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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Turned Pistol on Himself.
Told of Penitentiary Record.

He volunteered the informa ton that
he was sent to the penitentiary in
1915 for a four-year term. previous TO
which he had entered another home in
the fourteen hundred block of l.
street. Jackson said he served three
years and three months of his term.
Leaving Miss Hood lying in the
yard. Jackson said he ran up 18th
street to Massachusetts avenue and
down into the business section. After
lettering around the streets for
awhile, he said he went back to his
room about $50 o'clock, ignoring the
fact that at that moment police were
across the street and securing the
neighborhood for the assailant af the
women.
Later on Friday Jackson told the
police he went to the office of DIR.
Michael o. Dumas. 18th and l. streets.
where he was treated for the gunshot
wound in his chest. Jackson says he
told the physician that he shot hiIn-
self accidentally while wrestling
with some fellows in Georgetown.
About 7 or o'clock the next night
the negro says he threw the gun over
the fence into the backyard of
house in L street between 10th and
nth streets. Police are looking TO-
the weapon today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
BDlletAlS MpHg'
CLOSING IS IRREGULAR

: NEW York, February Lacking
impulse from any quarter. trading in
stocks today dwindled to insignificant
proportions.
Issues in which the shorts are be-
lieved to have a particular interest
were heavy. investment shares record
ing little change.
Reactions of to 5 points were made
by oils. Hi1e and Leather preferred,
Maxwell Motors. New York Airbrake
and Ohio Gas, the latter showing acute
weakness on encouragement of new
stock issue.
United STAKES Steel lost a fraction
and Brooklyn Transit hardened, lead
ers in general rallying slightly at the
end
The closing was irregular. Sales ap-
proximated 200, 900 shares.
French government Us at the high
record of los 5-16 impaired firmness
to the bond list.
Reactionary at Outset.
Week end settlements of speculative
accounts caused reactions of 1 to 2
points at the outset, the shares most
affected being Mexican Petroleum,
Hide and Leather preferred and Ohio
Gas
Equipments and active industriaIs.
including. United States Steel, also
were disposed to ease fractionaIIy
but coppers and secondary motors
scored slight gains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Denies Intent to Assault.

Did you attempt TO- assault these
women" Inspector Grant asked him.
No was his emphatic answer.
When arrested Jackson had a fash
light and two bottles of whisky in his
pockets. He told the Inspector he had
taken several drinks before entering
the three houses. He admitted being
a morphine addict, but said he had not
used any of the dope for three weeks.
Jackson liz a. short. slightly built
|light-skinned man. Inspector Grant
called attention to the dying state
ment of Miss Hood that she was not
certain whether her assaiiant was
white or coloFed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Is,
81, 900 at 90.
Washington Railway and Electric As, 81 600
at 7OL. 81. 600 at T0L.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, at 100.
1 at I8O. ut 1870. I at 100.
Washington Gas, Is at 50. ut So. 10 at 50.
hid and Asked Prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
GsC0|NPlaN ELECTION
/ IS DbE HELD MONDAY.

The annual meeting of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company will be held
Monday. At that meeting directors
will be elected for the ensuing year
and the annual report, which is the
seventy-first of this company, will be
read to the stockholders The pres
ent directors of the company are:
Howard s. Reeside. Ord Preston. Guy
+. Whiting. Joseph Letter, James NJ
Green, Daniel Fraser and John d. NC
1ihenny. and there is no doubt about
their reelection at the next meeting.
On Monday, February 9, the newly
elected directorate will elect officers.
The present officers, who most likely
will be reelected, are: Howard $
Reside, president; William e. Orme,
secretary; Lawrence Townsend, treas
urer; Sanford n. Whitweil, general
auditor: George NJ Whitwell, assist
ant secretary; Rawlins Hume, assist
ant treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Reactionary at Outset.
Final Prices for Libertys.

