THE ROCK ISEAND ARGUS. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1911.
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OVER A MILLION
ARTICLES OF MAIL
Rock Island Postoffice Com
pletes Its Count for the
Month of May.
COLLECTION AND DELIVERY
Minute Record Prepared of Business
Pausing TTirough the Local
Station.
Other penalty .... 422
Foreign
Letters 6,530
Other foreign .... 2,753
Registered 395
1,697
3.S05
1.5C7
S?5
724.262
SrrM ART FOR MAT.
416.0 13
A special count of mail, ordered ry
the postoffice department to be made
at all first, second and third class post
offices during- the month of May, 1911,
has been completed by the office
force of the local office under direc
tion of "Postmaster Hugh A. J. McDon
ald. This special count differs from any
heretofore made. In that the report
also shows the number of times each
class of mail was bandied In thi var
ious divisions, and the time coisu Ti
ed in the handling by each depart
ment. The carriers we"c rejairna to show
the average time for handling the mail
in the office and on ther routes sep
arstely, and the clerks were required
to keep separate record for each
handling, such as assorting, cancel
lation, backstamping, distribution,
boxing, handling in the general deliv
ery, etc.
Instead of four classes of mail
known to the public, the data
called was subdivided into 16 classes,
es will be observed by tbe tabulated
rtatement, each subdivision being a
separate item. Each employee render
ed a daily report to the clerk in charge
of the department in which he was
employed, showing the number of
pieces consumed in handling each
clasB. The beads of the various de-
partments then made the first tabula-
tlon which was
ant postmaser, O. P. Olson, under
whose supervision the special count
was made. The data obtained was
then compiled daily under the foui
headings. This special count was 2
very arduous task, and -equtraJ rn ich
figuring to obtain satisfactory results.
The volume of mail during the
month of May, was, as usual, during
that month, very liht, and the count
does not show a fair average for the
year.
Mail dispatched
First class 635,290
Second class
Newspapers 92,397
Magazines 196,043
Transcient ...... 4,274
Local pd. by st'ps. 374
Free in county 1,964
Third class
Circulars 75,976
Other third class.. 22,456
Fourth class 5,443
Cong. (Franked) .
Letters 438
Others . 72
Penalty departmental
Letters 12,225
Other matter .... 362
Foreign
Letters 5,622
Other for'n m'tfr 2.811
Registers 2.912
Receiver
379.937
66.358
34,951
4,631
4,365
40.194
21,178
4.S56
274
27!
13,867
5,408
5,223
1,579
3,455)
ASK WORKHOUSE
FOR THE COUNTY
Supervisors, After Investiga
tion, to Recommend. Pro
ject to the Board.
SOON PAYS FOR ITSELF
Enterprise a Success in Other Com
munities Wfcere. It Has Been
-s Introduced.
Total 1,058,689
5S6.5U0
SIGN BREAKS FROM
MOORINGS; 2 HURT
Windows Also Smashed in Building
on Twentieth Street ' Last
Night.
A large sign just suspended from
a railing which extended along the
roof of the Polen millinery store,
327 Twentieth street, and Hill bar
ber shop, 325 Twentieth street, was
a little too heavy for the support,
and last night the sign and railing
fell to the 6idewalk. The sign was
for the advertisement of the Polen
millinery store and was suspended
tove that shop. However, the rail
ing to which it was fastened extend
ed along the top of the Hill shop and
every Inch of it came crashing to
handed to the assist-1 the walk.
The accident occurred at 8 o'clock
and while at that hour the walk was
crowded with passing pedestrians,
luckily, no one was directly under it,
or there would undoubtedly have
been more serious results. As it
was, two people were hurt, but nei
ther of them seriously. One of them.
Bert Robinson-, employed in the Hill
shop, had just stepped onto the walk
when the crash occurred. The sign
hit his right thigh and cut a gash.
