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Christian and Jewish population in
Poland. There are many reasons
why the Poles look upon the Jews
with diffidence. There are two
groups of Jews in particular who
are looked upon by the Poles with
the greatest distrust: the Zionists
who aim to create a Palestine not
upon the banks of Jordan river but
upon the banks of the Vistula and,
as mentioned before, try to impose
upon Poland special privileges for
Jews-privileges which they have
nowhere, not even in America, and
which if granted would create a
Jewish state within the Polish state
and Bolsheviki who want to turn
Poland into a likeness Of present
day Russia. The rest of the Jews
in Poland are either good, loyal Pol
ish citizens, many of whom fought
brave1y and b1ed freely for Polish
independence, or comprise the unen-
lightened masses which, however,
by no means are inimical to Poland.
These Polish Jews in common eff
fort with the Polish people are STR w.
ing hard toward the same goal: an
independent Poland, where all will
enjoy equal rights and equal privi-
1eges. But harmony among the
Poles and Jews is not in the interest
of the enemies of Poland, and all
those who oppose this harmony and
incite racial hatred, are either will
full or unwilling tools of the Ger
mans, Bo1sheviks and other enemies
of Poland.
Whether it was knowingly or TN
knowingly that you allowed your
self to be drawn into this Infamous
anti-Polish propaganda is not for
me to decide, but there is no doubt,
and I must repeat it with emphasis,
that what you are doing is against
the vital interests of the Jews whom
you pretend to be defending. To all
tie reasons why the Poles mistrust
the Jews you have added another
one. For generations to come the
Polish people will keep on repeating
to the Jews the words of NATHAN
STRAUSS uttered at the very mo-
ment when the destiny of Poland
was in the balance, that the quicke'
Poland comes to an ignominious end
the better he and his followers would
be pleased.
You occupy one Of the most prom
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August 1, 1919.

when prosecuted in Russia, came to
Poland and took most hostile at
titude towards the Poles? While on
Polish soil they acted as Russians
and in a provocative and most OF
fensive manner declared loudly that
"this is Russia, not Poland"
Should you actually be ignorant
of the fact that the Jews OF Russia,
Germany and America waged, ever
since the beginning of war, cam
paign of SANDER against the Poles,
accusing them Of massacreing the
Jews at time when there were abb
so1utely no pogroms made by Poles
but there were on the contrary pog-
roms made by Russians? Should
you have forgotten already the orgy
of lies and ca1umnies against the
Poles, INDUCED in by Jews, partlcu-
larly in America, when the Jews at
tempted to show to the world at
large that Poland was not worthy
of independence and that she should
be kept chained like vicious dog?
Would you really suppose that such
"good Offices rendered by the Jews
to Poland at time when the latter
was breaking the letters Of pro-
longed bondage, could possibly en-
nance a feeling of special sympathy
for the Jews on the part of the
Poles?
And did you never hear of Jewish
usurers in Poland or of Jewish spec
ulators who clandestinely sold food
supplies on hand in Poland to Aus
TRANS and Germans, thus stripping
the country of the remnants of sup
plies?
Has it altogether escaped your
vigi1ant attention that anti Jewish
outbreaks have occurred repeatedly
in nearly every European country
during the last four years and is
your sense of fairness not shocked
by the fact that Poland especially
constitutes the object Of such vicious
attacks and that actual pogroms
happening elsewhere are being
passed over in silence or casually
mentioned at best?
Are you not aware of the fact that
in almost all those localities, where
acts of looting committed against
Jews are being most carefully listed,
these outrages affected often non
Jews as we'll, and that after the
collapse of the Austrian and Ger
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

