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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
SPOKANE MAN BUYS
OLD LIQUOR HOUSE

An announcement of one of the most
important commercial changes in Rock
Island the past year is made today.
Samuel Langert, for 20 years located
at Spokane, Wash, has purchased the
wholesale liquor business of Beardsley
& Co. from c. l.. Beardsley.
This is one of the oldest wholesale
liquor concerns in this section. 1t was
founded in 1886 by Captain J. NJ
Beardsley and Colonel H. B. Burgh, IN
der the firm name of Beardsley &
Burgh. Four years later Mr.. Burgh
dropped out and from 1890 to 1914 the
firm name was Beardsley & Bailey.
Two years ago the two proprietors,
feeling they had earned a vacation,
sold their interests to c. L. Beardsley,
who today sold the business to Mr..
Langert 1t is understood that Mr.
Beardsley expects to devote his entire
attention to his specially business.
Mr. and Mrs. Langert and Miss Kay
Smith, sister of the latter. arrived in
the city yesterday and are looking for
suitable quarters. For nearly a quar-
ter of a century the Langert Wine COM
pany was one of the big wholesale
houses of Spokane, but was forced out
of business when the city went dry
last January. Mr.. Langert states he
will retain the name of Beardsley &
Co. because of the long years it has
been established.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
RYERSON PLACED ON
COMMITTEE ON CUP

Sam Ryerson of Rock Island is on
the cup committee of the Illinois
State Elks' association, having been
appointed at the DanviIle convention
Charles A. White of Chicago, grand
treasurer, presented the Elks of Hi
nois with a large silver cup to be
awarded to the lodge which shows
greatest proficiency in exemplifying
ritualistic work. The cup must be
won by the same lodge three times in
order to be retained permanently. Mr.
Ryerson's name will be placed on the
cup and he is on the committee which
will draw up resolutions thanking Mr..
White for the gift. All of Rock Is
lands delegation except ]. F. Murphy
and George Stroehle returned from
Danville yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Murphy stopped in Champaign and
Mr. Stroehle in Peoria. The other del
egates are Sam Ryerson. George Ack.
ley, C. n. Isaaeson, Thomas Mirfield
and Frank Brough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27

County superintendent Gregory. a
child seeking high school advantages
would at all times be within his or
her district, unless the nearest high
school happened to be across the line
in another county. and thus it would
again be possible to make distribution
Of state funds under the apparently
more equitable terms than obtained
under the 1913 law
In order to fully understand the
situation the provisions of both the
1913 and the present law should be
known. The old law provided that
tuition should be paid by the districts
from which the aspiring pupils went
to find high school advantages. That
in nutshell, was the 1913 law. The
provision of the 1915 act is that the
superintendent of schools of each
county shall pay all such tuition to the
high schools out of the state school
fund apportioned to that county be-
fore distributing the same as now
provided by law.
City Against Country.
The way the present law works, it
is pointed out by those who desire
an amendment, is that districts main
tanning high schools suffer deficits by
reason of the diStributive fund being
paid out into those districts which
cannot or do not see fit to care for
their own children. 1t is further ar
gued that the districts maintaining
high schools are deprived of large
aggregate revenue because the law
provides that the tuition of pupils
coming from non-high school districts
shall be paid out of the distributive
fund first Under the old law the
home district of the pupil seeking
high school advantages elsewhere
paid the tuition.
Reduced to last analysis, the fight,
as it has been waged for several
months in various counties of the
state, and as it no doubt will be waged
in the future when the amendment
matter comes up. is one between the
! larger or city school districts against
the rural or farmer districts which do
not maintain high schools The larg-
er the cities or high school districts
/ the more bitter is the sentiment
/ against the law, for their taxes are in
creased in proportion to the number
Of rural pupils whose tuition fees are
! paid by the state. The rural class, of
course, is satisfied with the present
law, because the country children are
given high school advantages, with
tuition paid by the state, and their
districts have not the burden of high
! school taxation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
CHURCH BURGLAR
GIVEN JAIL Term
Rev. Peter p. kluck Decides to Allow
Frank Sullivan Another Chance
and Does Not Press Charge.

