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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06

Ben Jacobson was reelected pres
ident of the Tri-City Federation of
Labor by unanimous vote of the
members last night, The term is
for one year and is the fourth time
he has been elected leader of the
labor group. He was unopposed,
p. j. Carlson, business agent OF
the carpenters, who had been a
nominee, Withdrawing before the
balloting.
John T. Bauer was reelected vice
president. He was opposed by
James Weed, secretary of the Typo
graphical union, who also was de-
feated for the Office of financial
secretary by Henry Grampp.
Grampp succeeds himself.
G.. G. Engstrom, secretary of the
street car mems union of Rock IS
land and Moline, was elected re-
cording secretary, defeating B. c.
Sylvester, the incumbent.
A. Schuette, Bert Jennings and
J. Craig were elected trustees.
Jennings was also elected sergeant
alarms.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
SAVANNA ACRES.
0nEN FOR RENT
10 GARDENERS
HALF Government Proving Grounds,
1000 Acres, Available for
Cultivation.

Seyen thousand acres of the Sa-
wanna proving ground are being Of
fered by the government for rent
to be put under cultivation That
is nearly half of the governments
acreage at that point
bPrcposals on tracts OF so acres
or more are being asked by Lieu
tenant Colonel John H. Read, COM
manding officer. Leases will not be
allowed to. run longer than Dec.
81. 1923, and sub-leasing will not
be permitted.
sMuch of the proving ground is
unnccupied by government build-
ings because it is to be utilized as
a proving ground only, where guns
may be tested, but leases are not
confined to that, land being offered
that is close to the munition
magazines.
The commanding officer Of the
proving ground will have super
vision over all lands leased in or
der to safeguard the magazines and
government stores thereon, and
also TO the extent that employees
not satisfactory will not be permit
ted ON the reservation.
Crops Subject to Approval.
Kinds of crops grown within so
feet of the magazines will be sub
ject 10 approval of the officer, so
as to prevent them being on the
ground when dry and remaining as
asfire hazard.
Should the land be needed by
the7 government will terminate the
lease at any time, reimbursing the
tenant for his crop.
This land was obtained from
about fifty different owners early
in. the war period, the acreage uG-
der these owners ranging from IA
IN R76
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
FRIDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-JANUARY 6, 1922

its championship of the rights O.
the smaller nations. and especially
for its support OF Jugoslavia'S
claims at the Paris peace confer
ence. The aged sovereign held for
mer President Wilson in high
esteem.
Throughout his II years King
Peter was INTERCHANGEABLE and
simple in his tastes. He disliked
ceremony and had a contempt for
f1attery and compliments. He in
sisted that his meals consist of only
one dish All his servants were
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
Boy Scout News

Troop No. % of the St. Joseph's
school and troop No. Is of the Gle
land Presbyterian chapel will have
a basketball game this evening at
the legion.
Troop No. 2 of the Oak Grove
chapel will meet this evening for
rehearsal on their play which they
will present within the near flu
ture. Rev. j. l.. Vance and o. B.
Maynard are coaching the play.
The Boy Scout band will meet to-
morrow afternoon to rehearse for
the concert at the Fort Armstrong
theatre, Jan IL, Is and IA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
LOCAL MAN WILL
VISIT CHILDHOOD
HOME IN GERMANY

Rudolph Gundelach of 4505
Eighth street, leaves Sunday for
New York and on Thursday, Jan
II, will sale on the Wurdenberg
for Holstein, Germany. He will
spend two, months visiting with
relatives.
Mr.. Gundelaoh came to this coun-
try 20 years. ago at the age of Is
and this is his first visit to his
home. -.--
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
LATE MONARCH
OF SERBIA LEFT
few LEGACIES
King Peters Character and Men,
DRY Was Richest Possession
Had Hoped to Visit q. s.

