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Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20

A license fee Of $50 for the privi-
lege of selling cigarettes is proposed
by the pool and billiard men Of the
state.
The legislature has asked the indus
trial commission of the state for their
reason in refusing the assistance Of
fered by the state bankers in market
Ing bonds for financing the state in
dustries.
House bills have been introduced to
the number of 81. Three of them bear
on the public schools of the state, in
creasing salaries and revising courses
of study. Another provides for the
listing Of elevators in every county
with the register Of deeds, another
bears IN child welfare.
Pending tax legislation would abol-
ish many exemptions and also provide
for a new classification of property.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
BILLS COMPARATIVELY FEW
Several House Bills Have Highly I'm
portant Bearing on Labor
Question.

The bills thus far brought before
the legislature are few and of wide
range. They are:
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20

S. B. /, Notwithstanding the pres
ent laws regarding disbarment of at
torneys.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
WHEAT PRICES
TAKE LOWEST
MARKET Level

Chicago, March s1.-Wheat prices
today fell to the lowest levei which
has been touched this season by the
May and July deliveries. Selling
pressure was general, and buying
was only of scatterd sort.
Prospects of big yield of winter
wheat had much to do with en-
phasizing bearish sentiment. Opens
ing prices, which varied from 21sc
decline to No advance, with May
1.37k to 1,3sA. and 5uly l. 19k to
LEO, were followed by numerous
fluctuations within the initial
range. a.
Subsequently, word Of export
buying tended to rally the market.
Prices closed unsettled, 1&c net
lower to 1sc advance. with May
1881 to 1851 and July 1.19h to
1,19A.
Corn and oats paralleled the ac-
ton of wheat, and sold at new low
record prices for the season. Corn
opened Nc to u @ nc of, including
May at 60&c, to Gle, and later
sagged little more.
On the decline, some strong in
terests turned to the buying side,
but rallies failed to last. The close
was weak, 1ac to &c net lower
with May 601s06O5Sc to 60Nc.
Oats started Ac to sc down. July
1914 to 40c. and afterwaYd de-
scended rapidly.
Provisions were firm owing to
higher quotations on hogs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
. Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, March 81. - Cattle re-
eeipts, 5000; fairly active; beef
steers mostly Toe to 15c higher;
top yearlings, 1000; top heavy
beef steers (early), 9.75; bulk beef
steers, S.50@9.50; butcher She
stock, steady to 15c higher; bulk
fat cows and heifers, 5.50@775;
Gamers and cutters, mostly 5000
450; bulls and calves, steady; bulk
bologna, 4.50@5.00; butcher grades,
mostly 5.25@625; veal calves,
mostly 7.50@s.00; stockers and
feeders, steady to CSC higher; bulk
stocker and feeder steers, 1909
500.
Hog receipts, 1900; market 10c
to 25c higher than yesterdays av-
erage; in-betwen wights up most;
top, 1925; bulk, steady; 200
pounds down, 9.90910.25; bulk 800
pounds up s.so@9.60; pigs. steady
to 15c higher; bulk best 80 to 100
pound weight, 1000.
Sheep: receipts 10000; opened
about steady. wooded lambs, top,
tearly}, 9.25; average about SO
pounds; best lambs, not sold; bulk,
S.50@9.00; heavy wooded wethers
for export, e.9Q; bulk fat ewes, $50
@6.25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
YOUTH DROPS LOAD
AND RUNS: BROOMS
AND SYRUP STOLEN

Tuesday night Charles Carpet-
ter, manager OF the Strand theatre
in East Moline, went around to>the
rear Of his show house. He came
around the corner Of the building
on the run, and a small boy in the
alley, carrying several brooms and
a can OF syrup. dropped his burden
and also started to run. 1t is Car
penter's belief that the youth
thought himself pursued.
The show manager picked up the
articles dropped by the boy and
took them to the police station.
Yesterday the police investigated
and discovered the brooms and syr-
up is the property of Harry Orman,
proprietor Of the Orman hotel.
They had been taken from the ho-
tel garage, after a lock on the door
had been broken. In all. six cans
of syrup and seven brooms had
been taken. One OF the cans OF
syrup was dropped by the thief in
the door of the garage. What has
become of the other four cans is a
mystery, yet unsolved.
1t is thought Mr.. Carpenter rec
ognized the lad as one who has
been in trouble in East Moline on
other occasions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Mayor Skinner
NOTICE BRINGS
PLUMBER REPLY
warning Issued By Moline's Ex.
ecutive Brings Protest From
Contractors.

