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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
IDENTIFY WATCH
AND RING FOUND
ON DROWNED MAN

The watch and ring found on the
body of the drowned man identified
by Mrs. Nicholas Vranesevick, ASP
Forty-first street as belonging to
Mato Cekavick, a former roomer.
have also been identified by John
Paroglio, 316 Forty-fifth street
close friend, by Antoine Cekaviok. a
brother. His brother arrived from
Freeport. Texas, this week and yes
terday convinced authorities of the
Identification.
Mrs. Vranesevick identified the
clothes as Mato Cekavick's and said
that she recognized a patch on an
undergarment which she mended
The body was pulled in on a fish
line by Felix Strobbe, 3146 Fifth
avenue, Sunday morning, July "a.
at Sylvan slough, at Thirieth street
The body was in the water about a
week Coroner John F. Maberrv
had been holding the ring and
watch for Identification.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
TWO WATER MAIN
AND SEWER JOBS
GIVEN APPROVAL,

TWO improvement projects were
approved by the board of local i'm
provements after public hearings
were held at the city hall this morn
ing
One of the jobs is for a 5-incb wa
ter main and an S-inch sewer nv,
Ihlrty-seventh street from Twelfth
10 Eleventh avenue The other is
lot 6-1nch water main and an
o-inch sewer on Twenty-secono
avenue from Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-fourth-and-a-half street
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
CONFIDENCE GAME
CHARGED AGAINST
THOMAS G.. GORDON

Thomas D. Gordon, Rock Island,
was released under $4,000 bond aft
er being allowed a continuance of
ten days by Magistrate D. j. Gle
land in police court this morning on
charge of rerpetrating a conf
dence game.
The complaint was filed by Al
bert c. Jabour, Davenport. The
two men had been partners in a
business transaction and Jabour
charges that Gordon fleeced him out
OF property valued at s1.874.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
AGNES BODEEN AND
WILSON DUFFTN WIN
TENNIS JOURNEYS

Agnes Bodeen won the girls
championship in singles, and Wilson
Duffin the boys championship in
singles of the tennis tournament
held this week by the Epworth
league OF the Spencer Memorial
church.
Miss Bodee1 defeated Isabel Hor-
ton two sets in the girls finals and
Duffin defeated George Crompton
two out OF three sets in the boys
finals.
The games were played on the
Augustana college courts. Doubles
which had been planned were omit
ted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
TRANSFER SIX
TO PR!S0NLIFE
Deputies Witness Suicide of Man
on Rock Island Train Near
Joliet.

A half dozen prisoners were taken
to more permanent abodes than the
county Jail yesterday.
Tony Stopuios, Louis Hileman
and. Edgar Edwards, who were
found guilty of burglarizing the
store of Glenn Burgston, and Har-
~ Schroeder, who confessed to
completely in the assault of Morris
Marblestone and Oscar Anderson,
were taken to Joliet penitentiary
by Jess Hanna and William Kerr,
court house attache.
William Conwell and Morris Co.'S
tello, the youths who were found
not guilty of assaulting Morris Mar
blestone, but convicted on a similar
charge in the Anderson case, were
taken to Pontiac reformatory by
Deputy Charles Willis and Charles
Whitaker, engineer at the court
house.
Witnessed Suicide.
Bill Kerr, whose regular work is
operation of the court house eleva-
tor, was looking at o. L. Tarleton,
a travelling salesman, when he took
his own life while ridinng into Jo-
liet. News of his suicide was re-
ported in last evenings dispatches.
Bill says Tarleton did not act
strangely preceding his act and
that it was something of a shock
when he held a revolver to his tenn
pie and fired.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
POLICE SNATCH
MAN IN STUPOR
FROM TRAGEDY
John Lyons Breaks 81 ZOO, 600 Bet
Not to Drink, Sleeps on Rail-
Narrowly Escapes.

