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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
ELKS GIVE TOWARD
MOLINE SALVATION
ARMY'S DEBT FUND

Moline Elks last evening decided
to give 81 for every soldier mem
Der of the order, plus $1OO, to the
Moline Salvation army fund. There
are IA members of the local or
ganization in the service. The
EIks, besides giving this dona-
ton. gave a splendid subscrip-
ton to the Wigers' memorial fund,
which they started two weeks
ago.
Lieutenant Lloyd Kennedy, who
served overseas a year and a half
and who recently returned, spoke
last evening. He declared that tho
people who give to the Salvation
army are merely repaying part Of
the debt which they owe for the
services rendered the soldiers by
the army in France.
o. +. Child, who gave the mem
orial address in honor Ct Ernest
Pressed, who was killed in action
in France, said:
Ernie Pressel's response to a
patriotic duty and his sacrifice
arouse our deepest emotions Of
pride and veneration ard justly
entitle him to a star Of service
upon our flag and a star of gold
upon its border"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
EAGLES OF COUNTY
TO HOLD MEMORIAL
PROGRAM SUNDAY

Memorial services will be held by
the Fraternal Order of Eagles OF
Rock Island county in the home OF
the East Moline aerie Sunday af-
ternOon and the program has been
completed, William Whitney. secTe-
tary of the local organization, an
nounced today. 1t follows:
Observation-Disclosures.
America-Quartet and audience.
Invocation-Rev. George Wilbur
Opening ceremony.
Lead Kindly Light-Quartet.
Eulogy-Rev. ]. NJ. Osborne.
Calling role of honored dead -
Worthy secretary.
Solo-Miss Bernice Mason.
Memorial States Attor-
ney F. E. Thompson.
Address-Grand Trustee John
Gundaker.
Closing exercises.
Benediction-Rev. J. NJ. Osborne.
Orchestra.
Tribute to 23 deceased members
will be paid by the county organi-
cation. The memorial service is an
annual event. Last year the Rock
Island aerie sponsored the program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
OFFICIALS PAY
REMAINS SAME.
Salaries of Aldermen viii Stay at
S. Per Meeting, is Commits
sion Sentiment.

Unless the present administra-
ton passes an ordinance raising
the salary of aldermen from So a
meeting, the aldermen to be nam
ed this spring will receive that
amount.
Eight years ago aldermen of Mo-
line received SO for each meeting,
but since then an amendment has
been made to the state law which
provides that officials may be paid
as high as $40 a meeting if there
are no more than So paid meetings
held annually.
If the next administration should
vote an increase in the salary of
city officials, that advance cannot
go into effect during their term,
but would become effective at the
next election. The salary of an
elective official cannot be increas-
ed during the term for which he is
elected
1t appears that the present COM
mission does not wish to raise the
salaries, feeling that it does not
care to interfere with the salaries
paid to the incoming adminiStra-
ton. AS it now stands, the mayor.
city clerk, city attorney and city
treasurer and aldermen will re-
ceive the same salaries as paid
eight years ago, as follows:
Mayor, $1,000; city clerk, $500;
city treasurer, $500; city attorney,
81 500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MOLINER TELLS
OF CLOSE CALL
Lieutenant Barbar Quoted In New
York Herald Gives Account
Narrow Experience.

\ soldier friend dying IN leu
tenant Harry Barbar's arms, the
result Of the breaking OF a German
high explosive she'll is the nerve
racking experience Of the Moilner
Lieutenant Barbar is the son Of
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. G.. Barbar. POPS
Sixth avenue, Moline.
He landed in Hoboken last sun
day on the United State Steamship
Connecticut, on which ship he
was in charge of all the casuals.
Lieutenant Barbar is Iow in "a
hospital i'm Philadelphia, but ~.
poets to be home soon. Following
is an excerpt from the New York
Herald. IN which the experience 1'
the Moline soldier is quoted:
Il was wounded through the
left thigh and was taking back to-
the base hospital LieuteErnt Dan
iel RedfoTth, another officer in the
Sixth and a Michigan university
man. He had been she'll shocked
and we were riding on tie tail o.,
an auto truck. II was packed with
wounded and ] was holding the
lieutenant in front of me
"A German high explosive shell
came down in the midst Of US. II
struck Lieutenant Redforth anG
blew him ont OF my grasp TO death.
l was knocked on the truck with
the force OF the explosion and in.
jured my ankle.
1T was a miraculous escape Ny
wounds are healed and / am per
feet physically, but j VIII never
get over that experience. 1t is al
ways with me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
I. N. BUTTERWORTH
SELLS STOCK IN
ELECTRIC PLANTS

