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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
6n1lt 5a Ynl1r Bahy?

In recently completed the death rate of infants
section OF American city 271 to the thousand while
in another only 5oyet that city the duty to
one baby as another.
The deaths city 1874 In another they
only 81.
single certain city has been able reduce its
infant the thousand births Most OF
the conditions responsible this low death could be
produced other wards the took the trouble
and knew what to do.
The Rock Island will in the hands reader
the literature United States the of
the baby Cut the attached fill it n writing plainly
enclose two-cen stamp for return postage and mail to
ROCK ISLAND ARGUS INFORMATION BUREAU, Frederic
J. Haskin, Director Washington, D. c.
THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS IMPORTATION BUREAU
Frederic ]. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Enclosed find twocent stamp for which will please
send entirely free, of Care of the Baby.
City state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
GETTING JURY
FOR NEWbERRY
At FAST RATE

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. "a
tentative jury was completed today
in the trial Of Senator Truman H.
Newberry and 123 others charged
with fraud in the 1918 election
Starting with eight men who had
been passed for cause yesterday
the case progressed rapidly to the
peremptory challenge stage, the
first of which were to be filed at
the afternoon session.
Eight prospective jurors were
questioned at the morning session
before half that number were found
satisfactory.
The four men rejected by the
court were all challenged for cause
when they swore they had formed
opinions as to the guilt or inno-
cence of the accused which would
take more than the ordinary
amount of evidence to remove.
, They came in such rapid success
sion that Judge Clarence w. Ses-
sions, presiding in the federal dis.
trict court. took up the questioning
and sharply interrogated the fourth
man as to when he had formed the
! opinion. Succeeding prospects fol
the jury assured the attorneys fol
both sides that what opinions they
had could be laid aside in the face
of evidence.
OF those passed three were farm.
ers and the fourth man said he had
spent several years at that vocation
before becoming proprietor Of {
grocery store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
u. S. FLYERS LAND
ON MEXICAN SOIL
BUT NOBODY CARES

Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 20
Lieutenants E. F. Davis and G.. f.
Grimes, American army aviators,
who yesterday made a forced land
ing near Guerrero, Mexico, are not
held prisoners by Mexicans and
probably will fly back to the United
States territory today, it was an
nounced at Fort Brown shortly
before noon today.
Guerrero is about thirty miles
south Of Zapata, Texas, and about
40 miles up the Rio Grande from
Matamoros, the Mexican city op-
posite Brownsville.
Captain W. B. Bradford, assist
ant district adjutant, who went to
Matamoros today to arrange with
the Mexican officials to get gaso.
line and oil to tn. ayiators, said
when 1.-The usual preliminaries'
have been disposed of their re-
turn to the American side will be
facilitated"
Washington, Jan. 29.-Both the
war and state departments were
without official advices today con.
corning the American army avia.
tors, Lieutenants E. F. Davis and
G. E. Grimes, reported in press dis.
patches last night as having beer
forced to land in Mexico, where
they were held by Mexicans. In.
quiries have been sent to army of.
ficials on the border and to con
suls in the vicinity of the place
where the men are held, 80 mile.
south Of Zapata, Texas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
REED APPEARS
AS CHAMPION
OF THE river

Washington, Jan. 29.-Sharp de-
nunciation of the action of the
house in cutting down the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill
marked the beginning of senate
committee hearings today on the
measure, which usually is referred
to as pork barrel" legislation.
Describing the bill as a product
Of peanut politics. gotten out so
some of our friends on the other
side can go to the country saying
see how much we saved,'" Sena-
tor Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
warned that the senate would have
to adopt cloture to pass the meas
ure.
This bill results from cheap
politics over in the house of repre-
sentatives," said the Senator. ave
ought to raise bond issue of j
billion dollars for internal i'm
provements. We do the country a
thousand dollars worth of damage
for every dollar We save by cuts
Of this kind"
Senator Reed cited wealth in.
creases due to western reclamation
projects built out of government
fdnds. Chairman Jones interrupt
ed to say that the money so spen
was returned to the government.
The committee decided to call il
the engineers and go over the bill
item by item, with their exper
/ advice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
SENATORS SEE
new DYNAMITE
IN SIMS Note

