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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
BUILDING HOMES
IS FIRST OBJECT
Greater Moline Committee Pro-
poses to Provide Funds
for Purpose.
WILL EMPLOY A SECRETARY
Nearly $1,000 Year Practically
Pledged to Conduct organi-
zation's Affairs.

Money to put the Greater Moline
committee on its feet will be easily
secured, Judging by the disposition
shown yesterday afternoon at the reg
ular weekly meeting at the Moline
club. So bright are t.le prospects Indt
Chairman Lourie was instructed to
proceed il securing a paid secretary,
working in conjunction with a commit
tee representing the retail merchants,
manufacturers, Moline club, real es-
tate men and. bankers.
About $1,000 a year to maintain the
organization is in sight The Real Els
tate exchange is expected to give $500
a year, the retail merchants $500, the
Moline club $500, the bankers $500
and the manufacturers $4,000. The
principal aim of the committee,for the
persent will be to secure additional
homes for the people
FUNDS FOR BUILDERS.
To this end the Home Building &
Loan association will be revived &c
provide funds TO be loaned on easy
terms to those desiring to build. Man
ufacturers are expected to loan the as
sociation 100000 and an effort will be
made to sell 100000 worth Of stock
During the meeting members subscrib
ed for $4,000 worth of stock.
A resolution was adopted by the
committee calling upon the people tc
support a bond issue of $4,000 to mod
ernize the fire department, this stand
being taken as a result of the move or
the part of the city commission to cu'
down the budget II per cent to th'
detriment of the service in fire and Pc
lice departments. Sufficient funds no
being available to make improvement!
needed to utilize the added facilities
given by the waterworks extensions
the Greater Moline committee went OF
record as favoring borrowing funds il
order to at once put the department OF
modern basis.
H. ". Cooper resigned as membe
of the committee and George w. Nc
Master was named to succeed him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
SCHOOL CENSUS.
SHOWS INCREASE
East Moline's Juvenile Popula.
ton Jumps 200 Per Cent
in Two Years.

That the city of East Moline is
growing is amply shown by the returns
from the school census Just completed
by Mrs. S. a. Cartwright. The total
number of children under q now is
,406, against a total of 1895 year
ago, the increase being over 300.
Nearly half of the children now, as
then, are under years of age, show
ing that the growth of the city is not
entirely due to influx of new families.
Mrs. Cartwright's figures for this
year show 1872 males and 40S females
of school age. The males under q
total 500 and the females 7O7. This
shows that COG children are under
school age.
Two years ago the East Moline
school census showed a total of 500
children, the increase during the peri
cd being 200 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
PLANS PUBLICITY FOR
CITY SCHOOL AFFAIRS

City School Superintendent c. H.
Maxson desires the cooperation of the
public in improving the work of the
schools, and he has decided to inaug-
urate publicity campaign through the
newspapers in order to help bring the
people into closer touch with the work.
Shortly before the fall term begins he
proposes TO start his campaign, writ
ing, or causing to be written for pub
LEGATION from day to day, series of
articles dealing with the work of the
schools and the plans Of the school au.
thorities. =,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
SALOONS CLOSED
SUNDAY IS RUMOR
East Moline Thirst Parlors
Tipped That There Is to
Be a Change.

The tip has gone out that east Mo-
line thirst parlors will no longer be
permitted to do business on Sunday.
For some time the damp suburb has
been an oasis for the dry ones in Mo-
line. Rock Island and surrounding ter
ritory on Sundays. Formerly the IS
saloons were required to close at Z
p. m, but gradually the hour was
made later till finally they were oper-
ating the same on Sunday as on any
other day. Efforts Of the police were
directed TO regulation instead of sup
preston. 1t is estimated that on an
average $4,000 has beer taken over
the bar on Sunday by East Moline sa-
looms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
VACATION CUT SHORT
FOR SENATOR LANDEE

Senator F. A. I.andee, home for the
Fourth, says the prospects for him to
enjoy summer vacation are slight.
He has been made a member of the
senate committee which will probe the
voting machine scandal in Chicago.
The sessions will begin next week.
probably Monday. and will continue
indefinitely. The senator thinks 1t un-
likely that the governor will call
special session of the legislature and
believes that the efforts of Chicago to
amend the utilities law will come to
naught. Ss,a,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
NO REPORT MADE ON.
WAIDELICH AUTOPSY

