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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
CBy Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 Hogs $4,000.
higher: heavies s14.60@15.40; medium
s14.750156O; lights s14.60015.40;
light lights. s14.25G15; heavy pack
ing sows, smooth S14Q14.50 packing
sows. rough S13.25q 1875; pigs $3.50
61475.
Cattle receipts $4,000, weak; beef
steers, medium and heavies, choice
and prime s16.5O91S.75; medium and
good, s11016.5O; common sS.5o@11;
light, good and choice s14@1S.60;
common and medium $S614; butcher
cattle, heifers S6.25@1375; cows, $50
1850; Gamers and cutters S5G6; veal
calves $16017; feeder steers 1880
113 stocker steers @10.25; west
ern range steers $S915; cows and
heifers S6.50612.50.
Sheep, receipts $4,000, weak; lambs
s1225015.50; culls and common, $3.50
@12; ewes, medium, good and choice
$6.256725; culls and common, 1896:
breeding $6.75 612.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
PRINTING BOARD TURNED
BACK 81 900 TO STATE

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct ia state
department that at the end of the
fiscal year turned back its appropri-
ation-and S1066S0 more--has been
found.
Direlle CLANCY, clerk of the Indi-
ana state printing board, and Harry
Troutman, assistant clerk, turned the
trick.
1t happened this way. The depart
ment had a 1917 fund that did not
revert and it began the year we'll
However, economies of the depart
ment resulted in the expenditure of
only S26,445.20, or S1066.S0 less than
the carried over balance. This year
the unexpended balance by law revert
ed to the general fund September 80,
and the entire $4,000 and the unex-
pended s1,066S0 went back
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 13.-Receipts.

CINCINNATI, O., Oct 13.-Receipts.
Cattle. 5000; Hogs, 1000; Sheep, 600.
Cattle-Market, strong; shippers,
S1O5O@13.OO butchers steers, extra,
SIPS 1900; good to choice, $1O.2oQ
100; common to fair. $500 q 1000.
Heifers-Extra, $11.OO@12.0O; good to
choice, S95OQ1075; common to fair.
S6.000900. Cows-EXtra, S9.5OQ
1850; good to choice, $7.5009.5O; COM
mon to fair, s550Q900; Gamers, $500
@550; stockers and feeders, $4,000
100. Bulls, strong; Bologna, $6.oO0
$50; fat bulls, s8.50@ 800 Mich COWS,
steady. Calves, steady; extra, $4,000;
fair to good, $14.00@19.75; common
and large, S7.00G13.00.
Hogs Market, strong: selected
heavy shippers, $500; good to choice
packers and butchers, $500: medium,
S14.25015.O0; stays, s9.00@10.25; COM
mon to choice heavy fat sows. 10000
1915: light shippers, S12.75 a 14.l5;
pigs, 10 pounds and less, 10000
1915.
Sheep-Good to choice, $1,000 $50;
fair to good, S400Q 600; common to
fair, 100000. Lambs. steady to
strong; good to choice, s13.50Q14,00;
fair 70 good, $12.00613.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
FLYING SQUADRON
FINISHES WORK;
MEETING CALLED

