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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
EN- RESOLVES
TAKEMEASURES
Children Under - Forbidden TO
Attend Shows Grade Schools
Closcd-No Gatherings.

Children under - years Of age
are not allowed in the moving pic
ture shows in East Moline today
and all grade schools are closed
with the order that parents keep
children in the homes. The above
action is the result of the East
Moline council meeting held last
evening. The council adopted the
following resolution, upon the rec
concentrations of business men and
physicians of the city:
The board of health with the con-
sent of the East Moline city COun-
Gil, shall have power TO close any
school, store or amusement house
and shall take action against own
ers Of premises that are not kept
clean. Upon refusal to obey the
order, a fine of not less than S. or
over 500 shall be imposed. Chill
dren under Is years of age should
be barred from entering movie
houses. Crowds should not be al
lowed to gather in pool rooms. etc.
The clause in the original resOlu-
ton which was most bitterly con-
tested was that which provided
that movie houses be closed. Many
contended that picture shows
should be closed above all other
public places. This clause was left
TO the discretion of the board of
health.
The board Of health acted on the
resolution as its stands above. The
East Moline township high school
will remain open.
George ID. Long, city attorney.
was directed to appeal to the Tri-
City Street Car company and to the
Illinois state utilities commission
to take measures to relieve the con-
gested conditions of street cars in
East Moline, to install signal de-
vices along the single track run
ming between Twelfth street and
Warmers crossing. and to ask for
better street car service. He was
also authorized to ask that the
skips be eliminated from Second
avenue and Nineteenth street and
Seventh street and Sixteenth ave-
nue.
An ordinance to put all homes
under quarantine where yellow
fever. smallpox, cholera. diphtheria.
scarlet fever or influenza prevail,
was passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
EAST MOLINE OFFICE,
LIGHT VOTE is
CAST ON FORMS

Present Indications are that a
light Vote is being cast At the cleo
ton today u retain the commission
form of government or TO recall the
a.de-mautc system OF adminisrra-
tiou fer the city OF Moline.
The commission enthusiasts have
a strongly organized force working
at each Of the polling places. The
city commission is doing It's share.
each member IS In tile 60. bringing
in voters TO the various voting pre-
ctuct places. Il appears that the
aatl-cdmmlss}ou supporters are
lacking In strength. No organiza-
ton has been formed that is known
OF, 10 aid IN i-s eudeaVC-s-
a prominent leader OF the alder
manic supporters this morning
stated that he knew his party was
weak. but that he hoped Fl the com
mission form IS victorious that they
gain by a large vote, enough to
make them give the city better
and q more representative admin
istraticu.
Women Of the city took advan-
iaze OF their political power. Il
was said that a gCodIy percentage
OF the votes cast We're those given
by the female population OF Moline,
The polls closed At o'clock this
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
IDA GIBSON COMES
TO MOLINE DEC. IA;
TELLS r. c.. WORK

Mrs Ida McGlone Gibson Of Chi
cago viii come to Moline to tell
what the American Red Cross has
done overseas. she comes under
the auspices Of the Moline chapter
Of the Red Cross and Will appear
at the Moline high school auditor
ium Saturday evening. Dec II.
Mrs. Gibson was one Of the l.
best available speakers in Amer
Ca selected last February by the
Red Cross to go to France to see
what the Red Cross was Going for
the boys under arms and for the
relief Of the civilian population.
These eleven visited the western
front.
Having received first hand In
formation, Mrs. Gibson is well able
TO bring home an interesting and \
direct statement Of the great work
beiLg done over there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
GENESEO FARM HAND
TAKES OWN LIFE BY
HANGING IN A BARN
(SDecial to The Argus

Geneseo, Dee. 3.-Henry Herman
Raschke, farm hand of Edford
township, hanged himself in a barn
on the Datzke farm yesterday aft
ernOn. His lifeless body was
found by his brother, John Raschke
at O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t
is believed his mind became af-
fected after considerable worry
over the draft
Phinneas Morrow, deputy coroner
of Henry county, held an inquest
late yesterday and the jury re
turned a verdict that death was
self-inflicted. He and his brother
John went to the barn to hitch their
teams. John soon left and returned
later to find his brother dead.
Henry Raschke was born Sept.
:, 1891, in EdfoTd township. Sur
viving are his mother, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Datzke and one sister and
two brothers at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
PLACE BOULDER
TO MARK DAM

