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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
HOWLETT BUSINESS
SOLD TO BAY CITY
FOUNDRY COMPANY

Purchase of the Hewlett Con-
struction company of Moline by the
Bay City Iron & Foundry company
of Bay City, Mich, was announced
yesterday afternoon by W. E. How
lett The Hewlett company has
been in the business of erecting To-
connective coaling stations and coal
chutes.
The Office in the Chase building
will be closed and Mr.. Hewlett will
remove to Bay City in several
weeks to become departmental
manager for the Bay City company,
which bought out his business.
L. G. Hewlett, a brother of W. E.
Hewlett, is one of the heavy stock
holders of the Bay City firm. w.
E. Hewlett has been a resident of
Moline for 20 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
TWO men BEAT
VICTIM; GET Sc
BIaney Held Up and Robbed in
East MOIine-WillingtOm
Relieved of Watch.

Two men, one armed with @ club
and the other with a revolver, beat
William Blaney last night at Six
teenth avenue near Eighth street,
East Moline, and obtained Sc in
cash. The holdup occurred between
10 and II o'clock.
Blaney was walking along on the
walk when two men jumped upon
him, one beating him over the head
with the club knocking him nearly
insensible to the ground, while the
other showed the ugly looking re-
volver in his face. When once
down, the stick-up men searched
their victim and secured Sc, all he
had on him.
Blaney was able to pick himself
up and walked to the police station
where he reported the holdup. To
day he is nursing wounds inflicted
on his head by the club in the
hands of one of the highway men.
Blaney is employed at the East
Moline Livery barn
J. c. Wellington was also relieved
Of his belongings last night and
he didn't know it until the police
reminded him of it. Wellington
was arrested yesterday afternoon
for being drunk. He was released
on bonds to appear this morning.
Meanwhile he went on another
spree and when picked up for the
second time at II o'clock last
evening, he was taken to the sta
ton and searched. The police no
ticed the gold watch which Willing
ton had purchased several days ago
for $45, was missing. When Ques-
toned he told a disconnected story
of how he was held up.
This morning he was dismissed
on payment Of SIS and costs on
charges of intoxication-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
TAKES LIFE BY
CUTTING THROAT
Fremont Peterson Commits Sui
eide, But Leaves No Note
of Explanation.

Without giving any Indication Of
why he ended his life, except that
he was unable to sleep for the last
three or four nights, Fremont Pc
terson, aged 40 years. was found
dead on the floor in his home. 215
Ffftieth street, Moline. about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. His
throat was cut from ear to ear
and beside him lay a razor and
on a table several feet away was
a large bread knife.
George Melin and George Boom
ershine, neighbors and friends of
the dead man, forced their way
into Peterson's home late yester-
day afternoon, not having seen
him since the night before the in
vestigation was made.
The coroner's jury this morning
came to the conclusion that Peter
son came to his death some time
between 10 o'clock Wednesday ev-
eninE and 5 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon. Coroner Maberr- was IN
able to find anyone who had seen
Peterson after 10 o'clock Wednes-
day evening, and he is Of the belief
that Peterson grew Respondent
and took his life because he had
not been able to sleep for some
days.
No Explanation.
Peterson left no note OF explain
alton as to why he took his life.
but according to z. s. Hasson. 2413
Sixteenth street, Moline, who had
been a friend of Peterson's for 20
years, said that the respondent
man had intimated to him a week
ago that he intended to kill him
self. Peterson had been married,
but was divorced several years
ago. His only child, Clarence, 10
years old, resides with the mother
at LeClaire, Iowa
The men who found the body no
titled the Moline police. The body
was lying in puddle of blood.
At the inquest there was no evil
dence to indicate violence by any
one except Peterson himself.
He was born in Moline, Dec. 8,
1878, and lived in Moline during
his entire life. He was employed
in one of the Deere shops. Surviv-
ing are his son, his mother, Mrs.
Clara Peterson of Portland, Ore,
one brother, J. Grant Peterson OF
Moline, and a sister, Mrs. George
W. Wadsworth of Beaverton, Ore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
PROTEST MOVING
FEDERAL OFFICE.
Moline Club Against Removal of
Revenue Quarters in Peoria
to Springfield.

