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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
FILL STOCKINGS
FOR MANY TOTS
Moline Elks Making Great
Preparations for Their
Christmas Tree.

Five hundred stockings have been
filled to be given to children in con-
nection with the Elks' Christmas fes-
tival Monday evening at Recreation
hall. The exercises and the presents
are intended especially for the chill
dren who will hardly be remembered
by old Santa otherwise.
The committee of Elks at work on
plans is composed OF George Lund-
berg. o. Z. Child. Oscar Wickstrom,
Julius Effiandt, and Mayor NJ. r. Carl
son. These gentlemen are cooperating
with a committee of ladies made up
OF Mrs. j. F. Huntoon, Mrs. Charles
Seymour. and Miss Mollie McEniry.
The exercises will begin at 7:30 in
the evening and there will be a tree
and all the usual fiXings. Music and
will also be given.
At the meeting of the Elks last ev-
ening reports were read showing that
the lodge had cleared 5000 for the big
brother movement by means of the
recent entertainment. This sum will
be applied for the assistance of the
little brothers who are in need of help.
After the business of the lodge had
been transacted a goose supper was
served TO the members. August Miedke
being host.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Teachers Receive pr.,.,..
IN MOLINE LODGES

Hildur lodge. No 81, Ladies of Wiz
ings, held semi-annual election of Of
ficers Thursday evening and the fol
lowing were named:
President-Clara Davidson.
Vice president-Hilda Widell
Recording secretary = Emma Hell
strom.
Financial Mildred Gus
tafson.
Treasurer-Anna Bjorklund.
Orator-Helga Butler.
Marshals-Anna Eng and Hilma Vi
son.
Inside guard-Martha Anderson. !
Trustees-Anna Weinberg and Alma
Wickstrom
Representative to grand lodge =
Clara Davidson.
Installation will be held Jan. Z, when
several of the grand lodge officers OF
Chicago will be present to conduct
the ceremonies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
WORK ON SEWER
HALTS PROGRESS
City Able to Use but SO Men to
Advantage on the River
Drive Job.

Thirty-siX men will be all that the
city will employ for the present on the
River drive work. That number was
busy today. Commissioner Ed Eric
son says improvement of the street is
being delayed by work on the sewer
With Sc men he can keep up with the
gang at work on the sewer and make a
good job of it. Therefore. though
funds are available to employ more
and there are many additional applica-
tons in hand, no more men will be
taken on for the present In a few
weeks it is hoped that it will be pos
sible to increase the gang.
Warmer weather is helping in the
progress of the work on the street
When the mercury lowered about zero
the men employed suffered greatly and
were not able to do much. Many of
them were and are improperly clothed
and furthermore a large number,
lack of funds, have been I'M
able to provide themselves with nour-
ishing food and therefore are in poor
physical condition to do heavy work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
.REDISTRICTINC IS
PUT OFF TO FALL
No Changes in School Boundar-
les With Opening of
High School.
BREAKS UP THE CLASSES
kindergarten Will Be Taken to Wash
ington Building From Library
at Once, However.

While there will be shifting OF
grammar school pupils when the new
high school is placed in use about
Feb. /, there will be no redistricting
of the city to relieve congestion in
perintendent c. H. Maxson said today
that the reason for this was that it
was almost impossible to make such
changes in the middle of the school
year. Taking pupils from one building
or room and sending them to another
building or placing them under new
Instructor in the middle of a term has
a bad effect. breaking up classes and
seriously affecting school routine.
AS soon as the new high school is
occupied the grammar grades in the
Washington building VIII be transfer
red to the old high school building, re-;
tanning the same teachers, while the
kindergarten will be transferred from
the library building to the Washing
ton school. For the remainder of the
year the Washington building will
have only N kindergarten, kindergar-
ten training class, first grade, the
school dental Office which the Rotary
club and the school district will equip
and maintain, and Miss Morse, the
school nurse.
Transfer Many in Fall.
Next year il is probable that there
will be from 200 to 800 pupils trans
ferred from other buildings at tia
Washington school Five additional
grades will be opened there The
boundaries of the school districts will
be changed so as to relieve the con-
gestion at the Garfield. Lincoln and
Grant schools. from which the pupils
to be assigned to the Washington
building will be taken. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
INDOOR GAME OF MORE
THAN USUAL INTEREST

