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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
1RAISE Gwen
CARPENTERS BY
BUILDER ASSN.
Unisa Leaders Clain TIT Slriks
ID Nat On-Eeehs1t
Threateoel.

The 81 IN hour wage requested
~ The caspsatsrs' union to be effec-
1--WE this morning. was not allowed
by the City Builders ex-
change. and - . result . number
q mn a1o not working.
Union oflcials said this morning
thaS u wage had mot been allowed
and although there II no strike, that
~ condition Of Affairs has reached
IL lockout stage. Otherwise. there
- nothing new from the mems
standpoint, II was claimed, al
though stress wAs laid ON the state
meut that there IL and will be no
strike Of the carpenters.
Contractcrs' Viewpoint.
The contractors affiliated with
the builders exchange claim that
the carpenters union has made a
breach of contract. It was said
that in the agreement signed by the
men last fall they agreed to accept
IS cents an hour until April /, 1920.
after which they would accept 87h
cents an hour until the expiration
OF the contract In 1921.
Tho contractors deny that there
10 Z clause In tho contract allow
ing the men to reopen negotiations
for . change Of conditions during
the life Of the agreement. The men
say that there was q verbal agree
men with the arbitration board
composed Of seven members OF
each side, that the contract could
be opened upon 80 days notice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

drive are hoping that remittances
be sent in as promptly as possible.
Responses to letters requesting do
nations are coming in every day,
but there are still many in the city
who have not sent in their pledge.
Those in charge Of the drive are
calling the attention of subscrib-
ers to the fact that the Boy Scout
movement is a movement for the
good of all boys in the city regard
less of color and creed and that
also in furthering the movement
they are furthering the program of
real Americanism. Pledges may be
sent either to Boy Scout headquar-
tiers or to X. T. Anderson at the
State bank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
PEACE STATUS
REMAINS VERY
MUCH TANGLED


ply repeating wartime laws. Yet
Mr.. Wilson and the Democrats on
Capitol hill have not lately been in
too close contact and the action OF
the latter is generally thought to
have been of their own initiative.
The president himself has declared
once before that peace cannot be
made by resolution Of congress and
he is unlikely to sanction such a
precent at this stage of his contro-
versy with congress over the re-
spective rights of the legislative and
executive branches Of the govern
ment.
Well Considered by Fathers.
Mr.. Wilson knows that in the
convention at which the constitu-
ton of the United States was franz
ed, the original article gave con-
gress the right to declare war and
peace" but that the words and
peace" were eliminated by unani-
nous vote because it was contend
ed that the legislative body would
always be too unwieldiy to conduct
negotiations with a foreign govern
ment. Strangely enough, it was
also argued that peace making by
congress would be difficult if not
embarrassing because it would be
matter of debate, thus making I'M
possible confidential exchanges held
to be- necessary to any quick or sue
cessful agreement.
The senate is due TO pass the
Knox peace resolution today. The
Democrats have decided it would be
wisest to let the resolutions pass
without debate so as to hasten the
presidents veto and the return Of
the treaty of Versailles to the SEN
ate. Then it will become necessary
for the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago to express itself
definitely on what action it pro-
poses with reference to the treaty,
and it will similarly compel the
Democratic convention to state its
program with reference to the
treaty. A simple negative an
nouncement such as the Indiana
! Republican convention has passed
might be sufficient while the treaty
Of Versailles is lodged in the White
house pigeonhole but when it is
before the senate. an affirmative
or negative course of action will
become essential to the platforms
of all political parties.
Then Trouble Begins.
And that's when the trouble will
begin as Bryan endeavors to COM
nit the Democrats to the Lodge
reservations and as the president
urges endorsement with the Hitch
cock reservations. while at the same
j time Senator Hiram johnson and
Senator Borah insist that the treaty
of Versailles be condemned. reser-
vations and all, and Senator Lodge
and his supporters endorse the
treaty with the reservations agreed
upon by the senate majority. Both
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Lodge have had
their way-the treaty is the big is
sue of the campaign,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
Parade and Essay Prizes
Feature Ship By Truck
Good Roads" Drive Week

