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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21
GOES INSANE IN
SIX-YEAR SEARCH
FOR MISSING GIRL

Rockford, ILL.,, July 21.-Six years
of futile waiting for the return OF
her daughter, who mysteriously dis
appeared six years ago, wre :kec
the mind of Mrs. Laura Gibson,
aged 81 years, who was committed
to a state asylum. During the six
years Mrs. Gibson scanned the face
Of every stranger she met
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21
HARDING TO
RAP WILSON
ANO LEAGUE
Acceptance Speech Ex
] pected to Make Issue
!. Plain Between Parties

Marion, Ohio. July 21.-Senator
Harding's speech Of acceptance, to
= delivered here tomorrow, is ex-
pected by his close associates to
me prominence to the foreign pol
IN Of President Wilson and the
:ieasue Of Nations in such way
3 TO advance the campaign toward
ssouarely joined issue between the
tho parties.
Those who know the mind Of the
residential nominee declared their
conndence today that he would
make a declaration squaring with
lie party platform and the party
record and bridging successfully
the Republican difference Of opin-
ion which threatened a split at
Chicago.
WIN Assail Wilson Policies.
II was said authoritatively that
= declaration would follow the
{rhd OF the senator's recent state
nents on the subject and would be
particularly militant in its opposi-
Don to the Wilson policies.
The senator, however, is expected
10 express his belief that America
should not remain isolated and to
iate the position that the wars
sacnnces will prove in vain unless
there is established a new order
With added security to peace and
sivilization.
For U. s, Not World Ideals.
He is expected to hold his utter
sncss on the league covenant to
The broad principles involved, hing
ty bis argument to q plea for
ln9ican rather than world ideals.
He is believed certain to couple
With this a declaration that failure
" the United States to accept Mr..
Wilson's league will not be con-
erued abroad as an evasion Of
t1y.
10 preparation for the notifics-
- ceremonies tomorrow, of which
acceptance speech will be a
art, Senator Harding arranged to
'spend most Of today in rest and
recreation. He had only a few call
ers on his days program, which in
eluded among other things, another
long automobile ride and a golf
game.
Nsw Yorkers Start to Marion.
New York, July 21.-A special
tfaln for Marion, Ohio, leaving here
@s afternoon. will carry more than
one hundred men and women from
New York state, who will attend
me notification ceremonies tomor-
!ow for Senator Warren G. Hard
ms Republican presidential nom
inee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21
PROHIBS OPEN
SESSION WITH
DRY JUBILEE
Downfall Of Barleycorn
Celebrated Boom for
Bryan Dampened.

Lincoln, Neb, July 21.-The Pro-
hibition party opened its 18th an
nual convention here today and
prepared to give over much of the
three days Of day and night ses-
sions to jubilation over the down.
fall Of John Barleycorn. To this
end, several celebrations have been
arranged and a dozen or more ora
tors have prepared speeches.
Indications were that such mat
ters as nominees and platform
planks will give way for at least
two days to the jubilee.
Boom for Bryan. .
The Bryan boom today had be-
come the foremost question before
the delegates.
Mr.. Bryan's friends here. who
claim to be speaking for him, firm
ly reiterate previous statements
that he will not accept the nomina-
ton. will not run on any ticket and
feels that the party should not
name any candidates confning its
activities instead of local cam
paigns.
Try to Prevent Nomination.
Groups of delegates yesterday
planned to try to have Bryan nomi-
mated unanimously, regardless OF
his own views. A series of night
conferences by other delegates re-
suited and today there is definite
movement to prevent Mr. Bryan's
nomination on the ground that he
should not be placed in an embar-
RAISING position.
Nominations are not scheduled
until Friday.
Sunday Out, Too.
Faced with semi-official notice
that neither William ]. Bryan nor
BILLY" Sunday would be available
for q national ticket, the Prohibi-
ton party forgot nominees at the
opening of its convention today
and sweltered through two hours
Of speeches in an unveiled auditor
ium.
Speakers praised their party and
declared that the Democrats and
Republicans did nothing at their
conventions but throw stones at
each other"
1t was made absolutely certain
to the delegates today that Mr..
Bryan will not accept the nomina-
tion II it is offered him.
Consider Ford Likely,
BILLY" Sundays statement in
Hood River, Ore, last night, that
he was satisfied with Harding
was considered as eliminating him.
Leaders seemed certain, however,
that q candidate would be chosen,
and Henry Ford was being men
toned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21
Live From the
Garden Now

