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The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER IL. Montague Smith, Law
renceyille bank cashier and society man.
a note which he has o. X. ID with consent
of Watrous Durham, the banks presi-
dent is worthless. The other is a sum
pointment with Vera Richlander.- daugh-
ter OF the local millionaire. and meets
Durham alone at night in the bank.
CHAPTER u-Dynham threatens Smith
with the police. Smith becomes aggres-
foored by blow that apparently kills
him, Smith escapes on an outgoing freight
train.
CHAPTER III-Near Brewster. Colo.
Dexter Baldwin. president OF The Timan-
nee job at the big dam the company ls
building.
CHAPTER Iv-williams. chief engin-
eer, nnds the hobo Smith used to money
In big chunks and TO making It work.
sition and is near ruin. Smith is jokingly
suggested as a financial doctor.
CHAPTER v-willIams business
to Smith, who will tell ng Of his
from an oncomins train aud saves the
coloners daughter Corona
CHAPTER vI-whiie Corona looks or
he drives on three bogus mining right
claimants from the company's land
CHAPTER "II-The colonel .akes
Smith to his home and persuades MIN. IN
spite of Smiths warning. to undertake
the financial salvation OF the company.
CHAPTER vIII-crawford Stanton.
hired by eastern interests to Kill on the
ditch company. sets his spies TO work to
md out who Smith is.
CHAPTER Ix-smith reorganizes the
company and gets loan from kinzie.
the local banker.
CHAPTER Kin the midst of n ''rnira-
cle-working' campaign Corona asks
Smith alarming questions. He reads that
Dunham. stiil living. has doubled the re-
ward for his capture.
CHAPTER xI-smith gets encourage
ment In his night from Corona. but real
ixes that he must stay away from her
Vera Richlander and her father come to
Brewster.
CHAPTER xII-smith tells Corona OF
his danger. He hears the Richiandsrs
have h:w sene nP 'ns Shawn who spy
of 6tanton's.
CHAPTER XIII-He meets Vera who
has not gone away with her father She
exacts almost constant attendance from
him as the price OF her silence
CHAPTER xIv-stanton and his wife
fail to learn about Smith from Vera
Stanton makes some night visits and Is
traiied.
CHAPTER xv-smlth tells starbuek
of the time limit on the dam. starbuck
cautions him about Vera and tells him
of a plot to Kill him or blow up the dam
They catch Shaw listening. but he es-
care-
CHAPTER xvI-Rumors that the dam
1. unsafe cause IA stock-selllng panic.
Smith tells the colonel of his entansle-
ment with Vera and the colonel wants W
Smith that Tucker JIbbey. another suitor.
who knows Smith. Is coming TO visit her'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
EVIDENCE HEARD
ON SHOOTING OF
FRENCH PREMIER

Paris. Tuesday, Feb. 25.-Captain
Bouchardon of the Paris military
court this afternoon heard the evi-
dence of persons who were eyewit-
nesses at the attempted assassina-
tiOn of Premier Clemenceau He
asked DR.. Roubanowitch, a widely
known aIienist, to examine Emile
Coffin, the assailant. to determine
his degree of mental responsibility.
Captain Bouchardon of the Paris
military court. who is conducting
the case against Emile Coffin, for
his attempt upon the life of Pre-
mier Clemenceau, went to the pre-
mier's house this morning TO take
Nj. ClemenCeau's testimony When
Captain BouchardOn left he re-
marked that the premier's testi-
Ilony was very clear The premier
believed it was the second bullet
dred by the assassin which hit him.
He said he felt a violent and pain
ful shock in the back and had
caught sight of the man who was
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
FIXING OF HOG
PRICES AGAIN
UP; TO END 1T
Announcement of Pol
icy for March to Be
Made Today.

Washington. Feb. 26 An an
nOuncement regarding the food ad-
ministration's attitude on maxi
mum hog prices for March will be
made after 3 O'Clock p. m. today by
Frank s. Snyder. chief Cf the meat
division. Mr.. Snyder said today
the announcement would be made
without meeting of the hog CON-
mittee.
Decision as to whether the maxi
mum price policy shall continue,
will be made after a conference
between Mr.. Snyder and officials
of the war trade board and will
depend on whether the hoard lifts
restrictions on the expectation OF
pork to the neutrals and 10 the ma
tiOns opened to commerce by
opening the DaTdaneile5 and the
Black Sea ports and the lifting of
the blockade of the eastern Med
iterranean sea as reported from
Paris yesterday
Lifting of the pork export ban,
food administration officials pre-
dicted. probably would mean aban-
donment of the price agreement
policy. putting hogs on a free mar
ket after the present maximum
price of $3.50 a hundred pounds
expires Friday at midnight.
1t is understood that the war
trade board has received cable ad-
vices from the supreme food cOun-
ell in Paris. bearing on the ques-
tion of expectation of pork.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
REBEL MOVE IN
SAXONY BEGUN; ..
BIG STRIKE ON
Radicals Launch Re-
volt to Overthrow
Government.