$25. SIS and SO will be awarded
in each school. Local authorities
are following, the lead Of national
educators in backing the movement
and great interest is being awak-
ened among the students OF the
schools. The contest will not close
until Friday noon. May 81, and it
is expected that many new contest
ants will enter during the coming
week. Previous announcement OF
this contest has been made in The
Argus, but no definite award has
been offered. The rules OF the
contest are lacking-the only re-
striction being that the theme shall
be on some phase Of the Ship by
Truck-Good Roads" movement.
An additional award Of $50 is Of
fered the author OF the best essay
submitted in the tri-cities, this an
nouncement of the winner to be
made during the week following the
original contests. Rock Island and
Moline winning essays will be sub
mitted to the judges of the state OF
Illinois contest, the winner OF which
will be awarded the Packard Motor
company prize. Winners of the
state prizes all over the country
will enter the national competition
for the Firestone four-year univers-
ity scholarship. Publication OF
the winning essays of the contests
in city, inter city, state, and nation
will be published, through special
arrangements, in The Argus.
Informal Meeting.
The dinner given at the Daven-
port Commercial club last evening
was informally interesting. Ernest
10. kampmeier, manager of the
Davenport branch of the Firestone
company, unofiicially acted as
POSTMASTER, J. r. Weddel, advertis-
ing manager of the Firestone or
ganization, former Davenport boy,
addressed the guests outlining the
organization which has been COM
pleted over the nation in celebra-
ton of the ship by Truck-GOod
Roads" movement. He told the in
teresting fact that for one hour,
Broadway, the brightest spot in
America, will be darkened at which
time a mammoth parade, illum-
mated by searchlights, undimmed
by ordinance, will be the only
source of light.
Mr.. Jones, president Of the Tri-
City Automobile Dealers associa-
ton. and manager of the Packard
Motor company branch agency OF
Davenport, gave a short talk in
Producing a general discussion
which was freely joined by all
present. Enthusiastic support
was promised and detailed plans
to make the week an interesting
one received instant appreciation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

Overcome By Gas-Mrs. Eliza
beth Guenther, 70 years old, 72e
West Third street, put pot Of cof-'
fee on the gas stove, and it boiled
over, extinguishing the fame. The
ambulance and pulmotor were
rushed to her home later and at
tempts were made to revive her. She
had been overcome by gas. Discoy-
cry Of the unconscious woman was
made at 1880 O'Clock in the even
ing by r. H. Davis, 726 West Third
street. Davis walked into the house
to find the woman lying on the
floor OF the kitchen. and the room
filled with gas fumes.
Attacks SystemAA slashing at
tack on the postofiice system, with
bitter criticism of the local postal
officials for delay in mails and
general laxity, featured the session
of the Kiwanis club Friday noon at
the Blaekhawk hotel. l.. w. Nc
Kown charged that the organiza-
ton in the local postoffice was woe
fully inefficient. 81 have received
notices and letters which had been
mailed here in Davenport as late as
three weeks after they had been
turned into the postoftice," asserted
Mr.. McKown. understand that. 1t
took three. weeks for letter. mail
ed here IN the city to reach me-"
Livestock Held Up-Livestock
and grain to the value of 100000
is tied up in Scott county by the
car shortage on the railroads and
by railroad strikes at the big trans
fer points. according to the esti-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

When you use FAMO you can see the
difference slmost from the first appE-
cation.
The natural color is intensifed-tte
hair has new iustre and. sheens
The hair grows like the hair of a
healthy child.
The scalp is as clean as a baby's-the
hair luxuriant and soft.
FAMO Is the result Of three years
of careful experimentation in the
Laboratories Of one of the oldest
pharmaceutical houses in Detroit.
Before it was offered to the public,
it had been tried and tested and had
proven the wonderful results it &C.
composites.
FAAsO is the answer of scientists tn
the ravagcs of the seborrhean bacilli
which cause unhealthy hair. Even
If dandruH has not made its appear
ance, you should use FAMO to keep
the scalp and hair healthy and make
the hair fluffy and beautiful,
FAMO comes in two sizes-3s cents
and an extra large bottle at $I.oo.
1t is sold at all toilet goods counters.
Ssborrhea IS q n1orbidly increased flow
from, the sebAceous glands of the scaio.
The seborrhean exc1etion forms IN
scales or fakes and 10 commonly known
"a dandruf.
From the Laboratories of F. A
Thompson & Company, Manufac.
turing Pharmacist, Detroit, Mich
n Second Avenue
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

Scouts have to practice for the
meet, it is expected that there will
be some keen competition. Some
of the events are as follows: Flag
relay race, kite flying contest, SEM
aphore signaling contest, crab race.
dressing race. first aid contest, fire
building by friction and water boil
ing. jump stick relay, antelope race,
clown frolic, and wall scaling.
Definite dates for the meet have
not been set as yet but will be the
latter part Of June.
Friends Of the Scouts are being
reminded that the Boy Scout cam
paign for years budget is still on
and that those in charge of the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

