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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Charles Van Lancker.

Funeral services for Charles Van
Lancker we're held at this morn
ing in the Danielson and Furgie
chapel and at $50 in Sacred Heart
church. Rev. ]. B. Culemans was
in charge. Many friends were pres
ent and several beautiful floral Of
ferings were received. Interment
was in st. Mary's cemetery, East
Moline.
A coroner's inquest was held yes
terday afternoon in the Danielson
and Furgie chapel and the jury's
verdict was that Van Lancker came
to his death by being accidentally
burned while at work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
PLAY Is SUCCESS.

Proceeds from the play, "A Little
Clod Hopper" which was given
early in the week by the students
of the Sherrard community school
at the Sherrard opera house, was
SAB. The play will be presented
at New Windsor on April s and in
Viola at a later date.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Toledo Seed.

Toledo, Ohio, March 26.-Clover
seed: prime, cash $500, 1900;
March, 1900; April, go; October,
905.
Timothy: prime, cash (191S),
2.75; cash t1919), 2.S5; cash $500,
March and April, $50; seatember.
3.15.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
John B0ckentin.

John Bockentin, aged 80 years
and a longtime resident Of Moline,
was called by death yesterday aft
ernoon in his home. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at Monday aft
ernoon in the residence, AIS Ninth
street, with Rev. Fred Rolf in
charge. Moline German Turner's,
Of which deceased was a member,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
EASTER LILY.

One Of the most beautiful Easter
lilies to be found in Aledo can be
seen in the front window of the
Merritt store on East Seventh
street. Pink tulips greet the pas
serby from another window. and
yellow narcissus nod gaily from the
remaining window.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Sums FOR PLAYGROUND.

sums EUk FLA1GKOUND.
At the recent bazar given by the
Sherrard Woman's club the sum Of
$160 was realized. This amount
will be added to the playground
fund, thus making the Sherrard
playground, which has been the
aim of the club for some time, an
assured success.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
STOCK MARKET
CONFUSING At
SHORT SESSION

New York, March zs.-Today's
short session Of the stock market
was attended by many confusing
movements. Gross recessions of 1
to s points were made by Atlantic
Gull, General Asphalt Mercantile
Marine preferred, United Fruit.
Hide and Leather preferred. Cen
tral Leather, American Smelling,
Western Union. Montgomery Ward.
and Sears-Roebuck. the latter fall
ing to the new low quotation of
66A. Houston Oil enhanced Thurs
days extensive gain by some five
points, Mexican Petroleum rose two
points and other less conspicuous
issues of the same class, as we'll
as motors and textiles, were / to 3
points higher. The closing was ir-
regular. Sales Appropriated $780,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
AIEDO TEAMSElgDS
ENTRIES IN FOR
PEORIA TOURNEY
Entry Of the Aledo bowling team

Entry Of the Aledo bowling team
in the seventh annual bowling
tournament which will be held at
Peoria next week was made yester-
day. The tourney games will be
played. on the Saratoga alleys.
Members Of the team. which ID
known rs the Lucky Strike. are:
Alec Macy, captain; L. A. Volen-
tine, p. J. Graham, G. L. Candor,
L. Macy Parkman and C. d. Greer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria. March 26.-Hog receipts,
500: steady; lights. 10.50@10.S5;
mediums. 1000@10.50: heavies, 9.25
09S5: packers, 7.750S.50; pigs,
9.0O010.00.
Cattle: NO receipts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, March 25.-Potatoes:
weak; receipts IS cars; Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin, sacked,
Round Whites, CSC to $1.05 per
cwt; bulk, Round Whites, $1,000
10 per cwt; Minnesota, sacked,
Early Ohio's, mostly $1.25 per cwt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
CATCHES BIG FISH.

