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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
DRUNK AND PILL
ARE EXCITEMENT
FOR LOOP CROWD

A drunk going to sleep with a
lighted cigaret in his mouth pro-
vided an element of excitement for
Saturday afternoon shoppers in the
loop.
Five auto fire trucks with sirens
screeching and bells changing, COM
ing from five different directions.
proved sufficient advertising to at
tract a large crowd in front of the
Market Square hotel on the east
side of Seventeenth street, between
Second and Third avenues at 2
O'Clock this afternoon
The noise was sufficient to her
aid blaze of the catastrophe" di-
mansions but the events which fol-
lowed were insufficient to stand up
under the drawing ability of the
fire trucks. There was neither
flames nor smoke when the crowd
began to reach a considerable size.
Investigation disclosed the fact
that drunk went to sleep in one
of the rooms of the hotel, smoking
a cigaret The pill" dropped from
his lips when he doZed off. the mat
tress becoming ablaZe.
The fire was extinguished before
the five trucks and their crews ar
rived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
STAMP OFFICE
TO OPEN AGAIN
Too Many Handicaps and Inc0n'
venieneeS Attend Closing OF
Office for Past Few Weeks.

Rock Islands internal revenue
stamp Office will be reopened Mon
day, according to orders issued by
julius Smeitanka of Chicago, col
lector for the first district of Hi
nois. T. J. Cavanaugh will again
be in charge.
The local Office has been closed
for the past several weeks as a re-
suit of the reorganization of the
system of collecting internal rev
enues in Illinois. A division Office
was established here, granting all
accommodations with exception of
sale of stamps.
Stamps had been sold by the To-
cal Office for so many years that
business conditions were somewhat
upset by the discontinuance. 1t
was found long delays resulted in
obtaining stamps from Chicago and
it required frequent purchasers to
invest large sums in stamps at one
time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

a temporary injunction from Jo-
seph L. Hass, master-in-chancery,
but at the hearing before Judge
W. T. Church in Aledo last week
the injun Ction was dissolved.
Charge Change of Plans.
The directors claim that Mr.. Mel
wins original plans vary somewhat
from his present ones. They say
when the petition was gotten up,
Mr. Melvin said that a handsome
brick structure was to be erected
and now directors say the struc-
ture is to be of frame. They
further claim that the petition is
not in accordance with city ordin-
ance which requires that the per-
nit for such buildings must be pre-
ceeded by petition signed by prop
erty owners representing a major
ity of the frontage on either side
of the proposed building for a dis
lance of $50 feet They claim that
the petition is not. complete and
that one property owner who sign
ed has frontage a block away from
the corner. They also say that the
permit was issued by the last city
commission.
Mr.. Melvin claims that the petit
ton is legal and that he has Sc
cured the names of lawful proper
ty owners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

will remain on the Rhine for sew
eral years. The Eighth infantry
occupies the southern half of the
brideghead, which has been under
American control since Dec. 10,
when the first American troops
crossed the Rhine.
The Americans will retain con-
troll of Coblenz, of the fortress of
Ehrenbreitstein, and of the castle
of Moleberg, the outermost post of
the bridgehead.
The first division, many members
of which wear four service stripes,
are bound for Camp Pike, Ark,
where. it is expected the division
will arrive in about a month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
ORGANIZER To
FORM EXPRESS
UNION BRANCH
New Order Already Numbers 10000
and Is Growing Rapidly Into
Labor Prominence.

Rock Island expressmen will be
given the opportunity to enroll in
the Order of Railway Expressmen,
following a visit of a national or
ganizer soon.
Edgar H. Wilson, representing
the Order Of Railway Expressmen,
will be in Rock Island Monday to
give local employees of the Ameri-
can Railway Express company first
hand information about this new
labor organization.
Order Is Growing.
The Order of Railway Express
men, while comparatively young,
already embraces more than TWEEN
ty thousand expressmen through
out the country and its membership
is gaining by leaps and bounds.
Mr.. Wilson has been in close touch
with the headquarters of the organ
ization and will bring information
concerning present conditions
which is of vital interest to every
expressman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
Executors Sale of Real Estate.

