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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
JESTER DELIGHTS
RIDDLES PARENTS

The jolly Jester finished his
weeks visit here with the talk last
night at the high school which was
given especially for the parents of
the school children, who had heard
so much about this unique health
clown who was proving SO instruc-
tive and entertaining to the kid
dies. The Jester was brought to
the city by. the central council of
the Parent-Teachers' association,
and through his talks and perform
ances has interested many youngs-
tiers in eating more vegetables. The
clever entertainer went from here
to Des Moines.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29

after the fatal trip was begun on
the ice by DePover, Moran, Larkin
and himself, Larson says:
THE four of us started from the
shore Of Cars island toward the
north bank. De Power was in the
lead. Moran broke through the ice
first. Moran was only short dis
tance in front Of Larkin and Lar
kin tried to give him assistance,
but he also broke through the ice.
In q very short time after saw
De Power break through the ice. I
retraced my steps to the island.
hoping to get q boat. could not
find one, either around the island
or on the south bank OF the main
stream. l then went west until l
caught a street car. / came back
to Schriver's camp short time
later"
George O. Larkin was born in
Davenport March %, 1899, and
moved to Rock Island with his
parents about five years ago. In
April, 1919. he went to Montana
where he worked on a ranch for
eight months. After his return
from Montana he was employed at
the Root & VanDervoort Engineer
ing company for the year in the
core room as core assembler. hav-
ing not worked since that depart
ment was closed about five weeks
ago. He was a member OF the
Noodmen of the World OF this city.
Surviving are the parents. Mr..
and Mrs. P. J. Larkin; a sister Vera
and seven brothers: Harold, Ho-
mer, Eugene, Peter, William, Marx
and Ray.
Funeral services will be held at
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at the
home OF the parents, 1919 Forty
second street, with Rev. c. P.
O'Neill in charge. Interment will
be in Calvary cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
EVERS' SON NOW
A REAL MAGNATE

Albany, n. Y, Jan. 2s.-(United
Press. The Albany club OF the
Eastern league tDday boasts OF one
of the youngest owners of baseball
stock in the world.
John J. Evers of Troy, manager
of the Chicago National team, has
purchased a onesthird interest in
the local club andtlrned it over to
his 11-year-old sob.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
"EAT MORE FOR
US" ATTY. W. G. A.
THURSDAY NOON

Receipts from the MONDAY meal
at the Y. w. c. A. cafeteria on
Thursday are to be turned over to
the benefit fund for the starving
children Of Europe and China, it
was announced today by the asso-
citation cafeteria director. This is
in accordance with a plan which is
being carried out in $50 associa-
tons throughout the country.
Eat More for Us" is the slogan
that has been given out for the
campaign in which funds are. being
raised for the children Of Europe.
The local association is cooperating
with this Invisible Guest Day"
movement on Thursday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29

and their friends are cordial,,l s.
yited. In the morning there IN q n
meeting OF the shipping associss.s
and there will be a question II. j.
farm bureau questions. At Ii 81
Treatments will b served. TIA y =
efno0n program will include ! ~. ~,
quartet prominent farm mr.
speakers ana q lady expeft -,
also be present for q short ada,...'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
JUDGE CHURCH IS
CONFINED TO HIS
BED IN HOSPITAL,

Judge W. T. Church Of the cir.
cult court, who has been hearing
cases in branch court, became i'll
shortly before noon yesterday in
the courtroom. Upon advice Of
his physician he will remain al
st. Anthony's hospital for a few
days. His illness is given as acut.
indigestion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
Cornelius Iryen Baird.


