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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
1000 SELECT MEN
ARE CALLED FROM
FIFTEEN STATES

Washington, July 16.-Fifteen
states were called upon by Provost
Marshal General Crowder today for
1000 draft registrants-fit for gen
sral military service to be sent to
schools for special training. The
movement will be between Aug. 1
and 10.
Registrants may be voluntarily
,nducted for this service until July
y. A special call was issued for
500 drafted men qualified as cooks,
10 move Aug. l and be accepted as
volunteers until July %. Califor-
MA is asked for 12S cooks; Louis
lana S6, New York 235.
Some Of the allOtments are: In
diana S64, indianapolis Chamber OF
Commerce.
Minnesota Alp, University of Min
nesota, and SIS to the University
Of Minnesota Agricultural college.
Nebraska 800. no school assigned
Wisconsin 1900, Sweeney Auto
school, Kansas City, Mo.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
EVERY MEAL A
POISONOUS INJECTION

rev folks suffering from kidney
~ bladder troubles ever think
Ia me meals they are taking are
enlng their death. Every NOR
=. OF food taken gives up its guam
-. OF uric acid. This poison Is
80 800 INTO the system through a
eased condition Of the kidneys
80 bladder. In the healthy man
-sleFe provides an outlet for this
ssn. Those IN ill-health must
-e medicinal help to drive this
,s-Ata-oealing poison from the sys-
lT NJ; For over 200 years GOLD
s1oAL Harlem OIL Capsules have
IN IN doing this work. They effect
onpt relief in all diseases aris-
IT, rom kidney and bladder trou-
Don't put on this vital mat
OF attending 10 your health
81 II is time 70 make your
- 1 cn arrangements. . Get a box
~, 1oLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL Cap
YES YES today. Look for the genuine.
,n M druggist sells them. They are
- - anteed or money refunded. In
'"' On GOLD MEDAL brand,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
APPEAL FOR ONE
MAN AT STATION
Buff Residents Want at least
Single Fireman at Station No. 2
Others May Volunteer.

Commissioner Stouffer an
n0unced this afternoon that No.
. fire station located ON the
hiIl at 170S Fifteenth street
place, will be reOpened Satur-
day evening or Sunday morn
ing.
The head of the department
of public health and safety was
busy man yesterday after
noon, and at the end of the day
he had induced Moline coal
dealers to donate enough fuel
to operate the bluff plant. Two
men will be stationed at No.
house. One man will be taken
from No. 1 station and one
from No. 2.
In making the announcement
of the reopening of the station
Commissioner StOuffer also ap-
pealed to residents on the bluff
to cooperate on every possible
occasion with the fire depart.
ment.
Declaring that millions of dol
lars worth of property was jeop-
ardized when the city abandoned
the station up on Fifteenth street
place, Moline, Henry Gripp, 1904
Twelfth street, manager of the rea
estate department of the State Saw
ings bank yesterday appealed &c
members of the city commission tC
put at least one man at the bluff
station.
There are many young men, now
rooming on the hill, who would give
an hour or two a day to the fire de-
partment in exchange for a room
at the fire station" declared Mr.
Gripp, suggesting form of volun'
teer system to aid the one man in
giving protection to the upper dis
trict. They would get a better
room than they can obtain in many
private homes"
Mr.. Gripp stated that the central
station would not miss the loss oil
two men and that residents on tho
bluff will gladly give of their Gw1
time in case of need if the city will
only maintain a man at the station
to look after the apparatus. I'll
there should be a large fire in the
factory district the bluff would be
utterly helpless said Mr.. Gripp.
Commissioner Stouffer declared
that the city did not have money tc
heat and maintain the house.
Then we will take up a sub
scription, was Mr.. Grips come
back. I'VE must have fire protec-
ton, and l am sure residents or
the bluff will be willing to con-
tribute toward a coal fund"
Moline at present maintains only
two fire stations, the Central sta
ton, in the business district, and
No. 8, in the lower factory district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
STAGE RAIDS ON
GAMBLING DENS
President of East Moline Law
League and Party Rounds Up
Almost Fifty Men.

