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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

Barger will be glad to get out of Bir- mingham. The popular Memphis pilot has always had bad luck here. Old Cy is a prime of fellow, but unless his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

Gorch, the new Baron catcher, was out in uniform yesterday, but failed to enter the lineup. Big Pete will catch him em all as long as he is able.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

We know of 50 people who go to ball games every day jnst to see big Peters catch. The giant receiver has won a warm spot in the hearts of local fans and fannettes. too. for that matter. Amt he handsome, girls?
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
BOY BROWNS IN
HENNEPIN CANAL
GenesO Lad Breaks Promise at
School Picnic and Goes in
Swimming and is Lost

Geneseo, ILL.,, June &c. - George
Will, 13-year-old son of Mrs. Mary
Will, who resides on North College
avenue of this city. was drowned
in the I1linois-Mississippi canal
north Of this city at yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Marian Carswell. fifth grade
teacher at the north side school.
had taken her class out to the
Hennepin canal for a picnic, and
before leaving had made every boy
promise he would not go in swim
ming.
About 4:30 three boys, among
whom was young viii, stole away
from the party and headed toward
the ice house, where the canal
bottom is very treackerous. They
entered the water where it is from
10 to 20 feet deep near the shore.
None of the boys could swim.
Will, little more daring than the
others, ventured out too far, step
ped off into a deep hole, and went
down, His companions, powerless
to aid him, watched while he came
up twice and then disappeared for
the last time.
Help Comes Too Late.
The other lads dressed hastily
and ran to tell Miss CarswelI Of
the tragedy. She Immediately sum-
moned help from the Geneseo club
house nearby. Caretaker Aaron
Andree, taking the lungmotor from
the club house, rushed to the spot
indicated by the two lads. Assist
ed by Ted Johnson and Milton
Boot, he dragged the canal with
barbed wire fastened to the end
of a skfff Wills body was soon
recovered, and the luEgmotor was
put in operation upon II. The men
worked hard until DR.. E. B. Gil
bert arrived, but it was too late,
The lad was dead.
The body was found at point
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
LONG BELIEVED
LOST;WORD OF
Death ARRIVES
Private AxeI e. Nelson Was Kille'
In Action Last Fall Accord
ing to Telegram.

Private Axel f. Nelson, infantry
A. E. F., was killed in action II
France, Oct. 81, 1918. He was tn
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter N. Mel
son Of Gil First street. The new
came in a telegram from the wa
department yesterday
When his parents no longer re
ceived letters from young Nelson
they became much alarmed, anJ
sought for information from var
ious sources. No trace Of hin
could be found, except that he wa
missing from the ranks Of his com
pany. This uncertainty as to his
fate continued from early In th'
last winter until yesterday, wher
the news arrived. He was EN-
ployed at the Blake Specially com
pany.
Besides his parents, the de-
ceased leaves a sister, Mrs. Aims
Smart of Moline, and a brother
Adolph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
DIRECTOR SAYS
BIC EXODUS OF
ALIENS is near
Etholbert Stewart States Over a
Million VIII Return to Native
Land With Money.

One million three hundred thous-
and aliens in the UniIc3 States are
planning to desert this country for
their home land and they will take
with them approximately four bill
lion American dollars.
These facts were disclosed in
report by Ethelbert Stewart of Chi
cago, director of the investigation
and inspection work of the depart
ment of labor. They are the re-
suit of an investigation of pros
pective emigration OF aliens from
the United States.
Each VIII Take $1,000.
The statement is based on in
quiries made in various parts of
the country up to June l. and Mr..
Stewart says it is conservative.
The declaration that the departing
aliens will take with them four
billion dollars is made on the ba-
sis that the average amount of
money which each alien will carry
home is $4,000.
up to June l." says an official
statement from the department of
labor, investigations. have been
conducted in the following states
and centers:
Chicago, the Indiana steel mill
district (South Chicago, East Chi
cago, Indiana Harbor, South Bend,
Gary, etc.; Detroit; Pittsburgh
and surrounding steel district
bethlehem, Rankin, Braddock.
etc.; Johnstown, Pa; Youngs
town, Ohio, and Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
and surrounding Goa. mining area.
The investigation is now being
conducted in the bituminous coal
mining districts and Lawrence,
Mass, Bridgeport, Conn, and
number OF New England towns.
The population of these districts is
largely alien and represents many
nationalities.
Many Rumanians Returning.
From data collections in these
centers from representative aliens
OF the various nationalities esti-
mates have been made of the per-
centage of aliens who plan to re-
turn to their home countries. These
percentages are based on figures
giving . the number Of aliens of
each nationality in the community
and the number who contemplate
returning to Europe. Thus, of
163,49S Poles covered by the in
vestigation, 24,590, or 1874 per cent
will return to Poland. In some
cases the figures reported were
only of the number of aliens who
return to their hong countries and
did not show what relation that
number bore to the total popula-
ton of the nationality in that COM
munity. However. the following
figures are representative:
"Of the Aust-o-Hungarians, 2s.02
per cent will return; Foles. 1904
per cent; Russians, 35.7 per cent;
Croatians, BIS per cent; Lithu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26