Nonday win be the first Of six
days comprising "Ship by Truck
Good Roads Week." May 1922.
And preparations for the proper
celebration of the national event in
the tri-ctties we're made at an in
formal meeting OF truck dealers OF
the community at q very pleasant
dinner given 1t the Davenport
Commercial club by the Firestone
Tire company branch Of Davenport.
Friday evening.
Saturday, May %, has been set
aside as the day on which the bene-
fits Of the movement will be i'm
pressed on citizens Of the locality
by means Of a large motor parade
Of the three towns. Added enthu-
siasm will be reused by the an
nouncement of prizes awarded to
students Of the high school Of the
cities for the best essays written in
criticism and appreciation Of the
benefits Of the ship by Truck
Good Roads" movement. Test of a
tri-city contest will add to the
lustre Of the cash prizes offered in
each of the three schools, for a
grand prize has been offered to the
student writing the best essay sub
mitted in the three cities. And per-
haps even greater interest will be
evinced in the contest for the three
prizes offered for the most inter
esting truck"
Most Interesting, Truck.
A prize OF $50 for the best, $25
for second honors, and SIS for the
third award Is to be given the driv-
ers Of the most interesting"
trucks. The phrase means just
what the words signify, the pref
test, the most novel. the most sig
nificant, the most anything so long
as 1t fills the bill as the most in
teresting." This simple yet sugges-
tive specification defining the win
ner Of the contest promises some
very keen competition which will
be Of interest to spectators as well
as to the truck drivers contesting.
Many ideas on the subject OF
decoration of trucks were present
ed at the meeting Of the dealers in
discussing the parade and any in
formation on the subject will be
given gladly by any Of the truck
dealers Of the three towns. The
thought is not to make the parade
ornate and expensive, but rattle,
unique in the possibilities afforded
by the attainment of the aims OF
Ship by Truck-Good Roads
week. Newspaper men of the three
cities will act as judges.
Essay Winners Ride.
Heading the parade, winners o.
the high school students essay con.
tests will ride In honor. Prizes Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
Boy Scout News

Information is being sent out to
every troop in the city regarding
the big field day to be held for all
Rock Island Scouts the latter part
Of June. The field day will con-
sist Of strictly Scout events and
Bcoutmasters are already busy lin
Ing up the Scouts in their troop
for the various events. Owing to
the long period in which local
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

nesday evening. She had bee, q
good health until an hour No.
her death which was caused ~ "
heart trouble.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
SCHOOL SAVINGS

Lincoln, Longfellow. and Irving
we're the three leading schools in
the war savings collection made by
State bank of Rock Island, Friday.
Hawthorne, Eugene Field, and
Grant occupy the first three places
in the regular schools savings.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
IMPORTANCE OF
GOOD LEGAL
COUNSEL

In planning and writing your
will the importance of good legal
counsel cannot be overestimated.
Faulty Wills fill the courts Witt
litigation. 1t is far better to pay
the fee of a lawyer experienced in
probate matters than to permit
your estate to suffer loss through
litigation.
This bank does not draw wills,
but it can direct you to capable
counsel unless you prefer to have
your own attorney do it. An .ama-
teur" will. drawn without legal ad-
vice should certainly be avoided. 4
legal technically, an obscure
phrase, trifling oversight, even
misplaced punctuation may oblige
the court, after you have died, to
disregard your viii.
In drawing your will the choice
of an executor is of vital import
ance. This bank will act in that
capacity economically and with
singular ability. Inquiry invited.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
OUR BUSINESS

Is steadily increasing on Ann.
HAMS PECAN ROLLS. Coodss
will predominant.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

You are invited to inspect "
steamer g. W. Hill, which vii, 8
at your landing, May IA and Is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

ssMillion' Dollar, Temple-Daven-
ports new Masonic temple will be
million dollar proposition. While
the venture has come to be recoG-
nized as a S1,000,000 venture, the
original capitalization was for
$4,000 Amended articles Of in
corporation were filed Friday at
the courthouse by the New Masonic
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15
The Day in Davenport

mate Of Traffic Commissioner
George NJ. Cummins Of the Com
mercial club. Thirty cars OF live
stock are awaiting shipment at
Eldridge alone. Other shipping
points in the county report the
same devlorable situation.
Y. W. c. A. Opens Drive-Begin-
ming Wednesday morning. May 10,
the Davenport Y. w. c. A. will be-
gin a solicitation among its mem
bership and friends for $12.500 to
assist in carrying on its work dur
ing the coming year. In 1918. the
association put on similar drive
for $1,000 and had a budget at the
time that called for $4,000. The
difference between the two amounts
was raised through the association
activities At the present time the
budget calls for $4,000, more than
six times the budget of two years
ago. However, the increase in the
income of the association is such
that it is necessary to ask the pub
lie for only sl2.500. less than twice
the amount sought by subscrip-
,tions in 1918. The growth in the
receipts of the association has
been proportionately greater than
the growth in expenses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-15

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The Washington herald., 1920-12-15
STATE HIGHWAYS
/. NEED MORE FUNDS
Convention to Ash Congress
For Money to Continue Fed
eral Aid Program.

