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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
ROAD BOOSTERS
ORGANIZE CLUB
Two Hundred Gather at Port Byron
and Form Mississippi Scenic
Association.

Two hundred boosters for the
improvement of the Port Byron
route gathered yesterday afternoon
at the Port Byron auditorium and
Highway association. Fees were
collected to the amount of $118 to
carry through the expense of gath
ering data to be presented to the
highway commissioners, who will
decide which route shall be i'm
proved.
f. H. Young of Port Byron was
named chairman of the association !;
H. Groh, vice-chairman, Miss AL
ford, secretary, and Charles Waltz
ers of Port Byron, treasurer. The
route which the association is ad-
Vocating extends from Prophets
town, to Erie and HilIsdale, and
from Hillsdale straight west on the
section line to Port Byron, the only
turns being in the last half mile or
so before reaching Port Byron.
o. E. Child of Moline, told the as
sociation of the S60,000,000 good
roads bond issue and of the steps
which must be taken to get a hear
ing on locations before the road
commissioners.
The road law passed by the legis-
lature in 1917, providing for the
bond issue and naming certain
cities and towns that are to be the
objective, is not to be changed, nor
is the aim of the Port Byron asso-
citation But the law does not fix
routes between the objective points
named, and adherents to various
routes have the right to put in sug-
gestions.
The Rock River Valley associa-
ton will also present it's route to
the commissioners. There is also a
Cordova highway that is being ad-
vocated. Other speakers yesterday
were Rev. Father P. ]. Barry, of
East Moline and Port Byron, DR..
r. c. ]. Meyer. former Rock Island
county coroner and States Attorney
Floyd Z. Thompson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
CONTINUE DRIVE
TO WEDNESDAY
Partial Returns Show S1S,4O
Pledged to Boy Scouts
termined to Hit Mark.

With more than $4,000 yet to
raise to reach the $4,000 mark in
the Boy Scout campaign in Moline,
East Moline, Silvis and Hampton,
the campaign heads have agreed to
keep the ball rolling until next
Wednesday evening.
The drive should have closed
yesterday noon, but because in
complete returns showed that only
$1S,4O3.O5 had been raised, it was
decided to work five more days to
hit the goal. 1t is believed that
with all reports in that yesterdays
amount would total to $4,000
N. A. Peterson, chairman of the
drive, fntimated yesterday that the
drive will continue until the $25,-
900 is pledged. This amount, it is
estimated, will carry on the activi-
ties of the boys in the cities men
toned, for two more years. A
budget has been prepared to show
just where each cent of the $25, 900
will go.
Total reports of the campaign
will be given at a banquet at the
Moline club next Wednesday eve
ming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
MASTER LECTURE
ON RUSSIA GIVEN
BY DR.. G. w. FOSS

Russia's condition before the war
during the conflict, now and its fu-
ture, were discussed in a master
lecture given by DR.. c w. Foss OF
Augustana college, before a fair
sized audience at the East Moline
township high school last evening
DR.. Foss gave historical survey
Of the racial and political conditions
in Russia, leading up to the collapse
of that country in the war. He en-
phatically mentioned the menace of
bolshevism to that country and to
any land. He pictured the Russian
people in the height that they
could reach, should they get educa-
ton. DR.. Foss also commented on
the league of nations.
Prior to the lecture, Arvid Owens,
youthful pianist of Moline. gave two
Russian selections. The last num-
Der on the community extension en-
tertainment and lecture course will
be given next Friday evening when
r. W. Olmsted, Rock Island attor-
ney, will speak on 'Epochs in
Law"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
DEATH TAKES TWO
WITHIN IL HOURS
IN SOUTH MOLINE

Death took Mrs. W. B. Parks OF
South Moline and her granddaugh-
ter, Mary Parks, aged 3 years,
within II hours of each other. Mrs.
Parks died at SIS this morning at
her home on a farm in South Mo-
line and the child died at the same
home yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Parks, par
ents of the child, together with the
little girl, came to Moline yester-
day from Taylorville, Ill, to visit
Mrs w. B. Parks, mother of Mr..
Parks. who was seriously i'll. On
the train the little girl took sick
with acute gastritis and upon her
arrival at her aunt's home. Mrs.
]. NJ. Hitler. died.
Mrs. Parks had been an invalid
for the last 20 years. She was 20
years of age and was born in Mis-
souri,. She came to Illinois 40 years
ago. She had been residing with
her daughter, Mrs. Hitler, for the
last three years. She was married
TO W. B. Parks in 1870. Survivors
are the widower, four sons and two
daughters: Frank OF Decatur, An
drew, James, Ross and Mrs. ALL
berg of TayIorville and Mrs. j. NJ
Hitler. The parents are the child's
only survivors.
The remains of both will be sent
tomorrow morning to Taylorville
for interment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
SECOND WELCOME
HOME PARTY LAST
NIGHT SUCCESSFUL

