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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

Detroit. Mich.-The oldest ma
tional religious legislative body in
the United States is the triennial
national convention of the Episco-
pal church which assemblies in this
city Oct to continue in session
three weeks. The first general con-
vention dates back to 1854, only
eight years after the American
declaration of independence. Far
back of that, the church itself had
a foundation dating from the first
permanent English settlement in
these states in 1907 at jamestown,
Va. With the first English settlers
came the English church, for from
the very first movement for Eng
lish colonization in the new world,
it was as much an object of Eng
land to establish Christianity as
she accepted and embodied it in a
reformed church as to augment
her civil authority as great Prot
estant nation.
The Protestant Episcopal church
and its highest legislative assem-
bly,, the general convention, is the
lineal descendent of the church CT
England. But while it owed it's first
foundation here to the English
church, it is distinctly an American
church. Its history is coeval with
the earliest settlement of the conti-
nent, and has kept pace with all the
varying phases of national develop
ment 1t was the church of George
Washington and all the Virginia
line" of presidents with the eXcep-
ton of Woodrow Wilson. 1t was
the church of the southern cav
alier," as the Congregational was
the church of the New England
Puritan.
Reflects National Principles.
The Protestant Episcopal church
has developed a constitution and "a
life essentially American and es-
sentially its own. Its admirers
aver that it reflects in it's constitu-
ton more exactly than any other
religious corporation, the funda-
mental principles which rule in our
national government and that it Sc
cures and expresses in things re-
ligious more completely than can
be found elsewhere, the essential
spirit of our national life, liberty
protected by law"
Like the American people who
honor their institutions as the her
itage of law and culture and lib
erty out of past ages, so the Epis-
copal church prizes its peculiar
and dominant features as the issue
of a sound historic growth. It
claims to preserve and to have pre-
served to it, the essential features
of the church of apostolic times in
and legitimate success
sion. 1t grounds it's dogmas on the
original documents of the apostolic
church contained in the new tesla
ment which is its final arbiter in all
doctrinal statements. 1t holds its
order of worship to be, in its struc-
tura1 features, identical with the
Uturgies of the earliest and best
ages. Yet, while holding firmly to
the past as the vindication of its
principles, its aim is,
not to present an anachronism or to
reconstruct and reissue transient
features and forms of life which
the past has let die, but to vindi-
cate and apply to the latest life
Of the latest nation, the truths
which have proved their essential
vitality by their perennial in
The 1000 clerical and lay dele
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
BLACK HAWK POST
LOCAL BRANCH OF
AMERICAN LEGION

Members of the local branch of
the American Legion in meeting
last night decided upon the name
BLACK Hawk" for their post. This
was incorporated in the charter
Ndrawn up at that time. The docu-
ment was signed by the rs present
at the session, and will be left open
until Sunday that any other ex-
service men may sign as charter
members.
Applications for signing the
charter should be made to l.. R. ".
NJ. Philbrook, who was chosen
chairman, or Bert A. Kemper of
Tenth avenue and Fifteenth street,
who was elected secretary last
night. 1t is hoped that the charter
as accepted by International organi-
cation will be returned in time to
be exhibited at the next regular
meeting Of Black Hawk post dur
ing the first week in September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

opportunity either the of living his city
decided sell public 10000
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which
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
POLICE TO ASK
FOR MORE PAY
: IN ROCK ISLAND
City Employees Say They Are Worth
S25 More Per MOnth-Wm Pre-
sent Petition.

Rock Island police are to ask for
more pay.
A petition viii be presented to
the city commission by the police.
possibly next Monday, it was said
today by Chief Of Police Thomas
Cox. The policemen want S25 more
per month the amount given in
East Moline and in other places
nearby.
The fremen are also arranging a
petition, it is understood.
Rate of pay for policemen per
month is now: Chief, $130; night
captain and detectives, Sis; po-
licemen, 500, except for one-year
men, who get $50. The iremen and
chief get the same pay as in the
police department: the assistant
chief is rated at $12O and captains,
$40.
The Conditions.
1.-THE policemen figure that If con-
ductors get 60 cents per hour fol
their duties, the city officers, who
are forced to work out in all kinds
of weather and often in danger,
should certainly deserve more than
their present pay.
The policemen work IL hours a
day, all days out of the month.
They get approximately 80 cents
per hour, often working overtime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