An important meeting Of the town
ship committeeman Of the county
evangelistic campaign organization IS
to be held in connection with the or
ganization meeting of the Church Fed
GRAFTON of Wayne county at the Rich
mond Y. NJ. c. A, Friday afternoon Of
this week
!. The county federation meeting has
been called for 2 o'clock by the tenn
porary county executive committee,
and the county evangelistic meeting
is to be held at o'clock at the AS
ISOLATION building
1t is also possible that the county
committees on publicity, finance, etc,
Will also have group meetings after
the general county evangelistic meet
ing. This action was decided upon at
a meeting Of county evangelistic cam
paign leaders at the Y M. c. A.
1t is estimated that 100 or more
church leaders from all parts Of the
county will be in attendance at Fri
days meeting and every church is
urged to have its two official repre-
sentatives present at this conference
Every member of a township commit
tee organization is also requested to
be present for the conference.
Squadron Finishes Work.
! The Flying Squadron completed its
tour of the county on Saturday and Or
ganized five more township commit
tee organizations, the committee in
one instance being responsible for two
townships. The following committees
were named by the Flying Squadron
Saturday.
Webster wnship-Publicity, A. O.
Halsley; minute men and census, Ell
wood Davenport: prayer meetings
Mrs. J. Bond; young peoples work
Mrs. ]. B. Borton; finance, Walter
Beeson.
Clay township-Publicity L. E. Kin.
sey; prayer meetings, Mrs. Amanda
Martlndale; census and statistics, F
y. Underhill; young peoples work, w
R. Howard; finances, Harry Pagan;
minute men, Isaac Love-
Perry and Dalton townships-Pub
l1vity, U. G. Manning and Edgar Mann
ing; prayer meetings. Rev. Sylvester
B1llhimer; census, Wittier Beard
young peoples work, P. o. Beckman
finances, J. NJ. Manning; minute men
U. M. Stewart
New Garden township-Publicity
Rev. c. o. Reynolds; prayer meetings
Rev. j. F. Blocker; young peoples
work. Miss Olive Hunt; census. S. c.
Alexander; finances, Thomas Bren
nan; minute men, Owen Livengood
FRANKLIN ownship-Publicity, Fred
wallace; prayer meetings, Henry Hill
census, Mrs. O. R. Jordan; young peo
! pla's work. Mrs. Frank Knoll; finances
Charles Anderson; minute men, Ollie
Hunt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
Burlington Train is
Wrecked by Unknown Men

GALESBURG, Ill, Oct 1.-two
men are dead and a score of others
narrowly escaped the same fate at
IL: 80 o'clock Sunday night when C.
B. & Q. passenger No. SO was wrecked
by unknown parties two miles east of
Pennington.
The wreckers removed a length of
rail from the track at a slight curve,
causing the engine. tank and two bag
gage cars to go over a forty-foot en-
bankment.
Engineer John ]. Foulk and Fire
man L. Palmer of Bea rdstown were so
badly scalded they died early Sunday
morning in a hospital here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
LIVE STOCK PRICES

(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 13. -
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; higher.
Cattle-Receipts, LOO; steady.
Calves-Receipts, 500; strong.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; steady.
Hogs-Good mixed, 100 lbs, up,
average $15.O0@15.10; assorted hogs'
100 to 200 lbs, $500; good to choice
hogs, 200 to 225 lbs, $500; assorted
hogs. 200 to 225s lbs, s15.oo@15.1o;
fat hogs, weighing 225 lbs, up, aver
age, s15.1o@15,26; feeding pigs $lS:ao
@1400; sows. according to quality
$120o@1425; assorted hogs, averag-
ing 225 lbs. and up, $1s.4O016.5O;
bulk of sows, $13.75@14.00; pregnant
sows, $10,00@12.0o; poor to best
stays, $120O014.50; fat back pigs, $14.
CATTLE.
Killing Steers Extra good, 1900
lbs. and upward. $179$18.00; good to
choice, 1900 lbs, and upward, $4,000
1900; common to medium, 1900 lbs,
upward, s14.50@15.50; good to choice,
1850 to 1880 lbs. $14,50915.50; com
mon to medium, 1000 to 1880 lbs,
$13.50@1450: good to choice, 1000 to
l,l0U JDS.,S LOW, ~
medium, 1000 to 1,150 lbs, S12.5O0
400: poor to good under 1000 lbs,
S11.00014.50; good to best ycarlings,
$1400@6
Helfers-Good to best. 500 lbs, and
up. $14.5o; common to medium
500 lbs, up, s1100Q13.o0; good to best,
under 500 lbs. s14.5O; common to med
ium, under 500 lbs., ss.0o@12.o0.
Cows--Good to best, 1850 lbs. up
ward, 95O912.50; common to med
iun, $50 lbs, sS500 $50: Gamers
and cutters, $5.00G7.c0.
BulIs-Comrnon to best, 1890 lbs.
upward, $7.5OGs.50, good to choice,
under Lace lbs, sS.0003.00; fair to
medium, under 800 lbs, s1,OO q ~
common to good bolognas, $6.OGW6.oO
caives--Good to choice veals, under
100 lbs. SlS5O@ good medium
veals, under 200 lbs, S10.0o@15.OO;
good to choice heavy calves, sll.oO;
common to medium heavy calves, s.
GlS.0n
stockera and Feeding cattIe-Good
to choice steers, 800 lbs, and up, $3.50
td10.50; common to fair steers. 500
lbs. and up, s7.5o@9.C0; good to choice
steers. under 800 lbs, $500 500;
common to medium steers. under 800
lbs, S700@s00; medium to good COWS,
s6.5oO7 90; springers. $1,000 500; fair
to choice mixers, S6.00@140O; stock
calves, $50 to 400 lbs. s7,oO@1O.OO.
SHEEF AND LAMBS
Good to choice sheep S666,50;
common to medium sheep $3.50; good
to choice lambs, $13.0OQs1400; com
. mon to medium lambs, $900@S12.5O;
good to choice yearlings, s750@s8.5O;
cornon to medium yearlings, $1,000
$500; bucks, per 100 lbs, $5.00@s5.5O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Furnished by WheIan)
SELLING PRICES

