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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
WILD MAN PUTS
PISTOL TO PLAY
Constant DeCOn.nGk Shoots Up
Deere & Mansur Shops and
Offices Saturday.

Shooting in every direction and
throwing a barrage of stones and
other weapons, Constant DeCon-
inck. aged IS years. 2l7 Second
street, Moline. Saturday afternoon
/ led the employees and employers
of the Deere & Mansur Offices and
shops into believing that 4 gang OF
thugs was TO hold up the entire
plant.
Damage as the result Of the
shooting at windows amt the de-
stroying of patterns will amount TO
more than $500 DeConinck w.
overpowered by three officers at
the Deere e Mansur yards about
4:30 Saturday afternoon. He sur
rendered to The police without a
fight.
DeConinck is in the county jail
today awaiting trial on a charge Of
assault with intent TO do great
bodily harm. 1t is believed that
his mind is deranged. His broth
er, August DeConinck, 313 Fifth
street, Moline. stated that Constant
had been acting queer for the last
three months. The case will come
up for hearing Thursday in order
to give the defendant time 10 OBJ
tain an attorney.
DeConinck is a former employe
of the company, having worked
there for two years prior to last
December. He quit then and came
back in January for a short time.
Saturday morning he returned to
Louis Bladel, employment man for
the company. and was angry over
contract which he had signed.
which he claimed, would keep hiyR>
from getting another job. mr.
Bladel explained that the contract
is one which every employe signs,
and that it is a mere formality and
does not bind the employe. De-
Coninck left the Office in better hui
NOR than when he came in, Mr..
Bladel said.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon he
returned. He started shooting up
the foundry Office and breaking
windows. Then he dashed around
the room with a revolver in his
hand and chased employees from
the building. He next made for
the grinding room Office where the
same scene was enacted and pat
terms were damaged TO the extent
of $500. He came into the main
Office where he showed the end Of
his revolver in the face of Arthur
Musson. Musson escaped. Well
ington Gilmore, advertising mana
ger, was the next victim. He also
escaped. Several other employees
had similar experiences.
By this time a call was sent to
the police. Three officers jumped
into a machine owned by Herbert
Dohrn, which was standing m the
alley at the station. AS the Off
GERS pulled toward the plant in the
heavy power car, bystanders at
first believed that bandits were ar
irving to hold up the plant. The
police took their captive without
resistance in the rear Of the ma
chine shop at Third avenue and
Fifth street.
DeConinck talks broken English
and told the police that he was
not sorry and that he would like
to go back and try it again. He
is a native of Belgium and has
been in this country about five
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
Maurice LaCroix.

Maurice LaCroix, aged %, died
Saturday morning of pneumonia in
the home of his mother, Mrs. s. w
Mullinix, 1117 Fifteenth street A
Moline. He was born in Canada
and had lived in Moline about six
years. He was graduated from the
law department of Northwestern
university in 1916, but because oil
his physical condition he had been
unable to practice his profession
Surviving are the mother and
step-father.
Funeral services will be held al
10 o'clock tomorrow morning in
the home of his mother. Rev. Ar
thur Musson will officiate. The re-
mains will be taken to Enosburg
Falls, Vt. for burial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
GENESEO PIONEER
TAKEN SUDDENLY

Geneseo, April 14-William II.
Atwood, nearly 81 years of age.
died in his home on North Henry
street at Z O'Clock this morning.
Death was sudden, as he had been
in usual health Saturday. He had
been a resident of Henry county Ga
years. having located here as a
farm hand at the age of II and hav-
ing become prosperous farmer.
Funeral arrangements have not.
been made.
Mr. Atwood was born April 20.
1898. in New London, n. Y. Com
ing to Henry county at the age of
II he located in MunsOn township,
and there resided until 1901. when
he retired from farming and NOV
ed to Geneseo. He married Louisa
Olson Aug. %, 1868. Surviving are
the widow and son, Charles At
wood, and daughter, Mrs. Della A.
Smith, all of Geneseo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
RETURNED MARINE
GIVES THREE TALKS

