Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-08
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MOLINE

To Double Output.-Directors of the
Velie Motor Vehicle company in
special session voted an increase in
capital stock of $4,000, making the
entire capital stock 100000. I'VE
expect to increase our business so
per cent in 1911" said Mr.. Velie
yesterday, "and in doing that we will
need additional capital" Between
5000 and 1000 cars will be placed
on the market this year and the pres
ent outlook is that next years bust
ness will be the greatest in the his
tory of the concern.
20 Per Cent Attend SchooIs.-It is
interesting TO note that of the $500
persons of school age in this city only
1855 attended the public schools
even part of the year which ended
on June 8, 1910. This is nearly 20
per cent. The total number of boys
enrolled in Moline public schools dur
ing the school year just passed was
only 1872 as compared with the
2,S55 boys in the city who are Of
school age. The ratio is about the
same in the case of girls, who num-
Der 2,714, while only lob attended
school for any length of time last
year. These figures come from the
school census and fIom the annual
report of the city superintendent of
schools. The figures taken from the
census include all persons between
the ages of and 81, those from
the superintendents report include
students of Kindergarten, elementary
grades, central grammar school and
high school.
No Fans; Quit; Fired.-Eight ell
ployes in the polishing department of
the Moline Pillow company were dis
yesterday morning. The
men quit work at noon Wednesday
because a fan to carry dust from the
room had not been repaired. When
they reported yesterday for work
they were told that their services
were not required. The men con-
tend that without the fan in opera
ton conditions were too unsanitary
to permit of work; the company con-
tentiOn is that the fan was repaired
as quickly as possible. and that with
the department behind in orders
the mems service could not easily be
with even for the half day.
Jester Stabbed.-Henry Vroman, 619
Fourth avenue, an employee of Deere (
& Mansur company, is confined at
his home in serious condition as
the outcome of cutting match in |
spired, according to Camille Dieusart, I
who is charged with the affair, by
continued and repeated jestings with (
brother who has been the /
butt Of many practical jokes at the .
hands Of the employees of one of the .
Deere * Mansur shops. The cutting .
occurred on the corner of Eleventh f.
street and Railroad avenue, when .
Dieusart followed Vroman out of
saloon. Dieusart claims that Vro- /
man struck him and that he then I
picked up an iron bar and dubbed I
Vroman three times across the head .
with it. Physicians who are attend
ing the injured man claim that the /
wound inflicted near the jugular vein
and the two others about the scalp
are work of a knife The case has
been continued until Thursday of
next week. Dieusart was released
upon bond.
Robbed in Daylight.-While waiting
FOR a car to town Wednesday even
ng about o'clock on the corner
IF Fifteenth street and Fifteenth ave-
nue., L. E. Maxfeld reports to the
police that he was robbed of his
purse containing SIS. How the pick
pockets succeeded in nabbing his roll
and disappearing without him MOTTO
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