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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
TWO PARISIANS
OF NOTE VISIT
PLOW FACTORY
Inventor of Large French Army
Tank and Member Of Firm Hand
ling Implements Are Here.

Two distinguished Frenchmen
were guests today of ]. F. Lardner,
general manager of the Rock Is
land Pillow company.
Paul Colardeau, who designed
the large French tanks, used so eff
fectiyeIy in the world war, and L.
C. Kenen Of the r. l. p. machine
agaricoles, both Of Paris, inspected
the plant.
NJ. Colaideau IS in the United
States on inspection Of railroad 10
comotives with the possibility Of
placing orders for engines for the
French government. His services
to France in the war, both in the
field and through inventions, were
important factors in the ability of
the French army to Withstand the
terrific assault of the enemy. NJ.
Colardeau does not speak English
but relies upon n. Kenen to talk
for him.
France will soon have 1000
Heider tractors, manufactured by
the Rock Island Pillow company, in
use, NJ. Kenen said. His firm, the
R. 1. P. Crock Island Plow) Mo
chine agaricoIes handles exclusive
ly in France the products of the
local concern. II began three years
ago to import tractors but the bust
ness was curtailed by the lack Of
commercial shipping during the
war period and now looks for much
prosperity during the reconstruc-
ton period in France. Both visitors
will return tonight to New York
where they have their headquarters
and expect to return to Rock Is
land later.
The Rock Island Plow company
exports extensively and its trac-
tors and other farm implements go
to the furthest point of land from
Rock Island, the Cape Of Good
Hope, Africa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
REYNOLDS

The absence of the electric light and
power on Sunday evening interfered much
with church services and Rock Island
Southern time tables.
Miss Edna Mallette returned last week
from q weeks visit in Davenport.
Mrs. C. B. Halstead is recovering slow
" from an attack of typhoid fever.
George II. Fassett has purchased from
L. B. Canum his $40 acre farm near
.Aledo. The Fassett family will probably
move to their new home March 1.
CORPORAL Carl D. WAYNE arrived home
Friday afternoon Corporal Wayne
served with the Seventeenth Field artillery
vision in FIVE major operations. He went
through the war without wounds and was
In the army of occupation in Germany.
He arrived in the United States Aug. 4.
Harold Minteer returend home We'd
nesday evening after two weeks trip to
Texas.
Miss Guydana Higgins came out from
Rock Island last week TO spend = few
days with her cousin. Miss Katherine
L. Ekstrorn and family returned
Sunday afternoon from 4 fine motor trip
through central iowa.
E. F. Duffield of Fayette, Iowa. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Champion and
daughter Margaret of The Needles. Cal,
we're guests at the Wayne home on Fri
Mrs. Lois Carpenter and children of
Rock Island visited over the week end
Al Mrs. Emily Marston's home.
Mrs. J. NJ. Cozad and children of Rock
Island have been visiting since Sunday at
Mrs Martha Cozad's home.
Miss Mary Wayne returned home last
week from two weeks visit in Fayette.
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
JOB FRESHMEN
TO QUIT work
BY TOMORROW
DrifilI Employees Already Out and
Other Shops Expect Men 70
Follow S.eps.

All job pressmen in the tri-cities
are expected TO walkout or quit
their places tomorrow morning.
Pressmen employed by the Drift
I'LL Printing company Of this city
walked odt yesterday morning. At
a conference Of boss printers held
this morning the men took a vote
TO stand firm on the scale offered
employees. That scale means $33 "a
week for a minimum wage, which is
an increase OF SO per week.
Employers we're notified yester-
day that II the demand for an in-
crease of SO a week Is not granted.
the men would quit Wednesday. A
spokesman for the union men at
the Drifill company approached L.
Ben Drifhll yesterday morning and
notified him that the men would
quit on Wednesday if the So de-,
mand is not met. Mr.. Drimll made
it emphatic that no such raise
would be considered. The walkout
of the men followed.
Boss printers in this city deelar-
ed today that they expect all their
help TO be out tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
Government Houses Are
To Be Placed on Sale at
Once, High Official Says
probably be from

