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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

sons, Ben at home and Frank or
barstoW; . daughter. Mrs. Nable
Lghtbody Of Chicago; seven grand
children, sister. Mrs. Jennie Case.
OF Quincy, and two brothers.
Charles and George Payne Of Gene
SEQ. Two children preceded him
IN death, William True. who died
IN infancy IN 1873. and Mrs. Lucy
Baily, who died I'VE years ago in
Danville.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. but temporary
plans are to hold services Thurs
day afternoon with the Masons in
charge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
lister BAKERS
last OUT five
MORE Who SIGN
av An Rock Island and Me1lne
. - Settle Many Opea Shops
In Dsvespert.


ne Master Bakers associalon
I. ..,,t to-day and five more Of the
h.vs .,vned nm With
49, snops 10 -.
~ bskeTs unlon W. ''' a. 'Ao "'1
~ scale These shops have been
-. AN, of the Master Bakers as
..., !, /. renorted. Two big
''o c,,d.v ,,gh. ana
hops slgneo Wy ."A ~ -
With tnoso ois"~
.sths q large shops that had been
ssidins out are no longer In the
.s.r shop list, All the smaller
Srsrfes in the quad-cities and two
1870 bakeries in Rock Island had
sisned up last week.
Nine large shops in Davenport.
10 Federal bakeries In Rock Is
and. one in Moline and the Moline
nakfng company are the only ones
1.-THE 40 bake shops that are stano-
- pat.
These will maintain open SHOPS
ii 1 continuance OF the iisnt 10
lover wages 70 per cent.
The Quinlan bakery IN ROCK Is
lsnd and the Yankee bakery IN MO-
line which signed SUNDAY Drougnt
the first break In the employers
ranks. Monday afternoon tne 10
hansen and Maths bakeries IN ROCK
Island signed up and the Peters,
rive Points and Langbehn's bake
ries in Moline also accepted con-
tracts.
Conference Committee Splits.
The conference committee OF the
Master Bakers broke in meeting at
the Harper house yesterday after
noon. Charles Meyer, Moline, an
nounced that he was going to sign
up with the union, and W. j. Quin-
Ian of the Quinlan bakery OF ROCK
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

son Station. Receiving his honor
able discharge, Mr.. Payne went to
Texas for a year, later going to the
Chicago Commerce college, which
prepared him fer the ONCE OF dep
uty treasurer of Rock Island coun-
ty. In 1866 he became deputy sher-
III and 1870 he was sheriff, to which
office he was reelected
He was united in marriage with
Miss Jennie Wilson. daughter OF
Major Frazier Wilson, one OF the
pioneers OF Scott county, Iowa, Oct
Is, 1870.
Was State Legislator.
His first term in the state house
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

When State Senator E. Lee
Trinkle, candidate for governor in
Virginia, made the statement that
Harry St. George Tucker, Demo-
cratic aspirant to the Office, was too
old to run for governor, Tucker be-
came considerably peeved. SEE he:
III Lee thinks I'm too old, let him
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

race me 220 yards, the winner to
take the nomination without fur
Their contest" Tucker, who is So.
says he is willing to pit his age
and sprinting ability against Tuck
er's youth and avoirdupois. !"
Trinkle is IS years younger than
Tucker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
EMPIRE COAL & ICE
co. WILL DELIVER
ICE THIS SEASON

Starting today. May 10, contrary
to expectations, we will again start
ice deliveries in the residence sec
ton. Owing to the extreme ice
shortage we will sell coupon books
for cash only.
EMPIRE COAL & ICE co.
Phone Il. /. go.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10

June IA, with the adoption Of the
class.
Two esquires received the rank
of knight at the recent meeting OF
Fort Armstrong. On Friday eve
ming of this week the rank of page
will be conferred on q class of
pages at the new rooms OF the
lodge at Odd Fellows hall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
WILLIAM PAYNE;
PAlTICIAN0F
SOS SUMMONED

