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1 THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 10K. I I AGREEMENT OVER LABOR TROUBLE FINALLY REACHED Union Boilermakers to Start Work on Elevated Tank Job Monday Morning. SCALE OF WAGES IS FIXED Rock Island. We have three times the number of people you have, but I doubt If we could assemble the en thusiasm I note on every elde here.' "Mr .Schriver left last night strong ly considering the Idea of starting a Rock Island fair patterned largely al ter the Galesburg district fair."- IV A TER TO IV N JJ Rata Organized Workmen Held Out for Is Finally Settled Upon and Controversy Is at End. The labor troubles besetting the ele vated tank Job at Reservoir park at lat fcave ended. After two weeks In which there was much discussion the c!?v officials yesterday afternoon brought about an agreement which the union considers a complete- victory- The agreement as effected provide for ail union boilermakers on the job. with a wage scale of 60 cents. At the start of the rreeting, which was held In the mayor's office, a representative of the Rock Island Bridge & Iron com racy stated that in offering to pay 5fi'4 cents per hour the concern was riving the highest sum yet paid to the boilermakers in this section. There were certain other stipula tions, however, which the Rock Island Pridge & Iron company insisted upon. Fach of the boilermakers is to have two helpers to be paid 55 cents hour. The boilermakers are to run the rivet inr machine and the helpers are to buck up and place the rivets. The Bridge & Iron company will have its own foreman and will retain three other of the old men on the job. Laws Conflicted. The trade rules of the union struct ural workers and of the boilermakers were read. It was found that the laws cf the two conflicted. In those of the union structural workers there was a clause which pro vided that their work Include the erec tion of tanks, but the official of the boilermakers' union claimed that they had no authority to include such work in their trade rules, and pointed to the 'act that the structural men get off of Rosco Flowers of Rock Island spent Friday at the home of his sister. Mrs. Walter Coates. Mr. and Mrs. Henry McXeal and family were callers in Hampton tiiis week at the George McXeal home. Frank Schafer of Zuma was a busi ness caller here" Tuesday. Quite a number from here attended the Lark In picnic at the Watch Tower last week. Mrs. Baff f Rapids City visited Wednesday at the home of her eon j Thomas and family. Miss Jane Curtain left Thursday for her home, where he was called ! by the illness of her brother. i Mrs. Clarence Hodgson has resumed I her duties at the hospital after a , month's vacation. Mrs. Otto Peterson and children ; spent one day last week with Mrs. j Fred Graham of Davenport. ' Mrs. Ax el son and daughter Florence ' and Mr6. Miller and sons spent today ' in Davenport. Harry Foy has accepted a position . at the hospital as night fireman. ' Mrs. Moberg of Moline spent Wed- j nesday with her mother. Mrs. Frank ', Anderson. j Miss B'Milah Johnson of Muscatine' is visiting at the borne of hr grand- I parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. I.estsh. i Smith and son ! Mr. and Mrs. O. e job as soon as the boilermakers reg-1 afternoon. The usual games Lee and Mr. Smith's father enjoyed a ! tithing trip to Colona Saturday. Mrs. C. G. Johnson of Roik Island ! was calling on Watertoun friends! Wednesday. ! Mrs. Filbert is entertaining her grandmother from Iowa. i Mrs. L. H. Snow, Mrs. W. Lee. Mrs. Kd Hogue and Mrs. Anna Peterson at tended the funeral of Mrs. Emma Nor ton at Hampton Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wenks and son Muurke and Ralph Bogie and Alice : Wenks spent a few days at the Cam-1 bridge fair. j .Mrs. Henry Biggs is greatly Improv- j ed from her recent illness. Little Ruth Osborne was hostess at , a birthday party at her home Tuesday ! were There Is Plenty of XVhea tin A. merica, but very few kid gloves, lin ens, handkerchiefs or perfumes. These are mere suggestions which stand for hundreds of other real necessities. What the Tri Cities will do in a few months for clothes and many conveniences and neces sities, no man knows. Even though war should he halted, it would take a year or more to bring back normal import conditions. Ister a protest, as cognizant of their waiving any claims to such work, where there was a complaint from the boiler men. There were many little matters which were settled at the meeting relative to the help and at 3 o'clock, after the conference had been on for an hour, the two factions seemed as far from a compromise, both sides raising contention after contention. Danger Makes Higher Rate. The boilermakers union held out for f n cents, claiming that while the wage