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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
ILLINOIS PLANNING
STATE APPLE FAIR

Chicago-1llinois apple growers
who have been producing large pro-
portion of the finest fruit grown in
the country for several years, but who
have received little recognition, are
making an effort to introduce their
product to Chicago Governments es-
Inmates credit the state with having
produced 100000 barrels Of apples
last year
A committee Of apple growers, head
ed by State Senator Dunlap of Cham
paign, is in Chicagoeto make arrange
ments if possible for an Illinois apple
exhibition to be held next fall. It will
be state affair, under the direction
of the Horticultural Society of Illinois.
illinois is the second apple state in
the union, but We seldom hear Illinois
apples mentioned" said Senator Dun
lap. He pointed out that most of the
apples were grown in the southern
part of the state. and Chicago being
nearer to Michigan, that state is nat
urally looked to as the great apple
state Michigan does not produce as
good fruit as Illinois does, according
to Senator Dunlap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
CLUB DONATES rs
MEN TO COUNTRY
Moline Commercial Organization Is
Proud Of Number Of Members
Serving Uncle Sam.

That the Moline Commercial club Is
in flourishing condition is evident
from the report of Secretary Nj. ].
Duryea, made at a meeting of the
board Of directors at noon yesterday.
The present membership is 720 and of
these 26 are serving Uncle Sam, their
duties being RENTED during the time
they are aiding the government. The
club is proud of this record. On the
nonresident list are AZ. Five applica-
lions for membership were favorably
acted on yesterday.
Arrangements were completed for
the publication by Secretary Duryea of
a monthly bulletin for the purpose of
boosting commercial enterprises and
keeping members in close touch with
all of the work of the organization.
1t was ten strike" for the club
when the noon luncheon scheme was
inaugurated recently. The average
number of meals served each day has
been about fifty and one day the figure
jumped to 67. Charles Huber, the club
steward, is making hit with his
service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
KNOCKING THE KAISER.

I am boy IL years old and in the
eighth grade. While sat at my desk
a thought came into my mind and
decided to make up poem knocking
the kaiser. Here it is. If you see fit
to publish 1t please do so.
The kaiser is master? Not yet of us
Americans.
AS l was walking down the dusty road
met the kaiser on his toad;
And every time he took Jump,
He dropped the kaiser with a thump.
The kaiser claimed he was master of
any horse,
And this was possible OF course.
But when he tried to get our goat
We nabbed the kaiser by the throat.
When the kaiser went to get his crown.
He found his palace had blown down
Then he began to beg for peace.
To hunt his wife and children eats.
When the kaiser begged for pity,
Pity did he get?
Nay; We're getting started now
And he's going to get his yet.
GLENN JENKINS.
- Matherville. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
CLOSE SCHOOL TO
SPARE COAL. PILE
East Moline Township Building Sus.
pended for Week as q Patriotic
Measure,

East Moline township high school IL
closed. 1t will be closed this week,
and perhaps for longer period. Mem
bers of the township high school
board decided yesterday afternoon as
patriotic measure to discontinue
sessions in the school to conserve the
fuel supply.
One of the members OF the board
said today that the school will op-
crate during the summer, rather than
consume coal which may be needed to
prevent serious suffering in the COM
munity. 1t has not been determined
whether the lost time will be made up
at the end of the term, or whether
Saturday sessions will be held.
The school building is not out OF
coal; there is enough to keep the fires
going for several weeks. But IL the
weather should continue severe 1t
would require much greater quanti-
ties of coal to keep the temperature
up to what it should be in order to
hold classes.
General situation in East Moline
with reference to fuel is improving.
But deliveries are being limited yet to
500 pounds to a household and no
coal goes to any house where there is
fuel on hand. The coal is being dis
tributed in sacks, and sidewalks deliv-
cries only are made This morning
two more carloads of coal came in,
and there is enough in the yards now
to provide for 200 families for the time
being. The 500-pound lot is estimated
to be sufficient to run any household
through the most severe weather for a
period of four days.
One car of coal that came to the
East Moline lumber yards this morn
ing was requisitioned by Deere & Co..
for one of its big factories. The plant
was practically out Of coal, and it
would have been impossible to run
after today had the new supply noe
been obtained. The general situation
was so we'll in hand that it was
deemed advisable to divert the fuel to
the factory. 1t will be replaced be-
fore the present supply for the house
hold demand is exhausted.
At the Watertown hospital the coal
supply is ample.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
$50, 900, 900 ROAD Is
DISCUSSED AT MEET