An indoor baseball game OF more
than usual interest will be staged in
the y NJ. c. \. gymnasium next Tues
day evening when the regular factory
league team of the John Deere Pillow
company classes with a picked team
OF all-stars from the same Office.
The hundred or more employees of
the John Deere Pillow company are
about evenly divided in support of the
two teams. and two strong clubs of
rooters will attend the game and sup
port their favorites. 4 recOrd-break-
ing crowd is expected.
The Moline Tool company will meet
Williams * White. and the John
Deere Plow company will clash with
the Montgomery Elevator company
this evening. according to the schedule
of the factory indoor ball league. VIII
Iiams & White has lost all seven
games played.
The Elevator company team is dop-
ed to win the other contest of the
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
OBITUARY RECORD
Mrs. Mary Biork.

Mrs. Mary Bjork died Thursday
evening at her home, 1902 Sixteenth
street. of Bright's disease. She was
born Nov. II, 1857, in Vermlan Swe-
den and came TO America and to Mo-
line in 1880. Surviving members of
the family are four daughters, Mrs.
Charles Hoffman of Galesburg. and
Mrs. +. w. Connolly and Mamie and
Mabel At home, and two sons. George
Johnson and Albert, at home.
Tie funeral will be held Sunday aft
ernooon at 2:30 from the home. Rev. E.
J l.. Eckstrom officiating and inter
ment being in Riverside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

and at the same time combat the icy
winds which sweep across the firer.
A number of the more scantiig clothed
have been fitted out with shoes anc
mittens.
OF the nine men who registered to
spend the night at the city police sta
ton last night one found work and
was not present for breakfast and to
take his place in the gang which wenr
to work at the waterworks for two
hours today. One of the five dodgers
of the night before also found employ
ment during the day. This tends to
confirm the impression that the work
now required of the dodgers has served
to drive away those who do not desire
work, leaving few of the better class
of transients who still apply for lvlg-
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys
If Back Hurts or Blad-
der Bothers.

II you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally, says a noted
authority who tells us that meat forms
uric acid which almost paralyzes the
kidneys in their efforts to expel it
from the blood. They become slug
gish and weaken. then you suffer with
a dull misery in the kidney region,
sharp pains in the back or sick head
ache, dizziness, your stomach sours,
tongue Is coated and when the wealth
The urine gets cloudy, full of sedi-
ment, the channels often get sore and
irritated. obliging you to seek relief
two or three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces OF Jad Salts from any phar>
macy here; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for
a few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice. combined with lithia and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
the acids in urine, SO II no
longer irritates. thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive: cannot In
lure and makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink.
Harper House pharmacy.-tAdyl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
EXPECT 1000 AT
LEAGUE BANQUET
Local Swedish American Re
publicans to Arrange for
State Convention.

Arrangements for the state meet
ing of the Swedish-American Republi-
can league. which will be held in Mo-
line March 8 next, will be made at a
meeting of local members next Tues
day evening at 1880 in the Office of At
torney Frank J. Landee, prudent of
the local league. Committees will be
appointed and place selected for the
banquet which will be given in cele-
bration of the birthday of John Eric
son. 1t is probable that the Moline
Commercial club rooms will be chosen
for the spread. 1t is expected that
there will be 1000 members present
at the banquet. Lee Peterson of this
city is president of the state league,
having been elected last year in Chi
cago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
ROADS AND CHARITY ARE
TALKED BY COMMITTEE

Good roads and charity were the two
subjects discussed at the meeting of
the Greater Moline Committee today.
DR.. w. Z. Taylor spoke in favor of
giving more attention to the dragging
of roads in Illinois, instead * expend-
ing so much money Tor hard roads.
Great good has been accomplished in
this way in Iowa and DR.. Taylor is a
great advocate of the plan.
The sum of 800 was voted to local
charities, with stipulations shat the
money be expended by Mrs. Rose Sails
bury, police matron. Members of the
committee feel that charitable work
in Moline is being done in a haphaZ-
ard way and they are of the opinion
that the city should be districted so
that good would be dos, where it is
most needed. The chairman was au-
to ask the press to announce
that persons desiring to make dona-
lions do 20 through the police matron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
VOICE OF WOMAN
R0UTS A HOLDUP
Screams Put Man to Flight
After Her Husband Had
Hands in the Air.
MRS. HEISE is THE HEROINE
Masked Man With Big Gun Decides
to Take No Chances After the
Alarm Is Given.