one of whom will probably be from
the arsenal.
these will determine the value
of the property. In doing so you
might emphasize the fact-the or
iginal cost, which was governed by
war conditions, will have no bear
ing upon the present valuations.
Instead, present prices of real es-
tate, building materials and the
hiring OF labor will be taken into
account, and the price fixed in &C
cordance with exactly what the
buildings would now cost or what
the land around is bringing sellers.
After the appraisal we will
know what to sell the property
for. and the war writeof-depreci-
alton of present values in compar-
ison with those prevailing during
the war-will probably make the
general selling price lower than
the original cost. The next step
is to put it upon the market.
One to a Person.
1T will be a distinct understand
ing with those supervising the sale
that no person or concern may buy
more than one property. either
house and lot or lot alone. Although
easy rates and special bargains
will make them good~investInents,
the advantages may not be gained
by any syndicate or corporation
out for sudden wealth. The ten
ants of the houses will be given
first option upon residences. The
prices will be very reasonable,
and every advantage possible will
be given-extension of time in pay
ments~ and easy installments. If
some of the tenants don't care to
buy, the public will be given a
chance to purchase the remaining
homes. The rates will probably
be about 10 per cent down and 1
per cent per month, against the
principal and interest.
Appointments to the board will
be made from Washington. where
various persons are already being
considered. whose eligibility will
be sustained by M Macomber.
The project of disposing of all
this property is a very great one,
and will take some time to mater
ialize into workable form"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
RACE RIOTS DUE
TO RUSS REDS?
Report Russian Soviet Interests
Stirring Racial AntagOnlsm
In United States.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Russian
soviet interests apparently are
supplying funds for a propaganda
to stir up race antagonism in the
United States, according to infor-
nation now in the hands Of the
department Of justice.
Officials Of the department said
charges Of an organized propagan-
da made in the house yesterday by
Representative Byrnes, Democrat.
South Carolina, seemed to be we'll
founded. Newspapers. they said,
we're springing up over the country
to SOW discord among negroes.
Agents OF the department of jus
tice are investigating. Facts thus
far led officials to believe that 1.
W. W. and soviet influences were
at the bottom of the recent race
riots in Washington and Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26

Government houses in Rock Is
land, Moline, East Moline and DaV-
export will be placed on sale al
most Immediately.
Before the snow flies we hope
to have great number Of the $40
housing corporation dwellings sold
and in the hands of home buyers"
said Irving E. Macomber, vice pres
Corporation of Washington, this
afternoon to an Argus reporter.
All property in Rock Island, DAY.
export, Moline and East Moline
owned by this concern will be for
sale to individuals just as soon as
1t can be appraised. The value OF
the land and buildings together,
roughly estimated, reaches in the
neighborhood of $2,500. 900.
Mr.. Macomber, together with Ed
ward S. Judd of the Chicago realty
firm Of E. A. Cummings, who acted
as negotiator for the corporation in
buying up the local property last
year, were in town today looking
over the five projects and discuss
ing various plans in connection
with the exact method of disposal.
When interviewed in regard to
the governments new policy of
selling the property in question,
Mr.. Macomber gladly vouchsafed
the full story and an outline of the
plan. He said:
The sundry civil bill, which
passed congress and was signed by
Wilson in July authorize the hous-
ing corporation to sell all property
created during the war, and direct
ing the organization to liquidate
its affairs as far as possible by
July 1, 1920.
Board Of Appraisal.
in selling the immense proper
ties this law affects we must follow
a systematic plan which will chief
ly entail the appointment of board
Of appraisal This board will be
composed of five members, three of
them specialists and two citizens.
There will be one retailer, one Iars
contractor anu one representative
of the underwriters-all to be the
most dependable and prominent of
their various liDeS-and also two
Representatives of organized labor,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
AUGUSTANA TENNIS
FINALS TO FINISH
CONTEST TONIGHT

The tennis tournament of the
AuRustana summer tennis club is
nearly finished. The semi-finals
were played last evening. ]. Fors-
berg won over Alvin Anderson in
a hard-fought match, the score be-
ing 6-3, GA. Roger Peterson, who
has just returned from service
overseas, which means he has
found no time to practice tennis,
lost an Unexpectedly close game to
f. T. Anderson, score being Sc,
rs. The finals will be played off
this evening at $50 between An
derson and Forsberg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
Wants $4,000
FOR ALIENATION
OF AFFECTIONS
AlphOnse Heck Starts Suit Against
Peter Stevens Charging He Stole
Wife's Love.

