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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
new HOSPITAL
GETS APPROVAL
Settlement Finally Reached with
Contractor When Committee
Accepts the Jeh.

Final acceptance Of the new St.
Anthony's building was accom-
plished today when the building
committee composed Of James
Reidy, J. L. Vernon, Morris Heagy,
James Murphy and Frank WEIGH
gave their approval after alast in
spection Of the work recently COM
.pleted by the contractor.
The building committee hereto
fore had refused to accept the Job
because Of the objections to GER
tain details Of the work which were
found unsatisfactory when the
building was completed. In the
meantime the contractor has rem
edied the situation by doing the
work deemed necessary by the com
mittee, so that after final inspec-
ton a settlement was reached to-
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
GU NORM IS
Pre- vAlENT IN
DOWN SECTION
Three Dihersnt Plantings Of Corn
Destroyed by Pest Seek
Preventative.

Farmers in the lower end Of
Rock Island county the district af-
fected by the spring food Of the
Mississippi. are confronted with an
epidemic Of cut-worms which is
proving disastrous to the corn. AL
ready the worms have destroye.:
three paintings Of corn.
In company with Prof. W. B.
Flint Of the University of Illinois,
County Agent p. R. Edgerton went
into the affected district today for
the purpose Of studying the activi-
ties Of the parasite and devise, IL
possible, an effective counter acting
agent.
The worm Is apparently of Diff
ferent species than that encounter
ed heretofore. The cut-worm has
been found to thrive in cool wealth
er bu the greatest damage Of pres
ent and past has been wrought dur
ing the recent hot weather. Its &C
tivities take in both sides Of the
river and 1t is believed the flooded
condition Of the lands is in no small
part responsible. The worm acts
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22

Especial to The Argus) .

Springfield, June z7.-Authority
u given the Peoples Power com
pany Of Rock Island IN an order IS
sued today by the state public util-
tiles commission to issue unsecur-
ed Swear. notes bearing Z per cent
interest and dating June l, 1920, to
the amount OF $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of refunding other notes. The
new notes are to be sold at not less
than 90 per cent Of their face value
with accrued interest.
R. B. Macdonald, general man
ager Of the Peoples Power COM
pany, announced today that on re-
ceipt Of formal privilege from the
state public utilities commission
the company will go about the issu-
ance Of unsecured 3-year notes in
the sum Of $4,000 to refund short
time notes that the company put
out to obtain money to keep up its
business.
The company can issue short-time
notes without consent Of the utili-
tiles commission, but notes Of a
year or more cannot be issued ex-
cept by. consent Of the commission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22

q ~ plant almost lsior. X
through The sprfAca g.
County Agent Edeertnn -
assistant, Marc Kosuir 49,; w.!
"a Rock Island county & ssS
ference o. farm advisorr ~: ~ !
weak ct Urbana. ProAlsr.s W;
ing the iarmers ana ~ ~ "a /.
public q : whole we've dlsr y =
An explanation Of IL ii
survey was given b. q y
ford. This survey d 8 = : ID 8
In Rock island county rSs3
and will be completed Isis
middle Of July. It T. ~ ~ -
be attended with good - n!
Progress Of the work visS
grain marketing departmSs
discussed and seemed 70 49, ~.
general approval. The svrss y.
permanent fertility worksd c'.s =
DR.. Hopkins was approved ~ n
advisors. ~
Mr.. Edgetton and Mr.. r..
noted with satisfaction thsf n.
corn in this section ID mus 4.
Their advanced than In ~ ~. Il.
part Of the state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
SPEED COURT NEWS

W. M. Moore and Cyril Dare
we're fined IS each by Magistrate
D. J. Cleland in police court on
charges of driving their automo-
biles by street cars that had been
stopped to take on and discharge
passengers.
L. F. Morey was fined S. for driv-
Ing . commercial car without hav-
ing . chAufieur's license.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22

