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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-19
DUE THIS AFTERNOON.

DYER. 'i md. 3u r. III .n1lFTSSssl U. 8.
Motor transport convoy. according 70
word received by Consul A. stonmeli
of this place. will go through about 4
o'clock this afternoon or It's way TO
SanFrancisco.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-19
CHICAGO PEODucE.

LIVE POULTRY 49, Turkeys. csc;
chickens. SIC: springs, 3sG42c; roosters
22c; geese. Csc: ducks. 20 q Csc
POTATOEs-New. Ohios. s3soa 500
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-19

Municipal Housekeeper" is the
title which has been bestowed upon
Mrs. R. A. sprague Of Grand Forks.
North Dakota, Since she was ap,
pointed city food inspector. Mrs.
Sprague has been somewhat of
pioneer in food inspection. She was
appointed to the position after the
women Of the city insisted that the
police department should have 8 rep
resentatlve Of their sex. Almost her
whole time is taken up with the duty
OF seeing that the dealers in food
products keep foodstuffs in Clearly
places and do not sell anything but
pure food to their customers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

Captain Oscar Carlstrom of Ale
do, who will be the speaker in the
patriotic celebration tonight at the
levee, has been brought out as the
candidate of the Spanish war vet
Grams of western Illinois for the
post of commander of the United
Spanish war veterans of the Hi
nois depaT tment. But for the fact
that he was overseas with his bat
terry a year ago he would have
been elected at that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
Near PANIC At
BANQUET after
SECTION SINKS
Band Strikes up Music and People
in Balcony Regain COmpOsUre
Very Quickly.

Cool and composed heads averted
a panic during the time the ban
quet was being served Battery + at
the Augustana college gymnasium.
A long rod holding up one section
of the first balcony of the gym
nasium pulled loose from its fasten-
ing and the section began to sink.
The balcony was heavily crowd
eC and as the section began TO
sink, the crowd yelled. Immedi-
ately in all balconies the people
tried to rush out. Persons on the
main floor noting that the balcony
had sprung as far as II would
under the load. and knowing there
was no immediate danger to the
lives OF those on 1t, shouted to the
people TO keep calm while others
rushed 10 the band and urged tho
leader TO play a selection.
This was done. OF an instant
hearing the music. those on the
balcony regained their compogure,
although two women tainted They
were revived. Mayor Schriver and
police took charge Of the situation
Immediately and ordered the crowd
10 move away from the section.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all PEI
sons interested, that the council or
the city of Rock Island. Illinois,
having ordered the construction OF
an eight inch sewer on Eighteenth
avenue from Twenty-eighth street
east 10 a point 20 feet west OF
Twenty-ninth street, and the orGin-
ance for the same being on file IN
the office of the city clerk or said
city, and said city having applied
TO the county court of Rock Island
county, Illinois. for an assessment
OF the cost of said improvement &C
cording to frontage, said assess
ment being payable in five install
ments, each bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum. and
an assessment therefor having been
made and returned to said court,
the hearing thereon will be had on
the 2lst day of June. A. D., 1919, AZ
the hour of o'clock a m, OF as
soon thereafter as the business OF
the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file 60
jections in said court before said
day, and may appear on the hearing
and make their defense.
Dated. Rock Island, Illinois, June
9Th, 1919. F. H. BERTELSEN.
OFFICER appointed to make assess
ment.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
CAPT. SWEDBERG
BACK TO SCENES
OF COLLEGE DAYS

Captain Arthur V. Swedberg re-
turned again to the scenes of his
college days. when he had led the
Augie teams to victory on the
gridiron and on the basketball
floor.
But yesterday he came back as a
leader from the scenes OF the great
est struggle of all time With the
grace borne of the soldier, he sur
rendered to the overwhelming de-
mands of his college-mates and
friends. For each he entertained
a happy smile and glad hand
shake. He could not escape; he
did not try. Never had his alma
mater looked 80 big and kind be-
fore.
Captain Swedberg did not try to
convey a word picture of his feel
ings for the glorious welcome home
other than that, 1T is wonderful;
Michigan avenue with its count
less thousands of faces did not
present as true a welcome spirit
as we found awaiting us here"
Greeted Through Tears.
One member of a family group
who was present in the gymnasium
succeeded in reaching Captain
Swedberg after the banquet. She
extended her hand with the intro
duction. Il am the sister of Art
Worthington. I am glad that You
are back; wish that he could be
one of you at this time"
With this, the tears filled her
eyes and those of the other MEM
bers of the family who lowered
near. The joyous occasion only
served to remind them of the boy
who had volunteered to fight and
had gone happily forth with his
comrades when war was declared,
but who was destined never to
have his desire fulfilled. The boy
was Art Worthington, who had
died. victim of disease. while the
company was stationed on the ar
senal in the summer of 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
CROWD is KEPT
BACK, AVOIDING
ANY CONFUSION
Chief Cox Has Large Force of Men
On Hand and Situation Is
Successfully Handled.

