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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
LECTURE STARTS
SERVICE COURSE
FOR HOME FOLKS

This afternoon marked the open
ing of a Red Cross home service
course under the supervision OF
Miss Catherine Ewing of the central
division of Chicago. Field OF
Home Service of American Red
Cross" is the title of the lecture
given by Miss Ewing.
Other lectures and instruction of
field work are to be given every day
excepting Sundays at the Red Cross
rooms until Feb. 1, when a final
examination of the class members
will be made.
The program for the coming
month in the home service course
is announced as follows:
Jan. Z, 10 a m.-Introduction to
GSeId Work A Qualification for
Volunteer.
Jan. s, p. Mcclure, 1.-THE
Normal Family"
Jan. 9, 10 a. m.-'Field Work. "
Record Keeping Study of Face
Sheet"
Jan. 10, 2 p. Mcclure, Bill No.
80.
Jan. 11-FIeld Work (a) "Or-
ganization of A r. c." (b) of
flee System and Management of
Home Service Section"
Jan. IS, p. m. Lecture. Fun
damental Methods of Home Ser
vice" Mature and Purpose Of
Processes Involved" Initial
Contact" Initial Interview"
Jan. IA, 10 a. m.-Field Work.
Glass will be divided into groups Of
five.
Jan. Is, 2 D. Mcclure. Fun
damental methods. Collaterals.
Jan. 16-Field work
Jan. II, p. Mcclure, Fun
damentaI Methods, Diagnosis, Plan
and Treatment"
- Jan. 1S-Field work
Jan. 20, 2 p. m.-Lecture, RE
education Disabled Soldier and
Sailor"
Jan. 21-Ffeld work.
Jan. %, 2 p. Mcclure, Public
Health"
Jan. 23-Ffeld work.
Jan. "a, ? p. Mcclure, (a)
Money Relief" OBJ III. S. Germs,
Nos. 296. 10, IL and $751;"
Jan. 25.-Field work.
Jan. 81, 2 p. Mcclure, Com
munity Resources.
Jan. 2S.-Field work
Jan. 29.-Lecture, Household
Observation-Disclosures"
Jan. 3O-Fie1d work
Jan. 31-Field work.
Feb. illumination
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
CITY EAGER TO
HAVE ICE RINK
Believe That II Skating Pond Il
Put In Operation Danger Would
Be Eliminated.
MISSISSIPPI TREACHEROUs,
Some Promoters Are After Conces.
sl0n-Wm Deal With Re-
sponsible Persons.

Plans for a skating rink for the
young folks of Rock Island are now
uppermost in the minds of Mayor
William McConochie and other city
commissioners. The officials are
anxious that suitable rink be put
in operation that will be absolutely
safe and will thereby leave no rea-
son why the young people should
resort to skating on the mississippi
with its ever present dangers.
Several persons interested In es-
tAblishing such a rink have been in
communication with Commissioner
John II. Murrin, and he has been
asked to turn over Douglas park for
,lhis purpose. Promises made that
it will be well cared for and but a
nominal charge would be made for
the privilege OF skating thereon.
However, the commissioner is re-
luctant to allow the park to be used
for such a purpose as it would be
necessary to throw up a dirt en-
banment and this would be in tur-
ious to the land and, moreover, it
IS feared that some reckless per-
sons would tear down the fence
and take boards from the grand
stand to be used in building fires.
The rink will therefore not be es-
tablished at Douglas park. A rink
at the Thirtieth street fire station
in operation last year, has been
suggested, but the lots used last
year are not the property of the city
and it is deemed impossible that
they could be obtained this year.
Favor Park LagoOns.
The lagoons at Long View park
have been suggested but this is a
matter entirely in the hands of the
park board and what can be done
with reference to them is IN
known
>The city officials are anxious to
confer with any responsible per-
sons who wish to take care of a
skating rink and to listen to any
suggestions that they might make
in the situation, and in the mean
time the young people who greatly
enjoy this form of winter sport will
anxiously await any agreement that
can be reached between the city Of
ffcials and responsible persons that
care to interview city officials on
the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
BLACKMAIL
CASE Is FARCE
Police Believe That Letter Receiv-
ed By Jim LambrOs is
Huge Hoax.
AT WORST 1T Is A BIG BLUFF
Gr0ceryman Did Not Get Letter Un-
til Day After Money Was to
be Deposited.

