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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25
KEoKUK. IOWA.

A surprise party was given for Miss
Thelma Seals in honor Of her eighteenth
birthday.
We are sorry to chronicle the death
Of little Louis, the other Cohen twin.
Mr.. Bell was in the city and his faith;
er-in-law, Mr. Austin Freeman, accom-
panied him BACK to Galesburg owing tc
his i'll health.
We are sorry to lose from our city
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Craig, who have
moved north.
Miss Ruth Bland has returned home
from Chicago, where she has been teach
ing school.
Mrs. Charles Wilson and daughter
Hazel have gone for an extended visit
to St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Mathews are i'll al
this writing.
Little Mary Williams, who has been
ill, is much better at this writing.
The Missionary Society gave sun
shine party for Mrs. Sarah South, as
she has been a. shut in for five years.
Mr.. William South is i'll at this writ
ing.
Rev. w. T. Green, at one time pastor
Of Pilgrim Rest Baptist church, was in
the city last week shaking hands with
many of his old friends. He is now in
terested in hospital at Nashville
Tenn. :,
We are glad to say that Rev. CLARK
has made great impression in keokuk
and under his leadership we are expect
ing great things from the First African
Baptist church.
| Friends in Keokuk Of Mrs. w. V
lowry of Des Moines are glad TO kno"
of her recovery.
We are welcoming home Mrs. Rachel
Aikens and daughter, Julia, who spent
the winter in Chicago.
| Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Keflis visited
friends in Canton last week. They also
attended the Ladies Court at La
Grange, Mr.. Kellis being Joshua. ne
bort q delightful session.
Mrs. Emma Brown, who has been Ill
is much better.
Mrs. Andrew Turpin and daughter
! Josie. and son, Baker, Of La Grange
Mo. recently spent the Sabbath IN 4 60
ikuk with their cousin, MIS-. saral
Smith.
. beautiful Easter cantata entltieo
from uGethsemane to Calvary, was
riven at the Pilgrim Rest Baptls1
church under the direction OF Mrs. M
E. Moore. It was received oy "el
hacked house. In the morning the pas
tor Rev. J. Sterling Moore, preached
j fine sermon on the ascension OF Christ
! In the afternoon the children rendered
their Easter program. Collections fo1
the day, $5o.19. mara1,.
I. Rev. and Mrs Burton Of Topeka
d Kans.. were called to the city owing .
4 Tia death Of the sister of the latter
1 while here he preached at the FITS. .
/ African Baptist and Pilgrim, 9 Ives,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25
Fever Sores.

Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but should
be kept in healthy condition. This can
be done by applying Chamberlain 8
Salve. This salve has no superior for
this purpose. It is also most excellent
for chapped hands, sore ipples, burns
and diseases of the skin.
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21.18
Total 1926, SOB

AoI0A sssssss 1pSAOscS" AS~'SS
The above districts are divided into
counties, the county being the unit Of
distribution. There are 339 counties.
Each has chairman. He receives all
the propaganda allotted to his district
based on the proportionate population,
and his own working organization see
to 1t that all Give space" is properly
billed. Here are few facts regarding
the whirlwind machinery of distribu-
ton: @
Twenty thousand square feet Of
space are necessary for addressing and
mailing room. ...,s
The distribution bureau has its own
post Office. -. ..@
Three hundred men work day and
night. =. !
One million posters will be mailed In
four-pound packages. .-s..@
Eight million Victory Liberty loan
buttons will be handled.
Two million circular letters to bond
holders Of previous Liberty loan is
sues will be mailed.
Five million letterheads and en-
velopes to bond statesmen will be dis
tributed.
Tens of thousands Of automobile
owners will receive windshield stick
ers advertising the loan.
It has been officially announced that
the drive for the sale Of Victory Lib
erty loan bonds will start on April p.
II careful plans Of the distribution bu-
reau carry through every American on
the morning Of April IA, at least a
week before the drive, will be greeted
with the nationwide injunction, 'Fin-
ish the job"
-HELP "FINISH THE JOB.n
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25
Don't BE a Gutter.