prise at abuses occurring at such
times?
Are you not aware of the fact that
Polish legislators and authorities
have severely condemned and pun
ished the perpetrators Of all anti
Jewish outrages?
And then again do you fail to real
ize that Jewish nationalists demand
for the Jews in Poland not only full
civic and religious equality, but ex-
ira rights and privileges which the
Jews nowhere else possess?
On the other hand, they maintain
an attitude of armed neutrality in
Poland's war against her foes. And
what do you think would happen to
the Jews in America should they
dare to act in similar way towards
the American nation? But certain
ly you want the Jews in America to
be good and loyal Americans while
in Poland you want them to be Jew
ish nationalists, that is, a foreign
element within the Polish body poll
tic.
Or should your humanitarian feel
ing be offended by the stern meas
ures of the Polish authorities against
the Bo1sheviki who so often happen
to be Jews?
Let us, however, end it here
Truth is bound to come out sooner
or later and Poland can we'll await,
with calm confidence, the verdict of
mankind.
1t is an entirely different phase Of
this matter that I desire to lay en-
phasis on.
AS the honorary chairman of the
Committee for the Protection of
Jewish Rights in Poland you pre-
tend that the action undertaken by
you and your followers is in the in
terest of the Polish Jews. Against
this assertion I must protest most
vigorously. Wnat you ana your
Committee are doing is not at all
in the interest of the Polish Jews,
but, on the contrary, it is likely to
bring fatal results to them. If it
were not for the se1f-contro1 of the
Poles, then, upon learning of these
infamous assaults directed by the
American Jews against Poland, they
would lose their patience and seri-
Gus anti Jewish outbreaks would oc-
cur and Jewish blood would flow.
Then the responsibility for these oc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
'BOOTLEGGER is
AGAIN IN Tolls
Gust Harrati Several Times Held
for Running Blind Pig is
Taken in Custody.
Especial Moline service1

Gust Harrati. 1920 Eighteenth
avenue, East Moline, arrested on
several previous occasions for vio-
lating the liquor ordinances of East
Moline. was again taken in custody
by the East Moline police last even
ing on a charge of bootlegging.
Police officials had fixed trap
for Harrati by sending a stool
to purchase some whisky. The
in-between-man did the work and
bought one-half pint of whisky for
So. The arrest followed with the
evidence on hand. The residence
was searched, though not thor
oughly. Police are today making
another investigation to find the
hidden treasure"
Magistrate A. A. Niles this morn
ing continued the case until next
week.
About two months ago Harrati
was arrested for running a blind
in the Rock Island county jail, and
fined 5000 and costs. Unable to pay
the assessment, he spent two weeks
in the Rock Island county jail, but
was then released on the cOndi-
ton that he would get a job and
discontinue the liquor business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
pG0LRypufDIt
Rock Island, Aug.

Rock Island, Aug. .
Editor The Argus:
No wonder anarchy, strikes and
other troubles prevail these days.
Selishness is the rule with too
many people. If you don't want to
be called selfish don't own an auto.
The first day of the strike On the
car lines working girls who live
in Davenport on Twelfth and Six
tenth streets walked down the hill
to the ferry Auto after auto passed
them with back heats empty and
drivers looking straight ahead and
not seeing those on foot.
When the girls landed on the
Rock Island shore and started to
walk to the west end of town where
they work the same thing happened
Auto after auto passed them up.
And so it goes-selfishness is the
rule.
have had so many persons say
to me: when 1 get my new auto I
am going to take my friends out to
ride and take some of the shut-ins
out for an airing" But l find those
same people take another street
when they are out in their cars for
fear of passing your house with an
empty seat and as for the shut-ins-
l know of several and they tell me
the same story-forgotten- so
it goes. And yet we wonder why
there is so much unrest any why
there are so many dissatisfied peo-
pie in the world and why so little
Christianity is practiced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
LONG DELAYED
MOLINE PAVING
WILL BE BEGUN
Especial Moline Service. }

Mccarthy Improvement COM
pany, Davenport contractors who
let the contract for the paving OF
Twenty-fifth street, Moline, two
years ago today announced that
operations on the paving will start
Sept l.
The job, says Lyle Payton, Mo
line city engineer, may be finished
this year. The street, including
several intersecting avenues. will
be paved with cement-concrete
from Fifteenth to Twenty-third
avenues. The work was delayed
two years ago on account of the
shortage in material, last year it
was because of the war and this
year, contractors were too busy
with other projects.
Bids, says Engineer Payton, for
paving of Forty-eighth street and
Twenty-fourth avenue, probably
will be opened Monday. Bids for
the First street storm drain will
also be opened Monday by the Mo-
line city council.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
PACKERS PROPOSE
TO JOIN IN PROBE
OF COST OF FOODS