Two hundred soldiers, wives
sweethearts and sisters were enter
tanned at the second welcome home
party given by Moline last night
at the Moline Commercial club.
The evening opened with COM
munity singing led by H. J. Banta
secretary of the East Moline Y. NJ
C. A. Principal speaker of the
evening was Floyd R. Todd, who
gave briefly the duties of the home
people to the bugs as well as the
duties of the boys to home people.
The Shumate twins of Davenport,
dressed in white sailor suits and
again in minstrel suits, sang Till
me Meet Again." ooh, Helen, u
Missouri Waltz" and several other
selections. Dancing followed the
program, Whites five piece orches-
ira playing. A beautifully set table
with the national coIors as decora-
tions, was surrounded for the
lunch.
Chairmen of the receiving COM
mittees and each of these as
sisted by five other ladies are: Mrs.
c. C. Sloan, representing the
Woman's clubs; Mrs. Harry Aims
worth, d. A. R.; Mrs. John Sam
uels, Kings Daughters, and Mrs.
Elmer Mowry. Red Cross.
The mems committee consisted of
William Butterworth, Ed Coryn,
Henry Lundt, o. E. Mansur, r. V.
Sperbeck, A. E. Hageboeck, E. c.
Rainey. George Reimers, John Sun
dine, Earle Tarbox, L. j. McEniry,
H. J. Crandall. C. L Josephson, c.
L. Dunno, John Guessing, Carl
Stoughton, G. Elk, Earl Jameson, L.
S. Nordine and Henry Horst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
SMALL FARMS FAVOR DIvERSI-
FICATION.

On the Minidoka irrigation pro-
ject in Idaho, diversification has
been most widely practiced on the
small intensively operated farms,
report specialists of the United
States department of agriculture.
The farm unit of this territory was
originally so acres, and even some
of these tracts have been subdivid-
ed as a consequence of the popu-
lariZation of intensive systems of
livestock husbandry. Despite the
fact that the prices of butter fat in
that part of the country have re-
Gently declined, dairying is still
prospecting, and farmers are buy
ing more and better cows. The
maintenance of small focks of
sheep or herds of hogs as profit
able side lines on the average dairy
farm of this irrigation belt has be-
come rather common practice and
has added materially in increas-
ing the average farm income.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
SOCIALISTS TO
have Meeting
Party to Hold Street Session To-
night without Permission
From Council.

Moline Socialists will without
the permission Of Tie Moline city
council. hold a meeting at the cor
ner Of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth
street. Moline, this evening.
The Moline campaign committee
of the Socialists met last evening
with the Rock Island county com
mittee and decided that since the
war is over and that according to
the constitution Of the United States
there is free speech and free preaS
in this country, that they are net
under any obligation to get a per
nit from the city.
Nineteen months ago the Social
lists appealed TO the Moline city
commission for "A permit to hold
meetings on the streets of the city.
Their permit was denied, because
it is said. the country at that time
was in war. Yesterday the party
again appeared before the commits
sion and asked permission to hold
street meetings Again they We're
denied the privilege, as well as any
OIneT party MOl4l ne Sdlu MAY III
Clarence S. Trevor. Mayor Trevor
announced yesterday that should
the party hold a street meeting
without the commissions consent
the speakers would be placed UNI
der arrest. The entire city is look
ing for tonights developments,
and something may happen, it is be
lieved.
The resolution drawn up by the
Socialists last night, in part is:
The Moline Socialists denounce
the usurpation of arbitrary power
by the Moline city commission. =
"A fundamental principle Of po-
litical democracy is involved that
cannot be settled until it is settled
right The Socialist party of Mo
line has a duty thrust upon it. II
cannot evade this duty, nor does Il
wish to do so. 1t therefore annOun-
ces that an ope. meeting Of the
candidates of the Socialist party Of
Moline will be held on the corner
of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth
street, Moline, Saturday evening,
March %. 1919. at which time and
place issues of a political, indus
trial End social nature growing out
of existing conditions in Moline will
be discussed" Signed by +. NJ.
Passmore, chairman, and Edgar
Owens, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
VIOLATES LIQUOR
LAWS, BUT GETS
AWAY WITH FINE

