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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02

Mrs John Drake or New her work in connection with war a functions honor was Milk Relief Fund Tor Senator Caroa president the that organization others William Boyce Thompson Of New 1o anu signorna Consul at Cleveland Oho
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
SEARCH AMERICAN BOATS

DUBLIN, Dec 27-The Dublin pa pers report that the American ships Fontana and Franconia, and other American ships have been searched by detectives. The quarters of the crew were visited. and seamen quest toned with a view to ascertaning whether they had any arms or am munition In no case were any arms found.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02

NOTE: 0bsevatons Atka Dutch Koda land and San Francisco at m and m. Juneau
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
MUCH ADVERTISING

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.--'More than $150.000,0oo appropriated for adver- Using by the leading firms of the country in 1919. and it is expect ed this record will be exceeded in 1920, according to the Association of National Advertisers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
K. D. MCLEAN

New and Second Hand Fur niture bought and sold. Up- holstering, carpet laying, fur niture packed for shipping.
 Cor. Second and Franklin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
FIVE QUEENS IN BRITAIN

LONDON, Dec. 27.-Five queens now are staying in England They are the Queen Mother Alexandra and Queen Mary of England; Queen Vic toria Eugcnse, of Spain; the former Queen Amale, and the former Queex Augustipe N3ctorie, wife of fomer King Man;Ai. of Portugal
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02
ARE NOW REPUBLICANS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.--The House ton, Tex, Republican Club, just or ganized, has so directors, 50 of whom voted the Democratic ticket in 1916.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-02

Read The Empire want ads.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

terprises that have heretofore been
left to private initiative and ex-
ploitation. And why not! They
have both the brains and the CAPT
tai.
Sol Inprevenent
We have ordered for farm bu-
reau members 1902 tons OF agri-
cultural limestone to be used in
soil improvement, also 100 tons OF
rock phosphate. We have . few
members who have adopted the IL
linois system Of permanent soil
Improvement in . substantial way,
using both limestone and phos-
phate in rotation. These men are
good missionaries, spreading the
gospel Of soil betterment in q way
that is most effective. Their neigh
bors can look over the fence and
see the results. The high price OF
phosphate has been somewhat
against its more extended use.
No new seeds have been intro
duced this year. but We have or
ders for Iowa oats for next sea
son. We have sold nothing but
Grimm alfalfa seed to our members
for the past two years, believing
that this is by far the best seed to
use for permanent alfalfa stands
Its hardness is greatly in its fav.
or.
Plans for the Future.
Briefly stated, the plans for the
future involve:
l. Winter meetings to discuss
the activities of the American farm
bureau federation. the Illinois Ag-
ricultural association, as well a
the local farm bureau and to hell
organize the communities where
such an organization is justified.
2. Cooperative Enterprises
"(a) Changing stock company
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

elevators into farmg co-opsratiy
elevators.
(b) Merchandise associatio
with warehouses ap1ints that -
not support an elator.
(c) Sale pavilita
a. Farmers "a eratiye MN
plant.
(e) Limeston nd phosphaa
sheds.
~ Local limes b crushefs.
3 livestock
(a) Feeding Z onstrationn.
(b) Better MAJ ling. Farmer
commission comp9 at Chicago
which all co-opa1fve shipment
might 60. "a
(c) Cow testinsesociadonA
4. Disease conf
(a) Diagnosi and recount
mending better station.
% MaintainiE : serum depot
(c) Instructia in administra'
ton of % anti hs cholera serum
and virus; (2) bekleg aggressiu
5. Demonstrate
(a) Two Of Ia years demon
stration orchardSwill be prune1
and sprayed this eSr to follew ri
the work done lseyear. \
o. Disease he seed eorl
picking demonstHi0ns.
(c) Poultry ding demonstra
tons.
6. Crops
New seed stod OF s0Re q On
standard varietia Of farm Grain
will be secured q such other nev
varieties AZ Civ extra promise
Grimm alfalfa y be pushed d
usual.
z. Soil mprument--
(a) Limestons
o. Legumesnd manure
(c) Phosphate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
RADICAL STAND
ON DIVORCE BY
BUCKEYE JUDGE

