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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
At THE COLUMBIA.

Unusually fine acting charaCterizes
the allegory in four episodes Which
One Shall Marry" featuring Miss
Leila Shaw, which is the headliner
for the first half Of the week at the
Columbia theatre, Davenport Ii
proved beautiful and striking pre-
sentation of the world-old query,
should a woman wed rich man for
place in society or a poor man for
love and real happiness? Eyerywoman
is shown in two scenes. first as the
wife of the millionaire, surrounded by
luxury but starving for affection, final
ly ending her life through suicide;
while in the second she is the mate Of
the honest toiler. contented and filled
with the JOY which springs from right
living and honest motives. Frank
Terry makes decided hit with his
delipeation of character In "Mr
Booze" teaching a moral that those
who witnessed it will not soon forget
THE Butler and the Maid given by
Johnson and Day, has plenty of laughs
in it, together with some fancy steps
and catchy music. For those who like
the new steps in dancing, treat is
given by the Dancing Kennedys. Their
act won from the instant they appear
ed until they whirled in mad fashion
off the stage. Little Nap, the remark
able ehimpanzee, proves that the
break between man and monkey is
not so distant as some are inclined to
think Nap smokes a cigar, sits at a
table and has dinner served, rides a
bicycle, takes his girl out for a motor
cycle JOY ride. and finally shows how
an educated monk" goes to bed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
BLANCHE WALSH DIES
MARTYR TO HER WORK

New York Nov l. Blanche Walsh
the actress, in private life Mrs W, H.
Travers, died last night in Cleveland
in her 85d year. Her determination 70
fulfill her vaudeville engagements in
"Tbe Spells Of War" cost her her life
Miss Walsh was stricken while
playing in Cleveland two weeks ago
and went TO the hospital for an op-
Grafton She insisted on keeping en-
eagements at Youngstown and Pitts
burgh before she had entirely recov-
cred and suffered q relapse Her hus-
band was with her when she died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01

nlents of national strength in rich
abundance-we may have land area.
material wealth, mineral resources;
we may be the heirs Of an intellectual
inheritance accumulated for centur-
les: we may have had bequeathed to
US broad culture and large free
dom and YET we cannot and we will
not prosper as a nation while the ricn
and the poor, the great and the small,
the high and the low are at war with
each other Ne are our brothers
keepers And unless We can hold
America as a sacred trust for the
worlds enrichment, neither wealth.
nor good government. can keep us
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
100 Feel Drug Laws Lash.

New York, Nov. l.--Seven hundred
persons have been convicted this year
OF violating the new Law against the
indiscriminate sale Of habit forming
drugs. the district attorney announced
today. Thousands of persons addicted
to the use of drugs have been commit
led 10 hospitals and many have re-
formed after arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
AT THE MAJESTIC.

4 force of men worked all satur-
day night till SUNDAY morning COM
plotting the installing Of the Seehurg
the new instrument
purchased for use in the Majestic mo-
ton picturs theatre. Harry II Unyer-
forth of this city did the electrical
wiring The organ was tried out yes
terday and tonight program of
choice instrumental selections will be
rendered by an operator from Chicago,
assisted by Harry W Waters, the Ma
iestic pianist. Souvenirs will he CIV
en-, large quantity of carnations ar
irving for the occasion Pauline Fred
eriek in Sold is the feature film.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
BLACK HAWK.

Monday Eyes That See Not
"Cutey's Awakening"
Tuesday Drab Sister, THE
Quest OF the Widow" The Market
Price Of Love
Wednesday-The Diamond From
the Sky" When My Lady Smiles"
Thursday-"The Whirlpool" Ham
al the Beach"
Friday-"The Tigresss" A Perilous
Chance" Hazards of Helen.
saturday-"The Woman Halter;
"The Tale of Tire
Sunday The Vanderbilt Affair
Stronger Than Love
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
We
MAJESTIC

Monday - Pauline Frederick in
Sold"
Tuesday -Margarita Fischer and
Harry Pollard in 'Infatuation."
Wednesday Blanche Sweet in The
Secret Orchard"
Thursday Mrs Leslie Carter In
The Heart Of Maryland
Friday Thomas Wise in Blue
Grass
Saturday-Holbrook BIinn in the
Ivory Snuff Box"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
COLONIAL.