One of the biggest catches of
the season was gar fish landed
this week by George Hartman of
Keithsburg. The fish weighed 661e
pounds. 1t was caught about three
miles north of OQuawka.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Liberty Bonds

New York. March 2s.-Liberty
bonds closed At: SIS. 1884: first
e. $40: second ~, $3.50: first
As. 87.46: second Ans. S6.9S: third
4As. 800: fourth 4ks. 500; Vic
tnEy 3xASz6&sFE ie1QV lx4,-9zik
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

Farm land in the state Of Wash
ington has increased 60 per cent in
value since 1910.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, March 26.-Wheat: No.
l red, 1.57; No. 2 hard, 1.57; No, l
mixed, 1.57@1.58h.
Corn: No. 3 mixed. 5S@59kc:
No. 55A@56hc; No. 5, 5211@
531ec; No. : yellow, 61@62c; No. 3.
5S@69c; No. 4. 55H @5shc; No. S.
55055Ac; No. 4 white, 56A@
561ac; sample grade white, soc.
Oats: No. 2 white, 41x @42c: No.
;, 40040Hc.
Rye, none; barley, 60@73c.,
Timothy seed. 4.00@5.50; clover
seed, 13.00@18.O0.
Pork. nominal; lard, 1882; ribs.
10.50@11.50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Peoria Gram.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 26.-Corn re-
ceipts. Is cars 1.-TWO daysb: kc to
1hc lower; No. 3 yellow, $40
Sc; No. 5 yellow. SIC; No. 5 mixed
53c.
Oats receipts, 4 cars two days) ::
unchanged to kc up; No. l white.
41Hc; No. 2 white, 41kc; No. 3
Whitn 41c
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Silver.

New York, March 26.-Bar silver,
domestic 99H, foreign 57A, Mexi-
can dollars AN.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Horses and Mules,

East st. Louis, ILL.,, March &c.
Horses and mules, unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
ExECUroEs NOTICE.

Special referee in bankruptcy
Dated st UeoriA Ill. March %, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Reds Offer Guaranty
To Let Americans Leaue
LitrinoG Makes Proposal ats
Conference Orer Question OF
Il. s. Aid to Famine Stricken

RIGA, Latvia, Aug 10 (By The As
sociated Press a guaranty that all
Americans remaining in Russia viii be
given an opportunity to leave that
country if they desire was offered to-
day by Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet renre-
sentative, at conference with w liter
L. Brown, European director of the
American Relief Administration, over
the question of American relief for
famine-stricken Russia.
This offer was made after the Amer
lean representative had inquired what
the Soviet governments intentions
were regarding the freeing of the
Americans in Russia, other than six
men of American nationality who have
just been released from Soviet confine-
ment and reached Reval, Esthonia, to-
day.
1t was understood that Director
Brown had made it condition of open
ing the negotiations for relief that all
Americans in Russia be given a chance
TO leave that country
The question of the acceptance Of the
guaranty rests with Herbert Hoover,
Secretary Of Commerce and head of the
American relief administration.
Food for Million Children
Mr.. Brown. in informing Litvinoff
that the United States was ready to
go ahead with relief measures if all
Americans in Russia were released
added:
COT course, we would not tie UP the
conference for several months while
some lone American in Siberia was de-
Gliding whether he wanted to 80 home. "
Mr. Brown said there was sufficient
food, probably enough to feed million
children for one month, now in the
American Relief Association headouar-
ters in Danzig and Hamburg and ships
ready to load it, and that it could be-
LAID down in Petrograd. Riga or Rcval
within fortnight. He added that the
interior transport situation was so
complicated. however, that he was un
able to say when the food could reach
the actual starving people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11

