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aGoodbye,,' said Mibb.


The Henderson girl swept out like
the grand lady she was-from the
standpoint of clothes. It was the I'M
dignifed parade of the snobbery of
cheap, ill-bred woman. But to
Mary it hurt. When Nib had gone,
she sat looking out the side window
for several minutes. The fragrant
autumn air, in sharp contrast to the
pungent odor of printing ink inside
the shop, waited in on the pleasant
afternoon sunshine and called to her.
She would like to be out in the sun
shine this golden afternoon. She
would like to be going over to Mrs.
Seavers to have a fine dress fitted.
She would enjoy taking Monday
Washing all alone by herself and
driving over the yellow and scarlet
hills to Warfelds.
But she put the tempter righteously
out of her thoughts.
"Someday / will" she told her.
self. "My time hasn't come-yet!"
She came face to face with Her
bert that evening as she emerged
from the Red Front grocery with her
arms laden with bundles. There was
confused, averted-faced greeting.
Then to her dismay,-and bit of
panic,-Herb fell into step beside her
and walked to the corner of Pleasant
and Pine streets.
After three or four blocks of sill
ence, she said:
''Well, Herbert, how did it
happen?"
He read her thoughts perfectly, and
her meaning.
"I met Sam Hold in Fred Barrett's
Jewelry store, that afternoon" con-
fessed the boy. "He was telling Fred
about Jack, buying you some
kind Of wedding present. He said
you and Jack were to be married that
night and his wife was already fix
ing up the wedding supper"
"Well?"
81 didn't know what else to do,
I was so lonely and disappointed and
miserable, went and got Mon
day-Washing and hitched her up and
went driving all by myself. Suddenly
out beyond the Greene River bridge
it all come to me like a vision out
O. the dyin' afternoons twilight.
You was bein' married-FOR LIFE!
After tonight there was no gettin'
you; it wouldn't even be proper to
see you alone after this not even for
a talk. And just in that minute I
wanted woman to talk to and give
me some some some SYM
pathy worse I'd ever wanted one in
my life. Sounds soft and sickenin',
don't it. But I just did. And the
hopelessness of it all, and what
mess I'd made O. things and the
panic that maybe I was too big and
fat and homely,-too much of slob,
for any woman ever to want me ex-
ceptin' the wrong kind, got to my
head and drivin' down the next street
I see Mibb."
eyes, Herbert"
"I'm tellin' you as brother. see
her and went sort O. crazy, guess,
All I knew, we was rafting down the
street to the station. and the down
train was waitin' with steam up. ooh
what lark,' says she after time
I give Jim Barnes, the station agent,
two dollars to take Monday Washing
back home and stable her and tie
up Card, and Mibb and I got on the
last car without even buyin' a
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Ricker's Market

Receipts at w. A Ricker's market
for the week ending March II, 1919:
Poultry, 200 at Is C; lambs, 2, at 10 C;
hogs, 324, at Ia and 151Ac; cattle, 200,
at and 10c; calves, 1920, at and
14c; mich cows, 80 at 60c and $1.40.
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Awful TO Think Of

The whale is said to yield a barrel
OF milk at a milking. But what hap
pens to the mixer if she gets care
less with her tail?
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Popular WAY.

One of the meanest ways to spend
an afternoon off is to bother a friend
who is busy.-Toledo Blade.
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"The Greater Glory william I Dssiey psl1sz

The can about folks Vermont town like St bnay
each
anh" read
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"out Of the Mouths of Babes"
Willie, to talkative caller-'sWell.
now that you've come, suppose shall
have to go for the DOCTOR" Talkatire
Caller-'Why, Willie?' Willie-'sFath-
er says you always make him ILL"
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Palestine commandery. No. S. K r.

Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. r.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday evening,
March 18th, at 7.30 p. m. Ali Sir
Knights having part in the work of
the Order of the Temple are request
ed to meet for a rehearsal on Tues
day evening, March 18th, at 7.30 p.
m.
2. s. Waterman, Com.
A. III. Lang, Recorder.
Children's party at the Masonic
Temple, Saturday night, March 8.
POLL
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MASONIC NOTICES

Psssumpsic Lodge, No. ~ y. q A.
NJ.
Regular Communication, Thursday
evening, March 13, at 7.3O, for des-
patch Of business.
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Haswell Royal Arch Chapter No. II
Stated Convocation, Friday eve
ming, March 18th. Work r. A.. de-
gree. Annual visitation of D. D. G.
II. P, r. A. Spear. Light lunch will
be served.
Birney L. Hall, e. Il. p.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs

Regular meeting in K of P. Hall,
Tuesday evening, March 18th. Rank
of Esquire will be worked.
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Orville N. Pinney, w. II.
Fred 81. Doiloff, Secretary
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Part II
CHAPTER ONE

We Have Followed Our Young Folk
Through the Morning of Their
Lives and the Throes of Young
Love. We Come Now to the After
noons-At Present the Early After
noons-and the Henderson Girl
Comes Back from Her Wedding
Trip.
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Birney L. Hall, e. Il. p.
T. G. Moore, Secretary
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~ " cVCAx 11Ik21f OOt<&a
A. III. Lang, Recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
NCONTRACT
is SIGNED END
OF STRIKE SEEN
Meeting Of All Parties to Strike in
Moline Effects Eleventh Hour
Settlement.

]. B. Lawson, international vice
pVesident of the Brotherhood of
HALLWAY Trainmen, indicated last
night that all cars in Rock Island,
Moline, Davenport, East Moline,
Silvis and the interurbans would be
in operation by noon today.
He made this statement follow
ing the action of the traction com
pany at midnight, when they agreed
to sign an unconditional contract
for a 60-cent maximum wage with
the men.
This mornings mass meeting of
local unions of carmen was for the
purpose OF ratifying the offered
scale The company specified that
this wage scale would apply over
all it's lines for all employees. 1t was
believed that the men would sign
this contract, as it conceded every
thing they had demanded.
The agreement of the company
and men was signed by the COM
pany Immediately after the Daven-
port council had promised to pass
an ordinance fixing fares in Daven-
port at the same rate as they are to
be fixed in Illinois by the Illinois
utilities commission. Hence the
company's side of the case entirely
Ndepended upon the commission
Which was to convene this morning
in Moline. AS late as o'clock yes
terday afternoon it was thought the
deadlock between company and men
would prevent the session of the
state body, according to the state
"a ia al
convene only if the wage side of
the controversy had been settled.
Believe Fare TO BE Given.
The company signed the contract,
trusting that the commission would
grant a fare large enough to cover
the expense of the increased wage,
allowing what the commission
termed a fair profit. Statements of
the commission last week in Chi
cago led the company officials to
believe that this would be granted.
All of this action was taken in
the Moline city hall last night. be-
tween the hours of $3.50 and 1890.
Representatives of the Tri-City
Railway company, of the carmen,
and of the municipalities involved
were all present. The Davenport
city council was present, lacking
two members. For a long time the
council argued and discussed the
affair. some doubling whether they
were legally able to grant fare in
crease in Davenport, some plainly
antagoniZing such a measure, and
others in favor of it. The roll call
of the six present was made in or
der to gain their stands if a vote
Should be taken. Alderman A. E.
Ballow refused to signify his SEN
timents, and the balance stood
three and three on the measure.
counting the vote of one of the abb
sent aldermen as an aye, since he
had signified his purpose to vote
that way. Ballow held the rostrum
for half an hour, arguing the Ques-
ton from all of its sides, and wav-
ering from one conviction to anoth-
er. Finally he yielded to the evident
viii of all present and promised to
vote for the measure. This will
make the vote four and three favor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
Protest Z-Cent Fare And
Demand for More Service
Is Made for Rock Island

The Tri-City Railway COM
pany this afternoon agreed to
provide Rock Island with trip
per service to take care of the
large crowds during the rush
hours on the Long View, Elm
street and Watch Tower lines.
The protest of Rock Island
against a 7-cent fare and its de-
mand for better service on the
Watch Tower, Long View and Elm
street lines was voiced by City At
torney John X. Scott at the open
ing session of the fare hearing be-
fore the public utilities commission
in Moline this morning. Mr.. Scott
had the following to say:
I'VE concede the additional wages
agreed upon today entail addition
al operating expenses.
* offer protests received by the
Rock Island commission from the
Machinists' union, Carpenters
union, and the public mass meeting
of last night, against the increased
fare.
Rock Island insists that the
company be requested to make
some declaration for better service
on the Watch Tower, Elm street
and Long View lines. Great num-
bers Of laboring men are compelled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
FARE INCREASES
NOT GRANTED in
SESSION TODAY
Only Evidence is Being Taken al
Public Utilities Commission
Hearing In Moline.

