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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04

Has anybody in this town heard
about the taking over and operation
of the City dock by the City?
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04

You, MFR. Citizen. fall far short
of your duty If YOU do not reg
lister and exercise your right to
vote at every election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04
THEY'VE, FIXED IT AGAIN

Albert Burke, Chairman OF the
Port Commission, has resigned and
George Schuchart elected by the
other two to fill the vacancy. NO"
let Mr. Miley resign so that another
corporation agent may be elected
bv the other two to fill his place.
and there will be perfect harmony
On the Port Commission. One OF the
Commissioners represents the Stone
G. Webster interests and another
represents a Seattle packer. Mr.
Miley presumably represents the
minority-the people of Everett.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04

You. MIR. Citizen. fall far short
of your duty if YOU do not reg
lister and exercise your right TO
vote at every election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04

The Union Record heads story
about a British dirigible balloon
crossing the Atlantic to this coun-
try. Gas Bag Crossing the Allan
tic" The United States harbors a
whole lot of "gas bags who could
help the country by crossing the At
lantic to remain.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04
A.F. Of |. CONVENTION PASSES
WELL CONSIDERED LEGISLATION
Prohibition of immigration During Reconstruction PERIOD
Strikes Hard Blow Judicial UsurpationWil Aid United Mine
Workers-Present Executive Council
from of

care of the world" He said the
intent of the report was to secure
legislation Of a character to prevent
unemployment and that the Execu-
tive Council was given latitude to
pass judgment as to whether pro-
posed legislation in Congress met
the requirements. Adoption OF the
report was favored by all but about
dozen.
Following adoption of the report
a motion by John Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers, applying the
restrictive principle to Mexican i'm
migration was passed.
Hearty endorsement was given
to the Lane land bill and reintro-
duction of the Kelly and Crosser
bills asked for. The Convention
will petition Congress Ito enact
these principles into law without
delay and without equivocation.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04

You, MIR. Citizen, fall far short
of your duty IL YOU do not reg
lister and exercise your right 10
vote at every election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04
Temporary State Committee

"A temporary State Central Com
mittee shall he formed to consist OF
seven members selected by and from
each group affiliated with this al
lance. The State Federation of La
Dor to select one representative from
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-07-04

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CONCERN PLANS
PLANT TO MAKE
OIL PRODUCTS
Will Have Buildings Worth 100000
and Employ $50 Men in
New Industry.

Terms OF the contract between
the G. & +. Anti-Freeze company
and the Chamber of Commerce in
dustrial commission gives the new
firm about three and One-half acres
of ground opposite the Rock Is
land Manufacturing company's
plant at First street and Four
teenth avenue The G. G. F. Anti
Freeze company has entered into
an agreement to erect buildings val
ued at 100000 and employ $50 men
within a two-year period.
This company proposes to build
a refinery on the ground for putting
through a process fuel oil from
which it obtains its non-freezable
product. II also obtains a number
of byproducts which will have
commercial value. 1t proposes
starting operations Immediately.
The buildings that are on the
ground will be wrecked and the
erection of temporary buildings for
the operation of the plant will be
started just as soon as building
permits are obtained from the city.
The company proposes to be in op-
Grafton inside of so DAYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CZECH HEROES CROSS U. S. ON WAY HOME

No soldiers OF the world war un-
derwent more varied experiences
than these Czecho-Sloyak troops
from Siberia, the first l 900 of near
ly 800, 900 Bohemians forced to war
against the Russians in 1914 by
Austria to be sent on their home
ward journey. These are wounded
or i'll who have recovered sufi-
GENTLY to travel and were landed
at San Diego, Cal, from Vladivos-
tok early in Julyf for a fortnight's
rest at Camp Kearney base hoSpi-
tai before being sent across the
continent for transport to France
and thence home.
They are still stalEart body OF
men. as whole, after five years Of
fighting for their nationality. now
recognized and assured by the
peace treaty. Deserting the Aus
TRAN forces, this Bohemian army
went to the Russian side, only to
see Russia break, forcing them to
defend themselves against the reds
and work their way to join the
nti-bolsheviki troops OF Admiral
Kolchak and at last the allied
forces with which their wonderings
ended at Vladivostok.
Most of their original army lie
scattereded in graves throughout
the former vast Russian empire.
They estimated there may be $4,000
remaining alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
LIFE OF WOMAN Is
SAVED BY MAD RUN

