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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Meadow Brook Golf Scores.

The weekly tournament OF the Mead
ow Brook Golf club was played over
the course on Saturday afternoon, the
winner this week being James Dunbar,
with 81, less 8, TO- Charles Bissett had
a played 80 for his second round,
but taking A. the first nine holes gave
him card of SO, less |, 50. Those who
have played over the course know that
he was giving nothing away with a
score of 80. The greens and fairways are
n first class condition, thanks TO the un-
firing efforts OF the executive COM
mittee, who plan for better course
this year. The leading scores were:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Sc. a, Day
$3.50 A MONTH FOR
Hoods SarsapariIla

The best spring medicine treat
mefit that will purify, vitalize and
enrich your blood. Small dose after
each meal. Pleasant to take,
economical and efficient. A months
supply in every bottle.
More Than This
1t creates an appetite. aids diges-
ton and assimilation. and makes
food taste good. A wonderful
remedy for impurities of the blood,
rheumatism, lumbago, catarrh,
scrofula, eczema, to give nerve,
mental and digestive strength and
TO build up after protracted illness,
influenza, grip. and feyers.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Get a bottle of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and begin TO take II today.
Hoods Pills, small doses a mild
laxative; larger, an active cathartic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Secret of Industry.

surely you must he tired, suntie.
said her niece who was visiting the old
lady. How can you work 20 long with
ont rest
well. nv dear" was the reply. u
think its because when ] begin pierre
81 work ] Just Pvt too lazy e stop. ~
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
opportune for Test.

SIS the lady OF the house in'' asked
the man at the front door.
"she is, but shes asleep just now,
answered the maid.
VERY good. I'm selling alarm clocks.
Take one in and sec if il won't do good
work n-Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16

me Time, WAS so
weak and nervous
/ didn t know
what to do, and
could not do my
work. My trouble
was deficient and
irregular periods.
/ re ad in the
papers whatLydia
(. P ink h a m s
Vegetable Com
pound had done
for Others and de-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16

Magic! Drop a little "Freezone" on
an aching corn, instantly that corn
stops hurting, then shortly you lift it
right off with fingers. Doesn't hurt a
bit.
Your druggist sells tiny bottle Of
"Freezonen for few cents, sufficient
TO remove every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and calluses.
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Men Deoeivers Ever.

aAlice used to say that people
should marry their opposities. Did
she y
II guess so. She saws that soon after
her wedding she discovered that her
husband was inst the opposite Of what
she thought be was Boston Tran
.rrfuf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16

st. Adams, May l6-st, Adams high
school defeated Burlington high school
here Saturday afternoon, 5 TO 3. The
batteries were w. Willis and +. Willis
for St. Adams and Foss and Tudhope
for Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Relies on His Arithmetic

Sunday School TeaCher-Tell me,
Willie. how many commandments there
are.
Willie-Ten.
Teacher-That's right And i you
should break just one Of them, what
then7
willie-Then there would be nine
eft.-Washington star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Informal

4 understand that Mrs Jones en-
tertained some Of her neighbors infor-
mslly yesterday.
YES. she aud her cook had a guar
rel on the front porch. Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Mere Matter Of Form.

Clsarv-Oi vsnt n get . frsht-el-ss
oftvnobile for me wife
Auto dealer Long BODY
Clancy BeEurra- No. s built
lie ) barrel bur phwats that got 10
40 uid its-BostCn Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Easy for Brattleboro.

Middlebury, May le.-Brattleboro
high easily took first place in the an
nual Middlebury college interscholastie
athletics here Saturday with so points.
Rutland high, the runner up, had q
points and Woodstock high took third.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Juvenile Logic

Tommy-what does LII D. after a
mans name meant
JIMMY guess 1t means that he's
lung and liver Doctor Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
HON. Humor.

Wonder what makes our gas bill
run Up 50 quickly
Its thousands u feet, ] suppose "
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
I've Kind

-ouarer and bis wife seem 10 b
uell matched pair.
Nes. DE- Composgs and she makes
up.7-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16

Mistress Bridget, have you used
that cook book / bought you?
Bridget Sure, Oh have, mum; Oh
lighted the fire with it this morning
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
so WEAK
so NERVOUS
How Miserable This Woman Was
Until She Took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Toomsboro, Ga. suffered ter
ribly with backache and headache all
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16
Revised.

