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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
FROM SIXTY-TWO
TO Nine IN WEEK
Number of City Lodgers Takes
Rapid Slump Under the
New Labor Plan.

There were 81 tramps lodged in the
Moline police station Monday night.
Last night there were but nine The
difference is attributed to the arrange
ment made for the feeding of the
dodgers in the morning. with the re-
quiz emelt for working two hours after
ward in payment for the shelter and
food. While the number has fallen
OF here ii is understood that there has
beel a big increase in East Moline.
Rock Island anu Davenport.
Last night all the nine men who
registered knew Of the provision for
working in the morning and all were
willing TO accept the terms. one man
was so old and infirm that he could
not work and another was given other
duties. 50 there were but seven men
in the gang breaking rock at the water
works
Apparently the plan is having the
effect predicted in driving the tran
sients away from Moline. In East Mo
line last night there were more than
thirty dodgers, il is said.
The city has ordered 30 four-pound
hammers to be used in breaking stone
by the tramps. II looks now as if
there would not be use for that many
Al any one time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
HEARING SET FOR
PAVING PROJECTS

Dec. % was set as the date for a
hearing on four paving projects, the
board of public improvements taking
this action at a meeting Friday after
noon at the office of Mayor Carlson.
The largest of the four projects is the
Fourth street paving, which includes
number of streets and avenues on
the bluff in the west end of the city.
This will cost, it is estimated, S25,91S.
Another section of street to be paved
is First between Third and Seventh
avenues. Rock Island having paved its
half last season. This will cost SS,025.
The other jobs on which a hearing Will
be held will be the paving of alleys.
one between Twenty-second a street
and Twenty-third 400 feet south from
Seventh avenue, and the other near
Eighth street, south 260 feet from
Twelfth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
FOURTEEN IN new
BASEBALL BOARD

Committees to prepare for the play
ing season were named at meeting
of the Moline baseball directors last
evening at the city hall. The number
CT directors was Increased, in accord
ance with the bylaws which have
been roughly drafted. There will
hereafter be Il, eight constituting a
quorum The new directors named
were George Kemmerling and Len
Hepburn. The committees appointed
follow:
Park-Robert Rank. c. p. Skinner,
c. S. Kerns and George Kemmerlins.
Opening day-C. p. Skinner. r. w.
Rank. Eli DeRue and Len Hepburn.
ertising-Charles O'Malley, Emil
Coleman and w. l.. Huncker.
Ccncessions-Mose Ross, Ed Wahl-
strand and r.. y. Wretman.
By-Laws-R w. Rank, Eli DeRue
and Charles O'Malley.
Committees will be assisted in their
work by Mayor NJ. r. Carlson, presi-
dent. and L. r. Blackman, secretary.
Sale Of booster buttons for the opening
day is expected TO be started shortly
after the first of the year.
\ committee OF four members from
the Red Men made proposition for the
surrenderilg Of the park to the Moline
association and it was received and
referred fer future consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
WAIT TILL SPRING
TO LAY new LINE
Tri- City Railway Company Asks
for Time on the Fourth
Street Extension.
HEAVY FILLS MADE THERE
Feared That Settling Would Disturb
Track. Necessitatins Much
Additional Work.

Delay in the laying or the Fourth
street car line is desired by the Tri-
City Railway company till next spring.
\ conference on the matter probably
will be held within "A week by Mayor
Carlson representing the city and
General Manager John 6. HuntOOn of
the company.
Grading on the street was com
pleted some time ago. but the com
Uany has not begun work and 10 is now
stated desires 70 wait till spring be
cause Of the certainty OF settling of
the earth -fter the spring tLaw and
rains. II the track were laid now j
would be necessary in the spring TO
20 over the work again. raising the
roadhed in q number OF places and
again Ieveliug II. To avoid this costly
and unnecessary work the company
csks more time.
Heavy fills have been made n a
number Of places. the total amount OF
dirt moved in the grading being $4,000
yards. In one place. near Eleventh
avenue. the fill is go feet deep.
VIII Not Pave Hill.
While Fourth street was Included fl
the city'z paving program next year
CITY Engineer Lyle Payton stated to-
day that IL was intended 10 improve
only the part between Thirteenth and
Sixteenth avenues. Ir would be a
waste OF money 10 zttempt 20 place a
permanent surface on the part where
so much filing has been done recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
SAGE TEA dandy
TO DARKEN HAIR
IT'S Grandmother Recipe to
Bring Back Color and
Lustre to Hair.

