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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
MOIINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS

Mems association and Commercial
club, will be held. Due to the fact that
a large number OF those interested in
the project are out OF the city meet
ing scheduled for last evening was not
held.
Meanwhile campaigners will con-
tinue the work OF soliciting subscrip-
tions. The plan is one that has met
with general Endorsement in ali parts
of the city and belief is that the $1,000
will have been raised by Monday, car
rying with IT the assurance OF an ad-
ditional thousand from various indi-
viduals, and also the promise OF an
electric auto for the nurse.
Hope of general committee g TO
make the visiting nurse project self
supporting one and strenuous efforts
are being put forth to start without
debt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
MAGISTRATE FREES
UTNEY BUS OWNERS

Jim Pappas and Marie Miller, own
ers of jitbusses, were dismissed by
Magistrate Frank Gustafson in Moline
police court this morning when they
were arraigned on charges Of violating
the traffic ordinance G. J. Beatty was
complainant. In each case one or the
charges had to do with the letters on
the jitbusses showing the owners
name.
1T has come to my attention" de-
clared the magistrate, that these
charges were made by the complain
ing witness in spirit of revenge. The
charges are of a technical nature, and
do not believe the health and safety
of the public has been endangered.
My experience as police magistrate
has convinced me the police them
selves are competent to see that no
violations occur that should be pun
ished, and that only in rare instances
is it necessary for a citizen to prefer
charges.
I'm this case one citizen has pre-
ferred charges against large mum
Der of jitbus drivers, and the charges
are all of a more or less technical
nature / refuse to allow the Moline
police or this court to be used as a
medium of obtaining revenge"
Others of the rs jitbus drivers ar
rested on Beatty's complaint come up
for hearing next week. The magis-
trate intimated he would dismiss all
cases in event drivers changed the
size of lettering on their cars to con-
| form with the city ordinance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
LESS PRINCIPALS IN
SCHOOLS OF MOLINE

Board of education at its meeting |
last evening adopted a plan whereby
the Moline school system can, without
sacrificing efficiency, minimize the
number of principals in the grade
schools and secure competent and close
supervision over the pupils indivld-
ually.
The plan in brief is to have one prln-
cipal supervise the work in two schools
and will be first placed into operation
in connection with the Irving and
| Erickson schools. No successor 10
| Miss Virginia Ray, principal OF the
Grant school, who died this summer,
will be appointed. Her place will be
| filled by one of the principals OF the
schools affected by the new plan, and
thus no one of the principals now IN
service will be relieved of her duties.
Theory upon which the change was
adopted was that good teachers are
the chief requisites of a good school
and one of the greatest needs of the
! school system here is higher salary
schedule for teachers. The saving by
intimidation of principals would re-
suit in better salaries which would at
tract teachers of better preparation,
causing fewer designations, fewer new
teachers and less need for supervision,
| 1t was believed.
Combining of the Irving and Erick-
son schools under one principal-in-
itial step in the innovation-can be
accomplished with little difficulty, it
is believed. Number of teachers in
! both buildings is only two more than
! in the two buildings of the Grant
school The plan will thus be tried
! out without sacrifice of position or sal
airy and without embarrassment to any
principal.
Seven vacancies on the teaching staff
were filled at the meeting last evening.
! c. c. Taggart of Geneva, Wis, was
named to take Karl l.. Adams place as
| head of the science department, Elmer
I CLAIR, an alumnus OF the local high
school, was appointed history instruc-
tor, succeeding Nicholas Peterson,
while the appointment of Miss Ruby
Hoefer as English instructor in place
of Miss Bertha Denning was approved.
H. E. Carr was named instructor at
the manual arts building, Phillis Guth-
rie, accompanist, and Tillie Benedict
and Norrine Robertson, instructors in
! the grades.
| The new head Of the science depart
ment comes here with several years
experience in educational lines. He
| taught in several schools after being
| graduated from Ohio Wesselyn. His
home is Jacksonville, Ohio. Mr.. Carr
| is from Newcastle. Pa. He succeeds
| Harry Aram. Elmer CLAIR was gradu-
ated from the local school in 1910. He
was later graduated from the Univers-
| ity of Illinois and spent one year at
| Harvard law school. Miss Guthrie
succeeds Ruth Lund, resigned. as &C
companist. The Misses Benedict and
Robertson are from Mt. Vernon, Iowa,
! and De Kalb, ILL.,, respectively.
An additional grade will be opened
in the Washington building, it was de-
cided last evening. Three grades have
been held in the building during the
last few years, but due 10 inconven-
fence which this makes for pupils of
the fourth grade. II was decided to
have a fourth grade instructor added
TO the faculty. The teacher will be
appointed later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
VISITORS CARRY
ORION BY STORM
Hundreds of Former Residents o.
Thriving Little Town Return
for Elaborate Celebration.
MOTOR RACES IN THE MORNING
Home. Coming viii Close Sunda!
Evening With Union Open-Air
Gospel Services.
CSpecial to The Argus)

