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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
TWO HELD FOR
SELLING BOOZE
Harry Harper Sells TO Housing
Employees Mike Glynn Does
Business Over Counter.

Harry Harper OF Silvis was ar
rested Saturday night by East Mo
line police on a charge OF selling
or giving away liquor to men work
Jag at the housing project on SeV-
euth street, East Moline.
In the hearing this morning be
.ore Magistrate a. a. Niles in the
East Moline police court, Harper
admitted having sold liquor to +.
=. Schroeder, an employee OF the
United States housing bureau
Schroeder was picked up Saturday
evening on a charge Of intOxicatiOn.
lie was released ON bonds and his
fearing is set Tor tomorrow morn
ing.
Harper was fined 500 and costs
il court this morning. Unable 10
furnish the Gne he vas given a jail
sentence. Harper is entertaining
The hopes that someone will bal
him out this afternoon.
Mike Glyun was arrested n the
Cow-Bell soft drink parlor on the
corner OF Eleventh avenue and
Thir centh street East Moline. on
charge Of dispensing booze When
police raiacd the place Saturday
hight, they found one pint Of whis-
Ky on the shelf behind the bar lie
was let OUT on bonds, pending his
hearing to be held st 10 o'clock TO-
morrow morning in the East Mo
line police court before Magistrate
A A. Niles.
Nine DRINKS were arrested by 20
lice Saturday evening All we're
picked up in the colnred settle
ment. Among those picked up were
three together: +. D. Johnson, col
cred. Alec Clark. Colored, and F.
J.. Schroeder Their hearing on
charges of intoXication and disOr-
derly conduct will De heard tomQ5$
row morning. The two colored fell
lows are waiting in jail for their
hearing, while Schroeder was able
to furnish bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
MIKAD0 OPERA
SHOWN FEB.3-4
Rock Island and Moline Musical
Talent to Appear at High
School Auditorium.

Rock Islands and Moline's must
cal talent Will appear in, the Jap
anese opera "Mikado," t8 be pre-
scented in the Moline high school
auditorium on the nights of Mon
day and Tuesday, February "a,
under the auspices of the Helping
Hand chorus and the Harmony
club under the direction of Miss
Mary Lindsay Oliver. Principals
in the cast were announced today
as follows:
The Mikado of Japan. A.
Schillinger, Rock Island.
Nanki-Poo, son of Mikado, dis
guised as a wandering minstrel,
and in love with Yum Yum-Phil
Leone.
Ko-Ko. Lord High Executioner of
Titipu-Paul Derksen.
POoh-Ban. Lord High Everything
Else-Harry RamsdeII.
Pish-Tush, a noble-H. A. Elk.
Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Peep
Bo, three sisters and wards of Ko-
ko-Bernice HixsOI, Mae Wilson
and Rachael Coda
Katisha, an elderly lady in love
with NankiPoo-June Engdale.
Among the cast tri-city music
lovers will find old acquaintances
and several others who have come
to the community lately. Miss Hiy-
son came from Geneseo to take part
in the Mikado chorus, but her abil-
ity as one of the three little maids,
put her in one of the principal
parts. She has soprano voice and
has studied in Chicago, taking up
lyceum work.
Mr.. Derksen, the real comed%n
of the cast, has been in Moline but
one year and a half. He has had
some stage experience. Mr.. Leone,
tenor, is known locally for his rich
voice. l.. A. Schillinger, Rock Is
land singer, has a bass voice and
is very well fitted for his part as
the ruler of Japan. Harry Rams
dell is locally known and will do
justice to his part. Mrs. Elmer
Wilson ard Miss Rachael Coda, at
tractively take their parts in love
making scenes. June Engdahl has
a splendid contralto voice, and in
the part of katisha, well portrays
the part of a big, awkward girl of
uncertain age pursuing an unwill-
ing lover and winning him at last
H. A. Elk, a Minneapolis man. has
been here two months and has APP
peared on programs at the Rock
Island arsenal. He has had much
experience in opera work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
MAYOR OF EAST
MOLINE is BACK
Captain G.. +. Johnson Is Honor
ably Observation-Disclosures His
Chair This Evening.

