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Middletown transcript., 1918-08-31

these places, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The types of fountain
pens. having points which disap-
pear by turning section of the
barrel, sometimes leak because Of
wear. To remedy this. soak the
pen In warm water and permit to
dry, particularly inside. Then apply
oil on the spindle that is revolved
Heavy cylinder oil is the best for the
purpose. The lubricant should be
worked through the bearing from end
to end. The pen is then refilled and
excess oil wiped of.
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.NE trouble of those who talk

@NE trouble of those who talk
I about the partnership between
- capital and labor is their lack
of knowledge Of how the partnership
is CONDUCTED By those sr. who hos, control
certain kind, but where capital makes
all of the rules and insists that this
is its right inasmuch as it owns the
capital. and labor is forced to accept
these rules without question. the
quality of the partnership establis.,e ed
is not calculated to give satisfactory
dividends to those who toll for wages
and who constitute by far the ma
jority in this so-called Partnership
Molders' Journal.
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How He Lost Her.

TJVW TIC Lust f1Sr.
'Dick," said girl to her lover one
night recently. you've been drinking
coffee, haven't you?"
He admitted it.
"Why do you drink it?'' she said.
"Well," he answered, thoughtlessly,
II did it because 1 was coming to see
you and wanted to keep awake"
He is looking for a new girl now,
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WHAT PEACE IMPLIES
By HENRI CHAPELLE
of the Viuilantes.

The term peace includes two differ
ent ideas. 1t suggests now council
table and signing of agreements
around it. The word also covers that
vast, intricate, busy life of industry,
art and pleasure. which well-meaning
people lead together-that creative
play of human energies in harmonious
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New
Dawn Of
Freedom,

guing these things in America.
Nearly 20 years have passed since
Australia adopted the eight-hour day.
April 81, 1856. was the day. In Aus
tralia it is celebrated now as kind
of Fourth of July-a day of national
freedom and greatness.
In the United States we are still
talking about it more or less. "The
glorious spirit of American progress"
goes rather lame when you think of
that
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FAVORED At ONCE
Gompers Tells Of Growth Of Labor
Day Celebration.
First Suggested, He Says, by p. J. Me-
CURE, Then Secretary United
Brotherhood Of Carpenters.
Samuel Gompers, founder and presi-
dent Of the American Federation of

Labor, gave out
f o r publication
some interesting
historical matter
on the observance
of Labor day.
~ n d O u btedly
the first sugges-
ton of setting
apart a day in
each year to be
observed as La
Dor day." said Mr..
Gompers, NV a 8
conceived by the
late p. J. Nc
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rs it necessary to add that such

