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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
KREBS PLEASES
ON INITIAL DAY
OF CHAUTAUQUA
Well Known Man Of Letters De-
HVers Interesting Lecture on
Difficult Subject.

Several hundred people filled the
big chautauqua tent to overlooking
yesterday afternoon when Aledo's
annual lecture and entertainment
feature opened with an interesting
and inspiring address by DR.. Stan
ley L. Krebs on The Trinity.
The lecture began at $3.50 and
long before the speaker took the
floor the tent was filled with what
proved to be an attentive and ap-
preciative audience.
DIR. Krebs dealt exhaustively with
his subject, Offering forceful and
clever illustrations in PROOF or
which he made.
At 4:30 in the afternoon Vitale's
orchestral band, composed of 20
men, each OF whom served in some
branch of the military service dur
ing the world war, gave a concert
Eight of the 20 saw overseas duty.
The program as rendered was ad-
judged excellent.
The first day OF the chautauqua
closed last evening with union
Young Peoples vesper service at
1880 and a popular band concert
by Whales musicians, at S:15.
Glenn Speaker To-day.
The second day OF the chau-
tauqua opened at 2:30 this after
noon with a military address on
THE American Army at Home and
Abroad by Major General Glenn,
Camp ChiIlicothe. At $3.50 the Yer
Haar Concert company, vocalists,
in a grand concert
Tonight Ash Davis, cartoonfst, en-
tertainer and, story teller, will per
form from 7.30 until $3.50, at which
time the Yer Haar company will
render an evening concert
Not only are Aledoans turning
out for the entertainment. but the
feature is attracting more than
usual interest among the farmers
in the outlying districts, a large
being present yesterday
and today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
SMALL FIRE AT
NORWOOD CAUSE
OF RAIL DELAY?

It's not fish this time. but
listen.
There was a fire at Norwood, Ill.
last night about IL o'clock The
blaze, of unknown origin, consumed
the Norwood ice house.
This morning the Rock Island
Southern could not operate. En-
ployes blamed the lack OF power
upon the Norwood fire and the
blowout OF two boilers at the Ed
wards river power house at Math-
erville.
1t sufices to say that numerous
would-be passengers were turned
away this morning when they
sought transportation to various
cities tapped by the interurban.
That two boilers at the power
plant blew up is believable. nay
very probable, but that the destruc:
ton by fire or the Norwood ice
house could interrupt traffic on the
Southern is about as plausible as
the story told of the fish clutterinE
up the turbines and causing the
recent suspension of electric ser
vice for nearly a week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
CROP REPORT IN
SAME CONDITION
: ASA week AGO
There Is Little Change in Corn.
Wheat, Cotton and Potatoes
from Previous Record.

There is little change in the
condition of the crops in the last
week. This is the crop report of
the American Steel & Wire COM
pany. Corn is holding its own.
Thanks to the good results OBJ
tanned in winter wheat, the potato
estimates declining and sweet po-
tatoes good Numerous states have
improved by more favorable wealth
er conditions.
Corn: In the IL great corn
producing states the general con-
ditions are as follows: Five states,
good to very good; one state, very
fair; three states, fair; and two
states, poor to S. per cent. Taking
the minor corn producing states
into consideration, the crop in gen.
eral is well above the average
Wheat: The ten states produc-
ing the major portion of winter
Wheat range, one, fair to good;
eight, fair; one, poor to fair. The
five spring wheat states range, two
fair; three, poor to fair.
Oats: Uniformly range fair to
light.
Cotton: This crop at the pres
ent time is very uncertain as the
plants are stopping to bloom and
are not forming any more bolls.
From the present indications it is
fair to assume that the cotton crop
will be somewhere around 65 per
cent of a normal average crop.
Potatoes: The estimates on the
Irish potato crop are still declin-
ing. This is particularly true in
Utah and some of the heavy potato
producing states in the east.
Cow Peas: AS pointed out in a
former report this crop is proving
itself to be scarce.
Grapes: Ali reports on grapes
indicate that this crop will be rath-
erNheavy.
Apples: The early varieties of
western apples such as Jonathan
and Kings are of good size and are
coloring rapidly. Canning plans
in the west have been receiving
fruit in such abundance that part
of it lad to be placed in cold stOr-
age for the canneries to catch up.
This was due to warm favorable
weather maturing crop all at once.
Tomatoes: This crop was heav-
fly damaged in the large canning
centers of Maryland and New Jer-
sey by severe storms. Crop prob
ably having been cut to one third of
the normal.
Weather Conditions: Indicate
that improvement has taken place
in far western states, particularly
in Montana, Washington and Utah
as regards the breaking of drought
conditions, while the southern
states have had somewhat less rain
in past weeks. The states of Maine
and Kentucky are somewhat too
dry. This condition also prevails
in various states locally. Severe
storms in Maryland and New Jer-
sey have damaged small grains,
hay and fruit If the wet weather
conditions continue, corn will be
hurt
Country at Large: A recapitu-
Iation of IL states reporting indi-
Gates that IL are good; 16 average
or better; IA, fair. This summar-
izSd indicates that the country as a
Seehole is in a good average condi-
ton agriculturally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Liberty Bonds.

