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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
COMPANY SAYS TT
WILL RELINQUISH
COLLECTING JOB
fspecial Moline service.l }

Moline may have to collect its
own garbage after Aug. 81. The
Tri-City Disposal company, which
has been operating in the city IN
der a contract to keep the alleys
clean, gave notice at last nights
meeting of the council that unless
new and satisfactory arrange
ment can be made, it will repudiate
its contract with the city. The
company says it is acting upon
advice of counsel that the contract
is neither binding nor forcible since
it was made with the Kelly COM
pany.
Believing that it's cessation OF
service will leave the city in a tight
position, the company offers tenn
porary use of all its equipment
Under this proposition the disposal
company renews its offer - buy
all garbage thus collected from the
city at a payment of 81 per ton.
1t would also expect just and rea-
sonable remuneration for the use
of equipment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
LIGHT VOTE ON
TWO QUESTIONS
BEFORE PUBLIC
Annexation Was Expected TO Doubt
but Less Confidence Held
i'm Bond Issue.

Indications were that light vote
was being taken today on the two
issues before citizens at a special
city election.
While it was expected that the
annexation of $50 acres from South
Rock Island township would be
voted with little opposition, less
confidence was expressed in the
passing of the question of whether
or not the city shall issue storm
drain extension bonds OF SIS, 900
for the completion of the east and
west storm drains.
1t was estimated that only ap-
proximately 1000 votes would be
cast at the election out of a pos
sible total of approximately $4,000.
Final counts were not to be made
until after p. m. by the 2S pre-
cincts.
Out of the few votes it was be-
lieved by the city officials that the
most were in favor of the annexa-
ton, which would mean the taking
into the city limits of a tract Of
land extending from the limits at
Eighteenth avenue to one mile
south, at Thirty-first avenue, be-
tween Seventeenth and Forty-sixth
streets, with the exception of Ger
tain tracts previously annexed.
Bond Issue in Doubt.
However. it was feared the sum
of $4,000 for the completion of the
drains would not carry by so large
a majority. The sum, although
large. was advocated by the Off
Gals as only aNsmall amount more
would be assessed each citiZen-to
pay off the bonds within 10 years.
While the west drain on Sixteenth
avenue was estimated to cost $780,
900, the east drain on Forty-sixth
was only estimated at $4,000, an
equal sum to be paid by Moline as
that city's portion in the project.
Many canvassers in favor of both
issues were out this morning trying
to convince the public of the neces-
sity OF completing the storm drains
to insure a more. sanitary city and
prevent against foods and wash
outs in both ends of the city. OPP
position, however, was found
against the bond issue by persons
who, it is said. were arguing
against the issue by claiming that
the $4,000 was to be spent for
draining the proposed annexed ter
ritory. No decided opposition was
seen against the annexation issue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Ten PER CENT
MORE PATRONS
START WALKING
J. g. HuntOOn Estimates That They
Lose One-Tenth OF Customers
BY Increased Fares.

Approximately a 10 per cent de-
crease in the number of passen-
gers that patronize the Tri-City
Railway company on its Illinois
lines has been noticed since the Z
cent fare went into effect Aug. 9.
This decrease was estimated this
morning by J. G. Huntoon, vice
president and general manager of
the company. Mr.. Huntoon stated
that the reduction in the number Of
patrons has been considerably not
iceable in the short-distance rid
ers. Residents of Rock Island Iiv-
ing probably only IL to Is blocks
decided that walking each morning
is good exercise, both healthful
and economical.
Motorists who caught the give
'em-a-lift" fever can't get rid of it
and they find it both accommodate
ing and pleasing to give their
neighbor or any other pedestrian 4
lift TO their working place.
Again Mr.. Huntoon says that the
decrease is rather natural when
the weather is so fine as it is these
days. Many former passengers on
the tri-city lines have been heard
to make the remark that they
would rather walk Is blocks, than
carry a pocket full of pennies.
Transfer Service.
The effect of the transfer service
given to East Moliners and to
people wanting to go to the east
end of the county on the car line,
has not been noticed yet. Mr.. Hun
toon said that daily reports can
not readily show the effect.
Mayor Schriver will be inter-
viewed by Mr.. Huntoon tomorrow
in regard to the tripper service
promised on all lines where neces-
sary and especially on the Long
View, Watch Tower and Elm
street routes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
EXPRESSMEN IN
MEETING FORM
BRANCH UNION
Central Organizer Tells of Work
by National Body and Tri-City
Local Organizes.

