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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
TO
OPEN IN ALEDO
COMING SUNDAY
Attendance Mt This Seasons Meet
ing Expected to BE Largest
in Its History.

Indications are that this seasons
chautauqua opening on Sunday
Aug. "a. and continuing throuf
Thursday, Aug. 2S, will be the big
gest of its kind ever staged ia
Aledo.
At least in point Of attendance
Last fall chautauqun boosters sub
scribed for 500 tickets to Euaran-
tee an excellent 1919 program.
These tickets have been allotted in
blocks OF 5, 10, Is and % for dis
posal. They are season passes and
may be had at the nominal price
Of $50 plus the war tax Single
admissions will be so cents each,
plus the tax, The former have
been going fast and the sold out"
sign is expected to be hung out
long before opening day Sunday.
Attendance at this years feature
is conserYatiVely estimated 40
about a thousand. The big tent
which is to house the chautauqua
Is expected 10 arrive here within
the next few days and will be erect
ed Saturday.
At 2:30 Sunday afternoon DR..
Stanley l.. Krebs will open the
weeks program with his lecture on
the Trinity" Following will be
band concert by Whales Service
band, composed entirely of world
war heroes
In the evening al 1880 there Will
be union Young Peoples vespGr
services held by the various
churches OF the city. At 8;l5 there
will be another band concert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

Continued from Page One.l
stream in an effort to locate Can
delaria and report their accident to
military headquarters. They landed
at 1890 Sunday afternoon and
we're picked up Wednesday morn
ing by Jesus Renteria and a band
of five othLr MeXicans. They were
taken into the mountains, but
thought they were approaching
Valentine, Texas. They were told
that 60 men belonged to the band
while in reality the aviators saw
only 20 men at the ranch where
they were held.
Captain Matlack said the bandits
were well mounted.
Rebels Plan for Ransom.
Various plans for obtaining the
ransom money were discussed by
the bandits. One was for the de-
livery of the money and Americans
in the middle of the Rio Grande.
Anc Their was for the aviators to be
taken one hundred yards up river
and the money taken an equal dis
lance down river and both left at
tine same time. Finally it was
agreed that an American officer
should be sent from the American
side upon signals from the Landits
by means of slares. At the same
same time Renteria was to start
FRI m the Mexican side with the
Americans. They Here TO meet and
exchange prisoners and money.
Saves $500 by Ruse.
Captain Matlack's ruse by which
he saved $500 was contrived on
the spur of the moment after he
had got Peterson across the border.
Il just decided there was no use
in paying those Mexicans that 9TH
er $500 after 1 had Davis, so l
told him to jump on behind on my
horse 1 spurred him hard and we
made a Wild dash for the border
and made it They called for us
to halt, but l said Go to He'll and
crossed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
ANNOUNCE CAST
OF CHILDREN IN
PLAY SATURDAY
List of Principal Characters For
sleeping Beauty Made Pub
lie by Director.

Members OF the cast OF Sleep
ing Beauty" Aledo's child pageant
billed for Saturday evening, Aug.
80, are bracIiclng faithfully under
the supervision of Mrs. T, w. Leary,
playground director.
Those who undertake TO present
the roles Of the principal charac-
tiers are:
King-Meredith Davis.
Queen-Helen Ash.
Princess-Pauline Parkman.
Witch-Mrs. X Edwin.
The six good little fairies Paul
inc Marquis, Thanet Sharp, Frances
Wilson, Dorothy Grant, Mildred
Day and Irene Parkman.
Excellent progress S been not
ed in the work of the childIe en- dur
ing the last week of preparation,
Mrs. Leary stated.
Music for the piaylet is being
furnished by an orchestra under
the direction of Wyman Smith In
strumental in the progress attain
ed thus far by the children has
been Miss Pauline LeMaster, piar-
list, who has faithfully attended
every practice session.
1t is announced that the pageant
will begin promptly at Sis SatuF-
day evening in the chautauqua tent.
Admission fee of 50 cents will be
charged adults, with Is cents as
the children's entrance fee.
The pageant will mark the close
of supervised Fairgrounds work
under direction of Mrs. Leary, who
will probably depart for her home
in Chicago within a few days fol-
lowing the performance. Her work
and its results have far exceeded
even the best expectations Of boost
ers of Fairgrounds activity in this
city, and continuance of the fea-
ture year by year is now practical
ly assured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity: Fair and
somewhat warmer tonight; We'd
nesday partly cloudy and warmer,
probably becoming unsettled by
night; gentle variable winds be-
coming moderate south to south
west winds Wednesday.
Illinois: Fair and somewhat
warmer tonight; Wednesday part
ly cloudy; warmer in Lorth and
central portions.
Missouri: Fair and warmer to-
night; Wednesday partly cloudy;
warmer in northeast portion.
Wisconsin: Generally fair and
warmer tonight; Wednesday part
~ cloudy and somewhat unsettled
with warmer in east and south
portions.
Iowa: Partly cloudy and some
what unsettled tonight and We'd
nesday; warmer tonight and ex-
tTeme portion Wednesday; cooler
III extreme west portion Wednes-
day afternoon.
Indiana; Fair tonight and We'd
nesday; rising temperature.
Temperatures Today.
Canadian northwest-56 to 81,
cloudy.
Northwest-60 to "A; cloudy.
West-56 to IS; part cloudy.
Southwest-62 to 20; cloudy.
Ohio Valley-62 to 10; clear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
FLOUR ON SALE
BY GOVERNMENT
: is STRAIGHT"
Ninety-fiVe Per Cent is What Fed
eral Corporation Is Selling
Not Fancy Patent.

