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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
DEERE WORKERS
GIVEN INCREASE
Ten Per Cent Advance in Wages
Effective Aug. 1 Granted Men
Bonus Made Permanent.
Especial Moline service).

Employees of the Moline and East
Moline branches Of Deere & Co.
have received 10 per cent increase
in wages. Pay envelopes were
handed out to the Deere & Mansur
workers yesterday afternoon. Civ
ing to the public the first informa-
ton that an increase had been
granted. The advance in salaries
became effective Aug. 1.
The 10 per cent war bonus, in
effect since the beginning of the
world war, was made permanent
simultaneously with the 10 per
cent increase. Every worker now
gets both the increase and the
bonus.
This increase affects approx
mately 5000 men employed at the
Deere & Co, Deere & Mansur and
John Deere Wagon plants in Mo-
line and at the Deere Harvester,
Union Malleable and Marseilles
plants in East Moline" Maurice
Block, Office manager of the Deere
& Co., said this morning. But, :"
he added, at does not affect Office
employees"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
men Who TOOK
AUTO ARRESTED
Ernest Baker and FistO Petrilli
Held for Theft of Arthur
MiIlark Machine.
Especial Moline Service)

Ernest Baker and Ffsto Petrilli,
both of East Moline, were arrested
last evening for the ~theft Of the
machine belonging to Arthur Mil
lark. The car was abandoned in
Oregon, Ill, after the men had eX-
perienced much tire trouble.
Baker and Petrilli were watching
Millark put the machine in a ga
rage at Fifth street and Fifteenth
avenue, East Moline, last evening.
Millark went back to his room at a
hotel. Monday morning he found
the machine missing. Police were
notified and a call was made to 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
AMOO PLANNING
TO BUILD HALL
FOR MEETINGS
Trustees Incorporate and Commit
tee Launches Drive on Prelim-
mary Auditorium Draft.

Members of Amoo grotto in reg
ular meeting last evening instruct
ed the board of trustees to incor-
porate for a nominal sum and
short time an action allowed by a
recent state ruling, to give the
project of building a big audito-
rum or coliseum a businesslike
start. The board is composed Of
Henry Kramer, H. A. Clevenstine
and H. L. Boutwell, of Orion. Plans,
specifications or sites have not been
considered as yet.
The committee appointed recent
ly to look into the feasibility of
such a structure for the organiza-
ton reported favorably upon the
project Members said they had in
quired Of lodges elsewhere as to
their success in a like undertaking.
finding that an auditorium capable
t6f being used for all kinds of pri-
vate or public social and other
gatherings had been a big success
in practically every case. AS an
example nearer home they spoke
J of the Davenport coliseum, owned
/ by a private company. Even dur
/ ing wal llnlCb LulS vas a oACCCo07
full venture, they discovered from
reliable sources, paying 20 per cent
last year. Then they touched upon
1.-THE need of the city for place
where big meetings or events could
take place.
The membership was favorably
Impressed and by unanimous vote
iordered that instead of dissolving
the committee continue to look
more def .tely into the matter. The
committee was told to get options
upon sites and to report upon these
at the next meeting. The campaign
to do this has not started as yet,
Nbut before the end Of the week the
SSInmittee intends to have some
sites in consideration.
Tentative opinions would have
the building of the auditorium con-
trolled by a combination issue of
stocks and bonds. 1t will probably
not be self-sustaining for the first
five years, but after that it is ex-
! pected to pay a good income. The
| size of the building will develop
/ later, as will the amount of money
/ involved in it's construction. Sew
[ eral names were proposed, the most
/ generally favored being "Grottor-
ium," to give the place distinction.
Donations Made.
Two donations were made in the
meeting. The sum Of $40 was pre-
scented to the associated charities
budget for the coming year. Upon
the appeal of ". l. Franks, it was
voted to give SIS to the Fourth of
July municipal celebration fund,
which is still short
It was reported that the annual
picnic of the organization held July
30 at the Watch Tower, was great
success. From the various booths
about the grounds $214 was clear
ed. This is to be used to send dele
gates and the Amoo band and drum
corps to the annual Amoo Grotto
convention in Kansas City next
summer.
The committee acting upon the
building proposition is composed Of
Walter A Rosenfield, chairman; H.
B. Simmon, F. L. Patterson. John
~ Campbell, William L. Franks and
lotto Priester
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
ALDERMEN MEET
TONIGHT; THIRD
TIME THIS WEEK
Especial Moline Service

