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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
ST0PSW WORK TO
value PICTURE
Wisconsin Legislature Halts Law.
making to Decide Worth Of Ex.
Governors Portrait.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 26.-The val
ne of oil portraits of ex-governors
ami the question Of living wage
for artists halted the work Of the
legislatures joint finance commit
tee last night, with the result that
the entire membership OF senate
and assembly will be asked for an
unofficial verdict.
An oil painting Of Ex-Governor
Phillip, executed by a New York
artist in compliance with the stat
utory provisions whereby the state
purchases a likeness of each gov
ernor to grace the executive offices,
was the stumbling block. The
artist exhibited his portrait to the
committee and announced he val
ued it at $4,000, finally saying that
he did not expect to get that much
for it and suggested $1,000 as
reasonable price. After an ex-
tended argument the committee de-
cided to have the portrait hung in
the senate chamber for public in
spection and the question of price
will be taken up later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday. some
what warmer Thursday. The low
est temperature tonight will be
about Is degrees.
Highest yesterday, q; lowest last
night, 20.
wind velocity at 2 .. m. 8 miles
per hour.
Precipitation last "A hours. .ol
inch.
:, yester.yester. today
Wet bulb tenn. Is ~
Dry bulb tenn. .z7 70 ~
Rel. humid. ....sS - u
River stage 81. . rise Of z last
- hours.
Neteofologist
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
US. RANKS 9TH
IN EDUCATION
uliteraey Is National, Not Sectional
Problem-Report Says Country
Trails Behind.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-The Unit
ed States was declared to hnk
ninth among the nations Of the
world in the general educational
level of its people in a report of
the house committee on education.
made public today. recommending
passage Of the Smith-Towner bill
to establish a federal department
Of education with fedora, aid In in
creasing educational facilities. The
country is trailing behind most Of
the civilized world" the report said
from the standpoint Of its educa.
uonal advantages"
Illiteracy Is . national and not 9
sectional problem, the report said
in citing statistics to show 1t wa.
almost equally prevalent In ever,
section Of the ccaD.ry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
R0DCERSQU|TS
ORPHANS HOME


Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 26.-John
W. Rodgers, superintendent of the
Illinois Soldiers Orphans home.
rendered his resignation to Cover
nor Small yesterday, to take effect
April l, or as soon as a successor
is available. He leaves the service
in order that he may have more
time to devote to the demands of
business, especially that of the Lib
erty State bank, OF which he is
president.
Mr.. Rodgers was appointed to
the superintendency Of the home by
Governor Frank o. Lowden in De-
cember, 1917.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
NAME RECEIVER
FOR SIOUX CITY
BONDING FIRM
American, Bonding e
Casualty Company
Fails.

Chicago. Jan. 2e.-The American
Bonding & Casualty company. with
headquarters at Sioux City. Iowa.
capitalized at $50o,Oo0 and with
$100.000,0O0 worth of policies on its
books, was declared insolvent in
Judge Foell's superior court yes
terday. Albert SABBATH, an attorney,
was appointed receiver.
Leonard Grossman, law partner
Of Mr.. SABBATH here and his counsel
in the case, declared the assets OF
the company were $4,000, 900 and
its liabilities considerably less.
Petitioners who asked for . re-
ceiver for the company, according
to Mr.. Grossman, were stockhold-
ers in the old Chicago Bonding &
Surety company. which was con-
solidated with the American Bond
ing & Casualty company q veal
ago. The petitioners seek shares
in the consolidated company at g
percentage rate Of their old hold.
ings, which they say were prom.
ised but never granted them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
GIRL MUST WORK
| OR co F00DLESS
Mother Presents Ultimatum
Daughter-Welfare Workers
Find Agnes Hungry.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-"No' work, no
eat" was the ultimatum presented
to Agnes Ladzikoski, aged Il,
which her mother was summoned
to explain to Judge Arnold today.
Agnes work certificate had been
revoked by school authorities tc
compel her to return to school.
II educated two girls and they
ran away" Mrs. Ladzikoski said
agnes work. II she doesn't
she can't eat here"
When a city welfare worker
found Agnes yesterday the moth
er's edict had caused Agnes to gc
without food for "a hours.
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SIBERIAN RIOT
CROWS SERIOUS
Feasants Besiege Towns and Cut OfI
cupply OF Foodstuffst.Reds,
tive backing to Move

