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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
News of the Day i'm Moline and East Moline
EAST MOLINE HAS
UNUSUAL AMOUNT
PERMITS GRANTED

Twenty-four building permits
were issued by ". Dale Chambers,
city clerk of East Moline, during
the month of April. a record in the
history of building activities in
East Moline.
Projects undertaken during April
represent an expenditure of S415,-
852, this including the construction
work being done by the United
States Housing corporation. With
out the government work building
activity in East Moline amounted
to $34 ,211, which in itself is an ex-
ceptionally high mark according to
Clerk Chambers.
Permits for 113 dwellings were
issued. four for garages, 13 for re-
pairs, one church, the Hellenic or
thodox; one for East Moline Steam
laundry. which is now in the course
of construction in Watertown; one
for a barn, and one for a machine
shop, to be erected on Sixteenth
avenue, between Tenth and EIev-
enth streets.
Erection of the Ill government
houses was at a cost of $3Sl,621.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
PREDICT FIGHT
ON LOGAN SITE
Citizens Committee Retains {. E
Diolz to Prevent Building Oh
Blackwell Location.

That c. E. Dietz has been retain
ed by a committee of Moline 'citi-
zens to start legal proceedings to
prevent the erection of the new Lo-
gan school building on the Black
well site on Twenty-fifth street,
Moline, unless that location is in
favor of the voters at another cleo
ton. became knownl today.
Last Saturday the Moline board
of education after some warm dis
cussion decided to build the new
school, for which a bond tissue was
favored at the election April 10, on
the Blackwell site, instead of the
Gordon location. The Gordon site
received a majority of "a votes, but
dod not receive the majority of the
votes cast at the school election.
1t was then left to the board of
education to decide The vote of
the board last Saturday to buy the
Blackwell site was six for and five
aga INST.
Prominent citizens are said to
have made the statement that the
building will net be erected unless
the location question is resubmit
ted to a vote of the people and also
the propositions of building the
school and the bond issues.
Mr. Dietz today stated that he
has advised the committee that the
proceedings IN connection with the
election on April 10 are irregular.
The alleged !rregularity of the cleo
ton on the site proposition will, it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
TAX WILL COST
CITYNEARS50OO
McarS Extra work for More Than
i55 FrOprietOrs Who Handle
lee Cream and SOdns.

Moline ice cream dealers today
estimated that the Pillow City would
pay the United States government
on the average Of $4,000 a month
during the four summer months
this year for taxes imposed on ice
cream and sodas
Taken on the basis Of last sum
mer's sales, about One-haf dozen
large ice cream parlor projectors
estimated that they will have 90
pay approximately 1925 90 over
$500 in taxes for the four months
Moline has about 175 ice rrgam
paTlOrs, drug stores, pool rooms,
soft drink parlors and grocery
stores that are selling ice cream
or soda warers and are today col
lecting the luxury taS. The now
government law Tor a 10 per cent
tax went into effect yesterday,
May l.
Decrease. in business sales rs not
expected by proprietors catering 10
such trade. The additional tax is
not expected 10 harm business at
all. Although there is the added
increase in the regular prices Of
ice creams, charged waters aid the
like within the last few years, there
has been no slack in business aCtiy-
tiles, and proprietors are not look
ing toward any decline this sum
mer.
we don't feel kindly toward the
method Of operating the tax"
downtown business druggist said.
We don't object to the revenue,
but the method of collection Is a
hardship on us, We'd rather pay a
fiat percentage upon our business
and assume il as our own overhcaI'
expense and he done with IT, an S
way the consumer pays and the diff
flculties of keeping the double ac-
count imposes penalty upon us,
too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
DELAY WAS NOT
WILSON'S FAULT
Mark Sullivan Tells After-Dilner
Club What We're Causes for
Peace POStpOnement.

President Wilson was not re
sponsible for the delay at the
peace conference in Paris" SAID
Mark Sullivan, editor of Golfers
Weekly, and who was IN Paris
during the greater part of the
peace conference. to members of
the Moline After-Dinner club last
night
Mr.. Wilson would have prefer
red to have gone to work imme-
diately when he arrived in Paris,
he said. The president expected
that the conference would be fin
ished with its main task in six
weeks. The league of nations,
homage paid to Wilson by France,
England and Italy and Lloyd
Georges desire to win the Eng
lish elections caused the delay in
getting started"
Mr.. Sullivan devoted most of his
speech to the delay in starting
and finishing of the peace process.
During the course of his talk he
said that European statesmen and
military leaders all wanted a
league of nations because they be-
lieve any future war will mean
suicide for the nations OF Europe"
Officers of the club were elected
as follows:
President-Wilson P. Hunt
Vice President-E B. Wilson.
Secretary-treasurer-George H
Steging.
Executive committee-M. Sklov-
sky, George W. Borg, Warren L.
Eastman. R. S. Haney, G. K Will
son. T. F. Wharton, c. K. Rosbor-
ough, o. T. Bohman, f. L. Haynes.
II. S. Dickinson.
Recoption-H. S. Ransom. Fred
H. Cooper, Jean A. Pope, A E.
Mansur, w. H. Schulzke, George
L. Brumbaugh, A. T. Foster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
ERICSON'S OFFICE
TO BECOME PART
OF COUNCIL ROOM