was higher than had yet been paid in this section, the wages usually were fljed according to the danger involved. The wage scale was the big stickler and the council at first attempted to strike an agreement by splitting the r'ifference of cents, the sum the company offered to pay. and the CO rent rate that the union men asked. With the agreement effected the work en the tank will now progress npiu.j .r " Otto Peterson. i't aays 11 wiil l crmrpieiru o iwi the union structural men may put on the finishing touches. piayed and luncheon was served and ' the little hostess received many nice gift. Mrs. John Wise is in Lyndon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. Nelson. John McAllister of Port Byron was ( a Watertown caller Monday. j Rev. Mr. Osborne was a business vis- itor In Port Byron the first of this : week. I Mrs. Frank Herert is seriously ill ' at her home in the lower. end of town. 1 George Boyle is sick with an attack of lumbago at his parents' home. Mrs. Mary Scbave apent Thursday In Moline with friends. Little Mildred Peterson is visiting in Rock Island with Mrs. Mosher. Mrs. George Gray and children of Hampton spent Wednesday in Water town among relatives. Miss Florence Axelson left Wednes day for a few days' visit with her cousin at Savanna. Miss Ethel Pearsall of Port Byron is here at the home of her sister. Mrs. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ANNUAL FAIR HELD HERE Mayor Harry M. Schriver of this city, who attended the Galesburg dis trict fair this week, was much im pressed with the magnitude of the ex hibition and the heavy patronage, ac cording to the Galesburg Mail, which aays: "Mayor Harry Schriver and auto party were on the grounds two full days. 'If I was sure of rav.cg a fair) half as good as this.' Le stated. 'I i would endeavor to put one over in Ernest Cox is erecting a fine con crete block buneaiow on his lots on Fifth street. His son. Glenn Cox of Moline, has the contract. Mrs. Frank Asplund of Moline vis ited Sunday at Mrs. Harry Cosner'a home. Mrs. Charles Bell and children Clair and Mary of Coaltown were Wednes day visitors with Mrs. E. L. Cox and family. Mrs. Ethel Lundquis-t of Pleasant, Iowa, spent Monday and Tuesday at the home of Miss Florence Axelson. Mrs. Wcswacgoner and Miss Mabel Carlsfead of Moline are spending to day at the Axelson home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry WoehW of Ot, American Hats for American Women. Never before baa ao serious a fashion problem confronted the women of the United States. The general European war In volving all the leading nations puts almost a total stop to im ports for the Fall and Winter seasons and the stocks now on hand will soon be exhausted. The New Fall and Winter trimmed models and shapes are arriving in great variety. To prove that we dare Innovations, we are showing some extreme large hats and at the same time small ones, and all sizes in between, not withstanding the dearth of French patterns, the eastern fashion centers are sending us the Frenchiest styles we have ever shown. All importers and Jobbers have made sharp advance prices on Velvets. Laces, and Milli nery Trimmings, and we cannot tell just when we shall be ob liged to pay these higher prices. We are glad to give assur ance to all early buyers of our present low prices. The styles were never more varied and more becoming and enthusiasm is at a high key. Cotton Crepes. In new Autumn assortment of colors and designs particular ly adapted for children's all around wear, but an excellent fabric for afternoon and house dresses, waists, etc. Woven stripes, checks and plaids in pretty blues, pinks, browns, grays and other wantable col ors per yard 25 c. PnrK?l ClTA xtt in TmppAyffl xwvitliuiyiii J. 1 i si J- Tnouun.i New Crepes de Chine In the Scarcer Shades. Just because everybody wants certain colors. like Gobelin, Corbeau and Canard blue, unusual shades of Navy, Wistaria and Green, particular shades of Pink. Gray and others, they are bard to keep on hand. A new shipment brings them all and many more to us the prices, however, remain the same, $1.45 and $1.95 for the double width, although all crepes have been advanced in price by wholesalers and manufacturers. Other new shipments of Autumn and Winter silks are arriving daily and in a most satisfactory var iety of colors and prices. J It Hardly Seems Possible that we are Belling more than one-half of all the separate skirts, waists and blouses that are being sold in the three cities and yet by carefully com piled reports there are strong indications that this may be the case. Have you seen the magnificent new model wool twilled skirt, in Navy and Black, for $2.95 which we are showing? 