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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
GRIDIRON GRIPS
ARE FEATURED IN
TRACTOR BUILDER

In the Tractor Builder, a publ
cation on the development of the
tractor industry, which has just
been issued for July, there is an ar
ticle which is interesting to the To-
cal public, pertaining to one of our
rapidly growing industries, the
Grid Iron Grip company.
The Tractor Builder shows the
Buckeye tractor Of Cleveland, Ohio,
with the local company's product,
the Grid Iron Grip installed on their
tractor. In the story pertaining to
this device their engineer cites an
experiment in which they tied their
tractor to a tree to get the tractive
result, which he states, much to
their surprise. they could not slip
the wheels and resulted in the kill
ing Of their engine.
The local company announces
that the Buckeye people are the
seventh tractor company to estab-
lish the use Of their equipment as
standard. Inasmuch as these COM
panies are scattered over the Unit
ed States from coast to coast, i,
must be conceded that as an adver.
Using medium through their ef
forts Rock Island is being giver
added prominence in the industrial
field.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
PASS ORDINANCES
ON WATER MAINS;
PLAN FOR SEWER

Four ordinances for water main
and sewer improvements to cost
$685.. 80 were submitted to the city
commissioners Monday afternoon
by Commissioner John A. Murrin.
Three water main ordinances,
considered last week, were adopted.
The ordinance for the laying of q
sewer was brought up for consid-
Grafton. The ordinances are:
Laying of a 6-inch water main
on Fifth street from Ninth avenue
to a point SO feet north OF Elev-
enth avenue, at cost of 1851.
adopted.
Laying Of a 6-inch water main
on Twenty-third avenue from Fifth
to Ninth street at cost of $500,
adopted.
Laying of a 6-inch water main on
Forty-eighth avenue from Ninth
street west to the c. r. l. & P. rail-
way tracks at q. cost of $3.50,
adopted.
The ordinance for the laying OF
an 8-inch sewer in the alley in
block four of Towards addition
from the west side of Twenty-sev-
enth street 236 feet to the sewer in
the alley was considered. The esti-
mated cost is $530.S0.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
SEVERAL HUNDRED
ATTEND PICNIC OF
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Several hundred members Of the
Memorial Christian church Of Rock
Island and the First Christian
church of Davenport attended the
picnic and excursion yesterday,
leaving on the steamer G. W. Hill
in the morning for down river
trip, and return to Linwood at
noon.
A program of games and ath-
Ietic events occupied the afternoon
and prizes were awarded the win
ners. In the mems baseball game,
Rock Island players defeated the
Davenport team, and in the boys
contest Davenport won. FDaven-
port also took the honors in horse
shoes.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Girls potato race, Ruth Davis;
girls 20 yard backward race, Des'
sci Glider; girls three legged race
Pauline Cornell and Eva Burrows
all of Davenport.
Boys sack race, Carl Fleming OF
Davenport; Indian wrestle, Frank
Prichert of Davenport; boys three
legged race, Roy Grigsby of Rock
Island.
! Mems contest, donkey's tail, J. ]
Halton of Davenport and M. A. Nc
Cone of Rock Island.
Special games were played in the
later afternoon. the party return.
ing to the tri-cities at $50 o'clock
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27

Eclshaxt, secretary Of ths
ri Island real sstate board, has
tsd assurances from the Met
palla1 Life Insurance company
{ Mr. York that Rock Island will
properly taken care Of in it,
fjan to provide funds for loans on
ho1ns building.
When Mr.. Eckhart learned that
~ Insurance company was pre-
paring 70 withdraw $50, 000, 900 IN
loans from industrial plants and
tam the same into q new channel,
which would allow prospective
A6ns builders an opportunity to
borrow as much as so per cent OF
Y6e cost Of the q house, he wrote To
fho head Office Immediately In or
61r that this city would be proper
~ brought to the company's atten-
don In formulating its plans.
The reply stated that the COM
pauy was considering placing q
certain amount in the hands Of q
Chicago trust company to be dis
p0sed Of to Illinois cities, and that
when the time comes Rock Island
would receive an allotment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
STAG PICNIC TO
BE HELD AUG. 8
AT SETTER CAMP

