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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
WOOD1GEN BOOSTERS
GUESTS AT SMOKER


The Woodmen Boosters' associa-
ton was entertained by Independ-
ence camp at . smoker and lunch
con at the I. o. %. r. hall last
night.
Boosters from different sections
IN the vicinity were present and
talks were madA~ BY members ct
the different camps.
Donations were made 70 various
welfare organizations b. the camp.
The Salvation Army received $3S
ard donations a $50 each were
made % 1he Argus 6a1ta Claus
fund. Assoe3ixed Charities, Bethany
HoGnA WeUt HnA Settlement Res
80 Nissinn Nd IL Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
PUBLIC MUST
have VOICE IN
SETTLEMENTS
Graham Says Capital
] and Labor Cannot b Allowed
/ to Set Own Terms.

81 Congressman W. ]. Graham be-
Ieves something must be done to
i've the consumer . voice in con-
3foversies between labor and CAPT.
1Al. Under present wartime laws
government has the power to inter-
eede. but when peace il declared 1t
1aill be helpless and the consumer
ill have no friend 1T court. It
lay be necessary to change the
fundamental laws Of the land to
i've federal authority wider scope
a this respect. II 50 the congress-
nan believes it should be done.
Mr.. Graham aired his views ut
be noon meeting Of the Rock Is
md Rotary club, of which he was
guest. He said he welcomed the
opportunity to consult with his
bnstituents, q thing which had
ben practically impossible for a.
lost three years. In that period
pngresi has been In session all
lit six weeks, and next Monday 1t
fill be at It again.
81 The congressman said the two
outstanding issues before the coun-
~ were the League Of Nations,
Shich he thought the people ought
~ pass upon. and the return Of the
railroads to private owners. which
- considered necessary at the earl
6st possible moment.
Bills dealing with the railroads
were discussed briefly. The Plumb
Han, advocated by labor. 10 virtu-
lily for Q soviet rule, and is impos-
Rble. The Cummins bill has an
3nti-strike clause, which eliminates
- from serious consideration, at
&ast at the present time. The
4sch bill, which the house has
nassed. Is full Of imperfections and
- not represent the best opinion
lns61ngress, 1t was adopted BY the
house merely to get It before the
senate as . basis for immediate
consideration. It 10 hoped that til
bad features will be smoothsd out
before the government turns the
roads back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
1EA tn CLAIMS
WILLIAM NEeuS,
LIFE RESIDENT


/. william Osborne Negus, . mem
Der of one Of Rock Islsnd'S oldest
pioneer families and . lifelong
resident Of this city, passed away
at st. Anthony's hospital At $50
o'clock last evening. after IN ILL
ness Of 20 weeks, during which he
had been bedfast. He was 70 years
Of age at the time Of his death.
He WAS born in 1e4S. and was
the Son Of Isaac and Jsrushs NJ
gus.s early settlers Of the county,
who came here in the l0's. His
father, who WAS 1T one time pres
ident Of the Rock IslaaA bank.
which closed in the year 1850. &C.
squired considerable property IN
the city. including the Rock Island
house. The early family homo was
1t First avenue and Thirteenth
street.
William Negus was educated In
\the public schools here. He took
up work az q steamboat engineer
On the Mississippi. While In this
work he was the victim OF IN acci-
denton the boat which resulted In
"a permanent Disagreement After
: .nhe accident he devoted his time to
an ~, large business interests.
,.o,snsst Large Property Interests.
Eetche. his brother Charles he was
csnt. a. iwner of the Rock ISLAND
x,thom He later leased the prop
,.h,,r,srsIut continued to make his
- -. FL, here. He WAS also the own
= sS1afge real estate interests.
s;r.ss n include the Negus apart
- ost:a. Negus row. and other prop
=. - 49,, the vicinity Of Second ave-
S.n a Thirteenth street.
other Charles and . sister
Aniswife of the late W. s.. Knowl-
tons preceded him in death. Sur
wing are Q nephew. James Knowl.
ton +of Morgantown, w. Va, . niece.
Mrs Grace Waggamon Of WASH
ington, D. c.. . sister-in-law. Mrs.
hs-M. Titterington OF Rock Island,
aN6 her son. Charles Drake Negus
GfsFlirport.
Funeral Saturday Morning.
THE funeral services will be con-
Quoted at 1890 Saturday morning
at the Knox chapel. Interment will
be made in the family lot In Chip.
p1annOck cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
CONSCIENCE Of
SOMEONE CASTS
OUT BIG WORRY


