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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
CONFERENCE OF
CENTRAL STATE
METHODISTSON
Ministers and Laymen Gather al
Canton for Annual Session of
Church Body.

Rev. Samuel Van Pelt, pastor OF
the First Methodist church, and
Rev. A. NJ. Stocking, pastor OF
Spencer Memorial Methodist
church, are to attend the annual
meeting of the Central Illinois
Methodist conference, which opens
in Canton tomorrow morning Rev
Mr.. Van Pelt and DR.. J. T. Jones
district superintendent, have al
ready left the city for Canton, go
ing early to be present at a meet
ing of the examining board today.
Rev. Mr.. Stocking will leave today
with the law delegates to the meet
ing. Bishop Thomas Nicholson of
Chicago, who has charge of this
district, is to preside at the gen
eral conference.
This evening there will be a re-
ception at o'clock in the Canton
Methodist church for the confer
ence delegates. The program for
the evening includes an address of
welcome by the mayor of Canton,
DR.. P. E. Bradley, and by Rev.
Stephen Yemm, the president of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

the ministerial alliance, who will
represent the clergy of the city.
The regular sessions of the meet
ing begin tomorrow morning at
$3.50. The memorial sermon will
be preached by Rev. r. A. Brown
of Kirkwood, and the district SUI
perintendents' joint report will be
read by Rev. c. F. w. Smith of
Galesburg. The remainder Of the
morning will be occupied with
business. The business sessions
will be held in the mornings, and
the afternoons will be taken up
with various anniversary meetings,
and reports Of the clergy of the
church. Among the prominent
speakers for the afternoon meet
ings is Rev. II. C. Morrison, D.. D.,
who is on the program for each
day.
Friday morning the laymen's
body will meet, and Friday after
noon is to be given over to the
Womens Foreign Missionary So
ciety. Saturday afternoon the
home mission program will be pre-
scented.
The appointments of the pastors
to the charges in the conference
will be made at the Sunday morn
ing service, which Will be conduct
ed by Bishop Nicholson. Both
Rev. Mr.. Stocking and Rev. Mr..
Van Pelt have been unanimously
extended calls to return to their
charges here, and it is expected
that the conference will act favor
ably on the petitions. Reports of
the work done here which are be-
ing taken to the meeting are most
favorable. One matter of import
ance which will come up in con-
nectio with the church extension
movement. will be the program for
the erection of a church in the hill
district Of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
PLANT RESUMES
WORK;MOLDERS
LOOK FOR JOBS
Company Expects to Fill Vacancies,
While Men Refuse Terms
offered Them.

Thirty-fve union molders, form
erly employed by the Rock Island
Manufacturing company, are seek
ing new jobs and the company is
attempting to, bring its plant up to
full working strength, as the result
of the inability Of the two factions
to reach a satisfactory understand
ing in their strike controversy.
Ten of the IS employees have al
ready secured work elsewhere, a
representative of the men said this
morning. In the meantime, the com
pany is going forward with its
plans to secure non-union molders
who are willing to work under the
wage scale and hours offered by
the company. Although it was an
nounced Saturday that the plant
would resume operations yesterday
morning, there were no mOlders on
hand and only a few laborers.
Men State Their Case.
THE Iron holders union No. 230
wish to contradict the statement"
said a union official this morning
lin regards to the Rock Island
Manufacturing company replacing
men lin the foundry, which the
union men vacated three weeks ago.
There have been absolutely no
molders put to work, although
there are a few labOrers working
in the foundry at common labor.
THE union men have hopes of
winning and are satisfied to wait.
Ten of the men have located work
elsewhere and some are thinking Of
accepting jobs out of town, where
the scale is the same as they are
demanding here, and in some cases
even higher The scale here was
$3.50 instead of Sc, as was stated
previously"
Explains COmpany's Position.
Carl F. Shields, manager of the
company, said today that some Of
the statements printed yesterday
-were a bit too extreme. There were
at work yesterday most" instead
of "alp' of the non-union laborers,
but not one bona fide molder either
union or non-union.
A representative of the National
Foundries association, of which the
Manufacturing company is a mem
Der, visited Mr. Shields yesterday
and arranged with him to furnish
by degrees during the next two
weeks the full working force OF
molders. These men are willing to
work the nine hour day at a wage
of $500. Any of the -nion molders
willing to come back at that speci-
fication are also to be accepted, Mr.
Shields stated.
"A $500 wage was in effect at
the foundry at the time of the
walkout," Mr.. Shields said today
1.-TWO war bonuses of 10 per cent
each had been previously granted
throughout the plant, affecting all
molders and laborers. On July %,
a third bonus of 10 per cent was
granted. By the combination of the
first two bonuses the third made
the bonus increase total 81 per cent.
Therefore on that date molders be-
gan receiving $3.50 per day for their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
GIRLS REFUSE
TERMS;STRIKE
SAME DEADLOCK
Company Offers Linemen Daven-
port Wage; VIII Take Most
of Strikers Back.

