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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
News of the Day i'm Moline and East Moline


/ George diversion of Wilton. Iowa
/ visited with friends here last week
Monday evening a farewell recep
( ton was given for Rev. l. r. Van
I l.eer ana family at the Memorial
. Methodist church. under the auspic es
/ OF the Ladies Aid society In re
Spouse 70 written invitations sent
out by the committee l25 of the
members and their friends were in
attendance. a literary and musicai
program was rendered prece dius the
serving of refreshments. Later Mr..
F and Mrs, Van Iseer were present ed
with sum Of money as a token of
esteem. They go to Henry. H. Rev.
George Hoffmeyer is the new Meth
od}St aston and has moved his fam
lly into the parsonage.
Ruth Wainwright of Hl}Isdale. III.
VISITED relatives here and at Rock
Island last week
The members and friends Of the
Amona class of the Baptist Sunda y
school. and taught by Mrs Roy
Mitchell, were entertained at the
regular monthly business meeting
home of Mrs J. IL Laity Of Fifth
street After devotional exercises
and routine business some hours
were. passed quickly in general So
liability. Later refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
llama Hopson were conducted at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lyke.
Burial was at Princeton.
Mrs. Jane Scott Wilson departed
for Des. hoines Tuesday afternoon to
visit relatives for several weeks.
Mrs Clarence Hipskind has de-
parted for brief visit in Chicago.
Mrs T. Scott has recently been i'll
Funeral services for Carl, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Tubbs, We're held Sunday at the Com
munity church.
A lively game Of baseball was
played at the local diamond Sunday
afternoon. when the local boys de-
feated the Yuma boys. , to l. The
proceeds went to the Moline chapter
of the Red Cross.
The members and friends of the
Ladies' Aid society OF the Baptist
church held the regular seni-month-
ly meeting Wednesday afternoon at
the church. After devotional exer-
Cises and the regular business some
time was spent in Red Cross work.
Later refreshments were served
The regular semi monthly meeting
of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Memorial Methodist church was held
Thursday afternoon in the basement
Of the church. After scripture read
ing and PRAYER some time was spent
in sewing and in general sOCiability.
Later refreshments were served by
the committee
The members of the SiIvfs Pioneer
Birthday club spent most delight
full day Wednesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs T. s Kind1ev Of 624
East Fifteenth street. Davenport.
The hours following the regular bus
in sewing and sociability. At noon a
SumDtuOUS dinner was served Mr.
was principal of the Silvis
schools 10 wears ago. when the Pho
neer Birthday club was first organ
lied.
Mrs CowIes spent part Of last week
in Rock Island
Mrs Charles Hood Of Moline Wis
t-yJ F,.,- !,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
STACKER COLOR
PLACED ON ONE
Refuses to Purchase Fourth Liberty
Bond -Giyen Coat oi Bright
Yellow Paint

One Of the large departments Of
the Root & VanDeryoort plant in
East Moline reached a percentage
Of 100 in the Liberty loan canvass
in an unusual manner. The one
man who refused 10 bug bond was
covered with yellow paint and has
been separated from the payroll
f. Boran, aged 10. is tie emplaye
who was the victim OF he paint
bucket in the hands Of his assoc
ciates, who met him al the door
yesterday noon. He was he only
one in the department VINO had fail
ed to subscribe. The men knew
what wages he was making and
passed judgment.
So far a people at the plant nave
been able to determine, Boraa has
made no contributions to any war
funds and has bought no bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
WOUNDED men
TREATED ALIKE
Captain FaSSet Writes OF French
>ympathies. Cheering OF Amer
leans, and Fine Countries.

