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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Cash
wheat: weak to SC lower; No. /
hard, 2.3002.s5; No. 2. 2.35@2.52;
No. l red. 2.44@2.45; No. 2, 2.41@
2.43.
Corn: steady to Sc higher; No. 2
mixed, 1.4061.42; No. white. 1.43
@1.45; No. 2 yellow, 1.46@1.4S.
Oats: nominally steady; No. 2
white, Sic: No. mixed, 84@86c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
MOLINE BRIEFS

Mayor G. P, Skinner and the
council water and light committee
were guests last evening at BIRTH
day surprise party held at the
water works. The party was in
honor of Harry Boyce, engineer,
and Tom Ausdahl, fireman. The
mayor made speech and Mrs. Van
Ausdahl served refreshments, and
after that there was an inspection
tour of the filtration plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
SENATOR REEDS
MOTHER Is BURIED

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 90
The funeral services for Mrs. Nancy
Reed, mother Of Senator James A.
Reed of Kansas City, Mo-, who died
here last Tuesday night, were
held at the family home at II a. m.
today, the Rev. F. B. Murch, pastor
of the First United presbyterian
church, officiating.
Mrs. Reed was born in Washing
ton county, Pa. in 1928, and had
lived in this city since 1865.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-Corn, 1@2c
aSner; No. 4 white, 1.4S; No. 3
~nHe (none); No. yellow, LAT;
~ yellow, 1.411s; No. 5 yellow,
lsVel.42; No. 4 miAed, LAP; No. 5
m,xed. lao; sample, S5c.
.. Mts, unchanged; No. 2 white,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
RELATIVES Of
Men WHO DIED
TO Get PAPER


At special patriotic services end
ing the fathers and sons week the
First Presbyterian church will be
the scene Of q touching ceremony
Sunday evening. Certificates .of
honor for relatives OF soldiers who
died during the world war will be
formally presented at. this meeting.
Fallerans post Of the American
legion is the medium through which
the French government il making
the presentation. Rev. A Judson
Arrick, pastor Of the church. will
be in charge of this ceremony. Cap
tain Oscar E. fCarlstrom, former
leader of Battery B, will make the
presentation.
The French memorial diplomas
are the formal thanks of the French
people for the aid rendered them
by the soldiers of the United States
who defended them from the ter.
rors of war-crazed Germany
Through the efforts of Captain
Carlstrom and the army recruiting
officer OF Davenport, the war de.
partment index OF Mercer county's
soldiers who died while in the ser
vice is being revised.
In the case where there are any
relatives of soldiers entitled to the
French diploma, who do not re-
ceive it, attempts will be made t
locate this soldiers record and ths
certificate will be forthcoming. Due
to lack of complete record, Cap
tain Carlstrom was unable to send
exact number of soldiers to The
French government. when request
ed. Sixteen diplomas have beer
received for presentation, and it il
thought that there are yet severa
families in Mercsr county who arr
entitled to one OF the honor di
plomas because of the supreme sac
riice which was made one of theil
members. Every effort will b.
made to secure one of these certifi
Gates for each person who is emit
tied to one.
All Vets Invited.
All members of the American
legion and other former servic'
men, especially members of tn
Grand Army of the Republic ant
their friends and relatives hav
been invited to attend this patri
otto meeting at the Presbyterian
church. Plans have been made t
reserve a section of the seats 70
the various patriotic organization
such as the American legion, G. A
r., the Woman's relief corps an
the Woman's auxiliary. Member
of families entitled to these di
plomas are especially urged to b
present and receive publicly tn
honor certificates bestowed by tn
French government.
The diploma. which is truly
work OF art, is an engraving Of
group standing oa~a cenotaph o.
which is written in French "To tn
| memory OF (SolQler naWe) OF III
unied States of America. France
Homage" and below appears tn
signature Of the French republic
The principal figure in the grou
symbolizes the soul and spirit Q
the American army. The entir
group Is framed by border of Ga,
and laurel leaves.
| At the base of the cenotaph th
flags of France and America ar
Joined together by wreath, Re
marks of gratitude and hopag
which France pays to America
sons who gave their lives for jus
tice and right. The lines on tn
wall behind the group are take
from one of Victor Hugo's famou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
LATE TRAIN FOR
ALEDOANS PLAN
OF ODD FELLOWS

