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The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
FOR SALe-VARMS.
FARM HOMES

FARM HOMES
CLOSE TO DETROIT.
ACRES.
line elegant garden land. ideal 10.
cation . ''ss' A e Aihi.s00' terms.
~ miles from city. new Groom bun.
s sr.; very good garden soil; .
'. my,. so1d cd, eSi,idinss on car line, .
$4,000: terms. '' S''e
=, % ACRES
y mi ME FRO, from tRoysl Oak. less than y
soil. close to car tine, good build
ings;. . real snap At $500 per acre.
Can be subdivided.
. m,,.. from 81 ACRES, .,
close to car line. very good build
$1,000 per acre opposite this: set
busy; price (, 81 n !, Gnls 's.'s0' terms
In rpsil.nti. very good buildings.
elegant shade. . first-c couniry
home for any one. Will sell very
cheap; on easy term
20 miles from city; good buildings.
clay loan soil. near cement road;
price $500; terma
TkOMkEl. WILSON CO.. Cad. SOS.
1918 Chamber OF Commerce Bldg.
20 ACRES. good house. small barn. ali
1850. take cottage.
81 acres, ; miles from good town.
good buildings. 10 acre. corn. -
acres potatoes. IS tons of hay. :
400 chickens. so ducks and all farm
tools. teke single house or two hht,
20 acres. near Nj. Clemens. good
buildings and fences. Al soil $500.
KiNdON REAL ESTATE CO.
so5 WHITNEY BLDG. MAIN 3l73.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
1000 ACRES

10 miles from Detroit. IL miles on
large river: great proposition for
ranch. Sell on easy terms or trade.
Msloney Campbell Realty Co. Inc.
500 Free Press bldg.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
SMALL FARM

SMALL FARM
Five acres. with Q new <-room bun.
calow and good well; located about
rs minutes from city hall. near the
village OF Trenton: excellent soil
on very easy paymenta, or Will take
the equity in your city property a.
part payment and furnish money to
help you get Q start
JAMES s. HOLDEN co.
500 Holden bldg, formsr Bamies
bidg). southwest corner OF 0ris-
void and Grand Rivsf-eve
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
WANTED
TELEPHONE OPERATORS

We pay while learning Fine oppor-
tdnity for advancement Rest 1oms
provided for oH-dut; .Iours. Good
inducements TO bright giris
THE MICHIGAN STATE TELE-
PHONE CO.
,ppiy Cadillac Exchsnge. corner OF
John n and Madison.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-16
JUNK PRICES
ON l910-l9l1 CARS

FOR SALE
REQ Roadster. "thirty-hve:" electric
light and starter: almost new run
1890 miles. IS Bagg-st., or Bass
Garage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
BOXING LESSONS
AT THE MOLINE Y
FRANKIE sINHET NOW UNDER
CONTRACT TO GIVE AL HIS
TINE TO THE WORK.

At a conference with Moline y. "
@. A. officials Friday evening Frankie
s.u1et. t1e bantamUe sht boxer, clos
Cd arrangements % give instructions
iu boxing 90 the association gym. He
stated that he had definitely decided
90 retire from the ring. FOR two rea-
sons One is that DE S. too heavy for
his division and the other that mem
beers % hfs family object 70 his for
me- calling. All Of his time viii be
given 20 the wori, AZ the association
for -he present.
we are 90 start March H. he said.
-ard the plan g. 90 have three classes.
business men. young men. and boys.
tar latter 90 be- 40 least 10 years old
shall have the class FOR the business
men during the afternoon since that
seems f1 he the most favorable time
f1r them. The Young mems class VIII
BE- held during the evening. Each
class vu meet at least three times
a week
-Nor only VIII T teach boxing but
3 1ssu provide an the training instruc-
t.or chat goes uIth the training OF
boxers r1rasl-Ip piping. exercise Tor the
sind and With Eprc'ai emphasis on
enc massage and rundown.
Each class is o. Do given - les
sons and 400 ~ chem viii Sc held In
tea gymnasium % thc y. " G. A."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
BE PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try Grandmother s Old Favorite
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre II the hair when faded. streak
ed OF gray; also ends dandrufi, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years ago
the only way to get this mixture was
to make II at home which Is mussy
and troublesome. Nowadays, by ask
ing at any drug store for "Wyeths
Sage and Sulphur Compound you VII
get a large bottle of this famous old
recipe for about so cents.
Don't stay gray Try It! NO one
can possibly tell that you darkenea
your hair. as It does it so naturally ana
evenly. You dampen a sponge or soH
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand a.
a time; by morning the gray hair as
appears, and after another application
or two, your hair becomes heautuuL'
dark, thick and glossy.
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
BREAK INTO BASEMENT:
GET OLD GUM MACHINE

