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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
A FEW OF TH0uBANDB

or the IhIIiy biiii"hs which til" wa
,msi aud 10 attn "p"il"B III" ts'r"g"'"
- Ihla n"u'L,y. srp'"si"~'"V """ h"lf
va. t,av .n'sbl. waste
p., InsIsnra Iha Wa Department
,n,t,s.iad ~" months hrf"'o Tho 49,
,,,s,Io. With Itanry Morse = cn. "r
Now Vo,b. r"r Ips.o1o branding IRON"
10 D.. ,nado ~ "oppn'. which wnH THO"
1carca snd expensive, tn" numh"r 81
irons wnr about ono Tor avery Nv" h"f""H
In tho army. whorssa ono 10 "ooh on"
hundred would have boon n"rN than
enough. The Morse company bought III"
copper at as% c"ntH a pound md who"
tho arrnistlce cancelled III" contract
tho government paid for tho copper al
79n cents and sold 1t back to the com
pany Mt II cents.
Richard IL. Long. shoe manufacturer
OF Framinsham. Mas, had number
these totaling 100000. he had dons
only days work before tho war ended.
but his bill was for $6bt.oO0. Throo In
spoctors who rejected work done by
Long and made charges against him
were removed from their positions.
Captain W. d. Hines rejected 10000 de-
rectiyo cartridge bolts but Mr.. Long
made 4 visit to Washington. after which
tho bolts wore accepted and Captain
Hines sont overseas. Lieutenant Girls
com condemned foed bugs improperly
made by I.onE and made other charges.
Ho was removed and sent overseas.
Colonel George II. Gootz was sent to In
,poct I.onK'a leather work and mado nm
udyer.o report. lilo was relieved from
duty Colonel Goatz tcutiflcd that no
wan no worked up over tho situation that
HIS language was unprintablo.
Thia Richard II. Long Is ono Of tho
most deserving Democrats in MaSSa-
chusotts. He WIS a candidate for COVER
nor in 1919, against Calvin Coolidge.
Possibly this explains much.
There are thousands OF these itoms.
all on record. and each telling Its own
story OF gross inetricicncy. waste and
fayorltism.
or our major expenditures. 1t may be
mentioned that we spent l.Ol''oOo''oo
for aIrplanes and that not one airplane
made under that appropriation reached
the firing line before the armistice; we
spent $1,38o.0O0,o0O for artillery and
only 100 small guns and one large gun
reached France before tho armistice:
wo spent $ll6.oOo.OoO for powder fac
tor,es and not a single pound Of powder
made In them was ever exploded on the
firing line: NO spent, about tho Same
amount for chemical warfare and not
An ounce Of gas was over available for
use; 10000 autos wero Hont L" France
after tho ArInikticn was signed and told
there for q few conts OH tho dollar. In
Auru,t 1919. tho War Depart mont sold
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
TT HAS STARTED ALREADY

REPRESENTATIVE Fordney Of MichiSaH
IL among tho many prominent men OF
tho nation who believes that tho tariff
Issue IL tho major ono to be faced by
Oh, party In power for the next four
voars A soon az the voters got rid OF
Swh.onlsm. tho protection OF tho Job
sand tho wages OF tho American worker
will loom up overwhelmingly.
Tint tho movcmsnt toward une~
nloyment han already begun and viii
lead on 10 6inaAtor unloHs checked by
nroprr protective legislation. Ii ON
phasizod by Mr.. Fordney. III" Haya:
.nuIginK bonded warehouses tell tho
.,orv which IL emphasized by half-timo
factories declining values. reduced
wages an dmen out OF employment
III ID tho inevitable result OF exist
Ing wholly inadequate tarir laws.
reasonable barrier must be erected at
orr aeaboard or one will be erected
AT the doors OF American factories We
must cqualiEe the difference In tho cost
OF production hero ard abroad or In
Vitc disaster.
The war kept European goods out OF
our country and made tremendous
market In Europe for all We could pro-
ducc. Now that artificial tariff wall Is
down and unless we erect Il legislative
a. ono 10 take it's place. tho flood OF cheap
European goods which has already be-
gun will swamp our prosperity and leave
our workingmen JobleSs
Tho Republican party Is and always
has been for protection: the Democratic
party ID and always has been against
Il. Tho Republican party. II placed In
power. Is pledged to pans a protective
tariff law: the Democratic party II
pledged TO pass law for revenue only
A protective tariff law will protect tho
wurkInEmAna Job and his waKos: n
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
Fight Ring Not Much
To Hero Of Bull Ring
spainB Champion Hero Talks Of HIS

