retained
today as counsel by a recently or
ganized moving picture trm Mr.
NcAdoo is spending The winter
here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
RUSS SOVIET
HEADSEACER
MEET ALLIES
Ready for Agreement Says
Wireless-Bolsheviki
Power Grows.

Paris, Feb. 4.-The Russian
soviet government will take
all measures" to bring about
an agreement with the entente,
according to IA wireless message
sent out from Moscow on Sun
day. 1t complains that the Boil
sheVik authorities had received
no "fOrmal invitation TO the
Princes islands conference, the
only word regarding it being u
wireless message containing
press news
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04
FAMINE SWEEPS PERSIA,

Washington. Feb. Famine and
typhus are sweeping Pabriz, Persia,
according to advices from Teheran.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04

London, Feb. e Bolsheyist
forces are now master of almost
the whole of eastern Ukraine, in
cluding the important centers of
kharkov, Poltava, Ekaterinoslav
and the konetz mining region, ac-
Cording to a Helsingfors dispatch
10 the Mail. 1t is reported that a
soviet government has been estab-
iished at Kharkov, the president be-
ing NJ. RakoVsky, one of the sigma
tors to the Brest-Litovsk treaty be-
tween Russia and Germany.
Reveal BOlshevist Method.
Archangel. Monday. Feb. 3.-(By
the Associated PressD .-Advices To
the allied intelligence department
reveal some of the methods by
which the Bolshevists have been
able to organize their army in sucn
a way as to make possible the car
rying on of a strong campaign in
rorthern Russia. The principle of
these methods, according to infor-
nation received from the interior,
lies in the compelling of generals
and staff officers in the old Russian
army to serve the Bolshevists by
holding their families as hostages
for the officers conduct.
Compelled to Retreat
The Russian detachment operats
ing with the Americans on the Pine
ga front retreated several versts
yesterday after having unsuccess-
fully attempted an attack in which
1t encountered superior numbers OF
the Bolshevik forces.
Artillery and patrol actions con-
tinue on all sectors of the front.
An airplane yesterday bombed the
BOlshevist positions on the Vaga
river
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04

A S o cia d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-04

M e m b er of Audit
Bureau of CircuIations
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
At the Scenic, May 10th
Interior Frontier Days

The Interior Index last week
announces the dates Of the Inter
ior Frontier Days which are Au-
gust 20, 81 and 22, and also an
nounces that S2500.00 will be Civ
en- away in purses and prizes.
The attractions will consist OF
bronco riding, ropine, steer bull
doeeine and in fact everything in
the line of a Wild West Show. 1t
is also expected that a number
of world famous riders will at
tend and take part in the con-
tests. J.F. Calhoun, is chairman
and has the assistance OF a COM
mite of men able to properly
care for their parts of the work
and it is needless to say that the
reputation Interior has for giving
her visitors their moneys worth
will bring to that town an inn
mense crowd for these three big
days.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
Town Board Organizes

Tuesday evening the Town Off
cials took their offices for the en-
suing year. The old Board of
Trustees completed the business
of the closing year after which
the new members, Frank White
from the second ward and J. p.
Eddy from the third ward, took
their seats. The board was or
ganized with the selection of J. p.
Eddy as Chairman. A discussion
Of the matters pertaining to the
interests of the town and a year
of active work is looked forward
to. The Board of Trustees is
now composed of c. n. Leedom,
Frank White and ]. p. Eddy. J.
+. Brockelsby is Treasurer; +. /.
Nellor, clerk; K. N. Rounds, as
SCISSOR and B. L. McNally and 5.
Wellman, Justices of the Peace.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
Admission
25 and SOC
Putting In New Front


Contractor Geo. Hawkins is
busy this week putting in a new
front in the building which will
be occupied by Mrs. Stevenson
with her restaurant and ice cream
parlor. A large addition has been
built onto the building and the
interior remodeled and fitted up
into a nice appearing room, and
with the addition of the new front
the building will present a much
improved appearance will make a
large and attractive room for
Mrs. Stevenson.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
Packing Company Man Here

