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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

George ". Koonce. H. H. Marsh. = j.
Meidel. n. p. Neigh, T. G. Pascoe, DouD.
lass vass and S. c. Williams. Blk OF
the members Of the board will compose
the Industrial committee end SIX viii
compose the Railroad committee.
At eight o'clock the business sessions;
began with the reading OF the secre.
tary's report and the treasurers report
Plans were then considered pertainihH
to the annual Traffic club outing. which
will be held at Meyers Lake Park, near
Canton. Ohio, on June 9th. A motion
for the hiring Of fifteen-piece band
to accompany the party to the park VA
pa.sed and other important mattsrf
concerning the outing and picnic COM
sidered. The meeting adjourned about
$3.50 o'clock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

Mrs. Marie Bowman was fined IS and
costs Yesterday morning by Police Judge
John s. Ritz on a charge OF cruelty To
her step-daughter. The step-mother de-
rlared. however. that she had to take
the girl 70 task for dancing on the
streets for boys and men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

George w Iutz yesterday purchased
the farm OF Attorney Edmund L. Jones.
which lies between Waddelrs Run and
BETHANY pike. at the head OF Pole Cat
Run. east OF GreEgsville. The tract
consists Of about IS acres. OF which one.
third Is cleared and the remaining land
In forest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

It Is likely that the work on the Chap
line street extension which was petition
ed by several thousand Wheeling citi-
zens. will not be started until next
spring. Unless some arrangement or
temporary financing by private capital
IL worked ont. 1t will be impossible TO
start work this summer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

Mount Everest Is $4,000 rect hign.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

Population OF the world Is l,1oc.ooot
900 people.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

An appeal from the court or squire j.
J. Gompers. styled Frank wore Ns: H.
V. Springer. was filed yesterday aiter-
noon In circuit court. The suit was the
outrrowth OF an automobile accident.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21
City Briefs

A notice for judgment styled Allison
Dick ct al vs. William Albert. was nleo
with the clerk OF circuit court Yesterday
afternoon by Attorney Lee r. pooos'
The nlaintifr claims $500 due on a note.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

The John r Fltzsmmons Lumber
company, a corporation formed under
the laws OF the state of Ohio. was yes
tterday granted the right to hold prop
erty and transact business in this state
by Secretary of State Houston G. Young.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-21

Attorney J. Harold Brennan and Or.
Hector Lamont had narrow escape
from serious injuries yesterday morning
when an automobile In which they were
driving left the road near Clinton going
over a steep embankment into the run.
Roth were enroute to New Cumberland
where Attorney Brennan was TO try a
case in circuit court yesterday. The
machine was badly damaged but neither
occupant was injured.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
HARD ON HIRED MAN

Editor National Leader: I will
take hand in this tractor talk.
When a farmer puts tractor on his
farm he kills the market for the feed
of eight head of horses and sends a
hired man to the city to join the army
Of unemployed.
Thee time is coming when it will
take all the land to raise grain to
feed the people, but not yet; and until
that time, if we are fools enough to
ruin our own grain market, who
should worry if John D. makes an
other million? CLAUD WAMSLEY.
Bremen, Wash.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
HOW TO TELL

The numbers on your address label
tell when your subscription expires.
The FIRST number is the number of
the month, 81" being January, "2"
February, and so on up to December,
which is "12." The SECOND number
is the day of the month, and the
THIRD number is the year. Thus,
"22" means 1922, "23" means 1923.
Watch your address label.
The National leader., 1922-07-01

Little Mary came home from
neighbor with her mouth full of
chocolates, a circumstance that elicit
ed scolding from her mother.
MARY" she asked, chow many
times have I told you not to ask Mrs.
Martin for chocolates
"Mother," said Mary, solemnly, "I
didn't ask her-indeed I didn't. The
truth is, mother, didn't have to. I
know where she keeps 'em."
The National leader., 1922-07-01
DEFLATION

