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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
PLANT rs CLOSED ON
ACCOUNT OF STRIKE

Williams, White & Co. shops were
practically closed today as result of
the strike declared yesterday by the
machinists. Practically all OF the men
handling the machines failed to report
this morning, making it impossible u
operate.
Although neithe, side has made any
definite move as yet, each faction
seems to be awaiting the action of the
other. The work OF manufacturing
munitions both for the allies and for
the United States government, has, CT
course, been suspended.
1t was impossible to ascertain the
exact number of men who walked out
Estimates vary from $50 TO $50
The company has absolutely refused
to reinstate the 10 men dismissed 4
few days ago and the workmen in
sist that they will not report again
until the union card is recognized. Thu
is taken to mean until the discharged
men are again taken into service, as
the union maintains that the cause for
their dismissal was their joining the
union.
Many reports OF various natures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

favo been circulated concerning the
strike. Chief Of these is the one that
tickets have been ISSUED to all worE-
men employed by the plant and thar
these are necessary to gain admittance
to the shops. This is untrue, There
ave been no tickets issued, as tn sal
cry and working conditions have not
been touched upon in the argument
Absolutely the only hostile move
made by either side since the strike
was declared was the action taken by
fhe Tri-City Federation Of Labor at its
meeting yesterday. II was decided
then that the strike should be endorsed
and that the federation would lend its
hearty support to the strikers.
1t is also reported that the COMPANY
will attempt to secure an injunction
restraining I'D Carbine and other un-
ion men from coming 10 the plant II
address the workmen. There mas been
no application Tor such an injunction
as yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
AUTOIST STRIKES
PETERSON HORSE
Speeding Machine COllides With AMI
NAL Owned by Moline Express
man on the Tricks Hill.
OWNER OF CAR DOES NOT STOP
Hurries on without Learning COndi-
ton of Occupants of Buggy, Who
Were Thrown to the Ground.

Death was near to OlOf Peterson.
Moline expressman and his wife, at
II o'clock last night when a speeding
autoist cOilded with the horse which
was pulling their vehicle up Flick S
hill. Mr. Peterson was thrown under
the wheels of the rig, but he escaped
injury. as did his wife The horse
was so seriously injured that shooting
was necessary as d humane act. The
autoist did not halt TO learn how much
damage he had done, but sped on
down the hill and was soon lost to
view.
Mr.. Peterson declares he knows the
identity of the driver of the car, and
he says that unless there is volun-
tary settlement within few days a
suit for damages will be instituted
The horse was valued at $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson spent the
evening at the Rock river camp OF
Fritz Bergquist. They were half way
up Frick's hill, skirting Prospect
park, when the auto bore down on
them Mir. Peterson declares he pull
ed his horse as far as possible to the
right of the highway, but that the
driver Of the car, approaching at
speed of 80 miles an hour. paid no at
tention. The fender of the car struck
the horse, tearing a gaping wound in
the chest. Then the car swept to the
left and went on. \ veterinarian, who
was called, found il necessary to shoot
the horse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

Services were held for Charles An
derson, who was fatally injured in an
auto accident Monday. in the home.
1915 Fourteenth avenue, at yester-
day afternoon. Rev. r. S. Haney of
the Second COngreg atiOnal church Off
ciated and he was assisted by Rev. j.
f. Seth of the Mission Tabernacle.
Many friends of the unfortunate young
man attended, members Of Swedish
Olive lodge No. $50. /. O. Q. r, CT
which he was a member, being in
charge Singers we're Matte STANCE,
Mrs William briggs. Jr., ". L.
STANCE and p. F. Stow. and pallbaar-
ers were Charles HOgberg, {. A. We
lander. ". G.. Anderson, John Gustat-
son. OIof UsOn and Arvid Nelson. Rit-
ual services at the grave were Il
charge of Clarence Wahlstrom, noble
grand of the lodge, and A. Z. Lundeen,
acting in capacity Of chaplain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
CASH is PLEDGED
TOSECURE NURSE
East Moline Civic ORGANIZATIONS VIII
Back Project and Plans Ter
Action are Outlined
DONATIONS ARE REPORTED
individuals Will Make Large COntribu-
tons 20 Working Fund II Pub
lie win Give SI.000.

