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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
HORWEEu STILL
 CRIPPLED; MAY
 NOT FAGE YALE

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 13-It was too slippery out on Soldiers Field yesterday for the coaches to take any chances on scrimmaging the Harvard players who are in the midst of pre- paration for the Yale game. Signal drills and a long dummy session against the scrubs comprised the varsity's work yesterday Today, however, there most likely will be something livelier.
 With the exception of Jack Des- mond, all the men who played against Princeton are out. Desmond has re- turned to Cambridge, but his knee is bad enough to keep him away from the field for a few more days. He doubtless will keep out of the Tufts game, but the coaches believe he will be all right to stand the few days work next week.
 There were two important hap penings in the drill yesterday In the signal practice Arnold Horween was at centre, but later, in working on defence against the scrubs, he was in Humphrey. He took Burnham's place. Kane who has been the right tackle all along, was replaced by
 
 good early in the year. Kane went out to play right end and Steele con- tinued on the other wing.
 Kane is tall and rangy, but it is late for him to be shifted. Murray handled the varsity, with Felton sub stituting later. Phinney got back on one of the regular wings and Have meyer played centre, while Horween was with the backs. Horween head ed the tandem on offensive plays, and this is where the big fellow is likely to be of most value.
 Church, Burnham and Gratwick comprised the substitute backfeld when the second stringers worked against the scrubs. Brocker was at one of the guards in place of Thorn dike, who worked with Philbin and Brown Tuesday. Sedgewick was back in the lineup, his leg injury hay ing prev daslight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
Blue Ribbons Lose to
 Jersey City Players

The Blue Ribbons were defeated in Jersey City last night night by 31 to A in an Interstate League contest. It was the second defeat of the season for the Ribbons. They led until the last few minutes of play when the Jerseymen went ahead to final vic tOrv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
CONNIE LEWIS BEATS
 HARPER AT BOWLING.

Connie Lewis beat Harper of Waterbury Il the first half of their home and home series last night. The match was played at the Park City alleys and drew a large crowd. Lewis had an average pinfaII of no while Harper rolled for an average of 10S.
 Lewis got six strings out of eleven. The final and deciding match will be played tomorrow night in Waterbury and a large number of local fans will accom- pany Connie to the Brass City.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13

During the war the Germans stop ped industrial plants by putting bombs under them. But now they have found the "Red'' workers tie up business just as effectively and with as1t risk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13

Why should milkmen worry about the price paid by the consumer when thA rA,sann ia always handy?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
THE ATHLETIC CLUB
 27 Cannon

will hereafter be conducted under the management of Johnny .(Red) Allen and will be turned into a well equipped gymnasium. H12,sn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
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R. DECISION AUSPICES OF BOXING COMMISSION RECORD BREAKING
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
Moline and East Moline
FOIlS ATTEMPT
TO ROB STORE
Harry DeWolf interrupts Burglar IS
He Is Trying to Force Door
at Clothing Shop.

The most thrilling experience Of
Harry DeWolf's life occurred about
1915 Monday night when his en-
trance into the DeWolf & Blomgren
clothing store, 1927 Fifth avenue,
Moline, foiled a wholesale robbery.
The burglar was engaged in jimmy
ing his way through a side door
leading into the store from the hall
way OF the Kneberg building. De
Wolf, fumbling for a light, saw a
man, hesitated and walked outside.
II thought it was one of the new
policemen" he said. when l got
outside he was walking from the
hallway. l yelled at him and lie
ran. He went through the alley
behind the Peoples bank building
and disappeared. The burglar had
almost succeeded in jimmying the
door open. If l had arrived a few
minutes later he would have been
inside" declared Mr.. DeWolf. and
then what would have stopped hin
from plugging me-" T.
Some evidence of a disturbance
in the basement led proprietors Of
the store to believe that the burg.
lar attempted to break into tine
establishment by the basemer'
route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
WHITE INDIGNANT
OVER ACCUSATION
IN DANSEY MURDER

