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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
OF CORN
DROPS; BUYING
is SCATTERED
Develops in Quotations
Houses and Spectators
Are Active Sellers.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Weakness de-
veloped in the corn market today
owing largely to the fact that buy
ing was of only a scattered charac-
ter. On the other hand commits
sion houses and pit spectators
were fairly active on the selling
side. They appeared to lean to the
opinion that advances due to the
bullish showing of the government
crop report had been somewhat ex-
cessive. Opening prices, which
ranged from 111c decline to 1%c
advance, with September 1913 to
194, and December 1.55 to 1.56H,
were followed by declines all
around to below Saturdays finish.
Later the threatened railroad
tieup, which was generally con-
strued as beaTish, led to further
declines, Notwithstanding that the
scarcity of cash grain here seemed
likely to be intensified. Closing
quotations were heavy, Sc to sc net
lower, with September $780, to
$1.91, and December, $1.35 to
S1.53ss.
In provisions, later the weakness
Of grain acted as a restraint on
but it was more or less
Offset by purchasing than was
ascribed to packers.
Oats sagged with corn. After
opening ~ off to &c up. includ-
ing September at 76Ac to 1910,
the market underwent a moderate
general decline
Higher quotations on hogs led to
upturns in provisions. Pork, how
ever, was not in demand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
FUHTIGATING HOUSE;
CALL OUT FIREMEN

The Aledo fire department made
a speedy run about 3 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon to the home of Park
Thede on West Fourth street.
Smoke coming from the windows
of the Thede home had been seen
by neighbors. Upon the arrival of
the truck it was found that the
Thede family had left home after
fumigating literally with sulphur
It was sulphur fumes and smoke
that the neighbors saw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
WIRE SERVICE IN
MIDWEST HIT BY
EARTH CURRENTS

Chicago. Aug. 11.-Violent earth
currents due to aurora borealis de-
moralized telegraph service in
middle west, west and northwest
states today Scores of trunk lines
were out Of commission and the
Western Union, Postal Telegraph
company, and news distributing
agencies were seriously affected in
the transaction of business.
The area affected extends from
Chicago to the Canadian border
and from Detroit to Denver. The
first wire trouble was reported
early today in the upper Michigan
peninsula, Minnesota. North and
South Dakota, and northern Wis
consin. Later the trouble spread
through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado and other states.
The earth currents responsible
for wire trouble today frequently
occur during certain seasons of the
year but seldom last more than an
hour at a time.
Il wonder why they call it the
social whirl%"
"Oh, l suppose because there are
so many giddy people in it,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
East st. Louis Livestock

East st. Louis, Ill, Aug. IL
Hog receipts, $500; higher; top
price, 1925; bulk, 22.75Q23.25;
heavy. 2275623.10; medium, $500
Q23.25; light, 22.00@23.1O; light
light, 2O.00@22.OO; heavy packing
sows, smooth. 19.50@2O.5O; packing
sows, rough, 19.0O@19.50; pigs
12.0OQ1250.
Cattle receipts. 10000; steady;
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight, choice and prime, 1925; me-
dunn and good, 13.O0@15.75: com
mon, 1125@1300; light weight,
good and choice, 12.75617.OO; com
mon and medium, 1O00@12.75;
butcher cattle: heifers, 755@16.00;
cows, 7.5O01275; Gamers and cut
tiers, 5.7507.50; veal calves, 1850
@165O; feeder steers, 7.25@12.5O;
stocker steers. 7.0O@10.60.
Sheep receipts, $500; steady;
lambs:> "a pounds down, 1425@
1850; yearling wethers, 10000
HOO; ewes, medium and choice,
S.5O99.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
CIRCUS COMING;
MARK The DATE
SelIs-FlOtO Shows Dated For Aug.
% and Jack Dempsey May
be With 1t.
Circus day!