Final prices on liberty bonds today
were: 31zs., 80: first convertible as,
93-1G; second As, $3.50; first convert
ible. AIS. $3.50; second convertible
4Hs, 34.46; third 4hs. 95.4S; fourth
ia S, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01


Brownsville, Tenn, war worker
Here again he struck a match. and
Miss Hood, he says, sat up in bed.
Il put the gun on her. he said. and
I offered her $40 to let me escape"
The girl struggled with him. he
id, and hung to his neck as he
struggled to get out of the window
again. As they both fell into the
yard, a distance of a few feet, jack
son said, Miss Hood held to his neck
and grabbed one of his trousers legs.
The negro said he thought he fired
three shots and that all of them were
tired after he had fallen into the yard
Turned Pistol on Himself.
When questioned by Inspector Grant
as to how he got a bullet wound in
the c,,est. Jackson replied, Il did it
myself while she had hold of me"
why did you want to shoot your
self" asked the inspector.
''She was strong woman, stronger
than me. / thought l was caught" he
answered
Jackson reiterated that he entered
the house in search of money and
that he had no idea of who was in
the room. The soft blue hat found in
the yard fits Jackson, and he stated
to the police that it was given 10
him when he left Fort Leavenworth
prison last May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
NEGRO CONFESSES
He MADE ATTACK
ON THREE WOMEN

Continued from First Page,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
SILENT ON CHARGE
OF REPRtMAND
TO GEN. CROWDER

Continued from First Page.)
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. Il. Hibbs & Co.
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OIL STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
FOR ANNIVERSARIES
AT MOLINE SCHOOL

Orga mutations and returned SOL
diers will be seated in one section
of the Moline high school auditor
ium Thursday night to witness the
Washington anniversaries
celebration. Rev. John II Steven
son Gf Broadway Presbyterian
church, Rock Island. will deliver
the main address. and three hun
dred school children will form i
chorus and sing patriotic songs. T.
A Mahoney. superintendent of Mo
line public schools. will preside
The following program will he
given, starting promptly at 5
o'clock:
Invocation-Rev. Attree Smith.
America" and Battle Hymn Of
the Republic" School children and
audience.
Santa Lucia" Sixth grade Choir
us.
Keep the Home Fires Burning"
and Star Spanglei Banner All.
The Sword of Bunker Hill
UrieI Douvia. returned soldier.
Address-Rev. John McGown
Stevenson.
America Audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
HERE'S A CHANCE
FOR DETECTIVES
TO SOLVE PUZZLE

Moline's chief of police and the
entire department were handed a
puzzle, which none can solve and
on which only one can attempt to
give a little light. To those who
feel that their solution may aid the
local police, there is awaiting a
thanks" at the police station.
Chief Ben DeJaeger received the
following telegram, via the West
ern Union, coming from Rockford
and signed c. II. Wilson
Am waiting for literature
agents call for them"
Chief DeJaeger wired to this Mr.
Wilson for further details and an
explanation of what is meant by
literature agents" and them" He
has received no answer.
Otto Halter, who yesterday re-
signed as detective of the Moline
police department, through exper-
fence, gives this explanation of the
telegram:
III bet c. H. Wilson Is looking
for liquor. Up in the Ozark noun
tains they would know all about
that. For there they call moon
shine whisky literature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
PEOPLES SAVINGS
NAMES OFFICERS
FOR YEAR OF 1919

Organization of the Peoples
Savings Bank & Trust Co. was eff
fected at a meeting of the board OF
directors, held yesterday afternoon,
in the election of these officers:
President William Butterworth.
Vice president-Dr. p. II. Wes-
sci.
Secretary and cashier Robert
C. Shallberg.
Assistant cashier C. Edward
Bold.
Assistant secretary -Hilfred G.
Swan.
DR.. Vessel is named TO succeed
Nelson II. Greene as vice president
of the big banking institution,
which brings to Mr.. ShaIlberg an
added responsibility anG merited
recognition after Is years of faith
full and efficient service. The vice
president. while Mr.. Greene was
here, was an active officer of the
bank. Duties of the vice president,
under the new organization, will
be as they effect the board of di-
rectors. Actual bank duties that
heretofore fell on The shoulders of
the vice president are to be as
sumed by Mr.. Shallberg.
c. Edward Bold, assistant cash
Ter, who heretofore was also pay
ing teller, is succeeded as paying
teller by Reuben Engstrom, for
mer bank employe, recently re-
turned from military service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
FIRST SPRING HIKE

Moline Boy Scouts will have their
first hike of the season early in
March, the trip to be taken to Ca
manche, Iowa Plans for the out
door sport were made at meeting
of the deputy commissioners Of the
Moline council held Sunday. One
scout from each troop, if not &C
companied by the scout master. may
go on the hike, but if the leader is
in attendance, five scouts for each
troop will be allowed. The boys
will go part way by interurban and
will hike the rest of the distance.
Each scout will carry his own sup
plies.
The city has been divided into
two districts, each part to be super
vised by a deputy commissioner.
Elmer Lethin was named as COM
missioner in the west district, ex-
tending from First to Fifteenth
street, and Elroy Brandt will be in
charge of the east district, from
Fifteenth street to the city limits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
BAKER RESIGNS
AS FIRE CHIEF
Two Others Leave Johs-EdWard
Larkin Named As East Moline
Department Head.

