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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
COMMUNITY CLUB EXCURSION.

The afternoon and evening excur-
sion given by the Community club,
next Saturday, May "a. on the big
floating palace. Steamer Saint Paul,
promises to be the biggest, best
and jolliest excursion this season.
Mr.. Streckfus informed the com
mittee that the Saint Paul would
go south Immediately after the ex-
cursion on the oath and ply IN the
Illinois, Ohio, and lower part of
the Mississippi river for the rest
of the season. The Community
club of Rock Island in cooperation
with the War Camp Community
service is offering this big boat for
your pleasure for the last time this
season. Saturday, May "a. after
noon or evening. Bring the child
rem and take the afternoon trip.
There will be plenty of music and
plenty of amusement. Come and
bring your lunches and picnic on
the upper deck.
The big dance floor. full length
and width of the boat, with a nine
piece orchestra will be enticing to
hundreds who care to dance.
There are five decks on which
you may promenade and view the
beautiful scenery on either side of
the river as the big palace floats
down the river Saturday afternoon.
Don't make a mistake and miss
this, your last chance to enjoy the
wonderful big new pleasure boat,
Saturday, May "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
WOODMEN VOTE
FOR new RATES
Reports y on Referendum Show
Membership is Carrying ReTis-
eG Schedule by Good Margin.

At the last regular meetings of
local camps in May members of
the Modern Woodmen of America
were afforded the opportunity Of
voting upon the repeal or approx
al OF the new rate schedule to be-
come effective July 1, unless a ma
jority of the entire membership
records in favor of such repeal.
The referendum vote is being
taken under the law of the state
of Illinois, and the result will be
announced on or about June Is.
The head clerk reports that re-
turns of the votes received to May
% indicated a large majority vot
ing in opposition to repeating the
new rates, and If that ratio con-
tinues throughout, there seems to
be no question as to the approval
Of the new rates by a majority Of
those voting, whereas the law pro-
vides for a majority vote OF the
entire membership recorded in op-
position, to make the rates inef-
fective. The membership of the
Modern Woodmen quite generally,
according to all reports received,
is philosophically accepting the
change as the best possible solu-
ton of the rate problem, at the
same time declaring that the new
schedule is reasonable, fair and
fraternal
Anticipating the new rates be-
coming effective July 1, the field
forces of the society, under Head
Consul Talbot's direction, are pre-
pairing to put on intensive new
membership campaigns i'll all por-
tions of the society's jurisdiction.
1t is stated as the general belief
.os the deputies that they will be
able to write more new business
on the new rates than on the for
mer table, because of the new
schedule being based upon the
Modern Woodmen's own mortality
table, instead of on arbitrary or
guess-work rates.
The reconstruction period in
that society does not seem to have
materially affected the continued
growth and expansion Of the mem
bership, as the issuance of 31,926
benefit certificates to new mem
bers were reported for the first
four months of the year, to which
will be added more than 1000 is
sued in May, all of those written
since March q being rated on the
old schedule with the understand
ing that they are to be rerated on
the new table July l. Although
wide publicity has been given to
the entire membership of the head
camps action on rates. the sus-
pensions thus far reported are not
in excess of the normal rate prior
to the hu epidemic. 1t is quite evil
dent that the Modern Woodmen of
America has satisfactorily solved
its rate problem.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
HERE'S A NEW ONE
IN DIVORCE SUITS

Chicago, May 22.-The adage that
there is nothing new under the
SUM- was disproved by Mrs. Eliza
beth J. White In a bill filed in
tl.e circuit court she charges that
after she had obtained a decree of
separate maintenance from Samuel
T. White, head of the White Lily
" ASKING Machine company in Dav-
export, Iowa. she was given a d.
vcrce without her knowledge or
consent.
Although the records OF the supe-
rior court are said to show that
Mrs. White, supported by two wit
nesses, appeared in court and test-
fed to the desertion OF her hus-
band, she declares she did not ap-
pear in court. and never authorized
any one to file suit for her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
GALLON HOUSES
DROP The FIRST
ROUND OF FIGHT
Illinois Legislature Adopts County
License Which Would Put Fac
in Hands of Supervisors.
Especial to The August .

