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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
ELLIS LOSER IN
M'CORCKLE SUIT
Thirty Witness Jury Trial, But Fail
to See Expected Fistic EX-
hibitiOn.

c. B. Ellis, ex-constabIe of Mo-
line, was ordered to pay SAT to
Frank McCorkle, by Magistrate
Frank Gustafson in the Moline po-
lice court yesterday afternoon.
Thirty people witnessed the jury
case that resulted from a hose
selling deal. But all 80 were dis
appointed in hoping to see a box
ing exhibition, such as that staged
between Ellis and Walter McClurg,
Moline attorney, last week. A
warning by Magistrate GustafsOn
that Jail sentences would follow
any contempt of court is probably
the reason that the entertainment
wasn't pulled Off
Ellis bought a horse from Nc
Corkle and gave the latter a $50
Liberty bond in exchange McCor-
kle finding that he could only get
S42 for the bond, appealed to Ellis.
Ellis took the bond and promised
he would get SAT for it. The suit
followed when Ellis refused to give
McCOrkle either bond, horse or
money back
Ellis alleges that he kept the
bond because the horse failed to
come up to expectations and the
contract was invalidated. He
claimed that he did not have a
good opportunity to examine the
animal at the time of the purchase.
Another case in which Ellis is
the defendant will come up in JUS
tice c. c. Entrikin's court Mon
day. when Ellis will be tried on
charge of embeZzlement. Hiram
Ruby, Coal Valley farmer, claims
that Ellis paid 800 at an auction
sale as first payment on four acres
of land in Fruitland, south of Mo-
line, but that, because no contract
was made, Ellis did not pay an
other cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
HOLD TOWNSHIP
ELECTION APRIL
TWelty-six Precinct Voting Places
in Use on April l, Pass Out
Thereafter.

Moline voters are to ballot on
one supervisor, four assistant SUI
pervisors, and a justice of the su-
preme court to succeed Justice
George A. Cooke, April 1, at the
same polling places as were in use
last Tuesday-the &c precinct
places.
This will be a township election,
and, according to the supervisors,
the precinct polling places were
created to be used at township cleo
tons. These boundary lines and
voting places will pass out of ex-
istence-at least while the alder
manic form is in force in Moline
following the April 1 election.
The Moline supervisor whose
term expires this spring is DR.. Fred
Grafiund, and the four assistant su-
pervisors are Mrs. Alice Child
Walker, Henry E. Exbom, Louis C.
First and Roy S. Daley. Selection
of constable may take place at
this election, but Olof Nelson, town
clerk, is not certain on this point.
Nominations for supervisors must
be made before March Is. They
viii be made at mass conventions
of the various parties.
At the general spring primaries
on March IL the new aldermanic
ward polling places will be in
stalled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
THIRTY THIRD UNIT
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
BY CAPT. BEHRENS

Captain Edward L. Behrens, Chi
cago electrical engineer who has
just returned to this country,
voices additional praise for the
Thirty-third division, of which the
old Moline and Rock Island ma
tional guard is unit. He said, on
arrival at Newport News, Va:
Il envied the officers and men of
that fine outfit and would
liked to have fought with them
They did wonderful work and were
practically the first Americans to
fight with the British.
"They made a great impression
on our allies and did much toward
boosting their morale. The Thirty
third showed the British that they
could whip the best troops the
kaiser had"
FOrty-four men in the Second
army corps who arrived Wednes-
day at Newport News were Illinois,
ans from the Thirty-third and Black
Hawk divisions. They debarked
and went TO Camp Upton, but will
be demobilized at Grant.
The American doughboys are
the cleanest living set of men on
the earth. I'll stack them up
against anybody" said Lieutenant
James V. Thompson. senior chap
lain of the Second army corps and
superintendent of the young peo-
pies department of Methodist Epis-
copal board of Sunday schools in
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
CRIPPLED BOYS
TO Be TRAINED
Woman's Club Plans Opening OF
School 10 Teach Girls and
Manned Soldiers.

