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Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-20
THE NOSE THAT KNOWS

New modern Photo Studio, third
door west of Postoffce, opens Satur-
day, Jan. II, for business.
221 EVAN DAVIS, Photographer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
THERESA BOEHMER
MAKES ASTATEMENT

Fred Boehmer, who pleaded guilty
to incest in police court when ar
raigned before Justice Fred Entrikin
on the charge, is being held in the
county Jail in default of payment of
$1,000 bonds. He is bound to the
grand jury.
BEGINNERS confession was made in
an unconcerned manner as though he
had committed no crime at all, when
as a matter of fact, the minimum SEN
tence for incest is 20 years in the
penitentiary, while the maximum is
life.
Little Theresa Boehmer, the victim,
did not appear in court when her faith
er was arraigned, but she made a
private statement to the police after
Boehmer had appeared on the stanu
Boehmer declared that he had COM
mitted the offense since the girl was
II years of age, but in the past three
years was guilty but three times. The
girl. however. declared to the police
that her father had attacked her on
numerous occasions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
BASEBALL FANS
PLAN A Meeting
Permanent Organization of AS
ISOLATION to Be Effected
and Incorporated.

Moline baseball fans are asked TO
gather in a mass meeting in the city
hall Thursday evening, at which time
plans for organization and incorpora-
ton of the local association will be
completed. The right to open sub
scription books for the sale of stock
has been granted by the secretary of
state, and it is necessary to take steps
for the issuance of this stock without
further delay in order that a perma-
nent organization can be effected.
Every Moliner who has pledged to
take stock in the association is asked
to be present at this meeting, and
those who are not pledged but are will
ing to help are also wanted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
LUTHERANS WANT
TO PURCHASE LOT
Enthusiastic Meeting Held and
Site for New Church Will
Be Secured.

A large meeting was held last eve
ming by members of the Trinity Luth-
eran church to consider the commit
tees report regarding the purchase of
lot, so by 10 feet. at the northwest
corner OF Fourteenth avenue and
Fourteenth street The committee re-
ported that the lot, upon which there
is a small house. could be purchased
from William Mcclellan for $4,000
The report Of the committee was
adopted and the trustees, by resolu-
ton, were instructed to execute the
necessary papers. On the motion To
adopt the resolution instructing the
trustees to purchase the lot there was
not a dissenting voice.
From the preliminary survey that
has been made IL is found that by
placing the new church building as far
10 the northwest as possible there will
be ample room for a commodious
structure that will be a credit to the
LUtherans OF the community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
SILvIS CITIZENS
ENTER APROTEST
Paving Project Is Not Looked
Upon With Favor at
Railroad Town.

The Silvis village board met last
evening and heard the complaints OF
those who object to paving on Ninth
street. The objections are based on
the cost of the project and the narrow
width of the proposed excavation.
The village board. owing to the pres
ent financial condition of the treasury,
does not feel justified in cutting
through the hill to a width greater
than that necessary for the pavement,
while the directors demand a width
that will give room for sidewalks also.
II IS estimated that the cost of cutting
through the hill will amount TO about
500. The proposed paving is 10 ex-
tend from First to Fourth avenues.
The village board declined to act
definitely in the matter last night and
turned the complaints over TO the
board of local improvements for inves-
tigation. A later meeting on the pro-
iect will then be held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
BUSINESS BETTER
CLAIM OFFICIALS
Heads of Plant Predict Great
Year and Are Happy Over
the Prospects.

That business conditions in the
country, especially in lines which af-
feet the manufacturing interests OF
this city and community are improv-
ing. was the declaration of officials at
the Root & VanDervoort plant today.
They based their assertion upon the
recent increases in their sales. par
ticularly in the gasoline engine line.
The Moline Automobile plant has,
as everybody knows, been very busy
all year" stated one of the heads of
the concern. "but the engine plant has
not been so active. Recently, how
ever. sales have increased to a great
extent, and we have been compelled
70 add 40 men to our force this month.
More than that. We are still looking
for comp .tent men.
We attribute the increased activi-
ties 10 the return of confidence on the
part of the farmers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
LOCAL DIRECTOR
DECLINES OFFER
E. E.. Pierson viii Not Go to
Chicago to Accept Y. M
G.. A. Position.

