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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
DELEGATES FOR
SESSION NAMED
Swedish-American Republicans of
County Appoint Members to
Attend Convention.

Delegates to the annual state
meeting of the Swedish-American
Republican league to be held in
Chicago at the La Sale hotel on
Saturday were appointed at a
meeting of the Rock Island county
league held in Svea hail on L.
brary avenue Saturday night.
Frank o. Lowden will be the
principal speaker at the John
Erickson banquet in the evening
Saturday at the state meet, which
promises to be the feature of the
event. ]. A. A. Burnquist, gov
ernor of Minnesota, i; also to
speak.
Rock Island county delegates. IS
in number, will attend the conven-
ton uninstructed. although sup
port will probably be given Frank
Nelson of Geneva as a candidate
for the presidents chair.
Judge n. A. Larson Of Moline
was elected president of the Rock
Island county organization at the
meeting on Saturday. Other Off.
GERS elected are:
SecretaTy-JOhn A. Sward.
Treasurer-EmilJ Johnson.
Executive COmmittee-N. A. Lar
son, John A. Sward. Emil Johnson,
+. A. Johnson, N. r. Carlson. Grant
Hultberg and George W. Johnston.
Delegates were named to attend
the convention as follows:
Rock Island Hultberg, C.
L. Ackerlund, DR.. Gustav A. An
dreen, Clarence Isaacson, Martin
Rudgren. c. V. Johnson, a G. An
derson, Louis I. Vessel aud Olof Z
Cervin.
Moline-Oscar Eckerman, c. W
Swanson. A. +. DanielsJn, NJ. r
Carlson, Charles Brunstfom. Emil
Coleman, F. A. Johnson, J. F. Free
man, G. l.. Peterson. c. G. Hog
berg, c. w. Lundahl. Mauritz John
son. J. A. Swanson. J. B. OakIeaf,
Fred Graflund, A. V. Esterdahl. DR..
e. A. Eden. John A. Sward, A. G.
Carlson, y. A. Larson, August Me
lin, John Sundine, F. A. Landee,
Emil Johnson, George ". Johnson
and Albin H. Anderson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline
MAKING EFFORT TO
DEMOBILIZE ARMY
SOON AS POSSIBLE

Censoring the Americans in their
unjust criticism in the country's
rehabilitation work, Lieutenant
Warren c. Giles, stationed at LIE
Mans, France. says in a letter to
his father, William F. Giles, 272O
Sixteenth street, Moline:
Every effort is being put forth
to get the men home in the best
condition possible and in the short
est time practical. l read a letter
or rather a clipping taken from a
newspaper with a lot of criticism
on rehabilitation and transporta-
ton of the troops from France. 1t
makes a fellows blood boil to read
articles like that when one knows
mat every possible effort is being
strained to get the troops home as
soon as possible. 1t is a pretty big
Job to gather up almost two mil
lion men and equip, clean and pay
them. and get them aboard ships
bound for the United States, when
at the same time we are maintain
ing an army in Germany. When the
armistice was signed no one dream
I'd that in the course of two months
we would be demObilizing, and I'D
to that time everything possible was
being done to win the war. with
never thought of what plan was
to be used in getting the men back,
consequently we were without a
plan. If we had taken time to think
cut plan OF demobilizing when the
need for a forward movement was
as great as it was we would still be
fighting. I wish the people might
know what is being done to get
';heir boys back, and then there
might be less weight to the talk
that is going on all through the
states"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
SIEZR ALL FLAGS.

Munich.-Bavaria is so short Of
material for children's clothing that
the government has issued an ord
or confiscating all flags measuring
more than 20 by 20 inches so as
TO use the material in them for the
manufacture of children's under
wear. A call has been issued to the
public to donate unnecessary flags
for the same purpose. 1t is pre-
sumed that the colors will be ex-
tracted from the flags before they
are manufactured into clothing
The manufacture of flags OF any
size is forbidden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
VALIDITY OF CITY
ORDINANCE UP AS
CASE is STARTED

Argument lasting two hours was
made by James Johnston, Moline
city attorney, and F. II. Hall OF
Rockford, attorney for the Illinois
socialist organization, in the Mo
line city court this morning on the
validity of a Moline ordinance by
which one James Ketchum was
convicted in the police court for
distributing bills.
Ketchum was arrested on Feb
10 and was fined 50 by Magistrate
Gustafson. The case was appealed
to the city court.
Judge G. o. Dietz allowed Mr..
Hall five days in which to submit
brief of his arguments and the
case was allowed to remain open
Johnston introduced sections of the
ordinance pertaining to the posting
of bills in the city without permits
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
NO COMMENT MADE.

