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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
FREE FEED HATH
NO CHARM FOR Y
DORMITORY MEN

Invitations to partake of turkey
dinners were extended by many
Moline families to the residents of
the Meline Y dormitory. There are
more than 100 such residents and
the majority Of them live nearly a
weeks pay from home, preventing
their going home for Thanksgiving
dinner today. Many of them are
comparative strangers in Moline.
Efforts were made, to provide
these homeless dormitory men with
a real Thanksgiving dinner, and all
kinds Of inducements were made to
get them to accept the dinners.
The efforts were successful, but
the inducements failed. Three of
the hundred or more men who live
in the Y dormitory accepted the
turkey dinner invitations. The rest
declined without explanation. They
were sitting around the Y lobby
this morning, talking about the
weather and wishing they were
home or wishing there was a real
Thanksgiving dinner in store for
them today. And over at the desk
there lay scores Of unaccepted in
yitations to the real home Thanks
giving dinner.
cts a funny world" said one Y
secretary when asked for an ex-
PLANTATION.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
Moline Obituary
Mrs. Marxarefha Schroder.

Mrs. Margaretha Schroeder, aged
So years, succumbed to infirmities
Of age at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Knutzen, Thirty-fourth
avenue and Eighth street. Moline.
Mrs. Schroeder had been i'll for the
last two weeks.
Margaretha Ploen was born In
Holstein, Germany, and came to
this country So years ago. She
married Christian Schroeder in 1864
in Davenport. Mr.. Schroeder pre-
coded her in death. She was a
member of the German Evangelical
church. Surviving her are three
children, Mrs. Henry Knutzen, at
whose home she died; Mrs. Dora
Heinrich, of Moline, and Herman
Schroeder Of Davenport. Three
brothers, one residing in Daven-
port, one in Clinton and another
in Manning, Iowa, and q sister, also
residing in Manning, survive.
Private fueral services will be
held at IL O'Clock Saturday morn
ing in her daughters home, Thirty
fourth avenue and Eighth street,
Moline. The family requests that
friends omit flowers. Interment
will be in Oak Dale. cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
Moline and East Moline
WOMAN ARRESTED
IN AURORA, SAYS
MOLINE Is HOME

Mrs. Florence Hide with many
aliases to her credit was arrested
ut Aurora = few days ago on .
charge Of passing worthless
checks. She said her home is IN
Moline.
Chief Ben DeJaeger today re-
ceived letter from Aurora police
asking for information about the
woman. The chiefs reply in sub
stance is: mo information" The
woman's name does not appear in
the city directory and police ofiic-
ials have no record Of her residence
or activities here. The Aurora
authorities declared Mrs. Hide
opened q small checking account
In an Aurora bank then proceeded to
flood the city with worthless
checks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
WORK CEASES AS
MUD IS SCRAPED
OFF OF STREETS

Work on the new Moline Trust
and Savings bank building, Fifth
avenue and Fifteenth street, Moline,
stopped completely for q time yes
terday afternoon. Mud on the
streets and avenues over which the
wagons from the newt building site
travel, caused the cessation of
work. Oscar Abraham, street su-
perintendent, and Ben DeJaeger,
chief of police, issued the order.
"No more work on this building
until that mud is taken from the
Streets" was the word from the
city officials.
There was an argument, but the
city won, and work stopped while
the teamsters scraped the streets.
There has been many complaints at
city hall about the mud and clay on
Fifth and Sixth avenues, and on
several down town streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
|H0ME SERVICE
| DRIVE CLOSED
County Falls $1,000 Short Of Rails.
Ing Quota In Campaign for the
Salvation Army.

