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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
BAKERS MAKING
| EFFORT TO END
WAGE DISPUTE
Intefnatienal Nan Starts Neget1a-
tion-Nen Arrested In Dayea.
port Arc Released.

Otto Fisher, international repre-
sentative of the bakers union, ar
rived in Rock Island this morning
and is taking over the strike case
Of local union No. Sc.
After meeting at the Industrial
hall this morning with the men Mr..
Fisher visited the boss bakers who
have not signed up, in hope OF
bringing about settlement. Twen-
ty-one of the largest shops in the
tri-cities have not signed up.
W. J. Quinlan OF the Quinlan bak-
cry of Rock Island, representing
the boss bakers, stated this morn
ing that unless there is some settle
ment by Saturday midnight the
open shop will be declared. Mr.
Quinlan said that few experienced
bakers to take charge of the work
in the shops is all that will be
needed.
The international union repre-
sentative announced this morning
that in no place in the country j:
the open shop being declared MOI
are the wages being reduced. st
Louis, Mo-, and Detroit, Mich, shop
are the most recent ones to settl'
up under the terms of the old agree
ment.
Arrested Pickets Released.
| Amos Bohn and Simon Swite, tw'
union pickets who were arrested b.
the Davenport police Thursday aft
ernoon at the Brady street Fedora
bakery on charges Of disturbing tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06

Washington, May 6.-Unemploy-
ment increased four-tenths OF one
per cent during April. according to
department OF labor figures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
SCHEDULE REBATE
FOR COMPLETED
COUNTY, HIGHWAYS

The Holiday bill refunding to
counties money expended for good
road building, will give to other
counties in this district amounts az
follows: Mercer, $30.SS0: Warren.
1H.142; Vermiilion. S651.044; TaSe-
well, $l45,46S: Cook, 1857 1886; Pc
oria, $69.295; Sangamon. $131.067.
The bill has been amended to re-
quire counties receiving refunds ia
expend their allotments either in
payment Of bonds or road improve
ment. Quotas, not contained in the
original bill, were based on divis-
ional figures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
DAVENPORT TO n
Get BUS Line
Des Moines Man Says He VIM OPP
crate IN Csnpedtlsa Win
Street CIR Company.

F. M. Bell, owner Of an auto bus
line in Des Moines, announced to-
day that he will soon establisA
similar service In Davenport in
competition with the street railway
company. He was in Davenport
looking over the situation and con-
sulting with local authorities rela>
tive to franchise rights. -.
Bell said he would be able to OPP
crate for q 7-cent fare. He said
his machines cost $4,000 apd are
patterned after busses operating in
the larger cities.
The Iri-City Railway company
is rushing its one-man cars to COM
pletion and is expected to have
them in operation within a short
time. although no official announce
ment has been made that the
change is contemplated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
Society
Philip Shoop Meds in Texas.

Philip Shoop Weds in Texas.
Rock Island friends OF Philip NJ.
Shoop, formerly Of this city and
now of Tampico, Mexico, will be
interested in learning of his mar
riage to Miss Hilda Muennick.
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Muennick of Hondo. Texas,
which took place April Is in Hondo.
| The wedding ceremony was a
church service, performed at S
o'clock at the Methodist church by
Rev. Mr.. Alexander. The bride wore
a blue suit with grey blouse and hat
and veil. Her flowers were a pretty
corsage of roses. The only wit
nesses were the father and mother
of the bride and her sister, Miss
Emma Muennick, and Mrs. Jean
Shoop OF Fowlerton, Texas, mother
of the bridegroom.
Mr. and Mrs. Shoop left immedi-
ately following the wedding on,
motor trip to San Antonio, where
they stayed for several days, stop
ping at the st. Anthony hotel. They
arrived in Rock Island this morn
ing and will spend month visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harland P. Her.
bert Of Milan. Mrs. Herbert is a
sister OF Mr.. Shoop. The couple
will be at home after June Is at
Tampico. The bridegroom is
transportation contractor in Mex
leo. His bride, who is a talented
musician. taught for four years in
the Hondo schools. She will be
welcomed by Rock Island friends
of the bridegroom.
Deborah Society with Miss RObb.
Miss Eva Robb Of 1014 Forty
third street delightfully."- entertain
ed the Deborah society of Broad
way Presbyterian church last eve
ming. The entire evening was de-
voted to sociability with the bust
ness session being omitted. Miss
Fannie Ingalls, OF 734 Twenty
fourth street will be hostess to the
society June 2.
Big Work for Bazaar.
Miss Elizabeth Beck of 1911
| Forthwith avenue was hostess to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
FIND MUMMY
WHO DIED ABOUT
5000 YEARS AGO