To have . heart" Is alright, but
to. have . conscience goes It one
better. according to City Clerk
Martin T. Rudgren. who has q
check in his possession today for
SOL, which was sent to the city by
an unknown person to pay a back
debt.
The person who sent the check
typed . nots and signed 1t "Con-
science" The note reads:
The enclosed draft II sent the
water department Of the city OF
Rock Island In payment Of IN old
unrecorded debt"
The draft Ii made out On the At
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
Personal Points

Bishop and Mrs. Granville H.
Sherwood Of Springfield arrived
last evening to spend. Thanksgiv-
ing at the home Of Ars. -. ".
Potter.
Mrs. H. R. Hess and daughter
Dorothy Of Tiskilwa afs coming to
spend Thanksgiving q the homo
Of Mrs. Hess parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. F. Gilmore. 1908 Seventh ave-
nue.
Mrs. Helen Hartssll and children
Dorothy Jane and Tom Of Omaha
arrived In the city Inst svening to
spend the Thanksgiving season
with relatives here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25

tanned, though reports from othsr
townships and precincts are favor
able. c. c. Clarke Of Milan 10 cap
tain Of the team which has can
vassed the territory.
Workers have not yet completed
q canvass Of the factory districts,
but incomplete returns are favor
able. The Universal Tractor conf
pany employees made a substantial
contribution to the fund. Returns
for other factories and from CAP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25

tains Of precincts IRE expected 70
come In soon.
The executive committee Of tho
campaign held . meeting 1t the
Rock Island club this noon. Ut
which a check was made on reports
to date, and plans discussed for tag
day on Saturday, the closing daysGz
the drive, when young women will
be stationed throughout the busi.
ness district to tag the passersbX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
ONE TOWNSHIP
GOES over TOP

Reports from Bowling township
show that It has gone over its
quota in the drive for. funds being
conducted by the Salvation Army.
Bowling = the first township to "a.
port that the quota has been OBJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
INDUs1RIE$oF
CITIES TO Be
ON exhibition


Plans to put on IN Industrial
show Of various products msnufac-
tursd In the quad cities next spring
were Forwarded to . meeting at
the Rock Island club this noon.
The mayors Of Rock Island, DAY.
export, Moline and East Moline
conferred with Z special commit
tee from tho Rotary club, headed
by DR.. y. M. Sala, on this subject
and decided that they could endorse
such . plan to the full extent. It
will be referred to the Tri-City
Manufacturefs' association. A
meeting Of the city executives and
Rotary committee with the govern
ing board Of the manufacturers is
set for Friday noon in the club,
when further consideration Will be
given the project.
Probably In Early March.
The idea IL to present this in
dustsial show some time in the
spring, preferably Immediately fol-
lowing the quad-city automobile
show, also to be held In the taber-
nacle. The show Is to take place
during the last week in February
or early in March. II the affair is
found to be . success 1t will be
made An annual affair, similar to
the show held at Peoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25
Probably In Early March.

WINTER TERN AT BROWNS
The winter term at Browns Bus
mess college opens Monday, Dec. /.
A profitable way to spend the win
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-25

CONGRESSMAN Graham. who II
head Of the congressional investi-
CATION committee, said that the
Rock Island arsenal served prac-
tically - the pacemaker for the
country. He said that the arsenal
turned out . great amount Of work
at 1 considerably smaller cost than
was done by private concerns.
Methods used at the arsenal and
prices Of finished work were turn
ed over to other plants Of the
country, but they never squalled
them, ho said.
However, thsfe were = few mat
tsrs that IRE now under invsstigs
tion, no said.
while not here on government
business, the congressman stated
that he had talked with IN inSpec-
tor at the arsenal and probably
will take his testimony relative to
articles manufactured BY the r. G..
Long company Of Massachusetts,.
Some Of these articles were reject
ed 1t the arsenal.
"A manufacturing concern in East
Moline, which turned out work for
the government, also will b tnves
tigatsd along similar lines. hs said.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
REPUBLIC OF FRANCE

