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The Republican journal., 1919-08-07

While we have discontinueu W
turing boxes, we still have Gou|
of windows, frames, lumber, hous.
etc. Hard wood suitable for carr
boat work. We are prepared t'
work of all kinds. 3N
j. c. DURHAM, Bell
The Republican journal., 1919-08-07

THE OAKS" a summcr
Murphy's Point, property Of t.
Charles B, Hazeltine. Apply
MISS LOUISE HALi
DUNION & MORSE,
70 Beltas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
BOYS WHO TOOK
AUTO ARRESTED
Rock Island and Davenport Youths
Charged With Stealing VAN
DerV00rt Machine.

Lyle Lofgren of Rock Island and
Charles Launagan, believed to be
of Davenport, were arrested yes
terdayA at Oxford, Iowa, and will be
turned over to the Moline police
this afternoon. The boys are wanted
for the theft of an automobile be :
longing to W. H. VanDervoort, 2711
Eighth avenue, Moline, president of
the Root and VanDeryoort company
of East Moline.
The machine was stolen from the
VanDervoort garage Friday night,
but police were not notified of the
theft until Saturday afternoon. The
boys, both said to be under 81 years
of age, probably will be arraigned
in the Moline police court tomo--
row morning. Just how the boys
were identified in oxford is not
known. According to Oxford auth
critics the youths were riding III
the machine, when it became stuck
in the muddy roads and they APP
pealed to an Oxford garage for
help. The garage people suspected
something wrong and notified the
police
Mr.. Van Dervoort is in Europe On
mission for the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
BEATS IT when
POLICE ARRIVE
BOotlegger Jumps Two Stories
When Officers Enter H0me-Is
Still at Large.

Moline police are looking for
Rene LeMaere, 1904 Seventh street.
Moline, who beat it" yesterday
morning after he heard that the po-
lice were in his house with a war
rant for-his arrest on the charge Of
selling liquor.
The SIS bottles of beer found in
the home are now in the police
station to be brought in as evidence
in the case when LeMaere is ar
rested. The police entered the Le-
Maere home at 1 o'clock Sunday
morning, walked into the kitchen,
and there found Mrs. Rene Emery,
also of 1904 Seventh street, num-
Der of others and many bottles of
beer, some full-others empty.
After a series of questions on the
part of the police, Mrs. Emery said
that Rene was the man they want
ed in connection with the opera
ton of the blind pig, but she added,
he just jumped out OF the attic win
dow
The police left and returned lat
er in the morning, but Rene had
not come back, but a crowd of 300
or 400 people had gathered around
the house That's why the officers
Gagged the beer and took it to the
station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
FORESTERS TAKE
80 IN ORDER AT
ANNUAL MEETING

Two hundred fifty members of
the order of Catholic Foresters of
Moline, Rock Island and East Mo-
line attended the initiation and an
nuaI banquet of the order held in
the Eagles hall, East Moline, yes
terday afternoon and evening.
Thirty candidates of the three
branches of the order were initial
&c in the afternoon. The >cere-
monies were private and the turn
cut was not as large as that of the
evening. William S. Ryan of Chi
cago, chief ranger OF the state, was
the principal speaker at the ban
que. Mr.. Ryan gave brief his
tory of the order in this country
and told of the sacrifices made dur
ing the war, quoting the large num-
Der of the order who entered the
service. Father c. 2. O'NeiIfof the
Sacred Heart Catholic church of
Rock Island and Fa her P. ]. Bar
~ of the East Moline church, spoke
briefly on the history of the organ
:zation. The East Moline Belgian
American band furnished music
during the afternoon and evening
hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
News of the Day i'm Moline and East Moline /
ALDERMEN ASKED
TO SUBMIT LIST
OF BOARD NAMES

Each of the IA aldermen of Mo-
line has been asked by Mayor C. P.
Skinner to submit a list of names
which he considers qualified for
members OF the police and fire
board created by the people at the
general city election.
These lists will be used by the
mayor to make appointments to the
board. The three members to the
fire board must be appointed with
in 80 days after the mayor assumes
office. According to this ruling
Mayor Skinner has until June l 10
name the members, but it is GER
tain that appointments will be
made before that time.
Mayor Skinner states that he has
given much thought to the appoint
ments and that he considers the
position of police and fire commits
sioner to be highly important and
for that reason is giving the mat
ter thorough consideration.
The commissioners will, through
civil service examinations and
trials, control appointments to and
dismissals from the police and fire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
USES BED SHEET
TO END her LIFE
BEoth Wettermark, Inmate OF Wa
tertOwn HOspi al. Hangs
Sell in Her Ward.