thority invested in me by section
16 of the plant inspection act of
1917, as amended in 1919, and in
accordance with the provision of
said act, do hereby give public no
tice that the taIl-growing Euro
pean barberries, berberis vulgaris,
and all it's horticultural varieties,
including the purple-Ieaf barberry,
berberis vulgaris var purpurea,
characterize by erect growing hab-
its, three branched thorns, leaves
with toothed edges, and berries
growing in clusters, are a nuisance
and must be eradicated from the
state for the protection of wheat
and other small grains and grasses
"All firms, corporations, private
individuals and other persons, own
ing or controlling lands or places
in this state, and all public author
tiles having jurisdiction over
streets, highways, parks and other
public places, are hereby directed
to free and to keep the same free
from the above described species
and varieties of barberry.
This notice does not apply to
the Japanese barberry, berberis
thunbergii or mahonias, unless ac-
tually infected by the said rust.
This notice becomes effective
Aug. 20, 1919"
Most Plants In Moline.
]. G. Gage, who leads the field
force which has been operating
here today reported upon the cam
pa1gn in the twin cities and out
lying towns. In Moline, he said,
1912 plants were ordered destroyed
and of these 124 were in paintings.
In Rock Island the removal totaled
1851. On the island there were
two plants, one of them having
been Intentionally planted. East
Moline had eight, two paintings,
Watertown had one planted, Milan
Carbon Cliff and Colona each had
one planted. The barberry is an
plant and rather cost
ly, so that where it had been plant
ed in yards or on estates or parks
there was more or less of a feel
ing of regret at its removal, on the
part of owners or caretakers. Mr.
Gage said, however, that coopera-
ton of Rock Island and Moline
had helped the work
wonderfully by putting the exact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
ORDER REMOVAL
OF BARBERR|ES
Field Force Nearly Through With
Rock Island County As Public
Supports Work.

In two more days the patholo-
gists who have been Graduating
the barberry bush dangerous as a
disease breeder to wheat, will have
finished their canvass of Rock Is
land county. They report good
success in general with the cam
paign.
A public notice regarding the
eradication of the common bar
berries from the state has been is
sued by the department of agricul-
ture and goes into effect today. 1t
is as follows:
at has been determined by the
department of agriculture that the
tall-growing European barberries,
berberis vulgaris and all its hor-
ticultural varieties, including the
purple-leaf barberry, berberis vul-
garis var. purpurea, are a nuisance
within the meaning of section Is
of the plant inspection act of 1917,
as amended in 1919, and that the
same should be eradicated from
the state for the following rea-
sons:
81. They are not essential to the
welfare of the people of the state.
''2. They serve as almost the
exclusive host plants for stage of
the black stem rust, puccinia gra-
minis, which intervenes between
the normal alternating stage of the
rust and the later stage which in
fects wheat and other small grains
and grasses, thus serving TO main
tain the presence and promote the
destructive abundance of the rust,
and
SO. Said disease, puccinia gra-
minis, is very destructive to wheat
and other small grains and grasses.
"Now, therefore, 1, Charles Ad-
kins, director of agriculture, by au-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
YOUTH STRUCK BY
AN UNKNOWN AUTO

Roy Temple, youth, 1880
Thirty-third street, sustained Sc
we're bruises at II o'clock this
morning when he was struck by an
automobile. The accident occurred
at the intersection of Twelfth
street and Sixteenth avenue.
Temple was crossing the street
at the time. The automobile bore
license number 113. Roy was at
tended by DR.. A. n. Mueller, city
physician, who reported his con-
dition as not being critical. He was
bruised about the head and body.
The license number of the car
was reported to the police who will
endeavor to apprehend the driver
Of the automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
WILL CONDUCT
FINANCE DRIVE
Illinois Divided Into IA Districts By
Salvation Army to Put Work
On Better Basis.

