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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
SCHRIvER PUTS
END To BAILING
Youths Who Come To Furnish
Bonds, Put i'm Cell on Charges
of Rock Island Mayor.

Mayor Harry Schriver of Rock
Island and Tom Cox. detective and
chief of the Rock Island police de-
partment. visited the Moline police
station last night and placed three
youths under arrest. Here is how
it all happened:
Joe DePoover, Is years old, and
Lawrence Duberry, aged 20 years,
both of Rock Island, appeared at
the Moline police station last even
ing to furnish bail for the release
of William DePoover, pal of both
boys. Instead of bailing William
out of Jail, both DePoover and Du-
berry entered the cell with him and
spent the night there. Mayor
Schriver charged that - the three
boys entered his summer home on
Rock river some time last winter
and carried away long list of val
liable properties. The trio is be-
ing held to face charges of burg
larry and larceny preferred by May
or Schrfver.
William DePoover was arrested
in-Moline late yesterday afternoon
on charge of assault and battery
preferred by Arthur Peal, his ia
therin-law. He appealed to his
two pals to bail him out of jail.
Both boys journeyed to the Moline
station and there waited some time
before Magistrate Frank Gustafson
appeared. The magistrate was late.
William was still in his cell apd
Joe and Lawrence waited for the
magistrate, holding their several
Liberty bonds, bills and coins with
which to pay bail.
Soon two men entered the sta
ton. They spoke to Night Desk
Sergeant Sam Stewart, asking him
if William DePoover was in the
station.
YES" said Sergeant Stewart.
but he's going to get out in a few
minutes"
Then the visitors and the desk
sergeant spoke in undertones.
What are your names?" said Ser
geant Stewart addressing Joe and
They refused to an
swer, but replied, when they were
told that otherwise there could be
no bailing that night.
"Well, them" said Sergeant
you're both under arrest
on charges of burglary and larceny.
Just step this way" Il
And they were led to the cell of
William DePoover and the cell
door closed on the three youths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline +
REAL ESTATE MEN
SAY BUSINESS ON
STEADY INCREASE

Real estate business in Moline
has developed surprisingly since
the declaration of the armistice last
November. This spring estimates
Of prominent real estate dealers of
the Plow city show a decided in
crease in building activities and in
property exchanges over any sea-
son since the spring of 1910.
During the war market dragged
for a long time, not even wartime
wages encouraging buying Since
the first of the year there has been
steady trend toward buying and
transfers within the last two weeks
have made a remarkable growth.
The demand has been mostly for
small homes and for lots. In the
purchase of these properties, many
Liberty bonds have exchanged
hands, war profits being put into
homes.
Uncertainty of conditions, which
counter-balanced war wages and
depressed real estate trading has
been swept aside" said one attor-
ney handling legal matters incident
to property dealing, "and with re-
turn to peace-time basis there is
an ever growing demand from the
home builder for a location, not
too expensive, but of medium value.
AS the feeling of confidence in la
Dor conditions returns, real estate
men can look forward to even
greater activities"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
ZAL GROTTO WILL
STAGE PARADE IN
CITY TONIGHT

Zal grotto No. So, NJ. o. v. P. E.
R., will stage monster parade in
Moline this evening. Large delega-
tions from Rock Island and Daven-
port will be in line. The march
will be headed by the Mohassan
grotto band of Davenport. The
drum corps of the Amoo grotto of
Rock Island will also be in attend
ance
The parade will follow immedi-
ately after the banquet dinner
which is TO be served at $40. The
ladies of the Eastern Star chapter
served the supper
: From rs to hundred candidates
were initiated at the ceremonies
held in the Moline Turner hall this
afternoon The annual spring re-
union takes on a newer aspect due
to the many soldiers, members of
the lodge, who have returned from
service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
KING
DECORATES SD
Is Only Division HOn0rcd by
Thr0ne in Person Says His
tory Pamphlet of Army.

