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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
Mrs. Clarence iii. March.

Mrs. Clarence H. March. aged 81
ears, 745 Fifteenth street, Rock
Stand, died at 11:40 o'clock this
morning in St Anthony's hospital,
GLOWING a four weeks illness.
Mrs. March. who was Nina NC
Crellias, was born Dec. 20, 1889, in
Davenport and married there to
Clarence March, Nov. 9. 1907. She
had resided in this city since her
marriage. Beside the widower she
is survived by two daughters, Julia
and Dorothy Her father, William
S. McCrellias, a brother, William
H, of San Antonio, Texas, and two
sisters. Mrs. L. B. Driffill of this
city and Mrs. George M. Williams
of Hartman, Tenn. also survive.
She had been a member of the
Central Presbyterian church
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
TEN TAKE BOARD
EXAMS FOR JOBS
ON FIRE FORCE

The Rock Island board of fire
and police commissioners met at
the city hall last night and exam
ined 10 applicants for positions on
the fire department However, it
is doubtful if any of those examined
last night will be given positions
soon, as only one additional fire
man will be needed under plans
worked out for the double platoon
system, and this fireman will prob
ably be named from the men who
have worked extra during vacation
periods of the regular firemen.
No appointment has been made
yet of a policeman to fill the vacan-
cy left on the resignation of Frank
Nickle, week ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
KILL 5 IN GIN EIGHT

Armore, Okla, Dec. 2O.-Sixteen
men were in custody following .
mysterious shooting ARRAY Thurs
day, in whic hthree men were killed
and fourth wounded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
TO HOLD JOINT ~
CHRISTMAS PARTY

A joint Christmas party of the
Y. M. c. A dormitory boys and Y.
w. c. A. dormitory girls will be
held in the basement lobby in the
Y. M. c. A. tonight, following the
athletic roundup program. The
party will start at 9:15 o'clock.
The program, will consist mainly
of games and singing. Plans
have been made for everyone to
bring presents which will be ex-
changed and presented by a Santa
Claus. The lobby will be ar
ranged with fitting decorations and
the evening festivities will be
around tree in the center of the
room.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

NJ S. Heagy was reelected presi-
dent of the Central Trust & Saw
ings bank yesterday afternoon by
the board of directors at the an
nual election of officers. The 9TH
er officers reelected were:
Vice presidents-H. H. Cleave-
land, G. J. Larkin. H. ". Tremann.
Cashier-secretary-L. NJ. Casteel.
Assistant secretary-H. B. Sim
mon.
Assistant cashier-R f. Swan
son.
Trust officer-E. H. Krell.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
BASES CASE ON
AUTO ACCIDENT
Swan p. Johnson Asks SS.OOa
Award from Henry and Jane
B. Stapley.

Swan P. Johnson, Sl9 Fifteenth
street. today fled suit in Circuit
court for $4,000 damages against
Henry z. Stapley. and Jane B
Stapley. The case is based on in
juries received when the plaintir
was struck by an automobile owned
by Henry Stapley and driven nv
Jane Stapley, July 81, 1921.
The accident occurred on Second
avenue, near Seventeenth street.
Rock Island. Johnson, in his dee
laration, says he was crossing the
avenue when run down.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
GODEHN CHOSEN
COMMANDER OF
MOLINE LEGION
Especial Moline service.l

H. E. Godehn was elected com
mander of the Moline American
Legion post at the annual meeting
held last evening. Other officers
were chosen as follows:
Vice mander-Frank Hoeu-
ingman.
ALjutant-T L. Toline.
Finance officer-Harold Eng
strom-
Chaplain-Rev. o. B. Enselman.
Notwithstanding GT5ll.
Executive committee - G v G
Burgstron, Warren Giles, J. p
Eff1andt, DR.. Perry H. Vessel, How
ard Rogers. William Schaller and
Morton r. Carlson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
Obituary
Mrs. Antonette Sgarlata.

