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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
DELAY GIVING
ITS DECISION
ON new DEPOT
Milan Must Wait for Costs to Show
Slump, Says Utilities
Commission.

Milan's desire for a new railroad
station to replace the box car now
used by Rock Island trains will
likely go unsatisfied until late in
the spring or early summer.
Secretary Julius Johnson Of the
public utilities commission says the
commission is delaying its decision
on petition of tho village to force
company action until building con-
ditions have been given a chance
to become settled.
He says Milan residents promi-
nent in the move for a new struc-
ture to take the place of the. one
destroyed by fire several years ago
have expressed willingness to give
the company a few more months.
They are not pressing the utilities
commission for immediate deci-
sion.
The hearing was held recently
in Rock Island. At that time the
company said it was not unwilling
to build a new station, but claimed
that present high costs Of material
were serious obstacles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
COURT RuLESoN
old PAINTING


Chicago, March 24.-Plans were
being made today to transport
The immaculate Conception" a
painting reputed to be by the six
teenth century master, Murillo, to
the home Of Mrs. Demia Guthrie of
Paducah, Ky, whose title to the
picture was upheld yesterday by
Judge Wells M. Cook.
The painting was brought to
America from Spain 10 years ago
by Benjamin Mann of New York.
On the death of his wife it became
the property Of a daughter, Mrs.
Emma Krings of Youngstown,
Ohio. 1t was turned over to Will
liam T. McCandless of Youngstown
to be sold and he later sued Mrs.
Krings for compensation.
An attorney who represented
Mrs. Krings kept the picture as his
fee and he was made the defendant
in yesterdays suit by Mrs. Guthrie,
a daughter of Mrs. Krings.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
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j 70 CONE
DuRINe WEEK


win b no street, 81 sbriks
nuch ID practically assured
ofement Of Presidept J. r.
1of Rock lsland local this
111e ttat the Joint executive
-. Of the trainmen srs
~ report from the COM
q Davenport citizens.
! e1Se chairman Of the coqtdl HI
~ Informed 10 that 1t Will b.
;3i1v 70 state the company'g ulti.
sffitude BY Friday or Satuf-
ID aid Mr.. Bauer.
\ - told the committee We would
W. 4 the chance to intercede for
1rsstion. and We are waiting pa
nfly.~
ss'iIy, Bauer says the governor Of
- has not refused to act.
fsitions signed by Davenport
eeale asking his intercession are
4. - hands Of the governor now.
- not indicated what course
\ night take.
PRESIDENT Charles Rogers Of Dav-
1asoft trainmen will not offer an
sloey to the company officials for
r. st3tements regarding disci-
- Of q motorman, for talking 10
l peSsenger. Rogers says he con-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
!, s. GRASSEILL IS
NQ1GHTED BY KING
EMANUEL OFTALY

rs. Grasselli Of Cleveland, Ohio,
nn-in-law Of Mrs. James Conner,
" Twentieth street, has been
made . knight Of the Order Of the
Crown Of Italy by King Victor
Emanuel III.
C. A. Grasselli, his father. was
nAde . knight of the order in 1910.
Dr.. Nicola Cerri, Italian consul
3 Cleveland, presented the insig-
- to T. 8. Grasselli at a dinner
4 the latter's home Friday evening
d recognition of personal merit.
ytsr real American spirit toward
" worthy cause, and the good
vii and interest you have exhib-
Nd toward the Italian people"
c. A. Grasselli was presented the
insignia of commander last Sun
day. T. S. Grasselli is president
q the Grasselli Chemical company.
ae has been a frequent visitor in
this city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
DISSATISFIED
WITH z|ON|STS
Moslem Delegation Files Complaint
With Winston Churchill
in Egypt

London, March 24.-(Jewish Tel
egraphic Agency.)-While Winston
Churchill, the British secretary for
the colonies, was in Egypt recently
on. his way to Palestine. he was
called upon by an Egyptian Moslem
delegation which desired to express
to him its dissatisfaction with the
Zionists in Palestine, says a Cairo
dispatch today. Mr.. Churchill, how
ever, declined to listen to the rep
reservations Of the delegation, de-
claring that while in Palestine
(where he has now arrived) he
would give the Arabs Of that coun-
try every opportunity of address,
ing him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
MIDNIGHT CALL
FALSE ALARM
lksnea Think They. Were Vic.
tins Of Practical Joker
Other Fires Small.