Pursuant to the terms of the will of the
late John A. Liphardt: and the order OF
day, August %, 1919. 200 acres of land.
known as the John A. Liphardt farm.
Sale will be held on the premises q miles
northwest Of HiIlsdale, Ill. at . O'Clock
D. m.
Description. Northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of section nineteen (19l
90, east of the fourth principal meridian.
containing forty (40) acres. more or less;
The southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section nineteen 40. town
ship nineteen t19) north. range three (3D,
east of the fourth principal meridian. con-
tanning forty t4O) acres, more or less;
South half ca of the northeast quar-
ter ~ Of section nineteen (19) In town
ship nineteen (19) north, range three 80
east of the fourth P NJ.
The northwest quarter th) of the
southeast quarter OF section nineteen t19)'
in township nineteen l19D north, range
three (3) east of the fourth ?. NJ, con-
tanning forty (40l acres. This land lies
in one body of 200 acres, all IN the town
ship of Canoe Creek. county OF Rock Island
and state of Illinois,
IMPROVEMENTS consist Of eight room
house with furnace, two barns. hog house,
tool Ahed, double and single corn crib.
cistern, well and windmill All buildings
are in good condition Entire farm is in
a high state of cultivation and every acre
is farmed Farm hes practically level
upon what is called the first bench of the
bluff overlooking Rock river valley. 100
acres is in meadow at present time. 1 z
miles from good business town and rail-
road station.
TERMS OF SALE: 10 per cent of pur-
chase price on day of sale. balance on
March 1, 1920. at which time executors
deed and abstract will be delivered. One
half ( Il of purchase price will be left in
farm at 5 n per cent interest for five go
years to be secured by a first mortgage
lien upon said land. or cash. If purchaser
GEORGE W. LRHARpr AND CHARLES
EIPPER,
Executors under the last viii and Tesla
n1ent of John A. Liphardt, deceased.
Colonel Ernst. Auburn. Neb., Auctioneer.
E. L. Hanson. Clerk.
For any information address George W.
Liphardt. Milan. H.. or Charles Eipper.
Hilisdale, H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
MEXICO GUSTS
BRITISH ENVOY
Carranza's Order For BritOn to
Leave Country Due TO Britain's
Denial of RecOgRitiOnP

Washington, Aug. 16.-William
Cummings, British charge d
archives of the city of Mexico, has
been ordered to leave the country
by President Carranza.
While not specifically stating in
the dispatches from the Mexican
capital, it was understood that Car
ranZa's action resulted from the
statement recently made in the
house of commons, by the British
under-secretary of state that Great
Britain had not recognized the Car
rama government and would not
do so until there was some guaran-
tee that the Mexican government
was able and willing to protect the
lives and property of British citi-
zens in Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
FIRST DIVISION
LEAVES GERMANY
ON RETURN TRIP

Coblenz, Aug. 16.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The American First
division. the first division to land
in France and the captors of Can
tigny, will begin leaving the Rhine
for home tomorrow. The taking of
Cantigny, in the Montdiddier sec
tor, was made in the first attack
by an American division on the
western front. 1t is expected that
all the troops to leave will have
arrived at Brest within a week.
The coblenz bridgehead, which
has been held by the first division
since the departure of the second,
now will be taken over by French
troops and the Eighth infantry reg
iment of the American army, which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
ASK. SKINNER TO
HAVE WEEDS CUT;
CAUSES SICKNESS
Especial moline service)

Citizens in the east end of Mo
line yesterday sent a delegation to
visit Mayor c. P. Skinner to urge
that the city make a final endeavor
to have the field between Fiftieth
and Fifty-first streets from Fifth
avenue to the street car tracks
cleared of dense weeds. Court &C
ton against the owner, Mrs. Myra
Walker, was threatened unless
weeds and grass on the lot are
cut.
Spokesman for the property own
ers claim that asthma and hay fe-
veF have been aggravated by pres
ence of pollen in the weeds and
that physicians who made tests as
sert that Illness in that section was
due in measure to the failure to
keep the field clean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
MAYOR TONIGHT
WILL URGE TWO
PUBLIC ISSUES
Citizens VIII BE Asked to Vote
Bond Issuance and Annexation
Other Questions Up.