a;.d London. Jan. 26.-Reports that
s.aroances which broke out re-
ssntiy In Siberia are assuming an
farming =, character are contained
c., helsingfors dispatch to the
S,'auI !, News today. The peasants,
~. y declared. kre besieging sew
80 go towns held and fortified by
s .'et forces, thus cutting on the
towns. ''s o 'n'
~. .aese advices assert. however,
~ -. IN eastern Siberia the bolshe-
= =. !. nave begun a great onslaught
me peasant communes and that
s,sm sofism Is reigning over q large
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
BRuNOACE ASKS COURT
T0SET ASIDE PERMIT To-
ROADS TO ADVANCE Rate
State Fights Order Of the
Commission Allowing
SO Cents Per Mile.

Chicago, Jan. s6.-Sult to
set aside the order Of the II.
terstate Commerce Conmis.
sion allowing railroads to ID
vance passenger fares In III
nOis to rs cents . nile, Was
filed in the United States -.
trict court hero today. The
action was started against The
federal government and in ~ !,
name of the state OF llllnels
by Edward ]. Brundage, attor.
ney general Of the state. !
When the railroads were retura-
Cd to private ownership the Esch-
Cummins law gave the carriers
permission to charge three cents
. mile until Sept. l. 1920. both IN
state and interstate commerce.
Shortly before this permission ex-
p.red the roads obtained an fn3unc-
ton against enforcement OF the IL
linois two-cent fare law, mainta1u-
ing that this pre-war rate would
be confiscatory under increased OPP
Grating costs.
On Nov. 13, the Interstate Com
merce Commission issued an order
advancing state rates to the 80
cents a mile which had already
been set for interstate commerce.
This order was opposed BY the. IL
linois Public Utilities Commission
without effect, and Jan. 10 was set
for it to 60 into effect.
Is State Question.
Today's suit brings into the fed
eral courts the whole question Of
the right of the federal commis-
sion to fix rates on trafiic wholly
within . states This has been
claimed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission on the ground
that q series of low rates would
nulIify their orders on interstate
traffic. A similar situation was
created by the Montana rate deci-
sion of the commission yesterday
The suit filed today is for the
purpose of determining whether
the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sion has power under the Esch-
Cummins law to advance fares IN
Illinois.
The suit charges that certaini
provisions of the Esch-Cummtns
law are unconstitutional, and that
the evidence before the Interstato
Commerce Commission was insunl-'
cient to warrant a finding OF dis
elimination with respect to illinois,
rates.
It is added in the petition that
there is no foundation for holdi1s
that the difference between thres'
cents and SO cents fares amounts
to a discrimination.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
THINK SANBORN
TO LOSE PLACE
ON TAX BOARD
Believe Gov. Small
Will Heed Veter-
ans Plea.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 26.-Re-
spending to a committee Of Chi
cago ex-service men, representing
5000. petition signers. Governor
Len Small at noon today indicated
he would not reappoint General
Joseph L. Sanborn, member Of the
state tax commission.
II fully agree with the senti-
ments you have expressed" Gov
ernor Small said, "that NO citizen
Of the state of Illinois should un-
dertake to force me to name any
person whose record is against
good public policy, and against the
interests Of the people Of Illinois. %
Opposing the appointment Of
General Sanborn and calling at
tention to bis "real" record as
commissioner the committee Of
soldiers 'implored Governor Small
that when he appoints tax commits
si0ners for the state Of Illinois, to
be guided by the interests of tax
payers Of moderate means, rather
than by the interests of gigantic
wealth represented by the Chica-
60 Tribune, and other commercial
lied newspapers"
The petition was offered by Ber-
ger Loman, Of Chicago, command
er Of the American Soldiers. Sail
ors and Marines association, who
headed a committee of four others.
Commander Loman bore war dec
orations Of six allied governments.
Assails Board Report.
After thanking the delegation
| for its expression Of trust, the
governor promised to notify your
committee Of my decision when !
have received the report Of the rec
ord Of the tax commission. which
! commission reduced the capital
stock assessment. Of the following
corporations:
Chicago Railways company,
from $6.330, 900 to $4,550,000.
| Chicago City Railways, from
| $s,o46, 500 to $1,So0,000.
Chicago Telephone company
from $1,545,000 to 100000.
pullman company. $33,S02,2S4 te
$4,000, 900.
Rockford Electric company
from $S55,O0o to $150,000.
Peoples Gas (Chicago), from
$14,854,314 to $1,000,000.
when l took py oath of ofice.
the governor continued, Il swore
Ito execute the laws, obey the con-
7 stitution and to discharge my duty
to the people Of the state OF Hi
nois.
"If General Sanbcrn. as q mem
ber of the tax commission, voted tt
reduce the capital stock assessment
of these large corporations. and by
that fact added further burdens o1
taxation on our people OF moderate
means, I shall refuse to appoint
him."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
ANNOUNCE MILK
CUT Offs CENTS
Reduction In Price Paid Producers
VIII Be Effective Feb.
ruby 1.

