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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
SENATORS STILL
HESITATING OVER
NAMING OF COLBY

Washington, March S.-Action on
the nomination of Bainbridge Colby
to secretary of state was deferred
again today by the senate foreign
relations committee.
Questions raised in connection
with his confirmation was discuss
ed for an hour, and it was said
that neither the Democratic nor
Republican members took the initi-
atlve in urging action. The CON-
mlttee probably will meet again to-
morrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
PRESIDENT OUT;
|. LOOKS HEALTHY

Washington, March S-President
Wilson went riding today in an
open automobile. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson, Rear Ad-
miral Grayson and Wilmer Boil
ing. Mrs. Wilson's brother.
The president wore a heavy cloth
overcoat and golf cap. He looked
the picture Of health. 1t was his
second public appearance since he
took to his bed last October after
his western tour, but on his first
ride last Wednesday he used q
closed car.
The police again prohibited pho
tographers from taking pictures
of the president.
A bright sun was shining, but a
sharp wind was blowing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
PERSIANS SUBMIT
PLEAS TO ALLIES

London. Sunday, March T.
Persia's case has been laid before
the supreme allied council by the
Persian foreign minister, who is
visiting this city. according to the
London Times. 1t is believed the
situation, SO far as it relates to the
Turkish question. has already been
discussed by the allied premiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
HONDURAN row
H|TSCONCRESS;
TWENTY KILLED

Mexico City. March S.-Members
of the Honduran congress Of depu-
ties engaged in a pitched battle
during the third week Of February.
there being 20 killed and wounded.
according top rivate telegraphic
advices from Tegucigalpa and pub
lished in Ell Universal today.
Among those killed was DR.. Ro-
mula e. Duron, president of the
congress. 1t is stated that the
fight has resulted in new revolu-
ton led by General Tidurcio Carols
against the Gutierrez goyernmen&
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
CHRISTMAS WOOD
ALCOHOL AGENTS
GO BEHIND BARS

Hartford. Conn. March S-Nath-
an Saizberg was given prison
sentence OF from eight to twelve
years: Frank Rose, three to i've
years; Saul Bronerwine. one to
three years Saturday. The four
were charged with the sale OF wood
alcohol whisky which resulted in
Is deaths here. 1t Christmas- tima.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
JUMPS FROM HOTEL
WINDOW TO DEATH

Detroit, March S.--Charles ].
Rogers of St. Louis, said to be an
insurance company representa-
tive, was instantly killed this
morning when he fell or jumped
from 11th story window Of down.
town hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
ABANDON VESSEL
EAST OF DELAWARE

New York, March S.-The Amer
ican schooner Eva B. Douglas was
abandoned $50 miles east of Della
ware capes, according to a radio
message from the steamer Vasaria,
which picked up the Douglass
crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
The Weather

Fair tonight and Tuesday. Warm
er Tuesday. The lowest temper
ature tonight will be about 20
above.
Highest yesterday, II; lowest
last night, IL.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. 7p.m. z a. m.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb ......11 IA 19
Wet bulb ...... 9 Il is
Rel. humidity ..65 67 IS
River stage. 81, a fall of L in the
last "a hours.
M SHERIER Metsocologist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-08
NEGOTIATIONS ON
RAILROAD WAGES
OPEN WEDNESDAY

Washington, March S.-Represen-
tatives of the railroad brother
hoods and the roads will meet here
Wednesday to begin negotiations
looking to a settlement Of the
wage demands of the 2,000, 1000 rail-
way workers. The machinery with
which an effort will be made to SET
tie the dispute is that provided for
in the railroad bill.
BUSINESS BLOCK BURNS.
Catlettsburg. KY, March S.-A
block In the center of Catlettsburg
was wiped out by fire today, caus-
ing \ loss estimated at $500. 900.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20
FOR PROMPT, RELIABLE
LIVERY SERVICE
CALL PHONE G.
CRANDELL'S LIVERY
DAY OR NIGHT
500 Reward. $10O