Rev. Peter P. Kluck, pastor of st.
Mary's Catholic church, has kindly
feeling for Frank Sullivan, the young
man he caught single-handed in the
church trying to rob the poor boxes.
For this reason Sullivan will not be
held to the grand jury.
Sullivan was arraigned in police
court today and the charge was amend
ed from burglary and larceny, under
which he was first held, to disorderly
conduct. He was given the limit, how
ever, 5000 and costs. In default OF the
fine he will spend 40 more days in the
county Jail. He has been locked up
since the time he was unprecedented,
two weeks ago.
Police were convinced when Sulli-
van was first arrested that he was a
professional church burglar, but in
vestigation has revealed nothing to
substantiate this.
Father kluck did not care to appear
against Sullivan and decided to give
him another chance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
man ACCUSED OF
SW|NDLE CAUGHT
E. c. Smith. Alleged to Have Picked Up
Five Dollar Bill on Bar and
Then Fled, Is Arrested.
UNABLE TO FURNISH $500 BOND
W. A. Wilson of Des M0ines Squares
Himself on Worthless Check Deal
and Case Is Dismissed.

E. c. Smith, accused of having per-
petrated an open swindle in the saloon
conducted by Charles Hastings at the
corner of Seventh avenue and Seven
teenth street, Wednesday night, was
today held to a continuance in Rock
Island police court in bonds in the
sum of $500, which he was unable to
furnish.
Smith was arrested by Detective
Tom Cox late yesterday. He was
found after a search of two days in
which all his haunts were visited. He
was living at rooming house on
Fourth avenue at the time OF the al
legged swindle, police said
Smith is accused of having gotten
into an argument with Mr. Hastings
and to have taken a IS bill from the
bar. 1t is charged that he ran from the
saloon and disappeared after he picked
up the bill over which the argument
had ensued.
The case against him was continued
10 days to give the police chance to
investigate it further and to secure
evidence for the prosecution.
W. A. Wilson, arrested several weeks
ago on complaint of Clarence Skinner
| who charged that Wilson had passed
| two worthless checks on him, one for
$1O.25 and another for S10.75, was to-
day released in police court Wilson,
who halls from Des Moines, made the
checks good, police announced.
Milan Men Fined.
Dyke McQuaid and James Murphy,
Milan men who were arrested when Ed
| Flippo, conductor on a Watch Tower
car, preferred a charge of disorderly
conduct against them, were each fined
81 and costs. Hippo accused them of
| having been drinking and using pro-
| fame language on a car Saturday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27

Contrast.
IT told you not to make me take
bath, ma. Look how plain that hole in
my stocking shows now."-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
PROGRAM AT ST. JOSEPH'S.

ST. Joseph's senior class in music,
assisted by students of dramatic art,
gave a delightful program at the
school hall yesterday, commencing at
. o'clock. 1t was very well attended
and each number of the program was
heartily applauded by the audience.
The second scene from the first act of
Shakespeares play, AS You Like 1t"
was given with fine dramatic effect
and the other Rotations we're we'll
delivered, The Littlest Rebel" call
ing for an encore, The Americana
Girl" The voice numbers were es-
pecially well rendered and musician
ly skill of high order was demon
strated in the piano selections. Fol-
lowing is the program:
Praise Ye the Father" (Gounod)
High school.
Reading from "As You Like It
Helen Thiele, Katherine McNellis, Fay
Stoltenberg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Knights at Communion.

Annual communion day will be oh
served tomorrow by AlloueZ council,
knights of Columbus. The members
of the council will attend Sacred Heart
church as a body in the morning at
$50. The Women's Catholic Order of
Foresters also will receive holy com
munion at the same mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27

I'm the Garden of My Heart" (BalD
Dorothy Waldman.
Ministries Serenade" Uow)-Ethel
Johnson, Fay Stoltenberg
Glass will-Katherine McNellis
Far From My Heavenly Home"
Neutrality-suspicious. Bach.
Glass prophecy-Ivy Burt.
'Marche Hongroise" (kowalsk)-
First piano, Suzanne Meehan; second
piano, Stella Gibson.
The Littlest Rebel'-Dorothy Wald-
man.
Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
(Tate)-Irene Bach.
RECEPTION AT VILLA,
A reception into the Sodality of Our
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
BROADWAY MISSION SOCIETY.