Starting out last night with a
number of aldermen and a deputy
sheriff, H. R. Cox, president of the
East Moline Law and Order league,
raided several alleged gambling
joints and took a total of almost
fifty men who are said to have been
participating in games. Hearings
were given this morning and fines
imposed on them.
The story of the raids is told by
Mr.. Cox in a letter addressed to
DR.. G. F. Johnson, mayor, and
which is intended to answer the
executives request for information
regarding the illegal sales of Ii
quor in the city which was publish
ed in these columns several days
ago. The communication follows:
Your Honor: In answer to yours
of the 9Th inst, wherein you request
me to furnish you with any infor-
nation that I might have in the
way of evidence that would be Of
assistance to you in prosecuting
the guilty parties who were selling
liquor, l am pleased to state that
since the federal government es-
tablished the five-mile bone dry
zone, the booze has been eliminated
from our city, but the gambling
joints are still running wide open,
even through the business district,
and after starting to make the
rounds last evening with the deputy
sheriff and some of the aldermen.
we visited and caught them with
the goods on the table (pOker and
dice tablesl. Young men were
playing in these games who stated
that they were there because they
had no other place to go to spend
the evening, but had no trouble in
finding a gambling house to spend
the evening in East Moline.
you did not ask me for evidence
that would assist you in prosecut-
ing the ame-keepers, but we are
just as much interested in elm
mating the gambling Joints from
our city as we were the booze joints
which bring a curse upon the char
acter of many young men of our
city. We feel it our duty to call
to your attention the facts and evil
dence produced last night and re-
fer YOU to the docket of Justice
Maskell. which will show about
forty-seven participants in the
games in the two houses visited
One is in the rear of the pool room
at 7O5 Fifteenth avenue ian Amer
lean place., and the other on Six
teenth avenue between Eighth and
Ninth streets "a Greek place..
I'VE could have gone down the
line and visited others, but the
crowd was too large to handle. We
we're on our way to Twelfth street
and also Warmers Crossing, but
had all we could handle before we
got half way
Il hope with the evidence pro-
duced you will be able with the as
sistance of the police to close the
gambling houses where the evil
dence has been produced, and then
go after and get the evidence that
can be secured by the police upon
your order, and it will not be nee
essary in the future 70 call upon
me to furnish such evidence, as l
believe the goods produces the very
best evidence Of crime.
Hoping to hear and know that
YOU have eliminated the destruc
tive games from our city, am,
Yours truly,
CSigned) H. R. cox,
president of Law and Order
League
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
DR.. JOHNSON MUST
REPORT FOR DUTY
IN FIFTEEN DAYS

A telegram received last night
by DR.. G. F. Johnson. mayor of
East Moline, notifies him to report
for military duty at Fort Riley.
Kan, within the next IS days. DR..
Johnson received word only 10 days
ago that he had been commissioned
captain in the medical ~xeserve
corps.
When asked what he would do in
regard to his Office as chief execu-
tive when he left the city DR.. John
son stated that he had not yet
made his plans. Only two courses
are open to him, it is believed. One
is to resign and the other is to Sc
cure a leave of absence and allow
the place to be temporarily filled
by an alderman to be appointed by
the council DR.. Johnson's term as
mayor expires next spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Police News

Dishpans, rugs and religion are
more or less involved in the case
to be heard before Magistrate Gus
tafson Friday morning. C. o. Lynn
is the complainant; D. NJ. Plummer,
1904 Fourteenth street, is the de-
PENDANT. The hearing has been
called in an attempt to decide own
ership of the several articles taken
on a search warrant from the home
of the defendant
William McIntire's quest of wheat
and gold started at Kewanee and
scheduled to end in the DakotaS,
was halted last evening while Nc
Intire devoted five hours in the Mo-
line city Jail McIntire was driv-
ing a car without a license when he
was arrested by an officer. He only
recently acquired the car, he said,
and had applied for a license plate.
At the end of the fivehour period
word came from Justice Russell
Neville of Kewanee that the youth
had made application for a license.
The charge was dismissed and Nc
Intire released.
Bror Ohrstrom, night police pa
troll driver in Moline, who has TAX
en- many injured persons to the
hospital, acted as doctor last even
ing when William Corne was
brought to police station. Corne,
who is near-sighted, slipped on the
sidewalk on Sixteenth street near
Fifth avenue, and became dazed as
result of the fall. doc" Ohrstrom' S
treatment revived the patient and
he was taken to his room in Red
Men hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
FOOD 60 PER CENT
HIGHER NOW THAN
FIVE YEARS AGO

