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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
men Who STOLE
AUTO TAKEN IN
MISSOURI CITY
Car Owned by Perry H. Tabor
and Four Occupants in Hands
Of Springfield Police.

Police Chief Tom Cox received
telegram early this afternoon
from Police Chief B. F. Rathbone
Of Springfield, Mo-, stating that
Walter Sprangler and Tom Bow
man are under arrest In that city.
having admitted the theft OF 80
passenger automobile in Rock Is
land, which they were driving. The
telegram states that Guy Hale and
Manuel Griffith are also under ar
rest.
The police here know Bowman,
who is said to be a youth about IL
years Of age and who lived in the
south part of the city some time
ago. They don't know whether or
not Sprangler, Hale and G-ifhth
are of Rock Island. However. the
police believe that Sprangler is
from this community and also Hale
and Griffith. or probably the latter
two were picked up on the way
from here to Springfield by BOW
man and Sprangler.
The stolen machine had the IL
cense plates torn OF and the en-
! CINE number filed away when re-
covered by the Springfield police,
However. from general description
of the machine the police here said
that the. car is the property Of Per
ry H. Tabor, $40 Forty-third street,
and was stolen the night Of Dec. q
from In front Of the Majestic
theatre.
Chief Cox has wired to Spring
field, asking whether or not the
men under arrest will waive reQui-
sition. It is believed that at least
Sprangler and Bowman will be
brought back here for trial on .
charge Of larceny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
In the Lodges

Royal Order Of Moose, No. 100.
will meet tonight at Maths hall
when the Moline degree staff will
put on the work. There are so can
didates to be initiated and all are
asked to be present.
The semi-monthly meeting OF Al
louez council, Knights OF Column
bus. will be held this evening. In
addition to the regular meeting q
short program will be rendered by
tho celebrated trio consisting OF
three young men who we're former
~ stationed at the Great Lakes
training station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Obituary
Andrew G. Anderson.

Andrew Grinerud Anderson. IS
years Of age, passed away at St.
Anthony's hospital Saturday after
noon, death resulting from stroke
Of paralysis Dec. 26. He had been
in the hospital for several months
and had made his home with a son,
]. E. Anderson, at 531 Thirty-ninth
street, Rock Island.
The deceased was born in Nor
way Nov. 81, 1884. He was united
in marriage there with Hannah
Halvorsen, and the couple came to
this country, settling in Michigan.
In 1881 they came to Rock Island,
where Mr.. Anderson was employed
as a millwright by the Rock Island
Lumber company.
The survivors are two sons, Sid
ney Anderson and ]. E. Anderson,
and a granddaughter, Miss Mar
guerite Anderson, all Of Rock Is.
land. Mrs. Anderson preceded her
husband in death nine years.
Funeral services were conducted
at 1880 o'clock this afternoon at
the home of the son, 531 Thirty
ninth street, and at 2 o'clock at the
Swedish Lutheran church, Rev
Carl Nilsson officiating. Pallbear-
ers were George Christensen
Frank Larson. Fred Larson, Ans
garius Anderson, Lewis Vessel and
Albert Johnson. Burial was a,
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
DEALERS tack
INCREASE UPON
PRICE OF COAL
Ask Permission From President,
but Do Not Wait for Reply
Before Acting.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Chicago coal
dealers, who last Saturday appeal
ed to President Wilson for permits
sion to increase their gross mar
gins, fixed by the fuel administra-
ton, today began charging the in
crease while waiting for the presi-
dents reply.
The dealers notified all custom
ers that coal billed out would be
marked up Is cents ton.
Indiana and Illinois mines are
failing to fill the cars they have
ordered, according to NJ. ]. CORN
ley, assistant regional director Of
railroads. today. From. Dec. 16 to
Jan. 3, the mines of the two states
received 101 $50 cars, he said. OF
this number S9,375 had been or
dered by the mines, but they only
filled IS, 1885, or 21,020 less than they
ordered.
Gormley issued the figures to an
swer statements from mine opera
tors that the present shortage was
due to failure of the railroads to
deliver cars.
Miners Consider Terms.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 5.-More
than two thousand delegates, rep
resenting the 100000 soft coal min
ers Of the United States, were as
sembled here today for the conven-
ton which is to discuss the settle
ment of the nation wide strike,
terminated on Dec. 10. by a truce
proposed by President Wilson
which gave the miners a IA per
cent advance in wages. Plans are
also to be formulated for present
Ing to the commission Of three men
appointed by the president to con-
slider all matters in dispute, and
report within 60 days. final terms
of settlement.
John P. White, one Of the mem
bers of the presidents commission
was here today to attend the con-
vention and to obtain from the min.
ers direct their attitude in the con-
troversy before taking up with the
scale committee in Washington
next week, hearings on the miners
demands.
Say Operators Fudge.
Columbus. Ohio, Jan. 5.-Miners
asked Attorney General Palmer tt
stop alleged violations by operators
OF the agreement by which the coal
strike was ended. They claim thai
some operators refuse to take bacl
union men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05