Mrs. Ella A. Read, at her home, 1911
Eighth avenue, was hostess yesterday
afternoon at the May meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society of Broad
way Presbyterian church. Miss Fan
ME Cleland, who will leave during the
summer TO take up her duties as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27

teacher in Korea, told the ladies of the
work that she is to do and giving
farewell address. Mrs. H. D. Blake
more had paper on Siam and Miss
Mabel Bohman entertained with a
number of violin selections. Later the
hostess served refreshments while a
delightful time of sociability passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
SHAM INITIATION BIG SUCCESS.

The sham initiation, Wisdom of the
Ages" put on last evening by Eudora
Rebekah lodge No. 70 at Odd Fellows
hall drew a large gathering of mem
bers and friends despite the Indictment
weather. The affair was huge sue
cess and each part was exceptionally
well taken. The candidates for initia-
ton, Mrs Mary Ehman, Mrs. Emma
Danielson, Mrs. Amelia Butt, Mrs.
Augusta Guldenzopf, Mrs. Rose Their
mann, J. F. kuehl. Bernard Baumgart-
ner, Ernest Smith and Thomas Nc
Lean, were dressed in ridiculous cos
tunes and their antics were amuse-
ment for the audience. good sum
was cleared from the affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
ADDITIONAL SOCIAL
MRS. WAGNER HOSTESS AT
COFFEE,

Mrs. Robert Wagner was the charm
ing hostess yesterday at coffee given
to honor her guest, Mrs. E. X. Earring
of Milwaukee, entertaining in her
home, 9O4 Twenty-third street. The
house was profusely and beautifully
decorated with roses and during the
afternoon 100 tri-city ladies called to
enjoy the delightful hospitality OF
their hostess. Mrs. Wagner and Mrs.
Earring received the guests and friends
assisted about the rooms. Miss
Frances Desaulniers, harp, and Mrs.
Florence FreistatLee violin, gave an
informal musical program during the
afternoon The guests were served
with a collation. in the dining room
and the affair was delightfully."- infor-
NAL and pleasant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27

Blessed Lady and the blessing of the
children will take place in the chapel
at Villa de Chantal tomorrow after
noon at 4:30 o'clock in which the en-
tire school will participate. The par
ents have been invited to attend. The
reception and address to the sodal-
lists will be given by Father C. P.
ONeill Of Sacred Heart Catholic
church. Benediction and Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament will follow,
conducted by Father Prosper Holvoet
of St. Paul's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
After Service"

"After Service is important item to be consd-
cred by the prospective buyer of motor When you
have paid for your you want the dealer to take live
interest you which will result in better service at less
cost from The most efficient service of this kind
is Ford "After Service
When you buy Ford from us, our interest in you
really just begins after have your money That is the
starting point In this, in everything else the Ford
way is different. We start where others leave off.
There are forty people in organization ready to
give Service to Ford "Horst Strieer Co. Ford
Service better than all others. That's another reason
why sell many Ford cars all other makes com!
bined in territory.
Buy Ford and reap the benefits of CATER
Service.
Runabout $500, Touring car $44O, f. o. b. Detroit.
HORST & STRIETER co.
514 Sixteenth Street, Moline.
1417-1423 Second Avenue, Rock Island.
The herald., 1916-08-03
TAXPAYERS AVON RUSH.

Assistant Commissioner of Finance
Arthur J. O'Keefe, called attention
aSturday to the desirability of the
taxpayers of the city realizing that il
they would avoid much inconvenience
to themselves and relieve the city
treasurer's office force of needless ex.
ira labor, they will pay their real es.
tate taxes early and not wait until the
time limit for pay them, Aug. %. has
almost expired, as was done last year,
with the result that there was a rush
at the last moment that seriously con.
gested the work OF receiving the
taxes.
The period for the payment of the
real estate taxes began on July a and
continues one month from that date.
The largest single tax payment so far
made was that OF the Morgan's Lou
isiana and Texas Railroad Company,
amounting to $4,000.
The herald., 1916-08-03
ENJOYABLE EVENING.

