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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03

Miss Mabel Walker of st. Luke's
hospital, Davenport, spent the week
end at the home of her mother, Mrs
Iantha Walker
Claire Golden of Ames, Iowa, is
home for vacation from school duties.
Mrs. John Durbin was in the tri-
cities Wednesday on business. Mrs.
Duffin and daughter of Moline accom-
panied her home with Mr.. Wilson
Hunts in their car.
Mrs. Berlyn Simpson, who has been
very i'll the past week, is getting bet
ter DR.. Diamond Of Albany is in at
tendance
The c. z. young people of Bethel
netted a neat sum at their ice cream
social at Bethel church last Wednes-
day. A large crowd was in attend
ance.
Miss Heeran of Geneseo is visiting
at the home of Mrs Mary Winterfelt
Mr.. and Mrs William Cowley of near
Erie, formerly of Coe township, are
happy over the arrival of little son
to their family circle, which arrived
last Wednesday
The pupils of Miss M Liphardt's
music class had a recital at her home
in HilIsdale last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Guy Getty is at the home of
her daughter, Mrs Berlyn Simpson
and is caring for her during her ill
ness.
The Bethel Ladies' Aid had a meet
ing in the basement of the church last
Wednesday afternoon.
Richard Ashdown purchased a Ford
car from A. G.. Brewster and George
Cool, a new Maxwell car.
Miss Sophia Misfelt of Rock Island,
spent the week end at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Misfelt.
Mrs. Myra Gerkin and Miss Lille
Gerkin spent last Friday in East Mo-
line at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ira Richards.
Mrs. Ada Upper was hostess to the
Mothers club at her home last Thurs
day afternoon. Twelve ladies were
present. After business routine, pa
pers were read on Home and Rural
Environment" After which a delic-
ious luncheon was served by Mrs. Eip-
per. 1t was decided to have the next
meeting a week earlier on account of
the Farmers picnic being on the
same date as the regular meeting day.
Mrs. Edna Ffllmer will entertain at
her home for the next meeting, Aug.
10. Subject: "Palatable Lunches for
the School Children" Let every mem
Der come prepared with a reading on
this subject
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03

pointment Immediately and within Is
days must take the oath of Office.
The board will meet in Washington
soon. Meantime President Wilson
will have named an executive head of
the board to be known as the farm
loan commissioner. Herbert Quick
and George W. Norris are spoken of
for the place.
Secretary McAdoo, chairman ex-of-
ficio of the new farm loan board, to-
day notified the four appointive mem
bers of their confirmation by the SEN
ate and called here Aug. 7 when the
work of organizing the new system
will be inaugurated.
Division of the United States into
IL districts will be the first task of the
board after organization. Hearings
will be conducted in Washington and
throughout the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
MATHERVILiE

Gladys Humes and Bernice HOWE
spent the past week visiting in the
tri-cities.
Mrs. Henry Yerkey of Viola visited
here Thursday
Mrs Tim Novelty and daughter and
Mrs. Sam Perry have returned home
from a visit in Davenport
William Huffman has started on his
threshing tour. He has a large num-
him to start early.
Willie Humes has returned home
from a visit in Davenport.
Otis Tomlinson of Annawan visited
here Thursday.
Mrs Quincy Farrow of East Mo-
line and Mrs. Sam Langston of Sher-
rard were visitors here Wednesday.
Mrs. John Ramsden spent Wednes-
day with relatives in Aledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Clark are now in
Rock Island.
Mrs Arthur Roseen was a Cable
visitor Friday
Miss Doris Tomlinson of Cable visit
ed here over Sunday.
Gust Engstrom was in Rock Island
Thursday to see his wife, who is in
the hospital.
Mrs. Herman Johnson and daughter
of Moline were visitors here over Sun
day.
Joe Wild is having a garage built
back of his store.
Tom Simcox of Rock Island was
here on business Tuesday
Joe Wild has purchased a new bort
auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ramsden were
Sherrard visitors the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Crone and daugh-
ter Geneva and Mrs. Crones' mother,
Mrs Jones of Gilchrist, spent the past
week visiting relatives in Pennington
and Cuba. They made the trip by
auto.
Charles Yerkey has taken out the
small window in the Latter Day Saint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
j. c. CAHALL IS
A VICTIM OF HEAT
pital as Result of Prostitution
Three Weeks Ago.

