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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
CITY JUSTIFIED
IN TAKING SEARS
Lengthy Plea in Behalf OF Rock Is
land is the Quo WarTanto Pro-
CeedingS.

There was filed in circuit court this
afternoon, a 200-typewritJen page plea
on behalf OF the city in the quo war
rauto case brought by Mrs. Mary J.
Dougherty ct al against the city, to
force the city 10 show by what right it
is exercising authority over the newly
annexed territory Of Sears.
The plea, which was filed by William
ACEniry, who with J. *. Scott, city
attorney, is representing Rock Island
in the litigation, sets up the history of
the organization OF Sears, the prOvis-
ions of the union ordinance. the result
of the election held and claims the
city has a just and legal right 10 gov
ern the land added to the city.
The quo warrant0 was returnable
yesterday afternoon at , O'Clock, at
which time Mr.. McEniry was given un-
til Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock to
file pleas. This was done this after
noon. 1t is expected that when the
matter comes up in the morning, attor-
neys for Mrs. Dougherty viii ask for
a few days in which to file a reply to
the pleas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
LUTHERANS HOLD
MISSION MEETING
Rock Island District Conference Opens
This Evening at the First
Swedish Church.

The mission meeting of the Rock Is
land district of the Rock Island con-
ference Of Lutheran churches will be
held in Moline at the First Swedish
lutheran church. beginning this even
ing AT 1885 Two sermons Will be
preached at this time, Rev. a Madison
Of AIedo to talk on THE Gail OF the
DisctpIaship." choosing his text from
John 1862. and Rev l.. A. Edman
of Opbiem to speak ON THE Call to
Labor in Gods Vineyard" taking his
text from Matthew 20.1-16.
4 business session win be held at 9
O'Clock Wednesday morning and at II
the Lutheran hospital board will meet.
Rev j. A. Hemborg of New Windsor
will lead a general discussion to be
held al . in the afternoon. in which
all viii participate
Wednesday evening the sermons
VIII be preached by Rev f. W. Mag
nns8n of Geuese0, whose text viii he
from Matthew 6.&3, and his sermon
in English, and Rev. Daniel Freden
nj New Era. Iowa. whose theme viii
be THE Reward Of Service"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
OFFICERS RECALLED
FROM THE WAR FRONT

Washington. July 20.-Col0ueI John
BiddIe and Captain Berkeley Enochs,
until recently attached to the embassy
at Vienna, as army observers, were
today assigned to the. war college.
With their return the European battle
fields are left practically without
American military observers. While
both officers and also the war depart
ment refused to discuss their return,
it is believed TO be a fuIflIment Of Sec
rotary Garrison's policy to withdraw
officers where their presence caused
friction and embarrassment 1t is said
that the popular idea among officers
in the armies Of the Teut0nic allies
OF the destruction wrought by Ameri-
can arms and ammunition made the
position OF the American observers un-
comfortable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
NAVAL RESERVES
MANANINvENTOR


Credit Is due Lieutenant Otis "
Howard Of the Moline Naval Reserves
for an invention for use by divisions
which are not so fortunate as to pos
sess a boat upon which they may re-
ceire practical training. Description OF
the invention is given in a half-page
article that appears in the August
number of Popular Mechanics. The
Moline Naval Reserves, like most di-
visions in Illinois and other states in
the union have long felt the need
Of a cruiser. The invention of Lieut.
enant Howard is to Offset the difficulty
presented by lack Of a boat. It is
described in Popular Mechanics as
follows:
Members Of the naval reserve are
Afforded little opportunity for actual
training aboard ship, and this makes
its particularly difficult for them To
become experienced at the helm. In
the hope OF onseJung this, d steering
machine has been constructed which
is intended TO drill on land recruits
who are totally unfamiliar with ma
rine navigation, in the art Of handling
a wheel.
The device consists OF box, ap-
DroximateIy a foot square and four
feee high. attached 10 which is q steer
ing wheel and within which is q com
mass mechanician that serves to pre-
sent the novice with routine conditions
encountered in navigation At the top
of this box is standard compass
beneath which. and turning on the
same axis as the compass card, is q
wheel on which q bar magnet is
mounted. The steering wheel controls
through a rheostat d small motor gear
ed TO che magnet wheel, 50 that by
turning the former 70 the left for IN
stance, the motor Is started and the
compass card moved to the right. A
switch controlled By the instructor al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
PERSONAL POINTS