Washington, Jan. 29.-Rear Ad-
miral Sims today wrote the senate
naval committee asking that. in
connection with the investigation OF
his charges of failure OF the navy
department properly to cooperate
with the allies in the war, Secre-
tary Daniels be asked to submit a
detailed report regarding the con-
dition of the navy when the United
States entered the war.
The admiral also suggested that
the report show what preparations
were made by the navy for the. wal
and what ships were in commissi
at that time, together with their
condition and location.
Chairman Page referred the let
ter to Senator Hale, chairman OF
the investigating committee, who
promptly returned it to Senator
Page for final action. The latter
said he would give it mature con-
sideration."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
TEACHERS IN
LAY
PLANS
Not Satisfied With Pay
Increase and Don't Care
Who Knows It.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-The Chicago
Teachers federation today began a
campaign for health, decency and
efficiency" wages for elementary
teachers by delegating to it's board
Of managers authority which would
make possible the calling of a strike
to enforce the federation's demands.
The action followed the decision of
the board of education to fix the
maximum salary Of grade teachers
at $4,000 a year. The teachers in
sist the minimum salary should be
$1,000 with a maximum of $2,500,
reached after nine years service.
Approximately 5000 teachers met
and approved the program, which
included the following:
Resolutions demanding a special
session of the legislature for re-
peal of the JUL law, which limits
the amount of taxes that can be
applied to the Chicago school fund
Resolutions offering cooperation
and financial support to the Illinois
State Teachers association in its
campaign before the state constitu-
tional convention for tax legisla.
ton which would classify real es-
tate under a virtual single tax
program.
Stop Big Pay at Top.
The teachers demanded that the
school board stop granting in
creases to principals and othel
highly paid teachers until some
relief was furnished the elementary
! teachers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
AMERICA NEAR
A DISASTROUS
LABOR FAMINE
Iowan Deplores Effect of
Pastime of Bolshe-
visits Batting.

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. %
America is facing the greatest la
bor shortage in its history, in the
opinion of A l.. Urick, state labor
commissioner, a speaker at the an
nnal banquet of the Des Moines
Trades and Labor assembly last
night.
With its present efforts to rid
the country Of bolshevism, the gov
ernment is unwittingly frightening
away hundreds of thousands of
aliens and foreign born workers of
the United States" Mr.. Urick de-
clared. when we get ready to
start in earnest the work of recon-
struction, we will have no workers
with which to reconstruct. Amer
lea is facing the greatest labor
shortage in its history
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
NAVAL FLYER Is
: KILLED IN FALL

On Board United States Ship
pennsylvania, OF Guantanamo
Jan. 2s-(By Wireless to the As
tociated Press). s).-Lieutenant Bar
nsrd Vanderbilt Eekhout was IA
tally injured yesterday while flying
ever the naval aviation station at
Guantanamo bay. His plane, a sim
gle scatter Nieuport, was wrecked
he was alive when taken from the
sfeckage and rushed to the hospi-
1l ship Solace, where he died.
Admiral Henry B. Wilson, COM
handing the Atlantic fleet, wit
messed the accident.
Lieutenant Eekhout was gradu-
ated from the naval academy in
June. 1917. and was assigned tC
avalon duty on board the battle
snip Nevada. His mother, Mrs
!onn B. Morton, lives on Staten
Island, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
FARMER not
in FAVOR OF.
us. CONTROL
At Least Five Leading
Organizations Urge the
Roads Return Now.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Represen-
tatives of five big farmers organ
izations met here today to prepare
memorials to President Wilson and
congress asking for the immediate
return of the railroads to private
control and the prompt enactment
of legislation to meet present con-
ditions.
Protests against representations
heretofore made that the farmers
favor continuing government con-
troll for at least two years were
made by delegates.
Granger at Head.
T. C. Atkeson OF the National
Grange was elected chairman.
Organizations represented in
Guided besides the international
Farm congress, the National Farm
ers' congress, the National Grange,
the American Federation Of Farm
Bureaus and the National Farm
union.
Delegates said these organiza-
tions had q membership of 4,000,-
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
BRITISH MINE
WORKERS WANT
A GREAT DEAL
Cheaper Coal, Food and
Clothing, or Big Pay
Increase.