Suit has been begun in the cir
cult court by Alphonse Heck
against Peter Stevens, of whom he
asks $4,000 damages for alleged
alienation of his wife's affections.
The praecipe for summons was
filed by Kenworthy. Dietz, Shall
berg, Harper & Sinnett.
Stevens was released from the
county jail yesterday, where he had
been sent by Judge N. A Larson
TO serve a sentence of so days.
Bertha Heck, wife of the plaintiff
in the suit was sentenced to serve
Is days.
The couple was arrested several
months ago. and both man and
woman were released on proba-
ton by Judge Larson. Sentence
was imposed when they were ar
rested a second time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
GRAND JURY TO
MEET SEPT. 15,,
GIVEN NOTICES
Selected Men on September Venire
WIN Hear ALI Cases In Cir
cult Court

The September grand jury. which
will convene at 10 o'clock on the
morning Of Sept. Is, has been nam
ed. Those on the venire are:
Cordova-Henry Nelson.
Coe-George Bordman.
Canoe Creek-John Ekholm.
Zuma-George Oliver, Sr.
Port Byron-Victor Carlson.
Hampton-A. +. Griffin.
South Moline-Charles Shellberg.
Moline-D. S. Mcdaniel, George
E. Carlson, Fred w. Beckstrom
and Byron Avery.
Rock Island-Ray Roderick,
James Gauley, Jr., and George
Lehnerer.
South Rock Island - Glen T.
Bradford.
Black Hawk-Ira Zahn.
Coal Valley-James Sackville.
Rural--Guy Hutchinson.
Bowling-John K. Johnston.
Edgington-Albert Oak.
ADMINISTRATORS Griffin.
Buffalo Prairie-Ralph Vanatta.
Drury-George Freyermuth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
HIP FRACTURED
WHEN SHE FALLS
OFF PORCH STEP
Especial Moline serviee).

Mrs. P. J. Boren, IS years of age,
sustained a fracture of the hip bone
early this morning when she slip
ped on the porch of her home,
1924 Seventeenth avenue. She is
in the Lutheran hospital.
DIR. H. A. Beam was summoned to
attend her. The accident resulted
when she stumbled on the lower
step, falling to the sidewalk. She
will be confined to the hospital for
about six months, it is said. Her
condition is not regarded as seri-
Gus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26

moving picture exhibition will en-
terrain the crowd. Dancing to the
music Of Whites six-piece jazz or
chestra will continue during the
afternoon and evening and there
will be something to attract the in
terest Of the picknickers every mo-
ment. Special street car service il
to be provided and, at the park,
committeeman with badges will be
ready to serve the merrymakers in
answering questions and in other
wise ministering to their comfort
and entertainment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
TAYLOR RIDGE

Among those who attended the county
fair at Joslin from here were: Mr.. and
Henry Iinder and Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Miller. -,
The Ladies' Aid society meeting held
at the home Of Henry Ldnder wednesday
AFTERNOON was well attended
MS. Robert Miller returned home Fri
.dsy after an extended visit with rela-
several from here listened to the fine
sermon delivered at the Reynolds Metho-
riist church Sunday evening By DR.: Theo-
siore Kemp. president of the Illinois Hes-
lavar, university at bloomington
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Heath of Rock Is
land visited Saturday ngiht and Sunday
a the home Of 8. o. Heath.
Mrs. Nancy McGinnis and grandson
yiIlet McGinnis of Illinois City are visit
ing At the home OF Mrs. Elmer J. Patter-
Pmaund Bambaur Of waleott. owa,
visited Sunday at the home Of James
Ike ieId.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
Mrs. }. Clara Smith.

Mrs. ]. Clara Smith, widow of
Colonel Nicholas Smith, died this
morning at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. B. Parkhurst, 4525
Eighth avenue, Rock Island. Her
husband died in 1911.
The body will be sent to Milwau-
kee for interment in the family lot
in Forest Hill cemetery. There
will be no services at the home in
this city. Surviving are three chill
dren. Mrs. j. W. Sargent of Mil
waukee. Marshall d. Smith of Chi
cago, and Mrs. Parkhurst of this
city. Five grandchildren also sur
yiVe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
BROwN's COURSES NsPIRA-

IlONAL AND LDJOAAAONAAs
Real success in any line is the
result of special and proper train
ing. Call at the office Of Browns
Business College at once to get
information about courses. Fall
term Sept. 2. ONCE open evenings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26

The traveller who carries Travel
ers' CHEQUES needs to carry only a
small amount of actual cash as
change, and thus he is relieved Of
the anxiety that attends carrying
a large sum of money.-People's
National Rank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
Obituary
Funeral of Peter Scherer.

