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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
ELKs ENDORSE FEDERAL PLAN

The grand lodge of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order Of Elks,
at its recent meeting in Atlantic
City, endorsed the program for the
conservation of the elk herds in
the United States, as formulated
by the forest service of the United
States department of agriculture.
A committee was instructed to CO.
operate with representatives of the
federal government in putting this
program into effect. The meeting
also memorialized the United
States congress to pass bill pro-
viding for the addition to the Alb
saroka and Gallatin forests of a
narrow strip of land extending
north from the Yellowstone Ma
tional park and situated between
these forests, with the authorize
ton to accept as gift any private
lands that may be offered, or to
give other government lands in ex
change for private lands needed
for elk protection. This provision
is extended to private lands with
in national forests adjoining the
Yellowstone National park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

ming on a 9 and 10 hour basis, and
they demand that the S-hour day
be established without reservation.
1t is believed probable that an at
tempt may follow to organize the
mill workers into a union with a
wage minimum demand OF 80 cents
per hour.
The Gordon-Van Tine company
of Davenport is said to be the only
concern not included in the car
penters' demands, and that SO far
it has not served notice on con-
tractors that it will discontinue de-
livery of purchases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
WILL ORGANIZE
UNION OF 1000
LADORING men
Hod Carriers, Building and General
Workers WR be Eligible to
Aff1fate.

At a mass meeting Thursday
night in Industrial hall, in Rock Is
land, preliminary steps will be
taken to organize a gigantic union
Of laborers.
Alderman e. r. McAdam Of Dav-
export has been commissioned in
teFnationai organizer of the inter
national Hold Carriers. Building and
Common Laborers' union, and is
rapidly signing up the laborers in
the tri-cities.
Approximately 1000 are eligible
in the tri-cities. 1t is planned to
make the union the biggest local in
point of size in the three cities.
Improve Conditions.
With the completion of the organ
ization, steps will probably be
started to improve working condi-
lions OF the laborers in The tri-
cities.
Common labor in Davenport is
drawing from 40 to so cents an
hour. In Rock Island and Moline
the scale ranges from 40 cents to
so cents an hour.
A determined attempt will be
made to get the scale equalized on
both sides of the river, it is under
stood.
Common labor in Chicago is now
demanding 20 cents an hour.
One Big Union.
Hold carriers. building laborers
and common laborers are eligible to
membership in the local, which will
be affiliated with the federation of
labor.
Common labor at present has no
organization, and the action taken
by Alderman McAdam of Davenport
is the first attempt made locally to
organize them.
Approximately 200 men have al
ready been signed up for member
ship, and it is predicted that the
new union will grow rapidly after
the meeting next Thursday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
BUILDING WORK
THREATENED BY
DEMAND OF Men
Mil Owners Say They VIII Not De-
liver to Contractors Employ
ing Union Workers.

With the carpenters declaring
that after Nov. 1 they will refuse to
work on jobs for which millwork
is done in shops still operating on
a 9-hour basis, and the mill owners
united in an ultimatum to con-
tractors that their product will not
be delivered for use on construc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
DRIVER ESCAPES
MOTORCYCLE AND
AUTO COLLISION

A motorcycle owned by S. ca
Sanders OF Geneseo was wrecketg
and the owner escaped injury 81
day afternoon in an accident at
Second and Iowa streets, Daven-
port.
an automobile driven by Claude
d. Arnold, 703 Twenty-third street.
Rock Island. Sanders managed to
keep his feet as his motorcycle
went under the automobile.
His only injury consisted Of a
scratched leg. He was taken TO
Mercy hospital examination
and treatment.
All the news ali the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
A DELIGHTFUL VACATION TRIP

Three thousand eight hundred
miles for $35, including Pullman
and meals. Special land excursion
to lower Rio Grande valley. Leav-
ing Rock Inland 1920 a. m. Fri
day, Aug. s. Address S. B. Mat
son, 1881 Thirtieth street, Rock
Island. Ill. Phone r. l. 5166.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
FIRST TB ELECTION ORDERED.