New YoIk, Aug. 25.-Prices at
$50 a. m. today were: IS, $99. 80 ;
first As, s94 20; second As, So. 76 ;
first AIS, 1920; second AVS,
1922; third Ans, $94S2; fourth
AIS. $93.10; Victory 3As, $Je.58;
Victory ANS, $3.50.
Final prices on Liberty bonds to-
day were: 3hs, 1890; first As,
1920; second As, 92.76; first AIS
1922; second AIS, 1924; third
4Hs. 1886: fourth AIS, 93.14; Vic
tory 3As. 1886; Victory AZ, 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
FURTHER BEAR
TREND FORCES
STOCK SELLING
Pressure of Same Character That
Forces Prices Down Last Week
Again Grips Market.

New York, Aug. 26.-Pressure of
the same character that forced
prices lower last week was encoun-
tered in the first hour. Selling cen
tered in motors, oils and shippings
at extreme reactions of to 61z
points. United States Steel lost
Is, and related shares IL to 2
points. Tobaccos fell 2 to 8, metals
III to 2. and equipments, feathers
and food shares, 1 to IL points,
Rails, and motors led the substan-
tally better tendency manifested
before midday. Unusual interest
was evidenced in rates for call
money, which opened at per cent.
The closing was firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Peoria Grain

Peoria, ILL.,. Aug. 25.-Corn, un-
changed to 1c higher; No. l yell
low. 1872; No. yellow, 1.91: No. 3
yellow, 100; No. mixed, 1-S9; No
2 mixed. 1929; No. mixed,
1851.
Oats. unchanged, No. 2 white,
7Sc; No. 8 white, 72Ac; No.
white, 1870.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
NEWSPAPER MEN
OF ST. LOUIS GET
20 PER CENT BONUS

St Louis, No. Aug. 25.-A bonus
OF 20 per cent on salaries from
Jan. /. last, to Aug. %. was dis
tributed today by the Pulitzer Pub
fishing company. 10 editorial en-
ployes and others OF the St Louis
Post Dispatch. except mechanical
workers under union contracts, as
an emergency measure to meet
"the extraordinary increase in the
present cost OF living"
II was announced that another
20 per cent. dating from Aug %.
would DO paid at the end OF the
year. Local Newspaper men re-
: entity formed q union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

