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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07

A life membership in the Elks
was conveyed upon Sam Ryerson
at last nights meeting of Rock Is
land lodge
This honor is in recognition Of
the splendid service Mr.. Ryerson
has, and is, rendering to the or
ganizaJion, both from a local, state
and national standpoint, and it
came 20 him on the anniversary of
his birth. 1t is the first instance
of its KIND in the history Of the
Rock Island lodge.
Mr.. RyersOn is a charter mem
Der of Rock Island lodge 1t was
established on June 26, 1905, ard
on that day he was elected to tee
Office of esquire, which he held one
term. He served two years as q
member of the house committee,
five years as secretary, four years
as trustee, and two terms of one
year each as exalted ruler.
He has been active in official ca
pacity with the state association,
serving one year on the executive
committee, treasurer for four years,
and is now concluding his second
year as vice president. He has
also served as district deputy of
the western district.
In the IA years he has been iden-
titled with the Elks he mas missed
only eight meetings. And the alb
sences were unavoidable because
he happened to be out of the city
each time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
LAWYER COSTS
TOO MUCH, He
PLEADS ALONE

A lawyer is not a necessary evil
to Albert Wagner's way of thinking.
Wagner is one of the defendants
in the case now, proceeding in cir
cult court in which he is charged
with burglary and larceny. The
offense is alleged to have kbeen
committed on July 5, whey box
car in the Barstow yards was rifled
of automobile parts and supplies to
the value of about $1,000.
Wagner is said to have a tidy
sum on deposit in an East Moline
bank, and rather than share with
someone else, he secured note
paper and pencil and went to work
to plead his defense.
When court adjourned for the
noon recess, he appeared to be
making favorable Roadway. Pos
sessed of a good command of words,
and a voice that many a lawyer
would like to have, he cross-exam-
ined as a veteran might have done.
William Boney co-defendant in
the action, waived his jury trial by
entering a plea of guilty, and he
took the stand as states evidence.
1t is likely that the case will con-
clude this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
ASSOCIATIONS OF
QUAD-CITIES PLAN
Y. wy. M. NIGHT

Next Tuesday evening will be
observed as Y. w. C. A. and Y. NJ.
C. A. night and six organizations,
two of Rock Island, two OF Daven-
port and one each from Moline and
East Moline, will have reserved
seat sections i'll the Sunday taber-
nacle. To each member is being
sent two blue triangles which are
to be used as badges, one to be
kept by the member and the other
given to some one. The Y. W.
girls will meet at the association
house with banners and remnants
flying will march to the tabernacle
and take their places in the reserv-
ed seat section.
1t is expected that the deIega-
ton will be one of the largest o.
the Sunday campaign and special
stunts are to be given in connec-
ton with the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
TEACHERS WILL
GO IN BODY TO
BIG revival
County Instructors Hear Lectures
and Demonstrations on Ply
steal Training.
Especial Moline serviceJ


Teachers employed in the Rock
Island county schools are to a.
tend the Sunday meetings at the
tabernacle this evening as a body,
so deciding today at the last SEES
sion Of the afternoon at the instl-
tute being held in Moline. The vote
was practically unanimous in favor
of attending as a body.
Lectures and demonstrations on
physical training and games feat
ured this morning meeting. Adolp1
Oppenheimer, director Of physical
education in Moline schools, is il
charge of this department of the
institute.
J. NJ. Matheny Of Indianapolis
declared today that boys are being
turned into men and girls into
women too soon. He urged that the
boy and girl be given more oppor-
tunity to be a boy and girl and that
the day Of long pants and long
skirts be postponed a bit.
F.. d. SIutz of Dayton. Ohio. des-
cribed the experience of the school
of which he is principal at Dayton.
The school is organized on radical
democratic lines, control and direc-
tion being almost entirely in the
hands of the pupils. The school
is privately managed.
Francis Greene of West Chester,
Pa, pleaded for better books for
children. Books. he said, should
he matured, wholesome and cheer
full.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
CONFERENCE OF
UNITARTANS rs
ON AT GENESEO
Especial to The ArgusJ