Organization OF Local 40. Order
Of Railway Expressmen, was COM
pleted temporarily in a meeting in
Davenport last night, when Edgar
A Wilson, central organizer of the
order, instructed the so express
employees who met with him.
Officers were elected, who are as
follows:
PresIdent-A. L. Brincken.
Secretary-W. c. Kaffenberger.
Treasurer-W. F. Leckey.
Mr.. Wilson outlined for their
benefit the work Which is being
done in the head Office at Chicago
and by a committee OF the nation
al order which was sent to Wash
ington to interview Walter d.
Hines and other railway and ex-
press heads concerning better
working conditions ana higher
wages. He told them of the meth
cd of organizing and what manip-
ulations were necessary for the
forming of a union. and answered
satisfactorily a number OF ques
tions he invited them to ask
Growing Rapidly.
This new organization grew out
of the Brotherhood of American
Railroad Express Employees which
a few years ago numbered $1,000
all over this country. The broth
erhood proved ineffective and is
being reorganized in this way. AL
ready 10000 of the employees have
enrolled in the order, and there
are $50 full-f1edged locals from
coast to coast. since the movement
started, June 23. The local union
expects So to sign up as charter
members before the first week in
September, and thinks that by win
ter a total membership of 120 in
the tri-cities is probable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

rigors of war-to get favorable
legislation to this end, Members of
thre United Spanish War Veterans,
the American Legion, the G. A. r.,
are all entitled to belong. and to-
gether will be able to concentrate
pressure sometimes needed to gain
their wishes. At the same time the
organizations thus named together
will still retain their original char
ters and will act as separate units,
except that they will thus meet on
a common ground and can cooper
ate better through association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
UNITED VETERANS
SUCCESSFUL WITH
ORGANIZING PLAN

Organizers of the United Veter-
ans of the Republic, a new organi-
zation enrolling men who have
taken part in any war of the Unit
ed States or any of its armed in
vasions, are meeting with daily
success in promoting the organi-
zation. The Rock Island branch of
this association has been named
the Schaffner unit, No. IL.
The purpose of forming the Unit
ed Veterans of the Republic is TO
secure more attention to care for
men who have gone through the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
LINE OF MARCH
FOR LABOR DAY.
PARADE NAMED
Forest Park to Be Scene of Gaiety
in Afternoon and Evening,
With Big Program.

Plans for the Labor day celebra
ton which this year falls on Sept.
L, have almost been completed by
the Industrial Home association, in
whose hands the arrangements
were placed.
In a meeting last night, the line
OF march was decided upon. The
FIVE divisions composing the parade
will form on the side streets about
the federation home on Third ave-
nue. and Twenty-first street. At
1880 they will start moving and
then will go as follows:
West on Third avenue to 1wen-
tieth street, north on Twentieth
street to Second avenue, west on
Second avenue to Ninth street,
counter marching at Ninth street
back on Second avenue to Fifteenth
street, south on Fifteenth street to
Third avenue, east on Third ave-
nue. to the industrial home, where
the divisions will disband.
John A Lindros is chief marshal
of the parade and his assistant is
Albert w. Johnson. These two will
later choose five men to head the
AFc OtfISlOuS VI In6 ulhTCu. OeN-
eral bands have been engaged by
the various unions, to accompany
them on the march, and the pro-
cession bids fair to be big, bril-
liant and musical.
Events at Forest Park.
This is the tri-city feature of the
morning. and the parade will be
composed of all local unions rep
resented in the tri-city federation
of labor. together with city Off
Gals in full force. Davenport. For
est park. will be the scene of fes-
tivity in the afternoon. Within
few days the complete program for
the big show" at that place will
be completed. 1t is known that
several good speeches. many attn
letic contests and dancing in the
pavilion will be featured in the
afternoon and evening. The park
has been chartered for the day by
the federation and nothing but
merrymaking will be permitted
therein. The 10 trustees of the in
dustrial home are in full charge of
the program and its carrying out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
JOHNSON DIVORCE
SUIT is RESUMED
IN MOLINE COURT
Especial Moline Service.)

