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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
MANY DELEGATES
FOR STATE MEET
Expected Thousand Visitors HiU BE
Entertained at Illinois Baptist Con-
venti0u Next Month.

Delegates from all over the state are
TO attend the sessions OF the illinois
Baptist state convention which is to
be held in Moline. Oct. 15 to is Plans
for the entertainment OF practically q
thousand visitors have been couplet-
ed Rock Island VIII do It's share in
caring tor the delegates.
Some OF the most prominent dlFlues
in the denomination are 80 he heard
at the gathering which IS tie be held
at the First Baptist church here. The
opening sermon VIII be given Monday
evening. Oct. 10. by Rev Charles w
Gilkey. Chicago director of religious
work at the officers training camp
Fort Sheridan
WomeBss day IS To be observed
Tuesday Among those to be- heard
viii be f. A. AGAR and Rev. a. d. Eu-
bank. Boston Who are 10 speak in the
afternoon and Rev, Joseph r. Hazeu,
Peoria. and Dr. ID o. HopklnsCn.
Champaign. vino will talk iD the even
ing. A feature wi HE the singing Of
the Moline Ladies quartet. Special
assemblies of the @omeH.s Mission So
ciety. World Wide guild. State associa-
tjCu and Children World crusade are
to be held.
Much interest ceuterz in the address
ON "Lanor and che Church. which IS
60 be given Wednesday afternoon by
Miss Alice BHimsoo. noted social SER
vice expert whose #9rE III the city Oh
Detroit has attracted such favorable
attention 3 report Of The Illinois
Auti-Saio0u league for the past year
viii he given b. s. J. BCIEer. Chicago
and DR. j. T. AIteEis1n, formerly Of
Gaiesburg and DOW Of Boston VIII be
present 10 discuss the foreign mission
s.e-r- -s--e1r4z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
BOY SCOUT FILM Is
TO BE SHO WIN FRIDAY

knights Of the Square Table. am
entertaining movie 6Im showing the
advantages to be gained through a@li-
alton with the Boy Scout movement. lis
20 be shown, free Of charge at the Mir
TOR theatre, Friday, between The hours
of ] and II p M. according 10 an an
nouncement made today by scoutmas-
ter Craig, Moline
Arrangements have been made for
the distribution Of tickets 10 school
children. who viii bs admitted free OF
charge if accompanied by parent or
guardian. There VII also be no cost
for adults Tickets can be secured at
Carlson Bros store. Fifteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
RRnTHER NIECEEns HLM.

James Curstr5gar has been APP
nofnte8 rv pr o. r. Johnson. mayor
natralnau of the East Moline police
aepa~tnent. lie lIs the vacancy
<qrsza hv tie resignation of his
brother. Horace L. Outright The
rewIv APPOINTED patroImau IS not g
Stranger 70 the East Moline police
service. having served heretofore as
patrolmaa and night sergeant and
having also served Ter q time as
member Of the IRE department He
has o. late been steward % the club
rooms Of The East Moline aerie of
Eagles,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
IS ARRESTED FOR
RAISING A CHECK
William JulIus, SiITis Shop Empl0ye,
Comes To Grief In His Attempt To
Take / ling st Life

BY the mere changing Of the figure
one to seven William Julius secured
$50 from the Rock Island road which
didn't belong 10 him He raised %
check from $1545 to S7s45 ana as
result was arrested last evening by
Moline police.
This morning he had q hearing be-
fore Police Magistrate Frank Gustaf-
SON lie admitted his guilt and when
asked what he had done with THE
money said he just wanted 10 take
-lirtIe fling at life"
AS this is his first 0deuse the de
PENDANT may be given another chance
He has been temporarily released uu-
der the guardianship Of Sergeant De
Jaeger. His case probably viii be re-
ferred to circuit court and lac may be
released on probation He has been
employed at the SiIvfs shops. He
cashed the check in question at the
Peoples savings Bank & Trust Co.. ON
Sept T.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18

Charges Of stealing fhe automobile
OF ~ EounHs Rock Island pre-
teTre1 against ArFid Samuels0n and
Harry Simpson were dismissed in Mo-
line police court yesterday Merle
Saut0 the third boy 10 be arrested
in connection with the 6aefE. will have
a hearing 5n county court
At the trial several Moline girls. as
well as the two defendants claimed
Sa1t9 pretended that the machine be-
ionged 10 his father Sant0 testified
that the machine had been taken
without the owners consent and that
the trio knew It. The joyTid-
ers were crested Sept g. after the
machine had been driven 10 Blue
Grass Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
CITY TO PROSECUTE
SpEEDERS IN FUTURE

