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The courier-index., 1919-04-25
THROWING PEARLS

There was nobody who could play the violin like Smifkins--at least so he thought-and he was delight ed when he was asked to play at a local function.
 Sir" he said to the host, 'sthe instrument I shall use at your gath ering is over two hundred years old"
 "Oh, that's all rightl Never mind about that" replied the host. No one will ever know the difference"
The courier-index., 1919-04-25
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

The regular services at the Bap- tist church Sunday morning and evening. Morning subject, Every Man in His Place." Last Sunday was great day with us. Large congregation at both services. A hundred ffty-four were present at Sunday school. The second Sunday in May is Mothers Day and we are working for two hundred that day. Prayer services Wednesday evening The ladies will have no meeting Tuesday afternoon as this is the fifth Tuesday afternoon in the month. You will find a welcome at all our services. Special music by the orchestra Sunday evening.
 c. L. HAMMOCK, Pastor.
The courier-index., 1919-04-25
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that ,,ars the ornnal meeting of the stockhoideir,S; older; as'NJ s the Rondo Milling Company VIII ba ba he held in Hopkins Old Store m Rondo, Ark, at ? o,cioc6 o,a P for , m Monday, April 2S, 1913, TOT t. the h purpose of electing officers i,s TOT 2, the ensuing year and transae1lhg other o business. All stock holders are urged to be present.
 N. NJ. BLAIR, President
 ". H. WELLS, Secretary
The courier-index., 1919-04-25

rir0 June 1. Enlist now TOT s0lhe .he as;.l n1ns SD work. and then stay on the le ;ph nntil ws get permanent reSu''s irOi" NO. A. WoMACK, Pastor
The courier-index., 1919-04-25
DID HE FILL. IN IHr 1

"Pm afraid the bell md other caller" said Ethel. You know there is such , as your not being at home, ! Fred.
 Yes" responded Ethel < ively; "and there is such i \ my being engaged.'
 ~ Lawn mowers sharpsnsd i paired and bicycles repatsl Hummer. phone IS.
The courier-index., 1919-04-25
TAKEN UP

One black horse mule, aged 10 years. Taken up by Wm. Norment on Swanson place, Oak Forest township, Lee County, Ark. '26
The courier-index., 1919-04-25

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New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

Playmates Of The famous feline fam
ily--Felix Leo and Felix. just plain
pussy Cat. Felix Leo is one
awny Pershing." mannerly lion
cub. and he and his small tiger-pat-
termed friend arc the pets of Mrs.
Herbert Cole. Of Los Angeles.
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New-York tribune., 1919-07-27

The only photograph made in this
country showing the mechanism of
the interior of the pilot house of the
R-34. whose recent historic visit
to America kept New York pho
tographers on the job twenty-four
hours a day. This glass fronted
navigating cabin occupies the fore
part of the forward sondola, while
just aft is the radio room. and be-
yond, the engine room. Three
other gondolas house the four other
motors. Ccvrt,v
Right-The famous and beautiful
Russian dancer, Madame Ihamar
karsavina, as the Scheherazade of
the Arabian Nights, in the sea-
son Of the Russian ballet being
held at the Alhambra, Londons
great variety theatre lr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
DISTRICT PAVING
PROJECT KILLED
Fifteenth Street Beyond Twenty
third Avenue Problem is Dis
missed In Court.
Especial Moline Service

Judge G. o. Dietz OF the Moline
city court this morning dismissed
the Fifteenth street paving district
project, which has been pending
for some time. The dismissal was
made on petition OF James M. John
ston, city attorney. 1t is estimated
that the project will cost 9S0.756.
Directors to the project, which
provided for the paving of Fiji
teenth street from Twenty-third to
Twenty-ninth avenue, west on
Twenty-ninth avenue to Four
teenth stre@, and thence south 10
Thirty-fourth avenue. raised tech
nical points in connection with
specifications and the assessment.
rolls. The sewer and drainage
problem, however, was brought up
by the old city commission. The
commission believed that this prob
lem should be settled before the
paving project is undertaken. 1t
is said that it might be advisable
to build a drain TO Rock river.
Some aldermen are said to ia
vor paving Twenty-eighth and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
ROCK ISLAND HERO
HAS FRENCH CROSS

