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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
A. J. MESSING OF
CHICAGO HELD IN
AN ARMY EXPOSE

Abraham ]. Messing. a lawyer
and lecturer who is known in Rock
Island, having delivered an address
here a number of years ago, is in
volved in exposures connected with
the affairs of the Consumers Pack
ing company in Judge Landis' court
in Chicago. It is charged that
Messing accepted $4,000 from the
late Mrs. Caroline Loeffler, wealthy
Chicago widow, in return for hav-
ing her son, Frank, elevated from
Camp Grant to the meat inspection
division, q "bombproof berth" in
Chicago, and then of her death
from heart disease and fright"
when government agents pried into
the transaction.
Another case was related on the
stand by John M. Kantor-a deal
planned in which $4,000 was in
volved to have Phil Blazer, Lin
coin (Ill.) man of wealth, appointed
as a dairy examiner in the army.
This deal, unlike the Loeffler one,
did not go through. The money
wasn't paid, but Messing was to
have profited by it, the witness said.
Revelations of further crooked
deals involving Messing are said to
be in prospect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
BLEDSOE OF 9TH
GENERATION WHO
SERVES COUNTRY

Harry Bledsoe of 2507 Eighth
avenue, has enlisted in the navy
and has been sent to Great Lakes
for training.
Harry is the son of Lieutenant
Joseph L. A R1edsoe, who Is vet
eran of two wars, the war with
Spain in 1898, during which he
was wounded in the charge up San
Juan hill, and also in the present
war in which he did duty on the
Mexican border. Joseph l.. A is
the son of Robert S. BIedsoe, who
served with the Forty-seventh Illi-
nois volunteer infantry under Gen.
eral Grant from 1861 to 1864.
Robert S. Bledsoe is the son of
Joel Bledsoe, who served during
the war of 1912, and also in the
war with Mexico. He was killed
in the battle of Monterey. Joel
Bledsoe was the son of Colonel
Anthony Bledsoe, who commanded
the Second provisional regiment
under General Washington, and
was later under Colonel Daniel
Boone in the conquest of Kentucky
from the Indians. He was killed
in duel with the famous chief
"Red Squirrel" 1t will thus be
seen that Harry is the fifth geaer-
alton of this family to serve in the
military service Of the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
CAMBRIDGE

Dr. H G. McMulIen has purchased the
Fred H Hand home in the west part of
town Dr. McMuIlen has sold his home
to Deputy Sheriff George 81. Brown.
the Social Hour club at her home Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. A L. Lewis of Orion is visiting
in Cambridge.
at the W. G. Swanson honey
Miss Mary Farrar. who has been visit
ing in Washington. Pa. for some time,
is expected home this week.
Miss DIESEL Kirkland of woodruff is
visiting relatives and friends here this
week.
Charles Graham was a recent wyo-
ming caller.
Mrs. George Anderson will entertain
the ElskO club at her home Wednesday
afternoon.
Private w L. wiedenhoeft has been
discharged from the United States army
and has returned to his home here. He
has been stationed at Camp Grant.
Charles A. Kellogg. county treasurer.
has received word that his son, Sergeant
Herbert Kellogg, has arrived in New York.
He has been serving in the tank corps-in
France for several months.
II. S. White made a short business
trip to Chicago.
C. s Frampton of Cana,ridge and F. L.
Fink of Kewahee left Friday for Upton.
ager of the High Gravity Oil company
where he will drill four oil wells. The
company has lease on 1000 acres of
land.
Fire broke out Sunday morning in the
roof of the new building owned byNR6y
Jennings and occupied by Glenn El1fBtt
for a barber shop. The entire roof was
burned. The fire was caused by sparks
from the chimney. The loss was covered
by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
MAY FESTIVAL
TICKETSREADY
Holders Of Seats to Symphony Con-
certs VIII Get Preference at
CALI Curci Concert.

