davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
FEW PEOPLE REALIZE

That kerler Rug company Is tho
largest and best equipped rug rem
ovators in the Tri-Cities or western
Illinois, a firm with q years Of
experience with the most expert
enced help in all lines connected
with it.
A firm that is at your command
all year round with prices far be-
low any uptodate cleaners in the
state. They make oriental rug
shampooing a specially and have a
factory built especially for rug
cleaning with 1900 feet Of clean
floor space with steam heated dry
room. They refringe, rebind and
resew your rugs.
A firm that challenges all for
good and prompt work. They also
have in connection a new and sec
ond hand furniture store with am
pie room to list it as the largest
in the city. Our motto is pay more
and sell for less They have thous-
ands OF satisfied customers in both
lines: cleaning and trading. Phone
R. I. 692. 2116 Fourth avenue
(Adv.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
TO ENTER BOAT
IN SPEED RACE


Harry Hunter, secretary Of the
Island City Boat club. has complet-
ed . hydroplsne typo racing boat
which he will enter in the Fourth
Of July regatta At Peoria. The boat
is Is fet long and has a displace-
ment of go cubic inches. 1t is
propelled by a LIS h. p. airplane
Hall Stott motor and according to
Mr.. Hunter will be capable Of so
miles an hour. The boat will not
be launched for a try-out until the
latter part of next month.
A number of local people are ex-
pected to attend the regatta and
private boats owned by W. F. Brad
ley, Addison Gest, James Hall and
T. e. Concannon are expected to
make the trip.
The regatta under auspices OF the
Mississippi Valley Power Boat as
ISOLATION, has the greatest entry
list in the history Of the power boat
events in the United States, ac-
cording to the report made BY the
general chairman, L. E. Selby.
Thirty-three craft are entered this
year. At the regatta held at Bur
lington. Iowa, last year, only seven
boats competed. More than fifty
thousand people are expected to at
tend this event and boats will be
entered from distant points, includ-
ing Milwaukee, Burlington, Clinton
and Muscatine.
It is predicted by Peoria men that
the regatta will be 800 per cent
greater than any similar event ever
held in America. Extensive prep
arations are being made to accom-
modate the crowds and a large
grand stand will be erected along
the river for seating accommoda.
ti0na
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
FEDERATION IS.
BACKING FIGHT
Of CRAFTSMEN


No reports OF progress being
Da6e By the allied trades with the
onad- City Builder exchange con-
tractors on wage differences was
snado 20 he members Of the Tn
City TsdsruGioa Of Labor in session
u ~ Industrial hall In Rock L.
land last night.
The federation went on record
becling the allied trades unions in
refusing . cut IN wages ct this
tins. dns to the report Of the com
Aittees It the joint conferences
tWo weeks ago that living costs -
. whole are 9till 1o2 per cent high.
- than in 1J14 and building mater
~ n per oent higher, while wages
axe only 30 per cent higher.
Opinion was that the trades
unions should maintain their stand
against wage reductions. even in
~ fscs Of the contractors edict
yesterday that they will hire az
: many men ~ possible, without dis
crimination between non-union and
union men, beginning Monday In
case they are no nearer to an agree
ment by that time.
1 z. J. Burns. secretary OF the
Quad City Builders exchange. an.
1 nounced this morning that there
! has been no change in the stand
Of the contractors.
/ Name STATE Deleg1teA
4 Tho members OF the federation
named H. ID. Smith Of the electrical
! workers and b. G. jennings OF thu
carpenters. to represent the fedora
stion It the annual convention O
the Iowa State Federation Of Labor
which II to be held in Burlington
tho week beginning May Is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
Aue|E TOSSERS
EXPECT TARTAR
N LOMBARD -