Springfield. May 22-The house
late yesterday passed. SO to 60.
Representative Abbey's bill provid-
ing that any person selling intoxi-
eating liquors outside of any incor-
porated city, town or village with
out procuring a license from the
county board to keep a dram shop
shall be fined from $50 TO 5000 and
Imprisoned in the county Jail from
80 to 80 days.
Abbey, Wells and Werts, all from
the Thirty-third district, supported
the measure.
The foregoing measure was pre-
scented at the instance OF the anti
liquor forces IN this county to cope
with five-gallon houses operating
under government license in rural
territory which never voted dry un-
der local option. It is understood
that similar conditions prevail in
other parts of the state.
If the bill becomes law a num-
Ter of five-gallon houses in South
Moline township will be affected. 1t
is understood that the Rock Island
county board is disposed to refuse
all such licenses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
PREEMPTION WILL
HAVE NEW SCHOOL.

Presumption will have a new
school building when the educa-
tional year opens next fall. 1t
takes the place of the one destroy
ed by fire last winter. The dis
trict authorized an issue of bonds
to the amount of $4,000.
The new structure will be of
brick, 40x52 feet, one story in
height 1t will be partitioned into
four rooms and an office.
Moline architects are preparing
the plans and bids will be adver-
tised for June 1. Work will be be-
gun Immediately after the con-
tract is awarded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
"FTTZ" HAS A
BAD COLD AND
STAYS IN BED

Commissioner w. H. T1tzsim-
mons was conspicuous by his abb
sence at the city hall today, a se-
we're cold making it necessary for
him to remain in bed the greater
portion of the day. "Fitz" has been
complaining of not feeling we'll"
for the last few days, having been
afflicted with bad cold for over
a week. y
Commissioners John Murrin and
Frank WITCH naturally are trans
acting the business for 'Fitz." The
commissioner expects to be up and
around by tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
MAYOR SUBMITS
EXPENSES FOR
HIS CAMPAIGN

1t cost Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver
the sum of $735.35 to be elected to
bis present Office. the largest item
in this amount Being for newspa-
per advertising. Mr. Schriver spent
exactly $436.35 cents in the various
papers. His smallest item in the
expense account was that expend-
ed for theatre advertising, while
over $1S5 was expended for car
rage hire and automobiles. The
following is an itemized account OF
the mayors expenses:
Newspaper advertising 49,. $436.35
Automobiles and carriages. 1880
Cards .........ss-..- 9o-UO
Card advertising -....-..... oS.OO
Theatre advertising $500. 22.00
Cuts, photographs and pic
ture slides .......r...... $500
IOtal ? oO.oo
The statement shows that no
funds were contributed to Mr..
Schriver's campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22

GLIDING 1,035 recovering illness or
wounds and the One Hundred
fourth supply train complete, One
Hundred. fourth mobile ordnance
repair shop, One Hundred fourth
train headquarter and Fifty-eighth
infantry brigade headquarters, all
these units being OF the Twenty
ninth division, and Illinois, Mime
scta, Iowa and California casuals
Colonel E. E. Goodwin Emporia,
Va, was in command.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
SELECT men TO
ATTEND MEETING
VIII Represent Local Chamber Of
Commerce Body at State
Convention.

II. H. cleveland and F. W, Bend
er have been selected by the Cham
Der of Commerce body to attend the
state convention held in Peoria,
June s and 6, according to the an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
Obituary
Mrs. OttiIia n. Schreiber.