When Esther Johnson succeeded
in obtaining the verdict of the jury
in her sensational suit for divorce
from Nels Johnson in Moline city
court a year ago. the case did not
end. Although the latter was de-
feated in his efforts to have the de-
cree awarded to him, because he
was found guilty of cruelty, he en-
tered a motion for a new trial.
When it came up for hearing he al
legged disorderly conduct on the
part of his former wife and claimed
that she had failed to properly
care for the three children. The
case was resumed in Moline city
court this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
MOLINE GIVES
LARGE ORDERS
FOR WAR FOOD
Total Cash Value of Sales Jester
day Was $1.419.9O With Bacon
the Most Popular on List.
lSnecial Moline ser7icel

Today's business at the Moline
postoffice, which has to do with Or
ders for a part of the surplus food
stuffs put on the market by the
war department, greatly exceeded
that Of yesterday, the opening day.
At ) o'clock yesterday when the
order sheet was closed and made
ready to be mailed to the zone
supply Office at Chicago, only "a
order blanks had been turned in.
After that hour a like number ap-
peared and today more than one
hundred had been received.
Yesterdays orders up to o'clock
had cash value of s1,419.90. This
is an average of a little more than
S14.89 for each order. Bacon led
with total sales of $36344, with
sweet corn in second position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
FIRE CAUSES BIG
LOSS AS TANKER'S
OIL CARGO BURNS

Havre, France. Monday, Aug. IS.
Fire which badly damaged the
American tank steamer George G.
Henry and destroyed merchandise
On the docks valued at 100000
francs today. was caused by oil
from the tanker catching fire when
an unloading pipe broke. The
burning oil flooded the pier to
which the steamer was moOred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
FOREMAN DROPS
DEAD WHILE AT
WORK IN MOLINE
(special Moline Service. }


Thomas P Mccarthy. foreman of
the Williams and White foundry
for 40 years, dropped dead yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock while
at work. He was Sc years of age.
He had appeared as usual during
the morning and up to the time of
his end
The coroner's inquest at O'Clock
this morning at KnoX's chapel de-
termined the cause of death as nat
ural, superinduced by chronic dia-
betes, from which the deceased had
suffered for IA years.
He was born Aug. 26. 1852, in
Providence, r. l. He married Mary
Ellen Gregoire April IS, 1877. He
had made his home in Moline since
1872.
Left to mourn are the widow and
two children, Harry Of Kewanee,
and Mrs r. E. Willis of Moline.
Funeral at $3.50 Thursday after
noon with services in the home,
Ills Twelfth avenue. Interment in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
BRIDGE AND IRON
WORKERS ORGANIZE
WITH FEDERATION

Employees Of the Rock Island
Bridge and Iron works have organ
lied, the new union including 40
members. They have made public
none Of their plans as yet, though
the union is known to be a protec-
tive association, allied with the
American Federation of Labor and
having a charter in that national
body. The officers are as follows !:
Presidency. B. Maynard.
Vice president-Martin Reuther
Financial secretary-Fred Behn-
ken
Recording secretary-A. C. Tay-
lor.
Trustees-W. Walker, Fred G.
Lee, Hugo Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
ACCIDENT, SAYS
JURY AT INQUEST
OF SHOCK VICTIM
lspeciaI Moline Service. J

Verdict of the coroners jury in
the inquest over the body of Ed
Earhart at the Danielson and Fur
gle undertaking parlors at last
evening was accidental death. Ear
hart, who was an employe Of the
Moline Electric company, was in
stantly killed yesterday morning
when he came in contact with a
heavily charged wire at the Moline
city hospital. where he was engag-
ed in testing work. He was a resi-
dent of Davenport. The body will
be taken to Ansonia, Ohio for in
terment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
DRAW UP CHARTER
IN REGULAR MEET

Members of the American Legion,
the recently formed organization of
world war veterans, will hold their
regular meeting in the courthouse
this evening. At that time provis-
ions in the charter will be discus
sed, and considerable mention will
be made of the legislation provid-
ing farms for world war veterans.
The largest orange grove in the
world, covering an area of 1000
acres, is in Cuba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
MOLINE EAGLES
IN LAST PICNIC
OF YEAR SUNDAY
Especial Moline Service.)

