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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
ALBERT SPEAKS
AT The TEMPLE
THIS EVENING
large Crowd Expected To Attend
To Hear Man OF National
Reputation.
PICKED BY THE GOVERNMENT
ElOquence of Speaker Increases
Interest-Carries Data to Make
Talk More Convincing.

Those who attend the big COM
munity meeting arranged for this
evening at 8 o'clock in the Masonic
temple will hear as speaker one
of the conspicuous figures of war
time, Allen D. Albert. who under
the commission of training camp
activities visited for the govern
ment practically every city of size
in the United States in the inter
est of our soldiers, sailors and ma
ESnes.
How the government came to
pick him as he best man to handle
this particular job is an interesting
story. At the time the war broke
out Mr. Albert was probably the
highest paid community expert in
the country, which means man
who can unerringly put his finger
on the pulse of a community, tell
what ails it and prescribe a cure.
If the manufacturers of a town
find that 60 per cent of their work
ing force has to be replaced every
two years, Mr.. Albert puts his
finger on the death rate, and
cry few years the town outgrows
it's schools. and finds itself always
facing the necessity of buying new
sites and erecting new buildings,
Mr.. Albert gets busy and plans a
school which could stand on the
same site for years to come, yet
provide for the yearly increase in
population.
He has been called in to per-
Norm Just such service for $50 cities
or the United States and when the
government needed some one who
could reach communities with the
message in mind, he is the man
who instantly occurred as the right
man to fit the need.
For the same reason Mr.. Albert
has been secured by the new state
wide organization, the Commun-
ity Councils of Illinois, to act as
it's representative in building up
a statewide system of community
councils. His eloquence as
speaker draws big audiences, and
his unusual experiences gives him
a vast fund of interesting data to
draw upon while making him an
invaluable advisor in mapping out
community programs.
Rock Island Is First.
Rock Island. through its organi-
cations has been one of the first
cities in Illinois to take this pro-
gressive step of planning to form
a Community Council. and Mr.. AL
bert when he speaks here tonight
does so upon the invitation of our
city's most active bodies of men
and women. The public is cordi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17
CRAUTSCH CASE
IS DISMISSED
Evidence Considered insufficient to
Try Defendant for Assault
With Deadly Weapon.
FIVE DIVORCES ARE GRANTED
One Marriage Annuled by Judge
W. T. Church-TwO Bills Ask
ing Separation Filed.

The case of Louis Grautsch,
charged with assault with a dead
ly weapon upon the person of
George A. Thomas, Feb. %. 1919.
was dismissed by Judge w. T..
Church upon recommendation OF
States Attorney Edward L. Eagle
in circuit court yesterday after
noon.
Testimony of the witnesses who
appeared against the defendant
was obviously false and INSULT
cient, according to the states at
torney.
Five divorces were granted BY
Judge Church yesterday afternoon
and one marriage was annulled.
Desertion was the charge alleged
in three cases and adultery in the
other two. DEGREES on the ground
OF desertion were granted the fol-
lowing: Alboriec Cattcuw. Mo
line, VS.. Mrs. Julia Catteuw; Peter
Moons, East Moline, VS.. Mrs. Marie
Moons; Henry Roegiers, East Mo
line. VS.. Mrs. Angelina Roegiers.
On the adultery charges DEGREES
were granted Martin Rector, Mo-
line, VS. Mrs. Ola Rector, and Mrs.
Prudence Long, Rock Island, VS..
Clifford A. Long.
Marriage of Arthur ]. Hause Of
Rock Island and w. Edith Hause
was annulled on the ground that
the defendant had remarked the
day after she had obtained a di-
yOrce.
Cruelty Charged.
Bill for divorce was filed by
Irene a Lesher against John s.
Lesher. cruelty being tie charge
alleged. The couple was married
Nov. l., 1908, and lived together
until MAY IL, 1919. There is one
child, John f. Lesher, aged 6, Gus
tody of whom is requested by the
complainant
Alleging desartion, Anuabel Wen
eel has filed a bill for divorce
against Amos B. Wenzel. The cou-
pie was married Feb. 28, 1912. and
lived together until July 10. 1915.
There are two children, Edwin and
Lee. aged and 5, respectively,
custody Of whom is asked by the
mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