20 New Models in separate wool skirts for fall and winter just unboxed within the past week. Fancy stripes and combinations of the Roman pat terns with solid colors are very smart; Serges, Tus sahs, Rampeour Chudda, Poplins, Broadcloth and other popular materials are here in great assortment. Riddance of Fine Furniture. These are typical examples; In many instances halving the prices on odd pieces $20 OO tor 4- lncn Mahogany Bureau, has 4 drawers and large mirror. $15 OO for 28 incn Mahogany Chiffonier, with 6 drawers and mirror. $10 OO for 44 inch Quartered Oak Bureau, Colon ial design. $18 95 fr inch Bird's Eye Maple Bureau, 4 drawers, Sheraton style. $38 oO fr Inch Circassian Walnut Bureau, Louis XV style. 34 OO tr Fumed Oak "Stickley" rocker, leather seat and back. $36 50 54 inch Quartered Oak Buffet, Col onial style. $23 50 for 54 llch Quartered Oak Dining Table, Colonial style. $17-50 'or 36 inch French Gray Desk. $8 50 'or French gray Chair cane seat and back. $20 OO 'or 42inch Mahogany Library Table, Col onial style. $16-95 'or 48 inch Fumed Oak Library Table, Art Crafts style. $27 50 'or 3 inch post Brass Bed, very massive, with large fillers. Glove News. The following letter, just re ceived from Perrin Sr. Cie: "We are in receipt of your re cent order and beg to advise that we are unable to accept any orders at the present time, as we will have to wait for far ther shipments from France be fore we will be able to fi!l aDy orders, and would suggest that you permit us to put. your ordor on file subject to delivery and advance price." Lucas ? Kennedy, makers of men's fine gloves, write, declining an order at about 25 per cent advance prices and say: "When the European war be gan there was in this country but a small amount of glove leathypr' which immediately went to the manufacturers at exhorbitant prices. It is there fore found necessary to mater ially advance the price of gloves, as there are no skins to be had, and of course, no leather coming in." Old prices still prevail at this store on all our gloves for men and women. We trust you will make a note of this. Vacuum Carpet Sweepers, (The Only) $5 is the regular price, 10 are now offered at $1.95 each. Sale of Manufacturers Lots of Wall Paper. 10,000 Rolls of high grade wall papers, representing a large manufacturer's entire line of 1914 sample papers at less than half price. You can select from A lot of 10c ceiling papers, per roll 3S 15c varnished gilt parlor papers, per roll 75c silk bed-room papers, per roll 12 35c Tiffany blends, per roll 15S 60c Tapestry parlor papers, per roll 20S And many other tempting bar gains, at equally liberal concessions. The Season's New Laces Are Here. Despite the scarcity of all foreign products and particular ly of laces, our first shipment arrived safely and is here in ex cellent variety and what is bet ter still, no advance in prices as yet. Here are Filets, black and white Venise laces, Clunys. Chant ily. Filet Net, Gold Net, Net Flouncings, Net-all-overs, Vals, Torchons, etc., etc.. and remember if you are prompt you can still supply your needs at the old low prices. Mason Fruit Jars. Mason fruit jars, with porcelain lined lids and rubbers, half gal lons 5, quarts 4. pints 3. Jelly glasses, with bright tin tops, dozen 14- Kers" Self sealing jar tops, fit all sizes Mason jars. Perfect sealers, dozen 15cS Stone jars in all sizes up to 10 gallons, special, per gallon 6(S Saluco Aluminum preserving kettles, the large 8 quart size, $1.65 value, Monday, a limited number at )oS Trunks for Those Going Away to Schcol. Correct baggage is essential for the School Girl or the Young Man going away to college. The first impressions made on the new acquaintances on ar rival at your destination, are of ten quite lasting, and no self-respecting young person desires to risk being preceeded by the arrival of the wrong kind of lug gage. We are all, both young and old, more or less sensitive about shabby, out-of-date trunks and hand baggage, and we much prefer the new, ultra-smart lug gage. You are advised that all kinds of correct and approved luggage is here at prices less than us ual. We suggest the "Wardrobe Trunks" as splendid equipment for school use and for future travel as well. ALL-WATER LINE FROM CALIFORNIA Boat Will Soon Leave San Fran cisco for Mouth of the Mississippi. TRANSHIP AT NEW ORLEANS Possible to Get Freight From Pacific for About Half Present Rail Rates. An announcement of great import ance to taose interested in further ing water transportation on the Miss issippi river has just been issued by the New Orleans Joint traffic bu reau, composed of the New Orleans board of trade, the New Orleans cotton exeiiHiiire. the New Orleans ns. tawa are visiting at the home of the i S(M. ition of .nmn,..r, v- COLONIAL THEATRE The Cream of Photo Plays. TONIGHT. MARY PICKFORD IN "For the Queen's Honor" COMING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY Episode No. 10. Get started now, not too late. Each episode a story in itself. Savanna spent Thursday- :rnest Cox. John P. Heck and daugh'er M!na of! j Mrs. Jess! F-1 i MaSel of S hi 1 with Mrs. K Orleans steamship association. Tho announcement heralds the inaugura tion of steamer service from San Frr.nHm o to New Orleans, via tlie I''ir-i'jr... r- ..... 