The annual stag picnic OF Camp
No. SIS, Woodmen OF the World, will
be held Sunday, Aug. 5, at the sum-
mer camp OF Captain Charles Sci
ter on Rock river. The event IS
looked forward to by all members
Of the camp as one of the organ
nations biggest affairs of the sea-
son. Preliminary arrangements
have been made.
Members Of the camp who are
planning on attending the annual
affair are urged to attend a meeting
20 be held next Tuesday evening. II
unable to attend the meeting, mem
bers are asked to notify Consul
Commander Harry r. Battles II
they will join in the stag outing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
STATE FIRE LOSS
IN 1920 RUNNING
ABOVE LAST YEAR

Springfeld.-The fire loss in ILL
nois the first six months of 1920
ran 80 per cent higher than for the
first half of the previous year, ac-
cording to figures of Fire Marshal
John G. Gambler The 1920 figure
was $l0,022,9S7 as against $780,
9SS in 1919. -f
The fire marshal regards the
jump in fire losses as due to in
crease in valuations rather than to
increase in fires.
June contributed 20 per cent of
the fire loss of the half year. The
chief factor in swelling last month
figures was a fire in the Cicero
yards of the Burlington railroad
which destroyed 127 loaded freight
cars with a loss of more than ST.
900, 700.
The largest loss from known
causes aside from the Cicero item
was done by lightning which was
credited with 68 fires, with a total
loss of $156,026. The fire marshal
reports that only one of the build
ings was rodded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
HOUSING PROBLEM
TO BE CONSIDERED
BY CHAMBER GROUP

Housing conditions in Rock Is
land will be discussed by o. F. Hill
debrandt, secretary of the Rock Is
land Chamber of Commerce, before
the housing group at the convention
of the National Association of Com
mercial Organization Secretaries, tc
be held in Chicago Oct. 25, 26
and q.
Frank j. Green of the committee
on this subject, secretary of the
South Bend Chamber of Commerce
has issued Mr.. Hildebrandt an in
vitation to tell what the activities
in the housing line have been here
and to provide photographs, plans
or other material having to do witt
the housing problem.
Mr. Green's letter states: at i!
doubtful if any subject is occupy
ing a more prominent place in thu
sun of Chamber of Commerce worl
today than is housing"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
FOUR FILE FOR
RELEASE FROM
MARRIAGEVOWS

Four petitions for divorce were
filed with the clerk of the circuit
court yesterday and today, as fol-
lows:
Clarence Pinkney VS.. Lena Pink
ney; statutory charge. They were
married Nov. Z, 1914, in Quincy,
and separated June Is. 1920.
Alberta Gordan VS.. Ralph Cor
dan, both of Rock Island; deser-
ton. They were married Oct. 10,
1918, in Rock Island and separated
June 2, 1919
Mellisa Baker VS.. Newton j.
Baker, both of Rock Island; ex-
IRENE and repeated cruelty. They
were married Sept. rs, 1899. in Mo-
berly, Mo-, and separated April /,
1917.
Louisa Carter VS.. Frank C. Car
ter, both of Rock Island; desertion
They were married Oct. II, 1907, in
Rock Island, and separated Jan. l
1908.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
SkYScRAPER IS
DISCARDED FOR
Low BUILDINGS
Tall Structures Declared Pear,
Investment Than Those Of
Fewer Stories.