The wonderful work of the doc
tors and sisters of France and
Great Britain. their sympathies for
the wounded, both ally and enemy
the beautiful country of France and
the fighting spirit of its people, are
all told in a letter. different from
others received here. written by
Captain F J. Fasset, NJ r. c., who
is well known in Moline. Captain
FasSet has been in charge OF an
OrthOpedic hospital in Aberdeen,
Scotland. but at the present time is
in France inspecting hospitals from
where many cases in his hospital
I originate. He expects to return to
+ Scotland shortly Captain Fasset
/ is cousin of Mrs. c. r. Rosbor-
ough of Moline. and in a message
written to her tells the following
stories:
/ Il happened here at a time when
the hospitals are quite busy, as
there has been a good deal of fight
ing in this general part of the line
The most striking things are the
good temper and professional en-
thusiasm Of the medical officers and
the sisters If they had been at
this business for only few months
it would be easy to understand, but
for a people who have been at if for
four years and more, it is some
thing of a wonder The British say
that the staying power of the
French is the most remarkable Of
all 1t has been harder on the
French, but it has been a weari-
some job all around
There is something cheering and
yet almost pathetic in the delight
with which the stolid BTitishers
hail the coming Of the Americans
Even if the Americans had not fired
a shot so far, their presence and en-
thusiasm would have done lots of
good But now that they have done
such thoroughly good work as sol
dierS, these people feel a genuine
delight. They know the war is not
won, but they know there is only
one way it can go if we all hang on
Little American plots are ap-
pearing in the growing cemeteries
on the hills. and we hear Of officers
here and there, whom We knew,
who have died. have seen a great
deal of death and suffering in the
last 10 years. bat ] am going into
these hospitals more as visitor
than & doctor, and it, in places, is
very. very sad / think I am moved
more by the blunt. hearty signs of /
sym pathv shown by the doctors and
sisters than by any other single
thing Every wounded man, old or
young. S called 'Laddie.' and gets
as gentle handling way up here as
he would in his old home town. l
heard q sister scOlding doctor the I
other day for 'jOshing' some wound
ed Germans What he had said had .
not struck me as at all unkind. but
she said: They are sick men and
it isn't right So the doctor prom .
ised to be good. So far as I can /.
see. the wounded Of the two sides /,
get exactly the same treatment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
SEVERAL FRIENDS
MEET OVER THERE;

Burt Jones and A. R Heasley,
both Of Moline, met in France re
Gently. I'm running across fell
lows I know from all over" writes
Corporal Heasley.
Jones was employed as telegraph
editor on the Moline Dispatch and
Heasley at the same time served
as telegraph operator for the same
paper Heasley is an army telegra-
pher now and Jones is il the ammu-
milton corps.
There are II operators in this
Office You would be surprised at
the modern equipment Of the tele-
phone and telegraph systems" says
HeasIey- There are two fellows
from 0ttumwa and another fellow
I went to school with IN my com
pany, l have run onto quite a few
operators whom ] knew IN different
parts OF the country. Coming over
on the boat ! met an operator who
worked in Moline the same time |
did His name is Tabb Thomp-
son. who took my place at Moline :"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
UPPER HALF is
WELL OVER TOP
Unofficial Report Shows Moline
District Is Assured OF Pass
ing Quota BY Far.
upper half Of Rock Island coun-
" quota SS.27S.72O

VIPER half Of Rock Island coun-
" quota $3,27S.720.
Volunteer SubsCri ptiOns already
purchased amount TO S3,045. 500.
This amount is but partially Of
fetal and does not include volun-
teeT purchases at the Silvis shops.
The upper half of Rock Island
county has fulfilled It's pledge and
when complete returns are hand
ed in Moliue's victory will reach
several hundred thousands Of dol
lars over its quota
BANS. factories. the Silvis
shops, and MOliners working at the
Rock Island shops are still to be
heard from Eighteen thousand
volunteers in the Moline district
have purchased bonds, and the
number, according to A. T. Fos-
! ter. chairman of the loan in this
dlEision, Will be increased 1000
whe2 returns are complete
Ealst Moline. Moline and Hamp-
ton Dave purchased $2,SS0,250 in
bondA lacking but $20,lS0 TO fill
its qdAqta Of $2,900430. Country
districts Of South Moline, Cordova,
yuma, PSrt Byron. Canoe Creek
and Coe\ townships subscribed
S1s5. $50 ON the volunteer days,
Saturday a4d Monday.
Another jCb awaits the Liberty
loan workers. now that the quota
! is well certain. Strikers who fail
ed to subscribe are to receive at
feHfi0n. The canvass will start in
> few days, anG those who did not
take advantage Of the volunteer
HEsys VII ye brought TO light
rfay still be fought at banks
Ed those who have not purchased
cir share may still do so.
When the reports Of each pre-
net was flashed on a curtain at
meeting OF Liberty bond work
last evening at the Moline
mercial club, applause and
followed each flash
es by Floyd Todd and Dr.
ATayIor warned the people OF
1fidence. The war has
b. won yet" said Mr. Todd,
Il - going TO be won, but over
enfldence viii delay the final
.tory."
The subscriptions Of Deere &
and the Moline Pillow Co. for
Be. 600 each. did much TO help
Zine over the top. Borg q Beck,
com aratively small plant,
Ight SIS, 900 worth Of bonds The
lie corporation subscribed for
goo
gxelve hundred and sixty-seven
ployes at the John Deere Pillow
ks bought S98.050 worth OF
I U Ids. Six hundred and twenty
cen at the Moline PIow Co.
Feered for S83,250 worth Of
cures compiled at noon today
officials Of the Root & Van
voort company shows that the
& V. company produced 1928
nteers. This industry leads all
hrs with a volunteer total Of
500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
RIDENOUR INDICTED
FOR PHOTO SERVICE

