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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
DISEASE TAKES
YOUNG SOLDIER
Private Hilmer Anderson Of M,
ham, MIMI Dies Of Pneumonls
While Overseas.

Hilmer Anderson Of Denbs~
MINI. formerly Of Moline 49,
brother Of Al Anderson. 738 Ey,
teenth avenue a, Moline, died :,
pneumonia in France, Oct. 2. Ia /,
the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clans 4,
derson Of Denham, MINI, and VIII,
at one time were residents OF NJ
line.
Private Anderson was born il,
Moline oct. 6, 1893, and received N,
education in the Moline pubH.
schools. Several years ago h.
family moved 20 Denham ana tbsrs
the son assisted his father on J,
farm. He served the country IN h.
Chicago battalion, Company r
Three Hundred and Forty-third Il.
fantry, and was entrained for Cam.
Grant, Rockford. on July /. ttE
year. He also had tho honor N
taking part In the military exhlb.
ton given in August at Toronto
Canada.
Surviving besides tho parents are
five brothers, Clarence, Ed and rs.
KEEL, ali Of Deuham, MINI. and John
and Alhin OF Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
ANOTHER DEAD
FROM ACCIDENT
j. ID. Arnold Passes Away at Mo-
line Hospital This Morning
Both Legs Are OF.

]. d. Arnold, 116 Fifteenth street,
Moline, is the third to die as result
of a street car collision which Oc-
Cured Monday morning on Fourth
avenue, between Twenty-seventh
and Thirty-fourth streets, Moline.
Arnold passed away at o'clock
this morning at the Moline city hos
pital, after suffering three days and
three nights from shock and the
loss of both legs. He was a pas
senger on the eastbOund car and
was standing in the front vestibule
on his way to his daily employment
at the Union Malleable Iron COM
pany. East Moline, when the plat
form of the interurban, which was
westbound, passed oyer the plat
form Of the eastbounA car. For a
time physicians believed that the
injured man would recover.
Jose Setarz, 147 Fourth avenue,
Moline, another passenger on the
eastbound car, is at the Moline city
hospital and his condition is pre-
cariOus Physicians stated this
morning that Setarz may not live.
Ira Lancaster, 131 Fifteenth ave
nue.. East Moline. mOtorman on the
eastbound car, may recover. He
has not improved. but his cOndi-
ton is not any worse.
Charles H. Krone, who is princi-
pal of the Moline night school and
who is at the Lutheran hospital,
will recover. He may not be ser
;ousIy crippled as was first thought
Charles Wells, who was seriously
injured, is improving. as are other
patients who were taken to hospi-
tails as result Of the accident Fred
Peanuts" Schiaberl of Rock Island
and Bartel Wickland, 1924 Seven
teenth avenue, Moline, who were
bruised, were able to attend the in
quest yesterday.
Mr.. Arnold was born in Mineral
county, Virginia, Sept 10, 1879. For
two years he was an instructor i'll
Browns Business college in Dav-
export Last July he accepted a
position as accountant with the
Union Nalleable Iron company in
East Moline He is survived by his
widow and a son Byron, aged 10,
and his parents, MIR. and Mrs Tay-
Ior Arnold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
CORONERSJURY
PLACES BLAME
IN CAR SMASH
Censures Meredith. MctOrman on
WestbOCnd InteruTban, For
.NOt Using Due Caution.
FOURTEEN ARE EXAMINED
Also Recommends Railway Com
pany to Install Block System
On All Danger Points.

