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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

The home Of the sawdust trail is
nearly finished
The tabernacle which will house
the meetings of Evangelist Billy
Sunday will be completed in a few
days. Standing on the northeast
corner of Fifth avenue and Twen-
Sy-fourth street. in another two
Weeks it will beCkon TO sinners to
come and be saved.
The Billy Sunday campaign will
be opened here Sept. IA, for six
weeks.
His advance agent. Rev. Fl. H.
PitZer, yesterday made an inspec-
ton of the tabernacle.
without a doubt" said the agent
the structure is as good as any
other ever we have had in proper
ton to the population"
When Sunday arrives he will be
able to launch his campaign in a
tabernacle capable of containing
1000 people at the least.
AS most other structures in which
the worlds famous evangelist has
fought out the battle and returned
victory over evil. this struc-
ture is built for the one purpose
of providing shelter during the
campaign only.
Estimated to cost around $4,000.
the tabernacle covers nearly half
the block on which it stands. At the
east end is the raised platform on
which Sunday himself, his choir
and assistants will stand. In the
center of the east end the evan
gelist himself will open fire on the
devil from a high platform. On his
right. facing the audience to the
west, will be a delegation of local
preachers and certain other per-
sons to be designated later. To his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

Mayor Schriver offered a resoIu-
ton that the ordinance providing
for the construction of sidewalks
Oh certain streets and avenues, be
adopted. Carried by unanimous
vote.
Mayor Schriver presented an or
dinance regulating the weighing
and measuring of articles and COM
modities sold by weight and meas
ure, which on his motion was con-
sidered by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolu-
ton that the ordinance regulating
the weighing and measuring of ar
ticles and commodities sold by
weight and measure, be adopted.
CARED by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read reports of
City Attorney Scott relative to the
claims of Carl Bos and the legal
status of the city mechanician and
electrician of the fire and police de-
partments, which on his motion
was received and placed on file.
Commissioner Murrin offered a
resolution that council adjourn
Carried by unanimous vote.
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

that the fullest response from
those who have so much respon-
sibiIity in these two great arms of
the work will be realized. Mr.. Pit
ger has come to put on the final
touches to the work of each com
mittee and will be kept moving
very rapidly this week to take the
general oversight of the immense
force of workers.
The great building with a seat
ing capacity of 1000 is fast near
ing completion and its great struc-
tuTe stands as a challenge to the
forces of evil in our midst and will
challenge the heartiest consecra-
ton of the godly people to see to it
that these cities have every advan-
tage for the upbuilding of char
acter and the making of a strong
religious sentiment that it is pos
sible to achieve. Next Monday
evening, labor Day., at o'clock
there will be a called meeting of
the executive committee which
consists of the pastor and one dele
! gate or layman from every Protes-
tant church in Davenport, Rock
Island, Moline, East Moline, Silvis,
Watertown and Milan, and they
are all urged to be present at the
| Rock Island Y for the general in
| spirational meeting which is TO be
/ the most important meeting yet
held and the reports of work and
! plans to the then present will be
| reviewed, no one using more than
three minutes in making report
This meeting is of vital interest to
all the churches and no pastor
| should be absent. The publicity
/ committee hopes to so arrange the
! plans under consideration as to
have general exchange of pulpits
! in these three cities for the first
Sunday night in September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
BY REV. A. FRANK HOUSER.