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative power OF Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. J.: CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20

the bloated face to complete the work
that Ting Wah, for some reason or
other, had been unable to accomplish.
Wallen's hands that were thrust into
his trousers pockets clenched fiercely.
This man before him, just a few feet
away with just the table top between
them, was Drink-House Sam at last,
the man who knew, the man he had
dreamed of night and day in his long
ccnvalescence at MacKnight's as the
man who some day he would treat as
he would treat poison snake!
Queer that he was seeing THAT
screaming, maddened wretch, Wen Su,
jump overheard again.
His mind seemed to grow almost
ghoulish That flabby neck of the man
In front of him was Drink-House
Sans, the man who had loosed a pack
of Chinese thugs upon him-how far
in would his fingers sink?
swell, you got lockjaw?" growled
Drink-House Sam. "'rhis ere Upolo,
you was sayin'?"'
YES" said Wallen, and smiled en-.
gagingly. 'It's bit of a longish story,
but I'll cut it short with word-yel-
low jack cleaned her out somewhere in
the Java sea-
''Huh!'' snorted Marie. Everybody
knows that. Most of us can read, mis-
ter. She was picked up by the gun
boat Phyllis few weeks ago; and a
'orrid mess she was, accordin' to ac-
counts"
SIS that so? I hadn't heard she'd
been picked up" said Wallen slowly.
"But that's nothing to do with what
brought me here. You knew chink
aboard her called Ting Wah, didn't
yOu?"
Continued next week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20

IN the Circuit Court of Wisconsin
Within and for Rusk County.
SUMMONS
Marie Hamblin Plaintiff, Tvs WILDER
+. Hamblin, Defendant.
sTATE OF WISCONSIN TO SAID
DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the ser
vice of this summons. exclusive of the
lay of service thereof and defend the
lbove entitled action in the court afOre-
aid; and in case of your failure SO to
10. Judgment will be rendered against
on according to the demands of the
omplaint the complaint is for a di,
rOrce on the grounds of desertiOn.
THOMAS & FISHER. Pltff's. Attys.
,. O. Address. Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
First publication Aug. g. 1920. 1922 }
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20
Why People Buy Rat-Snap in Prefer
ence to Rat Poison.

CD RATSNAP absolutely kills rats
md mice (2) What it doesn't kill it
cares away. (3) Rats killed with
3AT-SNAP leaves no SMELL they dry
Up inside. ca Made in cakes, no mix
;ng with other food. 90 Cats or dogs
Won't touch it. Three sizes. 35c, 65c.
>1.25. Sold and guaranteed by r. j.
sands Hardware Co., and Speidel &
Speidel.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20
SYNOPSIS.

EAPTER STACEY Wallen. first mate
lie bark UpoIo, in the Java sea, is the
survivor of the crew, all victims OF
w fey Ting Wah, Chinese sailor,
man die, tells Wallen he and five
NIX House Sam" notorious character
ingapore, to kill Wallen. The latter
lis an incident of his childhood which
8 connected with the confession.
q delirious, Wallen enters in the
log the announcement of his death
lbandons the vessel in a small boat.
APTER II.-Wallen's boat drifts to
sland of Arru and a Scottish trader
MacKnight, cares for him. Learn
hat ship Is in port on the other
IF the island. twenty miles away,
n, though unfit for the task, deter
to reach it. He sets out but falls
sted on the trail There he Is found
man and woman who are from the
re was trying to reach, Mott, first
and Helen MacKay, q passenger.
convey him to the vessel.
PIER III.-The ship proves to be a
ramp steamer, the Monleigh, Capt.
n. faynton tells Wallen the ves-
been chartered by Wallen's father
him, the father knowing his son to
grave danger because of long
g feud between the elder Wailen
AOLOIAOu6 pa dtC1 AsoAA oAAAO
also informs him of the death of
her, explaining that the fatality
,lleved to be an accident. Wallen
Iy ASSOCIATES his fathers death
he Chinaman's confession on the
He takes over the charter Of the
PIER IV.-Helen MacKay explains
ne is on visit to an aunt In Su-
Wallen agrees to take her there,
)uching at Singapore, where he Is
lined to fathOm the mystery of
House Sans enmity. While look
er his fathers papers, which Layn-
ad turned over to him, Wallen is
ed by the thrusting of piece of pa
eneath his cabin door. On the paper
ICED a human hand from which all
he fOref1nger had been hacked away.
9cogniZes it as of sinister import, con-
d with the death of his father.
Continued from last week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20
CHAPTER v.