Geneseo. H., Oct. Seventy
FIVE delegates are attending the
45th annual conference of the Uni
tartan church of Illinois, which
convened here last night at tae
Unitarian church. Rev. James
Villa Blake delivered the sermon.
About twenty-five of the dele
gates are from out of town. The
conference will terminate this Cv-
ening with mass meeting, at
which Rev. Newton Ben Knapp of
Davenport will be one OF tie
speakers. The program for today
follows:
10 a. m.-Greetings, Rev. Charles
". Porter Shirley, Geneseo. Ill.
1915 a. m.-Reports, appoint
ment OF business committee, etc.
1920 m.-Address, THE EX-
tension of Liberal Frontiers: lis
Scope and Field" Rev. Curtis W.
Reese, secretary Of the Western
Unitarian conference.
IL a. m.-Address, The Exter-
sion of Liberal Frontiers: Our
Message for Today" Rev. W. Ru-
pert Holloway, Alton, Ill.
1880 a. m.-Discussi0n.
1880 p. m.-Luncheon.
2:3O p. m.-Address, Living Up
to Yesterdays Vision" Mrs. Paul
NJ. Chamberlain, vice president for
the western states of the National
Alliance of Unitarian and other
liberal Christian women.
p. m.-Address, W. NJ. Welch.
Chicago.
$50 p. m.-Address. Rational
Religion and the Future OF So
ciety," DR.. Rowena Morse Mann,
Chicago.
p. m.-Discussion. a
4:45 p. m.-UnGnishedNbu business
$50 p. m.-Adiournment.
p. m.--Mass meeting. Address,
Rev. Newton Ben knaHp, Daven-
port, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
HALF HUNDRED
ELKS ON TRIP
TO CONVENTION
Rock Island Members of Order De-
part This Afternoon on Spec
ial for Decatur.

Nearly half a hundred Rock Is
land EIks departed this afternoon
in a special coast over the Rock Is
land lines for Peoria. They will
spend the night in that city and to-
morrow morning will continue the
journey to Decatur, where the state
convention of the order is in ses-
sion Wednesday and Thursday.
The start from Rock Island was
made at 4:30. The delegation was
headed by a committee composed of
the following: Sam Ryerson, Clar-
ence Isaacson, Walter Griffin, Joe
Kelly, ]. Clinton Searle, Dan Bren-
nan, Frank Brough and T. C. Pear
son.
Rube Band Goes Along.
The rube band OF the local lodge
is making the trip. The band is ex-
pected to make a big hit in the
parade scheduled TO take place in
the convention city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
EATH CANCELS
WEDDING PLANS;
lFIANCEE IN DAZE

the home of the parents OF
ID Brandmeyer, whose tragic
occurred yesterday morning
the wagon he was driving
irving was struck at Milan by
tn bound interuTban, is Miss
Stark, to whom he was en-
to be married.
answer to the inquiry of a
she came to the door this
ng arm in arm with an aged
haired mother. Each seemed
K to the other for support. the
because of the infirmities of
the other for consolation in
brow.
Stark. whose home is at
Thirty-nInth street, and AL
Brandmeyer were to have
limited in marriage some time
J the next month. For over
they had been engaged to be
Rd and the young woman had
I'D her trousseau and COM
the plans for the approach
sedding.
these she is unable to speak
Dazed by the shock and grief
he tragic death of her fiance.
pung woman is almost in a
lion of lethargy, from which
rouses herself with difficulty.
funeral of Mr.. Brandmeyer
be held tomorrow morning at
! t the home and at st. Mary's
B at 9 o'clock. The remains
be laid to rest in Calvary
.ery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
Moline Obituary
Alexander Meert-

Alexander Meert, 213 Fourteenth
avenue. Moline, died at a local hos
pital last might. Mr.. Meert was %
years old. He was born in Bel
GUM and came to Moline in 1905.
He was employed in the Velie
shopSF.
SufxBing him are two. brothers,
living in Belgium, two nieces OF
New York state, and one niece
Mrs. Oscar Veys of Moline, and a
nephew, Gustaf Crespyn of Moline.
Funeral services will be held at
the Danielson & Furgie chapel al
$50 Thursday morning and at Sa-
cred Heart church at 8. Burial
will be in st. Mary's cemetery
East Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
FIGS WAIT,
|I0NEER, DEAD
AT REYNOLDS
known as Farmer and Stool
uyer and One of WeaIthiest
LOnd Holders In County.