Burglars. probably boys, broke into
the basement of the Ross grocery
store. 1907 Seventh avenue, Moline.
Friday night and stole an old gum
vending machine They pried the
window of the basement off with an
old chisel, took the machine to the
corner Of Thirteenth street and Elev-
enth avenue and broke it open. OF
course. there was nothing in it. Moth
ing else in the store was touched.
It was reported that an effort had
been made to effect an entrance to
a meat market on the blum in Moline
but no such case was reported 10 the
police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
OLIVE CHORUS MEMBERS
At BIG SOCIAL SESSION

Member ~ Olive Male chorus and
treir families 90 che number % zoo en-
llFet a social evening at the Moline
Teruer E1I Friday evening Their. was
81 program f1ru shed entirely hy mem
benz 90 ts- orElr.Eat or Of fleir
tlu.ir.. l supper and dance.
Hans Norman. the tenor. who s. al
90 "a member % the Olive quartet. was
pres Gated a.fh a sold watch fob with
an amb,suaf.r odd Fe. ow charm Do
arraau-I f1 bs hi. birthday. though
Hl. srsutr d.d not Eu1u this uhen
they arranged for the surprise Col
rEeI tlaimlr Eoh'sr PEE dent % the
chorus. made rle address OF preseuta-
ti1r.
The opculuE number Of the program
Eas a sons written by member o.
tfs chorus. s.. g.. WoJdyatf 10 was
dedicated tu the chorus and is entitled
Mo. ue.~ After che program came
rre supper and then dluC.nE followed.
mus r for fh.s being su-u shed By the
leader Of the chorus. Ad1lph ErlcE-
son. ard a. . Wahistrou. with vio-
Ins. with Miss Ruth Car.mark 90 the
piano. Following is the program
which was presented
Sou=-OIise Male chorus
Piano solo-lfiss Ruth Cariml-E
Vocal s1,o-Ad1'ur ERICKSON.
S1-E-O I've quartet
Piano s0io-liiss E.v.ra Carimark-
Soue-Olive chorus
sfdrees-Col0uel Echler.
Violin sClo-Eml Ei1rsman. accom-
panied By y ss Car'ml-t
Comic character song Emmanuel
larson.
Piano duet-Nf-ss Nelson and 1iiss
Marguerite dickson.
O~.-.-l- poem -Gurfaf OLSON
scur-OIiye chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
ELECTRICAL MEN
IN SHOPS co OUT
SiLVIS ESTABLISHMENT OF ROCK
ISLAND is FACING A POS
StBLE TiEUP.
Twelve Workers Directly Involved
Walk Out in Sympathy With
Chicago Strike.

Silvis shops of the Rock Island road
are facing a serious situation involv-
ing a possible suspension of operations
as a result Of a strike OF electricians
which took place Friday afternoon.
If they remain out long enough and
their places are not filed it viii mean
that work viii eventually have to De
suspended.
Discussing the strike today. 8 W..
Mullinix, superintendent Of the shops.
declared that it was a sympathy at-
fair. pure and simple There is
trouble Of some sort on in the Blue
Island shops of the company in which
the electricians are involved What
the issues are Mr. MUllinix did not
know, he said SO far as he is aware
the employees here have no trouble Of
their own. There are u local men In
volved. half of them being helpers
They are employed regularly in the
power house and in keeping the cleo
trical apparatus about the plant in
order.
Well Up With Work.
Mr.. Mullinix said he believed that
the trouble would be settled soon. AT
any rate. he was not fearful OF the
consequences, as the local shops are
well up with their work
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
MOLESTS HIS WIFE WHO
is SUING FOR A DIVORCE