IRE fighters on duty last night
lssped maledictions upon the head
Z The practical joker who pulled
% alarm box at Twenty-eighth
arset and Fifth avenue q half hour
atsf midnight The department
dsnged its way to the alarm only
b find no evidence Of any fire.
The hrenen sscribed the act to
nme automobile party out for a
sild time that took precautions to
b far away upon arrival of the
Rucks.
There were two calls yesterday
atsrnoon, one Of which amounted
w. false alarm, because the blaze
No rubbish pile could have been
Atinguished with . bucket Of wa
". That vas at Thirteenth street
- Fifth avenue. At Twenty-sixth
arset ami Fifteenth avenue the
6unen found the neighborhood
8oused over q brush fire.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
800 PAR0CHlAL
SCHOOL PUPILS
HAVE HOLIDAY
Suspend Classes Over Final Days
of Lenten Season - villa
Spring Vacation.

The parochial schools Of Rock
Island with 800 pupils closed yes
terday for the Easter vacation. st.
Joseph's and st. Mary's schools
closed at noon, and the former will
resume sessions at noon Wednes-
day and the latter Wednesday
morning.
The German Lutheran school
closed for the vacation ON last Fri
day-and will reopen again Monday,
April, 4. -
The Villa de Chantal academy
with $50 pupils closed Friday noen
and will resume classes Thursday,
althugh pupils will report Wednes-
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
TAX RETURNS
PLEASE MELLON
Collection Estimated at $3.50 000,-
000-Treasury's Expectations
Reali3ed.

Washington, March 24.-Income
and profits taxes collections for the
March Is installment was estimat-
ed by Secretary Mellon today to
aggregate $675. 000, 900. To the
close Of business March %, $780,
OOO, 900 had actually been deposited
from the collections. Mr.. Mellon
added.
Mr.. Mellon estimated on this
basis that total revenue from in
come and profits taxes for the fiscal
year ending June 30, would aggre-
gate $3,05O 900 900. This amount, he
said, was fully up to the treasury
expectations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
Personal Points

Captain D. W. Wisherd Of Quincy
is visiting in the city today.
Word has been received in the
city Of the safe arrival at San
Francisco of Mrs. 8. ]. Collins, for
merly Of this city. who is on her
way home from Manila, where she
spent the last year and a half with
her daughter, Mrs. v. C. Hall. Mrs.
Collins will visit for q few weeks
in the west before coming to Rock
Island.
]. M. WEIGH left last night for
Los Angeles. He expects to return
in a month with his wife and fam
lily to spend the summer in Rock
Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
REAL BEER MUST
WAIT ON RULING
-aNsakee Brewers Pin Hopes for
resumption Of Business On
Supreme Court.

~ Eiwaukee, Wis, March a.
iulited Press).-There was much
ssapt here today whether Milwau-
- would ever again become beer
vaa unless the 18th amend
was found unconstitutional.
ssose in charge Of the Pabst,
ns, Miller and Waukesha brew
aere. say they want more than
4 er rulings before they put out
real stun.
:. = y known that the one ruling
announced yesterday by the
d Press, would hold back
~ irom the local plants. That
mat. real beer could not be
a!actured In the same plant ~
peer. Such . ruling would
y almost necessary for the
plants to erect new build
and 1t Is very doubtful II that
- be done for the little busi-
tney say would result. Part
- buildings Of the bigger brew
mere have been leased to 9TH
inns and the few buildings still
aelf hands are being used for
ag near beer and other soft
@ Milwaukee ID pinning its
Tor real beer on the supreme
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
PETROLEUM CONGRESS.

