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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
ASSERTS that
EFFORTS were
MADE TO BRIDE
Alfred II. Smith, County Witness
Tostifes Against Liquor
Defendants.

That he was approached by six
defendants under indictment for al
legged liquor violations and offered
a sum Of money to leave these parts
and fail to appear as a state wit
ness against them, was the sub
stance of the testimony of Alfred
H. Smith in county court this morn
ing in the case of William Rice
and Forrest Fox, who are the first
on trial charged with the sale Of
intoxicating liquor. Smith was an
investigator employed by the coun-
ty during part of the fall and win
ter to obtain evidence Of the sale
of intoxicants.
The witness stated that he had
led the defendants to believe that
he was favorable to their inten-
tons, but that the sum of $500,
which he claims was offered him,
would have to be increased to $10,-
600. He asserted he carried on
these negotiations for the purpose
of involving the defendants in a
bribery charge and making the
present indictment against them
dOubly strong.
In the cross-examination conduct
ed by Attorneys Cyrus Dietz and
]. Hays Britton, the defense indi-
Gated that it would offer testimony
to the effect that Smith did the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
BIZ BRUCE COPELAND.

There il no Daily Union today.
At the stroke Of $3.50 .. m. yester-
day. the fateful go" was appended
to its career and Rock Island lost
one OF its most vigilant champions
for better living. However, with
its identity lost to view in the COL
umns Of The Argus. the spirit of
The Daily Union still lives to CO.
operate with The Argus in giving
Rock Island bigger and better
newspaper. 80
The avowed hope of every man is
to die with his boots on, not know
ing when, where or why the end
Will come. The great vessel plunges
beneath the waves before its hui
man cargo is aware that the end
has come. Mariners have been
known to witness sinking with
an impelled desire to follow the
majestic craft to Davy Jones'
Locker; they knew not why.
Thus. the true newspaperman
and newspaperwoman not only
wishes to, but will go down with
the ship; and there is not q more
iandiubbing specimen of seacraft
than a newspaper with its editor
as captain. the staff as it's crew, the
presses as its turbines and the
pages as the pennons of enter
prise.
The Daily Union went down with
scarcely a ripple to disturb the
| tranquility of the usual daily rou-
tine. The staff had not been ofiic-
tally notified that The Union would
! suspend publication yesterday; but
theirs was not to reason why.
There was news to be got and they
got it. wrote it and printed it. As
the last paper emerged from the
press. The Daily Union passed
from view.
The truth sounds sweeter when
clothed in rhyme Yesterday,
had written from inspiration about
the passing of The Daily Union
chiefly for the staff; but today, il
might not be amiss to transcribe
my impressions in prose verse fol
the combined readers of The Argus
and The Daily Union.
| AS word Of explanation, it wal
pre-eminent that. with its final edi.
ton for all time, The Daily Unior
would provide the biggest and hot
test piece Of news Of the day in the
tri-cities. Thus, Thirty" was a.
follows:
las the hand Of fate draws near
er to write Thirty" on the wall
these few numbered hours are
dearer than the dearest ones of all
for today, although the myst'r,
leaves us nothing else to choose. WI
shall 60 down into hist'ry as tn.
hottest piece of news.
Make your copy short ant
snappy. Let your punch a thrill
impart! Face the finish just al
scrappy as you bristled at tn
start! Don't let apprehension
haunt you, nor the feeting minute
goad! Don't let coming silenc,
daunt youths is but an episode
"Utecht. show what made 20,
famous! Churchill. fill the shee
, with ads! Garry" let no news
hound shame us. Algie, rustic i,
some fads! Robb. the social queen
/ are busy; call and let them spill
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