Miss Lillian Klink was hostess at a
reception given in honor of Mrs. Cleve
land Lejeune, bride of last week
The evening was a most enjoyable
one. The hOnOree and the hostess are
| both popular among the young set
The happy crowd danced, and refresh
ments were served during the cour,
of the evening.
Those present were: Misses Ed.
VIVA Faust. a. and f. Iulschus, p.
Parinea, c. Zwicke, L.. Grand, II. Jones.
L. and NJ. Doyle, V. Hanley. c. lie.
jeune, VI. Leatham, VI. Spahr, L. Klink.
c. Kern. II. Hotard; Messrs ]. McIn.
tosh, L. Santos, Z. Allen. c. Hanley. II.
and A. SCheele, J. Heitmeier, W. Muir
ry, A. Durgis, Chisholm, T. Renecky, c.
Clemans, T. Castrogiovanni. w. Smith,
]. Jones, A. Schlumbrecht, p. Fields, J.
Domingues, ]. Harrison. II. Picon, c.
Ciaccio. A. Klink, A. Richter, G. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lejeune, Mr.. and Mrs
J. G. Duchien, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Hotard,
Capt. and Mrs. j. Klink, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Alwell. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Vinet, Mrs
]. Salathe, Mrs. 4. Dulcich, little
Theresa and Frances Dulcich and Irma
and Althea yinet.
The herald., 1916-08-03
BREAKS LAW; DOES NOT
KNOW 1T.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse
for violation, but whether Harry X.
Gould, hospital apprentice on the trans
port Hancock, will be prosecuted for
the alleged smuggling of aigrettes into
the United States, and then attempting
to dispose of them for an amount far
under their value, is a matter of con
lecture.
The aigrettes have heen confiscated
by the government officials and Go
is aboard the transport
Gould's arrest was accomplished
early Sunday morning. He was taken
by George Daste, a deputy in the Gus
toms department, when he is said to
have had several hundred dollars
orth of feathers strewn on a bed in a
house in the district. and had offered
to sell them for $25.
The feathers were brought into New
Orleans Saturday Gould did not make
a secret of it, but told several Of his
mates that he intended making $40 on
the feathers. stating that he had pro-
cured the bunch for SIS in Vera Cruz.
The feathers were contained in a tin
can.
Gould could not understand why he
was being arrested. and when it was
explained TO him he was more aston
ished because, he said, he had seen
similar feathers in stores and on wo-
mems hats.
Daste turned the hospital student
over to q city policeman who had him
booked in the Fourth Precinct Station.
Gould put up a protest, saying he had
to be back on the ship before s o'clock
Sunday morning, otherwise he would
be court-martialed.
The herald., 1916-08-03

Continued on Page 81
The herald., 1916-08-03
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS
TO BE GIVEN AWAY

The Herald Will Donate Two Free
Scholarships for sAIgiers Boys or
Girls - Scholarships Are from
sbsa's Business College, 5o4 Al,
dubon Building, and Are for the
Civil Service Course The Selec
ton of Either Boys or Girls 10
Receive the Scholarships Will Be
Made by the Fifth District Civic
League.
The Herald will give two free
scholarships to Sbisa's Business Col.
lcse TO any two Algiers boys or girls
selected by the Fifth District Civic
League. These scholarships are for
free courses in any of their depart
ments which prepare students tor
Civil Service examinations.
Many young boys and girls are get
ting ready to try for government
positions and before their appoint
ment they must successfully pass
Civil Service examination. Prof.
Sbisa has made a special study of
this work, and he has many of his
students now holding government
positions.
Application for these scholarships
must be made in writing and ad-
dressed to Mrs. J. +. Huckins. presi-
dent OF the Fifth District Civic League.
Applicants must state their age, ad-
dress, what school attended.
The awards for these scholarships
will be made in a short time. Appli-
cants are urged to send in their
names as soon as possible
The herald., 1916-08-03
ESTOPINAL URGED TO AID NAVAL
BILL.

