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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
OLD WEST TAKES A
ON NEW LIFE ON
TEXAS BEACHES

Galveston, Texas. The rear
guard Of smart summer vacation
lists at beaches here are delighted
onlookers at a>revival of the old
west, even though it be on only a
small scale. Captain j. B. Smiling
Joe" Brooks command of 80 Texas
rangers is proving an attraction to
visitors second only to the inviting
waters Of the gulf. The rangers
are supervising the police depart
ment after the cessation of martial
law and withdrawal of the state
troops, who have been in the city
for some time.
The IL mounted rangers, pictur-
esque In wide-brimmed hats, silk
neckerchiefs and six guns" have
caused q run on cowboy clothes"
at Galveston stores by children of
the city. Playing in the sand and
sailing toy boats have given way
in good part to "Injun fighting
and throwing the lariat.
The mounted rangers, sun
Drowned and youthful for the most
part. are continually trsiled by
their small admirers. Their leisure
time is chiefly taken up with in
structing their small worshippers,
generally decked out to resemble
their heroes as closely as possible,
in the art Of throwing the lasso
and various other cowboy accom-
plishments.
An epidemic Of skinned elbows
and knees has resulted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
TWO WHITE
men SURRENDER


Chicago, Nov. 5.-George fBuck)
Weaver, third baseman. and Fred
McMullen. utility player OF the
White Sox, surrendered to the
states attorneys ONCE today and
gave $4,000 bonds each to answer
to indictments charging them with
completely in the conspiracy to
throw the 1919 worlds series.
"Swede" Risberg and Happy"
Felsch are expected to appear later
today.
1.-THE charges against rs an a
fabrication and We can prove It."
Weaver told newspapermen. Eve
ask the baseball public to withhold
judgment until we have had a
chance to prove the charges against
us are untrue"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
MRS. MOFFATT
TELLS STORY OF
SPIDER FAMILY

Wheaton. Ill.-When and how a
little spider family first saw day
light II narrated BY Mrs. Elizabsrh
Marriott Moffatt of this city. Mrs.
Hofatt Is one Of the few students
q spiders in the country. She has
filled . number Of notebooks with
her observations and has taken sew
erAl hundred photographs. OF this
domestic episode she writes:
1T was In the month Of June
when found mother spider wan
dering around with "A small white
ball Of eggs attached to her spin
Aefets. Upon close inspection Il
WAs discovered that this little bali
W1e made In two halves, and that
"a one side Of II there was a ragged
edeed fissure.
~rhis fissure, which was about
four millimeters long, was in the
hhe that Joined together the two
halves Of the ball and was the door
4 the structure whence the young
1p1derlings were soon to emerge
presently one tiny spider came
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
WOULD ABo1lSH ]
STATE SCHOOL
TEXT BOOK LAW


being taken BY several large text
book Publishing companies to have
the state school text book law Of
1917 declared unconstitutional.
Under the provisions Of this law,
which acts a. q state license, pub
fishers are forced to sell the SCHOOL
books throughout Illinois at prices
quoted in 1917. Lists filed with the
superintendent Of public instruc-
ton contained prices to be constant
for a period Of five years.
The case Of Charles Scribner
Sons against E. G. Blair, state su-
perintendent Of public Instruction,
and the board OF education Of La
Grange will be heard next week BY
the northern district federal court.
The Scribner company maintains,
that the law interferes with the lib
erty Of contract and that large sums
Of money were lost on the books
placed in this state last year.
Similar action is being taken by
the Macmillan company in the fed
eral court here. The company
claims that on the $4,000 worth
Of books placed in this state last
year they lost heavily, because Of
the fact that since the contracts
were made the books have gone W
more than 100 per cent. ~
The Albrecht and Stehman Co. is
also fighting the law.
Book publishers declare they will
/ Book publishers declare they will
not go back on the contracts IL.
ready made. They are, however
seeking to escape from additional
contracts at the present figures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
DROWNED on FIRST RUN.