Captain q. +. Johnson. mayor OF
East Moline. returned to the city
Saturday evening. having received
his honorable discharge from the
medical corps of the United States
army. 1t is probable that the
mayor will be back in his official
chair this evening, Mayor Protein
Joe Geisler will automatically be
put out of office and fall back again
into the aldermanship of the Fourth
ward,
Mayer Johnson had little to say
this morning as to his future pro-
gram in regard to the spring cleo
ton. He stated that he had given
little thought 30 far TO running this
spring for the mayoralty.
DR.. Johnson enlisted in the medi-
cal corps in July of 1918. On July
8, he received his captaincy. For
a while he attended the officers
training school at Fort Riley, Kans.,
and during the influenza epidemic
was transferred to Camp Travis,
San Antonio, Texas. He was sta
toned in a base hospital there for
three months. He has now receiy-
ed his honorable discharge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
LAST BASKETBALL
GAME TOMORROW

The girls basketball teams of
the East Moline township high
school will hold the final game of
the interclass basketball contest
tomorrow after school. Second
game between the freshmen and
seniors played Thursday afternoon
came out in favor of the upper
classmen, &c to 8. In the contest
between sophomores and juniors.
the third year students won by two
points. the score standing to 10.
The final game was to be held Fri
day but was postponed until to-
morrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
TOMORROW CITY
COURT NOMINEES
TO BE VOTED ON

Candidates for judge and clerk
of the Moline city court will be
elected at the primaries to be held
in the Plow city tomorrow. Women
are not allowed, according to a re-
cent decision of the Illinois su-
preme court, to cast voIes tomor
row. Polls open at o'clock in
the morning and close at o'clock
in the evening.
Final election date is Tuesday
Feb. Is. Only Republican nomina-
tions have been filed for both
Offices of judge and city clerk. Bal
lots, however. for members of the
Democratic, Peoples and Social
list parties have been prepared and
nominees for either of the three
parties may be balloted on. Re
publican nominations fer the two
offices were filed for the following.
Judge-G. L. DietZ, present
judge, and Walter McClurg, attor-
ney.
Clerk-George Schrader, now
clerk; c. V. Johnson, ciety clerk;
Otto Anderson, court reported
Henry Oldefest. city commissioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
PROPERTY OWNERS
ASKED TO CALL AT
HALL FOR REBATES

Commissioner c. V. johnson has
announced that he wants owners
of property on Fourth avenue be-
tween Twelty-fourth and Thirty
fourth streets, Moline, TO call and
get their money.
The commissioner has S5,S710e
waiting for them. 1t is TO be di-
vided among 36 property owners
The greater part of this money
will go to the city of Moline and
the Rock Island railroad
The money represents the pave
ment rebate made by tn" Tri-City
Railway company to cover its
share of the cost of the paving be
tween the additional tracks laid
this summer.
The city. which owns nearly a
half mile of frontage on the south
side OF Fourth avenue, Will receive
S2.160.23, and the Rock Islard
road. owners of properly on the
north side, will get $2,6O4.37. The
balance. S1.105 80, has been divided
in "a sums ranging from. S657 to
$57.95.
Commissioner Johnson requests
that claimants of this money bring
descriptions of their properly
when they call at the city hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
FIRE DESTROYS
ROOMINC HOUSE
Two Tenants Rendered CncOn-
seiOus and Are Brought Into
Safety at New Home Cafe.

Lives of twenty roomers were en-
dangered and the building entirely
DESTROYED when fire broke out in
the kitchen of the New Home CAFE
and rooming house, 1918 Third ave
nue., Moline, early this morning.
Edward Veneer, a cigarmaker en-
ployed in Rock Island, was dragged
out of the building unconscious.
Louis Groutsch, proprietor, tr1pped
over a trunk and fell into uncon-
seriousness. He was dragged out OF
the burning building by his son,
Roy Groutsch, IS years old.
Veneer had been awakened by
Groutsch. Both started down the
steps, but just as Veneer started
he remembered leaving ST under his
pillow. He ran back. but was over
come by smoke. Groutsch sue
ceeded in finding his way through
and brought Veneer out into the
air. unconscious. He again went
back, this time to awake a Greek
roomer, who had not heard the
alarm. He succeeded in getting him
out, but tripped over trunk IN the
hallway. At this point his son res
cued him. The two Groutsch chill
dren, John, aged Is, and Mary 3,
were taken to the Moline Plow COM
pany's livery stable. Everything in
the rooming house was ruined.
Damage will run close to $3.50 and
is only party covered by insurance.
1t is believed the fire started by
crossed wires. Mr.. GroutsCh start
ed downstairs about O'Clock and
was met with seething mass of
flames. He woke the roomers. Tine
fire department was called and
through their efficient work, the
flames were confined to the one
Mr.. Groutsch had been proprie-
tor of the place since last August.
He had just spent $500 in painting
and remodeling the cafe and room
ing house He will again start
business when the place is cleaned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
GIVE BENEFITS
MANAGER PLAN
Capitalization of Government Is
Main Aim of Borough System
for Three Cities.

