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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
UNDERWRITERS AT LUNCH.
Entertain Guests and Inaueurate Can
paign for New Members.

The Delaware Underwriters Associa-
ton held a luncheon meeting at the
Hotel du Pont yesterday. The campaign
to be undertaken enrly in the new year
for doubling tho membership of the
national body by n similar increase in
each local organization was discussed.
Guests OF honor were Insurance Com
missioner Thomas Il. Wilson, of Dover,
and Leonard A. Spalding, of the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company Of
Baltimore. Morris s. Paul of the Mutual
Life of New York, was elected member
of the local association Commissioner
Wilson was elected an honorary member.
Those present were: Charles b.
Palmer, of the National Life, secre-
tary; Arthur A. Wilmot, Of the Union
Central Life, treasurer; II. s. Gier-
hart, John F. Hyatt and Morgan T.
Gum, of the Equitable Life Assur-
ancea Society. of New York; Frank
A. Hughes, Alexander Laird and james
NJ. Callan, of the Mutual Benefit Life,
of New Jersey; Henry Irving Bowlea
and George D. Kelley, Jr., Of the National
Life: W. w. Knox and II. G. Pennington.
of the Penn Mutual Life; Albert {. Ches-
ney. of the Metropolitan Life; Frank
W. Bland of the National Under
writer Company; l.. ID. Rothensies,
NJ. i Alexander and H. r. Sheppard
af the Provident Life and Trust; ]. NJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
NO PROSPECT FOR
JOHN BARLEYCORN'S
CHRISTMAS DRUNK
Senator Wolcott Says His Pro
pagandists Are Pursuing a
Vain Hope.
COUNTRY DONE WITH EVIL
Special Dispatch TO Every Evening From
Washington Correspondent.

special Dispatch to Every Evening From
Washington Correspondent.
Washington. Dec. l7-All hope for
a Christmas drunk" which has the
sanction of law has been abandoned, even
by those who are the chief propagandists
for John Barleycorn. Senator Wolcott of
Delaware said if his chances for getting
to Heaven were no greater than the
chance of having the LIQUOR ban lifted
before the Christmas holidays be would
sell his hopes of salvation for FIVE cents.
The Senator declared the liquor propa-
gsndlsts were trying to make more
money out of John Barleycorn dead that
they ever obtained from John Barleycorn
alive.
Somebody is paying a very stlff price
for propaganda which will doom the
liquor men 10 disappointment SAID
Senator Wolcott ''the propagandists
are still holding out hope that poor old
John Barcycorn will again be brought
n life and enjoy brief, but from their
point Of view, glorious existence. lhey
would degrade Christmas by making
II the occasion for final glorihcation
of Bacchus. But they are going TO be
disappointed, much TO the credit OF our
country and our Supreme Court.
Il always believed that the Supreme
court would sustain the war prohibition
law. You can't fool those great judges
with any subterfuge or legal camoufage
The truth is. the country is through with
John Barleycorn. he has had long and
evil career, and it is perfectly fitting his
doom should be scaled by the worlds
greatest legal tribunal
Tho hqunr traffic has run its debauch-
ing coursr' said Senator Wolcott, "and
nov the country should prepare to take
advantage of the blessings which the
death and burial Of that great evil viii
hung In my judgment, the liquor ques-
non will never again figure in political
campaigns The people viii hahituate
themselves to the absence of the saloon,
and in a few wears Lencc it will be re-
qardci as something in the nature Of an
ANTIQUE Children will ask their parents
10 tell them what saloon was and what
purpose II served.
senator Jones Of Washington said the
future statesman viii absolutely refuse
to champion the liquor cause and no man
in Congress unless he wants to commit
political suicide, will dare 10 raise his
voice in IFS favor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
APPRECIATE THEIR PASTOR.

The con gregation Of the Hollywood
Baptist Cb urch OF Los Angeles recently
took action which resulted in the increase
81 the salary OF their pastor, Rev John
~nape. TO S4500 year-the increase
amounting to $1,000 year. Rev. Shape
was formerly pastor Of Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church. this city. and has many
friends here who will be glsd to learn
II the high esteem IN which ne Is held by
the members of his church, where he has
ecsn in charge for three wears.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
Board Of Health Meeting.

Miss Sarah Ballck appeared before
the Board of Health, at the meeting
yesterday end requested an extension
of time on the boards order to connect
the house at Eighth and Buttonwood
streets, which is owned by her, with a
city sewer. Miss BalIick stated that she
had purchased three other houses in that
block and she would have the connec-
toms made as soon as possible. The
extension WAS granted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
ESCAPED From County Hospital.

