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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
PROMINENT WOMAN
OF STERLING DIES
(Special Correspondence. |

Especial Correspondence.)
Sterling, ILL.,. March 29.-Mrs.
Ruth Pennington for more than
fifty years one of the best known
and most prominently connected
women Of Sterling, passed away
yesterday morning. The funeral
service was held this afternoon. She
was born in Lancaster county, Pr,
Nal 16, 1889.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
!! : : llIlIDc
BREEDER Will
GIVE ADDRESS
March 1s.-One Of

Z, 9o10s ~ VI
speaksP Ct the annual
Sleeting u tAs Illinois STATE Duroc
rArSsdsss, association. which will
- yheld tomorrow 1t Peoria. II
tBnxf.B. Dodson Of Joy. who Is
auateauled to discuss Tho Value Of
County Associations in C0mmoding
he Duroc Business.
Mr.. Dodsoh, who L. well known
breeder Of Duroc Jersey swine. has
speht . great deal Of time during
!. .ths past winter attending meetings
lthsoughout the state, whore he has
6Eted both as speaker and a
fudge Of Duroc swine.
A number Of Mercer county
breeders plan attending the meet
Ing, which will be held In the As
s0ciation Of Commerce building at
Peoria. The association is making
elaborate plans for entertaining the
Visiting delegation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
SCHOOL, SHUT FOR
EPIDEMIC, OPENS
AT COAL VALLEY
Especial Correspondence. }

Coal Valley, ILL.,, March %
After a Today vacation the Luth-
eran parochial school reopened on
Monday. The school has been
closed on account Of an epidemic
Of measles among the school
children.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
VIOLA REVIVAL
COMES TOCLOSE
Especial Correspondence

Viola, ILL.,, March 29-The series
of revival meetings which have
been conducted here by Rev. d. S.
McCown of Knoxville, were closed
on Sunday evening, after two
weeks services afternoon and eve
ming. The Sunday evening service
was very we'll attended and was
full of enthusiasm. Rev. McCown
delivered another of his fine SER
mons and in conclusion Rev. Stew
ems read the srevice probationing
several converts into the church.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
FORMER MILAN
RESIDENT DEAD
Word Just Received of Death of
william Johnston at a Hos.
pital in Chicago.
Especial to The Argus.)

Milan, ILL.,. March 29.-Word has
just been received here of the
death of William Johnston at
hospital in Chicago. Mr.. Johnston
was a pioneer resident here and
had lived in Milan for SIS years be-
fore going to Chicago to make his
home with his son. George John
ston, who resides there. According
to the information received here,
Mr.. Johnston's death resulted from
complication of diseases. He was
81 years old.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
GOES TO CHICAGO.

Aledo. March 29.-Mrs. Lena Nc
Kinney. OF Paris, France. who has
been visiting in Aledo with her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. J. Leslie Whit.
left last night for Chicago, where
she will visit for several weeks be-
tore sailing again for France.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
COAL VALLEY TO
HAVE POSTPONED
MEET THURSDAY
(Special Correspondence.l

Orion, ILL.,, March 29.-The an
nual congregational meeting and
community picnic supper which
was to have been held in the Pres
byterian church basement last
evening will be an event
on Thursday evening of this week.
when the different boards, Chris
tian Endeavor society, Kings
Daughters and the Sunday school.
will give their reports for the past
wear.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
RETURN HOME.

Aledo, March 29.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Guthrie. who have been
spending the winter months with
their daughter, Mrs. Carl Reynolds.
at Red Wood Falls, Mimi, returned
to Aledo this morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
LECTURER At CHURCH.

Aletlo. March 29.-J. Franklin
Rabb. a well known lyceum lectur-
err, will appear at the Christian
church in keithsburg tomorrow
night. The subject of his address
will be THE 100 Per Cent Man"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29
Girls! Save Your Hair!
Make II Abundant!