The warning issued by Mayor c.
p. Skinner against profiteering
Numbers has been we'll received by
The consumers. but the plumbers
are not so we'll pleased.
No complaints about double
orices have been received since the
warning was issued. Three hun
dred meters have been installed
since citizens north OF Sixteenth
avenue have been notified to pre-
pafe for meterization by Harry
Lundquest, meter inspector.
It was at first announced that
The time limit for making meter
connections would expire tomor-
row, but owing to the alleged trou-
Bile with plumbers the water de-
6artment will be lenient in special
cases. 1t was originally intended
to cut off the water of all residents
who had not complied with the no.
tices by the first Of April.
Although no formal action has
been taken against the alleged prof
iteers. complaints have been re-
ceiyed by city officials from a num-
Der OF plumbing contractors. These
plumbers received this reply: "It
your prices have been reasonable
you should be sitting pretty The
warning was issued to hit profiteer-
ing plumbers and indirectly it COM
inended those who are not guilty OF
eXtortion."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
CHAIN AND CHARM
FOUND ON SHRUBS
IN ALLEN GARDEN

c. W. Ade,. 1541 Thirteenth ave-
nue.. who was the victim of robbers
Monday night when his house was
entered, has recovered charm and
watch chain, but the $50 pennies
and two watches are still missing.
Ben Anderson, chauffeur for F.
G. Allen, found the chain and charm
yesterday on top of shrub in the
Allen garden at Eleventh avenue
and Sixteenth street.
1t is the opinion of the police
that the burglar was afraid the
chain and charm would lead to his
capture and therefore got rid of
these articles by throwing them
over the wall which surrounds the
Allen residence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
LPAYF FINE
FOR CONTEMPT

Denver, Colo. March 31.-Culit-
ed Press.)--Judge Ben Lindsey may
pay his $500 fine for contempt OF
court rather than go to Jail, he in
tmated today.
The judge, who was found guilty
Of contempt when he refused to
divulge the confidence bestowed in
him by a boy, said today:
IT have never said that I would
not do whatever the law said l
should do in the case. ! did not
say I would not pay the $500 fine,
but said would rather serve in
Jail than pay the fine"
The judges final arraignment
Will be Saturday. He refused fur
Their comment
The troubles Of the Judge grew
out Of the case Of ls-year-old Neal
Wright. whose mother was aequit-
ted OF the murder of her husband,
Frank Wright, five years ago. Aft
er talking with the hoy the judge
said he and the boy knew who kill
ed the husband.
Refusal 10 give further inform.
alton led to the charges.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
DEPOOVER TAKES
BOAT CLUTCH; TO 2
FACE GRAND JURY

Magistrate Frank Gustafson
bound William Depoover. 515 Fifth
avenue. to the grand jury today.
Depoover made the discovery that
taking WITHOUT permission of the
owner is larceny.
Four months ago the defendant
took clutch from a motor boat
owned by c. E. Johnson, 1S5 Fifth
avenue. The clutch was found in
the basement of Depoovers home,
after the magistrate had issued a
search warrant.
II was going to buy the boat and
took the clutch home to repair it,
said Depoover. Then l lost my
job and couldn't afford to buy it. l
was ashamed and didn't have the
nerve to take it back"
Johnson and Depoover talked
about the sale early last winter.
Depoover indicated that he would
like to purchase the boat, but no
arrangements were made. About
ten days ago johnson discovered
that his clutch was missing.
II don't know why l didn't tell
him when ! took the CLUTCH said
Depoover. Il see now that I was
wrong"
The defendant is married and has
two small children. For that rea-
son Magistrate Gustafson and NJ. j
McEniry, assistant states attorney
were lenient and permitted Depoov-
err to return to his family without
bond, pending action by the grand
jury.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
PRODUCES MORE
ASTRADE FALLS
Survey Of Reports from Many
Countries Shows Surprising
Situation.

