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Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-09
HIGH COAL WAGE,
REDUCED HOURS,
MINERS DEMAND
Continent Wide Strike
Threat Option in Con-
vention Program.

Cleveland. Sept. S.--A sharp increase
in the basic wages of all coal miners In
the United States and Canada, the six
hour day and the "a hour week are writ
ten large on the program for the inter
national convention Of the United Mine
Workers of America, which opens here
tomorrow Recommendation that these
demands be submitted to the operators
at Buffalo, September -, Will go be-
fore the delegates tomorrow, and the
temper Of the arriving delegates, pres
sage acceptance of the recommendations.
Unless granted by November |, the date
named in the recommendation. a CONT
nent-w wide strike in the collieries is
recommended
Leader Deprecate Talk
Strike talk is deprecated by mine of
ficiais. however. Confidence that an
agreement with the operators can. and
will. be reached without recourse to this
measure is assumed by officials.
Problems Of high cost of living will
be TO the fore at the convention. De
mand for the sharply increased wage
scale are based and justified on the
score of the enhanced cost of all ne
eesstics of life Scores of resolutions
submitted by local unions deal with the
high cost of living. profiteering and kin
dred subjects of reconstruction.
Watch H. c. L. Mount.
The effect of increased cost Of mining
coal. resulting from the proposed agree
ment. may affect the general cost of
living, owing to the interaction of fuel
costs upon those of rail transportation
and manufacturing.
Though high increase in wages ia
certain to be demanded. the exact amount
remains to be worked out during the
convention. Proposals contained in the
resolutions of local unions range from
increases of 10 to go per cent These
resolutions will be referred to the scale
committee. for recommendation to the
convention.
Want Work Spread Out.
The demand for the six-h hour day in
place of the present eight hour day and
for the five-day week, is based mainly
upon the contention of union officials
that these hours will insure regular en-
ploymcnt the year around.
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-09
ANOTHER AMERICAN
MURDERED IN MEXICO

WA, Washington, seIt 81 smHerbert ,;,I1i T.
Chihuahua, August 30, according to ad-
vices received by the state department
Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-09

MILLIONS MASSED
ON N. Y. BAY SHORES
GREET YANk VICTOR

Commissioned as Permanent General by Baker;
Merchant Vessels Of Seven Seas Join Excur-
sion Craft, Factories and Saluting Cannon in
Acclaim to Splendid Figure Of Soldier on Bridge
Of Symbol Of Triumph, Leviathan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

sented from Salem. All such eandi-
date would have to do would be to re-
ceive from the Northwest Peace Jubi-
lee coupon book with so coupons,
each of which is aNote at 10 cents per
vote The young lady who sends in,with
4S others, the greatest number of votes
at 10 cents each will become Official
ly maid for Miss Columbia, which in
this case is the young lady who turns
in the greatest number of votes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

Trump drove over to Macleay yester-
day to attend proposed meeting of
the fruit growers of that section, but
through some misunderstanding, the
speakers who were to have been there
failed to be present. An attempt will
be made to hold meeting later.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Shank Of AL.
bany are in the city, guests ever Sun.
day ct the home of Mr.. sdAnk .
mother. Mrs. Myra ShpSS.
Henry d. Morse, travelling freight
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29
If any young lady in Salem or vi

II any yVunB L"uy III ohdem OF Vi
cinity would like to have the honor of
becoming Miss Columbia or one Of
her 4s maids for the Northwest Peace
Jubilee to be held at Tacoma June 30
to July 6, now is the time to lst such
fact be known to the manager of the
Salem Commercial club or to Mayor
@. d. Albin. For they have received
an invitation from the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce to suggest that
a candidate for such honors be pre-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

looking for jobs AZ the same big wages
they got last summer; bat they viii
never get them again There IS plenty
Of work 70 be had cut in the timbei
and on the farms. Nnt these fellows
don / propose to take up with that kini
Of employment The returned soldiers
are going to get some hard iolts before
they get through. They have come bach
with rather an exalted idea Of shat
is coming to them in the way Of EN-
plOymenti but while the employers are
inclined 70 favor them. they can I put
inexperienced men into positions where
experienced men are required simply
because they are soldiers. The place
for lot Of them is out on the farms
and on the highway
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