Government army -four on sale
by the United States Grain eorpor-
alton at Chicago is what is known
as straight flour. Flour sold at the
local markets, such as Goldrim,
Ceresota, Pillsbury and Occident,
is called fancy patent -four.
Straight -four" a Rock Island
merchant said, lis -four in which
lower grades of ingredients are
used. Fancy flour is such as is sold
to the housewife and contains the
best qualities of -four on the mar
ket. The straight flour, known as
the IS per cent flour, and which is
being sold by the government is
classified under the export grade
The United States government
through its Chicago corporation is
selling the -four at $40 per 40 iute
sacks. Defining the sale Of its flour
the United States Grain corpora
tion says in a letter to one Rock
Island -four dealer:
We cannot guarantee points OF
shipment as this will be deter
mined bysthe stocks that are avail
able from time to time and the -four
will be shipped from points taking
the most advantageous freight
rates. Time of shipment within so
days, basis sight drafts with bill Of
lading attached, size Of car 80
barrels"
The flour market appears at a
stand. Housewives reading the
government advertisements have in
many cases believed that the -four
is what is known as the fancy pat
ent which is secured at the local
stores. Flour on sale by dealers
here sells at $14.S0 and $3.50.
Meat Business Low.
Old chickens are not much on
the market now. Spring chickens
are the demand. For the last
three weeks" said a Rock Island
ARealer, Il have sold spring chicken
af>50 cents per pound but / have
not sold an old chicken in three
weeks. The public is not asking for
broiIings and cheap meats. They
won't take it and the result is that
/ either have to make it into boil
onies or throw it away. Boiled
ham, which is as high as rs cents'a
pound, is going good. This morn
ing l paid from 35 to 40 cents for
pork, paying "a cents for pork
loins, % cents for pork shoulders
and 81 cents for pork butts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
ALEDO PERSONALS

F. W. Johnson was a West Lib
erty, Iowa, visitor over the week
end.
Mrs. Susan Clark of Monmouth
left Aledo Saturday after visiting
for an extended period at the o. M.
Dunlevy home and other friends.
Miss Beulah Berglund departed
yesterday morning for a weeks va
cation at Chicago, where she will
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert HoImquist.
Miss Pauline Johnson, accompan-
led by her father, A. W. Johnson,
left yesterday morning for Niles,
Mich, where they will make a short
visit. AfteFward they will go to
Cleveland, Ohio, where Miss john
son will take a course to become a
trained nurse.
Miss May Jobusch went to st.
Louis yesterday morning for visit
with her uncle, Lewis Jobusch and
family.
Mrs. Alvin O'Deli and baby went
to Des Moines, Iowa. yesterday
morning for an extended visit with
relatives.
Arthur Runbom went TO Rock Is
land yesterday morning where he
will become an employe in the NJ.
& X. department store.
Miss Helen Winger returned
home the first of the week from
Chicago where she spent two weeks
at the home Of a brother, Arthur
WingeF.
Miss Cornelia Rohan went to
Keithsburg last evening for short
visit there with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. H. V. Decker went to Bed
ford. Iowa, last evening for a few
days visit with her sister.
Mrs. w. II. Riddell left last night
for Burlington. Iowa, where she
will act as one OF the judges in
culinary department OF the Bur
lington fair. Mrs. Riddell will pass
upon bread and pastries. Her Sc
lection for this work is considered
in the way of a high honor regard
ing her ability in the culinary de-
partment. She will remain for
several days until the close of the
fair
Mrs. ]. W. Swanson returned
home to Joy last evening following
a day spent in Aledo with relatives
and friends.
Rev and Mrs. J. I. Dool and
daughter Frances of Greenfield,
Iowa, left this morning for Normal.
ILL.,, where they will visit for a
few days. The Dools have been
here for some time visiting at the
home of Rev. Dools mother Mrs. S.
J. DOol and other relatives.
Rennie Sabbath left this morning
for Galesburg where he spent to-
day.
Rev. E. T. Potter left this morn
ing for Springfield, ILL.,, f." a visit
there with his brother. X. Potter
will also attend the state fair.
Miss Lois VeFtFees went to Peo-
ria this morning for a short visit
with friends.
Clyde Scott was a business call
er in Rock Island today.
Mrs. Ed LindstFom spent today
in the tri-cities.
w. c. Dilley, superintendent of
speed of the Mercer county fair,
and Guy Vanatta, privilege manag-
er, attended the Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
county. fair last week in the inter
ests of the Mercer county fair Sept.
16 and 20. Mr.. Dilley and Mr.. Van
alta, together with G. C. Bowers,
of the Mercer County
Agricultural association, will visit
the West Liberty, Burlington and
Rock Island county fairs at Joslin
this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
MANY IN TOURNEY
FOR TENNIS GROWN