By REV. A. FRANK HOUSER-
Chairman Publicity Committee)
"A great tabernacle"
This was said with evident sur
prise by Mr.. Pitzer, the represen-
tative of Mr.. Sunday when he ar
rived in Rock Island and saw the
splendid structure in the course of
construction and as he went about
it he seemed to be going about the
walls of Zion and felt the very
presence of a greatly anticipated
triumph for the kingdom of Christ
in the tri-cities. The weekly meet
ing OF the central committee was
held at the Rock Island Y with
nearly every member present and
on time. The spirit of coming on
time and quitting on time has lent
its inspiration to the businesslike
methods of the men who are put
ting the thing over and will go far
to assume the people of these cities
that business in spiritual affairs is
meant and nightly determined
upon in this great campaign. No
detail is being overlooked to make
every arrangement complete and
to assure the thousands who will
attend the meetings that their
comfort, their safety and their full
est expectations will be secured.
The prayer meeting committee
has a strenuous task to line up
all the homes and leaders for the
next four weeks of special cottage
meetings but the response has been
so spontaneous that it has carried
itself along with a momentum sell
dom seen at the beginning of a
great campaign.
The music committee and the
ushers committee will be excep-
tionally busy this week in com
| pleting workable arrangements so
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

left will be another delegation.
probably of the officials OF Rock
Island and neighboring cities. Be
hind the evangelist will be his ia
nous choir. This is all according
to the present arrangement Mrs.
Sunday will be with him on the
platform.
The entire structure is Us by 210
feet. The east end for the evangel-
list. his aides and delegations is
about so by $50 feet, a slight pas
sage way being on each side.
There are 20 entrances to the
tabernacle, aside from those into
special rooms. On the west, the
front. there are eight entrances and
three on both the north and south
sides. There are six in the rear.
The tabernacle is not to be elab-
orately painted The sides. about
10 feet high. are built of tile, sub
stantial for the time being. The
roof is about 80 feet high in the
center, gradually declining to the
10-foot bridge edges. The seats
will all be on one level.
The structure is expected to be
completed one week before the
opening of the campaign, the con-
tractors said. At the end of the
campaign it will be torn down.
Chief of Police Thomas Cox
and Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver
asked for a committee of three to
be appointed to confer with them
as to the best plans to be put into
operation to safeguard the i'm
mense crowds that would be in at
tendance. The committee was ap-
pointed by President Cole and met
with the Rock Island authorities.
Mr.. Sunday and his party of 10
will be here Sept. u or Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
RECORD SERVICE
OF LAWYERS WHO
SERVED IN WAR

Rock Island attorneys who
served in the war have received
notice of the compilation of the
Soldier-Lawyer directory, which
will be issued in Tampa, Fla.
Purpose of the volume, according
to prospectus issued by the pub
fishers. is to acquaint attorneys
throughout the nation with
others who served in the mill
tary or naval service that they may
assist one another in their civilian
practice. The book, which will be
a form of legal directory, will be
dedicated to men who lost their
lives in the service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
MISS De SILVA
BADLY INJURED
FATHER STATES
Or. Joseph De Silva Returns From
New York Where Daughter
Was Hurt in Accident.

Conclusion of the spine, prob
ably internal injuries and severe
bruises were incurred by Miss
Marie De Silva. daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph De Silva, when she
was pinned beneath her machine
which collided with another car
two and a half miles outside of
Eliza BEETHOVEN, y. Y. DR.. De Silva
returned this morning from the
east where he had gone to see his
daughter
The door of the machine had to
~be ripped from its castings before
Miss De Silva's body could be re-
leased from its position. The De
Silva machine, occupied by three
young women and a chauffeur, was
moving on an IS" shaped curve in
the mountains following another
machine Both were approaching Il
one way bridge. The first autOmO-
bile made a sudden stop to allow
a machine coming toward it on the
bridge from the other direction to
pass, but it did not signal the De
Silva car, it is said. Rather than
collide with the car in front of him
and not knowing that another car
was coming on the bridge, the
driver of the De Silva car swerved
to his left and struck the auto
ahead of it just coming off of the
bridge.
Miss De Silva was the only one
hurt. The Rock Island girl was
pinned between the seat and the
door and remained in that position
until the door could be torn from
its hinges.
May Fully Recover.
DIR. De Silva said this morning
that there was a chance for his
daughter to fully recover. At pres
ent she is unable to be removed
from the hotel in ElizabethtOwn
where she is confined. A hospital is
40 miles away from the hotel An
sX-ray picture TO ascertain whether
or not tn ere are broken bones can
not be taken until the patient is
taken to a hospital. which probably
will be next week. She will be
confined to her bed for more than
d month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
COAL VALLEY BOY
ENROLLS AT RAHE
TRACTOR SCHOOL