Orion. Ill. Aug 26.-Hundreds OF
visitors-former residents of this
place-today invaded Orion for the
homecoming, held under auspices OF
the local Commercial club.
The celebration is now we'll under
way. 1t opened Thursday and Will
close Sunday night.
Every house in Orion has been
thrown open to the visitors, VINO nave
come from all parts of Illinois and
many from other states. The tr1-cit-
les furnish a large number OF home
corners.
Chief event on the program TINS
morning was a series of automobile
and motorcycle races. A ball game
was to be played this afternoon be-
tween the Sherrard and Lynn teams.
Bob Seeds humorist. was scheduled
to speak this afternoon and tonight
Sunday morning at 8, union open
air gospel services will be conducted
in the town park by Rev. Mr.. Brand
formerly pastor of the Baptist church
here. In the evening, a sacred concert
will be given.
The Orion band, organized last
spring. is furnishing much or the mu-
sic for the homecoming.
Friday the home-comers were tax
en- on an automobile tour OF the
country surrounding Orion. Severa
neighboring towns were visited. The
automobiles were provided by resi-
dents of this place.
The homecoming opened with bar
hecue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
CATHOLICS WILL
HOLD BIG OUTING
Members of St Mary's Church VIII
Spend Wednesday Afternoon and
Evening on Campbelrs Isle.
PROGRAM FOR DAY ANNOUNCED
Athletics and Sports VIII Furnish Field
Entertainment-Dan in the
Pavilion Provided for.

Annual outing for members of st.
Mary's Catholic church and their fam
lilies will be held Wednesday of next
week on Campbell's island. The picnic
will extend through the afternoon into
the evening. Several hundred are ex-
pected to attend. A basket picnic at 6
in the afternoon will be browning fea-
ture of the day.
A program OF athletics and sports
has been arranged which promises
some unusually interesting diversion.
Lists of events, as announced today:
Baseball game-Holy Name society
VS.. Knights of Columbus.
Tug of war-Married men VS.. single
men.
Race for boys to II years.
Race for boys II to Is years.
Boys shoe race.
Three-legged race.
Boys tug of war.
Race for girls to II years.
Race for girls IL to Is years.
Fat ladies race.
Girls peanut race.
Ladies' ball batting contest.
Pretty baby contest.
During the evening dancing will be
enjoyed under direction Of the Agathe-
rian society of the church. A large
number who cannot attend during the
afternoon are expected to gather for
the basket picnic and dancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
LIFE is CRUSHED
OUT BY THRESHER
John Wnhlstrom, Prominent Young
Sunny Hill Farmer, Jumps In
Front OF Machine.
LIVES 10 MINUTES AFTER STRUCI
Wheels Pass Over Body, Mangiing Leg
and Crushing Skull-Leaves
Wife and Two Children.

John Wahlstrom, aged 81 years, who
resides on a farm near Sunny Hill,
sustained fatal injuries at last even
ing when he fell under the wheels of
q threshing machine, which, having be
come incapacitated by a broken driv-
ing gear, started backward on a steep
hill about one and a half miles north
of Coal Valley. Wahlstrom, in jump
ing from the machine, in some manner
slipped and fell in the path of the
backing machine. He was injured SO
badly that he died 10 minutes later.
His left leg was mangled, his skull was
fractured, and his body crushed.
Wahlstrom, with the assistance OF
his helper, Albert Johnson, was TAX
ing the machine to the farm of John
O. Johnson. In order to reach the
farm it was necessary to drive up a
steep hill When the top was reached
the drive gear broke and the machine
started down the incline. Johnson re-
manned on the machine, which came
to a halt near the bottom of the hill
when it ran into a ditch, and he was
not injured
WahlstrOm was taken to the John
Johnson home, where he died. An in
quest was held last night by Coroner
r. c. J. Meyer.
JOnn u. WanIStrOm was porn near
Orion. ILL.,. March 13, 1879. He grew
to manhood there and had been prac
tically a lifelong resident of that To-
cality. He was married to Anna John
son in 1909. Mr.. WahlStrOm was wide
ly known throughout Rock Island and
Henry counties and word of his tragic
death today carried sorrow to innum-
cradle friends.
Surviving him are the widow and
two children, Ella, aged 5. and Harry,
aged 2. His father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Wahlstrom, of this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
SHARKS MUSEUM
Is NEW EXHIBIT

