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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29
THE LAW
Regarding "Cut-Outs"
On Automobiles.

Every automobile with an inter
nal combustion. steam or air motor.
shall be equipped with suitable and
efficient muller. and Il shall be un-
lawful while on a public highway to
operate same with the muffler cut out
or removed No cut-out shall be so
arranged OF connected As to permit
the operation or control thereof by
the driver Of any automobile. while in
position for driving"
The Law provides a penalty for
such violation.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29
Gets Nice Promotion

Mr. Clifton Tatum, who for sever
al years has been making this terri
tory for the Louisville Paper Com
psny. has been given the manage
ment Of a branch house with that
company at Indianapolis. Mr.. Ia
,um Is native Of Harrodsburg, where
he was engaged in newspaper work
until he took a position with the
Louisville Paper Co. He has many
friends In this section who, while
glad to sea him get a deserved pro-
motion, regret that they win no long
sr enjoy the pleasure Of his Waits.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29
Lightning Does
Damage.

The electrical storms which have
been over the community during the
past ten days has resulted in serious
damage TO a number Of our farmers.
A fine mule was killed for "Shug"
Smith last week on the Danville pike.
Mr.. Smith and his brother. Craig
having narrow escapes. as they had
seeked shelter in their barn. the mule
being killed fifteen feet Of them.
Both were severely shocked
Last Saturday afternono large
tobacco barn OF Allie Sanders wa
struck by lightning and burned.
This happened on his Pondtown farm
and his loss is about $500 with
only $500. insurance.
Gaines the insurance man insures
against all losses Of every kind
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29
Get Acquainted Day.

A meeting Of the business men Of
Lancaster, will be held in the County
Court Room tomorrow. Friday
night. July 3Oth. at which time plans
viii be made for the get acquainted
day 10 be held Wednesday. August
4 9Th
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29

Games the insurance man insures
against all losses Of every kind
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29

See Mount and Cos. adj.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
BIG OIL AREA IN
SOUTH AMERICA
American and English Speeulatorl
Find Large Undeveloped
Territory.

z Washington, Dec. 9.-(By United
Press.)-A great undeveloped oil
area exists in South America, ac-
cording to the opinion expressed
today by DR.. w. L. Shurz, United
States commercial attache. Shurz
has just returned from a years
study of general conditions in
South America.
Numbers Of biologists from the
United States and Great Britain,
two countries battling for wor..
oil supremacy. are. exploring the
supposed oil area which runs from
southern. Argentina to northern
Peru. Shurz said Argentine and
other biologists are exploring the
territory. All believe, Shurz said,
that the territory comprises one
huge oil field. II this is true. it
would be one OF the worlds largest.
Il. believe. there is going to be
great oil development in South
America" Shurz said. "No one, of
course. can predict how much oil
is under the ground from surface
indications. but the interests now
searching South America for oil
intend to make the tests.
| It was stated here that .'oil seep-
age" has been found in almost the
entire area outlined by Shurz, that
oil men believe they have found q
rich field and that while develop
ment is still highly speculative,
insiders" are fighting for adyan-
tage.
Numerous rum0rs Of South
American oil prospects haseveach-
ed Washington recently, but every
effort has been made by oil scouts
and geologists to maintain secrecy
about their finds or indicate
1t became known today that one
American company now has four
+! geological parties in the aeld in Bo,
,ivia. Others are working in the
Menquen district of southern Ar
gentina. According to reports re-
ceiyed here. American oil men are
more numerous and more actiye
than any others in South America
! although British Representative
also are actively in the game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
CLEANUP FOR
''H0DGE PODCE'

Washington. Dec. 9.-A plea for q
Cleanup" OF the "hodge-podge"
that we call government organ
ization on the groundnthat 1t was
never born: that II jllOt grew" was
made TODAY to the nafioual rivers
and harbors congress by NJ. O..
Leighton. chairman OF the national
public works department As an
illustration OF the need Of reorgan-
i3ation he declared that it was i'm
possible to build business like
waterways structure ION rotten
foundation"
o. G. Merrill. executive secretary
Of the federal water power COM
mission. told the convention that
applications had been aled with
him since the commission was Gre
ated at the last session Of congress
covering navigable rivers water
power Development projects aggre-
eating 4,SSo,0o0 horse power.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
SURGEONS MAKE
NO PREDICTION
|, Physicians Who Operated Upon
"Dunge0n Girl" Are Hopeful
But Conservative.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Surgeons. who
grated the thyroid gland Of mon
key into the neck of Mary Zembek.
19-year-old dungeon girl" refused
today to predict success for the
endeavor to alleviate her arrested
development, but said they were
strongly hopeful. The girl was
hidden by her parents at Joliet, ILL.,.
in a cellar from babyhood until 3
few months ago, and had the body
and mentality Of child Of 4 years.
physicians declared, when she was
found. -;
The operation was performed BY
DR.. Max ThOrek. head Of the Amer
ican hospital. DR.. Sigismund Krum-
polz of Northwestern university
and DR.. Alfred Klein of Joliet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
ASK LEAGUE TO
KEEP VILNAOUf
OF PLEBlsclTE
Lithuapians Resent As
sembly's Action in
Sending Troops.

