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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
PTPUG ARE THRIFTY.

Pupils of the Moline public
schools this week invested 1901 %
in war saving stamps. setting a
new record. Irving school children
led the field with a total of S10625,
Lincoln school was second with
$S350
School savings tOtaled S125.S3.
Irving being on top with $23.93 In
vestments of the children in thrift
stamps and regular savings rep
resent a total of S6280S Append
ed are the amounts invested by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
BUMS. LOOK THIS OVER

Moline served notice this morn
ing that all men who apply to the
police for nights lodging Will
either have TO go to work or else
Will be charged with vagrancy and
compelled to labor for the county.
There were five dodgers at the
police station last night. This
morning Chief DeJaeger informed
them OF the new scheme Of things
ITS up TO you boys; wen get yoI
a job DO you want 10 work or go
to SaEI2"
They decided TO 90 TO work. AMI
the police GO jobs for four Of the
men. The fifth ledger is more than
20 years old and IS slightly Grip
pied Bat he was taken to the
state employment bureau and an
attempt Will be made to ind work
for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
GET GARBAGE BID.

Members Of the Moline commits
sion this morning received a bid
from the j. H. Kelly company to
collect all garbage, refuse, ashes,
tin cans and dead animals for the
city at cost of s12,500 a year. II
was the only bid received in an
swer to an advertisement Mayor
NJ r. Carlson and Commissioner
A. c. Stouffer OF the department
of public health and safety declar-
ed that if the city enters into the
proposed contract and pays the
Kelly company s12.500 a year, Mo
line taxpayers will be saved from
81 900 to $4,000 each year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Obituary


Funeral services for Mrs. J. NJ
Christy, who passed Wednesday
evening at Des M0ines. we're neii
at go yesterday afternoon In the
residence Of her daughter, Mrs Eu-
fus Walker. Jr.. 2212 sixth avenue.
Moline. Rev r. g. Ladd Of the
First Congregational church Off
ciated
Pallbearers were her three sons.
Joe NJ Christy, Charles r. Chr.sty
and Fred u. Christy, and Melvin
Johnson, Rufus Walker, Jr.. aad
Martin Johnson. Interment TOOK
place in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
EAST MOLINE

Joe Trimble, Jr., of Forty-third
street, lost control of his bicycle
while riding down hill and in the
fail dislOcated his elbow. DR.. j.
H. Long dressed the injury.
Rev and Mrs NJ. B. Van Leer and
children have gone to their sum
mer cottage north of Hampton on
the river front t. spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. Claire Long has heard from
her husband who sailed some time
ago for France. He is again on
American soil. For some reason
unknown the ship returned TO New
York. He could not state the par
ticulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wanless
entertained the Mid Week Card
club Wednesday evening. The usual
number of guests is but an extra
table was invited. Ladies prize
went to Mrs. John Ransom, gentle
mans prize went to Charles
Echmidt while John Ransom drew
all cut. The club has disbanded for
the summer and the intention now
is to organize in September.
The ladies auxiliary to the en-
gineers of Silvis will sponsor card
party and good program Friday
evening. The public is invited.
Word has been received from
Miss Dolly ArenschieId that she and
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Abrahams and
children arrive home next week
from a trip through California, re
turning by the northern route.
Mr. and Mrs. W F. Potter were
called to Harlan, Iowa. owing to the
death of a cousin of Mrs Potter's.
Ralph Hilberg and Dale Cham
bers arrived home today from De-
trOit bringing 10 Oakland autos
with them
IN THE CHURCHES.
agational Sunday school
9:45. Preaching at II with spec
ial music. Evening service at s
o'clock. Rev. A. X. Johnson will
give his farewell sermon Mrs. J.
A Godmanson of Moline will sing
a solo, Gloria" accompanied by
Mrs. Lura WinchelI. Edna Young
will give violin selection.
Baptist-Sunday school at 10 a
m. Preaching at II. Subject, An
Exposition of the Lords Prayer"
Watertown Baptist Sunday
school at 10 a. m. B. Y, p. N. GAS.
Preaching 7:40. Special music by
the choir.
Silvis Baptist Sunday school at
10 a. m. Preaching at H. Subject,
Clean Living" Preaching 7:45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27

