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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
INSANE PATIENT
VISITS HUSBAND
Mrs. Lillian Croft Escapes Via
Window and FOOts 1t to Her.
Home in Albany.

Mrs. Lillian Grotti, patient at the
Watertown hospital, grew lone
some for her husband, whom she
had not seen for three weeks, so
on Monday she escaped from the
hospital via a window and footed
It to Albany. ILL.,
She had been put in the receiving
ward where it was hoped that she
would fully recover shortly. Mon
lay she picked the lock on the bars
- the window, tore the screen, then
Jumped from the first story to the
ground. She was missed several
hours later, but no trace of her
could be found. Yesterday hospi-
tai authorities received a wire from
the husband, saying that his wife
was home and that he would re-
turn her today.
This is the second time the wom-
an has escaped from the institu-
ton. On Dec. z, last year. Mrs.
GFotti. through her great skill.
picked a lock on the sixth floor of
the hospital and successfully made
her getaway, as far as a freight
train. She boarded the train, but
was apprehended by trainmen, who,
otter identifying her. sent word to
hospital officials. Three weeks ago
Mrs. Grotti was given permission
to go on parole to her home for a
few days. This she did and re-
turned on orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
BIG TASK AHEAD
FOR WORKERS AT
DRAFT QUARTERS

Five stenographers and other
workers are putting in ten or
twelve hours daily at the Moline ex-
emption board headquarters to COM
plete all records as soon as posi-
BILE. The government has request
ed that all records be compiled by
Feb. l. With such an enormous
amount of work on hand, the Moline
exemption board has found this
impossible. They are endeavoring
to be up to date by the middle of
February.
The work consists of checking of
all serial and order numbers, COM
piling a list of delinquents and
making final reports on the num-
Der of men registered, examined
and entrained from the Moline dis
trict. The work is tediousT but
must be done with accuracy. One
mistake in a number may place a
conscript in the Stacker group in
stead of on his own list.
There are a few slackers on the
lists, said John II. Coburn, secre-
and we will get them and they will
get everything they deserve. Many
of them are known and all the Of
ficials are waiting for is the word
from the headquarters as to their
disposal.
Private G. L. Wolff. who was sent
to Moline from Camp Dodge last
fall, has received orders to report
back to Camp Grant next week to
get his discharge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
OFFICIAL COUNT
GOES To DIETz
Judge of City Court Gets First On
Both Republican and Demo-
cratic Tickets.

Official returns of Tuesdays city
court primaries in Moline shows
Judge G. o. Dietz as victor in the
primaries on both the Republican
and the Democratic tickets, while
George Schrader, Republican nom
inee for city clerk, is placed first
on the Republican ticket and tied
for second place on the Demo-
cratic ballot with Otto Z. Ander-
son.
Judge Dietz received eight votes
on the Democratic ticket, while
Walter McCIurg, runner up in the
race for the Republican nomination
comes second with seven votes.
Judge Dietz will withdraw his
name from the Democratic ticket
for the final election, as he can
run only on one ticket. Clerk
Schrader and Otto Anderson each
obtained six votes on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
Andrew Olson and NJ. McEniry
tied for first place for judge on the
Peoples ticket. each receiving two
votes. Mr.. McEniry placed third
on the Democratic ticket. Judge
Dietz and Attorney McCIurg Sc
cured one vote each for the So
cialist nomination for judge.
Mr.. McEniry intimaCed today
that he would probably run for
judge of the court in the final cleo
ton, if Mr.. Olson, withdrew his
name from the Peoples ticket or
if Judge Dietz or Mr.. McClurg de-
cline running on the Democratic
ticket
The official canvass follows:
Republican vote for Judge. o.
Dietz, 1925; Walter McCIurg. 6S1.
Clerk-G, A. Schrader, S17; C. V
Johnson, 4S1; Otto f. Anderson,
AIS. Henry Oldefest, 1T.
Democratic for judge. o.
Dietz, s; Walter McClurg. 7; NJ. ].
McEniry, 5; Frank Gustafson, 4:
Andrew Olson 3; c. V. Johnson, l;
W. r. Moore, l. Democ' attic vote
for clerk-G. A. SchradeI, 6 Otto
E. Anderson, 6.
Socialist vote for judge Edgar
Owens, 1 Walter McClurg, l; L.
X Englund. l; E o. Dietz, L
Socialist vote for clerk-C. V.
Johnson, 1; G. A Schrader, /; L
X. Englund, 1; C. o. Pearson. l.
Peoples vote for judge-Andrew
Olson, 2; NJ. j. McEniry. 3 Otto
Hansen, /.
Peoples vote for clerk-Frank
Gustafson, ,; r. H. Dun. l: c. V.
Johnson, / p, c. Simmer, /; o.
Z. Anderson, /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
JANUARY PROVES
RECORD BREAKER
MONTH FOR FIRE

