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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

udy' they HHu mel Tour days
before over a telegram.
He is Robert Purdy Probasco of
Chicago, president and general man
ager of the Guaranty Tract on Lands
company, and a prominent Shriner,
who stepped over to Peoria last Tues
day to do a bit of business In oil. He
stopped at the Jefferson hotel. Oh,
yes; Mr.. Purdy is ffty-six years young.
She who now has Mrs. Purdy Pro-
basco on her calling cards was then
on that fateful day Miss Lillian Hill,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

he couldn't come back and be married there and they said yes. Sergeant Deal
is going to be high school teacher 1t Fort Dodge, Ia.
by cracky! 1t was the prettest wedding 1 evr saw. So sweet and
simple and everybody was st nice. They had all the frnls, too you can bet.
The bride was dressed beautifully with white dress, a big bunch of flowers,
and a veil, and everything. First though, 1 must tell you how the Red Cross
girls all lined up a double row., for the couple to pass between. Maj. S c.
Stanton Oft the Red Cross gave the bride away and then he lent her his beau
tful gold sword to cut the wedding cake with. One IF the Red Cross ladies
had baked it, and it was SON cake. It's the first time they've evr had a
wedding in a Red Cross canteen"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

IOI DOuuS, bul HOT OIe Ceul vi lIC
cream" seems to be the answer.
The experience Of the revenue
office in collecting this tax shows con-
c~lusively that the American people
are just as averse as ever to paying Il
tax which looks like a tax. and which
has to be paid every day instead OF
once a year in n lump.
1t also shows that the attitude Of
the average man toward being taxed
is much the same as his attitude to-
ward having q tooth pulled. He wants
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

the Western Unions presiding goddess at the Jefferson hotel. Miss Hill be-
longs to ii prominent Hill tribe, having for father II. A. Hill of Ewing H.; for
grandfather, Judge Hill, Of southern Illinois pioneer settlers and a
founder of Ewing college for cousin, a United States senator. Oh, yes, she
was and is twentyone years young.
Naturally a business man lingering in Peoria would send kilograms
Naturally he would chat with the telegraph operator.
But as d. Cupid further says, it's not so naturally that they should fall
In love right off the bat like that and tie up Immediately.
What's happened to all his careful theories about the rough spots In the
courseo of true love. anyhow2
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

and placed under this commission. present machinery governing road work
is running smoothly, and is doing so in spite of wartime handicaps Why
changer" summarizes the secrearys opposition statements He argues that
local conditions determine the value of any local piece of road that traffic
conditions in this big country vary greatly from section to section; that state
highway departments are best able to classify roads properly on the basis of
the economic purpose which they may serve; that the federal government
under the present Bankhead federal aid road act is cooperating sausfac-
torny with the states in improving the roads If greatest Importance, as
determined by the state highway commissions.
The machinery governed by the present Bankhead let includes AS high
way departments
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
Jesus Saves.

AS a child walking over a slippery
and dangerous path cries out, "Father,
l am falllngl" and has but a onen
to catch his fathers hand, so every
believer sees hours when only the hand
of Jesus comes between him and the
abysses of destruction.-Cuyler
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
The Truest Help.

The truest help we can render to
an afflicted man is not to take his
burden from him, but to call out his
best strength that he may be able TO
bear the burden.-Philllps Brooke
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

HTst three n OF 1913 nDOut I4IUUU
persons applied to the bureau for help
in getting farms. About 10 per cent
Of these were men back from war, and
n large number Of women were also
among the applicants.
Town folk who want to get out in
the country mai up another large
section Of the back.to-the-soil army.
Farmers who have sold out land
at fancy prices in thickly settled parts
Of the country, and want to buy
larrer places further West. are also
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
A sten.ln Pettlcoat.