The last of the summer outings
for Moline Eagles, which have
proved so popular, will be held
Sunday at the Rock river camp.
Members of the lodge are urged to
attend with families. Taxi service
from the end of the Prospect car
line to the camp will be main-
tanned. IL is hoped to make the
last the best of all.
Dancing, athletic contests and a
baseball game will comprise the
principal diversions. There will be
plenty of other entertainment to-
gether with ice cream, coffee and
lemonade, all served free. A spec
iaI feature will be the roasting of
an SO0-pound steer on the grounds
to be served for lunch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

day The two boys rode the BIZ
cycles to Coal Valley with the in
tentiOns of keeping on TO Peoria.
They decided to sell the wheels and
continue the trip on the train.
Being their first appearance in
police court. the youths were re-
leased on probation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
PROBATION MUST
BE USED IN CANS
FULL OF GARBAGE

Persons desiring to have rubbish
removed from their alleys will
have to take more precautions,
Commissioner Frank WITCH said
this morning. When a resident
places a garbage can filled with
ashes in an alley to be taken away
by city street workers the person
should notify Commissioner WITCH,
the official said today. Otherwise,
the rubbish will not be called for.
Also, he said, only light rubbish
such as ashes, will be collected. II
bottles and broken glasses are
found in the rubbish, the cans will
not be removed but notification
given residents to themselves re-
move the containers.
All the news all the time-The
ArR1fS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
COMMISSION IN
ACTION AGAINST
Old BUILDINGS
One Owner Is Refused Right to
Move Structure; Another Has
TO Tear Down Shack.

Further action is being taken by
the city comm ssion in cOndem ling
the construction and changes in
old structures considered as fire
hazards throughout the city.
George w Metchem, owner Of
small structure, at 2022 Fourth ave
nue., has been Gefused by the com
mission the right to move the build
ing to another location within the
block in close proximity to mod
ern buildings. + change in the To-
cation of the old story-and- a-half
dwelling would create a fire hazard
in the block, Commissioner Frank
WITCH held The owner was told
that he could move the building
outside of the fire limits but not
within.
One Structure Down.
Another old structure owned by
Mrs. Elzina Wadsworth at the rear
of 2SOS Eighth avenue, has just
been torn down, upon order or
Commissioner WITCH.
The commissioner also has his
eyes on other hazardous struc-
lures throughout the city which
must come down eventually he
says. No construction or changes
will be allowed which will be in
accord OF SAT fire conditions, it is
held.
The revoking of a permit for the
repairing of an old two-story struc-
ture owned by Z. H. Guyer at the
southwest corner of Third avenue
and Twentieth street, started the
commission in action which may
end in the condemnation Of many
structures throughout the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
YOUTHS, 10 AND 9,
STEAL BICYCLES
Especial Moline Service. }

Otto Helgerman, age 10, 441J
Third avenue, Rock Island, and
James Wiley, a year younger, SAC
Fourth street, Moline, were caught
in Coal Valley yesterday afternoon
after they had attempted to realize
on bicycles stolen earlier in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
BLAZE AT DEERE & MANSUR.

Fire starting in some lumber al
The rear of the paint shop at the
Deere & AIansur Co. plant necessi-
lated calling the fire department at
B:25 yesterday afternoon. The
blaze was extinguished with chem
Gals before any serious damage
had been done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19
Is DISMISSED ON
REVOLVER CHARGE
Especial Moline Service J

Complaint against George Web
ster, Markee Fuel company en-
ploye, who was arrested on a
charge of threatening Guy Semel-
roth with a gun, was dismissed in
police court Yesterday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-19

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-21
Reforms Promised
By laps to Korea;
Home Rule Is One

