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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
HOME ADVISER HAS
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
(Special to The August

Aledo, April 25.-Miss Helen
Schouten. Mercer county home ad-
wiser, has not only been one Of
the busiest women in the county
since her arrival here. but has a
schedule mapped out for the weeks
ahead which promises to leave her
little leisure time. Today, which
is usually Office day, Miss Schou-
ten had Q special meeting OF the
Aledo unit of the home bureau.
which was held at the home Of
Mrs. P. S. Richey. At this meeting
10, of the dollar dress forms, which
we're introduced into the county
by Miss Schouten, were made. To-
morrow will be Office day. On We'd
nesday the Burgess unit will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Will Hunter. A
reception will be held for Miss
Schouten at this time. Thursday
is the day scheduled for the meet
ing of the East Aledo unit. On
Thursday evening special meet
ing Of the Seaton unit will be held
at which time a number of the
dress forms will be made. A special
meeting OF the New Windsor unit is
called for Friday afternoon. Sat-
urday. as usual. will he Office day.
On last Friday morning Miss
Schouten, accompanied by Miss,
Grace Gilmore. visited a rural
school at Sunbeam and organized
a gardening club. Ten pupils have
already signed up for the club. A
meeting Of the club was to be held
today at which time plans for the
gardens and the work were to be
taken up. Miss Florence Bradford
has been secured to take charge OF
a girls club at Sunbeam.
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MERCER LODGES
TO CELEBRATE
1o2D BIRTHDAY
Meeting Will BE Held at Soaton To-
morrow Night State Officer
TO Be Present.
Especial to The Argus.

Aledo, April 25.-Members OF the
Mercer county lodges of the l. O..
0. F. association and a number of
neighboring lodges will be enter
tanned tomorrow night at Seaton
by the members Of the Seaton l. o.
0. F. The event is held in honor
OF the 102nd anniversary OF the
founding Of the Odd Fellowship.
The business meeting and degree
work will be held in the Seaton
opera house. The l. o. o. F. lodge
rooms will be used as a banquet
hall and members Of the local Re.
bekah lodge will serve refreeh+
ments to the visiting lodges.
A number of candidates from the
various lodges will be given the
first degree at this meeting. The
Viola degree team will confer the
degrees. An officer from the state
lodge will be present at the event
II the weather man favors with
good weather it is expected that al
least 200 people will be present al
the meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
MILAN POST TO
Make CAMP AICN.
Leeion's Plans All Ready for
Launching of Membership
Campaign Tomorrow.
Especial Correspondence.)

Milan, ILL.,, April 25.-Starting to-
morrow, the Milan post, No. $50. Of
the American Legion will launch a
campaign, for new. members. The
campaign will last until May 10. and
it is hoped by the officers of the
organization that the drive will
result in greatly increasing the
present membership roll Of the To-
cal post
At a meeting of the post held
Friday evening, John Cohen was
appointed chairman of membership
campaign committee by Command
er Allen T. Eddy. Bruce LOBBY was
named chairman of the publicity
committee during the membership
drive.
Starting out tomorrow the cam
paign committee will endeavor to
interest all of the former service
men Of Milan and vicinity, within
the jurisdiction Of the Milan post,
to become members of the organic
alton. There are many advantages
to belonging to the legion, the Of
ficers point out, yet they say there
are any number of war veterans
who are not affiliated with the or
ganization.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
STUDENTS Will
I HOLD CONTEST
]: J; At N. {. CHURCH
Erelininarjes for County Meet win
be Held Tomorrow Night
Many to Compete.
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, April Is. - Preliminary
contest of the students of the Ale
do high school will be held tomor-
row night at the Methodist church.
Tho admission charge will be 70
cents. In the defamation contest
I'VE will compete for first place. In
the oratorical contest but two stu
dents have entered. In music and
extemporaneous speaking there is
but one entry each.
Everette Wells, who Is the con-
testant in extemporaneous speak
ing, will take as his subject some
article in the April edition OF the
Independent magazine.
Following is the program which
will be given:
...Going Of the White Swan
Paul Stead.
Billings Of '4s"-Forrest Ander-
son.
Vocal selection, Gray Days.
Elliott Colclasure.
..Cuddy"-Elva Pulliam.
'Inja"-Amorita Harroun.
His Mother"-Martha Anderson.
Vocal selection, "All for YOU
Leslie Baldwin.
1.-THE Plea for Cuba"-Carl Bjork-
man.
1.-THE Perfect Tribute - Helen
Pinkerton.
"The Patriotic Responsibility fol-
the Youths of America-Jean Nc
Clurkin.
Instrumental selection, Butter
fiy"-Pauline LeMaster.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
aaAledo and Mercer County
Aledo Personal