In two hours II witnesses took
the stand yesterday afternoon at
the Moline city hall and testified
that the crowded cars which figur-
ed in a head-on collision early Mon
day morning had been going at a
fair rate OF speed for the foggy
morning; told of their experiences
in the wreck. and of their knOwl-
edge of the motOrmen and COnduC-
tors.
Later, the jury deliberated for
one hour and a half and returned
the verdict. consuming Lloyd Mere
dith, 4501 Fifth avenue. Rock Is
land, motorman on the westbound
car No. 10, for not using due eau
ton in operating his car that fOggy
morning Meredith left the court
room with his mother, saving, I'll
never forget it," and with load
off his mind and the thoughts Of a
cell cleared from his mind.
The jury also Censured the Mo
line. Rock Island & Eastern Trac-
ton company for its apparent lax
ity in instruct;ng their employees,
and recommended that the company
install the block signal system or
station fagmen at all points Of
danger
After question upon question had
been thrown at him, Meredith, who
quit his position Monday as motor
man for the railway company, an
swered the following:
Il have been working as motor
man for the railway company since
Aug. 9. l was on my first round
trip when the accident occurred.
We picked up a passenger | re-
member. it was a Swanson girl-at
Thirty-sixth street. and the conduc-
tor rang two bells. We did not
make another stop until we reach
ed The switch. We were in the
habit of waiting at the switch until
the westbOund car passed US. l
thought the east car had passed us.
instructions in the rule book say
to be careful in the operation of
cars. was as careful as | posi-
blv could be. ! was not going as
fast as would had it been clear
dav. We were going Is miles an
hour, and on a clear day l would
have averaged % miles l did not
discuss the danger Of operating
the car in the fog with the conduc-
tor that morning. The rule book
did not say anything about how
long we were to wait at the switch
for the other car
u passed car that morning be-
tween First street, East Moline and
Thirty-sixth street. Moline. / knew
| was supposed to pass another car
I was on time l thought we had
passed the car. but I didn't have my
mind made up"
Conductor Testifes.
c. E. Thompson, conductor on car
No. 459, eastbound, testified that
the two cars always met at the
Thirty-sixth street switch. IF the
car isn't there, I wait for it." con-
tinued Thompson. The rules say
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
LIEUT.. B. OGDEN
SUFFERS INJURY
MoIiRer in Hospital Wounded in
Foot by Ely ing ShTapneI- Word
Received By Relatives.

Lieutenant b. 2 OdEen Of Mo-
line. who IS serving with the One
Hundred and Twouty-eighth in
lau,ry in France, has been wound
ca in action. according to a letter
received from Inn under date Of
Oct is.
Here I am in a hospital with d
sh-apuel wound ami q bone in my
foot fractured. Nothing TO worry
about il was in the Nerdun sec
TOT. The Boone had organized d
strong point and held and our di-
Vision went over first. l got mine
in the wire. but We got both posi-
ton and prisoners.
Got some souvenirs but I guess
they are lost now-even my auto
matte belt and one boot have been
lost along the line from one hospi-
tai 10 the next This IS the fifth I
have been in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

we should always wait at least ten
minutes for the other car to arrive.
The rule book says to use our own
good judgment, and wait ten min
utes, pull out and then to keep a
close watch. l advised Lancaster
(motOrman on the eastbound carr
and had told him where he would
meet these cars. We were late that
morning"
When Coroner Miller, who made
the examinations, questioned Gus
Hellstrom, conductor on the west
bound car, he testified: q did not
work with the motOrman before aud
he knew he was supposed to meet
the car at ThiTty-siXth street
did not tell him l am not in charge
of the car; I am in charge of the
passengers. I have never received
orders to watch the car. I did not
pay any attention as to whether we
had passed the car. because l took
care of the passengers.
HellstrOm further testified that
he stopped the car at Thirty-sixt h
street long enough to pick up a
passenger, and then rang two bells
He stated that he thought the car
would then go to the end of the
double track, 100 feet distant, and
wait, as usual, for the eastbound
car.
Miss Swanson. Edward Hunting
ton, teller in a Rock Island bank.
and two other passengers. declared
that the car stopped for a moment
at Thirty-siXth street, and then con-
tinued until the collision occurred.
Car Going Fast.
Huntington declared he rides on
the same car almost every morning
and that it is usual for that car to
meet an eastbOund car at Thirty
sixth street
After we left Thirty-sixth street. -
said Huntington, Il thought | didn't
remember a car going by. l thought
it was very funny that they didn't
meet a car on a morning like that.
We were going pretty fast"
Other witnesses also testified that
the car was going pretty fast"
Some placed the speed as high as
% miles. Others stated that the
car was travelling through the fog
at about 20 miles an hour
James A. Doran of Davenport,
mOtOrman on work train. said he
saw the cars just before they hit.
The mOtOrman was running pref
ty fast for that kind of weather"
said DOran. HE was going so fast
that it attracted my attention.
My thought was he was going
TOO fast and may hit some one. I
told him after the accident that I
thought he was going tao fast. I
thought he surely knew what he
was doing"
The affair is ended as far as the
coroner and jury are concerned, but
it is estimated that the street car
company Will have suits which NAV
some 100000. Several
men will lose a leg or two, and
have sustained other per
injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
Obituary
John f. Creutz.

