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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Kansas City livestock

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 30.--Hogs,
receipts. $4,000; higher Bulk,
4.25014.45; heavies, 1410G14.50;
hediums, 14.l5014.50; lights. 1880
114.26; light lights. l3.25G13.S0;
packing -sows, 13.00Q13.V; pigs,
2.76013.25.
Cattle, receipts. $500; higher;
leavy beef steers, choice and prime.
0.85@18.75: medium ard good,
.40016.S5; common. 1075@13.40:
{ int weight, good and choice. 1890
RH7.0O; common and medium, 8.25
9 1900; heifers. 6.750l4.35; cows,
l.66012.35: veal calves. 1860
600; feeder steers. 7.75013.15;
|tocker steers. 6.00@1o.50. ~,
Sheep. receipts. 5000; higher;
ambs. 16.10017.60; yearling weth-
frs, 12sS5015.10;- ewes, 7.s5010.60;
breeding ewes, S.OO@11.5O; feeder
ambs. 11.75@15.OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
AGREE ON LIST OF
: CIVIL CASES FOR
TRIAL NEXT WEEK

Attorneys and Judge G. o. Dietz
agreed this morning on q Int Of
civil cases to be tried next week
4 Jury will assemble in Moline city
court next Monday. There are
eight cases on the list. About half
are minor cases which have been
appealed from courts Of Moline
Justices Of the peace.
Heading the list is the case Of
Frank Tomberger,>taxicab man, VS..
R. X. Swan, vice president Of the
Moline Heating & Construction Co.
This case involves . collision be-
tween one Of the Tomberger taxis
and Mr.. Swans automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
ALED0 BRIEFS

The FIRE department was called
to q fire at the J. J. Colclasure
home in the southeast section of
the city this morning, but the blaze
was Of no consequence and was
easily extinguished. 1t was caused
by a defective flue, the sparks ig-
hitting the roof. The department
made the run in the record time Of
60 seconds.
George MuhlAnburg. who has
been employed in Aledo. has pur-
chased the garage and oil station
owned by his brother, Fred Muh-
lenburg, at Joy. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
CUTS THROAT TO
END HIS LIFE
willian Simpson, %. Is Founa
Dead IN . Pool Of Bleed in !.
Rear Of His Home.

William Simpson, 50 years I'D was
found lying dead in . pool OF blood
about 8 this morning by Mrs. Ralph
Lake, sos Twepty-ffth street. Mo-
line, as she stepped out on her
back porch to get some wood. A
dull, homemade bread knife was
found beside the body and Simpson
had cut his throat, severing the
jugular vein. 1t IS believed that
Simpson ended his own life be-
cause Of his despondent condition
during the last few days.
Simpson had been In the employe
of the Moline Pillow company for
nearly twenty-five years and for
the past 20 years he had made his
home with Mr.. and MT. Fred
Erickson. Mrs. Lake, who found
the body, rents rooms from the
Erickson's. Simpson had appsr-
entity taken his life just before MIS-.
Lake came out op the porch As the
body w.s still warm when the po-
lice arrived.
1t is probable that loneliness. in
activity and worry caused by q Sc
ries Of accidents caused the old
man to become respondent and
mentally deranged. He left no ex-
PLANTATION. Simpson had not work.
ed for nearly . year.
He lost a foot on Jan. 8 last as
result Of an accident in the pillow
company lumber. yard near the
tractor plant. A number Of years
ago he lost an eye is result Of an
other accident. The same year ne
was involved in an accident that
resulted in three brohfn ribs and .
broken arm.
Simpson had been receiving COM
pensation regularly and did not
want for money or care. Under
the state industrial compensation
act he received money since the
accident. He had q small sum de-
posted in the bank. Simpson had
never married. Nephews and
nieces, who reside at What Cheer,
Iowa, are his nearest relatives.
They have been notified.
Some weeks age, according to
Oscar CarlmArk, employment su-
perintendent; for the Moline Pillow
company, Simpson expressed q de-
sire. to get back to work. Mr.. Carl
mark offered him q job % elevator
operator. Mr.. Erickson stated that
only a few days ago Simpson came
to him and asked him whether OF
not he should 90 to work, 6imp-
son was worried about the icy con-
dition Of the walks, fearing he
would again incur injury. His old
friend and landlord advised hin
to wait until spring before at.
tempting togo back to work again
Mr.. Carlmark ard Mr.. Erickson
J spoke well Of Simpson, stating thai
he Vas a hard worker and easy tt
get along with The body wa.
taken to knox's undertaking par
lors at the request Of Coroner Ma
berry. An inquest will be hels
late today. @
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Toledo 0ecd,

