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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
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SMILES IN NEWS

Norfolk, Va.-Spirits among the
spirits and stills amidst the still
is the motto of three negroes ar
rested here for running moonshine
plants in ~local cemetery.
Chicago-Gus Rosenberg asked
police to locate William New, a
boarder. He was to marry nv
daughter and I gave him a large
dowry. He took the money but
forgot to take the girl"
Chicago-Barney Shibly tried to
cook his own dinner when his wife
went visiting. The teakettle boil
ed over, put out the gas and Shibly
was asphyxiated.
Chicago-Eleven years ago Elec-
trician Tom Russell, sent to the
500, 900 home of Henry J. Patten
to replace a fuse, decided he would
like to live there. He started
little electrical shop. Today he is
preparing to move in, the deal hav-
ing just been closed.
Evanston, Ill.-Evanston young
women will attend charm
school,. where they will be taught
how to eat ice cream. talk Schop-
enhauer, or use the family album
to best advantage when there are
only two in the parlor. One hun
dred have registered for the
curses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
SMITH CONCLUDES
PEORIA WIREMEN'S
LABOR DIFFICULTY

H. D. Smith, business agent for
locals No. 635 of Davenport and ass
of Rock Island, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
inside wiremen's branch, has re-
turned to the tri-cities from Peoria,
where he succeeded in settling the
strike of the electrical union No. 81,
which had been on since May 1.
Mr.. Smith is receiving congratu-
lations on all sides for his work
Local leaders at Peoria and inter
national union officials had failed
to make any Roadway in settling
the Peoria strike, and an open shop
had been declared by the electrical
contractors.
Mr.. Smith was called to Peoria
last Monday. The woGkers there
go back on the job Monday under a
closed shop agreement. Their
rate OF pay is to be S71A cents an
hour With double time for all over
time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
IN ALL
STATIONS IN
GASOLINE WAR


There are no new Developments
today in the gasoline war in Rock
Island.
A price of 1s1k cents gallon is
quoted by all companies having
service stations In this city. This
price is the ZANE as Friday and
the 20 cent rate continues in DaF-
export, Moline and East Moline. =
An cuts have been initiated by
the Illinois Oil company, and IN
bringing down their prices, three
other local distributing companies
say that they are dropping to meet
competition"
Nothing could be learned today to
substantiate the rumor yesterday
that a complaint had been filed
against the illinois Oil company
with the federal trade commission
of the Indiana district, comprising
seven states, wherein il was alleged
to have been set forth that the local
company was violating the Iowa
nti-discriminatory Law
Cost Rests on Consumption.
There is nothing on which to base
a prediction as TO how long the
present tuli III ~Iuc SdSOAiAV p ~
scrimmage may last. but accord
fng to Frank P WEIGH, president or
the Illinois Oil company, future
drops IN price rest on the market
conditions on oil in what is known
as the mid-coEtinent pool
The Illinois Oil company head /
could not be located today, and no
statements were made from other
sources as to the condition OF the
oil market. Friday Mr.. WEIGH pre-
dicted that crude oil vonld fall in |
price to SO cents barrel and gas
oIine TO S15 cents a gallon by jan
nary 1. Giving as reasons for the |
prediction Mr.. WEIGH said that
there is little export of oil and with |
new wells coming in the surplus |
OF crude oil in the mid-continent !
field is being added to at the rate |
OF 10000 barrels daily. Storage |
tanks are full and new ones are
being erected and IS business falls |
off at the approach Of winter, gas
oline prices will take a decided
tumble, Mr.. WEIGH predicted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
CITY ARANDONS
STREET RIGHTS
IN BAILEY TRACT

The Rock Island city comrnls-
sioners after taking, recess from
q special meeting yesterday morn
ing to investigate the petition OF
William e. Bailey for the vacating
OF streets in his tract, this morn
ing granted the petition by unanl-
nous vote.
Mr.. Bailey had asked that the
CITY abandon the street right-of-W'ay
on Eleventh avenue, between TWEEN
ty-fifth and Twenty7sixth streets
and all alleys in what is known as
the W. E. Bailey subdivision to the
city.
Mr.. Bailey cited to the city com
missioners that due to the Mills
there>was little probability that the
avenue OF alleys would ever be cut
through. After fully considering
the situation the commissioners
agreed with the contention.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
MAN KILLED BY
Q MOB IN MUNICH
Crowd of 10000 Stages Demonstra-
tiOn-Beriin Workmen Put
Stop to War Talk.