Hopes for a satisfactory settle
ment placed in a meeting of tele-
phone officials from both company
and employees last night failed to
materialize. Today the deadlock is
as serious as it has ever been. The
whole tieup centers around the re-
fusal of the operators to accept
the increase recently offered them.
c. H. Rottger said last night that
the company has made its offer. 1t
will give the men an increase
which will put them on the same
scale of wages at which Daven-
port linemen are working. With
the SO to SIT scale offered to op
orators, that body of workers will
be better paid than Davenport OPP
orators, he stated. The girls are
holding out for a scale of SIS to
$40.
An obstacle IN the way of set
tIement was removed by the com
pany last night when they agreed
to take back all of the striking OPP
orators and linemen with no dis
elimination concerning their mem
bership in the unions or any legit-
innate activities of theirs in con-
nection with the union. Collective
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09


living, because the cost of living
depends upon the things we are al
ways talking about, but do not
know how to manage, the law Of
supply and demand.
We have got to see that our own
production and our own methods
of finance and our own commerce
sible and then we, sitting in legis-
latures like this and in the congress
of the United States, have to see to
it, if you will permit a vulgar ex-
preston, that no one monkeys
with the machinery.
Labor Must be Heard.
We might as we'll sit up straight
and look facts in the face, gentle
men The laboring men of the world
are not satisfied with their employ
ers. 1 do not mean to say that dis
satisfaction is universal dissatisfac-
ton. I am now speaking of the gen
eral relations between capital and
labor. Everywhere there is dissatis-
faction, much more on the other
side of the water than on this side.
"One point l wish to make is that
the world is looking to America to
set the stapds with regard to the
of labor or the relations
between capital and labor, and it is
looking to US because we have
been more progressive in those
matters. We have got to have a
constructive program with regard
to the labor and a method by which
we will relieve the strain of what
you can call the cost of living.
Must Make Common Cause.
II can't presume that l know
how it should be done. l know the
principal upon which it should BE-
done. The principal is that the in
te-est of capital and the interest of
labor are not different, but are the
same.
Why is it that labor organiza-
tons seriously limit the amount of
work they have in hand to do? 1t
is because they are driving hard
bargains. They don't feel that they
are your partners. And so long as
labor and capital are antagonistic,
production is going to be at its min
imum. Just so soon as they are
and cooperative, it is
going to abound, and that will be
one of the means of bringing down
the cost of living"
All the news all the time The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

bargaining will be recognized, but
the company will employ nonunion
and union workers. However, COM
plants against any action OF the
strikers entered by the operators
who do not strike or join the
union, or complaints by their par
ents, would be heard by a commit
tee composed % Mayors Schriver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

linemen are getting will be paid
the Rock Island linemen, Rottger
said. This was a point argued by
the men formerly, claiming they
were paid less than the Davenport
men. The company is firm upon
the stand against advancing oper-
ators and the operators are hold
ing strongly to their demands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

and Skinner, ]. M. Johnston, Mol
/ line city attorney, and c. H. Rott-
Iger. Where the charges against
ANY specific strikers are grave
enough to warrant, they would be
dismissed from service by the COM
pany. The judgment of this com
mittee is to be final.
Whatever wage the Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

services. On Aug. Is, three weeks
later, the men walked out upon be-
ing refused an eight-hour day.
They were notified that unless they
returned yesterday morning, the
foundry would be made an open
shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
AUCTION SALE
OF II Acre Farm on Big Island
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 1919

Friday, Sept. Iy, 1919
at 2:30 p. m. at the farm. Good
room house, good barn and all goof
outbuildings, good well. This is one
of the best farms on Big Island
close to the school and on good
gravel road.
Terms, $1,000 down on day OIL
sale, half of purchase price left on
farm three years at 6 per cent in
terest. Possession will be on or be,
fore March 1st, 1920.
A. W. NICE, Owner.
JOHN KILCOIN. Auctioneer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
WAR WASTE IS
MAIN FACTOR
IN SITUATION

Continued from Page One.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
EXPECT DEFINITE ACTION
ON STRIKE OF RAIL WORKERS
Delegates OF United states. Canndn
and Panama Canal Zone Open Con-
vcntion I'm Detroit.
fRy Associated Prcss.