Minneapolis. Minn.-Low build.
ingS erected on expansive lots ~.
more profitable than skyscrane,s
towering into the air in the opinior
Of various members Of the Nation
al Association Of Building Owners
and Managers expressed at the,,
annual convention here. This !.
contradictory to the generally A..
cepted theory Of realty men.
Reading paper at one Of tina
sessions on Analysis Of the Com.
parative Investment Value Of On.
flee Buildings of Various Heirhtsr
Edwin S. Jewell of Omaha, an adj.
vocate Of the low building theory
said that since land values are an.
HANGED by the increase In popula-
ton in section and not BY the siz.
Of buildings on it, structures under
10 stories in height were more pros.
table in that a saving would h
made on the tremendous cost NJ
foundation and enormous elevator
equipment.
IF a builder erects a six Ia
eight story building in a part on
the city that is the business sec
tion," Mr.. Jewell said, land il that
business section shifts in a decade
or two, the structure can readily
be used for a factory, warehouse, or
other purposes. 1t is still a mar
ketable building. The same is no:
true of the skyscraper.
When builders begin to erect
low buildings in our cities, the tire.
mendous amount Of money now be-
ing used for building foundations
and endorsements, can be put into
other buildings. The money nut
into elevators, heavy framework
and other incidentals necessary TO
the erection of skyscraper would
pay for good, practical office
building four to six stories high
covering the same piece of ground
Mr.. Jewell, who is chairman of
the operating experience commit
tee Of the building owners and
managers association, also assert
ed that the low Office building plan
would spread the business districts
of cities over wider areas and raise
land values, enabling cities to raise
more revenue for schools and other
public improvements.
| Town Would Spread Out.
"The low building plan" he said,
would precent congestion, pro-
mote safety and good health and by
forcing the spreading Of the bust
ness district over a wider area
provide more stores, which would
result in greater competition and
lower prices to the buying public.
i, Mr.. Jewell asserted he had made
a study of revenues from a large
number of office buildings in more
than so cities. adding that the re-
ceipts and expenditures from IA;
] buildings in 1919 showed an aver
age income of about $1.41 pei
!, square foot whereas 1t would re
, quire $2.64 per square foot to maxi
the investment realize per cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
WARN BUSINESS
| men OF ''GAME"


Complaint has been made to the
police by Ben Jacobson. secretary
Of the Switchmen's union No. 1873,
Of two men soliciting business men
Of the tri-cities for funds osfensibly
for the Tri-City Switchmen and En-
ginemen's association.
Tales told business men are to
the effect that the money is wanted
for disability fund and underhand
methods are used to influence those
solicited to give money.
The two men, whom Mr.. Jacob
son says are the worst sort Of i'm
posters, infer to business men that
if they don't subscribe to the fund
there might be time when they
would want q favor from the
switchmen and enginemen and the
favor would be denied.
Moreover, it is being limited to
business men that in case they
don't come across with funds the
switchmen and enginemen would
swing their trade accordingly.
Investigation Under Way.
The police of all three cities have
been asked to keep a watch for the
men. They are said to have beer
working in Davenport Monday
They collected several donations
and showed the Davenport bust
ness men a list of subscriptions
some of which were listed as from
Rock Island business men.
Whether or not these names wer,
written in as a blind or whether
the money was actually collected
is yet to be discovered by Mr.. ia
cobson, who is making a tour O
the business houses listed by tn,
collectors. All business men arr
warned to be on their guard agains
the activities of the two men. who's,
descriptions have been obtained.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
RECORD CROP OF
POTATOES BEING
EXPECTED IN US

Chicago.-Crop prospects for po-
tatoes, now selling at record prices
for this season of the year are
bright. Reports from important
points of production in the middle
west, which supplies most of its
own potatoes, thus depict the out
look:
The potato crop in Wisconsin this
year promises to be the greatest in
the states history. The latest re-
ports to the agricultural depart
ment at Madison show the general
condition to be 80 per cent of nor
NAL The area planted embraces
1903, 900 acres, an increase of one
per cent over last year, and the
production is estimated at 81 $685.
900 bushels compared with 28,I99,-
600 bushels last year and a Swear
average Of u 1888, 900 bushels.
All the news all the tirne-The
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
MAY USE FINGER
PRINT SYSTEM IN
LOCATING FORGER

The finger print Identification
system may be used to trace
Charles Williams, who forged eight
checks on that many merchants
over a week ago. The forger made
the orders out to Charles Williams,
signing Walter Rosenfied's name to
the check. "A rubber stamp of the
Rock Island Bridge & Iron Works
was used.
Merchants who were stung by
the forger to the amount of about
$50 each, have not taken any con-
certed action on how to trace the
man, but are considering the finger
print system.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
The Day in Davenport

his home. A third man in the Ford
machine escaped injury. His name
is unknown.
Child Hit by AutO.-Verda Drake,
10 years old. residing with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Drake, at
No. 10 Henley block, was run down
by an automobile owned and driven
by George Col1inwood of Sherrard,
ILL.,, Monday afternoon when she
darted in the path of the machine.
The child suffered only minor in
juries and was taken to her home
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
FAMOUS UNITED
STATES MARINE
BAND MAY COME

