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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
COMMITTEE TO
SURVEY GROUND
Washington Delegation On Hous-
ing Proposition Makes Re
port to Local Body.

Five men, members of the COM
mittee of the housing department OF
the government in Washington are
in Rock Island today.
The men, after a short confer
ence with II. II. Cleveland, chair
man of the housing committee OF
the Chamber of Commerce, immed-
lately commenced a survey OF To-
cations in Rock Island suitable for
houses.
They will again meet at the
Chamber of Commerce at $3.50 to-
morrow morning for the purpose OF
advising the local committee on
technical arrangements and details
for furthering the housing plans in
Rock Island.
Among the matters that the
Washington committee will take up
is making an estimate of property
value of the lots available for
homes.
Moline today agreed to accept the
offer of the government of a loan
OF S375,000
Buy Thrift stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. l. Zimmerman and son
Charles, AIS Eleventh street. have
gone for a visit in Iowa City with
MIR. and Mrs. John Brady.
Miss Hazel L. Rust. assistant sec
rotary Of the Young Women Chris
tan association. will leave this
evening for her home in Elgin, Ill.,
to attend the graduation exercises
OF her sisters class. Miss Rust Will
return Sunday night.
Miss Pauline Levi, ITO Second
avenue, left this afternoon to at
tend the reunion of her class at the
University OF Chicago. Miss Levi
will return Sunday night.
Mrs. W. +. Parmenter and daugh-
ter Sarah left last night for San
Diego, Cal.
Buy war Savings stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
ILLINOIS G.. A. r. IN
ANNUAL, MEETING
ELECTS OFFICERS

Peoria, Ill, June 6.-Formar Gov
ernor Joseph G. F1fer Of Blooming
ton was today elected department
commander Of the Illinois G. A R.
81 the closing session Of the 52nd
annual encampment Other officers
elected were:
Senior vice commander - T. y.
Armstrong. Peoria.
. Junior vice commander II. X
Wolcott. Batavia
Medical dircatDT - william NJ
Hanna. Aurora =,
/ Chaplain-ReY. ". ] Libberton,
Chica 90
Henry c. Cooke Of Chicago was
named ass slant adiEtaut and quar-
germaster general for thu depart
Iment by Comman5 sr-e,ect F'ifer
Rockford was chosen for holding
the next enCaw Dueut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
SERGEANT IS HOME
FROM CAMP GRANT

Sergeant George F. Euessli. qon
Of Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Nuesslf
429 Fourth street. arrived home Ia7t
evening on a ten days furIougb.
Sergeant N1essli has been statIoue-,
in the quarteTmasters' Office at
Camp Grant for the last ni.a
months. He has received two pro
motions since his enlistment, re-
ceiving his advancement 70 ser
geant several months ago. Prevl0rs
to his enlistment. Sergeant &8essii
was employed in the Office Of tb3
Peoples Power company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
]. A. Smith.

J. A. Smith, Sixteenth avenue and
First street, died at $50 O'Clock
last night Heart trouble was the
cause. He had been i'll since Jan
uary.
Mr.. Smith had only lived in the
city a short time. He was born
Feb. %, 1872, in Illinois. In 1917
he came from Quincy to Rock Is
land to work
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Knox chapel. Rev. J. Clark Orang-
er of the First Baptist church will
Off ciate. Interment will be in Chip
piannock.
The deceased is survived by the
widow and family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
Social
CONGREGATIONAL Supper.

The rain storm last evening in
terferred with the attendance at
the annual congregational meeting
of the Fifteenth Avenue Christian
church held at the church, though
a goodly number sat down to the
dinner served at 7 o'clock. Reports
of chairn4en were received and
we're encouraging. Election of Of
ficers however was postponed until
Sunday morning following the ser
vices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
Obituary
Funeral Of j. T. Culley.

Funeral services for the late j..
T. Culley, vice president OF the Tri-
City Federation of Labor. will be
held at the late home, 1904 Ninth
street, at 2:30 tomorrow after
noon. Rev. David A. Johnson, pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian
church, will off1ciate, The services
will be in charge of the Trio lodge
OF Masons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
EXPECT TO END STRIFE.