Washington, March 31.-united
Press.)-The world is producing
more but trading less than ever
before. a survey of government re-
ports from all countries disclosed
today,
The business barometer is to win
every land, this information reveal
ed. At the same time agricultural
basic wealth is high everywhere
and crop production and prospects
fine. with the exception of Russia,
sections of central Europe and
drought regions Of Asia.
For that reason government Of
ficials who watch world business
conditions are optimistic. When
transportation and credits are cor
rected world business will swing
INTO shape, they said. That will
take time and trouble but will be
ba done.
st is the first time world over
production ever brought about
world business depression said
Herbert Hoover, secretary of COM
MERGE.
Both exports and imports OF
England and the United States
show decreases as do those OF viz
tually every country In current re-
ports, although the same surveys
show additions to raw material
production.
The surplus stocks are piling up
until they can be moved at trans
portation charge the traffic will
bear and until manufacture is tusti-
fed by credits that will make pos
sibIe their purchase.
Efforta here to help the solution
are along these lines:
!. Creation of European cred
its to be handled through private
agencies; government assistance
| in promoting long time credits feI
! cotton farmers, until Europe, by
credit extension, can take Ameri-
can cotton.
2. Government action to relieve
the railroad problem The high
freight rates have hampered both
domestic and foreign business. al
though even at these rates, railroad
earnings are diminishing.
! 5. Revision Of world trade ship
ping routes and development OF
| trade with the far east.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
FIX QUARTERLY
LIQUOR LIMIT
Retail Druggists May Withdraw
100 Gallons Of Spirits or Wine
Every 3 Months.

Washington, March 31.-Reguld-
tons limiting withdrawal of liquor
by retail druggists to 100 gallons
each of spirits or wine for each
quarter. were issued today by the
bureau of internal revenue. While
intended to clarity previous orders
the new regulations were said to
serve in a way as relaxation Of
restrictions limiting Withdrawals
to five cases of all kinds Of liquor
under one permit. There was no
determination Of the number OF
such permits to be issued for any
retail druggist. however.
Officials said that where proof
was given, a larger quantity might
be withdrawn. but Investigations OF
sales by the average retail drug
gist had convinced officials that
the limit set was sufficient to meet
average needs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
JACK TO train
BEFORE "SPOT"
kearns, Howevr, Says He Will Go
toNcrk in May-Carpentler
Training Brief.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


New York, March 31.-Jack Demp-
sey will not start training for the
big battle until the middle of May,
according TO Jack kearns, his man
ager.
The champion will continue do
ing theatrical work with a little
light training on the side until six
weeks before he meets Carpenter.
dempsey won't need a lot of
work. as he's been keeping himself
ON edge ever since he whipped Will
lard" Kearns~ said here today.
We made a big mistake getting
ready for that bout with Bill Bren-
nan. Dempsey started too soon
and the bout was postponed several
times, so that We were really get
ting read for three months.
I'VE can't always tell but what
this big fight might have to be post
poned at the last minute, requiring
more training, and We don't want
to go into the ring against that
Ffenehman stale"
Carpenter will not engage In any
long training either. The, French
man will not arrive in this coun-
try until the middle of May, and il
seems probable that he and Demp-
sey will pitch training tents about
the same time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
HAS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
Students of University Of Illinois
Form First Society Of It's Sort
In United States.

Urbana, H., March 31-A college
chamber OF commerce, said here to
be the first in the country, has been
by students and faculty
of the College OF Commerce at the
University of Illinois. Its name is
the Illini Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber was organized on
the standard plan of the American
City bureau and Immediately at
filiated itself with the state cham
Der Of commerce.
Establishment of a direct con-
nection between the students of
the college of commerce and the
business world is the main purpose
of the new organization. Another
aim is to give students practical
experience in chamber of COM
merce work.
The chamber plans to establish
connections with other chambers
to assist graduates to get into bust
ness for which they are best fitted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 81
Cattle, receipts $500; beef steers
steady to 25c higher; mostly strong
to 15c higher; several loads Colo
RADIO pulpers $50; some natives
held higher; she-stock mostly
steady to strong; spots 15c to Csc
higher; good heifers 7.25@S.00;
best Colorado cows 700; calves,
bulls and feeders steady; choice H.
$50 pound Colorado feeders SIS;
fancy 705 pound Texas stockers
800; best calves 750@8.00; can
ners unevenly lower; several lost
2.O0@2.50. s
Hogs, receipts $500; uneven;
mostly steady to 10c higher than
yesterdays average; best lights to
shippers 9.85; bulk S.60@9.75.
Sheep, receipts 5000; steady:
ewes $50: lambs steady to Csc low
er; mostly steady; top 9.S5.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
SOULE Is SEEKER
AFTER MAYORALW
OF EAST MOLINE

