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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

10 iHdemnity-Bo indemnity of any
sort was claimed-merely repara
ton, merely paving ior the destruc-
ton done, merely making good the
losses, so far as the losses could be
made good which she had unjustly
indicted. not upon the government
for the reparation is not to so to
the governments-but upon the peo-
pie whose rights she had trodden
upon with absolute absence Of ev-
erything that even resembIed pity.
There is no indemnity in this
treaty but there is reparation and
even in the terms of PREPARATION a
method is devised by which the
reparation shall be adjusted to
Germany's ability to pay it.
AstOnisbed By Statements,
Il am astouisbed at some of the
statements made on this treaty,
and that they are made by persons
who have not read the treaty or
who, if they have read il, have not
compreheaded its meaning.
There is a method OF adjust
meut in the treaty by which the
reparation shall mot be pressed
beyond the point which Germany
can pay but she will be pressed 10
the utmost point that she can what
is just, what is righteous. 1t would
be intoIerable if there had been
anything else. for, my fellow cit
liens. this treaty is not meant
merely TO end this single war. it is
meant as g notice to every govern
mcnt who in the fature will at
tempt this thing, that mankind VIII
unite to infiict the same punish
mert
No Triumph, No GlorT.
There is no national triumph
sought to be recorded Ia this
treaty. There is no glory sought for
any particular nation. The thought
of the statesmen collected around
thai table was OF their pcoplc, of
the suffering that they had gone
through. OF the losses they bad in
Cured, that great throbbirS heart
which was So depressed. SO for
lorn. SO sad in every memory that
it had had Of The Eve tragical
years. my fellow countrymeu. LHt
US never forget the purpose the
high purpose, the disiutcTeste1
purpose with which America lent
its strength. not for its own glory,
but for the advance of mankind.
forgotten the promises we made
our people before VIC went to that
peace table? We had taken h.
And as 7 said, this treaty was
not intended merely to end this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
OPERATE Lines
FROM ILLINOIS .
TO MUSCATINE
Company Incorporates and Asks
Permission 10 Run Road From
PiaiRield TO Iowa.

The Chicago, Plaintield and Mus
catine Railway company will run
q railroad from Plainfisld, ILL.,, 10
Muscatino, Iowa, going by way Of
Rock Island, in accordance with
the petition fled today by the com
pany with the Illinois public util-
tiles commission asking for Ger
tificate of convenience and neces-
sity to construct and operate
through these points.
Tho Compa ~ was incorporated
today. The road Is to run through
the counties Of Will Kendall, La
Sale, Bureau, Henry and Rock Is
land The principal of1ce is TO be
at 326 South Ashland avenue, Chi
cago. The capital stock is nom
inally $4,000
Same Directors.
The first board OF directors aud
incorporators OF the company are
Henry W Belrose of Ottawa, A.
lea l.. Fox of Chicago Heights,
John G. Owens OF PlajnHeld, Frank
\. Sutherland of Wedron, La Sale
county; Raymond Denton Of Chi
cago Heights, Nelson ", Evans OF
Chicago, and Avery +. Lambert Of
Plainficjd.
The new road will be of great
convenience 10 Rock Island, in
trips to the Iowa city and cape
ciaIly to eastern Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

sihle and many interesting court
cases have developed.
Claim Agent NarcusseH g2pl
there are no professional damage
suit claimants operating around the
tri-citie5 now. The last ore OF
these to attract general attention
here was Frank Fl. Young. 4 pro-
fessioDsl "get-burt- man" who il
new behind penitentiary bars A
few years ago man sued the com
pany for injuries which he swefs
he had sustained in getting OF q
car.
The company Was able to prove
taat the injuries OF Wbicb be com
planned weTo sustained years before
when he was thrown from horse.
The company produced two Wit
pesses who testified that they had
seen him thrown from the horse.
The man had set up a claim for
several thousand dollars in dam
ages, but lie dropped the suit and
disappeared.
Figures TO Prove.
Increase IN the number of auto
mobile accidents is shown by the
following figures:
July. 1918, Iowa liney, 1s acct
dents. In ID cases the street car
struck the auto In five cases the
auto struck the street car
July, 1919. Iowa lines. "a acct
dents. In % cases the street car
struck the auto In six cases the
auto hit tbs street car.
July, 1918. Illinois lines. II acct
dents In IL cases street cars bit
automobiles. In six cases the auto
hit the street car.
July, 1919. Illinois lines. Is acct
dents. Twelve autos were struck
By street ears and three autos ran
into street cars.
While these figures shc~ 80 acci-
dents in 1919 asainst SO auto acct
dents in 1918. the reports OF FIVE
wears ago compared to those of to-
day indicate an increase IN the
number OF auto accidents that is
surprisiug Il one does not take into
consideration the great increase in
number OF machines driven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