In the last few hours OF the war
our soldiers fought the hardest. We
cannot quit these boys now. Back
them up by supporting the Victory Lib
erty Loan.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25
GREAT GUNs!-WHAT MAIL
Uncle Sam VIII Carry Whopplno
Load Of Reading Matter About
Victory Liberty Loan to
His Prospects,

Two hundred and fifty tons Of first
class mail
That is the staggering weight of the
matter which Uncle Sam will distribute
throughout the Seventh federal re-
serve district In giving scientific. bill
ing to the Victory Liberty loan"
To insure maximum efficiency In the
distribution of this enormous amount
Of propaganda material the distribu-
ton bureau Of the department of pub
licity for the Seventh federal reserve
district has evolved the following
scheme, based on the most reliable fig
ures obtainable. The estimated popu-
lation of the district is 14,246. 500 d.
vided as follows:
Popula- Per Cent
Divisions ton. Of Total.
Cook county (Hli-
nois ,.......... 2s5s.4s1 21.1s
Illinois (outside
Cook county,. 2,168,344 14.75
Indiana .......... 2,239, ,492 1928
Iowa ............ 2,219,O99 1909
Michigan .. 2,744,49O 2o.O3
Wisconsin ...... .2,O16,647 1874
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ncome Across" Over Here.

If you want the boys to come
across from ''over there then you
..corne across" in the Victory Liberty
loan.
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VU1UUWaR y u y y ~ y y y y y u y q
-HELP "FlNISH THE JOB

Get Behind the Victory Liberty Loan.
"Peace must be financed as well as
war, and the initial stages of peace
may be found even more expensive
than war. Therefore, get behind the
Victory Liberty Loan when it comes."
Secretary Glass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
WILL NOT HOLD
OUTDOOR EVENT
Loss of Several Weeks During Flu
Epidemic Reason for Aban-
dOning Field

Because several weeks were lost
during the influence epidemic last
fall, Moline will not have a field
day for school children this year.
The field day event is the most
longingly looked for day in the
ear to school children and failure
to hold it will mean disappoint-
ment to some 1000 boys and girls
of Moline. L. A. MahDney, super
intendent of schools, stated this
morning that much time must be
spent in preparing for the event
and that the children cannot af-
ford to lose any more time.
From 5000 to 10000 people en-
Joy the annual exercises of young
sters. Last year the exercises were
held on Browning field and were
attended by nearly 10000 persons.
Field day is generally scheduled
for the last week in May. On sew
eraI occasions it was necessary to
delay the program for a day or so
on account of rainy weather.
The last day of school this term
will be May 90
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline /
WELCOME SERVICE
MEN AT BARBECUE
rs ONE PROPOSAL

A barbecue to welcome home all
of Moline's returned service men
to follow the Fourth of July fore
noon exercises is the most favored
suggestion made at the meeting of
the Fourth of July association held
last evening in the Moline city hall.
This was considered as the most
fitting welcome TO the fighting men
and sentiment expressed so far
seems to give the Independence
Day association the right to take
the initiative in giving the COM
munity welcome Another meeting
of the organization will be held
Tuesday evening, May 81, in the
municipal hall and all citizens are
urged to come and express their
opinions.
Officers for the coming year were
named as follows:
President. r. Blackman.
Vice president-C. P. Skinner.
Secretary-C. V. Johnson.
Treasurer-A. E. Peterson.
In order that bands may be en-
gagged before their services are con-
tracted for elsewhere, the presi-
dent named a band committee as
follows: Joe Nelson, H. Notice and
Walter West.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
PLAN ADDITIONS
TO INSTITUTION
Board Considers Tentative Sugges-
tons for More Room to
Lutheran Hospital

Tentative plans for additions to
the Lutheran hospital were made
by directors of the institution at a
meeting held yesterday afternoon.
Although nothing definite is de-
cided about the additions, it was
stated by one member of the board
today that more room and equip
ment is imperative and that the
additions will be started, he said,
not later than next spring. The
added room will double the present
capacity of the institution. Sixty
beds are now in use and when the
hospital is completed there will be
approximately room for lbs beds.
When the building was con-
structed four years ago, the plans
called for a U-shaped structure.
Only one-half was completed and
with the new additions the original
plans will practically be finished.
Cost of the present building, ex-
elusive of site and nurses home,
was S65,000. No estimates on cost
of completing the structure were
made public for the present
The Lutheran hospital was
opened in September, 1916, and
was built partially on money raised
by public subscription in Moline
and partly on funds furnished by
the Rock Island district of the Illi-
nois conference of Augustana Luth-
eran synod. The institution is
prosperous and is known as one of
the best in this vicinity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
four TOWNSHIP
OFFICIALS MEET
VIII Discuss Problems of Property
Valuation Of Tri-City Rail-
way Company.

