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The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-03
AS TOLD TO US


See DR.. Warrick, Wednesday, Mays.
Roy Lamb was in Hastings, Satur.
day.
Boyd Blair spent Saturday In Hast
ings.
Miss Jennie winton is on the sick
list.
Tress Harwood spent Monday IN
Hastings.
Ernest Moranville spent Saturday in
Hastings.
Floyd Woods spent Wednesday in
Superior.
Chas. Hudson of Riverton was in the
city Sunday.
Roy Sattley Undertaker-Auto Hearse
in connection.
Joe Quincy of Inavale vas in the
city Tuesday,
Grover Smell was down from Law.
renee, Tuesday.
Attorney. Bernard McNeny was in
Nelson, Monday.
AL Spires and Joe Mudd spent Satur-
day in Hastings.
Eyes tested, glasses ftted.-J. C.
Mitchell. the Jeweler.
FOR SALE-Span OF mares, VT. 100,
in foal.-Dr. Dearborn.
Fred Carnaham and Floyd Mcintosh
spent Tuesday in Hastings.
Mrs. George VanCamp came down
from McCook saturday morning.
]. L. Christian left Tuesday for st.
Joe and other points in Missouri.
Mrs. George Smelser returned home
from Riverton, Saturday morning.
Mrs. j. E. Yost and son, Lester,
spent Tuesday afternoon at Bladen.
Weesner & Koontz shipped three cars
of hogs to Kansas City, Wednesday.
Leonard Reiher went to Central City,
Wednesday morning, to visit friends.
Robt. Avery went to Lewellen, Tues
day to look after some business affairs
Mr.. and Mrs. Vert Stevens moved
into A. d. Wonderly's residence on
Tuesday.
Everett Stroup, Jim Gilbert and
Cherrel Koontzlwere Hastings visitors
Saturday.
Bert Clark of:McCook spent the last
of the week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tony Clark.
John Burgess of lnavale spent SUI
day with his grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. NJ. Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs Ferd Retzman have
moved into Mrs. Ross residence OF
North Webster street.
Mesdames Aft Saladen and Lawrence
Mccall attended the reading contest a
Blue Hill, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bye Stephenson o
Riverton we're in the city between
trains Tuesday evening.
Miss Helen Morrison of Superio
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs
Grant Green and family.
Chas. Sherer, who had been attend
ing the state university at Lincoln
arrived home the first Of the week.
jim 10y who has been bucking tn
extra board at McCook Is now firinI
passenger trains 4 and II out O
this city.
Charles Stetiins, who suffered
stroke of paralysis at Grand Island
was brought home Monday evening b
his son, Jack.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-03

Don't forget the Bo'sn's
Bride by Ryhs-H Herbert and
Inch, a musical play given
by the High School Glee
Club at the Orpheum, Mon
day, May 9TH.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-03