Baxter F. Rtdenour, son of F. a.
Ridenour of Moline, has received
notice of compliance with his re
quest to be indicted into the ser
vice of the Photographic division of
the signal corps from Geneva, Ohio,
whera he had been engaged in that
line of work several years. He had
been in a similar line at Cleveland.
His order is to report al the sig
nal corps school Of photography at
Columbus university, New York
City. He left Moline about four
years ago, but has visited in his
former home since.
All the News All the Time The
ArgnS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
GIRLS MOTOR CORPS
GATHERING CLOTHES

The girls motor corps, working
under the Red Cross. was assigned
to its first duty in this city Tues
day. The corps succeeded in great
~ aiding the Red Cross chapter by
collecting clothes for Belgian ref
ugees.
Miss Dorothy Cooper of Moline,
in charge of the corps, G/ated that
at least 10 girls would be on duty
when the division became thor
oughly organized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
Arvid Walter Nelson.

Arvid Walter Nelson. aged 81
years, died at Sis last evening in a
local hospital, after nine days ill
ness of typhoid fever. Arvid was
born Aug. 8, 1897, in Moline. He
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Au-
gust Nelson, who preceded him in
death d few years. He received his
carly education in the local public
schools and attended the Moline
high school and Browns business
college. Since leaving school he
had been doing mason work He
was a member of East Moline
aerie of Eagles and Mystic Work
erS
He had been maG.ng his home at
the Star hotel of East Moline. He
leaves two sisters, Elsie Nelson
and Alice Nelson, a grandmother.
Mrs. R. O'Dell, and three aunts and
uncles, all Of Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
Mrs. Pasqneta Accvevo.

Mrs. PaSQueta ACeVeYO, native
of Mexico, died at the Moline city
hospital at an early hour yesterday
morning. She had been i'll one
week with pneumonia Mrs Ace
Vevo, with her husband. Francisco
Acevevo. came to East Moline Fri
day of last week, direct from their
native country.
The deceased was born May 3,
1879. Funeral services were held
this morning at St Mary's Catholic
church and burial was made at St.
Mary's cemetery, East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
In The Lodges

Pine lodge No. 235, l. o. 0. NJ,
seored a card party last even
IL Red Mems hall. Games were
III at Is tables and prizes were
#ded to the following: Men 5
Drize. A. Eflandt; second, J,
alI-cut, Charles Laurich;
score. d. ". Bouslog; wO-
ia first prize, Mrs. T. Phares;
Mrs. Muench; lowest score,
u n0ergon: all-cut, Mrs. G..
ry. Following the games a
al time was had and refresh
IS were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
Obituary
Funeral of Olive Crowder.

