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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Daniels in Favor of
Petroleum Embargo

Washington, Feb. l-Secretary
Daniels has given his approva, to
bill by Senator Phelan, democrat,
California, authorizing the president
TO embargo petroleum exports. The
Phelan bill is pending before the
senate naval committee and with the
endorsement OF the Navy depart
ment head, ithc California senator
said he would press the measure.
In reply TO an inquiry from Chair
man Page OF the committee. Secre-
tary Daniels said:
Il am in hearty accord with thc
provisions OF the BILL and | am OF
the opinion that the enactment of
this legislation is highly desirable,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Commission Proposed
To Select a State Flag

Lincoln, Feb. l.-(Spcciat1-Ap-
pointment OF commission 10 select
state flag for Nebraska and present
the emblem to the next legislature
for legal adoption as the Nebraska
state flag" is proposed in bill in
troduced in the lower house by Rep
resentative Williams of Fillmore.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Union Foundry for 80 Years
Adopts Open Shop" Policy

Deaeer. Feb. 1.-The Queen City
foundry of Denver. union shop for
so years, today began operations as
an open shap" under police pro-
lection, according to all announce
mcnt by George Cordingly. general
manager. The action taken by the
Queen City company will be iol-
lowed by nearly all the foundries in
the state. according to officials of
the Colorado Foundrymen's associ-
afinn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Sheep Growers of Utah
Reduce Shearers' Paw

Salt Lake City. Feb. L. - The
Utah Wool Growers association an
nounces that it will pay si,earers this
year 9 cents head for every sheep
sheared and will charge 81 day ior
boarding the shearers. The shear
ers' union announces that it will
seek to have contracts calling for
l2H cents per head OF sheep with
employers providing the board
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Confessed Wife Murderer
Is Sentenced to so Years

Algona. Ia. Feb. Ii. T. Benja-
min, confessed wife slayer. was sen-
fenced to so years in the state prison
today by District Judge d. +.
Coyle. Sentence was passed after
Benjamin had repeated confession
made last week. Benjamin said his
wife had accused him OF interest in
other women and in anger he. had
seized hammer and struck her.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Murderer Escapes From
Utah State Penitentiary

Salt Lake City. Feb. Frank de
APratto, convicted in 1916 OF com.
plicity in the murder OF Eugene
Allen, grocer at Bingham, Utah,
and who was sentenced to death,
the sentence being later commuted
10 lite imprisonment and last
November tc five years imprison-
inent, escaped from the state prison
Last night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Texas Governor Attacks
Suspended Sentence Law

Austin. Ten. Feb. 1.-Outrisht
repeal OF the law providing for sus-
pending sentence was recommended
to the legislature by Governor Neil
N messagesdelivercd today. He
declared the law was "conven,eut
vehicle by which great number
OF criminals escape punishment and
characterized it as ''the incubator
OF professional sriminals."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Nashville Firm Fined

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 1.-The
Nashville Railway and Light COM
pany was fined $1,000 in a case in
which It was alleged TO have violated
the statute providing for the separa
ton OF the races on street cay r
case will be appealed to
court ior a test oil
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Sugar Prices Hit Lowest
Mark Today for Last 2 Years

New York. Feb. l.-Fine grauu-
lated sugar was quoted at IA cents
a pound by several large rehners in
the local market today. This price
represents decrease of fourth cent
and is the lowest price quoted for
two years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Man Who Sought Family
With Children Rents Home

Pine Bluff, Ark. Feb 1.-The
home of Thomas Ashcraft, banker,
which he advertised yesterday he
would rent only to a family with
children, the rent to be reduced in
proportion to the number of children
was leased yesterday to a family
with six children.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Dividend Passed

New York, Feb 1.-The board OF
directors OF the American Hide and
Leather company passed the regular
quarterly dividend of ia per cent
on preferred stock. This rate has
been paid since January ?, 1920.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
House for
Army Force
OF 100000
Strong Sentiment for Reduc-
ton in Present Strength
Shown in Debate OH An
nual Appropriation Bill.
US. Now Well Prepared
By Tho Associated Press.

