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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
ROCK ISLAND
SOUTHERN IS
hit BY TIEUP
Men Walk Out at Mather-
vile Power Plant-Get-
ting Only Half Pay.

Dissatisfaction with an action of
the Rock Island Southern railway
company regarding its semimonth-
ly distribution Of pay checks re-
suited in e strike of employees to-
day, which stopped all electric
traffic over the line
Seven of the II men employed
in the power plant of the company
at Mathersville. Ill, failed to go to
work this morning. Their assist
ance was essential to the genera
tion of power for the line. About
half the trains ran on schedule to-
day, drawn by steam locomotives.
Owing to a delay in procuring
the budget for the payroll from
various interests backing the road,
not all the money needed was
available for the mid-monthIy pay
day which occurred yesterday. The
workers on the entire system re-
ceived only half the money due
them, with the request from the
company to suspend the payroll
for one week, when the remainder
would be paid them. This was met
with various sentiments on the
part of the men. Carmen, the ex-
pert engineers at the power plant,
and all other except the seven
power plant workers mentioned,
agreed to give the consideration
asked.
The power plant at Mathesville,
25 miles south of Rock Island, is
the very heart of the Rock Island
Southern road, and the center of
its operation. 1t is the only part
of the system where seven en-
ployes quitting work could have
caused serious tieup, along the
antireg stretch between here and
Galesburg.
On Schedule Tomorrow.
Operation of electric cars is ex-
pected to be resumed tomorrow.
The company heads are procuring
men today to take the place OF the
seven who walked out. At noon to-
$day it was expected in the offices
of the company that the electric
trains would start running on
schedule again tomorrow morning.
There is no acute or unusual
condition in the finances of the
company" said G. w. Quacken-
bush, general manager of the Rock
Island Southern, today. THE sit
uation met this week will be guard
ed against in the future, and be-
ginning Nov. 1 the next payday,
the regular order of payment will
continue to be observed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
ON
UNIONS RIGHT
NEAR IN PARLEY
Fate of Conference Hangs
On Recognition of Bar
gaining Plan.

Washington, Oct. Is. - A
declaration OF the right of
wage earners" to "bargain col.
lectiVely," and to Sbe repre-
sented by representatives Of
their own choosing was pre-
scented to the national indus
trial committee today by
Thomas L. ChadbOurne, chair
man of the committee of 15.
1t was expected to cause q
strenuous fight In conference.
The declaration was approved by
all of the public and labor dele
gates on the committee, but was
strongly opposed by a majority OF
the representatives of capital. 1t
was drafted at a four-hour session
of the committee today and present
ed when the conference convened
at 2:30 p. n.
Washington. Oct. disagreement
on a declaration as to the right of
wage earners to organize and bar
gain collectively with employers
appeared probable when the ma
tional industrial conferences COM
mittee of Is adjourned today after
a four hour session. A report to
the conference at 2:30 p. m. gen.
orally was expected.
The fate of the industrial confer
ence hangs on the outcome of the
efforts of the committee of Is to
reach an agreement on collective
bargaining" representatives of the
three groups-public, labor and
capital-declared today.
Several conferees said that un-
less both capital and labor showed
a spirit of compromise the confer
ence might as well announce frank
ly that agreement could not be
reached and adjourn.
Hope for Report.
The committee OF Is resumed its
sessions early today in the hope Of
completing a report for presenta-
tion to the conference this after
noon Charles Edward Russell of
New York, authorized spokesman
of the committee, said before enter
ing the meeting today that "he
hoped" the committee would be
able to report this afternoon, but
that if it was not ready, he antici-
pated no objection on the part of
the employers to the granting of
further time for the committee de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
MAN KILLED WHEN
STRUCK BY AUTO
OF WOMAN DRIVER

A man believed to be william
MillschIegel, so years old, was ia
tally injured late last night on
East Third street, Davenport, when
he was struck by an automobile
driven by Edna Naeckel. of 633
Ripley street. He was rushed to
st. Luke's hospital, where he died
at 10:15. an hour after the acci-
dent occurred. The mans identity
has not yet been definitely estab-
lisheds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
PARLEY WILL
GET RESULTS
is FORECAST
Will Achieve Object De-
spite Present Trouble
Says Lawrence.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus).