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. s0.-Clover
seed, prime, cash, 31.16; December,
31.15; January. 31.15; February,
31.35; March. 3l.16.
Alsike, prime. cash, $3.50; De-
cembsr. $50: March, $3.50.
Timothy, prime, cash (1917),
$50; cash (1s19) $50; cash (1s19l
500; December 500; March, April
and May, els.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Peoria Graia,

Peoria, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Corn, 314c
higher; No. 3 white, 1.41:: No. s
white, 1874; No. 4 yellow, 1880
1873; No. 3 yellow, 1.42; Nd. 6 vel
low, 1888; No. mixed. 1881; No.
5 mixed. 1851; sample. 100.
Oats, 1c higher; No. 2 white,
S4hc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
PROPERTY
OF DR.. HEIFTER1CH

Berlin. Monday, Dec. 29.-Ths
TageblAtt says it has been informed
that a court ofiicial today entered
the residence OF DR.. Karl Hel6srich
in the Tiergarten quarter and at
tached his property in order to
cover q fine Of 900 marks imposed
upon the former vice chancellor by
the war responsibilities investigA-
ton committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
CARS DELAYED BY
BROKEN TROLLEY

A broken trolley wire on Eigh-
teenth avenue between Seventh and
Eighth streets. Moline. delayed
street car service On the Elm street
line for nearly an hout last even
ing. This is the second accident Of
the kind in the last two weeks.
Sergeant Charles Grell of the Mo-
line police department, in front of
whose home the accident occurred,
left his warm home to regulate
traffic and protect pedestrians from
injury,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Kansas Ctr Qrain,

Kansas City, Dec. 30.-Cash
wheat, higher, No. hard, $500
2Ss; No. 2. 2.55@2.S5; No. l red,
2.55; No. 2, 2.53@2.53.
Corn. higher: No. 2 mixed, 1.4e@
las: No. 2 white, 1.46@1.4s; No. 2
yellow, 1.49@1.50.
Oats, higher: No. 2 white, s7lac;
No. 2 mixed, S3@84c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Dec. 3o.-Corn, No. 2
mixed. not quoted; No. 4 mixed,
1.37@@1.SS; No. 2 yellow. 1.43.
Oats. No. 2 white, S5@S6zc; No.
3 white, S30851t.
Rye No. 2. 1.S0@1.S1; barley,
1S0@1.57; timothy seed, e.o9@
1925; clover seed, 30.0O@4s.00.
Pork, nominal: lard, a23.55G
1865; ribs, .1S.25Q19.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Peoria livestock.

Peoria, Ill.,, Dec. 30.-Hogs, re-
ceipts. 1000; active; 15@25c high
Fer; top price, 400; bulk. 1880
400; lights. 13.50@13.90; med
iums, 13.65@14.0O; heavies, 1880
400.
Cattle, receipts, 100; steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Liberty Bonds,

Prices of Liberty bonds at 2:55
p. IN. today. were: 31ks, 1915; first
4s. $3.50; second Is, $40; first
AS s3.70: second ANS. 91.Se;
third Ans, s4.76: fourth AVS. 1894 !;
Victory SIS, $3.50; Victory 44s,
1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
FIUME WILL VOTE
. FOR A THIRD TIME