Harry T. Underwood of Coal
Valley has enrolled at the Rahe
Auto and Tractor school at Kan
sas City, Mo, where he is to take
the complete course offered in au-
tomobile mechanics and tractor
engineering. He is preparing to
help the great demand for trained
motor mechanics. The course in
cludes complete instruction in re-
pair work, welding, vulcanizirg,
lighting and starting. storage bat
terry and every other department
of the automobile and tractor in
dustry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Better Facilities,
French IndustriaIists Orranize.

The National Association Of
French Industry was definitely or
ganiZed recently under the name of
General Confederation of French
Production. Its first act will be to
appoint an organization of employ
ers and technical advisers to at
tend the international labor con-
ference at Washington, after which
qualified representatives will be
designated to accept the invitation
of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States to visit America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

the direction of competent teachers
and will include kindergarten and
grade work. While conforming to
the methods of practical educa-
ton it will be the aim of this no.
tel school to cultivate individuality
as far as possible. Music and
French also will be taught. 1t is
believed that this is the first time
in the history of the hotel business
in the east that a great hotel has
opened a school for its little guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
Municipal Matters
Regular Meeting Held August IL,


Regular Meeting Held August IL,
1919.
City council chamber, Rock Is
land, Ill, Aug. II, 1919. The city
council met in regular session at 8
o'clock p. m, Mayor Schriver and
all commissioners present.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held Aug. 4, 1919, were read
and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren submit
ted the following weekly pay roll
for week ending Aug. 9, 1919, which
on his motion was allowed by
,,-on-,o,,s 1-o.ta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
PEORIA MAN WILL
HANDLE WAR TAXES

Leo Murphy of Peoria has been
assigned to the Rock Island rev.
enue collectors office as field in
vestigator of special taxes. He
started on his duties here yester-
day morning, to stay in the city
until further orders. His job is to
canvass all places where special or
war taxes are cOIlected-ice cream
parlors. toilet luxury dispensers,
drug stores-and there ask to see
receipts of late remittances of war
tax, balanced with sales. If the
receipts are all right his duty ends
there. but if the receipts cannot be
shown he goes more deeply into
the matter, recommending the case
to the authorities if there seem to
be illegal features.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
May Fully Recover.
SCHOOL IN HOTEL.

A special school for the children
of guests is to be opened at the
new $5,O0O,O0O Hotel Ambassador
at Atlantic City. Plans are being
made to devote one of the largest
rooms in the hotel to a schoolroom
but whenever the weather permits
classes will be conducted out of
doors. The school will be under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

The baking of white bread is
lost art in Poland They have for
gotten that this was once common
in their country and call it Amer
lean bread" The agents of the
American Jewish relief committee
write that Polish bread now con-
sists of 10 per cent wheat -four, 10
per cent rye and 80 per cent tree
bark Cor filler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
New Form OF Business Insurance.

Large Industries have recently
begun the purchase of riot and
civil commotion" insurance, to
provide against damages caused by
violence and possible bolshevism.
The cleveland Railway company
secured a policy of this kind in the
amount of $1O,110,0O0 at an annual
premium of $37, lilo. The rate charg-
ed, 81 cents, is considered fair by
the purchasers of this form of in
surance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

claims be and the same are hereby
allowed: Ben Hummel, $500; S
r. kenworthy. attorney for Una B.
Bersell, SCOT. Carried by unani-
nous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren present
ed the following list of claims
against the tuberculosis Sanitar-
ium fund, which on his motion
was allowed by unanimous vote:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27
BOARD ACCEPTS
LOWELL SCHOOL
IN ITS DISTRICT
Will Meet With Directors to Offie-
tally Take Building Under
Its Jurisdiction.

