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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
FARMERS ENROLL
FOR LABORATORY
TRACTOR COURSES

Farmers are already beginning
to enroll for the laboratory course
to BE- given in connection with the
tractor school to be staged in Rock
Island under farm bureau auspices
At the ]. M. EchaAb Sons garage.
Feb. 2s, "a, and 2S.
Farm Advisor Oscar Z. Ackerson
says that the course which il lin.
ited to Is farmers will include In
strnction in the repair OF gasoline
and tractor engines. \
In some cases farmers have tax.
"a out ! bureeu msmbership in Or
der to take advantage OF the trac-
tor school.
The lectures will be open to the
eeAefal public but the laboratory
work In which tractors will be used
for purposes OF demonstration will
b. ltmlted to farmers.
The Instructions will be delfv-
Gfad ~ experts from the univer-
my q l1Ii16ls. q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
Thief STEALS
PURSE IN
CASH IS CONE


Pickpockets work in the crowds
in the post0ffics lobby ct 1880 this
afternoon, stole Z p0ckstbook con-
tanning $40 in currency and q num-
Der Of checks from Mrs. Carl An
dreassn, 2S45 Eighth avenue.
Mrs. Andreasen was unable to re-
call the circumstances Of her loss
She had the purse yith her when
she entered the building to mail
last Of her Christmas parcels, and
may have put it down for a mo-
ment. When she gQt ready to leave
the building, the bocketbook war
gone.
It was the first theft Of its kind
reported in the postoffice this sea
son.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

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she11dinx the holidays with his
ivso1har. M. q. ". HAYES. $500,
Nishteenth ayenue.
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with relatives q dresden, Vnio.
Olaf 2. Cervin Of Cervin 4 Horn,
has returned to. Rock Island after =
months absence Id Chicago.
Mr. and Mr.. Iohn q Il. NJ pa
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MRS. Lee sellers ana children OF
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William 0oehme, 1z2a Eleventh
street: Mr. sellers VIII arrive later.
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student at the University OF Minne-
sofa, is home 1or the Christmas
mondays ana Is visitine ms motner'
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
500 NEEDY ONES
ToCET BASKETS
Good Fellows Of Moline Provide
Christmas Cheer for Many
Poor Families.
.tspec,.l Moline servto.,


One hundred twenty-six baskets
were distributed today by Mrs. Rose
Salisbury to needy families of Mo-
line. These will supply 400 per-
sons with Christmas dinners, cloth
ing and toys. +
Eighty dinner baskets were pre-
pared by the relief association and
distributed by members OF the XII
wants club. Kiwanians, Kings
Daughters and others financed a
number Of these baskets.
Moline Good Fellows. the Relief
association. the Elks, the Salvation
Army and other philanthropic or
CARNATIONS and individuals united
in making 500 persons happy.
The Salvation Army will give a
dinner to all homeless men at the
army hall tonight.
The Elks' Christmas party for
poor children will be held in the
clubroom tomorrow afternoon. Two
hundred children have been invited.
Toys, candy. fruit and clothing
are contained In the Good Fellows
baskets which are being distributed
by Mrs. Salisbury. The contents of
each basket was selected to meet
the needs of the individual family.
The Salvation Army expects to
distribute 20 baskets and so pairs
of shoes. The Army will sponsor
Julotta service early Christmas
morning and a musical program
Monday night
Newly minted money is being
used for Christmas gifts in many
cases this year. Moline banks have
distributed $25, 900 in new coins and
currency. OF the $4,000 distribut-
ed by the Peoples bank, 5000 was
in gold.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
LIST GAMES IN
INTERMEDIATE.
BASKET LEAGUE
-T---TF
Junior Teams Schedule Rearranged
- Permit Additional Teams,
Seniors Start Tuesday.