F. E. Pierson, physical director OF
the Moline Y. NJ. c. A, has been or
fered a similar position in the Wilson
Avenue association of Chicago, but has
declined TO accept and will remain in
his present capacity in Moline. The
Wilson avenue Y. NJ. &. A. is consid-
cred one of the finest in the country,
and directors of national reputation
were in line for the position open. Mr..
Pierson, however, was the choice, but
turned down the offer when the Mo
line association directors earnestly re-
quested him to remain here. Mir
Pierson said that he believed it was
his duty to stick by the local associa-
rinp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
MOLINE MINISTER
one OF SPEAKERS
Rev. R. S. Haney to Address
Supervisors at Annual
Convention.

Three hundred delegates, including
Supervisors G. II. Richmond, Fred
Grahund. II. c. Hinrichs and Charles
Tambur and County Clerk II. b. Hub
bard from Rock Island county. are in
attendance at the 2Sth annual conven-
ton of the Supervisors and County
Clerks association in session this
week in Peoria The meeting opened
yesterday with President A II. Barnes
of Hillsboro in the chair. For the
men last evening a smoker was held
and the women visitors were sent to
the movies.
Beginning at o'clock this morning
continued until noon, was the order
OF the program. Charles Tambur OF
Moline led the discussion. Three
members of the state highway com
mission were present and \. ID. Gaf i,
one of them, made a keynote addr' .ss.
r F. Baldwin. editor of the p ,oria
Star, was one of the speakers t''is aft
ernoon. Tomorrow forenC I Rev.
Richard S Haney of Moline is to adj
dress the supervisors on How to Help
the Poor Without PauperiZing Them"
This is a topic the local pastor is well
qualified to discuss.
Rock Island has entered the compe-
tition to secure the 1915 convention.
Other cities in the race are Edwards
vile. which has a squad of boosters
on the ground working for the honors
Belleville. Joliet and Canton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

event II has been suggested that
Aug. f3 be selected as the date for
holding the next event, and that the
stores close early and give their
clerks and employees chance for
day of recreation and amusement III
the event becomes reality a picnic
will probably be held and the major
ity are in favor of having it at Wood
wards grove. A meeting OF the Re
tail Merchants association was held
last evening and decision reached to
test out the various merchants to see
whether or not all desire the arrange
ment of a merchants day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
"YOUNG" FREEMAN ISSUES
A WRESTLING CHALLENGE

Young Freeman, a Moline wrest-
Ter. has issued a sweeping challenge
to all grapplers in the 125 pound class.
Freeman has been defeated but once
since he entered the wrestling ring
and is considered a conner in the class.
He is especially anxious 10 meet
Eddie Hammer. another local wrest-
Ter OF considerable repute. and the
two may stage a preliminary to the
RoIler-Demetral match at Exposition
park next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
MOLINE TOURISTS
STRANDED BY WAR
Many Local People Spending
Summer in Old County
Unable to Return.
M. G. SKoGLUND is BACK
One Of First TO Return From Sweden
other Local People in Various
Parts Of Europe.