BUYING
Old corn, 1885, oats. CSC; rye, 40;
straw, per ton, $500; new corn, $1.10
per bushel.
SELLING
Cottonseed Meal. per ton SIT: per
cwt., $500; Oil Meal. per ton, $500;
cwt.. $500. Tankage 500 per ton,
500: per cwt., $4.75; GO per cent,
S1O8 per ton; cwt.. $3.50; Quaker
Dairy Feed, per ton, $500; per cwt.,
$2S5; Salt, per Dbl. s2.75. Wheat
Bran, per ton, S4S.50; cwt., $3.50.
Bran and Shorts mixed, per ton, $50
per cwt., S2.75. Pure Wheat Mid
lings. per ton. $4,000; per cwt., $40;
Stand MIDI, $500 per ton; SO per
CMt.
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Corrected by Mclean & Company.
Dayton, Ohib. Bell Phone,
Fast %. Home 1925

DAYTON, oct. 13.-Hogs-Receipts,
cars; market, steady; choice
heavies, STATS; packers and butchers
STATS; heavy Workers. s14.O0 @ 80;
light Workers, S13.oOG 400; pigs,
s12.0O@130O; stays, $1,000 912,OO;
choice fat sows, $13@13.5o; common
to fair. $12Q13.
Cattle-Receipts nine cars; steady.
Fair to good shippers, S11.OO4 1900;
good to- choice butchers. 10000 1900;
fair to medium butchers. $4,000 100;
good to choice heifers, ssoog II ~;
fair to good heifers, $1,000 900;
choice fat COWS, ssoo@s.oo; fair to
good fat COWS. s7OO@S.OO; bologna
cows, s5.oO@5.5o; butcher bulls, $500
1880; bologna bulls, $7.OO4S.OO;
calves $4,000 1900
Sheep - Receipts, light; market,
steady. Sheep, s4oo@7,oo; lambs
s8O0Q11.0o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
MARKETS