Washington, D. c., Oct. 16.-
These are critical moments in
American history and nervous ex-
haustion has now taken another
victim-Samuel Gompers, the fore
most spokesman of labor. Presi-
dent Wilson lies i'll at the White
house. Capital and labor nseded
his inspiration to bring about
agreement. Now the head of the
labor movement is suddenly sub
tracted from the conference. Rud-
derless, and still without a strong
enough feeling OF compulsion to
take the initiative in vital ques-
tions, the Industrial peace confer
ence moves on, partly on hope,
partly on a blind confidence that
more discussion will bring some
thing concrete but mostly because
of fear of what the public would
say If the conference did collapse.
All Have Ups and Downs.
Every important conference has
its ups and downs. The trouble
with the industrial peace confer
ence really is not an altogether
too steadfast clinging to respective
viewpoints, but a feeling of ignor-
ance concerning the extent to
which concessions can or will be
made. The big steel strike was
in the background of the minds of
the delegates when they got here
Labor is disappointed that it's sim
pie request for committee to in
vestigate the strike situation was
refused. 1t seemed for a while as
if labor would lose all confidence
in the conference because of that
refusal. But something tangible
has been offered which must keep
labor in attendance at the confer
ence as heretofore. That some
thing is a definite promise to get
to work Immediately upon a set of
principles. including a court Of con-
ciliation to which the steel strike.
the coal strike and other industrial
difficulties may be brought for ad-
judication.
Criticism Flows Freely.
Really, the different viewpoints
expressed on the wisdom of accept
ing labor's suggestion for the ap-
pOAlALAl1CLlL VI q ~ lOOh
into the steel strike reveal some
interesting tendencies inside the
conference. Judge Gary isn't a
member of the committee of Is, but
of the whole conference
feel at liberty to discuss the steel
with him informally.
Again and again one hears criti-
cism of the head of the steel cor
poration for refusing to meet the
workers, but one also hears critt-
cism Of the steel employees for re-
fusing to accede to the request Of
the president of the United States
that the strike be deferred until
the industrial conference could
meet. Judge Gary's objection is
said to have been chiefly to recog-
nizing certain men with radical
tendency and to a fear that he
(COOtfDued on Page TwoN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
BAR SEM FEN MEETINGS,

Dublin, Oct. 16.-The chief Sec
retary and the commander in chief
of the forces in Ireland have issued
an order prohibiting the assembly
In Dublin city an county of the
Sim Fein, Irish volunteers and
Gaelic league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
HOUSE APPROVES TREATY.

Montevideo, Wednesday, Oct. Is.
The Uruguayan house of repre-
sentatives today voted approval OF
the treaty of peace between the. al
lied and, associated nations, and
Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
MISHAP DELAYS ARRIVAL
OF FLYING PARSON HERE
THWARTS WELCOME PLAN
Hundreds Awaiting Him
at Rock Island Field
Are Disappointed.
BULLETIN.


