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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
TO FORM HIGH
SCHOOL PIT. A.
Parents and Teachers q Children
In Older Glasses to Or.
ganixe n Work.

Tho first high school parent
teacher association in tho H-cities
will be formed in this city Tues
day evening in the high school
auditorium. Cards have been is
sued to 800 parents and guardians
OF children in the high school re-
quesdng that they attend the in
itial meeting of the organization.
Any one interested in PIT. A.
work Is invited and parents whose
children will enter the local high
school next year are also urged to
come. Arnold Lau, principal of
the high school. E. C. Fisher, city
superintendent of schools, and Rev.
J. A Chapman Of the First Metho-
dist church will be the speakers.
The students of the local high
school will furnish the musical
program
The organization will be affiliat-
ed with the parent-teacher associa-
ton work in all the grammar
schools Of the country and will
have as its purpose the study of
children's problems. especially
those related to the pupfls Of high
school age.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CITY PLANNERS
MAKE MAPS0F
elevated Line


The advisability Of elevating the
railroad tracks along First avenue
Will be shown in two sketches
which the city planners will pre-
pare after three-day study. W. E.
Parsons, member of the Bennett
Parsons firm of Chicago which is
drawing the plans for this city, left
last evening after a thorough study
OF the railroad conditions. E. H.
Bennett. the firm partner, left
Thursday.
Although the proposition is still
remote, it will be included in the
plans for the city's growth and if
approved by the Rock Island city
planning commission will be pre-
sented with the other programs for
a city proper. The idea, Mr.. Par
sons said, is either to raise the rail-
road tracks SO that they will not
interfere with the plans for the
river front or to do away with them
entirely and construct a belt line
over the county to extend from one
point of industry in the east end OF
the county to point in southwest
Rock Island. However, the second
plan is considered improbable.
River Front Park.
In the new sketches being made
the city planners will also include
park along the river front, levee
and wall extending perhaps from
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
BIDS OPENED ON
RESURFACING OF
DOWNTOWN STREETS

Bids were opened this morning
at the city hall for one paving iop
and two resurfacing projects. The
Mccarthy improvement company
Of Davenport was the lowest bid
der on all work,
The D. ]. Ryan Construction CON-
pany of Davenport was close in the
bids for resurfacing work, but its
figures were much higher on the
one complete paving job.
Bids for the paving Of Seven
teenth avenue with asphaltic con-
crete from Tenth to Eleventh ave-
nue., made by the Mccarthy I'm
provement company, was for $3.Al
a square yard for paving, $3.50 a
foot for concrete curb and gutter
and 80 cents a cubic yard for ex-
ira excavation. The other bid was
1914 a square yard for paving,
$1.65 a foot for curb and gutter and
SO cents cubic yard for extra ex-
cavation.
The resurfacing jobs are Eight
zenith street between Second AMI
Third avenues, and Fourteenth
street between Second and Third
avenues. and Third avenue from
Fifteenth to Fourteenth street.
TIL bid of the Mccarthy Improve
ment company on this work was
$40 per square yard for resuF-
facing and SIS ton for extra bind
err. The other bid was $2.15 pei
square yard for resurfacing and
$14 a ton for extra binder. This
latter price is 81 lower a ton than
the first bidder, but the extra five
cents per square yard for resur-
facing offsets this by a consider
able margin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
Personal Points

Miss Hazel Engstrand, Who has
been visiting In Rockford. arrived
this morning to spend the week end
with AEs. Belle Roach, 1883 Fortv-
fifth avenue She will 60 from here
to California and then to Seattle,
Wash- where she viii wed Earl
Brown early in June.
Ira karr returned this morning
from an extended sojourn in Cali
fornia.
George L Loge, 1915 Twenty
NTH street. underwent an operar
ton for appendicitis 1t St An
thongs hospital Wednesday and il
reported to be doing very nicely.
MI. and Mrs. Harold B. Jensen
OF Los Angeles, Calf, are house
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Siy.
ertson Of ISIS Eighth avenue.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CROP DAMAGED,
CAMPBELL SAYS
County Reporter Finds Ground Is
in Good Spring Planting Con-
ditiOn Now.