John Lyons, Rock Island, this
morning learned the nearness to
which he came to be killed under
the wheels OF Burlington passen-
ger train at z O'Clock last night,
while he was intoxicated.
He owes his life to Officers Gus
kirsch ard Harry Fitzsimmons.
Some one called the police and told
them that a man was lying on the
railroad tracks at Fourteenth street.
A train was coming across the
Crescent bridge from Davenport at
the time.
Officers Kirsch and Fitzsimmons
jumped into an automobile and
broke all speed records. They ar
rived when the train was three
blocks away.
Stretched across the tracks was
Lyons. He was badly intoxicated
ana was taken to the station, where
he spent the night in a cell.
Lyons Is well known to the no.
lice, and has been arrested some 10
or Is times in tie last few months
for drunkenness.
On being ararigned before Magis-
trate d. J. Cleland in police court
THIS morning Lyons was sentenced
10 so days in the county jail. He
begged to be let off, saying that if
released he would leave the CITY.
magistrate Cleland reminded him
that on his last arrest he had been
warned his next offense meant a
Jail sentence.
Teok Just One at Start
Lyons did not remember mpcb
rom the night before, but recalled
mat he had been talking to O6icer
fltzslmmons Friday morning. and
that he had told the officer he i,
would bet $1,000 900 that he -wouId |
never get drunk again"
And l thought that that was
good bet" Lyons told the court
but last night 1 met a fellow 7
Knew, who had just come back from
ne harvest fields and who had SEQ +
he asked me to have a drink. and 7
-nousht l could take one and get
away with it. / don't remember
low many more took or much that
happened afterwards" Lyons de-
Jared.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
COOL
ISDEFENDANT
In TWO SUITS
SO, 900 Asked of Cordova Man on
Assault and Battery and
SANDER Charges.

George Cool of Cordova is de-
PENDANT in two damage suits filed
today in circuit court.
w. H, Armstrong claims $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to
have been incurred as a result of a
beating administered by Cool. Olive
Wendt seeks a similar amount on
a charge of SANDER.
The complainants reside in Cor
dOya also
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
ELECT KARRIR

DIxon, III, Aug. ct is renort-
ed at the Rock River assembly in
session here, that the school for
renglous workers, conducted in
onnection with the chautauqua.
may De affiliated with Carthage col
iege, Carthage, Ill, as a summer
school for religious education. Rev.
q p kabele of Mount Morris was
To-Day elected president of the local
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
PAPER SCORCHED:
BUT NO FIRE LOSS

The Rock Island fire department
was called at 7:15 o'clock last night
to the home of Mrs. d. B. Arm
strong. 1925 Eleventh street. Fire
from an oil stove had scorched wall
paper, but the dwelling was IN
damaged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
SCORES TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF
CHICAGO RATE

Sale OF the excursion tickets TO
Chicago on the Rock Island lines
met with instant favor today. The
sale opened this morning and was
heavy considering the short time
limit placed on the tickets.
The rate of fare and half for a
round trip was established. The
excursion ticket Is good for five
days. the sale lasting through Aug.
II
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
OSTROM SOLOIST.

Little Ralph Ostrom, boy wonder,
VIII be cornet soloist with the Elks'
Sax band at Forest park tomorrow
afternoon and evening. Ralph has
chosen Willow Echoes" for his dis
play of musicianship. His name
was inadvertently omitted from yes
terday's program.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of tie Black Hawk Building
ana Loan association will be held
Tuesday evening. Aug. Is. at s
O'Clock, at the office of the secre-
tary, 102 Robinson Bldg.
H. H. CLEAVELAND.
ADVERTISEMENT Secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06
Think of 1t.

Only 35c on the moonlight ex-
cursion on the steamer G. W. Hill,
Tuesday, Aug. advertisement. }
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-06

The first surgeon was court ply
stefan 70 the Pharaoh of the fifth
Egyptian dynasty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
THIEVES GOT BIG
HAUL IN CHICAGO
MAIL ROBBERY

Chicago. Jan. 2l.-Posul officials
maintained silence as to the amount
OF loot involved In the mail pouch
robbery Tuesday morning at the un-
ion station in this city. They would
not 60 beyond list OF securities ag-
gregaung $4,000 which representa-
tives Of three bond houses announced
were taken from registered mail
pouches
Reports persisted. however, that the
loot totaled severd times that sum.
One report had the total more than
$500 600. considerable share OF It
In cash. but most OF 1t in negotiable
securities. one newspaper claimed that
discovery had been made that the
stolen mail included large bank clear
ings.
II was reported from similar sources
that the mail robbery at Mount YER
non, H., which occurred q few days
before the Union station affair, net
ted the thieves $4,000. practically
oil Of this latter amount being In cur
rency with the largest bills OF $40
denomination.
Official confirmation of this report
was lacking.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
SOPHISTICATI0N Is
PARENT OF SOCIAL
EVILS, SAYS JUDGE

