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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
SAYS 80 SHIPS
WORTH NEARLY
10 Times Offer

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Major John D.
Devereaux York, formerly naval
architect of the shipping board,
who appraised the German ship
ping in American harbors shortly
before the United States entered the
war, declared here today that the
30 former German liners which the
shipping board is offering for sale
were valued at $215, 900, 900.
The International Mercantile
Marine has offered $2S,000,000 for
the ships.
The ships are the cream Of the
merchant fleet of the world" Major
York said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
HOLLAND GOOD
AS ANYb0DY.|N
WORLD LEAGUE

The Hague, Friday, Feb. Ia
Only slight opposition developed OF
Hollands entrance into the League
of Nations when discussion of the
question was opened in parliament
today. The speakers proposed
tentative reservation to the effect
that if any other nation entered the
league under more favorable cir
cumstances (such as the United
States) Holland should enjoy the
same privileges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

Washington, Feb. 14.-Secretary
Lane declared today that he con-
sidered himself lust as much re-
sponsible" as Secretary Lansing for
the calling of cabinet meetings dur
ing the presidents illness. He said
MIR. Lansing called him en- the tele-
phone and obtained his approval OF
the idea before calling the first
meeting, and presumably secured
the approval Of other cabinet mem-
bers also"
I'VE all thought the meetings
were good thing" said Mr.. Lane,
who retires as recretary Of the in
terror on March /. They were
often attended by DR.. Grayson and
messages were transmitted to the
president on questions discussed.
The critical situation precipitated
by the coal strike came up for con-
sideration, as we'll as matters per-
tanning to the first industrial con-
ference, and other important ques-
tions. l feel that l attended the
meetings on a full level of respon-
sibility with Secretary Lansing, in
asmuch as I had agreed to the ad-
visibility Of their being held Other
members of the cabinet apparently
took the same position.
Asked whether the question Of
the constitutionality Of the meetings
ever had been raised among the
cabinet members, Secretary Lane
replied.
No; not at all. The question
was never discussed in any way"
Baker Is Silent
Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 14.-Secre-
tary of War Newton D. Baker, who
is here to attend a banquet tonight,
refused to comment in any way on
the resignation of Secretary of
State Lansing.
Chairman Porter. of the house
foreign affairs committee, COM
menting today on Secretary
Lahsing's resignation, said:
Il am not inclined to accept this
new and novel Interpretation of Or
ganic law.
There is nothing in the consti-
tuition which prohibits members of
the presidents cabinet from meet
ing and discussing any depart
mental matter. If We accept the
presidents construction OF the
constitution, it would be a viola
ton thereof for two Of the secre-
taries to hold a conference in the
absence Of the president.
Den0unces HarshnesS.
"Mr. Lansing has faithfully
served Mr.. Wilson during both of
his terms as president, and in due
consideration for his rights / think
the president should have asked for
his resignation on the ground that
they did not agree on the policies
to be pursued by the state depart
ment and not to have dismissed him
in this harsh way"
Immediately after the senate met.
the letters exchanged between
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing, were ordered printed in
Congressional Record On motion OF
Senator Brandgee, Republican,
Connecticut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
HOUSE REFUSES
MONEY TO FIGHT
THE CORN BORER

Washington, Feb. 14.-Before
passing the $3o,000,0o0 agriculture
appropriation bill the house today
reduced by 100000 the half mil
lion dollar fund for combating hog
cholera, and refused to grant $780,
900 to fight the European corn
bOrer. The measure now goes to
the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
RAILWAY MEMS
CHIEF AIM TO
GIVE WARNING
Present Rights Will Not
Be Yielded Under Pri.
vate Control.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus).

