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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
MAY CHANGE RULES
 GOVERNING ENTRY
 OF MExicANS INTO U. 5

DOUGLAS. Sep, 21-IntimatioT that the state department already ha :! in mind some modification in existing passport regulations was contained in a letter received yesterday by tha chamber Of commerce and mines.
 The letter. written by c. Howland Shaw for the secretary of state, WIS in reply to the chambers communica. tion, in which it gave endorsement; 10 the proposal of the Nogales cham Der Of commerce requesting modifi cation of existing rules governing the entry of Mexicans into the United States.
 The department has taken the mat ter up for consideration and a rulinf; will be made as soon as definite policy can be agreed on, the letter from Mir. Shaw stated.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
BUSINESS MEN OF NooALEs TO
 ATTEND BORDER CONFERENCE

MORALES Sept. Representa-. lives Of The Nusa,es chamber of com, merce viii go ,o Fl Peso October < to aid in solving the various problems confronting border towns and cities One of these is he slo passport yise fee imposed by bo'h the UDiied States and Mexico. and which has caused so much trouble and neeiless expense 10 merchants and tourists \ h.gh official of he United States government viii be present and Pres iden; de Ia Hus-.a has been asked 10 sen, a representative The meeting will be held during ihe Cotton expos. ton. It !. expected ,hl, yi,ally im. poriant results viii eusue from ,he deliberation, ot The convention.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
sTkIE ROAD Ns7 WILL
 BE READY IN THREE WEEKS

Pa0ENlN S.w raa A-.aua h -7wsy leparm.a 's arepatrg ( map Of he s'ate showing s.1,s a.pA
 ways anl ether roal~. and has wit. ,sn n, Phoenix Chamber Of t'om. merce asking that changes b. made T many road lines shown on ,he ma2. necessary ani 10 pay particular at ;en;ion 10 Marieopa county Tho chamber n 'urn a.as that persons familiar with road, cal and examine The map now n preparation. F N
 Hoimquis;. assis,an, state engineer, states in his lerer 10 the chamber of commerce that inc depar'men; would like 10 have ;ae map ready Tor printing ia abou, three weeks An cooperation is urged 70 ;he end lha; ;h.s map may be absolutely correc,
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
eOY KILLED WHEN
 TRUCK OVERTURNS

PHOENlX, Sept. ls.-Joe Ramirez, an employ in the mailing room of The Arizona Republican. died at the St. Joseph hospital early this morn. ing fro minjuries received when a motor truck in which he was riding with five other Mexican boys. over turned near the corner of Fourteenth aud Jefferson streets about midnight last night.
 Pete Zemora suffered several brok. en ribs and the other four boys were bruised. Patrolman Mike Strathy. who investigated the accident, report ed that the truck was turned com. pletely over and headed in the op- posite direction from that it was tray. cling.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
HUSBAND RELEASED AFTER
 ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING OF
 NooALEs BRIDE OF MoNTI

MORALES, Sept. 2l-Death from a 45-calibre bullet accidentally fired into the base Of her brain form a revolver in the hands Of her newly married husband caused the tragic end Of happy honeymoon for a No. gales bride of a month in camp in Santa Cruz county near Rilllito. The news has proven a hideous shocf to many Nogales people ,o whom the bride was well known and by whom she was held in grea, esteem.
 A detailed account Of the shooting was given in the hearing held in the office at Tucson Of the Pima county attorney. Kirk T. Moore. Wednesday. The husband the only witness of the tragedy and the only person testify ing told his story and was released by the county attorney who decided there is no reason for taking legal steps against the bereaved husband.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
WARRANTS WEREN'T SERVED
 BUT MEN PUT UP BONDS

MIAMI Sop; T Henry Blet.n, and smoky" Brown who fractures the peace in Pleasant valley recently by engaging in fist fight, and whose activities were magniiied 10 killings and feuds galore by rumor. are ap. 10 be arrested again They came n Globe and furnished peace bonds ani departed again for their mountain haunts, but it now appears that they have never been served with warrants and the warrants are now in the hands Of Judge McEachren. lt Is a unique position 10 be In. that of hay ing furnished bond before being ar. rested and not ye, knowing that yol never were under arrest. lt is proh- able that they will be arrested all over again to make the peace bonds valid.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
el PASO-SAN DIEGO RACE ASSURED FAY:
 1sT. PRIZE st5,ooo

