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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913.
SILVIS POWER 1
PLANT EMPLOYES
OUT ON A STRIKE
Eock Island Shops Badly Crip
pled Five Men Secured
to Fill Vacancies.
ASK CHIEF VICK'S REMOVAL
Big Motor Goes to Pieces After Walk
out Request Made for Po
lice Protection.
Operations at the Silvia railroad
shops were seriously Interfered with
yesterday noon when the entire day
toree at the power plant walked out.
following the refusal of the Rock In
land company to remove Chief Kngi
lif'T P. Vick. Night men alHO struck,
i'lnl altogether some 25 employes are,
cfT-cted. A strikers' committee con
ferred with Superintendent Mullinix
this morning, hut no agreement van
reached, and up until press time, the
strikers were still out. Chief Vick
managed to secure five or six men who
ar running the plant as best they ;
n: able, l
MOTOR HriNFJI). ;
Within 1.1 minute of the time that j
the tiiTi walked out. one of the hie'
jxiuer motors. suddenly went to pieces :
tearing a great holt in the wall, u it- j
stpng'.ng wires and damaging con- 1
Mib-raide proH-rty. The motor, which '
is valued a' thousand!) of dollars, is '
flu. ok' a, lotal wrwk. Siip'r1n!endent
Mullinix today stated that he placed
M blame fur th occurrence on tin'
l-t-.ke-s.
DIM. IKK ( II IKK.
Cor some tiinf past there has ex
i"''il among The men considerable dN
m ' isfaction over the management of
the power plant, their contention he
iim that the chief Miiglnwer was de
manding of them more work Than tiie
union b hedule chIIb for. Other petty
: f!,n,iicB also entered into the af
l.iii. Iist night company officials
:.-ai.'l that strikers might attempt vio
lent, and n call whs Issued for the
M'lal yard police, as a matter of pro
'iMnti for the plant, but when the
s ! nil agents reported, officials denied
Iim .mik sent Id a cull for them.
Mr Mullinix could not he reached
tl i.. afternoon, but his chief clerk is
n ir Imrity fop the statement that no
'n' tnetit has been reached as vc'
MARK ONLY SINGLE
CIRCLE ON BALLOT
D motiats Should Be Careful
in Voting to Fill Vacancies
in Tuesday's Election.
I leinoi r.i:s who. in the towns-hip
tion next 1iies('a. are inclined
vote lor mix candidate ou another
i.et against xxlioin no one is running
the democratic ticket, or it. other
Is where a vacancy occurs in the
ioT:itic ticket, should be guarded
in ntie thing and that is the mark-
i nf the circle. The inaif who marks
I w
circles is nist. so far as his ballot
icii erii'Ml, according to legal advice
:,Mied today in answer to an impi'ir)
I lie subject.
lie circle means the party appella
i as (c'l as the candidates The
' .'t i.' if two circles kll s both. So
I it a democrat is inclined to vote
ti
i some candidate on one of the other
.i e's to nil out the xacii'u ies on nis
i ii luket. either for justice of the
I i or ( unstable, he must be careful.
i 'ui I hi l e is one of I x o xx ax s to (To it.
i'.rst xo'e the circle i ver the
i. i locia i i.i ticket and then mark the
ii are in front of the candidate on
i ... of the other tickets whom it is
i uht to favor, bn! be erx sure That
tin ! candidate is not opposed in paral-
I : line by u dcniocrat; or. omit the cir-
i and place a cross in front of exery
1 l.'lie on
the democratic ticket and
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AbsoIutelyPure
ROYAL the most celebrated
of all the baking powders in
the world celebrated lor Its
great leavening strength and
purity. It makes your cakes,
biscuit, bread, etc, healthful, it
insures you against alum and
all forms of adulteration that
go with the low priced brands.