DIR. Asher was down from klverton,
Friday.
District Court will convene next
Monday.
Lew Etherton went to Kearney,
Monday.
Earl Fountain spent Monday in
Hastings.
Frank Bartunek spent Monday in
Hastings.l
George Sheldon was a Blue Hill visit
or Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Stef1ns went to Grand
Island, Monday.
Andrew Garretson spent the week
end in Campbell.
Miss Celesta Scrivner spent the
weekend at Riverton.
Miss Elsie Diedrick returned from
Lincoln, Friday evening.
Robt. Avery returned home from
Lincoln, Friday evening.
Miss Florence weathers of Inavale
spent Saturday in the city.
Forest Maulsby and Will Heider
spent Monday In Hastings.
Harry Moede and Frank Mcintosh
were in Blue Hill, Monday.
Fred Temple of Kansas City was in
the city the last Of the week.
j. w. Mitchell, who resides south Of
Inavale, was in the city Monday.
Mrs. George Corner returned to her
home at Blue Hill, Friday morning.
Jim Ray of Arlington, was a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. All Mccall this week
Rev. Bates went to st. Paul, Satur-
day, where he held services on Sunday.
Mr.. Fulton, Of the firm Grant Il Full.
ton Of Lincoln, was in the city Friday.
See Bernard Fruit for painting and
paper hanging. Independent phone,
246.
Mesdames George Mountford and
Myrtle Oman spent Monday in Blue
Hill.
Clay Weaver left Monday for Rosette
Wyoming, where he will look after his
farm.
A. V. Ducker went to Norfolk, Mon
day, to attend the NJ. W. A. state COP.
veution.
Jim Peterson was in Guide Rock
Monday, looking after his business
interests.
Mrs. VIM. Thomas went to Lincoln
Monday, to visit her daughter, Mrs. j
E. Jarboe.
w. A. Biba, consulting engineer o
the sewer project, spent the weekend
with his wife at Exeter.
Miss Lorine Hansen returned hom'
Monday from Hire, Nebraska, wher,
she finished teaching a successful tern
Of school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stefins Of Hast
ipgs were called to this city on accoun
of the serious illness of his father
Chas. Stefiins.
On Monday, Chss. A. Pennell, o
Cornell, and Miss Ada Dayton, of Re-
Cloud, were united in marriage by Rev
G. w. Hummel.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Schellak of Hast
, ings we're called to this city Wednes
day on account of the serious Hines
5 of her father, Chas. Stefins.
II would be hard to find a NOR
pleasing gift than a nice Waldema
Chain for a graduating present Sc
. the nice assortment at Mitchells.
John Havel, Horace Brown, Warre
Srtton, Barney Sutton, Sam Jones, an
, oliver Shaffnit were attending tn
closing exercises at Hastings, Monday
, We are in the market for 100 to IL
. pounds Shoats at market price deliver
ed at Serum Plant. Will pay for d.
livery to plant.-C. II. Miner SeruI
Co
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Cummings VIII
removed to Nebraska City sever;
, months ago have returned to this ell
and will reside in the east part {
town.
Frank Richardson and son, Charlie
of Cheyenne, Wyoming, arrived in tn
city Saturday morning to attend III
=. funeral of the formers mother, Mr.
Il. N. Richardson.
ri County Superintendent Gertrude
n Coon went to Blue Hill, Tuesda.
where she presided over the Webst'
County reading contest which was hel
at that place Wednesday.
At The Orpheum
n Friday May At
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demanded to know whether or not he had
appeared before a notary when he attached
his signature to Town Meeting party papers
Mr. Porter asserted that he conversed with
the detective from his bedroom window
but refused to give information.
Later i'm the day a detective invaded the
headquarters of the Town Meeting party, at
1927 Chestnut street, for the purpose of
interrogating Warren +. poane. publicity
maager. The detective requested Doane to
sign a paper, and when he refused to do
so the detective wrote across the paper, Re
fused to answer"
In reply to the charges shat the police
have been thrown back into politics In a
desperate effort to aid the Ware machine,
Director Wilson. of the Department Of Pub
lie Safety. issued a statement in which he
virtually charged that fraud had been per-
petrated in the fling Of nomination papers
for the Town Meeting party candidates. He
declared II the duty of the police TO in
vestigate such crimes. His statement fol-
lows:
when a mere Cursory examination shows
that nominating petitions, required by law
20 be signed by individual qualified voters,
contain vast numbers of signatures i'm the
same handwriting, and thousands of ath
davits to these petitions, which the law re-
quires shall be made by the atlantis APP
bearing personally before u notary public
are taken i'm a short space Of time before the
same notary, 1t becomes apparent that
names have been forged and affidavits taken
IN violation of existing law. Such being
the case it is the duty of the bureau OF
police to make a most rigid investigation
for the purpose of fixing the guilt
such an investigation is not an injec
tion Of police into politics but the per
formance of an official duty which the Law
casts upon the bureau Of police. Such al
investigation is now being made and vii
continue until the last vestige of informa
Members Of the Forty y-sixth Ward Towr
| Meeting party will begin a series of stree
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MAYO DISCUSSES
WAR WITH WILSON
Declares U-Boat Menace
Has Been Removed by Aid
of United States
PLAN GERMAN SEA MOVE
MAsHtNGToN. oct. 10.

WASHINGTON, oct. 10.
The present naval situation In the Euro
pean war zAne was laid directly before
President Wilson in minute detail today by
Admiral Mayo. commander Of the Atlantic
feet
Admiral Mayo. who has Just returned
from an important series Of conferences
with Allied naval commanders at London,
was accompanied to the White House by
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
The President was told the exact dispo-
sition Of the American sea fighters In the
U-hoat zone and Of the po0gress that has
been made against the Kaiser's underwater
craft. Admiral Mayos report on the sub
marine situation was even more encouraging
than those previously given the President
by Secretary Daniels and other naval Of
hcials
The menace Of the submarine virtually
has been eliminated through the co-opera-
tiun Of the American destroyer fleet with
those of the Allies, Admiral Mayo Is under
stood to have told President Wilson.
4 very comprehensive plan for future
naval activities against the Kaiser's fleets,
which was worked out at the London con-
ferences. was revealed to the President by
the commander Of the Atlantic fleet The
details Of the plan, necessarily, are CON
Ccaled. but the expected operations Will be
of unprecedented magnitude and Of extreme
daring
Following his conference with the high
naval officials President Wilson received
the members of the new Japanese Com
mercial Mission, which has come TO the
United States to make study Of Ameri-
can railway Development and industrial life.
| The japanese industrial experts were pre-
scented to the President by Ambassador
| SatO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-19
AGED CLERGYMAN DIES
Native Philadelphia Passes at West
Chester at Age of 81