The stock of l. N Butterworth
in the Tri-City Electrical company
and the Tri-C:ty Supply company
has been purchased by Robert ].
Stiles of Williamsburg, Pa, and who
was recently associated with the
Westinghouse Electric & Manufac-
turing company of East Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Stiles is now engaged with E.
NJ. KunkeI in the management of
the two interests in Davenport.
W. ]. Ball, president of the Tri-
City Electric company and mana
ger of the Moline house, has as his
assistant engineer and estimator,
]. H. Wright, who had charge Of
all electrical construction work for
the Burlington railroad shops I'M
til the war and who has since then
been with one of the large Sammu-
milton plants in the same capacity,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
SEEK FOREIGN TRADE.

Mexico City The Mexican and
American chambers of commerce
in the capital report the receipt of
thousands of communications from
commercial bodies in the United
States and Europe asking details
in regard to the demand in Mex
leo for foreign made goods. Ad-
vices also have been received in
dicating that there soon will ap
pear in this country a small army
of foreign selling agents, chosen
especially for their ability to speal-
Spanish and for their experience
in Latin-America trade practices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
In the Lodges

Moline encampment, No. 1853, L.
o. o. f. met last evening and ad-
mitted two new members. Ten
applications were received, after
which routine business was trans
acted. Initiatory degree will be
conferred on a class of candidates
in two weeks. A large attendance
is expected at that meeting.
Bazaar committee of Hildur lodge
No. 81, Ladies of Vikings, reported
at the meeting last night that the
bazaar treasury now has 500. Miss
iIildred GustafsOn, recently ap-
pointed as delegate to the grand
lodge convention to be held tOmor
row in Chicago. left for that city
last night Regular business mat
t.rs were discussed, after which the
session closed with a social hour.
Plans were discussed yesterday
afternoon by members of the WOm
On of MoOseheart legion for a night
card party to be given soon. Def
1ite date will be announced later.
The women are also planning to
sponsor a dancing party, which
date will also be made public later.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed by Mrs. Lydia Russell and Mrs.
Emily KaneOk, the occasion being
the latter's birthday anniversary.
Sixteen candidates were initiated
last night at the meeting of the
Belle X. camp No 102, r. y. A. Bal
lots were cast on IA applications.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MORE enter The
RACE
Dale Chambers and George Long
Run in East MOline-Jean
Pope Urged to Seek Office

Two more East Moline city Off
Gals have definitely announced
their candidacy for reelection this
spring. City Attorney George d.
Long and City Clerk W. Dale Cham
bers will file their petitions tomor-
row morning.
Within the next several days it is
probable that Jean A. Pope, real es-
tate and insurance dealer, will
throw his hat into the election ring.
MIR. Pope has been approached by
several prominent business men
and city officials. asking that he
enter the race for mayor. Four
years ago Mr.. Pope was also orged
to play the game, but he refused
Mr.. Pope stated this morning
that If he does not enter the race he
will not make a hard fight, but II
elected will give the best that is
in him" Agitators for Mr.. Pope's
election continue to urge him to en-
ter.
Mr.. Chambers, city clerk. has
served the people of East Moline
for two terms. Attorney Long has
been IN the service of the city for
one term. John Siefken, city treas
urer, will probably run this spring.
Mr.. Siefken Is in Hillsdale today
visiting his mother, but on his re-
turn, it is said, will file his ii
ton.
Mayor G. F. Johnson is yet unde-
cIded. He has served eight years
as mayor of East Moline. Scores
have urged me TO run again." said
the mayor, "but I will gladly with
draw in favor of any candidate who
has the city's interest and develop
ment at heart"
Tomorrow is the first day for
candidates to file petition. The
last day for filing is Feb. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
Obituary
Hart Infant.

