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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05
WILL CALL DENTISTS
As SOON AS GRADUATED
Pam Students Will See Service
Much Sooner Than They
Expected

University Of Pennsylvania dental
sadents who are enlisted in the dental
,ncers reserve corps villa see actual
|wrice much sooner than they expected
|k@use of an order issued by the sur
,,n generals office. Colonel T. u.
|l9er, Of the medical corps OF the Ma
|tanal Army in the department order
raes that 'it is now the policy of this
eHee 10 order to active duty rs priNateS
In tie medical department immediately
iher graduation those dental students
yto are due to graduate this year and
'vho are now enlisted in the medical ell
1 listed reserve corps.
This order brings into active service
Pennsylvania dentists before those Of
|sw other professional department,
.fhereas they expected long delays
4 ewing to the fact that commissioned OF,
/ fon were not needed in the dental
oorps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05
Town PARTY SOLICITS AID
Calls Meetings to Increase Registra-
ton Among Independents

Town Meeting party workers will hold
a seres of public meetings in various
wards of the Germantown and West
Phsdepha districts to stimulate in
Niest among independent voters in the
yuoernatorial, legislative and congress
lonal campaign. and especially to in
crease registration this year.
The first Of such meeting will be held
|Apn in the Twenty-third Ward.
Aiter that date meetings will be held at
ngular intervals in approximately
nenty-eight wards, principally in. all
u The last twenty-eight of the forty
eight wards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05

POttsviIIe. Pa, April j.--Thc Liberty
Loan campaign is to be pushed in this
county with speeches in Pennsylvania
Dutch" Hundreds of farmers who are
drawing big incomes have subscribed
little toward previous loans, and it Is
hoped to get large subscriptions this time
from the farming regions.
Chairman ID. w. Kaercher is arranE-
ing plans for meetings in not only every
town in the county, but also in every ag-
ricultural center.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05
CITY'S GREETING READY
FOR CLERGYMAN-NOBLE
Rev. Sir George Smith to Be
Met by 400 Committee
men Today

Four hundred prominent lay1ncn will
act as a reception committee for the
Very Rev. Sir George Adam Smith, vice
chancellor and principal Of Aberdeen
University. Scotland, upon his arrival in
this city at noon today. lie will be cs-
corted to the BellcvuG-Stratford Hoyel,
where he will be the guest at a luncheon
arranged in his honor. lie will speak
tonight at the Academy Of Music.
Sir George bears the distinction of
being among the few clergymen who are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
BOY SCOUT NEWS

The Boy Scout court of honor
was held last night in the circuit
court room at the court house. 4
large number of boys were present
to take the test Those passing the
tendeTfoot test follow:
Kenneth Phenninger. Walter
Lundy. Leo Newark. Ben Bollman.
Harold Grigsby, Henry Stanley.
Walter Haddick, Edward Gordon,
Arthur Morrison, Roy Perkins.
James Coleman, Robert Tiffin, Will
liam Jackson, Leon Hueston, Iona
Organ, Clyde Rounds, John Hold
son, Walter Hedges. Richard Myers,
Virgil Philips. Philip Ash, Harry
Finkelstein, Philip Rosene, Harry
Knox, Charles Butt. Robert Solo
mon. Tom Davis, Robert Friedman,
George Paaske. Eugene Chambers,
EmiI Guldenzopf. Myrtle Taylor, Le-
Roy Rain, Herbert Shipley.
Those passing the second class
tests are as follows:
Fletcher Fifer. Roy White. Amos
Martins. Richard koenig. Eugene
Loe. Roscoe Harper, Frederick
Snitzer, Herbert Day, James Mon
roe.
The court of honor will hold a
meeting Monday, June 8, at which
time the prizes will be awarded
that were won in the third Liberty
loan campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
FIRST DRY LAW
vIOLAT0R FINED
Initial Arrest of a Dealer Caught
Selling Whisky Since
May is Made.
sPOTTER SECURES WHISKY
Detective Sends Man Into William
Meier'S Place to Get Evidence
Against Him.