Whoopee-e-e! Circus day!
It's Thursday, Aug. %, in Aledo.
That's the red letter date for
Mercer county children and for old
and young who delight in attending
this feature.
But on with the story. On the
2Sth Sells-Floto Bros, third larg-
est circus, carrying % cars in two
section and hundreds of people and
animals, will pitch tents in AleLo.
So you busy farmer and city man,
get your work in such shape that
you can declare this day a holiday,
especially If you have young son
or daughter
Authoritative word that the cir
Gus will make this city has reached
here through railroad channels.
Two days preceding, on Aug. 26,
the company will show at Carthage,
Ill. On midnight of Aug. 81 it will
be entrained over the Burlington
for Aledo and will probably arrive
here early in the morning.
1t is possible that boxing fans
and lovers of the manly art may get
a glimpse of Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion, who, it was re-
ported has signed a contract with
the Sells-Floto people for a fabu-
lous weekly figure. The date on
which he was supposed to join the
troupe is not known, but there is
a possibility that he may be here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity. Unsettled
weather tonight and Tuesday, prob
ably showers; warmer tonight;
gentle to moderate southeast to
south winds.
Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; probably with show
ers in north portions: warmer to-
night.
Missouri: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday; probably unsettled in
extreme north portion tonight;
warmer tonight in east portion.
Wisconsin: Showers probable to-
night and Tuesday. except gener-
ally fair in west portion Tuesday;
warmer Tuesday, except near Lake
Michigan.
Iowa: Mostly cloudy with thun-
der showers this afternoon or to-
night in extreme east portion:
Tuesday generally fair with warmer
in east portion.
Indiana: Partly cloudy, showers
probable in north portion tonight
and Tuesday; slightly warmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
The Day in Davenport

Child ScaIded to Death.-Four
days before his first birthday, the
tiny hands of Edward Joseph Shep-
ardson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Shepardson, 1882 West Third
street, grasped a painful of boiling
water and potatoes, and upset the
contents over his head and chest.
Saturday night he died. He would
have been year old Monday. The
accident occurred Friday. The
mother, preparing supper in the
kitchen, had taken painful of boil
ing water and potatoes off the gas
stove and placed it on the sink.
Little Edward had been playing
around on the floor. He was just
beginning to toddle. AS his moth
er turned back to the stove to ex-
tinguish the blaze his little hands
caught the edge of the painful of
water.
Too Sleepy to DFiVe.-Sleep over
powered the driver of Franklin
touring car as he came to the curve
in the river road leading over Crow
creek a mile and half this side of
Pleasant Valley. The car, smash
ed to junk, with its crumpled
wheels in the air, forms dam over
which the shallow waters of the
creek trickIe on the way to the
Mississippi The driver awoke to
find himself heavily humping the
ground some distance from the
road. Three other occupants of the
car, all men, shared the same fate.
The car bore an Illinois license
tag. The men told passersby they
were from Geneseo. None was Sc
riousIy hurt. Names of the occu-
pants could not be learned.
After Hubby Again.-Louis Pick
ems stayed good just two months
then he fell. according to the petit
ton for a divorce filed in the dis
trict court by Mrs. Addie B. Pick
ems. The couple have been married
twice. Mrs. Pickens was divorced
from her husband the first time in
June. 1917 After that he got in
the habit OF calling on his wife and
promised to be as upright as a
piano if she would try him again.
They did.
Dies in Celia man who gave
his name as Joe Hammond and
who had absolutely no articles in
his possession by which he might
be identified. was found dead in a
cell at the city Jail Saturday night
He had been dead for at least five
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

/ AOOALluuGu lIOu rage OuG.)
of international conflicts. He gave
| 100000 toward an information
| al peace fund, and built the peac
palace at The Hague, which was
| dedicated in 1913. He gave $780,
600 for the bureau of American re-
| public at Washington.
His love of music moved him to
equip hundreds of churches and
institutions with pipe organs. h
never gave directly any large sum
to religious purposes. OF his or
gan gifts he said he would hold
himself responsible for what the
organs pealed forth on the Sab
bath, but not for what might be
said in the pulpit. One of his very
earliest gifts, as far back as 1891.
was the Carnegie Music hall in
New York, at a cost of $4,000. 900,
/ and as president of the New York
Philharmonic society he spent his
money literally in furthering its
ideals. He also literally backed
the Pittsburgh, orchestra.
In the background of these Is
years of philanthropy there is the
familiar story OF Scotch thrift, a
little luck, and steel, which made
such generosity possible.
Carnegie was fond of telling the
story himself Rapidly covered, it
was this: His first penny he armed
Unexpectedly as a child when he
astonished his schoolmaster in
Dunfermline by reciting Burns
long poem, Man Was Made to
Mourn" without a break. There is
an anecdote of how, when asked in
Sunday school to recite a proverb
from scripture, the young Scot un-
Willingly forecast his own fortune
by giving the homely advice, Look
after the pence and the pounds will
take care of themselves.
Andrew was IL when his father,
a master weaver, was brought al
most to restitution. The steam
looms drove him out of business.
The family numbered four, includ-
ing ANDY" and his younger bro
Their William The parents decided
to emigrate to America, whence
some relatives Mad preceded them
with success. They settled at AL
legheny City, Pa, across the river
from Pittsburgh, in 1848. The
father and Andrew found work in
cotton factory, the son as bobbin
boy. 1t was his first work. The
salary was $1.20 a week. He was
soon promoted. at a slight advance,
to engineers assistant He stocked
the boilers and ran the engine in
the factory cellar.
In those dingy quarters, where
he worked II hours a day, came
the inspiration that later led to his
library benefactious, he said. a
Colonel Anderson. possessed OF
some books, announced that he
would open his library every week.
end and allow boys to borrow any
books they pleased. Carnegie was
one of the most earnest readers.
only he who has longed as I
did for Saturday to come" he has
said, "can understand what Colonel
Anderson did for me and other
boys of Allegheny. Is it any won
der that I resolved, If ever surplu;
wealth came to me, ! would use IL
initiating my benefactor?"
At IA Carnegie emerged from the
engine cellar and became a tele-
graph messenger. ]. Douglas Reid,
Dunfermline man, who had come
to America early. was head of the
ofhea and he made Andrew his pro
tara TaIm&rRnl1y was eRn@n afmnNe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
STOCK ISSUES
TAKE SETBACK
IN FIRST HOUR
Reactions of From One To Three
Points Soon After Opening
Are Registered.