Schedule Of the intermediate
group in the Sunday school basket
ball league was announced this
morning by Elmer Osterman, chair
man OF the basketball committee.
The league will consist of five
teams and will begin its season
Wednesday evening at Sis O'Clock
in the "Y" gym. The members of
the league are: Cleland Presbyte-
rian, Grace Lutheran, South Park
Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian
and First Methodist.
The junior league schedule has
been rearrAnged for tine EdgeWoOd
Baptist and Grace Lutheran teams
which catered the league after the
schedule was announced. The
junior league now consists Of IL
teams and is divided into two idivi-
sions, "a" and "B" with five teams
in each. Each division plays q
round robin tournament followed
by Q straight elimination contest.
The intermediate schedule is as
follows:
Dec. 27-Ffrst Methodist vs.. Gracl
Lutheran.
Dec. 29-Central Presbyterian VS.
South Park Presbyterian.
Jan. 3-Central Presbyterian VS.
Cleland Presbyterian.
Jan. South Park Presbyterian
VI. Grace Lutheran.
Jan. 8-South Park Presbyterian
VI First Methodist. !.
Jan. 10-Grace Lutheran VS.. Gle
land Presbyterian.
Jan. 12-Grace Lutheran vs.. Cen
trail Presbyterian.
Jan. 15-Cleland Presbyterian VS.
First Methodist.
Jan. 17-Cleland Presbyterian VS.
South Park Presbyterian.
Jan. 19-First Methodist Vi. Cen
trail Presbyterian.
Jan. 22-First Methodist vs.. Grace
Lutheran.
Jan. S4-Central Presbyterian vs.
South Park Presbyterian.
Jan. 26-Central Presbyterian VS.
Cleland Presbyterian.
Jan. 29-South Park vs.. Grac,
Lutheran.
| Jan. 31-South Park vs.. FRS
Methodist.
Feb. Grace Lutheran vs.. Gle
land Presbyterian.
Feb. 6Grace Lutheran vs. Cen
trail Presbyterian.
i Feb. 7-Cleland Presbyterian vs.
First Methodist.
+ Feb. e-Cleland Presbyterian vs.
South Park Presbyterian.
Feb. 12-First Methodist VS.. Cen
trail Presbyterian.
] The senior league will begin it
schedule on Tuesday evening a
Sis o'clock. The junior leagu
will open Friday afternoon at Al
o'clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
MANY WILL TAKE
PART IN MOLINE
SONG FESTIVAL
fsSecial Moline sesvis.,

One thousand voices are expect
ed to be heard in the festival Of
song and light to be held at Mo-
lines community Christmas tree to-
night. 1t is estimated that 500
school children will participate,
presenting the cantata, "The Birth
of Christ in Song"
The big Christmas tree has been
mounted on platform and sur
rounded with IL small trees. Dec
Grating the trees was done by the
window dressing department of the
New York store. More than $50
lights have been used in fnuminat-
ing the group. Two powerful
floodlights, stationed in the DIS
patch building, will brighten the
scene.
After the group singing at the
tree, carolers will be conveyed in
six trucks to the hospitals and
homes Of shut-ins and sing for the
invalids.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
NOTED SURGEON
DIES SUDDENLY

Denver, Dec. 23.-Dr. Charles
Andrew Powers, widely known sur
geon, president Of the American
Society for Control of Cancer, Drop
ped dead In the University club
here this afternoon. 4
DR.. Powers was Ga years old. He
was one Of the most widely known
surgeons in the country, had served
In France during the World war
and was to have been given the
distinguished service medal next
Tuesday in connection with his sur.
gicAl work In the war gone, where
he specialized In the surgical treat
ment Of faces mutilated by war
wounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
May LOSE HAND
MANCLED mice
CREAM Freezer


Kenneth Andrews. S-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Andrews, Gil
Seventeenth stfest, vas severely
injured when his left hand was
caught in an electric ice cream
fresssr In the Anderson Confsc-
tionery store, e13 Seventeenth
street, last night ct 8 o'clock. One
finger was amputated and the rest
Of the hand badly manGled
The youth was rushed to st. An
thongs hospital whore he was at
tended BY Dr.. Joseph De Silva. The
physicians this Afternoon stated
that It WAS doubtful e the boy's left
hand could b saved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
ROCK ISLAND CLUB
Is REDECORATNQ

