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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
MAKE GARMENTS
MANAGES
Local Red Cross Chapter
Asked to Assist in Sew
ing Garments for
Orphanages.
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Mrs. O. j. Henderson in
Charge of Work for
Webster City.

An urgent call has been sent out tt
the Red Cross chapters throughout the
country, asking for garments to be used
III the Orphanages of central Europe
The local chapter has answered the cal
and committee has been at work this
week cutting out the garments. Women
Of the city will be asked to assist in
sewing the garments which are so badly
needed across the water.
The work of the American Red Cross
HOW centers largely about the child wei
fare activities in the smaller countries
of central Europe, the American Red
Cross workers having withdrawn from
the larger countries. There are thous-
ands Of children left orphans by the war
and the Red Cross is now engaged in
sathering these helpless children into
orphanges where they are clothed and
cared for. Women in confinement are
also extended helping hand by the
Red Cross.
Appoints County Committee.
]. L. Peterson, county Red Cross
chairman, has appointed committee
consisting of Mrs. O. ]. Henderson,
Miss Mary MclIenry and Mrs. J. c. Nc
Nee, the latter of Blairsburg, to take
charge Of the work in this county. Mrs.
Henderson will he assisted in carrying
OH the work in this city by Mrs. D. G..
Chase ST., Mrs. Fred Clagg, Mrs. G. ID.
Thompson, Mrs. II. Il. Jones, Mrs. II. E.
Haywood, Mrs. Minnie Wilson. Mrs.
Jennie Edwards and Mrs. 3. c. Mason.
A great quantity of material will be
needed to make the garments and con-
scqucntly contributions Of cloth will be
Eccdcd Do you have any material
fl ON which a child's garment can be
made? If so, would you help to clothc
a hapless orphan by contributing the
material to the local Red Cross chapter?
Garments Are Simple.
All those women who would like to
assist in the making of the garments
are asked to call at the Red Cross
rooms in the Chamber of Commerce
where the cloth may be received. Bloom
crs rOmpers, dresses and nightgOwns
are among the articles Of wearing ap-
parcl being made and very little sewing
is required OH the garments which are
quite simple in design.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
He Had.

Life: Father, have you cut all four
of your wisdom teeth"
Yes, son. I have purchased used
car. accepted a nomination. been chair
man of a local reception committee and
married your mother"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
Paws to Advertise.

Edinburgh Scotsman: Dyspeptic-
And to what do you attribute the Won
dcrful curative property of the springs
hcrc:"
ciOus advertising, sir.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30

BOYS CAMP
AP0PuLAR ONE:
Nationwide Popularity of
Camp Roosevelt at Musk
egon, Mich, Among
Boys.
is OPEN TO BOYS
Conducted by Government
at Nominal Expense.
Fine Training.

The nationwide popularity OF Cam
Roosevelt, the boys West Point a
Muskegon, Michigan, is rapidly grow
ing with the approach of summer ant
the close of school. Boys cverywhcr
are making plans to take advantag
of the wonderful summer outing on thu
shores of Lake Michigan, made possible
by the U. S. war department, the Chi
cago board of education, and the pa
triOtic and generous men who make III
the Camp Roosevelt association. In
cident to this rush of enrollments
comes an important announcement
from Captain +. I. Beals, U. S. A. CAM
commandment, to the boys throughout
the country.
Set a Limit.
sit is necessary that we set limit
to the capacity Of Camp Roosevelt. In
these days of the high cost Of living,
the fee of $1,000 for two weeks per
cadet, together with the splendid train
ing, outdoor life, wholesome food and
new experiences, make a direct appeal
to the parents, and we have had many
hundreds of inquiries from fathers and
mothers at our Chicago headquarters,
room 4O3-650 South Clark street. This
leads me to believe that we shall reach
our capacity limits very soon. I urge
all boys, therefore, who desire to at
tend Camp Roosevelt this summer, to
send in their applications immediatcl
Further delay may close the door Of
opportunity"
Is National Camp.
Camp Roosevelt is national camp
for boys of good character from twelve
years of age up. The older boys re-
ceive complete Scout executives of the
Boy Scout association. The boys use
the regulation U. s. army tentage and
equipment, and receive instruction
from officers and nOn-commissiOned Of
1lCclS VI tuC 1SSuiul SSiN Liz
splendid spirit of democracy and forces
for Americanization which character
ize the camp throughout has drawn the
attention of many public spirited men
and patriotic organizations.
The summer school. conducted on the
same standard as the public schools,
by Chicago teachers. is an especially
attractive feature for the boy who
wishes to advance in his school studies.
Credits obtained in the summer school
are recognized by school principals ev-
erywhcre. The Introduction Of eighth
grade subjects is a welcome bit of
news to the boys in grammar school.
Entry may be made for one or more
periods. Camp opens on July &.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
Impressins Himself.

