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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
ALEDO BRIEFS

A one days teachers institute
will be held at the Presbyterian
church in Aledo on September 6,
beginning at o'clock in the morn
ing. All teachers in Mercer county
are expected to- be present by
County superintendent G. E. Platt.
Speakers for the day will be E. Z.
Van Cleve of the Macomb Normal
school at Macomb, and r. c. Pei
lett, president of William and
Vashti college of this city and also
city superintendent of schools
Suit for $1,000 damages has been
brought in circuit court by Bert Z.
Richards against Robert Blakelys
The plaintiff charges the defendant
with refusal to meet obligations
due the former which amount to
the total sued for. Solicitors for
Richards are Carlstrom & Hebel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
The Day in Davenport

Stowe Had No BOnd-No bond
protects the government for the
money lost when Frank L. Stowe,
substitute collector, disappeared on
Aug. 16 with several hundred dol
lars and valuable commercial pa
per.
Stowe did not give any security
and was put to work collecting
mail from substati- ms without any.
This mail that he collected includ-
ed registered post, which in his
nightly collections represented
value reaching into thousands. of
dollars.
As this is the case the loss will
fall on the postal authorities in
case it is not made good. This may
account for the silence that the
government has so far preserved
on the case.
Providers At Work - Providers
entered the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Heuck, 2647 Fair avenue, and
after ransacking the rooms on the
second floor escaped wiki jeWelry
valued at upward of $500. The
robbery was discovered at $3.50,
when the family returned from an
auto ride.
With the exception of some
small change taken from Mrs.
Heuck's purse, practically all the
jewelry stolen was the property of
Miss Minnie Schmidt, sister of
Mrs. Heuck.
Accidents Increase-In the hope
that figures copied from the sta
tistics in the traffic commissioners
office will jog the citizens of Dav-
export into more receptive mood
toward safety first work, Commits
sioner Louis G.. DeArmand shows
that instead of accidents on the
streets decreasing they are on the
increase and motorists are the
most careless in using the streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

Continued from Page One.)
should not be burdened with an in
creased cost that may become per-
manent and thus affect freight
rates, and second, because the gov
eminent is strenuously at work on
wide, sweeping programs that are
expected to remove the main cause
of the employees asking for addi-
tional wages-namely, the high cost
of living.
The administration point of view
was that to grant increases in the
midst of the cost of living cam
paign would have been illogical and
would have met with strong disap-
prevail from the American people.
President Wilson followed what
seemed to him the public will. and
asked American labor to continue
during reconstruction days the CO.
operation given during the war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

visited the farm since. Others tes-
titled as to when the deceased was
last seen alive.
May Hold Post MOrtem.
Discussion OF the advisab ility of
a post norton In the hopes of dis
covering something more tangible
as the cause OF death was held
by members of the jury. This plan
was abandoned when it was point
ed out by q physician that the
probability existed that nothing
would be accomplished by such &C
ton, especially SO in view of the
fact that there is absolutely moth
ing to indicate that the dead man
had been the victim in any deed
of violence.
Coroner Mackey is not satisfied,
however. "I am convinced that
someone knows more about this
matter" he stated after the hear
ing. Someone knows more about
how Dixon died. I am not going
TO close this case until further in
vestigation has disproven the
grounds which l have for such be-
lief"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
NTERURBAN MEN
TAKE EXCEPTION
TO ARGUS STORY

Rock Island Southern employees
have taken exception to the doubt
expressed in an article in Mondays
Argus asking how the fire which
consumed the Norwood ice house at
Norwood, Ill, on the night before
could affect the electric service ON
the interurban line that day.
Edsel French, AledO station
agent, pointed out the fact that the
Norwood fire might have burnt a
wire, thus Gripping car sched-
ules.
Conductor Dick Brennan OF
Aledo's palace de luxe on wheels
lowed as how the water of the
melted ice might have washed out
the tracks, thus forcing a halt in
traffic.
Other members Of the 'Doodle'sH
crew Joined in. Offering eXplana-
tons similar to the foregoing. But
although the how" Of it differed,
they were uniteo IN demanding the
removal of what they alleged was
a blot upon the veracity of faithful
employees and upon the capabilities
of the Rock Island Southern
Although there are several hun
dred men employed by the South
ern the reputation for veracity OF
every single one is hereby cleansed.
Thus oil quieteth troubled waters.
The cars were on time to the
minute yesterday but they were of
schedule again today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
CAPITAL-LABOR
MUST unite is
HANLEY'S PLEA
Lieutenant Lecturer on Chautauqua
Program Stirs Large Audience
in Strong Appeal