Mayor H. NJ Schrfver and City
Attorney John K Scott will to-
night address citizens in the neigh
borhood Of Eighteenth avenue and
Ninth street at 7.30 in explaining
the two issues to be voted on next
Tuesday.
The gathering is to be called at
the intersection Of the two streets,
near fire station No. ;. A gen
eral discussion of the advantages
Of the west side storm drain, which
will be of particular benefit to res
idents in that vicinity. will be TAX
en- up. The west drain was COM
menced on Sixteenth avenue I'M
der the former city administration.
Mayor Schriver win urge the $751;
900 bond issue for The completion
of that drain and another one at
the east end in conjunction with
Moline. The west drain will cost
approximately 100000. The other
one. on Forty-sixth street, is estl-
mated to cost $4,000. a similar
amount to be paid by Moline.
The officials will point out the
need of the Sx10 concrete drains
which they say will prevent wash
outs such as were caused even dur
ing the last and not exceedingly
dangerous storm in Rock Island.
The annexation Of $50 acres in
South Rock Island township will
also be urged. The two issues, the
mayor wants the public to know,
do not depend upon each other at
all The annexation will entail no
immediate cost to the city, but, it
Is said. will Increase certain real
estate values.
The officials will express their
opinion that both issues viii carry,
there being little opposition except
from a few persons who have been
reported as saving that the money
from the bond issue is to be spent
on the annexed property.
Other Questions.
The telephone strike situation
will also be discussed at the gath
ering and Attorney Scott will ex-
plain the city's fight against a Z
cent car fare which now depends
on whether or not the last decision
Of the utilities commission is held
final before an appeal of the de-
cision is decided upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
CATHOLIC UNION
LODGE INSTALLS
IN BETTENDORF

Officers and members of the
newly organized branch of the
Western Catholic Union are to be
installed at ceremonies to be held
tomorrow afternoon in the Better
dOrf parish. Supreme President
Heckencamp of Quincy is to be
present at the services as a special
guest. The work is to be put on
by the local executive board.
The plan is to make tomorrow's
ceremonies an outing, and mem
bers of all the different branches
of this vicinity are invited to at
tend and bring picnic baskets with
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
revoke permit
FOR STRUCTURE
Moline City Orders Erection Of
Melvin Store Building Stopped
Holding Petition Illegal.
Especial Moline service.)

A written notice ordering M.
Melvin to discontinue the erection
of a store building at the southeast
corner of Twenty-fifth street and
Eleventh avenue, B, Moline, will
probably involve a fight between
Mr.. Melvin and 20 property owners
in that block who object to the
structure.
J. NJ. Johnston, Moline city attor-
ney, announced yesterday that the
city would revoke the building per-
init for the store which is being
erected directly across the street
from Mr.. Melvin's present store
location, 1150 Twenty-fifth street
Already the excavation has been
started and directors have obtained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
ANNUAL CHICKEN
FRY FOR MOLINE
z TO BE SEPT. 6
Especial Moline Service)

That chicken dinner that every
one appears to be interested in and
which is to be given by the Moline
Y. NJ. C. A. will come off on Sept
5. This date was decided on by the
committee in charge of the event at
a meeting held at the Y last even
ing.
The possibility of staging the fry
at Coal Valley will be looked into
by a subcommittee on grounds ap-
pointed last night Another meet
ing of the entire committee will be
held Aug. %.
A program Of speaking and ath-
letic events is being arranged.
Physical Director Willis Woods
plan and a tentative schedule to
have a definite time for the ath-
letic events in the afternoon was
adopted by the committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
COLORED SCHOOL
IN SAME BUILDING
DESPITE PROTEST

Notwithstanding a remonstrance
signed by 80 residents of the dis
trict, the committee on buildings
and grounds of the East Moline
board of education has arranged for
lease of the frame building at Nine
teenth street and Second avenue,
the Watertown district. for use as a
school for colored children. The
building has been so used previ-
ously
Directors contended that the
building is located at a trading cen
ter and that there is no playground,
the result being that the children
are in the street in large numbers
before and after school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
four HUNDRED
men STILL NOT
BACK TO WORK
Silvis Shops Resume Operations
And Full Crew is Expected be
be on Job Monday Morning.
lspeciaI Moline servicel