70 b rsady It Il O'Clock tomorrow.
All 6coets shoaM wear thsir LIB
erty loan medals and special serv-,
lee corps bars which have been
given them. Rock Island will NO
doubt have . large quota Of its
Scouts out.
1T 10 mot definitely known Just
how many Of the Scouts IN the city
have uniforms. but owing to the
fact that most Of Rock Island
Scouts have been enrolled within
the last three or four months, It Is
= recognized fact that those who
have uniforms are in the minority.
Those who have not uniforms. may
be In this guard Of honor but will
be back Of the uniformed Scouts
who will be In the front line. y
Scout Executive D. B. BergQuist
and Lieutenant r. c. Mitchell w::ll
be In charge Of the Scouts.
Rest for Hour.
The afternoon will be spent bv
the general in . tour Of the ar
senal. with q rest period Of one
hour before leaving for the banquet
in the Blackhawk Lotel at Daven-
port. This will take place starting
at 3 o'clock. Joe r. Lane will act
a. postmaster. while General
Pershing will also make q short
talk. Following the dinner the
general will be turned over to the
Representatives of the American
Legion Of the tri-cities and will be
their guest at q reception in the
Davenport coliseum.
General Pershing will leave DAY.
export at 1926 p. m. on a wesS
bound train over the Rock Island
lines. 1t is thought that he will
then 90 to Omaha, although the
destination is not positively known
here.
Visits in Chicago.
General Pershing spent the
most complete day Of rest" he has
had in the last four years yester-
day at the Evanston residence Of
Brigadier General Charles G.
Dawes, a personal friend. He ad-
mitted this yesterday to reporter
who was one OF the few allowed to
encroach on his privacy.
This is my last day Of rest" he
said, so please don't ask questions.
I've been answering them since
1917. Yes. my health is good: new
er felt better. Politics? Not dis
cussing that subject today"
The general was asked whether
his visit with Brigadier General
Dawes had political significance.
His answer was sharp-just like
a command-"No!"
Score One for Evanston.
He admitted that Chicago's
weather is a bit too cold for COM
fort; that the lake view from friend
Dawes mansion is interesting;
that Evanston isn't the kind of
place he had heard about on the
stage, and that he appreciates a
nice, white bed more every day. He
did not appear enthusiastic over
the prospect of facing a couple OF
weeks of travel on Pullmans and a
procession Of lone day stands"
! The general arrived in Chicago
yesterday morning and Immediate
| ly motored to the Dawes residence,
where he breakfasted. He spent
most of the afternoon looking at
works of art on the walls and had
; dinner at night with his brother
James at the Chicago Beach hotel
! Hailed by Children Today.
He departed at midnight for
Rockford, where he will start an
inspection tour Of military camps
in the west.
Fifteen thousand Rockford school
children escorted him this morning
to Camp Grant, where he reviewed
the 9Th division Of regulars. Re
ceptions and parades also were on
! the Rockford schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Say Operators Fudge.
NAMES CUSTOMS OFFICER.

washington. Jan. Crank J.
Walsh OF Chicgo. today was nom-
mated by President Wilson to be
naval officer Of customs OF district
No. 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

,56 pairs of S. and $12 shoes that
viii be sold for IS at Bert's, 1916
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

756 pairs of.$S and $12 shoes that
will be sold for IS at Bert's, 1916
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

756 pairs Of IS and $12 shoes that
VIII be sold for Sc at Bert's, 1916
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

756 pairs Of IS and $12 shoes that
will be sold for Sc at Bert's, 1916
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

756 pairs Of IS and $12 shoes that
will be sold for S. at Bert's, 1916
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
John Brown Lawson.