Berlin, Aug. 27.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press0 .-Demonstration in
Munich against high prices and al
legged reactionary methods of the
Bavarian authorities, participated
in last night by 10000 people, are
announced in messages from Mum
ich today.
One man was killed and one
wounded in the process Of dispers-
ing the demonstrators, which was
effected by the police and soldiers
without serious trouble. The dem
onstration is described as being
aimed in particular at Premier
kahr and Chief of Police Poehner
Here in Berlin, 1000 workmen
organized procession yesterday
and marched to Brandenburg,
where former War Minister Won
Stein had been announced to speak
under the auspices of the National
list Ex-Soldiers association. The
working men occupied the building
in which the speech was to have
been delivered and General Won
Stein left BranGenburg without de-
livering his address.
Paris, Aug 27.-Premier BRAND
has read a virtually complete text
Of the treaty of peace between the
United States and Germany and
the French foreign office consid-
ers that nothing in the treaty
should disturb France or affect her
position, it is announced here. The
foreign office believes Germany
will have no reason to believe, as a
result of the signature of the treaty,
that the United States will be other
than friendly TO France.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hemp, 1892
Thirty-nfnth street, are the parents
of a boy born Thursday. The child
has been named George Donald,
ard was greeted by a sister, Doro-
thy.
Captain and Mrs. H. E. Dooley
of Camp Grant are spending few
days with the captains parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Dooley, 24o2
Seventh avenue. They will spend
some Ame at Camp Perry, Ohio,
before returning to Camp Grant
Mrs. NJ. R. McCI&lan and daugh-
ter of st. Louis, Mo-. are visiting
at the home of her brother, John
Finlay, 1885 Fifteenth avenue.
Rev. Launcelot Hadaway has re-
turned from a ten days visit at
Miner, Ill, a former pastorate: He
will occupy his pulpit at the Mem
orial Christian church tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
BEGIN PAROCHIAL
SCHOOL STUDIES.
Lutherans to Open MOnday-EKpect
600 to Enroll At st. JoSeph's
School Next Week.

The Emmanuel Lutheran school
will be the first of the parochial
schools in Rock Island to open its
school term.
1t will open Monday under the in
stroction of two teachers, Arthur
AIbrecht and Walter Kohloff. A
regular eighth grade course will be
taught. 1t will be conducted in the
English language and a course in
German is given three periods a
week for pupils wishing to enroll.
An enrolment OF rs pupils is anti
cipated.
Six hundred pupils are expected
to begin the term in St. Joseph S
school this year. kindergarten will
open on Tuesday. Sept. 6 in the con-
vent and the grades, high school
and commercial sections will open
the same day in the main school
building. sThe parents are asked to
accompany the children who are
entering to become acquainted with
the teachers.
Opening of st. Mary's school is
yet undecided but it is expected to
open the first or second week in
September. Plans are being made
for 100 pupils.
Registration at the Villa de
Chantal will be Monday, Sept. I2,
and regular classes will begin the
next day. An enrolment of $50 is
expected for the grade and high
school courses. Repairs have been
made on the buildings and a new
heating system has been installed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
MUST NOT BURN
LEAVES ON TIE
PAVEMENT, WITCH

Although the first frost may b
several weeks away, leaves are be-
ginning to fall and Commissioner
Frank WITCH, in charge OF the de-
partment of streets and public i'm
provements, is making complaint
that citizens are raking leaves and
dead grass from their lawns and
burning the accumulations on the
pavement
The commissioner declares that
this practice must stop Leaves
are not burned on either the as
phalt or brick paving. The COM
missioner instructs citizens to rake
leaves into the alleys for burning.
and gives warning that there is a
city ordinance providing for arrest
and fining of violators.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
DANvILLE ASKS
CAR FARE CUTS
Municipality Claims Company Has
Refused to Obey Orders of State
Commission.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-AppIi-
cation was made to the Illinois
Commerce Commission today by the
city Of Danville, for a reduction in
fares on the Danville Street Rail-
way company, and the DanviIle,
Urbana & Champaign Railroad
company.
The complaint charges that the
street car companies have refused
to sell five tickets for 80 cents in
conformity to an order of the COM
mission and that the seven cent
fare has been increased to ten cents
Tor passengers crossing the city
limits regardless OF the distance
they ride.
Passengers boarding cars at 9th
er than transfer points are charged
an extra ten cents, the petition
says. Authority to increase fares,
1t was said. was granted to the
companies by the United states
district court
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
EXPECT 100 AT
Y CHICKEN FRY
Athletic Contests of All Kinds Fea,
ture PrOgram-FFee Trans
p0rtatiOn.