Hart Infant.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hart, 1415
Twenty-sixth street, Moline, have
received word from Grand Fort, n.
D., of the death of the infant son
of Lieutenant and Mrs. j. A. Hart,
former prominent residents of Mo-
line. The child has a twin brother.
The twins were born jan 30, 1919,
at Grand Fort The father, who
has been in service in France, ar
rived in New York Monday and left
direct for Washington, where he
expects to be mustered out tomor-
row He will go to North Dakota.
Mrs. Hart has been residing with
her parents in North Dakota since
her husbands departure for France
and until that time they were resi-
dents of Moline
The child is survived by the par
ents, the twin brother, and grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Hart
of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MAGISTRATE is
TO Be ELECTED
Commission 0verl0Oks Necessity of
Naming Police Judge in Mon
days Ordinance.

Through an oversight the cleo
ton ordinance introduced last Mon
day at meeting of the Moline city
commission failed to provide for
the election of a police magistrate
this spring.
1t has been eight years since
magistrate has been elected. The
last election for police magistrate
was held five years ago. The term
of Frank Gustafson expired one
year ago, but was extended one
year by legislative act, owing to
the fact that there was no general
election last spring. City officials
seem in doubt as to the length of
the term of the man who is to be
elected this spring. 1t may be
three or four years.
Magistrate Frank Gustafson to-
day announced that he will run in
the election as a candidate to sue
coed himself It was previously
rumored that the magistrate would
run for mayor. He probably will
run on the independent ticket. At
the last election Magistrate Gus
tafson was a candidate on the peo-
pies ticket
The present police judge has
served as magistrate for Is years.
Previous to that time he served as
alderman.
The name of one other man, it is
rumored, will run as magistrate.
1t is said that Ira Nels Pierce will
announce himself as candidate. He
was formerly a constable and is
now justice of the peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
LAND TAKEN.

Cape May, N. J.-Three hundred
forty-nine acres at this resort, the
ground on which are erected the
naval air station and the submar-
inc patrol base buildings and bar
racks, have been taken over by the
government.
Commander j. B. Patton, in
charge of land for the Fourth ma
val district, has notified the NUM-
cipality to remove all its property
from the reservation.
The price the government is to
pay will be fixed by an appraisal
board, if no agreement is reached
between the navy department and
the owners. About 100000 is
said to be the sum the owners
ask.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
Mrs. Clifford Smith.

Mrs Clifford Smith, age q years,
1923 Fifteenth avenue, Moline, died
at 9:25 last evening in a local hos
pital after a three weeks illness OF
typhoid fever.
Della Drefchensh was born in
Poland on April 2, 1892. She came
10 America with her parents when
C weeks old. The family settled in
Chicago, where they resided for one
year. Then they removed to Sa-
vannah and from there to Moline.
where they have resided for 16
years. Deceased was united. in
marriage to Clifford Smith of Mo-
line in 1911.
Surviving besides the widower is
Il son. Charles; her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Drefchenski; two
sisters, Mrs. Henry Wolf of Chi
Cago, Mary at home and three
brothers: Frank, Anthony and Mi
Chael, all of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
ADXANCE IRRIGATION.

Mexico City = RECONSTRUCTION
measures proposed for the Mex
lean republic include an ambitious
scheme for the advancement of ir-
rigation presented by Pastor
ROuaix, secretary of interior devel-
opment. He has asked for the ap-
preparation of the sums necessary
to establish irrigation systems in
three of the most fertile valleys
of Mexico. For one project in Chi
huahua it is proposed to use water
from the Elephant Butte dam, on
the American side of the border.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
TO AID MINES.

