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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
Y. M. G. A. NOTES

Tonight the arsenal Ministries,
who few weeks ago gave three
days performance at the Burtis
theatre in Davenport. are to give
a reproduction, in part, of the min
strels for the benefit of the Rock
Island public who failed to see the
entertainment in Davenport. The
show was one of the finest home
talent productions staged in the tri-
cities and one which brought com
mendation to the players and to
Ross Harvey and Charles Correll--
the two men under whose direction
the affair was given. The entire
show will not be seen tonight, but
a full program of jokes, gags and
slams, specially numbers, etc, will
be given. The double octette will
be present and Miss Grace Huber
will take the place Of Mrs. Mae
Richards Casey in a number of spe-
cialty solos. There will no fee for
admittance tonight, the acts to be
given in the Y. NJ. c. A. lobby. Ar
senal workmen and their ladies will
be especial welcome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
JOSEPH MILLER
CASE ON TRIAL
ParOIed Negro Charged With Burg.
larry and Larceny Brought
Into Circuit Court.

With the selection of a petit
jury from a panel summoned to re-
port at the court house at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, the criminal calen-
dar of the January term of the cir
cult court was begun before Judge
W. T. Church
According to States Attorney
Floyd E. Thompson, the list az
compiled by him and the order
in which the cases appear thereon
will be presented in court
First to be tried is Joseph Mil
Ter, paroled negro, charged with
burglary and larceny. d. n. Sim
onson appeared for the prisoner,
appointed by the court Saturday as
Miller's counsel.
Miller is indicted on charges OF
entering the home of~Charles c.
Conden of Rock Island on Oct. 9.
1918, and of breaking into the home
of Edward Mattausch of this city,
stealing SITS in gold and SIS in pa
per money, besides various arti-
cles of jewelry at the 1atter's resi-
dence. In the Conden home, Miller
is alleged to have secured nothing,
being frightened away. In his
haste it is claimed by the state,
however, that he forgot his hat,
perfectly good one, which it is as
serted, can be identified as Miller's
property. When arraigned Satur-
day the defendant pleaded not
guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
SOLDIER DRUNK;
ROLL vANISHES
Frank Gray Accuses Clyde McGee
of Selling Him Booze When
Money Is Taken.

Frank Gray, returned soldier from
one of the army cdntonments, ap-
7eared in Rock Island police court
this morning against Clyde MCGEE,
who, Gray claims. sold him whisk .
last night, and after he had become
drunk robbed him.
Gray was able to identify the
man as the one who sold him
liquor, but as he admitted that he
wass too intoxicated to know posi-
xtEely whether MCGEE took ,his
Inoney-between $50 and $4O-no
charge of robbery was placed
against MCGEE.
The latter was charged with dis
orderly conduct and sentenced to
serve 20 days in the county jail.
The sale of liquor and the robbery
took place in a restaurant, the lOca-
lion of which Gray does not state.
MCGEE is in the employ of Bert
Duprez and denies that he sold the
soldier liquor or that he had robbed
him. His home is in indianapolis,
Ind, and he had been in this city
but two months.
Bothol Tholm was taxed $15 on a
charge of disorderly conduct. AL
bert Berry paid fine of IS on
charge of drunkenness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
BISHOP FAWCETT
TO OPEN SESSION
OF ANNUAL SYNOD

The annual synod of the Quincy
diocese of the Episcopal church will
convene Wednesday morning at 1880
o'clock in Trinity Episcopal church.
All services and business sessions
rf the synod will be open to the
public The sessions open at 7:30
Wednesday morning with holy COM
nIunion, the Very Rev. Dean Cone.
Calebrant. At 9:15 there will be
morning prayer in the chapel. The
opening service of the synod will
take place at 1890 o'clock, Bishop
NJ. Edward Fawcett to be celebrant
and Rev. David z. tombstone, D. D.,
preacher. At 11:30 there will be a
business session. The session con-
venes again at p. m. with bust
ness meeting and the reading of
the bishops annual address. At s
d. m. there will be evensong with
brief addresses by two clergymen
Of the diocese and at 9 O'Clock a re-
Ception to the delegates will be held
in the parish house.
Thursday morning at and 8
o'clock there will be the celebration
of holy communion in the chapel
At 9:15 morning prayer will be held
ond at $50 the closing meeting will
be for business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
ASKS GOVERNOR
FOR STATE AID
Lowden Appealed to for Aid in Pre-
venting Removal of Shops From
Rock Island Arsenal.
Especial to The Argus) :.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. BE. j.
Aspengren. representing the en-
ployes at Rock Island arsenal, ac-
companied by Donald Mcdonald, for
years secretary and treasurer OF
the United Mine Workers of 1lli-
nois, called upon Governor Frank
Lowden this noon and asked him to
use his good Offices to have tie
small arms factory and the harness
snop at Rock Island arsenal retain
ed there. The government is con-
templating the removal of the small
arms shops to Springfield, Mass,
and the harness shop to the quar-
termaster's department in Wash
iIgton.
Mr.. Aspengren informed Governor
Lowden that the loss of these in
dustries would take several thou
sand men away from the Rock Is
land arsenal and that in conse-
quence Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport would lose them and
their families as citizens. He said
Governor Harding of Iowa had in
rested himself in the matter. Gov
ernor Lowden told Mr.. Aspengren
he would do what he could relative
10 retaining these industries at the
arsenal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13