e.. W. Fitch has returned from a
lwo weeks visit to western Iowa.
4Ir. and Mrs Edward L. Strate have
returned from an extended eastern
trip.
Bliss lone Burns, 1914 Fifteenth
street. has gone TO New York city on
g business trip.
The Misses Charlotte Baumann and
Della Etck have gone TO Chicago for
weeks vacation trip.
Hugh r. Curtis has returned from a
visit at New Harbor, Me. Mrs. Curtis
and family VIII remain for a longer
visit.
The condition Of Mrs, William Jack
son. who is III at her home, 624 Twen-
ueth street, is very grave. She is I'M
conscious
Mr. and Mrs. Homer, 616 Fifth ave
nue., welcomed baby girl at their
home yesterday. Mrs. Homer was for
merry Miss Edna OyIer.
Misses Dorothy Griffin and Mar
garet Dickey left at noon today for a
tflp to Minneapolis. They departed
hy train and Will return by boat.
Miss Ina Stone. deputy in City Clerk
Martin T. Rudgren's Office, has just re
turned from a two weeks visit with
friends in Buffalo, n. Y, and Bay
Beach, ont.
Among the successful candidates
for admission to the bar who passed
The recent examination and whose
names we're announced yesterday was
Roy A Whiteside OF Moline.
70. It. Baer, general secretary Of the
Dubuque, Iowa. Y. NJ, c. A, is in the
city IN connection with the plans for
the new association building at Du-
buque which are being made by Ar
ehitect c. y. McLane.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Tyner of Gales
burg were the guests Monday of ]. B.
Dodson and family, 1908 Twelfth street,
enroute home from visit TO the San
Diego and San Francisco expositions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
MERCER EASTERN
STAR VISIT HERE
Five Hundred Members Come by In
tergrban and Take River Trip
10 Clinton.
Return HOME THIS EVENING
Captain John STeckfus, Jr, Fourth
Of Family, Now in Command
Of the st. Paul.

Five hundred Masons and Eastern
star members mostly from Mercer
county came to this city this morning
in six special cars over the Rock Is
land Southern railway and boarded the
steamer Sidney at the loot Of Fourth
avenue. The party is on an all-day
excursion and went up the river with
Clinton as its destination. The
eZcursionists are from Aiedo. Alexis
and Monmouth
The steamer will return TO Rock Is
land at this evening, dtscharging its
passengers at the boat landing at the
foot Of Nineteenth street They viii
make the return trip on the Southern,
leaving here at s o'clock.
Captain John Streckfus, the fourth
i'm the line Of river pilots Of that
name was plotting the steamer St
Paul when it passed yesterday on its
regular northern trip, Tt is the first
trip that young Streclsfus has made
as captain of5tbe big packet, although
me has had experience al. pilot on ex-
cursion boats for the last two years.
He is the fourth member Of the
sreckfus family to hold a license for
navigation. and among the rivermeu
he is known as Captain John to dis
finguish him from his father and
brothers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
PROPERTYOWNERS
VOICE OBJECTION
Moline Residents Living on Fifteenth
Street DisapprOye OF Boards
Plan 10 Repair.

Efforts Of the Moline board Of local
improvements to bring about the re.
paving OF Fifteenth street have met
with opposition. AT a meeting last
evening Of property owners affected b.
the proposed plan Of the board to re.
pave the thoroughfare with brick, g
protest was unanimously voted. The
DIRECTORS met in the Glenn. & Trevor
laii and it is said that virtually all
the frontage along the line OF the pro-
posed Improvement was represented.
il is the present plan Of the board
That has met with opposition on the
part of the property owners. The rea-
sons for the objection seem to be
varied. Some voted against it because
brick was specified, others because
they believed that only a portion OF
the street should be repaved while the
remainder opposed the entire project
Sense of the meeting, however, was
that am injustice lis being done proper.
ty owners by forcing them to again
pay for paving Che street. Several ex-
pressed their belief that the suit
against the Barber company viii be o
long drawn out affair and that reim-
bursomeHt is stjll a long way off This
is contrary to the belief Of attorneys In
charge OF the case, however.
a committee was appointed 10 ap-
pear before the board Of local improve
meuts Thursday at the public hearing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
PAUL HUNTER GETS
LOW MEDAL TROPHY

