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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-03-21
ATTENTION LADIES

Women are urged to register this
week with the town clerk and on
April 7th, go to the polls and vote
YES for the Constitutional Amend
ment for good roads. Let US help
"Pull Michigan out of the Mud"
The u. S. Government pays so per cent
Wayne County, 1928 per cent.
Cities and villages of Michigan 23.1-3
per cent
Farms of Michigan 10 per cent.
The women have a vote. Let US
show that we are for roads fit for a
woman to drive upon and a road
where vehicles can pass in safety.
Committee.
c. II. Showers of Lawton was in
Paw Paw on Monday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-03-21
WOMEN ELECTORS

All women who possess the quail
fications of male electors will be en-
titled to registration provided they
make proper application to the Town
ship Clerk, within the time limit
above designated. All registration of
women prior to December 5th, 1913,
is null and void.
Dated March 7th, 1919.
F. V. Hodges,
7t2 Clerk of Said Township.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-03-21
N E w d r E S S E S

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Barmond Brothers famous Electric Brand dresses
now display
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
SHOW MILKS VALUE TO
CHILDREN.

No more convincing proof of the
value Of milk in the diet of chill
Gren can probably be found than in
the results of experiments conduct
cd for several months by the home
demonstration agent in Manatee
county, Florida. She has weighed
and measured over two thousand
children, and has found that those
weighing and measuring up to the
standard, or a little above, are al
most without exception receiving a
great deal of milk The children
much under the standard have been
receiving little or no milk Carry
ing the experiment further under
weight children began almost i'm
mediately to show gains when milk
was added to their diet. With such
evidence as to the value of milk it is
not surprising that Manatee county
has more dairy cows now than a
wear ago, and the number is rapidly
Increasing. The results of this ex-
pertinent are being used as one of
the arguments in a statewide cam
paign for more dairy cows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
ALL WE'LL ALONG
RHINE SAYS PAUL
HESTER TO PAPER

Private Paul hester, who is a
member of the Forty-seventh in
fantry and is with the army of oc-
cupation, writes the following let
ter to Moline friends, through This
Argus:
All is well along the Rhine On
the way to Germany / passed
through TOul, France, and then
through AIsace-Lorraine, stopping
at Metz. From Metz | jOurneyed
through Luxembourg and from there
to CoblenZ, Germany.
''At present we are at HOnnin-
gen, Germany. We are living
among the hills. 1t is interesting
20 see how the Germans have plant
cd vineyards on steep hillsides. We
are spending our time by guarding,
drilling and firing on the range.
All of the boys seem to be in very
good health.
During my four years stay in
Moline l became acquainted with a
number of To00le there. A number
of these haNv written to me almost
continually since l have been in
France. | doubt very much if |
would have been able to do my bit
if | had not been backed by these
loyal friends. To these as well as
to others l send hearty greetings
and best wishes.
I'm conclusion ! might add that
l had the pleasure of meeting Earl
Hiatt of Moline in France. Earl is
now with the army OF occupation in
Germany and is in Company L,
Thirty-ninth infantry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
GROUTSCH ONCE
AGAIN IN COURT
Police Character to Re Tried for
ASSaultiug George Thomas
With Deadly Weapon.

Louis Groutsch. a Moline police
character. and proprietor of the
Peoples restaurant, 1908 Third ave
nue., Moline. and who saturday paid
SO and costs FOR using vile Ian
guage to a waitress employed by
him, was last night again put in the
tolls Of the law
GroutsCh is being held on
charge of assault with d deadly
weapon upon George Thomas,
cashier at the restaurant. 1t is al
legged that Thomas. who is a con
vaIescent, following an attack OF
appendicitis, is i'm the city hospital
being treated rs the result Of b%
ing punched, kicked and hit with
sugar bowl by Groutsch.
1t is likely that the defendant
will plead guilty this afternoon T.
is said that GrOutsnh was drunk At
that time and that he attempted TO
clean up the place The fighting
started, according 10 a cook and
dishwasher employed by GroutsCh,
when the proprietor attempted 10
beat all the employees. Charges
against the employees were dismiss
ed.
Groutsch spent last night and to-
day in the jail being unable 10 fur
nish bonds in the sum OF $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
WOMEN'S NIINSTRELS
IS FOR BENEFIT OF
GIRLS REST ROOMS