The first national convention of
the Prohibition party met at Co
lUmbus in 1872 and nominated
James Black Of Pennsylvania for
president. In 1876 the partys pres
idential nominee was Green Clay
Smith of kentucky, in 1850 Neal
Dow of Maine. in 1884 John p. St.
John of Kansas, in 1883 Clainton b.
Fisk of New Jersey, in 1892 John
BidWeu of California, in 1896
Joshua Levering of Maryland, in
1900 John G. WoOlley Of Illinois. in
1904 Silas c. Swallow of Pennsyl-
vania. in 1908 Eugene W. Chain OF
Arizona. in 1912 Eugene W Chain
of Arizona. and in 1916 J. Frank
Harry of Indiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

ally invited to attend and hear this
magnetic speaker and a large
crowd is expected to take advant-
age of the opportunity of hearing
an expert discourse on d commun-
ity talk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-17

At a fair recently held in Lon
don on behalf of wounded soldiers
and sailors there was a pigeon
which had been repeatedly men
toned" for its excellent work in
the war. The bird had been wound
ed in the eyes, and afterwards be-
came quite bIad from the wound,
but it had bravely fulfilled its duty
in carrying tho message entrusted
to it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
STEEL MEN THE BEST PAID
Since 1913 Wages Have increased
Two and One-Fifth Times
Other Big Advances.

WashingtOn--The increase IN the
earnings an hour of employees in
eleven principal industries in the last
six years was greatest in the iron and
steel industry, according to q state
ment made public here by the bureau
Of statistics Of the Labor Department
While in some departments the pay
was greater than in others, in all de-
partments collectively the hourly
wage OF steel and ircn mill workers
in 1919 was 221 per cent Of the hour
" wage in 1913, or 21-5 times a.
great.
The smallest increased earnings
were those in the mill work industry,
where the increase Of 1919 over 1913
was only 81 per cent. In the other
nine industries for which figures were
given the increase varied from 50 to
"a per cent. These included cotton,
wooden, silk, clothing, underwear,
shoes, furniture and cigar factory
workers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
WILSON HAS INDIGESTION
Otherwise the Presidents Condition Is
Unchanged and Still Satisfactory,
His Physicians Announce.

ashington-Having obtained re-
lief from the prostate condition, which
retarded his recovery last week Pres
ident Wilson was the victim Of slight
digestive trouble. His condition 9TH
erwise throughout the day, Rear Ad-
mira1 Grayson, his physician, an
nounce, was unchanged.
The Presidents general condition
was regarded as satisfactory Until
midday Doctor Grayson and the ply
sicians assisting him found in the ex-
animation of their patient every evil
dence that Mr.. Wilson was more than
holding his own and the development
after noon was not regarded as Sc
rious or as an indication that the
Presidents general condition was
worse. 1t was said, however, that any
incidental ailment tended to increase
nervousness sand to that extent re-
tarded a recovery.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
ALL READY TO SMASH BOOZE

ashington.-With secret instruc-
tions already telegraphed to govern
ment agents throughout the country
and additional and more detailed or
ders mailed out, Uncle Sam is all set
to deliver the final knockout smash
to booze" the minute the Prohibition
Enforcement Law goes into effect. Tn
less President Wilson is permitted by
his physicians to sign the law enforce
ment measure recently passed by Con-
gress before then, the bill automaticaI-
~ becomes a law and effective on
October q.
kilograms are already prepared and
ready to dispatch the minute the law
becomes effective to every state and
large city in the country, telling gov
eminent agents to get busy and put
into effect the instructions already
sent them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
SAY MANDATES MEAN GRIEF
American Investigators Agree that
Protectorates In Turkey and Arm
enia Are lnadVisabIe at Present.

Constantinople.-Th majority OF
the members of the Harboard mission,
which has been investigating condi-
tions in Armenia and Transcaucasia,
have indicated to the Associated Press
correspondent that opinion that it
would be inadvisable for the United
States to accept a mandate for either
Armenia or Turkey. Their view is
that if the United States does accept
mandate it should do so only after
the interested European powers have
fully agreed to pursue a hands off,
policy.
The civilian members of the mission
are the ones who take a different
view, at least so far as Armenia is
concerned. Their feeling was indi-
Gated that America should accept the
mandate for Armenia as a duty to-
ward Europe and toward helpless peo-
pies.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
PROFlTEERIHG LAW IN FORCE
County Attorneys to Aid in
Selecting the Committees.