A boulder placed on the site 4,
the first power dam built acr,..
the Mississippi. al the end ~ ,Aa
government bridge at Fiftssr,L
street, Moline, at noon TODAY ~.
presented 10 the city OF Molina -
the Mary Little Deere chant.
Daughters OF the American Pavo
luton, through its regent ~.
Harry Ainsworth. The bopId..
was given in commemorative =,
the centennial Of the state Of ma,
nois.
On the platform were John Han.
berg, president OF the Rock Islar5
County Historical society. "
Meese, Illinois historian. Davl1
Sears, Of Rock Island, son Of ~
man who built the dam, a .epro.
sentative from the arsenal nos,
acting in the absence Of Pol. I, =
Hillman. Mrs. Frank Bahnsen ~
Rock Island, state regent. NJ,
Harry Ainsworth and Mrs. Gsorv.
HcMaster OF Moline, regent sT5
vice regent Of the Moline chabrer
Mrs, William Butterworth, vl,s
president general from flIInois
was not IN attendance, owing 10 bpr
absence from the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

Z piece OF shrapnel, according TO a
letter received yesterday by c.
Fagenas, shoe repair man. All
brady street. The injured soldier
was formerly in his employ.
Arsenal Cars CrOwded.-The ar
senaI cars Of the Tri-City Railway
company in Davenport were litter
ly sWamped with arsenal employees
early yesterday morning, The rails
ing Of the rate Of fare on the Rock
Island road Dec l to Ice each way
TO and from the arsenal was the
cause Of the rush.
AUt0 Drags Han.-NoiI Bremen
sos West Second street. was knock
ei down and badly bruised by an
auto driven by William Ochs. Gal
Sheridan street, Sunday night at 9
o'clock at the corner Of West Third
and Scott streets. As he fell Nr
Bremen had the presence Of mind
10 catch hold Of the running board
of the car and in this manner was
dragged about ten feet. one rear
wheel hitting his legs as he was
carried along on the pavement
Influenza Deaths Spanish fufu-
enza and complications which de
ye.oped later proved fatal to Ju-
Illus Struck. Is years old. tri-city
tire salesman for the Iowa Rubber
shoe company Of Davenport and
The young man passed away at
Mercy hospital yesterday. Death
followed an illness Of two weeks
duration.
Hugo Carstens, p farmer resid-
ing SIX miles west Of Davenport, IS
dead ar his home as result Of
Spanish influenza and pneumonia.
He passed away sunday evening.
John Walter Schramm, % wen
AN9"1 Davenport young man, pass
ed away sunday at Canton, ILL.,
from sickness Of influenza and
pneumonia.
A four weeks Illness Of Spanish
influenza terminated Sunday morn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
MOLINE GOES OVER
BY LARGE AMOUNT
FOR BETHANY HOME

The largest amount ever collect
I'd on the annual tag days for Beth
any home was collected in the re
cent tag day. A total of S2,575 was
contributed to aid the unfortunates.
The sale of tags was held in the
upper half Of the county. Rock Is
land did not have a day. its share
being paid from the patriots fund.
Owing to the influenza situation,
The work was done very quietly this
year and fewer workers were en-
ployed for the day. COlOna, Port
Byron. Cordova, Silvis, East Moline
and other cities Of the east end of
the county helped to swell the total.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
ROBBERY
COMEIITTED; TAKE
$50 FROM REGISTER

