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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-29

m the clty the past week end guest of Mrs. Will Carr, Fifteenth and Olive
 Mrs. Henry Davis has returned to ! Fort Smith after ten days visit with her mother, Mrs. George List. |-
 The W. M. U. of Ohio Street Bap- list church will meett in an impor- tant business session Monday after noon at the Church. All members who are unable to attend are re- queSted to send their dues. -- i.-----
 Mrs. Pat Henry. s08 East Second avenue is confined to her home by illness.
 Mrs. c. A. Fullenwider, .316 West Eleventh, vii be hostess to members of the Tuesday Bridge club, Tuesday afternoon at her residence.
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 David o. Dodd chapter U. D. C., will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Tom Phillips
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 The Young Ladies' Society of the First Methodist church will meet Saturday afternoon. Miss Mary Lindsay vii be hostess with the fol lowing ladies assisting Mrs. Alex Rowe1, Mrs. N. J. Can't, and Mrs. C. K. Caruthers.
 The Ladies Temple Sisterhood will meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Harmony club. Mrs. Heller of Little Rock will be the guest of honor at this meeting.
 Miss Catherine Caldwell. who is a student at Galloway College in Searcy, is spending short while with her parents MT. and Mrs. T. H. Caldwell, 120 West Sixth avenue.
 The Woman's Christian Temper .ance Union will meet Thursday af- ternoon at the residence of Mrs Jonathan Gibson Taylor, 801 Wal nut.
 Mrs. John B. Speers is ill at her home on Sixth avenue and Mulberry.
 The Womans' Auxiliary to Trinity Parish vii meet Monday afternoon at the church at 2:30 o'clock. Sam Taylor
 Library Day,
 About forty mothers attended the Library Day meeting of the Sam Taylor Improvement Association held at the school Friday afternoon. The teachers of the school had prepared an attractive program, in commen- oration of Longfellow's birthday.
 Many splendid books were received by the association, the largest sim gle contribution being made bv Dr Junius Jordan. An offering of $26 was also made toward the school fund.
 Dainty refreshments were served, under the management of Mesdames Lawton, Poss, Will Rowell and Fred Roweli.
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 Miss Mary Carnahan entertained a few friends yaSfardav aftarnoop ac a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-29

Progressive Proposals, before which each young man present was given several hands and mittens, to be given out to the young ladies as they proposed. If the maids were re- jected they received the mittens, and if accepted, the "hand." In this affair Misses Bessie Pilkington and Theo Moseley were the most accepted ladies of the house.
 Lovely refreshments, served in the late evening, added much to the en- joyment of the affair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-29

David o. Dodd chapter U. D. c. will meet Wednesday afternoon al 2:30 with Mrs. Tom Phillips.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-29

composed of molasses, potatoes and corn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-29
Sam Taylor Library Day,

Miss Mary Carnahan entertained g few friends yesterday afternoon as 2
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-29

The Young Ladies' Society of the First Methodist church will meet Saturday afternoon. Miss Mary Lindsay vii be hostess with the fol- lowing ladies assisting Mrs. Alex Rowen, Mrs. N. J. Can't, and Mrs. c. K. Caruthers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
SOCIETY HEARS
GERMAN PRINCE
DRAW BIC FINE

Berlin, April 1s.-Potsdam So
ciety attended criminal court today,
attracted by the fact that for the
first time in Prussian history q
prince of the house of Hohenzol-
lern occupied the defendants
bench. Prince Joachim Albrecht,
Baron Won Platen. and Prince
Hohenlohe Langberg. who assault
ed members of the French military
commission at the Hotel Adlon. re-
Gently, were given a quick trial and
were fined 500, 800 and 1000 marks
respectively. Notwithstanding the
social status of the audience, a pa
troll of Security police carefully
searched the spectators for con-
cealed weapons.
Prince Joachim was decidedly
nervous and admitted he had been
drinking "a little" on the night OF
the disturbance.
In summing up the case the judge
said it had been established by tes-
timony that Prince Joachim and
Baron Platen had thrown glasses
and candlesticks at the French
men, and that Prince Hohenlohe
had hurled boot at them.
THE court he added, refuses
to pass judgment against its con
science to please anybody, regard.
less of who he is"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
Personal Points

