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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
LEADERS HELP
EARLY REBOUND
ON STOCK MART

New York. Jan. 13.-The early
rebound in tine stock market to-
day was well sustained under lead
ership Of oils, steels. equipments.
utilities and such specialties as
General Asphalt and allied chem
ical. but food. leather, textile and
copper issues were backward. Mex
lean Petroleum, Houston OIL, Re-
public Steel. Baldwin Locomotive,
International Paper. Wells-Fargo
and American Express constitut-
ed the strongest and most active
shares Ut advances Of to almost
3 points. Gains among hail were
limited to the investment group
particularly Reading and Northern
Pacific. Call money opened at 6
percent, the lowest initial rate in
several weeks, due presumably to
the lower quotations for such ac-
commodations now ruling in the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Money and Exchange.

New York, Jan. 13.-Prime mer-
camille paper, 7A@S per cent
Exchange: Firm. Sterling, de-
mand, 3.7S; cables, 3.73x. Francs.
demand, Gil: cables, 6.13. Belgian
francs, demand, 6.42; cables, 6.44.
Gnilders. demand, $3.50; cables,
$3.50. Fire, demand, 3.45; cables,
BAT. Marks, demand, 1.43; cables.
La. Greece, demand, 7.45.
Montreal. I'm per cent discount.
Government bonds. easy; rail-
road bonds. irregular.
Time loans, weak; 60 days, 80
days and s months. s0sh per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13

Toledo, Ohio. Jan. Is. - Clover
seed: Prime, cash, 1919, 1900:
cash. 1890, and January, 1925: Feb
ruary, 1910; March, 1925: April,
1l.5O.
Timothy: Cash, 1918, 1856: cash,
1919, 3.45; January, 3.521a: Febru-
airy, SIS; March, 3.55.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
NO HOPE LEFT FOR
CHARLES HAGLUND

Upon a plea for mercy Monday,
Magistrate Gustafson changed a
Jail sentence to a fine of SO for
Charles Haglund, 1903 Eighteenth
street, Moline.
Today Haglund was again be-
fore the magistrate on a charge Of
intoxication, which makes the Sec
ond time this week and the third
time in the last month. There
were other appearances before that.
The magistrates mercy gave out
today and Charles will rest in the
jail for awhile to think it over.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the
Rock Island CountH
Abstract & H.
Guaranty ca

of Rock Island, Illinois,
company, qualified in tne
Illinois under AN ACT
for and regulate the admin
of trusts by trust compam
with the Auditor OF
counts, and showing its
at the close of business
81, 1920.
Assets. ~
Cash on hand ..........'
Deposits in banks IF
Other assets ........'"
Total assets ......."
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in 80.
Undivided profits ...."'
State of Illinois, County
Island. SIS. -.
Hugh E. Curtis, one Of sl y
aging officers, and Devcfe :
onson and Lloyd c. Lamp1 =
of the directors of the R0e Z,
County Abstract & Title !, ~ +
Company. a corporation :.
of Illinois. being severas
sworn, each upon his oa's
That he makes this amas y.
purpose of complying WIZ .;
quirements Of Sections ~. -
an Act of the General As m,
the State of Illinois. enuus
Act to provide for and REX \,
administration Of trusts !.
companies" That the ~
report of the said nI 3,
County Abstract & il.le n
company on DecemDeI ..,,
and the exhibits accomp;1
same are true and coile'ss ~
spects to the best OF nis ~;
and belief and that ne -,
ined the assets and ~
said company for tho
making said report. Ia
HUGH E. CURI1Ec. ~,
DEvoRE N. sIIosS;
LLOYD C. LA
Subscribed and swoFn -,
ME TINS ~" "' Il. N. DsN
rsrAt, Nofsu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria. ILL.,, Jan. 13.-Hogs: re-
ceipts $500; 35c to 45c hogher; top
$50; lights 9.40@S.60; mediums
S.35@9.60; heavies 9.25@9.5O;
packing 7.75@S.25.
Cattle: receipts 200, steady.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
HUFF TELLS ROTES
UNIVERSITY NEEDS

