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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
UNCONSCIOUS "a
HOURS FROM FALL
WHILE AT SCHOOL
Especial CORRESPONDENCE

Sterling, ILL.,, Feb. Kenneth
Robinson OF Calf. ILL.,, just west Of
Sterling, fell while playing at
school and. struck his head on the
frozen ground. He was rendered
unconscious and did not regain con-
sciousness until the next day, -
hours later. A local physician at
tended him. There was NO skull
fracture. He is becoming conscious
at more frequent intervals now and
remaining conscious for a longer
period Of time, and the attending
physician believes that he will fully
recover In q short time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
''Pape's Cold Compound" is
Quickest Relief Known

Don't stay stut1eu-up! Quit blow
ing and shifting! A dose Of "Pape's
Cold Compound" taken every two
hours until three doses are taken
usually breaks any cold right up.
The very first dose opens clogged
nostrils and the air passages of the
head; stops nose running; relieves
the headache, dizziness. feverish-
ness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" costs
only few cents at drug stores. 1t
acts without assistance, tastes nice,
contains NO quinine-1nsist upon
Pape's!-(Adv.).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

The contest closes on THURSDAY
night and the presentation Of prizes
will be made Friday evening a. one
Of the big events Of the Elks' circus
week.
G. A. Buschle. grand knight OF
Allouez council. Knights Of Column
bus, asks The Argus to publish the
following statement: In reference
to the Elks' Popularity contest. I
wish to announce that Allouez
council, 65S. Of Knights Of Column
bus OF this city, did not give assist
ance in the nomination or the cleo
ton Of any person in said contest.
Neither did the organization OF the
knights Of Columbus authorize any
Of its members to do so"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

bankrutecy through His dealings
With banker 2. = Ccqntfynan Of.
Dixon. who committed suicide lat
week. the land brought $55,sle.
which Is $50 per acre. George
r. Brooks, ! farmer Of Hamilton
Lee county. was the pur-
chaser. The bidding started at $225
per acre.
A beautiful residence and . good
tenant house and barns and hog
houses equal to the best In north
ern Illinois are among the improve
ments on the tract The houses
and barns are all electrically
lighted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

Gus serts win make up Ii. rest
Of the program- The program Is:
Violin solo .s......... F. C. Kline
Battle royal ........... By us"
Solo wrestle Ne, Myself and I
vocal 500 ......... ..............
Gynamistic dance ~. Willis Wood
A display Of courage. skill and
art 10y. n. c. a. Leader corps
Violin solo .........E.C G. Kline
Basketball game. Moline Chris
tian church versus Fifteenth
Christian church.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

PROTECT THE CHILDREN
Healthy Blood and Healthy Sys-
tenn is q Child's best protection
against Colds. Grip and Influenza.
Give them GROVES IRON TONIC
SYRUP. 75c. -
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
COL. HOUSE
DEBT CANCELLATION
Paris Matin Says That Wilson
Envoy Declared America
Would Not Ask Payment.
MOVES TO DISMISS SUIT.
by G. r. BERTILLI.

PARIS, Feb. 16.-The Matin this
morning says:
ain his official capacity as a peace
plenipotentiary. Colonel House prom
ised the French negotiators that the
United States would never attempt to
collect cent owed by France
THE matter was put up to Presi-
dent Wilson, who promised to do his
utmost to persuade Congress to can
eel the debt
Numerous other high commits
sioners. including Walter Berry, presi.
dent of the American Chamber OF
Commerce in Paris, assured French
statesmen that the United States had
not the remotest intention of demand
ing payment of either capital or in.
terest.
However. France has never Joined
in the plea of Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer Chamberlain, of Great Britain,
because that would only wipe out
Great Britain's exterior debt. leaving
France still owirN three billions OF
dollars TO America"
While the Matin does not see any
possibility of paying America except
in goods, (which would ruin American
industries" other papers scoff at the
suggestion that France pay by selling
her colonies to America.
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
SEE DUNCAN, OF A.F.L.,
SECRETORY OF LABOR