Holders of tickets to the Chicago
symphony orchestra concert of
Thursday, May s, in Augustana
the Tri-City~ Musical association,
will be given preference in making
reservations for the CALI Curci
concert May 80.
Tickets have been placed ON sale
at the Norberg, Baxter, Bow1by and
Cable music houses, and may also
be procured from Mrs. J. r. Tuckis,
president Of the Rock Island Mu-
steal club; Miss Claire VanGalder,
chairman of the music department
of the Rock Island Woman's club;
Miss Katherine Gest, who is in gen.
eral charge of the tickets in Rock
Island, and at Augustana college.
Tickets have been placed on sale
at low price in order that the gem
eral public may avail itself Of the
opportunity of hearing the orches-
ira concerts. Reservations will be
made May 1.
The Chicago symphony orchestra
viii present two programs, at $3.50
on the afternoon of May and
again at 8 O'Clock on that day. The
Cali Curci concert will be held on
the evening of May 80 and already
there have been many inquiries re-
garding the concerts and tickets.
Those. who desire to obtain the best
seats are therefore urged to secure
the tickets for the symphony con-
eerts as well, as the My festival
series will be honored first of all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
G!Rr4ofI

Phone RI. 2s5. Trefz Express o.
Tri-City Towel Supply company
r. I. Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. !. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
SEARCH STARTS
FOR WEkRER OF
IAN ODD ATTIRE
Police Securing City for Day Light
RObber Adorned in Greenish-
Tan Suit.
R0Bs BASSETTE RESIDENCE
Watches Woman Of House Place
Key in Mail Box and Then
Gains Entrance.

Police last night began search
for a young man wearing green
ish tan suit of clothes and a soft
hat. who was seen to enter the
home of w. c. Bassette at 1913
Nineteenth, street, shortly after 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
One suspect was arrested by the
police but was released when he
could not be identified as the one
fought to have been implicated in
the robbery.
The sum Of $50 was taken from
the residence from an upstairs
bedroom, but various articles of
jewelry and other vaIuables were
passed up The entire house was
pIundered and the drawers of all
the dressers and tables in the
homes were ransacked butNthe con-
tents were left behind.
The money stolen belonged to
Warren O. Bassette, son of w. c.
Bassette, who returned from SER
vice a little more. ethan month ago.
The cash was what Warren Bas-
settle had saved from his earnings
since starting to work and it was
to have been banked today by the
owner.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bas-
settle with her daughter, Mrs. Har-
rison G. WEIGH, left the Bassette
home and remained away until 5
O'Clock Mrs. Bassette placed the
key to the front door of her home in
the mail box. AS she turned to
leave the porch she saw a man
NZessed in the greenish-tan suit
LOGGING directly at her. He turned
away as Mrs Bassette continued to
watch him.
Meanwhile. Mrs. WEIGH, who was
standing at the foot of the porch
while Mrs. Bassetts was locking
the door was watching the man
nearby her attention attracted by
the strange color of his clothes.
She describes the suit as one of the
oldest she had ever seen. Mrs.
Bassette and her daughter pro-
ceeded to Davenport where they
spent the afternoon.
Sees R0bber.
A neighbor, who had not seen the
two leave the Bassette residence,
saw the robber go into the home.
He walked several yards away from
the Bassette residence, turned and
looked up and down the street and
then walked onto the porch of the
residence, took the key from the
mail box and entered, according to
the neighbor.
The robber, however, proved ac
commodating and locked the doo-
and replaced the key in its hiding
place after he had gone through
the house. The place was found
locked.
Police were notified Of the rob-
berry Immediately upon Mrs. Bas-
settles return home. One arrest re-
suited and this moTRing Mrs. WEIGH
called at the police station for the
puapose of identifying the prisoner.
fife was released. Mrs. WEIGH not
only remembers the exact color of
the clothes worn by the robber, but
says that she would know the mans
face, should she see him again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
CONTEST FOR NEW
MEMBERS rs PLAN
BOYS SECRETARY

Under the direction of Harold r.
Lundgren, new boys work secre-
tary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, a membership contest
has been arranged, which opens
tomorrow, and the boys who are
members of the department are
eligible to work for the prizes
which are to be awarded the win
ners.
This contest is. to last one month,
from tomorrow until April %. The
boys of the public schools of the
city are being interested In the
contest and there will be much ri
valry as to who win bring in the
largest number of new members.
To the boy who brings in the 1arg-
est number over three yearly MEM
berships paid in full is to get the
third prize, a 50 knife, The boy
bringing in the most over five
yearly memberships will receive
second prize, a IA camera, valued
at 81, and the first prize for the
boy bringing in over seven mem
berships is gold watch fob. IN
case of a tie for any of the prizes
each boy will be presented with
that particular prize.
All the boys bringing in one or
more yearly memberships will be
treated to ice cream and cake at
social stunt night" at the close OF
the contest.
Other activities for the spring
and summer months in the boys
department are an aeroplane club,
which is to be formed. The sec
rotary was in the aviation service
for some months, and it is expect
ed that this club will prove of in
terest to the boys of the associa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
WATER CAUSES
HEAVY DAMAGE
Ninth and Twelfth Streets Empty
On Property Located at South
Fad of>Highways.
COMPLAINT READ TO COUNCIL
Custodian of Rock Island Canning
Company Property Tells of Ser.
iOus Condition Existing.

