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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-28
BUILDERS MEET
ON PAY DEMAND
OF CARPENTERS
Contractors VIII Determine To-
night What Action To Take On
Question of Increase.

Master builders of the tri-cities
will meet tonight on the question
of an increase in the wage scale
of carpenters.
The meeting of the Quad-City
Builders association will be an en-
deavor to reach an understanding
whereby an agreement mag be
made on the wage demands of the
eight carpenters locals. through
their district council.
A meeting OF the arbitration
boards of both factions resulted in
no agreement last Tuesday night
on the demands for a scent per
hour increase from Sept 1, and
another similar one from Oct. l.
The workers now receive IS cents
per hour.
Secrecy Plan.
The agents for the carpenters
said this morning that It was the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-28

headlights carried by the railroad
must be powerful enough to dis
tinguish a man on the track at q
distance Of 500 feet. The petition
alleges that the company was neg
ligent in this respect and that it
carried a headlight on the interur-
ban that was weak and defective.
1t is further alleged that the
company was negligent in that it's
cars were not properly equipped
with headlights, bells and whistles.
The allegation is also made that it
went-over the crossing at a rate of
As miles an hour.
The administrator sues for the
recovery OF damages totaling $10.-
24O. OF this amount $4,000 is for
the personal damage, $3.50 for the
horse and $50 for the buggy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-28
TO
DEATH And SUIT
; TO GET $4,000
Administrative Asks Money Prom
Rock Island Road in Case
Dewey Fetter Tragedy.

An ornam entail Usage hedge
coupled with an alleged feeble and
detective headlight are given as the
underlying causes of a tragedy
which led to the fling OF $4,000
damage action in the Scott county
district court yesterday.
The suit is brought by Eva Vet
ter as administrative for the es-
tate Of Dewey e. Vetter through
the mothers attorneys. Ely &
Bush.
The tragedy occurred last win
ter while the victim was driving
over the railroad tracks at Wagner,
Ill, Just outside Of Milan. Vetter
was squareiy on the tracks when
running at sn alleged high rate of
speed. The horse was killed and
the buggy in which the victim was
seated was demolished.
Dewey d. Vetter was hurled
Sone distance and 50 badly hurt
that he died two days later from
his injuries. He was survived by
his father. his mother. Eva Vetter
who brings the action. a sister and
two brothers. The suit is brought
against the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway. the Rock Island
Southern and Walker D. Hines, d.
rector general OF railroads.
Occurred Jan. IS.
According to the petition the ac-
cident occurred on Jan. IS. The
Rock Island Southern operates
slectric inteTurban cars between
Milan and Wagner under a lease
with the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific. Between the highway and
the tracks Is an Usage hedge, which
at the time of the tragedy was al
legged TO be 10 to 20 feet high. At
Blazers crossing, west of Milan.
the highway crosses the tracks. II
Is at this point that the accident
occurred.
It is alleged in the petition that
the hedge has the effect, owing to
its height, of obstructing both sight
and sound. Vetter was evidently
squarely on the track when he was
struck. His skull was fractured
and he received other injuries.
In charging the road with negli-
Sence, the plaintiff states that IN
allowing the hedge to attain a
height OF is or more feet. the COM
parry violated a provision OF the
Illinois laws which limit the height
OF a hedge along the highway to
four feet. The law is explicit in
making # mandatory for a railroad
to trim such O hedge every year.
The complaint declares the COM
pany was negligent IN this respect.
The Illinois laws demand that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-28

intention of the carpenters to keep
the wage issue secret until an
agreement might be reached. Both
the builders and union workers
say they prefer a settlement with
out a tieup of construction work.
Further conferences are being
arranged between the capitalists
and Iaborers. although the union
agents said today, that no definite
date for a meeting has been sched-
uled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-28

The coast Of the British Isles is
so we'll protected with lighthouses
that IL a ship sailed right around
Scotland and Ireland by
night only on six occasions would
it be where it could not see the
light of a lighthouse lantern.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
Short Course
Offered Boys
HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS FARM
BOYS SPLENDID OPPOR-
TUNITY FOR HELPFUL
COURSE.

