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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-21

Again!
Toilet Articles Just as Good"
Epen Though Not So Widely Knovn
Again! Our JUST AS GOOD toilet articles offered at
lower prices Many women took advantage of this sale
last week and we offering practically the same ar
cles at low prices again this week We want YOU to be
come acquainted with Just As Good toilet articles
Not we'll known brands but equally good the others
Special again for tomorrow are these prices.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-21
Children S Gloves

They do wear out lot of gloves and mttens, at Play.
at school and for best but the childrens glove pfoom
is not half serious with these special prices while the
assortmens include enough variety fof any and every
need
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
BONDS ARE AUTHORIZED
Mississippi to Issue $500, 900 in New
Securities

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 14.-The
state bond improvement commission
today authorized another issue of
bonds in the sum of 81, 100000, to be
advertised at once and to be sold at
the next regular meeting, Dec. IL.
This will make total of $4,OOO,OOO
issued by the commission. The legis-
lature authorized $5,000,000.
Contracts for new work were let as
follows: Chemistry building, Univer-
sity of Mississippi, to Doul,ut & WI
liams Company of New Orleans, for
$158,900; heating contract Magee tu-
berculosis sanitarium, to Michael Sup
ply Company, Talladega, Ala, for
$32, 1892; electric wiring at same place
to E. A. Koneman Electric Company
Of st. Louis, for $15,S00. Commits
sion adjourned over till tomorrow.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
PEACE BETWEEN
UNITED STATES
AND GERMANY
President in a Proclamation
Declares the War With That
Country at -End-Arrange-
ments for Resuming Diplo-
matte Relations are Now
Under Way

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Peace
between the United States and Ger
many was formally proclaimed today
by President Harding.
The president in a proclamation
signed at 1852 p. m. declared the
state of war between the United
States and Germany existing since
April 6, 1917, to have terminated in
fact July 2, 1921, when the joint
peace resolution of Congress was ap-
proved by the chief executive.
Issuance of the proclamation,
which followed exchange of raitfica-
ton of the treaty of Berlin effected
Armistice Day in the German capi-
tai, was considered the first of series
of three steps which when completed
will return the United States to a
complete peace status.
The second step will be the pro-
mitigation of a proclamation of a
state of war with Austria to have
ended and the issuance of a similar
proclamation with reference to Hun
gary. The Austrian proclamation is
expected to be issued through the
State Department in few days.
Disposition of the cases of Eugene
v. Debs and others convicted Of war
laws likewise will await the third and
final step. Attorney General Daugh-
erty has prepared an opinion for the
president suggesting method of dis
posing of the Debs case and it is un-
derstood proposing definite treatment
of the cases of others convicted of
similar offenses. This opinion, how
ever, has not been presented to the
president and Mr.. Daugherty has indi-
Gated there may be last minute
changes before the presentation.
The proclamations proclaimed to-
day has no reference to the resump-
ton of diplomatic relations between
the United States and Germany. Just
when Germany will resume her old
diplomatic status in Washington is
not known here but it is known that
Baron Edmund Theron, formerly
chancellor of the German legation at
Budapest will arrive in Washington
shortly to arrange for technical in
stallation of a German embassy.
State Department officials were quot
ed as saying issuance of the peace
proclamation automatically restored
diplomatic relations at Germany's
initiative.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
BRITAIN, FRANCE,
ITALY AND JAPAN
ALL in ACCORD
Accept "In Principal and Spir-
it" American Proposals, Be-
gin Discussion-Details of
Plan to be Worked Out.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Formal.
liv accepted +" in principe and spirit
the American proposals for reducing
and limiting naval armaments, Great
Britain, France, Italv and Japan to.
day pledged their adherence and be.
gan discussion of details.
Japan wants more than so per cen,
as compared to the United States an6
Great Britain, which the origina
proposal would allow her.
France and italy want to be taken
into consideration at the outset and
not wait for disposal of the question
as it affects the "big three. More.
over both France and Italy feel they
should be permitted to increase rather
than decrease their sea power to
bring them up to figure comparable
with what is being allowed the others
Great Britain. as previously out
lined, wants the replacement program
spread over a period of years rather
than taken up at the end of a ten
year holiday, and she wants further
reduction and definite limitation on
submarines.
After the session of little more than
an hour the conference after hearing
| addresses Of general acceptance by
Arthur j. Balfour for the British
Baron Admiral Kato for japan: Sem
ator Schanzer for Italy and Premier
BRAND for France, adjourned to meet
again on the call of Secretary Hughes
and the newly appointed committee on
naval armament went into executive
session.
The results of the latter meeting
was to refer the matter of naval lin
itation to committee of admirals to
be presided over by Theodore Roose-
velt. assistant secretary of the navy
which will make an expert report on
the American proposals and make
recommendation as to details. The
committee was authorized to consider
the fixing the authorized naval
strength of France and Italy at the
same time with Great Britain, the
United States, France and Italy. This
communication was the only report
OF the proceedings of the closed ses-
sion:
"The first meeting of the commit
tee on limitation of armaments was
held in the Pan-American building at
p. m.
"There were present the delegates
of the United States of America, the
British empire, France, italy and
Japan with secretary general of the
conference who was chosen secretary
of the committee.
ga subcommittee composed of one
naval expert from each of the five
power was constituted to take under
immediate advisement the questions
raised by the proposals of the United
States for limitation of naval arma-
ments and to report to the committee
from time to time the result of their
deliberatons."
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
STOPS RATE HUS-
BAND WITH SHOT GUN
Alley Hudgens Shot and Nor
tally Wounded by His Wife
Victim Lived Only a Few
Hours After The Shooting

