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Middletown transcript., 1919-08-09
THE RAILROAD SITUATION

THE case against the government
! ownership Of the railroads has
been summed up in the statement upon
the subject which has been issued by
the National Chamber of Commerce.
A short time ago the Chamber invited
an expression Of opinion upon this ques-
ton from the 112O trade and CONNER.
cial bodies, and it appears from tabu'
lation of the returns which have been
received that ninety -nine> per cent. of
those who voted opposed the PROPOSE
ton which had been submitted to them.
They did so for the several reasons
which all thoughtful and disinterested
students of the situation have recog-
nized as controlling and which in the
Judgment of the National Chamber
must be regarded as conclusive.
In the first place under government
ownership the development of railroad
facilities would be dependent upon Con-
gressional appropriations which would
be determined by political influences
and which would anticipate the coun-
try's transportation needs. If the gov
eminent were to buy the roads it would
have to issue bonds to the extent of
from eighteen to twenty billions Of
dollars and it would moreover be obliged
to furnish from five hundred million to
billion Of new capital each and every
year for extensions and improvements.
Everyone knows what strenuous ex-
ertions it was found necessary to put
forth in order to secure the success Of
the Victory Loan, and the majority OF
those who subscribed to it were ami
mated by patriotic spirit and did not
buy the governments bonds as an in
vestment. But the bonds whose ISSUE
the purchase of the railroads woult
necessitate would have to be sold OF
their merits.
1t would be necessary to fix their in
terest rate on = commercial basis,
which would hardly be less than six PEI
cent, that being the rate. which the
strongest corporations under the exist
ing conditions and as consequence
of the abnormal demand for capita
which everywhere prevails are findin,
themselves compelled to offer. Thi:
dsposes of the argument that unde
government operation the roads coul'
be so economically financed that
great saving in this direction could b
effected
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-09
NOTICE

ESTATE of Mary E. Price Deceased
Notice is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration upon the Estate OF
Mary E. Price late of St. Georges
Hundred, deceased, were duly granted
unto Martin B. Burris, on the Twenty
eighth day of May, A. u. 1919 and all
persons indebted to the said deceased
are requested to make payment to the
Administrator without delay, and all
persons having demands against the
deceased are required to exhibit and
present the same duly probated to the
said Administrator on or before the
Twentv-eighth day of May, A. D. 1920,
or ebide by the law in this behalf.
MARTIN B. BURRIS.
Administrator.
Address
Middletown,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-09

ESTATE of Stacey S. Shockley, De-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters of Administration upon the Is.
tate of Stacey S. Shockley. late of st.
Georges Hundred, deceased. were duly
granted unto Martin b. Rurris on the
Nineteenth day of June A. D., 1919,
and all persons indebted to the said de-
ceased are requested to make payment
to the Administrator without delay,
end all persons having demands gainst
the deceased are required to exhibitand
present the same duly probatedto the
said Administrator on or before the
Nineteenth day of June A. D. 1920, or
abide by the law in this behalf.
MARTIN B. BURRls,
Administrator
Address
Middletown,
Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1919-08-09
TO PREVENT DISEASE GERMS
Healthy, TubercuIIn-Tes Cows Arc
First Essentials-Pure water
70 Important.

I TO prevent the entrance Of disease
germs into milk, healthy, tuberculin-
tested COWS, free from any udder m
Examination or garget, are the first es-
rentals. Healthy men, ana pure wafer
from a protected well or spring. are
Of second importance. Clean utenslis'
covered pals and clean cows come
next. :. j
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-Hogs, receipts
$4,000; steady to Csc lower: heavy
16.50@18.00: medium 16.75@1S15;
light 17.00@18-25; light light 1000
@17.50; heavy packing sows
smooth 16.00016.50; packing sows,
rough 15.25015.75; pigs $4,000
16. 25.
Cattle, receipts 10000: firm: beef
steers, medium and heavy weight,
choice and prime 15.25617.65; me
dunn and good 10.75015.25: COM
mon S25019.75; light weight, good
and choice 14.00617.65; common
and medium S.00@13.75: butcher
cattle. heifers 6.50@14.75; COWS
s .25@13. IS; Gamers and cutters
5.35@6.25; veal calves 20250
2150; feeder steers 7.00@12.25:
stocker steers 6.25Gl0.00; western
range steers 8.00@15.0O; cows and
heifers 6.25613O0.
Sheep. receipts $4,000; strong;
lambs 1225015.25; culls and COM
mon 7.5O@12.O0; ewes, medium.
good and choice 6.00Q7-25: culls
and common 2.00@5.75; breeding
6.75@12.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
WALL ST. GOSSIP