| Washington, d. C., Feb. l.-Tak-
ing up the $32S,00000O army appro-
priation bill, the house in its debate
today showed it was ready to fight
any attempt to put the enlisted per-
sonnel above 100000, provided in the
measure. Chairman Anthony oil the
appropriations subcommittee, de-
clarcd that in reducing the amount
provided for the army's maintenance,
it had responded to public demand
and effort TO end waste and eXtrava-
gance that has characterized the mill
itary establishment for the last few
years.
The chairman was interrupted by
a volley OF questions, indicating
strong support for an armv OF l50,-
600 men and approximately $4,000
commissioned officers.
Guarantees Reduction.
Mr.. Anthony insisted this number
would be sufficient, that the national
guard would become all Invaluable
adjunct if given the support and SYM
patily of the War department, and
that there would be no difficulty N
bringing down the present total hy
! July |.
"Aiter March 4. can guarantee
that the army will be reduced he
said.
In fixing tho maximum. he dc
! clared it had been agreed upon after
careful study OF the country's actual
needs, adding that the United States,
was better prepared than any other
nation to fight. as it had ammunition
on hand that it could not use i'll 20
years.
Discussing civilian employees. the
chairman said: -....-
'If this bill is passed. the War de-
partment will be called on to per-
form a surgical operation that will
rid it of 10000 civilian employees
Big Appropriation Asked.
The total cost of the military es-
tablishment this year was s4o4000.-
900. he said. while for the next fiscal
year the department had asked for,
| 100000, 900.
Representative Sisson OF Mississip-
,pi, ranking democrat on the sub
committee, declared that in adopting
a resolution directing the secretary
OF war not to recruit beyond l7S.000,
congress was not prevented from
insisting. OH less figure. He said
there were too many civilian cnl-
ployes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Shippesr' Bulletin

Snlppesr bNuetIn.
Protect shipments during the next "a
TO St hours from temperatures ~ fol-
lows north, . degrees; east, 20 de-
grees; south, 70 degrees; west, 10 de-
grCes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
The Weather

Forecast.
Fair and colder Wednesday.
Hourly Temperatures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
EDWARD QUINN
IS SUMMONED
Davenport Tenor. Leading Menu
Der of Opera Company, Dies
in Kentucky.

Funeral OF Edward H Quinn.
nationally known tenor, son OF Mr.
and ]. T. Quinn, 22o4 Iowa street,
Davenport, who died Saturday in
Lexington. Ky. viii be held to-
morrow morning from St Paul's
church. Burial will be in st. Mar
guerite's cemetery.
Mr.. Quinn was SO years old He
was a member of the Bostonian
Opera COMPANY and had sung many
leading roles with that organiza-
ton. The BOstOnians were con-
Guiding a summer engagement in
Columbus. Ohio. and Mr.. Quinns
work had attracted such favorable
attention that a metropolitan en-
gagament seemed assured. Death
resulted from an infection which
followed removal OF a wisdom
tooth a week ago.
He began as member of the St
Paul church choir and at Is his
voice had unusual power lie
spent several years in study in
Chicago and later New York.
He was born Jan 27. 1888, in
Davenport and attended schools
there. His parents, three brothers,
Joseph, James r, Jr., and Emmett,
a member of the Bostonian COM
pany. and four sisters, Mrs. CLYDE
H. Pravitz Of Omaha: Mrs. ". II.
Markward of Davenport and the
Misses Katherine and Grace at
home survive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22

tCont1nued from First Page.J
various stories as to whether the
Versailles treaty would be re-sub-
mitted. Members of the irreconcil,
able group in the senate have stat
ed positively their conviction that
the Versailles treaty wouldn't be
re-submitted to the senate But the
truth of the matter, it now appears,
is that nobody in the senate or
even the executive branch of the
government can be sure what the
course Of the American government
will have to be. The Germans
alone have the answer. And this is
why:
The American commissioner IN
Berlin approaches the German
government and says in effect:
The American congress has just
passed resolution of peace in
which the rights OF the United
States under the Versailles treaty
must be safeguarded. That's an
instruction from congress which
we can't ignore. Now we know it
will take months to work out a new
treaty with all the important
clauses of the Versailles treaty re-
tanned so we suggest a temporary
arrangement or agreement in
which the rights given America I'M
der the Versailles treaty are re-
tanned by America"
Can Ratify Pact.
In other words, the United States
has tried to get reaffirmation of
the Versailles treaty in advance
of the negotiation of a formal
treaty of peace with Germany. If
Germ4ly declines. then America
simply says: Don't forget we sign
ed the Versailles pact and We can
simply ratify it with reservations
that exclude the League of Nations
covenant and Shantung and We still
maintain intact all thea economic
and reparations clauses which re-
late to our rights"
Should Germany, therefore, de-
cline to make an agreement pledg-
ing America all the rights which
the United States originally obtain
ed at Paris, then the Versailles pact
must be re-submitted with reserva-
tons. The Germans are confront
ed\ with an alternative. They do
not imagine that an irreconciliable
group in the United States senate
will fight to the death any plan to
re-submit the Versailles treaty,
but, on the other hand, even the ir-
reconciliable group will have TO
bow to the inevitable il President
Harding and Secretary Hughes an
nounce that no other course is open
to America to get peace with Ger
many. If the German government,
On the other hand. approves the
memorandum handed her by Amer
lean Commissioner Dresel for a
temporary peace agreement which
is to precede the making of a new
treaty later on, the embarrassment
of the Harding administration will
have been eliminated. Word from
Berlin is eagerly-indeed anxious
ly awaited for it will tell the story
of whether a separate peace is
feasible or whether the Versailles
pact viii have to be revived.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
MINISTER TELLS
OF WIFPSCASE
Thinks IL Only Short Time Before
Mrs. Sykes will Be Fully
Restored.