Mrs Laura Haggerty, % years of age
a patient at the alnshouse, escaped from
that institution Monday night by climb
ing down fre-escape. She was taken
in custody late last night by Patrolmen
Burchenal and West at her cabin home,
along the railroad, below South Market
street bridge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
TO PROSECUTE FORGER.
Edward Krause Goes TO Ohio TO Appear
As Witness Against Check
Maninulator

Edward krause, proprietor Of the New
Merritt Hotel and president OF the local
Retail Liquor Dealers Association, has
gone TO Cleveland o., to appear as q
witness in tAr csc against an alleged
check fotgcr.
II is charged that man under arrest
there had q ch4ukbook belonging to Mr..
name 70 various checks in Cleveland and
other cities in the Middle West. 1t Is
alleged that the book in question was
stolen from the hotel here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
Playlef at EastIake Church.

The Junior Christian kndeavor of East
lake Presbyterian Church will give a
playlet on Friday afternoon, December
ie. from TO O'Clock, called Santa
Clsus' Wax Works AL junior girls and
boys OF the society are cordially invited
10 this special Christmas entertainment.
Games Will he plsyed and refreshments
served \ missionary offering Will be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
Yire in Harry Sloan's Home.

A slight FIRE WAS discovered shortly
after 4 clock yesterday afternoon III the
home OF Harry Sloan, SIS West Fourth
street. An alarm WAS turned IN from box
No "a, Fourth and Madison streets, hut
before the fremen could arrive the blaze,
which occurred in the front room, was
exiinguished The origin OF the fire was
undetermined
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
To Sew at BeIlefonte.

A special meeting of the Ladies Aid
of Bellefontc has been called for the pur-
pose of sewing carpet for the new church
there. The members will meet at the
home of Mrs. l.. l.. Cooper, Thursday
afternoon at 230 o'clock. Members are
requested to bring needles and thimblcs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17

ants who complained have been among
my best; they, bike the greater body of
people, have not fully realized what
must take place in the economic readj,ist-
mcnf =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17

Doyle and w. T.. Grimes, of the Equitable
Life Insurance Company, of the District
of Columbia; John J. Dougherty, Henry
G. Wootton, Frank l.. Gates, of the Mu-
tuaI Life, Of New York. James u. Price,
Of the New England Mutual.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17

AsIstie Russia has 16s rivers, with .
total navigsble length OF 1858 miles,
and four lakes that can be navigated for
Tfl7 miles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17

Seven hundred carloads Of broomeorn
were produced in the famous Lindsay
district Of Oklahoma this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Three WOUNDED
! IN PISTOL And
RAZOR BATTLE


Three men were wounded, none
Of them seriously. as the result of
a razor and revolver battle last
night at a coffee house at 1906
Third avenue, Moline. Gust Lahos,
who is alleged to be a half owner
of the place, is in Moline city hos
pital with a bullet wound in his
right leg, said to have been self
inflicted.
Nick Harris, joint owner with
Lahos, was dashed on both wrists
and arms with a razor. George
Karos, Third avenue and Nine
teenth street, was cut OF the head
and face.
Police were unable to obtain in
formation regarding the cause OF
the trouble. Harris and Karos
when interviewed today, stated
that Lahos was drunk and mad
with rage. They asserted that he
started the trouble and did all the
shooting. Four Or five shots were
fired. Harris claims that he was
hit during the struggle to gain pos.
session of the weapon.
Lahos will be arrested on q
charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon as soon as he is released
from the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
BOARD ORDERS
HEAT PROVIDED
town SCHOOLS
Illinois Northern Utilities Company
Told Children Can Not Attend
Classes In Cold Building.

Aledo public schools have been
closed the greater part Of the past
week, because of lack Of heat.
Tuesday evening the Aledo board
of education met with City Attorney
Robert L. Watson and T. T. Lar
kin, superintendent Of this district
for the Illinois Northern Utilities
company and discussed means Of
providing heat for the schools. Mr.
Larkin, as representative OF the
company, was ordered to provide
the proper heat for the schools OF
stand the wrath of the people OF
this city because Of closed schools
or cold children.
City Attorney Watson and r. b
M. LeMaster, chairman of the heat
ing committee of the school board
both declare that the children car
not be forced to undergo the hard.
ships of q cold school room as they
have done in past years. Much
sickness and colds among the
pupils has been attributed to the
cold rooms.
Schools were in session yester'
day and today and 1t Is expected
that this will be the lase Of the
complaints against the heating Of
the buildings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
MAYOR CALLS
COAL MEETING
Plans for Obeying the Coal Con.
servation Order To Be Made
ut Meeting This Evening.

