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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
In the Lodges

An invitation has been extended
to the public to attend the enter
tainment to be given at Turner
hall, Moline, tomorrow night, I'M
der the auspices of Noble lodge, No.
2SS, order of Vasa- The program
follows:
Piano solo-Miss Effie Ostrom.
Greetings of welcome-Erick
Erickson.
SeIection-Svea Male quartet.
DeclamatiOn-Eric Eos.
Solo. NJ. Carlstedt.
Speech. A. EIson of Angus
tana college.
Solo-Gunhild Ottason.
Selection-Svea Male quartet.
Beach Combers comedy; one act;
music furnished by trio.
After the program refreshments
and a general good time will be en-
joyed.
Miss Dorothy Johnson and Mrs.
Georgiana Hewitt were last night
taken into the Belle X. camp No
102, r. n. A Following routine
business a social hour was passed
Of the camp presented an amateur
vaudeville performance of six acts.
A business session will be held
March at Red Mems hall. On
March 20 another social meeting
will take place, at which time the
younger members will be in charge
and will provide entertainment.
At the joint session held last
night by Moline encampment, No
153, and Pillow City encampment,
%. 200, / o. o. F., the patriarchal
degree was conferred on II candi-
dates for the former encampment
and eight from the latter. There
was a large attendance and the
meeting was enthusiastic through
out. In two weeks, the same team
of past chief patriarchs will confer
the golden rule degree on the class.
Members are urged to be there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
The Day in Davenport

Level Gun, Take Cash-Less
than half an hour after Fred
Green, night clerk at the lola
hotel. 107-109 East Fourth street.
had been held up by three men
and robbed of s32.75, Detective
John Quinn and Officer Walter
Wiese arrested Mike Foley and
Walter (Flicker) Jansscn. They
were identified. The third bandit
is still at liberty The holdup took
place in the lobby Of the hotel. Mr.,
Green was on duty alone. the pro-
prietor. Henry Warren, having re-
tired for the night some time
earlier. At 1890 the three men
came in the door. One of them
drew something from his pocket
resembling a revolver, ard leveled
1t at the clerk. The others took a
pocketbook co1taing S65u and tap
ped the cash register for $26.25,
and the three men backed out the
door and escaped.
Steal Then Sell-Another clever
arrest made yesterday by Detec-
tives Bishop and Kinney when they
nabbed Curtis Kile, 20, and Edward
Burke. is, while they were at
tempting to sell stolen cigarets and
tobacco at a billiard hall. Later
the two young men confessed to
stealing the goods from the ware
house of the Tri-City Wholesale
Grocery Co., at 10 East Front
street. The theft was committed
early yesterday morning. A rear
81 SaT-
and a piece of iron. Nine thou
sand cigarets and several thou
sand plugs of chewing tobacco
were among the articles missing
when the establishment was
opened by the proprietors yester-
day morning.
Denied PardOn-The applications
of Charles Wiese and Albert Fl.
: Miller to the department Of justice.
Washington, D. c., for pardOns, has
been denied and both defendants
informed of this action. Messrs.
Wiese and Miller yesterday de-
cIared they were unable to pay the
$4,000 fines assessed against them
by Judge Wade and stood ready to
be committed and serve out the
sentence. Fred Nollmer viii pay
his fine. The case agains: DR.. Wal
ter Matthey now rests with the
court of appeals on a motion for
a new trial.
Fail in Arson Attempt III feel
ing arising between sldents of
City island led to an attempted ar
nj oh
The arrest of Lou Redmond, Mar
ley Miller, William Miller and L.
NJ. PrimWell by Detective Charles
Boettcher and Officer Harry Ramm
propably averted a corflagration.
The shantyboat residence of
Charles Milhone was the objective
of the gang Mr.. Milhone heard a
noise outside his bedroom. He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Marriage Licenses - Henry H.
Leach of Atlanta, Ill, and Mary
L. Loop, of Carthage, Ill. Grant
P. Cobb and Amy Easton, both OF
Rock Island.
The sun., 1919-10-19
CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP
EASY FOR MOTOR CAR
Road Performance of Modern
Car Now Taken as Mat
ter of Course.