Mrs. Ottilia R Schneider, aged Sc
years, died at the home of her son,
Fred c. Schneider, $500 Eighteenth
street, with whom she had been Wis
iting. Mrs. Schneider had been a
widow for some years, and had been
making her home with her daugn-
ter, Carlotta l. Schneider, a teach
er in one of the Chicago public
schools. Heart failure was the
cause of the death She was born in
Germany March 20, 1853. The body
will be shipped to Chicago this
afternoon where burial will take
place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
ACCUSES HIM OF
TRYING TO TAKE
LIFE OF SPOUSE

When Perry Brice attempted to
take the life of his wife Dora, she
could stand it no longer, according
to a bill for divorce she filed in
circuit court today.
Frieda Booker charges John
Booker with cruelty in a bill filed
yesterday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
FEDERAL BAKERY
SYSTEM TO OPEN
TWO LOOP SHOPS

The Federal system of baking
will install two stores in the loop,
one to open on Saturday at 308
Twentieth street and another to be
opened later in the Rock Island
house.
The system has machinery which
shows the process of baking from
the time the -four leaves the sack
until the baked product comes
from the ovens, all taking place
under glass cover and can be seen
by the public.
J. F. Block will manage the two
Rock Island stores, at present be-
ing manager of the Moline store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
COMPROMISE is
REACHED over
STRIKE TERMS
Plumbers of City Return to Work
Today Following Agreement
Reached Late Yesterday.
GET 81 FOR DAYS WORK
Is a Flat Increase of 81 Over For.
mer Wage Seale-End Comes
As Surprise.

The unexpected happened yester-
day with the ending of the plumb
ers' strike in this city and today
all of the plumbers who went out
on strike May l, returned to work.
A compromise was reached late
yesterday and the journeymen re-
turned to work for the stipulated
sum of 81 per day, or Sta cents
per hour. This makes a fat in
increase of 81 over the sum they
formerly received.
The action Of the journeymen
plumbers in returning to work in
spite Of the fact that their de-
mands of 80 cents an hour was
not met by the master plumbers
came as a surprise to the public.
The master plumbers in Daven-
port had already met the demands
of the journeymen and it was ex-
pected that the local journeymen
would hold out a week longer.
Public Pays.
The increase in the wages of the
pIuIDDeTS means an duQSu inCTSdSe
in Che cost of plumbing and &C
cording to the statement of one of
the leading master plumbers to-
day, it will cost $50 to $25 more
to install plumbing in a resi-
dence.
The employees OF the Channon &
Dufva plumbing establishment
went back to work Tuesday and
according to the agreement under
which they returned to work they
share in the increase in wages.
For the one day they worked I'M
der the old agreement they re-
ceived Sc.
Early settlement of the strike is
attributed to the amount of in
creased building work and the
subsequent increase in the amount
of plumbing work.
Approximately so to SIS steam
filters and plumbers are affected
by the settlement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22

The flesh of all varieties Of whale,
except the "orca" or killer whale,
appears to be edible, but the best
meat comes from the gray whale
and from the so-called sulphur
bottom" variety
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
ROCK ISLANDER Is
ENLISTED IN ARMY

Marshal Johnson, 621 Fortieth
street, enlisted in the United States
army at the recruiting station and
left last night for Jefferson bar
racks, st. Louis, Mo. He selected
the air service and will be sent
to an aviation camp.
Joseph Mensha, 11S Railroad ave-
nue., Moline, recently discharged
from the One Hundred Sixty-flrst
depot brigade. enlisted in the cav
airy for one year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
Mrs. Edith WyvfIle.