Steps to meet the coal shortage
crisis in Aledo will be discussed and
determined upon at mass meet
ing Of citizens, which was called
today by Mayor Charles A. Beers
for 1880 o'clock this evening at the
Aledo club.
Business and professional men,
churches and all other users of
fuel, will be represented at the
meeting. Plans will be made to
conserve coal locally, in obeyance
to the strict order of conservation
issued by the federal fuel admins
tration and the Illinois public util-
ity commission. Mayor Beers to-
day urged that all citizens attend
the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
TOMORROW NIGHT
FALLERANS POST
RECEIVES EMBLEM

Tomorrow night at the city hall
auditorium, Fallerans post of the
American legion in this city, will
be presented with a silken nag
from the G. A. r and Woman's Re-
lief Corps. Elaborate plans have
been made for the event. A patri-
otto program in which both young
and old soldiers and members of
the corps will take part, has been
arranged. Miss Elizabeth Win
ders, patriotic instructor Of the Re:
lief corps, will make the presen-
tation to the legion.
All members of Fallerans post
are requested to be present at the
business meeting, before the pre-
sentation. The membrs of the G.
A. r. and Woman's Relief corps
will meet at the public library and
march in a body to the auditorium
at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
PAVING PROJECT
STILL UNSETTLED:
NAME COMMITTEE

The public meeting called to for
mulate plans for the repaving of
Fifteenth street, Moline, was not
attended by the public last night. It
developed into an argumentary SEES
sion between property owners on
Fifteenth street, the mayor and
members Of the council. A COM
mittee was appointed and they, will
consider the paving proposition and
present new payment program to
the council.
The property owners argument
was, "Ffteeth street property own
ers paid for one pavement and they
were given q rotten deal. Why
should they be asked to pay for
the entire cost of another pave
ment~
Il want that pavement paid on o
$3.50 basis" said C. 8. Trevor, for
mer mayor and leading spokesman
for the owners. because we got
such . rotten deal when We paid for
all Of 1t. The courts have decided
It was q poor job"
After an hours discussion the
! committee was suggested and the
meeting adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
COMMITTEE TELLS
WHY PICTURES NOT
RETURNED SOONER

D. E. Farr, chairman of the honor
roll committee reports the work of
listing the soldiers In this county
finished. But the work of the coin
mittee is not finished as they have
many pictures Of ex-seryice men
which have to be returned to the
men or their relatives. This work
is being taken care OF as fast as
possible and the committee hopes
to have it finished within a short
time. Many letters have been re-
ceived at the headquarters request
ing the return Of the pictures, and
the officers wish it stated that ell
pictures will be returned without
the receipt Of such letters and that
the letters Just make additional
work for those in charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Moline and East Moline
ARRESTED UPON
BIGAMY CHARGE


Robert e. Kakuska, a former con-
vict. was arrested in Chicago We'd
nesday by Detective Lebbert Of Mo-
line. Today he il in = Moline jail
cell and . well known Moline girl's
dream Of . happy welded life with
q noted Chicago attorney has turn
ed to sorrow and regret
According to Moline police, the
arrest Of Kakuska involves bigamy.
abandonment and bastardy, . de-
tailed plot to disappear. posing az
Robert E. Cantwell, prominent Chi
cago criminal lawyer, and several
other changes. Kakuska will be
arraigned before Magistrate Gus
tafson this afternoon.
The marriage between Kakuska
and the Moline girl occurred in
Rock Island last March. Kakuska
used the name Of Cantwell. He was
then employed In the Universal
Tractor plant, where he had been
working since his parole from Lol-
let In July, 1918. In June of this
year Kakuska went to Chicago aud
failed to return. despite the pro-
tests of his Moline wife. Kakuska
sent many clippings back to Mo-
line. These clippings told Of the
activities in Chicago courts of
Robert E. Cantwell. the noted at
torney.
Kakuska, according to the polics.
sent these clippings to impress his
Moline wife with the importance of
her husbands employment.
The Moline girl will soon become
a mother and few weeks ago she
applied to the police for help. She
also told Kakuska, or Cantwell, Of
her impending condition. Then the
former convict is said to have tried
his disappearance stunt. Letters
and kilograms began coming from
Chicago stating that her husband
was seriously Ill and might not sur
vive. A telegram involving q Chi
cago murder trial also was sent to
Moline.
In the meantime the Moline girl
learned, according to the police
that Kakuska had been married be-
fore and was living in Chicago with
his first wife. The police also de-
clare that he lived in Rock Island
with his first wife last year. Urgent
requests from the man whom she
supposed to be her husband for re-
turn Of the telegram involving q
Chicago murder trial led the Mo-
line girl to suspect that KakusFa
was not Ill at all.
The prisoner told reporter that
he had changed his name from
Kakuska to Cantwell. He said be
at one time practiced law but was
disbarred upon being sent to Joliet
prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
COURT CASESTo
|OPEN ON MONDAY
Jurymen Arc Summ0ned-Crimlnal
Cases Arc Scheduled for Trial
IN Third Week.