Augustana college baseball nine
win play its second game Of the
season tomorrow afternoon when
swedbery's men play Lombard COL
lsgs on the Rock Island diamond.
Coach Swedberg expects TO run
M against some stiff competition
in the Lombard crew. Although
the Swedes walloped Coach Egge-
brecht's men twice last season. de-
feating them on the Galesburg dia-
mond, IS to and II to at Rock
island. the Augie mentor predicts
one Of the hardest games OF the
season tomorrow.
Coach Eggebrecht has a wealth
of material out for his nine and
competition has been so high that
he has had difficulty in choosing
men to cover positions.
Only Three Vets Back.
He has only three men back this
year from last years squad. but
every mcMU<I u SuAS yC0i eSoA
has played semi-pro baseball
Lombard played Lake Forrest to
10-inning 4-to-4 tie last friday
Brachmueller and Paine, Coach Eg'
gebrecht's hurlers, although new
with the Galesburg school, are ex.
perienced pitchers, and are apt tt
bafle Angles batters.
Coach Swedberg has been giving
his recruits long workouts every
night. Much time has been spenI
in fielding hunts, factor in An
gie's playing. which was weak II
the game with Armour last Friday
The Augie mentor has been drill
ing on all phases Of the game ant
the weather man permitting, base
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

Extra Blend" Coffee, 3 lbs. for
CSC.
Fresh Radishes, Beets and Car
rots, Zoe buneA.
California Black Cherries, No.
l can, 25c.
Canned Aprieots in syrup, :5e
can.
Extra fancy Green Gage Pluns.
35e can.
Fresh juicy Oranges, 4se 1oe.
Canned Pears, HomiDy or the
famous Natal Condensed Milk.
choice, Dc On.
Extrs fancy Iowa State canned
Corn, 19ke . can.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

Just peak through windows will almost OF itself force you
to step inside closer examine and admire the many beau
full summer pieces showing this ana wonder
full reed peces enameled Blues Putty CARDINAL each
hostered nifty the great array OF white Gar
den Craft outdoors furniture built to withstand rain or SUN
these and many other new ideas for the Porch or Lawn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

expenditures for its representati-
IN the League Of Nations. from 4.
inception to the end Of the pre,es.
fiscal year, will approximately n
tai $4,000. according to Z st,ts
ment made in the house Of mus
ssntatives By the federal miaists,
for the treasury.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
DR. HALsEY DEAD.

New York. April 22.-Rev. DR.. A.
Woodruff Halsey, So. secretary OF
the board of foreign relations OF
the Presbyterian church since 1899
died at his home here Thursday
night. A native Of Elizabeth, M,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
Bargains.

Our buyer bought a lot
of these extra sport shirts
and quality dress shirts;
at the st. Louis Jobber's
Clear away" Sale; of
heavy striped percales in
pleasing colors. They
should sell at $1.9S, but we
will send out q lot of them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22
These Spring Accessories for Men and Boys Are Genuine

heavy felt in the color
combinations that strike"
the boys; 10c, 2oc and
Csc.
Mems SOC wash ties, Sat-
urday Csc apiece.
Boys (6 to Is years)
sport waists of good heavy
percale, short sleeves;
$3.50 values, CSC.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

Saturday at S1.OO
apiece.
Boys two-piece wash
suits Of linen finish suit
ing; Norfolk styles, in
white or colors; nicely fin
ished; bought to sell at
$2.25, Saturday only,
Sl.75.
Boys skull caps of good
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

he was graduated 1t Princeton
(1S7s) and Princeton theological
seminary. He was pastor Tor II
years Of the Spring Street church
in this city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

Curtain Scrims, Swisses
and Grapes at Low e. .., i.
Prices
Bungalow Curtain scrims, Is in
ches wide, fresh and new with blue
bird borders, lOc yard.
Heavy figured silk and cotton
drapery poplin; SO inches wide; ma
tural, rose and blue; Sl.25 yard.
New designs in Kapok silk dra-
peries; 50 inches wide; last winter
these Kapok silks sold at 1898. Now
they are just S2.98 yard.
Curtain Swisses, So inches wide.
in dainty stripes or small figures;
worth sec; Saturday, S yards to
each at 29c yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-22

Melbourne. April 22.-Australias
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
Corn Pepper Explodes.

