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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
FAMOUS HOUSE
NEAR SADCRUS
GOING TO RUIN

Champaign, Battered and
beaten by the storms of a century
and neglected for years, the oldest
house in Champaign county is fall
ing to pieces while history lovers
watch it decay with regret
The house was built by William
Sadorus in 1924 and stands near
the Okaw river half mile west of
the village of Sadorus. Abraham
Lincoln, it is said. frequently oc-
cupied its spacious east room on
his visits to Champaign county.
Each of the six rooms has a. fire.
place. the cheerful blaze from
which was both light and heat for
the Sadorus family and their guests
on the cold nights when Illinois
was in her infancy. When Lincoln
stopped at the place during his
days as a lawyer and circuit rider
he helped William Sadorus haul
heavy logs into the east room
where he sat for hours visiting
with his host and working on his
law cases.
The building faces south. Ex-
tending to the north is an 81" in
which the dining room and kitchen
were located. On the east side of
q" is the shattered remnant of a
large veranda.
Much of the lumber in the old
house is hard wood. The lath was
split from oak trees felled in the
nearby woodlands.
The big door squarely in the
middle Of the east front fell from
its hinges years ago and the floor
within is a playground for rabbits
and chipmunks, whose oldest ira =
diti0ns do not consider the building
long ago took possession
and Urlnolesteu fer generations
they have since ceased to hesitate
at the threshold
Heavy weather boards drop
from the oil dshack one nv one and
half of the boards which were nail
ed across the windows many years
ago are missing.
The buildings state OF dii0pida-
ton was reached so gradually and
continued for such Ions time that
its decay occasioned only casual
observation from its neishbors.
The house was there tron their
earliest recollections and they left
to time and the elements the bust
ness of removing it from their
sights.
Now. with the building almost
gone, some Champaign citizens are
mildly criticizing the county for
failing to preserve the old home of
William Sadorus. The county farm
bureau has appreciated its historic
value and attention attracted to it
by the bureau may result IN some
effort to preserve it as a monument
to the pioneer days of the county.
The belated appreciation however.
has poor prospects as the buildin :
is so badly shot. 1T is too bad
that this old house could not have
been preserved by the county, but
it has probably gone too far to do
fuch with it," is the bureaus COM
mentary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
BOOK TO TEACH
SYSTEM USED
IN POSTOFFTCE

Minneapolis, NINA manual
textbook, dealing with the opera
ton of the entire postof1ce depart
ment and methods of utilizing the
gigantic postal system, is being
prepared by d committee here, for
introduction in the grade schools
of this state with the hope of ulti-
mately establishing this book in
every public educational institu-
ton in the United States. It is
hoped to instruct children while
they are young how to use the post
ONCE, in an effort to lessen the
mistakes which are costing the
government millions of dollars.
Phillip E. Carlson of this city,
president of the Minnesota Educa-
tfonal association, is head of the
committee which is drawing up the
textbook Approval of the under
taking has been given by Postmas-
ter General Will Hays, who, after
the manual is completed, will give
his and the departments authorize.
ton to use the book in the public
schools, according to Postmaster
E. A Purdy OF Minneapolis, presi-
dent of the National Association of
Postmasters.
The National Association of Posi-
masters is pledged to the move,
the head of the organization an
nounced
Mr.. Carlson declared that not
enough attention was given to the
postal subject at educational meet
ings, and he announced that at
the next annual convention of the
organization, this subject would
hold an important place.
Lack of knowledge of how to
use the postoffice properly is caus-
ing the government millions of dol
lars" said Mr. Purdy THE. in
struction which this book proposes
to give, will obviate, to d great de-
gree. many of the improperly made
out money orders, registered mail
losses, improperly addressed let
tiers and packages, destruction of
merchandise by faulty packing, and
the like"
Completion of the text book prob
ably will be after the first of the
year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
FRANCE SEEKS
NEW FUEL FOR
AUTOMOBILE S