Washington, July 16.-Retail
food prices in the United States
increased three per cent from
April Is TO May Is of this year,
according TO estimates today by
the bureau of labor statistics. Dur
ing the year ending May Is last
there was an increase of five per-
cent although most vegetables
showed decline.
Boiling beef increased 80 per
cent during the year; corn meal
30 per cent: milk 26 per cent and
pork chops 20 per cent.
For the five years ending May
Is last there was an average in
crease Of IS per cent IN the price
Of food, according TO the bureau s
statements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
DRIVE SQUATTERS
ORDERED ELECTED

Terry Mcdonald and George
Woodward, alleged squatters, will
be elected from their homes on
River Drive, Moline, in the near
future by order of Judge Dietz OF
the Moline city court, as result OF
the trial for both cases heard yes
terday afternoon in the court and
at which neither of the defendants
appeared. The case of the city
against Gust Bjorn was TO be heard
this afternoon.
Attorneys in the case of H. z.
Olson against Louis Bitter settled
the suit without services of a jury.
Olson alleged that part of Bitter's
house stands on the Olson lot. Bit
ter, it is said, paid Olson a sum
of money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
TYPHOID BREAKS ;.
OUT ANEW; DON'T
DISCOVER CAUSE

Typhoid fever has again made
its appearance in Moline in whole
sale quantities.
City officials and physicians
were unable today TO state auth
oritatively the cause of the i'm
pending epidemic.
Thirteen cases were reported
this morning to the office of the
city physician. Twelve typhoid
cards were received yesterday.
Part of the latter may have de-
veloped Saturday and Sunday
There are 80 cases in the city to-
day, according to official records
It Is thought that a number OF
cases have not been reported. All
cases have developed this month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
FAST MOLINE OFFICE,
nkNIELS AWARDS
MEDAL TO A NAVY
MAN FOR BRAVERY

washington, July 16.-Award of
. ,old medal 10 Commander Henry
r Muslin, L. s. n, for heroism in
..rine the life Of Fireman H. l..
Isgerte. on Jan. 10 last, was an
.aTnced today by Secretary Daniels.
commander Muslin leaped into a
law sea. after directing the ma
-suver OF his ship from the bridge
+ position near the drowning
nan. and. under peril of being
frushed against the side of the roll
,1g ship. supported Legette until
bofh we're hauled to the deck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
WCARJ IN NAVY,

Thomas McCarl, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. McCarl. 1870 Twenty
eighth avenue, Moline. has enlist
ed in the United States navy,
through the Davenport recruiting
station, and last evening, with ten
other volunteers, left for Des
Moines for final examination. Nc
Carl expects to be sent TO the
Great Lakes station for training,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
GET NEW PARSONAGE.

! The home of John P. Thyr, 402
Forty-fourth street, Moline, has
been bought by Emauel Luther
an church for a parsonage, it was
announced today. The house Is
only two blocks from the church
and is considered a fortunate Sc
lection for such a purpose. Rev.
Fred G. Olson will occupy the resi-
dence.
Mr.. Thyr leaves for Los Angeles,
Cal, tonight to make his homa
with his daughter, Mrs John W.
Israelson, who with Mr.. Israel-
son, has been spending the past
few days visiting in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
DOCTORS URGE
PEOPLE TO USE
MORE IRON AND
PHOSPHATES
They Come Out Strong For PhOs-
plated Iron


Leading doctors all over the
country are rapidly learning that
one Of the preparations they can
nways depend on for all blood and
nerve troubles is Phosphated Iron,
they have found that it gives re-
suits and can be depended upon.
Phosphated Iron has proved a
real red blood and nerve builder
In the Spring season when so many
are all run down and dragged out,
due to lack OF fresh air. exercise.
Green foods and clOgged poisoned
blood. Scientists say Phosphared
Iron builds up your body by
building up your blood and
neryes, and many physicians claim
here would be few over-worked
men, nervous women, bloodIess old
people and pale children, were the
benefits Of Phosphated Iron more
widely known. that there is no
heed OF anyone going around tired
out all IN, nerves on edge, suf-
leHng with poor blood and lack
q energy when Phosphated Iron
VIII make you feel like a live
9ne make you feel 100 per cent
better. give you restful sleep. brace
!Ou up so you can work with ease
sad enjoy life once again.
eet Phosphated Iron today and
tssrt In right. you owe it 10 your
sell and friends.
10 insure physicians and their
paqents getting the genuine Phos-
Yasteo Iron we have put IN cap
sues Do not take pills or tab
~. Insist on capsules. A. J.
A,ess' and leading druggists every
baere.-(Ady)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
HITTING FRAY GETS
MEXICANS IN COURT