fifth president-Robert Lit
tie, Milan.
Sixth e-president-Ira Kari
Cordova.
Corresponding and recording Sec
retary-Mrs. George NJ Elliott,
Rock Island.
Financial secretary-MissA malia
c. Peterson, Rock Island.
Treasurer-Daniel Montgomery
Rock Island.
Attorney-George C. Wenger,
Rock Island.
Humane officer-H. H. Robb,
Rock Island.
The report of the humane officer,
Mr.. Robb, for the month of Deem
Der was made as follows: Com
plants received, 5; reprimands
made, 5; horses examined, 10;
horses retired from active work, 2;
horses destroyed, 1; small animals
destroyed, 1; boys sent home after
8 p. m, 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
ONE FUND PLAN
u? AT SESSION
Representative of Charities As
semble to Determine Method
of Raising 1919 Budget.

Final plans for conducting a cam
local charitable organizations in
1919 will be made at a meeting cal
led for tomorrow night at the Rock
Island club, which is to be attend
ed by Representatives of each of the
organizations that will benefit.
The one-fund method is being adj
vocated by the majority of the or
CARNATIONS, mainly because it does
away with conducting numerous in
dividual campaigns.
Il am satisfied that Rock Island
residents favor the ole-fund plan,
which does away with so many
campaigns" representative of one
organization said. 1.-THE Patriots
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
INVESTIGATE SPOT
OFFERED TO YOUNG
PEOPLE AS A RINK

Promise has been made at Tire
city hall that a skating rink VII
be provided for the Young people
of this city i'm circumstances per
init. and Commissioner John X
Murrin states that the city will in
vestigate the plat offered by George
r. Stephenson, manager of tie
Watch Tower park
Mr.. Stephenson has notified the
city officials that the baseball dia
mond at the Watch Tower was az
its disposal to be used as a rink,
rent free, but with the stipulation
that the city take charge and that
no promoters be allowed to make
profit from the operation of tn
rink
Commissioner Murrin states that
the city will gladly do all in it's
power to put the rink in operation
if the plat offered proves suitable
and If weather conditions are such
as to justify the banking up ami
flooding Of the plat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
SHERIFF ELECT
SUBMITS BOND
&chn G. Miller Furnishes $4,000 as
Required by State Law
Awaits Commission.
40 CANDIDATES FOR CORONER
Immediate Appointment ImprOba-
ble-Law Provides Duties FAN
to Justices Of Peace.

Bond OF $4,000 as required from
the sheriff has been dispatched to
the state officials at Springfield by
recently appointed Sheriff John G
Miller, who now awaits the receipt
of his official commission from Gov
ernor Frank o. Lowden.
1t is expected that the necessary
papers will be received either the
latter part of this week or the first
Of next, at which time Sheriff Mil
Ter will officially resign his post as
coroner.
1t is doubtful whether the com
ing vacancy in the Office of coroner
will be filled by the county board
Of supervisors within the near flu
tyEe. AS yet no names of candi-
Hates for the post have been al
vanced. In order that a successor
be appointed a special session Of
the board of supervisors would be
necessary.
In view of the cost of a special
board meeting, it is probable that
a. successor to Coroner Miller will
not be selected until the next regu-
lar meeting of the county board in
in March, however, the matter may
be settled at that time.
Meanwhile the duties of the cor
oner's Office will fall to the various
justices of the peace, according to
the law
No Change in Sheriff Force.
Coroner and Sheriff-elect Miller
has as yet announced no changes
to become effective in the sheriffs
office. 1t is expected, however, that
the present force of deputies will
be retained by Sheriff Miller, and
that Mrs. J. s. Wigers, widow Of
the late Sheriff Jacob S. Wigers,
will be permitted to remain in her
NQresent lodgings over the county
iNL and that she will be retained as
matron at the customary salary al
lowed for this position by the coun-
~.
Corporal Allan S. Wigers, son of
the murdered sheriff, left today for
Quantico, Va, where he is stationed
as United States marine Wheth-
er he will be able to secure his dis
charge in the near future was
matter of doubt with Corporal Wig
ers at the time of his departure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
HUMANE SOCIETY
OFFICERS AGAIN
SERVE FOR YEAR