Omaha, Neb- Oct. 16.-Lieu-
tenant BelVin w. Maynard, fly-
ing from ST. Paul, Neb., broke
a crank shaft ald was forced
TO make a landing in "A corn
field four miles north of Wa
hoo, Neb., 40 miles west Of this
city, shortly before noon to-
day. The landing was effected
without difficulty and without
injury to the pilot or his OBJ
server, w. b. Kline.
This information was re-
ceiVed at Ak-Sar-Ben field by
Lieutenant ii. r. Wells, con.
troll station officer, who immed-
lately sent a truck load OF
soldiers from Fort Omaha TO
guard the plane. Lieutenant
Maynard left st. Paul, Neb-,
for Omaha at 1l:17 this mOrns
ing.
According TO the report re-
ceiVed from Lieutenant May
nard IL will be impossible for
him to repair the damaged
motor and he requested Lieu
tenant Wells, control officer mt
Ak-Sar-Ben field to seek per-
mission from the war depart
ment to transfer the motor from
the Martin bombing plane,
which was pIiOted by Captain
Roy N. Francis, and which
was wrecked at Yutan, Neb.,
30 miles west Of this city, Tues
day, while making a forced
landing TO his plane.
WahOO is but 10 miles west
of Yutan and the motor from
the Martin machine can be
transported overland, prOVid-
ing permission is given for the
transfer. 1t will take at least
two days to transfer the mo-
tors of the two machines. IL Is
the only means whereby Lieu
tenant Maynard can remain In
the race.
II am still In the race stat
ed Lieutenant Maynard as he
informed Lieutenant Wells Of
the accident.
Washington, Oct. 16-Re.
gardIess of the rules of the
contest, Lieutenant Maynard
will be permitted to continue
his return flight across the con.
tinent If his plane can be re-
paired for him, mir service Of
ticiaIs said. They said they
believed a serViceable ship Is
available for him near where he
landed today with O broken
crank shaft.
A tremendous ovation which
of Rock Island count
eople had prepared to give Lieu
.nant Belvin W. Maynard at Rocl
land field this afternoon, wal
1oiled when the airplane in which
le flying parson" was plotting
ade a forced landing due to {
oxen crank shaft.
The accident occurred near Wa.
90, Neb., 40 miles west of Omahi
lortly before noon. Had not tht
clay occurred, the Lieutenant
ould have arrived at Rock Islanl
Sid between 3 and o'clock this
,ternoon and there were hundreds
people who had not been ap
rised of the mishap who wert
repaired to give him a reception
Sitting that for national hero.
Leading the field of returning
yers from the west in the coast
-coast air derby, Lieutenant May
ard at the time of the acciden
ad tucked away a safe lead 50 tba
was felt reasonably sure thai
Lrring an accident he would have
cached Mineola, Long Island, n
;, with a good margin over his
earest rival.
And with immediate action taker
Washington which gives him the
.rvices OF another plane immedi'
ely it may be possible that the
sutenant will still be able to
zach Rock Island before sundowr
Continued on Page ThirteenJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
WAUKEGAN MAYOR DIES.

Waukegan, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-W. W.
Pearce, 5S years old. who served 10
years as mayor of Waukegan. died
here today after a long illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
DEFEATS DOOM
REDS RULE OF
RUSSIA, REPORT
Armies Driven Back On
Four Fronts - Petro-
grads Capture Near.

London. Oct. 16.-A general
retreat by the bOlsheVih be-
fore the armies of Admiral
KOlchak, In western Siberia, is
announced In a wireless mes
sage from the KOlchak govern
ment at 0msk, dated Oct. I3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
The Weather

Fair and colder tonight with
[heavy frost and freezing tempera-
ture Friday fair with rising tenn
peTature.
Highest temperature yesterday,
81. Lowest last night, AZ.
Velocity of wind at a. m, 8
miles per hour
Precipitation, AZ inch.
p nj. p. m. S a. m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

Washington, Oct. 16.-Debate
on the Shantung amendment to-
the Peace treaty was resumed
in the senate today with leaders
hopeful that a final vote on It
would be had before adjourn
ment. Although cOntendiRg
the vote would close, support
ers of the proposal generally
cOncede that 1t would be de-
feated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

CONTINUED on Page Thirteen.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

l p nj. 8 p. m. ) a. m
Yester. Yester. today
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
NOTICE OF THE DISSOLUTION
OF THE BONNIE FRUIT
4 COMPANY.
Certificate of the Resolution of the
Board of Directors.

We, the subscribers, being Presid-
ent and Secretary of The Bonnie Fruit
Company, do hereby certify that at
meeting of the board of directors
of said corporation, duly called for
that purpose and held on the 29th
day Of April, 1919, said board una
nimously did adopt the following re-
solution:
RESOLVED, That in the judgment
of this board it is advisable and most
for the benefit of "The Bonnie Fruit
Company" that the same should be
forthwith dissolved; and to that end
it is ordered that a meeting Of the
stockholders be held at two o'clock
in the afternoon on Saturday the 31st
day of May, A. D. 1919, at the office
of the corporation, to take action upon
this resolution; and, further, that
the secretary forthwith give notice
of said meeting, and of the adoption
of this resolution, within ten days
! from this date, by publishing the said
resolution, with notice of its adop-
tion. in the Porto Rico Progress, a
newspaper published in the City of
San Juan, Porto Rico, for four weeks
successfully, at least once week, and
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

from the threat of militarism
which has SO long weighed upon
the spirit and the labour of pea
ceful nations.
But as yet we stand only at
the threshold of happier times.
To enter we must fulfill to the
utmost fulfill to the utmost the
engagements we have made. The
Victory Liberty Loan is the in
dispensable means. Two years
ago we pledged our Hives and
fortunes to the cause for which
we have fought. Sixty thousand
of our strongest sons have re-
deemed for us that pledge of
blood. To redeem in full faith
the promise of this sacrifice we
now must give this new eviden-
ce of our purpose"
Woodrow Wilson.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

