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The New York herald., 1922-03-24
LAST OF j. s. DEAD
SENT FROM FRANCE
45,023 at Rest Here and 30,-
600 Will Sleep in Soil Of
Sister Republic.
In FOUR FIELDS OF HONOR
French Folk Make Our Dead
Their Own-50O in Last
Bivouac in Surrey.
IN FOUR FIELDS OF HONOR

PARIS, March 22.-The work OF re-
turning TO the United States the bodies
Of American soldiers who died in France
has been completed with final ship
ment OF 1900 bodies from Brest for
New York. This brings the total num-
ber of American bodies returned to
45,023.
The simple announcement of the COM
pletion of the task marks the close OF
one of the most trying and difficult
problems ever placed before the Ameri-
can army. The American Graves Regis
tration Service. the special branch of the
army organized for the purpose, employ
ing several thousand men under the
direction of American officers, began
work in February, 1920.
Agents OF that service will now 60 TO
England and assemble ninety-seven
American bodies destined for shipment
TO America. These were American SOL
diers who died in widely scattered parts
of Ireland. Scotland. Wales and Eng
land. Five hundred other bodies of
Americans whose relatives have decided
tc leave them in England will be con-
centrated in beautiful little permanent
cemetery at Brookwood. Surrey, Eng
land. the British Government having
given the site. This work will be COM
pleted by July.
The New York herald., 1922-03-24
scheme of Beautincation.

An extensive scheme of Identification
has been developed by special Fine
Arts Commission for the four cemeter-
les in France, which are to be the per-
manent resting places Of about 10000
Americans who fell in the world war
Original plans called for the expenditure
of nearly $4,000. 900, but in the interest
OF Government economy this sum has
been reduced to about s1,000,000.
Work will begin Immediately after
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-20
LIST WARNING
TO VOTERS

Enroll by next Tuesday, the 25th
or you cannot vote.
a telegram from the state chairman
says every light enrolment through
out the state. Urge necessity for pub
Lcity and effort on part of enrolment
committees" This applies to our
county. This is my last warning; the
bo,ls must positively close next Tues
da|. You have b., four more days
H"v. We have now done all we know
40 'cet you to qualify to vote in the
primary. You can rot DO so unless
yea enroll by the 25rh. if you still
ucE'cct to do so then you can blame
10 ne. but yourself when you will not
be allowed to vote.
Enrolling is very simple. All that
is required, if you are entitled to vote
otherwise, is to go in person and per-
Sonally write your full name. correct
""". occupation and address on the
book. You do rot need registration
certificate to enroll and vote in the
primary. But, you do have to prop
crly enroll. Prior enrollmcnts-for
the city primary for instance-do
noc count in the approaching primary.
Every one must enroll for this pri-
malY-that is, since the books were
open last month.
| am informed that in some few
cases man enrolfs his wifc's name.
That will not do. Each person must
personally enroll Then | am told that
some few have omitted to write their
age, or address or occupation. That is
not Il compliance with the require
mCnts, and such omission will not per-
nit the party TO vote. Any one who
has thus failed to properly enroll go.
bacl; to your book and correct the cr-
ror at once, and thus qualify yourself
Enrollmen committees. please dc
your best to get all to enroll properly.
The books must close next Tuesday,
and within three days thereafter the
secretaries must return the books to
me- See Rule IL of the Party.
j. A. Sawyer,
County Chairman.
IIlv IS 1000
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-20
Receipt for Canning Peaches

Sort the fruit, using firm, sound.
uniform peaches for canning and put
ting aside soft, broken ones for jam
\ few very large peaches are some
times canned whole in heavy syrup
and are called Melba peaches.
Firm, perfect peaches may be lye
peeled, but if very ripe the fruit is
made too soft by this process. The
lye method Of peeling'is superseding
The former methods of peeling by
hanl or boiling water. The objections
to this method were no doubt due, in
some measure, to improper usage.
Have ready boiling lye solution "a
tablcspoonfuls of concentrated I've to
one gallon of water) drop the peaches
into this, let say 29-to 80 seconds, lift
them out and drop into clear boiling
water for like period. After this
place them in cold bath, then the
skins will come off easily. Cut them
into halves, remove the seeds, pack
carefully in well sterlized jars, plac
ing the halves in overlapping layers,
the concave surface of each half be-
ing downward and the blossom end
facing the glass. Fill each jar with
strained syrup, using l cup of sugar
to | II cups water, let boi! until all
sugar is dissolved, strain, and pour
over peaches, and paddle carefully to
remove air bubbles. Process quart
30, No. 3 cans for Is minutes.
The above recipe is endorsed by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture and no ether method is recon-
mcnded by them or their agents.
There is absolutely no safe way to can
other than the cold pack method, and
that is not safe without proper
hlanching, eXhaustng and processing.
1t certainly is n very dangerous thing
10 use preserving powders, in the first
place the flavor IS practically destroy
ed, and in the second place it contains
an acid that is hard on the lining of
the stomach, and it finally results in
very serious stomach trouble The
u. S. Department does not advise the
use Of any preserving powders in can
ming, only salt and sugar are recon-
mended. For vegetables use the self
sugar mixture, q parts sugar and
part salt) 2 teaspoonfuls TO l quart
Of any kind of vegetables and use su-
gar for fruits according to directions
given in "Farmcrs' Bulletin o. 853. :"
This bulletin can be secured by writ
ing to The Department of Agriculture,
Washington. D. c., or by calling on
your county home demonstration
agent.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-20