Prosecutions for violations OF th-
speed law - Moline police court VIII
hereafter he conducted by the city
ana 49, through the states attorney s.
office IS has been the custom For
some reason which has not been made
clear the state has been pushing
these cases IN the past bur T. T.
thompson. county prosecutor. has
called o halt because Of stress Of otl-
er business and now it's up 10 CITY
Attorney T. RI Johnston, Instead Of
Assistant States Attorney NJ j. Nc
Eairg 10 get" the reckless drivers.
The sonor6us oratorjcal efforts Will
naturally be much missed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
PREFERS JAIL TO
APOLOGY FOR ACT
Ba1her Than Humble self, an East
Moline Youth Takes six
Day Term.

Facing g. term OF six days IN the
Rock Island county Jail as the alterna-
tive Of q manly apology TO F. D. Alb
bolt, principal Of the East Moline
township high school, for an apparent
ly uuDr0vo6ad assault upon mir. ADJ
bot, Edward Hanson. ged ~ refused
to apologize to the school man and ac-
Cepted q jail sentence from Magistrate
A. a. Niles in East Moline police court
yesterday afternoon after hearing
evidence fu the case the magistrate
announced that Il Hanson could pay q
fine ba would let him of with payment
OF S. and costs, and that the fine would
be $Z5 and costs If the defendant was
unable 20 pay The latter fine amounts
to six days in the county jail
When the hearing had reached this
stage City Attorney George D. Long,
prosecuting the case announced that
Mr.. Abbott was not DESTROYS Of having
the young man sent To JAIL and that ne
was willing that the charge be dis
missed If Hanson would properly apol-
0gjze for the aHEoBt and injury in
6icted
SIS Hr. Abbott going to apologize
to me2' demanded Hanson in a surly
manner
mr.. Abbott feels that he has moth
ing to make aav APOLOGIES for" said
the civ afforneV
WITH that information Hanson de-
cIared that he would OFFER no apology
either. but would 90 to fail Nazis-
fra+a <4Faz ra-a him a chance to re-
consider ana 5hen proceeded to ex-
erute the Bapere necessary for his
commitment - 5a#I
H5Ea School Wanse Ere.
r.az+ F-rs5ar 1z-an50r mere was an
Initiation nsr-- - f7a 4ou,0z7fn bfah
school ~ p ra-arffor tn +hz freshmen
bv He members - fha MINER classes
NJ the zarar7 7zArae or fou~ yo1rnr
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oraf a-ravfru f-rfzanfs aarnstrataa
hv- +na gronn. Mr. sb6aff served notice
uD0n the offanffra outsiders +7a+ ba
rrorsfG gs--a f34a-4 fss=t f#ss7e. g~rforfa= IT.
gaf re-et- e-e-1 10 gsaEs e-t-r.-f .raz,--
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
FISH NOT SMELLY
CHARGE Is DROPPED

When such an eminent group of
fish experts as Abe Stouner, city com
miszlouers Henry Lebbert, detective,
and T. N Loewinger. constable, testi-
ned for the defense the case of Henry
De Fries. charged with selling food
i'm violation Of the city health Ordi-
nance was dismissed yesterday by Pc
lice Magistrate Frank Gustafs0n in
Moline police court
The defendant was alleged to have
sold smelly" fish to Mrs. Sarah Whit
akar Henry insisted that the fish
was @ E. and his statements were
rorroh0rated bv the trio Of authori-
ties quoted This overW heIming tai
emit was too much for City Attorney
Johnston nd he moved SO dismiss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
GIRL SELECTED AS
HEAD or EREa5F MI lei lJ

To the fair sex went most of the
honors at the election of officers of the
freshmen class of the Moline high
school yesterday afternoon For the
frst time in years, q coed was hon
ored with the presidency
officers named are.
Florence Bell
Vice president Edith Champion.
Secretary Louise AInsworth
Treasurer John Ransom
Board Of conCEoI-Eam Cassidy Irene
Streed.
A social committee IS TO he elected
instead of appointed by the president,
another break from q time hou0rad
rule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
NeIs z. Halllgerg.