Copenhagen. The mummified
body Of a woman who died 5000
years ago was found recently bur-
led in a field in the Jutland district
of Denmark and is being unwrapped
by employees of the National muse
UNI. Her coffin was the hollow
trunk of an oak tree and the body
was wrapped IT. cow hide. She ap-
pears to have been a person of rank
Her garments included short
jacket with sleeves and petticoat
and she wore two belts around her
wrists and two bronze bracelets on
her arms.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
MUST DESTROY.
STORED LIQUOR

Dubuque, Iowa. May e.-Orders
to destroy 1000 gallons Of liquor
have been received by the United
States clerk of district court here,
signed by Federal Judge Henry
Reed. Some 900 stills seized in
raids covering a long period also
will be destroyed. The order
came as a result Of a departmental
opinion holding that all but Ameri-
can bonded liquor was valueless
and as such was to be DESTROYED.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
Clear Ss75 From Bazaar,

The ladies' aid society of the
Evangelical Church of Peace clear
ed a sum of 1915 at the coffee and
bazar held yesterday afternoon and
evening in the basement of the
church. A large number Of aprons,
rag rugs, fancy work, etc, were
sold during the sale and a lunch
was served both afternoon and eve
ming. The affair was a decided
success.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
Club Dinner at Gardens.

Members of the Tri-City En-
broidery club enjoyed a delicious
dinner served at Terrace Gardens
yesterday Covers were laid for Is
and in the afternoon the ladies at
tended the matinee at the Capitol.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
Edgington, and Rev. Otto L. Carr
Reynolds.
The letter says in part:

Inc Iettef 6Ay6 IN part:
no other provisions have been
made for the SIS children, for whom
Rock Island is asked to provide
food for one year. No other pro-
vision can be made. This is Rock
Islands share Of the national budg-
ct. They will die unless you pro-
vide the food. Sixty dollars a year.
IS month will save the life of a
child. If every one in Rock Island
who could easily afford it even in
these times would give $40 or less as
the case may be, the quota would be
raised without difficulty"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
Attention!

Bengston's Half Price
ISale will continue today
and tomorrow as adver-
|hsed. The tremendous
/ demand for all kinds Of
Merchandise has depict
ed our stock on a small
number of items for the
time being and we wish
Ito. announc e to our
friends and patrons that
they may leave their or
ders for any items adj
veltised and temporar-
iV out of stock and OBJ
same within a few
dsys at the sale price
which is just one-half
the regular price. Come
/ in and see the wonderful
values offered at the
half the regular price.
Our policy Of courteous treat
ment and service is adhered to
Is carefully during a sale as at
other times. We are certainly
glad to have you call US on the
phone and give us your order
and We will deliver same as
promptly as possible without ex-
ira charge, as usual.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24

that County Judge Reuben HASKELL of
Brooklyn, intended to complicate the
primary contest still further by enter
ing the lists independently for the
mayoralty nomination. Some of his
friends declared that the announce
ment would be made in due time and
petitions circulated. At the "town
meeting" Wednesday, at the Hotel
Commodore, Haskell,s name was among
those presented for consideration of
the enlarged steering committee of the
Republican -Coaltiohists, but no one
among his supporters could be found
who could confirm the reports that he
would run Independently in case he was
not designated. His friends contended
peal to all voters in the city running
on "wet PLATFORM" similar to tha.
which was credited with eecting him
to the bench.
Latest developments in the coalition
situation indicate that the nomination
for Mayor lies between Senator Charles
C. Lockwood, Of Brooklyn, and Bor-
ough President Curran. The Brooklyn
Republican leaders are strongly back
OF the Lockwood candidacy, and some
OF the Manhattan leaders have declared
for him. The feeling seems to prevail
among the leaders throughout the city
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24