Immediately after . "Dandefi1s'
massage, your hair takes . new
life, lustre and wondrous beauty.
appearing twice as heavy and plea
tiful, because each hair seems 70
fluff and thicken. Don't let your
hair stay lifeiess, colorless, plain
or scraggly. You, too, want lou
of long, srong. beautiful hair.
A 35-cent bottle OF delight.
fu. "Danderine'' freshens your
scalp, checks dandruf and
falling hair. This stimulating
"beauty-tonic" gives to thin. dull
fading hair that .-Juthful bright.
ness and abundant thickness-Au
druggists!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-29

Doesn't hurt abit! Drop q little
"Freezone" "a an aching corn. in
stantly that corn stops hurting, hen
shortly you lift it right on with IN
gers. Truly!
Your druggist se.-s . tiny bottle
of "Freezo for a few cents. suf-
ficient TO semove every hard corn.
soft corn, or corn between the toes.
and the calluses. without soreness
or irritation.-(Adv.)
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Overcoat Insurance
InduCenlent Made to.
Coolidge to Call on
Pittsburgh Judge

Pittsburgh, April 23.-An in-
demnity bond for $57.57 on Vice
President Calvin Coolidge's over
coat was issued here Saturday to
Federal Judge Joseph Burlington.
The judge attended the inaugural
ceremonies at Washington, March
4, and during the excitement he
walked away with the vice presi-
dents overcoat, mistaking it for
his own. The bond is designed TO
protect the coat while the vice
president attends the Founders
day exercises at Carnegie instl-
tute here next Thursday.
The bond, duly signed and
sealed, insures the overcoat in the
sum of $5757 against loss by
theft, or sundry other causes.
while the vice president is in Pitts
burgh.
While the coat is insured. the
contents are not, and under the
bond, the owner of the coat must
wear it from Z a. m, until mid
night Thursday. Another clause
provides that Mr.. Coolidge must
notify Mayor e. v. Babcock as
soon as he arrives here, in order
that the city's chief executive may
detail necessary police patrolm.n
to guard the coat.
The bond was issued after Vice
President Coolidge, replying to
Judge Buffington's invitation, 20
attend the Founders day celebra-
ton, said he feared for the safety
of his overcoat.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
G, D, 0,P,[EADERS
NATURE PLANS
Of PEACE MOVE
Knox Resolution Will
Be Reported Monday
in Its Revised Form. -
Possibility of Hitch in
Delay of Foreign Re-
lations Committee.

Washington, April 23.-Plans of Re-
publican congressional leaders for en-
actment of peace by congressional
resolution were completed at an in
formal conference Saturday.
The Knox resolution to that end
probably will be reported to the SEN
ate Monday by the foreign relations
committee as revised in the technical.
legal details, by Senator Knox, of
Pennsylvania. Debate in the senate
then will begin Tuesday or Wednesday
and will, it is believed, be compare
lively short. There is possibility of
slight hitch, according to Democratic
senator's, in delay by the foreign rela-
ticns committee.
AS matter of general party policy,
most Of the senate Democrats are ex-
pected to oppose the Knox resolution
but Republican leaders expect a num-
Der of Democratic voters
A peace resolution similar to the
Knox measure is to be introduced in
the house Monday by Chairman Porter
of the foreign affairs committee. Re
publican leaders, however, were said
Saturday to have agreed that the SEN
ate resolution would be awaited before
any action should be taken in the
house. The Knox and Porter resolu-
tions, it was indicated, would be con-
sidered concurrently in the house.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
CITIZEN ARMY
CAMPS POSTED
Montana and Wyoming
Included in Seventh
Corps Area.

Washington, April 23.-The loca-
tions and opening dates Of the eiti-
zens military training camps to be held
this summer, the states from which
each will draw its candidates and the
corps area headquarters to which ap-
plications should be sent were en-
nounced Saturday by the war depart
ment. They include:
Camp Grant, ILL.,, July 81; Michigan,
Illinois. Sixth corps. area headquart-
ers, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Camp Pike, Arkansas, and Fort
Smelling, Minnesota, August 1; North
Dakota, South Dakota. Minnesota, Ne
braska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas
and Iowa. Seventh corps, area head
quarters, Fort Crook, Neb.
Camp Lewis, Wn., and Preside, San
Francisco July 6; Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah,
Nevada and California. Ninth corps,
area headquarters, San Francisco,
Calf.
The camps will be of the so-called
Plattsburgh type, offering free military
training for 80 days to physically fit
citizens between the ages of 16 and
So. Candidates will be drawn from all
parts Of the country. Quotas, based
on population will be allotted to states
and communities.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
D. .R. ADJOURN;
FAIL To ACT ON
DRY RESOLUTION
Committee Pigeon-holes
Enforcement Decision:
Officers Are Installed.
Two Candidates for
President General An
nounced During Day.