The work of organization for the
home service fund campaign for
$2,250.000 which will be conducted
by the Salvation army from Sept
20 to Sept. 90 throughout Illinois, is
now we'll under way, and already
reports have been received from
some districts that the various
committees are ready to take up
their work
For the purposes of the cam
paign, Illinois has been divided into
three divisions and subdivided into
Ia districts. Representatives of the
state committee of which Francis
S. Peabody is chairman, are al
ready at work in all these districts.
Rock Island is in district three, as
are Henderson, Henry, Knox. Mer-
GER, Stark and Warren counties.
The districts into which the state
is divided are as follows:
III. L. Beers, representative
of state committee. Counties: Car
roll, 10 Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Steph-
enson, Whiteside, Winnebago.
2.-F. Resler, representative of
state committee. Counties: Boone,
De Kalb, Dupage, Kane, Lake, Nc
Henry.
&C. Doyle, representative of
state committee. Counties: Hen
derson, Henry, Knox, Mercer,
Rock Island, Stark, Warren.
4.-E. L. Jackson. representative
of state committee. Counties: Blu
reau, Grundy, Kendall, La Sale,
Livingston, Marshall, Putnam.
Sc. w. Haniman, representa-
tive of state committee. Counties:
Kankakee, Will.
CT. c. Riegner, representative
of state committee. Counties:
Adams, Brown, Fulton, Hancock,
McDonough, Schuyler.
II. A. Overton, representative
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
RUNS FOUL MOTOR
COP IN HURRYING
FOR ROCK ISLAND
(Special Moline Service. }

In his anxiety to reach Rock Is
land In hurry yesterday Carl
Grove of st. Paul neglected to pay
attention to his speedometer. Mo-
torcycle OFFICER Negley apprehend-
ed him travelling at a rate of
speed reputed to be 80 miles per
hour. Grove rendered $40 as cash
bond to insure his appearance in
police court at o'clock. A few
minutes before the time set for the
hearing, he telephoned Chief Ben
De Jaeger to plead guilty for him.
;. L. Hartman, caught shortly
Sefore 1 O'Clock, claimed he was
not exceeding the speed limit He
was found guilty and fined So and
costs, amounting to $40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

A Partisan, with a sense of hu-
NOR, bequeathed 800 francs to each
relative who abstained from attend
ing his funeral. Only one poor rel
alive insisted on following the de-
ceased to the grave; and her 10y
atty was richly rewarded, for by a
codicil to his will. the deceased left
the residue of his large fortune to
those relatives who were prepared
to sacrifice the 500 francs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
ENDLESS.CHATN PIG CLTB.

Twenty pigs were distributed re-
Gently to the members of the boys
and girls pig club of Whitley
county. Ind, to form the second
link in their endless-chain pig
club. One of the conditions under
which a pig club member in the
county receives a club pig is that
the member shall return two pigs
from the original gift. These pigs
members and thus the membership
increases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
Moline Obituary
Mrs. Selma C. Lamon.

Many friends attended funeral
services for Mrs. Selma c. Lamon,
who committed suicide early Sun
day morning by drowning herself
in a bathtub, held at 2:30 yester-
day afternoon in her home, 1921
Fifteenth street A, Moline. Rev.
c. o. Moreland officiated and sing
ers were the Misses Martha Serene
and Ruth Brissman. Martin Ander-
son and Charles Carlstedt. PAIL
bearers were Hjalmar Esping. Con-
rad Esping, Louis Samuelson, AL
bin Larson, Herman Larson and
Peter Bjorklund. Burial was in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20
Ed Earhart.

Funeral services for Ed Earhart,
Davenport resident, who was cleo
trocuted Monday morning while
testing wires at the Moline city
hospital, will be held at this ev-
ening in the Danielson & Furgie
chapel, Moline, Rev. r. S. Haney
to have charge. Remains will then
be taken to Ansonia, Ohio. where
interment will be made in the fam
lily lot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-20

before the people. The
plants should and must be removed
as ordered for the above reasons.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
|OLD PEACE STORY
OF HUNS REJECTION
OFFER CAME FROM FRANCE ANO
ENGLAND THROUGH THE
VATICAN.
OvERTURES MADE IN 1917
Tells AssembIy-BIames Nations
Collapse on Political and Mil
itary Authorities.

Berlin.-Peace overtures to Germany
by Great Britain and France were
made through the Vatican in August,
1917. Matthias Erzberger, vice pre-
mier and minister of finance, declared
in the German national assembly July
g. He said Germany rejected the
overtures.
Monsignor Paselli. papal nuncio to
Munich. on August 10, 1917 addressed
note to Imperial Chancellor Mich
aels enclosing telegram from the
British minister at the Vatican to the
papal secretary of state to which the
French government assented. The
British note, Herr ErZberger explain
ed, asked for a German declaration
for Belgian independence and COM
pensation and inquired as to what
guarantees Germany would need for
herself.
Chancellor Michaelis did not answer
for four weeks; then, September IA.
he wrote that the situation for Civ
ing such declaration was not yet
sufficiently clear.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
EUROPE MAY ACCEPT
SENATE TREATY CHANGES
Paris Report Says War-Weary People
Are Ready for Peace on Any
Terms-AlI Want League.