Rumors that the Moline council
chamber in the city hall is to be
enlarged by removing the wall be
tween the chamber and the room
formerly occupied by Commission
er Ed Ericsson, are floating about
the city today.
A larger room for council meet
iI.gs is needed. There are at least
10 more members to meet at coun-
Gil sessions now than there were
under the commission form of gov
eminent. Unless some such change
is made it is believed that the coun-
Gil chamber will be inadequate to
take care of the aldermen and citi-
zens who are expected TO attend
many sessions of the council.
Chief Ben DeJaeger. official Gus
todian of the building. appeared in
favor of the suggested change. 9th
ers also approve Of the idea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
WAHLSTRAND OUT
OF GROCERY LINE

j. A Wahlstrand, long time Mo-
line grocer. has retired from BUSH
ness. He announced yes erday that
he had sold out to Herbert Efflandt
and Albert Anderson and that the
new owners would conduct the gro
Gerry at 402 Fourth avenue under
the firm name of Efflandt & Ander-
son. Mr. Wahlstro nd erected the
sore building on Fourth avenue in
1892, nearly thirty years ago, and
las been in business there ever
since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
TO TAKE PART III
BOWLING EVENTS

Moline bowlers will participate in
SATURDAY and Sunday events of the
Illinois state bowling tournament
in Chicago and r. o. Friend will
head team which leaves tonight TO
participate in weekend competi-
tions. Captain Friends team in
cludes ". G. DufTield, VIII am Hull
P. Churchill. r. c. Shallberg and
J w. West.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
LACOTTE bound
TO GRAND JURY
Is Charged With Having BriOed
Fred Harrington, Moline City
Electrician.

Charging that he had bribed Fred
Harrington. Moline electrical IN
spector, Henry La Cote, 1405 Sixth
avenue, Moline, was bound over to
the grand jury this morning. he
was released on bonds of $500.
LaCotte did not testify, nor d:d
his attorney P. r. Ingleson, produce
any witnesses. Harrington testihed
that he met LaCotte at the Central
fire station, after telling him in the
afternoon that he would be at the
station in the evening.
We were in the switchboard
ROOM" he said. I'VE talked about
the switchboard for a while Then l
said, well what about this7' he
said, I wish you'd leave that ser
vice there in the hallway I made
him no promises. Then he handed
me the money. When l got the
money in my hand I promised l
would pass the job.
Officer Wilkinson stepped in
then and took the money and placed
him under arrest" Wilkinson was
in an adjoining room.
Mr. Harrington testified that the
work at the Trachtenbarg Bros.
house did not conform to rules
laid down by the city ordinance.
The trouble with the work, it APP
peared, was that the service box
was not located in the basement.
Attorney Ingleson tried to have
the case dismissed, alleging that
there was no evidence to show that
Harrington is a city official Magis-
trate Frank Gustafson overruIed the
motion, maintaining that the neg
lect to introduce the ordinance ap-
pointing Harrington a city official
may have been a technical error.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
PLAN PROGRAM FOR
BOY SCOUTS FIELD
DAY TO BE IN JUNE

Suggestions for the afternoon and
evening program for the Moline
boy ScOu. field day exercises, June
Z. have been made and will be sub
uitted to scoutmasters Of each of
the Moline, East Moline and SiIvis
troops Wednesday evening for ap-
prevail.
1t is planned to spend the after
noon in picnic fashion and the
eVening with a campfire program.
Some of the suggestions for the
afternoon are:
Signalling wall scaling. equip
ment race. modifying race. flag
race. fire by friction contest, water
boiling con est, first aid contest and
troop Ctunts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
RECEIVES POSTERS.