New York, Aug. 26.-To satisfy the
extraordinary interest in sharks, due
to the appearance OF the fish in large
numbers on the North Atlantic coast
this summer, the American Museum CT
Natural History today opened a spe-
ciaI exhibit showing a man eater, a
blue shark and a ground shark.
"All sharks which have been CAD
tured around here since the shark
scare" raid J. p. Nichols, assistant
curator OF the museum, who slased
the exhibit, have been undoubtedly
this common ground shark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
MOLINE OBITUARY
Mrs. Joseph Smith.

Mrs. Joseph Smith, 334 thirty
fourth street, died at 2:3O this morn
ing after an illness of three weeks
with typhoid fever. She was porn IN
Austria. Sept. 8. 1879. She came to
America and Illinois II years ago.
Her marriage to Joseph Smith oc-
Cured in Austria in 1901.
Surviving her are five children IN
America and two in Austria, her par
ents. two brothers and enc sister, also
in Austria Funeral services Will be
held at = Sunday afternoon in 81.
Mary's church Burial will be in st.
Marys cemetery, East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
TO EXTEND CAMPAIGN
FOR VISITING NURSE

East Molines whlrlwind campaign to
raise 81 900 to secure a visiting nurse
has been extended to next week, when
final meeting of a committee repre-
senting the Womens club, Business
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26

city, two sisters, Hannah and Jennie,
and two brothers, Herman OF Coal Val
ley and Clarence of Moline, survive.
Funeral services will be held in the
home at 100 tomorrow afternoon and
in the Swedish Lutheran church OF
Orion at 2:30. Burial will be in the
Lutheran cemetery there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
IN MOLINE LODGES

First annual excursion of Friend
circle, one of the largest Belgian fra
ternal bodies in this section OF the
country, will be held tomorrow when
the members of the club and their
families will go to Woodward's grove
by steamer. The outing will be an
all-day affair In addition to the
boat ride and basket dinner, the COM
mittee in charge has made arrange
ments for a program of sports in the
afternoon.
Vasa lodge No. 1879, Scandinavian
Brotherhood, will hold its annual pic
mic tomorrow on a farm near Bar
stow. A large bus has been chartered
to take members to the scene of fes
tivities, leaving Sixteenth street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues, after
members have assembled. The bus
will also meet the $50 train from
Galesburg in the morning, for the ben
eft of out of town members who plan
to attend.
Masons of Rock Island county will
picnic at Woodward's grove Labor day.
Several hundred will be in attendance,
! it is expected, making the trip by boat
A program of athletics and sports has
/ been arranged for the afternoon, with
| prizes posted in each event. All the
| lodges of the county will be represent
ed by members and their families.
! This will be the first big joint Masonic
| picnic held in this locality for some
| time.
Red Men of King Philip tribe and
| lawmakers heard reports of the recent
national meet in Connecticut at the
meetings of both local branches last
evening in Red Men hall. Regular
| business was also transacted and a
social session was enjoyed.
| Several applications for member
ship were read last evening when
! Fret lodge No. 8, Independent Order
| of Svithiods. held its regular gather
| ing in K. P. hall. Plans were also
made for fall festivities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26

Arnold Grammeng, son Of Mr.. and
Arnold Grammeng, son of I'M. and
Mrs Fred Grammeng, East Moline.
died yesterday afternoon He was
born Jan. I, 1916. Funeral services
will be held in Colona tomorrow and
burial will be in Colona cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
BATTLE IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
Two German Destroyers Sunk-One
British Boat Believed Lost

London, Oct. 27-British and
German destroyers clashed in
sharp naval engagement in the Eng
lish channel last night, the admiral
" announced this afternoon.
The German warships attempted a
raid under cover of darkness. Two
enemy destroyers were sunk.
1t is feared that one Of the Brit
ish destroycrs was lost, the admiral
tv added. and another was disabled.
Last night ten enemy destrcyers
participated in an attempt to raid the
cross-channel transport service.
said the admiralty statement.
"The empty transport Queen was
sunk. The crew of the transport was
saved. Two of the enemy destroy
ers were sunk. and the rest driven
off.
',rhe British destroyer Flirt Is
missing and it is feared is lost. The
destroyer Nubian was disabled and
forced aground. l."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
Cruel Practical Joke