Rock Island police officials allude
to the alleged attempt to blackmail
Jim Lambros, grocer at 800 Ninth
street, as a hoax or at the worst a
mere bluff
Lambros received a letter Wednes-
day of last week which was print
ed with pencil and which demanded
that Lambros place $500 on the
third step of the stair leading to
the artesian well at the Rock Is
land Plow company on New Years
eve, and that if he did not comply
with the request, the writer, to-
gether with his associates, would
blow up Lambros' store with dyna-
mite
The fact that the letter was not
received until the day following the
night when the money was to have
been deposited is looked upon as
proof that if the Matchmaking was
sincere attempt the culprits in
volved would have looked into the
details more carefully.
Followed Instructions.
However, Lambros was much
frightened over the affair and at
once appealed to the police He
was advised to leave a packet of
papers at the designated place We'd
nesday night. This was done, and
the police lowered in the vicinity,
but nothing happened.
Since then Lambros has received
several phone calls from the alleg-
ed blackmailers, bS& from what the
police say these messages were in
such terms as to lead to a further
belief that some Of the grocery
mans friends are perpetrating a
joke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06
PARLETTE AGAIN
SPEAKS AT CLUB

ST certainly will come to hear
that fellow" said member of the
Community club of Rock Island,
when it was announced that Ralph
Parlette, the famous humorist and
philosopher is to appear again be-
fore the club Thursday night Il
heard him before on the 'Univer-
sity of Hard Knocks and, honest,
it was the most practical bit Of
philosophy 1 ever listened to and
my sides were sore from laughter
at the great fun he put into the lee
ture. He is a real humorist"
For twenty years Ralph Parlette
has been a prominent figure on the
American platform and he is today
a leader in the class of humorous
lecturers.
He has new lecture to give on
the evening of Jan. 9, and he calls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06

urday afternoon the Junior Mission
airy society will meet at the church.
Oak Grove United Presbyterian
The Ladies' society will meet We'd
nesd&y afternoon at o'clock at the
home of Mrs. H. Hombledal, 1915
Sixteenth street This will be the
election of officers and all are re-
quested to be present, and to bring
fhimble and needle. Wednesday
evening prayer meeting will be held
st the home of John w. Anderson,
9501 Twenty-frst avenue.
United Presbyterian-Wednes
evening the mid-week prayer ger
vice. Friday evening the Young
Peoples society will hold its bust
ness and social meeting. Services
will be held Sunday as usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06

it "Kaiseritis." This lecture has
more real humor, II possible, than
1.-The University of Hard Knocks"
which has made him SO famous, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06

magazine, the leading publication
devoted to the lyceum and chautau-
qua movement, and he IL also an
author; his books are among the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06

best sellers in their class in tho
great book stores OF America.
Thirty minutes Of vocal music
Will precede the lecture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-06

It deals with an up-to-the-hour
question.
Mr.. Parlette is not only q lectur-
! er; he IN the editor OF the Lyceum
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
STREET RAILWAY.
CRISIS GREAT.

WASHINGTON, July 18.-The
Crisis IN the electrical railway in
dustry is capable of having wide
spread and disastrous effect on
every business, vice-president
Sisson, Of the Guarantee Trust
Company, Of New York, told the
Federal Electric Railway Com
mittee. ii
S1sson said that the average
purchasing price Of a dollar had
been decreased about fifty per
cent since 1914, but street rail
ways IN most instances, contin-
ued operations under the fixed
rate Of five cents.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
CON-
SIDERS TREATY

PARIS, July 18.-The commit
tee Of the Chamber Of Deputies,
which is considering the Treaty
Of Peace, took up the report on
German colonies.
The Echo de Paris said that
the return Of Togoland and Kan
erun to France was only to ap-
pease the prior rights Of France
from political viewpoint. The
paper asked however that the re-
cent accord between France and
Great Britain was to fix the linn
ltat1on and rights of each one of
those colonies.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
SERBlANS NAME
AMERICA STREET