What may be called a step-ln pet,
tlcoat is cut on the principle of an en-.
velope chemise, but very wide in the
skirt
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

trade has encountered in foreign countries is the cautious attitude Of natives
toward a new proposition.
For example, it is no easy matter to convince the people of an Indian
village that an American chair is a desirable piece of furniture.
The native sees chairs in process of construction from harmless pieces of
wood.
He gets used to the idea # a chair.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
Wanted Good Roads; But Who Shall Construct Them7

n HE American people have decided that the nation needs good roads and
| shall have good roads. Now the question is being argued: Who shall build
these good roadsH Chambers of commerce a s a rule seem to think that there
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
Red Cross Canteen Wedding EIoquenty Pictured

r HICAGo-Aarrieda at 8 p M in the Red Cross canteen: Miss Luena Irene
~ Powell. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ] b. Powell of Casey, Ia. to Sergt Don
T. Deaf of Cedar Rapids. Let Elmer Douglas, the staff photographer tell Of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
FIGURED Ponoee.

Figured pongee has been made into
some charming new blouses. 1t shows
scraWling designs In blue-a soft blue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
millions for Bonds, but No Tax on Ice Cream

OFFICIAL Washington has been keeping IN ear close to the ground to see how
" the public takes the tax on luXures. 1--WE need the money is their MOTTO
but just the same they want to know how the people feel about it. Millions
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
Woman's Land Army Unit Makes Good in Nebraska

CHADRoN, NEB-Unit Nc. 1 of the woman land army, three New York girls
~ who have taken to real farming, has been in Chadron for a month. 1t is
composed o Miss Ann Marshall. Miss Katharine Sampson and Miss Linda
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
Very Speedy Get Aboard on the Sea of Matrimony

ID EORIA MI~-"what no, mates! Hows this for a speedy get aboard on
1 the sea of natrimony" says Dan Cupid, and he's right This outstepping
pupil of d. Cuplds proposed at 8 a. n. and they were married at 10 80, same
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
James Anagnoslopas Takes an Interesting Trip

GENEVA, nL-somebody told James Anagnoslopas, a farmer at Geneva,
VI that they saw in the paper where he had been sued in the federal court in
Chicago and that it said the case was to be called the very next day. James
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
American Legion Appeals to the American Women

A MERICAN women are taking up the American Legion idea enthusiastically.
"A The name of the English nurse, Edith Caven, who was shot by the Ger
mans has been chosen a the title 70. the first post. The Edith Cayen post of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
poIman or Cane?

Where, oh, where is the plain coat of
yesterday? Today if it isn't a dolman
1t is sure to be a cape.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
HEARD and SEENE
at the CAPITAL
Many Americans Are Eager to Get Onto the Soil

WAsHINGToN-Tha a great many Americans, including returned soldiers
w sailors are eager to become farmers is shown by the work Of the
homc.eekers. bureau Of the United States railroad adminishalon. During the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12

/ study, is the motion picture. Thii
number of American exporters who are
as selling shoes TO Asiatics who al
ways have gone barefoot, and soap to
natives who regard water exclusively
as a beverage.
The movie does not enter easily
into domestic trade, or even into
trade between equally civilized u
tries. But when it m to trading
with the hinterland people of the
tropics, who are just becoming ac-
uuainted with modern conveniences,
the movie is a boon.
A great difficulty Mhich American
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-12
Motion Picture Is the Real Universal Language

that is understood everywhere without
has been demonstrated recently by a
using the movie for such difficult tasks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
RIVER PARTY ENDS
IN AN ACCIDENT

Ed Case, 1415 Twenty-fifth street,
Rock Island, and o. c. Carlson,
1901 Fifth avenue, Rock Island,
and their families spent yesterday
afternoon at Rock river, and whel
the festivities were over each took
his family in his machine and
drove to town. If they had driven
the same route to town this story
would never have been written.
Their automobiles net again at
Fourteenth street and Nineteenth
avenue, Moline. Cases car was
wrecked and four of the occupants
were thrown on the pavement All
were injured. Those injured as
the result OF the accident are:
Mr.. Case and his baby daughter.
Mrs. A. Z. Gardner and Mrs. w.
Gardner, both residing at 314 For
ty-fifth street, Rock Island.
None of the occupants of the
Carlson automobile was injured.
The injuries TO the Case family are
not serious.
Mr.. Carlson was driving south
On Fourteenth street and Case was
on Nineteenth avenue. Carlson's
car, a Moline Knight, was only
slightly damaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
CHAMBER WILL
make SURVEY
National Body VIII Take Transit
Problems in Hand and Solve
Them At Once.