Relatives in Moline have received
word of the death Oh EaIs r. Hallberg,
which occurred sept II at Tacoma.
Wash lie was q resident OI Moline
for a long period and left here seven
years ago for the west He was 81
wears OF age and leaves three chill
dren. Oscar r.. and Miss HiIma Hall
berg. Tacoma. and Arthur Ii Hall
berg. Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
BREAK GROUND FOR CHrRCH.

Ground ToT f0e =" BaUfI@I ohurch
building in East Moline was broken
yesterday The church VIII rise at
Ninth street and Eighteenth avenue. on
the site between that of the new y. a.
G. =. and the John Deere school ]. J.
Rathbun Of Moline has the general
contract Tor the structure. but has
sub-let the excaYating contract
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
YOUTHFUL RUNAWAYS
FOUND IN CHICAGO

Desiring to take 81 lock at the city, y
Louis Patterson aged IS, eoIored. 1922
Second avenue. and IurieI Foster. I3.
1896 Eighth avenue recently left
their homes ia Moline and beat it for
Chicago They we're found by the
police Of that city yesterday and the
officials here were notified Trans
portagton has been wired for Nuriel,
but the aunt Of Louis, living at Ham
mond. Ind. VIII take care o. him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
EaI-saI.ARY PRFYFNTFn.

Wae1 Carl Mitchell returned home
last evening be found three or four
men attempting 70 break into his resi-
dence His appearance frightened
away the men. and police who were
notified. and reached the premises
soon afterward were unable to find
any trace Of The providers. Mr..
Mitchell resides At 1903 Eighteenth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
CLAIR MAY BECOME
AN ASSISTANT COACH

According to action taken by the Mo
line high school athletic board of con
frol yesterday afternoon Elmer CLAIR
is 20 be offered the position OF assist
ant coach for the institution Otto
Peters may be made trainer
Season tickets for the six home foot
ball games are to sell al s. which VIII
also entitie the holder 10 membership
In the athistic association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
- ARE II0N0REn.

Prafsing them for the patriotism
they were showing. Is members OF Nc
line aerie u Eagles, who have been
drafted for military service were hon
ored at special exercises held last
evening John Grifk. worthy presi-
dent. made an address and States Ar
torney r e Tbou pson. Judge &. O.
Dietz and Rev. J. 2. Rolf Of Rock Is
land, we're among those TO be heard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
Eana RHes.

Felipe Rifles. born Ia Mexico IS
years ago and employed IN the Rock
Island shops at Siivis. died yesterday
in q Moline hospital He leaves a
widow and two children Funeral
services viii be held al $50 touor-
row morning from DanieIsou & Fur
rtefs chapel and at 8 o'clock fram ST.
AIarys Catholic church. Iutermeuc
viii be in ST. aIary's cemetery East
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-18
TREASURER BOND
TOBE MADE MORE
Security Required Now Does Not
Meet Requirements of
the Law.


East Moline viii probably be increased
as result Of action taken by the city
1 council last evening at the regular
! meeting. Alderman Carlson called al
I tenlion of the council To the fact that
the bond is now fixed at 10Q60 while
4 there ia on deposit about $4,000 OF
j the CItys money. The bond, In the
/ opinion Of the alderman, is not ade-
qUate ana does not meet requirements
4 Of The state law which contemplates
a bond double the amount OF the am
uual appropriation OF the city. Un-
der this ruling the bond should be
. about S125,Q00 Discussion OF the size
/ OF the bond was in no sense d refiec-
/ ton ca the integrity of the present
+ treasurer, john Sietken. who has fur
uished the bond required by the city
up to this time
It was voted to refer the matter to
/ the city attorney and the finance com
mitteoe TO prepare amendments to the
( city ordinances 10 cover the situation
! Alderman Carlson also raised the
/ question as 20 why the banks, which
are city repositories. should not pay
. the city per cent interest. as they
/ do ON other deposits. The clty's rate
is per cent on tba lowest daily bal
auCe for the interest period. In the
I general law covering the city. village
/ and township governments OF the
state there is no reference TO mini
mum interest on public funds In the
. commission form law there is pre-
. scribed q minimum interest Of 3 per
cent The question OF interest was re-
ferred to the attorney and finance
! committee along with the matter Of
/ the bond Of the treasurer.
Library Board Named.
Dr. q Il. Johnson, mayor, formally
appointed the city library board mem
bers. under the newly enacted Ordi-
nance which establishes the public Ii
brary as q municipal institution, pro-
/ vides for its control by city library
+ board, and authorizes tax levy for
/ It's maintenance. ihe mayor named
+ former members or the board which
carried on the board under the yolun-
4 tary organization Those named are,
4 ID d Hoffman, city superintendent Of
schools Mrs. A. p. Rockwell, Mrs. L.
I IT 0utteu, Mrs Il. r. Van Meter, Mrs. /
+ W # Adams Mrs. e. ]. Sorenson, +
4 Mrs. Walter Schjlling. Mrs, ". Aus
brook and Mrs 5. G. Durhman. All
+ appointments were confirmed by the
council by unanimous vote.
Drainage Problems.
/ Considerable time was devoted to
discussion of the drainage problem at /
+ thirteenth street near the D.. r. I. & .
! 81 w railway comDanyss tracks. Pro-
kDosaI of the citv WAS for opening of a +
Tdrain through The eompany's right OF Z
eral manager Of the railway. was
4 present and he presented vigorous OBJ
( lection to this plan AS an aIterna- /
/ tive the city representatives suggest (
ed that the ore section of tho pro-
posed general storm drain system .
: might be buflE through this district. 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02