Paris.-A national fuel" for au-
tomobiles and internal combustion
engines, that will make France less
dependent upon other countries for
gasoline. is being sought by gov
eminent and private laboratories
Many tests with denatured alcohol
and benzol added in small quanti-
ties to gasoline have given good re-
suits.
A week of competition with var
ious formulate will be held at Be
Tiers in February, 1922. Private
interests have contributed 400 900
francs to the fund for these tests.
Another fund of a like amount has
been made available by parliament
for laboratory and road tests under
the supervision of a parliamentary
commission.
Alcohol is available in France
from sugar beets principally. but
II Is planned to develop other
sources of supply.
so Tar 1t has not been found that
there is any great economy in using
alcohol, but it is believed that. with
increased use, the alcohol indus
try might produce at lower prices.
The principal advantage sought in
the national fuel, however, is indie
pendence Of foreign oil supplies.
During the war there was at times
dangerous shortages of fuel for
airplanes and automobiles.
One of the problems to be solved
is the effect of any new mixtures
on engines and their fabrication.
Another difficulty is the necessity
OF some redesigning in motor con-
struction to get easy starting and
the greatest efficiency.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
GALVA

Mrs Frank House and Mrs f. p.
Dexter were Galesburg callers
Saturday.
Hugh and Fred Calhoun of Galya
and John Thompson of Kewanee
were Peoria business callers Mon
day
Tony Lawson spent Sunday and
Monday with friends at Monmouth.
Boots" Erickson. who is a
brakeman for the %" at Aurora.
visited home folks here Saturday
and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Sequist and
family are visiting with the Tracy
Sparkling family. north of Galva
Mrs. Sparkling is the mother of M.
Sequist.
Mayor Mellow visited his wife 1t
Galesburg Saturday and with his
parents in Peoria, Sunday.
r. l. Brown of Plano. Ill. is
working at the Ogle store. He is
a Brunswick salesman.
L. j. Wilmering of Iowa is now
employed at the Galva News Of
fee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
James c. Burk.

Word has been received of the
death Of James c. Burk, aged 50,
former resident of Rock Island, al
2:10 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, in
his home in Marathon, y. Y. Death
followed an operation.
Mr.. Burk was born in Findlay.
Ohio. and came to Rock Island
when a small boy. He resided here
until three and a half years ago.
While resident here he was en-
ployed by the Republic Iron & Steel
company. in Moline. In 1914 he
was united in marriage with Miss
Eva Mettler in Rock Island.
Surviving are. the widow and
three daughters. Evlyn, Dorothy
and Helen. Funeral services and
burial were this afternoon in Mara
thon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
US. WILL AID
SUGAR BAR0NS
Proposed Bill WOuld Permit Export
of Cuban Sugar in Bond With
ont Payment of Tariff.

Washington. Dec. ia measure
has been prepared for introduction
in congress. with administration
approval. to permit the refinement
of 100000 tons of Cuban sugar in
bond in United States refineries for
shipment TO export without pay
ment OF tariff duties
The method has been decided
upon by administration advisers as
the most effective for giving some
measure of immediate relief to the
sugar industry. which is consider
ed TO be threatened by surplus
above consumption for the next
year ranging around 100000 tons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
PRESIDENT OF :
CHILE IN FAVOR
OF DRY ZONE"

Santiago, Chile.-President Ales-
sandri has announced that he in
tends to ask congress to pass legis-
latiOn prohibiting the sale of all in
toxicants in the industrial centers
in Chile. These include the coal
mining district in the south and
the nitrate fields in the northern
provinces.
The presidents announcement
was in reply to requests from vari-
Gus societies asking for a dry
zone" in the coal mining district
where a clash occurred recently
between workers. alleged to have
been intoxicated. and government
troops. Eight of the workers were
killed and 20 were wounded before
order was restored.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
BUY AT HOME
rs CONDEMNED
BY DAVENPORT