Washington, Aug. 20,-Local self
government for Korea and reforms
looking toward home rule are an
nounced in an imperial rescript is
sued Tuesday in Toxic and received
here Wednesday at the Japanese en-
bassy.
The military government has been
displaced and succeeded by civil
one. The military gendarmerie SO
much under criticism of late is to be
replaced by a civilian police force
entirely under civilian control. A
system of village and town munich
pal government based on popular
suffrage also is to be undertaken.
Possibly most important of all
from the Korean point of view, the
rescript of the emperor of Japan
provides that Koreans shall have the
same privileges and legal rights as
Japanese. Heretofore japanese have
been a privileged class.
Baron Saito, former minister Of
state and one of the best known Of
Japanese statesmen, becomes gov
ernor general, succeeding Marshal
Hasegawa. Mr.. Midsumo, former
minister of interior in the Kato cab
met, succeeds Director General
Yamagata in administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-21
WON'T ALLOW
INHIBITION OF
PROHIBITION LAW
Federal Judge Holds War
Emergency Is Not as
Yet Passed.

New York, Aug. 20.-Holding
that the war emergency still exists,
Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand in
an opinion handed down Wednes-
day refused to grant a temporary
order sought by Scatena, Lawson &
Perelli owners of vineyards in Cali
fornia, with place Of business in
this city, to restrain federal authori-
ties here from enforcing provisions
of the wartime prohibition act.
In asking for the order the wine
manufacturers alleged that the law
was unconstitutional for the reason
that no war emergency now exists.
In his decision Judge Hand said:
1T is plain from the terms of the
act that among its objects is the reg
ulation of the liquor traffic during
the period of rehabilitation. That
is a critical period, more critical in
some respects than that of actual
hOstilitjeS"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-21
Miners Next Demands
More Radical Than Ever

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Aug. 2O.-Ad-
dressing the tri-district convention
of the United Mine Workers here,
William Green, secretarytreasurer
of the organization, declared that the
chief demand of the miners next
April will be for closed shop, a
six-hour work day and an increase
in wages of about 90 per cent.
There will be minor demands, but
The hope of the miners is based on
a closed shop.
He declared that mine workers
believe they can produce as much
coal in a shorter working day as
they are producing in an eight-hour
day. A scale committee has been
named and the scale for 1920 will
probably be reported to the conven-
zion Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-21
MONTANA FOREST
FIRES WORST IN
STATES HISTORY
Northern Idaho Also Affected
Some Fires Said to Be
Incendiary.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. 20.-Fed-
eral forest service officials of dis
trict No. |, embracing Montana and
northern Idaho, announced Wednes-
day the fires in the forests are the
most serious in the history of the
district. In addition to new fires
and old blazes being famed by high
winds, fires started by incendiaries
were reported.
In the Clearwater forest a tele-
phone line was cut by a retreating
hre-hghting crew, it was announced.
Thirty men were in the crew which
passed out of the forest along the
telephone line, which, before they
left, was in working order. Investi-
CATION revealed the government line
had been cut in seven places and the
wires wrapped around trees, it was
stated. AS result, it has been I'M
possible to obtain information from
! the Clearwater forest or get calls
for men which might have been sent
out.
New hreS were reported IN many
parts of the district. In the Salmon
Mountain district of the Bitter Root,
forest fires burned uncontrolled
south of the Bitter Root valley.
The White Cap fires also escaped
control lines.
Three lookout stations in the Sell
way forest of central Idaho were
abandoned because of the smoke
making it impossible for the look
outs to work. The blaze in the
Cabinet forest was reported sweep
ing down Swamp creek over Is
mile front. The Cold creek fire,
near St. Regis, the largest in the
district, which recently was placed
within control lines, again burst
forth and is burning viciously. The
kootenai forest has several serious
blazes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-21
Secretary Daniels Due at
Honolulu This Morninq

Honolulu, Aug. 20-The four de-
stroyers which were escorting the
dreadnaught New York, carrying
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan
iels to Honolulu, arrived here early
today. 1t was the first trip Of de-
stroyers from the mainland to Hon
olulu under their own power. Sec
rotary Daniels will land tomorrow.
San Francisco, Aug. 20-Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels will re-
view the Pacific fleet at San Fran
cisco September |, he advised head
quarters of the 18th naval district
here today. The wireless message
sent from the battleship New York,
en- route to Honolulu, indicated the
president might also be here Sep
TENDER l, it was announced.