it remains for the citizens Of East
Moline TO decide whether the work OF
a visiting nurse is to be promoted in
that city. \ fund OF $1,000 is needed
10 make the plan a reality.
Several individuals have offered TO
contribute more thin $1,000 10 a
nurses fund. providing the people r"-
spond to the call for a fund OF like
amount In all. if the plan IS success
fully worked out nearly $4,000 should
be available for the first years work.
Ii is reported that donations now in
the minds Of those who have the move
in charge includes that of an electric
automobile
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
the East Moline Commercial club
rooms last evening, in attendance be
ing rcpTes entativcs of civic organiZa-
lions who are interested in the plan
10 provide the city with a trained
rurse. Represented were the Business
Mems association. Women's club, Com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
$500 LOSS CAUSED
BY RESIDENCE FIRE

The entire dOwnstair portion of the
Leon BIanchas house, 624 Twentieth
srteet A, was damaged by flames and
practically all furniture in the place
was ruined. causing a total loss OF
approximately $500, when fire. the re-
suit of an overturned kerosene lamp,
broke out at $40 last evening.
The lighted lamp was standing on
table and was accidentally tipped
into some inf1ammable material by a
member of the family. Curtains were
in flames at once and the blaze had
gained Roadway by the time the fire
department arrived. All furniture was
ruined by the smoke The house is a
one and a half story structure Dam
age to the building is understood to be
covered by insurance. More than half
an hour was required to get the fire
under control
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

.mercial club and the industrial extern
sion committee.
Enthusiastic approval was given the
project and decision was reached -
launch campaign, a whirlwind affair,
to raise the 81. 900 which it is felt the
public should give.
Heads OF the industrial eXtention
committee, now acting as sponsor OF
the move, are not prepared to reveal
the identity of the persons who have
promised to donate more than $1,000.
It is the desire of these people to give
the citizens an opportunity to do their
part in the work, which in their minds
would be evidence of their Willingness
to support the nurse in the future.
a second meeting is TO be helI
Thursday evening of next week. Re
ports Will be made by those in charge
Of the campaign. 1t is expected that
little difficulty will be experienced III
securing the initial fund Success OF
the campaign will mean that nurse
will be at work in the city within
month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
ENGINEERS PLAN FOR
JOINT CONVENTIONS

Joint convention of the Illinois and
Iowa stationary engineers will be held
in Moline and Davenport June -, IA
and Is, providing entertainment ar
rangements can be made satisfactorily
for those dates. This was the report
of the joint committee from the two
cities, submitted at a meeting of the
Moline local last evening.
Several hundred engineers from the
two states will be in attendance. With
exception of the business sessions, all
gatherings during the meeting will be
held jointly. Several lecturers of ma
tionaI reputation can be brought to
the two cities. Each state will have it's
separate business session.
Organization of a wOmen's auxiliary
was effected last evening at a meeting
held Jointly with the engineers. The
auxiliary will have charge of enter
tainment during the conventions next
summer Officers who were elected, to
serve till June, 1917, are:
President-Mrs. Alice A. Hoover.
Vice president-Mrs.A Augusta Bein.
Recording and financial secretary
Mrs. Susan Hill.
Treasurer-Miss Winnie Buck.
Conductor-Miss Ina Seaman.
Trustees - Mrs Christine Grant,,
Mrs. Emma Gould, Mrs. Della Filings
worth.
Officers elected are subject to
change before installation in October
The national installing officer will be
present at that time. Another meet
ing of the auxiliary has been called
for the second Thursday of next
month, when plans will be further
discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
SPORT GOSSIP

The IIlini baseball team of this city
will journey to Buffalo Prairie Sun
day for a game with the fast indie
pendent team there The trip will be
made by auto and several fans are ex-
pected to accompany the team. Fol-
lowing is the lineup that will be used
in Sundays game: Ripping, Of; Lucas,
2b; BIad, IF; Johnson, If; Wigers, lib;
Semones, 3b; Krone, S.; Volkman, c;
Woodyatt or Felix. p. The Illini man
agement would like to book a game
for Sunday, Aug. 81 and Sunday and
Labor day, Sept. and 4, with some
fast out-of~town team. Write or phone
c. H. Lucas, Moline Dispatch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
TEAMS TO FIGHT FOR
FACTORY LEAGUE RAG