Washington Star: do you think Mr.
higgins is really as much of socialist
as he pretands to be-
"Not at heart He is one of those
people whose only idea of being original
is to he awful"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-05-30
Car Goes Over Grade.

\ Ford sedan containing seven boys
and girls, all from Stratford. slipped
over the cmbankment near Mlllard
bridge Thursday afternoon at ga
o'clock. One of the boys was q''lte
lady bruised and the car was badly
damaged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
SAY PROFESSOR.
Madeline brew
Federal Agents Arrest Harvard
College Instructor for Dis.
tilling MOonshine.

Boston, April 29.-Louis Shaw,
assistant instructor in applied ply
siology at the Harvard Medical
school, was arrested by federal
authorities today charged with
manufacturing liquor at his home
in the Back Bay section of the city.
Prohibition agents who raided
the house, said they found an elab-
crate still in operation on the top
floor in room adjoining the ball
room. They seized the apparatus,
together with five gallons of moon
shine whisky described as an ex-
cellent product. Fifty gallons OF
mash was destroyed by the Off
GERS. At the request Of Shaw, they
said, the still was carried out
through the rear door and taken
away in a taxicab.S
A summons was served on Shaw
for his appearance at the federal
building, where warrant was serv-
ed on him and he was arraigncd.
He pleaded not guilty and was re-
leased in $500 cash bail, a hearing
being set for May 6.
The agents described the still
as one of the finest that had come
to their attention. It consisted
they said, Of a copper boiler with
q ten-foot coil and galvanized con-
denser. They were told. they said
that the liquor was frequently serv-
ed at dances and other social af.
fairs.
Shaw has maintained a private
research laboratory at his Marlboro
street address.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
SMALLPUTSHIS
name TO BILLS
Woman Suffrage and Rent Hog
Measures Signed by Cover
nor Today.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 29.-Gov-
ernor Small today signed the Kes-
singer tenancy bill, eliminating the
double penalty for tenants holding
over beyond their lease terms and
requiring 60 days notice instead of
80 to terminate a tenancy. The
governor also affixed his signature
to the Buck woman's suffrage bill.
which grants full rights to women.
It eliminates the requirement for
separate ballots and ballot boxes.
The anti-double penalty measure
was the second of five Of Senator
Kessinger's tenancy bills to pass.
Two are pending in the house. The
city rent commission will probably
be called up in the senate next
next week.
Senator Bucks suffrage bill puts
the Illinois election laws in har-
mony with national women's suf-
frage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
UNKNOWN
POLICE CHIEF
West Chicago Official Meets Death
At Strangers Hand-Compan-
ion Wounded.

West Chicago, ILL.,, April %
George Rhem, chief of police, was
fatally wounded and James Schaner
was wounded early today by a
stranger they had stopped to ques-
ton. The man escaped in a yellow
wheeled automobile with two wom-
en-, taking the road to Chicago.
The two women drove into town
about q. m. stopping to ask the
way to st. Charles, Ill. AS Chief
Rhem approached them, they turned
the wheel and drove away. A mo-
ment later Schaner saw a man
prowling along a street and notified
Rhem. When the chief approached
to question the man, he suddenly
drew a pistol and fired directly at
Rhem, hitting him twice, and then
turned on Schaner, wounding him in
one leg.
The car driven by the two women
came up and the stranger got in and
drove away. Rhem was taken to a
hospital at Geneva, ILL.,, and died
shortly after his arrival.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
SAYS BROTHER
STOLE HIS Wife
Husband In Search Of Elopers and
7.Year.Old Daughter-Asks
Police Aid.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 29.-Charg-
ing that his wife, aged 4S, and his
brother aged 20, had eloped to-
gether, taking with them his 7-year-
old daughter, Louis Ash. OF Bur
lington, Iowa, arrived in Spring
field today and sought the aid OF
police in his search for them. He
had followed them from Galesburg.
he said, and tomorrow. if he fails
to find them here, will go on to
Peoria.
Mrs. Grace Ash, his wife, left
home April s, he told Springfield
police, to visit her mother at La
harpe, ILL.,, and from there intended
going on to Terre Haute, Ind, for
another visit. Instead, he says. she
met his brother, Charles Ash, at
Lomax, and is now with him.
Mr.. Ash says he is following
them to get back his little daugh-
ter
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
Late Bulletins