Protests against the removal of
the internal revenue collectors Of
fee from Peoria to Springfield have
been sent to Internal Revenue Col
Iector Daniel C. E. Roper, Carter
Glass, secretary of the treasury,
Senators L. Y. Sherman and MediIl
Mccormick and Congressman W. ].
Graham. by the Moline Commercial
club.
These letters were addressed by
the executive committee of the club
yesterday afternoon and is in line
with what all commercial bodies
throughout this section of the state
are doing. The Tri-City Manufac-
turers' association and the Moline
Business Mems association, are ex-
pected to mail similar protests.
The internal collector of reye-
nue's. office in Peoria is wanted,
says the club, because, removal of
this office will inconvenience the
tax payers of this district and par
ticularly the ones in the northern
end of the state. 1t will cause more
delay in transmitting mails and
will take twice the time for tax
payers of this locality to visit the
Office for the purpose of transact
ing federal business"
The club claims that there is no
material advantage to be gained by
the proposed transfer of Collector
E. D. McCabe's office to Springfield
and that business of the office is
sufficient to warrant maintenance
of Collector McCabe in Peoria
Many Moliners and Rock Islanders
have made personal visits to Peoria
to get the correct Interpretation OF
rulings, and the same trip to
Springfield cannot be as easily
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
MEN To STEER
PLANS CHOSEN
East Moline Names Committee to
Direct Plans for Fourth of
July Celebration.

Steering committee to head all
activities connected with the Fourth
of July celebration this year in
East Moline were named last even
ing at the East Moline Y. NJ. c. A.
Mayor G. F. Johnson was selected
chairman of the committee. Other
officers and members are:
Secretary-George D. Long.
Treasured. Y. AlIsbrow.
William Whitney. Rob
eTt Duff and De Loss Metcalfe.
Delegates from every organiZa-
ton, whether civic or fraternal,
are to meet in the East Moline city
hall next Tuesday evening. No
plans were made last evening, but
a sketch of the days events prob
ably will be drawn up by the CEN
trail committee and will be dis
cussed next Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
WANTING PLACES
ON POLICE FORCE

Why is everyone coming to me
for a position? Did anyone spread
a rumor that every member of the
Moline police department is to be
fired? These questions were asked
today by Chief Ben DeJaeger of
the Moline police department.
You can't blame him when you
see the record of applications for a
place on the force. Most of the
candidates asked to be motorcycle
cop. Nearly all have jobs today.
Chief DeJaeger makes no ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
ARE ENTITLED TO INDEMNITY.

Every French soldier or sailor
who has been called to the colors
has d right to an indemnity on be-
ing demobilized. or released from
service. This indemnity has been
fixed by law at $50 for every man
who has served for at least three
months between August 2, 1914. and
the date of the signature of peace.
In addition to this fixed sum, IS
will be paid for each months ser
vice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline

pointments to the department, but
ne is consulted by. the appointive
official. From now on members OF
the police and fire departments will
be named by the police and fire
commissioners and appointments
are to be made by open and com
pCtitive examinations. No dis
charges can be made, either, unless
the person is given a fair trial by
jury consisting of the judges of
the probate court, circuit court and
county court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
DE'LOSSE HOME
FROM PALESTINE

Henry DeLosse, Moline, has just
arrived home from Palestine, the
Holy Land, where he served with
the Canadian expeditionary forces,
First battalion, Second Quebec
regiment, during the war.
George Benson, Jr., has received
his honorable discharge and has
been mustered out of service at
Camp Dodge, returning to his faith
er's home, George L. Benson, 1921
Sixth avenue, Moline. He had been
overseas since December of 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
YOUTH ADMITS HE
WORKED BURGLARY
IN MOLINE STORE

Clifford Young, aged IL years,
211S Fourth avenue, Rock Island,
colored, this morning admitted to
Magistrate Frank Gustafson that he
broke into the cigar stand and shoe
shining parlor at 1404 Fourth ave-
nue.. Moline, last Wednesday night
Clifford tried the game of being
a bold robber last night again, but
he was caught. When arrested the
youth had some ribbon and a few
toilet articles in his possession
These, he said, were taken from a
5 and 10 cent store in Rock Is
land
Magistrate Gustafson turned the
boy over to Mrs. Rose Salisbury,
police matron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
NINE DISORDERLIES
TAKEN IN RAID AT
HOME LAST NIGHT

officers Wallin and Wilkinson ar
rested nine men and captured a
kitty box" containing 1913 at 1918
Third avenue, Moline, last night
The men are all negroes. Eight
are charged with disorderly con-
duct James Brown, 10 years old,
is charged with being keeper of a
gaming house.
Sergeant Sam Stewart released
the men on cash bonds. They were
to be arraigned before Magistrate
Gdstafson this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
HOSPITAL EXAMS
ORDERED JUNE 81
Especial to The Argus