Carl Wicklund was arrested by the
Moline police Friday evening on com
plant of his wife, whose home is at
726 Thirteenth street, Moline. Sew
eraI weeks ago Mrs. Wicklund applied
for a divorce and an agreement was
made that the husband should not mo-
lest his wife while the suit was pend
ing. Friday evening he appears TO
have forgotten the terms of the com
pact and appeared at the home and
caused trouble. Magistrate Gustaf-
son today suspended a fine of $500
over his head on his promise to sin
no more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
HELPFUL WORDS
From a Rock Islard cltlzen-

rom q HoCE tBiaTc Oitlzch
Is your back lame and painful
Does It ache especially after exer-
ton?
Is there a soreness in the kidney
region?
These symptoms suggest weak kid
neys.
II so there is danger In delay.
Weak kidneys get fast weaker.
Give your trouble prompt attention.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys
Your neighbors use and recommend
them.
Read this Rock Island testimony.
'Doan's Kidney Pills are 4 safe and
reliable remedy for anyone to use,"
says Mrs. Mary Preacher. OF PA Thir.
teerth street. Rock Island u had
dizzy spells and my back and head
ached. At night I was languid and
IN the morning / Eel; miserable. After
STOPPING. could hardly Strengthen.
kept getting worse until began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. They made me
feel better right away and ! continued
until ! was rid OF the ailments
Price soc. q: all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pflls-the same that
Mrs Preacher had. Foster-Mnburu
Co. Props Buffalo. N. Y.-(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
THOUGHT He WAS BEING
ENTERTAINED: is OUT So

John Laski of Cleveland, Ohio. ar
rived in Moline Friday for a visit.
Some friends met him and they spent
the evening socially" in the thirst
emporiums of the city, Laski being
eventually gathered in by the police.
Today in police court he was repent
ant. He said he thought his friends
meant to pay the expenses, but found
that he was out 81 for the celebration.
In view of his predicament Magistrate
Gustafson fined him only $3.50 and
then suspended the penalty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
HAD ENOUGH IN
SEVENTH ROUND
LARSON Of ROCK ISLAND BEST
40 81 sSEcSHSs OF MOLINE
~ BILL At CLUB.
Rock Island ARD Moline Members
Frstsrn.xs az stag Hsla IN
tne Later City.

Athletics comprised TIE big enf %
the program given AZ the Moline Com
nercial club stag Friday evening a.
which 50 members % the Rock Island
club were present- There were two ez-
hfblti0u boxing matches and a urest-
ling 70. all % them exciting Ur. Carl
Mueller % Rock Island won the bill
Hard match with p r. White % Moline
100 10 - while Robert Bennett. Jrr
o. Rock Island failed % show Up FOR
hfs pool match with a. 81. McCurdy
and an exhibition contest was slbsti-
tufsd
The feature o. the athletic events
was a bout between Ilrao- o. Rock
Island and speckm1u % Moline which
the latter won Ia the 8eVcuth ssasiou-
II vas carded Tor eight rounds. but
the Rock Islander met with an upper
cut 20 the Jaw fn the seventh which
Wa ali be- cared f0-. The Moline man
g. pr0taEa o. Frankie sluuet who
expects great things % him later. Zee
"a mgch che same style 0f mit or that
stanfeg Fetchel was and rereubies
the late u.idIewe.Ttt champion u
build
sunct boxed Eve rounds with Gal
taeher % Rock island whose rFr1-
SCOPE tactics flru shed s5 much diver
sion az fhr January stag OF tre club
Honor we're fairly even SO decision
was given fa either contest
Bear Downs Chienaoan-
Alec Bean. IRE Moline ErHrp'e-. won
straight faus from Mory Gardner Of
Cb.r1Eg. the frrt one ln 90 minutes
aad tde second ia Owe.
Bean hat closed % deal f1r bout
with O. O. Titus ~ uea M1.ner f1 D.
held i- Iatg1Erta nest TUESDAY.
Evsr ain~, F'ac won from AT pfrrr .u
MaqeoEefr iowa. f.r promoter 1r
t1af cItF has been trT.Ve fD match tse
Norne~ with Titus A sHi- bet OF $50
ls 90 b. posted che day or fte match.
nrrordiar fJ fhr terms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
BEING CHRISTIAN
is WORTH WHILE
PRESIDENT OF BLOOMINGTON
UNIVERSITY DECLARES AT
EPWORTH LEAGUE SPREAD.