You can turn gray. taded hair beau
tifuIly dark and lustrsus almost over
night If you'll get a 5O-cHut bottle Of
"Wyeth's sage and Sulphur Conn
pound" al any drug store. Millions OF
bottles OF this old. famous sage Tea
Recipe are sold annually. says q we'll
known druggist here, because II dark
ems the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell it has been ap-
piled.
Those whose hair is turning gray. be-
coming faded. dry. scraggly and thin
have a surprise awaiting them. because
after one or two applications the gray
hair yauIshes and your locks become
luxuriantly dark and beautiful-all
dandruh goes. scalp itching and falling
hair stops.
This is the age OF youth. Gray-haired,
unattractive folks aren't wanted
around. so get busy with W'yeth's Sage
and Sulphur tonight and you'u be de-
lighted with your dark, handsome hair
and your youthful appearance within a
few days
Harper House pharmacy.-(Adv-)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
ANDERSON
COMMITTEE HEAD
Joint Body to Arrange for Com
ing State G.. A R. Encamp-
ment Organizes.
SUB-COMMITTEES NAMED
Each is Authorized to Add as Many
From G. A. r. and G. M. c. as
Are Necessary.

ORGANIZATION was effected by the
joint committee named to look after
the local details for the state G. y. r..
encampment here next June at meet
ing held in the Moline Commercial
club rooms Friday afternoon. The
bodies represented were the Greater
Moline committee and Graham post
G. \. r. Officers were chosen and
subcommittee appointed which will
have charge of the different depart
ments. The subcommittee are en-
powered to add as many members of
the Greater Moline committee and the
Graham post as are considered neces-
sary to carry on the work with which
they are charged. Meetings of the
general committee will be held here
after on call of the president.
Those attending the meeting were
J. G. ShoIes. +. b. Knox. W. \. Golden,
=. b. McKeever. r. w. Wolever, Dan
ieI Fisher and S. Crompton. repre-
senting the q. \. r., and o. +. Ander-
son. X. l. Willis, Emil Johnson, a. T
Foster and r. :. WOODBURY., the G.. NJ.
committee
Anderson President.
The following officers and sub-com-
mittees were named:
Presideut-O. r. Anderson.
Treasurer-R. w Wolever.
To select meeting places for various
Golden, Ander-
son.
To fix and arrange general head
quarters and TO assign delegates and
yisitors-Knox, Johnson. McKeever.
On decorations and badges - Wood
burn. ShOles. Wolever.
On music, parade and reviewing
stand-KnoX, Crompton, Fisher, Will
lis
On printing - Anderson. McKeever.
Wolever. Foster.
On automobiles WOODBURY., Foster.
On lodging-Foster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
CALL FOR AND DELIVER
GOODS GIVEN THE POOR

William Ferkel. the Yuma farmer
who has been bringing clothing and
foodstufTs donated by people of the
upper end of the county and deliver
ing them TO charitable organizations
in the two cities, stated today that he
was prepared TO so after anything
which those living within five miles o
Joslin were willing II give to charity
and to undertake to deliver it any
where in the two cities that the own
ers wished TO send it, Mr. Ferkel
said now that his farm work is fin
ished for the season he will be glad
TO put in his time at this work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
CEDER PROPHET
OF THE RED men
King Philip Tribe One of Sew.
eral Lodges to Elect New
Officers.