New York. Oct 2l.--Oue OF tho three
worlds champions Of another ring went
on Tuesday night 20 sec Carpenter
annex the title OF worlds light hoavy-
weight champion. Although he added
yesterday mis- dIsapproval OF the eKhi
hition to that OF others present. this
spectator said: Il do not think much OF
H. There IS no art in It," He meant
not only the Carpentier-Levinsky fight,
but the sport OF which II was an exam =
pie commonly called THE manly art"
The critic was Rodolfo Gaona, a Mex
lean. one Of the three most famous mat
adors iD the world. who said yesterday
nonchalantly that he had killed 1000
bulls and that soon he expected to kill
a more In Mexico city TO $4,000 or
81. 900 bull
At present the champion bull killed
is at the Hotel America. lb5 West
Forty seventh street. on his way from
Spain To Mexico CITY where. with tho
beginning OF the government OF De Ia
IIuertn. bull nights have been reestao>
Ished Gaona will reopen the season
there noon with special limo OF six
Spanish bulls.
Through nm interpreter. GAona said
bull night in Mexico city WIZ an
attraction equivalent To tho world s
norira. and would draw 10000 people at
prices from, - To 36O. HsaidoA his con
tract price OF az 900 Guomn will got
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
Our Daily Story
FiAvIHu TuR WORLD

~ was hull. Eln"my. uvsTcprt
threatening afternoon
Men," nhuuiNd bundrum SwiEFE III"
Conphnx '"rRior. this /" bad w"rld
wickcd world. n world full az war. evils
md InlFory."
chin cRHI wind blow down tho nrcks
"r his attentive nudoncn. md tn" sky
grow darker.
And why is II lad world. rulI ~
war OWLS and misery" resumed
Swiggs. "Why2 ! ask. Why I'll tel
Won whv HoCauSr us men don't give
tho matter enough thought. that why!
We go about pursutn' our own selfish
ends and pleasures instead a. trym' L"
mako things better. Let us forget our
own little petty interests and intcrrHtln'
prttincssra for a while. mon. and give
this OF world q good houa" clcanIn' :"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

Deapil" the most dishcar ching
handlCaps. the bureau Of Internal Rev
enue Is making PROGRESS In clearing
away tho doubt and uncertainty Of TIA"
liability of Taxpayers When tho audit
Ing unit OF tho bureau Was lnauRurat"h
one objection was Ia Great" an organ
iGaIion capable Of auditing aud hnnlly
disp0hniE Of at least 500 tan T"lurnH
day In l.sa Than hfi""n months ia"
output Of tho organization has ln' Ir"nod
from practically n"thInR 1" MOI" tia"
so 900 complete nudIts a In"uIh
FuTthCTmuIr. tie I"uE'i lh' compile
non OF the audIir T., d'f,ttci. III" i""I'
Ill uiI "nd 'AronoIt' Is 'h' - 90" 81
.""du,lInA them, h"ih 4" The r"N''"
meat und 10 ia, IaSInl'iv Tie "hl''
Iinn nhnuId La T." .""rI,t,i. ""'h "HdIir
uIihln - Twelve 'u,,"ih r''I"d I'""' 'h'
iiro the isl"ina a." hi"d ""d 'h""
..aa' annoying In-t" E"'" WIN '"'b"'
%" ,a.".da az ~"iI a" '"iiS'" '"" 90"
I,nsG aa 1" iaa llahlIliF
-. dIaya ID. Ihs ""i 'IS"'"'l 81 'h"''
,.a.a ne,assIiAioh ~ '"sls~ ""h I'''"
stani"r "',"ai'i"'"'I"" 81 hlh"'E '''
,,I.ri i'r"l ""'I g. '''"'l"H I""''"''"
sod ~ v"iu"ii"'' I""a''''"" 49," '''h"'"'
- ,..,Ii.uins i"i 'n,y go" i"h"''"' 4"
H.. .dnlniai.sii"" ~ "n'h '"'"I''''
in~. Ia. smrE '-i"i''a q" h'uh'' 80
d,, ~ I."h"l,"t "hlilit ~h'' '"""' h."
",,,rr""--isd -''"'dl""lY =" '''"h'
,n.iI,,uuu.Iy DihH, vi ." ~" l"''"'
,,nI hur,, InsulII" !" uhI-ln iho i"''' ~
10 wvo,n accountants "nd '"e l"""'" -
MT, 81 nnL 80 - '",'""I"""'" " lee" h'""
40. raan,y - imrinIl ~ ~" Iuf""" "
r,rcI i'ro I'"l"I"E p'"r'"", '""""'''
unr rHI,n h"u," u"d'' Which r"'"""H
With .Irrn'~,I"ry equipment i"nY "" -"
pared :" Il" tn" WOW
Ia uhnri tho on~"ilvo Sh'nlnl"''"''""
81 tho law Ia Inherently rl"w. '"N'',
mud np,"a-oiIlY uu"""""Iui"nl h''""""
n Iuhcu FROM pr"tlu'llv" "n'''r' 100
Ihnupands ~ tho countrys best l'"In"'
r,Inha 10 ho oupl"V"d 90 ~" Job 81 90
irrtnInlng what pT"p"rll"rr "f ~" ~"
nls FROM produCilv" "nterprlr"" Thn'
hc -urrondcrrd to IN" government
II ~ wcII, hnwcv"r. I" rWphnrif" h"'"
that undesirable ~ this condition ~
affairs 10 and as much ~ " should v"
avoided by tulur" "nnCtmrn'T. " never
th~Icss IL ~ condition which ~ unnV"lh
nhlC Til. attitude toward I'll" admin.
Istratir1n OF III" law must u" h"IptuI
and constructive. In order that pr"ErcHN
In clearing away the present nC"uWhlh
ton Of work mny b" accelerated IN INC
interest Of both tho government ana
business.
Tho financial rraliEnmcnt on peace
limo hnsIs Of every business enterprise
must take into consideration tho unt"t
tod tax liability for past years and this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
low rumble Of thunder rumblod In

