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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
New York Sugar.

Approve City Budget.-The bud
| get OF $709,765. the greatest in the
history of the city. was stamped
with the o. X. of approval by the
city council Monday night, and
also. incidentally. blasted the hopes
Of the Davenport police department
for an increase in salary by hold
Ing the appropriation for the de-
Nrtment to $4,000. The appropri-
alton ordinance was adopted as re-
ported by the finance committee al
M last meeting. and the total is
GREATER by $112,765 than that Of
1913 Items were shaved closely to
he line Of possibility, city officials
declared in adopting the recon-
nendation OF the finance commit
N. In reference to the police sal
ny Increase. the council held that
sN,oO0 was all that the department
US allowed under the state law,
: nd the request OF Chief OF Police
tckey Phelan for an appropria-
ton Of $4,000, was disregarded,
md the allowance cut to a fiat $780,
M. This automatically refuses the
ktition OF members of the police
department. for a raise in salary,
u the wage expenses of TIE de-
nrment at present strength
brings the annual amount TO more
han $4,000.
Escapes with Cash. 1.-TWO sus-
Rcious looking guys were hanging
round here last night. talking to
ach other in whispers. and so I'm
liking the cash home with me to-
alSht I'll turn it over to you in
We morning" The foregoing was
@e written swan song Of NJ. B.
Railing. clerk at Smiths cigar
1ore, AS Brady street. and which
vas found in the drawer Of the
ash register yesterday morning,
when Smith came to work. The
proprietor called up his clerk. who
hved at 1908 Brady street, and dis
@vered that Halling had checked
oat OF his room with both collar
nd shirt at a. m. in the morn
Mt Smith Immediately got busy
sAa the police and description OF
ue missing mentor Halling's
nominate went with him - was
assaed to cities within 100 mile
"alus and to Rock Island and Mo-
aae The stolen cash amounted to
police.
Leeion Women Organize. - The
Umans auxiliary unit Of Daven.
~ post No. 26, American Legion
~ organized Monday afternoon
~most one hundred local women
sOaefs, wives. sisters and daugh'
US OF Legion men were present
80. Dawson presided as chairman
.ne meeting; there was an ad.
Ns oy John Wallace Cooper; ant
lamp Dodge band, now in thi:
~, played number Of selec'
s When Chairman Dawson
'eo upon the women present Il
oose q temporary president ant
~sAry, Mrs. J. F. Benson, late
ea'oent Of the organization O
~ Mothers. was elected presi
and Mrs. Gertrude Gilbert
~er secretary Of the War Moth
was chosen secretary. Mem
OF the nominating COMMITTEES
~ ~ elected as follows: Mrs. A. D
Na, chairman; Mrs. C. r. Nc
Ivy u'ess, Mrs. s. J. Evans. Mrs
~ ". Cooper and Mrs. kittie B
N. The next meeting will b.
On Thursday afternoon. Apri
IN $50. in the American Legion
sSsWe Out on Dail.-From a jail
y which he declared was wors'
anything no had experience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
st. Louis Cash Grain.

St. Louis, March A.-Cash corn
No. 3, 1.6O; No. 3 white, 1.62@1.63
Oats: No. 2 white, 1.00@l.011;
No. 3 white, CSC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, March .24.-Corn, No. 2
mixed 1853 No. mixed 1870
lNh; No. 5 mixed 1.55@1.56k /;
No. 8 yellow l.6lb@1.s2; No. 4
Fellow 1.57hQl.59; No. 5 yellow
lM6157; No. 6 yellow 1.55; No.
3vhite 1S2@1.64; No. 4 white 1.5S
el.6l; No. 5 white 1.56k@1.57;
ample grade 1888.
Oats, No. 1 white 97h; No.
white 95G96R; No. 8 white 94@
WI; No. 4 white 941s.
Wheat, No. 3 hard 2.52; No.
mixed 242.
Rye, No. 2, 1.78.
Barley, 1.50@1.63.
Timothy seed 10.00@12.50.
Clover seed 45.00@59.00.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, 20.70.
Ribs, 1S.25@19.25.
New York Sugar.
New York, March 24.-Raw, SUI.
ar, steady: centrifugal. 1904;
fine graduated, 14.00@16.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24

i, 1--WE Out on Dail.-From a Jail
~ which he declared was worse
anything he had experienced
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Want DiUOrce Case
r e. Op ened Again