Continued from Page One.)
extended on Fifth avenue to Forty
third street.
The shop Offices were in the
building. cut of from the machine
shop by a fire wall. 1t was due to
the fire walls that the blaze did not
spread west to other sections of the
factory and a north wind luckily
drove the flames to the south, saw
ing storerooms on the north side of
the machine shop.
First Looked Small.
When the Waterman discovered
the blaze he turned in an A. D. T.
alarm. His first impressions were
that the blaze would not be serious
because 1t seemed confined in the
east end of the shop. However, the
flames spread rapidly and soon the
entire shop was enveloped.
Slightly over one-half hour after
the blaze was discovered the south
wall on Fifth avenue fell in parts
Ffremen had several leads of hose
playing into the building from the
south side and they experienced
very narrow escapes.
There was danger too from high
tension electric wires which were
strung on the north side Of Fifth
avenue, just a few feet from the
burning building. Poles on which
these wires were suspended in
some cases were burned at the top
SO that the cross pieces fell.
The north wind was always mod
crate and in spasms became high,
driving flames over Fifth avenue
and sparks few for blocks south
The oils made the heat terrific on
the south side of the building
Twenty minutes after the fire had
started the heat was so intense on
the south side OF Fifth avenue that
walking close to houses more than
800 feet away from the building
was next to impossible. Residences
on this side of the avenue were in
close danger for over one hour OF
becoming ablaze from the heat or
sparks.
Garden hose was used by the
householders and water was
thrown on the roofs and the ez-
posed side of these structures.
Chief of Police Tom Cox had ev-
cry man that could be spared from
duty elsewhere on the job keeping
the crowds back of the railroad
tracks. During the early stages of
the fire this was not necessary as
the heat was sufficiently intense to
prevent any but the firemen get
ting close to the structure.
The plant was built as fireproof
three years ago, mainly of steel
and concrete but some wood was
necessary. The burning oils gave
the building the aspect of a large
furnace and all wood became ignit-
ed AS special means against fire
the company had installed auto
matte sprinklers. Fire mains were
also scattered throughout the prop
erty so there was ample opportun-
ity to secure plenty Of leads into
play. Pressure was good until the
automatic sprinkler system was en-
tirely demolished by falling walls
This released a large amount of
water and reduced The pressure in
the hose the f1remen operated.
Chemicals Some Use.
The fire must have started at
about 9 O'clock" said Fire Chief
Schmidt, for we first got
the alarm at $40. Immediately all
Rock Island companies except one,
five, were sent to the
scene of the blaze" When number
one arrived at the fire, a few min
utes later, the blazes were leapinE
high and the center and east por-
lions Of the building were burning
herceIy- An companies from Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Metal Market.

New York, Aug. 25.-Coppcr,
firm; electrolytic SPOT ann August.
23h; September, 231s 924; October
and November, "a.
Iron, steady; No. northern,
5000; No. 2 northern, 1900; No. .
southern, $3.50.
Metal exchange quotes lead
steady; spot, 5.70@5.90; Septem
Der. 5.S0@6.00.
Spelter, easy; East st. Louis de-
livery spot, 7-30@755; September,
1871 @7521k.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
N. z. CURB MARKET

FURNISHED by E. W. Wagner 4 Co.
members Of all exchanges. Rock Island
1fice suite 800 Best building. phones B.
100 and Isl. p. J. Mccormick. mAnager)
Opening.
Mag 1904.
Aetna, 10000.
B. & W., 74@76.
Nip, 90 01O.
U. M o., 4S954.
Ship, 21z@2%.
PERI, rs OH.
Cosden, 97s01o.
Fed. rs @2%.
Houston, 1056115.
Mid. Rig, 166@I6S.
Mid. Oil. Ia @2A.
Sap, 76714.
Seq, 7-1699-16.
MARYLAND, 6ss al.
Island, 6h 06%.
Globe, IL 015s.
Com. Pete. 551z 657.
Boone, 81 d81k.
Penn lax 615A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Butter lower;
creamery, 476531ac.
Eggs higher. receipts, 1880
cases; firsts. 41@42c; ordinary
firsts. 36Q3Sc; at mark, cases in
cluded, 3S641c; storage packed
f1rsts, 421a G43c.
Poultry, alive, higher; springs,
sic; fowls, sic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
New York Sugar.

New York, Aug. 25.-Raw sugar.
steady; centrifugal, 7.2S; refined,
steady; cutIoaf, 1850; crushed,
1925; mould az, $50; cubes, 9.75;
xxx powdered, $40; standard
powdered, 9.15; fine graduated and
Diamond "a" 500; confectioners'
"a" $50; No. 1 soft sugar, SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
CHICAGO FUTURES
Chicago Cash Grain.
Aug. Is. 1919.

= Chicago, Aug. 25.-Corn-No. 2
mixed, S194@L941a; No. 2 yellow,
S1940195.
Oats-No., 2 white, 72@7615c;
No. white, 71074c.
Rye-No. 2, S154A @1.55.
BarIey-$1 2O01.43.
Timothy-S9012.
ClOver-Nominal.
Pork-Nominal; lard, $29.35;
ribs, S245O@25.5O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 25. - Hog re-
ceipts, 500; 25c lower; top price,
21.5O; bulk, 21.3O@21.40; lights,
21.30@2150: mediums, 1890
21.50; heavies, 21.2O@214O.
Cattle receipts. 100; best steady;
others lower; calves, steady.
Sheep receipts, none; no sales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Chicago Potatoes

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Potatoes,
lower; arrivals, lis cars Minnesota
and Early Ohios. sacked, car lots,
2.400255 per cwt.; irish OObblers,
New Jersey, sacked, car lots, 1850
3.75 per cwJ: California White
Rose, sacked, car lots, % per cWt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Horses and Mules.

