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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
LANGMAN GIVEN
OPPORTUNITY TO
REPAIR DAMAGES

Sol Langman, builder, was given
a chance today to save himself from
trial by rebuilding an alleged de-
fective building foundation.
Langman was charged with
breaking building specifications on
complaint by John Lindros, city
building inspector. His case, which
was scheduled to be brought be-
fore police court this morning, was
continued to July Is. It is under
stood that the case will be dis
missed at that time If the con-
structor tears down the present
foundation and constructs a new
one according to regulations.
The work objected to is in a job
commenced on Fifteenth avenue,
between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
KELCHNER HELD
TO GRAND JURY
Assistant Night Waterman Charg-
ed With Stealing Goods from
One Concern.

William Kelchner, alleged shirt
waist thief, was held over to the
grand jury today by Police Mag
istrate D. J. Cleland. He is charg-
ed with larceny, under bond Of ST.
900.
The thefts which Kelchner is al
legged to have perpetrated took
place in McCabe's department
store about the middle of June.
Kelchner was employed as assist
ant night Waterman for the con-
Germ.
His arrest was MADE as the re-
suit of a checking doVice used by
officials of the store. A careful
note was made of goods left in the
store before the Waterman assum-
ed his night duties and investiga-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
Personal Points

, lieutenant James Lardner, son
OF Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lardner, 1923
Twentieth street. has arrived at
New York from overseas duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Harris, 1923 II
Twentieth street. have returned
from a 10 days visit at Ottawa
Mr.. and Mrs. La Vern Kinds of
Racine. Wis, who motored to Rock
Island last week, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. La Vern Kinds, 1912
Sixteenth avenue. Both families
left today on a vacation trip to
Wisconsin lakes.
Mrs. Clarence Skinner of 1904
Fourteenth street and her mother,
Mrs. John Kane of Andalusia spent
yesterday in Geneseo at the home
Of Mrs. Sarah Stewart.
Mrs. Ruth Hart of Kalamazoo,
Mich, arrived last evening for a
two months visit with friends and
relatives here.
Miss Ruth Harris of 1917 Eighth
avenue left at noon today for Chi
cagO where she will visit.
Miss Lena DuboV, who is a nurse
at the Michael Reese hospital in
Chicago, is visiting with her sister,
Mrs. NJ. Sosna, 1897 Twentieth
avenue.
Miss Dorothy McCabe of 1920
Fifth avenue, returned today from
an extended trip through the east.
DR.. and Mrs. W. B. Hill of Pough-
keepsie. n. Y, and Prof. and Mrs
J. R. Jewett of Cambridge, Mass,
who have been house guests at the
SIS. Davis home, 3052 Tenth ave
shue, departed last evening for their
homes.
F. E. Marshall, who has spent
the past year in France in Y. NJ
G. A. and Red Cross work, return
ed to his home, 1712 Twenty-sixth
street today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
CONCLUDE SUNDAY
PRAYER SERVICES
IN HOMES TONIGHT

The last of the series Of cottage
prayer meetings preparatory to the
coming Of the evangelist, Billy
Sunday, will be held tonight in a
number of homes about the city.
Meetings will be resumed the lat
ter part of August when Sundays
advance men will be here to work
up interest in the campaign. A
union service will be held Sunday
evening at the Spencer Memorial
Methodist church and Rev. j. C.
Granger will be in charge. Next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
HAS $4,000 FOR
SCHOOL, BUT SUM
rs INSUFFICIENT

Directors of the school district at
Presumption have planned a new
building, which was to cost SIS, 1000.
They were able to finance construc-
ton to this extent. but when they
advertised for bids. they found that
the kind Of building they had In
mind could not be put up for that
sum. Contractors who submitted
bids on he work have not been ad-
vised as to what is to be done. The
directors are still figuring.
Isn't it fact that the congrega-
ton of a wide awake preacher is
seldom caught mapping?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10

ton made the morning after to de-
termine il anything was missing.
Three shirt waists, valued at $25,
are claimed to have disappeared
during the night and evidence has
been secured by the concern TO
show that Kelchner stole and dis
posed of the waists for his own
personal benefit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
POLICE BOARD MEETS.

A meeting of the police and fire
mems pension board was held this
morning at the city hall. Routine
work was disposed of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10
Obituary
Mrs. Beda WElhelmina Nilsson.