Workmen are engaged in redec-
Grating the auditorium and ball
room as well as the halls on the
second floor of the Rock Island
club in preparation for the dinner
dance New Years eve.
The auditorium which is occu-
pied by the Rotary club meetings
and for large affairs will be COM
pleted for the meeting of the club
next Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
FIND H0OCH. and
STILLS;WIADJE
PLACED IN JAIL
County and Federal Officers RAid
Farm Near St. Kloi Driv.
ing Field.

Felix Wade, residing near the
St. Eloi race track, east Of Silvis,
was arrested in . raid by county
and federal officers this afternoon
on . charge Of manufacturing
liquor. The raiders destroyed 15
barrels Of mash, . supply Of hooch
and brought back with them as evil
dence 10 gallons Of hooch and two
35-gallou stills. Wade will spend
Christmas In jail. The raid WAS
made by Federal Agent Joe Prem
dergast. Sheriff C. L. Edwards and
Deputies Morton and Fowler.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
MRS. May FORD
GIVEN RELEASE

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 23.-Mrs.
May B. Ford, In jail on . charge
of attempting to engage profess
sional gunman to kill her husband,
N. J. Ford, farmer of Dearborn, a
suburb, was released from the
county Jail early today under bond
Of $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
JEWELLERY VALUED
AT $400 STOLEN
ROOMMATE GONE

(SpeciNI M0nn6 6ofv1ce.J \
Andrew Hanson is bemoaning the
loss of his room mate. Not that An
drew is sentimental. but he would
like to have the $500 diamond tie
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

'Show me the place where
there is no Christmas; no loving
remembrance, by gifts, and
speech-nothing to show that
that birth-night nineteen hum
dred and twenty-five years ago,
has spread it's message of Peace
and Good Will over the earth;
and will show you a place
where life is not worth living"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

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11on1 ehloe g police was
1nm4e4 - ~ Moline JAIL
f1lye - e1Aet TITO . recog-
~ e. ~ cneroo o. mosoet-
William 0abel. Judge =. A.
nl1on adjourned court until Tues
Hm0gning 1t . O'Clock, aad thete
- ~ no further attempt unul
~ to ming n boaes1eu ~ Con
: NpvsT the bail Of NA0ees de-
$1,000 = tie murder CO.. CO.'S
asmeA on the le1ees charges
&5Ais wife, Albert and Mary
nf1s and Julius D9vSn5onsk.
- unsuccsesful attempt VA
: y youter0ay. aftsSnooa e fur-
: bondsnneo tor Con- COVERING
= charges. His total bonds are
@DH400, and those who appeared
V1t9 ufabls % schedule ea{wnefe
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lSfeelv upon Billburg's statement
tS1he nhysician and that the stat
cas1cnted to his transfer to thu
lfSknita1 pending further exanina'
tInn by 4 physician. The first Or
al was to St. Anthony's but this
V6e changed to the Lutheran hos
ul2ai. Moline, and finally back Il
N6ck Island.
It was during the Billburg .peti
ton that Judge Larson made tn
basement that he would be III
ciiSDd to .fix bail for each Of tn
Looney murder defendants at go,
COO. Instantly the trio Of attorney
representing the state were Of
their feet protesting against sncl
order. They said they would re
sist any effort to secure the releas
OF -Billburr. Buckley, Holsapple O
Df0st on bond.
III now appears that Attorne
uietx viii seek to have the cour
y,srmit the removal of Btllbur
f,rm 81 Anthonv,s hosnitaI to hi
hr,rs Tho .nh;ect' WAC broache
inSorma,Iv fhis morYinr followin
~ di.nns,tion ~ tina Cor nroceed
mrs. Mr.. Diets indicated tina
BHlburg's physical condition !
such that he can receive better ut
tention from his wife. The cour
was told that Mrs. Rillburg Is bes
able to administer necessary al
taution to the defendant. The aues
ten will come up for decision ne,
Tnesdav. and in the meautim
Sheriff 6. L. Edwards will be aske
to inspect the Billburg home an
report to the court on the adyil
ability Of confininx him there ur
dsr anecial ruard
Julius Duyeionck Mrs Mar
Schmidt. MIRA cor and Lou Ne,
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

