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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
STUDENTS TOLD
OF HIGHER LIFE
DR.. e. F. Bartholomew Talks 10
East Moliners-ReY. A. G. Mus
son Speaks in PIoW City.

DR.. e. F. Bartholomew of the
Augustana college, In addressing
the 10 students who were gradual
ed from the East Moline high
school last evening. took as the
theme for his advice, "Tne Higher
Life" founded on the biblical text,
ASK and it shall be given unto
you; seek and ye shall find; knock
and it shall be opened unto you"
duke 11:9). He divided his dis
course into two parts, the first
dealing with the call to the higher
life-the things that every young
person should strive for as his
goal, and the second, the method
to the higher life. THE thought of
the higher life," said DR.. Barthol-
omew, 'is embodied in the words
Of Tennyson at the conclusion Of
the immortal poem, Ulysses
inent place on the wall of the
south hall Of the Congressional IL
brary at Washington, and reads,
One equal temper made weak by
fate and time; but strong in will
to strive, to seek, to find and not
to yield This is the thought that
young people starting out in the
world should carry with them: the
strong will to seek, the determine
ton to accomplish what he has
set as his goal, and to overcome
every difficulty that will present
itself"
He advised the living Of a clean
life, the seeking for the best that
can be found always and the will
to carry into effect that deter
mination for the higher life.
Last evenings sermon given in
the auditorium of the high school
was attended by many relatives
and friends Of the graduating class.
The music was furnished by the
Glee club and quartet, directed by
Miss Mile Beck.
Rev. w. D. Carroll. in the alb
sence Of Revs. J. V. Kennedy and J.
M. Osborne, who were ont OF the
city, delivered the invocation and
benediction.
Class Day Exercises.
This afternoon the senior day
exercises were celebrated in the
assembly. ]. w. Caste, superin-
tendent, spoke to the outgoing
class. The junior reception to the
seniors in the form Of a dinner
dance is an event Of this evening.
Class day exercises will be held at
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
commencement exercises will be
held with Rev. r. E. Hieronymus
of the Illinois university to deliver
the main address. He will speak
on ''The School and the Commun-
ity." Thursday evening the Alum
nj association will entertain the
graduates at a dinner-darce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
SPECIAL Train
FOR PEOPLE AT
JULY REGATTA
Also Special Street Car Service
Supplemented by Ferry
Service.
ENTRIES NAMED IN EVENTS
Winner Of Webb Trophy WIN En-
ter Two Boats Race Program
Not Yet Announced.

Special train over the Burling-
ton road and possibly a ferry ply
ing between Moline and CampbelPs
Island, supplemented by special
street car service will be proEid-
ed for accommodation of spectators
at the Mississippi Valley Power
Boat association regatta of Camp
bells island July As, if plans sug-
gested Saturday night at the
monthly meeting of the Moline
Launch club are successful. Trans
portation difficulties caused great
inconvenience last year and the
local club is giving its first atten-
ton this season to provision for
the accommodation of its patrons.
Harry c. Good, o. F. Anderson and
Nels A. Peterson were named a
committee on transportation.
Arrangements committee con-
sists of J. F. Lindvall, c. w. Pet
erson, NJ. F. Bockaert, H. Pierson
and Arvid Lundahl. They will CO.
operate with similar committee Of
the Mississippi Valley association
in plans for the speed events. Ad-
mission to the island this year will
be 80 cents and a downtown ticket
Office will be established in the
LindvalI jewelry store. Tickets
will also be sold at Watertown
auto parking station for conven-
fence of autoists for whom special
Sublime cars will operate over the
WATERFOWL trestle.
Nels A. Peterson's Mugs and C..
H. Hanson's Miss Liberty will be
new Moline entries this year.
Mugs is of 151-inch piston dis
placement and Miss Liberty of 224
inch. Lithia, owned by H. Nelson,
a run-about class, will compete
this year and the Leon, entered by
E. DeMetz, will be another Moline
Winner Entered.
Gar Wood, who won the Webb
trophy with Miss Detroit II, will
be represented not only by that
trophy winner but will bring his
later speed boat, Miss Detroit III.
It will be the first appearance of
Miss Detroit III in Mississippi val
ley regattas and it's performance
will be watched with interest by
boat enthusiasts. The new Miss
Detroit is equipped with a 12-cyl-
inder sCurtiss aeroplane motor and
at Miami lake, Florida, this winter,
recorded IS and 20 miles an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
CITY TO BE AT
LEAGUE SESSION
Moline Commercial Club TO Name
Delegates to State Meeting
to Endorse Covenant.