Urbana, Ill.-Discussion Of the pro-
posed $6O,O00,000 good roads bond is
sue will take up most Of the program
at the meeting of the officers of the
Illinois Highway Improvement asso-
citation at the University of Illinois.
This meeting will be held in connec-
ton with the short course" in high
way engineering offered by the univer-
sity each year.
Several speakers OF statewide rep
utation have been asked to discuss the
measure. w. G. Edens, president of
the Illinois Highway improvement as
ISOLATION; c. A. Killer, president of the
Champaign County Highway associa-
ton; Senator H. NJ. Dunlap, Robert
w. Dunn, and s. Z. Rradt, state su-
perintendent Of highways, will deliver
addresses on the subject.
II is the aim of the committee which
has charge of the gathering to have
as many Champaign county residents
present as possible.
The annual short course" is open
to the public without charge, the only
specification being that every one TAX
ing the course register. The course
is intended to help the men Who are
interested in financing, building and
maintaining roads. In previous years
savings of thousands Of dollars by the
communities which have had represen-
tatiyes have been recorded as a result
OF the course, according 10 university
on Gals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
FACING EPIDEMIC
Of DEADLY fever
One Hundred Cases of Typhoid Are
Causing Plow City Physicians
Very Great Concern.

One hundred cases Of typhoid fever
has caused Moline physicians to take
extra care to prevent serious cpl
medic and to issue warning that all
wafer. milk and oysters used should
he first boiled as precautionary meas
ures.
City Chemist Mellen was very EN-
nhatic in his statement today that city
water is absolutely safe and that tests
showed no typhoid germs, hut refused
to talk further for publication, referr-
ing the interviewer to Commissioner
A c. Stouffer. The latter could not
be located, but few weeks ago he
made public announcement in which
he insisted that the water was pure
and Commissioner Ericsson today said
that he had every confidence both in
the quality of city water supply and
the ability and integrity of City Chem
list Mellen, whose duty it is to safe
guard the public health from contag-
ion from this source.
II is known that one physician has
II cases of typhoid. The official re-
port of the city physician yesterday
showed IA cases reported since Jan. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
ALLOW TEACHERS
INCREASE IN PAY
East Moline Board Of Education Adds
S. Per Month To Wage of
Instructors,

East Moline school teachers in the
graded schools were granted an in
crease Of IS month by the board of
education at the meeting last even
ing. The teachers in November petit
toned for an increase. and the board
has had the matter under advisement
At the present time the school dis
trict operates without a standard
schedule of pay, and an attempt was
made upon the filing of the teachers
petition to draft one. Great difficulty
was encountered, because there are
teachers of long ex perience who are
not receiving maximum pay, while
others who have been but a compare
lively short time in the work are paid
high wages. The proposed schedule
basing salaries on experience and
length Of service in the city system
would have meant increases to most
Of the teachers, but decreases for
some, and the board therefore decid-
ed not to adopt the new salary plan
at this time.
Sentiment of the board favors a re-
vision of the salary scheme before
the opening of the new year, however,
and a definite plan may be adopted be-
fore the new contracts are executed for
next year.
Members Of the board discussed the
fuel situation at length, and it was
the general opinion of the board that
the schools of East Moline will not
be closed for the present because OF
the fuel situation. There is plenty
of coal on hand to operate the schools
for some time, and the board expects
renewal Of the supply soon. By
shifting the coal stocks of the several
buildings all can be operated for the
present, and those which have been
getting short Of coal can be taken care
| of by drawing on the larger supplies
of other buildings.
Several other problems Of School
management occupied the attention Of
the board, but definite action was de.
| ferred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
NO CATTLE KILLED BY
FREEZING AT SILVIS