Mrs. Antonette Sgarlata- aged 76
years, died at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning in the home of her son.
Liborio Sgarlata. 23o5 Fifth avo-
nue. Rock Island Death fol-
lowed a weeks illness of heart
disease
She was born in Termini. Italy.
July 2. 1S45, and came to this
country in 1900. She was united
in marriage with Joseph Sgarlata,
55 years ago. He preceded her in
death five years.
Surviving are two sons, Lborio
SgarIata of Rock Island, Joseph
Sgarlata of Cedar Rapids and four
Mrs. Mary Crupi of
Mrs Augustine Amato,
Mrs. G. S. Lacio and Mrs. Mamie
all OF Cedar Rapids.
The body will be sent to Cedar
Rapids tonight. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow and burial
will be in Mount Calvary cemetery,
Cedar Rapids.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
OPEN BIDS FOR
PAVING ROADS
ALONG ROUTE I

Especial TO The Argus.l

Especial TO The August
Springfield, Ill, Dec. 20.-When
the bids were opened today for the
paving of section 3 OF route Q. state
bond issue roads, in Henry county,
adjoining the Rock Island county
system, J. e. Casey was the lowest
bidder, Is bid being $135.011.
The ]. ]. Dunnegan Construction
company of Shenandoah, Iowa, was
lowest bidder for the paving of sec
lions and of the same route in
Henry county, on bid Of $234-217.
Section is six miles long, and
sections and are IL miles long.
Bids on the paving of section 3
were rejected by the state depart
ment of public works.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28

house Manager Ralph M. Barker,
who repeated what Mr.. Stone had
said about the spirit of fairness that
ought to prevail between the asso-
citation and warehousemen, and said
he expected nothing else.
The 105 warehouses controlled by
the association have a total capac-
ity Of 175,OOO,OOO pounds, and an
estimated value of more than $5,-
100000.
No negotiations are to be made
with warehousemen who have open
ed their floors in OPPOSITION to the
associations request for closing. All
warehousemen who have had an OPP
portunity to sign the contract and
who have refused to do so, were re-
moved from consideration. An ex-
ception was made, however, of ware
housemen who had asked for an ex-
tension of time to consider the terms
of the standard contract. No varia-
tons in the standard contracts will
be allowed, the board instructed Mr..
Barker.
Representatives of the association
probably will meet with the bankers
this week, as soon as the completely
tabulated figures are ready.
Fl. L. Early, of Louisville, form
erly of the National Bank Of Ken
lucky was appointed secretary and
treasurer of the association Friday
by the board of directors on the rec
ommendation of the executive com
mittee. He will take up his duties
at once.
"The officers and directors of the
association are tremendously pleas
ed with the success of the last week."
Mr.. Stone said. SIT has been be-
yond our expectations. The ware
housemen have shown a splendid
spirit of co operation, and as a con-
sequence affairs have moved swiftly
and smoothly to an astonishingIy
fine ending"
''The past week has been one of
the most significant in the history
of the co operative movement in
Kentucky" Aaron Sapiro, counsel
for the association remarked.
"When men. whose business as indie
pendent concerns we are destroying
come out with the aid and assist
ance that have been shown during
the last few days a market has been
set for fairness and cooperation
that will stand for a long while"
Now that the warehousing problem
has been successfully met and solv-
ed, the next great move of the assoc
citation will be the financing of the
1921 crop, and of the transfers of
the warehouses.
Arrangements have been made with
Lexington and Louisville banks for
temporary financing of advance pay
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28

ments to growers. A fund of 81 $780,
900 will be created for this purpose
as soon as the association indicates
its need. This fund viii be revolved
as credit gradually is extended by
government or private sources of
credit. A petition to the War FL
nance Corporation probably will be
prepared this week for loans on the
security of warehouse receipts. Ne
gotiations have been begun to tap
other credit reservoirs.
Arrangements are being made for
Louisville and Cincinnati banks to
underwrite large blocks of the stock
and bond issues, if the growers do
not desire to hold them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1921

A gentleman writing to the paper
slys that eff people would think a
little more and talk little less;
work a little more and kick little
less, it might be possible for them to
feel that this is the best Of all pos
sible worlds" Well, perhaps the
gentleman is right But he's not
practical. Human Americans enjoy
kicking. They feel better after en-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28

There can be no worse elements
in hell itself than the conscioA 'essl
that the sufferer himself furniA y
tn efagots for the fire. y
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28

All the worlds a stage, and the
women have the speaking parts.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28

The highest priced and, therefore,
the best school is experience.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1921-12-28

joying a spell of kicking. Feeling
better, they work better. Kicking is
an ipalienable right Of every free
American; the man who never kicks
at all is no American. Let 'em kick,
brotherl But we do wish there was
= sle more downright thinking, in
side the skull.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
PROBABLE ACTION
AT CONFERENCE ON
WAR DEBT SUBJECT