PARIS, France.-The French were
not able to permanently establish a
republic until they had tried three
times to do SO. The anarchy of the
French revolution produced Napoleon
Bonaparte. as first consul, and then
as emperor. The revolution of 1s4s
resulted in Napoleon III as hered-
itary emperor of the French by an
almost unanimous vote in November,
1852. The third republic was a result
OF the Franco-P -Prussian war and the
king of Prussia was proclaimed EN-
peror of the Germans, September 4,
1870, and his coronation took place
at Versailles January 1s, 1871. The
third French republic was saved from
destruction by the ability and activity
of Louis Adolphe Theirs. Like
Cavour he carried his country safely
through great crisis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
The Business Outlook
STEEL STRIKE CAUSES LITTLE DISTURBANCE sITUA
TION COMPLICATED BY MINERS DEMANDS-RETAIL
CONTINUES IN LARGE VOLUME.
business Feature Service.)

strike does not materialize, supplies
of bituminous coal promise to be
ample. The chief difficulties then
encountered would concern trans
portation. If the strike were pro-
longed, it would tend to elevate
prices. irrespective of whether the
miners demands were granted.
Cooler weather has stimulated the
demand for certain kinds of wear
ing apparel and for blankets. Some
merchants have shown tendency
to stock up during period of strike,
fearing scarcity of goods later,
instead of cutting their orders to the
bare minimum. Despite price un-
certainty and labor unrest the turn
over at most cities maintains the
summers unusual activity. Building
activity is normal for the first time
in several years, according to Fed
eral Reserve reports. Untitled or
ders of the steel corporation show
another increase. Business men
have noted with satisfaction that "a
budget has been reported out by
the House Select Committee on Bud
get.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
ELOPERS WED AT LAST
Edward Herbert and May Armour
Are Married In MARYLAND.

ELkTON, Md.-Dan Cupid bea,
the police of Atlantic City, Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Elkton. when
Edward Herbert, 35 years old, en-
gagged in business in Philadelphia
elopcd to Elkton and married Miss
May Arbour, 90 years old, of Atlantic
City.
The runaways' first sad experience
on their way to the altar came. when
they were detained in City Hall Phi.
ladelphia, until the arrival of Miss
Armours mother. On her arrival. il
is alleged. Mrs. Armour stated that
Herbert would never marry her
daughter. and that unpleasant things
would happen to him if he ever came
to Atlantic City again.
Not to be outwitted, Herbert wen,
to the shore, and after dark had a
friend get Miss Armour to meet him.
Her parents, keeping close watch
had even locked up her clothes, but
the girl managed to grab a coat and
her best hat and started on the
journey.
The couple landed in PHILADELPHIA
at o'clock in the morning and los,
no time in getting to Wilmington.
Finding the strict law of Delaware
barrier to quick marriages. they
were advised to. trot along to Elk
ton. They reached Elkton about 8
O'CLOCK that evening, procured
license and were married.
Herbert, who l:~G t~cn married
twice before, stated before leaving
town that the parents of his bride
objected to him as son-in-law. be-
cause he has a wife living. This he
denied. saying both former wives are
dead. In order to outwit the police
who were hunting for them. Herbert
disguised his bride by removing the
flowers from her hat. and her glasses
by which the detectives recognized
her on her former attempt at mar.
riage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
THE 'GLITTERlNG CRAZE
England's New Plutocrats Pay
Enormous Prices For
Paintings and Jewels.
Peace Has Brought An Orgy OF
Spending Which Nothing
Can Check.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of persons
who have accumulated millions dur
ing the war and since, are buying at
any price furniture from some of the
ancient houses of the country, jewels
from some of the looted palaces of
Russia, and other continental coun-
tries, and paintings from anywhere
If they bear the mark of time.
There is no lack of jewels for
those who have the price and are
willing to pay. Many beautiful pieces
of jewelry, the history of which is
not given by the dealer, but which
experts say could come only from
the wealthiest families of Russia, are
finding their way into the market.
Enormous prices are being asked.
Flowers and food for elaborate en-
tertainments which are beginning to
mark the appearance of the newly
rich, are commanding fancy prices
such as $25 for an orchid and Sl.5O
for peach.
Automobiles are scarce and expen-
sive in Britain. Some of them COM
mand as much as $4,000 to $4,000,
and they are models of three and
four years ago, while new machines
almost are unobtainable. The maker
of the most famous English car
turns out only about 800 each year,
and it is said he already has booked
his entire output for this year and
next.
This extravaganza is attracting
wide attention from newspapers and
public men. peace has brought an
orgy of spending" says one writer,
(which high prices do nothing TO
check. The higher the price the
easier it is for those who have
money to draw the big lines of de-
markation between themselves and
the crowd"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
WEDDING TIES IN DouRr

