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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
F|NO CRAFT
n SHIPPING
CONTRACTS
1aormous Waste Of Gov.
srnment Funds Discov-
cred at Washington.

washington. Nov. 10.-Charges
49,. the action of the shipping
xIsrd have resulted in an enormous
,,,te Of government funds are con-
f,.,red in a report submitted to the
house committee on shipping board
o,eratiops by two former en-
,loves of the board, A. NJ. Fisher
md J. F. Richardson, who for
more than a year have conducted
~ investigation for the committee.
The report, released for publica-
ton today by the committee OF
which Representative Walsh, Re-
uublican, Massachusetts,, is chair
man, states that the investigators
found evidence of graft in the pur-
chase Of supplies for repairing
government owned ships, of cor
ruption on the part Of officials and
employees of the shipping board
emergency fleet corporation and oi
the use OF political and other infiu.
ence in the negotiating Of contracts
Nor construction and ALLEGATION ol
vessels.
II was declared that improperly
drawn contracts had cost the gov.
crnment large sum, that some d.
visions of the board had failed tt
cooperate efficiently and that Others
had failed completely to function
properly.
The reports also charged tha
payrolls had been padded by som,
Of the firms which repaired govern
men owned vessels and that ther,
had been a heavy loss to the gov
ernment as a result of wholesal,
thetts of supplies and equipmen
from ships.
summon Clement.
New York. Nov. 10.-Commande
A. b. Clement, assistant to Admira
Benson, was summoned as one O
the witnesses today before the con
sfesational committee investigatin
alleged corrupt practices in th
United States shipping board.
A. NJ. Fisher, clerk and statisti
clan for the committee, and John
Richardson, special investigator
also were to continue their test
Mpny concerning the report of
years Investigation by them, whic
hgured prominently in yesterday
testimony. Representative Josep
walsh, Massachusetts,. chairman {
tne committee, said additional men
bers sufficient to make a quoru1
were expected tomorrow, and tn
nearing would be continued il h
naa 10 DO so alone. Mr.. Walsh an
representative Henry j. Steel,
pennsylvania. were the only men
Ders present at yesterday's''s Sc.
Mons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
POLICE COURT
CLERK KILLED
Policeman Also May Die as Result
Of Exciting Chicago Gun
Battle.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Winf1eld J.
Held. court clerk at the Maxwell
street police station, and Joseph
Piianow ski, a policeman, were prob
ably fatally wounded early today in
a gun battle with two men who
were said by Held TO be robbers.
Held, who has not left his home at
night for months without asking for
a police guard for fear OF robbery.
went to a drug store shortly after
midnight to get medicine. The ps-
liceman went along as guard.
Returning they encountered two
men and in the revolver battle
which followed the officers were
shot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
TRAFFIC STOPS
ARMISTICE DAY
CHICAGO VIII Have Quiet Moment
Tomorrow Ip Memory Of
Soldier Dead.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-Plans for
Armistice dag tomorrow were an
nounced today by Mayor Thomp-
son, in calling upon citizens to OBJ
serve the anniversary. At II O'Clock
in the morning the city will pay
one minutes silent tribute to Amer
ican soldiers who died in the war;
At signal from traffic policeI
men, all vehicles and street cars
will stop moving. Pedestrians will
halt and face the east and bugiers
scattered throughout tks downtown
district VII advance to the middle
- - ne&aA. - -5 "tans u
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
FIRST
CHOICE FOR
PORTFOLIO
Harding Favors Senator
for Secretary of State
New Cabinet Gossip.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
lSpecial to The Argusl

