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Rock Island Argus., 1917-08-02
LUCHMAnn TELLS
PAPERS OF THEFT
Seven Passenger Car Stolen Tuesday
Night, But Police Keep 1t
a Secret.
MACHINE Is TAKEN AT GARDEN
Uan Appropriating It Drives 1t Over
Twelfth Street at Fifty Miles
at Hour

Another theft which the police fail
ed 10 announce came 10 light today
when H c. Lucbnann. proprietor Of
d saloon at PIT Seventeenth street. re
ported TO the newspapers that his
aeven-pa passenger touring car was
stolen from Luehmann's garden Tues
day evening at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Luchmann states that ne report
ed the theft 70 the police FIVE min
utes after il occurred, giving a com
plete description Of the car. It Is said
that the thief drove in Twelfth street
toward town at rate estimated q 30
to 90 miles an hour and that several
near accidents occurred IN the wild
flight MIR. Luchmann said that at noon
yesterday he met several local police
men who had not been informed OF
tbs theft as yet. The company in
which he had the car insured has al
ready sent cards broadcast announc-
ing the theft. The company has Of
fered reward of $50 for return Of
the car and a reward OF 500 for the
arrest and conviction of the thief.
The missing car is described as fol-
lows: Seven passenger touring. JEFF
ferry make, six cylinder. engine No.
2275, serial No. SS2Iz. license No. Hill
nois 216450, color body black, wheels
and chassis blue black, steering gear
dropped TO fit short driver, foot exhil-
aratOr changed 10 space between clutch
and brake
Ne Trace Of Snively Gar,
The police reported that no trace
had been found Of the hye-passenger
automobile belonging to DR. W. d.
-rF rrr
Rock Island Argus., 1917-08-02
STATE MATER sTRVEY.

Dapartment 0f CHEMISTRY, Un1Ver-
sity Of Illinois.
Urbana, III, July so, 1917
Laboratory No. 37645
Report Of the sanitary analysis o.
water Sent by J a. Murrin, super
inteudent filtration Rock Island.
Source of water. filtered water tap.
Amounts are stated i'm parts per
million
-r..L-h5Eit.. = CnInr Il. Qdor IN
Rock Island Argus., 1917-08-02

IL IIaEt 7is oIalFf . tEIal lttt q"
water was in very bad condition at
the time ~ -sampling
EDWARD BARLOW.
Director State Water Survey
a. N BENNETT,
Chemist
Rock Island Argus., 1917-08-02
STATE WATER SURVEY.

4fEEfaAt iAIlsAfL gl GAGAltsA4Ss IG1f EE-
sity of Illinois.
Urbana, III, July 30 1917.
Laboratory No. 37644.
Report Of the sanitary analysis Of
water Sent by Rock Island filte;
plant Street, J. a. Murrin, superin-
tendent Town, Rock Island Source
of water raw water inlet
Amounts are stated in parts per
million.
Turbidity 10; Color. 20. Odor, 3m.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
PREDICT LICENSING
OF BAKING INDUSTRY

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Licensing of the
baking industry within two weeks by
the food administration, was the pre-
diction Of T. T. Frankenburg, St
Louis and other bakers attending the
sessions here today of the National
Association Of Bakers.
administrator Hoover will take the
same steps in the bread industry, no
has taken in coal and other lines and
we welcome 1t" said Frankenburg.
The expected increase in price for a
larger loaf of bread and a standard
loaf for the entire country will be the
outcome of the licensing, bakers an
ticipate.
There is no famine In the wheat
supply although there may be short
ages in localities" ]. e. Yagep, Min
neapolis, told the convention. The
shortage in parts of the country will
be due to transportation facilitieAs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
NEW YORK SUN REVIEW.

New York, Sept 19.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Wall street experienced a sudden
burst of bull enthusiasm today which
gave considerable added impetus to the
upward movement in securities begun
yesterday. Sufficient buying orders
had accumulated overnight to set the
ball rolling. Trading was moderately
active in the first hour and changes
were moderate too, but definitely up
ward. In the second hour the turnover
was something less than in the first,
but toward the end of the period brisk
buying started again and all through
mid day gathered force and volume.
Gains of l to points were made in
the industrial list and l to 3 points in
the railroad department. The steel
equipment and copper shares led the
way the demand being particularly
heavy because Wall street heard thai
government prices for both metals
We're likely to be officially announced
at any moment
AS to the quality Of the buying,
opinions naturally differed good deal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
Tone ON
STOCK MARKET:
STRONG
Pronounced Advances at the
Opening Help Throughout
the Session of Exchange
Upward Trend in Stocks.

