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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
The Day in Davenport

Lockout Not Strike-"It is a
lockout and not a strike of the
Davenport painters and paper
hangers" declared George W
Dunlap. president Of local No. 676
yesterday in commenting on the
differences now existing between
the journeymen painters and the
bosses. Mr.. Dunlap further claims
but 16 men are out. Continuing
he said: I'VE were notified on Sat
urday by the master painters that
wages would go back u the old
scale of 65 cents. Last November
the bosses gave US a voluntary
raise to rs cents. We have not
quit work in sympany with the
Rock Island and Moline painters"
Not to BufIS Homes-As a bluld-
er OF homes for workingmen, Uncle
Sam is a failure. Too much red
tame and other details which do not
figure in the work Of the ordinary
contractors, is undoubtedly respon-
sible for this failure. Official word
reached Davenport yesterday that
all further work on the King
tract, northeast Of Davenport hos
pital. would be abandoned In the
government housing program here.
This tract contains II acres. Plans
were made for 100 homes. There
are 81 Easements already in the
ground.
Sure of Divorce-Mrs. Richard
Rico, whose husband with Fred
Kendall was arrested in connection
with the E. A. Horrigan blackmail-
ing game, has reason now to be-
lieve that she will have no diff
Guilty proving to the court that she
has a decree coming when her d.
vorce case is called. Mrs. Rico
married her husband at Rock Is
land in October, 1917. He Is a
Mexican. She is an American. She
declares that her husband Was of
an extremely Jealous disposition.
Oppose CarniTnls-A mass meet
ing to arouse interest in the cam
paign against the licensing OF
street carnivals In Davenport was
held Monday evening at the public
library, attended by representa-
tives Of 20 Organizations. A labor
ing man. prompted by a greater
desire 10 protect his interests
against these pests was present,
and If those who seem to think
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
CONTINUE FILING
PETITIONS TODAY
FOR CANDIDATES

Tonight is the last chance to file
petitions for candidates in the gen
eral city primaries. To date
there are no Democratic nominal
tons. The Republicans aud Social
lists have practically filed petitions
for all candidates named at the
meetings held Monday night.
Fred c. Entrikin is today circu
lating a petition asking that his
name be put on the Republican
ticket for police magistrate. Two
candidates on the Peoples party
have filed petitions. They are
John r. Huette who seeks alder
manship in the Fifth ward and NJ
w. Battles. allermanic candidate
from the Sixth ward
Three petitions for Republican
candidates for alderman were filed
today. Charles Krone. $50 Nine
teenth avenue, is a candidate from
the Fifth ward. James w. Solder
strom asks nomination for alder
man from the Sixth ward and John
F. Huey is a candidate from the
Seventh ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
Mrs, 6. l., Meader.

Mrs. S. L. Meader, aged 81, died
last night in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. e. d. Aldrich, GA
Sixteenth avenue, in East Moline.
Funeral services will be held in the
Plymouth Congregational church,
East Moline, at o'clock Friday af-
ternoon. Interment will be in the
Hampton cemetery.
Martha Young was born Sept. II,
1897, in Montgomery county, lndi-
ana. With her parents she came to
Rock Island at the age of two years.
She married S. L. Meader in Yuma
township July u, 1857. He died in
1910. Surviving are her daughter,
Mrs. Aldrich and a son, A. E. Mead
err, of Rock Island. Two brothers,
T. F. and L. F. Young, of California,
and one sister, Mrs. Amanda And
erson, of keswick, Iowa, also sur
yive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
In the Lodges