There seems to be no 1et-up when
it comes TO daylight hurglaries.
Yesterday afternoon the Johnson &
Mortenson cigar store, 1918 Third
avenue, Moline, was entered and $50
taken from the cash register. The
rear door was broken to gain en-
trance. The proprietors of the pIac
were out at the time
People in the vicinity Of the bur
glary saw three boys leaving the
place about the time Of the robbery.
One Of witnesses told the police
later that he suspected burglary.
The boys were not arrested.
The police were not notified until
at least an hour after the cigar
store had been entered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
FRANK GUNSAULUS
TO SPEAK AT HIGH
SCHOOL THURSDAY

Or. Frank ". Gunsaulus, famous
lecturer and preacher. will speak
at the Moline high school audito-
rum Thursday evening. DR.. Gun
saulus has unusual ability to reach
the hearts of his audience. He VIII
interpret to his audience the rela-
lions between God and man.
The speaker viii be accompanied
by the Central church quartet or
Chicago, and is known as one of
the best in the middlewest. DR..
Gunsaulus and choir come TO Mo
line under the auspices Of the
Young Peoples Lyceum associa-
tiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

COunte rfeits.
GREATEST NEWSPAPERS IN AMERT,

Read what Of the GREATEST NEWSPAPERS IN AMERI
CA has to say o this subject:
have been compelled spend
hundreds thousands of dollars aaze the public with the
Chas H. Fletcher This been necessaed by
pirates counteretng the Castoa trademark. This counereng
only the propretors of Castor, but the
growing generation All persons should careful
bears the signature of Cha H Fletcher, they would guard the
health children and mothers particular
which been
earng this paper and remember that the wrapper of
genuine theac-sne Of Chas
Fletcher under whose supervision has been manufactured t
ousiy for thirty Philadelphia Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline

identified with this bank for eleven
years, and now wishes to retire, in
order to devote his entire time 70
his personal interests and the in
terests of his family; now, there
fore he il
Resolved. That his board ac-
cept the resignation with extreme
regret, feeling that under the cir
cumstances it has no alternative,
and
Further, That the board extends
to Mr.. Greene its thanks for the
services he has rendered, and its
best wishes for his future health,
happiness and prosperity. and
Further, That the resignation
shall be effective Jan. /, 1919, or
sooner. if preferred by Mr.. Greene
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
CONSIDER OPENING
OF R. G.. HOSPITAL

If the influenza situation in Mo
line becomes worse, the emergency
hospital will be reopened, accord
ing to an announcement made to
day by the Moline chapter of the
Red Cross. Provisions will be made
to take care Of cases when it is
found that the local hospitals are
unable to care for any more.
On account of the shortage OF
nurses and trained help, the Red
Cross will delay the opening OF the
hospital until established institu-
lions have reached their capacity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Obituary
Mrs. Elizabeth Antonson.

Mrs. Elizabeth Antonson, aged
-, who resided at Twenty-thjrd
avenue and Thirty-third street, Mo-
line. died this morning. Funeral
services viii be held at the home at
. o'clock Thursday afternoon In
termeut viii be in Riverside ceme-
terry. She was a native of Sweden
Surviving are the widower; a son,
brother, Nels Malmstrom, in
France, and father, Peter Malm-
strOm, in France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
TOOK BED, SPRINGS,
MATTRESS AND ALI,

Theophu DeKeseI. 40 years old.
429 Eighteenth avenue, was arrest
cd last evening on charge Of lar
ceuy on the complaint of Mary
Uhaens. DeEesel, according TO the
complainant yesterday. carried
away bed, bed springs, mattress,
pillows and bedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
A. T.. TOline.

A. f. ToIine, J25 Twenty fifth
street, Moline. aged Sc, died in his
home this morning of heart
trouble. Funeral services Will be
held in the residence at 2:30 Fri
day afternoon Interment will be
ii Riverside cemetery.
Mr.. Toline was former alder
man of Moline. He was a native of
Sweden, and came to Moline in
1872 Surviving are the widow and
two sons, Clarence, at Camp Crane,
Pa, and Richard, at home. Two
brothers reside in Moline and sis
ter lives at St Charles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
END STOLEN CIR

Moline police found an abandoned
automobile at Sixth avenue and
Nineteenth street, Moline. yester-
day afternoon Investigation re
vealed that the car had been stolen
in Davenport and is the property Of
Alfred Mueller Of Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
EfStathi0s MegaIins.