The hrst eIecuon IN the United
States to decide whether or not a
county should eradicate tuberculo-
sis from its herds of cattle has
been ordered to be held in Clay
county, Miss, on Sept. 2. The cleo
ton was ordered by the county
board of supervisors after a petit
ton asking for it had been pre-
scented by a group of citizens.
The results of this election will
have much more than local inter
est, because the election may be
the forerunner Of hundreds or
thousands of others in other Sec
tons of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04

Young c. c. WI, son of the for
mer ambassador from China to the
United States, WI Ting Fang, is
apparently following the profession
of his father He is a member Of
a delegation from China which is
now in Washington protesting
against the Shantung settlement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
7. D. K. D. Y. Club Dance and Bar
becue Postponed.

The dance and barbecue which
was to have been held at the Watch
Tower, Aug. 4 under the auspices of
the Y. D. K. d. Y. club has been
postponed indefinitely because of
the street car strike.
J. E. KING.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
RRIXON,S ORCHESTRA,

Original Coliseum Orchestra on
the Steamer G. w. Hills excursions
August /, 2, 4 and 5th. Nothing like
it ever on the river before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-04
Licensed to Wed

The federal electric railway com
mission reconvened in Washington
today to hear the testimony of
Secretary of War Baker and others.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
CHICAGO PAPER
PRINTS TREATY
Claims 1t Is Complete Text
OF Peace Document

CHICAGO. June q.-fUnited Press
The Chicago Tribune today pub.
lishcd what II said was a complete
text OF the German peace treaty. TO.
gethcr with Photographic fac-simllcs
OF the first two pages, printed In
French and English. The text was
obtained in Paris by Frazier Hunt.
Tribune correspondent, according to
the story.
In his accompanying story. Hunt
said: Outside OF the COPY In pos.
session OF tho state department. this
In one OF the few original copies
there are in America.
The copy brought by me 10 Amer.
lea. entitled conditions Of Peace.
Is printed In English and Frnch, the
French text appearing on the left
and the English on the right hand
pages. The book IL bound In paper.
and Is. roughly. ska inches, and a
little over an inch thick. There are
fl6 pages Of text, running about 49,.
600 words, and -four large maps are
pasted In the volume"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
Cerman-Austria Is
Doomed, Says Seitz

VIENNA. June 7.--Deiaycdl--
President Seitx. addressing the ma
tionai assembly today. declared the
peace treaty amounts 20 the death
sentence OF German Austria lie
announced the Austrian ministry
had agreed unanimously that the
peace terms were Unacceptable"
Nothing is left for Us to do but
Join Germany said Foreign Minis
ter Bauer. The loss Of Bohemia
tCzecho Slovakia) not only means the
subsection Of $1,000 German
Austrians 70 foreign domination. but
the loss Of important Industrial and
agricultural districts. A state formed
by violence IL menace to peace.
Limitation of the Cxecho-Slovak
state Is imperative to our national
intercsts-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
Hungarian "Reds"
Report Successes

COPENHAGEN. June s.--Despite
counter revolutionary movements in
western Hungary. the soviet armies
continue their successful offensive
against the czecha. according to dis
patches received today from Hungar.
tan sources.
After two days fighting. the red
forces arc said 20 have decisiveiy de-
feaied tho Cxechs and captured Kas-
chau $50 miles northeast Of Buda-
pesp. and schemnitz 90 miles north
west Of Karpfenl
Extensive uprisinEs against soviet
rule are reported in various parts OF
western Hungary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
OPERATORS MAY
TIE UP NATION
Settlement OF Wire Dispute
Up to BurIeson

