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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-08-05
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Inviting long after the
events described. Jack Calder. Scottish
farmer, tells how, In his childhood. the
fear OF invasion by Napoleon. at that
time complete master OF Europe. had
gripped the British nation. Following q
false alarm that the French had landed.
Jim Horscroft the doctors son. youth Of
fifteen. quarrels with his father over
joining the army. and from that incident
lifelong friendship begins between the
boys.
CHAPTER II.-When Jack IL eighteen
his fathers brother dies and his daugh-
ter. Edie. seventeen years old comes to
live with her uncle. Attractive personally,
intensely romantic. and seemingly feeling
little sorrow for her fathers death, the
girl is something of a puzzle to the
simple folk Of the Calder home.
CHAPTER III.-Edie makes q play
thing Of Jacks affections. and though al
ways somewhat in awe Of her. a feeling
of deep love for his cousin develops In
the boys heart Edie reproaches him for
staying at home in idleness while his
country is at war. Stung by her words.
he declares his intention of Joining the
army at once, but she persuades him to
stay. He tells her he loves her and she
apparently returns his affection.
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GETTING NERVOUS

Certain newspapers in Montana and elsewhere
protesting to be very much alarmed fearing that the
farmers and workers going to control of the
Why the search Are they afraid of the peo
pie? Is safer for mining corporation group of
bankers waterpower trust to be in control of the
state national government than it for the people
Why is it that the is class legislation
but would be if in the hands of the people? Can you
agine any anywhere in the world controlled
by smaller group of men than is that Of the United
States Isn't it about time that the people actually do
come into power? We think so-Kaspell (Mont) Bee
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Attorney General Palmer has announced his intention
to investigate the question and fix fair price for
coal is certainly hell to have the prices shot up again
but if it must be let it quickly.
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The age of miracles is by Consider
for instance how 6S cents worth of labor and S261 worth
of leather become S12 shoe.
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1t was to be supposed that Henrietta would be
over the results in the County assembly. To have
blamed thing go wrong enough make him sore, bu
we did not expect him to throw quite many fits OF
such hard 1t is good form this time
any way dgnifed to elevate ones tails to SHOW
where they have been kicked Modesty and a retiring
disposition would become exctable friend better.
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
Gift BABY TO Be
KEPT BY MOTHER
Girl Who Wanted to Give Infant
Away Now Says She Loves
Him to Death"

CHICAGO. Jan. 22.-Four-day old
BILLY" Helms Chicago's gift baby
will remain with his mother, Mrs.
Katherine II c ms, despite the latter's
former intention to give him away.
Mrs. Helms, who Is eighteen years
old, was deserted by her husband sew
eral months ago when he learned she
was about to become a mother. In
destitute circumstances and fearing
she would be unable to care for the
little one, the girl wife announced
that she would give the baby away
on it's arrival to some family that
would provide II with a good home.
But today, with seven pounds OF
BILLY" cuddled tightly in her arms
In the maternity ward of hospital,
the mother announced that she would
never. never give him up, and that
she would try somehow" to provide
for him in the way she wanted the
baby cared for
Nothing could induce me to give
him up" she said, "I love him to death
and will keep him always"
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
BILL LIFTS WHISKEY BAN
80 DAYS TO FIGHT FLU
Congressman SABBATH Proposes Dras-
tic Changes in Prohibition
Enforcement.

Sweeping notifications of the
drastic Volstead law enforcing con-
stitutional prohibition are provided
In bills introduced in the House to-
day by Congressman SABBATH of Illi-
nois.
His unexpected move was viewed
by drys as the opening barrage Of
the vets in a big drive to riddle the
prohibition enforcement act and pra,"
tically nulllfy prohibition laws.
He asked:
l. That the enforcement act shall
not be considered as being effective
until sixty days after the Supreme
Court has held in constitutional, in
order to allow the large liquor stocks
now In the country to be sold.
2-That provisions of the act al
lowing only one pint Of liquor every
ten days for sick persons be suspend
ed for ninety days because OF the
prevalence OF influenza, thus allowing
unrestricted medicinal prescriptions
of this sort. whiskey IL the only ef-
fective remedy for this disease. he
claimed.
3-That the act be amended so that
at all times physicians may prescribe
one quar- OF liquor every nfteer days
for medicinal purposes .
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
House Committee Turns Down
Bill for Immediate Aid Of
D. C. Employees.
WAIT ON JOINT COMMISSION
District Arbiters Refuse to
Touch Salary Increases
Until Report Is In. /

