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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21
EXPECT PEOPLE
TO BUY FREELY
Rock Island Victory Loan Workers
Again Anticipate Record win
Be Made By County.
ATTENDING CHICAGO MEETING
Carter II. Glass, Secretary of the
Treasury, to Outline Plans
for Successful Drive.

That Rock Island residents will
respond in subscribing to bonds of
the Victory loan as they have in
each previous campaign and that
Rock Island county will again "go
over the top" as it did in the
fourth Liberty drive, when it led
all other counties in the state with
the exception of Cook county, is
the expectation Of representatives
of the lower half of the county in
Chicago today attending a state
meeting of loan workers and di-
rectors OF the treasury depart
ment.
Those at the meeting from Rock
Island are J. L. Vernon, newly ap-
pointed chairman for the 18TH cam
|paign for this section of the coun-
ty; Miss Lou Harris Mrs. H. H.
Cleaveland, Frank Mixter, F. W.
Bender and NJ. s.. Heagy. They
left yesterday afternoon for Chi
cago to attend the meeting today.
Secretary of the Treasury Car
ter H. Glass is scheduled as the
main speaker of the day and he
will tell of the plans that have
been made for successfully put
ting over" the coming campaign,
The meetings are being held at the
Hotel La Sale and Liberty loan
workers from every city, village
and hamlet are in attendance.
Patriotic Duty.
why shouldn't people respond
and buy as many bonds now as be-
fore the war; one Liberty loan
representative asks. 1T IS just as
much a patriotic duty. row as it
ever was before the ending of the
fighting overseas. The money that
people gave helped to stop that
fighting and now we have got to
give more to help pay the debts.
BRsides, people are not throwing
their money away. They are
merely loaning it. and for interest,
too Their money is as safe with
Uncle Sam as it is in the best bank
in the country and it all comes
back when the bonds mature"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

to pursue their love-making in rail-
road trains, because there were
too many other people, strangely
interested, sitting around watching
them.
This is one of the features that
will be eliminated when the Hon
eymoon Express" comes into its
own in 1925.
The Honeymoon Express" will
make possible honeymoon journeys
by air.
1t will be a new and novel thing,
to be sure, but the airplane points
the way to undisturbed honeymoon
trips and that is one of the rea-
sons why it is going to prove pop
ular
OF course one of these Honey
moon Express" afrplanes will like
ly set one back $4,000 or so, but
what's $4,000 to honeymooners?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21
WESTERN UNION IS
TO CLOSE EARLIER

The Western Union Telegraph
company in this city announced to-
day that it's office hours would be
changed on Monday of next week,
the office to close at IL o'clock at
night instead of midnight. Sunday
hours will be from 8 to II in the
morning, from to in the after
noon and from z to 8 at night.
Patrons desiring to send mes
sages after this time can do so by
telephoning same to Davenport
Western Union providing they have
a telephone in their own home or
use some subscribers telephone
and have them o. K. the charges
which will be charged to their teIe-
phone bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21
PUBLISH SALARY LIST.

Springfield, Ill.-Annual pub1fe
cation of the names and salaries OF
all state employees is proposed in a
bill introduced by Representative
John Kasserman of Newton, Demo-
crat. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on efficiency and economy.
The measure is an amendment to
the civil administrative code The
new clause in section SO outlining
the powers of the finance depart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

fired upon Ypres day after day
was turned over to the Americans
recently by the German deliyeriut
commission. The Ypres gun VII
four others, all mounted lpon rail
road trucks, eventually may h=
sent to the United States as part
of the war material which has beer
taken charge of by the America
army of occupation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21
SATISFYING RELIEF
FROM LUMBACC
Sloan's Liniment has the
punch that relieves
rheumatic twinees

tbs warrath-giviag, congestior-
scattering Notwithstanding rem
edy Pcnetrctes zCstIo.:t rubbing right to
the aching spot and brings quick relice.
surely, Clearly. A wonderful help fc-
external pains, sprains, strains, sti--
ness, headache, lumbago, bruises.
: Get your bottle today-costs little,
means much. Ask your druggist fer i
y f:Gnte. Keep it handy for the who's
family. The big bottle is economy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

cooperative shipments to be mar
keted in San Francisco. He ar
ranged with the farmers to deliver
their surplus porkers on a certain
date, SO that the animals could be
shipped in carload lots. The total
shipping and marketing expenses
ranged from IA to 111 cents a
pound, so that producers realized
a greater net income than from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21
SELL HOGS COMPARATIVELY.