Mexico City.-Government COM
ment is not forthcoming on the
proposals in the American con-
gress and the California legisla-
ture that President Wilson be in
structed to open negotiations with
the Mexican government for the
purchase of Lower Califoria and a
part of Sonora. 1t was intimated,
however, that comment would not
be proper with IRE project only in
its initial stages and with the back
ing thus far shown. Press COM
ment is entirely against the sale
by Mexico of its territory and pro-
ally papers declare that Mexico
pins its faith on President Will
sons pronouncement for small ma
tons. No attempt is made to re-
flute the charge that the govern
ment of Lower California is almost
independent of the Mexico City
government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
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CORDOVA

Mr- and Mrs. VIII Moody were
business callers in the tri-cities
Ed Humphrey is i'll with an at
tack of the grippe. Charles Taven-
ner is also sick
A party was given at the home Of
Charley BirdSley Saturday evening.
a number of young people from here
Marshal Freek was a business
caller in the tri-CitieS Friday.
The Misses Helen REYNOLDS. Fran
ces Quick and Lois Shumate. who
are attending high school in Moline
were weekend visitors at their
DR. Bruner Of Por. Byron was a
caller here on Thursday
Marie Trent and Ruth Durbin
Were shoppers in Port Byron Wed
Mrs. Harriet Smith. who has been
very i'll. is slowly recovering
Mrs Ora HeberIing, the primary
teacher of Port Byron public school.
Howard Moody is moving down on
the Docla farm
W. r Bruner of East Moline Wis
Bessie Quinn. Alma Reynolds,
Floyd Robinson and Jack Quinn Wis
tied tied q the home nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Henry Johnson is home on vaca-
ton for a fortnight.
Wesley Zimmerman and Leonard
Tew spent Sunday at their home
The dance at the Cordova opera
house Friday night was well attend
ed Everyone enjoyed a good time
Miss Matilda Handel spent sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
O. G. Handel
number of young people attend
ed the mid winter carnival a Port
Byron Saturday night Everyone had
Rev Frank woodruff is now
preaching a series of sermons, His
topic last sunday was What shall a
world and loses his souI?' There
was a large crowd out to hear him.
and everyone is invited to come to
church and also to Sunday school.
John Mackey in the bank.
Mrs. c l.. Fromme and daugh-
ter Anna spent Monday in Moline
Mrs. Charley Boston ard son were
visitors to the tri-cities Monday.
L. r. Daley returned 10 Hast
tnss: Neb.. Monday. He has been
Wis ting his sister. Mrs. Harriet
The Misses Villa Tolin, Marie
Trent. Gladys Moody and GLADYS
Rruner spent Sunday at the. home
O. Miss Rose Johnson.
Mrs Ora HeberIing entertained
the Misses Mabel T0ney. Ruth Glen
denim and Marie s nth at the home
of her parents Saturday evening.
at the home of Gladys Moody last
week.
Georgia Shumate is again at school
after being sick. all last week
Marie Bruner is sick.
Marie Trent entertained a num-
her of young people at her home
Tuesday evening
Elmer Monnier was business
caller in the tri-citieS Wednesday.
Clifford Hamilton returned home
from Camp Grant Wednesday.
Mrs Eva Bryan returned home |
Wednesday from the tri-cities where |
she had been visiting a few davs
Mr. and Mrs Jesse Armstrong |
were tri-city callers Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
ROCK ISLANDER A
BURGLAR; ENTERS
BLACKSMITH SHOP

Peter Delaney. aged 81. OF Rock
Island was arrested Saturday night
in Moline for burglarizing Red
Cliffe's blacksmith shop at 313
Eighteenth street. and for attempt
ing to enter the Moline Consumers
Company's Office at 80 Fifteenth
street.
Policeman Burt Loewinge-, for
merry a private with the Eighty
sixth division in France, made the
arrest after chasing Delaney sew
eral blocks. A hammer and chisel
were carried by the burglar and
they were Identified as those stolen
from the blacksmith shop. Della
ney did not succeed in getting into
the consumers company Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
STRUCK BY AUTO:
SUFFERS BRUISES

Harry Bean. 1927 Twenty-eighth
avenue, narrowly escaped serious
injuries yesterday afternoon when
he WAS struck by an auto driven
by Roscoe Williams at the corner
of Sixteenth street and Twenty
eighth avenue. Bean had just
alighted from a Prospect park
street car when the accident occur
red. He was removed to his homo
by Williams. Only slight bruises
were suffered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
HEED OF LEADERS
TOPIC OF SPEECH

Members Of the TIi-Y club of the
Moline Y. NJ. c. A. are to be ad-
dressed this evening at the Y build
ing by c. 3. Hall, general secre-
tarv of the organization in Moline.
His topic is announced as The
Need of Leaders and the Leaders
Need"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
MAYOR SERVES AS
DEPARTMENT HEAD

Clarence S. Trevor is now serv-
ing both as mayor and as commits
sioner of public health and safety
of Moline and will probably con-
tinGe to perform the duties OF both
offices until April, when Commits
sioner A c. Stouffer's term was to
have expired. 1t is not expected
that successor to Commissioner
Stouf1er will be named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
John BOgdOwitcIb.