King Philip tribe No. 81. 7. o. r. VI.
at the semi-annual election held Fri
day evening. chose the following:
Prophet-Hjalmar Ceder.
Sachem-Otto Ehlandt.
Senior Sagamore-William Mueller
Junior Sycamore Hogan.
Chief OF Records-Emil johnson.
Keeper OF Wampum-Charles Eek
strom.
Collector Of Wampum-V. \. Shal
Iere.
Trustees William Mueller.
There was q feast after the election
Swedish Olive Rebekah lodge No
543. J. o. o. r. held semi-annual cleo
ton of officers Friday evening, the fol
lowing being chosen:
Noble G-aud-Emma Bergiund.
Vice Ora ld-Emma Erickson.
Recording Secretary-Clara Noun
Eren-
Financial Secretary Johnson
Treasurer-Ha Hanna Williams
Trustees Pierce. Olga Mag
nuson. Agnes Anderson. Hannah Mag
uuson. Gertrude Olson.
Fret lodge No. Is. ]. O. :. Friday
evening elected these officers:
Grand Master-Oscar Anderson.
Vice Grand Master-Klute StrOm-
berg
Recording Secretary Harold Mar
cuzsCn.
Financial Secret ry-ANel Forsbcrg.
rrasIrer-Otto Falk
AIarshal-Oscar SkaEZ.
Installation will take place Jan. s.
Lucretia Garfield tent No. %. Daugh-
-ers Of Veterans. has chosen the fol
lowing officers for the year:
Prasident-Mrs ChTisty Hickey.
Senior Vice-NIrs Mamie Smedley.
Junior Vice-Mrs. Sarah Sturdevant.
Chaplain-Mrs. Dell Kelley.
Treasurer-MTs. Lucy Grant.
Patriotic Instructor Mrs. Frances
Donald
Ccuncil-Mrs. Fannie Gaskeil. Mrs.
-da Schofer. Miss Alice Dahlberg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
CANNOT CHANGE
FOR FOUR YEARS

Moline legal lights have \been invCs-
tigating the question as to when it
will be possible, under the law, to
vote the commission form of govern
ment cut in Moline and return to the
aldermalic plan. and they have about
come to the conclusion that no change
is possible till 1919. The same situa-
ton exists with reference to Rock
Island. which embraced the new form
at the same time as Moline did
There has been some talk at var
ious times Of a movement to change
back 10 the old system of local gov
eminent, and while it has never taken
shape or shown much strength, the at
torneys thought il we'll to investigate
the probabilities Of the situation.
They have found antiquities in the
law which no doubt will make it nee
essary for the state supreme court TO
pass upon this feature. No appeal has
been taken as yet ana so far as is
known none is contemplated.
The law states that the change can
not be made till after four years have
elapsed. 1t will therefore be impossi-
BILE TO vote On the question within the
four-year period. BY the end OF the
term new officers will have been elect
ed. in the regular course Of events,
and they will be entitled to serve their
full time, which will add four years
more. At least this is the view that
local attorneys take of the matter. A
vote to return to the old form of gov
eminent may be taken. they hold, at
any time during the second term of
Office Of commissioners, but ii will not
go into effect till eight years after the
commission form wac first adonte6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
NO Gas FOR HILL
PETITIONERS NOW
People on Forty Third Street
Too Few to Compel Elk
tension of Mains.
LESS THAN ONE TO 100 FEET
Matter Threshed Out Between Com
any Officers and Property
Owners at Meeting.

Residents in the Forty-third street
hill district will not get gas service for
the presently This was made plain
Friday evening at a meeting of the
East End Improvement association
when DugaI G. Porter, assistant gen
eral manager of the Peoples Power
company, was present TO confer with
the members of the association. He
explained that with the patronage
there is in sight the company would
stand to lose $500 if it extended the
mains to that district now.
But "a people have agreed to put in
gas service if the extension is made,
and it will be necessary to lay 1000
feet of 6-inch main, costing at least
$4,000 When 40 house owners eX-
press their readiness 10 use gas the
main will be laid. Under the utilities
law of the state companies are re-
quired to extend mains when there is
one consumer for each 100 feet OF
main. The company will extend to the
Forty-third street hill if the people
there will advance the funds for con-
struCtion beyond the point to which
100 feet for each consumer Will carry
it. The company offers to rebate this
cash later in service, but the people do
not seem willing to take up the offer.
There are enough consumers on
River drive to conform to the require
ments of the state law and so the com
pany will be required to extend its
mains there in the spring.
Favors Work for idle.
The East End Improvement associa-
ton went on record as favoring the
plan of the city to make a special APP
preparation for the purpose of employ
ing idle men on the streets, and also
for the Hamill bill for the pelsioning
of old employees of the government,
which is now pending in congress.
1t is the hope of the leaders of the
organization to increase the member
ship of 500. In a contest conducted
since the last meeting the team led by
President George Gould won over a |
team lead by Secretary John Wynn, Al
to Z. The losers must provide a ban :
quet for the winners at the next meet /
ing.
At future meetings there will be
some sort of entertainment provided |
and lunch Will be served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
ARCHIE mULLINIX
CAPTAINS ELEVEN
Efficient Left Tackle of Marco,
and White Honored
by the Squad.
HAS PLAYED TWO SEASONS
Annual Spread at Manufacture,
Hotel Attended by "a, IncIud.
ing the ta IN" Men,