\ wcll-known csiecmeh reSiie'''
,,.ho for reasons best known to MN
salf has worn a Hughes button IN his
rane, for several months. happened
- cast his eve downward yesterday
morning to take another gaze at the
l,;rsr+o candidate for President when
ho saw the smiling countenance OF
tho present occupant Of the White
House. looking up ct him. The cham
,,;o, Of the former Justice suddenly
b.c.me as much exercised as if he
had found the usual parasite OF q
soldier upon him, and grasped the IN
offensive button with as much fierce
noes as an iconoclast in the days Of
John Calvin.
Being a gentleman of few words,
and well-chosen ones at that, he re-
Trained from ovcrworking the record
ing angel. and after obtaining anoth-
or yipnette of the would-be President
he started out in search of the man
who had offended him as much as
if he had picked his pocket. The man
who played the cruel joke Of changing
the buttons is making himself scarce
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27

movement is OF foot to raise $780,
600 as an endowment for Hampdcn~
Sidney College.
Miss Mary Meredith Marshall,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Clarkson Marshall. was married last
night to DR.. Hugh McCulloch, of St,
Louis. in Christ Protestant Ep!sco-
nal Church in Winchester by the
Rev. DR.. w. D. Smith assisted by
the Rev. William c. Marshall. Jr,,
of Casanova. a brother Of the bride.
The bride is a descendant of Chl"i
Justice John Marshall. of the United
States Supreme Court, Her father
was for a number of years prInc'pa!
of the Episcopal Female Institute or
Winchester. DR.. McCulloch is son
Of Chief Justice f. A. McCullocn'
of the Supreme Court of AppeIs OF
Arkansas, and member OF the lac
ulty of Washington University oil
st. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
ELECTED new TEACHERS WHAT THIS CITY NEEDS
Miss Cora Putnam, of Alexandria.
and Miss Ethel M'Corkle. of
Rockbridge, Chosen.

There was d called meeting OF
the City School Beard last night.
The meeting was held foc the pur-
pose of selecting two teachers to fill
vacancies. Miss Cora Pullman. who
has been a substitute teacher for
some time, was chosen, together
with Miss Ethel M'Corkle, uf Rock
bridge. Mr.. Howard nominated Miss
Pullman and Mr.. Pierce Miss
M'Corkle. Miss Ada V. Bentley, Of
this city, was elected substitute
teacher.
Miss Eddie Dickert will be trans
ferred to the high school.
Chairman Bradshaw announced
the standing committees as follows:
Finance Committee-Carroll Pierce
T. Clifton Howard and r. NJ. COLI
win.
Studies and Discipline--Luther H.
Thompson, s. l.. Monroe and Gill
bert J. Cox.
School Houses and Furniture 7.
Calvert Perry, Samuel II. Lunt, and
Superintendent Sweeney.
Complaints and Grievances-Dr.
Samuel B. Moore. R. NJ. Colvin, and
Superintendent Sweeney.
Books and Printing!. NJ. An
derson. VIM. Fl. Hellmuth and
Superintendent Sweeney.
Janitor Seryice-T. Clifton How
ard, Samual II. Lpnt, and VIM. H..
Hellmuth.
Committee On Teachers--Giibert j.
Cox, Samuel L. Monroe, and E. NJ,
Anderson.
The board subsequently adjourned
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
Another High School Student Gives
His opinion-says Alexandria
Needs More Wide-a- Wake Men.

In compliance with request the
Gazette herewith presents another
Of the essays written by members OF
the English department. Of the City
High school OF the subject Of "What
Alexandria Needs" !" The one appear
ing below was written by Mr.. Curtin.
Alexandria needs most Of all more
! wide awake men-nlen capable OF
letting people know that this town
/. is on the map.
! What mean by wide-awake men,
are men not afraid to venture, to
take a chance. Such men are not
afraid TO let future generations pay
debts contracted in doing WORK That
is for the good of the general public
All thriving cities are in debt, for
the reason that if they waited until
they had the funds TO do what they
known to BIT necessary for the progress
of the town they would wait long;
public Improvements would not DC
made and the town would be at
standstll. Let coming generations
help pay for things that benefit them.
Wide-awake men realize the ad-
vantage Of going forward; they know
that if we do not GO forward we go
backward. They realize too, the dan
ger there is in neglecting little things.
For an example Of this we have the
terrace in front Of our High school.
For a comparatively small sum rhc
ground could have been graded when
the building was completed, now that
the rains have washed gullies in it,
The cost will be much greater.
Strangers passing on the cars are at
traced by the magnificent building
on the hill, but when their eyes rest
on the unfinished grounds they
know Immediately that the town lacks
something. This something is wide
l2lYake- men - 49,. =. .. =.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
PROCLAMATION IsSUED1OFFERED TO SELL STOCK
stranger Was Showing Possibili-
ties of Oil and Gas. Wells at
Colonial Beach c1s;,' -
P0ssibiIi-
Officer Sergeant Scott yesterda