Chicago. Jan. 2i-There is an enor-
nous social drift on toward prema-
ture adulthood. Judge Joseph SABBATH
told the Chicago high school teachers
last night.
Girls don't want to be called girls
he said. "Thcy want to be called wo-
mon from the time they cut thcir
second teeth. They want to dress their
hair and bottles like grpwnup ladies'
before they are fairly in their teens.
There Is only one way to curb
this ridiculous and dangerous tenden-
cy--increasc pupils education for self
control The only real restraint comes
best Through schooling"
Records of the divorce court in
which Judge SABBATH sits. he said show
that the number OF marriage annull-
mcnts resulting from immature ro-
nance and forced maturity are in
croasng.
The Judge declared mothers do not
get a chance to let their daughters
dresses down. because che short skirts
OF babies give place to the still shorter
skirts Of young women, and the race
for sophistication is so swift young
people go through no developing Pc
rioi of adolescence.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
STATE SUPER|N TEHDENT
PINS BLUE RIBBON ON
CARTER COUNTY SCHOOLS
BOB" WILSON PAYS GLOWING
TRIBUTE TO WORK DONE FOR
EDUCATIONAL EFFICIENCY
BY RICHARDS AND ZANEIS

~ am in the habit Of being plain
and blunt in my statements" said
X. II. Wilson, state superintendent of
public education, this morning, upon
his arrival in this city, but | am
forced 10 say many things point to-
ward your progress down here.
You know when you come in close
contact with man you can feel his
influence; sometimes that influence
makes you better and sometimes it
will make you worse unless you know
how to protect yourself. Cities are
| just as men. they have their indyid-
uaity and when you enter them you
can feel their influence.
"Ardmore has community spirit,
spirit of harmony. if you please,
| that can be felt. You people are
working together and il you keep up
| that spirit there is no power on earth
that can keep you from growing into
one Of the most important cities in
he southwest.
"The extension Of these civic
clubs over the county as planned by
your county superintendent, is u great
work and Ardmore cannot devote her
energies to a more important work
than to help Mrs. Zanes in her un-
dertakings. You can add momentum
to her work by sending out men who
will work with her and you might
effect organizations for her. because
IL she must do It all. her work will
necessarily go forward more slowly.
Your people must realize that her
I work is for you. II is your work rs
well as hers, use her for leader, but
support her in her undertakings and
you VIII produce some mighty big
things.
your greatest asset Is not your oil
nor your farms nor your money but II
Is your citizenship.
"Your city schools have made a
remarkable progress, you are dong
many things better than others arr
doing them and you ara doing some
important work that has never been
undertaken by any other schools. II
is not necessary that | urge loyalty
l 10 SUPERINTENDENT lNltNuTNH anu uis
teachers The magnificent building
now going up to be used as a junior
High is sufficient evidence OF Ard
more's appreciation for her superior
school work.
'These schools have attracted at
,ention also for their work each veal
to encourage thrift. and your city Is
the only one in the state that ISSUES
an annual thrift edition OF It's daily
paper. Your people are building ciIi
zenshp, you are building character
you are building wealth and 1t follows
as the night the day that you arr
building real city whose mighty
influence will reach out to every sec
ton of the state"
Superintendent Wilson visited h'
Ardmorc High School this morninl
and addressed the pupils In chapel
From here he went TO Healdton where
tonight. he will delicate the magnifi
cent new school building which hai
been completed In that city, to taxi
the place OF the building that wa
destroyed by fire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
{. R. |. & P. RAIL WAY
COMPANY FILES SUIT TO
RECOVER PART OF TAXES
LENGTHY PETITION ALLEGES
CARTER COUNTY MADE EN-
CESSIVE, ILLEGAL AND Err =
RONEOUS ASSESSMENTS