DR.. Theodore Kemp, president OF
Illinois Wesleyan university at Bloom
ington. made a strong appeal for chris
tianity at the annual banquet of the
Epworth league Of the Moline First
Methodist church Friday evening.
Frank Conner, son Of Rev. J. z. Con
nor. presided. and Rev. L. F. Haver-
male acted as POSTMASTER. The pro
gram included musical numbers and
readings
MI Kemp declared that the Chris
tian need not apologize to anyone.
Rather il Is up TO those who are lead
ing unchristian lives TO make explain
atoms. Being a christian is the big
gest business in the world. At the
same time il viii not do for one 10
remain up in the mountain heights.
He must get down on the plains with
ordinary people and make his chris
tianity OF practical helpfulness TO the
world One should not be a sponge
10 absorb the spiritual blessings which
20 with the faith, but rather n river
TO carry life and refreshment TO the
barren spots of earth.
The speaker closed with an appeal
for the school of which he Is the head.
This institution has but $4,000 to
raise to complete a S550,000 endow-
ment fund, which viii be sufficient to
place 1t on a financially secure basis.
There are now Gao students attending
the school.
Dr. r 3. Williams OF Rock Island,
superintendent OF the Rock Island dis
trict, was the other speaker, discuss
Ing the value Of secret prayer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
ARRANGE FOR TWO RIFLE
SHOOTS AT THE Y. M. c. A.

TWO rife shoots have been arranged
for the indoor range at the Moline Y
VI. c. a. Assistant Secretary P. NJ.
Stuuffer being in charge. The first
win be open TO all and viii take place
next Tuesday evening. Anybody over
16 years of age may enter. Two tar
gets at three distances. 80. 80 and 70
feet will be used. The other viii be
tournament for members only and viii
start the week of March 1. Four tar
gets at three distances viii be used
and medals viii be given the winners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
Georde z. RaIsey.

George Z. Halsey OF Chicago. father
of Mrs. J. VI. Cleaver. 7O5 Twenty-fifth
street. Moline. died at the Hahnemann
hospital in Chicago Friday morning.
He was TO have come TO this city to
make his home with his daughter, be
ing scheduled to arrive Friday after
noon.
Nj. Halsey was % years Of age and
was one of the leading druggists Of
Chicago for many years. He owned
the Halsey Homeopathic pharmacy OPP
posite Marshall Field & Co.'S store on
state street. Years ago he regularly
visited Moline selling homeopathic
remedies to local physicians. His
death was caused by diabetes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
3.122 HUNTING LICENSES
ISSUED IN THIS COUNTY

Copies of the first annual report OF
the game and FISH commission have
been received by Z. Z. McDole, deputy
game warden for Rock Island and
Henry counties. 1t shows that out
of 3,649 resident hunting licenses sent
to this county in 1914, a total OF
1922 was issued, netting S2,34I5 so
Six nonresident licenses were issued.
totaling $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
REV. J. E. WILSON SPEAKS
AT SVEA BANQUET MONDAY

Arrangements have been completed
for the annual banquet of the Svea
chorus. which will be held at the Mo
line Commercial club next Monday
evening Seats will be provided for
$50. Rev. James Edgar Wilson. pa
tor OF Broadway Presbyterian church,
Rock Island, VIII speak on George
Washington's Copy Book Professor
c J. Sodergren viii he POSTMASTER.
Five numbers on the program will be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
ALLOWS CLAIM OF $500
AGAINST SCHAAB ESTATE