Hammonton, N. j., Dec. TO-
Friends of Charles S. White Of
this place issued a statement today
denying that he had anything to do
with the death Of BILLY" Danzey.
White, who is charged with the
murder Of the little boy, said, ac-
cording to the statement:
There is absolutely no evidence
to connect me with the disappear
ance and death Of poor little Billy
Dansey.S 1 am not murderer,
neither am I q criminal" :
MY arrest is one of the biggest
outrages ever perpetrated by over
Jealous law officers upon innocent
people," said White. II have a IT.
tie tow-headed youhgster Of my
own and l certainly would not kill
a child. And II the thing happened
by accident, I would not be a party
to an effort to conceal it.
81 Joined in the search and help
ed in calling neighbors and organ
izing search parties. We threw
open our house to searchers and
gave them food"
Mrs. Edith L. Jones. who is i'm
prisoned as an accessory of White,
also declared her innocence. I'm
my declining years I am subject j
to the humiliation Of being cast
into prison charged with hiding the
death of a poor little boy I loved
almost as much a. II he were N.
own"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
FARMERS TO MEET
NEXT WEDNESDAY
IN BURGESS HALL

Mercer county farmers interested
in general and informal discus
sion Of various timely farm sub
jects, should attend the meeting at
the Burgess town hall tomorrow
afternoon.
P. S. Richey has sent out the fol-
lowing list Of subjects as those
which will come up for discussion:
Growing of clover, soybeans, sweet
clover or alfalfa; obtaining clean
farm seeds; limestone and phos-
phate; the selection of fertilizers
and commercial feeds; federal
farm loans, animal. diseases and
their control; and the better man.
agement of livestock shipping as
soc.ations.
S. s. Morgan, director from Sucz
township, will be in charge, the
meeting being held under the au-
spices Of the Mercer county farm
bureau. The discussion opens
promptly at 1870 o'clock p. m.
Next Saturday afternoon a SINH.
lar meeting will be held at Rey.
nolds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
AIEDO PERSONALS

Miss Mary Bartlett and Mrs. c. A.
Miller departed last evening for
Burlington, Ia, to make short
visit.
Miss Lena Fuhr arrived in the
city last evening for visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. P. Mer-
rift.
Mrs. c. r. Roberts returned home
to New Boston last evening, having
spent the day in the city shopping.
Mrs. H. J. Fisher returned home
to Joy Saturday evening. after
spending the day in the city with
her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Noble.
Mrs. Almira Ballard and grand
son, Maurice Ballard, returned
home to Joy Saturday evening,
after spending the day in the city
shopping.
Mrs. H. r. Smith returned to her
home at Keithsburg Saturday eve
ming after a short visit here with
relatives.
F. NJ. Baker went to Joy Sat-
urday evening to spend the week
end with his daughter, Mrs. E. G.
CroSOn.
Miss Isola Ralston Of Viola ar
rived in the city Saturday evening
for a short visit at the M. ]. Merry
man home.
Mrs. J. P. Ballard returned home
to New Boston Saturday evening
having spent the day here with her
mother, Mrs. E. Parkman.
Miss Mergie Spence returned to
/, Burgess yesterday morning, having
spent the weekend in the city with
her parents.
o. E. Carlstrom went to Rock Is
land yesterday morning for shor1
business trip. While in the city
he will take the eighth, ninth ant
tenth degrees of Knights Templar
Mrs. Jesse Willis returned home
to Rock Island this morning after
a short visit in the city at the home
of A. S. Willitts.
Miss Anne Peterson returned
home to Princeton. ILL.,. this morn
ing, after a visit in the city will
her sister, Miss Judith Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Corwin wen
to Kewanee this morning for
short visit with relatives.
! Clyde Scott and William Will
liams were business visitors il
Rock Island today.
]. W. Shaw and c. P. Shaw wen
to Rock Island this morning Il
spend the day on business.
George S. Brown went to Burgess
this morning for a short visit witt
relatives.
NJ. J. Riddell went to Rock ISLAM
this morning on a short bushes
trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
ORGANIZE FOR
Welfare WORK
FOR new Year
Twenty. five OF City's Best Workers
Meet and Further Plans for
Children.

Aledo playground preparations
for spring are getting a good start
as evinced at the meeting held
Thursday evening of last week.
About twenty-five persons Of the
city interested in the welfare OF
the community plans for children
were present at the meeting. DR..
F. E. Shut Of the Methodist church
presided. Reports from the heads
Of the various departments were
read and discussed. Mrs. Bigsby,
playground superintendent. w. G..
Grant, treasurer, and Mrs. May
Wilson, story hour matron, were
the officers to read reports.
A committee Of five, with DR..
Shut as chairman was elected to
nominate seven persons, whose
names will be read at subsequent
meeting, for election as organic
ers and superintendent of the city
Fairgrounds for the year 1920.
Those named on the committee be-
sides DIR. Shut were Mrs. Rose
Church, Mrs. May Wilson,. Mrs. o.
M. Dunlevey, and S. B. Bolton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
ANNEXATION IS
MADE OFFICIAL
City Council Canvasses Vote and
Passes Ordinance Declaring
Territory Part Of City.