Community service leagues OF
Moline are putting on a women
minstrel show in the Moline high
school auditorium Thursday and
Friday night, TO raise funds for -
rest room to be used not only for
members OF the league. but for all
the young women OF Moline.
The need of such rooms in Mo
line is unquestioued. Communities
of this size are we'll equipped with
such buildings for its young wo-
men. The progress the city has
made and its added girls brought
here by the arsenal is enough proof
Of the need
Mrs. H. F. Worely. the director,
is enthusiastic about the talent she
has found in Moline. She promises
a poppy. professional show, feat
uring rousing choruses of latest
songs, clever repartee, new dance
numbers. artistic scenery and light
ing effects and rich costumes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
EAGLES INITIATE
LARGE CLASS OF
OF CANDIDATES

Five hundred Eagles met in
Eagles hall, Moline, yesterday af-
ternoon to initiate candidates,
bringing the total membership of
Moline Aerie, No. 1112, to about 500.
Members from Springfield. East St
Louis and neighboring towns were
in attendance.
The initiation opened at 2:3O,
ceremonies being conducted by the
past worthy presidents of the
aerie, Emil Johnson, John H. erik,
Frank Gustafson, William Efflandt,
Al futile and Harvey J. Weaver.
The principal address of the after
noon was delivered by John Gun
daker of Davenport, grand trustee
of the fraternal order.
Following the initiation and ad-
dresses, plans were formulated to
conduct a grand class initiation
with Rock Island, Moline. East Mo-
line and Silvis. The initiation will
be held in April
By that time the Rock Island or
der must have secured 100 candi-
dates, Moline, 100. East Moline and
Silvis, each 25. A banquet to the
candidates will follow the after
Moons work and the order that fails
to secure the required number of
candidates must stand the entire
expense of the banquet Grand
President A. B. Duncan of st. Jo-
seph, Mo, has accepted the invita-
ton to be present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
DEMOBuLZE THE
FIFTY-FOURTH AT
ROCKFORD CAMP

The 236 soldiers of Rock Island
county who landed on the United
States steamship Mercury with the
Fifty-fourth ammunition train at
Newport News, Va, last week, ex-
pect to be sent to Camp Grant,
Rockford, for rehabilitation.
This was disclosed in a letter to
Moline friends from Sergeant ]. W.
Carlstedt, member of the ammuni-
ton train. OF how it feels to land
on American soil, Sergeant Carl
stedt says:
Just a word-we're on terra
firma again. on United States soil,
and you may be sure it's a grand
and glorious feeling after siA
months in that land of strange food,
customs and drinks. This is a real
rest camp, with plenty of good eats
and beds with springs in them to
sleep on and all that. Gosh, we
hardly know how to act, it's so
long since we were treated so we'll.
THE Fifty-fourth carried home
$50 enlisted men, 236 are from Rock
Island county and we may he sent
to Camp Grant for rehabilitation
Such things as burying three while
at sea, on the last lap home, is hard
and some of the boys were met by
word that a dear mother had just
passed away.
81 was met by about a dozen home
the first I have seen
for three months. And that was in
itself a glowing handshake from
the old joint"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
PIONEER RESIDENT
CALLED BY DEATH;
ILL ONLY A WEEK

Mrs. G. Henry Sohrbeck, lifelong
resident of Moline, died at her home
at 1880 Sunday morning She had
been i'll just one week.
Anna Marie Scholtfeldt was one
of the seven children of Mr., and
Mrs. Henry Scholtfeldt, pioneer res
idents of Moline. She was born in
Moline May 2, 1855. She was mar
ried to G. Henry SOhrbeck. Fifth
avenue druggist, on May 80, 1871.
Mrs. Sohrbeck was a well known
and a highly respected woman in
this community. Surviving are the
widower. two daughters, Mrs Lee
r. Blackman and Henrietta Sohr-
beck; four sisters: Mrs. Reimer
Reimers. Mrs. Conrad F. Grant,,
ST., and Julia and Minnie Scholt-
fCldt, all of Moline. and one broth
er, James. also of Moline. Two
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held in
the home, $50 Seventeenth street.
Moline, at 1890 Wednesday morn
ing. with interment in Riverside
cemetery. Rev. A. G. Musson will
be in charge of the services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
SOLDIER FAINTS;
OPENS GAS LET
Walter Jap, Returned From Ser
vice, Found Unconscious, Re-
suit InIaling Fumes.