|igs Wait, SO years old. premi-
livestock shippers and owner
ktensiVe land holdings, died al
home, one and one-half miles
of Reynolds, in Perryton
ship, Mercer county, yesterday
noon.
hrmities due to his advanced
caused his death, he having
in poor health for the last
Wait was born in Switzer-
county, Indiana. Sept. 9. 1886,
while a young man located on
M west Of Reynolds. He was
berous in succeeding years
gh shipping cattle and in land
8tments in Mercer and Rock
d counties and was considered
|of the wealthiest farmers in
locality.
Was Twice Married.
Wait first married in In
his bride being Miss Car
Robinson. She died after the
y moved to Mercer county and
Wait later married Miss Edith
lark. To the first union, two
ZEN, Frank G. Wait of Rey-
and Mrs. Kate Hayford of
go, were born, both of whom
Ye To the second union, the
hing children were born:
b Wait of Wichita Falls,
b; Ernest, deceased; Bert of
tia Falls; DR.. Guy F. Wait of
L, Ill; DR.. Mark L. Wait of
my. ILL.,; Marion at home and
Daisy at home. The widow
Survives.
Wait was supervisor of Per
township for u years. Fun
Services will be held at the
Rnce at 2 o'clock tomorrow
boon with burial in the ceme-
ht Reynolds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
MANAGER MOLINE
IICORICE PLANT
LEAVES POSITION
(SpeciaFMoline Servicel

William G. Carpenter has sever
ed his connection with the National
LicOrice company as manager of
the Moline plant. He has been con-
nected with the Moline branch
since it was established five years
ago. Future plans have not been
announced by Mr.. Carpenter.
H. W. Petherbridge, treasurer Of
the company, is here from Brook
lyn and probably will announce the
successor to Mr.. Carpenter before
he returns east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
5. SUNDAY HAS
.ESSAGE TO GIVE
ON JESUS POWER

ia Del United Presbyterian
was filled this morning
Mrs. William Sunday con-
a prayer meeting as part
|e Sunday campaign. Mrs.
y gave a heart to heart talk,
Ing especially Of the power
cation and showing how the
of God works through the
of men. She had many help
bughts and suggestions which
Ills in a simple. helpful way
cling of the sincerity of her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-07
NOTICE FOR HEARING ON APPLICA-

rios FOE LETTERS OF ADMINS.
TRATIOS N PRESUMPTION OF
DEATH.
Public notice is hereby give nthat George
Ehmke has this 29th day Of September, A.
D. filed his application IN the probate
court of Rock Island county. Illinois. petit
tioning of letters of administration in the
matter of the estate of George Ehmke,
seeking said letters on the presumption OF
death of said George Ehmke and the
hearing on said application has been set
for the gath day of October, A D., 1919
at 10 o'clock a m. as made and provided
for by the statutes of the state of Illinois
at which time persons interested may ap'
pear and make objections thereto.
n. E. MUNSON
Clerk of the Probate Court
WALKER & SWEENEY.
Attorney for Applicant
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19

readily in = position Of trust and Of
importance within the great industrial
groups which must together make up
the party. Long activity in fighting
the farmers battles, long activity in
behalf Of the railway hrotherhoods,
the miners union or some other such
great industrial group is a better
recommendation for service in any
public position than can be any con-
siderations Of the sort which usually
prevail in the selection of political
party candidates.
For a quarter of a cent ry the can
didates for important positions in this
country have been selected for both
parties by the great private interests,
and in no instance have these inter
ests been disappointed in the services
rendered by these officials in positions
OF public trust.
When the workers are as wise in
the selection Of candidates as are the
exploiters, their servants will be as
efficient and their disappointments
as few and far between.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19