Drink House Sam of Singapore.
here are two harbOrs at Singapore !;
-, opposite the town, which although
e more than an open rOadstead
ere the ships discharge by means Of
tiers, affords safe and convenient
HORACE; the other, land-lOcked,
ged with wharves and warehouses,
three miles west.
was already dusk when the Mon
h, finding a berth amongst a nest
unks, sailing and steam craft Of
descriptions and all natiOnalities.
ped anchor in the rOadstead at
apOre.
4llen paused for q final word on
threshold of Captain Laynton's
s understood, then, Captain Layn-
he said quietly. "NO shore leave
nybOdy-and steam up. I'll only
shore a few hours, and we'll be
from here again before morn
pain Laynton was pulling dubi-
ut his chin.
IS; and by morning the customs
quarantine officials will be lookiL 9
he Ship that slipped out without
clearance 7"
hardly think the Monleigh's ar
Will create much of Juror" re-
Wallen dryly. 'I've few hours
e business ashore. and then Wen
Miss MacKay right across to
1ra-and | don't want rOwdy,
EN- crew to, do it with"
/ right" said Laynton. what
you say, Mr.. Wallen."
lien, with q nod, stepped AFT
the deck, entered the smoking
preparatory to descending the
aniOnway-and came face to face
Helen MacKay.
course" she said demurely. Il
it's perfectly splendid that you
yoing to run the ship all the way
1matra on account of little me !;
think it's sinfully selfish of you
ashore all alone this evening
we're only going to be here for
v hours. Please, Mr.. Yacht-Cap-
won't you take me tOO?"
vas the first time he would nave
ed herlf, he could have done so.
-you-that is, well, you see. Miss
ay-I-I-can't very well. LOOK
cried Wallen impulsively-and
It her hands and held them. i
you're more than half serious,
hat you're keenly disappointed at
Ding ashore. It's true I've been 9
today: but 1--we been worried
morning I had almost made up
ind to run to Sumatra. and not
here at all; but-there's little
SIS that felt I must attend to
,yening, and-well, that's what
ling ashore for. YOu--you un'
I'd. I'm sure, Miss MacKay."
eyes widened, partly in merri'
at this confusion, partly In
way.
there was only bewildermen'
eyes now. "I-Im not quite
understand. I thought 1t was
titled when we left Pobi thai
Id come here"
so it was" he acknowledge
lily. He bit his lips.
lid not tell her that his braif
with the effort to grapplt
aril that he knew now beyond
1nrked aboard the ship. and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Cases in Ladysmith and
Vicinity

This Ladysmith mans story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week. year after
year, our neighbors are telling similar
good news. Ask your neighbor
Levi j. Winters, retired carpenter,
706 E. Fritz Ave-, says: Several
years ago I was in bad III ap e
with kidney complaint. Ny back ached
and panied and mornings | was so
stiff and lame when | got up
could hardly bend over to put on my
shoes. My kidneys acted regularly
and knew they were the cause of my
suffering. The kidney secretions
passed every little while and nights
had to get up so often couldn't get
much sleep Doan's Kidney Pills cured
me and have had no kidney trouble
since
LASTING RESULTS
Nearly four years later, Mr. Winters
said: "DOan's Kidney Pills have beer
Used in our home for several years.
Doan's put me in good shape and since
hen my kidneys have been all right
Price 60 cents at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
OOan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Winters had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y.
Money TO Loan-McGill & Williams.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-08-20
LASTING RESULTS

Money to Loan-McGill & Williams.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

tie American scheme of government
by balanced powers, and the American
people must accept here at home a
super government in its most hateful
form; more odious even than the
super-governm which President
Wilson has vainly attempted to estab-
lish for us in a foreign council. The
Sun and the New York Herald has as
little doubt as TO how the Congress
and the people will stand on this
supreme question Of Executive service
under the law or Executive mastery
above the law as it haD of its own
position regarding the matter.
Fer events are rapidly shaping a
situation in which the naked question
Of unlimited, undivided Executive
power must be met and settled by the
Congress of the United States and by
the people of the United States. The
issue raised by President Wilson's
reckless obstinacy Of self-assertion is
neither more nor less than the issue
between representative government
and unrcpresentative autocracy.-New
York Sun.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
SEND IN YOUR NAME