No increased fares were granted
in Moline today by the Illinois
public utilities commission. There
appeared to be every indication,
no >sver. that an increase will be
granted in a few days.
Only an examiner for the utili-
ties commission was in Moline to-
day. That examiner, H. NJ. Slater,
stated that he is powerless to
make increases or decisions.
Mr. Slater took evidence from.
the Tri-City Railway company and
statements from Moline. Rock Is
land. East Moline and Silvis. He
stated that he will present all tes-
timony and statements to the COM
mission tomorrow.
The Tri-Cfty Railway, through
it's chief engineer, L. r. King, pre-
scented detailed reports showing
various classes of passengers car
rlsd during the year 1918 and the
company figures for increased cost
OF operations entailed by the new
wage contract signed today.
Moline. Rock Island. East Moline
and Silvis insisted on better SER
vice. East Moline asked for and
obtained a promise from the COM
pany for universal transfers, doing
away with the double fare rate now
charged people riding from East
Moline to Moline and Rock Is
lana
Moline. through James NJ. John
ston, insisted on immediate action
on the extension of the Fourth ave
nue. car line on Twenty-seventh
street from Fifteenth to Twenty
third avenue.
The cities agreed that the COM
mission has the right to fix fares,
admitting that court decisions show
that powers in franchises as far as
they affect fares are void.
- Mr.. Slater, the commission ex-
aAiner and railway transportation
expert, announced that the COM
mission will require the company
to make monthly reports on oper-
Ating expenses. and declared that
these reports will be open to the
city officials.
He intimated that if the commits
sion grants an increase such an in
crease probably will be only tenn
porary.
George Sleeth, president of the
village board of Silvis, spoke for
the people in that village. Mr..
Sleeth declared he was authorized
TO protest against a fare increase
as long as service in Silvis remain
ed as at present. He characterized
that In Stlvis as very poor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
CAR COMPANY TO
REDUCE FARE ON
TRANSFER TRIPS

At the hearing this afternoon in
Moline on fare increase it was stat
ed the company would formally
agree to provide through transfers
on the East Moline, Watertown and
Silvis lines. This is in response
to the insfstent demands of resi-
dents of those towns. A transfer
at present is granted only to the
eastern boundary of Moline.
Other important. matters sched-
uled to be considered at this after
Moons meeting are better service
and proposed extension of the
Fourth avenue line in Moline from
its present terminal at Twenty
seventh street and Fifteenth avenue
to Twenty-third avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06

to ride these cars on the tenders. II
City Attorney James NJ. Johnston
of Moline and City Attorney Scott
OF Rock Island had the following
to say in further support of the at
titude of the two cities
Rock Island and Moline have
never said they are willing to pay
increased fare.
I'VE don't want to be construed
as agreeing to a 7-cent fare simply
because Davenport is willing.
THE two cities insist that no
fare be charged in excess of what
is needed to pay the wage in
cFeases."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
LOSS IN WAGES
TOTAL S14,5OO
The Street Car Company Is Out Of
Pocket Approximately One-half
That OF the Men.

approximately S14,5OO in wages
was lost by the five hundred street
car men on strike for five and one
half days. This is figured on a
basis of 60 cents per hour maxi
mum.
Taking the company's estimate
that its average daily fares total
$4,000. the loss in gross receipts
was considerably over $4,000. De
duct the wage figure and the loss
to the company is over $500.
Elimination OF electric power
and other expenses are items that
further reduced the net loss 70 the
company, leaving the men losers
in a monetary way double that Of
their employers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
WEBSTER MOVES
HIS PHOTO SHOP
TO NEW LOCATION
Especial Moline Service. }

The barber business is all right,
but that of photographer is better,
says A. d. Webster. 1t is inadvert-
antly stated in a recent issue that
Mr.. Webster was preparing to open
a barber shop in the vestibule Of
the Chase building. He has been
engaged in the photographing game
in Moline for years and has no in
tentions of quitting the profession.
The fact Is he is transferring his
business from the Oakley news
stand to the new location.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
OFFICERS SIGN
WAGE CONTRACT
ENDING STRIKE
Muscatine City Lines Not Operat-
ing Because High Fare Is
Not Granted There.

