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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
TRADES UNIONS
ARE COMP AIRED


Cincinnati, Ohio, May 11.-Ihe
British miners strike situation in
dicates clearly that organized labor
in America has little to learn from
the English trade movement" Mat
thew VOL, vice president of the
American Federation Of Labor. de-
clared in a statement at the open
ing Of today's session OF the fed
eration's executive council.
The whole situation" he added,
shows that the British labor move
ment has much. to learn from the
American trade union movement.
British labor will soon realize the
dangers Of converting economic
and industrial questions into polit-
ical issues"
The failure Of the miners to safe
guard the mines during the strike,
Mr.. .Woll characterized as an ''un-
fortunate error on the part Of the
miners"
Mr.. Vol also commented on the
recent report Of the federal trade
commission on prices, declaring it
the first document issued by q
government department that seeks
to interpret our industrial and
commercial life from the stand
point of economic truth and dis
regards the elements OF political
expediency or exigencies."
This report confirms he add
ed, 'the validity Of labor's conten-
ton that reductions in wages are
| not justified, that retail prices must
| first be reduced"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11

! Psseia, M. My 11-Dscision
~ cAaass ~ stzEs headquarters
u ~ nlinois Grain Dsalsf1 ssso-
e1aGsua frua Dslsvaa 70 Champaign.
~ former locat1oa, was made to-
day e the closing session Of the
annual coavention Of the associa-
don. The move was taken TO give
the association . permanent head
Qusrtars instead Of the shifting one
formerly necessitated BY allowing
the home town Of each new state
secretary to be the central ONCE.
An but one Of the 0ficers Of the
association were reelected, the sim
gle change being the selection Of
John Murray Of Champaign in place
Of Victor Dewein OF Warrensburg
on the board Of directors. The cleo
ton leaves r. G. Horner, lawrence
Vile. - president: Z. e. Schultz.
Beardstown. first vice president; B.
i. Chrisde, Viola, second vice pres
ldent, and n. J. Porterheh, Muir
dock, treasurer. w. E. Culbertson,
Delsvan. present secretary, is ex-
pected to be renamed az secretary
when the board directors meets
this afternoon TO make the appoint
ment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
SMALL ORDERS
REQUlS|TI0NS

Springfield, ILL.,, May 11.-Requi-
sitions for the return to Chicago
of Samuel B. Sefren, held at Des
Moines, Iowa, on a charge of per-
jury and of Milo Wilson, held at
Sunflower, Miss, on a charge of
killing William Rainey in Chicago
Aug. %, were issued here today
by Governor Len Small.
Sefren is under indictment in
Chicago for the alleged false accu-
sation against Frank Wachman,
whom he testified had obtained
$4,000 of him by confidence game.
Milo Wilson is under indictment
for killing William Rainey by hit.
ting him IN the head with a Ratchet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
"SAGE OF PEWEE
VALLEY" WINS

Springfield, ILL.,. May 1.-The
Sage Of Pewee valley, Rev. J. B.
Briney Of Crestwood, KY, whose so
years. ministers say. haven't abat-
ed his energy, today took issue
with the Rev. George Campbell Of
st. Louis and opposed church con-
troll Of religious papers. Their de-
bate was one of the features at this
mornings session OF the congress
Of the Disciples of Christ.
Rev. MIR. Campbell had spoken at
length, advocating a delegate con-
vention for the Christian church,
which until now is the only large
Protestant denomination without
such a convention. He then went
on to advise establishment Of three
church seminaries and closer con-
troll of church papers.
IF the editors sidestep the pol
icy authorized by the convention
Mr.. Campbell said. then fire them
and get some others"
The Rev. Mr.. Briney followed:
Keep the papers independent
he advised, land their editorial
policy unhampered as now. If you
don't want to take them, we'll, you
don't have to-"
The congress yielded to the wis
dom of the Sage Of Pewee Valley
and took no action.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
APPOINTMENT
PAPERS STOLEN
Self.Styled sCousfn" of Harding
Makes Sensational Claim Be.
fore Judge Lands.