Miss Marlowe Lane Of Moline
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Lane. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Hawks
and family drove to Galva Saturday.
where they spent the day with rela-
tives.
Miss Gwenie Stephens visited
over Sunday with relatives In Mon
mouth.
Miss Helen Schouten, Mercer
county home adviser. was a dinner
guest yesterday at the country
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. L F. Gillmor.
who reside south of Aledo..
Miss Helen Winger OF Aledo spent
Sunday in the tri-cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. will Bjorkman and
family of Rock Island visited over
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. Bjork-
mans mother, Mrs. Clara Bjork-
man, in Aledo. A family reunion
was held at the Bjorkman home
yesterday.
Members of the Child Welfare
committee of the Woman's Relief
corps conducted a candy sale last
Saturday night. The proceeds from
the sale will be used in the work
of the committee.
E. C. Fretuel Of Chicago visited
over the week end at the home Of
Mrs. Guy C. Scott.
Mrs. W. A. Lorimer and Mrs.
Harry Morgan returned to Aledo
Saturday evening after attending
a district meeting Of the home mis-
sionary societies which was held in
kewanee last week.
DR.. w. w. Warnock and Ed Mo-
berg, officials Of the Mercer coun-
ancety fair association, were in at
tendance at the meeting Of the Of
| ficials OF the fairs in this district
which was held today at Kewanee
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25

Geneseo Personals
(Special CORRESPONDENCE


Geneseo, ILL.,, April 25.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Laugh and children
have returned h me from visit at
the Harvey Laugh home in Orion,
Ill. T
Clifford Moran of Moline has OPP
ened up a radiator shop in Geneseo,
in the Sargent building on south
Center street.
DR.. Eta Chambers. who retired
from her duties as an osteopatn
here is moving back to her home
and office, which is located two
two doors west f the Geneseo no.
tel and will resume her osteopathic
practice.
Mrs. Gladys Sweeney Schudder, a
former Geneseo girl, who for sew
eral years has been stenographer
at the Rock Island arsenal. left last
week, according to a message re-
ceived by her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Hart r. Sweeney, for Washington,
ID. c., to assist in the demonstra-
ton of the accounting supervision
in operation at the Rock 1sla0d ar
sepal.
Miss Violet Santee spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Santee, who reside on
West Wells street.
John Miller, who lives on a farm
in Edford township, was given a
pleasant surprise Sunday morning
when about fifty relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs: Miller came
to their home to celebrate Mr.. Mil
ler's birthday. He was IS years OF
age Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Stemburger and her
daughter, Mrs.~Doan Martin and
Mrs. C. C. Martin, of Geneseo, were
tri-citiy visitors Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
BJORKMAN FAMILY
ENJOY REUNION AT
ALEDO RESIDENCE
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo. April 25.--A family re-
union was enjoyed yesterday at
the home of Mrs. Clar Bjorkman
on South College avenue. There
were 80 persons present. At noon
a sumptuous dinner was served and
the afternoon was spent informally.
All the children Of Mrs. Bjorkman,
who is past so years of age, were
Mt home during the day. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Bjorkman and family Of Rock Is
land, Mrs. Ellen Myers and son
Roland Of Rock Island, Walter
Eckard of Rock Island, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Almquist and family OF
Aledo, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Peter
son and family OF Aledo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Bjorkman. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Btorkman. Mr.. and Mrs
RheO Gustafson and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Emil Bjorkman and Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe Almquist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
EPSON SALTS
LIKE LEMONADE

You can now buy real epson
ealts without the awful taste and
nausea, by asking your druggist for
a handy package Of "Epsooade
Salts" which looks and acts exactly
like epson salts, because it is pure
EPSON salts combined with fruit
derivative salts. giving it the taste
OF sparkling lemonade.
Take q tablespoon in a glass Of
cold water whenever you feel bill
ious. headachy Or constipated. ED
sOnade Salts" il the much talked OF
discovery OF the American EPSON
Associatiom.-tAdy,l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
BURNS FATAL
TO Dan SMITH
OF MUSCAT|NE
Victim Of Gasoline Explosion Dies
Late Sunday After Five Days
Of Agony.
Especial to The Argus.)