WEST CHESTER. Pa. oct 19.-The
Rev George | Shaffer died at the home Of
n son-in-law, Cheyncy !. Davis, at Lyndell
last night He would have been ST years
old on the 10th Of November For some
months he had been In poor health, but
was bedfast only since Sunday last.
He was born in Philadelphia and as a
Methodist Episcopal minister had occupied
pulplts In numerous places. He was sta
toned at Grove, in West Whitelaud this
county, fourteen years ago. that being his
last charge. II was there that his wife
dNd and following that occurrence he re-
tired He had previously charges at New
London this county; Newtown, Bucks
County; Parryville, Carbon County; Bethel.
Jarrettown, Montgomery County; South
Easton, Covenant Church, Reading, Front
street, Philadelphia and Fernwood, Della
ware County.
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,..'reds .,epureds Of complaints were received
E-2toay at headquarters OF the Town
n, y. party. George d. Porter, ex-Direc-
t'. Public Safety. was an early morning
, Ar- Porter says he was drummed
y PED At o'clock BY detective, who
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TWO KILLED AS CAR
PLUNGES OVER BANK
Third Occupant of Racing Car
in Accident at Danville Prob
ably Mortally Injured
DANvILLE, Pa, oct. 10.

Thomas Ryan, State fire marshal and
Harry Swank, both Of Danvile, were killed,
and Harry Cromwell. Of Danville, was
probably mortally wounded when Crom-
wells racing automobile went over an en-
bankment early today. Cromwell is in the
George f. Grelsinger Memorial Hospital in
a critical condition.
The men had been TO Sunbury and we're
returning when the hEh-powered car
plunged over the steep embanlSment and
catapuited down on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad tracks. Ryan
was dead and Swauk and Cromwell un-
conscious when other cars found them All
are prominent here and were unmarried.
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HARDWARE MEN FAVOR
WAR LABOR ADJUSTMENT
Adopt Resolution Urging Imme-
diate Creation of Special
Federal Board
ELECT c. w. ASBURY HEAD
ATLANTIC CITY, y j.. oct. ip


Charges that labor has manifested
marked tendency TO take advantage Of alb.
normal conditions for pressing unfair de-
mands upon capital today preceded the
adoption by the American Hardware Manu-.
facturers' Association Of resolution urg
ing the creation Immediately Of Federal
board for the adjustment Of all labor dis.
putes having to do with the production Of
war materials.
Manufacturers applauded the statement
Of Loyal Osborne. senior vice president OF
the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company. that there us a strong
conviction among the New York business
men that the war will he over this win.
ter"
There Is a strong belief that next sum
mer will see the end of the conflict" he
said Il do not know the foundation for
these convictions or whether they have
any. but I do know that n great many men
are looking forward to an end OF the con-
nict not many months hence
Mr. Osborne said there was every pros.
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REFORMED SYNOD PATRIOTIC
Adjourns After Passing Resolutions
Warmly Supporting Government

3 LANCASTER, Pa. Oct 19.--The East
ern Synod of the Reformed Church ad-
journed after passing resolutions breath
ing the most patriotic devotion to their
nation, and calling upon everybody con-
neCted with their church to rally to the
nations support 1t is worthy of note
that the resolutions were the work of a
native of Germany, the Rev Dr. Theo-
dore f. Herman, of the faculty of the
Lancaster Reformed Theological Seminary,
The churches were urged to greater activ-
ity in securing women for deaconeSses
work. Wilkes Barre was chosen for next
years place of meeting.
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James Mitchell, thirty-eght years old, of
1852 Bavis street, is in the Cooper Hos
pital as the result of an automobile smash
up at Mozart Crossing near Camden, early
today Mitchells car. according to the
police, crashed into a standing freight
train. It was badly damaged Mitchell
was cut and bruised but will recover.
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Crushed Leg Costs p. r. r. $22O2