The human tongue, since the days
OF Adam, has been recognized as one
of the most formidable weapons useu
by man, or, more especially, woman.
II has won battles on ned and forum,
putting TO rout men singly or III
groups and changing the destiny o.
kingdoms. Without tae shaping given
il by the tongue the human voice new
er has been rated exceptionally high,
either in onense or defense.
Last night. however, an unaided
voice, ana that of a woman, served
for both defensive and offensive pur-
poses. 1t wardei of the attack OF a
highwayman ana pl: MIN to rout AT
last accounts ne was still running.
Mrs. Conrad Heise. living at Fourth
avenue and Twentieth street, is the
owner of the voice. With her husband
she was on the way home about IL
o'clock and had almost reached her
door when a holdup man with red
handkerchief over his face and full
grown revolver in his hand stepped
from behind a tree and dramatically
issued the command Hands up.
Mr.. Heise. though startled, prompt
~ saw the force of the argument and
the ACCESSIBILITY OF obedience. His
hands went up.
Mrs. Heise. being equally shocked,
but failing to grasp the full slgnlh-
canoe of the relation of cause and Ell
feet as represented by the big gun,
hesitated for brief instant between
with the highwayman's re-
quest and a resort 10 a vocal demon
stration. II was only for an instant.
She took the latter alternative ana
screamed. not once or twice, but sew
eral times Her tongue did not at
tempt 10 shape the sounds issuing
from her vocal chords, and they had
a clear field.
Holdup is Terrorized.
At the first scream the gun in the
hand of the desperate man Wavered
slightly and tremor shook his frame. !
At the second one the weapon dropped /
20 degrees. At the third he turned TO 4
Zee. getting away TO good start by 1
the time the fourth yell had rent the 1
air and gathered speed with each sue /
ceeding shrek. At the first corner !
he almost skidded into a pole. but man. /
aged to right himself and disappeared /
in the gloom.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Burichaell. who
lives near the scene of the holdup, /
hearing the screams of Mrs. Heise,
turned on his porch ligh; and stepped
put OF the house in time 10 see the
act in the drama. Mr.. and
Mrs. Heise had just returned from
Chicago. and their arms were filled
with packages when they we're accost-
ed. When Mr.. Burtcheall appeared
pm the scene Mrs. Hiese was dropping
her bundles. while those which Mr..
Heise had carried lay scattered about.
The police were looking for the
today. but had small hope
Of finding him, their only clue being
he marks he made on the sidewalk
where his feet slipped while he was
gathering momentum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
WINDS UP TERM
OF NIGHT SCHOOL
Foreigners Are Told Of ~
origin and Customs Of
Christmas Season.
REV. r. S. HANEY SPEAKER
School Has 225 Enrolled and Lsro.,
Percentage of ATTENDING.
Than Last Winter.

The Moline high school for FOREIGN.
ers had its CLOSING exercises~ H.,
evening at the Irving school. ma,s,,.
ing the end of the fall term Tas =
cation season will start forthxi,b -.
will continue till after New ys.r,.
day.
The leading number on the provr,n,
was an address on Christmas AZ,
Some of Its Customs" by Rev
Haney, who gave compreheps;ra
history CT the origin of the JboHd.,.
and related the manner in wbicb ~.
present form of celebration came int
existence. NV
Other numbers included the sin,
ing of Illinois" by the pupils woes,
numbers by Miss Anna Mae simmon.
and piano solos by Miss Helen Sail.
mer
Teachers Receive Presents
There are 225 students enrolled :,
the school this year. a somewh.,
smaller number than last year The
percentage of attendance, however Is
higher this winter than it was Ias,
Including H. &C. Crone. the prineinsI
there are five teachers. MANY ~.
ents were given the teachers nv ,se
pupils.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
EXPECT TO DRIVE ICE
BOAT WITH AN ENGINE