PUBLIC NOTICE.
will not be responsible for A.,
debts unless contracted by my,el,
after this date.
ROBERT A. SEEFELD.
June q. 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
ALLr1GETAL PLANE
NEAR FLIGHT. END

Chicago. June. 2z.-An all-metal
monoplanc. flying from New York
to Omaha. where the passengers
will attend . wedding, left Chicago
today at 1882 q. M, on the last leg
Of the trip.
John M. Larsen, the owner, ex-
poets to land at Omaha shortly aft
er noon. The passengers include
Mrs. Larsen, Major l.. B. Lent of
the aerial mail service; Bert Acous-
ia, pilot, and Wallie Bugh, mocha
nician.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22

Board OF Local Impr0yements o.
the City Of Rock Island, Ill.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
Gen, No. 532.

Notice Is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board of
local improvements Of the city of
Rock Island, ILL.,, has filed in the
county court Of Rock Island coun-
y, . certificate Of the cost of the
improvement entitled in said court,
.In Re Petition Of the City of Rock
Island. Illinois, to assess the cost
Of the construction Of a sewer on
Thirty-hfth street from Eighteenth
avenue to q point 800 feet south of
Nineteenth avenue" and said GER
tincate also shows the court costs,
the amount Of accrued interest, and
the total amount OF said assess
ment, and said certificate also
states that the said improvement
conforms substantially to the re-
quirements Of the original ordi-
nance for the construction Of the
same, as required by law. and that
Anal hearing on said certificate will
BE- had on the 9Th day Of July, A. D.
1890, at the hour Of 9 o'clock q. m.
or - soon thereafter as the bust
ness Of the court will permit. All
persons desiring may file objec-
Mons in said court before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
n1ke their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois,
mis- 22nd day of June. A. D. 1920.
H. M. SCHRIvER,
M. T. RUDGREN,
FRANK WICH,
JOHN MURRIN.
VIM. FITZSIMMONS,
board OF Local improvements of
the City Of Rock Island, Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby, given to all per-
nons interested that the board of
local Improvements Of the city of
Rack Island, ILL.,. has fled in the
county court OF Rock Island coun-
~ > certificate Of the cost Of the
improvement entitled in said court.
In 70 petition of the city of Rock
Island. ILL.,, to assess the cost Of the
eo0sfruction Of q Waterman on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22

J 11lan6 baakees are strongly
1oe of ~ eotabliskmsnt o. .
~ cleasing house. IN which
! hanks " Rock Island. Moline
naveopcst ars associated.
Nile q present they enjoy the
l3Gklts Of , clearing house asso-
of)oov ~ old system Of exchange
n lhocls, which bankers Of Rock
31d II general regard ~ having
10y 0bjsctionAl features, ID slow
~ md In . way, less safe, in cases
l1E6 ~ the detection Of forgery.
~ present each bank In Rock
1nd,s Davenport or Moline ex-
nlges With tho bank in each Of
~ other cities with which It IL
4 &llllated or has such an arrange
Ueut Checks are mailed to these
1nks one day and the remittance
E1Ade the next, thus causing the
loss Of one day In the transaction
from day to day. which would be
esyed under the operation Of tri-
city clearing house, with its per-
1nanent secretary in charge. At
clearing house all transactions
could be made daily and thereby
eliminate much Of the lost time,
expense and lack Of protection ex-
pefienced under the present sys-
tenn.
Favored By Many.
Sentiment in favor of the estab-
lishment Of a clearing house for
Tie tri-cities is said to be strong
n both Rock Island and Moline and
II understood as being quite gener-
ally favored by Davenport bankers.
That such an area as the three
cities compose. as far as their geo.
graphical location Is concerned,
would not be too unwieldly for the
establishment Of tri-city clearing
house. was pointed out by one
Rock Island banker today, who cit
Cd the case OF Chicago as 1.-THE city
or magnificent distances" and
which has clearing house where
clearings are made every day. BY
having the clearing house for the
three cities centrally located, 1t Is
declared, 1t would be q far less
serious proposition than that of
Chicago.
While the clearing house pro-
posal for the tri-cities is one OF
long standing among the bankers.
s Il 10 one that must be adopted be-
fore long, they contend, as it daily
becomes . more pressing need, and
the most likely solution of the
present unsatisfactory situation. .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-22
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Like Budweiser! Phone 4. /. y,
r. |. Clean Towel Service -.
R !. 2439.
1ri-City Towel Scpply eum,.,,
Davenport s3l.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
FORT MILL TEAM LOSES
AND WINS AT BASEBALL