Assessors of Moline, South Mo-
line, Hampton and Rock Island
townships will meet probably the
latter part of this week to discuss
the schedule of properties of the
Tri-City Railway company.
The street car company has al
ready made three attempts to
reach the assessor of Moline town
ship, George Ramsey, and to de-
liver a schedule of properties own
ed by said corporation in Moline
township.
Nr. Ramsey, it is said, refuses
to accept the schedule, alleging
that the assessed valuation of the
Tri-City Railway company in Rock
Island county should be higher
than the company figures.
There is some talk of using fig
ures which theNcompany furnished
the state utilities\ commission at
the time of the plea for higher
street car fares. The town board
of-MoliNe recently indicated that in
its opinion figures furnished the
utilities commission by the COM
pany should be used as a basis for
fixing the company's assessed val
uatiOn in Moline township.
The assessors will also discuss
the problem of the United States
Housing corporation and its rela-
ton to city and town revenues.
The main problem here is whether
the housing corporation must pay
taxes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
JONES BUYS OLD
SOHRBECK BLOCK
ON THIRD AVENUE

Transfer of one of the oldest
pieces of real estate in Moline, n
bVilding that is located in the heart
of Moline's old business district, was
made this week when the three
story brick building on the north
east corner of Third avenue and
Sixteenth street, just opposite of
the Manufacturers hotel, was sold
by Henry and George Sohrbeck to
D. A Jones, Moline real estate man.
The structure has a frontage OF 2
feet and is rs feet deep.
'"The building is of substantial
construction, suitable for manufac-
turing or for other purposes, and
have bought it merely as an IN
vestment and because 1 have con-
fidence in Moline's industrial ex-
pansion," Mr.. Jones said today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
r. G. Honor Roll

Moline Red Cross has on it's reg
istration book the names of the
following soldiers who have recent
ly been discharged from service:
Camp Grant-Christ Ingwers,
Ernest H. Johnson, Walter r. Kali
man, Ed Samuelson, George NJ
Loosely, Jr., Karl Richardson,
James X. Nicholsan, George Ro-
man, Ernest Youngmark; Sigmund
L. Fisher, Hector CamieF Vyncke,
East Moline.
Camp Matthew Van Try
felIe q
Camp Dodge-Frank Derring,
Silvis; Alfred Hoff, Moline.
Fl. Sheridan-John Claus Swan,
Joseph J. Van AnweIaer, East Mo-
line.
Camp Lee, Virginia
Humason.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Carlson.
Camp Merritt-Andrew Terrell,
East Moline. -
FIT. Des Moines-Rene Vankeers~
bilck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
ENDS own LIFE;
NO EXPLANATION
Archie Gles Drinks CarbOlic Acid
Believed to be Result of Fam
ly Troubles.

Leaving no note or any intimation
of his intentions, Archie Giles last
evening drank a bottle of carbolic
acid. He was found dead on a cot in
his bedroom by his son-in-law Roy
Nelson, at the latter's home, 1910
Twelfth avenue, Moline, about $3.50
last evening. Beside him lay the
empty bottle, labeled carbolic acid.
That he came to his death by
swallowing carbolic acid with sui
cidaI intent is the verdict of the
coroner's jury which probed into
the case this morning.
Dependency over family troubles
is believed to have been the
reason for his suicide He had been
in i'll health for several years and
for a large part of that time he had
been unable to work. He was MARI
ried twice and his second wife, from
whom it is said he was divorced,
caused him to be arrested on March
80, on a charge of child abandon
ment. The second wife lives IN
Akron, Ohio and it was only last
Friday that Giles returned to Mo-
line from that cityA-where he had
been taken by a policeman. He then
said, 81 have had about all the
troubles l can stand" But he left no
note in explanation of the cause of
his suicide nor did he say anything
to friends or relatives to indicate
that he had intended to take his own
life.
He was born in South Moline
township, July Is, 1876, and had
lived in Moline nearly all his life.
He was a painter by trade and for
a time had been employed by the
United States housing corporation.
He had made his home with his
daughter, Hazel (Mrs. Roy Nelson)
since the latter's marriage two
years ago. Surviving are his moth
er, Mrs. John Giles, a daughter, Mrs.
Nelson, one sister, Martha Giles, and
three brothers, J. w. Giles, G. B.
Giles and H. B. Giles, all Of Mo-
line. Funeral services will be held
in the Knox chapel, Moline, at 2:30
Friday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
HORSTKAMP And
LUNDT ARE TIED
WIN Draw Lots To Determine Who
y Shall Be Member of CONNER
eiaI Club Board.

