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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
MORE OFRAIL
MEN RETURN;
TRAFFIC BAD
Situation shows slight I'm
provement as Shopmen
Go Back to Work.

Chicago, H.. Aug. Chicago
is more seriously affected by the
strike of railway shopmen than
any other city in the country, ac-
cording to railway officials. Most
of the roads oentering in this city
are operating today under difficulty.
While no additional passenger
trains have been cancelled the SER
vice is slow and uncertain on a
number of roads.
The railway officials have man
aged to keep food and other perish
able commodities moving but all
other freight is being accepted sub
ject to the shippers risk. 1t was
said that outside of Chicago in the
middle west there was a slight i'm
provement in conditions. Word
was received from 35 points that
about two thousand additional
shopmen returned TO work today.
In Chicago not more than three
hundred men returned TO their
posts.
Plans for holding the national
conference of strikers. called for
next Thursday, went forward today
by the Chicago district council
Action to be taken at this con-
ference is now up to the director
general of railroads." said J. ID.
Saunders, secretary of the Chicago
council. We expect word from
Washington some time today.
Should the administration delay ac-
ton further the men will refuse to
return to their jobs"
Men Go Back.
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 11.-Nine
hundred Rock Island shopmen at
Valley junction. who Saturday an
they would return TO work.
last night voted not to go back to
their jobs until their demands for
increased wage are met.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
WILSON REVEALS LEAGUE
BUILT ON AMERICAN PLAN

tiaI references to other govern
ments.
Existence of the secret treaty be-
tween Japan and Great Britain re-
garding the Shantung, China, pen
insula was concealed from Sec
retary Lansing by Viscount Ishii,
Japanese ambassador to the Unit
ed States, Mr.. Lansing testified be-
fore the senate foreign relations
committee.
Heard OF Treaty in Paris.
The secretary said he first heard
of the secret treaties on the sub
ject between Japan and Great Bri-
tain, France, Russia and Italy in
February of this year at Versailles.
He said he had investigated very
thoroughly" and that these secret
treaties never were published in
Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

scene of his steel-makirg triumphs,
by establishing there a great insti-
tute, including the largest of his Ii
braries, a museum, a magnificent
concert hall. and the Carnegie
archaeological schools, with a total
endowment of S16,000.00O.
He built a great national institu-
ton in Washington, which should
be the fountain head of advanced
work in investigation, research
and discovery" and placed in the
hands of it's trustees a total.ep5
dowment of some So. Do. @s-.uie =
80 his native Scotland his larg-
est single gift was a fund of So
600. 900 to aid education in Scottish
universities.
Carries Out Hero Fund.
He carried out his pet idea of
hero commission, endowed in 1905
with S5,000,000 by which hundreds
of men, women and children have
been rewarded with Carnegie med
ais or pensions for acts of heroism
in the rescue of imperilled persons.
He later extended similar benefac-
I4bnS " several lOG6lSu countries
He established the Carnegie
foundation for the advancement of
teaching, with total fund of S15,-
100000 which has taken up eff
cheney surveys of educational work.
aided many Institutions, and pro-
vided pensions for college profess
sOrs. In 1911 he capitalized his
benevolences, so that
his gifts to libraries, colleges and
other institutions. should live after
him, by establishing the Carnegie
with fund of $25 ,00O,-
900.
Peace His Latest Hobby.
One of his latest and greatest
ideals was the abolition of war.
hope that he cherished in the face
Continued on. Page Nine)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
DRIVE TOCUT
LIVING COST
GOING AHEAD
Governments War on the
Hoarders and Profteers
Well Under Way.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE gov
ernment's campaign designed to re-
duce the high cost of living and to
bring to book hoarders and prof
iteers was well under way today.
Congress began preliminary
work on some of the legislation
which the executive committees
regard as necessary to strengthen
their hands and the hundreds of
trained investigators of the depart
ment OF justice moved to the aid of
district attorneys seeking evidence
against profiteers.
Expect To Show Up PrOfiteers.
Attorney-General Palmer expect
ed the reestablishment of fair price
committees by the state food ad-
ministrators who worked with Ad-
ministrator Hoover during the war
to have a wholesome effect by dis
closing to the public concrete cases
of profiteering by retailers. The
fair price lists in all communities
for the guidance of purchasers.
Threo Moves Made.
Chicago, Aug. 11-Three moves
in the campaign of the United
States government against the high
cost of living were to be made to-
day.
The first was the arrival in
Washington of Charles F. CIyne,
United States district attorney, to
confer with Attorney-G6nera Pal
mer~on the proposed prosecution of
packing interests on charges of
monopoly.
The second was the issuance of a
large number of warrants before a
United States commissioner for
Chicago retailers, wholesalers,
brokers, warehouse men, speculat-
ors, and others believed to be
hoarders of foodstuffs.
The third was the issuance ex-
pected from Washington of instruc-
ton as to the distribution of food
held in storage by the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
PROMINENT TWIN N-CITY PEOPLE Kill
Andrew Carnegie, Steel Magnate, Dies
Last Years of Carnegie's Life
Spent in Effort to Get Rid of
His 'Disgracefu1. Idle Millions

