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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
MUCH FUN DUE ON
confetti NIGHTS
Tomorrow and Saturday Evening This
Form OF Amusement Will Be
Sanctioned by Officers.

Confetti battles will be on tap at
the arsenal tomorrow night and Sat
Nrday night on the business streets
of the three cities.
President Norwood has planned the
confetti entertainment personally, as
these entertainments are always re-
garded as the regular fun punch of
celebration weeks.
Tomorrow night at the arsenal while
the show is on the public is given per-
mission to throw the official confetti
provided by the committee. This was
the imported article that was selected
on account of being pure and harm
less to the public. The material IS
the most refined on the market and
will not injure anyone in the least.
The confetti vendors Will be easily
recognized, as they are provided with
brown coats, black caps, and will wear
the official button on their caps. Mr.,
Norwood wants this understood by
the public, so that when they start
throwing confetti they will buy the
kind that is harmless.
The fun on these nights is the good
d-fashioned fun that brings laugh
ter and glee to even the old folks.
Saturday night the business streets
Of the tri-cities will be roped off for
confetti battles All the young and
even the old folks are invited to join
in the fun. Serpentine will also be
on sale by the boys.
Harry Blanchard Of the Columbia
theatra has hapn selected as the man
to look after this end of the ceIebra-
ton. He has given his word that no
rowdyism will be tolerated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
CHILDREN TOHAvE
ATURN TOMORROW
Stunts by School Pupils OF Three Ill
les Strong Feature OF Centen-
NAL Celebration.
PROGRAM IN FRONT OF STAND
Ten Events Arranged and Hundreds
OF Youngsters Have Been Train
ed to Take Part

Tomorrow will be children's day In
the centennial celebration and the
little folk Of the tri-cities will pro-
vide the features of the daytime pro-
gram on the island. 1t is estimated
that more than thousand school
children from Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport will participate in the
drills and pageants, which Will be
given on the avenue in front OF the
grandetand
A program of 10 events has been
arranged, which will afford variety
of entertainment in child play. A
pageant of preparedness. under the
direct supervision of E. r. Musselman,
physical director of the Rock Island
public schools, but presented by the
children from the three cities, will
open the program, and should be one
of the most attractive Of the events.
Mr. Musselman likewise has charge
of the presentation of the last number,
which is to be a human flag. 1t will
be an assemblage of three groups. 1t
is expected that these two pageants
will feature the events.
The remainder OF the program Will
comprise a relay competition, folk
dances, and drills given by the Moline
and Davenport children.
Rock Island children who are to
take part are urged to be prompt in
gathering at the high school at l
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, to go to
the island.
Afternoon Program.
The program of the afternoons
events follows:
l. Pageant Of Preparedness-En-
tire assembly, directed by E. R. Mus
| selman.
2. Minuet-Moline.
s. umbbells-Davenport
T. Highland chottisce-Moiine.
| 5. Relay races-Rock Island, Dav-
/ export, Moline.
g. Flag drill-Davenport-
! 7. Spanish dance-Moline.
| s. Indian club drill-Davenport
| g. Gavotte-Moline.
| TO- Human f1ag-Entire assembly,
directed by E. R. Musselman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
SHOWER FAILS TO
|. HALT CENTENNIAL
Marchers Assembled for Big Street
Spectacle in Spite OF UnfayOr-
able Prospects.
HOLIDAY IN THE THREE CITIES
Business Houses. Factories and Offices
Closed to Permit Employees
to Take Part.

We're going through" announced
Director Benson when asked at noon
today whether the big industrialfra-
ternal parade in the tri-cities would
be staged. And" Mr. Benson added,
If anybody complains of the drouth
assure him that We have arranged to
have man with a hose stationed on
the line OF march to supply the needed
moisture"
1t looked pretty dubious for the
crowning feature of the Fort Arm
strong centennial week up till noon to-
day. 1t had threatened rain and finally
did rain, but then things took a turn
for the better and the management OF
the celebration, after a long consulta-
ton, decided TO make the attempt.
Parade Forms on Time.
The parade, that is the motor con-
tingent, began forming on Fifth ave
nue., east of Twenty-third street. in this
city, at l O'Clock. The plan was tc
proceed to Moline at o'clock, pick
up the foot and horse division there
tour that city and then return and dc
the same in Rock Island and Daven-
port. Indications were that the parade
would be one Of the greatest ever put
on here
4 number of uniformed organiZa-
tons were entered for a competitive
drill on the island in front of the grand
stand after the parade, but the weather
outlook and the soggy condition of the
field cast some doubt as to whether il
would be attempted.
Today was holiday for nearly al
workers, those firms which did not give
their employees an entire day off for the
most part closing at noon.
In conformity with the general holi-
day arrangements The Argus issued
but one edition today, going to press
at o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
OLD SETTLERS WHO
HAVE REGISTERED