Belgrade, Jan. g. Interesting
details have come to light respect
ing the late King Peter, Serbia 8
venerable ruler and the grand old
man" of Europe, who passed away
in this city short time ago.
During his last illness the king
asked frequently for his son Alex
ander, who found it impossible to
be with him because of his own
serious illness in Paris. He was
much attached to the prince regent
and referred to him as my little
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
PINSKER WILL BE
SERMON SUBJECT

The sermon at the regular serv-
icesat 6 o'clock this evening at
tri-city- Temple Emanuel, Eleventh
and Brady streets. Davenport, will
be on .Pinsker, the Centenary of
Liberator''. The services and ser
mon will be conducted by Rabbi J.
l.; Baron. - Special music by the
choir has been arranged and the
public is invited to attend
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06

peasant soldiers. His home IN
Belgrade was plain to the point of
rudeness. When well, he always
attended personally to the gardens
and the poultry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-06
SWIFT LOSES MONEY.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-There was a
loss in inventory values of Swift
& Co., packers, of $40, 900. 900 dur
ing 1921, President Louis F. Swift
told the shareholders at the annual
meeting.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18
WILL HUDSON SURPRISED

A great surprise was sprung on Mr..
Will Hudson last Sunday when nearly
one hundred relatives and friends
gathered at his home about noon. One
of the neighbors had wanted him to
go and look at some cattle that MORN
ing. The neighbor returned with him
about 1890 in the presence of the. peo-
pie, and behold he was presented with
a Morris chair. Everybody brought
eats of all kinds. Miss Flossie Henry
made a beautiful birthday cake with
as candles, and presented it to him.
Mrs Gene Henry made wash boiler
of coffee, and say, talk about good
times, we will say we had it. Those
coming from a distance were Messrs.
Edward Turner, BERTHE Manley, Sam
ford White, Mervin Rusk, Ward White,
Gene Henry, George SEWERS and Ezra
White and families; Mrs. VIM. Turner
and two little girls Of Viola, Mrs. Wall
ing, Mrs. Bell and three children, Gil
bert Walling, Mrs. Ida White, Marion
Harris, Lizzie Stoda and three daugh-
tiers and Ira Turner and family. This
is only a few of the relatives and
neighbors who were there We all
departed for our homes leaving him
a nice purse of money, all feeling that
we had a lovely time.
One Who Was There.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18
ms and ner drawlngs VIA her read.

, ings and ner drawings with her read
ings.
Miss Bargelt, is an old hand at the
lyceum business. She has spent more
than ten years ON the Lyceum stage
and has been an unquestionable fav-
orite. She comes here only through
the Midland Lyceum Bureau with
which she is now travelling.
Starting her Iyceum career at an
early age as member of a Ladies'
Quartet, Miss Bargelt soon discover
ed her talent Managers saw that
she was capable of an entire eve
ning's entertainment alone and saw
with other members of a company.
much talent was going to waste. Ac-
cordingly. Miss Bargelt has travelled
on her own merits the past ten years.
Art and reading is a combination
seldom found. 1t has required much
originality on Miss Bargelt's part to
combine the two so effectively. She
interprets her selections both by
word and picture, illustrating her
characters as she impersonates them.
painting word pictures and pictures
on canvas at the same time.
A natural cleyerness and humor are
ninetenths of the reason for Miss
Bargelt's success as a Iyceum enter
tainer. Her clever quips as she car
toons and sketches are said to be
more than half OF an evenings en-.
teTtainment alone.
The lecture course committee be-
lieves that In Miss Evelyn Bargelt,
it is offering to the community a truly
high class entertainment, the kind
both old and young yin appreciate.
Miss Bargelt has not pleased audi
eGces ten years for nothing. She
knows how to say what they like and
how to do what they like to see. She
has a reputation for making people
appreciate fictitious characters doub-
ly, by her double representation of
them in word and picture.
AT THE
TEMPLE THEATRE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER rs
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18