Chicago, Jan. ga reduction
Of Is cents a hundred in milk
prices paid to producers will be-
come effective on Feb. l. according
to announcement today by W. J.
Kittle, superintendent OF the MIX
Producers Cooperative Marketing
company.
Mr.. Kittle said that by an agree
ment signed Wit. Chicago dealers
on Jan. "a, the February milk prico
Was fixed ct $2.35. In January Tie
dealers paA S25o.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
hatfield
GANG TRIED
FOR MURDER
Alleged Slayers Of 7 De.
tectives and 2 Citi-
gems Face Judge.

Williamson, W. Va, Jan. 26.-
rventy-four men from the mining
Town Of Matewan, five miles away.
vere here today to answer to the
charge Of murder before Judge r.
b. Bailey in the Mingo county cir
cuit court. They were indicted
last July for the part they are al
legged to have taken in q battle
with private detectives who had
eyicted former employees OF the
stone Mountain Coal company from
the corporations houses. In the
frht seven detectives. Mayor c. c.
FISHERMAN and two other citizens
we're killed.
The trials were set for the Sep
tember term of court. but were
postponed until Jan. 10, and each
Of the defendants released on $l0.-
900 bond. Two hundred veniremen
had been summoned from among
whom it was hoped the jurors
would be obtained.
The defendants are Sid Hatfield
chief of police of Matewan: Reice
Chambers, william Bowman, Claire
Overstreet, Doug" Mounts. Jesse
Boyd, Isaac Brewer, Charles Ki.
ser, Ben Mounts, William B. Cole
man, Ed Chambers, Lee Taylor
James Overstreet. Fred Burgraft
AT" Williams, B. r. Page. Fred
Webb, Van Clay, Albert Burgraft
Calvin Mccoy, Halle Chambers. N
H. Atwood, William Starr. and
Ezra Fry, the latter a union or
ganizer.
Detectives Killed.
The indictments charge that they
killed Albert c. Felts. Lee Felts, ]
W. Ferguson, A. ]. Booher, o. E
Powell, c. B. Cunningham and c
+. Higgins, all employees of thu
Baldwin-Felts detective agency. II
addition to the indictment for mur'
der, Hatfield was indicted for steal
ing 500 from the body of Albert
Felts, and other of the defendants
for stealing weapons belonging t
the dead detectives.
Five detectives, who escaped
during the battle, were indicted fol
killing Mayor Testerman, but thel
we're granted a change Of venue
and will be tried In Greenbriel
county.
For several months before thu
battle. organizers Of the United
Nine Workers Of America had beer
busy forming local unions amont
the miners of Mingo county. EN-
ployes Of the Stone Mountain Goa
company at Matewan Joined thu
union and, it was stated at tina
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
DEBT TO n. 4

~, Washington, Jan. 2S.--Cermany
- - ne United States $22s. 900, 900
i. 0ntenance of American troops
f,. 1efman territory, under the
ssy s'y OF Versailles. according to a
3 Ssssment ss Senator McKellar placed
Congressional Record
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MORE UNEMPLOYED.

washington, Jan. 3e.-The DEPART
ment Of labors employment service
announced the number Of persons
employed in industry in the country
the hrst OF this month was 3.473 ,466
less than the number employed =
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---s - - -----------~
APPROVE HOSPITALS.

Philadelphia, Jan. s6.--A two days
leaders In the house gaxs their ap-
proval Of . program calling for con-
struction OF Ave hospitals for war
veterans suffering from mental and
nervous disorders and tubercu-
losiA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
DISAGREES
ON GERMAN
INDEMNITY
French and English Pre-.
miers Differ at Paris
Will Aid Austria.