Subject, God in Poetry" Conducted
by Rev. W. ID. Carroll
East Moline NJ. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Epworth league,
7 p m. Subject, ruins of a Mas
terpiece." Preaching at s o'clock
DR.. Cora E. Simpson. a returned
missionary, Will speak on Our
work in China"
WATERFOWL NJ. E.-Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Preaching at IL. Sub
ject, Our New City" Junior
league at 2:30. Epworth league
at p. m. Topic, Ruins of a Mas
terpiece."
Buy Liberty Rond--
HEAR WAR LECTURE.
At the meeting of the Bluff Mems
club last evening at the Second
Congrega tiJ4lal church, Moline, Ar
thur Bells, former sergeant in the
nited States marines, gave an il
Illustrated war lecture Officers for
the year were nominated as fol-
lows:
PTesident-H. II. Colby.
Vice President-B F. Stow.
Secretary-Carl Bergen.
Treasurer. ". Swenson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
of the Day i'm Moline and East Moline

the aviation section Of the signal
corps The announcement was
made by the war = pastment today.
Lieutenant Johnson was In Moline
recently on furlOugh and he e&-
poets to 20 to France soon.
----Blg q ILBAItI E.Ld -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27

If there had been the least out
ward trace of pro-Germanism in
Moline it disappeared with the
news yesterday that Lieutenant
Harry Barber, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. c. Barber, 2O2S Sixth avenue,
an officer with the United States
marines, had been wounded in &C
ton against the kaiser's troops on
the west front in France. His in
juries are not serious, bet out OF
$50 in his company q were killed
and 14O wounded, bring true the
general prediction that Fritz would
find the Yanks some battlers when
the mixing started in earnest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
REPORTS ARE FAULTY.

Louis Funkenstein. war income
tax inspector for Moline and upper
half Of Rock Island county. re
turned from a trip in the state yes
terday with the Information that
more than one hundred Income re-
turn blanks from Moline were in
correctly made out and consequent
~ would have to be filled out
anew
Mr. Funkenstein will open an OF
fee in the Peoples Savings bank
Monday morning for the purpose
OF waiting on those persons whose
income returns were not accepted
by the treasury department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
HAS FOOT CRUSHED.

Jim Harras, employed at the
Deere Harvester works, was pain
fully injured this morning when a
casting fell. striking him on the
head and smashing his toes. He
was taken to Moline city hospital,
where he is being attended by Dr..
A. f. Soule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
sTRIKE NARROWLY AYERTED.

Thirty employees IN the rOunu-
house at the Silvis shops threaten
ed to strike yesterday afternoon If
one of their number, a foreigner,
was not transferred to another de-
partment in the shop.
After an investigation of the
trouble, officials of the road met the
demand of the workers and the
men remained on their jobs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Funeral of Bruce Hull.

Funeral services for Bruce Hull
will be held at the home in Silvis
tomorrow afternoon at . o'clock.
Rev Mr.. Van Leer viii ofhciate and
interment will be in Riverside Gem
etery, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
Police News

George Tomas. alias George
Farp4s, I5-4 Eighth avenue Mo-
lac. lost a po-hetoooh conta ms
$3.50 TINS morning, be told police
To-Day He viii give $40 reward
for return OF The $50. MI. 1 hem
as says he losl the kale while
walking from his residence to the
Moline PIow company plant, Thru
a.enue and Fifteenth sJreeta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27

Last fall the Littig Construction
company was engaged n building
a storm drain at Nineteenth street,
south Of Twelfth avenue. This
morning officials OF the COMPANY
notified Moline police that a large
and valuable pulley lett there last
fall has been stolen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
COMMISSIONED As Flyer.

Franklin A. Johnson, Jr., son Of
F. A. Johnson, secretary of the Mo-
line Furniture works, has been
commissioned second lieutenant in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-27
The Argus.
MOLINE OFFICE,

MOLINE OFFICE,
15O7,2 Third Avenue A
Phone Moline So
Z Z. NanGCT --.-.-... City Editor
Res Phone Z. I. 2Tl2.
EAST MOLINE OFFICE.
Telephone East Moline l6S-R
4. .,daEteus . . Circulation Manager
1910 Fifteenth avenue
Ter social and personal TENS call
East Moline l04-W
Del Eered by carrier at 1924 cents
Per week in Moline. East Moline,
S5Ivis and Waterfowl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
TMEATERS
AT THE OLIVER.