rs it necessary to add that such
strength implies solemn response
~ bilities? Must Americans be told
that forces so far-reaching and so
potent in the country and the world
are inseparably united with the fate
of the nation and the obligations Of
citizenship? The labor organizations
and their leaders are today closer
than ever before to direct contact
with the government. and more than
ever in the past they are bound to
give full consideration to public
needs, public interests and public
authority.
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Gained by most of the larger metal-
working plants engaged in manufac.
ture of war products. They are spaces
set aside for this purpose alone, and
equipped with machines of every
type used in the shops proper. An ex-
pert mechanic especially selected for
his aptitude for this work is in charge
in each Of these shops, and under him
other skilled mechanics act as teach
ers. Here are received the raw or I'M
dertrained applicants for work. They
are assigned to the types of work to
which they best seem fitted, and quick
~ and practically instructed in this
work ut the very machines which they
will have to operate in the main shops,
They work with the materials and on
the actual orders upon which the shop
is engaged and the product of their
labors becomes part of the output of
the shop. They are paid fair hour
~ wage as learners, and this wage in
creases as the skill of the learner en-
ables him to increase his output.
The results obtained in these shop
training schools are almost beyond be-
lief. The ideal conditions under which
4 raw man is taught to handle his ma
chine enable him to become a skilled
mechanic in small fraction of the
time formerly consumed in the old
method under which he picked up
knowledge bit by bit in the shop from
such other workmen as had time to
help him.
Mechanics Are Needed.
For example, here, in a New Eng
land shop, is grocer's man, after q
weeks training, operating his milling
machine effectively, and reading the
blueprint related to his work. Here,
in an Ohio shop, are three girls for
merly employed in department store;
they are now operating heavy hand
turret lathes on work requiring great
precision; and the length of their
training required variOusly from
three to ten days.
Here is particularly capable WON.
an" says an expert from one of the
greatest American war factories, visit
ing another shop (speaking of one
who was probably teacher). How
long have you been here?" he asks this
product Of the shop training school. Il
came yesterday" replies the wcn:an.
who is working great turret-lathe.
America needs skilled mechanics,
md needs them greatly. The shop
schools will supply this need.
quickly and efficiently. To the en-
plcyer they offer the surest method Of
the trained operators with
)ut which his machines cannot turn.
TO the individual seeking employment
,r willing to take u place in the SWELL
ng ranks of those providing the
'inews Of war for the American gov
the shop training schools
provide the opportunity for becoming.
without undergoing long period Of
raining or probation. skilled mechan-
cs, worthy Of and receiving the Won
lrOusly high rates of payment which
rained labor is commanding.
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anything except the wages and poo-
sibly place to put up few tsn1A
The farmers wife has no bother -
extra work in the mat:er-a oil, Wen.
every one Of these units in Westcheo-
ter county made good, and there were
exactly as many surprised farmers In
Westchester county as there were
units. At the end of the season each
employer was asked, Twill you en-
plOy woman farm hands again next
year?" Each farmer made exactly the
same reply, "Yes. if can get the same
women"
Each thought that he had happened
to have the luck to get the only good
bunch of girls! Sly, shrewd fellows
those farmers! For it seemed to them.
quite obvious that women as q class
could not be good farm labOrers. 4
perfectly natural prejudice. Men as .
class have always had the same Ger
tainty that women could never be good
at anything outside of the home" un-
til they went out and made good at
everything from voting and tlOctoring
to driving ambulances, and even ut
fighting in the trenches when the ne
cessity arose over in poor betrayed
Russia.
Kept Island From Starving.
American farmers, however, are tho
most enlightened in the world. Per-
haps it will not take them so long to
get the idea into their heads as 1t re-
quired to beat it into the British brain.
In England, even after the scarcity OF
than it is here now, the "woman's land
army" movement was almost blighte6
by masculine prejudice until the gov
eminent became alarmed and turned q
clever trick. Prizes were offered at the
county fairs for public competitions
for woman workers in various depart
ments of farm work. This aroused
considerable curiosity and created q
great deal of discussion. The question,
however, was not whether girls could
do farm work, but which girl could do
it best! Big crowds gathered. Bets
were made. Rivalry ran high. And
when it was demonstrated before the
eyes of the British farmers
that these farm lassies," ms they now
term their "farmerettes"
over there, not only knew their job
Tut were experts at it, the prejudice
broke down and the country was saved
The woman's land army of England.
now 100000 strong. has kept the island
from starving. This patriotic fact has
been publicly acknowledged in parlia-
ment.
There are already II states Of the
Union organized under the WOman's
Land Army of America. and in New ,
York alone 5000 farmerettes are regis
tered for this season. 1t is fine pa
triotic service, good thing for the
farmer who can thus get good sober.
labOrers at cheap rate,
1 good thing for the girls. who can
thus get wholesome outing as well
IS fair wages, and the best thing Of all
for the nation, which needs food and
needs men, and needs them ut once.
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sources. It's only
the average that
counts, and there
isn't much chance
for a high aver
age in intelli-
gence when the
workers toll long
hours. ..-....-
1t seems very
Il
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would probably
be the standard
today, and any
body that wanted
to lengthen it
would be looked
upon as a dema-
gogue and revOlu-
zionist.
1t was only he
-. hn<v IN
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0o1ino Fountain Pens,

An application of heavy oil to the
Joints of a fountain pen will effectively
overcome the oozing out of ink at
Middletown transcript., 1918-08-31
Daily Thouaht.

Our duty is to be useful, not accord.
ing to our desires, but according to our
p0wers.-Henri Frederic Amiel.
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Not Like Mother Made.
"You must not eat that cake. my
son. It will make you sick"
"No, it won't father. Mother didn't
make this cake"
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capable or Dear
ing children. The
rest, If they had
offspring, brought
forth idiots.
The little chill
dren that worked
in the mines were
so injured or bru-
talized that they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
SLACKER DUCKS OUT.

