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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
PHONE WORKERS
WALK OUT WITH
RAISE REFUSED
TroubIe Between Central Union
Employees and Company Over
Wages TO be Settled Soon.
STRIKE FACTS.


What the men want: $40 a
month more pay; same scale as
In Davenport; number affected,
10; all male employees i'm Rock
Island, Moline and East No
lire.
Effect on phone service:
Ties up reuairs and iRstalla-
items; tr0ubIe expected 10 be
settled quickly.
Forty men, all the male employees
Of the Rock Island, Moline and
East Moline Central Union Tele-
phone exchanges, staged strike
this morning. in an effort to obtain
2 higher wage scale.
The strike viii not affect phone
service in the three cities. as
switchboard operators are still on
+ the job, and the only hindrance to
the work Of the company will be
that caused by inability TO repair
outside and inside lines or to in
stall new phones All the strikers
are members of local union 1903,
electrical workers.
The strikers demand a raise of
$50 all up the line. The minimum
received at present is $50, paid the
helpers. Repair linemen come merit
highest with s110. then cable men
with $3.50, and finally switchboard
men. who row receive $125. Help
ers. il the raise we're granted
would get $40: repair linemen,
SAC: cable men. $3.50, and switch
board men, s155. All other work
ing conditions except wages are
perfectly satisfactory TO the men at
present.
A meeting this afternoon at 2
o'clock was held in the office of
the district manager of the tele-
phone company, Thomas S. Brown,
committee consisting of James
Kennedy, Floyd Wilson. j. F.
Brown and W. J. F'ranck comforting
with him in regard to the mems
demands.
On July notice was sent to
Mr.. Brown, expressing the dissat-
isfaction with the present wage
scale, and requesting some actioa
by the company toward a general
raise of $50 in wages. The COM
pany failed to return satisfactory
reply at the appointed time-last
night and accordingly the men did
not show up for work this morn
ing Both sides of the controversy
expect to see the trouble straight
ened up within a short time, and
the company has promised to be
fair in dealing with the demands of
the employees.
The new scale being asked for
is justified from the mems point of
view of the fact that men on the
same job in the Davenport plant
are. at present and for some time
have been receiving those wages.
The adjustment lies entirely, it is
said, with the union committee and
the district manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
.BELGTUM'S STEEL
MEN FRAME PLAN
FOR BIG COMBINE

Brussels, Thursday. July 17.-(By
the Associated Press -Out of the
ruins of Belgium's steel industry
which was Systematically destroy
cd by the Germans will spring one
OF the biggest steel combinations in
the world. Ten or twelve of the
most powerful corporations whose
plants were laid waste have decid
cd to pool their interests into one
immense undertaking. Stock in the
various companies is being taken
care of according to the method fol-
lowed in merging many American
plants in the United States Steel
CORPORATION.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
EYE PERFORATED
BY FLYING NAIL.
Special Moline Service)

John Claeys, East Moline. car
penter employed at Root & Van
Dervoort Engineering plant sus-
tanned injury to his left eye late
yesterday afternoon when his left
eye was perforated by a nail
Claeys had started to drive the nail
II bounded away from the board
and struck the eyeball and DR.. B.
NJ RinehArt said today that his
vision might be impaired but not
destroyed.
Claeys is now in the Molins city
hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
DO YOU WANT TO
ADOPT AN INFANT?
Especial Moline Service

Mrs. Rose Salisbury, police mat
rcn, is holding a healthy week-old
girl for which she is looking for a
home
"The little girl is just poor, IN
fortunate Waif," said Mrs. Sails
bury. She is healthy and will grow
up INTO a promising girl All She
needs is a home and a little love
and care"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
FRENCH 24-HOUR
STRIKE WILL NOT
PROVE GENERAL?