Revised.
Laugh and the world laughs with
YOU. or if it doesn't you should
worry Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-16

are equipped with the "Lo-
rain" Oven Heat Regulator.
Here are ranges of the most
modern type. equipped with
all latest Improvements hand
some in appearance, eeonom-
icai and efficient IN cooking.
We shall be glad to show you
a Reliable Angliron gas range
and explain the operation OF
the "Iorain.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Charges Unions
Get Million i'm
Graft Yearly
Assistant Chicago Prose
cutor Asserts Agent of
Building Workers Have
Collected Large Sums
To Probe Defense Fund
$IOO, 900 Reported Exacted
From Four Theaters;
Evidence Obtained Here
spseta, Dispatch to The Tribune


CHICAGO, May 2S.-Assistant States
Attorney George E. German to-day set
the annual tax which corrupt union
business agents levy on building con-
struction work in Chicago at 81, ,0o0, GOO
He charged at least S5,000,000 had been
collected in the last FIVE years, basing
his estimates on the investigation of
the Chicago building situation.
Mr. German announced an immediate
grand jury Investigation of the $780,
900 yellow dog" defense fund, said
to have been collected for their de-
fense by the twenty-five labor leaders
indicted last week. Other develop
ments in the days war on building
graft were:
Uncovering by the Daley commit
tee of evidence said to involve six
union business agents in the collec-
tion of 100000 graft from four Loop
theaters.
Announcement by Federal District
Attorney Clyne that he would ask
Judge Lands to impanel a special
grand jury Tuesday to investigate new
angles in the building industry.
Report that new true bills are pend
ing against twelve contractors and
union business agents before the spe-
cial grand jury working under German.
In announcing his new grand jury,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Union, the Lathers Union, and two
contractors. Strikes, faulty construc-
tion and destruction of property were
the weapons used, he said.
next week the committee would in
vestigate charges that material men
and contractors have conspired to keep
building materials out of Chicago,
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

Mr. Clyne declared that while in New
York he had obtained evidence tending
to incriminate several Chicago firms.
He said that the alleged lumber, brick,
glass, sand and gravel combines would
be investigated next week. While in
New York he conferred with members
of the Lockwood committee, which re-
Gently exposed excessive profits of fire
insurance companies.
Joseph Latko, owner of tho Brighton
Theater, set the ball rolling at the
Daley committees investigation to-
day with story of how labor graft
had raised the cc,st of construction for
his theater from $t51 900 to 100000.
He attributed the difference of $500
to extortion by union agents. His
story involved the Plastering Contrac-
tors' Association, the Plasterers'
New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
Record Crowd at Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, May 2s,--The larg-
est Memorial Day crowd in years was
forecast to-day by local hotel men.
Many of the large hotels were booked
solidly in advance and this morning a
number OF smaller establishments al
ready were turning prospective guests
awny.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
LEFTS80,000
REPORT SHOWS
John u. Beecher Estate Appraised
and State Tax Of $16l.O
Assessed.

Estate OF John d. Beecher to-
tails $80,95257, according to the
appraisers report filed in the c0ua-
ty court. OF this. $4,000 is real
estate in Rock Island. Personal
property amounts to $2S,907
Claims against the estate aggre.
gate $7,159.47.
The state Inheritance tax amounts
to $161.O6, assessed against the por.
lions that 60 to William and JOIN
Beecher, sons. The widows dowr,
is less than the $4,000 exemption
allowed by law.
Mr.. Beecher was found dead il
his homo, 800 Seventeenth street
March IL, 1921. He was at ont
time a grocer in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
Petition FOR
ADMISSION Of
EARLIER WILL


Bill to set aside viii Of Helen
Lindvall, who died March 3. 1918,
in Moline, was filed in circuit court
today by Anna Anderson, Selma
Johnson, Minnie Samuels and Oscar
Samuels. Albert Anderson and
Robert W. Rank, public administra-
tor, were made defendants in the
court action to set aside the in
strument.
Two wills were made. The first
dated Jan. II, 1906, was filed for
probate April ., 1918. and subse-
quently denied. The second, dated
Nov. 16, 1917, was filed for probate
May 5, 1890, and admitted.
In the first will Anna Anderson
Selma Johnson, Minnie Samuels
and Albert Anderson are named
benefciaries. and Oscar Samuels
executor. In the later will, Alber1
Anderson is sole beneficiary ant
R. W. Rank, then public admins
traitor, is appointed executor.
The compliments charge Heller
Lindvall was not Of sound mint
and memory when she executef
her second will. They ask that tn.
probate OF the will be declared voit
and the first viii be declared legal
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
Obituary
George ]. BOrst,