Final arrangements are under
way for the entertainment to be
given tomorrow night at Sacred
Heart Catholic church, under the
auspices of Forester courts of the
parish. This is an annual affair
and was primarily arranged to do
honor to the memory of Washing
ton and Lincoln.
Stage direction and musical and
vocal numbers have again been
placed in the hands of DR.. c. p.
Sterck. Some of the returned SOL
der boys will appear in informal
talks and a variety of readings and
Rotations, classical. pathetic and
humorous, will be given. No ad-
mission is charged on this occa-
sion. -
Prospect hive No. 993. Ladies of
the Maccabees, held a meeting yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Rather
inc Temple, Twenty-siXth avenue,
Moline. Commander Kumpf pre-
sided The comforter made by the
hive was given to Mrs. Catherine
Jacobson. II was decided to make
another comforter At the close of
the afternoon Mrs. Temple invited
the guests to the dining room,
where a dainty luncheon was serv-
ed The next session will be held
March 4 at Swedish Give hall.
Albrecht lodge No. 307, K. P, of
Port Byron celebrated its fifty
fifth anniversary last night with
more than $50 members and their
families, friends and several re-
turned soldiers of Port Byron in at
tendance.
Supper was served from Z until
10 o'clock, Frank Schafer being
POSTMASTER of the evening. Enter
tainment was provided with the
following program:
Ukelele seIections-Girls' quar-
tet.
History of the order of X. 2. -
Clinton Shurley of Galva.
Speech on Lincoln-Rev. White Of
Port Byron Methodist church.
History of George Washington
Port Byron librarian.
Welcome to returned soldiers
Frank Schaefer.
MT. Surrey Is SIaIe luSlt uCIOI VI
Knights of Pythias orders. George
F. Stoltenberg, of Moline, district
state deputy, presided.
Uniform rank of the knights of
Pythias of Davenport will hold its
annual inspection and installation
of officers tonight at Friendly
house, Davenport. Colonel Herman
Ewert will act as installing officer
and the following are to be seated:
aptain-Olof Nielsen.
First ieutenant-George F. Stol-
tenberg of Moline.
Second lieutenant - William
Bruhm.
First sergeant-John Long.
Second sergeant-Harry Reed.
Treasurer-Herman Otzman.
Recorder-Emil Strohbehn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
EAGLES INITIATE
HUNDRED SUNDAY

Initiation of a class of 100 can
didates will be put on Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock by the Moline
aerie, No. 112, Federated Order of
Eagles. With this increase the or
der will have a membership of more
than 800. A special dispensation
was secured from A. B. Duncan,
grand worthy president, to make
the Sunday afternoon adoption pos
sible. Work will be put on by the
past worthy presidents of Moline
aerie and a number of grand Off
GERS will be in attendance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19

that carnivals are desirable could
! have heard his appeal they would
agree that Davenport cannot and
will not sell its soul and its repu-
tation as a city beautiful to any
outside influence for the paltry
| dollar.
! Hurt IN CoIiision-OI1Ie Fersch,
| popular Davenport tailor, residing
at 1924 Fair avenue. suffered a
! broken rib, wrerched knee and
numerous bruises and scratches
| when his automobile collided with
another car and then hit a tree at
| Lombard and Main streets yester-
| day, Mr.. Fersch's car is q sedan
| He was driving west on Lombard
| street, The other car was driven
was going north on Main street,
They came together at the corner.
III Feeling Between W6rkers-fli
feeling between union and non
union electrical workers employed
in wiring the intermediate schools
eliminated yesterday In the ar
| raignment of H, D, Smith, j, @.
Menehmott and Ben Preston, all
union men, On charges of assault
and battery. George e, HummeI,
a non-union worker, is the COM
planning witness. Hummel claims
the defendants attacked him on
Feb. Il, while he was q. work in
the east intermediate school,
knocking him off a ladder and ad-
ministering severe beating.
Obituary Rec0rd-Hans Mundt,
who has been a patient at the
county hospital for some time,
died at that place Tuesday. Death
followed q lingering Illness. De-
ceased was born In Schoenberg,
Germany, In 1s41.
William Goodwin, an enpioye OF
the Bettendorf shops and a resi-
dent OF Davenport for tho last two
years, died at his homo at $50
West Fifth street, Monday, Death
resulted from g paFn1ytte stroke,
which Mr.. Goodwin suffered Sat
urday.
John Kay, ss years of ags, died
at tho Scott county hospital Mon
day. He had been III for the past
week.
Marriage. Licenses George b,
Brewer Of 5treator and Annie L
Summers Of Davenport,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
HUSBAND Is DOPE
FIEND; DIVORCED