approaching, and that he was sin
cere in his efforts to be bribed.
Smith made the assertion that he
WAS sounded by Joseph Merk on
the possibility OF him being induced
to depart. and that . meeting was
arranged. II was brought out that
Mefk. P. H. Schwab, William Rice
ford. Louis Meumann, william Rice
and William Gabel met Smith at the
Rock Island station in Davenport
early In March. The witness stat
ed that he was offered $500. and
that he asked for $4,000 in order
to prolong the negotiations so that
ne might later have the act of
bribery committed in the presence
OF other witnesses.
You were offered check.
weren't you?" Dietz asked.
YES" said Smith.
You didn't think a signed check
was good enough evidence Of bril-
berry,"
NO"
You we're going to have them nav
you and were going to have some
one there to see them pay you. and
then get them for bribery!
Yes, sir"
Smith said he received 81 a day
and expenses from the county and
that he was paid by Sheriff Miller.
How much were your expenses ~
Smith was asked.
The witness answered that thew
varied.
We'll, were they SO a day or
$50 day."
Some days they were as high as
$780," said Smith.
The witness said he paid 80 cents
a drink for whisky.
Clarence Eastman also was en-
ployed by the county in the work of
obtaining evidence in liquor cases.
How long have you known East
man. Dietz asked Have you
known him since he was in the
county Jail for stealing a Pig"
Two objections arose simultane-
ously from the prosecutors side of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
Fatefll 30 Appended to
Career Of the Daily Union
But Spirit Liues in Argus

away! Mac" your wire can't
make me dizzy! Boy. page
"Herbie" Silloway!
"Cloudas, set q record makeup.
Harry. don't you pie those heads.
Eddie. don't you dare to shake up
galleys OF corrected leads! "Drex. .
you only have minute! Haupt-
mann. make the limo" hum! Bell.
the "Inter-Type" is in it; ads can't
come too fast for Crum!
Kate, I'm broke; let's have a
dollar! Alma, keep 'em of my line!
Schnitger, now your kids can hol-
Ter and twill seem a hymn divine!
Mac" MacLaren, we salute you !;
pens like yours ne'er spilled the
ink; none there is who dare refute
you-you have made 'steen millions
think.
"Erhart. have the cradle ready;
We would put the babe to sleep!
Polly, have the plates all ready!
John, you've one more day to
sweep! Hark! The music of the
presses (call it swan-song. if you
wilD is a cadence that caresses
and invokes parting thrill!
GAS the hand of fate draws
nearer to write Thirty" on the
wall, these few numbered hours are
dearer than the dearest ones Of all
for today WE are the STORY that
the readers must persue; and. de-
parting, share the glory OF a
THIRTY" to big news"
For those who know not
Thirty" is the end.
The Daily Union has gone; The
Argus remains.
The king is dead; long live the
king!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
NOTICE

I have taken the agency for the
World Photograph. A machine
beautiful in looks and tone. Can
be seen at the Graham Drug store.
corner Goth street and 4th avenue.
The price of machine is $3.50. and
S175, but to introduce them in the
tri-cities will sell four at 800 each.
Sold one last evening. Only three
left at the low price of 500. If
you don't care to call at store,
phone r. l. 1926 and we will DEM
onstrate at the home.
Yours Respectfully,
JOE JACKSON
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
5IvY DAMAGES
me BY RAINS
N BIG SLIDES
s<nees and Street Slides Numer.
- y Frost Goes Out and Rain
Washes Incllnes.

n heavy rain Of last night and
v,sy has caused thousands Of dol
~ loss in dirt slides Of yard ter
=, and on streets, Commissioner
f y,uk WITCH announced today.
M frost going out Of the ground
~ loosened up the soil and the
r. rain has sloughed off a huge
.snber OF terraces. Resodding OF
sese. said Commissioner WITCH.
rould cost . large sum in
AZ aggregate.
OF street slides, that on the Thir-
rtIghth street hill was the worst.
INNS OF earth slipped down on both
.;des OF the street. and Commits
,iouer WITCH estimated that it would
NE the street department consid-
,rsble time to make removals.
Big Fill Intact.
As yet the big fiji on Thirteenth
,yenue between Twenty-ninth and
rS,rtieth streets has not been at
,,cted, This fill was badly washed
NM summer, and tons of dirt and
rock were hauled in. building up
M oil in prcsentable shape. 1t is
crossed by the Long View street
nr tracks and at one time it was
v,sbed out to a point three feet
from the north street car rail. The
al is about a hundred feet deep
and is hard to hold. Binding has
been put in, but it is estimated that
| Il will be a long time before the
III Is in shape to make it safe for
mving to be put across.
Sewers as a whole are carrying
on the water in good shape, ! ut
complaint was received this morn
ins Of water backing up in the west
md Of the city. A stoppage in the
Fifth avenue sewer was said to be
the probable cause for this. The
completion of the big Sixteenth
renue storm drain it was said
would remove all danger of over
flows in the west end of the city
However, the prices of material
soaring, the city commissioners are
puzzled as to when the completion
Of the drain can be taken up.
0verf1ows are exceptionally cur.
rent when the river reaches {
stage of 10 feet above low water
mark. When this stage occurs thu
sever gates on the Eleventh street
Nineteenth street and Fifth avenue
sewers are closed, All flow is thel
pumped into the river by two larg'
electrically-driven pumps at tn,
Fifth avenue sewer outlet,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
CON-CON TO HEAR
ABOUT INDUSTRIAL
LAW KANSAS HAS

