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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
ARMY FOOD is
Still COMING
That, At Least, Is the Presump-
ton for None of II Has Arrived
Up To Date.

Aledoans who ordered foodstuffs
from the government are patiently
waiting.
Yes, Uncle Sam received their
money and cancelled their checks,
but nothing has yet been received
Postmaster c. L. Duvall announced
that he had received the cancelled
checks and that he had received
word that the orders had reached
their destination.
With the arrival within the last
two days of government food stuffs
for New Boston and Seaton pur-
chasers, however, hopes of Aledo
buyers for a delivery in the near
future are higher. 1t is expected
that some of the goods ordered
here of the aggregate as estimated
by Postmaster Duvall of from $500
to 5000, will be received in the next
few days.
More prompt than the commits
sary department is the government
clothing store. An order of only a
week or SO ago was filed for a To-
cal man who ordered two army
blankets through Postmaster Du-
vail. The blankets came Tuesday
afternoon late and proved to be of
extra heavy weight and excellent
quality and size. Only Sc each was
paid for what was guaranteed all
wool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity Partly
cloudy and colder tonight; prob
ably frost; Friday, fair; slightly
warmer in afternoon; moderate
north to northwest winds.
Illinois: ParJly cloudy and cold
CT tonight; probably frost; Friday.
fair; slightly warmer IN after
noon.
Missouri: Fair and colder to-
night with frost; probably heavy
Friday. fair with rising tempera-
ture
Wisconsin, Fair and colder to-
night with a freezing temperature.
Friday, fair with rising tempcra-
ture.
Iowa: Fair tonight; colder I'm
east AID south portions with heavy
frost anG freezing temperature,
Friday fair with, rising tompera-
ture.
Indiana: Showers this afternoon;
fair tonight and Friday; colder to-
night and in southeast portion Fri
day; frost tonight
Temperatures Today.
Canadian northwest: j. 10 3at
clear.
Northwest: IA to-34 clear.
West; &c TO 80; cloudy general
rains.
Southwest IS to 81; part cloudy,
Ohio valley: c. to Gs; cloudy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
BARGAINS FOR
Current FROM
LOCAL PLANTS
Northern Utilities Company Pre-
pairing to Show Intent 20 Give
Better Service.

The jeint protest OF the city Of
fiC!als OF Aledo, JOY, BCithsburs.
Viola and Woodruff before the pub
lie utilities commission a week aga
last Wednesday against tho light
and power Service furnished by the
Illinois Northern Utilities company
Of Dixon, has begun to bear fruit
At least indications plus inior-
nation IL tho hands Of Robert L..
Watson, head Of the protesting
delegation who jOuTueued TO
Springfield in the cause Of the
towns, would so tend 10 show.
During the last few days. E. D. Al
exander. president OF the company,
has spent much time In the trl-
cities negotiating with the Milan Z.
Moline Power company regarding
a contract for power.
1t is probable that a contract
with the tri-city company viii be
agreed upon and introduced as ev-
idence during the week IN which
the company must advance it's
cause before the commission In
proof Of its sincere intentions to
better its light and power service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
ALEDO BRIEFS

A group of IS young people of
the high school were delightfully."-
entertained at the w. ]. Sterner
home last evening. Nine couples
enjoyed an evening spent with
games and music. Hostesses were
the Misses Eunice Sterner, Elva
Pulliam and Marie Address. Dainty
refreshments were served.
Mrs. ]. H. Nesbitt and daughter,
Mrs. c. c. Shingledecker, left this
morning for the tri-cities, where
they will spend several days visit
ing.
An excellent sale was held this
afternoon at the Warnock sale pa
vilion when E. z. Sherer disposed
of 40 Lead OF big type Chester
White boars. A large crowd at
tended. Other sales within the
next few days are: Lee Bros Po-
land sale tomorrow at MonmCu
and that of Stancliff, Gilmor &
Morrow Duroc Jersey sale in this
ity Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
BOYS AND GIRLS
WILL DEBATE AT
SCHOOL FRIDAY

Resolved, That the l3 colonies
were justified In revolving" is the
subject upon which two high school
debating teams will take issue at
the William and Vashti college
building Friday, Oct. 81.
Selection OF the subject was
made by Miss c. B. Bonner. in
structor in history. The teams.
ole made up of girls and the other
of boys. are" Affirmative, Miss
Margaret Boultinghou5e, Miss
Edith Ericsson and Miss Ruth Shut.
Negative, Donald Gibson, John
Cooke and Lennie Swanson (cap
tain).
On Nthe same night a big mas
querade party is arranged for at
the college building. Plans for the
event are well under way and are
expected to be completed within
the next few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
TELL CLUB WOL-EN
OF THEIR TRAVELS