DR.. e. A. Soule, who has had the
matter under consideration for
some time, has decided to enter the
lists al a candidate for the mayor
atty OF East Moline. He rs filed
Inspection as an independent can
didate.
Four men have also filed indie
pendent petitions for council seats
in East Moline. They are:
First ward-Charles c. Myers.
Second ward-Fred McClain.
Third ward-Julian Van Quath-'
EN-.
Fifth ward-W. E. Rodgers.
Both Meyers and Rodgers were
defeated in the primary election
held March s, but believe they have
a good chance to win out in the
coming city election.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
DEPUTIES NAMED,

The appointment of 10 deputies
to assist S. V. Bergstrom, assessor
for Moline township, in the work Of
fixing valuations on a basis Of
which the next tax levy will be
spread, was announced today. The
deputies named are: George Hull.
George Hughes, Edward Weaver,
Joe Japhet, Oscar Newberg, J. W.
Niebling, Fred C. Werlich, John
Pierce, E. B. Werlich and Dorothy
Johnson. E. B. Werlich will have
charge Of the real estate book and
Dorothy Johnson will take charge
of the personal book, Each will
have the help of the assessor.
The deputies will begin their
work tomorrow morning. 3
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
C|CARMAKER
TO PRESIDENT
Radical "Walking Delegate" Be.
comes Head of Company and
Employer Of Labor.

Chicago, March 31.-How a walk
ing delegate" became president Of
a company is told by President
Walter Dill Scott of the Northwest
ern university in a circular Just
published by the school.
He was a radical and a disturb
er and believed that society owed
him a living" President Scott said 1.
He was member OF the cigar
makers union, and after his cleo
ton as walking delegate enter
ed one Of the night classes in our
school of commerce to make him
more effective as a labor leader.
In that class he got a new con-
ception of the relation of capital to
labor. His interest increased, and
he was graduated in a diploma
course al the school.
To-day he is the president Of a
company and an employer of labor
He is a progressive but not a
radical. Instead of increasing the
suffering produced by the calling
of strikes and the throwing of men
out Of employment, he is today a
successful business man, adding to
the prosperity OF the community in
which he lives. He is doing much
to inculcate good will between cap
ital and labor, and thus to make
possible harmonious, effective and
prosperous community"
President Scott told the story to
illustrate achievements OF the uni
versity in social service.
The appeal now being made in
the name of relief for the hungry
is more ilsistent and more impell-
ing than ever before, and I trust
that all of US have responded most
generously" he said. But because
of this unusual postwar condition,
we are likely to exaggerate the i'm
portance of the mere giving OF
aims.
Experts in charity assure us
that the giving of aims never re-
duces the number of paupers, but
on the contrary increases them.
individual members of our fac
ulty have contributed largely to re-
ducing the poverty and in increas-
ing the prosperity throughout an
entire industry. Some ten years
ago one member of our faculty be-
came interested in labor conditions
in an industry that had been in
famous for its sweatshops and its
abuse and oppression of labor. In
that industry poverty reigned in
the homes and bread-lines were a
regular occurrence. This professor
cooperated in procuring more har-
monious relations between en-
ployer and employees, in raising the
standards of the industry, in lifting
the burden of poverty from hun
dreds of thousands Of men and
women. and in making the industry
efficient and profitable"
President Scott added that there
we're about 255 disabled ex-soldiers
at the university today in the Or
binary treatment of disabled men,
he said. I'VE might expect many of
them to develop into paupers and
become objects Of charity, These
255 men are today in training and
probably every man will leave the
university as a disappearing man
and will become, a useful citizen in
his community"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
after man WHO
THREW BOMBS

New York. March 31.--An In
crease from $4,000 10 $4,000 in
~ reward offered for apprehen-
Ion OF perpetrators Of the ex-
pscsion In Wall street last Septem-
per was suggested by the commit
les OF the whole OF the board of
esumate today. 1t also was recon-
msnded that committee of seven,
including the police commissioner,
me IRE commissioner and corpora
uol counsel be appointed 10 con-
unue Investigation Of the disaster.
Folice and department of Justice
asents throughout the country were
serching today, it was reported,
iot a man said, to have been iden-
tlned as the driver of a wagon
which carried the destructive bomb
inn the financial district. A de-
scnption OF this man, who is said
20 De well-known anarchist, has
~ sent to policemen throughout
NE country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
APPEAL|NCFOR
COTTON GOODS
Governors OF Six Southern States
Issue Proclamation to "Au
Americans"