A most splendid opportunity for a
farm boy to get an education free,
has been arranged by the Board of
Education of Redwood Falls. The i'm
portance of giving the farm boy, who
cannot attend school because of work
an education has been recognized by
both the state and Federal Govern
ments, in consequence of which the
government has made arrangements
with Redwood Falls school to give any
farm boy of sixteen years or over a
free course in agriculture with regu-
lar high school credits.
There is large number of boys
IN the county who, on account of the
busy time of year on the farm, can
not attend school and consequently
they are deprived of getting an educa-
tion. 1t is to these boys that our
government is stretching out hand
and offering them the unusual oppor-
tunity to attend school.
This new course will commence in
Redwood Falls High School the first
Monday in November and will close
some time in March, making it per-
iod of five months actual schooling.
This time of the year was decided on
as being most convenient for the aver
age boy to get away. There is no
educational requirement necessary to
enter the course, the only stipulation
being that the boy carry on some
form of project under the supervision
/ of agricultural instructor during the
summer months.
The course will be made practical as
we'll as theoretical in that the in
structor will during the summer visit
each boy on the farm at least once a
month, teaching the boy to put into
practical use every thing studied in
the class ROOM It is earnestly hop
ed that parents will use every effort
to make it possible for the boy to take
the course. For further information
write to the instructor Of Agriculture,
Redwood Falls. If necessary the in
.structor will make a personal visit
to the farm.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
REDWOOD FALLS dHVNEsoTA 8 1919. gpgs


The special revival meetings begar
Sunday at the Armory under the di.
Irecifof1 Of the Mathis Eyangelistit
party. The entire seating Of the Ar
mOry was required and forty extra
chairs were necessary. and two hun
dred additional chairs will be placed
there for use before next Sunday II
they can be secured.
Mr.. George G. Baker proved to be
Ian adept at chorus leading, having
given his entire time to such work
for years. Duet numbers were rem
dered at all services by Mr.. and Mrs
Baker, whose contributions to the
meetings will be marked.
Mr.. Mathis breaches direct, busi-
nesslike gospel, his salient points
being punctuated with applause from
time to time.
The Sunday evening theme will be
continued on Tuesday evening. the
service beginning at eight o'clock
Al .childreH's meeting will be held al
the Armory each afternoon, begin
ming Tuesday at four o'clock An
automobile ride will be provided ali
children Of the schools on Thursday
afternoon, starting from the Armory
at four-thirty and to continue half
hour
Saturday evening at eight o'clock
a sacred concert will be given by the
junior chorus, followed by a sermon
by the evangelist. On Sunday there
will be three mass meetings, the sub
iect at ten~thirty to be ssThe Second
Mile. The evening topic at eight
u
noon at three meeting for women
Ronly is announced Elsewhere such
meetings have taxed the seating ca
pacity Of the auditorium. On the
Sunday afternoon following (Oct. 19)
a mass meeting will be held for men
only.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
Potter-Kerr

Al pretty home wedding was soleni-
nized at the home of Ex-senator and
Mrs. L. e. Potter Thursday afternoon,
Sept. 25, at o'clock, when Miss Fern
became the bride Of Lester Kerr, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr of Holloway,
MINI. Rev. III. j. Hoffert oficiated
at the ceremony.
The home was beautifully decor
ated with yellow garden flowers. TIE
yellow color scheme was carried out
in all decorations. TIE ceremony
was performed before the beautifully
decorated fireplace.
The bride was attired in a pretty
beaver brown velour suit, with hat
to match. She wore corsage bouquet
of yellow Sweetheart Roses.
After the ceremony sumptious
four-course wedding dinner was serv-
ed to about thirty guests.
The young people departed soon
after dinner in car for different
places in northern Minnesota.
The bride is well known in this
community. The groom IS engaged
IN farming near Holloway, where the
Young couple will reside on their re-
turn from the North. Springfield
Free Press.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
OH. Johnson Takes
Charge Of Hotel
McALLISTER HOUSE TO BE UN.
DER NEW MANAGEMENT AT
TER OCTOBER 18.

O. H. Johnson, formerly the man
ager OF the leading hotel of Brainard
has purchased the equipment and fur
niture of the local hotel, the McAal-
lister, has taken a long term lease
upon the building and will take pos
session Of the hotel about October
18th. Mrs. johnson will assist him
iii the management of the hotel and
they both come to Redwood Falls re-
commended as very experienced hotel
people who will give the city an ex-
cellent hotel
The building will be extensive
ly remodeled and improved. Hot and
cold water will be put into each of
the sleeping rooms, and the down
stairs will be somewhat changed to
make it more practical for the use Of
the travelling public. The contem-
plated changes have not all been
definitely announced as yet. Mr.. and
Mrs. McAllister announce that they
will not continue. in the hotel busi-
ness and will locate in Minneapolis
or in Thief River Falls.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08