CONTINUED from page II
of men who will be authorized to find
out in the most informal way what
can be done about funding existing
Indebtedness. American officials could
not decline to listen to suggestions
when made at the dinner table or in
other informal conferences apart
from the main program. Much busi-
ness is transacted that way in inter-
national conferences but judging by
the appearance of things today in
official quarters such advances will
not lead to anything tangible. The
Europeans will be told that cancelIa-
tion is out of the question at this
time and that even the talk of fund
ing is premature and will be inop-
perfume until Congress grants the
Treasury department sufficiently
broad powers to enter into negotia-
tion with the credit to governments.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
"ExPERIENCE" ON STAGE.

There are few. better known plays
than Experience by George v.
Hobart, which was presented in New
York in 1914. In George Fitzmau-
rice's Paramount perturbation of this
stage success, the story was enlarged
and put into scenario form by Walde-
mar Young. 1t will be shown at the
Wilson Theatre next Tuesday with a
special program.
AS the screen affords greater poss-
Utilities for detail in stories than the
stage, those who have seen the play
will have the added interest of see-
ing just how the scenario has been
handled. One feature which was add
ed, much to its value, is the char
Facter of "Gloom,' which does not
appear in the original play. The part
is the antithisis of "Intoxication. -
Mr.. Fitzmaurice and Mr.. Young de-
cided that Gloom would add a mo-
dern touch to the allegorical play
that was written before the anti
liquor law went into effect.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
WOMAN TELLS OF
LINCOLN'S DEATH.

Baltimore, Oct 2.-ThOmas Proc
tor, who says Abraham Lincoln died
in his bed in Washington. is mistak-
en-, according to Mrs. Pauline Louise
Wenzing, 20 years old, who lives in
this city. Lincoln, she says, was car
ried to the home of her father, Will
liam Peterson, and laid on her bed,
where he died the next morning.
No one SO young as Proctor, who
j was 1 at that time, was in the room,
Mrs. Wenzing contends. Even the
Presidents younger son was not ad-
mite. she says.
Mrs. WenZing, who was IA years
! old then. had retired, her room being
on the first floor of the house. Her
father had gone out and she was "a
lone with servant, she said.
She was awakened by shouting and
"a disturbance in front of the theatre.
which was directly across Tent ST.,
from her home. She heard some one
call out that the President had been
shot, and she left her bed. Then she
saw the injured man carried into her
home
President Lincoln was placed on
the girls bed, to avoid carrying him
upstairs. The bed was short one,
and the foot of it was broken off SO
that the tall man could lie on it COM
fortably. The bed was sold, along
with the house, after Mr. Peterson s
death.
There was SO much uproar, Mrs
Wenzing says, that she does not re-
member clearly everything that hap
pened. She and the servant got towels
and bandages and heated water, with
which physicians bathed the Presi-
dents wound. She got a pair of scis-
, sors, she says, with which a doctor
cut away the hair from the injury on
the left side of Lincoln's head. Sol
diers came to guard the house, being
stationed at all the doors and win
dows and even on the roof
The daily times., 1921-10-04

why6 the Ripple commenced the
Of the bottom at the position
given by Captain George w. Nords-
from, chief oficer of the Merida
when she sank, a six-mile row of
buoys, spaced mile apart, was plac-
ed SO that the same ground would
not be twice gone over. Finally the
drag line grew taut. Captain Nords-
from, who is aboard the Ripple, be-
lieved that the obstruction encounter
ed is a pile of the Merida's lifeboats
and 1iferafts which were dropped
over from the steamship Hamilton
after she had taken the passengers
aboard. The Hamilton's position at
that time is estimated at from a
quarter of mile to mile from the
spot where the Merida rests.
Those aboard the steamer feel con-
j fident that, once located, the wreck
can easily be stripped of it's treasure.
Among the three divers is Frank J..
Crilley, who holds the worlds re-
cord for depth, 800 feet, made while
he was assisting in attempts to res
cue the crew of the submarine F-5,
sunk off Honolulu some years ago.
Fred Nelson, who went down 2S6
| feet when engaged upon the same
. task, is also aboard. The third men,
! ber OF the diving trio is Frank Kra-
! mer, we'll known up and down the
coast.
The Merida's treasure consists of a
large quantity of silver, about $780,
600 in gold and quantity of preci-
GUS stones. She was sunk in May,
1910, when bound from Mexico, via
Havana, for New York. by the steam
er Admiral Farragut The collision
, occurred about midnight, in a fog.
the Merida remaining afloat for six
hours. The Admiral Farragut was
badly damaged but remained afloat.
All passengers of the Merida were
saved by ships which answered her
SOS messages
The vessel had 400 tons of cop
per in her hold, carried as ballast
She is believed to be resting on an
even keel on the hard sand bottom
which obtains in the vicinity.
The Ripple expedition is second to
attempt the finding of the Merida.
About four years ago a number of
New York capitalists fitted up a
steamer and dragged for some days
for the wreck. 1t was believed 4. one
time that she had been loca Cd :,ut
bad weather prevented further oper-
ations.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
DEPLORES RAPID