Mrs. Edith wyviIle, wife OF Frank
c. Wyville, died at 4:40 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at her home
in Burlington, Iowa, following an
illness of eight weeks. Death was
caused by a complication OF dis
eases.
Edith Archer was born in Mo-
line Sept. %, 1877, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Archer.
She married Frank c. WyviIle of
this city on May II, 1902. They
made their home in this city until
seven years ago, when the family
moved to Burlington, where Mr..
Wyville became foreman of the
Iowa Biscuit company of that city.
She was "a member of the Bur-
lington chapter of the Woman's
Relief corps and the Royal Neigh
bors OF America
Besides her husband. deceased
is survived by q daughter Eliza
beth, her mother, Mrs. George w.
Archer, 1916 Fourteenth-and-a-half
street, Rock Island, and one sister,
Ethel. at home.
The body will be shipped to
Rock Island for burial, arriving in
this city tomorrow EVENING" Flu
neral arrangements have not been
completed.
Mrs. Frederick Kuhrasch.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred
erick Kuhrasch. Gagged 43 years,
4500k Fifth avenue, Rock Island,
who died yesterday in a Moline
hospital, will be held at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in the Dam
ielson & Furgie chapel, Moline.
Rev. A. M. Stocking Of Rock Is
land will have charge. Remains
will be taken to Wisconsin for in
terment
Emma Kerstell was born Sept.
is, 1875. in Fountain Valley, Wis,
and was married to Frederick
Kuhrasch in 1896 at Berlin, Wis.
She was a member of Spencer
Memorial church of Rock Island.
Surviving are the widower, two
sisters. Mrs. ]. Zwicky of Oshkosh,
Wis, and Mrs. w. F. Fuller of Au-
Wis. and four brothers:
Robert Kerstell, Edward Kerstell,
Frank Kerstell and Andrew Ker-
stell, all of Wisconsin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22

All the news all the lime-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-22
Rock Island, I'LL, May 10, 1919.

Rock Island, ILL.,, May 10, 1919.
To the City Clerk. Rock Island,
nt-Dear Sir:
AS required by law. l herewith
submit itemized statement of all
my election and campaign expens-
es Gncluding primary election) in
Cured and paid by me during my
campaign for the Office of mayor
of the city of Rock Island, Ill, to-
gether with statement regarding
funds contributed:
Funds contributed ..... None
Expense:
Newspaper advertising -. S436.35
Automobiles and carriages. 1880
Cards $500
Card advertising ..... $500
Theatre advertising ..... 22.00
Cuts. photos and picture
slides 2S.OO
Total ...............s7 35.35
HARRY M. SCHRIVER.
State of Illinois, Rock Island
County-ss:
Harry NJ. Schriver, first being
duly sworn. deposes and says that
the above and foregoing statement
by him subscribed is true and COM
plete. HARRY NJ. SCHRIVER.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of May. A. d.
1919. VELMA r. HICKMAN,
Notary Public.
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-15
CAIIFORNIANS THRILL AT
SIGHT OF PACIFIC FLEET

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug 1O.-Thous-
ands of residents of Los Angeles and
other nearby towns and cities to-day
for the first time saw or trod on the
decks of an American dreadnought
when they visited this port, where
the Pacific fleet arrived yesterday.
Other thousands gathered in EXPOSE
ton Park to hear an address by Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels.
ITO the west coast" said Mr.. Dan
iels, 1.-The coming of the fleet is sig
nifcant because it has come, not for
a day, but forever. 1t will be a peg
manent defense against any possible
aggression from any foreign foe."
Later enlisted men of the fleet were
guests at rodeo with Douglas Fair
banks and Will Rogers in charge
For two hours they were thrilled by
wild west feats.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-15
INFORMAL DANCE.

Miss Rose Ethlyn Collins was
hostess Friday evening at an informal
dance given at her home, in honor OF
her guests, Misses Louise Maddox, of
McHenry and Beatrice Griffin, of
Mainstee. Mich. An enjoyable even
ing was spent by all present and de-
lightful refreshments served to the
following couples and guests:
/. Louise Maddox, McHenry and
Victor Willis, Beaver Dam.
2. Beatrice Griffin. Mainstee. Mich.
end Jewell Baugh, New York, N. Y.
3. Martha Pate, Hartford, and
Birkhead Rarnes. Beaver Dam.
Mary w. Collins, Hartford and
Arthur G. Butler, Beaver Dam.
s. Edna Black, Hartford, and
Frank Barres. Beaver Dam.
8. Rose e. Collins, Hartford, AMI
Leslie Stevens, Beaver Dam.
Messrs Addison Howard, Edward
Duke, James Glenn and Raymond
Felix, of Hartford.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-15
ACQUAINTANCE FROM AFFAIR,
by WATER-SOAKED PAPER