Although livestock caught enroute
on trains in Saturdays blizzard Suf-
Rred considerably from the cold rum
ors OF loss of carloads of cattle in
uie Silyis yards are without founda-
uon, and investigation shows that
every possible effort was made by the
railway employees to minimize the suf-
ierlng OF the animals. The railways
oeclared an embargo against livestock
On Friday, but cattle loaded previous
" were near the tri-cities when the
slorm reached its worst stage Satur-
uay. The cattle were in feeding pens
a. carbon Cliff, and some were in
eArs In all about fourteen carloads
we're in the yards and pens. Sunday
ana Monday 1t was impossible to
handle stock in the Chicago stock
Yards, and the cattle were accordingly
xept in the pens. Movement Of cattle
was resumed today.
10 prevent injury to the animals
ANYWAY men lined cattle cars and
.eeding pens with tar paper and rail-
way oliicials declare that no case OF
usath OF cattle occurred, and that no
asses OF serious suffering were found.
>, reports Of the matter were made to
n. h. Robb. humane officer OF the
county. and he took the matter up
WIN the railway companies, and was
soa that everything possible was
oelhg done. Mr.. Robb acted on the re-
port which was In circulation that
Alloads OF cattle had died.
All freight except that which in
railway parlance is classed as dead
freight was moving on roads through
me tri-cities today. Dead freight IN.
auoes building material and such as
shipped without a time limit on Its
usiiVery Preference is being given
.oal and food supplies. but all freight
!" in motion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
DID YOU KNOW THAT

Because Of the extreme weather
conditions weekly gospel shop meet
ings to be conducted in IA Moline and
East Moline factories, under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. C. A. and the min
isterial association Of the Pillow city
were not held yesterday. but will be
started next week.
The Musical Guardsmen, a high
class attraction, will be heard tomor-
row evening at the Moline high school,
being the next number on the Peo-
pies Lyceum course. Instrumental
and vocal selections will be given.
At the monthly skat tourney at the
Davenport Elks' club last evening,
three Moliners took the honors, first
going to DR.. Harry Lindberg; second
to Harry A. Sward, and fifth to Frank
Schrader. Pillow city players are plan
ming to participate in the games which
the Associated Skat clubs Of Daven-
port will stage at Turner hall in that
city on Sunday. Jan. q.
S,
Axel Peterson, who has charge of the
skating rink at Browning field, Mo-
line, is on the way to recovery and
in few days will be able to assume
his duties in connection with the man
agement of the place.
Fuel conservation and indicator
cards were discussed at the meeting
of the National Association of Station
airy engineers last evening at the Mo
line Commercial club.
Moline's third milk station opened
yesterday at Irving school under the
most favorable conditions. Milk is
being sold at 10 cents a quart at this
building as well as at William Carr
and Ericsson. The tactical fluid is
ready for distribution every morning
at $50 seven days in the week. This
movement is under the direction of
the Woman's club and the Council of
National Defense.
Infantile paralysis was the theme
upon which DR.. C. W. East of the
state board of health lectured this aft
ernoon at the public clinic held at the
Red Cross building, Third avenue and
Sixteenth street, Moline.
Eric Chenberg, Moline, is a men,
Der OF Company E, One Hundred
Twenty-first infantry of the Prairie
division of the army at Camp Logan
| Houston. Texas. which took first hon
ors in recent competitive drill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
ASKS EDUCATION ON
AMERICAN WAR AIMS

Chicago.-A plea for the public sup
port of the governments ship building
program, and for a more comprehen-
sive plan of educating the people as to
the purposes of the United States in
war, was made by James A. B.
Scherer, Of the Council of National De-
Tense and president of the Throop Col
lege Of Technology, Pasadena, Cal,
here at the Illinois war conference. In
part Mr.. Scherer spoke as follows:
"The fundamental need of the ma
ton today is for ships. Our shipyards
produced during 1916 about 100000
tons. No such demand for construc-
ton activity has ever been presented
previously and coming in the midst of
recruiting, to find competent men will
strain our capacity to the utmost. But
it must be done to win the war, and
! it can be done if We pull together.
Public opinion must make the
workers in the ship yards feel that
they are just as genuinely soldiers as
the men in the trenches Our govern
ment recognizes this fact by exempt
ing them. The newspapers of the
country, with few notorious excep-
tons, have done yeoman service in
the enlightenment of public opinion,
but there is call for the spoken word.
We must extend out in the country
districts council organization, so that
the people will gather in the school
houses and talk it over
I'VE must carry to every corn field,
school house, workshop and living
room in America the call to a stern
and holy crusade, a nobler and holier
by far than Peter the Hermit ever led
for this Is war against Antichrist
himself. This is war in behalf of
unarmed travellers on the high seas, as
against murderous stealth; for civili-
cation as against barbarism, honor
| against infamy, truth against false
hood, right against wrong"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
In the Lodges