The need for increased appropri-
atoms for the University was told
Moline Rotarians at their weekly
luncheon yesterday noon by George
F. HUI. MIR. HUFF said that in
eight years the student body had
been doubled, with revenue in
creased only IL per cent. This, to-
gether with the decreased value of
the dollar puts the university in
dire need Of funds with which to
carry on its work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
FILES SUIT,

Martha Jean Poffenbargef1
Boston has filed suit oil
court in Aledo for separlia
nance against her Husband
Poffenbarger. The bill alleI
the couple have been mann
than a year and have lived
only part OF that time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
KESSEL IS AGENT
AT, EAST MOLINE
EXPRESS OFFICE

W. X. Clark, until today agent for
the Aemrican Express company of
East Moline, was succeeded by
Frank ]. Kessel, who for the past
IL years has been cashier of the
Moline Office. Mr.. Kessel will take
full charge Of the East Moline Of
fee.
Mr.. Clark, who has been agent at
the East Moline ONCE for the past
two years, will remain in the COM
pany's employ as travelling auditor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 13.-Corn: re-
ceipts Al cars; unchanged to NC
higher; good demand; No. yell
low 66h069hc; No. 4 yellow 6315
@66c:: No. 5 yellow e2@e5c; No. 6
yellow 63kc; sample grade yellow
60c; No. 3 white &C; No. S white
63H@64c: No. mixed 62h@
6311c.
Oats: receipts 8 cars; unchang-
ed; No. 2 white 46@461zc. j.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
ANSWERS FIRE CALLS.

John J. Bells residence at 1926
Fifteenth street, Moline, was the
scene Of q small roof fire at 7:35
this morning. Small quantities of
chemicals were used to extinguish
the flames.
Yesterday afternoon at 4:25 the
Moline fire department answered a
call to the home Of N. Lundeen, 348
First street. and extinguished an
other roof fire. The damage in
both fires was nominal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
FORM PARTNERSlI

DR.. L. J. klersey, formeft
dar Rapids, Iowa, has
partnership with DR.. Ear !
this city for the practice
less therapeutics and is NJ
ed here. DR.. klersey is ina|
Radio-Vitant bath cabinet
in practice in this city. a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Kansas CITY Cash Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 13.-Cash
wheat: unchanged to 1c higher;
No. l hard 1.S3@1.S6; No. 2, 1890
1.S5; No. l red, 2.01@2.02; No. 2,
200.
Corn: unchanged to 1c higher;
No. 2 mixed, 64c; No. 8, 6z@62hc;.
No. 2 white 64@66c; No. 3, 63c; No.
2 yellow &c; No. 3. SAC.
Oats: unchanged to xc lower;
No. 2 white 47Ac; No. 2 mixed
46hc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
New York Sugar.

New York, Jan. 13.-Raw sugar,
steady at $50 for centrifugal. Re-
fined: unchanged at IT'S for fine
granulated.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 13.-Cat-
tie: receipts 1900; beef steers and
she-stock strong to 25c higher;
closing weak; all other classes
generally steady; early steer sales,
$7.25@900; good heifers, $7.75 with
1915 on yearlings; bulk Gamers,
$3.00@3.25; practical top vealers,
$11.50; odd lots, $12.00@12.25.
Hogs: receipts $4,000; opening
25c to 40c higher; mostly Csc to
45c higher; bidding on close about
15c to Csc lower than today's best
time; top, 1915; bulk Of sales,
$9.50@9.75; good and choice pigs,
$9.50@9.75.
Sheep: receipts 5000; strong;
ewes. $500; wethers, $3.50: lambs
strong to Csc higher: fed westerns,
$11.2o; bulk, $10.25011.25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
st. Louis Cash Grain.

St. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 13.-Cash
wheat: No. 2 red winter, 2.11@
ZIP; No. 3, 207@2.09.
Corn: No. 8, CSC.
Oats: No. 2 white, 4S1zc; No. 3,
4Sc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
COURT FOE AIR MEN.

Warrington, Jan. 13.-Secretary
Daniels announced . court of in
Quiry will inquire into all circum-
stances Of the balloon flight Of
three naval mir service officers to
the shores Of Hudson Bag.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Liberty Bonds.