New York, Sept. Pronounced adj
vances all along the line of trading
marked the stock market opening to-
day.
Five thousand shares Of United
States Steel were sold at 1861 to 100 ",
an advance of y to Is. Bethlehem
"B" opened at 92h, up IA Crucible
Steel 68, up u; Republic Steel 10, up
1; Central Leather S212 up 3; Marine
Preferred 50, up Y; Marine 26A, up ".
The tone was firm during the Sc
cond hour. Equipment shares made
gains. American Locomotive follow
ed Baldwin with an advance of over
two points. Shipping shares were
strong. Marine preferred was up 2%
at 81. Gulf and West Indies was near
Iy 21a points above the close.
At the closing United States Steel
was up, 3A at 10s& General Motors
up 51s at 94%, Marine preferred up
3h at SAN and United Cigars stores
up 3as at 119A.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Sept. 19.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000. Market slow, steady to s
higher. Mixed and butchers. 17@1S.70;
good to heavy. 17.75@1S.65; rough
heavy. 17@172o; light, 1905 @1s.55:
pigs. 13.25@17.40. Estimated tomorrow
1900.
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000. Market
steady. Beeves. 7.5o017.S5; cows and
heifers, 5.15@12.90; stockers and feed
ers, 6.50@11.25; calves, 12.50@16.25;
western steers, 6.75@15.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900. Market
steady to strong. Native, 9@11.65;
western, 9.50@12.75: lambs, native. 1870
1925; lambs. western, 13.50@18.60.
Hogs closed active five higher. Top
hogs 1876. Estimates tomorrow are
1900.
Cattle closed with good to choice
strong and others teady to ten lower.
Top cattle, 1885; calves, 1928. Esti-
mates tomorrow 5000.
Sheep closed strong. Top sheep,
1915; lambs, 1850. Estimates to-
morrow, $1,000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
PRESIDENT TO FIX
PRICE OF COPPER

Washington. Sept. 1s.-The war in
dustries board this afternoon will lay
before President Wilson the result of
It's copper price investigation and
possibly within the following 4s hours,
the president will fix the price in
definitely.
The price Is said to be around %
cents, which is said to be satisfactory
to producers. The price will be sub
ject to increases later should operation
costs grow higher. Spot copper sales
in New York are around 26k cents.
The allied governments recently con-
tracted for 100000 pounds at %
cents.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
HARRIS GUILTY,
FINDS JURY IN
FEDERAL court
One Defendant Convicted of
Violating Federal Bone
Dry Law; the Other Ac-
quilted.

A. NJ. Harris was found guilty of a
'eiolation of the Reed amendment in
federal court Tuesday night. The case
went to the jury about $3.50 and the
verdict was announced shortly after
IL O'Clock. A night session was held
by Federal Judge +. S. Dietrich to
complete the trial. Harris will be SEN
fenced at > o'clock this afternoon.
o. w. Marhofer, who was arrested
with Harris, was acquitted. He drove
the auto truck that brought the ship
ment of liquor from Mud Springs,
New, into Idaho, where the arrest was
made and the liquor confiscated by the
federal officials assisted by Sheriff
Emmitt Pfost and Deputy Oscar Som
merville.
The trial of Harris and Marhofer
was the first in Idaho for a violation
of the Reed amendment, which pro-
vides that it is a violation of inter
state commerce to bring intoxicating
liquor into the dry territory, except for
medicinal, mechanical, scientific and
sacramento purposes.
Harris contended that the liquor was
~being taken from Mud Springs, New,
20 White Rock, New, and that it's des-
tination was not in Idaho. The testi-
mony strongly indicated that Marhofer
was merely engaged as driver.
PICTURES INTRODUCED.
During the trial A. McNeeley testi-
fled that he was engaged to drive a
truck for Harris on or about August 10
and that on the morning of August II
they unloaded a truck load of liquor
in Julia Davis park. This confession
was made by McNeeley shortly after
the arrest of Harris and Marhofer on
August IA. Several pictures were in
troduced to corroborate the statements
made by McNeeley. They showed
where the liquor was unloaded in the
IAN weeds and also empty barrels and
boxes in which it had been packed.
The conviction of Harris under the
Reed amendment makes it apparent
that the government will become a
factor in stamping out the Illegal
liquor traffic. Government officials
thave the advantage over local officers
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