New York, Aug. 11.-Andrew
Carnegie began a race against time
when, in 1901. at the age of 65, he
decided to give away his enormous
fortune. He held it "disgracefuI"
for a man to keep on gathering idle
millions. In the comparatively
few years which the actuary could
allow him, he would disembarrass
himself of practically all he had.
No man had ever launched a phil
anthropic campaign of such di-
mensions.
His was then a fortune of just
about a quarter billion dollars, the
largest ever acquired by a foreign
born American, second only to the
John D. Rockefeller wealth as the
largest individual accumulation in
the United States, and, built, as it
was, of five per cent steel bonds, it
would. without so much as turning
over ones hand. have approached
half a billion by the time Carnegie
could call himself an octogenarian
on Nov 25, 1915.
Nearly Fulfills Task.
To give this stupendous sum away
in about half the time he had TAX
en- to gather it, was a purpose Car
negie had fairly well fulfilled when
death overlook him today. He had
distributed about $500 100000. 1t
was giving money away at the rate
of over S20,00O,O00 a year or more
than $4,000 a day
He declared. when he gave up
gathering wealth and announced an
era of distribution, that he expect
ed to find it more difficult to give
his millions away than it had been
to acquire them. How would you
give $300,000.000 away?" became
such popular query that an Eng
lish advertiser who employed it,
received no less than $4,000 sug-
gestions as to how Carnegie could
rid himself of his wealth. Twelve
thousand persons solved the prob
lem in part by asking for some of
the money for themselves.
Worlds Greatest Solver"
The answers which Carnegie
himself gave -bag4seels aF-4EitfI his
millions have made him the most
if not the greatest of phil |
Before he sailed for Scotland in
1901 he left letters announcing
gifts of S9,O00,00O. His first big
gift was the setting aside of $4,000 |
900 to supply pensions and relief !
for the injured and aged employees
of his steel plants, IAN asknowl- |
edgement of the deep debt which | /
owe to the workmen who have con- /
tributed so greatly to my success" |
He added an extra million for the !
support of libraries for his work |
men and took up his library hobby /!
in a wholesale way by giving
So 200, 900 to New York city for the /
erection of 65 branch libraries in
the metropolis Another million |
he gave for library in st. Louis.
$53,OO0,O00 for Libraries. |
81 have just begun to give money !
away" he said in announcement of |
these gifts. He kept it up as fast /
as he could with discrimination. !
On libraries alone he spent up !
wards of s53 100000. He gave them |
to some two thousand English |
speaking communities throughout
the world One of his Libraries is
in the Fiji islands.
He remembered Pittsburgh, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
CARNEGIE DEAD,
PITTSBURGH HAS
FLAGS HALF-MAST

Pittsburgh, Aug. 11.-This city,
where Andrew Carnegie laid the
foundation for his vast fortune in
the steel business, today paid trib-
ute to him. Immediately after read
ing the Associated Press dispatcn
announcing Mr. Carnegie's death.
Mayor z. V. Babcock ordered all
flags in Pittsburgh at half mast. At
the Carnegie institute. the former
zone of his philanthropic works,
plans were made to drape the
buildings with crepe.
At the Carnegie steel works,
preparations were made to suspend
work. and it was planned similar
action in other works
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
TWO FORMER ROCK ISLAND
RESIDENTS IN DEATH TOLL
OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc Master Instantly Killed
and Mrs John Condo Dies Today as Result of
Burlington Train Striking Machine.