Reports have been received here from NJ L,Naquain Of Fl Paso. who says that the Fl Paso-San Diego race in an assured fact.
 In his letter MT Naquain also stated that al present the entry blanks had been printed. but that as soon as there were a sufficient supply would he mailed to cover the entries here. The race is definitely decided and sceduled for February eight to twenty-second
 The race will start at Fl Paso. coming across country. touching Bis. bee, Tucson. Ajo and Yuma in this state. At Tucson il will branch off the old Borderland highway.
 The race will end in San Diego, California, on the. twenty-second O.. February Theer win be six prizes offered, the fire, Sne being fifteen thousand dollars.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
ENTIRE FAMILY INJURED
 WREN FoRo TUSNS TURTLE
 ON aISBEE-DoUCLAs ROAD

HtS6EE Sept. '=Dr. Sam Moore. ot sonora ~a- ser.1as.y injured aai Mrs Moore and three caadrsn sever. eE bruised and shaken l--, nigh. a, o'clock when a Ford car. which Mr. Moore Was driving overturned on thc poug.ds-Bis6ee road -A.- -de of For ss' s.a,.on. Dr Moor had two ribs broken and was cut and bruised. The niGr.e, of ;ae re-,. Of :a- family were ao' serious \ passing car picked the fanny mp and carried them to Doug. las pr Moore hal been D Tucson
 O place his child .n school rh r.. bu, auad ,ha, he could no, obtain ac. comodaloas for them and was r.. turning 10 sonora
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
,-COcCfs "AP IS REJECTED
 sy PHOENIX CHAMBER

-t,N'. S, q By 'Ntol ... saH- amae-ea. c3ay SIS.
 He Nriloe map of All.
 --1al uHl .tas fae.e-
 N. #ts~. aui r..s further
 rors any m. .p O. AT. z1.a which .aHel 70 rec71~ tho .r -5.. .- primary road and d la-. -as .,a,e system
 ra. r3?o,ed map re.4,ei'by ta, chamber of oammerce saturday rom he ,.a.e ,a. office. has en- o-m5a. lines 10 indicate primary roads and ,a-! dotted lines to in. dica;e ar other roads Assistant Engineer Ho'm7u-; wrote the letter 's :1e chamber at commerce when .h map as- >en, in.
 Tho lsus- iae cammg,ee reported 'ai5N, stated that inc r'dd depar'- mont a.,asd ,usses'ions a. to any .aange,. calling particular a,ient.o, 10 Nar,opa county The following resolution ls .av answer to Mi Mad dock:
 R,>,,yld. .As, he committee re. spce.u'iy -arg4s,, that he map no; be issued un,il after the fan election in Novembe- and further that he committee would not approve any map ot Arizona which failed to rec. ognize ,he Roosevelt road Apache Trail as primary road and a par Of the state system Committee re. ferred in is map records and showed ;he Roosevelt road was on the Ari. -ona map issued in the ,erritoria, days.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
ARIZONA CHECK ARTIST
 FALLS INTO LAWS NET;
 JAILED IN NEW MEXICO

PHOENIX. Sept 20.-After officials had made four days search for F. Suggs on charge Of passing worth. less cheeks word was received tod V by ,he shsriffs office from Silver City. N M. that Suggs had been tak. en into custody there and was being held pending the arrival Of an officer rom Arizona 10 remove him Vari- ous business houses here reported they had received checks on which they were unable to obtain funds. tA ;. total being estimated al between s20D and $500.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
MRS. NICHOLS UNABLE
 TO BECOME CANDIDATE

DOUGLAS. Sept. 4 Mrs Adele l. Nichols, Invited by the Republican county committee 10 become a candi- date for country recorder in the No, ember election, yesterday declined the honor rendered her
 Mrs. Nichols assigned as her reas- on for declining 10 the fact that the interests of her children might pre- vent her remaining in Arizona. and therefore, as much as she desired to serve her party and county, she felt that she could not accept the nomin. alton al this time
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
EARLY No7NiNe FIRE n-
 sTRoYs AoAs-MENr HOUSE