Wilhelmina Nilsson, who died Mon
day night, were held this afternoon
at o'clock with private cere-
monies in the home, 1913 Fourth
avenue, and at 2:3O in the Swedish
Lutheran church, where friends
were invited to attend. Rev. Ed Elk
strom of the Swedish Salem church
Of Moline officiated. Burial was in
Chippiannock- The pail bearers
were Alfred Pealstrom, Louis Wes-
sci, Emil Peterson, Oscar Johnson,
Nels Swanson, and A w. Johnson.
julius Albrecht Liedtke.
julius AIbrecht Liedtke died this
morning at 3 o'clock in the home
of his son, Emil Liedtke, 719 Ninth
avenue, after suffering from can
Ger for year and a half.
Mr.. Liedtke was born in Germany
81 years ago, on May 1, 1887, and
came to this country Sc years ago.
when he resided for some years in
Cable. Ill. Those who survive him
are two sons, Albert Liedtke of
Arkansas and Emil Liedtke Of Rock
Island; five daughters: Mary
Liedtke of Nebraska, Mrs. Hulda
Paul of Rock Island, Mrs. Lydia
Geisler of Davenport, Mrs. Selma
George of Davenport and Mrs. Min
ME Hodson of Milan.
Funeral services VIII be held at
the home Saturday afternoon at
2:30 with Rev. Phi. Wilhelm officiat-
ing. Interment will take place in
the Lutheran cernatpTv
Henry Goedecke.
Henry Goedecke passed away il
his home at 1404 F'ifth-and-half ave-
nue., after a long illness.
He was born Oct 10, 1857, in
Holstein, Germany. With his father
he came to America in 1872 and
in 1875 was married to Miss Ce-
celia Kruse in Davenport. In the
same year he settled in Rock Is
land, where he had lived since.
The survivors are his widow. two
daughters, Mrs. Harry W. PAIL,
Rock Island, and Mrs. George T.
Greim, Moline; two grandchildren,
Genevieve and George Greim, Jr.
The deceased was a member Of the
Modern Woodmen of America. Flu
neral services will take place Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock in the
home. Burial will be in Chippian-
mock.
Mrs. Christina Schafer.
Mrs. Christina Schafer, aged 80
years, died last night in the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Set
ger, in Yuma township. She was
born in Germany, April 13, 1929,
came to Pennsylvania in 1847, and
to Rock Island county in 1850. Her
marriage to John Schafer took
place in 184S. He died Is years
ago. They were the parents of II
children, eight Of whom survive.
They are George J. Schafer of Lake
Andes, S. D., William Schafer of
Malta, Ill, Mrs. Louise Weiss of
Rock Island, Henry and Frank
Schafer of Port Byron, Sam and
Charles Schafer and Mrs. Setter of
Yuma township. Mrs. Schafer
leaves Is grandchildren and 81
great grandchildren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10

Yes, the world may owe you a
living, but you will starve to death
if you sit down and wait for it to
come and settle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-10

-YouTI Ike TradIn0 at spenoer'a-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20

ices of Vermont men in the 1OSd In
fantry, the 1O1st 1O2nd and 103d
Machine Gun Battalions. OF course
Vermont men served in many other
organizations but these were those
which had the largest numbers. Ben
nington county had probably more
than six hundred men in these organi
cations and delegations will go from
here to the capitol to attend the ex-
ercises. Around the statehouse dur
ing session it is a standing joke that
Bennington county is not entitled to
much consideration because Benning-
ton county people do not take much
interest in affairs at the capitol. This
presentation is a sample of the stu
alton which confronts people from
this and Windham county, The
young veterans who desire to attend
these exercises will have to take two
days off and spend from $40 TO $25
to attend the presentation of these
colors while the boys in the central
and northern counties can drive over
to Montpelier Thursday afternoon, at
tend the exercises and be at home the
same night. 1t is a situation that can
not be avoided but it is the misfor
tune and not the fault of the people
from this county that they are unable
to keep in closer touch with state af
fairs. The situation also operates il
the opposite direction, State officials
and heads OF departments seldom
visit the outlying counties and wher
they do, come and go quickly on bust
ness, giving the people little chance
TO become. acquainted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
rhe Princes Homo il canada.