Judge F. D. Ramsay in circuit court
this morning allowed claim of $500
against the estate of George Adams
Schaab, late of Rock Island and in
favor fof Louis Schaab. a son. The
suit was appealed from the county
court and was based on the claim of
Louis Schaab that his father owed him
$500 before the parents death and
which was not paid. Allen and Rey-
nolds represented the executor, j. w
Maucker the widow and J. T. and S
r. kenworthy the claimant.
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20

Commissioners I'd Erfesoa seized the
psychoioEical moment. 80 90 SPEAK.
ard the may a. vel 90 double. mas
much a. Er Ericsson g. a candidate for
reelection A. any rate tie sweeper
ssu8 ogt and ID good work on many o.
the doErfovn streets As result %
Sc operations there viii not be quite
20 much mud % wade throgsh when
70 -aira or so much dust 20 Be- blown
.hnlt ~ ne Narch Nlads-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
CASE AGAINST HARVEY
JAHNS OVER FOR WEEK

Harvey Jahns, son of Commissioner
l. O. Jahns, who was charged by
Harry Stein with committing an as
sauIt at the Moline water pumping
plant, will have a hearing a week
from today, a postponement having
been granted when the case came up
before Magistrate Gustafson today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
HARD SCHEDULE FOR PLOW
CITY ELEVEN NEXT FALL

Rockford and Moline high schools
are signed for another football game
next fall. Manager Tiuotson of the
latter's athletic association stated to-
day that terms had been agreed upon.
the date being Nov. g. Moline Will
have q hard schedule for 1915. other
schools already on the list including
Rock Island. Davenport and Joliet
The Rock Island game will be played
Oct. 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
SPRING IS HERALOED BY
MOLINE STREET SWEEPER

TIE rpbla may or may not Do here.
Some say they have seen the bird and
others doubt &c. B1t robin or no robl1
there was evidence 90 spring which an
might see ia the streets % Moline this
morning The street sweeper made ifs
FIRST appcar1nc~ and thc sight was az
welcome az that o. "a whole flock OF
robins. The NIGHTS dampuess had
made tho pavement just rieht for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
TRl-ClTY BANKERS BOWL
IN MOLINE ON MONDAY

Bankers OF Rock Island. Moline and
Davenport will hold bowling tourna-
ment on the Eagles alleys in Moline
next Monday evening This will be
the third meeting between bowlers
among the bankers of the three cities
this winter. a supper will be served
at the Manufacturers hotel and will
take place after the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20

German course is no longer neutral in
our eyes"
The Morgen Post says the German
note leaves no doubt of Germany's in
tention OF exercising its rights and
making reprisals on Great Britain.
The Vossische Zeitung says the note
does not make use OF the excited tone
INDUCED In by America when a sin
gle shipload OF weapons was delivered
In Mexico by Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
MOLINE OBITUARY
Lula =. Williams.

Lula r. Williams died at the home.
l02 Sixteenth street. Moline. Friday
evening 1T 1870. She was born July >.
1901. at Wrighton. Iowa. Surviving
are the parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
F, Williams. and three brothers and
three sisters. all at home. The funera.
viii be held az { o'clock Sunday after
noon at the home. Rev. J. II. Miller
viii oficiate and interment Will be IN
Riverside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20

given by the chorus and music during
the banquet viii be given by the Re
Echo club.
The committee making arrange
ments for the meeting is composed Of
Professor J. Victor Bergquist, Charles
Brunstrom, John Shallene, Oscar Eek
erman and Fred w. Beckstrom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
LUNDT & CO.. NOSES OUT
BROWNS AT BASKETBALL

Lgadt q Go defeated Browns Bust
ness college aad LsfHiHs tluuei Fltz
Ctbbcus Fr.f1r evening in OH. Com.
merciaf Basketball Jr1sle series at rr~
Mofirs ST. W ' a. Tho Ersr contest
was a close one. thr fegre b-tHz % t1
81 Swanson 90 tae losers tossed .r
ni1e GeId baskets. wlife Nelson OK re@
wtaarra made seven. The acD-e ir tle
other coarest was 60 O, s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20

Tho Moline Pillow company seniors
dsf-r cd -h- juniors OF the same firm
tvr olt 90 three 600 che Moline Manu-
acfu-era' Bowling League Friday eve
ri--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
Funeral of Pehr Alert.

