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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11
I|1|R' POLICY. OF
NAVY UNVEILED
IN The SENATE


America and the the United States
navy Of the credit for initiating
this great achievement and to give
It the impression that It was a
British plan which our navy mere
" assisted in carrying out, though
II originated in the navy depart
ment, was proposed and urged by
u for half a year before we could
induce the British admiralty to ap-
prove 1t and although four-fifths
OF 1t was composed OF American
mines, designed and constructed In
America and transported 3,400
miles over seas and laid by Ameri-
can vessels" Mr.. Daniels told the
committee.
He said that close comradship
had existed between the American
and British navies during the war,
despite Admiral Sims attempt to
create the impression that there
was lack Of harmony and coopera-
ton.
Riddles Unpreparedness.
/ The Sims charges Of unprepared-
ness before the war were not JUS
] tilted. Mr.. Daniels asserted, de-
claring that in July, 1915, he or
dered the general board to study
and recommend plans for a "con-
sistent and progressive develop
ment"
As result of this study, the pol
icy was evolved, he said, that the
United States must by 1925 have a
navy equal to any aOther in the
world. He approved this policy
and the direct result was the FIVE
year building program of 1916, the
I secretary said, an experimenting
measure"
4 Wilson Approved Plan.
President Wilson fully approved
! the policy, the witness asserted.
"This is conclusive evidence that
I the navy department long before
the war was declared, was alive tt
the importance of preparedness ant
was taking every step toward thai
end" he declared.
( The vision of the president, Mr.
Daniels asserted. established the
fact that he was ain advance O.
some officers, vocal now, but silen'
then"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

architects promise to Guido even that
last effort, and Chicago will have every
reason to include this newest addition to
its already long list of show places. With
the upper floors devoted to stock and as
sembling rooms, the Company will be
better able to handle the great volume OF
middle-west business, and the new Water
man Building is but another evidence OF
the keen judgment that anticipates con-
ditions and makes good the statement
satisfied customers everywhere.
Mr.. Frank D. Waterman, President
and Mr.. Fred S. Waterman, Secretary
of the L. E. Waterman Company
through combining their unusual abilities
and mastery of detail, have given eVl'
dence of what teamwork can accomplish
for after all is said, a mans business Is
but the reflection of the man himself
The fidelity of hundreds and HUNDREDS
of employees testifes more eloquent!
than anything else how the personahN
of the Waterman boys has fixed itsen
upon their organization.
1t is what might be termed the Water
man way of doing things-establlsnlns
the highest standards for themselves anu
then living up to them. You know II y
because of these qualities that success na'
come to them, and their product, because
a record of steadily increasing sales, yea'
after year, and in one country after tn'
other, carries its own answer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

Lewis Edison Waterman and his inyen-
ton, Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen, to
this list of world benefactors.
The history of Waterman's Ideal Foun-
tain Pen has peculiar personal interest
for the people of Illinois because she can
rightly claim Lewis Edison Waterman as
one of her sons.
AS child, he came with his mother
and younger brother and settled in Kan
kakee and it was in the little old wagon
shop, conducted by his brother. Elisha S.
Waterman that the first model of Water
mans Ideal Fountain Pen was turned out
in wood.
Back in those old days, the gold pen
and understanding industries were To-
Gated wholly in the East, requiring that
the business of fountain-pen making be
carried to the source of supply, and so in
the smallest possible way the L. E. Water
man Companys business was established
in New York. MI. l.. E. Waterman
made his principal headquarters in New
York up to the time of his death, while
his brother, Elisha S. Waterman, assumed
the interest of the Company in the West
for the short time he lived. The Chicago
Office was opened at the same time the
business was started in New York, and
for many years was conducted in the most
modest circumstances.
1t has been said by some writer, "the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