Chicago. June "a settlement 90
the stockyards strike within q
hour is in prospect, Lucian L
Wheeler of the department OF Jus
tice said this afternoon.
u have been talking with both
sides and / believe that the men
Will get what they ask for without
an arbitrator" said Mr., Wheeler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
RECEIVES WORD
THAT A SNIPER
SHOT EDWARDS
Epistle TO Sister Says Lieutenant
Was Killed by Bullet From
Hun in Hiding.
SENDS A LETTER TO MOTHER
Shows He Had q PremOnitiOn Of
Death as lie Went Into the
Battle OF Nay {.

i Hun sniper in hiding was re
sponsible for the death OF Lieuten-
ant Adrian {. Edwards
Information on this score was re
ceived by his sister. Mrs. Il. NJ
Conrad, l4IS Sixteenth avenue, 10
day. II came in two letters from
Ieutenauts WHO were at the side
Of the former assistant states at
torney Of Rock Island county when
he met his death at 6 O'Clock on the
morning of May
This was the first information TO
be received here explaining the
manner OF his death. The bullet
entered The head.
Included IN the mail Mrs. Conrad
received was a letter from the lieu
tenant To MS mother, which wa
written before he went into The
battle and with tie directions that
it be forwarded 10 his parent in the
event Of his death 1t is beautiful
IN its sentiment l. seems 10 show
that the lieutenant had d Fremont
ton that lie would die in the battle
that day The letter 10 his mother,
which MIS-. Conrad Will deliver, fol
lows
Dear Mother:
I am just about to go into
battle and | am entrusting this
to the company clerk. He has
promised 10 see that it gets to
you if anything happens. By
the time you receive this ! will
either be with my God or an
unconscious captive Of the Hun,
for | shall never be captured
while in possession Of my fac
uIties l shall die first
Mother. dear, ii ! am listed
on the casualty list do not
- grieve. Rather rejoice that
your son made the supreme sac
rifce in doing his part in MAX
~ ing the greatest military caste
OF all time lay down the bloody
sword which menaces all civil
ization. that he fought with all
OF his being against an enemy
whose only creed is might and
whose only God is war; war
in its most hideous and brutal
aspects. Be glad that l could
e.
Z for evermore.
! feel that YOU are Ike the
Spartan mothers of Old. who
on the eve Of their sons de
parture for battle, said. Eth
er come home proudly bearing
your shield before you or upon
it
War was absolutely neces-
saTy on the part of this coun-
try. Sooner or later. eventual
II. the sacred ideals and prin-
ciples Of a great freedom loving
people must clash in a bitter
death struggle with those doc
t-ines and creeds of a mighty
war-mad. INSCRIPTIONS nation.
which seeks to trample all that
we hold dear under its iron
heel In the inevitable strug-
gle, someone must sacrifice:
some mothers must lose their
sons. and some wives must lose
their husbands
Il realized that each one OF
is must give his all | voIun-
teered to serve nv country and
never once have I regretted my
action. There are ideas. su-
per-human interests greater
than life itself. that are worth
while fighting for, suffering for,
and dying for.
Goodbye. mother. I Will see
you again in the next world.
and you NAV know that I died
for NY country. for you. and
Tor ali that life holds dear.
ADRIAN"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

Blakemore, will be opened tonor-
row.
Miss Lsmberton is planning On
spending the opening day al eacb
park and arrangements may then
be made for the equipment ana
programs. The other two paris
will be opened within a few DAYS
Buy War saving StaraosL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
NOTICE.

BY legal action of the stockhold-
ers taken at their annual meeting
of June 3. 1918. the name of the
German Trust & Savings bank has
been changed to American Trust &
Savings bank. American Trust &
Savings bank, Rock Island, III.
Northwest corner Second avenue
and Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
Second Christian Aid Society.

Mrs. Fred Nessler, Mrs. Ray Red
dig, Mrs. Ben Stevens and Mrs.
julius Laden acted as the hostesses
yesterday at the meeting of the La
dies Aid society of the Second
Christian church held at the church.
The time was occupied with sew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

the surgeon general at Washing
ton.
\ campaign to get Red Cross
nurses will be started soon to en-
roll all nurses eligible for enlist
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
Funeral Albert Carter Sersig.