Let the department Of
agriculture tell You how
to 90 use vegetables a. to
get the greatest possible
benefits from them while
the season 10 ON. They
mean health and econ
omy.
Cut out the coupon on
page . Of this issue and
send Il to The Argus In
sormaticn Burean. Wash-
ingtna. D. G.
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seno NIGHTS OPEN MEET.

asneld. III. July 2l.-The
sanual grand lodge session Of
sto Knights oe Pythias and
and court Of Calantho was
"a hsrs today. It will closs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21
BOLIVIA. AGAIN QUIET.

eantia4o, ChilA July 3l.-Ad.
viese received from LAPas, Bolivia,
~ order hAs boon goeGtAb1inhe1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and somewhat un-
settled tonight and Thursday. Con-
tinued warm.
Highest yesterday. s.: lowest
last night II.
Wind velocity 1t Z .. m. 8 miles
per hour. d.
Precipitation, none.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-21

Continued on Page Three).
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
SADDLE HORSE BREEDERS HOLD
MEETING TO-DAY

The American Saddle Horse
Breeders Association Withhold it's
annual convention to-day at the
Hotel Henry Watterson, in Louis
Vile. The association was founded
in 1891, and Gen. John 3. Castle
man was president of the organiza-
ZION until his death. Claude NJ.
Thomas, of Paris, is now president
of the association.
A feature of the meeting will be
an address by Wayne DinsmOre,
secretary of the Horse Association,
of America. Mr.. Dismore will urge
upon members the great necessity
of more attention to the breeding Of
horses in this county. He will ar
que that the demand for good
horses for pleasure and work will
continue to be in demand. Members
of the association of Kentucky. will
urge more interest in breeding sad
die horses which will continue tn
meet with a brisk demand from all
over the world.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
NOTES FROM Y. M. C. A.

The following boys have been
appointed delegates to the Older
Boys Conference at Cynthiana,
April 8, 10 and II, Paris; Metho-
dist church: Bryan Doty,- VIM.
McIntire, Leslie O'Neill and Cletis
Chipley; Baptist church: Tom
Spicer, Willard Tucker and Craig
Tucker; Christian church: Ussery
Wilder, Will Burris, Robt. Frank
and Houston Jacoby; Presbyterian:
James McClintock, Ray Cahal, Chas.
White, Jack Lair, Peck Fisher, John
Dundon and ]. Miller Dundon; from
Millersburg: Clarence Thompson.
Clarence Riggs and Reese Ingels.
The remainder of the names from
the county are yet to be reported.
Mr.. L. F. Zerfoss, in charge of the
conference, was in Paris, Tuesday,
and reported about 125 boys enroll
ed up to date from this district.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
COLD CHECK WORKER AR.
RESTED.

Charged with passing worthless
and cold" checks at a number of
business houses in this city, a young
nan giving the name of William
Burden, and residence as Carlisle,
was taken into custody, Tuesday, by
Chief Of Police Fred Link, and plac-
ed in the Paris Jail, where he still
fingers as guest.
1t is alleged that Burden gave
three checks, for $50 each, drawn on
a Paris bank, which he presented
at different business houses, in ex-
change for bills of goods he had
purchased at each place. He re-
ceived the difference between the
amounts of his purchases and the
face of the checks in cash, and took
his departure. The checks were re-
turned afterward as "cold ones"
Burden, who is about twenty-five
years old, will be given a hearing in
the County Court before County
Judge BatteIton.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
GEO. ALEXANDER BANK LOSES
BIG SUIT.