"Litvinoff did not attempt to negotiate
anything except relief" said Mr.. Brown
after the conference. Soon after his
arrival in Riga, Litvinoff sent Mr..
Brown note by NJ. Florinsky, his sec
rotary, saying that inasmuch as the
Americans who had been imprisoned
or were in detention camps had been
sent out through Narva the Russian
Relief Committee considered that the
American conditions had been full
filled and asked that Mr.. Brown meet
Litvinoff at the Bolshevik Legation
here.
Mr. Brown verbally sent his compl-
ments to Litvinof, with the intimatlon
that Litvinoff later would be notified
OF the place where the conference
would be held. This was arranged
through the Letvian Premier, who in
formed Litvinotf that Mr. Brown was
ready to meet him in the special con-
ference chamber of the Letvian Fore en-
Office. When Litvinoff arrived he found
motion picture photographers waiting
to film the unusual group of Americans
and Bolsheviki.
The conference was marked by good
feeling, though Mr.. Brown made it eN-
tremely plain to Litvinoff that Mr.,
Hoovers note concerning the release OF
Americans in Russia meant those out
side as we'll as those inside prison.
After the conference, Florinsky, who
was Russian Vice Consul in New York
in the days of the empire, but who y
now Litvinoff's secretary, expressed
the opinion that the entire matter OF
relief would be successfully settled on
Friday, the date OF the next conference
The American participants and the
official government representatives
were less outspoken. They said the
decision rested with Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
No Money to Transfer
Emperor Charles to Spain
Former Austrian Monarch MAY
Be Permitted to Remain
in Rer1e

BERNIE, Aug. 10 (By The Associated
Press) .-The transfer of former En-
peror Charles Of Austria to Spain in
wolves question of ways and means,
according to a statement made in reil-
able quarters here day. The present
establishment of Charles, aggregating
fifty persons, is costing from $4,000
to 100000 francs month. Up to this
time the money has been furnished By
his friends and adherents, but the
source, it is said, is becoming exhausted.
The Spanish government, it is de-
clared, has announced that drastic
reduction in Charles establishment will
be a condition to his admission to Spain.
II is reported that the negotiations pro-
ceeding in Hungary to induce the gov
eminent there to pay an allowance
to Charles in the event Of his removal
to Spain, (Which was considered the
most likely solution Of the situation,
are falling' through.
Switzerland, it is said, is prepared
to extend its permission to Charles to
reside in this country. The terms under
which he is }now staying here expires
August 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
British Asked TO Free
Irish Soldiers i'm Prison
Dublin Paper Pleads for Cen
eral Amnesty; Viceroy At
tends Horse Fair in State

DUBLIN. Aug. 10 (By The Associated
Press The Irish Bulletin pleads
strongly for justice in the case of hun
dreds Of Irish soldiers serving prison
sentences for bearing arms in defense
Of their country and thousands of
others interned without charge or i'm =
prisoned awaiting trial and deprived Of
humane treatment.
The Bulletin asks how justice or con-
sistency can deny to these the status
now admittedly possessed by John ].
McKeown and other members of the
Irish republican Parliament.
"1f settlement is possible" says
The Bulletin, ait can only be reached
through mutual respect between the
British and Irish peoples"
Viceroy Fitzalan, accompanied by
Lady Fitzalan, to day paid a state visit
to the horse show
This was the first time in many years
that the Viceroy and the Vicercinc
have attended the function Their visit
to-day was carried out amid the old
time pageantry and gave an impress on
or peace and good will which had been
lacking IN recent years at this national
function.
Several Of the members Of the Dali
Eireann recently released from prison
including John j. McKeown, were pres
cnt.
WASHINGTON, Aug TO- Harry Boz
land, head of the Irish diplomatic mis-
sion to the United States, win return
10 ireland to attend the meeting Of Dali
E,reann. A safe conduct for him Is
being ARRANGED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Native Revolt Spreads
To Western Morocco

MADRID. Aug. 10-Hostilities be-
tween the Spanish and the Moroccan
tribesmen, which have been going on
in Eastern Morocco for the last three
weeks and which have resulted in a
virtual collapse of the Spanish CAM
palgn there, appear to have spread into
Western Morocco. The Spanish Com
mandant at Tetuan reports that Riff
tribesmen on Sunday attacked the
blockhouse at Meijas, IN the Tetuan
district, and that the garrison, after
losing several men, was obliged to fall
back upon Gouk-el Arba. The Com
inandant has declared that the incident
was not important.
LONDON, Aug, 1O.-The Spanish
Ambassador here, Alfonso Merry del
Val, announced to-day that he was au-
thorized to deny rumors describing the
situation at Melilla as desperate. The
Ambassador said telegram from Mad
rid. timed at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
night, said reinforcements were con
tlnuing to arrive In Melilla from
Spain that the defenscs of the city
were being extended toward the in
terror and that preparations were be-
ing made for a Spanish advance.
Order continued to prevail in Spain.
the message added, and the departure
of additional troops for Morocco was
occurring amid scenes of enthusiasm
on the part OF the public and the men
themselves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
L. S. Supplies
10 Be Hurried
Into Rus sia

international Red Cross Society, which
begins next Monday.