Considering the occasion and the
natural impulse of everyone to
press in on Battery F yesterday
afternoon, It was a weIl-behaved
crowd.
But the police service had a
whole lot to do with the manner
in which the crowds were handled.
Chief Tom Cox had all available
men on the force and q number of
special officers on duty. With De-
tectiyes Sehnert and Bennett they
were able to maintain everything
in order.
Arsenal soldiers were on hand TO
assist the police. They maintained
kept hundreds Of eager relatives
back from the point where the bat
terry detrained. 1t was difficult
work. however. because many a
mother stopped to argue over the
matter. saying she had not seen her
son for two years and she just must
get q glimpse of him the first min
ute he gets off. The police were
gallant but Arm and usually the
explanation that orders were or
ders. sufficed to keep the relatives
back
Another big problem of the po-
lice was handling traffic. Previous
to the parade and following it.
there was a congestion of machines
at each corner, but there was an
adequate number OF patrolmen on
duty to take care of the situation
and traffic was kept moving very
freely considering the situation.
On Job at College.
At the college gymnasium there
were police on duty both on the
inside and the exterior of the build
ing. keeping the crowds back and
permitting only those who had tick
cts to enter the building. Some of
the relatives failed TO secure the
tickets and consequently were not
able to get in.
During the near panic which fol-
lowed when the first balcony OF the
gymnasium started to sink at one
point, the police were successful
after the first scare was over to
move the crowds away from the
danger point with no confusion re-
sulting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
BY BETTY BRYAN.

'NThese eats sure make you rea-
lie your home" said one of the
city's heros yesterday as he lit
orally lit into the great gouges OF
potatoes, buttered asparagus, escal-
loped corn. great pieces of smoth-
cred chicken, rolls. jelly, cabbage
salad, and topped it all off with
quarters of home made apple pie
ice cream and hunks" of home
made cake and coffee. 1t took Al
girls from Rock Island and Mo
line to keep them supplied with
food
This tastes like the real stuff, ~
another said between mouthfuls of
real ice cream Then followed
tales of how on such and such a
date the rumor had gotten out that
there was ice cream to be had in
some little village miles away, and
how after getting permission to get
some, it was all gone when they
got there
Most of them just ate, however,
and did not take time to say any
thing until they had been filled
Seconds were taken all around, and
the women were repaid for their
efforts in preparing the feast, when
they saw the every evident enjoy
ment with which the men devoured
the feast. The policy Of the clean
plate was carried out to the letter.
The corps of mattresses, dressed
in white and wearing purple
badges with. the word welcome in
gold letters. were kept busy seing
that the soldiers were supplied
with viands. 1t was the home re-
ception that hit the right spot, as
one man expressed it.
Mrs. Frank Mixter, president OF
the Rock Island Woman's club
who planned and sponsored the
banquet, was general chairman OF
the committee. Following are the
committees who put the banquet
through and served the meal:
Refreshments Mrs. Frank
Bahnsen, Mrs. ]. B. Basset, assist
ant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
ZINE; GREAT"
EXPRESSION OF
MAJOR DUNAVIN

TITS fine! It's great"
In these words. Major E. Fl. Dun
avin expressed his great depth Of
feeling for the wonderful, whole
hearted response of Rock Island
in receiving it's war-worn heroes
back to the home firesides.
1t was greater than he had
dreamed. the major stated To re-
turn triumphantly TO the old town
amid the deafening cheers OF so
many thousands made him doubly
glad to be back again, as it did the
boys. he said.
Major Dunavin was attacked
from all sides by eager friends
during the reception at Augustana
gymnasium. His ever broadening
smile was ample evidence alone
that it was one of the greatest
events in his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
GIRLS HAVE BIG
SHARE IN BOYS
WELCOME HOME
Sing and Throw Flowers in Path OF
Returning HerOes-TOuches
Them Deeply.