Funeral services for Peter Scher-
err. 9311A Fourth avenue, will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in the home. with Rev. Fred
Rolf in charge. Burial will be in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-26
Funeral of William Burbach.

The body of William Burbach,
1916 Twenty-sixth street, was sent
yesterday to Rock Falls, ILL.,, where
funeral services will be held to-
morrow.
, 1919-02-15

grafton, said tonight that reports of pros
pective wholesale deportations of aliens
were unjustified. 1t is estimated that
about six thousand aliens are to be de-
ported, the great majority because they
are insane or otherwise public charges,
Mr.. Caminette said. Most of the remain
der are diseased, or have been found
guilty # offences, subjecting them to de-
portation. A few comparatively are agi-
tatorS who are opposed to our form of
government Of all organized forms Of
government. None Of the aliens recent
ly taken from Seattle, or elsewhere in the
west. Deportee now in custody, have
been rounded up over a considerable peri
Cd of time, but could not be deported be
fore, because Of the shortage of Shipping
facilities. Ali reports that trains are be-
ing modified to deport anarchists or
others, are exaggerated.
Washington, Feb. 12th-A c%ablegram
today from the headquarters of the Anne
rican Expeditionary Forces in France
gave the total casualties in American
forces in Serbia up to February 9th as
10 officers and 314 men killed, died of
wounds and disease, wounded and miss
ing in action.
London, Feb. 18th [Reuter'sl The
reply Of the Government to the miners
demands has been issued. With regard
to the demands for a six-hour day, the
reply states that while the Government
sympathizes with the desire o. the work
er5 for an improved standard Of life, +
must in considering the increase ia the
cost of production in trades whose pro
duets form a staple 81 other occupations,
think also of the consequences upon the
general trade situations. 1t therefore
PROPOSES a strong representative commit
tee, Wnereon the miners would be repre-
sented, should enquire into this matter,
and also into the following other matters.
namely, the cost of production and dis
tribution of coal, the selling prices and
profits, the question whether coa!-mining
should be continued on its present basis,
or under joint control Of the ma
tionalized miners. In regard to the
demands for increased wages, the
Government is willing to add to the
present war bonus. \ shilling a day, which
is equal to the rise in prices since Jany.
of last year, and refer other demands in
connection with wages to the aforesaid
committee. The Government asks the
miners to regard this reply as a clear in
d~ication of its intention to meet them in
every possible way. In connection with
the demands regarding demobilized min
ers. the Government states that these
must be obviously considered in relation
to the general question of demobiji-
uo;o. Il 10 tho considered Wow of tho
, 1919-02-15

Element of the demands made by the
Federation. The conference adopted the
following resolution: I'VE reject the
terms offered by the Government as
not being in reply to our demands, and
we to the executive committee the duty
of laying before the conference a propo-
sal as to what should be the next step to
press our demands. The decision of
the Miners Federation Conference to
reject the Governments terms, will, if
followed by a strike, which seems likely
with the miners in their present mood,
create an extremely serious industrial
situation, as the coal shortage is already
embarrassing, not only to manufacture
erS, but to domestic consumers. The
miners demands were elaborated last
year, butsWere held over pending the
conclusion Of hoStilities in considera-
ton of the national emergency. While
the first object of the miners is to alb
serb surplus labOur consequent to the
rehabilitation, there is declared to be
behind the movement a determination on
the part of the miners permanently to
n%ationalize the industry.
Ottawa, Feby. 18th 1t was decided
at 4 conference today betweea the Wheat
Export Coy, (who are buyers in Cana
da for the Allied Govern l. ents), the
Canadian Millers and the Canada Food
Board, that the regulations of the Mil
ling Industry in he Dominion should
be modified. This has been done in
order TO ameliorate tie situation, and
try to get Canadian mills operating
again. AS the United States in Dec.
removed the price limitation for bran
and shorts, it has become necessary to
do the same thing in Canada, in order
that Canadian flour may compete with
the Unired States products in the vari-
Gus markets. AS the Wheat Export
Company has decided, in order to meet
their requirements, to purchase only
a standard flour that may with safety
be shipped to any part of the world
by the Allied Governments, they will
maintain the present military standard
and in order to stabilize the standard,
it is not the present intention to change
the milling standard for domestic flour
until the end of the crop year. This
arrangement should bring immediate
relief in the matter Of unemployment
in the milling industry. There will be
an immediate reduction of twenty cents
per barrel owing to a drop in the price
of sacks.
Buenos Aires, Feb. 12th-A new Ger
man propaganda newspaper has made
its appearance in Buenos Aires. 1t is
called 'Neus Welt" and is principally
anti-British. The newspaper in its is
size TODAY calls mon Germans to rnCict
, 1919-02-15