Better Americanism" and broth
erly love among all nations, all
peoples and all classes, combined
as the keynote of a stirring address
delivered last night by Lieutenant
Joe r. Hanley, Iowa overseas vet
eran OF the world war, who spoke
on Aledo's chautauqua program
before about 5000 people at the big
tent in North park last evening.
Lieutenant Hanley's talk was one
Of the best heard by Aledo people
for some time. That it was appre-
ciated as a great reconstruction
lecture goes without saying, Lieu
tenant Hanley dealing plainly with
the great problems facing the
United States and the nations OF
the world. His subject was Uncle
Sam and World Democracy"
The growing bitterness between
capital and labor was deplored by
Lieutenant Hanley in an appeal
to overcome this feeling and unite
the two factions in love of flag and
country and in the making of bet
ter Americans.
This growing dissension be-
tween capital and labor must be
overcome" declared the lieutenant
at is rapidly becoming hatred and
its results constitute the gravest
danger to our country of any past
menace which history discloses. We
must get together. Only in unity is
there strength. Glass feeling
should never be allowed to lift its
sinister head in America. An IN
derstanding must be reached and
the barriers of mistrust-seParat
ing capital and labor torn down.
The issue is clear. Let US meet
it now-as the boys met the issue
over there-as Americans. Let
there be a common bond between
US, our aims and purpose one. Let
US live and act for the good Of all
mankind, not for selfish individual
interests"
Lieutenant Hanley touched but
briefly upon his experiences on the
western front. He appeared ex-
ceedingly modest, although pos
sessing a record which might we'll
be the pride OF any man. He was
twice wounded and has been dec
GRATED for bravery by both the
French and American army.
Karl Grossman and his orchestra
delighted music lovers with two
concerts yesterday, one IN the af-
ternoon beginning at 3 o'clock and
one in the evening, preceding Lieu
tenant Hanley's address. The feat
ure was Of high order and univer-
sally pleased.
This afternoon Vincenzo De
SSnto, Italian statesman and lee
turer, talked on "Italy's Future
Democracy" DR.. De Santo was for
three years a student at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and was
for two years instructor in that in
stitution. When Italy entered the
war he resigned his position and
returned to fight for his native
land. He served in the army as a
private in the infantry for four
months and was then called to fill
a position in the cabinet Of the
minister of state. When Italy sent
the high diplomatic mission to the
United States DR.. De SantO was
one of the party, due to his IA
miliarity with this country. He
toured the country as a lecturer
on Italy's part in the great war.
In the afternoon and evening q
PHILIPPINE stringed symphony or
chestra performed in two concerts
while this evening at $3.50 a lee
ture will be given by a speaker 10
be furnished impromptu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
N. Y. CURB MARKET

FURNISHED by E ". Wagner q Co..
members of all exchanges Rock Island
office suite 300 Best building. phones 4
$50 and ISL. P. J. Mccormick. manager)'
Opening.
Cosden. 10@10b.
Merr, PAGES.
Mid Rig, 169@171.
Mid Oil, IL @2A.
Glenrock. 81 ass.
Gulf. SIX @57B.
Island, Ga az.
Globe, IL @1 SIG.
Com Pete, 571z@5S12.
Marland. 6B @7h.
Boone, S@S3e.
Umo, 47@54.
Curtiss, Toll.
Wright, A15@5A.
Ledge. H@B.
PERI, 1h@1A.
B. & W, 68@7O.
Wayne, 4941z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