Editor National Leader: We note
in the papers that the administra-
ton suggests to the federal reserve
board that it look into the credit stu
alton of the country with a view of
lowering the discount rates on agri-
cultural paper.
We are also told that pressure is
brought to bear to further deflate in
dustrial values, and to quote the st.
Paul Farmer, which says in an edi-
torial: IF the federal reserve board
is as successful in debating industrial
values. as it has been in the case of
agricultural the country may regain
its economic balance"
We would like to ask the federal re-
serve banks what ultimate results
they expect to obtain by using this
autocratic power Indirectly given
them by legislative acts. We would
also ask if all debts, interest and taxes
are to be paid by the sale of products.
Has not this course of forcing prices
to trade levels doubled and trebled all
debts?
The government may need some
1000 millions during the current year,
and to meet this the combined wheat,
cotton and corn crops, in addition to
the livestock and dairy products, will
not at present prices fill that gap.
Add then all other taxes, interest, a
scant living and necessary expenses
to say nothing of an attempt to pay
individual debt-where will this termi-
nate? Would it not have been a bet
ter policy if people were given chance
to allow each other a profit of so per
cent net and the government raked
in large part of this?
With one exception, this is the only
way in which people may settle their
debts. If not, why is it that past ac-
tivities converted into credits are
given the privilege of an interest that
no property earns? You may answer,
"The immutable law of supply and
demand which, however, is only a
partial answer. The government made
the people convert their credits (not
their money! into war bonds to the
extent of some $1,000 million dollars,
but refused these the circulation priv
ilege- freezing the credits of the
country out of this enormous amount.
This enabled the federal reserve banks
to raise the rediscount rates and mas
ter the financial situation, placing all
industry and labor at it's mercy.
Through these proceedings these
banks have taken hundreds of millions
from the people over and above their
own expenses and made more paupers
during the last five months than
words can tell.
At any rate, something must be
wrong. This country has more than
one-third of the worlds supply of
gold. 1t is the creditor nation of the
world and possesses industrial and
agricultural facilities unheard of in
the annals of history. In spite of this,
with millions of men and women beg
ging for work or chance to produce,
at least nine out of every 10 homes
are short of rations and lack the
necessities of life.
Two courses are available money
as a public utility (as a servant not
master)-or anarchy.
Erskine, MINI. CARL BERG.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
COOLIDGE ANSWERED

r. H. Walker Of Yucca, N. D., farm
er and member of the North Dakota
legislature, has written personal let
ter to Calvin Coolidge, vice president
of the United States, taking the vice
president to task for his vicious and
untrue charges against the Nonparti-
san league and the people of North
Dakota in recent article in
woman's magazine under the heading,
Enemies of the Republic"
Mr.. Walker has furnished the Lead
er with copy of his letter to Mr..
Coolidge. 1t is lengthy statement
of facts with which Leader readers
are familiar and since it is rather long
to publish in full we will summarize
it here.
Mr.. Walker points out that the vice
president in his article quoted state
ment made by former member of the
North Dakota legislature, o. B. Burt
ness, now congressman from North
Dakota. This statement alleged that
the Nonpartisan league state adminis-
tration had been guilty of sending
books favoring socialism, bolshe-
vism, anarchy and free love" to the
schools of the state for study by
children. Mr.. Walker points out that
in quoting this statement of Congress-
man Burtness the vice president re-
sorted to the contemplate trick of not
telling his readers that the charges
made by Mr.. Burtness were proved
beyond shadow of doubt to be
false, the proof consisting Of report
of committee of the North Dakota
legislature which investigated the
Burtness charges.
Mr.. Walker himself was chairman
of this committee and it consisted of
three members of the legislature who
were Nonpartisan leaguers and two
members who were leaders of the
Nonpartisan league opposition. This
committee made unanimous report,
signed by both Leaguers and anti
Leaguers, to the effect that the Burt
ness charge was false.
The vice president of the United
States has therefore been put in full
possession of the facts, but so far as
we know he has not retracted the
vicious statement made by him in his
article, nor apologized for thus SLAM
dering farmers state administration
and the people of the whole state
Mr.. Walker concludes his letter to
the vice president with this para
graph:
ever since the farmers of North
Dakota, who comprise 80 per cent of
the population of the state, have
sought, through organization, to gain
control of their state government and
administer it in the interests of the
many, there has been studied effort
to discredit not only the leaders of the
Nonpartisan league, but the men and
women of the farms as well, who have
been viciously charged with being
bolshevists, reds, free lovers, etc.
However, the farmers, undaunted and
unappalled by the size of either the
lies or the liars opposing them, have
gone on the even tenor of their way,
giving loyal and undivided support to
the government Of the United States
in all it's war activities, have achieved
a record for efficiency and patriotic
endeavor second to no state in the
Union, and it is worthy of note that
even Attorney General Palmer could
~ ES,l D,1 L.
The National leader., 1922-07-01