? A hundred are expected to attend
the annual Y chicken fry in Tin
dalls grove, south of Milan Mon
day. All the chicken you can eat
is promise of the fry promoters.
The events will include horse
shoe pitching, baseball games, vol
.leyball, tug-of-war. weight throw
ing, and contests of all kinds. Ex-
hibition wrestling matches will be
given and physical department of
the Y, led by Willis Wood will give
gymnastic dancing and athletic dis
plays.
Captains have been selected to
supervise all the events and keen
competition is expected. Prizes
will be awarded, following the
chicken supper which will be
served at $50 o'clock.
Transportation will be furnished
to the grounds by signing with A
D. Hermann at the Y.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
new HEADLIGHT
LAWS IN iowa
To Enforce Regulation in Daven-
pou-IlliROis Motorists
Are Warned.

Illinois motorists travelling IN
Iowa must comply with the new
regulation in Iowa governing head
lights. The new law bans the glar-
ing lamps and requires for the use
of a. bulb of small candlepoWer,
for correct focal adjustment, and
for the proper tilt of headlights.
Although Illinois has a similar
law in effect, the Iowa legislation
has just been recently passed and
strict enforcement Is predicted
Rock Islanders and Moiners are
warned to keep within the law
whiie driving IN Davenport. The
following explanation OF the four
focal adjustments approved by the
statute Is as follows:
The car should first be driven
to a place where the light from
the lamps will be thrown on a wall,
fence or screen at least 25 feet
distant. The front lamp glass must
then be removed; one lamp should
either be covered or disconnected,
so that rays from but one lamp at
a time will be reflected on the
screen
Most Popular Adjustment.
In the No. l focal adjustment,
the type which gives the best re-
suits and commonly adopted, the
filament of each bulb is at the TO-
cal point OF the reflector. Result
ing beams are thrown almost
straight ahead and of the smallest
diameter. 1t is this form of beam
that the majority of lamp glasses
are designed to accommodate and
modify into a beam of more useful
light on the road.
The No. 1 focal adjustment is
also the easiest to obtain, it being
necessary only to move the bulb
forward or backward until the cir
Gle Of light on the wall is as small
as possible.
For Light Spread.
When lamps are adjusted in the
No. focal position, all of the fila
ment is back of the focal point OF
the reflector. Resulting beams are
spread out over maximum area, and
this adjustment gives the greatest
spread of light without black spots
in the center.
To make this adjustment, it is
first necessary to obtain the No. l
focus. The bulb is then moved
backward until a black spot ap-
pears in the center of the light.
The bulb is then screwed slightly
forward until the black spot has al
most disappeared.
The filament of the bulb is
slightly back OF the focal point of
the reflector in the No. 8 focal ad-
justment. AS a result the beams
of light spread out from the lamp
to some extent.
As in the case Of the No. 2 focus,
the third focal adjustment is Sc
cured by first making the No. L
adjustment. Move the lamp back
ward toward the rear of the re-
flector until a black spot appears
in the center of the light. Then
move the bulb slightly forward un-
til the circle of light is larger than
in No. l, but smaller than in No. 2.
With a lamp adjusted to the No.
focal position, the entire filament
rests forward of the No. 1 or true
focal point of the ref1ectors
To make the No. 4 adjustment,
the procedure is similar to that in
obtaining No. 2. save that the bulb
is moved forward, not backward
Proper focus is OF vital impor-
lance to motorists, if they would
comply with the new law, and they
are urged not to neglect adjusting
their lamps.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
CUSSMAN SET
FREE BY JUDGE
Man Held At Birmingham On
Peoria Wife Murder Charge
Not Identified.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 27.-On
the strength of an Associated Press
dispatch from Peoria, ILL.,, today,
which stated that authorities in that
city had advised Birmingham police
that Pedro Gussman, held here,
was not the Pedro Gussman
charged in the Illinois city with
Staying his wife, the man was i'm
mediately ordered released by
Judge Albernathy in the court of
instantaneous
Not "Piedro."
| Peoria, Ill, Aug. 27-The man
named Pedro Gussman, held at
Birmingham, Ala, at the request
of Peoria authorities, who have
been searching for a Pedro Guss-
man since last November, for the
murder of his wife, is not the
Pedro Gussman sought here, po-
lice declared this morning after in
specting a photograph of the Ala
bama suspect, sent to Peoria from
Birmingham. Chief of Police Ed
ward Martin will today notify the
Birmingham officers that Peoria
has no claim on the man they are
holding.
Until the arrival of the picture of
the Birmingham Gussman, police
here felt sure that he was the man
they sought despite his contention
that he was in the Alabama city at
the time OF the Peoria murder.
The states attorneys Office had
already prepared reQuisition paper
forms Tor Gussman's return should
he have proved the man wanted
here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
SPITTLER HELD
after TRAGEDY
IN DAVENPORT
Harrison Gardner, Negro Lad, Dies
Following Accident in Bust
ness Section.