Rome, Monday, Dec. 29.-Captai1
Gabrielle d'Annunzio has ordered q
new plebiscite at Fiume to deter
mine the future Of the city. accord
ing to the Epoca. Two plebiscites
have ALREADY been held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-Butter, unset
tied; creamery 5z1h@S4.
Eggs, Unsettled; receipts 1885
cases; firts 6sh@70; ordinary
firsts $50 66; at mark, cases IN
cluded. 66169.
Poultry, alive, unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
OPERATORS Do
NOT Want ANY
HIGHER PRICES
Fear Competition Of Hard Coal and
Petroleum Would Injure
Their Business.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Coal operators
of the central competitive field, in
GLIDING Illinois, indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, today COM
pleted plans to gather and lay be-
fore President Wilson's coal corr
mission full information regarding
their industry.
How far they will concur in the
findings Of that arbitration body
remains an open question.
The two-dat conference here de-
veloped that the operators are set
against anything that will raise the
price Of coal to the consumer as
further increases will place the
bituminous operators in compe6-
tiol with the anthracite and petrol
cum industries.
Would Stabilize Price.
Many Of the representative opera
tors endorsed a proposal that the
government take some constructive
action as a part of the strike set
Element, toward establishing the
bituminous industry and place it
on a solid footing. They point to
the accomplishments Of the Gray
commission, appointed by President
Roosevelt In 1902 to stabilize the
anthracite fields, and say the same
thing should be done for their
mines.
The conference developed q firY,
attitude against acceptance Of IN
increase in miners wages above the
II per cent granted in the settle
ment Of the recent nationwide
strike. Operators asserted that
should the commission grant the
miners any advance over the II
per cent award the rssponsibilitv
for increased prices Of coal to the
consumer would rest with the corr
mission.
Down to Buslness.
Warrington, Dec. 30.-The COM
mission named by President Wilson
in compliance with the strike cot.
Element terms, to investigate wages
and prices In the hituminous cokl
industry settled down for buginssl
today In headquarters established
ct the department Of labor.
The commissioners discussed or.
gaaiSation ut the original meeting
yesterday. They declined to say
whether they would hold hearing,
or visit the coal AeidD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
notatpas.

! Chicago. Dec. 30.-Potatoes. firm
arrivals, Is cars; Northern Whites,
bulk S.4003.50 per hundred weight :;
ditto. sacked 3.3003.4s per hun
bred weight: Western Russets,
jobbing Ais per hundred weight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
NO PROTEST. on PACKERy
CkAE.

Warrington, Dec. S0.-Whits
house ofIiciaia denied any protest
had been made against the manner
OF ssttliag the packer anti-trutt
proceedings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
st. Louis Grain.

St, Leais. Mo, Dec. so:-corn
01ts, No. 2 white, Sec; No.
white, Ss@0eMc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
New York Sugar,

New York, Dec. 30.-Raw sugA1
STEADY; centrifugal, 7.2S; fine graz
ulated, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Bar Silver.

New York, Dec. 30.-Bar silver,
1871. Mexican dollars 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

ern district Of Iowa. which he rep
resents, although The central por-
ton Of the state will DO more par
ticularly affected. There have been
few complaints from the eastern
portion of the state, including Day.
export, Mr.. Neon said.
Resins Position william Hetz-
ell, we'll kHown Davenport business
man. sscrstASy-treasurer Of the
Davenport Machine & Foundry
company for the past u years and
connected with the company for
the hast 20 years, has resigned his
position and on 5An. 1 will accept
an executive position with the
Pennsylvania Consumers Oil COM
pany.
Arrest Is Mistake.-FiIing of
state charges and the subsequent
arrest Of J. Frank Beckerdite OF
Walcott, last week. on a state
charge Of embsszlement was II
mistake" according TO Frank
Kroeger. a Walcott farmer, who
appeared before Justice of the
Peace W. ". Scott and requested
that the case be dismissed. Beck
erdite was charged with selling a
team of horses for Kroeger for
$3.50, and failing to account for $50.
He was accused Of depositing 5000
of the amount collected in THE bank
| to Kroegef's credit and refusing to
| turn over the balance.
stockholders to Meet.-Stock-
holders Of the Exposition Holding
company and Fair Syndicate were
notified yesterday Of the first an
nual meeting on Jan. IL when def
mite plans for ownership Of the
Mile track property and manage
ment of the big annual exposition
will be adopted.
Peek Testi6es.-Claiming that he
had been misipformsd concerning
| the rules and Regulations Of the
federal fuel sdministration. Alder
man George J. Peck, charged with
violating the Lsvsr oct IN refusing
to conserve fuel and Light during
the coal miners &trike, wAnt on the
witness stand In Aib own defense 1t
the preliminary hearing before U.
8. Commissioner, A. q. Bush yes
Iterday.
| Obltsa1y-rAs death Of Mrs.. su-
sanns wagner, wife e Daniel Was-
nsr. ~ CstetWood Terrace. &C.
CURED ct I o'clock Sunday morn
Ing ct her home after q brisf ILL.,
ness. Mrs.. wagner was the mother
Of County Auditor Joseph Wagner
And hAA beeA Z resident Of Daven.
port siuee 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
/ Horses and Mules

last St. Louis, ILL.,. Dec.
Horses and mples, unchangt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Down to Dvsiness,
REWARD CARLISLE CAProR.