Miss Breth Wettermark. aged IS
years. committed suicide at Z
o'clock this morning in her ward
at WATERFOWL hospital by hanging.
She used bed-sheet, tying a cor
ner to a register near the ceiling
OF her room
She had bee. sent to the hospi-
tai from Gales0drg. Several days
ago her men 4 condition became
so serious that she was transfer
red to a ward where she would be
under special attention. Her
threats a few days ago that she
would end her life resulted in spe-
cial guards. but she egaJed their
watchfulness. An attendan- found
the body a few minutes alter the
suicide, but Miss Wetterlnark was
dead then
A sister. Mrs. c. E. Briggs OF
Shenandoah, Iowa. is the only sur
vfNor. Mrs. Briggs will arrive this
afternoon to take charge OF the
body
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
CORNERSTONE OF
COLORED CHURCH
rs PLACED SUNDAY

Impressive services we're held
held yes erday a7teTnoon at the
laying of the cornerstone of the
Mount Zion Baptist church, color
ed. in East Moline. Rev. S. B.
Walkup. grand master Of the Ma
sonic order, preached the sermon
as the stone was l2yed.
Collections amounting to $50
were made. and TO those who gave
81 or more will go the honor Of
having their names inscribed on
the honor roll which will be on
the church wall. Rev. A. H. Organ
of Moline addressed the 400 pres
ent at the ceremonies Members
OF the Masonic lodge marched from
the Y. NJ. c. A. to the church.
Rev. F. X. Nicholson of the Bap-
fist church of Davenport delivered
the sermon in the church at 2
o'clock. The praise services in
the evening were conducted by
Dea cons Curry, A. Lawrence and
W NJ. Pea.
The evening sermon was deliv-
cred by Rev. c. W. James, pastor
of the new church. The new edi-
fee is located on Twelfth street,
between Third and Fourth ave
nues. The structure was built at
a cost of $4,000. Dedication ser
vices will be held at a later date
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
(, MOLINE sure
CAN ENTERTAIN
SO Say 10 Members Of the Tri-City
SchOOlmasters' Club Who Met
There Saturday.

That East Moline knows how 70
entertain quad-city guests can be
proven by any OF the four schoolmas-
ters of Davenport, Rock Island,
Moline, East Moline and Silvis who
attended the fourth and final ses-
sion of the Tri-City Schoolmasters'
club Of the year of 1888, held at
the East Moline township high
school Saturday.
At 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
20 of the guests were met by the
hospitality committee, J. W. Caste,
b. d. Hoffman and Justin Wash
burn, at Seventh street and Fif-
teenth avenue and were taken 10
the Root & VanDervoort plant
where j. NJ. Westphal acted as
guide through the foundry core, as
sembling and testing departments.
Next followed the inspection OF the
ordnance plant, where big guns
we're fully explained to the wonder
ing pedagogues. Following the tour
at these plants the party took a
circular hike through the industrial
district of East Moline during
which all points OF interest were
pointed out
A general reception and social
hour at the school building was
held from o'clock to $40, when q
delicious dinner, said to be the best
dinner served IN the history Of tho
club, was prepared and served by
the girls of the home economics de
partment under the direction OF
Miss Beulah Harris.
After dinner there was a social
mixer and smoker in the gymna-
SUM. At S:l5 in the evening home
talent from Rock Island, Davenport
and East Moline furn shed an ez-
cellent program. Part OF the pro
gram consisted OF the East Moline
high school girls glee club, 40 of
them dressed In white middies and
sport caps, and led by Miss Mile
Beck. They made n decided hit &.
+. Mitchell, president of the town
ship board of education, welcomed
the club. Erbstein and company OF
the Rock Island high school fur
nished two-~-excellent Vaudeville
stunts. The company was compos-
ed OF Nell Elwell, Helen Moore,
Agatha Petersen, Henrietta Dit
man, Carl Erbstein, Keith Nelson,
Sundehn and Milstead. Wass and
Weigmann OF Davenport put on a
corking blackface act.
All in all, said the guests OF East
Moline for the first time in the his
tory OF the club. East Moline is
some town and the city is surely
getting into the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
DOYLE is FOUND
DEAD SUICIDE?
Overdose of Medicine Is Used To
End Life, Is COrOner's Jury
Verdict.

