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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
ALEDO MAY Be
CHOSEN FOR 4
LANDING FIELD
Mayer Beors Receives Letter Re-
Questlng Data Concerning
Pr1cticabillty q Plan.

Will Aledo be one Of the cities
designated by the federal govern
ment a a landing place for trans
continental airplanes? According
to Mayor Beers, this city has q
chance to be SO selected.
Yesterday Mayor Beers received
a letter from the director Of fed
eral air service requesting that
data be furnished relative to land
ing sites. natural advantages for
caring for the planes and pilots,
etc. He was to name q committee
today to investigate and formulate
a reply to the federal diree>S-.
With hundreds Of cities through
out the country bidding for federal
air stations, the prospects for one
for Aledo seemed remote. but with
the enthusiasm with which bust
ness men OF the city took up the
question, it is thought that this
city will make a good bid for a
place on the route.
A transcontinental air route from
New York to San Francisco has
been much discussed, and the fol-
lowing places have received almost
definite assurance of a field: New
York, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleve-
land, Toledo, South Bend, Chicago.
Rock Island, Des Moines and other
cities farther west including Den
yer. Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco. The final route may cause
great changes in the present plans,
but it is possible that many cities
will be added to the schedule.
Passenger and freight facilities
by air would give to Aledo the
prestige in business circles over
many surrounding cities. and local
citizens have already given their
assurance Of hearty cooperation in
the effort to bring such . project
to this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, March 24.-Hog receipts,
q, 900; slow. 10c to Csc lower; bulk,
14.50@16.00; top price, 1925; heavy.
13.90@15.5O; medium, 15.00@16.10;
light, 15.60@1620; light lights,
14.90@15.S0; heavy packing sows,
smooth, 13.25@1365; packing sows,
rough, 12.65@13.15; pigs, 1850
1850. .-.--
Cattle receipts. 1000; steady;
beef steers, medium and heavy
weight: choice and prime. 1850
1925; medium and good, 11.50@
1850; common, 10.25@11.50; light
weight: good and choice. 1900
14.75; common and medium, 10000
1900: butcher cattle: heifers, TAO
@13.O0; cows, 7.40@11.75; Gamers
and cutters. 5.00@7.35; veal calves,
17.00@18.50; stocker steers, 5000
1900; feeder steers, 7.65@11,25.
Sheep receipts. 5000; firm;
lambs, 81 pounds down, 1850
2025; culls and common, 1900
|1725; ewes, medium. good and
choice, 11O0@15.00; culls and COM
mon, 6.00@10.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, March 24.-Hogs,
10000; higher; bulk, l4.5o@1e.00;
heavies, 14.50@15.25; mediums,
15.00@15.90; lights. 15.S5@16.10;
packing sows, 12.00@1275: pigs,
13.00@16.20.
Cattle, receipts. $500; weak:
beef steers, 13.10@14.25; medium
and good. 11.50Q13.00; common.
10.00@11.40; light weight, good and
choice, 11.60@l3.40; common and
medium, S.00@11.s0; heifers, 7.25
@13.25; cows, 6.90@12.00; veal
calves. 14.50@16.5O; feeder steers,
8.60@12.50; stocker steers. 6.75G
11.40.
Sheep, receipts. 10000; lower;
lambs, 16.75@19.4O; yearling
wethers, 15.00@17.25; ewes, 1850
1925; breeding ewes, 9.50@16.50;
feeder lambs, 14.25@16.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
GROCERY COMPANY
Is DINNER HOST

Fifty Moline and East Moline
merchants were guests of the Sam
uel Mahon company, wholesale
grocers, at the Moline Commercial
club last night. Dinner was served
at 7 o'clock. Members of the COM
pany addressed the merchants after
the dinner.
Among the speakers were John
K. Mahon. president; J. E. Hinser,
vice president and sales manager;
Paul r. StoltZ, secretary; Jesse
Spurgeon, treasurer and chief &C
countant; Oscar W. Stoltz, pur-
chasing manager, and Frank Mills,
who for 30 years has been an en-
ploye of the company. Hugh H.
Doran, who will have charge of the
Moline branch, was introduced and
spoke briefly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
MEET FRIDAY
TO PLAN JOBS
ON HIGHWAYS