Eric Hedin was given the choice Of
entering the military service with
honor, or being branded as deserter.
He decided he would take chance on
outguessing Uncle Sam, and today
there Is a reward of $50 offered for
his apprehension. That he will be
captured John H. Coburn, clerk Of the
Moline exemption board, is certain.
Hedin's youthful folly should make his
capture an easy matter for the au-
thorities, for he has scattered over his
body no less than 10 tattoo marks,
which reflect the versatility Of the art
list who handled the needle.
Hedin was picked up in Moline re-
Gently on instructions from the adju-
tant general of North Dakota, accord
ing to Clerk Coburn. He was exam
ined and was to have left early yes
terday afternoon for Camp Dodge.
When train time arrived and Hedin
was not at the station, policeman
was sent to his residence to get him
But Hedin had left the night before
and he left no forwarding address
An effort is now being made to appre-
bend him.
II is reported that he told friends
he was going to skip out, because, he
is alleged to have declared, Uncle
Sam can't do much to me-"
There is going to be very repent
ant yot,ne man doing time in guard
house before long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
CRIT OF YANKEES
TO LICK wilhelm
Z. Snaith, Hero From Flanders Front,
Addresses Moline University
Club On War Theme.

Showing that Yankee grit and in
genuity. the spirit that puts things
over, is to be the determining factor
in the world war, E. Snaith, veteran
from the Flanders front, in thrill
ing address last evening at the Manu-
facturers' hotel, Moline, before the
members of the Moline University
club, detailed some Of the very peril
nent reasons why it will be up to
Uncle Sam to halt the conflict.
After telling in a graphic way some
thingAof the hardships and horrors Of
modern trench warfare, he praised the
fine bravery Of men from all walks in
life who, cast into the melting pot Of
international emergency, had been re-
made into a compact unified military
force that is proving in an astonish-
ingly short time, to be more than
equal to the~supposed invincible Prus-
sian system Of butchery.
The speaker said that England had
been the mainstay OF the allies up to
the present but that now England is
/ calling to America to give the addi-
tional food, fuel, money and soldiers,
that is necessary to turn the scales OF
the struggle in favor of democracy and
the principle Of self-determination OF
nations, for which this country stands
He mentioned some of the hardshipe
English people are undergoing, all in
very willing mood and pleaded for
individual concern and interest in the
conflict in this country, in order that
the maximum strength of this great
nation can be exerted within the short.
est possible time to the task of over.
throwing Of Prussianism.
Other features of the evening in.
cluded piano selections by Miss Melbs
Hammer and violin and piano mum.
bers by Mrs. Friestat-Lee and Frank
! W ErpiSfat Jr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
PETITIONS GIVEN
GENERAL SUPPORT
Backers Of Move, to Change Name Of
East Moline to Deere Pleased
With Progress Made.

Petitions which are being circulated
il East Moline for the purpose Of hav-
irg the city council change the name
of the municipality to that of Deere
are being generally, signed, according
to reports made 1t conference Of
business men held last evening.
1t was claimed that the general SEN
timent of the community IS favorable
to action which will remove the title
Moline from the community and will
substitute that of Deere, in order to
provide for a more distinct individ-
uality for that busy commercial ceD
ter which has had such a remarkable
growth within the last half dozen
years.
There is rumor that while some
are anxious for the substitution to be
made, they are not very enthusiastic
over the new title suggested, feeling
that some cognomen entirely divorced
from any significance relating to Mo-
line or any or its industries, should
be adopted. However, this opposition
has not taken on the form OF any or.
ganized effort to block the project but
is simply q division of sentiment
among those who are making every
effort to secure new handle" fol-
their enterprising town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
GIRL VICTIM OF A
| PURSE SSATCHER
Miss Otelah Van Degriff Robbed Of
Pocketbook Containing - BY Col.
ored Dip Who Tries Assault