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H,H4fiKi4 PIECES. j Alter ills injurira ncie uiessru, ur
The tabulated statement of totals'8 ble to return to his room un
aided, i ne oiner injurea person
obtained from the daily statements
may prove of interest, and will show
more clearly the nature of the ork
performed, and the amount of m:oi
handled. It should be observed tha:
the total pieces handled multiplied by
the average number of times handled,
would equal a total of 8.64,654 pieces
of mail, if each piece had been bar
died but one.
The clerks handled a total number
of 1.645,189 pieces, and 1,140,311
pieces were handled by the carriers
and collectors. In the item of colla
tions is not included second class
matter which is delivered to the post
office by the publishers. Packages of
second class matter in the item of mail
dispatched are counted as one piece,
regardless of the number of pieces
contained therein.
The figures show an average of 21.1
pieces of mail received for each mat?
woman and child in the city, for tha
month of May, and an average of 43.5
pieces of mail was sen: '& each indivi
dual regardless of age. Thp large av
erage of mall dispatched being due the
large quantity of newspapers and
magazines published in this cit;
WORK OF NIRAI, CARRIERS.
The average number of pieces hand
led per minute was as follows Col
lectors 20.85; carriers. 1.42; dispatch
ed, 10.77; city division. 8.44. The rura:
carrier delivered S.79S pieces of all
classes of mail, and collated. 1.036,
pieces a total of 9,834 riece6 handif-d
by him during the month of May.
was a colored boy, whose foot was
pinned under the debris. After he
was released he scooted home.
The large plate glass window in
i the Polen shop was broken, of
course, while several of the smaller
panes of glass which bordered it
were smashed.
Establishment of a county work
house will be recommended In a report
to be submitted by a special commit
tee at the June meeting of the board
of supervisors called for 2 o'clock next
Monday afternoon. The committee Is
composed of Supervisors S. R. Wright,
Swan Dahlberg and Zach Einfeldt.
Blueprints of a proposed building will
be offered with the report showing that
a workhouse can be constructed for ap
proximately $7,000. Judging by the ex
periences of other counties the work
house would pay for itself in a short
time. The committee has the follow
ing communication from the Pauly Jail
Building company of St Louis:
"We received your letter of May 20
regarding the proposed workhouse for
your county, and enclosed you will find
blueprint of sketch which we have
made. We made no elevations, as we
thought that the general arrangement
was what you were trying to get at for
the present, but this building contains
10 cells, capable of holding four pris
oners each, with a central prisoners'
exercise corridor, also a kitchen and
office, or guards' sleeping room. The
building, as shown, one story high and
fireproof, will cost nearer $7,500 than
$fi00, but having no material costs at
hand, we are unable to make an accur
ate estimate of the probable cost. This
building could be erected two stories
high, with only one tier of cells, and
provision made for another tier should
future requirements demand it; or an
other story and tier of cells could be
added later."
DEPARTMENTS SELF-SCSTAISIXG.
The committee report states: "We
find that our county clerk's and circuit
, clerk's offices are self-sustaining. Our
j sheriff s office is nearly so. Why can't
i our county jail be placed in the same
position? If 60 of our prisoners were
! earning $1 per day each, that would be
$60 per day. This money would pay
for their keep and there would be a
considerable sum left over. For a year
the income from their labor would ag
gregate $21,000. We could readily earn
back the outlay for the construction
of a workhouse."
The committee has found In its in
vestigations that prison labor Is always
in demand in the cities. The average
pay Is $1 per day. The prisoners are
employed either in breaking rock or
cleaning streets. As a rule they are
put on work for which other labor can
not be secured. In the workhouse dur
ing the winter months they manufac
ture brooms, etc. but these latter are
marketed at prevailing prices, and
therefore the product is not offered in
competition -with the output of other
factories. In other communities where
the workhouse is in operation there
was not found any opposition from
union labor.
HOWINSKY VICTIM
OF HEART TROUBLE
Body to Be Held Until Mother
Hertrd From An Inquest Is
Conducted.
Is
Acting upon the testimony of Coun
ty Physician J. C. Souders and City
Patrolman Gus Klrsch, the coroners
jury yesterday afternoon, st the in
quest over the body of John Howinsky,
returned a verdict that death was
caused by valvular heart trouble. Dr.