Championship of the factory league
of Moline will be decided tomorrow
afternoon when the Velie and Mar
settles teams, now tied for first place,
will fight it out for final hOnOrs. The
game will be played at the Three-Eye
park Other games scheduled for to-
morrow:
Cooper VS.. Harvester at Riverside.
Deere & Co. VS.. r. & V. at East Mo-
line.
Moline Tool company vs.. John Deere
Wagon company at Augustana cam
pUs.
Factory league games will close for
the season Sept. 2, although first place
winner will be determined tomorrow.
The league has attracted more gen
eral interest over the city this season
than at any time since its organia-
tiCn several years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
FOUR TEAMS REMAIN
IN TENNIS TOURNEY

Four teams-Bengston and John
son, Goar and Conroy, Ainsworth and
Julian and Cornelius and Neuhaus-
are left in the running for the tennis
championship Of Moline, East Moline
and that part of Rock Island includ-
ing EdgewOOd park, as result of yes
terday's games, while Conroy and
George x. Wilson, after playing 30
games, are still tied for honors in the
singles. In yesterdays matches in the
doubles Holmgren and Beitel went
down to defeat before Bengston and
Johnson, 6-3, So and 60.
Games played were the hardest wit
messed thus far in the tournament. as
is shown by the fact that il was nee
essary to play three sets for the first
time in the competition. Only in the
third set did the losers weaken, and
even then each game went by a close
score. Schedule for the semi-finals
of this afternoon is as follows:
Bengston and Johnson VS.. Goar and
Conroy
Julian and Ainsworth VS.. Cornelius
and Neuhaus.
Finals will be played Monday.
In the singles, which have been
hanging fire two weeks, was witness
ed the fastest games of the year. Con-
roy, one OF the Two contestants, Is the
youngest of the 80 players who en-
tered the race. The first set was a
neck-to-neck race, and was finally re-
duced to six in all. Conroy won the
next two games. Wilson took the sec
ond, 6-2. and each had won five in the
last clash when the game was called
because of darkness. 1t will be neces-
sary for the winner of the set, and
consequently of the tournament and
championship, TO take two in success
sion this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
AUTOMOBILE A GIFT
FOR FATHER KELLY

Celebration of Father Joseph S.
Kelly's 25th anniversary of his ordi-
nation into priesthood ended last night
with a reception given at the Moline
Commercial club, at which the priest
was presented with a Velie motor car
and a purse. The gifts were pur-
chased by citizens of Moline, both
Catholic and Protestant, as a mark of
their appreciation for Father Kelly s
work
There were between 1900 and $500
people present at the reception. w. a.
Ball was the POSTMASTER. w. r. Moore
made the presentation address. MANY
out-of-tOwn priests were among the
number at the gathering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
LICENSE OF JITBUS
DRIVER Is SUSPENDED

State authorities have suspended
the license Of Howard Cohn, jitbus
operator in and out of Moline, for a
period Of so days. The license was
suspended because Cohn was twice
convicted in police court for speed
ing Two convictions for speeding,
under the law, will be followed in all
cases by suspension of the chauffeur S
license. Further violations of traffic
rules is likely to result in complete
revocation of the license
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
HUGHES NEARS END
OF TRIP INTO WEST

San Francisco, Aug 18.-Charles
Evans Hughes entered California from
the north early today with a program
of speech-making, entertainment and
conferences ahead that promised one
of the most strenuous periods of his
western trip. A reception committee
of 30, headed by w +. Croker, repub-
lican national committeeman, and
Francis V. Keesling, chairman Of the
republican state central committee,
waited near the Oregon line to well
come the nominee and escort him to
san Francisco, where he will remain
for two days.
Today's program included an after
noon reception at the Union League
club. talk to San Francisco women
an hour later at his hotel, an address
at the Civic auditorium tonight and
later a reception at the Newspaper
mems club.
Interest conferred in the big public
meeting tonight, over which Mr..
Crocker was selected to preside. Ar
rangements for this meeting developed
a conflict between republican and pro-
gressive leaders that has caused con-
siderable bitterness.
Mr.. Hughes is to try to mend the
breach between the two factions. The
progressiyes, denied the privilege of
taking part in planning the meeting,
were to be represented tonight by a
number of vice presidents on the
platform. Their chief, Governor Hi
ram w. Johnson, will not be present,
his campaign for United States sena-
tor as both progressive and a re-
publican candidate having taken him
to another part of the state.
Before reaching San Francisco at
1:50 p. m. Mr.. Hughes was scheduled
to make train talks at a number of
towns along the May.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
IN MOLINE LODGES