Milan, Ill. April 25.-Dan Smith,
who was horribly burned last
Tuesday at his home on a farm
near Muscatine. Iowa, died at $50
o'clock last night, never having raj
lied since the accident.
At first it was feared that
his burns, coupled with the danger
resulting from his leap into the
tank Of water, might prove fatal,
but Saturday more hope was held
out by the attending physician. Al
though Mr.. Smith had suffered ter
rible agony from the time he was
burned and was still unconscious
at intervals, it was believed his
condition was favorable and that
his recovery was possible in view
of the fact that no complications
had developed. However, late Sun
day he rapidly grew worse, and
passed away at $50 o'clock.
The accident which resulted in
his death occurred last Tuesday
morning, when an explosion Of gas
oline set fire to his clothing while
he was alone working on gasoline
engine in a small room adjoining
the kitchen of the home. Unable
to escape the flames, after frantic
attempts to do so, he fell in faint,
in which condition he was found by
the hired man, who had been at
tracted by Smiths screams. The
burned man was carried to the wa
ter tank outside where water was
thrown on his face to revive him.
On regaining consciousness, he
plunged into the tank of water be-
fore he could be stopped. He was
quickly removed, however, and TAX
en- to the house. Medical aid was
summoned from Muscatine, when it
was found that his hands and arms,
back and face had been horribly
burned, the seriousness Of which
had been increased by his plunge
into the tank of water.
Leaves Family.
He is survived by his widow and
a daughter 10 years old. He also
leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Smith of Muscatine and
four brothers and two sisters,
George of Buffalo Prairie, Richard
of Nichols, Iowa, Louis of Milan
Edward of Edgington, Mrs. Anna
Brown Of Edginton, and Mrs. Mar
garet Richter, who resides in Iowa
Funeral services will be held
from the family home near Musca-
tine tomorrow morning at 1C
o'clock, with interment in the Ger
man Lutheran cemetery at Buffalo
Prairie, Ill.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
MAY Name BOY
TO STATE POST
Dixon High School Student Like
Candidate for Assistant Fire
Marshal in District.
Especial Correspondence.


Sterling, ILL.,, April 25.-Garland
Waggoner, high school student at
Dixon, may become assistant state
fire marshal in the schools Of this
district. At an election, held by
the Dixon student body he was
chosen as a candidate for the posi-
ton and Principal Potter recon-
mended him to the Illinois state
legislature. The recommends
ton has been forwarded to Spring.
field and is now in the hands of the
state fire marshal. If he succeeds
and is appointed, he will have
charge of fire prevention instruc-
ton in the schools of Sterlina
Morrison, Dixon and some of the
other schools in this district.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
ANNOUNCE CONTEST
WINNERS SATURDAY
Especial to The Argus. }

Aledo, April 25.-Miss Rose DIN
if Aledo won the first prize Of
gold mesh bag, which was offered
by Merritt's store of Aledo, to the
person guessing the correct num-
Der of Red Seal hair nets on dis
play in their window. The display
has been exhibited for several weeks
and hundreds of people had guesses
on the number displayed. The cor
rect number was 444. Mrs. w. j.
Steiner of Aledo also guessed the
correct number and received Sec
ond prize If gold vanity case.
Miss Olin had placed her guess a
few days prior y that of Mrs. Ster-
ner. The winners were announced
last Saturday, following a count of
the hair nets. by members of the
force Of the First National bank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
per cent, to 60 to the allies, for an
identical period.