Geneva, Dec. 81 ASSOCIATED
Press.)-Postponement Of the pro-
posed plebiscite in the Wilma region
for eight months and exclusion OF
wilma itself, from the plebiscite,
have been requested by the Lithuan-
ian government.
This request, which was con-
tanned in note handed to the coun-
ell OF the League Of Nations today.
constitutes the Lithuanian reply to
the councils refusal to accept the
protest Of Lithuania against send
ing to that country an army under
the auspices cf the league.
Geneva, Dec. g.. ASSOCIATED
Press. Proposed organizations on
finance and transit under the
League of Nations, which were con-
sidered yesterday by the assembly
have been abandoped as the result
of the compromise reached at mid
night last night by prominent dele
gates to the assembly.
N. W. Rowell of Canada. Gabriel
Hanotaux of France, Mr.. Millet oi
Australia, DR.. Gasoa Da Cunha oi
Brazil. and Lord Robert Cecile, rep.
resentative Of South Africa. were
present at the conference which re-
suited in this compromise. All are
members of the committee on tech
nical organizations.
The existing international health
organization will continue its worl
and will come under the supervis
ion Of the league.
This compromise is victory fol
the Canadian delegation, which yes
terday opposed the proposition tha
the assembly recommend to tn
governments the establishment un
der the auspices of the league o
three new organizations, finance
transit and health, with annua
conferences on the subjects.
The round of social functions
connected with the meeting OF tn,
assembly in this city was varied thiI
morning by The marriage Of Si
George E. Foster. head Of the Can
adian delegation, to Miss JESSIE
Allan. The ceremony took place a
10:30 o'clock at Holy Trinit.
church, the bride being given ava,
in marriage by A. J. Balfour, Of tn
British mission. Sir George wa
attended by n. w. Rowell. and MI
Payne of the Canadian delegation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
URGENT CALL TO
| HELP CABINET
Vote Of Censure Threatened -
English Parliament Over A2'
proprlition Measure.

| London, Dec. 9.--(United Press.J
An urgent call for support ofths
Lloyd George cabinet was sent 7oat
today when a vote OF cenSure over
, the appropriations bill was threat
ened.
The governments bill was to be
considered tonight with the assur-
ance that an amendment will be
presented by George Lambert. lib
eraI member. Adoption Of the
amendment would be tantamount
to a vote of censure. and the cab
met, following custom. would re-
sign.
An effort to take the initiative
away from the governments critics
was made when the house agreed
to distribute motion to bring
Lords Northcliffe and Rotheme'e
before the bar OF the house to apol-
ogize for their campaign against
the appropriations, especially the
supplementary appropriations ask
ed.
/ The two lords. both publishers
OF newspapers. have tOugnt vl8ot-
ously againss the bill. Northcl!fe'-
papers threatened to blacklist SUB
royters ani publish their pictures.
The campaign was having Its eject
and coalition whips were anxious
; ly rounding up many Of their votes
who had resolved TO absent them
selves during the vote ra.her than
.ace the publicity. 81.
Colonel Archer-Shee. who moved
ti.e debate on bringing the pub
Gsoers before the house. charged
| IN. campaign was Q gross breach
/ Of privilege. A techn!cality II
rules caused appointment Of ths
Fdebate With ! chance that the a
vantage of the offensive might b
taken from the government.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09

He also was employed by the Tri-
City Railway company as a street
car motorman for 12 years, having
been retired for the last six years
Active in Fraternsl Circles.
Besides having been prominent
in the activities Of John BufOrd
post, G. A. R., which for three and
a half years he served as com.
mander, Church had been mem
Der Of the Odd Fellows for Ovel
fifty years and of the Modern
WoOdmen since 1885.
Surviving are. three sons, Thorn
as Of California. Lee and Grant
both of Rock Island, and one grand
son, Gilbert Of this city.
Funeral announcement will b,
made later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
TAYLOR, WELL
KNOWN EDITOR,
PASSES TO-DAY
Prominent w 90 d m a n
Writer Succumbs to
Five Weeks Illness.