John Brown Lawson. 4-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Lawson,
2728 Eighth avenue, passed away at
1880 yesterday morning, from
scarlet fever, after an illness of
three weeks.
He was born in Rock Island Feb.
3, 1916. He is survived by the
parents, and two sisters. Sarah and
Margaretta.
Funeral services were held at the
home, 272S Eighth avenue. at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and
were private. Rev. John McGown
Stevenson of the Broadway Pres
byterian church OBLIGATED. Burial
was at Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
WANTED

WANTED
Responsible truck driver.
Good wages to right
party. Inquire 1906 Ist
avenue, Rock Island. I'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Mrs. Kate Fischer.

Mrs. Kate Fischer, 81 years of
age, 210 Fourth avenue, died Sat
urday evening at St. Anthony's hos
pital, where she had been a patient
for a month. Death was the indi-
rect result of a fracture of the hin
incurred when Mrs. Fischer slip
ped on an icy sidewalk near her
home four weeks ago. Diabetes and
bronchitis later developed, bring
ing about her death.
Mrs. Fischer was born Nov. 16
1852. In Essen, Darmstadt, Ger
many. but early came to this coun.
try. and to Rock Island to make
her home. She was married Al
years ago to Henry Fischer, who
died six years after the marriage
Several brothers and sisters also
preceded her in death.
Survivors are one son, Harry
Fischer. employed at Rock Island
arsenal; one brother, Phil Miller
former chief Of police, and five
grandchildren.
Many friends of the deceased
who knew her as the possessor O,
a winning and kindly personality
and patient sufferer, also lament
her passing.
Funeral services will be held to.
morrow afternoon at 2::30 at the
home, 20 Fourth avenue, Rev. Fred
J. Rolf Of the Evangelical Church
of Peace officiating. Burial will be
made in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Scouts a. Guards.


MOCK Island Boy Scouts will act
:. guards Of honor for General
,e!saing at the Masonic temple be-
,Seen IL and o'clock. All Rock
.sAao Scouts who have uniforms
aave been asked to be present al
~ temple at IL o'clock tomorrow
A0oA Most Of the boys who are to
- = ~ this guard tomorrow report
@ scout headquarters this aft
aoon to receive instructions as to
49, their duties will be. The
s"ais will be equipped with their
~, slaves and with these they
~. noid the crowd back from tue
~ -. " march. Special instructions
~ poen issued to the local Scouts
aASe their uniforms neat and
- this Is part Of the Scout
said Scout Executive d. B,
sQuist today. most Of them are
ps!ed in this respect. but they
n1ala be especially neat for to-
|,HotIow because General Pershins
s.pected to give the Scouts an
-. asspsct'on, as he usually does
h1eveE they act as guards .ot
rvnof The general is . great ad-
-. o. the Boy Scouts of America
S. y mas always regarded It as a
h.l honor to have these young
e1 ~ act ~ escorts.
~ Scouts will have to wear
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
. ,DEFYING MINERS TO WALK OUT

women without doing any in
justice to other portions of our
people. A large part of the do
mestic fuel supply of the east
ern States is dependent upon the
continued operation of the an
thracite coal mines. Any pro-
longed stoppage of production
will mean hardship and suffer
ing to many people, including
millions of wage workers and
their families. Yet IL your COM
munication, declaring your in
tention to refrain from working
unless / set aside the award of
the Anthracite Coal Commission
on or before September /, 1920,
is intended as a threat, you can
rest assured that your challenge
will be accepted and that the
people of the United States will
find some substitute fuel to tide
them over until the real senti-
ment of the anthracite mine
workers can find expression and
they are ready to abide by the
obligations they have entered
into.
You are therefore advised
that l can not and will not set
aside the Judgment of the Com.
mission, and I shall expect the
anthracite mine workers TO ac-
cept the award and carry it into
effect in good faith.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
Seat Pleasanters
Want to Discover
Most Popular Girl
Especial to Washington HeraIdD


Seat Pleasant, Md. Aug. 3O.-Who
is the most popular woman in Seat
Pleasant?
The Community Welfare Associa-
tion intends to find out. At the
two day carnival, September and
5, there will be a ballot box in
front of the ociation headquar-
ters and everyone who enters the
village will be asked to vote.
There is considerable rivalry,
especially among the younger wo-
men, some of whom have as many
as fifteen beaux campaigning for
them.
Then there will be a eating
contest to decide the championship
of the countryside
Entries already received contain
names OF some of the most noted
pie-ea = in this section of Mary
land-Men and women who could
cover their chests with medals won
in e-eating contests.
Proceeds of the carnival are to
be devoted to the welfare of the
village.
Seat Pleasant residents have two
or three kicks that they are growl-
ing over just now. One of these
is that weary villagers are kept
awake by the whistles of locomo-
tives all night. The association is
seeking a remedy for this.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
DANIELS FELICITATES
NAVY CREW WINNERS