anians. 9.72 per cent; Rumanians,
64.29 per cent; Italians and Greeks.
IL per cent; Serbs, 1863 per cent;
Slovaks, 34.5 per cent"
Migratory Class Not Counted.
Mr.. Stewart states a very con-
sentative estimate of the number
who will return to be 100000, anu
that this is in excess of the ordin-
airy outgo of aliens. About $4,000,
mostly Italians, have come 10 our
shores in the early spring of each
year. worked until fall and return
ed to Italy. This migratory group
has not been considered in the in
vestigation being conducted by Mr..
Stewards service, as will be seen
from the low percentage of Ital-
ians who are reported as being
about to return. Inasmuch as these
aliens have not been able to send
money home for four years, they
are for the most part provided
with ample funds, and the investi-
CATION and inspection service es-
Inmates that the average amount
each one will carry with him is
about $4,000. The director of the
investigation and inspection SER
vice is in receipt of communica-
tons every day from various jour
nails printed in foreign languages
offering to do what they can TO
stem the returning tide of alien
laborers. The publisher of Polk
rog of Omaha, Neb., the only Bo
hemian daily and Sunday newspa-
per west of Chicago, in a letter to
Mr.. Stewart says:
For the purpose of doing what
we can to counterfeit the exodus
of foreign-born from this country,
we desire to have such matter as
your department has been able to
gather, showing the numbers, the
particular races, the Industrial cen
ters from which your statistics
show the greatest exodus is threat
ened, the reason for desiring to
leave, the percentages, etc.
This threatened emigration is
one OF the most serious things, in
our opinion, that can occur. so far
as the welfare of our country and
the people themselves is concern
ed. We desire all the above infor-
nation in order to have an intelli-
gent grasp of the situation and
not be forced to write generalities.
We trust that you will find it pos
sible to cooperate with US to some
extent at least"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
CONFERENCE ON
CAR Men WAGE
MAY Be SHORT
Arbitration win Start Tomorrow
~ wish Company Officials and
Union Heads Present.

Street railway trainmen predict
that the conference of arbitrators
which opens tomorrow to settle
wage differences between the Tri-
City Railway company and the en-
ployes, will be short-Iived.
j. T. Bauer declared today 1t is
his opinion the demands Of the men
are 30 fair q long drawn out con-
ference will not be necessary.
Mayor Robert 8. McNutt of Musca-
tine, one of the leaders IN the sue
cessfuI fight IN Iowa to prevent
legislation for a railway commits
sion, similar to the Illinois public
utilities commission, will be arDi
traitor, representing the railway
trainmen, Richard Shaddalee, vice
president OF the Tri-City Railway
company, will be arbitrator repre-
senttng the company. The sessions
will be held in Davenport.
Is Binding.
Both officials of the union and
the company will be present at the
conferences and will offer such in
formation to the arbitrators as they
seek. Should the two arbitrators
fail to come to an agreement after
10 days, they will then decide on
third man to deliberate with them
on the issue. Any decision reached
is binding on both the men and the
company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
CANNOT DECIDE
ON DISPOSITION
OF GLORY FLAG
Committees Unable to Solve the
Puzzle of What to Do With
Golden Glory Banner.