1t may be week before DR.. A. T.
Leopold, county physician, is >eady to
announce the result of the autopsy on
the remains of John Waidelich, the
butcher who died Sunday night, appar-
emily from the effects of the heat. The
presumption is that the doctor is hav-
ing a chemical examination made
which will require some time. The in
vestigation is being made at the re-
quest of Mrs. Waidelich. No verdic>
will be returned by the coroner's jury
till after the physician makes his re-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
SUSPEND ORDINANCE
TO AID CELEBRATION

Firecrackers, fireballs and rockets
were lawfully used in the celebration
Of the Fourth today by virtue of a
suspension of the city ordinance at a
special meeting Of the commission for
this purpose. The city ordinance pro-
hibits the use of all fireworks except
when its provisions are suspended by
special action of the council or COM
mission. No cannon, cannon crack
ers. dynamite crackers or pistols were
tolerated, the police making every eff
fort 10 see that these dangerous de-
vices were barred from the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
PL0W CITY ENCAMPMENT
lNSTRLLS NEW OFFICERS

AT the meeting or Flow City en-
campment No. 200, l. o. o. F., We'd
nesday night the following officers
were installed:
Chief Patriarch-W. II. Wilcox.
High Priest-Fred Brandt.
Senior Warden-R. E. Crane.
Junior Warden-Rollie Johnson.
Guide-George Fengel.
Inside Sentinel-Fred Wiese.
Outside Sentinel-P. ]. Lindemeyer.
First Watch-Barney Washburn.
Second Watch-Henry Wilkie.
Third Watch-C. D. Green.
Fourth Watch-W. F. Kubick.
First Guard of Tent. V. CLAIR.
Second Guard of Tent-M. A Cook.
R. e. Crane, who has been captain
of the staff for some time, was reap
pointed to that office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
THRONES GATHER
FOR anniversary
OF INDEPENDENCE
Morning Program of Sports
Carried Out in the Bust
ness District,
AT PARK IN AFTERNOON
Music, Speaking and Aquatic Events
to Be Followed by Fire.
works at Night.

Before a throng so dense as to
make it difficult to keep a space clear
for the contests, the program of
sports was carried out in the bust
ness part of the city this morning. The
first number was a run by the four
companies of the city fire department
to the Eagles building at Sixth ave-
nue. and Fourteenth street. An alarm
was turned in at Q o'clock and the
intention was to time the companies
as they made their dash.
However, just as the first of the COM
panies arrived on the scene. some one.
presumably for a joke, sent in an
alarm from box No. GO, at Twelfth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street. All the
companies were sent post-haste on a
horse-killing run up the hill, only TO
find that there was 40 fire to be COM
batted.
At 10 O'Clock the races on Sixth
avenue between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets were started under the
auspices OF the boys department OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. There was a large field
of entries in each of the events, prizes
being given by merchants. A mile and
one-half motorcycle race through the
streets followed the foot races.
FIRES NATIONAL SALUTE.
At noon the Moline division of the
Naval Reserves marched from the
armory TO Sylvan park and there fired
the national salute of u guns.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock a pro-
gram was started at Prospect park,
where a large crowd had assembled
Here G. p. Skinner, president of the
Fourth Of July association, called the
meeting TO order and introduced May.
or NJ. r. Carlson, who gave a short
address. DR.. W. +. Taylor followed
the mayor as orator of the day. Be
fore the speaking there were mum
bors by the Crescent band and the
Swedish choruses OF the city and the
musical program will be continued the
rest Of the afternoon and during the
evening.
During the afternoon there were
swimming races and other aquatic
sports in the park lagoon and an ex
hibition Of correct methods to be useC
In rescuing a human being from
drowning
Another feature OF the Afternoon
program was flag raising exercise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
A Voice Without a souI.