RESERVATIONS OF Edward Baker,
chief of the East Moline fire de-
partment, James Devol, night desk
sergeant of the East Moline police
department, and August De Schep-
per, fireman, were presented and
accepted by the East Moline city
council at it's regular meeting held
last night. Legally Mr.. Baker was
not permitted to retain his position
as chief, not having lived in East
Moline one year.
Edward Larkin was appointed BIZ
the council last evening to succeed
Chief Baker on the fire depart
ment. George SarginsOn was
named fireman to fill the vacancy
left by De Schepper, who resigned
to take a position as machinist at
the Harvester plant. The appoint
ment of ]. F. Mulberry, by Mayor
G. F. Johnson two weeks ago, as
chief of the police department to
succeed W. H. Wilcox. resigned,
was approved by the council. Con-
firmation of the appointment of
Oscar Odell as patrolman was also
made.
Considerable discussion arose
when the Ray Bessmer, merchant
policeman. matter was taken up.
The council has information that
Bessmer has resided in East Mo-
line but one year. Under statute.
one to come in the employ of the
city. must be a Resident OF the city
for at least one year. y commit
tee was appointed TO look into the
matter and report back 1T the next
meeting. Meanwhile, Officer Bess-
mer is travelling his beat
Nothing further was done in the
W. H. Wilcox matter. Mayor John
son refused to go into the subject,
declaring that the matter was dis
posed of at the special meeting
called last week Several of the
aldermen asked the mayor to give
further evidence and reasons for
the dismissal of Wilcox as chief
Of the police department The rea-
SONS were explained, but 40 action
was taken. Mr.. Wilcox is still in
possession of his star and revol-
yer, which he has refused 10 give
up since the day of his release
from duty. It is understood tha.
he is planning on returning the
star and revolver some time dur
ing this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
COUNCIL DROPS
INJUNCTIOnSUIT
mith-DeDOncker Matter, Growing
out of Alderm2n's Election.
Thrown Out OF Order.

The East Moline city council last
evening decided to drop the Smith
DeDoncker matter. The resolution
was drawn and passed that the
matter be disposed of
The trouble dates back to last
springs election, when AL d. Smith
and Emil DeDoncker were Compel
itors for the office of alderman in
the Second ward The election re
suit was a tie, each having PA
votes. Final seating of Smith fol-
lowed the toss of a coin. Then De
Doncker, through his attorney,
James A. Mckeown, asked a re-
count.
1t was then found that DeDonch-
er led in the election by one vote.
Just as the council was to act on
the recount, Smith served an in
junction restraining the council or
DeDonCker from carrying the mat
ter further. The attorney repre-
senting DeDoncker answered by
trying to have the injunction dis
solved. Had the injunction been
settled, it would have been up to
the council to act. though the at
titude now held by the body is not
known.
The matter was presented to the
council for the last time last even
ing. Smith will retain his title.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
REPUBLICANS OF
MOLINE GATHER;
CANDIDATE LIST