partner because ske could share
ing her own ambitions, and her
own ambitions we're to hold I'M
der the jugo-slavic peoples that
lie to the south OF her.
Frees Bohemia and Poland.
Bohemia. an unhappy partner
a partner of durcss, flowing in all
her veins the strongest national
impulse that was to be found any
where in Europe, and north of
that, pitiful Poland, a grea; nation
divided up among the great pow
ers of Europe,-Kinship. regard
and national ties treated with con-
tempt and an obligatory division
among sovereigns imposed upon
her, q part of her given to Russia.
part or her given TO Austria and
. part of her given 20 Germany
and great bodies of Polish people
neevr permitted to have the normal
intercourse with their kinsmen for
fear that that fine instinct of heart
should assert itself which binds
families together Poland could
never have won her independence.
bohemia never could have broken
away from the Austro- hungarian
combination.
Held Down By Big Powers.
The Slavic peoples to the south
running down into the great Bal
kan peninsula had again and again
tried to assert their nationality and
independence and had often been
crushed, not by the immcdia 2
power they were 6ghting but by
the combiped power OF Europe. The
old alliance, the old balances Of
tho power were meant to see TO il
that no little nation asserted its
rights to the disturbance of the
peace of Europe and every time an
assertion of rights was attempted
they were suppressed by Combined
influence and force and this treaty
tears away ali that end says these
people have q right TO live their
own lives under The governments
Of themselves choose to set up.
That Is American Aim.
That is the American principle
and | vas glad to fight tor it and
when strategic considerations
were urged. I said--not / alone -
but it was A matter of common
council that strategic cousidera-
lions were not in our thought that
we are not now ranging for
future wars but we're giving people
what belonged to them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

we could possibly know on this
side OF the water the many solemn
covenants which Germany had dis
regarded. the long preparation she
had made to oyerwhelm her neigh
bors, the utter disregard which
she bad shown for human rights,
for the rights of women and call
dren and those who were helpless.
They had seen their lands de-
vastated by an enemy that devoted
itself, not only to the effort of VIC
tory. but to the effort OF terror,
seeking to terrify the people whom
they fought and / wish to testify
that they exercised restraint in the
terms of this treaty. They did not
wish to overwhelm any great ma
ton and they had no purpose in
Overwhelming the German people,
but they did think it ought to be
burned into the consciousness of
men forever that no people ought
to permit its government to do
what the German government did.
German People Received.
In the last analysis. my fellow
countYymen, as we in America
would be the first to claim a PEG
pie are responsible for the acts of
their government, if their govern
ment purposes things that are
wrong, they ought to take measures
and see to II that that purpose IS
not executed.
Germany was self-goyerned.
Her rulers had not concealed the
purposes they had in mind but they
bad deceived their people as to the
character of the methods they we're
going to use and l believe from
what | can learn that there is an
awakened consciousness in Ger
many itself OF the deep iuiqujty %
the thing that ras attempted.
Merely Fighting Wrongs.
When the Austrian delegates
came before the peace conference:
thew in so may words. spoke of
the oriEin4tioH OF the var as
crime and admitted in our presence
that it was thing intoleFable to
contemplate. They knew in their
hearts that it hgd done taem the
deepest conceivable wrong; that il
had put their people and the peop1i
Of Germany at the Judgment seat
OF mankind and throughout this
treaty every term thai was applied
to Germany was meant not 70 HUI
initiate Germany. but to rectify the
wrong that she had done And If
YOU will look even into the severe
terms of reparation, for there was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
ARSENAL ERIPLOYE
HURT WHEN RIFLE
BURSTS IN FACE

Injuries reported to be serious
were sustained by Louis White o.
Davenport when q rife which he
was testing at the arsenal sLplodz
cd Tuesday afternoon. TIE bleR
knocked him unconscious and upon
examination IL was found that be
had suffered a deep cut cash in his
check just below the right eye
lie vas Immediately taken 10 the
arsenal hospital where Or. P. A.
BeBdiKcn took four stitches to cIoEe
the flesh wound on his face. The
patient, who is at Mercy hospital
Davenport, is reported better today.
White lives at 9G1 Harris street.
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
SUNDAY REVIVAL
SINGERS NOT YET
NUMBER REQUIRED