II an organization can be Sc
cured to back the enterprise, Rock
Island people may have the oppors
tunity to hear the famous govern
ment marine band. The band is to
make q brief concert tour this fall,
for the first time in i've years. An
announcement from Washington
sent to the Chamber of Commerce
states that it may be possible to
arrange its itinerary to include
Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
ARBITRATION IN
BUSINESS URGED
TO REPLACE LAW

Chicago, lll.-Avoidance Of bust
ness law suits in favor of arbitra-
tion is urged on local business men
by the Chicago Association of Com
merce. The association has ar
ranged for commercial arbitration
under the state law and has desig-
mated q committee to promote it.
In an address to business men the
committee says of its work:
"If you have any commercial dis
putes in your business, you can
avoid the many disadvantages OF
court action by using the facilities
of the Chicago Association Of Com
merce for commercial arbitration.
You will thus obviate undesirable
publicity, delay. expense. enmity
and the danger Of having your mat
ter determined by jury unfamiliar
with your line.
An Illinois statute on arbitration
md awards provides for CONNER
cial trade courts. The rules Of the
tChicago Association of Commerce
for the conduct of arbitrations un-
der this statute, have been approx
ed by the superior court of Cook
county and by the municipal court
! Of the city of Chicago.
= Commercial arbitration combines
IN ideal method Of determining
Questions Of fact with a standard
procedure for deciding points Of
law. 1t does not involve any sur.
render or impairment Of lega
rights, but provides for the deter.
mination OF facts before an arbitra
tor having ample power and com
petence, and If points Of law arise
In the evidence these alone are sub
mitted to a court. That necessity
seldom arises.
Arbitration Is mutual and volun'
tafy, and may be conducted ethel
with or without legal counsel, a.
agreed. Controversies in the Chi
cago Board of Trade and in, thu
Building Contractors association o.
Chicago. are satisfactorily conclud
cd by arbitration. About 140 case.
In other lines Of business have beer
settled in this manner during thu
last two years. In England, "a pei
cent Of all commercial disputes
domestic, import and export-ar,
settled by arbitration.
The Chicago Association OF Com
merce is urging the use of CONNER
ctAl arbitration or of commercial
trade courts for the benefit of 1t.
merbers and in the public interes
OK the city ms a whole. During tn,
year 1919 there were $1,000 civil
< cases filed In the municipal courts
Of Chicago. to say nothing Of tn,
county courts. Think OF the posi-
BILE relief to these courts. Think o.
the public economy and the avoid
ance Of costly delays to individuals
II the majority Of these cases wer,
disposed Of elsewhere in q simpl,
way.
The association will arrange FOL
arbitration In any case on request
will supply forms of submission t
arbitration wit hthe law printed OF
the back Of the form, will furnish
copies OF its rules for arbitration
and In many lines OF business II
prepared to suggest the names o.
arbitrators .xpertly qualified IL
their respective fields.
In order to provide for arbitra
tlon the association submits stand
ord clauses agreeing to arbitrate II
I ,cese Of dispute. such slauses to b
eneerted in contracts and In applica
ton for credit"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
.. 5. NIL TURN
III Ter over TO
PRIVATE FIRMS


