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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
WAR MAKES DRESSES
SHORTER: FIGHT ON

Paris. - The Paris Dressmakers'
SyndIcaIet Chamber, the association Of
all the chief houses, has informed the
government. In answer TO an official
inquiry, that the length Of wool cloth,
for dresses for the winter of 1917-I8,
VIII not exceed AZ metres, a little
less than five yards.
The director of one Of the best
known houses in Paris and London,
interviewed on this decision, which
seems TO foreshadow the continued
use of short skirts and 10 insure the
taiIor-made costume as general wear,
said.
THE diminution of the length of
cloth used in wool costumes has
really been in effect since last season.
Without any general agreement, mere
~ under the pressure OF necessity,
dFessmakers had already restricted
the amount used before the war by 25
per cent Army needs, in America as
well as France and the diminished pro-
duction in the two countries 0blige as
to continue along these lines OF
course we shall make no attempt TO
get around the chambers decision by
ordering cloth of greater width; we
shall rather try TO employ a mixture
of materials, mining wool mater
ials with silk and silk or cotton vel
vet
THE recent decision cannot affect
our models for next winters gowns
for they were ready before it was
reached "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
WHAT HOES THINKS
OF MOLINE POLICE
CAN'T BE PRINTED

Surely a man has a right to sleep
in his own automobile" complained
Mr. Hoes. first name unknown, when
arraigued in Moline police court this
morning. Mr.. Hoes recently moved
to Rock Island from Dubuque You
see, IL was this way: The front wheel
broke and my friend went 80 Rock
Island TO get another one. Z remained
10 watch the machine and must have
dropped 10 sleep. for the first thing
1 knew an officer was rudely shaking
me and said I was arrested "
The police received a call that an
accident had occurred in the east end
Of town last night. Hoes was fast in
the. arms Of Morpheus. and not know
ing what else TO do with him, police
took him 10 the station. #
Some town. some town" chorused
Hoes and his friend as they left the
court room on being dismissed,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
FLOWER NURSERY
BEING PROPOSED
Henry KEehm to Construct Qund. Lefty
Gardens at Barst0w, Forming
s300,000 Corporation.

Proposing TO enter tine Chicago flow
er market. Henry Klehm for over a
quarter of a century connected with
the KIehm nurseries at Arlington, ILL.,,
and manager of the plant in Moline
bearing his name. today announced he
is making arrangements for the or
ganization Of the quad-cities garden
with a capital stock of 100000
VI is probable that the gardens will
be located ar Barstow. where 73 acres
Of suitable land IS under considera-
ton. The dark loan. clay subsoil and
sDrinkling Of sand is said to be just
right for the purpose intended. II is
expected the property can be secured
fer about $150 an acre with an addi-
t3onal cost Of SIS an acre for drain
age
The plant viii have a capacity Of
. coo GOO roses and 90 600 separate
plants. while the carnation depart
ment viii produce 100000 flowers
season. Four greenhouses with
floor area of 96,S00 square feet are to
be constructed at a cost Of $44 900
Stores are to be established in each
of the quad cities The company is
TO specialize in growing six varieties
OF roses and nine kinds OF carnations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
LArNcH rAWPAIGN 90.

The present indications are tuaJ me
mem bersbip campaign which the Mo
iine Y. M. g. A. is to stage Oct. 9 to 80
will be q big success. Ii viii be IN
der the direction Of W T. Harper,
membership secretary, and ANIL Dan
feIson. general chairman, and the FIVE
division chairmen, NJ J. DuTyea, Joe
Bcdaeu. Earl Tarbox, Harry w Rams
Iceland Dr. ". e Taylor. Each di-
vision viii have i've captains and eacn
captain viii command teams OF i've
men each The membership in June
Yves 1850. but this number has now
been materially reduced through re-
movaIs and because of the war Lob
bv concerts are being planned by So
ciaL Secretary Davies. He Us an ac-
uoupHzbed pianist and is proposing TO
make the association a real social cen
ter for EoIiDe's young men. Winfield
HoimEreu. who is IN charge or the
boys department, is preparing an am
bilious program for the youths. Gen
eraI Secretary C.. B. Hall has gone TO
Chicago to attend a general confer
euce oil p secretaries and while away
viii attempt to get two assistant sec
retaTies to take the places Of Lyle
Allison and William Pfan. who recent
Is res gle5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Is HrET BY OFFICERS.