Congress will be asked to make
an immediate appropriation for the
continuance of the Federal aid road
program, it is expected, as a result
of the facts which will be brought
to light at the sixth annual con-
vention of the Americas Associa-
tion of the State Highwsy officials
which opened at the Washington
Hotel Monday.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith
welcomed the delegates in the morn
ing. The gathering includes $50 of
the principal engineers of the forty
eight State highway departments.
The present appropriation Of s2f5,-
000. 900 made in 1916 for hve-year
period will be exhausted this year
according to Secretary Meredith.
The Secretary urged the necessity
for legislation during the present
session of Congress looking to a
continuance of the present program
at the rate OF $1oo,0o0,ooo per year
the rate now being maintained in
the projects.
Paul d. Sargent. president of-the
association, dwelt on the necessity
for the regulation of motor vehicles
for the conservation Of highways
Thomas H. Macdonald. chief Of
the Bureau of Public Roads. spoke
of progress already made due tC
the cooperation of the Federal anc
State governments in the construc'
tion. improvement and conservation
of roads.
The meeting of the association
will be continued until Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-15
EXCEPTS BALL ACT
NWARTIME REPEAL
House Passes Volstead Reso-
luton Doing Away With Most
Emergency Laws.

With the exception of the Ball
rent act creating the District of CO.
lumbia Rent Commission, the repeal
of virtually all wartime legfslation
was provided in the Volstead joint
resolution as it passed the House
Monday without a dissenting vote.
The measure now goes to the Sen
ate where early action is Anticipated.
The Lever food and fuel control
act was included in the emergency
laws repealed through the adoption
of an amendment by Representative
Oscar L. Bland, of Indiana, by a
vote of 179 to 137. The Ball rent
act was attached to this measure as
a rider, but was excepted from the
repeal
Bland attacked the section of the
Lever act permitting the use Of the
Injunction by the government as a
weapon against labor strikes, de-
claring that it is time to remove
governmental restrictions on the
right to strike.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-15
PARENTSDEBATE
SCHOOL'SDANCE
Benefit for Junior Cadet Corps
To Be Passed Upon,
Later.

To DANCE or not to dance is the
question a. committee of the Junior
High School Parent Teachers Asso-
citation will decide soon.
The association, at "a meeting in
the high school Monday. voted to
appoint a committee to decide upon
the propriety of a dance for the
beneht Of the high schools cadet
company.
"A. ]. Baumgarten, fourth-year
student iat Mckinley Manual Train
ing School and captain of the Junior
High School Cadet Company. dis
tinguished himself as an orator at
the meeting. He told the association
that approximately 800 was needed
to defray the, expenses of the COM
pany's festivities and medal awards
at the close of the school year. 1t
was customary in other high schools,
he said, to give a dance for this
purpose.
But here some of the parents pro-
tested. They were averse to the
suggestion of giving the dance in a
semi-public hall here. where the
children might learn those horrid
new Dances" as one member titled
them. The chief objection was that
the children in the Junior High
School were younger than those in
all other high schools in Wash
ington. and should be appropriately
guarded from promiscuous dancing
Alice Deal principal of the high
school, was the author of the reso-
luton providing for appointment OF
a committee to decide the question
The Washington herald., 1920-12-15

Besides the Ball rent act. the
measure as passed by the House.
exempts from repeal the trading
with the enemy act, the Liberty and
Victory loan acts, the act creating
the War Finance Corporation, and
the act restricting departures from
and entry into the United States.
Legal phases of the rent problems
of the District will be aired before a
subcommittee of the Senate Judi
Ciary Committee. The bill introduced
Saturday by Senator l. Heisler Ball,
of Delaware. to do away with the
seven-day notice by which, it is said
many tenants are being ousted in
Washington. has been placed in the
hands of the subcommittee for in
vestigations at once in order that
action may be reached before the
holiday season.
The fact that the constitutionality
of the Ball rent act affecting the
District Rent Commission is to be
decided by the Supreme Court. but
not likely until after the winter
crisis has passed, was the occasion
for the introduction of the new bill.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-15
Haley Elected Head
By Filing Association

Joseph Haley. of the Agricultural
Department. was elected secretary of
the Filing Association Of the Dis
trict of Columbia at the regular
monthly meeting of the association
Monday at Thomson School.
j. S. Harper. of the American
Kardsx Company. gave a talk on
the apparatus used in filing. and
Miss Katherine E. Greenwood. of the
Public Library told Of the method of
card indexing used by the library.
Following the talks several musical
selections were given by Mrs. Charles
S. HyeE and humorous selections
were made by Misses Corrine Frazier
and Sarah Ormond. The meeting was
concluded with vocal music by a
quartet.