A low rumble OF thunder rumblod In
the diHinnCo.
"IIrr right" rnId LnnhlERn G""koy.
us mon mint serious enough for th"r"
rcriuun tinru. We'll. ] for ono am go
Ing Ia rCnnunrc my own petty whalrh"-
rnllurnE. just ms h" NayH. and devote my =
pcIf To tho case nf mankind TIL this
hero world gets Strengthened up bit. "
THAT COOS for me. too" nodded jas
hy Sintcra after nil. tho welfare OF
tho world rests with Its, voters. and II =
high timc We Rtoppcd all triflin' and
got down to real E"rlous thlnkin'.
A murmur or approval went np from
every other man In tho nsscmblaGo
and tho orators eyes Shonc and his
heart warmed within him.
THAT there's the spirit. men! no
cried. why, men, tell you-
"Yuxtryl YuXtry' All about todaN'a
game yolled II passing ncwsboy. Read
how the home team won In the ninth
In two minutes every man In thf
crowd. ablivious TO Dundrum SwigRS
had his nose buried in newspaper.
'-Th" world Is doomed" thought tn"
orator sadly. us he stcalthily bought 4
pa per himself md duCk"d IN An alley
To read about. the game.
II hogan tn drlzzlc ironically
copyright. 1913 by Geo" Mathew Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
FRAUD UNDER THE INCOME TAX
Expense to Taxpayers in Complying With the Lid"
Greater Than Cost to Government OF
Administering Bureau.
BY DANIEL G. ROPER
Former T. S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

