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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13
OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING is RECOGNIZED
NDRATE OF PAYADvANCED
Company Will Keep Open Shop but Offers Work
ers Their Old Places and All viii Be Back
on the Job in Few Days.
The telephone strike was settled at 1905 to

The telephone strike was settled at 200 today
An agreement was reached following series Of
prolonged conferences between representatives Oi
the striking operators and nemen Of Rock Island,
Moline and East Moline, officials Of the Central Union
Telephone company and Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver
Of Rock Island and Mayor G. T. Skinner OF Moline,
ending the tie-up, which has existed since July %
Both sides granted concessions Of varying im-
portance to contribute to the final comprise.
Through the action, operators and linemen, to
the total number of 2S7 persons will be received at
the Rock Island exchange within a few days. There
are 25O girl switchboard operators and 81 llnemen
and men employed at similar posts, who have been on
strike since July The men went out July Is and the
operators four days later
This is the only telephone strike record in the
tri-cities and the strike of longest duration
pared with any similar previous action of organized
labor.
Terms of an agreement offered by the company,
modified and finally accepted by the employees, are
principally as follows
THE Davenport wage scale, not yet asceraned,
will prevail for the men.
'There is to be no discrimination on account OF
employees being affiliated not affiliated with unions,
or engaged in legitimate activities in connection with
the same.
"The company recognizes collective bargaining
with its employees.
"Any questions which might come up as a result
of this strike to be settled by board composed
of Mayor Harry M. Schriver of Rock Island, Mayor
C. P Skinner of Moline, Mayor G. F. Johnson Of
East Moline also c. H. Rottger state general man
ager of the telephone company"
Asks Workers Return.
c. H. Rottger state general manager for the
Central Union Telephone company, upon receiving
news over the long distance telephone from Mayor
Schriver that settlement had been reached in the
strike this nOon requested that all strikers inemen
and operators return for work Monday morning.
Il hope all our old workers will report to their
posts Monday morning" Mr.. Rottger told the mayor.
"All Monday shall be busy, appearing before the
state public utility commission will arrive in Rock
Island Wednesday morning and will call all the en-
out all minor difficulties that may still exist at that
time"
Near Settlement Yesterday
Most Of the big questions were cleared up yes
terday in meeting of operators and linemen, dis
cussing offers of the company, which lasted from
M to o'clock this morning. There remained a few
small issues, concerning various stipuatons to
working conditions and the like. Some concessions
were offered along these lines by G. H. Rottger,
speaking to Mayor SchIiver the telephone last
night This morning these thrashed out
considered modified and finally Incorporated into
the agreement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13
EVANGELIST ARRIVES FULL
OF pep, AFTER A VACATION
TO RESUME WAR ON EVIL ONE
(By Associated Press. }

Chicago, Sept. 13-EVangeIist Sunday whose
mark of Identification, as he puts it himself, is
Billy" was in Chicago today on his way from Wi
mona Lake, Ind, to Rock Island, ILL.,
81 on my way to kick the devil out Of the
ST-cities, Rock Island, Davenport and Moline he
said, ''as the beginning of 10 months season"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13
The Weather

Unsettled tonight and Sunday,
warmer tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday
-. Lowest last night "a
Precipitation none
Velocity of wind at : a. m. 4
miles per hour.
Stage of water IS, a rise of 2
in last "a hours.
l p. m. s D. M. a. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13
BOSTONC
PRONOUNCED
OUT OF JOBS
Opinion Holds Them Off
GERS of State and Amen
able to Its Laws.

Boston. Mass Sept. IS.-PO-
lice Commissioner Curtis to-
day announced that the posts
deserted by striking policemen
were vacant and that he would
proceed to fill them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13
NEW TELEPHONE WAGE SCALE.

Following the wage which effective
employees back work:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13
No Of6cial Departure.

There were no ceremonies at
tending General Pershing's recep-
tion at the war department. He
came as any other high officer
would come to report and it was
only the enthusiasm of the crowds,
which cheered and waved at him
along the way from his hotel that
marked an unusual event.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13

J. N. SHERIER, Metcorologist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-13

Continued on Page EIeven.D
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
A GENUINE WAR
TROPHY FOR the
SCHOOL CHILDREN
LOCAL BANKS WILL HAVE A
SUPPLY OF RAND GRENADES
AS HELPS TO SAVING