Kansas City. Mo-, March "a
Election Of officers today and the
annual banquet tonight will mark
the conclusion Of the Tenth Annual
National Petroleum congress here.
Henry ]. Allen, governor Of Kan
sas. will be the principal speaker
1t the dinner tonight Mauricio
Morales, MEXICAN consul at Kan
sas City, also IL on the program for
IN address today.
Discussion Of marketing ,prob-
lens will be continued at tbs aft
ernoon's session.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
DEPUTY SPEAKS
FOR employees
Brotherhood Heads Ask Harding
to Put Labor Representative 4
on Commerce Commission,

Washington, March 24.-Presi-
dent Harding was asked today to
appoint representative of rail-
way employees on the Interstate
Commerce Commission by w. L.
McMenimen, deputy president of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, and P. ]. Mcnamara, vice
president Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Fremen and Engine
men. It. was understood they sug-
gested no name for the place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
Obituary
Martha Petit.

Miss Martha Petit, aged Sc years,
died at 3:15 yesterday afternoon at
the family residence, COG Eleventh
street She was born April II, 1855,
in Ohio and had resided in Rock Is
land A years.
Surviving are a brother, George
Petit of Rock Island and two nieces
and three nephews. Funeral ser
vices will be held at 10 o'clock Sat-
urday morning at the residence.
Rev. ]. c. Granger, pastor Of the
First Bptaist church, will conduct
the services. Burial will be in
Chippiannock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24

The president Of the National
Federation Of Musical Clubs. Mrs.
+. A. Seiberling Of Akron, Ohio, ID
to arrive In the city late this AFT
ernoon 20 hold q conference with
Mrs. J. J. Dorgan, the local chair
man, and workers In charge Of the
biennial arrangements. It Is ex-
pected that some final arrange
ments for the national biennial to
be held here In June will be made.
The board Of the Tri-City Musi-
cal association Is entertaining At 4
dinner in Mrs. Seiberling's honor
at s 80 at the Terrace Gardens this
evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
ASK VETERANS TO
AID GRAVE LISTING

Members Of John Buford post, G.
4 f.. the Woman's Relief corps,
uaited Spanish War Veterans and
American Legion were invited to
meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
aoon in Memorial hall in the court
i0ese to hear Captain E. R Lewis,
sote superintendent of records of
usf1al places Of soldiers and soil
y explain work of the state in
uRing burial places of Illinois vet
esans Of all wars,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24

U0s Es Re 0AAInVIUMGW We
THE most remarkable educator
in history Of AugustAna and prob,
ably the oldest active educator In
the history Of the nation" was the
tribute paid DR.. E. F. Bartholomew,
vice president OF Augustana COL
lege, this morning when students
and faculty assembled in the chap
ell to honor the venerable profess
sor, who observes his 18th BIRTH
day anniversary today. DR.. G. A.
Andreen. president Of the college,
delivered the formal. tribute. DR..
Bartholomew has been at Angus
tana 80 years.
Miss Frances Carlson, on behalf
Of the student body, made q speech
of congratulation and presented
DIR. Bartholomew with q leather
chair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24
FOUND DEAD ROOMs-

Chicago, March 24.-Roy How
bray. 81 years old, q horse dealer
of Creston. Ill, was found dead in
his room at q boarding house to-
day. Death was due to asphyxia-
ton from gas escaping from an
open Jet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24

Refurnish your kitchen and din
ing room ware now at 20 per cent
OF. McCabe's Second avenue store.
Young & McCombs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24

Buy your house furnishings now;
20 per cent of at McCabe's Second
avenue store. Young & McCombs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24

- eaty fper cent discount on
AND glassware 1t McCabe's
avenue store. Young Z Me-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-24