The heavy steel doors of the Ohio
penitentiary closed on for chief JUS
tice of the municipal court of Cleve-
land, now a convicted perjurer serv-
ing term of from 1 to 10 years The
former judge is now a comrade of
thugs, crooks and gunmen, many OF
whom he himself sent to prison
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-20

Peat is used in Ireland to such az
extent that few people in the coun-
try districts ever burn coal. The
odor of peat is healthful and pleas
ant, and it gives out neither fumes
nor dirt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
GROWING CROPS
NEED RAIN, BUT
NONEEXPECTED
Ten Days Pass Without Amy Pre-.
cipffatiOn-LOts of Alfalfa
Harvested.

Growing crops are badly in need
of rain, 10 days having passed with
out more than a trace of precipita-
ton, Andrew M. Hamrick, local
weather man, said this afternoon.
Farmers have been watching the
weather calendar and reports close
1y in hope of rain. The storm which
was over western Iowa Saturday
morning and which was expected
to bring rain Saturday or Sunday,
moved very rapidly Saturday eve
ming toward, the east, missing this
section Of the country, but playing
havoc in the eastern states. 1t in
creased in intensity as it crossed
the continent and hit the eastern
cities.
A trace of rain was reported last
week, but not enough to benefit the
crops. The weather has been eX
cellent for harvesting alfalfa, and
considerable quantities have been
cut in the last two weeks. The tenn
perature since June 3. has been
above normal. ! today's record main
tanning the speed.
There is no rain in sight today,
Mr.. Hamrick said, the forecast be-
ing for generally fair tonight and
Tuesday, with not much change in
temperature The highest yesterday
was S4 degrees, and at 2:30 o'clock
this Afternoon was at the same level.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
GARMENTS WAGE
PACT is SIGNED
Street Car Company and Employees
AffiX Signatures TO Scale
Agreements For Year.

Three labor union working
agreements with the Tri-City Rail
way company became official this
afternoon with the affixing of
Manager T. c. Roderick's name to
the contract with the $50 Moline
and Rock Island trainmen The
Davenport city and interurban men
had secured the cOmpany's sigma
lures to their contract earlier in the
day.
The question of what wage
should be paid the carmen was set
tied for another year by the COM
pletion of these agreements. A
wage of So cents an hour is provid-
ed
R ]. Smith, manager of the Dav-
export lines of the company,
signed the Davenport local unions
contract Saturday, and Clark G.
Anderson, manager of the c. D. &
NJ. interurban line, signed today.
Preparation of the contract between
the Rock Island and Moline car
men and the company. represented
by General Manager T. c. Roder-
lex. was completed at noon today
and the signatures were appended
this afternoon when a delegation
from the union called upon Mr.. Ro-
derrick at his office.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
ARREST 12FOR
CATCHING FISH
Z AGAINST LAWS
Use Of Nets. Fishing Near Dam,
Lack Licenses, Bring State
Prosecution.