A mad run in an automobile yes
terday probably saved the life OF
Mrs. George Wakefield OF Taylor
Ridge, who sustained a fractured
skull when thrown from a buggy
Mrs. Wakefield was brought 10
Rock Island in an automobile driv-
en- by Robert Miller, who broke all
records and was given the right-of-
way by police in his Efforts TO
bring the woman to the Lutheran
hospital in time for treatment.
Today the hospital ofhcials re-
ported that the Taylor Ridge WON
an was recovering and it is believ-
ed the crisis is passed. An opera
ton was necessary.
The runaway took place at the
home of the victims parents, Mr.
and Mrs. August Hartman, Thurs
day afternoon. She was about 10
drive from the yard when the horse
became frightened and dashed on.
Charles Hartman. brother of Mrs.
Wakefield. caught the animal but
was unable to hold it as 1t rushed
through the yard, throwing the
buggy against the water tank and
Mrs. Wakefield to the ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

great increase in operating ex-
penses, the company has been
compelled to discontinue almost
entirely its maintenance work and
a continuance of this policy will
soon result in a condition of the
property which will be a credit
neither to the company nor the
community. Under present cond.-
tons no other policy is possible
The present costs do not. there
fore. reflect the total costs of OPP
Grafton.
Points to Capital.
In determining what the COM
mission considers a fair rate of re-
turn, it states that the less the
risk the less the right to any I'M
usual return upon the investment.
From the present national deplor-
able condition of the street rail-
way companies it is rather obvious
that there is an unusual risk in
street railway investments. That
this is unquestionably true is
shown by the fact that at the pres
emit time there is sitting in Wash
ington a commission, appointed
Dy the pFeSlQent, uStcEmihihb lhS
reasons for this most unfortunate
condition, and if possible, to devise
remedies therefor. One of the
factors to which greatest attention
is being given is that of the ire
mendous depreciation in values OF
street railway securities. This
would scarcely indicate that there
is no risk attending street railway
investments.
"The importance to the commun-
ity, both industrially and socially,
of continuing adequate street rail
way service is so great that the
compahy believes it will have the
assistance of the city officials, the
public and its employees in work
ing out a speedily solution of
this matter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
STRAYER THINKS
ARGUS NOSE rs
TOO MUCH NOSEY

The Argus is always poking its
nose into somebody else's business,
believes L. P. Strayer, owner of the
Sanitary dairy. 4331 Sixth avenue.
He expressed himself so this
morning over the telephone to an
Argus reporter who called him up
to find out something about q meet
ing of the Milk Producers ASSOC
citation at Milan tomorrow after
noon.
And Mr.. Serayer expressed him
self with emphasis.
DO you know anything about
the Milk Producers association? p
the reporter asked Mr.. Strayer.
IF did, l would not tell you,
the dairy man replied, emphasize
ing the you"
What's the natter" the report
er quqeried.
The Argus is always poking its
nose into somebody else's bust
ness" he said. his voice register
ing anger when the milk deal
ers raised their price, The Argus
made a big kick about it. But
when The Argus raised the price
of its circulation nothing was said.
But Mr.. Strayer did not say that
The Argus only advanced its price
once, as the milk dealers raised
their price, like the ice dealers, a
number of times.
Anyway, the reporter did not call
up to talk prices but only to ask
Mr.. Strayer if he knew anything
about the milk producers meeting
IN Milan tomorrow afternoon al
which they will discuss new
method of distribution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

vanced rates are unjust and IN
reasonable, and that the petition
herein should be denied"
The commission ruled that fran
ehises or ordinances with munich
palities do not affect the power of
the commission to fix rates.
Members of the commission are
not very liberal in estimating the
number of inhabitants in the terri
tory in Illinois served by the Tri-
City Railway company. The re
port mentions Moline, Rock Island,
East Moline. Silvis and Milan and
says all this territory has "about
sixty thousand Inhabitants"
The company, according to the
commission. owns 81 miles of track
and 104 tracks.
The report is made up or p
closely typewriter pages. The
says that its engineers
and its accountants also made and
submitted voluminous reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
Ill TIMATUM IS
RECONSIDERED
Carpenters Not to Strike on Aug. /
or on Any Other Date, Says
Representative