Magistrate D. ]. Cleland In police
court for violations Monday after
noon and this morning.
John Painter. j., and ". e.
Minkle were, fined S each on
charges Of exceeding the speed
limit. j. H. Heuck was fined IS on
q charge Of driving his machine by
q street car that had been stopped
to take on and discharge passen-
gers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

tories; two in New York, two in Sey-
mour, Connecticut and one in Canada.
Ground has been purchased in Newark,
New Jersey, whereon the Company is
about to build another great factory COW
ering 100000 square feet of operating
space. In Chicago the business was first
established and carried on at a desk in
the rear of the Congregational Book
Store, on Wabash Avenue. After many
years at that point, a new location was
found over on State Street, at the present
North American Building site. When
the new, North American Building was
being erected, the Company moved to the
Republic Building, going from there to
lis South Clark Street, where Offices
have been maintained for the past ten
years. Then again it was found neces-
sary to seek enlarged quarters in order
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

betterment and conditions have
been constantly improving until
during the busiest hours long
strings of cars are seen travelling
in single file. and very few driv-
ers attempt to gain lap by speed
ing up to pass cars in front
The police say that pedestrians
passing from one side of the street
to another are thereby relieved Of
the necessity Of twisting their
necks In every direction in an eff
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11
DIR. SHERRARD, FOUR
YEARS WITH ARMY;
RESUMES PRACTICE

DR.. B. II. Sherrard, former Rock
Island dentist, has returned to this
scity to resume his practice after
-four years of service in the United
States GENITAL corps. He has open
cd offices at sos Central Trust
building.
DR.. Sherrard left in November of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

ing around each other two weeks
ago.
The Quietus is the result Of the
campaign put on by the police to
round up speeders and other traffic
vi0lators. Approximately 100 per-
sons have been arrested since .
week ago Saturday, and the police
say that several thousands have
taken the hint that driving in the
limits set by law and abiding by
other regulations Is the only way
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

to better serve constantly growing nun.
Der of dealers and users in the middl.
west, and on Monday morning, May lou,
what will be known as the Watcm.,
Building, at 127-l29 South State Street
will be ready for occupancy. To meet
the demand, the Company found it necs.
sary to erect their own building, and on
the property directly adjoining the old
Palmer House, modern, up-to-the.
minute seven-story building will become
the new Chicago home of the l. E.
Waterman Company, and add glory to
the best traditions of this splendid old
organization. The New York service
store of the l.. E. Waterman Company,
at 1911 Broadway, known as the Pen
Corner throughout the world, has often
been said to be one of the most arts.
tically correct and magnificent display
rooms to be found anywhere, but the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11
SPEED DEMONS
STYLES CHANCE
Former Traffic Ordinance violatcrs
Parade in DOcfle Ranks Be.
fore C0ps-Fines Few.

Automobile traffic in Rock Island
resembles an orderly parade more
than anything else as contrasted to
the heller SHELTER of machines dash
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11
WORLD CHAMBFRn.
COMMERCE PLANTS
(Ry United p,~ y
(R United pn~ ,

London, May l1-Br,1,,
American Representatives Nm ~
soon in London to organi,. IS
draft q constitution for an in,.t
tional chamber of commerce, i s.
learned today.
1he purpose Of the body,-m,
10 facilitate commercial ill.,.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

name Waterman started as man-be-
came a pen-and is now a worldwide
institution" How true that is can be
shown by the great growth of this truly
wonderful business. From the early be-
ginning in the little wagon-making shop
in Kankakee, and the equally insignif-
cant work bench at the back of a cigar
store on Fulton Street, New York, where
pens were made by hand-and the total
output then was 200 in a year-to 5,000,-
600 Waterman's Ideals sold during 1919,
is an achievement that tells its own story.
ltwould be interesting to show the build
ings, step by step and year by year, that
have been erected to care for the physical
growth of this splendid industry. The
first factory was little, two-story, frame
building; to-day the business of the L. E.
. Waterman Company occupies five fac
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-11

The world has always taken an I'M
usual interest in inventors, probably be-
cause it recognizes that inventors, as a
rule are unselfsh and that whatever re-
ward they may gain through their inven-
ton has to be a by-product of a greater
service or saving of time and labor to his
millions of fellow men and women.
Howe invented the sewing machine,
but the whole world enjoys the benefit of
it. Likewise is the case with Morse and
the telegraph; Bell and the telephone;
Edison and the electric light; Fulton and
the steamship.
There is no use trying to arrange them
in the order of their importance in the
world to-day because to deprive us of
any one of them, even for the brefest
of periods, would amount to almost a
calamity.
l do not hesitate to add the name of
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
Death Menace is Hurled at Mayor Of Los Angeles; American
Legion Forces Line Up Against JAP nvasoI Picture Brides
Successor to Chief
Of Baja California
Put in Nomination