Paris, Thursday, July 1.-THE
proposed demonstrstiYe strike of
"a hours, set for July 20-21, will be
far from general in France. accord
ing to the latest indications. The
chambers of commerce and several
independent labor organizations
have posted protests against the
project. while serious resistance to
it is being manifested within the
federation of labor itself.
A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
HAMHERING GETS BUSINESS.

An advertising manager wise in
his day and generation, once said ::
Allow me to have a quarter, half
or full page talk with the readers
of the home newspapers every
week-every week, said-and / do
not care who is the president of
the United States; ! will get the
business. 1t takes constant and
careful appeal to the common sense
of newspaper readers-they will do
the rest"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CANDY FACTORY
EMPLOYEES GIVEN
\ A SHORTER DAY
Especial Moline Service

Especial Moline Serviee.)
Employees of the A G. Abraham
work so hours a week instead of 60
hours and will receive the same
weekly pay. This announcement
is made by the factory officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

alternate each week, showing the
pictures one week at Lincoln and
the next at Garfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

Jefferson" coffee. extra fine,
421ae Ib.
Navy beans. lbs. for 25c.
Broken rice. PC Id.
Canned eauIIf1ower, Csc can.
SeedIess raisins, 2 pkgs. for csc.
California lemons, 45e doz.
Fresh soda crackers, 2 lbs. for
soc.
Hires Root Beer Extract, : bot
ties for 45e.
Shredded wheat biscuit, 2 pkEs.
Tor roc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
Boys Wash Suits Spe-
ciaIIy Priced for Satur-


day:
Boys 2-piece summer
wash suits, assorted per-
Gales, chambray and
galatea; sizes 212 to s
years; regularly $1.25
to $3.75: choice Satur-
day, every suit on sale at
1870 qo-1-5 off.
Boys $1.00 sp ort
blouses (6 to IA years. !,
short sleeves, low roll
collar, fancy stripes,
both light and dark pat
terms: choice 69c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
MOLINE ILL.

Womsn's black
raiHProof un1brei-
las, a big assert
m .nt of newest
handle effects
cords. rings, ETC,
also slender carved
handles, plain en-
aHleicd, etc. Every
one a good So. so
raiue; but here, for
Saturdays custom
ers, choice 81. 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
DEPARTMENT STORE

Women's one-piece jersey bathing
suits. cotton. part wool and all wool:
s2.9S Up to SiO.9S each.
Rubber bathing caps, a most attrac-
tive and complete Iine-Skull caps OF
tam effects with fetching trims in
bright eosOrs: see. soc, csc, 55c. CSC
and s1.50.
Bags. bathing shoes. slippers. etc..
all accessories TO outfit folks for the
fayorite summer sport OF swimming.
Women's Kayser silk
top vests, Isle body, flesh
tinted, bodice or strap top:
$2.25 each.
Kayser silk top, Isle
union suits, plain or en-
broidered top: $3.75 and
$2.75.
Boys mesh knit union
suits, all sizes, 6 to ii: 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

Women's high or low
heel white canvas pumps:
$1.93 and $1.75 pair.
Another lot, women's
white canvas pumps and
oxfords, high or low heel:
$3.50 pair.
Children's barefoot san
dals and play oxfords:
$1.49 pair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CANDY SPECIALS FOR
Groceries, Saturday:

Groceries, Saturday: --4s.sss7s ss~#tas,
Best creamery butter, With other groceries, one
pound print TO each for Soc.
Fresh baked bread. two Zoe ioooss each
for I5c.
Fresh ripe liberia peaches small baskets, CSC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

weeks by the operators that the oper-
ators wanted this arrangement. Now
we are met with refusal to accept
this proposal Words fail to express
the feelings of the mine workers. We
accept the proposal offered by you as
the basis for working out an arrange
ment."
"The charge Of bad faith comes with
bad grace from the mine workers at
this time, with the country tied up alb
solutely by the strike, and when the
government says the mine workers
have violated the agreement they have
entered into" retorted Mr. Lukens.
II deny that statement and challenge
the truth Of your assertion" shouted
Mr.. Lewis, jumping to his feet and
turning to face the operator.
Let US have the facts" shouted
them in"
Secretary Wilson raped for order
and the conference again became quiet.
Course of Operators Defended
Mr.. Lukens, obtaining the floor
again, said Mr.. Lewis realized it was
one thing to make contract for one
district and field and another to make
contract for the entire country
through an unwieldy body Of the sort
proposed
"1f you understake to do that in one
body" said he, "the people Of the
United States would freeze to death
before you finished. That statement is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

