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The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Congress Notes
SHIPPING BOARD
NOMINATIONS o. KID

Favorable report on the nomina-
tions of John Barton Payne. Chi
cago, and Henry n. Robinson, Los
Angeles, to be members of the
Shipping Board, was voted by the
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
yesterday.
The vote was taken while only
three were present, two Democrats
and one Republican. 1t is expected
the Republican majority of the full
committee will reconsider the action
of the subcommittee, as opposition
to nomination OF Payne has been
announced.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Police News

Authorities at Camp Humphreys
asked the aid last night Of the po-
bee in capturing three prisoners who
escaped from detention at the camp
yesterday morning and bought
tickets for this city at Lorton. Va
The men are Corp. NJ. A. Nelson,
Private Merrel Shanks. OF Balti-
more. and Sergt. Robert Allison
AteT. of Washington. Pa. They were
n uniform
James Jackson. Of 6o9 Sixth street
Iouthwest. sustained injuries to his
wrist yesterday morning in fall
rom a sCaffUId at the new wharf
It the foot OF Seventh street south
vest. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital
william Esnor. who runs a tailor
hop at III7 Ninth street north
Eesu was robbed by armed negroes
yesterday of two cases of whisky
Ic= reported to the police.
As the men left Esnor's shop
hey also took from the counter a
rair Of Palm Beach trousers and a
rair Of white flannels."
In ar unsuccessful attempt to avoid
trfkin@ I5-ycar-oId David Byres. col
red. 1875 Eleventh street northwest,
Harry Mlrden. 1.25 Cannon street
.OEtheast. yesterday afternoon swerv-
d his machine at the intersection
T Tenth and c streets northeast. col
ding with an automobile parked al
he curb and owned by S. F. Krass-
offer 20 Tenth street northwest
10th machines were badly DANA ged
nd Byres was cut over the eye.
SIfred Homer Flynn. 46 Years
JL-Of - Eighth street nor ast
vas arrested yesterday afternoon
y-police Of the Ninth precinct
6teE he had fred several shots
nth a revolver at H. H. Jarboe
rroprietor Of grocery store al
D3s Seventh street northeast
arboe was uninjured.
Caroline Manning. s22 l street
orthwest, was knocked down and
ut on the back of her head yester-
ay morning at Twelfth street and
Jew York avenue northwest by ar
utomobile driven by Jack Riley
l. Twelfth street southwest.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Grape Juice War Tax
Repeal Urged on Solons

Repeal OF the war tax on grape
Juice, Loganberry Juice and other
fruit beverages was urged before
the Senate Finance Committee yes
terday.
The present tax Of 10 per cent
on gross sales in effect raised the
LoCanbNrry tax from cent a
gallon to so cents a gallon when
put W in pint bottles, the solons
were told.
The committee. after the hearing,
ordered a redraft of the House
war tax repeal bill.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
,aper Urges King to Head
Assault on Living Cost

London, July 1o.-The Daily Herald
he labor organ, offered guarded criti-
Ism, today on King Georges speech
eliyered yesterday at Guild hall
II the King" said the paper, rs
Orling forward as a real leader of
De people-and why shouldn't he?-
. urge that he should come out with
eclarations against proAteering and
kploitation and take his stand for
ssI service to the community without
Intervention for private profit"
The National City Bank OF New
'ork opened another branch in Bue-
nc Aires April Is, which is known as
Dc Plaza Office. Buenos Aires branch.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Army Hospitals to Close.