WASHINGTON. June D.
United Press. b-scti,cmen Of
the threatened nation wide
strike Of telephone and t~le.
graph workers rvsts nj present
with the postmaster general
and labor department.. u was
stated authoriiativciy here TO-
day.
Action by the president. u
was stated. win not be r-~ovted
TO until these two agencies
have definitely failed 20 secure
any agreement between the
workers and the companies. =
Neither the portoffice department
nor labor department today rav,
an intimation NJ TO what were IN.
lines on which they were WORKING
10 avert the threatened wafkout.
Burieson Il Safe
President Wilson. according 4
White House officials. has beer
fully informed OF the facts in tn,
strike. There Is no in,ima,lon a,
to what action the president may
take. but " WINS stated poaitiyoi,
that he viii not remove Postmaster
General Burlcson, despite the storm
OF protest against Burlesou' con.
duct OF the wires.
Burleson yesterday held nil-day
conferences with wire and telephone
officials but declined 20 make any
statement az to what course OF nc
ton II any. had been determined
upon.
sofficidz 81 the Washington union
today declared that telegraph bust.
ness viii be completely tied ur
here II the strike goes into cfrcoi
ON "wednesday. despite tho fact
u'nt the Locale here and In New
York are admitted TO be among the
weakest In the country.
tie-up OF business here would
seriously cripple. II not totally halt,
government business. II was pointed
out today.
The prospect that the strike mas
tic up the cables 10 Europe. there.
~ cutting off President Wilson
from communication with Wnsh.
inxton. was also causing concern
among officials hercs even tho In
terruptions OF cable service ns TAI
as tho presidents messages are
concerned would only bc for few
hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

cerned. nobody Is 10 b. trusted -
81 argued for grand jury Sat
uriay." Judge Allen said. but
the other Judges were against It.
do not believe their vacations
were a consideration. They seemed
70 think II more OF controversy
between the sheriff and prosecutor
than matter affecting the courts
Personally. believe the word Of
my clerk ard haiiiff can b. taken
against the word Of Sheriff
Strfng~r
Judge Arisn said ne urred the
judges to take the handling OF con-
fiscated hooze out OF the sheriff =
office, and designate reliable pfysi-
clans to aiio, parts OF the contra
hand seized TO the hospitals. Ills
plan WAS turned down.
Offer 10 Confer
AZ a result os charges and c0rn >
ter charges fiung back and forth
/ by the sheriff and prosecutor.
Sheriff stringer offered Monday TO
meet Prosecutor Brown and de-
cinred a conference would result in
clearing up the scandal.
Both Brown and myself know
who put the bottles OF whisky in
the desks Of the deputy proAecu-
tors" Stringcr asserted. Brown
denied he had any idea who do
mated the whisky.
Sheriff StrinRer stiii insisted
Monday he would not permit Prose
cutor Brown 10 go In conferences
with Frank Weaver. held In thr
county Jail In connection with a
murder charge. unless he. Stringer.
accompanied him. He said he would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
JUDGES CONFER
ON GRAND JURY
Unnecessary, Too Near Va
cation Time, Is Said
/ Continued From Page One

~ arrested August HensE-n last
msonth near the Meadows. WIS un-
changed He said there was an
attempt TO throw the responsibility
for the Judges action on his shout
ders and denied he caused the de-
Cisi0n-
A feeling OF tenscness was notice
able around the county-city build
ing when the sheriff and prosecu-
tor went into the presiding judges
office.
Argued for II
Frank T. Gordon. special inves-
tigator for the prosecuting attor.
ney's office. announced he expect
ID his deputies would have i'm
portant information to give out
soon. He refused to divuige tbs
nature of the evidence ne said had
been obtained
Judge Clay Allen. from whose
court Sheriff Stringer asserts tn.
S64 quarts OF liquor disappeared
Indignantly declared the whole af
fair showed where whisky is con.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
Officials May Not
Prosecute Kali

New testimony must be presented
before J. C. Kan. 1914 Terry ave.
driver OF one OF the cars of the Both.
ell road auto tragedy of May "a, in
which three were killed. can be ar.
rested for manslaughtcr, according
to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney T.
II. Patterson. A coroner's jury on
May 30 fixed the responsibility for
the accident on Kail. Louis G. Cook.
Frances Hayward and Carl r. Chill
berg. the latter the son OF ]. f. Chill.
berg. president OF the scandinavian
American bank, were killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