intended to becloud tho issue and fool
the public and make tho operators
appear at fault The operators are act
ing in the utmost good faith and have
acted that way right through the en-
tire proposition. That fact ia shown by
the fact that the government acted
with them throughout"
Secretary Green Of the mine work
ers vecited some Of the history Of the
negotiations preceding this confer
ence, and said the mine workers had
then been ready to sit down without
reservations, qualifications or condi-
tons and negotiate an agreement for
the central competitive coal fields."
THE operators answer" he con-
tnued, twas refusal. They qualified
their position by saying the country
faced a striks and they could not nego-
tiate unless the strike order was with
drawn. This morning, again, we have
listened to a refusal to respond to YOUR
request, Mr.. Secretary. How long is
this to continue? How long are the
mine workers to be placed in the posi-
ton OF accepting every requirement of
the government and these men take
the position of refusing to do q thing ?
Declares Limit Is Reached
"There are two sides to this ques-
ton. and the limit has been reached
1t is unfair for one side to continually
be compelled by coercion and, if you
please, by force and moral pressure, to
accept every requirement of the gov
eminent while the men on the other
side repeatedly refuse to accept every
suggestion that is made. l want to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Illinois Miners Dru,u
$8,OOO,OOO Back Pay

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. b.
Illinois soft coal miners to-day re-
ccived their pay envelopes for two
weeks work ended November 1, held
back by operators under their wage
rules.
Operators here estimated the money
paid to the mine workers for the
half month period, when production
was speeded up in anticipation of the
mine tie-up, would approximate 49,
100000. They reached this figure by
multiplying the total estimated tom
mage for the two weeks, amounting
to 100000 tons, by 81, said to be
basic average Of the cost a ton paid
into the pockets of the miners, in
Guiding diggers, day men and all
other union mine workers. The high
est pay for digger employed by the
Springfield district coal mining COM
panies for the two weeks was s18S45
net Three men earned more than
$3.50, and the pay ranged to a point
below 500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Coal Shortage Closes
Kansas City Plants;
Car Seruice Menaced

Special Correspondence
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. 15.-The
coal shortage in Kansas City assumed
an alarming situation to-day. Manu-
featuring plants are seriously affected.
Peet Brothers Soap Company, employ
ing 500 men and women, closed to-day
because of lack of coal, N. N. Dalton,
the superintendent, announced.
The Bonner Portland Cement Com
pany, employing 200 persons, closed
last night for the same reason, accord
ing TO Henry McGrew, manager.
"The closing of these plants is only
forecast of what is going to happen
next week" w. NJ. Corbett, chairman of
tae srbregional committee, said unless
more coal is Forthcoming"
The Kansas City Railways Company
and the Kansas City Light and Power
Company were refused coal to-day by
the regional committee. That means,
it was said, that both companies prob
ably will have to curtai their opera
tions shortly until the situation is re-
lieved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
man free born and fit to stand up be-
fore God and man and pray for re-
1iafS
Arrest of Miners
Leaders Predicted.
u. S. Agents Said To Be
Gathering Evidence OF
Plot to Dis0bey Writ