Banks of the Seventh Federal Re-
serve District are sending in rush or
ders for the hand grenade banks which
the War Savings Organization of the
Seventh Federal Reserve District is
going to distribute through the banks
to the school children this fall.
Under the scheme adopted by the
banks, they will "lend" a grenade
bank to any child under seventeen
years old who applies for it. To Sc
cure ownership of the grenade bank
the child will be required to earn
enough money to purchase one War
Savings Stamp, if under ten years
and two if older, and take the money
to the institution where the grenade
bank was secured and buy War
Savings Stamp there.
The children will be allowed the en-
tire summer to do the work and they
will be required to surrender the
grenade bank unless they purchase
War Savings Stamp before October
L. This plan has the advantage CT
allowing the child the use of the
grenade bank to save his pennies and
dimes, while he is accommodating
enough TO buy his War Savings Stamp
After the re-opening of school and
after all the qualifying children have
been supplied, the hand grenades will
be given to persons over IL years
who purchase three or more w, S. S.
The banks believe that the adver-
tising they will receive through iden-
tifying themselves with the work of
the Savings Division Of the Treasury
Department in the grenade distribu-
tion, the new contacts which they will
establish among children and adults
who are prospective depositors viii
be worth the expense and trouble in
volved.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
HOLD AUTO
THIEVES TO THE
CIRCUIT COURT
BONDS FIXED AT $1,000 WHICH
WILL VERY LIKELY
NOT BE SECURED

The three Italians, Sam Terranavo
Tomassi Bodalsamut and Sam Can
della, of Grand Rapids, who were ar
rested for attempting to steal Ace
BORIS Ford sedan were again brought
up here from Ionia, Monday morning
and the testimony, taken at their for
mer hearing was gone over and at
the conclusion the men were bound
over to the next term cf the Circuit
court at Ionia, in default of being able
to furnish a satisfactory bail which
was affixed by Justice Lapham in the
sum of $1,000 each for the men. Up
to the hour of going to press the men
had been unable to obtain the re-
quired amounts to gain them tempor-
airy freedom.
Foss o. Eldred has been retained
by the men as attorney and they will
try through him to show that they
were not implicated in any way to
steal the machine and that it was a
mistake on the part of the local men
who arrested and held them on the
charge of attempting to steal the
car. The men have friends in Grand
Rapids who are showing their will
ingness to help them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30

A warrant was sworn out by Mrs.
Charles Spencer of south Bridge St.,
Friday morning charging Ed. Wilson
a pioneer Otisco township farmer,
who for the past several years has
been enjoying life with an automobile
after many years of hard work, with
fast and reckless driving. 1t is al
legged that Wilson while driving past
the Spencer home hit the Is months
old child of the family and knocked
it over. The child was attempting
to cross the street. 1t is alsc claimed
that Wilson looked around at the
child as it fell but that he failed to
stop and ascertain if the child was in
jured. TyAe warrant will also he
changed to include the latter count.
The case was first heard in Judge
Spencer's court, Tuesday morning and
was then adjourned to Tuesday, Aug
ust II at which time it will again
come up. Wilson was also arrested
on a warrant charging him with
speeding on Friday, July "a and when
arraigned on this charge in Justice
Spencer's court he plead guilty and
paid a fine of so and costs, amount
ing to $14.35.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
Rev. Iulg To Leave

Rev. j. Fred Iulg, pastor of the
local Free Methodist church has de.
cided to leave the Michigan field and
will preach his farewell sermon to
his congregation and others who W II
be there to hear him, on next Sunday
evening, August 3. He will enter the
work of the Genesee, N. Y. conference
near his old home and the family will
drive through in their car. They
have been for ten years in this state
first for three years in school at
Spring Arbor, then for one year in
charge of the Big Rapids church 3
years at the 500 and for the past 3
years at Belding. During their stay
here both himself and family have
epdeared himselfy in the hearts Of
their people and they will be greatly
missed. No successor to Mr.. lulg
has as yet been appointed or selected
for the local charge nor will it be
known who the next pastor will be
until after the conference for this
district, yhich is held commencing
August 13. Rev. Iulg and family
plan on leaving here on Wednesday
August 6.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
ADVOCATE A.
BETTER SERVICE
IN POST OFFICE
NEW METHOD WOULD ENABLE
LETTERS TO BE WIRED QUICK
LY AT BUT A SMALL COST