The marriage of Mildred Beatrice
Little to Edgar Winn took place last
Tuesday, September 80 at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Little Of Seaforth. Rev. Al
bert Torbert, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church Of Redwood Falls read
the ring service before company OF
relatives of both the people and a few
intimate friends. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Alice Little
and the groom by his cousin, Har-
land Hauck. Mrs. Helen Winn Farms
worth played the march from Lohren-
grin as the bridal party took its place
before the bank Of smilax and flow
ers which formed the alter in the liv-
ing room.
The bride and her maid were both
gowned IN white embroidered crepe
and carried sheafs Of roses. The
brides costume was completed by a
lace veil sent her by Mr.. Winn from
Paris during his term of overseas ser
vice with the Al. =. f.
Following the service dinner was
served in the dining room which was
decorated with smilax and asters.
Following the dinner and the recep-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Winn drove to the
Winn farm south OF Redwood Falls
where they made a short call on Miss
Bertie Winn who was unable to at
tend the marriage because Of illness.
They then left for Willmar where
they had taken cottage on Green
Lake, remained there until Monday
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08

THRIFT CAMPAIGN FOR RED:
WOOD FALLS TO BE POST
PONED ONE WEEK.
T. G. HUBBARD IN CHARGE.
NON-TAXABLE CERTIFICATES
OFFERED TO PUBLIC FOR
ONE DAY.

F. CT. Hubbard, who has charge of
the sale of Treasury Certificates for
Redwood Falls, announces that the
local campaign will be postponed un-
til Monday. Oct 18th, in order to give
the project more publicity. This sale
of certificates is authorized by the
government as a part of the nation
wide Thrift campaign and offers to
the residents of the United States an
opportunity for investment in these
certificates, which are non-taxable
and bear good rate of interest.
The certificates are of two denom-
nations, the 500 and the S1OOB, and
may be paid for on or before Dec.
1919. They are new forms of gov
ernment securities issued in connec-
tion with the So War Savings Stamp
and the 25cent Thrift Stamp. The
new denominations are offered for
the convenience Of investors who de-
sire to purchase this security in 500
and $1,000 amounts. The essential
facts about these securit es are.
They are obligations of the
United States governments.
2. They pay per cent interest
~1AAA 2NAAAA&%A N AAA I'll 16NLu0A I1C4l
little better than AZ percent.
9. They are tax free with the ex-
ception Of (a) estate or inheritance
taxes, and (b) graduated additional
income taxes commonly known as
sur-taxes, excess profits and was pro.
fits taxes.
4. They are short term securities
maturing January /, 1924.
5. Principal with accrued interest
will be paid at any time, following
the second calendar month after pur-
chase, upon ten days notice.
6. They are not subject to market
fiuctuation. Principal and interest
guaranteed by the government.
Table Showing. mcrea e.
The following table shows how the
500 Treasury Savings Certificates
increase in value up to the date o1
maturity. January, 1924 The ST. ,OOC
certificates increase in the same ra.
ito:
Month
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
Savings Bank Moved

The public school savings bank.
which was loaned to Uncle Sam dur
ing the vacation period, will again be
placed In the school building so that
future purchases of stamps and de-
posits Of money may be made there
BY the pupils.
AL pupils holding savings cards
that were issued to them at the post
Office must bring them in and ex-
change the stamps they have for
Thrift or War Savings Stamps By
October 10Th. After that date no ex-
change will be made Of cards issued
at this Office.
Respectfully,
G. A. Lauterbach, Postmaster.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
Fire Prevention Day

Joe Corbett, chief of the Redwood
Falls Fire Department calls the at
tention of the public to the fact that
Thursday, October 9 HAS been desig-
mated as Fire Prevention Day Ev-
er citizen is asked to do something
on this day to lessen the fire hazard
and to teach to Others the Importance
of protecting life and property from
fire. This is a proper time for the
cleaning up of rubbish which may
serve as food for fires, for overhaul
ing and repairing heating plants so
that here may be little danger Of fires
starting from them when they are put
in use, and for doing a hundred and
one other things to rid the town of the
fire meance Cooperate with the To-
cal Fire Department by giving these
things your earnest attention Octo-
Der 9.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
A Denial