Attacked and robbed by . Negro
whose name is unknown but Of whom
police authorities have good de-
scription, Miss Otelah Van Degriff,
$40 Railroad avenue, Moline. had her
purse containing 81 snatched from her
hand as she alighted from Fourth
avenue car on returning home from
Rock Island last evening.
According to Miss Van Degrih. the
Negro wasson the same car with her
and evidently had followed her from
Rock Island. On the car he managed
to whisper some insulting remarks to
her to which she made no attention.
AS she got of the csr, the colOfed
man did likewise. He walked behind
her Until she came to dark place IN
the street, when it is said he attempted
| to attack her. Unable to accomplish
his designs. he grabbed the purse and
, beat 1t:
| 1t is claimed that the description
/ which Miss Van Degriff gives OF her
assailant is similar to that Of man
who entered a house In Rock Island
earlier In the evening and pulling a
gun forced a woman there to leave
the house with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
BIG PURyEYORS PREPARE FOR
FUTURE FOOD REQUIREMENTS
Armour & Co. Introduce Two New
Products in Anticipation of Food
Needs for theI Coming Year.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-(SpeciaD A
prominent official OF Armour & Co.
when interviewed in Chicago gave
startling information regarding the
food situation. He spoke in part as
follows:
"A study Of export figures for the
past four Years gives some idea of
the tremendous drain upon our food
resources which has arisen through
the necessity of supplying our allies
in Europe In dairy products alone,
our exports have increased no less
than 1900 per cent.
There is no chance to predict any
immediate change and therefore dur
ing 1918 the use of butter alterna-
tives in America will be imperative.
Since every day brings us nearer to
the time when national necessity viii
make alternative foods universally
used. it is exceedingly opportune that
Armour & Co. have gone into the
manufacture. of oleomargarine on 4
larger scale. Through knowledge OF
world food conditions, we are in a
position to protect the public from
products compounded from inferior in
gradients and produced under condi-
lions where quality has been sacri-
feed to quantity output. )
I'm Veribest Oleomargarne/ and
Armour's Nut-Ola, we have two but
ter equivalents that represent the high
development Of the industry. AS ali
example of this, it is only necessary
to draw attention to the milk used in
making Veribest Oleomargarine and
Nut-Ola. This milk is brought in re
frigerated cars from the best dairy
farms operated under the strict super
vision of the Chicago Board of Health
| In fitting up our immense new fac
tory, recently completed we imported
necessary machinery and skilled oper-
! atives from Holland. where oleomar
garine manufacture has been brough
| to the point of perfection.
| Il am glad to say that while al
the present time the Oleomargarint
consumption in the United States has
| been only at the rate OF 212 pounds
per person. whereas in Europe il
ranges from 20 to 80 pounds, the pup
lie is accepting equivalents on the!l
merits and these economy foods ar.
rapidly gaining prominent place If
the national menu. '-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
SILyIS WOMAN DISLOYAL!

NJ. J. Duryea, who has been depu-
t,ed by DR.. W. E. Taylor, Moline,
food administrator. to act in the en-
forcement of food conservation or
ders in this district, is investigating
conditions in Silvis, where it is said
there are violations by boarding
house keepers. Several complaints
have reached the Office of DR.. Taylor
recently and one woman who con-
ducts boarding house is reported
to have declared that she will net
observe wheatless or meatless orders
and that no one could force her to.
The matter was reported in a COM
munication received by DR.. Taylor
this morning and the letter was inn
medately placed in the hands OF Mr..
Duryea for investigation. If it is
found that the woman made the re-
mark with which she is charged dras-
tic action will be taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
THESE ARE CALLED
TO TAKE TEST FOR
MILITARY SERVICE