Chicago, May 11-(United Press)
Harding, self-styled
cousin" of President Harding, was
scheduled to be appointed assistant
secretary to the chief executive, his
attorney claimed when Everett
went on trial here today charged
with impersonating a government
officer.
"The papers arranging for his
appointment were stolen from Ev-
erett's home after he was arrested"
Henry Seligman, attorney for the
accused man, told Judge K. M.
Lands in federal court.
Seligman filed a demurrer to the
indictment.
The trial was continued until
May %, when Seligman said he
would produce in court the name
of the person who he claimed had
promised Everett the federal posi-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
MAKE REPORT ON
WINTER WHEAT

Springfield, Ill.,, May 11.-Wheat
is beginning to joint in the central
counties and farmers are blowing
and planting corn in all sections
of the state, according to the week
ly report of weather and crop con-
ditions issued today by Clarence J.
Root. meteorologist of the weather
bureau.
THE week was without rainfall,
except for showers in parts Of the
state at the weekend" said Mr..
Root. Under favorable weather
conditions winter wheat has made
good to excellent progress. 1t is
yellow in spots and chinch bugs
are reported in parts of the state.
Spring wheat and oats made favor
able progress. The former is in
good condition, but the condition OF
oats varies, from poor to good.
Grasses are a little backward but
the progress has been good"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
STATISTICS Of
CHILD WORKERS
Increase Exacly PrspsFassa1e !.
Growth 81 Population h
Eight Tears

Washington. May 11.-Incres~h
the number Of child employs !,
the United States has been amr,
exactly proportionate to the i.
crease in total populations h N.
last eight years. according to IL.
United States department Of lahor
Statistics compiled BY the eh;,.
dren's bureau show that 7e,lH mi.
nors took out permits in " repre.
sentative cities in the country !.
70 to work in 1920. This compares
with 67.1e9 in 1913, an increase q
Is per cent. The population a
the II cities increased "A per cent
in the same period. the burea.
estimated.
More children received permit,
to work in 1920 than in any ye,y
since 1913. except 1918 when m,
production was at its height Tn,
increase last year was ascribed "a
the rise in the cost of living and "a
labor shortage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11

Personal Points

Miss Anne Goldman OF 1901
Twelfth street has returned from
Centerville and Ottumwa, Iowa,
where she visited with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. G. W. Ackley with her moth
er, Mrs. s. J. Atterberry of S47
Twenty-frst street, has returned
from Chicago, where she attended
q Mothers day tea given by the
Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity Of the
University Of Chicago. Both Of
Mrs. Ackley's sons, Robert and
Meredith are members Of the
fraternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Dolly have
returned from Gary. Ind, where
they attended the funeral Of H.. E.
Woodward, husband of Mrs. Dolly's
sister. Mr.. Woodward was mana
ger Of the Gary Railway company.
with which he had been connected
for many years. He died suddenly
Of heart disease.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
'WOMAN'S BODY
FOUND IN RIVER
FniIure b FlnA Lest ~ Cheek
Believed to Have Pre1pte4
Euic3de.

Havana. H., Nay 1.-THE body
OF Mrs. Emma Schmilk, aged 50.
Of this city. Who 1t midnight Mon
day, started 70 search in the dark
for . 500 check she had lost, was
found in the Illinois river yestef-
day afternoon. Il II believed her
failure to ind the check. led hsr to
drown herself.
With a searchlight in her hand
Mrs. Schmidt in the early hours
Tuesday combed the yard at her
home, and the streets over which
she had walked earlier. Neighbors
declare that the grief Of her son.
Alfred Schmidt. is today almost as
pathetic a. the thought Of his
mothers anxious searching.
Alfred had given the check to
help his sister through school. Mrs.
Schmidt dropped it on her way
home, and very soon afterward Al
fred, who followed her. found it
again. He neglected, however, to
INFORM her.
Bloodhounds we're used to fol-
low her steps to the river bank,
where Fer body. was found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
Stone SPEAKS
TO ENGINEERS
Grand Chief Addresses friennial
Brotherhood Meet at Cleve-
land.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 11.-Ad-
dresses by the chief grand officers
and the appointment of committees
was the principal business on the
opening program of the Triennial
convention of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers today.
Warren S. Stone. grand chief en-
gineer, who has just returned from
Chicago, where he appeared before
the United States Railroad Labor
board in opposition to proposed
wage reductions, was the principal
speaker.
Proposals for the establishment
Of a cooperative state bank, credit
unions, cooperative marketing en-
terprises and consumers coopera-
tive societies are expected to be
considered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
HARRINGTON TELLS
OF AUTO INDUSTRY
TO MEN OF TRADE