IS AN IDEAL MAN i
FOR SUPERVISOR!
ft
-. -If
Frank J. Bachman
That Frank J. Bachman
democratic
j candidate for supervisor in Sou:h
' Rock Island, there is none better
I known or more highly respected
, throughout the length and breadth of
I The : (.wut-Kip. I!( rn and reared :n
Tiie tuxx ln-hio. his re ord during the
' half century of his life there has
been one of honest industry and ho i-
sr 1 i i ii k aim.ii: his fellow men. lie
sli'l 1 1 t-v o!i the farm, a mile south
of the city limits, on the Thirty.eigh h
R'teet road, where he was raised There
tie has pursued Uiet y the avc. .5
tion of a farmer, and while he ha? al
ways b en alert to the r.iteresis of
his tow i. ship and the e-ohi mupity in
gent ral and has served acctit nly sis
, asr-essor. he has rather sarar.k from
public office as a rule
Repeatedly he has been urc.e.l tp
become the democratic candidate for
supervisor, but it was no- until this
xear that iie was prevailed upon to
'accept a:id then :i v:is after ;he i,rm
ii'iitioii hr.d come to him, entirely
unsolicited on his part.
The H:ichman family is one of the
oldest in Rock Island county. His
parents lived for years on The farm
where he now resides, his mother hav
ing die; jn the old homestead asi year
at The ripe age of iei years. j.fter hav
ing made her home with hi r u dur
: ing her closing years.
Mr. Hachman is 4! xeats (,f are a: 1
a single man.
thfn place ti cross in the fdiiari' in
front o:' th name of the lid.iie
xx horn it is JTesired shall supply one of
the v aialit places on the di:u, ,.t .c
ticket.
The democrats have nominate- a
complete ticket down to til" olhces of
.i'Fti' es of the peace where there a e
to vacancies. iui:l there are three xa
c. nicies in the llsi for constables. !-!
that if members of the party have a
ciioice of candidates for the otiices for
which ihex have no candidates of th ir
own tiie way is presented t; make tiie
select ion.
Hut it s'.iould ! do!,- c:ir"f-i'!x.
N"o one for aux cilice rhoiibl be vot d
f.:r other than a democa' xxl.ere ihr e
is a democrat stand'ng for tiinf ottic.-.
The Democrntic Can
didates POI.lt K xm.lMIMti: Imrl.-. .1.
Vmltli.
AMXTM' M IT.RtNIKx l.i. u i.
(IilnrllPr. I'onrv lluliru. Klei. r I ;.!..
Incrnl A lurph. Ilcnry . liiiirtelis.
Jisiir i ok TiiK -Kfi: ;-xai -
. Maui'krr. ( nrl Kurkl. i . I . I'rrk.
ONVI rtl l:S Snninrl Klliuo ri:.
Mike Mint.
Notice.
Ou and ft r A nrl! 1 union h:rb t
sbeps wiii rj'eii at 7::'." a. in.. elo:e
7:;i0 p in., except Sj: urdax s. !Ui r
cuttii.g
; union.
cents. I'.y orti--- of lu-.ii
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STERLING VISIT
REVIVES PLANS
FOR 9TH STREET
Rock Island Has Pledged $12,
0 0 0 to Improve Road Lead
ing Into Country.
"With the projnct for a good hard
road between tie li-i-cUies and Ster
ling booming nicely, good roads 'roost
ers and merchants in Kock Island
should not lose sight of the plan for
improving Ninth fetrett," said Mayor
' H. M. Scbriver this morning apropos
; of the visit of the tri-city men to Ster
ling yesterday. "Rock Island has un
i dertaken to rLise $12.c.'0 to a'd in im-
I proving the most used thoroughfare
into this city, and the (ommitree to
w hich was entrusted this task will
1 doubtless be at work before long.
i Then it will be up to Rock Islanders
; to look out for their best, interests
j tirst, and it is doubtful if any road is
I of as much importance to them as 1b
i the one leading out to the south end
of the county."'
Some montb3 ago, it will be recalled,
residents of Rock Island, South Rock
Island and Stars got together on a
roarj-building plan and the latter two
places pledged themselves to raise
f4.iw between tiem for improving
N'lt'th street. It is understood that
this amount has been pledged, and it
now behooves Rock Island to make
I'tuA on its pledge of 512,000.
With $16,000 t.o work on, Ninth
street could be put in excellent shape.
The Davie interests have offered all
the stone needed and even power to
run a crusher. All that remains to be
done Is to buy a crusher and haul and
n-rifter the rock. City and county
prisoners can be used to do much of
the work and great results could be
shown from the expenditure of what is
comparatively a small amount consid
ering the extent of the improvement
contemplated.