Aledo lodge, No. 23s. I. o. o. F..
has chartered special train on the
Rock Island Southern for tomor-
row night which will make it pos
sible for Odd Fellows and others to
visit the tri-cities and return late
the same evening. Members of the
lodge of Odd Fellows from Mercer
county, who care to are privileged
to attend the meeting in Rock Is
land and witness the comforting OF
the third degree by the grand lodge
degree staff. The train will leave
Aledo at $50 p. M, and leave Rock
Island on the return trip at mid
night. )
A steam train has been chartered
and the local lodge is fortunate in
securing the transportation facili-
ties. The train will stop at every
ticket station enroute to the city.
It will arrive at and leave tie
Twentieth street station In Rock
Island. This will give not only
lodge members, but others. an OPP
portunity to visit the city and re-
turn the same evening, something
which has been impossible for sew
eral months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Liberty Bonds.

New York, Feb. 20.-Prices Of
Liberty bonds at 1855 p. m. today
were. -31ss, 96.62; first As. $3.50;
second As. 5000; first 414s, 91.30;
second AS, $3.50; third ANS.
1904; fourth 4As, 91.00; Victory
3%s, 1874; Victory Ans, 97.70.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Toledo Ga,.d.

Toledo. Ohip, Feb. Follower
seed, prime. cash, 34.S5; February,
34.S5; March, 34.35; April, $3.50;
October, $3.50. =
Alsike, prime Z, cash $500; Mrach,
$500.
Timothy, prime. cash (1917),
$50; cash (191s). $50; cash $50
so; March, 6.72h; April 6.67k
May, 6.65.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
SPAIN NEAR CRISIS.

Madrid, Feb. 20.-The political
situation in Spain is still very crit
ical and this morning the indica-
lions were that the disruption of
the cabinet might occur at any mo-
tment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Peoria Livestock

rsoria, ILL.,. Feb. 20.-Hog re-
MH' l.So0; 25@40c lower: top
ne 1900; lights, 14.25@14S0;
,rs, sas. 1425914.75; heavies,
1le receipts, $50; steady to
Az E demand, good; calves,
MO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Butter: high
er: creamery, 50@S5c.
Eggs: receipts, $500 cases; I'M
changed.
Poultry: alive, lower; springs,
gle; fowls, CSC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Silver.

New York, Feb. 20.-Bart silver
1870; Mexican dollars, S9hc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
p0tatoes.

Chicago, Feb. 20. - Potatoes ::
steady; receipts, 81 cars; Northern
Whites, sacked, 4.25@4.45 per cwt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20

The Punjab is so called from two
Persian words signifying 1--we" and
waters" abiding to the five riv-
ers which flow through it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20

A bridge in Peru. more than zoe
feet long. is supported by ropes Of
cactus fiber.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20

Argus. oil 'ne ''me-Ine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20

St. Louis Cash Grain.
St. Louis, Feb 20.-Corn, not
quoted.
Oats, No. 3 white, 90Ec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
SURE SHOTS.

Totals 1892 937 S07 2576
Team average-85S.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
PLAN HEARINGS ON
HOUSE SITUATION
IN UNITED STATES
Special Committee on Recon
struction to Visit All
Principal Cities.

\ New York. July 4.-Hearings will
be held here this month to be fol-
lowed by others throughout the
country, by the United States special
committee on reconstruction and
production investigating the nation
housing shortage.
In a statement issued here tonight,
Franklin T. Miller, assistant to- the
committee, declared that ,co-ordina-
ton of all available statistics and in
formation is being sought by the
committee, and the principal cities
from the Atlantic to the Pacific are
to be visited.
In an effort to avert a possible
housing panic in the fall by immedi-
ate though informal action, Senator
Calder of New York, chairman OF
the committee, has had several con-
ferences during the past week with
prominent raihu executives and
transportation experts, and has re-
ceived assurances of cooperation
said Mr.. Miller's statement in part.
The committee is alive to the tact
that relief of the present housing
conditions must come about through
construction work started during
July. August and September and
that if the freight embargo against
building materials persists, relief tor
the congested Districts will not be
achieved during the present year,
With Senator Calder on the COM
mittee are Senators Kenyon, Iowa
Edge, New Jersey; Wolcott, Della
ware. and Cav. Louisiana.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
18 Killed; 100 Injured
In Scranton Train Wreck