Springfield, III, May 23.-The
Illinois civil service commission
will hold examinations in East
Moline Saturday. June q for the
following positions: Mechanical
inspector, dentists. insurance
clerk, chief nurse, chief engineer,
department bookkeeper, house
mother and house father.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
The Day In Davenport

rail and water routes will benefit to
a certain extent through the reduc-
ton of rates. Five boats will be
operated by the Lake line handling
carload package freight shipments
between Chicago and points east
and west. The shipments will be
handled on through bills of lading
or on way bills.
Company Builds.-Work was be-
gun yesterday on a $4,000 i'm
provement project at the Kerker
Paper Box company, 315-317 East
Fifth street. An additional story
will be built up on the factory and
rev machinery set up. The build
ing of one more story will give the
factory an additional working floor,
practically doubling the present
working space.
Plan Welc0me.-This community
will extend a welcome to the coun-
tvs returned soldiers, when the
boys of the Eighty-eighth reach
Davenport. A banquet and dance
will be given for all men, soldiers,
sailors and marines, who have re-
turned to this city, since the Febru-
airy celebration and welcome, held
after the first contingent of Daven-
ports battery men reached home.
Kitchen 0pened-Perry Kitchen
No. 2. located at 314 Brady street,
will make its debut to the public
today. 1t will be under the super
vision of Mrs. H. A. Shelley, found
e. and proprietor Of Perry Kitchen
No. l at Fourth and Perry streets.
Install FOuntains.-A Iong-felt
need is soon to be supplied in Dav-
export Announcement has been
made that two public drinking
fountains will be installed as soon
as possible on busy corners in the
loop district.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Anna NJ.
Louison. 712 Pershing avenue. died
Wednesday evening at Davenport
hospital, complication of ailments
from which she had been a sufferer
for some time. bringing about her
demise. Miss Anna Peterson was
DuIn III OWSuSH July q, 1870.
Archie T. Bailey, % years of age,
died at Pine Knoll sanitarium We'd
nesday evening. The young man
was born in Kentucky Nov. 10, 1896.
A lingering illness was terminated
yesterday morning by the death of
Nicholas Beck, which occurred AT
his home at 1926 Sturdevant street
Deceased was born in Germany
Aug. Is, 1912.
Marriage Elmer w.
Brown and Jean A Richards, both
os Moline; George Mason and Ger
trude Donchar. both of Sheffield,
ILL.,; E. G. Schricker and Edna Ma
RE Rohvedder. both Of Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
BARGAIN SHOP TO
REOPEN TOMORROW

The Red Cross bargain shop
which was closed several months
ago will be reopened at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Everything in
every line will be sold at low
prices. Donations are being accept
ed daily and the shop will remain
open as long as there is something
to sell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23

Would on ROad-H. R. Meyer
believes that the Davenport board
OF supervisors has it in its power
to add to the material comfort and
joy of a large class of pleasure
seekers by making judicious use of
a little road oil on the way to Lin
wood this summer. In a letter to
the board he declares that hun
dreds of people stop at the Linwood
resort to eat their lunch in driving
along the Mississippi river stretch
CT road. He says that the only
fault the lunchers have is from "the
horrible dust" which blows across
the beautiful lawn from the road.
1t spoils their sandwiches.
City to Take Lines Municipal
ownership of the present holdings
OF the Tri-City Railway company is
the most decisive answer to the
company's demand for an increased
street car fare, Alderman George J.
Peck told the city council Wednes-
day. In a speech which started
discussion of the proposition, AL
derman Peck urged the council to
appoint experts to appraise the
plant and holdings of the company
and to give the aldermen a state
ment of its value.
Damage Suit Started-Twenty-
thousand dollars are demanded in a
damage action brought in the dis
trict court yesterday by Timothy
PAIL against the Tri-City Railway
company. The plaintiff claims that
he was permanently crippled in an
accident which occurred on Brady
street in December, 1917.
Hand Is Worth $5.0O0.-Although
a whole man is sometimes not val
ued at more than $4,000, Homer o.
Bur Don places this value on his
right hand in a damage suit filed
yesterday in the district court
against Charles B. Kaufman. At
the time of the accident, the de-
PENDANT was doing business at the
Midwest Motor company and was
engaged in the business. The plain
tiff demonstrated the cars to pros
pective buyers. One day he had to
crank a car, it backfred. The suit
followed.
Change Speed Limit--Twenty
miles an. hour is from now on the
speed limit which the Davenport
police will enforce outside of a GER
tain district in the heart of the city.
Between Western avenue and Ire
mont avenue and from Sixth street
south to the river, tho limit remains
z5<miles.
EAke~Iane Open-With the re-
opening of Lahigh Valley Trans
portation Lake line, notice of which
was received in Davenport yester-
day, ~tri-city~ shippers using both
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
ROTARIANS VISIT
PHONE EXCHANGE