It has been called to the attention
Of the Gazette that renort has been
circulated stating that II. J. Heilman
the Redwood Falls shoe dealer, was
recently fined for profteering. The
Gazette knows positively that such D
report is without the smallest foun-
dation and can only have been started
by some person maliciously inclined.
who is anxious to lessen Mr.. He'll
mans business success. No official
has entered Mr. Heilman's store with
the purpose Of making inquiries and
neither has he been asked to make
report BY any other method This
is but one OF the many foundation
less rumors now travelling about the
country concerning aproiiteering
among shoe dealers and should be
utterly ignored By everyone hearing
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08

The fn1lnvvirnr q9sfinIa Il c11hrniffQd
- the neonle # fbe vicinity bv Rev
| Albert Torbet. pastor of the Presbv-
fer;an church. for their consideration
AT the beginning of the evangelistic
8 finos.
Rev II. Ednno71ds of baltimore. cd
ito, IF 1Tho Manufacturers, Record,
wrote an editorial and STONED b;s
narno to Give added narsona5 forca IL
# and Il fhis editorial ha said i
.aarf $, M as follows. ~ 80, $
4Abova ali else this co,,ntrv needs
! naf;on-w;da revival If oId-fashion~
ed ,.a,v, YER neetino relio;on 4 re-
lioian thaf nalxae 1,oas saal;za that
avo,.v act Is raco,eed u, bic 1.1,, cor,
49,, +, +->.,ssl. = ,,,,,
ba, = ear, can nov navar IL de = - II
short W. need : revival of ral;o;on
that will male ava,u nan and nd xuo- 1r,e-
noan st,;vo 3, oue,r = 81 ssf 1;fo ~ ~
that that which On the ereaf ;,,doovna,,f % ~ II
dav thev will wish t6ev bad done as
with sonl Uncovered tbav stand he-
FORE tha ;,,d0onoo,,f soat of tha E+er-
naI cod 80 ,,>--',-- - = -
sIf tha Code R,,la followed 4 tba
fullness of the shirt of thie Kind of
lralioion there would ho s solution
for every business tronhIe. :
na+ion,xU;lo accarfa,,co of fhis tha
onlv trna rali0ion IN. action would
bri,,o business neaco and world neace
r.ylosssso tharo ;e now t,,r,,,o;l and ,,,on
l,1i be tI,ers csssa q & r. oa;, ain, fbe;r
ends bv lawless inmorality''
This writer and Roger w. Babson
Of Boston have no superiors Il in
fluence IN business circles. and the
Elatter writer signs an editorial on
| the subject. sThe Need of the Hour. h
and IN # he saws:
ssThe need of the hour IS not more
legislation The need of the hour IS
more religion. More religion IS need
ed everywhere. Tt IS one
thing to talk about plans and policies
but SLAMS and policies without religi-
Gus motives are like watch without
sprino or like 4 BODY without the
breath of life in If The trouble to-
dav i that We are irving to hatch
chickens from sterile eggs: but we
nav have the finest incubator in the
world and still our efforts will be Of
mo avail unless there IS the germ Of
life on the egg.
0The solving of the labor question
| IS wholly 4 RELIGIOUS question. The
wage-worker will never be satisfied
with higher wages and shorter hours
banv more than Won and are salts
lied with more profits and . larger
house. THINGS never did satisfy
anv one and they never will. Salts
faction and contentment, are matfers
Of religion. We EMPLOYERS
should learn to give up and labor
should wake M. but neither viii do
so except as we are actuated bv re-
lligious motives. The church
| is the only organization in existence
for generating right motives IN men.
schools develop intellect: theatres
end movies foster passion: but the
church is the sole organization which
develops those good motives Of love.
sympathy. hope and inspiration on
which the industrial salvation Of the
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08

The King farm three miles south
Of Delhi has been purchased by z. G..
Reynolds and George Elliot Of Panora
Iowa. This is a. large farm and a
second set Of farm buildings will be
erected upon it in order to accommodate
the two families. The new owners
viii take possession early IN Nov
ember. This makes ten families from
Panora who have settled recently
III Redwood County either in or about
Redwood Falls, and S. H. Britton who
was the pioneer Of the group, states
that uthere are more Of them coming
The county will heartily welcome them'
If they are all as good citizens as the
first ten families.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08

The ladies Of the Episcopal Guild
will be entertained Thursday after
noon of this week, October 8 at the
parish house, Mrs. MARITIME and Tyson
being the hostesses. The meeting is
dated week before the regular meet
ing day to accommodate Mrs. Tyson's
plans for being absent from the city
next week.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-08
LET CLOCK ALONE.
SAYS GOVERNMENT,