Washington, April 23.-The Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution ad-
journed their 30th national congress
Saturday after installing officers elect
ed Fciday. While proceedings of The
final session were of perfunctory ra-
ture. announcements Of candidacy for
president-genera in 1923 election and
action of the resolutions committee in
plgeon-holeing resolution introduced
early in the week calling upon members
to aid in strict enforcement of the
Volstead prohibition act proved inter
esting topics.
The prohibition resolution called at
tention to the fact that the D. A. r.
was pledged to support the constitution
and as the 18th amendment was a bart
Of the constitution the organization
should give it strong support. When
the committee in submitting its final
report failed to refer in any way to
the resolution there was considerable
comment from supporters Of the dry
move
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook Of Penn
sylvania and Mrs. William NJ. Reynolds
of North Carolina, were formally an
nounced for candidates for president
general and it was reported that Mrs.
William Cummings Story will shortly
announce her candidacy for the leader
ship.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
French Deputies Pass
Amnesty Bill; Stories
of fDisObedie,1ce Barred

Paris. April 23.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. AFTER the chamber
Of deputies adopted unanimously
Saturday an amendment to the am
nesty bill. under which an appeal
may be taken from any and all
sentence imposed by courtsmartial
during the war upon the simple re-
quest of the soldier affected. If
living, or his heirs, II dead,' the
general amnesty bill was passed
Saturday afternoon. The vote on
the measure which embraced vir-
tually ali offenses against the mill
tary laws, with the exception or
hieh treason and desertion in the
face OF the enemy, was 528 to IA
against it.
Mutiasers Excluded.
Mntineers In the Black sea fleet
are not included and must serve
their sentences.
Adoption Of the amendment
came after .. speech BY Deputy
Jade 81 Finister. who commanded
4 company throughout. the late war.
He recalled that before Souan in
campaspe orders came s. execute
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
WAR WITH U.s.,
NEVER HUGHES

Melbourne, April 23.-For Aus
tralla ever to take part in
struggle with the United Safes was
something unthinkable and out.
side the bounds of possibility, de-
clared William M. Hughes, prem
4ler of the commonwealth, in con-
cluding the debate in the house Of
representative Saturday on the
coming imperial conference, at
which Premier Hughes is to rep
resent Australia. The subject Of
the Anglo-Japanese treaty was
prominent in the discussion and in
aliuding to it the prime minister
said:
II have said repeatedly that the
chief problem before Grea Britain
is to draw up treaty which will
not involve us or Britain in a
struggle with the people of the
United States. The hope of the
world depends upon some sort of
an understanding between America
and the empire, and it is to find a
way OF realizing that hope that the
minds OF those attending the inn
perial conference should be direct
ed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
WARNS BOARD
Of EXAMINERS
To TIGHTEN Up
Attorney General De-
clare s Constitution
Must Be Lived Up to.
Extra Session Is Only
Expedient If Funds In
adequate, He States.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Helena, April 23.-Face to
face with a realization that the
appropriations made by the re-
cent legislative assembly will be
insufficient to carry the vari-
Gus state institutions, including
the orphans home, insane asy-
lum, penitentiary and tubercu-
losis sanitarium, through the
ensuing two years Attorney
General w. D. Rankin, warned
the other members of the state
board of examiners that he
would not permit the mourning
Of one cent of Indebtedness over
and above such appropriations.
he stated that if the money avail
apie Tor such purposes should prove
inadequate it would be necessarv ~
call an extraordinary session IF the
legislature to provide additional fnn5s
as ne intended to block any move which
would result in deficiency claims 10.
ing presented to the next regular ss-
sembly.
Half MilIIes Deficiency.
Every two years during the state,s
existence the appropriations Of the
legislatures have been insufficient to
maintain the larger institutions md do
f!ciency claims have been allowed hv
the state board Of examiners and ths
following legislative assembly have an.
propriated money with which to nav
them. At the last session nearly =
hall million dollars was appronriafed
to meet deficiency claims Of the state
asylum and state prison. The defici
ency Of the tuberculosis sanitarium
vas $4,000. - ''
This system must STOP" said the
attorney general at the meeting Of the
board Of examiners, Saturday. This
board viii not allow q deficiency claim
Tor five cents without a court action.
l have decided on this course. The
contrary is against the constitution
and it cannot be done"
Economy or Extra Session.
What are you going to do with
these people, If the appropriation runs
out. he was asked by another mem
Der Of the board. "Are you xoin9 to
turn the orphans out at Twin Bridres?,
No" declared the attorney general.
1T will be necessary to call an extra
session of the legislature. We might
as well serve notice to the heads 81
these institutions now that we will NOT
stand for the spending of one cent
more than has already been appro-
priated.''
In the opinion of many state officials
4 special session will surely be called
before the end of two years in the
event the state courts hold to the same
new as the attorney general as it is
he general opinion that the institu-
ions Of the state have not been suffi-
aently provided for in the recent ap.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
FOREIGN BORN
CITIZENS GAIN
1920 Total Given al
1903, 987 Jump of
358, 462.