DETROIT, Sept. S.-Defnito action
by the end of this week on the threat
ened strike is expected Of the con-
vention of the United brotherhood of
Maintenance OF Way Employees and
Railway Shop Laborers, which opened
its sessions here today with more
states. Canada and Panama ma canal canal
Zone present.
The membership has already voted
power to the executive committee to
call a continent-wide Strike Of the
100000 men in these crafts unless wage
demands and working agreement s
asked OF the railroad administration
Of the United States and the Canadian
government are granted.
On Friday the convention, after
hearing the report Of the national com
mittee, which presented the demands
of the brotherhood to Director-General
of Railroads Hines. will discuss the
wage question from every angle, in
Guiding it's relationship to living costs $
and likely will take decisive action on
the proposed strike Sentiment OF the
convention Is overwhelmingly in favor
of walkout unless the demands are
Answer from the railroad adminis-
tration to the demands presented is OK
pected by Friday. In fact. the dele
gates anticipated today that Mr..
Hines. who addresses the convention
Wednesday. will then state the ad-
minstration's stand The men are
firm In their determination. brother
hood officers state. not to accept CAM
promise.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
WARREN PERSH|NG SAYS
CAMERAS HOLD NO LURE
Son OF Famous General Dodges Pic.
ture Men in New York
Welcome.
LIBERTY STATUE LOOKS GREAT
Child's Attention Taken From Father
by Band. Whose Drum Major Re.
minds Him of Wonderful Scotch
man He Saw.
LIBERTY STATUE LOOKS GREAT
NRy Universal servicc.)

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Warrcn Per-
shing. General Pershing's tcn-year- old
son, while not recognized officially in
the program for welcoming his dis
tinguished father. was also present
very much present-hrst, as pas
senEcr accompanying General Per-
shing home from France. and after
the landing as an Interested and by
no means silent witness OF the honors
heaped upon the commander OF Amer
ica's eXpeditionary forces.
Warren Skinned to the roof OF the
pilot house while the Leviathan was
docking at Hoboken, and mighty lit
tie missed the keen eye of the bright
little American boy. Then down lie
climbed and edged up close to his
father. the only hero TO his view TO
compare favorably with a Scotch drum
major whose rcsplendent accoutre-
mcnts won his boyish heart while
abroad And Warren stuck pretty
close to the general throughout tile
remainder of the day.
The camera has no lure for Warren.
for when asked by 4 newspaper
photographer il he could stand still
long enough TO pose for picture he
Nope. I've had enough Of these
things. ! don't want any more"
Miss Liberty affected the hoy much
as She did his father as they were
proceeding up the bay to the accom-
paniment OF seventeen salutes
booming forth to the returning gem
erai
Gee. whiz. but the Statue OF Liberty
did look great today" said Warren.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
FARMERS FIND BODIES
OF MAN AND WOMAN
BESIDE BUFFALO ROAD
PoIiceAre Sails lied 7hdtDoublc
Murder Was Committed by
UnknoU1 44ssaiIdnf.
(By Universal Service. J

BUFFALO. y. Y. Sept. S.-May Mess
mer. twenty-three years old, and
Norman w. Shear, twenty eight, both
OF this city. We're found dead today on
lonely road just north of the Buffa o
city line. Both had been shot, and the
authorities, after an investigation, an
nounced that there was no doubt that
a double murder had been committed
The couple were swecthearts OF sew
eral years standing. An automobile
in which they had started on trip
was standing by the, roadside. The
mans body was in the car that of
Miss Mcssmer on the ground. Appar-
emily she had been s.ain while making
an effort TO escape from the scene
Discovery of the tragedy was made
by two farmers, on the way TO field
TO do plowing. Near the automobile
were evidences of struggle. The
revolver used has not been found.
People living in the vicinity tell Of
having seen tramp in the neighbor-
hood Sunday afternoon. Robbery, how
ever, was apparently not the motive.
for Shears money was found on his
person and the girls jewels were un-
touched. The sheriff's deputies thought
that jealousy might be the explana
ton. They failed. however. to find
anything to substantiatc such a the
Ory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
SENATOR JOHNSON PLANS
TO MAKE ELEVEN TALKS
Tour VIII Open With Speech at
Hamilton Club, in Chicago,
on Wednesday.
BORAH ALSO on PROGRAM
Californian Will Deliver Address e'
in indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas
City, Des Moincs, Sioux Falls, Du-
luth and Twin Cities.
fRr I-nlyerssl servic.N