Three prominent Moline people, two former res
idents of Rock Island, dead and is serious
ly, perhaps fatally, injured, the result of
chine in which they riding being struck by a
Burlington train near Kewanee at yesterday.
The dead:
George McMaster, Black Hawk road, Moline,
formerly of Rock Island secretary and treas
of the Mutual Wheel company, instantly
killed.
Mrs. Myrtle D. McMaster, wife of George
McMaster, instantly killed.
street, Moline, wife of John A. Condo formerly
of Rock Island, died in hospital at Kewanee
this morning.
The injured
John A. Condo, assistant secretary and treas
of the Mutual Wheel company, seriously,
perhaps fatally, injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
LATE BULLETINS

st. Johns, n. F., Aug. H.
The British battleship Re-
nOWn, bringing the prince of
Wales to Newfoundland, was
sighted today from the south
ern entrance of Conception
bay.
Washington, Aug. Ire
peated protests against the
agrarian law of the Mexican
state of Sonora, which is re-
garded as inimicaI to Ameri-
can interests, has been made
to the Mexican government by
the state department, the sem
ate was informed today by
President Wilson.
Budapest, Aug. 11.-Arch-
duke Joseph said it was impOs-
sible to state whether the fu-
ture government of Hungary
would be mOnarehical or re-
publican.
Washington, Aug. 11.-An-
drew Carnegie had given away
$3.50, ,695,65S up to June /,
1918. a compilation of his benz
efactiOns prepared by the Car
neEie Endowment for Interna-
tiOnal Peace shows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
CARNEGIE DEATH
WITHOUT EFFECT
ON STOCK MARKET

New York, Aug. 1.-THE sudden
death Of Andrew Carnegie. appar-
emily had little effect upon the
stock market The common stock
of the United States Steel corpor-
alton. of which the Carnegie COM
panies formed an important part,
Jagged behind the general list, but
it was declared in well informed
quarters that Mr. Carnegies hold
ings in the steel corporation were
limited to first mortgage bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
VILLA PLOT RARFn

FL Paso, Aug. IA plot to have
Chihuahua City garrison revolt
against the Carranza Commanders
and join Villa Friday was discov-
cred Wednesday and several Off
GERS were placed in the fedora
penitentiary. according to passen-
gers from Chihuahua City.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
WILSON, COMBS
OUT POLITICAL
KINKS IN TALK
Sores of Congress Parti-
sanship Soothed By
Wisdom of Address.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright 1919, by The Argus)
Washington, Aug. 11.-Nobody
who heard President Wilson deliver
his memorable address to congress
on the high cost OF living could fail
to observe that for the moment at
least the personnel of the legislative
and executive branches of the gov
ernment seemed to be lifted out of
the depths of cancerous partisan
ship and brought back to a plane
of unselfish patriotism which won
the war and which mr~t now help
keep the peace.
1t was an impressive sight-Re-
publicans applauding along with
Democrats-applauding not the
mere phrases of an individual but
the doctrines of law and order pro-
nounced with a deliberateness and
finality intended to give tonic to
a panicky and disturbed state of
mind. For the national capital
had been torn between a nation
wide demand for lower prices and
a o00hCAA luSlSlGuC6 IdltIOdu
leaders that they be permitted to
introduce the soviet system in the
management of the transportation
facilities of the country.
All Join in Applause.
Every time the president hit at
implications of bolshevism he 1T
orally brought down the house. Re
publicans and Democrats Joined in
a spontaneous tribute, whose mean
ing was unmistakable.
There must be no threats" said
Mr.. Wilson and 10th the senate and
house assembled didn't wait for
him to finish the thought. THE
world has just destroyed the ar
bitrary force of a military junta;
it will live under no other" Again
cheers echoed through the legis-
lative chamber. But the climax
came when the president added:
Everyone who is in real touch
with the si.en. masses of our great
people knows that the old strong
fiber and steady self-controI are
still there, firm against violence
or any distempered action that
would throw their affairs into con-
fusion. The worst thing, the most
fatal thing that can be done now is
to stop or interrupt production or
to interfere with the distribution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Men Go Back.
WILL PROBE RETAIL PRICES.

washington. Aug. lI.-Attorney
General Palmer has requested all
state food administrators to ap-
point fair price committees to in
vestigate what is being charged for
retail necessities in an effort to
combat the high cost of living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Continued on Page TweIve.)
PRISON ARTIST DEAD.

New York, Aug. 11.-Ralph A.
whose power as a paint
er was recognized after he had been
committed to an insane asylum,
died Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
sWORK AND SAVE. REMEDY.