Ninth and Twelfth streets paved
are proving most convenient to
motorists\ and those residing on
the thoroughfares, but for those
living west of the extreme south
end OF the two streets the improve
ment is considered a menace when
more than theA usual amount of
rain falls.
Sewer outlets from the two
streets at the south end are locat-
ed so as to deposit on Forty-eighth
avenue all OF the water that may
be carried away. The last storm
worked havoc in the immediate vi
cinity of the sewers. A large hole
was dug by the force of the water
from the paved streets, gulleys
we're formed and the water crossed
the G. R L & p. tracks, filed the
bitches on either side and then
tore away a large part of the foun-
dalton of the Rock Island Canning
company structure.
A communication from A. D.
Fisher, custodian of the canning
company's property, was read at
tH0 AtcStlA6 yOObSIu6y AFTERNOON OIL
the city commission. 1t told of the
damage that had resulted from the
last storm and requested that the
city take some action in protecting
the property to the south of Ninth
and Twelfth streets from further
damage. 1t was asked that some
means be taken to cause the wa
ter from the sewers to take some
other course than It is at present
allowed.
Others Complain.
Ninth and Twelfth streets are
also held as better not paved by
residents living on Eighteenth ave-
nue. between the two streets. They
have complained of the poor sewer
system on the two streets and as
sert that water pours norkh from
the two streets and causes a food
ed condition on the avenue. Be
fore the streets were paved, the
water did not run onto the paw
ing. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
DON'T NEGLECT A
+ RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after It with Sloan'e
Liniment before it gets
dangerous

Apply haie. don't ya5, let It pens.
f'ote, and--good-by twingel Same for
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
OF joints or muscles, lameness, bruises.
Instant relief without mnssiness or
soiled clothing. Reliabie-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason of enormous sales.
Keep a big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
nl 1: i: j ! ! !. :
Irads Marx Reg. Z. 8. Pat. OF.
HAPPIFSI MAN
IN WHOLE STATE
Farmer Eats Things He Hadn't
Touched Before in Nine Years
=GainS 25 Pounds.