Officers have been elected by the
Belgian Workmen's union, Moline, as
follows:
President-Edward Coryn.
Vice president-Pete Pauwels.
Financial secretary-Alfons Bruy-
nooghe.
Recording secretary-Florent Cal
brecht.
Treasurer-Camiel Vermeulen.
Trustees-Oscar Bauwens, Ray
m0nd Rycks, Adolf DePootere.
Sick committee-Florent Calbrecht,
Ben ROGERS and Ed Leoen, Moline :;
Alex Millioen and n. P. DeSoteau, East
Moline; Harry Martens, Rock Island.
Zal Grotto lodge No. 62 held its reg
ular session last evening in the Ma
sonic hall, Moline The installation
Of officers for the coming year took
place with Deputy Grand Marshal Roy
J. Green in charge.
The officers installed were:
Monarch-John c.. Lang.
Chief Justice-L. c. Oakley.
Master OF Ceremonies-C. E. Cor
nell
Treasurer-A. T. Foster.
Secretary-H M. Oldefest.
MARSHALL. o. Anderson.
Captain of Guard-F. J. Hogan.
Sentinel-Edward Harris.
Trustee-M. J. Heldele.
Letters were read from the men,
bers of the Zal Grotto, who have given
their services to Uncle Sam, ac-
knowledging the receipt of their
Christmas presen and also the re-
oeipt in full for their dues, during the
period of war. They are Captain c.
.. Rose, w. c. Jacobson, Lloyd E
Kennedy, Sergeant Rodney Ainsworth
Ben Zobrist, Frank p. Shannon, Harry
W. Reaves, Captain H. w. Whitsitt
Lieutenant c. =. Skinner, Lieutenant
Z. }. Jolhemus, r. T. Colson, Sergeant
A. NJ. Pierce, l.. d. Fowler, N. Y
Christensen, David F. Thomas, Cap
tain Joseph A. Campbell and Malcolm
]. White.
The illustrated lecture, which was
10 be given last evening was post
poned on account of the severe storm
which prevented the shipment OF
slides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
HAVE ANOTHER SCARE.

Officials of the Rock Island county
food administration and the Moline po-
lice department were thoroughly
aroused this morning and family on
the hill thoroughly scared by the be-
lief that glass had been discovered in
sack Of flour.
A systematic investigation con-
WINGED the officials that their beliefs
were unfounded, that the glass was
crystalized gluten and that the fears
of the family were founded upon panic
caused by the discovery Of glass in
-four several days ago.
The apparent discovery that glass
had been found in flour purchased in
Moline was made this morning by Mrs.
John Foster, 1927 Fifteenth street A.
Mrs Foster was kneading some dough
when suddenly the dough happened
to be under a strong light, she thought
she saw some glass.
An examination was made and MIR.
and Mrs. Foster decided that the lit
tie glass-like specks which were dis
covered in the -four were glass. The
material was left untouched after that
and Mr.. Foster shortly afterward re-
ported the discovery to the police. He
brought with him the -four remaining
in the sack.
DR.. W. E. Taylor, N. J. Duryea and
the city health officer, Levin Lindblad
were called by Chief De Jaeger. The
four men went to the Foster home
where they examined the dough. AT
first the crystal specks appeared to be
glass One of the investigators held
the dough in the sunlight and the lit
tie specks sparkled.
The investigators then examined the
glass-like substance more closely. II
crumbled up and became soft in theil
hands. They decided it was gluten
which had crystalized, common
! phenomena for -four.
| Later the -four remaining in the bag
was examined. Assack of similar foul
was obtained from the grocery where
Mrs. Foster had purchased her flour
and this was also examined. sieve
with 900 holes to the square inch was
used. No glass was found in either
sack. A sieve with 10000 holes to the
square inch was used. No glass was
discovered.
The investigators then obtained {
microscope. The -four was then ex
amined microscopically. No glass wa.
found.
The various officials who participat
ed in the examination stated the!
were satisfied that there was no glas:
| in the -four.
Mr.. Foster when informed of the re
suits of the investigation, declared
that he was not convinced that it wa:
not glass he had seen in the dough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
CAN BAR PAPERS
FROM MAIL, HELD
Supreme Court Rules in Case of Mil.
waukee Leader UNFOLDING Right
to Exclude Matter,