Felix Warren, colored, aged %
years, who was arrested at his room
1918 Third avenue, Moline, Thurs
day evening, yesterday afternoon
pleaded guilt yto a charge of violat-
ing the city liquor ordinance and
paid 500 fine.
Warren was held following the
arrest of another negro named
Frank Jones, for being intoxicated
and had admitted buying the
liquor from Warren, Mayor Trevor
engineered the raiding party that
placed Warren in the hands of the
law. Warren promised that he
would not sell liquor any more, but
his room and the man will still be
watched.
George Brown, negro. arrested
last week on the same charge and
given $50 days in the city Jail, was
released yesterday, when a friend
appeared and paid one-fourth of the
S1OO fine, obtained a job for him
and vowed that he would pay the
remaining SIS in a few weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
LETTER RETURNED
WITH $40 MISSING;
THIEF LOOTS MAIL

That thieves are looting regis
tered mail is the belief of Mrs. L.
Larsen, 1858 Third street, Moline.
During October, last year, Mrs.
Larsen enclosed 500 in a registered
letter addressed to her son, Cor
poral Charles F. Larson, then sta
toned at Long Island.
Yesterday the letter was return
ed to Mrs. Larsen, but the 500 was
missing. During the nearly six
months that elapsed between the
time she mailed the letter and when
it was returned, Mrs. Larsen had
appealed to the postal authorities
to locate the letter.
The envelope, when returned,
showed no signs of mutilation. She
had made mention Of the $40 in the
letter. Mrs. Larsen has returned
the letter to postal officials in
Washington for examination and in
an effort to ascertain who the thief
is. She has also made claim for
reimbursement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
MOLINE FANS TO
GATHER AT CLUB
MONDAY EVENING

Moline fans are asked to as
semble in the hall on the third
floor of the Moline Commercial
club Monday evening of next
week promptly at 8 O'Clock for
organization of the Moline Ath-
letic club, the Moline Fans asso-
citation, or under whatever name
they may decide on for the body
that is to sponsor all forms of
sports in the city-fOOtball,
wrestling, baseball, and if the
boxing bill is passed by the Illi-
nOis legislature, the ring game as
we'll
Every man who is pledged to
take stock in the organization is
urged to attend the meeting. Ev-
cry man who is willing to take one
or more shares at $40 a share is
asked to attend, though he may not
have signed any list. Opportunity
to pledge stock subscriptions will
be given up to the last minute.
There must be a minimum of 700
shareholders if the thing is to be
put over right.
Hugh H. Thomas, general chair
man in charge of the drive, called
for reports from all workers last
evening. He announces that some
canvassers failed to report, but
that All shares are already report
ed as disposed of, and that he is
confident the number has gone be-
yond the mark of 500. He ordered
all workers to continue the can
vass, bending all energies up to
Monday next in swelling the lists
by 200. 1t has got to be done and
it will be done; every worker must
add five or ten to his list, said Mr..
Thomas today. c. B. Hall is the
prize solicitor to date, having re
ported 100 shares pledged on his
lists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
LONDON DOCTORS ORGANIZE.

London.-Men and women doc
tors in London have set about to
secure what they deem to be their
rights through the organization of
a trade union.
The union" which is being
formed under the direction of the
Medico-political union, is for the
purpose of dealing with the gov
eminent through the latter's pro-
posed Ministry of Health 1t is the
purpose of the union to become af-
filiated with the Labor Party and
the Trade Union congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
LOOP LOOP IN CAR.

Steubenville, Ohio. - Probation
officer Dunlavey F. Voorhees,, aged
60, and his son Frank, %, of this
city, have a pretty good idea what
the sensations are of a circus per-
former in looping the loop, or an
aviator who does stunts in the air
While riding in a closed automo-
bile which the elder man was
learning to operate, the car plung-
ed over a 100-foot embankment, to
the tracks of the Panhandle rail-
road
Although the auto turned over
five times in its descent, had its
top ripped off by protruding rocks
in the cliff and landed bottom side
up, both occupants crawled from
beneath the wreckage suffering
only slight scratches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
GREEK CHURCH is
The DEFENDANT
Moline Contractor Sues Officers and
Trustees OF East Moline
Parish for $1,000.