Shawnee. Okla, March 31-CUnit-
ed Press. )-Governors OF six south
ern states have signed their names
to a proclamation which is soon to
appear in the columns of the pub
lie press Of the nation, which ap-
peais to "all Americans" to use
more and wear more cotton goods,
an dendorses the organization of
the Cotton Consumers League of
America" as a step In the right di-
rection, 1t became known today.
The proclamation bears the sig
natures Of the following governors
J. B. A Robertson, Okla: A. A.
Taylor, Tennessee; Pat NJ. Neff,
Texas; ThomN G, McRae, Arkan-
sas; Arthur M. Hyde, Missouri, and
Lee NJ. Russell, Mississippi.
A Shawnee newspaper was chos-
en- as one Of the papers in which
the proclamation will appear.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
WOMAN POSER
UNDER ARREST
Husband Finds Mrs. May Gilchrist
Of Art Photograph Fame in
Hetel With Man.

Chicago, Mrach 3l.-Mrs. May
Gilchrist, whose divorce proceed
ings last February entered around
a group Of art photographs tor
which she had posed before Carl
Ruegge, Milwaukee photographer,
was arrested by detectives last
night at a hotel here with man
who gave the name of Charles Nj,
Wills. The couple was traced
there by Mrs. Gilchrist's husband,
who filed the charges in his divorce
bill that Mrs. GilchFist's posing
was not merely for ARTS sake"
Judge Joseph SABBATH dismissed
his application. and also Mrs. Gill
christ's cross bill, charging cruelty,
the jurist after study Of the photo
graphs and ether pictures, fof
which Mrs. Gilchrist posed, decid-
ing she vas not At fault
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
SEASONS FIRST
SPEEDER TAKEN
BY FRED BRANDT

Fred Brandt, Moline park super
intendent, received the honor of
making the first arrest Of the sea-
son on a charge of speeding. The
motorist is Robert Pulver, aged H.,
1913 Tenth street.
Pulver was arrested at Nineteenth
avenue near Seventh street, by Sup
erintendent Brandt at noon yester-
day. The motorist was charged
with going 40 miles an hour. Pull
yer was arraigned before Magis-
trate Gustafson yesterday afternoon
and was fined SIS.
Pleasant Negley, last years mo-
torcycle officer, is still patrolling
a beat and no announcement is be-
ing made concerning his first 1921
appearance as a traffic regulator.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. March 31.-Wheat: No.
1 red, 1.54h; No. 2 red, 1890
LBS: No. l hard. 1.Ah; No. 2 hard,
1.54h; No. 2 mixed. 1.44A @1.46.
Corn: No. 2 mixed. 580bSkc; No.
8 mixed, 55@57c; No. 4 mixed, G3
Oslo; No. 2 yellow, Soc; No. vel
low, 55A @5Sc; No. yellow, $50
54c; No. 5 yellow. 50@51hc; No.
8 white, 55A @56c; No. 4 white.
53hc.
Oats: No. 2 white, 40056c; No. 3
white, 37A@3SAc; No. 4 white.
37A@SAc.
Rye: No. 2. nominal.
Barley: 6c@75c.
Timothy seed: $4.0o@5.0o.
Glover seed: $12.00Q16.00.
Pork: nominal.
Lard: S1l.10.
Ribs: s1050G11,37.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31
ASHTON INCORPORATION.

Springfield, IT.. March Gin
corporation of the Ashton Farm
ers' Mercantile company of Ashton.
was announced here last night,
The company is capitalized at a.
ATS to deal in rm.produets. mer-
chandise and groceries. Ineerpor-
ators are c. ". Bowers. J. A. Ros-
Ter. George " Reach. Fred J. kers-
ten. JehH J. Vaupel. and Bernhard
Empen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-31

New York, March 81. Prime
mercantile paper, 71a97A peg
cent.
Exchange. heavy. Sterling, CO.
day bills and commercial 60-day
bills on banks, 3.S7N; commercial
6O-day bills. 3.S7M; demand, 1929;
cables. 3.S3ls. Francs, demand.
7.o2; cables, 7.03. Belgian francs.
demand. 7.31; cables, 733. Guild
ers, demand, 34.42; cables, 3A52.
Lire, demand, 40; cables, 4.12.
Marks, demand. 1853; cables, 100.
Greece, demand, 1857. Argentine,
demand, 1915. Brazilian, dernand.
1850.
Montreal, ia per cent discount.
Government and railroad bonds,
easier.
Time loans. firmer: SO days, 30
days and six months, I per cent.