Rock Islands first bootlegger
was arrested yesterday.
William Meier, operating a soft
drink emporium at 300 Fourth
street, was caught with the goods
yesterday, according to the police,
when a spOtter sent into his place
of business by Detective Sehnert
returned with a half pint bottle of
whisky, for which he paid rs cents.
Meier was ordered to appear in po-
lice court this morning, and was
assessed a fine of $50 by Police
Magistrate Smith. His place was
closed by the police this morning
At the next meeting of the city
commission, Meier's soft drink Ii
cense Will be revoked.
Asks Information.
Chief of Police Phil J. Miller
urges all to cooperate with the
police department in eliminating
the bootlegging evil, and stated
that all violators of the dry law
as applying here will be harshly
dealt with
buy Thrift stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
MACCABEES IN
DISTRICT RALLY
Delegates to Number of 100 VIII Be
Here for Sessions Thursday
at Odd Fellows Hall.

Delegates to the number of ap-
proXimately 100 viii come to the
city Thursday in attendance upon
the district rally Of the Woman's
Benefit association of Maccabees,
which is to be held on the after
noon and evening of that day at
Odd Fellows hall. This day is also
in observance of the 18th anniver-
sary of the organization of the To-
cal review Queen Bee hive No 800
Mrs. Emma B. Wilkinson, state
deputy of Chicago, will be in at
tendance upon the meeting, as will
Mrs. Louise NJ Hinrich of Chicago,
now supreme finance auditor of the
order, who was the organizer of the
local review and at that time was
deputy. The order expects two or
three other supreme officers from
Port Huron, Mich, to be in attend
ance at the meetings, but just who
they will be has not been announc-
ed. The sessions will open Thurs
day afternoon with the initiation of
a class OF candidates, various
branches of the organization rep
resented to take part in the initia-
tory work.
Thursday evening it is planned TO
hold an open session, when the or
der's service flag will be dedicated.
The flag will have placed on II 20
stars and it is hoped that arrange
ments may be made whereby the
families Of the boys in service may
be present at the service of dedica-
ton A special propram is in prep
aration for this occasion Friday
all members of the organization re-
naming over will be taken for a
trolley ride to the Watch Tower and
will be served with fish dinner at
noon.
The district includes Peoria.
Moline. East Moline,
Silvis, etc. and is one OF the strong
est districts OF the six in the state.
The local review has a membership
Of 100 and has been doing excellent
work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
PLAN
FOR MEET HERE
Tri-City Stewards Arrange the
Program for International
Convention.
EXPECT 200 REPRESENTATIVES
Delegates are to Attend From Cities
in This and Other
Countries.

Final plans for the program for
the International Association of
Stewards convention, which takes
place in Davenport on Aug. 6, and
s, were completed last night at the
Rock Island club by members of
the Tri-City Stewards association.
The first day of the convention,
Tuesday, will be devoted to regis
tering the delegates who are to
attend 200 strong from all parts
of the world and to an automobile
drive through the tri-cities for the
friends and relatives of the rep
resentatives- But little business
will be taken up on the initial day
Of the meet
On Wednesday business matters
will be partly disposed of and in
the evening the delegates and their
friends will enjoy a moonlight ex-
cursion on the steamer G. w. Hill.
Officers of the association will be
elected Thursday morning and a
city is to be named for the next
convention.
Dinner Parties.
Among the entertainments to be
given the visitors will be dinners at
at the Watch Tower inn in Rock
Island and at the Manufacturer
hotel in Moline. The Black Hawk
hotel in Davenport is to be conven-
ton headquarters. This was de-
cided on by the local stewards last
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
STRIETER HEAD
OF ASSOCIATION
Is Elected President of Rock Island
Young Mems Christian Board of
Directors.
T. B. DAVIS VICE PRESIDEN'
c. E. Sharp Makes Plea for Men To
Go Abroad To Carry On Work
With Army.