Spring field, ILL.,, March 25.-Gov-
error Henry J. Allen of Kansas
will speak before the Illinois con-
ttitutional convention tomorrow on
The industrial court plan now in
effect in his state.
Governor Allen will address the
convention at 2:30 tomorrow after
noon. He is also expected to dis
cuss the subject of farm tenancy.
The convention held short ses-
sion today and adjourned until to-
morrow. A number of delegates
left for their homes today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

the table. both States Attorney
Bell and E. L. Eagle, his assistant
being heard.
The court sustained the objection.
Speaking Of the negotiations hav-
ing been carried on between Smith
and the defendants in Davenport,
Dietz asked:
why didn't you try it over here?"
Il don't know" Smith replied.
Wasn't it because you were
afraid you would be arrested and
thrown in jailr
mo. sir"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
LAST IN LIME OF
F. S. KEYS EXPIRES

Baltimore. March 25-John Ross
heys. grandson and last direct de-
Hended of Francis Scott Keys,
author Of "The Star Spangled
Banner" died.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

congress advocating the repeal -
the lav was defeated. but Z COM
mittee was appointed to devise
plans to bring the attitude Of the.
members before congress and to-
work for an extension OF time.
The conference went on record
as favoring the extension OF the
time to IS hours.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
Attractive Goats

Either long or short coats in the most
attractive styles, colors and materials are
here for selection. Gold tone, cut Bolivia,
tricotine and polo cloth are made up in
tailored or dressy styles. Prices SIS up.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

An English clergyman thinks no
has a good claim to the long-dis-
lance reading championship. hav-
ing read the bible through Il times.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
Stulish FrOcks

Many new frocks of printed georgette
in lovely shades of brown and blue meet
the admiring glances of our visitors. There
are also many new models in taffeta and
mignonette.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Christmas Trade
In Berlin Slack

Berlin, Dec. 2O.-The Christmas
trade in Berlin which once was
greater than at any season during
the year, up to the present time
has left huge stores of toys and
other articles virtually intact on
the shelves, according to the man
ayers Of the city's largest depart
ment stores. The manager of the
toy department in one store said:
Only the rich can afford our wares
this year. Here is a rocking horse
for 600 marks which sold before
the war for 60 marks. 1t would
cost a workman nearly his month S
salary. The people are hesitating
even over spending one mark on
something that is useless. They
are saving their money for food
and clothes"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
BY Ruth Lenore Fisher

0NE of the social events of this
week and one which will start
the holiday gayeties for the young
er folk will be the dinner and
theater party given BY Miss Dor
othy Brock. to a coterie Of nigh
schol friends, the occasion being
her seventeenth birthday anniver-
lazy. Covers will be laid for II at
the Hotel Marion and after the
dinner Miss Brock will take her
guests to the Oregon theater. The
party will consist of Miss Gene
We've Endicott, Miss Thelma
Young, Miss Ruth Moore, Miss
Ava Miller, Miss Junelle Wander
wort, Miss Caroline East, Miss
Helen Peterson, Miss Wilma
Spence Miss Carmeletta Rarquest,
Miss Bruce Powers of Portland.
Miss Helen Moore from o. A. c.
and the hostess.
j. D. White was given a sur
prise party last Tuesday at his
home, 1490 Chemeketa street. Six
teen of his relatives gathering TO
help him observe his SEVENTEEN
birthday anniversary. Lavendar
and green were used to decorate
the house.
Miss Grace Hunt and Miss Ma
rion Miller are home from o. A
c. to spend the holidays with
their parents.
Miss Gretchen Brown is visit
ing relatives in Portland for g
few days.
Miss Magadelena Kuntz return
ed today to Dallas after spending
the week end with her parents II
Salem.
Miss Marjory Brown has gone
to Roseburg where she is the
guest of her grandparents, Mr.
1
and Mrs. A. j. Bellans, until attel
the holidays. The hast of the weet
she will be Joined by Justice ane
Mrs. George NJ. Brown and Miss
Elaine Brown, who will spent
Christmas and New Years at thell
former home.
| Mr. and Mrs. Northup Waters
are in Salem and will be the holl
day guests of the formers grand
mother, Mrs. E. E. Waters.
DR.. and Mrs. r. c. Smith Jr'
are entertaining tonight with
dinner and dancing party at TN
Smith home in compliment tc
their son, Malcolm Smith, wh'
arrived home Saturday from o. A
c. to spend the holidays with M
narents. Covers are to be Ald 10
eighteen, the guests incluolhi
MANY of the college folk.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Postnaters May
Be Asked to Pay
Telegraph Bills