Now that the street car strike is
settled, Moline aldermen will meet
this evening to consider other af-
fairs.
The regular first Angus session
was to be held Monday evening, but
the council became so involved in
the street car situation that it de-
cided to call a public meeting for
Tuesday night and postponed regu-
lar business until another meeting.
At Tuesday nights session no or
dinances or other distinctly city
business was taken up.
This evening the council will
probably consider four ordinances
which were laid on the table at the
July meeting. These ordinances are
those governing traffic regulations,
rules for ventilation of movie
houses and other public places, reg
ulations for the police department
and a measure governing sale and
distribution of water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
FEDERAL BOARD
CAN'T AGREE ON
SHOPMEN WAGE
SfIvis Federated Crafts Receive
Telegram That National Com
mittee Takes No Action.
Especial Moline. service)

Three representatives of the la
boring men of the. United States
railway and a like number from
the railway heads, composing the
federal wage board. disagreed on
the railway shopmen's demand for
increased wages. This word was
received by the press committee of
the Silvis federated crafts this
morning.
The report of the disagreement
was made to Director General
Hines. The Chicago district to-
day sent a message to the local I'M
ion to the effect that a total of 275,-
900 men are out on strike to date.
Other than this there is no change
in the situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
MOLINE ROTARIANS
ATTEND CEREMONY
HELD AT ARSENAL
Especial Moline Service }

Presentation of the Distinguished
Service cross to Corporal George A.
Carroll of Davenport at Rock Is
land arsenal yesterday noon was
witnessed by members of the Moline
Rotary club. The club attended. in
a body and witnessed one of the
most impressive ceremonies held
here. Owing to the reservation of a
large space for the troops attending
the service, it was impossible for
civilians to hear all that was said
After the ceremony the members
returned to Moline and held their
regular weekly luncheon and meet
ing at the Manufacturers hotel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
WORKERSACREE
TO BE ON JOBS
Root & Van DerVOOrt Men Pledge
Loyalty to Firm and Company
VIII Take Contracts.
(SpeciaI Moline Service. !

Employees of the Root & Van Der
WORT industries in East Moline yes
terday assured the management
that contracts about to be closed by
the company may be entered into
without fear that labor difficulties
will interfere with the production.
Following a talk by w. H. Van
Dervoort, president and general
manager of the companies, at two
meetings yesterday afternoon, the
workers pledged that they would
remain loyal to the firm.
Mr.. Van Dervoort told the en-
eloyes that contracts for large
quantities of the companies prod
ucts are about to be closed; that
the terms have been agreed upon
and that the formal signing of the
agreements is the only thing re-
manning to assure these plants of
capacity work for more than a
year to come. He discussed the IN
Irest prevailing throughout the civ
filized world, and said very frankly
that he did not want to enter into
contracts involving such large
amounts as these without having
reinsurance of the loyalty of the
whole organization. That all the
employees agree with his view that
the way to settle unrest is to work
and have plenty of work for every
one was apparent when he put the
matter squarely up to the workers
and asked them whether he should
undertake this new business de-
pending upon them to execute the
task From all sides there cama i'm
mediate cries: GO get it. Sign the
contracts" Were with you" Not a
single employe failed to pledge him
self to stay on the job and Loyalty
uphold the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

cate Baker and Petrilli. They were
cut of town.
Last evening, the police stall on
the job, saw the two men. They
were trapped and soon admitted
the theft The car, they said. was
stalled in Oregon. They came back
to East Moline on the train.
Baker and Petrilli were arraign-
ed before Magistrate A. A. Niles
this morning and were bound over
to the grand jury under $500 bonds.
Baker furnished bondsmen, but
PetrilIi was forced to stay in Jail
on default.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
FACTORY MEN OF
EAST MOLINE TO
PLAN FOR UNION
Especial Moline Service.)

Employees of practically every in
dustrial plant in East Moline are
expected to attend meeting tonight
in Turner hall when efforts will be
made to launch a union Organiza-
ton to include them all.
A union organizer talked to sew
eral hundred workers of the r. &
" plant at noon yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07
Moline Police News

Four motorists were found guilty
in Moline police court yesterday
afternoon on charges of speeding
Louis Bottecher of Rock Island and
w. G. Samuelson of Moline, and
E. W. Parsonage were fined IS and
Glenn Cox of East Moline was fined
$500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

1jx30 inch plain
white buck towels,
hemmed, dOz. SLIGO.
each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

1885 inch white
brocaded buck tow
els. hemmed. dozen
S2.65, each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

Legal disputes in. Borneo are de-
cided in a curious manner. The
two litigants are each given a lump
of salt of the same size to drop
simultaneously into water. The
one whose lump first dissolves is
deemed to be in the wrong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

1884 inch hem
med buck towels.
red border, dozen
$500. each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

1896 inch white
buck towels, bro
caded border, hem
med, dozen, 1925,
each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-07

