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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-06
REGISTER SOME
ENEMY AMERICANS

Don't ever think that the enem!
stun is all with the Germans. Their,
are some so-called Americans righ
here in this peaceful little community
OF ours that ought TO have the tag OF
sedition hung on them good and plen
ty. For our part We would rather
have good. square out and out Ger
man Alien Enemy where We could
lay our hands on him if the occasion
demanded than to have a low down
sneaking hound OF sedition skIlking
around amongst us and getting by be
cause he claims he is a citizen Of
this country. There are some of them.
and anyone who thinks that this Coun-
~ is all patriotic and behind the pres
ident ought TO pay particular atten-
ton TO his ears next Saturday night.
There is a man in this town for whom
we formerly had some slight regard,
but times have changed. Some day.
il this man don't take a hitch in his
talk, we are going TO publish his name
TO the wide, wide world and let the
real Americans ride him out of town
on a rail. ANY man who goes about
the streets. mingliug with his fellow
men applying various opprobrious
epithets to the members of Uncle
Sans Local Exemption Board, threat
ening to hit this and that member
in the nose" the first chance he gets,
denouncing the war and using every
sneaking method possible to avoid ser
vice with his country has no business
among men who are daily trying to
keep Uncle Sam in the fight and back
up the president. Now this gentle
man should recognize himself by his
own description so let him take this
close unto his heart, for We mean
what we say. This paper is red.
necked" American from the smallest
piece of type in the plant to the press
that turns out the paper and if We
can land on something that claims to
be American but isn't We propose
to do it. And this man isn't the only
one. Only in other instances, let it
be said to our sorrow, the individuals
happen to be women. One in partiCu-
lar whom we have in mind, WIS at
one time entrusted with the instruC-
ton of little Americans. Whether it
is failure to properly consider what
course every person should adopt dur
ing the present crisis, or simply a de-
sire to say her bit against the gov
eminent this woman has continually
denounced the prosecution of the war,
roasted the administration, and gen
orally spread seditious talk. Now il
is high time that these people get
onto themselves. If they cannot say
anything in favor OF the war or the
administration common sense ought
at least to close their mouths. There
is only one thing to do. If they can't
stop talking themselves the officers
will have to close the Gabfest for
them. And il doesn't take Uncle Sam
long to get on somebody's trail If he
happens to feel so inclined.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-06
WARNING

Hunting. Fishing and Shooting l.
strictly prohibited on ell OF our
ranches. on Mary's River and both the
SeVenty-One ranches Trosspnsser'
will be prosecuted according 10 law.
Nevada Land & IArestnCh 60
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-06
APPLICATION NO. 484f

Notice Of Application ior Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters OF
the State OF Nevada
Notice is hereby givcn that on the
10th day OF January. 1918. in accord.
ancc with Section 80. Chapter 40, of
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-06
NOTICE

Jarbidge, New. Jan. II. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held at the school house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
News of the Day i'm Moline and East Moline
EAST MOLINE

The Methodist Aid had a large
attendance yesterday at the home
of Mrs. " A. Ingersol and many
visitors were present. The work
OF making quilt blocks was a pleas
ant fash The ladies are still sell
ing yoile waist patterns. The next
meeting, in Two weeks, will be with
Mrs. NJ. j. Adams, sos Seventeenth
avenue.
Mrs. E. W. Bechler and Mrs. J. L.
Cramer viii be hostesses to the
Plymouth circle Thursday at the
church paIlors.
Mrs G. l.. Hostetter and little
son Billie returned yesterday to
their home in Peoria after a week S
visit with Mrs. n. j. Adams.
Mrs II. J. Schmidt pleasantly en-
tertained the executiv~ board of the
Woman's club yesterday at a l
o'clock luncheon. The table was
pretty with spring flowers.
The Watertown choir of the Meth
odist church will gather for re-
hearsal Friday evening at s o'clock.
At the executive board meeting of
the Red Cross held last night they
decided to vacate the garment
rooms. They are at loss TO find
a chairman for this work For the
present the work will be given out.
Mrs. r. V. Speybroeck will take
charge of the east end and Mrs. NJ.
A. Ganguard and Mrs. George
Schmidt the west end. Mrs. Soren-
son will look after the knitting.
Miss Esche Wilmington Of Wash
ington, d. c., was here Tuesday Wis
iting at the f. j. Ball home in Sill
Wis.
Mrs. George AllsbrOw of Water
town invited the Baptist Aid to
meet with her yesterday. Sixteen
members and three visitors, Mrs.
c. Larson of Rock Island, Mrs. Dave
Schaffer of Port Byron and Mrs. De
Mindrun responded, sewing rag and
quilt blocks and Red Cross work
was the diversion. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs. BY Warren,
313 Sixteenth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Axelson
have received word from their son,
Edward, Jr., He is in training in
a camp in Columbus, Ohio. His
wife is with her parents in Detroit.
The knights OF Pythias met last
night Third rank work was put
on. Visitors from st. George lodge,
Moline, were present. A smoker
followed the work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
TWO LIEUTENANTS
OF MOLINE REACH
WAR ZONE SAFELY