Evening classes for girls over
1G years Of age and for wounded
/ soldiers Will be started next Mon
day evening at the Moline high
school under the direction of the
Helping Hand department of the
Moline Woman's club.
The object of the school is to aid
the crippled and MANNED soldiers
who are no longer able TO hold their
former positions and also TO be Of
help 10 the girls who have taken
mems places in tho business world
during the war period, but who now
must seek other work and fit thNn-
selves for g.. Tuition will be fTe&
to soldiers and a charge of $3.50 for
a term or ten weeks will be fixed
for others.
The classes are a continuation OF
the course begun by the woman S
department Of the council of ma
tional defense but which did not
continue To begin with the instl-
tute will teach typewriting and
shorthand, and later a complete
commercial course will be started
Mrs. Clara Duisdieker will be in
charge Of the school.
In speaking of the splendid OPP
pOrtunity afforded girls who will
be thrown out of employment in
factories and who will be looking
for new vocations. DR.. Mabel Otis,
chairman Of the committee behind
the movement, said: THE princi-
pal purpose Of this department OF
the Woman's club is 10 be Of SER
vice. Many girls now employed at
factory work will soon be out Of a
job. This is their chance. II means
practically free tuition by exper5J
instructors. -
we want N help the soldiers,
too. Nearly every day We hear OF
men who have come back from
France and who want some special
work which a crippled man can do.
Glasses will start at 7 o'clock
Monday evening, and special elias
ses for those who are advanced in
the work, will be arranged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
CHILDREN MUST
PRESERVE LAND
Up to Next Generation to Keep Ian
guage and Down BOlsheyism.
Says DIR. Stevenson.

The importance of one language
to preserve the union and the down
ing of the degrading ambitions OF
the Bolshevists, were urged upon
some two hundred children WIN
gathered at the Moline high school
auditorium last evening by DR.. John
McGown Stevenson, pastor of
Broadway Presbyterian church OF
Rock Island. The evenings pro-
gram was in CONNIE of the
birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and
George Washington.
eff Lincoln were standing here
tonight | think he would say some
thing like this: Above all else, boys
and girls, strive to preserve the
union. Preserve the union throu%l
one language. L regard as nothing
less than suspicious those who will
take children out of public schools
of the country to teach them an
other language.
Socialists haven't as much
sense as good hens, and, there are
lots of them in this country. Boil
shevism is spreading. The leaders
of this movement have even dared
to hold a meeting in Washington.
1t is up to the citizens of this coun-
try to stop the spread of this idea.
What is Bolshevikism? Bolshevism
is lowering everybody to the same
level. Now, boys and girls, wha.
we want is not Bolshevism, but
democracy. We want to lift every
body up"
Preceding the address L. A. Ma
honey, superintendent of Moline
public schools, who presided. turn
cd over the first part of the pro-
gram to Miss Marie Heinemann, su-
pervisor of music, who ably direct
ed the two hundred children s
voices in chorus singing. Two reels
OF pictures, an incident in the life
of Lincoln, and one we'll known to
the school child, were shown.
Following the main address Of
the evening, officers were elected
for next years annual event Those
named are:
President-Mrs. George McMas-
ter.
Vice president-R. A. Lynch.
Secretary-treasurer-Mrs. T. H.
Paul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
OFFICIAL COUNT
GIVES TO DIETZ
OVER 1900 VOTES

G. o. Dietz was elected judge of
Moline city court Tuesday by a ma
jority of 1912 votes over NJ. j. Me-
Entry, candidate on the Peoples
ticket, according to official canvass
made by the city commission.
George Schrader polled SAT votes
more than John A. McClelland, can
didate for clerk on the Democratic
ticket. Summaries of the canvass
follow:
G. o. Dietz Republican, 1877
NJ. j. McEniry Peoples ticket
225.
G.. A. Schrader (Republican) -
1165.
John A McClelland Democratic)
-308.
The vote in the three precincts
not reported Tuesday evening is as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
THREE WOMEN ARE
GRANTED DIVORCE

Three women yesterday were
granted divorces from their hus-
bands and each was given the
right to resume her maiden name.
Judge G. o. Deitz served separation
papers to Blanche Barnea on the
strength that her husband, Luther
Barnea, to whom she was married
on June 10. 1918, had been convict
ed of bigamy and is now in the
penitentiary at Chester, Ill.
Ruth Moore was granted a di-
vorce from George D. Moore, whom
she married Oct. %, 1914, and who
deserted her July 8, 1916. She will
go by her maiden name, Ruth Sea-
man.
Divorce decree in the case of
Edna SpOrrey VS.. Fred Sporrey was
entered by Judge Dietz yesterday.
The plaintiff was given permission
to resume her maiden name, Edna
Schneider.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
KNOELK ATTENDS
EASTERN CONFAB