About % women Of the Colum-
bian club met in regular meeting
in the assembly room of tho pub
lie library yesterday afternoon
and enjoyed talks Of travel by thrae
members Of the organization.
Mrs. Charles Finch spoke inter
estingly upon her experiences IN
touring the Yosemite valley, MIS-.
Alec Macarthur of the Roosevelt
dam near Phoenix, Ariz., and MIa.
Minnie Hollemhaek upon her recent
trip through the Grand Canon in
Colorado
Tea and waters were served as
refreshments, Mrs d. A. Hebei
Mrs. W. A. Lorimer and Mrs. John
Harvey acting as hostesses. Three
new members were voted into the
organization, those to come in be
ing Mrs. Ray c. Pellet, Mrs.
George Werts and Miss Mabel Con-
way
The next meeting of the club viii
be held Nov. 3, when Captain o.
car B. Carlstrom will address the
society upon Problems Of Recon
struction."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
LAY PLANS FOR
The NEXT FAIR
Annual Meeting of Association
Oct. "a VIII Consider An Am
bilious Program.

The annual membership meeting
of the Mercer County Agricultural
society, for the purpose Of electing
officers and filling vacancies on
the board of directors for the COM
ing year, will be held Friday, Oct.
"a, at o'clock in the afternoon at
the court house.
Five township members of the
executive board will be nominated
at that time Vacancies exist in
North Henderson, Ohio Grove,
Eliza, Keithsburg, Richland Grove
and RivoIi, the last named being
caused by the removal from that
township of F. D. Sexton. A sue
cessor to Mr.. Sexton will be elect
ed for the unexpired terms Of two
years.
Retiring members in the other
townships named are Ray New
conner in North Henderson. NJ. A.
Anderson in Ohio Grove, ]. E. Pull
liam in Eliza, Ed Wicket in
Keithsburg, and Charles A. Kinsey
in Richland Grove. A successor
to each will be named for a period
of three years.
At the meeting officers TO be
chosen will include a president,
vice president, secretary and treas
urer to succeed L. B. Canum, R. E.
Bloomer, C c. Bowers and w. H.
Graham, secretary.
Plans will also be considered at
the meeting for the biggest fair
in the history OF the society to be
held in 1920. All that was hoped
for this year. plus added attrac-
tons if possible, will be considered
for next season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