George J. Borst, aged 81 years,
for So years resident of Rock Is
land and Mercer counties. died at
7:45 o'clock this morning in the res
idence, 1913 Forty-second street.
He had been ill eight months.
He was born Jan. Is, 1867 in
Germany and came to this country
in 1888. He had been employed at
the Rock Island arsenal for many
years. He was united in marriage
with Miss Margaret Cronau, Jan. II,
1895, in Rock Island.
Surviving are the widow; three
sons, Herman, George, Carl, and
three daughters, Rosie, Margaret
and Mrs. julius Des Meyer, all at
home, and five brothers, John, Carl
August, Gustav Cronau of Rock Is
land. and Herman Cronau in Ger
many. Two grandchildren also sur
vive I
Funeral services viii; be held al
2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon in the
home. Rev. Phi. Wilhelm will con-
duct the services. Burial will be in
the German Lutheran cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
CANCELS JOINT
CLUB ADDRESS
Mrs. Percy Pennybacker Unable IL
Keep Date With TRICKY
WOman'S Clubs.

Word was received this morning
from Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker,
past president Of the General Fed
Grafton OF Woman's clubs, cancel
ing her engagement here next We'd
nesday. Mrs. Pennybacker, at in
vitation of Mrs. T. B. Davis, was
to have addressed the members of
Rock Island Woman's club and
their guests, members of the Mo-
line and Davenport clubs, at the
Fort Armstrong theatre.
The telegram received by Mrs.
John McGown Stevenson, secre-
tary Of the woman's club, this morn
ing from Mrs. Pennybacker read,
Illness forces my cancellation of
date May IL. I deeply regret this. >
Many club women Of the tri-cit-
les have had the opportunity to
hear the former federation presi-
dent, who has spoken here on sew
eral occasions. 1t may be possible
that she will be secured for a
future date.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
stove MOLDERS
take WAGE CUT


Forty molders employed by the
Rock Island Stove company, all
union men, have accepted a Is per
cent wage cut. The announcement
Of the reduction came this morn
ing and the adjustment came after
negotiations that were begun last
December.
Negotiations we, under way for
two weeks last December and were
again taken up the latter part of
April. The settlement was AMIGA
BILE in every way. The men have
been drawing from IS to $12 q day,
working piecework. The reduction
will allow them to earn from $3.50
to 5000 per day.
One Strike On.
Members of the union who went
on strike at the Blake Specially
company plant last November are
still OUT They had been working
on a day basis, and when the
wage was cut to Is cents an hour
they quit. The plant was closed
down until in March, when it was
reopened and other workers OBJ
tanned to take the places Of the
union molders and core makers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
SCHOOLS VALUE
N C00BA31IH0
DOLGHEVI1lG TOLD

The Dsychology of Tie birth Of
. bolshssist y ut b - -
much brains for the 5ob Be y hold
Ing down" was the ex11aoof3oa
given By Arnold La, principal Of
the Rock Island higA school h .
talk on The aims a1d deals of Cd
ucational methods. He addfeGeed
members Of the Exchange club q
Che r. n. c. A. this noon.
Mr.. sLau, speaking Of tho bolshe-
visits Of this country - we'll -
those Of Europe, told Of the objects
OF the schools in educating the
students in Iths schools to . ca
pacity for choosing the vocation
to which be II most fitted. when
any man has more time to think
than he can use IN thinking OF his
work. he most likely will spend
that time in working up Q grudge
and q crouch and dissatisfaction
over the distribution Of wealth and
his place in the working world"
The seven aims OF the present
educational system. - outlined In
general, and, ~ Mr.. Lau explain
ID, n0t in sufilcient detail. are:
The development of health. CON-
mand OF fundamental processes
worthy homo membsrship, voca-
tional fitness. worthy use Of leis-
ure, ethical character and citizen.
ship.
I'm Kidding the couHtry Of the
saloon, we have also lost . social
center which has been a gather
ing place for many people. And
we have failed to offer something
in its place. In the development,
Of a well equipped and efhcient
school system we have filled this
need and the search for many sub
terfuges to make effective and
successful the volstead amendment
will be ended" Mr.. Lau said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
MQUAD AGAIN
HEAD OF TYPOS:
VOTE STRIKE AID