Touched Before in Nine Years
-Gains % Pounds.
Il had about given up all hopes
Of ever being a well man again, but
since taking a few bottles of Tan
lac am enjoying as good health as
I ever, did in my life, and have
gained 25 pounds in weight" said
Raymond E. Latham, well known
farmer who lives at Mantle, ILL.,,
while in Peoria the other day.
"a man never appreciates good
health until he loses it," said Mr..
Latham, "at least l didn't. Up to
the time my health failed me about
nine years ago, l didn't know what
it was to be SICK l had fine ap-
came in from the corn fields at
meal time, 1 could eat big hearty
meals and enjoy them. 1 just want
to say in this connection, that we
always believed in having plenty Of
the substantial kind of food that
keeps man in condition to do the
work on a farm, and when l
reached the point where I didn't
feel like eating that kind of a meal
1 knew that something was wrong.
discovered a little later that my
stomach was in bad shape. and in
a short time after / ate a little, !
would have sour stomach. Then 1
would be bloated up with gas for
two or three hours after every
meal. This condition kept on get
ting worse, until began to have at
lacks of acute indigestion. and was
told that these attacks were liable
to kill me any day. l finally got so
weak and rundown that l was
hardly able to do any work at all.
I would have gladly given every
dollar / possessed to get back my
health, but nothing l did seemed to
help me.
Nearly every day I would read
in the papers about Tanlac, and
personally knew some of the folks
that were giving these statements,
so 1 decided to give Tanlac a trial
myself. Well, sir, in little or no
time 1 began to want to eat. My
appetite came back in full force,
and / was the happiest man in the
state of Illinois when l found my
food was agreeing with me. 1 was
Soon eating just the same things,
and as much of then, as / did nine
years ago before l lost my health,
and have kept it up ever since.
am in as good health now as l ever
was in my life, and there isn't a
man on my farm that can do more
hard work in day than 1 can. L
am never bothered with indigestion
or gas on my stomach, and in fact
am ientirely free from all my trou-
bles. You couldn't name a price
that - would consider, even for
second. for the good Tanlac has
done me. l am well and strong
now, and that is just the reason
why want TO tell the world about
Tanlac and all it has done for me.
Tanlac is sold-in Rock Island by
Bengston's drug store.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that a
township election will be held in
the township OF Rock Island county
Of Rock Island estate of Illinois, on
Sthe first day of April, 1919, for the
a election of the following township
4 officers, to-wit:
E4ve assistant supervisors.
One justice Of the peace to fill
vacancy.
One constable to fill vacancy.
the said election WILDE as follows:
F1rst-Yoh's barber shop, Alb
Fourth avenue.
The precinct polling places for
Standardization church, Thir-
tenth avenue and sixth street.
Third-1014 Third avenue.
Fourth-City barn, 919 Sixth ave-
Fifth-Burriss' store, 100 Sew
enth avenue.
sixth-EvangeIical church, 1120
Twelfth street.
seventh-Miller's store. 1900
Twelfth street.
Eighth-Court house.
Ninth-Church, Fourteenth street
and Sixth avenue.
Teuth-Kramer's store, 815 Four
teenth-and-a-haIf street.
1101 Fifteenth street.
Twelfth-Sala building, 327 Nine
tenth street.
Thirteenth - Episcopal church,
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Fourteenth-Cassiddy's store
c016 Ninth avenue.
Fifteenth-Hose house, 527 Tween
y ty-second street.
Sixteenth Schmfd's grocery, S21
Twentieth street.
SeFenteenth-Rear 1929 Fifth
and-a-ha1f avenue.
Eighteenth - Schneider's drug
store, i2700 Seventh avenue.
NiReteenth-Hasting' & Pewe's
g6re, 1928 Twenty-sixth street.
Twentieth-2736 Seventh avenue.
Twenty-frst-631 ThiFy-eighth
street.
Twenty-second- station, 1417
Thirtieth street
Twenty-third-1340 Thirty-eighth
street.
TEenty-fourth-P car
penter shop Forty-fifth street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth avenue.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES school,
torty-frst street and Seventh ave-
nue..
Twenty-sixth-42oo Fourteenth
avenue.
W. A. FREWERT,
Town Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
/ ! I7 Z! D
KIDNEYS
PURIFIES BLOOD

You can't expect weak Kidneys to
filter the acids and poisons out OF
your system unless they are given a
little help. Don't allow them to be-
come diseased when little atten-
ton now will prevent il DON'T try
TO cheat nature
AS soon as you commence to have
backacheS, feel nervous and tired,
GET BUSY. These are usually warn
fngs that your kidneys are not work
ing properly.
Do not delay minute. Go after
the cause of your ailments or you
may find yourself in the grip of an
incurable disease. GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules will give all,
most immediate relief from kidney
troubles. GOLD MEDAL HzarlaEn
Oil Capsules viii do the work they
are the pure original Haarlem Oil
Capsules imported direct from the
laboratories in HARLEM, Holland
Ask your druggist for GOLD MEL :
AL and accept no substitutes. Look
for The name GOLD MEDAL on every
box Three sizes, sealed packages,
Money refunded if they~do not quick
~ help you ].
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
SUFFERS PAINFUL
INJURY TO SCALP

David Clark, well advanced in
years, suffered a painful injury to
his head at ? o'clock this morning
when he fell to the pavement at
the corner of Second avenue and
Nineteenth street. He was removed
to St Anthony's hospital in the city
ambulance and DR.. Joseph De Silva
attended him. Mr.. Clark is resi-
dent of Reynolds and was a visitor
IN Rock Island today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
TRI-CITY FIRMS .
REFUSED LICENSE

In list of corporations which
have been denied licenses by Sec
rotary of State Emmerson since
Jan. 1 under the Illinois blue sky
law, appear the Kirsch Oil & Gas
company of Davenport and the
Pillow City Oil & Gas company of
Moline. Both were refused the
right to sell stock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-28
IF BACKACHY OR !
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat less meat and take q glass Of
Salts to flush out Kidneys
Drink plenty water.