Furnished by E. W. Wagner & Co,
members of all exchanges. Rock Island
Office suite 500 Best building Phones r. 1.
100 and ISL. p. J. Mccormick. manager
New York. Sept. 23.-FNrther i'm
provement in the stock market may
be anticipated unless the strike
news should take a decidedly un-
favorable turn. Yesterdays trad
ing demonstrated statements We
have made in these letters for sew
eral DAYS past that good stocks have
been going into strong hands while
the bears have been selling them
selves into a pocket. Any unfavor-
able Developments in labor strug-
gle would undoubtedly cause rush
Of outside buying. Purchases on
drives of standard seasoned issues
will undoubtedly prove profitable.
It is a mistake to Judge a great
insurgent movement like the steel
strike on the news of the first few
hours One may be glad that the
first day did not produce more dis
turbance. It is not safe to assume
that there will not be sympathetic
activity in the industries or further
OBJECTIONS Of organized labor in the
steel department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
SHERIFF WATTS
YEAR, BUT LANDS
KEITHSBURG MAN

r. NJ. CDick) Willitt of Keiths-
{ burg. arrested several weeks ago
by Sheriff John p Fleming on a
warrant more than a year old, was
arraigned before Circuit Judge W.
T. Church in court yesterday on a
charge of selling Intoxicating Ii
Quor in anti-saloon territory. Upon
plea of guilty, Willitt was fined
1898 and committed to 60 days in
the county Jail.
The Keithsburg man had long
escaped the fate of a partner, Sam
ellis, who was arrested and fined
at the time the warrant was sworn
out for Willitt. The latter. with
ellis, was accused of at that time
operating a fiatboat up and down
the river near Keithsburg and
from the Iowa side peddIing liquor
With the warrant for his arrest
hanging over his head. Willitt fed
to Iowa, where he made his home
ever since. but rarely, and that in
secret, returning to Keithsburg.
Thinking that the danger had
abated, he returned openly to
Keithsburg about q month or SO
ago, with the result that upon in
stigation of Sheriff Fleming. who
was tipped off to his presence
Whit was arrested by the Keiths-
burg marshal and held for officers
Of the sheriff's force. He was re-
leased under heavy bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
CORN ASSUMES
BEARISH Tone;
STRIKE CAUSE
Constructions Placed on News OF
Steel Situation Result in Fresh
Declines.

Chicago, Ill. Sept 23.-Fresh
weakness in the corn market de-
veIoped today as a result OF a
largely bearish constructions
placed on overnight developments
in the steel strike. Lower quota
tons on hogs tended further to de-
press corn, and so too did the fact
that Herbert Hoover was quoted as
predicting that there would be a
steady fall for three months in the
cost of staple foods. Trade, how
ever, was not urgent on either side
of the corn market. Opening prices,
which ranged from &c lower to
NC advance, with December SLIPS
to 1926, and May, $1.23h to
S1.23%, were followed by a mod
crate setback all around.
Later the market ran up sharp
", Septem Der in particular on ac-
count of a rush of covering by
shorts who had found offerings
limited. The close was strong. / "a
to So net higher, with Decemb
1855 to 1855. and May 1854 to
1858.
Scantines5 of~receipts made the
oats market relatively firm. After
opening B@Ac off to &c up, in
Guiding December at 70b, 70 705z c
the market scored slight general
gain.
Provisions were dull and weak
The ruling influence was the down
ward tendency of corn and hogs.
In provisions, they subsequently
developed strength owing to up
turns in the corn market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
PIT GOSSIP