Your family's Christmas will be brighter
and better il you tufn to the Christmas
Gift Suggestions'' in the Classified Section
today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23
HI. HAe Strand.

funeral services for Mrs.. Mae
Strand, who died wednesday
morning ct wilmer, Mimi, will be
held at ! o'clock Sunday afternoon
in the EstherdAhl chapel Moline,
Rev. c. o. Morland to officiate. In.
tsrment will be In the family lot In
Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-23

20 little tolcn Of Bethlehem hon still thee Hsi
Adore thy deep and drenless sleep the silent stars By.
Yet in thy dark street sRneth the Everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the met in thee tonght
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
Empire Completing $500 900
POncd city Plant additions

PoNCA CITY. Sept. 9.-with the
completion In the near future OF ad-
ditlons and improvements, amount
ing TO Sl,S00.000. the Empire Re-
timing company viii have made the
Ponca city plant the most extensive
OF It's entire string II is planned
now TO complete the work during
september and to operate the plant
az Its fun capacity. In this connec-
ton, II IL announced. that the EN-
plrc expects TO have its entire string
of rtflncrlcs in fun operation soon,
all undergoing repairs now for that
purpose.
The additional construction here
started year and n half ago and
has been delayed several times for
various reasons. The Empires plant
nt Independence. kan, was moved
TO Ponca city and merged with the
local plant. and In addition numer-
Gus new units are being completed.
The company has 16-inch pipe
line Into ponca City from the
Augusta field of Kansas and also n
4-inch line into the western Usage
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
Imports Of Petroleum at
PrinciDdl n. s. Ports

According 20 figures collected by
the American Petroleum institute,
Imports Of petroleum (crude and re-
fined O!ls) a. the principal ports
for tho month ~ August totalod o.
7g5,22i barrels, daily average OF
3i5,976 barrels compared with H.
307D74 barrels, daily average Of
3Gi773 barrels for the month Of
July Imports st the principal Al
lantic coast ports for tho month to-
tailed 6.2b703t barrels. a daily nv-
rrage Of 201.Si0 barrels. compared
with G,0S4.4lS barrels. Il daily ev-
rrnRe ~ 1921 barrels tor July.
At Gulf coast pOrts imports tOtnlod
3,63S. 100 barrels. daily average Of
lld,135 barrels, compared with g.
223.b56 barrels. a daily average of
iGE,b03 barrels for July
Imports a. principal United states
ports FOR the week ended Sept 2 to-
talod i,591,G2i barrels. a daily aver
nEo ~ POT GG0 barrels. compared
with 2.52I0O0 barrels. n daily av-
craEo NJ 3G0.G7l barrels for tho
week ended August 2G
Receipts At Atlantic coast portn
for the week ended Sept. ? were / -
0s5,G2l barrels daily average Of
ih5,0s0 bnrrcls against 1.bi6 600
barrels FOR the week ended August
&c
Receipts nt cur coast ports were
bOsO 600 barrels daily average Of
72.57l barrels. against 97s,0O0 bar
rolls, n daily average of i10,714 bar
rolls Tor tho week ended August 90.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
Predicts Big Loss In
Mexican Oil