The Fort Mill baseball team met de-
Sole Company team of Charlotte Fri
day afternoon on the locals grounds.
Ii was an exciting and hrart-wrrnrhiny
contest for the Fort Mill fans. for it
was anybody'S game until the last man
was out. Fort Mill apparently had the
stronger team, but SERIES of atruciuus
errors. due principally to novrrcontidrnrr.
and lack of pep. brought the home bows
the short end of the score.
Marlborough pitched better ball for
the home team than Carwrll did for
the Cole aggregation. but the SUPERIOR
heldlng of the visitors counted in the
undoing of Fort Mill. Manager prim
was on the job throughout the ra,n..
and Nay, substitute catcher. also
tried to inject some hfc into the home.
team, but their joint efforts fell shlt
Of the end sought. "Whackrr" Smith
was IN the game as usual and X imhr,.ll
also hit well. y large crowd SAN the
game. The cotton mills shut down and
many of the stores closed to permit the
employees To witness the contest.
Fort Mill ''camt back in the. game
with Aragon mills Saturday afternoon
and in the ninth inning squeezed out a
! to 3 victory. thanks to the timely Int
10y Ferguson. These teams wilt play
again in Rock Hill Saturday afternoon.
"Wednesday afternoon the Standard
Oil team of Charlotte came, To Fort Mul
and trimmed the home club j to >.
This afternoon Fort Mill is playing
Chadwick -lioskins mills ON the home
grounds
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
Boy Scouts Live Organization.

The Fort Mill troop. Boy Scouts of
America, has made gratifying prog
ress since it was organized in the town
hall on March IL. Although there was
successful troop of Boy Scouts in Fort
Mill few years ago and there still
were here several members of the old
organization, it was deemed best to
form new organization. Col. +. b.
Spratt, George Fish and C.. S. Link
were selected as the troop committee
They have since rendered invaluable
service to the organization, one of their
duties being to recommend scoutmas-
ter. Bruce H. Stribling was indorsed
for the place and he has since been com
missionrd by national headquarters.
During the first week of his service as
scoutmaster, Mr.. Stribling enrolled 81
boys, but before these bows could be-
made full-tledged scouts it was neces
sary for them to pass the "tenderfoot'
tests, which include familiarity with
scout laws, history, composition. respect
for the flag and the ability to tie nine
different kinds of knots and know their
uses. Twenty-Five boys have passed
these tests and others are working tC
perfect themselves.
The troop committee and scoutmaster
are planning for ten-day camping TRIP
for the scouts during the month OF
August, but the details are vet To b.
worked out.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
Soldiers Favor Bonus Legislation

The proposed withdrawal of the
South Carolina branch of the American
Legion from the national organization
because of alleged dissatisfaction over
the attitude of the national orguniZa-
ton for bonus Legislation by Congress
will receive no support from the Fort
Mill post. in the opinion of Arthur C.
Lytle, adJutant. At meeting of the
Fort Mill post u few weeks ago the
proposed bonus Legislation was dis
cussed and the post went on record
unanimously in favor of it.
1T is strange thing" remarked
Mr.. Lytle yesterday. that all the
congressman from South Carolina voted
against the bonus bill while the North
Carolina congressman voted for it,
The soldiers of the two States per
formed like service i'm the World war
and why there should have been this
difference of opinion by the repre-
sentativeS of the sister States as to
what the men are entitled To is "A little
strange. 1t is beside the question to
talk OF capltallZing patriotism in CON
nectlon with bonus legislation. We
went to the front and tried to do our
dnty, with our lives constantly in
danger and suffering many hardships,
for all of which We received poor
financial compensation. Clerks IN the
departments at Washington sat on easy
chairs and We're paid four times as
much AS we got They were in no dan
ger of harm from the enemy. In my
opinion All overwhelming number of
the South Carolina veterans favor the
passage of bonus lrgisation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
BISHOP DARLINGTON WILL
PRESIDE AT CONFERENCE