Edward T. Hackney of Wellington,
state fair price commissioner, by oil
rection of Attorney General Palmer,
will proceed at once to appoint fair
price committees in each county Of
the state. He has written to each
county attorney in the state asking
him to consult with the mayor and
postmaster Of his principal city and
suggest a fair price committee for
each county in the state. He has
asked that these committees be made
up about as follows: Three repre-
sentatives of the general public, two
representatives of the women, one
representative of organized labor, one
wholesaler and one retailer.
1t will be the duty Of this commit
tee to investigate all complaints and
all unfair charges that may come 10
their notice either personal or other
wise and to fix fair prices for the
zarious commodities used by the pub
=. Tney will have assistance OF fed
eraI investigators where needed
Congress, on the recommendation OF
General Palmer, has enacted drastic
laws against profiteering and these
committees play a very important parI
in enforcing the law.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
APPEALS TO ROUND TABLE
President Wilson Sends eoo-Word Let
ter to Chairman Lane in Effort to
Prevent Break.

Washington.-The President, de-
spite his illness, took personal hand
in the national industrial conference
in an effort to avert a break which
is threatened as a result of the inabil-
ity of the capital and labor groups
to reach a satisfactory agreement on
the collective bargaining issue
In a 6OO-word letter to Secretary
Lane, chairman of the conference, die
tated from his sick bed, the President
outlined his views as to the confer
ence situation. The letter was immed-
lately dispatched to Mr.. Lane. who. it
was explained, was to use it at his
discretion
The conference was not in session
when Mr. Lane received the commun-
ication, having met at 1918 a. m and
adjourned at the request of the labor
group after two resolutions had been
presented 1t was said the letter
might not be presented to the confer
ence Immediately. but held in reserve
to be used only when danger Of the
conference breaking up became acute.
The serious situation in the confer
ence was reported to the President
after a conference between Chairman
Lane, Secretary Wilson of the Labor
Department, Bernard NJ Bauch,
chairman of the public group; Thorn
as L. Chadbourne, chairman of the
committee of fifteen, and Secretary
Tumulty. The President Immediately
dictated the letter to a stenographer
and signed the completed copy with a
lead pencil
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
LABOR WITHDRAWS
FROM CONFERENCE
Defeat by Employers of COIIec.
tive Bargaining Resolution
Cause of Action.
GOMPERS WARNED DELEGATES
American Federation Leader Told
Conferences of Workmen's Dici-
sion-Up 20 President Now.

Neutrality-suspicious. withdrew from
the National Industrial Conference
after it's final effort to obtain adop-
ton of a collective bargaining reso-
luton had been defeated by the vote
of a majority of the capital group.
Although the representatives of
both the public and capital announced
their intention of remaining in the
conference, the next move in the eff
fort to restore industrial peace to the
country evidently rested with Presi-
dent Wilson
Don't Know What Wilson Will Do.
Mr.. Lane will make a personal re-
port to the President, but neither
leaders in the conference nor officials
generally would venture a prediction
as to what course Mr. Wilson would
take. Meantime, the conference will
be called together as usual.
The Labor Resolution.
When the conference convened in
the afternoon, the labor group pro-
posed the following resolution:
1.-THE right of wage earners to or
ganize without discrimination, to bar
by representatives of their own choos-
ing in negotiations and adjustment
with employers in respect to wages,
hours of labor and relations and con-
ditions of employment, is recog-
nized."
Under suspension of the rules, the
resolution Immediately was brought
to discussion and vote, the labor and
public groups uniting in its support on
the roll call The majority against
the resolution in the capital group was
one vote, but, under the conference
rules, this majority was sufficient to
defeat the resolution.
Gompers Explained His Act.
With the announcement of the re-
suit, Mr.. Gompers told the conference
the resolution had been rejected
without right or reason, rejected on
grounds so flimsy that the men sitting
in the employers group will have
difficulty in explaining their action
to their fellows in the world
You have defeated the labor group
in its declaration" declared the vet
eran labor leader, but we will meet
you again in conference and when we
do meet you there, you will be glad to
talk collective bargaining.
81 have sung my swan song in this
conference. You have, by your action,
legislated us out of the gathering. We
have nothing further to say, and it is
with feeling of regret that we are
not able to remain longer Our chief
regret is the defeat of every fair
proposition on our part. The die is
cast. We cannot remain longer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
SAYS PETROGRAO HAS FALLEH
An official Message from Finland to
Washington Declares Anti-Reds
Have Been Victorious.