Prisoners in Morocco are com
PEELED to pay the officers for thei'
.rouble in arresting and escorung
hem to the police station
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
ELKs ENDORSE PROHIBITION

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 2.-Prohi-
bition is receiving an endorsement
from an unexpected quarter-the
Order of Elks.
Former Governor John X. Tener
of Pennsylvania, who is a past
grand exalted ruler of the organiza-
ton, said here recently that IF the
influx of e members into the
order is any barometer. l can say
speaking for the B. p. o. E., that
prohibition is a boon. 1t is inter.
esting to note that in every city in
which ! have been where a cam
paign is being carried on the mem.
bership desired has never failed.
sincerely believe the principles fol
which the order stands are the
chief attraction"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
ISHNI DENIES JAP SECRET PACT WITH GERMANY

sonance with Article II of the Anglo
Japanese alliance. <
1T was but. NATURAL" writes Wis
count Ishii. that foreigners should
be impressed with the notion that
the Japanese nation was really OPP
posed to the London declaration, and
that Japanese had an intention to
conclude a separate peace with abe
enemy, and even, perhaps, to form
an alliance with Germany after the
war. :
"Of course, il is the height of
violation of international morals for
a country to betray her ally or al
lies and shake hands with the enemy
in the course of war, and yet history
furnishes us examples of such VIOLA
lions of international morality as in
the case Of Russia in the Seven
Years War. 1t is not unreasonable
that foreign people should have
been impressed with a suspicion that
the Japanese nation had a dislike
for the non-separate peace pact and
might any time betray her allies
and shake hands with Germany
when an available opportunity pre-
scented itself. But the ministry con-
sidered the Diet interpretations more
of a political attack on itself than
as opposition to the London pact
Parliamentary attacks for political
purposes are frequent in almost all
countries. In japan this is an un-
fortunate tendency.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
NAVY men GR|EvE
lover use OF
UNIFORM
PROTEST AGAINST BASE USE
OF OUTFIT BY FORMER
MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, D. q. Dec. l.

WASHINGTON, d. o., Dec. Il
Navy men are sorely grieved over
the base uses to wnIcn the uniform
is being put by discharged members
of the milieary forces who were al
lowed by law to retain a complete
outfit on their return to civilian
life.
In a complaint ti~r has reached
Secretary Daniels it is stated that
civilians are wearing the uniform
as hawkers at county fairs, circuses
and on the street corners, and that
the condition of a majority of these
uniforms is altogether disreputable.
The uniform to this extent has been
debased and the respect for it and
the governmental authority which it
represents, it is believed, has been
lowered to a corresponding degree"
Secretary Daniels has written
Speaker Gillett setting forth this
bad state of affairs, and suggesting
that some limitations be placed by
law on the wearing of the uniforms.
1t is urged that the uniform, which
includes the overcoat, could be al
lowed properly to be worn at post
meetings, .encampments, civic and
anniversary parades. and similar
functions, but should not be made a
knockabout suit by ats possessor.
"It is the opinion of the navy de-
partment," says Secretary Daniels,
referring to the legislation allow
ing service men to retain a complete
suit of outer uniform clothing. that
this legislation has opened the door
to considerable abuse of the uni
form; that discharged men and 9TH
ers are now wearing the naval aud
military uniform in unkempt condi-
ton and while engaged in all sorts
of occupations, and that unscrupu-
lous individuals do not hesitate to
use the uniform for the purpose Of
aiding them to accomplish acts
which otherwise would not be toler-
ated."
The house laval affairs committee
has had its attention directed to the
complaint made by Secretary Dan
iels, and will consult with the spick
and span naval officers as they APP
pear before the committee later or
seeps necessary to be taken by con-
gress by way of legislation to cor
RECT possible abuses of privileges
granted.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06

The current of the tide of the
worlds affairs now flows in one and
the same direction and no country
is any longer a distant neighbor i'm
these days of closer international re-
lations. Every utterance of any in
dividual not only in parliamentary
discussions but also at public func-
tionsf outside parliamentary halls
and in the columns Of the press, is
echoed and re-echoed abroad and
very frequently 1t reflects on inter-
national interests of the country, oc-
casionally eliminating in the birth
of wild and groundless rumors The
famous Germano-Japanese rap
proachment story is nothing but a
capitalization Of fabricated rumors
and suppositions."
viscount Ishii expressed sympathy
with Marquis Saionji, who, on his
return from the Paris conference,
remarked with great regret that oc-
cidents r prone to compare Japan
to Germany. regarding Japanese as
a nation of 'war-like propensity
and strong military principle like
1.-The Germans. The Vfscount agreed
with Marquis Saionji in saying that
this "misconception" of the occi-
, dentals was deep-rooted and that
the Japanese people should seek to
remove it. The government authori-
ties. he declared, should pay more
| attention to the matter.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
TEUTONSREJECT
CONDITIONS
PROTOCOL
HEAD OF GERMAN DELEGATION
NOTIFIES CONFERENCE
OF REFUSAL