When Early Peoples tcolored) ar
rived in East Moline last evening from
Elaville. Ca, he was met with a re-
caption quite different from what he
had expected. East Moline police Of
fcers were on hand when the Burling-
ton train bearing Peoples arrived from
st. Louis. and in accord with a tele-
graphic request that had been re
ceived an hour earlier from the sber-
if. r E. Battles at Elavile. they took
PEOPLES in custody. Sherlu Battles
did not explain in his telegram the
nature Of charges against Peoples but
merely asked the police to appre-
bend him if he arrived in East NO
line. He says ne is guilty OF nothing
but q debt of $50 to a doctor in his
home down. He has not been living
with his wife, however, and police ara
of the opinion that she caused his ar
rest
Early was accompanied by the wife
and four children Of his brother
Greedy Peoples. who resides at 425
Eighteenth avenue The brother
family was taken 80 his home Sher-
ir Battles has been informed Of the
arrest OF Early and asked for further
instructions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline

! On the mezzanine floor viii be the tool
room Of the plant at the east end
Present orders of the company viii
necessitate operation at fun capacity
through the entire period covered for
delivery. 10 Dec 81. 1918.
AS soon as the plant is in operation.
ARRANGEMENTS will be made 10 throw II
omen some Sunday afternoon for pub
tic inspection. when all citizens of this
community viii be invited 10 visit II
and inspect the new equipment
Official inspection Of the products
to be manufactured will be IN charge
Of a lieutenant Of the United States
navy. now on the ground with three
assistants. When the factory is In full
oueration the inspection work will re-
ouire Il to Is assistants, it IS expect
cd Fine Office quarters have been pro
vided for the government inspectors,
adjoining those Of the shop superin-
tendent and his staff.
With the new plant running at full
force the r. & W industries viii be
furnishing employment for approx
mateIy 5000 persons At present the
shops employ between 500 and 1,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
DIRECTOR FOR ELKs
PRODUCTION IS HERE

"Hurrah. boys" the home talent pro-
ductiou which Miller and Draper are
to put on at the Moline theatre Nov.
q, % and %. under the auspices of
the Moline lodge of E1ks. promises to
be the cIeverest show its its kind ever
given here
Charlie Adams viii not be here this
year as director. He has enlisted and
is now at the officers training camp
at Fort Riley, Kas In his place win
be Jack 4. Keefe, Jr.s who was one of
the hits Of the show which Miller and
Draper put on here two years ago
Mr.. keefe had q conference with the
EIks minstrel committee yesterday and
outlined some Of the features of the
approaching attraction The latest
songs are to be used
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
DAVENPORT CLUB
IS SCARED STIFF
Threatens 70 Cancel Moline Game
Sunday II Pillow City Club Tries
10 Take Their Mem

The Davenport Athletic club today
pulled the big baby act Of sportdom.
Notice was served on Eli Meersmau,
manager Of the Moline team. that Sun
days scheduled game would be can
ceIIed by Davenport II any Of the Mo
line men who have been working out
with Davenport appeared IN the Mo
line lineup.
il is a fact known throughout the
three cities that Davenport is the first
club that has ever tempered with
players Of other teams. The Daven-
port mana cement raided the Moline
team. getting Honey Meersman. Allie
Woodyatt, Nallie Kuhl, Majrkurth,
Ted FreeBerg. VersIuis and other local
stars last season and this Now il ap-
pears that no one knows where any
one stands.
Some Of the Moline players who
have been practicing at Davenport say
they are not satisfied with conditions
across the river They also feel some
town loyalty and they want to play
al home, on q Moline team if a winner
can be assem- bIed The Moline coach.
when approached. told the players in
question he would use them # they
wanted to join the squad. The Moline
management is not tamperlng with
other players. but feels at perfect lib
erty to go after the Moline men Of
former Moline teams and get them
back IN the fold
Whether the Moline players around
whom the storm centers viii play in
Moline or Davenport uniforms Sunday
is q question that must be cleared in
the next four days. Certainly TO cam
eel because Moline might succeed in
getting back some of the players en-
ticed from the local team into the
Davenport fold would make the Daven-
port management the laughing stock
of the quad-city community
DaFenport's Threat
Wen take any Of your men we can
get our hands on. for our bank roll is
If we XII town loyalty and all the
sport connected with the game. But
don't you Try 10 get any men away
from us; not even the ones we took
from sou, or we won't play.
The words of the foregoing para
graph about size up the Davenport at
titude- What's the next mover
one was made this morning. on
request of the Davenport management
1t was agreed 10 transfer the coming
Sunday game, scheduled for Moline, to
the Davenport grounds.
Sure Wen play 'em over there. and
wen have q team that will give them
q battle said the Moline manager
today. Bat maybe they won't play
unless It looks like they've got a
( Ciucb
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
RTRNS ITO IECTTRE.