Washington--The fall of Pstrograd
and the occupancy of both that city
and the fortress Of Kronstadt by the
Russian anti-Bolshevik forces has
been reported officially by the general
staff Of the Finnish army to the vi
borg representative OF the Northwest
Government Of Russia This informa-
ton has just reached the state depart
ment
In making public the departments
advices, Acting Secretary Phillips said
that direct dispatch, received here
from the departments representatives
nearest the old Russian capital, report
ed that Finnish official announcement
had not been corroborated from other
sources.
The announcement crediting the
Finnish general staff as authority
was quite brief, it came from Viborg,
and followed unconfirmed reports to
the department through Swedish and
Russian sources saying that Petro-
grad and Kornstadt had been wrested
from the Bo4sheviki by the beleaguer-
ing forces under General YuIenitch;
that with the fall of the fortified
Gotch1na, thlrty-five miles out from
Petrograd on the way to Berlin, the
collapse of the old capital was newt
able, and that the Bolsheviki were
concentrating all their troops for q
decisive struggle with General Deni-
kine's forces in the South.
London.-Up to the present hour
no news had been received which
would throw any light on the Russian
situation, except a HeIsingfors, Fin
land, dispatch dated Saturday report
ing that the red flag was flying over
Kronstadt and that the batteries of
Krasnaia Gorka had been active on
Friday the night long.
A Copenhagen dispatch dated Sun
day said the report was still uncon-
firmed that the White forces had cut
communication between RevaI and
Petrograd.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
REJECTS FALL AMENDMENTS
The Senate Refuses to CurtaiI the
Power of American Representa-
tiVes on Reparation Board.

Washington.-After a brief debate
and without the formality of a record
vote, the Senate threw out two more
Of the amendments written into the
Peace Treaty by the foreign relations
committee.
The two amendments had been in
troduced by Senator Fall, Republican,
New Mexico, and had as their COM
mon purpose curtailment of the pow
er Of the American representative on
the reparation commission, an inter
national body set up by the treaty
to fix and collect Germany's repair
alton bill.
The vote came sooner than had
been expected, the leaders agreeing
to it as part of a plan to complete
the consideration of amendments as
soon as possible so that the Senate
might get down to the real work of
drafting a ratification resolution.
Only two of the committees forty-six
amendments now remain to be con-
sidered and it is hoped to bring them
to vote early next week. They both
relate to equalization Of voting
strength in the League of Nations
L
came near the end of a session which
had been enliyened by a sharp de
bate over the dispatch of American
troops to Europe for service in con-
nection with the Silesian plebiscite
and by a new move from administra-
ton quarters to meet the objections
of Irish-Americans to the league Cove
rant Some progress also was made
in the formal reading of the treaty
text, and the foreign relations com
mittee took under advisement an Of
fer from Col. E. NJ House to ap
pear before it.
Both sides had mustered their
forces in the Senate Chamber as the
time for action on the Fall amend
ment approached. AS the question
was put, however, Senator Hitchcock
Of Nebraska, the administration lead
er, asked Senator Fall whether ii
was his purpose to request a roll call,
and the New Mexico senator replied
that it would be useless since he re
allied the measures would be beaten
In quick succession the two votes
then were taken by reclamation, no
one asking for a count.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