Vegetables and fruit were almost
entirely killed in April, only some
strawberries and apples surviving
the low temperature OF the last
month, the report of Charles C..
Campbell. county crop reporter, in
dicates. In his monthly report, Mr..
Campbell says that the weather
was too cool for good growing con-
ditions.
However. the ground is in fine
condition for spring planting now.
1t appears as though the fruit is
entirely gone. Strawberries which
were protected and possibly some
apples may make a fair crop, Mr..
Campbell believes.
Farm prices for May 1, are
Corn, 4S cents; wheat, $1.15; oats,
80 cents; barley, So cents; rye,
$1.25; white potatoes, s1.1O; hay,
$14 ton; hay, baled, SIS; butter,
40 cents pound; eggs, 20 cents a
dozen; and chickens, 20 cents a
pound.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
PLUMBERS WORK
SEPARATELY ON
WAGE; MAY QUIT

No settlement n in sight between
the plumbers unions and the en-
ployers, and . strike Is set for Moo
day. A meeting Of the Rock L.
land union No. 113, was scheduled
for late this afternoon, and the
probabilities are that . strike vote
will be taken.
The plumbers are not affiliated
with the allied trades, nor are the
Rock Island, Moline and Davenport
unions related. Each acts Tor it.
self. The Rock Island plumbers
have been receiving a higher wage
than those Of Davenport and Mo
line where a 81 an hour rate is
paid. Plumbers in this city have
been receiving $L121s an hour.
They were asked to accept a Is
per cent reduction and this they re-
fused.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
why BAN
IS ON PAGEANT
Archbishop Objects to Milwaukee
Spectacle as Exclusively
Protestant

St. Paul, Mimi, April 30.-The
pageant Landing Of the Pilgrims"
as it is being arranged in Milwau-
kee, is exclusively a glorification
of the Protestant pilgrims" Arch
bishop Messmer of Milwaukee
stated here today.
THE spectacle will in no way
make a Reorganization Of the Catho-
lie faith, and l forbade Catholic
children taking part in a demon
stration, partially religious in
character, which does not give a
fair consideration to their belief"
the archbishop added. This was
explained in my letter to the sane
Fourth of July commission, and in
Milwaukee it is understood"
Catholic school children will be
permitted to take part in the pro-
cessions to the parks which are tC
constitute a part of the Milwaukee
Independence Day celebration
Archbishop Messmer explained.
1t was announced yesterday in
Milwaukee that Archbishop Mess
mer had ordered that Catholic
school children would not partici-
pate in the pageant. The arch
bishop came to this state yesterday
to visit at the home of Archbishop
Bowling.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
STATE CONTROL
ON MEDICINES
IS PROTESTED
Dr.. E. II. Osehner Of Chicago Con-
denns Compulsory Health In.
suranee ~ SoeiAliStic.

Protests against bills that are In
the hands of state committees,
which medical men say will mean
the closing of drug stores and the
institution Of the seniority rule
over ability were voiced at the joint
meetings of the Rock Island Coun-
ty Medical society, the Rock Island
County Dental association, and the
Rock Island Druggists organization
in the Moline Commercial club last
evening.
A bill which would put medicine
under state control was protested
by DR.. w. D. Chapman, Silvis, medi-
cal legal adviser of the county
medical association, last week be-
fore the state committee, and was
dropped, but was brought up again
by another committee. No action
was taken or resolutions adopted
last evening by the societies, but
a general discussion on the situa-
ton and a plea to put the matter
before the public was made by DR..
E. H. Oschner Of Chicago, by DR..
Chapman, DR.. W. E. Taylor of Mo-
line, Senator M. R. Carlson and
Representative w. C. Maucker.
DR.. Oschner spoke on state medi-
cine, compulsory health insurance,
and welfare centers.
State medicine, compulsory
health insurance and welfare cen
ters are socialistic in their incep-
ton and the American Federation
OF Labor came out strongly against
them" DR.. Oschner said. More de-
ponds on the health of the CON-
munity than on any other one thing
and any thing which hinders prog
ress of medical science is a men
ace to every human being. State
medicine takes away from a ply
sician all the incentive for person
al progress and should the law
pass would mean that all physi-
clans would be under civil service.
the seniority of service will gov
ern all ARRANGEMENTS and personal
ability will play no part.
"No real advancement in medical
science, outside of laboratory work,
has come from Germany or Austria
since compulsory health insurance
has been adopted there and men of
real ability in those countries rare
ly study medicine now"
DR.. Chapman told Of bills and
reported meetings he held several
weeks ago with Representatives and
senator's in Springfield. Senator
Carlson and Representative Mauck-
er each gave a talk on methods
pursued in the senate and house
and made a plea for the constitl-
ency to familiariZe themlseves with
the bills they are interested in and
meet their legislators as often as
possible to give them their view
, points.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