More than one hundred Moline peo-
pie on a summer tour OF Europe are
stranded. unable 10 secure passage for
home. owing TO the discontinuance of
transatlantic steamship service. a
fact occasfoned by the international
war now in progress in the eastern
hemisphere. Local relatives OF the
tourists are not worried over their
safety. as lives OF the Americans in
Europe are in no way endangered by
the war. but owing TO the tie-up in
ocean traffic there is no telling when
The tourists may be able 10 secure
passage for home. In addition 10 this
trouble IL Is hard to cash travellers
cheques or drafts owing TO the fact
that all banks in the countries affect
ed refuse payment on this form Of note
during the present crisis. The action
taken by congress in appropriating a
large sum for American tourists
abroad is timely and necessary one.
NJ. G. SkogIund Home.
NJ G. Skoglund, who resides at Eigh-
teenth avenue and Eleventh street, Mo
line. has arrived home from a visit to
Sweden. and has an interesting story
10 tell OF his homeward passage on
board the Lusitania of the Cunard
line. This steamship was the last to
leave from Gothenburg. and on pass
ing through the North sea the vessel
came within haiIing distance of the
Russian and German fleets. The pass
age of the vessel was in no way inter
rupted. however.
Mr. Skoglund was the first of a par
~ OF 10 Swedish-Americans of Moline
and vicinity to return home after a
summer vacation visit in the old coun-
try.
Ticket Sale Stopped.
Fred Sundeen. local agent for a num-
Der Of transatlantic steamship com
ranies. has announcements which in
6icates the gravity OF the present Eu-
ropean situation From the Offices OF
the Red Star line came notice to Mr..
Sundeen that because the city of Ant
werp. Belgium, was in a state OF
siege. the sailing OF the VaterlGnd,
scheduled from New York, Aug. s, has
been Cancelled. Tickets will not be
sold for any class of passage.
The Lusitania, upon which Mr.. SkOg-
lund returned, is to be held in port
in New York. according to word re-
ceived from the Cunard line by Mr..
Sudden. In fact agents have been
ordered all over the country to stop
booking passage on practically all
lines until the present situation i'm
proves.
Tourists in Switzerland.
Moline friends solicitous for the vel
fare OF party in Switzerland believe
that the tourists are safe, as that coun-
try is not taking part in the war. The
party includes Mrs Evlan Sargent,
Mrs. Minnie Vinton. Mrs. Emma
Young. Miss Mary Hill. Miss Jane
Kerns. Miss Alice Wheelock. Miss
Eluvia Wright and Miss Ada Hemen-
way, the latter of Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
FIRE DEPARTMENT BUSY
Ladies' Answer Two Calls Within
Half an Hour.

IaddIeS AnsWer IWo Calls WIthIn
Half an Hour.
The Moline fire department was
busy yesterday afternoon answering
two calls within a half hour. The
first came from a lunch room located
at 1414 Fifteenth street conducted by
Earnest Lebbert. A pan of grease
had become ignited in some manner
and the flames spread to other parts
of the kitchen. The blaze was eX-
tinguished without much trouble and
only slight damage was done. The
second call came from the vicinity of
Twenty ninth street and Eleventh ave
nue.. where a dump heap had caught
fire. 1t was quickly under control and
no damage was done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Former Postmaster Dead.

G.. f. Dexter, a former Tiskilwa
postmaster. died at his home there aft
er lingering illness from a compli-
cation of diseases. He leaves a
widow and five daughters, Mrs. J. NJ.
Farrell of Princeton. Mrs. Robert
Dindgren of Des Moines. Miss Phoebe
Dexter and Miss Cornelia Dexter OF
Tiskilwa. and Mrs. Fred Farrell of
Princeton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
BLOOMQUIST OFF
FOR CONVENTION
Prominent Haymaker of Moline
Is Member of State of
Order Committee.
MEET in PHILADELPHIA
MoIiner in Line for Further Recogni-
ton From Society-Strons in
Eastern States.

Edward Bloomquist of this city. for
merly state chief haymaker of Illinois
and prominent for several years in
the activities of that order. leaves to-
morrow for the east. and will be one
of the four Illinois men TO attend the
annual convention of the Haymakers
TO be held in Philadelphia, opening
Saturday and continuing through the
following week Mr.. Bloomquist also
attended the 1913 convention of the
order. which was held in Washington.
d. c.. and was al that time named one
of the three members of the state of
order committee, which is to make its
repc-t at the coming convention. 9th
@. members of this committee are Mil
ton Burg of New Jersey and w. E.
Enrich of New York.
Is judiciary Body.
The state of order committee is in
the nature of judiciary body for the
Haymakers' order. and it is on its rec
concentrations that rules governing
the affairs of the society are passed
upon at the national conventions.
Among other things this year the COM
mittee will recommend that the ap-
portionment of delegates to the ma
tional meeting be on the basis of one
delegate to each 1000 members of
the order. instead of one to every 500,
as has been the custom in past years.
II is believed that such a change will
result in more equitable representa-
ton between states with proportion
ately larger membership than others.
Other Illinois men who will attend
the Philadelphia convention are w. n
Rider of Auburn, W. E. Young OF
Champaign and ]. p. Vaughn of Mount
Vernon, all three of whom were chos-
en- as state representatives of the or
der at the Illinois convention of 1914.
Recognition for MoIiner.
Mr.. Bloomquist, who has won a name
for himself both locally and nationally
as a prominent member of the order
may be in line for further recognition
at the coming convention, although
he is not an open candidate for any
office. After leaving Philadelphia he
expects to spend several days visiting
friends and relatives in New York
City, and will not return to Moline
for perhaps two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Leave to EIGHT in War.