Souders stated that, from the man's
condition, he had suffered from heait
trouble for several days. He had ex
amined the body and had found slight
bruises on it which were evidently
caused by a fall sustained the night
before when he was wandering abot
the east end bluff section. Patrolman
Kirsch told of the application at tno
police station made by Howinsky on
Wednesday and the finding of the man
in the east end of the city yesterday
morning. The body will be held at
the Knox undertaking rooms and ths
mother of the man, Mrs. Elizabrn
Howinsky will be notified of the deara
of her son. Her home is in Eugene,
Ind.
Off on All Trimmed Hats,
Plumes, Flowers, Foliage, etc
Go.
318 West Second Street
Davenport, Iowa
reflected in the statement that 43
engines were thoroughly overhauled.
There are 43 Iron monsters In the
shops for repairs at the present time.
The "boneyard" contains 27 engines
waiting to be repaired.
Railroad Nes
next Monday afternoon and continuing
all day Tuesday and Wednesday. The
sale will be In the immediate charge of
Mrs. Jenkins of California.
Saturday half-holidays for em
ployes o'f Silvis railroad shops are in
vogue, the system going into effect
June 3. The holiday system will
continue till Sept. 1. There are
1,255 men employed in the motive
power shops and they are working
nine hours a day, excepting Satur
days. On the 15th, $72,000 will be
distributed among these men. The
storehouse employes will receive
$6,000, making a total of $78,000.
That last month was a busy one is
One June 18 the Burlington sys
tem will inaugurate through passen
ger train service between Chicago
and San Francisco. This Is made
possible by an alliance between the
Hill and Gould interests. The deal
will give the Burlington or Hill lines
a through route from Chicago to San
Francisco and will allow the Western
Pacific-Gould property an entrance
Into Chicago. The new train will de
part Chicago over the Burlington at
9:45 a. m. daily, be operated over i
that system to Denver, from Denver
to Salt Lake City over the Rio
Grande road and from the latter city
to San Francisco over the Western
Pacific. The train will arrive at San
Francisco at 10 o'clock on the night
of the fourth day from Chicago.
Eastbound the train will depart San
Francisco at 7:30 p. m. and will ar
rive at Chicago at 2 p. m. on the
fourth day. Xo name has been chos
en for the new train and suggestions
for one are invited by the Burlington
company. The deal will give the
Burlington five through trains be
tween Chicago and the Pacific coast.
the other four being to Seattle and
Portland. The arrangement between
Hill and the Gould system comes on
the heels of a similar through train
traffic contract between the Frisco
and Santa Fe by which the former
gets to the Pacific coast and the lat
ter gets Into St. Louis.
FOR A STRONGER
COMMISSIONLAW
Remedies to Be Recommended
to Illinois Legislature at
Next Session.
WEAK POINTS. ARE FOUND
Representatives of Cities. Working
I'nder Xew Form Hold Con
ference in Peoria.
To Have Sale at Broadway.
The ladies of Broadway church will
conduct a sale of ornamental art goods
in the parlors of the church, beginning
That the mayors, commissioners anJ
attorneys of the 15 cities in Illinois
ruled under the commission form of
government may complete permanent
organization, a committee, of which
Mayor Harry M. Schriver of Rock Is
land is chairman, was appointed at
the meeting held yesterday afternoon
in the National hotel in Peoria to for
mulate plans and the objects whlct.
shall be established. The other com
mittee members are Mayors Fehr
mann of Elgin, Mc Henry of Rochelle
Schmitt of Fpringfield and Carlson
of Moline. This committee will meet,
in Chicago in the latter part of next
week and will consider plans. The
committee has been instructed to sub
mit its report at the annual meeting
of the State Mayors' association which
is to be held in Peoria June 27. There
will be a separate meeting of the com
mission for mayor and officers aside
from the state convention.
HAVE GENERAL niftCrSSIOIV.