cannot h" done unless the hh",I n"'
been made and the returns hhhlIy nv
copied
II II. however, with T"~r""i I" con
vrnicnCr aud coat az "lH"rN"h'o ma
the average taxpayer may protest W."
greatest priority and IuHlIn'"'I"h. H'"'
inIirs are not available. bat "" nave II"
hsaIIanr, la rApr"nhluK TIA" opinion lih'
the uNI,'uhr To III" taxpayer 81 '"hPil
nag with ia" present Law - I"l" u t'e"
~ than ia" coast ." TIA" E"E'i""'""' a"
naturalization the Ini'inhl tcN"nn" h"I
eau The uruury phlh "nI w '"Hb"S
rrs la pruiaiinA IhoIi ISi"i''n last year
amounted ri"LahI.. 1" "a" I""a 'h""
300 0uO 600
t."I ""IY a., ,h""s""dS - """" ""h
WINNIE" sI"Eb",InE ""h't IA" h"'"'" 90
IhU ,sii"o, dlua,Y T,'i'i''"a ~ 'S''"
tIu,II," IuIIi,,, h"''''''d ~ ''''
hral, I"rrInr I"t'I'"'.i's 81 '"''"'"'
capital a"d Ih" llno''"ii"'i"" h"' 60"
~h"i l." l"."'',a ",,d o~h"' !" ""' """'
.". ""i ~I,"i ","g "'' H. 81 h"' '""'"
go, i."' /" u"-i .""Ig-,. ih'g "'' i"'
80 go. 80, --"ity 81 "."I'i'.'" !" ~ -"
49,. ".,..,i""ta "'i ..ri"'''" 80 "'"' l. e"
r.. '.a" :" '"l",'I-'" '"" il"hil''.
49,, ,""-, ."ri.g ."i." &c. ."I ~
l".I-Il ".,,I ',,"I"l"l, ",'''.I"I go "''" ""'
4" ,u"'t ,".'""'"" "'r'h""I 'h'" 80"
II,.Ir oi.uunI. t., 90 dl""'. h""l""""
zee, ,nrr, iur ,I,n" ,,I, ,"rhl' f""Il'
,,rrrII",,, yyIih 'n, irr l"s We Il" ""
l.r, rrr"II,i h,,,l"r toe I",i ZOO" h'"'"
I,r ~, ru,u,,ul ~ h'"iu i''f'' ""h ."
90, Ihri h",' h""n dI'''''' I'"'" ""'
,nn - rrnusr - p'"d''' i'"" 80 'h' "''''
Iirr H." I,i""I -" r""rll""'" VIZ 80" -"
law"
r,,aI drol 81 -" l"~i h'"l''" ""l
ability H. the i'nll'h IupI'" 10 d" ""'"'
!" the worth ~ attempting '" ""lN" We"
lnr"lnl I" rr"hIrur 81 bow !" ""f" ~"
a. ,pI
ton Ihr l"-r lrudnhl" rud 'n"r" 'n'"lN
onrouuIU'"d uii"nVt" !" '"t'"hI 'n'n
hla lu'"u' N"u 81" hfn'h '" "'"" w
InEHcr uurtslrrh that NAV L." hchn'' tot
hut Inmrui gains ihni NJ" Vrnv"l""h'"
and on witch tax muHi l." paid
IurfuI cnI"rpriu"u NJ" not "Irnh|'"h
md prndurtIuu ~ Discouraged hN I'M"
condition. mining h. h"f'rr"d ~ cur
10 He'd mud timber ready I" u" cut w
left standing hcCnup" lri"r"ri charge"
~, such operations appear 4" u" more
than onsCl hy tho Er"nl'T not pr"ht
to bc mndc eventually under tn" l"HH"r
tax that IT, anticipated IN Ill" fu,ur"
II would be- IA long list Indeed thht
would dcSCrR," tho uncConnmiC". Mh-
healthy and rrprcssiV". md often IN
snvory husinrSN practices that mr." en-
Ecndcrcd 10y this condition.
copyright 1920
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
-aI FIICED PAL1URrEM

TIL. Department OF Justice has an.
nonnc.d that its drive against thu high
cot ~ ilyinr would be abandoned on the
first Of next month because OF lack Of
iion Ind there have been so far but ISL
convictions. Few things Gosh moro than
enforced honesty at TINT pricc.-FAiz.
mon, West EirEiniAn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

Mr. Bryan would have US cancel
Furope'. len billion dollar debt to W..
Surh marnihcent generosity with the
poople's money convIncss us that Mr..
Bryan I, "a Eooda Democrat aa over.
and that the administration made a mis-
take In dispensing Win his valuable
rloston Mall.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
rnAor1oAL QuHSTIoHS

Dignity. tho amenities OF lifo and thc,
'.brcnklnx tho heart OF tho world aIha
for a moment. there are 4 Hreht many
Americans who believe with tho k3nsns
farmer that there arc tn.ns' ~ I'LL ~
taksn into consideration in determining
which party to vote for noxt month
I'm rk rHburK News.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

quite common. but fifty ccnts"S that arc
worth a dollar appeared here S"ht"rdhy
for the first tim" when some az tho
new Pilgrim coins OF that d"n"mina-
ton were sold by the hanks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

The War department bought 10 spurs
for each cavalry officer. Probably they
Cnmc Ia handy 10 hold tho officers tc"t
up on their dcHkr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

A,mo men who were found with liquor
In u hcnrnc w"rc nrr"Hi"d =" they even
Interfere with poor old John Harley
COrn'H funeral
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

la Wheeling has decided that pro
hlbltion In here I" stay. lioH getting
down to the winter filtration HuhI"Ci In
dead UnrnCri
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