PARIS, Dec. 3.-Germany has de-
cided not to sign the protocol pre-
sented to her by the allies as a on
dition for putting the peace treaty
into effect, the peace conference has
been notified.
1t was learned today that Baron
Murt Won L~ersne. head of the Ger
mar delegation here, had called on
Secretary Dutasta or the conference
on Monday and told him that Ger
many had made such a decision.
This attitude is taken as a con-
firmation of reports of a sharp re-
action in Germany within the last
fortnight. Observers of German de-
velopments have expressed the view
that there has been a complete
transformation of the situation in
Germany due to the failure of the
United States senate to ratify the
peace treaty.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
SOME PEOPLE SHORTEN
LIVES BY DOING
TOO LITTLE
so SAYS A BRITISH CABINET
MEMBER, HEALTHY AT
EIGHTY.THREh,

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Dr. John Cliff
ford. Nonconformist leader and pres
ident of the International Fedora
ton of Brotherhoods, celebrated his
eighty-third birthday anniversary
and the ~sixty-first anniversary of
his ministry in London by telling
why he is young at S3 and sounding
an optimistic note regarding the
present labor unrest.
II started life with a very indif-
'ferent machine" said DR.. Clifford,
explaining the secret of his juvenil-
ity. 81 have had to take the utmost
care of my health all my life; to
arrange work. as far as possible, on
methods that allow of the utmost
output of energy. and yet secure
periods of rec%uperation.
Where I have seer many men
go wrong is that they have had no
power to 'laze.' Then. of course, a
certain amount of activity is essen
tial to vitality. A good many peo-
pie shorten their lives by doing too
little"
Dealing with the situation in the
labor world, DR.. Clifford said he
thought the outlook was healthy and
reassuring.
What is necessary is the inter-
naturalization of labor conditions.
There are four classes of people that
have to be considered, and it is only
when they meet and try to arrange
matters on just and sound principles
that there can be harmony.
These four classes are the men
with means. called capitalists; the
men who have land and rents; the
men wha live on dividends and make
their demand for their share on the
profits of labor, and the men who
are really doing the work. They all
have just claims, and these claims
can be met"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
DETECTIVES CALL FASTER"
TO IDENTIFY WHISKEY

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 2.-One
must be educated to real moon
shine liquor to know it.
That was proved in detective
headquarters here recently.
Three bottles of suspicious-lok-
ing stuff had been seized by the law
officers and there was conjecture as
to what it was.
The first detective to taste the
fluid declared it was a new brand of
sweet vinegar.
A second said it was just plain
wood alcohol.
The third sleuth was certain 1t
was a well-prepared brand of real
Kentucky ''m%oonshine."
To be certain a reformed moon
sinner" whom the prohibition move
has driven into the city was sent
for. "Take a long drink" the man
was instructed.
He did to the extent of half a
pint.
Its 'moonshine' all fright. aN
right" he said. as he caught his
breath, chow much do you want for
the six bottles?"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06

TOXIC, Nov. 2s.-viscount Ishii,
formerly Japanese ambassador to
Washington, asserts in q magazine
article published here that the re-
ports which have been circulated in
some other countries Of an alleged
secret alliance between Japan and
Germany are directly traceable to
the interpretations which were made
in the Japanese Diet in the winter of
1916. These inquiries were in re-
lation to the London compact be-
tween the allies to make no separate
peace with Germany. 1t will be re-
called that this was formed in the
early stages of the war.
Viscount Ishii says the rumor
has caused serious harm to Japan's
wartime diplomacy and has injured
Japan's interests in her ,post-bellum
diplomacy.
He points out that In the inter-
pellations prominent members of the
Diet contended that Japan had
shouldered a grave responsibility OF
no-separate peace at a time when
the issue Of the great war forbade
any forecasts. The Viscount, who
was foreign minister when the Lon
don pact was signed, says the Japa-
nese cabinet answered these criti-
cisms by declaring that the govern
ment had no intention whatsoever OF
concluding a separate peace with
Germany. Adherence to the pact,
ministers pointed out, was in con-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-12-06
PAPER SHOES SOLD AT
so PER CENT PROFIT

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2S.--A pair of
shoes with paper tips and a sole
that melted" in the rain was ex-
hibited to Fair Price Commissioner
Killian, who decided at nee to take
up the charges Of alleged profiteer-
ing in footwear. The woman who
bought the shoes said she paid Sc
for them, and the store that sold
them said the wholesale price was
$500.