Berlin, Oct. 2.-The fall of the
mark is causing many Germans to
talk catastrophe; but that the rapid
rise of the mark would be even worse
and would spell certain disaster is
the novel theory expounded by Privy
Councillor Klockner, one of Ger
many's most powerful captains of in
dustry, and, through his alliance
with the mighty Thyssen interests,
the most formidable rival of Hugo
SHINES.
''The present boom,' he told
stockholders meeting, Stands or
falls with the movement of the mark.
The rapid rise of the mark would en-
tail a catastrophe of unprecedented
magnitude and scope. But we are
still far from that point of time. So
long as the London ultimatum is not
revoked and Germany is not freed
from the huge occupation burden, the
mark is bound to remain bad. The
only way to improve conditions is
hour day must be abandoned. An
|appeal must be made to the German
people, not to fulfill their reparation
obligations, but to do more work for
the purpose of fulfillment."
Unlike most Germans, Herr Klock-
ner takes an optimistic view of the
present industrial situation, not only
in Germany, but in the world at
large.
unlike many of my fe1low-indus-
! trialists," he says, II am of the
opinion that the present movement
is not quickly passing pseudo boom.
lGradually the international wave of
mounting economic life is affecting
production as well. Reports from
France and Belgium sound more
The daily times., 1921-10-04
MAKING SEARCH 5..s,
FOR HIDDEN ris,1ilIksURE

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 3-SeaTch for
sunken treasure amounting to $3,-
100000 and which has been at the
bottom of the ocean eleven years in
the wreck of the Ward Line steam
ship Merida is vigorously going on at
a point so miles east of the Virginia
capes where the Merida went down
after a collision with the United
Fruit Company's steamer Admiral
Farragut. Word has come from the
treasure hunters that they believe
they have located the wreck of the
sunken vessel and expect soon to
|, bring to the surface of the ocean
the gold, silver and precious stones
which had to be abandoned when
the vessel sunk.
The search for the treasure ships
, wreck is being made from the steam
er Ripple, a disreputable looking
craft. Looks don't amount to much
as far as salvage vessels go, How.
, ever, and aboard the Ripple is the
best gear for the work in hand that
can be obtained. Manned by a picked
crew of twenty-five men the shiI
carries three of the best-known div.
ers of the country, all of them able
to work at depths considerably in ex
cess of the 200 feet, in which the
Merida is supposed to lie.
The search for the Merida's treas
;ure is being financed by a group Of
prominent New Workers. The Rippl.
left New York on August 80, ant
has been steadily dragging the bot
ttom at a point approximately sixt,
miles east of Cape Charles, when
the Merida is supposed to have foun
The daily times., 1921-10-04
MINERS TELL LEGION TO
PITT HOJTSE IN 0RnEI

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 3.-Al-
though refusing to condemn the
American legion because of alleged
strike-breaking activities of some of
its members, the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America to-
day adopted a resolution committee
report calling on legion officers s'to
put their house in order.'~ The ac-
tion came after several delegates had
appealed vehemently for the conven-
ton to go on record in unqualified
condemnation of the legion.
The committee report was among
those made ON more than 100 reso-
lctions sent to the convention for
consideration by local unions
throughout the country and which
had been before the committee for
consideration since the opening of
the convention. Most of the reso1u-
tions went into the discard and de-
bate was permitted on only a few,
with most of the comment being ex-
acted by the legion resolution.
Aside from the work on resolu-
tions the convention voted over
whelmingly not to change the union s
present system of appointing organ
izers. Supporters of an elec.0 0n
plan complained that the appointive
system permitted officers to build ur
a political machine, but no evidence
to support this charge was found by
the committee appointed at the 1913
convention, which held election OF
organizers was impracticab1e.
Among the resolutions adoted
were those favoring immediate ma
J tionalization of coal mines and rail.
roads, the repeal of the espionage
laws and am9psty for all political
prisoners and self-determfnatfon
for Ireland.
The daily times., 1921-10-04