Helena, Ark. Nov. 2,-M. James
of McGhee. Ark, making his first
run as a fireman on Missouri Pa
cific train No. 1913, was drowned
late yesterday when he was caught
beneath an overturned tender, when
the engine left the track. James
jumped, falling into a ditch beside
the track. The tender fell across
the ditch and he was drowned BY
water rushing from the tank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
CLYNE PUTSLID
ON NIGHT LIFE
Chicago Cabsrets Notified to Cease
Selling Liquor Stringent
Rules,

Chicago, Nov. 5.-The doom OF
Chicago's night life was forecast
today when Charles A. Clyne, dis
trict attorney. notified every well
known cabaret in the city to not
only cease selling liquor, but to
prohibit guests bringing their own.
At the same time Police Chief
Clarity asked the city council for
legislation giving the police greater
power to regulate cafes and cab
arets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
COAL MINERS sExAMs.-

Springfield, Ill.-State meetings
rof the miners examining boad
will be held during November in
various cities over the state on
the following dates: Centralia,
8th; DuQuoin. sth; Benton, 10th;
Harrisburg. 18th; Marion. 18th;
Percy. 18th: Collinsville, 18th:
Dafville. 18th; Canton, 18th; Peo-
ria, 18th; Springfield, END. Per-
sons DESTROYS Of taking the exam
ination must produce letters from
mine unions or coal companies
kshowing that they have had at least
t*o years experience in coal min
ing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05

William Coniey, struck by train
in St. Louis, died while surgeons
we're amputating his legs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
ROBBERY WAS MOTIVE.

Mount Holy, N. j., Nov. 5.-The
Burlington county grand jury,
which met in special session here
today to take UP the death Of David
S. Paul, was Informed robbery was
the motive for the killing OF the
Camden bank messenger. according
to the county prosecutor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-05
DECAPrTATES GIRL.

st. Louis, Mo-. Nov. 5.-United
Press.)-Miss Mary Nolan, Is, was
decapitated by a terminal engine in
East St. Louis late yesterday. The
cause Of the accident is a mystery
Miss Nolan left heS home for walk
early in the afternoon. Later her
body was discovered with the head
severed, beside the tracks.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
RETAINHUCHES
 TO FIGHT FOR
 PROHIBITION

AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. 27 (by AssOci- ated Press). Twenty states have signifed their determination to help the state of Maine in opposing the Rhode Island move before the United States supreme court to declare the prohibition amendment unconstitu- tional. The state of Washington is not among them.
 Hughes to Defend Prohibition
 PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 27 (by As sociated Press) The state of Oregon has agreed to join the state of Maine in opposing the action brought by Rhode Island in the United States SUI preme court to test the validity of the prohibition amendment.
 Charles E. Hughes, former justice of the supreme court, and Republican candidate for President in 1916, has been retained by the states defending the validity of the prohibition amend ment
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
PACKERS MUST
 DISSOLVE ALL
 SIDEPROJECTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (by Asso- ciated Press).-The decree agreed upon between the five big meat-pack- ing concerns of the country and the government, under which the big i've packers are forever enjoined from engaging in any business besides that of handling meat products, was filed in the supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia today.
 Attorney General Palmer, who sub- mitted the decree, said that it re- moved the menace of control of un- related industries by the "big five"
 Counsel for the packers said the defendants had agreed to the decree not because of guilt, but so that the American people might be assured that there was no possibility of a food monopoly by the packers.
 The attorney general said the de- cree would restore freedom of compe- tition and increase the opportunities for individual initiative in business by blocking the domination of many lines by the "big five"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
SOVIET RUSSIA PEACE TERMS
 TURNED DOWN