W. c. Knoelk, associate organic
or of the tri-city war camp COM
rhunity service, left Davenport yes
terday as a special delegate to a
two days national conference to be
held at Hotel Chalfont. Atlantic
City, n. j.. Feb. "a and 25.
The conference will be composed
mostly of industrial community or
ganiZers and representative from
national headquarters, but a few
war camp community service men
Lave been requested to attend. Mr.
Knoelk has been active in both the
industrial and the war camp COM
munity work, not only in the tri-
city, but also at other points in the
central west during the war.
After war industrial and COM
munity problems are to be consid-
cred from a national standpoint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
TO GIVE SERVICE
TESTS IN MARCH

All civil service positions at
Camp Knox are now filled and there
will be no more examinations for
the present, according to Informal
ton from Washington, which has
just been received by F. C. Werlich
of the Moline postoffice. However.
there are several other positions
for which examinations are to be
held during the month of March
These are:
Railway clerk (male or female)
examination March Is.
Calculating machine operator,
multigraph and press operator, ex-
animation March 10.
Oil gauger, examination, March
%.
Observer and meteorologist, den
tai inferno, medical inferno, St
EliZabeth's hospital. cotton classer's
helper, examination March IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Obituary
MRS. HENRY L. LANIER.

After two weeks illness of dia-
betes, Mrs. Henry L. Lanier, col
ored, died at 1890 yesterday noon
at the residence, 1923 Twenty
ninth avenue, Moline.
Alice Blanks was born Feb. II,
1861, in Lincoln county, Mo. She
was united in marriage to Henry
L. Lanier, Sept. 16, 1882, at Hanni-
bal, Mo. Shortly after their mar
riage they moved to Jacksonville,
Ill, where they resided for Il
years, after which they came to
Moline to make their home. Mrs.
Lanier was member of the col
ored Baptist church. Surviving are
the widower, two sons, Nelson and
Earl, both of Moline, and one
brother, Burl Blanks, of Hannibal,
Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
CURTTRIGHT NAMED
E. MOLINE POLICE
BY MAYOR JOHNSON

Appointment of Horace Curt
fright to succeed Officer John King,
resigned, on the East Moline police
department was made by Mayor G.
F. Johnson last night. officer Curt
fright enters upon his duties today.
He is an experienced guardsman.
having served on the department
under the administration of DR.. e.
Lon Taylor.
Mayor Johnson also named a
fireman who will begin service on
the department tomorrow. The
new man is a returned soldier, hav-
ing served in the signal corps over
seas. He is also an experienced
'addie, having held a job on the
Peoria fire department for some
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
EXTEND BONUS
One MORE YEAR
Root and VanDervOOrt Companies
to Make IL Per Cent Extra
Pay Last Till 1920.

Announcement was made yester-
day by w. H. Van DervCort, pres
ident of the, Root & Van Dervoort
Engineering company the the r. &
V.-Wagner Ordnance company that
the II per cent bonus for en-
ployes, which was established
March 2e, 1918, for a period Of one
year, will be extended. Announce
ment was also made that beginning
March 1 a 54-hour schedule viii
be established in the engineering
company plant as well as in the
ordnance plant. This will give the
employees Saturday half holidays.
In the ordnance company's plant
the bonus is extended to the
termination of the government
contracts now under production
there. In the engineering COM
pany's plant the bonus is extended
for a period of not less than three
months from March 20, 1919. At
the time the bonus was created it
was definitely stated that it would
continue for one year and that at
that time announcement would be
made for the future policy.
Under the new schedule in the
engineering company's plant hours
will be as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and F'riday-7:00 a. m.
to 1900; 12:45 to $50 p. m. Sat
urday: 700 a. m. to 1915.
Present schedule is: 7:$S a. m.
to 1900; 1910 a. m. to $40 p. m.
Saturday: 200 a. m. to 1900;
1910 a. n. to 4 40 p. m.
In making the announcement
the company states that 1t is par
tally intended to accommodate the
employees residing in East Moline,
giving them the benefit of the
extra 5 minutes at noon. and in
this announcement Mr.. Van Der
WORT also takes occasion to e-%-
press his appreciation of loyalty
and cooperation of employees.
Reduction even of a few hours
week in the schedule makes pro-
visions for the employment of adj
ditional workers, and is in line
with the recommendation Of the
and various agencies
that every effort be made to en-
ploy the largest possible number
of workers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
casio SPEAKS TO
MEMS BIBLE CLUB