Two Moline lieutenants have
reached France safely.
They are Lieutenant c. 1. Joseph
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. JOS
ephson, 1885 Seventh avenue, and
Lieutenant Theodore TOline. son of
Mrs. Gust Toline, COZ Eleventh
street A. Word was received by
both families last night.
Both lieutenants were on a trans
port that recently was compelled
to return to an American Atlantic
port because of some mishap at
sea II is known that neither of
the Moline men was injured. The
mishap delayed the transportation
of the men overseas several weeks.
Lieutenants Josephson and To-
line have been transferred from the
ordnance department to the aircraft
armament officers division. They
are rated as machine gun experts
and probably will surprise airplane
machine gun work.
They were given commissions
after completing a course of train
ing of nearly a years duration.
Last summer they attended an ord
nance school at the University of
Chicago. Later they were stationed
at Camp Meade, Md. The last part
of their training consisted of an
intensive course in machine gun
work at the Springfield arsenal at
Springfield, Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
GARDENS ARE IN
Good CONDITION
School Children OF Moline Show
Good Results in Raising Vege-
tables Thus Far.

Pupils Of the Moline schools are
accomplishing good results with
their war gardens.
o. J. Ga5el, emergency assistant
club leader. recently made a trip
OF inspection to numerous school
plot gardens and a few individual
plots. Only brief visit was made
tc each plot and in two and a half
hours, going about in his car, less
than d third of the whole number
Of plots were inspected, to say
nothing OF the numerous individual
gardens that were not visited at all.
This will give some idea of the eX-
tent Of the Moline school gardens
and the job of instructing, inspect
ing and grading that Mr. Gabel has
on his hands in addition to his reg
ular school work.
Gardens in the main were found
to be in fine shape, some Of them
really excellent. The soil had be-
well prepared and the vegetables
were growing nicely. There were
some weedy plots and some where
the baked top soil needed loOsening,
conditions that can be easily rene
died. A few of the youngsters were
at work in their gardens, hoeing or
setting out tomato and cabbage
plants. In many of the gardens
the rows of vegetables were per-
feCtly straight and the correct dis
lance apart, but some of the young
people were not quite so successful.
Taking into consideration that
these school gardeners are all grade
pupils, and largely with no expe-
rience at all in gardening, the re
suits of their efforts so far are very
cOmmendabIe. A few of these
youngsters who have had expert
ence in this kind OF work, have gar
dens that will compare favorably
with those of any of the grownups.
These school gardens will each
be carefully scored on a card pre-
pared for that purpose and a sum
mary report will be made for the
season. showing the points, re-
ceipts, expenses and profits
G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
SCHOOL HEAD rs
GUARANTEED AT
HOME BY MUN-PS

D. B. Hoffman, city superintend-
ent or education in East Moline, in
the % years he has been associated
in school work. has been exposed
to the mumps many times.
So many times was he exposed
that he thought himself immune.
But not so.
Today he is confined to his home
under quarantine.
And he has the mumps.
Many times in his quarter of a
century in school work, has he
taken hold Of little fellow, and
said:
Young man, you've got the
mumps. Better go home and have
a doctor" And each time he es-
capped the illness.
But now at a most announcement
time he has to leave his school
duties. Never before in his life
has his services been so necessary
to the schools as now. With grad
uation coming soon and with the
pageant planned early in June. he
has TO suffer to leave the duties in
the hands of others. superintendent
Hoffman has been directing the ar
engagements for the pageant of
school children and had directed
the work in admirable fashion
thus far.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
FOUR MOLINE BOYS
TO TAKE TRAINING