The 18th call to the central fire
station of Moline for the month Of
January was made when a run 70
the home of w. P Hunt, 619 Eigh-
teenth street, Moline, - made.
The fire was small and was con-
fined to the roof.
Average calls at the department
for one month is from nine to four
teen. The largest fires suffered in
January were the New York store
fire and at the New Home cafe.
The combined damages of the two
blaZeS is estimated at $3.50 900.
Most of the other calls were to eX-
tfnguish small fires caused by over
heated stoves and defective CHIN
neys. Only one false alarm was
received.
February is called a bad month
by the fire fighters. Calls during
that months are said to exceed any
other in the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
East Moline

Thirty-five members and friends
of the Loyal Daughters gathered
/ yesterday at the home of Mrs. f.
R. Chapple and spent very busy
afternoon working for the society.
Plans were discussed and COM
pleted for a Martha Washington
tea to be held Feb. n, either at
| the church parlors or at one of the
homes. The society meets in two
weeks with Mrs. J. B. Dawson. Mrs.
! ChappIe, assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Thomas, served a lunch.
H L. Angevine was called to
I Geneseo, owing to the illness of his
aunt, Mrs. Laura Woodward, who
/ is in her seth year. Mr.. Angevine
found her improving.
/ The East Moline jazz band will
hold the weekly dancing party Fri
/ day evening Soldiers in uniform
are admitted free.
/ The Sunshine Workers meet Fri
| day evening with Ethel Brice, 1877
/ Fifteenth avenue.
Mrs. Collin Dewrose was hostess
yesterday 10 the Christian circle,
IL members and two visitors at
tending. The ladies are working
faithfully to complete many use
full and beautiful articles for the
Easter bazaar. Next Saturday the
society will sponsor a bakery sale
nat the Peoples Power company be-
ginning at p. IN. Mrs. Leroy Will
liams was elected president Mrs.
Clarence Williams resigned. A
tea was planned for Feb. 26.
The dancing party given by the
Grotto club was a very pleasant
affair. Fifty couples danced to the
music &C Whites orchestra. An
other affair is planned for the near
future.
Revival meetings are in session
every evening this week at the Wa
tertown NJ. f. church. Rev. ]. V.
kennedy is conducting the SER
vices
A business session of the Nevin
club was held at the home of the
Misses Dorothy, Alice and Edna
Peterson Monday evening. One hun
dred fifty-five dollars was reported
cleared from The Wishing Ring"
play. Decision was reached to re-
sumo choir practice with Miss AIDE
liza Leonard as their instructor.
Mrs. Earl Wright will entertain in
two weeks.
Edward Heider has gone to
GAINESVILLE. Wis, to visit his moth
er and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Angevine and
Duane Cox attended the fiftieth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Chamberlain, of Alpha,
who have lived there practically
all their lives. There was d big
dinner at noon at which IFS guests
sat down The three sons gave
them $3.50 in gold. Another pot of
gold came from friends. One son
had just returned from service.
There are six grand children and
three sons. 1t was a very pleasant
gathering for Alpha people.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid society was
we'll attended at the home of Mrs.
H. J. Best. Forty members and
friends gathered, piecing quilt
blocks being the diversion. Mrs.
NJ A. Ganyuard will be hostess to
the ladies next, Wednesday at her
home, Third street and Sixteenth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
PACKAGES NOW
co TO BELGIUM
CASTOR Veys Receives Official Per-
mission That Boxes Can Be
Sent to Relatives.