Because OF the existing unattlcd
conditions In the Mexican petroleum
industry, hH n result OF the virtual
exhaustion OF some Of the more In
portant producing fields, following
salt water INVASION the Standard
OF company of New Jersey. In the
current lssue Of The Lamp, Expresses
tho opinion that only a part of the
huge Investment OF approximately
$500. 900. 900 "wich the operating
companies M a whole have made In
Mexico will ever be returned to
them" The company points ont
that the first era OF the Mexican
oil industry In drawing to close"
II In further asserted that innsmuch
as existing fields are being exhaust
cd the future Of tho industry de-
pends much upon the attitude OF
the Mexican government.
Under the caption Mexican EN-
pectatlons." the company says the
producing operations have been
largely confined 10 lands bounded
on the north by tho Tamesi river;
tho TuXpam river on the south; the
Gulf of Mexico on the cast; and on
the west by an irregular line extend
Ing from tho mouth OF the Ninasco
river through tho Otortepeo noun
tains TO the Panuco river, thence
10 tle l8HltNls AlInpuEn IIlH dIth
contains 2.470,000 acres, production
has been concentrated in two pro-
ducing districts--the panuco field
and the southern fold, containlns
about 26.O 900 acres each
II is estimated that the Investment
In the exploitation OF Of Mexican
oil has not hoen less than one hli-
Hon pesos. or $500 10000 United
states currency. which has resulted
In the production OF approximately
700 600 600 barrels Of oil in tho past
90 years. over 500 900. 600 bOrrels Of
which wore produced I'm tho last five
years. In this period. the government
has received by way OF direct taxes
approximately $4,000, 900 ot which
SOS, 500 900 have been collected dur
ing tho past five years; t3l0O0.0O0
In 1921,
at is safe 10 assert that few. n
any OF the existing oil companies
have been reimbursed for their
original investment up through the
present time. and that collectively
they now face loss OF not less than
one-hnlf Of the original investment"
yays The Lamp. at Is no eNaEgcra -
tlon TO say that n the companies had
roreseen the conditions which now
exist, they would never have invest
ed tho capital which has gone into
tho development OF the Mexican pc
troleum industry"
Regarding the future, Il Is said
| that "the present situation IN crltl-
| cal because the progressive eXhaus-
| tion OF the production has not been
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compensated by the exploration OF
now territory and the discovery ana
opening OF now fields The oil indus.
iiy' continues tho paper will have
no future In Mexico unless an lntcn-
Nlve effort 10 find now fields or
production he undertaken and sue
cesstully prosecuted. The areas TO be
explored are more remote from the
rorts OF shipment than those now
producing ana the necessary de-
Nelopmont work can be carried
through only by expenditure OF a
vast amount OF new capital
THE future OF the oil Industry I'm
Mexico rests primarily In the hands
CT The government. Assuming that
the undevelopcd areas OF Mexico
contains enough Of promise to jus.
thy further capital Investment. such
ettort can only he undertaken when
tho Mexican government shall find
ways ana means OF extending TO the
oil Industry the cordial encourage.
ment and cooperation usual In other
countries. II In our hope that the
present MEXICAN administration,
which has already gone far toward
solving its financial difficulties, will
snon mako II possible for foreign
capital to safely and wisely partici-
patio In the development Of tho nat.
urnl resources OF that country. g.
New York Times,
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COsden official Finally
Denies Royal Dutch
RumOr

CHICAGO. H.. sept "a high
official OF Cosdon Il Co. positively
donies the rumor OF nm impending
merger with the Shell Union OIL
company. This apparently settles tho
matter which has caused no end Of
gossip.
The very idea that such a thnN
might happen was so startling that
II sent Standard OH company ofti-
cials Fcurryng around ana stirred
up a great deal OF gossip regarding
the market for crude OIL ana raised
a tremendous rumpus generally
The market FOR fuel oil continues
strong in Chicago and gasoline
while not so strong, is bound TO be
better as the weather has improved
greatly.
This is tho first time that an off,
clal OF either the Coadcn or Royal
Dutch organizations has been willing
to make statement OF any kind
regarding the rumor that has caused
20 much comment IN local oil ana FL
nancial circles In the last two days