expected tomorrow the Rock Island
field will tomorrow resume its &C
tivity Of last week although it is
expected that there will be fewer
fliers here on the return trip than
came during the first half of the
derby
Maynard Well In Lead.
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Half way
across the country on his return
journey in the great army air
plane reliability and endurance
race, Lieutenant Belvin W. May
nard, the Flying Parson," today
was well in the lead of the four
other homeward bound flyers who
had doubled back after soaring
from coast to coast. The "Sky Pr
lot" was almost a days flying dis
lance in the lead of his nearest
pursuer from San Francisco and
his closest opponent in the point of
actual flying time for the trans
continental fight, Captain Lowell
H. Smith, temporarily was out of
the contest as his ship was burned
last night shortly after he landed
at the Buffalo control station.
Out for Clean Victory.
His claims to premier honors
in the first half of the twice trans
continental race disputed by Cap
tain Smith as regarded actual fly
ing time for the journey, Lieuten-
ant Maynard apparently was in
tent on being returned undisputed
winner as he was in the Mineola-
Toronto race, for yesterday he
broke all records for flights from
San Francisco to Sidney, Neb., his
overnight stop. He announced he
expected to spend tonight at Chi
cago. Through snow-storms yes
terday the Flying Parson" made
1876 miles in Sc minutes md then
dashed an additional SO miles
through the skies in SO minutes.
Death Toll Reaches Seven.
The death total in the air race
stood at xeven, leaving SO pilots in
the contest. Lieutenant French
Kirby and Lieutenant Stanley c.
Miller, observer, were killed yester-
day when their plane crashed at
Castle Rock, Utah.
OF those remaining in the race,
six have completed half of their
trip by landing at the Mineola field
and nine westbound fiiers have
reached San Francisco. Twenty
four others still are on the first
leg of their flight, scattered at va
rious control stations across the
country.
Three More To Start.
San Francisco. Cal, Oct. 10
Three contestants in the aTmy's
trans-continental air race who
have completed the flight from
Mineola. N. Y, to San Francisco,
were expected today to Join the
five who yesterday were on the re-
turn trip across the country. Those
ready to leave here during the day
were Captain H. c. Drayton and
Lieutenant Z. NJ. Manzelman and
L. s. Webster.
More Start West.
Mineoia. N. Y, Oct. 16.-Three
more entrants in the army air race
across the continent and back
were ready to take off here early
today in the wake of Major Carl
Spatz, leader on the westbound sec
ond lap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
MAYNARD DOWN
" HEN CRANK
SHAFT BREAKS
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and arrive at his destination on
the east coast ahead of the others.
Bad Omen.
Despite the pleas of his wife,
which she made by wire from New
York while he was in San Fran
cisco prepared to start east Mon
day and in the face of what sea-
men would have declared a bad
omen, when his German police dog
mascot TriXie hesitated long time
before she could be induced to get
into the plane, Lieutenant Maynard
started out in the face of one of
the worst storms of the season in
the Rockies. The police dog. al
ways anxious to ride in 60 plane,
Monday showed a determined re-
luctance to leap into the machine
Sailors would consider this a bad
sign, as go the superstitions of the
seafarers.
Homer Rodeheaver, soloist and
director of the Sunday choir, a per-
sonal friend of Lieutenant Maynard,
was at Rock Island field this after
noon, prepared to persuade the sky
pilot to stay here during the night
and perhaps address the Sunday
meeting tonight at the tabernacle.
Mr.. Rodeheaver became acquainted
with Lieutenant Maynard while
the two. were in France during the
war.
Lieutenant Maynard was flying
for Rock Island today. in the lead.
Just as he came in to Rock Island
field week ago at the head of the
westbound planes. The parson is
the local hero of the great derby as
well as the most popular nation
ally and numerous inquiries were
received at The Argus Office today
concerning the progress he is max
ing across the continent and prob
able time of his arrival.
Runs Into Storms.
When he set out for the return
trip east on Monday at San Fran
cisco, he did so in the face of one
of the worst storms in the Rockies
this season, but he was undaunted
by the elements and by last night
had reached Sidney, Neb. At 7:15
this morning, mountain time, SIS
Rock Island time, he resumed his
flight towards Rock Island.
Snow was falling when Lieuten-
ant Maynard hoped of" at Sid
ney. Before leaving he reported he
had encountered four snow storms
yesterday between Battle Mountain.
Nevada. and Sidney, Neb.. but that
he managed to fly around each one
of them His time from Cheyenne,
Wyo., to Sidney. reported last night
at SO minutes, today was placed at
40 minutes by the official starter at
the Sidney control station. The
distance from Cheyenne to Sidney
is 80 miles.
Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard
arrived at North Platte, Neb., at 8
a. m, central time.
Lieutenant Maynard reached St.
Paul, Neb., at 10:47 and was due
to leave there for Omaha at 11:17,
with only Omaha and Des Moines
control stops to pass before arriv-
ing at Rock Island.
More in Tomorrow.
With the last flier off yesterday
west-bound for the coast, and the
first flier due today east-bound, with
more returning bound fiieTs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

ers have divided the field, each
specializing on certain lines, is
absurd
There is no ground for the
claim that the large packers bid
fair to dominate the wholesale. gro
Gerry trade. Swift & Co.'S sales OF
grocery products amount to only a
little over one per cent of the to-
tai wholesale grocery business.
The amount the five large packers
together handle does not to exceed
three per cent.
Figure Exaggerated.
THE trade commissions figures
showing the percentage Of poultry,
butter and eggs, handled by the
large packers are greatly exagger-
ated.
I'VE have issued figures based
on our reports showing that Swift
& Co. handles only about 6 per
cent of the total quantity of these
products sold in the United States.
There is no combination or
agreement with other packers in
the handling Of these products or
to divide territory in their pur-
chase or sale.
II believe that the public is be-
ginning to learn that it cannot rely
on the prejudiced and sensational
charges made by the federal trade
commission and that this commits
sion is doing the country a posi-
tive injury by stirring up discon-
tent and misunderstanding"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