in making arrests. Their jurisdiction
is unlimited, making 1t possible for
them to make arrests at any place and
at any time.
Nevada liquor dealers. whose places
of business are located close to the
Idaho line. have been doing a good
business, it is said, Notwithstanding
the fact that the country surrounding
them is occupied only by an oc-
casional rancher and few sheep
herders. The natural supposition is
that the wet goods establishments are
maintained for the benefit of thirsty
ones in Idaho.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
GRAIN
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Failure of the
predicted frost in the northern section
of the corn belt to materialize last
night and forecast of cool and showery
weather in the main belt, We'd with
each other in affecting the market to-
day, with the result that prices were
practically stationary.
December corn opened "a lower at
s1.1SB, but later gained the same
fraction. May corn opened at $115A
down II. later gaining a. Oats was a
shade lower. owing to the easier tone
corn. September opened "a lower at
59A, continuing at hat figure. Deem
Der opened Z off, later losing another
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
PORTLAND D.

Portland Sept. -Cattle-Receipts,
100. Market, steady. Best beef steers,
9.00@9.75; good beef steers, 7.50@S.55;
best beef cows, 6.75@750; ordinary to
good cows. 4.00@6.75; best heifers, 100
$500; bulls. 4.00@6.75; calves, 1000
$50; stockers and feeders, 4.oO@9.25.
Hogs-Receipts, $50. Market steady.
Prime light, 17.75@17.S5; prime heavy,
l7.6o@l775; pigs, 140o@16.00; bulk,
17.75.
Sheep--Reeeipts none. Market
steady. Western lambs, 13.00@13.50;
valley lambs, 11.75@12.50; yearlings,
10.00@10.50 wethers, s.75 q 1850;
ewes, S.00@S.50.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
Major Gen. Joseph Kuhn.

Major Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn is
president of the Army War College
and has been mentioned as likely
successor to Major Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, chief of staff of the army.
Gen. Kuhn, who is of German ex-
traction, returned from abroad
shortly after the entrance of the
United States into the war, as he
had been attached to the American
embassy in Berlin and had been an
observer with the German army.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
PRODUCE

New York, Sept. 19.-Sugar-Raw,
inactive; centrifugal, 96 test, $50; mus
covado. SO test. 6.o2; refined, inactive;
cut loaf, $50; crushed, S.65; powdered,
s.S5@S.65; granulated, s.35@S.50.
Coffee-Rio No. Z. on the spot, 81.
Hay-Strong. No. 1, 1.20@1.25; No.
8, 95@1.05.
Clover--85@1.15.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
LIMITED TRAIN DERAiLED.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 10. - New
York New Orleans limited. No. 3S of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
was derailed at Brewton early today.
Two pullmans turned over and two
passengers were slightly injured. Traf-
fic was delayed for hours.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

Though there has been no special
event to decide the woman's amateur
trapshooting championship this sea-
son as there was last year at 81.
Louis at the Grand American trap
shooting tournament, Mrs. L. G.
Vogel is acknowledged the champ by
reason of her record Of eighty-eight
breaks from eighteen yards at The
Vogel has been recognized for sew
women trapshooterk
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

1t would appear however that much
of 1t came from the shorts. Short
selling has recently reached such pro-
portions as to give rise to the thought
whether 1t did not constitute a men
ace and should not be regulated ac-
cordingly.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

Y TO S. May opened at s1A. off u
subsequently losing v.
Provisions were higher on an active
and higher hog market.
Corn-December, 1.19h. May, 116
oats-September, 5sh. December
5Sh. May, SIN.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
MONEY.

New York, Sept. 19.-Money on call,
4; mercantile paper. 51&.
Bar silver-New York, 1.051a de-
mand, sterling, 4-75.50.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

Cottoiene. per pail 1.1502.6o
Hens, per pound s. ............. 27o
Roasting chickens, per pound 80. 27o
Fryers, 10. 3bo
Turkeys. per pound ............ 1850
Geese, per pound ..18o
Ducks, per mound ..27c
Local Cured Meats
Bacon, sliced, per pound 400
Bacon. Der pound by strip ........ $50
Picnic ham. per pound .25o
Regular mans, per pound ESQ
Sliced ham, per pound ........... 400
WHOLESALE.
Honey, per case ........... $2.75 @3.2c
Potatoes, per hundred ......... so. 90
Fresh ranch eggs, case s10.50 to $11.0o
Carrots, per hundred .$1.o0
Livestock and Poultry.
Cows. per cwt. ..............S 5655n
steers .............. ..........$ 6Q6.50
Prime hogs, per cwt .$16 %
Medium hogs ..................S 15.75
Heavy hogs ....................$ 15.25
AAChs .'.''...'' LOG
Dairy Produce.
Butter fat, per pound ........... 45o
Milk for butter fat, per pound. -. 4So
Creamery butter, per lb. .......... 4Sc
Cube butter, per Id. .............. $50
Cheese, per pound .......... 24@25o
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
POTATOES.