House furnishing 20 per cent on
at McCabe's Second avenue store.
Young & McC0mbs.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

preted az representing loans to those
so-called league institutions.
There has been absolutely no proof
Of any embezzlement or misappropria-
ton Of funds Of the Bank Of North
Dakota.
"There has been proof that the for
mer manager attempted to use the in
fiuence Of the bank for his personal
gain, and it is the opinion Of this COM
mittee that however It came about, it
L. good thing that his resignation
was turned In and accepted and that
he is nj longer the manager Of the
bank. -.
!. Referring again to the Scandinavian
American bank in its conclusion, the
committee points out that J. w. Brin-
ton is "now under arrest for perjur-
ing himself in the testimony before
the house committee" The reference
was to Brinton's charge that William
Lemke "a guilty Of "embezzlement"
in the Observation-Disclosures bank
case. He had charged Lemke, NJ. w.
Thatcher, president Of the Equitable
Audit company, and o. e. ,Lofthus,
state bank examiner, had accepted his
check for a sisal Trust note of $11,0
on q bank iii which he had no funds.
The check was paid; and in direct
contradiction to B%rinton's testimony
the report made to the supreme court
in one place listed the paper al doubt
full and in another notation explained
Brinton had left a check there in pay
ment.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17
Not A Cent of League
Paper in Bank

An interesting revealment about the
Scandinavian American bank is e
toned in the report. Political oppo-
nents of the Nonpartisan League have
made the charge up and: down the
state that It was a league" bank and
the Bank of North Dakota put money
in it for the Nonpartisan league. After
Waters record had been revealed, and
( not a cent Of ~"league"" paper found in
the Bank of North Dakota, the com-
mittee's finding ii especially interest
ing.
'The evidence before the senate
committee shows that the so-called
aeague' institutions had been loaned
100000 by the Scandinavian-Ameri-
can bank, either directly or through
accommodation notes, PRIOR to the.
passage Of. the law, creating the Bank
Of North Dakota. It further shows
that at the time the Scandinavian
American bank was closed within the
last two weeks, the league ,instltu-
lions, through accommodation paper
and through direct paper owed the
Scandinavian-American bank less >than
$4,000.
1T is clearly evident therefore that
the charge that the Scandinavian.
American bank was used by the Bank
of North Dakota as a medium through.
which to make loans to league instftu-
tons is absolutely false, for the simple
reason that instead OF increasing the
amount Of obligations, the league in
situations have been constantly paying
funds into the Observation-Disclosures
bank upon the obligations which they
,owsd 1t through accommodation notes.
The senate committee severely crita-
cizes the attorneys for the house com
mittee, Francis J. Murphy, long known
as a bitter opponent OF the Nonpartt
san league, and John F. Sullivan for
the refusal to answer summons.
In view OF the disclosures made BY
al analysis Of the evidence (which they
had presented before the house inyes-
tigating committee. which disclosure
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17
Collateral Record Of
State ank,Unbeatable

One paragraph in the report efrec-
lively squelches all the yelled charges
and differences developing In the house
committee by Its press agents. Il
shows the condition OF the Bank Of
North Dakota In q nutshell.
"THE TOTAL COLLATERAL IN
THE BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