Because he claims that Victor
Garcia hit him in the region of his
scalp with a washer plug, Angel
Navarro caused a hearing to be
held this morning in the court of
Justice s. d. Marchant in Silvis.
Both the complainant and the de-
PENDANT are MeXicans who reside
in box cars near the railroad right
of way. The alleged assault took
place about 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing it is claimed, but the matter
was not made public until today
when the hit decided to bring
charges against the hitter. The JUS
tice fined Garcia S25 and costs. He
paid but is out under bonds to keep
peace in the future
All the news all the tlme-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
Obituary
Mrs. John Callahan.

Mrs. John Callahan, Thirty-sixth
street and Tenth avenue, Moline,
died at a Moline hospital at $50
last evening, after a weeks ill.,
ness.
Bertha Barksdale was born Aug.
20, 1898. She was married to John
Callahan three years ago in In
diana. They came to Moline last
March, making their home here
since. She leaves to survive the
widower. two half-sisters and one
half-bTother. The remains will be
taken to Campbellsburg, Ind, We'd
nesday evening and interment will
be made Saturday afternoon in the
Campbellburg cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
MERCHANTS HOLD
OUTING ON AUG. IA

It has been definitely decided that
the picnic of the retail merchants
of Moline will be held Wednesday
afternoon and evening, Aug. IA,
presumably at Campbell's island.
Secretary William Carstens an
nounced this morning. A commit
tee has been designated to formu-
late a program of athletic events
and contests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
In The Lodges

East Moline Canton No. 70. patrl-
archs militant, met in regular ses-
sion last evening. Routine bust
ness was transacted. Captain Rob-
erts of the /. o. o. F. Canton at
Kankakee was a visitor and re-
marked about the splendid work
that is being carried on by the East
Moline Canton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16
ORDERED TO REPORT.

DR.. II. s. Bennett, first lieuten-
ant IN the United States medical
reserve corps. has been ordered to
report for duty at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. Lieutenant Bennett will leave
Moline tomorrow noon. He is now
affiliated with the sanitation de-
partment of the army, and has
been assigned to Fort Oglethorpe
for further instruction In SANTA
ton methods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16

The Mount Zion Baptist church
OF Watertown is conducting a rally
in the interest of new building.
Special services will be held Sun
day at II a. IL. when G. b. Martin
viii be ordained to the ministry. In
the evening at S the pastor, Rev. c.
w. James, B. D., will preach.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-16

All the news all the tlme-The
Argus.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-27
Local Laeonies.

The public schools of Westerly closed Friday afternoon for one week vaca- tion.
 Raymond C. ofNeil of Westerly has enlisted in the signal corps of the reg ular army.
 Wagoner John J. Collins, 17th Sup ply company, son of. MT. and Mrs. James H. Collins. has arrived in France.
 Miss Helen Wye, daughter of Prin- cipal and Mrs. Silas T. Nye, has been given honorable mention in the chill dren's food poster contest in Rhode Island.
 The total Liberty loan subscriptions in the Westerly district are S295, ,940. ir this proportion: Westerly s223,f00 Hopkinton $40,150, Richmond $1S,300 Charlestown s13,S00. Col. H. Anthony Dyer. of Providence and Sergt. E. H. Llewellyn of the Queen Victoria Rifles will be the l speakers at the Liberty loan rally Sunday evening in Bliven opera house The speakers at the graduating ex. ercises of the Westerly High schoo ! will be Elizabeth Tillinghast, valedic. ! torian; Dorothy Wheeler, salutatorian and Reginald Dean and Angelo Gen carella.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-27
WESTERLY YOUTH HEAVILY PENA[IzED
Year in JaiL $2O0 in Fines and $20OO in Bonds Ror
 Herbert w Wls-Big Liberty Loan Parade This After noon-Patrioec School Children Deposit Mile of NckeIs in Liberty Bank-Loan Subscriptions Reach sass, $40.