In hail of screaming, thunder
ing she'll fire Sergeant Sam Vers-
man left a sheltered nook in the
st. MihieI front one day last Sep
TENDER and rode through the fire
untouched to bring up six truck
loads of ammunition to a battery
of 75's in mortal danger of being
silenced to the Hun guns. That is
why he proudly wore a croix de
guerre on his uniform when he re-
turned on a furlough of 80 days to
visit his father, Louis Versman Of
62S Eighth street, Saturday night.
The sergeant saw one year and
three months of service On all four
major sectors of the American ae-
tion-St Mihiel, Chateau Thierry,
East Argonne and Toulon-and
came through without a hurt. On
Sept. %, 1918, Battery c, Sixteenth
field artillery, Fourth division, in
which Versman was acting first
sergeant. followed an infantry ad-
vance beyond telephone communi-
cation. Here the French guns, 75's.
of the party had a lively exchange
of shots with Fritz, and during the
following hours found themselves
out of shells. The three and six
inch shells with which the enemy
was being plentifully supplied
were dropping close to the battery
and it was a case of silencing them
or getting silenced. Then Vers-
man mounted his horse and rode
back for help. He succeeded in
locating an ammunition train and
six truck loads of the saving am
munition were dispatched in haste.
By means of this the German bat
terry was siIenced inside of two
hours, and free from the barrage
the advance continued.
Officers learned of Versman's
act and the French government
ordered him presented with the
croix de guerre, with which Mar
shall Petain decorated him in the
village of fTeimersheim. Germany,
on May 81. When the sergeant re-
ceives his discharge, in about six
weeks, he intends to enter bust
ness, probably IN the tri-cities. Be
fore the war Versman assisted his
father in the Leader bakery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
Personal Points

j. c. Mcclure left today after
spending a few days at the home OF
his 6ncle, Rev. w. G. Oglesvee on
his way to his home in Mobile,
Ala, from the east, where he was
just recently discharged, from the
service.
The Misses Mary and Margaret
Guthrie of Minot, N. D.. who have
been visiting at the home of their
aunts, the Misses Nora and Jessie
Frick. S2S Nineteenth street, left
yesterday for Dixon, ILL.,, where
they vii spend a few days before
starting for their home.
The Misses Mabel and Bee San
gren of 1914 Twenty-nin1h-an
half street, left yesterday morning
for a vacation at The Dells, Wis.
Arthur K Hendrickson and Ed
ward Benson returned to Chicago
yesterday after spending the week
end with friends in Rock Island.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Meek returned
to her home in Marissa, Ill, after
spending the past three weeks Wis
iting with her daughter, Mrs.
Charles E. Bryan.
r. F. Held of Pittsburgh. Pa,
left yesterday for Seattle, Wash,
after spending a few days visiting
at the ]. F. Moeller home, 1000
Sixteenth street
W. W. Church, 609 Thirteenth
avenue, left today for Brimfield and
Peoria to attend the old. settlers
reunion and to visit relatives. Mr..
Church is in his 91st year and
looked forward to this visit to his
old home.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter n. Haskell
and family has recently come to
Rock Island to make their home.
Mr.. Haskell, who makes a special
ty of patents and patent laws, has
had a branch Office in Rock Island
for several years, with the main
Office in Sterling He will here
after be located in Rock Island.
Miss Eva BeAl, of 1923 Nineteenth
street, left at noon today for Mon
mouth, where she will visit for a
few days with friends.
George McClaran, formerly Of
Rock Island, now of Chicago, is
spending a few days in Rock Is
land.
Miss Marian Clark of the Com
Service league, left last
night for Minneapolis to attend a
short conference of workers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
PETITION FROM
MOLINE RESULT
is PHONE MEET
Utilities Commission viii Summon
Company For Explanation
Of Poor Service.

Notice will be served this week
upon the Central Union Telephone
company officials of Moline, Thorn
as Brown, district manager, and
state officials of the company to
appear next Tuesday, Aug. 10, be-
fore the state utilities commission
in Chicago at a hearing on the
petition presented Ey Mouae 10 Ie-
lieve inadequate telephone service
there.
James Johnston, Moline city ct
torney, returned this afternoon
from Chicago, where he presented
the city troubles to the commission,
which resulted in the hearing next
week.
Results Not Anticipated.
Such a meeting may result in
any of many changes. II is not
known yet how deeply the matter
will be deIved into, or how far the
power of the commission will be
made to extend toward lettering
the service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
PROFITEERING
EPIDEMIC HAS
EFFECTS HERE
Customer is Charged so Cents Per
POund fer Chicken Which
Cost Dealer 81 Cents.
A case of local prohteering has