BUFFALO,. Oct. 10 Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500; steers, slow, % to so
cents lower; prime steers, s16.50@
1900; shipping steers, $15.50@16.0
butchers, $1000@15.00; yearlings,
s1400@15.00: heifers, $6.O0@11.50;
cows, s4OO91O.5O; bulls, $7.OO@10.57;
stockers and feeders, $6.0O@10.75;
fresh cows and springers, $65 @170.
Calves-Receipts, 1900; 50 lower; 81
$4,000.
Hogs-Receipts. 10000; 60@75 cents
lower; heavy mixed and Workers,
$1525: lights, ditto, s14.50@14.75;
pigs, S14.25@14.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000:
25@50 cents lower; lambs, 5000
1850; yearlings. $7.oo@1O.oo; sheep,
$S006925.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
GERMAN SCHOOL KIDS
PROPAGANDA TO STOP

BERLIN. Oct. 13.-Herr Haeniach,
Prussian minister of worship, told the
budget commission of the Prussian
diet that he proposed to adopt radical
means to crush political agitation
among the pupils in the public schools,
which he declared has been instigated
by political propagandists seeking the
regeneration of the Hohenzollern
regime.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
Funeral Arrangements

Peeg-Funeral services for Lydia
Pegg, so years old, who died at the
residence of her daughter. Mrs. A. c.
LESLEY, two miles Southwest of Win
chester Saturday evening, will be held
in the Friends church at Fountain
City at two O'Clock. Tuesday after
noon, with Miss Esther Cook Off
ciating. Burial will be in Willow
Grove cemetery.
Minck-Funeral services for Emil
Minck were held from the residence
at two o'clock Monday afternoon. with
the Rev. Alpheus Trueblood official
ing. Burial was in the Earlham
cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
(By Associated Press)

(Bv ASSOCIATED Press)
PITTSBURG, Pa. Oct. 13.-Hogs-
Receipts, $500. Market, lower. Heav-
les, s15.650$15.75; heavy Workers
$1a65Qs15.75; light Workers, s14.50@
STATS; pigs, $14.00@$1425.
Cattle-Receipts. $500; market low.
err. Steers, $15.5O@$16.50: heifers
$1O.5O@S120O; cows, $S.5O0s9.5O
Sheep and lambs-Receipts 5000
Market, lower. Top sheep, $1,000;
top lambs, S14.50.
Calves - Receipts, 900. Market
lower. Top, $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
kESSLER MURDER TRIAL
STARTS AT SHElBYVILLE

SHELBYNILLE, Ind, Oct ia
selection of a jury to try George G.
kessler, formerly soldier in the 10th
infantry, charged with the first de-
gree murder of Miss Minnie Mae Viii
kins, whose body was found in a els
tern at 269 Hendricks place, Indiana
polls, May 81, 1919, was started today
in Shelby circuit court. Of the fifty
men summoned on special ven e or
dered by Alonzo Blair, judge. forty
three are farmers and the others are
b4siness men and manufacturers. The
case was brought here on a change of
venue from Ma rion county.
The body of Miss Wilkins was found
by Russell Daringer. her nephew, three
days after she was re. ,orted as mis-
sing. A basket in which lettuce was
growing had been carefully replaced
on the top Of the cisteTn and this
led at once to the theory of murder
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
GAS AGAINST BIRDS
COLUMBUS TO USE
(By Associated Pressl

COLUMBUS. Ind, Oct 13As a
method of Kidding the city of black
birds, which have become so numer-
Gus as to cause much damage, the 20
lice department has asked the city
council for permission to use poisoned
gas to make war on the birds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
PRODUCE MARKET
nv Associated Press)