Oil committeensn on preparing
and applying oil, representing the
country roads which Are cooDsfa~
ting With the same committee IN
Alsdo, should make an effort to At
tend the meeting TO be held In the
farm bureau once at the court
house Friday night 1t 1880.
P. s. Richey. chairman OF the
Aledo committee. has called thia
meeting 90 that arrangements for
purchasing Oil and equipment. the
method Of applying the oil and plan
for preparing the roadbed. can b
discussed before the actual work
Is begun. Many important ques-
tons probably will como before the
men.
The preparation committee Of
Aledo is composed Of the following
men: P. s. Richey, chairman:
Ralph Thede. Charles McChessney.
H. C. Wiesel and G. W. Allison.
These men are anxious to meet
with the rural representatives and
get the work started on oiling ~
miles Of Mercer county roads.
Mr.. Richey stated this morning
that he expected this would be the
only meeting of its kind Of oil COM
mittees on preparation before the
actual work Of grading and otltng
is started, and he would like to see
"A many men there rs can arrange
to come.
Six roads leading out from Aledo
to the various parts Of the county
are being considered for oiling and
the $4,000 program Of which Aledo
men are to pay one-fourth will In
clude the following highways:
Aledo to Viola, Aledo to Hamlet
Aledo to Marston. Aledo to Buffalo
Prairie by way of Millersburg.
Aledo to Sunbeam and on south.
and Aledo to Greer's corner. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
CANADIAN DOLLAR y
GAINS IN VALUE

New York, March A.-The Cana
dian dollar was quoted ut $3.50
cents, q new high in the present
upward movement. at the opening
of the foreign exchange market
here today. Tho English pound
sterling was quoted at 1891 or Nc
above yesterdays close. Franc
checks sold at the rate Of 1887 for
the American dollar. up IS confines
and lire checks at the rate Of 1881,
up 40 centimes. German marks
were quoted ut LIT cents each.
Later sterling exchange rose to
3.S2A, and its strength was at
tributed to reports that Great
Britain's exports now are nearly
at the pre-war rate and that con-
tinental countries are buying Eng
lish bills. Canadian dollars adj
vanced to 91.43 cents. franc checks
to14.34 for the dollar and lire
checks to 1872.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
ALEDO PERSONALS

Attorney Virgil H. Duvall LETT
Monday evening for Chicago on
short business trip.
Mrs. W. A. Lorimer went to Joy
Monday evening to spend the night
with friends.
Mrs. Glenn Rutherford returned
to her home at Joy Monday even
ing. following the day here with
friends.
Lloyd Henderson lsft Monday
evening for Omaha. Neb., whore he
will visit at the homo Of his sister.
Mrs. Bert Johnston.
Paul Hartwig returned home to
New Boston Monday evening tol-
lowing the day in the city.
Mrs Fred Hazlitt returned to her
home at New Boston Monday eveu-
ing following q shoFt v1stk In IL
city with friends
Mrs Roy Griflith returned 10 her
home at New Boston Monday even
ing after . short visit In the city
with friends.
Mrs. H. H. Winger LETT Tuesday
morning for Hanover. ILL.,, for q
visit at the home of her sister,
Mrs. r. J. Speer.
Mrs. ]. W. Wallace and sister,
Mrs. R l. Watson went to Gales
burg Tuesday morning to spend the
day.
Mrs. H. Foster went to Viola
Tuesday morning for q short visit
at the home Of her son, Jack An
derson. Z
Mrs. Ella Reynolds went to Viola
Tuesday morning to attend the fu-
neral Of her cousin. Jasper Hunt
| Mrs. H. ]. Fisher OF Joy arrived
in the city Tuesday morning for q
short visit At the home OF hez
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Noble.
Mrs. J. w. Swanson OF Joy Ar
rived in the city Tuesday morning
for q short visit at the homes oil
her brothers, w. s. and Lang
Robinson.
John johnson Of Joy was a bust.
ness visitor in the city Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Moline Obituary
Lyman Henry Thompson.