Moline Rotarians Wednesday Wis
tied the Central Union Telephone
company building and saw a tele-
phone exchange in full operation
Thomas Brown, district manager,
Irving o. Schnltze, Rock Island
plant chief, J. E. Barlow, district
traffic chief, and Carl o. Montgom-
cry, local manager, conducted the
party through the plant, explain
ing operation and working OF the
system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
PURCHASING AGENT
NSPECTS HOSPITAL

81. H Kohn, superintendent of
purchasing and supplies for the
Illinois state institutions for insane,
visited the WATERFOWL hospital yes
terday on an. inspection tour to as
certain if it needed a new supply
of goods. He left late in the after
noon for Quincy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23
MANY KILLED IN BUDAPEST.

Vienna, May 23.-The Hungar-
ian communists are executing in
Budapest many persons accused of
being counter-revolution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23

Marriage Licenses.-Elmer w.
Brown and Jean A. Richards, both
os Moline; George Mason and Ger
trude Donchar. both of Sheffield,
ILL.,; E. G. Schricker and Edna Ma
RE Rohvedder. both Of Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-23

EAke4I4ne Open-with the re-
opening of Lehigh Valley Trans
portation Lake line, notice of which
was received in Davenport yester-
day, ~tri-city~ shippers using both
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24

Bermuda onions, 15c per pound /;
parsley, sc a bunch; mangoes. cents
each; tomatoes, hot house grown, 30
cents ID.
Jersey sweet potatoes, 12A lb. !;
turnips, new, 15c bunch, old, &c Id;
potatoes, old, $1.75 blu; young onions
sc bunch; Shallott's, 10c bunch; break
fast radishes. &c bunch.
Button mushrooms, $1.00 a pound !;
cranberries. 40c pound; sprouts. IS
cents; parsnips, &c 10; black walnuts,
soc "A h., shelled, 10c Id.
New green peas. per pound, soc.
Miscellaneous.
Eggs, 40 cents; creamery butter,
6S cents; country butter, So cents a
pound.
Produce (euyino).
Country butter. 45c h.; eggs, 33c
dozen; old chickens, &c h.; fry chick.
ems, soc lb.
Fruits.
Grape fruit, 10c, 15c and 1Sc; Wine
saps and Roman Beauties, 10c pound
straight.
Bananas, 10c h.; lemons, 40c dozen,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24
LIVE STOCK PRICES

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March "a. -
Hogs-Receipts $500; lower
Cattle-Receipts ESQ: uneven
Calves-Receipts $50; unchanged.
Sheep-Receipts 100; unchanged
HOGS
Good to choice, 16O to 200 lbs, $40. rs
@19.S0; mixed and medium. $50 to
$50 lbs, s19.75@19.s5; fat hogs, 1850
@19.50; fat back pigs, under 100 lbs,
$3.50 down: feeding pigs, under 1870
lbs, $500 down; sows, according to
quality, $14.50@17.75; good to prime
$19.S5 Q19.s5; bulk Of sows. $3.50 @
$3.50; poor to best stays, 80 lbs,
dock, s14.oo@17.oo; boars, thin sows
and skips, no definite prices.
CATTLE
Killing steers-Extra good. 1900
lbs. and upward. $1S00@1900: good
to choice, 1900 lbs. and upward, $3.50
@1S.O0; common to medium, 1900 lbs
and upward, $15.50Q1650; good to
choice, 1900 to 1900 lbs, $17.5o@
$3.50; common to medium, 1000 to
1900 lbs. $15@16.oo: good to choice
1000 to 1.150 lbs, $15.00@15.50; com
$13.50@15.00; poor to good, under
1000 lbs, $12O0@15OO; good to bes,
yearlings. $15.00Q16.5O.
Heifers-Good to best, 500 lbs. and
up, $13.50@15.00; common to medium
800 lbs. up. $1000@1200; good to best,
under 500 lbs. s12.OO@13.0O; common
to medium. under 800 lbs, $S.50@11.
Cows-Good to best, 1850 lbs. up
ward, s12.00@14.00; common to me-
ium, 1850 lbs. upwards, s9.50@11.OO;
good to best, under 1,05u lbs, 10000
$1,000; common to medium, under
1850 lbs, $500 a $50; gamers and
cutters, $500 @ $50; fair to choice
mixers, S90.00@140.
BuIls-Common to best. 1900 lbs.
upward. s9.50@11.50; good to choice,
under 1900 lbs, s10O0012 90; fair to
medium. under 1900 lbs. $S.5o@9.5o;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24
CHILDREN TO AID
IN RED CROSS
CLOTHES DRIVE