Cleveland. Ohio, July Shooting
for the low medal score Of the western
golf tournament today ". c. Fownes
Jr., Pittsburgh, came in with q z. ono
stroke below the tournament par, 10.
Sinking a q loot putt on the last
green, Paul Hunter of Chicago com.
pIeted the course in "a giving him q
low medal score Of $50 for the two
days ana beating Fownes' mark by
one.
Paul Hunters $50 took down low
medal score of the SO holes.
Chick Evans made the qualifying
round in 7G, which added to his 81
score Of Monday gives him 1877.
The first round in match play Of the
championship was started at O'Clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
Z. MOLINE COUNCIL
ADOPTS ITS BUDGET

East Moline city council last evening
adopted its annual appropriation ord
nance. carrying appropriations aggre-
eating $49470 A traffic ordinance.
similar in its provisions TO the meas
ure in force in Moline and Rock Is
land, was adopted The council also
passed q new salary ordinance. fixing
the pay Of police officers at SIS "a
month, that Of the fire marshal al
$85 and of the assistant marshal at
$50. and providing the police officers
shall not enter saloons except upon
official business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
MAY STRIKE AFTER ALL
IN CLOTHING TRADES

New York, July 20.-Labor condi-
tons in the clothing trade assumed a
serious phase again today and it was
said that a general strike might occur
after all. There is one ray Of hope,
however, in the fact that the commit
tee Of adjustment representing the
workers and the manufacturers is still
in conference trying TO reach a settle
ment of the differences.
The threatening factor, it was stated,
was an 18th hour demand of the
union representatives that the closed
shops be maintained. II was also de-
manded, according to the manufactur-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
SIMON MOSENFELDER
BACK WITH M. & K.

Simon MosenfeIder, for two years
advertising manager of Davidson Bros,
company of Siou xCity, Iowa, has rs-
gued that position TO take up work
with the NJ * k. store Of this city,
with which he was formerly connect
ed. Nr Moseufelder will become a
member of the firm, and have charge
ct the ladies' ready-to-wear depart
meut and will also handle the firm S
advertising Stanley Swanberg, pres
cent advertising manager and former
ravspaper man. viii leave at the end
af the present month. He has made
ITO plans for the immediate future but
VIII take a vacation for a short time.
3Ir. AIosenfeIder got his start at the
local store and has made good in the
advertising business. He has many
friends to welcome his return.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
ROTARIANS HEAR
PAPER ON DRUGS
Club Invited 10 Hold Aug. Meeting
at Farm OF George Wagner
West OF fIiIaH.

Because of the absence of Chairman
II. s. Cable and Vice Chairman j.. G..
Huntoon. Dr. W. e Taylor Of Moline
was called upon to preside az the
weekly luncheon of The Rock island
Rotary club today at tine Rock Island
club, and he did SO. The feature OF
the session was q paper by r. w.
Babusen Of Hartz q Bahusau Whole
sale Drug company. Oh Che drug bust
fects of the European war ON the
prices OF drugs. and some OF the Hg-
ures astounded the listeners. Nearly
every drug known 10 the business has
increased in various amounts. A GER
tain Russian product had went up i'm
price from 50 d pound to $50. an i'm
crease of 500 per cent and many 9TH
er commodities have increased On the
same scale.
George Wagner extended an invita-
ton to the club 90 hold It's Aug 9
meeting at his farm de promised a
chicken dinner, and every one OF the
20 members present sigatGad his will
uguess# to go. The members will De
taken 10 the farm in automobiles The
regular business session win be held
from 8 o'clock 10 s, the supper fol-
lowing.
a f. Sala and j G. Stevens, COM
mittee which marked the Rock Island
AIedo road, VIII this week take up the
project Of marking the Knoxville road
from Rock Island to GaIesburE. The
GaIesburg Rotary club viii cooperate
with the local committee in the work
A vote OF thanks was rendered to
the Moline Rotary club for it's Of
forts in arranging The first tri-city an
nual outing at Campbell's island and
commenting the club on the prizes
offered and the manner IN which the
outing was conducted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
POUR CONCRETE
FOR FOUNDATION
Excavation OF Only About Twelve Feet
Deep Tor Rock Island COunty's
New Jail.

The work of pouring concrete for
the foundation Of Rock Island county's
new jail building, which is being erect
ed on the court house square, was
started this afternoon.
II is understood that the foundation
on one side is resting upon sand and
on clay on the other and fear is ex-
pressed that the building may settle
uneveniy if this is the case. Hope of
placing the structure on a rock toun-
dation was abandoned when it was
found that rock was more than % feet
down. The excavation is only about
y feet deep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
VIII Condemn Cotton.

