Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-01

local army recruiting SEaIlOL- seven
enlistments were received at the local
station Thursday. and were sent TO the
Jefferson. Mo. barracks. Those to en-
list are as follows Quartermaster
corps: Albert Arson. Kewanee; infan-
try, Thomas L. Baker, Columbus juno
ton; Rex Mcdowell. r. R. /, Flois.
Iowa; field artillery, Malyin 0chler.
Bloomington, Ebbert s. Cochran, Aud
ubOn, Iowa; medical corps, Henry J.
Bedand, LaPorte City Iowa; Lloyd NJ.
Palmer, Saginaw. Mich.
Convention CaIIed.-P President Com
pers of the American Federation Of
Labor has called a convention Of Fed
eral Employees unions, which viii con-
Vene at Washington, d. G, Sept. II.
for the purpose of perfecting Ma
u0nal Federal Employees union, &C
coTding TO an announcement made by
the Tri-City Federal Employees union
No. 1892. There will be a gathering
Of delegates from so or more local Fed
eraI Employees unions throughout the
United States. H. W. Krc~~~~- ~ CAV.
export has been elected TO represent
this organization. J. F. FFanzen, sec
rotary, made the announcement.
Two Discharges Granted. - Dis
charges from military service were
granted two Scott county registrants
yesterday by the district / exemption
board at Des Moines, one an appeal
from the decision of the local board
and the other on vocational ground.
Henry Z Herbst, whose claim to ex-
empti0n on the ground Of having de-
pendents was rejected by the local
board, appealed the case to the dis
trtcr board and won. The district
oyerruled the decision of the local
board and exempted Herbst Frank J.
Walker, farmer, was exempted on the
ground Of vocational occupation lie
filed a claim to exemption with the dis
trict board.
Want Charge George
Parker wealthy farmer OF Churchill
Tenn, has appealed to federal authori-
ties in Davenport in an effort to bring
about dismissal Of Stacker charges
fled against his son, Henry Parker,
.. who was arrested at Clinton The
son, imbued with the wanderIust, has
travelled over the country. and when
arrested in Clinton and brought TO
Davenport for preliminary hearing be-
fore the United States commissioner
he had over 1900 on his person He
posted $1,000 bonds for his appearance
at the October term of court and was
released. Young Parkers sanity is
questioned by federal agents. Deputy
Marshal A. Peterson is in receipt Of
letters from Tennessee stating that
Parker was released from a santa
rum in June, shortly Before he came
north. Letters from the father offer
Ing TO pay all expense attached TO the
case if his son is released have been
referred 10 the office Of the United
States district attorney. Claude e.
Porter, at CenteryilIe. Parker is en-
ployed on a Scott county farm at the
present time.
Flour Takes Drop.-With the new
government price Of 500 for 10. al
spring wheat in effect now, -four on
the local market took a sharp decline
yesterday by reason Of reductions
made by the two local mills, the West
ern Flour and the Phoenix s. A Salt /
er, manager Of the Western -four mills, /
made quotation of $12 per barrel on /
Goldrim -four. Thursdays price was
$I295. The above price il for family |
-four. 4 still greater reduction is /
made on bakers -four. Goldrim -four /
has been selling at S3.75 sack in the /
stores ana WhlCa 30 days ago was quot /
ed at $3.50. viii now sell at 1925. W. /.
J. Martin OF the Phoenix mills, has for t
the past week been quoting a price of +
So per barrel for Maud flour and /
stores have been selling il at So al
sack Mr.. Martin predicted that -four +
would in all probability drop another /
dollar per barrel. AS a result Of the /
new price, orders are pouring into the i
mills. This business has practically
been at standstill for the past 60 /
days. No wheat@will now be exported /
Ii will be milled in this country and /
sent abroad in the form of flour.