So tl,4t citizens of Moline, Rock
Island and East Moline may thor
oughly understand the borough
plan of government which is being
advocated for these three cities and
Tor which four of the largest or
CARNATIONS have endorsed as a good
thing and will send representa-
tIves to Springfield to urge the pas
sage of such a bill, the following
explanation of just what the sys-
TEN means is given:
The Tri-City Federation of La
Dor, the first to take action in favor
OF the system, the Moline CONNER
cial club, the Moline Rotary club
and the East Moline Business and
Professional Mems association have
agreed to support this plan.
Capitalization of government
would be received under the Dor
ough plan. If adopted by vote of
the people here all three cities will
be merged, but each would retain
IT'S identity, not as a city, but as
borough.
Four commissioners would be
elected from each borough; while
originating from the borough, they
would, nevertheless, be voted on
at large. These II men would con-
stitute the legislative council and
would have no other functioning,
except that they would employ the
attorney, the auditor. and the man
ager. The mayor would be select
ed by vote al large. The mayor
pTesides al all council meetings, and
would be recognized as the chief
executive upon all ceremonial oc-
CasiOns.
The city manager would be en-
piOyed ~ the council. He would
employ heads of the various depart
ments, and would select them on
merit alone. These department Of
metals would hold Jfiice at his will
and the manager in turn would
hold office at the will of the coun-
Gil.
1t Will be the duty of the man
ager to enforce the laws and ordi-
nances. He would appoint and re-
move, except as provided by Ordi-
nance. all department directors.
The manager would exercise con-
troll over all department and di-
visions of administration. He
would be required 10 attend meet
ings of the council, would be per-
nitted to participate in the discus
; on, but would no lave a vote. He
would have the power to recon-
mend to the commission for adOp-
tion such measures as he might
t.eem necessary am eXpedient.
The auditor of ;he united Dor
Cughs would maintain in cCntin-
dOus audit, and would be required
TO report 10 the manager Caily the
status of each department.
Except the members of the cOun-
Gil, every man serving the city in
any capacity would be skilled in
the service. bringing about greater
in administration of all
city business.
Following is one business mans
in favor of the plan:
The combined community will
make US the ranking city of the
state, excepting only Chicago. 1t
will give us the first opportunity
TO solve our public utility ques-
tons and make our community an
attractive and heal.hful place in
which to live. 1t will eliminate sec
tiOnal strife and will direct our
thoughts and efforts toward bette
This in turn will ap-
peal to, and stimulate the younger
generation to forget all past jeal-
Ousies and Observation-Disclosures and
10 thrive comparatively for better
conditions and a large city"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
SCHOOL CHILDREN
RAISE MONEY TO
CARE FOR ORPHAN

Students of Silvis grade and high
schools at the enr of last week had
raised enough money TO maintain
a French orphan for two years.
Glasses held a contest for one week.
the money being solicited within
the school and not from outsiders.
The result was that $3.50 had been
collected.
The ninth and tenth grades hav-
ing raised the largest amount, will
have the honor of saying whether
the orphan shall be male or female.
They will meet this afternoon to
decide. The upper classmen had
collected 81 30; the eighth graders
came second with s11.15, while
children of the fourth grade had so
liciJed 5000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
The Day in Davenport