Additional old settlers and home
corners registered at the island are:
Richard Coleman, Danville. III.
w. H. Padgett, Camanche, Iowa
G. G. Kinds, Davenport.
F. Merryman, kearney, Neb.
F. c. Coss, Moline.
johanna Bladel, Rock Island.
Mrs. J. Bonham, Moline.
Mrs. J. Skinner, Moline.
Nellie E. Merryman, kearney, Neb.
Adam Cassman, Rock Island.
J. c. Hesser, Muscatine.
Mrs. J. c. Hesser, Muscatine.
Clara NJ CARRIER, Davenport.
Mrs. NJ L. Vincent, Chicago, HI
F. c. Hemenway, Rock Island.
Mrs. W. ". Hurto, Davenport
H. NJ. Carl, Geneseo, III.
H. E. Garbe, Davenport.
A Romano, West Liberty, Iowa.
Mrs. A. Romano, West Liberty
Iowa
Abbie Rumblet, New York.
Mrs. Hattie Coburn, Rock Island.
Mrs. c. H. Newton, Rock Island.
F. S. MCGEE, Iowa City, Iowa.
Miss Elizabeth Ames MCGEE, Iowa
City, Iowa.
]. H. kaufman, Bethany. Ill.
Mrs. Mary Arnold Russell, Daven-
port.
William Boisin, Volkhorn, Iowa
H. NJ. Crosby, Cordova, ILL.,
MrSaatinn
George w kirker, Davenport
Mrs. H. M. Crosby, Cordoya, III.
Martha E. Melville, Davenport.
B. S. Baldwin, Davenport.
Phineas Curtis, Davenport.
George A. Hill, Albany, III.
Mrs. D. G. Carr, Davenport.
Mrs. George Lyons, Kirkland.
Mrs Charles Donovan, Rock Island
Mrs. Bert Heitahrend, Rock Island.
Mrs. George n. kirker, Davenport.
Mary E. Hart, Davenport
E. G.. Blackman, Steger, III.
W. S. Parks, Rock Island.
Mrs. Mary Kinney Darth, Rock Is
land
Charles r. keelser, Anderson, Ind.
Mrs. G. T. Crowder, Bloomington
III.
Sarah Johnson, Rock Island.
William Johnson, Rock Island.
Mary Schmeil, Rock Island.
Mrs. Ada Campbell, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
CENTENNIAL NOTES

Prize winners in yesterdays floral
parade were not given out today. 1t
was stated that they would be an
nOunced at the time the winners in the
ndustrial-fraternal parade are named,
probably tomorrow.
odd Mexico, which is proving an
exceptionally effective fireworks enter
tainment, drew well last evening ami
will be presented at Exposition park
every evening of the week.
HOme-cOmerS and other visitors are
hereby assured that this brand OF
weather is most unusual" at this
time OF year. That's the way they al
ways get out of it at the summer re
sorts, you know.
The glimpse afforded of such floats
as were Illuminated last night showed
how beautiful the spectacle, as orig
inally planned, would have been. A
better designed lot of floats dealing
with any theme seldom has been seen
Despite the immensely Of the crowd
last night it was well handled. The
people seemed to feel secure knowing
that they were in Uncle Sans dOmin-
ion. But for the depredations of sneak
thieves, who always get in where
crowds assemble, there was no disor-
der Of any kind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
DEPICT SCENES|N
DAY or PIONEERS
Historical Pageants at Island Wednes-
day Afternoon Attract Thousands
From the Tri-Cities.
FIRST WEDDING is REPRODUCED
Sale of Land by Black Hawk and En-
HStment of Men for Black Hawk
War Other Features.