Lowell school, located on Thirty
eighth street road, will officially
come under the jurisdiction of the
Rock Island board of education at
a special meeting called of the
board and the Lowell school direc-
tors for tomorrow night.
With the annexation of the terri
tory lying south of Eighteenth ave
nue. in the east end of the city by
the vote of the people a week ago,
the Lowell school was included. It
was then known as the Forty
fourth school district.
Better Facilities.
Plans for the coming years work
at the building will be outlined at
the meeting tomorrow night and
probably arrangements will be
made to give better school facilities
for that district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-27

A western Illinois PAPER for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30

channel port
Of the 7,136,797 soldiers who
passed through Southampton, 45,314
were American officers and $685.
wer Americans of other ranks. To
this must be added 1854 nurses.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
GOVERNOR ENTERTA|NS
MANY At RECEPTION

The reception given by Governor
and Mrs. Riggs for the legislature
several weeks ago was the most bril-
liant affair given in Juneau for a
number of seasons, says the Daily
Empire. About two hundred guests
called during the evening to meet
the lawmakers and their wives at
the territorial capital.
Receiving with Governor and Mrs.
Riggs were Mrs. E. J. White. Mrs.
J. r. Hickman, Mrs. Dan Sutherland,
Mrs. Luther c. Hess, Mrs. William
Britt, Mrs. Thomas c. Price, Mrs.
l. Sowerby and Mrs. W. ". Casey.
Mr.. G. Fenton Cramer, at the head
of the line, introduced the callers
to the governor.
The Governors House was pref
tily decorated with spring flowers
red tulips in the library, where the
guests were received, and daffodils
in the reception hall. and in the
dining room where supper was served
Throughout the evening the ball
room was crowded with those guests
who danced
Those who assisted Mrs. Riggs
were Mrs. Robert W Jennings, Mrs
George B. Grigsby. Mrs. James A
Smiser, Mrs. William H. Waugh
Mrs. John W. Troy, Mrs. Allen Shat,
tuck. Mrs. G. Fenton Cramer, Mrs
Walstein G. Smith, Mrs. r. E. Rob
ertson and Mrs. B. NJ Behrends and
the Misses Helen Troy, Dorothy
Troy, Bess Orchard, Emma Perelle
Frances NOVEL;, Marion Summers
and Mary Kashevaroff
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
Department of the Interior
Alaskan Engineering Commission
NOTICE

Passengers leaving on the train
for any point on the line south of
town are required to purchase
tickets before entering the train.
Tickets can be purchased from
the station agent, whose office is
in the employment office, on the
ground floor of the general office
building, Alaskan Engineering COM
mission.
Tickets will be on sale at any
time during office hours, and can
be purchased in sufficient time be-
fore the departure of the trains.
Regular trains leave the foot of
4 street on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at z a. m.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
FORCE
BEFORE LAY OFF

The Commission forces employed
in the various departments of rail-
road construction work, Immediately
preceding the withdrawal of money
from this division by Chairman Edes
and the resulting layoff, is shown
in the following statement:
For the week ending April 26,
there were 410 employees on the
payrolls of the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission, showing an increase
Of II employees as against the num-
Der employed during the preceding
week There were also JOG station
men or contractors, and 10 station
men laborers, showing IN increase
of / stationman laborer for the
period under review.
The forces of the A. E. c. were
distributed as follows:
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
CATHCART is
BACK IN FAIRBANKS

On one of the Brewer autos ar
irving at the upper town last night,
Wallace Cathcart, of the firm of
St, George & Cathcart, arrived
from an extended trip to the States.
Wallace, while in the States, had
a varied experience in the use of
modern means of transportation, in
Guiding long ride in an aeroplane.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30