Audrey MunBon. tho famous model. has
boon forced TO sock employment as
wnitross. IL nhc wears some OF nor "Iu
costumes. that restaurant need never
reduce prices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

Cox nnyn tho enemy Ia on tho run
Suro chaAlnK tho Dom"Crtua clear Off
tho mnp
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
A nrA1 Ho1Cn HUI.H

Our position simply IN that a married
man should finish WHAhinK tho dishes !
before no takos his smoko..-DAllAa
News. .....H
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
LAHT HOPE

Perhaps II might alter matters n bit
" Mr. Hurloson would take few Rides
IN his own mail acceptance. Hlu"hcid
Tole grnph
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

Dollars that AFRO worth fifty cents arc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22

tho procood, of ono boncnt performance
and also will kill bulls in Home OF the
Moxicnn ntates. no the total processes OF
his trip may no 100000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-22
MORE THAN THAT

IInrdinE'r ahead by IA mile .--.rIrnrnnt 10
aunt, ,,t.t
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-04-01
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

y local zrr--a----s az -E-E -z----
- --s=zE=- portion GO .Ea r-~ %
Gag --= way % C--5 -sEt-. IS ans =
2! -5-s-t-L--a- remedies -.-E..ss IS
tz-E=- -g a. l--E-l condition %
c--s ----E % TIE E-s-zl-.l- ---. Ur..
t-E tube q t-1a--L you have
E---1 CO imperfect hearing and E--
s---t-y r.-s=l. Deafness - rr. rrs
--.-ss TIE l-1E uma.cu can b. ..E.
z-- t-.s tube restored 20 rs norma.
'--. hearing win be destroyed forever. -.r
ass OH o. ten are caused ly -aI.r-
F1-c1 q nothing bur an 'uHEw-1 ,.-l. .-....
% the mucous surfaces
We WLl give one Hundred Dollars s.r --.
case q Deafness iCausvd ty cagarrh -E.-
cannot be cured by Hal.s CatarTr cure
send for circulars. free.
p J. CHENEY & Co Toledo Ohio.
sod By Druggists. -tc
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-04-01

Lee eyer Attorney to- E.a.a-..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
metropolitan
STORE POLICY
CLOSED SHOP

It is . we'll known tact that the
Metropolitan to 50 cent stores
insist upon the closed shop policy
in all of their 140 stores.
Mr.. Farmer, the superintendent
OF construction for the Meropoli-
tan to so cent stores will employ
nothing but union labor on remod-
cling, rebuilding or construction
Jobs on any Of their stores.
The Davenport store is no az
ception to this rule a. nothing but
union labor has been employed on
this store. Carpenters, plumbers.
steamfitters, brick masons. cement
flnishers, electricians, painters,
plasterers, fathers, sheet metal
workers and even common labor
has been union labor, which makes
this job entirely . closed shop.
The Metropolitan S to so cent
stores have the whole-hearted sup
port Of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil of the tri-cites with them in
their good work, which speaks a
great word for organized labor In
the tri-cities.
On Friday afternoon. March 70
the Metropolitan S to so cent stores
will hold a formal opening from 2
to o'clock. No goods will be sold
but the place of business will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
I||IeN WORK
IN FOR STORES
70 SELL CHEAP


.. r. Tanner. Chicago. national
oeganizer for the National Coopera-
tive association. will open his
Speaking campaign in the tri-cities
With IN address to be given 1t s
o'clock tonight In the Davenport
Turner hall on the cooperative pur-
chase plan.
Thursday night Mr.. Tanner VIII
speak 1t the Industrial hall In Rock
Island and on Friday night he will
speak at the Industrial hall in Mo-
line.
Mr.. Tanner comes to the TIL
cities under the auspices Of the CO.
operative purchase plan committee
Of the Tri-City Federation Of Labor.
This committee is composed Of. 10
members with Jesse De Wolf, pres
ident Of the Moline carpenters
union, as chairman, and Harry Hal
dali. secretary Of the carpenters
district council as secretary.
Mr.. Haldall announced today that
the speaker from the National Co
operative association is one OF the
best posted men in the country on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24

