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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-23

1915 fer laborers.
No interference with checks weigh
men and check docking bosses.
Payment by the ton and not by the
carload.
Abandonment of the concilliation
board.
That the operators collect union
dues from the miners. (This is called
illegal by the operators.
At the New York conference be-
tween the operators, headed by
George F. Baer, president of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey, the Phil
adelph'a and Reading Railway COM
psny and the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company, and the
miners, represented by John P. White,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America. and others, these demands
were rejected. The operators sug
gested the advisability of renewing
the present agreement for three years
without change, but to this the men
would not agree. And so the matter
rested
The Agreement of Ten Years Ago.
The agreement under which the an
thracite (hard coaD trade is now car
ried on is that which was made be-
tween the miners and the operators
as a result of the labors of the Roose-
welt strike commission. At that time
the four main questions at issue and
the decision concerning them were
as follows:
The miners demanded an advance
of twenty per cent in rates of pay for
contract mine workers. An advance
of ten per cent was granted.
The miners demanded an eight hour
day for employees paid by the hour,
day of week. A nine hour day was
granted to company men and an eight
hour day to engineers, pump men and
! firemen.
The miners demanded pay by
weight for coal mined. This was re-
jected.
The miners demanded recognition
of the United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea. This was also rejected.
The operators this year have ex
pressed their willingness to make an
other three year agreement with their
men on the Old basis, but this has
been rejected by the miners. The lat
ter assert that under the present scale
the average wage paid is $543.88 and
say that miners raising large families
cannot live upon that sum. The cos
of living, that scapegoat upon which
so many burdens are cast nowadays
is brought in again to justify the de
mands of the men for increases. 1t II
used by the miners in support of thei
demand, and it is paraded before tn'
public by the operators, who say tina
even a ten per cent increase of wages
diminishing by half the demand of tn
, union men, means an increase expend
. iture of $1O,OOO,OOO by the employers
They cannot afford it, they say, be
cause the public would rebel agains
an increase in the price of their Goa
: One operator declared that coal woul
be mined at a loss if the asked il
2 crease of twenty per cent were grant
! ed.
y From the time of the settling of tn
3 great strike, ten years ago, until tn
p present recrudescence of the troubl
D there has been peace in the anthracit
regions. There would be peace Their
still, say the operators, were it not 70
f the cooperation of the bituminou
|. workers, much more numerous, wit
their hard coal brethren. Their col
). tention is that they should not be cal
ed upon to do anything which woul
tend to strengthen the United Min
Workers, since the latter is a so
" coal region product, and between III
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-23

one period OF nearly
two years l had hem
orrhages and tn e
doctors told me |
would have to un-
dergo an operation,
but ! began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegeta Bile Com
pound and am in
good health now. l
am all over tn e
Change of Life and
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-23
DOCTORS ADVISE
OPERATIONS
Saved by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Swarthmore, Penn. -" For fifteen
years suffered untold agony, and for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
N. N. RIDDELL IN
LECTURE COURSE
Under Auspices of the Minis
terial Union at Y. M. G. A.
Chapel
TO COMMENCE JANUARY sc
Union Eyangelistic Membership
Campaign Begins Last
Night.

L. c. Monroe, the press representa-
tive of Newton n. Riddell, the Chi
cago lecturer who is to begin a series
of talks at the First Methodist church
auditorium under the auspices of the
Ministerial alliance, beginning Tues
day, Jan. 80, met with the alliance
this morning at the Y. NJ. c. A. to
outline plans and complete arrange
ments for the lectures.
Mr. Riddell, who has travelled con-
stantly for many years, and who has
filled more than 1900 lecture engage
ments, presents talks wnicn are both
scientific and religious in character
His lecture on "Heredity alone has
won him fame. Among his other sub,
jects may be mentioned:
Brain Building and Soul Growth,
Man, Mind and Divine Healing,
The Psychology of Success" 'Hered
ity and Prenatal Culture" Child
, Training by Suggestion The New
Man" (men's meeting), Science and
Religion" Psychic and Spiritual Phe
nomena, How Man May Become In
/ Christed, Law, Prayer, Faith, Mira
cles,' Loves Paradise Regained,
Christ and Civic Problems"
/ These lectures are to be free, al
though it is understood that collec
ton will be taken at the last meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
FERGUSON DIVIDING
COUNTY SCHOOL FUND