The Bureau Of Markets Of the Uni
ted States Department Of Agriculture
issues a weekly Market Reporter
which summarizes the market condi-
tions of agricultural products for the
entire country and in some cases
touches upon foreign markets. In
letter recently received by the Direc.
tor Of the Agricultural Extension Ser
vice of the University of Vermont il
is stated that the Federal Department
intends to make this publication ser
viceable to producers, dealers ant
consumers, who are interested in mar
keting information and statistics and
that the Bureau is desirous of placing
on its mailing list for this publication
the names of all persons who expires!
a desire for this service. Any one in
terested in the publication and desir
ing to receive it should send theii
name TO the Bureau of Markets, U. 5
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, ID. c.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

saa ekrtod 0f oaarss. under tA.s
Wind q leatership. there Wa ana there
ooai8 b. a. effective preparation. The
-ceult IVES that when the President.
fnaliy compelled By the irresistible
swacp q srousei public opinion. re-
sczsod h.s attitude. it took s. %
accomplish what 81 would adequately
awe accomplished Z spcat under
pc a. conditions. Il can never BE-
estimated shat the miscgnception Of
the situation By the President cost the
country in bloed aud lives and trcAs-
ure. When the tide Of hattie had
finally turned and the allied armies
could have marched to Berlin and
made their victory complete. the Pres
dent promulgated his II points. which
resulted in an armistiee, and the re-
turn Of the army Of the enemy, with
banners flying and bands playing, in
safety to his own country. The Ia
points we're thereupon relegated into
innOcuOuS dcsuefude.
Il have called attention to the in
efficiency Of the various departments
81 the Government. II is almost I'M
necessary TO enter into the details Of
what the people already know from
their daily reading Of events. These
departments have been expanded and
their expense has increased almost in
direct proportion to their inefiiciency.
/ Meetings Of the Cabinet are few and
far between. The Postofiice Depart
ment perhaps comes as close TO the
people in their daily life as any one Of
the great departments. The utter de-
moralization OF the service in this de-
partment would be a huge national
/ joke II il were not a tragedy and a
scandal. The State Department is a
mere shell. II is said that there are
more than a dozen duly accredited
representatives of foreign govern
ments who have been waiting in
/ Washington for monthe but have
never been able to secure reception by
the President. There is almost a com
plete lack of communication or of CO.
ordination between the President and
/ the Congress. Even the leaders Of his
own party are unable TO see him ex-
cept upon the rarest occasions and up
on the most important matters of
public business"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
BLAMED FoR ExTRAyAGANCE


Waahingfou. April Io-H.auc fer
ar rEfnsnrancc ard Aastn q thf
decentralization 10 IN war ere lad
sqaarr.y a thr door u President WI
.au b Senator Prank Brandegce. u
connocucst. who declares i Is all dur
~ tn Frssiasnt's refusal % listen g
tke demand for prsparcdness. The
senator sayas
during ths entire period Of TIE war
lnsssriency. incompctency and cxfraY'
zgaacs o. The grosssst kind were over
hooked by an ind8lgent and patriotic
people on the theory that such crit
elsm might afford aid or comfort %
The enemy The President, - Com
nsznder in Chief Of the Army and
Nav of 5 nation engaged in war for
The salvation d civilization. assumed
and exercised what was nearly e-quiva-
lent 10 a Dictatorship. In the minds
and hearts Of a patriotic and united
people his person and his words and
iessis were wcll-nigh saeroaanet
Congress. in It's recognition Of state
Of var, had pledged the entire re-
cources Of the country to bring the war
70 a successful conclusion. Whatever
~as demanded by the Executive or the
heads Of his departments was granted
IN ia entirety almost without ques-
ton. Men and money and credit were
furnished without stint A vcritab'c
orgy OF expenditure ensued. based up.
on and excused by the fact that We
had entered the war almost entirely
unprepared. The condition Of unpre'
paredness was largely the fault Of the
President. For three years the Allies
had conducted the war while the
President was stating that we were
too proud TO fight; that the causes OF
the war were Of no concern 10 us; that
be was unable TO discern any differ
.nce between the purposes Of the two
sets Of belligerents; that II was oui
duty to be neutral even in thought;
that there must be peace without vic.
tory; and that America must lead her
own life and keep clear Of European
entanglements. In 1916, after this
record. he was reelected on the
ground that he had succeeded in
keeping US out Of the war, and within
a few weeks after his inauguration he
appeared before Congress and recon-
mended that we should get into tbs
war. When members Of Congress at
tempted 10 make any preparation, the
President appeared before US anc
stated that We were getting nervou.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15