Walter Jap. 2136 Fifth avenue,
Moline, was found unconscious in
his home at o'clock Saturday ev-
enizg, with gas pouring from an
open jet in the stove. Jaap recent
ly returned from service in France,
where he had been wounded. He
fell in a fainting spell Saturday
night as he was standing near a
gas stove, falling forward on the
stove. One Of the gas Jets was ac-
cidentally turned on and the young
man was unconscious before help
had arrived.
G. w. Acheson, proprietor of a
grocery store next door 10 the Jap
residence, found Jap. He was re-
moved to the Moline city hospital
and was attended by DR.. A. T. Leo
pold. He regained consciousness
within a little while and was yes
terday morning removed to his
home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
MEXICAN KILLED
IN PISTOL DUEL
IN SILvIS YARDS
John AmarO Shot in Heart By Spe-
ciaI Detective AlOnZO Semal-
roth Last Night
VIOLATES FIREARM RULES.
Youth Refuses to Answer Agent
When Asked Why He Was Dis
charging Revolver.

John Amaro, aged 20 years, of
Silvis. was killed by AlonZo Semel-
roth, special agent for the Rock Is
land road, in the Silvis yards, at
GAS last night, when the Mexican
refused to tell the officer why he
was shooting firearms on the
premises.
With the young Mexican were
four or five other men of his ma
tionality. Special Agents Semel-
roth and Charles Vogler distinctly
heard several shots fired at one
end of the yards. Upon investiga-
ton they found the six men. Off
Ger Semelroth inquired of young
Amaro his reason for shooting.
Amaro refused to answer.
Special Detective Semelroth de-
manded that he hold up his hands.
One hand of the youth slowly
went up and the other remained in
his pocket. At the second demand
that the other hand follow the
course of the first, the Mexican
flashed a revolver from his pocket
and emptied it, shooting directly at
the detective All shots missed
aim Officer Semelroth returned
fire, shooting three times, one shot
taking effect in Amaro's heart,
killing him instantly.
Comrades Take Up Fight.
After the Mexican dropped, his
comrades took up the fight. None
had guns, and all were put under
control by the two officers. The
East Moline police patrol took the
body of the youth to the East Mo
line undertaking parlors. Inquest
over the body was to be held at
O'Clock this afternoon, conducted by
Coroner John Maberry.
Amaro lived in a bunk car in
the Silvis yards with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Amaro. He
was employed in the Silvis shops
besides the parents are
three sisters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
COLD GLORY is
GIVEN TO CITY
Banner Presented to Moline at
Touching Memorial Services
Held Yesterday.

Work that the entire city of Mo-
line and the county of Rock Island
has done during the years of the
world war, is but as chaff com
pared with the lire of one of the
boys for whom Gold Glory was
given to the city, said r. 3. Lourie,
Red Cross and war worker, at the
memorial services held yesterday
afternoon in the Moline high school
auditorium.
Mr.. Lourie spoke touchingly Of
the boys who will not come home
and declared that Moline should be
proud of the boys who stepped
forward to fight for democracy, and
also for the community which 10y
atty supported the country in Lib
erty loan drives for the Red Cross,
war chest, knights of Columbus,
Salvation Army and Y. NJ. c. A. Mr..
Lourie's appeal was that all may
live and work in the spirit of
brotherhood which made the Uni
ted States army the force il is.
Lieutenant Frank Johnson, who
has been returned from overseas,
spoke OIL the CudlBe IldL CdlIIG ONGI
America upon her entry in the war
and urged that the nation and COM
munity stand back of the govern
ment for which the 81 Moline and
upper Rock Island county boys,
gave their lives.
Mrs. c. c. Sloan presented to
Mayor Clarence S. Trevor the Gold
Glory flag bearing "a gold stars in
honor of the dead. She asked that
the flag be kept as a perpetual me-
mortal to the sacrifice for which it
stands. Mayor Trevor responded
and in accepting the banner, told
of the spirit in which the boys en-
tered the fight and the spirit in
which they died.
Community singing and solos by
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Wheelock. Miss
Esther Malmrose, T. NJ. Wheelock
and Mrs. Elvon Sergeant closed the
services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
MEXICO UNABLE
TO NAB CROOKS
Murder of Sub Chief of ~Gray Au-
tOmObile RObber Band Adds
to Long List of Grimes.