State game wardens arrested II
fishermen for violating the game
and fish laws. Friday, Saturday and
yesterday, and fines were assessed
by Magistrate d. J. Cieland today.
Fishing within 100 yards OF the
Rock river dam was the charge the
wardens preferred against five men
John Anderson, Albert Fleming
and L. r. White, Rock Island. and
John Brown and Thomas Smith.
Davenport. Each paid a SIS fine
this morning.
Use OF dip nets to catch fish was
the charge on which Edward Warm,
East Moline; o. F. Wither, Moline.
and lewis Nichol, Glen Hanson
and Clarence Lunicke, Rock Island.
paid SIS fines.
Two Davenport men, c. l.. Hireh
and II. J. Kiefer, were fined SIS for
fishing in Illinois without non-resi-
dent fishing licenses.
C. G.. McPherren, Monmouth,
headed the party OF game wardens
which participated in the cleanup
OF the Rock river fishing regions.
The rest of the wardens are V. r.
Emery. Jr., Pontiac; W. H Linsley,
Peoria; c. NJ. Myers, Oregon; S. w,
Cohenour, Sterling.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
SOL0IST
FOR GARDEN PARTY
OF BUSINESS CLUB

Mrs. Fred Mann will give vocal
numbers between the dances by
pupils of Miss Mary Hills dancing
classes tonight at the garden party
given at the H. S. Cable home spon-
sored By the Business and Profess
sional Woman's club. Mrs. William
ONeiIl will be at the piano. The
festival starts promptly at $50.
Much interest centers around the
party of this evening, which will
be the first of its kind held in Rock
Island in several years. Thefittle
dancers will appear in solo and
group numbers and will be an at
traction in themselves.
Frappe and ice cream will be sold
by the club members, during che
twilight hours. In going to the
AFFAIR it is requested that those
using machines as well as those
coming on street cars, use the Six
teenth street and Nineteenth avenue
entrances to the Cable grounds. Ar
rangements have been made to
have traffic officers assist in the
car parking. The home is easily
accessible by taking the Long View
car to Eighteenth avenue ard
street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
STERLING Gets
CASHFOR STATE
Former Treasurer Effects Settle.
ment in Full With Defunct
Bank at Dixon, LII.

Rockford, ILL.,, June 12-Lieuten-
ant Governor Fred E. Sterling, for
mer state treasurer, today. effected
settlement in fuIN with Receiver
Weyant of the defunct Union State
bank of Dixon, whereby Sterling
collected in full $4,000 OF state
funds, which. as state treasurer, he
had on deposit in this bank when
it became insolvent, together With
the 3 per cent on the amount from
the day he left the Treasures of
fee, Jan. 10. 1921, to date, amount
ing to s637.50.
Mr. Sterling today forwarded to
State Treasurer Miller, a draft for
$15, $3.50, which closes Up the last
matter of his treasurersaiD term
and completes payment u mis- sue,
cessor of all money which Yves
shown by the state Auditors state
ment to be due from him at thu
close of his term. The defunct ban6
was the only one of nearly four
hundred repositories of state funds
which failed during Sterling's term
as treasurer. and because of for
tunate settlement made today. after
red tape court procedure, the state
did not suffer the loss of a single
penny, either in principal or inter
est.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
Personal Points

Mrs. Earl Brown, 421 Fourteenth
street, returned home this morn
ing fromss To-day visit with her
mother, Mrs. ]. S. Bush, at Fulton,
Mo.
Howard X. Morse, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank H. Morse, 170S Twenty
sixth street, will sail for Europe
on the s. s. Cedric from New York
city June II. MIR. Morse is now an
instructor at the Art institute,
Chicago.
Miss Ebban Anderson. 1927 For
ty-second street, and Miss Pearl
Johnson, 1881 Twenty-second ave-
nue., Moline, left at noon today for
Des Moines. They will enter
the Iowa Lutheran hospital training
school for nurses.
Miss Charlotte Lewis, 1886 Fifth
avenue, will leave tomorrow for a
visit in Des Moines, Iowa, and On
aha, Neb.
MT. and Mrs, Lyman Lehrburger
OF Boston arrived yesterday TO visit
with Mrs. Lehrburger's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayer Levi, of The
Harper.
Fred Edwards, assistant secre-
tary of the Rock Island Chamber
of Commerce, and Otto F. Hide
brandt, secretary. returned from the
Sale conference Saturday.
Younger men carried burden of the
meetings activities
Rev. J. ]. Quinn left today on a
vacation trip which will include
visits to friends in Champaign and
Bloomington. He will also be the
guest of a brother in Milwaukee,
Wis, and will be absent from Rock
island for several weeks.
Irwin S. Rauch, treasurer of the
Sevrus Rubber company, leaves to-
morrow for Columbus, Ohio, to at
tend graduation of his daughter.
Miss Eleanor, from Ohio State uni
versity. Mrs. Ranch and Miss
Eleanor will accompany Mr., Ranch
on his return to Rock Island, MAX
ing the uip-by auto.
William aDuffin, 1414 Sixth street,
underwentza serious operation Sat
urday night at the Lutheran hos
pital in Moline. Mr.. Duffin will be
IL years of age next Saturday. He
withstood the operation splendidly.
Rev. F. J. Rolf, pastor the Evan
gelical Church of Peace. has re-
turned from attending conference
at Ackley, Iowa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
SON OF A FORMER
MOLINE COUPLE
HAS TRAGIC END
fsneciaI Moline Service