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20
RAILROAD NOTES

Trainmaster Irwin of Pratt is in
the city today attending to business
matters.
Hurchel Ives who works at the
freight depot is back at his work
after a few days absence.
Mr. Alabaugh of Meade has &C.
cepted a position here as first trick
caller. He will begin his duties to-
morrow.
Several entire new rules appear in
the new rule book just issued and
many of the old rules have been
changed so that it requires some
study on the part of the employees to
keep up with the wishes Of their su-
periors.
Mr. Lyle operator for the C r &
P Ry formerly of Liberal and who is
now working at Guymon has accept
ed a job as ticket agent at Madeira.
Kansas.
Kansas had 81 leases from the
company for right of way gardens
last year and 1853 acres of land were
gardened by employees which meant
that some one was benefited by the
garden truck raised.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20

Illinois Producers have not complet-
ed their storage tanks, but expect to
build same to the capacity of ten
thousand barrels. The "bridge" in
the we'll which was used when the
we'll was shot, has been drilled out,
and a good producer is indicated.
The Kansas-New Mexico company has
not shot their we'll which is believed
to be a commercial producer with
out shooting, at six hundred twelve
feet. The drilling of other wells in
that field is being carried on rapidly
but only the two wells above men,
toned are deep enough to reach the
producing sands up to date. The
National Exploration company has
made a second location on the Plea.
cho ranch, northwest of Artesia.
Fort Stockton, Texas
Nationwide attention is being at
tracted to a we'll recently struck in
the Fort Stockton field. which is
"headlined" in many papers as the
Miracle WE'LL" and if the reports
concerning it are one-tenth correct,
then the miracle well' might be a
proper name. 1t is the tenth well
drilled in that fled by the Grant Oil
Corporation, and when the drill
reached depth of ninety-six feet.
the well "gushed in" filling an eigh-
teen casing and wire just received
here from the Commercial club at
Fort Stockton, states that three to
five thousand barrels per day are the
figures at which the well is estima-
ted when drilled inland that the pro-
duction had decreased considerably,
but it is believed that it will make
from one to five hundred barrels
per day on settled production. This
IS the fifth we'll drilled in radius
of fifty yards and the other four
are standing full of oil, but have
not the gas or water pressure to
make them flow, and they have not
been tested on the pump.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

From yard and one-half of white
Indian head linen, he fashioned a
scarf or blanket. The piece was al
most square and on it, in brilliant
crayon coloring were tulips and sun
flowers. There were words in Spanish
whose meaning he did not offer to
explain, but no doubt they were SEN
timents of love and best wishes. The
cloth bore the names of his 17-year
old son and his 15-year old bride, as
we'll as the date of the marriage.
That little muli-tcolored scarf told
many things mere words cannot ex-
press. And, it is was carefully fold
ed and wrapped in some of the PINK
wrapping paper of Germans store'
little could we who looked on, realize
the tenderness and understanding
it would bring to those young folks
down in old Mexico
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20
LIVE OIL NEWS FROM CEN.
TRIAL AND WESTERN FIELDS
(Speciai to The pemocrat)


Work at the Pasamonte we'll is re-
ported progressing rapidly, and much
confidence is shown in the future of
the well by the fact that number of
Clayton people are purchasing oil
leases on that structure.
H. J. Nelson, who is in Kansas
City, negotiating for a we'll in the
north central part of the county, re-
ports that prospects are favorable
for securing the tests.
The Shortly Gobbler Oil Company
has re-organized, according to re-
ports from the Offices of the COM
pany, and are much elated over their
PROSPECTS of completing the we'll,
which was abandoned some months
ago on account of financial condi-
tons.
Amarillo Field
Those who believe the oil in the
Amarillo field is being held down
in the formations by gas pressure,
are getting some proof of their the
DRY since some of the wells are show
ing oil as the gas exhausts itself.
Several wells have shown oil recent
ly, and the Bivins company has just
laid a gas line from their number 1
to their number we'll to furnish gas
for fuel, but the flow has weakened,
and when investigation was made to
find the trouble, the pipe was found
to be choked with oil, and this is
taken by many oil men as certain
evidence that oil is rising in the
structure as the gas pressure is be-
ing lifted.
The Bivens No. 2 we'll reports a
slight showing of oil at 5000 feet,
which is located in Section 2, Block
M-20, Potter county.
Activity at Artesia
It is reported from Artesia that the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20
PROMINENT OIL MAN
is IN LIBERAL TODAY