war she committed what the world
regarded then as atrocious things,
but in this war she has thrown aside
the most important rules which coun-
trios like the United States estab-
lishcd first"
Sir Gilbert said the coming OF
peace and the returning OF the fight
ing men to England would be fol-
lowed by the blotting out Of party
lines as now constituted there, and
tremendous changes along sociology
cal lines, so great that he hesltated
to predict their scope If American
troops cross the sea and pass through
the fire, he said, changes of SINH
lar order will follow the return tc
peaceful life of men who have learn
ed while passing through the t!re tt
! cast aside trivial things and Iea
with the things that count.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02
THE BLACK HORSE OF FAMINE.

While people in the United States
are experiencing great anxiety over
the prevailing high prices Of the
necessities of life those in other sec
tons of the world are passing
through more serious ordeals. HUI
man beings are dying for want OF
food, while thousands of their kin
are being slaughtered in the war
which is appalling the world
Portugal for the last few months
has been suffering severe prlvatlons
as the result Of war conditions.
Prices on foodstuffs and, indeed, al!
ether articles, have increased alarm
ingly, and the submarine warfare,
allied to the utter lack of transports,
IS causing shortage of coal, wheat,
maize and other articles of immedl-
ate Importance with which the Gov
erpment is unable to cope.
The coal shortage is especially
felt. Should it not be remedied
thousands of factories will close. In
private houses petroleum has been
substituted for gas for the last two
months, and for kitchen uses. saw
dust stoves and boxes lined with
straw arc used by all classes in place
of the absolutely unobtainable coal!
Wood has reached such a price, ow-
ing to the continual export of pit
wood, that only the wealthy can ac-
guire it for fuel.
The Lisbon streets are almost in
darkness, the dim gas lamps afford,
ing little light, and the electric
public illumination being immensely
reduced. People are afaid of ventur.
! ing out after night, and never with.
! out taking with them as indispensa-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02
SOLDIERS ON SHORT RATIONS.

DESPITE her losses, Germany now
has 100000 men under arms,
James w. Gerard, former Ambassa-
dor to Germany, told the Broadway
Association of New York yesterday.
The former ambassadors figures
may approximately be correct, but
food must be supplied this immense
host, and this problem has for some
time faced the Kaiser and his war
lords. Fighting on an empty stom-
ach does not increase the morale OF
a soldier and if the nation fer which
he is battling is unable to furnish
sufficient food his courage is likely to
wane.
The conditions as to food supplies
in Germany may be coniectured from
the fact that it now is definitely set
tied that the best fed of the German
fighting units subsist on a ration
which equals only three-fifths IN
weight and value that issued to the
British troops
The best nourished German troops
are those in reserve just back OF
the fighting lines. They receive the
maximum ration. Since the spring
of 1915, however, their bread allow
ance has been cut down one-third.
The greater part of this reduction
has occurred during the last eight
months.
There now are two meatless days
week in the German trenches. Even
the indispensable sausage allowance
has been cut down to two and three
quarter ounces daily. Rice has been
eliminated entirely, being replaced
by dry turnips.
A comparison between the British
and German rations is interesting
; and illuminating. The only issues
which are common with the two
! forces are bread, meat and vegcta-
bles. These are common in sub.
! stance, but not in weight or quality
by any means. The Germans have
exclusively an issue of flour and
sausage, while the British have ex'
clusively rice, oatmeal, jam, cheese
and bacon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02