Howard r. Harrington. adver-
Using manager of the Moline Pillow
company, spoke Of the motor indus
try at the regular meeting of the
ri-citv Anto Trades association
yesterday noon in the Manufactur-
ers' hotel, Moline Mr.. Harrington
told Of all phases Of the industry
from the manufacture Of the pro-
duct to the time it reached the con-
sumner.
The asociation's report on the
open house week held recently and
especially Of the parade which was
the opening event of the week, was
favorable. Another concerted event
among the automobile tradesmen
will be planned on at special meet
ing of the association Tuesday, May
"a.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
CARES MOST FOR
PATCHED PANTS
Charlie Chaplin Not Seriously Hurt
in Recent FfrsrAoufnS
TfoasorA

Los Angeles. CAL. May IL
Charlie Chaplin. motion picture
comedian, who was burned about
the legs yesterday. when he STUN
bled over a blow-torch in the studio
where he was working, is suffering
no serious effects. but will be un-
able to work for several days. II
was said today at his home. Chap
lin was said to regard the destFuc-
ton of q pair Of patched pants ia
miliar to millions Of film patrons
as tho worst feature OF the &C
cident.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
OPPOSES MOTOR
| BUSES ON ROADS

! Springfield. III. May 11.--Protest
against the use OF Illinois hard
roads by motor bus companies as
an appropriation OF public i'm
provement to private interests
was filed with the state public util-
tiles commission today by the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railway
company, In objecting to operation
of the Peoria White Star Bus COM
pany. and the Ivy Way Bus line.
which the railway complains will
force 1t to curtail its service.
Sufficient service is already pro-
vided by the railway. the company
declares. in operating four trains
each day over the same ground the
motor bus companies wish to oper-
ate.
The Chicago. Rock Island e. Pa
cifc railway company, as a large
Taxpayer" tho complaint says,
protests against the use Of the i'm
proved hard roads Of the state, re-
Gently built at a great cost. by
common carriers for hire by auto
mobile and automobile truck. and
states the use Of said highways by
such common carriers amounts to a
substantial appropriation of a pub.
lie improvement by private inter.
ests, and for private purposes te
tho great annoyance and detrimen
Of the public in general"
The railway company further
says the use of said highways b,
such carriers who are accustomed
to employ large heavy and cumber
some vehicles will result "in thu
speedy disrepair, deterioration and
destruction Of said highways and
without any compensation from the
private enterprises so using ant
abusing them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
wheat CROP TO
AID CONSUMER
Expected Drop, Due to Abundancy,
VIII Be Reflected In Flour
Prices.

Chicago, May 11.-(United rPeeso
The consumer will get the advan-
tage of the abundant wheat crop,
now in prospect, according to mil
lers and other experts on the grain
situation.
When the new wheat starts COM
ing in cash wheat is expected to
drop again, and if it does the drop
will be reflected in -four prices, mil
lers declared.
Flour now is selling at about 81
a barrel under the quotations OF
last September when the price first
started downward and $1.50 below
the first Of the year.
Flour prices change with the
price of cash wheat" John S. Pills
bury, Of the great Pillsbury mills
at Minneapolis, said to the United
Press.
There probably will not be any
, change in the price Of flour until
the new crop appears, when cash
wheat should be easier"
Extent Of the price drop will de-
pend entirely on how fast the new
crop appears and on the export de-
mand, Pillsbury explained.
The amount Of wheat being car
ried over from last year by farmers
is smaller than usual, according to
reports reaching both Pillsbury and
b. M. Snow, Chicago grain expert
Farmers are carrying from So
O00, 900 to 100000 bushels from
last year." Snow stated. This is
under the average"
While the federal crop report, is
sued Monday, showed an increase
OF 10000, 900 bushels in the winter
wheat crop over the April report
Snow explained that was not due to
improvement in the crop, but to the
small amount of vinter-killed
wheat.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
wheat POOLING
RECOMMENDED

Regina, Sask.. May 11.-Volun-
tary pooling of wheat with govern
ment sanction. was recommended
in a report on marketing prepared
for the Saskatchewan government
by the Canada wheat board and
made public today. The report
suggests a voluntary pool on an
experimental basis. Farmers Of
the prairie provinces are said to
be opposed to the abolishment hast
year Of the Canada wheat board,
which marketed Canada's wheat
during the war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
NOVEL SCHEME RAISED WAGE.