FURNISHED by z. W. Wagner q Co.
members of all exchanges. Rock Island
Office suite 800 Best building Phones r.
75O and ISL. P. J. Mccormick. managerl
Chicago, Sept. %. - Speculative
markets were brave yesterday
They may bulge today, but a few
neat little setbacks on strike news
evidently await. The various Sc
curity market reports say the steel
strike is discounted, but you can
not discount a strike clash of the
present size. Looks as if % to 80
per cent of steel workers are out
and a total of so per cent may go
out. The union showing is for
midable. Grain bulges should not
be permanent today. The Boston
News Bureau says: "A prolonged
fight between the steel corpora
tons and the unions could easily
last into the new year if the en-
tire support Of organized labor
was thrown into the break Shut
downs of steel plants would tie up
automobile factories before long
and derange our entire industrial
process. TaIw of farm organiza-
tions to boost grain prices looks
unimportant. Eastern corn con-
sumers are reported as willing
buyers ahead, basis $125 Chicago.
The Tribune says 100000 German
marks have been bought by grain
traders as an investment that can
not lose. Yesterday the first 5000
corn was delivered on September
contracts. Chicago holds about
$4,000 corn with $4,000 in public
elevators for regular delivery.
Opening in corn and oats hest
tant. Strike news looks more ser
ious. Hogs weak. Eastern demand
overnight only moderate.
Grain Opinions.
B. F. & Colt does not appear
that prices have yet reached the
turning point.
Lamson Bros.-There probably
will be further upward action I'M
less there is some change in the
Bennett-With a short wheat and
oats crop and high prices ruling
for rye and barley. we still believe
that corn is an investment pur-
chase on breaks.
Logan & Bryan-Strike develop
ments of course will prove very
factor in the immediate
shaping of corn values.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday; warmer to-
night; Thursday fair with moder-
ate temperature; moderate west
shifting to southwest winds.
Illinois: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday; warmer in north and west
portions tonight; Thursday, fair.
Missouri: Fair tonight and We'd
neSday; warmer in north portion
tonight and Thursday.
Iowa: Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; warmer tonight; Thursday,
fair.
Indiana: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday
Temperatures Today.
Canadian northwest: 43 to 58;
clear.
Northwest: ~ to So; clear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo. Sept 23-
Hog receipts, 5000; higher. Bulk
17-25@17.60; heavy. 170O61750;
medium, 17.25@17.75; light. 1856
@17.75; light lights, 1650017.25;
heavy packing sows, 15.00@16.75;
pigs, 14.OO617.75.
Cattle receipts, 10000 and 1000
calves; higher; heavy beef steers,
choice and prime, 15S501775;
medium and good. 1210615.75:
common. 10.25 @120O: light weight,
good and choice, 13.0O017.1O; com
mon and medium, S.25013 SO ;
butcher cattle, heifers, 6.1501350;
cows, 5.75@1150: Gamers and cut
tiers. 4.2565.75; veal calves. 1925
@17.50; feeder steers, 8.50012.90;
stocker steers, 6.2509.40.
Sheep receipts, 1900; higher !:
lambs. 12.6061450; yearling
wethers, 9.O0@1O.O0; ewes, $3.50
S.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
The Day In Davenport

rural community will be offered
special inducements.
Woman Jailed-EtheI Lewis. Mo
line, was found guilty of being a
vagabond at the conclusion of a
hearing in police court and was
sentenced to 10 days in Jail. She
was arrested late Saturday night
standing in a doorway on West
Fourth street.
To Buy WagOnS-The purchase
Of new equipment for the collect
ing and disposal of garbage under
municipal supervision will be rec
commended to the city council by
the board of health.
Elks to Ffsit-Several leading
members of the EIks' lodge
throughout the state and nation
will be guests of Davenport lodge
No. 298. at its meeting tonight
They will include Rev. John Dy-
sart, chaplain OF the grand lodge:
Fred c. Robinson, secretary of the
Grand lodge and DR. J. L. McGui-
gan, president of the Iowa State
Elks' association
ObItuary-The death of Thomas
Connolly occurred at his home at
200 East Tenth street after a lin
gering illness of Is months dura-
ton. Mr. Connolly was born in
Davenport, March IS, 1885. and re-
sided here practically his entire
life. He leaves to mourn his loss
his wife. Mrs. Mary Connolly. and
four small children, Mary, Rose.
Thomas and Rita, a sister. Mrs.
Phil Weber and three brothers.
Michael, Bernard and John, all OF
Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
LOSS ON FAIR
PUT AT $4,000
Officers Not DOWneast, However,
Expecting Definite to Be Made
Up Next Year.