Lyman Henry Thompson, 10-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thompson, 414 Forty-ninth street,
died at 1875 last night in St. An
thongs hospital, Rock Island, where
he underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Funeral services will be held at
2::30 tomorrow afternoon in the
Union Congregational church. Blu
rial will be in Riverside cemetery
Lyman Henry was born Jan. "a
1910, in Geneseo. Besides the be-
reaved parents, he is survived by
five sisters, Mrs. Stella Evans OF
Owatonna, Mimi, Mrs. L. S. Sickler
and Mrs. Dewey Gothardt of Moline
Mrs. Goldie Piser and Fama Thomp-
son at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
films DRIVE
I cORN SHORT,
PRICES REACT

! 0icsso, March 2s.-Selling pres
.. continued today in the corn
Ia largely a. . result Of furth-
: ebiicity given to forthcoming
,uestion Of car control and Of
~ supposed reasons for search
! 4 grain At big terminals. On the
le,iss today. however, buyers be-
- more active, and the market
md. Bullish crop reports about
sister wheat in the southwest help
Y prices to recover. Opening
seastions, which ranged from Nc
: iNc lower, with May 1.54N to
| irK. and July 1.48A to 1.49h,
~ followed by q moderate furth-
| = setback, and then by q general
utufn.
General advances took place la
n and sellers became a small
shority. Most OF the demand was
iom shorts. The close was unset
"a. NC u INC net higher, with
~ 1861 to 1884, and July 1.5l
| b l6lA.
Oats duplicated the changes In
urn. After opening Nc to IL
DOWN, including July at 7Sxc tc
sac, the market fluctuated within
arrow limits.
Provisions were easier with grain
md hogs. Selling, though, was moi
aggressive.
Later, the market went sharply
lover on selling ascribed to pack.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
BELGIUM READY
TO SIGN TREATY
WITH THE DUTCH

Brussels, March H.-BelEian
delegates have gone to Paris to as
sist in a meeting of the council Of
IA. at which they will announce
Belgium's readiness to sign the
treaty with Holland, by which the
provisions of the treaty of 1889 are
revised. Decision to this effect was
reached on Monday after two meet
ings OF the cabinet council. ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
SEES NO DANGER
|. OF LABOR BEING
run BY EUROPE
Clark Anderson Of Tn-Clty Railway
Company Addresses Moline
University Club.

Clark Anderson, Tri-City Railway
company Official. in a talk before
the Moline University club last
evening declared that present indi-
cations point toward eradication Of
visionary and academic social the
Dries from the American labor
movement. He expressed faith in
the sanity OF American labor and
stated that there is little danger
today OF labor organizations in
America becoming controlled or in
fiuenced by radical European
policies.
THE American workman" said
Mr.. Anderson, has recourse to the
ballot and free access to all func-
tons Of our government and has no
necessity OF adopting the theories
and arguments Of the European
agitators. His rights Of franchise
and greater freedom to work out
his own salvation have given him
weapons for his purpose just as af-
fective and less destructive than
the force Of arms advocated by
some of his brothers from over the
seas"
However, a number Of members
Of the University club differed with
Mr. Anderson, pointing to the steel
and coal strikes as evidence thai
radical elements are gaining con-
troll OF organized labor. These
speakers contended that of radical
ism there is real danger in
America today.
A paper on the Political Effect
of the International Labor Move
ment." was presented by Mr.. An
derson. He declared European Ia
Dor movements have had no lasting
effect on American labor. "The
American public" he said, has rec
ognized trades unionism as truly
representative OF American labor
and has yielded to its demands
whenever such demands have beer
reasonable and the proposed regu-
lations, legislations. Or awards have
complied with the principle Of JUS
tice and equity"
The enunciation Of, the faith in
and practice Of equality Of opportu
nifty for the individual, guaranteed
by our constitution, is the bulwarl
upon which all Americans mus
! build the defense for the principle
, that right is might, as against thu
present European idea that nigh
is right"
1.-THE fact that the American la
Dor movement recognizes this il
| evidenced in many ways, but partic
ularly in its avowed intention tt
be non-partisan in politics and il
the character of laws affecting la
! Dor conditions which have beer
placed upon the statutes through
| its activities and influence"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
MOLINE BRIEFS

Sixteen members OF the senior
class of the Moline high school
will participate in the comedy,
stop Thief" which will be pre-
scented April l and 2. Rehearsals
are under direction of Mrs. Uno
Bradley. The play is full of ac-
ton and fun.
When the eight men arrested
Monday night in an alleged gamb-
ling joint were arraigned in police
court last evening, Magistrate Gus
tafson levied the usual fines. Nick
Nodas, found guilty of being keep
er of the place, was fined $40 and
costs. The others paid $40 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
NERVOUS TONE
CONTINUES IN
STOCK MARKET