The Domestic Science department
of the Senior High School at Juneau
serves a teachers luncheon three
days out of each week, in addition
to providing a hot dish for all
students who wish to supplement a
cold lunch brought from home.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
SOUTHAMPTON PLAYED
BIG PART AS PORT

SOUTHAMPTON. England.-The
Importance of Southampton as an
American military base during the
war was disclosed recently with the
publication of figures showing the
number of troops handled at this
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
SPRING is RENoVATING TIME,

Add to the life of suit or hat
improve your appearance at small
EXPENSE by taking your work to
MRS. D'oRSAY'S TAILOR SHOP
Henana-Ths Gateway TO Mckinley
National Park.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30
DISTANCE TABLE
NENANA TO TALKEETNA

Talkeetna is the end of steel on
the coast division.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-04-30

Nenana-The Gateway TO Mckinley
Matt ,ual Park.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Public Sale,

We will sell at public auction at
the Ogden place / mile south of the
Fairview school house and three
miles west of Leland, the following
described property, sale commenc-
ing at 10 O'Clock on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
LIVESTOCK
Bay horse age II years, W.T.. 1900;
.buckskin age IL, w.t. 1900; bay horse
age 13 years, VT. 1900. black mare
and black horse ages 9, W.T.. 1850
each; bay mare age IL VT. 1850.
Jersey COW age 6, dry; bulb calf,
red pole and jersey age 8, dry.
2 Chester White hogs, VT. 80 lbs.
each. -
60 head of sheep 2 year olds, year.
lings and lambs. Privilege reserved
to sell these sheep before the sale.
IMPLEMENTS
Deerlng binder 8-foot, good as
new; Boston bean planter good as
new; John Eeere bean planter good
as new; bean cutter; bean cutter
and cultivator combined; John
Deere walking, IA inch; David
Bradley 2-horse disc; John Deere
cutaway 7-foot disc; 2-section har-
row; 3-section harrow; garden har-
row, Superior 8-foot drill; 2 sets
heavy hack harness.; set heavy butt
chain harness good as new; half set
wheel chain harness; q Winena
wagon. 81 Studebakpr WAGON set
wagon springs; spring seat.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
TERMS: All sums under $40 cash,
all over that amount bankaDle note
bearing 10 per cent interest and due
October /, 1920.
OGDEN & OWNBEY, Owners.
Mr. Shepherd, Auctioneer.
Farmers Bank, Clerk. 39-2t
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

age 3, giving milk; black COW age a
years; beifer age 2 years; yearling
heifer, spring calf.
8 shoats VT. 80 lbs each; A dozen
chickens.
IMPLEMENTS and HOUSEHOLD
GOODS
inch Mitchell wagon, 3 inch
Studebaker, 81 inch wagon with
hayrack, 2-seated hack, top buggy,
IL inch Oliver gang, 16 inch walk
ing 'plow, IA inch walking plow,
riding cultivator, disc, 2-section
harrow, 3-section harrow, McCor-
mick binder, grain drill, Stude-
baker bobsled, tanning mill, cider
mill, about 5 tons wheat hay, about
ten cords red fir wood, saddle.
DeLavel cream separator. good
as new; range, 3-burner oil stove,
| 2 8-day clocks, 8 heating stoves. 2
8-foot dining tables, kitchen table.
center table clothes, cupboard, 5
rocking chairs, 16 dining chairs,
sewing machine, 2 dressers, 2 couch
es. 6 bedsteads, mattresses and
springs; washing machine, barrel
churn, Is gallons of cider vinegar,
cream cans, dishes, potatoes, pop
corn and other articles too numer-
Gus to mention.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
! Terms: All sums under $40 cash,
all over that amount approved note
due October /, 1920 and bearing 10
per cent interest. 2 per cent dis
count for cash on all sums over $40.
VIM. Hewett, Owner.
N. R. Shepherd, Auctioneer.
E. w. Lutz, Clerk. 40-1t.