NJ. F. Strieter was elected presi-
dent Of the board of directors of
the Rock Island Young Mems Chris
tian association at a meeting of the
body last night. Others elected are
as follows;
Vice President-T. B. Davis.
Recording SecTetary-C. ]. Mont
gomery.
Treasurer-N. G. Griffiths.
Reports were given from all the
departments. DR.. G. E. Robb pre-
scented his resignation, which was
accepted with regrets. c. Z. Sharpe
gave a report of the recruiting COM
mittee's trip, after which he said
he hoped that a number of the
board would go abroad to carry on
the Y. NJ G A. work. E. c. Fisher
commented on the fine work which
the Y. NJ. c. A. is carrying on
through the physical departments
of the individual schools.
Ribbons were awarded to Young
Mems Christian association boys
who were winners of contests in
the last year at Franklin and KEN
BILE schools. Today as many more
as possible were visited and the
others will be taken care of to-
morrow. At Franklin school alone
So ribbons were awarded in the
sixth. seventh and eighth grades.
In all there are $50 ribbons to be
distributed Out of these As go to
high school boys. Tomorrow, when
the athletics medals are given the
Y. NJ. c. A. ribbons will also be
awarded
Swimming Contest.
The annual swimming contest
will be held this year from June 8
to S. inclusive. This contest is for
any boy, 10 to IS years, who now
cannot swim. The object is to
teach more boys a delightful sport
in a safer way than they could 9TH
erwise learn. The hours are as fol-
lows:
Boys from 10 to II, S:45 to 945.
Boys from y to IA, 9:45 to 10:45.
Boys from IA to 16, 1915 to
11:45.
If the classes are too large to ac-
all in the morning ar
will be made to have
classes also. Next week
cards will be sent out TO the boys
who care to attend the classes
which must be signed by the par
ents. thus giving their consent to
the boys to learn swimming at the
free swimming campaign.
nj Tor ms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
PERSONAL POINTS

Word was received today by Mr..
and Mrs. Frank H. Morse, 1908
Twenty sixth street. of the safe ar
rival of their son, Howard Morse,
in France.
Mrs. Belle Roach has returned to
her home in Hennepin, Ill, after a
Sunday visit with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
F. Herbert, 1440 Forty-seventh ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Keckley of
Bloomington, Ill, are here for a
10 days visit with their daughter,
Mrs. J. l. Griggs, 912 Fourteenth
avenue.
Drs. c. f. Robb, J. Z. Assay and
Louis Ostrom left yesterday to at
tend the annual convention of the
State Medical society at Springfield,
being held this week.
Mrs. Harry Knox, 1856 Twenty
second street, has returned from a
short visit with friends in Chicago
~ Efy,rr a FY1F1 =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
POLICE SEEKING
MISSING GIRLS
Three Misses Leave Home at 1 Yes.
terday Afternoon and Fail to
Return Last Night.

Three small girls, two sisters
from the Bowers family, 903 Fiji
teenth street, 8 and IA years of
age, and Ruth Roberts, aged 10,
1917 Seventh avenue, have been
missing from their homes since 1
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Their disappearance was report
ed to the local police, but no trace
Of their whereabouts had been
found up to a late hour today A
street car conductor stated that he
saw them at Watch Tower park,
but upon being questioned admit
ted that he might have been mis-
taken. Another street railway man
thought that he had hauled them
into town about o'clock last even
ing.
Says She Had S25.
A little girl companion asserts
that one of the girls had $25 in
her possession, but this statement
is doubted by the parents and the
police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
Obituary
Funeral OF Rex Woods.

The funeral service of Rex
Woods, ,1434 Seventh avenue, who
died yesterday afternoon at 2:2O
Will be held Thursday afternoon at
. o'clock, at Moeller's undertaking
parlors Rev J. c. Granger of the
Baptist church Will oficiate The
deceased leaves to mourn his death
his wife, Lilly Woods, 10 whom he
was married in 1916. a little daugh-
ter, NaOma, 6 years old; his father,
Emmerson Woods; a sister, Mrs.
]. Hillard, and two brothers, Jake
and Harry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
FATHER OF LOCAL
ATTORNEY Is DEAD

=. 4 A Weld, Of Buda. III. father
: /, A Weld. Rock Island attor-
- died this morning al ST. An
..aays hospital. following an up
~ L. He was Ill a lew days.
49, was brought 10 the hospital
+. ne! morning Besides his son
!. eE Island, he is survived Nv
!, = siaow, Mrs. Harriet g. Weld,
~. saom he was married at Provt-
10. -, Ill, Oct. :. 1857. Tho ven
800 rss.e couple celebrated their Goth
ing anniversary last October.
a sheral services will be held
cosaa tomorrow afternoon at the
ssiss satlonal church there. Of
fae, Ae was long time and de-
La. "e4ber Mr.. Weld was
g,,e eef OF the Buda Post. Grand
d. q Republic. and was among
cry last survivors Of the Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
CONSUL HAS NO
POWER IN CASE
Replies to Request of Mayor Carl
son, Saying Matter Is Up to
Officers on Train.
WIRE BELGIANs IN CHARGE
Delegation in Behalf OF 10000 PeO-
pie of Same Nation Takes
Action.