where they had been located by Sher- if Wilcox. The sheriff testified that the footprints at the garage showed that only one person committed the crime. He found the stolen goods se- creted on the Willis grounds and in the house, and Willis told him just where the tire could be found, and said that Bill Smith was with him at the Champlin garage In response to a query by Attorney Ledwidge, coun- seI for defense, the sheriff said the Bill Smith referred to was not known as Jack Dean. He did not know Smith was in the New London coun- ty jail and was not looking for Smith or Dean in connection with the four cases now brought against Willis.
 Willis was found probably guilty and held for the superior court for Washington county in a bond of $1,- 900.
 In the next complaint. Willis was charged with stealing a heifer from the farm of Jeannette Brown in the town of Richmond. Mrs. Brown tes- tified as to the loss of the heifer. to- gether with two blankets, lot of rope and chains. taken from her barn. The loss was reported to her in the early morning by Mir Meserve who is employed on the place. She received a telephone message from Sheriff Wilcox and Mir. Meserve was sent for the heifer.
 MT. Meserve told of locking the barn securely and in the morning finding the lock broken, and one of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-27

Herbert W. Willis, who committed a chain of robberies, but had only four of them selected for prosecution at this time, was given hearing before Judge Williams in the Third district court Friday. The first case called was that of Sheriff John R. Wilcox against Willis, charging him with the theft of two pigs, the property of Oli- yer Gavitt, of Dunn's Corners. Mir. Gavitt testified that the pigs were re- identified by witness at the Willis place.. The sheriff told of locating the pigs in the possession of Willis, who said the pigs belonged to Gavitt, and were actually taken by Billy Smith. He brought them to Willis in a bag, while waiting in an automo- bile and then went back after two more but was scared off by the bark
 ing of a dog. Before this statement was made Willis said he bought the pigs from Jew in East Greenwich.
 Judge Williams adjudged Willis guilty and sentenced him to six months in the Providence county jail and to pay a fine of $100 and costs.
 The next case was Sheriff Wilcox against Willis. charging him with breaking and entering and larceny at the garage of Joseph E. Champlin, in Westerly, near the Charlestown- Westerly boundary line. MT. Champ lin testified as to the loss of three bags of phosphate, an automobile tire, tools and a robe. and subsequently, recovering them at the Willis place,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-27

two heifers missing from box stall, and also a lot of material missing. He reported the condition to Mrs Brown. He later identified the heifer at the Clark place and led the animal back to the Brown farm.
 Abijah Clark of South Kingstown testified that he was farmer and knew Willis and had kept stock for him. Willis brought the heifer and arranged for the keep during the win ter. There was another man with Willis, and this man had the heifer on a rope. Clark said that Willis ar- ranged for the keep of the heifer. He had no dealings with the other man.
 Willis was adjudged guilty, sen fenced to six months in the Providence county jail and to pay a fine of $100 and costs.
 Willis was next given hearing on the complaint charging him with breaking and entering the Quonocon- taug schoolhouse and the larceny of a c1ock.S Miss Sarah Hoxie, teacher in charge of the school, testified that the school house was closed as usual in the afternoon and in the morning it was plain that the building had been entered and the clock stolen from the school room. She did not KNOW WD0 LOOK the CtO0As put IL WdS restored by Sheriff Wilcox.
 The sheriff testified that he found the clock at the home of Willis and he said he got it the same night that he stole the pigs. and that Bill Smith went into the schoolhouse and return ed with the clock.
 This case not being within the jur- isdiction of the court for final dis position, Judge Williams found Will lis probably guilty and he was held for trial in the superior court on a bond of 5000.
 Attorney Ledwidge made 8 strong plea for leniency by the court on the ground that Willis reached his twen- ty-first year last September, and had already learned his lesson and urged light bail in order that Willis could do his bit in farm work. rather than be placed in confinement. Town Counsellor Agard admitted that the accused ought to. and surely would receive the same treatment by this court, as had been accorded other per