uated tar on all disable lands above
with provisions whereby tenant or
others may purchase tracts.
Regulation Of Corpcr~tiAss
Tho report calls for federal lioens-
Ing with federal supervision over
stock and bond issues.
Freedom Of speech
The report asks removal Of rcstric-
tons on freedom OF speech.
Worhmcn's Compensation
wiping out employers liability
companies operated for profit is rec
commended.
Immigration
Barring immigration for at least
two years and Americanizatlon OF
aliens already here Is asked.
Taxation
Taxes on profits such as not 20
discourage enterprise and progress.
sively increasing taxes on incomes.
inhcritances and unused land recon.
mended.
Education
Development Of schools and state
colleges. rights OF teachers 10 organ
ize for more pay and labor represen.
tation on school boards Is asked.
Employment Agencies
Federal. state and municipal en-
ployment agencies should replace pri.
vate agencies.
Housing
Establishment OF n governmental
system OF credits TO encourage home
building and owning aslSd. with rec
ommendation that states and cities
be allowed to take up housing prof.
Gets.
Militarism
The report insists" that state mi.
litia be organized on democratic prin.
oiples so as ito never be diverted
from It's true purpose"
Soldiers and Sailors
Continuing pay of soldiers until
they secure employment. also dcvel-
opment OF land in interest OF service
men.
The report shows that the member.
ship OF the federation is 3.2do,06o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
Railroad Bill Is
Cut in Committee

WASHINGTON. June a.-The
house appropriation committee to-
day reported the railroad appropria-
ton bill. carrying $3.50. ooo. 600. This
Is s45o.ooo.ooo less than Director
General Hines asked be added to the
railroad administration revolving
fund.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
5000 SLAIN BY
HUNGARY REDS
Women and Children Now
ed Down by Armed Men

VIENNA. Juno s.--8assacres In
which 1000 peasants were hanged or
burned TO death are reported 20 have
occurred near ocdenburg. Western
Hungary. during rcvolts led by the
Red armies.
Women and children were siaugh.
tered with the mon. and reign Of
terror inauEurated by the Boishe.
ytks. who burned the villages Of
Kolnhof and attacked o~denburg
whom the residents OF those places
refused 20 20 over 10 the Red side.
The Red horscs. IL is reported
surrounded an army of a few thou.
and PEASANTS. sent agIdns, them
armed with scythes. ares and rifles
Machine guns were turned against
kolnhof Thursday and Friday. and
almost everybody who attempted "a
fee WIS shot down Those captured
were hanged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

Tho text OF tho presidents cable
gram 10 Senator Hitchcock follows;
-Tumuity. White HOUSE. Washing
ton.
Please convey tho following 10
Senator Hitchcock: I arm heartily
glad that you have demanded an in.
vcStigation with regard 10 posses
sion OF tho text Of tho treaty by nm
authorized persons.
4 have felt that II wa. highly un.
desirable TO communicate the text OF
the document which Is stan in nego-
tia,ion and subject TO change. Any
ono who has possession Of the Off.
ciai English text has what he IL
clearly not entitled 20 have or 10
communicate.
II have felt in honor bound 10 Rct
in the same spirit and In the same
way as the Representatives OF the
other great powers in this matter.
and am confident that my fellow.
countrymen will not expect mo to
break faith with them.
~ hope the investigation win b.
most thoroiy prosecuted
tSlgncD
WOODROW WILSON,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
A. F. OF [. OPENS
18th MEETING
$50 Leaders Assemble in
Session at Atlanta
I Continued From Page One