The following message was sent
by Secretary Daniels yesterday to
the navy boat crew composed Of
midshipmen from Annapolis, who
won the Olympic regatta:
please extend my heartiest con-
gratuIations to the navy's boat crew
on their victory in the great inter-
national boat race which has given
them the worlds amateur champion
ship. This victory is a fitting cli-
max to the many victories which
this crew had won before 1t left
America and it is a great pleasure
to know that our confidence in the
strength of this crew was justified
and this crews record will serve
forever as an inspiration to the
young men of the navy to strive for
excellency in rowing in which the
navy should always lead the world"
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
TAXPAID
WAR IN MEXICO
Americans Submit TO De-
mands of Government, But
VIII Get Hearing.
CBy Universal ServIoc1

All American oil companies Iop-
Grating in Mexico have paid their
full taxes under the new Mexican
schedule. according 70 information
received by the State Department
yesterday. This was the last day
payment could be made. Otherwise
the properties would be seized.
The situation was explained by an
official Of the Mexican Petroleum
Company as follows.
we had an understanding with
the Mexican government that I'VE
would pay at the January and Feb
ruary rate and that the Mexican
government would grant us a hear
ing so We could show just what
We are getting for oil in New York.
These prices are far below what
they claimed we are Ectting- Dis
agreement followed and while tt
was pending the authorities raised
the rate again. issuing what is
known a. Circular a.
Rather than delay the matter we
decided to pay on the new schcdale,
provided we are given "a hearing
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
RUSS TO FIGHT
ATSEA, REPORT
Secretly Built Submarines
And Will Combat Allied
Blockade, Say Germans.
Cwashington HeraId-Public Ledger
service-speciaI Gable DispatchD

CWashinEton Herald-Public Ledger
service-speciaI cable Dispatch.D
Berlin. Aug. 30.-German military
intelligence sources at Koenigs
report the Russians are prepared to
carry on hOstilities at sea and have
organized a fleet of submarines to
combat the allied blockade. The ar
rival of American, British and
French warships in the Baltic is in
terpreted in Moscow as a declaration
of war on Russia, and the Soviet
government has ordered the old
naval base at krUpstadt put in read
mess for operations. The PetrOgrad
cOmmissary, NoswOietz, declared
Russia now has a small fleet of
submarines of the U-boat type which
have been built secretly within the
last two years. German models as
well as German engineers are said to
have been employed.
In naval circles in Berlin, where
submarine experts abound, the prob
ability of a Bolshevist U-boat fleet
is dismissed as an absurdity. Besides
lacking proper construction mate
rial and submarine yards. the Boil
shevists would have been unable to
build submarines anywhere along
the Baltic coast without it being
noticed.
Copyright, 1920. by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
By ROBERT T. BARRY.
Public Ledger Service.)

Reports of dissatisfaction with the
management of the Harding cam
paign are reaching Washington CO.
incident with the arrival of men
having an opportunity to study con-
ditions in various States. 1t is not
that there is any doubt as to the
sentiment of the country, but that
errors of omission and commission
are working against an overwhelm-
ing sort of victory.
There is said to be disappointment
that Republican managers should
permit Gov. Cox to take the often
sive The old-line leaders were con-
fdent that eight years Of Democratic
control. led by Woodrow Wilson, had
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
Discord Hits G.. .O.P. Ouer Cox
Offensive and Charges That
Hays Is DaLl!ying, Says Barry