A petition is being circulated and
is receiving the signatures of many
people which when covered with a
sufficient number of names, will be
presented to the proper government
officials in Washington asking them
to take some action looking forward
to the betterment Of the postal service
in transmitting letters from one part
of the country to another.
The idea is to have letter mailed
at a post Office and have telegraph
operation at the Office who will take
the contents of the letter and wire
them to the operator who is located
in the post office of the city to which
the letter is to be sent. Each post
Office in the country would have tel
egraph operator on duty at all Office
hours and it would be their duty to
send the contents Of any letter which
had the required extra fee attached
to it. The privilege would still be al
lowed the public of sending letters
in the regular method, as at present,
should they desire to do so.
A letter could be sent by means Of
the Telepost system with less cost
and in less time than in the ordinary
way with telegraphing and with the
reported great congestion or some
thing else wrong with the postal sys-
tenn it is claimed by the Telepost
advocates that the situation would be
materially improved and that a man
could write letter to some one in
a distant city and get three or four
replies back and forth in the same
day, where under the present system
it generally takes three or four days
to oet letter Just short distance.
Major Frank r. Chase is circulating
the local petition and thinks that the
proposed new scheme would be of
great value to the commercial letter
business Of the country.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
SEPARATOR IS
BURNED WHILE
ON THRESH|NG JOB
CAUSE UNACCOUNTED FOR BUT
THOUGHT is THAT SPARKS
STARTED THE BLAZE

A grain separator beldngingI to
Claude Elkins, of Grattan, was de-
stroyed by fire while it was being
used in a threshing job at the Bill
Cannon farm north CT Grattan,
Saturday. In addition to the
loss Of the separator, which is valued
at between 81 900 and $1,000 it is es-
timated that about so or 75 bushels
of wheat were licked up by the flames
before the fire burned itself out and il
was only by quick work on the part
of men who were working on the job
that nothing more burned. A truck
load of wheat had been started on its
way to the Moseley elevator and by
this act it was saved.
While the origin of the fire is un-
known, it started and was first noticed
under the self-feeder and was of
small proportions when first discov-
cred, but with the intricate position
of the fire and the highly combustible
nature of the fuel which it had to
progress on it was difficult work
fighting it and as a result the sepa-
rator was practically total loss be-
fore the fire was extinguished. The
separator was of partial steel frame
and body construction and all wood
and cloth parts were burned.
Another fire at the farm of Joe
Gehan, north and east of the Parnell
church was discovered shortly after
the threshers had pulled out of the
yard and was put out before it could
do a great deal Of damage. 1t had just
reached large pile Of straw when
it was noticed.
The huckleberry swamps in Grattan
which. started to burn several weeks
ago broke out again last week and
caused great deal of smoke in the
region around the marshec
While in no particular case IL the
origin Of the fire known, in each one
of them there il q suspicion that they
might have been started from lighted
cigarettes butts carelessly thrown
away.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS TO HOLD PICNIC

Baldwin lake, Saturday, August 2,
1919.
Bus fare, Adults 60 cents, children
% cents to be paid to Clarence Hol-
comb when you start. We want chill
dren to ccme anyway even if they are
unable to pay the fare asked. Auto
mobiles will leave the M. E. church at
8, 10 and ~ o'clock a. m. and the silk
mills at IL M. You should notify
Clarence Holcomb. 631 Williams St.
or telephone to Frank Hudson, the
hour you wish tc start, that the prop
er arrangements may be made for
you.
All children without parents will
leave the lake at o'clock and will
be left at the church here.
Every person should bring / glass,
I fork, / spoon. paper plates will be
furnished by Sunday school. Bring
enough sandwiches fer yourself, two
lemons and one other article selected
from the following menu:
Pickles, sandwiches, baked beans,
vegetable or fruit salad, cake and
lemonade. Please tag your baskets
and etc, plainly.
For each family please include a
medium sized table cloth.
The report that Baldwin lake is
condemned by the State Board OF
Health we find to be absolutely un-
founded.
Come one-Come all.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30