Mrs. Sophie Castle claims her
husband is a dope fiend. so she ask
ed Judge G. o. Dietz of the Moline
city court for a divorce. The sep
~ ration was granted, after the wife
testified that the husband. Floyd
Castle, began to use dope about one
month after the couple was mar
RED. Floyd left his home. The
couple was united in marriage
Thanksgiving day 1914.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
THREE MORE FILE
PETITIONS IN z. M.

Three more petitions were filed
for Offices IN East Moline today.
Lawrence Peterson has asked for
the nomination as alderman IN the
Second ward on the Citizens ticket.
@, L. Johnson filed papers to be a
candidate for city clerk on the So
cIalIsts' ticket. Carl B. Carlson Is
seeking reelection as alderman in
the Third ward on the Citizens
ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
BLAZE THREATENS
TO DESTROY HOME

Fro at tho 2, II. Westerberg
home, 1430 Eleventh street, Moline.
threAtened To completely destroy 1t
yesterday az erneon. The blaze had
gained considerable Roadway before
the FIRE department had arrived. II
VAS only through the prompt eff
forts of the department that the
residence vas saved, Most Of the
damage, though, was caused by the
water,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
Funeral of David f. Lyon.

Funeral services for David f.
Lyon, who died Dec. 8, last, at Hi
nois City, and whose body has been
held at the Esterdahl chapel of Mo
line since death, will be held at l
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in the
chapel, with Rev. Samuel Hogan
der officiating. Mr.. Lyon was %
years of age and was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew J. Lyon of
Illinois City. The parents have
been i'll since the sons death. Ow-
ing to their illness and the absence
of three brothers, who were in
United States service, the inter
ment was delayed until their re-
turn Burial will be in the family
lot at Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
BIBLE GLASS GIVES
PROGRAM SUNDAY

Tho Swedish Bible class Of the
First Lutheran church OF Moline,
sponsored an entertainment Sunday
afternoon, which was enjoyed by
200 spectators. Taking part in the
program were Jennie Munson. Vic
let Carlson, Jessie Strombeck,
Signe Erickson, Dorothy Erickson
and Mrs. Gustav Grain. DR.. Gus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
SOCIALISTS PICK
TICKET TONIGHT

Socialists of Silvis will meet this
evening in the Masonic hall and
nominate candidates for the city
primaries to be held soon. Tonight
will be the last chance for candi-
dates to file petitions. Socialist
candidates will file their petitions
following the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
Norman N. Hartman.

Norman NJ. Hartman, aged -,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hart
man, 1926 Eighth avenue. Moline,
died last night of typhoid fever.
Funeral services will be held in
the residence at o'clock Friday
afternoon, conducted by the Rev.
Walter Tillberg. Interme1t will be
in Riverside cemetery.
Surviving arc the parents, two
brothers. Leroy and Robert. and
sister Mary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
SILVIS SCHOOL TO
SPONSOR PROGRAM

Students of the Silvis school will,
put on patriotic program and en-
tertainment Friday night in honor
of the birthdays of Lincoln and
Washington. There will be songs,
Rotations and musical numbers
Refreshments will be served. Adj
mission fee is Is cents. Program
will be announced tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19
J. D. METZGAR ON
TRR ARY BOARD

J. D. Metzgar. attorney, was ap-
pointed a member Of the Moline Ii
brary board today by Mayor Clar-
ence S. Trevor and the city COM
mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19

Not all of US can be heroes, but
all of US can be patriots. Paying
your income tax helps to make you
one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19

700 WALK tNTo 4 BUGCUT
LOOK ARoONS VERY cARE-
FOLlT AMI sec THlS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-19

Marriage. Licenses-George b,
Brewer Of 5treator and Annie l.
Summers Of Dsyauport
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
Will Mark Graves Of
G. A. R. Veterans On
Decoration Day in May