]. w. Potter Of The Argus, will
leave for New York tonight to at
tend the annual conventions Of the
Associated Press and the American
Newspaper Publishers association.
which will be held jointly atN the
Waldcrf-Astoria hotel from Nom
day through Friday of next week.
Tom Reardon, formerly Associat-
ed Press operator Of The Argus,
and Mrs. Reardon. now Of Fort
Worth, Texas, are making q brief
visit in Rock Island on their way
home. They were recently called
to Peoria on account OF the serious
illness OF Mrs. Reardon's mother.
Fred L. Mitchell left for Chicago
last evening.
Miss Florence Schneider Of Chi
cago is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schneider. 1921 Twenty-second
street.
Walter Rosenfield is spending the
weekend in Chicago.
Clifford e. Myers. assistant state
intermediate Christian Endeavor
superintendent, and Paul c. Brown,
the national superintendent. leave
tomorrow for Monmouth, where
they will attend a district conven-
ton. Mr.. Myers will have charge
of the afternoon conference and
will also give an address at the
evening meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Allsbrow
CT 1923 Third avenue, are the par
ents of an eight-pound girl, born
Friday at the Maternity hospital
in Moline. Mrs. Allsbrow was
formerly Miss Hazel Applequist.
Philip Darling of Chicago came
home Thursday afternoon to attend
the Amoo grotto ceremonial. re-
turning the same evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
RURAL SCHOOL
TEACHERS ASK
9 MONTH Term
Draw Up Resolutions Asking Nine
Month School Year at Meet.
ing Today.

AT a meeting of about one hun
dred fifty teachers of the rural
schools Of Rock Island at the court
house this noon the teachers went
on record to ask the adoption of a
school term of nine months and to
stand together in the matter of
salaries received
Resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the rural teach.
ers of Rock Island county do here
by go on record to be heartily in
favor OF and urgently request that
all teachers in the county work to-
gether with the school boards for
a school year Of nine months of 20
days each. Be it further
Resolved. That we treat each
other squarely in the matter OF
wages for the coming school veal
and not accept a lower wage than
has beer asked by some other an,
plicant."
The committee on resolutions
was W. H. Fritz, Mary B. Edelmar
and NJ. c. Grubby.
Che meeting at which the reso.
buttons were drawn up followed an
official meeting Of rural teachers
of the county called by justin
Washburn, county superintendent,
of schools, for the purpose of max.
ing plans for the eighth grade ex.
aminations and to discuss othel
matters pertaining to the rura
schools.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
WILL SET TAX
CASE OF U.S.,
HOUSES SOON
Judge Fitxhenry 10 Arranx, y,
eral Court Calendar to Ine,,l.
LOca, Suit.
Especial to The Arm,

Peoria. ILL.,, April I7@l.s..
Fitzhenry probably will on Morsss.
in federal court set for hearin, ~
news taxation injunction net,,io H.
filed recently by the United Sts,s
Housing corporation against N,
county treasurer Of Rock Is,,ns
county.
No federal court calendar N,
yet been arranged of cases ins,i
tuted recently and il is expected h,
federal court attaches that Jud,.
Fitzhenry will arrange a schedpI.
of cases. the beginning of ne,,
week, when he will preside oye,
the court.
1ncluded in List,
The Rock Island county case /,
included in the list which is to M
placed on the calendar. the petitim
prayed for by the housing corpors.
ton being to restrain the COUNT
treasurer from selling goveFnment
houses in Rock Island county fr
the 19l9taxes which are now nav.
able. The houses have been Dur.
chased on contract from the cor.
poration by persons who were ten.
ants Of the corporation. but tn
housing corporation holds that in,
as much as the assessment va,
made when the government still
held title, the assessment agains
the property is illegal. similar tt
an order of the court ON 1911
taxes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
LOWDEN HEARS
FUNERAL RITES
FOR SULLIVAN
Many. Dignitaries Follow Beloved
Leader to Last Resting Place
y Chicago Pauses in Obeisance.

Chicago, April 17.-With Gov
ernor Frank O. Lowden and repre-
sentatives Of the president, leading
delegations from all parts Of the
country, city and county represen-
tatives attending. funeral service
of Roger c. Sullivan was held at
Holy Name cathedral today.
Bishop Muldoon preached the flu
neral sermon and Archbishop Mum
delien delivered the benediction.
Wilson SenGs Flowers.
Among the flowers at the church
was a wreath of carnations bear
ing the card From the President"
More than 10000 persons gath
cred at the cathedral for the ser
vices. The funeral procession was
headed by LOO policemen and
firemen. City and county buildings
closed during the services.
City Bows Head.
Machinery Of the city. county
state and federal offices paused
during the funeral. Scores of pub
lie officials and political leaders
from various parts of the country
and thousands of members OF civic
organizations and friends attended
the services and marched in a pro-
cession from the church through
the business district
Burial was at Mount Carmel
cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
PROBE ADVANCES =,
OF FOOD PRICES
BY RAIL STRIKE