Death claimed Cornelius Irven
Baird, $40 Forty-second street, at
1856 last night in the home Of his
son, Irven C. Baird, with whom he
had been making his home for the
last IL years. Death was due to
inflrmities of age.
The remains will be sent Sunday
to Masonville, Iowa, where funeral
services will be held Tuesday. In
terment will be in Nashville
cemetery.
Cornelius Irven Baird was 81
years of age and was born in On
tario, N. Y. He married Harriet
Ann McFarlin Of Joliet, Jan. q.
1881. She survives him with five
children, Charles Albert of indie
pendence, Iowa; Mrs. Charlotte
Ann Van Vars of Dubuque, Iowa;
Mrs. Eta Iona Stuhr Of Rock Is
land; Irven C. Baird Of Rock Island
and Andrew Clayton Baird, also Of
Rock Island. The brothers, Alex
ander Baird OF Cherryvale, Kan,
and Zackriah Baird Of Milford, Kan.
ane one sister, Mrs. Willetta Bur-
gan of Dedham, Iowa, also survive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
WOULD GUARANTEE NOTE.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Lake
Erie & Western Railroad company
asked authority of the interstate
commerce commission today to
guarantee a note for 1S1 900 of the
Peoria & Pekin Union, and the Pc
oria & Eastern Railway company
asked similar authority for note
OF the same company for $226,250.
The Illinois Central sought per-
mission to guarantee % per cent
of proposed loan to the Peoria
& Pekin Union of $1,S61,00
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
FISHER TO ATTEND MEET.

e. c. Fisher, city superintendent
of schools, will leave tomorrow to
attend q meeting of the city and
county school superintendents to be
held Monday at Springfield. The
program is a legislative one and
the problem of increased revenue
will be discussed at the meeting.
MIR. Fisher expects to return Tues
day morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29
COAL VALLEY AND
RURAL TOWNSHIP
FARMERS TO MEET
(special Correspondence

Coal Valley, Jan. 2S.-There is to
be an all day meeting of the Rural
and Coal Valley farm bureau units
held at Coal Valley on Tuesday,
Feb. /, to which the farm bureau
and shipping association members
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-29

Mrs.. Granville H.. Sherwood Of
S1ting1eld will arrive tonight to be
g1bst q the home u llr. and Mn
L white.
Il C. Bergman 81 Jacksonville. il
whiting at the 9homdof his daugh-
tst Mrs. ". = Hodgson. 11ss
Tt1lfth street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

= ssiss s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

hile manufacturing, a substantial sum
Is contributed each year to the govern.
mental treasurics
Big Sum Derived
con normal basis OF production OF
moro than 100000 motor cars an
nually the manufacturers Of the United
States are, 1.-THE present time, paying
into the Federal treasury the enormous
sum OF approximately 10000, 600 an
-Hually. Part Of this Is, OF course,
emergency taxes
This revenue Is IN addition TO the
license fees and assessments levied on
motor car owners by lne governments
Of states and provinces,
In 1913 llcenstA fees paid by auto
mobile owners Ii the United states and
used for highway construction and
maintenance purposes, were sufficient
to build 500 miles Of highway
"statifticg available for the fiscal
year ending July shows tremendous
gain IN the Vnnmber OF motor vehicles
in the United states and Canada. This
means that IN both countries the
amount contributed by the automobile
industry 10 the support OF the govern
nient will be higher In 1920 than ever
before"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
OREGON MOTOR GARAGE DID GROSS
BUSINESS OF HALF MILLION LAST
YEAR; is OLD ESTABLISHED FIRM

A. NJ. Ferguson is president of the
ilrm and j. e. lslkins IS ice-president.
Wayne @. f1ddy Is secretary treasurer.
The sales force consists OF Claude
Niles, Edward Miles and =. Roy Far
10y
Shop In Connection
In connection with the Oregon Mo-
tor Gaf.age Barney OIdfield, John
Peterson ana Bert Peterson operate a
repair shop for NJ kinds 81 machines.
In speaking Of the large amount OF
business done by his firm last year.
Mr.. Iclkins said:
Tho automobile industry Is one Of
the worlds greatest Industrial tax,
payers.
For every automobile manufactur-
ed In the United States, approximateis
y25 " paid In taxes to the Federal
Government The rates vary in all
countries, bpt IN the United States and
Canada, which lead the world IN auto
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
HERE IS CHANCE TO
GET REAL BUFFALO