A case of local profteering has
just been reported to The Argus.
The informant states that on
Saturday he walked into a local
meat market and asked the price
of chicken per pound. Just then il
happened that a farmer entered the
establishment to sell some chick
ems. The farmer was given 80 cents
per pound for the unpicked fowl.
The customer had during that
time been estimating what the
cleaned chicken would cost him,
figuring on the basis of the original
cost. Counting up the estimated
expenses in preparing the chicken
for sale. the customer decided that
he would be assessed at least 40
cents a pound and would consider
the deal satisfactory.
However, he was stunned when
he received the answer. Chicken
is now so cents per pound" said
the market owner.
Big Difference.
Just how the difference, between
the 80 and go cents could be ac-
counted for perpleXed the customer
and might perplex thousands of
others. He wanted to know today
from The Argus what laws there
were curbing Profteering. He was
informed that the law of supply
and demand regulated prices in
Rock Island and that dealers had
the right to charge any figure they
could get.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
ARSENAL CROWD
FROLICKING AT
TOWER PICNIC
Many Stunts During Afternoon
Amuse Island Force While
Big Plant Closes.

Practically 100 Per cent of the
workers at the Rock Island arsenal
and their families went to Black
Hawks Watch Tower this morn
ing to spend the time enjoying a
picnic. They knew how to do it.
They started the games and con-
tests about 10 O'Clock, and with an
ideal day for athletic sports, con-
tinued all afternoon, adhering to
the order listed in their program.
At noon a delicious picnic luncheon
was served, to which the huge
crowd did Justice.
The arsenal was closed down all
day to allow for the outing, and it
was the opinion of all the workers
that the picnic was the best ever. !"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
BANK MESSENGER
ATTACKED; SAVES
$4,000 IN BATTLE

Chicago, ILL., Aug. 12.-Robert
Strikovsky, a messenger for the
Community State bank, who car
ried $4,000 in currency and securi-
ties, narrowly escaped death today
when he was attacked by two arm
ed bandits on the west side He
was shot twice and severely beaten
but fought the robbers and saved
the property of his employers. The
satchel containing the money was
broken open in the struggle and its
contents strewn over the street
The robbers seized $500 but drop
ped it as they fed in an automo-
bile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
POISON CASE IS
STILL MYSTERY
1rSenic Found in Office of Fhysi-
clan Who With Mrs. ClUgstOR
Faces Murder Charge.

Macomb, Ill. Aug. 12.-Attorneys
fer The state continued to work on
tie mystery surrounding the death
Ct Lawrence Clugston of Bushnell,
relieved to nave been poisoned.
Mrs. Alice Clugston, wife ii the
victim. and DIR. c. ". Alversor. who
treated Clugston for typhoid tsver,
were still being held in Jail charged
by the coroner's jury with the mans
murder.
Although the physician Is said to
aave stoutly denied that he had
arsenic in MS possession, the poison
was declared to have been found
i'll his office at Scotia both in soLu-
ton and in powdered form. S. J.
Rag ley, father Of Mrs. Clugston, and
Il retired farmer. is reported as soil
insisCent that his laughter be pros
acIted vigorously if it appears that
she IS guilty.
F.if1rts a. q E5Ing made 10 trace
Or. Alverson's last history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
MAY NOT NEED
To CUT CONDO
LEG; is BETTER
Survivor ImproVed-Enneral of Mr..
and Mrs. McMaster and Mrs.
Grace W. Condo Tomorrow.
Especial Moline service.)