- WIZ
allocated to the European Relief Com
mission.
Melbourne, Feb. 18th The Common
wealth OF Australia will accept a gift of
six destrOyers and six modern type sub
marines, rendered by the Imperial Gov
eminent, according to an announcement
made here.
Paris, Feby. 12th-The Belgian claims
placed before the Supreme Council yes
terday, include a demand for the return
to Belgium of some territory held by Ger
many In addition to requests 70. free ma
vlgation of the Scheldt, and the |restitu-
ton OF certain territory held by the
Dutch. The German districts demanded
are Montjoie and Malmedy, just east of
the present Belgian border. The popu-
latlon OF these districts is mainly Walloon
and their possession by Belgium, it was
pointed out, would deprive Germany Of an
outlet for a new invasion of Belgium.
London, Feby. 18th. British wireless
service Lord Curzon discussed in the
House of Lords last night the mandatory
system of ruling former ~German-Turk-
lsh possessions as adopted in princi-
pie by the Peace Conference. In sub
stance he said: The adoption of the
principle was merely recognition by the
world OF the principles of colonial
administration, which had been consist
entity acted on by Great Britain for
the best part of half a century. and
by the most advanced Of the other great
nations of the world. The difference
would be that whereas in the past, there
had been nobody with authority to insist
upon proper observation of conditions.
other than the self-interests, self-respect
or conscience of the great Powers con
cerned, there would now be in the Socie-
ty of Nations, an org nization, SWhOse
duty 1t would be to supervise the arrange
ments and see that they were faithfully
carried out. 1t must be apparent, Lord
Curzon continued; that the conditions
of the mandate would vary in diff
ferent cases. One of the first results
OF the mandatory system would be
a distinct raising of the standard of
Colonial administration throughout the
world. 1t was by the acceptance of the
mandatory system, Re declared, that the
Conference found itself moving much
more quickly than it anticipated in the
direction OF a Society of Nations which
had become essential. If there was no
Society behind the mandatory solution
there would be a alIing back into old in
ternational Jealousies. rivalries and COM
petitions. All these dangers might not
be avoided Lord Curzon admitted but the
world would have at any rate a guaran-
tee CT peace infinitely greater than any
which had nrnUiOuclv oviCtad
The Tomahawk., 1919-10-16
mot the Fault Of the President; Il Is the
Omission Of Our Laws"
By MAJ. HARRY B. HAYES

conclusion of hoses president appointed himself
associates and proceeded the conference Paris These
spoke United States America and from the first meet
ing treaty theirs the voice of the United States
Whether the commission truly interpreted OF failed interpret the
wishes Of the American people they placed in the unfortunate posi-
Of knowing positively what people wanted They guessed
favored certain policy which their policy and be
they guessed correctly To this they do not know they had known
there discussion in the senate.
George of England Cenoeau Of France and Orlando Of Italy
that time they failed T. properly interpret the wishes ct
their countries branches Of their had er
power recall No king monarch president ruler Of
single Europe permitted to exercise the
right laws give to president. >+&.zZ> ~ !.
The president because exercised these unusual
extraordinary powers his u it is the omission Of law
Democratic party the Republican party, party
people the United States right that
people living monares han
power unrestricted and auto
cratic that Of any European ruler7
This problem tyr the future and Of the question