Paris-The United States senate
amendments to or alterations in the
peace treaty and league of nations
covenant may not cause is much trou-
BILE as the pessimists have thought.
Careful inquiry among French, Brit
ish and Italians discloses no appar-
ent desire on the part of any of them
to combat any changes America may
make in the documents. Any revision
of the treaty would require that a
new revised agreement be handed to
the Germans for ratification, but with
every Teuton spokesman making
speeches in behalf OF overtures to-
ward America it is not believed Ger
many would make any objections to
signing the treaty anew with amend
ments or reservations, especially as
there is no evidence that the terms
will be made stricter.
The Japanese might protest against
any United States reservation regard.
ing Shantung
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
ELECTRIC STORMS
WRECKS A|RPLANES
LEVELS FORTY BUILDINGS AND
800 TENTS AT mitchell
FIELD. N. Y.
NEAR MINEOLA, new YORK
In Hangar When II Was Hit BY Light.
ning-Roof FalIs-Wind Carries
10000 Gallon Gas Drum More
Than Mile.

Mneola \. Y.-Three bombing
planes, including the Martin machine
in which Captain Roy n. Francis had
planned to leave Friday on a trans
continental flight, were wrecked by a
terrific electrical storm which, sweep
ing over Long Island Monday after
noon, struck a steel hangar at Halle
hurst field.
Sweeping along from the northwest
and passing over the spot where the
British dirigible R-34 was moored
while in this country. the storm wreck
ed virtually everything in it's path.
Forty temporary wooden buildings
and 800 tents of the Mitchell aviation
Meadowbrook Hunt club and two semi
field were blown flat, the stable of the
permanent officers barracks near
there We're leveled and general havoc
was raised here and in Garden City
and jamaica
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
ELECTS GRAND OFFICERS
Mrs. Emma p. Chadwick, Seattle, Is
Made Right Worthy Associate
Grand Conductress.

Seattle. Installation of newly
elected officers Saturday night fin
ished the sixteenth triennial assem-
bly,, Order of Eastern Star, which has
been in session here four days. At
the elections Saturday Washington,
d. c., was chosen as the meeting
place of the assembly in 1922.
Officers elected by the assembly
were:
Mrs. Emma p. Chadwick, Seattle,
right worthy associate grand conduc'
tress; DR.. Will w. Grow, st. Joseph,
Mo-. right worthy associate grand
matron; Mrs. Alenca Lamond, Wash
ington, ID. c., right worthy grand
treasurer, reelected; Mrs. Minnie f.
keyes of Michigan, grand secretary;
A. II. Turritin, Minneapolis, chair,
man of the board of trustees. Trus
tees chosen were: ]. Ernest Teare
Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Amelia
Huehl, Chicago, reelected
The other principal officers of the
order, following the usual custom
were advanced one step, Mrs Ellie
Lines Chaplin of Pine Meadow, Con
becoming most worthy grand matron
Late Saturday afternoon Mrs Chipin
sponsored the SS00-ton steel steamer
West lson, launched at local ship
yard.
A tribute was paid to Mrs. Lorraine
j. Pitkin. retiring right worthy grand
secretary, when the assembly unani
mously elected her right worthy grand
secretary for life with full pay. Mrs
Pitkin, who is i'll at her home in Chi
vention.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
V. S. Owns Camp Lewis Now.

Tacoma, Wash-The United States
government has officially accepted IT,
tie to Camp Lewis from this county.
The title covers the largest number
of acres ever presented as an out
right gift to the government, $4,000
acres being included Title to the
land has been passed by the examin-
ing department of the war depart
ment The papers, declared to have
been the most voluminous examined
in any similar case, were found cor
rect and accepted without one revi-
sion
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
FOUR MEN KILLED
IN GREAT HECLA MINE
Mine Cage Went Up Instead Of Down
Crushing the Men in the Hoist
ing Machinery.