Washington, April 23.-The for
eign born population of the United
states in 1920 totalled 13, zoe, 1857,
an increase of 35S, 1852, or2.6 per
cent over 1910.
The census bureau in making
this announcement Saturday night
cited the 30.7 per cent increase in
the nations foreign born popula-
ton between 1900 and 1910 and
accredit the marked decreased to
the almost complete cessation of
immigration during the war period
and to considerable emigration
during the war.
The foreign born population list
ed by country of nativity was an
nounced by the bureau as follows:
England S12.414; Scotland 254.-
4S2; Wales 67,O71; ireland 1885,
$50; Norway 363.590; Sweden
624. .759: Denmark 1881 ,G1; Bel
gium 81, ,64S; France. including AL
sace-Lorraine 152, 1872: Luxem-
burg 1856; Netherlands 131. .262;
Switzerland 118,647; Germany
1858, ,29S; Poland 1,145,57S: Aus
tria 676.9tD: Hungary 307. .OS1;
Czecho-Slovakia 359. 9.2S5; Jugo-
Slavia 173.O8: Ruthenia 3.1OO;
Russia 1898. 800: Finland 1861;
Lithuania 135. 1879: Portugal 81, $50;
Spain 1922: Italy 1907, AS;
Greece 175,7 ,7O1: Bulgaria 1O,4S6:
Rumania 1O3,OO7: Turkey in Eu-
rope 5.315: other Europe 11.541;
Asia 11O.5S6; Africa $3.50: Aus
tralia 1885; Canada, French,
3O7, ,6S1; Canada. other 500. .455:
New Foundland 1929; Cuba and
other West Indies except Porto
Rico 3S.024: Mexico 476,676;
Central America 4.OS2: South
America 18.S3S: Atlantic Islands
$4,000: Pacific islands 3.69: at
sea 5.275. and countries not speci-
fled 3.R57
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
PEACE IN ERIN,
MISSION

London, April %. Premier
Lloyd George, says the Sunday
Times, has appointed Lord Derby
to approach the Sim Fein to DIS
cover if possible common ground
for negotiations looking to set
tlement of the Irish question, in
view of the Forthcoming elections.
The newspaper says that Lord
Derby all his life has been in close
touch with all the vicissitudes IF
the Irish question and thoroughly
understands the situation.
Lympne, England, April 23.--
Lord Derby came to Lympne Sat-
urday at his own request to see
Premier Lloyd George. He did
not disclose the subject which he
discussed with the prime minister,
but in view of Lord Derby's recent
visit to Ireland it was generally
believed the situation in that
country formed the basis of the
conversation.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24