Belgians in America are now per-
mitted to send packages to rela-
tives in Belgium is the official an
noun cement received from the state
department by Castor Veys of Mo-
line, president of the national Bel
gian-American alliance. For
months the alliance has appealed to
the state heads at Washington to
come to this conclusion. Packages
must be of regulation size and can
not weigh over eleven pounds. The
latest appeal for help was sent at
the special meeting held in Chicago
last week. At that time letters were
sent to Senator Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois and to the Belgian ambas-
sador in Washington.
With the announcement of the
permission to send packages, comes
the news that two more Belgian
residents have been named to make
record of all claims of Belgian
Americans and to compile the final
claims of the country against the
Germans. On this committee are
Theophil De Rycke, prominent
newspaper writer of Somerghem,
and brother of Raymond De Rycke
of Moline; CASTOR Baert of Client,
Belgium, connected with the bank
of Flanders and three other men
from Antwerp, Brussels and Llege.
Belgians in Moline are planning
on a flower day for the tri-Ciues to
raise money for the starving babies
of Belgium. The day is not set, but
it is arranged to have l.. p. E. Gift
n
delegate of Queen Elizabeth, deliver
a speech next week. Such cam
paigns were successfully carried
out in Chicago where $4,000 was
contributed and in st. Louis, where
S43 900 was pledged.
Mr.. Veys has received an issue
of the LaLibre Belgique, Belgian
newspaper published in Brussels.
It was the only newspaper printed
in Belgium after the Germans had
invaded the land, and ordered all
newspapers discontinued. This lit
tie edition continued and every
morning the German commander
would find a copy at his doorstep.
Where it was printed he did not
known. Reward for capture of the
publisher was advertised, but the
results were fruitless. Now comes
the news that the paper was pub
Hshed by NJ. Victor Jourain, who
died last October. When the for
mer president of the Belgian-Am-
erican alliance on July 4. 1918,
spoke in reply to a speech of Presi-
dent Wilson, the paper used the en-
tire speech. The paper announces
that in it's next edition it will an
nounce the identity of the men
back of the paper, its means of Sc
curing the news and the place
where the paper is being published.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
MYSTERY ATTENDS
FINDING OF ARMY
OFFICERS THINGS

With a coat of an army officer
found on the river front near the
foot of Eighteenth street at noon
today were a collar, hose and pa
pers indicating that the property
was that of Harry SChoenfeld
first lieutenant in Company A
Forty-ninth United States infantry
The articles were turned over to
the Moline police department by
the finder, and the manner in
which they came to the location on
the river front is a mystery.
The papers which were in the
coat pocket, indicated that the
owner had returned from overseas
recently on the steamer Celtic,
that he is married and that his
wife resides in New York city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
The Day in Davenport

Davenport were responsible for the
suspension q building activities at
the McManus tract late Wednesday
and the laying off of $50 workmen.
officials of the United States hous-
ing corporation announced yester-
day. The material is expected to
arrive within a few days, officials
said, when work will be resumed.
Protest Against Tax-Messages
protesting the passage of the lux
ury tax section of the federal rev
enue bill were forwarded to sena-
tors and representatives in Wash
ingtOn yesterday by various Dav-
export commercial and civic So
cieties. The proposed tax is term
ed a menace to the prosperity of
the country during the reconstruc-
ton period in the kilograms sent
yesterday.
Fully Recovered-Prfvate Jack
Tyner, Davenport boy, who was Sc
verely injured and blinded by mus
tard gas in the battle Of Argonne
forest on Nov. l, is now fully re-
covered and out of the hospital
Private Tyner returned to the Unit
ed States with the One Hundred
TwentE-fifth field artillery some
weeks ago.
Ex-Alderman Dead.-The death
of Walter Hass, former Davenport
alderman and well known contrac-
tor, occurred at Denver, Colo,
Wednesday. He died at the home
Of his sister, Mrs NJ. McCumber. at
whose home he was visiting. Mr..
Hass suffered an attack of Spanish
influenza at Thanksgiving time. but
had apparently recovered complete
ly. The first part of this month
he went to Red Oak, Iowa, to visit
relatives and from there went to
Denver to visit his sister. Several
days ago he was stricken with
pneumonia from which he never
recovered.
Obituary Record. - James Will
liam Wafer, a resident of Daven-
port for the last At years and for
% years a member of the police
department, died Wednesday at his
home at 1881 Main street He was
81 years OF age.
Marriage IicenseS-Charles n.
Wenzel and Marcy c. Tetens, both
of Lyons; Edwin Groemback and
Grace Pearl Wall, both of Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
DR.. OFT SPEAKS TO
Y CLUB TOMORROW