Special Correspondence
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 15.-Evidence
Of reported violations Of the tempo
rary injunction issued by Judge A. B.
Anderson. of the United States District
Court, forbidding any conspiracy to
reduce the production Of coal, is being
gathered by agents of the government,
and it is regarded as not improbable
that arrests will be made in the next
day or two on charges Of contempt Of
court
1t is declared information has been
received to the effect that local miners
unions have adopted resolutions not to
return to work; that some Of the
meetings have been attended by leaders
who were defendants in the complaint
filed by the government, and that petit
lions are being circulated among the
miners for signatures to an agree
mcnt not to return to work.
While it Is said an individual miner
may return to work or not as he
pleases, so far as the inj junction is con-
cerned, it is violation of the injunc-'
ton for two or more miners to agree
not to return to work, because that
would constitute a conspiracy to violate
the Lever act. In like manner, it is
said, circulation of petition, the
signers of which agree not to return
to work, is a violation of the iniunc-
ton. The officials of the United Mine
Workers of America complied with the
mandatory injunction of Judge A. B.
Anderson by canceling the strike order,
but it is understood that most of the
district presidents did not send out
any request or instructions that the
miners return to work.
Some of the district presidents said
they would advise the unions in their
jurisdiction OF what had been done by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Mayor Hylan Asked to
Retain Judge Norris
Women Democrats, Republicans
and Non-Partisans Urge Per-
manent Appointment

"Who made Judge Norris ?" took its
place among the eternal questions
yesterday, when Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and various women's clubs all
claimed credit for the appointment Of
Mrs. Jean Norris, the first woman
judge in New York State.
The women present at the testi.
monial luncheon to Judge Norris nr
the Women's City Club, Republicans.
Democrats and -partisans alike,
want her to stay made and Joined in
a resolution addressed to Mayor
Hylan, to this effect:
Resolved, That we members of the
Women Lawyers Association. ire
spective of politics, reg uest Mayor
Hylan to make permanent the appoint
ment of Mrs. Norris to the bench Of
New York City"
The Women's Press Club, the Ameri-
can Woman's Civil Service League
and the New York City branch of the
National Federation of Business and
Professional Women have made similar
requests of the Mayor, and other
womens clubs are expected to adopt
the resolution befo ra the thirty days
of Mrs. Norris's tie rm are ended.
Miss Bertha Rem baugh, who was de-
feated for SINH lar position in the
last election, and who addressed Judge
Norris as her consolation prize":
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Mrs. Fred
erick Nathan, Mrs. John Sherwin
Crosby, DR.. Katharine B. Davis,
George Olvany, co-leader with Mrs.
Norris in the Tenth Assembly Dis
trict of Tammany Hall; William Har-
mon Black, Judge Isaac Russell, Judge
Robert L. Luce and Marion Gold Lewis
also spoke. A gavel was presented to
judge Norris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Week of Strike Brings
LO1U Coal OufDuf Mark

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The soft
coal output for the week ended Novem-
Der 8, the first week of the strike, was
3,477,000 tons, the lowest recorded in
many years, according to the report to-
day of the United States Geological
Survey, Production was approximately
20 per cent of the average for the four
weeks ended October 25. in which the
highest rate for the year was attained.
The lowest output was that of No
vember /, the first day of the strike
For the remainder of the week the
daily average output was 81 per cent
greater than that of November /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Plan of Coal
Wage Farley
Is Agreed On

gentlemen at their word. and the mine
workers are willing to meet them and
make a scale, and l am mortified to
think that they have come to this con-
ference and denied and refused to ac-
cept your proposal, Mr.. Secretary.
Eye gods, is there no good faith left
in them. Are the mine workers ever
lastingly to be the victims Of bad faith
upon the part OF the people with whom
they have to deai% We came in all
good faith. honestly and openly endeav-
oring to reconcile the difference aAong
the mine workers, the operators and
he government.
Operators Good Faith Questioned
"You proposed and we accepted your
proposal, not because we felt that i,
was the best arrangement, but having
in mind the public had been told for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

large mines near Clothier quit work to-
day when delegation of striking min
ers from Mifiin, nearby camp, ap-
peared and urged them to strike"
Despite the prediction of union
leaders that men would return to work
to-day, it became known that other
unauthorized strikes were in progress
at Ramage, Milburn and Blair, and no
less than fifteen mines were closed.
Reports reaching the Office of the
Ranawha coal operators association
were to the effect that less than so
per cent of the mines were in operation
and at most of the mines the working
force was far below normal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
n. J. Vote Badly Split
Republican Legislative Majority
Given as 3O.804