Six army general hospitals will be
closed September l. the War De-
paTtment announced yesterday
those at Ontario. n. Y; Biltmore. n.
C.; New Haven, Conn; Fort Ben ia =
min Harrison, Ind: Fort Douglas,
Utah, and Fort Smelling. MINI.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
SHOWS GIRL
CANOEIST MET HER
DEATH BY DROWNING
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
he does not think the boy has told
all he knows about the girls death.
| He announced that Lester Decker,
the girls fiance, would be charged
with f1rst-degree murder. Decker was
placed under arrest two days ago. fol-
lowing the mysterious disappearance
of the girl Sunday night.
DR.. Armstrong, County physician,
declared after an examination of the
4 body. that there was no water in the
girls lungs, indicating that she had
not been drowned, but that she had
met d.. "ofore being thrown, or
falling, into the water.
When the bCLy was found IL was
noatinC on the surface of the river.
Further. 1t Is said. there was no water
in the lungs. These two circum-
stances would seem to indicate death
was not by drowning.
Only Slight Bruises on Bsdy.
No marks appeared on the girls
body. however. which could be inter
preted as those of violence. There
was a slight bruise on the right thigh
and another on the left elbow. Both
legs had been scraped near the an
kles. and the lips were somewhat
puffed. There was a cut on the up
per lip and the nose. These MAJ
have been caused by the girl humping
into the rocks in the water below
the dam.
In further support OF Decker's as
sertiOns was the appearance of the
girls apparel when found. Decker
canoe to rest Sunday night after re-
moving their shoes to ease feet IA
tigued by trampins through the
woods.
And when found the body of Miss
Harris was fully clothed, with the
exception of the shoes. nor was the
clothing torn in manner other
than might reasonably be supposed
to be the case II it were burfeted
about in the water.
With the finding of the body It
was announced that charge OF
murder in the first degree would be
filed
ring. were on the girls left hand
when found.
Case Full of Contradictions.
The case is full of puzzlinG con-
tradictions.
The brother declared his sister
had Contided TO him that she in
tended to break off her engage
ment as she considered Decker
lazy.
The mother affirmed a stout be
lief in Deckcr's innocence and dc
clared he and her daughter were
very much in love with each other
and added that only three days be-
fore the girls death they had gone
shopping together. to buy clothes
for her trousseau.
Investigations conducted today do
not lend color to Decker's story
Across the river some fifty yards
below the dam is a bridge fire.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Urges Cross Country Air Mail.

Authorization for an airplane
mail service between New York ana
San Francisco is provided in a bill
Representative Kahn introduced in
the House yesterday
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Trail Of Pennies Leads 10 Thief

Wilmington, Del. July 3O.-Jack
Morris stole a bag containing 5000
pennies from a pool room. He was
traced by the pennies lost through
a hole in the sack.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Aprop, Shock Beach officials.

New York. July 3O.-The manage
ment OF Midland Beach attained the
height OF morality today when It
issued an ukasc against wearing
bungalow aprons" at the resort.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Wadsworth to Speak on League-

Senator ]. w. Wadsworth will sneak
on The League of Nations at Trinity
Parish Hall. Third and c streets
northwest. tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
ALEDO OBITUARY
George A. Reynolds.

George A. Reynolds, aged SIS
years, for over forty years a sta
ton agent in the service OF the
Burlington railroad, Is years of
which time he spent at the local
depot, passed away about $50
Sunday morning at his home on
East Seventh street. Death was
brought on by an acute illness of
pneumonia, although Mr.. Reynolds
had suffered poor health for many
years. being afflicted with spinal
trouble.
Deceased was we'll known
throughout this territory and was
held in the highest respect. De-
spite his sufferings he seldom com
planned and maintained at all
times a cheerful, courteous man
ner.
George A. Reynolds was born
March Is, 1854, in Massachusetts.
In 1901 he came to this city and
was married. being wed to Miss
Margaret Ingmire of Aledo. There
were no children. He entered the
employ of the Burlington and serv-
ed at many of the towns on the
main and branch lines in this sec
ton of the state. Just Is years
ago he finished his 15-year period
of service in Aledo. He removed
from this city. returning seven
years ago. He since made his home
here. Four years ago he was COM
PEELED to give up his work on &C
count of failing health.
Surviving besides the widow are
two brothers, Fred and Frank, both
of South Dakota, and one sister,
Mrs. Nellie Wilkinson of Oklaho-
ma. Funeral services were held
this afternoon at $3.50 at the home
on East Seventh street. Rev. f. T.
Potter, pastor of the Baptist
had charge. Interment
was in the Aledo cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Chicago livestock.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Fogs, receipts
81, 600; mostly 75c to 81 lower than
yesterdays average; heavy 1880
1900; medium 18.00@19. so; light
IS. 5O019 so; light light 5000
1925: heavy packing sows, smooth
16.O0016.75; packing sows, rough
15.25015.75 pigs 16.50@1S.50.
Cattle, receipts 10000; unsettled;
beef steers. medium and heavy,
choice and prime 16.25@1S.00; me-
dunn and good 11.50@16-25; COM
mon 9.5O011,5O; light weight, good
and choice 13.75@1775; common
and medium 9.00013.75; butcher
cattle. heifers 6.75014.75; cows
6.50013 so; Gamers and cutters
5.5O06.5O; veal calves, light and
handy weight 195O0210O; feeder
steers 7.2501275; stocker steers
c. 75@1O.25; western range beef
steers 8.75@15.50; cows and heif-
ers 6.7501275.
Sheep, receipts $4,000; higher;
lambs, "a pounds down $4,000
1900; cuIls and common $500
1875; yearling wethers 1880
1850; ewes. medium, good and
choice 7.250S.75; culIs and COM
mon 2.2506.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
BEARISH TONE
OF ESTIMATES
AFFECTS CORN
Prospects of Strike of Packing En-
plOyes and Other Labor
Troubles Aid Movement.