life and that while he has had lot
of these good times in Belding he
never had one yet which he enjoyed
like he is going to enjoy this one be-
cause that he attended the last two
committee meetings which have been
held looking to the holding of the
big time and from what the boys
talked about he knows that it is 60
ing to be some time.
The old man says that he wants
to see every last mother, together
with her husband and all their sons
and daughters and their off springs
out to the big party-for party he
says. it is going to be-and he will
delight in seeing every one have a
good time, as he says that having a
good time, such as the one on Labor
Day will be, went hurt anyone and
will be conducive to long life, in fact
that is the reason that he had taken
in so many of them and that is why
his health is so good that he is going
to take in many more before he goes
on his last long journey.
Old wiskers says that cf all the
Labor Day celebrations he ever took
in, either in Belding or any other
town, the one of last year was the
very best yet, but that after hearing
what the boys had to say about the
coming event at their committee meet
ing Monday night in the city hall he
was satisfied that none of the ether
celebrations would be able ito stand
up long against the one to be held
Monday, September /.
o,o ,.vo~o .axvo~a1 <k;,.e t1of fko
old boy thought over though and told
us about and that, was that it took
money to put over the 1918 affair and
that it will take money to put over
the 1919 celebration. He said that it
was going to be good, big thing for
the town and for that reason every
body should turn in and help make it
whaling success. To do this he
reckoned in his old fashioned way,
it would take a lot Of work and lot
of money and that there was lot of
people ready to give the former, scme
of them willing to give Of the latter
but that to his way of looking at it
there were not enough people giving
of either and that those who have so
far said anything about giving money
were planning on giving only about
one-half enough. He said that he adj
mired saving habit connected with
any person, but that he also liked to
see them loosen up and shake some
of the wherewithal into the committee
treasury when anything like Labor
Day celebration was being planned
so that a grand successful time would
be assured.
In order now that the old gentle
man will not be disappointed when
you go to write your name or the
name of your firm down for a dona-
tion or q subscription to the big do
ings, don't make the figures and
smaller than you possibly can, stretch
the amount just = little more than
you thing that you ought to and the
committee will have . big time for
you and your friends to enjoy on La
Dor Day. It is said that the people
who are working over in the mills and
factories are giving very literally
again, those who are here, but that
there II no where near the number
working here that there was last year
and for that reason the amount re-
(Conkinusd on RAgs Eighk)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30

For nearly five hundred years the
military forces of the world have been
developing the hand grenade as an
engine of death and destruction. 1t
has remained for America to trans
form this ancient weapon into a
peaceful constructive agency in the
fight for thrift and Individual savings.
The hand grenades, which are the
highest Development of the time-hon-
ored weapon, are transformed into
thrift agencies by the simple process
of clearing out the explosive chamber
cutting a slot through the shrapnel
casting which is the body Of the gren-
ade, and substituting a removable
screw for the base fthe casting. The
grenade bank will hold one hundred
pennies or one hundred dimes. With
the exception of these changes the
grenades remain in the exact form de-
signed for their original purpose.
Across the face of the grenade bank
appear the words "Buy w. S. S."
The hand grenade was designed by
American Army Officers and explosive
experts, who had before them the re-
suits of three years Of experience
with hand grenades in the Allied ar
mics. The grenade carried a heavy
charge of high explosive and was dis
charged by fuse timed to five sec
onds. The iron casting which formed
the body of the grenade was deeply
scored into fragments roughly an inch
square, which separated by the force
of the explosion spread death and de-
struction over a wide area.
The striker which ignited the fuse
in the grenade was controlled by a
spring held in place at safety" by
a light metal spoon" or lever which
passed over the top and down one
side of the grenade. This weapon
was fastened to the body of the gren-
ade by a cotter pin. The grenade
thrower removed the cotter pin and
held the spoon in position with his
closed hand in the act of throwing. As
Continued on page four)
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30

Mr.. and MRS. ART Hochradel, OF
Roseberg, Oregon, arrived in the city
Monday evening and are visiting with
Fred Purdy and wife, A. j. Rummler
and family and with other friends
here. II has been ten years ago since
they left this city and went out west
---out into the best country and the
best climate on earth--so Art says.
He is having great time, however
shaking hands with all of his many
friends and if he was still wearing
the handsome mustache which always
adorned his ccuntenance while he was
a resident of this city, 1t would not
take second to recognize him. As
it is everyone knows that there is
something lacking in Arts looks
which was there the time they last saw
him. He is now engaged in cloth
ing and shoe business. Art was here
in business before this country be-
came. part of the great Sahara
desert and run the popular thirst
quenching parlor on N. Pleasant Sc,
in the room now occupied by Peter
Shindo5f as a meat market.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30

The fire alarm blew Friday night
at about midnight tc announce that a
fire was under way in the local bort
body plant. The fire started from
an overheated motor and this was
ruined by it as was also another mo-
tor near by. Leon Bly, and another
man were engaged in running a stick
ing machine through the night in an
effort to speed up production and the
motor on their machine overheated
The fire department was quickly
on the scene but owing to the fact
that the plant is equipped with auto
matte sprinklers it was very well
taken care of.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-30
Breaks Water Hydrant or

While backing up his automobile at
the intersection of Pleasant and De-
pot streets, Thursday night, at $40
o'clock, Hasbrcok Lawrence, a far
mer living northwest of the city,
struck the city water hydrant which
is located there, with sufficient force
to break the big pipe off close to the
surface of the earth. 1t caused loud
report as the heavy pressure in the
main was freed and the low spots on
Depot street were flooded before the
water could be shut off. 1t is the
first accident of its kind to happen in
the city. No damage was done the
automobile other than a dent in its
gasoline tank.