WASH ISGTOE. Sept. s.-The .t!aer-
AIRY OF the Western speaking tour OF
senator Hiram Johnson, o. California
against the league Of nations was an
nounced today. Senator Johnson has
definitely arranged for eleven specche $
and has eleven more In prospect. II
1t IS possible for him TO continue on
TO the Pacific Coast on this trip he
viii deliver approximately twcnty-four
speeches.
The tour will open with a speech
at the Ha,S.lton Club. Chicago. at
noon on Wednesday OF this week fol-
lowed by meeting in the Auditorium
n the evening. At this meeting Sena-
tors Borah. OF Idaho. and Medill Nc
CorInick. OF Illinois, will also speak.
Senator Johnson will speak Thurs
day evening in Indianapolis. and Fri
day evening in ST Louis. addressin 6
also a meeting TT the City Club. 81,
Louis. at noon OF that day. Saturday y
night he Will speak in Kansas City
Monday night in Des Moines. Tuesday
night in Sioux Falls. Wednesday nigh,
n Sioux City, Friday night in Duiuph
and Saturday afternoon and night in
st. Paul and Minneapolis.
II conditions permit Senator johnson
VIII continue his trip to include
Spokane. Seattle and Tacoma, Port
land. san Francisco and Los Angeles
on the return Senator Johnson will
speak probably in SAX Lake, Denver
Wichita, Topeka and Omaha
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
TELL SAMUEL COMPERS
HIS FATHER IS DYING
Labor Leader Will Not Be Able TO
Attend Conference in
Washington.
ARE CANCELLED
Believed Now That President Wilson
Will Name Judge Gary as Repre-
sentative OF Steel Trust ut Coming
Meeting.
ARE CANCELLED
fRy Universal seryice.l

WASHINGTON Sept. S.-The confer
ence of the presidents of the interna-
tional unions in the steel industry to
consider the calling of strike against
the United States Steel Corporation
Will be held here tomorrow without
the presence OF President Samuel
Gompers. Of the American Federation
of Labor.
Mr. Gompers was called suddenly to
Dorchester. Mass. by word from his
sister that his father, Saul Gompers.
who is ninety-four years of age. was
dying. Two brothers are already at
the bedside OF the dying father. Mr..
Gompers Cancelled a speaking engage
ment for Wednesday night at philadcl-
phia, where he was to address the
ss-meeting called by opponents of j.
Hampton Moore. Independent Republi-
can candidate for Mayor.
John Fitzpatrick, president OF the
Chicago Federation OF Labor and mem
ber OF the steel workers committee,
who VIII preside at tomorrows meet
ing OF the representatives of the timer
national unions, is expected TO present
a message from President Gompers
relative TO the reply received from
look is for inducing the steel corpo-
ration to recognize the committee.
To Consider Steel Strike.
1t was stated today that pressure
would be brought to bear on the steel
workers representatives TO postuonc
decision relative to setting a strike
date until after the President returned
from his Speaking tour and the Oc-
toher conference OF capital and labor
had been held. Should this view be
taken, the steel workers would then
align themselves with the shopmcn.
who have agreed to ninety days
truce
While Judge Ebert II. Gary, chair
man of the United States Steel Corpo-
ra ton. has refused to meet the work
ers. it was pointed out today that the
steel corporation would he represented
at the October conference through it's
membership in the Chamber of Com
merce of the United states, which will
have five representatives II was also
fit to bring about the appointment of
Judge Gary himself as one of the rep
rcscntativeS.
Many Unions Represented.
The following twenty-four interna-
tional unions will be represented at
tomorrow's conference:
brotherhood Of Backsmiths; Broth
erhood OF Boilcrma kers and Iron Ship
builders OF America; United Brick and
Clay Workers; Bricklaycrs'. Plastertrs'
and MaSons international Union:
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers:
coopcrs' lnternational Union: Intcrna-
llohdl bIoi icTHpOu or ticCtrlcal work
ers; Foundry Employees: Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers; Machinists: Metal
Pol:shcrs; Mine, Mill and Smciter
Workers; United M'nc Workers: Mold
ers' Union; Patternmakers League:
Plumbers and Stcamhttcrs; Quarry
Workers: Railway Yardmen OF Amer
lea: Seamen's Union OF America: Sheet
Metal Workers; Stationary Firemen:
Steam and Operating Engineers;
Steam Shovels and DrcdSemcn; Switch
mems Union.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
MESSENGER, MURDERED
ON AUGUST IL, FOUND
NEAR MILFORD, CONN.
Nine SfDb Wounds in Chest E.r.
plain Manner in Which
He Died.
CRv Iiniv"rsaI Servi"c)