Cleveland, Ohio.-Common Pleas
Judge A. ]. Pearson advocates alb
solute denial Of divorces. regard
less of what the alleged grounds
for separation might be.
The occasion for the judges pos
tive stand arose when . man vas
cited for contempt Of court for fail
ure to pay alimony to his first wife.
In explanation. the man said that
to pay the alimony would work q
hardship upon his second wife and
that he was not in Q position to
support two families.
II I sentenced this man for con-
tempt" said Judge Pearson. Il
would be injuring two women. Had
this man not been granted = d.
vorce, he could have supported his
first wife as decreed by the court.
while refusal to grant divorce
may in1ure some persons Who are
deserving of q separation. there
would be less injury to society in
general IL divorces were absolute
~ denied to all.
I'm my opinion divorces should
be denied all persons regardless
Of the circumstances.
when . man who has failed to
qualify as Z good husband receives
3 divorce II permits him to fool
some other woman, and il the fault
lies with the woman It permits her
to fool some unsuspectiug man.
The result ia that another divorce
case will Be hled in the courts In
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31


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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

The sale Of farm lands has been
exceedingly slow in this vicinity.
This is accounted for mostly ~
the unprecedented high prices paid
for farms during the year OF 1918,
when farm lands attained the high
est prices ever known before IN
this county. Some very hanosome
offers have been made on farms
this year, but somewhat lower than
last years prices.
The business outlook Tor the
year of 1921 II very bright and all
real estate men are LOOKING ior .
prosperous season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
WRONG USE OF LEIsURR.

Decatur, Ill.-Many Of the prob
lens Of society which are due -
the wrong use Of leisure time
could be corrected by the fuller
program of education. according to
Superintendent Engleman Of the
Decatur schools. Boys and girls
who are trained for vocation are not
apt to become social and moral per-
verts. he declared.
Mr.. EnglemAn said that high
schools of the past have educated
tho farm boy away from the farm,
thus losing splendid opportunity
OF educating the boy by using the
farm - . Migratory. He said that
eAoo a agricultural CON-
e6aeats boys in
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

lied Feb. IA, 1919. with eleven
charter members. A total OF $751;
800 was loaned to these members.
No additional business has been
done during the year on account
Of litigation which has tied up
the entire system. We predict a
great increase in interest In the
farm loan association when it is
again allowed to operate.
The Wool Pool.
A total Of 20,381 pounds of wool
was pooled through the county's
wool pool this year. This is some
what more than last year and rep
resents more consigners. These
men are mostly inclined to take
the bad wool market philosophic-
ally and give the warehouse people
time to market the same to the
best advantage.
As we see the agricultural needs
of Rock Island county. the thing
that stands out preeminent is a
better marketing system for farm
products. While in reality we
have only touched the fringe Of
the possibilities of greater produc-
ton in agriculture, it seems about
time that We call halt on greater
production until we can work out
a satisfactory way to get cost OF
production out Of which We are al
ready producing. We find = tend
ency among some people other
than farmers, to resent the active
interest the farmer is at present
taking in working out better sys-
items Of doing business. They
seem to think that the place fol-
the farmer TO fill is simply that Of
a producer Of cheap food. 1t is
gratifying to see the rapid prog
ress farmers are making in TAX
ing over and running business en-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

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ROCK Island will likewise be
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visitors to the biennial OF the Fed
efauon OF Music Clubs which will
meet TOR ~ days IN the trf-cities in
June. Inc Sner1ns o. the state OF
iHinOS VIII also meet IN ROCK
lslano the coming season. II the
new notei project Is competed'
nocA isiand VIII extend an invita-
t,on 70 the Velied PROPHETS to hold
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