Chicago, Sept 1s.-Potatoes, re-
ceipts 80 cars. Wisconsin and Mime
sofa 1.1561.20.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
BAR SILVER

New York, Sept. 19.-Bar silver kept
up it's advance here today. selling at
$1.05h, up 2.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19

Ranch butter, per Id -..... AS 060c
Cooking apples .t1@1.5e
Beet sugar. per cwt. ............S $500
Sugar, per cwt, cane .......... 1925
Flour, straight grades, per A.
pound sack ............. $2.6o Q2.S0
Flour. high patent, per 4s-pound
sack .................... S2.70Q3.00
Rice. per pound .......... .10@12hc
Local lard. 10-lb. pail ............$ $3.50
Eastern lard. 10-lb pail .,.. sass
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-19
The Prospects Are Excellent

Mr. Frank Ensign well known business Of Boise who has
experience Of OIL said while talking with
General Manager of the Il feel greatly interested after
today surely got
being
competent management Your dler in
Judgment very competent thing
drilling for oil field speculative but stock
surely getting for their win
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09
FEW sPUDs LEFT IN COUNTY
Prices Jump; Farmers Are Now Of
fered $3.50 Per Hundred.

Potato spectators, who have kept
in close touch with the situation,
think that FIVE cars would clean up
every potato in Polk county held by
the producers. Still the buyers seour
the county and still the price goes
up. Charles Bilyeu offered $3.50 per
hundred for a carload yesterday.
Most of the spuds are being sent
to Texas, now. Mr.. Bilyeu shipped
one ear to the Lone Star state We'd
nesday and has one ready today for
the same destination. Buyers have
been able to get cars without much
delay, recently. C. W. Mathews OF
Falls City seems to have more pota'
toes on hand than anyone else in the
county at present. He is still hold
ing four carloads, which he bought
early in the fall. The rest of the
eounty's output is in scattered lots
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09
COMPANY | INSPECTED
ARMY OFFICER IN CHARGE FOR
FIRST TIME.
Captain Stafrin Says Local Company
Can Be Modified Within "a
Hours After Call Comes.

A regular officer of the United
States army conducted the annual in
spection over Company L Wednesday
night; this is the first year that Ore
gon National Guard companies have
been so inspected. The change takes
effect under the new coast defense
act; heretofor, army officers in Ore
gon have given Company l. its annu-
al once over.
Speaking of the local company, E.
C. Davis, sergeant instructor OF the
Oregon National Guard, who is help
ing Captain W. B. Burt of the Uni
ted States army in the inspection
work, said: awe go by the regular
army standard and these national
guard companies are all about the
same; they do not measure up to the
standard. The local boys turned out
well, % out of 33 total strength is
a good percentage, we find, "
Captain Burtt also made a thor,
ough inspection Of the armory ana
government property but stated tna'
his visit at this time had no relation
whatever to the present international
situation. Captain Burt, who is an
officer of the Goth U. S. Infantry, Is
of nresent acting as colonel OF the
fifth regiment California NatlOnal
Gnard, Only a few months ago ne
roturned from Mexico where he serv'
cd on the staff of General Pershlng
At the beginning of the European war
ho snent six months with the Ger
man army as a military observer tor
this country. -,
CAPTAIN Conrad L. Stafrin has salG
that Company L can be moblIlzeo
within "a hours after the call to ser
Woo The members of Company ID
ubo shared the Mexican border ser,
vice campaign with Company M Oh OF
CS1om are somewhat scattered but
Canta;n Stafrin is in close touch wiIn
tha absent men; % out of the ,O!ai
unmber, r"v 80, reported for annual G- IN
nuaot;on ,,oa wednesday night. Captain
StofT;n thinks that the situation now
i ten times more serious than tne
woriean ,J stn crisis. If the call does come, S,
however, however he expects the work will nroD, be
nUs mostly patrOling government prop prop
nrtv artv Of strategic points on the coast
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09

gold mine and the various surprises
of the story are visualized with un-
usual effectiveness.
A very unusual feature of this pho-
toplay is the remarkable Photograph
effects secured in the scenes filmed
3,4O0 feet below the earth's surface.
These scenes were taken in one of
the greatest gold mines in the world
and various remarkable views were
obtained. In order to secure these
views an electrical generating plant
had to be transported on tiny ore
cars to the great depth where, in the
gold ribbed galleries that never had
been so illuminated before, important
scenes for this dramatic story con-
cerning the trans-continental hike of
the beautiful little waif from the New
York slums were enacted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09
GOODBYE BOOZE; A SENT BACK
No Eleventh Hour Stampede Here;
Last Shipment Came Sunday.