The remains of Miss Olive Crow
der, aged % years, daughter of
Mrs. Lucy E. Crowder, OF East Mo
line, arrived in that city today.
Miss Crowder passed away at a
sanitarium in Apex, n NJ. last
week
Funeral services were held at
the home of her sister, Mrs. II. R.
Cox, 443 Seventeenth avenue. East
Moline. at 2:30 this afternoon In
terment was in Riverside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
ARRESTS HUSBAND,
LEADS TO DIVORCE

Mrs. T. B. Shorb started divorce
proceedings at the Moline police
court yesterday. charging her hus-
band with cruelty.
Monday evening Mrs ShOrb call
ed the police and asked that her
husband be arrested. Yesterday
she swore out a warrant against
him on a charge of disorderly con
duct ShOrh was released and the
case continued until Saturday. Mrs.
ShOrb alleges cruelty. Shorb de-
MES the charge.
Thrive by Thrift. Buy
War Savings Stamps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02
Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Fristoe

Funeral services over the re
mains of Mrs Elizabeth Day Fris-
toe, 622 Seventeenth street. Mo
line. will be held at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning at the First Con-
gregational church. with Rev. p. c.
Ladd of the First Congregational
church in charge. Interment will
be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-02

All the News All the Time The
Argus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

the many reports. contracts and Other
documents to be examined.
Senator Thomas OF Colorado.
launched n vigorous attack upon the
Man ufacturers' Aircraft association in
speech IN the senate today. He
charged the Curtiss Aeropiane COM
pany, and the wright Martin com
pany with having created for them
selves monopoly over all aeroplane
patents. az a result of which he said,
the government had been called upon
10 nay exorbitant fees TO this asso-
citation.
The initial burden imposed upon
All aircraft production by the patent
arrangements" said Senator Thomas.
Was a fee Of 81 00n, 00o. which was
to have been paid to both the Cur
tiss company and Wright Martin com
pauy This was afterwards scaled
down to s 100000. am told.
The whole business looks Ike
profifecrinE without limitation. Al
though sanctioned by the attorney
general the arrang ements provide an
exclusive monopoly for the Curttss
people and the Wright Martin com
biTation. It is American and I'M
democratic and wrong.
Were it not for the opinion OF the
attorney general holding that tho ar
rangement made between the gov
eminent and the association Is a
M lid one. I would say that IL is
gigantic monopoly aud that II was
created for hat purpose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

scenery, and supported by catchy
music and singers of fair ability, Tod
Many Sweethearts." the tabloid musil
cal comedy which opened the Lyric
week-ending program yesterday n
proved to be highly diverting.
much to the piece.
The play is sure sign that sum-
mer is with us. because when tha
booking offices find it difficult to gel
variety turns and have to resort hi
one-act shows, then. whether IL u
May or July, 1t is summer in the land
of vaudeville.
While there are at least three yood
singers in the aggregation of twentv
who help unfold the delicate plot. onlv
one, Charles Semon. the comedian
deserves particular praise. Semon Ii
naturally funny, having been created
only, possibly, to be lean and lank y
in his manhood days. and, in addi-
ton, he has a store of wit and funny
quirks that keeps the audience in good
hun1or and himself in the limeliaht
most of the time.
The chorus was all that could bc
desired, whether IT formerly belonged
to the MAID in America" compare.
as claimed, or not, and they made IN
for their singing inefiiciency by ar
pearing cheerful and dancing grace
fully. The chorus IS really abso.
lutely indispensable and the twclve
girls answer satisfa ctorily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
MISS TAFT TELLS
Of WOMAN'S, PART
Speaking to High School Pupils Says
That Woman = Helping Ma
terialIy in the War.

Miss Helen Taft, daughter OF ex-
| President Taft and dean OF Bryn
I Nawr college. addressed the John
! Marshall High school students yes
terday morning at a special assem- bly,.
She told OF the necessity OF the col
lege life for the young girl who
f would decide while in high school that
she wanted to be It trained nurse or
stenographer, but. la ter on. when she
went to college would get a broader
idea OF what she wanted to he, per-
haps changing their mind five or ak
times before they really decided.
She also stated that the education
Of women had been neglected in The
past, but this war has shown that
women ca II do things and never again
will the education of women he neg
lected. Talking of woman suffrage,
she said that the anti sunra Gettes in
The past had argued that women could
not shoulder a musket in the time OF
war, but the work that women had
been doing in France and England
had been just as important. for they
have been working in the field. mt
milton factories. and teaching in order
that the education of the nation might
not decline. Miss Taft made u deep
impression upon the girls Of their
necessity for college education At
the close of her speech the whole
school sang the old Southern hymn.
Dixie"
Lieutenant Shaulf of the Canadian
forces, also spoke telling Of hi, eN
periences iu the war and how hard
the allies have been HEhun@ He
ended UP his address by telling how
the name Of Lloyd George and Gen
oral Foch are loved By all the allies,
lie said hat as the name Of L'ncO.s
has gone down in history as belong
ing TO all nations So shall the name
~ our president go down in history
as being a man of the same CharSc-
ter. and having saved fer the free
dom Of the whole world
Doubles W. =. =. Quota.
After the two speakers had finished
the total of the school in the wal sen
ings stamp campaign were announced
and found 10 be St1.42t50 This g
over twice as much AS allotted them
in the campaign and si.421 80 more
than the school had undertaken 10
raise. r. the school raises $4,000 to.
day they will he allowed one hour
and a half holiday 70 20 out Va see
the mpctitiVe driil between Tho
cadets in the afwrunoa II $40 GOO
is raised they viii be given halt day
holiday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