Washington, Dec. 2O.-To deal
with the situation arising from the
refusal of the Western Union Tele-
graph company to accept from
members of congress messages to
be charged to government account.
Representative Ireland of Illinois,
chairman of the house. accounts
committee, has introduced a bill to
authorize local postmasters to pay
bills presented by managers of tele
graph companies for messages ac-
cepted from government officials.
The postmaster general would re-
imburse the postmasters.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Treaty With
Siam Is Signed

Washington, Dec. 20. - A new
treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States and Siam
has been signed by Acting Secre-
tary of State Davis and the Siamese
minister. The treaty grants full
fiscal autonomy to Siam and a pro-
tocol provides for the surrender by
the United States of extra territor-
ial jurisdiction in that country.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
She Has 100000 If
She Can Collect it

Newcastle, Wyo., Dec. 20 Mrs.
Fred Walker may never be able
to collect it, but the amount
sounds mighty attractive.
Judge Ilsley, in district court
here, awarded Mrs. Walker a
judgment of 100000 against Wal
ter Sim and the Reel brothers, who
are accused of killing Fred Walker
in the Usage oil fields last summer.
The quarrel between the men
arose over disputed oil lands.
The Reel brothers have never
been captured and Sim recently es-
capped from Jail and is also missing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

To Miss Hellna Willett and
Miss Lyle Murray, teachers at the
Englewood school, is given much
praise for the Christmas playlet
His Christmas Tree" composed
by them and presented under their
direction by the pupils of the En-
glewood school last Friday eve
ming. over seventy children of the
school participated in the playlet,
about thirty of whom represented
brownies, spiders, fairies, bees and
fireflies all of whom helped to
make the Christmas tree for the
small waif who had wished for a
Christmas tree like other chill
dren.
Invited guests besides the sew
eral hundred parents who attend
ed were Superintendent and Mrs.
George w. Hug, L. A. Packert of
the Y. NJ. c. A, Miss Anna Fish
er, principal of the Richmond
school; Miss Edna Sterling, head
of the department at the senior
high school, and Mr. and Mrs
Henry w. Meyers.
Miss Maud Crast of Portland
left this morning for her home af-
ter being the week end house
guest of Miss Amelia Babcock, en-
route to her home from o. A. G.
where she and Miss Babcock are
Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters
Mr.. and Mrs, F. N Derby ano
their son in law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Morris, will
go to Portland Friday to speno
Christmas with the Derby's son
and daughter in law, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Derby, and with their sor
in law and daughter, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Fred Collins.
Miss Margaret Goodin is homo
from the University of Oregon tol
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Goodin.
F. R. Vance spent the week enc
in Sutherlin on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Niemeyel
land son. Stewart, and Mr.. ant
mrs. Robert Niemeyer will motos
to Portland for the day tomorrow
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Pope Benedict
Holds Consistory

Rome. Dec. 20 Pope Benedict
held a consistory with all the mem
bers of the sacred college in Rome
participating. They included Car
dinal Mercier, primate of Belgium.
The pontiff appointed Monsignor
Cosensea, archbishop of Capuaas'
as vice chamberlain of the Holy
Roman church, one of the highest
position in the papal court.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
moH School Leads
III Others In Exams;
Perkins I Point Less