Tibes's dalai lama was greatly dis
tutbed by the first photograph nc saw.
Edmund Gambler, when in Lassa with
The Younghusband expedition. heard
from the Nepalese resident how he had
recently brought the uncanny toy as q
present from the maharajah of Nepal
To the priest king The dalai lama
walked around it uneasily as it blared
forth an English band piece and an in
delicate Bhutanese song. Then he
thought for long While. and finally
said he could not live with this voice
without a soul. So it was passed on to
somebody else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04

unoer the auspices OF the &. A r. and
W. r. c.
FIREWORKS TONIGHT.
This evening at the park there will
be magnificent display of fireworks
given by the Paine Fireworks COM
pany and put on at a cost of $1,1O0.
A program of rs numbers has been
prepared and while it is being given
the display will be interpreted with
music by the Crescent band.
East Moline and Silvis observed the
day in a quiet manner. There was
no general celebration, but several
ball games between leading amateur
teams promised to attract large mum
bers. The East Moline team was
scheduled to play the Moline Athletics
on the formers diamond and Water
town to play a doubleheader with Sill
Wis at Silvis. The Moline Olympic
and the Moline Tigers played al
Browning field.
In Watertown there was a picnic or
the hospital grounds. The program
included a ball game between the in
stitution's team and the Pillow Citys
a concert program by the East Moline
band and track events of various de
scriptions. In the evening there vii
! be fireworks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
MORE FISH BEING TAKEN
BY SEINE IN ROCK RIVER

Fish are more plentiful in the Mo
line market than has been usual at
this time of year in the past, due, it is
said, to the operation of the new law
which went into efftEt July 1 and
which makes it lawful for fish to be
taken by seine in Rock river. OF
course, the seine has been used in the
past, but with the restrictions less Sc
we're more fish are being taken by this
method Campers, too, are using nets
instead of the trot line to supply their
wants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
HOLDS MAN HAS RIGHT
TO WHIP OWN HORSE

Because a horse belonged to him,
Tom Bulas thought he had right to
whip it as much as he pleased. This,
at any rate. was the defense he put
up in Judge A. S. Cartwrights court
in East Moline when arraigned yes
terday for cruelty to animals. The de-
Tense was held insufficient by the
court and the justice put on a fine
OF S13.05 and ordered Tom, who has
been doing an express business, to
betake himself to other fields
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
BITING DOG VICIOUS?
NO; HUNGRY, PERHAPS

When a dog bites you, he is not ne
cessarily vicious He may be hungry.
That seems to have been the view
taken by a jury which heard the case
against Bud Woodruff in East Moline.
H. w. Lester was the, complaining
witness and claimed that Woodruff's
dog had bitten him. Failure of the
state to make the dogs motive clear
resulted in the acquittaI of the ac-
cused Mr.. Woodruff thereupon sent
the animal to a brother in South Da-
kota, where it will get change of
diet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
NEW BUSINESS BLOCKS
PROMISED EAST MOL INE

george w. Ross announces that he
mas completed plans for the erection
OF two new business blocks adjoining
his property between Fifteenth ana
Sih,eenth avenues on Seventh street.
East Moline. They will be of brick.
two stories in height, and will have a
frontage Of 20 feet and a depth of so
feet. 1t Is also understood that ]. n
Metzgar, who owns three lots at the
corner Of Sixteenth avenue and Sew
enth street, intends to erect a thres
story building on them before fall
Mr.. Metzgar planned construction
some time ago, but postponed temper
arily the beginning of operations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
Moli11e's Section of the Argus
n ock Islands,

Wednesday evening, suffered fall on
the pavement. His machine struck an
obstruction and he tumbled to the
ground with such force that a bad
cash was cut in his head and it was
necessary to call physician to close
the wound
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
EAST MOLINE PLANS NIGHT
SCHOOL FOR FOREIGNERS

Aware of the advisability of giving
ambitious foreign immigrants every
chance to become full fiedged Ameri-
can citizens, number of prominent
East Moliners have taken up the mat
ter of providing facilities for the teach
ing of English TO those anxious to
learn the language. 1t is proposed to
establish night school in one of the
public school buildings to teach read.
ing and writing 1t is possible that
other branches may be taken up if
there is need for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
FIRES GUN AND PAYS
FINE OF SIS AND COSTS