Washington, Jan. 15.-The supreme
court here today upheld the right of
the postmaster general to exclude
from the second class mailing privi-
lege the Milwaukee Leader under the
terms Of the espionage act.
The proceedings brought by the Mil
waukee Social Democrat Publishing
company which prints the paper and
of which former Representative Victor
Berger is a member, were dismissed
1t was the first test case Of the right
of the government to exclude a news
paper from second class mailing prfvi-
lege for violating the new law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
STATE GATHERING
PLANS ARE MADE.
Arrangements Completed for Annual
Convention Of Illinois CONNER
cial Association.

Arrangements have been completed
for the convention of Illinois CONNER
cial Secretaries association, which is
to be entertained in Moline, Jan. 80,
at which time war measures, good
roads and the Illinois Centennial cele-
bration will be the principal topics
discussed.
1t is thought that at least half a
hundred delegates will be in attend
ance. The program in detail follows
Good roads state bond issue-Dis-
cussion to open with paper by Will
lis Evans of the Peoria Association of
Commerce.
Illinois Centennial celebration-Led
by W. H. Conkling, secretary OF the
Springfield Commercial association.
Scientific Handling OF War Measures
Led by Paul Willis, secretary of the
Commercial Association of Waukegan.
III |-kk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
BRITISH NOT TAKEN
BY SURPRISE BY FOE

London, Jan. 15.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor Of the exchequer, an
nounced In the house of commons to-
day that as a result OF Field Marshal
Haig's inquiry the general staff. far
cabinet and the government considered
that the British higher army COM
mand had not been surprised by the
German attack in the Cambria region
Nov. so and that all proper and ade-
dhate dispositions had been made to
meet II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
THREE FINGERS CUT.

While cutting cheese this morning
Charles Bait, clerk at the Chicago
Butchers market, Moline, got his left
hand under the blade. cutting three
fingers to the bone He was taken to
the Office of DIR. F. J. Otis, where the
injuries were dressed. 1t is not
thought that amputation will be nee
eSSary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
BURNS IS HEARD.

Using the story of the Examinations
of the feuds among Kentucky noun
taineers and the subsequent develop
ment of Oneida institute as vehicle,
James A. Burns, in lecture delivered
at the Moline After Dinner. club last
evening, made strong plea - more
human kindness, unselfishness and
charity in general social relations.
The heart of the average American
was at bottom good and kindly and
unselfsh. he declared. ST." he said,
I'VE would be really kind and char
table and useful in this world we
must make allowances for the per-
sonal equation in the other fellow
Exercise of that spirit would mean
the emancipation OF humanity and
there would be no more warning fac
tons waged against each other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
East Moline Society

Everyone knows that this extremely
cold weather is particularly hard on
the people who do not have all the
blessings of life. tuberculosis is very
serious at this time Of shut-in days,
especially among the children. One
actual case and two that are strongly
suspected of this dread disease are all
in one family and have been found in
the East Moline public schools. One
of the greatest difficulties is to pro-
vide the milk and eggs which are SO
necessary in this malady, and finan-
cial aid to help procure these essen
tials will be greatly appreciated.
These efforts are being made through
the community nurses Office, No. 5,
the Ross building. There have also
been several calls for warm clothing
for school children, and in most cases
the necessary articles have been pro-
yided, but anyone having clothing that
they are willing to give away may call
East moline 193-R, the Office Of the
community nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor L. Arenschield
of WATERFOWL are the parents Of a
son born Sunday, who will be christ
ened Victor Lee for his father. This
Is the first child.
The Misses Regina and Goldie Gale
waert of 1901 Thirteenth street, East
Moline, Sunday celebrated their birth
day anniversaries though not of the
same age, a company of Is couples 60
ing to their home unannounced to as
sist in observing the day. There were
games of various kinds and in the con-
tests the prizes were given to Miss
Agnes VanHoe, Miss Mary De Porter
Miss Rachael Vaudeville, Alois De
Claire, Reggie Runbar and Omer Van
Speybroeck. A three course luncheon
was served in the course of the after
noon and the guests of honor were
presented with ivory toilet articles
Mrs. Gabriel Van Dame of Detroit
Mich, was an out of town guest