The Prince of Wales is evidently
very much at home in Canada. In
deed he has given evidence of this
feeling by purchasing ranch in the
Far West: Il think the western
spirit must be very catching" the
Prince had said in the course of his
speech, lat least | know I've caught
it badly | feel so much at home
here by this time that | want to have
a permanent home amongst the peo'
pie of the West, place where | can
come sometimes for a while. To this
end, / recently purchased small
ranch in southern Alberta, and ! shall
lSok forward to developing 1t and
making it my own.
That the young Prince of Wales has
a far-reaching appreciation of the
serious side of the situation following
the war with Germany is evident
from this utterance in the course Of
the same speech The four western
provinces played as important a part
in the great war as all the other pro-
vinces of Canada and the other Do
minions of the Empire, but despite
the fact that we won the war, ii has
left great social, economic, and TO
litical problem behind 1t, and Brit.
ishers have got to put their shoulders
to the wheel in the Empire to solve
these problems successfully but
know you are doing this in western
Canada as 1t is being done through
out the empire, and the splendid de-
termined spirit by which we won the
war will carry us successfully through
the critical times in which we now
live. We may not see our way quite
clearly now, but we will find way
through as we have always done in
the past"
The determination to go on in some
way with the solution of the problem
facing the world is throughly charac-
teristic of the British as a type. 1T
was that spirit which helped to win
the war That spirit whether exempt.
fled in Britain or America, is the one
that will help to reap successful
solution of the various problems
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
-..-- Ches. Field


NOTHING like following up a good snow
L y with good smoke Chesterfield.
No ordinary cigarette, this. Mellow as an
old friend, but rich with favor -the kind
that goes right to the spot.
Our own buyers in che Orient select for us
the choicest TurkishAleaf. We blend with
this several varieties of specially selected
Domestic tobacco. This blending-by
secret method brings out new qualities of
flavor that other and less expert methods
fail to find.
That's what we mean by "satisfy"-an
entirely new kind of smoking enjoyment
that you get in ChesteEields only nowhere
else; for the blend is closely guarded
secret. IL CART be copied
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
Collecting Antiques.

IN our pursuit of antiques of colon
ial and other periods, many OF us
have regretful thoughts Of some of
the furnishings of our grandfather's
day II is a situation which Irwin
Cobb, the humorist, write most I'M
derstandingly of in an article in The
Saturday Evening Post Mr.. Cobb
says "One generation buys furniture
and uses it. The next generation finds
it hopelessly old-fashioned and out
Of date, burns it up or casts it away
or gives it away-anything to get rid
Of 1t, The third generation spends
waists sums of money trying TO restore
it or the likes CT it, FOR by that time
the stuff which was despised and dis
carded is in strong demand and fetch
ing fancy prices. The only mistake
is to belong to the middle generation,
which curiously enough is always the
present. Today's monstrosity is day
after4to-morrows are treasure" If
you crave a post mortem popularity
with your grandchildren save up your
old furniture for them.-Brattleboro
ReformeI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
which at times seem well nigh over
whelming.- Free Press.
Fixing Retail Prices.

A Bennington merchant makes a
pretty strong point against a certain
manufacturer, stating that pressure
had been brought to bear on the mer-
chant to get him to raise his retail
price on the goods. That point IS
pretty we'll settled in recent decis-
ions. When man buys a thing, it is
his property, to sell for loss il he
sees fit, and legally he cannot be pen
allied for doing as he likes with his
own. Rutland Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
CHILD FATALLY BURNED
Milton Girl Poured Gasoline in Start
ina a Fire.

ing a Fire.
Milton, Oct, 15.-Seyen-year-old
Lois Phelps, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Phelps of this village, was burn.
ed in an explosion of gasoline Monday
evening so severly that she died with.
in a few hours Of the accident.
The child and her brother, who is
few years older, were alone in the
house when Lois attempted to light
fire. She found a bottle of gasoline
and was in the act of rouc.ag it on
the flames when the aas ignited and
burned her severely about the face
and arms. In an instant her clothing
was a mass of flames and, while her
brother made futile efforts to put out
the fire, the girl ran away and out on
the street. She had gone several
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
WANTS FIuME A FREE PORT
D'Annunzio Sends Message to Pre-
mier CIemenceau.