Officers of the Rock Island Coun-
ty Humane society were reelected
to serve in their respective capaci-
ties during the present year at a
meeting held this morning, and are
as follows:
President-W. S. Parks, Rock Is
land.
First Vice President-F. W.
Rinck, Rock Island.
Second ice-president-Dr. J. w.
Stewart, Rock Island.
Third vice president-M Belle
Jones, Rock Island.
Fourth vice-president-Miss Gen
eyieye Carlson Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
SENDS LUNCH KIT
AND BOTTLE INTO
WINDOWS; NABBED

Two large plate glass windows in
the Daily Union offices on Eigh-
tenth street, between Second and
Third avenues, were smashed at
1880 this morning when lunch box
and a thermos bottle were thrown
through them by a man giving his
name to the police as Barclay Hol-
lowell. He was arrested at Third
avenue and Eighteenth street short
ly after he had smashed the wind
ows and was taken to the police sta
ton where he refused to talk.
B. ]. Utcht, editor and publisher
of the Union, was unable to learn
from the prisoner the reason for
the destruction of the windows. A
hearing is scheduled to be held in
the police court this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
CHURCHES

First Baptist-This evening at
7:45 the Bible Study class will meet
at the Y. M c. A, the subisSe to be
Study Of Man" At 1880 this even
ing the Ever Ready circle will meet
at the home of Miss Mildred Gran
dali, 1410 Fifteenth avenue. Tues
day at 7:30 there will be a Boy
Scout meeting, No. s. Wednesday
evening at 1880 mid-week prayer
service will be held; subject, Three
Commands of Jesus" Thursday
afternoon the Workers class will
hold meeting at 2:30 at the par
sonage. Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock the monthly coffee will be
held at the home of Mrs. c. F. Sun
dehn, 1873 Twenty-fourth street
Mrs. A. j. Bullock, Mrs. w. j.
Kahlke, Mrs. o. L Smith and Mrs.
J. J. Foley will be the assisting
hOstesses.
Trinity EpiscOpal-This evening
at O'Clock there will be a vestry
meeting for organization at the rec
tory. Also at o'clock the Girls
Friendly society will hold a dance
for arsenal soldiers at the parish
house. Tuesday evening at 7:30,
Boy Scouts, Troop s will meet.
Wednesday all day and Thursday
morning the annual synod meeting
Of the diocese will be held. Thurs
day evening at 1880 the choir will
meet for rehearsal. Friday even
ing at s, the teacher training class,
courses one and three, will meet.
Gloria Dei-Prayer service will
be held Thursday evening this week
in place of Wednesday. The sub
ject will be the study of the Goth
chapter. of Luke. The Woman's
Missionary and Aid society will
meet Friday afternoon at o'clock
with Mrs. Charles G. Manu. 1920
Twelfth street. All women of the
church are Welcome. Friday even
ing the congregation will hold a re-
ception in the church parlors for
Rev. Charles G. Mann and family.
There will be a musical program
and light refreshments will be
served.
. Broadway PreSbyterian-Tuesday
at o'clock. the Helen Mills circle
will meet with Mrs. J. NJ. Steven
son at the manse. At 1880 Tuesday
evening, there will be a bible study
class meeting in the church. We'd
nesday afternoon at Ais the Junior
band will meet in the church. At
1880 the same evening mid-week
prayer service will be held.
South Park Presbyterian-The
Junior association meets Wednes-
day afternoon at AIS. Prayer ser
vice at 1880. The Woman's Mis-
sion society will hold an especially
interesting meeting at the home of
Mrs. D. o. Jones, 1902 Thirtieth
street, Friday afternoon at 2:30. A
tribute to Miss Fannie Cleland read
at a recent synodical meeting will
be a part of the program arranged.
Central Presbyterian This
evening there will be held the reg
u1ar monthly business and social
meeting of the Senior Christian
Endeavor society at the church.
The intermediate society will be
guests of the Seniors. Wednesday
the Junior Christian Endeavor So
Ciety will meet at the church at
AIS o'clock. There will be post
communion service reid at 8
o'clock when several new members
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13

fund method, carried out last year.
was successful and the one-fund
plan is practically the same only
war charities do not benefit in such
a large way. The money will be
limited mainly to local charities and
other funds that will be used to
make a better Rock Island"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13

Zion Lutheran-Thurday evening
a meeting of the Luther league
will be held at o'clock in the
chapel. Friday evening the choir
will hold a rehearsal at the home
IF the organist, E. T. Anderson,
1920 Seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-13
TO START NEW PAPER.