@. w. NIEMEYER-"A A lot of people
in this town are making mistake
in assuming that Salem is going TO have
a big boom. There is a great deal more
activity in property than there was
last year, but it simply means that Ss;
lem is getting back to its normal con,
ditiOn-tO its status before the war.
Property owners are taking the wrong
course in putting up the prices en- the,I
holdings beyond a reasonable figure IN
anticipation of a rush. That policy will
simply tend to discourage investors and
shut themselves out Of a possible sale
There are people here who have beer
holding on for years waiting for 0
chance to unload and they had better
take a fair chance when it comes.
know of several cases where deals were
practically closed up lately and .he
holders backed out with the explanations
that they expected property prices to
go higher,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

The funeral services Of John M. Me-
Allister who died yesterday will be
held Monday afternoon at O'Clock
from the chapel cf Webb 4 Clough
Burial viii be in the City View eeme-
terry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29
cAusTIo uRITIc-..rhe,

cAusTIc CRITIC There are three
types Of criminals have run across In
Salem that somehow have been over
looked by the courts and the Oregon
laws. One is the man that sits behind
me at the picture show or at ellarch
with combination of onions and brick
cheese on his breath; another is the
elothes-PiR that uses a fire aRd-brim
stone style of profanity in the presence
of women and children; and aHnthe. is
the woman who doesn't know what
part Of the downtown district her 10.
year-Old daughter is in at 10 D. m.
along with a eigarette-smOking youth
with kink in his moral make,up.''
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

agent Of the Southern Pacific with
headquarters at Salem, registered yes
terday at Syracuse, New York.
Hayward Fowle a former member
Of Company NJ, 1921 infantry, is homo
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

atives here

atives here.
o. l.. Lymtheeum, who for eight
straight years has been plotting the
elevator of the capitol building up
and down, will resign his position Mon
day and will go to San Diego, Cal,
where he will be employed with a rel
ative.
Robt. Paulus and Inspector Van
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

JUDGE BUsHEY-"This Market
Roads committee is going to run up
against a whole lot of human nature ]
tell you. The further we get into this
thing the more tangled it gets, for
there's no possibility of adjusting this
program of road building to suit every
body. 1t doesn't make any difference
about the equity of the thing, the maa
who happens to be left out in the cold
when it comes to taking up the units
of road Improvement is bound to feel
that he is being imposed upon, and
some will be so sore that they will
probably undertake to beat the bonds
at the election. There are a few men
who have come forward and expresse
their willingness to be assessed SO an
acre on their land for the sake Of hav.
ing their road surfaced; but there are
lot of others living along the line OF
the Pacific highway who won't come
across with a dollar"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29
Personals

R9y Bishop and family arrived in
the city recently from Pendleton and
will make an extended visit with rel
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29

OSCAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l
left the shipyards several weeks ago
there were several thousand men idle
in Portland and they were getting more
numerous for the reason that the ship
yards have been cutting down their
forces to actual mechanics and exper.
fenced workers. There are a good many
returned soldiers in the city and alto
gether the labor situation is a peculiar
one. The discharged men and the sol.
diers too, are hanging about the Cty
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-29
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: Picked Up On The Street


W. A. LISToN-" There are no big
deals in real estate being closed up in
this section, but there are a great mum
Der Of inquiries for small farm and or,
ehard tracts. The record Of the fruit
industry in this valley last. year has at,
traeted good deal Of attention TO
this country. have made more sales
so far this year than made in the en-.
tire year of 1918. And l haven't been
obliged to pay out money for auto hire
to take people over the country. They
have. come to my office, and in some
deals were closed up without the pro-
perty being shown"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
DAVENPORT HAS
"WELCOME HOME"
FOR WAR VETS

Davenport stopped not to hold
out its hand for possible raindrops
this afternoon, but went ahead en-
masse with the big celebration. in
which heroes Of the world war
were honored and treated to a fine
time. The only deviation from the
program prepared was the holding
of the war camp community ser
vice pageant in the Coliseum in
stead of in Lafayette park. The
event Of the day was a barbecue
of big OK on the Ievee at $50
A parade and various speeches
and exercises featured the after
noon. Most business houses, fac
tories and stores closed at l o'clock
so that their employees might par
ticipate. At 8 O'Clock members of
the American Legion and other re-
turned soldiers and sailors formed
in a parade and marched through
the business district.
A fireworks display furnished by
the United States army recruiting
station in the evening, after the
feast. was to be followed by a
dance at the Coliseum hall. under
the auspices of the American Le-
gion. Mayor L. J. Dougherty is
sued a proclamation yesterday re-
questing that the city put forward
all efforts to make the "homecom-
ing celebration" one long to be re-
mebered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
DIRECTORS ARE
TO Be CHOSEN
FOR CHARITIES
Will Ballot for Officials at Annual
Meeting Of Association
Tomorrow.