Administrator's Notice.
Estate of Grace willard Condo, decsas-
ed.
The undersigned. having been appoint
ed administrators of the estate OF Grace
willard Condo. late Of tho county of
Rock Island. state of Illinois. deceased.
hereby gives notice that they will appear
before the probate court Of Rock Island
county. at the probate court room. in the
city of Rock Island at the January
term. on the first Monday in January
next. AZ which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose Of
having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted 70 said estate srs
requested 70 make immediate payment 70
the underSigned.
Dated 18th day of August, A. D.. 1879.
JOHN A CONDO AND ROCK ISLAND
SAVINGS BANK, Administrations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Corn-No. 2
mixed. 1929 OLA; No. 2 yellow,
1929 91.9312.
Oats-No. white, 72A @751a
No. 3 white, 71A @72A.
Rye, No. 2, 147& 6L4S1a.
Barley, 1,28@143.
Timothy, 900012.00.
Glover, nominal.
Pork, nominal.
Lard. 2S.52.
Ribs, 23.OO@24.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago. Ill, Aug. 27.-Potatoes,
arm; arrivals, n cars; Minnesota
Early Ohio's, sacked, car lots, $3.50
D265 per cwt; Irich Cobblers,
Minnesota, sacked, car lots, Sass
per cwt.; Irish Cobblers. New Jer-
iey, sacked, car lots, 1885 per cwt
Wisconsin Bliss Triumphs" field
-un, sacked, car lots. S225 per
,wt. Idaho Rurals, sacked, car
ots, $3.25@3.40 per cwt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Butter, high
er: creamery. 46c@54c.
Eggs, unchanged, receipts, S,575
cases.
Poultry, alive, higher; springs.
81; fowls, soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 27.-Corn-Un-
changed to 1c igher; No. 1 yellow,
S19001.91; No. 2 yellow, $1.S9; No.
4 yellow, S1.SS; No. yellow, s1S5;
sample, $1.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
CHICAGO FUTURES
Liberty Bonds.
Aug. 81, 1918

New York, Aug. 27.-Liberty
bond prices at 1880 a. m. today
were: IS, 1914; first As, 94.24;
second As, 92.76; first AIS. "a so;
second AIS, 92.SS; third AIS.
94.84; fourth 4As, 93.0S; Victory
3%s, 1854 Victory 424s, 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Wholesale Prices
IN Rock Island.

Green Green string beans ID :; I lS
Blueberries, cultivated. crate of 16. $3.50
Catalogues, standards, dOz. 81 q 1-35
Bananas, per ID NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sc
Egg plant, each ............ 2oc
California Val, fancy, box. 50 90
Lemons, doz -.s.--... doc
Creamery butter. pound .-...52 to SIC
OIeomargarine. 36-Ib. box 40 to 43c
EGGS. fresh country, dozen ...-..-. Acc
New potatoes, bu ..--.....-..... - i ,
Home grown lettuce, 10 15c
Cabbage, home grown .....-..-.....4c
Home grown yellow onions, pound. 80. &c
Texas tomatoes, crate ............ ESQ
Cucumoers' each -:..---- ''---'-.- &c
Home grown roasting ears, doz-.. Sc
Mango peppers, dOz .-............3 5c
Parsley. per dOz. punches. .......-. 4Oc
Watermelons, pound ..--......-.--- &c
q arhc. loose. pound. Observation-Disclosures soc
Canning peaches, bu $3.50
kectaF1ne. dozen zoo
Home grown apples, per bu.......S2-2 %
Home grown tomatoes. ID ....-.2 u c
Michigan celery, bunch ............ Acc
Potatoes bushel .-..-..-.....-...-..- ? 40
Homegrown yellow onions. pound 4c
California peaches, box. $50
Blue pIums, crate ..-... 300
Oranges, DOx 90
Malaga grapes. crate .-........-- 1855
Honey Dew melons, crate ....-..-3-25
California walnuts, pound .........- SEC
Popcorn, shelIcd. pound ....-..- lie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
STOCK MARKET
RALLY TRAILED
BY REACTIONS
Early Advances Are Followed by
Declines That Take Prices
Below Opening Slump.

New York, Aug. 27.-The early
rally was succeeded by q reaction
which carried prices for the most
part under initial declines. To-
wards midday the market hardened
again on buying of equipments and
specialties, notably American Car
and United States rubber. but Unit
ed States steel and shippings were
under continuous pressure with
standard rails. Call money opened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Market Square Sales

Aug. 81, 1919.
One load of oats at .75c
One load of timothy hay at. .32S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Buying Prices
What Rock Island Merchants Pay
Farmers.
Buying Prices
In Rock Island.

The prices below are those paid by
merchants for grain brought in from tbs
country and not for shipments by rail or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis. Ill, Aug. q
Horses and mules. unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Selling Prices
In Rock Island.