WASHINGTON. March s.--Does
anybody want bull buffalo? II so
speak up. for Uncle Sam has twenty
OF assorted sizes and including q fris-
Ky. one year calf. 10 give away.
Here" says the Forest Service an
nounccment. lis an excellent oppor-
tunlty to get real. live buffalo-H6t
as gentle. perhaps. as a kitten, but
nevertheless. nice pet II YOU have
plenty OF room to keep him, surround
ed by i2-floor doubie-piy, woven
wire fence. and the price Of two tons
OF hay a year"
The buffalo are the surplus OF the
flourishing herd In Wichita national
forest, started Is years ago with is
head, but now numbering $50, There
are too many bulls for domestic tran
guilty IN the herd and You. can have
one free by paying the cost ,pf Grating
and hauling.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
OA|ORUNS NEW YORK
CLOSE RACE ON CARS

ohio and New York are still run
ming close race for the honor OF
having the largest number OF motor
vehicles.
Official registration figures from
tho two states received by the H. II.
Goodrich Rubber Company show that
New York was stili leading on Deccm.
her 81. last. but by very small mar
gin. Ohio had made great inroads into
New York's lead o. II year before and
gaye indications of passing the eastern
state before another year Is passed.
Tho final figures showed that New
York had 6ss.i66 motor vehicles as
compared with ohio's SS2.5s5. on
December 81. 1919, New York had
566.5ll and ohio sfl.0si.
Ohio actually led New York in the
number OF passenger cars. having
$4,000 as compared with New York's
5i9.272. New York more than made
up Cor this difference. however. by its
larger truck and omnibus registration.
having is2.52t while Ohio only had
$4,000. The two states had ar almost
equal number OF dealers licenses. New
York having 3.52a and Ohio 1859.
Motorcycles are not included in the
above totals New York had 29.si2
and Ohio 23,300.
In the first four weeks of Ohio's new
year, 10000 passenger cars and TO-
900 trucks were registered, practically
30 per cent Of the entire number reg
istered last year. This unusually large
rumber Is due. according TO the Ohio
registrar OF automobiles. 20 the mild
winter. Few motorists have stored
their machines. he said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

fact that many states have laid =
heavier burden on the car oNner by
iatreasing the yearly fees. 81
Striking an average for the entire
country, each motorist pair in license
fees about $l0.50, the total number Of
MACHINES as SHOWN by the 1890 reg
istrations having been g,2S5,252. In
1919, when T,6O4,0 ole cars were reg
istered, the average was less than 90.
The largest amount paid TO any one
state was paid by New York motor
lists. the total being sS.SlS,l0s. Iowa
had the second largest total, s7,4ST.-
IS30 Pennsylvania was third with
s6. .634 .94f; Ohio fourth with $6,500,-
goo, and California fifth with S5,520.-
ia
Twenty four states. or just half the
total number showed totals of ST.
100000 or more. Nevada received
from her 1O.404 motorists only $s0S.-
307, hardly enough 10 pay for more
than three miles Of improved high
way Delaware. which ranks second
from the bottom in the number of
cars owned. received s32g,697.
II is interesting to note that prac-
ltically all the southern states showed
large increases In the amount Of fees
received. This forecasts extensive
progress in good road work in that
section during the next FEW years
Many states in the South are supple-
menting the money received from H.
lcense fees with. substantial bond H.
sues, thereby making even greater
progress possible
Comparison Of the total license Gees
Of the various states with the nuall,er
Of machines which they have regis
tered shows lack of uniformity in
the licesse laws. Iowa, for instance,
which ranks second in the amount OF
license fees ranks sixth in the Ga,m-
Der of cars owned. II has only two
thirds the number of cars of Ohio or
PENNSYLVANIA and 100000 less than
California. Florida received only
half as much rs Alabama although ii
has 1000 more machines, the totals
being s554,es5. and $1.041,225 re-
spectiveiy. -Connecticut with 119.O37
cars received Sis274S1 while Colo
rado wAh lsS,s4O received only
.SStS774.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
LICENSE FEES AMOUNT
T00VER 98 MILLIONS


n Passenger car and motor truck own
crs OF the United States last year paid
out the huge sum or s9S.720,S52 in
license fees to the various state. ac-
cording to compilations made hy the
d. +. Goodrich Rubber Company.
Approximately 90 per cent of this
amount or about sSS,S50, 900 goes into
the construction OF good roads, high
way authorities say. In other words.
about s.0o0 miles of high grade hard
surfaced highway could be built with
the amount paid by the country's mo-
torists.
Tho 1920 total exceeds that of 1919
by more than 3S ~ per cent, the TO-
tai In 1919 having been only $65..
byI259, This large. difference is ac-
counted for by the larger number of
machines now in use and also by the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
With Seattle Connection Big
Business in Used Cars Has
Been Carried on Eeach Year.