Financial difficulties seem to be
the biggest problems for the
street railways and agitation for a
7-cent fare in the three cities is
being duplicated in so many CEN
terS that the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States is I'M
dertaking a country wide survey OF
transit conditions. The Moline
Commercial club has been asked TO
name a special committee to sub
nit statement of conditions in the
city to the public utilities commit
tee of the national association.
Realizing that conditions differ
in each instance, the national
Chamber of Commerce points oct
that certain general principles are
common in all cases and that the
problem is of vital Importance in
its relation to the home owner, the
manufacturer, the merchant and
business and social welfare gen
orally" and that lit will not be
well solved unless the representa-
tive business men of every city
give careful study and considera-
ton and tender their best judge
ment and advice"
Lewis G. Pierson, secretary of
the public utilities committee of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States is compiling reports
from various cities through local
committees already collecting data
or to be named for that purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
ARMY OFFICE
IS NOW CLOSED

Moline Office of the inspection
division, ordnance department,
United States army, $40 Peoples
bank building, was closed Satur-
day and Lieutenant W. H. Jacob,
who for a year has been in charge
of ordnance inspection, left Sun
cay for Chicago. He expects to be
discharged within the next few
days.
Closing of the Office means COM
pletion and settlement of all gov
eminent contracts for ordnance in
this vicinity.
Lieutenant Jacob has been in
charge of inspection and super
vision over ordnance contracts
throughout Iowa and western Illi-
nois. Thirty-two factories and
shops in this district were engag-
ed in government work at the time
Of the signing Of the armistice.
When the war ended, work upon
contracts was suspended, and
since Lieutenant Jacob has been
engaged in auditing claims and
making settlement upon finished
contracts. During the last eight
months government offices were
maintained in the Peoples bank
building with Whitsitt {. Schulske,
architects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
TRI-CITY CLUBS
UNITE EFFORTS
Chambers of Commerce Draw
Rules Permitting Member
ship in All Local Bodies.

Consolidation of relations be-
tween the commercial clubs Of the
tri-cities gives any member Of the
Moline Commercial club, the Rock
Island Chamber Of Commerce or
the Davenport Commercial club
privileges of the other two.
Announcement of this solicy
was made this morning by the sec
retaries of the three organizations.
The plan had been under consid-
Grafton for several weeks but the
Rock Island club was slow in ap-
proving the plan. Moline and
Davenport organizations ratified
the plan at once.
Membership in any tri-city club
means membership in the other
two clubs. If one man belongs 10
the Rock Island club he may visit
the Moline club, not only as Wis
itor but as a member. Heretofore
visitors from other clubs were
treated as guests. Members of the
three organizations were frequent
visitors to the other organizations
but were not officially recognized.
The new rules open cafes and
reading rooms to members of the
tr-city organizations and it is in
tended to develop a stronger spirit
of cooperation in promoting COM
munity projects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
SOLDIER LADS TO
MAKE RADIO SIGNS

Uncle Sans reconstruction work
among his wounded soldier lads
comes closer to Moline in the an
nouncement today that Walter
Jaap and Jack Johnson, both liv-
ing at 1887 Seventh avenue, have
completed a government course in
the making of radio signs and that
they have started in business for
themselves. Their first order-a
handsome display sign made for
the Paul Johnston Optical Co. of
Davenport-was delivered today.
The soldier lads are doing some
handsome work and they are pre-
pared to turn out signs for doors
and windows, and entrances TO
buildings, all advertising business.
No sign, they say, is too small,
and none too big for them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
'SILvIS TO PAVE
TWELVE BLOCKS
Village Board Approves Project to
Improve Streets During
Coming Months.