Chicago. Ill, Sept 9.-Sharply
lower prices in the corn market to-
day resulted chiefly from the IN
expected bearish showing of the
government crop report The gen.
eral selling which took place, how
ever, was also due more to pros
poets of a nationwide strike of
stockyard and packing house en-
ployes. Reports that owing to
labor troubles freight was piling
up in eastern ports tended like
wise to weaken the corn market.
Opening prices which ranged
from ~ to SIC lower with Sep
TENDER $161 to $162, and Deem
Der $1271a to $1.29 were followed
by a further drop in September and
by moderate rallies in December
and May.
On of the declines, there was
free covering by shorts but no 9TH
er important demand The market
closed unsettled, lie to q C net low
er, with September $1.61% and
December $1.29as to $1.29R.
In provisions, the market closed
heavy owing to reports that since
yesterday some grades of hogs had
fallen in price 50 a hundred weight.
Oats declined with corn. After
opening 1c to 25sc down including
December at Tic to II sc, the mar
ket displayed little power to rally.
Weakness of prices of grain and
hogs pulled down provisions. Sell
ing, however, was not aggressive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
ALEDO PERSONALS

Will Braucht of Whittier, Cal,
and cousins, Mrs. Mary beavers,
also of Whittier, and Mrs. Hermie
Bell of Prescott, Iowa, visited in
this city over the weekend. Yes
terday morning Mrs. beavers and
Mrs. Bell departed for their homes.
Mr.. Braucht will remain here for
several days.
Mrs. o. A. VanMeter and Clair
Staley left this morning for Glen
dale, Cal, where Clair will attend
school.
August Flake has departed for
San Benito. Texas, where he will
take up his permanent residence.
Mrs. Flake has been visiting at
Joy and she will join her husband
at San Benito later.
Miss Mergie Spence has gone to
Burgess after spending the week
end here with her parents.
Joe Sharp is in Reynolds for a
short visit.
Miss Vefil Barr spent yesterday
in Rock Island.
William Brill, deputy United
States internal revenue collector,
was in the tri-cities on business
yesterday.
C. c. Kurzdorfer of the Whaley
gardens spent yesterday in Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

AccomDIice Caught - Russell
LANCE, accused of being an &C
complice of Charles Strom in rob-
bling the mail box of the Peoples
Light company of registered mall
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner A. G. Bush late yes
terday afternoon and entered
plea of not guilty.
LANCE, 16 year old lad arrested
for stealing articles from the Neu-
stedt store, admitted to the police
after a severe grilling yesterday
that he was the accompliCe of
Charles Strom in stealing mail
from the postoffice box of the Tri-
City Railway company. Lang is a
cousin of Strom. He was also a
former employee of the railway
company. He worked for the COM
pany at the same time that Strom
did. He was mail clerk and Strom
was addressograph clerk. LANCE
told the police yesterday that he
was the one who had kept the key
to the railway cOmpany's box when
both of them quit the company
employ Sept. Is 1918.
Railroad Sues-Alleging that the
assessment is inequitable, unjust
and out of proportion tC the paw
ing tax levied against other affect
ed properties, the Rock Island
road filed notice in the district
court that it appealed from the
Clark street paving assessment
made by the city council on Aug
20.
A total of $1,O4O.15 was levied
against the railroad for this i'm
The CT 9pany claims
that the improvement confers no
benefit to its property.
DayenpOrters Strike Well-Dav-
have made one of the
biggest strikes in the oil fields of
Texas that has ever been recorded.
a SIS, 900 corporation form
ed over six months ago they struck
a gusher which they have christ
ened The Lucky Thirteen" This
well, now pouring out 10000 bar
rels a day, promises to make each
one of the original stockholders
Ralph Guy, son-in-law of
J. H. Rice, manager of the Schiller
Piano company, is the secretary
treasurer of the company and gen
eral manager of the Lucky Thir-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
FOUR ERRORS COST
NEW BOSTON GAME
WITH r. & v. TEAM