4 - WI have option Of allow
Sssir utilities to be governed BY
fsIinois commerce commission
=. ling home rule by terms OF
~ bill governing utilities
~ has been completed and Is
=. q b introduced in the house
n s.r,esentatives as a committee
- Representative Harry M, NC
.,..1,,ir today received copies Of the
s..,snt which consists OF SO
~ features Of the utilities law
" srists now have been retained"
~ McCaskrin. "and the COM
,.iou deprived Of too great pow
MAYOR Harry NJ Schriver made
III. rood suggestions in the light
~ srperience and some ideas OF
~ 70 govern conditions such
~ hsss here in a community OF
s,a,eaif1as have been incorpor-
.S a the measure They espe-
co.ern situations which might
should one city adopt home
~ md the adjoining one reject it.
a makes the matter optional
- tba municipalities whether or
NJ chey shall allow their utilities
~ eoyerned by the Illinois com
- commission. which is created
- he bill, or whether they will
ssrrise home rule. / believe the
-eesme Is fair to both sides. l am
-. the cities will be satisfied
~ Il and tho public utility cor
,ae,hons ought to be satisfied.
sOne point OF advantage that has
~ srxued in behalf of the pub
n unEties commission has been
rsfsined even for the benefit of
those municipalities adopting home
,ula The commerce commission is
bound, upon call, to render such
technical services to them as it rem
dary to cities that operate under
commerce commission control. En-
|ginsers engaged by the state. sta
|trucs gathered by the state, and
Inc advantages, will be at the ser
Nc of the municipalities" ex-
|slsined Mr.. McCaskrin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
train DEFEATS
MOTOR CRUISER
Boats Time Was A. Hours and 9
Minutes on Course of
1850 Miles.

New York, April 30.-The motor
cruiser Gar II, Jr., Of Detroit,
racing against passenger train
time from Miami, Fla. to New
York, completed the last leg Of
her voyage here this morning. Her
actual running time for 1850 miles
was announced by her commander,
Gar Wood, as Al hours and % min
utes.
The running time of the Havana
special over the Atlantic Coast line.
which the Gar tried to better, was
4213 hours for 1,480 miles. This
time Included all regular stops and
a wait of one hour at Washington.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
IS OUT
Of WAGE war
CLAIM MADE
Unisa Agent Says He Has Pref
That RigAt Il Test Of Or.
g1nizafien.

Claiming that the refusal Of the
electrical contractors to accept the
unions offer of 80 cents an
hour scale has proved to the salts
faction Of the union that the battle
IL not ono over wages but a test OF
strength Of organization, H. D..
Smith. union business agent de-
clareA today that the tight Is going
to . finish. The unions had offered
to cut their 81 demand to 80 cents
but II was rejected.
Mr.. Smith asserted that to gain
some idea OF this phase Of the case
he told the contractors that il they
were sure 4 was q wage reduction
that the public wants the union
would accept a cut from 81 to 80
cents an hour, and that all sides
could note the results. The con-
tractors had at first demanded a
cut to 70 cents an hour, but later
offered SIN cents an hour, which
was followed by the union offer to
accept 80 cents an hour. The thing
to be proved il whether or not a
wage reduction will boost building
activities, the union held. Mr..
Smith said that the point made by
the union was that If the contrac-
tors haggled over pennies it would
prove to the satisfaction of the I'M
ion that the wage settlement was
not the principal thing in mind. but
the testing of strength in view of
breaking the union. Now he says
the union renews its demand for
the old wage of 81 an hour.
Pay Strike Benefits.
The business agent asserted that
the union can not be busted. He
said that more men are working
now than before the strike, and that
those who are not working are be-
ing paid strike benefits from the in
ternational union. Claim was also
made that only three electrical
contractors are forcing the fight
while IL others are in favor of sign
ing up, but are being held back by
rules of the electrical contractors
association and also influence Of
the Quad-City Builders exchange
MIR. Smith declared that practi-
cally all opposition of the contrac-
tors is being directed from Rock
Island and Moline, with Davenport
ready to sign up almost immedi-
ateiy if the others will get in line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
ALL-STARS LOSE
IN VOILEY GAME

