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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
HAMPTON IS TO TAKE
UP RED CROSS WORK

Hampton Sons of Veterans auxil-
larry No 40 viii take up the Red Cross
work in the community. and at a
meeting last evening the auxiliary ar
ranged TO sponsor a meeting to be held
a Wednesday afternoon, July IL. All
ladies' Of the community. whether mem
hers of the auxiliary or not, are in
Ylted and urged TO be present at this
meeting. The Red Cross movement is
patriotic IN its character. and non
sectariaa and not confined to the mem
hershlp of any organization. The meet
Ing viii be held in the town hall.
Five new members were received
last evening, bringing the total to 26.
Every officer of the auxiliary was
present and at her station last even
Ing. Officers OF the auxiliary are:
PresideDt-MaTyB 3. Edelman.
Vice resident-Martina Heruee
Observation-Disclosures McGinnis.
easurer-CaroIine R0hren.
Secretary--Grace Mohr.
Patriotic Instructor - Gertrude
Odeu
Guide-Henrietta Nohr.
Assistant Guide-Laura Mohr.
Color Guard-S0phia Hermes and
Julanna EdeIman.
Inside Guard-Mary HAYES.
Outside Guard Ella Hermes.
Directors Selma Maxwell Rehacra
Skies and Clara Hanewacker.
Judge Advoeate-C. z. Skies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
NIGHT WATCH RUN
over BY 4 TRAIN
John Myers, Empioye Of John Deere
Wagon Company, Killed i'm
Front Of Plant

John Myers. aged So. night watch
man for the John Deere Wagon COM
pany. was run over at 1880 this morn
ing by train in front Of the plant al
Third avenue and Ninth street. Moline,
receiving injuries from which he died
while in the ambulance enroute to the
hospital
MFR. Myers. whose home was at 1913
sixth avenue. Moline. had drawn his
naE and was leaving the plant with
another night Waterman Nathan Eric
son. As they started 10 cross the
tracks train was backing up. and 1t
IS thought Myers became confused and
walked into danger instead Of away
from It He was knocked down and
crushed. receiving fatal injuries He
was not identified until ] O'Clock this
afternoon.
Born in Indiana. Mr.. EIyers. came TO
Moline six years ago and for TWO years
had been employed bE Che Deere COM
pany He leaves a brother in Mis-
souri, and IA son Ia Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
TWO MAIL CARRIERS
WIN SILVER STARS


When q. @. Hanson and y" g.
Baker empty their sacks taa5 aLseF
noon ar the Moline postoUce. each oI
them VIII have completed 81 years
of continuous service IN the postal
department OF the United states gov
lrnmenl.
For ae years Hanson ana 5akeFr T e.
EaT1les5 of weather. political eoHa--
rlons or ans other thing. have brought
letters. postal cards, magazines ana
other mall matter % residents or $40
line. They began delivering man
when the free delivery service was
first established IN Moline py lAe pos
tai department.
That was July T. 1se5- Ajaa w
Gould was postmaster then In ad-
C1Lon DO Baker and hanson lhere
were bug Two other mai. carriers The
population or Moline was small then
but Baker an0 Hanson covered twice
the amount Of territory they now
cover lAa Aolne pos5oHiee IN 1919
was located on t67 northwest corner
OF Third avenue and Sixteenth street.
Six postmasrers have come anu
gone since the two veterans hrst be
gan to help Uncle sam deliver mail in
Moline. The city mas douHLed ana
5rlpled al size and the force Of mall
carriers has increased seven-t0lds
there being DoW IS mail carriers
Hanson and Baker are each 7b
years old. Their hair has turned grey
and their faces dark brown but
their step today as they cover their
beats is almost as lively as when they
years Hanson and Baker covered the
business district or Moline. Not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
BEER AGENCY TEAM
IN RUNAWAY RUINS
RIG IN COLLISION