Moline aldermen last evening
canvassed the annexation election
and found that the proposition car
ried by a vote of TIC to AZ. An an
nexation ordinance was passed and
a resolution adopted ordering pre-
liminary action for the pavement
Of Tricks hill. All preliminary &C
ton involved in paving that part
Of the hill now within the city lims
its will be taken this winter About
seven-tenths of the hill is now in
the city.
Supplemental assessment ordi-
nances for three paving projects
recently completed were passed
last evening. Contract cost of the
paving amounted to $7.424.S5 more
than assessments, divided among
three projects, as follows: Forty
eighth street, $1,757. Twenty
fourth avenue district, s1,191.57;
Twenty-fourth avenue. s4,575.S4. A
resolution was passed recommend
ing that Fifteenth avenue from
Fourth to Seventh street be paved.
Bills for the Moline Heating &
CONSTRUCTION company for sewer
and water main improvements and
amounting to $5,924.SS were allow
ed. Recommendation of the police
and fire commissioners that Ray
Zahn, probationary appointee, be
made regular patrolman, and
that George Condrack, probation,
airy appointee, be not appointed
were adopted. Residents of the
| Marquette addition petitioned fol
two additional street lights. The
request was referred to the water
and light committee.
A suggestion that eastbound
traffic be prohibited on Fifth ave.
nue. between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets and no southbount
traffic on Fifteenth street between
Fifth and Sixth avenues was re
ferred to the street and alley com
mitee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
FUEL BODY TO
PASS OUT; ARE
WELL PLEASED
Committee to See That Applica.
tons Are Filled First; Appre.
ciate Spirit Shown.

With only a few applications for
fuel remaining untitled the Aleto
fuel conservation committee Will
soon pass out of existence. Before
the demise of the body. all applica-
lions for fuel will be filled. and
Aledo business houses will have
permission to run ons their regular
closing schedule.
No better cooperation than has
been shown, could be asked o. a
group of business men. Every
merchant came forward, whethsr
specifically ordered or not, and did
all possible toward the conserva-
ton of coal. Churches curtailed
their services, restaurants shorter
ed their hours. grocers, meat mar
kets and other mercantile estat-
lishments. all without definite
orders, showed a remarkably uE-
selfish attitude. Many of the above
named places had a supply of coal
on hand sufficient to last the win
ter out, but nevertheless they fell
in line and shortened their hours.
The committee composed of J.
o. Freeman, W. c. Grant. J. A..
Wells, S. B. Bolton and l.. c. New
ton are to be commended for the
fine way in which they handled the
situation. Not only conserving fur
themselves. they aided others in
plan to conserve, and helped many
to get coal during the period Of re
stfiction. Business men as we'll as
private citizens of Aledo are duly
grateful to these five men for the
fine spirit Of helpfulness shown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
START QUIZ OVER
LYNCHING OF TWO
NEGROES BY MOB

Charleston. W. Va, Dec. To-
Governor Cornwell today sent a
telegram to c. Chaplin, prosecuting
attorney of Logan county, request
ing him to Immediately obtain 4
special term for the Logan county
court and special grand jury for
the purpose Of investigating the
circumstances attending the lynch
ing of E. D. Whitefield and Earl
Witty. negroes at Chapmanville,
w. Va, yesterday.
Huntington, w. Va, Dec. 16.-
Two negroes accused Of the muir
der of ]. Meek. Island Creek, were
taken from a train at Chapmanville
and lynched, according to reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
Weather Forecast

Chicago and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and somewhat unsettled to-
night and Wednesday; not much
change in Temperatures; lowest
last night about IL degrees above
zero; light variable winds.
Illinois and Missouri: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
slightly warmer Wednesday.
Wisconsin: Somewhat unsettled
tonight; colder in north portion;
Wednesday probably fair; conti1l-
ued cold.
Iowa: Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; somewhat warmer in
extreme east and south central por-
tons tonight.
Indiana: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday; not much change in tenn
perature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON BOULEVARD AT
COUNCIL MEETING