Joe Miller of the Big Heart Rein
ing Company, is a Liberal visitor to-
day, on business connected with his
company.
1t has been rumored for sometime
that the Big Heart company expected
to operate in the Liberal field, and
the return of their representative to
the city has given rise to the story
that test is to be started in this
field.
Miss Geraldine Malone, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ma
lone, will entertain number of
friends at her home Saturday after
noon from three till 5. 1t is birth
day party.
Mrs. D. B. May of Wellington re-
turned to Liberal today after an ex-
tended visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. L. E. Allen came in today for
a visit with friends and relatives.
Mrs. W. D. Wood left for Hutchin-
son today for a visit with her son,
Haskell who is attending business
there.
Mrs. Smith is expected from Dial.
hart for visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Buchanan.
Mrs. Glen Mathes of Hooker ar.
rived in the city today to visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Wood
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20
MEXICAN CITIZEN MAKES
UNUSUAL WEDDING GIFT
From Piece of Linen He Fashions
Scarf or Blanket In Many
Colors

With childlile simplicity, a Next
can of the city, called at Germans
store this morning to show a wedding
gift he had made from material he
had purchased from one of the clerks
there.
When he bought the material h.
told her it was for wedding gift
for his son who was to be married to-
morrow He told her something about
it and asked if she would not like
to see it The piece was COM
plotted last night and this morning
before it was mailed to the son in
Mexico, he took it to show her.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20
LEGION MET TO HEAR
REPORTS FROM SALIVA
w. B. King and Ray Millman Told of
Gathering of Anti-Townley
Forces

Friday night the American Legion
Post assembled in their club rooms
in the Peoples Bank building to hear
the reports from the meeting held at
Saline last Monday.
Ray Millman was the first speaker
called and he told Of the conditions
found upon enetring Salina; that but
few people seemed to know anything
about what was to be attempted
how the business men spoke softly
when the name of Townley was men
toned.
He told Of the organization Of the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-01-20

The American Legion boys pur-
chased three new pictures last week
and added them to their collection
in their rooms under the Peoples
bank. The pictures were those of
Generals Pershing, ,Haig and Foch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

Q: Has the chairman Of the City
Council under the City Manager Plan,
as ex-ofiicio Mayor, any right to veto :?
A: No. He has no power of veto,
but has vote as member Of the
Council only.
Q: Why provide compensation for
the Councilmen?
A: We have no right to demand of
any fellow citizen the faithful and
efficient service which the office will
require, without some compensation.
The receipt of compensation increases
the: obligation Of the public servant
to prompt and diligent service reGuir-
ed in the Office to which he is called
By the vote Of his fellow citizens. It
is an incentive to punctual and reg
ular attendance upon meetings of
councilmen for the transaction Of
business intrrsteG to it. The banks
and other corporations compensate
their directors, and experience has
taught that it pays to do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

section, and is under the direct and.
corst:l Supervision and control #
the Cour:il. vino represents all the
people
Q: viz a Council Of only f;ve3
A: Because of small Council is
more hFly to attend its meetings,
and to aeree promptly OF matters OF
vital intcres... and 10 act with great
er efficiency. There are not two
boards to get together and agree
before anvtaing can be done. There
Is no Nayo. to veto the work Of the
Coun",i y majority G; five OF tne
Coun>I may be obtained at any time
to Constitute a quorum for the trans
action cf urgent ard important mat,
ters
O.: Why elect Councilmen DIT
large?
A. Because the present law re.
OURS il, ard for the further reason
the Coua:il viii represent the whole
city and rot any particular Wafd or
section, AMI are more likely TO con,
duct the affairs Of the city from !
comprehensive view of the whole sit
uatior and the city's interest %
whole, and will plan all public I'M
prcvemeDts and betterments with
definite view to the benefit of the
Whole community.
G: Who Of our citizens are advo..
catine the City Manager Plan ot
Municipal Government?
4: A large body of our citizens who
voted for the adoption of the City
Manager Plan two years ago, cana
who came within five votes of adopt
ing the PLAN, aided by many others
Of cur interested and progressive
citizenship, the Chamber OF Comerce
and the Kiwanis Club, two represen-
tat!vc business organizations of our
city, composed of several hundred of
our business and professional men
who are deeply interested in our
citv's welfare and developed
ard VII have expended
their own money and given
of thc;r tine 10 the advancement OF
AIexan;iri4's commercial and indus
trial prosperity in the past, and who
are still contributing of their money
and time to the expansion of these
inerests of the city, and TO its upbulld.
ing in all directions, having in view
its future welfare and prosperity.
@: Have either Of these bodies men
toned or suggested any particular
person as candidates to be supported
by them for members of the Coun-
eli? .,lG
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