The death knell for the appeal Of
the 1000 employees Of the District
Of Columbia government for an
emergency increase in salary was
sounded today by the House District
Committee, which declined to give
consideration to the Zihlman bill
carrying the proposed increases.
Salaries Same as 1874.
At present So District employees re-
ceiye only $50 the month and 245 re-
ceive 1900 or less the year. Some
of them are receiving salaries that
have not been raised since 1874. Con-
gressman f. n. Zihlman OF Maryland
told the committee when he appeared
for his bill.
When members of the committee
declared the question of salary in
creases should be untouched until the
Joint Commission on Reclassifica ation
OF Salaries has made its report, Zihi-
man declared, In his opinion, no Con-
Eressional action ever would be taken
on the report of the commission
cites Attacks In Msuse.
Personally I do not believe the
Rehabilitation Commission will ac-
>omplish anything" Zihlman told the
committee. That statement is based
on attacks on the commission that we
have all heard in the House and by
statements OF influential leaders in
that body.
"It Is useless to look to the commits
sion to bring in a report that will
bring relief.
There are conditions among some
District employees that are acute and
distressing. My bill Is a piece OF
emergency legislation.
Points To Other Raises.
Zihlman contended that Congress
has recently increased the pay OF the
District police and firemen, and that
something should be done Tor the
civilian employees.
CONGRESSMAN F. G.. Lanham OF Texas
argued that II would be difficult to
get legislation through Congress for
a select class of civilian employees OF
the District.
CONGRESSMAN F1orian Lampert, of
Wisconsin, also made an appeal for
the District employees and sought to
have q subcommittee named to hold
hearings and 60 into the questions in
volved in the Zihlman bill. His mo-
tion carrying that idea was defeated
by a vote of nine to two.
Indorsed ny Commissioners.
The District Commissioners have in
dorsed the Zihlman bill, and Commits
sioner Louis Brownlow, who was
present at today's meeting of the
District committee, urged that some
action be taken on the measure, but
not until after hearings had been held
to determine its merits.
Congressman N. J. Gould OF New
York. said he understood there was
no difficulty in getting employees for
the District at the present wages
paid.
The committee, at the request OF
Brownlow. favoraoly reported bill
creating the new official of third as
sistant probation officer for the Dis
trict Police Court.
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were submitted by Isaac f. Ferguson.
OF Chicago, acting secretary: II. G..
Bachrach, also of Chicago: Swinburne
Hale, of New York, and Morris Kat.
zen, Of Boston.
Under the United States immlgra-
tion laws, aliens may rot he deported
for straight political activity.
Many OF the aliens arrested in re-
cent nationwide Red raids were
charged only with being members OF
tho Communist Party which, accord
ing to Justice Department officials,
,constitutionally has endorsed the
overthrow of the government by
force.
II Secretary Wilson decides tho
Communist organization, is simply a
political and not n revolutionary So
ciety, II members and officers cannot
be deported on the charge Of afflia-
tion. Justice officials said.
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Ruling By Sec. Wilson
May Free Thousands
Held For Deportation

Secretary Wilson OF the Labor De-
partment today is preparing a ruling
on the status of the Communist party
of America, which may force an
abrupt reversal in the Governments
policy OF dealing with alleged dan
gerous aliens.
Under the ruling n large number
90 the 5000 deportation warrants Is
sued since January 2 may have to
be cancelled, officials said today.
Aliens now waiting deportation at
Ellis Island may have TO be freed,
according to Justice Department Of
ficials.
The question before Secretary Will
son is whether the Communist party
is a bona fide political organization,
or revolutionary society. A hearing
on the question was held by Secre-
tary Wilson late yesterday at which
arguments for the Communist party
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SENATE REFUSES TO
CENSURE ADMIRAL SIMS
Resolution Scoring Naval Officer For
Disclosing Confidential Order
Voted Down.

The Senate today refused to CEN
sure Admiral Sims for his revelations
before Senate medal awards investi-
81.
A motion introduced yesterday by
Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mon
tana, scoring Admiral Sims for his
charges. on the ground that they re-
vealed confidential orders OF the Navy
Department, was defeated.
The vote was strictly along party
lines, the Democrats supporting and
the Republicans opposing the reso-
lutions.
The vote was taken without debate
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
WASHINGTON GIRL
!. SUED FOR DIVORCE
Elihu B. Frost, of Electric Boat
Company, Would Be Free
From Wife's Debts.