James C. MacInerney, Moline con-
tractor, has filed a damage suit to
the amount of $4,000 against the
officers and trustees of the Hellenic
Orthodox church of East Moline as
representatives of the church cor
poration. The praecipe was filed
yesterday by the defendants cOun-
sci, c. f. Dietz of Moline. Breach
Of contract is the charge filed by
MacInerney.
Contract for the erection of a
church costing approximately $21,-
coo has been let TO Clarence +.
Heaps of Moline. MacInerney
claims he was the lowest bidder
for the building of the structure,
and that the contract was verbally
granted to him. He signed the pa
pers, but members of the congre-
cation disagreed with certain con-
ditions of the contract and the trus-
tees did not sign, it is said. Ac-
Cording to attorneys for the church
organization, the contractor was
asked to furnish references, but he
is said to have replied that he
deemed his bond sufficient and re-
fused to comply with the demand.
This is said to have led to the direct
refusal of the trustees to close the
contract.
officers of the church, which was
recently incorporated, are: Mike
Sterpes, president; J. L. Pallos, vice
president; Peter Vases, secretary,
and John Grigoropulos, treasurer.
Twelve members constitute the
board of directors.
S. f. Long and George D. Long,
East Moline attorneys, who repre-
sent the defendants, say that the
trustees have the privilege to re-
iect any or all bids.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
DR.. CHAFFEE FILLS
THE BAPTIST PULPIT

DR.. A. B. Chaffee of Musactine
Will fill the passionate Of the First
Baptist church Of Moline. remaining
in the pulpit until Rev. II. w. vii
bur returns from France.
Dr. Chaffee will preach his first
sermon at the Moline church to-
morrow. His subject for the morn
ing service will be General order
No. /" and the evening THE Central
Thought OF the Bible" DR.. ChaTce
is well known in the middle Wee
as an educator and preacher.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
HEART OPERATIONS COMMON.

Chlcago-ProfessOr Q. Laurent.
member of the Academy of Medi-
cine of Paris, told the Chicago
Medical society that operations on
the heart, although now in the ex-
perimental stage, will before long
be as common as ordinary surgical
cases
Professor Laurent based the pre-
diction on successful operations in
war hospitals He showed moving
pictures of operations performed
successfully on soldiers hearts,
"Siamese grating" which is the
art of grating skin and bone by
binding the arms or legs of two
patients together, and ot vivisec-
ton,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
The Day in Davenport

Omen News StOre-A few years
ago two lively boys began selling
papers on the downtown streets of
Davenport. They were the most en-
ergetic newsboys Davenport has
ever seen. The weather never kept
/ them off the streets. They knew the
Davenport business men like city
directory. Today these two boys, the
Estes Bros, grown into young bus
mess men, leased of l. l. Sears,
president of the Sears Saddlery
company, the store building at 312
Brady street for a news, periodical
and cigar store business. They now
operate a news stand at Third and
Brady streets.
Passes Bogus CheckS-Police yes
terday combed the city for a well
dressed man giving the name of
James MCGOWAN, who passed a
worthless check at the Wolters &
Hinrichs grocery store at Eeighth
and Marquette streets, about noon.
The stranger secured money for
the check. Some time later the bank
informed the proprietor that the
Daper was worthless. A description
of the man has been furnished the
authorities.
Perry Kitchen Opened-A five
wear lease on the store building at
314 Brady street, formerly occupied
by the Johnston-Sessio company,
was closed yesterday by Mrs. E. H.
SkeIley, owner of Perry Kitchen
and DeIicatessen, Fourth and Perry
Perry kitchen No. at this location
as soon as the interior has been re
decorated and re-modeled.
Given Federal 0rder-The Victor
Animatograph company has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
the government with $4,000 slides
for the Victory Loan campaign. 1t
is to deliver them in 20 days. The
company recently removed to the
former Haak cigar factory at
Fourth and Western avenue, where
it is crowding twice the floor space
of its former location.
Here's Good News-A contract
has been let to the Vilter Manufac-
turing company of Milwaukee, the
largest manufacturers of ice ma
chimes in the country. for the cree
ton of an addition to the DaVen-
port plant of the Tri-City Plate Ice
company. The new equipment Will
increase the capacity of the local
plant by So tons, giving it a daily
capacity of 100 tons of artificial ice.
The new plant will be in operation
by July and Will represent an ex-
penditure of $4,000.
City Not In BuSiRess-That 1T viii |
be=impossible. legally. for the city,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
In the Lodges

