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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23
WONDER SPOT OF PACIFIC MAY Be OPENED TO TOURISTS

thriving trade with amusement en-
terprises in capturing seals.
The island abounts in wild pigs.
foxes and mountain lions, the wild
pigs are descendants Of porkers
brought to the island a half century
ago by Russian seal hunters who.
on departing after a stay of sew
eral months, kidnapped a number
of Indian women then resident on
Santa Cruz. The women were
taken to the Arctic lands and
formed part of a seal hunting col
ony there.
Because of the strange and beau-
tiful scenery of the island. 1t is
frequently used as a motion picture
Background.
The island management has been
averse to permitting Campers ON the
island in considerable numbers, but
occasional trips are made to it by
Capt. Ira Eaton in his ship the "Sea
Wolf" with vacation parties. If
the island is split up, some of the
contesting heirs will build a wharf
and make a bid for tourist patron
age.
Tradition declares that pirates
made the island their rendezvous,
and there has been desultory and
futile search for buried treasure By.
various adventures.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23


SANTA BARBARA, Aug. lift
a suit recently filed in the Santa
Barbara county superior court is
successful, one of the wonder spots
of the Pacific coast will be thrown
open to the public. The suit, which
is brought by Aglae S. Capuccio
against Arthur j., Fred F., and AL
bina c. Cairo, the Santa Cruz
Island company. and others. in
wolves the ownership of Santa Cruz,
the largest of the Channel Islands.
which lies within 80 miles of the
main land opposite Santa Barbara,
and is little known because of pres
emit inaccessibility.
The island was secured from the
government many Years ago by JUS
tinian Caire and his family, who
formed the Santa Cruz Island COM
pany As a holding corporation. On
Cares death the widow, holding
one-half the stock, combined her in
terests with those of one of her
children, thus exercising complete
control of the company and the
island.
A recent failure to pay the an
nual corporation tax gave the other
heirs an opportunity TO attack this
control. The suit, Il is believed by
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23
EX-SOLDIER CONFESSES
TO NUMBERING BRIDE

UKIAH, CAL, Aug 19.-Herman
Knaesche, a former soldier. pleaded
guilty today to the murder of. his
bride near here on July 3.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23
MINER RUNS AMUCK

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 16.-Physi-
clans said George Alasandree. a
Kenneth. Cal, miner who was shot
after running amuck here. probably
would recover.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23
33,5O0, Geo EGGS SEIZED

DETROIT, Aug. 16.-Department
of justice agents seized more than
7.OOO,O 900 eggs and 800, 1000 pounds
of butter in the Detroit refrigerat-
ing company's plant.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 16.-Federal
authorities seized more than &c.
500, 900 eggs held for seven owners
by the Mound City Ice and Cold
Storage company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23
EIKs' JITNEY DANCE FRIDAY

Shirt waist dance. Blake's Tono-
pah orchestra, four pieces. Jitney.
Start 8 p. m.-Adv. 917-3t
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-23
TANKS GOING TO BORDER

COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 20.-One
hundred Whippet type tanks have
been SEN to the Mexican border
within a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
FIRST RECEIVES
WOMEN'S VOTES
Male Ballots Over Two Thousand
and Female 125 in Moline
Township Election.

Over two thousand men and 125
women voted yesterday for the Re-
publican candidates for supervisor
and assistant supervisors at the
Moline township election. Louis
First, candidate for assistant su-
pervisor. according to the unofficial
count. polled vote from each wom-
an who voted, while DR.. Fred Graf
und, supervisor. and Austin Schai-
bic. Frank Styvaert and Henry
Wilke. other Republicans who won
election as assistant supervisors
without a contest, received from 101
tC 112 women votes.
The male vote, according to the
unofficial canvass of the Thompson
Wilson contest, was 3,102. How
ever, nearly one thousand men vot-
ed only the judicial ballot. pursuing
the same policy as of many others,
that is of keeping away from the
polls altogether. Frank Styvaert
polled 2,12S male votes, drawing
more men than any other township
candidate. Few votes for Demo-
cratic. Socialist and Peoples party
tickets were cast.
Wilson received 1887 votes in
Moline; Thompson polled 1921, Civ
ing him a majority of 534. The to-
tai vote for Republican township
candidates follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
NOT SATISFIED
HOW FUND USED
George Gould at Moline Town
Meeting, Says $4,000 not Right
ly Spent