John BogdOwitch. aged 46, 1884
Seventh avenue, East Moline, died
at $50 last night at local hospi-
tai after an illness extending over
period of four months.
He was born in Austria and has
beeen a resident of this country for
the last five years. making his
home in East Moline. Until the
time OF his death he was employed
a. a blacksmith by Deere & Co. He
was a member of St Mary's Cath
Glic church of East Moline. A wild
ow and two children in Austria
survive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
TELEPHONES HOME
AS SOON AS BOAT
LANDS FROM TRIP
Hello dad, I'm home"

Those words we're the first that
Captain r. F. Willis, son of X. l.
Willis, 2129 Seventh avenue. had
said to his father for two years.
They were spoken over a long dis
lance telephone yesterday directly
after Captain Willis landed in New
York from overseas service. Willis
entered the service in the summer
of 1917. He is now detailed to spec
ial duty with the court martial
board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
Holm Howard Horton.

John Howard Horton, aged IL,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Hor-
ton, Isl Sixteenth street, Silvis,
died at o'clock Saturday night a.
his home following an illness of
pneumonia He was born Dec. 5.
1908, in Silvis. The parents, two
sisters and a brother survive.
Funeral services will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning at
the home with Rev. ". c. Wilbur
n charge Interment will be in
Riverside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
THIEVES PURLOIN
QUANTITY OF OIL

Forty gallons Of kerosene were
stolen from the rear Of the New
York store on Fifth avenue between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
Saturday night. The store building
was recently destroyed by fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
H1enl!!qO
Mrs. F. NJ Uartstone-Hine.

Word was received by Mrs. A. c.
WoOdyatt. 1904 Third avenue. today
of the death of her mother, Mrs.
F. NJ. Hartstone-Hine of Florida.
where she has resided for a num-
Der OF years. Although Mrs. HiNe
has never made her home in Moline,
she was well known here as the re-
suit of numerous visits in the last
few years. Mrs. WOOdyatt of Moline
and another daughter. Miss Ida
HartstOne of Florida, survive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
AMERICAN ORDERPD orr

Mexico City. - AdVices from
Cordova state that General Candida
Aguilsr, chief OF military opera
tons in the gulf coast district. has
ordered that an American, HAD.
wilkins, be deported on the charL
OF aiding the rebels
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
BUSINESS MEN OF
EAST MOLINE ARE
TO ENJOY DINNER

Members of the East Moline Com
mercial club and the East Moline
Business and Professional Men s
association will hold their annual
banquet in the East Moline town
ship high school building tomor-
row night. Dinner is to be served
at $50 and will be followed by a
social hour An entertainment is
20 be offered afterward in the as
sembly hall of the high school
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03

Never Ran Right On May 1918,
Gustave Wiese turned his $3.50
runabout over TO the Hilbert Weld
ing company to be repaired, he
declares Rudolph Hilbert is now
the defendant in a damage suit
brought by Mr.. Wiese The plain
tiff declares that he was to have
the machine in two weeks, skillful-
" repaired and in gOod working
order. He alleges that it never
ran right after he took it out of
the hospital He now sues to re-
cover alleged damages in the sum
/ Of $500.
Home RanSacked-Wa Nor
row. 26O2 Middle road. is glad that
E the burglars didn't carry away the
house. Just when his home was
fransacked he doesn't know, but he
declares there wasn't a Granny
anywhere that the pillage brigade
didn't pry into. When he entered
the house Friday evening it looked
like the interior of a French cha
teau after the enemy had ran
sacked it.
Mayor to Capital Mayor c. NJ.
Littleton left Saturday noon For
Washington. where he will attend
to numerous matters during the
coming week. He will probably
be away the full week. The primary
object of his trip is to attend the
meeting of mayors and governors
called by the United States depart
ment of labor. President Wilson
will address, this U1ppfi0C
Matches Cause Fire-Fire. at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon, wreck
ed the home of f. Mills. on the
second floor of the double dwelling
at 1887 DixweII street At one
stage of the fire it looked as if
the entire building was doomed.
Children, matches and conven-
lent pile of clothing tell the story.
- Accepts PaStOTate-Dr- W, H.
Blancke has accepted the pastor
ate of the First English Lutheran
church at Newton. Iowa. and is
preparing to move his family there.
Passes Forged Check-E. !. Ker-
ivan, aged 50. a salesman. is being
held by the ponce on a charge o.
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. He was arrested Friday
night by Detectives Quinn and
Boettcher after he had passed a
worthless check for S25 on Hickey
Brothers cigar store. No. S.
Admits Theft-On the strength
OF the confession of James LaFond
Is said to have made to the police.
he was given a preliminary hear
ing in police court today on Il |
charge of breaking and entering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03
The Day i'm Davenport