Monday "Tides That Meet with
Bryant Washburn
Tuesday-Charlie Chaplin in "Shang
haied, and An Unwilling Thief with
Leonie Flugarth.
Wednesday and Thursday-Dorothy
Bernard in THE Little GYPSY"
Friday-"The Dancing Doll" with
Vivian vessel
Saturday Charlie Chaplin in "The
Bank" and "The Village Homestead, -
with Darwin Karr.
Sunday-"The Dragons Claw"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01

nor good government, can keep os
either strong or safe. Therefore.
pray that the spirit Of fraternity may
come upon US; the spirit OF coopera-
tion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
Kinr Gnnrge TnlnrnYes.

London, Nov THE condition Of
King George, who was injured Thurs
day by a fall from his horse, cr~tin-
les to improve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
CAL EMRIA.

Vaudeville sDtyenporO - Perform
ances daily at 2:45 and S:15i three
shows on Sunday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-01
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EMpIRE.

Performance daily at
2.45 and 49, three shows on Sun
day
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

To All Lodges Of the Transportation
Depsrtment-Th,s IS special edition
published for railroad men. " this
paper meets with your approval. write
and tel US about II II depends on
you whether future editions Will be
published IN your interests. Take the
matter up at your meeting and ASK
your secretary to write and tell US
whether your lodge wants US to give
further publicity TO the cause 10 which
We have devoted tins ISSUE OF the
paper Address Strike Bulletin. Boz
o. Clinton. u.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
LEGISLATION FOR THE
SAFETY Of EMPLOYEES
AND PUBLIC NEEDED
More Employees Killed on Roads
Today Than During Days
Of Link and Pin.
BY James 3. Gauss

Legislation can h, tldrd INTO three
general heads legislation for property
legislation for economic hett.rm"nt
and legislation for humanity
OF course there are sume minor d"
tails that require attention. but they
arr not important Property should
ALWAYS be protected. for the reason
that on property should be- added ac-
eruing power Ia the exclusion of labor
In fact legislation should ALWAYS con.
slider human rights first. economic bet
t"rment second and property last
when II touches on an increment
In III. first twenty four Years of the
life Of the Interstate Comm.rc" Com
mission i>>o31 PERSONS have been
killed and ~ Els injured on the rail
roads of the United States. this is a
yearly average OF 7.s3a killed aud -
In injured In the early daAs Of rail
reading the rule was small trains and
very much lighter engines. today
trains are mad" up with from five To
ten times the tonnage that prevailed
In the first Years Of the 4 { yet
the train force not only remains the
same but in many cases II has been
anu " fliI u titf
For III" year ending June 30. 1911
more than 10 ooo persons werr killed
or more than 1000 above the average
for - years. and l50.ooo injured. al
most three persons injured In on" year
with It's heavy trains and light crews
To one injured for the average In TWEEN.
y four years. which takes In the DAYS
OF light trains with men enough Ia
man Them properly. or difference OF
twenty-five per cent more killed and
sixty one per cent more injured In one
year In IN. days OF big trains with
automatic coupiers and brakes. than
the average for the twenty four years
which takes in the days OF hand brakes
and link and pin couplers There can
be only one reason for this. the enor
mously increased tonnage OF trains In
adequately man1ed. OF the increase OF
trains 10 -four, five and six times their
original size, without Increasing the
train force, Statistics prove that with
the Increase OF tonnage OF trains. both
freight and passenger. there was an
even greater Increase In killed and In
jured
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
RESTRICT RAILROADS
FROM HAULING LONG
DANGEROUS TRAINS
Three Times - Many Carr are
Hauled Today Compared
With Is Year, Ago.

II Ne go back about thirty years We
find that the average trains were from
3oo 10 about i5O tons per engine
with a helper ON the heavy grades
Today these same trains are from 5000
20 400 tons. passenger trains that
a"r" handled Will iuton engines To-
day requir" one sd two i25-ton on.
giHes In m" fac. 81 this they want
10 man the trains Nth less men than
theF had To Use oi N" lighter trains
OF thirty wears age
In the early daysof raIlrnading con.
Idue'ors not only lad less ears 10 al
tend To. bur both freight and passen.
g"r conductors didnot have To give the
attention 10 details that they do today.
land as result codd help their brake.
men out when the could not keen nm
sith the work Thay with double the
passengers doubl. the cars In the
freight train and NOR than three
iim.s A. many rDorts 10 make out
be- can give very little attention 10
hts brakeman, and nothing In the way
II help, and II Is aphyslcal impossible
~ Tor two men b attend 10 all the
details Ia safeguarding their trains
"here they are handling the heavy and
long trains u the present day
This law has ben classed as A hal,
train Law" why i Is so called | can
not say, unless hose opposing the
Law purposely put II In this form t.
misl"ad the public Into thinking thai
h" Law imposes ~ the railroads. and
thus win the puhllcto their side which
thy could not do I the public under
stood The correct Meaning Of The Car
| Limit Law
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
RAILROAD LAWS
House Bills 238 and 239 Intro
duced in Illinois Legislature
for Railroad Men.