The home service drive for funds
by the Salvation Army in Mercer
county was brought to a close with
q shortage in the quota Of over one
thousand dollars.
The quota assigned Mercer coun-
ty was $4,000 and the amount sub
scribed was $3.177.S5. The time
for raising the fund was extended
several weeks but the committee
was unable to raise the required
sum. Chairman Oscar E. Carl
strom and officers and members of
the Aledo club who undertook to
subscribe the quota were tire1eaR
in their efforts but the outlying
townships did not come across In
the manner expected. Mercer. Per-
rytown and Keithsburg were the
only townships to go over the top
in the drive.
The report by townships as sub
mitted by Laon McWhorter, treas
urer. follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
THE ARGUS
BLAZE ON CAMPUS
CAUSES NEAR RIOT
AMONG STUDENTS

A near riot broke out in the COL
lege yesterday afternoon, when the
dre alarm sounded. The students
made a quick exit and found the
fire to be in the basement of the
home of Professor Thompson on
the campus.
The blaze was caused by a leak
In q gas Jet located in the base
ment Of the dwelling. A gas line
leads from the generator in the
college to the house and a slow
leak caught fire, precipitating the
near riot.
The department answered the call
and the flames were extinguished
by the use Of chemicals. Order was
restored and 10 minutes later the
incident was almost forgotten.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
SWIMMING MEET
Is FIRST EVENT
INDOOR SEASON

Indoor sport season for Moline
high school boys will begin with
a swimming meet December s to
10. Entry cards and qualification
records of boys who will compete
in the first of the. winter outdoor
events under direction of the Hi.Y
club are being prepared this week
by contestants. Glass competition
to chose teams will be staged each
day with the class finals Dec. Is.
Freshmen swimmers will contest
the first day and daily thereafter
the sophomore, junior and senior
swimmers will have the pool. Fri
day will be an OF day, the swim
mers in the various events resting
for the big race of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
YOUNGVORST BOY,
STRUCK BY AUTO,
Is RECOVERING

Lucas Youngvorst win recover,
according to reports from city hos
pital and from DR.. "A. T. Leopold.
attending physician. Lucas 10 the
6year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Youngvorst, who was struck
by an automobile at Fifth avenue
and Fourteenth street Sunday aft
ernoon. Mr.. Youngvorst stated
Tuesday afternoon that his son ran
around the rear Of the street car,
and not In front Of it. 1.-THE auto
mobile went slowly" he said, until
1t came to the corner Of Four
teenth street. Then the driver
opened up and came much faster"
DR.. Leopold. who took the boy to
the hospital, declared that later ex-
animation shows Lucas did not In
cur any internal injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
YEGGMANS PAL Is
NABBED IN SOUTH

Carl F. Carlson was arrested in
Florida Monday. He was . friend
Of Earl Loveday during the latter's
heyday Of crime in Moline and is
believed to have helped Loveday
escape from the Moline city Jail.
Carlson was arrested on Loveday's
orange grove less than "a hours
after Loveday escaped from Keno
sha, Wis, Jail.
Carlson, like his pal, is wanted in
connection with the murder of a
Kenosha policeman and q $4,000
robbery. According to Moline po-
lice. Carlson was a frequent visitor
to Moline city Jail while Loveday
was a prisoner here last January.
He is suspected of being the man
who smuggled saw into the cell
on the second floor of the municipal
building. occupied by Loveday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
PICKS BOY FROM
UNDER WAGON; Is
SLIGHTLY HURT

Sergeant Sam sStewart picked
Robert Benson, 5-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Benson, 1886
Nineteenth avenue, from under a
heavy wagon at Fifteenth street
and Sixteenth avenue yesterday aft
ernoon. The boy was practically
unhurt.
Robert had been thrown to the
pavement and it is believed one of
the wagon wheels ran over. him.
The wagon was driven by B. b.
Cushman. The boy was bruised and
incurred few minor cuts, but 40
serious injury. a..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
ten TOWNSHIPS
NAME Winners
Represontatiyes Arc Named to Con.
pete In County Spelling Match
IN Aledo, Dee. &