NJ. H. Splitter. 3O6k Scott street
Davenport. is being held by Dav-,
export police. pending investiga-,
ton of the death of Harrison Gard
ner. a 5-year-old negro boy. Gard
ner died from injuries incurred
when he was struck by an automo-
bile driven by Splitter.
The accident occurred at 9:15I
o'clock last night at Second and
Ripley streets, Davenport. Wit
nesses say the boy ran out from
behind other machines directly into,
the path of Spittler's car. They
say Splitter was driving at a mod
crate speed but could not have
avoided striking the lad.
Harrison was rushed to Mercy
hospital but he died a few minutes
after. He was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Gardner, 3261a West
First street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
SEVEN INJURED
IN Mine RIOTS
Trouble Comes From SuppIantingl
N0H.Uni0n Men With Union
Operatives.

EHzabethtown, Ill, Aug. 81
Omitted Press Peace reigned at
Rosiclare, a mining village near
here, again today after rioting be-
tween striking miners and police
resulted in the injury of seven min
ers and one policeman.
All of the injured were brought to-
hospital here. Patrolman John
Morgan, who was shot three times
through the body, and two others
were not expected to live.
The rfoting followed an alleged
attempt of owners of the Rosiclaref
and Fairview mines, which have
been closed since last September
because OF labor troubles, to sup
plant the non-union miners, who
have been operating the minesr
with union men.
Miners March.
Elizabethtown, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-Ap-i
proximately five hundred miners,
gathered here as delegates to Al
down state convention, this after
noon began a fiye-mile march tOi
Rosiclair, where a jubilee will be-
held tonight There was no indi-i
cation or repetition or Wednes-
day nights gun fight. in which al
policeman and number of miners
were wounded.
John Morgan, the policeman, atl
first reported in a serious condi-l
ton, was resting easily today. All
will recover, it was said. Seven arei
at "a local hospital, and several
others, who received flesh wounds,
were treated at their homes.
Mine operators declared tho
trouble had no connection with
mines at Rosiclair and FairEiew.
Constable Howard said he antici-'
pated no further trobuIe. He as
serted he had been unable to as
certain the cause of Wednesday,
nights outbreak.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
RECEIVERS AFTER
HE WAS BURIED
ALIVE IN DIRT

Elmer Allen, aged % years, WIN
recover from shock received IhuIS
day afternoon when he was coFei ~
by more than a ton of dirt, WHO
working in a sewer ditch
Allen was standing in the diIcn
and talking to fellow Work .lisa
when a support broke and niiea
the 8-foot ditch with dirt. he re-
ceived injuries on his head an1
shoulders. All that saved him Ifoln
death was that he was stanalh5
when the bank caved in.
Fellow workmen uncovered hi'
head a minute following the acci-
dent. His face was then piaCA
from strangulatiOn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BAND ENDS 600
MILE JOURNEY
Boys Spend Interesting Day ut
Yerke's ObserTatery-Tri7
Covered Four States.