At the Moline town meeting held
yesterday afternoon in the Turner
hall, the customary reports were
made and approved. The petition
requesting that a tax levy of $1,000
be levied was also endorsed.
Other than the reports there was
but one exciting feature in the
meeting. George Gould addressed
the board to the way the city of Mo-
line had spent the $4,000 which
the town voted to Moline for road
and street purposes. Heated argu-
ments ensued.
Mr.. GOuld's greatest objection to
the way the money was spent was
that it wasn't used to improve Riv-
erside drive. Mr.. Gould, said Mayor
Clarence Trevor, then told the town
of Moline that if it had not been
for his efforts the city would never
have been able to obtain release of
the money.
The report of c. V. Johnson, Mo-
line commissioner of accounts and
finance, on the $4,000 fund voted to
the city by the town some three or
four years ago shows that there is
a balance in that fund of $903.05.
The reports shows expenditures
last year amounting to $7S565. di-
vided as follows: Lewis Lifting,
hauling, $500; labor on river drive,
$52.05; Andrew Olson, legal fees,
S56; labor on river drive, $77.70;
and teaming, S7S5.65.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
HOME BURNS; NO
fire FACILITIES
Residence of Andrew Johnson In
Country LeVeled To Ground
No Equipment.

Because the East Moline and Sill
Wis fire departments did not have
any facilities with which to work
in the country districts. the home
of Andrew Johnson, one-half mile
from the state hospital for insane
at Watertown, and on the Bluff
road, was burned TO the ground by
fire which started about 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Several pieces of furniture were
saved before the flames reached
the lower story of the house. TIM
entire residence including most OF
its contents are today ashes. The
loss is not yet estimated but viii
run to probably $4,000.
The family noticed smoke in the
attic of the home just above the
kitchen, early in the afternoon.
With several buckets Of water the
weak blaze was eXtinguished and
all was considered safe An hour
later the fire spread over the entire
attic of the house, and before the
family had realized the blaze had
reached the second floor.
A call was sent to the East No
line fire department but having TO
hydrants or pumps with which 10
work in the country and unable to
be of any assistance to the family,
it did not respond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
SUMMER TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS ARE
PUT INTO EFFECT

Plans to regulate motor vehicle
traffic during the summer months
are being formulated by Chief Ben
De Jaeger of the Moline police de-
partment.
Rulings already put into effect
are the orders received from the
state to make arrests of all auto
owners who have failed to obtain
or to apply 1919 auto licenses and
the placing of warning near sew
eral schools ordering auto drivers
to slow down.
Motorists, said Chief De Jaeger,
are urged, to be especially careful
when approaching William Carr
school on Nineteenth avenue, near
Seventh street. Nineteenth avenue
is a boulevard and offers consider
able temptation to wouId-be speed
ers, and, said the chief, the danger
is enhanced by the fact that the
majority of the pupils at William
Carr school are young.
No one has yet been named as
motorcycle officer for this year.
Roy Liesveldt, who died last fall,
was assigned to that duty last
year. Two years ago Pleasant
Negley was on that duty, but he is
now night patrol driver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
Why Druggists Recon-
mend SVamp.ROOt

For many years druggists hay,
watched with much interest the re
markable record maintained by DR..
Kilmer's SwaInp-Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder medi
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription
Swamp-Root is a strengthenine
medicine. 1t helps the kidneys
liver and bladder do the work no
ture intended they should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test o.
years. 1t is sold by all druggist.
on its merits and it should he
you. No other kidney medicine
has so many friends.
Be sure to-get Swamp-RoOt anG
start treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation send 10 cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton
n. Y, for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention the
Rock Island Argus.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
town BOARD TO
FIGHT UTILITIES
Aims to Ascertain If Railway Com
pany's Tax Equals Property
Valuations.