DR.. Ed Amherst OFT will address
members of the Sunday Afternoon
Mems club in the Y. NJ. c. A. gym
nasium tomorrow afternoon. DR..
Otis subject is Victory" The
noted lecturer has been on the
chautauqua platform for years and
has spoken in every large city in
the United States. He is the au-
thor of several textbooks which
are used in the modern high schools
and colleges. Miss Bernice Hixon
and Gust Miller will render several
musical selections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
ST. CECELLA'S DAY
EVENT OF MONDAY

Monday the BeIgian-American
band of East Moline will celebrate
St. Cecelia's day. Members of the
band will parade to the East Mo
line church where a banquet din
ner will be served. All are asked
to meet at Ben Van Dammes hall
at 7:3O in the morning. The lineup
will begin at s O'Clock and as the
procession marches the band will
play Long Live Our United State
of America" After church Sc
vices a dinner will be served %
those holding free tickets. At z
O'Clock in the evening a dance for
members and their families will be
given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
EMPLOYEES PUT ON
CLEVER SKETCHES

Seven hundred patients and en-
ployes of the WATERFOWL hospital
for the insane enjoyed a program
given by the employees Wednesday
night. Three sketches, including
one on the flu, were creditabIy Civ
en- by the hospital talent. Other
features of the entertainment were
acts by clowns, minstrels. chorus
of six men and six women and solo
work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
Police News

Louis unlike, 511 Twenty-third
street, Moline, was fined SO and
costs by Magistrate Frank Gustaf-
son yesterday on a charge of dis
charging firearms within the city
limits. The police answered a call
to Fifth avenue and Twenty-third
street. Wednesday night. They
found that Zuhlke had pointed a
gun at Lee Williams, 2414 Fourth
avenue. and had threatened TO
shoot him. Yesterday Zuhlke ad-
mitted that he was drunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31

Escapes jar am Smith, a pO-
lice suspect arrested last Saturday,
pried his way out OF the city jail
some time Wednesday night. A
spoon which he had received with
his supper tray awas the only i'm
plement he used With this he
Slipped back the lock in his cell
and walked into the cell room.
Afterward he made his way unob-
served along the short hall leading
to the street, and escaped unseen.
Police of the tri-cities are watch
ing for him.
Hamilton Trial Started.-Harry
NJ Hamilton, editor of the Rock
Island News. was placed on trial
yesterday afternoon in the district
court on the charge of crimin9l
libel. Hamilton was indicted ~
the last grand jury and it is ex-
peCted that the case will occupy
several days. The action follows
the publication of an alleged defam-
atory article against residents Of
Clark street. named Curtiss. The
article captioned High Jinks in
Davenport is alleged to have held
the parties up to ridicuie and
soorn. Only the jury was picked
yesterday.
Arrest Greek.-Harry Pappasli-
ras. who is alleged to have stabbed
George Booras in fight in the
latter's billiard hall at 222 Main
street. last Monday evening, was
arrested yesterday morning in Pc
Oria. He is being held there and
some member Of the local police
force will be sent to bring him
back for trial Pappasliras lives
in Moline. The fight started over
the disappearance of funds belong
ing to a Greek church in Moline of
which BOoras was secretary.
Fake Gun TSed.-A revolver"
composed Of a piece Of lead pipe
and a chunk Of whitfield wood was
the weapon with which John krdse,
aged Is, 1929 Third avenue, Daven-
port. held up J. Conner Tuesday
night and relieved him of S4.1o.
The holdup took place at the cor
ner Of Prospect lane and Missis-
sippi avenue Conner lives at 53715
Mississippi avenue. not far from
the scene of the deed. The stick
up man escaped.
Project Delayed.-Delays in the
delivery of material required TO
complete government houses in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
WALKED FROM CHICAGO.