A peculiar situation has arisen
as result of the decision Of the
board of supervisors to procure a
golden glory flag honoring the men
from Rock Island and the lower
end of Rock Island county who
made the supreme sacrifice in the
world war, in that the county has
already accepted a golden glory
flag as a gift made possible by
popular subscription.
At the suggestion Of the federal
government early this spring a
committee of which Mrs. j. r.
Tuckis was chairman, and COM
posed q representatives from the
various patriotic orders. with much
pains secured a complete list of
the men from Rock Island exemp-
ton board district who gave their
lives in the service, and represent
ed each with a gold star on a silk
banner made Of the best and most
durable material obtainable. This
flag was presented to and accept
ed by a representative of the board
of supervisors at public meeting
held at the First Methodist church,
at which time fitting cervices were
held.
Moline at the same time provid-
ed similar flag bearing the names
Of men from the Moline district
and presented it to the city of Mo-
line and hung it in. the Moline Ii
brary.
/ Question of Disposal.
Now the question arises, what is
to be done with the original gold
en- glory flag, bought with public
money which included a number
of voluntary subscriptions from
parents OF the boys who made the
sacrifice, when the larger flag is
purchased and which is to repre-
sent the entire county? 1t has been
suggested that Moline turn over its
flag to the county and that it be
placed back to back with Rock Is
lands, the two to be suitably franz
ed and hung in the corridor of the
court house. But the difficulty here
advanced is that the city of Moline
has already accepted the flag as
its own and so placed it, and
therefore cannot remove it.
Some perplexity has arisen that
neither the committee that origin
ally secured the golden glory flag
nor that from the supervisors ap-
pointed to procure a new flag has
been able TO solve satisfactorily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
ADDITIONAL MOLINE
DIRECTORS PAY
RESPECTS TO HALL.

A dinner was given at the Man
ufacturers' hotel last night by di-
rectors and committee chairmen
of the Moline Y M. c. A. in honor
of Charles B. Hall, general secre-
tary, who Is son to sever his rela-
tons with the local institution.
Toastmaster R. B. Lo6rie intro
duced George Ross and Clarence
Trevor, both of whom spoke re-
gretfully of Mr.. Halls departure
and paid tribute to his efficient
work. Mr.. Hall in his farewell
address, spoke of the pleasures he
has had in connection with his
work and the Moline people.
Mr.. Hall expects to leave Moline
about the first OF next month when
he will go to Nevada to look over
the Silver Fill mine, of which he is
to take active charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
PROBLEMS OF RE-EDUCATION.

In a sanatorium at FL Paso, Tex,
the doctors are finding that their
patients are in better spirits and
more contented than ever before
The secret is that these discharged
soldiers and sailors disabled by tu-
berculosis are getting interested in
the vocational classes held for
them by the federal board for voca-
tional education while they are IN
dergoing treatment by the bureau
of war risk insurance.
Out of thirty patients, twenty-six
are taking some work in drafting,
commercial work, Spanish or gen.
eral education, and they are finding
the days of convalescence much
more bearable and interesting. Nine
are in bed. and six of these are
taking studies, and are keen about
them too.
Further work for the men is be-
ing planned by the federal board.
Arts and crafts work is to be IN
stituted also, and the men Will
probably find a great deal of pleas
urable profit in this.
Their interest and improvement
is a source of great satisfaction to
all concerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
Personal Points

The Mesdames John Imhoff and
Bertha Marten left yesterday for an
extended visit with the daughter OF
Mrs. Imhoff in Milwaukee. On the
return trip, stop will be made IN
Chicago to visit with friends.
Phil O'Brien of ST. Paul, former
ly of Rock Island, is visiting
friends here and will make an ex-
tended stay.
Mrs. Oscar KahIke, accompanied
by Mrs. Charles Volk, have gone to
Seattle, Wash, the latter to remain
for three months visit at the
home of the former.
Mrs. Fred Kirby of 1882 Ninth
avenue, East Moline, has as her
guest her sister, Miss Bess Merrill
of New York City, who will remain
for a two weeks visit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
RUN GAMUr OF OCCUPATIONS

Every man to his own taste.
You don't know how many oc1
equations there are open TO dis1
abled and handicapped men until
you see the list Of those which
have been chosen by the dis
abled soldiers who are training
with the federal board Of vocation
al education.
II the disabled soldiers choice
is indicative of the trend there isl
no need to worry about getting
men back to the land. They choose
the land by hundreds. and agricul1
ture leads in the courses they ask
for. But they don't all want I'd
farm. Here is one taking a course
in horology, another in sculpture
and another in chemistry. Il may
be the influence of the motor corps
but auto mechanics is mighty pOp5
ular, and the overseas trip has OF
ened the eyes of some to the oppor
tunities in foreign trade.
With such steady application and
enthusiasm as these men in train
ing are showing, old timers in the
professions they enter must look
to their laurels.
The main Offices OF the board are
at 200 New Jersey Avenue, Wash
ington, d. c., but disabled men can
usually be placed in training in
their own home town, or near
enough to enable them to see the
home folks once in a while.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
dear MUST DIE
BOARD HOLDS
Charge of Minister That Case Was
~Framed" Fails To Get Com
mutation for Slayer.