The initial bow Of the bone-dry
law caused no furry in Dallas. There
was no burning of telegraph wires to
get last shipment from the sunny
south; in fact, the last package OF
booze for Dallas consumers arrived
Sunday morning.
Wells Fargo Agent Harrison sent
four shipments back to California
yesterday morning in accordance with
the provision of the new law, which
says all liquor not delivered by mid
night of Wednesday, February z shall
be sent back to the dealer. Two Oh
the unfortunate packages had been
here for months without call; they
had evidently gone astray. The 9th
er two were for local thirsters, whose
time was not quite up at the fatal
hour.
The express Office is being cleaned
up and repainted. Mrs. r. Z. Harm
son said: ayes, we are cleaning up
and getting ready to do an express
business, now"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09
CHEESE PLANT, MAYBE
PROMOTERS NEGOTIATE WITH
CLUB FOR SITE.
If Industry Is Secured Auto Truck
Will Pick Up Milk Each Morn
ing; Club s Action Doubtful

A new creamery and cheese factory
will be located in Dallas if the pro-
moters, Peter Kurre, John Palmer
and j. l.. Murdoek, who have sold
their creamery interests in Mon
mouth, are able to agree on terms
with the Dallas Commercial club. The
club decided last night to put the
matter in the hands Of the board OF
directors with instructions to make
the creamerymen proposition, which
they may accept or pass up. In any
event the proposition will be final; the
board expects to work out the propo-
sition tonight.
Members of the Commercial club
are not sure just what concessions the
new industry wants. Some think the
club must donate site for the build
ing while others understand that the
creamerymen want local business men
to take stock in the concern and to
use the butter and cheese exclusive
of other brands that may be shipped
into the city.
The promoters expect to invest
$4,000 in plant and want to get
started on the buildings as soon as
possible so as to have the plant in
operation by the first of May. The
plant would manufacture ice and ice
cream, besides cheese, butter and
other dairy products In the cheese
making department, Fl. M. Liberstien
of Portland, an expert recently op-
Grating in the Tillamook country, will
be in charge. Mr.. Liberstein took
first prize last year at the lnterna-
tional dairy show for the best cheese.
The promoters recently owned a
creamery plant in Monmouth but bus
mess was made Improbable by the
advent of cooperative concern and
they sold out, retaining, however,
their own brand Of cheese and but
ter. If the plant is located in Dai-
las an auto truck will pick up milk
and cream each morning along a reg
uiar route.
A committee of the Commercial
club has been investigating lots suit
able for site and have secured pric-
es on them for deliberation Of the
creamery men. The clubs proposition
will be placed before Messrs. Kurre,
Palmer and Murdock probably to-
morrow.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09

My commission is seven and opobo,f
per cent OIL the cost of the struc.
ture. w M TuOMhc
The farmers of West Salem are de-
pendent upon access to the market
In oalem Tor their living. Their land
is valued upon this contention. J.
n. Sears said that it had cost him
% an acre to lose access to Salem
markets. "We can't live with this
handicap" he said. "It costs AZ an
acre taxes for West Salem land and
yet most Of the land cannot be rent
ed Tor $3 an acre, cash rent. The
only possible way the small farmer
with his few acres of berries or the
like can live is to get into Salem two
or three times day without toll. {"
This state of affairs and the Sa-
lem papers have worked up the peo-
pie to point where their hurry has
overbalanced them. They figure that
they can get a steel bridge much
sooner than concrete one. which is
not true. At best they are without
bridge for this years crop and a
concrete bridge could be built by jan
'uary l, 1918, in plenty of time for
next years berries and fruit.
West Salem is almost unanimous
for low level bridge. They testified
that they could not haul their loads
up the grade to the high level bridge
on frosty mornings. The local court
replied that this was an unhappy
state of affairs but the court had de.
cided few frosty mornings incon-
venience was not worth the difference
in cost necessitated by operating
draw every day the bridge was in use
for time to come.
Continued on page fve)
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1917-02-09

Ira 5. Smith, legislator from Coos
and Curry counties, and former sher-
iff of Polk county, spoke before a
fair sized crowd Friday night on
Assessment and Taxation" in the
circuit court room, here. Mr.. Smith
has made an exhaustive study of the
subject and his talk was very in
structive, according to local men, who
heard him. The talk was given un-
der the auspices of the Commercial
club.