NJ. J. B. Horstkamp and Henry
Lundt will draw lots to determine
who shall become the seventh
member of the board of directors
Of the Moline Commercial club,
which was elected yesterday. 9th
er members of the board chosen at
the annual election are George L.
Brumbaugh, Carl Lundberg, Harry
S. Ransom, H. H. Thomas and Z. H.
Wilson of the administration and
o. Z. Mansur of the Independent
ticket. They will serve three-year
terms. r. s. WOODBURY. was elect
ed for the twO-year term without
opposition.
Members of the community ser
vice committee are DR.. Fred Graf
lund, p. S. McGIynn, C. p. Skinner,
G. A. Shallberg. r. B. Lourie, e. H.
Wilson, Bedar Wood, Jr., DIR, ]. w.
Seids, A. T. Foster and G. E. Will
son.
In his annual report Nels A. Pet
erson, president of the club, recon-
mends that a campaign to secure
1000 members for the club be
started and when that is done, en-
gage the services of a competent
man as executive secretary. who
will devote his entire time to the
community's interest, and we do
not believe it will be necessary to
go outside Moline for that man."
MIR. Peterson in his report men
tions the fact that the Commercial
club has been the headquarters
and the main factor in all local
war activities and had it accom-
plished nothing else, its work in
connection with and in behalf of
the government should be suffici-
ent reason for the men of Moline to
give this organization their finan-
ciaI support and unqualified coop
Grafton.
Some of the many activities in
which the club was vitality inter-
ested was the bringing of 700 pa
rolled convicts here as labor
emergency aid, returning them aft
Ter they began terrorizing the COM
munity; boosting the S60,OOO,OO0
good roads bond measure; cooper
alton with Congressman w j. Ora
ham in supporting and doubling
appropriations for upper MIsslsslp-
ri river improvement oFganlza-
ton of the community service com
mittee and establishment of a la
-lAor bureau Tor benefit of discharg-
ed soldiers, sailors and marines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
ASK BUSINESS
FIRMS TOCLEAN
Committee Finds East Moline
Down Town Section i'm a De-
plOrabIe Condition.

The East Moline board of health
this morning issued an order to
several business firms of the city
that unless immediate steps are
taken to clean their premises their
places of business will be closed
and prosecution will follow.
This action on the part of the
board, composed of Mayor G. F.
Johnson, City Physician DR.. Wal
ton Tackett and Chief of Police T.
]. Shaffer, comes as the result Of
a general survey of the city made
yesterday afternoon by H. ]. Banta,
chairman of the cleanup commit
tee, and DIR. Tackett.
Mr.. Banta and DR.. Tackett re-
port that conditions in the resi-
dence districts are very good and
that they are well pleased with the
cooperation given by tie general
public during cleanup week. But
as to the health and sanitary stu
alton in the business district the
committee finds them in a deplor-
able condition. The order issued
this morning, which will be en-
forced to the letter if steps to clean
up are not taken at once. is being
served on East Moline business
men by DR.. Tackett and Frank
Maberry, assistant chief of police.
DR.. E. A. Baker, dentist, gave
two talks yesterday at. the McKin-
ley school on care of the teeth.
DR.. H. ]. Love spoke today to
school children on health prob
lens. Miss Belle Smith, visiting
nurse, will speak to the children
tomorrow. These talks are being
made in connection with the state
wide movement to promote healthy
and clean conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
'MOLINER KICKS
ABOUT SERVICE
Says Davenport Gets Better Tele-
graph Accommodation Than
Cities on This Side Of River.