mails later explaining meaning,
subscribed over subscription"
NEW YORK. Office of "New
York Call'', socialist newspaper,
raided today by soldiers and sal
lors who declared Bolsheviki
posters were pasted on building.
Employees of "Call" thrown out
doors and windows.
SALT LAKE CITY.-Two
bombs addressed to U. S. Sena-
tor w. H.-prosecutor of IWW
men last year was intercepted in
post officer here today. Each
package bore Gimbel Bros.
WASHINGTON. - Admiral
w. B. Caperton lowered his flag
at New York today as Comman-
der in Chief of Pacific and will
report to Bureau of Operations
here to prepare history of his
diplomatic work in South Amer
ica during the war. He automa-
tically reverts to grade of Rear
Admiral and he will be retired
June first. Admiral Mayo is
now only fleet. officer having
rank of Admiral.
BERLIN.-The Hungarian gov
ernment has been overthrown,
Viena reports in Berlin
newspapers. Hungarian foreign
war and food commissaries have
arrived at Vienna with families,
having fled from Budapest.
WASHINGTON.-Acting Sc
cretary Roosevelt and Chief of
Bureau made their annual visit
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

Washington, D. c., March II,
1919.-The Act providing for
the Fourteenth and subsequent
decennial censuses was signed
by the President on March 3.
The enumeration, which will be
made in January, 1920, is now
less than ten months distant;
and the Census Bureau already
has under consideration the Sc
lection and appointment of not
to exceed 400 supervisors who
will have charge of the 10000
enumerators. The supervirs'
districts will, in most cases, eX-
cept in the large cities, have
the same boundaries as the Con-
gressional districts. The super
visors, under the law, are to be
appointed by the Secretary OF
| Commerce upon the recommen-
dation of the Director of the
Census.
The following instructions
have been given by the Secreta-
ry of Commerce to the Director
of the Census in regard to the
procedure to be followed in
mahing selections and appoint
ments of census supervisors:
Conforming to the assuran-
ces given the President in my
letter to him of March 3rd, you
will please be guided by the foil
ewing instructions respecting
appointments to the post OF su-
pervisor in connection with the
taking of the Fourteenth Census
of the United States:
"a test examination, of which
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
Appointment Of Census Supervisors

la record will be kept, is to, be
required for appointment to the
post of supervisor. In addition
to this, a careful personal in
quiry is to be separately made
respecting the qualifications of
sch candidate. Of this inquiry,
also, a record will be kept.
'In making appointments
from those who shall have pass
ed the test examination and the
separate inquiry as to qualifica-
tions, preference is to be given
to those candidates who have
had executive, administrative,
statistical, or accounting expe-
rience and to those who have
had charge ofbodies of men as
administrators, provided in all
cases that men with the eXpe-
rience stated possess the other
qualifications necessary.
"You will arrange to give no.
tice to the above effect to every
candidate applying for appoint
ment and to his sponsors, and
no candidates are to be selected
for appointment who do not
pass both the test examination
and the personal inquiry.
''You are requested to ask the
Civil Service Commission to pre-
pare the blanks for the test exa-
mination or to cooperate with
you in the preparation of them.
You will welcome the assistance
of the Civil Service Commission
in this and in any other respect
in which they can be helpful to
you.
ut is my earnest desire, as !
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
What the President Says.

The President of the United
States of America authorizes
the following statement:
W. For two anxious years the
= American people have striven to
fulfill the task of saving our ci-
'm' vilization. By the exertion of
''' unmeasured power they have
9 quickly won the victory without
which they would have remain
led in the field until the last re-
.fs2 source had been exhausted.
y Bringing to the contest a
e strength Of spirit made doubly
o. strong by the righteousness of
z. their cause, they devoted them
'ii' selves unswervingly to the pro-
slsecution of their undertaking in
the full knowledge that no con-
2i'f quest lay in their path excepting
- the conquest of right.
he. Today the world stands freed
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
! LATEST. WORLD NEWS
WIRELESS SERVICE