New York, Jan. 13.-Liberty
bonds, closing prices today were:
3hs, $3.50; first As, $3.50; second
As. $3.50, first ANS, $500; second
AIS, 1886; third AIS, $3.50;
fourth ANS, $3.50; Victory 3%s,
97.06; Victory AIS, y7.0S.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
ATTEND STATE MEET.

r.. d. Spence, Scoville Lee and
Farm Adviser P. S. Richey left last
night for Chicago. where.thev will
attend the state meeting Of the IL
linois Agricultural association.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13

Toledo Seed.

East st. Louis, III, Jan. 10
Horses and mules, unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Y. M. C. A. Notes

The bible class taught by H. J.
Banta and which is held in the East
Moline Y. M. C. A. every Saturday
morning at 9:15 o'clock, has proven
very interesting, and large num-
Der of boys are in attendance. The
class is taking up the Athletes Of
the Bible"
A large crowd Of boys attended
the free movies shown at the East
Moline Y. M. C. A. last Wednesday
evening. The features Of these
shows are educational films with a
line Of first class comedies.
The regular weekly meeting Of
the East Moline Rotarians was held
this noon at ~ o'clock in the East
Moline Y. M. c. A. DR.. Leroy Coff-
man Of Davenport was the speaker.
A fast, hard fought game is looked
for on the gymnasium flooo of the
East Moline Y. M. C. A at S:15 this
evening when the Marseilles bas-
ketball team will meet the Moline
Cardinals. The Marseilles five is
somewhat crippled ON account of
two Of their players being absent.
Axsell, who was injured in the last
football game last season, has so far
been unable to get back on the floor,
and Bono, who was captain of the
team, is out of town. The election
OF a new captain will probably be
held tonight prior to the game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Silver.

New York, Jan. 13.-Bar silver:
domestic, .s9h; foreign, ssh
Mexican dollars, so.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Funeral Of Mrs. Brita Foline.

Funeral services for Mrs. Brita
FOline, wife Of Peter Foline Of Dav-
export, formerly Of. Moline, were
held at l o'clock yesterday after
noon in the home and at 1870 in
the Swedish Baptist church. Rev.
Webster Of Davenport officiated. C.
w. Peterson, Charles Berg, Charles
Carlson, Fred Nordengren, John
Erickson and Charles Headberg
were pallbearers. Interment was in
Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, Jan. Is. Potatoes,
steady: receipts, Is cars: northern
whites. sacked. 1851. Lao per hun
dredweish:; bulk. 140@1.5o per
hundredweight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
TO ENTERTAIN SOCH1

TO ENTERTAIN WCh1
Mrs. John Parkinson WI
tain the members of the Aln
son circle of the United r
rian church tonight at her
South Chestnut street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
WILL INSTALL OHFItE

WILL INSTALL OFfltE
Aledo chapter, No. 12t, y
Eastern Star. will install
for the year at the regular
tomorrow night at the lodss|
at7:30 p. m.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13
Kent

Susbstitutions = Muscatine. Lore
for Lee in second half; Aledo, PaiE-
ter for PinkertOn.
Baskets Muscatine, Lily IL;
Lore, 5; Hahn is. Aledo-keut 4;
Fender 2; Harbour. 4; Painter 1.
A return game probably will be
played here with the Muscatine
team on Jan. q.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-13

All the news all the time-The
Argus
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-24
WICKED AND NEEDLESS WASTE

TT were possible to gather together the
 and compute the total of the price thoughessness the result would stare and stager cautious the careless; not only the particular reckless
 In the absence of any such total enough to make almost stop when there br0upht to the attention the unnecessary losses line being done this concerning losses by forest fires.
 Ihlnk how preventable most forest fires often the result fleet on the fact that there hirthree thousand year.
 It takes twenty dollars in terms of money The forest fire loss the last staggering total of eighty-fve million dollars
 But the monetary loss It. With present deplorabe large and with the of future timber ing to become affecting social and Industrial welfare there is being added devastation twelve million five hundred thousand
 Lest this should be thought be a to remember that it represents large as the land of the State Connecticut
 This not matter that the city differently put side being which
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-24
HARDING GOES
 BACK ID CAPITOL