Paris, Oct. 16.-CaptaiTf D Annunzic
whose forces are holding F'iume, has
sent a message to~Premier Clemen
ceau asking him to take the initiative
in securing a declaration from the
Allies making FfVme free port
DAnnunzio says he has drafted a
manifesto inviting Serbians and Ieal
ians to recognize q mutual national
rights The manifesto will be deliv
cred by airplane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20

The colors under which the larger
sroups Of Vermont soldiers served
during the great war are to be pre-
sented to the state Of Vermont this
week. The exercises will take place
in the Hall of Representatives at
MONTPELIER on Thursday evening, Oct.
q. The colors to be presented in
clude those OF the 10lst Ammunition
Train, the First Vermont and 57th
Pioneer Infantry and the 3Q2nd Field
Artillery There will also be present
ed shields commemorative the serv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
rods when she fell.

When reached by neighbors, who
saw her, the child was in a dying con,
dition. All her clothing was burned
off and only her shoes remained 1t
became apparent from the first that
she was burned beyond saving.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20

Hon. Martin S. Villas is to speak
on the League of Nations at High
School hall on Wednesday evening,
Oct %. Mr.. Villas is serving his sec
ond term as senator from Chittenden
county and is said to be getting ready
to run for lientueant governor next
year. Senator Villas is a good speak
err and his address is of particular in
terest just now when the discussion
oH the league in the U. s senate is
reaching its acute stage. Senator
Villas is in opposition to ratification
# the league except with emphatic
reservations. He is to speak in Man
chester Tuesday night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-20
aIoNDAY. ocroBEn 20. 1919.

The attempt of the soft coal miners
to hold up the business of the coun-
try by stRng arm methods is REBEL
ion and not strike. Possibly they
are entitled to an increase in pay but
in these days of urgent need of pro.
duction in all lines no one is entitled
to 30-hour week. Industry all over
the world is dependent on soft coal
and the miners, or rather their radi-
cal leaders. are trying by force of
to take from the consumers
of the country money TO which they
are not entitled by any rule of justice
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
THE INCOMPETENT TEACHER

More than 100000 teaching positions the public schools OF
United States either filed by teachers below stan
schools and
schools decreased 20 per in the last three This quo
from official bulletin Of the National Education Asso-
citation.
Its eemat based careful investigation is that out OF about
$4,000 teaching positions the public schools of the country there
vacancies and $4,000 school with teachers at all
If child particularly rural district, has school to go to-
least that child be learning useful things about agriculture
industry his association with the indoor and outdoor work OF
Later may good school and make his lost
schooling But if that child school which pretends to be
school and he only wasting his tme but worse than
wasting acquiring habits study and probably learn
ing many things which later must be unlearned
The recommendations of the presidents of the teacher training
schools made during the NJ A. Investigations follows:
l. Higher salaries for trained teachers.
Higher professional standards excluding the incompetent
and unprepared.
g. general recognition by the public of the Importance
of the teaching profession
A. More pberal appropriations state normal schools and
schools order better salaries these
situations and furnish better equipment.
Extending the raising the standards the teach
training schools
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15

Suicidal tendency is three times as
pronounced in men as in women.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
roDAY's ANNIVERSARIES

i4sS--C atharine OF Aragon, whose ma
trimoniai relations with Henry
VIII we're factor in tho Eng
lish Reformation, born in Spain.
Died at Kimbolton Castel in
1886.
16s3---Izaak Walton. famous as the a,i-
thor Of the Complete Angler"
died at Winchester, England
Born August 9, 1893,
1810-Mrs. Sarah Trimmer, an Eng
lIsh authoress and friend OF DR.
Johnson. died In London. Born
January 6, 1741.
1s31---Hannah Adams, the first woman
in America to make literature 9
profession, died at Broolrline
Mass. Born at Medfeld, Mass
in 1855.
1sS5-John W. Daniel was elected
United States senator from vir-
ginia.
1sS7--The South African Jubilee Elk
hibition was opened at Ora
hams Town.
1914--Austrians crossed passes of the
Carpathians In Galicia.
1s15-General Sir Douglas Haig sue
ceeded to the command of the
British forces in France and
Flanders
1916--French smashed German lines
at verdun, penetrating two
miles deep over six-mile front,
and taking more than 1000
prisoners.
1917-Russo-German armistice signed
at Brest-Litovsk.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
Why IS
I'LL HEALTH?
Many Canses for a Rundown Ccndi-
dition--One Of the Most Common
Is Anemla General Blood
lessness.)