Rev. A. H. Sykes, former pastor
of the Watkins park Presbyterian
church, Nashville, Tenn, says:
After seeing what Tanlac has
accomplished in my wife's case,
l am convinced that it is a medi-
cine of great power and extraordi-
nary merit l do not think l have
ever seen anything to give such
prompt results. Mrs. Sykes had
been in delicate health for 10
months, suffering from stomach
trouble and nervous breakdown.
'T frequently sought medical ad-
vice but Tanlac is the only thing
that gave her any relief. After
taking the medicine only a short
time she was ablesto sit up and
help with the house hold duties.
1 think it only a short time until
her health will be fully restored"
Tanlac is sold in Rock Island by
Schlegers drug store and leading
druggists everywhere. - tAdver-
tisement)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22

days at the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burmeister.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Britton,
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Britton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Will of Rock Is
land attended the funeral of AIber:
E. Simmons.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wenke and
William Wenke are in Des Mbines
this week attending the fair and
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Merl Dunlap and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carlson at
tended the Davenport fair this week.
Pardon Johnson who has been
quite ill the last two weeks is bet
ter today, but still confined to his
bed.
+ Seth Leema1 of Marshalltown is
here to spend several weeks visiting
relatives and friends.
Mrs John Benson who has been
quite i'll since Monday is much i'm
proved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
MILAN

Milan, Ill, Aug. 22.-John Camp
! bell returned Sunday from Iowa
and Nebraska, where he visited for
three weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Tillie Powdrill, son Wilfred
and daughter Ers. Frank Mat
tusch, of Davenport, and Mrs. Sal
ly Wright and son, Leslie, were
visitors at the Thomas Wright
home Saturday. Mrs. Wright and
son remained over Sunday and at
tended camp meeting.
c. A HeDler of Streator, H., ar
rived Saturday for a visit with
his sisters, Mrs. Kaziab Hanes and
Mrs Charlotte Brooks.
The members of the T. o. B. club
of the Evangelical church of Rock
Island were entertained at the home
of Guy Hodson Friday evening,
when Miss Ethel Hodson acted as
hostess. After the business meet
ing there was a social hour of
games and music, after which a
delicious lunch was served.
Miss Kathryn Walker of Dav-
export and nephews, Sidney Walk
er and Roy Wangelin, and niece,
Eva Wangelin, of Bowling, left for
d NlSlI dl the uOLuc VI VnlSS w DIX
er's sister, Mrs. Thomas Reynolds,
of Ottawa, Ill.
Mrs. Flora Boulton Abenroth, of
Detroit, Mich, and sister, Mrs
Henry Flach. of Rock Island, call
ed on old friends in Milan Satur-
day. =
Misses Blanche Wangelin and
Milly Wilson of Pleasant Ridge, re-
turned from Loveland, Colo, where
they have been visiting for II days.
w. L. Clark and Mrs. L. J. Gold
smith were taken i'll while at camp
meeting Sunday ana it was neces-
sary to bring Mr.. Clark home III
! the morning after the services, and
Mrs. Goldsmith was brought back
later in the day.
Miss Emma Cowan of Chicago
came Saturday for q visit of sew
eral days at the home of Mrs.
kaziab Hanes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
AT the Fort Armstrong.