MIAMI ats.zc.a.. y-a- t.. .s jasr:c 5sa Hs ,aa-.cy H4-a hops .7a'-s dog u- - eea
 -a. 5-s-sq uaraa- e#.l .u
 -.ss1a. au. , a. :ang- a.a-e 7.,e a sr. -aest. .so. a.. uu- aaa-> MOE ...e aa-  9sa-a s, t..1. ae -ae owner
 9'8l a-a .ae .aaaars !. cover a-ae.aea 70 tas eN,ea;
 SGaf Ta- ae1a-la-, Q. ,as .asa,-. 0h.a amounted 10 severm H7e1ad dollars aa-s ao, .a-graI 4. .a= as can tr as.a a-.a..ct
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
MoTCF CONVOY LEAVES FoS
 YUMA BY WAY Ce AsC.
 GOVERNOR WELCOMES CREW

TUCSON s.H. -I. rses'..5 lg 9 number as Ta.sn aa ,m5h.e, .as Baakhsld Highway convoy s.. th. cl;y at o'g.oes h.- M.-am1 7- Yuma by ,be vay a. At The dsa. sion 10 take ta.s r'a.e MS waI, o Cap,aln Ml.r na, r-aa.i .r -ae city las, ev.a.a- a..e- d ,rp .r .a. spec,ion oyer ,ha two routes .ai.h E. F. Fshburu ae ,eou. The Baakh5aI route by Way O. Phoemv w4s pro nounced as impossible tse he .rueh. al ,he present time.
 Governor Thomas Campbell Ve.. comed ,he convoy 10 ;1e state yes.ei. day afternoon at tho university. Standing in the center cc 'he camp oq the athletic field a; snnse, and be fore the officers and men o' ,he cor. yoy, the governor extended the os- ficia! greeting Of the state
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
v5M NppU7. JEWISH
 HOLIDAY. BEGINS AT
 SUNSET THIS EVENING

st.ns@art or -An a las .. the m3a.a as a sunset Tacsdsy. - aaI ends @, saase.. ~-p.emaet --ad The. v.- ihe d.s ..-.a r#5l words. .an H- , atone lsr ye1 .o e1u yaar sins ls a r.aea... e tar a
 seaay ' fl.
 -r.- t-.a ..' @ he oeH.s. ur >a0 u'-m- . fese @ aa tass com o.s
  4oea WIS 1Hu'ate .'. Dag
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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
ALTERcATlON LANDS
 PHOENIX FARMER IN
 HOSPITAL: IS DYING

PHOEN1X, Sept James Gill rancher is in a dying condition al d local hospital with a fractured skull following an altereation with George Doormirie. enacted in the hear, or the business section here this afternoon Gil sustained the injury in falling to ,he walk after being struck a heavy blow Officers pursued and captured DDormirie at Beardsley. 2i miles northwest of Phoenix
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN OPENED BY DEMOCRATS IN
 STATE; WiNsoR REPORTS

PHOENIX, Sept 2l.--The Demo cratic congressional campaign in Ari. sona was opened here today with a rally at the Y. NJ. C. A. stadium. State Senator Mulford Winsor, Con eressman Carl Hayden. United States Senators Henry Ashurst and Mar; Smith and R. c. Stanford. superior court judge of Maricopa county. were the principal speakers of the evening.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
FIVE WORE CHINESE
 TO LEAVE SONORA

DOUGLAS. sept. T Five more chine-- residents of sonora were d Arua PTe,- yesterday afternoon aNai'ins formal perm .s,i3I rom Washington 10 cross .n bond 70 h. Uu.=d States on .aeir way To China The chin have been resii.0s a. Nacozari. according ;o Frank W. Heath immigration officer ia ehar-c at Douglas They Mi, eo to SaI Francisco 'h-n <au fer ,le O-len..
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
CHARGE DOUGLAS E. E. MAIL
 CLERK WITH ROBE NC .p9yC