About 400 of the 1000 Silvis
shopmen who walked out two weeks
ago and who were to return to their
posts today, did not report for work
this morning.
s. W. MulliniX, superintendent Of
the Silvis shops, this morning ac-
counted for the absence of the 9TH
er 400 workers by saying that these
men are either on vacations, out Of
town on business, finishing up some
odd work that they had found or do
not care to begin on Saturday and
will start in on Monday
The wheels at the shops are run
ming as in the days before the
strike, The men reported for work
today at the usual time and the
shops are again going full blast.
Cost Men 100000.
II is estimated that the strike
cost the 900 men of the Silvis
shops 100000, in round fgHes.
The strike. which started at 70
o'clock on the morning of Aug. u
and lasted until this morning. was
on just ninty-nine and three-quar-
ter working hours. Two weeks
idleness cost each skilled workman
S6783, and each helper, s46.3S. Es-
timaung that there are 900 skilled
workmen, the loss to the total num-
Der would be $61,O47; figuring 700
as the number of helpers, the loss
TO the shOpmen of this classical
ton would be S32466.
Under the present scale the skill
ed craftsmen are receiving IS cents
an hour, while the helpers are get
ting 461a cents for their labor. The
skilled men are asking IS cents
helpers for GO cents and appren-
tees an increase OF 10 cents an
hour, pay to be retroactive to Jan.
/, 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

Be it ordained by the council of
the City of Rock Island, Ill:
Section l.
No person. firm or corporation
shall sell and deliver within this
city any article or commodity
which is sold by weight or meas
ure, without first weighing or
measuring in each individual sale,
the article OF commodity so sold
and delivered; and any failure to
comply with the provisions of this
ordinance, shall subject the person,
firm or corporation so offending tC
a penalty of not less than three
(s3.O0) dollars, or more than one
hundred ($1O0.OO) dollars for each
offense.
Section p
All ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed insofar as they do
so conflict.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER, Mayor.
Passed: Aug. II, 1919.
Attest: NJ. T. RUDGREN, City
Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING
THE REPAIR, ADJUSTMENT
AND OPERATION OF AUTOMO-
BILES AND NOTORCTCLES.

Be it ordained by the council OF
the City of Rock Island, Ill:
Section l.
That no person shall adjust or
repair any automobile or motor
cycle, or race the motor of same,
while standing on the public
streets or alleys of this city, eX-
cepting in case of breakdown or
other emergency requiring same;
and no person or employe con-
nected with a garage or repair
shop shall use the streets or alleys
in the vicinity of such garage or
shop for the purpose of working on
or upon automobiles or motor
driven vehicles of any description
H. NJ SCHRIVER, Mayor.
Passed Aug. 4, 1919.
Attest: NJ. I. RUDGREN, City
Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 81 OF THE REVISED
1918 ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF RnCk ISLAND. Ill.

Be II ordained by the council OF
the City of Rock Island, Ill:
Section l.
That section four "a of chapter
thirty-two (32) of the revised ordi-
nances of 1918 of the city of Rock
Island, be amended by having the
words lat retail" in the eighth line
of said section four t4 stricken
theTefrOm.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER, Mayor.
Passed July IS, 1919.
Attest: M. 7. RUDGREN, City
Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
Huns REJECT ALLIED DEMAND

Berlin, Aug. 16.-Ihe German
government has rejected the de-
mand of the allies for the recall of
General Won Der Goltz, command
err Of German forces in the Baltic
provinces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER - OF THE REVISED
1918 ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY or ROCK ISLAND, Ill.

Be it ordained by the county of
the City Of Rock Island, Ill:
Section l.
That section twelve (12) of chap
ter fifty-twO (52) of the revised or
dinauces of 1918 of the city of Rock
Island, be amended to read in
words and figures, as follows:
mo. u. CutOut-Use of prohib-
tied. That no driver or operator Of
any motOr-driven vehicle shall use
or permit the use of on any vehicle
operated by him, or under his i'm
mediate control, of what is COM
monty called the 'cutout.'
H. NJ SCHRIVER, Mayor.
Passed July Is, 1919.
Attest: NJ. T. RUDGREN, City
Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
FRENCH AERIAL LOSSES HUGE.

Paris, Aug. 16.-FTench pilots
and observers killed and wounded
during the war aggregated 60 per
cent of the total flying personnel
of about thirteen thousand men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

1t has been shown that deafnezg
is more common in cold coun4&es
ing very sen1itive to atmospheric
changes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

John Ryan, K. G.; Lieutenant L.
n. Wightman, Lieutenant o. O..
Miergarth, Lieutenant W. NJ.
Dudley, Lieutenant r. +. PiersOn,
Lieutenant s. I. Wise, Lieutenant
ID. G. Frost. Lieutenant X. C..
Leggett, Lieutenant Il. J. TOOher,
Captain John HOWry.
Below: Lieutenant h. c. Leggett.
leaving MineOla in first of planes
to start. and closeup of Lieuten-
ant Cook and mascot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
Licensed to Wed

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE WEIGHING AND MEAS
TRING OF ARTICLES AND
COMMODITIES SOLD BY
WEIGHT AND MEASURE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16

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course is
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South Bend news-times., 1919-06-30
FT.WAYNEMANHAS
GAINED 3OPOUNDS
Tanlac Built Him Up Three
Years Ago-Good Health
Continues.