Chicago, Aug. 2.-The American
meat packing industry yesterday
yesterday telegraphed directly to
President Wilson an offer to Co
operate in every way possible in his
cabinet investigation of the high
cost of living, and to place unre-
servedly before the committee ap-
pointed by the cabinet all facts re-
lating to the packing business.
This action was taken through
the institute of meat packers, rep
resenting the five larger packers
and about two hundred smaller
firms in various parts Of the coun-
try.
Telegrams similar to that sent to
President Wilson were transmitted
also to Senator GrOnan, chairman
of the committee on agriculture;
Representative Esch, chairman OF
the house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce; Governor
Cox of Ohio; Attorney General
Groesbeck of Michigan; Governor
Harrington of Maryland, and other
state and federal officials who are
conducting inquiries to fix respon-
sibility for the high prices of neces-
stiles.
The telegram to the president.
signed by Thos. E. Wilson. presi-
dent of Wilson & Co, as chairman
of the executive committee of the
institute, reads as follows:
"The afternoon papers here an
nounce that a special committee to
consider means of reducing the high
cost of living has been appointed
By your cabinet. The high cost Of
living is today the most important
question before the American peo-
pie. 1t will undoubtedly be found
that a variety of causes contribute
to the situation The public is en-
titled to know the full and exact
facts. The Institute of American
Meat Packers are not responsible
for the prevailing high prices of
meats and other products which
they handle.
can investigation of this sort
should be entered upon at once and
carried on with the utmost expedi-
ton, and to this end the members
of this institute will afford every
faculty in their power and will CO
operate in every possible way.
INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN
MEAT PACKERS,
THOMAS E. WILSON.
Chairman"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
DIRECTORS FOR
R g v ELECTED
Name Beard as Was Specified
When Engineering Company
Was ReOrganized Recently.
Especial Moline SerYice.)

At a meeting to perfect the or
ganization of the Root & Wander
WORT Engineering company, fol-
lowing the increase of capital
stock from $1,346,00O to $500, 900.
the board of nine directors prOvid =
ed for in the reorganization plan
was elected as follows: o. j.
Root. Rufus Walker Jr., G.. A
Shallberg, E. Gruenewald, c. H.
VanDervoort, W. H VanDervoort,
all of Moline, and ID. w. Gurnett,
H. A. Holder and W. S. Putnam
of Boston. The latter three repre-
sent the eastern capital which re-
Gently was added to the business.
Officers of the company were
elected as follows:
President and general manager
W. H. VanDervoort.
First vice president-O. J. Root.
Second vice president and treas
urer-Rufus Walker Jr.
Secretary-G. A. Shallberg.
Assistant secretary-G. L. Walk
err.
Control and management Of the
business were not changed by the
increase in capitalization. There
are some changes in the member
ship of the board of directors, but
not in the interests represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
SUNSHINE SIS PER
CENT FEATURE OF
WEATHER IN JULY

July in the retrospect of the
summary of weather conditions IS
sued by the local station of the
weather bureau, was a fine, sunny
month, a little long on heat and
little short on rainfall. It's tenn
perature average was 10 degrees,
which is 3.8 above normal, and the
total precipitation was 2.56 inches,
which is practically an inch below
normal. The feature of the weather
was the amount of sunshine. There
were % clear days and a percent
age of possible sunshine OF 80, a
mark which is seldom equaled IN
this part of the country. Following
is the summary prepared by j. NJ.
Sherier of the local station:
Weather-Number of clear days,
%; partly cloudy. Z; cloudy, 2; on
which OF inch or more of precipi-
tation occurred, 7; percent possible
sunshine, IS.
Barometer-Me1n, 2999 inches;
highest. 1922 inches, 1st; lowest,
%. IS inches, 18th.
Temperature-Hi SO, on the
9th: lowest, 81, on the 18th; great
est daily range, 26, on 18th; least,
IA, on 18th; normal for this month,
75.4; absolute highest this month
for As years, 106; lowest, 40; aver
age daily excess of this month as
compared with the normal, 3.S; ac-
cumulated excess since AIN. 1, $40.
Precipitation-TOtal for this
month, 256 inches; snowfall, o;
greatest precipitation in "a hours,
1.SS inches, on 9th; snow on ground
at end of month, O.; normal for this
month, 3.5 inches; deficiency this
month as compared with normal.
O.99 inches; accumulated excess
since January 1, 100 inches,
Wind-Prevailing direction, SW.;
total movement, 4,602 miles; aver
age hourly velocity, 6.2 miles; max
irnum velocity (for minutes), So
miles per hour from the n. E, on
eth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02