A plan was launched at the Teach
ers' Institute on Saturday to secure
cooperation Of the school children OF
She county in the campaign for used
clothing and shoes, was started
throughout the United States today,
by the Red Cross. Wayne county has
a very active Junior Red Cross which
will help push the campaign.
Friday will be children's day and as
far as possible every school child in
Wayne county will bring some ar
ticle of wearing apparel to school
that day. The supplies gathered in
the various schools will be sent by
motor truck to the central receiving
station at the Richmond Red Cross
headquarters, for shipment to the
liberated countries in Europe.
Interest has already been shown by
the school children, and it is thought
that this opportunity to help the chill
dren of other lands will be welcomed.
The official message from the Lake
division headquarters regarding the
campaign says: Send skirts, dress
es, shoes. knitted caps, stockings, IN
dergarments, blouses, cloth hats.
coats. etc.. for women and girls;
shirts, sweaters. trousers, Jerseys,
socks, coats, shoes, etc, for boys and
men; baby blankets, shirts, dresses
bootees. sweaters, bonnets, jackets,
shawls, socks, shoes, bibs. etc. for
infants and miscellaneous articles in
GLIDING bed ticks and sheets. pillow
cases, blankets and mufflers.
Don't send ball dresses, flimsy
dresses, high hats, straw hats, derby
hats, trimming for hats, feathers. UNI
brellas, mattresses, clocks, glassware,
carpets, toys. collars, neckties, shoe
trees, crutches, canes, parasols, crock
cry, rugs nor food stuffs.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24
k11ocal and freior,
w. ManketS

common to good bolognas, $S.00@9.5
CaIves-Good to choice veals, under
200 lbs, $15.00@15.50; common to
medium veals, under 200 his, 5000
Q14.50; good to choice heavy calves
50@10.50; common to medium
heavy calves, $7.00@9.0O.
= Suckers and Feeding cattle-Good
to choice steers. 500 lbs, and up,
$3.50 Q13.00; common to fair steers,
500 lbs. and up. $11.00@12.OO; good
to choice steers undeA 500 lbs. $1,000
@12.50; common to medium, under 500
lbs, $10.00Q11.00; medium to good
heifers, s900Q100O; medium to good
cows. $S.Oo@9.O0; springers. $500
$50; stock calves, ESQ to $50 lbs.
s8.50@11O0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Good to choice sheep, $9.00@10.O0;
common to medium sheep, $4,000
$500; good to choice light lambs, SIT
q 1900; common to medium lambs.
$12@16; western fed lambs, $3.50
down; western fed wethers, $11 down !;
bucks, per 100 pounds, $7.00@7.5O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24
sUNTEIEGRAM MONDAY

and feeders, $7@13.5O. Bulls-Strong;
bologna, $8@1025; fat, $10.50@11.50;
mich cows, strong; calves, weak; ex
ira. $15.50@16.00; fair to good, $1,000
@15.50; common and large, s7012.
Hogs-Strong; selected heavy ship
pers. $19.75; good to choice packers
end butchers, $19.75: medium, $3.50
$19.75; stays. $1O.OO@11.75; common
light shippers, $17@1s50; pigs, 111
lbs. and less. $11@1S. Sheep-Strong;
extra, $12@13; good to choice, $11@
IL; common to fair, 5000; sheared
sheep, $40 down. Lambs-Strong; ex
ira. $17@1S.50; good to choice. SIG
SIS; common to fair, $13@16.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24
BRIGHTER COLOR
FOR FIRE PLUGS

Chief Miller of the fire department
was authorized by the board of works
Monday morning to paint the city
fire plugs a more conspicuous color
than the present inconspicuous green.
Cash rent to be charged for garden
ing grounds near the city gravel plant
is to be determined by the city engi-
neer, and the board discussed the pur-
chase and placing of rubbish cans, but
took no action