Yesterday's meeting was called ro
order by Mayor Martin M. Carlson of
Mollne, who originated the scheme of
permanent organization. Mr. Carlson
briefly told what could be done, la lu
opinion, by such an organization and
his remarks were followed by general
discussion. City Attorney Baldwin of
Decatur acted as secretary of the
meeting. There were present tho
mayors from only nine of the 15 cities
together with city attorneys' from
these cities. The smaller commis
sion form cities were not represented.
It Is a recognized fact that there ero
still many weak points in the make
up of the commission form law and
the mayors are attempting to get to
gether so that there may be unani
mity In the Interpretation and appli
cation of these points. The principal
object Is to find a remedy for th
weak points and these will be picked
out and the remedy sought so that ac
the next general session of th legis
lature, steps may be taken to strength
en the law and bring it up to standard.
TIIKEK TREASl HEHS HAI.K.
The fact was brought out at tho
meeting yesterday that only three of
tho cities represented werp tipd up by
the action of county treasurers in re
gard to the tax funds which they re
fuse to turn over to the city treasurer.
They an Springflelfl, Moline and RcIv
Island. In all other cities, the money
has been paid over.
Licensed to ed.
Oscar Foor Wapello
Mrs. Susie Smith Rock Island
Tony George Moline
Miss Vallie M. .Bangness Moline
All the news all the time Tbe Argus.
DATE IS SET FOR
ANNUAL INSTITUTE
Teachers of County Will Meet at the j
High School Sept. 4-8 to Hear
Instructors.
Mail collected
Delivered
by carrie-.
First class 598,012 251,0.1
Second class
Newspapers 54.820
Magazines 3'",26
Transient 2,030 4.347
Ical delivery ... 292 4.1 "C
Third class
Circular 74.831 35.2P.0
Other third class. 2273 19.6t6
Fourth class 5.4"'2 4,142
Cong. (Franked).. 571 42)
Other matter 3'idj
Letters 11,931 3.120 1
County Superintendent S. J. Fer-
g UOUU -l C O VVUJpitlVU Ul 1 Cl VI , 7 LI J lk I O
for the annual teachers' institute. It
will be held at the Rock Island high
school building Sept. 4-8. The in
structors will be Dr. W. C. Wilcox,
professor of history at the University
of Iowa, and Mabel C. Bragg of
Braggsville, Mass. Dr. Wilcox will
lecture along general lines of inter
est in school work and Miss Bragg I
will talk on primary reading and
stories. Professor E. L. Philbrook
will as usual be in charge of the
music.
MOLINE SPEEDER IS
TAKEN; FINE OF $10
August Lundine Halted by Officer
Herkert on Seventh and
Forty -fourth.
ar-
Monday
Evening
June 12
Prof.O. F. Slater
Will Conduct
His Weekly Dancing
School Class
at the
Watch Tower
INN
August Lundine of Moline was
rested after 2 o'clock this morning by
Officer Otto Herkert on Seventh ave
nue near Forty-fourth street for vio'a
tlon of the city speeding ordinance.
This morning he was given a hearing
before Police Magistrate C. J. Smliu
The officer stated that Lundine was
driving Ms machine at a rate of more
than 20 miles an hour. Lundine main
tained that his machine was out of
commission and could not go that fast,
but as he was going down bill, the
magistrate was certain that he could
go faster than 15 miles an hour. Ac
cordingly Lundine was fined $10 and
costs. He wanted to appeal his cae,
but finally decided to pay up.
Notice.
Public notice is hereby given thai
a special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Streckfus Steamboat Line
company will be held on the 17tb
day of June. A. D.. 1911, at the
hour of 10 o'clock, a. m., at No. 39
State bank building in the city of
Rock Island, 111., for the purpose of
considering the following Questions:
1. Changing the name of said cor
poration to Streckfus Steamboat
'Line.
2. Increasing the number of di
rectors of said corporation from
three to five.
S. Electing two directors in case
the proposition to increase the cum
ber of directors is adopted.
JOHN STRECKFUS
JOE STRECKFUS,
BOY STRECKFUS. j
Board of Drector 1
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