Plans were discussed Thursday
evening by Pershing council, No.
1921, knights and Ladies, for a
box sociable to be given April at
Trevor's hall. There will be dane
ing and orchestra music. An invi-
tation has been extended to the
public to attend
The council, which is newly or
gained, has membership of
about thirty at the present time,
and expects to increase that num-
Der at each meeting.
Royal purple degree was confer
red on II candidates at Thursday
evenings session of Moline en-
campment, No. 1853, l. o. O. F.
There was an unusually large at
tendance. Before the close Of the
meeting luncheon was served
Women of Mooseheart legion are
making plans for a large initiation
class to be held the first meeting
in April. Edward U. Meyer, dep
uty grand regent of l.. o. o. NJ,
will assist in the work.
Arrangements are also being
ndue LOT SOCIAL entertainment
and card party for the members
and their husbands TO be given
Sunday, March 80, at the home of
Harry Sill, Thirty-first street and
Twenty-third avenue, Moline. Each
family will provide its own supper.
Arrangements were concluded
last evening by Moline lodge No.
1873, l. o. o. F. for a homecoming
party for its returned soldiers. The
affair will take place in two weeks,
Friday, April at Odd Fellows hall.
The lodge has 67 members in SER
vice and although only a few of
them have returned, more are ex-
pected soon.
A special program is to be held
and refreshments will be served.
Dancing is to be a feature of the
evening. The boys are asked to m
vite their mothers, sisters, sweet
hearts and friends.
At last evenings session. second
degree was conferred on ten candi-
dates and a number of applications
were received.
King Philip Tribe, No. 81, l. O. r.
NJ, announces that installation of
officers will be held Friday evening
April A. A good attendance is ex-
pected for this meeting, for other
special work will be carried on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
Obituary
Ralph Girt.

Ralph Girt, aged II, of East Mo-
line, died this morning of cancer in
the Moline city hospital. Funeral
services will be held in the First
Baptist church of East Moline at =
Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. J. NJ. Osborne. Interment will
be in the Hampton cemetery. Sur
viving are the parents in East Mo-
line, three brothers and four sisters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
r. G. Honor Roll

Five more Moline soldiers and
one of Silvis have returned and
registered at the Red Cross within
the last two days. They are:
Camp Logan, Tex.-ClaybOurn1
Scudder.
Pensacola, Fla.-Herman c. Cline
Eastview, n. Y.-Clarence A. To-
line.
Camp F'orrest-Arthur Norman.
Camp Grant-R. c. l.. Wagner.
Camp Dodge-Lloyd r. Bowker,
Silyis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22

| to go into the ice business. is the
! belief of several members of the
! city council. A petition asking this
action was presented to the alder
men at the last council meeting, and
the matter has been turned over tC
/ the city engineer, city attorney and
a council committee.
State Takes Offiee-The United
States Employment service, 229
Perry street, discontinued after
congress failed to appropriate funds
to carry on the work, was taken
over today by state officials. Four
federal employees in charge of the
bureau quit the service today.
Parcel Returned-The first Red
Cross Christmas parcel sent by the
Davenport chapter, was returned
here yesterday. This package was
sent by Mrs. Harry Kuehl, of the
Middle Road, to her brother, Private
Herbert Michael, of Company Al of
the goth Engineers and left here
with many other overseas parcels.
Those connected with the head
quarters of the local Red Cross
chapter, think from the mutilated
condition of the address that it was
destroyed by mice, probably after it
reached the other side.
Buckley Steward Here-F. ].
Buckley, formerly steward Of the
Edgewater Beach hotel in Chicago,
and one of the most experienced
hotel men in the middle west, has
accepted the position of steward at
the Hotel Blackhawk, and has ar
rived here to take up his new
duties. Previous to holding the po-
sition of steward at the Edgewater
Beach hotel Mr. Buckley was stew
ard at "The Winton" at Cleveland
and the Hotel Radisson at Minneap-
oils.
Dies While Asleep-A cerebral
hemorrhage caused the death of
Claus MoelIer, 1917 West Second
street, who died yesterday morning
without waking from sleep. Mrs.
MoeIler was awakened at about two
o'clock by her husbands peculiar
breathing and attempted to awaken
him. He failed to rouse and DR..
Porthman was summoned, but Mr..
Moeller died before the physicians
arrival. Coroner Clarence Ebert was
also summoned, but it was decided
that an autopsy was unnecessary.
Obituary Record-Mrs. Christina
Schlueter died Thursday evening at
the home of her daughter, Mrs
Henry Schult of Dixon, where she
had made her home for the past I3
years. She was 80 years of age and
for the past seven years had been
an invalid