OHCEm0nA
S-Julia Winters, heart disease.
9-William Nickel. heart disease.
9-Katharine Waldmann, hemor-
rhage of lungs.
10-Emilie Sells, suicide by jump
ing from hospital window.
12-Emmeline c. Hass, apoplsxy.
13-Walter Jap. suicide by inhal-
ing Illuminating gas.
16-Karl Nelson, auto accident.
17-Hilda c. Hultgren, cerebral
hemorrhage.
23-George L. Marrill, fall in fac
tory.
24-Victor Baert. natural causes.
24-Orville London, coaster-auto
collision.
A-Archis Goldberg, coaster-auto
collision.
25-Maxgie Hughes, natural causes.
27-Sam c. Burgess, skiing acct
dent.
30-Darline e. Susenberg, acct
dental strangulation.
31-William Simpson, suicide.
JANUARY.
4-Katharine Fischer, fall in icy
street.
6-John Holland, exposure.
MARY Harker, burns.
12-John Bartlett, suicide.
Nv. Richard Boost, natural
causes.
1s-W. Henry Dierks, pneumonia
following accident.
1S-Theodore Grothans. apoplexy.
2o-Joseph w. Cook, heart disease
22-Nlipe Jemenez. struck by rail-
road engine.
T-Patrick Denahy, suicide.
2S-Alexander De Kruger, pto-
maine poisoning.
FEBRUARY.
1Axel Rrostrom, apoplexy.
&Camile De Groote, struck BY
railroad engine.
Miles O'Reilly. lack OF care in
houseb0at.
eAlbria A. De Geeter, auto and
street car accident.
11-Jacob Amman, heart disease.
l4-Isaac Minteer, old age.
lS-Wilhelmina SundQuist, apo.
plexy
23-Aax Colberg, suicide.
MARCH.
INellie Stombs, elevator acct
dent.
/, 19-Alonzo Chapman, natura
causes.
3S-John T. Mulinix, suicide.
29-Mary De Brinn, natural causes
31-Perry A. Brown. struck b,
APRIL.
Walter Ronallet, natura
causes.
LENA Curtis. suicide.
5tGus Bjofn, burns.
5John Senanos, accident At fac
tory.
1Clara N. Johnson. apoplexy.
S-Hefbert Avery, natural causes
17-Gultna Vandemale, self-inflict'
ed attempt to produce abortion
17-Frank w. Schadt. suffocation IL
sandhouse.
2c-George Schiotfeldt, suicide b,
drowning.
M-HenristtA Sohrbeck. suicide.
9e-Leo 3. Schmidt, asphyxiation.
AS-Daa Neekman. heart disease.
Helld $>ylg r.. struck b,
- ~ &C.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31
-Ado,9a c. Allasrt academia,