London, Jan. 29.-Compliance
with Premier Lloyd Georges re-
quest that they postpone further
action with reference to their recent
demands was decided upon by the
miners delegates at a conference
here today. The delegates had ask
ed that the government reduce i'm
mediately the price of industrial
and export coal; proceed with the
limitation of coal owners profits,
the limitation to be retroactive, and
take steps to reduce the price of
food and clothing to a reasonable
basis, the alternative being a threat
by the miners to demand an i'm
mediate all around increase of
wages amounting to five shillings
daily.
The miners agreed to a weeks
postponement in order to allow ac-
countants time to report regarding
the governments profit on coal.
Strike for 6.HOur Day.
Leippsic, Wednesday, Jan. 2S-
The Communist Miners union has
declared a strike in the Lugan and
Oelsnitz coal mining regions in
Saxony, because a demand for a
6-hour day and a grant of 1000
marks extra was rejected. Seventy
five per cent of the miners are re.
ported to be striking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
PUNY CITY KID
HAS 1T ON HIS
RURAL COUSINS
Chance of Reaching Ma.
turity Is Just Five
Times as Good.

New York, Jan. 29.-The poor
little child" who has the misfor-
tune to be born in a city has just
five times as good a chance of
reaching maturity as his country
cousin, according to DR.. Thomas D.
Wood Of Teachers college, New
York.
Speaking before teachers con-
ference in Belvidere, N. Y, yester-
day, Mr.. Wood cited figures based
on a survey of 100000 children to
support his contention. The fig
ures showed country children to
lead city children in teeth defects,
defective tonsils, adenoids, malnu-
triton and breathing defects.
Ignorance, prejudice and lack of
health supervision" were given by
Dr.. Wood as the principal cause OF
poor health in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
NEED TWO YEARS
TO RELIEVE THE
PAPER SHORTAGE

Chicago, Jan. 29-More mills are
necessary to relieve the present
world shortage of news print pa
per and the mills can not be built
in less than two years. w. P. Hin
ton Of Winnipeg, vice president
and general manager Of the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway, said here to-
day.
There is no lack of pulp wood in
either Canada or the United States
at present, Mr.. Hinton said, but
added:
THE demand from Europe is
tremendous and prices are unprec-
edented. Print paper laid down on
the Atlantic seaboard for shipment
abroad now sells at $3.50 a ton.
Manufacturers can hardly be
blamed for taking advantage of the
best market"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
COMPERS HITS
BOLSHEvISM 4
LUSTY WALL0P
Don't Know All About 1t, But We
Know Enough to Utterly Con-
denim the System.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 29.-
Writing in the current number OF
the Federationist, official organ of
the American Federation of Labor,
Samuel Gompers condemns bolshe-
vism completely finally, and for
all time"
The American labor leader de-
clares he doubts whether the prop
aganda which emanates from the
bolshevist organization itself is
more effective than that conduct
ed by those who claim to be en-
tirely detached from Russian inf1u-
ence and Russian pay rolls"
He says he doubts whether pub
locations issued by Russian bolshe-
visit agents have rs great an effect
in America as those which like to
be known as journals Of opinion,
such as the Nation, the Dial, and the
New Republic"
Ignorant as to Russia.
Mr.. Gompers makes an extended
reference to the argument that the
American people know little about
what is going on in Russia, and the
argument that it is unfair and un-
wise to pass judgment
1T is not necessary" Mr.. Com
pers says, "for Americans to know
at all times just what were the ex-
act conditions in Germany before
passing judgment on the form OF
government existing in Germany
1t was necessary only to know
what was the form of government
and under what rules it operated
I'VE do not have to wait for in
formation about the form Of gov.
ernment existing in what is called
soviet Russia. All the information
necessary to the passing Of judg.
ment on bolshevism and the sys.
TEN OF government and as stats
of society, is at hand from sources
that are authentic.
A Plea for Time.
''The plea of those misguided per.
sons in America who say wait fol
the facts before passing judgment
is nothing more than an excuse
which, 1t is hoped, will gain time fol
the Russian experiment and enable
it to spread to other countries"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
PLAN INTER STATE
MARKETING BUREAU

New York, Jan. 29.-A national
organization of state market Off
cials to coordinate government food
marketing activities in all states
and bring about improvement OF
foreign exchange is expected to
result from a 3-day conference OF
state market officials. which will
be held here Feb. 5. 6 and Z. it was
announced today by DR.. Eugene
H. Porter. state commissioner OF
foods and markets.
More than thirty states have es-
tablished bureaus to deal with the
marketing Of farm products and at
least half OF these will be repre-
sented 1t the conference, DR.. Por-
ter said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
TRAIN CUTS CAR
IN TWO BUT ONLY
ONE Is INJURED