Chicago, April 17.-Investigation
of advances in food prices in Chi.
cago incident to the railroad strike
was under way today by federal
officials. A shortage of potatoes
which has sent wholesale prices
to from $3.50 to S7.75 per hundred
pounds was given special scrutiny
Thirty representatives of pro.
duce concerns were called before
the federal grand jury YESTERDAY
and questioned concerning ALLEGED
profiteering in foodstuffs.
Meat and produce are said to
have shared the advances. Thil-
teen million pounds of government
meat stored in Chicago has beer
placed at the disposal CT the cit!
for sale to consumers at cost.
Thousands of bushels of potatoe
were r, ported to be lying in Chi
cago freight yards awaiting recon
Signment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
NEED 100 MORE
HKS TO REACH
CONTEST GOAL

With q goal OF $50 new members
and with only 1873 reported at the
last general meeting. Rock Island
Elks have more than 100 candi-
dates to secure before the mem
bership contest closes April 20. If
their hopes are to be realized. The
Elks have been working hard for
the last few months to make their
initiation this spring the largest
they have ever had. It probably
will be held May 81 when Grand
Exalted Ruler Frank L. Rain OF
Farbury, Neh., who expects to be
in Chicago at that time. may be
present to conduct it. 1t is GER
tain that Past Exalted Ruler Bruce
A. Campbell will be present as he
has already informed local officers
to that effect.
Captains of the II contestine
teams have submitted the names
of 1873 candidates thus far in the
campaign. At the next meeting
Monday night it is expected that
enough membership blanks tc
reach the goal will be reported
The number reported by the cap
tains Of each team SO far are:
Frank Brough, 46; E. c. Eber.
hardt, 10; Walter Griffin, II; Sam
Ryerson, 16; Ed Bakersfield, 9;
Jesse Hanna, 8; Frank Warner. 8;
J. A. Cahal, s; Elmer Blakeslee
5: H. w. Tremann, 3, and Elmer
Salyard, l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
STORE Plan IS
GOING over IN
$4,000 DRIVE
Cooperative System to Be Inaugu-
rated SOOn-ROck Island Only
Needs $5OO-LAb0r Move.

A sum OF 100000 is rapidly being
raised in the tri-cities for the in
stallation of cooperative stores in
Rock Island, Davenport and No.
line.
The campaign is being carried on
by d. R. Tanner, national organ
izer for the National Cooperative
association.
The sum of $4,000 is needed to
start each of the stores and Mr..
Tanner announced last night that
only $500 is needed to put the
Rock Island fund over the top. He
said that this money will be raised
in record time.
He is not collecting cash at the
present time, but is signing up
contracts for stock. He signed up
81 800 worth of stock contracts at
the meeting at the Owls hall last
night. He made an address follow
ing the one given by Duncan Mac
Donald, chairman of the Illinois
labor party.
The cooperative store plan is a
labor program to beat the high
cost of living. and is a branch
store proposition.
Persons can not buy less than
500 worth of stock nor more than
$3.50 worth. The money is not in
vested in the local store, but into
the national association. Promise
is made of 6 per cent interest on
the money and dividends from prof
its of the business. Whenever a
city signs up $4,000 worth of
stock a store is installed.
Claim No Failures.
1t was claimed by Mr.. Tanner
that there can be no failures. He
said that under any circumstance
where store could no, succeed ii
would be moved and the persons in
that city would still hold their
stock and draw dividends from the
national association. However, he
said that all the stores in opera
ton are scoring big successes. The
idea is to eliminate the profits OF
=; the middle man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
GENERAL STRIKE
IN UPPER SII.ESIA
ON FRENCH MOVE

Copenhagen, April 17.-Reports
from Oppeln. Upper Silesia, say the
town is without water or light be-
cause of strike Of the wo1 kmen in
protest against the French occu-
patton, in advance of the p!ebiscite
in this district. The messages al
lege the occupying troops are ar
resting and ill-treating numbers of
citizens.
A general strike throughout Up-
per Silesia is threatened, the ad-
vices add.
Copenhagen, April 17.-Several
large foodstuff warehouses in Har-
burg, six miles south of Hamburg,
were burned April Is, says dis
patches from that town. The loss
on the contents alone is estimated
at 25,O00,0O0 marks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
TRACES TROUBLES
TO ACHING FEET