Last Saturday afternoon, after the
Jimmie Boyd Playhouse had com.
pleted the picture, the corn pepper
in front of the Acme Barber Shop
on the other side of the street, ex-
ploded with disastrous results.
Dick Wilson, city mail carrier, was
seriously injured. The flying wreck
age struck him and lacerated the
flesh, some arteries being exposed.
He was taken to Naillings Hospital
and his wounds dressed.
Herman Woods received a deep
cut on the back and a cash in the
head. Harris Parks, president of the
Farmers Exchange Bank, was struck
a glancing blow on the right shoul-
der by a piece of cast iron, which
passed on through the glass front of
the Farmers Exchange Bank. Miss
Ludie Reece Jackson, cashier of the
Acme Barber Shop, was injured by
falling glass when the front of the
barber shop was demolished.
Clarence Clay and Loving Anglea
were also injured A number of in
jured were taken to DR.. Roper for
treatment
Scraps of iron were thrown the dis
tance of a block from the barber
shop. The 15-pound copper boiler
was hurled across the street and COM
pletely demolished the front end of
Jimmy's Playhouse. The explosion
occurred just Is minutes after the
large crowd which attended the last
show had scattered, and Lyle H.
Boyd. manager of the playhouse, had
just left the box office.
The lobby was deserted except for
a small boy who was looking over the
posters. The copper boiler passed
over the boys head, knock
ing off his hat and raising slight
bump. Had the explosion occurred 4
few minutes earlier when the lobby
of the playhouse was crowded with
people The result would have been
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
MISSOURI FARMER GOT
10 CENTS FOR HIDE

Washington, July 19.-Because OF
the low prices of hides, all that Rob-
ert Sehupp, of Pleasant Green, Cop
per County, got from the Northern
Fur Company, of st. Louis, for a
whole beef hide was r. cents, ac-
cording to a statement made on the
| floor of the House of Representatives
by Representative 1. v. Mcpherson,
of Aurora, Mo- Speaking for a duty
on hides while the tariff bill was be-
ing discussed, Mcpherson produced
Schupp's letter, which he said had
been written to Representative Sid
C. Roach, of Linn Creek Schupp
wrote:
Il am sending you bill for hide
/ shipped and you will notice that,
after express and commission is paid,
I have IL cents to my credit. What
do you think of that?'
Attached to the letter was state
ment from the Northern Fur Com
pany, which read:
"One No. 2 fresh cut, 40 pounds
at 3 cents pound, $1.20.
LESS express, $1.08.
Amount inclosed, Sofa"
"This man received IL cents for a
40 pound hide; that is so nearly free
that the shoe manufacturers of Mas
sachusetts will not complain" said
Mcpherson.
Il deny, however, that the shoe
manufacturers will not still be pros
porous if a duty is placed upon the
importation of hides
In an accompanying speech, Nc
Pherson said that boys and girls were
leaving the farm because the reward
there was so poor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
Young Lady browns.

Hickman, KY, July 1.-THE re-
mainG of Miss Lucille Barnes, who
drowned in the Mississippi River here
Friday, were buried this morning at
the City Cemetery. Funeral services
at the home were conducted by Rev.
DR.. H. B. Johnston.
The young wonan's body was re-
covered yesterday shortly before
noon, searching parties having
dragged and dynamited the river
since Friday morning. TIE seventh
stick of dyncmite yesterday brought
the body to the Surface, almost exact
ly where it was thought she had
drowned She was the second daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Alex Barnes, was
"a years old and well known TO Hick-
man people, her death coming as a
great shock to tho entire community.
She YVES a member of the Methodist
Church ard a dcycut Christian. Be-
sides her parents she is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Swayne Walker and
Miss Thelnsa Barnes, and four broth
ers, Chestc-, Jack, Harry and Jerry
Barnes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
NEWS AND NOTES.

w. A. Smith, of Lafayette, Tenn,
was named federal prohibition direct
or for Tennessee Saturday by Inter-
nal Revenue Collector Blair. He sue
ceeds Lewis Elkins, of Gibson Coun-
ty.
Muskogee, OKLA, July 15.-Dis-
tribution of $1,35O,0 by the gov
ernment to members of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indian tribes will
commence Aug. Is, it was announced
at the United States Indian office.
The 20,700 Chocktaws will each
receive $50 and the $500 Chickasaws
will each receive like sum. The
payment is exclusive of freed men.
Mrs. Julia C. Welday, of St. Clair,
Mo-, has had seven husbands, accord
ing to records of the ST. Louis court
of appeals which set aside decree
of divorce from the seventh husband,
Louis Welday, granted in the Frank
lin County circuit court. Three of
the seven husbands are living.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
This Tops Us.