Rain caused approximately $4,000
dead loss to the Mercer County Ag-
ricultural society on this years
county fair. was the estimate az
Secretary G. c. Bowers this morn
ing.
Although the exact total may run
slightly over or less than this Gg
ure, Secretary Bowers said tina,
from figures now in hand this sum
as a deficit would grobtbly tell the
sad story
1T will be easily made up next
year, however" Mr.. Bowers stated.
exists will be made up in a single
day. The elements will not al
ways be unkind."
As oneS Mercer county man eX-
pressed it after il was all over
The fair was there but the gods
prevented most everyone from
reaching it." Nothing but praise
can be bestowed upon fair officials.
the executive board, helpers, super
intendents OF departments, judges,
in short upon the whole orEaniza-
ton, carefully built 10 handle one
OF the biggest fairs In the history
Of county and state.
The smOOthuess and dispatch
with which affairs ran smoothly
on during Saturday, although 10000
people thronged the fair grounds,
speaks volumes for the efficiency OF
arrangements and those in charge.
To Guy Vanatta superintendent of
grounds and privileges, goes the
credit for absence OF confusion
and fraudulent games of chance on
the grounds, also for the arrange
ment OF the stands and conCes-
sions.
There was not an instance OF
trouble reported on the ground
throughout the week, G. G. Lutrsll,
chief of fair police, with his special
deputies patrolled the city and
grounds practically day and night,
and during the week safeguariel
the property and personal safety OF
over 1920 people without com
plant
After last years fair, a surplus
of approximately $4,000 was left In
the treasury OF the society. Prev
ious to Sept l6, however, almost
all OF this sum was expended in
improvement of grounds, including
regarding and leveling OF the APP
prOach. a new, tire-proOf ticket Of
fee, new fence. new bandstand
and reconstructon OF the west
turn of the race track
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23

JOshes POIice-Ross Rope. aged
so living at Fifth and Ripley
streets, joshed the police over a
charge of purchasing stolen prop
erty and talked himself into a 20
day Jail sentence.
Crushed-H. G. Hahn, a laborer
employed by J. F. Nebergall e Son,
general contractors, was crushed
under a pile of cement while at
work on the Palmer school build
ing and painfully but not seriously
injured. He was removed to the
Davenport hospital.
Appeals Taken-Five additional
appeals filed in the district court
from paving assessments levied by
the city council on Sept. II indicate
that the habit is becoming epidemic.
The record for this type of actions
is already broken, no previous i'm
provement in the paving line hav-
ing been met with so much opposi-
ton. Several appeals have already
been fled in the district court from
paving assessments levied against
Second street and other properties.
Identified Harold Gentry, age
20. living at Sixth and Myrtle
streets, was arrested by the Daven-
port police on a charge of robbing
william Norman. 62415 Myrtle
street, of $40, after Norman had
identified Gentry as the man who
held him up at the point of a gun
on West Fifth street Gentry de-
MES the charge.
Retailers TO Meet-Davenport re
tail merchants will meet tonight at
S o'clock to plan out day or ser
es of days on which trade from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
Fast st. Louis Livestock

East st. Louis, Ill, Sept. %
Hogs. receipts $500; steady; bulk
$17.7501825; heavy, $1775@1S:
medium. $17.85@18.3O; light, s17@
1885; light light, $12.25@13.75;
pigs. $13016.50.
Cattle Receipts. $500; higher
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight, choice and prime, $50
1925; medium and good, S11016;
common, s9.50@11; light weight,
good and choice, $15017.50; com
mon and medium, $9.25015; butch
er cattle. heifers, $7-25@16; COWS,
$6.75011; Gamers and cutters, s.
66.75; veal calves, S15020; feed
er steers, $7.50@11; stocker steers,
S7010.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; higher;
lambs, 81 lbs. down, $12014.25;
yearIing wethers, $9011; ewes, me
dunn and choice, $5@7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
ALEDO BRIEFS