Four Moline boys who are study
ing at the Western Military acad-
envy at Alton, H., have been ac-
cepted to receive a course in train
ing at the reserve officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan. They Will
enter the camp on June 3 for a
months work. They are:
Albert c. Barber. Jr. son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Barber. POPS Sixth
avenue
Merle Mutt. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. f. Mutt. Poll Sixth avenue.
Lowell Johnson. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Johnson, lI4I Fifteenth
street
Harold Taylor. son of Mrs. r. H.
Taylor. 1921 Third avenue.
ThiTty-tive students at Western
Military academy have been chosen
for the camp. Al the end of the
period OF training those in good
standing will be on the waiting
list Of men who are to be commits
stoned United States officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
TO HAVE SERVICE
FOR WHIT SUNDAY

7 The Swedish bible class of the
First Lutheran church of Moline
will celebrate Whit Sunday at its
meeting Sunday afternoon at $50
Miss Olivia Carlson has arranged
the following program:
Song-Class.
Bible reading and prayer Oscar
Ahlenius.
SOng-Class-
Reading OF minutes by secretary
Miss Jennie MunsOn.
Vocal solo-Miss Jessie Strom-
beck.
Vocal duet-Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Wadling.
Vocal solo-Miss Anna Daniel
son.
Speech-Oscar Ahlenius,
Vocal duet Alice and Violet
Carlson.
Vocal solo Miss Christine
ThornblOCGi.
Vocal daet Mr.. and Mrs Emil
Wadling.
Song Glass.
Prayer Rev A. F. Bargstrom.
buy War Savings stamp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
COULD NOT FIND
UNIFORM AS BIG
AS He REQUIRES

Chester Thompson, Moline plas-
terer. who is at Fort Eosecrans,
s'&I-. hasn't a uniform. The reason
BE-. there isn't q uniform at Fort
Rosecrans big enough for him.
In a letter 10 :. r Kennedy. vet
Urinary surgeon. he says army life
is the life. and it is strenuous
enough 10 reduce even Private
Thompson to normal size.
"I am not losing more than TWEEN
~ pounds a week" he writes. But
that isn't so bad. considering how
hard We work and everything
have no uniform as vet as I had to
wait until ] lost whole flock of
pounds a they don't have very big
suits here. But they have a very
fine system Of reducing large men
to fit said suits.
We have % drill as infantry for
four hours every morning. And in
the afternoon we 20 over to the
Sixteenth infantry and practice on
them. using only small charges so
we can get protectiles back again.
The artillery drill lasts only four
hours
so after that we take things
very easy and just lie around and
60 little odd jobs such as sprinkle
q couple of miles Of dusty roads
with big buckets, chop down trees,
cut un wood. dig out sage brush by
the roots. whitewash fences
! Private Thompson enumerates
other things that he does after
that. many OF them
/ But Chester says he likes il. Il
have it fine out here" he writes
TADd they all like me. especially
the officers. I tell EN- funny stories
and they-Hke me for the entertain
slent. At the present rate OF train
big we probably will be overseas by
about the first of August and prob
ably will go as anti-aircraft."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
TO REPAVE TWO
STREETS ASKED
Commissioner {. f.. Erickson Rec
ommends improvements TO
Municipal Body.

Repaving Of Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets is recommended to
the Moline municipal commission
in the annual report OF c. f. Eric
son. commissioner of streets.
These important thoroughfares,
he stated. have been ~ horrible
condition for a number of years AID
are It present beyond repair.
Because Of the large amount OF
construction work being done at
Rock Island arsenal ana the conse-
duent general shortage of labor and
material il is not likely that any
action such as recommended by Mr.
Ericsson will be taken this year.
The work Of paving Twenty-tifth
street was awarded last summer,
postponed at that tine because OF
the material market and postponed
for similar reasons this spring.
Commissioner Ericsson also rec
om1nended the speedy completion q
the First street drain and constTJc-
ton of a 36-inch storm drain on
Second street south Of the railroad.
The department of streets and
public improvements spent S72,-
ASSET during the last fiscal year.
Appropriation for the department
amounted to $77,2SS.17, $4,327.60
more than expenditures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
ANOTHER WOMAN
is ARRESTED AS
HAVING SPEEDED