Next Monday, Dec. 8. has been
set for the opening Of the court
cases before the petty Jury. The
jury will be chosen from among
the following named men: Watt
Woodside. North Henderson: W. A.
Mclaughlin, NJ. E. Patterson, w. p.
Edwards. Suez; Harry Fisher. J.
Richard, c. Boggs, Ohio Grove; j.
c. Schussler. Rchland Grove; John
Haney, Elmer Cameron, Arlington;
A. P. Wallace, Elmer Wolf, Keiths-
burg; ]. G. Among, o. C. Lloyd.
Rivoli; Frank Peterson, D. B. Ad-
ans. Greene; J. e. Watson. e. r.
Olson, ID. H. Boostrom, Earl STALL
ing, 8. R. Amlong. Mercer; H. e.
Mitchell, M. E. Bridgford. Elmer
Longley, Millersburg; F. e. Bruce,
]. Ed johnson, A. J. Maddox, j. r.
Stevens. New Boston; Ray c. Nor
gan, Newton Nimrick. Richland
Grove; Thomas o. Jones. William
HUFFMAN, Roy Whan, Presumption;
Ira Smell, Perryton; c. L. Bistline,
William McCay, Duncan; Martin
Bear, Eliza.
Criminal cases are set for Mon
day Of the third week Of the term.
Other cases not especially set will
be called next Monday. The dock
ct for next week Is as follows:
Monday, Dec. 8.
HUT versus WEIGH: Credit Inc
company versus johnson; johnson
versus Dyer Carpenter; Harvey
versus Petzle; Van Hook versus
Rock Island Southern Railway
company; Reddick, administrator
versus Rock Island Southern Rail.
way company; Heating versus
Mills.
Tuesday, Deo Q.
Bahringer versus McFadden, q
al; Pine versus Rock Island South
ern Railway company; Richards
versus Blakely.
Wednesday, Dee. 10.
Prick versus Finch; Huston YER
sus Mcneil; Mier versus n. & st
L. Railway company; johnson yer
sus Wansing: Irving versus Wray
Thursday, Dee. IL.
Bortfeld versus Rippetoe; Nc
Cutcheon versus Lafferty; Wayn,
versus Bateman: Noble versus C.
B. & q. Railway company; Viols
State bank versus Allies; Corsepiu.
versus Allies; Sichols versus Tom
linson. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
CORN OFFERING
LIGHT, PRICES
RULING HIGHER


Chicago, Dec. 4.-Absence Of SELL
ing pressure led to an upturn today
in the price Of corn. A forecast Of
unsettled weather tended somewhat
to strengthen the market, and 50
too did frmer money exchange. On
the other hand, hog quotations were
lower and receipts Of corn here
were larger than has been the rule
Of late. Opening prices, which
ranged from &c of to like ad-
vance, with December 1894 to
1894, and May 1.33 to 1881, were
followed by material gains oil
around and then something Of q
sag.
Assumptions that the coal strike
might be settled in the immediate
future brought about . sharp set
back later. Bears made much. too.
Of gossips that export sales Of grain
were being cancelled. The market,
however. soon rallied. Prices clos
ed unsettled at Nc net lower to
nc advance. with December 1.39 "
and May 1.34 to 1.34h.
Oats were governed by fluctua-
tions in corn values. After open
ing Nc decline to Nc advance, in
GLIDING May at 78%c to 79hc, the
market scored q moderate general
upturn.
Provisions tended upward de-
spite weakness in the hog market,
1t was pointed out that supplies OF
meat might be curtailed by coal
shortage hampering the packing
house.
Subsequently weakness develop
ed owing to declines In the corn
market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. Alloys: re-
ceipts, $1,000; active. zoe to CSC
lower; top price, 1925; bulk. 1875
@l4.20: heavy, 13.75014.20; me-
dunn, 13.85@14.25; light, 1850
1920; light light, 13.50014.00;
heavy packing sows, smooth, 1910
@13.60; packing sows, rough, 1850
01a.00: pigs. 13.0o013.75.
Cattle: receipts, $4,000; firm.
Beef steers: medium and heavy:
choice and prime, 1S.25@20.75; me-
dunn and good. 10.75@18.25; COM
mon, S.50010.75: light: good and
choice, 13.60020.25; common and
medium, 7.5o013.50; heifers, $50
015.00; cows. 6.40@13.65; Gamers
and cutters, 5.2506.40. Veal calves.
16.50017.50; feeder steers, 7.000
1880. Stocker steers 6.0O010.76.
Western range steers. 7.50014.75;
cows and heifers. e.50012.60.
Sheep: receipts. $4,000; weak.
Lambs, 14.60@1e.50; culls and COM
mon, 10.00@14.25. Ewes. medium,
good and choice, 7.75@9.5Q; culls
and common. 4.25@7.26; breeding,
7.00011.26.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
MERCER MEN SHOW |
TENDENCY TOWARD!
FIELD ARTILLERY