Wallace Idaho.-Four men are dead
and three were taken to the hos
pital Saturday badly mangled, as the
result of one of the most serious hoist
accidents yet recorded in the Occur
d'Alene district. The dead and in
jured were contractors on the 2000-
foot drift at the Hecla mine at Burke.
Failure to reverse the hoist gear is
said to have been the cause of the
accident.
One Body Drops 1900 Feet.
The body of one of the victims of
the accident was thrown back down
the shaft and was later found in the
sump after it had fallen approximate
ly 2200 feet. 1t was necessary to
bring the body to the surface in "a
sack.
c. Antamessa, Henry Patton, b.
Bernardo and G.. Catancro were kill
ed and l.. II. Craig, eager, and John
MARITIME and John ~ Massto are in
jured. Patton is married and his wife
is also married. The remainder are
all single.
Went Up Instead Of Down.
The accident happened at o'clock
p. m, when the contractors on the
night shift were to be lowered to the
1000 level.
Coroner's Jury Report.
A coroner's jury, after listening to
the evidence in the fatal hoist acct
dent, brought in verdict that the
four men came to their deaths by an
involuntary accident.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
RAINS BREAK UP ~
DROUTH IN MONTANA
Stockmen Hope That Showers Will
Stop Shipments Of Cattle to
Other States.

Billings. Mont-Rain, which APP
pears to have been general through
out the Yellowstone valley and on
surrounding bench lands, has been
falling at intervals since 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning In the immediate
vicinity of Billings the downpour is
most pronounced since last spring
Grazing lands and crops on irrigated
farms that have suffered because of
greatly benefited. Old-time stockmen
are hopeful that August rains will
save the range to an extent that will
obviate necessity for shipping cattle
to a considerable extent
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS.

M. H. Houser has purchased the
warehouse and elevator from the
Lacrosse Elevator and Produce Co.
at Lacrosse, Wash, and will incor-
porate the business with his line of
houses.
c. ]. Hoist, who formerly held the
same position under appointment by
Governor NJ. E. Hay, assumed the
place Monday made vacant by the
resignation of P. J. Sweeney, chief
Inspector at the state grain inspec-
tors office.
Articles OF Incorporation were filed
at Salem, Ore, recently by the Col
Inns Flour Mills. The incorporators
are H. w. Collins, r. M. Crommelin
and w. r. Wyrick. The purpose of
the organization is to operate -four
grist and feed mills and engage in
kindred activities. The capital stock
is 100000.
1t was made manifest by the line
of testimony introduced into the rec.
ord of the hearing before the inter.
state commerce commission at Port
land July % that it is the purpose of
the grain producers to obtain reduc
tons in rates from all points in the
Columbia river basin to Portland. II
was also made equally clear that the
producers have no desire to obtain a
lower rate for the special benefit OF
Portland, but would welcome reduc
| ton to other ports. Apparent In
equalities In rates from points in the
Inland Empire territory to Seattle and
portland were pointed out by the rat q
and traffic expert Of the Inland EN-
pire shippers league, and 1t was EN-
phasized that without exception the
peneht OF advantageous rates was
given to Seattle, and in no instance
preferential rates to the benefit OF
Portland.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
Wives Must Be Informed.

Seattle.-By court ruling made
recently by Superior Judge A. w. Fra
ter. wives of applicants for citizen
ship parers hereafter will be required
to inform themselves as to the Amer
lean government and submit their
qualifications at the time their hus-
bands appear. Both must pass the
examination before either or both
are admitted to citizenship. Several
eastern courts. it is said, have adopt
ed this rule.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
Provost Guard Keeps Order.

Washington, ID. C.-All of the 1000
serve order when last weeks race
rioting and street disorders got be-
yond control of the police had been
withdrawn Sunday, but the national
capital was still depending on the
army which was represented by a
provost guard. Although the race
rioting and the attacks by negroes
on white women have subsidized, street
holdups have continued.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-08-01
NOTED PERSONS DIE

London.-Sir Edward John POINTER,
president of the Royal academy.
Tokyo.-Count Taisuke Itagaki, the
founder of the Japanese liberal party.
president of large Kodak company,
aged 81 years.
Cincinnati.-After serving in the
United States army during three wars
Qndian, Mexican and civiD, James NJ
Johnson, 102 years old, formerly a
United States marshal in Kentucky
and late government pension agent.