Engineering science. plus modern
methods of manufacture. has developed
the high grade motor car to a point
where performance is taken by the
owner as a matter of course. Long dis
lance touring by automobile. once re-
garded as a feat worthy of comment,
now is looked upon as a task that the
automobile may be expected to accom-
plish.
On cross-country tour of 1000 miles
or more the motor car. encountering all
manner of road conditions, will travel
day after day without giving trouble. A
railroad locomotive, on the other hand,
Is run into the roundhouse at the end of
$50 or 900 miles for cleaning, oiling and
general "recuperation" in fact, at each
division point it receives, at the hands
of experts, general inspection.
The inspection OF the motor car on a
long distance tour generally is confined
to a glance at the oil gauge and a peep
into the gas tank.
1t is comparatively only few years
since tour OF a few hundred miles was
looked upon by the owner as a real test
of his cars endurance. On a trip of
that kind the driver was prepared to
experience mechanical trouble. Since
then there has been decided improve
ment in road conditions throughout most
sections of the country. but the big adj
vancement has been found in the con-
struction of the automobile itself.
When G. NJ. Hirsch, a hotel owner OF
Portland, Ore, accompanied by his
family. passed through Kenosha in their
Nash Six last week their speedometer
registered 1890 miles. The Hirsch fam
lily was on its way to Pittsburg. They
had made many detours since leaving
Portland on what they described rs a
''loafing trip" but in all the distance
they had travelled their car had given
them not the slightest trouble.
I'VE haven't even had to change a
spark plug" said Mr.. Hirsch, land while
! know that the performance of this car
is a remarkable tribute to engineering
science and manufacturing skill, we
have come to look upon the behavior OF
our Nash as a matter of course. We
The sun., 1919-10-19

starter there IL bound to be sediment
In the bottom of the cells, which in time
causes an internal discharge. They
should be cleaned at least once a year
that is IL the battery iasts that long,
for the average life is only about eigh-
teen months, though some recent models
have greater longevity. Don't throw
away your battery which is not acting
right. however, until you have tried hav-
ing 1t recharged at the service station.
And II you Go not already have 1t, ask
The battery manufacturer for an instruc-
ton book. At least one manufacturer
puts out real compendium on the
battery.
A case was brought to me recently
where the starting motor failed to turn
over the motor. 1t would start to re-
volve and then stop with a grind. Try
ing a new battery did not help any and
the motor was removed for examination.
1t was found that the brass bushings ir
which the armature axle revolved were
worn SO much that the armature section,
hit the pole pieces as soon as any speed
was developed. The motor would turn
but as soon as the engine compression
was encountered the starting motor
stopped. not having power enough Il
overcome internal friction and compress
sion. OF course new bushings ended thi
| trouble.
Any number OF cases OF trouble devel
| oped where the commutator of the motor
| or generator was worn rough, or tn,
copper segments worn SO that the mics
insulation was high, making the brushe,
jump on high speed and quit charging
The sun., 1919-10-19
HEADS
co. OF N. Y.
After Successful Work in Phil
adelphia He Comes to
Home State.

After a remarkable success in building
IN the Packard Motor Car Company Of
| Philadelphia Lee ]. Eastman has been
called to head the Packard Motor Car
Company Of New York, Packard's larR-
est and most important distributor. He
succeeds Roger J. Gilmore, resigned, as
president and general manager.
Mr.. Eastman has been a prominent
figure in Philadelphia's automotive bust
ness circles since he took command of
the Packard organization in that city
four years ago. He Is very compan-
ionable sort of man, possessed OF keen
and shrewd Judgment. unusual executive
ability and the happy faculty Of inspir-
Ing all his fellow workers with his own
enthusiasm. Motoring and golf are his
chief diversions.
In coming to New York Mr. Eastman
Is really returning to his native State,
as he was born In July, 1877. in the
little town of Potsdam in St. Lawrence
county. His education, as far as schools
were concerned, began there and ended
in the Potsdam State Normal School
While in school he served as correspon-
Il dent and special writer for various Up
State newspapers and the New York
World. At IS he became editor of the
Potsdam Recorder, a weekly He was
said at that time to be the youngest
editor of real newspaper in the Uniteo
States.
As has been the case with many other
commercial men, newspaper work proved
an excellent training school for Mr..
Eastman, and he graduated from II
and Potsdam in 1904 to enter the
broader field of business. He started
hs a salesman for the N. ]. Fairbanks
Company, covering a territory in the
South His record won for him two
reers later the management of the Pal
more office Of that company.
His first venture in the automotive in
Pustry was as head of the Eastman
Motor Truck Company at Philadelphia
IN 1911, handling Wilcox trucks. The
hext step was to go with the Packard
Motor Car Company of Philadelphia in
May 1915. Three months later he sue
ceeded E. B. Jackson in the presidency,
mfr. Jackson coming to Packard New
The sun., 1919-10-19
Helpful Hints.
by WILLIAM II. STEWART.
Ste,oart Automobile School,