Archie Muilinix, for two years With
the Moline high school football team
playing left tackle. was elected o.
tain of the eleven al the annual han.
quet at the Manufacturers hotel ~,
day evening. He received ~ If ~.
IS votes of those qualified to take mar
in the election, the others being scat
tered as compliment to other mar.
bers of the squad. Mullinix came bers
from Topeka, Kan, having had ono
years experience on the high school
team there. He has proven vain.
able man in the line, and the seIec.
ton will give general satisfaction
There were "a seated at the banoua-
board including the IS letter men and
officials of the school. Colonel HAL.
mar Kohler, dean Of athletics in the
Moline high school, was compelled 10
send regrets, being unable to be pres.
ent.
Robert Peterson, president Of the
High School Athletic association, act
ed as POSTMASTER and called upon
each one present for a brief talk
Each member of the squad was pre-
scented under the title of chapter Of
a book, the designation being appro-
pirate and generally having to do with
some characteristic or some expert
ence of the individual during the sea-
son just past.
Told to Forget Defeat.
Superintendent MaXson of the city
schools, Principal Nutting of the high
school and Coach Slough all advised
the boys to forget their defeat of this
season at the hands Of Davenport, but
to keep the lesson learned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
ZINES SECTION OF THE ARGUS

place next Monday afternoon. Each
candidate will then be called upon to
read a selection pnd the number VIII
be reduced to II. In the second pre-
liminary, which will be held after OPP
portunity has been had 10 do some
coaching and which will consist Of ac-
tual declamatory effort, the number
will be cut to nine The nine viii take
place in the contest in which the rep
resentative of the school in the Big
Eight DeclamatOry contest, taking
place Feb. II, will be chosen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
OFFENDER GIVEN CHANCE
TO SPEND XMAS AT HOME

William Howell. ST. living On
Seventh avenue near Twenty-third
street. was arrested last night on com
plant Of his family. but when Justice
Fred Entrikin at the hearing today
asked the compliments if they wished
70 hive him locked up till after the
holidays they demurred. Consequent
y the term was made 10 days and
Howell viii be able to spend his Christ
mas at home-if he does not sin again
II the meantime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
MAIL PLATFORM READY
FOR CHRISTMAS RUSH

By the time the Christmas rush
begins to gather Roadway the new
mail platform at the Moline postofice
will be completed. 1t is now enclosed
and the floor is down. In a few days
the scales will be installed. These
will be capable of weighing $500 at
time. The platform will greatly facil-
itate the handling of mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
MEESE NOT AT MEETING
BUT Is VOTED DIRECTOR

". A Meese of this city was elected
at Washington yesterday as one of
the directors of the National Rivers
ald Harbors congress. Mr.. Meese was
not present at the meeting but earned
the honor by his activity in the work
during recent years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

ging factions in Mexico. He spent
four days at Brownville waiting for
an expected battle between two
squads. At one time it looked as if
there would be a fight, and hundreds
of Americans flocked to the hillsides
to witness the conflict. However, some
of the ringleaders on one side got
across the American border and were
captured by federal troops, and this
spoiled the exhibition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12

cess. There was a conflicting attrac-
ton at the high school in the form of
Henry Oldys. the celebrated bird
student. and so the show of the Molin-
ers at the armory was made free and a
big house resulted. The audience
showed much appreciation of the eff
forts Of the entertainers. \ special
car brought the thespians home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
OBITUARY RECORD
Paul Baker, Jr,

Paul. 4-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Baker. 1922 Twelfth avenue, died
Friday afternoon at 2:45 after a long
illness. He was born Nov. 8. 1910,
and was an only child. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon at =
o'clock from the home, Rev. R. S.
Haney officiating and interment be-
ing in Chippiannock cemetery, Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
TWENTY-SlX GIRLS OUT
FOR DECLAMATORY HONOR

TwentysiX girls nave entered the
high school declamatory contest. Like
the boys, they are showing more in
terest in the competition than ever be-
fore. There are so many aspirants
that ii will be necessary To hold the
preliminaries, and the tirst Will take
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Gets Gator as Present.