No action was taken by the Mo-
line council last evening on the
$3.50, 900 river drive boulevard prof.
ect, it being referred to the river
drive committee which will meet
next Monday evening
Steps were taken by the council
to provide fire station for people
living in Highland addition and in
the government houses in the
southeast part of the city. The old
Minnehaha hose house at Second
avenue and Eighteenth street was
ordered sold. In former years the
hose house was used by .Moline's
volunteer fire department. Pro-
ceeds of the sale are to be used
for purchase of site for new
fire station and for equipment. The
building and grounds committee
will have charge of re sale. The
same committee vas istructed to
look for ne e fcr No. 3 fire
station, wh;c.. s wv located at
Fifth street and ard avenue. The
quarters are toe LARGE for motor
lied fire company and the ground
and building are desired by man
ufacturing con- parry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
The Day in Davenport
Second COasting Victim.

Second Coasting Victim. - Don
Leyerly, years old, the second
coasting accident victim Of the sea-
son, is in Mercy hospital with con-
cussion Of the brain and a severely
injured hip. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Leyerly. $50 East
Sixth street. His father is a con-
tractor. The boy. while seriously
injured. will recover DR.. James
Dunn is attending him.
Check Passer Caught. A check
swindler who got s65 at Daven-
port bank and fleeced other banks
in Iowa Of several thousand dol
lars, has been arrested by the
Pinkertons in Salt Lake City. &C
cording to notice received here.
The swindler says his name is Will
liam Gordon French. He wrote
checks under the names OF James
Jennings, William Gordon. Peter A.
Brown. David Downey, James Jor-
dan. Thomas Richards and Charles
Martin. His practice was to open
an account at a bank, then deposit
worthless checks and draw out his
account before the bad checks had
been returned. He confesses to cp-
Grating in 81 cities.
More Smallpox. - Smallpox took
a sudden boom over the weekend,
e new cases being reported to the
board of health. The disease is not
restricted to any one locality. but
the patients are scattered all over
the city. Sixteen Of the patients
are under 20 years Of age. Most
of the homes have been Quarantin,
ed by Health Officer Tom Kennedy
Four Of the patients were taken to
st. Roberts hospital.
| .Hurd Resigns. - Resignation oil
Claude NJ. Hurd. treasurer Of the
United Light & Railways company
holding company of the local utili-
ties, is announced in Grand Rap
ids. Mich. newspapers. Mr.. Hurd
who has visited Davenport fire.
quently and is we'll known to util
ity company operators and finan
ciers here. has been treasurer o
the company since its organization
nine years ago. His successor ha'
not been appointed.
To Form acknowledgement an,
Scott county school teachers ar
contemplating organizing union
Preliminary steps were taken Sat
urday at a mass meeting ATTENDED
by 81 teachers. Plans were out
| lined for holding a meeting earl
in January to elect officers. TIL
union will bear the name Of tn
'"Scott County Teachers associa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. Dec. 16.-Hog receipts,
$4,000; mostly Is higher; bulk,
13.75@14.0O: top price, 14.10;
heavy. 13.65@14.OO; medium, 1875
m14.1O: light, 13.65@1400; light
lights. 13.25@13.75; heavy packing
sows, smooth. 13.0O@13.50: packing
sows. rough, 12.50@13.00; pigs.
12.5O@13.5O.
Cattle receipts. $4,000; lower;
beef steers. medium and heavy
weight: choice and prime. $4,000
1000; medium and good, 1850
17.75; common, S.50@10.75; light
weight, good and choice, 12.75@
1850: common and medium, 1850
1875: butcher cattle, heifers, 6.2J
@14.50; cows. GOODIES; Gamers
and cutters. 5.00@6.O0; veal calves,
16.50@17.5O; feeder steers, 1000
1900; stocker steers. 6.00@10.25.
Sheep receipts. $1,000; weak;
lambs, 15.25@17.25; culls and COM
mon. 11.50@15.00; ewes. medium
good and choice. S.00@10.25; culls
ard common, 4.50@7.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
AMERICAN-BELGO
BAND NAMES IT'S
YEARS LEADERS

The American-Belgian band has
elected its new officers for the COM
ing year, as follows:
Maurice De Smet.
Vice president - August Vande-
Velde.
Leader-Honere Vercruissen.
Vice leader-Le0nard Bertrand.
SScretary-Andrean Zimmerman.
Treasurer-Adolf Manchelin.
Trustees-Seraphien Versypt and
Henri ShultZ.
U. S. A. flag carrier-Gabriel Le-
dene.
Band flag carrier-Achiel Moons.
Practice will be had each Friday
and there will be a meeting for tn,
newly elected officers tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
HOG SHIPMENTS
LEAD THIS WEEK