An even dozen aspirants 20 ten
mis- honors on Aledo's municipal
courts strove in earnest competi-
ton in the elimination tourney ar
ranged for this afternoon by Mrs.
T. w. LearY, Fairgrounds director.
In the running broad jump 10
were listed, a like number enter
ing the standing broad jump, eight
in the pole vault and seven in the
high jump.
Thursday at the school grounds
the girls will compete in a cro-
quet tourney. The big baseball
game, final one OF the season, will
take place Friday afternoon be
tween the purple and gold and
red and white. To the winning
team in this contest will be award
ed 10 points to count on season
score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
East St. Louis Livestock

East St. Louis, Ill, Aug. 10
Hogs, receipts 1900; lower; top
price 2135; bulk 2100Q21.25;
heavy weight 2O.75021.O0; medium
weight 2O75@2135; light weight
20.5O021.35; light light 19.5OQ
21.OO; heavy packing sows. smooth
17.50@18.50 packing sows, rough
16.COG17.50; pigs 14.O0@19.75.
Cattle, receipts $500; steady;
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight, choice and prime 1850
1880; medium and good 11.75@
1850; common 1025@1175; light
weight, good and choice 1900
1900; common and medium $500
1900; butcher cattle, heifers 6.750
1850; cows 675@11.50: Gamers
and cutters 5.2506.75; veal calves,
light and handy weight 5000
1900; feeder steers 7,00010.50;
stocker steers 7.00@10.00.
Sheep, receipts 10000; no sales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
ALEDO COUPLE rs
WE'D IN GALESBURG

Announcement is made today of
the marriage April 10, 1919, at
Galesburg, ILL.,, of F. Everett Peter
son and Miss Minnie Mayhem, Ale
do young people. The ceremony
which was performed in secret.
was in charge of DIR. G. Il. Lapp,
pastor of the First Baptist church
OF Galesburg. The groom is a son
of Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson of this
city. The bride is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mayhem, also
of Aledo, and is a graduate of the
Reynolds high school. The young
people next year will engage In
farming near Pomroy, Ill. This
morning they left for Springfield,
where they will attend the state
fair, following which they will de-
part for Chicago, there to spend an
extended visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