M. w. Power representing the
Dacotah Packing Co. of Rapid
City is here this week, working
in the interests of the new plant.
MIR. Power is very enthusiastic
over the prospects of the Daco-
tah Packing Co.. and says that
they are getting wonderful sup
port from all sections of the
country.
The feeder yards will be in op-
GRAFTON within six weeks.
They are empl )ying all avail
able men and rushing the yards
to completion The engineers
are on the ground now and the
plant will be under construction
shortly.
Rapid City will be the place to
sell or buy feeders this fall.
This is a proposition that all
stock growers, farmers as we'll
as the business men should sup
port, and build our own market
here at home, building up the
west of the river country at the
same time, instead of building
cities in other states such as
Sioux CITY. Omaha and Chicago
Mr. Power will work out OF
Kadoka for the next few weeks
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
Mass Meeting Held

Tuesday evening a Mass meet
ing held at the Scenic theatre and
a fair sized crowd was present to
discuss the matter of new school
building for this district. The
ConcenSus of opinion appeared to
be that some move should be
made tor obtaining additional
room for the public schools, and
the matter of a consolidated dis
trict was also taken up and dis
cussed. No definite action was
taken at the meeting except to
look up the matter in regards to
a consolidated school district.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
McNally Buys Large Ranch

On the latter part of last week
B.LIMcNally closed a deal where
by he becomes the owner OF the
Mrs. Esther Currier ranch north
of Belvidere. This ranch consists
of seven hundred and sixty acres
and is one of the best improved
ranches in3 this part of the state,
In the purchase of this place Mr.:
McNally has secured an ideal
ranch.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09

The efficiency of the MOLINE
Universal Tractor was demon.
Strated to the Tractor critics of
Kadoka and vicinity when Per
ault & Hurley, the local dealers,
went out with two fourteen-inch
breaking plowS and broke up new
sod four to five inches deep. The
land plOWed was termed as the
toughest place in Jackson county
This only goes to show that the
two wheel construction makes all
its power available for pulling
and greater speed. The Moline
Universal Tractor will do as
much work in a day of ten hours
with two fourteenlnCh Dlow bot
toms as the average three pillow
Tractor.
We refer you to Mr.. q. II.
Decker and Mr.. Colburn on whose
farms this plowinq was done.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
Tractor Demonstrates Ability

Perault and Hurley sells the
MOLINE the Tractor with a
the soul.
You can do ANYTHING on the
farm that you can do with horses.
Your work is right in front of
YOU, not behind. We will guar
antee to pull two fourteen-inCh
breaking plows any place on your
farm that can be broke. If you
are in the market for Tractor
see us as we know you are from
Missouri and must be shown.
We can do it.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
HenesarS At Scenic May 18th

A good sized crowd was at the
dance last Friday evening and
everyone had a good time The
next dance billed for the Scenic
will be on Monday evening May
18th, when the well known and
popular Heneqar Harp Orchestra
will be here.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1919-05-09
HIDES AND FURS

Will bring the most money at
the Home Hide and Fur Co. Try
us with one shipment and be con
vinced. We paw express on Furs
Chamberlain Hide & Fur Co.
22-tf Chamberlain, s. ID
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-04-10
L. s. RECOGNIZED BOILING
POINTS ONLY AS GASOLINE TEST

AS the Standard Oil COMPANY
points out in an announcement else.
where in this issue the Government
has adopted boiling points as a stan
dard test of gasoline value. The gray
ity test was disc. .rded because it told
rothing OF the real quality of the
gasoline.
1t was the needs of the War which
Aaused the Government to seek a
SIandard test for aviation and gen.
eral motor gasoline as part of its
fuel conservation progra ii. The de-
mand for gasoline end Ctber petro-
leum produces had become so great
that some &C iOL was ..cccsary. Con-
sequently, last summc. President
Wilson appointed a committee under
the direction of the Fuel Admins
tr;tion to adopt STANDARD specifi-
cations for gasoline.
This committee sta ed in its report
that there would be no gravity linn
itations in the specification for either
aviation or motor gasoline because
il had been found Il at gravity was of
little or no yalue IN determining tn 2
quality of gacoliEe. The standards
adopted were baccC on boiling points.
Gasoline is known t. the refner
as one member Of the EC."oieum fam
lily. He distinguishes &c. member
of the family, rot by gravity, but by
loiling points. Gravity is fleeting
standard of EST. but boilJg points
ere unchangirg IL their value and al
ways determine the quality OF the