Characterizing the buy at home
campaign, advertised in Davenport
newspapers last week, as too mar
row" and mot meant for the up
building of the entire community"
the board of directors of the Dav-
export Chamber of Commerce, III
noon meeting today. issued a state
ment in condemnation of the move
ment.
The statement reads that some
time ago the board refused it's
sanction of such a campaign but
that the solicitors secured the ad
vertising by declaring the Cham
Der of Commerce had endorsed it.
The directors deny responsibility
for these representations and urge
that the campaign be discontinued.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
SEEKS TO SAVE
MANILA HOUSE
OF AGUINALDO

Manila. p. THE house in which
General Emilio Aguinaldo lived
when he was captured by General
Frederick Funston nearly twenty
years ago has been virtually con
sumed for fuel by the inhabitants
of Palanan, Isabella province, only
a few posts of the structure being
left standing, according to a report
of j. H. Butler, superintendent of
schools of Isabella. to the director
OF education. The superintendent
thinks the house should be of his
toric importance and suggests that
steps be taken to preserve the site
and what is left of the building.
All the News-All tie Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
REORGANIZATION EFFECT.


Announcement was made to-
day that the reorganization plan
recently approved by creditors
and stockholders of the Moline
Pillow Co. is now effective and
operative today. George y. Peek,
president of the company, re-
ceived formal notice from F. o.
Wentmore, Chicago banker,
chairman OF the reorganization
committee, that the new plan
had been approved The con-
troll by creditors does not mean
immediate change in policy or
personnel of the organization, it
is understood.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
Personal Points

Ernest A. Voss of the Voss Bros.
Express & Storage company has
returned from the joint meetings OF
National Warehousemen's associa-
tons held in St. Louis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rachman Of
Omaha, formerly of Rock Island,
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Rachman, 424 Twelfth
street, enToute on two months
trip through the south and in Cal
ifornia.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
Obituary
Yrs. Catherine Hicks.

Funeral services for Mrs. Cath
crime Hicks, who died yesterday in
local hospital, were held at 2:30
this afternoon in the AngeYine IN
dertaking parlors of East Moline,
and the remains were taken to
Mount Carroll for burial.
Her maiden name was Catherine
Margilelh. She was a native OF
Ohio, born there in 1854
A daughter. Mrs. c. Whitner Of
Savanna, Ill, two sisters and a
brother survive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
SUDDEN ATTACK
IN AIR WILL START
NEXT GREAT WAR

London.-Majer General Sir Will
liam Brancker, who was controller
general of equipment and master
general of personnel on the air
council during 1918. said in an ad-
dress here on Aviation" that in
stinct told him there would be an
other war in five years.
There will be no, declaration"
he said. at will start by a sudden
aerial attack
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
MASONIC BODY
GIVEN CHAPTER
IN EAST MOLINE
institute Body in January With
Grand Officers Presiding;
Long High Priest

Especial Moline Service-)
A chapter of the Royal Arch Ma
sons will be instituted in East Mo
line Jan. 10, one of the grand Of
fcers directing the work
The grand order has already
granted the charter and the chap
ter, which will be known as the
East Moline chapter of the Royal
Arch Masons, will be instituted IN
January.
Omcers OF the East Moline chap
ter are:
High priests f. Long.
King-T. +. Adelman.
Scribe-A. ID. Cox.
Treasurer. T. Sherman.
Secretary. ]. Clendenin-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13

Their. She has his ways, his man
ners, and his charm of personality.
Too, she is interested in his polit-
ical doctrines, and supports them
ardently.
So it occasioned no surprise
when it was announced that she
would sail with her father. Dec. II
| for the arms Limitation conference
at Washington.
| She is in her early twenties,
Comely, sturdy and vivacfous. She
can dance and golf and ride. Wash
ington society will, of course, do
everything possible for her-but
her main interest in the American
capital will be her dad
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
ASK DERS, RELEASE.