Tho Oregon Motor Garage, incor.
ported In 1915. Is one Of the Oldest
automobile firms In the city. II ranks
high In financia. solidity. and last
year did gross volume Of business
amounting close to half million dor
lars.
Besldes the local firm, which sellsi
Bucks, Cadlllacs and Chevrolets, the
company has branch III Seattle,
Warrington. which Is devoted 10 the
sale OF used cars. Each year from
100 to i50 cars are shipped from here
10 Seattle for disposal the number
last year being s5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

CARDIFF, Wales Nearly fifteen
thousand Welsh miners were summon
ed last year for non-payment Of in
come tax. Miners don't think they
ought to be charged income tax. all
though the average rates of pay were
stated to be from eOOto 1909 pounds
per year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
Master of the Load
on Any Road

HE great record that every Master Truck is
making in point of service at minimum cost
proves its superiority over other makes.
Low cost of upkeep, operation and original pur-
chase price only few Of the many features Of the
Master Trucks.
Master Trucks have long passed the experimental
stage Every claim made for them is proven by per-
formance. They are built by master engineers of 10
years experience. The manufacturers stand behind
then-and so do we.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08

See them at the Pendleton Automobile Show,
March 10, Ii, II. Let's go
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
CASES0F
SCOTCH SEIZED

NEW YORK, Nov. '26.-More than
1900 cases of Scotch liquors valued
at $1,000,000 have been seized by fed
eral prohibition authorities in bonded
warehouses, it was learned tonight, fol
lowing discovery that enormous guam
titles of imported intoxicants were be
ing diverted to bootleg channels. The
seizures were made in cooperation
with customs authorities.
E. c. Yellowley, acting federal pro-
hibition director, said that his depart
ment contemplated the further confis
cation here and in nearby ports of ~
additional $5.000,00O worth of liquors
A shipment of more than 5000 cases
of whiskey consigned to the Alps
Drug Company, wholesalers, whose Ii
cense recently was revoked by Vel
iowley, was the first seized.
The firm in Scotland which export
ed the liquor has engaged local attor
neys and through them will contest al
Washington the right of this govern
ment to seize its liquor.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
Roy Gardner Declares He Was Hit
On Head In Bisbee In 1909; Claims
Blow Made Him Mentally Unbalanced
X-Ray Photographs of Bandits Skull Are Made; Defense
Claims They Will Support Insanity Plea; Records
Here Show Man Named Gardner Injured in 908


PHOENIX, AriZ., Nov 26. - Guard
ed by several federal officers, Roy
Gardner was taken to a local labora-
tory today to have X-ray photographs
made of his head. Carl Davis, Gard
ner's attorney, said that in case the
photographs show any deformity in
the skull, they would be used to sup
port Gardner's plea of insanity in
the charges pending against him in
the United States district court here
in connection with an attempted mail
robbery here and the theft of some
mail matter at Maricopa.
Gardner claims to have been not
normal mentally since he received a
blow on the head in Bisbee in 1908.
There is a possibility that Roy
Gardner, notorious mail bandit, now
under arrest in Phoenix, was employ
ed in the mines in. Bisbee number
Of years ago.
An investigation mace Iasr nignr
disclosed the fact that a man by the
name of r. w. Gardner suffered
fractured skull in the Lowell shaft
Of the Copper Queen company on
March 26, 1908, and thai he was TAX
en- to the hospital, operated on and
was in the hospital until April o.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
Bandits Free Americans
Declare Skeleton
Found At Buckeye
That Of Knight
Phoenix Officials Confident
Disappearance of Texan
Almost Cleared Up