Mexico City, W. Kimpton, a
London capitalist, has arrived in
Mexico City for the purpose of es-
tablishing a bank to provide mines
long unworked with sufficient cap
ital to purchase machinery and
place themselves on profitable
basis. 1t is also stated that the
British capitalist is endeevoring to
secure a concession for construct
ing a railway between Tabasco and
Yucatan to facilitate the movement
of sisal and other products of that
region
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
FIGHT WINDS UP
At POLICE COURT

Dan Korbesler of East Moline
drew a fine of $40 and costs in
the East Moline police court this
morning. Korbesler was arrested
last evening after a complaint had
been registered at the station
When the police called at the Kor-
besler home, they founi that a
fight had been going on. The
charge against Korbesler this
morning was one Of disordeTk
conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
Stop Itching Skin

There is one safe, dependable treat.
ment that relieves itching torture and
skin irritation almost instantly and
that cleanses and soothes the skin. -
Ask any druggistf for a 35cor 81 botfSe
of Zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
YOU will find that irritations, pimples,
blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
A little Zemo, the penetrating, salts
fying liquid, is all that IS needed, for 1t
banishes most skin erupti0ns. makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The = ". Po-0 Co. CIevpla01 ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
APPROVED PLAN.

washington. = The American
Forestry association has received
information from Frederick l..
Smith of Philadelphia that the
late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
in one of the last letters he wrote,
approved the plan suggested by
Mr. Smith for the liberty memorial
by linking up the highways of the
country. improving them with suit
able bridges and parks and plant
ing trees in certain places along
the highways. This plan was pro-
posed as a means of comment
Grating the Americans who lost
their lives in the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
EUROPE LIKES AMERICAN
MILK,

European people have learned to
like American dairy products. Ex-
ports of condensed milk to Europe
rose from 100000 pounds in 1914
to 530,0O0,000 pounds in 1918. and
there were notable increases in ex-
ports Of other dairy products.
Much of this may be due to abnor-
nal war demands, but the United
States department of agriculture
believes that there is an opportun-
ity and tendency to expand in this
direction over pre-war require
ments. A normal increase in dairy
ing in this country, the department
thinks, is fully justified, provided
there is the necessary increase in
feed crops
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MEMORIAL FUND
INCREASED STAT
Contributions to Wigers' Benefit
are GrOwing-ResuIts Should
Continue as TOday's.

Today's results of donations re-
ceived for the Wigers' memorial
fund, show the contributions grad
ually swelling. Money handed in
today amounts to $147. or the
largest amount received in any one
day, aside from the first days re-
ceipts.
Helping to increase tfe fund,
were the Moline police and o. f.
Child Mr.. Child, a member of the
committee in charge of the fund.
turned in SIS in nIributiOns
this morning. The Moline police
added $40 to the total. Follow
ing is the result:
Dro,vio,,cI,, roror+o5 c-z1 n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
SOLVE PR0RIFM

Mountain Iron, Minn.-The do
mestic science class of the Noun
tain Iron high school IN a small
measure solved the high cost of Iiv-
ing by providing a MONDAY lunch
to eighty students for two cents
each. The pupils co-operated in
preparing the one course of hot
food.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MAY BE BRANCH
OF RIFLE CLUB

Members of the Rifle club will
meet in the Moline Y. NJ. C. A. this
evening and vote upon affiliating
themselves with the National Rifle
association. After the business
meeting the weekly shooting match
will take place. At present more
than 80 youths and men have been
enrolled in the club and attend the
bi-weekly meetings. Many Moline
business men are on the roster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
Plan SPRING TRIP.

Chicago. Interpretations for the
spring training trip to Pasadena,
Cal, are under way at headquart-
ers of the Chicago Nations. Mana
ger Fred Mitchell has started to re-
duce the squad from thirty-four to
twenty eight players. Tom Clark,
veteran catcher. formerly with Gin
cinnati, was the first player re-
leased. Mitchell declined to name
the other players he intends to dis
pose of as some of them may be
traded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
Ask RELEASES

Mexico City.-More than SO gen
erals of the Mexican army, who
took up arms during the revolu-
ton, have asked the chief execu-
tive to release them from their
military duties so that they may
return to civil pursuits. Most of
them have been without commands
and have not been engaged in &C
tive service for several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
Sixteen candidates were initiated
EXPENSIVE TO BE Drunk.