Paris, Jan. 26.-Consideration Of
the problem Of German reparations,
viewed as vitality important by the
people Of France, was begun by
the supreme allied council here To-
day. Private conversations regard
ing the question have been going
on between David Lloyd George,
British prime minister, and Aris-
tide BRAND, president of the coun-
Gil OF France, but there has been
no indication that anything resem-
bling an agreement had been reach
ed. The British premier held that
the amount of indemnity Germany
must pay should be definitely fixed.
which view was opposed by n.
BRAND.
A committee which was appoint
ed yesterday to consider measures
for the relief Of Austria, has be-
gun work on this problem. The
situation at Vienna was viewed as
being closely related to that in
Prague. Budapest and other cen
trail European capitals, and the
committee appointed to study the
matter was advised to formulate a
plan contemplating assistance for
the whole situation.
What will amount to q second al
lied-Turkish peace conference will
convene in London probably ON
Feb. q. n. BRAND was prepared
today to seod formal notice to Tur-
key and Greece to appoint repre-
sentatives to attend the London
meeting. The Sultan's government
was given the privilege Of naming
leaders of the Turkish Nationalist
administration at Angora as some
Of the members Of the delegation,
while Greece, it was clearly indi-
Gated. would be informed the al
lies would not enter in such rela-
tions with King Constantine.
Conferences have begun between
British officials attending the coun-
Gil meeting and Sir Auckland Ged-
des, British ambassador to the
United States, who arrived here
yesterday.
Disbanding Report.
Allied military experts today
handed the supreme council their
report on a plan for the disband-
ment of German military units. The
reports give satisfaction to the
French viewpoint on the. question,
providing for full compliance with
all disarmament clauses Of the Yer
sailles treaty. =,
1t comedies to Great Britain a
further delay, which was asked for
on Monday before the supreme
council by Premier Lloyd George
Two-third Of the operation of dis
armament must be completed by
March 1. and the work must be fin
ished by July l.
Angered at Press.
Premier Lloyd George is under
stood to have taken umbrage to a
Paris newspaper article criticising
his attitude on various questions
now being discussed by the su-
preme allied council, and has COM
planned to Premier BRAND regard
ing the tone Of the French press
the Oeuvre says.
"Since am treated this way
the newspaper quotes MIR. Lloyd
George as. saying, Il tell you I will
never come to Paris again."
M. BRAND appealed to newspaper
reporters last night to use more
moderation in writing Of the work
of the supreme council.
II am not supported by all oi
you" he declared. "Indiscretions
even pure inventions, were printed
this morning, which do not please
my interlocutors. II that goes on
you will make it impossible for any
i more meetings to be held in Paris. y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
GASOLINE IN
PRICE TUMBLE

Port Arthur. Texas. Jan. 16.-
UNITED Press.) - Following the
drop in price Of crude oil, gasoline
was quoted at all filing stations
here at IS cants . gallon,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-26
DISCHARGE
SOLDIERS
!, UNJUSTLY
Congress Incensed Over
Hard Boiled" Treat
ment by Officers.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