An appeal to Congressman Albert
Estopinal to support the Senate amend.
ments to the naval preparedness bill
carried Mayor Behrman's sentiments
on the question of Americas prepare.
ton for sea fighting to Washington.
Monday. The Mayor wired the First
District Congressman that the pre-
paredness parade of last June clearly
shows how the people of New Orleans
view the subject, and that this senti.
ment extends over both land and sea
preparation.
The Mayors telegram was inspired
by wire from II. b. I.abouisse.
The herald., 1916-08-03
|aTlLAkATTA'S LIFE SAVED BY
cARRuTH.

ne principle Of law that when a
ms fife Is in danger at the hands OF
EAG, q third person may Stay the
ssIant, was applied Thursday morn
|g BY District Attorney Gutenberg in
\ case Of George Carruth, proprietor
the New Central Hotel, Carondelet
a Julia streets, who shot to death
d Douglas, negro, of ElT'ra and
klrnas streets, at Mllneburg, when
: negro was about to strike Nick
|salanstta Of 1900 Newton street, pro-
rstcr Of restaurant at that resort,
|th an axe.
h Gutenberg, after investigating
case from rhe evidence gathered
Tie police, decided that Carruth was
fuaed to bail, and be fixed the bond
Es@ In the case. From the evil
1e gathered thus far Carruth's act
iAooung the negro dead was justifi-
The herald., 1916-08-03
GRAND ISLE ROAD MAY
Be AUCTIOHED
Special Master Recommends That
$4,000 Claim Be Paid
Within IS Days.


NJ '.'' '''iN OF T.. Douglas War
III Vi I"f"hIo' canada, amounting to
''''o''' against tAe New Drleans
"'' '"' ENoh ana Grand Isle Railroad
anu '"' Ne" orleans southern Rail
wa! COMPANY Is PAID within fifteen
""SS the ROAD no" D"lnS operated un-
uer III" supervision OF a receiver may
''''' ''"' ''o'i
y. D. II. 'naHe' VINO was appointed
'H "u'Ne FOSTER In the Federal Court
S'''Ta! days ago following the filing Of
''e Application Tor the appointment
VI receiver. as special master TO
'"'N lh'" the IN! OF complaints, Wed
ueSuaS morning recommended after
iiIaNIn| Gear 10 the court his findings
IN the matter that decree be en-
-, - - "'' -,''.7 '"e I''''oau 10 pay
IL ',''''. ''''''I u"' > the sum To-
e,Sn'.,, -" - r'' cent interest on
''''I July l. l'lo' UT III ue-
''4"' al 'Ae IdlIroau
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49, 'i0'''' 'A''iiSionS' re
'''',' p'''' ''-''.'9 l'eIeo'' De
'''0 0",'''' III 'Ii' manner
- 'fU'i'u - inc Teuerai
''N N"'9 pun 'HdSeu
l. ..
'''' 81 'o' 'u"y''I " lne SAFE
NJ haHe' IN MS hndlng, states that
OF N&rch' I9VN, the property Of the
Ne" oileanS' Fort Jackson and Grand
Isle halIfoai vas leased to the New
OIieahS southern hallway Company
LOT d term OF - years ending March
- 1850 'hat IN their lease they
"Sreeu 10 take over all debts and
ooIl2atiohS 81 the company, including
the warren claim.
Il find, as a fact. that the lessee
corporation, New Orleans Southern
Railway Company. was but another
name for the New Orleans. Fort Jack
son and Grand Isle" Mr.. Chaffe saws.
Il arrive at this conclusion because
Of the construction placed by the New
Orleans Southern Railway Company
upon its lessee contract, wherein, it is
stipulated that the past due coupons
assumed weer to be taken up, liqui-
dated. paid and funded by the issu-
ance ii bonds FOR like amount pay.
The herald., 1916-08-03
LOCAL BOXER.

C. Diery, 100 pound amateur boxer
n Alters, will box under the name of
|Ung Britton. He is matched to box
kN Herman, amateur champion of Al
has The bout will be at the next
|as gwen in the city. He is ready to
beet al corners at 100 pounds at any
|ne and any place. For matches APP
h 10 J. Cabibi, Jr., 7l2 Teche street.
|lgers, La.
The herald., 1916-08-03

When you think OF olive oil, think
of italian Beauty Oil, imported by V.
S. Dantoni, $40 Hospital st. 1901.
bottles, soc; 32-oz. (qt) tins, 90c:
12S-oz. (gallon) tins, $3.50.
The herald., 1916-08-03

able inasmuch as the negro was about
to strike Catalanatta with he axe out
of revenge for having been discharged
earlier in the day by the restauranteur
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