Heat prostration claimed another
victim in Rock Island last night when
John George Cahail, 1903 Third ave-
nue.. died at St. Anthony's hospital, as
result of a stroke suffered three weeks
ago. The man was overheated in the
French & Hecht foundry, where he
was employed. and had lowered be-
tween life and death since. He was a
molder by occupation and had been a
member of the holders union 27
years.
Mr.. Cahall was lifelong resident Of
Rock Island. having been born here
Nov "a, 1866. He was married to
Mary Mattson in Moline % years ago.
She and two daughters and two sons,
Mrs Mabel Degree and Mrs. Bessie
Woodheart, both of Davenport, and AL
win and Leroy of Rock Island, survive
him, as does a brother, James, of Chi
cago and two grandsons. Mr.. Cahall
was a devout member of st. Joseph S
church.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Joseph's church at 9 O'Clock Saturday
morning. Burial will be in Calvary
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
WILL DISINTER BODY
OF MAN BURIED HERE

The body of the man who was bur-
led in Chippiannock cemetery yester-
day as an unknown will likely be dis
inferred tomorrow to be viewed by an
Orion woman, who believes the man is
her brother. The woman conferred
with Walter O'Maliey, who had charge
of the body, and Coroner r. c. j. Mey-
er today. The description she gave of
her brother tailed with that of the
dead man. She said her brother has
been missing for months, that he was
heard of in Peoria some time ago and
on Saturday was seen in Rock Island.
The unidentified man died Sunday
night in the Sehnert rooming house,
Twentieth street and First avenue, as
a result of the heat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
SWINDLERS BOUND
over BY JUSTICE
Confidence Men Who Fleeced Farmer
Out of $4,000 on Fake Horse Race
Held for Conspiracy.
HOTEL GUESTS ARE WITNESSES
Transients at Manufactures, Where
Gang Put Up Testify at PreIim-
mary in Davenport.

John William Brown. ]. W. Reeves
and H Ward, the swindling trio of
confidence men. who last week f1eeced
". H Keairnes, a Shelby county farm
er, out Of $4,000 on a fake horse race,
were bound over to the grand Jury
this morning by Justice of the Peace
Phil Daum. Bail was fixed at $4,000,
which could not be furnished
Eighteen witnesses were rounded up
BY the state for use in the case against
the men. Many Of them were tran
ers' hotel in Moline during the stay
of the men there
Heretofore. since County Attorney
Henry Jebens was doubtful whether
he could include Brown in the infor-
nation against the other two members
Of the gang, it had been planned to
file separate information against him.
II was finally decided to name all
three men in the indictment charg-
ing conspiracy.
Used Many Aliases.
Brown, evidently the oldest mem
Der of the trio, was known in many
different parts of the country under
many different names. Six of these
aliases have been dug up thus far,
and new developments are coming in
daily.
Brown was known in different places
as NJ. B. Harris, r. H. Gross, c. H.
Benson. Albert Lescher. and Wade. J.
W Reeves believed in always using
his correct initials, for the aliases that
have been unearthed thus far include
J. ". Reed. J. w Rider and ]. w.
Riley. Ward, probably new in the
game. was known elsewhere as c. F.
Miller
None of the men will talk, and since
their arrest they have all maintained
a dignified silence. To repeated Ques-
tionings they reply only in monosyl-
tables, and then make only non-com-
initial answers. State deputies are
following a number of clues and new
revelations are expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
COLONEL BURR GOES
TO WASHINGTON, D. G.

Colonel George w. Burr, command
ant of Rock Island arsenal, is in
Washington, where he was summoned
by General Crozier, chief of ordnance,
for a consultation regarding the en-
largement of the arsenal and the gen.
eral policy governing the government
plant during the next year. Colonel
Burr departed yesterday and expects
to be back Tuesday or Wednesday.
Colonel Kenneth Morton is command
ing officer of the arsenal in the abb
sence of Colonel Burr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
BURGLARS TAKEN
HERE,SENTENCED.
Pair Apprehended in Rock Island
Draw Ten Years Each When Ar
raigned in Clinton Court.
PLEAD GUILTY TO THE CHARGE
j. ID: Bruhn of Davenport and II. j.
Sullivan of Brooklyn. Admit Guilt
and Go to Fort Madison.