The sole ohstrucior Of the technical
conclusion q peace with Germany is,
az this moment, the same President Of
the United States who has already in
formed the Congress that peace exists
in fact His unconstitutional assump-
ton of undivided power To dictate the
manner and terms Of . concluded
peace mas forced upon the two houses
Of Congress the necessity and duty Of
action in the interests Of this nation
primarily, and indirectly Of the whole
world.
The joint resolution introduced BY
the chairman Of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, whether modified
OF not in any particular during its
progress TO passage, viii present when
il reaches the Executive an issue
which he cannot evade. II squarely
challenges the power and right Of
President to nullify, for his own extra
constitutional and self-determined
purposes, the power and right Of the
coordinate department TO participate
in the ending Of a war which the Con-
stitution empowers it to begin by
declaration and to carry on by raising
and supporting armies, by providing
and maintaining a navy, and by max
ing rules for the government and reg
ulation of the land and naval forces
all by the ordinary processes of legis-
lation.
The pretence that the people
through their Congress can have no
part in terminating a state of war
which the Constitution empowers the
people through their Congress to be-
gin and carry through to n state OF
nctual peace, and that this power in
some mysterious way passes into the
exclusive possession Of dictator Elk
ecutive, once that hostilities are be-
gun, is as repugnant to common sense
as it Is intolerable to patriotic Ameri-
can understanding of American insti-
buttons.
Upon what meat does this our
Caesar feel that he is grown so great :?
There is only one alternative. Either
the usurper of all authority must be
compelled TO bend his stiff neck and
lower his defiant visage before the law
and the will of the American people as
expressed in the act of their chosen
representatives-elected, be it remem-
bered, in direct answer to his earlier
demand for the license of absolutism
Or the Senate and the House must
surrender TO him the part which the
Constitution has assigned to them II
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

The village blacksmith shop undss'
the spreading chestnut tree IA for rent
The smithy has gone to sea to learn
some new tricks OF the trade In thu
y. s. Navy schools.
Blacksmithlng Ia now highly
specialized trade In iron working. Once.
q man masters II he Is sure Of a.
good living for life, either In or OUT
Of the service.
A real interest In ones WORK is -
nece sssry In the Navy schools az In
others, but Jack is paid to learn ans
10 sure OF his job as long as he wants
IL. providing he 10 in earnest.
The above photo shows compile q
anvils doing a big business st ksvHI
Artifcer School
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
Around n. Word IL a n,x

n you could ny IN an airDlane AZ a
steady speed ~ 1883 miles an hour
and keep Il W FOR tweniy-four hours.
and were 10 start westward a noon on
the equator. the sln would not sci FOR
you that day. hut the earth would
make one complete revoiuiioa under
your feet
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

When Ellie was visiting her aunt
she found. on the table. a photograph
Of herself taken when she was 9
weeks old, 20. Aunt Emma" she
cried. who Is this ugly. cunnin' lit
tie babyT"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

A. the Geneva observatory every year
chron0meter competition Is held In
that Of 1913. the report on which has
Just been issued. one chronosneter was
accurate 10 six one-hundredths Of q
second per day.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
,inl.n LIE lnisrestlnn.

"You have often heard thar opln-
Ions differ remarked the Man on the
Car "Nell that Interesting fact IL
the cause ~ III lhe trouble IN the
world. Toledo Blade
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
Uncle penny~i.e Says.

No matter what troubles a man has
downtown. his wife can always wei
come him with something that makes
them sink into Neutrality-suspicious.
Vile COurler-JournaL /,