James :. Burns. known On the lee
ture platform as Burns Of the Noun
tatns. will address the January ses-
sion of the Moline AfteT-Dinner club.
He was reared in the mountains o.
Kentucky. lacking the advantages Of
education. but with the characteristic
determination of the pioneer class. he
educated himself after he became q
man. He is one Of the most interest
ing types before the American public
today and his coming viii be a real
treat TO the After-Dinner club He
takes the place Of Lieutenant McGib-
ney, who was TO have IectuTed in Jam
nary, but has been forced 10 cancel. as
he has been called 10 France as an
ofcer in the ambulance field service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
IS THIRD SON TO
OFFER SERVICES
Fred MerrimaD Wins Commission as
FIRST Lieutenant In Aviation
Corps Of Uncle Sam.

Patriotism seems 10 be running wild
gr the Merriman family Word was
received this morning by P. A. Merri~
man 1000 Seventh avenue, Moline.
rass his son Fred has been commits
stoned first lieutenant in the aviation
CORPS Of Uncle Sam and viii leave
San Francisco today for San Antonio,
Texas for training. This Is the third
-.arho~ of the family 10 offer TO do his
bit for his country.
Tom enlisted with the naval re-
serves here and is in the east with the
Moline division, while Dick. vaudeville
performer. now i'm London. recently Of
5ares his services 20 the United States
government. but whether he has been
accepted has not been learned. Fred
has been in business in san Fran
cisco for some years He is grad
uate NJ the Moline high school with
the class of 1900 and also Of the phar-
maceuttcal department Of Northwest
era university.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
W0RK NFARLE FINIsHEn.

IMPROVEMENT W0rE under way 4
Watertown state hospital. under con-
tracts. will be completed this month,
according to Or. NJ. C.. HawIsy, the
managing officer of the Institution.
Contracts call for completion by Sept
80. Among the improvements are cree
ton of a 25-fo0t addition to the laun-
dry and installation Of an elevator in
the building; installation of fire
escape Tor the hospital annex, and eE-
tension of sidewalks. curbing and road
surfacing.
An additional appropriation Of $500
has been given for the betterment of
the water service. The original ap-
preparation was inadequate. This
work has ben resumed, but the job
will not be finished this month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
EXHIBITS WILL
BE OF A WIDE RANGE

Exhibits covering a wide range OF
activities viii be shown at the COM
muaitv fair to be held Friday evening
in the Silvis school. It will be held
under direction of the Silvis Woman's
club. Announcement was made today
that there VIII be o baby show, and
Displays of bakery goods, vegetables,
flowers, fancy work, poultry and do
nestle animals, and Red Cross ex-
hibit There viii also be side
show" which promises to afford much
entertainment for patrons. Provision
has also been made for an exhibit OF
antiques.
In the baby show. which is expected
to be the big feature OF the fair, there
VIII be two prizes awarded for the
youngsters scoring the highest grades.
Children under s months viii be eligi-
BILE. This feature viii be under d.
rection of Mrs Dick Bell Entries
should be phoued 20 Mrs. Bell, Mrs.
Charles Roach or Mrs. Guy DeBourcy,
members Of the committee in charge.
Entries should be reported before 3
Thursday morning. Mrs. w. l. TaZe
and Mrs. S. A. Cartwright viii be the
judges.
For the children who are exhibitors,
there viii be first and second prizes,
and for adult exhibitors there viii he
ribbon awards
Entries Of fancy work, bakery goods,
vegetables and flowers may be left at
the school house basement Friday aft
erno0n.
Committee in charge OF the fair are
DESTROYS Of securing as large numbers
of entries as possible. and citizens are
urged to participate. Keen interest in
the affair is being manifested, and it
is expected that the entry list will be
lare and that competition Will be keen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
GOES TO PRISON IN
PLACE OF SETTLING