Declaring that Mrs. Amalija Reb-
rovich, recently divorced from her hus-
band Anton Rebrovich, after a sensa-
tional hearing in the Circuit Court
was now housekeeper for the "star
witness" for the divorce at San Fran
cisco, Cal, Attorney R. Y. Baker an
nounced this morning that an action
would be filed in the Circuit Court de-
manding that the order of the court
granting the divorce to the wife be set
aside. The REyYov1ch couple were mars
ried in 1885 and the suit was one Of
the most sensational ever heard in the
county the wife alleging that her hus-
band had threatened to kill her. Reb-
rovich held that the action was re-
suit of collision between the plaintiff
and the witness. Attorney Baker less
than week ago found Mrs. Rebrovich
in San Francisco and it is declared
that his discovery of the woman and
the star witness caused him to decide
to reopen the case and demand her
appearance here to show cause why
the divorce decree should not be set
aside.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
MORE GROUND
FOR SCHOOL
School Officials to Ask
Couf eli to Purchase Re-
mainder Of Block.
GET MANY COMPLAINTS

School officials of the city are MAX
ing plans to appeal to the common
council and to the park board for the
purchase of additional ground for the
school yard at the Frank school. 1t
is declared that many complaints from
people living in the neighborhood
against the students over running their
grounds has shown to the leaders Of
the schools that more ground must
be secured for this school in order to
furnish proper play ground for the
boys and girls. Since the new por-
tion of the school was built there has
been no place to be given over to
sports. The suggestion is made that
the city purchase the property east of
the school to Third street and the
property on the north of the school
to the south line of Market street. 1t
is declared that this would not only
provide room for extension Of the
school in the future but that it
would also provide a solution for
the problem of getting more room for
play ground purposes.
Say Need Is acute"
"The need of further land about the
Frank school is acute" declared Mrs.
Mary D. Bradford, superintendent of
the schools this morning. People
living in the neighborhood are pro-
testing because the boys invade their
property. The ball used in the ball
game is knocked over the adjoining
fences and and boys viii be boys and
take liberties with the property of
other people. l wish that the park
board could see its way clear to per-
NIT the boys of the Frank school to
use the east end of the park on Ridge
street as this would aid materially in
the solution of the problem. The city
should secure the land adjoining the
school at this time. It is pretty cer-
tain that there will be no time when it
can be bought for smaller price,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Amusement Clause
Again Under Fire
(By Associated Prass)

Des Moines, Iowa The first attempt
to bring up the amusement article of
the discipline of the Methodist Episco-
pal church was made today at the gen
eraI conference when resolution ask
ing the committee on judiciary to
bring in report on the constitutional
ity Of the article was offered Some
delegates felt, it is said, that this was
an attempt to shut off debate and the
resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on the status of thee hurch
This paragraph makes it the duty Of
the pastor to demonstrate with mem
Der who dances, plays cards, attends
horse races, or violates articles of the
church on various other amusements
and to expel members from the church
who continue to violate it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
REFLECT EPSTEIN
TO HEAD BOARD
Adolph Epstein Reelected
President of the Keno
sha Park Board.
WANT BAND CONCERTS

Adolph Epstein, who for the past
two years has been president of the
Kenosha park board, was unanimously
reelected to this position at the an
nual meeting of the board Tuesday
evening at the City Hall Other Off
GERS, all of them reelected, will be as
follows: Secretary, Miss Carrie Crop
ley; Treasurer of Simmons Playground
Fund, A. H. Lance. Committees of the
board, while they were not definitely
announced at the meeting Tuesday
evening will probably remain the same
as they have been for the past year.
After Band Concerts.
The most important question brought
before the meeting after the election
Of officers was the problem of provid-
ing band concerts for the coming sum
mer in the various parks of the city.
These were very popular last year and
the Board feels that the practice
should be continued. In the band con-
cert fund there is now balance of
1915, which will not be at all adequate
to finance the concerts for the coming
season. 1t was voted that the Coun-
Gil be asked to appropriate not less
than $1,000 for this fund.
An appropriation of $500 for band
concerts was made early last season
but has thus far not been paid over
to the board. 1t is believed that if this
money could be made available imme-
diately, plans could be started to ar
range for the opening concert.
Board Buys a Horse.
The Board also voted to add a horse
to its equipment and the supervisor
was instructed to purchase one at
once for his use in the various parks
Of the city. This was brought up in
connection with the question of the
improvement of the Sheridan Road
Park, which was ordered to be graded
Immediately.
Reports from the committee in
charge of the erection of the new
comfort station at Lincoln Park
were very discouraging. Thus far the
only thing that has been done is to
secure the brick which was recently
condemned. 1t was stated, however,
that the committee believed building
would be started Immediately. The
usual number of bills were presented
and allowed in the routine business
before the board.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