Unless infection develops. am
putation of John A. Condos leg,
who was injured when his wife
and Mr. and Mrs. George McMas-
ter of Moline were killed Sunday
noon near Kewanee, will not be
necessary. Because of the amount
of dirt that was crushed into his
flesh, it is not known whether or
not infection will set in. He was
thrown 100 feet from the machine
in which he was riding.
Mr.. Condo is holding his own at
st. Francis hospital in Kewanee.
Yesterday he was told of the death
of his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Master. Last night sisters at the
hospital sent the following tele-
gram to the Mutual Wheel COM
pany:
: John A. Condo fairly comfort
able night. A badly broken limb
is all we can detect at present
Unable to say much Tor q few
days"
Evidence at Inquest.
Evidence introduced at the cor
oner's inquest held yesterday at
Kewanee was that Mr.. McMaster
was driving the car at the time of
the tragedy, and that Mr.. Condo
occupied the front seat with him.
Mrs. McMaster and Mrs. Condo
were in the tonneau. The verdict
in each case was the same, except
that the time and place
of death was changed for Mrs.
Cnnan Tha uapdfrf ~ The i10ufry
into Mr.. McMaster's death:
In the matter of the inQuisition
on the body of George McMaster.
the undersigned Jurors, sworn to
inquire into the death of Mr.. Nc
Master. on oath do find that he
came to his death by reason of a
fracture of the skull caused by be-
ing struck by engine No. 1863 of
passenger train No. 8, westbound,
about 1910 p. m. Sunday. Aug. 10.
1919. the accident occurring az
Ladd's crossing. about two miles
west of the passenger station at
Kewanee, while said train was
travelling at rate OF speed of from
40 to so miles an hour.
I'VE recommend that special pre-
cautions be taken in the way of
state guarding of grade crossings
by means of crossing watchmen,
electric bells. gates, or other safe
ty devices"
Services Tomorrow.
Funeral services for Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. McMaster will be
held at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from the home on Rock River
road. Bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
arrived last night from He-
vance, following the inquest held
there yesterday.
Mrs. Lamb of Stewart, Iowa, a
sister of Mrs. McMaster. arrived in
Moline yesterday, and Mrs. Powers
Of Cory, Colo, is expected late to-
day.
Funeral services for Mrs. John
A. Condo will be held from the
Condo home at 1874 Fourteenth
street, Moline, at 1890 tomorrow
Her body was brought
TO Moline last evening with those
Of Mr.. and Mrs. McMaster.
Mrs. Condos sister, Mrs. Alfred
Rough of Blue Island, ILL.,, arrived
yesterday with her husband and
SON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
CARBOLIC ACID
TAKEN BY YOUTH
Engie Engersaefh Carried to Hos
Pital Unconscious as Result
OF Swallowing Poison.

Engle Engersaeth, 1121 Thirty
ninth street. was taken to st. An
thongs hospital this afternoon in a
critical condition. The youth took
carbolic acid. AS the patient was
unconscious and unable to say any
thing it was not reported whether
the taking of the acid was an at
tempt at suicide or not.
His condition was last reported
as being critical. He was taken to
the hospital in a police ambulance
at D. m, attended by DR.. c. T.
Foster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
INEBRASKA'S 1919
CORN YIELD WILL
BEAT LAST YEARS

Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 12.-Nebras-
ka's 1919 corn yield is forecast at
174,S3O.000 bushels, or 81 ,744 900
bushels more than last year
This estimate was made in the
August crop report of the United
States bureau of crop estimates and
the state board of agriculture. is
sued last night. The predicted pro-
auctions, however, is 13,766,000
bushels under the five-year 1913
1917 average.
/" Cold. wet weather in the spring,
cut-worms and drouth in the sum
mer are held responsible for reduc-
ing the expected yield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
BEAL ASKS FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Sues Director General Hines for
Personal Injuries and Car TrOu-
BILE Due to Accident.
Especial Moline service.)

t0PECAdA MOll16 06EflCE.J
G. c. Beal, former Moline resi-
dent, has filed suit in Moline city
court for $4,000 damages against
Walker D. Hines, director general
of the United States railroads, for
personal injuries and damages to
his automobile Nov. 10, 1917, at the
Forty-sixth street crossing, Rock
Island. The machine in which Mr..
Beal and John W. Mcguire were
passengers was struck by a Bur
Iington eastbound train at the
crossing and demolished.
Mr. BeaFs injuries were not Sc
rious although he was under medi-
cal attention for several weeks.
Mr.. Mcguire was thrown out of the
car and was more seriously hurt.
His claim against the road, how
ever, was settled out of court Mar
shall & Marshall Of Rock Island
are representing Mr.. Beal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12

Twenty-ninth avenues from Four
teenth to Fifteenth street. where
sewer and Waterman improve
ndents are already provided.
Assessment roll for the sewer
and Waterman improvement on
Eighteenth avenue west of Forty
third street, estimated at s2,115,
was confirmed by Judge Dietz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
SUGAR PRICE 70 CENTS.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Henry c. Ro-
lopp, in charge of the federal food
administration sugar bureau, today
set u cents pound as fair price
for the commodity to the consumer.
He declared that any retail price
In excess of this figure was "out-
rageous proiteering" For several
weeks grocers have charged as high
as is cents a pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
GERMANS BITTER
AT u. S. SEIZURES
OF HUN PROPERTY

Washington, Aug. 12.-Publica-
ton in Germany Of the alien prop
erty custodian's report, dealing with
the seizure of enemy property in
this country, has evoked a storm OF
press criticism which the Ameri-
can commission in an official cable
gram made public today described
as very bitter"
This comment probably is in
spired and may be considered as
propaganda" the cablegram says.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
BARBERRY FIGHT no GO on

There will be no cessation in the
vigorous campaign OF the United
States department of agriculture.
in cooperation with the states,
against the barberry until all of
the obnoxious bushes are dug up.
Recent information from Minnesp-
Ia. Iowa, Wisconsin, and other se0h
tons where the barberry has ex-
listed for long periods is to the
effect that it is growing wild at a
number OF points. All the field men
of the United States department
OF agriculture engaged in the cam
paign recently met at Ames, Iowa.
RepO6ts we're made on the work
of locating and eradicating bar
berry bushes from all sections OF
the thirteen states infested. which
include Ohio, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin. Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Hi
nois, Wyoming, Indiana, Colorado
and Montana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
GEORGE GAMER
SAYS RAIL men
SHOULD RETURN
Member Of National Agreement
Board Believes Strikers Gained
Point Should Go Back.