Berlin, TUESDAY. Feb. 25.-tBy
the Associated PressD.-Spartacan
and Radical Socialists have launch
ed a movement to overthrow the ex-
isting government in SaXony,
where the newly elected diet was
to assemble today. a general strike
has been proclaimed and railway
communication with Halle. one of
the principal junction points in
Saxony, has been broken. The
Spartacans are reported to have
taken possession Of Plauena and
other industrial centers.
After demonstrations at Pirna
and Plauen, the Radicals seized the
plants of Eon-Socialist newspapers
and ordered the officers OF the
seized plants to leave. Work has
been stopped in many saXOny fac
tories by the seizure of power sta
tons and the interruption of over
land transmission of electric pow
er. The break in railway commun-
ications at Halle suspends through
oSi VIZ L lGi W ttA4 del IN buN " tilllEAl
and Munich for the time being. as
the only expresses running have
been routed through Halle.
At the latest advices the revolt
has not developed in Dresden nor
resulted in overt acts at Leipzig.
the two leading cities of SaXOny, the
government at Dresden being still
in control.
Special dispatches from Mann
helm today say that peasant re-
volts are breaking out in various
districts in Baden as the result of
friction between the working mems
councils and the peasants. The
peasants. it is said, are resentfUl at
the dictatorship of the Soviets.
Copenhagen. Tuesday. Feb Is
A fresh revolt broke out at Mann
helm today. Spartacan forces oc-
cupied the postoffice, the telegraph
offices and the railway stations
and communication with the city is
Interrupted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
ORDERS REPORT
ON NAVAL BILL
Committee without YOte Sends
$72O,0O0OG0 Act to Senate
With Its Approval.

Washington, Feb, 26.-The $720,-
G00.0G0 naval appropriation bill,
with it's new thTea-year building
program, was ordered favorably
reported today by the senate naval
committee without a dissenting
vote. Republican members reserv-
ed the right to oppose a provision
empowering the president to sus-
pend the program in his discretion.
There was no opposition to the
expansion feature, but the provision
for suspension was adopted on a
strict party vote OF S to 6. This
authority was written into the bill
Ivy the house with view TO IFS use
if developments toward disarma-
ment in the peace conference made
il desirable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
MUST PROVIDE
FOR SOLDIERS
OR THEY WILL
Lane Warns Fighters are Going to
Change Government If Not
Treated SquaVely.

Washington, Feb. ga fav-
o-able report on the bill TO
appropriate S1OO,0OO,OOO to make
reclaimed public lands available
for settIem ant by discharged sol
diers and sailors was ordered to-
day by the senate public lands com
mittee after Secretary Lane had
appealed for action on the ground
hat this was a great recOnstruc-
ton measure. A similar bill has
been reported to the house
BY means of this measure. which
provides for loans to men who
served with the armed forces dur
ing the war. under direction of
Secretary Lane, jobs could be Sc
cured for 100000 persons in 60
days Inquiries from soldiers in
dicate thousands Of soldiers with
farm experience would be avail
able of cultivation of farms immed-
lately, he said, while others would
be employed as laborers.
With the proposed appropriation.
the committee was told. at least
%, 900 farms in 40 states could be
made ready for permanent Z occu-
pancy by the men who helped clear
them.
Unless We solve these problems
properly" said the secretary, re
ferring to unemployment, the
men who fought are going to
change the government They vii
become the leaders and we will
surrender our power to them he
cause we must There IS no de
mand now from them that we do
this thing, but the old idea of in
dividualism has passed" ="
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
EDUCATOR TELLS
NEED OF FEDERAL
SCHOOLS SYSTEM