The biggest wheat yield of the
county yet reported is that of Carl
Gilbreath in the Sullivan communi-
ty. Mr.. Gilbreath has just completed
the threshing of 1,135 bushels of
splendid wheat, which he harvested
from thirty acres of land, making an
average yield of nearly thirty-eight
bushels to the acre. The wheat was
threshed bone dry, and is some of the
best seen in this county. The seed
for this crop were of an early strain
wheat which came from Lawrence
County. The crop was exceptionally
free from disease and rust. The yield
is considered remarkable Columbia
Herald.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
COLITIS EPIDEMIC.

Mr.. John Church, of the Metropol.
itan Insurance Co., has received the
following bulletin from the health
department of his company. 1t ex-
plains itself:
A very virulent epidemic of colitis
(summer bowel trouble) has spread
through the whole State of Tennes-
see. Within two weeks over 1000
cases have been reported and between
80 and 40 deatho. The mortality
among infants has been especially
heavy.
Colitis lis preceded by high tenn
perature and sudden chills, often
with vomiting and heavy purge.
Please instruct your agents to ad-
wise your policy holders to watch for
these signs and to call for physi-
clan at once if they appear. Quick
action upon your part and the agents
may save many lives.
The following directions should al
so be given
Boil drinking water and milk.
Cook all food thoroughly.
Do not eat raw fruit, except or
anges.
In cases of fever and chills give a
dose of castor oil and call doctor.
Keep babies cool and protect them
against sudden temperature changes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
Company K at Camp John Sewer
Near Knoxville.

Company K, Fourth Infantry, Ma
tional Guard of Tennessee, left Tues
day on a special train of Pullmans,
over the N, c. & st. L. Ry. for an
Camp John Sewer. The company was
in charge of Capt. N. S. Stone and
First Lieutenant c. B. Verhine.
These young officers made a trip to
Camp last week, made the necessary
arrangements and prepared things for
the welfare and comfort of the COM
pany. Incidentally, Capt. Stone re.
turned with the first drill pay the
local company had had. 1t amounted
to $1,000 and put the boys in good
shape for encampment.
Members of the local company who
are attending camp.
First Sergeant: Woodfn, Cecil
Sergeants: Garrett, Theodore; ;;
Mays, William c.; Walker, Coble R.;
tThornton, Marvin E.; Nolen, Wal
lace; Scott, Charley b.; Gray, Robert
D.
Corporals Glover, Hall B. ;Prather,
Worth r.; Coates, Dennis; Echols,
john Bowers, Leonard c.; Cheat
ham, Thomas L.; Carman, Millard F.
Privates First Glass: Johnson,
Heber c.; Bynum, Clarke; Thornton,
James B.; Canady, Raymond; Carter,
Jim L.; Davidson, John; Dunn, Cecil
E.. Duncan, Harold W.; Field, Rob-
ert; Harris, James c.; Hughey, Ma
rion j.; King, Roy p; Massengill,
Jack W.; Pate, Robert c.. Emmett,
w. Roach; Roper, Willie E.; Scott,
Thomas T.. Stone, Ira W.; Thornton,
Hey G.
Privates: Almond, Hugo; Archie
Charles; Arnold, Reginald L.; Ar
mold, Howard W.; Beadles, Paul c.;
Blew, William H.; Brake, Grady A..
Bratton, Charles H.; Brice, @Sherrell
H.; Boyd, Jasper; Caldwell, Vernie
A.; Callison, Harry W.; Callison,
Henry b.; Cheatham, Frank; Chris
tian, Erwin W.; Crittendon, Clifton;
Crittendon, Joe; Coates, Oliver b.;
Conley, Finis c.. Guide, Chapel A.. 1
Douglas, Preston c.: Embry, Willie
H.; Fentress, Lester j.; Forester,
Clois; Frazier, Edward c.; Gillian,
William j.; -Goss, Harry L.; Hall,
Dewey; Houser, Russell M; Hugh
lett, Boston W.; Jackson, Jessie;
Jones, Clyde NJ; King, Porter j..
Lewis, Robt. M; Litchford, Henry;
Litchford, Tom;. Little, Henry W.;
Long, James L.; Matthews, Thomas
F.; Martin, John; Mayo, Geo. O.;
Mitchell, Fay L.; Moore, Virgil A.;
Polsgrove, William j.; Ragsdale, Cur
tbs; Reeks, Forrest H.; Reeves, War
rem H.; Roberts, Brit; Sampson, Lii
mon; Seggs, Jesse Robert; Shannon,
Walter Herbert; Slayden, Homer D.;
Slayden, ]. D.; Stewart, Monroe W.;
Erie; Taylor, Hubbard W.;
Taylor, Leon M; Voss, Eron; Wheat
ley, James; Walker, Billie s.; Will
liams, Marvin E.; Wilson, Geo. c.;
Yates, Carlton D..
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
ADD TWENTY-FIVE
CONGRESSMEN
UNDER LATEST PLAN
Only Maine and Missouri Will Lose
in Reapportionment.