Annual picnic of Harmony camp No.
2,846, r. n A, held yesterday after
noon and evening in Prospect park,
was a great success. Practically all
members of the camp and their fam
lilies attended, bringing filled baskets.
A number of athletic events were run
off in the afternoon and dancing in the
pavilion furnished the diversion dur
ing the evening.
Meeting of Moline encampment No
153. l. o. Q. o. F., in Swedish Olive hall
last evening, was devoted to regular
business, the session being a brief one.
Hildur lodge No. 13, Ladies of Vik-
ings, held it's regular meeting last
evening in Swedish Olive hall. Due to
the warm weather. tie session was a
brief one, regular business being all
that came up for transaction. Meeting
of the sewing circle has been post
pOped till after the next semi-mOnthly
lodge gathering.
Four candidates were initiated into
Belle ]. camp No. 102, r. y. A, at the
meeting in Red Men hall last evening.
Arrangements were also made for a
bazaar. which will be held some time
in November. Definite date will be set
later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
WEATHER AN AID
TO CONTRACTORS
All but Two City Improvements
Planned for This Year Have Been
Completed, Reports Engineer.
PAVING PROJECT IS FINISHED
Middle of September viii Find the
East End Sewer Ready for Use
Work Has Been Costly.

Latter part of August finds the city
with practically all its big public i'm
provements planned for this year COM
pleted
Only two are not finished, but work
on one of these will start next week,
while the other is almost done.
The Mccarthy improvement com
pany of Davenport, which held con-
tracts for paving the Twenty-third
avenue and Eleventh street districts,
completed the Twenty-third avenue
job some time ago and yesterday mott
fed Commissioner G. T. Ericsson that
the big Eleventh street district as
phalt job was finished.
The construction company is now
prepared to undertake the paving of
Seventeenth avenue, from Tenth to
Sixteenth street, with asphalt The
Tri-City Railway company today mott
fed Commissioner Ericsson that 500
tons of rails have been received and
that work of putting in the double
track on Seventeenth avenue will be
commenced at once. There are 1000
tons more of rails on the way to the
city and these will be available for
use by the time the 500 tons now on
hand are in place. The paving con-
Germ expects to keep pace 18th the rail-
way company putting in the asphalt as
fast as the double tracks are installed.
The new double tracks, replacing the
single line, Will greatly expedite hand
ling of Elm street cars, it is expected.
In the meantime Contractor Dunno
gan has been pegging away on the east
end sewer job and he stated today that
he expects to have the big project COM
pleted by Sept l. Only two small
stretches remain to be finished. In
one place a trench will have to be
constructed under the railway tracks
to connect the drainage district south
OF the tracks with the River drive
main. The one other remaining
stretch is on River drive itself, from
Thirty-fOurth to Twenty-third street.
When these two stretches are finished,
the project will be completed and the
east enders Will have the long desired
sewer.
Rain Causes Delay.
The east end sewer project has
proved to be one of the most difficult
jobs the city ever tackled. Last year
the heavy rainfall delayed work time
and again, and it finally had to be
abandoned until weather conditions
were more suitable. Thousands of
dollars more than he had estimated
had to be spent by the contractor on
trenching because of the wet weather.
The dry spell of this summer gave him
an opportunity to push the work rap
idly, however. with the result that the
residents of the east end will be using
their sewer before Sept. Is and pos
sibly by Sept. 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

Remains of August Swanson, piO-
neer farmer of this vicinity, were laid
to rest in Riverside cemetery yester-
day afternoon after services conducted
in the home by Rev. a. f. Lindberg Of
the Swedish Baptist church. Many
sorrowing friends attended. Pallbear-
ers were John Nelson, Lambert West
berg. Charles Bergstedt. A. f Wilson,
A j. Johnson and c. J. Peterson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
DOCTOR rs HELD FOR
DEATH OF HIS WIFE