promoted candidates under which the
Jolly good fellows, the friends Of
labor, the man who once worked at
the bench himself, Z the man who had
delivered hin self Of some sensational
declaration in the behalf Of labor or
against some great private monopoly.
were given positions Of power which
they themselves had sought under the
patronage Of the enemies of labor and
for the express purpose Of betraying
the trust imposed in them.
A Better Way.
Ii North Dakota. and in other states
where the farmers Nonpartisan league
is being organized, persons whose names
are to be supported in the primaries
are selected after this fashion; All the
League members meet in their voting
precinct. They select a delegate to
the legislative convention by asking for
informal nominations Each name pre-
sented is written on blackboard and
an informal vote is taken If any one
whose name has been written on the
board gets no votes at all, each such
name is erased. There then takes
place the frankest, fullest, open dis
cussion Of the persons who have been
presented, after which the voting is
renewed, and after each ballot the
name having the smallest number of
votes is dropped and this. is continued
until some one of the nominees is given
majority.
These delegates meet in a district
convention, and following the same
plan nominate their candidates for the
legislature and for the county offices
and elect delegate to the state convenv
ton. In the state conventions the same
process of elimination finally leads
to the selection Of the state candidates.
After that all names go to the primary
election for final approval.
Cooperating Organizations.
In all Of these gatherings where
candidates are to be named, if there are
trade unions or other organizations
seeking to cooperate, they do not meet
together in a mass. Each group meets
by itself, selects its own representative
after it's own manner, and these men
by mutual conference and arrangement
adopt each others candidates, indorse
each others measures and so COM
plete their work.
Old-Time Politicians Still Betray.
So far this has worked so we'll that
there have been very few betrayals in
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19
SELECTING CANDIDATES

Note: This is one Of a series of seven
articles on the Labor parties. The Sc
ries covers 1.-THE Occasion for Their
Existence" Methods Of Organization, 2
Campaign Methods Selection of Can
didates," "Carrying on the Government, :
Their Achievements When in Office, =
and What Of the Future for Labor
Parties" The illustrations will be taken
from any places where organizations OF
labor have entered the field Of politics.
Editor.
Probably the most critical and most
difficult task which it is necessary for
political party to undertake is the
selection of it's own candidates for
public Office. This difficulty, always
very great, is multiplied many times
over in this country by virtue of the
very large number Of public officials
who come to their positions by popular
election
Improved primary laws, have abol-
ished many of the old-tinle abuses,
but they still operate under most Sc
rious limitations. Men are special
ly chosen by the great private inter-
ests and made prominent in the public
life by schemes of promotion looking
directly to the end of making them
available as candidates. Sham bat
ties are framed up, the press is filled
with personal notices, the voter goes
to the primary with his mind filled
with this misleading material, provid-
ed expressly for that purpose, and
with no sufficient knowledge of the real
character or the real purposes of ,the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19
ms whose names are placed be-.
Pitfalls That Remain,

pc1 SOIlS ~ l1OoC As1iASs> q l1iaSSO NJ
fore him. q:
Pitfalls That Remain.
With the improved forms OF organi-
zation under which Labor parties are
coming to be organized, many Of these.
.diffice tiles will be removed in large
meas, re, but all will need to be guard
ed against with the utmost care or
the workers in the future, as in the
past, through organizations Of Their
own will be winning the public power
only to place it in the hands Of their
enemies.
Methods of Procedure.
The British Labor party has a
standing committee, made up of the
best known, the most disinterested,
the most thoroughly trusted Of its own
men women who have been tested out in
years Of conflict and have never been
found at fault This committee is re
quired to prepare what is called the
eligible list and no persons name goes
on that list except it has been placed
there with the greatest care, and no
one becomes candidate of the Labor
party for parliament except his name
has first been on this list of eligibility
In order for any ones name to be
placed there he must be. recommended
by some trade union or other local
body affiliated with the labor organiza-
ton The fact of this recommends
is made widely known. A long series
of questions are submitted for infor-
nation to the person himself and to
others, and any one having any objec-
lions to him is given an opportunity to
be heard.
Sometimes these preliminary in
quiries last for many months, and in
but no one is ever secretly inyestiga-
ted, no one is ever turned down for
reasons not made known to him, and
no accusation is ever entertained eX-
cept the accuser meets face to face
the person whose ability or integrity
he has questioned. In some instances
there has been hotter battle to put
mans name on the eligible list than
was afterwards required to put him
in parliament.
A Record OF Disaster.
In the earlier Labor parties in this
country, and particularly in the Popu-
list party, there was practically no
limit to the outrages Of which the or
CARNATIONS were made victims of
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