Springfield, Ill, June 26.-The
pardon board has no additional
recommendation to make In the
case of Earl Dear and therefore in
sofar as the board is concerned
the decision Of the governor will
stand, was the substance of a
statement given out this afternoon.
Joliet, ILL.,, June 26. Alleging
that Assistant States Attorney
James O'Brien framed his case
against Earl Dear, Rev. Elmer H.
Williams appeared before the par
don and parole board this morn
ing in an effort to obtain elem
ency for the convicted slayer.
A hot argument ensued when
Williams accused O'Brien of DELHI
erately deceiving the board. O'Brien
jumped to his feet and shaking his
fist in Williams face said:
THE board has not been deceiv-
ed. You are making these state
ments so that you can receive no
toriety from the press"
Men Are Quoted.
William Colvin, chairman of the
board, quieted the mer and told
williams that it was a public
hearing.
"O'Brien said that Hartnett's
gun was fully loaded" said Rev.
Williams in opening his argument.
THE coroner's records. however,
show that Hartnett's gun had four
loaded and one empty shell in the
gun when found. Two of the bull
lets had failed to explode; yet it
was contended at Bears trial that
Hartnett had not fired a shot.
"You are endeavoring to uphold
your reputation of Red Necktie'
O'Brien in having Dear hanged,
said Williams. Send Dear to pris-
on for life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
LIBRARY HAS NEW
POPULAR BOOKS

Looking for a new book to read
II so, the Moline library has just
received a number of them and
they will be ready for exhibition
soon. The list follows:
Under the Yankee Ensign
Barbour.
His Wife's Job'--Mason.
Spears Of Destiny
"ShelIey's Elopementf-Alexan-
der Harvey.
miss Maitland, Private Secre-
tary"-Bonner
3 "The Undefeated''-Snaith.
STORY of General Pershing"-
..Gas, Gasoline and oil Engines"
Collins.
.'The Lord Of the Wilds"-Alt-
sheler.
Chess and Checkers"-Lasker.
Life and Letters of Hooker"
'sThe Trail OF Black Hawk
Tomlinson.
Modern AccountngT-Hatfeld-
Book of the Home Garden"
The Amateur Chemist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
UNION MEETINGS
PREPARE WAY FOR
SUNDAYS COMING

Billy Sunday union cottage pray
er meetings will be held again to-
morrow evening in these homes,
with the following leaders in
charge of each:
o. j. Stirratt, 1905 Seventh ave
nue-Dr. j. w. Stewart.
o. L. Smith, 1927 Eighth-and-a-
half avenue-Rev. ]. H Gibson.
]. L. Fry, 1919 Twenty-ninth
street-Ed Williams.
Mrs. Otto Bruhn, 2342 Twentieth
aYenue-James Algie.
T. NJ. Swingle, 1908 Forty-fourth
street-Mrs. A. NJ. Stocking.
Fred Frutiger $40 Forty-fifth
street-Mrs. M. Sutley.
Josephine Peard, 500 Forty-sec-
ond street-Mrs. d. NJ. Jones.
c. ]. Weinberger. 4215 Seventh
avenue-Mrs. Henry Bowes.
Mrs. ]. Arthur Hedberg, 749
Thirty-fourth street-Mrs. Anna
Kirkman.
A. R. Largent, sos Seventh stree.
j. Heating.
L. ]. Kipcaid, 219 Tenth street
G. e. Stafford.
Mrs. Hessel, 1917 Thirtieth street
Miss Coyne.
Mrs. Baird, 1907 Thirtieth street
W. G.. Oglevee.
John Wangelin, 1880 Fortieth
street-Lemon and Fry. .
Ed Rosenthal Thursday, Twen-
ty-ninth avenue and Tenth street
Rev. Thomas Hughes.
Harold Vantuyl, sol Twenty-first
avenue-Rev. Thomas Hughes.
Gloria Del chapel. Forty-second
avenue and Twelfth street-Rev. e.
G. Mann.
F. r. Loomis, 1921 Twenty-eighth
street-Dr. p. II. Edwards.
J. L. Fry, 1919 Twenty-ninth
street-Ed Williams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
RED CROSS SALES
ARE MADE QUICKLY