Harold Wood and ralph MaXson are
building an ice boat to be driven by
gasoline engine, instead OF the usual
sails An aerOplane propeller driven
by the motor is expected to send the
boat over the ice at the rate of 80
miles an hour or better. II the exper-
iment is a success several more will
be built by other boating enthusiasts.
This type of boat was tried on eastern
rivers last winter and showed great
speed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

avenue to city limits-Area 3.94O
square yards; length 1885 fset; cost
S6.2I3.22.
Total-Area 1o.199 square yards:
length 1921 feet or 0.s1 miles; cost
S14.4O6.01.
Moline's first paving was done in
1891, and the total since that time in
cludes 343.54O feet OF curb; 5S3.1SO
square yards; 1885 feet or 1922
miles in length.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

was about to leave home to attend the
farmers institute at Port Byron, when
flames were discovered in the stair
way of the home. Mr.. Hutton threw
a bucketful of water on the hre and
then tried to smother it with a heavy
coat, but without success. Then
member OF the family brought a pail
of milk which was in the house and
with this the battle was won in short
order The loss will be about $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Mrs. John Janoskewizz.

Mrs. John Janoskewizz of 639
Eleventh street, died at 9:15 this morn
ing in the City hospital. death being
due to pneumonia. She was born in
Russia in 1854 md had lived in Mo-
line a year. Surviving are one daugh-
ter and six sons, all of Moline. Funeral
services will be held at 2 o'clock Sun
day afternoon in Holy Trinity church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
MUCH PAVEMENT
LAID IN MOLINE
Total Last Year More Than l D
Per Cent of the Citys
Mileage.
START MADE IN CONCRETE
Average Cost About 81 per Square
Yard, Figure being Lowered
by Cheaper Type.

Paving laid this year in Moline rep
resents more than 10 per cent Of the
total mileage in the city. Construction
was limited 10 brick and concrete.
The city now has 1922 miles OF pave
ment. Last year but 1.29 miles was
paved. but the total mileage in the city
was not added TO because the work
was all on Third avenue. which was
resurfaced. This years work may be
summarized as follows:
Brick-66.6I9 square yards. 25.29l
feet in length. curbing 1855 feet in
length, total cost S1S5.55S-95.
Concrete-1O.199 square yards. 5.261
feet in length. cost S14.4O6.01-
Totals-Curbing. 1885 feet. area.
76.sIs square yards; length 29.552
feet. OF 90 miles; cost. Sl99.964-96.
Average cost of Moline paving was
about 81 a square yard, while in
Rock Island the cost was about S2.O7.
Concrete in Moline brought down the
average cost somewhat.
Brick was specified for ten OF Mo
lines projects. and concrete for four
districts. three Of which were in al
legs.
The Brick Improvement
Jobs where brick was used as fol-
lows:
Sixth street. Third to Tenth ave
nue-Curb length. 3.24O feet: area.
4.72S yards: length 1.7O3 feet; cost
SI2.572
Eleventh street. Railroad 10 Fourth
avenue-Curb length 543 feet; area.
S1I square wards; length go feet;
cost S2.45776.
Eleventh street and alley. Elev-
meth avenue north-CUrb length 1907
feet; area 1855 square yards; length
626 feet: cost S3.49L9s.
Thirteenth street. Sixteenth to
Twenty-third avenue-Curb length.
256 feet: area. 1853 square yards;
length 2.574 feet: cost S211221O.
Alley between Fifteenth and Fif-
teenth street \. Fifteenth street 20
Tenth avenue-Curb length 1000 feet;
area 600 square yards: length $40
feet; cost S2.231.47.
Twenty-sixth street and Fifth ave
nue-Curb length 2.O24 feet: area 3.21O
square yards; length 1902 feet; cost
s3.16537.
Twenty-sixth street. Sixth to Sew
enth avenue - Curb length $40 feet:
area. 49, square yards; length 800
feet: cost S1.7G6.
Twenty-sevenih street district
Curb length 20 O32 feet; area. 2S,2S5
square yards; length 1O.6S2 feet: cost
sS1.1s6.19
Eleventh avenue. \ district - Curb
length 1896 feet; acea. 1924 square
yards: length 5,I7S feet; cost S35.7s9.- ]
-
Where Concrete Is Used.
Concrete paving construction was
as follows:
Alley between Fifth and Sixth ave
nUes, Eleventh and Fifteenth streets .
Area 2.24O square yards; length 1.275
feet. cost S5.5S3.6S.
Alley between Sixth and Seventh /
avenue. Thirteenth 20 Seventeenth Z
street - Area $3.50 square yards; /.
length 1892 feet; cost S3.4O7.61.
Alley between Eleventh and Twelfth 4
avenues. Fifteenth street. \ TO Six /
teelth street-Area 769 square yards; /
length $50 feet; cost s1.2O15O-
Park. Sixteenth street, Thirty-first /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Heqolund Funeral.