Stecart Automobile School.
n ONT apply the brakes sud-
denly when driving on a wet
- pavement. This will start q
skid. especially II the brakes do not
take hold evenly. II you feel the
car start to skid, turn the steering
wheel in the direction of the skid.
At the same instant release the
brakes. Better control will result II
the brakes are applied gradually.
Many drivers lose their heads in such
an emergency and feel that they have
done everything possible when they
have locked the brakes.
Don't permit the driving wheels
to slide either in starting or stop
ping. Gradual clutch and brake en-
gagement will avoid this. Proper ad-
justment of each and good Judgment
in driving will amply repay you.
Don't run your car any distance
on Debated tire. At the first warn
ing stop and make the change.
Nothing will break down the tire
walls more quickly, and you can
hardly estimate the cost Of damage
by such neglect.
Don't try to make every hill In
high speed. Nothing IL to be gained
by SO doing. Your gearset Is de-
signed to meet such requirements. II
you persist in this practice you VIII
soon find it necessary to reht the
engine bearings. and Furthermore
you will greatly reduce the tire mile
age of the driving wheels.
Don't approach a downgrade az
speed and then apply the brakes sud
denly to bring the car under con-
troll. Many accidents occur from TINS
cause, especially on wet roads. Aside
from this your tires suffer and your
brakes wear out quickly.
The sun., 1919-10-19
a member of the Federal Highway Com

a member OF the Federal Highway Com
mission.
While Mr.. Eastman was located in
Philadelphia he became actively affil-
lated with a number of other business
organizations and social clubs. He is
vice-president of the Philadelphia Auto
mobile Trade Association. former presi-
dent and director of the Motor Truck AS
ISOLATION, member of the National Auto
mobile Dealers Association, a director of
the Philadelphia Rotary Club and a
member of the Manufacturers Club, the
Poor Richard Club. Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club. Goats Club, Orpheus Club
and Old Colony Club. L. Coppee Mitchell
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, Oriental Chapter, Ka-
dosh Commandery, Philadelphia Conss-
tory and Lulu Temple.
The sun., 1919-10-19

step into the car in the morning. drive
all day long and sometimes far into the
night. The following day when we are
ready to start the car always is ready.
I'VE have crossed some wonderful
roads and we have encountered roads
that presented an appalling condition.
Where conditions are bad we do not
make good running time. but the gen
eral effect on the motor or on the car
itself apparently is negligible"
Scores of Nash owners, during the
summer months, toured to the Pacific
coast from points in the East and in the
central West while many are preparing
to drive to Florida and other points In
the South this winter.
The sun., 1919-10-19
BETTY" AND HER HUDSON.
They Do Amazing "Stunts" In the
West.


THAT the Hudson Super-Six car is one
OF the best cars in the world is no news
to 10000 satisfied owners and its rec
ords of speed and endurance are known
from one end Of the country to the
other" says Harry S. Houpt. president
of the Hudson Motor Car Company of
New York.
I'm the past few years, the Hudson
Super-Six not only smashed records at
Ormond Beach and on the Speedways.
but hung up a transccntinental round
trip record to the coast and back of ten
days twenty-one hours.
Here in the east we no longer go in
very much for automobile stunts but
out on the coast they still believe in the
advertising value Of contests or of some
performance out of the ordinary
I'm California the local papers are
full of the exploits of woman driver
called Betty who has been doing some
strenuous touring stunts in her Hudson.
The latest exploit Of this young as
pirant for touring honors Is in driving
four times across the toughest part Of
the Sierra Nevada Mountains in one
trip.
Twice Miss Betty crossed the summit
OF Tioga pass. at 10000 feet above sea
level, then over the forty-mile grade and
1850 feet elevation of Placerville pass
and back again into California over
Emigrant gap. narrow slit in the
Sierras. one and three-quarter miles
higher than the Golden Gate.
"As though that energetic bit of test
ing car and tires were not enough. Betty
and her party of lady friends took side
trips to the Mariposa grove of big trees,
pnipt and Ynsamita Valley. Here
is what she says:
1--WE drove our Hudson 1.746 miles
without touching a tool to the car, and
without putting any additional water in
the radiator. or changing a tire, which
is a pretty fair record for car that
has already been driven $4,000 miles "
The sun., 1919-10-19
AIDING ACTORS FUND.