Here's the list Of 125 Moline con-
scripts who have been ordered to re-
port this evening for physical exam
.lnation to test their fitness to serve
in the national army:
Charles Frisk, John G. Swanson,
Matt Riva. Ralph A. Bogie, Francis
Shatterman, Oscar F. Bohman. Peter
Lecomitros, Frank Kirby, Bohnnil Ger
venka, William Lenski, Edward F. Nc
Gerry, Alfons Won Meighan, George D.
petrotri, Walter E. Cook, Logar Nick
olas, Carl o. Johnson. Arthur Gustus,
George W. Huntley. Peter W. Nelson,
Arthur d. Ward, Moss Cherry, Ole c.
Christensen John Meznarick, Verne V.
Link, eVrnon Weideman, Paul N. o.
son. julius Van Ackere, Oskar Larson,
Charles Hallgren, Loreto G. Gerilo
George Nicholopulos, Alfred j. Com
Der, Gustaf A. Eng, Clyde Young, John
A. Curl. Frank J. Vermuelen, Bert
Wemmer, John H. Newton, George G.
Reimers. Clarence W. Evans, Frank H
klingberg, Arthur B. Bloomgren, Oloi
Benson, Aaron L. Balleger, Nathan
Grossman, Charles F. Seams, Arnold
Vandersloat, Jess Roy Upper, Herbert
F. Gilman. Joe Mechierre, Alfons De-
After Harry Miller, Walter Wahl.
| strom, Ralph N. Heeren, Albert L
1saacson. Fred H. Stewart, Leonard p
| Greim, Lindoff E. Broquist, Warner
w. Walker. Ben Popping, Oscar l.
| Daley, Carl w. Ohline, Alberiec Goet
teuro, Raymond Dowdal, George Grei
ner, Herbert P. Wilson, William O
Fish, Albert Erickson, J. F. Kirkman
Ernest Lang, George Swanson, Leon
ard d. Byers, Frank Phares, H. P
Economopoulos. George A. Reed, Leon
ard Anderson. William ]. Clark, Stan
islaw Kollawski, Carroll F. Swanson
Charles r. Crakes, Art DeWinter
Daniel E. Moore, John Bascalls, Joh1
F. Mayer, Jr.. Walter Odendahl, Rob
ert ]. Blackwell, Kyle w. Rask, Ca
miel Van ,Hulle, Alexander Johnson
Lemy Putt, CASTOR Verslius, Edwin L
Mumert, Fred E. Erdman, Harry M
Rasmussen, Leo w. James, Harry E
Stalter, Clifford G. Carlson, Quincy
Clinton. Lawrence urges, Carl T. Tell
Axel F. Bloom, Walter r. Nickerson
Leon Verslyke, Miltof c. Ball. Midar'
Van Holsbeke, CAMEL De Barr, Free
Ira Rice. Oscar G. Anderson, L. Koe
topoulos, Arthur Sand, Frank Nave
Clarence Nitzel, Raymond A. King
jules Decwice, Oscar E. Carlson, Wal
lace Otto Olson, George Johnson. Johl
l.. W. Woodall, Elmer A. CLAIR, Egraa
Corseir, Elmer C. Miller, George S
Ewing, Fred w. Hauard. Fred G.. Lin
ger, Raymond Hoste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
CHEST COMMITTEE NAMED.

o. E. Mansur, who has been chosen
to direct the community war chest
campaign in the factory Offices and
ships in Moline. this morning an
nounced the personnel of eight COM
mittees that will canvass that field.
Members of these committees will
have a meeting this evening at the
Moline Commercial club for the pur-
pose of outlining plans for their drive.
Committees to handle the drive in
the shops are now being drafted and
they will be ready for announcement
tomorrow.
Two committees have been ap-
pointed to canvass East Moline. The
town will be divided, with one COM
mlttee working west of Ninth street
and the other directing operations
east OF Ninth street.
The minimum sum of 5000 900 is
asked from the townships of Moline
South Moline and Hamptown in the
drive which starts Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27

One Of the most youthful officers to
finish the course Of instruction at
Fort Sheridan was Chester R. Davis.
nephew of Benton Davis, 1918 Twelfth
avenue, Moline, and son of p H. Davis,
superintendent of the Moline Mallea-
BILE Iron company. ST. Charles, ILL., He
celebrated his 22nd birthday today.
He has been commissioned a first
lieutenant of infantry and is a mill
tary instructor at Camp Lee, Virginia.
His brother, Elrick B. Davis, gradua-
ted from Kenyon college, Gambler,
Ohio, last June and in August enlisted
with the regulars, now holding, COM
mission as sergeant and stationed at
the Fort Oglethorpe reserve officers
training camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
BILL POSTERS RELEASED.

Upon the payment of costs in the
case c. H. Hartman, a billposter for
the Moline theatre. and H. K. Smith,
similarly employed by the Eyes of
the World" show, arrested Monday
afternoon on a charge of posting bills
without q license, were dismissed IN
East Moline police court this morn
ing by Police Magistrate A. A. Niles.
It is said the action was taken to
back license fees to the city by the
Illinois Posting company and also to
stop the practice Of lacking posters
on telephone poles, trees and build
ings without taking the trouble to
gain consent to enjoy this privilege.
Dropping VI on a little game which
was in progress last evening at the
billiard hall of Gus Chokas, Thir-
teenth avenue, East Moline, last even
ing, police pinched seven players. In
police court this morning Gus, as
the proprietor, was fined $25 and
costs for gambling and the rest were
released by Police Magistrate A. A.
Niles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-27
CLERK is INJURED.

Jerked from his wagon when his
team of horses gave sudden lurch,
George W. Petit, 1870 Twenty-second
avenue, Moline, was struck by the
sharp shod hoofs of one animal and
painfully cut in the abdomen and back.
The accident occurred on Fifteenth
street between Fourth and Fifth ave-
nues and was caused because of a
broken Waterman in the street wash
ing out of the sand and forcing the
pavement to give way under the
weight of the horses. Petit is a clerk
in the employ of Fisk & Loosely