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 22.-Cot-
tagers in the fashionable sections Of
Ventnor and Chelsea were talking to-
day about an advertisement in which
Elihu b. Frost, a New York corpora
ton lawyer and formerly general
manager OF the Electric Boat Com
pany, announced that he was no
longer responsible for debts con-
tracted by his wife.
At the same time it became known
that Mr.. Frost has filed suit for d.
vorce, and that there will be a hear
ing on his application on February
% in the chancery court. The Frosts
were married in June, 1915, in New
ark. Mrs. Frost was Miss Rosalind
Harrington, formerly of Washington.
ID. c., and many years younger than
her husband. The marriage was kept
secret for about two weeks. 1t was
Mr.. Frost's second marriage. His
first wife, who later became the wife
Of Hamilton w. Carey. of New York,
went to Reno TO divorce him.
Reckless Driving to Blame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost maintained an
uphTNHlthN anu N NShN"eS ."
Their estrsngement is reported to
have been caused in part by the ar
rest OF Mrs. Frost on two occasions on
charges OF recklessly driving an auto
mobile, In one case her motor car
struck and seriously injured an elder
ly Philadelphian, who was In a hos.
pital for several months, resulting In
suit for $4,000 damages, which
Mrs. Frost settled out of court,
Last May Mr.. Frost sought In the
chancery court in Newark to have
Henry II. Carse removed as a fellow
voting trustee of the Electric Boat
Company on the ground that Mr..
Carse had paid $4,000 to Malcolm
Ross McAdoo. brother Of the former
Secretary of the Treasury, to influence
government officials. Merritt Lane,
who was then chancellor, refused
TO grant Mr.. Fosters application, and
pointed out that there was not a
"scintilla" of evidence that, whatever
understanding Malcolm Ross McAdoo
and Mrs. Carse may have had, that will
liam q. McAdoo knew anything about
Il. Nor was there anything II the
case, the vice-chancellor sdded. war
ranting the inference that VIII am q.
McAdoo knew of any Rgreemtut be-
tween his brother and Mr.. Caf5c,
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
Armed Forces Riot At Thurles
Following Shooting Of
Policeman.
FIRE RIFLES INTO DWELLINGS
Home OF Sim Fein Leader
Wrecked BY Would-Be
Slayers.

DUBLIN, Jan. 22.-Hurling
bombs through windows, smashing
in doors and shooting into homes
armed forces Of soldiers and police
men terrorized Thurles, following
the shooting Of Policeman Finegan
by unidentified persons yesterday
Finegan was severely wounded.
The rioting police and soldiers
created a reign of terror that last
ed more than an hour. Shop win
dows were smashed and the goods
in them strewn in the streets
Homes were broken into, the occu-
pants driven to the streets and their
furniture thrown after them.
Seek To Kill Sim Fein Head.
Bands OF troops threw bombs INTO
the home of Charles Culhane. prcsi-
dent of the Thurles Sim Fein Club.
partly wrecking it They then broke
In the doors. smashing furniture and
threatening to XIII Cuihane. who fief
Finegan was the second policeman
shot within the last forty-eight hours
In Ireland ...--
Assistant Police Commissioner Rcd
mond, who recently was transferred
to Dublin from North Ireland, was
shot dead by an unidentified assail-
liant in Harcourt street early last
night. His assailant escaped.
Finegan was shot shortly before
midnight while walking his beat In
Thurles. Soldiers and police immedi-
ately entered. many. honses, arousing
sleepers and searching everybody
All civilians were ordered OF the
- eaef
Town Thrown Into Panic.
Shortly after bands of troops start
cd smashing windows. There was
considerable rife firing. The town
was thrown into q panic. Streets
were Uttered with wreckage when
the disorders subsidized.
For the first time in its history
Londonderry, in Ulseter, now has local
government of Sim Feiners and Ma.
tionalists, following the recent mu-
nicipal elections. In celebrations that
followed the elections there was q
near clash when Sim Feiners hoisted
the Sim Fein flag on the Guild Hall,
Military cordons kept the opposing
factions from fight
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Keeping Up With
The Times
A FACT A DAY