Carpenters of the tri-cities are
not going to strike on August J or
on any other date, it was said to-
day
I'VE didn't deliver any ultimatum
and we're not going to strike on
Aug. / or any other day and never
said we would" H. z. Haldall. sec
rotary Of the carpenters district
council said in explanation of the
communication TO the contractors
saying that they would not handle
mill work except that from an
8-hour shop.
Mr. Haldall explained that con-
tractors were notified that 80 days
after Aug /, no mill work would
be handled unless it came from an
S-hour shop. but that since then
they have recOns!deTed the matter,
learning that many contractors
have taken supplies to last even
longer and are heavily involved and
so the time was extended until the
first of the year.
Both miIlwork factory heads and
contractors claim that they did not
know anything about an ultimatum
and that il was not their quarrel.
but they do remember reading
about an ultimatum in the news
papers the other night.
1--WE haven't any contract with
the Quad-City Builders Exchange
and haven't had since May I. We're
waiting for an agreement with the
contractors" one OF the men said
today.
Mr.. Haldall said that since the
government has set an S-hOur day
standard for every employe under
its jurisdiction and since there is a
bill now in congress to make that
a universal work day, carpenters
are just helping it along. Women
and children are working in these
mills" he said, some of them nine
and 10 hours. That's not right and
we're going to do all in our power
to stop that"
Factories in the three-cities do
not seem upset by the ultimatum.
Carpenters are quoted as saying
that perhaps Clinton manufacturers
would be glad to sell down here.
The scale of IS cents an hour,
which outside men now receive,
was established last fall between
the carpenters and the United
States Housing Corporation and
has been extended to al work in
the tri-cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
Personal Points

Mrs. Cora Ralston and Francis
Ralston of 539 Nineteenth street.
left today for Detroit, Mich, where
they will visit with their daughter
and sister, Mrs Vern Brinkerhoff
Miss Jessie Bogue of 1924 First
avenue, has gone TO Omaha where
she was called by the illness of her
brother.
Miss Helen Schumacher of Mon
mouth is spending a few days Wis
iting friends and relatives in Rock
Island
]. B. Corken, accountant at the
L. S. engineers Office. leaves to-
night for Washington, D. c., on Of
fetal business.
Ex-Mayor and Mrs. William dc
COnochie and granddaughter. Miss
Florence, left last night for Yellow
stone park. They will be gone two
or three weeks.
Mrs. Charles E. Ransom OF Lex
ington. ILL.,. arrived last evening in
Rock Island, called here by the Sc
rious illness of her son, Truman
Ransom, 1887 Fourteenth street.
F. w. Bender and family. 1015
Twenty-second street, left this
morning for Marshall, Mich, max
ing the trip by automobile. They
will spend the remainder of the
summer at their summer cottage
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Caulpetzer OF
1925 Sixteenth street, are the par
ents of a daughter born yesterday
noon.
Mrs. J. ". Menneke and daugh-
ter of Preston. Iowa, returned to
their home today after spending a
week visiting at the c. A. Bredt
home, 1929 Sixteenth avenue.
Edward Rieter of Rock Island is
registered at one OF the leading ho-
tells in Colorado Springs.
c. J. Peterson, formerly of Moline.
has taken a position with the Beal
Tailoring company in this city.
Mrs. Joseph Suess, 3417 Ninth
and-a-half avenue, has been called
to East Galesburg, because of the
death of her father, Edward Dalton.
a well-known resident of that city,
which occurred at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning in. his home.
Private Glenn Broquist, son of
Mrs. Josephine Broquist of 1922
Seventh avenue, has arrived in
New York from overseas. He was
in the ordnance corps and was over
seas over a year.
Corporal Lloyd Thomas Carlson
of Coal Valley, who is the nephew
of Mrs. Mary McKeag, 613 Twenty
third street. and known here as a
former resident of the tri-cities,
returned last night from service
in the army. He was overseas for
IL months with the Three Hundred
Seventeenth Mobile Laundry unit,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
ELEVEN ALLEGED
TO BE VIOLATING
SANITARY ORDERS
Especial Moline service.)