Alleging that illegal, excessive and
void levies have been made against
it in tax computation, the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railway,
through Its attorneys, has filed suit
in the district court against s. NJ.
Parker, in his official capacity as
county treasurer, of Carter county
and personally.
In its first cause of action the
plaintiff company alleges that the
property owned by it in Oklahoma
which was duly assessed and valued
in Carter county and the state for
taxation for ad valorem basis for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1921
aggregated s4S,040,015.
The plaintiff company further al
leges the state board of equalization
erroneously illegally and Intentionally
computed that the difference between
$40 1853, ,1673O, which sum represented
the total revenue required for tn,
by the board and s76l9,471.55, which
sum represented the total of resource:
other than the proposed ad valoren
tax, being s2,543, ,695,75, was III,
amount necessary to be raised by az
valorem taxation for the fiscal yeai
ending June 30, 1921, for the genera
revenue fund. and in order to rails,
the difference a levy of 1.50 mills wa.
duly certified by the latter EXTENDED
upon the sax rolls of the county an(
thereby became a charge and liei
upon the plaintiffs property in thi
county and state.
The plaintiff company further al
leges that this charge made for tn,
general revenue fund purpose whel
applied to the property of the plairr. if
in this county produces the sum o
s55764, one-half OF which has beel
paid.
on or about December 81, 1920 al
leges the plaintiff company, the coun
ty treasurer OF Carter county inform
ed servants of the plaintiff compan,
that n was his intention to issue hi
warrant to the sheriff, directing hin
to seize and sell the property Of tn
plaintiff company for the satisfaction
OF the charge, and for the purpos
of impending such impending seizur
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
House in Session Only One
Hour, With Speaker Pro
Tenn POwerless to Stem
Wave of Disorder
PRESIDING OFFICER
NO PARLIAMENTARIAN
EMERGENCY SAVED THROUGH
BEING RECONSTRUCTED AND
RE-ENACTED FOLLOWING
FIRST PASSAGE
(By Special Staff Correspondent)

Oklahoma City Jan. 2l.-The house
was in session only an hour yester-
day, but managed to cram into that
short time as much disorder and
parliamentary confusion as would ordi-
narily occur in Il legislative week.
Speedy adjournment was due. prob
ably, to a desire by the Republican
organization in the house to shut off
discussion of Nance's resolution con-
corning the governor and private de-
tectives. The program struck several
snags, but finally was carried out
when the chair ruled motion to ad-
journ had passed and refused TO or
der roll-call.
Bailey +. Bell, Republican, of Tulsa.
speaker protein of the house, was
in the chair yesterday. Much of the
disorder seemed to be due to members
taking advantage Of his lack of famil-
iarity with the position; this was the
first time he had substituted for
Speaker Schwabe.
The house began its short days
work with the reports of standing
committees; four bills were reported
unfavorably. Among these was the
Sunday baseball bill, the first Of the
proposed blue laws to appear az this
season. The report of the house
committee on retrenchment and re-
form that this bill do not pass is
taken by some as an indication that
the eighth Legislature is not kindly
disposed toward this kind of legis-
lation.
The tax extension resolution, as
amended by the conference commit
tee and adopted by the senate. was
adopted by the house yesterday-but
almost without the emergency. A
vocal vote was taken on the emer-
gency, and it was declared passed.
Ben Harrison of Hughes county, par
| liamentary watchdog of the house
because OF his long membership in
that body, moved the vote on the
amendment be reconsidered. Friends
of the measure prepared To take the
hide off Harrison. He explained,
however, that the emergency was not
constitutional AS it had been voted
there must bee either roll-call or un-
animous consent that the vote on the
body of the measure apply on the
resolution. This explanation caused
the hackles to subside. the vote was
reconsidered and then taken by roll
call. The resolution to extend the
time for paying 1920 ad valoren
CONTINUED on Page Twol
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
FAR FROM HAUNTS Of
OFFICE SEEKING N OBJ
HARDING WILL SP EN- D
TIME UP TO MARCH 4TH
OFF BY HIMSELF LISTING TO
THE SEAS SAD MOAN. HE'LL
BASK BENEATH SHADES
OF THE EVERGLADES