Sixteenth street. 1t was driven by
Policeman Kirsch. Both cars were
moving west. Several spokes were
broken from the left rear wheel or
the police auto. Mr.. Gill paid IS
for damages.
At noon the police vehicle was in
another accident. While driven by
Policeman Berry it was struck by
an automobile Of Fred Bergert.
The smashup took place at Fourth
avenue and Twenty-first street. A
tire was ripped from the police car.
Bergert was charged with careless
driving, but was dismissed when
brought before Police Magistrate
ID. J. Cleland.
Other small injuries were sus-
tanned by the auto during the day,
but it was ready for use again this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
DIME rs LIMIT
OF CHARGE FOR
RIDE TO MOLINE

Here's a tip to those who ride in
taxis between Rock Island and Mo
line.
Don't pay the driver more than
10 cents for the trip.
This was the figure set by the
Rock Island city commission this
morning when it agreed TO issue
licenses gratis. With this under
standing, drivers are to be given
permits to operate between the two
cities for hire.
The commission wants all in
stances of overcharge reported to
the police and prompt action will
be taken to suppress the operation
of the guilty driver.
However, regular taxi lines will
charge customary fares for special
trips.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02

store building, bunk house and fac
tory.
The building and repairing of
twenty-one buildings represents an
investment of $16S.S5O. of which
S150.000 represents the foundry
which is being erected by the Mo
line Pillow company.
Roy Entrikin, plumbing inspector
of Moline, issued So plumbing per-
mits for July and collected $1S4 for
the city. Only 81 were issued in
June. Thirty-two permits were
granted for water service, making
total of 6,007 water permits on the
records.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
FOREST RECEIPTS INCREASE.

Net receipts from the national
forests for the year ending June
80. 1919, reached a total of S4,35S,-
414.S6. making an increase of $7S3,-
bS4.79 over the receipts for the
previous year, and setting a high
water mark in receipts. There has
been a gradual increase in receipts
from 1857 ,S13.01 in 1906, when su-
pervision of the national forest s
was placed under the forest ser
vice of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
GIANTS ON TOP
in BIG LEAGUE
AT CAMP TASKA
Scouts Enjoy Two Daily P1unges
and Adhere To Routine as
Third Day Passes.
By SAM r RYERSON, JR.


The second and third days at
Camp Winnie Taska, the mecca of
all local boy scouts, passed in real
camp fashion.
The various athletic teams have
been organized and the Camp Win
ME Taska baseball league is in full
swing. Already three games have
been played. The Winnie Taskaian
Giants are leading the league with
two victories and no game lost.
Harold Anderson is a star pitcher
and every time he throws the ball
his team is behind him-that is
why the Giants are leading.
Two games are played each
evening after supper. The leaders
act as umpires. This league will
operate during the entire camp So
journ. Special honors will be Civ
en- to the team winning the cham
pionship. Every boy in camp is on
some athletic squad and must take
part. Those in charge of camp be-
Iieve in aIl-round development of
the scout and believe that the scout
in order to make real advancement
The camp schedule is followed as
closely as possible. At GAS the
camp buglers, Herbert Ryerson
and Marvin Billiard, awaken the
scouts from their sweet dreams. At
o'clock the scouts line up in the
camp street for their setting up ex-
ercises Then they take a dip in
the swimming hole, which makes
them fully awake. When the boys
are dressed the flag is raised, and
the Scout oath and allegiance to
the flag are repeated. "Colors" is
blown by the buglers. Next is
mess, served in real fashion by the
camp chef, Gus Benson, who knows
how to prepare eats to tickle the
appetites of healthy scouts. The
morning up to IL o'clock is spent
in Scout instruction and playing
Scout games. At II comes the big
swim of the day, when the boys
dive and swim to their hearts con
tent.
Special instruction is given in
swimming. Although only two
days of the camp have passed al
ready several boys know how to
swim and feel quite at home in the
water. Every camper a swim
mer," is the slogan of the camp Of
ficials.
Recreation Period.
After swimming comes the call
that is one of the three most wei
coined ones. 1t is the call to din
ner. From II to 1:30 is recreation
perfod, during which time candy
and gum are sold. John Spencer
is the most popular Scout around
during that time because he has
charge of the candy. Some of the
boys during this period are busy
making camp articles for which
they get so many points toward
their camp emblem, earned by get
ting 80 out of 100 points.
Here are a few of the things that
count toward the award: Advance
in Scouting, patriotism, chivalry
and woodcraft. The emblem Is &c.
w" which stands for Camp Win
ME Taska, and it's the height OF
every boys ambition at the end OF
camp to go home wearing one.
After the evening meal We gath
err around the camp fire where
stunts are pulled off and songs are
sung. At o'clock taps" is sound
ed. Last evening some of the Scouts
had their first lesson in fixing
tent for shelter when it rains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
POLICE AUTO HAS
SEVERAL MISHAPS
AS STRIKE Is ON