IAdo,oh C. Allasrt, accidental
asphyxiation.
5Peter Bruin. accidental asphyx-
iation.
s-John Anderson, natural causes. !
Theodore Peckenschneider. sui
eide by drowning.
16-Calvin Norman, natural causes~ |
Davis, heart disease.
Brackefelt, suicide by
drowning.
21-Mary A. Innes, natural causes.
26- Charles C. Evans. suffocation.
26-John Zwick, suicide.
3o-Etta E. Fafber, bicycle acct
JUNE.
George Newton, elevator acci-
dent
4-Erna Schuette, strangulation-
George v. Scott, accidental
drowning.
13-Wilbur Elliott accidental
drowning.
14-George L. Wysong. natural
16-John McGoWen, heart.
17-William I. Stamp, hit BY auto.
1S-Martin z. Shelton, suicide by
/ poisoning.
10-Oliver e. Lee, natural causes.
23-Salvador Fuentis, accidental.
drowning.
2s-Ernest E sorrell. natural
causes.
2S-Thais v. Jennisch, burns.
29-Arthur J. Fuller, gunshot
wOVnd.
30-Antonio LozO, gunshot wound.
JULY.
Emma Stark, suicide by as,
phyxiation.
11-Edward Schnabele, suicide.
13-Lloyd Anderson, accidental
drowning.
14-John Farron, struck by train.
15-Clarence Geek, accidental
drowning.
26-Russell Sterusdorff, accidental
drowning.
2S-Mary Brackenelt, suicide.
2s-Mary E. Nelson, suffocation.
AUGUST.
Harriet Jenke, fall.
10-Rolla Anderson, natural causes.
ia. C. Larrson, fall.
12Ellwood Arvidson, hit by base
ball.
DEMONSTRATION Kapuscinski, nat
ural causes,
19-William E. Plemons, accident
in railroad shop.
22-Ernest r. Bursche. heart fail
ure.
25-Angelo Frankvilla, murdered.
2-Judson Passmore, natural
causes.
N-Albert J. Lukens. apoplexy.
2s-Elmira Thompson, natural
30-Thomas c. Meanor, natural
causes.
31-James Klsin, fall from wagon
| SEFTEMBER
| John A. Munro, heart disease.
! Josephine Marsoun, struck BY
i auto.
S-Renville E. Crane, heart dis.
ease.
13-Emily p. Huilburt, fall in hos.
pital.
22-Frank H. Mielke, fall from
scaff0ld.
25-Howard Baker, suicide.
I OCTOBER.
Jewell infant, prenatal causes.
eJames Vance. natural causes.
15-Lawrence Ross, fall through
skylight.
26-Loretta B. Hammes, Academia
scalding.
26-Emma Peters, suicide by As
phyxiation.
I2S-Hiram N. Tavener, apoplexy.
i29-Axel Talberg, accidental cleo
4 tr0cutiOn.
| NOVEMBER.
| Mat Kawranski, Academia
| shooting.
John W. Stalings, heart disease
Augustus ]. Simpson, suicide.
Elisa Peterson. shock from
fractured hip.
| 1John J. De Bont, Academia
shooting.
15-Ira Nels Pierce, accidental as
| phyxiation.
13-Robert Alger, assault BY bull
lIMaria Jackson, natural causes
l6-Earl Dustman. suicide.
1e-J. L. Kepple, fall on sidewalk
16-Hamilton Mann. natural causes
20-Fred Peterson, suicide.
21-Caroline Pierson, natura
causes.
23-Charlotte Lind, accidental Is
=. phyxiation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

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Evening star., 1920-02-15
STREET CAR, TWO AUTOS
AND TRUCK IN A MIX-UP
Other Traffic Accidents Reported.
In One of Which Automobile
Is Badly DAMAGED.

A street car, motor truck and two
automobiles figured in a traffic acci-
dent that occurred near 31st and NJ
streets yesterday. The street car and
the automobile of Arthur i. Elliott.
Rosslyn. Va. collided. the latter We
hicle being thrown against; truck
OF the Allegheny Coal Company with
force enough to cause il to come in
contact with an automobile owned and
driven by J. c. Whitehead. 1928 New
York avenue. Little damage resulted
Capital Traction car No. 1o9 collid-
ed with an automobile driven by l..
&. McGregor 30S North Carolina ave-
nue. southeast, at Florida avenue and
9th street northeast yesterday. The
automobile was damaged to the
amount of $50.
collision between the automobile
of William NJ. Brace, 1854 South Caro-
lima avenue southeast, and a horse
drawn vehicle in charge of an uniden-
titled colored man occurred at Ben
ming road and 18th street northeast
yesterday. Breaking of the shaft of
the wagon was the only damage done
An automobile belonging to f. W.
Loetsch. 1887 Fairmont street, was
badly damaged yesterday afternoon as
result of a collision with a street
car in front of 2412 14th street Law
renee Hutchinson was driver of the
automobile.
Evening star., 1920-02-15
WILL HONOR memory
OF GEN. WASHINGTON
Patriotic Bodies to Be Addressed
BY Justice Stafford Evening
of February %.