Washington, Nov. 9.-Philander
C. Knox, United States senator from
Pennsylvania, will be secretary Of
state in the Harding administration
If his health permits him to accept
the Office. Senator Knox is Presi-
dent-elect Harding's first choice.
This and other names under con-
sideration for the Harding cabinet
have come to the writer from men
who discussed the entire cabinet
situation with Senator Harding be-
fore the latter went south.
In a general way President-elect
Harding feels that he must follow
certain geographical rules in pick
ing his cabinet. Certain states are
demanding recognition and 1t is
probable that certain excellent men
may have to be eliminated simply
because Of the embarrassment OF
selecting two men from the same
state.
Senator Knox is wanted for the
portfolio of secretary OF state, how
ever, not because Pennsylvania gave
Harding such an overwhelming ma
jority, but because Mr.. Knox more
than any other man in the world
reflects the wishes and desires of
/ Senator Harding on foreign policy.
An irreconcilable or bitter -ender'
at heart, Senator Knox voted
against the treaty and reservations
of any kind, but differed from his
colleagues in the irreconcilable
group by offering constructive sug-
gestions for a concert OF nations tG
enable America to play her part ir
world peace movements.
| Was Uader TAFT.
Mr.. Knox was attorney genera
under the Taft administration an,
also secretary of state. He know
how to deal with foreign diplomat.
J and is thoroughly acquainted will
the Traditions Of American foreig1
policy. Senator would b,
especially pleased over the appoint
ment of Knox. 1t is a fact that M
Penrose helped to hold the PENN
sylvania delegation at the Chicag'
convention in line by using tn
name of Knox as a dark horse
Friends Of Harding say he has beel
persuaded to believe that Penros
helped nominate Harding with tn
Influence Of Knox. Whatever Their
may be to the political side OF tn
matter, however. the fact is Senate
! Harding thinks Philander Knox no
only knows what he. the president
elect, would like to see done in for
eign policy. but he is looked upol
as the one man capable of untan
Cling the treaty situation SO tha
action will be taken to square witt
the Harding campaign speeches.
; If Mr.. Knox's health doesn't per
NIT him. to take the job, Davi
, Jayne Hill. former ambassador t
, Germany. or Charles Evans Hughe.
! fbrmer justice Of the supreme cour
may be asked to take the portfolio
Mr. Hill is we'll liked for his view
, on foreign policy and the only hesi
fancy about asking Mr.. Hughes
y that Senator Harding really want
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
STRONG FOR LEAGUE.

Paris, Nov. 9.-Argentina is ready
to do her utmost to contribute to
the success OF the League of Ma
tions, said Honorio Pueyrredon,
foreign minister of that country, to
representative Of the newspaper
EClair OF this city last night.
Il am going to Geneva to attend
the meeting of the league as
sembly." he said, with the great
est enthusiasm, II believe in the
success Of the league il each na-
ton brings to it good will"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
CONGRESSMAN
BEFORE COURT
pfeSentative Garrett Charyed
with lntoxication in Auto
Collision.

"asnlng.on. Nov. 10. - After
II. S.aoIng the night in a precinct po-
~ station. Representative Garret.
IN. tennessee was in police court
to,,,!. MI !morniEg to answer charges Of
IN and operating an automo-
~ while under the influence of
ss;s sor' The congressman's ma
no.. which. the police declared.
~ A'Aed Miss Olive NJ. Schofield OF
Guy last night az Scott Circle.
wiling In a compound fracture
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
MURPHY RETIRFs.

Dubuque, Iowa. Nov. IO.-LOuis
Murphy. collector Of internal rev
enue for Iowa. will retire from pub
lie ONCE on Nov. Is. He announced
today that Harry A: Mcintosh.
chief Office deputy. would succeed
to control Of the ONCE with the
tsAla Of ''s9';ns eaileetor.'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
FATHER and SON
KILLED BY CARS
Ed Anderson and Boy Arthur Lose
Lives ~ Train Strikes
Auto.

Litchfield, ILL.,, Nov. 10.-Ed san
derson, So, and son, Arthur. 10,
we're instantly killed here last
night when their automobile was
struck ty a local Wabash train.
Mrs. Sanderson and two other chill
dren, who were thrown clear q the
machine, escaped Injury.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
ATTACK HOMEO or
SL0vAK PRIEST
Porch d Catholic Parish House
Blown by Dynamite ut
Struthers, Ohio.

Struthers. Ohio. Nov. 10L-The
parish house Of Holy Trinity
Czecho-Slovak Catholic church was
dynamited early today, the porch
being blown of. The house b oc-
cupied by Rev. John Frena. recent
ly installed priest. against whOse
appointment . protest was made ~
Assav.lA>a - 49, ns,suu-a. IN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
FREE
INSTRUCTION
ON
MARKETING BY
PARCEL POST

Much money may be saved
by the wise housewife who
learns to use Uncle Sam as a
grocery boy.
The government has taken
great pains to establish con-
nection between the producer
and the consumer by means of
Parcel Post. 1t saves money
for the city dweller who buys
and for the country dweller
who sells.
Are you making use of your
Parcel Post opportunity? II
not. get from our Washington
Information Bureau the Gov
ernment bulletins OF instruc-
ton. Learn particularly the
advantages Of buying or SELL
ing eggs direct.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
''CoN CON-
REJECTS new MEASURE
BYMORE, ,IAANT
Suggested Legislation In
cluded Tax on Intangi-
BILE Property.