Warrants for the arrest OF IL
men. alleged to be violating the
East Moline city sanitary ordin-
ance, were sworn out today by
Chief Tom Schafer- of the East Mo-
line police department. The men
were to be arraigned before Magis-
trate A. A. Niles, tomorrow after
noon. Those to whom warrants
were to be served are:
Perry verspaan, 1865 Eighteenth
avenue.
John Comis, 10 Seventh street.
Charles Francis, 1861 Thir-
teenth avenue.
A. MaIoney. 1861 Thirteenth
avenue.
Alfonso Forret. 1921 Twelfth ave-
nue..
Charles Gheuninck. 1850 Twelfth
avenue
Archie Roels, 1O2 Eighteenth ave-
nue..
William Papas, 1916 Twelfth
street.
Charles Baecke. Seventh street
market
John Grigoupolis, $40 Fifteenth
avenue.
Carl Engvau. 1919 Eighteenth ave-
ues
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CENTRAL POINT
TO DISTRIBUTE
MILK, PLANNED
Action May Result at Meeting OF
Producers To BE Held in Milan
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Milk producers OF Rock Island
county have in consideration tenta-
tive plans for the establishment OF
a central agency in Rock Island
from which to distribute their pro-
ducts under cooperative system
This was learned by The Argus
in conversation with one associat-
ed with the producers this morn
ing.
Definite action leading toward
this end may result at a meeting
of the Milk Producers association
at the Milan town hall tomorrow
afternoon. All members and 9th
ers interested in the movement are
urged to be present
The proposition has come in Tor
considerable thought latAy, mas
much as the present method OF
marketing milk, by which each
producer covers a house to house
route, is a source of dissatisfac-
ton because OF the amount OF time
consumed i'm the delivery each day.
Has Proven Success.
The cooperative system has been
tried successfully in several cities
among them being Lakeyillc, Ind
A few weeks ago a committee rep
resenting the local producers Wis
tied the Indiana city for the pur-
pose of inspecting the workings Of
the plant and were impressed with
its success. Rock Island may be
given one, modelled along the same
lines.
Not only would the establish
ment of such a central point facil-
itate the distribution Of milk by
quicker and more satisfactory
means, but it would enable the sur
plus to be manufactured az a profit
into by-products, such as butter,
cheese, ice cream etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
MAYOR ASKED TO
RECOMMEND SITE
AS PLANE FIELD

Mayor II. NJ. Schriver was today
requested to send a recommends
ton to the war department for a
possible landing field for airplanes
in Rock Island.
A letter, addressed to the Cham
Der of Commerce, was presented
to the mayor for action. 1t is from
Captain Alex NJ. Mcleod of Rock
Island, who is at the air service
headquarters at Camp Grant. The
communication requests thai in
formation be sent to the director OF
air service, information group,
Washington, concerning the pos
sibilities of a landing site in this
city and proposals which might
have been considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
GREECE HONORS
SO u. S. OFFICERS
AND TWO NURSES

Washington, July 1S.-The Greek
government has decorated 80 offic-
ers and two nurses of the American
Red Cross mission to Greece, ac-
cording to a cable message receiv-
ed today at Red Cross headquar-
tiers. Lieutenant Colonel Edward
Caps of Princeton, n. j.. head of
the commission received the Greek
medal, second class. Among those
awarded medals, third class, were
Majors Clifford W. Barnes, and
Samuel ]. Walker. Lake Forest, Ill.
Carl E. Black, Jacksonville. ILL.,: C.
G. Hopkins. Champaign, ILL.,; and
Horace s. Oakley, Chicago.
A western Illinois paper for
western Illinois people-The Ar
gus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
AMERICANS WILL
BUILD HOSPITAL;
TO BE MEMORIAL.