Funeral services for Pehr Gustaf
2months-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
tai ,Anert. 1926 Twenty-fifth avenue
Moline. were held this afternoon at
80 At the home. Rev. Edward Eek
strCm oficiated and interment was In
Riverside cemetery. The child died
Friday morning OF Group.
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
IN HURRY TO FILE
THEIR PETITIONS
MOLINE CANDIDATES PREFER BE-
ING = DAY EARLY RATHER
THAN 4 DAY LATE.
City Clerk viii Receive Them Mon
day. Though There is Cues
ton o. Legality.

Moline aspirants for city Office hur-
rled their petitions today and most OF
them viii have fled before night
While City Clerk c. V. Johnson an
nounced that he would receive petit
lions Monday the slight doubt that
this procedure would be legal led 10 q
general disposition 10 get petitions IN
today and play safe. Under the law
Sunday IS the last day. but as il is Gus
tomary 20 allow an extra day in cases
OF this kind and in further view Of the
fact that the city Offices viii be open
Monday. City Attorney James NJ John
stou gave IL as his opinion that Il
would be proper TO receive petitions
on the 22nd even though the day is a
legal holiday.
Mayor Carlson filed his petition TO
20 on the ballot for reelection during
the morning and az that time no other
had come out for the Office. Commis-
sloners G. Y. johnson and G. +. Eric
son also filed.
Stouffer for Commissioner.
A. c. stouHe-. 1903 Fourteenth ave
nue. a contractor. took out blanks TO
circulate for commissioner and I'd
who till recently engaged
in the coal business. also announced
himself as a candidate. Mr.. Stouffer
had been talked OF as an aspirant for
the rnayoralty but denied that he IN
tended 10 come out for that office.
Mr. Stouffer later fled his petition
Others who filed are Commissioner p
l.. Eastman. Peter Peterson. Henry r
a;umm and Robert II. Munro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
AGAIN MEMORIAL
DAY is CHANGED
CANNOT OBSERVE ON SATURDAY
WITHOUT SPECIAL ORDER
FROM WASHINGTON.
Holiday for Arsenal Workers viii Be
Monday With Services There
on That Day.

After having virtually agreed to OBJ
serve Memorial day on the island Sat
urday. May %, instead of Monday,
May 81. the Moline and Davenport G.
a. r. and auxiliary societies have
found that they Will be unable to do
so. Colonel G. W Burr, commandment
at the arsenal at first was willing to
change the course usually followed
when Memorial day falls on a Sunday
but since then he has learned that he
will have TO have q special order from
Washington TO do so. Therefore the
observance, which Will be in charge OF
the Davenport post, viii take place on
Monday.
The matter was brought up at a
meeting of r. II. Graham post OF Mo
line Friday night. Desire TO avoid a
conflict with the opening of the state
encampment of the G. \. r. which viii
be held in Moline the week beginning
on the 3lst, was the reason the change
was desired. II is said that the de
partment officers viii arrive in the
city on the 3lst. In Rock Island John
Buford post has voted to hold the eXer-
cises on Saturday. this being done
partly in order to conform 10 the ar
engagements made in Moline and Dav-
EXPORT
Register a Protest.
Graham post at its meeting heard
circular letter sent out by National
Commander J. d. Palmer to all posts
urging that an effort be made to stop
the use OF THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" in medleys in which the air Is
mingled with popular music. The Mo
line veterans expressed themselves as
in sympathy with the letter of protest
NJ r Metzgar, member of the post,
gave "reminiscences from his expert
ence as member of the signal corps
during the civil war. Monday evening
the post will attend in a body Wash
ington day exercises at the First Bap-
list church. when z. B. McKeever, one
of the veterans, VIII deliver an address
on Washington.