WASHINGTON, Feb. P (by Associ- ated Press)-In the new peace pro- posals just submitted to the great powers, soviet Russia pledges the establishment of democratic princi ples to Russia. and the calling of a constituent assembly, The soviet gov ernment promises to withdraw the de- cree annulling the foreign debt and restoring the 60 per cent liability, to pay arrears of interest, and to give as security valuable mining concessions to an Anglo-American syndicate.
 In return the soviet would require the abandonment of all intervention in Russian affairs, and proposes that the United States allow credit to Russia conditioned upon concessions.
 The state department announced today that the proposal of soviet Rus sia for peace with the United States would receive no consideration from Washington. +
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
MANDAT0RIES RESERVATION
 IS ADOPTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-The Republican reser- vation on mandatories attached to the peace treaty last October over the op- position of the Democrats was passed by the senate yesterday by a vote of 6S to 4, the Democrats withdrawing their opposition.
 This was the first time that a treaty reservation had been approved by a not regarded as a substantial break of the deadlock, however, as the reser- ocrats at the bipartisan conference.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27

A copy of the bill signed by Presi- dent Wilson on February 25, provid- ing for the mining of coal, phos- phate, oil, gas and sodium on the pub lie domain" was received in Cordova in the last mail. It provides, among other things, that "deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, oil, oil shale, or gas, and lands containing such depos- it's owned by the United States, in- cluding those in national forests, but excluding lands acquired under the act known as the Appalachian forest act and those in national parks, and in lands withdrawn or re- served for military or naval uses or purposes, except as hereinafter pro- vided, shall be subject to disposition in the form and manner provided in this act to citizens of the United persons, or to any corporation organ ized under the laws of the United States, or of any state or territory thereof, and in the case of coal, oil, oil shale, or gas, to municipalities:
 Provided, That the United States re- serves the right to extract helium from all gas produced from lands permit ted, leased, or otherwise granted un- der the provisions of this act, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the secretary of the in terior: Provided further, That in the extraction of helium from gas pro- duced from such lands, it shall be so extracted as to cause no substantial delay in the delivery of gas produced from the we'll to the purchaser there of: And provided further, That citi- zens of another country, the laws, cus- toms or regulations of which deny sim liar or like privileges to citizens or corporations of tins country, shall not by stock ownership, stock holding or
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
KNOCKOUT BLOW GIVEN BOOZE
 KLONDIKE

DAWSON, Y. T., Feb. 27 (by Asso- ciated Press) -"Bone-d dry" prohibition won in the plebiscite taken here yes- terday, the ''drys" defeating both of the proposals submitted One ia vored the continuance of the saloons and the other favored the establish ment of government dispensaries.
 Robert Lowe of Whitehorse, Gavin Fowlis of Dawson and Allen McMillan of Klondike are the leading candidates in the three districts for seats in the territorial legislature.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
HlCHERPRICES ABROAD THAN
 IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (by Associ- ated Press) The bureau of labor statistics has issued a bulletin in which it is declared that living costs have advanced more in six foreign countries since 1914 than in the Unit ed States. The advance in Australia, it is said, is less than in America since 1914.
 The prices of the principal food products advanced SS per cent in the United States, compared to advances of 116 per cent in England and 93 per cent in Canada, according to the bulletin.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
DEM0CRATS0F
 N. Y. OPPOSED
 T0PR0HIBITI0N

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 27 (by Asso ciated Press).-The Democratic state convention yesterday received the re- port of the platform committee, some of the blanks of which were as fol lows:
 The immediate ratification of the treaty of peace, without destructive reservations, is demanded.
 Labor is commended for it's part in the world war, and a declaration is made in favor of the adjustment of the relations between capital and labor and the ending of strikes, lockouts and boycotts.
 A demand is made for a reduction of taxation.
 Opposition to national prohibition is declared, and a speedy repeal of the eighteenth amendment to the consti tuition is demanded.
 Govrnor Smiths administration is indorsed
 Later the report of the committee was adopted, with an amendment ia voring an amendment to the federal constitution whereby all amendments be ratified by referendum of the whole people.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
NEW OIL LAND LEASING LAW
 WITH SPECIAL ALASKA PROVISO