THE STRIFE OVER
GRAFT CHARGES
Wherein the Board of Super
visors Attacks Action of
tie Grand Jury.
X I .
.Much Iv.'preKt is being taken by the
( :1 IZ T!S C
Rock I?li',nd county in the
!". s:on ofteinoute between the board
cf s,;rierv;sd- .od the grand jury.
hl
Tiie jirocpod lot's on this question of
ilie hoard, as published, contain in part
die following:
"Tiie proceedings of the grand jury
h ing secret, and our attorneys i mean
itm Messrs. Searle of Rock Island and
Sturtz of Henry county) beine allowed
to take no part in the investigation of
the preparation nf the indictment, or
liaviLi; access t,o the grand jury room,
"ere not in a position to roort upe
ci.'lly. just what cases were investi-f'.-iteii.
nor to what extent the wit
ti' shi s were called, and what not. nor
l ow far prosec uted. I'.ut we deem it
proper at this tinie to report our abovw
act-ons to your honorable body, to
gether with tiie evidence taken by us.
upon which we predicated our action,
; that you can the better judge the
gravity of the situation disclosed by
, ;-m h "videtice."
It. is further found in the same pro
c cdniBS the followinp: "Supervisor
Stow moved That the special invest iga-
't'nt committee be directed to retain
.' paters and evidence collected in
iii investigation until further instruc
i:i by the hoard, whirh was carried."
Section lo of chapter 25 of the re
vised statutes provides that the county
clerk shall act as tfie clerk cf the
(o.niiy board, and keep an accurate
record of the proceedings of said
board, hence, when the committee re
ported the evidence to the board of
supervisors, this evidence became a
i i ord of the board, and under the
la xv it is the duty of the county clerk
to k.-ep this evidence so that it may
he seen by any citizen. County Clerk
Henry B. Hubbard informs The Arpus
T'tat if is not on file in his office. Mr.
Stoxv has undertaken by his motion ts
wi'hdraw" from the record a matter
that foncerns the public, and & matter
which has cost the tax payers of this
iCoun'y, as we are informed, not less
than $l,2of., which he has no warrant
to do tmder the law. But. whether
rnht or wronc under the law, why
doi s Mr. Stow, and the other mem-!r-
rs of the board, withdraw tliis evi
dence from the public record? Since
.. is a n.ai .er couceruing me puuiic 01-
fi' ia!s of Ro k Island county, the peo-
p have a right to know what it con-
'ains. and especially since O board !
of supervisors criticises the actions of j
th" grand jury for not finding other
irdicrments. The people have a right i
to know what evidence this committee j
found, and if It sustains the commit-1
tt e in Its conclusions against the grand
jury, the people want to know it. '
It is said upon high authority there i
is nothing in this report of evidence
of th comtnit'ee tending even to show
that any other public official except j
the ,-heriff has h-e.n gnilty of m&ifeas-an-
e in off.ee. and e'nee tie sheriff ;
has t een indicted by the grand jury i
, there is no reason for keeping it from i
the public.
TLe peop',e are very much exercised j
about this matter, and unless the!
t board of supervisors can sustain its !
charges against the grand jtiry in fail- :
lr.g to perform its duty, every member
.who h? tf.Ven part in "his charge'
i against the grand Jury ought -to he.
called to account Tor his conduct when
te comes up for reelection.
THE DEMOCRATIC
TOWN NOMINEES
Elmer E. McDole, Candidate
for the Office of Assis
tant Supervisor.
Elmer E. McDole. j
Elmer K. McDole, one of the demo- j
cratic nominees for assistant super- '
I visor, was born in Rock Island, in !
: August, 1S8.1, and has resided here con
j tinuously. He was educated in the
pub'.ic schools of Rock Island and
1 South Rock Island., graduating in
i 1898, and at once entered the ship
pins department offche Rock Island j
I Plow company, where he remained for i
i five years at steady employment, leav
irg in October, lSt07. to take a cleri- :
cal position in the Rock Island pout-
othce. where he remained until Feb
ruary of last year, when he embarked
in business with L. G. Richardson in !
the M. & R. restaurant at 227 Sev- j
enteenth street.