James Duncan. of quincy. Mass, Is
the leading choice of President-elect
Harding for thsLpost of Secretary Of
Labor. according to reports in labor
circles here today.
Il can't say anything about my
future" said Duncan. when questioned
here today. my friends, however.
seem to be very certain OF it,"
Duncan held long conferences with
Senator Penrose. and 1t is understood
both Penrose and John w. Weeks
have urged his appointment as Secre-
tary of Labor.
Duncan said he had no appointment
with the President-elect at st. Angus
tine, but would not say that he did
not expect to go to Florida. He left
here for New York today. and will
return next week
The Washington times., 1921-02-16

clause in return that the British
were not to carry on propaganda
against them. The old question of
spheres of influence in the Near East
is followed by the question OF
spheres of propaganda.
The question of whether Mr..
Bakhmeteff's government Is still
alive has not had to be faced in
Washington by the Italian embassy
for some time. but the new Italian
ambassador has now arrived, and he
will have to face it right away. He
is in exactly the same position as
the British.
Italy also Is at the present mo-
ment endeavoring to draw up a
trade agreement with Soviet Russia
and has received a representative
satisfactory to her.
Mr. Harding has been cautious on
this as on other subjects. That he
wrote a letter saying that in his
opinion some form or recognition of
the Soviet Government would be
necessary is an absolute fact. When
attacked for 1t, however, he said he
was not informed on the subject: so
he is likely to reach March 4 with
his mind not made up.
He will have a natural sympathy
with throwing away the long-accum-
ulated war psychology. the tons of
silly propaganda running back to the
days of the Sisson documents. and
get down to business through a rec
ognition Of existing facts. On the
other hand he will be attacked II he
takes. any new step.
The propaganda that goes out from
this town, whether from the State
Department, the Bakhmeteff EN-
bassy, or certain other embassies and
legations, has it's effect, and the man
in the street still believes that the
Bolsheviks will fall tomorrow. IL not
sooner; that all the peasants are oc-
cupied in uprisings, that women are
nationalized, that murders go on
wholesale and that factories and
railroads are not working.
The new administration will lap
this up il it takes the easiest way. 1t
probably all depends on how much
interest Mr.. Hughes is in getting at
the facts for himself.
When Governor Cox was here he
spoke Of wishing to go to Russia to
see things himself. He was dis
couraged, as all travellers are, and
told that the Bolsheviks might hold
him as a hostage to force recognition.
Fancy that.
Well, suppose that when Mr..
Hughes turns his gigantic intellect
on the facts he decides that Mr..
Bakhmeteff's Government has had no
discernible existence for over three
years. What is he going to do? The
only Government that does exist is
Lenin's.
Meantime thirty two men have been
debating in Paris and have decided
that they will tell all the countries
what they ought to do about Russia.
As soon as Mr.. Gakmeteff lands he
will speak here for the thirty-two.
The case Of one of them is particu-
larly instructive. He is Mr.. Avxentiev,
an excellent man, as excellent as Mr..
Bakhmeteff. He was once chief of
the government of Siberia, a demo-
cratic representative government,
which was too liberal; so a bunch of
officers dispersed it altogether, picked
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
WARNS J.. s. TOBE
y FIRM WITH EUROPE
Governor Harding in Annual Re-
port Discusses Policy on
F0reiqn Loans.
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the embargoes upon movements Of
gold which still prevail in many
countries have prevented stabiliza-
ton of exchanges.
The world trade OF the United
states, therefore, is being menaced
by the circumstances which have
produced Generalization of world
exchanges. Until the causes of this
decentralization have been removed
through the resumption of general
distribution of goods among the ma
tions, our foreign trade is going to
be extremely difficult to carry on,
and we must expect violent fluctua-
tions, which will be entirely at the
mercy of political events and money
markets"
Governor Harding cautioned Con-
gress that II will be dangerous to
tamper with the Federal Reserve act
He took issue with Comptroller Of
the Currency Williams. and vigorous
ly opposed any amendment of the act
which would abridge the present
power of the Federal Reserve Board
in determining "eligibility" of paper
at reserve banks. Governor Harding
told Congress there is no need to
change the law, to give banks greater
privileges at reserve banks, as a
means of meeting emergencies
Comptroller Williams urged that the
act be amended to allow banks to
secure funds on securities which are
not now eligible. Governor Harding
holds that the credit situation is so
well in hand, and safeguards against
bank failures sufficiently rigid, that
this and other proposals, which up
set present practices. are not neces-
sary to the nations financial safety.
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
PRETTY GIRL HELPS
PRISONERS TO ESCAPE