LaFOnd. the police say, has ad-
| mitted entering the room of Goldie
Edmunson, 3041a West Third street
on the night of Feb. 20. Among
! the articles he has comics sed steal
! ing are two sets of furs. a mani
cure set, a necklace. several rings
and two suits. All of these things
LaFOnd took to his bride of four
months as presents. The police
are looking into his record. They
believe he is wanted elsewhere
He entered Miss Edmunson's room
with a skeleton key, he said after
making sure that no one was at
home. LaFond carried a loaded
revolver in his pocket when he was
arrested by officer Rogers Thurs
day He may also be charged with
carrying concealed weapons, the pc
lice say.
Pleads Innocence James Woods.
held in connection with the theft
of $50 pounds of butter from the
HeuCk company warehouse early
last week. has denied that he was
implicated in the crime He :
mitS that he came to Davenport
with Tom Burke, who has confess
cd TO the theft, to recover the loot
from the Witt property. where it
had been hidden. Burke, likewise,
denies that Woods was with him
at the time the robbery was com
mitted He said man whose
name he did not know, was with
him.
0bituary-Mrs. G. T. Cockerill.
50 years of age. succumbed at
Mercy hospital Friday evening. De-
ceased was born near Toronto.
Canada, and grew to young wO-
manhood there, but for the past
several years has made her home
in Davenport She was Il member
of the Presbyterian church and
was affiliated with the Cedar
Lady Owls.
The death of John Herman Sief-
ers occurred early yesterday morn
ing at his home. five miles east of
BGtteLdorf on the River road, after
an extended illness of almost seven
months. Deceased was born in
Davenport Nov. u, 1868.
The death of John A. Bales oc-
cured early Saturday morning
after g brief illness. Mr.. Bales
was born at Atkins, Va. April IA.
1878.
Mrs. Mary Scott, IS years OF
age and a resident OF Davenport
for many years, passed away at Ii
o'clock Friday night at her home
at 1903 Sunit avenue.
A message has been received BY
relatives announcing the death OF
Ernest II. Latendorf, former Dav-
export resident, at his home at
Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03

Admits Theft-On the strength
Of the confession of James LaFond
is said to have made to the police.
he was given a preliminary hear
ing in police court today on Il
charge of breaking and entering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-03

= Accepts PaStOrate-Dr- W H.
Blancke has accepted the pastor
ate of the First English Lutheran
church at Newton. Iowa. and is
preparing to move his family there
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-12-06
EDITORIAL
LA UNTA DE

Como aouel eminente pensador uruguavo, cree
mos one Ia unprecedented de Ia prcnsa cs como
81 homemade de respeto V de cUltura debIdo a todas
las opiniones SinceraS Y 4 todos los lntereseS leSi-
timos pero sin admitir que csa condlclon llegue
. jnbihjr en- 10 minimo la franCa V definlda per
sopalidad del diario. 10 cual no impide reconocer
me. tratandose del conccp1o militante de la poll
flea no como nioyimiento de ideas desenVuelto al
rcdcsior de la vida administrative ' legislative del
mis- sine como lucha de paSioneS V de agrupacle-
nos nermancnteS o accidcntalcS, pueda haber dla-
rios one. Dor Su representation gremlai Y su tradl-
ci6n propia. prcScindan de la polit1ca proplamen'e
dicha. : So reservoir para ittervenlr en- ella a IL
tulo dc exception iustificada por la solemnldad
de- los acontccimirntos ' por Ia autorldad lnheren'
te a Su propia unprecedented.
Fs asi COMO interpretamos nosotroS los debe.
res que nos hcmos impucSto. Y creemoS tanplcn,
como 81 aludido pcnSadOr. que el diario debe tender
4 dirieir y no. Il ser Girigido, a ser mentor Y 10
yoccro, Y aim cuando 81 opinion Sc identfi4ue
fnndomcntaimente con Ia dc una colecuvldad po-
pnIar. sicmprc debe proponerSe ser. con reiaclon
q los scntimicntoS dc eSta. como filtro en- Que elloS
Sc dcnurcn de Sus heces de error, de passion y de
iniusticia.&
Las condolences en- que nos coloca la misnna IL
rania ouc impera en- Mexico, que nos oponc una
ccfs,Ira inquiSitoriaI. digna de un preside ' no
de ma Rcpublica. nos reda la oportunldad &c oes-
arrollar en- toda su a%mplitud la mission social de
up diario de csta naturaleza. Que tiene las pucrtas
dc nucstro trrritorio hcrmeticamente ccrradas, pero
ESQ no ohstantc. . mcior dicho; por ESQ miSmo eS-
ranos cbligadoS Il deSplcgar mayor intcnSldad on
nue<tra propaganda civica, aSi sea ldentlflcando
nucStra opinion cen Ia dc la cole"tividad popular,
VA que no nos cS possible hacer ago mas.
En- este seutido, nos haCcmoS eco de las aspi-
racioncS nacionalrS, Norquc crc"moS que elias eS'an
en- 10 iusto nj eXigir que So rcSp"tc cl v"to' ' 81
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-12-06