New York, Aug. .11-Reactions
of 1 to-3 points before the end of
the first hour on the stock ex-
change started with United States
Steel, Central Leather and specu-
lative industrials generally. SteeTs
heaviness was associated with the
death of Andrew Carnegie, but the
passing of the great iron master
had little more than sentimental
effect in other branches of the
stock list. Another rally set in be-
fore noon, some of the low priced
rails and food issues guiding the
recovery. Trading became quiet.
however, and lacked the breadth of
the daily operations prior to last
weeks setback.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Potatoes,
weaker; arrivals, 56 cars; Mime
sofa, Missouri and Kansas Early
Ohios, sacked, car lots, 4.35@4.50
per hundredweight; Irish Cobblers,
Kentucky, sacked, car lots. 1900
500 per hundredweight; California,
Long Whites, sacked, car lots, ass
$500 per hundredweight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Horses and Mules.

East St. Louis, Ill, Aug. IL
Horses: eastern chunks, $1,000
200; southern horses, choice, $1250
$50; draft, good to choice, $500
500.
Mules. 16 to II hands, $2009550;
10 to 151a hands. $11O@215; IA to
141a hands, $90@15O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago. Aug. 11-Butter, lower;
creamery, 48@53c.
Eggs, steady; receipts, 1895
cases; f1rsts. 42Q43c; ordinary
frsts. 3S11 03915c; at mark. cases
included, 39@4215c; storage pack
ed firsts. 4315@44c.
Poultry. alive, lower; springs,
S2034c; fowls. SIC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

hours before another prisoner dis
covered that his ceIlmate was life
less. Indocarditis, induced by al
coholism, was the cause of death.
Coroner Clarence D. Ebert took
charge OF the body. Hammond was
picked up at Third and Gaines
streets and hauled to the police
station in the patrol. He was plac-
ed In ceR four, which is used for
dodgers almost exclusively. Dur
ing the next few hours, three other
men were arrested and placed in
the cell with him. No charges were
placed against any of these.
Clinton Men Organize-CIinton
street car men are now organized
and affiliated with the international
union Their local division, with
81 members, was organized in a
few hours time by President
Charles E. Rogers Of the Davenport
local, Division 312. The Clinton To-
cal is Division oil.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Hannah
Cartee, 319 Gaines street, died Sat
urday morning following a brief
illness. Miss Hannah Nelson was
born March z, 1861, in Indiana,
where she was married in 1881 to
NJ. P. Cartee.
Henry H. Strive, son OF the late
Henry Strive, ST., well known Dav-
export resident, died Sunday morn
ing at his home, 424 West Fifth
street, at the age OF As years. Mr..
Strive was born Jan. Is, 1874, in
Rock Island. He came to Daven-
port with his parents in 1885, and
has made his home here ever since.
Mrs. Elibameth Scheel, resident
of Davenport for many years, 900
West Fifth street, died Sunday at
Mercy hospital following a linger-
ing illness of a years duration.
The time of the funeral has not yet
been set but services will be private
at both the home and the grave.
Elizabeth Topp was born in Ger
many Feb. Z. 1855.
At midnight last night at the
family home, 31S East Fourteenth
street. occurred the death of James
NJ. Williams, a resident of Daven-
port for the past IL years. Death
was caused by complications aris-
ing from old age.
Marriage Licenses-Willard H
Hitler and Freda Erickson, both
OF Davenport.
Scott w. Dawson Of Columbus
.-Ictin1 and Virginia Elizabeth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Wholesale Prices
In Rock Island.