Other court matters caused the
jurors who reported in circuit
court yesterday for duty to be eX-
cused until next Monday. when g
jury panel will be selected from
the venire to hear the chancery
case of Bohan vs.. BOhan, a con
tested divorce. But one civil suit
was carried over. the remainder be
ing adjusted or settled by agree
ment yesterday, But three or four
cases remain to be tried and ad-
journment Of circuit court by Mon
day, Oct. 6, two weeks from yester
day, is contemplated by Judge ".
7. Church as a likelv possibility.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
THE ARGUS
ALEDO PERSONALS

George B. Cooke returned home
to Chicago yesterday after visiting
for a short time in this city.
Paul Bridgeford left yesterday
for preparatory school to complete
| his study for the final exams for
entrance into the naval school at
/ Annapolis.
| Paul Graham spent yesterday in
Rock Island on business
Miss Grace Rush left yesterday
! for Viola where she will teach this
! year in the high school.
Misses Edna and Merge Spence
/ left yesterday for Burgess after
spending the week end in this city
with her parents.
Carl Z. Swanson left yesterday
for Champaign where he will this
year complete his course in archi-
tectural engineering at the state
university
Mr.. and MIS-. Fred Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. clyde Flake returned
home to Kennett, No, last evening
after spending a week here attend
ing the Mercer county fair and
visiting at the Arthur r. Rubon
home. They were accompanied as
far as Burlington by La Verne
Runbom
Miss Betty Ericsson went to
Ke.thsburg last evening for a short
visit at the J. NJ. Croson home.
From there she will go to Cam
bridge for a few days visit with
friends before returning to Chicago,
where she will make her home with
Mrs. Harry o. Baner and daugh-
ter Isabel returned home to New
Boston last evening after a snort
visit in this city.
Miss Nancy Thompson left last
evening for Biggsville, Ill, where
she will make a short visit with her
brother, Al Thompson.
Miss Nellie Stevens returned
home to New Boston last evening
after spending the day in the city
with friends.
Miss Maggie Ryner departed last
evening for La Plata, Mo-, where
she will visit son.
Mrs. c. w. Ives returned home to
New Boston last evening after
spending the day visiting friends in
AIedo.
Mrs. NJ. A. Saunders returned
home to New Boston last evening,
after spending the day in Aledo.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. c. Riley went To
St. Louis last evening after at
tending the Mercer county fair here
last week.
Mrs. II. J. Postelwaite went 20
Keithsburg last evening for a visit
at the home of her brother, J. Nj.
CrOson.
Mrs. l.. f Hall and son Brooks
returned home 10 Oquawka last
evening, after a few days visit 10
this city at the home of her sister,
Mrs. l.. +. Mannon.
Ira f. Nelson, his wife and baby,
were visitors last week at the home
of Mr.. Nelson's father, S. A. Nelson
on East Seventh street The trip
here was made by auto. Rain and
muddy roads forced Mr.. Nelson to
return TO his home at Des MOines. |
Iowa, Sunday, however, by train. |
leaving his wife. baby and machine !
in this city. He will return this !
week. While here the Nelson's also |
visited at the home of Mrs. Nelson's |
father, S. r. Sheats.
Mrs. Vera Bjorkman was a Rock |
Island visitor yesterday.
Emil Anderson, deputy county |
clerk, leaves tomorrow for Eagle |
River, Wis, where he will spend a !
two weeks vacation hunting and |
fishing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-23
CARLSTROM LEADS
ROOSEVELT DRIVE

States Attorney Oscar E. Carl
strom has been chosen county
chairman of the Roosevelt Memo
rial association, organized for the
purpose OF raising $4,000 coo
throughout this country for the
erection Of a monument at Wash
ington, D. C., in memory Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt and the purchase of
Oyster Bay. the great Americans
country home, which would be con
verified into a national park.
As county chairman Captain
Carlstrom was in Chicago today at
meeting called there of state di-
rectors. Governor owden is presi-
dent of the state organization. At
the head of the drive in this dis
trict is DR. W. F. Taylor of Moline,
who appointed the county chair
men.