Efstathios MegaIiOs. aged ~, who
had lodging at 1901 Fourteenth
street, East Moline. died in tho Mo
line hospital today Of infuenza. He
had been employed by the Fair
banks Scale company Funeral ser
vices Will be held at , Thursday
afternoon in the East Moline under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Herbert 4. Sass.

Herbert A Sass, aged %, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Sass, 1884
Fifteenth street, Moline, died last
night of influenza He had long
been an invalid. Surviving are the
parents and a sister. Funeral ser
vices will be held in the residence
at $50 tomorrow afternoon. In
terment will be in Riverside Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Lenna Tatman.

LeOna Iatman. aged ; months,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Tatman, residents of the Highland
addition, Moline, died yesterday.
Funeral services will be held in the
home at 10 tomorrow morning. In
terment will be in Riverside Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
JURY TRIALS TO
OPEN NEXT WEEK

Trials by jury in the Moline city
court will not begin until next
Monday, according to Judge G. O.
Dictz. A jury venire WIS called
for yesterday, but was later order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03
Funeral of Michael Fitzgerald.

Funeral services for Michael titz-
gerald will be held IN st. Mary =
Catholic church, Moline, at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning with
Father J. S. Kelly officiating. In
terment will be in st. MaTgareJ'5
cemetery, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

ed to report next Monday. Inab.l-
ity Of q number of attorneys to ap-
pear this week and the fact that
the regular date for the December
term Of city court to open is Dec.
=. caused the D0stpoIcmcnt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

Miss Fay L. Arp. formerly Of Mo
line. died yesterday at her home in
Louisville, Ky. She was a niece Of
Mrs A. H Arp OF Moline. She was
p years Of age and was born in
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

This is special week in silk.
dress goods, wash goods. laccs and
embrOideries at McCabc's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

This is special week in silks
dress goods, wash goods, laces anl
embro:derie5 at McCabe's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-03

taking parlors. Interment will be
in Riverside cemetery.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-03-28
:D0MACl zPRAvY.