Thomas Meighan in a real crook
role! That accounts for the well
performances at the Fort
theatre yesterday where
the Paramount star is appearing in
his last vehicle, white and IN
married" The star plays Bills
Kane, known Rs THE Hermit" be-
cause he works alone On one of
his forages, Billy finds a picture of
girl and admires it very much.
Later he inherits from his uncle, a
deceased bookmaker, half a million
dollars, and starts for Europe. On
the steamer he meets the girl of
the photograph
In Paris, he takes her Summing,
and in a Bohemian cafe the girl be-
comes infatuated with Marechal, a
French pickpocket. Billy falls in
love with Andree, a little dancer of
the cafe. thereby mourning the en-
nifty of Chicoq. an Apache. Chicoq
abducts Andree and conceals her in
Marechafs farmhouse. Dorothea,
the girl, discovers MarechaFs real
character and tells Billy where An
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
URGES HEATING
PLANT REPAIRS
Fire Chief Says Furnaces and CHM
neys Should Be Looked Over as
Early Preeaution-

Citizens of Rock Island should
furnaces and chimneys before win
ter fires are started within a few
weeks, suggests Fire Chief August
Schmidt
Records of the fire department
show that a majority of fires are
caused by. defective chimneys and
badly kept furnaces.
Fire Chief Schmidt says that
many persons even fail to clean out
chimneys before starting fires in the
furnaces in the fall This in itself
is a big menace. due to the danger
of roof fires caused from burning
SCOT. Usually when chimneys are
cleaned the defects are brought to
light. Loose mortar or loose
brick may be hidden by the accumu-
lation of SCOT and when the SCOT is
left ,undisturbed hot fire unfailing-
ly sets the SCOT on fire and the heat
is liable TO cause the brick or NOR
tar to drop out and the fire gets a
start, which in the majority of cases
occurs just under the roof, but many
times between the walls.
Close inspection of fire hazards
is being made continually by the
authorities, but in the homes it is
seldom that the firemen have the
opportunity TO make inspections.
The fire chief points out that de-
lay in repairing furnaces and chin
news is costly, and he declares that
they should always be repaired be-
fore cold weather. There is always
an epidemic of fires on the coming
of the first cold snap, as citizens
rush to their furnaces and throw in
coal without giving either the fur
nance or the chimney an inspection
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
MCCARTHY COMPANY
rs Low BIDDER ON
NEW PAVEMENT JOB

Inc Mccarthy Improvement COM
pany was the low bidder today on
the work of paving Nineteenth and
Twentieth avenues with asphaltic
concrete from Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-seventh street and Twenty
fifth street from Eighteenth to
Twentieth avenue.
The D. J. Ryan Construction COM
papy's bid was exceptionally close.
Both were for so cents a cubic yard
for excavation and $1.35 a foot for
concrete curb and gutter. How
ever, Nthe Mccarthy Improvement
company bid was lower~for laying
asphaltic concrete. It bid $500 a
square yard. The Ryan company
bid was 1925 a square yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
At the Spencer Square.

A most pleasing perturbation of
Salisbury Fields famous stage play
is Wedding Bells" Constance Tai
madge's latest production released
as First National attraction and
which is being shown at the Spen-
Ger Square.
Constance Talmadge is as charm
ing as ever in the role of Rosalie
Wayne, who jumps into matrimony
without thinking twice about it's
seriousness. AS a result of inter
estingly humorous situations the
marriage lasts but for two days,
just long enough for Rosalie to
have bobbed her hair and for Reg
inald to catch a case of measles.
The foregoing takes place at
Palm Beach, but the rest of the
story takes New York city for its
locale and deals with the efforts
of Rosalie and Reginald to effect
reconciliation that will lead to
their marriage. and also obviate the
necessity for going through with
tentative plans for other mar
riages.
Luck is with Reginald, however,
in the person of a moon-struck
poet who is constantly dreaming
and rhyming about his love for the
girl Reginald is more or less bound
to marry. But regardless of the
compromising positions in which
Reginald places himself, his second
wife-to-be insists on forgiYing him,
with the result that it is harder for
Rosalie and Reggie to be married
the second time than the first
The picture faithfully preserves
all the humor of the stage play,
and was directed by Chef Whitney.
Harrison Ford is seen in the lead
ing male role.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
REV. mitchell
TALKST02,OOO
AT MILAN CAMP
Bishop Says People Believe Any.
thing During Week. But Doubt
Word Of God Sunday.