Elgin, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-An Elgin-
Aurora car on the Aurora. Elgin &
Chicago electric line was struck by
a Chicago & Northwestern passen-
ger train at Geneva this morning.
The motorman was seriously hurt
but passengers and conductor es-
capped with slight injuries. The
car was cut in two.
Aurora, ILL.,. Jan. 29.-The acci-
dent in which Chicago & North
western passenger. train struck an
Elgin bound interurban car on the
Aurora-Elgin line at Geneva. today.
was remarkable in that the train
cut off the front vestibule of the
car as though with knife and all
of the 25 passengers in the inter-
urban escaped without serious in
jury. Not a pane of glass in the
car was broken. Two passengers,
who sat in the front of the car.
were bruised.
The motorman, A. f. Pearce.
Elgin, was slightly injured but
walked to the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
|K0LCHAk IS
BETRAYED TO
SAVE army
Janin, Whom He Made
Successor, Accused Of
Being a Judas.

London, Jan. 29.-Admiral Kol-
chak's surrender to Siberian revo-
lutionists was authorized bV Gen.
eral Janin Of the Czecho-S -Slovak
army who was placed in command
OF all allied troops west Of Irkutsk
on Jan. 10. by Kolchak's order. says
a Harbin dispatch to the Daily
Mail.
A profound sensation was caused
throughout the far east by q re-
port that Kolchak had given up.
says the message. and one Russian
general has challenged General
Janin to a duel. while officers un-
der the command OF General Sem
enoff have formed a league, the
slogan of which is Have Janin's
blood"
1t is known that Czech reports
on the situation at Irkutsk, which
have been telegraphed to General
Janin at Verkhnie- Udinsk induced
him to consent to Kolchak's sur
render. The Czechs claim the
choice lay between surrendering
one man Or complete annihilation.
Soviet Cavalry Scores.
London, Jan. 29.-Russian soviet
cavalry, commanded by General
Dumenko, has forced the rivers in
the Manych valley, in the lower
Don region, and captured 5000
prisoners, after a two days battle
the red forces then continuing to
advance, says bolshevik COM
munique received today. Further
eastward along the same rivers the
fiercest fighting is proceeding
against another force, the state
ment adds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
G. O. p. WARNED
OF DANGERS IN
TRAINING BILL
Mondell Reveals Political
Ambuscade and Demos
Are Sad.
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus).

NoPeCAAi 10 Inc ArguS).
washington. D. c., Jan. 29.-Few
things have disappointed politically
mined Democrats here more than
the statement of Representative
Mondell, Republican. leader of the
house, that he is opposed to uni
versal military training. And this
isn't because the Democrats favor
military training for the nations
youth but because they had hoped
the Republican party would make
the mistake Of passing such legis-
lation.
While on the surface there has
been much talk of making the treaty
an issue in the next campaign or
carrying the "law and order" con-
troversy into the presidential con-
test, the political sharps have really
seen a great opportunity in the
military training question, especial
ly because of the well-founded sus-
plclon that if Leonard Wood were
the Republican candidate he would
warmly espouse the cause of mill
tary training.
Now when the Democrats had
supposed the Republican party was
going to commit itself to a mill.
tary training or peace time con.
scrlption program, when Senator
Wadsworth, chairman of the senate
military affairs committee, and 9th.
er Republicans in the senate seem.
ed eager to pass legislation of tha
kind, along comes Leader Mondel
with the declaration that any Re
publican who is responsible fol
such legislation would find himsel
soon in political oblivion.
West Against It
Without question the stronges
sentiment against universal train
ing seems to come from the ives
and the south and is not confinet
to either party. Indeed, Secretar,
Baker of the Democratic admins
tration has endorsed the senate
program, but Democrats on the hill
are inclined to think the secretar,
of war is Influenced by the prevail
ing atmosphere Of the war depart
ment where hardly an officer o
high rank is to be found who doesn'
favor military training.
Objections to the program, how
ever, come from varied sources
There are conflicting ideas abou
| how the returned soldier feels
While he is said to regard the ad
vantages of military training as in
dispensable to national defense, h
doesn't think the next war is nea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
FOREIGN MONEY
STARTS RECOVERY