II Moline residents respond as
generally as 1t is thought they will
to the plea for old clothing and
other articles, there will be big
sale at the Red Cross Bargain shop
Friday. Mrs. Passmore, who is in
charge of the shop, announces that
it will not close July 1 as had been
expected but if enough supplies
are received the shop may stay
open for several months to come
Mems clothing is in great de-
mand and any one who has some
garments to give is asked to eth
er send them or notify the Red
Gross rooms before Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
TRANSFERS START
WORK; NO STRIKE

Indications are that the strike
declared upon the city Of Moline by
the transfers has been called on.
Five teams were at work at the
grading today, according to Oscar
Abraham, street superintendent.
Several of the men who quit last
week returned today willing TO
work ct the same wage scale.
Seven Transfers quit the city Oe-
cause they asked for an So and an
eight day week scale. The men are
now working for 81 a day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
CONTINUANCE rs
GRANTED z MAN
IN ASSAULT CASE

Charged with assaulting Angelo
Ferdiani following slurring re-
marks, Clarence Grandon obtained
a continuance Of his trial until
next Tuesday afternoon. The
Italian is interpreter for the Deere
and company plant and is said to
have made remarks derogatory to
America and its women.
Both men appeared in court last
night Ferdian1 was accompanied by
Attorney ]. B. Oakland. A crowd OF
Y dormitory men accompanied
Grandon to the station. Grandon
will obtain services of an attorney
and is expected to plead not guilty.
s Grandon is confident that the re-
marks that caused him to send the
Italian to the ground will justify
his case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26
PLENTY OF WORK
OUT IN KANSAS

The following telegram, address,
ed to Chief of Police Tom Cox, was
received today:
kansas needs $4,000 harves
hands. Wages fifty to sixty cents
per hour with board and lodging.
Send us men
"E E. FRISELL,
Farm Help Specialist"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26

London. A British drama
league, operated on somewhat diff
ferent lines from the Drama league
of America. is to be formed soon.
1t is to be a kind of consulting
center for all interested in the the
atre.
Lord Howard de Walden is to be
the first president Other we'll
known persons interested in the
movement are Miss Lena Ashwell,
the actress: Granville Barker and
the labor leaders, J. R Clynes and
]. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26

60 rods west of the Ceneseo Out
ing club.
Will was born Feb. q, 1906, in
Geneseo. Besides his mother,
brother and a sister are left to
mourn his death. -
Inquest was held at $3.50 this
morning by Deputy Coroner Phin-
cas- Morrow, and the verdict given
was accidental drowning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26

London.-Five million dollars
are to be set aside by the British
government to conduct a search
for petroleum in Great Britain, the
financial secretary TO the treas
ury told the house of commons re-
Gently. He also stated that one
million dollars would be devoted
to aid max production, principally
In Ireland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-31

which no physicians prescription, however carefully compounded, can provide.
 In Say, Young Fellow" the newest Fairbanks photoplay, to be seen at the Coliseum Theatre Sunday, genial Doug" appears in a new and novel characterization, quite different from many of his portrayals in recent pictures. MT. Fairbanks is no cow boy, carrying an arinory of weap- ons, no fiXer of things as in "Mr. Fix-lt," his previous .photoplay, but in this sterling production, written and directed by Joseph Henaberry, he is daring, impulsive, resource ful, optimistic newspaper reporter, whose peculiar methods, emphasized as they are by most vigorous ac- tion, make this one of the strong est characterizations of the brilliant Fairbanks repertoire. That this was the view of the large audience that greeted this premier, was emphatic ally demonstrated.
 MT. FdiTDdHhS Senldtlly never was more piquantly displayed than in this portrayal. He fairly exuded good humor and his smile was as con tagious as ever even when he found himself in grave danger, due to his miscOnception of a certain situation which has a vital bearing upon the development of the story. He vault ed over flower beds like a kangeroo jumped fences, scaled tho front of a building as if it were a toy house made a run and jump upon a table into the arms of "the villain" drew himself hand over hand upon a mar row self when an angry mob burst into the room. fought as valiently as ever against superior odds, took ref uge in an engine room of a-factory filled with whirling machinery and did many.-other daring stunts all oi which made his audience gasp as ol old