Dies Waiting for Car-While he
was standing on the sidewalk at
the approach to the government
bridge waiting for a Bridge line car
Hens P. Nielsen, aged ga, 9021a East
River street, was overcome by an
attack of heart disease and dropped
dead. Hans Speth, flagman for the
d., K. l. & \. W. railway, saw the
man come east on Second street.
He evidently had intended to walk
across the bridge, but became faint
and stopped to wait for a car.
Second Brother kiIled-Lester I.
Kahn, of the Bon Ton chain of mill
[inery stores, did not learn of the
Heath of his brother. Corporal Nor
nan D. Kahn, until he read the lat
.er's name in the casualty list pub
lished in a Peoria newspaper sew
eral days ago. Another brother,
Private Leon L. Kahn, was also kill
led in action in France. His par
snts, who reside in St Paul, had
notified the local man of this sad
news Just a few weeks ago. They
had withheld the news of the death
IF the other brother.
Dies Of Injuries Leonard c.
Carter, a former employee of the
Davenport hotel, who enlisted as
fireman on the U. S. battleship,
Brooklyn, died Dec. 10 as a result
if injuries received in an explosion
hoard ship near Yokohama, Japan.
The young man was buried with
lonors at Muscatine last week.
Leonard Carter was &c years of age.
Open Funeral Home-The OPEN
ng of a funeral home, such as are
Eidely used and extremely popular
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
L. c. HONOR ROLL.

Frank Bruner and William J.
Thompson. both members OF the
famous Cyclone division, registered
AT the Moline Red Cross Saturday.
Others who signed their names to
the honor roll Saturday and today
are:
West clarence Niles.
Mauford Johnson, George Z.
Oliver. Walter Cook, r. F. CLANCY.
Edward F. Dams, +, J. SCholOT-
check, Axel Hemmingson.
Camp RaTeton - Raymond 2
AusbrColI.
Augustana college - Paul 9
Becker, Clifton Wright
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
AUSTRIANS SEEK
RIGHT FOR UNION
WITH SWISS, CLAIM

Berne, Switzerland. Ian. 81
(By the Associated Press. )-Peti-
lions circulated in the district Of
VoraIberg, on the Austrian from
tier, urging a union with Switzer-
land, have met with surprising
support. In the first 20 towns and
villages where the petitions were
circulated, between 80 and 98 per
cent of the citizens signed them.
They are addressed to the Swiss
government and the peace confer
ence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
POLICE RAID AT
CAMPBELL DAIRY;
ARREST TEN MEN

Moline police made another raid
Saturday night and arrested men,
alleged to have been shooting craps.
They will be arraigned before Mag
istrate Gustafson this evening.
The raid was made on the Camp
bell dairy In the rear of 1924 Fiji
teenth street, Moline. Herbert
Campbell, proprietor Of the dairy,
was first charged II police records,
with being proprietor of a gaming
house Later the charge was
changed to diseIderly conduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
MAHONEY To SPEAK.

Weekly meeting OF the Current
Topics club will be held in the Y.
NJ. c. A. lobby at 1880 this evening
i. A. Mahoney. superintendent Of
the Moline high school, will ad-
dress the club on What and How
to Read" Harry Ramsdale. bari
tone, will sing and Mrs. r. A. Mel
son will read.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
TO ELECT OFFICERS.

Annual meeting of the Moline
Business Mems association will be
day. Feb. 4. Supper will be served
at o'clock after which routine
business will be transacted and Of
ficers elected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline [
Obituary
Lucien POmiiII.

Lucien Ponlin, aged 40 years,
1643 Twenty-fourth avenue, Moline,
died Saturday morning in a local
hospital. He was born in Canada
in 1870, and married Blanche Sur
prenant of Arizona in 1904 Mr..
Ponlin removed with his family 10
Moline one year ago. He had been
employed as a machinist at the
Rock Island arsenal.
He leaves the widow, one son
and one daughter, all of Moline,
three brothers in Canada, and two
sisters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
wHL PROMOTE AIRCRAFT.

Washington, Jan. 27.-To pro-
mote peace time development of
aircraft the war department has
placed McCook field, Dayton, Ohio,
at the disposal of private enter
prises testing experimental types
of machines. Official tests also
will be conducted at the McCook
field by army pitts experienced in
air work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
M0TLn HOLD ROADS

washington. Jan. 27.--Senator
Cummins Of Iowa, Republican,
prepared today a resolution to pro-
hibit return of the railroads TO pri-
vate operation until the expiration
OF the full 81 months period after
peace Is declared, allowed in the
railroad control law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
ENGINE STARTS FIRE.