international Red Cross Society, which
begins next Monday.
The conference will study WAYS and
means for organizing relief work in
famine-strcken Russia. The American
Red Cross will cooperate in the work
to be undertaken as a result of the
Geneva conference, but its part will be
IN complete harmony with the Ameri-
can Relief Association, headed by Her
bert Hoover, and in accordance with the
wishes and instructions of the State
Department at Washington
1t is the present intention of the
American Red Gross to devote special
attention to surgical supplies, nursing
the sick and feeding children, the aged
and invalids
Reports tend to show that the situa-
ton in Russia is rapidly growing worse.
Pattlnger, of San Francisco, was cap
tured near Vladivostok while serving
as private in the American army
He was shuff1ed gradually westward
until he reached the Moscow prison
camp, where the Bolsheviki forced him
to sign papers, he says, admitting that
he was a Communist. He signed vari-
GUS statements in assumed names. one
being Hasenbladt, which appeared in
the Bolshevik list submitted when the
releases were announced.
The Americans, discussing the fail
ure to release Royal c. Kelly, an Amer
lean engineer, declare that unquestion-
ably he should have fallen in the list
of United States prisoners, as he left
prison on condition that he would as
sumo the direction of Bolshevik fac
tory, and consequently is legally a
lrisoner doing enforced work outside
of prison.
ON THE LETVIAN FRONTIER,
NEAR ZlLUTE, Letvia, Aug. 10 (By
The Associated Press. - Even their
own children are being left behind to
starve by the hunger maddened peas
ants fleeing to Siberia or the Ukraine
from hunger and death in the German
Volga colony, which is the worst af-
fected Of all the places in the Russian
famine zone, according to German
colonists arriving at the frontier here
to-day.
"The roads along which swarms of
people are migrating are literally
sprinkled with the bodies Of children, u
the colonists said cholera is not
much in evidence. but death from
hunger is threatening everybody"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Invitations to Arms Conference
Drafted and Ready To BE Sent
ENJOYS of Five Powers Addressed Consulted ON Size
of Delegation Each Will Send; Five or
Six Regarded as Proper

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.-Diplomatic
negotiations preliminary to the disarm-
ament conference reached a formal
stage for the first time to-day, when
the State Department drafted notes Of
invitation to the five powers that are to
be asked to participate
Although officials declined to divulge
details of the move, it is understood
that the communications were brief
and set forth in general terms the pur-
poses for which the powers are re
quested to send delegates to meet in
Washington on November H. The text
may be made public later.
While the notes were in process OF
formulation the department is under
stood to have consulted with diplomatic
representatives of the participating ma.
tons relative to the number of prin-
cipal delegates each is to send to the
conference. 1t was indicated that Of
ticials here desired to make the num-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11