Talking about things that help
people. this Tanlac is the medicine
that Strengthened me out three years
ago and built me up so wonderfully,
weight and felt strong and we'll ever
since"
The above statement was made by
Fred Henry Ehrman, a well known
machinist. living at 6s9 Davis street,
Fort Wayne. Indiana. in a converse
tion with a Tanlac representative,
recently. Mr.. Ehrman was born and
reared in Fort Wayne and has been
with the Indiana Road Machinery
company for the past thirteen years.
II had been troubled with my
stomach for ten years" he con
tinued. and often had lumbago, or
rheumatism. in my back so bad l
couldn't work for a week at a time.
Ny stomach was in such a fix that
many a time right after a meal /
have turned so sick that I couldn't
keep down anything I had eaten.
would have heavy feeling. like
lead. i'm my stomach and such a
choking sensation through my chest
that 7 would almost smother. Some
times I would just have 20 fight for
breath. the gas would press against
my heart so. And heartburn. why.
I used 20 go To bed with il and get
up in the morning with il, and j.
made me feel perfectly miserable. ]
was constantly belching up my food
sour and undigested and would get
so dizzy. especially when l stopped
over that ! would turn blind as a
bat Ny appetite left me and
would go without food until my
stomach got so empty that ] would
fnally just have 20 force myself to
cat a .little something
Il had spent lots OF money for
treatment and medicines but with il
all kept losing weight and getting
worse Many a morning never
felt like getting up and my work
was just "A drag 10 me I had read
so much about TanlaC and had
so many who had taken it praising
it that began taking IL mself
Well. 10 say il all in a few words
the medicine soon got me cut OF all
my troubles and put me in shape 10
where I picked up thirty pounds in
weight. \ medicine that VIII do
what Tanlac did for me is certainly
worth recommending 10 everybody
who has any reason for taking med
icine and 7 am glad 20 make this
statement for what il may he worth
20 others who are trying 20 ind re-
lief
Tanlac is sold in South Bend by
the Central Drug Store. and in Mish-
awaka by the Red Cross Pharmacy.
-Advt.
South Bend news-times., 1919-06-30

provincial chapter will be the Very
Rev. Dr. John Cavanaugh. G. $ c..
the retiring president. the Rev.
Thomas A. Irving. &. s. c.. superior
OF the Holy Cross seminary. the Rev
William Connor. G. s. c.. superior Of
ST Joseph's novitiate: Brother Aid
an, superiO OF Dujarie institute.
Brother Maymus. rector OF Holy
Trinity high school in Chicago: pers-
ident of St Joseph college. Cincin-
natl. o.. president OF Colum bia uni
versity. Portland. ore; president %
St Edwards college. Austin. Tex:
rector of the Sacred Heart college
Watertown. Wis; superior OF Holy
Cross seminary in Washington. D.
c.; rectors of the Holy Cross nigh
schools in Fort Wayne and Indian
apolis and the superiors of the Holy
Cross parishes in South Bend
The very Rev DR. Andrew Morris
sey G. :. c, provincial of the con-
gregation. will preside at the chap
ter meeting.
South Bend news-times., 1919-06-30
Provincial Chapter Of
HolyCroSS Begins Tuesday

With the annual retreat az "a close.
the provincial chapter Of the con-
gregation OF the Holy Cross will be-
gin on Tuesday morning il was
learned sunday evening. Following
the chapter appointments for the
now scholastic year IN September
viii be announced. In former years
appointments for the year were an
nounced publicly after the retreat
came 20 an end
Complying with the new canon
law recently promulgated which re-
quires that superiors OF all Catholic
universities, colleges and religious
communities be changed every three
years. the provincial chapter Will
meet for the purpose OF clecting a
new president for the University OF
$otre Dame. Superiors Of the Holy
Cross seminary. St Joseph's noviti-
ate, Dujarie institute and other out
side colleges which are branches of
tho Holy Cross congregation.
Among those who viii sit in the