discovered. The secretary of the in terior may, if he shall find that the permittee has been unable with the exercise of diligence to test the land in the time granted by the permit ex- tend any such permit for such time, not exceeding two years, and upon such conditions as he shall prescribe
 Whether the lands sought in any such application and permit are surveyed or unsurveyed the applicant shall; prior to filing his application for per init, locate such lands in reasonably compact form and according to the legal subdivisions of the public land surveys if the land be surveyed; and in an approximately square pr rectan- gular tract if the land be an unsur- veyed tract, the length of which shall not exceed two and one-half times it's width, and if he shall cause to be erected upon the land for which a permit is sought monument not less than four feet high, at some conspicu- ous place thereon, and shall post a notice in writing on or near said monu- ment, stating that an application for permit will be made within thirty days after date of posting said notice, the name of the applicant, the date of the notice, and such a general description of the land to be covered by such per init by reference to courses and dis tances from such monument and such other natural objects and. permanent monuments as will reasonably identify the land, stating the amount thereof in acres; he shall during the period of thirty days following such marking and posting be entitled to a prefer ence right over others to a permit for the land so identified. The applicant shall, within ninety days after receiv- ing permit, mark each of the corners
 of the tract described in the permit
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27

corporations of this country, shall not stock control own any interest in any lease acquired under the provisions of this act"
 Alaska Excluded from Coal Provisions
 Section of the act provides for the leasing of coal lands, but as there is in operation statute applying espe- cially to Alaska coal lands, the coal lands of this territory are excluded from the provisions of the present from the present law Several sec. tions following apply to coal and phos- phate deposits, which are not of par. ticular interest here.
 Oil and Gas
 Section 13 of the act, and sections following, give the general conditions under which oil and gas lands may be leased and are as follows:
 "Sec. 13. That the secretary of the interior is hereby authorized, under such necessary and proper rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any applicant qualified under this act a prospecting permit, which shall give the exclusive right, for a period not exceeding two years, to exceed 2,560 acres of land wherein such deposits belong to the United States and are not within any known geological structure of producing oil or gas field upon condition that the permittee shall begin drilling opera tions within six months from the date of permit, drill one or more wells for oil or gas to a depth of not less than 500 feet each, unless valuable depos- it's of oil or gas shall be sooner dis covered, and shall, within two years from date of the permit, drill for oil or gas to an aggregate depth of not less than 2,000 feet unless valuable deposits of oil or gas shall be sooner
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
UNIVERSITY INSTRUTOR
 DIES BY OWN HAND

SEATTLE, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press).-The body of Miss Mary Dever, physical instructor at the Uni versity of Washington, was found yes terday hanging from a rafter. ~
 Miss Dever had been suffering from melancholia, and it is believed she committed suicide. She came here from Baltimore.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
MUCH DAMAGE IN CALIFORNIA
 FROM FLOODS

CALEXICO, Cal, Feb. 27 (by Asso- ciated Press) The Colorado river has broken through the Ockerson levee in two places, and fifty thousand acres of rich land are being inun- dated Hundreds of men and teams are unable to repair the breaks.
 Both breaks in the Colorado river are below the Mexican border It is
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
QUICK FLIGHT FROM
 SEATTLE TO CAMP LEWIS

CAMP LEWIS, Wash, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press).-Major Smith, the aviator who flew from San Diego to Seattle, arrived here today twenty seven minutes after leaving Seattle. Fears were entertained for his safety for time, as he failed to report at headQuarters here until some time R
 after his arrival.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
EXPECT ACTION
 ON RAILROAD
 BlLLSATURDAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (by Associ ated Press). s).-Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer informed President Wilson yesterday that he saw no con, stitutional objection to the railroad bill.
 It is expected that the President will act on the bill before tomorrow night
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
FRENCH MILITARY TO
 DEAL WITH STRIKE