Peevish husbands and Scolding
wives-your troubles may az! be in
your feet and few foot treatments
may suffice to restore domestic
tranquility. So says Dr.. J. B. Har-
tung, noted Chicago chiropodist
who will be in Rock Island Mon
day and Tuesday giving a series of
lectures on the proper care of the
feet. Sore feet tends to make
soreheads and constant abuse of
the feet will result in many pain
full Affections. he claims.
DR.. Hartung will give his first
lecture before the kiwanis club
Monday noon. 1t will be accom-
panied by stereopticon slides
showing the cause and cure of
many prevalent foot troubles. He
will give lectures at the Y. NJ. G. A.
Monday and Tuesday evening to
which the public is invited.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
BIG INTERESTS
STIFL|Nc The
UNIONS, CLAIM
Duncan Mcdonald Tell& Crowd
Labor Party ID Solution Of
Troubles.

big interests of the country have
organized labor by the throat and
will effectually stifie it, unless
proper measures are taken in time,
was the keynote of the address
given to large crowd at the
Owls hall Friday night by Duncan
Macdonald, chairman oil the Hi
nois Labor party.
Mr.. Macdonald declared that the
labor unions are finding that they
will have to place in the discard
their former ironclad policy OF
keeping out Of politics and form
their own political group.
The speaker told of many exper-
fences while Observation-Disclosures
of the Illinois state miners union
and as ex-president Of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor. He
spoke on The American Labor
Party and Its Relation to the Co
operative Movement and the
Trades Unions
He asserted that the labor voter
might as we'll go to the poles
blindfolded and take UP the pen
Gil and scratch the ballot anywhere
as far as his interests are con.
cerned in the plans Of candidates o.
any of the old political pafties.
People are trying to get away
from the nigh cost Of living. The
trains are crowded east and wesl
and north and south with people
trying to escape the cost Of living
but it is no use. The conditions
are the same everywhere. There i!
no use to move, they have your ad
dress.
1.-The only solution is labol
bparty through which representa-
tives of the workers can b.
elected to office. We have the vot'
and should use it intelligently ant
not fight over which of the oil
parties is the best and after eacl
election find that both sides of thu
contention in our ranks lost"
Mr.. Macdonald spoke under tn
auspices of the newly formed Tri
City Independent Labor party.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
BIDS ON DRAIN
HIT OFFICIALS
TERRIFIC JOLT
Commissioners See Bond Issue
Money Fade In Front Of Prices
On Sixteenth Avenue Job.

The city commissioners, fgura-
lively speaking, we're bowled over
today when they opened up bids
for the completion Of the Sixteenth
avenue storm drain.
Prices have gone up since bids
were received last fall and turned
down and the commissioners find
themselves in no better position
than when they found it necessary
to turn down the previous low bid
for the reason that the $4,000, 900
left over from the $75.000,000 bond
issue OF last summer was insult
cient to cover the work. The city
expended $15,0O0.000 of the bond
issue money on the Sixteenth ave-
nue. storm drain. 1t was hoped
that the remaining $4,000, 900
would be enough to complete the
Sixteenth avenue drain, and the
work was held up until this spring
in the hope of slump in prices.
As the drain now stands it is
completed from just west of the
c.. r. 1. d P railroad tracks on
Sixteenth avenue up the avenue to
Third street Plans are to extend
the drain along the avenue to Fifth
street, over to Fifteenth avenue,
! east to Ninth street, over to
Twelfth avenue and east to Elev-
enth street. The drain was start
ed in 1917. but abandoned on ac-
count of lack of funds and scarcity
of material, due to war conditions.
At that time the work was IN
der contract for $40 per foot for a
seven by 10 foot drain. Today the
lowest bid for a five by five foot
drain was S39. .
Bids submitted were for various
size work, various type of con-
struction and due to the provisions
of law that the bids be laid over
for period of IS hours, the com.
missioners said that they would be
unable to make any statement un-
til that time had elapsed.
Bids Presented.
The bids presented this morning
by the Independent Construction
company. the National Construc
ton company and the Frazier.
Davis Construction company, fig
ures being set forth for the com
panies in the order above, follow
Five by five foot reinforced con
crete, $39, $42. $40 per foot. ;
Forty-twO inch by 42-inch rein
forced concrete, s3S. SAL. $40.
!; Forty-eight- inch segment block
circular construction, $37, $35, $36
/! Five by two and one,half fee
square construction with 5-foo
segment block arch. $34, $50, $33
! Rock excavation, $40, $1l, ST.
per cubic yard.
+, Lumber left in ditch through ne
cessity, per 1000 feet, $40, SIZE
$3.50. 7e - -
Manholes, each .sss, 500, $50.
Catch basins, each sS7, $50, $50
Throat connections, cutting dow
from larger to smaller size o
drain, $3.50, 5000, $500 for eacl
connection.
Quick sand, all bidders want cos
plus Is per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
ALLIES EAT MORE
BREAD THAN YANKS
STATISTICS SHOW