Two men arrested in Rock Island
Tuesday night for burglary of a store
in Clinton, Iowa, today commenced
serving the first day of sentences of
10 years each, imposed upon them in
district court in Clinton yesterday
They are J. d. Bruhn of Davenport
and T. ]. Sullivan of Brooklyn, N Y
They were picked up at the Twenty
fourth street viaduct by Patrolmen
Wheeler and Smith after police here
had been notified to be on the lookout
for them. They came from Davenport
and at the time of apprehension were
in possession of four suit cases con-
tanning the goods they had stolen.
Bruhn and Sullivan broke into the
NJ Morris store on Second street in
Clinton and escaped with four suit
cases packed full of suits, hats, neck
ties, gloves and shirts.
The men were taken to Clinton We'd
neSday and were transferred to the
county Jail in that city. They ex-
pressed desire to plead guilty under
county attorneys informations, and
after this plea had been made to Judge
Barker they were each given a 10-year
maximum sentence in the state peni-
tertiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
COST OF BURNING
GARBAGE REDUCED
of 60 Cents a Ton of Waste Matter
Fed to Furnace
TWO GASOLINE PUMPS REMOVED
Measuring Devices Are Condemned by
DIR. Nj. A. HOIlingswOrth, Food and
Weights Inspector.

Because householders of Rock Is
land provided more garbage in July
than in June, cost of operation of the
municipal incinerator for the month
just closed was reduced 81 per cent on
each ton of refuse burned compared
with the cost Of the month preced-
ing it.
Commissioner j. H. Liedtke filed his
report as to the cost of operation of
the incinerator today. Cost per ton in
July was so cents as against 81 cents
in June. Three hundred and twenty
nine tons of waste matter were burned,
comprising 353 loads of garbage and
124 loads of rubbish. Total cost of
operation was $197.60, s183.80 for labor
and $3.50 for coal.
Commissioner Liedtke explained to-
day that the more garbage that is avail
able for burning the less the cost per
ton for operation.
Condemns Pumps.
Two gasoline pumps, used in meas
uring Juice" for operation of motor
vehicles, were condemned in July, &C,
cording to the monthly report of NJ A.
Hollingworth, food and weights in
spector. Thirty pumps were tested
and % were found to be accurate. The
other two gave under-measure and
were ordered removed and replaced by
new.
Dr. Hollingsworth scored "a farms
that produced milk and cream sold in
Rock Island. He tested 81 samples of
milk, finding So legal in amount of
butter fat He tested LA liquid meas
ures and inspected five dairy wagons,
35 grocery stores and six meat mar
ketS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
0YB1IofS
Buy a home of Reidy Bros

444-SIIJ 1oWSI supply company.
For express, call William Trefz.
Jamison Towel Supply company,
towel, apron and coat service. Phone
Moline 581.
Pure Olive Oil imported from Sicily.
Bottled by P. Licata & Co. For sale at
$50 Twenty-first street
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Danielson,
Jr-, 1918 Thirty-second street, some
days ago started overland in their auto
for Detroit for a visit with relatives.
They got no further than Chicago,
when the former was taken i'll and was
forced to go to a hospital where an
operation was performed. Here his
vacation was spent. On their way
home last evening just as Watertown
was reached their machine baked -
and it was necessary to hire another
car to pull the party into Rock Island.
Under the circumstances Mr.. Daniel
son is glad his vacation" is over.
P. F. Hartman, 1411 Thirty-f1rst
street, left last evening for Rochester,
MINI. where he will receive treatment.
He has been i'll for the past year. He
proposes to go to Montana and take
up a ranch, after being released from
the hospital.
George Taylor, Milwaukee, has writ
ten to officers of the Eastern Star in
Rock Island, for information concern
ing the wherea bouts of his sister, Mrs.
John Cloyd, who he says lives in this
city and who he has not seen for 20
years. He is in the army and about
to leave for Mexico and is anxious to
get into communication with her be-
fore he leaves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. W. T. Chambers and daughter,
Alice, returned last evening from a
visit TO Madison, Wis, stopping en-
route in Rockford for few days.
Frank G. Downs left last evening to
attend the uniform rank OF the W o.
w encampment now at riverside
Park, Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. E H. Murrin and two
sons of Sterling, Col, left last evening
for their home after visit with Mr.
and Mrs ?. J. Murrin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
HUNTING MURDERERS
OF PRIVATE BANKER