Frank A. Johnson. r., 1892 Four
teeuth street. has received a Christ
mas present from Florida friends OF a
three-foot alligator. He is now putting
iu most of his time when not in school
taking care OF his pet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
FOR MEX. BATTLE
BUT Is DISAPPOINTED

AXel Kohler the Moline attorney.
has returned from Texas and the Mex
icau border. where he was close 10 the
scene Of hostilities between the insur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
Take Fall Out Of Leaders.

The Moline Pillow Company Seniors
defeated the Marseilles five in the
bowling cCltests in the Manufacturers
league last evening, taking two games
out of three. the Marseilles keeping the
lead in the league with .74I against
III for the Peoples Power bowlers.
who stand next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-12
CHARGE NO ADMISSION:
PLAY TO CROWDED HOUSE

As a financial enterprise the repro
duCtion Of The Chsperone of Camp
bells Isle" presented by local talent
here recently and put on last evening
at Geneseo, was not much of a sue
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
RAISING ROAD FUNDS.

Devils Lake, June 2O.-A found is
being raised among the automobile
drivers and business men of the city
in general for the purpose of improv-
ing the highway to Chautauqua.
While no small amount Of work has
been done in the past on the road, it
is believed a solution has been arriv-
ed at, which will prove popular in
the future. A team has been donated
by DR.. w. E. Hooking for thirty days
work. The doctor is bringing the
team in from his farm. The fund
being raised is to hire a ma1 to drive
the team.
While the main feature Of the work
will be dragging the roadway, how
ever chuck holes, some Of which have
held right Of way for years, will be
mended and al ecort made by con
tinuous work for a month. to bring
the road as near perfection as posi-
BILE.
An ecort is being made to accord
everyone an opportunity to assist in
raising the fund. Some will doubt
less be missed. A check mailed to
Chas. Pillsbury will do the business
The tea mstarted work this morn
ing and it will be but a comparative.
ly short time before improvement
can be noted. H.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
ENGAGEMENT ||lI IS ANNOUNCED.
Two Pretty Social Affairs in Hon.
or of the Bride to Be Miss
Laura Belle Ward,

At a 5 o'clock dinner given at the
home of DR.. and Ars. E. p. Quain,
Saturday evening, the engagement OF
Miss Laura E'elle Ward of this city to
DR.. A. Lincoln Shute Of Lisbon was
announced.
Covers were laid for 10 and among
the out Of town guests present were:
Miss Susie E. Abbey of Chicago, Miss
Flossie Harmon of Mandan and Miss
Lu Satterlund of Washburn.
The engagement was also announc-
ed later in the evening, at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Byrne,. Mrs.
Byrne entertained a number of guests
with Miss Ward as guest of honor.
Dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess and vocal and instru,
mental music were the principal fea-
lures Of the evenings entertainment.
Many appropriate gifts were pre-.
scented to Miss Ward as slight tokens
of the esteem in which she is held.
The marriage of Miss Ward and DR..
Shute will take place at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milan G. Ward, on Wed
nesday, June "a, and Rev. A. u. Leder
of Chicago will be the officiating cler-
gilman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
KILLED az A

Minor, June 20.-J. A. Beathune Of
Gwinner, N. D., was instantly killed
by the castbound train at 1890 yes
terday morning, about three-quartcrs
of a mile east of the town. He was
walking on the tracks toward the
train and evidently had turned in
the opposite direction for a moment,
when the train struck him. His hear
ing was. defective and it is thought
that he failed to hear the train COM
ing until it was too late to save hiT'-
self.
The body was taken to Gwinner to
await the arrival of the wife, who has
been visiting friends in Fargo, at
72O Fifteenth Avenue North. She did
not learn Of the accident until some
time after it had occurred and was
not able to make the train ia time to
reach Gwinner today.
The family formerly lived at Page,
but have been residents of Gwinne1
for about three and one-half years
where the deceased was engaged ir
the drug business. Theer is only one
child, Cameron, who is living some
where in New York. The parents
have not heard from him since ht
left for the metropolis, last spring.
Beathune was 81 years old and was
highly respected. He was a member
Of several fratednal organizations a
Hamilton, N. D., and the body will he
taken there for burial by the widow