in divers ways; the relating OF Incl
dents in time gone by, Enuslc Tor the
music-lovers, whilst the boys renewed
their skill in horseshoe pitching,
jumping, and other sports-craft- Char
lie Miller of LaFarge, displayed such
real athletic ability along THESE lines
that it is worthy Of mention:
Mrs. Ewers gave very interesting
talk on Southern California, relative
to t he wonderful climate, beautiful
homes, excellent roads, unexceiled ed
ueational advantages, and especially
did she emphasize so wildly its being
land of sunshine and flowers, that
she aroused within every one other
listeners a sincere desire TO visit this,
our United States Garden OF Eden
All too soon the twilight came steal
ing in to remind us that we had come
to the end of a perfect Day., and
when good-byes were being said, there
radiated from every soul, that Divine
Something, interpretative, but not
audible, which is imbued from an at
mosphere filed with the spirit of good
fellowship. The guests conjunctively
wish to express their gratitude to Mr..
and Mrs. Fowell for their generous
hospitality and the comforts of their
most beautiful country home. This
event will ever be cherished memory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph WHISKY and
daughter Evangeline and Mr.. c. w.
POWELL of this city were guests there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18
DRAMATIST And
ARTIST COMING
EVELYN BARGELT HAS UN-
USUAL COMBINATION IN
ART AND MUSIC

The local lecture course committee
promises something different this win
ter in the person of Miss EVELYN Bar
.gelt, artist and reader.
Miss Bargelt is a graduate of Chi
cago Art Institute and Cumnock
School of Oratory. She is equally
talented in art and dramatics and
has made use OF ser talent in this
unusual lyceum combination. She IL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18

Mrs .Knut Emerson entertained the
sewing circle at her home on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Getter were up
from Newton on Friday and visited at
the VIM. Getter home, also transacted
husiness here
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18
Dinner Party at Frank Powell HON.

On Sunday, October Is, about sixty
relatives and friends from Lacrosse,
Viroqua, Viola, LaFarge, and Richland
Center, met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank POWELL of Sylvan, where
sumptuous dinner was served cafe
terra style, in honor of Mrs. A. B.
Ewers of Alhambra, California, who
has been visiting here the past six
week and is soon to return to her Cal
ifornia home.
This was sureyl gala day. for
every one present from the wee tots
to the boys and girls with "Silver
Threads Among the Gold"
The afternoon was spent pleasantly
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18
Jackson s Son


Last Tuesday Messrs. Will Crook
and Phil Biddison and their wives
motored to Lacrosse and spent the day
Mrs. L. Hiles and sister, Mrs. Frank
Southwick, and Miss Rhoda Mcconnell
were entertained at the Mrs. Seth Nc
Clurg home on Pleasant Ridge Friday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18

Eddie Gorsline, Jr. came home
Saturday from Mineral Point. He
will spend few days with his parents.
I'm living learn and in learning
live If you don't know how attend
Mankato Commercial College, Manka
to. Mimi. Send for catalog.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18
BARN BURNS

Last Friday evening at about 7:30
the barn on the Ross Bankus farm
near Readstown caught fire from an
unknown cause and was completely
destroyed. w. C. Phillips was renting
the Bankus farm, and the fire was dis
covered in time to save his team, but
he lost a quantity of grain, chickens
and some machinery. 1t is a heavy
loss for him as he carried no insurance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-10-18

Mrs. j. Henderson and Miss Leola
Dewitt of Liberty Pole, spent last
week at Viola, visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Henderson, proprietors of
the Home Hotel there.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1929