Eleventh = Ullemeyef's drug
store, l101 Fifteenth street.
Twelfth = Empire theatre en-
trance.
Thirteenth = Episcopal church.
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Fourteenth-C assilly's store, 201e
Ninth avenue.
Fifteenth - Hose house, 5z7
Twenty-second street.
Sixteenth-Schmid's grocery. S2l
Twentieth street
Seventeenth - Rear 1879 Fifth
and-a-half avenue.
Eighteenth-Currier's drug store
Zoo Seventh avenue.
Nineteenth-Hastings and Pewe's
store. 1728 Twenty-sixth street.
Twentieth-2736 Seventh avenue
Twenty-frst - 631 Thirty eighth
street
Twenty-second Fro station
1417 Thirtieth street.
Twenty-third-1430 Thirty-eightt
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24


The cooperative purchase plan,
which has been taken up, By the
local committee In view Of estab-
lishing Z central agency through
which families Of organized work
man can buy almost every CON-
modify at . little over cost
Organized labor here has be-
come much Interested In the plan
through the activities Of the local
committee, which decided the FIRST
Of the month to bring In IN expert
to explain the entire proposition not
only TO organized labor. but to the
public - we'll.
Cooperative 6toses PEoSaAls.
Il u even predicted that the cen
trail agency plan may be enlarged
to the extent Of establishing cooper
alive stores In Davenport, Rock Is
land. Moline and East Moline. In
fact, the speaking campaign to be
carried on by Mr.. Tanner is looked
upon by the local committee as
really q "feeler" ~ to the senti-
ment Of the community in the mat
tar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24

Ono assessor.
One town clerk.
ono justice Of the peace to fill
vacancy.
One constable to fll vacancy.
The precinct polling places Will
be - follows:
FIrst-Yoh's barber shop, AS
Fourth avenue.
Second Grant school.
Third-So0 Third avenue.
Fourth-City barn. 919 SIKH
xvenu2
Fifth-0arage At ILL., Eighth
avenue.
Sixth-Evangelical church. 11z0
Twelfth street.
Seventh - Miller's store, 1900
Twelfth street.
Eighth-Court house
Ninth-Church. Fourteenth street
md Sixth avenue.
Tenth-Kramer's store, 815 Four
teankh and-a-haK street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hofer and
family and Mr.. and MrS. Will
Hofer visited Saturday in Aledo.
MIRA Charles Dunlap was .
Rock Island passenger Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Paul Daniels and
baby daughter Pauline. left Thurs
day for their homo in Hearne
Sask.. Canada, after spending the
winter 1t the home Of Henry Bes-
tian.
The Republican cancas. WIS held
at this village Saturday.
Marc Peterson visited Sunday
afternoon at the home Of August F.
Hartman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24

These decisive tests proved Essex not
only the supreme performer Of the light car
field, but they showed that the moderate
priced, economical Essex has such endur-
ance and dependabihty a few large, high
priced cars Offer.
Greater size could add nothing to Essex.
It has the qualities, weight and size are
built to Overriding comfort, solidness,
distinction and smooth, quiet pace. But
in addition it has fuel, oil and tire econ
ouv: And its great durability means
freedom from repair costs and positive.
dependable transportation. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24

Tventy-fourth = Peterson's car
peuter shop. Forty-hfth street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenue.
Twenty-fifth-Longfellow school,
Forty-frst street and Seventh ave-
nue..
Twenty-sixth - 1900 Fourteenth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24

- :
Essex is easy to operate. Driving does
not fatigue. Its quick response to the
lightest touch and its smooth, restful
comfort in'motion, account for this.
: That is why so many women are Essex
owners. They appreciate its safety, too.
Its controls are simple and instantaneous.
1t makes fast time, with security, even
in difficult traffic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a
township election win be held in
the township Of Rock island. eoun-
ty. Of Rock Island, state Of Illinois,
on the sixth day Of April. 1920. for
the election of the following town.
ship officers, to-wit:
One supervisor.
Four assistant supervisors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
TALK ABOUT TOWN

It's q very dry spring In some re-
spects and 20 . Rock Island switch
man made the most Of his oppor-
tunfty when he struck an oasis the
other evening. Some time later .
fellow worker found him leaning
up against . box car crying Bit
terly.
"Shay," he walled, "where'sh
fourteen eighty-three. She'sh got =
quart O. whisky ON 'er an I Just
eotto I'm 'er? Where is she any
wayT
The 1883 was within 40 feet Of
where he stood and 1t turned out he
had walked around it three or four
times, but couldn't read the num-
bers.
Little jerome was 4 yesrs old
the other day. While walking With
an elder brother ON his birthday he
was jostled by another boy.
SAY" he protested swelling up
his small chest, II guess that boy
don't know I'm 4 years old!"