Honey dew melons. crate of s.. .s3.4o
Blueberries. cultivated, crate of 16- Sc 30
Malaga grapes, crate. ............- OLD
Cantaidupes. standards. crate. .... 800
Bananas tcityl, per pound. ..-.-...Ic
Egg plant, dozen. .-...... - ...- 40
Canforuia Val. fancy, box. .-..... $50
Lemons 81. w
Turlock cantaloupes. crate. LOO
Creamery butter, pound -....ol TO 04c
Oleomargarine, 36-Ib box. 40 to 43c
Eggs, fresh country dozen ..-..... Acc
New potatoes. white. red, pound. ..E.2 nc
Cabbage. homegrown. dozen ........ 90
Home grown yellow onions. pound &c
Texas tOmatoes,-cra zoo
Homegrown cucumbers, dozen. 45c
homegrown tomatoes, ID. -......2o Poe
Homegrown onions. per dozen. zoe
Homegrown turnIps, per dozen 30
Homegrown beets. dozen punches 80
Cucumbe hot house, dozen. l 80
HOMEGROWN roasting ears. dozen -. 25c
Mango peppers. dozen =. 2Oc
Parsley per dozen punches Zoe
Green beans. home grown, lb..-...7 iac
Green beans. homegrown. h.. 10 10 IL u
Watermelons, 10. ........-.....- &c
6aric. loose. pound -.-......--... soc
Texas peaches 80 -<--.-. 200
Nectarlne. dozen zoe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Liberty Bonds.

New York. Aug. 11-Prices at
1870 a. m. today were: 31zs, 1890;
first As, 9410; second As. 93.10;
first AIS, 94.0O; second 4As. 1884 /;
third Az S, 94.94; fourth 41ls, 1898;
Victory 3As, 1890; Victory AIS
1882
Liberty bonds: final prices tod. =
were: 315s, 1890; first As, 94.0O;
second As, $500; first Ans. 94.00;
second ANS, 1886; third Ans,
1896; fourth ANS, 934S; Victory
3%s, 1886; Victory Ans, 1882
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 11.-Corn:
No. mixed, 2.O2Q2.03; No. 2 yell
low, 2.0702.O9.
Oats: No. white, 76@7Sh; No.
8 white, 7315@7Sc.
Rye, No. q 1,57@1.5S12. Barley,
1.37Q1.45. Timothy, 9.o0@11.75.
Glover: nominal.
Pork: nominal
Lard; Bis.
Ribs: z5.O0@27.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Metal Market.

New York, Aug. 11-Copper, dull
and unsettled; electrolytic. small
lots for spot and prompt delivery,
September, nominal, "a
Iron, steady; No. l northern.
5000; No. 2 northern, 1900; No. 2
southern, $3.50.
Metal exchange quotes lead dull;
spot. 100000; September, $50.
Spelter. quiet; East st. Louis de-
livery. spot. 7.20@735; September,
735@7.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Buying Prices
What Rock Island Merchants Pay
Farmers.
Live Poultry and EGGS.
Buying Prices
In Eock Island.

The prices below arc those paid by
merchants fvr-grain brouRht in from the
country and not for shipments by rail or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, Ill. Aug. 11.-Corn. &c
higher; No. l yellow, EOS: No. 2
yellow, 2.05; No. 1 mixed, 2.02.
Oats, &c higher; No. white,
75c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
Selling Prices
In Rock Island.

The prices below are those at which the
retail merchant sells to the consumer:
Live Pouitry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
LAST YEAR OF
LIFE SPENT TO
UNLOAD MONEY

CONTINUED from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

Marriage Licenses-willard H
Hitler and Freda Erickson, both
Of Davenport
Scott w. Dawson of Columbus
.'=lctian and Virginia Elizabeth
s.s4a&S OK BTAacz.csA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11
LOCAL AND OTHER MARKKTs.