Ingeniero BalarezO has been
nominated for governor of Baja
California to succeed Governor
SaIazar who was appointed fol-
lowing the resignation of Es-
taban Cantu. While Baja Cali
foI MIA is a territory and it's ruler
appOintive or removal at the will
of tle president of Mexico, it is
understood that President De la
Huerta has wiIled that the next
chief executive of the territory
shal be elected by the people
and shall be citizen of these
section over which he will rule.
This method is in vogue in all
states of there republic. In
formation of the nomination of
SenOr BalarezO was contained in
a telegram from Manuel N. Ber-
nal, special agent of President
de la Huerta, who has been in
CalexicO and Mexicali since lastf
week.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
SOnOfa'S Governor
70 Attend c. Of C.
Aeeting in EI Pasd

Gov. Flavio A. Borquez of Sonora
will attend the convention of chamber
of commerce delegates at Ell Paso,
which will meet there SOON to dis
cuss the SO passport regulation and
other matters important to the COM
.nercial interests of border cities, ac-
eording to H. A .Corpe, publicity di-
ector for the Sonora government,
who leaves for Hermosillo this morn
ng to join the governor.
This convention of chambers of
commerce representatives was pro-
NOTED by the Douglas chamber, al
oueh the initial fight against the
unjust passport wise fee was started
bv the chamber of commerce of No
gales, Arizona, officials of which de-
,lared t highly injuriour to the busi-
ness interests of this city.
The FL Paso meeting is expected to
ACCOMPLISH much in having undesir-
able features of the border regula-
lions nuilified or, at least. modified
so that the hardships worked by the
"a iI.gs will be eliminated.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
YAQUIS WILL
81: Sent to
NAG.DALEN
At ExPitt { ttKSE
OF SO N OR A
(By Enrique Padierna)

The government of the State of
Sonora has given orders that there
shall be put at the disposition of
Yaoui chiefs who reside in the
vicinity of Potam, Torin, Vicam and
-ther Yaqui settlements in the Rio
"aqui delta, a special railway train
for all members Of the tribe who may
:esirc to go to Magda!ena to par
t.cipate IN the religious festival in
nor of tie Memory of San Fran
oisco Xavier, that is celebrated in
Lat town on the fourth of October.
1t is reported that year by year
ohservate of this annual festival is
concurred in. by increasing number OF
devotees from all parts of the State
of Sonora, making pilgrimage to the
sacred shrine of San Francisco Xavier
who is considered by all the faithful
as a holy man of most miraculous
powers. The YaqYi Indians venerate
San Francisco Xavier with the deep
est devotion and they entertain for
lin a faith that is akin to fanatic
Ism.
The government of Sonora desires
to pacfy the%Yaqui and is disposed
% 10 an reasonable length to
,oauire tena maintain their good will
al anti, and it is with that object
-. tLo. ave been invited by state
a.. Oh. ties to attend tle festival at
- ;da,ena as sue is Of t, 9 govern
nent, and they will be there until the
gn, O. October.
MOre tAan fifteen hundred Yaquis
vii - transported to Magdalena.
and maintained there at eXpers- Of
the government, and after the cere-
monies are over they will be retIin-
90 to -neit ncu; 5 ia the Yaqui delta.
ana The silway company is arrang-
ing to furnish a train or trains with
ars SUI cient to carr item all COM
fortabl-. The train viii start from
Potam Switch at 1O o'clock on the
evening Vi october Sd, and will make
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
Cable Will Keep
Ships On Course
(By HENRY WOODY

(Uniteo A4~ss staff Correspondent
PARIS, Sept. 29.-Thanks to the
invention of Monsieur w. A. 10th, a
French scientist, working under the
asnpices of the French Ministry of
Warine, ships in the future may be
guide@ by electric cable laid along
C can beds. The same priciple vii.
s'>a he used in guiding, airL lanes.
By means of this new discovery,
which 4 as just been officially tested
ami approved by the French Ministry
cI Marine, it will be possible in the
future for beth ships and airplanes
in the stormiest and cloudiest weth-
er That prevents the taking of OBJ
se1vs.ti, rs, to keep mathematically to
their "Jlrse.
While it is confidently believed that
this new invention will revolutionize
q ,mercial navigation, both by sea
and air, it is asserted that the pos
Ebilities to which it can be developed
or \5al purposes are even infinitely
greater But on this latter aspect of
the case, French marine and aerial
authorities refuse to talk.
10th developed his idea in labora-
/ tory work before the war, but it was
only with the close of hostilities that
he could proceed to actual expert
ments. These have been conducted
off Brest and it was there that
: h nlster OF Marine Landry made his
official inspection and test.
/ Like nearly all great discoveries
! the present one is exceedingly SIM
Dle. An electric cable is laid along
the ocean bed, and in actual naviga-
ton these would be laid along all the
great trans-ocean routes. Over this
cable tslegraphis transmissiones are
.Cn.W sent.
In the hold of the vessel is placed
ewing apparatus that picks up
these telegraphis emissions and sounu
are carried to the
cabin of the navigator where the lat
,en lear them distinctly by
means of special receiver.
o. distinctness with
which the Geographic emissions of the
.o are neard tell whether the ship
G use and to which side
of the cable it has strayed. Even il
the vessel gets many miles out of her
course, me sounds are still pickec
up.
AS matter of fact however, there
is practically no possibility for the
yntinueG From Page Onel
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
UNITED Press Service)