Ma prodej, l. IL. 8 16 Mogul
traktor v dobrem stavu, samoffdi-
CT. DvouradlicnS, samozdvihaci
pluh Sc proda bez anebo S trakto-
rem "Chas. Machacek, r. 2, Ia
Dor, S. D.. Adv. 3-2l
81. Marie Vyborny pfijela We
sLfedu ma kratsi navstevu k rodi-
Cum. UGi Sc siti v Sioux Falls.
Josef Kulis zastfelil v pondelf k
poledni velkeho sedeho vlka jizne
cd sveho domova. v pail do nej
til rany z brokovnice a pax ieste
jej musel klackem utlouci.
Ma prodej, pfi licitaci, geo ak
Ri pastvip, AZ mile ma jih u 1 mi
Ii vychodne cd ,Tabora. Prodej
Dude odbSvan v Michel Hall, v
Tabofe, v sobotu 13. dubna, We
bod. u kazdS kdo by chtel dalsi
informaci, mdze j obdrzeti cd 7.
Koletzkyho v Tabofe. Podmin-
ky: 10 pro cent hned; 20 pro cent
"a 30 dni; ostatek jak kupec 81 bu
de pratt ia 5 pro cent. N. Kolet-
zky, MATTEL. Adv.
Postroje a chomouty ma prodej
u JOS. Skorpik & Go. Adv.
Kupuji stare zelezo a platim $40
"a tunu dodanou v Tabofe. John
Hatwan. Adv.
Olnamuji tfmto, Re Sc budu u
chazeti o ufad okresniho auditora
ma demokratickem listku a zadam
o hlasy volicG phi primdrkach v
kvetnu, coz dovedu oceniti.
Stanislav Kramaf.
Vlastenecke obrazy ma prodej
una Fir. Kraus. -" ADV.
Kupuji drdbez a vejce a platim
vzdy nejlepsf trzni cenu. j. F,
Mikolasek. Adv.
Red Seal bilou a pravou zitnOu
mouku koupite vzdy We farmer.
skem elevatoru. Adv.
Kdykoliv potfebujete otruby,
midlink, anebo oil meal, Haste Sc
We farmerskem elevatoru. Adv.
Platfm nynf BIC "a smetanu.
Pfivezte smetanu nyni dokud &C.
na jest tax yysoka. Alice RokG-
SEX " pOst8) Adv.
Dial a Nedbal ma prodej " Lake
port Store. Adv.
Name dplny seznam taxI pro
Tabor a okoli pro okresy Bon
Homme a Yankton, a jsme hotovi
poslouziti v tonic ohledu nasim
zakazn{kIm. Farmers Savings
Bank. Adv.
Platte taxy ma MAST bance. Ma
me nyni dplnf seznam taxi pro
Tabor a okOlf pro oba okresy,
Yankton i Bon Homme a kazd6mu
v toto v9ci posloUzfme. Tabor
State Bank. Adv.
Josef Novotny, ST., jeho manzel
ka a syn Karel byli navstevou v
Yankton minulou sobotu.
Yellow Dent korna ma semeno
ma prodej, ~testovala 90 pro cent.
FIR. Wurtz, route 2. Adv. Alp
K~osickova zabava Sc Dude odbf
vati We prosp6ch cerveneho kffze
We skole Vlasakove 2H mile "a.
padn9 cd m9sta, v sobotu veGel
30 bfezna v osm hodin veGer. Nj
mo prodeje kosiGku, Dude tam fet
nit J. F. hostel ma valecne dspo.
rove kolky a j. A. Dyofak o Ca
sovSch otazkach. Danny a devea'
ia jsou zvany by pfipravili kosfc.
ky. Kazdt je Evan by Sc dosta.
vii.
Pravnik Lep. Fitzpatrick Sc cd,
st6hoval dc Bowdle, S. d. tento
tyden, kde Sc otevfelo misto pre-
s.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-03-28

~" "
iel do St. Paul ma Sized obhodnikh
Sc stavebnim materialem.
Licitace We prospect terveneho
kffze, jenz Sc odbyvala v Yankton
minulS patek pfinesla pres 500,
600. Diva ttdny stare tele pines
10 Sc, 300, coz Jest neuv6fitelne, a
dostal jej jakysi Jones. Otto HUI
Der ienz ma mel tez hazel, prosazel
pies $4,000 a pax Sc z toho docas-
ne popletl ma rozumu. Zastavil
v~yplacenf ceku, ktert ma tele dial,
a kdyz mu "a to n6kdo jeho zavod
Mattel zlutou barvu behal pc mes
te a zadal ochranu.
Ed. DvofaGek, jeho manzelka,
Eman Trunec a jeho matka byli
navstevou V Yankton minulou So
bOtu.
Ztratil Sc mi ztrakatS vepf, $50
liber, jedno ucho utrzene casteG-
ne. Emil Pishek. Adv. 1928
TaneGnf zabava We prospech Ger
veneho kfize Sc Dude odbyvsti v
SIM Michelove, v sobolu 6. dubna.
Hudbu obstara Yankton 1heater
orkestra. Kazdy je Evan by Sc
dostavil. Adv.
Zdejsi garaz obdrzela karu o.
verland automobile. Pfijd'te Sc
ma ne podivati
Peter Byrne, We sttedu v poled-
ne pfi couvanf S karou, vrazil do
elektricke lampy ma kfizovatce
pred zavodem CastkovSch a celS
sloup urazil asi stfevfc cd zeme.
Lampy ovsem vsecky vzaly "a sve
a jest divno, re kafe Sc nestalo nj
echo mimo rSby kde do sloupu
vrazila, aG sloup jest z litiny.
Pred nedavnem jeho kone Sc mu
splasili u vrazili do toho sameho
sloupu a rovnez lampy Sc rozbily.
Frank Skalak a jeho manzelka
byli v Yankton We stfedu.
Plymouth Rock vejce IA prodej,
ST.. SO jedna nasada' Mrs. j. G..
Bouska. Adv. 3-21
Brambory, Early Ohio, ma pro-
del "a $1.OO busI. Il. Koletzky.
Adv. 4-4p
Jos. Hala uspofada tane6ni "a
bavu We Sturmovo sini, v pondelf
Is dubna. Hudbu obstara Miko-
tdv orkestr. Kazdy je Evan by Sc
dostavil. Adv.
Name zasobu knih ku zaneseni
pfijmd a vydanf pro farmery, KITE
re budou napomocny phi skladani
zpravy ma pfistf rok ma dane z
pfijmh. Tyto knihy jsou k rozda
nj zdarma farmerdm v tonic oko-
II. Tabor State Bank. Adv.
We Wagner. o~db5vany bazaar
We prospech Gerveneho kfize vyne-
81 pres $1,000. Bazaar byl pofadan
ma podnet dam cd spolku tamniho
u. G. B. j. a byl odbyvan v jejich
SIM. Tamnf anglick6 ~casopisy
velmi pochvalne pfsou o spolku a
Cesfch vdbec.
Vezmem do pastru dobytek a ko
ne, "a "a dobytek a SIS "a kon9.
Hojnost vody a trav. Hatwan
Bros. Bon Homme. Adv. 1921.
Chcete-li pojisteni ma zivot pre-
ptejte Sc u V. j. Wagnera z Les
terville, kter5 pojistuje u Securi-
ty Mutual Life Ips. Co., jenz dava
lepsi v5hody nezli mnohe jine.
Adv.
Kupuju nyni vejce i smetanu a
platim vzdy dObrou cenu. Pf.
Vellek. Adv. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
New Understanding of
Capital and Labor