today to home to Mrs. Dewey,
widow, of Admiral Dewey. Occa-
sion being 21st anniversary of
battle Of Manila Bay.
WASHINGTON. ID. S. G.
awarded to Miss Jane Jeffry,
Brookline, Mass, American Red
Cross nurse for exceptional he
roisR during. German air raid
on. hospital at Jony-sur-Morin
last July.
NEW YORK.-Reports from
cities are that socialistic May
day outbreak have occurred but
all we're quelled. The worst
occurred at Cleveland, Ohio,
where demonstrator was killed
by policemen bullets. Eleven
policemen shot or badly beaten
out of a hun d red others
wounded. Socialist headquar-
ters was totally wrecked by an
CRY citizens, Sixty rioters were
arrested. In Washington unu-
sual precautions was taken to
protect lives of court officials
General belief of officials is that
bombs sent through mails were
to be first outbreak of country
wide wave of terrorism on May
day. Victims to be public men
particularly those connected
with prosecution of IWW and
alien agents.
NEW YORK.-Trading was
heavy today, ladies handker-
chiefs and clothes stops leading,
closing with a slam.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

Our Boys are coming back.
We greeted a number of them
at the Appamatox Day Celebra-
ton last Saturday. 1t now re-
mains for us to pay the bills,
and this is an appeal for the
Victory Loan. Not only to ask
you to subscribe to the limits
of your ability but to talk Vic
tory Loan and'boost for it's sue
cess.
have been repeatedly asked
why is another loan necessary
more than five months after the
armistice was signed, The sim
pie reply is: to pay the bills in
Cured in preparations to win
the war. No one today. doubts
the fact that only for our stu
pendous preparations the war
would still be on and thousands
of young Americans would have
sacrificed their lives in the inte-
rim. Your boy, the man" who
Sc name you placed upon our
Honor Roll with so much pride,
and whom you bid good-by with
a smile and an unnamed fear,
might have been among that
number. Is the fact that he is
returning to you in robust health
worth straining your resources
to the utmost to help pay the
bills?
There have been charges OF
waste and extravaganza, in, ST
tremendous an organization this
could hardly be avoided. One o1
our own boys who won a com
mission in France, and has just
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
May 2, 1919.
Baseball Scores.

American League.
New York, z; Boston, 3; De-
troit, 8; Cleveland, /; All other
games postponed.
National League.
Cincinnati, 6; ST. Louis, 3; All
other games postponed.
NEW YORK.-Details and
itinerary of the Transatlantic
flight to be attempted by three
giant aeroplanes of the Amer
ican Navy on a date not yet pro-
nounced was learned today by
Commander Towers at Rockway
Beach. The planes will fly from
Rockaway to Treasassey Bay,
Newfoundland, thence to the
Island of Horta (Azores) or if
conditions permit to Ponta Del
gada thence to Lisbon, Portugal
and thence to Plymouth, En-
gland. The total distance to be
taken in four states will be
approximately 1925 nautical mi
les.
WASHINGTON. = Depart
ment is informed by radio that
officers and men of Victory Ship
CRANE are making additional
purchases of bonds aid ship
bound to Victory harbor, New
York. Official total today is
81, 1,296.O 100000 and ship is orde-
red to proceed to fifteen north
latitude off West Coast of Qua
temala. She sent out sos sig
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
FIGHTING SPREADS ALL
OVER KOREA
Official Statement from Toxic
Says There Have Been Serious
Riots in Hundreds of Places.
Koreans Report Massacre
Their San Francisco Organiza-
ton Hears That More Than
100 Civilians Were Killed
Seoul on March Is.

Toxic, April 6, (Associated
Press.)--The uprisings in Korea
are spreading and threaten to
engulf the whole peninsula, says
an official statement from the
Japanese Government today.
There have been serious riots IN
the last three days in hundreds
of places. A number of police
men have been killed and several
police stations and Post Office
destroyed.
Telegraph wires, the state
ment adds, have been cut in va
rious places, and bridge and no.
mes of Japanese burned. The
statement continues:
"The fact that the situation
has grown worse may be attri-
buted chiefly to the activities OF
Koreans abroad, especially in
Vladivostok, who seek to propa-
gate Bolshevism in Korea and
thence in Japan"
It is believed here that the
disturbances will be suppressed
vigorously by the military. Press
dispatches say that Japanese
troops have fired on mobs in di-
fferent parts Of Korea and kill
ed many persons.