(opec1al 10 Inc AfXuS.)
Washington, Jan. 26.-Membe.s
Of congress who have lately visit
ed the war department in behalf
Of soldier constituents who have
been disciplined for trivial offenses
have gone back to Capitol Hill in
censed and indignant. over what
they term 'hard-boiled" treatment
by the officers Of the regular army.
A smouldering controversy has
just come to the surface which
either will be cured in Legislation
pending before congress or there
will be a sweeping investigation
to apprise the public Of the sever
ity Of the punishment being meted
out to men who served with dis
tinction in the world war only To
be given dishonorable discharges
for unlawfully borrowing blanket
or a pair of shoes.
Out of $1,000 cases, it develops
that the efforts of a reform element
inside the regular army have re-
suited in the restitution Of more
than 1000 to the status Of honor
able discharge. Just how many
more Of the remaining $4,000 are
deserving Of leniency is hard to
conjecture. Though both sides in
the controversy say the percent
age will probably be small, it Is tc
get Justice for that small percent
age which is agitating members d
congress who are trying to wade
through the meshes of red tape to
get at the bottom Of the army sys-
tenn.
Seems Incredible.
It sounds incredible but the stig.
ma of dishonorable discharge must
be carried through life by one man
who fought in France and whose
o1ense ON his return to the United
States consists Of taking pair Of
shoes from q comrade. 1t devel.
ops that the soldier wanted to &c
to a dance and asked the sergeal1
of his company if. he. could borrow
a pair Of shoes. The request was
granted. A week later when the
same soldier wanted to 60 to {
dance again, the sergeant wasn't II
the barracks and naturally think
ing there would be no objection ths
private borrowed the shoes. Wher
the sergeant came home, he re
ported that his shoes were miss
ing. When the private who Dor
rowed them came back from thu
dance. he was locked up ani
charged with theft. There isn't q
, thing in the evidences to prove thai
| the soldier intended permanent,
to deprive the sergeant Of the pail
of shoes nor that he was a CON
frmed thief. His record was good
Nevertheless, he was given si1
months in the barracks as q pun
;shment. In civilian life. even i
he were convicted Of petty la7
ceny, he might be given ten or thir
ty days but in this instance no
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CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24

OF the Baxter house in Erie
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Miller went to
Chicago Thursday where they will
visit Mr.. Miller's sister and family
a few days.
Harry Beardsworth. one of the
Erie rural mail carriers. Is taking
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and has had experience as baker
at That place, and also at other
towns where he has resided Mr..
Connect win superintend the work
and viii also attend TO the sales
room
Mira John Hahn attended the fu-
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ates of the 1921 class at the Erie
high school, is attending the uni
versity at Valparaiso, Ind, which
opened this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hudson
have moved from a farm in Newton
township. and are occupying part
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24
sATURDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS SEPTEMBER a. 1921.

neral services of her sister. Mrs.
Henry Nelson at Cordova, Thurs
day.
Miss Pearl Pfundstein. who
Taught the primary department in
the Erie public schools last year,
went to Iowa City Thursday,
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where she viii be a student at the
university, taking a special course
Messrs- Cred Wood, Ralph and
Arthur James, Joe Dickerson and
Charles Quade of Erie, attended a
gun shoot at Kewanee Thursday.
Melvin Bleitz, one of the gradu-
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Special Hosiery Values

Children's school hose,
brown, black and white
fine and heavy To-
ribbed, pair -. lIC
Mems fine Isle hose,
reinforced heels and
toes, black, gray AZ
and brown, pair fC(
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Mems or Boys ten
mis- flannel night shirts
extra long, good grade
of flannel, G. 20
each ....... OAsOU
Mems Cotton Jersey
Sweaters, navy only,
extra long, o.
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ERIE.

John Scott is now employed as
baker in J. M. Connects bakery, az
the work became too strenuous for
Mr.. Connect Mr.. Scott came here
from Austin, Mimi, some time ago,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24

his annual vacation, and Glen Perk-
ms is substituting for him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24

Mems fiber silk hose,
splendid quality, black,
brown, gray E01
and purple, pairOIS
Women's full fashion
ed thread silk hose,
Isle tops, black and
colors, e. 0E
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COOLIDGE PRAISES GOVT.

Haverhill. Mass, Sept "a
There has not been q time in re-
cent history when each branch of
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Mems and Boys Wear

Mems percale and
madras dress shirts,
splendid range of
striped G. 40
patterns, yardUAsUI.
Boys Cotton Jersey
Sweaters. gray A.
only, each .....1/S
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Dress Ginghams, 27-
inch standard quality
plaids and IT.
stripes, yard. HI
Outing Flannels, So
inch wide, light colors,
full regular stock
pieces, no rem TO-
nants, yard 80. 1CN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24

the government kept so plainly TO
constitutional functions as at
present, Vice President Coolidge
said in an address here.
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All the News-An the Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24

Delivery to All Parts of the Quad
Cities Once Daily
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24

Phones Connecting All Departments
Phone Moline 800
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Ginghams. Percales and
Flannels

36-inch Percales, light
grounds, full standard
count, IT,
yard ......... RAN
Springtime Bleached
Muslin, Sc inch wide,
standard 131o
cloth, yard. =. R@ZS
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They come in both light and dark
colors, stripes and checks, full
pieces, no remnants. Limit Of 10
yards to a customer.