Mrs. ]. w. Dion, 1887 South
Tenth street, president of Betsy
Ross Tent No. l, National Alliance
of Daughters Of Veterans, is desir-
GUS of obtaining information of all
unmarked Omaha graves of civil
war veterans
This information is for the Grand
Army of the Republic posts in the
commemoration of Memorial day
next month. t...
"As far as these graves are
known" Mrs. Dion explained,
the Grand Army veterans have plac-
ed small steel markers which have
a star and the letters G. A. r. But
there are graves in our cemeteries
of veterans whose relatives live in
other towns, 'or for other reasons
may not be known to the local
posts. The object is to see that no
veterans grave shall be, passed by
on Memorial day. We want to
know of every civil war veterans
grave in Omaha cemeteries"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
Time Extended From
April 80 to May 81 For
Filing Tax Returns

Washington, April 26.-Extension
of time from April 80 to May 81
was allowed today by Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner Roper for the
filing of returns covering taxes on
near beer, soft drinks, mineral wa
tiers, art objects and a variety OF
manufactured articles, such as au-
tomobiles.
The returns have been made for
period between February Is and
March 81, and are due April &c. but
return blanks have not yet been
provided. Under the new order, the
tax return must include April bust
ness and taxes must be paid by
May 81.
This order relates to the excise
tax which producers must pay on
tires and their parts, pianos, graph
ophones, sporting goods and games,
chewing gum, cameras, photo
graphic films, candy, fire arms,
knives, electric fans. cigaret hold
ers, vending machines, fur articles,
motor boats, canoes, toilet soaps
and toilet powders.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
RED POSITION
MADE CRITICAL
BY uKRA|N|ANS
BoIshevik Line Of Retreat
From Odessa Region
Threatened by Capture
Of Railway Line.

Berne, Switzerland, April 26.-The
position of the Russian bolshevik
troops in Odessa has been rendered
critical by the capture of Boguslav
by the Ukrainians. The Ukrainians
also have captured the railway line
from Kiev eastward to Konotop,
threatening the bolshevik line of re-
treat from the Odessa region.
Cavalry First to Enter Wilma.
Warsaw, April 26.-The first Po-
fish troops that entered wilma in the
recent capture of that city by the
Poles were cavalry units under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel Be
lima. The light continued in the
streets, where the local bolsheyiki
organized frantic resistance.
General Pilsudski, head OF the Po-
lish state, and General Szeptyckl. in
command of the Lithuanian front,
made their entry on Saturday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
URGE new LAWS
FOR PROMOTING
FOREIGN TRADE
Distribution Of Government
Ships Among Private
Concerns Favored
BY Exporters.

Chicago, April 26.-A comprehen-
sive business policy and legislative
program for the development of the
export trade of the United States
was adopted today, at the Sixth Ma
tional Foreign Trade convention,
which concluded its deliberations
and adjourned.
Business and legislative needs for
the extension of the country's for
eign trade were outlined in the re-
port of the conventions general
committee, which was presented by
James A. Farrell, chairman of the
national foreign trade council and
president of the United States Steel
corporation.
A summary of the recommends
tons of the committees report fol-
lows:
The earliest completion of the
governments present shipbuilding
program.
The government should immedi-
ately remove all restrictions now
placed on American shipbuilding
and permit the free construction of
vessels for sale to foreign interests.
There is imperative need of re-
vision of our shipping, navigation,
classification and measurement laws
so that American vessels may be
placed on a more equitable basis of
competitive operative costs in for
eign trade.
Opposition to any continuance of
government operation of the United
States merchant marine.
1t is urged that the government
owned vessels be allocated to suit
able trades and trading routes for
operation by any qualified COM
petent American shipping enterprise.
Establishment of necessary coal
and fuel oil depots on all the great
foreign trading routes.
Creation of separate department
of the fedaral government for the
development of aerial navigation
and the promotion of airship serv-
ice to overseas countries.
Establishment of free zones at the
principal American ports where pro-
ducts from all countries may be as
sembled, classified, manufactured
and reshipped.
Extension of the international
parcel post service.
San Francisco was selected as the
next meeting place.
Enactment of laws providing a
bargaining tariff for the protection
of American commercial interests
in foreign countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
Gompers Joins In Attack
on Postmaster General
Labor Leader Charges Burleson With Carrying Out
Archaic, Autocratic Policy" in Conduct of His
Department and Declares He Must Walk the
Plank Sooner or Later"