p. M; but period of two hours must
e1apse in the afternoon during which
fie drinks are to be sold. And $50 U.
P" is to go.
The Sunday hours (for saloons here
arc open on Sundays) are to remain as
they are: two 'wet" hours at midday
and three between and 10 D. m
Hotels and restaurants may keep open
until midnight for the sale of liquor
but no orders can be taken after l 1 p M
A large part of the outcry against
these rules comes from the hotels and
restaurants, which complain that they
SILL leave the after-theater supper
trade in the same state Of decay that
IL has been for seven years. They
want it to be possible for e man to
leave the theater, repair to a hotel at,
say, 1880 and order a supper with
wine.
Says The Evening Standard:
"Ths IL o'clock rule does not meet
the case of the healthy, normal man
ner party, who retires to hotel at / /
or 1880 and looks Gas he would
in his own home) for Christian re-
freshmepts. The concession, in fact
is sheer folly, and does nothing to re-
move the real injustice and absurdity
Of the ! 1 o'clock rule, which is making
London the dullest and most incon-
vcnient capital in Europe
And, indeed, there isn't anything to
do in London after l 1 o'clock. Before
the war there were the night clubs,
where one could drink all night, were
he so minded. Now the night clubs
remain, but they are mere shadows of
their former selves. Nobody can get
Joyous on lemonade at a. m.
Not many restaurants arc open af-
ter 8. After il practically the only
place where one can get anything to
eat is at coffee stall Claimants
Shelters they call them. From these
convertible vans one may purchase
hot sausages and coffee at any hour
but he will get no alcohol.
Lmdon's streets after Ii ". M. wher
the theater crowds have gone home
IRE dark and deserted. The buses stop
at II, and the Underground stops short.
ly thereaftc- Before the coal strike
there were a few tube trains to be -hed d
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
England Lengthens Its ''Pub" Hours

as late as l a. M; they were taken off
it is announced that they are not to
be replaced. The postwar Briton goes
home and goes to bed after nightfal
and he who wishes to stay abroad late
may take a taxi, if he can afford it,
or walk if he can't.
Britain as Nation Knows
How to Handle Liquor
The case for longer open hours in
England is strengthened by the fact
that the British as nation know how
to handle liquor. 1t is seldom that one
sees an intoxicated man in England,
and in London's streets he is material
for considerable comment.
The British system of dispensing al
cohol doesn't favor drunkenness In
the first place, the presence of bar
maid has dampening effect In pre-
prohibition American saloon neither the
conversation nor the behavior were
restricted by the presence of the other
sex. bunch of men could get to-
gether and tell otf-coIor stories and
laugh boisterously and the survivors
could tell their troubles to the man
behind the mahogany and be reason
ably assured OF q sympathetic audience
But when one addresses the dispenser
OF alcohol as Miss, ," instead of .sHarry,p
things are different. Some of the stories
which sounded best over the after
dinner port seem out of place. And
II an imbiber succeeds in forgetting
The burden of the flesh and in s,ak-
ing himself Objectionable, it is fairly
certain that the barmaid will merely
have to request some of the other pa
irons to remove him. Public opinion
is all on her side. There used to be
certain fierce JOY ESQ veterans saw
IN defying the barkeeper or the
bouncer to throw one out; but one
can't offer to wipe up the sawdust with
a ladyl
And, again, the ordinary British
pub is depressing place. Mahogany
and mirrors often give way to deal
boards and bare walls There are none
of the cushioned cozy corners that used
to grace some of the better class Amer
lean saloons. There is no free lunch.
and often enough there is no brass rail.
4 The average middle class English
man patronizes the "pub" only in emer-
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
7AAAalqNy CHOiCEsN SIN; s|5'1'

the Aldermanic President may with
draw from the primary contest for the
mayoralty nomination, although he
has said up to date that he would
stick. La Guardia has a good deal of
respect for the political judgment of
Senator William M. Calder, of Brooklyn,
Recent conferences with the Brooklyn
Senator have given rise to the report
that the Aldermanic President might
be persuaded to withdraw and accept
q designation for reelection to his
present office on the Republican, Coali-
tion ticket.
A sacrifice of the La Guardia ambi-
tion to that extent would unite all
forces against Hylan, Tammany and
Hearst, with the exception of the
perennial candidacy of former Senator
William NJ. Bennett La Guardia would
be much stronger in the primaries
than Bennett, in the opinion of the
leaders, Bennett is not expected to do
much damage this year to the fusion
cause. His votegetting capacity in the
primaries is all but worn out, the Re-
publican leaders believe.
Report of Haskell's Candidacy
Disturbing to Coalitionists
Reports disquieting to the coalition
forces have been circulated recently
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
Frenchnan Conceives Plan of
Universal Language i'm Music
International Lingua Franca Is Based on Names Of
Notes and Is Dedicated to the
League of Nations