William c. Wheelock, son of
Chaplin Wheelock and Grace Ball
Wheelock, former Mothers, was
killed in an airplane accident at
Chicago yesterday. His bride of
nine days was also killed.
The accident occurred at As
burne field, Eighty-third street and
Cicero avenue, Chicago. Mr.. and
Mrs. WheeIock were on their honey
moon. Mr. Wheelock was instant
ly killed. His bride died some hours
after the accident without knowing
that her husband had been killed.
The accident occurred when the
plane crashed to the ground from a
height of 800 feet. Dangerous
winds are said to have been par
TALLY responsible for the tragedy.
William Wheelock's bride was
Duda Vaneva Bashear, an art in
structor at Valparaiso university
before her marriage. She married
the son of the former Moliners at
Zion City, June 2
Dispatches from Chicago today
declare that Coroner Peter NJ. Hof-
man started an investigation of the
dCSlOShL tuiS HOIAlnS. coroner
Hoffman is quoted as saying:
Il have heard that the plane was
built to carry only two passengers
and that the pilot crowded three
into it,"
A friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Vince
lock, who accompanied them to the
flying field. said the safety belt was
left unfaStened when the machine
made its accent The strap is said
to have been too short to go around
both Mr.. and Mrs. WheeIoek, who
occupied the same seat
John Metzgar, pilot of the ma
chine who was injured, said the
controls on the plane failed to work.
Early reports from the flying field
stated that because of the winds
there had been no flights until Mr..
and Mrs. Wheelock arrived. The
after are said to have insisted on
going up.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
MAIN LEAK MAKES
SUNDAY WORKDA
FOR WATERWORKS

Water from broken wa ermain
undermined Fifth avenue between
Forty-fourth and FOrty-fifth streets
Saturday night and repairs on the
break kept the trouble force of the
waterworks system busy yesterday
Commissioner John A. Murrin SUI
perintended she work.
An oblong 3x21s inches on the
under side of the main was the rs
sure from which the leakage came.
To locate it, digging down six feet
to the pipe and repair the hole took
nearly all day. The situation was
complicated by the fact that the
excavation had to be made between
the street. car tracks
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
CEREMONIAL OF
DO. OK. TO Be
Moline Event
Summer Meeting of Tigress Tenn
pie Brings Delegates From
Surrounding Cities.

The summer ceremonial of Tfgris
temple No. 219, Dramatic Order OF
Knights of Khorassan, will be held
at Z o'clock Saturday evening in
Turner hall, Moline.
The work will be conferred on a
large class of tyros from the var
ious knights of Pythias lodges in
Kewanee, Knoxville, Galesburg, AL
bany, Cordova, Rock Island, Daven-
port, Moline, East Moline. Milan,
and other cities in the local tenn
pies district in Illinois and Iowa.
The temples patrol of 16 men.
which has been working diligently
at drill under the leadership of Ma
jor Ed Kittilsen of Moline, will
make its first appearance in new
uniforms of purple and red satin
at the summer ceremonial.
Preceding the ceremonial work,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12

the ladies OF the Pythian Sisters
ledge of Moline will serve dinner,
after which there will be parade.
Visitors from d. o. o. K. temples
of Peru, Joliet. Peoria, Chicago,
Decatur, Springfield, Maquoketa.
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo will be
in attendance. Plans for enter
tainment of visitors and home town
people are being made by the local
temple, so that those taking part
in the ceremonial and those coming
to watch it will both share in the
fun.
M. e. Terry. Keeper of records
and seals of Fort Armstrong lodge,
knights of sPythias, Rock Island, is
royal vizier of Tigris temple.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
CLUB TOLD OF
HEDDINC drive
DR.. ]. W. McDOUgall, Directing
College Relocation, Explains
Purpose of Campaign.