q. q. Plat. county superintenc-
emit Of schools. has received reports
from 10 Of the townships on the
spelling bees being held. prepare
tory to choosing . contestant to
enter the county match. which will
be held ut the court house on
Dec. 6. Tho township, number Of
contestants, winners and name o.
school follows:
OHIO Grove-13. Pearl Grimm.
Calhoun.
Rivoli-s. Margaret Christy. New
Windsor.
Presumption -, Hattie Stein,
Matherville.
N. Henderson-12. Ruby Swan
son, Maple Ridge, No. IS.
Arlington - Almerine Duncan,
Seaton Dist. No. lis.
New Boston-S, Bessie Hodgson,
New Boston.
, Suez-1e. Ruth Montgomery.
Center.
Greene-s, Gertrude Shapiro.
Viola.
Mercer-13, Elsa Peterson. South
Side.
Perrytown-S, Verne Lemon.
Black Oak.
It is expected that there will be
q closely contested match to decide
who will have the honor of repre-
senting the county in the state con-
test to be held on Dec. 20, at Spring.
field. Mercer county's school chill
dren have shown a keen interest IN
the contests and hope runs high
of annexing the state title for the
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
STOCK or MOTOR
COMPANY ACTIVE

The directors of the Root and
Van Dervoort Engineering COM
pany have authorized q dividend Of
81 q share on all stock of record
Dec. Is. This establishes a policy
Of a 81 quarterly dividend making
the stock on its present market
value yield a little better than I
per cent.
Root and Van Dervoot Engineer
ing company stock is now listed on
Chicago and Boston exchanges and
an application has been made for
its listing on the New York stock
exchange. It has proved a very
active issue on the exchanges
where it Is listed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
EAST MOLINE

MIR. and Mrs. M. M. Aldrich mo-
tored to Peoria Sunday. returning
Monday.
Miss Mildred Haddick returned
Sunday from visit at Sherrard.
T. E. Alderman spent several
days in Peoria, attending the meet
ing of the Shriners.
The Plymouth circle Of the Con-
gregational church will meet Tues
day afternoon instead Of Thursday
the regular meeting day.
Mrs. Mary Larson and daughter.
Mrs. Stephens, returned to Walnut
Sunday after q pleasant visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilde.
Division 2 Of the Plymouth circle
met with Mrs. s. d. Long and spent
a delightful time. Thirty-two MEM
bers were present. Chat and games
furnished amusement. A party at
the church parlor was planned Tor
in the near future for the reception
Of new members. The supper was
planned for the Rotary club to be
served by this division Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Long, assisted by
her daughter, Anna, served a de-
licious lunch
Miss Florence Swanson was
named as a delegate to the Chris
tian Endeavor convention to be
held Friday evening at the Broad
way Presbyterian church, Rock
Island.
DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Long and
daughter, Mary Louise, motored to
Orion Sunday and spent the day
with the doctors father and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Long.
Miss Adah Milligan is back from
Champaign where she went to a.
tend the high school conference.
She reports . very interesting SEES
sion.
Ray Klingebeil arrived home to-
day from Notre Dame, Ind, where
he is attending school He will re-
main over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Lillian Gist entertained Ii
friends at . luncheon Wednesday
evening at the Harper house a. q
farewell party. She leaves Thurs.
day for Philadelphia to make JheI
home.
A committee of Masonic members
met last evening and planned for q
social evening with dancing ami
program to members an friends
Friday evening, Dec. s.
The Plymouth circle met In reg
ular session Tuesday instead o.
Thursday. The attendance wal
good and much work was accomp
lished. Fifty dollars was voted II
the Congregational church treas
ury. Mrs. H. J. Love and Mrs. $
s. Long served coffee and dough
nuts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
BRITISH DECIDE
TO SUPPRESS THE
SIl1N FEM PARTY

Dublin, Nov. 27.-widespread
suppression Of Sim Fein and other
organizations In Ireland has been
ordered by the government. The
Omcisl Gazette today publishes q
proclamation prohibiting and sup
pressing Sim Fein organizations,
Slim Fein clubs, the Irish volun-
teers. the 'Cummannamaran. and
the Gaelic league In al counties
and boroughs In Ireland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
SHERRARD COUPLE
MARRIED AT ALEDO
Especial to The August