A series of historical pageants, de-
picting the most important of the early
events in local history since the COM
ing of the white man, were presented
on the island yesterday afternoon. be-
fore throng of 5000 people. The
incidents were enacted on the avenue
in front of the grand stand.
Clear skies and the warm sunshine
lured thousands to the island and for
more than an hour steady stream
passed through the entrance gate.
The grand stand was only partially
filled, but long lines Of people stretch
ed out to the north and east, almost
entirely encirCling the ground fenced
off for the performance.
The. first of the pageants presented
a marriage, said to have been the
earliest solemnized in this community
A young couple entered the village,
visited each cabin in search of a
priest or magistrate who might per-
form the ceremony, and finally found
the desired official in George Daven-
port, the trader. Mr.. Davenport de-
termined that his commission as post
master gave him the authority to unite
the couple. Following the ceremony
the young people of the village in
duced an old fiddler to furnish the
music, while the gay company roll
| licked through the Virginia reel.
Black Hawk Sells Land.
The purchase of tract of land by
Jonah Case, pioneer, from the great
war chief, Black Hawk, was recalled
in the second pageant. Case had oc-
cupied ground on the bluff of the city
of Rock Island. The land belonged
to the Indian chieftain and he pro
tested its use by the white man.
parley was held in which Case showed
| Black Hawk his family and then of
fered to purchase the land. Blacl
Hawk finally accepted and the peace
pipe was smoked.
I Enlistment of Recruits.
In 1882, at the outbreak of the Blacl
! Hawk war, a call for volunteers wa:
| issued by Governor John Reynolds
Among those who rushed to enlist wa:
| Abraham Lincoln. The prospective
soldiers appeared at the recruiting
station, armed with whatever the!
could lay their hands on. An election
for captain was held. in which Lincoln
was enthusiastically chosen. and thu
oath of allegiance to the United States
was given by General Henry Atkin
son, the latter role being taken b,
John Fl. Hauberg of this city.
The First Duel.
The story Of the first duel in tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

state Of Iowa was pictured in an in
teresting manner. A quarrel, pro-
voked at a dance, between two young
"dandies," resulted in challenge and
subsequent duel at sunrise. One of
the principals received bullet wound
in the arm. but the injury proved only
slight. Everybody concerned shook
hands and the quarrel was honorably
ended.
Dances at this ball, as we'll as those
shown in the first number of the after
noon, were cleverly executed by 40
young people trained under direction
of Miss Ella Cordes, director of the
Long View play grounds.
The afternoons program was con-
cluded by patriotic tableau, which
was featured by the appearance of the
G. A. R. of the three cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
DRILL TEAM WILL GO
TO DISTRICT SESSION

At meetings held by Camp No. s.,
Woodmen of the World and Grove No.
27, Woodmen Circle. last night at the
Odd Fellows hall, Rock Island, five
candidates were initiated by each or
der. Many more were secured during
the class period but some had been
initiated at previous meetings.
The camp voted the necessary funds
to send the drill team to the district
encampment of the uniform rank,
which will be held in Chicago Aug. ,
to inclusive At the close OF the
meeting the ladies of Grove No. q
served refreshments and the balance
of the evening was enjoyed socially.
Cyril Burris, manager of the base
ball team of Camp No, So. reported
that he had arranged for game to
be played with the Coal Valley team
next Sunday afternoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
Industrial Fraterna1 Parade Forms Under Lowering Skies
Centennial Program,
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
7:30 to s:30-Band concerts in
Rock Island and Davenport.
9:0O-Nisit OF Neptune to the
Father OF Waters. Illuminated
river pageant given by the var
ious boat club, visible from both
shores.
Special program at fireworks
spectacle at Exposition park.
TOMORROW.
YOUNG AMERICA DAY.
AFTERNOON.
Flag drills. field day sports, folk
songs, baby pageant etc, on the
island.
EVENING.
1880 to S:I5-Band concerts at
island.
:30-Grand review, composed
of night spectacular pageant as
given Thursday night and the
more ambitious entries in the
various parades OF the week.
0:00-Press banquet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
''OLD MExICO"OF
TIMELY INTEREST
Spectacle Shown at Exposition Park
Shows Scenes Which Apparently
Are To Be Reenacted.
CAPTURE OF CHEPAULTEPEC. 1917
Manager OF Production Pays High
Tribute to George d. Benson as
Builder of PaseantS.

officers of the Fort Armstrong Cen
tennial association, 'builded better
than they knew when they booked the
fireworks spectacle "Old Mexico" for
the nresent week It is reproduction
in fire of some Of the scenes enacted
at the Chepaultepec by General Win
field Scott in 1S47. Appearing as it
does, at what seems to be the onset Of
a second war with Mexico, interest in
it is keen and large crowds are going
to Exposition park nightly to view it.
The display is historically correct,
SO far as it is possible to make it, and
il is presented with an elaborateness
that does credit to the management 1t
is Thearle- Duffield production. this
firm being successors to the Paine
people. recognized as the leaders in
the staging of fireworks displays.
Bouquet for Benson.
NJ. A Connolly, contracting agent
for the Thearle-Duffield company, who
is in charge of the production here, to-
day paid d warm tribute to George d.
Benson, director of the centennial eel
ebration Mr.. Benson is considered
the country over as absolutely the last
word as a builder of pageants," he
said He is hard and conscientious
worker and his success in other cities
for many years attests his ability in
his field. If there was any slip-up
last evening you may be sure it was
not his fault.
The fact that officers of the Ak
Sar-Ben Of Omaha are here for the
purpose Of getting ideas on illumi-
mated floats for their annual autumn
festival shows pretty clearly how
highly Mr. Benson's work is held in
the estimation of those who have had
experience in staging street specta-
cles of this sort"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