CLSNN WiTh SOBH NJ POUCH
 FL PASo, Sert @i.-post e.a. n. s.eca,s rc.sntl here today tou Nsapa- Taa ilraa4 Ss4se al, les' te ee eer- Q. $>sp Wi.bn K. n7s..a. rH0'-y maa clerk s ac. cas.l rt s.'a- March {. last.
 Tae mans~ vh.,a Nss cnrHa i-,m Is Al-..~ .o New York dis. aa2esrsi eam a rge "er.l mall sack. r-v.a ,; .h l-e had d ran as- tween uaa-'.s At.t- ml El P.,o. a.l heut-,d .he ... t.s aa. sass. tl tn. .aa-. .a..e a. coy. C.. |. tte .--. a.a ,e from .s. nfs H.r... ei s.a-. aa.. .Hl ..e-, lca.i he s.-.a a box lr Neata- ...s. -a.aa .a5s- ihe ulrr 70. Hf fr,.s rs
 ors s. se.sl, .a 9 e-0a ... f.'..- 1. -r..
 Ta. 1aa.y ea. a >l Et aa5 s- federal rr.,~ aa#a a1re Dow H waive, pr HHo tol.e aa oas bond
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
see F4a.E7s To ss DE
aY P.c<r5s scALs WAGE

I-.lfNf,- a'.e ru- r.-s wright G-uje.s Ea.-
 W- End meeting a. Ca.-
 u.-h- ta ll-sl. aa e. ,aara.. aa- #a#r loa5 w..o
 .ateE -la H'e.1a. t...N aat..u
 s. pink
 'ae a-#a.1- .a. aa, ,'a -Ea- 4a.eee, tr.m ssa ,.. a:.ess- a- ea-# ea 'a ae.eah1.z aui ae5 .- a H3H
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
LETTERS SEEK PROPERTY
 OF FAMOUS PIONEER
lT ARIZONA

DOUGLAS. Sept ls-LeJters Of enquiry have been received here from Los Angeles regarding property ot he late Cant Thomas Burns. many years a residen; Of Bowie, and ia nous Civl war figure and widely known pioneer Of Arizona and the Southwest.
 Capt Burns cane 10 Arizona and New Mexico in lsse as the represen- :a;ive Of Hagan and Hearst, al tha, time known as he biggest metal mir ers nthe southwest.
 During ;he Civil war Capt Burns was captain in Inc navy and was in command of the gunboat Cairo when il was blown up by a mine, the first vessel ever successfully destroyed by a mine. Burns and most of the crew escaped. The Cairo belonged to the federal government.
 Captain Burns was resident Of Bowie for more than 29 years and al various times engaged in mining in he Chiricahua mountains. He was the owner of the mining claims on which the Chiricahua development company expended several hundred thousand dollars unnecessarily at Paradise. Burns also held claims in the Dos Cabezas district.
 For the past two years the diseased had been an inmate of the govern. ment soldiers home at Sawtelle, Cal ifornia, and il is supposed he was moved to Los Angeles hospital be- fore his death
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26

ot the affairs Of the Oregon bsay,rg company, was settled out Of court yes .erdly by the contending parties, .n. the accounting made by J. p. Ccbp1;- ly, of the Bank of Bisbee. The Leaa- ing company operating a bropeTty7 as Dodge corporation.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
'NE7 ctNs C7i%< LESS r9-a THAN x ANY
 EAR SINCE DRY 1870

t~EH\=rN Sa' l ~--
 LaH and ner, D -rs ,as -.la. Ns- .r,s pa- -G'a M. any gaa- -ae- l>5a so.-!..- srHa' -'l.y aH -.a..r. commerce.
 lA ls- 5". ,yas 7.-n -7-oas rr clu.a -~s- 'l --,a salons a tn.h Ia- : am ,g,l and .a.,.aE %. i1 e4.on- las. vaH
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
LUCAS ELECTED HEAD OF
 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HERE

TUCSON. Sept. 20.-P. R. Lucas was elected grand knight of the Knights of Columbus at the annual election of officers, which was held at the K. C. hall. R. R. Brena was elected grand deputy knight and Rev. Thomas Conolly was elected chancel-
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
SOLDIER CHARGED WITH
 DEFENSE AGAINST GIRL
 WAVES AN EXAMINATION