Mr. McDole has never aspired To
public office before. In fact he has
not had the time, so busily has he been
employed all his life. Now that he
l is in biis:R!-'5 on his ow i account
j he feels that he can give some time lo
pub ic office and is pcss-rsed of the
qualifications to make a model super
visor. ANNUAL ELECTION
OF MEDICS IN APRIL'
The socoud number of the recently
establish publication, "Rock Island ;
County Doctor," made its appearance !
this morning from the ofiiee of Dr. j
W. D. Chapman of Silvis, secretary of
the Rock Island County Medical so
ciety. The pamphlet contains com
ments r.nd news notes of interest to
The members of the orga'.iiza'ioii, a
report on the February meeting of
the body and the program for the
April nn eting. Next mcnth's gather
ing is of more than ordinary interest
for at it occurs the annual election
of officers. The affair is to take pl,:ce
at the Rock Island club. April s. Sua-
be tollowed immediately by the elec
tion. I'roposed amendments to by
laws will then be voted on after which
Drs. J. F. Myers of Rock Island and
l H. A. Heam of Moline will read papers
Dr. Myers' topic will be. "Medical ex
aminaticn5 for applicants for life in
surance." and Dr. Beam wi:i talk on
"The relation between medicine and
surgery."
Notes ot the Political
Campaign
Vote for the democratic nominees.
Magistrate C. J. Smith has been con
fined to his honw for a week with
illness, which has hampered him
somewhat in making his campaign,
but he is trusting To his friends to
make a fight for him, and those whom
he is unab'w? to see between now and
election will realize the reason.
Put new men on watch at the
court house In the conduct of county j
affairs. Elect the democrats and the
people's business will not be retarded
because of petty politics.
The democratic candidates for as
sistant supervisors are all representa-
i tjvp
!
re'.iable men.
The democratic nominee for jus-
Let Me Attend j
to your wall paper wants this .
season.
Complete line of wall paper
s?mples for 1913 just arrived.
Estimates for' painting and
paper hanging furnished on re-:
quest. j
P. J. ZEITLER
1117 Eleventh Avenue.
Phone West 1988.
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FILING EQUIPMENT
Globe-Wernicke Filing Cabinet allow you to equip
your office with devices that will conform to
your present requirements and at the same time
provide for future expansion, in both wood and
steel, quartered oak or mahogany. We are exclusive
agents for Rock Island and Moline. We carry supplies
for all makes of cabinets, . We are building up our repu
tation with the Globe-Wernecke Cabinets and supplies
on their quality and reasonable price. "Try Rock
Island First'
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BOOKS
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S tices of the peace are worthy men,
: and capable of satisfactorily discharg-
ing the duties of their offices.
j The democratic candidates for con
i stables are deserving of your support.
LOCAL MAN WILL
SPEAK IN MOLINE
R. C. Smedley of Rock Island Y.
M. C. A. to Address Club in
Neighboring Town.
General Secretary" R- C. Smedley
has accepted an invitation to address
the March meeting of the Bluff Men's
club at the Second Congregational
church at Moline tomorrow evening.
He is to give an illustrated lecture
on Washington, D. C, and on histor
ical cities of Virginia.
Mr. Smedley has some special 6tere
opticcn views vWhich he will use. A
tempting menu has been arranged
which will be served at 7:30.
ORMOYLE HEADS
FEDERAL RELIEF
Former Rock Islander Assigned
by Government to Have
Charge at Columbus.
Major James Normoyle, son of Mr.
and -Mrs. P. B. Normoyle of this city, 1
;u.d xvho passed his boyhood here, has
been named by the federal government ;
to have charge of the distribution of
pupplies in the Ohio and Indiana flood
ihstriclf. v:Th headquarters at Colum- ,
b is, Ohio. Major Normoyle directed ,
relief operations during the lower Mis- !
sissippi river floods of last spring. '
Major James A. Logan, Jr., is associat- i
ed with Major Normoyle in the work at
Columbus.
RS
EXPERT
Watch and Jewelry
Repairing.
Main Springs, Guaranteed
18 Months, $1.00.
A. N. REINERT
118 18th Street
E
Spring is the natural home-making time. There is soTnctbinj
makes us all want to be surrounded with fresh new things. It is
brighten up the home, to keep pace with glorious spring.
This store affords most attractively the opportunity to select the new home-making
things needed. Its stocks are chosen with the closest care from the offerings of the best
makers and they are so great and varied that those who come here are given a wonder
ful range of choice.