Much livestock is being shipped
from this community in the last
few weeks. Each week the various
associations show large shipments.
and yesterday. besides the associa-
tons shipments, there were sew
eral individual carloads sent out.
The shipments we're as follows:
Aledo Livestock Shipping associa
ton, three carloads of cattle and
hogs: Butcher & Allison. two loA1s
of hogs; Society Of Equity. one car
of hogs: H. l.. Thornton, one load
of sheep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
NAME OFFICERS
FOR RED CROSS
Directors Elected For Term Of
Three Years at Meeting Of
Chapter Last Evening.

Newly elected directors Of the
Moline chapter of the Red Cross
for a three year term are William
Butterworth, G. A. Stephens. Mrs.
A. T. Foster, Mrs. F. G. Allen, and
the Rev. j. S. Kelly Hold-over
members are r. B. Lourie, A. T.
Foster, George W. Ross, Mrs. Jo-
sephine Barnhardt. Miss Molly Nc
Entry and Mrs. Almon Ford, who
serve one year; H. f. Lundt, G. X.
Wilson. L. A. Mahoney, c. c. Sloan
and Mrs. Harry Ainsworth who
serve two years. Special meeting
of the directors will be called soon
to elect officers for the year. Re-
ports from all departments Of the
local chapter were presented at the
melting Monday evening and the
years activities summarized. r. B.
Lourie. presided in the absence of
William Butterworth.
Sixty Red Cross workers Of the
local chapter have received Off
cial badges for 800 hours work, &C
cording to report read Monday
night. Membership drive launched
month ago has resulted in $3.50
enrollments, statement of John D.
Cady, chairman of the drive, shows.
Reports from the garment depart
ment, home service section, surgi-
cal bandage and publicity depart
mepts were read. Red Cross Off
GERS and workers were warmly
commended in resolution presented
by George E. Johnson, who as a
member said he felt that he was
voicing the sentiment of all other
members of the local chapter in
| warm praise of the work in Mo-
line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
ROAD HANDICAP
AIDS CORN TO
HIGHER PRICE
Inability To Get Much Grain To
Market Counted Upon To
Cause Scarcity.

Chicago. Dec. 16. - Fresh
strength, which developed in the
corn market today was ascribed
chiefly to lightness Of receipts and
to predictions that it would take
several weeks for railroads to
move sufficient corn to prove bur-
den on values. Higher quotations
on hogs tended also to lift prices,
and so likewise did an advance in
sterling. Besides. attention was
given to the fact that despite defeat
of the liquor interest both rye and
barley were selling around the high
est prices Of the season. After
opening unchanged to &c higher.
with January 1876 to 1861. and
May I.33 to 1881, corn scored a
material upturn all around.
The passage Of the Edge foreign
finance bill served to increase bull
ish sentiment in the last part Of
the day. Prices closed buoyant,
nc to 3hc net higher. with jan
uary at 1885 to 1885 and May
at 1.34H to 1.35.
Oats were in good demand prin-
cipally from SPECTATORS. Opening
figures which ranged from the
same as yesterdays finish to Nc
higher, including May at S1A to
s1hc, were followed by a moder-
ate general advance.
Provisions rose with hogs and
grain. The bulk Of the trade was
In lard.
Subsequently, provisions as well
as grain advanced In response to
the passage Of the Edge bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-16
Kansas CITY Livestock.

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 1S.-Hog
receipts, $1,000; steady; bulk, 1925
613.60; heavies, 13.30@13.65; med
iums, 1325@13.65: lights. 1880
13.45: light lights, 12.75@13.0O;
packing sows, 11.75@H.50; pigs,
1O.75@12.5O.
Cattle receipts, 10000: steers
weaker; calves higher; others
steady; beef steers, choice and
prime. 16.65@19O0; medium and
good, f2.75@16.65; common, 10.5O@
1875: light, good and choice. 1885
M1S.25; common and medium, 500
@12.S5: heifers, 6.40@14.O0; cows,
6.25@12.s0; veal calves. 1900
1900; feeder sters. 7.75@13.25;
stocker steers, 5.65@10.40.
Sheep receipts, 5000; higher;
lambs. 15.25@16.S0; yearling weth-
ers, 12.OO@13.75; ewes, 7.5O@10.25;
breeding ewes, S.00@11.50; feeder
lambs, 11.00@14.00.