S. ]. Ferguson, county superin-
tendent of schools, has received the
state order for the county's portion
of the state fund, and he is now busy
proportioning the sums for the var.
ious school districts of the county.
This work will be completed and ex-
act figures will be available about
March ]. Rock Island district will
receive approximately $1,000, as
against 50, 4S4.01 in 1911. Moline
school district will receive approx
mately $1,000, as compared with
So sos q year ago.
The great increase in the amount
for the county is due to the fact that
the last legislature set aside $4,000.
900 instead of 100000 as hereto.
fore, for the fund. The state auditor
apportions this big sum to the var.
ious counties. His appOrtionment is
based on the number of residents un
der q years of age, as shown by the
federal census Of the counties anC
with the 1910 census the proportion
OF the counties has been somewhat
changed.
Rock Island county will receive
$40, 491.12 this year, as compared
with $9,293.69 last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
COAL SITUATION Is
WORSE EACH DAY

The coal situation continues to be
serious and the dealers are practically
out OF fuel, though as far as can be
learned none are In actual want.
Very little coal is being brought into
the three cities and one local dealer
today takes exception to q statement
made by a Rock Island road official
TO the effect that from geo TO 300 car
loads each day were being received.
The coal man says that the Rock Is
land road is bringing i'm a very scant
supply and that most Of ii is going to
the shops. Most of that which is ar
irving is coming in over the Rock
Island Southern.
All the shops OF this vicinity are
conserving their coal as much as pos
sble, but even at that some are run
ming very low. The Sylvan steel
mills have been shut down pending
relief in the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Personal Points

Miss Mae Culton has returned from
a three weeks visit in Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Jahns, who have
been visiting here over the holidays,
have left for their home at Wenat-
chez, Wash.
Miss Alice Koenig of this city
leaves tomorrow for Corvallis, Ore,
which place she expects to make her
future home.
Rev. S. G. Hagglund returned today
from Rockford, where he yesterday
conducted services in one of the
Lutheran churches.
! Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. S. Scadding and
family have removed to Keokuk, Iowa,
where Mr.. Scadding has accepted an
important position with the Mississip,
pi River Power company.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R. Iglehart and
son, Milton, have returned home
from Chicago, where they spent sew.
eral weeks as guests of their daugh.
ter, Mrs. Herbert Max Heller.
Captain and Mrs. J. NJ. Beardsley
and George E. Bailey left Saturday
night for the south, where they will
spend the winter. First they will &c
to Biloxi, then Mobile, and then tc
Florida.
Hon. William McEniry returned
Saturday evening from New Orleans
to which city he accompanied Mrs
McEniry, who was summoned to the
bedside of her father, John CIeary
The latter had been very ill, but was
improved when Mr.. McEniry left.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

in order to defray the expenses Of
bringing Mr.. Riddell to the city.
A committee composed of DR.. H. w.
Reed and S. Eugene Mattison was ap-
pointed to look after the financial end
of the affair. Additional plans were
discussed for the union evangelistic
meetings which are now being held
in the city.
UNION SERVICES BEGIN.
The union evangelistic services be-
gan last evening with meetings at the
First Methodist, First Baptist and
South Park churches. The services
were very we'll attended and augured
we'll for the future success of the
membership campaign. At the First
! Methodist church Rev. T. E. Newland
was in charge of the services and the
sermon was preached by Rev. E. T.
Mcfarland of the Memorial Christian
church, taking as his theme Their
| Trust Is a Spiders Web" At the
First Baptist church Rev. Marion
Humphreys of the Central Presbyteri-
an, Rev. q. H. Leland, formerly of the
Edgewood Baptist church. and the
pastor, Rev. H. W. Reed, conducted
the services. At the South Park
chapel Rev. ]. L. Vance and Rev. W.
G. Oglevee were in charge.
The services this evening will be
held at the First Methodist church
and Central Presbyterian chapel,
Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue.
The pastors conducting the meetings
are not announced in advance of the
meetings. Services will be held every
evening this week except Saturday
and will also continue through next
week.
NEW PASTOR TAKES CHARGE.
Rev. Charles Hawkins, the recently
appointed pastor of Spencer Memo
rial Methodist church yesterday
preached his first sermons in the loca
charge. Rev. Mr. Hawkins will move
his family to this city from Buda, Ill.
the fore part of this week and they
will take up their residence in a new
home at Forty-fourth street. anC
Eighth avenue. Rev. Mr.. Hawkins
r will at once take up the work laiC
: down late in the fall by Rev. W. ]
5 Leach, who resigned. Since that tim,
: the congregation has been without
: pastor, but the pulpit has been fllet
a regularly with supplies. He is enthu
( siastic in his new work and anxiou
2 to assume the duties that the faithful
T band of church members has carrie
\ without the. aid of a pastor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
NEW FIRM RECEIVES A
RELIANCE MOTOR TRUCK