The funeral service of Albert
Carter Sersig, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sersig, 1925 Twenty
! fourth street, was held this after
noon at 2 O'Clock at the residence.
Rev. W. G. Oglevee of the South
Rock Island Presbyterian church,
ofticiated. Burial was in Chipplan-
mock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

There will also be submitted to
the legal voters OF the city of Rock
Island at said special election, the
question whether or not the city of
Rock Island shall adopt an Ordi-
nance granting to the Tri-City Rail-
way company of Illinois the right,
privilege and franchise for the pc
Rod of twenty 900 years to main
tain and operate a single or double
track electric street railway, within
said city over the routes called the
MILAN line" and Watch Tower
line" as now maintained, from the
former southern boundary of the
city in Eighteenth avenue and
Eleventh street. southwark along
the route of said MILAN line" to
the southern city limits, and along
the route of said Watch Tower
line" to its present terminus.
The ballots to be used in said
election for submitting said ques-
ton to the voters as aforesaid shall
he substantially in the following
form:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
ing and quilting and the hostesses
served light refreshments.


Mrs. Gantert Ivy Club Hostess.
Mrs. Charles Gantert entertained
the Ivy Card club members yester-
day at the Boston tea room In DaF-
export when all the members were
In attendance and games of BOO
we're played at three tables Mrs.
J. r. Brooks and Mrs. p. J. Carlson
were winners Of the game prizes.
Lunch was served In the tea room
at conclusion OF play. The women
we're invited to meet or the next
session in two weeks with Mrs
George Ohge, 1910 Fourteenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
OFFICIAL OF HUN
REICHSTAG HINTS
OF CATASTROPHE

Amsterdam, June 5.-Allega
that the German censorship is
growing more stringent were made
at the opening sitting of the reich
stag Tuesday by Baron Won koch
enberg of the Centrist party and
Deputy Bauer, a Socialist.
Matters were growing continually
worse, Deputy Bauer said: and the
censorship increasing. had placed
itself in the service of-the lust OF
conquest" even meetings for equal
suffrage being forbidden, although
their aims conceded with govern
ment policy.
The feeling among the people was
becoming ever more eXasperated,
the deputy added. He complained,
that while the paciists were har-
assed. the annexationist politicians
were encouraged, and declared that
this policy would lead to d catas-
tTOphe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
BROADWAY SERVICES TONIGHT

Prayer services will be held at
Broadway Presbyterian church t.
night instead of last evening at
7:45. From $50 to $3.50 the pas
tor, Rev. j. NJ. Stevenson will give
2 public lecture on the history of
the doctrine of the Trinity, in the
Sunday school rooms. This lecture
is open to the public which is well
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

Shall the council of the
city of Rock Island. cOun-
u of Rock Island and
state Of Illinois, have au-
thority to levy a tax for Y
/ corporate purposes for
the fiscal year ending
April IS, 1919. in excess
OF one and two-tenths per
cent, and not to exceed
I two per cent. upon the ag-
I gregate assessed valua- n
ton of all the property
within said city, subject
I to taxation therein, as the
same was equalized for
taxation for the current
year?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
BOY SCOUT NEWS

W. F. Bacon and four scouts will
leave this afternoon for Galya
where they will give an exhibition
OF scout work. Mr. Bacon will give
q talk on the work and organize 4
unit of scouts. This unit Will be
under the jurisdiction of the head
quarters in this city.
". +. Bacon extends an invita-
ton to the scout masters of nearby
towns to get in touch with him
concerning the camp and training
school to be conducted by the scout
headquarters of this city at Cor
Gova beginning July Is.
Scout Executive w. F. Bacon con-
tinues to appeal to the public for
information concerning black wal
nut trees.
Anyone knowing of any walnut
trees is requested to notify the
Scout headquarters. A letter was
received at headquarters yesterday
telling of a grove of trees covering
about twenty acres, so miles from
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that
or the 29jh day OF June, a. d. 1918.
81 the hours and places herein
alter set forth, special electlQS
VIII be held in the city of Rock Is
land, county OF Rock Island ana
state of Illinois. for submitting TO
the legal voters Of said city the
question. whether or not the cOun-
ell OF said city shall be authorized
10 levy d tax for corporate pur-
poses. for the fiscal year ending
April -. 1919. in excess of one and
tWo-tenths per cent, and not TO eX-
coed two per cent, upon the aggre-
gate assessed valuation of the prop
e-ty within said city, subject to
taxation therein. as the same was
equalized for city taxes for the cur
rent year.
The ballots to be used in said
election for submitting said ques
ton to the voters as aforesaid shall
he substantially in following form ::
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