PROT, Serbia, July 18.-One
street in Pirot has been named,
America street, out Of graft
tude for the work of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in bringing food
into this place for the thousands
OF Serbian refugees who have re-
turned here from Bulgaria.
Forty thousand; of the sixty
thousand Serbians who were in
termed in Bulgaria in the war
have passed through here to their
former homes. Ten thousand o.
theirs have settled in or near Pi-
rot, close to the Bulgarian bor-
der, either through sheer exhaus-
ttlon or from new that their old
homes in Central Serbia have
been destroyed.
One Red Cross major and an A
merlcan army sergeant brought e.
nough food into hundred vii
lagos Of the Pirot district to feed
100000 people.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
Japan TO RESTORE
SHANTUNC TO CHINA
AN UNNAMED MEMBER OF THE JAPANESE PEACE nE1E
CATION STATED RETURN KIAU CHOW WILL
BE MADE IN SIX MONTHS
JAPAN is ANXIOUS TO SETTLE r14TTFp

PARIS, July 18.-sSWe are
prepared to restore the full ter.
ritorial rights over Kiau-Chow to
China within six months
A member of the Japanese
peace delegation made this state
ment to-day. For diplomatic
reason he requested that his
name be withheld from publica-
tion, but emphasized that his
statement means just what it
says. He continued:
I'VE are exceedingly anxious
to settle the whole question, and
we ask nothing better than the
return Of this territory is accord
ance with the treaty Of 1915.
ut is necessary, however, that
China enter into negotiations
with us, which she has hitherto
declined to do
The japanese delegate flat1y
denied the assertion Of Philippe
Nillet, prominent writer on inter
national affairs, to the effect that
Baron Maxine, chairman of l..
japanese Peace Commission, han
ded the big Four formal,
written secret undertaking to res
tore Shantung to China.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
ARE VERY
WEAK FROM HUNGER

PRAGUE, Czecho Slovakia,
July 16.-One-third Of the school
children in Czecho-Slovakia are
absent from school every day on
account Of hunger, according to
Red Cross Investigators report.
Many Of the children in the diff
ferent schools were found 50
weak from lack of nourishment
that they could not hold their
heads erect. Frequently children
had to be carried home because
they {}had not the strength to
walk.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
Local Market NOMINAL |

the basic lines for foreign policy
Of the three high contracting par
ties and may in it's full extent and
IN all its Individual para graphs
be worked out Immediately after
the re-establishing Of the third
high contracting party, Russia.
Paragraph -"The present
treaty is concluded for period
OF five years, counting from the
moment of the restoration Of the
third party, with the exception
of paragraph 4, which goes into
effect Immediately upon receipt
OF certificates Of ratification. In
case none Of the high contracting
parties announces, six months be
fore the end Of the five years pc
Rod, the intention Of discontinue
ing the action Of the treaty, it
automatically remains in force
tor a further five years period,
until one or another Of the con-
,racting Powers signifies its in
5ention Of discontinuing it.
Paragraph 9-s'The present
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
DRASTIC STEP
OF HUN LEADERS


LONDON, July 1S.-A wireless
dispatch from Weimar states that
the National Assembly has adopt
ed a bill placing maternity un-
der the care Of the state.
Th proposal Of independents
that a mother Of an illegitimate
child should officially be designa
ted as Frau was carried also it
was decided by the Assembly that
the same educational and social
opportunity be provided by legis-
lation for illegitimates and legiti-
mate children.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18

(Strictly confidential
Paragraph i Both high CON
tractlsg parties bind themselves,
as soon as the world political
situation permits, to help the
third party, Russia, to obtain
under their direction the settle
ment Of her internal affairs and
the position Of world power.
Paragraph 2-"One Of the high
contracting parties, Japan, binds
herself to allow the other high
contracting party, Germany, the
enjoyment Of the prerogatives
growing out of her treaties with
the third party, Russia, as far as
they concern central Asia and
Persia, and assist in the conclu-
sion Of most favored nation
treaty with mutual (reciprocaD
guarantees between the third Pow
er and the two contracting Pow
ers.
Paragraph 3-"One Of the high
contracting parties, Japan, binds
herself to allow the other contract
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18

herself, on the basis Of a treaty
to be concluded with the third
power after her restoration, to 50
cure for the other CONTRACTING Q
party, Germany, the conclusion
Of a treaty mutual (reciprocaI
guarantees, military, political &
economic, and to lend her servic-
es to the other party, Germany,
in this direction.
Paragraph Gin return for
this the other high contracting
party Germany, binds herself to
conclude a secret military con-
vention on land and sea with the
aim Of an alliance of mutual (re-
ciprocaD guarantees and mutual
protection against the aggressive
intentions Of America and Eng
land, the details to be worked
out Immediately after the conclu
sion Of peace by specially empow
cred delegates Of both high con-
tracing parties.
Paragraph 1.-THE secret trea
ty resulting herefrom will define
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18