Alley Hudgens, farmer about 35
wears old, living on the Ross Fly
farm about A miles west of Water
Valley, was shot and mortally wound
ed by his wife, Lillian Hudgens, a.
bout IL o'clock Wednesday night
The wounded man lived only few
hours after the shooting.
The shooting occurred at the home
If Mr. Ed Christman who lives on
the Smith Bros. farm, just across the
road from Mr.. John Aliens home,
some 2 miles southwest of Water
Valley. AS soon as the tragedy oc-
Cured a physician was hastily sum-
moned to administer to the wounded
man, and Sheriff Frost was notified
at once.
Nothing could be done to save the
man and death relieved his suffering
about o'clock the following morn
ing. The officers placed Mrs. Hudg-
ems under arrest and bringing her to
town, placed her in the county Jail.
Woman's Story of The Killing
When arrested Mrs. Lillian Hud-
gems told the officers in substance the
following story of the affair:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christman had
spent the day with the Hudgens at
their home on the Fly farm. During
the day Hudgens came to Water Val
ley, that in the evening she took the
Cbristman family to their home in the
wagon. That night about 1875 or
IL o'clock Hudgens came to the
Christman home and asked Mr..
Christman if she was there-when
old she was there, HudgNns then told
Christman to tell her to come out as
he wanted to see her. She came
cut, and Hudgens who had been
drinking started to make trouble.
Chl istman tried to hold Hudgena
from doing any violence to his wife,
but Hudgens got loose and started
after his wife who went to the wagon
and got single barrel shot gun and
fred at her advancing husband. The
load of shot hit the man in the alb
domen partially disemboweling him.
The woman declared that she intend
ed to shoot her husband but intended
to hit him in the legs.
The Hudgens have lived in this
community some time, he was possi-
bly, 35 years old and the wife few
years his junior. They had no chill
dren but raised couple of adopted
ones.
The woman is still confined in the
county Jail and will have a prelimi-
nary trial tomorrow Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock when she will
attempt to gain her freedom under
bond. Atty. w. r. Hamilton of this
city has been retained by Mrs. Hud-
gems to conduct her defense.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
TRUCK GROWERS
ASSOCIATION FOR
WATER VALLEY
|. c. Railroad Specialists, Wat
er Valley Businessmen And
Farmers Behind The Project
Important Meetings Sched-
uled for Next Week