ample, "do-re" would mean 81 myss1.
"do-re-mi," "the day; "do-re-dO-mi
"the human body; "do-re-do-'s
birth; "do-re -do-re-mi,' "a hipes
potamus"; "re-mi-do," "a radle"
"mi-mi-re," "a Socialist" and so %
The feminine gender would be ln''
Gated by doubling the last vowel i'',
"fance' would be "mis-si-ta ~
"fancee" would be "mi-si-fs-a. ip'
plural would be formed by douo'D'
the last consonant thus, using 'I'
same examples, "misi-ffa" and D.
si-ffaa."
A conversation in this melodie 10
guage, then, would be after '''
fashion: ;.
He (excitedly)-si ia la sOlfa' rs''
mirela!
She (replying sharply)-Reml ia'''
do, similare dodorel
He (appeased)-DOlare, dOlars. :;
She (smiling cooliy) )--SoLlare'
dore? Lasemire! Lasifare!
He (sighinG)-L Lalalala! ~. %
She Cooking daggers)-SisOisi' i'''
remisol dosoldodo-dodo!
He (appeasingly)-s sOlmla rs~''''
reremifa sissi.
She (more amiably- Rererree. HH
rec.
Both. (reconciled)-Lalallaa' S,'y ~
sii. Rererree, Solsolsol, Mimini' wv
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
LONDON, July Is.

LONDON, July Is.
" N THE United States they are
having trouble in enforcing pro-
hibtion. In England they are
about to extend the hours be-
tween which a man can legally obtain
a drink.
If there was ever any definite tide
of sentiment in England favoring the
"Pussyfoot" cause (Which is open to
doubt), that tide now has turned. In
Scotland it is another matter. For
one thing, Scotland has the drink prob
lem to far greater extent than Eng
land has; but even with this condition
obtaining the best the "drys" could
do in Scotland last fall YVES to win a
few scattering victories. No distil-
leres went out of business and no
Scot need do without his doch an
doris unless he wishes to-,
The measure of the prohibition
feeling in England may be gauged by
the fact that, although the govern
ment has practically decided to allow
liquor to be sold for nine hours a day
in London, instead of for six and a
half, people everywhere are protesting
that ut isn't enough!" This protest
is assuming such widespread proper
tions that a reconsideration of the
governments attitude would surprise
no one.
At present the London "pubs" open
at noon, remain open until 2:30 p m,
close until 6, and reopen from to 10
p. m. Whisky and other spirits can
be purchased in bottles only at the
noon interval and not at all from
Friday to Monday. These (to fthe
Englishman) drastic restrictions were
imposed during the war, and were de-
signed to prevent soldiers home on
leave from drinking during the limited
hours and then obtaining bottled
goods to be consumed at their leisure.
Since the war there has, of course,
been no excuse for them except the
sheer force of inertia Another regu-
lation provides that all whisky shall
be watered down to 80 under proof
which means that, in the words of the
Louisiana negro, ait totally lacks au-
thority." ~
| The new regulations which will soon
come into effect will allow opening as
e'r'y rs II a. M. and closing up to Ii
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24

gences. He prefers to drink at his.
home or at his club.
Dean Inge of St. Paul's Calls
1t Religious Fanaticism"
Nevertheless. he does not want to
see the public house go. His views are
we'll crystallized by Dean w. R. Inge OF
st. Paul's Cathedral, who says:
"The other day che Carnarvonshlre
Baptist Association passed resolution
urging the churches to make total alb
stnence condition of church men,
bershp, and that all publicans be de-
barred from membership. This is at
first sight curious proceeding among
the followers of One who was called by
His enemies a gluttonous man and
winebibber,' who is reported to have
turned many gallons of water into wine
for the benefit of wedding guests who
had already drunk we'll, and who in
sttuted d sacrament in which the con-
sumption of wine is an essential part"
Reviewing the various forms which
what he terms religious fanaticism"
has taken, Dean Inge comes to the con-
clusion that the present prohibition
agita tion is merely a product of man s
desire to set up taboos for himself and
his fellows.
'No one can deny the gross drunken
ness of the English and Scotch in the
eighteenth century. Our literature is
full of it," he admits. 'The habit be-
gan to cure itself when the consump-
tion of not drinks became universal,
bat it fingered, even in respectable So
ciety, until onlparatiyely recently.
When I was an undergraduate at Cam
bridge there was one old college serv-
ant who: remembered that, as a young
man, one of his duties was to help GER
tain of the Fellows back to their rooms
after dinner. But now it can hardly be
said that drunkenness is any longer a
national vice
Prohibition might be justified as a
remedy for desperate disease: it is
not necessary when the disease is grad
ually curing itself. And because the
conscience of the nation does not re-
gard moderate drinking as immoral, it
is impossible to enforce prohibition. 1t
is being evaded Wholesale in America.
HThe Statue of Liberty in New York
Harbor judiciously turns her back on
the American continent"
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24