given them the real issue of the
campaign.
Instead, it is argued, viii Hays
and his associates were sadly in
active until Cox put them on the de-
fenSiYe by his Campaign-fund
charges. Washington has had pre-
vious experience with the "confiden-
tial memoranda" which Hays issued
II various times. That it meant lit
tie when published was attested by
the freedom with which Republican
Senators gave copies to newspaper
men. although the suggestion Of Sc
creCy attached by the Republican
chairman made them appear mys-
terious to some.
1t is stated that Hays at the re-
cent conference of State chairmen
held in New York City spent hours
discussing the extent of negro rep
resentatiOn on State campaign COM
mittees. while not the slightest
concern was shown over very i'm
portant questions in several of the
Atlantic Coast States.
1t is argued that the Republican
managers thus far have permitted
the campaign to draw away from
the issue of Democratic administra-
tion and Wilsonian policies.
That Hays now is spending his
time replying to the campaign fund
charges is causing no little disap-
pointment in several quarters.
The impression has spread that
much apathy has been due to the
absence of a truly aggressive policy
on the part of the national cam
paign managers and that much OF
the definiteness lacking in some Of
Senator Harding's addresses have
been due to a timidity of Hays and
others
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
HOG ISLAND ON SALE;
COST u. S. 70 MILLIONS

Hog Island, biggest shipbuiIding
plant in the world. was offered for
sale by the Emergency Fleet Cor
poTation of the United States Ship
ping Board yesterday Bids will be
opened October 30
The immense property. which cost
he government s7O.OOO,OOO to con-
5truct, will be sold to an American
)r to an American-controlIe cOrpo-
-atiOn. Each bidder will be re-
luired to submit a certified check
for S1,OOO.OOO which will be for
feited in the event the successful
bidder fails to carry out the terms
Of his contract. The maximum pc
-iod for final payment will be five
years.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


ilization rests, that pledge
should be fulfilled. ANY inti-
nation that the anthracite mine
workers will refuse to work
under the award because it does
not grant them all that they ex-
pected is a reflection upon the
sincerity of the men who con-
stitute the backbone of the
community in which they live.
Collective bargaining would
soon cease to exist in industrial
affairs If contracts solemnly
entered into can be set aside
by either party whenever it
wills to do so. l am sure that
the miners themselves would
vigorously protest against the
injustice of the act IL the Presi
dent attempted to set aside the
award of the Commission be-
cause the operators had pro-
tested against II.
Points to Nations Needs.
May l add that l am person.
ally and officially interested in
promoting the welfare of every
man who has to work for a liv-
ing. Every influence my ad-
ministration has been able to
exert has been exercised to i'm
prove the standards of living of
the nations working men and
The Washington herald., 1920-08-31
VETS PARADE
SEPTEMBER IA
Sham Battle Also to Be
Feature Of Encampment
In Capital.
800 AUTOS FOR TRIP
Arlington Visit and Other
Entertainment Arranged
By c. of c.
500 AUTOS FOR TRIP

The Chamber of Commerce yes
terday made final plans for enter
tanning the Veterans of Foreign
Wars at their national encampment
here September 13 to IS.
The program as announced is as
follows:
Tuesday, September IA: Parade
on Pennsylvania avenue terminal
ing at the Capitol. followed by flag
exercises.
Wednesday,: Auto trip over the
city and to Arlington by the Cham
Der of Commerce. Over 500 cars
Will make the trip and it is ex-
pected that the War and Navy de-
partments will donate some of their
touring cars.
Thursday: Band concerts and
other entertainment
Friday: Sham battle at Camp
Meade with $4,000 soldiers partici-
pating.
Saturday: Pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon by the Chamber of Com
merce where the veterans will place
floral tributes at the tomb of Wash
ington.
Prepare Souvenir Program.
The Chamber is having prepared
an elaborate souvenir program of
siXty-four pages.
Communications received from
Baltimore at the Veterans of For
eign Wars offices said that the
Maryland delegation to the national
encampment will be at least 600
accompanied by a band of forty
pieces.
Mrs. Samuel Jacobson, president
of the District of Columbia Ladies'
Auxiliary of the V. +. w, will call
meeting of all the members at
Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth street,
Thursday to complete plans for the
reception of the visiting women at
the encampment. Shopping tours.
receptions and other entertainment
Is on their program.
Caucus on for Tonight.
Tonight the delegates and their
alternates from local posts will
hold a caucus at Carroll Institute
Hall to get their convention ere
dentials and to discuss policies
They will endeavor to bring the
headquarters of the organization
here from New York
Tomorrow night the chairmen Of
all committees will meet in the
same hall to finish the plans they
have made for the convention.
In the Gold Chevron magazine for
September a local publica ton for
V. F. w. Edward H. Hale, com
nrander of National Capital Post
has an article describing the ease
with which an enemy could attack
Washington and capture it