Horses hitched TO delivery wagon
of the Northwestern beer agency in
East Moline became frightened this
morning and made a wild run through
the business district The animals
started at Tenth street and the rail-
way tracks, and turned west on Six
teenth avenue, cutting cross-Iots into
the city property near Eighth street,
and finally being brought TO halt
near Ninth street on the reverse trip
through an alley They struck q light
buggy at Tenth street and Fifteenth
avenue. and the buggy was consider
ably damaged. Both front wheels
were knocked off. and the body was
damaged. The harness Of the brew
ery. team was broken ia q number Of
places, and a case Of beer was tum-
bled out onto the street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
WARNING GIVEN
LOCAL PHYSICIAN
Denies, When Faced by Federal AGENT
Saying lie would Like 10 see
President Killed,

prominent Moline physician was
visited bv d United states secret
service man Yesterday and warned To
~. a4--e-nefv careful IL She future as
ii .rrat rs+tarancas he makes about
President Wilson and the life OF the
president
the visit OF the secret service agent
10 Moline was fu response 70 we'll
founded ramars that the physician had
sand ha would uaturi one of the laFE-
III American flags obtainable IT'D honor
of that man who would go 10 Washing
ton aud shoot t1e president.
Tha nhrsfaian when confronted by
+ba charge eft tie secret service man.
appeared rather nervous. He denied.
however point blank that he had
threatened the life 0f the president or
rrorafzed ro urfarI d flag iu honor Of
5he man who would shoot the nation S
exacut5re.
If fg said that the government has
reliable evidence that the physician
did make the alleged remarks about
the killing OF President Wilson. The
physician declared that sucn charge
was absurd, that ii would be rlulcui-
ous for man Of his standing In the
community 10 make such remarks
The man who unierrefs pioJ5 ana
6editious against the United states
government was firm ln his warning
that the next time the depaI 'liasAt vas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
PAsT0Rs TO ATTEND.

number of pastors and delegates
from other churches viii probably be
present at the dedication Of the new
Moline Congregational church tomor-
row afternoon Invitations have been
sent 10 all Congrega Uonal ministers
within d radius Of 30 miles TO attend
the services or send delegate and
some have already assured Rev Ladd
that thev VIII be present A rough
flooring covering part OF the basement
has been built and this will be filled
with chairs for the congrega IN
the event of stormy weather the pro
pram VIII be given n tae Mhrarv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
Deal LAD AMONG
| FIRST TO FIGHT
q HuIl Sent to France In Fifteenth
Marines Brother Goes
Also.
. q 7. HnIl. MoIine. prlvate III

70 Pearl r. Hull. Moline, private in
o. Fifteenth company. has fallen the
hEnor Of being among the First To
Fight" marines who have gone TO
France.
The Moline lad enlisted In the Unit
ed States marine corps at its Rock
Island recruiting station Nov G. 1875.
He is the son of Mrs. Gertrude Hardy
253 Second street. Pearl has d}s-
played such marked ability and daring
that he was among the first TO be
chosen to do his Bit overseas The
marines who have been selected to
represent their country first Ia tina war
for democracy are proud of the dis
tiBction bestowed upon them and they
go with the best wishes of the entire
nation
The young Moliner, one Of the FIRST
OF this citY's sons to go TO Europe 10
fight. is only II years old. Before en-
listing be was an employee OF the Vele
company When his mother FIRST heard
that be might be sent across the At
lantic she became worried. and. not
understanding army and navy reEula-
tons, asked her son to come nome.
Pearls answer was to assign to his
mother S15 of each months pay In
a letter written several days before
embarking the boy says: II cannot
desert my country, mother / am 60
ing to France to fight, / hope to come
back Don't worry, please There
were many don't worry mother pleas
Ia that last letter the 1T-year-old bow
wrote to his mother from America
Pearl is not the only boy Mrs Hardy
has given 20 her country Roy Hull.
who is only q year older than his
brother Pearl, enlisted il the marine
corps Oct Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
News of the Day in Moline and East M


Preparations for the Red Mems part
IN the Moline Fourth Of July pageant
we're practically completed at a meet
fnr of King Phillip tribe No "a, I. O. r.
NJ last evening All members Of the
tribe are requested to he at Prospect
park at 3 tomorrow morning. Re
hearsaI viii BE held and final instruc-
lions will be given TO the men. Ladies
Of Pocahoatas degree are also request
ed to be at Prospect park al Q tonor-
row morning TO receive further in
structions in their part OF the
pageant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
MIST kFHP orr OF WAT.Ks.