Motorcycle officer Liesveldt of
Moline seems TO he satisfied with
the success of his first arrest of a
woman speeder.
In fact he seems so satisfied that
he has arrested a second member
CT the gentler sex on a charge of
exceeding the speed limits.
Mrs. Stella Byers of Midvale
farms was arrested on a charge of
speeding and was fined s. and
costs.
Miss Clara Cooper, the first wom-
an speeder to be arrested in more
than year. appeared by proxy,
pleaded guilty and was fined SIS and
costs.
Rudolph Belowske. Fred Cook
and J. W. Dittmer were each fined
s. and costs on charges of speed
ing.
]. W. Hoxey of Rock Island. ar
rested al Sixteenth street on a
charge OF violating traffic ordi-
nances, was fined 81 and costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
In The Lodges

Plans are being arranged by the
entertainment committee of Manu-
facturers' lodge of Odd Follows for
the celebration of its 99th ami
versary. Next Tuesday evening has
been set for the date. The Juvenile
minstrels have been secured to fur
nish the music for the entire even
ing There will be dancing. a
speaker will be obtained
At the meeting Monday evenir Y
il was announced that al members
should turn out and take part in the
Red Cross parade which is TO take
place Saturday evening.
First degree was conferred on
five candidates last evening.
Five candidates were initiated at
the meeting of Moline lodge of Odd
Fellows Tuesday evening There
was a large attendance and the
members decided to participate in
the Red Cross parade Saturday
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
GRACE LUSK JURY
CHOSEN; CURIOUS
FOLK PACK ROOM

Waukesha. Wis, May 16.-The
jury which will decide the fate Of
Miss Grace Lusk. being tried on
the charge Of Staying Mrs. Mary
Newman Roberts, was complete /
at 9:20 this morning Twenty ten
tative jurors who had been select-
ed were in the jury box wnen court
opened and the number was quick
ly trimmed to twelve by challenge
from the state and defense.
Farmers in their working clothes.
college co-eds in gay summer
dresses. prim school teachers and
dignified lawyers flOcked to the
county court to watch Grace Lusk
face the jury which viii decide
her fate on the charge of staying
Mrs Mary Newman Roberts.
Hundreds Of curious persons
waited the unfolding of the story
of the former high school teach
er's relations with DR. David Rob
erts. which ended in the death o,
his wife and the vain effort OF Miss
Lusk to end her own life IL months
ago.
Chief interest conferred in Miss
Lusk's own version of the tragedy
which she will give from the wit
ness stand after the state has com
pleted the presentation OF its case
The attitude 81 DR.. Roberts. who
has been called as a witness for
the defense. also was the source II
much speculation. At the prelim-
mary hearing he refused TO answer
many questions on the grounds
that his answers might tend to in
criminate him. Attorneys In the
case predict that he Will take the
same attitude in the present trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
BARS IN FINAL
STAND TONIGHT
Last Stamping Grounds of John
BarieycOrn in Rock Island
County Becomes Dry.

John BarleycOrn will make his
last stand in Rock Island county
tonight
The city of East Moline. the
last stamping grounds OF the legal
lied retail liquor business in Rock
Island county, will become dry ter
ritory at Il, when the saloon own
ers turn the key IN their doors.
And the shark juice traffic will
be marked as having terminated
in a blaze of business for East Mo-
line saloonkeepers. Stocks, now
considered heavy, are expected to
diminish rapidly before the attack
of anxious patrons.
Much of the business tonight is
expected to be wholesale Saloons
and wholesale houses alike have
prepared for a heavy Wholesale
business, and there is every rea-
son to believe that they guessed
correctly such was the case on the
closing night of saloons in Rock
Island two weeks ago.
Twenty saloons go out of bust
ness in East Moline and. number
of wholesale houses, together hav-
ing annually provided revenue of
So, 900 to the city of East Moline
Some of the saloons will remain
open as soft drink parlors and res
taurants. Others will close up and
the buildings used for other pur-
poses.
Rock Island county becomes dry
with the closing of the saloons
in East Moline tonight. Mercer,
Henry and Whiteside counties, ad-
joining Rock Island county on the
south and west, are all dry terri
tory, while Iowa across the Mis-
sissippi to the north and west is a
dry state. Bureau, about so miles
east on the Rock Island lines, is
the nearest wet town to Rock Is
land county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
MOLINE Y PLANS
OPEN HOUSE FOR
ALL OF SHOPMEN