Miss Katherine Gest, chairman
Of the music committee for the
BILLY Sunday campaign. has called
meeting of the representatives
in the various churches in the quad
cities who have charge Of securing
the names of singers Tor the choir,
TO be held at the Y. AZ. C. 4. at 1880
tomorrow evening. Final arrange
nents will be made for the prac-
tees and plans for last drive fo9
singers.
Miss Gegt is anxious to have i
understood that not only are young
pepole wanted In the chorus but
anyone else who can sing, or is
interested in sacred music,
whether or not they are soloists.
Both men and women are wanted.
No one under 6 years OF age will
be enrolled.
The assistants have had cards
out for several weeks in the effort
to secure enough singers for two
cbcirs Of 700 voices. Anyone who
has pot had an opportunity to sign
one Of these car secure one
through the Y NJ c. A., the Y. ".
c. A, from Miss Gest or from rep
Tesentatives In the churches. II is
not necessary that they be MEM
beFs of any church choir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
Personal Points

Rfr. and Mrs. Dave Murphy o.
Chicago are spending their honey
moon at the home OF Str. and Mrs.
II. T. Mattison, 2544 Twentieth
avenue
Alfred Warner of Spring Valley
is spending a few days visiting
with friends in Rock Island.
Miss Minnie Louise Noftsker OF
lola, Kan, is visiting at the bone
of Mr.. and Mrs. .. r. Noftsker, Oh
her way to lola from the east.
Miss Emilia Nuessi of 4e9
Fourth street and Miss Clara Pat
erkop OF 1927 Fifteenth street A,
Moline, have returned from a 10
days trip to Denver. MalitOu, Col
oFado Springs and Estes park.
Mrs. Harry ". Faerber. formerly
of Davenport, nov of Oklahoma
City, has retuTned to her home
after an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Fen
nell.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Rufus Yeungberg
of St. Louis are visiting in Rock
Island. They are eproute to Chi-
cago to make their home.
Mrs. Ella A. Read, 1911 Eighth
avenue, has returned home after
a visit of five mouths at Louisville,
Ky. and other points in the south.
Mrs. Cecilia Frey aud Miss Dora
Frey. 1915 Twenty eighth street.
returned last evening from Grin
nell, Iowa. where they attended the
marriage of their son and brother,
DR.. Harry Frey, TO Miss Helen
Sonlers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brien and
son Bobbie have returned from an
auto trip to points in Iowa. ipclnd-
ing Grinuell, where they attended
the Wedding of DR.. Harry Frey.
Miss Zelina Comegys has return
ed to Hammond, Iud., where she
will resume her duties as teacher
Of primary and kindergarten work.
Tom Clark of Ksnkakee, Mr.. and
Mrs. .. T. Mutt and Mr. and Mrs,
Ed Gordon aud daughter Dorothy of
Chicago are visiting this week st
the home of Mr.. aud Mrs Albert
Burton, 2s19 Fifth aud a-half ave
nue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
CAUSES ARREST
OF WAITER AND
TABLES SWITCH
Witnesses Testify That Police OF.
fioer Was Guilty of Commit
ting an Assault.
lsnecIal Moline serrice.l


Milton Ballentiue, crossing po-
Hcemau, appeared in Moline police
court yesterday afternoon as the
complaining witness against Ross
Utter, q waiter in a local restaur-
amt The testimony that followed
tended to show that the oficer was
the real tTansgressor, and Chief
Ben De Jaeger stated he would
take Immediate steps to secure the
dismissal Of BallentiDe from the
force for his alleged disorderly
conduct.
Witnesses testified that the po-
liceman has used foul and pro-
fame language, and was the ag-
gressor in an assault upon Utter
Saturday evening. The trouble. it
appears. arose over q dispute as to
the price of the meal which the Of
ficer had eaten. Testimony was
to the effect that BaIlertiDe sp-
peared to be drunk and had struck
the waiter several times. even
crawling Behind the counter to
DO so.
After that Ballentine departed,
but returned later with a warrant
for Utter's arrest. Not content
with merely serving the paper, IL
is claimed he hit the waiter again
and threatened TO Kill him.
Admits Part Charge.
BaIeutine admitted that lie had
used foul and pTOfane language
and had committed the assault. bat
denied the charge OF drunkenness.
He further testified he had struck
Utter first and called the vile names
before the latter attempted to
strike back.
Cha rges against Utter were
promptly dismissed by Magistrate
GUstafson. BaIleptipc's case will
be laid before tho board Of fire and
police commissioners. He was ap-
pointed to the force only 4 few
weeks ago. and at the time OF the
trouble was off duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
ROSE STOKES Is
BARRED BY REDSf>
EDITORS ARE TOO

Chicago. Sept. 4.-Despite the
plea of Rose Pastor Stokes, the
communist party put into It's plat
form late last night a provision
that no one receiving money from
rent, interest or "preft" can be
long. Mrs. Stokes and william
Gross Lloyd, Who signed the az
peal bonds which released 9 nun
Der OF convicted l. " W. mem
bers from Leaverworth paniteB-
tiary recently. thus are barred
from fellowship. The communist
party members. radical socialists
y ho left the national socialist cor
vention. now In session here. to
organize along more pronounced
lines. also decided that doctors,
lawyers and editors can have no
part in the coming revolution"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
MODERN STYLES
DANGEROUS FOR.
FAIR WEARERS
Pride Goeth Before a Fall in the
Case Of Tight Skirt and
High Heel.