vola-vita kills the dandruff germ
quickly and thoroughly. 1t has been
q common occurrence for boln-Sita
In only a few weeks time to eradi-
cate dandrun in cases so severe that
the scalp was one mass OF Scaly
crusts, falling like snow-storm
when the hair would be disheyelled
with the fingers
Hair has been analysed and Is
found 20 contain five vital sub
stances. Unless these are in cor
rect Quantities, hair loses its vlgor.-
u dies, falls out, turns gray; dan
drur and badness result When the
missing substances are restored, a
remarkable change results VIOLA
Vita restores these missing sub
stances so wonderfully that hair
quickly begins to grow lavishiy.
even on shiny bald heads. dandrUff
promptly and surely vanishes. and
more remarkable still, the original
color OF the hair--whet 1t was
black, brown or reds restored to
any gray. faded or bleached hair.
without dye or stain
FOis-Eita contains no alcohol to
Dry up hair secretions and injure
hair growth. There is no other hair
Treatment in the world like it Sat
isiacuon guaranteed
"fou certainly have a preparation
That performed a miracle I'm my ease.
~ hfau ms Drcn "a pT-Ffect CRUST 81
dandrun and when ! cOznbed Ii nay
wife invited me out on the back
porch. After three applications of
Eoin-VIfa my Head was as clear OF
dsndrun as the palm Of my hand
c. ID. Glenn. ChsBute, Kans-
Fela-YIta is sold at all drug
stores, 81 90 a bottle. or sent direct
by Vola-Vita Mfg. Co. Chicago. Ill
Sold IN Rock Island by John J. re
icy William T. Hartz, Thomas Dru
company, Goth Century pharmac!
1ohn Bengston, A. J. Riess, Dan Dab
len L. +. Rowe, College pharmacy, +
y Burt William Ullemeyer, Angus
Helmoeck, Charles J. Strate. Otto +
L E'ers, Burke Bros, ]. F. Schneider
N. W. Steiner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
PAGEANT SLIPS A
TROLLEY ENROUTE
Fact That iou Can't Have An Illumi-
mated Pageant Without Lights
Demonstrated to 20.00O.
WOODEN POLES FOR SAFETY FIRST
First Time Such Spectacle Was Ever
Put on without Car Rails TO
Ground the Current

II it isn't the weather ii is some
other blamed thing. Management of
the Fort Armstrong centennial cele-
brauon is about convinced that there
is a unx around somewhere. A COM
mittee was appointed this morning to
explore the old cave on the island and
see if the traditional Indian bird spirit
hasn't metamOrphosed and resumed &C
uvities in some new and sinister form.
But cheer up, This is the first day
Of summer. and besides we won't have
10 do this again for a hundred years.
Tuesday it was the weather and to-
day it was more Of the same. Last
night it was broken trolley poles. And
thereby hangs a tale, a sad one. but
one, nevertheless, which the 10000
or so individuals who went to the
island TO see the Illuminated pageant
Progress" viii want to hear.
To begin with let it be known that
this was the first time that an illumi-
mated parade ever had been attempted
except along street railway tracks,
where there we're trolleys above to
draw the electricity from and rails be
low to ground the circuit on. Hence
it was necessary to have TWO trollevi
for each float
Fear Short Circuit.
Two trolley wires means two trolley
poles, and there's the rub. Ordinary
trolley poles are made of steel. and if
two Of them, one on the positive and
one on the negative wire happened to
come together in midair there would be
q short circuit and probably burned
out fuses or armatures at the power
house. Somebody might get killed. for
$50 volts OF electricity turned loose
among a crowd OF people is as danger
Gus as full grown bomb with the
fuse lit.
So. in the interests of safety. i was
decided for last evenings exhibition
to use one steel and one wooden troll
ley. Half the wooden trolleys broke
first thing and so five Of the floats
passed before the grand stand in
darkness.
An illuminated pageant. moving in
the dark without any illumination is
stale, fiat and Improbable. as B.
Shakespeare, who never saw one, re-
marked.
Well, it couldn't have been helped
under the circumstances. for there was
no way to adequately test the strength
OF the wooden poles except by actual
use, and OF course ii was impractical tC
stage rehearsal on the grounds. But
there IS TO be another pageant tomor-
row night, a grand review in which
last nights floats and many more be
sides will be shown, and the public has
the assurance of George y. Benson, di.
rector. a specialist in illuminated pa
geants and who never had a failure
before, that everything will be prop.
erly lit up and will stay lit
Break Causes Slight Delay.
Outside OF the impossibilitv of The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
MARTIN RORK GETS
$1,000 FROM POLICY