ATLANTA, Feb. 16.-Verner Dor
sett, pretty twenty-two-year-o old
girl has confessed that she was the
person who effected the jail break
ing Of five convicts in Campbell
county near here last December.
Love for her father, an aged
moonshiner, sentenced to serve two
years in the chain gang. was the
motive that led her to smuggle him
the saws with which he and the
others cut their way to freedom.
Now. her father saved. she her
self faces a prison term. Nor will
she buy forgiveness Of the law by
revealing the secret of his where
abouts. although il is understood
that the prosecution has offered to
be lenient with her IL she will tell
where he Is.
The Washington times., 1921-02-16

up an admiral named kolchak. and
said:
"You are II. You represent Russia" Z"
The supreme council in Paris
accepted Kolchak as being Russia.
Then he blew up. His successor. Deni-
kin, blew up. Yudenich blew up. The
Poles made peace. Wrangel blew up.
Now Avxentiev and thirty-one Of
Is friends in Paris. plus Mr. Bakh-
meteff here. constitute board to
advise the governments that helped
Kolchak and his successors. Mean
time the Lettish secret police have
been arresting persons charged with
receiving mony from the French for
spreading false rumors of concentra-
tions and even Of fghting.
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
BAKHMETEFF
'0N WAY HERE
"Russ Ambassador" of Shadow
Regime May Run Afoul
h., Secretary Hughes"
ny NORMAN HAPGooD.

Boris Bakhmeten, still designated
in this district as Russian Ambassa-
dor, is on the ocean coming back here
TO see what he can do with the new
Administration.
He is an extraordinarily able diplo-
mat. The present State Department
has eaten out OF his hand. The new
Administration is another matter
however. Mr.. Hughes is not com
mitted, and Mr.. Hughes has two quail
ties bearing on the .predicament. He
studies hard, and IL is TO be doubted
whether he will swallow and give out
the amazing legends that the depart
ment has been seriously publishing.
Also he is decidedly wilful, and IL Is
the opinion OF those who know him
best that he will have his say In for
eign affairs.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs will exert itself. but that Will
not bother Hughes much. To a man
who has worked with Hughes i
pointed out that Lodge, chairman OF
the Senate committee, is very fierce
where Russia is concerned, and asked
whether Hughes was likely to take
orders from him.
WON'T TAKE ORDERS.
Take orders" he said. He won't
even know Lodge is there"
Despite the fact that Mr.. Harding Is
so closely identified with the Senate,
it is expected that he will stand by
Hughes when Hughes makes up his
mind about the situation. Otherwise
there would be no sense in insisting
on his being in the Cabinet Also, 1t is
pointed out that the President-elect
has been seeing significantly little OF
the group of Senators who have been
xxytf
Hughes will have to decide rather
soon whether he is going to accept
Mr. Bakhmeteff as representing Rus
sia. 1t Is now three years and a quar-
ter since Bakhmeteff actually has
represented it. Speaking of this sub
ject the author of Main Street said
to me Indignantly:
"I am an ambassador myself. I
represent Carthage. Hannibal ap-
pointed me-
BRITISH CUT HIM.
1t is rather strange that it is not
known to the general public that the
British embassy has now refused to
recognize Mr.. Bakhmeteff. The en-
bassy gave a large ball shortly before
Sir Auckland Geddes sailed for Eng
land, and all the legations and en-
bassies were invited.
Invitations were sent, however,
neither to Mr.. Bakhmeteff nor to any
Of his staff, and much Commotion was
caused.
AS Great Britain has been negotiat-
ing with Krassin. the Soviet repre-
sentative. so long, she naturally can
not go through motions indicating
that the Kernesky government is in
her vision still functionings
The Krassin negotiations have
haan
side. What is still being fought
about is whether Persia, Asia Minor
and Afghanistan are part of the
British Empire. The British put in
a clause (although 1t was a trade
agreement and not general treaty.
that the Bolsheviks were not to
carry on propaganda in the British
Empire.
The Bo1sheviks insisted on a
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
HOUSTON WILL
.HOLDUPLOANS
Treasury Head Promises TO Let
Senators Pass on Further
Big Credit Advances.
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them, which MI forty large drawers
at the Treasury Department.
All credits extended to foreign gov
ernments by the Treasury Depart
ment before and since the armistice
were made with the approval OF Presi-
ment Wilson, Nicholas Kelley, Assis-
tant Secretary OF the Treasury, testi-
Ned before the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee today.
Secretary OF the Treasury Houston
informed the committee that two
loans granted Czecho-Slovakia, one
for SS,0O0.0OO and another for S6.33O,-
900. were made since the armistice
was signed. y
HOUSTON APPEARS.
Both Houston and Kelley appeared
before the committee when IL resumed
consideration OF the bill sponsored by
Senator Reed. Democrat. OF Missouri
to prohibit the payment OF any more
money or the extension OF further
credits to any foreign government.
The committee decided the hearing
should be public. and all details OF
the Treasury Departments financial
transactions with Foreign nations
should be given the fullest publicity.
When the second loan to Czecho-
SDOvakia was authorized by the
Treasury Department the balance re-
naming TO the credit OF Czecho-
Slovakia totaled Sl0.330,0O Houston
explained. 1t was stipulated that ST.
900. 900 should be employed in the
transportation OF wounded Czecho-
Slovakia soldiers to their homes.
Letters passing between the Treas
ury Department and the President
and the CZecho- Slovak government
were read by Houston to show that
the loans were made with the hp-
proyal OF the President and could be
drawn only for purchases which met
with the approval of the Treasury
Department. Houston read the third
Liberty bond act to show the author
ity of the Treasury Department to
make the loans.
"You have testified that you made
no loans under that act, have you
not?" Senator Reed. Democrat, of Mis-
souri,. asked.
II have, but the second bond act also
gave authority" Houston replied.
REED EXPLAINS OBJECT.
what l want to show here by
tracing these loans and their purpose
from the beginning to the end is that
they wore made without authority.
To do this l want to show the effects
of the Treasury Department to OBJ
tain such authority and how they
failed to obtain it," Reed continued.
"The Treasury then went ahead and
made the loan without the necessary
authority"
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
CUT FACE WHILE SHAVING,
SUFFERS FROM ANTHRAX