Scranton, Pa, July 4.-In a col
lision between three cars on the
Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley
railroad near. South Pittston sta.
ton tonight, eighteen persons are
reported killed and 100 injured. The
accident occurred when lightning
struck telegraph pole along the
line of the track and the pcie fell
over of the tracks in front of a car
bound for Scraaton.
A moment later limited car
crashed into the rear of the cal
that struck the pole, and third cal
telescoped the second car. Al! three
care were piled in a heap.
Many of those killed and injuyec
lad attended the annual games Of
the Caledonian clubs of Scranton
and Pittston at Valley View park
this afternoon.
Physicians at the Pittston hospital
declared at midnight that 1S amputa,
.isfls of arms and legs of the in
jured had been made at that hour
The surgeons also stated that there
we're but few slightly injured
All of the dead and injured were
believed to be from Pennsylvania.
Vice President and General Man.
ager P. ]. Murphy and other official:
oGthe railroad company would give
out no report on the accident.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
BRITISH TROOPS
ARE REPULSEDBY
TURKISH FORCES
Attempt to Land Marines at
Mudania on Sea of Marmora
Unsuccessful.
Guaranteed Strictly Unofficial.)

Constantinoplc, July 4. - British
warships attempted to land marines
Friday at Mudania, on the Sea of
Marmora, but they were repulsed by
rapid fire guns widely scattered
along the coast Evidently the guns
were placed since the British land
ing on June 20.
The Greeks claim that the Turks
lost $500 men. including l,500> >pris-
ohNrs. in the fighting preceding the
capture of Balikesri, about 100 miles
northeast of Smyrna. where the
Greeks say the Turkish population
welcomed them. 4, y
Apparently the Turkish national
lists are much discouraged by the
speedy advance of the Greeks.
There are many indications that the
Turks are withdrawing in the best
possible order toward the line from
Brussa to Afiun Karahissar, in the
hills and mountains, whence bandit
gangs can harass the enemy's ad-
vance toward the Bagdad railway.
1t is believed the nationaists lack
artiller yand will rely on guerrilla
warfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
McAdoo Apparently
Unconcerned About
Course. of Convention
Saturday, only we didn't. have any
rooster to do the Moses act and lead
lis out of the political barnyard.
Delegates are Tired.

Huntington, N Y, July 4.-Wil-
liam Gibbs McAdoo tonight .p-
parently was unconcerned with what
was going on at the SAP Francisco
convention, He attended a Shake
spearian play at, the Conkling es-
tate and on his return to his home
again declrnel to discuss politics for
publication.
During the afternoon and evening,
friends in New York kept him in
formed by telephone of the ballot
ing. Other happenings at the con-
vcntion were supplied BY newspaper
men who were invited by Mr.. Nc
Adoo to tea.
There were several callers dur
ing the afternoon among them By
ron r. Newton, collector of the
port of New York, and Mrs. New
ton. Oscar Price, a friend, re-
NAMED at the McAdoo home all
day.
Mr.. McAdoo got up about 9
o'clock this morning and after going
through his personal correspon-
dence, read .thes platform in he
morning newspapers. His friends
say they have reason to assume he
is pleased with the platform. Mr..
McAdoo, it is said. did not get news
of the new ballots taken. by t.. =
convention last night until he read
the papers this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
STILL
Confident OF
final VICTORY
Managers Of Attorney General
Determined Not to Yield
To Other Candidate in
deadlock.
BY GRAFTON S. WILCOX.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased WI