Chicago. Feb. 26-Dr. Edmund J.
James, president of the University
of Illinois, who for 35 years has
advocated a comprehensive system
of national education, discussed
that subject for the department .f
superintendents of the National
Educational association here to-
day.
He characterized the varying ia
oilities and opportunities for edu-
cation under the present localized
system as unfair in a democracy
where equal opportunities are
pledged to all.
Il believe that American educa-
>fion faces a very critical situation" :"
ssSd DR.. James. some of our great
est national interests are in a very
serious danger. The problems of
our educational future cannot be
successfully solved in my opinion
unless the nation through the fed
eral government, the federal con-
eress and the federal treasury as
sumes its fair share of the fnan-
cial. administrative and delibera-
tive burdens involved in this great
problem of national education.
II am pleading therefore. for
these two things: first, the assump-
ton by the federal government of
its fair share of national response
bility for educational matters; and,
second. for a suitable organization
Of the government machinery to en-
able it to do this"
DR. James. as an important part
OF this machinery. urged a depart
ment of education, headed by a sec
retary with a seat in the presi-
dent's cabinet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
PFRSHTNG GIVES
REPORT SHOWING
ARMY MAIL PLAN

Washington, Feb. 26.-Geueral
Pershing sent the war department
today a more detailed explanation
5howing the method of handling
mail for the American expedition
ary army force, calculated. he said.
10 guarantee delivery of letters and
packages addressed to every SOL
dier. No piece of mail is consid-
cred dead, he reported. until at
least one separate search through
the central Office records has failed
10 furnish a record
Mail which did not reach the men
at outlying postofiices, General Per
Sbing explained. was sent to the
central office. equipped to handle
10000 pieces daily. The suepes-
tion of the depa rtment that com
M nding officers obtain the names
OF their men who failed 10 receive
mail will be adopted. in the hope of
improving the service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
TH0MPSONIS
.P.CH0ICE
FOR CHICAGO
Sweitzer Named by Dem
ocrats-Only Half of
Vote Out at Primary.

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Complete IN
official returns today showed that
the percentage Of registered wom-
en- voting in yesterdays primary
~as IS, while the percentage of
registered men voting was but 56.
William Hale Thompson. incum-
bent. won the Republican nomina
ton for mayor with a total vote OF
123.975. as against a total of $4,000
for Harry Olson, Judge of the mu-
nicipal court. and 1I,7S5 for
Charles E Merriam. professor IT
the University of Chicago. Thomp-
sons plurality over his rivals w6s
39,946.
Robert NJ Sweitzer. county
clerk. won the Democratic nomi-
nation over Thomas Carey, mil
liouaire brick manufacturer. with
y, total vote OF 1O9.175 as against
1892 for Carey. Sweitzer's plu-
rality over Carey was 60.9S3.
Excepting aldermanic candi-
dacies in four wards. the Socialists
placed a complete ticket in the
field, headed by John NJ, Collins os
the mayoralty candidate.
Labor Men Plan Ticket.
Laboring men were advised by
their leaders to remain away from
the primaries. in order that they
might sign the petition .hy which it
is planned to place a tulI labor
ticket on the ballot at the April
election. This ticket is headed by
John Fitzpatrick for mayor. He
is the president of the Chicago
Federation of Labor. and has
long been active in local labor al
fairs.
Already movements are on foot
for additional candidates for mayor
at the April election Friends OF
Carter H. Harrison. i've times
mayor, are taking steps to bring
him home from France. where he
has been in service with the Y. NJ.
c. A. with a view to having him
head a non partisan ticket
HOyne to Run.
MacClay hoyue, Democrat.
states attorney. said today he still
was an independent candidate for
mayor
In Is of the 80 wards there was
rivalry for the Republican nomina-
se6ns and in seven of The IS the
Thompson forces were successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
REPORTS YANK
CITIZEN BEING
HELD BY SLAVS
Imprisoned by Bolshe-
viki-Offer TO Ex-
change Him.

Stockholm, Fec. 26.-American
Minister Morris has been informed
by the Danish Red Cross that an
American citizen named koloma-
tiano, upon whom the death SEN
tence had been passed by the Boil
sheviki, now is detained in the
Kremlin in Moscow, the ucath SEN
tence having been commuted
The former Bolshevik financial
representative in Norway. who Is
in Petrograd. has subTnitted to
Minister Morris a proposal from
the soviet government that it will
exchange Kolomatiano and some
other Americans now in prison, for
soviet Representatives detained by
the American forces in Vladivos-
tok.
Vladivostok, Wednesday. Feb.
19.-tBy the Associated Press -
Brigadier General Inagaki of the
Japanese staff in Siberia. in
statement regarding the japanese
demand for the return of the arms
and equipment Of the 800 Cossack
I6FOilSlS VI Lue io4C y. NeueId'
KalminOff, who have been in
charge of the American forces.
says he is not concerned about
what becomes of the Cossacks
The men DO not belong to
Japan" said the general. "TheiI
is entirely matter be
tween General Graves tthe Amer
ican commander) and lhe Rus
slams. The arms and equipment Of
the soldiers, however. were fur
nished by the Japanese who have
been assisting, and viii! continue
to assist, the Cossacks. in an eff
fort to build up the Russia army
Therefore we insist that the arms
and equipment be returned to Gen
eral kalmikOff"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
HOUSING ACT IN
STATE SENATE
Measure TO Alleviate Living Con-
ditiOns in Crowded City Dis
tricts introduced.