The nominating committee of the
Associated Charities has presented
a list of names, upon which the
members will be permitted to bal
lot at the annual meeting OF the
association at the Rock Island club
tomorrow noon. Other nominations
will also be received from mem
bers. OF the number nominated
and the names presented by the
committee, Is will be chosen direc-
tors. The list is as follows:
Mrs. j. B. Bassett, Mrs. F. S.
Brough, Fl. S. Cable, Miss Mary L.
Parker, Mrs. c. T. DuGard, f. c.
Fisher. W. A. F'rewert, Mrs. ". H.
Gest, Miss Clara Hampton. Miss
Lou Harris, Mrs. Ralph Haverstick,
Mrs. C. w. Halves. Mrs. Marcus
Henderson, A. w. James, Mrs. Belle
Jones, Miss Marie Koch, Mrs. z. 4.
Lamp, Mrs. William Lavender, Mrs.
Mayer Levi, Mrs. w H. Marshall.
A. L. Mcdonald, c. r. Mitchell,
Mrs. C. K. Mixter, Mrs. Simon Mos
enfelder, T. A Murphy. Miss Dina
Ramser. Mrs. J. G. Ray, Mrs. A. J.
Riess, G. o. Rogers. DR.. E. NJ Sala,
G. L. Schmid, NJ T. Stevens, Rev
John McGown Stevenson, DR.. ]. W
Stewart. Mrs. c. L. Silvis, Mrs. De-
wore n. Simonson. Mrs. H. E. Sud
low, R. z. Swanson, Miss Alice
Thompson, Mrs. Charles l.. Walker,
Mrs. l. S. White, Miss Clara Whit
man. Mrs. W. H. whistler, Mrs. ].
F. Witter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
WILL HAVE $50
CARS OF COAL
IN EMERGENCY
Peoples Power Company Orders
Two TrainIOads Of Fuel TO
Last During Strike.

Picture it,
One hundred fifty carloads OF
coal in one orderi
That's what the Moline & Rock
Isler' Manufacturing company.
p i known as the Peoples
Po,rr. company, has ordered for
delivery in two trainloads before
Nov. l. The coal will be placed at
the power plant at the foot of
Fourth street in Moline.
The strike of miners has been
set for Nov. 1. and IN order to as
sure that there will be sufficient
reserve OF fuel for the manufacture
of electricity and gas during the
winter, the power company yester-
day placed the~order with the Aid
en- Coal company for $50 carloads.
The Alden company handles the
orders for the Fulton county OPP
orators.
Costs s3 a Ton.
The. coal will be delivered with
in the next three weeks and 1t will
cost So a ton. Il is slack and IS
expected to be sufficient to last the
power company through the emer-
gency IL the miners strike Is of
long duration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
FINED AND MADE
TO HOUSE HORSE
LIKE OLD STORY

One by one in our daily lives the
events Of history are made to re-
peat themselves.
A pleasing tale is The Bell Il
Atri." the poem about the old horse
which got a recall to stable and
grub after wandering about the
public streets and finally pulling
the bell rope-a green wheat
tached to the bell in the market
place. The mayor. or the political
boss OF that old Italian town.
forthwith kindly decreed that the
owner should once more house
his equine.
This morning Police Magistrate
d. J. Cleland unconsciously as
sumed the role of the kind ruler
of Atri. when after fixing a fine OF
IS with attendant costs on the de-
PENDANT he ordered William Norris
OF South Rock Island to keep his
livestock I'm their barns or pastures
Norris has allowed his horses to
occasionally run at will through
the public highways. the verdant
gardens of neighbors, and the like
He was warned TO hereafter OBJ
serve the city ordinance on that
subject by keeping the horses on
his own property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
GENESEO