You are requested - meet a. the
Masonic temple at 2:30 p. N. to-
morrow TO attend the funeral Of
Brother J. p Kelley
RAY o. RODERICK. W. NJ
&. /. HUBBARD. Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

Said election shall be held in the
various voting precincts and at the
usual voting and polling places. for
holding general city elections in
said city as now established by or
ordinance OF the city OF Rock Is
land
The polls shall he opened at the
hour of : q. N. and closed at the
hour OF . .. m. on said election DAY
d provided by law.
Dated this sixth day Of June. A
D.. 1918
BY order Of the council Of the
city of Rock Island. county Of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois
WILLIAM M'COHOCFIE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06

Shall the city of Rock
Island, county of Rock
Island and state Of Illi-
nOis, adopt an ordinance
granting to the Tri-City
Railway company of Hi
nOis. for the considera
tons therein stated. the
right. privilege and fran
chise, for the period of
twenty 900 years. from
the final approval OF said Yes
7 ordinance, to use, main
tain and operate a single
or double track electric
( street railway, with all
4 necessary switches. cross
overs and turnouts, to-
getheT with the necessary
+ overhead Constru ction for
the operation of the same
by electricity within the ;
said city of Rock Island,
/ on the route and routes
usually known as and
called MILAN line" and
Watch Tower line" now No
used. maintained and op-
Grated by said company
as aforesaid, from the for
mer southern boundary of
the said city in Eigh-
teenth avenue at Eleventh
street. southwark along
the route of said Milan
line" to the southern linn
its Of said city. and along
the route of said Watch
Tower line" TO its present
terminus.
Said election shall be held in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-06
ATTENTION. MEMBERS.

Attest. y T. RUdgren, City Gle,
p Y q = 81 2. -. "a 2, rls -
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
Referendum and
Emergency Lie

"The Referendum amendment provides that T.
900 voters may suspend the operation of any un-
popular or unfair law by signing petition within.
ninety days after such law has been passed. This
compels the law to be submitted to the people:
If the emergency amendment is adopted the leg
islat,ire may declare most any act an emergency.
The Governor whoever ne may be. may refuse to
call an election unless petition with 10000 sig
patureS is presented not sooner than one hundred
days and not later than 130 days after the LegS-
lature adjourns or nothing can he done for tw,
years These signatures would have to be gotten
in the busy springs work which would be very un-
fair to farmers. 1t is dangerous power to give
any set of state officials. '
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
Single Tax Lie

big business says this is Single tax That is
all bunk Single tax is a tax on land values
ALONE. This amendment merely makes it pos
sible to exempt improvements on land. Railroad
right-of-way, telephone and telegraph companies
bank stock credits, incomes and scores Of other
things will continue to be taxed
The amendment that applies to this reads: The
legislature may by law exempt any all classes
of personal property from taxation and within the
meaning Of this section: fixtures, buildings, and
improvements OF every character, whatsoever up
on land shall be deemed personal property. >
Doesn't this provide for the exemption of every
thing except land? III place of single tax Doyle
advocates an idle land tax means Of bring
ing speculative land into cultivation. He is for
progress but opposed to Socialism and the nde-
pendent newspapers are with him.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
':Big Business Lie''

They say that everybody opposed to the So
cialistic program are members or representatives
Of big Business. If that ii so, then farmers and
business men hiring out to big business every
day. Because rapidly as they understand the
Socialist program they oppose it, More than 25O
out of 800 newspapers III the state independent
Of every power earth except in few cases
when reyoutionists have threatened to ruin their
business if they dared to show independence. There
papers in the state that belong to any gang
except those that belong to the Socialist gang
There only ten thousand business men, big
and little. in the state. There are over 10000
voters in the state and Frazier got only $1,000 in
the primaries. The balance Of the 10000 either
voted for Steen or didn't vote at all.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

~ HIS LETTER was written by Arthur Le-
Sueur in connection with what purported
to be a mail order course in Law but was
ia reality a course in how to teach Socialism and
prepare for "The Revolution 1t indicates the in
siduous propaganda that has been going on for
many years as preparation for the contest we now
have on between I. w. W., Socialism and Repre-
sentative Democracy
Arthur LeSueur is general counsel for the l. w.
w. and national secretary of the Nonpartisan
League: He is one Of the fellows who worked up
the scheme to get the farmers of North Dakota
to agree to hire only l. w. w. You will remember
that Townley, Frazier and Hagan had several
mass meetings in the state for the purpose of get
ting the farmers into. this, but fortunately they
didn't bite. @Hs
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