ALTOONA. Pa, oct. 19.-Statc Board Of
Compensation members. comprising Chair
man Harry A. MaCkey, James w LeeCh
and John \. Scott. met yesterday for the
first time and considered seven cases. The
petition Of Howard Hall, of Juuiata, against
the Pennsylvania Railroad for communication
of compensation, was granted. Hall had
his leg crushed i'm shop. lie had received
500 and will get Sl@02, the balance due,
to invest in some property.
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c. w. Asbury, Of Philadelphia. wat
elected president Of the hardware nirnu-
facturers. succeeding Fayette r. Plumb,
Of Philadelphia. c. w. Knapp Of Sioux
City. succeeds himself as president Of the
National Hardware Association, the job
bers' organization. T. James Fernley. Of
Philadelphia, was reelected secretary
treasurer OF the jobbers' body for his twen-
ty-third successive term Frederick w.
Mitchell Of New York, was reelected sec
retary-treasurer for the manufacturers.
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pect Of an ample supply Of copper for
every war requirement but that the do.
nestle supply OF steel and iron VIII be cut
to 40 per cent OF normal because OF the
overwhelming demands Of the Government
for ship construction.
He expressed the belief also that the
second draft for troops will not call for
more than three-quarters or million men.
He questioned whether these men would
see the other side Of the Atlantic before
the winter Of 1918.
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Fur Sets

Liberty Bonds Accepted as caSh
Mail Orders Filled Promptly
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Teachers TO Aid Red Cross

Teachers Of the NJ Hall stanton Public
School, Sixteenth and Cumberland streets,
will give a clipping party In the school
building this evening for the benefit Of the
Red Cross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
R. KOERBER HEAD
EPWORTH LEAGUE
Local Man Made President Of Rock
Island District Methodist Young
Peoples Society.

Ralph E. Eoerber. who is president
Of the Epworth League Of the First
Methodist church of this city. was
chosen president Of the Rock Island
district Epworrh league at the annual
business meeting held late yesterday
afternoon at the First If. r, church
Rock Island The OTTER officers chO-
sen are.
First vice president John P. Hanna,
Geneseo.
Second vice president Miss Susan
nah Clarke, Presumption.
Third vice presldent-5Iiss Odessa
Sheats. AIcdo
Fourth vice president Walter Help
er, Henry.
Secretary Miss Frances Smith. No
line.
Treasurer William Cobb. Eeiths-
burg
Executive board Nj. r. Temple. Lit
tie York. Rev. J. b Bartle. GaIva. and
II. p Bell. Bradford.
The place Of next meeting was an
decided al this time. the executive
board to fix the place al q future
meeting
The league voted a donation of 500
TO the baby fold at Normal III. and
an obligation OF $500 was taken for
foreign missions in the church
Following the afternoon business
session the entire company was taken
for street car ride to the Watch
Tower, the session q 100 closing 9he
convention which opened Monday aft
ernoon- Rev. Loyal NJ. Thompson of
East Moline conducted the opening
praise service and special musical
numbers were given hy the choir and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
Personal Points

s. X James left yesterday for Chi
cage on a week trip
}. Clinton Searle has returned from
a short trip into Henry county on legal
business.
Judge William T Church left yes
terday for Chicago. He viii return
FrlEay.
Mrs. H. Schreitline and daughter Of
ShemeId have returned to their home
after spending q week with Mr., and
Mrs James Wisely. 42o7 Eighth ave
nue.
Mrs Edward J. Mohr and daughter
Irma Evelyn Of Hampton returned To
their home yesterday after making a
short visit with Mrs. Ernest ReitE.
1925 Sixteenth avenue.
Mrs. Charles Reagan and son Rob
err left yesterday for Quincy where
Mrs. Reagan VIII visit several weeks
with her mother
Miss Eesferluud yesterday returned
to her home in Woodruff after visiting
two weeks at the home of John Ander-
son. 32I9 Tenth avenue.
Mrs. r. Hatfield and daughters
Helen and Louise, 1907 Fourth avenue.
left yesterday for C0rdova where they
VIII visit week at the home Of Mrs.
E1ma Grove.
2. W. Reimers and son Warren, for
merry Of this city. and now Of Ham
mond. La arrived in the city today.
Warren Reimers will visit for several
months with his grandmother, Mrs.
Virgil Warren, 1917 Second avenue
Miss Nellie Belbourne Of Eewanee.
vino has been in attendance at the ED
worth league convention. returned to
her home This morning. During her
visit here she was the guest of Miss
Margaret Lamont 1905 Sixteenth
street.
Mrs. Andrew Arnston of La Crosse,
was a visitor IN the city today anrouta
to Galva. where she win visit Mrs. o.
A. FIadIieu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
RED CROSS FUND
GROWING SLOWLY
Report $3.50 Collected This Norm
ing, Swelling Rock Islands Total
10 s17.52S.G0.