All Moline shopmen Will have an
opportunity OF enjoying the priv
ileges of the Young Mems Christian
association next week. Open house
for shopmeat, an annual event, will
be on during the week. The fol
lowing schedule for the shops has
been arranged:
Monday, May 20-Deere & Co,
Alntiue Tool company. National Lie
orice company, Frank Foundry
company, and Wright Carriage
company
Tuesday May PR. & Y. com
pany, Cooper company, Sechler
company, Mutual Wheel company
and Barnard & Leas.
Wednesday. May % - Tractor
company and Moline Pillow com
pany-
Thursda, May % - Velie com
pany. Deere & Mansur company
and Deere Wagon company.
Friday, May "a Borg & Beck
company. Williams. White company.
Montgomery Elevator company.
An informal program for the
week has been arranged as follows,
ti-bAtAA 'AI SAOp men " III bc al
lowed TO make any additional
changes that they may wish
Music.
Presentation of ribbons designat-
ing shop and ushering TO gym.
Quot pitching in small gym.
Hot dog and buns served
Tug Of war. fats VS.. leans, or
other similar way.
Wrestling match, two shop men.
Dancing by shop men.
Quartet. by shop men.
Tumbling by Y boys.
Swimming in pool
Races-Plunge for distance.
Twenty yard dash, any stroke.
Twenty yard swim, on back.
Diving
Games-Mount ball
Relays.
Obstacle race.
Barrel race.
Billiards and bowling.
Putting large ball.
Pulling tOad's tail
Jumping.
Swat tag
Prizes will be awarded in each of
these events.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
DEDICATE HOME
OF Y ON SUNDAY
Informal Reception at East Moline
Building To Take Place for Two
Days Preceding.

Informal reception at the new
Young Mems Christian association
building in East Moline will occur
on tomorrow and Saturday and the
formal dedication on Sunday.
At s tomorrow evening the build
ing will be thrown open to the pub
lie and every man and woman in
the community is invited to inspect
the plant at that time. There will
be a committee of about fifty to
welcome the visitors and escort
them through the building. Music
will be provided, and there will be
refreshments served.
Saturday morning at 9 boys be
tween the ages of 10 and II will be
given opportunity to inspect the
building, and at 1890 there will be
a reception for boys between the
ages of u and Is. In the evening
there will be a reception for men,
and at $50 a special gymnastic
program will be provided. This
promises to be one of the big fea-
lures of the dedication.
W. E. Mack, extension secretary
in charge of the East Moline asso-
citation, announced today the follow
ing program for the dedicatOry OK
ercises, which will be held at
Sunday afternoon:
Paul Andree, master of cere-
monies, chairman of board of man
ayers.
Song, "The Star spangIed Ban
ner."
Scripture reading-Rev. A. X.
Johnson.
Opening prayer-Rev. J. NJ. Os-
borne.
Musical numbers.
Presidents remarks-R. B. Lou
RE.
General secretary's remarks
Charles B. Hall.
Music.
Dedicatory address - George W.
Ross.
The East Moline association-W.
E. Mack.
Closing prayer and benediction-
Rev. ]. V. Kennedy.
Buy Thrift Stamps-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-16
HUNDREDS PLAN
|. FOR BIG PARADE
Four Organizations With l,00D
Zen, Signify They viii be in
Red Cross March.

Fifteen hundred men, members
OF four fraternal organizations
have already signified their inten-
ton of participating in the Red
Cross parade, which will be held
in Moline Saturday night.
Probably score of other organ
izations will march also. The pro-
cession gives promise of being one
of the longest ever seen in the
PIow City.
The fra5ernal organizations and
the place where they will organize
follow:
Moline Lodge of Elks-North
side OF Third avenue, between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets
Moline Canton of Odd Fellows
North side of Third avenue, imme-
diately behind the Elks.
ST. George Lodge No. %, Knights
of Pythias-North side of Third
avenue, rear of Moline Canton.
Leo Council. No. 716, Knights Of
CoIumbus-North side of Third
avenue, rear of Pythians.
Two bands have been secured.
Marshalls, police and city officials
and a detachment of soldiers will
lead. Then will come mothers OF
men in U. S. military or naval ser
vice.
The parade is to serve as a slim
ulant for the Red Cross member
ship campaign to be started Mon
day.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation Of Labor,
has come out squarely in favor of
boosting the Red Cross. The Red
Cross" he said, sis helping to in
terpret the constructive spirit OF
our republic which holds sacred
human life and the ideals it seeks.
In addition to serving our enlisted
forces it is assisting in the work
of civil relief among our allies
whose soil is being devastated by
the fighting.
The Red Cross is an emblem
typifying human mercy and SYM
pathy. It's mission to relieve ply
steal pain and minister to mind and
body has given it a place deep in
the hearts of all our people"
IN, 81