Representatives Of Moline to be
named by the Moline Commercial e
club will attend the meeting az
Springfield next Thursday after
noon at which time Illinois e.
dorsement of the league Of natioOOA
covenant will be sought. a.
Ex-President William Howa 9.
Taft. DR.. Anna Howard Sha. a
chairman of the women's comm.
tee, council Of national defeni 20,
Hamilton Holt, editor of the Inoaark
pendent magazine and John ~ ~
Walker, of the American FEEDER
ton Of Labor, are principal speal
ers of the meeting. "a
THE tremendous significance Oh.
the league OF nations to every in-a.
dividual as we'll as to the nation"
says Thomas F. Holgate, chairman
of the Illinois branch executive
committee in a communication Of
the Moline club, assures us OF
your interest but in the present
crisis it is essential that the will
Of the people with regard to ratifi-
cation be made manifest for the
guidance Of their representatives
The purpose of the meeting is to
plan the covenant and to con-
slider and adopt plans whereby
its essential importance for the
welfare of America and OF man
kind may be made known to the
people Of Illinois and sympathies
Of the people therefor be mani
tested in organization, meetings.
resolutions and other forms OF ex-
preston to the end that the cove
nant may be ratified"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
DRIVER DRUNK;
STRIKES AUTO
Woman and Man Slightly Injured
When Machines COllide-Is-
lander Also Arrested.

Some more booze and gasoline
were mixed Saturday night by one
Rock Islander and one Moliner. The
result was that Gust Taxson, 29
years old, 113S Fourteenth avenue,
Moline, was arrested after the ac-
cident had occurred and the arrest
of John Kipp, 81 years old, 4501
Fifth avenue, Rock Island, was
made just before the accident hap
pened.
Taxson, according to Joe Nadd-
Ter, 1881 Sixth avenue, Moline,
with whose machine Taxson had
collided, was driving 80 miles an
hour. Taxson lost control of his
car on Sixth avenue, near Seven
teenth street, about 10 o'clock Sat
urday evening.
Its a miracle that some one
wasn't killed." said Mr.. Naddler
this morning in the Moline police
station, when he asserted that
Taxson was going 30 miles an
hour
my only regret is" said Magis-
trate Frank Gustafson, that the
law doesn't permit me to send you
to Jail. You are potential muir
derer when you go out on the
streets with an automobile while
you are filed with liquor" He lew
led the maximum fine of SIS and
costs on Taxson. -.-'
Kipp was nabbed Saturday
evening at Fourth avenue near
Second street, Moline.
Woman Out On Bail.
With Taxson was a woman, who
the police say, was also drunk. She
was arrested but permitted to go
On bail. She did not appear in the
court this morning and her bond
was forfeited. Taxson and the
woman were both slightly injured.
The car was damaged, as was
Taxson promised to
pay for repairs to the Naddler ma
chine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
DR.. JOHNSTON'S
SHAFT UNVEILED
Impressive Service Marks C6re-
monies Mt Graves Of Prominent
Dead TheOlOgians. i