Recently more market hogs ac-
cumulated in the Newlands irriga-
ton project, formerly the Truckee-
Carson project, in Nevada, than
could be handled by the local
slaughterers. As a result a repre-
sentative of the United States de-
partment of agriculture advocated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

ment includes the following duty:
ITO publish in bulletin form for
public distribution as soon as the
same may be conveniently done
after Dec 81, annually. a list al
phabetically arranged by state Off
GERS and departments of each Off
Ger and employe of the state o.?
Illinois during such year ending
Dec. 81, such list to give the home
postofice address and the salary
or wages paid such officer and EN-
ploye during such year"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

hogs sold at home. This initial
shipment was so successful that
henceforward the general farmers
of the Newlands project intend to
market all their surplus live stock
in this manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-21

TURN OVER BIG GUN.
Coblenz.-One of the big 24-cen-
timeter German guns which in 1917
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
ANNUAL LEAVE
MAY Be MADE
ALEGAL RIGHT
Salary Commission Considers
Removing Vacations From
Privilege Status.

The Congressional Joint Commissior
on reclassincstion of salaries is con
sidering a recommendaton that thirty
days annual leave with pay. for Gov.
ernment employees. be given the ststus
of legal right Such leave is nj
present regarded ss merely a priv
leee.
The INEQUALITIES of the annual leave
system has been a subject of attach
Tor years. The Federal Employes
Union has been leading the fieht ts
make this leave more than a promise
TO be fulfilled or denied. There have
been numerous individual cases OF
complaint where employees received
less than half OF the vacation te
Which they were entitled Some. IN
fact have not received any.
Curtsilment of leave privileges VA
especially apparent during the war
Dissatisfaction created by such a con
dition was aggravated by the many
hours OF overtime work which In
most instances, went by unrewarded.
PiisbIe Privilege.
While there are Thousands of Gov
full thirty days annual vacation. n
has been a pliAbIe privilege, exercised
according TO the varying discretionf
of bureau heads.
III the reclassifcation commission
recommends legal right status fo
congress, which IL doubtless will the
recommendation will carry with IL
oennite system OF annual leave. The
commissioners take the position that
since the interests of the Government
must be protected at all times. en-
ployes should take their vacation
when the Government can best spare
them, rather than when the empleyes
would like to take leave. Any incon
venience arising from this would bs
reduced to q minimum by receivins
applications for leave. and making :
schedule accordingly.
Contrary to repeated criticism ths,
Government workers take advantags
OF sick leave privileges. reports to thu
reclassincation commission show thai
the average annual sick leave is sever
days, while thirty days are allowed.
PrUbe OetssAe wsrk.
The committee investigating leavs
problems is at present framing q re
port on tardiness. Saturday half-holi
days, overtime pay and limitations
on outside work, which includes sAu
cation. outside work for pay. literary
"N' tit bnOiuCldl tupletIt anQ
tendance at scientific and tech Rtca.
conventions OF employees.
The printing trades OF the Govern
ment win be given a hearing before
the reclassifcation commission tomor
row morning. at $50 o'clock. in Room
426, Senate office building This rrour
embraces approximately 10000 en-
ployss In the Government Printine
Ofhce and the Bureau of .EngraviAs
and Printing.
The women OF the C. p. o. will b
represented by q committee HEADED
by Misc Anna @. Burke. Miss Belle
A Trouland is chairman of the com
mi.tee from the bureau.
Daniel j. Leane. president OF the
Pressmen's Union. is chairman of the
committee representing typographt
cal printing. presswork, and book.
binding. Harvey Hunt heads the con
mittee OF plate printers. enGravsra
lithographers and the miscellaneous
bureau division
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
Family Giues Thanks As
Charity Brings NewL Life
Poverty Disappears in Little Georgetown Home
and Invalid Father Sees New Hope As People
of Capital Drive Suffering Away.

Happiness, and real cause for
Thanksgiving has come to the family
of Frank Jones. 1858 Thirty-first
street northwest.
Through the dark shadow OF pow
erty, hopelessness and suffering
which has clouded the little home in
Georgetown for two years, there has
come bright, shining ray of glad
ness, bringing the promise of a new
beginning and a new life Faith,
hope and charity have visited the
home, and the greatest of these was
charity
The story is best told in the bare
presentation of two pictures. One
who visited the home down by the
Georgetown canal a week ago saw
the hrst, and one who goes today
VIII see the second.
Three In One Bed.
Last week a visitor entered the
house bearing No. 1853 Thirty-hrst
street, scratched in lead pencil on he
door. There were three rooms, n
front room. a middle room, and a
Kitchen. 1t was cold that morning,
and the interior of the home was
chilly, damp and darkened. The front
room was devoid Of furniture. In .ho
middle room, on scantily cover" 4
bed, lay Frank Jones. for two yeurs
an invalid, suffering from the effects
of an injury to his spine. Sharing me
bed were his two children, Frank. a
little boy, and his tiny baby sister.
There was not enough covering, Il
was explained, for the babies to oc-
cupy another bed.
Bending over the old kitchen stove
in the rear OF the house was Mrs
Jones, endeavoring to coax into fame
a few smouldering Goals and pieces Of
coke. 1t was difficult to heat the
home, she said. Fuel was scarce,
there was no chance of getting any
more. Conservation was necessary,
for tn" coke had to cook the meals
FOR long time to come. There was
little food on hand. But what i'm
pressed the visitor was the absolute
lack Of hope. For the Jones family,
lighting losing struggle for two
years, had about given up.
Picture Different Today.
Today the picture is different. The
front room is bright and cherry, clean,
and well heated by a little coal stove.
Beside it sits the invalid in a wheel
chair. and at his feet j.ere's a tiny
cradle In which lies the baby girl.
over in one corner, steadily repeating
TO anyone who cares to listen to his
tale or how the cow jumped over the
moon. Is young Frank, the boy, who
IS going to kindergarten tomorrow
1ressed In new suit of clothes and
proudly exhibiting the effects of his
iirst hair cut by regular barber
Mrs IOnpS iS l,'
begun cleaning-up campaign in the
nome which has made the dust ny in
clouds for several days. In the yard
to the rear of the home there's ton
OF coal. In the pantry there's plenty
of good. wholesome food, on the two
beds IN the middle room, freshly
made up and clean with new linen,
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
GIRL SCOUT CAPTAINS
WILL HOLD ELECTION