New York, Jan. 29.-Quotations
on demand bills on the English
pound sterling which fell yesterday
to the record low figure Of 3.49.
opened to-day at $352.
Demand sterling rose another
cent to $3.50 in later trading. Franc
checks were quoted at the rate Of
1902 to the dollar, up SO centimes,
and lire checks were Is centimes at
1882. Belgian cables advances A
centimes over yesterdays closing
prices, to 1850.
German marks were quoted at
LAT cents and Austrian crowns re-
manned unchanged at ia cents
, each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
RZBERG GER STILL
RATHER SICK MAN

osrlin, Jan. 29.-The condition Of
~ Salas Erzberger, vice premier
~. ~ minister Of finance, who was
Az Az monday by Oltwig Won Hirsch-
n. u' SHOWS little change, although
~ wound is causing him pain.
MI patents temperature is nor
in out MS pulse still continues at
~. ~ consequence Of his setback
h,...,u he is suffering from ex-
MI. M1on and requires great care.
n, % :, mere is no immediate dan
Nh ~, Hetr Erzberger may deal only
,ss;. me most important state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
WON'T AGREE
70 YIELD UP.
IT'S CITIZENS.
German Government Says
Allied Demands Invite
Extreme Violence.

perlin, Wednesday Jan. 2S.-1n-
Sjeation Of the governments grow
irs concern over the extradition OF
csrmans accused of war offenses
vas given in the note sent to the
allies today asking revision Of
clauses Of the Versailles treaty.
The attempted assassination OF
Matthias Erzberger, minister Of
finance. last Monday is viewed in
oficfal circles as a precursor Of
What is likely to happen II the gov
eminent appeals to force in arrest
ipg men on the list submitted by
the entente powers.
Not Published ct Home.
While 1t has been known that
Wilhelmstrasse would use all its
persuasive power in an effort to in
duce the allies to desist in their
ayowed purpose Of demanding the
surrender of Germans, the shots
aimed at Erzberger have made the
cabinet more apprehensive than it
has been at any other time relative
70 the enforcement Of the extradi-
ton clauses. The note to the al
lies, which will not be published in
Germany, warns the entente powers
that Germany can not assume she
is able to compel either national
or local agencies Of the law to lay
hands on the men wanted and trans
fer them to German frontiers.
Threaten "Strike."
The Associated Press is informed
that even responsible officials OF
the foreign Office have announced
that they will refuse to execute any
work connected with extraditiOr
formalities and they threaten tc
strike or indulge in passive resist
anee."
A leading official of the foreign
Office expressed doubt today that q
man could be found in Germany
"who would lead himself to the
work of executing warrant for the
arrest or detention of fellow coun
trymen to be dragged before a for
eign tribunal"
Suggestion, is made in the not,
that the men wanted to be tried by
the supreme court at Leipzig and II
this part Of the communication thu
cabinet has indicated its belief thai
the nations highest tribunal car
guarantee an exhaustive and impair.
tial trial. 1t is pointed out that the
allies are given representation or
the bench Of the supreme court
which should further tend to guar.
antee fair trial.
Inviting Trouble.
The economic situation in Ger
many is precarious at present anG
this is an unsuitable period to in
vite trouble. the note indicates.
The whole nation is likely to g(
on general strike" an official de
clared today, "if it is cOerced into
even making feint in the direction
OF apprehending the men wanted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
JUDGE FARIS HAS
HAD ELS SAY AS
TO PROHIBITION

st. Louis. Mo-, Jan. 29.-United
States District Judge Faris an
nounced today that he would dis
qualify himself and ask another
Judge to sit in all wartime prohi-
bition violations cases based on
arrests between Dec. 5 and Dec. 16,
when the sale Of intoxicants in this
city were permitted by an in1unc-
tion which he granted.
This injunction was dissolved
when the supreme court Of the
United States upheld the enforce
ment law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-29
CAN'T PRY LID UP
EVEN TO COMBAT
THE INFLUENZA

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Health depart
ment officials today refused to give
their approval to the plan of Dis
trlct Attorney Charles F. Clyne to
release contraband whisky to local
hospitals for use in fighting the in
fiuenza epidemic.
"As a general proposition whisky
does not prevent influenza nor will
1t serve as a cure" said Deputy
Commissioner Koehler, although
IN some cases it may serve as a
stimulant."