John +. Cruetz, resident of Mo-
line for the last 80 years. died at
$50 this morning at his home. 1924
Twelfth street, Moline. He had
been i'll for six weeks. Mr.. Creutz
was born Jan. 1, 1854, in Sweden.
He came to this country so years
ago and married Ella Anderson of
Moline in 1880. He leaves the wild
ow, three children, Mrs. Uno Brad
ley, Mrs. Mabel Rezner and Lester
r. CruetZ, all of Moline, and three
brothers, p. G. Creutz of Nebraska,
Andrew Creutz of Oregon, and
Charles Creutz of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
CAR VERDICT AS
RETURNED BY THE
CORONER'S JURY

Verdict returned by the Coron-
er's jury which met yesterday aft
ernoon at the Moline city hall to
look into the cause of the death Of
Almon Widen and John A. Hughes,
who died as result of Mondays
street car collision, follows:
l. We censure the motorman on
car No. 10 (Lloyd Meridith) for not
using due caution in the operation
of his car on the day of the acct
dent.
2 Furthermore we censure the
Moline, Rock Island and Eastern
Traction company for its apparent
laxity in instructing its employees
in the matter of safeguarding the
public
3. Furthermore, we recommend
that the said company install block
signal systems or station flagmen
at all points Of danger on its sys-
tenn.
4. We find that John A Hughes
came to his death by being crush
ed in the lower limbs and from in
ternal injuries while travelling east
on car No. 459 poerated by the Mo-
line. Rock Island and Eastern
Traction company, in a head-on
collision with car No. 10, operated
by the same company between
Twenty street and Thirty
fourth street on Fourth avenue in
the city of Moline, Illinois, at or
about 1920 a. N. on the 4th day of
Novem Der, 1918.
). We also find that AImon
Widen came to his death as the re-
suit Of broken leg and from in
ternal injuries while travelling on
the same car as Hughes. operated
by the Moline, Rock Island and
Eastern Traction company, in the
head-on collision"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
KNOWLTON GOES
WEST IN BATTLE.
Writes Last Letter Telling of Co.
ing Over the TOp-Did Not
Realize Death Near.

Private Daniel F. Knowlton of
the machine gun battalion has
gone west" on the battlefields in
France. Official word of his de-
mise reached the parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Knowlton, 1905 Twen-
ty-ninth street, Moline, at Z o'clock
last evening from the war depart
ment.
Another blue service star in a
Moline home has turned to gold.
Dan was born and reared in Moline
and had numerous friends who
know that he died a hero on the
Verdun front. Dan Knowlton was
born in Moline May 8. 1895, and
was educated in the Moline public
schools. Until giving his services
to the coIors, he was employed by
the Wight Carriage Body COM
pany. Surviving are the parents,
one brother, Orson, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Jessie Baker.
Dan Knowlton wrote the follow
ing letter to his mother, just four
days before his death. the letter
being dated Oct. 6, at the front:
Dear Mother:
I'VE were in reserve two days be-
fore we went over the top, about
two hundred yards from the Ger
man front lines. AS this was
quiet sector it was not bad at all,
but oh what a difference a few
hours make when we had gone over
and since we landed. We left the
reserve lines the night before and
went up front and stayed all night
and it was one of the worst nights
l ever put in in my life. In the
first place it was rather chilly and
l nearly froze.
About IL o'clock at night the
artillery opened up and kept on
firing all through the night. The
real barrage didn't open until about
an hour before the zero hour (the
zero hour being the time we went
over), and l never heard anything
like it in my life When you hear
one of the guns on the island go
ing off multiply that by about five
thousand and you have a slight
idea of what it was like. When a
shell is fired near you the flight of
the shell makes a loud whining
noise and with all of those shells
going and coming it fairly deaf
ened one.
we soon reached the front line
trenches and it was the most mag
nificent sight | ever saw in my life.
The infantry was just forward of
us extended in skirmish formation.
They marched forward at the same
slow, measured pace, with never a
stop and never glance to right or
left. but walking forward as if they
were merely taking a morning
walk. IF anyone ever questions the
courage of the American soldier
you tell them if they could have
been with me on that memorable
morning they would never doubt
ii again.
We kept on forward and up over
a hill. When we reached the top
we were nearly all in. but the sight
OF about two hundred prisoners
toward us with their hands
up yelling kamerad, put new heart
into us and we felt like we could
go a hundred miles. We still kept
on forward and finally reached our
where we dug in and
where We still are. We probably
will be relieved in a day or so.
Then we will have a nice long rest
in some rest camp"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
HUN HELMET SENT
HERE; ON DISPLAY

0. F. Anderson of Moline is the
possessor of a large German he'll
met sent to him by Sergeant f. f.
Hickman, formerly stationed at the
Rock Island arsenal. The helmet
is on display in the window of the
Moline Trust and Savings bank. 1t
is expected that Sergeant Hickman
is in the thick of the fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
LAST OF FIVE
CHILDREN DIES
Frank BOney, Age Is Years, Ex-
pires Following an Attack of
-Diphtheria.