Frank Doyle, aged 81 years, was
found dead in his bed at his home,
343 Ninth street, Moline, at 7:45
Sunday morning. He is believed to
have committed suicide.
At the coroner's inquest held
yesterday afternoon in the Daniel
son and Furgie chapel, Moline, a
verdict of death caused by an over
dose of medicine was returned. The
medicine was given Doyle by the
physician in whose care he had
been for the last six months, to
cure nervousness. Witnesses at
the inquest testified that Doyle had
remarked several times tnat lie
was soon to take a long sleep. A
member of the family testified that
he had been failing in health for
the last year and that he became
at times.
funeral services will be held at
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon in
the Danielson and Furgie chapel,
with Rev. r. S. Haney in charge
Interment will be in Riverside
cemetery. MIR. Doyle was born
March II, 1852, in Davenport. He
removed to Moline with his par
ents at the age of three years. He
had since resided in Moline and
was employed in the storehouse of
the Rock Island arsenal. Mrs.
Della Hogert of Moline is the only
survivor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
TAX PET ANIMALS
Is SUGGESTION IN
NOTE TO SKINNER

Cats are OF no economic value
and only spread disease in a city
and there is fair market for their
pelts. BOOSTERS are a nuisance in
any city. They. are not necessary
toward egg production where they
are cooped up and only keep peo-
pie awake who want to sleep"
This is what Mr.. Anonymous says
is useless to a city. He has written
to Mayor c. p. Skinner, signing his
name Vox Populi, and says by put
ting a tax on cats. dogs, chickens
and roosters, Moline can make up
about $50, 900 of the $50 900 revenue
which she formerly received from
saloon license money. The letter
is typewriter, but the signature is
written in pen.
The writer says a good many i'm
provements can be undertaken
with the money raised by taxing
such animals, also roomers, rent
ers, automobiles and the persons
who said they would give SO for
elimination of the saloons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
SCRAP RESULTS
IN POLICE CASE
Foreigner Beaten up By Friend
DeGeyper Held But Gives No
Light On Assault.

After more than one-half hour of
Inconsistencies a foreigner by the
name of DeCarey who lay on the
walk near Thirteenth street on
Eighteenth avenue, East Moline, last
night, finally dragged himself into
his brothers store on the corner of
that street The police were called,
bu: DeCarey was only able to give
the name of the assailant who beat
him.
Achiel De Geyper was later ar
rested. but failed to give police any
light ON the assault He was re-
leased by Magistrate A. A Niles
this morning on his own recUg-
niZance to await the hearing Satur-
day. He is charged with assault and
battery. DeCarey was removed to his
home at 1431 Eighteenth avenue,
EasBMoline DR.. c. E. Donahoo, who
attended the injured man, stated
this morn ng that both of DeCarey's
eyes we're closed, his face severely
beaten and two ribs were broken.
1t is sa d that neither of the men
was drunk Just what the argu
ment was over that led to the scrap
is not known. DeCarey is unable TO
speak English and .DeGeyper re-
fuses to talk. No Weapons were
used in the assault. other than mis-
own fists. said DeGeyper. DeCarey
will probably be able to attend cne
but will be confined to his
home for at least five days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
CAN ROCK ISLAND
SUPPORT BELGIAN
FLOWER DAY FUND

L. P. E. Giffroy, official delegate
Of the Belgians' flower fund.
known also as the Queen Elizabeth
flower. fund, has written to J. B.
Culemans, pastor of the Sacred
Heart Catholic church OF Moline.
asking if Rock Island and Daven-
port could support a flower day
for Belgium babies if such a move
ment was tried East Moline, Mo-
line ana Silvis celebrated flower
day April 10. and netted fine re-
suits. OF this, Mr.. Giffroy says:
81 beg leave to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your draft for $1,758.68, as
the net proceeds of the flower day
in Moline, East Moline and Silvis.
II most sincerely thank you for
your efforts. as well as all those
who helped to make the DAY sue
cess.
IF perchance you were able to
give me later on some fnforma-
ton as to the possibility of holding
a flower day in Rock Island and
Davenport, you will indeed oblige
me very much. For Major Leon
Osterrieth. chief of the Belgian
military mission. who has just re-
turned from Belgium, gave the
most gloomy view of the actual
situation in the poor war-torn
country. "A small part OF the pop
ulation, in larger cities, are joy
ously celebrating; but there re-
main in the remotest parts of the
country as we'll as in the popular
quarters Of the larger cisies an
immense majority of the popula-
ton who are suffering from want
because they are too proud to beg.
and too proud to be seen in the
streets with the remains of their
former comforts. AS for the chill
dren. more than ever do they need
the most elementary necessities of
life, because more than 100000
skilled laborers are now idle and
depending upon the public kitch-
ems.
1T is useless to give any fur
Their details about the political sit
ia ion, because our daily papers
are full of the. details of what is
rot being done for Belgium at the
Ieace conference. and you can re-
alize the situation when you CON
slider that not one cent has been
paid so far to Belgium in the way
of indemnities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
SEARCH FOR JOHN
KINELL BRINGS NO
RESULTS AT r. & V.