Springfield. Ill, Feb, 26.-The ad-
ministration housing code bill. in
tended to alleviate living condi-
tions in the crowded districts Of
Chicago and other Illinois cities,
was introduced in the senate today
by Senator Harold c. Keesinger of
Aurora. The measure, SO pages in
length, has the approval of Cover
nor Lowden and the endorsement OF
the Illinois Society of Engineers,
the State Federation of Women's s
clubs, the Chicago Housing coun-
Gil and other organizations.
The bill does not propose the
cOnfiscation Of property or the
tearing down of any existing
structures, but controls rigidly flu
ture building operations where fam
lily housing is involved.
Jails, state institutions and ho-
tells are exempted from the pro-
visions of the measure
Subjects on which building speci-
fications are set forth in the bill
are light, ventilation. sanitation.
fire protection, alterations, main
tenance, plumbing, skylights.
height of buildings, disposition OF
ashes and garbage, provisions for
sinks and layatories, shafts and
easements, etc.
Proponents of the housing bill
have prepared an analysis of dis
ease in cities in which they trace
in large measure to unsanitary and
inadequate living quarters. Tu-
herculOSiS declared To he on the in -
crease. is said to get its greatest
impetus in the tenement districts
of large cities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
WILSON ACTS TO SPEED UP CONGRESS
is TRUE WORLD
LOOKS TO u. s.
SAYS ENGLAND
British Pre- S S Lauds
Wilson and Con-
firms His Words.

London, Feb. 26.- Comment on
President Wilson's Boston speech
takes first place on the editorial
pages of this NOR Iing's London
newspapers. They unite in eX-
pressing the hope that the presi-
dents appeal for support of the
league OF nations Will meet with
favorable response in the United
States.
We can be as confident as Pres
ident Wilson is" says the Daily
Mail, that their generous impulse,
disinterested aid and guidance VIII
not tail his people now. but rather
gain strength and permanence. as
the ueed for it was never greater" Fl"
The Daily Telegraph says:
''rhe deliberations of the peace
conference constitute a signal To
the world that il is at the cross
roads in its destiny The president
is notlwrong in assuming that Eu
rope looks toward the people of
the United States with new conf
dence 49,. of Americas sym
pathy with the essential ideals for
which President Wilson is laboring
so devotedly Done need have any
doubt"
The Daily Chronicle says of the
presidents speech:
He appeals to America for the
first time to play her part in polio
ing the unsettled territories Of the
old world and protecting young ma
tions. If he succeeds in carrying
his people with him in this new
crusade, he will have succeeded in
rendering a second service to man
kind as great as that in bringing
in the United States to finish the
war"
Paris, Feb. &c. With the excep-
tion of the Figaro and the Echo d.
Paris, there is little comment in
the morning newspapers on Presi-
dent Wilson's speech in Boston.
Alfred Capus, in the Figaro. aft
er making what he calls a little
correction" in the presidents state
ment that the soldiers in the fight
ing only understood the value to
humanity Of their efforts, when
these accents reached them from
America he adds.
"What-REesideR Wilson really
added to the wars morale was the
vision Of the future seen through a
society or league Of nations"
Boston. Feb. 26.-A telegram
sent from the president OF the Ar
menian National union here to
resident Wilson, expressing faith
IN his plan for a league of nations
was made public today.
New York, Feb. 26.-M Messages
from the chamber of commerce of
Peking and Shanghai representing
al the commercial organizations Of
China. applauding President VIII
sons efforts in behdlf of a league
of nations were made public here
today by the chamber Of commerce
of the state of New York after cop
les had been forwarded TO the
president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
SPEED UP PUBLIC
WORK rs PLEA OF
SAMUEL GOMPERS

Paris, Tuesday. Feb %. Sam
uel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, in
behalf of the American labor dele
cation here has cabled President
Wilson expressing approval of the
Kenyon bill apprOpriating S100 000.-
600 for the cooperation of the fed
eral government with the states in
relieving unemployment. lie urges
that public building work he re-
sumed Immediately, that assistance
be given private construction
work and that shipbuilding be CON
tinued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
LABOR MEETING
SHOOTING FRAY
PUZZLES POLICE