San Francisco, July 4.-Attorney
General Mitchell Palmer still be-
lieves that he and his supporters in
this democratic national convention
hold the balance of power in the
deadlock over the presidential nomi-
nation. &A
With no thought of compromising
now or of negotiating with any
other group, the Palmer campaign
managers conferred today and de-
c;ded to hold tight their lines to-
morrow and to urge Palmer as the
logical man for McAdoo and Cox
supporters to turn to.
The Palmer managers analyze
their position thus: ~
Palmer represents all factions in
the deadlock, his support embracing
delegates on all sides of the issues
i'll the convention.
Palmer has staunch friends from
Pennsylvania and other states, who
represent wet sentiment, and as
many more who are on the dry side
of the convention prohibition argu-
ment.
As to the other candidates i'll the
deadlock. the Palmer managers say:
: "McAdoo represents the dry ele-
ment of the prohibition controversy
and the administration sdie of the
other issues exclusively. his chief ad-
vocates being men affiliated with the
government"
Cox represents the vets and
forces opposed to the Wilson ad-
ministration.
In this situation. as they view it,
Mr.. Palmer and his leaders insist
that Palmer holds the whip hand and
that he should be the last of the big
three to give in, if in fact it will ever
be necessary to surrender. Z
In any event the present intention
of the attouey general is never to
surrender either to McAdoo or Cox
If surrender must come it will be
agreed to only after some sort OF
deal has been framed to put, over
a dark horse. Who might be the
Palmer dark horse, his friendus will
not say. Their reason for silence
on this subject if. of course, their
conviction that the time has not
!! come for them to talk compromise
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
Convention is Like Ganp .,.paa
Of Old Hens With,1ysss.':a :''
Rooster, Dorothy Says
Delegates, Tired and Homesick, Mill Around in
Harem-Scarem Fashion Waiting for the Moses
Who Eventually Will Lead Way Out of Darkness
To Nomination.

Saturday, only we didn't have any
rooster to do the Moses act and lead
lis out of the political barnyard.
Delegates are Tired. -
SO. from early morning until
nearly midnight we just sat fast
and stupidity voted for the same
favorite sons, even when we knew
there wasn't ghost of chance
to elect them, because there wasn't
anybody to point the way to VIC
tory, or to pick out for US some.
body to rally around.
Gosh, lady" said weary dele
gate to me as he leaned up against
the railing of the press stand, f'why
don't somebody tell 'em where to
set off? I'll vote for anybody who
can win. for I Want to go home.
Pm paying $l2 a day for room,
and there amt $l2 difference be-
tween ANY of them candidates.
81 left my baby at home, and if
I don't get bach it will be too
late to put up any strawberries y
walled woman delegate, and
midst gobs of gloom SO thick you
could cut them with knife the
convention adjourned until Monday
to resume the leaderless fray
Bryan Is Active.
"Of course, underneath it all, it's
a fight between the vets, who are
for. Cox, and the administration
people, who are for McAdoo, and
Mr.. Bryan, who is for Bryan, stand
ing by dropping bricks into the ma
chine every time it shows signs of
working, and Bryan is the greatest
living expert in the art of sabotage, /"
says All old political reporter.
As for me, I don't know. [>need
light and somebody TO point the way
to me, and erect good reliable sign
boards along the road to tht polls.
But take it from me, dear, before |
go to another political convention
l am going to find out if it is hand
picked and has car to run it, and
if the steam roller has 'been tested
out and found to be in good work
ing order, and if it isn't, I'm going
to stay at home.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
8-Year-Old Girl, Has
Narrow Escape When
Bullet Enters Home

, Revolver. shots, believed to have
been fired by negro boys, who were
celebrating ths Fourth of July, near
ly caused injury Saturday when one
of the shots went through screen
door of the kitchen at the home of
r. w. Haney, 1902 North Thirty-sec-
ond street, and another went through
window at the home OF r. B.
Wirak, 1916 North Thirty-firs
street, a block away
The bullet which entered Haney's
home narrowly missed Haney's s.
yearold daughter, who was lying
down in the room. The bullet which
entered Wirak's home passed
through the room in which he and
his family we're sitting, lodging in
the floor.
The police investigated the shoot
ing, but were unable 10 ascertain the
origin Of the shots.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
All Ears Now Cooked Toward
Washington for Magic Word
Wilson Continues to Take
Hands Off" Policy.
SEARCH FOR DARK HORSE
IS WITHOUT RESULTS
Convention Works Without
Guiding Hand Of Bryan for
First Time in "a Years
Need Moses to Lead Them.