La neceSidad. el dcSeo cada dia mas grande de
9ue Sc verifique I'M cambio poluco en- nuestro pas,
habrian cristalizado va en- violencias, 81 no fuera
nororc encontrindonoS en- el periodic electoral, a
conscian 81 civiSmo ' la raz6n que los ciudadanos
usen de los pro~cedimientoS demOcratcos para ha-
Ger valederaS las propias determinaciones popu-
larcs.
TirioS Y trovanoS henoS deSpedazado a Ia Re
p0hlica DerSiguiendo hacer Elective cl vote, pero
los cor.icios han >ido burlados Sucesivamentc por
gobcrnanteS ' caudilloS, que a la poStre han tenldo
que Snfrir tambien las consecuenCiaS del fraude
electoral.
Traaicos c~astiros Sc han hecho Sentir a los bur
ladorcs del Snfraeio. ' todavia, deSpueS de tan Sc
veroS prcCedentes que harlan refleNlonar haSta a
las piedras. So pretcnde repetir el fraude electo-
raj en- los proyimos comicioS desaflando Ia re-
p~robaci6n airada del s~cntimiento publico- =.
la pr6xima iunta de gobernadores a que ha
citsdo Carranza. Seciu las informaciones publica-
daS. tienc por obieto preparar la imposition electo-
raj o Ia continuation del ez-Primer Jefe EN- el 70
der. Una Il otra coSa que Sc haga Sera en- contra
del sufragio. Y. por consequence. las aSplracloncS
del pals Ouedaran burladaS, provocando la proteS-
ia Que tantO nos temem0S.
NoSorros Sistematicancntc como Inca dc con-
Quota que nos hemoS trazado con tOda Serenlda1
' conciencia. bcmos atogado ' abogerenoS porque
en- TODD ' por TODD nos a~iUStemOs a ia ley ' a las
pric1icas p~acificaS de Ia dcmocracia, Pero no por
ESQ dejamoS de prever : reconocer los p"iIgr"S que
encierra 81 supreme fraude electoral.
En- las eleccioncS locales dc los EStadoS henoS
estado viendo practicamente que cada impoSicl"n
provnca Ia proteSta, Y sin ser partidarl"S de nm
guno de los candidates, como SimpleS espectadoreS.
hemos lamentaIo que las mayorlas hayaS Sldo &c
;raudadaS en- algunnS caSoS.
En- ell case de Nuevo Leon. por ejemp!o. nos
otro< dcSeihamos ardientcncnto que lutheran reSpe-
tado el voto dc Ia %mayoria. 4 pesar de que Isno-
rabamoS los antcccdcntcS del candidate. 10 cual de
muestra que no nos importan las personals. SIN"
los principles.
Lo mi<mo poden!os dccir on cl case de las cleo
ciones presidencialeS. acknowledgements que noSotroS
deseariamoS. como meXicanoS. Que el candidate pc
puIar reunicra las mas atlas condolences de morail-
dad. de intclectualidad ' tie ciri>mo, pero en- Wu-
mo extreme. nos confnrmariamoS con que Sc rcSpcta-
ran las dcCiSiomcS dc Ia mayorla.
y con las mavoriaS estarcmoS noSotr"S 81 eS
nue la dictadura So propone Sofocar ei derecho
del <ufragio. impidiendo que los clementoS repre-
scnrarivos de las classes productoraS y JrahaJado-
ras del pals amitan $u candidatUra.