ing party, Germany, the enjoy
ment Of the rights Of most favor
ed nations given to her by the
treaties in China and Of certain
privileges growing out Of the
treaty as yet to be defined in a
special treaty and in this connec-
ton both contracting parties bind
themselves not to allow the pass
ing Of further concessions, in re-
gions yet to be definitely defin-
ed, into the hands Of foreign Pow
ers-America and England.
Paragraph -"One Of the high
contracting parties, Japan, binds
herself Indirectly to protect the
interests Of the other high con-
tracing party, Germany, in the
coming Peace Conference in
manner agreeable to that party
in order that he might suffer ais
little as possible from the. oner-
GUS terms Of peace in respect to
territorial and financial losses.
Paragraph 5-"One Of the two
high contracting parties binds
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
ULTIMATUM ON
BUILDERS STRIKE

CHICAGO, Ills, July 49,
More than 100000 men employed
in Chicago building operations
will be idle tonight unless the
strikers for higher pay, involving
eighty thousand Of their number.
are called off.
An ultimatum to the striking
builders that they return to work
today was issued by the Building
Constructing Employers Associa
ton.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
new DISEASE
AMONG CHILDREN

PRAGUE, July 19.-A new
hunger disease is reported among
the children Of some of the re-
mote districts Of Czecho-Slovakia.
1t IS form Of "hunger ocdema,
and appears to be .due primarily
to-the presence Of too much. wa
ter IN the body, owing to starva-
t1on. Its presence is reported
from several districts by the A,
merlcan women workers who
nave gone out to organize work
for the American Red Cross. One
OF these reports received TODAY.
says:
Great care must be taken
that the food gets to the children
themselves and not to their pa
rents. 1t seems almost unbeliey-
able, but the parents are fire.
accused of being the wor-
st enemies Of their own children
IN respect to food, and in one
town we were told there was no
mother-love left.
Most Of the children are suf-
lerlhg from this strange Hunger
Ocdema and there is also a ire
mendous increase in tuberculosis
and other diseases which one rec
'gnlzes instantly as due to malnu
.rition.''
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
The German Japanese Secret Treaty

me text Of the secret treaty
tween Germany and Japan IS
r;n u III full below, together
a.e ~IsA an Explanatory Note. Full
,sn' n'a'lon as to this treaty was
l''ed Tor by a resolution recent.
, introduced by Senator Lodge.
.,1 '0reIul reading Of the treaty.
fnn p tile explanatory note'' that
oe 'NS IT, Is well worth the while
tbat VI! " American. 1t appears
hst +' q 'nls treaty was negotiated
bpr ~ pv'o0er by Japan, through
"a. extraordinary Representative
t. c q. VINO, it is said went secretly
L. bor sr'nany for the purpose short
i,too '0re e the signing of the arm.
tencs m The facts as to the exis-
curo1 u !, THIS secret pact were se.
my q, oee through an American Ar.
Febrnar,s,v ,svr, , at Perm, Russia, on
Bolxbaaaul:y, Z last, when the anti.
shevil; lA = army elected the Boil
cnA ,'hl from the town.
Tho dnap nr,' seems superflous.
''onent speaks for itself.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
RANK OF CEN'L
FOR PERSHINC

WASHINGTON, July 18.-The
permanent rank Of General in the
regular army has been awarded
General Pershing and General
March, chief Of staff, and perman
ent rank Of admiral in the navy
for Rear-Admiral Sims and Ad-
mlral Benson, chief Of operations,
were asked in congress today by
President Wilson.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
PROTEST AGAINST
"a HOUR STRIKE

PARIS, July 18.-The propos-
ed demonstrative strike Of twenty
four hours set for July 20 will
be FAR from general in France, ac
cording to the latest Indication Of
the Chamber Of Commerce and
several independent labor organi-
zations posted a protest against
the project while a serious resis-
tance is being manifested within
the Federation Of Labor.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
SOLDIERS WANT
CIVILIAN CLOTHES