DR.. Carmen, while cleaning out
cave spouts on his porch. fell and
broke his arm Tuesday afternoon.
NJ and Mrs. H. W. Arnett, as Is
II tom, expect to leave for
c. i about the first OF De-
cember, where they will spend the
winter.
Mrs. Charles Morton, who has
been ill, is improving in health.
P. D. Schnabele, who was oper-
ated upon Monday afternoon at the
Hammond hospital, is getting along
nicely. considering the seriousness
of the operation. DR.. Lewis of Chi
cago performed the operation.
Geneseo chapter, o. E. s., No.
275, will celebrate the 25th ami
versary, Tuesday, Oct. p, at the
Masonic hall.
Con Boyd of Sheffield was calling
on friends in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Rastede, worthy ma
iron OF the o. E. s., while attend
ing grand chapter in Chicago. was
called homs by the Illness of her
father-in-law, Frank Rastede.
The ladies of the Unitarian
church will hold a business meet
ing at the home OF Mrs. Augusta
Taylor, Thursday evening at s
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pierce are
spending the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Baker, north OF Anna
wan.
Professor Thornton, who has
been in Chicago in the interest Of
the Geneseo Collegiate institute,
that the institution is one
of two schools in Illinois to be en-
dorsed for a drive OF $4,000, the
board promising $685.
900 OF this amount This and other
make a total of $62,-
900 already signed UP. leaving S48,-
600 to be raised by Jan. 1, 1920.
Mrs. Otis Ogden has returned
from her visit at Webster City.
Buford Howell and son left Tues
day for their home in Independ-
ence. Kan.
Miss Gertie Catour has recovered
from a recent illness.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor who while
her sister in Chicago, fell
and broke her ankle, has been
brought home.
Miss Reeda Howlette OF Akin
son, Ill, is with the Columbia sex
tet as first violinist with the Brown
Lyceum bureau for southern and
middle states.
Mrs. William Cooke OF California
is visiting her son Will and fam
lily on Main street.
Mrs. Harriet Swisher and sister,
Mrs. Brown, will soon leave for
Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. Mary King has been visit
ing in Cambridge.
Mrs. Fred Rastette is slowly re-
covering from an operation per-
formed at the Hammond hospital.
E Harding. who was stricken
with paralysis while visiting in
died at his home Mon
day night at II o'clock. The flu
neral will be held at the Grace
church Thursday afternoon at 2.
Rev. and Mrs. Crocker are visit
ing at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
GIVES BUTTONS
OF VICTORY TO
WAR VETERANS
Recruiting Officer in Spencer
Square Issues Service Insignia
to Discharged Men.

All honorably discharged SOL
diers, sailors or marines may OBJ
tain their service buttons from Ser
geant Charles o. Davis, upon pre-
sentauon Of their discharge Ser
geant Davis is on recruiting service
with headquarters in the band
stand in Spencer square.
The service button is given by
the war department and is the only
official service emblem to be issued
There are two types OF buttons, one
for men who have been wounded,
and one for service. Both are the
same IN design, except the one sig
nifying a wound is silver, while the
plain service button is bronze.
Enlistments are increasing lately,
the cold weather being responsible
for many to enlist, thereby assur-
ing themselves of a good home for
the winter.
Ex-service men who are think
ing OF reenlisting are requested to
report to Sergeant Davis, as there
are several openings in the recruit
ing service that pay good salary,
and duty near home.
Sergeant Davis is on duty from
8 o'clock nj the morning until IN
the afternoon and all who are en-
titled to the service emblem are re
Quested to bring their discharge
papers to his headquarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
HIGH SCHOOLS
ARE TO DEBATE
ON PHILIPPINES
Question of Independence OF Is
lands Is To Be Subject In Big
Eight Circuit.

Perhaps congress may not de-
eide the issue for many months,
but people in this and nearby cities
viii have both sides of the present
Philippines question presented to
them this winter.
Resolved. That the United
States should at once grant indie
pendence to the Philippines" is
the subject of the debate in the
Big Eight high schools this year.
Officials have announced the title
and debaters in the various high
schools, including those in Rock Is
land are preparing for the prelim-
mary contests which will result in
the selection of the students who
will represent the respective
schools. Both veterans and new
candidates are trying for the de-
batting teams with a topic which
provides much meat for debate as
an incentive to them to prepare
thoroughly in the school prelim-
inaries which will determine who
will represent Rock Island.
There is now being made an en-
deavor on the part of leaders in
the Philippine archipelago TO OBJ
tain the independence of the is
land, which the United States OBJ
tanned in the Paris treaty at the
conclusion OF the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, this country giving Spain
100000, 900 for the islands AL
though other questions of greater
general importance are crowding
the Philippines issue to one side
for the present, the island leaders
hope for an early congressional
decision on the plea Of the Fill
pinos for independence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
FAILED TOLOCK
SUGAR IN SAFE
And IT'S GONE
Five Hundred Pounds in Possession
Of Moline Concern Tempts
Thieves to Crime.
Especial Moline Service.)