With baseball on it's last legs for
the 1921 season the fans hereabouts
are turning their attention to foot
ball. 1t will be but short while un-
til the Virginia-Carolina classic, and
the lovers of football thruout the
State will be watching the compare
tive showing of the two teams and
conjecturing as to the outcome of the
annual battle Judging from the
showing made by the Carolina team
last Saturday Coach Bill Fetzer has
a formidable machine this season.
Harry Hartzell at A. & E. has also
trained a good team. In addition to
the CarolinaVirginia classic the an
nual game at Raleigh between Caro-
lima and the State is creating a tre-
mendous amount of interest and It
soon bids fair to rival the other con-
test. In fact from the viewpoint of
the average fan, and particularly in
the eyes of the alumni of the two
institutions this game really has more
interest than any other.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
Alice Brady in
"Dawn of the East"
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FOUNDERS DAY AT
N. C. COLLEGE

Local alumnae of the North Caro-
lima College for Women will be
greatly interested in the Founders
Day program. commemorating the
29th anniversary of the founding of
the college which will be observed at
Greensboro. Wednesday, October s.
The chief address of rhe day, it is
learned will be delivered in the
morning by Rev. Charles E. Maddry,
corresponding secretary of the Bap-
tist State Convention, who has long
been identified with the educational
work of the state.
The daily times., 1921-10-04

! hopeful. From neutral countries. par
ticularly South America, Germany's 9
industries are receiving as large or
ders as before the war. Between Eng
land and Germany, too, important ex-
Ichange trade deals could now be me-
gotiated."
The daily times., 1921-10-04
JOHN ROBINSON CIRCUS
WILL ARRIVE AT O'CLOCK
TOMORROW MORNING.

Jno Robinson's circus will arrive
in Wilson on A. c. l.. at 5 O'Clock,
A. NJ, paraphanalia will be taken i'm
mediately to Herring Avenue show
grounds. The parade will take place
tomorrow over the usual route and
will reach the down town thorough
fares between 1000 and 11:00 a. m.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
PANCAKE FLOUR FREE.

To start the sesaon we will give
absolute free, one package fresh
pancake flour with each ola dollar
purchase of any brand of syrup. Or
der early. Carorll Grocery Co. ltd
The daily times., 1921-10-04

1t merely goes to show that where
the loyalty to a team has some pc
culiar local interest it is greater than
when an outsider is considered. For
this reason it is believed that an ALL
North Carolina League for another
year would be tremendously more
popular than a hybred organization
such as we have been worrying along
with this season. ~
The daily times., 1921-10-04

The ball ayersseomposing the
1921 Bug outfit wiMshs leaving today
for their respective nes, and with
them goes the interest and the
friendship of large group of Wilson
citizens. We will welcome them back
next season, when playing conditions
should be much more pleasant than
they have been during, the season just
passed.
The daily times., 1921-10-04
SPORTS

Ruth will secure in the Worlds Sc
ries. 1t is generally believed that he
will secure several if the Giant
pitchers put them over and do not
walk him in critical stages of the
game. And there are other hard hit
ters on both teams. 1t is going to
be interesting to see whether the
champion home run hitter of the
American League will secure more
in the crucial series than will Kelly
the champion long distance swatter
of the National. The chances are that
some other, not thought of SO strong
Iy in this connection, will lead both
of them. This generally happens in
Worlds Series, for in most cases it
has been the man hitherto unthought
of who breaks up the contests with a
ong distance drive, or a startling play
of some other kind.
The daily times., 1921-10-04

A team that works hard the entire
year, and wins the pennant IN the
face, of all sorts of difficulties and
drawbacks, deserves better treatment
than ours has received at the HANDS
of the Virginia League moguls
Again we wish to reinstate-it was
not the salary limit but the speed
limit that caused the trouble.
The daily times., 1921-10-04

WANTED AT ONCE Several Boys be-
tween IL and IA years to deliver
papers. Apply Daily Times Office.
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