II you had a product that
you thought Arkansas peo-
pie would buy, and you knew
nothing Of Arkansas publica-
tions, what would you do?
Here's what a resourceful
Arkansas man did in the SIM
liar circumstances:
He sent a letter to a Wash
ington bank, with a request
reading rs follows:
"Would you be kind
enough TO turn the at
tached ad over TO the
most popular daily in
Washington for a, Today
publication. Enclosed find
certified check in blank,
which you may fill for the
cost and your fee for the
trouble"
What newspaper Is carrying
the advertisement The
Times, Of course.
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large fner ana severe Imprisonment
for the doing OF overt acts or resort
ing to force for the overthrow OF
tho Government" Gompers continued.
Moral force Is wha: earnest,
thinking. intelligent, patriotic Amer
leans have a right to resort to when
they desire to improve their condi,
tions. II any group OF men under
took to work for the repeal OF ma
tional prohibition IL would be unlaw-
ful under this bill for moral force
is not excluded from this measure.
prevention OF the exercise of moral
force by this bill would apply partic-
ularly to the 5000. 900 workers in this
country. II these workers may be
unorganized today they may seek to
organize tomorrow for better condi-
tions and a better life.
The movement among the workers &
In a mass movement. II there was n
movement on foot to change the Con-
stitution to bring about a government
that would be more responsive to the
will and desire OF the people IL would
bs rohibited by this bill, which would
prevent change In our form OF gov
ernment."
Graham Not Present.
1t was announced that Congress
man Graham OF Pennsylvania, joint
author with Palmer Of the bill was
i'll at his Philadelphia residsncs and
would not be able to appear.
The opponents of the bill then
agreed to proceed on condition they
would be allowed to question Palmer
and Graham later.
Jackson II. Raiston, OF counsel for
the American Federation OF Labor,
stated he appeared as representative
also OF the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association. the Philadelphia
yearly meeting OF the. Society OF
Friends, the National Popular Gov
ernment League. the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement OF Col
united in opposition to the Palmer
Graham bill.
Opposition to the Palmer-Graham
bill was expressed by James Weldon
johnson, former Unite ed States consul
in Nicaragua and field secretary OF
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Colored People. John
son said: ..... o.
"If section six Is enacted, II will be
possible to construe and interpret II
in such a manner as to bar negro
publications from the mails,
Would Bar Negro Papers.
"I refer to that part OF the section
which says That every book. maga-
zine, newspaper wherein or whereby
an appeal Is made to racial prejudice
the intended or probable result OF
which appeal Ia to cause rioting or the
resort to force and violence within
the United States or any place subject
to the Jurisdiction thereof, Is hereby
declared to be nonmailable,
"The negro press Is opposed to ap,
peals to racial prejudice" johnson
continued. "and one OF the chief rcs =
sons for the existence of the negro
press is to fight appeals to racial
prejudice, but IL this section OF the
bill becomes a law. negro publ "a
tions may be denied the right to
voice the just and legitimate. protests
OF the colored people against wrongs
on the ground that such protests ap-
peal to racial prejudice.
."Under such a section the. mere
printing of facts and date about
lynching might render a publication
nonmailable
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
YANKS IN SIBERIA
EMBARK FEBRUARY |
Evacuation Of Interior Posts BY
Americans Begun According
To Schedule.

The evacuation of interior posts in
Siberia by the American army has
begun according to plan. the State
Department was advised today.
American troops in the Lake Baikal
region have begun to evacuats and
will proceed to Vladivostok, 1t was
stated.
The War Department announced
that the embarkatlon of the Ameri-
can troops from Vladivostok will
start about February /.
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
MARTIAL LAW WILL BE
CONTINUED In GERMANY

BERLIN. Jan. 22.-Martial law Ia
to be continued in force throughout
Germany for an indefinite period, Il
wss announced today by Minister of
Defense Noske.
I'The government has no intention
Of raising the military restrictions at
this time" said the minister.
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
CAN'T WATER ENGINES.