Riding bicycles and motorcycles on
the sidewalk is an odense in East Mo
line as it Is elsewhere but recently
there have been many complaints of
violations Of the law Last evening
police picked up Chester Blanks of
Sivis for the ofense. and he was or
dered 10 appear I'm police court this
morning. Ha was reprimanded and
cautioned not 10 repeat the offense,
and released he was warned that q
repetition viii result in fine Pc
lice officers have been instructed 10
make arrests TO enforce the ordinance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
EnnernI q Horaca I. Hunler.

The funeral Of Horace l.. Hunter
was conducted yesterday by Rev. T..
Morton at / from the residence IN the
Highland addition and at 2 81 from
the BowIesburg chapel Enterment
was lii the BoWlesburg cemetery The
paIlbearers were Ralph Hunter. Albert
Hunter. Cary Wells. arthur Hunter
Walter Hunter and Raymond Hunter.
Miss Bertha %yquist and Mrs. william
swensson sang There was large at
tendance aud many beautiful flowers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
MExICANIS SLAM;
BODY SET ON FIRE
Charred Remains Of Bandelio r Pal
Ien Found By Friends In SiI1is
Box Cas Colony,
BELFYFD DEAD MANY HOURS
Police Searching for Manuel Serbian
tas. with Whom Victim is
Last Seen.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
ERnlr4N Is 4 RFPEATFR-

William Erdmau paid a fine Of So, SO
in East Moline police court late yes
reTdaE and at once proceeded to &C
cumulate another excess load Of iutox-
lcants- He was ia police station
cell In a few hours. This morning
Magistrate A. A. Niles raised the fee
for Erdman, and It cost him S5.O5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30
Obituary
Funeral Of william T. Cochran.

Funeral services for William T. Coch-
ran were held yesterday at 90 at the
residence. 326 Thirty fourth street a.
Moline Rev II S. Wiling oHciated
and interment was in Riverside ceme-
terry. The pallbearers were J. w
York. II C KetHng r. II Bunle G S.
Co1egrove, George Adams and George
SCharer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30

Amber, Of which the Hebrew word
Is -chashmaI. occurs IN the Bible onIv
IN Ezekiel j. 4-27. and VII. 2. 1t IS
supposed that this Hebrew word de-
notes. mental and not the fossil resin
called amber
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30

Delivered hs. carrier at 30 cents per
week In Moline. East Moline, otlTis ano
WateFtoWn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30

Cox Bldg. 84lk Fifteenth Avenue,
Phone East Moline Il.
Roy A. sears .-....-..-...C City Editor
a. RaGford $500. Circulation Manage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-30

All the news Gil the tlme-Tht
Argus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09

William Cumisky is spending week
at the Token" Camp on Hooker Lake.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
START DRIVE ON WHITE PLAGUE
City Health Officials Seek to Turn
Statistics Gathered in Draft Exami-
nations to Good Account.

An effort is being made by the Wis
consin Anti tuberculosis Association to
enlist the examining boards, health de-
partments, Council of Defense, physi-
clans and public generally in a state
wide movement to silt out consump-
tives from the list of men rejected from
the conscripts for military service. The
compulsory examinations will discover
many hundreds of sufferers from tuber-
culosis, who except for CONSUMPTION
would not have presented themselves
for chest examination.
In Milwaukee, % out Of Che first 284
men examined were tuberculosis sus-
poets. Their cases have been held open
for further examination.
Every examining physician is being
asked to keep a list of the suspects
which will later afford invaluable evi-
dence as to young men who, without
special consideration and assistance.
will be doomed to furnish large pro-
portion of the states victims of this
preventable and durable disease.
No such opportunity as his has ever
hitherto existed for the early discovery
of the disease and please God, there
will never be another, Z said the execu-
tive secretary of the Wisconsin Anti
tuberculosis Association. We have
known that with the early discovery
and proper treatment of the sufferers
the disease could be wiped out of ex-
istence.
There has been the tremendous diff
ficulty, however. of discovering a very
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
PAVE DOWN TOWN ALLEYS.
Council Orders Bids for Work of Paving
Many Alleys in Business Section
of the City.