East ST Louis, Aug. 25.-Horses:
Eastern chunks, 100000; south
ern horses, choice, 125Q160; draft,
good to choice, 1908
Mules, 16 to IL hands. 2006350:
Is to 1914 hands, 110@215; Il to
143z hands, -90@150.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
THE ARGUS
ALEDo OFFTCE
HIT SCORED BY
CHILD PAGEANT
Close Of Seasons Playground Work
Marked By Proclamation Of
Delightful PIayIet.

Results and benefits which Aledo
children received through super
vised playground work in this city
were clearly demonstrated in the
successful showing Saturday night
OF sleeping Beauty" the pageant
marking the close of the children 3
summer activities under the direc-
ton of Mrs. T. w. Leary Of Chi
cago.
The pIayiet was given az ar
ranged without a hitch The parts
were fmpersonated and interpreted
to an astonishing degree or profic-
iency by members of the cast, and
the entertainment reflected to the
credit OF children and director.
A good sized crowd was on hand
when the performance began at
Sis. Costumes were particularly
unique and attractive and were
made by Mrs. Leary and Miss
Mary clearinghouse, group center
director. Work OF the children
showed the results OF faithful
practice and study, and the zeal
which they placed In their task
carried the spirit OF the pageant to
their audience.
Ends Seasons Work.
Saturday evenings entertain
ment given by the children marked
the close of a more than successful
venture in city Fairgrounds work
backed by certain far-sighted and
public-spirited Aledo citizens. To
supervise play Mrs. T. w. Lcary, a
Chicago Fairgrounds director, was
secured for the post The control
and efficiency with which she d.
rected the children and routine
during her stay here merited the
praise and commentator of those
interested in the children's recrea-
donRl work.
Music Saturday evening was rem
dered by an orchestra composed of
local talent. Difficult selections
were rendered eXcellently and the
success OF the pageant facilitated to
a great extent The cast:
King-Meredith Davis.
Queen-Helen Ash.
Princess-Pauline ParkmAn.
Witch-Mrs. Katie Elwyn.
The six good little faries-Paui-
inc Marquis, Thanet Sharp, Fran
ces Wilson, Dorothy Grant, MIL
dred Day and Irene Pariman.
Music for the playIet was fur
nished by an orchestra made mp Of
the following musicians:
Violin Vernon Bigsby.
Violin-Miss lie Adore Moseley
Cornet-Miss Nettie Vincent.
Piano-Mis Pauline lie Master.
Clarinet-Wyman smith.
Trombone-Will Shaw.
Drums-Harry Mcfarland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

OQuaWka ~ TO Q o
Summary: Three base hits-Dor-
man, Boden. Two base hits-Mack.
Rodunsky, Histed. Ives. Sacrifice
hits-D. Smith (2), Love. Stripe.
Struck out-By Rodunsky, ID; by
Munson, Z in 6 1-3 innings; by
Rickets, 9 in 1 % innings. Um-
pire-Lowe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
st. Louis Grain.

St Louis, Aug. 25.-Corn-No. 9,
1885,; No. 2 white, 1913.
Oats-No. 2, 7215@73hc; No. 3
white, 73074c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

Some of the tallest steepIes and
smokestacks in Cincinnati have
been painted by Myrtle Kenneth, a
young matron who earns a good liv-
ing as a steeplejack.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Market Square Sales
Aug. 2s. 1919.

aug. 20 1913
One load oats a ...-....75c
One load timothy hay ..-..-$2S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Buying Prices
What Rock Island Merchants Pay
Farmers.
Buying Prices
In Rock Island.

The prices below are those paid by
merchants for grain brouGht in from the
country and not for shipments by rail or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
Selling Prices
In Rock Island.