Sherrard. ILL.,, Nov. 27.-Frank
Higgins. son Of Mrs. Nellie Hug
gins, and Miss Lizzie Kelly, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Kelly,
both of Sherrard, were united in
marriage yesterday at the Mercer
county court house in Aledo. The
couple. was attended by Mrs. Frank
Kracklou. Following the ceremony
the party returned to Sherrard,
where supper was served at the
brides home, relatives of the young
couple being present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Higgins will reside on a farm
northeast of Sherrard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Abel Deneckere ............ Moline
Erma DuyvejOnck ..........M Moline
Clarence A. c. Bloomquist and
Eta ]. Wongstrom, both of Lynn
Center.
Virgil Bear and Mary v. Vance,
both of New Boston.
Rufus D. Castor, Reynolds, and
Ruby Smell, Perrytown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
AIEDo PERSONALS

Mrs. John Kennicutt and daugli-
ter Myrtle, and son Leroy, went To
New Boston last evening to spend
Thanksgiving at the home OF Bert
Curry and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ehlers OF
Chicago arrived in the city last
evening for a visit with Mrs. Ehl-
ers' mother, Mrs. Fannie Stien.
o. ]. Ingmire of Galesburg ar
rived in the city last evening for a
short business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Among and
daughter Margaret, went to New
Windsor this morning to spend the
day at the ]. G. Among home
there.
Mrs. William Haines and Miss
Bessie Webster went to Gerlaw, ILL.,.
this morning to spend Thanksgiv-
ing at the home Of Mrs. Haines'
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Terry and
son Robert went to Viola this moru-
ing to spend the day with friends.
Mrs. E. e. Davidson and daugh-
ter, Mildred, went to New Windsor
this morning to spend Thanksgiving
with friends.
Mrs. w. C. Grant and children
went to New Windsor this morn
ing to spend the day with friencs
and relatives.
Mrs. Glenn Rutherford returned
home to Joy last evening after
spending the day in the city with
friends.
Miss Sara Grabs went to Joy last
evening where she will spend
Thanksgiving at the home Of John
d. Cooke.
Mrs. C. A. Brown returned home
to Oquawka last evening after a
short visit in the city with friends.
Mrs. Lydia Chidester returned
home to New Boston last evening
following q short visit In the city.
Miss lila Kiddoo returned home 10
Joy last evening after spending the
day in the city with friends.
Mrs. Peter Prince went to New
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Mrs. ~ a. uass =. VI" snanS rherSs
DuLs Iast 81. es1 sa. o ~ sre NJ. unxt
giving WIN Mn. ne. W LII a,.s.as 49,, :,
MISS NINA sana =. 49, ,..4 eus
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27

every side has come the word to
forget about that little statement
issued by the Massachusetts, sen
ator and dispose Of the treaty
right away 30 that the decks may
be cleared by the Republican cam
paign managers for the present &C.
ton Of issues and questions on
which the Republicans have no
doubt of success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
ONLY THREE PASS
TEACHERS TEST

County Superintendent Of
Schools G. e. Plat has received the
reports Of the teachers examina-
tons held I'M the court house on
Nov. 6 and Z. Out OF II applicants
only three succeeded in passing the
required test, so the county still
faces q shortage OF teachers.
Those successful in, the tests
were: Walter Russell Of Viola ;
Miss Nina N. Buffers Of Sherrard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27