Washington, April 29.-Pres.
Montgomery Schuyler Of New
York to be minister to Saliva
dor.
Washington. April 29.-The
Knox peace resolution was de-
caared to be "naugnt with un-
told dfficuioos" ana likely TO
prove 2 disappointment to Its
friends" In . minor1t! report
submitted IN the senate To-Day
foreign reiations' committee.
rs.s Mashm.on' I' A k,,,.-!y s-!ny
OnIsou ees:'-uns "
~ conIeIonc1 . VI a.ts Smpsose. t % e.s ano
e@P."ses esRs "a ~ 10 ~. ~ TIT Ss',S" .
tnr" ~ % ~ in1rstrv ITO ~ rorm.l ~.
rn1srstooS M. = ri IA to hsy. ~ heen ~ %is. %
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
COAL STRIKETO
Be CONTINUED
British Government, Mine Owners
and Men in Hopeless
Deadlock.

London, April 29.-Negotiations
for the settlement of the coal strike
have now become deadlocked
through the rejection Of the govern
ment's temporary subsidy offer by
the representatives Of the miners,
the three parties to the dispute
miners, owners and government
have returned to their respective
camps to consider who should
make the next attempt to negotiate
settlement and what form that
move should take.
The stoppage may continue for
another month"; one Of the leaders
said.
Meanwhile the demand for settle
ment of the dispute rs spreading
among sections Of the populace not
directly involved and really indif-
terent to the issues q stake.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
One BANDIT HOLDS UP DAVENPORT BANK
JURIST MAKES
PLEAFOR YOUNG
COUPLE IN VAIN
Relentless dad" Has
Sons Wedding
Annulled.

Chicago, April 29.-Judge Joseph
SABBATH of the superior court yes
terday found so many similarities
between his own marriage years
ago and the marriage Of a youth
full couple brought before him by
parents for annulment Of their
marriage that he forgot his official
position and became counsel for
the defense while he pleaded with
the parents Of the boy to drop pro-
ceedings. His pleas we're without
avail.
William Cooley, IS, University of
Chicago freshman, eloped to Kan
kakee a month ago with Miss Vera
Saas. also IS, and high school
student.
Your honor. it was just a kid
STUNT" Godley's father argued.
They played hockey from school
to get married and have never liv-
ed together"
do you love each otherr the
Judge asked the couple.
"Yes," was the reply.
'NThey seem we'll suited to each
other" he said to the elder God
ley. why not leave them alone"
They must be separated" God
ley replied. Il had to wait unit
I was 21 to get married"
The judge sprang from his chail
and walking up and down said:
Well, l was married when
was Is and there's no happier mai
alive. These youngsters will b
just as happy as l am. Leave then
alone"
The parents persisted. and Judg'
SABBATH. against his WILL" he said
annulled the marriage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
BANK EMPLOYEES
HELD AT POINT OF GUN
AS R0BBER CRABS $1,000
Noon Hour Chosen for,
Daring Event-Escapes
Through Aneyway.