Moline Boy Scodtma sters have
received a series of posters design
ed for the fourth Liberty loan. in
clUding two by joseph Pennell
The posters were sent by the Unit
ed Sta as treasury department in
recognition of the scout services in
the loan drive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
EI.KS WILL PUT ON
NEW KIND Or FAIR

Amour cement is made today by
Charles Lehman, chairman of the
new entertainment committee of
Moline lodge No. $50. B. p. o. EIks.
that the committee will put on is
first entertainment of the season
tomorrow evening. There will be
an elaborate luncheon as one of the
features.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
DAVID FREEMAN is
BACK FROM FRANCE

Lieutenant David Freeman, well
known Moline physician, who has
been overseas nearly a year with
the medical corps OF the American
eypedi ionary forces, has arrived in
New York City, according to tele-
grams received by Moline friends
yesterday. Lieutenant Freeman lis
expected home within a few weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
RELGIANS TO GIVE
PLAYLETS SUNDAY;
INVITE TRI-CITIES

Rock Island, Moline and East
Moline Belgians are invited to see
the playlets to be given by the Art
and Friendship circle of Moline in
the Friends circle hall. Ninth
street and Eighteenth avenue, Mo-
line, Sunday evening.
The program. which will be pre-
scented under direction % CASTOR
Veys, is as follows:
"A Sick Head" pIaylet, with
Leon Ross as Stein, poker shark,
and Mary Van Mieghem as Nile, his
wife.
Matches" solo-victor Van Vo-
rem.
MY First Boy" farce-Richard
Mesure.
Soldiers Love-" duet-Joe Veys
and Mrs. A. Meersman.
Stupid" song Maurice Van De
Moortel.
"A Fooled Robber," playlet, with
the following cast:
SpOrt-Richard Mesure.
Snookums-Leon Ross.
Secret service man-Joe Veys-
THE Marriage Fever" song
Victor Van Voren.
"Womens Suffrage" song-Mrs.
A Meersman.
bicycle Sport" duet-Joe Veys
and Mrs. A. Meersman.
Small Town Stuff" duet-Mau-
rice Van De Moortel and Leon De
Volde.
"In the Barber Shop" comedy, in
one act. Cast:
Barber Spiret-Joe Veys
Farmer Jones-Richard Mesure.
Liese, his wife-Miss Mary Van
Mieghem.
ToebaclI, peddler-Leon Ross.
Sausies. butcher-A MeeFsman
Hutsepot, police officer-M. Van
DeMOortel.
All the News All the Time
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
TURNERS RECEIVE
TWELVE SOLDIERS

Moline Turner's will welcome -
returned soldiers. members of the
Turner'S, at a party this evening to
be held at the Turner hall. Mem
bers are invited to attend. a fine
program has been arranged and
lunch will be served at midnight.
The organization has IA members
in the service and all but two have
returned,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02
BACK IN AMERICA.

William Davis has sent word 70
his mother, Mrs. Ehil Stombs OF
Carbon Cliff that he has arrived az
Newport News, Va. after nearly
two years of service. Private
Davis was confined in a French
hospital recovering from the ef-
fees of gas. He was a member Of
the One Hundred Fortieth machine
gun company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02

Mrs. Dennhardt is the wife of
Henry Dennhardt, who shot three
times at Louis (Kleinau) Heilwag-
on. instantly killing him at s
O. clock Wednesday morning in the
Bernhard home, 6cS Seventeenth
street. East Moline. The murder
was the outgrowth of Kleinau's at
tentiOns to Mrs. Dennhardt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02

is stated, invalidate the bonds,
which the board was authorized to
issue, and will prevent any build
ing activities until the whole ques-
ton is again submitted to a vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-02

All the News All the Time
f'he Argus.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-04
TEST FOR STRAIGHT THINKING
By DIR. FRANK CRANE