London, July 90 large part OF
the shipments Of American cotton held
up by England probably Will be con
demned by the prize court
This was indicated by q ruling made
today by the government.
The ruling was announced by the
board Of trade. which holds that if the
ownership of cotton shipped under the
agreement with American exporters
passes from the American shipper 10
an enemy of Great Britain. it VIII not
be purchased by the British govern
ment under the terms OF the agree
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
FnneraI Of DR.. Ahnnft.

Funeral services for Or. Selah c.
Abbott. who was found dead in his Of
fee in the Peoples bank building late
Saturday afternoon, were held at the
home. 2316 Ninth avenue, at 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Rev NJ. E Chat
ley Of the Memorial Christian church
conducted the services. The remains
were then sent at 4:40 TO Plainheld,
Wis. where burial will take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

New York, July 20.-Announcement
was made today by Martin T. Manton,
attorney for Charles Becker, the for
mer police lieutenant, who IS under
sentence to die on Wednesday of next
week for instigating the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal, q gambler, that
within the next few days an applica-
ton viii be made before a supreme
justice in this city for a new trial for
Becker.
Mr.. Manton said the application
would be made on the ground Of newly
discovered evidence but he declined TO
90 into details.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
JITBUS MEN Get
HEARING PUT OFF.
FOR TWO WEEKS
Witnesses and Attorneys Find Their
Trip TO Springfield Was
Made III Vain.
LEGALITY OF NOTICE IN DOUBT
Learned That Injunction Against Jits
at jacksonville Did Not
stop the Service.
Special TO The Argus

Springfield. III. July 20.-Raising
the point that the defendants had not
been properly served with notice of
r-. bearing, S. r Kenwortty. attorney
ts- the JLtuey operators. today secur-
ed aa indefinite delay Of the hearing Of
-.a petition Of the Tri-City Railway
.gugaay for an injunction to restrain
t-a iirueys from unfair competition.
before Judge Thompson. a member OF
she public utilities commission sitting
AZ line capitol building.
Mr. Eenworthy also questioned the
Jurisdiction Of the utilities commission.
suggesting that the iitney was wholly
matter for control by the local au-
horltas Judge Thompson admitted
this question had never before been
preached, and acquiesced when Mr..
zHlwoTthy asked that it first be taken
sp and determined before the hearing
Hl the petition Of the street car com
aaaF be heard. 1t was accordingly de-
-laa5 that the argument On the iuris-
ltsd0n Of the commission be held in
Chicago next Tuesday afternoon before
Judge Thompson-
Mr. Kenw0rthy Alone.
Mr. Kenworthy alone represented
t-a titbus drivers before Judge Thomp-
SON today while the railway company
had q number of witnesses from Rock
Island and Moline on the ground, to-
easaer with its tri-city attorneys, Q.
]. Searle. Joe R. Lane and James If.
Johnston
In The Jacksonville case Judge
Thompson explained the jitbus drivers
bad established regular routes and
schedules, using the same routes fol-
lowed by the railway company. and
therefor were recognized as an organ
t1aG competitor of the street railway
and AS such were enjoined from 0per-
arlug But after the injunctions We're
served upon them the judge said the
5irbUs drivers began using the streets
5-Bhazardly and simply placed for
hire" signs on the sides of their cars.
and SO far as he knew they were still
doing business. The question Of the
commissions jurisdiction was not
raised in the Jacksonville case. the
Judge stated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
- NeniralIft Elolafinns.

Washington, d. c.. July 20 United
states attorneys and special agents of
lhe department Of justice are working
On the British governments charges
that German sympathizers in the
United states have violated American
neutrality The investigations are
guarded with secrecy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
KNIGHTS COLUMBUS
RIVER TRIP TONIGHT

The Allouez council Of this city. Leo
council Of Moline and Loras council
Of Davenport Knights OF Columbus
have chartered the steamer sidney for
a moonlight excursion this evening,
and q large crowd is expected 70 ar
tend. The boat VIII leave Davenport
at and Rock Island AZ $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

so allows the motor TO be operated In
dependentIy OF the steering wheel, SO
that the card may be moved ont Of the
course and the helmsman given am ops
portuaity TO learn now to bring his
ship back in the course
Men drilled in this manner have
later shown good work at the wheel
on q training ship"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

and many OF the coast cities and IN
Canada.
LaForest Dizoteil and Curtis Blank
enberg left Saturday morning on their
Bicycles for Marengo. Iowa. arriving
az their destination Sunday afternoon.
Ihey will visit for week with the
formers uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs.
James Edwards The boys encounter
cd heavy roads, but at that made ex-
cel1ent time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
GOVERNOR dunno IN
LONG DISTANCE CHAT