High heels and tight Ekirt5 cause
more street car accidents than any
other two causes, Claim Agent Mar
tin Marcussen OF the Tri-Citv Rail-
way company discovered today aft
err a detailed study OF accident fig-
urcs given in several mouths of
fetal reports.
Number of accidents in alightipg
from and boarding street cars vary
with the STYLES The higher the
heel and the tighter the skirt the
greater is the percentages Of ACCT
dents.
Most recent figures available for
this comparative study are July OF
this year. On the Iowa lines in
this month nine persons fell slight-
ing from ears and seven fell in get
ting on. None was seriously in
jured.
Most Victims Women.
In Illinois. where ths>beels are q
tribe lower and the skirts are a
shade less tight six persons fell
getting on and one getting off.
Most of these accidents happened
to women. As a woman steps
down from the car q high heel is
apt to catch on the step and as she
Ioosens her bold on the hand rail
she falls forward. IN boarding q
car q tight skirt has tcndencv TO
make a woman stumble forward.
Compare these figures With q
year ago. when the styles in these
two particulars that impede a vom-
ans progress-outsi6e of social cir
cles-were not so pronounced.
In July of 1918. when STYLES had
not reached the present extreme,
there were but Il accidents in
ali-btiBg from and boarding cars
as against 16 this year on the Iowa
lines.
In Illinois there were but three
accidents a year ago as compared
to seven thiB wear. Two persons
fell getting of cars aud one fell
getting on. On the Moline. Rock
Island & Eastern Traction CON-
pany. known ss the East Moline
line, but one person fell in alight-
ing from car a yesr ago in the
month of July. This is taken to in
dictate that extreme styles are not
greatly in vogue among the pEssen-
gers of the East Moline line.
Agt0 Accidents Increase.
An equally interesting but prob
ably much more important com
parisou has peen worked out by
Mr.. NaYcussen on the percentage
Of automobile accidents. There has
been a great increase in this kind
of mishaPs in the last few wears
due to the rapid growth in number
OF automobiles used.
A decade sgo there we're but a
few collisions between street cars
and automobiles q year. Now they
happen almost daily. They result
In pra cticailv all of the damage
sui's brought against the company.
and take practically the entire
time OF one well organized depart
ment in the traction company to
keep track OF.
Motornen and conductors are
under strict orders to make de-
tailed report OF every collision to
the con- paH-'s claim Office no mat
ter vhetser anyone i6 injured or
ret In the great majority 81 cakea
there is no serious injury. In case
a person is burt or damage to ar
automobile results the company
takes immediate steps TO effect a
Eettler ent without taking the case
10 court But > mutual agreement
ets afIsRssr=--Sa4z4 q LsG an 44a lalA-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
CONNOLLY SELLS
TWO BUILDINGS
ON SECOND AVE

F D. Connolly recently disposed
of two Second avenue buildings in
the 1900 block. To StFGeker E
Lewis. who have quarters a block
vest, be sold the tEo-story build
ing erected on the site of the strue-
tUFe destroyed by fire and ada
cent to the Clem4uu & SalzmaBH
building.
To IsadCre Sklar vas Eold the
building at 1925 Second avenue,
adjacent to the one Strecker &
Lewis purchased. 1t is occupied
by an art shop Sklar will move
into the building his shoe repair
ing equipment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
DAVENPORT FIRM
rs TO PREPARE
BUILDING SITE
Especial Moline Service)

To the Litttg Construction com
psny of Davenport has been award
ed the coptract for rszing of q
building on the site to be occupied
by the eight-steTy home of the Me-
line Trust & Savings bank The
Jericho building ON the corner,
Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street.
wss removed about q yesF age,
when the avenue was widened. The
construction company will begin
upon its job within few weeks.
The board of directors OF the
bank will award the contract for
erection Of the building soon. and
it is anticipated tbat WORK will be
begun this fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
CENTENARY FUND
OF SWEDISH HAS
BEEN SUBSCRIBED
Especial Moliae serviee.)