Chief among the provisions in
the binding contract which last
night was signed by the Tri-City
Railway officials and today by To-
cal union officials is the specifica-
ton of a maximum wage for train
men Of so cents an hour, with low
er graduations for other workers,
to continue in effect for 10 months.
Second year men will get 81 cents
an hour and first year men "a
cents.
1t includes all employees of the
company. numbering $50. How
ever, the company will not oper-
ate in Muscatine until such time
as the city administration there
grants a fare rate similar to that
given by Davenport and the ILL
nois utilities commission. This will
keep out of work 80 men who have
been operating the cars upon the
city lines of that place. The COM
pany offered to take care of these
men by placing all of them in the
tri-cities in it's service, and it IS
thought that many of them will
accept Interurban service be-
tween Davenport and Muscatine
will continue
The contract was signed this
morning, so minutes after It had
been ratified by the unanimous
vote of the trainmen in meeting
at the Eagles hall, Rock Island.
The signing took place before the
utilities commission in the city
hall, Moline. Among those who
signed were the respective presi-
dents and secretaries of the three
local unions of street carmen as
follows: J. T. Bauer, president,
and G. G. Engstrom, secretary of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06

able for the fare increase in Iowa
when the council acts, within few
days, probably in meeting next Mon
day. There is another ballot to con-
slider, and it is not known what
bearing this will have upon the
movement.
Company Signs.
When the Davenport council had
reached this agreement officials OF
the unions and officials of the COM
pany got together right away and
arranged the contract. B. ]. Denman
and J. G. Huntoon signed the agree
ment for a 60-cent maximum wage
scale to go into effect today, apply
ing to all employees and with no
other provisions. This was given
into the care of J. B. Lawson, union
leader, to present for ratification to
the men. Upon their acceptance the
strike would be at an end and cars
would resume running. Lawson
thought it highly probable the men
would accept and other union heads
with him agreed that they would
use all of their influence to make
such the case.
In other words, at 1 O'Clock mis-
morning the street car sftua- ION
looked as follows:
Cars would resume running by
noon today.
Men would receive an increase in
wages to 60 cents per hour.
The company would receive
seven cent fare or a fare sufficient
to allow for the increased operating
expenses.
All controversy would be ended.
How these prophecies worked out
was seen above
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
ELKS MAKE PLANS
FOR MINSTREL TO
BE STAGED SOON

The entertainment committee Of
the Rock Island lodge of Elks is
making plans for the staging of
minstrel show. At recent meeting
the committee was authorized to go
ahead with preparations.
The performance will probably Be
given on Nov. rs, 26 and q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06

working conditions had been salts
factorily arranged IN June, the
committee recommended to the
tra.nmen that they accept a 50-cent
maximum scale, effective until
Aug. l, at which time the company
expected to receive an increase in
fare When the increase was de-
MED, and by virtue of the contract
with the company, the ge'revert-
ed to the former schedule of 40
cent maximum, arbitration was at
tempted, but the company refused
to grant a higher wage. The men
then authorized q strike for Aug. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06

These men, composing the execu-
tive committee of the trainmen of
the Tri-City Railway company, di-
reeted the three divisions of en-
pleyes to their victory in the first
wage strike tying up street car
transportation in the tri-cities. The
committee last May took the first
steps to negotiate a new contract
with the company and until Thurs
day of last week gave forth every
endeaveF to bring the wage issues
between the men and the company
to an amicabie settlement without
striking. After all other issues on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06

the Rock Island and Moline organ
izatio1, 313; Charles Rogers, pres
ident, and David Shillinglaw, sec
rotary of the Davenport organiza-
ton, 312; Bert Myers, president,
and Henry Husen, secretary of the
Mus catine local.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06

At a time during the rehearing of
the fare increase petition Of the
company last week, when from all
appearances the strike was to be
averted, issues were injected which
caused the men to vote a waikout
Friday morning, effective at 4
o'clock. No violence was shown at
any time during the strike and the
trainmen are unanimous in APPROX
al of the manner in which ali nege-
tiations were handled. declaring
that their leaders are directly re-
sponsible for bringing about the
victory of today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
GERMANY TAKING
STEPS TO PUT END
TO PROFITEERING