The Rock Island Red Cross fund is
slowly but surely climbing toward the
100000 mark the local committee is
anxious 20 attain. One hundred and
sixty-seven dollars and fifty cents was
reported taken IN This morning bring
ing the total 70 1880. a number
of large prospective donations are vet
70 be heard from. The headquarters
Of the Red Cross in the 100 block
will be kept open for few more DAYS.
Those who have not yet subscribed to
the local Red Cross fund are urged TO
do so at once Rock Islands quota
was $4,000 and after being unsuccess-
full in their quest for this amount in
the recent campaign which closed
Monday the committee is now striving
TO make il at least $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

Miss Amanda Meyer daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs T. g. Never of 22o9 West
Fourth street. Davenport. and rlar-
enee r. Schutter. son ri hlrs Alma
Schuttar q Roosevelt apartments,
Davenport were united tn marriage
this morning the ceremony taking
place at 10 o'clock I'M the parsonage of
the First Presbyterian church. DaFen-
port. Rev Leroy CoHman. tht pastor
officiating 1T the service The couple
was accompanied by Miss Martha ~
Eobis and George W. Meyer. the lat
ter "a brother Of the bride The bride
was In white georsetge crepe and she
wore q c0rsage bouquet of pink sweet
peas Her attendant was in pea green
crepe de chieu and she wore pink
sweet peas. a wedding breakfast was
served following the ceremony and
later Mr. and Mrs Schurter left for an
aut1 trip. Ar. Scbutter is vice presi-
dent of the TRICKY Blue Print COM
pauv and is in charge of the Stationery
Shop in Rock Island. this city to be
the future home of the couple.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

Miss NayoIa Hostetter of Orion left
today for her home after visiting at
the home Of Mrs. l. L. Schofer, 1915
Seventh avenue
Miss Gladys Carroll Of Eewanee re-
turned 20 her home TODAY after at
tending sessions of the Epw0rth
league convention.
Mr., and Mrs Thomas NJ Carr0n.
Seventeenth street and TWeuty-t
avenue. announce the birth Of son
this morning at ST. Anth0ry's hOspi-
Miss Dorothy Ross OF Chicago is a
guest OF her grandmother Mrs. Ida
McCabe SIS Twenty fourth street
Miss Florence Mccarthy. 1920 Ninth
avenue. left this morning for Toledo 10
visit her sister. Mrs. Tom 0sConper,
for several weeks
Mrs. ] T. wilson RosendeId fats.
who underwent serious operation
at ST Anth0ny's hospital last Friday.
is recovering rapidly.
Miss Helen Baer and Miss Gladys
Howe are guests 81 the home of Al
man Nongersou. 1911 ThiFfietb street
during the Christian. Endeavor con-
reDti0n
Mrs. j. D. Green and niece Dorothy
of BeardstowR arrived in the city this
morning TO be the guests of Mrs. Fred
Pollard. 1896 TWeDtv-6rsl street.
Miss Jane GRAY Johnston of Lexing-
ton, Ky, is the guest OF her cousin,
William Johnston, ga Fifteenth street
C. ", Hippier, q graduate of the
ROCK Island nigh school in the class
Of 1914, has just completed a years
teaching in physical education and as
director of athletics in Adams. \. Y
July ], he viii enter an officers train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
e0eIaL Annnnneemenfs

The house committee of Bethany
home viii meet in moatbly session
Friday afternoon Jpn the home Of Mrs.
william J. Sweeney. SIS Twentieth
street
Members Of Hula camp Of young
men VIII hold private dancing party
Thursday evening. June IS at Com
muni-y hail, Fourteenth avenue and
Thiruetl street.
Womau's guild Of South Park Pres
bT-erlaa church viii hold the regular
June coffee tomorrow afternoon in the
home Of Mrs. Arthur Fitz. 1916 Thir-
L5eth street.
A social session Of the Harrietta
Henderson class Of the First Meth
odist church wiz he held tomorrow
evening in the home Of Mrs. F. ]
Tom, 923 Twenty first avenue.
The Married Mems club will enter
tain at dancing parts this evening
IN Community hall. Thirtleth street
and Fourteenth avenue.