can labor more than 10 any other
single factor that IL appears IN this
emphatic form In the present
treaty"
Tho report reviews the pan.Ameri
can labor conference held at Laredo.
Tex. in November.
A long reconstruction program.
called tho most complete and most
constructive yc; made in this coun.
Try 10 act forth in the report
Tho measures making up tho pro
gram are
Democracy In Industry
Tho report declares IL essential
that workers should insist upon their
right 90 Organize into trade unions:
that icgisiation should h. passed
making Il criminal off~nno for cm-
pioycrs TO attempt TO interfere with
the rights.
Unemployment
Unemployment. the report Gays. n
caused by under consumption. which.
in turn. ia caused by low wages.
Wages
After declaring that there ~ no
method for obtaining just wages OK.
cept thru the trade union movement.
the report says;
'The workers of the nation demand
living wage for all war--earncrs.
skilled or unskiiicd-a wnge that will
permit the worker and his family TO
live in health and comfort"
Hours
Tho report rclteratcs the demand
fer an eleht.hour day with overtime
prohibited excerpt In emergencies.
Women In Industry
Women. the report Gays. should re.
work performed and must not be per.
mitted 10 perform tasks dlspropor.
Tomato 20 their physical strength.
Child labor
Exploitation OF the ohild for pri.
vate gain must not he permitted" tho
report says. calling for laws 10 pro.
tect children.
Status Of Public Employees
Public employees should have the
rights as citizens.
Cooperation
Tho report recommends solution OF
production. transportation and dlstri.
button problems thru cooperation.
declaring the -niddleman must be
eliminated In this why.
Tho peoples final voice In legisla,
ton.
Tho report recommends legislation
10 allow laws once held unconstitu.
tional TO become effective II re-en.
acted.
Political Policy
The report opposes political par.
ty." and says better results can be
secured 70 labor by non-partisan sup.
port OF candidates known to be
friendly.
Government Ownership
public and semi-publlc utilities
should be owned. operated or rcgu.
lated by the government I'm the in
terosts Of the public" the report
says Whatever disposition is made
OF tho railroads, rights Of employees
must be protected.
announcement of n merchant ma.
rine Is recommended, with the grant
ing 20 seamer the same rights as
other workers.
Waterways and Water Power
Legislation for development of
-.
mcnt and states Is recommended.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09
MAY SIGN PEACE
PACT June 20
Allies Speed Answer 10
Counter Proposals

ny FIRED \. FERGUSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS. juno "a speeding
up process. similar 10 that
adopted for completing tho Ger.
man treaty, II now being applied
/ To the counter proposals. Tho
more optimistic members ~ the
American commission predicted
| to-day that the treaty would be
signed by June 20. allowing five
| days 10 weci. between tho time
the reply Il placed la the Ger
mans hands and the date 90 BIO
fixed for their final answer.
/ The latest indications are that the
allied answer win bo ready for pre-.
senlation Friday.
Allied experts were reported 60
have reached an agreement whereby
/ the specific amount OF reparationa
/ viii not be put In the treaty. but
/ France ana Belgium will accelerate
establishment OF the definite sum OF
their claims In order that Germany
will learn the total indemnitles she
IL 90 pay within two or three months
after tho treaty In signed. instead OF
having 10 walt two yoarn. a. at first
/ planned.
Tho league OF nations commission
waa understood 10 have reached an
agreement on the reply 20 tho Ger.
I mans demand for immediate n1vnls-
sion 20 the league. While the agree.
mont IN yet 10 be ratified BY tho
hsE four II was raid 20 provide that
Germany shall b. admitted after
brief period Of probation. aitho she
will be excluded from executive
council.
R~jrrts Colony Flea
The territorial committee. 4, was
reported. has recommended rejection
II G-rmany'a demand for mandatory
powers over certain OF her former
colonies. This decision wax said 10
have been reached dosplt. the nux.
E-ston OF Americans experts that
she. be given administration o. her
former territories In East Africa
Foreign Minister Brockdorff Rant.
Eau returned TO Versailles yesterday
from conference with German gov.
ernncnt officials Ia Cologne.
Col House plans IN 70 TO London
the latter part 81 this week. POS
sibiy In connection with preparations
for the first meeting Of the league
of nations council in that city.
Provisions havr b~en made for CT.
trnding American occupation Of the
Hotel Gr1iion. tn autumn. no that
Secretary Lansing. Henry White.
Con. Bliss and various experts may
remain TO cisan IN unfinished busi.
ness Of the peace conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

permit any one OF the deputy prose-
cutors 10 sec Weaver. however.
Sheriff Stringer asserted he be-
licyed Superior Judge Allen "abso-
lntely on the square, and not re-
'sponsiblc In any way for the dis
appearance of the whisky.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-09

Wheu . married couple Or . pair
OF shoes are exactly alike they fan
TO make fitting pair.