Three hard-fought volleyball
games ending in a victory for the
Horst & Strieter team over the ALL
Stars were played at the "Y" gym
last evening. The All-Stars show
ed good form, but were unable to
score. The scores of the games
we're: 1913; 1914 and 1911. The
lineups were:
Horst & Strieter-F. Kruger, c.
Kruger, Banscher, Flick, LOBBY,
Horst. Guilty and O'Hara.
All-Stars-Lau, Hubbart, Allen,
Wood, O'Melia, Williams and W.
Wood.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CITIZEN TESTS
FOR Il FORMER
ALIEN Enemies
Reneval u Ban BY Department d
Labor Gives Chance at
Naturalization,

In the class of liz candidate1
for citizenship who will be heard
in circuit court Tuesday and We'd.
nesday will be q who have been
awaiting the opportunity since the
country went to war in 1917.
These are Of German and Aus
trian nativity. who as alien enemies
had been barred from citizenship
examination until recent ruling Of
the department OF labor at Wash
ing lifted the ban. The following
under this classification have been
notified to report for the hearing:
Germans-Paul Stroedecke. John
Baltzer. Ludwig Weis. John Eng
land, Mary Ehm. Thomas d. Ehm.
Sister Mary Marguerite Cath
crime Linden. Otto Carl Henriek
Soelzer, Martin Lehman, James
Leonard Lindsey. Eric Herman
Michaelis, William Toney 40rey.
Carl Mucke. Martin Muench. Arno
Wolf. Reiner Aaqung Thaden. John
Bismarck, Henry Hablend. Herman
Cronan. Hans Kurt Hahn. Karl
William Karisch. Fritz Ohlhorst.
Austrians - Charles Frick, Joe
Banska. Albert Sykora. Nick Chu-
ich, Frank Pench.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CHOKING ENDS
LIFE OF WOMAN


South Orange, N. J., April 30
Four masked bandits today held up
An automobile in which Mrs. Ce-
ieste Cassese of Orange was re-
turning from visit to a sick
friend. When she screamed, one
of the men leaped into the tonneau
and choked her to death. Mean
while the others bound her chauf-
feur, Michael Sellito. to the steer
ing wheel, rifled his pockets and
fed.
Although unable to free himself.
Sellito held his head continuously
against the button Of the electric
horn. finally attracting residents Of
nearby houses, who notified the po-
lice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

Founder day VIII bs eele-
brated tomorrow evening In Zion
Lutheran church with an ad-
dress by Rev. c. F. Sandahl,
Omaha. Neb., president OF the
Nebraska conference. At the
morning service Hugo e. Glib
son. . student Of Augustana
seminary will have charge Of
the servicA Mr.. Gibson IL q Sc
nior At the peminary and will be
ordained at the synod meeting
In Chicago next month.
There will be special musical
numbers by the choir and solo
lists At both services.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
BANDIT HAS MADE
GOOD his ESCAPE

Except for q fine collection OF
finger prints. the Davenport police
today we're as far from arrest Of
the amateur" who held up the
Peoples Trust and Savings bank.
on Harrison street, at noon yester-
day and escaped with $1,000, as
half an hour after the holdup.
Tri-city police throughout the
afternoon maintained the drive on
suspicious characters. but without
success.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
HAS FIGHT With
IMULEDEER BUCK
Oocer Tears Antlers from Animals
Head Before Winning Victory
in Struggle.

Bend, Ore, April 30.-Attacked by
7 mule deer buck, L. A w. Nixon,
special state officer. literally tore
the antlers from the bucks head
before subduing the animal. The
report of the unusual battle was
brought here today by Deputy Sher-
pa Stokoe, who had accompanied
Anon on a trip of investigation into
lae high desert and who witnessed
he encounter.
IN account Of soft mud in which
le was standing when the buck at
acked, Nixon was unable to evade
tae animals rush and the hand to
loin struggle was fol- ced upon him
Selore ne could reach his autmobile,
iStokoe said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
END THREE DAY
Y TRACK EVENTS
FOR SCHOOL BOYS