The downtown section of Kenosha
is to have some much-needed improve
ments for at the meeting of the Common
Council on Monday evening the alder
men passed a resolution providing for
the paving Of practically all of the un-
improved alleys in the down town dis
trict of Kenosha from Market street
on the north to South street on the
south and from Exchange street on the
east to Chicago street on the west. 1t
is not necessary for the council to have
petitions from the property owners in
order to do this work but the cost of it
will be assessed against AUDITING prop
erty. 1t is planned to have all the
work completed by the end of the pres
ent year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
FOUR YEARS IN KEAOsHA
Unfortunate Man Worked at American
Brass Co. in Effort to Accumulate
Enough Money to Insure Children
Life of Ease and Luxury.

A dream of wealth in the Land of
Promise followed by a life Of luxury
in sunny italy, was rudely shattered on
Saturday afternoon when death claimed
Siliberto Sayaglio, late of Kenosha but
now at rest in a cemetery he never saw,
somewhere in Ohio. The unfortu-
nate italian was stricken with heart
trouble while en- route for Marono,
ITALY, where a wife and nine children
are anxiously awaiting his return to
the home of his family and his fathers.
Friends of the dead man in Kenosha
were informed today of his demise
and made public this morning the
pathetic details of the tragedy.
Four years ago Siliberto Savaglio
left his wife and family " on the shores
Of Italy, and came to this country to
make his fortune. Because work was
plentiful and wages were good, he
drifted to Kenosha and became an en-
ployee of the American Brass Company.
Here he worked faithfully and we'll.
The money that he made, except what
was absolutely needed to sustain life,
was sent week by week to the little
mother back home or safely deposited
in local savings banks. Little by
little his hoard grew and there
was every indication that his dream
would soon come true.
Then the war broke out In ITALY.
High prices meant increased contribu-
lions for the family in Marono and
necessitated several heavy withdraw
ais from his store of savings. He bore
them all without complaint, however,
and only redoubled his labor in an eff
fort to meet the new demands. In
this he was very successful. He man
to keep his balance at the bank and
even to increase it from time to time.
At last it seemed that he had sufficient
funds to Justify a trip back home
and accordingly he left Kenosha on
Wednesday, August /.
His journey proceeded without Incl
dent until Saturday afternoon. While
on train approaching Akron, Ohio,
he was suddenly stricken with heart
disease and died almost instantly. His
body was removed at that city and
buried in the cemetery there with a. part
of the funds found on him. In his
clothing were certain cards and papers
that made possible his identification
and friends in this city were today
Informed Of the unusual circumstances
connected with his death.
Kenosha acquaintance of the unfort-
innate man cabled his family the news
of the tragedy this morning. Back at
Marono they are counting the days I'M
til husband and father will return with
gold and gifts from the land across the
sea. Instead they will receive today,
tomorrow, or next week, as wartime
communication will permit, the mes
sage which will tell the story of the
last lonely moments of the dead and
the end of his beautiful dream.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09

each of the years 1909, 1910 and 1918.
The remainder came out of the general
taxes from railroads and other corpora
tions.
"Set like gem in the clasp of four
lakes and encircled by a zone of per-
feet beauty, Madison is a city of many
attractions" writes G. A. Hoist, in a
booklet describing the new capitol
Like queen enthroned the city rises
majestically above Lakes Mendoza and
Monona, whose waters lave the shores
Of the isthmus on which it stands. In
the heart Of the city ,on an eminence
rising gently from the lakes to a
height of seventy feet, is Capitol
square; in realty park 500 feet square
shaded by shrubbery and Towering gar
dens. On this site Of singular beauty
stands the stately capitol building, a
monument to the glory of the Badger
state.n
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09

large proportion Of victims. The draft
examination will disclose the disease
and now we wish to secure as much
benefit for the public and the men
themselves from the examination as
we can. -
1t is possible that the number of new
" discovered cases will be so great as
to require increased sanatorium and
hospital facilities. 1t is likely that so
many cases will be discovered that spe-
cial dispensaries, at least, Will be re-
CURED to meet the need. Already in
Milwaukee, steps are being taken to
Utilize all available dispensary facili-
ties and secure extensive additions as
the demands increase.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
GETS DIVORCE AT ELKHoRN.
Mrs. Edna Boyle is Granted Divorce
From Her Husband, Martin Boyle,
in Walworth Court.