New York, April 26.-Samue,
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, assailed the
administration of Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson in a statement issued
here today. declaring that he mus
walk the plank sooner or later"
Mr.. Gompers charged Postmaster
General Burleson with carrying out
IAN archaic, autocratic policy in the
conduct of the postal, telegraph and
telephone services of the United
States" and said he needs only a
wider field and better opportunity
to fit him for succession to some OF
the worlds best-known, but unla-
mented, ex-dictators."
Gompers' Statement.
Mr.. Gompers' statement follows:
The troubles of Postmaster
General Burleson, which in a re-
cent statement he attributes to
plot or a conspiracy on the part
of the American publishers, are
not due solely to any dispute
there may have been between the
postmaster general and the pub
fishers, to whom he refers. The
most recent example of Mr.. Burle-
sons autocratic nature does not
come as surprise to those iii the
labor movement, who have came
in contact with his administra-
ton.
Labor was long ago forced to
the conclusion that Mr.. Burleson
was completely out of sympathy
with the trend of American
thought and was totally unable to
comprehend what America meant
when, it declared war upon auto
cracy everywhere. Mr.. Burleson
needs only wider field and
better opportunity to fit him for
succession to some of the worlds
best-known but unlamented ex-
dictators. The only difficulty in
Mr.. Burleson's way is that the
world has reached the decision
that it wants no more dictators.
The United States Postoffice de-
partment. is one of the very few
places in the world not yet in
accord with that decision.
Cold and Autocratic.
Long before the United States
government took over. the tele-
graph systems of the country, Mr..
Burleson's cold and lutocratic
treatment became known to the
workers engaged in the postal
service.
The workers in various branch
es of the postmaster generals de-
partment have come to under
stand thoroughly that democracy
and the postoffice department
have nothing in common except
that they exist under the same
government. Time after time
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
Aged Falls City Man
Takes Own Life After
Fatally Wounding Son

Falls City, Neb., April 26.-(Spe-
cial)-Harry Dean. young farmer
living near here, died Friday night
as the result of a gunshot wound
inflicted by his father on Easter
Sunday evening.
The father and son, who lived
alone, were preparing for bed when
the father appeared at the door OF
his sons bedroom with shotgun.
81 thought you were my friend" he
is said to have exclaimed, and i'm
lnediately shot the son. the shot
striking him in the shoulder and
literally tearing his arm from his
body. The young man made his
escape, running to the home of a
1eighbor.
Following the shooting OF his
son. the father saturated the floors
Of his room with kerosene, and af-
ter setting fire to the oil, is thought
to have shot himself. He was dead
when the sheriff arrived.
No cause can be found for the
deed. The father was not in good
health and it is thought that his
mind was unbalanced.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-27
Three Women and One 'Mere
Man" Tired of Matrimony

Ora Elder charges that her hus-
band, Lewis, threatened to do her
bodily injury. She filed suit yes
terday in district court for divorce
with alimony and the custody OF
their child. They were married in
Omaha in 1914. g.
Burton Nash charges that his
wife, Lille, deserted him on March
7, 1905, four years after their mar
rage in Council Bluffs. He filed
suit yesterday in district court for
divorce.
Agnes Podrouzek filed suit for a
divorce from James Podrouzek and
the restoration of her maiden name,
Satorie. She alleges cruelty.
Christina McVicker sued Edgar
McVicker yesterday in district
court for a divorce. She says he
habitually treated her in an inhu-
man manner, remained away from
home for long periods and threat
ened to injure her.