M WA1U CAl1IDIE CAEIUKs
Cheyenne. Wyo. Dec. S0.-Gcv-
ernor Carey today announced the
appointment Of Sheriff A. 8. Roach
Of Whsatland, the officer who cap
tured "Biil" Carlisle. train bandit,
- state prohibition commissioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
The Da,

Returns Maehine.-Beca'
held q mortgage on a mot
John Gibbs assumed that
the right to take possession
machine at any time. c
John Mullen was holding
chine pending the outcom
case In justice court. Glib
to consult Mullen when h
led the wheel to Iowa City
ARREST followed on . chars
|ceny. Gibbs explained thu
stances to Justice OF the p
w. Scott yesterday afterno
agreed to return the ms
u custody Of the cons
yAs released pending q b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

ern district Of Iowa. which he rep
resents, although The central por-
ton Of the state will be more par
ticularly affected. There have been
few complaints from the eastern
portion Of the state, including DAY.
export, Mr.. Neon said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Local Stocks and Bonds

(QuetAtisns fsnlshsa By 0rseeAel1 ofsA'
sssss Co.. - sst:g BlAs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

2aS Iele8bSQ p0iluiIiS q u
Plan Initlati0n-The
lin charge of arrangemer
knights Of Columbus
| ceremonial, to be hell
Jan. %, met Sunday 4
|plan for the event. TIL
gree is to be examplifl,
day evening. Jan. 70. ats
club house; and the I
third degrees will be
Sunday. A banquet is
In connection With the
mass will be attend
Mary's.
Condemn MIX. AT !
80 cases Of evaporate
cream belonging to tn
emit Baking company q
ed by Judge Martin ]. 4
eral court. were destro
cd States Marshal N.
sisted by Prof. Brown
attached to the depart; /
culture, Chicago. ~
Bond ID RAissa.-P IA
bonded whisky, II 4 10
be prepared in the I 10
nish appearance bo e
the purchase price d >
according to . pulling "
States Commissioner
the appel be
8. T. Bell. Clinton.
k300. Bell. who I'D ID
witness stand ct . hnl
the commissioner " d.
ing. that he paid $50 I,
Of bonded whisky q 4
bound over to avail Q
the federal grand J, n
q charge Of transps B.
Investigate Cha I'll
plans for . swept vel
Of charges q profit 10
Ing and shoes w sve
United States Dist Ate
@. Moon, who Is Il cit
the attorneys plan earr.
Investigation all II b tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
THE ARGUS

ALEcO OFFICE
lls North oeiiees Avenue.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

kim Ately
iilk and
Adepend-
|ondernn-
le in fed
by Unit
Deed, as
chemist.
/ Of agri-
iasers Of
ted, must
10 to fus-
| equal to
> whisky.
" United
| G. Bush
BE bail Of
b $500 to
Id on che
bnG before
day morn
two cases
I aRo. wss
, action oil
n April on
!.
Tentative
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-12
OIL BILL IS PASSED
CONTROL OVER LAND
GRANTS.
Senator LaFollette Made Strong Fight
to Kill the Measure.

Washington.-Wit record
vote, the senate after twelve-hour
session, passed the bill to make pos
sible the leasing of public lands having
deposits of oil, coal, gas, phosphate
and sodium. In passing the measure
the senate approved amendments of
fered by Senator Harris, Democrat,
Georgia, which would provide that un-
der the Clayton anti-trust act oil com
panies may not charge different prices
in various parts of the country.
Another amendment, which its au-
thor, Senator Harris, : said would
cause the constituent companies of the
Standard Oil Company soon to become
independent in ownership in fact as
well as in name, was adopted. This
amendment would prohibit stockhold-
ers of corporations producing petro-
leum and its by-products, from acquir-
ing stock in another corporation sim
ilarly engaged if both corporations
have been created in conformance with
court avoiding prosecution under
antitrust acts
Consideration of the bill was mark
ed by bitter debate during which Sena-
tor LaFollette Republican, Wisconsin,
who in the last six days has spoken
more than twenty hours, and other
senators charged that the bill was for
the benefit of the Standard Oil Com
pany During the debate the Wiscon-
sin senator charged that the Standard
Oil Company and its associates, were
attempting to influence the Senate's
action upon the German treaty and the
league of nations.
Leasing of land under the bill is
placed under the secretary of the in
| terror and in the case of coal lands
the bill provides for royalty of not
less than cents or more than 20
cents a ton shall be paid.
Alaskan coal lands are excluded
from the bill and a provision author
izing the sale of lands as proposed in
the leasing bill last session was elm
mated. Royalties upon oil lands
would be not less than 121s per cent
or more than % per cent upon produc-
ton, while for phosphate, the royal
ty would be 2 per cent of the gross
value of production and one-eighth of
production for sodium.
The bill prohibits aliens, by stock
ownership or otherwise, from owning
any interest in leases obtained under
the bill except where discretionary
power is given the President, if in his
opinion he deems it necessary to take
over and operate the leases or to ac-
quire the products of the land in
volved.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-12
U. S. to Sell Meat.