Washington, D. ca division of
destroyers has been ordered to proceed
to Key West, Florida, to be held in
readiness for possible instruction to
go to the east coast of Mexico, Secre-
tary Daniels announced today. The
destroyers were scheduled to start
this morning. The move is precau-
tionary, it was learned, and is being
taken with the idea that it may be
necessary to use the war craft to pro-
tect Americans endangered by revolu-
tionary developments. State depart
ment officials today sought to verify
unofficial reports here that Mexican
federal generals have given Carranza
until May 10Th to step out of office.
If these and other unofficial reports
prove true, Mexico soon will be in the
midst of even greater political confu-
sion than now, officials said. Carranza
and the federal government forces now
are completely shut off from communi-
cation with the outside world except
over one telegraph line through Eagle
Pass and Laredo, reports here stated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Shortages of Yarn Causes
Five Hour Day at Big
Knitting Plant.
1900 EMPLOYEES HIT
Other Companies Also Reduc-
ing Hours but Hope for
Normal Conditions Soon.

The Allen A comr any joined the
short hour companies this morning
when announcement was made to the
employees Of the company that on ac-
count of a shortage of materials the
company had been forced to adopt the
five hour day plan for an indefinite
period, The new order will be effec-
tive only as long as it is necessary
and just as soon as normal or any
thing like normal shipments Of ma
terials can be secured the company
will put every employee on full time.
: whistle blew for the knittcrs at
noon today and other departm ents
which had been out of work this
morning took up the afternoon shift
for five hour day plan.
eve haven't been getting IN any
freight for two or three weeks" SAID
General Manager Kimball in discus
sing the situation eve found that
we had material to run the plant on
full time for about ten days, but with
a view Of keeping the organization to-
gether and furnishing all Of them
with what work we could we decided
on this five hour plan. 1t hits the
peorle who work in the yarn. We
have not been able to keep the ma
terials coming anywhere near fast
enough although we have been ship
ping them in by express and any
other form Of transportation we could
arraaGaf VI as sea,. .la 81
situation lightens UP at all we will
have them all on full time"
May Be Only Few Days.
1t was declared that the company
was hopeful that the short hour period
would be only for a few days. "It is
the first time that the Black Cat has
been forced to shorten up its hours"
declared one of the leaders of the
business cit is a real hardship
to the company to make the reduction
in output. We can not fill all the
orders now and this shutting down
for half the period of work means
that we are going to. be farther be-
hind in these orders. We can not sub
stitute for the yarns that we can not
get and we just have to wait for them
All Factories Short.
The shutting down of the Allen A
to the five hour day was only one of
the reports Of shortages of material
for the day All of the companies us
ing steel were short of material today
and it was admitted at these indus
trial plants that there was gradual
letting down of the hours of work in
order to meet the conditions. eve
want to keep the people working" de-
elared one of the heads of a big in
dustry, eve know that under these
conditions we can not keep going at
full speed ahead but we want to give
every man and woman a chance to get
enough work to keep them employed.
Every factory in the city feels the
affect of the shortage. We are max
ing every possible effort to relieve it
and some shipments of steel are be-
ing received by truck and by boat but
the amount of these shipments is not
enough to keep things going at normal. .
A few Of the companies were an
nouncing returns to normal schedules
in some Of the departments today. 1t
was forecasted that all were hopeful
that the short hour schedule could be
eliminated before the end of the pres
ent month and possibly within ten
days.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Johnson Strong
in Native State
Senator Johnson Carries All But
Three of Fifty-fOur Counties
in California.
fBy United Pressl