Washington. d. c., Feb. A.
President Wilson sat in an in
valid's chair on the south portico
Of the White house and endeavored
to persuade representatives of the
railroad brotherhoods that they
must consider the public interest
and not tie up the transportation
systems of the country with a
strike. And they probably will not.
Four men in heavy winter over
coats gathered around the president
and talked earnestly with him about
the situation in their respective
unions. The president joked with
them and seemed in excellent spir.
its. His visitors told him they had
been missing him in the last six
months and hoped he would be get
ting back into active work soon.
Mr.. Wilson appreciative, of their
solicitude, said he hoped so too, as
he was eager to summon all the
strength he could for all the battles
ahead of him in the next few
months.
Mr.. Wilson had his decision pre-
pared in writing and read it to the
representatives Of the brotherhoods.
They took it away with them for
consideration promising an answer
in "a hours. The railroad men told
correspondents afterward that the
president looked we'll" and seemed
alert mentally. Their interview
was a brief one--not more than five
or 10 minutes. and the first con-
ference Mr. Wilson has had in many
weeks 1t has been months since
he received any delegation, his visi-
tors having been confined to cabi-
net officers and one or Two sena-
tors. The visit of the railroad men
was not much of 4 strain, how
ever, as the sident, in consulta-
tion with Director General Hines
had a memorandum ready for the
spokssmen of the btOtherhoods.
Locks Like Stage Play.
AS a matter o: fact, the whole
railroad controversy has the ap.
pearance Of stage play. Within q
fortnight the railroads are to &c
back to private control. The rail
load employees fear reduction il
wages, or at least no further ad
vances in wages. They have sue
ceeded IN persuading the confereet
Of the senate and house to omit the
anti-strike provisions of railroad
legislation ard provide for volun.
tary settlement of future disputes
But they fail to see why congress
should be providing high guar
antee of dividends to the owners
of railroad stocks and at the same
time no provision is made for in.
creases in wages to them. The un.
(Coufinuai on papo ThroNl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
HOLLANDNOT
TO SEND The
KAISER away
Might Put Him Farther
From German Border.
but That's All.

The Hague. Friday, Feb. Ia.
Holland probably would not be un-
willing to accede to a polite request
from the allies to put former EN-
peror william farther from the
German frontier than he Is at
present, it has been learned here.
but would undoubtedly resent any
dictation as to sending him to q
Dutch island or any particular
place.
Step to Cancellation.
Paris, Feb. 14.-(Havas.)-The
notes to Germany and Holland. ap-
proved yesterday at the meeting of
the supreme allied council in Lon
don, constitute an important step
toward Cancellation, the Matin be-
lieves.
It says the note sent to Holland
recognizes the possibility Of Hol-
lands refusal to surrender former
Emperor William on condition his
residence is removed to territory
outside of Europe, the Dutch East
Indies, for instance.
Admits German DifficultieA.
The note sent to Berlin, accord
ing to the Matin, demands extradi-
ton only Of Germans charged with
the commission of direct crimes.
and admits the difficulties Germany
would encounter in attempting to
surrender those whose responsible.
ity is more distant and general.
The note, however, is asserted to
remark that any leniency shown In
this respect cannot be looked upon
as a precedent which Germany may
use to transgress other clauses of
the Versailles treaty. 1t is pointed
out that thsi is an isolated case,
which shows the conciliatory atti-
tude of the allies In the interest Of
European peace.
~ 3ects to Sons Ofier. e
Former Emperor Williams dis
approval of the offer recently made
by his son, the former crown
prince, to surrender himself to the
allies. was so strong that he made
representation to the Dutch gov
ernment. according to Berlin dis
patch quoting a report printed by
the Gazette of that city.
Note Forwarded.
London, Feb. 1.-THE allied su-
preme council today forwarded to
Holland the note prepared yester-
, day on the case Of former Emperor
William, whose surrender to the
entente was recently refused by
the Dutch government. The note
was signed by Premier Lloyd
George as president of the council.
t previous dispatches have indi-
Gated that the note emphasized the
unanimous view Of the allies that
the presence of the former German
ruler in Holland constituted dan
ger to the peace Of Europe and that
it appealed to Holland not to create
greater difficulties by insisting on
his right of asylum.
At this mornings session Of the
council the Adriatic question and
the Turkish peace terms were dis
cussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
AFIRE;
NEEDING help

New York, Feb. IA wireless
from the steamer William Henry
Webb, reported off fuckers Beach.
N. j., said the steamer was on fire
and in need of assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
BUREAU FOR RUSS TRADE.

Copenhagen, Feb. 14.-On the in
itiative of American business a new
international organization has been
formed here for the purpose of es-
tablishing the exchange of Russian
raw materials for manufactured
articles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