Introduced LIS Mr. Mc,;loon. March
II lais Road b> tttlc ordered print
I'd and referred Ia Commute" On Pub
liz Itihu,s and Transportation
An Nci 10 promote III" safety of
iras,l,.r~ and employees ul"n railroads
operating within the stat" of Illinois
h, prus tiue the minimum number OF
m,n 10 L.. "mpluA"d IN III" business
II OPP rating switch engines engaged
IN TN business al switching cars. reg
ulatius th.lr qualifications and pro
,ldins 4 penalty for thu violation OF
anX ~ the PROV isiuus of this Act anu
pro, lding for the enforcement there.
of
section BE II enacted hN the P"o
pl.. Of n. STATE Of Illinois represented
in ih. General ASSEMBLE. That II
shall h. unlawful for any person or
corporation engaged In operating
standard gang" railroad switch en-
sin-s In any Yards or terminals In
cities or towns within IN" state OF
Illinois. 10 op.'rat" such engines In
the business OF switching cars or max
ing up or breaking up trains with less
than full crew consisting of not less
than on. engineer one fireman on"
foreman and two helpers The fore
man and AT least on. helper who shall
have had AZ least one YEAR actual eN
p.ri"ncn In train or engine service.
Sec = In cas-" vacancy occurs
In any such crew cans.d by one or
NOR. members 81 such crrw becoming
disabled or incapacitated while In tn"
performance OF their duties. then and
In that ease such vacancy shall b"
filled without unnecessary delay. but
m. remaining members az such crew
II FULLY competent Ia proceed with the
work or business In hand shall be
permitted 10 run and operate such
switch engine. and the cars connected
herewith. for n period Of time not To
exceed six hours from the time such
vacancy occurs
Sec 3 Nothing in this Act shall be
construed which will prevent any com
mon carrier b! railroad corporation
or receiver for such company or cor
poration doing business In the state
Of Illinois. from adding to or increas
INK lis switching crrws beyond the
number set out In this Act
Sec I Nothing In this Act shall
apply To wrecking trains In case OF
accident or wreck where a sufficient
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
SAFETY ONLY WITH
FIFTY OR LESS CARS
IN FREIGHT TRAINS
Ffty-CAr Trains Also Offer Better
Service to Shipper.

Tier" has been conside rable com
ment antagonistic to the Car Limit
Law Remember that this criticism
COMES In every case from men who
have no conception Of Its real mean.
lng they are under IN" mistaken i'm
PRESTON that trains are about the
sam" As they were thirty or forty
Years ago, and that air brakes and
automatic couplers do away with the
need OF brakemen. they do not under
stand that where a train consisted of
from fifteen to forty ten ton cars at
that time they are now made up with
from forty TO eighty fit, ton cars II
takes the same work to couple up cars
now that II did In the days of link
and pin couplers. the only difference
Is that II Il safer and the brakeman
does not have to stand between the
cars any longer and hold the link
"hile tho coupling Is being made The
alrbrakc requires instant attention
and very slight defect In the air
BRAKE NAV cause a very serious wreck
In former TINES bral Ia laIy need
ed To look after the hfaEes ttat Ia
was operating. nov nc u'ust give hlz
attention to the - 1lr traiu Linz or
every brak" In Tho iraln When -.
are made the fagnan rnust pro- /
the rear end - rs train or ieopa ~
the safety OF ola own ard The ain
that may be following T on.
brakeman Is near IT, 'r,a' N and
he conductor II ~. nsch ~, OF hl,
duty. may also be thee result
any ns'efi resr the -ear 4 OF the
ira'n would mt be not, This OF
Ten Is ser'U'ls cough Il =. SO an acct
nent an nay result 49, Jury or loss
OF me - so'Hs on. ARother danger
IL that s"z aften vi. a train stops
the frhF end is imp scted. This 1,
ano'''r frequa-; - ,3e OF accident
Ma thfr ike - .nts could be cit
20 - @h..~ tn 49, OF the addItiona
ofAsehA An On - .ong trains OF tbs
re- . dsy - avoid accidents. to "a,
iavnideQ.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
UNITED STATES STATISTICS