That Davenport is getting bet
ter telegraph service than the cit
les on this side of the river and
that Rock Island, Moline and East
Moline with their big institutions
and immense manufacturing indus
tries do not get adequate service,
is the complaint made by a repre-
sentative Of one OF the mapufac-
turing plants in this community.
The complainant says:
"The facts are that while the
Western Union Office in Davenport
operates on a 24-hOur basis, just
as it always has, the service in
both Moline and Rock Island has
been curtailed and the Offices are
now open on Sunday only from
to Il, 2 to. 5 and z to 9, and close
at 1880 at night in Moline and IL
in Rock Island other nights Of the
week.
Conditions with reference to
the service of the Postal Telegraph
company are even worse, as the Of
fee is open on Sunday only from
8 to IL and to 8, while in Daven-
port the office is open all day long,
until at least 10 at night"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
COMMITTEE
TO INTEREST GIRLS
IN LEAGUE PLANS

The following committee ap-
pointed by H. J. Banta of the East
Moline Y. NJ. C. A, will further in
terest mothers and girls of East
Moline in the formation of a COM
munity service league for girls of
the city, irrespective of church or
social affiliations:
Factories-Mrs. Paul Andree,
Mrs. Vauden Outten, Mrs. George
Ross and Miss Belle Smith.
Schools-Mrs. c. J. Sorenson,
Mrs. Z. D. Aldrich. Mrs. B. c. War
rem, Mrs. Paul Black, Miss Anne
Kennedy and Mis- Adah Milligan.
Churches-Mrs. J. V. Kennedy,
Mrs. B. c. Warren, Mrs. Paul Black,
Mrs. j. H. Kreher, Mrs. Fannie Cox
Mrs. Donahue, Mrs. Thomas VOL
yerton.
Plan committee-Mrs. Roy An
derson, Miss Belle Smith. Miss
Anne Kennedy.
Women interested are asked to
attend next Monday evenings
meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
OBSERVE GOLDEN
WEDDING TUESDAY

Mr.. and Mrs A. Lindstrom cele-
brated their 50th wedding annivers-
airy Tuesday by a family reunion
party at their hometin Rapids City.
The three children: Mrs. Anna NJ
Wainwright of Rapids City, Mrs.
Winnie Fielder of st. Paul and W.
A. Lindstrom of Blue Island, pre-
scented Mr. and Mrs. LindstrOm
with a purse of gold Mr. Lind
strom is a veteran of the Civil war.
Mrs. Lindstrom is a daughter of
H. S. Shertleff, pioneer of Rock Is
land county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
BACON ASKED TO
ACCEPT CHARGE
IN EAST MOLINE

w. F. Bacon will give his final de-
cisiOn in the call extended him
by the Plymouth Congregational
church of East Moline to fill the
pastorate, at a service he will con-
duct at the church next Sunday
morning. Mr. Bacon is at present
engaged in welfare work for the
government.
Although the pulpit has been I'LL
ed by several candidates in the last
few weeks the congregation has
considered Mr. Bacon's application.
He is a graduate of the Congrega-
tional church college. He has been
occupied in war work at Savanna,
ILL.,, for some time. The pulpit of
the Plymouth church has been va
cant for a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
WILL NOT NEED TO
AMPUTATE LIMB

Amputation of r. B. Gains left
limb as the result Of an automobile
collision last Thursday at Thir-
teenth avenue and Sixteenth street,
Moline. will not pc necessary as
was first rumored. Mr.. Kahn, who is
boys secretary of the Moline Y. M.
c. A was removed to the Lutheran
hospital where he was operated on.
1t is believed that he is out of dan
ger of serious blood poisoning.
Kain was a passenger in the Tom
berger taxi that collided with
coupe owned by r. K Swan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
TOMORROW CLEAN
UP DAY IN SILVIS

Tomorrow has been set aside for
cleanup day in Silvis. All efforts
will be directed to the one-day cam
paign. The Woman's club. 100
strong, all schools of the city, city
officials, the health physician, and
citizens in general Will aid. A big
meeting will be held tomorrow
evening in the Baptist church, at
which time results of the \ days
work will be reported on. n the
village has not been improved the
campaign will be extended
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
ROTARIANS EXTEND
DAVID 3. FREEMAN
WELCOME AT CLUB

David B. Freeman, first Moline
Rotarian to return from overseas,
was honored at a dinner dance
which Moline Rotarians and their
wives attehded at the Moline club
last evening.
When DR.. Freeman stepped from
the Milwaukee train at 1871 last
night, he was greeted by a COM
mittee headed by Wilson P. Hunt
and was escorted to the club. He
was taken to the room where the
Rotarians and the ladies were seat
ed at a circular table. AS the med
zeal corps officer entered the room,
all voices joined in singing, Hail,
Hail, the Gangs All Here"