A police auto of the Rock Island
force was damaged yesterday while
busily engaged in carrying police
men to and from duties during the
street car strike.
The first accident of the vehi-
Gle took place in the morning in
front of the city hall. The car was
struck by an automobile driven by
B. F. Gill. Mr.. GilTs car crashed
irto the police car as it was turn
ing in from Third avenue to the
station garage at Third avenue and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
MEET MONDAY TO
MAKE PLANS FOR
WOODMEN PICNIC

Committees in charge of arrange
ments for the Modern Woodmen
county picnic at Watch Tower park
Aug. 81, will meet at o'clock Mon
day evening at the head Office build
ing. 1t is expected that at this time
complete program and features of
the days entertainment will be
taken up. The executive commit
tee urges every member Of the sub
committees to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
MISS MABEL ELEY
NEW SUPERVISOR
OF FAIRGROUNDS
Especial Moline Service)

Miss Mabel Eley of Moline has
been chosen from number of can
didates to be supervisor of the ath-
letic park community Fairgrounds
at Thirteenth street, East Moline
She will start work Monday.
Miss EIey has been specializing
in physical culture training at
Northwestern university for the last
year and has aided in the presen-
tation of pageants during the early
summer months. Pageants and 9TH
er activities will be undertaken by
Miss Eley and her hope now is that
she has plenty of children undes'
her direction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
OFFICER SHOT AS TRAITOR.

Paris, Aug. "A non-commis-
stoned officer, Sergeant De Bra
bant, of the cavalry, condemned to
death for having maintained rela-
tfons with the chief of the German
secret service at Barcelona during
the war, was shot this morning al
Vincennes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
MOTORCYCLE COP
ARRESTS 40 FOR
SPEEDING IN E. M.
Especial Moline Service.D

FOrty-nine speeders were arrest
ed by Officer George Sarginson,
speed officer of East Moline, during
the month of July. This is the re-
port of Police Magistrate A. A Nils
for the last month. This number is
a record breaker in the court of
East Moline.
The magistrate disposed of 63 ar
rests during the month and collect
ed fines to the amount of $375.65.
Speeders fines amounted to $19S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
ORION VETERANS
TO MEET AUG. 81

Orion, Aug. annual reunion
Of members of the One Hundred
Second regiment. Civil war veter-
ans, will be held at Orion Aug. 27
and 28. One of the features of the
reunion will be a banquet to vet
Grams of the world war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
OWNERS MAY GET ARTICLES.

Owners of a muff and silk UNI
brella which have been at the Red
Cross rooms since last winter, are
asked to call for their articles now.
They have been kept at the rooms
in the hopes that the owners would
notice their loss and call for the
articles, but so far they have not
been claimed. Both are exception
ally good articles and the local
chapter is anxious to have them
returned to their owners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
Licensed to Wed
MISSION SPEAKERS.

Following are the speakers who
will have charge of the services at
the Rescue Mission tonight and
next week: Tonight, F. D. G. Walk
err; Sunday, Rev. Clarence Smith of
Chicago; Tuesday, John Heating;
Wednesday, Dick Shipman; Thurs
day, G. o. Rogers and Friday, o. S.
Maynard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
THIRTEEN GARAGES
AND 2 RESIDENCES
BUILT DURING JULY
Especial oMline Service.1

Thirteen of the twenty-one per-
mits issued by w. Dale Chambers,
East Moline city clerk, during the
month of July, were for the cree
ton of garages. Only two were for
houses, three for repairs and one
for each of the following: barn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
GXB11ofC

r. 1. Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. 1. 243S.
Tri-City Towel Supply company
Davenport 934.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02
YD. KID. 7. Club Dance and Bar.
hecue POSTPONED.

The dance and barbecue which
was to have been held at the Watch
Tower, Aug. under the auspices OF
the Y. d. K. D. Y. club has been
postponed indefinitely because OF
the street car strike.
J. E. KING.