of state, puts it mildly. Officials in
the presidential party who knew
the workings of the presidents
mind, expected to see the secre-
tary's resignation asked for when
the president returned to Washing
ton. These same officials believe
now that the breakdown which
sent the president home was the
only thing which prevented it.
Did Not See Wilson Again.
Mr.. Lansing, however. never saw
the president again, and did all his
business with the chief executive in
writing. The relations between the
men remained very much strained.
and then Mr.. Lansing's action in
calling the cabinet together brought
them to the breaking point.
Those who were present at the
first cabinet meeting describe a
rather tense and dramatic scene.
Congress was full of rumors that
the president was SO disabled as to
be constitutionally unable to dis
charge the functions Of his Office.
There was talk of what might be
done to place Vice President Mar
shall at the head Of the government
and how congress might 60 about
doing it. Nobody knew the full ex-
tent Of the presidents illness. It
had not then become known that he
had partially lost the use Of his
left arm and leg through an ac-
emulation of blood in one CT the
arteries in his brain. There were
even rumors that the president
might not be in possession Of all
his faculties. Some senators we're
even contemplating some action to
find out whether we have a pres
ident or not" as one Of their num-
Der put it. These stories were
shown to be gossip by the later de-
velopments, but they were being
circulated and widely credited last
November, when the cabinet assem-
bled for its first conference at the
call of Secretary Lansing.
Thought There Was Precedent.
The secretary OF state, II should
be said, believed he was support
ed by precedent in calling the cab
met together. Looking up the his
torical record. he found it had been
done when President Garfield lay
i'll for weeks after being shot by
an assassin, and that it had been
done before that when President
Taylor had. q long illness and ulti-
mately was succeeded by. Vice Pres
ident Fillmore.
The Wilson cabinet assembled
the first day with . feeling Of ap-
prehension. for none OF the mem
bers knew the extent Of the presi-
dents illness. but expected to be
informed Of it. Secretary Tumulty
had informed the president that
Mr.. Lansing had called the cabinet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
The Weather

Fair tonight and Sunday. Con-
tinued cold tonight with lowest
temperature slightly below zero.
Rising temperature Sunday
Highest yesterday, 35.
Lowest last night, 2 below.
Wind velocity, II miles an hour.
Precipitation, none.
II N. 7p. m. Tam.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. "a % .
Wet bulb temp. 80 81 .
Relative humid. IS 81 IS
River stage, 10, no change in the
last "a hours.
J. n. SHERIER. Meteorologist
Washington, Feb. 14.-Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are: |
Region Of Great Lakes: Clearing
weather first Of week with rising
temperature, probably snow at close
Of the week with temperature above
seasonal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14
RESENT Way.
LANSINCWAS
MADE
Lane Says if There Is
Blame He and Others
Should Share It.

Washington, Feb. 14.-There
will be NO more designations
from the cabinet as q result of
the Lansing incident it was
said at the White house. today.
Il am not going to discuss the
Lansing Wilson controversy
the letters speak for them.
selves" Secretary Tumulty
said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-14

CONTINUED on Page Three)
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05
: :: 81. u u u I. 3: Il = 3, y It :; :. = :.
: NINE YEARS AGO :,
!: :. ::.,a:: {. u :. :: :: :: :. u :. 8. i

olt"ns from ~" purant Weekly Ncws
"f March .. lriJ
II NJ rlllirs sold his general store
o, Main street 'n q +. Athison furmcr-
Iv of the firm ot Moor" 4 NtkjSou
" ! l.'liuG'uu vacated tn, store un
Thrd a,,nu. occupied 10y him as It seq
oni hand ~iur''. and it was occupied by
the Kil" harness 60, long sine" d.
fuuc'.
: y Whal" local manager for th"
Southwestern Surety co.. moved INTO
,t" "ffir" o"curIcd hy the purant Nur-
SciN 60. on Main
II g Lv,l superintendent Of the city
water department. ~ - r'rort showed
cNlu,ndituIrS SGGia.-2. aud receipts
>l",ia".NS 1t rr"fit of S3.Aii3d
br \ : iIapuod returned from at
tending a post rtaduat" cuurs" ia N"w
York city.
"I;cd" Love ana Iioury Scott, no.
turIrus prisoners ~ tn" county Jail.
attempted to "scip" hv burning out tn"
wood work about the iron bars. but
were caught Il, their work hv sheriff
Hamilton
Sheriff Hamilton took Red Loyr and
Julius Hard to the p"nit"ntiary. ltcd
for seven years for assault to murder,
and Hard for ten years for perjury.
Mrs Estcllc Boyd. wife Of j. +. Boyd.
died AT their HON" near tn" city and
was buried at toXs chapel
Mrs Gertrude l.ro Stone. wife Of our
townsman. Sam ". Stone. died Feb 20,
at the HON" at Elm ana seventh. Rev.
Subbicfield and Rev. Buyct conducted
the services
y tcl"phon" lin" Was completed to
Robbers Roost, much t" m" sdtisfHc-
tion of citizens Of that community.
Much of tn" peach crop of thu county y
was BILLED hy freeze. hut berries "s-
capped
The five -y"dr-old daughter of MIR.
ana Mrs Less" II iIatchctt died at
oklahoma cry of pneumonia, aud the
remains Wur. brought here for burial.
February ~. Chas calhoun. present
city clerk. and candidate for county
treasurer, was married ia Miss Laura
Hridr"s, daughter of MIR. and Mrs y.
Bridges. of lIurant. Rev. Stubhlrfi,ld.
of Ada. officiatcd
Mrs l;osi Humm. AGED N7. mother
of Id and John ;umm. of IIurant.
died at the h"ui" of her granddaught.r.
Mrs. Gcorp" Yates.
chief of Police McFatrudEc ISSUED
an "dict that marbl"-p playing must
c"aS" on the streets of the city: also
that boys of school age loHfinr on the
streets must be- sent to school
Frank Gordon. who promoted several
theatrical enterprises in the city, was
taken 10 Chicago to answer 1t charge
of murder.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05
TREATMENT or MANURE