Noble ireland was drunk yester-
day and today he discovered that
out of the s113 he had at that time
he only had S13 left. Magistrate
Gustafson fined him So and costs
this morning, so Ireland left the
station with only 1920 n his
pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
TWO INSTITUTIONS -
SHARE RINGLE WILL

Geneseo. Feb. 7.-Geneseo Col
legiate institute and the Unitarian
church of Geneseo will share the
estate of Mrs. James Ringle,
wealthy Geneseo widow who died
yesterday at Birmingham, Ala
Mrs. Ringle was so years old an
had resided in Henry county for
so years She was born in New
Hampshire. Her husband died
two years ago. There are no chill
dreu.
Mrs. Ringle left Geneseo two
weeks ago for Alabama where she
intended to spend the winter with
niece, Mrs Nan Tilton. The
body will be brought to Geneseo
for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
MAKE SEVENTEEN
CALLS IN IL DAYS

Two calls yesterday, one a false
alarm from box SO AT o'clock and
another last night al II o'clock
from Rasmussen's soft drink par
lOr, made the total number OF calls
at the Moline fire department in II
days II. In the last six days fire
men from the central station have
answered 10 calls. This, said a lad
die, is a record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
The Day in Davenport

Take Over Systematic city will
take over and operate the boule-
ward lighting system on streets in
the loop district if they decided to
take favorable action on a petition
presented Wednesday by the Retail
Merchants bureau. Carl E. Schleg-
el presented the petition. He told
of the early history of small or
CARNATIONS which installed and
kept up the system. Now, he says,
the members are dropping out and
some downtown blocks have been
dark for weeks.
Trapped Is Verdict-Miss Hazel
Pierce, IS, who was killed at the
Fifth and Western avenue crossing
of the c. R l. & P. railway Monday
was trapped between an eastbound
freight train and the westbound
Silvis shop train, a coroner's jury
learned Wednesday. Herman Schu-
macher, switchman on the shop
train, saw the girl an instant be-
fore she was struck.
sui lie lludl CIdD-
ter in the celebrated law suit
brought by the Central Engineer
ing company of Davenport against
the Dubuque Hotel company was
written in the Dubuque county dis
trict court Wednesday, when a
judgment and court costs amount
ing to approximately $4,000 was
paid by the hotel company.
Idle Army Grows -Davenport's
army of unemployed will exceed p
500 by the first of next week, D. H.
Caldwell, head of the United States
employment service, predicted yes
terday. THE number of men out
of work is increasing and the sit
nation is daily growing more seri-
GUS" said MI Caldwell in summing
up the local labor situation. There
is little or no relief in sight at the
present time, and I doubt very
much if there will be any before
spring work opens up" There are
between 1900 and 1000 idle work
men and laborers in Davenport to-
day, according to what the employ
ment office terms a conservative es-
climate.
Canvass BettendOrf-A canvass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
EXPEDITION FNRnrTE-

Mexico City-A combined COM
mercial and scientific expedition is
enroute to Mexico from Denmark,
according to advices received by
the department of foreign rela-
tons. 1t is headed by Charles
Watt, a Copenhagen millionaire
Extensive studies will be made
into Mexico's relics of the stone
age. What the expeditions COM
hercial plans are has not yet been
made public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
HITS To STAY.

London. - The Young Mems
Christian association huts, to the
number of about one thousand.
dotted all over the country, which
have been erected for the soldiers,
are to continue their usefulness in
another sphere. Plans are being
made for the huts to be moved into
villages and turned into social
clubs for the improvement Of so
cial life in industrial and rural
communities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
OPPOSE PLAN.

Des Moines, Iowa-Opposition to
continuance of the daylight saw
ing" plan has evidenced itself
among some of the farmers of
Iowa, and from one section at least
a petition will be sent to congress
protesting against it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-07
ONLY SIX IN INFTP-

st. Paul, Minn.-The determined
effort of Mike Kelly, manager of
the st. Paul club of the American
association. to land a half dozen
major league players indicates that
not more than six of the 1918 Saints
will be in the lineup next season.