1t was previously stated that
Avon Ellis, one of the several youths
mixed up in the wholesale burglary
at the Carbon Cliff depot, failed to
appear at his hearing. 1t was
learned today that Ellis had gone
to Chicago and while there was
robbed and was forced to walk
lack to Rock Island, a four-day
trip. to appear at the hearing yes
terday. He has cleared up his
case, paying all fees.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
HILTON JONES NOT
TO APPEAR FEB. 13

Hilton Ira Jones. booked to ap-
pear at the Moline high school
Thursday, Feb. IS, under auspices
CT the Young Peoples lyceum bu-
reau, cannot come at that time.
Hope is to get him here at some
later date.
Next number on the lyceum
course will be Tuesday. Feb IS.
Marvel Miller. interpreter of mod
ern stories and plays, being the at
traction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
ABANDONED CAR
STOLEN ACROSS
RIVER IS FOUND

The machine stolen from the
garage of C. A. Englehart, 740 Main
street, Davenport. yesterday after
noon was found deserted on Coal
town road this morning by the
East Moline police. Mr.. Englehart
believes he has a line on the fell
low that stole the machine. He
told police that he saw Ralph
Brown riding in his car yesterday
afternoon, but he was not able to
halt him. Police of the tri-cities
are looking for the thief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
Obituary
J. E. Richardson.

~ Es hICIidIuSOns
J. E. Richardson, age 50, died
yesterday afternoon in the Moline
city hospital. He had resided at
Eleventh street and Sixteenth ave
nue., East Moline. Funeral services
will be held in the Angevine under
taking parlors in East Moline to-
morrow morning. Interment will
be in the Hampton cemetery.
The only known surviving rela-
tive is a cousin, Mrs. J. O'Malley OF
Chicago, who has come to take
charge of the burial.
Richardson was an itinerant pho
tCgrapher and was travelling most
of the time. but he claimed East
Moline as his home and returned
when he was no longer able 10
travel in his road vehicle.
Mrs. Christina Caroline Haglund..
After a long illness, Mrs. Chris
tina Caroline Haglund died at lis
this morning at her home, 1903
Eighteenth street, Moline. She was
born April %, 1S45, in Sweden, and
came to this country 30 years ago,
SGltlluS III 1ulSdSO- W LLS - vi
years ago she removed to Moline.
Her husband, Gust L. Haglund, died
August 6, 1917.
She leaves one daughter, Anna
Haglund, two sons, Charles Hag-
Iund. and Emil Haglund, and one
adopted son, Axel Haglund, all re-
siding in Moline.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon in the residence.
with Rev. Edward Ekstrom Off
ciating. Interment will be in Riv-
erside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
HOG SHIPMENT rs
LARGEST SENT YET
Especial to The Argus

Rapids City, III, Jan. 3L-Three
carloads of hogs were shipped from
Rapids City this week. This breaks
al records for local shipments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
PARTY POSTPONED.

The party to have been given
this evening by the Deere Harvest
er company Of East Moline in the
East Moline Y NJ c. A has been
postponed and will be given on
Ltncoln's birthday. Feb. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31

It will also be noted that the baC-
terial counts on these waters are
very low, the United States treas
ury standard allowing a bacterial
count as high as 100 in the cubic
Centimeter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
CITY WATER Is
IN CONFORMITY
WITH STANDARD

Moline city water is safe for
drinking purposes and is almost
entirely free of bacteria The fol-
lowing report is issued by Adolph
Anderson. city chemist:
Analyses OF the city water during
the month of January shows the
water to be very good. conforming
to the highest standard. that being
the United States treasury standard.
Analyses were made daily at the
water plant, and samples were also
collected in various parts of the
city.
The report from the state water
survey also shows the water con-
forms to the United States treasury
standard in every respect for drink
ing water to be used on interstate
carriers
The samples collected out in the
city were collected in the central
and eastern sections:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31

Project Delayed.-Delays in the
delivery of material required to
complete government houses in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31

Marriage HcenseS-Charles Fl.
Wenzel and Marcy c. Tetens, both
of Lyons; Edwin Groemback and
Grace Pearl Wall, both of Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
Tomorrow Ends One of the
Greatest Apparel Sales
of the Season

Saturday is unquestionaby the most advantageous time
obtain garments of qualities superior in respect
and at savings of a worth while and material sort.