CHARLESTON, w. Va.-Several
hundred couples who were married
by II. J. Hill, the marrying parson,"
are wondering just what their status
is. for it is charged that Hill has
been performing ceremonies withou,
legal right. Hill has carried on his
trade for years and his pere onal
solicitations finally made him OBJ.
noxious. An injunction was secured
several months ago 10 break up his
practice. Despite the Injunction he
continued the marriage business. II
IS now said thar couples joined by
him during the period OF the in.
junction were not legally wed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23

The steel strike has been less a
disturbing factor in business than
might reasonably have been antici-
pated. The mills were able to oper-
ate well above so per cent in most
instances after the first week.
While some congestion resulted, the
mills have been able to accommodate
their regular customers, or the lat
ter have drawn upon stocks in hand
and thus escaped serious embarrass-
ment. The steel interests and unions
have been deadlocked, and even af-
ter the unions appealed to the in
dustrial conference for arbitration
no immediate settlement or COM
promise seemed probable.
The proposed coal miners strike,
while arbitration may yet relieve
the tension has threatened to pro-
woke serious shortage of bitumin-
Gus fuel. The railroads and all in
dustry would be directly, and in
many cases Immediately affected by
a general walkout unless it could
be speedily terminated and the
miners returned to work. Industrial
stagnation would follow. If the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
FireSide Talks
With Members of the Newspaper
Bible Class
By REV. E. B. ALLEN, ID.
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Oak Park, Ill

ficient, the Deranged, the Deformed,
the Disorderly, the Dirty and the
Devitalized A great many so-called
religions and PHILOSOPHERS 60 out of
business i'm the face of this task.
They make great professions as cul-
tural agencies, but they lack the re-
generative power. This is where
Christianity is supreme. The per-
sonal friendship of Christ and of his
followers brings certain quality
into other lives whereby they are
redeemed. When DR.. j. r. Miller
gave as his statement of his personal
religion "Jesus and l are Friends"
he knew well the influence of friend
ship upon human life.
II. S. o. S.
When ship is in danger she
sends out the S. O.. S. call. Every
vessel within range will try TO re-
spond if possible. The call for help
supercedes all others and is pri-
mary obligation to be met. When
Peter felt himself sinking he called
upon Christ. If men try that today
in any emergency or need, they will
find Christ can help them. Miss Mar
Saret Slattery says: in one of the
fairy stories the children delight to
read, the adventurer, a mere boy, is
saved from a dreadful fate by the
arrival of the king. After his rescue
the king bids the boy continue his
journey and accomplish, if possible,
the important errand on which he
has been sent. As the boy turns TO
go, the king, laying his hand upon
the bows head. saws. sand NV son.
when you find yourself in difficulty,
lonely or afraid, cry quickly, i have
mediateiy the magician viii place mt
by your side"
! have often thought, as The chill
,ren read the stry, of how much
hose words, giysD deeper signiii-
ance. mean to fac Christian. lmay
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
Glas. Broken by the Voice.