F. Corden of the Moline Automo-
bile company has left for France to
join that country in the European
war. Two employees of the Root &
VanDervoort Engineering company
who were formerly in the French ar
tillery have been called home, accord
ing to an unofficial report received
here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
TWO MEN ARE ASSESSED
ON OISORDERLY CHARGE

For creating a disturbance in an
airdome at Fourth avenue and Ninth
street. last evening. Charles Shoe
stead was fined s5.O5 by Justice Fred
Entrikin in police court. Disorderly
conduct was the charge
Adolph Lindburg. a farmer residing
near this city. paid S5O5 on a similar
charge. He was arrested while in an
intoxicated condition at the corner of
Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
EAST MOLINE POLICE NAB
TWO ON WOMAN'S CHARGE

Two men who give the names of
Edward and William Thompson. and
claim that they are brakemen in the
employ OF the Rock Island lines. Mis-
souri, division, were arrested by the
East Moline police on a complaint
registered against them by Mrs. w
Inez. who resides at Fourteenth street
and Ninth avenue. East Moline. She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
veIies Enter Tournament.

The Velie Grays of this city will take
part in the baseball tournament at
Tiskilwa. August Is, 10, 20 and 81.
Crippen's men will run up the colors
Of Princeton. competing under tn,
name Of that town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
MOLINE LIBRARY BOARD
AGAIN FAILS TO MEET

The board of directors of the Mo
line public library, after several I'M
successful attempts this summer to
hold a meeting, made another effort
last evening-and failed again. Only
four members appeared. A special
meeting of importance has been call
ed for next Tuesday evening, and it is
thought that there will be a sufficient
number of members present to trans
act business
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
LOCAL COMPANY MEMBERS
READY FOR ANNUAL CAMP

The annual encampment of the Hi
nois national guard will be held next
week at Springfield. Camp Lincoln.
and Company members of this city
are preparing TO make the trip. The
Sixth Illinois will go into camp Sun
day. Aug. Q, and will break camp a
week later. The men will probably
leave Moline Saturday evening or
early Sunday morning on a special
train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
Moline Man Shoots Self.

Frank Schaciva of 331 Thirty
fourth street, aged %, accidentally
shot himself in the right forearm with
a 22-caliber rife. He was taken to
the city hospital, where DR.. II. A
Beam extracted the bullet, which had
lodged In the flesh of the arm just
above the wrist His condition is not
serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
MOLINE MERCHANTS
WILL HAVE PICNIC

Owing TO the success of the recent
merchants day held in Moline local
merchants plan to celebrate such an
occasion again this year and thereafter
make 1t an annual or semi-annual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

home unbidden and made themselves
obnoxious. She Immediately inform
ed the police of their actions and they
were apprehended enroute to Silvis.
They will be given a hearing in police
court this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

that they have Joined the tourist rush
to England. owing to the outbreak in
Europe Just when they will arrive
home is not known. but Mr. Ebi was
relieved of considerable anxiety upon
receiving the message.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05
MESSAGE FROM MRS. EBI
Moline Woman and Son Touring Eur
ope Safe in London.

safe in London" was the cable
gram message received late yesterday
afternoon by A. II. Ebi, traffic manager
ror Deere IL Co. from Mrs. Ebi and
son Kenneth, who have been spending
the summer in Europe. They were
scheduled 70 leave Hedelburg. where
Kenneth has been taking a course in
the university. last week, bound for
Switzerland, but according TO the mes
sage received here they were unable
70 make this Trip. 1t is evident nov
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-05

Complete Screen Door Set.
. hinges. pull string hook
and eye and screws. ia
pannei finish SO.lb
Screen D1or Latch Csc to IS
Screen Door I en- : o n :
Hinge 10
Combination Screen and
Storm Sash hangers.
per set 10
Two Light Screen Win
COWS Csc and up
( and S Light Screen
Window 66c and up
Cottage Screen Win
doWs 81 ~ and ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-08-07
Two Strong and Good Men.