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Detectives today
prObed the mysterious murder OF
Henry Ponterno, former private bank
er in a Chicago Italian colony, near
Benton Harbor. Mich, Tuesday. Ben
ton Harbor police were still search
ing the lonely woods where the muir
der occurred for the two men sup
posed to have done the deed.
The former banker is known to
have incurred the enmity Of a number
of his former countrynen through the
failure of his private bank here in
1915
Ponterno since his disappearance
from Chicago has lived on fruit farm
near Benton Harbor-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03

this year. He had been i'll for two
weeks
he was born in Vienna. Ohio. Oct
81 1874. He was millwright by trade
and was single man Surviving him
are his mother and two sisters, Mrs.
august Durupt of Youngstown. Ohio,
ana Mrs. Herman Harter of Rock Is
land, Remains will be sent to Youngs-
town for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Lad browns in Refuse Barrel.

Morris. ILL.,, Aug. 3.-After "A search
of two hours in the belief that her
three-year- son, Joseph, had wan
dered away and been lost, Mrs. Harry
Rushbrook of Vienna township found
the boy drowned in barrel of refuse
which stood at the kitchen steps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
WEATHER MAN STUBS
HIS TOE; GET RAIN

The weather man stubbed his toe
dreadfully this morning, having prom
ised fair and warmer weather for to-
day But see what we got, The
weather man, however, resides in Dav-
export and did not know there was to
be a circus in Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Funeral of Andrew Weinberper.

remains of the late Andrew Vein
berger were laid to rest in Chippian-
mock cemetery this morning after fun
eral services were heard at the resi-
dence, Seventeenth and Brashar
streets. Rev. F. J. Rolf conducted the
services
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Services for James Hodges,

AT Trinity Episcopal church late this
AFTERNOON funeral services for James
r Hodges were conducted. Rev. Gran
Vile H. Sherwood delivered the fun
eral address. The remains will be
taken to independence, Iowa, for bur
ial tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03

a Dodge touring car of Robert Frew
of Sherrard. II will not be delivered
for two weeks
Tom Treasure has moved into the
house vacated by Dave Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ramsden and Mr.
and Mrs. John Romsden went by auto
to Ellisville Saturday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03

The body of Mrs. John Bradshaw
was buried in Cavalry cemetery this
morning. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at ST. Joseph's church by Dean
Quinn at 8 o'clock,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
HURRY ORGANIZATION
OF FARM LOAN BOARD

Washington, Aug. determination
of the new farm loan board, whose
members have just been named by
President Wilson, will be accomplish
ed without delay, it was said today
Members will be notified of their ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Funeral of Miss Miller

Funeral services over the remains
or Miss Eva Miller were conducted at
her home, S04 Twelfth avenue, by Rev.
+. j. Rolf at ? o'clock this afternoon.
Burial was made in Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Excursion Sunday Afternoon

On steamer Black Hawk, through
Moline locks, to the new canal being
built at lie Claire. Leaves at 3 p. m;
returns $50 p. N. Forty cents round
trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03

First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
cral Daniel c. Roper, who has had
much to do with the distribution of
patronage during the present admin
istration, is to sever his connection
with the administration in order to
take an active hand in the direction
of the Democratic campaign
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Bruhn Under Parole.

Bruhn was under parole in Clinton
county at the time of his arrest, hav-
ing been convicted of breaking into a
railroad merchandise car at Dewitt
His home is in Davenport
Bruhn and Sullivan were taken to
Fort Madison today to enter upon their
sentences there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Frank M0ugeno.

Frank Mougeno OF Youngstown
Ohio. died at S:45 last evening in the
home of his mother, Mrs. Henry Mou-
geno. 4227 Seventh avenue. Mr.. Mou-
gene came TO Rock Island June Il of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
Obituary
Father Dies in Racine.