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. &c. - lden-
tification of bones found near Buck
eye, 30 miles west of here, few
days ago, as the skeleton of ]. ].
knight, wealthy resident of Wichita
Falls, Texas, has been made virtual
ly certain, according to an announce
ment by the sheriff's office here to-
night. The sheriff's office said the
teeth in the skull correspond with
these of Knight as described in
telegram from Wichita Falls.
A local Pathological laboratory Is
examining the bones an an attempt
to complete the Identification by es-
tablishing the similarity of fractures
the announcement sale.
knight was last seen in Buckeye on
July 8, when he passed through there
in his automobile on his way to Cali
fornia. His automobile was found
few days later six miles from the
point where the bones, badly charred,
recently were located.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
DEFENSE NEARS
END Of CASE IN.
ARbUCk[E TRIAL
Will Probably Conclude Mon
day; Fatty Scores Again
at Sessions Yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 90 The
defense expects to close its present
action of evidence in the Roscoe c.
(Fatty) Arbuckle case next Monday,
it was announced tonight when court
adjourned over the weekend. Finger
prints bl,lked large in todays proceed
ings. The prints in question were
found on doors of rooms in the Hotel
St Francis, where Arbuckle gave the
party last September at which Vir-
ginia Rappe is said to have received
fatal injuries at the comedians hands
and as result of which he is on trial
Ignatius H. Mccarthy, former in
vestigator for the federal department
of labor. was called as a finger print
expert by the defense to controvert
testimony offered by E. o. S. Helm
rich, of the University of California. a
consulting criminologist. Heinrich
had sworn that some prints on the
door of the room where Miss Rappe
was found were those of the defend
ant and that others indicated a strug
gle between Arbuckle and Miss Rappe
McCarthy's qualifications as an ex
pert were under fire from the prose
cution when court adjourned. He ad
mitted. he never had testified as sucf
an expert before.
Among other witnesses today were
Philo Mccullough. a motion picture
actor of Hollywood, Calf, and Mrs
Florence Rates, of Santa Ana, Calf.
friends of Miss Rappe. Both testified
they had seen Miss Raune double
up" and tear at her clothing.
According to previous evidence
Miss Rappe did this at the Arbucklt
marty
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
Fewer Speeches and
More Work May Be
Asked of Dry Agents

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. - How
T1uch talking prohibition agents
should mix with their enforcement &c
tivities was said to have been under
consideration today by treasury Off
cials.
Commissioner Haynes conferred
with John Exnicios, officially descrio-
ed as "the terror of the Pacific
coast" who is head of the enforce
ment unit in western Pennsylvania,
and was understood to have discuss
ed criticism in Pittsburg against re-
ported speeches by him on the rela-
tion of legal authorities to prohibit
tion enforcement.
While the treasury gave no ind'-
cation of its attitude toward speech
making by prohibition agents. some
high officials have taken the stand
that field agents should limit lecture
activities to the minimum and push
enforcement operations to the maxi
mum.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
OBREGON SAYS
REVOLT TRIVIAL
Sees No Cause For Alarm in
Recent Uprising in Lower
California, He Says

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 26. - (By the
Associated Press.) Revolutionary
conditions reported recently in Low
ef California are considered OF small
Importance by President Obregon,
who received newspaper correspond
ertsto day and dismissed questions
relative to these reported disturb
ances with a laugh.
There is no need for alarm he
seid, 'as the uprisings are minor"
President Obregon asserted a
change of personnel in the National
Agrarian Commission would be made
soon. The government agrarian
law" he added, "is sound. logical and
workable"
Some local newspaper men asked
If it would mean the resignation of
the minister of agriculture, Fomento
Villareal, but the president answer
ed in the negative.
He dealth warily with the Wash
ington conference and when ques-
toned whether Mexico would accept
an invitation, if extended, to partici-
Tate in later sessions, he answered
Il at the form of such invitations
would determine Mexicos accept
ance."
Under Secretary of state F1etcher's
possible retirement was described by
the president as the loss of a per
sonal friend in the American state
department" He aGceo, however
that Fletcher quite naturally has al
/ ways viewed Mexico through north
American eyes"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27
Marines Are Repulsed

BUENOS AIRES. Nov. 26.- Four
hundred well armed bandits entrench-
cd in the village of Paso lbenez, in the
state of Santa Cruz, repulsed an at
tack by the marines landed from the
cruiser Almirante Brown, according
to belated dispatches received here.
A number of the bandits and marines
were killed or wounded during the en-
aagement in which attackers used ma
chine guns.
The bandits held prisoner in the
village number of the residents of
the region. including English ranch
ers. and S. ]. MacEey, manager of
the Armour Packing plant near the
town of Santa Cruz.
Government reinforcements arrived
on a transport at Rio Gallegos yester-
dav but that point is SO far from Paso
Ibanez that il was at first feared a
successful attempt to rescue the pri'
soners would be impossible for sew
eral days.