East Moline fire department an
swered a call at 1870 yesterday
morning at 1901 Fifteenth avenue.
The roof on the residence started
burning. caused by sparks from a
passing Rock Island freight engine.
The damage will not exceed $40.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-27
CZECHS CAPTURE ODFRBURG.

Amsterdam, Jan. 81. = Czech
troops have captured Oderbure
from the Poles, according to a dis
patch from Breslau.
The sun., 1919-09-02
GOUIN HEARS CALL
OF NATIONAL ARENA
Abandonment of Attorney
Generals Portfolio Taken
to Mean Change.
POWER BEHIND THRONE
Canadian Leaders See Big Pos
sibilities if Action Is
Assured.
POWER BEHIND THRONE
Special Correspondence to the Cdnddtdn
Section Of THE SUN.

Special Correspondence TO the Cdnddtdn
Section Of THE SUN.
MONTREAL, Sept 1.-The conviction Is
growing that Sir Lomer Gouin Is ar
ranging his affairs with view to trans
ferring his political activity from the
provincial to the national arena His
abandonment Of the portfolio OF Attor-
ney-General last week seems 70 point
strongly in that direction.
Sir Lomer, who Is both the ablest and
the most solidly entrenched politician
in the province-so much so that no pos
sible comparison suggests itself - IL
known to have been very favorably I'M
pressed with the temper and energy Of
the recent Liberal convention. and to
have a low opinion Of the popularity
and strength Of the present Dominion
Government. He is well to do financially
and has high and legitimate ambitions
which the Premiership of Quebec can do
nothing further to crafty.
AS Quebec leader in a Liberal Gov
eminent, owing its tenure of Office
largely to the solidarity of the Quebec
vote, he would be the power behind the
throne. He is far from unpopular with
the English speaking electorate wher-
ever he is known, and his career is ex-
traordinarily free from those errors of
judgment that impair the RECORDS OF
most Of the Quebec politicians on racial
matters. The business community In
particular would welcome him as most
important makeweight against the anti
corporation tendencies of the Western
end of the Liberal party; indeed he Is
the one man who could give to Quebec
Liberalism it's due weight in the coun-
ellis of the party on economic questions
1t 10 an open secret that Sir Robert
Borden made approaches to him in con-
| nection with the recent reconstruction OF
the Dominion Government, and 1t is be-
| lieved he could have had the Finance
portfolio had he been willing to throw
in his lot with the Unionists. But he
refused, and he was one of the chief In
struments in bringing of the Liberal
convention in harmony and good feeling
He would have preferred, for old
friendships sake, to see Fielding in the
| leadership. Cynics might suggest that
the possibility OF succeeding him had
something to do with that feeling. BIT
he has an excellent understanding with
Mackenzie King and good deal of SYM
pathy with that young leaders advanced
social policies. His wise attitude on in
dustrial questions and the development
Of natural resources has been largely re-
sponsible for the present prosperity OF
his province.
The sun., 1919-09-02
SISTER OF CARTIER I,
GUEST OF DOMINION
She Is Only LiUing Relative Of
Famous Man.

The arrival and reception at Montreal
of Mile. Hortense Cartier, sister ami
only direct living relative of Sir George
Btienne Cartier. who in his day was one
of the fathers of the Canadian Confeder-
alton and recognized as one Of the his
toric figures of the birth Of modern Cam
ada, has been of great interest not only
to the French part Of the population. but
to the English As wen.
Following her brothers death in 1878
Mile Cartier has lived in France. She
has now come to Montreal as the guest
of the Dominion to attend the festivities
connected with the celebration of the
hundredth anniversary of the birth OF,
her brother. This celebration, which,
will take place later in the present
month, includes the unwilling of three
fine monuments at Montreal, Quebec:
city and Carriers birthplace. The uriss
yelling will be done by King George;
-gho will press a button at Balmorat.
Castle. Scotland, the electric current be-i
Ing carried by cable to start the contrivzs
ance which will release the flags coyer-s.
ing the Cartier monument at Montreal.s
AT this time there is a peculiar approx
priateness In reprinting Carriers famous,,
French Canadian national song, ass
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