A lone bandit at 1918 this noon
held up the Peoples Trust & Saw
ings bank. 1901 Harrison street,
Davenport, and escaped with s, 900.
He has not been captured. although
Davenport police believed that he
had not eluded the guard estab-
lished through the tri-cities.
There were no patrons in the
bank lobby when the bandit en-
tered. Walking up to the cage at
which Oscar Rosenkranz, teller.
was on duty he said, Give mo that
money" The teller and Hulda.
Berg, a bookkeeper. standing near
him. laughed.
Come across. Throw up your
hands," the bandit shouted and he
pulled out a revolver. Holding
Rosenkranz and Miss Berg at the
point Of the gun, he swept all the
currency on the counter into his
pockets and started toward the
door.
Half way across the room he
saw Hugo Lage in the safety de-
posit vault He ordered the bank
employees to get into the vault
They complied with his order.
| Runs Down Alley.
The robber stepped out the front
door. ran to Fifteenth street, dOdg-
. ed down an alley and was lost.
Davenport police were rushed tn
the chase. Chief Tom Cox of the
Rock Island force centered all the
, downtown police on guard with riot
: guns at the Twenty-fourth street
t viaduct and at the ferry landing
Moline police took up guard there
: Albert Goetsch. cashier. estimAt
, ed that the bandit got only $l,0Ol
= in the raid.
Police say that it was evidentl,
{ the work Of an amateur. They SAID
that the robber would be under az
rest in a few hours. Descriptions
given them by bank employees were
that the robber wore black cap. q
dark suit either blue or brown. was
of slender build, fair complexion
and about 35 years OF age.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
PAY AONORS
TOREMAINS
OF WAR HERO
Italian and American Sol
ders Unite in Tribute
to Fairfield.

Venice, April 29.-The body Of
Richard Cuts Fairfield, one of the
first two Americans killed in Italy
during the war, was today trans
ferred to the monument in the
Mestre cemetery, near Venice, pur-
posely erected to receive it. Fair
field left Harvard university at the
age of eighteen to get into the war,
but as the United States had not
entered the conflict at the time.
he enlisted in the British Rcd
Cross and came to Italy with one
Of the first contingents. He was
killed in 1916 by an Austrian bomb
while transporting wounded at
Mestre.
Italian soldiers and sailors and
a detachment of American bluejack-
cts rendered military honors, as
the coffin, draped with American
snd Italian flags, was carried to its
last resting place by detachment
of Italian soldiers and sailors. The
mother Of Fairfield, Mrs. James
Cummings Barr, of New York, wit
messed the ceremonies.
Brigadier General Evan M. John.
son, military attache to the Amer
ican embassy in Rome, represented
the American army. and Genera
Guglielmotti. formerly Italian mill
tSry attache in Washington, rep
resented the Italian war ministry
The mayor of Venice and high civi
and military authorities also wer'
present.
General Guglielmotti and Genera
johnson delivered addresses. A let
ter from Robert Underwood John
son, American ambassador to Italy
in which he regretted his inabilit
to be present, was received.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
IMMIGRATION
BILL REPORTED
Senate Commission Views Measure
Fav0rahy-Few Changes
Are Made

Washington, April 2S-The house
restriction bill was reported favor
ably today by the senate immigra-
tion commission, after elimination
of provisions to accord special
privileges for entrance of minors
and persons subject to religious
persecution.
No change was made by the SEN
ate committee in the general plan
for restricting immigration to three
per cent Of the total population Of
alien origin in the United States at
the time Of the 1910 census.
A proposal by Senator Harris,
Democrat, Georgia, to bar all immi-
grafton for five years was rejected,
receiving only three votes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
DOCTOR FINDS
POISON PROOFS

Chicago, April 29.-Mary Vance,
daughter Of a prominent Glencoe.
ILL.,, dentist, died from poisoning
and not from dyphtheria, as was
stated IN the death certificate which
was sent here from Los Angeles.
CAL, where she died some time ago,
according to a statement made to-
day by a coroner's physician, who
conducted an autopsy at the re-
quest Of the girls parents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
SLAYER OF Wife
NEAR TO DEATH
Soldier Who Killed Bride Cannot
Recover From SeH.Inncted
Wound.