eign Minister, who has just returned
after two months in Smyrna told the
Tribune correspondent to-day that the
fruits of Constantinc's recent victories
would be secure for at least six
months, but that Greece would not be
able to prosecute the war successfully
after that unless the Allies recognized
her cause and extended credits. The
action of the council in decreeing q
war to exhaustion. he believes, how
ever, is NOR, favorable to the Greeks
because the Kemalst forces are so
weakened that they are not able to
threaten a serious counter offensive
and the danger of aid from the Bolshe-
wiki or the Islamite countries to the
north and east is now negligible.
BRAND Defends Stand
Lord Curzon, the British Foreign
Secretary, this afternoon seconded the
demand of Marquis Della loretta, the
Italian Foreign Minister. for the sup
preston of the Allied control commits
sion now in Germany directing Ger
man disarmament. The commission is
GERS of the various allies, and was de-
scribed by Lord Curzon as a continued
menace to peaceful relations between
Germany and the Allies. Lord Curzon
suggested that the matter of disarma-
ment should be placed under the con-
troll of the League of Nations, in con-
fornlity to the Versailles Treaty.
The proposal drew pointed criticism
of the capabilities of the League of
Nations from Premier BRAND and led
to q statement of the French position
on the German disarmament problem
II would like to be as generous to-
ward Germany as you British and Ital-
ians are BRAND retorted, "but France
months ago Germany was refusing to
disarm
eve recently have found large guam
titles Of munitions hidden in Upper
Siesia and the manufacture Of Ger
man aircraft continues. The League
of Nations is powerless and we cannot
rely on it. The league is not yet suf
fciently organized for this work"
The Belgian Foreign Minister agreed
with BRAND. Lord Curzon resumed
the argument, whereupon Lloyd George
interviewed as mediator.
The British Premier asked BRAND
whether he was wiling 70 take milk
or beefsteak from a cow and suggested
that the Allies must come to an agree
ment on the disarmament matter.
There are two policies, Lloyd George
added, the milk policy and the beefsteal.
policy
BRAND retorted. 1--WE will only take
milk if the cow does not attack us"
The Supreme Council decided to re-
fer the whole question to Marshal
Foch's commission at Versailles, with
instructions to present complete re-
port to the council on how far Ger
many's disarmament has progressed
what yet is to be done and also to form
ulate suggestions as to who the Allies
course should be in the future in refer
cnce to this problem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Six Americans.
Freed by Reds,
Arrive at Reval
Continued from page one)

stopped at the border, but we've
brought to Reval for cleansing by the
American Red Cross, which will care
for them until they arc rested and
ready tn travel
The Americans are unanimous in
their belief that no group Is develop
ing strength likely to upset the Boil
shevik government, but think that
famine may achieve its overthrow be-
cause the masses belittle the govern
ment for the reason that it has aban-
doned the first principles of Com
munism and has failed to execute its
DEGREES.
In the opinion of the former
prisoners, famine conditions are exag-
gerated. They say it is impossible to
diffcrentiate between famine and the
misery which is rampant throughout
the whole of Russia. They were en-
thuslastic over American relief and
advocate the sending of all foreigners
possible into Russia so as to adve rtise
TO the world the country's actual con-
ditions.
~>c'ioPHon d. Ndi!hatlano, VINO was
IN prison for about three years, was
the most composed and best dressed in
the group, resembling the conventional
American tourist. In his new raiment
ne showed little effects of his imprison-
rnent, although he had been under sem
tence of death for more than a wear
Owing to his knowledge of the Rus
sian language he was able to ingratiate
himself with the prison officials and
render great assistance to the other
prisoners, who are loud in his praise
as their chief comforter.
Captain Fitzpatrick and Mr.. Estes ap-
peared to he the worst sufferers from
their hardships and are in a highly
nervous state. Fitzpatrick said he had
had only two baths in year. He in
tends to proceed to some European
cure for long rest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Premier Hara Sees Step
Toward Peace i'm Parley
Insists Maintenance of Order
in Far East Has Been
.Japan's Constant Aim

SAPPOKo, Japan. Aug. 10 (By The
Associated Press .-~Addressn d meet
ing Of three thousand members Of the.
Sclyu-kai, or government party, in sce-
sion here to-day, Premier Hara said he
wanted TO emphasize the fact that the
Japancse authorities we're determined
10 attend the forthcoming Washington
disarmament conference with all sin
ccrty, because they bow to the con
Yctlon that the realization Of limita-
ton Of armamcnts is "A really broad
step toward the promotion Of world
peace"
The maintenance Of peace in the Far
East, he said, has been Tire constant
aim If the JaDanese nation Hc said
Il ~as true that Japan has some
times laid herself open 10 njsunder-
standings in the estimation Of foreign
powers in regard 10 her policies In the
Far East. hut that since the establish
ncnt " the preDcnt minstry the atti-
tudc Of those countries had been CON
spicuOusly peaceful.