1t is noted by a circu,ar issued by
the Vermont Bank commissioner that
licensed investment companies sold
to Vermonters during the yeai 1921
securities amounting to over $4,000.
600, More than nine and q half mil
lion dollars was invested in real es
tate mortgages in other states and
most of the remaining eighteen mil
lions was put into stocks and bonds
OF various kinds and descriptions,
NEST Of whiCl probably went out OF
the state No doubt the greater
share Of this money is well invested
but it seems that more Vermont mon.
ey ought to be put into the develop.
ment Of our own state A huge
amount CT the money in our banks Is
also invested outside Of TIE state,
when Vermont Interest are said to
SUI or TO some extent Is there not
some remedy for this continued de.
yeiopment OF every state except our
cwn.- Barton Mentor
According to report, the editor Of
the Monitor is going to the legisa-
ture from Orleans county next winter
and he will have a chance to try his
iand at changing the system No
one knows how much Vermont money
is invested outside the state but es.
Inmates run as high as four hundred
millions of dollars which IS greater
by a third than all the property value
assessed for taxation in Vermont.
Certainly an estimate Of ESQ millions
would be extremely conservative and
is below the trutl rather than above.
All Of this money escapes taxation IN
Vermont end every day in the year
there are a dozen or more bond and
security statesmen hustling up and
down the state peddng mortgages
and other interest bearing paper, en-
couraging Vermonters to put their
money outside the state and avoid
taxation here. The abuse Is easily
remeded when folks get ready to
face facts instead of CHASING rain.
bows and tagging after silly theorists
instead of paying attention to the
truth Of proved experience. Money
is elusive stuff and It cannot be
taxed by the same system that may
successfully be applied to real estate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
12l North Street
JOBS ARE IN DANGER
Number Of Federal inspectors 10 Be
Reduced.

Washington, April 5.-Apprehen.
sious which have beset the minds Of
the army OF government employees in
Washington since President Hard.
ing's overnight removal OF % bureau
o. engraving officials We're partially
allayed today by Secretary Mellon,
who circulated among the personnel
OF the treasury department q memo
randum saying that reports OF inn
pending Wholesale dismissals N the
internal revenue bureau were with.
out foundation.
Stories that heads are 70 fall right
and left IN the reorganization of the
internal revenue bureau, Mr. Mellon
said. did not emanate from any olfic-
ial source The secretarys statement
however, did not preclude the posi-
hility that changes may be expected
in L'a bureau and in other govern.
ment departments as the work o.
bringing the government service up
to the highest standard OF efficiency
goes on. Such changes are predict.
ed by high officials generally.
Some of the rumors that were start
ed among government employees by
TIE bureau of engraving order have
considerably unsettled the routine of
some bureaus, according 10 officials
because they have started many men
and women in the service worrying
about possibly future action which
might affect them. Todays memoran
dun by Secretary Mellon is expected
to improve that situation.
1t was also indicated alter the
memorandum was clrcu ated that tle
changes which are yet to be made in
the treasury personnel will be accom-.
plished gradually and that no whole
sale dismssals are TO he feared
Mr. Mellon memorandum to the
treasury employees said:
My attention has been called to
the reports witch have been appear
ing in the press predicting a general
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
BAL TIMORE W0MAN'S
MESSAGE TO MOTHERS

At $50 W. Hayward Ave, lives
Mrs. Henry Johnson, who few
weeks ago wrote what may be termed
a good message to all mothers She
said 81 have used Dr. True's Elk r
for more than ten years and know Il
S good She used Or. True's Elixir
the True Family Laxative and Worm
ExPeller, to rid her children OF
worms. There is hardly a child but
what needs DR.. Truc's Elixir for
they all usually have worms when
growing up Mrs. johnson appreci.
ates what Dr. Trues Elixir accom-
pl shes Your children will be In bet
ter health throuf.l It's use
Symptoms to watch: Constipation,
offensive breath. slow fever bilious.
ness, pains in stomach red points on
tongue. swollen upper lip starting
during sleep, 4Oc-60c-$1,2O. Ad.
vertisement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
GAS near HEART
rs NERY DANGEROUS