To keep the record straight, we re-
mind the people that neither Mr.. L..
d. Jennings nor Mr.. w. p. Pollock
have uttered any criticism of the
Governors private life and actions.
They have confined themseiy es
strictly to criticism of his public acts.
They have not even gone into mis-
public record before he was Governor,
so far as we recall.
To say that Mr.. Pollock and Mr..
Jennings are not worthy of notice IS
merely ridiculous. Both are men OF
character. While they are not rich
men, they have property that makes
them responsible for any slander that
they utter against the Governor or
against any other man. The record
that the Governor does not defend
from them is the public record of his
acts as Governor.
The people of Chesterfield and the
people of South Carolina know Mr..
Pollock. He has served in the Legis-
lature and has had the endorsement
of the majority of his county for Con-
gress. Mr.. Jennings is now the may
or of Sumter. Both are men of equal
ly high standing in South Carolina
with Senator Smith or with other
men in public life. Their records
challenge examination.
Sometimes in political campaigns
some of the people reach that stage
of excitement that they can neither
see nor hear nor understand the
truth. There are men in South Car
olina today who believe that Presi-
dent Wilson, Mr.. Bryan and all other
men except perhaps two or three can
didates in this State are evil and cor
'rupt. Their mental condition is, for
the time, hopeless. All rational men.
men who keep their heads, men who
dare to think, laugh at the clownish
suggestion that w. p. Pollock and
l.. ID. Jennings are not among the
foremost men of South Carolina. To
believe the contrary is to believe that
the counties of Chesterfield and Sum-
ter are inhabited only by fools and
imbeciles
AS for the unfortunate people
wrought up to a condition that they
will not hear the issues of the cam
paign and understand them, it be-
comes day by day more clear that
they are small minority of the peo-
pie.
The vindication of law, of order, of
Democratic government is practically
assured.-The State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-08-07

How it does disturb us when all we
get for our money is the worst of 1t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-08-07
TOWNSVILLE

Jonesville, Aug. 4.-We are having
plenty of rain at last and all grow
ing crops and vegetation has taken
on new life. If the fall is favorable
pretty good crops can result l see
much late corn which the rains can
save for good yields.
The regular summer protracted
meeting is on at Gilead this week.
The pastor, Rev. Mr. Felmet is assist
ed by the Rev. Mr.. Cobb of Green
vile. Brother Cook held his pro-
tracted meeting at Bogansville last
week and will begin his meeting at
New Hope next Monday morning.
The Jonesville meeting will come in
the new church as the workmen have
promised to turn the keys over to the
trustees by the first of September.
The colored people commenced their
August meeting Sunday and they
came from every quarter and they
mad the crowd, and don't you forget
it. Their meeting will last until it
breaks.
Mr.. H. T. Floyd, who was shot at
his farm in Cherokee county last
week, 1 understand he is doing we'll
and will soon be out again.
Most of the countries across the
waters are just about going into the
fight and many of our people are
greatly excited over the situation,
but | am not losing any sleep about
1T. lost enough in the eos to do me
a life time.
Mr.. j. o. Harris, of Adamsburg,
was in. Jonesville while yesterday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Herring and
two children of Columbia are visiting
relatives in Jonesville.
Mrs. w. r. Hoyt and little daugh-
ter, Martha, who have been visiting
Mrs. Hoyt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
J. B. Foster, will return to her home
in Johnson today.
Mr.. J. E. Gault of the county is in
Jonesville J today. Mr.. Gault says he
has fine crop and has had good gar
dens and plenty of vegetables all the
while.
Work is progressing on the build
ing of the oil mill ginnerv, and the
work on the ginnery of the Farmers
Union has commenced. Telephone
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-08-07

Jonesville, Route 3.-The Mabry
graded school has opened for the
summer session with an enrolment
OF forty pupils. In spite of the un-
favorable weather the pupils seem to
be doing good work.
The people of this community are
attending preaching services at Pac
olet and Jonesville this week.,
Quite a number of people of this
section had expected to go with the
Jonesville Sunday school on trip to
Hendersonville this Friday but are
disappointed as the trip is postponed.
Miss Mamie Gallman has returned
after a visit to relatives at Wood
run; she reports a delightful time.
Mr.. Sam Palmer of Jonesville spent
one day last week at the home of
Mrs. S. s. Gallman.
Misses Etha and lone Petty of
Gaffney are visiting Misses Melle
Lois Mabry this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Ward spent sew
eral days last week at Pacolet.
We expect our Lockhart Junction
correspondent to start his dots on
dog days" as the ground hogp has
ceased 10 De. Duet.