London, Tuesday. July IT,
American residents of London to-
day decided in COMMUNICATION of
the cooperation of the medical
men of America andySGreat Britain
in the war, to found an American
hospital for the medical and sur
gical treatment of patients Of all
classes irrespective of creed or ma
uonality and for the promotion OF
scientific study and research. A
governing committee of Americans
has been selected as weF as med
lcab committee for America and
Great Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CENTRAL PASTOR
MISSION SPEAKER

Rev. j. T. Mordy, the new pas
tor of the Central Presbyterian
church, is to be the speaker to-
morrow night at the Rescue mis-
sion. This is the first time he has
spoken outside at the mission.
Members of the Young Peoples
society OF the church will furnish
special musical numbers for the
service. Sunday evening o. b.
Maynard is to be the speaker at
the mission, and this evening J. C.
Carolson of Davenport. There will
be meetings each evening next
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

Despite the fact that the late
Amelia E. Barr left an estate of
but a few hundred dollars, she is
known to- have earned a large
amount of money with her pen.
Few American novelists. in fact,
have met with greater success
from financial viewpoint than did
Mrs. Barr During her long and
active career she wrote a total of
nearly one hundred novels. While
no one of them created a literary
sensation, all OF them met with a
fair measure of success and their
sale yielded the author a steady
and substantial income during a
period Of many years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
CAN SEND LETTER
BY AIR LINE MAIL
ON 2-CENT STAMP

washington, July l8.-PostmaB-
ter General Burleson today reduc-
ed the postage rate on airplpne
mail to 2 cents an ounce, the regu-
lar rate for first class mail mat
ter. and placed the air mail ser
vice on the same footing with all
other means OF mail transpo 10
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

Few Nearers Of bracelets know
khat they were once used to dis
'tinguish the insane. Before lunatics
were confined in asylums they
were Obliged to wear an amlet for
listinctfun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18

You can buy Mems and
Boys Shoes for less than
the present factory price
at
DOLLY SUBWAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
Obituary
George Plates.

George Plates, native of Greece,
died at l O'Clock yesterday after
noon in St. Anthony's hospital fol-
lowing Is days illness OF appendi-
citis.
Mr.. Plates was born Sept. IA,
1895, in Greece, and came to this
country four years ago, coming to
Rock Island where he had since re-
sided. He lived at PA Forty-fifth
street. He was a pool room clerk.
He leaves one brother, residing
in this city and three sisters and
his parents, in Greece. Funeral
services will be held at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon in the Barnard
funeral home, Moline. Interment
will be in Riverside cemetery,
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
FuneraI OF Ms. Julia A. Rains.

Funeral services Tor Mrs. Julia
A. Rains, who died Wednesday
morning, were held at $3.50 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon in the home of
her sister, Mrs. W. A. Martindale,
2016 Fourth avenue. Rev. John
McGown Stevenson officiated at the
home, while the services in Chip
piannock cemetery, where inter
ment was made. were conducted by
the members of the Eastern Star
organization. There were numerous
beautiful floral offerings. The pail
bearers were relatives OF the de-
ceased: Fred Hamerly of East Mo
line, Will. Milton and Harry Ham
erly and Clyde Herrick of Rock Is
land, and James King of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
DAYLIGHT BILL
BEFORE HOUSE
Leaders Plan Another Attempt To
Pass Bill for Repeal OF Time
Saving Measure.

Washington, July 1S-Republi-
can leaders in the house planned
to call up for consideration today
the remodeled agricultural appro-
prfation bill with it's Legislative
Ilder, repeating the daylight saving
law.
Preceding floor consideration
both the agricultural and rules
committee, had been called to meet
the former to recommend the pas
sage of the repeal over the veto of
the president and the latter to
make its inclusion permissible as a
Part of the appropriation measure.
Although the agricultural appro-
priation bill had right of way,
house leaders planned late today
to resume debate over the legisla-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-18
Still Fight Dry Laws.

The debate now centers on the
section of the bill carrying provis-
ions for enforcing constitutional
prohibition which becomes effect
i've next January. All amendments
intended to eliminate the more
drastic prohibitions to the general
enforcement measure we're voted
down yesterday by overwhelming
majorities and so strongly in con-
troll we're the "drys" that deba' G
was shut off despite the violent pro-
tests OF the minority.