In the Circuit Court for Walworth
county at Elkhorn, on Monday, Mrs
Edna Boyle, former well known Keno
sha woman, was granted a divorce from
her husband, Martin Boyle, new of Ke-
nosha. Mrs. Boyle charged cruel and
inhuman treatment and failure to sup
port Her husband did not appear to
contest the decree. Under the decree
Mrs. Boyle is given the custody of the
two minor children and alimony for
their support. She was also awarded
the household furniture Mrs. Boyle
has been residing in Walworth county
since she separated from her husband
sometime ago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09
COLLEGE TRUSTEES PRESENT
Judge Belden and Other Trustees Of Ra-
cine College Present at Hearing But
They 20 Not Appear Officially
No New Contract to Be Made.

Judge George w. Taylor in the
County Court late Monday afternoon
wrote 'Ffnis on the long continued
exploitation Of the claim of the estate
Of Charles Durkee against the United
States government when after hearing
a lot of testimony he revoked and can
celled the contract entered into be-
tween the administrator de bonis non
of the estate of Charles Durkee and
Jacob J. Souder of Washington.
Under this contract shares of stock
had been sold. The shares were not in
the claim itself. which had been held
worthless by government order, but in
this contract between the administrator
de bonis non and Souder which provided
for commissions. The hearing on Mon
day was a final gathering of men who
had been interested in the Durkee
Claim" Souder appeared in his own
defense and declared his willingness to
have the contract vacated if he were
given a part in a new contract. J. S.
Stoner, another of the pioneers in the
Durkee claim, was here in person and
he was represented by his attorney
Judge W. H. Utt. Judge Joseph R.
Clarkson appeared as the attorney
for Souder.
The trustees of Racine college, in
Guiding Judge E. B. Belden and Fred
erick Robinson, and the warden of the
college, DR.. Rogers, were also present,
but they did not enter an appearance
at the hearing. The college is named
in the will of the widow of Senator
Durkee as the final beneficiary under
the will. 1t was the first time that the
Durkee 'tclaim = had been dignifed by
the appearance, even informally, by
the trustees of the college.
In making the order to cancel the
contract Judge Taylor expressed regret
that the order had ever been signed
and he declared that he welcomed this
opportunity to cancel the order and
put an end to the exploitation of the
estate. With the cancellation of the
order and contract it is believed that
bh0 last pOSSlDle CHdute LOT SucCtSS1u I'll
exploitation of the old Durkee claim
has been removed. There is still an
administrator de bonis non in the per
son of Henry J. Hastings, public
administrator of Kenosha county, but
it il thought certain that Mr.. Hast
ings will have no part in further ex-
ploitation of the claim
Under the order of Judge Taylor, the
Durkee claims die and the hundreds
and thousands of people throughout the
country who have invested their good
money in it have the final declaration
that they will never recover anything.
William Cnna rlrrr L. u,,n,, dinn q x1rnnl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09

Agricultural Agent Griffith Richards
is having some success in meeting the
demand for men to work on the farms
of Kenosha county. Five men came in
from Chicago on Monday afternoon and
within an hour after they arrived in
Kenosha they were at work on the
farms of the county. The county agent
can still take care of some more
farm laborers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09

The rush of aliens to secure first pa.
pers continues and Clerk DeDiemar and
his assistants are being kept busy all
the time. 1t is expected that during
the months of August three hundred
first papers, will be issued.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-08-09

DR.. Helen Harbert returned this
morning from a short visit with friends
in Chicago.