Carlton G. Taylor. assistant edi-
tor Of the Modern Woodmen, died
this morning at his home, 1907
Twelfth street, after an extended
illness. Mr.. Taylor had been con-
fined to his home for five weeks.
He was a sufferer with diabetes.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Pontiac.
ILL.,, Sept. Q. 1874, and had been a
resident Of Rock Island 30 years,
coming to the city with his father.
the late Rey.c. E. Taylor, who for
nine years was pastor pf the First
Baptist church. On June S, 1906,
he was united in marriage with
Miss Helen r. Powell OF Daven-
port.
Mr.. Taylor was a graduate of Au-
gustana college. He had filled
various positions Of honor and
trust with the Modern Woodmen
order. At one time he was. chief
of the correspondence department,
in which capacity he answered all
letters that came into the head
clerks ofiice. He was later pri-
vate secretary to the head clerk,
and in 1917 the late F. o. Van Gal
der persuaded the head clerk to al
low him to take Mr.. Taylor over
to the, publication building and at
tach him to the editorial staff. He
was later appointed assistant edi-
tor Of the Modern Woodman. When
John F. Harris was named editor
Of the official organ be. appointed
Mr.. Taylor as his assistant. Mr.
Harris paid a fine tribute today to
Mr.. Taylor, stating he had proved
one of the most Trustworthy men
he had ever met-that he was
faithful and true. 1t was due to
the efforts of Mr.. Taylor very
largely, Mr.. Harris said, that the
Modern Woodman magazine had
gained first rank among fraternal
publications in the national field.
MIR. Taylor's affiliations with
many organizations Of the city
leaves a host of sympathetic
friends to mourn his departure. Ht
was a member of Modern Woodmer
camp No. 26. for rs years, of Roci
Island Commandery No 1S knights
Templar, past master <of Trie
lodge No. So, A. F. & A. NJ, for two
years grand lecturer of the Ma.
sons, five years district deputy
grand master of the Masons, vict
president of the Kiwanis club ant
/ many years q member of the Bap'
tist church.
Surviving are the widow, a son
Carlton E.. sister. Mrs. H. N
Ward. brother, w. J. Taylor, ant
his mother. Mrs. X. E. Taylor, al
of Rock Island.
| Funeral announcements will b,
made later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
Your Child
And Opportunity!

You want to do the best you
can for your child, of course.
II you are making mistakes
they are unintnentional.
Certainly the most import
ant aid to success is a good
physique. The child who is
not physically fit begins to be
q failure at his toys, works
under many handicaps In
school, is likely to drop out
before he has gone far toward
success.
Do you know how to make
sure there Is nothing physic-
ally wrong with your child?
Let The Argus, through its
Warrington Information Bu-
reau, send you . bulletin en-
titled The School Child's
Health that will give you the
best information in the world.
1t was compiled by the Amer
ican Hygiene association and
published by the American
BED Cross. 1t is, FREE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
SECRETARY REPORT
ON TREASURY F0RBIDS
CONCESSION MEASURE
Legislation Requested BY
Business Interests 1
a. Impracticable.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Incone
j. tax relief legislation requested
by business interests Is inprac,
t!cable 1t this session Of cor:
gress, Republican nembers Of S
the senate finance committee
decided today ut an Informal
conference.
This decision is in line with .
similar one by Republicans Of the
house ways and means committee.
and, 1t was said, virtually closes
the door to tax revision legislation
during the present session.
The treasury's condition. As out
lined by Secretary Houston. Repub-
lican senator's said. made impossible
the tax concessions urged by bus
mess concerns. Congress has been
urged to extend the plan Of INSTALL
ment paymen: Of income taxes and
also to allow deduction of last years
losses ip computing business taxes.
The finance committee Republic
cans took no action regarding hear
ings on .revepue or tariff revision
matters, nor on the house bill pro-
viding compensation to former ger
vice men.
Uels4oH sIouHv uIVoNY
Washington, Dec. 9.-Secretary
Houston's recommendation In his
annual report that excess prOfits
taxes be repealed and the higher
brackets Of income surtaxes be re-
duced, were attacked today by
Representative Kitchin Of North
Carolina. ranking Democratic MEM
Der Of the house ways and means
committee as 1.-The most unwise, un-
Just, un-DemOcratic and pro-Repub-
lican that ever emanated from any
department Of the government since
its beginning" -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
CASH
FOR B0|VDTO
HELP CLARA
Halt Million Dollars Avail,
able for Defense Of
Missing Woman. !