Sedalia, NO., May 1l.-Mrs. An
toinette Sullivan. postmistress at
Lamonte, Mo-, ~ miles east of here,
and her husband Daniel. who is
her assistant in the postofice. were
arrested today. following indict-
ment by a federal grand jury. 1t
Is asserted that the Sullivans
bought goods from mail order
houses with postage stamps, there
by Increasing the stamp sales Of
their postoffice to such q degree
that their salaries were raised one
point.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
EMPIRE COAL & ICE
co. WILL DELIVER
ICE THIS SEASON

Starting today, May II, contrary
to expectations. We VIII again start
ice deliveries in the resideuce sec
ton. Owing to the extreme ice
shortage we will sell coupon books
for cash only.
EMPIRE COAL 4 ICE co.
Phone r l. 20.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
Society
Second Diyisisa Al Meets.

Twenty-eight members were pres
ent At the second division meeting
Of the ladies' aid society Of Spen-
Ger Memorial Methodist church
yesterday afternoon At the home of
Mrs. Alexander Quist Of 1875 Four
teenth street. The Afternoon was
devoted to sewing and tying COM
forters. Mrs. Martha Meanor and
Mrs. w. l. Efteman served refresh
ments at the close Of the meeting.
The next division meeting will be
on June IA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
Sues FOR ,sassa

: Praecipe for summons IN .
suit for $4,000 was filed today
in circuit court by Emma Sher-
er against the Tri4City Railway
company. W. C. Allen ID atfor-
ney for the plaintiff.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11

As head Of the debating society
at Wellesley, Miss Eleanor S.
Burch of Hartford, Conn, has gain
ed the title of champion debater Of
the United States. It was her
coaching that enabled the debating
team Of Wellesley to defeat Vassar
and Brainard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11

Bases Most of them are hand
carved. All are richly finished;
included are mahogany, copper,
brown, and gold, stippled bronze
and beautiful Italian poly
chromes. Wiring provides for
two lights with good, durable
pull sockets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

of his views on this subject while guest of honor in the heart of the south, but he must have been struck by the fact that he received repeated assurances from prominent citizens of Birmingham and Alabama that they heartily approved of his attitude.
 One part of the Presidents address has created much speculation and may be minin- terpreted The question is being asked, What did he mean by political equality for the negro?" He seems to have made his mean ing clear by his statement, "I would say, let the black man vote when he is fit to vote; prohibit the white man from voting when he is unfit to vote." There was no suggestion any where in his speech that the south should al- low negroes to govern the white people, al- though it may be claimed by alarmists that an unrestricted negro vote might breing that kind of situation about.
 On the other hand one of the Presidents most striking sentences regarding political and economic equality was this: 'Tn each case would mean equality proportioned to the hon. est capacities and deserts of the individuals"
 President Harding evidently meant by ''polit- ical equality" that the negro be given the same right to vote, according to his fitness, that is given the white man. MT. Harding said quite positively that he did not advocate racial or social equality, and it is rather far-fetched to assert that anything of that sort could be ac- compished by the ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
M EN, WO M EN
 A ND T H l N c $

I am thinking of President and Mrs. Harding not as the occupants of the White House, but just as citizens of Marion during the days be- fore great people took them out of their home life and set them down in Washington
 I am thinking of this because of the appre- pleasure which The Age Herald furnished them on their arrival in Birmingham on Wednesday by giving it's front page to the local news ap- bearing in their own home town paper.
 was introduced to Mrs. Harding on the ball. cony of the Tutwiler while the President was reviewing the parade as member of The Age Herald family, and immediately her face bright ened up as she enthusiastically said, "Oh, it was such clever stunt, and my husband and both greatly enjoyed it.''
 Now I had opportunity during the day to watch both the President and Mrs. Harding, and every now and then to have snatch of talk as well as to listen in their conversation with us, and the thing which made the deepest i'm pression upon me was their naturalness. They just acted like folks instead of personages, and it was refreshing as we'll as heartening to think that in the two the spirit of American democ-
 