Members of the Moline town
board have confirmed selections of
George a. Ramsay for deputy as
SCISSORS. Following this decision
they unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton presented by Ira Nels Pierce,
justice Of the peace, which in
stTucts the Moline assessor to get
in conference with the assessors in
all other townships in which the
Tri-City Railway company owns
property, aim of the conference to
be that combined tax schedules
filed by the company shall equal
their property valuations as fixed
by the company and filed with the
state public utilities commission in
support of the company's motion
for permission to increase street
car fares from TO Z cents. The
company estimated the value of it's
holdings at $500 400 odd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
PAY WATER RENT
IN E. M. AS UNDER
NEW ORDINANCES

East Moliners are now paying
water rent, under the new water
ordinance adopted recently as a re-
suit of the installation of meters
on the first of the year for the
amount consumed in the last three
months. Bills were mailed by w
Dale Chambers, city clerk, yester-
day. Collection for water rent is
made quarterly.
Rates as determined by the ordi-
nance, are as follows:
First 1000 cubic feet a month. or
quarter, according to size of the
meter, 81 cents a 100 cubic feet.
Next 1000 cubic feet a month, or
a quarter, according to the size of
the meter, II cents a 100 cubic
feet.
For the next $4,000 cubic feet a
month, or a quarter, according to
thesiZe of the meter, Is cents a 100
Excess over 10000 cubic feet a
cubic feet.
month, or a quarter, according to
the size of the meter, 10 cents a 100
cubic feet
Minimum service charge payable
monthly, or quarterly, in advance,
according to the size of the meters,
shall be as follows:
For meters one-half inch to one
and one-half inches in size, 81
gross, rs cents a month net. The
difference between gross and net
minimum shall constitute the dis
count, if bill is paid on or before
the 18th day of each month.
For meters two inches in size, SIS
a month.
For meters three inches in size,
$12 a month.
For meters four inches in size,
SIC a month.
For meters five inches in size,
$40 a month.
For meters six inches in size,
S24 month.
For meters above six inches in
size, S28 a month
n 5,ob, e3 (hundG hrd mfw mfw inf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
WOULD GIVE S.
A BOTTLE FOR IT
Railway Superintendent Says Tan
lac Helped Him to Hold
His Job.

az would give IS bottle for Tan
lac before l would be without it,"
said Joe Owens, division superin-
tendent of the Memphis street rail-
way. whose address is Box 131,
Memphis, Tenn.
81 was getting in mighty bad
shape with stomach trouble" he
continued" and was all broken
down and tired out. 1 was so ner-
vous and had such awful headaches
that I could harly sleep or rest; l
could eat but little of anything, for
nothing agreed with me; I was
simply down and out and don't be-
lieve could have kept my job much
longer If I hadn't got hold of Tan
lac.
since starting on Tanlac I have
gained five pounds, eat and sleep
just fine and it has strengthened
me up and made me feel so much
better every way that I can't say
enough in its praise
Tanlac is sold in Rock Island at
BangstoRs drug stoxa-<Adxl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
NEED OF MONEY
FELT BY BOARD
Legislature Must Act on Revenue
Bill Before New Logan School
Can be Built.

If the Illinois legislature acts
favorably on the bill enabling
school districts to increase the tax
levy from three to four per cent, a
new building in the Logan school
district in Moline will be certain.
But should the legislature fail to
pass the law it is hardly possible
that the bonding propoition will be
submitted to a vote this spring. This
opinion was voiced at the meeting
of the Moline board of education
last night.
The need of an adequate and
larger building in the Logan district
is warranted by the increase in
population in that territory due to
the government homes being built
there. Residents in this district pre-
scented a petition to the board last
evening, containing 600 names, ask
ing that they submit the PROPOSE
ton of issuing bonds for $4,000 to
the electorate April 10.
Options on three sites in the
vicinity of the present school, Nine
teenth avenue and Twenty-fifth
street, were also submitted to the
board by the Logan district commit
tee. These locations are at Twenty
fifth street and Eighteenth avenue
A, which is unimproved, for $4,000 !;
on Twenty-fifth street north OF
Eighteenth avenue, improved, tor
$4,000; and on nineteenth avenue,
adjoining the present school, which
contains two houses, for $500.
Action on the petition was defer
req one week, the board deciding to
hold a special meeting next Mon
day evening to consider the new
school project, the election of board
members and the movement for in
creased revenues.
The revenue bill has already
passed the house and senate, but a
few minor changes were made and
the bill was referred to the house
judiciary committee for approval. If
the committee approves the measure
it Will be submitted to Governor F.
o. LOwden.
The board anticipates favorable
action on the bill this week, L. A.
Mahoney, superintendent of schools
stated today If the legislature
should approve the bill it will be
necessary for electors of Moline to
vote for the increased tax lazy. Mo-
line will be unable to build a new
school or borrow more money if this
district does not receive more reve-
nue. from taxes.
The district lis already heavily
bonded and it is extremely difficult
to meet present obligations as they
and the interest on them falls due,
said Mr.. Mahoney. The board in
structed the building and grounds
committee to confer with the Logan
district committee on the subject of
sites. A joint meeting of the two
committees will be held Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
HAIR ON Face
WHAT CAUSES II