America. the greatest wheat
producing country in the world,
consumes less bread per capita
than any European country.
Government statistics show that
heretofore the phrase give us our
daily bread" has not been accepted
literally by the average American.
Despite his sincerity in repeating
the phrase, figuratively speaking,
he has gone on eating bread spar
ii.gly, not realizing its Importance
as a food.
all our allies>give bread more
important place in their daily food
program.
Every time an American eats a
slice of bread, the Frenchman eats
Utmost two slices. In fact. the
Frenchman is the worlds champion
jreadeater.
Each year ne requires 51i
pounds of wheat -four for bread
and, his bread is famous the world
over. Yet. he is largely dependent
on the American for his supply
even in normal times. because he
produces only one-fifth as much
bread making materials. consider
ably less than he requires.
Italian Bread Eater.
The Italian is a big bread eater
also. Consumption records SHOW
that his bread appetite is IS PEI
cent greater than that of the Ameri
can.
To insure himself Of a year,
bread supply, the Italian must bu!
420 pounds of -four or Two barrels
eight 10-pound sacks and three
pound package.
In the United Kingdom the indi
vidual bread-eating ratio per veal
is 525 poun or about 10 per cen
more thin that of the American.
Prior to bolsheviki rule. tai
Russian also boosted of a larger
appetite for bread than the citize,
of the United States. But since tn
present regime his wheat field,
have been virtually abandoned ant
the nation cut off from outsid,
sources Of supply. Because of thes,
conditions, he was compelled t.
| curtail bis bread-eating habit and
in fact; reduce his food consump
ton generally.
Emphasize Food Value.
| The example in bread eating fur
nished by Europe and the repeated
emphasis of its nutritive qualit;e.
+. by medical sciences failed to stimu
: late the American appetite TO
bread. until its extreme value wa
/ brought more forcibly to his MOTTO
by the restrictions Of the food ad
/, ministratlon.
Now that these restrictions NJ
longer. exist the interest of tn,
American in bread has been main
tanned bv the comparatively higl
| prices Of other foods.
! The result is that the "Sav'
Bread" slogan Of yesterday ha
been sunplanted by new and NOR,
satisfying motto: Eat Bread
More Bread" the most nutritious
and economical of all foods.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
LOWDEN GIVEN
SUPPORT FROM
SCOTT COUNTY

The Republican county conven-
ton Of Scott county was held at
Turner hall, Davenport. this morn
ing, at which time resolutions were
adopted to support Governor Frank
o. Lowden Of Illinois for presiden-
tial candidate. There were q del
egates from Scott county chosen to
attend the state convention ut Des
Moines April 70.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
FLOYD THOMPSON
AT LAST RITES OF
ROGER SULLIVAN

Four judges, including Justice
Floyd Thompson of Rock Island
left at midnight last night from at
tendance at the supreme court at
Springfield to attend the funeral of
Roger Sullivan, which was held to-
day from the Roman Catholic ca
thedral of the Holy Name, Chicago.
Judge Thompson was in COMPANY
with Judge Orrin N. Carter of Chi
cago and Judge William Farmer of
Vandalia. Four judges, a bare
quorum, sitting in the supreme
court today heard arguments,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
NEW STATE FARM
AT VANDALIA, ILL

Vandalia, H., April II, - Land
amounting to 1,022 acres adjacent
to the city was purchased Friday
for a state farm. The farm will be
used for male offenders over II
wears old.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-17
HEARST UPHELD
IN ACTION OVER
SALE OF VESSEL S

Washington, April 1.-THE
shipping boards Motion to dismiss
the suit of William Randolph
Hearst for an Injunction to prevent
the sale of the 20 former German
liners, was overruled today by JUS
tice Bailey in the district supreme
court.
The court sustained Mr.. Hearst's
right as taxpayer to maintain the
suit.
The hsippipg board probably will
appeal.