Horst & Strieter company, the firm
which is soon to open a garage and
auto sales room in the new Horst
structure opposite the court house on
Second avenue, have received its first
car, a G-M-C Reliance, three and a
half ton motor truck. The car viii
prospective buyers an idea Of the ma
chine. Soon after the opening OF the
garage several other ears will be
placed in the sales room and a dem
onstrating car will be secured. II is
the intention of the firm to open early
in February.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Lodge Notes

Booster camp of the Modern Wood
men will meet tomorrow evening at
Beselin's hall to install officers for the
ensuing year. Several head officers
OF the order are expected TO be pres
ent to participate in the ceremonies
and social session will follow. The
members are to bring friends with
them to the meeting.
Rock Island Elks will initiate q
class of 20 candidates tonight anc
vote on IL applications for member.
ship. Shelton F. McGrath of Peoria
district deputy, will be present and
he, with others, will deliver an ad
dress. There will be a social time
Venison roast will be served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
CIGAR STORE MAN
AS A BOOTLEGCER
Thomas Kollmeyer Arrested
for Selling Liquor at Twen-
tieth Street Place.
ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY
Is Fined 500 and Costs and Decides
TO Work Out Amount at Rate
of $40 Per Day.

Arrested by Detective William Caul-
field and officer Arthur Kinsley for
bcotlegging beer and whisky in his
cigar store at 225 Twentieth street,
Thomas Kollmeyer plead guilty to the
charge of selling intoxicating liquors
when arraigned before Magistrate c.
J. Smith this morning and was fined
800 and costs. He was unable TO
pay the amount and will be held in
the police station to serve out his
fine at the rate of s2.1O per day
Kollmeyer came here almost 9 year
ago. He started in business in his
present stand ten weeks ago. Yes
terday afternoon wheT the officers en-
tered the store an elderly man and
a young boy were there. They were
taken as witnesses in the case, and
after Kollmeyer plead guilty, they
were released.
SAME OLD PLACE.
Some few months ago Harry P
Yingling, then proprietor of the store
was arrested and found guilty of con
Quoting a gambling joint. The own
ers of the building were arrested TO
renting the place but nothing eve
came of the charge. Mayor Schrive
said this morning that the store wa
merely a blind pig" and that boot
Logging had been carried on promiscu
ously for some time. He said that
beer and few bottles of whisky wer
found there and confiscated. Whethe
any further action will be taken i
the matter he was not prepared t
state this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
GHOST WALKS AT
The SILVIS SHOPS
$4,000 Is Distributed Today
Among the Employees of
Rock Island Road.
DECEMBER A BUSY MONTH
January Has Been Heavy Thus Far
but Rolling Stock Is Reported
in Good Shape.

Some $4,000 was paid out to en-
ployes at the Silvis shops of the Rock
Island road today. While this amount
does not approach the record for
monthly distribution, it evinces never
theless that the workers were busy
in December. The bulk of the amount
$50, 000-goes to the employees of the
main shops. The storehouse crew got
$4,000, the roundhouse men $4,000 and
the carshop employees $4,000. Since the
beginning of the new year II engines
have been repaired and put back into
service, so are in the shops at the
present time, and 40 are outside wait
ing for attention.
STOCK Is UNTMPAIRED.
The long protracted cold weather
evidently has not seriously affected
the rolling stock of the Rock Island
road. Usually the shops are filled
with engines during cold spells. That
this is not the case now is probably
due to the fact that the cold was SO
intense that there has been little at
tempt to maintain schedules and the
trains have not hurried along without
regard for damage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15