Officers will be elected at a meat
ing of the Captains Club of the Girl
Scouts OF the District, to be held a,
. o'clock Saturday afternoon at Girl
Scout headquarters, room 2l5 Wood
ward building. All Scout captains and
Iieutenants have been invited to at
tend.
The chorus of 1000 Girl Scouts
which will sing at the Girl Scout rally
on December q, will have a rehearsal
at 2:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the Thomson school. Twelfth and |,
streets northwest. All Girl Scouts in
the city have been instructed to at
tend. The chorus Is being trained
by Ralph w. Hill, of the Community
Service.
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Girl Scout
commissioner, has announced that the
rally on December 0 will be held in
Memorial Continental Hall. Admis-
sion will BE- free. and no collection
will be taken. The general public
has been invited to attend The OBJ
ject of the rally is to arouse inter
est in the Girl Scout movement and
acquaint the public with the varied
activities of the organization.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
DISTRICT TAKING CARE
OF ITS EX-SERVICE men

Washington is taking care of its
former service men. This is shown by
hSures made public today by the serv-
ice and information branch of the
office of the assistant to the Secretary
of War.
During the last FIVE weeks the
bureau operated by the Citizens EN-
ployment Service placed 732 former
service men at work. Fully so per
cent of the eX-servicc men who regis
tered at the War Departments local
bureau during the same period OBJ
tanned jobs.
In addition to the local bureau. the
War Department also maintains
special bureau where positions are
found for technically trained and pro-
fessional men. Out OF the Sil such
applicants in the last three weeks, 3S9
were given positions.
In addition to finding work for ex-
service men, the local bureau placed
4i7 civilians in positions, out Of sl9
registrants.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27

there's plenty of covering - and in
the bank there's money.
But the greatest blessing has been
the visit Of five doctors to the home,
two of whom have promised to make
Mr.. Jones walk within year and
have begun their treatment.
New Life For ALL
A Washington woman. skilled In
basketry work, has paid visit to
the home. and will begin teaching the
invalid how to make baskets and
other wicker work, something to oc-
cupy his mind and his hands. end
something by which he can keep tha (
ton OF coal in the back yard and the
pantry well stocked with food.
It's new life, q bew beginning. for
the Jones family. Down and out. with
the specter OF the "poor house" and
consequent separation from his two
children staring him in the face, q
week ago Mr.. Jones wrote to The
Times and asked for work-some kind
of work for an invalid who couldn't
walk. A presentation Of his case ap-
peared in the newspaper, and a num-
Der of Washingtonians responded by
visiting the home and helping in the
reconstruction of the family Their
names are withheld at their own re-
quest
So the Jones family has a new be-
ginning and n new future ahead They
have faith: they have hope; they have
received the benefits of cheerful Civ
ing. And IL is for them to prove again
that the greatest of these is charity.
Bounteoux Repnst Today.
Today the table at the Jones home
for 1t Is really a home today-was
set with a bounteous repast The
children were happy, and with all the
exhuberance Of youth. were awaiting
the meal the little mother was pre-
pairing in the kitchen.
The invalid father. too, was happy.
He talked OF the treatment given him
by doctors. and the very atmosphere
of the home is now pervaded by a
spirit of optimism where only
short time ago the family was given
ever to dispair.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
DISTRICT JEWS TO AID
UKRAINLAN BRETHREN