New York. March IA nervous
tons marked the early session Of
today's stock market. General
Motors followed its usual course.
reatcing seven points, but soon rail-
lied to the now high record Of 40.
Crucible Steel forfeited FIVE points
and Stutz made an actual loss Of
five points. Most Of the leaders in
the steel. equipment and automobile
groups held or increased initial .ad-
vances and representative oils
strengthened on heavy buying Of
Texas company and Mexican and
Pan-American Petroleums. Rock
Island and New Haven were added
to the active and strong rails, Read
ing extending its rise. Trading d.
unfinished before noon, when Cen
eral Motors led another irregular
reversal. Call money opened at
Z per cent.
New York. March 2l.-Further
substantial gains in popular issues
marked the opening Of today's SEES
sion Of the stock exchange. In the
hrst few minutes Crucible Steel
rose IN points, General Motors
81 and Baldwin Locomotive 4
points. Other motors, steels, rail-
way equipments and affiliated
shares. notably oils were higher by
l to 2 points. Rails Of the invest
ment and speculative divisions also
Joined in the general advance under
lead OF Reading and Texas Pacific.
Reactions Of to points were in
duced within the first half hour by
realizing for profits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Kansas City Cash Grain

Kansas City, Mo-, March a.
Cash wheat: steady to &c higher;
No. / hard. 2.60@2.72; No. 2, $3.50
40; No. l red, 2.56@2.57; No. 2,
2.54.
Corn: mostly about unchanged ;
No. 2 mixed, 1.56; No. white, 1.60;
No. 2 yellow. 1.61@1.63.
Oats: steady; No. 2 white, &c;
No. 2 mixed, 93@96c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
E.iEWIS STARBUCK
SPEAKS IN MOLINE

An illustrated lecture will be CIV
en- free to the public by E. Lewis
Starbuck, director Of the Illinois in
ter-church council at the First Con-
gregational church at Sis tomor-
row evening. Preceding the lecture
Mr.. Starbuck will talk at a dinner
meeting Of district captains of the
church survey to be made in Moline
April II to April II. The latter
meeting will begin at $50.
Mr.. Starbuck's lecture will be ex-
planatory of the inter-church move
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Weather Forecast

Illinois, Missouri. Wisconsin and
Iowa: Unsettled weather tonight
and Thursday, with probably oc-
casional showers; not much change
in temperature.
Indiana: Thunder showers this
afternoon or tonight; colder In
northwest portion; Thursday colder
and generally fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
SOCIETY OF EQUITY
PURCHASES so CARS
SUGAR FOR MEMBERS

Announcement has been made OF
the purchase of SO cars OF Cuban
sugar by the National Society of
Equity for its members. Two of
the cars will come to Aledo for
Mercer county members of the Or
ganization. The sugar is said to
be of the pure cane but unbleach-
ed variety. According to state
ments by members Of the society
the product will sell for less than
Is cents pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, March 24.-Corn, re-
ceipts, go cars; unchanged to 1c
higher; No. 3 white, 1914; No. 4
white, 1.59h@1.60; No. 3 yellow
1.60@1.61: No. 4 yellow. 1.57G
1.5Sk; No. 5 yellow, LIS; No.
mixed, 1853; No: mixed, 1.57 n
No. 5 mixed, 1.55.
Oats, receipts, Is cars; I'M
changed; No. 8 white, CSC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Toledo Seed.