1.-THE Thirty-third division is the
only division in the American ex-
peditionary forces. and, therefore,
in American history which has
fought with the British. no Amer
leans and the French. 10 have lis
officers and men decorated by
king of England in person"
This is written in the historical
pamphlet of the Thirty-third divis-
ion, sent to Moline friends by Ever
EFT Neff, 1922 Seventh avenue,
Moline Neff is a member of the
One Hundred Twenty-fourth ma
chine gun battalion, headquarters
company. Further records Of the
division, as given in the history
book, are:
From June % until No. II, 1918,
a period of nearly five months
there were only is days when tho
division as a whole or in part was
not actually holding portion OF
the allied line
1T has served with five armies
and II army corps, namely: Fourth
British army, First American army,
Second French army, Third Amer
lean army, Second army corps,
Nineteenth British corps, Third
British corps, Australian corps,
Fifth American army corps, Seven
teenth French army corps, Third
American army corps - Second
French colonial army corps, Fourth
American army corps, Ninth Amer
lean army corps, Seventh American
army corps, Sixth American army
corps"
Records of Is advances are
shown ranging in distance from
900 to 1000 meters, these aggre5-
sive movements beginning July ;
and ending Nov. IL
The division took SIS officers and
1924 men Of other rands as pris-
oners.
The losses of the division were:
Killed, 20 officers, 701 men; wound
ed. 1873 officers, 6,S44 men; missing,
14S men; captured, l officer. IL
men.
On Feb. IA, 1919, medals OF
honor had been awarded during the.
present war to II men, Of whom
16 are dead" the record says. "Of
the 81 remaining, six belong to the
Thirty-thtrd division, and since
that time two more medals of honor
have been awarded to soldiers Of
the Thirty-third. The following is
a list of the decorations conferred
up to this date, a small number OF
those who have been recommended,
or whose cases are now under con-
sideratiGn at general headquarters;
"American-Co Congressional medal
of honor, s; distinguished service
cross, 10.
British Distinguished service
order, l; military cross >; distin-
guished conduct medal, 5; military
medal, Al.
French-Croix> de guerre, AZ.
Belgian Officer Of the order Of
Leopold, l."
In the Prairie division is the old
Sixth Illinois infantry, which was
into the One Hundred
Twenty-third field artillery under
of Colonel Charles G.
Davis, the Moline and Rock Island
national guard companies forming
Battery h OF the regiment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
COUNCIL PLANS
FOR CITY PARK
Mayor Johnson of East Moline Sug.
gests Tract On Hill-BOdy
to Inspect Grounds.

Purchase of an 18-acre tract Of
land in East Moline to be made into
city park was recommended to
the East Moline city council by
Mayor G. F. johnson in a commun-
ication to the body last evening.
The mayor was unable to attend
the meeting, being confined to his
bed with the grip. Alderman c. A
Wood acted as mayor pro tenn.
East Moline has no city park; it
has no out door community center
where the public might gather in
summer. The tract of land sug-
gested by Mayor Johnson is from
Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets In
the hill district, south of Eighz
teenth avenue The city council as
whole will iMvestigate the loca-
ton and grounds Sunday morning,
and will make decision at the next
regular meeting The council ap-
pears to be in favor of the propost-
ton, realizing the necessity of q
park for East Moline. The ground
is the property of the East Moline
Land company.
In his communication, Mayor
Johnson asked that the appoint
ments of the following be accepted:
Ray Bessmer, merchant police;
Bum Parr, water commissioner;
Elmo Allsbrow, plumbing inspector
and Louis Bornhoeft, fireman. All
the appointments were approved
by the council. Bonds presented by
the police department, G. J. Schaf-
er, chief, Frank Maberry, assistant
chief, ]. L. Zones, Horace Curtt-
right and Tom Pomeroy and of f.
]. Maberry. fireman. were accepted.
The ordinance committee was,
authorized to consider the passage
of an amendment to the ordinance
on taxes for dogs. 1t is proposed
to increase the dog tax 81 and 50.
The present rates for a male dog is
81 and So for a female. The in
crease, if passed, probably will be
So for a male dog and SIS for fe-
males.
Books of all city officials are to
be audited this spring. Each two
years the city's books are read and
corrected. if necessary, by an ex-
perienced auditor. The finance
committee was last evening auth
orized to receive bids from auditors
to do the work.
The council last evening refused
to issue soft drink license to Nick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
NEW PARSONAGE
FOR J. v. KENNEDY
rs PLAN IN E. M.