The Blindness of Virtue, a COM
edy drama written by COsmo Hamil-
ton. was given its first performances
yesterday before two capacity audi
ences at the oliver theater. Mr..
Hamilton had an idea, a hobby. and
one that every fPther and mother
should join him in riding. He be
lieved that a great deal Of trouble
and heartache could be averted bv
instructins our girls at an early age
in the secrets of life. To prove his
point he wrote. The Blindness Of
Virtue" and with the powers OF a
great dramatist back OF mis- ambition
he wrote q play that cannot fail 10
put over its terrific punch in a way
that will rot be soon forgotten. Miss
Leone does delightful work as the
innocent little daughter. winning all
hearts from the moment of her first
laughing entrance. Mr. Goodhand
is splendid as the boy and Mr.
James as the vicar was much ap-
preciated. Altogether the play IS
charming and is being given a real
scenic production. Whatever Mr..
Williams has given stock loving pa
irons of the Oliver { eater has been
of an excellent variety and THE
Blindness Of Virtue" is no excep-
ton. Owing to the lifting of the
voorhees, days. the Monday matinee
will be eliminated and the matinee
Will be on Tuesday instead. There
will be a final performance Wednes-
day night. The bill TO follow will be
"Polly of the Circus" As an added
attraction yesterday. Everett Hard
man. Wilfred Walz and Carl Unger,
pupils Of Prof. Parreant, appeared
between the first and second acts
in a very pleasing musical number
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
ENEMY ALIEN MAY USE
STATE COURTS, RULING
News Times SpeciaI Service {:

NewS-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Feb. 1S.-
Whether an enemy alien may sue
in the state courts, was one OF the
questions presented 10 a judge Of
the Marion county superior court
recently. The court held that while
a person might be an enemy alien,
vet al the same time ne might be a
peaceful and law abiding person
living in this country and as such
had recourse TO the courts 10 pro
tect his right as such an individual
The question was raised by the
c.. G. G. and St. l.. Railroad Co. in
a damage suit. IL filed a plea in
abatement to the complaint, setting
forth that as the plaintiff was not
a citizen. but was an enemy alien.
he had no right 20 enter the courts
or maintain a suit The plaintiffs
attorneys filed a demurrer TO the
plea in abatement and it was sus-
tanned.
The court in making the decision
pointed out that in the particular
case being considered the plaintiff
had been injured before the declav-
alton of war. and filed his suit soon
afterward. Attention also was called
TO the British registration law. under
which il had been held that an
enemy alien who complied with the
law was entitled 10 bring suit or
continue a pending suit.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18

structed machine gun empl2Cements
and are having short range target
practice from the concealed posi-
tons. This department was not in
terrupted By the inclement weathe-,
the students pursuing their training
while zero temperatures prevailed.
Officers and enlisted men have
been forbidden 20 have their names,
company or regiment tattooed on
their bodies. Men so marked might
give valuabl information TO tie
enemy II they are captured. The or
der states that men are rendered
valueless 10 their organizations for
patrol duty when they are tattOOed.
Enfield Rifle satisfactory.
The new Enfield rife which was
adopted for the American army is
proving satisfactory in every par
.icular. range officers say. Good
scores are being recorded by the
men using the weapon at target
practice. 1t is said that the guns are
almost 'fool-prOof There have
been no accidents resulting from
premature discharges and practical
~ no repair work has been neces-
sary.
Lieut. Col VIII Pyles, superinten-
dent Of the base hospital, has been
notified by Surgeon Gen. GOrgas
that the exact number Of Red Cross
nurses that will be assigned here is
1875. Previously it had been an
nounced dat the nurses staff would
be increased at the rate OF a nurse
for each 10 patients. Originally S.
nurses were assigned here.
An instance OF the severity Of
some courts martial here is shown
in the case Of John NJ. Lee, Co. f,
'326th infantry. tried on charges Of
violating quarantine restrictions and
losing through neglect a pair of field
shoes valued at $3.50 and pOncho.
valued at $3.50. issued him for mill
tary service. He was sentenced by
court martial to serve IS months at
hard labor. forfeiture Of all pay and
dishOnorable discharge. Brig. Gen.
Wilder modified the sentence 20
four months in the regimental
guardhouse.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
AT TIE ORPHEUM.