Uric acid in meat excites the kidneys,
they become overworked; get sluggish,
ache, and feel like Jumps of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is irri-
tated, and you may be obliged to seek re-
lief two or three times during the night.
When the kidneys clog you must help
them flush off the body's urinous waste
or you'll be a real sick person shortly.
At frat you feel a dull misery in the kid
ney regioy, you suffer from backache,
sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
sour, tongue coated and you feel rheu-
matte twinges when the weather is bad,
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four ounces
of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful
in glass of water before breakfast
for few dsys snd your kidneys wilI
then act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
also to neutralize the acids in urine, so
it no longer Is a source of irritation.
thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone should
take now and then TO keep the kidneys
clean and active. Druggists here say
they sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who
believe in overcoming kidney trouble
while it is only trouble,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-28
COMB SAGE TEA
INTO GRAY HAIR
Darkens Beautifully and Restores
It's Natural Color and
Lustre at Once. ...

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe at home, though, is
troublesome. An easier way is to get
the ready-to-use preparation improved
by the addition of other ingredients
a large bottle, at little cost, at drug
stores, known as "Wyeth's Sage and
sulphur Compound" thus avoiding a
lot of muss.
While gray. faded hair is not sinful,
we all desire to retain our youthful
eappearance and attractiveness. BY
darkening your hair with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because it does it so natural
Iy. so evenly. You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time; by morning
all gray hairs have disappeared. After
another application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound is a delightful toilet requi-
site. 1t is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention of disease.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-28
EVE GETS THRILL OF HIS
LIFE WHEN PLANE TAKES
DIVE TO FIND BEARINGS

food, God has given us the land. The
best land, the best climate, and yet
only a very small percentage of it
under cultivation.
After % or 80 minutes in the air, l
began to wonder where are we? l
had a map, but railroads and rivers
did not correspond with the map.
There were no cities or towns. Wilson
called for the map. He studied it
carefully, then wrote back: do you
know where We are?" No, l did not.
Again we studied Still no solution.
Then it was that l remembered one
of Colonel RAIDERS statements:
In the air one is lost unless there
are markings and signs to guide. Ev-
cry railroad, every town, every ham
let should begin now labelling itself,
the same as you label your roads for
the autOists.
A few minutes longer and we sight
ed a small hamlet; but what haml It ?
At 1000 feet nothing could be identi-
fled. l was wondering what Wilson
would do. We were lost. | knew there
was a limited supply of gas Ulti-
mately we must either reach Atlanta
or land somewhere else The altime-
ter was registering 1000 feet altitude.
We were almost over the village. A
freight was crawling along, moving,
knew by the long trail of smoke be-
hind. And right at that moment I
made my last will and testament.
did everything but pray. l forgot to
pray. 1t seemed like ten minutes that
this terrible suspense lasted. And it
was all Wilson'S fault.
NOsing Straight Down.
| thought all Wilson had to do was
to handle that joy stick. l discovered
that the ship was nosed straight down,
travelling with the speed of light for
that village depot roof | looked to
see what Wilson was doing. Heavens!
Wilson was down under his cowl, the
motors had stopped tor | think they
had) Wilson was workingsfrantically
with something down near his feet
that | could not see. Everything had
gone wrong. We were on our way. |
knew that depot roof would be sight
to see when Wilson ship and | got
through with it. | picked cut The eX-
act place where we would go through
the roof and then figured that unless
the depot floor was concrete, we would
muss that up, too.
Down, down, down, faster and faster.
The altimeter was dropping. From q
600 it had dropped to 1900, to 1000
and still the needle backed to 900, ana
farther.
l looked out to see if the natives
were aware that there soon was to be
twin funeral in their midst. | Won
dered if they would give us a decent
burial | wondered if that little ham
let would appreciate the advertising
We would give to them by.ou1 visit
Then | noticed that every one out
side the houses were running inside;
and every one inside was running out.
The chickens were flying the fences
and the COWS in the pasture had the
D. It's. The train had stopped. An