Tuesday night a meeting was held
in the Court House, for the purpose
organizing a local Truck Growers
Association. Farmers, businessmen
and representatives of the I. C. Rail-
r"ad Company were present and a
temporary organization was effected.
Eon. j. L. Harris was selected as
chairman of the meeting. Talks
were made by Messrs. Wade and Cole
man representing the I. C. company.
Both gentlemen assured the farmers
that the railroad company would
render every assistance possible to
make the organization a success and
would cooperate by granting trans
portation rates, advertising, etc.
Local men also addressed the meet
ing assuring the farmers of the hearty
assistance and cooperation of the
businessmen.
Crystal Springs, Miss, Hammond,
La, Humboldt, Tenn, and other great
truck growing centers started the
enterprise just like Water Valley-a
few men got together and pushed the
project along, the farmers joined the
organization under systematic rules
and regulations and today the Truck
Growers of the places named are
wealthy.
Water Valley has the soil adapted
to raising truck stuff-we have the
climate-all we lack is proper or
ganization or we would be shipping
truck products out by the train
loads.
The I. C. Railroad Co., the Water
Valley businessmen and the live wire
farmers of this community are behind
the organization of local Truck
Growers Association-they ask the
cooperation of every farmer in this
section in the enterprise and if the
farmers will join in with them, the
local association can soon be made a
power and train loads of truck will
be going out of Water Valley.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
VOLUME XXXIII
TRAIN KILLS BOY
AT FULMER CROSSING
Leslie (Pete) Shepherd in Auto
Hit by Passenger Train No.
23 Saturday Noon-Boy Kill
ed Outright and Auto De-
stroyed.

Leslie d. Shepherd was instantly
killed Saturday Just before noon
when he attempted to cross the rail
road at the Fulmer Crossing in North
Water Valley just as Passenger train
NO. % was coming from the north
into the citv
Leslie who was driving a Studo-
baker Snecial Ga large powerful
automobile belonging to Mr.. !. Roanp
ashford. was coming from the east
side and Just as the young man got
on the main track at the cross;no
the engine hit the auto about the mid.
die of the car. The boy was hurled
about 180 feet to the south of where
the engine struck the auto-the bodv
falling on the east side of the rail.
road track. The automobile was
completely demolished and pieces
scattered along the south and west
side of the track.
The passenger engine was under
control of Engineer Archie Smith
who stopped his train as soon as nos.
sible after the accident, and backed
up the track to where the bodv of the
boy layed, which was put on the train
and then the train continued its mas.
sage to the station. From the depot
the pody was taken to the undertaking
parlors OF the j. W. McLartv & Co.
The "Fulmer" Crossing is a dan
gerous place owing to its obstructed
view and already four deaths have oc.
CURED at this place on account OF
train accidents.
Saturday Leslie had carried Miss
Ruth Ashford to the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Roane Ash.
ford in her fathers auto, and was
returning with the car to town. Mr.
Ashford's home is on the east side OF
the railroad and the boy in coming to
town evidently didn't see or hear the
approaching train at the crossing. al.
though the road runs south along the
east side of the track in plain view
OF passing trains for a distance OF
ID or 80 feet, the boy evidently didn',
see or hear the approaching trair
coming from behind him until he
turned west to cross the track-ther
too late to stop.
Leslie d. Shepherd, 18 years old
was the son of Mrs. Fannie Shepherd
Gardner, and made his home in this
city with his grandfather, Mr.. J. d
Oiinger. His boy associates called
him Pete" which name he was com.
monty known by. He was good
industrious boy and his many friends
are deeply grieved over his untimely
death. He is survived by his mother
Mrs. Fannie Shepherd Gardner OF
Clarks1ale, one brother, Russell Shep.
herd of Sedalia, Mo-, his grandfather
Mr.. j. d. Olinger of Water Valley
besides many other relatives.
The funeral was held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Baptist
Church, Rev. Wayne Alliston assisted
by Rev. L. P. Wasson conducting the
services. Burial was made in Oal
Hill Cemetery.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
$500 FUNDS is CREATED
FOR SHADE TREES IN 2Ol I
Experts Figure That Massachusetts
Legacy Will Amount to $780,.
600 in 90 Years

The statement has been made In
bank advertisements that if 81 had
been placed at compound interest in
the year l it would have grown by
now to a sum larger than all the
money in the world.
Such a statement must have caught
the eye of Alfred v. Lincoln, of
Charlestown, Mass. His will pro-
vides that $500 of his estate must
be set aside at compound interest for
80 years, or until the year 2011.
Then the total will be drawn out to
plant many trees in Mr.. Lincoln's
home town.
At per cent compound interest
money doubles in II years and 246
days. In 90 years, Mr.. Lincoln's
original $500 will amount to about
$250,000. Shrewdly invested by
trustees, it may turn into millions.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
NATCHEZ DICTIONARIES
DEMAND IMPEACHMENT
OF SENATOR WATSON