Strong opposition was expressed to
any sales tax, to repeal of the excess
profits tax, and to any tariff on lumber
and fertilizer. Another recommends
ton proposed the submission of CON-
stitutional amendment prohibiting the
issuing of all tax free securities as
more than $4,000, 100000 in securi-
ties now escape federal tax"
Packer Regulation Reaffirmed.
The federation reaffirmed its stand
for packer regulation vested in the de-
partment of agriculture and opposition
to any federal excise on land
The attention Of congress was called
to the important and differing factors
affecting food products from the Amer
lean farm in their relationship to i'm
ports Of like products from foreign
countries In considering. the labor
cost in making up the tariff law, at
to the "center of food production of
the United States as being "some-
where" in the Mississippi valley while
the center Of consumption is in the
populous areas of the east "many hund-
reds of miles away"
Ocean Rates Lower"
Ocean freight rates from competing
countries to the consuming centers
were declared to be lower "than are
the exorbitant increasing freight rates
from our farms to our own consumers"
1t also asked that profits from the
federal reserve banks be used as re-
volving fund to provide working capital
during the interim between requests
for money and the sales of the de-
bentures.
Recommendation was made that such
debentures be made eligible for sale in
federal reserve banks or on the open
market. Increase Of the maximum
amount which may be loaned to a
single borrower from the federal land
banks from $4,000 to $4,000 was
suggested.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
Employing Printers
to Fight Short Week:
Announce Wage Cut

Tacoma, April 23.-Members Of
the Northwest Employing Printers
league at their annual meeting here
Saturday voted to disregard the ul-
timatum Of the craftsmen in the
printing trades for a 44-hour week
to 90 into effect May and de-
cided to continue the 48.hour week
now in effect. The members of the
league also voted to reduce the
maximum scale of journeymen
compositors, cylinder pressmen and
bookbinders on May to IS cents
an hour in coast cities and 80 cents
an hour in inland cities.
More than 40 delegates attended
the meeting here, representing ali
the large cities Of Montana, Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and British
Columbia.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
IRISH ATTACK
"uu Hn
BARRACKS, FAIL!

Dublin. April 23.-(By the Assod-
ated Press. The police and military
barracks in Kilrush, county Glare, were
attacked Friday midnight by large
party Of armed men and a fight en-
sued which lasted three hours, in which
one police sergeant was killed and two
soldiers wounded. Two royal marines
were taken prisoners, but escaped uI,-
injured. The attackers withdrew with
out capturing either barracks.
Two hundred raiders held up train
OF 81 cars Saturday between Glaslough
and Monaghan. The raiders made pris-
oners Of the driver. fireman and guards,
and then net fire to the train. The
fireman was forced to set the train in
motion and Jump off the engine. The
train, with no one on it. ran half an
hour before stopping. Twenty cars
were completely destroyed and more
than 200 yards Of the railway line
damaged.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24
To Classify Reserve
Officers for Duty
in Emergency Cases

Washington, April 23.-The $4,000
officers in the reserve corps are being
classified so that men fitted for each
definite assignment can be located and
called in active duty in event of a
national emergency. The war depart
expected complete record Of every
officer in the organized corps would
be in the hands of nine corps COM
manders not later than June 10.
Corps commanders have been direct
ed to make an immediate study of their
districts with q view to locating reserve
units according to the local population.
These studies are to be submitted to
the department by June Is.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-24

dent Harding for promotion.
General Edwards, who commanded
the 26th New England division over
seas until relieved by General Perish
ing and returned home, was the only
nominee on the list under fire. The
committee vote on his name Saturday.
was reported to have been IL to 8,
with three Democrats opposing, and
three others voting for his coufirma-
ton.
Hitchcock Leads Opposition.
Those said to have opposed General
Edwards included Senators Hitchcock,
Nebraska, and McKellar, Tennessee.
Senator's Robinson, Arkansas, and Nv
ers. Montana, Democrats, were report
ed to have joined the Republican COM
mIttee members in supporting him.
Senator Sheppard of Texas, and Flet-
cher of Florida, the other Democrats
on the committee, declined to indicate
their action.
Members of the senate committee
expressed the belief that General Ed
wards would not be chosen chief of
staff. after Saturdays meeting, at
which Secretary Weeks was called in
again Saturday for further discussion
Of General Edwards record, Major
General Harbord, according to opinion
of prominent Republicans. will be Sc
tected chief of staff to succeed Major
General Peyton C. March.
Record Told In Private.
Information submitted Saturday by
Secretary Weeks regarding General
Erwards' record, was given in execu-
tive session.
Members of the committee said that
it disclosed existence If differences be-
tween General Pershmg and General
over the latter's course in
commanding the e6th division in
France. Secretary Weeks, however,
was reported to have declared en-
phatically to Democratic senator's op-
posing Edwards promotion that thor
ough search of the. war department
files had been made without finding
any record of such charges as Demo
cratic senators said that they under
stood were on file.