Orpheum patrons are offered one
Of the best hour and a half enter
tainments Of the season the first
half of the week in THE Tick Took
Girl" a Will NJ. Hough fantastic
musical comedy of nine scenes.
which include a roof garden caba-
ret, the land of lovely ladies. the
tower clock, in front Of Rector's
inside a tsXicab. on the grand canal
in Venice. on a fire escape, outside
the Claridge, New York, and a rag
time court room scene. The latter
and the tower clock scenes are the
best Of the lot, the court room scene
being a riot Of good comedy from
start TO finish. The trial is a syn
copated affair. even the setting be-
ing painted with huge bars OF mu-
sic James r. Frazer as the paint
er. the devil and the Judge. fur
nishes practically all Of the COM
edy Of the piece. He is exceptional
ly good, ard in his singing or "Oh
the Wild, Wild Women" received
many encores at yesterdays per-
formances. Connie Craven as the
us DtNNlNt III Autr DdAGA " w AAAAll-o
ton. and George 3. Phelps as the
prospective bridegroom, Jack Nc
Ivan. handled the other principal
character parts creditably. Miss
Craven has a fairly good singing
voice. displaying it at its best in the
singing of a specially number in
the second scene. Other specialties
were the dancing of the Pearson
brothers. and saXaphOne and accOr-
deon numbers by Lottie Merritt.
The story Of the play revOlves
around Janet and Jack. sweet
hearts. on the night of their we'd
ding, an hour before which the
devil" induces Jack 10 see four
Of his former sweethearts within
the hour before he and Janet are
10 be married. The four maidens
are in love with Jack and pursue
him until Janet learns OF Jacks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
Indiana
Here Are Figures Showing
What State Has Done
in War Work.

News-Times Special Service
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. Is
Indiana has set a record in war
work that is difficult to equal. Here
are some figures compiled by the
state council Of defense at the re-
quest of George Creel, chairman of
the national committee on public
information, on what HoOsierdom
has done toward winning the war:
Number of volunteers for regular
army-25,14S sent forward; quota
in April call, $500.
Number of volunteers for the navy
-4.516 up to Feb. 5; cali for 500
apprentice seamen. More than 1000
have enlisted to date.
Volunteers for the marine corps
total 271.
Present enlisted strength national
guard-1O,417. April 1, 1917. the
strength of the national guard was
300. Gain from beginning of war
to August call. 1917. Three regi-
ments of state militia also have been
organized and 10000 Liberty guards
enlisted.
Subscriptions 20 the first two Lib
erty loans-First loan, S47.000.000
against a quota of $32.OOO.O0O. Sec
ond loan. S72,923. 900 subscribed.
Red Cross cOntributions-$2,097 -
sos. as compared with a quota OF
100000.
Red Cross membership drive OBJ
tanned 736.3S4 new mem berships.
or 26.5 per cent of the population of
the state.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
NOTORIOUS DRIVER.
KILLED BY TRAIN
Goshen Man MiScaICuIateS
Speed of FIyer-Drag-
ged Two Blocks.


GOSHEN, Ind, Feb. IS.-MichaeI
Hertel 81 years old. who operated
the notorious line Of the Alderman
hotel, was instantly killed when hit
by New York Central mail train No.
50, as he was driving across the
tracks in front Of his home. The
accident occurred at 1880 O'Clock
Sunday evening. Hertel had started
from his home toward the station
just across the tracks, TO meet a
passenger train. He saw the ap-
preaching mail train. which was
running an hour and a half late at
a speed Of as miles an hour. but mis-
calculated its distance
His body was dragged two blocks
before the train could be stopped
and was crushed and mangled. The
motor bus was thrown 90 or 20 feet
and compietely demolished-
Hertel is survived by his wife.
four sons, six daughters. two
brothers and two sisters. The fam
lily came 10 Goshen from Illinois 10
years ago and are prominent in St.
Johns Catholic church.
A hotel which is operated by the
family in Goshen was badly damaged
by ire three weeks ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
Bell Jury Unable
to Agree After 20
Hours Discharged

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. Is. -
The jury in the election conspiracy
trial of Joseph f. Bell. former
mayor, and % other indianapolis
men. was discharged in the United
States district court here Sunday
after it had reported TO the court
that il was unable TO agree on
whether there was a conspiracy.
The jury was out 20 hours. dur
ing which time it took many bal
lots. the vote OF each being six 10
six, according 10 the jurors.
The case centered about the cam
paign and election OF 1914 when
Bell was mayor The defendants
were charged with couspiring to
prevent men from voting by fraud,
bribery and intimidation. Most of
the defendants We're appointees of
the Bell city administration
30 announcement has been made
by government attorneys whether
there Will be a retrial
!. J Schmitt. auditor S4S Nation
al Life Bldg. Chicago. Ill Local
reference l.. W. McGarin.
1891 Mar. 10-Adyt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
FIGURES SHOW HOW
FRENCH ARE HELPED
Iews Times Special Service :