Members Of typographical union,
No. l07, elected officers at the In
dustrial hall Wednesday night and
also voted . 10 per cent assess
ment to finance the strike for the
44-hOur week.
1t was reported that the 10 per
cont assessment proposition is car
rying by big majorities all over the
country, which is held to show that
claims Of internal strife are false
The local pressmen and book
binders unions voted the 10 per
cent assessment the first of the
week.
officers elected by the Typo.
graphical union are:
Pfeeident-C. p. McQuaid.
Vice PRESIDENT. Grant Peter.
son.
Corresponding and financial sec
retary-James A. Weed.
Recording secretary-Frank A
Murrin.
Reading clerk--Edward D. Witt.
Sergeant at arms-Charles H
Bleuer.
Auditing committee-victor H
Drescher. Edward B. Garretson ant
william A. Kent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
n. n. 1. NAMES
DELEGATES TO
HEAD MEETING


Twelve delegates and alternates
to the heed camp Of the Modern
Woodmen Of America in st. Louis
the week Of June 81 from the Four
teenth congregational district were
selected q the state camp Of 1lli-
nols yesterday in Galesburg.
Thooe named are Marx N. Harder
and L. K. Eihl OF Rock Island ;
Reynold johnson, Moline; F. M
Hartzell, Carthage; C. S. Townley,
Macomb; and I. w. Agee, Mon
mouth. The alternstss are George
F. McNabney, Hampton; P. M
Crabs, Reynolds; Fritz Hedin, Mo-
line; Harry B. Marsh, Bowen; Err
est Boultinghouse, Aledo; and e. d.
Brewer, Stronghurst.
The local delegates of the state
camp returned yesterday. Rock Is
land had the largest representa-.
ton. The state camp endorsed the
reelection Of all the national Of
heers, specifying in particular J. G
Ray of this city, as head clerk, S. s
Tanner Of Miner as director, and
A. E. Aleshire of Chicago as banker
There were 1855 delegates present
At the camp which was the largest
state meeting held in the United
States and Canada yesterday.
Grant Taylor of Flat Rock was
named state consul and E. J. Pow.
ers of Peoria was elected state
clerk. The meeting yesterday was
presided over by c. S. Townley o.
Macomb as state consul and ]. Fret
Temple, Galesburg as acting statt
clerk. Centralia was awarded thu
1925 convention, the result of a con.
test between five cities for the hon
or. Other communities asking FOL
the next melting place were Marian
Mat0on, Alton and Decatur.
The adoption of a class Of S. can
didates from Knox county which
took place at the Armory Tuesda!
evening was presided over by tn,
officers and degree team Of indie
pendence camp No. 26, of Rock Is
land. The drill team gave publ,
exhibition Tuesday.
No change in the organization,
rates were discussed at the camp
The delegates endorsed the pending
soldiers bonus bill which is now il
the Illinois legislature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
FIREhEN ANSWER
TO TWO ALARMS

The Rock Island fire department
was called at o'clock Wednesday
evening to the Horst & Strieter
garage, 1417 Second avenue. A
short circuit in the wiring on an
automobile was responsible for a
small fire. which was extinguished
before the firemen arrived. There
was no loss.
At 9 o'clock this morning the fire
men were called to the residence OF
Mrs. A Jansen. 513 Nineteenth
street Chimney sparks had caused
a small roof fire. Damage was
nominal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
CARNIVAL ADDS
$500 TO POSTS
CLUBROOM FUND

Incomplete reports Of the car
nival conducted under the auspices
Of the Rock Island post Of the
American Legion submitted at :.
meeting last night indicated that
profits Of the venture would be
about $500. Dan K. Brennan,
commander, said that would be suf-
ficient to pay for improvement of
the clubrooms and clear the post
Of all Indebtedness.
Distribution Of tickets which will
be sold here in the state campaign
to raise 100000 for disabled ex-
service men. was made. This posts
quota is $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05