BOSTON, July 15.-Major-Gen
eral Edwards, former commander
Of tire 26tf1 I a114zee Division, as
asked the war department that
soldiers stationed at coast defen-
ses be allowed to wear civilian
clothes while on pass or furlough.
Investigation has disclosed, he
said, that prejudice against army
uniforms is apparent.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
PHlLA. BANK
CLOSES DOORS

PHILADELPHIA, July 49,
The Bank State Institution clos
ed it's doors today.
The state banking department
at Harrisburg said that the clos
ing of the bank was due to over
extension Of loans. The bank had
been IN a crippled condition for
some time and when demands
were made upon it, it was forced
to close it's doors.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
HOLLAND AGREES
TO GIVE UP KAISER
MoUTHPIEcE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IMPERIAL REC
IME STATES Thu DITCH WITT enpprnn
u ~4hER EMPEROR
WILL BE HANDED OVER At THE H4G,,F

PARIS, July 1S.-The Nordeut
sche ALI Germaine Zeitung, of
Berlin, the mouthpiece of the gov
ernment Of the imperial regime,
declares that information to hand
says that Holland will consent
to requesting the former Emper-
or William, according to a Ber-
lin dispatch to Paris newspaper.
The formal handing over of
the former Emperor, it adds, will
take place at the Hague.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
KAISER VICTIM
OF MELANCHOLY

BERLIN, July 18.-The pan
German Dutsche Zeitung, which
stands close to the former royal
circles, takes a serious view of
the former German Emperor,
calling it deep melancholy.
1t is said that at one time the
monarch was so depressed that
his physicians viewed his condi-
ton as serious.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18

treaty should be ratified as soon
as possible, and certificates Of rat
1flcation should be prepared in
duplicate in French and German.
the German text being the auth
entlc one for Germany and the
French text for Japan"
Explanatory Note:
The final end Of such an al
lance would be the complete re-
moval Of England from Asia. the
isolation Of England from Ameri-
ca, through Canada and India.
and the economic expulsion OF A.
merica from Siberia, and England
from Russia on the one hand and
the exploitation Of China, Cen
trail Asia and Persia on the other
the spheres Of influence being di-
vlded according to the following
boundaries; Germany receives
freedom Of action in South China
3eria and Central Asia, while
Japan can declare her preten-
ions to northern China, Manchur-
a, Korea and western Siberia.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
COUNTER STRIKE
AGAINST STRIKES

BERLIN, July 49, The citi-
zen counter strike began at Ste
tim yesterday as a protest again
st the strike which paralyzed
transportation facilities there for
the last few days.
All stores, including food estab
l lslments, drug stores & peoples
Al'cnlns, have been closed. Ply
aclahs refused to treat patients.
0as and water plants have been
N"' Gown and the wheels thru
O"' the city have been pumped
ny.
The commonwealth., 1919-07-18
JEWELS BRING
HIGH PRICES

LONDON, July 18. Jewels
are commanding particularly high
prices in auctions here. Today a
rope Of 315 graduated pearls
brought $207,5OO, and three 9th
er ornaments an additional 5000
900, making the total sales for
the brief auction almost a record.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-01
REVOLTS AND RIOTS RACK SPAIN
Rare Case In
Superior Court

A case legally so rare that no de-
cisions have been found in Califor-
MIA records as precedent to guide
the court came to the attention of
Judge Franklin j. Cole in Superior
court this morning. The point at is
sue was a commitment from the re-
corder's court at Brawley sentencing
one Santiago Gonzalez to serve six
months in the county jail
Attorney Smith, representing the
prisoner, alleged that his client was
incarcerated illegally and sought by
habeas corpus proceedings to secure
his release. He argued that Con
salez was committed on dual charges
disturbing the peace and carrying
concealed weapOns-had been tried
on the double charge, which would
automatically make the recorders
court proceedings null and void.
Attorney Smith declared that he
had made an exhaustive search of
dusty legal tones and records, but
had not been successful in finding a
parallel case in California. He as
serted that only one similar case had
bCSH blcdSIiI " IliG cIttuLIOll VI IliS
appellate or supreme courts in the
United States, so far as he could
discover.
This was in Wisconsin. The court
IN order to straightcn out the tangle
dismissed the minor charge and tried
the defendant on the more serious
charge.
Judge Cole agreed that the record
er's docket and the commitment in
dicated that Ganzalez had been SEN
fenced on a double charge, asserted
that lie could find no decisions to
back up any finding, and gave the
contesting attorneys five days each
in which to uncover any precedents.