LOCKHAVEN, Pa. Jan. 22.-This
city Is threatened with a water famine
and has notified the Pennsylvania
railroad II will have to water" its
locomotives elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1920-01-22

DNGRESS ALONE CAN prevent CARFARE RAISE--k

WASHINGTON girl who is being sued for divorce by
Elhu B. Frost, president of the Electric Boat
Company, New York corporation. She was formerly
Miss Rosalind Harrington The suit follows her arrest
at Atlantic City for reckless automobile driving.
The Washington times., 1920-01-22

Test Your Engine with ths Ttitaf-t
How TO test your automobiic Faetne With
the exhaust told IN Fthruafy Popplsr
soieoo. Nenthiy. AL nsws-sti sas'--,At~l
The Washington times., 1920-01-22
Palmer Changes Stand
On Anti-Sedition Bill
In Letter To Congress
BY j. BART CAMPBELL,
international News Service STAFF Correspondent.

surprise sprung OF Congress by Attorney Gen
eral A. Mitchell Palmer this afternoon in expressing opo
ston to the proposed Sterling and Graham ant sedton
bills.
Letter from Palmer Read.
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THE WEATHER:

Partly cloudy and continued cold
tonight and tomorrow. Lowest tenn
perature tonight about "a degrees.
Temperature at 8 a. m, "a degrees.
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Limit speech and Press.

This bill would limit free speech,
free press, free discussion, free ns-
semblage all the constitutional anj
Inherent fights Of the American Pro
p"" Compers declared.
There iH now upon the statute
b roks PRO 'isions for punishment by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30


NJ. Eihl has received : large
number d complaints when this
has besu The case and he was.
therefore, unable to hnd the guilty
person. Many tricks Of the ped
dlers' trade were told by Mr.. Eihl.
He mentioned one case where >
peddler carried two sets Of scales.
One weighed out Is ounces to the
pound while the other was only .
12-ounce per pound scale. The
peddler, Of course. used the short
weight scale every time he got the
chance.
With the new system in effect, 1t
Is claimed that citizens making
purchases will be able to recall
very readily the license tag num-
bers Of the peddlers with whom
they deal, and in this way offend
ers can be apprehended.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
PEDDLERS WILL
Be TAGGED FOR
CITIZENS GOOD
Commissioner Decide On New Sys-
ten to Insure Against Cheating
on Weights and Measures.

tag, you're caught" 10 the way
{ new peddlcrs' license system IL
supposed to work out.
In effect May /, the city ohcials
are to have a system OF control
over all peddlers that promises to
bring to stop many alleged tr-
regularities. 49,
An ordinance WAS adopted by the
commissioners yesterday afternoon
providing for the placing Of license
plates on all peddlers' wagons.
Metal license plates will be tackled
on each side OF every wagon. These
will be four by eight inches in di-
mansions, bearing license numbers.
There will be plates Of three diff
ferent colors. First. there will be
q color for a license plate good for
six months, a different color for a
plate good for one year. and an
other color for plates that are
given free Of charge. Each plate
will have the time Of expiration
stamped on 1t and will also show
whether or not the license was
given free or was paid for.
Fees Unchanged.
Tho license fees will not be
changed. The fee for six months
Is SIS and for one year $25.
In some cases peddlers are known
to be in such poor financial straits
that they are given permits free OF
charge. However, it was stipu-
lated that only those who can not
afford to pay the fee will be al
lowed to escape the new ordin-
ance.
Protection to Public.
The reason for the installation
of the tag system is to provide a
way whereby the city weights and
measures inspector can keep per-
feet check on all peddlers.
Before one Of the new tags Is
issued the peddler must make ap-
plication to L. X. Eihl, weights and
measures inspector. bring forth his
scales, have them tested and seal
ed and produce all measures he
intends to use. These will be
stamped. When this work is COM
pleted the peddler will be given an
application to take to the city clerk
for his license tag. which will be
handed out according to the period
Of time the peddler wants to work
That such a system is absolute,
~ necessary was made manifest by
Mr.. Eihl in a short explanation Of
the situation before the commits.
sioners.
To Protect Housewife.
He said tia. number of ped
dlers are cheating the public. He
explained that the housewife who
buys from the peddler in most
cases does not take sufficient note
of the peddler and his equipment
so as to be able to identify him
once that she has found out thai
cheating has been done.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a
township election will be held IN
the township Of Rock Island. coun-
ty Of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
on the sixth day Of April. 1920, for
the election of the following town.
ship officers, to-wit:
One supervisor. e.
Four assistant supervisors.
One assessor.
One town clerk.
One justice Of the peace to MI
vacancy.
One constable to I'LL vacancy.
Tho precinct polling places will
be as follows:
First-Yoh's barber shop, 413
Fourth avenue.
Second-Grant school.
Third-900 Third avenue.
Fourth-City barn, 919 Sixth
avenue.
F'ifth-Garage at 1112 Eighth
avenue.
Sixth-Evangelical church, 112(
Twelfth street. ~
Seventh - Miller's store, 1906
Twelfth street.