y 49,,
a: Absolutely no.. That question
is up to the qualified voters of the
city, and the responsibility is upon
them to select the very best quallhed
Of our citizenship to compose the
Council to be elected, for the success
of any plan of city government IS
dependent upon the wisdom and good
judgement Of our people in the seiec-
don of the Council.
@: Have either of these bodies sugg:-,
gested any person, either IN q out
of Alexandria for city manager?
A: Absolutely. no. That is a mat
ter which rests wholly in the choice
of the Council which shall be elected
by the people.
Q: Is the City Manager Plan of
Municipal Government undemo-
cratic?
A: Absolutely Ito. 1t is throughly
democratic, in that it gives to every
qualified voter il the city an opportu
nity to choose who shall manage the
affairs Of the municipal government
under which he lives. The Council
will represent all the people, and will
sneak for all the people and will stand
for all the people, and will be their
servant.
o: If the proposed change in city
government is adopted, when will the
Council be elected?
A: At the general election in June,
1922.
Q: When will the new Council go
into Office?
A: On the first day Of September,
1922.
Q: viii the council be elected with
compensation?
a: Yes. The plan submitted pro-
vides that the Councilmen shall re-
ceive compensation.
@: How is the compensation fixed?
A: BY commission of five resi-
dent tax payers, who shall be quail.
fed voters of the city, and who shall
be appointed by the Circuit Court, or
the Judge thereof in vacation. The
compensation so fixed shall be 70
one term only. The said commission
ers shall make report to the Council
of the salaries so fixed, and the re.
port shall be spread upon the records
of the Council, and has the force and
effect of a City Ordinance.
@: What is the term of office of
the members of Council?
A: Four years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

felt better. ! had all kinds OF bad
spells, but they all left me. Now when
Ifeel weak and nervous take the Vege-
table Compound and it always does me
good. | wish all women would try it
during the Change of Life for | knowit
will do them good. II you think it will
induce some one to try the Vegetable
Compound you may publish this letter"
Mrs. A. KELLER, Alton, Tennessee.
Women from forty-tive to fifty years
of age should take warning from such
symptoms as heat flashes, palpitation
of the heart, smothering or fainting
spells, CT spots before the eyes, and pre-
pare their system for this perfectly ma
tural change by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
helped many, many women through this
a ! 10
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the Harris
& Shafer Company will be held at
the office of Mr.. Gardner l.. Boothe,
Alexandria National Bank Building,
Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday,
September goth, 1921, at two thirty
$3.50 P. NJ
By order OF the President
Z. Allen Harris, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