Officer Sergeant Scott yesterday
afternoon interrupted man who
gave his name as Z. G. Benjanotf,
claiming to come from Joliet, Ill
nois, while he was endeavoring to
Interest a Greek resident IN an M
surance company of which ne poseu
as agent. Having no license to con-
duct business in, Alexandria, Ben
ianoff was conducted to the station
Ehouse, and this morning he was
brought before the Police Court
A number Of papers were taken
from him and placed upon Justice
Cations desk. 1t was shown that he
had been taking subscriptions for
the Woman's World Magazine, also
that he was acting as the represen-
Itative of the Massachusetts Bonding
and Insurance Company and the
! Commercial Casualty Insurance Com
ipany.
! The most interesting document.
however, was certificate to the et-
/ feet that he was the agent and at
torney for company about to be
organized at Colonial Beach for the
purpose of developing oil and gas
wells at that resort. The company
is capitalized at S12,500 in shares OF
S25 each, which, it is alleged, are non
assessible. 1t is claimed that 536
acres of land in TNestmoreland coun-
ty, running back one mile from Mat
itox Creek, have been purchased. 1t
lis also stated in the paper that upon
the payment of $25 George Mason,
Treasurer at Colonial Beach, will
send certificates of stock to the pur
.chasers.
4 Benjanoff denied having sold any
Of the stock of the company He al
so said he had not written any poll
cies in the insurance company.
= sJJrTsice Gator orJered the prisoner
TO be held until he shall have shown
he is the accredited agent of the
Woman's World Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
VIRGINIA NEWS
All Around the Old Dominion
State.

Fire in Il warehouse OF the Amcri-
can Tobacco Company in Richmond
last night destroyed 5000 hogsheads
of tobacco, valued at $330.o00. Five
iircmen were overcome by smoke and
were taken to hospitals. Only slight
.amage was done to the building,
! IS fire walls kept the flames from
spreading. The origin of the fire is
Unknown.
Maj. Joel w. Flood died at his
home at Appomattox, yesterday al
ternoon. He was captain of Com
pany II. Second Virginia cavalry IN
the Confederate army and was af-
! terward ma ior on Gen. James l..
Kempcr's staff. He was for some
years member of the Virginia leg
islaturc from Appomattox county.
He is survived by his widow and
three children. Mrs. R. E. Byrd, CT
Winchester; Representative H. D..
Flood, and Joel W. Flood, now at
tending the University of Virginia.
c. r. Cudd. Sheriff of Washing
ten County. met instant death at
! 2:3O o'clock yesterday morning when
he was crushed in an elevator at
Murphy's Hotel in Richmond, where
he had spent the past three days.
Cuddy entered the elevator. which
started down, and he told the opera
! tor he desired to go up. When the
elevator was reversed suddenly.
! Cuddy was thrown against the door
at the third floor and was caught
between it and the elevator and hor-
ribly mashed. He was about 40 years
old.
The roll call yesterday of the
Synod of Virginia in session in Lex,
/ ington showed 200 members pres
ent. Correctional secretaries Of mis-
sion. education and other causes
swell the number to 225. The subject
discussed last night was foreign mis-.
sions. Reports from number Of
Presbyteries have been received. 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-27
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
To Be Given Monday Evening by the
Westminster Club

The Westminster Building has been
scene Of activity every evening
lately with preparations for the an
nual Halloween Carnival to be held
Monday night, the 30th. This event
is given each year by the Westmin-
ster Club, the large young mems Bible
class of the Presbyterian Church, as
sisted by the Clan MacKav, the girls
club.
This year number of unusual
features will be added.iamong then
minstrel sketch. shadow witch pic,
ture and phoney band concert :
There will also be grand march ot
masqued and costumed characters,
with prizes for the best costumed in
tlividual and couple. Over five hun
red attended the carniraialast.y year.