Republican enthusiasm was re
rived at the meeting held in Turner
hall. Moline, last evening. The call
issued by the Republican city cen
tIal committee met with a hearty
response and an audience that near
y filled the hall greeted y. z. Mum
son, secretary of the committee,
who called the meeting to order in
The absence Of l. c. Blanding,
chairman.
Burton F. Peek was named chair E
man and II. f. Munson was chosen
secretary. Mr.. Peek outlined the
purpose of the meeting and stated
that it was called for the purpose
Of completing the ticket for the city
election. Frank H. Guessing, for
mer alderman, told of the purpose
Of the party and urged unity of &C
ton. Charles 2. Skinner, the only
candidate for mayor, upon being
introduced, promised that he would
give his best efforts for the city If
elected. He was followed by S. S.
CromptOn, o. F. Anderson, L. K.
Blackman, Judge G. o. Dietz, o. E.
Child and James NJ. Johnston. each
of whom made a short address.
Candidates for alderman were
then called on by wards and each
responded and pledged his loyalty
to the party and city. Someone
then discovered Mayor Clarence
Trevor in the audience and he was
called on for a speech and respond
ed with a clean talk on city fl
nanCes. The Sixth ward delegation
had held a meeting in the ward be-
fore coming to mass meeting and
that ward club. non-par-
tisan, had been formed for the good
Of the ward.
The Republican candidates so far
announced are:
Mayor, Charles P. Skinner; city
clerk, Miss Anna ". Anderson; city
attorney, James NJ. Johnston; city
treasurer. Arvid f. Peterson: police
Ira n. Pierce; alder
nan, First ward: George J. Ander-
son, ]. A. Swanson. Henry Helm
beck, Hjalmar Liljeberg.
Second ward-Frank w. Ander-
son, Richard Hosford, Noah Hud-
die.
Third ward-C. H. Elmer, Fred
D. Holt, P. G. Inman, Carl ]. Peter
son, A. p. Berzelius, Ernest B.
johnson.
Fourth ward-Frank A. Herbet.
Lee R. BlaCkman. Gust Blad
Fifth ward-L. A. Vinton, Gas
ION Veys. Joseph D. Johnson.
Sixth ward-W. L. Eastman, E.
Il. Maritime. Eugene Taylor, o. F
E. f. Morgan.
Seventh ward-A. Fl. Gustafson.
Charles Brunstrom, Frank Plym, !
Oscar L. Erickson, Alfred Oberg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
U.S.NO FEAR OF
RUSSIAN''REOS"
BOlsheyism With Theory of Major.
ify Can Get What Is Wanted
Is Refuted by Dietz.

"Bolshevism's only meaning TO
the world today Is that the rule o!
the majority has at last been car
Red out to the limit OF the fallacy
and that the pendulum of the cen
turtles has finally swung all the way
from the vicious extremes of auto
cratic government on the one hand
TO the equally vicious extremes Of
democratic government on the
other"
In the foregoing paragraph, c. F.
Dietz, Moline attorney, explained
the appearance and meaning of
bOlshevism to the world today It..
a talk at the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. last
light. Mr.. Dietz declared that
America need have no fear of the
Russian type of bolshevism, the
kind where people are shot down
in the streets. where families are
murdered and property seized by
the mob. Our bolshevism." he
said, will take another form. II
will be the bolshevism of the bal
lots and the majority rule-the boil
shevism of class legislation and
constitutional amendments.
MS Is country Oh ma lOTltv
rule only when the majority keep
within the law and within the pro-
visions OF our constitutions design
ed as they are TO safeguard the mi
uority, securing TO them the right
Of life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. guaranteeing to them
the right of property and the lib
erty of contract and protecting
them in all the other Fundamental:
and inalienable rights with which
every man is endowed by his
creator.
THE movement is already here,
rolling up and on us as certain as
the incoming tides OF the ocean and
We all must sink beneath it unless
We assert ourselves as American
citizens in defense of our American
iIstitutions. We must say to the
world that as against those funda-
mental rights which are guaranteed
us by our constitution the right OF
life. liberty and pursuit of happl-
ness, the right of religious wor-
ship. the right of property and the
liberty of contract which we as
Americans hold dearer than life it
self. no group OF men. no set Of
men. whether they be in the minor
itv or majority can have what they
want
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
SOCIALISTS PUT
IN FULL TICKET
Party dominates L. X. EngIund on
the Ticket for Mayor at Gem
eraI Election.

Moline Socialists will place a
candidate for every c. and ward
office, except city attorney. in the
field at the March IL primaries, ac-
cOrding to Edgar Owens.
Owens stated that the petitions
the candidates will be filed this aft
ernoon or tomorrow. The ticket,
as announced, follows:
Mayor. X. Englund of the
Fifth ward.
CITY clerk-M. R. Pearson of the
Fifth ward.
Treasurer-E. b. Passmore of
the Fifth ward.
Police magistrate IT Harry Web
man of the Sixth ward
Aldermen, First ward - Lloyd
Birkel and David Rosen.
Second ward - S. SWindall and
Frank Watts.
Third ward - To be announced
later.
Fourth ward - Ernest Fechner
and Daniel Brady.
Fifth ward - Edgar Owens and
Oscar Person.
Sixth ward-Creeley Henry and
Mr.. GOar.
Seventh ward-RueIl Greene and
John A. Nelson.
Owens stated that the Socialists
will publish four or five issues Of
a four-page campaign paper before
the election. l.. T. Katterfeld, men,
Der of the national executive com
mittae of the Socialist party, will
speak under auspices of local So
c-alists at Turner hall tomorrow
evening. Kate Richards O'Hare
will appear here for a return en-
gagement on March ;.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
PEOPLES PARTY
SELECT TICKET
SilTis Faction Names Richard
Walsh and Robert Watkins as
President of Trustees.