ALFALFA, s. a BUsHEL; RED CLOVER. $40;
wheat. $3.50; sacks free:. we allow $ per cent
discount on three full sack lots and 10 per cent
or write for samples M G. Meier. Salina, Kan.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
Help Wanted

GOVERNMENT NEEDS RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS
$133 to $192 month. Write for free specimen Ques
tons. Columbus Institute. D-6. Columbus. Ohio.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
Tobacco

TOBACCO NATURAL LEAF-SWEET AND MEL
low hand-pcked chewing or smoking pounds
We furnish free recipe for preparing. Quality and
delivery guaranteed. Farmers Tobacco Exchange
XIV
The National leader., 1922-07-01
Livestock

FOR SALE-BIG TYPE CHESTER WHITE PIGS,
either sex, sired by Alfalfa O. K 9943s. Of
and out Of dams Of the leading blood lines. Also
one herd boar. 81. F. Angst Montgomery. MINI.
HOLSTEIN CALVES. PRACTICALLY PURE, SIX
weeks old $25 each, Grated for shipment anywhere.
Edgewater Farms, Whitewater Wis.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
Farms

VERY SPECIAL OPENING FOR A FARMER WITH
$1,000 or more. Can come now, this fall or next
will bring particulars. w. H, Kaufman. Route 2.
Bellingham, Wash.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
SEARLE GIVEN
BOARD POWERS
Assistant to Attorney General
Daugherty Retioent About
Duties.

Charles J. Searle, recently ap-
pointed assistant to Attorney Gen
eral Harry M. Daugherty in con-
nection with charges of graft made
through the war claims department
of the government, arrived home
from Washington last evening.
Mr.. Searle said that his appoint
ment confers broad powers, bur
his duties are OF such character
that he refused to refer to them
specifically. He said, however
that his presence in Washington
will be required from time to time
but will not necessitate the aban-
donment of his residence or bust
ness in Rock Island.
The adjudication of war claims
comes before a committee charged
with that responsibility and no,
within the province of Mr., Searle
His appointment grows out of the
investigation of war claims insti-
tuted by the department of justice
and has to do with litigation pro
ceedings.
Mr.. Searle expects to leave for
Washington in about week S
time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
TO BEGIN Drive
FOR SAFE MILK
Cities VIII Be Asked to Adopt Ordi-
nance Which VIII Provide for
Sterilization.

A move to get every city and
village in Illinois to adopt an ordi-
nance which is being prepared by
DR.. Isaac D. Rawlings, state
director of public health and by the
state committee, which provides
for sterilization of milk, is being
made. There will be a statewide
drive for a safe milk supply for the
people of Illinois.
AS soon as the ordinance is avail
able the drive will be made to get
the various communities to adopt
it in order that the death rate of
infants and others may be reduced
through the benefits of safe milk
supply.
Milk is our most important food
and indispensable in the case of
infants and children" said Dr.
Rawlings-"andm must be made safe
if we want to protect the children
against tuberculosis, typhoid fever,
scarlet fever, septic sore throat,
diphtheria and the many intestinal
diseases Of infancy and childhood. -
"PasteuriZation is the one recog-
niZed method for making milk safe
for human use without running the
risk of contracting the formidable
list of diseases just mentioned"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
ODD VISITORS
ARE OFTEN SEEN
BY LIBRARIANS