Springfield, Ill., Nov. TO-
Voting more than two to ono
against . proposal to require
the legislature to enact m IN.
come tax law. including .
straight tax against incomes
from Intangible property, the
constitutional convention this
morning defeated one minority
report Of tho revenue commit
tee and turned its attention I"
another. The vote was q to 40.
Springfield. ILL.,, Nov. 10.-(United
Press. In defeating the revenue
report the convention indicated II
will adopt section / Of the revenue
article as reported by the majority
Of the committee. The majority re-
port places in the hands of the leg
islature the power to hx tax rates
on intangible property and also
makes it optional with that body as
to whether or not a state income
tax shall be levied.
Delegate Thomas c. kerrick OF
Bloomington, who made the clos
ing argument for the minority re-
port, declared the tax lodging by
Illinois millionaires had reached
the stage where 1T is time for the
people of the state to take 1t by
the throat and choke it." He in
dicated the majority report had
been drawn to favor the rich IL not
dictated by them. Before the vote
he said he knew his efforts for q
fair and equal distribution OF the
taxes" wer doomed to failure.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day Warmer tonight, with the
lowest temperature about 2s de-
erees. Colder Thursday afternoon.
Highest yesterday. As; loves.
last night. 20.
Wind velocity at Z I'm, 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation. none.
12m. 7pm. fam.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb temp. a ss 20
Wet bulb temp. 80 SO 19
Relative humid. GA y 81
River stage %. . rise Of / last
- hours.
Rive. Forecast,
Only slight changes in the Mis-
sissippi will occur from below Du-
buque to Muscatine.
m. SHERIER. Meteoroloxist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10

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Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
PROPER COOKING IS SECRET
When Well Cooked cornmeaI and oat.
meal Arc Most Delicious Por.
ridges for Breakfast.

Cornmeal and oatmeal are among
the cheapest of cereals. and when
we'll cooked make delicious breakfast
porridges. The dislike which many
people have for them is because they
are too often served half cooked and
insuff1ciently salted. In this condi.
tion they are among the most unat--
tractive of foods. but when well cook
ed and served with cream or rich milk
they are delicious. and there are few
who find them unappetizing.
To make delicious cornmeal mush
for five people use IN cups of corn
meal. level teaspoons of salt, and
8 or cups Of water. Bring the salt
ed water to boil and stir in the corn
meal very slowly. Be careful not to
let 1t lump. Cook the porridge at
least 30 minutes. The flavor is great
ly improved when 1t is cooked for
hours or over night. This should be-
done in double boiler on the back
of the stove or in fireless cooker.
For oatmeal porridge, use 2h cups
OF rolled oats, 2h level teaspoons Of
salt, and or 6 cups of water. When
the water is boiling. stir the rolled
oats slowly into 1t and cook the Dor
ridge for one hour. or. still better.
over night.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
Evidence Indicates Indian
Late Conner, Compared With
Residents During Ice Age

Several scientific Investigators agree
that the Indian MS we know him is a
comparatively late conner Whether he
arrived by way of Alaska from Asia
may never be discovered, but the relics
Of his civilization are believed to date
back not more than a few thousand
years at most. observes writer in
Boys Life. There is much evidence
on the other hand to Indicate that
men lived in North America at the
close Of the ice age and perhaps dur
ing the glacial period. The evidence
is found for the most part In the Ohio
and Delaware valleys. The rude in
struments these men used In their
hunting and homes have been found
buried deep in gravel which Is be-
lieved to date back to the close Of the
ice age. II this be the case men
lived in America 10000 or $4,000 years
ago. Some biologists believe that the
gravel deposits are considerably old.
er. How these men found their way
to America in remote antiquity, how
much Of the land they occupied and
where they disappeared are perhaps
the most fascinating problems in
American archaeology. The patient
investigations of many trained scien.
lists are carrying us every day nearer
the answer.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
No Two Persons
Are Alike
Difference in l Hands. Feet
and Limbs