Errors and alleged poor umpir-
ing during the initial stanzas of the
contest forced New BOston's bas>-
ball sandpounders to bow in humls~
iating defeat at New Boston Sun
day afternoon before the crack
Root & VanDervoort nine from Mo
line, the final count being z to 2.
Until the seventh it was a bitter
battle, with the score standing at
pair OF runs each. In the sixth
Mannon, playing first base for New
Boston, sustained d broken shou
der when a r. & v man hurd
him in reaching the bag. The
jured man was forced to retire
favor Of F. Mack.
The seventh, eighth and ninth j
nings won for Moline. In the sc
enth and eighth the men fro
Swedetown rallied for a total {
four tallies. two being registere
in each period. In the final spasn
one r. & V. player sCamperel
across the home bag. Meanwhile
BruDdage for Moline held New
Boston batsmen helpless.
Fleming, playing rightfeld for
New Boston, won stick honors on
his team registering three safe
swats in four trips to the plate.
Joff for Moline Wed with Fleming
with a like batting percentage for
his team.
1t is announced that the two
teams will meet again two weeks
from Sunday.
Tho sad story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
East st. Louis Livestock

East St. Louis, Ill, Sept g.
Hog receipts, 1880; top price,
1925; bulk, 18.75@19.25; heavy,
18.00@185O; medium, 18.75@19.25;
light, 18.25@1925; light light, 1900
@1S.75; heavy packing sows,
smooth, 15.0O016.00; packing sows.
rough, 13.00@14.9O;. pigs, $500
1925.
Cattle receipts, 1900; dull; beef
steers: medium and heavy, choice.
prime, 1675@1S00; medium and
good, 11OO@13.5O; common. $3.50
11.00; light, good and choice, 1875
016.50; common. and medium, SIS
@10.75; butcher cattle, sheifers,
6.75@16.50; COWS, 6.75@11.50; can
ners and cutters, 5.00@6.75; veal
calves, light and handy, $500
1925; feeder steers. 7.50@12.5O;
stocker steers, 7.00@10.25.
Sheep receipts, 1000; steady to
higher; lambs, "a pounds down,
125O@15.75; cuIls and common,
6.Oo@12.00; yearling wethers. 800
@11.00; ewes, medium and choice,
6.50@S.50; culls and common, 800
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
MANY ENROLLED
FOR INSTITUTE
Practically All County Teachers
Enjoy One Day Feature Ar
ranged Last Saturday.

Practically every teacher in
Mercer county, total Of 156, en-
rolled for the one-day's institute
held Saturday at the Presbyterian
church in this city under direction
of G. E. Plat, county superintend-
ent of schools.
The day. unusual in that It has
never before been attempted in
this county, was dubbed a success
by all who attended. The school
ma'ams were universally we'll
pleased. The one day program was
given by Superintendent Plat as q
substitute for the annual week of
institute which it has been GUS
tomary to hold about this time each
year Institute week this year, due
to Mr.. Plat only recently taking
office, will be postponed until Oct
20 to "a.
Interesting takers were heard
Saturday in Ray c. Pellet, city
superintendent of schools and pres
ident of William and Vashti; D. P.
Hollis of the Macomb Normal
school, and Walter F. Boyes, coun-
ty superintendent of schools in
Knox county. The program began
promptly at Q o'clock in the morn
ing and continued, with a recess
for lunch, until o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Plat announced himself as
highly gratif1ed at the interest
shown in the one-day institute by
Mercer county teachers, and the
evident pleasure with which they
received the program arranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
MANvILLE TENT
SHOWS COMING

Aledo and Mercer county people,
as has been the case in former
years, will have an opportunity of
enjoying evening shows during
fair week. The Meanwhile Bros.
tent show will open in this city
next Monday night on the Mcintyre
lot on East Eighth street.
In the company are 16 people
who will offer a dramatic stock
company performance every even
ing, opening with Little Peggy
O'MoOre." The Meanwhile show,
with the weeks stand here, COM
pletes a summer play circuit that
has been more successful than any
heretofore experienced, officials OF
the company declare.
c. H. Flueter, advance publicity
man of the shows, was in Aledo to-
day. I'VE are preparing for the
biggest showing in our history in
this city" Mr.. Fleuter declared.
The Meanwhile shows have ap-
peared twice annually in Aledo for
the last 10 years. The troupe
opens and closes the season with a
weeks performance here, and win
tiers in this city.
Soldiers three, all veterans of
the world war, are the Meanwhile
brothers, Charlie, Eddie and Ray.
Each has but recently been dis
charged from the service, having
seen service on the front lines in
France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
ALEDO BRIEFS