|, school, district No l. uh,
..,,,sion of Principal
4 scollard is leading in the
monthly school tests CIV
i mis- month to all the
4. the county. The average
.he school was 97,8 per
i ,oints out of a possible
If the fifty-nine pupils
'un .ro test were awarded
nm ner cent on the ex-
L. T. throughout the year.
'Vr 10 Mrs. Mary L. Fulker-
" .v school superintendent,
W.; p,j school has held high
Y. Y school, under supervis-
plsnche 10 Webber, was second
~ GRADES on the test. Six
nils IL received the examina-
4 ten of them received 100
!, grading, winning for their
IT, J, : noints of a possible 500
and placing their average
\ am Unfortunately 81 per cent
n creek school, taught by
Fieber, received 766 points
.ssible so points. OF 22 pu-
roceived the test in Miss
Y school, Is made grades OF
| cent. nooo;,,ad
p,,oral schools. The highest
twentv-five schools, how
! tabulated below. The
Erts is equal to 90 per cent
poe,,Its of Tests.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Lolita Armour Engaged

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Announce--
ment was made today by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Ogden Armour of the en-
gagement of their daughter Miss
Lolita Armour to John j. Mitchell,
Jr., son of the chairman OF the
board of directors of Chicago's S
largest banks.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
One Accident FataI.

Fowler, rigger, of Ale
Ore. was the only workman
his life in Oregon industries
the week ending eceDmber
lording to a statement issued
4 Industrial Accident COM
4. Friday, which shows a
Il 1872 accidents reported dur
IA week.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20

Miss Margaret Goodin is hom'
from the University of Oregon 10
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Goodin.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
Willard Plans
Long Training

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 20-Jess
Willard, former heavyweight cham
pion, expects to train intensively
three months in preparation for his
bout with Jack Dempsey in New
York, March II, according to Ray
Archer, his manager, today.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
American Mail
Robbed BY Post
Officials Abroad

Vienna, Dec. 20 A number Of
postal officials in Budapest have
been arrested in connection with
thefts of American mail, says dis
patch from Budapest today. 1t has
been discovered that $4,000 have
been stolen from American letters.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-20
onnrnntine Extended.

Quarantine Extended.
Washington, Dec. 20.-EXtension
of the pin boil worm quarantine 20
include the state of New Mexico
was announced today at the depart
ment of agriculture. The quaran-
tine will affect the movement Of
lint and seed from Dona Ana coun-
ty. Texas and Louisiana already
are under the quarantine,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

land 10 locased only . short az
lance from the city and makes f
ideal place for q week end camp. Il
Mary In. Movement. ]
Rock Island now has Is resis'
tered troops with over some 81
hundred registered Scouts. Several
OF the present troops must be di-
'videa into two groups because u
their size. A troop quota consists
OF 81 members and whereas sew
eral OF our troops have over that
number, division must be made
There are now several troops in the
process of organization which win
bring added strength to the move
ment. New members are continu-
ally being added to the old troops
and it is hoped within the next year
to have LOCO boys Of the city under
influence OF the Scout oath and
law. Besides the Scout troops We
nave also one Wolf Cub pack. made
up OF boys who are just short Of
scout age, under the leadership Of
Ben Jacobsen. president of the Til
City Federation Of Labor. All the
troops in the city are under can
able leadership Of scoutmasters
ana are holding regular weekly
meetings.
Teh officers Of the local council
are: J. F. Witter, president: J. +.
murphy, G. E. SharpeD C. D. Rosen-
neid, 2. H. Duravin, Oscar Ohlerfler
ana Carl Anderson. vice pres1dents:
George H. Sheldon. treasurer: sam
nyerson. ST., commissioner. and ii
.. bergquist, executive.
The Officers Of the local council
=. n. Cleaveland, H. W. Crawford.
=. G. Fisher. N. o. Crisyold 81
=. N. Sala, o. .. Cervin, DR. IL r
Pearce, W. A. Rosenneld. ID -
A. B. Duvon, C. ]. Lar
IN, Paul Preston. z. o. Vale. n.
Dr. Louis Ostr0m, DR.. C. e. Robh
4. NJ. Flick. w. N. Phillips. q r..
lavender. Hugh q. Curtis. jerome
harper, ". H. Kelley, Rev " q
0gievee. Robert Rote, Clyde MAY
aard, Rev. c. p. ONeill, Harry Full.
ner, Mayer Levi, Harvey Coleman
Mlcnail Bollmad, C. A. Larson n
4. Slocum, Willis Woods. Ran n
;;taaaway, G. L. Swanson, william
.eatnner, w. L. Aster and Ben
Jacobsen.