Ell Paso, Texas. Dec. 9.-Sherih
Orndorff Of El Paso has received q
warrant from Ardmore. Okla, call
ing for the apprehension of Clara
Smith, wanted in connection with
the shooting of Jake L. Hamon, at
Ardmore. according to the woman q
brother and father and the sheriff 8
Office.
The father and son, where they
are living. at 1119 San Antonio
street, said they expected Clara
would come to their home as soon
as she learned Of the warrant. They
declared they did not know where
she was, but intimated that she
was not far from El Paso, unless
unbeknown to them, she had gone
farther.
Ardmore, Okla, Dec. 9.-(United
Press)-County Attorney Russell
Brown today announced he had
wired Sheriff Seth Orendorff at Ell
Paso to do all in his power to ap-
prehend Clare Smith Hamon,
sought in cpnnection with the death
of Jake L. HamOn.
The action was taken by Brown
it was said, following a second mes
sage from Orendorff saying that he
knew the hading place of Clara
Smith Hamon but could not act
without proper authority from Of
fcials here.
Brown sent this telegram t,
Orendorff:
/, Understand you have reliable in
| formation as to the whereab0ut ol
Clara Smith. Will you advise II thi.
is true? Please do not let anyone
give you the impression that we de
not want her here. We will taxi
any and all steps to apprehent
her when advised by you that you
know Of her whereabouts.
II tte plans for sprrending Glars
iEmft a1i64 Gfe Is reported, noH
Ii the proper time for her to DO 70
as the public opinion in Ardmors
has crystallized in her favor" sale
C. A. Coakly. member of the Law
firm Of Coakly and Mathers, re
tanned by four prominent unnamed
Ardmoreits to defend the accus et
! woman.
! Coakly asserted that De had no
received confirmation Of the repor
that q Fort Worth Law firm had ar
ranged to have Clara Smith Hanoi
voluntarily surrender.
I'VE have absolute pledges o
one half million dollars bond TO
Clara Smith Hamon the momen
she returns to Ardmore. Ccakl.
declared. my firm was retained b.
four prominent citizens of Ard
more to act for the woman ON an,
charge that might be placed aga.ns
her within one hour after Hamol
died"
! Muskogee, Okla, Dec. s.-7(Unite'
Press)-Mrs. Jake L. Hamon WI
1 not be chosen Republican nationa
committeewoman from Oklahom;
to succeed her late husband, in tn
belief Of Miss Alice M. Robertson
congresswoman-elect from the sec
ond Oklahoma district, today.
| Ed Dyche. treasurer of the Re
publican state central committee
recently launched a movement t
support the widow for the place.
"The lesson Of death must com
to those to whom life is still
given" said Mss Robertson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
GRILL C0UNTRYMAx.

Dixon. ILL.,, Dec. 9.-Ehmer j.
Countryman, bankrupt. former
cashier of the insolvent Union State
bank, spent the greater part of TO-
day undergoing a grilling examina-
tfon in the bankruptcy court at the
hands of attorneys representing the
trustees and creditors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09

COMMITTEE ON
/, IRELAND SENDS
OUT PROTEST
Draws Conclusions From
British Refusal to Wise
Passports.