Following the request made by
Mayor NJ R Carlson of Moline,
representing 10000 citizens of Rock
Island county, 10 the Belgian am
bassador in Washington, a telegram
was received this morning from
the consulate to the effect that the
routing had been turned over to the
Belgian officials who are with the
troop train carrying $50 Belgian
soldiers from the Pacific coast to
the battle front
Thus far the train which was
scheduled to have stopped in Rock
Island on Friday evening for a time
will not pass over the Rock Island
lines, but will go another route.
Mayor Carlson and a delegation
of Belgians will attempt to bring
the train here, as was formerly
planned The officials who are with
the troop train will be communi-
Gated with before il becomes too
late and every endeavOr will be
made to have the soldiers stop in
Rock Island for at least a short
time.
Some Related.
The delegation of local people in
terested said today that Rock Is
land county probably has more
Belgian American residents resid-
ing within its limits than several Of
the places at which the train is TO
stop 1t is said that some of the
Beligians here may be related to
the soldiers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
ARRESTS MINER
AFTER He GOES
BACK To FORCE
Imam Who Assaulted Travel
salesman Faces Hearing
in Justice Court
ngPrTY SHERIFF SERVES 1T
IT.. MILLER Refuses To Again Fire
0ficer Because Liedtke
Reinstated Him.

Imam Charles Miner OF the
Pa'Follii'-.' - -. - -
Kock lslana p"'i'e ''' ~ " a. 10
erred with a warrant charging
nth assault and battery.
Il -tarqe was preferred by r.
me - travelling salesman of
heFI ma Who alleges that the 20
Cineinsloe-. bas+ him nm without
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
MEMORIAL FOR
LODGE IN june
Four Branches of Odd Fellows VIII
Hold Services for Dead in
Next Month.

At a special meeting of the four
branches of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows held at Odd Eel
lows hall last evening, it Yas de
cided to hold memorial Services
June 10, the Sunday following their
Memorial day. which is June II.
John A. Reid of the Rock Island
lodge No. IS, was elected chairman
and Sam R. Wright of Ucal lodge
No. SOS, was elected secretary of
the committee appointed to arrange
the program for the observance Of
the day.
The following committees were
appointed as representatives Of
their respective orders:
Rock Island lodge, Ne. 18-John
held, L. L. Damon, Frank BerOnek,
w. ]. Bleisener and George Trenk-
enschuh
UcaI lodge No. COS - Sam R.
Wright, William Gulden2oph and
Charles Lisand.
Eudora Rebekah - Mesdames
Freida Beronek, Martha Mason,
Cora Roberts, May PAIL, Rosa
Thierman and Alice Parks.
Rock Island Encampment - Ar
thur Johnson, John BOllman and G.
T. Inch.
Five Die i'm Gear.
Members of the Ucal lodge who
have died in the last year and are
to be honOred at their graves at ,
o'clock Sunday, June 1, at the Chip
piannock cemetery are: Lawrence
w. Johnson, W. H. Scott, 0. w.
Baughman, Eugene Hanson and H.
w. alderman.
The program has not been COM
pleted and is left entirely in the
hands of the committees. An
nounCement of same will be made
at some later date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
MAY TRANSFER TO
CAMP GREENE SOON

Mrs. Harry Knox. 736 Twenty
second street, last evening received
a telegram from her husband. Cor
p0ral Harry Knox, who is now sta
toned at Waco, Texas, that he may
be transferred in the very near flu
lure TO Camp Green, y. c. Cor
pOral Knox also stated that con-
iitiOns are very unsettled at the
Waco cantonment. as the battal-
ions are being broken up.
Corporal Knox enlisted in the
aviation corps Jan. % last. Soon
after his enlistment he was made
corporal. and is now in line for
the advancement 10 sergeant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
TWO SPEEDERS ARE
CAUGHT AND FINED

Jus Jackson, a Moline carpen-
's'' and Joe Walker Of Silvis were
arrested by Motorcycle Cop Earl
shannon this morning for speed
Is- Gus was taken at Twelfth
ssIeel. when rambling at the rate Of
= Niles per hour Jackson claim
: mat he was late for work and
s.-useqaently was under the impress
~ mat speeding was permissible.
~ ordnance. however. has some
~ JAILED 10 make this provision
~ Gus was fined s. in police
Walker was arrested on
fpietn street and Fifth avenue
vas assessed a similar amount
Foilee Magistrate Smith this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
COMES
TO CITY TO BE AT
BOARDS MEETING