Berlin. Tuesday, Aug. 5.-(By the
Associated Press.)- "Prolteering
regulation bureaus" are to be estab-
lished throughout Prussia, accord
ing to a plan of the Prussian state
commissioner of food in an attempt
to regulate Illicit trade, a task
which the so-called price-examina
ton boards have been unable to
accomplish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-06

diamond street church n ~ eel oils
iVednest 81 afternoon at the home Of
sffs ANN Powell IN Wilson street
The members are an urged tosbe pres
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Personals.

Miss Helen Mcmillan, of Columbia
street. spent the week end with Miss
Dana Jacobs at Morgantown.
Mrs. Stella Meredith, of Morgantown
avenue, vent to Baltimore Sunday
evening. Mrs. Meredith will take some
special medical treatment at Johns
Hopkins hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Criser, of Keyser, are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jesse
Rex, in Guffey street.
Harry Higginbotham, of the w. v
u, spent the week end at his home in
Merchant street.
Mrs. Roy Hinebaugh, Of Keyser who
has been the guest Of her aunts, Mrs
Guy Utterback and Mrs. I. B. Hender-
son, since Friday, returned home to-
day.
Walter smouse, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. R. Smouse, left Sunday evening for
Pougfkeepsie, n Y, to enter school
the coming term.
Mr.. and Mrs. la Henderson and
family, of Tyler county, spent Sunday
with George Henderson and family in
Morgantown avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Utterback and their guest,
Mrs. Roy Hinebaugh of Keyser, at
tended services at Mt. Nebo Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-06

new $50 urn in place of the ruined one
and in odd moments is reading from
scientific books dealing with contrac
ton and expansion Of metals. You see
the hot water had caused the metal in
the urn to expand and then the sup
porting column of water was with
drawn. When the cold water was turn.
ed in the thin steel walls of the urn
could not stand 1t and so It buckled.
Harvey viii be glad to show interest
ed parties the wreck Of what had once
been his glittering and polished pride
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PULL TOGETHER
FOR BLESSINGS
OF A HIGH ORDER
Wentworth and Nerve
Worth Laxative Tab
lets Do Wonder
full Team Work.

\These two famous family 9iedicines
unite their forces with hab by results
or(those whose nervous s are con-
necAed With shNEs md II Ter troubles.
NerAr Worth, che Equ generally
masters arrangements the liver and
bowelA but in some cab these are too
deep RI pted TO surretder quickly and
then ia Tablets, taken in clhnAcdon
with khS liquids do wonderful work,
They re Sspecia(lJ valuable in cleaps-
ing Ne bowels I'd those whose HABITS
Of cOnstipa ion d mot readily yielf to
the laxativep pc critics of. Nerv55Y orth,
the LIQUID }Bottle of Nstg Worth
and a 25o bo3 II the Tabl form a
combination thout eoAaf in over
S9Rt9s a mi iI4sS tfvs'' stomach
Your doll II b. at Cranes drug
store Fair on if Eerv-W Worth does
NeigRbs .hg agents Nd. Mathews
& Co., "a annington; ", r. Moran,
FarmjAgtb F. ]. YdNt, Fairyiew;
windsor Drug Co. and he Honaker
PharmaS Monongah; Johnsons
Pharmacy, Shinnston; Grand Graham,
BeIingtb n; W. o. Davis, PhiliApi.
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HOT WATER URN
JUST GAVED IN
Accident of Unusual Char
acter at Local Res
turant.

"Ugh," said George Phillips, waiter
at Harvey's, as he backed away and
leaned weakly against the lunch coun-
ter with eyes popping. "L-look' he
said in a weak voice and pointed with
a trembling finger to the big hot
water urn. The dozen or so men who
were lined tlong the counter for mid
afternoon snacks looked.
1t was evident something had hap
pened.
water from the urn and had just
started to turn in thh cold water when
he glanced away for moment. When
he looked again at the urn j. was a
crushed and crumpled mass Of steel
and nickle. There had not been a
sound to indicate that destruction had
been at work.
This evening Harvey is installing