Judge W T. Church in circuit court
this morning in the case of the Modern
Woodmen against Martin W. Rork and
Romano D. Rork, ruled that $1,000
should be given to Martin Rork and
the remaining $500 in question
should be retained by the clerk until
the suit goes to trial.
The Modern woodmen filed an in
terpleader in court, as two sons OF
the late Estes Rork both claimed his
50, 900 insurance money. The original
policy. it is claimed, gave the two sons
an equal amount of the fund. but this
was lost and a new one was issued.
This was likewise misplaced and a
third was issued, in which Martin was
made beneficiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22


In the early part of the evening
there was a concert by the band, fol-
lowed by fireworks north of the
stands. This was a special feature
Later, with +. +. Morgan of Moline,
master of ceremonies, some Indian
stunts were put on in front Of the
grand stand, the redskins indulging in
war dances, races and other diver
sions.
The crowd was the largest that has
yet attended any OF the weeks pro
grams. The stands were well filled
and thousands stood in the enclosure
at the west and around the north
fence back Of the main exhibition field.
These broke through and lined up on
the north side of the avenue during
the pageant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22

Outside Of the impossibility Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-22
New Discovery
Stops Dandruf
"Vola. Vita" Great Hair Discovery.

VoIa-Vita is the new hair surprise
has been a riddle for decades. The
new, scientific hair discovery. VIOLA
Vita actually stops il. There is
only one way to eradicate dandruff.
and that is to kill the dandrufr
germ,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-01

ton applies to any other organiza-
ton whose members are against war
in any form.
The Socialist party has officially
taken the position and declared itself
against any necessity or justification
for war between civilized people. The
Socialist party believes reigiously in
Thou shalt not kill thy brother"
and in settling all disputes by arbi-
tration and not sword.
It is therefore perfectly clear that
this provisO applies to all members
of the Socialist party as being mem
bers of an organization which does
not believe in the principles of war.
Moral: Join the Socialist party or
go to war; but war is he'll" said
Gen. Sherman.-Daniel A. Uretz.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-01
f5TH WARD TAcTIcs.-A


ago the voters of the 18th ward Sc
lected for their alderman a man who
knows the needs of the ward and the
city; a man knows that it is not nee
essary to have Kenna, COughlin, Gull
lertOn, Powers, MiChaelson and De
Priest in the city council in order to
save Chicago; a man who knows that
a vote for the Commonwealth Edison
Co., for the Surface Lines and for
Mandel Bros. is not a vote for the
Chicago taxpayers. That man is
Aid. VIM. E. Rodriguez.
In these eleven months that Aid.
Rodriguez sat in the city council he
has tried with all his might to repre-
sent the people and not the Bell Tel
ephone Co. There was nothing with
in his reach that was left undone for
the welfare of all the wage-earners.
On the council floor he was not
afraid to speak and vote the way his
conscience dictated. Because he re-
fused to stand with the administra-
ton and against the people, the city
hall crooks are out to knife him.
Thousands of dollars are being
spent in the 18th ward to defeat the
hopes Of honest people who believe
in an independent city council and
to elect Daniel A. Roberts, the tool of
Sammy Ettelson.
People are being hired to declare
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-01
AS TO CURES

AS TO CURES.-Frank A. S. Mer-
Ger, the man who wrote the article,
Return to Cod in The Public FO-
rum, is in my estimation a thousand
years behind. 1t certainly is a won
der to find people like him living in
the goth century. GA doctor did not
make you and consequently can't
cure you," he said How foolish
these words.
After it has been seen by every
body how rapidly the study of medi-
cine has been improving, how many
sicknesses have been found durable,
Mr.. Mercer sends us for a cure to our
Maker.
Return ye unto Godp' he said. It
has been proven that God has never
existed, but his name has only been
used to brighten the common people
and keep them in ignorance, so they
could not unite against their exploit
ers. My advice to Mr.. Mercer is to
wake up and look around and then