Following 10 a report Of accidents the raEosds e - U
State together with the number Of persons killed - hu
damage railroad property taken from the repee = -
Commerce Commission. covering the period hs0 -
1904 to jane 80. 1913. 8M
You will that the number Of persons killed - -
from June 80 1904. to June 3d. 1910. includes only paD
employee We also call your attention the fact dat r ~
from 1910 to 1913. the number Of injuries and DOH -
creased This is in the face Of the safety frs
railroads Il 10 therefore apparent that there b e
this increased oss Of life and limb who follow
In looking for the from Wild
increased railroad employee Of the psina0GD
found be the handling Of excessively long ainA
ask you this matter your immediate atten6oa. y
district 44x
It is absolutely essential for railroad ssA 49,
that will limit the length Of thus safeguarding IL
placing practice the much shouted slogan Of the sa g.
panea safety first. -
Desalments Due Defective Eqpmeas for IL nne 1o
Ended June 30. 1913.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
SAFETY FIRST" AND
WHAT It MEANS TO THE
RAILROAD COMPANIES
Stand of Railroads Against Car
Limit Law Not Consistent.

"a. .t...,,, .sa,.,, r,r.,.- .t,,.s
~, -, ,h.. o., I'm, r,ilrn,a
.....5.,,,.,., -, ,,,-. ,,,,,... sh,r,s and
-, ,bn I,t.r,,r,,, SON, nm, hx ,hes. rnr
,.nr,,i.ns -, ne at,I,,. III, real ,h
,,ct behind this Safot, First slogan
In m" first plac" there isn't railroad
corporation. either steam or electric.
or coal COMPANY thai has not In
tlu"nced legislation IN every stat"
AGAINST Laws which would compel them
Ia prnhidr safety First To both the
public and their oscrworked and un'
d"rpald employees In the stat" of Mis-
souri, at the recent election the rail-
roads so scared the farmers with IN"
fear that rates would b" Increased II
IN" railroads We're compelled 10 put
ON very much needed extra man on
freight trains in order Ia properly and
WITH ,AFETi handl" III" great mum
h'r OF cars nov being hauled. that they
voted against the Full Gre" hlll and
defeated II
Safety First the companies keep
harplng II man is injured on a
train or IN mine the man was daily
warned TO observe Safety First. Had
he not been careless and had h. prop
srly observed the very fath"rly and
altogether considerable warning OF the
company. no accident would have BE-
fallen him See the point
This IA s,.,, s,n,, ,o, III. comnanv
~ s,m,s, snI,s and In ronIdiny nnh.
~, -, Tbo nn,it. - con,in,,uy
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

You are requested 10 cut out the
poster on Page =. Hang u up At some
public place where the public car
read a. you have . friend in bus
ness have u pasted IN his show win
dow. Wang u IN . conspicuous place
where many people eonoreosse. HELP
the railroad men 10 mould that public
opinion that 70 neeesssry TO inau
9urste that legislation that will safe
guard the Travelling Public and the
Railroad Employees
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

n, H., .N
AZ, az. a 10 comply VII -
s,,d $3.50 "'s ., Ior services p
a., ."'n' or IN emefpunS
mon -, -. 10 engine o. q
So /, .n p.~eeh terminala
ro,d cnr,nr,,,. o''n'oh carrier b =
ars lar snch receiver. o. ~
no,,,,o, own,n "'o" carrier =
mr. iin.s -, ~, =. operating - -
ui,nni. ., n'' IN the sta1e p
,an, ~, .a,t o o'''cer' aeeat q -
,nra,,o, - o LII, carrier. = -
ram mr. ,.r,n,, " a, run. caass , =
.nyi,. ,n, A. " oe run -
A., shall ~. 60. o,uance w =
d.meanor. ma ~ ku'ity oe ank
-, I'll H., o., -" conStct1oo -
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
MANY STATES HAVE
PASSED LAWS AGAINST
LONG TRAIN MENACE
Statistics Prove That States Reg.
uating Number Of Cars
Have Less Accidents