ChicagO.-Bits of romance in the
lives of librarians are furnished by
mysterious visitors who come to
browse in the learned tones in
their keeping.
Conversation with the librarians
in the Ryerson library reveal color
full facts. There is the Spanish gen.
tleman named Cebrian, who roams
about the world collecting rare
Spanish books on art which he
sends 10 the library at unexpected
intervals. He is never, it seems, in
the same place twice, but he usu-
ally writes in advance when he is
passing through Chicago, and then
pays the library visit.
Not long ago prosperous look
ing gentleman came up in great de-
light to the librarians desk and
announced that he had found a
picture for which he had searched
for many months. spending over
one thousand dollars in the search
1t was a picture of a Louis XIV
dresser of veneer. He had been
trying to prove to a group of man
ufacturers that the costliest furni-
ture was once made in veneer and
had been unable to convince them.
After he left the city eight or ten
men came into the library from
various parts of the country and
asked to see the Illustration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
TO HELP
CLEANUP SQUAD
Committee Is Named TO Assist in
Adjusting Claims of Ex-
Service Men.

Legion men have been appointed
to assist the cleanup squad which
will be in Rock Island next Friday
and Saturday to adjust claims of
ex-service men of Rock Island
county and on the following Mon
day with Mercer county boys and
Tuesday with Henry county men.
Walter A Rosenfeld, command
er of the local post, has appointed
the following to act as clerks with
the squad: Carl l. Anderson, DR..
Harry Frey, Paul Schubert, z. c.
Eberhardt, Guy Marshall and d. B.
Bergquist. Others will be named
to relieve these men during the
four days.
Each eX-service man in the three
counties has been notified that the
squad is coming and that those who
have old claims to be adjusted or
those making new claims for COM
pensation, disqualification, vocation
al training, or insurance matters
should report during the days
mentioned.
The headquarters of the squad
during the four days will be at the
Rock Island chapter of Red Cross
headquarters in the State bank
building. Meanwhile those who
have claims are requested to have
all their papers prepared and affi-
davits ready so that no time will
be lost when the squad arrives.
misunderstanding as to what
the squad is to do has confused
some of the service men, it be-
came known, through the many
inquiries which have come in to
the Red Cross office Not all who
were in the service may appear be-
fore the squad, but only those who
have filed previous claim which has
not been properly adjusted will be
seen and the squad will attempt to
hurry the adjustment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
HOLDING
COMPANY BODY
Subscribers to Garment Factory
Purchase to 0rganize-ln-
creasing Force.

Subscribers to the building fund
of the Rock Island Garment COM
pany will be called together within
a few days to organize a holding
company and elect officers to han
die the affairs of the corporation.
The company is rapidly getting
into production. about so people
now being employed.
AS rapidly as machinery is re-
ceived additions to the working
force will be made at the rate of 10
or more persons daily, until the
maximum number of 800 employees
is reached.
Solicitations for the sale Of bal
ance of the stock in the building
company are now being carried on
by a committee from the Rock Is
land Chamber of Commerce, and
good results are being obtained.
Rumors that this company was
paying a low wage are false, the
commercial body says, and claims
that the rates of pay are better and
on a par with other Rock Island
institutions.
The company is carrying out ali
it's agreements with the organiza-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
CARL MOEWS TO
JAIL ONE YEAR
Moline Man Sentenced by Judge
Landee When He Admits Charges
Made by Girl

Carl Moews of Moline, aged Sc,
pleaded guilty before Judge Frank
J. Landee in county court this
morning to contributing to the de-
lnquency of a girl, and was SEN
fenced to year in the county Jail
and ordered to pay fine of $500.
Moews, who said he was employ
ed as porter at bar at III Third
avenue, Moline, admitted the
charges made by one girl but de-
MED accusations of a younger girl,
who was also a witness against
him.
The penalty imposed by Judge
Landee was the limit for the charge
brought against the defendant.
Moews said he has lived in Mo-
line several years and that his wife
resides in LaSalle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
BROWNS TEAM OF
ROCK ISLAND IN
A 1922 VICTORY

Rock Island Browns Business
college defeated the Davenport
Browns Business college Friday
night, 1922, at the Legion hall. The
game was hard fought and fiercely
contested throughout and was
thrilling from start to finish for the
large crowd that turned out. Rock
Island easily outplayed its oppon-
ents in every department of the
game but seemed to have hard luck
in making baskets. Lindquist and
Gregg were easily the shining lights
extensively for the winners, while
Greene and Ross played good de-
fensively Herbert played a stel-
lar floor game. Gottsch and Nc
Donald were the stars for the Dav-
exporters.
The Rock Island college has two
hard games this week. Thursday
night the team goes to Geneseo to
meet the fast Independent team of
that city, while Friday night it will
go to Atkinson to met the high
school team.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
MOVIE PLANNED
TO RAISE FUND
MayeP Launches Campaign to Get
Money for. Russian Sufferers
Relief.