fBy Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Butter-Market
unchanged. Eggs - Receipts, 6,S67
cases; market. unchanged. Live Poul-
try-Market, higher; fowls, 1S@26hc;
Springs, 23c.
Potatoes-Steady; arrivals, 73 cars;
Northern sacked whites, $2.00@2.25;
Early Ohios, S2.75@2.S0.
LOCAL HAY MARKET
Steady; No. I timothy. $28.506 1900;
$2So0; clover, $4,000.
BUTTER FAT QUOTATION.
Butter fat delivered in Richmond Is
bringing CT cents this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Clara Griffin, quitclaim to Minnie
Grove. part of the southwest qua
ter of section IA, township IS, range
II; 81.
Charles T. Crump to William T.
Steers, lots 60. 81, 60. 63. Ga, 65, Sc
81, 6S, 90, 20 and Il in Fairview adj
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action. charged that this was the un-
DERIVING purpose Of the sale.
Secretary Baker and the war depart
ment strenuously deny this and point
out that it was necessary to sell the
goods abroad because there were no
transportation facilities to bring them
home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Leorus E. Jacks, granger. to Myrtle
E. kendrie, at home, Richmond.
Russell II. Keller, telephone, Rich.
mond, to Edna krider, seamstress,
Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
MARKET CANCELLED.

Because OF the celebration Of Dis
covery Day, the grain letter, one 9TH
er New York market. and the Cinctn-
natl grain and produce quotations
were not made Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
PRODUCE MARKET

The following are the jobbing prices
on produce in Richmond today
Creamery butter-66 cents.
Eggs - Per dozen, so cents. Old
chickens, per h., 1Sc; frying chickens,
ID, IL C.
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CINCINNATI GRAIN.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 13.-No mar
ket. Discovery day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
Local Grain Market

Richmond flour mills are paying
s2.11 for No. 1 red wheat; s2.OS for
No. 2; $2.05; for No. 8; No. 4, $2.01 ::
No. 5, $1.97,
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dition to Greensboro; ST..
Laura NJ. Lyons to ]. w. Coulter,
lot So, Hannah A Leeds addition; 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13

Residents in Clay street in Spring
field, Mo, for a distance of blocks
woke up recently and found sealed
packages of butter on their front door
stems
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13

The title of duke, the highest order
of the British peerage, was first in
troduced in 1887.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13

MRS. WILSON TO CONFERENCE
Mrs. Robert S. Wilson has gone to
Cincinnati as representative of the
Christian church of this city at the
world conference of Lutherans in SEES
sion this week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
ARRANGE AFFAIRS
TO GIVE NEIGHBORS
OCCASION TO MEET

A series Of community soclaDles
and entertainments to be held IN
various parts of town to neip
folks get acquainted with their
neighbors, is being outlined tor the
next two months under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. c. A. Last nlgnt
one of these affairs was held
at the Longfellow school,. Seventh
avenue and Fcrty-irst street, ana
tonight there is to De one
at the Second Christian church at
Sixth street and Thirteenth ave-
nue.. The entertainment is entirely
free to the general public when
is invited to attend. Children I'M
der Is, however, will not be ad-
mitted unless accompanied by their
parents. The program this week
consists of movies, music ana
readings, together with commun-
ity sing. K. A. Cranston
sang at the LongfeIlow school and
at the Second Christian church
Miss Eva Simonds will read Next
week the program is TO be at the
Spencer Methodist church Thurs
day and at the Cleland Memorial
church on Twenty-fifth avenue and
Eleventh street Friday.
Many people in the city do not
know who their neighbors are
do not know what fine folks some
of them may be. The object of
these affairs is to promote frlendi1-
ness and good cheer. and a COM
munity spirit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

change greatly during the period of
readjustment.
Committee Named.
In order that full expression Of
the views of all branches of the
building industry may be presented
20 the people, a committee was ap-
pointed to prepare a statement,
perhaps in the form of a resolu-
ton, setting forth the findings with
reference to local conditions and
local inducements to the man with
money to invest in buildings. On
this committee are Seth ]. Temple,
Davenport; George W. Ross, East
Moline; Henry W. Horst, Rock Is
land; J. L. Vernon, Rock Island;
P. H. Lorenz, Moline.
George W. Ross of the East Mo-
line Land company addressed the
assembly on the question of har-
monizing the conflicting elements
of the community on the Illinois
side of the river by the borough
form of government, which he ex-
planned briefly. Before adjourn
Llent the question of endorsement
Of the proposal was put to vote
and approval was given.
c. E. Dietz of Moline addressed
the builders and their guests on
the subject of Bolshevism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
BUILDING WORK
CAMPA IGN SOON
: TO Be STARTED
General Sentiment and Statements
at Builders Banquet FavOrs
Immediate Action.
LOOK To WAGE GARNER NOW
Wages High Enough to Balance
Material Costs and Homes Are
Wanted by Many.