The Federal Court in Cincinnati
yesterday decided against the State
Banking Department in it's suit to
recover from the Fifth-Third Ma
tional Bank of Cincinnati about
$4,000, proceeds of collateral held
for loans to the George Alexander
Bank, Paris, in hands of the depart
ment for liquidation.
Refusing to follow the Kentucky
Court of Appeals in the American
National case, the court held that
the department could not come back
On the bank until all other resources
had been exhausted.
State Banking Commissioner
Speer contended that Alexander had
exceeded the limit of his borrowing
capacity at the Fifth-Th and the
collateral in excess of the amount of
the legal loan belonged among the
banks tssets.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
PARIS HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The m0st elaborate commence
ment exercises in the history of the
school is being planned for the
coming June for the Paris High
School. The baccalaureate sermon
will be preached at the Paris Chris
tan church, on Sunday morning.
June 6, by DR.. T. E. Snoddy, of the
Pennsylvania College, at Lexington.
The address TO the class of 1920
will be delivered at the High School
auditorium on Thursday morning,
June 10, at ten o'clock, by Rev. w.
e. Ellis, pastor of the Paris Chris
tian church.
Prof. Edward Saxon, of Transyl-
vania College. is busily engaged in
directing the study and rehearsals
|of the Senior class in the play,
"Stop Thief" which they are to
produce as a commencement feature.
The Glass Day program will be full
of surprising and pleasing features.
A Homecoming of all Paris High
School graduates is among the many
events being planned for the COM
mencement week of P. H. S.
Miss Virginia Slade, the accom-
plished elocutionist and reader, who
has achieved more than local fame.
will appear at the Paris High. School
auditorium this afternoon at 2:3C
o'clock, in a special program for the
children of the school. In the
evening Miss Slade will give an in
terpretation of the well-known
play, within The Law" The
evening prices have been placed at
twenty-five cents for children, and
fifty cents for adults. Miss Bland
ing will sing This will be one
Of the most attracting and pleasing
programs that has ever been pre-
sented at the P. H. S., and MISS
Slade should be greeted with a large
and representative audience of Paris
people The proceeds Of the enter
tainment Will be devoted to the +.
H. S. Library and the Flctroia
Fund
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
CID FELLOWS DISTRICT MEET
ING MONDAY NIGHT

The Seventh District meeting of
the Odd Fellows lodges will be held
in this city next Monday night,
April IL. The Grand Master and
other Grand Lodge. officers and del
egates representing about fifteen
lodges in the district will be in at
tendance. The members of Bourbon
Lodge and Odd Fellows in Bourbon
and adjoining counties are cordially
invited to attend this meeting. All
Past Grands who have not had the
Grand Lodge degree conferred can
receive it at this meeting by apply
ing to the secretary, William A
Lail, who will furnish proper Gre
dentials. Let every Odd Fellow in
the county be in attendance.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09

One of the most interesting meet
ings OF the Jemima Johnson Chan.
ter, Daughters of the American Rev
olutiOn, was the one held at the
court house recently. There was a
large attendance and great interest
was manifested in the program,
which was one Of unusual excel
lence.
After transaction of the routine
business, Mrs. j. Taylor Sharrard
read from The Register, the Official
organ of the Kentucky Historical
Society. an article concerning the
aid the Government is Offering it's
wounded soldiers. The issues to be
brought before the meeting of the
Continental Congress or National
Convention of the D. A. R., to be
held soon in Washington, ID. c..
we've discussed and explained by
Mrs. Wade H. Whitley. Mrs. Whit
ley also spoke of the prospective
President General of the order. Mrs.
Minor. of Massachusetts,, and of the
V1ce-President, one of whom is a
native of Kentucky, Mrs. Christie
pher d. Chenault, now acting Re
gent of Kentucky.
A beautiful memorial service, hon.
oring the memory of the late Mrs.
Samuel ]. Sbackleford, of Frank
fort, the State Regent, who died
few days ago. was conducted by the
Chapter, under the direction of
Mrs. Charlton Alexander. The pro-
gram closed with reading of several
appropriate poems by Miss Reba
LOckhart.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON THE
ALEXANDER PARDON
InteriOr-JOurnai

The Stanford Interior-Journai
says editorially:
Gov. Morrow has pardoned Geo.
Alexander, the Paris banker, whose
populations made poor hundreds of
Bourbon county people. Every Gov
ernor since Alexander's incarcera-
ton has been importuned to extend
clemency to him, but it remained
for our Republican friend to free
the man, who by high living and a
lavish expenditure of money for
women and wine, wrecked many
homes Of his home town. Gov. Nor
row gives as his reason for granting
the pardon that Justice is satisfi-
cd May be it is, but the people and
the law are not. Their wishes arc
certainly due some consideration
The Cynthiana Democrat says:
Comment is superfluous on Gov.
Morrow's pardon of George Alexan-
der, the swell Paris banker whose
peculat tons, that he might scatter
IS tips among New York bell boys
and lead high life with wine,
women and song wrecked the for
tunes Of the poor and needy, the
halt, the lame and the blind. The
record speaks for itself. The peo-
pie know the Governor based his
campaign for election largely on
the alleged abuse of the pardoning
power by his Democratic predeces-
sors. The Democratic Governors re-
fused to pardon Alexander"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
MODERN HOTEL MAY BE BUILT
HERE.