Announcement has just been made
that Bishop u. V. w. Darlington will
Preside over the sessions of the Rock
Hill district conference to be held at
st. Johns Methodist church, Fort Mill,
beginning at $40 O'Clock Wednesday
evening, June 9, and continuing through
Friday, June IL. Bishop Darlington's s
visit to Fort Mill is looked forward to
with much interest and pleasure by the
members of st. Johns church. HIS is
one of the best loved bishops of the
Southern Methodist church and is a man
of deep piety and scholarly attainments.
During his stay in Fort Mill Bishop
Darlington will be entertained in the
home of the Rev. w. K. Rauknight,
pastor of st. Johns. Bishop Darling
tons home is in West Virginia. He is
the conferences of South Carolina and
North Carolina.
Besides Bishop Darlington, other dis
tlnguShed churchmen who will attend
S''N N'''i'iN'i'V aiV III IlellTy NelSOI
Snyder. president of Wotford college:
DIR. John o. Wilson, president of Lam
der college; DR.. Pugh. president of Co
lumbla college; the Rev. Il. G.. Odell,
superintendent of Epworth orphanage;
DR. w. {. Kirkland, editor of The
Southern Christian Advocate, and the
Rev. }. K. T. Major, presiding elder of
the Rock Hill district
The opening sermon of the confer
rncr will be preached by the Rev.
Nj. /. Wharton of Hickory Grove.
Ahont 100 delegates are expected to
attend the conference and they will be
entertained i'll the Methodist homes of
the town. All Of the pastors of the
Rock Hill district and one other dele
gate from each church will compose the
membership of the conference, the work
of which will consist largely of reports
of spiritual and financial conditions
throughout the district. Sunnay school
and missionary work and the examina-
ton of young men applying for license
to preach. The secretary of the con-
ference is the Rev. X. l.. Holroyd of
of Rock Hill.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
WOOD NOW IN FRONT
OF OTHER CANDIDATES

With June 8, the date for the Re
publican national convention at Chicago,
rapidly approaching, and practically
all of the delegates elected, the situa-
tlon shows that no candidate has
enough votes pledged to give him any
decided advantage. Campaign mana
gers for the three men i'm the lead,
Wood, Johnson and Lowden, each pre-
dict success for their respective can
didates, with decisive vote on the
third or fourth ballot.
General Wood. on the face of re-
turns to date, will show the most
strength on the first ballot. In ad-
dition, he carried the preferential pri-
mary in Vermont, but that States
eight delegates have not yet been
chosen by the States convention.
Woods nearest competitor i'm the
delegations already pledged is Senator
Hiram Johnson of California. Governor
Frank o. l.owden of Illinois is third.
while Senator Warren G.. Harding of
OHIO has 80 votes from his home State.
There are, however. contests pend
ing in IL States and the District of
Columbia. involving l04 delegates.
The credentials committee has been
busy in Chicago this week threshng
out these contests.
Campaign managers at Chicago agree
that there will be no nomination on tn,
first ballot. The complimentary vote
for the large list of "favorite sons
may, in fact, they say, be so large
that it will destroy the usual sig
nlfcance of the first ballot as an indi-
cation of the strength of the various
candidates.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
To Recount Michigan Vote

Under an agreement reached by coun-
sci in the Ford d-Newberry election con-
test before the senate elections COM
mittee, all ballots now in existence will
be recounted and testimony will be ia
ken as to the circumstances surround
ing the election in precincts where the
ballots have not been obtained.
Should the determination of the COM
mittee be that Senator Newberry has
not a majority of the votes cast, ac-
cording to Newberry's counsel he will
resign at once. Should Newberry's re-
cent conviction for spending too much
money in the election stand, he added,
my client would have no grounds to
stand upon in opposing expulsion"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
Demonstration Course al Winthrop.