Mexico City.-(COrrespondence of
the Associated Press THE record
of crimes attributed to the supposed
organization popularity known as
the gray automobile robber band"
has been augmented by the killing
in the federal penitentiary of
Fran Oviedo. Oyiedo had been
prisoner for a year and a half
and was accused of being one of
the sub chiefs of the robber band
which has operated here for two
years or more. He was slain with
dagger by negro prisoner who
was charged with nine other muir
ders.
The killing of Oviedo places an
other obstacle in the path of the
authorities who for two years have
been trying to discover the supposed
man or men higher up" who di-
rect the operations of the robber
band which uses a gray automobile
in making their raids
Six men, including Oviedo were
held in the penitentiary accused of
being members of the band. Sever
al weeks ago one of them, Rafael
Mercadante, is said to have Of
fered to confess. Shortly afterward
he died from an unknown cause
in his cell. Two weeks later Oviedo
offered to tell what he knew and
two days afterward he was killed.
Four others who remained in pris-
on have not offered any statements
to the authorities.
The gray automobile. late in 1916
and early in 1917 figured in numer-
Gus daring and productive raids.
Posing as agents of the district
government and bearing forged Gre
dentials, the occupants would stop
in front of house, enter it on the
preteXt of searching for arms or
robbers, or with no pretext at all,
take what they fancied and drive
away. At the height of their ca
reer the bandits, pursued by a DO
lice motor car, waged a running
fight with their pursuers through
the Paseo de Ia Reforma, one of
the principal highways of the city.
Several deaths resulted from the
Interchange of rifle shots
Later a society woman COM
planned to the authorities that she
had seen valuable necklace, stolen
from her by the auto bandits.On the
neck of an actress. Called upon to
explain, the dancer asserted that
the jewels were a present from an
admirer. The alleged giver was
general in the Mexican army. The
necklace was returned. but appar-
emily this clue did not lead to the
leaders of the robbers.
The operatives, however. finally
were surrounded while engaged in
a house in the foreign COL
ony. But each time that it APP
peared that the truth was near dis
closure, the principal witness.
counted on by the state to establish
its case, dies. Thus passed Mer-
cadante and Oviede.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
ADD SPRING SIGNS;
RIVER RIDE TAKEN
BY TWO MOLINERS

To Richard Toline and Jeff Bur
ris goes the honor of being the first
to go rowing this year on water in
the Sylvan pool They hied them
selves TO the Peterson boatyards at
the foot of Eighteenth street Mo
line, yesterday and gave Emil Pet
erson, proprietor, the shock of his
life when they demanded a skifi.
1t was the first time in his 20 years
of river experience that Mr. PeteE-
son had rented a boat in February
The river here is free Of ice eX-
cept for a small strip near Forty
second street The lads had
great time running over Willow
island. where ridges as high as ten
feet formed when the ice moved
out Of the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
BOOSTER BANQUET
WILL BE SUCCESS

Expectations are that no less
than two hundred people will par
ticipate in the booster banquet of
the East Moline Business and Pro-
fessional Mems association at the
Eagles hall this evening. Two
hundred tickets were in circula-
ton and reports reaching the COM
mittee in charge indicate that all
have been disposed of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Mrs. IOsenhinn Rains.

In a Moline hospital at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning occurred the
death of Mrs. Josephine Rains, wife
Of James P. Rains, 444 Railroad
avenue, Moline. She had been con-
lined in the hospital since Tues
day.
She was born July 81, 1881. and
was united in marriage to James J.
Rains. To this union were born
two children. Helen and Thelma.
who survive with the widower; her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. o. Mucha
Of Muscatine; four sisters: Mrs.
Emil Blaesing, Mrs. Sherman
Woods, Versa Mucha, all of Mus
catine, and Mrs A. r. Kingle Of
Davenport and five brothers: John.
Anthony. Frank. George and Earl
Mucha, all of Muscatine.
The funeral will be held at .
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
residence. Interment will be in
Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
PLEADS GUILTY TO
LIQUOR CHARGE IN
E. M; is FINED 500

George Miseta willingly plead
guilty before Magistrate A. A. Niles
in the East Moline police court this
morning, to a charge of selling in
toxicating liquor in dry territory.
Miseta was arrested by East Mo
line police Saturday night at his
home on Seventh avenue and
Twenty-third street. Officers had
a tip as to the land office business
that was going on in the residence
for some time. Two cases of beer
and one quart of whisky was con
fiscated and held as evidence. Mi
seta paid 800 and costs this morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
C0LONA RnX SOCIAL.