Impressive services at the I'M
yelling OF the monument erected In
honor of DR.. L. A. Johnston, de-
parted president of the Augustana
synod and former pastor of the
First Lutheran church OF Moline,
held yesterday afternoon at Riv-
erside cemetery, was witnessed by
hundreds.
The monument was erected by
the four congregations, the First
Lutherans of Moline, Des Moines,
Rockford and st. Paul, who were
served by Rev. Mr.. Johnston. In
tribute to- the departed, DR.. Gus
tave Andreen OF the Augustana
college, eulogized DR.. Johnston as
one of the pillars of the Lutheran
church and as a guiding leader OF
the synod, Rev. Mr.. Johnston died
in st. Paul June 10, 1918.
Three other graves were dec
GRATED with wreaths. They were
those of DR.. T. NJ Haselduist, Rev.
H. o. Linblad and DR.. o. OLSON.
The exercises were presided over
by Rev. O. o. Moreland. Professor
Adolph Hult of the Augustana
seminary gave. in glowing praises
the work of ReYI H. o. Lindeblad.
The wreath was placed by Mrs.
John Shallene.
The wreaths at Rev. Hassel-
GUSTS and DIR. olsson's graves
were placed by Mrs. Henry
Rundquist and e. L. Nordgren.
Kind words were said over each
grave by DR.. G. E. Lindburg of the
Augustana seminary and by Rev,
J. Eckholm, pastor of the Zion
Lutheran church Of Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
STEPHENS MOTOR
WORKS PLAN AUTO
REPAIR STATION

Lease on the Moline garage build
ing at Fourth avenue and Twelfth
street, to be converted into an auto
mobile repair department and SER
vice station by the Stephens Motor
works of the Moline Plow company
was announced today by C. Roy
Clough, sales manager for the
works.
1t is expected that the new SER
vice station will be ready for BUSH
ness about June 1. Work has been
started on interior remodeling. The
business is to be known as the
Stephens service station. The sta
ton will be in charge OF George S.
McKibben, who will have associat-
de with him a force Of expert
mechanics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
FORMER AUGIE BOY
DIES AT HIS HOME;
WAS IN Y SERVICE

Clifford Olson, aged Is, student
at Augustana from 1912 to 1916 and
prominent in athletic and social ac-
tivities of the college, died Satur-
day in Texas, according to tele-
grams received today by college
authorities from the young mans
home in Swedesborg, Iowa. No de-
tails of his death were given.
Mr.. Olson had been engaged in
Red Cross and Y NJ. c. A work on
the border for over two years. he
Gently however, he was forced to
give up his activities there because
of failing health.
In Augustana he attended the
academy and later the college. In
his last year at Augustana he was
athletic manager and directed work
of various athletic organizations IN
a manner that won for him esteem
of his colleagues and commenda-
ton from faculty members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
SILvIS TO Give
EIGHT DIPLOMAS
W. p. Morgan, President of Nor
NAL School, to Speak at
Commencement.

W. P. Morgan, president Of the
Western Illinois state normal
school, will deliver the commence
ment address at the exercises to be
held for the eight graduating
students Of the Silvis high school
Thursday evening of this week
The exercises for the high school
graduates are held in conjunction
with the program for the 26 stud
ents who graduate from the grades.
Exercises will be held in the Meth
odist church. Justin Washburn,
superintendent of schools, will
present the diplomas. Following
is the program arranged for
Thursday evening:
Invocation-Rev. George Wilbur,
Baptist church.
Ring Out Sweet Bells OF Peace"
Chorus.
Violin duet, 'Humoresqua-
Harold Trone and Hugh Kelly.
Address-W. P. Morgan.
ION Wings Of Song"-Girls' Glee
club.
Piano duet, Salute the Colors"
Alice Lancaster and Joyce Reed.
Presentation of diplomas-Justin
Washburn.
Desert Song''-Chorus.
Benediction-Rev. c. H. Hon-
mire, Methodist church.
Those who will be awarded
graduation certificates from the
high school:
Reginald Miller, Leslie Paden,
William Myers, Harold Korb,
Blanche Deasure. Olive Eckert,
Gladys Roach, Susanna McEach-
ern.
The Silvis high school carries
only a two-year. course, and it is
expected that all the graduates
will complete the usual four-year
course at the East Moline township
school.
Following are the eighth grade
students who have qualified for
graduation:
willis Argenbright, Chester
Blanks, Edward Clark, William
Harry, Lorada Haskell, Hazel Lar
son, Lorada Malcolm, Rosetta
Peril, Joyce Reed, George Schu-
bert, Ruth Bauch, Vala Crouch,
Carl Epley, Mildred Heffelfinger,
SA1A CAN0 JOuAoO1f L14ACA A10ANi-
Jus, Alice Lancaster, Everett NAL
colin, Fred Meyers, Ruth Rife.
Glare Schmidt, Clara Smith, Har-
old Trone, Philemon Rasehman,
Constance Wandless, Florence
Washburn.
Emil Kenworthy is teacher OF the
eighth grade class.
The high school class has chosen
a Latin motto, "Altus, Altissemus,"
high, higher, highest The
grade school class, however, has
selected one of present-day popu-
larity, "Sure. Well Finish the Job"
the slogan of the United States in
the Victory Liberty loan drive re-
Gently completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
The Day in Davenport