The statement here reproduced by W u! Hay
wood General Secretary of The l. W. W., ut Convention
held in Minneapolis short fine ago Mr. Haywood is
ohe' OF more than 100 W. VS. who have
to the Federal pencnary for 20 years hsoyalty
their country. He is the with whom Suer
General Council for the W. and National Secretary of
the NonparSa League has continually been III close toc
and intimate correspondence according several
seized by service when Haywood
They made public at the trial in which Haywood
found guilty. Haywood is of the tried
bring about strike Of 10000 agricultural workers when
the farmers in North Dakota turned down proposition
to hire only l. W. w. workers the farm.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
Only Reds to Control

L. Elliott former of the Nonpaltism League North
'rking in another state, wrote a friend:
We also organizing Home Guard nearly among the Reds
possible that will beicer by Reds that when control of
the state government, they-cannot overthrow u.s. )
This explains why quiet determined
effort always made that endorsement for
save office that be worked into serving the
desired either by appeal to his prejudice esness
tickling his vanity nursing ambition
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

Don't you think it is time for us to quit placing
power and confidence in The hands of Revolution
lists?
Don't you believe it / ts:le for us here in North
Dakota to begin to realis .lat we have made some
mistake and are on the !. .ong track?
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

Russian Maidens COnscripted

Of
ADDS the man
aor , 90 ou..;, u make
'' ''e J"o""..'' Va 's''"i' ~" protest. Z
Enca Bolshevik sovets
"propcrty o frona
Il
official
Vladimir
to be
published sDvict
borne Of marriag are
0
registered Stringent
a cohabant s
Leo Trotsky and Noli Lcnne led the revolution that
suited the numbering of the Russian Gar Their special army
organization the Red Guards murdered thousands thou
sands of innocent and children against whom
other charge could made than that though they
in favor Of making Russia Republic, they
sympathy with the Bohevk organization which Trotsky and
ennc and their Red Guards controlled Before going
sa where he became leader of The Bshev rotsky spent
several years the United States disciple and student of
the political school Deb Haywood LeSueur Towne
Bowen and others. x #- H.
Note the last lines in the second of the w. w.
which written several years before the edt referred
to above issued Russia Cant you signs revolution
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

In order egaHe the revolution addition
overhwn the
constitution permit unrestricted exploitation
it's political subdivisions and Of its citizens institutions
sympathy with the revoutonists
will not fall into the trap if they see it, therefore they po
trckery lies and deception. ~
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31

Paragraphs
of CONFERENCE of AGRCuITlR,.
WORKERS. INDUSTRIAL UNION, NO. 400
l. w.
Fifth Sunday, June J,
which
regard working conditions the fields Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
Political Trickery, Lies and Deception

o
nt o
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31
For Progress Not Socialism

They say that Joe Doyle and the newspapers
are opposed to the farmers because they oppose
single tax. unlimited bonding. amending the con-
stitution by less than majority vote, embracing
several amendments under one title and because
they criticise the Socialists for attempting to
strike out of the constiution the requirement. that
patriotism and morality shall betaught in our
schools. Doyle stands for terminal elevators and
flour mills, Improvement of our election laws, sup
port Of the Federal Loan bank. as rural credit
movement. the hail insurance amendment pro-
posed by the Legislature.
= Frazier promised both Hail Insurance and Ter
minal Elevators two years ago and could have
given it. But he took sides with those who either
wanted Socialism or nothing: There is $11S,OOO in
the State Terminal Elevator fund that can be
used for nothing else. This sum had accumulated
Under the terminal elevator mill tax law in three
years.
The Bismarck tribune., 1918-10-31


John Farmer, with his little l60
looks just the same to us as Miller
and Lux of the l0l ranch, with their,
million and a quarter of land., We
are out to get the whole of it for our
Worlingmen. The farmer should
look just the same to the agricultural
workers as the mill or mine magnate
looks to other workers. One has no
more right to the land than the 9TH
er, and we are out to get it and turn
it over to the only people who pro-
duce anything. .>"4> "~
-. ~ w. D. Haywood