Gust Bolinsky, a Lithuanian new to
the customs of this country, but with
a patriotic desire to celebrate TIE
Fourth in fitting manner. this morning
brought out a shotgun and proceeded
to shoot the air full Of holes. Though
he hit no one complaint was made
and he was arrested and fined IS and
costs for an infraction of the. ordi.
nance prohibiting the use of firearms
in the city limits.
The police conf1scated an armful of
cannon crackers found on the person
Of another celebrator, but did not
make an arrest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
EXPECT TO DOWN
SALOON AT POLLS
Prchibitionists Confident That
wet" Majority Will Be
Overcome.
WAS CLOSE THE LAST TIME
Scandinavian temperance Union Is
sues Program for Second An
nual Meeting.

Revived interest in the temperance
fight since the enactment of the woman
suffrage law in Illinois leads friends
of prohibition in the city to predict
that the saloon will be voted out when
the local option question again comes
before the voters, which probably will
be next spring. The last time this sub
ject was voted on the saloon won by
only 400 votes and Rev. A F. Berg
strom, who is active in the Scandina-
Wan Temperance union, predicts that
his organization alone will furnish
more than eiough new votes against
the saloon ar the next election to put
it out of business.
UNION TO HAVE MEETING.
The second annual meeting of the
Scandinavian union will be held at
Prospect park beginning at p. m.
Sunday, July Is. Professor K. Z. For
sell has been secured to deliver the
leading address and several appro4
pirate local option songs will be sung.
The program follows:
Bible reading and prayer-Rev. ].
B. Anderson, Swedish Methodist
Song-Male chorus of Mission Tab
eTnacle.
Observation-Disclosures Widell
Address-Professor K. E. Forsell.
Song-Audience
Song-Male octet, Swedish Metho
dist.
Prayer-Dr. Edward Ekstrom, Salem
Lutheran.
Song-Audience, led by George
Thorsell with A. Lydell as organist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
Bank PROSPEROUS.

Directors of the Manufacturers
State bank of East Moline have de-
clared 8 per cent semi-annual divi-
dend and added a nice sum to the sur.
plus fund This bank is but three
years old and last January 2 per
cent dividend was declared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
Puzzles Police.

How thieves got into the home of
DR.. F. H. Gardener, from which S12
worth of jewelry was taken, is still
puzzling the police after three days.
The house was entered Tuesday night
while the family was asleep. No doors
were forced open and the windows
were all fastened from the inside.
Contents of dressers and other recep-
tacles were spilled about the floors,
but little of value was taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR
EAST MOLINE SIDEWALKS

Assessment rolls for three miles Of
new cement sidewalks in East Moline
have been completed by City Attorney
F. H. Railsback. The county court
has set Monday, July 81, as the date
for hearing objections. The walks are
to be laid in different parts of the city
and covers nearly all the leading
streets not already provided with
walks,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
Hand Injured.

Wallace Swanson, living at Eleventh
avenue and Seventeenth street. was
injured this morning when blank
cartridge exploded and tore a hole in
the palm of his right hand. He was
given surgical attention,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04

Soreness of the muscles, Whether In
duced by violent exercise or Injury. is
quickly relieved by the free aprica
ton of Chamberlain's Liniment. TINS
liniment is equally valuable for NUS
cular rheumatism. and always affords
quick relief. Sold by all druggists
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
New Teacher at Hioh School.

f. o. Austin win be succeeded as
teacher in the commercial department
at the high school by C. E. Simmons,
VINO mas been employed at the Mon
mouth high school. Mr.. Simmons is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04

teacher of considerable experience,
having been for five years with Browns
Business college, and he is well spok-
en- of by the Monmouth newspapers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04

which Caminetti
with having Martha
will be speedily tried the federal
against the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04

Express shipments the past few days have
brought some of the greatest garment bargains
we have ever been able to offer.
Choice seasonable apparel that fully meas
ures up to the Bee Hive standard of style and
quality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
Falls From Motorcxele.