In this field. too. politics was bull
ring. The Socialists were out for a
social war, and when their leaders first
entered and then formed ministries,
the Socialists objected, because a So
cialist in power often turned out a
tyrant. But the great labor union of
France, the Confederation Generate de
Travail Cor c. G. To- never before the
war really wanted an understanding
with the employers. Since the war began
an understanding has come about Be-
fore the war the laborers would often
say. I'VE must have rs per cent more
wages. The capitalists would answer,
impossible" Then. down tools. AS a
result much French capital was in
vested outside. in Russia and even in
Germany. France was starved of its
rlghtful capital because there seemed
no prospect of real entente between
capital and labor
To-day that prospect is a very real
one. The story of Gustave Herve. who
changed the name of his paper from
The Social War" to "Victory" when
the German war broke out. is an old
one but it is full of meaning. For tho
first time Herve and hundreds of thou-
sands like him, both capitalists and ON.
ployes, saw something more important
than their class war. And they see IL
to this day. The sacred union of
parties is a dead letter, but the simple
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-31
Plan Canal to Link
Geneva and Marseilles
Conference Held to Consider
Artificial International
Waterway

The long discussed proposal TO build
with Marseilles, France, again pressed
itself into public consideration recently
as q result of the conference on tho
matter held at Geneva. The Swiss gov
eminent gave official recognition to tito
deliberations.
The suggested Rhone canal would
connect the two cities By an all-water
route The Rhone River is now navl-
gable from Lyons to Versailles, and only
the link from Geneva to Lyons VIII
have to be made navigable. This par.
ticular phase of the project engaged the
attention of the recent conference, ac-
cording to the report Of Consul Lewis
W. Haskell, of Geneva. The Swiss gov
crnment is keenly interested, since the
country will obtain waterway directly
from Lake Geneva to the sea. For
thirty years such an undertaking has
been urged. Leading citizens at Geneva
are enthusiastic in their support OF the
project.
1t is estimated that it will require
about s7o,oooooo to make the Rhons
navigable ITO Lyons. On account of the
ditFerence' Of levels an extensive sys-
tenn of locks will be necessary. 1t 10
contemplated by the manipulation OF
the water in the locks to generate cleo.
tricity for both Paris and Lyons. and II
is this plan of side product, so to
speak. which has given such an impetus
to the scheme.