Washington, July 17.-There viii
be $50 members of the National
House of Representatives after Mar
A, 1928, if plans of the House census
committee are approved. At present
there are ABS members. The House
census committee, after several
weeks of hearings and investigation
has tentatively agreed to draft bill
reapportioning the Congressional
membership and increasing the size
of the House to 460 members.
The figure was agreed upon as a
compromise between a considerable
number among the Republicans and
Democrats of the House who believe
the present size of the House is too
large and that the legislation could
be more effectively considered if the
House were made smaller and large
element that wanted to increase the
size of delegations from their re-
spective States.
Advocates of a smaller House want
ed the membership cut to as low as
800, and fixed the present size OF the
House or ABS members rs the maxi
mum of what they considered adv:s-
able.
The committee found that because
of the shift in population, as shown
by the last census, there would have
to be 4S3 members in the enlarged
House, if no State were to be reduced
in representation. The States that
faced a reduction put up strong
fight for adoption of the 4S3 plan.
Under the plan finally adopted as
compromise, only two States,
Maine and Missouri, would lose. They
would each have one less Represent
ative than at present.
California would gain four addi-
tional representatives, the most of
any State Michigan and Ohio would
gain three each. New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Texas would
gain two each. Arkansas, Connect
cut, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts,,
North Carolina, New Mexico, Okla
homa and Washington would gain
one each.
The present House of 435 members
is based upon the census of 1910. I'm
der the present act, each State has
one Representative for every 21S,979
of population. The ratio under the
bill that will be reported to the
House by the census committee for a
House of 46O members would be one
representative for every 228,819 of
population as shown by the 1920 CEN
sus.
The committee will begin Tuesday
to draft the reapportionment meas.
ure and plans to introduce it in the
House within the next two or three
weeks.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-07-22
The Lions Club Barbecue.

A barbecue supper will be given
next Tuesday night by the Lions
Club at Yellowstone Park, and all
the Lions are requested to be on
hand and bring the ladies with them.
Supper hour will be at o'clock and
everyone is asked to be on hand
promptly. Remember Tuesday night,
July 26, ct O'Clock.
The New York herald., 1921-01-01
MORE CONCERNS DECIDE
TO PASS DIVIDENDS

Several additional Industrial corpora
tions announced yesterday the passing of
their dividends. The board of directors
of the Emerson Brantingham Company
decided to omit the quarterly dividend
on the per cent. cumulative preferred
stock lowing to general trade and finan-
cial conditions" The company had paid
the dividend quarterly since November,
1918, and the accumulated dividends on
November /, 1920, amounted to 2S per
cert
Directors of the Ohio Body and Blower
Company passed the quarterly dividend
due at this time. Curtailment of opera
the operations in the automobile body
division. it was said, that the dividend
was not earned in the last quarter of
the year.
The same action was taken by the di-
rectors of the Parish & Bingham Cor
poration. There was decided curtail-
mcnt i'm December, and although the
company's book earnings for the year
and for the quarter indicate the divi-
dend earned, 1t was said the inventory
position led the directors to omit the
quarterly payment pending further de-
velopments in the automobile industry.
Directors of the Conley Tinfoil Com
pany took no action on the quarterly
dividend. The company has paid two
quarterly dividends of so cents each
since the capital readjustment several
months ago. Officers said that the divl-
dend had not been passed, but that the
question was left open and might be
taken up at any time.