(From State Health Department. 10y
Dr. \ Il Lewis, t"nmisSion"rl
Since fully 50 per cent 81 all flies
breed in manure. TIA" Importance of de-
stroying the rrus h'fnr" TIA. flies are
hatchcd, is apparent.
Yet manure has always been rrror-
nizcd as ON" uf ia" best fertilizers. and
therefore. in killing til" "Grs of the
pest, II is not desired go also destroy
the fcrtili2ing qualities Of tn" manure.
Here are three different treatments
which this Department r"roruucuds
They HAY" been decided upon after
many experiments hy both Government
and state health authorities. and ar,
recommended f"r your use
Powdered Iirllvhnr". Ni> un"-lIif
pound with Ia gallons uf water sir
mixture thuruuGhls aud yljnW to stand
for several hours.
Use tWo-tArds Of a pound Of EuruN
lsodium horHt"I to IL gallons or water
Or three -fuurths of "A pound "f cal
cined t"lcnanitr 'crui" "alriuu hur-
atcb to Ia gallons uf water
Any of the ;thoV" ~ pallouS of So
luton will treat \ husn"ls of manure.
Estimate manure at . hu ur less per
horse each day. Spriukling of mixture
should he done Immediately on removal
of manure from barn paying clos,' At o.
tcntion to edges of pile.
The familiar SNOWFALL tree is a sterile
form of the hiIhbush cranberry
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES |

Mrs. Ida Valera Dtt, charged with
t he murder of her husband at DALLAS
was found guilty of manslauphtrr and
given n scntcn"" of two years.
The NJ *. u T.. has ordered fifty
larr" l-burniur locomotives for use
ON it's Texas division lines The en-
zines viii cost s3o0o,"ur. averaging
between s5o.0oo and SGo,nuo each
The safety deposit vault of the Plano
tTrNas) National Bank was broken in
to last Saturday might and Liberty
Bonds 10 the amount of between S25.-
rnu and $lunUon stolen. q. ". Rye.
TIA" Waterman. Was shot and Killed 10y
the robbers.
rh" remainder of the Tw.uty-srv-
"n'h Infantry th" last of TIA" world
war army in siberia. has left that roun-
try and Enn" to the Philippines
The Senate has confirmed the nom
iuIti"n of John Barton Payne. chair
man of IA" shipping Board. to hr Sec
rotary of an" interior, surI"rdinr See
r"tary Llu". RESIGNED
An order effective until April 80. has
h'"u ISSUED by the President continue
inu the powers Of the, Fuel Ndmiuistra-
ti"u. hur diNidine them hrtW"cn the
bir',rur General of I,hilru9ds ana a
.rtlunI~srou Of tou3
t"L 4 Shch Willi'ms of nIrIa.
r,\aa dird SaturdiJ :h"h Williams
Was formerly limited States Marshal
nf the Eastern District ui TrNaS. and as
such Nld cirtrEc ut Fed, r.il affairs in
tuis sr"ti"u "t Indian Trrrit"ry lie
w." we'll known lr thc "id ,iIH,r5 If
lu,a .',rji"r and had MANY irirud>
he" II" Mas - year. "f al"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05
SELECT ONE BREED
AND STAY WITH IT