hington.-Regulations for the
administration Of the federal act
opening mp the country's vast
waterpower resources to private
development are now being drafted.
As soon as they are completed the
waterpower commission. composed
| of the secretaries Of war, interior
and agriculture, will hold hearings
ON them.
The commission. of which Secre-
tary Baker has been appointed
chairman by President Wilson, will
hold its first meeting Immediately
upon Secretary Payne's return
from Alaska. The hearings on the
regulations will be pushed as
speedily as possible 80 that the
waterpower legislation, which has
been 10 years in the making, can be
put into effect without undue
delay.
The tentative regulations are
being drawn up by special COM
mittee OF the war. interior and
agricultural departments. 1t is
composed of Major Generally Enoch
H. Crowder, representing the war
department; o. C. Merrill, water
power expert in the forestry ser
vice, who has been designated
executive secretary Of the commits
sion and H. A. Stabler, Of the in
terror department.
Members OF the committee say
the regulations will be extensive
and that they probably will be an
nounced in series, with open hear
ings on each group before they are
made final. Those relating to form
and condition of application for
survey permit or licenses will be
the first announced. The most diff
cult problem involved in drawing
up the regulations, members OF the
committee say, is that Of establish
ing a uniform system Of account
ing for licensees as required by the
act.
will Issue Licenses.
Under the waterpower bill the
commission is empowered to issue
licenses for a period not exceeding
| 50 years. The licensees will pay tC
the government reasonable annual
charges in an amount to be fixed by
the commission. Upon the expira-
ton of any license the government
If two years in writing has beer
given by the commission, will have
the right to take over and operate
any waterpower development. aftel
payment of the net investment Of
the licensee in the project or pro-
jects taken, not to exceed the fail
value of the property plus such rea
sonable damages, if any, to prop
erty Of the licensee as may bt
caused by the severance thcrefron
of property taken.
} In cases where such notice ha'
} not been given the government als'
} will have the right to take owe
upon mutual agreement with tn
licensee any property developet
under the terms of the bill subjec
to the payment Of the net invest
ment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
Death Rec0rd-John Hume, aged

Death Rec0rd-John Hume, aged
"a. one of Davenport's pioneer gro
GERS Of days gone by, died last week
at his home in Toronto, Canada.
Mr.. Hume for many years conduct
store at Third and LeClaire
streets.
Mrs. Cecilia Clara Enderton
passed away at SIS O'Clock Mon
day morning at the family home,
1898 Diehn avenue, after illness of
three weeks.
Mrs. Augusta Tuchsen passed
away at her home, 635 Harrison
street, at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Death followed short ill
ness. --.-.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27

Pair Hurt in Auto Smash.-Two
men were injured, one seriously, in
a crash between a Ford touring car
and a truck on Locust and Grand
avenue shortly before noon Mon
day. Everett Jones of Marion,
Iowa, is at Mercy hospital suffer
ing intense pain from a severe cash
in his head and cuts and bruises
about his arms and body. William
Meigs. 3231a East Third street,
driver of the Ford, was also pain
fully hurt but was able to 60 to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-27
Seize Cruiser and Cargo Of Beer,

Seize Cruiser and Cargo Of Beer.
After trailing motor cruiser
loaded with a cargo of bottled beer
from La Crosse, Wis. to Davenport,
revenue agents seized the craft at
Cooks Point Monday and then
started a search for the owner and
members of the crew. Three bar
rels of bottled beer, found in the
cabin of the cruiser, were seized
by the revenue men working under
the directio nof Lieutenant A. M.
Murray.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-20
WESTERN WILL NOT
EXTEND SCHEDULE
Decides to Stick to Plan for
Playing 154 Games-Vote
Against Raise.

OMAHA, July 2O-The Western league
will not extend it's 1920 season by add
ing II more games to the present sched-
ule This decision was made by Presi-
dent A r. Tearney to whom the prop
osltion was put by the league club own
ers assembled here to consider the adj
visibility of closing the season Oct. /.
instead of Sept 19 President Tearney
took the position that 1t was too late
In the season TO make any changes.
Whether the league will play 1853
games in 1921 instead of 1874 will BIO
decided at next years annual meet
ing. 1t was decided, after the question
had been debated some time.
A decision that the club owners as
individuals prosecute proprietors Of in
dependent organizations, whom they ac-
cuse Of inducing league players to leave
their teams by offering them higher
salaries was reached.
The magnatcs held that the Joplin
Wichita game OF May 81 protested
by Joplin. was an exhibition game and
did not count,
To make up for this contest wichita
will play two games at Joplin on the
next trip 10 that city.
At the conclusion Of the session visit
ing club owners watched Oklahoma City,
defeat Omaha, ? to 0. and then ASSEM-
bled at a downtown hotel for dinner.