Tokio.-Baron Shibusawa is plan
ming to establish an organ for the
purpose of bringing together more
c'osely the capitalists and laborers
of Japan.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Is
Refreshed bv
Restful Day
Continued from page l

feared that bronchial trouble, from
which he-was suffering, would necessi-
tate surgical operation Although this
was found to be unnecessary, the men
tai depression of the patient aud other
contributing factors brought about q
collapse, at which time the President
family was called. to the White House
After marked changes in his condition
Tor week after his return to Wash
ington the upward turn toward recov.
cry began.
The story states that while speaking
Tor the league of nations at Pueblo
the President became confused, was un-
able to finish his address as it was
prepared. and obviously WAS not in CON
troll of his faculties This was due
solely to a general nervous and physi-
cal breakdown and was not caused by
any brain lesion or hemorrhage. The
immediate cause of the illness was the
strain of the trip and mental condi-
tlon brought about by his controversial
speechmaking. He still had cough
which he contracted during his attack
of influenza in Paris.
The specialists in attendance on the
President in Washington found no Sc
rious organic troubles, according to the
story. He was completely clear -minded d
and simply in need of care, rest and
freedom from strain. Since the close
of the second week in Washington the
case has gone along normal lines, it is
asserted. and to the experts has pre-
sented no unforeseen complications.
The denial of any cerebral attack IS
positive, just as is the denial that the
President has any serious organic
trouble such as diabetes or Bright's
disease
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Sliding Salary Scale
Is Proposed for Navy
Admiral McGowan Asks $l31,.
100000 Increase, to Decline
With Living Cost
NeU York Tribune
TT0sh:r0tor Bureou

Washington Buredu
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.--A sliding
scale Of pay for naval officers and en-
listed men which would keep up with
.he fluctuations of cost of living was
proposed to the House Naval Commit
tee to-day by Rear Admiral Samuel Nc
Gowan, chief of the Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts. Admiral MCGOWAN said
such system could be worked out
through use of index numbers. some
thing like that now used by the De
partment of Labor. He estimated the
additional cost to the navy, if pay of
officers and men were raised TO meet
the increases in the cost of living. al
about $131,000,000 year. Admiral
McGowan said Department of Labor
tgures show an increase in living cost
of about 80 per cent over 1914.
IF the cost of living can be reduced"
said the witness, 81 am sure that naval
officers and men would be willing to
have their pay reduced. 1t is the only
falr way to treat the men, who are
sticking by the navy when more lucra-
tive work is being offered.
II believe the increase should be
made all along the line, because ad
mirals and captains are feeling the
pinch of high prices as we'll as the
JUNIOR officers and enlisted men. /
know OF rear admiral who has been
compelled to reduce his insurance be-
cause his salary is inadeouate"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16

Waste i'm Army
'Disheartening'
Continued from page l
apolis; Fort Bliss, near Ell Paso, an,
San Antonio. Tex

apolis; Fort Bliss, near Ell Paso, and
San Antonio. Tex.
perhaps the most sensational thing
brought out in the entire investigation
is the testimony OF Brigadier General
Drake, chief of the motor transporta-
tion service, who deposed before my
committee that from January last up
to September he had sent 47O re-
quests to the sales department to dis
pose Of these cars and he says that not
one Of them has been sold
"1he man in general charge of the
sales department is Guy Hutchinson
who testified before my committee that
prior to taking charge Of the selling CT
these autos he was general manager
for the WHY'S Automobile
Company.
Trace Business Connections
"The committee discovered that
every man in charge of the selling OF
the government stores formerly rep
resented some company which sold the
stores to the government.
"At Camp Holabird there are abou,
1000 automobiles and trucks Of vari-
ous makes, a great proportion of them
delivered after the armistice was
signed. | don't know what the gov
crnment paid for these machines, bu;
if it paid $4,000 apiece on the averac
and that is a low average-t means
that S22.OO0,000 worth of autos are
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Mc4dOo Tells Lambs Club
President Viii RecOuer