New York, May 24-President Harding today was on his way to Washington on board the presidential yacht Mayflower which left her pier here late last night. Early this morn ing a message was received saying the moonlight sea that was made moder- ately rough by a fresh northeast wind.
 The yacht was accompanied by the destroyer Truitt and the New York police boat John F. Hylan escorted her as far as the narrows. The president and mem bers of his party retired soon after going aboard.
 The departure followed a day filled with activity. From early in the morning when he attended a cere- mony in Hoboken to honor more than five thousand fallen war heroes whose bodies were there, until he had con- cluded an address at the 125th anni- versary of the New York Commercial last night the president was busy. Following this address he was whiSked to the Mayflower which immediately put to sea to carry the chief executive back to his official duties in Washing ton
 But one hitch occurred in the pro gram for the day. This was caused by a fire which practically destroyed the third oldest fighting craft in the navy. The Granite State, now used as a naval militia training ship, which was lying near the presidential yacht, caught fire when oil on the water about her was fired by a spark from passing motor boat Flames swept about her and fire fighting apparatus had to be placed on the pier at which the Mayflower was lying. The yacht was removed to the foot of 36th street the pier of the Columbia Yacht Club, where the presidential party boarded her
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-24
ONE-WAY TRADE.

(From the New York Wor1d)
 Ministers and attaches of a score of foreign Governments appeared the ton of the Association of Manufac- turers to state their case in opposi- tion to a. high tariff on imports into the United States. America needs foreign markets said Ambassador Jusserand,' their spokesman, and foreign markets need America. Can any reasonable person expect for eign markets to come to America when this country raises a wall to keep them out? France has little gold left and must pay for what she buys in goods. The rest of the world is in the same condition. Can Amer ica foster foreign markets when she erects a tariff wall to exclude their only way of paying?"
 These are elemental facts explained in simple language. It is obvious to the average intelligence that if the United States desires to export, it will have to take imports in return, for there is not gold enough in Europe to render cash transactions feasible. The rates of exchange already make trade difficult; the proposed tariff will make trade more difficult and by preventing adjustment, will hold the rates of exchange where they are In so far as the United States sees fit to fix high import duties it wfthdraws from international trade and post pones its own return to prosperity
 Even the Congressmen who make our laws might be expected to under stand that one-way trade is impossi- ble-that the manufacturers who want to sell abroad must by abroad also or the traffic stops.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-24
GOING THE WRONG WAY

CENSUS recently put out summaries \ statistics concerning agricultural matters in Gonnec the of 1920 They show in striking that the agricultural of the State do not gin be fully utilized That in agriculture in the
 the State is placed at three million eghyfou eight hundred Of this amount hundred and eighty in as amount which less by eightysx thousand eight hundred eight than in farms ten decrease of thirteen and one-tenh per cent.
 But of this only portion improved land Improved land defined by the Bureau all land regularly tiled moved land in pasture which has tiled lying falo, land gardens chard vineyards and nurseries and land occupied buildings Of such land this there only hundred thousand eightysx the whole and tenh ner centaImost third When bere is senaratad from this item just the number crops considerably below five hundred thousand loss years of over fourteen per cent.
 During the period 'unmproved" land-which in cudes brush land rough stony land, swamp any other land which is not improved and nine-tenths
 Not only is the amount farming conditions decreasing but the actual number of decreasing rapidly and this too in the face of the toward more and smaller farms.
 By the 1920 there only tveny-tvo thousand hundred and fyfive farms; less than ten and representing of fifteen fvetenhs per The average improved land the last ten and showing steady decline seventy eight and eghenths in 1850 to thirty and 1920.
 Live stocks show similar these drop of cent in ten of beef largest and significant also the decrease the number of sheep
 That the returns show largely figure for the afne of the in dollars and cents not be eaten The me population Of the State of Connecticut three and nneenttS cent in that the fy-nine and tenth per
 Here then IS one of the causes of the high cost living Instead of each improving and using the idle land Tn Connecticut is being allowed and an ever increasing amount of food has to be brought great distances
 Ultimately something will drive people out ana Conneccut will of the instead of bringing it the South It is o he hoped that this day is not far distant
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-24