NATCHEZ, Miss, Nov. 11.-De-
nouncing the charges recently made
by United States Senator Thomas
Watson of Georgia. against the nurses
of the military service, as "slander-
Gus and Infamous" Herbert ]. Re-
mondet post of the American Legion,
of Natchez, in annual session here
tonight, adopted resolution demand
ing an immediate and thorough in
vestigation of the charges.
The resolution asks immediate i'm
peachment charges be instituted
against Senator Watson if the charges
are disproved and declares we be-
lieve they will be disproved."
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
THE OIL DEVELOPMENT
SITUATION AT HOUSTON

Quite a number of the business
men of Houston met at the court
house Tuesday night and, after hear
ing a statement of the situation re-
garding the test well for oil, decided
to take some part in the work and
help out, in financial way, the work
that has been going on for the past
six months. The development COM
pany that started this work has had
many difficulties to overcome and the
expense has been much heavier than
was anticipated. A proposition was
made which some of our business men
decided to accept and sufficient funds
will be supplied for a thorough and
complete test of this we'll.
A bit and quite a lot of the drill
stem is now stuck in the well by cav
ing walls, but necessary tools and ma
terials will be furnished for clearing
out the well and work win continue.
-Times-Poat.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
DEBS MAY BE FREED
ON THANKSGIVING DAY

According to reports from authen-
tic quarters in Washington, Eugene
V. Debs, Socialist leader, who is serv-
ing term of 10 years in Atlanta
prison for obstructing the draft, may
be free man on Thanksgiving Day,
through the presidents executive
clemency. 1t is also understood that
other war prisoners, serving terms
for violating wartime laws, will be
released under the presidents or
ders. There are about $50 of the
wartime offenders in different pris-
ons. The administration is said to
take the view that the war is over and
that most of the prisoners have paid
adequately for the crimes Of which
they were convicted.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
RESUME RELATIONS
WITH GERMANY
Ellis Lording Dresel Named as
Charge d'Affaires by Pres
ident Harding

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Ellis
Lording Dresel of Boston was nomi.
mated today by President Harding to
be charge d'affaires to Germany. Mr.
Dresel had been an American commits
sioner to Germany and is now in
Berlin.
The nomination of Mr.. Dresel was
said in official circles to mean that
probably no ambassador will be sent
to Germany for time.
1t is likely Germany will be rep.
resented likewise in Washington fol
some time.
1t was Mr.. Dresel who negotiated
the treaty of peace between Germany
and the United Stated and is highly
regarded by the administration.
He left Germany when the United
States entered the war but instead OF
returning home he became identified
with the American relief committee in
France and later with relief work un.
der the direction of the American Red
Cross headquarters in Switzerland
At the conclusion of the war he was
appointed one of the expert advisers
to the American delegation at the
Paris peace meeting and was selected
as high commissioner to Germany un.
der the Department of Commerce in
which capacity he had served since
the war. Officials would not say
how long Mr.. Dresel would be expect.
ed to serve as charge. His name has
been mentioned in connection with
the appointment of an ambassador ia
that country but later that of Repre-
sentative Houghton has been brought
forward as the possible appointee.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
TEN PER CENT CUT
ON FARM PRODUCTS
In FREIGHT RATES
Executives of the Railroads of
United States Announce Inn
mediate Reduction-to Run
For Agreed Period of Six
Months