II is scarcely credible. but it II .
fact that glass can be broken by
the voice. II you strike a thin wine
glass while you hold 1t by the stem. II
will emit a certain note-in midst
cases a pretty deep one. On APP
preaching the glass rapidly to your
mouth and shouting into II the same
note as loudly as possible, the vibra-
tions OF the glass being thereby ex-
tended, 1t will be shivered into frag-
ments. This used to be favorite
experiment of Lablache, the re-
nowned singer, who would thus
break. one ater the other, as many
glasses as were handed to him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
BOOKIE HAD BRANCH AT
POLICE HEADQUARTERS

An order prohibiting lettering in
the corridors at New York police
headquarters revealed the fact thar
this action was inspired to grea,
extent by the discovery that an enter.
prising poolroom man was employing
the headquarters bootblack. Coney
Spinia-also known AS Skies" from
the fact that he had six fingers on
one hand--to act as his agent in tax.
ing bets from detectives. reporters,
and other men frequenting the build.
ing.
For this offense the headquarler.
bootblacking privilcge-estma,ed Ia
be worth two hundred dollars a
month-has been taken away from
Spinia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
and flew with the wind full in his
face. Sir Arthur was made a cap
tain when he retired from the ser
vice.

be as certain as was the boy that l
am safe when once have learned to
say, 1 have need of my Friend, the
King He will come to me. There
will be no need of magician's
wand to bring him to my side, for
with him there is neither time nor
space, nor limitation of earth or sea
or sky. My cry, 81 have need of my
Friend, the King, instantly means
the strength and grace, the love and
power of Jesus Christ at my dis
posal. How foolish am if ever in
sickness, lOnel' SIS or fear hesitate
to tell him of my needw
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23

atlantic flight was exposed to the
elements for more than sixtoeu
hours and really needed protection
disdained either helmet or goggles
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23

Golden Text: 81 believe; help
thoN mine unbelief." Mark 9:24.
Lesson Matthew 14:22-23.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
BAN ON sEpTMEBER MORN

ALTOONA, Pa.-No longer will
numerous exhibitions of "Septembc,
Morn annoy passengers who travei
via Pennsylvania Railroad through
the western part of Pennsylvania II
had become the praclice for yon,l,
men and boys 10 battle, near railroad
bridges without proper attire ann
the patrons had 10 complain. Ra,l.
road officers aud State consiabular,
have been ordered 10 arrest ibus.
improperly dressed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
ROBE RI HEWITT I, pilot JU Isl AE TER #
NJ lEAViNcs THE WATER. WITH SIR,
81 sE,T THUR WHIT III IN BFo0N1k<au1 LADY
% # BROWN

Captain Sir Arthur Written
Brown, navigator Of the v!rker's
vimy. tn. first airpIaue to cross the
Atlantic Ocean in u nonstop flight
took his initial trip in flying boat
over New York city. With him was
Lady Brown. who never had been
up In an airplane of any type be-
fore Both we're immensely pleased
with the view they had of New
York from the air.
Both OF the passengers. as we'll as
the pilot. Robert r. Hewitt, rode
In the open, discarding for the elight
the transparent glazed shield with
which the machine was equipped.
Lady Brown wore the customary
aviator's helmet and goggles, but
Sir Arthur. who on his record trans
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-10-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER rs, 1919: "A LES
SON IN TRUST"

Golden Text: 81 believe; help
thol mine unbelief." Mark 9:24.
Lesson Matthew 14:22-23.
l. Steadying the Unstable.
Peter is sometimes called the un-
stable disciple because of his i'm
petuOus Iand fiery spirit and the
ways in which he showed it. But
the thing to remember about Peter
is that his contact with Christ stea-
died his life and made dependable
and useful man of him. When he
tried to walk to Christ upon the
water he did not realize how readily
he would be frightened. When the
wind came up he was afraid. In
stead of looking TO Christ he looked
at his surroundings. The Greek
word translated doubt means pri-
marily to look in two directions.
il says that man is uncertain which
way to take, therefore he wavers or
doubts. So long as Peter looked to
Christ he was safe. A father wished
TO teach his little child TO trust him.
He placed the child on table,
stepped back few PAGES and hold
ing out his arms bade the child Jump.
Three times the lad started to obey,
but looked down each time and
drew back. exclaiming, "Im afraidr
Then the father said, "Do not look
at the floor, look only at me. Now
jump" The next instant the boy
was in his fathers arms. Trust al
ways looks up, never down.
Christianity is now engaged in the
great task of helping unsteady peo-
pie to conquer themselves and their
surroundings. Someone has said
social order today which need to be
cast out, viz, the depraved, the De-