1t has been proven by III
worlds greatest authorities tn"
IL stimulates and increases hat
growth to merely remove IL frOI
the surface of the skin. The Oni'
cOmmOn-senSe way to remove hai
is to attack 1t under the sIiT
DeMiracle, the original sanitar
liquid, does this by absorption.
Only genuine DeMiracIe has
noncy-back guarantee In eae'
package. At toilet counters in co
81 and 81 sizes. or by mail fro
us in plain wrapper on receipt
price.
FREE book mailed In plH'
sealed envelope on requeat. u
Miracle. 10th st. and Park Az
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
FRANCE INVITES.
PEACE ENJOYS TO
VISIT WAR ZONE

Paris, Tuesday, April 1.-(By the
Associated Press The French
government has invited all dele
gates to the peace conference TO
visit the devastated regions of
northern France on Sunday. 1t is
planned to take the delegates TO
the former battle zone on a train
which will leave Paris Saturday
night, going to LEM, Arras and 9TH
er cities in the coal and manufac-
turing centers, which suffered from
the war.
Members of the American dele
cation will go, but is as yet IN
known whether President Wilson
will be one of the party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
HOLD YOUTH ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Roy Miller, Aged 81, Held by PO-
lice On Complaint of Doris
BOney, Aged is Years.

On a charge preferred by Doris
Boney, aged about IS years. 1917
Second avenue. Moline, Roy Miller,
81 years old, 5O7 Seventeenth
street. Moline. was arrested late
yesterday afternoon on an assault
charge. The girl is seriously ill.
The arraignment was continued
until April II, on request of T. P.
Sinnett. attorney for Miller. and
the police Miller denies the charge
He was released last evening on
$1,000 bonds. The alleged assault
took place near the Washington
school grounds. Seventeenth street
and Eighth avenue, Moline, Satur
day evening, it was charged.
The postponement of the hearing
was made because the girl is yet
too weak to appear in police court
The arrest was not made sooner,
told by the girl Several Moline
police officers visited the girl at her
home Saturday evening, but she
was unable to give a connected
story, due to her historical condi-
ton. Her description of the as
sailant was vague and she could
only rem amber that his first name
was Roy.
The exact age of the girl is not
known Her age was given at 16
years by her father in his first
statements. Mrs. Rose Salisbury,
police matron, who interviewed the
yirl sunday MORNING CfafpS that
Miss Boney appears to be at least
Is years, and probably may be 25
years old.
The police are investigating the
case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
In the Lodges

Buck Sargent of East Moline and
joe Mandot of Rock Island present
ed a clever four-round boxing
match last evening when members
of Moline lodge No. 235. L. o. o. NJ,
and Davenport lodge held a joint
meeting in Moose hall. Moline 9th
. or features Of the evening were
talks given by F. G. Muier and Gus
tav Stueben, both Of Davenport, and
4 solo by Ed Bergren, Jr.
Davenport degree staff conferred
i,litiatory degree on a class of SO
candidates. six being members of
Fast Moline lodge.
Invitations for a ball to be held
April IL at Turner hall are being is
sized by the degree staff of Moline
lodge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02