Frank Boney is the fifth child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boney of Sill
Wis to die within a month and a
half, his death following pneumo-
MIA and diphtheria this morning.
Within two weeks, beginning Sept.
%. three children died of diphthe-
ria. Maude, age s. George, age IL,
and Edward, age Is. Albert Boney,
age 9. died Oct 81. Frank will be
buried tomorrow in Andalusia Gem
etery, beside the other four chill
dren
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
CzECHs CALL FOR TROOPS.

Amsterdam, Nov. 6.-Au men
liable to military service up to %
years of age, throughout Czecho-
Slovania have been called TO the
colors, according to a Prague dis
patch TO the Weser Zeitung Of
Bremen. 1t is said that this order
includes German Bohemia. Com
ments in the Czech press indicate
that the mobilization is against
GERMANY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
Lloyd SiIyert HaVner.

Lloyd Silvert Hayner, 2-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. B. Havner,
2153 Eighth street, East Moline,
died at o'clock this morning at
the home. The child was born in
East Moline June IS, 1916 Funeral
services will be held at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the East Mo-
line undertaking parlors. Burial
will be made in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
PASS BILLBOARD ORDINANCE.

The Moline city commission to-
day passed the billboard ordinance
which provides that boards must
not be more than Is feet high and
that they must have clear space be-
meath Of at least three and a hall
feet. Signatures Of the majority Of
property owners must be secured
If buildings are used for residence
purposes, for $50 feet each way
from board on both sides Of The
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

on earth peel right or like q banaa
skiu-and that's magic "Gets-H
Tight shoes and dancing even We
you have n corn need not dlstug
you II YOU apply a few drops 2
"Gets-It' on the corn or calA
You want n Corn-pccler, not a cor
fooler. You don't have 10 fool WE
corns-you peel them right on VIZ
your fingers by using 'Gets-l
Cutting makes corus grow az.
bleed. Why use irritating saw.
or make q bundle ~ your TOE W.
tape or bandaEcs7 WHY putter ~ ~
still have the CORN Use .5ets-l,,
your Corn-pain is over, me COZ
is a "goner" surc as tho sun rises,
"Gcts-It." the guaranteed, money
back coru-rem0vpr, the only ~.
way, costs but a trifIn 90 uuy Qru& y III N
Mf'd by r.. Lawrence g p- OhlcAHo' =
sold In Rock island ard te-o.
mended as tho world best ~
remedy by = IT, E+.s# aHd h'%
stou's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
THIEF TAKES S55
FROM HOTEL ROOM

The Cottage hotel, Third avenue
and Sixth street, Moline, was en-
tered some time during last night
Fifty-fve dollars was taken from
the room of G. T. Chasney. En-.
trance was gained TO the room
through the transom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
ORGANIZE AID TO RUSSIA.

Washington. Nov. THE war
trade board OF the United States,
Russian bureau. incorporated. cav
italized at S5,000,O00 10 render
economic aid TO Russia. along lines
formulated by President Wilson.
has been formed by the war trade
board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
Funeral of AImOn Widen.

Funeral services for Almon Wi
den, who died at the Moline city
hospital as result of the street car
wreck which occurred Monday
morning, will be held at 1870 Sun
day afternoon at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Carlson, 157 Fifth
avenue, Moline. Rev. A. F. Berg
strom will be in charge. Inter
ment will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
DRAWS FINE.

Eels HoIlbeck, aged IS years,
who was arrested at l o'clock yes
terday morning for attempting to
enter the Williams & White plant
through a window, was arraigned
and found guilty in the Moline pO-
lice court yesterday on a charge Of
-respass- He paid q fine of s..
Joe Donald, night watchman at the
shop, placed the man under arrest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
AUTOS DAMAGED
IN COLLISION

The cars driven by Mrs. J. c.
Lang and Charles Carstens. sos
Sixteenth street, Moline, last even
ing were damaged and several per
sons narrowly escaped injury last
evening, when the cars collided at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
4 the Day in Moline and East Moline

Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street.
Moline.
Carstens was driving east on
Sixth avenue when his car smash
ed into the auto driven by Mrs.
Lang. who was turning south into
Nineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

n communication from Lafayette
Young, chairman of the Iowa ma
tiOnal council Of defense, stating
that the war industries board has
ruled that all buildings in towns
costing under $500 may be consid-
cred on approval of local represen-
tatves Of council of defense.
Receive New Call. call was
received yesterday by the Scott
county exemption boards to send %
men TO Camp Dodge for general
military service, during a tive-day
day period, comm aHcing Nov. IL
The Scott county board is asked to
send considerably more men than
both Of the city boards combined.
Marriage License. - Leslie Cor
win, Rock Island arsenal. and The
resa Hoeppner, Davenport
Badly WGunded.-H. P. Holm Of
1872 Ripley street has received Of
fetal notification from the war de-
partment that his son, Edward r.
Holm, has been wounded in action
in France. In a letter recently re
ceived by Mr.. Holm. his son wrote
him that he had been gassed and
badly wounded in the ankle.
Obituary Record many Dav-
export friends OF Miss Mary Lewis
VIII be grieved to learn Of her death
which occurred Sunday evening,
Nov. 3. al the home of her sister.
Mrs. Fred Graham. at Watertown,
H. Miss Lewis was well known in
this city, having come here in 1909.
and remaining until TWO years ago.
when she went to Watertown. The
direct cause of her death was pneu-
monia, superinduced by Spanish in
huenza
The death Of John Gregory, caus-
ed by Spanish influenza and pneu-
monia, occurred Tuesday evening
at 10 o'clock at the emergency hos
pital. Mr.. Gregory was brought 10
the hospital last Saturday and was
suffering with pneumonia at that
time. His death was not unexpect-
ed The deceased was 81 years Of
age and unmarried.
Mrs, Irene Render, 10 West
Sixth street, passed away at the
emergency hospital yesterday az
1870 o'clock, death following a
5ortnight's Illness from pneumonia.
Mrs. Render was formerly Miss
Irene FTack and was born at Sac
City. Iowa. May l. 1888.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
THIRTY FIVE FLU
CASES REPORTED

Thirty-fve new cases Of Influenza
we're reported to the Moline cityI
physician Office between noon yes-
terday and noon today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

At McCabe's. this week. sale of
the H. o. Mumma stock of Sherrard.
Third floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
The Day in Davenport

Lathcrs Return strike for
higher wages which was declared
By the LaLners' union Of Davenport
has been amicabIy settled and the
strikers have accepted the agree
meut as ruled by the council OF de-
tense. The agreement is as fol
lows. 1T is understood and agreed
hat each shop employing union
IaLhers snail employ them nine
hours per day with nine and one
half hours pay at - cents per hour,
all time over eight hours TO be paid
Tor at time and one-half or double
tune. according 10 present sched-
ule-"
Soldier Notwithstanding to Of
fetal word received here, Albert K.
WalIraI. first class private, brother
uL Mrs Joseph n EegGu, 419 Perry
apartments. was killed IN action
Sept y. while acting as battalion
runner. Private NaliTaI volunteer
ed for service IN April of 1917, anu
was placed in service with the
Rainbow division. I0wa's old One
Hundred Slxty-eightb, with which
he was serving II the time Of his
death
Russell LiIIyb1ad. a brother Of
Mrs II V. Rotchford, 2IG6 Bow
ditch street. is dead in France, ac-
cording 10 word received by Mrs
R0tchf0rd yesterday Pneumonia
resulting from Spanish influenza
caused his death. Liilyblad has
visited Davenport on numerous oc-
casions. He was p years old
Miss Elizabeth ID. Putnam has re
ceived word of the death Of her
FIRST cousin Major Israel Putnam,
who has just been killed in action
in France. Major Putnam ~yed in
the old home al Saratoga Springs,
r. Y. where the late Attorney
Charles Z. Putnam Of Davenport
was born.
Word has been received by s. w
Pierce Of Brady street Of the death
in California Of his eldest grandson, /
Franklin Pierce. only son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles " Pierce Of 348 /
Tenth and Santa Monica avenue. (
santa Monica, who passed away at /
his home there Monday morning at I
9:45. from pneumonia following an T.
attack Of fu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

At McCabe's, this week. sale of
the H. O. Mumma stock of Sherrard
Third floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

At McCabe's, this week, sale OF
the II. O. Mumma stock of Sherrard.
Third floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07

At McCabe's, this week. sale of
the H. o. Mumma stock of Sherrard
Third floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-07
ISLANDERS, Walkers,
"Gets.It'' for GOrns
World Has Never Known It's Equal

"What will get rid Of my cornY
The answer has been made by nil
lions-there's only one corn-remover
that you can bank on. that's abso-
lutely certain. that makes any e9ra