Have Formed the practice of writing ON carefully one ar two
Of my uplniuus ivory da,. and rewriting them until the, runtaul nee
supcrnous words bat tell exactly what Is IN m! mint IN language
which the simplest person can underestimate
Do / especially Dr., 10 bring out the vague aud half formrd ideas
which have and ger them into clear Englsh'
When talking with others Ito listen attcutycly 90 see It I can
learn sometime. ur an o,cranxious 10 put forth my own uotious'
Do talk with others To- convince them that am right. or to
discover the TRUTH
DO / use words whose meauinr lp not exactly know
Do ( challenge every strange word Whose significance du uut
clearly understand. and hook 10 mp ~ the dictionary
Do have the habit OF verifying my facts by consulting book, oi
rcfrrrucr1
uo hold certain opinion, and state them. nat bccausc know
them Go h' true. but Lcrausc consider them 10 be- cNpcdirnt that
r. that they are moral ar profitable ar plca,ug'
DO follow the mob IN my ihiuking' Do hold views bccau'"
they are in yogucg
Do I give moro weight to the sayings of o famous man ,Imu to
what Is said hl one Of no remie!
DO look more 20 the truth Of he statement ihau To the author
ofu:
Ana O. retailer OF second hand idea. that iA am given 10 re
pcatug what have read or what have heard others ,y, od pas.
ing 10 a., my own
Am careful TO avoid d, much 90, possible the use Of phrases
that have become bromidic'
DO uy constantly 90 use short ad strong word, and use long
words ,parugly. and omy when they mean something that cannot
bee su well expressed Otherwise"
DO hold opinions from pridr or obsnac, or To maintain cou-
lstrucy (which Emerson said is the hubupuhhn Of little mud,I
Do hold opinions because thmk they will shock people and
get me- q rcImtstou for being original .or PECULIAR
De- seek 600 make people believe am well posted upon sub
icct, about which I really know lutc'
10 want Other, 20 think M more clever than nm. ur less clever
than ann
DO strive Go Do, thorough, honest. and doc, b. give me- pain
when create amy kind of false Impression
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-04

THE fourth state legislative scssipn i very near
70 it, cencipsion. Practically all q the i'm.
porinnt Legislation rclnains 20 be acted upon.
~ y USUALLY the ease. in the last ten working days
Of She session. There will be the customary rush Of
bills through both houses, without the consideration
That should BE- given 20 laws under which the people
must live efd work.
This delay 81 legislation to the last minute is not
Que 20 any Deliberate neglect Of dafy ON the part Of
members, or any desire TO postpone action ON i'm.
portani meiters until lhO end of the session. The
reason for She delay is that nearly all members ar.
RTE without definite legislative programs. They
fluid state officers IN the same position. Much time
- oecupicd IN finding out what are the needs Of the
state. A governor just indicted into office Is striv.
in1 - find out what n needed. Other new heads Of
State departments are making the same effort. They
have NOT had sufficient time 10 learn the real needs
Of their respective offices. therefore they cannot IN.
form tbs Legislature. The whole Legislative situa.
ton h up IN the air Al the opening ~ the session.
and time and some very arduorS work are required
20 bring y down and eoudense Il into a definite pro.
grnm.
The budget ssaem has been a failure up TO this
time not because the system j. wrong in principle,
but because the budget makers, instead Of having
had sx months in which 10 make the budget, actual.
~ made II in three weeks Of interrupted effort. Not
enough time u given state officers TO prepare Their
budget estimates. and the governor aud his budget
committed have not time enough 10 digest them.
Two ways 10 q remedy for the Legislative diff.
entities IN this sfate are open. Both are good. Both
viii require the emendment Of the state constitn.
tion. One Of these ways j. 10 return the state officers
20 the f~ouryear term Of the original constitutional
provision. This would enable The governor, ~ least
at every other legislative session. 10 present az To-.
tellieent nnd carefully diecstcd financial aud rev
cnue program 10 the assembly, With adequate infOr.
nation 10 back mp hs budget estimates aud finan.
cial recommendation The return TO the four year
term won,a also enhance efficiency IN every state
department.
The other way 20 better the situation II 10 change
the period Of the Legislative session from midwinier
60 midsummer. SANTA re is MOI an overly desirable
place Of residence IN winter. The temperatures are
often very low. Snow is plentiful. BUT the sum.
mcr climate of Santa Fe is the finest IN the world
ideal for comfort aud for work. The members Of
the assembly would find living and working con.
ditions much more desirable.
Even more Important will he the advanced Fl.
fieisney secured for the legislature. The governor
and state officers. having been in charge Of state
affairs for nix months, will have had ample time
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-04

quite dare attack this hateful two
iegred creature ~ his nest
Finally Farmer Browns Hoy
over and took the tWo eggs
lie Wrappcd them ln hts handkcf-
ciicf and carefully put them In his
pocket Il hate 20 do a." said he.
talkiug 10 hnoty and Mrs. Hgoty.
- certainly do hate 20 do a. a.
seems q shame 10 break ~ the home
OF anybody brave enough 10 begin
nesting before winter b. really over.
hut I'm Jolng u for IN good % the
other little people u the Green For-
cat. ~ YOU didn't kiii 10 many Of
my useful little friends ID would be
different. ! suppose ! ought % get
my gun and shoot both Of you. but
I'm not going 10. I sIat can't do "a
thing like hat suppose you have
the same right 10 live IA everybody
else. hut w don't want any more ~
you In tho 0recn Forrest. I'm going
10 tear down your nest, and ] hope
youh go away off somewhere and
not come back
Farmer nroun's Hoy aid lust that
thinE. HC tore that bundle 81 old
sticks apart ana threw them n the
ground while iloofv ana Mrs. Iiuoty
ga their beat 10 brighten him AWAY.
Then Former browns iiuy climbed
down and started home with the two
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-04
TOMORROW