To make the village of Siivis one
of the most progressive commun-
tiles of its size in the state, seems
TO be the ambition of the board Of
trustees and the board of local i'm
provements, and they are being
supported by the citizens.
A second paving project was
practically agreed upon Saturday,
and if plans are carried out, Silvi5
citizens will be able to drive their
cars over paved streets through
out the village.
The following are the streets to
be paved if the project is approved:
Second avenue from Eighth TO
Fifteenth streets.
Ninth street from First to Fourth
avenues.
Tenth street from First to Sec
ond avenues.
Eleventh street from First to
Second avenue.
Twelfth street from First to
Second avenue.
Thirteenth street from First to
Second avenue.
Fourteenth street from First to
Third avenue.
Fifteenth street from First to
Fourth avenue.
The entire improvement involves
the paving of u city blocks. Sec
ond avenue and Ninth street will
be "a feet wide, while the remain
ing thoroughfares will be % feet
wide.
The board invited the property
owners to the meeting and little
opposition developed.
The same project was brought
up during the administration Of
Robert Watkins, but failed in the
favor Of the property owners. They
however, woke up to the fact that
Silvis would sooner or later have
to have the paving and the sooner
done the better for the citizens
The paving of Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh avenues has already been
ordered by the board and it i S
probable that ordinances will be
brought before the board at its an
nual session tonight
Wallace T eichler of Rock Island
has been engaged as engineer for
the village and Will Immediately
begin work. He will secure esti-
mates on the new project
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
BOYS LEARN TO
SWIM IN MOLINE
POOL IN l WEEK

Seventy-five boys were taught to
swim in the Y. NJ. c. A swimming
school that closed Saturday after
noon. The boys were awarded RIB
bons by Willis Wood, physical di'
rector of the Moline Y.
Nearly $50 boys entered the
classes. Many of the boys knew how
to swim but enrolled for further In
struction. They were given ad-
vanced lessons. Some Of the stu
dents were very young and had
never been in the water before.
Mr.. Wood and his assistants, Gil
bert Jamison will continue classes
at the Y pool all this week for the
yOnger boys who did not learn 70
swim. They will instruct boys from
8 to u years old, and the physical
director stated that they will be
able to swim the length of the poo
by the last of this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
NORTH DEFENDANT
IN DAMAGE SUIT

Alleging that he was struck by
an automobile driven by the de-
PENDANT, by which he incurred per-
manent injury, George L. Maslin of
Moline has brought suit against
Frank L. North for $4,000. The
action was brought in the circuit
court. AS the plaintiff is a minor,
Estella NJ McDougall is a party to
the litigation as his mother.
The declaration recites that on
Sept. 5, 1918, the plaintiff was
walking along Fourth avenue, Mo-
line, and at the Ninth street inter
section tn accident took place. He
asserts that his leg was broken
and that he expended $500 for pro-
fessional attention and hospital
service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
E. MOLINE POLICE
FIND MANY DRUNKS

East Moline police went out
searching for DRINKS yesterday and
arrested three. One of the men,
John Gregrites, of East Moline, was
desperately drunk. He ordered
lunch in a restaurant on Twelfth
street and when the waiter asked
him for the money for the feed the
drunk pulled a knife on him. The
waiter Immediately called the po-
lice and when one of the officers ar
rived on the spot the drunk made
several passes at him. He was ar
raigned before Police Magistrate
Gustafson this morning and was
fined s25 and costs.
Police rounded up Dan Shaeffer
yesterday afternoon and brought
him to court this morning where
he planked down sos. Tom Reck,
Moline, paid IS and costs this morn
ing also for being drunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
CONGRESS BUSY
WITH BILLS FOR
APPROPRIATIONS