Major II. l.. Stratton, chairman Of the
Automobile and Accessory Trades Division
of the Actors National Memorial Day for
the Actors Fund. which will be celebrated
on December 5, 1919, announces that con-
siderable progress has been made in his
work The automobile interests keenly
appreciate the contribution Of the stage to
Americas war efforts ana are eagerly
them by Major Stratton and IBIS asso-
eiates by expressing their appreciation in
a tangible form.
Members OF the committee having the
work In hand are A c. Bergman, Charles
c.. II. Brown. II. Delisser. A. j. Diefen-
derfer, Frank @. Carrie. J. A. Clark, Harry
]. de Bear. John b. Elsey. l. Tickling.
Harry p. Gardner. E. J. Gilmore. Edward
F. Korbel, C. II. Larson, Charles L. MIL
Ter, Thomas F. Moore. w. C. Poertner. Ar
thur E. Rembell. A. @. Southworth, Major
H. L. Stratton. C. d. Studebaker. Samuel
s. Toback, Fred J. Wagner. John c. Wet
more and W. A. Woods.
The sun., 1919-10-19

[Sork as president and general manager.
80 Mr.. Eastman is only following out
bn old Packard custom in graduating
from the Philadelphia presidency to that
bf New York.
Under his management the Philadel-
lhia organization expanded until 1t now
| as eight flourishing branches and SER
(tce stations, with another one just being
organized at Atlantic City. The bust
hess OF the Philadelphia branch has
hearty trebled
There are several important public
|novements with which the name of Mr..
Eastman is prominently associated. Best
known perhaps is the good roads" cam
kaign. Mr.. Eastman has devoted much
! ime to the betterment of national, State
nd local highways voicing the absolute
ecessity of such construction IL trans
ortatlon is to be carried on economi-
Saly and efficiently, and thus insure
reater prosperity. He is chairman of
I he committee on roads and streets of
be Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
which he is a director. He is also a
lincoln Highway consul. district gov
rnor of the William Penn Highway and
The sun., 1919-10-19

though at low speed the dial showed
Charge" In few cases the particles of
COPPER we're worn away and grease had
bridsed over the mica insulation, which
was properly undercut In another case
the commutator had been turned true
ustensibly-but the mechanic did not get
IL centred right on the lathe and 1t was
ovalled.
We had still another case--several-
The sun., 1919-10-19

where one pair Of brushes was worn 10
that they did not touch the commute or.
and in some cases weak springs had the
same effect. And ] heard of one case
where mechanic" set to replace q
brush could not find the proper carbon
brush and SO put In one cut from hard
rubber--it was black, you know. In all
these cases the cure is suggested by tho
trouble once Il Is located
The sun., 1919-10-19
SMITH JOINS WINTER COMPANY.

George Drake Smith has heen appointed
assistant to the president OF the wlnther
Motor Truck Company. Kenosha. Wis
For many years Mr.. Smith has been
manager of the commercial wagon de.
pArtment OF the Edison Storage Battery
Company, Orange. y. j.. where his eNcep-
tlonal attachments and profound knowledR e
Of the automobile industry enabled him
to build up a remarkable business.
His severance OF his tie with the Edison
interests came after carefully studying
the WHITTIER proposition and his resultant
faith in the superior merit OF the WHITTIER
motor truck. Mr. Smith has a thorough
knowledge OF the motor truck field.
The sun., 1919-10-19
NEW SERIES FoRDs ON SALE.
They Have Self Starting and
Lighting Systems.