Gradually they have become holder.
The mayor has bided his time, col
lecting evidence the while. It was on
the evidence. that he has secured that
he began the crusade against the vlo-
lators Of the laws. ell emphstically
asserts that he will carry the crusade
to a finish and clean Rock Island OF
the illegitimate proprietors.
LICENSES REVOKED.
In addition to the revocation Of the
license of Harvey G. Merritt in A. w.
Billburg's old saloon at 221 Twentieth
street, the licenses of c. L. Johnson
in A. J. Hines saloon at 120 Twenti.
eth street, Fred Johnson in Billy
Rice's old stand at 2107-2109 Fourth
avenue, and James Thornton in Lou
Meumann's old stand at 2101 Third
avenue were revoked today by Mayor
H. NJ. Schriver. Ofhcers were de
tailed by Chief Brinn on order of the
mayor to watch the Slaces and tC
place under arrest anyone who sole
any liquor in the places after The
licenses were ordered revoked.
MERE DUMMIES.
"All OF these men," stated Mayor
Schriver, have been mere dummies
in the hands OF the deposed proprie
tors who put up the monaF and RAJ
the places with the exception of usini
their names. l have known the rea
status for some time but had to wal
till could prove that they were dun
mics. II they fight the course l an
taking they will find that I am pre-
pared. Chop suey houses must abso
lutely go as must designation house
run in connection with barrooms.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Chr mrfk III thr City Ghurrtrrs

Lakewood Baptist.-The Edgewood
Baptist church will hold its annual
business meeting next Wednesday
evening, when all officers of the
church and Sabbath school will be
elected for the year, and it is expect
ed that every member of the church
will be present at this meeting. A
short prayer meeting will be held
prior to the business meeting. Any
one wishing TO become a member of
the church is requested to be present
at this meeting.
Friday evening, Jan. 10, the ladies
of the church will give a leap year
basket picnic" in the church on Fifth
avenue and Forty-fourth street. In
! addition to a basket picnic, a fine en-
| tertainment will be given free of
charge. All one needs to pay will be
simply to buy a basket, and eat with
| the person of ones choice.
Broadway Presbyterian. - Young
Peoples association will hold its reg
ular monthly business meeting with
Miss Laura Marquis Tuesday at 1880
p. m.
The junior association will meet
Wednesday at 4 p. m.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
coffee at the home of Mrs. E. c. Hart,
1910 Twenty-first street, Friday after
noon from until G.
/ Tnurcd 10 II
evening at 7:45 at the home of DIR. w
s. Marquis.
Spencer Memorial Methodist.-The
Young Ladies' auxiliary will meet this
evening with Miss Sue Hill, 612 Forty
fourth street.
The bible study class will meet to
morrow evening at the church.
Prayer service will be hello
Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
the monthly business meeting Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. W. E. Hill
S12 Forty-fourth street. Business o
ing and the members are asked t
attend.
Choir rehearsal will be held Frida!
evening.
Memorial Christian.-The Ladies
Aid society will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. E. n
Fletcher, 100 Fourteenth street
United PTesbyterian.-The Ladies
Aid society will meet with Mrs. Wit
Fourteenth avenue and Tenth street
tomorrow evening.
Services Wednesday, Thursday an
Friday evenings will be preparation
to communion services next Sunday
Central Presbyterian.-Mond an
Tuesday evenings at 1870 union SER
ices will be held in the chapel, Twelft
street and Eleventh avenue.
Prayer services will be omitte
Wednesday evening
This evening following the unto
services at $3.50 the Young People
Social league will hold business an
social meeting at the home Of Mis-
Della Cook, 1923 Fourteenth avenu
Wednesday afternoon the Ladie
Aid society will meet with Mrs- H.
Cable, 91S Second avenue.
Friday afternoon at 2:30 the MI
lsion Study class will meet with Mr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
AUTOMOBILE CROSSES
RIVER ON THE ice

The first automobile to cross the
river at this point made the trip today.
1t was Maxwell car driven by James
7. O'Connor and Harry Derraugh. The
machine left the Davenport side,
picked its way TO the Illinois shore,
turned and made its way back again
in perfect safety. Many people are
taking advantage of the heavy ice
bridge to walk to and from Daven
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Death In ROARING Fire

MAY not result from the work Of fire
bugs, but often severe burns are eaus-
cd that make a quick need for Buck
lens Arnica Salve. the quickest. surest
cure for burns. wounds, bruises, boils,
sores. II subdues Inflammation. It
kills pain. Il soothes and heals.
DIVES of skin eruptions. ulcers CT
piles. Only 25 cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
MathersviIle MIner Pinehed.