DOUGLAS, Sept. Enrique Brat ion. soldier who is alleged t1 have betrayed li-year-oid Douglas girl waived preliminary hearing on a statutory offense charge ,hls morning and bail was set at sloO0 by Judge Jack. pe Will ba taAen to [ .r bs;one soon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
cAe EsEAHs TMo
TRAFFIC 5 1E-4YE0

tel.t7 v.. , e . ~r @ts H.ec We.-11lal a P.s5 md SH'aee-. -u -r trau broke .--ta3 aeI- Fossa Train NJ. |. ea-'-boald, aae here l-e a'c,oct ?. l W9s 'ha1- -S9 aa1-s -a.e.
 Tb, breaking Of -he cat ss a-. -r.hu l '5a burst t.r H4-e The Cd vss a .asdel uua.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
CONTENOlNG PARTIES IN
 SUIT INVOLVING LEASING
 co. SETTLE DIFFERENCES

BISBEE. Sept. 2l.-A suit brough; by Harry Jennings and J. J Bowen against Mike Cassidy. A. II. Gardner and Arthur Karger for an accounting
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
TW.Ns AbFF.E AT A. 3. &ETr MAN $ ZONE: NOT
 -.s: rlENEE VISITOR


 l. IT. Ss-- A E 'se man. 1a a sa'er apas'We" N -.. 1 .,ri N..l s 1appy am a .a.a tsa.t a5 -.as7a aa 4l .at-"i .I. Id sel lt hone Taa. fg o e.a 'l
 Ei- tr Hs.o~-.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
NOTION TO DISMISS
 SUIT AGAINST oUNBA7

Fa2ENiN sHa .a-iaa5lneusa n By .a de.eass at i.m1lon 20 II-m. g supported hy a demurrer hoagh, 20 .'la sa3 a.e yes erlat tlsnrs,iminaey szanaaaaa in jpsHce es1rs O. ja,'a Q pmsar ub asaer C. weekly nsw aaaer rh.-l vta mtna Haol
 a.a. hal be.a .e by A-aar- {. W'sv E Jones aas based on - r.s,a a-t'el -re.sir-
 saal naahus ss rt 'a.nev gen ra.
 s..-a5 .1aa .ls -..s
 a#a.g no. -maa .,s.1.r or 70 aecs-s b.n Q.
 avEgas ,s- aa 5at la H.s ia e. us a .aa. .la.u- -oa-a. D r.ar-e aae t5s to-1 o haze
 f-a.1 4na attorney ra-a. .- m1a1a saa u9 aa 5..s,a.a. r O..b
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
rR ra
OF E DEPENDENT

Na#l E f. css {. .a- n N..c ---- ID .,a-
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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26
e. MaY c A.E. MEEr.
HASN'T MISSED IN 70 YEAF

0A9N NIo.-J IN 70 FEAT 5
 taosNiA. St Thm B .,. for ii.y 19s I r.,ic-1. v. pll. i.N. ard Ha s1vs aa las 11' missej d G..A.R R. eaeam9mcGt the 5s. '~-0- at that o-zaa'lr.. was aa a. Way 'a5y t, tha a1ampmeal vh.rA ri- '# h-.j nsHt a .fa- dtgvap faEs sad ~ Gaa Gra .Ha fa p.t a..e N-s t.a.i 1.t t-a4. tr. tar.Hsrs H5- A-- i'd H.s.a.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-26

Casa Grande-F. l.. Davis now us ing 20 men to harvest 240 acre broom crop.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

Berlin under the command Of their
former chiefs.
Dutch Reports Centza1ic19 j J
The Hague. March 25.-F1ghtng
in the Ruhr district OF Germany
where 1t was understood Z 0uco
had been agreed to. has bedn 70
sumed, according to the TeieGfaAf.
|Spartacist forces are nearing Vessel.
the newspaper says, and Musu-
ster dispatch to the Rotterdam
courant says the red armyo
strength is now 10000.
Some reports from the frontier
indicate that the workmen are bonn
harding Vessel with large caliber
guns. The advices are conflicting.
however. other reports declaring
the situation is quiet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
REPORT QUIET
IS RESTORED IN
RUHR DISTRICT
Paris Tells Of Agreement, but Dutch
Dispatches Say Fighting
Is Going on.