Plumbers Strike-A strike OF
plumbers, steam filters and gas fit
tiers went into force in Davenport
Yesterday following a refusal OF en-
ployers to grant q wage increase or
1919 cents a hour Between 60 and
rs union men laid down their
tools yesterday and Joined in the
strike. An ultimatum was served on
the master plumbers in the alter
noon threatening to boost the wage
demand to 90 cents an hour unless
the 121h-cent raise demanded is
granted. The employers had until 3
o'clock in the morning, to decide
whether they would adjust the wage
difficulty on the 121a-cent basis or
fight a demand for 80 cents an hour,
The plumbers, steam and gas fit
ters were receiving 10 cents an
hour under their old wage agree
rnent which terminated yesterday
They demanded an increase to 81 q
cents an hour, raise of 1212 cents
on an S-hour day.
Rarheret is He'd Handsomely
cloaked and hated, Nora Williams,
alias Taylor, one of the Davenport
fair barberet; stood before Police
MAGISTRATE John c. Higgins yester-
day to answer to q charge of en-
bezzIement by bailee. o. H. Means,
who. with W. H. Basket, compose
the Tri-City lowell Supply Co,
fled the charge against her. He
claims that 100 barber towels, four
hair cloths and two barber coats
worth SIS have disappeared.
May Drop Because there IS
no proof that William Michaels &C
tualiy told anyone that the pro-
ceeds of his tag day" of last Sat
urday were not to go to the Armen-
ian relief fund, he may be released
without prosecution. Since his ar
rest. which followed the expose OF
his scheme as a hugh graft, Mich
aals has been in jail. He told the
police and all authorities with
whom he has talked, that he intend
ed 10 turn the proceeds of the sale
over TO the fund, after deductfng his
EXPENSES and q reasonable salary
for his work
Is Real Thief-The nefarious ac-
tivitfes of Mrs. William Bernard
were not confined to shoplifting. the
poIice learned yesterday. The pro-
prietor of the hotel at West Liberty
heard of the woman's arrest, and
hied himself to Davenport Yester-
dav he identified Mrs Bernard as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
The Day in Davenport

the woman who jumped bill at his
hotel, and stole a suit case and a
pocket knife from him. But that
charge may not be pressed, for Mrs.
Bernard yesterday was held to the
grand jury on a charge of larceny
from building. Bond was fixed at
$4,000, which she could not furnish.
Fifty-SeVen Cases - Fifty-seven
cases of smallpox were reported to
the board of health during the
report of Health Officer Tom Ken
nedy presented to the board. Small
pox, the report shows, was the pre-
dominating disease.
Obituary Record George P.
Grace, 46 years old, died Monday
afternoon at her home at 1886 Fair
avenue. Mrs. Grace had been an in
valid for some time. Deceased was
born in Akron, Ohio.
The death of Miss Annie McClos-
key, a resident of Davenport for the
last half. century occurred Monday
afternoon at Mercy hospital She
had been i'll for the past week. Miss
McClOskey had followed the dress
making trade for a number of years
and was well known. She was So
years old.
Joseph Green, who has been a
resident at the Fejervary home for
the past eight years, succumbed
yesterday. He was 81 years old.
Yesterday at his home, 2202 Rock
ingham road, occurred the death of
W. c. Dorsey, SO years old, and a
resident of Davenport for the past
six years, during which time he had
been an employee of the Purity Oats
company. Mr.. Dorsey was born in
Richmond, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
Obituary
Mrs. ]. W. Baker.

Mrs. J. w. Baker, aged 81 years,
Twenty-ninth street, Moline, died
at 4:30 yesterday afternoon at her
home.
Jessie c. Knowlton was born
Nov. IL, 1892, in Moline. She was
educated in the local schools and
was married Aug. 4, 1911, to ]. w.
Baker of Moline. To this union
was born one son, Jacque, who
survives with the widower, her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Knowl-
ton of Moline, and a brother, Or
son Knowlton, also of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
WAR VETERANS TO
ORGANIZE TONIGHT

All war veterans in Moline and
the upper half of Rock Island coun-
ty are to meet tonight at O'Clock
in the Moline Commercial club
with L. r. Philbrook presiding.
They meet to form a war veteran
organization. Every man whether
he saw service overseas or not, is
asked to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
BREAKS PROMISE
TO STOP DRINKING

James. Diedrich, who paid sos
Monday and was released on a
promise that he would not touch
liquor again, was picked up last
night by the East Moline police on
a charge of iptoxication. Diedrich
was found in the city business dis
trict and was taken to the station
cell for a nights lodging. This
morning he was given a hearing
before Magistrate A. A. Niles and
released on payment of SO and
costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-02
CONVENE ALLIED
RED CROSS MEET:
DAWSON SPEAKS

Cannes, France, Tuesday, April
1.-The first inter-allied Red Cross
conference opened here today, the
first session being addressed by
Henry P. Davidson of New York,
chairman of the American Red
Cross war council.
The conference will continue for
-wo weeks and win discuss means
IF combating influenza and other
diseases and the promotion of pub
lie health.