The Peoples party Of Silvis, a
union of the old Citizens and Peo-
pies parties, last evening named
the ticket for the coming spring
election. Richard Walsh and Robe
ert Watkins, both put into the field
for president of the village board
Of trustees, have served in that ca
pacity before. Mr. Walsh was pres
ident for four terms and Mr.. Wat
kins held the Office for one term.
Following is the ticket put in
the field by the Peoples party last
night:
President of trustees-Richard
Walsh and Robert Watkins.
Police Observation-Disclosures Ste
vens and Victor Dumbeck.
Trustees-John Korb, George
Newton, Charles Mason. Edward
Eaton, George Nichols and George
Morrison.
Only one of the above trustee
nominees has before served as a
village official Edward Eaton was
village clerk for one term. Thrash
ing out Of the nominations took
about one hour last evening. SO
far only George Newton has flied
his petition. Others probably filed
their petitions this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
ICE Famine is
FACING MOLINE
Such Situation May Mean Increase
in Food and Also in the
Infant Death Rate.

Moline and other cities along the
upper and lower Mississippi river
are facing an ice famine which
will mean more than the consumer
can now imagine.
Practically no ice has been cut
by any Moline company this win
ter. The Moline Consumer Ice
company has not taken a ton of
ice from the river this winter. The
Midland Ice company has removed
a small amount taken when the
river was frozen during the holt
day season. The Sylvan Ice COM
pany has cut no ice. The Tri-City
Artificial Ice company, which has a
small amount prepared, has the
entire output contracted for by a
Rock Island dealer, leaving Moline
IN the lurch. Other artificial ice
companies in this community have
been sought by other localities, so
that again Moline is left
The ice famine will mean the
following conditions: Increase in
infant death rate; curtailment Of
soda fountain supplies; cut in
shipment Of fruits and vegetables:
large concerns using quantities of
ice must either curtail production
or shut down, and increase in
prices Of meats. butter, eggs. milk
and dairy products.
There is little chance that the
river will freeze this winter. Pion-
eer settlers in this community say
that it has been some Is years since
the river has frozen in March.
Little ice that can be shipped into
Moline. probably will have to come
from Canada.
There are two situations which
may save Moline from a famine. If
weather permits the Moline Con-
sumers company has made prepa-
rations to cut ice in the LeClaire
canal on the Iowa side of the
Mississippi the second hope, is
that a Moline company is contem-
plating the building OF an artiffc-
ial ice plant in the city. Confirma-
ton of the second report could not
be had. Little encouragement can
be had from the weather bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-18
HERE'S A new
KIND OF vAMP
She Used Her art TO Attract VI
Frank Hulger and Wouldn't
Let Hubby Come in.

FOUND-A lev type OF YAM
pire.
In Mrs. I. Piubols, recently Mrs.
Louis Spraubcck, who lives at 4O5
Eighteenth stree, the public is in
trOduccd 10 "yaup who uses her
art, not on men, but on women.
Last night Mrs Frank BulEer Of
davenport was a caller az the PIN
kols house and so was her husband,
but he didn't get in because Mrs.
PInkels wouldn't Let him.
Mr.. Bulger wanted his wife and
was positive that she was in the
Eouse. He called ON the police foc
Lelp. Mrs. BulgeT was found in
bed in an intoxicated condition.
Mrs. Bulger asserts that she was
induced to take few drinks OF
whisky by Mrs. Pinkels. she is "A
regular Vamp,' Mrs. BulEer said
in the police court this morning
after her arrest last night
Mrs. PinkCls was assessed a fine
OF $25 as the keeper of Il disOTderly
house. Mrs. Hulgcr was fined S.,
Mrs. Pinkels recently changed her
name from Spraubeck before Jus
tice Of the Peace D J. CIeland. who
performed the marriage ceremony
Today he was acting police mag
istrate.
Emit Flodman paid 81 for dis
orderly conduct when arraigued y
the police court, Frank Williams
paid S. for being intoxicated and
William LuxtOn was assessed So or
a charge of Gis0rdeTly conduct on
the complaint of Mrs. Fitalis
ArthurhOltZ.