{
mar & Co, stocks and bonds. Central Tfus
building Phone Z. 1. 1870.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-11

All the news all the ttme-The
Argus.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-24
POPULATION AND PRODUCTION

Il = one Of the pecularities Of history that what ~
known - the Malthusdan doctrine, which was formulated
by one Of the most benign and amiable Of men. who loved
his fellow beings and sought to serve them. should have,
been used in support Of the most harsh and callous poli-
cies. The essence Of the doctrine Of DR.. Nautilus il that
as population tends to increase faster than the. produce
ton Of food. the human race is destined to experience q
constant struggle for existence. with population always
somewhat in advance Of food production. until the uli.
mate production Of food production is reached. when
crowded humanity win starve to death.
The acceptance Of this doctrine has had various re-
suits. Among them has been the attempted Justification
of a policy of public indifference to the well-beins, of in.
dividuals. on the ground that 50 much privation, and mis-
cry Is inevitable in any case, and that to alleviate it was
a moral and economic mistake. 1t was maintained that to
better the condition Of the poor and the suffering was
merely to facilitate that increase of population which
must ultimately reduce the race to dire extremities. and
to hasten the arrival Of the final state Of desperation.
TIL theory Of Malthus SO painstakinsly and conscien.
tiously elaborated, attracts little attention today. It is
conceded that the earth's productive possibilities have
limits. but what those limits are no one knows or can es-
covered, and new methods Of utilizing them are being de-
vised. So, it Is conceded, that If it were not checked, the
earth's population would in time increase to a point where
no standing room would be left for more. But the time
when population will have approached the point where it
will tread close on the heels of possible production is so
far distant that 1t is Of no more concern to the people of
today than is the prospect Of the freezing up Of the planet
some millions of billions Of years hence. And it is a fur
Their fact that the increase Of population will be auto
matically adjusted to the means Of subsistence.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-24

MS heart for women; particularly for
the girl who's down on her luck.
Every girl who's ever appealed to
him-to my Acknowledgements got at
him by a Shard-luck story. If she
hadn't been. straight, and 1t wasn't in
her to- be straight-well, once or twice
there have been complications. 1T de-
pended largely on her. Now with this
O'Rourke affair: Il know that, in the
beginning, the whole family would
have gone to the wall but for Mac.
What's grown out Of 1t, I don't know
-Laclasse doesn't knoW-but, as I
say, with Mac it would depend ON
,Freda O'Rourke-it usually does de-
pend on the woman. for that matter.
/. But take Kraup, tnow-he
comes under the second count; he
married that plain little German wife
OF his when he was 2 boy and I don't
he's a born family man.. AndII be-
lievc. given the right wife, Ellis will
turn out the same sort. That's why
I've favored him beyond the, other
boys vol know. He's young and i'm
p~ressionable, but he's got good blood
in him."
Glare had flushed at the mention Of
Ellis. "And the third class ?" she ask
ed, a little hastily.
"Oh. well-Mendall's an example.
He'd compromise a girl or another
mans wife-it would be all one. to
him-he'd call it passion for his art,
or something of the kind, and let it
60 at that. But and Bagsby WINGED
at the admission. with him, too. it
would depend a lot on the woman.
|. Still. there's a mighty differ
ence between his sort and Macs, I can
tell you! Mac would no more tamper
with innocence or lead away another
mans wife than he'd-well, than he'd
marry a questionable woman. !.
It's because I know Kim so we'll, I've
felt doubtful about this Marie Ogilvte..
I knew she was something or other.to
him, that was plain enough the night
she came. But to be told that he
mean to adopt her! And he said it
with the look Of the man who'll stand
for no questioning, just as he looks
when any n asks him about his
plant. It's six weeks now, the work
out there begins to show for some
thing. and no one in Laclasse knows
whether he means to manufacture
shrapnel or plows. or whether he's
got any clue to who blew him up.
. SO with this girl. 1 feel
there's aSlot he could say, and won't.
1t make me suspicious Of. her"
sne.s beautiful and fascinating
But. you don't like her, do you
bel father asked quickly.
"Yes-I think? I d." Glare an
swered slowly. II think she is very
clever. I think, If you don't
mind, Dad. I'll go and call on her this
afternoon" \
"out there!" BaEsby exclaimed
sharply. I've sen that man a check
for Blanche's portrait. and have his
acknowledgement-that ends our con
nection with them" 80
Clare was accustomed now to Riv-
Ing advice and affection. Her father
was hers to care for, as he used to he.
She kissed him. rubbing the frown
Tom bis forehead. IT think it would
be wise for me to call on. Mrs. Mendall
as well, as on Marie SiOgilvie, DADDY
dear. We want to keep friends} with
, Mrs. Mendall: I'll have to cali on Nj.
MacAllister's ward sooner OF later.
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