People will believe anything they
are told during the week, BUT Sum
day at church they begin to doubt
the word and truth of God, Bishop
Charles Bayard Mitchell told a con-
gregation of 1000 people at the
Rock Island district Methodist camp
meeting in Tindall's grove yester-
day afternoon.
moon is made of green cheese and
they'll believe you" the bishop said,
"but when they come to church Sun
day they begin to doubt the word
of God. Some of 'the most beau
fiful things on earth we're not made
by God but by man. God helps us
TO create new things. He made the
wild horse. and man worked with
Him to make the Kentucky horse"
Bishop Mitchell was proclaimed by
DR.. ]. T. Jones, who introduced
him, as one of the greatest preach
ers of today. He has been a pastor
% years. Bishop Mitchell used for
his first theme yesterday the one
given at the time he took his faith
er's place.
The music at the meeting yester-
day added considerably to the days
program, the Moline Methodist
church orchestra giving several Sc
lections, the choir rendering a few
numbers, and the male quartet COM
posed of Rev Meme of Hillsdale,
Rev. J. A. Chapman of Rock Island,
Rev J. A. Decker of Milan, and Rev.
Reid of West Jersey, singing.
The test of chemistry can be
found in the bible, DR.. Raidor of
Chicago, who is a chemist and a
bible student, declared in his talks
Saturday and Sunday evenings. DIR.
Raidor said that he can prove any
chemistry problem by the bible. He
will speak again this evening, with
DR.. James NJ. Taylor of New York. q.
Each morning at $50 o'clock
prayer service is held. Saturday
morning Rev. Clapp of Cambridge
preached on Adoption" saying that
all people are adopted into Christ's
family. Sunday morning, loves
feast was held, many people giving
their testimonies of love to God.
Rev. Samuel Van Pelt of Aledo,
formerly of Rock Island, Rev. Oben-
chain of Galva, Rev. Cook of Cam
bridge and Rev. McCumber of Buda,
were at the meeting yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
/ III EA T:R E

dree is hidden. After one of the
most thrilling gun fights ever
screened, the hero rescues Andree,
but not before he has killed Chicoq,
Marechal and another man. The
death OF MarechaI Iiberates DOro-
thea from the distasteful marriage.
Jacqueline Logan, former Follies
dancer, plays Andree, Grace OAR
mond is Dorothea and others of i'm
portance are Fred Vroom, Marion
Skinner, Walter Long and Lloyd
Whitlock
Stanley Egense, the lyric tenor.
is fast becoming a favorite with
Fort Armstrong patrons. He scor-
ed a decided hit yesterday with
Mother Nachree."
This program remains today and
Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
CARS DAMAGED IN
COLLISION; NONE
HURT IN SMASHUP

C. R Prouty. Joy. ILL.,. drove an
automobile in collision with a ma
chine driven by Ralph II. Norris.
1926 Ninth street, at IL O'Clock yes
terday morning, and both cars were
considerably damaged.
The collision occurred on Ninth
street at Thirty-seventh avenue.
Norris was driving north and Prou-
~ was driving south on the street
Al car in front of Prouty was
brought to sudden stop and Prou-
ty swerving out to pass the car ran
into Norris machine. No one was
hurt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
ANNAWAN
Especial Correspondence)

Andalusia, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-The Ma
sonic lodge and Eastern Star held
a meeting here his week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miers were
in Rock Island on business this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lessman OF
Muscatine attended the funeral of
Albert E. Simmons, which was held
here Sunday afternoon
Misses Emma and Francis Bur
meister of Rock Island spent a few
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
Train for n Position.

The business world is before you
You can meet it successfully with Il
business training. Why not start
with the new classes at Browns
Business college on Sept 5th and
9Th? Phone r. /. 1874 Adver-
tisement.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
TWO pIsORDERLY; FINED.

Fred Dunbar and George Scher-
bein, arrested by the police Sunday
night for raising disturbance
were fined So each by Magistrate
D. J. Cleland in police court this
morning on charges of disorderly
conduct.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
JOYLAND JAZ.ZE BAND.

Will render popular dancing pro-
grams on Steamer Washington
Wednesday afternoon and night.
The two trips for one fare.-CAd-
yertisement.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-22
SHOWS ECONOMY

Washington, Aug. 22.-The pres
ent administration of the war de-
partment has effected every posi-
Bile economy, a report of Secretary
Weeks to Chairman Kahn of the
house military committee declared.