Having reached the decision that
bis property, the old Ficklen build
ing lot, on Main street, is too valua-
bic for hotel purposes, Edward
Slmms, of Paris, and Beaumont,
Texas, announced recently that as
soon as the work of razing the old
building had been finished, and tho
lot cleared, it would be replaced
with business house of another
character. This sets at rest the ru-
mors that have been in circulation
for some time regarding the posi-
BILE erection of modern hotel
building there.
Several months ago group of
business men were at luncheon in
the Stout Cafe, when the subject OF
modern hotel for Paris, and the
urgent need of such, became the
main topic of discussion. 1t was
proposed to organize a stock COM
pany, sell shares in same at figures
that would enable anyone to invest
in the enterprise, and place the af-
fair on a solid basis. The project
was thoroughly discussed from every
possible angle and the conclusion
dIIlNcu dl IudI tuC pIOJcCC WdS
feasible. Nothing was done in the
natter, which. was left open for fur
Their action.
1t has lately been revived and on
Tuesday at meeting of well-knOwn
business men and farmers the pro-
ject was given a new impetus, due
to the decision of Mr.. Simms not to
build. 1t is said that one of the
best-known and most prominent
farmers of the county is taking the
lead in the matter and is making a
canvass of the business men and
wealthy farmers of the county, hav-
ing i'm view the erection of mod
crn hotel. Several sites for the
building are under consideration,
and options have been secured on
them, although the exact location
will be determined later. 1t was
stated yesterday that taking OF
stock subscriptions will begin in a
few days. 1t is probable that the
sum of 100000 will be raised for
the purpose of erecting and equip
ping the hotel.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
PAINTsUP-CLEAN WEEK BE
GINS NEXT MONDAY.

In accordance with the request
OF the State authorities and the
proclamation recently issued by
Mayor e. B. January, the week OF
April 1917, has officially been des-
igrated as 'Paint-Up and Clean-Uy
Week" During this week the peo-
pie of Paris are asked to make a
thorough overhauling of their prem
ises and rid them of the winters ac-
emulation of dirt and rubbish, and
brighten up the places by the liberal
use of paint and whitewash.
City carts and wagons will mako
the rounds of the city on Wednes-
day morning. April IA, to gather
UP the rubbish, which must be de-
posted at convenient places for the
drivers. Unless this is done the
carts and wagons will not make a
second trip tC the same place, but
the occupants OF owners of the
premises will be required to have
the stuff hauled away at their own
expense
Cleanliness, sanitation, beautifi-
cation, conservation and safety are
all civic synonyms. They symbolic
good citizenship, and good citizen
ship is good business. Though the
annual loss through lack of painting
is greater than the annual loss by
fire, cleaning up and painting up is
a lOBg step toward the prevention
of fire, which costs the nation $780,
100000 annually This campaign
lids homes and business houses OF
sccumulatiOns or rubbish that are
fire menaces to every community.
Remember that all fires are the
same size at the start. At the same
lime, the alleys should be cleaned,
fences and sheds should be repaired :.
vacant lots should be cleaned and
tin cans, paper, and weeds removed.
This work Nlso should be carried
on inside the house. Painting or
vanishing makes things last longer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
PARDONED BANKER WILL GO
EAST TO RESIDE