Elkins, W. Va, Aug 1S.-Dr. Charles
A Howard, 50, of Marlinton, is being
held in Jail here pending a further in
vestigation into the sudden death of
his wife last Tuesday. Following a
cOroner's inquest a verdict of death
from unknown causes was returned. A
second inquest and autopsy, however,
resulted in the discovery that her neck
and nose had been broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
BURGLAR rs SCARED
FROM A RESIDENCE

Alfred" called Mrs A. f. Berk-
holt, who resides at Seventh street AMI
Twenty-tirst avenue. East Moline.
when at last evening she heard some
one moving about in the room adjoin-
ing the one occupied by herself
But for the exclamation Alfred"
the name OF Mrs. Berkholt's son, the
home would probably have been bur
glarized, for the person in the next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
50 Cases Of Plague in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-Eighty known
cases of infantile paralysis have been
received at the Cook county and Du-
rand hospitals in Chicago since July
/, it was announced today. An aver
age of three patients a day is being
received at the county hospital and
emergency preparations are being
made to receive a greater number. The
malady is spreading, though the
health authorities do not consider it
an epidemic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
MOLINE OBITUARY
Dorothy Ellen Grandquist.

Funeral services for Dorothy Ellen,
12-day-oId daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Grandquist, were held in the
Danielson & Furgie chapel yesterday
afternoon at ,. Rev. J. o. Nothstein
ofIiciated and burial was in Riverside
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18
Rs Ye Eat So Shall Ye Grow,

O-EAT-IT is a fully cooked, ready
to-eat, pure, delicious, nourishing
bran food. Its crisp, tasty, toasted
slices are made from rich, golden
wheat-bran and other cereals. O.
EAT-IT takes the place Of all old
style bread and breakfast foods,
morning, noon and night, and insures
freedom from constipation and indi-
gestion without the aid of medicine
or any added expense Of living. Ply
sic;als heartily recommend it For
sale a. all grOcers. For free trial
package address Ideal Food Co, 16S
StudeDaker Bldg, Chicago. III.
II your grocer does not have it. you
VIII EnI it on sale and recommended
nv. inc Fn+1nv-fprr
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-07-03
Usual Number of
Picnics to Feature
. The Glorious Fourth

! Unless incIement weather prevails,
the usual number of church and other
picnic gatherings will feature the
Fourth of July this year, although
large portion of the population of the
two cities will have gone to the Min
nesota lakes for the holiday. Among
the larger gatherings of picnic ma
ture that have been announced for
tomorrow, are the following:
The members of the Sunday school
of the Norwegian Baptist church OF
this city and their friends, plan to
spend the day at Oak Grove park, this
city. Both dinner and supper are
10 be served at the park. and in the
afternoon the diversion will consist OF
such amusements as races of various
kinds. in which prizes will be award
ELL; games and regular program fea-
lures. The picnic promises to be very
largely attended.
. Another local church picnic will be
that of the Swedish Lutheran church,
which will start about o'clock in the
morning. and which will be held at the
citv park, at the end of Fifth street.
This Is an annual affair. and dinner
will be served in the park at noon. In
the afternoon various members of the
Sunday school are to furnish program
features, and several speakers are to
be heard at that time.
The annual picnic of the local lodge,
Catholic Order of Foresters. will be
held at the ResseF farm, south of this
city, Tuesday all day. The members
OF St. Mary's parish Of Fargo and Of
st. Joseph's parish of Moorhead have
all been invited to participate and a
large crowd will no doubt attend. In
the afternoon there will be a program
of excellent talks. sports and other
features, arrangements for which have
been made by a special committee
that has been hard at work for sew
eral days.
The members Of Maple -Sheyenne
Lutheran church, Of which Rev. K.
Rosenthal is pastor, and others, are
to hold a neighborhood picnic and
patriotic celebration on July at the
Hans Hoglund grove, ten and a half
miles northwest of Fargo. There will
be several speeches during the after
noon, and all will be made welcome at
the gathering.
The young men Of the Old Scouts
club Of this city and their friends. to
the number of thirty-six in all. are
planning on leaving in six automo-
biles about $3.50 o'clock Tuesday after
noon for Kamp Kotentail, just on the
other side Of the Town and Country
club. They will have a fine picnic
supper, after which Victrola music
will afford diversion, and big sup
4; ply of fireworks. with which to cele-