Druggist Shot-Twenty minutes
after John Neufeld, druggist, had
been shot by a negro in his store
at 1870 West Third street, Daven-
port, Officers Meyer and Stafenbiel
had Arthur knight, 26, colored,
lodged safely in a cell at the city
Jail. He has been identified as the
druggists assailant. The shooting
took place at 1905 Friday night.
The negro entered the store and
asked for q bottle of peroxide. Mr..
Neufeld turned to get it from q
shelf. As he turned to face his GUS
toner again, the negro shot him in
the mouth. Police believe that In
John Jones, 36, white, they are
holding the accomplice of Arthur
knight, colored, who shot Neufeld.
tThey believe that the white man
and the negro intended to hold up
the druggist and divide the loot
from the store. The nervousness of
the black, who shot Neufeld in the
mouth and then ran, probably spoil
ed their plans.
DOnnelly Was ShOt-Michael
Donnelly, bridegroom of eight days,
was shot through the roof of the
mouth sometime before his body
was found in the Mississippi river,
1t was definitely determined at
post mortem examination held late
Friday. His body was found in shall
low water Thursday afternoon. He
had been missing since May IA. His
marriage occurred May 6. The dfs-
oh
not lift to any extent the deep veil
of mystery which surrounds the
case The motive, whether it was
murder or suicide, remains hidden.
Chicago Yeggs Held-George Cole
and Ben Liberman, believed to be
Chicago yeggs, were arrested Sat
|urday afternoon, by Detective John
b. Estes and are being held by the
police for Investigation. The men
are said to have been seen recently
lettering around the Bettendorf
savings bank. Their actions aroused
the suspicious of the Bettendorf
marshal, who asked the local police
to pick them up. Cole battled the
police for several moments to resist
being placed in a cell at the city
Jail. His companion submitted
|tamely.
sseSfung in Deal - When Sarkis
Hagopian and INQUIRED Asadourian
went into business at 418 East
State street, Bettendorf, and bought
out the business of Haroutoun Tar
pinian they believed they had pur-
chased a rooming house, pool hall
and all the furniture, fixtures and
equipment. When they took an IN
ventory after the sale they discov-
cred that all they had really acqu1r-
ed through the purchase was a pool
table, two stoves, a coal scuttle and
a show case filed with petty
baubles Of not to exceed $50 in
value. They discovered. in short,
that they had been stung and they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
MOLINE PLOW TO
SEND CARLMARK
TO SCANDINAVIA