Disappearance of John Kinell.
1920 Fifteenth avenue, East Mo
line, is causing considerable anxiety
among his friends and associates in
the foundry of the Root & Van De
WORT Engineering company, where
he had been employed for the last
year.
Efforts have been made to md
trace Of Kinell, but without sue
cess.
He last reported for work on
March %. The following day he left
his boarding place as usual, bat ne
did not report at the foundry. 40
enc has been found who has seen
him since that morning. He has
some wages due him at the factory,
it is said, and it is reported that ne
had a considerable sum OF money CO
deposit in local banks.
Kinell is a Russian, has been In
this country several years. He is
thirty-five years old, five feet eight
inches tall, weighs 175 pounds. re
is not married >
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
GILMAN JOHNSON
ENTERS SERVICE
WITH HIS CHUMS

Gilman W. Johnson, s3S Fifteenth
avenue, East Moline, son of Mayor
and Mrs. G. F. Johnson of East NO
line, enlisted in the army at the
Davenport recruiting station Satur-
day.
Six friends of Johnson left for
service Friday, going to Jefferson
barracks for training. Following the
footsteps of his chums. Johnson,
who is 20 years old, also Joined the
colors, asking permission 10 join
his friends at Jefferson barracks.
He left Saturday evening.
Because of some small physical
deft, johnson was unable to enter
service while the country was at
ware Mayor Johnson served six
months as captain in the medical
corps at Camp Travers, Texas.
Ear qmedein-thes'ha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
POLICE FINES IN
APRIL MORE THAN
IN OTHER MONTHS

Revenue collected during April
IL the East Molize police court was
greater than any other month since
the saloons closed in that city.
Police Magistrate A. A. Niles re-
ports $621.05 collected in April.
The reports show that rs arrests
were for alleged intoxication, three
fer hootlegging AMI 1--WE on gam
bling charges.
Licenses for such proprietors OF
business as soft drink parlors, pool
rooms. taxi-cabs. transfer and eZ-
press, milk distributors, pcddling,
junk peddling and junk yards, must
be renewed before June l. Licenses
may be had from W. Dale Cham
bcrs, city clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
PUT ON
\FIRE DEPARTMENT

Louis Bornhoeft, for seven years
chief of the East Moline police de-
partment, has been appointed by
Mayor G. F. Johnson to fill the
vacancy in the fire department
caused by the resignation Of Roy
Williams. Mr. Bornhoeft went on
duty Saturday.
Mr.. Bornhoeft served six years as
head of the department Under the
administrations of DR.. E. D. Taylor.
He also served several months last
fall and winter. during the period
that DR.. johnson was in military
service, and Alderman ]. o. Geisler
acted as mayor pro tenn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
EMPIRE PICTURE
HOUSE REOPEITED

The Empire theatre, Sixteenth
street and Nineteenth avenue. Mo
line, was reopened Saturday, after
having been closed since the begin
ming OF the war. The r. S. Keepers
Theatres Inc. of Chicago, will op-
crate the house. and Albert Huguet
has been engaged as manager. me
Empire will be one of a chain or
motion picture houses which are
controlled by the Chicago corpora
ton. Both the interior and the ex-
terror of the movie house have been
repainted and redecorated. The best
pictures.in the phOtoplay world Will
be booked, and every effort is 10 DC
put forth TO please the bluH patron
age. In, this connection, Mr.. HoguCt
announces that he has secured an
orchestra Of high merit, which Will
be known as the Empire orchestra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
SIX DISORDERLIES
ARRESTED IN APRIL

Arrests for the month of April
on charges of disOrderly conduct
were nearly onc-fourth as many as
those during the month of March
Six arrests on that charge were
made in April, and % in March.
Thirty arrests on charges of in
toxication were made during April
and only 20 in March.
Moline police arrested 1o1 per-
sons in April. 10 more than in
March. Sixty arrests were for al
legged violation of city ordinance,
Number of tramps lodged by the
police in April we're 104. two less
than during March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
FIRE CAUSES $500
DAMAGE AT HOME

Damages to the extent of $500
resulted from a fire which broke
out in the r. r. Pennington home,
1927 Nineteenth avenue, Moline.
Saturday morning. The blaze orig
mated from an overheated stove in
the kitchen. The fire ate its way
through the outer walls of the
frame structure. spread to the sec
ond floor and through to the attic.
A small blaze at the John Lind
berg home, 1926 Seventeenth street,
Moline, was eXtinguished with
chemicals Saturday. The damage
was slight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
NEW BOOKS RECEYFn.