London, Dec. 13.-Independert
Labor party asks President Hard
ing = for immediate release of
Eugene Y. Debs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13
RIGHT NOW is THE TIME

NOU can make next
year the beginning
of most successful
life. Your first step will
be your preparation for a
useful career.
Our next business
training classes will be
organized January 2.
Decide at once to be in
these classes. Phone for
information.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13

And comforter, too.
For man who has as many bit
ter battles as the doughty Welsh
man, who is premier of Great Bri-
tain, has his setbacks, too, and even
the great need solace.
OF his two sons and two daugh-
tiers, Megan is most like her IA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13

Keep on reading educational talks.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-16
Notice of Election. Jasper Special Roae
District.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a meeting Of the Board OF Commits
sioners OF the Jasper Special Road Dis
trict adopted at a Board Meeting held
on June Z, 1921, an election Of the quail
fed voters OF Jasper Special Road Dis
trict is hereby called to be held on Tues
day, the 28th day OF June, 1921, at which
election the proposal to issue bonds Of
said Jasper Special Road District for
road purposes, to the total amount OF
Forty Thousand Dollars(40 900 00)shall
be submitted. The polling places Of
said election to be as follows:
Hammond's Produce House.
c. L. Hayzlett, Secretary.
First published June est.
The Jasper news., 1921-06-16
"Shall l Vote For the Road
Bonds?"

1.-THE following article concerning the
proposed $40, 900 bond issue for the Jas
per Special ROAD District is contributed
to these columns by we'll known citizen
who has investigated the facts in the
case, and the perusal Of our readers is
asked
The proposal is to issue $4,000
of 20-year bonds bearing not to
exceed 6 per cent interest.
The total valuation of the spe-
cial road district is about $500, 900.
$4,000 of bonds would be an in
debtedness of about 5 per cent on
the valuation. This would of
course increase our taxes to some
extent and taxes are now higher
then we like. Then again this
money might be unwisely spent
as we know that it frequently is
done. So let us look into this
matter a bit. We have a special
road district organized, commits
sioners elected and the government
has furnished us with a $500
tractor and we have an $500 grader
but we have no money. 80
We have in this district four
miles of state road which with
Federal approval may get from
the Federal government enough
money to pay so per cent of the
cost of improvement. Also the
state government will give us
$1,000 per mile on this road, pro-
vided we pay the balance, but
how are we going to pay the bal
ance without money, and how are
we going to get the money without
selling bonds? Unless we can put
up the balance required to improve
this road we can't get any help on
it at all.
There are about SO miles of road
within this special road district,
all but about 2 miles of which are
country roads beyond the city
limits of Jasper.
Since so per cent or &00, 900 of
The Jasper news., 1921-06-16

the total Valuation of this district
lies within the city Of Jasper the
people in town would pay one
half Of this bonded Indebtedness. !.
The commercial club Of Jasper,
composed almost wholly of city
people, have been paying out dur
ing the last five years about $500
per annum on the roads within the
vicinity Of Jasper. If the club con-
tinues this program, in twenty
years they will have spent $50, 900,
or three-fouTths as much money as
this proposed bond issue. The
Missouri Pacific Railroad also has
property within this road district
valued at $4,000 which will also
be subject to the talk for road work.
So you see, Mr.. Farmer, for ev-
cry dollar that you will pay on
roads by this bond issue, the city
of Jasper will pay a dollar, and the
commercial club will pay rs cents
and even the railroad company
will be compelled to pay $1,000 Of
the $4,000 Indebtedness.
Cannot a farmer with an $4,000
farm afford to go into debt $4O0 to
make improvements if his town
friend will give him $400 more and
some live commercial club will add
$500 more as gift? That is the
question in a nutshell.
OF course this improvement will
be entirely in roads, but it surely
is not necessary to produce any ar
gument to convince Jasper coun-
ty farmer that good roads around
his farm are just as valuable an
improvement as any.
But some one wants to know if
we can depend upon our commits
sioners to spend this money judi
ciously and economically. In re-
ply let me say that this district is
not so large but that we all know
intimately the men who now are
and who in the future will be the
commissioners selected by us, and
as one of the three goes out of Office
each year we can keep the person.
mel of the commission just what
we want it. This money will not
be spent by one commission nor by
two, neither will it all be spent the
first, the second, nor third year.
No one need be alarmed that the
major part of this fund would be
spent on the road known as the
Jefferson Highway, as most of the
money for this road will come from
federal and state aid. This is the
only road on which we can get the
federal and state aid.
Now friends, you will all agree
with me when | say that of all the
tax money we pay out, that spent
on schools and roads comes nearer
giving us value received than any
other. Our local school board has
been giving us good value for our
money and l think our local road
commissioners would also give us
The Jasper news., 1921-06-16
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-02-02
PLANTING OF COTTON
AN IMPORTANT ITEM
President South Carolina Bankers AS.
SociatiOn Says Members Are
Watching Reduction.