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. IS -
Just what the small sum of 60 cents
viii do in the work of assisting the
French TO rebuild their homes in
the devastated regions of France. or
how far $500 will go, is shown in
statistics made public here by the
indianapolis branch of the Amer
lean fund for French wounded. The
figures came from the civilian com
mittee in France, having direct
charge of the work there. They
follow:
Sixty cents buys a fruit tree: 81
buys rabbit; $3.50 buys a chicken;
s. buys a camp bed: SIS buys n
sheep; $50 buys a Euoat; $25 buys
double bed; $25 buys a stove; $3.50
buys a COW; SIS supports one child
for year; $3.50 supports one adult
for a year; $500 rehabilitates a
family Of FIVE.
The committee reports there is no
human need imaginab BILE that is not
required by the people returning to
the wasted regions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18

stage has met with greater success
in pictures than has Madge Kennedy.
the wide-eyed Innocent apIearire
young lady featured ar the Lasalle
today. The picture. "Our Little
Wife" is a nOnsensical farce con-
corning the love affairs of a pretty
girl who tries u keep all her for
mer suitors even after she marries
one. The complications are mildly
amusing and the antics of this i'm
discreet young person make the
comedy enjoya bic. She is thorough
" natural and wins favor by her
artless manner.
Tuesday, Mary Pickford viii be
seen in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
p A TIE N T S

And Trade Marks Obtained in al
Countries. Advice Free. GEO j.
OLTSCH. Registered Patent Atty.
7l1-712 Studebaker bldg. South
Bend Ind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
AT THE AUDITORIUM.

Cheating the Public" shown at
the Auditorium today, tells a power
ful story.
Mary Garvin. sole support of her
widowed mother and three small
brothers and sisters, earns her live
ihood by toiling in the Alillvale fac
tory Of John Bowling. Bowling.
known as the master OF Millvale. is
rich. avariciOus and cruel, making
his money out Of other peoples mis-
cry and misfortune. He secretly
employs child labor and boldly. in
defiance CT people and government.
takes advantage Of war conditions
TO boost prices Of food.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18

duplicity, breaks the engag cement
and sues him for breach Of prom
Use
The piece is given a patriotic
unge in the early scenes by the
mem bers OF the chorus representa- :
aviation girls and infantry girls.
Songs they sing are The Sammy's
Serenade" and I'm Up in the AIR
About You"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
THINKS QUESTIONABLE
IS CATAL0G: SAYS HE
DOESN'T WANT TO BUY

TULSA. Okla. Feb. 1S.-Mistaking
his QUESTIONABLE for cataloE
Ysidore Ortado. a Greek. living ut
Escale, returned il 10 his exemption
board with note. written in Greek.
saying there was nothing in the list
ne wished 20 purchase
Another questionable. returned
hy q Mexican, was accompanied By
q note which stated that the man
could not read United States. so en-
closed a s. bill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18

Thss powerful y kIf m f human appeal vii yer man.
I'll OF eve
thousand Tsopp appearing the vii nk he o F h r ~
producer u n o h % am We e II N >
nina Master pp ~ would % th at m b. II n price
cheating cpHc"a niwtrs tina it : me # &c hes prod y shown here nj
nj TO plea Prof Stnp vii n b
tho ~ o t Is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18

Don't say you saw 1t In the
newspaper. Say News-Time&
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
AT THE CASTLE.

With Ethel Clayton playing the
role of a patriotic and extremely
charming young Yankee girl and
with Montagu Love in the role of
an intriguing foreign embassy Of
fetal. Yankee Pluck" shown at the
Castle today and tomorrow has
much to recommend il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
INTENDS TO
MAKE SEPARATE PEACE?

AMSTERDAM Feb 1S.-A dis
patch from Vienna 70 the Handles
blad says il has been learned that
ROumania intends TO enter into nc
gouations with the central powers,
provided they give her previous as
surance that they will not assail the
sovereignty Of Roumania but will
leave a solution OF dynastic ques-
tons TO the Roumanians themselves
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