More than one Thousand persons
heard Lieutenant Wayland BROOKS
of the United States marines in
Moline Saturday night and yester-
day.
Saturday night the young hero OF
the marines told his story to 300
men at the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. He
spoke to the boys of Moline at the
Y yesterday afternoon.
Lieutenant Brooks principal
message to the boys is this Quiet
unassuming manliness and cour-
age is the stuff of which heroes
and men are made" The heroes
of the war, he said. were rot brag-
CARTS, nor noisy. He spoke at the
First Baptist church last evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
HULL AND JOHNSON
ELECTED TRUSTEES
OF MOLINE SCHOOL

H. j. Hull and David 0. John
son each received 20 votes out of a
possible 10000 last Saturday in Mo-
line for election as school trustee.
Mr.. Hull and Mr.. Johnson were
the only candidates and the only
polling places was at the Central
fire station. There were only 20
persons who voted at the election.
Mr.. Hull will serve a three-year
term as school trustee and Mr.
Johnson will fill a vacancy. He will
serve one year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14

The above picture is Of the ship
Moline" named after the Pillow
City for its showing in the fourth
Liberty loan drive.
The Moline" is scheduled for
final delivery to the United States
shipping board from the yards of
the Pussy G Jones Shipbuilding
company, Wilmington, Del, on May
1. 1t is a cargo carrier of 1900
lightweight tons. The Moline"
was launched Dec. 9, the sponsor
being Miss Verna Huskins Baker
Since that time the Moline" has
been in the fitting-out basin at the
shipyard, where the machinery is
being installed and her final coat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14

Of paint, both exterior and interior,
are being put on.
The above cut shows the Moline"
as she rested on the ways a day or
so before the launching. The heavy
chains hanging in loops from the
side of the vessel were used to
check the speed of the ship as she
slid down the ways into the Chris
tiana river. This river is SO mar
row that the vessels, unless their
movement is checked, are liable to
go clear across it unto the oppo-
site bank. On the ground toward
the middle of the picture can be
seen a square box made of steel
plates This is one of three of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
Mrs. Albert Sinronson.

Mrs Margaret Henrietta Simon
son, wife of Albert Simonson, for
merly of Moline, died at ST. Luke's
hospital. Davenport, at IL O'Clock
yesterday morning. Death follow
ed a brief illness.
Margaret Rode, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Rode, who resided
two and one-haIf miles west of
Pleasant Valley, was born at Pleas
ant Valley, Iowa, Nov. /, 1894. On
Jan. IA, 1913, she was united in
marriage to Albert Simonson of
Moline. She was educated at the
Pleasant Valley schools. She was
a member of st. Paul's English
Lutheran church OF Davenport
Decedent is survived by the wild
over, her parents and one sister.
Funeral services Will be4held from
the home of the parents at 2:30
Tuesday afternoon and interment
win be made in thas Pleasant Val
IeV cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
VICTORY WORKERS
IN E.. M. AND SILVIS
TO MEET MONDAY

Volunteer workers in East Mo
line for the Victory Liberty loan
campaign ars to organize at a
meeting to be held in the East Mo-
line Y. NJ. c. A. tonight at s
o'clock. Workers from both East
Moline and Silvis will be formed
into teams at that time, said Rene
Van Speybroeck. chairmn, today.
Plans are that teams will be as
signed to each of the four wards
in the city, each led by a captain
selected at the meeting. Separate
teams will be detailed to the can
vass in the various industrial
plants. Probabilities are that at
least two teams will be selected to
comb the village of Silvis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14

John William Hogan, aged 81
years, died Of pneumonia at his
home. 9341a Sixteenth avenue, East
Moline, at o'clock yesterday
morning. He was born at Hamlet,
III, Jan. l, 1857, and was married
to Ephelinda Johnson of Reynolds
in 1879. To this union were born
four children: Mrs. Mary Lewis
OF Washin stOn: Dr. James Hogan,
AIedO; Mrs. Margaret Rush, East
Moline. and Mrs. Emma Gaunt,
Reynolds. Mrs. Hogan died in Rey-
nolds in 1887.
Mr.. Hogan married, in 1890, Mary
Adams of Reynolds. Surviving from
the second marriage besides the
widow are eight children: Mrs.
Sadie Cunt, Moline: Grover Hogan,
East Moline; Mrs. Esther Mummert,
Hazelock. Neb.; john Hogan, Jr.,
East Moline; Mrs. Mildred Coens-
gen, AledO, and Harold. Nellie and
Helen at home.
Mr.. Hogan was in the livery bus
mess in Reynolds for 80 years, and
two years ago he came to East
Moline and had been in the livery
business in that city in partnership
with Daniel Laughlin.
Funeral services will be held in
Reynolds at O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon. Burial will be in Rey-
nolds cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
LavTencB Bourne.