1t is a scientific fact that no two
persons In the world are alike. Stop
for a moment and think and one will
realize that this is true. Take any
one Of your friends and you will cas-
lily recall that while two have one or
more points Of similarity there are a
dozen different features in which they
do not agree at all. Whoever heard
Of twins that were alike in everything? /?
They may look the same In a general
way, but they are not; there will be
one or more characteristics that will
absolutely identify one from the other.
Getting down to actual facts, no two
sides of q person are alike; the left
IL different from the right. The right
hand Is larger than the left, but the
left foot Is nearly always larger than
the right. A persons right arm Is
longer, heavier and larger than the
lefs, possibly because 1t is the work.
ing arm Of the body, while the law Of
opposites DEGREES that the left leg shall
be slightly larger than the right. Again,
one ear is always larger than the other
or one shoulder is higher than its COM
panion. and SO it goes on down the
line.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
Louis Crommelin Chiefly
Responsible for Progress
of Irish Linen Industry

Louis Orommeiin, who fed from
France after the repeal Of the Edict
of Nantes in 1899. is chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for the Irish linen industry. When
he left France he was accompanied
by number of refugees who helped
him greatly improve the Irish linen
trade. In I'LL, when the board Of
trustees was formed to encourage and
extend the manufacture Of linen in
Ireland. the machinery in use was very
simple and was worked principally
by hand. Soon after. in 1925. new
machinery was invented and applied
for many Of the processes.
In 1765 DIR. James Ferguson Of Bel
fast received premium from the linen
board for the successful application Of
lime in linen bleaching. He intro
duced the use Of sulphuric acid In
ITO. Up to that time the acid en-
ployed was buttermilk and soil of
cattle applied instead of alkali.
After that improvements took place
rapidly. Potash for making dye to
boil the yarns and cloth came into use
in 1889. and chloride Of lime, the
bleaching agent, in 1895.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
OF All Sounds in Nature,
Few Thrill Like Bark of
Squirrel, Naturalist Says

"As one pushes through the fringe
Of underground which skirts the for
est and seats himself. at daybreak, on
stump or fallen tree to watch and
listen, the woods become instinct with
life." says Arthur F. Rice In Boys
Life. 1.-THE blue Jay sounds his trum.
pet call, the crows hold noisy consul
tation over their plans for the day
and a ruffied grouse whips the twigs
Of the pine with her wing as she leaves
her rOost. The chipmunks scurry
about from stump to stump, now rush.
Ing precipitately to cover, now COM
ing forth again to take CRITICAL view
Of the intruder. Their larger cousins,
the red squirrels, come out from the
hemlocks and, perching on a dead
branch. rattle out a challenge to all
comers. At last comes the sound for
which you have been waiting and
which makes the heart beat faster
It is thrashing among the boughs Of
the hollow maple nearby, telling you
that the gray squirrel is out after his
breakfast.
away he goes toward some big oak
or hickory, scattering shower Of dew
from the leaves as he jumps from
limb to limb, revealing his course
by the springing branches he leaves
behind him. II his suspicious are
aroused by anything he sees or hears,
he stops, cocks himself up on a limb
or plasters himself against tree
trunk and barks disapprovingly, ac-
Cpntfnp oach cv1lah1o with q forb NJ
his broad tail. OF all the sounds in
nature, there are few which thrill me
like the bark of the gray squirrel"
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
Chinese Schools in lava
Established With Hope OF
Keeping Language Alive

In the hope of preserving a knowl.
edge Of the Chinese language. litera-
ture and the Confucian ethics, Huel
Kuan schools were established in
every large town in Java as a bait to
the youth of the land. The schools
are thoroughly modernized and a
youngster can study English and other
European languages, geography, his
tory and a score of other things un-
der competent instructors, SO long as
Chinese is studied at the same time
AS further inducement to attend
ance. all Chinese instruction is car
ried on in the mandarin, or official,
Chinese language. so that any student
who returns to China will be prepared
to talk to the educated Of all prov
inces and will not be confined to
petty boundaries of any Of the numer-
Gus Southern dialects. Chinese, how
ever, gets little attention from the
students, who seem to regard the
study Of 1t Us useless drudgery. and
terests to the subjects which will be
Of most assistance to them In the COM
mercial world. All local business in
Java is conducted in Malay. and all
foreign business in English.
Scores OF patriotic youngsters who
graduate from Huel Kuan schools 20
to China yearly, upon their gradua-
ton, and enter military colleges there,
eventually finding their way into the
Chinese army.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
America Is Surpassed by
Europe in Eating Potatoes