"The men should go back in a
body. There is no question but
what the national board will han
die the matter satisfactorily"
This statement was made to tri-
city newspapers today by George
Gamer Of Davenport, one of the SO
members of the United States ma
tional agreement committee on the
railroad strike. Mr.. Gamer made
no attempt to urge the Silvis
strikers on the. Rock Island road
to return to work this morning and
in fact he did not address the men
at their daily meeting. But he
says:
The men have practically gain
ed their point in SO far as the rail-
road administration is taking steps
to adjust the trouble which the ma
tional agreement committee in
Washington was not able to bring
about. BY the demonstration, the
men have shown themselves so
forcibIe as to be able to seriously
tie up railroad traffic.
THE national agreement commit
tee has been called to meet in
Washington Aug. 27. when the vote
which is now out will be tabulated
and unless the original demands
are granted such action will be
taken as we deem necessary on
Sept. 2, on all railroads in the
United States to enforce cur de-
mands."
Mr.. Gamer did not speak to the
Silvfs strikers as a group but con-
versed with the men as they hung
around the Moline Industrial home
He will be in conference, as a mem
her Of the national agreement
board, with railroad and employees
officials in Washington, Aug. q.
Attend Chicago Meeting.
The SiIvis federated crafts will
be represented by several dele
gates at the Chicago meeting Thurs
day morning. All points lying in
this section Of the country will send
representatives to the Chicago
meeting Thursday, where it is said
that the situation viii be reviewed
and programs will be outlined to
carry the strike on until the strik-
ers' demands are met.
A bulletin from the Chicago dis
trict council to the Silvis commit
tee says that messages have been
received from GoOdland, Kan, Ce-
dsr Rapids, Iowa; Fargo. n. D.;
Haver, Mont; Duluth, Mimi; Per-
~, Ind; Wilmington, n. c., and
from Great Falls. Mont. that all
will stand pat until word is given |
by the district councils to return |
to work.
The machinists' union of the Sill
Wis federated craft will meet in reg
uIar session at the Industrial hall |
in Rock Island tomorrow night. |
The Brotherhood of Railway car
men will meet in regular session |
tonight at the Industrial home in
Moline. A regular meeting of the
boilewmakers' union will be held /
Friday night and Of the black
smiths union the same night, both
at Industrial home in Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12

Mrs. Lillian Trimble Bradley.
who has been engaged as general
stage director for all productions
at the Broadhurst theatre, is the
first woman to attain such a posi-
mott at any prominent New York
playhouse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
SEEDY ACTORS OF
OLDEN DAYS COME
OUT TO CHEER N. Y.

New York, Aug. 12.-Actors, now
managers, who have not appeared
before the footlights in years are
being forced to appear in plays they
are presenting by the strike called
by the Actors Equity association.
William A. Brady, following the
lead of George M. Conan, announc-
ed today that he would play the
role of butler in his play of at
''9:45" when that play reopens this
week. Charles Hopkins, also a
manager, will appear with Mr..
Brady.
One attraction reopened lat
night, leaving 10 houses still dark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
POLES ENTER MINSK.

London. Aug. 12.-Polish forces
entered Minsk, capital of the Rus
sian province of that name Friday.
after considerable heavy fighting.
according to a war office Official
statement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
ELKS DEED JAIL
SITE TO COUNTY
IN WEEKLY MEET

Property on Fifteenth street,
east Of the Rock Island county
court house, was transferred to the
county by common consent OF the
members of the Elk lodge in meet
ing last night. The consideration
was $12,500. This property was
transferred with the understand
ing that II will be used for a new
county jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12
Obituary


Funeral services for Mrs Grace
W. Condo, who was killed in an a1r9
tomobile accident near Kewanee
Sunday. will be held at the home,
1874 Fourteenth street, Moline al
1890 O'Clock tomorrow morning
Burial will be in Chippiannock
cemetery. Her body arrived last
evening from Kewanee.