Continued from Page one.)
ceptance of the Shantung settle
ment as it stands expecting the
League of Nations to apply an
early corrective or solvent. The
Republicans may adopt a separate
resolution disappearing the Shan
tung award and instrueting the
American Representatives at the
next meeting of the League of Ma
tons to work for a change.
This of course would have a
powerful moral effect, and put
America on record though it
lions. AS for the provision that
America must be left free under
article 10 to determine through
congress when and how the United
States shall use its armed forces,
this is something which the presi
dent said informally to Great
Britain and France whenever the
American constitution was dis
cussed.
VIII Reach Compromise.
Also there is no objection to
clauses specifically naming the
tariff and immigration as essential
ly domestic questions. Mr. Wilson
is on record at Paris in favor of
safeguarding the Monroe doctrine
and his friends give the impression
that he would accept a paragraph
on that point. So it will be seen
that really the program of the So
called mild reservationists" on
the Republican side of the senate
is likely to prevail. The confer-
ence between President Wilson and
the senate foreign relations com
mittee will surely bring this out
more clearly provided the interFo-
cation and debate on both sides is
carried on in good temper and in
a spirit Of compromise and recon,
cilla4Aaa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
LIST OF SALES
BURDENS CORN
And IT SLUMPS
Strong Start on Buying by COM
mission Houses Lost, Prices Go
ing Below Yesterdays Close.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-The corn
market started out strong today on
commission house buying which
found only limited offering avail
able. Resting orders to sell check
ed the upturn and figures sloped
off to below yesterdays close for
the distant months, September
keeping relatively stronger. With
increased demand in the pit on the
break. prices advanced from the
low level with moderately active
trading. Opening prices ranged
from Ac to &c higher, with Sep
tember S1.7sh to $179, December
$1.411a to s1.42, and May $1S7 to
s1.371z. On the decline May
touched $135 but worked back to
about opening figures.
Later persistent buying lifted the
market considerably above the low
leYels. Scanty offerings contrib
uted to the strength which was evil
dent all along the line with Sep
TENDER leading. The market clos
ed strong 31z to SIC net higher,
with September 1888 to 1881, and
December, 1.447s to 1.45.
In provisions, they displayed
strength in sympathy with corn.
There were frequent dips but the
market worked well away from the
low points and closed firm soc to
$500 net higher.
Oats followed the course of corn
but within narrower limits. After
Opening unchanged to &c higher
with September at 721sc to 72Hc.
the market sagged somewhat and
then assembled to about yesterdays
finish.
Provisions dipped at the opening,
lard being zoe to soc lower. Short
covering brought about a rally
which was followed by another sag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
STARTED IN COURT

Suit for divorce has been begun
in circuit court by Edna r. Crosse
against JEFF d. Crosse, the bill
charging cruelty. The couple was
married Nov. 8, 1914. according 10
the complainant and separated Aug.
9. 1919. There is one child, Robert
r., custody OF whom is requested
by Mrs. Crosse. The complainant
alleges that the defendant an divers
times struck and beat her and that
she feared for her life upon numer-
Gus occasions. Allen & DuvaU are
solicitors for Mrs. Crosse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Kansas CITY Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 19.-Cash
wheat, generally unchanged; No. l
hard 2.21@2.22; No. 2, 2.1S@2.2S;
No. 1 red 219: No. 2, 2.1615.
Corn, unchanged to &c higher;
No 2 mixed 1.94@1.96; No. 8, 1872
01.93: No. white 1873; No. 3,
194@196; No. 2 yellow 1879
1.99; No. 3, 1.9561.97.
Oats, steady to 15c higher; No.
3 white 75h @76: No. 2 mixed 700
7015 No. 2 red 70@701a
Rye, 1.540156.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, ILL.,. Aug. 19.-Corn, No.
2 mixed. 19401.97; No. 2 yellow.
1.9661.98.
Oats, No. white, 721a ORC; No
5 white, 71076c.
Rye, No. 2, 1861 @1.56.
Barley, 1.30@1.43.
Timothy, 90O011.75.
Glover, nominal.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, 1906.
Ribs, 24.00024.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
FLUSHER rs NOT
TO BE PURCHASED
FOR THE PRESENT

The street fiusheF now in use by
the city will be retained for at
least this season and the heavy
cost of a new one saved the com
munity, at least temporarily, was
the sentiment Of the city council
in regular session last evening. .
Alderman Bolton stated to y
council that the fluaher had
required so long that II WI p
able 10 handle the work of 2 re
the streets in q satisfaGtP ~
ner during tha remain e
season
Little else beside -
ness was transaGtR
ing "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Chica 90 Potatoes.

Chicago, aug. 19.-Potatoes-
Weak; arrivals 80 cars; Minnesota
Early Ohio's, sacked, car lots,
S2.80@295 per hundredweight; =
Irish Cobblers, New Jersey, sacked.
car lots, S4@435 per cwt.; Irish
Cobblers, Kentucky, sacked, car
lots, $3.50 per cwt.; California
Round Whites, sacked, car lots.
$4@4.50 per cwt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