Wnshington-Five million pounds
of frozen meats, now in cold storage In
New York and Chicago, has been of
feredSby the War Department to mu-
inequalities for resale. The offer will
remain in effect until Sept. %. The
meats in storage include 1,250,000
pounds of frozen poultry at New York
and more than 100000 pounds in the
Chicago zone. This will be sold at 80
cents per pound. Large quantities of
frozen mutton and pork shoulders and
loins also will be transported in re-
frigerator cars.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-12
ASKSNAT|ON'SSUPPOR7
ASSURES MOTHERS THAT THEIR
SONS WILL NOT CROSS AGAIN.
PRESIDENT CHALLENGES SENA-
TORS TO PRODUCE BETTER
PEACE PACT.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 5.-Urging
the nation to stand back of him in his
fight to save the League of Nations,
and assuring cheering thousands that
the Senate would be forced to sign the
treaty, President Wilson scored his
opponents and reiterated his belief
ihat the rights of small nations would
he protected. The President challenged
senatorial opposition to produce a bet
Ter covenant than he had brought to
America or Immediately ratify.
Mr.. Wilson said he could face the
m,tliers of the nation with confidence,
because "he had given them an assur-
ance in the League of Nations that
their sons would never again face the
necessity of crossing the seas
In referring to the war, the Presi-
dent said "The League of Nations is
the only thing that can prevent the
recurrence of this dreadful catastro-
phe and redeem our promises The
crowds repeatedly cheered him when
he asserted that he was an American
first, and would always bear in mind
he aims and aspirations of his own
people.
He assured the nation that the
treaty in no way encroached upon the
rights or domestic policy of the coun-
try Its central idea, he said, was
ihat nations do not consist of their
government, but of their peoples. The
President said he was astonished by
many of the statements made concern
ing the treaty, and declared that many
of his opponents displayed absolute
ignorance" in their discussion of II.
r "But my opponents in the Senate
must and Will pass the treaty. l am
sure l will win in this because their
cause is weak
The League of Nations, he declared,
was formed in fulfillment of the prom
Use that the United States was fighting
this war to "end business of that sort
forever. Not to establish the League,
he said, would have been unfaithful to
those who had died
Besides, the President said, the
treaty tears away" the chains of op-
preston and gives small nationalities
the right to live their own lives,
That" he said, twas the American
position, and l was glad to fight for
it."
The President praised the treaty
provision providing for an interna-
tional labor organization, which will
hold it's first meeting in Washington
next month. He declared the meeting
would be held whether the treaty had
been ratified by the Senate by that
time or not y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-12
Flaws Plumb Plan.

Washington.-The Plumb railroad re-
organization plan was denounced as
the best plan ever devised to drive
the brains out of the railroad business"
by Earl II. Morton president of the Or
der of Railroad Station Agents, before
the House interstate commerce com
mittee. ''The plan is so preposterous,"
Morton added, that it would not mer-
1t serious discussion but for the fact
that the so-called Plumb plan league
seems to be securing the support OF
large numbers of railroad employees
who have not really informed them
selves as to what the plan is and as to
the way in which 1t would actually
work"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-09-12
Hyde Appeals Libel Suit.

Kansas City.-Dr. Clark b. Hyde,
whose libel suit for S2,50O,OO0 against
the Kansas City Star was dismissed
by the Circuit Court July % on the
grounds it was barred by the statute
of limitations, has taken an appeal to
the Missouri Supreme Court. The suit
is based on publication of matters re-
ferring to the trial of DR.. Hyde when
he was charged with the murder of
Col. Thomas H. Swope several years
aga.