The Equity Livestock Shipping
association Monday shipped one
car of cattle and two of hogs. W
W. Lair. manager. supervised the
shipments.
There will be a meeting of the
general membership of the Aledo
club during the latter half of this
week to consider perfecting plans
for launching Mercer county's Sal
walton army fund drive. The coun-
tvs quota is $4,000.
Yesterday about half a hundred
Hampshire breeders, led by Coun-
ty Advisor P. S. Richey and assist
ed by c. L. Dexter, his assistant
toured Mercer county. Farms of
a number of the most prominent
were visited. Much interest was
displayed by the stockmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
ENJOY DINNER IN
JOINT HONOR AGED
MAN AND RELATIVE

A number of relatives and mem
bers of the immediate families of
Isaac n. Bassett and Mrs. w. A.
Lorimer, gathered last evening for
supper at the Bassett home on
North Walnut street, given in joint
honor of the birthday anniversaries
of both Mr.. Bassett and Mrs. Lori
mer, which occurred yesterday.
Mr.. Bassett was "a years of age
and Mrs Lorimer 76. The occasion
was a happy one for members Of
both families. Mr.. Bassett, at one
time one of Mercer county's lead
ing attorneys, bears the distinction
of being the Oldest Master Mason in
Illinois.
Mr.. Bassett has besides his six
living children, II grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren, one
OF whom, a great-grandson, is IS
years of age. Out of town guests
at the dinner was a son, by his sec
ond marriage, DR.. V. H. Bassett,
city bacteriologist of Savannah, Ga,
and a son-in-law. o. ]. Ingmire. Of
GalesburS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
WILL COMPANY
Be FORCED TO
Give SERVICE?
Joint Protest Submitted to IT'LL
ties Commission by Cities
May Bring Results.

What effect will the joint pro-
test in petition form submitted to
the public utilities commission by
Mayor Charles A. Beers and City
Attorney Robert l.. Watson of
Aledo and city officials Of Wood
hull, Joy, Viola and Keithsburg
have upon the light and power ser
vice rendered these towns by the
Northern Illinois Utilities COM
pany?
This is the question that con-
Germs citizens Of the various com
munities who have suffered more
or less from irregular power for
many months. That action will be
taken by the state body, officials
dent. Just how stringent this &C
ton will be, however, is unknown.
THE Illinois Northern Utilities
company was granted a franchise
under an agreement guaranteeing
the city continuous light and pow
er service" stated Mr.. Watson,
Trainer of the petition that will be
considered by the commission.
The company, it is commonly
known, has failed miserably in full
filling its part Of the contract.
Aledo people demand that the
agreement be lived up to. II that
is impossible, we ask the right to
revoke the company's franchise in
order that we might seek adequate
light and power service in other
quarters.
81 feel confident that the commits
sion will enter an order" Mr.. Wat
son said, but how forceful its
terms will be l am unprepared to
state"
At the last regular meeting of
the city council a motion, intro
duced by Alderman G. G. Bowers,
empowering the city attorney and
mayor to submit a joint protest to
the public utilities commission re-
garding light and power service
here was unanimously adopted.
Other Sufferers Join.
When the action taken by AIedo's
city officials became generally
known, communications were re-
ceived from the municipal authori-
ties of Woodruff, Joy, Keithsburl
and Viola, endorsed by infiuentia.
citizens of the territory affected,
dahluB LLldL AAACy bE tAlAg " IAA ~ pa
ticipate in the petition. Mr.. Wat
son stated also that he understood,
through woodruff officials, that
Alpha favored such a course.
The petition has been mailed to
the state commission and should
be in the hands OF the clerk today.
A copy was also presented to T. T.
Larkin, superintendent of the
Northern Utilities branch in this
city.
Hope for Early Hearing.
Although an early hearing of the
protest is asked by its trainers,
when it will be considered by the
commission is unknown. Should
an adverse ruling be received 9th.
er means to force the utilities com
pany to render better service will
be considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity: Increasing
cloudiness, with possibly showers
late tonight or Wednesday,; some
what cooler tonight; moderate var
liable winds.
Illinois: Increasing cloudiness
in northern portion, with possibly
showers tonight or Wednesday;
fair and continued warm in south
ern portion; slightly cooler in ex-
IRENE northeast portion tonight.
Missouri: Generally fair and con-
tinued warm tonight and Wednes-
day.
Wisconsin and Iowa: Unsettled
weather tonight and Wednesday,
with probably showers; not much
change in temperature.
Indiana: Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday; slightly cooler to-
light in extreme north portion.