4 ~ Ps1asesf Construction COM
nnR q Davenport, which has the
&1n6soce for the erection Of . $780,
1D thrDe-stofy garage building for
~ Johnson MotsP Service comp
-, snnounced thls nofnlng that
y 0poa . the Oh building on the
~ "a Front and Brady streets II
bosod The new one will BE- rushed
}to0np11eos Of the strike Of allied
Itsa66Umon.
u The announcement included the
Ssoatement that men are to be hired
{cop the work whee0ver they can Be
pbund and regardless Of labor AZ
! tlliations.
Il The announcement IL the first
from big contractors OF . resump-
(hion OF work on . large scale.
H IN Rock Island and Moline the
{s1tuation seems to be unchanged.
II J. Burma, secretary Of the Quad
city Builder association. said this
morning that some move has been
oxpected from the unions for the
\ last several days. but nothing has
developed toward the reopening OF
negotiations.
n. D. Smith, business agent for
the Brotherhood Of Electrical
( WORKERS, inside wiremen's branch,
said this morning that architects
IRE TO blame for the building tie
mp.
!, He contends that many OF the
contractors would sign agreements
With the various unions II 1t were
not for the architects, who, he
! claimed, are holding back theil
plans through influencing prospec'
tive builders to wait.
Y Mr.. Smith charged that one con.
tractor who, signed with the unions
was told by an architect that HI
1 would get no more work through
that architects office. The business
agent also charged that while tn
architects are paid a percentage o
4 the cost OF building they hav'
n raised their prices to make up fol
what they believe will be the re
'duced cost OF new buildings through
the obtaining Of wage reductions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
THINK TAxT0
| Be BEAT AGAIN
q. 3. Home Buyers Hint Second Bat.
tie Il Won-Now Want Lincoln
Park improvements

There ID a strong indication that
parchasers of government homes in
heck Island are going to escape
sIoying taxes again this year. Word
has 6esn received by them from
X CONGRESSMAN w. J. Graham that
seems to be relieving the minds of
the buyers on the tax proposition.
but they refuse to divulge contents
0f the letter.
The East End Improvement as
eOcialion, which was organized by
the government home buyers, will
hold a meeting tonight in the Wash
-, ington school, and the letter will
then be made public, it was said.
n City officials believe that they
can collect again this year from
the United States Housing corpora
ton II taxes can not be collected
from the purchasers. who have not
yet obtained the deeds to their prop
critics. The city and school board
\ held contracts last year to be paid
sumo by the corporation in lieu OF
/taxes. The county was not 30 for
tunate and lost out. after an in
junction against the collecting OF
taxes was issued In federal court al
Peoria. However, 1t was said today
the contract with the city and
'schoOl board is still good. and that
stsps will be taken to collect II the
properties are not taxable in the
regular way. Should this prove &c
10 the case the county does not in.
tend TO lose its tax assessments, &C.
BOARDING. to Tax Assessor A. E. Mel
ieob.
The government home buyers
won their fight against the pay
sinont Of q flat charge Of $2e in the
business Of turning over Of deeds
and are giving strong hints today
that they have won the tax fight
also.
Want Lights for Park
In their meeting tonight they will
hear a report from the committee
which made strong protest to the
city commissioners against any
sale of Lincoln park to the Angus
tana synod :or college purposes.
The committee asked to have cleo
trio lights in the park. 1t was said
today that the committee had OBJ
tanned a promise from the Peoples
Power company to furnish lights for
the park at half price, which would
leave a comparatively small amount
for the city to pay for the desired
lighting system. The East End
Improvement association is coming
out strong for the park improve
Ments thct have been agitated by
east end citizens for some time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05

erly resided 1t 1911 Ripley street.
Davenport, died 1t o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the home OF his
daughter, Ms n. n. Flnkelstein.
He had been visiting 1t his daugh-
tsr's home for the past three weeks.
He was born IS years ago IN Ber-
lin, Germany, and had resided In
Davenport for many years
Surviving are the widow. . con,
Meyer, Of Davenport, and two
daughters, Ada at home. and Mrs.
M NJ. Finkelstein Il Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05
Funeral of Mr.. Wagner.

Funeral services for R. c. Wag-
ner will be held at 2 o'clock to.
morrow afternoon in the Knox
chapel. Members of the Moose
lodge will have charge of the fu.
neral and conduct the services a,
the grave. Rev. F. J.. Rolf will OF.
ficiate. Burial will be in Chippian.
mock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05

Funeral services for John Ffoyd.
son Of Mrs. Tillie Froyd. were held
at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in
the Knox chapel. Rev. J. c. Gran
ger, pastor of the First Baptist
church, conducted the services. A
large offering Of flowers were given
BY the many friends. The pallbsar-
ers were an uncle, Ernest Land,