On Board President Elect Harding s
Train, Jan. 2l.-With his troubles
packed in kit bag that he intends
to keep tightly locked for at least
two weeks. President-elect Harding
turned LIS thoughts to golf sticks, and
fishrods, today as he journeyed nth
ward for u vacation in Florida.
The association of nations, tax re-
form. the choice Of a cabinet and all
the other topics that have been keep
ing long hours with him during the
last six weeks in Marion are to be
put as far away from his mind as
possible until he has had a good rest
His Marion conferences have frequent
~ kept him up from early morning
until late at night and the strain
and lack Of exercise have told ma.
terially on his physical condition.
Not since his return from Panama
early in December has he been able
to visit his favorite playground, the
golf links Walking has been his onl!
recreation and he has found little tim,
even for that.
The fishing trip down the eastern
shore of Florida is to occupy the frs
two weekr of his stay in the south
1t is his hope to be completely iso
lated from observation during the pc
riod, though he may venture fortl
once or twice to play golf. Early II
February he will take up his resi-
dence at ST. Augustine Hotel, wher'
he will remain until just before hi
inauguration.
Mr.. Harding's private car, whicl
left Marion at midnight, went south
ward today attached to regular pas
senger trains and was to pass through
Chattanooga late in the afternoon an'
reach Atlanta in the evening. He vii
arrive at 81. Augustine Sunday.
Two who have been his companion
on all the trips since his nomination
were not included in the party aboar
the private car today. Mrs. Hardin
remained behind to dispose Of persona
affairs in Marion. but will come I
Florida after shopping trip TO Wash
ington and New York, Or, c. +
Sawyer. who accompanied him as
personal physician during the can
paign and on the Panama trip,
kept in Marion 10y business consider
ations, but may join the party befor
II leaves the South.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
staggering Under a War
Created Taxation, EcOno-
my and Civilization Call
for Stacking of Arms
GREATER POWERS
MUST TAKE THE LEAD
,syYTED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN,
FRANCE, AND ITALY ARE
COUNTRIES TO PAVE WAY
TO LASTING PEACE

Washington, Jan. q. Staggering
lurdens of taxation resulting from
he world war have caused the peo-
Iles Of all nations to favor a world
'greement on disarmament, Henry
White, former ambassador to France
Ind a member of the American peace
|ommission to Paris, declared today,
efore the house naval committee
Ihich is holding hearings on this
|ubject.
81 think the work Is crying for
|ome agreement" said Mr.. White,
but | do not favor the United States
|eing the only nation to disarm."
The United States, he added, should
lake the initiative in the disarma'
|nent movement and the, conference
|hosild be held in this country. Any
gathering looking to a general dis
ornament, should include France and
tally as well as the United States,
treat Britain and Japan, the former
ambassador said but discussions look
ing to a reduction Of naval building
Inly should be limited, for the pres
|ent at least, to Great Britain, Japan
|lnd the United States.
ii think it would result in. chaos
II all nations of the world We're 10 be
represented at the proposed confer
ence." said Mr.. White.
Would not general disarmament
bpcn the way to bolshevism through
h Europe" asked Representative
milton, Republican, Illinois.
Il think France might feel that
way said the witness. THE keep
ing of Germany in a state Of chaos
over reparations is opening the way
to bolshevism more than any other
factor right now, in my opinion. The
present condition of Germany makes
bolshevism a menace"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
National Thrift Week;
Make a Will Day

Today has been set apart in
the National Thrift Week program
as the day on which every one
possessing an estate Of any char
acter should take time to consider
the future and TO make provis-
ions by will for dependent ones.
\ great many people feel that IL
they should die their wife's peo-
pie or their husbands people would
do the right thing by their heirs.
but oft times TO do the right
thing requires time and ghe eXpen-
diture of lot of money all of
which might have been avoided by
a few we'll chosen words properly
written and properly attested.
II often happens after the death
OF the loved ones that differences
arise between the various parties
Interested, hard feelings and es-
arrangements occur even In the set
tlemcnt OF very small estates. This
could be avoided If the loved one
had taken the pains to say how he
or she wished the estate to be
divided.
wills do no. have to be drawn
up by attorneys. ANY instrument
of writing that shows clearly the
intention of the person may be
probated a. a will, but II is much
safer to have a will drawn by
a careful, compotent attorney,
whose charges are usually very
moderate as compared with the ad-
vantages of properly drawn
and properly executed will.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-21
FEDERAL JUDGE IMPOSES
HEAVY PENALTY FOR PETTY
TliEFTS AT MUSkOGEE

MuslSogee. okla, Jan. si.-Thrce
sacks Of pecans today cost wylie
Bagley Of Tulsa two years of his
liberty After trial lasting Is min
utes in the federal court, wylie was
convicted of stealng the pecans from
an interstate shipment and was sem
tenccd.
His sentence Is the third heavy PEN
atty given by Judge David Dyer with
in the past week. Judge Dyer prev
iously sentenced Melville Trickey.
OF Sapulpa, to three years imprison-
ment for stealing four cartoons Of
cigarettes from an Interstate ship
ment and Henry Wilson of Tulsa to
two years for theft or ss5 worth Of
cluhing from an express company.