The prices below are the prices at
which the retail merchant sells to the
consumer. taken according to the quality
If ha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
THE ARGUS

ALEDO OFFICE
lis North College Avenus.
Telephone. Old and New. ~.
c. johnson ......E ~naEs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
WILL SHOPMEN
GO ON STRIKE?
CAPITAL ASKS

(continued from Pace one.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-14
Lille interoiews
Bank Finances Purchase Pigs for the Boys of the Valley
Parents May Well Take to Heart the Boy Scout Principles

great a measure as at present. aud no
ooubt houses will be sold directly
after they are erected. The demand
for these viii show in vastly greater
measure next fall when the cattlemen
return for their childrens schooling
and when E. Paso is most attractive
for increased population"
There are two things which have
come TO my attention lately and
which I believe still SAVIOR Of small
town ideas" said Frank Williams
"One IS the fact that in the business
district there are Inanholes in the
sidewalks for unloading coal into
Easements. That in itself is not so
bad. but when q coal wagon drives
up in the middle Of the day and be-
gins 10 unload coal through a busy
sidewalk. as some here. ] think l. IS
a nuisance. ] watched one wagon
unload and noticed that the coal dust
formed a cloud through which be-
destrians had to walk. and the coal
Uttered the sidewalk so that walking
was next to impossible. The other
thing IS that public drinking 1Oun-
tain in san Jacinto plaza There /
have seen persons who were in the
last stat es Of disease go and drink.
followed in a short time by healthy
children. The fountain IS always
dirty and seems TO constitute a play
thing for many small children who
conEregate about II and play in the
water. These children are directly
exposed to disease germs. which the
cold water does not wash away or
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-14

INTEREST payments the first Liberty loan VIII Dc
l available on Monday and large percentage OF TINS
sboud be reiuvested in savings stamps The totai
amount which the government viii pay out on June IS IS
and considerable amount Of this IS IN the
18th federal district, which includes Fl Paso-
By exchanging first coupons for war savings stamps
this interest viii be kept working War savings stamps
nav always be redeemed at the posoffce on ten days VIII
ten notice with the interest they have earned to tnat DATE
After all bills paid the Clovis ohautaqua netLed
s26szz this year Rev Ted P Hofield director OF the
chautauoua invested this savings stamps When
the next chautauaua is held May, 1920 the interest VIII
amount to $685. so that there viii be S2552 to start on
instead of the 1854
Have YOU bought your Thrift stamp todays
Here is what one did. II you don't know him you
know someone Just like him
Twenty years ago he owned the clothes he stood IN and
that was about all saved $50 the first year. the next
year with little better wages SIS One thing with an
other wife and family ineudedhe has saved an average
Of S. 4 week for the 20 years
What he saved IL 20 years was about $1,000 what ne
has is twice s5ooO-Hke the man in the parable
His dollars working for him bring him now more than
his yearly saving. $50.
Making wealth heap has two pr8cesses-addition and
multiplication Saving is addition dollar and dollar
and dollar It easier as one goes along out lne
increase Is no faster next year than now
When YOU set the dollar to wor-that IS multiplication
Your pile grows slowly this year, little faster sun
little faster then faster and faster till interest ouruns
saving. ~ =. s.u.-
TEey begin to multiply.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-14
Short SnatcheS
From EUe7yIghere


Heinie declares that he made peace
because Of the il points. A few mil
lion bayonet points had something
TO do with IL. also.-Gre envils g. c.
Piedmont.
The Germans are beirg fed at cost
We are moist Louis Post-Dispatch-
Y am not an idiot-"-GerInan ex-
crown prince. That's what they al
say Topeka Capital
For once an extraordinary session
OF congress will live NJ to it--Green-
vile Is. c. Piedmont.
What did Germany expectf II
invitation to a pink lemonade lawn
tennis party7-Boston Transcript
Here's hoping Uncle sam gsts more
with the money we're lending him
than we've been able &c get--kansas
City star.
The greatest danger in letting the
kaiser go free IS that he might get
on some Chautauqua circutt--Hopkins
Journal.
The remnant OF the late king Ok
wawa IS not the only oonehead still
actie in international politics--NeW
York Eening Sun
Sure Germany IS getting off easy.
agrees a sympathetic soul She might
have had prohibition forced upon
her"-Chicago Tribune.
Mexico may not recognize the Mon
roe doctrine. but the Monroe doctrine
recognizes Mexico which IS Ear more
important-Tacoma Leader.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-14