The funeral of L. o. Hetl'und was
held in the Esterdahl chapel Thurs
day afternoon at 2. Rev. A. F. Berg
strom officiated. Bearers were Carl
Tholine. Knut Sthomberg. Olof Sjoden
and Edward Westien and burial was
in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Selling Many STAMPS

Sale OF Red Cross stamps and but
tons at the high school has netted the
sum of $3.50. which has been turned
over by the school authorities to the
officers of the Red Cross in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
3UCKETFUl OF MILK Is
USED TO COMBAT FLAMES

\ bucket of milk saved the home
of Henry Hutton. living near Hillsdale.
from destruction by fire. Mr.. Hutton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Smallpox Reported.

A case of smallpox was reported tc
the health commissioner today and the
patient was taken to the pest house
near Riverside cemetery. Name of the
victim is withheld by the authorities
This is the only case of smallpox in
the city, SO far as is known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
WAGON Tins Over.

A wagon of the Swift Packing com.
pany loaded with meat tipped over on
Fifth avenue between Sixth and
Seventh streets at $3.50 th% morning
and the contents were scattered over
the pavement The accident resulted
when the wheels skidded on the ice
covred pavement With the exception
of the breaking of a shaft no damage
was done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

Ten states now provide for womens
suffrage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

Philadelphia has g. women engray-
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Christmas
Suggestions

and let the care which
prompted you to select the
gift, be reflected in the
thoughts of the recipient?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-13

" !" y !" = , ? = = =
ROSE LEAVES AND DOWN =
= =
BY Mildred Caroline Goodridge.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
''Oh, man!-do you want. to do
some work ?'I,GG
1t was little Flo Duncombe, a pref
ty child of eight years, who shouted
the words at a young man passing
the fenced-in garden where she stood
with her sister, lola.
The latter, eighteen and beautiful,
was rather sorry that her impetuous
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-13

at the lovely face of lola, becoming
interested. 81 am always glad to
work. What is it,"
Rose leaves and down. chartered
Flo excitedly, important and eager.
q fear my little sister has been
presumptuous," spoke Miss Dun
combe, going nearer the picketed
fence Il needed some assist
ance."
And l am glad of an offer of
work. declared the young man
promptly, dotted his cap, cleared the
fence at a bound and stood awaiting
orders.
Miss Duncombe showed a puzzled,
irresOlUte expression in her fair face.
She could not quite estimate this
brisk, willing stranger. He carried a
portfolio under one arm. Was he a
canvasser? He did not look it. lola .
could not exactly anaIyze him and as
she regarded him there was a pleased
look on his face, as though he read
her thoughts and was whimsically
pleased to act the man of mystery.
lola was obliged to say something to
relieve the unnatural strain of the
situation.
1.-The work is less ardUoUs than
tedious and painstaking," she said
and she led the way towards an or
nate summer house. 1t was quite a
complete structure of itself, being
supplied with doors and windows, but
these so arranged that in summer
time they could be lifted out of view,
making of the pagoda-like ediice an
open air pavilion.
AS she neared it's door the young
man instantly understood the alIu-
sion of little Flo to rose leaves and
feathers. The walls we're formed of
rough plastering. To every minute
,c
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-30

There promises to be a spirited cam
paign for the office of municipal judge
at the coming April election. Gov Nc
Govern last summer filled the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Municipal
Judge Charles Fifeld to become pro-
bate judge by naming Harry L. Max
field. At the April election Fifeld's
successor will be named, and while
Maxfeld has not yet announced his
candidacy, he will be the most impor-
tant factor in the race. Charles Lang,
also candidate at the time of Max
fields appointment, has already an
nounced his candidacy, and friends of
Edwin F. Carpenter, brother of the
late United States Senator Matthew H.
Carpenter, are urging him to make the
race. Stanley D. Tallman is also a
candidate, so an interesting four cor
nered race in anticipated. All four
will be on the regular ticket at the
April election, there being no primary
for judges.