Report of superintendent of the
three districts comprising the Cen
trail Swedish conference, now in its
26th session at the First Swedish
Methodist Episcopal church. shows
that full quotas to the $4,000 600
centenary missionary fund being
raised throughout the country have
been subscribed,
Pastors and lay delegates from
SO churches in the conference were
in attendance at the business ses-
sions which opened this morning
Officers we're elected as follows:
Secretary p. Swan. Gales
burg.
Assistant Secretary-O. G. Sand
berg, Chicago
Treasurcr-C. J. Nelson. Chicago.
StatiBtician-E. S. Dahl, Evan
steu.
The afteraoon sessions were de-
voted 70 reports on the work OF
the women's home and foreign
missionary societies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
CROWDED CLASSES
ARE STRAIGETENED

Glasses in the Rock Island high
school are TO-DAY being rearTanged
and so fixed that they will be
evenly divided. Arnold Lau. priG-
cipsl of the school. at the opening
of the classes yesterday afternoon.
found that several of the COURSES
were over crowded. Nearly 500
students entered the school this
term, slight increase over the
number that attended last year.
The course in journalism has
been taken up by 20 students, but
Encouragement of this class Will
have to he made, according TO Mr..
Lau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
OLD SOLDIERS
TO HEAR TALK
BY CARLSTROM
Veterans TO Gather at Prospect
Park Tomorrow for Thirteenth
Annual Reunion.

Captain A. z. CaElgtrom OF Aled0
will be the speaker at the 18th
annual reunion OF members of the
Rock Island county Soldiers and
Sailors association at Prospec.
park, Moline, tomorrow. Address
of welcome will be delivered by
Mayor c. P. Skinner OF Meline. NJ
r. Metzgar. president of the assoc
citation. will make the response
The morning will be devoted to a
business session.
The following program has been
arranged:
Morning.
9:00-Reception and registra-
ton.
1o:3e-Music by drum corps.
1e:4o-cJsil to order by presi .
dent. Election of officers and Sc
lection Of place for next year )
meeting. Disposal OF ell other
business.
2:00-Dinnsr.
Afternoon.
:2o-RIusic by drum corps.
1:4e-Invocation by Comrade Fl.
Z. Birch. chaplain r II. Graham
post. Song by loyal trio of Moline
Address of welcome and response
Song by the Rotary Glee club OF
Rock Island. Address by Captain
A. T.. CsrIstrem. Recitation by
Miss Cleona Irene Hewlett of At
kiBsep. III Song by loyal trio.
Address by Rev. J. c. Granger,
Rock Island Song by Rotary Gleo
club. Recitation by Mrs. Fay
Heugb Mccarthy. Rock Island Re
marks by comrades and others.
concluding with singing of Amer
lea" by audience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
BREAD GARD NOT TO RETTRN,

Paris. "Wednesday. Sept. 3.--Re-
ports have been current during the
last few DAYS that the government
intended bringing bresd CARDS into
Tse again. To meet these. rumors
the food ministry today issued 8
denial that any such intention ca
listed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
ALL FOODSTUFFS
SOLD BY 8 p. M.

The esle of 500 eases Of canned
peas. beans. cora ana tomatoes BIZ
The city ended this Afternoon : 5
e'eleek when the last of the cem-
rnedities we've handed cut at First
avenue and TEentleth street. Cora
sold out first and peas last. Ke
more sales will be made uati1 the
arrival Of q caElead OF bacon, The
MAYOR ANNOUNCED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
NATIONAL DEBT Grows.

WaLhingtoa. SEPT 1.-THE Unit
ed States oved $Ts5. ses,111 more
at the close OF the treasarv bust
neks Aug. 80 than on the last ssy
OF July, making the total now $685.
500. 701, s4s for the entire national
debt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
Funeral Of Frea MnIf.
Moline Obituary
Henry Shinn.

Henry Shinu. aged So years. pass
cd ct $50 this morning in the home
Of bis mother. Mrs. Kirk Vincent,
a10 Fventv-eigbtb street Death
was due to kidney trouble.
Henry Shiun was born June .,
1857, near Hampton, Rock island
county. aud was a farmer by occu-
patton He married Dorothy knape
Jan ), 1904. at Hebron. Neb. They
removed from Mullen, Neb., to Mo
Inc Aug 10 OF this year.
He leaves TO survive him the wild
ow. three sons: Ralph, Ivan and
Forrest and his mother. Mrs. Kirk
Vincent of this city Funeral ar
ran eements will he announced
later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

Nearly everybody smokes in
Japan. The girls begin when they
are 10 years Of age, and the bovs
rear garihs1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04

BY French law no physician can
inherit property LETT to him By a
deceased patient.