II tl.. I.tfcr sircs which We so much
need ar,. to reach their highest degree
of usefulness. much more care must
Ice cN-rcI3.d in their selection The
breed matters little. Some pcopl"
thluk tl. reason 81" say there is no
"hrs'' hi.ci or th.u on" breed of beef
cath" ur "hr hr,,d Of hoI.s is not be-
ter iHan ~ofr, "'L,r breed. Is that ~"
dir,. mot tttr sides for fear Of OF
Tending Or, "d'rs Of the inferior b""c "a.
Rut that L. not th" reason. The f,a-
son ls tla' There really is no best
'rh"Ir are. h"",v'r, good and inferior
iudiViduals 800 all breeds. ana not much
diff"r.no" IN ~" sum total of ihr
good qualities and IT," undrsiIihi.
rhata,t,rs Of t.- breeds compare as
a whole"
The correct pluu IS for any n'"i
to srlr,.t TIA" breed hc likes best. t.,r
him that is likely I" hc In" best breed
for h" viii xiv" 1t NOR" ear" an l at.
t"nti"n Hu' Wt"n breed is s"irc;-
ed. by all ur"huS chances shout mo-
hc iund". Especially in building NJ
grade herds is IL th" worst sort nf
policy ,u chang" tn" breed of the sir"s
only hy continuing the same breed o.
sir.s can It uniform herd or flock OF
grades be- huii' NJ. ANA to acccntuate
this fixing of uniformity inbreeding
for one generation at least is often
desirable when Il superior sire is OBJ
tainrd. For instance, If purebred
dairy hull has. when bred to grade
COWS proved that h" is a sire of out
standing merit. h" should generally
be bred back to his daughters. Ger
tuinly sir.s of IN" same breed and
preferably of the same blood lines or
family should h" continued in building
M IL grad, herd --Thc Progressive
Farmer
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05
FonN,ER DIUA>T MN\ MARRIED

Announcements have been received
in the city of the ntarrlag", at Abilene
Texas Feb. -. of Mr.. Herman &. COX
rr. of Kaufman. Texas and Miss Fran
ccS loh"Cca Mallory FELTON,. of Abilene
The groom viii bc recalled by many
burdnt citizens rs Il former manager
of Tn" Perkins Eros. store here, who
mad" larr" number of friends in Du-
rant while serving in that capacity.
"" is Il young man Of more than or
dnary muuH"-rial ability and of SPLEEN
did character. and is AT present in
charge of Il Perkins stur" at Kaufman.
The young folks viii max" their home
at Kaufman. and friends here wish
them very happy wcdd"d life.
From tn" tenth To- the fourteenth CEN
turtles parchment was about the only
material used for writing in Europe.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05

VI their home. llN West Texas 81
last Thursday, Mrs t.ftir ltnod,s aged
~, died of pneumonia. h"c"aS"d VAS
ia" VIII" of J. g. i;hodrs. and had many
friends Funeral services were held at
the residence Friday afternoon. Rev.
ia q. Hutlrr presiding, ana In'rrmtut
was IN Highland cemetery.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05

GGG QiICkIN RELIENES COLDS
AND LtGRIPPE. CONSTIPATION. BII.-
iOi S>ESS. LOSS or APPETITE AND
HEAD ttII.S.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-03-05
Cotton Plus Fruit
Plus ruck

Nineteen twenty will be the greatest year the South
plans fairly under
there will prosperity has
the merchant the banker
The day will the cotton farmer feed
himself pork BARREL until at the
of he hi his whole
according the American Cotton Associations plans he
OF
Then, when
baed he will the system of warehouses
and sell it
that kind of famngbecause that kind of
the end the
Country Gentleman also advocates Cotton Plus Fruit Plus
article February 28h
of the
freedom of the South which is coming through it.
feed the
farme who will have a bank this year!
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-15
NAT|ONSLEACUE
ELECTS T|TT0N|;
80 STATES MEET
Question of Inviting Will
son to Convoke Its First
Assembly Will Be Con-
sidered.

Rome. May 1.-THE fifth session of
the council of the League of Nations met
at the ministry of the colonies Friday
afternoon in private sittings and on the
motion by Leon Bourgeois, France,
Sgnor Tttoni, president Of the Italian
senate. was elected president and de-
liyered the inaugural speech.
Thirty six states were represented.
Regret was expressed that a delegate Of
the United States was not present.
The council discussed the advisability
of sending a commission to investigate
the situation in Russia. Permanent com
missions to study the question of arma-
ments. to deal with procedure connected
with registration of treaties and one 10
make arrangements for the reparation
Of prisoners in Siberia were decided
upon.
International finance was discussed in
a general way.
Italy's delegation suggested rules to be
followed for the admission of former
enemy states into the League but no
action was taken.
Among the important questions to
come up will be that of inviting Presi-
dent Wilson to convoke the first as
sembly Of the League of Nations. which
is expected to take place in the autumn.