Washington, Aug. lin state
ment, Governor Harding of the fed
sral reserve board, said the remedy
Of The present high cost of living
was to work and save"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
The Weather

Unsettled weather probably with
thunder showers this afternoon or
tonight; Tuesday generally fair
and warmer
Highest temperature yesterday,
SS. Lowest last night 81.
Wind velocity at a. n. miles.
Precipitation. none.
pm. s pm S an.
yester. yester. today
Dry bulb .....75 n 64
Web bulb .....61 60 81
Rel. humidity IS 43 67
Stage of river. As feet. a fall OF
/ feet in "a hours.
J. M. SHERIER, Meteorologist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

CONTINUED on Page Nine.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04
THIRTEEN ISN'T AN
UNLUCKY NUMBER

We have often wondered why Ed.
Woods of the First National Bank
considered 10 a lucky rather than
an unlucky number. We think the
solution which appeared in the last
issue of the Ladies Home Journal
gives the explanation. The maya
zine says:
"If you think 10 is unlucky, you
must not carry one Of the old
quarter-dollar pieces. For you'll
find 10 letters in the word Quart
err Dollar" The eagle on it has
10 feathers in his tail and 10 long
feathers in each wing. He has 10
arrows in his left claw, and there
are 10 leaves in the branch in his
right. The ribbon in his beak has
10 letters on it, and the shield has
10 vertical bars. There are 10
stars over his head and IS on the
other side"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04

was put in at the bottom, then the
casing was raised for the purpose
of doing some roaming and send
ing it down to the bottom so as to
shut out the water. While the cas-
ing was suspending something gave
way and the whole half mile length,
weighing many tons, shot down full
tilt some fifty feet or so, wedging
its lower end extremely tight in the
diminished bottom of the hole. The
work since then has been to pull this
half mile of casing out, and as it
would not let loose at the bottom,
it has had to be jerked out frag-
ment by fragment, the joints part
ing at the threads or in half and
quarter lengths. A slow and dis
couraging job. Finally, ten days
ago, the last piece was reached, and
it is jammed so tight that all efforts
so far have been unavailing. How
ever, it must and will finally give
and come out, and then the work
of exploring that oil sand can go on.
The financial hackers of the well
were so pleased with the prospects
offered by the oil sand at the time
of its discovery that they have not
hesitated to spend many thousands
of dollars clearing the wreckage out
of the well, and are ready and able
to spend more. They are going to
seen this thing through. Their faith
is undiminished, and if oil is found
in this county soon it will be due
to the persistent courage of the
men.-Kingman Journal.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04
GOING AHEAD DESPITE
UNCOMMON BAD LUCK
Dale Drillers Still Have all Their
Nerve and are Con6dent-Win-
frey Folks Will Follow.

Work at the Winfrey test well is
temporary suspended awaiting re-
adjustment between company stock
holders. The drill was at $3.50 feet,
about half way of the final contract
ed 100 feet, and had struck sort
of gas sand on the way which pro-
duced quite strong odor. The
drillers deemed it necessary to run
castings on down, at more expense,
and that put temporary halt in
proceedings.
The Dale we'll is now all cleaned
of the wreckage of the old casing
which got stuck and had been pulled
out piece by piece, except one little
seven-foot fragment at the very
bottom. While pulling away at this
the drillers got their drag stuck and
the cable broke, and the work now
is to get them out. W. C. Hale,
who is in charge of the drilling
of the Winfrey well, is taking adj
vantage of few days lay-off caus-
ed by the delay, and is helping the
Dale drillers with their work.
The Dale we'll has had a peculiar
streak of bad luck, rather unusual
in the drilling business. When the
drill hit the oil sand some months
ago it was working under a half
mile of water, and this had to be
cased out. In order to keep the
water from troubling the oil a plug
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04

that take care of the tourists in
1919 will be the ones to take care
of them in 192O.-Canadian (Texas)
Record.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04

Mrs. E. H. Howerter left We'd
nesday for Hebron, Neb., after visit
ing a short time with her sister, Mrs.
C. E. DOLL.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04

Lamar, Colorado has opened a
tourist park and the ground was
filled with camping parties the first
day it was opened. The city paid
$500 for the park. The places
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04

M. C. Hicks, the Kismet merchant
was a Liberal visitor Saturday night.
Mr.. Hicks is advertising big
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04

special sale on many lines Of nieY-
chandise and came to get the post
ers printed at the Democrat office.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-09-04
RINGS STAGES STEEL ARENA WILD WEST HORSE SHOW
THE BIGGEST WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS IN THE WORLD

% DOUBLE LENGTH CARS
- " Equal to 60 Freight Cars
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-05-10
Citation Ex. Of Final Account.