Appointment of Erick Carlmark.
1915 Thirteenth street, Moline, as
general sales manager for Scandi-
navian countries for the Moline
Plow company, was announced to-
day by the company. Date of Mr..
Carlmark's departure is not just
known, but he will leave in several
weeks. His headquarters will be
in Copenhagen.
This is Mr.. Carlmark's first ex-
perience in work in foreign fields.
He has been with the pillow com
pany for 20 years and in recent
years has been assistant sales
manager in the Moline trade de-
partment.
Appointment OF Mr.. Carlmark as
Scandinavian representative fol-
lows that of sending, N. w. Palmer
to care for the pillow company's
trade in South Africa. Because
OF uncertainties in securing pas
sage, it is not known just when Mr.
Palmer will leave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
COMMITTEE FOR
CAMP rs NAMED

Building committee for Moline
Boy Scouts summer camp has
been named by the executive com
mlttee of the council and will be
headed by o.. E. Mansur. Other
members are H. J. Gripp. o. K.
Eckerman of this city, Henry John
son, Silvis, and Edwin Heider, East
Moline. Budget for the year was
adopted and changes in the consti-
tuition of the Moline council by
laws necessary before incorpOra-
ton were suggested to be voted
upon at the regular meeting June 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
CULEMANS URGES
BELGIANS TO BE
LOYAL CITIZENS

Urging them on to Americaniza-
ton, Rev. J. B. Culemans last ev-
ening made a grand appeal to
members of the Friends circle, a
Belgian organization in Moline.
ciples which foreigners must adopt
to become good Americans.
First, he said, renouncing the
old country and taking out first
and second papers. thereby legal
ly adopting the United States as
the father country is necessary;
second. in learning the, English
language and adapting as much as
possible, if not altogether, the GUS
toms of the American people.
He declared that a person can
not be a citizen Of two countries
at the same time and that it is es-
sential to the United States that
all its citizens be loyal and that
they should all be able to under
stand, read and speak its language.
August Van Kerrebroeck was
elected president of the circle pre-
ceding Rev. Mr.. Cule1nans' talk
Other officers named are:
Vice president-Joe Veys.
Secretary-Omer Bonduelle.
Treasurer-Leon Ross.
Trustees = Florence Galbrecht,
CAMEL Vermeulen and Louis Van
Hooreweghe.
Guards-Charles Van Vaes and
Emiel Moons.
CASTOR Veys, founder Of the Or
ganization and retiring president.
was elected first honorary presi-
dent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
MANY VETERANS
ATTEND SERVICE
Rev. A. B. Chaffee Talks en- How
America Preserved It's Lib
erty to Civil War Men.

God has enabled us as nation
to keep our part of the covenant
and as a nation We have never
fought for an unworthy end" said
Rev. Arthur B. Chaffee to the large
number of veterans of the Civil
war, veterans of the world war,
members of the Graham post, G..
A. R., the reserve militia, the d.
A. R., the Woman's Relief corps,
the Sons and Daughters OF Voter
ans and other allied patriotic or
CARNATIONS that attended the an
nual memorial services held yes
,terday in the First Baptist church
of Moline yesterday morning.
Neither wealth nor desire for
more territorial possessions has
moved u.s." said the speaker. "Our
efforts to save the union so years
ago was one way in which we
acknowledged Gods covenant over
u.s."
Rev. Mr.. Chaffee declared that
at large the world is now orr
neighbors and "the inhabitants our
brothers. The cry for food from
all over the world sounds in our
ears and finds an answer in the
voices of our own nation Lincoln
urged you to keep intact the lib
erty our revolutionary fathers pur-
chased. Lincoln's idea went to the
fundamental idea of right between
man and man. France. England
and America are now seeing that
we must extend that right to the
individual of every nation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