After a trip of 600 miles through
four states the 40 members OF the
United Sunday school band return
ed at 10 O'Clock this morning John
H. Hauberg OF Rock Island and
Louis Hauberg of near Erie. head
ed the party. This completed the
18th annual hike of the band.
The boys camped last evening
en- the Louis Aauberg farm near
Erie. One of their last and inter-
estfng stops made on the trip was
taken to Yerke's observatory, an
immense place at which the largest
lens telescope in the world is sta
toned. In telling of their stay at
the observatory, Leroy Kahn, one
of the party, said:
1--WE were admitted to the large
dome where the telescope is situat.
ed. The telescope itself is 60 feet
long, weighs six tons and has
lenses 40 inches in diameter. 1t
is the largest lens telescope in the
world. 1t is shifted entirely by
electricity. The dome is 80 feet
in diameter and is also rotated
by electric motors. The floor may
be elevated % feet to the balcony"
The band spent a night at Legion
park in Belvidere, and was there
visited by two sailors from the
Great Lakes naval station
Two of the boys were bruised
the other day when the trailer ran
over their feet as they attempted
to jump on the truck while it was
in motion. First aid was given.
A coat of 600 W. a sticky black
transmission grease, was given one
of the boys over the upper part of
his body as a punishment for dis
obeying an order in Chicago. It
took him a day to remove the solu-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
PRAISE GIVEN
T0UNI0N LABOR
Victories and Befterments Of Or
ganized Movement RecogRted
by Miners Head.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-Tribute was
paid organized labor here today in
Labor day message by Frank
Harrington, president of the Illinois
district Of the United Mine Work
ers of America, addressed to union
labor OF Illinois. The miners
union is the largest in the state.
The message is published in the
Weekly News Letter of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor.
Labor day has been set aside
by legislative action to sympolize
the power and progress of labor"
President harrington said. ION
this day industry is halted and
throughout the nation the workers
congregate in a spirit of good-fel-
Iowship to commemorate the &C
complishments of those who eat
their bread in the sweat Of their
brow.
That labor has power is dem
onstrated by the fact that industry
hats and that labor has made
progress is exemplified in count
less ways.
ITO recount the victories and
betterments of laborris to tell the
history and power OF the labor
movement Every forward step
that has been taken by labor has
been because men have banded to-
gether, organized in one form or
another, and have acted in unison
to throw off injustice and oppres-
sion. The more compact their or
ganization was. the bigger the
OF do "a
Check Falues-
"Now that we have attained our
present place in the onward march
it is well that we check up the
value of the labor movement, ex-
anime its weaknesses to try to find
the obstacles that stand in the way
of our further progress.
THAT the movement has value is
self-eTident. That it has weakness
es no one will dispute That it has
obstacles to overcome everyone
knows.
I'm judging its value. we should
not be Influenced by our fondness
or dislike of certain individuals.
The conduct of some officer should
not be an influencing factor in try
ing to reach conclusion. Neither
should the rendition of some GER
tain decision or the adoption of
some certain policy be our guide.
Such things are incidental and
are too inconsequental to be used
as factors in formulating our judg-
ment OF a movement so great and
so essential as Nhe labor move
ment. We do not look for perfec-
ton in any other human institu-
ton; why expect it in the labor
movement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
FAIR CONDUCTED
AT LOSS, BOARD is
NOT DISCOURAGED

The Rock Island county fair at
Joslin this year was conducted at
a loss, according to officers of the
association. However. this years
failure to meet with expenses viii
not interfere with the plans of the
association for next years pro-
gram.
An announcement of the actuaI
loss and the expenditures for the
fair will be made next week.
Two thousand people were on
the grounds at noon today. at the
opening of the races this afternoon
The East Moline baseball team this
morning defeated the Country team
in a game, 70 4.
James Housenga and Frank JOS
lin, both of Erie, were the winners
this morning in the horseshoe
pitching contest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
BANDIT SLAIN
AFTER HOLD UP

Fairmont. W. Va, Aug. 27.-(By
United Press.l-One man was kill
ed and two were seriously wound
ed in the hills by a posse following
a daring holdup of two mine OFF,
Gals of the New England Fuel and
Transportation company near the
company's Lovesville mine today.
Part OF The $4,000 pay roll was
recovered from the bandit slain.
Psymaster David Richardson arr
superintendent ]. A. Mckay were
crossing a trestle leading from the
railroad station when three masked
bandits leaped from the sides and
1t the point OF revolvers held them
up Their escape was prevented
by men from the mine who formed
q posse.