Mems club of the First Congrega-
tional church will meet this even
ing at $50 for dinner, after which
John W. Casio, principal of the
East Moline township high school,
will speak on Turkey" and the
Eastern Question" Mr. Caste has
travelled extensively in the old
world and will speak from expert
ence, bringing f1rst-hand informa-
ton to his audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
MAKE old SHOES =
WEAR LIKE NEW

Il had Ne6lin Soles put on my
shoes-Wore these shoes every day for
fifteen months, then had Ne6lin half
soles put on, They are still in good
condition. writes +. I. Evans, OF
Seattle. Washington.
This IS cutting shoe bills down to the
minimum through Ne0lin Soles Any
one can do this if he will follow Mr..
Evans example. and have his shoes
re bottomcd with Ne5lin Soles. These
tough. durable soles cost no more
than solcs that give only ordinary
wear And all good repair shops have
them.
Nc6iin Solas come on new shoes.
tom many styles for men, women
md children. They are created by
Science to be all that soles should be.
comfortable and waterproof, as@Te'l
IS long-wearing. They are made by
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Akron, Ohio. who also make Wingfo7t
Heels guaranteed to outwear any
other heels.
ne6fiqa S01es
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
FEEL MISERABLE
FROM THAT COLD!
Colds and coughs are quickly
relieved by DR.. KinG'G
New Discovery

Nobody should feel perfectly mis-
attack for very long. For it t. tstos ONLY
a little while to relieve t and get back
on the road to recovery when Dr..
Kings New Discovery is faithfully
used. 1t soon loosens the phlcgnl, re-
lieves irritation, soothes tie Parched,
sore throat, brings comfort.
Hall century old and more popular
today than ever. 60c and Sl.2O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
PARENTS NOT HERE.

In a recent story which appear
ed in The Argus, it was said that
Reginald Carr, aged IS years, hero
of the Argonne forest and St
Mihiel, who has just returned from
overseas, was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. I. Carr of Moline. His par
ents do not reside in Moline and
Sergeant Carr had been making
his home with an aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs J. M Hasselwood
2900 Eleventh avenue A, Moline.
He was wounded in the hand with
a trench knife in a hand-to-hand
fight during the ST. Mihiel drive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
SCOUT OFFICIALS
TO ATTEND MEET

Moline scout officials and heads
of the Rock Island and Davenport
councils are expected to attend the
joint session of the department of
superintendent of the National
Educational association and the
scout leaders, to be held in Chica-
go next Thursday and Friday.
The following are expected to
attend from Moline: II. NJ. Craig,
scout executive; Richard Hosford,
Elmer Lethin, Elroy Brandt, James
Johnston, E. W. Rack, G. Lee Pet
erson, c. l.. Mansur, Justin Wash
burn. SilVis; F. o. Lovins, East
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
PROTECT PRODUCTS,

Wellington, New Zealand. - The
house of representative has adopt
ed a bill TO protect New Zealand
meat products from exploitation by
any beef packing interests. The
bill provides that exports of beef
from New Zealand can only be
made under license from the min
lister of agriculture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Elsie Nandepudte,

Elsie Vandepudte, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Vande-
pudte, died at 10 o'clock last night
at the residence, 1927 Fifth street,
Moline. The child had been i'll
three days. She was born Nov. rs,
1918, in Moline Surviving are the
parents, three brothers and four
sisters.
Funeral will be held at O'Clock
tomorrow morning from Sacred
Heart Catholic church, services to
be conducted by Rev. J. B. Guile
mans. Interment will be in st
Mary's cemetery, East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
BOWMAN'S SPEECH
HEARD BY FOREMEN

One hundred twenty-five fore
men from the shops in East Moline
left the East Moline Y. NJ. c. A. last
evening feeling greatly benefited
by the instructive talk given by
Francis Bowman of the Niagara
Falls Carborundum Manufacturing
company, on History, Manufac-
ture and Uses of Carborundum
Products" Mr.. Bowman also spoke
on Niagara Falls and Its Electric
Power Development"
At 1880 the 125 foremen enjoyed
q banquet supper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
VACATION LAW IS
ADOPTED BY E. M.