PARIS, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press).-It is declared that the use of military measures to deal with the railway strike, which is seriously af- fecting the country's transportation, will be resorted to.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
CANADA TO CONSTRUCT
 MANY MERCHANT SHIPS

OTTAWA, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press).-The government has decided to ask the Dominion parliament for an appropriation of $2O,OOO, ,OOO to com plete the government mercantile ma rine shipbuilding program
 Sixty-two ships are planned, of which thirty already are on the ways or built.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
DOUGLAS FIR DROPS
 IN PRICE AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Feb. 27 (by Associated ress).-The Douglas Fir Exploitation and Export Company of this city an- nounces a reduction of $5 per thou sand for fir for export shipment.
 It is hoped that cargo buyers will place orders while the domestic trade is slackened by the shortage of cars
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
WINNIPEG NEWSPAPERS
 TO BE REDUCED IN SIZE

WINNIPEG, Feb 27 (by Associated Press) The newspapers of this city have been compelled to stop publish ing advertisements on account of the shortage of paper. They will con- tinue the publication of the news.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
TWO OIL TANKERS TO
 BE BUILT IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press) Skinner & Eddy of this city will soon begin work on two huge oil tank steamships for private interests. They will be the largest merchant ships ever constructed here.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
JUDGE REFUSES TO REQUEST
 WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS SCENE OF "WOBBLIES' TRIAL

MONTESANO, Wash, Feb. 27 (by Associated ess).-Britt Smith, one of the defendants in the Centralia murder case, was the first witness called by the defense to attempt to prove that an attack was made on the hall of the "wobbIies" before the shooting on Armistice day.
 Smith identified newspaper articles which said the ''wobblies" had dis cussed what action would be taken by them in case of an attack
 Dr. A. P: Calhoun, Seattle alienist, testified that Roberts, one of the de- fendants, probably was insane now, but that probably he was rational when the shooting occurred and when he made the statements attributed to him in his alleged confession. He said the principal evidence of Roberts insanity was that he thought Attorney Vanderveer to be Colonel Bryce Disque, former head of the spruce production activities of the govern ment
 1.-The mother of Roberts testified that her son was normal at the time of the shooting, but had become insane thereafter She said there had been several cases of insanity in the fam fly, including that of her husband, who lost his mind before he died
 Troops Will Remain
 Judge Wilson declared today that he would take noT action on the re- quest of counsel for defense that he request the recall of the troops from this city. He said the court had noth- ing to do with bringing the troops here, and he would take the position that he had no right to ask for their recall. < <-s.s, ~.~ ,s. { The prosecution, he said, had showed him secret information which led to the request for the troops. The judge refused to express an opinion asIo whether he thought the presence of the troops was necessary.
 Orders Vanderveer to Remain
 Judge Wilson told Attorney Wander veer that the case must continue with him acting for the defense.
 vanderveer agreed to this, but asked that the information given by the prosecution be made public in court.
 J. E. Stewart, prosecuting attorney . for Grays Harbor county, said he had learned that six hundred high-power rifles had been sold in this section of Washington during the last two months. The average sales of rif1se, he said, were about one hundred for two months.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN
 CABLE NOT WORKING

VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 27 (by Associated Press) A break is report ed in the Canadian-Australian cable, the first since 1914, when the German cruiser Nuremburg destroyed the in- struments at Tanning island
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
OMAHA PIANO PLANT
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

OMAHA, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press) ).-Fire at the Hichmolder & Muellor piano plant last night resulted in loss of $400,000.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIKAN, Feb. 27.-Yester- days fish prices were: Halibut, firsts, Size; seconds, Sc; sablefsh, Sc; red rock, 2hc.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27
EIGHT MOBILES AT : SPOKANE CONVICTED

SPOKANE, Feb. 27 (by Associated Press).- Eight alleged "wobblies" were convicted here yesterday of > criminal syndicalism