I consulted their attorney, Charles B.
Kaufman. Suit was filed Saturday.
Claims His Money-Having at
tanned his majority, Herman Ehlers
has brought an action for an &C
counting of the estate of Anna
Rohwedder. He believes that $4,000
of the legacy she left him has not
| been accounted for. The heir,
through his attorney, w. NJ. Cham
berlain, has brought suit in the dis
trict court against his guardian,
Carl Ehlers.
More Men Return-"Here's the
train I've dreamed of and looked for
for sixteen months" one of Dav-
exports war veterans called, when
the $40 Rock Island, which was to
bring him back to Davenport, drew
in to the Des Moines station Friday
evening. The first and last of Dav-
exports battery troops have reach
ed home; and the men of the One
Hundred Forty-seventh field ar
tiIlery, of the Thirty-second or car
row" division, known to the French
as Les Terribles," and to the Ger
mans as the "Iron-jawed," are in
Davenport, after IS months over
seas.
Missing Man H0me-Frank Mil
Ter, reported missing in action, aft
er suffering severe wounds, last
August, and INDICATED for many
months, has returned to the United
States with the prairie division,
very much alive" and is now at
Camp Mills. According to word re-
ceived Saturday, by his mother,
Mrs. Mary Wunder, of 1904 West
Fifth street, Miller expects to come
west some time this week and to
be mustered out at Camp Grant.
Service Men Organize - The
American Legion, the society of SOL
diers of the United States, will be
organized at a meeting to be held
this evening. The organization
meeting will be held in the Times
auditorium. The call for the meet
ing has been sent out by Captain
Bert L. Halligan, who saw several
months of service overseas.
Obituary Rec0rd-Henry Thies-
sen, 6S years of age, died Friday
afternoon at the county hospital,
after a four months illness. He was
at one time a cobbler in Davenport.
There are no survivors.
Marriage LieeRses-William L.
Quick and Katherine Terrence, both
of Davenport; Raymond McElroy
and Mary Berilla Doyle. both of
Davenport; George M. Swallow OF
Rock Island and Ella Blanche Van
Dyke of Davenport; Riley Hudson
OF Ottumwa and Lillian Northup of
Kansas City; Clarence L. Leach and
Beatrice Muriel Wilson, both Of
New York City; James Moriar1ty
and Isabelle Israel, both of Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
WEATHERMEN CAN'T
EXPLAIN MEANING
OF LIGHT IN SKY

Tri-city residents who saw the
broad shafts of blue light in the
skies about II o'clock Saturday
night and who wondered what it
meant, will have to go without ex-
PLANTATION.
Weather bureau officials could
not explain it. J. NJ. Sherier, fore
caster at the Davenport station,
stated today that he had no report
at his office of the phenomenon,
which some say appeared to pc
about three miles long and to have
displayed brilliant colors. Mr.
Sherier said that it was too early
for appearance of the aurora
borealis and that location and ue-
scription of the lights were mex
plainable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
HUSBAND
is Ex-CONvICT
Three Weeks Later Lucille HamEn
Learns That She Is Wife
of Paroled Prisoner.

Twenty-one days after she was
married to Howard Lewis, Lucille
Hamlin, II years old, 221S Third
avenue, Moline, learned that her
husband was an ex-convict, accord
city court Saturday afternoon.
Lucille Hamlin, ALSO known as
Lucille Lewis" now asks that the
marriage be annulled. In her bill
she charges that Lewis made al
hiring promises, false representa-
ton and dire threats. The bill fur
Their charges that Frank B. Ham
lin, Lucille's father, refused to give
consent to the marriage and that
the marriage license was obtained
after the groom-to-be had sworn
falsely that his bride was more
than Is years old. Also that the
same day as the marriage the girl
went back to her fathers home and
has never lived with her husband.
The ceremony was performed,
says the bill. at Carrollton, Ma
coupin county, March 10. The dec
laration filed by W. C. Allen, the
girls attorney, calls the ceremony
an alleged marriage and the man
who officiated as an alleged justice
of the peace.
Claim He Threatened Her.
The bill sets forth that Lewis
exercised a controlling will over
Miss Hamlin; that the marriage
was a clandestine affair; that Lew
is had said she had better marry
him or dire consequences would
befall her. and that he claimed to
be man of good character and
had always been a law abiding
citizen"
The girl learned that her hus-
band was convicted of burglary
and larceny in Macoupin county on
Feb. 2, 1917.