Nor is there any comfort in the rec ords for the often-reiterated story of the increasing number of abandoned farms, even though the same statis- tics seem to support the prophets of woe and gloom.
 What is being kept from the pub lie as a whole is the wonderful devel- opment in agricultural machinery, the growth of the output of fertilizer and the elimination of the ignorant hus- bandman who farmed in hit-or-miss fashion and trusted to luck for good fortune. Interesting facts in opposi- tion to the pessimist are supplied to the National House of Representa- lives by Congressman c. J. Thomp- son of the Fifth District of Ohio, which lies in the northwestern part of the State-
 These show that within the last twenty years the number of farms has decreased by 5000 in the district, over 1000 being give up in the last decade Yet there was produced $56,- o1O,Aof "Orln or crops, Ildlnly cereals, of which 12,00o,00o bushels was of wheat. What is taking place is the growing in power of individual farmers to care for more land through the use of the improvements named and the ability to secure more credit at the banks.
 The war shortage of labor was but temporary. It did not operate, how ever, to reduce the output. Indeed, this grew tremendously. Casual workers, finding little to do in the industrial centres, now are drifting g into the open country again, thereby reducing the cost of production, which is as it should be, because of the failing agricultural markets. There is, to be sure, some temporary economic disturbance due to transat- lantic causes. This will in due time disappear and the normol balance will be restored. Meanwhile it should be borne in mind that the agrarian pro- test against the cities is as old as hu- manity and is largely imaginary, a condition that furnishes the reason why 1t always remains unconvincing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-24

Vienna May A. Herr Huga Shines, the German coal king. has turned up in Central Europe He has acquired a controlling interest in the Alpinen and Montan iron works in Styria, and it is rumored that this IS the beginning of an attempt to cor her the whole iron industry of this part of the world, and that even this is not the limit of his ambitions for he is seeking also to acquire an inter est in influential newspapers in VI enna and Budapest. Neverth eless, he is keeping his movements very quiet; he is represented by discreet agents, and his actions have attracted very little attention.
 Ever since the first conference be- tween Germany and the Allies at Spa, Shines has been considered the Mephistopheles of the German situas- ton. It is a role for which nature has fitting cast him. giving him bent nose, a fiercely black nous He is indeed the personification of insolence. He knows coal and iron from the ground up. When he 1nher- ited his fathers estates and mines, at pit-boy; and, although he was a mere youngster when he became the Ger man coal king. with his ships-the Hugo Shines, the Elizabeth S1nneS and the whole Shines fanily-in the far,hest ports of the world, he has, from the beginning displayed courage and initiative, daring and sasaclty; With these characteristics, combined with hard work, and with ruthless profiteering during hhe war, he has increased his fortune many-fold.
 As politician his rise has been very recent He purchased mum but his chief gains were made at the last elections when the DeutScne Volkspartei, of which he is chief spirit, made great strides. MaTG peo- politician in Germany; but, as a mat ter of fact, he is one of the few reaHsts in the German situation, because he. more than anyone else, realizes that ceas; that Gern1anys problem is purely and simply an economic one A German Who Dares
 to Face Realities
 The Allies know him as the bitter est fighter in Germany. Neverthe- less, unlike some Germans, he knows when he is beaten in one field and when Is the moment to turn his ef- stance, that his iron works in the Ruhr district are threatened by French occupation and that, what is far more important, Germany has Eighty per cent of Germany's home production or iron ore was lost when Germany lost Alsace Lorraine But this is not all In her palniest days Germany was o4 per CcIit- O1 her iron ore, partly from French LOT raine, partly from Spain. Sweden Al giers, and Morocco. Now the French ore is not available-aFhough Stinnes at first realizing how dependent the German industry was upon France, tried to seek a basis for cooperation. Ore from Spain and Sweden cannot be imported because of the reduc- ton in the German merchant marine. Therfore only one field Is lere for Sttnnes to exp1oit-the resources of the Continent
 Now, the continental resources in iron arc by no means negligible. The Syrian concern. in Austria-which Stnncz now shares with Casdghone, ahnt vaenne millionaire. son oG . Trieste rabbi who before the war wea practically penniless only