W. G. McAdoo, former Secretary of
the Treasury, last night told members
of the Lambs Club he was certain the
President would emerge we'll man
from his present illness. In view of
the fact that Mr.. McAdoo. the Prcsi-
dents SON n-law. has been in close
touch with the White House during the
illness of the President, this statement
was accepted as authoritative.
Last evenings meeting at the Lambs
Club was called by the trade chairmen
OF the committee arranging for the
Actors National Memorial Day, De-
cember 5. Reports of the trade chair
men, who are raising fund for relief
of aged and needy actors. indicated
that virtually all quotas had been ex-
ceeded and new goals had been set.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Motors and Motorists

he first automobile show of the
Motor Transport Corps, in fact. the
first motor display of the sort ever
run by the government, opens tonight
in the 9th Regiment Armory, Four
tcenth Street and Sixth Avenue. The
exhibition will include everything in
the way Of motor equipment that was
used in war time by the United States
Army. To enliven the programme, there
will be contests indoors and out, one Of
the most interesting of which will be
the assembling and reassembljnr.
against time, of trucks and other ap-
paratus.
A permanent association of automobile
manufacturers of the United States
Great Britain, France, Belgium and Italy
has been formed, with headquarters in
Paris. The National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce is the American men,
ber. The association is known as the
Bureau Permanent 1nteralie des Con-
structors d'Automobilcs.
The purposes are to study Jointly
questions concerning the DEVELOPMENT
and prospects of the automobile in
dustry in general; to determine to this
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Shipping Board Gets 5
Seized German Vessels
Army Relinquishes Custody Of
1mperator and Others; Brit
ain Claims Ownership

Formal custody Of five Of the eight
former German passenger ships title
to which is now a subject of diplo-
matte discussion between the United
States and Great Britain was yesterday
transferred from the War Department
through officials of the Port of EN-
barkation here, to tho United States
Shipping Board. The ships trans.
ferred are the 1mpe rator, the Mobile
formerly the Cleveland), the Pretoria
the Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm and the
Zeppelin, aggregatng III, 1893 gross
tons.
The ships were taken over by the
Allied commission in German ports
following the signing OF the armisticn
and were allotted to the United States
to bring troops home from France On
the day the Jmperator was to be turned
over to the Cunard Line, however. the
delivery was interrupted on an order
from Washington.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16

stacked up at this camp alone, muc}
of it going to rack and ruin. There
arc hundreds of expensive trucks.
Packards, Macks. Garfords and Lib
ertys, with the gearing and machinery
unprotected and rapidly dcteriorat-
ing"
The cars at Camp Hoabrd we're
stored where they now stand last Feb
ruary. The army officers understood
that they were to be sold at once. 1t
is admitted that they made every ef-
fort to obtain from the War Depart
ment action to facilitate the sale. Up
to date there has been no action, and
the fall rains are working havoc with
the exposed machines. The only ten
able theory harbored by the army Off
GERS is that somewhere there is an un-
derstanding that the surplus autos
are to be kept out of the market"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Italian Embassy Counsellor
Transferred TO Washington

ROME, Oct. 15.-Giuseppe Bramblla.
counsellor of the Italian Embassy
in London, has been appointed counsel
lor Of the embassy at Washington. His
wife is a daughter of the late George
Won L. Meyer, Of Boston, who at vari-
Gus times held the post of Secretary
of the American Navy, Postmaster Cen
eral and mbassador to Russia
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16

end what plans should be followed by
...e trade groups in the bureau, and to
represent the member groups in all
questions where joint action is neces-
sary.
The Daniels Motor Car Company
of Reading Penn, and the William
Small Company, Indianapolis, maker of
the Monroe, and the Templar Motors
Corporation, of Cleveland, have been
elected as members of the National
Autom obile Chamber of Commerce. The
mbership now is 120.
They are congratuating them selves
in Shanghai that gasolene has taken a
terrific drop in price. 1t has fallen
from Sl.05 q gallon to so cents. This
is probably an imperial gallon, which
is one quart more than the gallon in
use in this country.
There have been threats in this
country every once in while that
gasolene was going up to enormously
high figures, and there have been those
who prophesied that dollar gasolene
was bound to come during the war.
Prices have stayed down pretty we'll,
and 1t has been a long time since an
average Of more than 80 cents q gallon
was asked for fuel in this section of
the country