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-An i'm
mediate reduction of 10 per cent in
carload freight rates on farm prod
ucts for a period Of six months was
agreed upon today by executives of
the RAILROADS Of the United States.
Announcing the decision, Thomas
Dewitt Cuyler, president Of the As
soclation of Railway Executives, Stat
ed that reductions in such rates made
SINCE September, 1920, were to be
included in the 10 per cent and it
would be in effect without waiting for
a reduction in wages. The freight
rate cut will apply throughout the
country except to traffic moving with
In New England. 1t was expected
the new rate would be in effect within
10 days, as it was stated the railroads
had asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission for permission to put the
new rates into effect on one days
notice.
The reduction will cost the rail-
roads about $55, 900, it was stat
ed.
"The railroads have already re-
duced freight rates substantially from
the level established by the commits
sion n August, 1920" Mr.. Cuyler's
statement said. "The reductions al
ready made are estimated to mean,
as near as possible to estimate them,
a loss to the railroads of between
$3.50, 100000 and $780, 100000"
These reductions on many roads
represent loss much greater than
any corresponding saving realized
from reductions in wages already
effected. The railroads are, further
more, awaiting decisions of the labor
board which it is hoped will relieve
the companies of the expense of
many onerous and uneconomic work
ing conditions. The railroads are not
in a financial condition to make this
sacrifice.
"Unless there should be some re-
vival in business, the probability of
which is conjectural, the entire inn
mediate loss involved in tbs proposed
reduction in rates would be taken
from the net earnings of the rail-
roads,"
Mr.. Cuyler said the railroads were
relying on the public for effective
aid in bringing about the necessary
reductions in labor and other trans
portation costs and they hoped for
labor's cooperation. He declared the
railroads had taken the first step to
relieve existing business depression
and had given an earnest example of
their fixed determination to reduce
rates at the earliest practicable mo-
ment so that as soon as reasonably
possible the country's transportation
burden may be brought nearer nor
NAL.
A general inquiry is asked to as
certain whether a substantial reduc-
ton in operations could lawfully be
required or with due regard to the
transportation industry could be
legally maintained.
The new rates on grain and hay
are applicable to carload lots and in
clude as we'll tobacco, cotton, cotton
seed and products except cotton seed
oil and cotton seed meal, citrus fruits,
other fresh fruits, potatoes, other
fresh vegetables, horses and mules,
cattle and calves, sheep and goats,
hogs, poultry, eggs. butter and cheese
and wool.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18
HONEY PHILOSOPHY FOR 1921

There are too many of US who are
always saying II ought to do this" or
81 ought to do that" Boys, don't
get into that habit; it's too risky. You
may easily become failure through
it. The real man says 81 shall do
this" or 81 shall do that"
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-11-18

The beautiful stock of Dry Goods
at Wagner's we bought before the
advance in prices, and they are Civ
ing their customers the benefit OF
their foresight. The very best goods
for the least money and also that
Grand Distribution of Free Gifts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-10-14
DIG CONCERN IS
SEIZED BY j. S.
Parker Firms Are Taken Over by
Court Order.
SEEK 100000 IN BONDS
Claimed the cooperative Enterprise
Has 100000 Liabilities and
That Steel Chest and Bonds
Have Disappeared.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Obeying a federal
order, receivers seized all books, rec
ords and available assets of Harrison
Parker's $19O00,0OO cooperative en-
terprises. The order was signed by
Judge Evans in the Unted States
Circuit court.
ALI the subsidiaries, finance COM
panies, grocery stores, and allied con-
Germs of every sort were ordered taken
over. The seizure followed testimony
that Mr.. Parker had taken a steel
chest containing more than $2,OOO,OOO
in Liberty bonds from the company's
Office in Ogden avenue without giving
receipt This was stoutly denied by
Parker.
In a trial balance statement Of the
date of August 81, given by Parker,
trustee of the society, to post office
inspectors who have been investigat-
ing charges Of fraud against the so
ciety, the assets and liabilities were
listed in excess of $19,OOO,0OO.
Claim $1,000, 600 Assets.
In hearings before Judge Evans,
counsel for the society have declared
that the assets Of the society are IN
excess of 100000 and the liabilities
but little over 100000. This, how
ever, does not take into account the
$13,0OO,000 worth of beneficial inter-
est certificates sold by the society,
the holders Of which, according to
Judge Evans ruling, are On par with
other creditors of the organization.
The hearing was before Master in
Chancery O. B. Morrison. After the
taking Of testimony relating to the al
receivership order was signed by
Judge Evans.
Other Seizures Expected.
The offices of the society were en-
tered by b. E. Hummell of the Cen
trail Trust company shortly after noon.
Two hours later the receiver walked
into the offices of the Great Western
Securities company, the selling agent
of the Co-operative's securities, on the
third floor of the Peoples Life build
ing, and announced that he had taken
over that concern as well.
Seizure of the Rochdale Wholesale
company, the Allen Food company
and the 181 grocery stores which the
society claims to be operating is to
follow.
The court, in it's order, found that
it was absolutely necessary for the
preservation of the estate of the al
lodged bankrupts" TO appoint receiv-
er. The receiver was directed i'm
mediately to take possession" of all
the assets, rights and property of
every kind, character and DISPOSE
ton" of the society land their sub
sidiary and affiliated companies" to
employ or discharge such Of it's Off
GERS, attorneys, managers, superintend-
ents, agents or employees as In the
opinion Of the receiver was deemed
proper.