Thomas Dowd, arrested Saturday
afternoon on complaint Of Fred
Schmidt of the Turner hall saloon,
this morning and was sentenced to
10 days in the county jail Dowd is
from Nathersville. Schmidt asked
this morning that his charge be
dropped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Day Gets 20 DAYS.

Fred Day. arrested Saturday
night by Officer Furlong, plead
guilty to being intoxicated and
mooching in police court this morn
ing. was fined 500 and costs and
went to the county Jail for 20 days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Horse and sIeish Gone.

A horse and sleigh rented to a
young fellow by A. J. d. MOeller last
evening is being sought by the po-
ran away and as yet has not been
found. When last seen the animal
was going south on Twentieth street
with the shafts OF the sleigh drag.
giug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
H. J. Dawson, 5SS Twentieth street.

German EvanselicaI.-The Ladies'
Sewing society will meet at the
church Thursday afternoon. Thurs
day evening the choir will meet for
rehearsal.
Saturday morning from to IL Ger
man school will be held at the church.
Swedish Lutheran.-The Sunday
school teachers will meet with Miss
Minnie Johnson, ,522 Third street, this
evening.
Mid-week prayer services will be
held Wednesday evening.
The confirmation class. will meet
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at
$3.50 and Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
First Baptist-The monthly coffee of
the Ladies' Aid society will be held
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
w. ]. Kahlke, 1910 First avenue. The
hostess will be assisted by Mrs. A. ].
Bullock, Mrs. George Kingsbury and
Mrs. E. n. Kerr.
Trinity Episcopal-Trinity guild will
meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
with Mrs. j. M. Kiser, 1116 Nineteenth
street.
! The vestry will meet at the rectory
/ Thursday evening at o'clock.
| The Mems club will not meet until
the opening of, the new parish house
This, it is expected, will occur Sun
day, Jan. %, and the Mems CLUB will
probably meet the following Tuesday
Grace Lutheran.-The Acme society
will meet this evening with Miss Jes
sic Hammerquist, Az Eighth street
Moline.
The confirmation class will meet
Wednesday at and the joint board
of officers will meet Wednesday at
at the parsonage.
The Luther league monthly business
and social meeting will be held Thurs
day evening at the home of Miss
Mamie Peterson, 712 Fourth street
Moline.
German Methodist.-The Ladies
Aid society will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. e. Ramser, S31 ThiT
tieth street.
Prayer meeting will be held Thurs
day evening at 1880 at the home O
Mrs. H. Brockmann, 1923 Seventh
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
MAYOR SCHRIvER
Begins CRUSADE

Following the raid or the Biuburs
yoInJ on Twentieth street Saturday
night. Mayor H. NJ. Schriver today
began a campaign against the dram
shops that have openly defed every
ediCt that has been embodied in the
ordinances Of the city and at noon
promised that he would let up only
when be Is satisfied that every saloon
Keeper who has violated the laws has
made retTJufion or has returned his
license TO the city and closed his
place Of business. Last November
he refused To grant another license
where he know there had been viola
lions. To the successors Of the de-
posed dram shop proprietors he gave
forth commands that there must be
no violation OF the closing laws and
the sunday laws. and that violation
would result in q fine for the first
oncnse and the revocation OF the
license for the second.
co EASY ron A WHILE.
For while everything moved
smoothly and finally some Of the keep
ers though. that they had laid low
long enough and could come back 70
the old order Of things Gradually a
few friends we're told that they could
retrcsh themselves on the sabbath
without endangering their liberty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-15
Soaps Differ
You'll think so if you We
ever tried
Beach's
Peosta Soap

the soap that gets the dirt
without damaging clothes.
You don't have to rub them
into holes, or cook them to
pieces in a boiler. Put the
washing to soak at night. In the
morning the dirt comes out with
hardly any rubbing. Let Peosta
prove it." Get a cake, only SC, or
FIVE in carton for 25c.