Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-03
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MOLINE

another Convention Secured. - AT
Rockford, Moline was honored by be
ing chosen the 1911 convention city of
Mission Church Sunday Schools of
Northern Illinois Rev. Albert Johan-
son Of Moline was elected president
and Rev. ]. j. Johnson OF Galesburg
was named secretary. Batavia was
given the 1912 convention. 1t was de-
cfded to issue a call soon to all Mis-
sion church Sunday schools of Illinois,
Indiana and Iowa, to meet and form
union, though the place and date
were not fixed.
Plumbers on Strike. - Journeymen
plumbers of Moline did not report for
work yesterday. This move was I'M
| expected by the master plumbers.
They had informally decided to grant
the wage increase demanded by the
union and were prepared to raise the
wages of plumbers and steamfitters
| from $3.50 to 81 day. The master
| plumbers here made little outcry on
account Of the lack of help, however,
and W. l.. STANCE, their secretary,
says they are awaiting developments.
The bosses contend that they are treat
ing individually with the plumbers
union. One of them said: THE men
are not content with concessions in
the way of wage increases and short
working day, but want TO impose GER
tain conditions on us that would prac-
tically amount to their running our
shops. We will never stand for this"
To Revise City Court ProIeet-Agi-
tation in favor of city court for Mo-
line has not died out; there is still
strong sentiment in municipal circles
in favor of the proposition, and indi-
cations are that special election TO
vote on establishing such court will
soon be called by the council. Voters
of Moline declared themselves as in
favor of city court at the regular
April election, but the council did not
declare the proposition carried because
it did not receive a SUFFICIENT majority
of the total number of votes case at
the election. This was due to the fact
that more than 1000 who voted for
city officers failed to express them
selves on the city court proposition.
Poole and Thompson to Pillow Com
pany.-Two valuable men have been
added to the force of the Moline Pillow
company, S. D. Poole entering the in.
ventive department and G.. Walter
Thompson taking charge of orders in
the local department Both men en-.
tered on their new duties yesterday.
Mr.. Poole served as an inventor for
Deere & Co. for 30 years and is con-
sidered one of the best men in the
business OF developing new ideas to
modernize machinery. G. Walter
Thompson has been in the employ of
the government at the arsenal here
for IA years. He succeeds George
Hepburn, recently transferred to Madi-
son to have charge Of the transfer
house there.
Promotion for Robert Lea. An
nouncement is made that Robert Lea,
who came to Moline little more than
a year ago from Chicago to take
charge of the Moline plant of the Otis
Elevator company following purchase
of the interests of the Montgomery
brothers, is given substantial recogni-
ton by his employers. The Quincy
Engine works at Quincy, in which are
manufactured upright and Corliss en-
gines. has been purchased by the Otis
company and Mr.. Lea will be placed
in charge. The new plant is one that
will employ at least 500 men as soon
as changes now contemplated are
completed, and the new position for
Mr.. Lea carries considerable response