per cent, to go to the allies, for an
Identical period.
(In the German counter-propos-
ais, submitted in London on March
l, DR.. Walter Simons, the German
foreign minister, offered what the
allied experts estimated to amount
TO approximately $12,50o,0O0 900, of
which Germany claimed $4,000, 000,-
900 had already been paid, leaving
the actual German offer about ST.
800 600, 900. This offer was coupled
with the conditions that Upper ST.
lesia should remain German and
that free commercial privileges to
the world should be restored to
Germany
London, April 25.-Unofficial ad-
vices from Berlin declare Germany
has offered a liberal compromise"
between the allied reparation de-
mands, as formulated at Paris last
January and the German counter
proposals laid before the entente
leaders in this city early in March.
The German government was to
submit the text of its note to the
foreign relations committee of the
reichstag today and then go before
that legislative body to explain its
position, and perhaps demand a
vote OF confidence.
Lympne, England, April 25.-As-
ISOLATED Press )-Final arrange
ments for the meeting Of the SUI
preme allied council to be held next
Saturday we're made by Prime Min
lister Lloyd George and Premier
BRAND before they separated here
this morning following their con-
ference relative to German repara-
lions. Both the premiers rose early
and had a long conversation rela-
tive to details of the situation they
were unable to discuss yesterday.
French Comment.
Paris, April 25.-Entire satisfac-
ton with the result of yesterday s
conference at Lympne, England
between Premier BRAND and Prime
Minister Lloyd George was express.
ed by newspapers here today. The
Echo d'Paris declared the energy
of NJ. BRAND had convinced LloyC
George of the justice of the French
point of view. The newspaper
adds that the two premiers were
agreed on the necessity of the Unit
ed States resuming her place il
the supreme allied council.
London, April 25.-(Associatet
Press.-Lloyd George, the prime
minister, stated in. the house O
commons this afternoon that if thu
new German reparations proposals
which had not yet been received
proved unsatisfactory, Great Brit
ain would support France at mex
Saturdays allied conference in he
proposals for the occupation on tn
Westphalian coal fields.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
COAL VALLEY
Especial Correspondence.

(OpcCldI SOI lCSpOAuCHSo.l
Coal Valley, ILL.,. April 25.-Ths
Masonic order held an afternoon
and evening session in the Masonic
and Odd Fellow hall Friday. Sup
per was served at 6 O'Clock to those
who attended the meeting.
Mrs. Lila Davis of Kansas City
has arrived to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Carlson and
sister, Miss Lillian Carstom.
Hilda Anderson went to Rock Is
land Friday evening and visited
until Saturday with her sister
Dena Anderson.
Ethel Lynch Of Davenport and
Ralph Haddick of Moline, were
visitors from Thursday until Fri
Cay with the latter's aunts, Anna
and Margaret Pryce.
Mrs. Lila Davis and sister, Lii
liam Carlson, visited relatives in
Rock Island Friday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
CLINIC WILL BE
HELD AT GENESEO
BY COUNTY NURSE
(Special Corespondence.)

Geneseo, ILL.,, April pa tuber-
culosis clinic, ip charge Of Miss
Elizabeth Hoey, Henry county tub
erculosis nurse, will be held at the
]. C. Hammond hospital here We'd
nesday.
There will be no charge for id.
mission to the clinic as it will be
of a public nature Just as similar
clinics which are being held at var
ious places in Henry county, under
the supervision of Miss Hoey.
While the general public is invited
to attend the clinic. persons with
tubercular tendencies are espe.
cially requested to be present
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
GERMAN NOTE
0U.S.FAlLS
TO ARRIVE
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
IN tho way Of goods and participa-
ton In German industries are Of
fered az guarantees it is stated.
The reichstag will not be given
the text Of the communication until
Tuesday.
(The allies. under the decision
reached in Paris in January, de-
manded that Germany pay 226, 000,-
100000 gold marks, or approximate
~ $56,500, 900, 900, the payments to
be spread over a period of ~ years.
Germany's exports, in addition,
would bear an export duty Of IL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
BLAISDEL..COIzNRG.
Especial to ThA Argus. J

Aledo, April Z5.-I10mAs Blais-
del of New Boston and Ars. Nellie
Goldberg Of Illinois City were united
in marriage last Saturday. April q.
1891, 1t 400 o'clock in the after-
noon, by Police Magistrate L. Il,
Mannon. The ceremony was per-
formed IN Mr.. MAnnon's once in
Alodo Mr.. and Mrs. Blaisdel Win
make THAR Anans ON . farm in Eliza
fOWUahtp.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
TO OPEN DANCE HALL.
(Special to The ArXus.)