Even if the good things cost more than things of lesser worth, the advance in cost of
quality things here over ordinary things the ordinary stcre has is so very slight that
when the vast difference in quality is considered this storr- stands out by comparison as
the economy store, the best place to buy things for the home.
Furniture for every room in the house, rugs, curtains, draperies, refrigerators, gas
ranges everything is ready. Come and see. f
O. VAILE, JR.
Successor to "Crampton's" and
Kingsbury's
STATIONERY
A Telephone
nvcuuc
West 2026
Prompt
Delivery
II. I BATTLES I CO. f
1806 Second Avenue
THE POPULARITY AND METHODS of this store are the re
sult of its years of exceptional service to the food buying
public of Rock Island.
And it is our endless endeavor to increase the efficiency
of that service by increasing the values we afford the
housewives of the city.
You can be certain of the vi ry best and the most of it
for your money, when we su yily your wants.
Friday and Saturday Specials
STEERO BOUILLON CUBES, 0
a tin 4w3C
A highly concentrated extract made of lUef and Vegetables seasoned
ready to serve xvhen dissolved in boiiing water. "A Cube Makes a Cup."
CRYSTAL DOMINOE SUGAR,
5 lb. carton
Grape Fruit, extra fancy Florb'.-
grape fruit, heavy with juice: 3 for
25c; 10c; 12c. Per doz
$1.25
en, 95c, 1.05 and . . .
Cheese, fancy New York State, mild
or strong, per
lb
Jelly, absolutely pure jelly,
all flavors, per glass
25c
12c
Uncle Sam's Breakfast Food,
3d, the
25c
50c
food for health, large
packages
Camembert Cheese, 6 por
tions in a tin, per tin
"Dot" Sweet Chocolate, especially
adapted for making coverings for
creams and other home made con
fections, half pound ORr
cakes each C. j
Gluten Flour, for diabetes, constipa
tion and obesity, 3
lb. pkgs
Prepared Mustard, hollow
top jar with spoon, each . . ,
Stuffed Olives, 20 oz. screw
top jars, each
50c
10c
3Qc
Genuine Santa Clara California
Loganberry Preserves, a faiK v pre-
::PZ 3Qc
No Room for Argument
If you are no enjoying the bepofit of electric light -like your
friends and neighbors whose f.uili is it? The electric wires pass by
your very doors and National Mazda Lamps provide the most beauti
ful electric light obtainable at. oi e third what il cost even only two or
three years ago.
Iet us submit an estimate t' wire your house. You'll be astonished
at the moderate cost.
Illinois Contracting Electrical Company
308 Twentieth Street. Rock Island. Illinois.
M. M NEALY, Mgr. Phone West 1356
HI IMIIWII IJi J.UL'f ".t.ry-fMU'fBmiKAT
Spring Furniture
FURNITURE. Z CARPET COMPAIVY
324-326-328 Brady St.
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OFFICE SUPPLIES
ROCK ISLAND
Phones
Vest 314
West 272
4-Oc
Prunes, bright and sweet, JF
lac size, 2 lbs. for UU
Reception Sticks Candy, 4 A.
glass jars, each I UU
Campbell's Soups, any kind QC
you wish, 3 cans for ww
Bogota Blend Coffee, a rich, smooth
flavored, perfectly blended coffee
(hat satisfies the most fastidious
taste; like all our coffee, it is fresh
roasted: 3 lbs. tor $1.00. QKr
A lb 0 UC
White Bear Jams, made of pure
fruit. 26 oz. 0Rf
jars for ZuU
Oregon Spitzenberger Apples, very
fancy for table apples, a Qflf
dozen, 40c and OUw
Sweet Potatoes, full standard O-
quality. No. 3 can for 100
Little Gem Peas, very small, sweet
and tender; can, 20c; 6 tf
t ans for 1.1 J
Eaco Flour, the flour that makes
the best things to eat, Q A(
4'. lb. sack for O I .HU
Strawberries, bead lettuce, leaf
lettuce, endive, spinach, beans, new
potatoes, tomatoes, radishes, cumm
in rs. young onions, beets, turnips,
c arrots, cauliflower, etc.
in the season which
natural to want to