Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31

and his son, Mahlon Jay Young,
Jr., aged 80, died in East Mo-
line last night.
MARCH.
Colonel Harry Jordan, new
commandant of Rock Island
arsenal. was welcomed back to
Rock Island last night at the
Rock Island club.
3-Two hundred fifty Rock Island
boys. members of the 54th am
munition train, arrived at Camp
Grant today.
Marshall Brown. aged 20 years,
colored, died in q New York
base hospital Feb. %. follow
ing his arrival home after see
ing i've months service over
seas.
After 66 years Of business the
Warnock & Ralston company,
soap manufacturers. closed its
doors. +
l-Conversion Of the old store
house on Rock Island arsenal
into . public museum was an
nounced today by the Rock Is
land Chamber Of Commerce.
b-Organization of the Brai Birth
lodge in the tri-cities was ef-
fected yesterday. with Ren A.
Stewart Of Rock Island a. pres
ident.
7-Kate v. Collier, S25h Twelfth
street, widow of the late ]. D.
( Collier. has been appointed the
first policewoman Of Rock Is
land.
A strike of all labor union men
employed on TIE construction
Of st. Anthony's hospital threat
ened to delay completion of the
work. today.
10-Choking and beating into in
sensibility C. c. Kirsch, day
turnkey. five prisoners, all pa
rolled convicts. effected their
escape from the Rock Island
county jail at $3.50 yesterday
morning.
Rock Island and Moline have the
honor Of having two vessels
named after each of the cities,
as a result Of securing the
greatest percentage Of SUBJ
scribers to the fourth liberty
loan.
Burglars robbed the Sinclair Re-
fining company, 2402 Third av-
enue, of II tires and ~ inner
tubes, on March 8.
Jacob Swisher incurred severe
injuries this morning when the
head of a large tank at the
Rock Island Bridge & Iron
works blew of and crashed
through the building.
A huge throng met boys Of the
54th ammunition train at the
Milwaukee station last night.
C. U. Scott & Son. steel harden
ing and galvanizing works of
Davenport, has closed a con-
tract to remove its factory to
Rock Island.
Raymond Lloyd Thomas, 1882
Eighth-and-a-half avenue, is
facing q charge OF bigamy in
Davenport.
12-W. N. Phillips and H. M. Schri-
yer, former mayor, were nom
mated for office of mayor Of
Rock Island yesterday, and
Martin T. Rudgren, john A.
Murrin, Frank Wich. William
Fitzslmmops, Frank L. Patter-
son, J. D. Sears, H.. c. Hin
richs and H. H. Harris won out
in the preliminary contest fe)
commissioner while d. ]. Gle
land and Joseph P. Kelly will
fight on April Is for the ofiice
Of police magistrate.
14-Three Of the five prisoners who
escaped from the county Jail
several days ago we're arrested
about IL miles from Ottumwa,
Iowa.
| W. d. Hines, director general Of
American railroads, today ar
rived in Rock Island on an in
spection tour.
16-Jascha Heifetz, worlds great
est violin artist, held an audi
| ence spellbound at the Angus
tana gym last night.
17-Rev. David A. johnson yester-
day resigned as pastor Of the
Central Presbyterian church.
Walker wilhelm, 1923 Fifth ave-
nue.. was accidentally shot in
the left thigh last evening from
pistol as 1t was handed to
him by friend.
lS-Burglars last evening stole 500
worth Of jewelry from the par
sonage Of Rev. j. C. Granger,
80 Fifteenth street.
20-Mrs. Ethel Mcconnell, aged rs.
Of Bowling township, who died
yesterday. is the first In the
county to die Of the sleeping
sickness.
e1-Union painters today won their
| fight for Is cents IN hour.
22-Ths Hire q Soldier" campaign
was started today by the ILL.,
! nois free employment bureau.
Eighty returned soldiers attend
! ed the party given for them
| last night at the Masonic tenn
| pie by the Red Cross chapter.
| Ralph Seymour, aged 8. reared
Il at the Bethany home. was hurt
/ yesterday when struck by an
| auto ut Seventh avenue and
Thirty-eighth street.
i24-Mrs. Earl d. Powers. sos
4 Twenty-ninth street. yesterday
i attempted to take her life by
/ inhaling gas.
z6-Since ono year ago. when the
saloons were yoted out, Rock
! Island has supported 200 soft
drink pa1losA