julius l.. Peyser and Simon Wolf,
of Washington. have been appointed
by the executive council of the 1nde-
pendent Order of B'nai Birth as
members of a special committee to
confer with Secretary Lansing re-
garding the pogroms in Ukrainia-
Charles Hartman, of New York City,
and Jacob Singer, OF Philadelphia,
also are members of the co nmittee.
IL is the object of the special corn
mittec to obtain the good offices OF
the United States Government to pre-
vent any further outrages, and to re-
lieve, as far as possible, the condi-
tions of the oppressed people of
Ukrainia.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27

the facts are that Captain Oysters
friends have presented his name to
the President, and some OF them have
assurance that If he is nominated the
Senate will confirm him.
1t has been practically made known
that the Republicans of the Senate
do not propose TO confirm any more
Democratic nominations in the next
fifteen months than they can fairly
avoid. owing to their belief that they
will elect the next President and con-
troll the Federal patronage. The Dis
trict CommiSsionership Is one of the
positions the Republican Senate has in
mind. Some of the Senator's charge
that the District law Intends that the
Board OF Commissioners shall be nom
partisan. Mr.. Brownlow is a Demo-
crst. and so was Comm ssioner Gardi-
her. colonel kutz is an army officer
without political affiliations.
Because of events seven years aro
Captain Oysters nomination would
not be turned down, it is intimated
but that of any other Democrat would
be held up or rejected, II reports arr
true.
Pleasing To Organizations.
Captain Oysters friends to.sv
HOpeu the situation would deyelOD IA =
vorably to him, and that the President
would consider the facts placed he
fore him. Captain oyster has long
been prominent in the Board Of Trade
Chamber OF Commerce and other or
ganizations, having held the hisbes,
positions In the two former bodies
captain Oyster has not become an
ayowed candidate for the Commits
slonership. and has not asked support
what has been done in his behalf is
without his knowledge, it is stated
and has been done by those who feel
ne would make an excellent Commits
sioner.
supporters OF the Rev. John Van
Schaick feel confident he is the man
who will land the vacancy. but they
admit there is no definite information
that he has been selected. They base
their hopefulness upon the fact that
Or. Van Scheick is personally known
b. the President and members Of the
Presidents family. end for that reason
ght have first cali" with the Presi-
ent- Whether DIR. Van Schaick's DO
litical views would meet objection in
the Senate is not known.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
FORMER G. U. MAN HURT
SERIOUSLY IN COLLISION

His skull fractured and suffering
from internal injuries. William Holli-
baugh, twenty-four years old, OF
Adams Mill road. formerly a student
at Georgetown University. today is in
critical condition at the Casualty
Hospital. Returning from a dance in
celebration of Georgetown's football
victory. Hollibaugh was injured when
an automobile in which he was riding
crashed into another machine near
Cleveland Park. Little hope is enter
tained fog his recovery.
While crossing Fourteenth street at
Park road last night, Miss Nora Cor
don, twenty-five years old. 1887
Quincy street northwest, was slightly
injured when hit by an automobile
owned and operated by e. NJ. Nichols,
l44S Park road. Miss Gordon was
abale to walk to her home.
Louise Bell, colored. of Fifteenth
street northeast, today is at the Cas-
ualty Hospital suffering from shock
and internal injuries received last
night when knocked down by an au-
tomobile operated by samuel Morgan,
203O l. street northwest, at Maryland
avenue and Thirteenth street north
east. Mr.. Morgan placed the. colored
woman in his machine and while he
was hurrying her to the hospital his
automobile collided with machine
owned and operated by G. w. Bell, sol
stanton place. Morgan was released
on collateral for hearing in Police
Court on a charge of colliding.
Knocked down by an automobile
while crossing Thomas circle last
night. Ralph Marfard. twenty-one
years old. 1928 Colorado road. received
a cash on his forehead and was taken
to the Emergency Hospital Harry
Pratt. 1888 Nineteenth street north
west. who was operating the auto
mobile, declares the accident was un-
avoidable as Mr.. Marfard stepped
from the curb and hurried across the
circle in front Of his machine.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27
JUNIOR RED CROSS GIVES
CANDY TO WOUNDED MEN

Members of the Junior Red Cross
Of the Business High School offered
their thanks today to the shell-shock-
ed patients of St Elizabeth's Hospital
who fought in the world war.
In answer to an announcement that
fruit and candy would be appreciated
by the soldier-patient at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, the pupils of the high
school came forth literally with the
following contributions: I'ifty-siN
dozen bananas, ninety-nine dozen
oranges. seven dozen apples, three
hundred and hfty-threc jars of pre-
serves and ten pounds of candy.
The donation was sent today to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, to be a part OF
the Thanksgiving Day celebrations.
Miss Jane Lockwood was in charge of
the contributions.
The Washington times., 1919-11-27

JACK BAKER, Of the Secretary of War, and little
} Miss Adrian Mayer, caught by the camera man as
they were emerging from the White House after selling
quantity of Red Cross Christmas seals to Mrs Wilson