Eldorado. ILL.,. April c9.-dttle
hope of recovery was held today
for Lee Woolbridgen, who Wednes-
day night shot and killed his wife
at Walpole, near here, and later
fred a bullet into his head.
The couple had been married six
months. Woolbridgen, a soldier,
was home on a furlough and re-
fusal of his bride to return to camp
with him was said to have caused
the shooting. Mrs. Woolbridgen
was the daughter Of Mrs. Lilly
Ellis. postmistress at Walpole.
Woolbridgen fired five bullets
into his wife's body. He then walk
ed to the home of an aunt and shot
himself.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
|U. S. PURSUESA
WARY COURSE ON
GERMAN OFFER
Matter Il Delicately
Handled BY Secre-
tary Hughes.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Washington, April zs:-Germany
still has an opportunity to modify
her reparation proposals and make
them satisfactory to the allies and
thus prevent occupation Of tho
Ruhr.
Although the United States gov
is not taking the initiative
or adopting any course that might
be construed as an effort to per-
suade Germany to change her pro-
posals. nevertheless the cables and
radio have conveyed to Berlin with
in the last "a hours enough news
paper dispatches and official utter
ances from Paris and London espe-
cially to let the Germans know
their offer is unacceptable.
The difference between the al
lies and Germany does not center
on the amount to be paid but upon
the terms and method of collection.
An error in the cabled text has
been discovered which puts differ
ent. light ON at least one important
paragraph Of the German proposal
that which relates to "unreproduc-
tive outlays." The first version
made it appear that the German
government wanted to be rid ot
these outlays which are interpret.
ed to mean the funds spent in sus-
tanning the allied armies Of occu.
pat3n but the German govern
ment's Official statement now says
that the note should have read thai
German business must be rid o1
"unreproductive outlays" and thai
the phrase refers to disadvan'
tageous trade arrangements.
In any event, the most objection.
able clause in the German propos.
ais is that which declares as a con
dition of payment that all penal
ties or sanctions" must be remov
ed. The Germans declare ofi1ciall,
in supplementary statement made
after the German proposal wa.
made to Washington that thi,
means only the penalties imposed
by the recent London conferenc,
and does not involve in any way th'
sanctions provided by the Yer
sailles treaty.
Suitable Basis.
Should these two important point
be made in an official communica
ton to the United States it may b,
that when the allies examine tn
Continued on Page Four).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
.AND|S SENDS
DOCTOR TO Pen

Chicago, April 29.-Dr. Edmond
Converse, 72 years old, today was
sentenced to fifteen months in the
Leavenworth. Kans., federal peni-
tentiary by Judge Lands for VIOLA
ton of tn Harrison ant-norcotic
act.
II am sorry to have to send such
an old man to prison." the Judge
said, ''but testimony has shown
that he wrote an average of 1000
drug prescriptions a month. He
must be punished"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
LOSESL|FE|N
BURNING plane

Cleveland, Ohio, April 29.-A mail
plane which left Chicago this morn
ing was delayed by fog. plunged
into the Cuyahoga river bank here
late this afternoon and was de-
stroyed by fire. The pilot was
burned to death. 1t is said the
pilot boarded the plane at Bryan,
Ohio.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
WAGE DISPUTE
UP TO HARDING

Washington, April 29.-Failing to
reach an agreement with the ship
ping board and American steam
ship owners on a basis for readjust-
ing wages and working conditions
in the conference here today. rep
resentativas Of the unions announc-
ed that they would lay their case
before President Harding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
SEIZE BANDITS !
WITH BIC LOOT
Robbers Who Secured S113O00 In
Cash and Securities Captured
in Kentucky.

Nashville, Tenn, April 29.-Rob-
bers who secured $4,000 in cash
and securities from a bank at Aub-
urn, KY, Tuesday. were caught
near Browder, KY, today. accord
ing to a message received here
from Russellville, KY. Securities
to the value Of 100000 were recov-
cred, 1t was said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-29
DEAL
FOR c., B. & Q.
Subscriptions to Bond Issue Will
Close TOmOrrOw-Undertaking
Succeeds.

New York, April 29-J. P. Nor
gan and company and the First Ma
tional bank, acting as syndicate
managers, have informed partici-
pants in the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railway financing, that sub
scriptions to the $3.50, ,000,0 900 bond
issue will close at noon tomorrow.
This bespeaks the success of that
Offering, the largest domestic finan-
cial undertaking since the close of
the war.