NEW YORK. Sept. S.-Benjamin NJ.
Binkowitz Wall Street messenger
who disappeared on August II with
sl1S.o0O worth OF Liberty bonds. was
found murdered near Milford. Conn.
The body. badly mutilated, was found
on a fence and was identified as that
OF the missing messenger, Inspector
Faurot. OF the New York police depart
m"nt. declared he believed the boy was
murdered by professional criminals
who had cnticcd him into an auto
mobile for this purpose when he left
the Office Of Whitney " Co. his en-
ploycrS.
Mrs. Binkowitz identified the picture
OF the body AS being that Of her SON
Nine stab wounds on the chest were
mute evidence that the messenger had
put UP IA desperate tight. evidently to
save the property he was guarding.
Ills head was almost severed from tho
body. his face was cut in several lay
crS and his right hand bore deep cuts
The boys body was found mpalcd on
the fence by motoring party None
OF the missing bonds was found on or
near the body. Only one OF the miss
ing bonds has been recovered since
the disappearance OF the messenger on
August II. That was found in the
possession OF August Schiller, who is
now prisoner in the Tombs under
$4,000 bail.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
Cnnt THROW Pom Hotties.

CINCINNATI. Sept. S.---There won't
be much JOY in the games OF the
worlds series herA The CITY Council!
today pa ssed an ordinance making II
crime to throw pop bottles at the UNI
pEos.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS
DECLINE IN WHEAT CROP
OF II, 900, 900 BUSHELS
Corn Has Good Month and Pros.
pecfire Increase Is Estimated
al Serenity Millions.
tBy Associated Pres,1

WASHINGTON Sept. s.-Further de-
cline OF the spring wheat crop re-
duced the prospective production H.
100000 bushels during August. but
corn had a good month and shows a
prospective OUTPUT OF 10000, 900 bushels
larger than indicated last month. ac-
cordinG TO the governments Septem-
Der crop report issued today.
There were reductions in the fore
casts OF oats. white potatoes, tobacco
and hay. but an increase in buckwheat
and sugar beets.
The condition OF the corn crop was
described as irregular. ranging from
extremely good TO extremely bad. but
for the country as a whole. fair-sized
crop OF good quality is in prospect,
totalng 2.s5S,ooo,o 900 bushels
The loss in the spring wheat crop
was caused by blight. rust, scab and
Erasshoppers The total crop of spring
and winter wheat now is placed at
923.000.000 bushels, which is more than
3o0.00o,o00 bushels below the crop as
forecast from conditions prevailing in
June.
southern States corn crop forecasts
North Carolina. SIS. 1000: Georgia,
s6.367.ooo: Tennessee. 75.473.ooo; Ala
anna. 7o.la3.0o0: Mississippi. 61.341 900 :;
Louisiana. 3+,+Ss 900: Texas. 2OI, ,2S7 900 !;
Oklahoma. 65,774,00o; Arkansas, 4s.-
$4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-09
HEAVY SQUALL HITS MIAMI;
STREETS ARE IN DARKNESS
Weather Hurenu Reports IT Probably
Is FOrerunncr OF Expected
Tropical Disturbnncc.

squall struck the city soon after 10
o'clock tonight: The Weather Bureau
reported that it was probably fore
runner of the expected tropical dis
turbance. The wind was blowing AT
thirty-hve miles an hour and continued
TO freshen. The barometer is nuctuat-
ing between 2972 and 2915. but is eX-
pected to drop suddenly within an hour
when the full force Of the storm is
about to strike. AS a precau tionary
measure the power plant has shut off
electric current and the streets are in
darkness 4 radiogram from Nassau.
New Providence, Bahama Islands at
1880 A. NJ today said the hurricane was
then centered south of Nassau. All ef-
forts to get in touch with the wireless