Springfield, Ill, July 20.-From a
comfortable corner at the Panama
Pacific exposition in San Francisco
Governor and Mrs. Dunno of Illinois
will converse by telephone with
Springfield friends Friday evening at
7:30 O'Clock. The messages from the
executive and his wife viii be receiv-
ed al the executive mansion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

San Francisco. July 20.-The British
tank steamer Tamaha was seized and
held today by Ellery Stone. assistant
United States radio inspector, who pur-
sued the vessel in the United States
coast guard cutter Golden Gate when
she put to sea with only one wireless
operator aboard instead Of two as re-
quired. The maximum penalty is a
fine Of $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
TROLLEY LINE QUITS
BECAUSE OF JITNEY

Charleston. ". Va, July 20.-De-
claring titneybus competition had ser
iousIy affected its business, the
Charleston Interurban Railroad com
pany asked the public service commits
sion to allow it TO discontinue traffic
on two Of its lines, one an interur-
ban.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

ers' representatives, that all differences
must be settled within - hours. These
demands came after the manufactur-
ers had agreed 10 so per cent Of the
claims made in behalf Of their work
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
OBITUARY
Funeral Of MIR. EYlttick.

The funeral Of George W5ttck will
be held at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Grant Zimmerman, 1907 Fix
teenth street. tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. with Rev. David Johnson of
the Central Presbyterian church Off
ciating. Interment will be in Chip
Diannnck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
MR.. HURST REPORTED
GRADUALLY SINKING

Hon Elmore w. Hurst is gradually
sinking at his home, 1904 Seventh ave-
nue.. and his case is all but hopeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
Arrest Captain Wisherd,

Captain D. Waiter Wisherd, Of the
excursion steamer G. w Hill, was
placed under arrest at Bellevue, Iowa.
last Friday afternoon. charged with
violating the liquor laws OF Iowa by
selling beer on the Mississippi river
opposite Jackson county territory.
Roy Dyas fled the complaint in JUS
tice Louis Bittner's court az Bellevue.
Hearing was held at . O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon and after reading Of the
information the defendant waived fur
Their hearing and was bound over to
The September term OF the Jackson
county grand jury. He furnished
bonds and was released
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-07-28
The South Is Favored.

The pJstofffce department has been
authorized to employ automobiles on
rural free delivery routes, and on
the second of August about a hun
dred such vehicles will be put into
commission. Postmaster General
Burleson has just made the allotment
of this serVice-and the geographical
distribution of the national buzz
wagons is interesting, to say the least.
FOrty-four of them will whizz over
the practorian pavements of the i'm
eight of them will toll through the
sandy lanes of peerless Georgia; as a
reward for electing a democratic SEN
ator, California will get nineteen of
these government benzine buggies;
Mr.. Burleson's own state Of Texas
will have eight; Louisiana viii have
one. The great state of Pennsylvan-
ia gets two-located, for a guess, in
A. Mitchell Palmer's district. New
York Will have none, because Mr..
Burleson and the administration in
general does not like New York just
now. But the significant thing is
that a southern postmaster general
proceeds to put about eighty per cent
of these machines into three southern
states. This experiment with auto
mobiles in rural free delivery was in
tended by congress to be national in
its scope. The postmaster general
intends to make it sectional. However
this is a sectional administration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-07-28

dining room for the summer.
Over 100 members of the Brother
hood of the North church of st. Johns
bury accepted the invitation of L. P.
Leach to visit Camp Winneshewauka
on Friday afternoon and evening. Al
though the day proved rainy the party
were much pleased with the situa-
ton and beautiful views from the
wide porches of the house. The large
dining hall was given up to the party
for their picnic supper, coffee and
ice cream being served by courtesy
Of Mr.. Leach. A delightful evening
was passed in and about the camp
and the party left at a late hour well
pleased with their trip to Camp Win
neshewauka and it's pleasant family.
The Misses Van Dyke of McIndoes
joined the family at Camp Winnie
shewauka last week and several 9TH
er young ladies are to come for the
month of August.