The annual STATE home demonstration
short course will be held at Winthrop
college June ] to June II. There Will
be about 800 women and girls in at
tendance. coming from every section
of the State, from the largest cities to
the smallest rural districts. These
women and girls have Scholarships be
cause of the quality of work accom-
plished during this year III various
home demonstration clubs, winch in
clude cooking. sewing, poultry and
tomato clubs for the girls brtud and
home demonstration clubs for the
women. Some Of the best teachers
and demonstrators in the country have
been secured to lecture at this short
course.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
Officers Seize Liquor

Efforts of Horace Johnson. State
constable, and II number of other of
tlcrrS to ovrrtakr and arrest party
of men suspected of having liquor in
an automobile Saturday afternoon in
Fort Mill township were not rewarded
with success. but six gallons of iuuur
which the men are believed to have
left in the undrrbrush near the old
Stockad", less than mile from town.
was seized and taken to York bv Mr.,
Johnson. 1t was thought that the
liquor was transferred to another auto
mobile hy the men and then taken to
the place where 1t was found
Late Saturday afternoon Police Of
licrr Wagstatf made another seizure of
liquor. this time in the corporate limits
of the town, when he found p gallons
sccrrted III n honrysuckle vine in the
rear of home near the graded school
building. The liquor was in fruit lars.
No one has been arrested i'm connection
with the case, but Mr.. Wagstaff is
confident he knows the name of the
man who owned the liquor.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-06-03
JUNIOR ORDER GROWS
RAPIDLY IN FORT MILL

Friends of good citizenship will be
pleased at the rapid growth Of the Jun
ior Order. United American Mechanics,
in Fort Mill The local council of this
patriotic order. Fort Mill council No.
237, organized about n year ago with 40
members, has recently had accessions
to its membership until it now has | Is
members, counting those to be- initiated
this week. The Junior Order is not a
labor organization, as might be conclud-
ed from its name. 1t is a fraternal and
patriotic organization and draws its
membership from men in good health
and of good moral character between
the ages of Is and 30 years. The Jun
the home lite of the country, its public
school system. its democracy, its church,
its Bible and all of its free institutions,
but opposes the coming into this coun-
lawleSs foreigners and has done much
in influencing the restricted immigra-
tion laws of the country.
The Junior Order is democratic and as
such draws its membership from men
in all walks of life. 1t is II significant
fact that no drunkard can become a
member of the order. and it is also sig
nifcant that 81 American congressman
are members of the order.
The Junior Order is not ''junior'
with reference to its age, for it is 6I
years old; but it is Junior" with re-
spect to growth and activity. The or
der has more than BOO 900 members III
the United States. its only field of op"-
ratlons 1t is comparatively young in
South Carolina, but has more than ., ,OOt
men btrs in the STATE and is growing
rapidly. It's gain in South Carolina last
year was more than 2, 900 members. The
order has social and fratrrnal features,
also "A sick benefit and insurance for its
members. Each council legislates for
it self III conformity with the laws of
the State and national councils.
The State council of South Carolina.
made up of the State council officers
and representatives from all the local
councils, consists of about 200 members
and will hold its next meeting in Union
on the second Tuesday in August. DR..
}. w. II. Dychrs. councillor of the Fort
Mill council, is chaplain Of the State
council, which office he has held for the
last four years. A. l.. Parks is the
representative of the Fort Mill council
to the State council.
Believing IN the flag. the, Bible and
the public school. the Junior Order de-
lights in placing copy of the Bible in
the school room and an American flag
upon the flag pole of every public schoo
wherever The opportunity offers.