III" public have been successful in
placing the Car Limit and Full Grew
avs on the statute books If MANY
states. and II Is predicted by those
who arr familiar With IT, -4hioct that
within a few years similar law Will
b" passed BY essrs SAT- in III" niou
In ef"rS instance III" railroads haye
put mp bold fight AGAINST This neces
sary legislation Bu' thu power Of
public Is becoming too efsaf fnrce
10 BE- ignored There Is 4fraug de
mand that STATE legislatures enact
laws which Will force the railroads IN
stop their needless slaughter ~ thn
travelling public and of empla..s Who
Often IN" victims ~ uncanrd ',r
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

II you want favorable legislation
You must do your own advertising.
You must get on the Job and mould
Public opinion IN your fs.or-The
railroads won't do II for you
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

BANKERS In Ne' York City are
plas ing tho railroads for all these Is
Ia them and II a little more profit
can be squeezed OF Of the workers
sho nun the roads. that will be so
much added to the House Of Dlyi.
bends
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

The railroads hav, looted the land
OF thousands upon thousands Of It's
most fertile acres. They have taken
coal mines and they ave interlocks,
In a band OF steel around fabulous
wealth Of timber.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
I)SS|NC BLOCKED
, BY LONG TRAM DUE
TO INADEQUATE CREW
Aabmob2s Delayed, AnaTy Men
Demand That Crossins
Gu.

In other day al Harris Mo. a long
freoA train made up OF IS cars. was
stanog on 4 side track awaiting the
Arnva and departure OF two passen.
ger TINS one from the north and one
tfeo u south. which were 10 meet al
hsnh The train more than a half
niue length Vas unable TO get In
me eisas owing to the shortness OF
s'oe INA The rear brakeman raced
oAcs d'r the track to flag the north
oouss pssenger The head brakeman
.aso Mad 10 flag the south bound
isse Vas no time for crossing
eu,uns heople's lives depended upon
auate uaia erev
N "une u train vas thus standinp
ns wagon crossing larg.
pAssseer automobile drove VI
apf Nung few minutes. two
o .ne male occupants dressed In tail
.' suiu ~ carr ing walking sticks
g., w 70 u engineer and In author
t. 'ones demanded that the cross
-. op@h~ Immediately The en-
sn,.t y Weetly advised the cul
~. n'ocuh tlat there was NJ
ne ue 10 cut the train Said he on,
h a. Is up ahead Tagging a soutl
passenger train and the othe
o"e Is out behind p.s,a{ a., Allfi,,... . >,
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

"a the Car Limit
which compel n
an LIE haze been
nabn value when
live. effected by
consideration.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

Take the ~atered f,ncs OF q u /,
railroads and the American pssy'a
could travel any and owe yvoers d.
leas than one cent nse--and IN
railroad mans day 20 eight
with his pay doubls sarkhs
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

= out behind rtggif
pound. The conduc,or /.
loose making out his ri
SIeman. even IL ~yur
90 the swi,chi-~
ne cleaning ~
ersto a damn poo.
ana cut. Better
Y"Sn vote sxains,
senssle TUNED do
men providing
snts." eniog
| The crosuhZ#
lxlsr follo.ins
,l Passenger
~ erahemen
@fon the p
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

The railroads must he fspllatsd
They must be forced TO pSfzss andeI
certain restrictions pass.ad ~ the les
islatures OF the states. OF 'isy viai b.
come greater than the a, Ss--LAHep,
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28
Statistics

wing 10 note that In The
railroads are compelled
trains ia compliant"
atoms statistics prove
accidents to travellers
q been reduced to
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

This paper Is pull .hsd 80,
Subscription rates are One e;3hs be,
year. Subscribe now bsrike 3altsean
Box d. Clinton, III.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

The railroad man fol.,v nara ]
Gus oecura'ion. Many them h.
paid the price Of an ear rave xt .
railroading has been ! its te,e,rc
ment Now that We ha reach. I'd thi-
advanced stage. let US slow ON. a,
probation OF these piIeen OF In.
gress by assuring thsn rvvoaabl
working hours and rssonsbss CON
pensation for their 31f--Hssiaon
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-28

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