I'LL health" is relative term.
Some individuals are terribly and
seriously Ill, and need the services Of
the best doctor obtainable.
others are not 80 seriously affected,
II your Ill health is result Of weak,
watery blood IAN exceedingly common
condition) you can recognize 1t by the
following signs or symptoms;
Poor color or real paleness.
2-"Tired-outness or general
weakness.
3--Frequent headaches.
4--Loss Of appetite.
slack of spirits and ambition.
Gloss of bodily strength.
The best remedy is one that will
overcome the cause = Anemia or
Bloodlessness. Guides" Pepto-Man-
gan is the one peculiarly valuable
medicine for this purpose; 1t supplies
the weak, watery blood with the very
elements 1t needs to put new life into
the vital fluid (the blood which car
rles the good one gets from ones food
to all parts of the rundown body. 1t
repairs, re-creates, reviyifes and re-
builds the exhausted blood, the foun-
tain and foundation of health and life.
Try Pepto-Mangan IL you are run
down." 1t cannot harm you--it will
certainly help you unless you have
some deep-seated chronic disease re-
quiring the physicians care. Be sure
the name Guides" is on the package.
Without Guides" 1t is not Pepto-Nlar
gan. For sale at all druggists.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
CONVENTION OF
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
LEAGUE IS CALLED
Mrs. Breckenridge, President, Issue,
Call For Meeting of Ken
lucky Women.

The following cali for Convention
of the Kentucky Equal Rights Asso
citation is being issued from State
Headquarters:
Due to the flu of last winter the
X. e. R. A. convention which should
have taken place In the fall of 1918
was deferred to March, 1919. By vote
Of the Board, therefore, It has beer
decided that the convention of 1919
shall be deferred until January, 1920
l am now Issuing the call for that
convention. 1t will be held in Lex
/ ington. beginning at o'clock on tn,
evening Of January 9Th, with Cover
nor Edwin P. Morrow to give the open
ing address. All sessions of the con,
vention will be held in the ball room
Of the Phoenix Hotel except the con
GLIDING session of Wednesday evening,
January 7th, when Mrs. Emeline
Pankhurst. the great English suffra-
gist, will speak at the Lexington OPP
era House.
There is a bare probability that the
convention will betake Itself to Frank
fort on Tuesday or Wednesday to see
the ratification Of the Federal Suffrage
Amendment go through the Legisla-
ture. If that should be the case we
shall have to have a morning session
Of the convention on Thursday. Other
wise, the convention will close with
the Wednesday evening session.
Your League is entitled to one dele
gate for each ten members, provided
that for each such delegate 1t shall
pay to the treasurer Of the X. q. R. A.
$3.50, which sum covers both State
and National dues. Please send as
many delegates as possible to this con-
yantion. which will probably be the
last one to be held by the K. e. RIA.
my members Of your League, not
Celegates, who attend will be well
coined to all meetings. 1t is impor-
iant for the chances of our ratifica-
ton bill In the Legislature that this
convention be made an unprecedented
success, and as the dying request. as
II were, Of the X. e. r. A., ask that
you begin Immediately and exert your
self to the utmost to have present
large delegation from your county at
this convention.
now have ready for distribution.
free of charge, to the members OF any
uffrage league or class desiring them
he first issues of series OF is lee
lures In Politics and Citizenship pre-
AIRED by Miss Mary Scrugham
Cordially yours,
MADELINE M. d. BRECKINRIDGE. 4
President K. r. R. A.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15

Six crops totaling 1890 lbs. averag-
ing from $4,000 to $4,000.
Ten crops totaling 1860 lbs, averag-
.ns from $4,000 to $4,000.
Ten crops totaling 1O,515 lbs, aver
aging from $4,000 to $4,000.
Three crops totaling 1.Os5 lbs, av-
eraging from $4,000 to $4,000.
Two crops totaling $40 lbs, averag-
ing $500
The Farmers and Planters ia the
place to sell. Try us with small
load and find out.