the Hylan cause is doomed. There is
every indication that it will be lost.
The rumor persists that the new Tran
sit Commission, appointed by Governor
Miller will submit report on or
about August to the effect that the
f;ve-eent fare on the traction lines of
the city will be continued. The leaders
generally concede that such an an
nouncement would take good deal of
wind out of the Hylan sails.
The Mayor has never said that he
would run for reelection, although Mr..
Murphy announced that he- would get
the Tammany endorsement again and
the Mayors friends insist that he is
willing. 1t would be no great surprise,
if the traction issue was effectively
out from under him, that the Mayor
would find it expedient to withdraw his
name. Tammany would be expected to
exercise the required pressure if he
proved obstinate. In that event no
other candidate has been mentioned by
the Tammary leaders except former
Governor Smith. Mr.. Smith has ex-
pressed an unwillingness to- run, pre-
ferring to remain at the head of the
executive committee of the United
States Trucking Corporation on large
salary; but many of the Tammany
leaders believe that he gould be per-
suaded for "the good of the service"
La Guardia, in announcing his plat
form, made the five-cent fare, better
transit service and home rule the three
chief planks. None Of the political
wiseacres believes that La Qua rdia will
land the Republican. .nominatiop in
the primaries on September 13, but
they recognize his political shrewd-
ness in taking the traction issue out
of Hylan's hands in case he should be
called upon to run against the Mayor.
La Guardia has promised not to run
independently for Mayor if he is
beaten in the primaries for the nomi
nation provided the Republican, Coali-
tionists promise to support him if
he secures the nomination. This an
nouncement has afforded relief to the
anti-Tammany forces. They are not
particularly worried over La Guardia
getting the nomination, but if it should
so happen. there is little doubt that he
would get the support of the Republi-
cans and be accepted ss. the fusion
candidate.
There is some reason to believe that
New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
King Calls Safe Specialist
Europe's Most Dangerous Man
Italian Can Open Any Strongbox With Wire and
Demonstrates Skill for Victor EN-
manuel, Who Is Amazed

lock" Mr.. x. looked with profes-
sional air at the safe.
II am afraid you will find it diff
cult task, as it is Chubb Special"
said the King. Mr.. x. inserted the
wire, felt with the wire inside, deli
cately twisted it here and there, then
opened the safe door.
Here, your majesty, your safe is
opened"
The King was very much astonished
and said: you are the most dangerous
man ! have ever met" Mr. X. replied:
Il would be were not honest"
Mr.. X. is rarely in his store, as
his fame has travelled abroad and he is
often telegraphed for to start at a
moments notice. Before the war he
was called many times to Berlin to
open the exKaiser's safe and he was
recommended ALSO to Francis Joseph,
who often left his keys inside his secret
safe and would allow no one but Mr.. x,
to open or try to open it.
Many Diplomats Call Upon
Specialist to Open Safes
Diplomats, lawyers, doctors, all call
him when they need a reliable doctor
fer their safes. When asked how he did
the trick MIR. X. said: sit is purely a
question Of touch ! am like a speeia!
ist who, without operating, can tell by
examining patient, by touching him.
what is the matter inside. Jamming of
safes is like case of lockjaw. With
my wire can locate the trouble inside
the lock, Besides, my experience l in
herited from father, who in his time
was the only lock specialist in the
world"
Sometimes it takes Ave minutes. and
often he has to probe for twenty min
utes or half an hour, but never in his
life has he had to damage a lock in
| order to open safe. He is the mos,
expert lock specialist in Europe and
with this talent has remained ALWAYS
an honest man who glores in his pro,
fession.