OFFICER Of ,hr guard, ordered out "a
squad with loaded muskcts % face the
mob. IN the confusion that follower
some gate the order 20 IRE D.
tho soldier discharged their guns
hlindlf lutn the crowd Three per-
soma we're Killed. Crispua Atiuckh be
ing the first 10 fail, and eieht we're
wounded The people Of Boston, M
ndmed hy tho incident, We're ON the
point Of inaurrcctiqu, hut Th0maH
Hutchinson. the acting governor
made q cool and wise address aihinr
the people 10 withdraw ana thh Of
ncers 70 send their men h. the bar
racks. promising hat lcanl Justice
shorid he d9Le
Captain Preston and nine soldiers
we've tried for murder sever months
later IN the Massachusetts court.
John Adams ana JOSIAH Quinc, de-
tended them. Two 81 the soldicra 80
capped with slight punishment and Tho
rest were acquitted The episode is
generally regarded as being the first
act IN the ensuing drama 81 the war
nnd 10 is interesting 10 remember that
The Niai IKE 10 hr lnAi iu the Amcri-
san Hs uiuiiOu was that OF q negro
l1u1 NfIlu4y ~ IsaHNassa - snss
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-04
Little Stories
@ Bedtime

Y " the tall tree in the lonesome
part 81 the Green Forest in
which waA h nest % Hooty
the owl. Farmer Browns BOY climb
a.. He carried with him a stout club.
for hooty the Great Horned Owl has
great CLAWS and q hooked hcak, u
h. Ia nn coward. when he wnH hair
why up the tree a great bird flew out
ct The top ~ Il with wings that made
no sound. a. was Mr. Hooty.
Farmer browns Boy Stripped his
club tighter ana kept on When no
reached t1hl FALLING to pieces Old
neni he pecped over the edge u "
and discovered 1--WE biE eggs a. the
saline tune a great brown bird allEht-
cd In he next trrr and Missed and
mapped iis bill anFriiy. Another dad
the anne ihlnE Ia aupther tree un
the other side Of hrn Farmer
froens nos Frlpped his club and
waited. He s~ufpc1fea that ho0iy
Anc Mrs. iooty might nghi for their
home
"a. dld not feei ~altpEcther comfort.
nhlr THE crest round yellow eyes
HlufinE a. him locked Norl savage.
lie had no desire 90 feel the great
claws which he eould 40 plainly sec
Then. too. there was something very
threaten ng Ia the Missing aud the
sound ~ the Swapping bills Two
or three times hnoiy sailed straight
toward him on great broad AlnFa.
but each uUf llht az The Atri To-
slant BE- turned aside We didn't
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-04
The Teacher-The Essential.
mo- A MEMBER Of the state senate, whose level
~ head has saved this state many a bundcr aud

A MEMBER Of the state senate. whose level
~ head has saved this state many a hfundcr aud
its taxpayers many a dollar, was discussing
delinquent tax collections. "A good, conscientious
official, he said, can de- a lot more tax collecting
with a had law TO work with. than can be y, ,ured
by a bad official with an IDEAL delinquent tax
statute
lie il right ~ a matter Of course. Unfortunately
we cannot always be sure Of conscientious tax col
lccting officials because We elect thon. and con.
s%eicntious enforcement OF collection of delinquent
taxes does not work for great success in vote get
ting IN the next election.
Hut we are not under the same handicap with
regard 10 cducHtion Legislation and educators. Our
teachers are not elected. We hire them. What is
true of delinquent tax collecting il true of cduch-
ton results. A good teacher can get results without
much OF any law except such as u necessary TO pro.
vide pay for the teacher aud a place wherein Ia
teach. All the educational legislation that can be-
crammcd into the statutes win not get results in
education. IL the teachers arr Indifferent. dissntis
fled. or undcrpaid. Undcrpaid people. IN whatever
walk 81 life, are likely 10 be indifferent 10 results
or dissatisfied. and in either state OF mind they are
bound to be- inefficient
II our Legislature will provide adequate pay for
teachers and " we begin right with the minute that
adequate salaries are available, to advance teaching
standards aud requirements in ccriificatiou. we will
be ON the open road 10 education results. Unless
we do these things, all the legislation we enact,
erecting new theories and systems, will be 30 much
time thrown away.