Aledo, April 25.-Announcemeut
has been made by Charles Amy,
proprietor of the new Seaton dance
hall that the opening dance will be
held ON Thursday evening Of this
week. Hohman's orchestra Of Pc
oria will furnish the music. The
floor, which has space Of 1000
square feet, is said to be one Of
the best in this section of the state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
GIRLS WIN PLACE
+. IN DEFAMATION
EVENT AT ORION
(Special Correspondence, !


Orion, ILL.,, April 24.-The declam-
atory contest was Leld at the opera
house Friday evening and all the
numbers were splendidly given.
For the high school. Theresa And
erson won first place. Violet Ho6-
lund, second. and Doris Munson,
third. For the grades, Bernice c.
derberg won first honors, Katherine
Love. second, and Katherine Waite,
third. Music was furnished by the
high school orchestra and q chorus
from the seventh and eighth grades.
The Misses BloomQuist and Eden
give two splendid piano duets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
HOLD FUNERAL OF
MRS. DOOL TODAY
lSnecial TO The Arrusl !

Aledo. April 25.-Funeral serv-
ices for Mrs. Sarah J. Dool OF Ale
do. who died at the home Of her
daughter. Mrs. D. S. Derr. Satur-
day. April q, 1921, were held this
morning from the Derr residence,
two and one-half miles southeast
of Aledo. at 1880 o'clock. DIR A
Judson Arrick. pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church Of Aledo. Of
ficiated. Interment was made in
the Aledo cemetery. Mrs.. Dool was
born June IA. 1888. In Harrison
county, Ohio. She died ut the age
Of 50 years. 10 months and 9 days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
TAYLOR RIDGE
Especial Correspondence.

Especial CUr1eSpUuueuCe.J
Taylor Ridge, Ill, April 25.--
Mrs. Anna Spickler Of Andalusla
visited several days at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Ray Patter-
son.
Merriam Dunlap visited with rel
atives in Rock Island Saturday.
A. F. Hartman was an Andalusia
business caller Saturday afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
RICHARDSON Is
NEW MANAGER OF
ORION THEATRE
Especial Correspondence

N0POo1"I OO1 FooPoI10CH0C.g Q
Orion, ILL.,, April 24.-At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Orion opera house company
held last week, the following di-
rectors were elected: J. C. South.
N. A. Ekstadt, DR.. H. W. Bailey, J.
B. Richardson and H. V. Conover.
At the meeting of the directors
Tuesday, J. B. Richardson was
elected president and manager of
the building, DIR. H. W. Bailey sec
rotary, and H. V. Conover, treas
urer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
EASTERN STARS OF
ORION IN SCHOOL
OF INSTRUCTION
Especial Correspondence

Orion, H., April 24.-Orion chap
ter, o. E. S., held an all day school
of instruction Thursday. Follow
ing the morning session, lunch was
served, and at o'clock dinner was
served to Is. At the evening SEES
sion, initiatory work was conferred
on five candidates. Past Worthy
Grand Matron Nellie HUMPHREYS Of
Atkinson, grand lecturer, had
charge.
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AUXILIARY MEETING.
(Snecial to The ArguS.l

Aledo. April 25.-Members Of the
woman's auxiliary Of the American
legion are specially requested to
attend the regular meeting to be
held tomorrow night at the legion
rooms A special entertainment
has been arranged by the social
committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-25
KILL CONSTABLE.

Dublin, April Pa party Of
constables besieged a flying column
of Irish Republican troops, one con-
stable being killed and another
wounded.
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All the NewsAAll the Time The
Argus
The Adair County news., 1921-08-30

He sat down In his sheepskinrlined
rocker, lay back and closed his eyes
as though to visualize the story, to
live it over.
Maybe it's not very much in my
favor, John Moreland," he began. 81
never could get along with my parents,
or with the set l was born into. Some
how, 1 was different. Father and
mother wanted me to be dandy they
even wanted me to let a servant dress
me. The climax came when they tried
to marry me to young woman who
didn't want me any more than l want
ed her."
He opened his eyes, looked straight
at MOreland, and went on:
"You see, they wanted to marry us
in order to unite old Clavering's for