TO HAVE BEEN LAID AT THEIR
DOOR AND THE ONLY REASON
THAT THIS COLLATERAL SEEMS
TO BE CRITICIZED SEEMS TO BE
THAT THEY ARE MEMBERS OF
THE NONPARTISAN LEAGUE. IN
THE ABSENCE OF ANY PROOF
OTHERWISE, THE PRESUMPTION
IS THAT THESE MEN ARE WORTH
THE AMOUNT OF THEIR NOTES
AND TO THOSE THAT KNOW
THEM THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT
THAT PRESUMPTION IS COR
RECT"
The report goes into detail, taking
from the transcript Of the house COM
mittee, the record Of notes criticized.
In every instance, with the exception
Of n where an opponent Of the Non
partisan League with the same name
and initials of a man known in his
locality as a Lacquer, was mentioned
as the maker of a note.
1t is shown that all collateral
against loans and ~rediscounts from
other banks-the Bank of North d.
kota does not lend directly to individ-
uals-was held in the ratio Of two to
one against the amount loaned.
Referring to the "criticism" of col
lateral from the Scandinavian-Ameri-
can~bank in Fargo made by counsel for
the house committee, the senate inves-
tigators say:
1T is significant to note that the
total amount Of collateral deposited by
the Scandinavian-American bank with
the Bank of North Dakota. was 1887
1904. In OTHER words, the total criti-
cized by inference and innuendo with
no reference to the net worth of the
individual borrowers at the Fargo
bank) is only $1O0, 150.49, leaving
$22S,O29 as unmentioned and uncriti-
cized and since the attorneys (for the
house committee) appear to criticize
the collateral about which they know
nothing, simply because 1t Is found in
the Bank of North Dakota, it is very
apparent that they were unable to dig
up anything about the $228,OOO worth
Of collateral uncriticized which still is
left to secure a loan of $178,S23.51. AS
a matter of fact, there is nc definite
evidence In this. record anywhere to
show that this collateral is not good,
while there is positive proof that the
collateral is as good as can be found
and that every dollar of the loans can
be collected"
Various errors in the house commit
tee and the Bishop, Brissman audit
were detected; particularly n where
d MluOI~ Od1lhCI VIII 1Auu uASSOuuICu q
note of $4,000 for the Equity Packing
plant in Fargo, was denied not only
the opportunity to explain that the
note had been paid and taken up by
him, but that he in turn had held as
security against the loan Liberty
bonds and warehouse receipts far.
above the amount secured. 49,
Simply because farmers were inter-
ested iR-the Equity plant, the note was
criticized. The security back Of it OBJ
tanned by the bank that rediscounted
the paper; the fact that it was paid at
the very time the house committee
auditors were making their investiga-
ton was not permitted to see the light
of day in the house committee.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

respect to security on the loans made"
Charge of Favoritism
Complete Failure
Referring to the criticism Of the
house committee regarding redeposits
Of the Bank Of North Dakota in the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bank Of Fargo,
the committee finds:
"The effort Of course has been made
to link the name of the Bank of. North
Dakota with the Scandinavian-A1heri-
AN, bank because it always has been
the target Of politicians, and was again
attacked by the political investigating
committee.
"There was positive proof wei the
signed signature Of j. r. Waters, the
man who says he was driven out Of
the Bank of North Dakota or COM
PEELED to resign, to the effect that he
himself had ordered the redeposis
made in the Observation-Disclosures
bank; that they all were made within
a period of forty-fve days following
the opening Of the Bank Of North Da-
kota, and some of them were made be-
fore the Bank Of North Dakota opened
BY checks actually drawn by J. R.
Waters himself"
Waters had testified before the
house committee he never had made
any redeposits in the Scandinavian
American bank, but had criticized the
administration Of the state bank for
having done 80.
1T ID clearly evident" the report
continues" that since. no redeposits
have been made since the expiration of
that period Of forty-lve days, that no
one is responsible for the size of that
%redeposit except J. r. Waters, the man
who now is trying to assist in destroy
ing the Bank of North Dakota, and
who, under the law. creating the bank,
had at that time entire authority and
control Of the bank" .
r Waters was ousted from the man.
agership Of the Bank Of North Dakota
by the industrial commission.
Criticisms Of other redeposits in
other banks were Investigated by the
committee. It was shown that Twin
City banks have sums in those institu-
lions as large Or larger than the Bank
Of North Dakota and that the, state
bank has the protection: Of the guar
anty fund law.
".There has been no evidence Of any
kind to show that the Bank Of North
Dakota has withdrawn funds and de-
posted money in other banks In any
appreciab1e amounts other than those
In which the funds originated" the
report finds, with the exception Of
i've banks called the Jurgen Olson
string Of banks, and undisputed testi-
mony and the house records show that
J.. r. Waters is responsible for having
placed those redeposits.
with all the zeal Of political fanat-
icism urging them on, the ablest at
torneys that could be hired and the
ablest accountants that could be OBJ
tainsd have. been unable to find In the
Bankeo North Dakota 9 single note or
obligation, either direct to the bank or
as collateral, from the Consumers
United Stores company, the Nonpar
tisan League, the League Exchange,
the Publishers National Service Blu
reau, the Courier-News Or any other
so-called league enterprise.
likewise. they have been Unable 10
fnd any notes By any Of the managers
Or employees Of the league institutions
which can in any manner. be Inter
r THE 6TAT