I'D rather go to Jail than 10 pay
was what Emil Sorenson. Des bIoiaes8
said when he was fined $40 and costs
for speeding this morning by Police
Magistrate Frank Gustafson in Moline
police court The judge accommodat-
ed him and sent him TO prison for 10
days.
An hours time at the basti}e was
enough, however. and ne paid up and
was released. He was one OF the IA
speed merchants which Motorcycle
Cop Negley grabbed over sunday.
When arraigned this morning he de-
cIared he was not travelling more than
Is miles an hour. but Q. z. Anderson.
Jess Cowley and John He0erlinE
thought 25 miles an hour a couserva-
tive estimate and he had to dig up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
InkF Ia sERInIs-

Another II didn't know il was load
ed" incident nearly put Robert Neal
1882 Fifteenth street Moline in his
grave last evening His wife had oiled
up q gun and had taken out the
shells. On mis- return home Mr.. Neal
put them back in the weapon without
his Wife's knowledge. When Mrs.
Neal came into the room she play
fully picked up the gun and pointed
it at her husband saying. Look out
I am going TO shoot"
Don't it's loaded" was the warn
ing cry, but the wife, thinking she
knew better, pulled the trigger aud4 a
bullet went into hubby's knee. The
injury is not serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
80. Trank Q. Moeenhan.

Mrs. Frank G. Mogenban, 1913 Tenth
avenue, East Moline, died at 100 yes
terday afternoon in the Moline city
hospital, following an Illness of two
weeks duration Mrs Mogenhau was
born in Germany and was 38 years
old Surviving her are the husband
and six children Funeral services
will be held at $50 tomorrow morn
ing in St Mary's church. East Moline.
Services will be conducted by Father
Leon Van Stappen- Burial viii be in
st Mary's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
szrz a. g- ----g ~ - - a. a. ~
WORTH $4,000
A YEAR TO HIM
Taste for Drink Removed

S5p0o year is a tidy sum- In a large
town near Chicago there Is q business
uzl 7ao tells his friends that The
EaeGay Treatment has meant that
much. and more. to HIM 3 few years
Esa this man was addicted to the use
G. liquor. Every day he had TO drink
z certain quantity or suffer the agoAieS
~ deprivation. Hls appetite was pooF'
he dllut sleep well, and his business
was showing the effects Of impaired
viii aud efficiency.
When mo heard Of the Eeelsy Treat
ueul ls determined to rid himself Of
lha weight that was dragging him
down. He went to the Kelley Institute
fcoE the treatment and today he IS
thoroughly well man. with the craving
ter liquor entirely removed He has
been able to concentrate his efforts on
making coed. The Kelley Treatment
mas given him a new life, and higher
1deals-no wonder he values IL SO
highly. This IS but one OF thousands
81 similar eases. varying only n de-
sstI which could be mentioned Every
one 81 them are strong advocates OF
the Kelley Treatment and value It JUST
rs highly as the man whose case We
nave cited. But. really. tho va4ae OK
ths Kelley Treatment cannot be esti-
mated IN dollars. The fresh vlgor'
tbe uewfound respect Of friends family
and neichbors, the regained am olfloh
and seIf-control that come Win tns
throwing of Of habit ara things tnaI
mean more than money.
Men and women who use hquoF OK
drugs need the scientific Kelley IFeat-
pept. Tell them about it SAFE ana
ensefive-no harmful drugs, no nausea
nm t1 effects, no confinement admins
tered By skiIIfuI physicians Write Ior
Information In plain. sealed enFeiope'
The heeisy Institute e.,
Nearly 40 years % successful service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
RULING OF LOCAL
BOARD REVERSED
District Body Of Peoria Holds Charles
Albert jacobson Must Report
fer Military Duty.

The ruling of the Moline board OF
exemption in granting discharge to
Charles Albert Jacobson was re-
versed, according to word which the
local body has received from Peoria.
Charles II Fishwild was also denied
exemption
The decision of the Moline board in
the cases Of william "A. Purse, Mart
Riva, Henry Paul Pearson, Chester
Brammer and Maurice Vaernewyck
was affirmed. Walter n. Jones, Leon
ard Fl Claus and Harold @. Sehnert
were granted exemption, with the un~
derstanding that Sehnert would re-
porr TO the district board On call.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
OFFICERS SELECTED
FOR LYCEUM COURSE