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 16.-Charles
Yingling, twenty, of Westminster. Md,
student at n Baltimore college. is ser
iously i'll at local hospital with an
thrax, a malady to which both human
beings and cattle are subject. The
disease is said to be communicated
to human beings from germs on shaw
ing brushes made of the hair of cattle
Yingling was taken i'll soon after
he cut his face while shaving. Infec-
ton spread rapidly and soon n high
fever developed and he was removed
to the hospital.
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
MOVES TOEND
HEARST'SSU|T
Secretary Houston in Demurrer
Asks Court to Dismiss
Injunction Plea.

Every allegation made in the tax
payers suit OF William Randolph
Hearst TO restrain the Secretary OF
the Treasury from advancing further
credits TO foreign Governments was
tacitly admitted as true In de-
murrer filed by Secretary Houston
with the District Supreme Court yes
terday. lie insists, however. that he
is permitted by law to make such
loans.
MOVES TO DISMISS SUIT.
Moving to dismiss the bill OF COM
plant, United States District Attor-
ney Laskey. acting for Mr.. Houston
made the admission In the following
language:
Because by the nature and lawful
construction OF the power and au-
thority vested in the defendant as
Secretary OF the Treasury OF the
United States he has in his official
capacity the right and power 10 do
the acts complained OF in the bill OF
complaint as he may be advised"
In other words. IL was explained by
Gen. Samuel T. Ansell, of counsel for
Mr.. Hearst. Secretary Houston asserts
his right TO allow these further
credits to foreign Governments un-
less he Is permanently restrained by
the courts.
TEXT OF THE MOTION.
The text of the motion to dismiss
follows:
Now comes the defendant. David
+. Houston. Secretary OF the Treasury
OF the United States, by John II.
Laskey, attorney OF the United states
in and for the District OF Columbia.
his attorney, and moves the court to
dismiss the bill OF complaint herein
for the causes following:
81. The plaintiff does not show suf-
fcient pecuniary interest In the sub
ject-matter of the suit to entitle him
to maintain the same.
80. 1t is manifest upon the face of
the bill of complaint that the plaintiff
sues solely as TAXPAYER of the United
States and has no legal or equitable
interest in the controversy or suit
or any property right to be affected
thereby in virtue of which he IL en-
titled to any relief.
-. 1t is manifest upon the face OF
the bill OF complaint that the suit is
really one against the Government of
the United States which has not con-
sented to be sued.
"a. 1t is manifest upon the face OF
the Dill OF complaint tndt the ueItHu-
ant has no individual interest in the
controversy or suit. and that the re-
lief sought against him is in his Of
fetal capacity only. as Secretary of
the Treasury of the United States.
and that the United States alone is
to be affected by any decree herein.
wherefore the said suit Is essentially
and substantially a suit against the
United States. beyond the Jurisdiction
OF this court.
"5. For want Of an indispensable
party defendant, namely, the United
states. -
SAYS HE HAS RIGHT.
IS. 1t is apparent upon the face of
the bill OF complaint that the suit is
nothing more than an appeal to the
courts to exercise Governmental pow
ers which belong exclusively to the
Congress of the United States.
~. Because by the true and lawful
construction OF the power and au-
thority vested in the defendant as
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States, he has in his official
capacity the right and power to do
the acts complained of in the bill of
complaint as he may be advised.
IS. For what of any Independent
equity"
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
WEAK
WOMEN