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 16.-Figures
compiled by Secretary of State Martin
on the recent state election from
county board of canvassers. while as
yet unofficial, show, although Senator
Edward i. Edwards, Democrat, was
elected governor over Newton A. K
Bugbee, his Republican opponent, by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

14,e14 plurality, Republican Iegisia-
ture was elected by 30,s94.
Although electing their governor, the
Democrats carried only four counties
on the legislative tickets, the county
majoritics being as follows: Essex,
3,511; Hudson, 20,653; Hunterdon, 726,
and Warren 1858
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16

the court, but would not advise them
as to whether they should return to
work. Frank harrington, president of
the Illinois district, took that position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
Vest Virginia Miners
''Strike'' Agdin; Force
Is 5000 of Normal

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. l5.-Sev-
eral hundred miners employed in two
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
Please Tell Me What to DO
BY CYNTHIA

surprising that it is not more often
found.
You sound just trifie disgusted with
pretty girls, Ileana. They do get
tremendous amount of superficial
amusement out of life, but honestly
don't you think they have a tremen-
dous amount to contend with? If they
get along in school, it is favor, never
by any chance brains. If they don't,
well they don't think it necessary to be
anything but pretty, the "cats" say. I
have always been truly glad that great
beauty was not one of the things my
fairy godmother wished on me. 1t must
be so difficult to be always struggling
with vanity and be the cause of sc
much criticism,s too. .. -..
Cheer up, Ileana. In a year or two
such minor matters as seem to upset
you just now will straighten out and
you will be too busy living to bother
about the side issues of real life. May
I suggest that you be just trife more
tolerant of other peoples point of view
There is room for everybody-you and
me.
This letter was meant as a friendly
effort in case you doubt it. I am mar
ried, grille, and not as old perhaps as
l sound. LEBhr!N.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
REGARD BABYS FEELINGS
IN THE WARM WEATHER
What Did Little John Euer Do Deserve Being Passed From
In-La,U to In-La,o All Done Up in Rufles?

LIE WAS very little and chubby, and
- he was ON his mama's lap in the
street car. The day was excessively
hot, but he was SO comfortable he was
wriggling his little feet to show it. Then
suddenly mama was seized with a wild
desire to kiss her baby. Up he was
jumped from his place Of joy and Sc
renity and hugged and kissed UNTIL he
cried in pure self -defense. Hard on
babies, isn't it. in the summertime ?
The rest of us are used to the heat and
at least we have the. consolation of
looking forward to the cool of the eve
ming or to two weeks of vacation or a
nice cooling bath when we get home
or something Of that sort.
But babies Well. did you ever try
to get inside the mind of baby on this
heat question? They don't know what
it's all about. Little Billie, Jr., who
was up in heaven last summer, just
knows that's something awful has sud-
denly come to pass here in his new
home. And all his little clothes stick
to him and he cant move inside of them
or curl his toes inside his stockings or
anything. And he hasn't an earthly
idea whether this new state of affairs
Is going to last forever or until his next
bottle or what. All he can do is lie
there and be we'll; pretty comfortable
il his mama knows how to fix him and
then uncomfortable il his mama doesn't.
And as If all this state of Ignorance
weren't bad enough without having some
one suddenly seize you and hug and kiss
you!
ND by what divine prerogative has
| "A a fond father and his friends the
right to play basketball with the soft
chubby person of young John j. on
hot Sunday afternoon on the front lawr
when there is nothing else to do?
And if it isn't basketball then it,
being dressed up in ruffies with lot
of leftover ruffies on the bonnet and be
ing taken out to call. In the parlol