. washington, Dec. S.-HOpe tnat
the decision Of the British govern
ment not to permit the special
committee Of Americans to visit
British territory to obtain informa-
ton about conditions in Ireland, Is
not final, is expressed in q letter
sent today to the British embassy
by the commission Of the committee
of one hundred, investigating the
Irish question.
III your letter were to repre-
sent the final opinion OF the
British government" the commits
sion wrote, certainly regretable
conclusions would seem to follow.
1t would seem to imply autocrat.c
interference on the part of the gov
ernment with the free communion
tion Of friendly peoples"
The commission's letter was in
reply to one sent yesterday by the
British embassy, refusing an appli-
cation from the commission for
visa Of the passports issued by the
state department to the six MEM
bers Of the special committee ap-
pointed by the commission.
The letter went on to say that the
commission had but followed "the
suggestion originally given us by
representatives OF various groups
prominent in both English and
Irish life"
I'VE had expectedly," the mes
sage continued, that this step
would meet with your approval in
view Of the fact that in letter OF
Oct. %, Sir Auckland Geddes stated
that "The British government has
more to gain than any one in in
suring that the truth is made
known to the whole world" 1t was,
and is our firm conviction that
such a committee as we had in
tended to send might make plain
to the peoples of England and Ire
land the compelling reasons for
Americas interest
'The commission will continue
its work in conformity with its
original purpose. 1t can not but
hope that both in England and Ire
land there will be a full under
standing OF its friendly purposes"
Washington, Dec. s.-Mrs. Mur.el
MacSwiney was expectsd to be the
only witness today before tasc0n1
mission Of the COMMITTEES Of one
hundred investigating the Irish
situation. Miss Mary MacSwiney,
sister Of the late Lord Mayor Of
Cork, who accompanied her sister
in-law here from Cork, in order to
laid the commission in obtaining
the true facts concerning the
trouble in Ireland. completed her
statement yesterday.
Miss MacSwiney reviewed the
movement for Irish independence
from its inception. She charged
the British government had at
tempted through reign of ter
ror"- to starve her country into
submission and that it had kept
alive on continuously stirred relig-
GUS hatred. She declared the United
State had not lived up to its ideal
of making the world safe for de-
mocracy" but insisted that Ireland
! though England had to be beaten
to the ground"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
MAYO RETIRED
/. AFTER47 YEARS


Washington. Dec. 9-Rear Ad-
miral HIT. Mayo, var time COM
mander Of tie United States feet,
goes on the retired list Of the navy
today after more than ~ years OF
service. He has the distinction Of
having served continuously in 2
fak command longer than any 9TH
,ef rear admiral on the list. and of
having commanded the United
States feet longer than any other
naval officer Who has held that post
in the -mojern American navy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-09
CHURCH, HEAD
BUFORD POST,
PASSES AWAY
Over Exertion During
Memorial Day CeIebra-
ton Thought Fatal.

Charles H. Church, 1900 Thirtieth
street. aged ~, for over three years
commander Of the John Buford post
Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
passed away this morning at 1920
o'clock at st. Anthony's hospital Of
uraemic poisoning from which he
had been. critically Ill tor the past
six months. Three weeks ago Com
manuer Church underwent an Op-
GRAFTON at the hospital and since
that time had failed rapidly, his
death coming this morning after
several days lingering IN the
shadows.
Overexertion last Memorial day,
when Commander Church had play
ed a prominent part in the cele-
bration and parade in which he led
the John Buford post drum and
bugle corps, is thought to have been
inulrectiy the cause of his death.
Completely tired out the veteran
had returned to his home at the
end OF the days festivities honor
ing the comra0es Of the mig atty Civil
conflict who had fallen victim to
the increasing burden OF years.
Since that Time he lad never fully
recovered his vitality and his age
seemed to weigh more heavily upon
him as the summer months passed.
Suffered In Prison.
Enlisting as q drummer boy in
the army Of the blue at the age OF
Is in the fall of 1868, Church could
not be content to lead the troops
with his drumsticks as his only
weapon and in the early spring was
transferred to company l, Michigan
cavalry. AS a 16-year-old trooper
he fought through a years cam
paigning in Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia, until on Christmas
eve, Dec. "a, 1864, he was taken
prisoner in the ba tie Of Saltsville
Va.
Bivouacked for the night, the lit
tie camp of the cavalry under Gen.
eral Breckenridge was surrounded
] by the confederate infantry ant
surprised by a fierce attack t6
which all the northerners fell pris'
oners.. They we're taken to the
famed Libby prison at Richmond
where Church remained in squalol
and the hunger of the curtailee
prison rations for six months.
Fought in Many Battles.
Before his period of imprison
ment Church, who became a cor
poral, took part in many bitter bat
Ties of the hard fighting in thu
Blue Ridge mountains of Tennes
, see and the foothills and forests o
eastern Tennessee and the Virgin
Jas. He was engaged at Frankford
Hazel Green, Mount S.erling, Lex
ington, Georgetown. Mccormick
Farm, Laurel Mountain. Bowen
Farm. and many other of the notet
encounters of the border fighting
before he became captive to th'
confederates on that most memor
able Chris mas eve which inaugur
ated to Commander Church tn
most horrible months of his life a
Libby prison.
The veteran had been severa
times minority wounded. but severe
| " when shot in the leg, and Ia!
suffering on the field Of battl'
hours before the Spartan first ait