The latest Ford touring cars are now
on display in all Ford agencies. This
series introduces the most important
move by the Ford Motor Company in
recent years, as it marks the applica-
ton of n self-starting and lighting sys-
tenn. The self-starter. generator and
battery have been specially developed
for Ford use in the most compact form
and add practically nothing to the
weight of the car. For months the new
units have been part of the equipment
of all Ford closed cars, and much en-
thusiasm has been expressed over their
quick and positive action. Their addi-
ton to these popular cars by the parent
company will give added impetus to
sales Their Importance Is summed up
by General Manager CASTOR Plaintiff in
the following words:
They i'll in the one gap necessary
to give full meaning to the phrase. The
Universal Car"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04

organization, was not sufficient in size
to stem the tide Of the invader al the
weak point in the defense which the
allies had built up. It was the National
Guard part of the American expedition
airy force which, with almost no ex.
perience in actual warfare OF any sort,
went in and, with the regulars, con
stituted the rock on which the German
offensive eventually split. SO it is not
too much to say that the National Guard
supplied the reinforcing strength which
saved the day for the allies and for the
United States. That being the case, one
is able to assert that the National Guard
idea has completely indicated itself of
the charge of "tin soldierism, if ever it
deserved such a title in the mass, and
the system has proved so satisfac.
tory that it ought to be revived once
the reorganization of the military forces
of the United States ia carried out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04
A REAL IRON TONIC
Like Peptiron May Be just What You
Need This Spring.

Probably nine people out Of ten have
lost or are losing their grip on health
in these trying months of epidemics, ex-
posure to damp, changeable weather, and
association with sick people in overhead
ed homes.
Depleted blood, loss of the red cor
puscles, shattered nerves, loss Of appe-
lite, dull, dozy feelings in the head ir-
ritability, all loudly call for the real
tonic strength and nourshment that
Peptiron win give you. 1t is wonder
derful corrective of anemic tendency,
paleness, languor, nerve exhaustion.
Peptiron restores the red corpuscIes to
the blood and gives natural vigor and
snap that keeps up courage, makes you
CHEEKY and helpful to your family and
friends, and contributes wonderfully to
the health of all. Remember this one
thing as vitality, positively true-Pept-
iron is real iron tonic.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04

Mexican border in 1916 and the other
being when Congress formally declared
state of war exists with Germany;
and forthwith the Vermont National
Guard assembled and with the guard
units of the other New England states
was whipped into such shape that it was
the first Of the socalled volunteer units
of the American army to embark for
Europe Had it not been for the Ma
tional Guard units of New England and
the other states the progress of the
Huns toward Paris might not have been
stayed, because the regular army of the
United States, recognized as splendid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04

The state of Vermont must be repre-
sented at the homecoming of the boys of
the Goth division What would the Yer
mont boys in the division say were they
to learn that Vermont, of all the New
England states, was unrepresented at
the Homecoming If Governor Clement
cannot go to Boston, some official dele
cation from Vermont ought to go.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04
HOW WE DEPEND ON THE
NATIONAL GUARD

Tentative plans for restoring the old
National Guard system in the United
States win meet with approval in Yer
mont along with most of the other
states. The Vermont National Guard oc-
cupied a prominent place in the life Of
the state and on two occasions recently
it justified its being, one of the occa
sions being when it was called to the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04

1t was about three months ago that
the American people We're informed that
the casualty lists would be completed in
ten days through lack of material to
publish Yet the casualty lists keep on
coming. The one redeeming feature is
that they are small, very small as COM
pared with the disquieting lists pub.
lshed soon after the Germans began
their great offensive on the Marine. 1t il
to be expected now that the lists will
continue for a long time, perhaps not
regularly but at intervals as the OBJ
seurities are cleared up and to mark the
progress of disease in the ranks of the
American expeditionary forces, As long
as American forces are engaged in north
ern Russia, too, there will be casualties
to come in from that sector. So the
casualty list is likely to be fixed in.
stitution for considerable time,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04

Secretary of War Baker may be at.
tempting to heap Goals of fire upon the
heads OF various and sundry newspapers
which have been attacking him tiercely
by telling them what good boys they
were not to print the names of the Am
erican casualties until the release dates
mentioned; but he clearly has not had
comprehension of the principle which
dominates nearly every newspaper office
in the United States, else he would net
have felt called upon to hand out the
little appreciation above referred to
Taken by and large, newspaper men are
made up of about the same stuff as
people in other walks of life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04

The malicious person in Paris who
started the April first joke about the
treaty of peace being signed had the dis
elimination to credit the report to Col,
House rather than to Pres. Wilson. But
it was a miserable attempt at joke
under any cloak
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-04
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919.

Some day the citizens of Barre are go
ing to wake up in alarm over some ac-
ton taken at thinly attended city
meeting. "To do any other proper bust
ness" might cover multitude of unsat-
isfactory things.