Toledo. Ohio, March 24.-Clover
seed: prime, cash and March, 1915 !;
April, $500; October. 24.75.
Alsike: prime, cash and March,
$500; April, 36.05.
Timothy: prime. cash (1917), and
cash (191S), 500; cash (1919),
$40; March, 6.15; April, $40; May
and July, $50: September, 6.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Murphy Funeral

Funeral services for Harry Muir
ply will be conducted at 2 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon In the resi-
dence, 1881 Fifth avenue. The
Rev. A. G. Musson will officiate
Manufacturers lodge, No. ass, l. o
O. F., will have charge of services
at the grave. Burial will be In
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
RUSSIAN ROADS
3 PER CENT GOOD:
HAVE 400 ENGINES

Warsaw. March 24.-Russian
technical experts reported to the
allies here. that Russia has 800 ser
viceable locomotives as compared
with 5000 before the war. and that
the railroads are 2 to per cent
efficient
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, March 24.-Butter, low
er: creamery, 56@66c.
Eggs, lower; receipts, 1855
cases; firsts, 42A @43c; ordinary
firsts, 4O@41c; at mark, cases in
cluded. 41G42c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
The Day in Davenport

during months OF active service in
the world war zone, Frank L..
Stowe, 9Davenport's greatest war
hero, stepped to freedom under
bail late Monday. The release of
Stowe. who was held in the Scott
county Jail pending trial on a
charge of larceny of registered
mail from the Davenport postofice.
was affected through the filing of
a $500 appearance bond with the
clerk Of the federal court at Des
Moines. Stowe was arrested in
California shortly before the holi-
days on an indictment voted at Des
Moines. He was returned to Des
Moines and confined in the county
Jail for several weeks. Later he
was removed to the Scott county
Jail at the request of his family.
An effort is being made to have
the youth admitted to govern
ment hospital for treatment. He
was gassed during the fighting on
the western front and later wound
ed. The wounds have tended to
unbalance his mind, temporarily,
relatives claim. Action on this
point is pending at Washington.
Shippers Face Freight Raise
Davenport shippers face an approx
innate increase Of Is per cent in
freight rates as a result of the rail-
road reorganization plan. according
to Traffic Commissioner George M
Cummins of the Commercial club
who has returned from attending
the spring meeting of the National
Industrial Traffic league at st
Louis. This organization is repre-
sentative of traffic men from the
entire United States and many
questions OF national nature were
considered at this meeting.
Band Pleases ut Smoker.-Ar
entertainment program featured
by the old 4th division band, now
stationed at Camp Dodge, brough,
out a crowd OF nearly eight hun
dred at the American Legion smok.
er held Monday night in the FIFTH
street armory. Several Of the can
didates in the coming city election
members of the legion. were pres
ent, but no political addresses wer'
given. No individual candidates Of
| tickets were endorsed and nom
were singled out as un-American
The report OF the voters COMMITTEES
was non-committal. The legiol
voted to notify Iowa representa-
tives at Washington that it was ii
favor of bonus system OF som
kind. Harry Mcfarland, speaking
in behalf Of the Knights Of Colum
bus. invited legion members to en-
roll in the free night school con
Quoted by that order at the Hote
Dempsey. I Mr.. Mcfarland alst
gave the legion for the smoker las
night 1000 packages Of X. OF c
cigarets, a consignment left owe
from the homecoming celebration
last year and discovered yesterday
Get Loot From HOtel-Burglar
forced entrance to the Columbi
hotel Monday night, rifed half
dozen rooms and escaped wit
booty, which will reach more -thal
$500, it was estimated. The me
climbed up the fire escape and wit
q skeleton key opened all but tw
doors on the second floor and loo'
led the rooms. Continuing to tn
third floor, they forced doors to 9
the guests rooms. and escaped an
or two hours work with 5ewelr
and valuable garments. The Dull
glary was reported to the poiic
and detectives have been wornn
on the casa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Liberty Bonds.

New York. March 24.-Pnces d
Liberty bonds at 2:55 p. m. today,
we're: 3ks. $3.50; first As. $3.50;
second IS, $40; first 4As, 1910;
second Ans, 1894; third AIS,
92.74; fourth Ans, 1894; Victory
3%s, 1852; Victory 4&s, 1854.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria. ILL.,, March 24.-Hogs, re-
ceipts, 500; lights and MEDIUMS
steady at yesterdays close; heav.
les. Csc lower; top prices, 1900;
bulk, 14.00@l5.85; lights, $500
1900; mediums, 15.25Q16.00; heav'
les, 14.00@15.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-24
PotatOeS.

Chicago, March 24-Potatoes,
steady; receipts, go cars; Northern
Round White, sacked. 5s5@5.95
per cwt.; ditto, bulk, 5.95@s0O per
cwt.; Idaho Russets, sacked, $50
per cwt.