Women and girls took part in
yesterdays celebration in a manner
that deeply touched the hearts of
the returning battery boys.
1t made a cold SILVER run up the
spine of the artilleryman every time
a flower hit him and when he heard
the girls singing. singing to him. he
just naturally couldn't help but feel
a little queer in the inside and re-
alize that he was quite a bit moved.
At various corners on the line of
march and at the entrance to the
grounds of the college, there were
girls of the Community Service
league. singing and pelting the SOL
diers with flowers.
At the entrance there were three
trucks with the following flower
girls: Carolyn Briggs, Bessie
Briggs, Mabel Loney, Clara Blake
more, as Columbia. Marion Clark,
Mrs. E. NJ. Clark. Dorothy Soady,
Lille Roth, Clara Dennis. Lucille
Sutterman, Charlotte Smith, Sallie
Wakefield, Alice Ritzler, Ruth
Blakemore, Viaida Clark. Rose
Goldman, Irma Rochow, Ruth
Lincke, Halja Mason, Hazel Willis.
Eva Simonds, Lucille Hazard. Lucy
Kopp. Eva Copp, Maude Lawrence,
Elizabeth Cottrysee, Jenny Marks,
Della Marks, Jenny Lawson, Bea-
trice SHREDDER, Alkaline SHREDDER,
Clara Pickron. Mary Van Teegh-
hem. Leona Nelson, Mrs. Van
Poecke, Mabel Cook, Alice Will
son. Mamie Samples, Edith
Dale, Margaret Bruma. Mrs.
Wfddel. Rose Marks. Mrs. Margaret
Riddel and Mrs. Leone, all of Rock
Island. and .Lilah Peterson, Mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
It Kept ~ Girls Busy
When Men of BatteryF
Started On the Repast

Setting tables-Miss Claire Van
Calder, chairman, Mrs. Devore
Simonson. Miss Mary Carter, Mrs.
A W. Champion, Miss Clara Whit
man. Miss Carrie Gregg.
Decorating -Mesdames S.
S. Davis, chairman. I. S. White, c.
l.. Silvis, H. S. Cable, ]. H. Hau-
berg, C. E. Sharpe.
Waitresses-Mrs. X. T. Ander-
son, chairman, Mrs. c. z. Hogc,
Mrs. c. H. Castetter, assisted by the
following Al young women:
Rock IsIand-The Misses Marie
Carlson, Myrtle Vessel. Nell KEEL
lertsrauss, Notavena Steck. Mar
garet Anderson, Betty Bryan, Gotta
Bartholomew, Ann Canty, Sarah
Lewis, Charlotte Wheelan, Ger
trude Hickman, Marguerite Ander7
son, Elizabeth Swisher, Cora Gaet-
jer, Florence Ling, Mary Cohaghan,
Dorothy Stevens, Edna Curry, Dor
othy Chamberlin, Marian Hubbard,
Marjorie Walker and Katherine
Streeper.
Moline-Mrs. Ellsworth Living
ston, chairman, and the Misses
Maude Dietz, Grace Childs, Lorine
Surman, Ruth Lowe, Grace Par
ker, Francis Babcock, Edith
Wright, Ruth Wanless, Dorothy )
Merriman, Inez Payton, Hulda Mel
son. Margaret Williams, Ruth
Hill, Grace Woodrow, Ruth Nell
son, Sarah Bennett, Lily Frederick
son. Goldie Mowry, Judith Ander-
son, Margaret Allison GoId:e
Weinrot and Marjorie Hull. These
young women members of the So
cial Service league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
AUGUSTANA BAND
ALSO REPRESENTS
COLLEGE IN 123RD

Aside from Captain Arthur Swed-
berg, Augustana college gave an
other tribute to the service of I'm
Gle Sam in the regimental band of
the One Hundred Twenty-third field
artillery.
Although no accurate list of the
Augustana men represented in the
band has been kept the following is
believed to include those who went
out of here as bandmen and who
returned with the battery, with the
exception of few who were trans
ferred or otherwise separated from
their original organization.
Elmer Swanson (sent back to the
U. S. as a casual previous to the re-
turn of Battery F..
Lieutenant Martin Trued.
Robert Poison
Ferdinand Cederberg.
Perry Tabor
Paul Johnson.
Arthur F. Johnson transferred
to the aviation corps while at HOus-
ton, later commissioned a first
lieutenant and was killed in action;
known as "Chink" Johnson).
Erwin Sailer.
Theodore LEM.
Martin Carlson.
Alex Elmblad.
Emil J. Johnson.
Martin Dahlberg.
Clarence Trued.
Paul Pearson.
George Missing.
Rudolph Hanson. (also sent home
as a casual; graduated with his
class at Augustana a week ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