George HenriQuez, a subject of
Great Britain, was convicted in fed
eraI court at Houston, Tex, on three
counts charging the smuggling of
opium into the United States from
Mexico, and sentenced to serve two
years in the Atlanta penitentiary.
Publishers of approximately $50
periodicals and trade papers having
headquarters in New York who sus-
pended publication several weeks ago
because OF labor difficulties, have de-
cided to resume publication cat once,
either in New York or elsewhere
With less ostentation and dignity
than is usually accorded persons of
much lower rank, Albert, king OF the
Belgians, received the title of honor
airy state commander OF the Amer
lean Legion for Missouri the other
night on his special train speeding
from Emporia, Kas., to Kansas City.
king Alfonso of Spain, recently
arrived in Paris from Madrid and be-
gan almost Immediately to carry out
the program arranged for his brief
stay in the city before he proceeds
to England.
The pale face chief OF the Bel
gians greeted a stern vissaged, gray
haired, sWarthy chief OF the NaTajos
at Gallup. N. NJ, recently. They shook
hands graYely and each showed his
respect for the other. The aged In,
dian bore himself with a dignity equal
to that Of the king.
The amnesty bin. which was
adopted by the French chamber OF
deputies recently, was sweeping IN
its scope. authorizing the liberation
OF 2 vast majority Of the soldiers
held for violations o. military lava
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30

One member Of the STATE board OF
administration is threatening to COM
pete with Kansas shernfs and state
prison officials in bringing back to
Kansas men wanted by the Kansas
authorities. E. L. Barrier, just re-
turned from the Missouri state peni-
Tertiary, brought back prisoner
wanted to answer for mtsdemeanoTs
in this state. Barrier is now in New
York with a requisitiop for George
Wright, wanted at Lansing for break
ing a parole granted three years ago.
Wright was convicted Of burglary
committed at Emporia seven years
ago, and drew a five to ten-year sem
tence. After serving four years he
was paroled, went to New York and
got into the state prison at Auburn
He is to be released from Auburn Oc-
tober q and Barrier will be waiting
at the prison gates to lead him back
to Lansing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
ALL LABOR PLANS
WERE VOTED DOWN
Presidents Conference Rejects
Collective Bargaining and
Steel Arbitration.
PUBLIC GROUP WITH CAPITAL
Sessions Back Now to Where They
Started-WiIson Sends Letter of
Cancellation to Lane.

WashingtOn.-After a day of uncer-
tainty, during which President Wilson
sent to Secretary Lane, chairman, a
message of Cancellation to be used as
a last resort the national industrial
conference cleaned its slate by reject
ing all collective bargaining FesOlu-
tions as well as the labor proposal
for Intervention in the steel strike
The public group aligned with CAPT
tai on the vote against both the orig
inal collective bargaining and steel
strike resolutions, although the declar-
alton on collective bargaining was
proposed by the public delegates.
Prior to the vote on the original de
claration, employers substitute and
the two new amendments by Thomas
L. Chadbourne, chairman of the con-
ference's central committee, met de-
feat Only the employers favored the
substitute, and labor and capital
united in the opposition.
To Take New Start.
When the conference reconvenes,
it will be in practically the same po-
sitiOn as at the opening on October
6. In adjourning the session the
other night Secretary Lane declared
that the conference had produced
nothing and advised it to take a new
start by adjourning for several days
while a co-ordinsting committee of
not more than six members frame a
program of action.
Defeated on every point, and having
lost the support OF the public group
which heretofore has been on the
side of the workers, the labor dele
gates left the conference hall disheart-
ened and feeling, as some of them
said, that little could be gained by
further meetings. However, another
meeting of the group has been called
and individual members viii be bound
by action taken at that time.
Compromise Voted Down.
Members of the public group at
tempted to effect a compromise by the
substitution of the words 'associa-
lions Of their own choosing" for
trade and labor unions in the clause
of the groups resolution guarantee
ing workers the right to organize, and
the five labor representatives on the
general committee OF fifteen spent
two hours in joint meeting with the
public explaining labor's objection to
the change. This amendment was in
trOduced by Mr.. Chadbourne, but the
public group alone voted favorably.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-30
BANKERS ISSUE A WARNING
Delegates to Association Meeting at
St Louis Say Country Is Over
run by Fake Brokers.

st. Louisa warning against rad
ical speculation was sounded at the
convention Of the Investment Bank
ers' Association Of America, which
opened here recently
Thousands of statesmen are dispens-
ing spurious stocks and bonds, the
bankers asserted & wave Of sPecu-
Iation, usually an aftermath OF war,
is spreading over the country and the
fraudulent brokers are said to be tax
ing advantage Of this