George Sarginson, while riding a mo-
torcycle in the streets Of East Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
Just Read This List for Tomorrow:

ser dresses in all sizes for misses S19S
dresses S223
SNoplece Balkan $25
pretty stripes and checks, soc
use presses pretty
kimono sleev 50c
Extra size aprons long aprons same as above ses
''lay ano Balkan blouses. SLIPS values as.
NAHai Waists nicely trimmed tan orr
-aNs0 Diouses-a new style Of p
-NHeei'e "ais"-hundreds Of fresh Summer models
Wash skrts-P X linen and Repp In all sizes 90 -.
WASH Petucoat-25 dozen Of those
Bingham Petieoats-a special worth Soc . 40
Extra size petucoats OF splendid
Iinene Auto Coats-fuH length, beed
Rain Coats-say rubbered n al
Hats-nne qualities n
Straw salors-the ESQ
chndrens effects in
Childrens MILDLY Dees-n twO-piece.
Apronslight
to &c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
COPENHAGEN
MEN SPECIALISTS
I'll 18th street,
MOLINE.

Open only on
" ednesday af-
ternoon Ind ey-
e.dng. 2 10 y;
Friday eve. Z to
0, and Sunday
morning. 9to IL.
kpn other days.
Nail at Daven-
phxt-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-04
FIREWORKS TONIGHT.

under the auspices of the C. A. R. and
W. r. c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
FRENCH RRIAR PIPES FREE
VIII be Given This Week VIII
Lucky Strike Tobacco.

In connection with the sale Of
Lucky Strike In this city, local deal
ers are giving free, for few DAYS.
tc each purchaser of soc glass humi-
dor of Lucky Strike, high grade
pipe OF genuine imported French
Briar. The bowls are made of select
ed root beautifully grained and high
ly polished. The bit is made of the
best vulcanite. These pipes will prove
an addition to any mans collection
as they are strictly high class, the
grade of pipe which breaks in easily
and improves with smoking.
OF the popular high grade pipe to.
baccos, Lucky Strike was the first In
the field. From the time Of its first
appearance, the manufacturers OF
Lucky Strike have been steadily striv-
ing to put 1t into more convenient
form for the consumption of pipe
smokers, while consistently main
tanning its high grade, mild, fragrant
qualities. It was first made as a plug,
from which smokers sliced it-then
it was found advisable to put 1t out
in slice form ready to be rolled and
rut into the pipe-and now it goes
to the smoker in ideal form in rolled
o,lt.-Advertisement
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
Convention Adjourns.
Fla. No,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 21.-
Satisfied that the coming year will
mark the greatest improvement and
progress in the work of lettering
this country's rivers and harhors,
since the organization of their asso-
citation, members of the Atlantic
deeper waterways convention left for
their homes today. A steamship trip
on the st. Johns river was on the in
formal program today. The trip was
taken mainly that the delegates could
see the improvements along the city's
waterfront, the numerous manufac ur-
ing establishments and the entrance
to the Florida east coast canal now
open from the st. Johns river to
Miami, Fla Made in Jacksonvilla"
cigars, oranges, bananas and other
edibles grown in the south were some
Of the souvenirs given to those who
took the trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
CONGRESSMAN PEPPER
MAY HAVE TYPHOID
Was Taken III Week Ago on Board
Train and Is Under Physi-
clans Care.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
CLINTON, Iowa, Nov. 81. That
Congressman l. S. Pepper is suffering
from typhoid fever is the opinion of
his physician. DR.. j. c, Langan. Con
gresham Pepper was taken Ill a
week ago on board train enroute
to this city. His Illness first mani.
Tested itself as an attack Of acute in.
digestion. Later there wery symp-
toms of appendicitis which, however
subsidized
There has been continued fever and
abnormal temperature, and during
the past day or two the congress
mans physician has been convinced
that typhoid is developing. A blood
test is being made at Iowa City, from
which DR.. Langan expects to hear
this afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-21
Declare War on Colds.

A crusade OF education which aims
that common colds may become I'M
common within the next generation"
has been begun by prominent New
York physicians. Here is list OF
the "dont's" which the doctors say
will prevent the annual visitation Of
the cold:
Don't sit in draughty car
Don't sleep in hot rooms"
Don't avoid the fresh air.
Don't stuff yourself at meal time.
Over eating reduces your resistance"
To which we would add when you
take cold bet rid Of 1t as quickly
as possible To accomplish that you
will find Chamberlain's Cough Rem
ers.-Advertisement.