Washington, June 16.-With the
senate debate on the league of ma
tions suspended until tomorrow
both branches of congress toGay
were occupied with appropriation
bills. In the house consideration
of the naval bill was resumed.
The s36,000,000 agricultural ap-
preparation bill with a committee
rider proposing repeal of the day
light savings act, was to be report
ed out Of committee to the senate
and the reduced army appropria-
ton measure was to be transmit
ted to that body from the house. Eff
forts to increase the amount of the
appropriation and the size of the
army as proposed by the house
were expected.
With authorization for new
three year building program elm
mated and the fund for naval avia7
ton reduced to $15,000,O0O, the 1920
naval appropriation bill was passed
today by the house and sent to the
senate. The measure carries 2p-
proximately $500, 100000 and was
passed in virtually the form it
came from the naval committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
Obituary !
Matthew G.. Bedford

r Matthew e. Bedford, aged rs
years, succumbed at Saturday
evening in his home, four miles
south of Coal Valley. Mr.. Bedford
suffered a paralytic stroke one
IReek ago.
He was well known throughout
the rural community and his death
comes as sad news to a host of
friends in this vicinity Mr.. Bed
ford was born Jan. 7, 1874, in Dav-
export in 1845. and in March, 1869,
moved to Coal Valley, where he
had since resided. He and Eliz-
abeth Lees were married and she
preceded him in death April 6,
1889.
Mr.. Bedford was a member of
Valley lodge, No. SAT, A. F. & A. M.
of Coal Valley.
He leaves to survive him three
children. Mrs. 1. ]. Bailey of Coal
Valley; G. L. Bedford and Gertrude
Bedford at home, and one brother,
John Bedford of Rock Island. Four
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
10 tomorrow morning in the home
Burial will be in Coal Valley Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
MOLINE POLICE
FORCE rs NOT
LARGE ENOUGH

Chief OF Police DeJaeger is anx-
iously waiting for the police ana
fire commissioners % adopt new
rules and for the police budget to
be increased so as to permit the
hiring of a 20-man force.
There are only Is men on the
force today. I'VE need FIVE more
men," said Chief DeJaeger this
morning. THAT is the natural size
OF the department. Even then we
won't have any too many men,"
The board of police and fire COM
missioners has organized. Frank
Walker was named chairman and
Clarence S. Trevor is secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
may ESTABLISH
PLANE STATION
Pillow City Officials Make Efforts TO
Find Landinf Ground for
Airplanes.

There fs q movement under way
or will be in a few days to place
Moline on the airpIane map.
Mayor Charles Skinner believes.
that now is the time to provide ia
cilides for airplanes. He stated to-
day that he would favor any
scheme that will boost airplane
travel to and from Moline.
A number of merchants IN Mo
line have also expressed favorable.
opinions on the subject. Among
them is A. C., Barber, western agent
for the Willys-Overland company.
One of the first things necessary
according to boosters of the put
Moline on the airplane map" move
ment is q landing. Browning field
has been suggested as being suit
able.
1t was stated this morning that
there is possibility OF n fund being
raised to buy or rent ground foE
airplane landing. Mayor SkiuneH
declared that the time has come for
Moline to get busy. Several Hi
nois cities have already made ar
engagements TO permit airplanes TO
land and receive and discharge pas
sengers.
A number Of manufacturers and
Chicago merchants are discussing
establishing an airplane delivery
route, which probably will include
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
SOCIETIES ARE
ASKED TO JOIN
FOURTH PARADE

Invitations to every organization
in the city of East Moline to place
float in the parade on the morn
ing of July 4 were sent out by
George D. Long. secretary of the
Fourth of July committee, this
morning. The invitation also asks
that every organization be repre-
scented by a committee at the meet
ing at the city clerks office at 8
o'clock next Tuesday evening.
While East Moline will celebrate
July 4 this year as never before IN
history, it will nevertheless ceIe-
brate it in a safe and sane way.
Shooting of firearms, and other
dangerous fireworks, is absolutely
taboo, and violation will mean pros
ecution, Mayor G. F. Johnson de
creed this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-16
MOLINE CHURCH TO
BUILD PARSONAGE

Announcement was made yes
terday that the First Lutheran
church of Moline will build a new
nome for the pastor, the Rev c. o.
Moreland- The parsonage will be
constructed during the summer
months, and plans for it's building
are already under way.
Two sites have been under con-
sideration and it is expected that
the board of trustees will select a
location this evening.
One of the sites is situated east
Of the present home, 1914 Fifth ave-
nue. The other is on Tenth street.
near Eleventh avenue.