President Wilson has issued the fol:
lowing Thanksgiving proclamation:
''The season of the year has again
arrived when the people Of the Unit
ed States are accustomed to unite in
giving thanks to Almighty God for
the blessings which he has conferred
upon our country during the IL months
that have passed. A year ago our peo-
pie poured out their hearts in praise and
thanksgiving. Through Divine aid the
right was victorious and peace had
come to the nations which had so coura-
geously struggled in defense of human
liberty and justice Now that the
stern task is ended and the fruits of
achievement are our, we look forward
with confidence to the dawn of an era
where the sacrifices of the nations will
find the recompense in world at peace
But to attain the contamination of
the great work to which the Ameri-
can people devoted their manhood and
the vast resources of their country
they should, as they give thanks to
God, reconsecreate themselves to these
principles Of right with triumphed
through His merciful goodness. Our
gratitude can find no more perfect
expression than to bulwark with loyalty
and patriotism those principles for which
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19

the brief existence Of the League. OF
these it may be said that the persons
who have broken faith with the League
were not members Of the League;
They were not directly related as far
mers to the. work Of the League. They
had been old-time politicians and Office
holders and we're unfortunately indorsed
by the League after it had made what
it believed to be a sufficient investiga-
ton. 7 g3.s} s
I The Leagues experience with Messrs
Hall, Kositzky and LANCER Of North
Dakota, twice elected by Leagse votes
and now fighting the League, not only
justifes this manner of selection, but
ought to suggest the very great import
ance Of a strict adherence to this pro-
gram In the future
The Tested Men.
It may be said frankly that the
more directly the candidates for a public
Office are chosen by industrial organiza-
tons of some sort and from among those
who by long service have demonstr
their loyalty and their capacity, the more
certain will they be to prove themselves
both capable and loyal in the admins
tration Of public affairs. Under such an
arrangement the possibility of being
imposed upon by persons who may seek
to use Labor party to promote their
own personal ambitions to the disad
vantage Of labor and to betray the
purposes Of a Labor party through pri-
vate bargains with the enemies of labor
to their own personal profit will be re-
duced to the lowest minimum
Should a successful Labor party
arise in the. United States, in order
that it may be successful it would need
to combine within it's ranks the great
organizations of labor, such as the
farmers Nonpartisan league, the rail-
way brotherhoods, the miners, the tex
tile workers, the steel and packing
house employees, the building trades
and other such bodies The temptation
will be great to select candidates al
ready in the public eye. The very
habit Of mind which has taken posses
sion Of the public thought in this coun-
try will tend strongly to the selection
of candidates already famous, or sud-
denly made SO by some sensational ut
terance or by some unfortunate event.
A Safe Rule.
No one should be selected by it as
a candidate to represent labor in pub
lie office, who would not be accepted
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19
the free peoples Of the earth fought and

died.
During the past year we have had
much to make us grateful. In spite
Of the confusion in our economic life
resulting from the war we have pros
pered. Our harvests have been plen-
tiful and OF our abundance we have
been able to render succor to less favored
nations. Our democracy remains I'M
shaken in a world torn with political
and social unrest. Our traditional ideals
are still our guides in the path of pro-
gress and civilization.
These great blessings, vouchsafed
to us, for which we devoutly give thanks.
should arouse us to a fuller sense of
our duty to ourselves and to mankind
to see to it that nothing we may do
shall mar the completeness of the vic
tory which we helped to win. No
selfish purpose animated us in becoming
participant in the World war, and with
a like spirit Of unselfshness we should
strive to aid by our example and by our
corporation in realizing the enduring
welfare OF all peoples and in bringing
into being a world ruled by friendship
and good will.
Therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent OF the United States of America.
hereby designate Thursday, the. 9th
day OF November, next, for observance
as a day Of Thanksgiving and prayer
by my fellow countrymen, inviting
them to cease on that day from their
ordinary tasks and to unite in their
homes and in their several places of
worship in ascribing praise and thanks
giving to God, the author of all blessings
and the master of our destinies.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia.
this fifth day of November, in the year
of CUR Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and nineteen, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred
and forty-fourth.
(Signed: WOODROW WILSON.
+ (Seal.) By the President Robert
Lansing, Secretary of State
| Rich. Pfeferle, Jr., telegraph operator
at Monroe, S. D., spent several days the
past week, visiting his father and other
New Uln relatives He is much taken
up with the west and says it is forging
to the front in spite Of hard times.