kill. Both OF these things show
marked carelessness on the part Of
the city fathers. The fountain should
be abolished and the coal unloaded at
night or through a rear entrance 10
the buildings"
Ell Pasoans should learn TO be
more careful Of their matches" said
fire chief John ". Wray. I'VE have
had several calls lately caused by
lighted matches being thrown care
lessly aside and into some inflam-
mabie material Perhaps a fire does
not start Immediately. but the sparks
which may be left on that match when
it IS thrust aside viii grow larger
and larger and perhaps cause n fire
that will do damage amounting to
hundreds Of dollars before we can
stop the flames. The same precau-
ton goes for cigaret stubs also
"a suitable means Of recreation IS
something that my men have been
looking for for some. time TO take
their leisure hours off their hands.
said Mai. Thomas r Burnett. and I
believe that they have in a great
measure solved the problem with the
voll1ybau courts which have been
Installed near headquarters. The
men enjoy playing vOlleyban on
these courts greatly and the recrea-
tion that they get is one Of the best
things in the world for them It
also takes their minds off their wor-
ries and a the same time develops
their bodies"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-14
Helping F lin Become A Civilian

DECENTRALIZATION camp is located here and from that
a camp several hundred emerge every week. Ians-
formed from soldiers back into civilians Ihey sun Wa
the uniforms Of soldiers but they have LOST tneI S
One Of their first thoughts IS to get into civilian Sloe
and thew 20 downtown to buy their new QUITS: IT,
4biS has come number of complaints by soloeIs la y
r # Is the same complaint that has been FolCso a.
eTerv amy center in the United States almost
the country BY and large, there may be lsolate9 as
s;s- have received unfair treatment IN the natIeI
ss b here in FL Paso practically every merchant mas
been irving to give his soldier customers al the
he sets out for anybody else the idea oelng tna ne
NJ 49, +Tsde and knows that only the giving OF GOOD
aIue viii serve his purpose It also IS true tnat oten
soldiers have little idea what have been the prevailing prices
since the time Of their enlistment whereas Inc Ies u U.s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-14

EEME are trying to get people
w Of the valley TO show more IN
terest in the live stock industry"
said George D. Flory, cashier Of IN
state National bank Roland Har-
well. county agricultural agent. has
organized among the boys OF the VAL
ley a pig club Of about 25 members.
This bank has financed the purchase
OF the pigs. and viii carry the boys
for the amount until the pigs are
marketed. We would have no objec-
ton TO furnishing any kind OF live
stock in 4 small way to young far
mers Of the valley, If they would dis
play enough interest; but we DO not
care to start anybody in the live stock
business in a large way. We would
furnish one or two head Of any kind
Of live stock and let them build from
that"
No movement OF the day is OF more
( importance and far-reaching in its
Of our country, than that Of the Boy
Scouts Of America" said Mrs. May
Ross Kiester OF 136 TObin place.
Would that all parents might be
. brought IN touch with influence. for
II tends TO righteousness and man
by binding together elements so rad
I ically different that the boys them
selves can soon contrast the good
with the indifferent. The require
ments for membership are broad and
furnish an education that shows its
influence all through life. once a
scout always a scout Is a favorite
slogan The scout cannot fal to
Z influence for good all who sign and
live up 20 its requirements Would
f
worthily classed as having lived Up
to all that it stands for
"A great deal Of money can be
saved to the school board OF El PasO
/ by a reorganization OF the elementary
schools and the high school" said d.
A. Bandeen. director OF the govern
mental research bureau Of the cham
her Of commerce According to the
I budget submitted by me to superin-
tendent r. J. Tighe the elementary
schools can be run with 30 less sal
aried positions than were in the
schools last year
These positions can be eliminated
by utilizing the present rest and
study period now given teachers. and
I by reducing one half the time given
TO first grade pupils in the Mexican
schools. The board has already voted
to put these first grades on one half
'The high school can be run with
10 less positions than last year. This
! is done by requiring the teachers to
instruct elk periods a day, instead Of
five and less. This reduction in the
number OF positions does not actually
mean the disagreeable feature Of
discharging so many teachers. It is
contemplated merely not 70 fiji the
positions OF teachers who during the
pats year have resigned for various
reasons.
The reason for making a study ~
the organization Of the schools with
a view TO suggesting a saving has
been to procure funds with which to
meet. the increase in teachers sal
aries"
1.-THE building activity going on in
Fl Paso just now is the result OF the
Drotracted lull in that industry dur
ing the war" said c. NJ. Newman. Of
the Newman Investment company.
1T was urgently needed as every one
connected with real estate knows be-
cause there have been a great num-
Der Of people lost to this city who
could not find proper tions
in the way Of homes. This building
viii continue for a long time in as