In this country the chief and practi.
cally only interest In the potato today
is as vegetable for the table. We are
greatly surpassed in this use by Eu.
rope, and Germany in particular. In
that land the average annual per
capita consumption was seven bushels
in normal times, while our own was
two and half. The laborers Of east.
ern Germany ate seventeen bushels
per annum. The other European coun.
tries are, as rule, far above US and
the diet Of many an Irishman 10 said
to be potatoes and spring wnter-for
breakfast dinner and supper. In add.
ton to this direct consumption, uses
Of the potato largely unknown to Uncle
Sam are for -four, starch, dextrine.
glucose and alcohol.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
MORE VEGETABLES IN
WINTER ARE FAVORED
Salts Of Many Kinds Are Needed
for Good Health.
Plentiful supply viii Keep Children
Well and Make Their Meals More
Appetlzinp-canned Product
Needs Seasoning.

Vegetables should be freely included
in the winter diet as well as in the
summer one. Doctors say that that
tired-out feeling which many people
have at the end of winter-"spring
fever'-often comes from a lack Of
fruits and vegetables in the winter
diet. Plenty Of vegetables keep the
children we'll and make their meals
more appetizing. Vegetables mashed
and put through sieve are more
easily digested by little children.
Salts of many kinds are needed by
the body, or 1t will not work smoothly.
Vegetables and fruit are rich in them
and If you eat variety you are sure
to get all the kinds of salt you need.
When the water in which vegetables
are cooked is thrown away, valuable
salts are often wasted. Sometimes
the flavor is not desirable, but If 1t is
good save this water for soup or
gravy. An even better process is to
cook the vegetables In as little water
as possible so there is none left to
drain of, or bake or steam them.
Canned and dried vegetables often
need only skillf'l seasoning to make
them taste as good as the fresh
variety.
Canned corn is very good when
turned into baking dish with the
addition of milk and seasoning added,
heated through. in the oven, and al-
lowed to brown on top. Outside stalks
Of celery, n green pepper, or both,
chopped and added before baking, will
vary the flavor Of the dish.
A small can Of spinach, chard, or
beet tops. combined with rice or bread
crumbs, will serve seven or eight peo-
ple II It is made into loaf. Aspara-
gus or string beans are also good
served In this way.
1 can chopped spin cups white sauce
ach red pepper
cups boiled rice
Make thick white sauce Of two
cups Of milk, four tablespoons Of -four,
four tablespoons of butter. and one
teaspoon of salt. Melt fat and mix
with -four, add to milk and stir over
the fre until II thickens. Mix with
the rice, chopped spinach, and pepper.
Form into loaf and bake 20 or 30
minutes.
Investigations with dried vegetables,
which have been conducted IN the ex-
detrimental kitchen Of the United
States department Of agriculture. show
that provided the dried vegetables are
Of good quality they are quite as sat-
isfactory when they are cooked with
out previous soaking, as when soaked.
and oftentimes better.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
PREPARING FIGS AND DATES
Fruits Should Be Carefully Washed
Before Eating Because Of Ex.
posure to Contapion.

Dried figs and dates should be wash.
ed carefully before being eaten a.
they have been exposed for an nm.
known length Of time to possible con.
tagion by flies and dirty hands. In
how many houses are oranges washed
before they are brought to the table.
or the lemons before they are sliced
for tea or lemonade, or before the
skin is grated for fiavoring3 Yet
orange and lemon skins often are yerv
dirty. Shelled nuts purchased In the
market should always be washed.
scalded, and dried by clean cloth
before they are used,
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-04
Chipmunk Stores Plenty
Of Food for Winter Use

The chipmunk Is a provident little
chap. and stores up prodigious guam.
tity Of food, sometimes peck or more
Of nuts and grain; and when snugly
hidden in his winding burrow, the
mouth Of which he closes when the
cold season arrives, hard winter has
no terrors for him. His enemies. the
hawks. owls and weasels, may 90 hum
cry. but safe in the bosom OF mother
earth. with the warm mantle of the
snow above him, the chIpmunk passes
cosy winter. In the midst Of com.
fort and plenty, dreaming of the time
when the south wind shall blow again
and the squirrel cups shall open once
more.-Boys' Life.