Mercer county's soldiers serving
in the war just ended showed Ia
voritism toward the field artillery
according to figures recently com7
piled.
OF all the men who served tho
colors during the war against Ger-s
man autocracy, 231 chose the fiel4
artillery as their favorite branck
Of the service. D. E. Farr. chaire
man of the Mercer county branch
OF the state council of defense. hak
submitted q complete list Of thu
numbers serving and the branch IL
which they fought. The Different
branches in which Mercer mes
served are shown in the following
table: 4
Infantry 222, artillery 231. coas
artillery Is, trench art s. RAILROAD
art I, anti-aircraft IS, air service
II, engineers 81, signal corps 8
marines 10, machine gun ~, quarS
termasters' corps Is, tank corps =
ambulance corps S. motor supply
train 2. cavalry 3, sanitary c0rpe
2, intelligence department l. veterf;
mary corps 2. merchant marine y
mechanic repair department .
headquarters' troops 2. medical
corps "a. ordnance IL. NJ. T. C. 8
ammunition train 8, navy A. chenS
ical department I, technical train-
ing Z. aerial photography l, RAJ
placement 8. division meat inspecs
tor 1, G. H. @. I, spruce division e
chemical warfare service /, dental
corps l, postal express /. limited
service 1, R. 7. C. l. United Stated
guards I. Red Cross nurse I. Y. DC
C. A. worker 1, s. A. T. c. ~, r. q
T. c. 1. unassigned -, branch u
known IL: total 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
TAKE ribbons
IN STOCK SHOW
Mercer County Entrees Place
County Farm Advisor Reports
Fine Show ut Chicago.

County Farm Advisor P. s. Rich
ey has returned from the interna-
tional livestock show at Chicago
and reports the finest stock exhibit
ton he has ever attended.
Two Mercer county entrees were
awarded prizes, both placing in the
junior angus feeding contest. Will
let Downey won first place and
Dool Mayhem took third. Both Of
the calves were bred on the farm
Of L. B. Canum. The grand cham
pion in the Junior feeding contest
was fed by Clara Ray Of Mellot,
Ind. Hers was a shorthorn breed.
Last year Willet Downey fed the
grand champion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
ALEDO PERSONALS

Miss Jpanita Harvey departed
Wednesday morning for Prescott.
Arix.. where she will make an ex-
tended visit with friends.
Miss Lily Rehn returned homo to
North Henderson yesterday morn
ing after visit in the city with her
mother, Mrs. Hilda REIN. yor
William Rush went to Mather-
Vile yesterday morning on . short
business trip.
]. F. White went to Davenport
yesterday morning for . visit with
his daughter. Miss Frances, at che
Mercy hospital. ~
Mrs. Paul Terry, Mrs. 8. @.
Baker, Miss Eva Mcfarland and
Miss Fern Baker went to DavenS
port Wednesday morning to spend
the day with friends. Il
Louis Hollembaek went q
Keithsburg last evening for . short
visit with his brother, C. L. Hollems
back and family. <
Lewis Harvey returned home to
New Boston last evening after
spending the day in tho city -
business. a
Miss Margaret Crosby went To
Viola this morning for Q visit 1t
the home Of her uncle. c. R. Cros-
by. {
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Finch went Il
Galesburg this morning to spend
the day in that city with friends. ),
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Jones depart
ed this morning for Chaddock. Okl&
where they will spend the winter.
John Harold McRoberts went u
Gilchrist this morning to spend the
day there with friends. )
Mrs. J. NJ. Minor returned hom1
this morning from White City, Kan,
where she has spent several weeks
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. D. E. Youngs returned q
her home at Galesburg this morn
ing, after q visit here with he1
daughter, Mrs. Fred Greer.
Miss Florence Doud went to Roca
Island this morning to spend thu
day with friends. -
City Attorney Robert L. Watson
is in Galesburg today, prosecuting
q case in the circuit court In that
city. s