Lawrence Bourne, Is years. old,
died yesterday afternoon at, the
home Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Charles BOURNE 726, Eleventh ave
nue., Moline. Lawrence was born
IN ChicagosAprfI2. 1901 He~came
to Moline with his parents last
SepfHnbeE- Surviving are the
pzrentse anHsGne brother Howard
FunaEaI Eezz3eag VIII be- held in
th8fnmeezt1g-3As Wednesday morn
ing. A. reader of me Christian
Sc5euc8ecfMrcf1 vii axeec1aargenof
hmssrEtcegssA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14

similar boxes on each side of the
vessel which are filled with iron
rivets, each box weighing from two
tons near the stern up to IA tons
at the bow. The chains are attach
ed to these boxes and as the yes
sci begins to move out the chain
draws tight and finally pulls loose
at the top to the vessel where it is
attached by heavy rope, then the
second loop takes up the burden;
thus gradually the progress of the
ship down the ways is checked and
kept uniform.
The ships first cargo will be i'm
plements from the Moline Pillow
company on their way to Africa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
BURGLAR ENTERS
BUCK RESIDENCE

A burglar stole $12.01 from the
trousers Of George Buck, GIG Nine
fteenth street, Moline, former Mo
f1ne policeman. The robbery took
place Saturday night and no one
vas-aware of it. The thief also OBJ
tanned so cents from Mr.. Bucks
sons trousers. The burglar en-
tered by a. window sometime after
1lssS1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
George RufuS NAV.

George Rufus May, aged AZ years,
died Saturday morning in his home,
514 Thirty-Sixth street, Moline
Death was due to Inflammation of
the brain
Mr.. May was born Aug. u, 1876,
in White Falls, III. He never mar
ried. Surviving are a mother, one
sister, Mrs. John Duff of KeWanee,
Ill, and two brothers, Webster E.
May of Indiana Harbor, and Rich
ard E. May of Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
Chester ROnbery.

Chester Bonberg, % years old,
died yesterday at Los Angeles, Cal,
where he had been living with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernst Bon
berg, for the last three years.
bIr. Bon berg was born in Mo-
line Feb. 10. 1897, and lived here
until i'll health caused him to move
to California He was a graduate
of the public schools. Surviving
are the parents, one brother Ralph,
one sister Marie, and his grand
father, James Wiese Of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
Mrs. Charles A. ChinIund.

Mrs. Charles a. Chinlund. aged
SIS. died last night at her home at
419 Fifth avenue, Moline.
She was born in Sweden in 1860
and came to the United States
when II years OF age. She was
united in marriage with Charles
Chinlund in Moline in 1876. The
widoWer. two daughters, Mrs. Will
lis C. Mitchell of Rock Island,
and Mrs. John G. Mulline of Mo-
line and a son, Morris of Court
land, Ore, survive.
Funeral services Will be held at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the home, with Rev. 1. o. Nothstein
of Rock Island officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Riverside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
PLYING TO KEY WEST.

Panama, April 14.-Lieutenants
Otto and Barker have left in an
airplane for Key West, by way of
BIuerfields and Havana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-14
Dorothy n. Parrin.

Dorothy M. Parvin, only daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. L. L. Parvin,
720 Eighteenth avenue, died Satur-
day afternoon of pneumonia She
was born in Moline in May, 1918.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon Interment was in Riv-
erside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
GRADED UNION TO
 HEAR CAPT. CARSON
Red Cross Hero of Holy Land Delivers
 Message Tomorrow
RESOURCES.