San Francisco, Cal. = California
wants Senator Hiram Johnson for
president. Incomplete but indicative
returns from every county in the state
from yesterdays primary election
gave Johnson handsome majority
over Herbert Hoover. Returns from
5,O56 out of 5,729 precincts gave john
son a lead of 136,945. The vote was:
johnson 293,833; Hoover, 156,890 in
these precincts. Voters did not scratch
ballots and johnson will have at the
Chicago convention CALIFORNIA; Is
delegates complete. Johnson carried
the northern cities by Overwhelming
leads piling up some majorities Of
two, three, and even four to one.
Hoover apparently carried only three
counties.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Validity of Ordinance Pro-
viding Licenses for
Taxi-cabs Attacked.
FRIENDLY SUIT NOW ON
Taxi Drivers Declare They Will
Pay Licenses If Court Holds
Ordinance Valid.


Arrest US and prove the validity of
the city ordinances forcing taxi-cab
men to secure license" was the an
swer this morning of every taxi-cab
company in Kenosha to the demand of
the city officials that these companies
take out license for the operation of
automobiles for hire. The ultimatum
Of the taxi men was given to the city
by Attorney Alfred L. Drury, who has
been retained to look after their in
terests and who declared that he
did not believe the city license or
dinance valid ordinance and further
that he was ready to contend in court
against it.
"We will not object to the payment
Of this license if we can be shown
that the ordinance is valid" declared
Attorney Drury. eve have invited
the city to proceed with the arrest Of
one or more taxi cab drivers that the
matter may be fully tested in the
courts. The suit is a friendly suit
and we have pledged ourselves to COM
ply with the ordinance in every way
if it is held valid. am acting for all
the regular taxi-cab companies in the
city. We want to know what rights
we have and what rights the city has
and the only way to find out is to have
the courts pass on the ordinance"
Not One Has Paid.
Not one of the taxi-cab companies
iEtslhllslness before the passage of the
city ordinance, has paid the license
demanded by the city ordinance.
eve have notified these men that
they are to have twenty-four hours in
which to comply with the license law"
said Mayor Joachim this morning. "If
they do not do it they will be arrested
and prosecuted for violating the city
ordinance. We are going right through
with this case and we expect to find
out and find out at once just what
rights the city has. If the city has
right under the law to regulate the
operation of these carriers we are GO
ing to do it. The enforcement of the
law will be complete just as soon as
we are assured of our grounds"
Other People Pay Licenses.
The action of the council in demand
ing the collection of all licenses was
reflected in a decidedly increased
business at the Office of the city clerk
this morning and many licenses were
being issued to delinquents. The po-
lice have been ordered to see to it
that all unlicensed tradesmen in any
line get out Of business and stay out
of business until the license has been
paid. Mayor Joachim held a confer
ence with the commissioner of public
health this morning and he was as
sured that all licenses under the
health department would be collected
at once.
One Arrest Made.
Just before noon today Gunnard
Hansen was arrested by Detective Rock
charged with violating the city ordi-
nance by operating his taxi-cab with
out a city license. The case came up
this afternoon in the municipal court
and an adjournment was taken until
later in the month. The case of Han
sen is to be the test case and appeals
will be taken from the decisions of
the lower courts in order to test the
validity of the ordinance.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Box Car Shortage
Causes High Prices
Grain Dealers Say Price of Food Will
Not Go Down Until More Box Cars
Are Put Into Service.
(By United / press)

Washington-V stores of wheat
and other grains are being kept out Of
the market by the box car shortage
amounting to 1910 in many localities,
representatives of the middle west
farmers associations and grain deal
ers announced here today. Prices of
food will remain high until cars can
be obtained to move these stocks of
grain or the stock is lost. This delay
is a serious hindrance to the farmers
and grain dealers and bankers. Repre-
sentatiyes asked that congress set
aside additional demands to the rail
roads to give more cars next year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Freight Increases
Proposed Today
(By Associated Pressl