Georgetown, Jan. BILL. w. Fraser,
president of the South Carolina Bank
crs association, has just returned
from a meeting of the executive coun-
ell and the legislative committee in
Columbia January 28. At this meet
ing matters of far reaching impor-
tance were considered relative to the
financial, industrial and agricultural
situation in this state
Asked for Il statement Of how the
bankers viewed the pituation today
President Fraser said: "Thcir views
as a whole are decidedly optimistic
but great deal depends upon the
way the farmers take to the recon-
mendationS Of the American Cotton
association as to the planting of cot
ton this year.
"lf they will one and all plant one
third Of the cultivated lands to cot
ton and the other two-thids to food
and other crops, in accordance with
those wise recommendations then the
prospect for higher prices will in
deed be bright and prosperous con-
ditionS this fall assured.
''This seems to be the only prac-
ticablc solution, and it is up to the
farmers themselves. 1t is their only
salvation, and can no, too strongly
urge them to adopt this plan, which
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-02-02
Lumber Mills on Short Timc

Due to the falling demand for hlm-
per- a large, proportion of the South
Gin pine mills located in the Atlanta
district were said to be either runnin~
on short time or closed down entirely,
with l23 mills reporting an actual
production OF 81 per cent below nor
NAL.
Unemployment in the Atlanta dis
trlct was said to have been accentu-
ated by the closing down, or short time
operation, of large number of blast
furnaces and mines, while mills and
factories in the district also were said
TO be operating on greatly reduced
scales.
Decreases in building operations
We're said to have been shown in prac-
tlcally every city in the Richmond and
Atlanta districts, the value of build
ing permits issued in the former dis
Irict during December being DO per
cent below the value for the same
month last year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-02-02
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-02-02
WEAK, NERVOUS,
ALI. RUN DOWN
Missouri Lady Suffered Until She
Tried Cardui.- Says "ResuIs
Was Surprising. Got Along
Fine, Became Normal
and Healthy.

Springfield Mo.-"My back was SO
weak | could hardly stand up, and !
would have bcaring-down pains and
was not well at any time," says Mrs.
%. V. Williams, wife Of q well.known
farmer on Route 6, this place. Il
kept getting headaches and having to
90 to bed" continues Mrs. Willlame
describing the troubles from which
she obtained relief through tho use OF
Cardui. MY husband, having heard
Of Cardui. proposed getting it for me
II saw after taking some Cardui
-. that was improving. The result
was surprising. I felt like different
person.
Later suffered from weakness
and weak back, and felt all rundown,
did not rest we'll at night, was 80
nervous and cross. My husband said
he would get mo some Cardui, which
he did. 1t strengthened mo MY
doctor said got along fine. I was In
good healthy condition. cannot
say too much for It,"
Thousands Of women have suffered
as Mrs. Williams describes, until they
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