San Francisco, July 4.--The day
of rest brought to the democratic ma
tional convention no release from its
% ballots deadlock and no, promise
of relief tomorrow.
Fruitless search for a dark horse
who could win left the tired, muddled
and even exasperated forces with
nothing more tangible than the like
lihood of straight-out fight between
Cox and McAdoo and growing
hopes that Moses would spring up
from somewhere to lead them out of
their wilderness.
All ears were cooked toward the
White House for the magic word.
For Ne first time in "a years
democratic conVntion was working
without the guiding hand of Bryan
and tor seven years without the
word of Wilson.
There was spirited guessing, de-
duction and attempted conclusion at
what President Wilson might wish,
hope or acquiesce in, but apparent
ly nothing more.
Wilson Still Silent.
Senator Glass confirmed reports
that President Wilson was not taxi
ing any hand in the situation.
The president has not commu.
nicated with me regarding candi-
Oates" said Mr.. Glass. "A report
that, in recent conversations, he
had indicated men whom he op-
posed is not true. As the situation
'coks to ME tonight each crowd
thinks their candidate can win, and
until some one is convinced other
wise the deadlock will continue"
The Cox people outwardly expect
to win tomorrow. The McAdoo
people having checked their down
w;rd slide, girded up for new
drive TO break the Cox column to.
morrow. The Palmer people, de-
olarng that neither Cox nor Nc
Adoo can have their votes. cx-
pressed. hope for themselves but
Only indifferentiy.
Each of the three appears to have
strangle hold on the other two.
McAdoo forces in the late Saturday
night balloting recovered one-third
veto power they had lest
Cox forces retained theirs stead
lily from the time they acquired it
in the fifth ballot, although their
margin f1uctuated. Palmer forces
possessed it in fact, through state
delegations which, although held in
a block for McAdoo or Cox by the
unit rule, contained discordant -ele-
mellts which when released would
become effective in adding to the
deadlock. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
PANTS BURGLAR
SHOT BY BARBER
EARLY SUNDAY
AIonzo Jackson, Negro, AL
legged to Have Robbed so
Homes, Is in Jail
No".a Il

Olonza Jackson, negro, 10 years
old, who police. .say is the 'pants
burglar" was captured early yes
tcrday morning while prowling in
the home of Samuel Jordan, 2408
North Twenty-hfth street, barber
The pants burglaI' has robbed
more than 50 homes during the past
four months. 3D.
Jordan fired two shots with his
automatic pistol at Jackson. wound
ing him slightly i'll the right leg
and left hip. He held the prowler
at bay until the police y arrived.
Jackson was booked on charge
Of burglary and locked up alter his
wounds we're dressed by a police
surgeon.
Jackson admitted to police he had
followed Jordan Nome after he saw
him display a roll of bills in a
downtown cafe.
Jordan said he became alarmed
when he noticed a man follow him
home He placed an automatic pis-
tol underneath his pill low before he
retired.
" The negro gained entrance by re-
moving the screen from the dining
room window.
Jordan told, police he was awak-
ened by noise shortly after 4:50
He said he seized the pistol and saw
a form crawling on the floor. He
waited a few seconds until the thief
crawled near the+oot of the bed.
II jumped up and fired two shots
at the man and then crent behind
the end of the bed. The man
screamed and called the police
who took him away"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-05
BY DOROTHY DIX.

San Francisco, Cal, july 4.-My
dear, isn't it queer? 1t gives you a
sort of sinking and gone feeling as
if you had suddenly lost everything
inside of YOU that was sustaining
the kind of feeling that you have
after you have been gorgeously sea-
sick. You know when you find that
the thing you have always thought
you wanted, you don't want at all
when you get it. Well, dear, that's
the way with me at this present
writing
. Ever since | began to take AN in
terest in politics, and found out that
they crown presidents every four
years, I've been lambasting political
bosses and saying things that | now
realize were cruel and unfeeling
about political steam rollers, and
shrieking my head off for free and
untrammeled convention that could
exercise its own will, and telling 'em
what we women would do when we
got the vote and could show that
no man could put his collar on US.
Mob Without Leader.
All my political prayers have been
answered, and you should hst see
what mess it makes. I'm in the
midst of a political convention that
has not got a boss or leader, and
that doesn't know which way it is
headed, and so far as I can see is
likely to just go milling around and
around without getting anywhere
until after Harding is elected next
November.
Did you ever watch a bunch of
chickens trying to get out of barn
yard, the gate wide open but they
didn't see it, and they dash madly
around cackling at the top of their
voices. and getting more and more
hysterical every moment until final
ly some pld rooster gives a loud
crow and marches sedately cut
through the doorway, with the bal
arce of them tagging at his heels
we'll you could not have found a bet
ter understudy of the chicken rum
ming than the auditorium presented