Of especial interest will be the address which Capt H. L. Carson will make be- fore the Birmingham Graded union to- morrow morning at 10 O clock at the First Methodist church.
 Captain Carson went out with the com- mission of 57 under the Red Cross with Captain Finley in command, and for a year lived in the Holy Land, where his experiences were varied and interesting.
 There Captain Carson met General AL lenby, whose name is emblazoned in the annals of the worlds history as a great and noble hero Captain Carson also met number of other celebrities.
 Captain Carson saw Jerusalem in all it's ancient splendor, and being sent out as an engineer to teach the inhabitants of that city sanitary and cleanly facts, he accomplished his mission of being a modern builder in an ancient city.
 The Birmingham Graded union ex- tends a cordial invitation to the public to attend the meeting tomorrow morning, which will last only 45 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
SALVATION ARMY ID
 SUPPLY D0UGHNUTS
Local Organization to Dupli-
 cate Service at the Front When Boys Come Home

Supplying doughnuts to the doughboys is the part the Salvation Army will play in welcoming the f67th regiment when it reaches Birmingham. Staff Captain Main attended a meeting of the various women's committees at the auditorim of the Chamber of Commerce Monday even- ing. and when called upon to state the part the Salvation Army would take in the celebration, he said: We did our duty over there, and are prepared to do it here'
 It was then decided that the Salvation Army would cooperate with the Red Cross in serving supper to the boys at Capitol park, the night they are here, and the Salvation Army will erect a tenn porary hut at the park as near like the huts at the front as possible. These huts will be beautifully decorated and be placarded with such signs as Free doughnuts for the duoghboys;" The Sal vation Army was with you over there it is with you still" and others Staff Captain and Mrs David Main will have charge of arrangements for serving the boys with the famous dough nuts and coffee, and Salvation Army las sies in uniform will serve the boys with it is estimated, 4000 doughnuts and 200 gallons of coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
Major M. M. Nolen
 Returns From Overseas

Mai. M. M Nolen, of the medical corps, United States army. has arrived in New York and expects to reach Birmingham within the next few days. Major Nolen has been in France for the past twenty months, where he was stationed at both field and base hospitals. Prior to en- tering the service Major Nolen was practicing physician and is well known in Birmingham. He expects to resume his practice on his return home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
MASONIC NOTICE

special communication of King solomon Lodge No. 46O, A. K. and A. M., will be held at s D. m., Tuesday, April 20, 1919, to commemorate the thirty first anniversary.
 The Grand Master of Masons of Ala bama will honor the lodge with an off, ficiaI visit.
 All Master Masons are cordially in- yited to be present
 FRANCIS H. LATADY, w. M. us. WHITE, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
ORDER FAVOR|NG
 MERIDIAN VETOED; ALABAMA PLEASED Interstate Commerce Com mission Acts and Alabama
 Will Make Great Saving
 in Freight Charges

Alabama shippers. through the
 Alabama public utilities cOmmis-
 sion, the Birmingham traffic bu-
 rcau and the traffic bureaus in Mo-
 bile, Montgomery and selma. have
 won n victory. which will mean the
 saving of thousands of dollars
 monthly to Alabama shippers in the
 one item of freight charges.
 It is nothing less than with
 drawaI of the tentative order cn-
 tered in the Meridian rate case
 which has been before the inter-
 state commerce commission for
 many months.
 MERIDIAN MAKES MOVE
 Following the decision in the Shreve- port case in which the Texas laws designated specifically to prevent Shreveport competing in Texas with Texas cities the Meridian Chamber or Commerce filed a petition with the in terstate commerce commission attack ing the Alabama rates, alleging that they discriminated against Meridian.
 A special examiner was delegated py the commission to make an investiga- ton and in his report he recommended that the intrastate rates in Alabama be put on a par with the interstate rates in so far as they operated to the dts- advantage of Meridian. This was a vic- tory for Meridian.
 The traffic bureaus or blrHlnShd Mobile, Montgomery and Selma hled exceptions to the findings of the special examiner and later the state public utilities commission filed an intervenor asking to be made party to the ac- tion, and for permission to be heard. May 20 had been set as the date for arguments on the tentative order ana to show cause why it should not be made permanent. Upon considering the exceptions filed by the traffic bureaus and the intervenor of the utilities commission the interstate commission set aside the order for arguments on May 20 and ordered the case reopened for the reception of new evidence. Secretary o. l.. Bum of the Birming- ham traffic bureau received advlceS from Washington yesterday of the set ting aside of the order and of the re- opening of the case. He and the man. agers of other traffic bureaus and the state utilities commission will prepare such evidence as they may have or may be able to gather and submit 1t to the interstate commission at the earliest possible date.
 For Alabama shippers it is claimed | that there is no analogy between the Meridian and Shreveport cases in that the Shreveport case grew out of in- | trastate rates established in Texas with l the avowed purpose of protecting Tex | as merchants against outside competi- I tion, whereas the Alabama rates were establishe after nine months of con- | ferences between the Alabama commits sion the railroad traffic departments and shippers, and were based on what | the representatives of all these inter- | ests believed to be reasonable and just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
OPENING THE GATES