Washington Freight rate INCREASES
of 30.4 per cent for eastern railroads,
800 per cent for southern roads, and
23.9 for western roads, have been pro-
posed by the interstate commerce COM
mission by the association of railway
executives, These increases are esti-
mated by the carrier to yield an
annual return of $1,O17,OOG,OOO, the
sum which the association estimates
will be needed to bring the roads in
come to the, six per cent has fixed in
the transportation act.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Johnson's Triumph
Called Historic
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Cali. L. Carnahan,
western campaign manager for Sena-
tor Hiram w. Johnson, today issued
the following statement in comment
upon yesterdays state wide presiden-
tial preferential primary election:
Hiram Johnson has scored the great
est triumph in the history of Califor-
MIA politics. Hoover's opposition in
California has served the one useful
purpose of demonstrating to the
country how thoroughly Hiram John
sons achievements are appreciated by
his own people"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

LENROOT SEEKS
TO GET COAL
Senator Asks Interstate Commerce
Commission to Aid in Getting
Shipments for Wisconsin.
(By United Press

Milwaukee Following conference
with industrial leaders here, U. S
Senator I. L. Lenroot sent a message
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion urging prompt relief from an APP
parent coal famine in the northwest
Lenroot wired that the coal shortage
is serious because of lack of sufficient
cars and movement of same to and
from mines through junction points
and to terminal points. He suggests
that the situation. can be remedied by
orders from the commission, giving
coal cars the right-of -way and demand
ing that they be sent to the mines.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Arraign Brewer
i'm Milwaukee
fRv Associated pres.l

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ziegler, Beaver
Dam brewer, charged with the manu-
facture and sale of beer containing
more than Y Of III Of alcohol, was
arrested and brought to Milwaukee to-
day by deputy U. S. marshals on in
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury. Because of the absence of
his attorney he will not be formally
arraigned until Thursday. He is in
dicted on % counts, the first eight for
the manufacture and the remainder
for the sale of the alleged illegal bev-
erage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Germany to Pay
for Thirty Years

London. Premier Millerand in the
coming Allied-G German economic con-
ference at Spa, Belgium, will propose
to Prime Minister Lloyd George that
Great Britain sanction a proposal to
have Germany pay the Allies fixed
annuity Of s6O0,00O,0O0 for a period Of
thirty years, special dispatches from
Paris declared today.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
FIND BODY OF
REV. WIN. BRAY

The body of the Rev. William
H. Bray, who disappeared from
Darlington on April 21st, was
found in the. river at Darlington
at noon today. The remains will
be brought to Kenosha for inter
ment and announcement of the
time of the funeral will be made
tomorrow. E. H. Hollister left
this afternoon for Darlington to
take charge of the remains and
bring them to Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06

Madison, Wis. The state supreme
court today granted q writ of manda-
mus ordering the Milwaukee Electric
Railroad & Light company to continue
its interurban car service in the city
of Milwaukee as at present without
increased fares arSl without further
interference on the part of Milwaukee
officials. The order sets aside writ
issued in the Milwaukee circuit court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Johnson and Wood
Lead in Primaries
California Shows Big Majority for
Hiram-Hoosiers Show Preference
for General Wood.
nv United .p-essl

San Francisco. Total returns from
$3.50 precincts out of the city's 5,729
give Johnson 299,691 votes and Hoover
153.273. Indianapolis, Ind--Offcial re-
turns in yesterdays primaries from
2,14o precincts out of the total of 1887
give Wood 66,s1o; Johnson 52,O16;
Lowden 24,852; Harding 13,42S.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Calls Special
Session May 18th
fBv United Press1

Madison, Wis.-Gov. E. L. Philip
announced today that special ses-
sion of the legislature will open on
Tuesday, May 18th. The call is to be
issued tomorrow. It is believed that
reduction Of the cost of rentals, high
pay for teachers, and means Of reduc-
ing the high cost of living will be
brought up in the special session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
Charges Boy
With Murder
(Rv Tinted Press

Milwaukee District Attorney label
today started an investigation into
the charges of Mrs. Josephine LaPorta
that her 3-year-old child, which was
burned to death year ago, had been
thrust into a bonfire by neighbor
boy of years. The woman claims
she went to a lawyer and was advised
to wait until the boy was old enough
to be prosecuted.