LONDON, Sept. 29.--Apprehension
that violence may result here from
the Irlsh situation on account of the
reportsd Illustration of ploa to de-
stroy office buildings in WHITEHALL.
the Ir' sh office, Brixton prison,
Dowing Street and other places where
demonstrations might be expected
were wen additional guards.
The Irish office is closed and the
doors secured with heavy chains.
Cabinet members are said to be
taking precauaions ia their public
&. pearance.
1t is. reported that hundreds Of
Sim Fem sympathizers have been ar
rested and others are under sur
veillance.
Scores of men designated by the
rolice :s gunner are known to be in
London. The police declare these
gunner are awaiting the death of
MacSwiney to begin bloody demon
stratiOls.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
HALT PROBE
OF D { N T O N
MURDER OR
DIE, THREAT
{ Uniaed Press Service)


LOS ANGELES, Sept 29-Threat-
en,ng the life of the mayor and mem
bcrs~of the city council, a letter sign
ed in numerals, dots and dashes was
received by Mayor Meredith P.
Synder today.
The letter demanded that the city
authorities drop all investigation OF
the mysterious murder of Jacob
Charles Denton, wealthy Los An
geles and Arizona mining man, whose
body was discovered recently in a
sealed compartment in the basement
of his home here.
The mayor does not take the fet"
ter seriously, believing it to have
been writaen by a crank. However,
he has turned it over to the police.
Since his election as mayor OF Los
Angeles, Mr.. Synder has been the
recipient of many threatening, anony-
nous letters; but no attempt has ever
been made to carry out the threats
made.
No further progress has been made
in the probe of the Denton murder,
the authorities say.
Yesterday Miss Eta Barrackman,
-tenographer in the office of S. F.
Neon ESQ, returned from visit OF
-averal weeks at her former home IN
the T ST
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
NATION. WIDE
STRAW VOTE
ISTOBf TAKEN
BY REXALLS