X4OAO1A48AAO0 \ 1oM AAVtNNsAVAA 40
stallation of protective mechanical
devices as q means Of reducing
burglaries in the business district
to a minimum, discussion of the po-
lice department investigation "fiz-
xle" and the fuel situation featured
a mass meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants association held at the
Davenport Commercial club rooms
Tuesday evening. Thirty-five men,
bers were present.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of hearing a report from
the Retail Merchants bureau on
the results of investigations car
ried on during the past week in an
effort to devise some means of
checking an epidemic Of burg
laries and store roberies. The bu-
reau recommended the installation
Of the A. D. T. service. Organiza-
ton Of a merchant police force to
patrol the business section was not
discussed.
Stole Drugs from DoctOr-A
small quantity Of dope" and a
hypodermic syringe was stolen last
night from an automobile owned
by DR.. R. P. Carney.
The machine was parked at
Twelfth and Main streets while the
physician was attending a lecture
at Trinity parish house.
During the same time, black
pocket medicine case was taken
out of an automobile owned by DR..
e. o. Ficke. who was also attend
ing the lecture.
About the same time in the even
ing a lap robe was stolen from the
automobile Of G. w. Moth, which
was parked at Sixth and Main
streets, at the side of the Knights
Of Columbus hall.
May Face Murder Charge - A
movement is on foot among Ar
menians Of Davenport and Rock Is
land to Save Mike Axizian, slayer
of Alva Cooper from going to pris-
on. Thousands of dollars, it has
been made known, can be raised if
necessary, to fight the case.
Azizian pleaded guilty on Mon
day to the charge of manslaughter
with the approval of the court and
States Attorney Henry H. Jebens.
He was given an indeterminate
sentence Of eight years at Anamosa
by Judge William Theophilus.
| Red Cross ElectiOn-The annual
Injecting of the Davenport Chapter
of the Red Cross will be held FRI
day night, Nov. 20, at o'clock in
the auditorium of Trinity Parish
house, corner of Twelfth and Brady
streets.
The election Of officers for the
coming fiscal year and IL direc-
tors for a pariod Of three years
will come before the meeting. Re-
Iports of the activities Of the local
chapter since the last annual meet
ing will be made by officials and
committees. All members Of the
Red Gross in this community are
entitled to attend the meeting.
Leaves Note Of Death-This was
the note 14-year-old Frances
Gaines left on the back porch Of
her adopted mothers home at 6
o'clock this morning:
!, II am going to Jump in the river.
am tired of living and being
cussed at and everybody bawlins
mo out and I am Just going to
Jump In the river. So goodbye;
lyou can have my 60c.
"F. W."
The child hasn't been seen since
| The police don't think she carried
tout her threat.
! Frances T. colorsd. She Lived
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-27
8 0. ?. SHES
LEAGUE ISSUE
FOR CAMP IGN
CONTINUED from Pare one.)

Continued from Page One.)
in making the treaty . partisan
campaign issue will not be taken
by eithsr side. That means COM
promise. But It also means tina,
the Republicans will insist that the
J Democrats chow conclusively
wherein their reservations are
faulty and wherein they can DC
changed 30 Is not to sacrifice thk
principles which the Republicans
! have stood for.
= Neither Wants to Start.
Clearly the Republicans would
= like to have the Democrats take the
initiative In the compromising
process. am assured that the Re-
publicans will not move the treaty
: out Of the committee on foreign re-
4 1ations unless they have a definite
understanding with the Democrats
] rs to the character Of the COM
promise. Pride will not stand In
the way Of Democratic overtures
no matter how distasteful that may
be. But the Democrats on the
other hand can point to the senate
foreign relations committee as no
place to begin compromising when
the balance Of power in that com.
mittee is held by men like Senator
Knox, who are outspokenly in favor
OF the defeat Of the whole treaty.
That leaves thk way open to only
one thing, namely a conference
committee such as Senator Pome-
rene Of Ohio proposed in the clos
ling hours Of the session consisting
Of Senators Lodge and Hitchcock
-and three others from each side of
the chamber to work out q COIN
: promise. Such proposal would
probably provoke endless debate
land wrangling II made formal
matter but there is no such objec-
ton to an informal conference conf
mittee meeting outside the senate.
! To such q conference could be in
vited men like Elihu Root, William
Howard Taft, Oscar Straus, Pres
& ident Lowell of Harvard and other
men whose purpose is to get o
League Of Nations and treaty Of
peace established and who could
not be suspected Of having any
other purpose in mind except the
characterization Of the treaty and
league.
Falls to Make q Hit.
- From q purely political point of
view the thought Of making the
treaty campaign issue has not re-
ceived the enthusiastic approval
that was expected from Republic
cans when the idea was first
...troached. The older heads in the
party see such an easy victory
ahead that they do not want to
present the Democrats with an is
sue Of such importance that the
electorate might divide evenly, for
getting in the confusion some of
-the Democratic errors in domestic
administration. In other words, II
the Republicans have a cinch in
1920 and the leaders think SO, why
take q chance on such q thing as
the League Of Nations, which Is ad-
mittedly harder to understand than
such simple things a. Democratic
waste or acknowledgment? So from