panions farewell, Mrs. Pete Guy,
queen of the gypsy fortune tellers
and wife of the man who stole
$4,000 OF her money and eloped
with another woman, proceeded to
wreck the camp of the gypsies on
the River to River road near Pleas
ant Valley yesterday, according to
reports received by the police.
Mrs. Guy is believed to have gone
to Duluth where she has a son.
Victims of the enraged woman's
wrath appeared at the police sta
ton to tell OF the fight. No trace
has been found of Guy or Marie
Nanowitch with whom he is alleged
to have eloped.
Young Romance Nipped In Bud.
Edward Lee and Bertha Wells,
alleged clippers from Muscatine, for
whom the authorities have been on
the lookout, were arrested yester-
day noon as they were stepping
from an inbound train from Dona-
hue.
Rebels at Hubby's Gown Choice.
I'm a suit for divorce brought in
the district court, Anna Nigge-
meier alleges that her husband Sc
lected her attire and that he Sc
lected styles that bordered the i'm
modest She alleges that the neck
was cut much too low and that the
skirt barely covered her knees.
@Dope7 Sent to Hospital.-Pend-
ing the arrival of government
agents who are to stage a roundup
Of dope users locally, James Moses,
1921 College avenue, who was ar
rested by the police Monday night,
has been sent to ST. Johns hos
pital.
Monmouth Elks Hear Scott
George W. Scott was scheduled to
speak this afternoon in Monmouth,
Ill, to the Elks' lodge Of that city.
the occasion being the initiation OF
a class of $50 candidates.
Miss Ickes Is Aviation Queen
Davenport has a. real aviation
queen. She is Miss Bernice Ickes,
the charming daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. K Ickes, 217 East Sixth
street. Miss Ickes has just return
ed from the Curtis field at ST. Paul.
where she made quite a number Of
flights. Several Of these flights
were made with Major o. NJ. Bald
niger, commander of the all-Amer-
lean pathfinder squadron at that
place. Miss Ickes spent three
months in st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, during which time she made a
study of aviation and received in
struction In plotting.
Cold joys City Steam Contracts.
One hundred and forty contracts
for city steam have been booked
by tho Peoples Light company.
The company operates the steam
plant in connection with the gas
and electric business. When the
present cold weather snap came on
a few days ago many Davenport
apartment house owners had not
yet contracted for their winters
steam. Repeated calls from rent
ers and also from lessees Of store
space caused a rush OF landlords
to the Peoples Light company Of
fees as a result of which the 40
contracts were made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

continued from rage One.)
the summer OF 1918 to secure any
supply whatever"
There is sufficient evidence, the
report continues, that the big FIVE"
are dividing the field among them
selves.
IF Armour's grocery specialties
are largely concentrated along such
lines as rice, cereals. certain kinds
Of canned goods and cheese, and
each Of the other of the five great
packers concentrates his special
ties along a few we'll chosen lines,
the profitable fields become pretty
well covered and pretty We'll ruled
by the five"
The report declares the meat
packers ARE large speculators"
and that their control Of capital
and labor credit enables them to
buy in such a way as to resell
upon a market in which their
purchases have forced up the
price. 1t is also asserted that the
packers have extraordinary buying
and marketing power due to GER
tain advantages, perhaps not al
wayssunlawful. but certainly often
DS5dstihable.'
Control Cold Storage.
Among these advantages are
enumerated packer control OF 44.9
per cent Of all cold storage facili-
ties, their refrigerator car service,
highly favored rules" obtained by
the packers for mixed carloads of
fresh meats and packing house
products, permitting them to in
clude a great variety Of goods
foreign to their Strengthening bus
mess" with resulting dlscrimina-
ttOns not alone in service, but also
in rates.
Until the hackers are shorn OF
the transportation advantages
granted them by the carrier" the
report says. there "a no way OF
fSeasuring their true Industrial ef-
fcNncy."
Swift Issues Denial.
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Louis F. Swift,
president Of Swift & Co.. today is
sued a statement denying the
charges that the five big packers
by enlarging the scope of their
business threaten to control the
Wholesale grocery trade Of the
country, which are contained in the
latest report Of the federal trade
commission.
Mr.. Swift's statement reads in
part:
Tho packing industry is again
put in a wrong light by the latest
installment OF the series Of at
tempts on the part Of the federal
trade commission 20 scare the
American people into the belief
that the large packers are getting
control OF the food supply Of the
country.
'Do Not Control Anything"
I'm the first place the packers
do not control anything. Swift &
Co. is IN active competition with
all other packers in the purchase
and sale OF every product bought
and sold.
4 THE charge that the five pack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
NO WORD YET WHEN
BANKS NEW HOME
WILL BE STARTED

Nothing definite is known con-
corning the start of work on the
new Mercer county bank building
to be erected on the site formerly
occupied by the old Transit house
on East Sixth and South College.
1t had been hoped that beginning
could be made this week, but
there has been delay in the plans
Of Architect Paul V. Hyland Of
Chicago, in whose hands the con-
tract for the structure reposes.
Word announcing definite news is
expected from Mr.. Hyland daily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
The Day in Davenport
Oct. 16, 1919.