Gates vii be erected at Five Points, where it intersects Highland avenue and these will be opened for the parade by a bevy of young women in attractive summer frocks.
 All along the route girls will throw serpentines and flowers at the soldiers and Mrs. Walmsley, in charge of this feature, requests every one to save their flowers for the occasion and to send them to Mrs. J. s. Gillespie on Highland avenue the day before. They will be kept in water and will be used to replenish the baskets of the young women along the avenue. Every bug mess. society and school girl over l6 years of age is asked to participate in this celebration. They will wear light summer frocks and hats and must have baskets of flowers They are request ed to send their names to Mrs. Walms ley.
 Mrs. E. IT. Cabaniss made short
 (Continued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
New Incarceration

The Mccormick Lumber company filed papers of incorporation in the probate court yesterday. The company has a capital stock of $10,000. J. G. Mccormick is president and M. E. Seay is secretary and treasurer. In addition to the off, cers. Vassar l.. Allen is a director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29

The telegram from MT. Roosevelt fol lows:
 'Walker Hines, director general Of railroads, announces two cents mile rate for first convention of war vet erans to be held at St. Louis, begin- ming May 8. This reduced fare al- lowed to all delegates who have hon. orable discharge from army. navy or marine corps. This is considered of great importance, as it will enable men of small means to attend. Ala bama should make a special effort to send enlisted men as delegates.
 IEOIlOI2I 2AQSICNrE,I .rr IR n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
United States Court

The United States district court will be held in Anniston on Monday, May 5, at 1 o'clock Judge w. l. Grubb, or the northern district of Alabama. Will pre- side The grand jury will be organized a, this time and will immediately begin it's work of investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
KEEP THE WARRIOR TIED W|THFATE OF THE MISSISSIPPI No Divorce During Govern ment Control, Local Vote. Committee to New
 Orleans

Birmingham does not want the
 Warrior river divorced from the
 Mississippi river while the trans-
 portation on these streams is under
 government control.
 The Warrior river development
 committee, nt n meeting yesterday
 voted unanimously to this effect,
 and the railroad administration
 and Director General M. J. Sanders
 of the Mississippi- Warrior water
 ways will he advised.
 TWAS M'ADOO'S IDEA
 There has been more or less talk of the divorcement of these two rivers since the visit of w. G. McAdoo. then director general of railroads, last No- vember, but such talk has been discour- aged at all times by the Birmingham committed MT. McAdoo, in his conver- sation with the Birmingham committee on that occasion, stated that he had in mind the separation of the management of the Warrior and the Mississippi rivers but the committee did not en- courage him in this proposed policy.
 The two streams, it is claimed by the Birmingham committee. have common interests and each has much to gain by their joint Operation. Products from
 
 into Alabama can be brought down the Mississippi, thence by the Gulf Of Mex ico and the Warrior to Warrior river points. and Birmingham products can be shipped out in the same way. By co -ordinating the two streams this ex- change of business will be facilitated and the interests of shippers and re- ceivers on both benefited. it is claimed.
 NEW ORLEANS TRIP
 The committee will be represented on the delegation that goes to New or leans next Monday to inspect the dock facilities being installed with state aid. This inspection trip to New Orleans will be made at the instance of the Ala bama state harbor board with the view to ascertain the best equipment for the Mobile harbor. R. A. Brown and Victor Gage go as Birmingham representa- tives.
 The state harbor board has invited Governor Kilby, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house. live senators and 10 representatives, and representatives of the shipping inter ests of Birmingham, Mobile, Montgom- cry. Tuscaloosa, Demopolis and other cities interested to accompany them to New Orleans.
 Returning from New Orleans the del egation will stop at Mobile to inspect the harbor there for the purpose oi ascertaining the needs of that place.
 TO EMPLOY FORDYCE
 Mai. John R. Fordyce has received his discharge from the army and wired the committee yesterday that he would be in Birmingham within a few days Major Fordyce has been in charge o1 terminals on the Mississippi and the Warrior since the government took over the control of operations on these streams It is probable that he will bt employed by the Birmingham commit tee, in which event he will come here and remain until all the problems con. fronting the committee are worked out