There will be a box sociable at
the Wells school house. Colona ave-
nue., Moline, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 26, to which all friends of the
pupils are invited The ladies are
asked to bring boxes. Miss Mae
Morningstar, the teacher, has Sc
cured Howard Cooper of Moline, a
marine who was at the front for
some months and participated in
the battle of Chateau Thierry, was
wounded and invaded home, to
tell of his experiences. Miss Eva
Simonds of Rock Island is to give
several readings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
NEARING ENEMY
OYESTUFF MARK
United States Practically Doubles
Its Output and Is Close to
Germany As Leader.

Chicago.-Due to wars demand
for dyestuffs, the United States
practically doubled her output and
in the next three years will be a
close competitor of Germany as the
largest dye-making country in the
world, according to Robert Alfred
Shaw, vice-president of the Ma
tional Aniline & Chemical company,
inc, and a director in the American
Manufacturers Export association.
He said attention is being given
to development of foreign markets
and branch offices of large Ameri-
can concerns. American dye man
ufacturers not only supplied the
enormous textile demands due to
the war, but also the need of the
American army and navy, Mr.. Shaw
said. In addition, the American
exports in 1918 were valued at more
than s1O,000,000.
Quantity was urged by the gov
eminent during the war, but now
closer study will be given to diff
ferent colors, he said. Before the
war Germany was producing 900
coIors and America now is making
$50 of these coIors and they are
type equal to their Germany pro-
totype.
THE export trade is a matter to
which we are giving deep thought, ="
Mr.. Shaw continued. I'VE are es-
tablishing offices in the far east
and elsewhere at heavy expense,
but we intend to place American
dyes everywhere. To this end we
will need help from many sources.
II is perhaps not generally known
that German export goods were
subsidized by the German railroads
to the extent of 25 per cent jim
freight reductions. Overseas
freights, he said, were important
matters to be dealt with.
at is assumed that the American
textile trade intends to support the
American dye-stuff industry" said
Mr.. Shaw. 1.-THE world now re-
CARDS manufacture of dyestuffs as
a pivotal industry and that each
large nation must be self-dependent.
England has adopted a license sys-
tenn which precludes the impOrta-
ton of colors that its own prOduc-
ers can make.
Right now. however, it is of
great Importance to the American
textile manufacturer that the Am
erican dyestuff trade should de
velop it's export outlet in order that
costs for American dyes may be
kept on a parity with products of
foreign manufacture"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
INERT SOMMERS rs
STRUCK BY SILVIS
INTERURBAN CAR

Merit Sommers. age As, a Hun
garian, living at Fifteenth street
and Second avenue, Moline, was
struck by a Silvis interurban car
and injured early Saturday even
ing, the accident occurring at the
intersection of TWenty-seventh
street and Fourth avenue.
Conductor Dan Newton and Mo-
torman Vern Anderson told the Mo
line police they did not see the man
until too late to stop the car. 1t
is not known how he happened to
be walking alng the track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
MiIIer's Antiseptic oil, known nS
SnakeOil
VIII Positively Relieve Paiu In II
Few Minutes.

Don't suffer from the tortures ot
rheumatism when il is easy to he
way. Miller's Antiseptic oil (com
monty known as Snake OiD pcue
trates into the aching joints anl
bones almost instantly. drives awal
the pain and limbcrs you up i'm g.
wonderful manner.
There is nothing better than SnalS
Oil for pains OF all kinds; lumbaEu
neuralgia, sore throat. pains in tn,
chest and sides, cuts. burns, bruises
corns, bunions. chilhIains: i'm fact
pains of every description Take O.
bottle home tOday-it's a fine Trims
to have in the house. In three sizr $
soc. soc and 81. Your money back
if YOU are not satisfied. For sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
HERMAN TO WORK.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Pete Herman
of New Orleans, the bantamweight
champion. will display his wares
here March 4. meeting Jack Wolfe,
a Cleveland bantam in a 10-round
engagement. Wolfe was obliged
to concede weight in obtaining the
match. Herman held out for 12l
pounds at p. m, while Wolfe
win weigh about 119 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
no RFLFASF OFFTCIALS.

Mexico City.-It is expected that
more than so of the higher officials
of the Mexican army soon will be
released from service General
Benjamin Boucher, chief of the new
general staff, virtually has con-
cluded an examination into their
records and qualifications and soon
will submit his conclusions to
President CarranZa.