FOR RENT-Six room brick house,
all modern improvements; SIS per
month. with water. Call at 300
north Patrick street. 13l-3t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02
SAYS GERMANY HAS FAILED

$50 far as this war is concerned,
Germany has been !; failure" said
Sir Gilbert Parker. the novelist, at
Atlantic City the other day. Organ
lied forty years, she had everything
with her at the beginning. Great
Britain had virtually no army. The
Russian army was in chaos. Ehe
French army was inadequately
armed.
Germany aimed at Paris, st.
Petersburg and London, through Ca
lais. She reached none of them. She
aimed to destroy Verdun and failed.
She aimed to take Ypres and failed.
Her one success in the war OH land
has been Roumania. Understand
am not deprecating the German
army. 1t was probably the most
highly skilled. developed. trained and
equipped army, as well as the biggest
on earth. Germany's organization
was magnificent, but Germany
morale was wrong. That's why the
United States is in this war.
If the morale Of Germany had
not been wrong she would not have
committed the atrocities she did COM
NIT against all rules of civilized war
fare. That's another reason why
the United States is in the war. The
German morale always has been
wrong. In the Franco-Prussian
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02

MARRY II LONELY - For results
try me; best and most successful;
hundreds rich wish marriage soon;
strictly confidential: most reliable;
years Of experience; descriptions
free. "The Successful Club Mgs.
Purdie, Box 55G, Oakland, Calf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02
EVER HAVE IT?
If You Have. the Statement OF This
Alexandria Citizen Will Interest

Alexandria Citizen Will Interest
You.
Ever have 'iow down" pain in
the back?
In tile small" right over the
hips?
That's the home of backache.
If its caused by weak kidneys,
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Alexandria people testify to their
worth. Read case of it:
Mrs. A. Waring. 3O4 north Patrick
ST., Alexandria. says: Il suffered
awfully from my back and from in
flammation of the bladder. l used
to be in such misery during those
attacks that l had to have injections
of morphine to relieve the pain The
pains in the top and hack of my head
nearly drove me frantic. l could
hardly keep from falling. Nothing
did me any good until l got Doan's
Kidney Pills at f. S. Leadbeater and
Sons Drug Store. Several boxes
of Doan's stopped that awful pain
in my back and head and made my
kidneys normal"
z Price 80 cents at all dealers. Don't
simply, flor a Nkidney renledy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mrs. Waring had Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02

WANTED.-OLD FALSE TEETH.
Don't matter if broken. pay 500
to $500 per full set Single and
partial plates in proportion. Send
by parcel post and receive check by
return mail. l.. MAYER, 20OT 5.
9Th st. Philadelphia, Pa. 13l-lSt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02
BILE companions a pistol and i ian

BILE companions pistol and ian
tern.
The lack of wheat and grain has
caused the Government to permit
emily the sale of one type Of bread,
which is very dark and almost uneat-
able. This causes riots, and bakeries
are being looted. At oporto the
people attack the bakers in the
streets and rob them of all the bread
they carry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02
CARTER BROS.
1918 KING STREET.
ALEXANDRIA, VA.

FOR SALE-NORTH BRADDOCk
HEIGHTS.
Corner property. Lot $50 by 200
feet. House three-story frame with
front porch IS by sc feet, First
floor contains living room, dining
room, reception hall, summer and
winter kitchen. Second floor has
three bedrooms, large hall and bath.
Third floor three bedrooms and large
tank room. Has Latrobe heat in dim
ing and living rooms. Easy house to
keep warm. Fine well of water.
Electric lights. cellar under entire
house.
Outbuildings, three chicken houses,
covered runaways, carriage mouse
and stables. Fruit:--Grapes, applrs,
pears, ounces, wax and red cherries.
An abundance of choice shruhbery
and shade.
Located at the corner of Washing
ton and Arlington avenues, three
squares from car line and one square
from macadam road.
We have an attractive price for an
immediate purchaser.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02

FOR SALE.-One large black walnut
case for books, one black walnut
hall rack, for particulars, apply to
y Y Il. Gazette office. l29-3t'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-02

this hydrant was always to be pro
bono publico; otherwise he would not
have given vent to the above express
sion. It may not be generally known,
but it is fact, nevertheless, that the
city pays fifty dollars year for this
hydrant.