jorie Graham, Mollie Graham, Dor
othy Peterson. Irene Samuels, Mary
McCloskey, Ethel Johnson, Ellen
Cedar, Grace Sheppard, Grace
Kuehl, Minetta Young, Margaret
Kuehl. Emma Wistedt. Celima Rog-
ers, Mildred LeehIer, Lillian Peter
son, Mary Johnson, Ebba Swanson,
Blanche Stone, Florence Rodelius,
Bessie Johnson, Helen Anderson,
Margaret Swanson. Mildred Hack
barth, Ruth Hoxsey, Marion Dahl
berg and MurieI Sheppard of Mo
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09
AUGUSTANA MEN
RUSHED TO CALL
AT VERY START

When the roll of honor students
Of Augustana college is written
down. these names should be I'M
derscored. of men who rushed into
the army at the first call for vol
unteers: they applied for enlist
ment in Company A of Rock Is
land. which was then quartered in
the armory. and were accepted.
They are back now as part of Bat
terry F:
Clarence Anderson.
David E. Anderson.
Clarence Anderson.
George Onselme.
Hjalmar Bergh.
Arthur Brunell.
Edward J. Carlson.
Martin Carlson.
Roger Carlson.
Martin Cornell.
Bah Forsling.
Clifford Johnson.
J. Z. l.. Johnson.
Elliott Lundberg.
Joel Lundquist.
Byron Nelson.
Chester B. Olson.
Arthur Swedberg, captain.
Ed Swedberg. lieutenant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

Even the old rattler which
moved the battery special from
Camp Grant was anxious to get
the boys home. 1t was over anx-
ious. in fact. 1t was so anxious
that when half way between the
cantonment and this city, Mayors
Schriver and Skinner had 10
have it slowed up in order to keep
it from arriving an hour ahead of
the schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

Some of the soldiers got away
from the banquet hall during the
time preceding the banquet and
mess call had to be sounded. When
they heard the old chow summons,
they ran from all directions back TO
the building. Catch a soldier being
absent when-there's eats on tapi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

The general committee desig-
mated for the purpose and which
embraced also a committee from
Moline, was proud of it's efforts and
feels that the celebration was wei
worth all put into it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
PRESIDENT WILSON
F.. LAUDS ROOSEVELT
Issues Proclamation Officially
Announcing Death of the
Ex-President
CABLED FROM PARIS
united States Has Lost One of It's
Most Distinguished and Patriotic
Citizens" Says Message

Washington, Jan. THE following
PROCLAMATION on the death of Theodore
Roosevelt was cabled from Paris to-day
by President Wilson and issued to night
At the state department.
Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States Of America:
"a proclamation TO the people Of the
United States:
at becomes my sad duty TO announce
officially the death Of Theodore Roose
peit, President of the United States
from September II, 1901, to March 4, 1909,
which occurred at his home at Sycamore
Hill, Oyster Bay, n, Y, at Ala o'clock
he morning of January &, 1914 In his
Heath the United States has lost one
Af it's most distinguished and patriotic
ftisens VINO had endeared himself to the
seeple by his strenuous devotion to their
Interests and to the public interests of
ais country
"As president of the pelce beard in
bis native city, as member of the Legis-
atuTe and Governor Of his State, as civil
iervice commissioner, as assistant secre-
AIRY of the navy, as vice. president and
Is President of the United States, he dis
. played administrative power of a signal
order and conducted the affairs of these
Farieus offices with a concentration Of
sffert and &, watchful care which per
nitted no divergence from the line of
luty he had definitely set for himself
nfn the war with Spain, he dis
slayed singular initiative and energy
lad distinguished himself ameng the
commanders of the array in the field.
As president he awehe the aatien TO
Ihe dangers af private control which
urkea in our financial and industrial
systems. 1t was by thus arresting the
lttentien and stimulating the pur-
lose of the country that he opened
ne way for subsequent necessary and
leneficent reforms
His private life was characterized
~ a simplicity, d virtue and an af-
lection worthy of all admiration and
mulation by the people of America
I'm testimony of the respect in
vhch his memery is held by the gov
lrnment and people of the United
Itates do hereby direct that the flags
If the White House and the several
departmental buildings bs displayed at
,aif-ataff for a period Of thirty days.
nd that suitable military and naval
Ionors under orders of the secre-
aries of war and of tho navy be
endered on the day of the funeral.
Done this seventh day of January,
h the year of Our Lord. one thousand
line hundred and nineteen. and of the
Independence of the United States of
kne rican, the one hundred and forty
bird
WOODROW WILSON.
by the President,
FRANK L. POLK,
Acting secretary of state"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09