Mr.. Spencer III. McAlester, of New
York state, and Miss Dewey Johnson,
a young college girl, of near town,
became acquainted in a quaint and
very interesting way
In the early summer of 1918 the
Republican published an article. tell
ing of the exploits of Miss Johnson
with the pitch-fork, team and pillow,
and commended her energy and pluck
in filling the shoes of man called
away by the draft.
This article was clipped and re-
produced in The Paris Edition of the
Chicago Tribune, which paper found
its way into the muddy trenches anc
into the hands of Mr.. McAlester. AT
that time McAlester was in the front
line trenches ON the Lorraine sector.
The trenches were muddy and half
filled with water and the paper came
floating to him, almost unreliable,
but he had not seen a paper or letter
for over a month and he and his
buddies succeeded In drying the paper
enough to enable them to read 1t.
1t was in this paper that he read of
Miss Johnson and her farmerette cos
tune, and when he was sent back OF
the lines, he wrote to her and sent
the clipping, telling her how 1t fell
into his hands.
They corresponded during the re-
. mainder Of the war and when McAles-
ter came to the states and was dis
charged from the service, he ramblcd
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-15
MIR. }. IL. THOMAS
RELATED LETTER

Editor Republican, notice in the
current issue of the Hartford Herald
that | came in for a list Of ridicule
for advocating the road tax for Ohio
county.
Personally, ! have no interest in
Ohio county roads, but as a citizen
of the county for most of my life
feel a just pride in the progress of
the county. II is true. | regret to say.
that my former home precinct, Mar
rows, voted against the road tax, but
! did not go to the precinct to advo-
cate the measure, and this taunt
comes with poor grace from the
Herald, whose chief director came
all the way from Washington. to put
some pep" in the Carroll Campaign,
only to lose the county by big ma
jority. believe he also wrote let
ter from Washington telling the
Democrats how to vote in the Gov
errors race.
III would appear lndt UdDe anu
John Henry had small influence with
Ohio county voters.
However, the personal equation is
10 me more amusing than offensive,
but IL is the Herald's attack on Ohio
countys fiscal officials that calls for
the severest condemnation. This
shameful story, to which II gives
currency, is wholly inexcusable.
1t is wellknown to Ohio county peo-
pie that the Herald, whose chief di-
rector boasts of being partisan. OPP
posed the road tax because the fiscal
officials who would direct the dis
position of the tax money if voted, arc
Republicans. AS an example OF
backwoods journalism the Herald's
opposition to the road tax puts it in
class by itself.
NOTE-The foregoing communica-
ton was received just before going
to press with our last issue, but too
late to publish.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-15
MINERS WILL STARVE
AS RESULT OF TIEUP

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 10
Thousands of miners and their fami-
lies in the Logan, Coal River and
Cabin Greek fields face starvation in
the next two or three days and now
actually are suffering privations as
the result of the freight and passen-
ger tie-up on branch lines of the
Chespeak & Ohio railroad by the
shipments strike, according to word
received here to-day by coal compa-
MES which operate in that section,
More than 500 mines have been clos
ed down and 10000 men thrown out
of work by the strike, reports said.
On account of the rough mountain
Gus topography of the country sur
rounding the mine fields it is impos-
sible to transport foodstuffs by 9th
er means than railroads to feed the
1875, 900 population there. The des-
perate situation of the mining COM
munities, it is said will be placed be
fore a meeting of striking shopmen
tonight, at Huntington.