Events of the grade school track
meet in the Y. NJ. C. A. gym will
close tonight
Fifteen grade schools of the city
represented by IS boys have been
competing in track, field and
swimming events under the direc-
ton of Physical Directors Willis
Wood and Alfred ]. Record. Joseph
Beal and Robley Biehl have been as
sisting as judges and shield will
be awarded to the school winning
the most points in the meet. Rib
bons for first second and third
places will be given to the individ-
ual winners Of events.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
HEARS SINGER
| over WIRELESS

Denver, Colo, April so.-An un-
zen audience heard Frieda Hempel,
le Oh The principals in the Chica-
ufand Opera company, sing over
ae radio telephone. Wireless op-
y's'ors within a radius of 500
ines were notified in advance to
~ tneir receiving instruments for
us concert. and after the receivers
~ ADJUSTED them the star sang
aso 'ne transmitter, Home, Sweet
aome and "The Blue Danube
Included in the audience estimat-
a. s'ooO. were 300 sick soldiers
.ne government hospital at
~ora- Boulder and Colorado
lungs operators reported they
sA'o the singer plainly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

the Crescent bridge past the gov
eminent bridge on Twenty-fourth
street.
The cutting through Of Sixth ave-
nue. to build a thoroughfare to Mo-
line was also studied yesterday.
and may mean the switching Of the
street in the high level spots to
Fifth-and-a-half avenue in order to
make it a main highway.
Anther meeting Of the city plan
ming commission with the city PLAN
ners will be called in a month to
review the maps which are in the
making now.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
|FEWD0CT0RSIN
| NORTH DAKOTA
Sats Has 1851 Persons To Every
Physician, Says Medical Asso-
citation Bulletin.

Chicago, April 80. Statistics
showing that North Dakota has the
|fewest physicians in proportion to
population of any state in the union
were issued today by the Journal of
the American Medical association.
There are 1,161 persons in North
Dakota to each physician, the state
ment says, while in the District of
Columbia there is one physician to
every 259 persons. South Carolina,
North Carolina and Mississippi
we're next in the scale after North
Dakota in the high proportion OF
population to physicians.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CHARGE G. BLACK
THREATENED TO
SHOOTLANDLADY

C. Black, 41001s Fourteenth ave-
nue., was arrested by the police last
night on q charge Of being drunk
and disorderly, and today was Or
dered to be taken into county court
to answer to charge preferred by
Mrs Josephine Broquist, 2S20h
Sixth avenue, at whose home Black
was arrested. The woman charges
that he beat her and threatened TO
ahoot haE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
WANTSTRlOTO
AGREE TO PACT
Saburbo Shimada of Japan Favors
Armament Restrictions With U.
s. and British.

Toxic, April Standardization
resentative Saburbo Shimada, per-
haps Japan's greatest orator, will
devote himself to the realization of
an American-BritishJapanese en-
tente, and to that end will strive
for armament restrictions as nee
essary preparation for its consum-
nation.
Mr.. Shimada recently resigned
from the Kenseikai or opposition
party, because of differences on
party issues, and he has now come
forth with an announcement of his
future program. He said:
"a restriction of ornaments can
be realized if an understanding is
arrived at between the United
States, Great Britain and Japan. So
far as Japan is concerned, she can
drop further military expenditures
without causing any deterioration
of her troops by adopting, for in
stance, the system of CONSUMPTION
service for one year"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
Obituary


Mira Conrad Zimmerman. for
many years . resident Of Mendoza,
died there yesterday and funeral
services will b held in that city
tomorrow. Her daughter. NrA. J.
G. Baer, 34A Mnth-an-a-half ave-
nue.. was called to the deathbed yes-
terday and other members Of tho
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Baer
and Mr.. and Mrs George Baef, also
Of this city. will attend funeral
services.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
/ CENSUS DIRECTOR

snington. April 30.-(United
President Harding has de-
20 appoint William NJ. Steu-
Iector Of census, it was learn
way. Steuart now is assistant
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CANCELS ROIT

-; raul, Mimi, April 3O-Remov-
!. !" !onslls has forced Bill Bren-
VI Chicago to cancel his bout
niiiy Miske. of st. Paul,
u1ied for st. Paul the night of
>, 1t was announced today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
ARREST RADICALS.

mas City April 30.-Police be-
roundup Of radicals, arrest
o men and eight women and
- a large quantity of liter