The East Moline city council
last evening at a special meeting
the vacating of the tract of land
between First and Third streets on
Eighteenth avenue. Work on the
paving of this stretch of land, which
IS about forty feet wide and IS feet
in length, has already started.
Nothing further was taken up by
the council last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
MACHINES COLLIDE;
NO ONE rs INJURED

Two machines collided at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Six
teenth street, Moline, yesterday af-
ternOon. One car was driven by L.
A. Mahoney, superintendent of the
Moline public schools. The other
belonged to the United States
Housing corporation, and was driv-
en- by a Mr.. Lemon. No one was
injured<and there were no damages
to the cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
LODGE VOTES $25 TO
SALVATION ARMY

Booster committee Of Manufac-
turers' lodge No. 4S5, l. o. o. F.,
has appropriated $2k from the pro-
ceeds of the recent minstrel show
as a donation to the Salvation
Army, which plans a drive to raise
enough money to retire indebted
ness on the Moline citadel. and to
make building improvements pos
Sible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
MISSION WELCOMED,

Auckland, New ZeaIand.-The
French war mission, headed by
General Paul Pau, visiting here,
was warmly welcomed at Auck-
land, its first stopping place in
New Zealand. One of the French
men summed up the object of the
mission in this way: We want to
find out how Germany did her
trade here, and then to take her
place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
ASK TO BUILD ROAD.

Mexico City-An English syndi-
cate, it is officially announced, has
sought a concession from the gov
eminent to build a railway that
will connect Mexico City with Me
rida, state of Yucatan. The line,
as projected, also would connect
these points with Vera Cruz, Ia
basca and Campeche and open up
a vast stretch of rich but undevel-
oped territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
MAKE Day A HOLIDAY.

Lincoln, Neb.-January 1G, TIE
day on which Nebraska, the thirty
sixth state, ratified the federal
prohibition amendment, has been
made a holiday for all public
schools in the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Make Your Bowels Behave

Make them function with gratifying
precision. If regulation Of the diet
does not relieve their torpidity DR..
Kings New Life Pills will. They are
perfect bowel trainers, cleanse the
system surely, comfortably. 2Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

went to investigate. AS he ap-
peared one of the four set down a
jug he had been carrying and they
all ran. A strong odor of kero-
sene was apparent
Parker Rem0rsefui - Remorse,
gaunt, relentless and pitiless. is
tearing at the heart of Lee Parker
and tearing the soul of the aged
colored murderer. The indiffer-
ence, the resentment and the de-
fiance which characterized the
slayer on the night of the murder
are gone. In their place there
seems to be a complete mental col
lapse Buoyed by the liquor which
steadied the hand of the murderer,
Parker on the night of his arrest,
manifested an artificial daring, a
contempt for consequences which
even brass buttons and the pros
pect of a hempen rope restitution
could not erase from the vindictiye
brain.
Send Boys Observation-Disclosures
for sending to each returning sol
der a handsome testimonial. in
appreciation of the services of the
men in oIive-drab, we're made by
the city council at the meeting
Wednesday. The matter now rests
in the hands of the printing com
mittee, which will meet early next
week. 1t seems certain that the
project will be approved.
Falls From Second StOry-Max
White. an employee of the Daven-
port Window Washing company,
escaped with only minor injuries
when he fell from a second story
window of the Gordon-Van Tine
company yesterday. The man was
washing the outside of one of the
windows when he suddenly lost his
balance and toppled over the sill.
He lit on the frozen ground.
Suit Started-More than 10000
pounds of legal talent is repre-
scented in an action brought by the
Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann COM
pany to recover a matter OF $500
from W A. Benadom, A. n. Fryer
and an imposing list of other de-
PENDANTS. Involved in the legal
controversy is a 30-foot strip of
land in west Davenport, the owner
ship of which was only recently
determined by the courts.
Approve Paving Plan-By ap-
proving a paving program of
nearly eight miles. the city coun-
Gil Wednesday night took one of
the biggest projects under its
wing that has been fostered for
years. The estimated cost of the
streets on which bids were called
totals half million dollars.
Marriage Licenses - Henry H.
Leach of Atlanta, Ill, and Mary
L Loop, of Carthage, Ill Grant
P. Cobb and Amy Easton, both OF
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
NIGHT IN JAIL,

F. J. Howen of East Moline spent
last night in the East Moline city
jail. .Howen was picked up in the
downtown district and was taken
to the station to recuperate. This
morning he paid SO and costs on a
charge of intoxfcatiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

We are proud of our american
war record, and we are going TO
complete our tasks. Ono of them
is paying our income tax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
LIBRARY CLOSED.

Moline public library will be
closed all day tomorrow in honor of
the birthday of George Washington.