Boz rd3. The Mayor may remove
city officers after notice and hearing
on specific charges, but his decision
IS Ilot iinal. and the matter may Re
iiitgat,d in the courts. The oro-
posed 'ricn o., city government, rta
Council desiqnates what officers are
necessary anu may remove all Gp-
pointed tI the Council
O: Ale the Mayor and City CoIr-
ell resp, lls;tlc for this situation
"A: Ne. They have done the les:
they can under the present form OF
municipal government. 1t does Tot
ard VIII rot function and lacks 81
efficient administrative head to whom
Ell the people may look, and whom
all the people may hold responsible
for TIE proper administration OF the
business affairs Of the city.
Q: Why does the present form Of
municipal government fail to func-
tor. and fwil in the administrative
affairs Of our city government?
a: Because il is founded upon The
principle of checks and balances.
Q: What = the principle Of checks
ard balances of municipal govern
n,cr.?
! A. A system founded largely 81
distrust. For each disposition of au-
horit' tlele Is set up a1othel au-
thoritN whcsc duty it is to watch the
other, and t oact as a check on the
Other. The Common Council is d
check upon the Board o. Aldermen,
TIE Board of Aldermen is check
upon the Common Council, and the
MAYOR, by veto, is a check upon bot:l
tn Common Council and the Board
of !; ldermen.
G: How many different agencies
ar, represented in the legislative,
executive ard administrative affairs
of the present city government?
A: One Mayor elected at large,
sixteen Councilmen, and eight A.
de~men, elected by wards.
@: How is the present municI2a!
government administered?
"a By eleven committees appoint
ed ry the two boards, number o.
officials and six boards appointed y
the Council.
C.. Have these committees. oftic-
ials and boards any administrative
head:
A: No.
Q: To whom may the citizen APP
ply for relief of any particular grey
ancc, or for any particular reform in
the administration of the city's AZ
fairs?
4: It is too complicated to answer
intclligently. 1t is as confusing Z
the average c:1;zen as the vlsl: OF a
The citizen may chase about lndetl-
nitelv without success. Not because
of any Gesle OF the city authorities
TO avoid responsibility, but because OF
inability to ascertain to whom grleV
any,e should be presented for redress
O. Into what two classes should
the functions of city government h=
divided:
a: Into two: Legislative and adj
ministrative.
@: WHAT is meant By Legislative
functions?
A: The power vested in an elective
body to pass ordinances, levy taxes
an appropriate money.
@: What is meant by adainistra-
trative functions?
a: Power vested in a responsible
head to carry olt the details Of the
city's business, and to spend money
intelligently after its appropriation
@. Can this be done successfully
and economically lnder the present
form of municipal government?
A: No. Because the administrative
functions are distributed among too
many and conflicting agencies with
out the control of and accountability
to definite administrative head.
O: What is meant by the CITY
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

The regular annual meeting of the
Stockholders Of the Bank Of Com
merce G. Savings, Washington, D. c.,
will be held at the Alexandria office
of the bank, 1l9 South Fairfax St,
Alexandria, Va, September 10Th,
1921, at II o'clock A. NJ.
JOSEPH H. MILANS,
r'1S's'- - Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27

nam 5 V { & e | d . ! T
Compound has done
for me. During the
Change Of Life | was
in bed for eight
months and had two
gooddoctors treating
me bat they did me
no good. A friend
s@yised me to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge q bic Com
pouno, which | did,
and in a short time |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-27
IN BED EIGHT
months
Cause-Change Of Life. How
Lydia E.Pinkhau's Vegetable
Compound Got Ne Up

Alton, Tenn. g want other suffer
ing women to know what Lydia L. Pink
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-26
Presidents Southern Speech.
(F'rom the Wilmington (Del.)
AdVOcate,)

This matter of social equality is a
vague, unreal and evanescent thing.
Who is to define what it is? If such
a thing really exists it is regulated
by the individual. Is it social equal
ity to want to ride in frst-class man
ner when a colored person pays a
first-class fare? Is it social equality
when being in strange city, or home
city, colored person desires to get a
bite to eat, having the price to pay
for it, goes to a place where food is
sold to buy it? Is is social equality
for colored person to desire to hear
good music, see an uplifting drama
and buy a seat where his means will
permit? Is it social equality for a
colored person to patronize the public
libraries and the Institutes of fine art
for the cultural benefits to be derived
from them? How much of social
equality is there in colored children
attending mixed schools and having
that healthful contact, that beneficial
understanding that is so easily OBJ
tanned in the formative years of life
between the races? If these things
mean social equality then the colored
people want them, and if these United
States form a real democracy they
are entitled to them, or this country
is not the land of. the free, and the
Constitution of the United States is a
misnomer and the Declaration of In
dependence is a dead letter.