According to information received
from Cincinnati, George Alexander,
who was pardoned Monday by Gov.
Edwin Morrow, after serving five
years in the Frankfort Reformatory,
will go to New York to make his
home in the future.
Mr.. Alexander, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Kate Alexander,
arrived in Cincinnati. Monday
night. There he was met by Mrs.
Alexander, who had been in the
East for some months, and there
was an affectionate family reunion
at the home of friends in Cincin-
natl, where they expect, to remain a
few days until it it decided where
they will make their future home
1t is understood that Mr.. Alexander
las an offer from a large financial
firm in New York.
News of the pardon, as told i'm
Tuesdays edition of THE NEWS,
was received in Paris with the al
most unanimous approval of the ac-
ton of Governor Morrow in grant
ing him his freedom. 1t was. the
general opinion here that he had
been made to suffer for his wrong
doings all that was possible. and
that he should be given chance to
spend his remaining years outside
of prison walls.
Governor Morrow said in pardon
ing Alexander that he believed
every purpose of the law has been
fully met-the punishment and the
warning to others"
IN h;
ons that the prosecution before his
conviction offered to take a confess
ed judgment and fix the penalty at
five years, the length of time he has
been in prison. He enumerated
among the petitions for clemency
one signed by the twelve jurors, a
letter from Victor Bradley, Com
monwealth's Attorney, who said:
Il feel that this conviction and i'm
prisonment satisfies the law" An
other from Circuit Judge Robert L.
Stout, who said: "The Common
wealth agreed to accept convic-
ton with five years confinement.
If the State evidenced a disposition
to be then satisfied with five years,
why should it now be disposed to
exact a greater penalty?" A petition
signed by IS per cent. of the de-
positors Of the bank, another signed
by SO citizens of Bourbon county,
one signed by leading citizens OF
Fayette county and a recommended
ton by other prominent people.
While in prison Alexander had
kept books at the shirt factory. He
had been expecting his pardon.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Wed
resday had the following:
George Alexander, Paris, NY,
banker, who was pardoned from the
Kentucky penitentiary by Governor
Edwin P. Morrow, Monday, is pass
ing a few days in Cincinnati with
friends"
Il was treated with every cOnsid
Grafton while in confinement" said
said Mr. Alexander, land / have no
complaint to make of any one.
More than 70 per cent. of the
amount lost by depositors in the
failure of my bank has been restored
to them, and 1 feel confident that
after pending court proceedings they
will get every cent due them. l shall
remain in Cincinnati few days and
then go to New York, where l ex-
pect to establish connections with
financial institution"
During his confinement Mr.. AL
exander lost nearly $50 pounds, but
he appears we'll, aside from the
prison pallor, which he expects soon
will disappear"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
TROUBLES OF NEWSPAPERS

The Stanford Interior-JournaI
says: Overlook, please, the small
paper to-day. Only four-weeks'
supply of rewsprint paper on hand.
and not an ounce to be obtained
from either Cincinnati or Louis
Vile, makes it necessary to con-
serve and make what we have go as
far as possible. These are recon-
struction days, it must be remem-
bered."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
PosToFF1CE DISCONTINUED

The postoffice at Lair. in Harri--
son county, which has been in ope-
ration about a .half-century.< has
been discontinued. Nobody wanted
the job of postmaster. Patrons OF
the Office will be served by Rural
Routes / and 9, out of Cynthiana
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
RECEIVES PROMOTION

Charles H. Sousley, Louisville 6
Nashville railroad brakeman, has
received notice of his promotion to
the position of freight conductor
Mr.. Sousley is very popular with thu
railroad men of this city, all OF
whom are glad to hear of his pro-
motion.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
GRADED SCHOOL BUILDING DE
STROYED BY FIRE.

The new graded school building
at Elizabeth, Fleming county, was
almost completely destroyed by fire
Tuesday. The fire originated from
The furnace. The Flemingsburg fire
department went to Elizaville, but
were unable to save the building.
The loss was more than $4,000.
with $4,000 insurance.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09

Is still needed to complete
the campaign for the Massie
Hospital. We received a check
yesterday for $1,000.o0 from a
gentleman from another coun-
ty. Let everybody who has not
subscribed finish it up.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09
MASSIE HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN

After long pull and strong pull
the Massie Memorial Hospital fund
has reached a point where the goal
is in sight, although the solicitors
have not completely abandoned their
efforts to get the money. The fund
is now about $1,000 short of it's oh
jective, $4,000, and a strong effort
is being made to secure this amount
in few days, SO as to close the cam
paign.
Tie aims and objects of the cam
paign for this fund have been so
often set forth here that they need
no repetition. But the need of fin
ishing the campaign will bear rep
etition, and we are here to repeat it
the Hospital needs the money, and
Paris needs the Hospital-so let's
get busy, everybody this week, now,
and bring in this remaining $1,000,
making glad the hearts of all con
nected with the campaign.
The following is an additional
list of subscriptions to the fund, re-
ceived since the last published re-
port:
w F. Sin,nS SDring Sta
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09

1t has just about cotton so in this
country that some men don't think
they had good nights rest if they
didn't dream they had a drink
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-04-09

To get In on as good a thing as
a contribution to the Massie
Hospital. Get In line and don't
shove.