>
to- the wai' hght against jealousy and
intrigue seemed TO overwhelm the
prime minister. stu he spoke in
measured terms. with that selfmastery
OF tried parlamentartan. His voice
seemed only slightly raised when he
issued his challenge.
Il am going 10 ask the commons to
judge the matter today. Since l threw
myself into the prosecution OF the
war, | have been drenchcd with cocoa
press STOP Mote: This is an aIlu-
sion to papers generally understood
to be controlled by the British cocoa
trust)
IF the (Asquith) motion is carried
Mr.. Asquith will again be responsible
for the conduct Of the war"
Throughout the debate the govern
ments side showed strong, thor
oughly united front While this might
also be said of the opposition. there
was a marked difference between the
methods OF procedure and the arEu-
monts produced by the TWO opposed
camps,
Lloyd George plunged into the Of
fensiVe from the very outset From
start TO finish he had the upper hand
Every blow he answered by coun-
ter blow twice az sharp. There was
no evasiveness about his attitude.
1t Was this aggressiveness, a crush
ing surprise TO those who had expect
ed 10 sec him in the role OF pardon
pleading sinner, that proved one of
the most powerful factors in pushing
home his victory
There were other strong elements
that counted clearly in his favor For
instance. when he showed how easy
II would have been for Maurice to
come to him privately and correct
not the premiers but his, Matrices
o"n--hRurts and statements. an d
when he told how he daily came into
personal contact with the former di-
rector Of military operations. and how
the general observed a sphynx like
silence with regard to all these mat
ters. but then turned around after bis
removal from office. and wrote a let
ter to the press~-when the premier
elucidated all this in his eloquent
naturally dramatic way. he made out
"A case for, himself which even the
prcJudiced could not help but admit
was a strong one. And on top of all
this clinchins his argument. he
sprung this.
The hgures are correct. II is Maui
rice. not I, who is making mis-
statements"
This. in substance svas his climax
and "a carried the day for him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
.ItsaJ tpNttt ss..,b.s> TO III.
Di~tt SStD B1 DIR. CiLISCH

"TAe Insatjable Eye" is the subject
If he address Df. T.. y CanAeh viii
deliver, 10y request, ON tho theme Of
world conQuerors. al tho regular Fri
day evening service At Beth Ahabah
He VIII trace the attempts at world
conquest made ny great leaders
throughout history. beginning WIFI
Nebuchadnezzar Of Babylon ard com
ing down through Darius Hvstaspes
Of Persia. Alexander Of Macedon,
Caesar of Rome. Philip IT of Spain.
Napoleon of France to William IL
Of Germany. The service begins at
SIS O'Clock. The public is welcome.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

PROVIDE STATIONS -
FOR AERIAL MAIL

Washington. May a--fust az ,r,e
pony express of the last century had
its way stations along the route the
modern erial express Will have It's
Ravens between Washington. Phila-
delphia and New York.
The postofficc department an
nounced today that emergency land
ing fields for the aerial mail service
viii be provided At Baltimore HaVrc
De Ora CO, Wilmington, Del. and New
Brunswick n. J. IN case Of trou-
bic aNiators may land at tho emer-
gency stations where relief plsnes
may he obtained. Twelve regular
planes will constitute the service.
which viii he begun next Wednesday.