CONTINUED from Page One.J
tatives there to look after our
interests.
There are large areas of Europe
whose future will lie uncertain and
questionable until their people
know the final settlements of peace
and the forces which are to admin
lister and sustain it Without de-
terminate markets our production
cs8not proceed with intelligence of
confidence. There can be no stabil-
ization of wages because there can
be no settled conditions of employ
ment. There can be no easy or
normal industrial credits, because
there can be no confident or perma-
nent revival of business.
Tells Of Worlds Perils.
But l will not weary you with
obvious examples. 1 will only ven
ture to repeat that every element Of
normal life amongst US depends
upon and awaits the ratification of
the treaty of peace; and also that
we can not afford to lose a single
summers day by not doing all that
we can to mitigate the winters suf-
fePing, which, unless we find means
to prevent it, may prove disastrous
to a large portion of the world, and
may, at it's worst, bring upon Eu-
rope conditions even more terrible
than those wrought by the war it
self.
Nothing Bars Ratification
Nothing, I am led to believe,
ton of the treaty except certain ar
ticles of the covenant of the League
Saf Nations; and l must frankly say
that | am unable to understand
why such doubts should be enter
tanned You will recall that when
l had the pleasure of a conference
with your committee and with the
committee Of the house of repre-
sentatiYes on foreign affairs at the
White house in March last, the
questions now most frequently ask
ed about the League of Nations
were all canvassed, with a view to
their immediate clarifcation. The
covenant of the league was then its |
draft subject to revision. 1t was |
pointed out that no express recog- |
milton was given to the Monroe doc |
trine; that it was not specifically !
decided that the league should have |
no authority to act or to express a !
Judgment on matters of domestic |
policy; that the right to withdraw |
from the league was not expressly !
recognized, and that the constitu- |
tionaI right of the congress to de- |
termine all questions of peace and |
war was not sufficiently safeguard |
ed. On my return to Paris all these |
matters were taken up again by |
the commission on the league of |
nations and every suggestion of the /
United States was discussed.
Nothing Doubtful in Pact.
'The view of the United States
with regard to questions I have
mentioned had, in fact, already been
accepted by the commission and
there was supposed to be nothing
Inconsistent with them in the draft
Of the covenant as adopted-the
draft which was the subject of our
discussion in March-but no objec-
ton was made to saying explicitly
in the text what all had supposed
to be implicit in it There was alb
solutely no doubt as to the mean
ing of any one of the resulting pro-
visions Of the covenant in the /
minds of those who participated in
drafting them, and ! respectfully
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Liberty Bonds.

New York, Aug. 19.-Liberty
bond prices at 1870 a. m. TODAY
were: avs, 1914; firsts As, 9410;
second As, 92.SS; first AIS, 94.20;
second AZ IS, 1929; third IA s,
BATS; fourth AIS. 93.12; Victory
3%4's, 1912; Victory ANS, 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago. Ill. Aug. 19.-Butter:
higher; creamery, 4S@531zc.
Eggs: higher; receipts, 1886
cases; frsts, 41@42Ac; binary
firsts, 361a 0371ac; at mark, cases
included, 38Q41c; storage packed
firsts, 42Q43c.
Poultry: unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
CLOSED TO
REPAIR PAVEMENT

North College avenue, from Sew
enth to Eighth street. was closed
yesterday morning in order that a
tar and gravel gang might repair
cracks in the pavement. Similar
work is being done on. other needy
sections OF the city's paved thor
oughfares.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Peoria Livestock,

Peoria, H.. Aug. 19.-Hogs. re-
ceipts 900; Csc to 45c higher; top
price 20.60; bulk 2O.25420.50
lights 2O.259206O; mediums 1925
@20.6O; heavies 100000 80.
Cattle, receipts $50; steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 10.-Corn, I'M
changed to re lower; No. 1 yellow
1877; No. yellow 1861; No. 4
mixed 1876.
Oats, nc to 1zc lower; standard
TN; No. 8 white u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

hang upon the conclusion OF the
senate with regard to peace and
upon the time of its action are so
grave and so clearly insusceptible
of being thrust on one side or post
poned that I have felt it necessary
in the public interest to make this
urgent plea, and to make it as sim
pie and as unreservedly as posi-
bla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
TURPENTINE AND ROSIN.


AS an aid to the development of
the naval stores Industry, statistics
regarding production and supply of
tuFpentine and rosin are being col
lected by the United States depart
ment of agriculture through spe-
cialists in the bureau of chemistry.
Blanks on which to report have
been sent to all producers and
users in the United States whose
names and addresses are available
This information will show the
amount on hand April 1, 1919, the
quantity made this season up to
Aug. 1, the amount actually on
hand at the stills Aug. 1, and the
estimated production for the bal
ance of the season. 1t is expected
that the data will be published by
Sept. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

Hundreds of women who earn a
livelihood as extras" in motion
picture productions are considering
a proposal TO organize a union with
a view to securing an increase in
pay and improved working eendi-
GnnA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, Aug. 10
Horses and mules, unchanged.