Q4N III 4 LAs WL~MONLe9 70
Don't turn tie clock back
yet. Many thought day light
time ceased on Wednesday,
Oct. 1st.
Official information from
Washington is as follow
Because Of general uncertain
ty as to when the clocks of the
nation are to be turned back
and daylight saving abolished
in accordance with the recent
repeal Of the act, it is announc-
ed that clocks will be turned
back On the last Sunday of the
month. Oct rs. ct q. n.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25

goes for us both! And now enough Of
explanations and he launched into
talk of gnme and sport in various
parts of the world. to the huge delight
OF the great Supplemented Charlie.
But, after q time, other matters
claimed the attention Of his other
auditors. During the flow of his dis
course night had fallen. Calypso and
l perceived that we were forgotten
SO. by an impulse that seemed to be
one, we rose and left them there, and
stole out into the garden where the
little fountain was dancing like a
spirit under the moon, and the orange
trees gave out their perfume on the
night breeze. l took her hand, and we
walked softly out into the moonlight,
and looked down at the closed lotuses
in the little pool. And then we took
courage to look into each others eyes.
Calypso" said, when are you go
Ing to show me where you keep your
doubloons? "-and l added. in whis-
per, "Jack-when am going to see
you in boys clothes again7"
And. with that, she was in my arms,
and 1 felt her heart beating against
my side.
ooh! my treasure" I said-ever 80
softly-"Calypso. my treasure"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25
DONE TO GOOD ROADS
Autos and Motor Trucks DO More.
Harm Than steel-Tired Vehicles
on Account Of Speed.

There Is more damage done to the
roads now by autos and motor trucks
than steel-tired vehicles ever did. for
the reason Of greater speed Of motor
vehicles and their drivers have the
same fool tracking habit the horse
drivers always had. Driving In the
same tracks never damaged steel tires,
but It is the destruction Of the roads
and rubber tires. The motor vehicle
ls worse for the roads than horse rigs
on account Of greater speed. The rea.
son running in track Is damaging to
rubber tires. is q sharp rock win b.
set in the side Of the track with tho
sharpest corner out to nip a piece out
Of every tire, and sharp rocks cannot
dodge or bounce out Of the bottom of
the track, but cut holes in the tires and
break the fabric, causing the % called
stone bruises and rim cuts, even ON
properly inflated tires. J.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25
lff(F)[lC
ROADS
TEST ROAD MATERIALS FREE
Machinery for New Laboratory In
stalled At Colorado Agricultural
College.

(By o. v. ADAMS. Colorado Agricultural
College. Fort Collins. Colo.)
The experiment station Of the Col.
orado Agricultural college at Fort Col
Tins has Just completed the installa-
ton Of the machinery for a new labor
atory for the testing Of road materials
and is now fully equipped to make all
the standard mechanical tests on rock.
broken stone, Stag, gravel, sand and
top soil.
The laboratory has been installed
for the purpose of aiding the people
Of the State in their bodybuilding
problems. No charge is made for the
testing Of any material; the sample
must. however, be Of sufficient size to
enable complete investigations to be
made.
The FIRST systematic attempts t.. de-
termine the value Of rock for road
building purposes by means Of labora-
tory tests were made in France In 1873.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25

turned my eyes over the seal
could move them, Mt all events; how
giOriously II was shining out there
And here was !, helpless, with arms
extended. as one crucified. closed
my eyes in anguish and let my body
relax: perhaps dozed. or perhaps l
fainted-but. suddenly. what was that
that aroused me. summoned me back
to life? 1t seemed 2 short. sharp
sound of firing! opened my eyes and
looked out to sea. and then gave n
great cry:
Calypso! Calypso!" cried. "Calyp-
sol" and 1t seemed as though giants
strength were In me-that could
fcnd the rocks apart. made mighty
effort. and, whether or not my relax
Ing had made REIMBURSEMENT of my
position, found that for some reason
I could move forward again, and,
with one desperate wriggle, had my
head through the narrow space. To
wrench my shoulders and legs after 1t
was comparatively easy, and. In a mo-
ment. I was safe on the outer side.
where, US had surmised. the aperture
did widen out again. Within q
few moments, was on the edge of the
sea. had dived. and was swimming
mad!y toward
But let me tell what had seen, as
! hung there, SO helpless. in that crew
ice in the rocks.