1 t... . '. . . . . t . . ... .1... , . .itauii. mini tut- r-; r-i i,i lit. ; Mcllr.e were Tuesday visitors at the ..lrkenl.u-k Steamship company; K. I. Cox home. freight ferice from New Orleans to j Klza Coleman left Thursday f"r j St. I.oui., bv t ie Atlas Transportation , U-thany to attend the presbytery for : company in connection with the Kan- young nj.msier. r rom mre ne goes saa fin-Missouri Hiver Navicttion over the door of a handsome building n one of the more prominent of the jolden streets. A new arrival within the pearly gates entered. "The recording of deeds interests me," he announced. "1 used to be a lawyer in the other world. But why Is it that all the clerks are working except you?" he inquired of the only idle member of the force. "I record the good deeds." explained that member courteously. Louisville Courier-Journal. BOY'S STORY WINS HIM HIS LIBERTY CLAIM INCAPABLE BOY RAN MACHINE Movie Owner Is Tried for Not Having Experienced Op erator in Booth. Magistrate Lenient With Young Driver Who Exceeded the Limit. i to Incoln to Attend the theological j seminary to study for th ministry. j The watermelon sociable Jqivcn by the Baptist Aid Wednesday evening was a suceess. They realized over $12 fnr their efforts. .Mrs. William Black of Webster City. Iowa, returned Ho her home Tuesday after a pleasant isit of three weeks at the home of her sibter. Mrs. G. W. Black. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Woehler and the family of A. 3 Smith, with whom they are visiting, were Thursday vis itors in Davenport. ,A family reunion was held Thurs day at the William J- Filbert home. The out of town guests were Mrs. Thomas Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Samii'-I Bry an, all of Terry, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Walnwrlght and children and Charles Sc-fcafer of Zuma; Mr. and Mrs. William Filbert. Sr. of Water town, and Mrs. JFilberfs aged grand mother from Iowa. An excellent din ner was served and a very enjoyaole time was spent. Mr. Arthur Angel of the Maraeillug addition entertained at a birthday party Wednesday afternoon in honor of her daughter Mary's first birthday anniversary. The house waa decorated in pink and the babies, together with, their mothers, enjoyed the afternoon. A nlre luneli was K-rd and Miss Jleifft. company and freight service from New Orleans to St. Paul by the In I: nd Navigation company. This service will be inaugurated in October, when it will be possible for lC-k Island merchants tc secute all v ater shipments from Sat- Francisco to Uock Island, with but one t,-ans-rliipinent and that at New Orleans, where freight handling facilities are modern am! excellent. Notified by Wire. Secretary Norwood of the Greate I 'av en port committee has received a telegram from the I.uckenback Steamship company of San Francisco as follows: "We intend to dispatch a large American steamer from Kn Francis co to Galveston and New Orleans sail ing the latter part of October and de livering carcu without rohlpment. Pleaso make preliminary announce n ent which will shortly be followed by definite advice giving the steam er's name and sailing date." To Cut Rail Rata. In a letter to Secretary Norwood frotn the joint traffic bureau of New Oilesns, the statement is made that advice as to rates, service, etc., will be transmitted at an early ilnie. It is expected they will not be much more than half of the present rail rates. The story I.. Hathorn. an 18-year-old boy, told to Police Magistrate C. J. Smith this morning of his life, led the otlicial to dismiss a case against him .'n which he was charged with havinjr exceeded the speed limit. Hawthorn, a driver for the Flolsch mann Yeast company, was arrested on Ninth street near Ninth avenue yester day afternoon by Special Traffic Offi cer P. J. Carey. The officer stated that the lad w-as driving the machine over 25 miles an hour. When the hoy was given a chance to talk lie told the magistrate that he was an orphan, alone in the world, and forced to gain a living with no help from parents. He said that if he was fined he would have to pay it himself. The magistrate dismissed the case against him. but stated that he would investigate as to the truth of the story. i! LICENSED TO WED H Gutav 11. Wlekenburg Minneapolis. Minn. Miss Sylvia Marie Fuller. . Rock Island D. R. Williams, proprietor of the Brady theatre, located on Twelfth street between Seventh and Eighth avenues, was