Have you seen anybody running
around with 500 pounds OF sugar
Somebody has that much that
rightfully belongs to the Star Bot
Ting works of Moline. located at
246 First street. The place was
broken open last night and the su-
gar carried away in an automo-
bile.
The sugar was In I'VE 100-pound
sacks. Two OF the sacks were de-
livered yesterday and the others
within the last few days.
The plant was entered through
a door on the east side. The sugar
seems to have been carried out
through a side door on the north
side Of the building. A broken
window light in the east side door
and the absence of the sugar is
about all there is to indicate a
burglary.
Like Recent Liquor Thefts.
The sugar raid, because of the
present sugar shortage. has caused
considerable speculation. Chief De-
Jaeger, half in Jest, declared the
job may have been done by the
same type OF persons who used to
raid liquor caches.
Barney Johnson, manager of the
bottling plant. declared the sugar
was worth 800 to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
CHICAGO FIGHTS
CAR LINES PLEA
AGAINST RULING

Springfield, H.. Oct. 15.-The
city OF Chicago today asked the su-
preme court to dismiss an appeal
of the Chicago Surface Lines
against a decision Of Judge E. 6.
Smith. watch knocked out an order
of the public utilities commission
granting the surface lines a z cent
fare.
George p. Gillespie, OF counsel
for the city, made the motion to
dismiss the appeal from Judge
Smiths decision on the grounds
that the lower courts ruling was
not in the nature of a final order
mad did not finally dispose of the
case.
Judge Smith merely reversed
the case and remanded it for a
further hearing before the utilities
commission" Mr.. Gillespie said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
LAY STONE FOR
new SCHOOL IN
BLUFF SECTION
Superintendent E. C. Fisher Places
Box Containing Documents
and Daily Papers.

In spite of the announcement that
no ceremony would accompany the
placing Of the corner stone of the
new Washington school building,
Eighteenth avenue and Thirty-third
street, an Interested group of spec
tators gathered yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, when E. &C. Fisher.
superintendent of schools, threw
the mortar on the stone foundation
and laid the box in place.
The box holds several copies of
daily papers, including a current
copy and the annual edition of Dec.
81, 1918 Of The Argus, q copy Of
the Times, Union and the Watch
Tower; a plat of the building.
names OF board members, names
Of the contractors and architects.
copies of contracts, and the annual
report of the school board.
The architects, o. 2. Cerwin and
q. A. Horn, Superintendent Fisher,
the contractors and masOns assist
ed in the placing of the stone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
DISTRICT BAR
MEETING TO Be
LATE IN MONTH
Rock Island Scheduled for Fislt
From Prominent Attorneys
Of IL Counties.

A meeting OF the Fourth Supreme
Judicial District Bar association. 70
which belong members OF the bar
of IA counties will be held in Rock
Island on Oct. 25. II present plans
are carried into effect.
Arrangements for the meeting
here and a definite settlement as
to the date of the session will be
taken up by the Rock Island Coun-
ty Bar association Friday morning
at 8 o'clock at the circuit court
room. At this time there will also
be an election OF officers for the
coming year.
The conference Of the district
association, which Is a part Of the
state organization, will bring many
prominent attorneys to Rock Is
land. Vast year, at the district
meeting at Jacksonville. there we're
more than one hundred in attend
ance, and it Is expected that more
will attend the meeting to bO hsla
here this month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
SPEEDER CAUGHT
WHEN HE COMES
BACK SAME WAY
Especial Moline service.)

Moral: Don't speed past a po-
liceman simply because he is on
foot; he may get you anyway.
Ernest WaIline and Sergeant
Charles Grell of the Moline police
force were taking notes of things
at the corner of Fifth avenue and
Fifteenth street last evening. An
automobile whizzed by at the rate
of 20 miles, more or less, per
hour
1t was not long after that Frank
Baker Of East Moline was hailed
before Magistrate Gustafson and
fined SIS and costs for speeding
He was indiscreet enough to re-
turn the same way he went, and it
is an officers duty to note appear
ances.