Chicago. Feb. 26.-AftcT an all
night effort on the part of the chief
of police. the chief of detectives
and the states attorneys office,
officials today announced thev
were no nearer solution of the
shooting of four men at a local
labor meeting last night than they
were when they started Four hun
dred men in attendance of the
unicn meeting of plumbers were
questioned by the officials.
J. II. Smythe. business agent OF
the plumbers union, auG Steven
keliher. organizer for the union.
were still in a critical condition
as the result of buller wounds.
while Charles Rubal. a union mem
ber, was not so seriously wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
DEADLOCK ON WAR
CONTRACTS ENDS
IN A COMPROMISE

Washington, Feb. 26.-The dead
lock between the house and senate
on the bill legalizing informal war
contracts was broken today with a
compromise agreement limiting the
amendment providing for settle
ment of claims growing out of the
stimulation of mineral productions
to manganese, chrome, pyrites aud
tungsten.
Under the compromise provision
mineral claims will be adjusted by
the secretary of the interior. and
are to be limited to S,500.00O
The bulk of the contracts which
have been validated by the bill ag-
gregating more than two and n
half billion dollars, were made and
were adjusted by the war depart
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26

Washington, Feb. &c
Homer =. Cummings. OF Com
nCctictt, was elected chair
man Of the national Demo-
cratic committee today and the
committee voted a complete re-
organization for an aggressive
campaign in 1929.
The resignation of Vance Nc
Cormick as chairman. rendered
several months ago when Mr.. Nc
Cormick went to Paris as an ad-
visor at the peace conference. was
accepted foI oImally with a resolu-
ton of thanks to the retiring
chairman for his work. A similar
resolution was adopted iE accept
ing the resignation of Mr.. Carter
Glass, who resigned as secretary
when he became secretary of the
treasury.
Changes in Organization.
The reorganization con-emplates
that the standing officers of tic
committee shall include il addition
to the chairman, two vice chair
men. a secretary who snail he a
a member. an executive secretary
who may or may not be d member.
a treasurer. who shall b. a mem
Der. director of finance, who may
or may not b. a member. and a
rgeant-at-arms who may or may
not be a member.
J. Bruce kremer. OF Butte.
Mont. and Samuel B. Amidon. of
Wichita. Kan, were named as vice
chairmen; Z. G.. Hoffman. of Fort
Wayne, Ind. secretary W r
HOllister. of Jefferson City. Mo
executive secretary; w. D. Jamie
son of Shenandoah. Iowa. director
of finance.
Wilbur B. Marsh of Waterloo,
Iowa, and Colonel John /. Martin
remain respectively as treasurer
and sergeadt-at-arms
The selection of vice cnairme1
from western states was pointed
to as indicating the purpose of the
committee to conduct a vigorous
campaign in that sectior.
Practically every mem her of tie
committee was present at tho
meeting, only a few sending prox-
les.
Woman Attends Meeting.
Mrs. George Bass of Chicago.
chairman of the woman bureau
of the national COMMITTEES. sat with
the committee with the proxy o.
National Committeeman Charles
BoesChenstein of Illinois. who held
the proxy Of the committeeman
from New Hampshire. Mrs. Bass
thus gained the distinction of being
the first woman to participate in
the proceedings of the national
committee.
Mrs. Bass, in behalf OF tire vot-
ing women of Illinois, invited the
committee to meet agai1. in Chi
cago the latter part of May or
early in June, when it was pro
posed the women's advisory COM
mittee of the national committee
should be invited to attend The
invitation was accepted and thu
date of the Chicago meeting Will
be announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
The Weather

Unsettled weather tonight and
Thursday, light snow tonight
Somewhat warmer tonight with
the lowest temperature about Is
to 20 degrees; colder Thursday.
Temperature at a. m, II. High
est yesterday, IS. Lowest last
night, II
Velocity of wind at a. m, eight
miles per hour.
Precipitation. none.
Relative humidity at p. m. 6S :.
at a. m. 81.
Stage of water. 20. no change IN
last "a hours.
]. NJ SHERIER, Meteoroiogist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-26
Won LUDENDORFF
ASKS FOR CLEAN
SLATE OF EBERT

Berlin. Tuesday. Feb. 26.-tBy
the Associated PressD .-General
Ludendorff, who is accredited with
having been the guiding hand in
the final German offensive in the
west, has addressed to President
Ebert. through the German lega
tion at Copenhagen, a communica-
ton announcing his return TO
Germany and requesting that a
court of inquiry be convoi.ed for
the purpose of giving him the vim,
dicacion to which he declares he is
entitled