cannot hope ever to become strong
and well again unless they have plen-
ty of good, rich, red blood of the kind
that organic iron-Nuxated Iron
helps make. Nuxated Iron is like the
iron in your blood and like the iron in
spinach, lentils and apples, while
metallic iron is iron just as it comes
from the action of strong acids on
iron filings. NuXated Iron does not
injure the teeth nor upset the stom-
ach; il is an entirely different thing
from ordinary metallic iron. 1t quick
ly helps make rich, red blood, revital,
ize wornout, exhausted nerves and
give you new strength and energy.
over 100000 people annually are
using 1T. At all druggists. Beware
of substitutes. The genuine has N, l..
stamped on every tablet. Always in
sst on having the genuine.
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
DISTRICT OPPOSED
TO PEPC0 MERGER
Public Utilities Commission
Voices Official Objection to
Plan With Senators.
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will undoubtedly be lessened. The
Public Utilities Commission. how
ever, sees no inherent objection to
the absorption of the power company
by the merged railway companies,
and in its report on II. r. 13, 1872.
urges such a consolidation. But the
commission strongly is of the opinion
that the acquisition of the property
of the power company should be
condition to a merger of the railway
companies-that it should follow the
merger of the latter. and not pre-
cede it.
FAVORs ITS DEFEAT.
For these reasons, the commission
recommends unfavorable action on
this bill, but should your committee
favor its passage. the commission rec
ommends that the consolidation II the
Washington Railway ard Electric
Company and the Potomac Electric
Power Company be made conditional
to the merger OF the former company
with the Capital Traction Company,
and that an excess profits TAX provi-
sion be included in the bill, identical
with or similar to that provided for
in Senate bill 1880. upon which the
commission has already submitted a
favorable report
Colonel Kutz was questioned at
length by members of the committee.
w. +. Ham made a complete state
ment of the financial condition of the
Pepco. and the w. r. and y. and
Robert n. Harper briefly confirmed
the statements made by Mr.. Ham.
Mr.. Ham placed himself as in favor
Of traction merger in the Capital,
but stated that such a consolidation
was impossible without the merger
properties.
CAPPER LEADS FIGHT.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas.
who, with Senators Ball and Pom
creme, constitutes the subcommittee,
which has the merger bill in charge.
took the lead in demanding from the
corporations some guarantee that the
measure would assure the speedy
merger of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the Capital
Traction Company.
This bill should not go unchal-
lenged." declared Senator Capper
until we know exactly what IL will
:ead to. Undoub' edly some provi-
siru ought to be written into the
law making the merger of the w.
II. & T.. and it's power company con-
tingent upon II later merger with It's
rival traction company.
"If this measure is, as its sup
porters say, merely a preliminary
s;ep in the direction of such n ,ner-
ser, then it's proponents ough. 1,
have no objection to having such an
written into the law
The Washington times., 1921-02-16
LOO RUM PERMITS IN
3 MONTHS: GOES To JAIL

CHICAGO. Feb. 1s.-The epidemic
OF general debility" in the neigh
borhood of DR.. John w. Koelme had
ceased today, according to police.
Federal authorities arrested Dr.
Koelme on charges of violating the
liquor laws. He issued 1,7O0 prescrip-
tions in the last four months. One
thousand Of these were emergency
prescriptions for general debility"
The Washington times., 1921-02-16

pOdiuj loiu SohSiCoo touty hc 10 Y
to Europe, as a peace-time polio.
of such credits is unjustified, he
said, because American tax
payers have to bear the burden.
Governor Harding informed
Congress that one-fourth of the
European debt of $10,0OO,0O0,O0O
due the United States, represents
exports shipped from the United
States, upon credits extended to
foreign governments since the
end of the war.
The $4,000, 100000 in credit ap-
proved by the Treasury Depart
ment, were extended subsequent
to the armistice, and until re-
Gently has kept American exports
flowing to Europe in undi-