Citation Ex. Of Final Account.
Ramsey. IS. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Eliza
beth Satchel Morris, Decedent.
The State Of Minnesota to All Whom
On reading and filing the petition of
the representatives Of said estate,
praying that the Court fix a time and
place for examining, adjusting and al
lowing their Final Account, and for
the assignment of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereto entitled
It Is Ordered. That said petition be
in said matter be cited and required
to appear before this Court, on Mon
day, the 26th day of May, 1919, at 10
o'clock, A. M, or as soon thereafter
as said matter can be heard, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House in the City of st. Paul, in said
County, and show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not be
granted and that this citation be serv-
Appeal, according. to laws, and by mail
ing copy of this citation at least IA
days before said day Of hearing to
each of the heirs, devisees and legatees
of said decedent whose names and adj
dresses appear from the files of this
Court. = - -
Witness the Judge of said Court, this
LIST day of May, a D. 1919: =
Judge of Probate.
(Sea1 of Probate Court.) =
Attest: F. w. Gosewisch, = -. &
Clerk of Probate
W. T. Francis, Atty,
329 Met; Bank Bldg.
(5-4-19.)
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-05-10

| Mr.. Guye would like to have a mum.
Der OF men, women, boys and girls to
| act as agents for the company and
| write insurance on the weekly and
| monthly plan. Salary and commits
sion will be paid to successful ones.
See Mr.. Guye or write to him if you
are interested.
AS evidence of the reliability of this
company the following list of claims
paid will testify:
Claims Paid in St. Paul, MINI.
Williams, Edward, SCI Rondo..$ 500
Williams, Edward, SCI Rondo.. 500
Fox, Hazel, 592 West Central. 200
Fox, Gladys, 592 West Central. 200
Claims Paid in Duluth, Mimi.
Moss, Earl Dean, $50 So. LIST
ave. Il. '............... l.OO
Claims Paid in Minneapolis, MINI.
Martin, Helen, 1905 Washington
ave. .. 2.5O
Carter Hattie, 1911 4th Ave. S. ESQ
Dorville, Minnie, 1910 Washing
ton Ave. S. ................. $50
Johnson, Anita, 521 Humbolt
<aFC. ~. O.UU
Dorvilfe, Minnie, 1910 Washing
ton. Ave. S. Observation-Disclosures. ESQ
Gibson, Elizabeth, 912 9Th Ave.
N. ......... I.5O
Dorville, Minnie, 1910 Washing
ton Ave. $. .......:......... ESQ
Buchan, Carrie, 636 9Th Ave. N $50
Johnson, Anita, 521 Humbolt
Ave. N. .'.......... 800
Akridge, John, I'll 18th Ave. S. $50
Harris, Marcus, 3428 Oakland
Ave. S. .................. $500
Johnson, Anita, 521 Humbolt
Ave. N. .................. 500
Ahridge, John, 211 18th Ave.
.. ........ 5.5O
Dorville, Minnie, 1910 Washing
ton Ave. S. ........ $50
Jones, Clemintine, 1411 Wash
ington Ave. S. .............. $50
Jones, Rachel, 1411 Washing
ton Ave. S. ................. ESQ
Jones, Harold, 1411 Washing
ton Ave. S. ............. 100
Johnson, Anita, 521 Humboldt
Ave. N: 500
Hawkins, Arby, SO Holden. go. $50
Stratten, Velva, 1910 9Th St.
.. H.5O
Akridge, John, 211 18th Ave.
S. ......................... $50
Johnson, John, 1413 Washington
Ave. S. 800
Hawkins, Arby, SO Holden. 80. $50
Johnson, Anita, 521 Humboldt
Ave. N. ..................... 500
Stratten, Velva, 1910 9Th St. S. ESQ
Johnson, John, 1413 Washing
ton Ave. S. 800
Hawkins, Arby, SO Holden. 49,. $50
Johnson, Anita, 521 Humboldt
Ave. N. 500
Hollivay, Julia Ann, 2S4O 18th
Ave. s.. -. 1890
Hicks, John w., Ills 9Th st. S. 1900
Sutton, James, .31S 14th Ave. S. 1900
Fox, Henry, 500 West Central. 800