Officers for the year were selected
at meeting of the Young Peoples
Lyceum association last evening at
the Moline Y n. C. A Those named
were.
President-John LIndbIade.
Vice PRESIDENT s. Bromley.
Secretary Ermine Lane.
Treasurer Wendell Sundehn.
The big feature Of the excellent
course TO be offered will be William
Jennings Bryan, who viii be heard
early in November
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

AT the meeting of the members
council Of the Moline Commercial club
at noon today plans for home guard
unit were discussed. and the matter Of
what state aid is available at this time
viii be investigated.
The council took up also the deep
waterway project as it affects Moline,
and the trend of the discussion led to
the proposal Of a banquet to be heId
soon, at which men familiar with the
subject will be heard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Obituary
Mrs. A. T.. Hansen.

After a short illness. Mrs A. +. Han
sen. 170S Seventeenth avenue. Moline.
died yesterday morning at II o'clock nj
her home She was born in this city
May %. 1881, her maiden name being
Miss Clara Alice De Baedts On April
Is, 1901, she was united IN marriage
In addition to the husband there are
living two daughters Marguerite and
Irene. two sisters. Mrs Frank St Clair
and Mrs. John Bartlett. d brother
Charles. and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
II. De Baedts, all Of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
RESOLUTION DEFEATED.

Mayor NJ R Carlson this morning
introduced q resolution in the session
of the Moline city commission provid-
ing for the construction OF a subway
for pedestrians and vehicles under the
Rock Island tracks at Fourteenth
street. and providing further that
fences shall line the tracks between
Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets.
The measure was defeated by vote OF
8 20 .. Commissioner Macbeth voting
with the mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
EDITH YOUNG NAMED
PRESIDENT OF CLUB

Miss Edith Young was named presi-
dent and Miss Irene Jensen secretary
at the reorganization meeting yester-
day Of the After Dinner club which is
compose of senior girls OF the Moline
high school Eight chaiTmeu TO have
charge of future meetings were named.
The organization voted to spend half
q its time in patriotic work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
REGISTRATION CARD
is FOUND ON DRUNK

When anton Bujtes, 1923 Railroad
avenue. Moline. was searched at the
Moline police station yesterday he had
ruo coats on. In one of them which
be- claimed did not belong to him was
found the registration card Of William
3. Atkins of the third precinct, fourth
ward. Davenport The police have the
card waiting fer the proper party to
cali for it,
Bujras doesn't know where he got
the extra coat He was fined 81 and
costs for being drunk and disorderly-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
SCHOOL LAD KNOCKED
DOWN BY AUTOMOBILE

Leonard Caoulette. 5405 Fourth ave
nue., Moline, was knocked from his
bicycle while on his way to the Nc
Kinley school on Fifth avenue yester-
day The lad, who is but y years Of
age. was thrown to the pavement but
was not seriously hurt The machine,
which carried an Iowa license plate,
failed TO stop after the accident
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
FXPRFss PROFIT DELAYS Bill.

Washington Sept. 25-The express
profit section Of the war tax bill TODAY
presented the chief barrier TO an
agreement by conference on the meas
ure. Nevertheless. hope was expressed
that q complete agreement would be
effected before the day Is over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
TWO NEW CULVERTs.

Two EuIVerts on River drive, Moline,
are so ne constructed at cost Of
$IAQ0. One ia to be placed by Twenty
sixth street and the other at Forty
eighth street. The city commission is
caIHuE for bids
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
eeorrn nj NehercaIl-

George r. Nebergall baby son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Nebergau 51s
The child was born last April in Cali
fornfa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
East Moline Society

Fncampment "a. I. o. o. F, met last
evening and initiated candidates. after
which all enjoyed-a smoker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Miss Florence Bookman. 435 Seven
teenth avenue, was hostess last even
ing to the Ea-Mo-Ili Campfire girls.
A delightful time was spent by all.
After a business meeting there was 9
marshmalIow and wienerwurst roast.
and then some visitors came in, so
there were more marshmaliows and
hot cholate Next Thursday there will
be Il special meeting at the home Of
the guardian Mrs. c. J. Soreudson, 34S
Sixtnanth aYenua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Last night at the Plymouth CoDgre-
gati0naI church the church council
and Mrs Martha Meader's class gave
her a party in honor Of her 80th birth
day anniversary Rev. Mr. johnson
gave a talk and told of the things tina
she has done for the church and Sun
day school About twenty were there
TO enjoy the evening and also the re-.
Ireshments.