The most accurate and far reach
ing straw vote of any presidential
alection ever attempted in this coun-
try is now und& way. Millions of
ballots will be cast in this test vote,
and at least two weeks before--the
November elections those who follow
this straw vote will be able 10 tell
without fear of contradiction who is
to be the next occupant Of the white
House, and by how many votes he
will win.
Lon der to accomplish this titanic
task eight thousand Rexall Drug
Stores in the United States have been
designated by the United Drug Com
pany, of Boston, as the balloting
points. In each store a clerk : has
been detailed to conduct the, ballot
and thus insure a sure and fair test
10 vote. There will be no stuffing Of
the ballot boxes, nor will there be
any repeating.
The big unknown quantity in the
orthcoming election is the women's
vote. In order to accurately compute
this vote, two ballot boxes have been
installed in each Rexall Drug Store,
cne for the male vote, the other for
ne women. Each night the vote will
= counted, that of men and women
tailed separately.
Each ballet clerk, in each town or
city, after compiling his, local vote,
viii telegraph his returns to cen
trail point in that state. This state
carta,n, IN turn, will compile the
tital Vote for the state and telegraph
5,iese returns to the Straw Vote Dl-
&tor at the Boston office Of tAa
United Drug Company.
in addition to this the state cap
IN, s,4tSf compiling l-lC vote 1er lis
tate, WI send the4e returns back
eaca Rexall Drug Store in his
a5e. Were they will bf prominent
iv displayed on each store window.
TIE Boston office, after receivina
reports from all forty eight states
ri compile the total national vote
or zen and women, separately, ano
2 bulletin will be issued each night
eether with the total figures by
CONTINUED ON Pa. Fourl
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
QUEEN CIT Y
MAN WINNER.
PRESIDEN c Y.
Of.PA!TRIOTS.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 29.- Col. F.
N. Galbra1th Of Cincinnati was elect
ed commander of the American Le-
gion or the second ballot here today
He received 886 votes and few
minutes later the selection was made
nnanin Gus on motion o. the defeated
candidates.
The convention adopted a resolu-
tion Ia oring the exclusion of Jap
anese and picture brides from the
Upiae,i States and cancellation of the
"gentielnens' agreement" with Jap
an in aspect to immigration. The
measure charges that the agreement
is being constantly violated, an in
creasing number of japanese cross
inc the border IN this country.
An uproar fo' owe,' the introduc-
tion of the mea IRE l. was sponsor
ed by California, hawaiian and other
western delegates.
The New Yor'. delegates attempted
to Rave the matt, put over for an
other wear, but were fowled down.
A South Carolina delegate made a
dramatic speech favoring the meas ;
IRE. declaring that abe South fully
appreciated the race problem con-
fronting the Pacific Coast.
Tremendous cheers greeted the
conclusion of his speech and the
vote 20 adopt, the resolution, rolling
up to the stage in an ear-splitting
roar.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
ObIegon May MOI
Visit Home Before
His Inauguration,
Report In AogaIes
Especial To "The Oasis")

Especial To "The Oasis"O
Ell PASO, Sept. 29.-Gen c. Alvaro
Obregon, president-elect of the Re-
public of Mexico, will be the guest
O. the Ell Paso chamber of commerce
during the Cotton Exposition here,
ceeording to an announcement made
here today by the secretary of the
.amber. An invitation had been ex-
tended to General Obregon several
n eeks ago, but he was unable to ac-
cept sooner owing to undetermined
plans.
General Obregon probably will not
-, eaies, Sonora, on his trip TO
El Paso, it was said across the line
last night. He had planned to pass
with his family prior to
his Inauguration December l.
Writ G Bowman has returned from
q business trip through California.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
Harding Near Death
As Car of Campaign
Train Jumps Track
Omitted Press Service)


WILDWOOD, w. Va, Sept. 20.
Harding and his entire party
had a narrow escape VIXEN q
private car travelling forty miles
an hour jumped the track near
here and bumped over ties across
a aign and narrow trestle be.
fore the train could be stopped
No one was injured.
The front truck of the Hard
ing car was smashed and all
thRt kept the car from falling
off the trestle into a deep creek
20 feet below was a timber
guard rail along the ends of the
crossties.
The train ran 80 feet before
it could be stopped. All but the
Harding car stayed on the track.
The Harding party was trans
ferred to other cars and the
train proceeded.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
SENSATION
PROMISED
BALL FANS
BY AT TELL
Omitted Press Service)

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The first in
dlctments against gamblers alleged
TO have been connected with the
conspiracy to thrown the 1919
World Series to Cincinnati were re-
turned by the Cook County grand
jury cday. "Sport" Sullivan of
Bos> n and a man named Brown, as
flSed of being "fixers" by Claude
Williams, third indicted player to
confess were charged with con-
eplracy to do an illegal act. Will
liane told his stroy to the grand jury
today, corroborating testimony given
ye t,,rday by Eddie Cicotte and Joe
jackson.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
GETS BIG CUSTOMS JOB

Alberto S. Diaz, formerly assist
ant customs collector in Nogales, has
been appointed director general OF
customs houses for all Sonora
Senior Diaz will have under his dl-
rection all customs houses IN the
Statn
The daily morning oasis., 1920-09-30
FIRST INDICTMENTS AGAINST FIXERS
OF 1919 SERIES PLAYERS RETURNED
Expose of Banking
Situation in Boston
Financier's $ Pledge e
Omitted Press Service)

Omitted Press Service)
BOSTON, Sept. 29.- Simon
Swig, vice-president of the
fremont Trust Company, after
conference with State Bank Com.
missioner Allen, who took over
the bank, declared he would make
a grand expose of the banking
in Massachusetts within a week.
Swig asserted his revelations
will startle the people. He an
nOunced he would hire a hall, in-
vite the people and tell every
thing.