arrested yesterday and ! this morning arraigned before Police Magistrate C. J. Smith on a charge of having violated one of the sections of the city ordinances which deals with the operation of motion picture machines. According to the charge made by City Electrician Vincent Murphy, who was the complainant in the case, Wil- I liams had a motor attached to the ma chine, thus eliminating the turning of the crank by hand. The officer charged that Williams started the ma chine and after he saw that it was going nicely, would leave it in charge of an inexperienced boy and go to the main floor of the theatre where he would take tickets. Williams plead guilty to the charge and was let off on payment of the costs of $1.50. He was cautioned by the judge to avoid future similar in fractions. City Electrician Murphy said after the case: "That's the trouble with those motor attachments. The opera tor doesn't have to give much atten tion to the machine and If anything goes wrong, why he is not ready to act quickly. It's dangerous to the peo- I pie in a theatre to allow an inexperi j enced operator to watch the machine. "We are going after all of the the atre owners and see that the operators are strictly tending to business and if any more get brought in they will not get off lightly." nomination for the senate $2,093.84, of which $SS7 was for personal traveling expenses in getting over the state. He has received $200 contributions to his campaign expenses, . $100 each from George E. Keys and Homer J. Tice. Frank Hall Childs, also a republican candidate for the nomination, shows by a statement that he has spent but $36.90. He received no financial help from friends. All the Argus. news all the time Tho Not Very Busy. "Recorder of Deeds," read the sign I This Week Is known throughout Itin country i Waketield's Blackberry Bal sam wek. Kverv dav this wn-k thoua n1 of win B to iIi-uk morn and p.t from n to threw hoitl-a of this w-ll known rrmxly lo r. pre pared for nu. 1.1. ii attack of n.imm. r I. .rw,'l trouhlea. VWtKKKIKI.II-v HI.AC KKItKV IUMAM , lii-n tha ona linrmlt-na and perfectly reliable rura for I'larrlioea. Dysentery. Chol era Infantum .et.-.. for 9 y.-nro. und at thid aeaaon of the year no hoinn Is Hiifu without It. rjet your atlpply ihU week. 30c per bottle; three but ilea, l on. HEAD CUT IN A FALL; SAYS AUTO HIT HIM While walking on Fourth avenue be tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets yesterday afternoon James Bowman, a local character, suffered a fall in which a long gash was cut in the back of his head. Ho was picked up by the police and tuken to the station, where he wan attended by Dr. Joseph le Silvit. The man claimed that he hail been struck by au auto mobile. He was held at the station over night and this morning was re leabed, although It was charged that he had been drunk. OSCAR ENGSTROM IS FREED AFTER TRIAL Oscar Engstrom, the man brought here from Olivia, Minn., on a charge of having embezzled $125 from a Mo line man, was released yesterday after noon when he was arraigned before Justice of the Peace flarence J. Schroeder. There was but little evi dence against him. DRANK TO SOOTHE BAD TOOTHACHE Trio Give Reasons to Magis trate Smith for Having Im bibed Over Generously. , MAJOR HOFFMAN BACK FROM INSPECTION TRIP Major George M. Hoffman, in charge of the U. S. engineers' office in this city, after spending the last week on a trip of inspection from St. Paul to St. Ixiuis on the Mississippi river, re turned to this city this morning. The trip was made with Colonel C. McD. Townsend of St. Louis. "You fellows sure do go bugs when you try to drink it all," said Polica Magistrate C. J. Smith this mornlns to a trio of pals. One, Ira Slater, tu dancing down Second avenue when picked up by an officer; another, Wil liam Steel, colored, was sitting on lump of coal near the corner of First avenue and Nineteenth street, brood ing over the fact that some one swiped a bottle cf gin from his jeans; and a third. Charles Lacey, hit the booze be cause he had a toothache. After learning the excuses they had for being before him, the magistrate told them to beat it, and keep away from the city. Henry Hay, better known as "Skip." received 20 days from Justice of the Peace Carl J. Kuehl this morning on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was arrested by Officer Berry last nicht. Sherman Spent $2,093.84. Washington. D. C, Aug. 29. Sena tor Sherman certified to the secretary of the senate yesterday that he ha j spent in hit campaign for republican Empire Theatre PUBLIC'S OPINION and if you ask them they will tell you that ALL SIX ACTS which close Sunday niht are VERY GOOD So Don't Stay Away But Follow the Crowd Entire Change of Program Monday 5 Acts and 4 reels of Pictures at War Reduced Prices "HONE R. I. 708 5