Buderich, Rhennish Prussia,
March 25.-fBy the Associated
Press).-Complete quiet prevails
temporarily at Vessel. the German
stronghold besieged by revolution
airy workers, but peace between the
two forces has not been declared.
The correspondent was informed
to this effect at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing over the telephone by the head
quarters of General Habitsch, the
commander at Vessel.
Reach Agreement.
Paris, March 25.-The German
government has reached a definite
agreement with the workmen in the
Ruhr valley, where the general
strike has been paralyzing industry
and where hostilities between sol
diers and workers have been in
progress for several days past, &C.
cording to news reaching French
semi-official circles today from
Berlin.
The basis Of the agreement, thu
advices state, are as follows:
Formation of workmen's
army charged with maintaining
order.
Remodeling OF the cabinet,
with labor union participation.
Disarmament of the troops
which took part in the recent
coup d'etat.
Passage of laws for social re-
form and the carrying out OF
! administrative reforms.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

No fewer than Ave hundred trees
must be cut down and worked I'D
into paper for a novel that sells a
quarter of a million copies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
ceived by Mrs. Weld in part is a
follows:

ceived by Mrs. Weld in part is as
follows:
May I inform you that / have
sent my resignation as chairman
of the woman's department Of the
fair price commission Of Illinois to
the United States department CT
justice. This resignation goes into
effect April l, 1920.
my reasons for rendering my
resignation ars as follows: When
l was appointed chairman of the
woman's department tried to re-
organize the woman's committee of
the council of national defense of
the Illinois division. In this l have
been successful, having an excel
lent organization throughout the
state, with a chairman in every
county and in almost every town
and city.
Having completed this work
with a very small clerical force
put at my disposal. l prepared a
plan for campaign to reduce the
high cost of living throughout the
state. and sent this plan, together
with a budget for carrying it on, to
Major A. A. Sprague, fair price
commissioner of Illinois, who pre-
sented it to the United States de-
partment of justice at Washington
Could Not Spare Funds.
This department did not feel
that they could provide sufficient
funds for carrying on the campaign
which 1 have mapped out. l dc
| not feel, with the present force al
my disposal, the necessity of hav'
ing all printing done in Washing.
ton, and the fact that l am at pres
ent not even provided with an Of
flee, that it is possible adequately
to cover the state or to put forth
program which will materially re
duce the high cost sof living.
81 therefore deem it best to re
sign. Major Sprague wrote to thu
United States department OF jus
tice on Feb. rs, rendering his res
ignation with mine, to take effec
April l. These designations hav'
been accepted by the United States
department of justice.
1.-THE city chairman, the execu
i tive committee, and heads of al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
ACTIVITY FOR
FAIR PRICE TO
Be CONTINUED
Rock Island Woman's Committee
Of Commission Not Affected by
State Changes.

The Rock Island woman's COM
mittee of the fair price commits
sion will probably maintain its or
ganization and continue it's activ-
tiles here, in spite of the resigna-
ton OF Mrs. Louise Bowen, chair
man of the woman's department of
the fair price commission Of the
state OF Illinois, it was announced
by Mrs. H. A. Weld, chairman OF
the local committee, today.
Mrs. Weld expects to call togeth-
er the members of her executive
committee, composed of the former
members Of the woman's council
Of national defense, soon, at which
time the future course of action OF
the fair price commission in Rock
Island will be determined.
The decision of Mrs. Weld fol.
lows the receipt of letter from
Mrs. Bowen, state chairman, in
which she sets forth the reasons
for her resignation, but urges that
local committees continue with
their campaign for reducing ex
cessive prices.
At the time that the intended
resignation of Mrs. Bowen was
first made public, it was believed
that all activities of the fair price
commission in this state might bt
discontinued. However the fail
price commission will continue it.
work from the state headquarter.
and through local workers, as for
merly.
Mrs. Bowen's Letter.
The letter from Mrs. Bowen re
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25

Canal boats form the homes o!
more than $4,000 people in Eng
lind.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-25
OVER INCH or
RAIN FALLS IN
LAST "a HOURS

The largest rainfall Of this year
Is recorded in the last "a hours.
when lib inches fell, and still the
record is considerably behind the
average. This is a heavier rain
than is usually recorded at this
season Of the year. The next heavi-
est occurred in the rainstorm on
March 3 and 4, when 1.01 inches
fell.
The January deficiency in rainfall
was lib and the February 2.55
inches. Up until the rain Of yes
terday and today the March de-
ficiency was SO, but this rain will
bring the record up considerably.