Gas around the heart ~ not only
painful and distressing. 1t often Is
the warming OF conditions. which II
not corrected may become danger
Gus. Muay times the gas Is caused
~ arrangement of the digestive
tract. Food 10 not digostcd properly
Ca forms and presses around tho
heart, interfering with It's action.
In acute indigestion this often re-
suits seriously. one or two Jaques'
Little Wonder Capsules give quick
relict. They assist IN the proper a.
aimilaUon OF foot
On sac by w. l.. GOKAY, Benning
ton; A. SCHROEDER, Londonderry
Vt; or GO cents by mail postpaid foI
large package from Jaques Capsule
Co., Plattsburg, y. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11

reorganization OF the bureau of in.
ternal revenue and the removal OF
certain officers and heads Of d.vis.
ions
The reports do not omanate from
any official source and are absolute
ly without foundation. No suIh re-
organization is now, nor has been at
any time contemplated 1t is my de-
sire, however, that '1e efficiency o.
the bureau should be maintained at
the highest possible standard and
with that end in view, shall expect
every employb OF the bureau to give
Ire commissioner and MS deputies
loyal support aud complete co-opera.
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
How's This?

HALLS CATARRu MEDICINE viii
do what we claim Cor it-curo Catarrh or
Deafness caused by Catarrh We do not
claim to cure any other disease.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE IN n
liquid taken internally and acts through
the blood upon the mucoug surfaces OF
the system. thus reducing the inflnmmn-
.tion and restoring normal conditions.
An Druggists Circulars free.
T. j Cheney ~ c., Toledo. Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-08
The Coal Strike.

Tor practically four months the country has
4 suffered greater lesser degree ,.on.
the coal strike. Some sections and industries
have suffered more heavily than others. On the
whole however. the general public has not felt the
pinch and large corporations with what appeared
to be ample stocks showed great
Daily. it expected. announcement would
be made that the strike had been terminated.
There has been no termination and the vast
reserves Of coal are beginning to dwndle. Manu-
facturers are beginning to take stock and get
anxious railroads figuring how long their
stocks will last and other big users Of fuel have
lost their airs of complacency From government
sources announcement is made that the country's
reserves are dwindng at appalling rate; that if
the miners go back to work tomorrow they prob
ably cannot make up the deficit before flies.
From a dispute between workers and mine op-
orators. in which the country showed only pas
sve interest the coal strike has developed into the
personal and imperative business of the entire
ton That such would be the long since
foreseen by the administration and moves looking
toward a settlement set afoot before the for
mai conferences of operators and miners
called. 1t hoped that the government would
not be dragged into the matter: it finally entered
last
President Harding is said to be developing a
plan by which he hopes to bring about immediate
settlement. As yet he has dvulged details but
gives the assurance that drastic measures will be
resorted to if necessary. 1t suggested that
time fuel regulations may be revived including pri-
orty orders for shipments Of coal public utilities
and railroads and to points where shortages soon
will be acute.
Whatever his play may be and whatever recep-
ton it is given by the disputants the President has
made it clear that he will every resource OF the
government to protect the public. The controversy
has reached the point where the rights and con-
venience OF the public seriously threatened, and
it is time both parties realized it Mr.. Harding is
to be congratulated upon his firm stand; he has
the backing OF the entire country.
Let hope miners and operators will see the
light of reason and make it unnecessary for the
President to the power which rests with him
for the protection Of the people.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-08

Tor lack OF service. three passing me
by, ] got TO the fifth floor and
plodded to SIG.
Another man with great dignity
greeted me. No. this is not the
chief inspectors office. but you may
md II Just across the hall"
Across the hall l went
Yes. this is the chief inspectors
office. but we don't know anything
at an I was told by the man who
had job as clerk Go down TO
232. and they will tell you"
Grtmly determined not to give up.
even though death did me part. /
went to 2a2 where a former bourcer.
gracefully welding a pen and watch
ing the clock said:
We have no information OF any
sort here. Try the solicitors once
on the NTH floor"
I stuck to 1t and trudeed YEARLY
back to floor No. s. Postoffice De-
partment, United States government.
is this the solicitors Office" |
inquired wearily and meekly.
Yep, whatcher want?" was
politely asked.
Can you tell me thus-and-so?' l
inquired.
We'll, We think So" was the reply.
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