Aiding campaign of the Ameri-
can Committee for Russian Relief,
Mayor Harry M. Schriver plans 10
have the local committee, which is
to be formed next Tuesday, to spon-
sor series Of moving picture en-
tertainments in the Fort Armstrong
theatre as a means of raising
money
The management of the theatre
has announced its willingness to
enter into such a move and efforts
will be made to obtain q movie film
depicting conditions in Russia.
Tuesday night in the city hall
the mayor will discuss, the local
situation with a number of persons
who have been invited to serve on
the committee. A permanent or
ganization will be formed to
further plans to furnish aid to the
starving. Money will be collected
and corn and wheat accepted for
shipment under auspices of the
national organization.
On request of the national or
ganiZatiOn Mayor Schriver is send
ing business list, giving names
of individuals in business and the
names of corporations so that lit
erature may be sent, explaining
conditions.
1t is stated that in the famine
district there are 100000 people
and of this number 25,00O,O00 must
be cared for by outside sources. =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
THINKS ICON CON"
Is TO RECONSIDER
COOK LIMITATION

E. ]. Davis of Chicago, agent of
the County Representation league,
was in Rock Island today and Wis
tied P. R. Edgerton, farm advisor
Referring to the defeat of the
county representation plan in the
constitutional convention by one
vote. Mr.. Davis said that a motion
made by Representative George
Barr of the Joliet district to recon-
slider, will be voted upon by the
convention next Tuesday. He pre-
dicted that the motion to reconsid-
err would prevail and that Cook
county will be restricted in both
branches OF the Illinois assembly
through the county representation
plan, which he still believes will be
adopted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
Personal Points

James Broderick of Alton, H.,
called here by the illness of his
mother, is visiting at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. w
Broderick, S31 Second avenue.
Mrs. B. F. Mitchem, 1125 Eigh-
teenth avenue, has been summoned
to Minneapolis on account of the
serious illness Of her mother. Mrs.
Rosa Peterson.
Fred Hodgkins Of Chicago is a
guest at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
P. r. Codner, 524 Sixth street.
J-Alroy Mosenfelder left for New
York city today where he will join
Charles D. Rosenfield, who depart
ed earlier in the week, and sail next
Tuesday on the S. S. Aquitania for
France. They will be gone six
weeks or two months.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
DAVENPORT MEN
ARE QUESTIONED
IN "STILL" CASE
Especial Moline servfce.J

f. WestpAal, Davenport express
man, and John Bargholtz, also of
Davenport, are being held by the
East Moline police for questioning
regarding the whereabouts of Har-
ry Leonard, at whose residence, on
the Fifth street, holl was found a
giant still two weeks ago.
Arrest of the Davenport men was
made at o'clock yesterday after
noon by Chief of Police T. J. Schaf-
moving furniture from the house
formerly occupied by Leonard. The
articles and a light motor truck
are now at the police station.
Westphal told Chief Schafer yes
terday that he does not know Leon
ard. He said that while he was
seated on his truck at a street cor
ner in Davenport, man who was
a stranger to him, asked him to go
to East Moline and get some furni-
tuer. The stranger gave him a
key to the place and requested that
the goods be stored il Westphal's
barn until the owner called for
them. Westphal does not know
whether it was Leonard who made
the arrangements with him.
That Leonard is in Davenport
Chief Schafer is confident, and in
the event that further information
can not be obtained from Westphal,
other means will be employed to
run down the bootlegger.
II was intimated this morning
that Charles Meyer of East Moline
owner of the house formerly occu-
pied by Leonard, intended to at
tach the furniture taken from the
place that he might be reimbursed
for damage done to his property
The interior of the house, it is said,
has been seriously damaged, the
steam having warped the doors and
cracked the veneer and the walls
in the bathroom are spattered with
mash.