The prices below are the prices at
which the retail merchant seIlss TO the
consumer. taken according to the quality
of the product:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-25
TRACTOR PLANT
FIRE LOSS PUT
AT BIG FIGURE

CONTINUED from Page one.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-23
COLCHESTER BEACH. MD.
HOTEL COLCHESTER

The AdvantaGes Of Salt Water and 6ione
Special rates by the week and weekend
Apply HOTEL COLCHESTER.
Tolchester Beach. Md.
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RUSSO-GERlMANLEAGJE
THREAT PROPAGANDA
Scheme Designed by Ersberger for Home Consumption
to Counteract 'Rhenish Republic" Increment
Fostered by France
By CLINTON w. GILBERT
star Correspondent of the Evening Public
ledger with the Peace Delegation
n EnrOpa

It is a highly important job. France
was entirely cogni2ant of its import
ancc to the Anglo Saxons. For that
reason France clamored loud and long,
demanding its price, and in the end
getting it, For that reason NJ. Clcmcn-
ceau could make his highly offensive
speech Of December. Chccrfully pro-
claiming his faith in balances of power
and cntcntcs and his skcptiCism re-
garding n league of nations, while NJ.
Orlando was sent packing for minor in
tIansigcanCC.
That was where propaganda came in.
It found mems minds prepared. France
genuinely fears Germany. with a fear
born of bitter experience. England
genuinely fears and suspects Germany.
What was largely propaganda became
n belief.
In the light Of It the treaty was writ
ten, together with the significant private
agreement for an alliance that lies back
Of the treaty The propaganda of
France was not wholly consistent with
the propaganda of the United States
for the league of nations. but both won
which is way the world has of doing
two inconsistent things in the faith that
il one does not work the other will.
Erzberger's Big Talk for Home Service
Now, it is probable that the Rome =
Carthage analogy of Erzbcrgcr is also
propaganda. meant for home consump
ton. For no one can suppose the Ger =
man so indisCreet as Intentionally to
= . H. Do l., -.
them for easier terms. Erzberger was
probably talking big to keep up the
spirits of Germany and hold together a
country that was threatening to fall
apart.
At about the time his letter was pub
lishod here a council was being held in
Berlin to counteract the separatist ten
denotes developing within the German
empire. And few days ago took place
the formation of a new republic west OF
the Rhine, independent of Prussia but
remaining formally at least part of Ger
many, while really looking for close and
friendly relations with France.
At the same time Hanover was re-
minding England that the English soy
oreigns, descended from George the
Third, who did so much to make Amer
lea what it is, were anciently Han
Overians, and that Hanover felt deeply
this tie, George the Third thus proving
a force for union as we'll as disunion.
All Anxious to Quit Germany
Catholic Bavaria and Catholic East
Prussia were casting eyes in other di
rections than toward Berlin. The Danes
had just rushed to Paris, being filled
with suspicion that certain German!
near them harbored the intention of sur
reptitiously entering the peaceful king
dom of Denmark under cover of Q
plebiscte that the Peace Conference hat
ordered.
In other words. every German VIII,
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER- -PHIADELPHIA MONDAY, JUNE

naturally toward the undeveloped
natural resources Of the east. Allowed
the raw materials Of Russia and the op-
portunity to organize and use the mil
lions of that unhappy country. Ger
many might indeed become the great
continental power that she dreamed OF
being. But even that overlooks the
control of the seas, which has always
determined the course of history. And
the British American mastery of
the sea is the most complete in
history. And no great naval power can
be built Of Russia, which is now al
most without ports, and of Germany
stripped of her right to make the Bal
tic German lake.
The assurance of the permanence in
what has been built at Paris lies in the
working together of the two great m =
vics of the world. The bnsis of peace is
the amity Of England and America and
the self restraint these two powers
show in their dealings with the rest of
the world. The hope of the league of
nations lies in the moderation and sense
of justice Of these two great powers.
They want peace. They have nm in
ternational conscience, and the league
provides the necessary machinery.
China Furnishes Precedent
And why should not the precedent
that has been established in China be
followed in Russia? Why should not
the great powers CO. operate in furnish
ing capital. inviting the smaller ma
tons to join according to their capacity
and thus make the economic relations
Of Russia in the future international,
instead of prcdominantly German, Eng
lish or American?
At any ratc. the kind of international
action which has been begun in China
is capable of stopping the economic
"drang mach Ostcn" through Russia and
Siberia that Herr Erzberger talks OF
and which n great continental combina =
tion against the Anglo Saxon implies.