Rock Island. Moline and East
Moline are to experience a boom in
building and construction work in
general if the views and hopes ex-
pressed at the meeting held be-
tTeen builders, real estate men,
bankers and other business men
under the auspices of the Quad-C City
Builders exchange at the Rock Is
land club last night materialize.
That wage earners are going to
IL the customers of the local build
,Grs was the one prediction advanc-
'ed at last nights meeting that was
not contradicted. 1t was pointed
out that the higher wages are suffi-
lent to meet the increased cost of
building and that while such a con-
dition remains the wage Garner is
going to utilize the higher compen-
sation as a foundation of the real
ization of the hope that he will
some day be the owner of his home
Various speakers were invited by
A. f. Horst, POSTMASTER, to
ak on the question of readjust-
Il ent and the outlook and problems
q the builders.
A general desire to have the
houses constructed in the quad
cities by the government disposed
e at the earliest possible date in
order to give greater stability to
the real estate market was ex-
pressed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

time of the year. being ripper and
having much better flavor. The
large sizes are selling at five cents
a dozen less and the smaller sizes
at 10 cents less than they have been.
Because of the fact that export
buyers are buying heavily apples
are hard to secure and are higher
priced. The Chicago commission
merchants report to local dealers
that for the past few weeks many
buyers have been purchasing heav-
lily for foreign markets. AS a con-
sequence apples are priced at 10
cents more a dozen this week than
they have been.
Butter is up again in price. This
week it advanced five cents. Since
lowering from the extreme price of
few weeks ago. it has fluctuated
each week.
There are no new vegetables on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

All the news all the time-Tha
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Urging that the assembly go on
record as recommending to the
government the sale of the houses
in the immediate future, ]. H.
Hynes Of Davenport spoke. He rec
commended that the builders request
the disposal of the houses to indi-
vidual buyers, persons whose plans
are to occupy the properties. The
recommendation was approved.
Can Sell Them All.
E. E. Morgan of Moline said the
hullabaloO about the government
houses is all poppycock and that
they can be disposed of in short
time by the real estate exchanges
If the government would put them
on the market.
The government proposes to rent
The houses for the time being at
least, it was pointed out by a. G. W.
Curdes, town manager of the Unit
cd States Housing corporation. He
said that the houses were not going
TO be put on the market for many
months because the government
wanted to be getting returns from
them.
Stop Price Talk.
Nearly every person who comes
to our Office to inquire about new
work begins with an apology" said
Seth J. Temple of the firm Of Tenn
pie & Burrows, Davenport archi-
tects. They all start something
like this:
"T know this is no time to talk
about building. Probably no sane
nan would think of it with prices
they way they are, but I have been
of doing something later
and thought 1t would be a good time
to talk things over
Il believe the builders and mate
rial men can stop this kind of talk
by refraining from frequent refer
ences to high prices. 1t is almost
impossible to talk to a material
man without hearing something
about high prices. These high
prices of which they talk have
ceased to be a reality and have be-
come only a bugbear"
Mr.. Temples view was based
upon thoughts previously express
eG that what have been called high
prices are not high in comparison
with the current wages and other
consequently are
current prices, not likely to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
PINEAPPLES FIRST
OF SEASON ON SALE
AT LOCAL MARKETS

Pineapples are today selling on the
local market for the first time this
season. They are the large sized.
These are the first which have been
received by the local stores. For
this time of year the quality is ex-
ceptionally good
Oranges are cheaper this week
than they were last, and the quality
is better also. The California naval
oranges are at their best at this