 Mrs. Harding told me of an amusing incident which occurred in the days when the senator was receiving daily delegations his front porch. It suggested the new-made Americans from Italy passed by. She told how one day party of Italians called, and as they passed in line, one of them grasped her hands warmly and explosively remarked he looked her squarely in the fact, "Thank God you do not look like any of your pictures" And she said she felt like saying feryently, Amen"
 l said to the President when I got chance, ''I am Baptist preacher and wish to express to you the great pleasure Baptists feel in having you here today, and at the head of af- fairs in Washington. Why" said he, Eff you are Baptist preacher, will have to shake hands with you again." and he gave me 9 cordial handshake. In all of his speeches in Birmingham I caught a religious undertone as of man who at heart believed in God and who communed with Him
 Sure, we honor him as the great representa- tive of the American people; but somehow, in spite of his able handling of public affairs, just for the time of his visit preferred to think of him and his lovely wife just as Marionites who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
KEEP A. GOOD THING GOING

"No, we cannot afford to let up on con- trol of the cotton acreage just because we att tained success this year." said J. o. Thompson, president of the Alabama, division of the American Cotton association. Ut was perhaps not very difficult task to bring about a 30>per cent acreage reduction after the col lapse of the cotton market in 1920. That les son needs to be driven home until it is second nature of our southern people.
 "Of paramount important for the incoming crop is the matter of cooperative marketing. Acreage control and diversification have led up to this, but cooperative marketing under control of farmers is necessary for the busi- nesslike disposal of the production.
 While we keep driving at acreage control and crop diversification, are; making a speciality of cooperative marketing as the eli max of the problems settlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
IN NORTH CAROLINA

Six feet tall and with no flesh to spare, Dr. w. c. Riddick of Raleigh, N. C., is one of the striking personalities of the American Cotton associations convention. He is president of the North Carolina State College of Agricul- ture and Engineering.
 North Carolina is proud of being a state of small, prosperous towns" he said. "We are glad that prosperity in our state is dffused. We are not dependent on one big city, we have many small live ones.a
 "We are doing splendidly under the honest tax valuation system. Our state adopted the 100 per cent tax valuation plan and we are getting more money than ever for state insti- tutions, while the tax rate is low. It is work ing finely.
 Really the tax rate is what frightens quite much as the valuation basis. Our people are betteS satisfied with 100 per cent prop erty valuation and a low tax rate than they were with lower tax valuation and higher tax rate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
CALLS IT HOME

''It certainly was a pleasure to stop off in Birmingham for even short time" said T.. Park Hay, Jr., of St. Louis, formerly of this city, land I enjoyed the luncheon given for the beauty queens from the CT counties by tho Junior Chamber of Commerce immensely.
 "WhilesI was en route to New Orleans on business I could not resist the temptation to visit Birmingham during the celebration of it's birthday party, and meet again my old friends here.
 "This will always be home to me and I am interested in everything that is done for the upbuildng of the city. The only regret have is the fact that will not be able to remain as long as l would like, but must go on to New Orleans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
NAMING OF ROOMS NOT NEW

From the New York Sun
 The idea of giving descriptive or picturesque names to rooms in hotels, instead of being modern idea, in reality dates back to the days when hotels were first established, says an old hotel manager.
 Ias chambers of many of the charming old Englsh inns, during Shakespeares time, had special names, as we'll as some of the old New England taverns and ordinaries of later date v
 According to an inventory of one of the sev- eral Kings Arms of Boston, at the time of it's sale in 1851, the furnishings disposed of in- cluded those of the "Star," London" Court" Exchange" and a number of other chambers.
 It has been said that the rooms of the Blue Anchor, Boston ordinary of the early colonial days, were designated by descriptive names, some of them. strongly suggestive of the names of woli-known rooms of our modern hotels of today.
 Some of the names in the old Blue Anchor wero the Rose Room,' "Sun Low," "Cross keya," Anchor" the "Green Dragon" and the Castle Rooni."