A number of new books hove
been received at the Moline public
library and are ready for distribu-
ton. The list follows:
Literary Readers, six volumes
Ella Flagg Young.
Ports and Terminal Facilities
McGraw and Hill.
Practical DraWing-E. G. Lutz.
Strawberry Varieties in u. S.
Fig Growing in South Atlantic
and Gulf States
Feeding Horses.
Muscadine Grape Paste.
Liberty Cook book. a guide to
good living combined with economy.
Back TO the Republic-Harry r.
Atwood.
National Geographic Magazine.
showing colored Illustrations OF
various dogs and training OF police
and war dogs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
Police News

Hector Maertens, SOUTH Moline
farmer, says he is tired of harbor-
ing squatters on his land. Tomor-
row morning Farmer Maertens Will
appear in Moline police court as
the complaining witness against
AIphcnse Tonneau, arrested on a
charge of trespass.
Tonneau, according to Maert-
ems, lives on a shack on Maerten's
land Maertens also alleges>that he
has asked Tonneau to move and
that Tonneau refuses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
ROCK ISLAND AND
MOLINE SOLDIERS
RECEIVE WELCOME

Members of Zion Lutheran church
Of Moline participated in a welcome
home program yesterday in honor
of service men of the congregation
who have returned to Moline and
Rock Island.
The program was under auspices
of the Lutheran brotherhood OF the
church. Dr.. s. G. Youngert gave the
address of welcome and ]. W. Carl
stedt, who recently returned from
overseas, spoke for the soldiers.
There are 33 stars on lions ser
vice flag. The~star representing Eu-
gene Hanson has been turned to
gold. for Mr.. Hanson died while in
his country's service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
SIX IN
MOLINE ON FRIDAY

The last number of the lyceum
course for this season will be
given at the Moline high school aud
itorium next Friday evening when
the Saxaphone sextet will be the at
traction. This is a musical organiza-
ton that is constantly in demand as
it represents the highest in musical
art.
The personnel includes musicians
VINO have won established places in
the world. Reserved seats at the Y.
NJ c. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
LLOYD MODEM BACK.

Lloyd Modem. son, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Modem. 1911 Third
street, Moline, arrived home Sat
urday after receiving his honorable
discharge at Camp Grant. He had
arrived in the states April 81, after
a years overseas service with the
Ferty-second division.
His company was enroute to the
front when the armistice was
signed and Lloyd's company just
back of the first-lines when war
ended. For three moths Lloyd had
been stationed, at Rock Island ar
senal. in the ordnance department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
BOB EVANS LOSES y
CAR ACCESSORIES

Thieves stole three inner tubes.
one robe, several wrencfes, pliers.
and other tools from the machine
owned by Bob Evans, the grocer.
Mr.. Evans left his car standing
outside of his residence at 173
Sixteenth avenue, Moline, all night
Saturday.
James Kataros has asked the
Moline police to find the gold
watch and chain stolen from his
room at 523 Fifteenth street, Mo-
line, Saturday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
GIVES MAYOR 500
TO FIND A BUYER

Il viii give you 800 if you will
send me a Chinaman or a Greek
to buy my laundry" writes Charley
Shafer of Edna, No. to Mayor c. P.
Skinner.
If Mayor Skinner can find a pros
pect who is interested in buying a
laundry and If the deal goes
through, he will be 500 to the good.
Apply to the new mayor if you
want to buy a Laundry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05

One of the first women to hold a
position in the diplomatic service
of the. United States was Miss Jes-
sic GDggeshall, daughter of Will
liam r. Coggeshall, an Ohio editor
and politician. When. in 1886. Mr.
Coggeshall was appointed United
States minister to Ecuador, his
daughter accompanied him as sec-
rotary of legation and had charge
of the office for four months after
his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-05
BETTER PAY SMALL
FINE THAN APPEAL
CASE, SAID FRIEND

Charles Gorenstein, Rock Island
junk dealer. at first thought he
would appeal the case. but later he
decided to pay the $3.50 on charge
of parking his car within % feet OF
a fire hydrant.
He was found guilty in the Mo-
line police court this morning. He
was going to appeal the case and
had phoned for someone to sign his
bond. That someone" told him he
better pay the fine. He did.