Large Contributions for Army
with less than half Of the workers
reporting, a statement issued yes
tarday at Salvation army drive
headouarters, Elks' building, snow
Cd that $4,000 had been collected on
the first dav Of the campaign. SAFE
of doughnuts, distributed to the
crowds by women workers on the
downtown corners, brought in
more than $500. The rest of the
amount so far reported was by
suhscription. The quota for the
citv and county is 100000. There
seems little doubt that the goal Will
be reached.
Council Starts Safety Campaign.
i-Instructing the mayor to appoint
a committee to meet with Louis e.
DeArmand, traffic commissioner, 10
form plans for a safety 5rst cam
paign. the city council, meeting as
a committee of the whole, has TAX
en- preliminary steps to cooperate
with the commission in the drive
Mr.. DeArmand only recently re-
turned from Columbus, Ohio.
where he attended the safety first
congress and made complete re-
mort of the work accomplished at
that session to the council.
Traffic Committee Appointed
Aldermen George White, Chris
Behrens and John VOTERS were
appointed members of a committee
TO confer with Louis DeArma2d,
traffic commissioner, on plans for
revising traffic regulations and es-
tablishing a traffic commission by
Mayor L. ]. Dougherty.
Club Convention Invited Here
Davenport federated clubs extend
ed an Invitation at the close Of the
afternoon session of the Second
district convention held in Dewitt,
to hold the next meeting of the dis
trict federated clubs in Davenport
in October, 1920, Mrs. H. l. Hue
hotter, first vice president OF the
Davenport Woman's club, giving
the invitation, supported by the
delegation of % Davenport club
women.
To Enforce Splitting Ordinance
Seventy-odd lynx-eyed sleuths and
brass button bluecoats OF rfTe DAY.
export police department have
been told to enforce the edict
against street hawking and spit
ting.
Drunk Released to See Parade
Harry Roth, aged AZ. who hung
up a new record by acquiring two
separate and distinct souses and
getting ARRESTED for each offense
between. two sessions of police
court, was released from Jail yes
terday to watch the home coming
parade"
Tire Thieves Only Pay Costs
Frank Manning and Carl Ander-
son. Moline, who confessed to
stealing two rear tires off an auto
owned by Charles Aye, Davenport,
were fined SO and costs each by
Justice Of the Peace W. W. Scott
yesterday. The fines were sus-
pended and the men released upon
the payment Of costs.
Wrecks gypsy Tent for SFare-
WelL--Before bidding her com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
PIT GOSSIP

FURNISHED by E. ". Wagner & Co;
members of ali exchanges. Rock Island
Office suite 500 Best building. Phonee Il. l.
$50 and ISL. D. NJ. Miner. manager
Chicago, Oct. 16.-Corn-And oats
should continue q purchase on the
soft weather, bulges in cotton, lard
and cotton oil, renewed oats ex-
port demand and ending Of the
New York dock strike. About $780,
900 oats are reported taken for ex-
port. This total is partially Ques-
toned, but considerable futures
have been exchanged for the cash
grain. There are reports that part
of these purchases are for specula-
ton or the mere turning over of
oats sales between exporters. Cash
corn was about unchanged. Bro
kerage houses expect little change
In corn and oats price levels. Fair
buIges and not much beyond. Many
people, however. are bullish on
corn and predict final liberal
advance There is more talk Of 25-
cent sugar.
Chicago is buying moderate
amounts OF new corn around the
basis of the December price. Re
cent weakness in rye is due TO
slow foreign demand and disap-
pointment by rye bulls. The coun-
try is showing great interest in
May corn as a long distance in
vestment.
Chicago. Oct. Is. pork stocks are
a trife, lard stocks large at 81
100000 pounds, but the stocks OF
short ribs and clears look small.
Lard is strong on export sales.
Corn belt receives considerable
rain. Forecast suggests more
clouds and some rains. Local pro-
fessionals say the bear side OF corn
should be avoided for the move
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16
THE ARGUS
ALEDO OFFICE
ARGUS SUBSCRIBERS

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