Miss Frances Crittenden, eco
nonic secretary of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association central
field. arrived in Rock Island this
afternoon to look over the work Of
the local organization.
She will hold a conference with
the board and at 6 o'clock there
will be a board dinner at which
Miss Crittenden will be the guest
of honor. After dinner a confer
ence will be held.
Fifty girls attended the supper or
the Rea Cross department OF the
Patriotic league which was held last
night.
A social club Of girls has been
unanimously voted into the Patri-
otic league as a new unit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
PRISONER SAYS
HE LOOTED CAR

Dick Brewer. charged with burg
larry and larceny, pleaded guilty to
me charges when brought in the
circuit court late this afternoon for
nal. He admitted entering the
lunch car OF Morris Cantor on April
Is and stealing several articles.
Buster Reynolds of East Moline
vas found not guilty by a jury in
Ice circuit court this afternoon. He
lad been charged with entering the
Lone Of Lee Morton of the same
city on March 10 and stealing arti-
cies valued at SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
ASK FOR NURSES
FOR ACTIVE DUTY
IN NEW HOSPITAL

4 modern fireproof hospital is
.tov being constructed at the Rock
Island arsenal for the purpose Of
eliminating the practice Of sending
all island patients to the various
tri-city hospitals.
Authorities in Washington have
been asked TO send Immediately
eight Red Cross nurses for duty
here Their duties will be to care
for the soldiers that become i'll
while stationed at the arsenal.
Il is expected that facilities pro-
Ividing for 40 patients will be avail
able in the new hospital before the
first of next week. When COM
pleted the building will be equipped
with sufficient equipment to pro-
vide for 100 patients.
b. ri q nc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
Funeral of WE. Parmenter.

Funeral services Tor William E.
Parmenter, late resident of Anda-
lusia, who died Sunday morning at
his home near EdgingtOn was held
this afternoon at o'clock Rev. A.
G. Stewart of Edgington Presbyte-
rian church conducted the services.
Interment was in the AndalusIa
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
QtYhT0fJ.

Tri-Cfty Towel Supply company.
For express call William Trefz-
RI Clean Towel Service. Phone
r l 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
ROTARIANs HEAR Connolly.

Dr. Frank Coles of Davenport
sent word to the Rock Island Ro-
tary club, which he was TO address
this noon, that it would be impossi-
BILE for him to deliver his speech.
Bernard D. Connolly, clerk of the
exemption board, spoke to the club
on War Registration" His talk
was very entertaining and interest
ing. Luncheon was served at the
Hotel Harms this noon and the
club was very largely repre-
scented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
USES CHAIR AS
WEAPON; FINED
Steve StamatOIus, Arrested On
Complaint of Fellow ROOmer,
Claims Self Defense.

Steve Stamatolus, 222 Forty
fourth street, was arrested last
night on complaint of George Mar
rinas, fellow roomer, who charged
Steve with being disorderly.
Steve was seated in a comfort
able rocker. George, who was
standing, wanted the chair, and
asked Steve to vacate in his favor
The latter, however, failed to be-
come enthused over the proposed
change and refused to move. An
argument followed which waxed
warm and furious. Finally Steve,
according to George, left his chair
and advanced upon him with an
other chair appraised as a weapon,
threatening to do him bodily harm.
At the hearing. Steve claimed that
he grabbed the chair in self de-
Tense as George had drawn a knife
He was unable to prove his con-
tention, however, and was assessed
a fine of 50 by Police Magistrate
Smith in court this morning Steve
paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
rs ENTHUSED OVER
EFFICIENCY LOCAL
POLICE DISPLAY

Rev Charles A Burkhardt left
today for his home in Clinton, Iowa,
firm in his conviction that the Rock
Island police force is the most effic-
lent and courteous of that of any
city in the country, and with an
equally firm conviction that his
home department is absolutely the
reverse.
The occasion for Rev. Burk-
hardt's enthusiasm is apparent He
came to Rock Island to recover his
Ford automobile which had been
stolen over a year ago and which
the local police have had stored at
the local station for about an equal
length of time He recovered his
property and now wends his way
homeward rejoicing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
| CURE PILES

Mild. safe treatm ent.
No pain or danger.
No cutting. chlDro-
form or infection. No
carbolic acid. A few
painless treatm ents
at our office and you
are well. Does not lay
you up or make you
sore. Call for free
consultation or write
for free book
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-21
STEERS AT RECORD PRICE.

Sioux City, Iowa. May PA new
top price OF SITS a hundred
pounds was established here.