some months after his boys had gone
abroad, he told them privately that
Theodore had written him that he had
been in action and that a. bullet had
struck his trench helmet and glanced
Oft Theodore wrote HON, his father
said. that he regretted he had not
been wounded just for the experience.
At the time of this conversation, pub
lie announcement had just been made
that Archie" had been jumped in rank
from second lieutenant to captain.
Roosevelt confded with glee to his
listeners that archie" had led raid
Ing party out into No Mans land at
night, and that the promotion had been
won by gallantry under fire during the
raid. The colonel disclosed further that
Kermit fighting with the Anglo-Indian
forces, also had been under fire. as the
leader of "a troop of whirling Der
wishes" Indian cavalry.
Roosevelt's disappointment at not be-
ing allowed to go to France with an
army division was. it may be stated on
the authority of an American citizen,
who was in Berlin about that time,
shared by Emperor Wilhelm of Ger
many. To this American, the Emperor
is declared to have stated that the fun
niest thing that he could conjure in his
imagination was the sight of Theodore
Roosevelt wearing a gas mask
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
OYSTER BAY IS
DRAPED IN MOURNING
Every Shop md Residence DispIays
Some symbol of Grief


Oyster Bay, Jan. 6-All flags in oyster
Bay are at half mast tonight and In
windows of nearly every store and resi-
dence are pictures of the former Presi-
dent draped with crepe and surrounded
with American flags.
A special meeting of the town board to
draft resolutions of sorrow was called
for tonight. and Mattinecock Lodge of
Masons of which the colonel was a mem
Der. also met for the same purpose. Will
liam Swan, master of the lodge and for
20 years organist in the church which the
Roosevelts attended called late to-day
on Mrs. Roosevelt to offer his condol-
ences.
Tonight cable messages and kilograms
of sympathy, addressed to Mrs Roose-
welt. poured in in such numbers that the
local operator was unable to handle them
and three more telegraphers were called
from New York to assist him.
Among the messages made public was
one from Mrs. Frances F. Cleveland
Preston, widow of President Cleveland,
in which she asked Mrs. Roosevelt to
accept assurance of profoundest SYM
pathy in this-yours and the country s.
great loss
Personal messages also were received
from William c. Redfeld, secretary Of
commerce. former United States Senator
Chauncey M, Depew, Major-Gen. George
[ w. Goethals, former Governor Colqutt
of Texas and Ebert H. Gary. Tele-
! grams also arrived from the republican
State committee. boards of trade Of
Greater New York and posts of civil and
Spanish War Veterans
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
bEyELOPS NEW HYBRID COWPEAs

g. In it's plant-breeding work with cow
leas. which involves several hundred
iybrids and selections, the United States
department. of agriculture during the
EAST year has developed several now sorts
yhich give such promise that they are
COW being grown in quantity for dis
nibution. These varieties are Potomac,
Arlington Columbia White Hybrid. and
Carly Buff. Extensive field work is
,eing conducted by the department with
iybrids, especially in the wilt and nema-
lode lands of the Southern States. Two
Nbrid selections, unnamed as yet have
been found highly resistant to both
,ematodes and wilt and arc superior to
,ther sorts for the production Of seed
ind forage. These two selections are be-
hg grown in quantity for more extensive
kld tests next year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
EX-PRES|DENT THEODORE roosevelt
DIES SUDDENLY At OYSTER BAY HOME:
PASSES AWAY PA|NLESS[Y IN SLEEP

Immediate Cause of Death Was Pulmonary En-
bolism, Result of Inflammatory Rheumatism
with Which Patient Had Been Afflicted for
Some Time-End Was Undoubtedly fastened
by Colonel's Grief Over Quentin's Death and
Anxiety Over Serious Wounds of Captain
Archie Roosevelt-Family Had No Warning
That Death Was So Near-Cable Messages
and kilograms of Coincidence Are Received
from Distinguished Citizens of the World