Introduced to the Rock Island
Kiwanis club at its luncheon today
as being in all probability a
Scotchman on account of his name,
DR.. ]. w. McDougall, director Of
the financial department of the
board Of education of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who is forward
ing the movement in the tri-cities
for the relocation of Hedding col
lege, Abingdon, in Moline, said that
his father was born in Glasgow,
his mother in England, while he
himself was born IN Canada, but
had been adopted by the United
States of America.
And ever since the day" said
Dr. McDougall, that l took the oath
of allegiance there has been no flag
so beautiful to me as the stars and
stripes"
After making, the statement that
his home city was Seattle, Wash,
he told of the trouble experienced
in that city with the 1. W. w. When
any society is organized for such
objects as are champiOned by the
l. w ", 1t is time mat the Amer
lean people put stop to it," he
maintained.
Referring to the object of his
temporary residence in the tri-
cities, he said that no community
could have more valuable asset
than a college of liberal arts, such
as Hedding college.
In the upper tier of counties in
Illinois, DR.. McDougall said, the
proportion of college students is
one to every 500; in the second tier
of counties, the proportion is one
TO every 1000, while in the lower
tier of counties the proportion is
one to every 5000.
The further statement was made
that the proceeds OF the $1,000,O0O
endowment of Hedding college
would be spent in the tri-cities.
and the money for the erection Of
the buildings would also be expend-
ed in this community He referred
also to other financial contributions
which the community would re-
ceive through the location OF the
college, and ~the benefits intellec-
tual, physical and moral that would
be received by the pupils who
would be trained to be leaders of
society.
He was accompanied by DR.. Wal
ter c. Scott. Chicago, staff repre-
sentative of the department of f.
nance of the Methodist Episcopal
church. who is to be resident of
Rock Island during Hedding drive.
He was introduced as a member Of
the Chicago Kiwanis club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
ARSENAL PLANS
ANNUAL OUTIN.
Employees and Families IN n.
Picnic at Welfare Center
Special Car Servioa

Employees of the Rock Isls,.
senal and their families viii yin =. Z
their third annual outing sa,,,s!
afternoon and evening at NJ ~
Island Arsenal Welfare cent?.
The program which begin.
O'Clock and continues untiI {.
night consists of variety q, y
tertainment including bs..,s $.
games, races, vaudeville and =.
ing. The families will brine e +
baskets as both lunch and -. =,
will be eaten on the grounds ~,
rangements have been MAD =
special street car service and
parking automobiles. I.upeb y
be obtained at the Welfare cent.
Tickets are being sold at non.
cost to defray the EXPENSE j.
prizes, orchestra. and other a..
Each child will be given balioe....
squawkers and other noveItiay
E. Anderson is secretary az :
committee in charge Of arr,s..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
FARMERS INVITED
BY UNIVERSITY TO
OPEN HOUSE WEEK

Agricultural open house will be
observed at the University OF I'LL
nois, June 10 to "a. inclusive, so
that farmers from many sections
OF the state may inspect the exper-
mental farm, plots, herds and la
boratories.
Work In hand will be explained
to guests by department heads. and
fhe places of interest will be open
TO visitors daily from $3.50 O'Clock
IN the morning until evening.
Those who desire to attend from
Rock Island county are requested
to notify W. H. Young, college of
Agriculture, Urbana.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12
100 IN SWIMMING
MEET IN ~ POOL

More than one hundred boys and
men of six classes in the Y. NJ. c.
A., participated in swimming
meet Saturday afternoon at the Y
pool.
The classes participating in the
meet were the juhior A, props. jun
ior B.. intermediate, newsboys and
Y men. The events were the 20
yard swim, plunge for distance, I'M
derwater swim, 40-yard swim and
fancy dive. The meet was under
the direction of Willis Wood, physi-
cal director of the Y. NJ. C. A First.
second and third ribbons were CIV
en- in each event.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12

will be the last day of the enroll
ment. After that time all the class
time will be devoted to teaching
the boys who have been enrolled.
The lads will be classified daily,
according to their ability in the wa
ter. The various divisions are the
beginners, coasters. kickers, arm
strokers. short distance swimmers
and long distance swimmers.
Here's the coupon for tomorrow,
boys. Clip it and enter the free
swimming classes Remember.
boys, Wednesday is the last day
that you will have the opportunity
OF enjoying and learning to protect
Yourself in the water.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-12

One hundred and three boys re-
ported this morning for the first
lesson of The Argus-Y. NJ. c. A.
Learn to Swim campaign in the Y
pool.
"The Hrst meeting OF the class
was very successful" Willis Wood.
physical director, who is in charge
of the campaign said this morning,
land all but about ten of the boys
passed the preliminary test
All boys clipping the coupon
which appears daily in The Argus
are entitled to join class and re-
ceive the free instruction. Upon
presenting it at the Y office they
will be enrolled and Wednesday