Wendell =. Stafford. associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, is scheduled to de-
liver the principal address at a pa
triotic celebration to be held at Me-
mortal Continental Hall February c3.
in celebration of the 1SSth annivcr-
sary of the birth of George Washing
ton Exercises will be under the joint
auspices of the National Society
Daughters Of the American Eevolu-
ton. the Sons Of the Revolution in the
District of Columbia and the District
Of Columbia Society Sons of the Ameri-
lean Revolution.
Essay Medal 10 Re Awarded.
The medal offered by the Sons of
&he Revolution I'm the District to the
school child of the District writing
the best essay on What the United
States owes to France will he award
ed at the exercises. Hampson Gary.
United states consul general at Cairo,
Egypt, will read some letters written
by George Washington. The invoca-
1ion will be by Rev, John William
Hamilton. and the bcuediction by Rev.
William !, Morton of Chris Church.
Alexandria. Va, Music will he fur
nished by the Marine Band. and there
Will be vocal selections by Lieut.. Jean
j. 1-abat. formerly Of the French mis-
sion, and by j. NJ. curtin. William
Tyler Page Will rccite THE .Amcri-
cans Creed.
Joint Committee in Charge.
The joint committee consists of the
following members; National Society
daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton. Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey.
hartman: Miss Emma l.. Crowell and
Miss Grace NJ. Pierce; Sons of the
revolution In the District of Column
hia- Brig. Gen. George Richards, sec
rotary: Dr. Marcus benjamin and
charles J.. Light; District of Columbia
Society Sons of the American Revo-
luton, David Jayne Hill. John B. Tor
bert. treasurer. and Col. Frederick c.
Bryan.
Evening star., 1920-02-15
CLOSES SHIPBUILDING PLANT.
Bethlehem Corporation Transfers
Destroyers: 1000 Lose Jobs.

QUINCY, Mass. February l4.-The
Victory plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation at Squa ntum was
closed today and the torpedo boat de-
stroyerS Converse and Osborne. under
construction, were removed TO the Fore
Eiver yards here for completion. Five
hundred Of the 1900 workmen at Squan-
'un were transferred with the vessels
md the others were laid off
The Victory plant. which was built
IN 1917. at a cost of $4,000. 900. will be
taken over by the Navy Department and
used as all adjunct TO the navy yard
at Boston for the repair of destroy ers
and submarines.
Evening star., 1920-02-15
SCHOOL WRITER'S SHOW
DEEP INTEREST IN ARMY
Officers Who Promote Big Essay
Contest Expect 100000
Will Be Competitors.

Army officers who are delivering
brief talks in the public schools to
promote interest in the national essay
contest being conducted by the Come
Back, weekly journal for soldiers at
Walter Reed Hospital, in cooperation
with the War Department, declare the
children not only show a deep inter
est in the Army. but also are eager to
acquire fresh knowledge of the serv-
ice in all it's phases.
II is estimated that $1,000. 900 chill
dren throughout the country will
write each 400-word essay on What
Are the Benefits of An Enlistment in
the United States Army" in class
rooms on February 20. These essays
may be written from notes if desired
by process of elimination the more
promising papers will be laid before
secretary of War Baker. Gen. Perish
ing and Cen March, and they will
choose the best three April 19. The
authors of these will receive medals
Of gold. silver or bronze at Il cere-
nony in Washington May D. The
schools they represent will receive
silver loving cups.
The Evening Star will award excIu-
sively to District participants in the
conteSt twenty-five prizes aggregat-
ing 5000. Seven of these will go to
public high schools. one each to the
twelve school divisions and three to
private and parochial schools and
academies.
Evening star., 1920-02-15
POLAND IS SEA NATION
AFTER 148 YEARS
Troops Dip Colors From Own Soil
in Tidewaters of the Bal
tic Sea.

WARSAW. Tuesday, February 10 (by
the Associated Press) Polish troops,
standing on their own SOIL today dipped
The national colors in the tidewaters of
The Baltic after the absence of Poland
sea nation for 14S years.
Throughout the new republic bells
tolled and A holiday spirit prevailed in
commoration of the historic event. At
lutzig, on the Baltic. Gen. Haller. COM
mander-in-chief of the Polish armies,
reclaimed in the name of the republic
the sea coast which fell from Poland to
Prussia after the first dismemberrnent
of Poland in 1872.
simultaneously with Poland's reach
ing out to the Baltic the diet celebrated
its first birthday. The most striking
speech was made by Speaker Thom-
sozynski, who proclaimed that justice
had at last triumphed, giving Poland
access to the sea.
i. Poland will defend this historical
strip of land with it's very last drop of
blood he declared.
The diet decided on the construction
of port facilities in the region of Put
zig, giving Poland her own gateway to
the sea.