Father Dies in Racine.
Mrs c. T. DuGard, 1918 Third ave
nue., is bereaved by the death of her
father, William A. Reid. pioneer IN
Racine. Wis, who died Monday night.
He was 70 years Of age.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-10
CITIZENS ARMY HELPS
KEEP STREETS CLEAN
Director Datesman Well Pleased
Over Success of War
on Dirt

Responses from corporations, business
men and citizens generally to the city's
appeal to aid the campaign for clean
streets" Director Datesman says, have
been so numerous that the entire cit
izenship has been enrolled Into q great
| army to help the Bureau OF Highways in
the work. The Directors circular letter
to presidents Of railroad companies, public
service corporations, department stores,
merchants and others, emphasized the aim
in the campaign for cooperative work for
the elimination of practices that result In
the littering of streets with waste paper,
rubbish, store and sidewalk sweepngs
The Director said that residents have
not been urged hitherto to live up to exist
ing laws for the regulation and disposal OF
waste and rubbish He said he felt that
noncompliance with these laws comes from
habit rather than through intention TO dis
obeying them and for this reason the De-
partment had resolved to carry on a wlde-
spread educational campaign to instruct the
people how to help keep streets clean.
with this object in view" Director Dates
man said cards containing the laws and
12 Dont's' which cover the principal mat
ters that, being given proper recognition by
the people, will make the streets very much
cleaner than they have ever been before,
will he delivered by the police to all house,
holders We have, in addition, printed pla-
cards, Ia by is inches in size that also con-
tain these 'Don'ts,' which we are arranging
to have displayed in all conspicuous places
throughout the city, and we are going to
ask that they be placed in the main corri-
dors and other conspicuous places in Offices,
stores and other buildings where they will
be seen and can be read by employees and
the public.
I'VE are also going TO ask employers to
instruct employees to refrain in the future
from sweeping the sidewalks sweepings into
the street and to sweep them into pile and
put them into rubbish receptacles 1twould be
very desirable and very much appreciated
and add very materially to our efforts II
they would arrange to place rubbish recep-
tacles in front of the offices and other build
ings under their control These receptacles
will be cmptied by the street cleaning de-
psrtment II they will advise us of their
locations"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-10
How to Gain Weight

"CD am 10 years old. . feet 10 Inchss tall,
and weigh 1875 pounds. Please advise what
should weigh and how to gain weight.
My occupation is stenoErap Exercise as
follows; Three miles after breakfast. one mile
home from work. and one after supper, which
me IN the least Have good appetite in the
consists OF rye bread and butter; dinner at II
and some fruit and eat a heavy supper. t2) Do
my meals well reEulateds 49, Also do you
some consider an aid to health? b. NJ q.
l. You should weigh 156 pounds Eat
mort anw lax less IL you want to weigh
more. Could you get glass of buttermilk
and some fruit as an addition to your break.
fast? hope you get enough vegetables,
fruit and milk for your supper You need It.
in view Of your light breakfast and lunch.
You will probably get fatter as you get
older. Why be impatient about It?
2. Rye bread is not quite so nourishing
white bread. / do not know what you
get for supper. but your other two meals
are not very well balanced.
3. No; unless there is a special reason in
a particular case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-10
Children,s PRAYER Meetings

As TO your question addressed TO the little
girl who asked how to conduct prayer meeting,
l think YOU do not understand the situation,
perhaps. Yes little girls both conduct and take
posed OF grown people, howeveri only superln.
tended by one or two adults. The hymn is true
that says: Prayer Ia the simplest form OF
speech which infants lips can try" II one
/ am afraid It would never be part OF ones
life. There are many good prayers In the Bible
70 begin with, such as Psalms. H. 1-10, IL and
~, 10 and 10 and 1924. An excellent benedlc.
WI 40 called The "MspsR' 1 Ssnedistion. Se'Ss No
doubt the little girl thought the Corner told
what she wanted. II. S.
without entering into discussion Of
questions which may arise In the minds
OF readers relative to the expedency Of
committing the conduct of a religious
meeting to mere children, let me exoul-
pate myself from the implied suspicion
that ! would defer for any one the duty
and privilege OF prayer until years to
come bring maturity and ease of express
sion. The line you quote is true and the
truth conveyed precious beyond the power
of human speech to describe Every child
should be taught to pray by the time he
can express physical wants to his mother !;
should be made to comprehend that God
Is as really his Father in heaven as she
is his earthly parent. Let this be compre-
hended In all its richness of meaning before
we go further. The modus operandi of
praying for the edihcatlon of others is
quite another matter. This is not the place
in which to debate the subordinate ques-
ton, a