Plans for the new parsonage of
the Methodist church of East Mo
line were completed at a meeting
of the church trusteeS2held in the
home of the pastor, Rev. J. V.
Kennedy.
Rough sketches for the residence
were made and call for a two and
half story house, at an approx
mate cost of $4,000. The parsonage
will be built adjoining the church
facing Sixteenth avenue at Fifth
street. The church is located on
the northwest corner at Fifth
street and Sixteenth avenue.
Plans for the parsonage have
been submitted to bidders. WORK
on the house is to start immediate
ly after the contract is awarded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
SHE'S A HAPPY
BOBBED HAIR
Grille AT LAST

She was an adorable little girl
tiny but beautifully built, with a
istfui smile on wonderfully curv-
cd lips and cleaning in black lash
ed gray eyes.
She was a shy little girl, too, and
she hesitated in the door of the
Argus office this morning inquiring
for some one to whom to pour out
her tail of woe.
She told her story to a girl mem
Der of the editorial staff.
And then the story came out.
Her hair was "just awful" and
the big blue hat came of to prove
the story that the dark reddish
hair, while naturally soft and silky
was alarmingly thin and terribly
short.
The flu-of course, that was the
reason.
Shed been very i'll with the dis
ease a few months ago and all her
lovely hair, which used to fall clear
to her waist had fallen farther
away out-and was still coming.
She had read a story how it was
all the style in the east and in the
=
er girls, flu victims and others, 10
wear their hair clipped and CURED
Just to the ears. And how the cut
ting process was the one-thing IN
the world guaranteed to make the
hair grow back to its old thickness.
So she's talked it over with the
family.
And they all decided that that
was the proper thing to do.
The pretty little girl came all the
way to Rock Island from her home
some fifty miles away. Travelled all
night to get here and then-horrors,
didn't know where to get the clip
ping done.
They talked it over.
And the pretty little girl in the
nifty blue outfit, stunning Dolman
coat and latest cut oxfords left the
office.
In two hours she returned.
And it wasn't two minutes before
she was surrounded by a coup of
admirers, every girl in the office
was there-and a few men.
How perfectly cunning" Don't
you love it?" Does it feel queer p"
ut looks darling" And a regular
chorus of chatter of "Ohs" and
Abs"
The effect was really charming.
And the little lady looked niftier
than ever
And she said she "just adored
it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR.
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to feel
young-to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels there'snoneedof hav-
ing a sallow complexion - dark rings
under your eyes pimples "a bilious
look in your face-dull eyes with M
sparkle. Your doctorwiIl tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from In
active bowels and liver
DR.. Edwards, a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected vegetable COM
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel, are gentle in their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance of spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should be en-
joyed byeveryone, by toning up the liver
and clearing the system Of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color. 10c and
Csc per box. AL druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
BOYS ARE HELD
TO GRAND JURY
Youths Wh6-StOle VahDervOOrt
Machine Last Sunday Admit
to Their Offense.

Charles Lanighan, aged Is years,
271S Fifth avenue, Rock Island.
and Lyle Lofgren. IS years old, 324
East Fifteenth street, Davenport,
waived preliminary examination N
the East Moline police court this
morning and were held to the
grand jury on a charge of taking
an automobile from the garage Of
W. H. VanDervoort, president OF
the Root & VanDervoort company
of East Moline, Sunday night. The
two youths were arrested yester-
day morning at Oxford, Iowa, after
the machine had been stuck in the
muddy road and they had tried to
sell the car to garage man.
The boys were released by Mag
istrate Frank, Gustafson on bonds
of 1000 each. Mrs. Anna Lani-
CHAN signed the bond for her son
and a brother of Lofgren furRfsh-
ed his security. The boys admit
taking the car, according to De-
tective Lebbert, who brought them
back to Moline from Oxford, but
they probably will be shown len
iency because of the fact that it is
their first offense and because Mr.
VanDervoort does not care to
prosecute.
Lanighan and Lofgren stole the
car, it is said, because they wanted
to take a trip to Texas. They be-
came stranded in Oxford and Lani-
CHAN, it is alleged, posed as the
son of ". H. VanDervoort when
he tried to sell the car. r. B..
Jones, the garage man ard an ex-
official, becoming suspicious, tele-
graphed to the VanDervoort resi-
dence in Moline and they 90 the
Moline police. They had tried to
sell the automobile for $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
CARMVkLSFOR
MOLINE DOOMED
Council Denies Petitions of SYea
Chorus to Hold Jubilee at
BrOwning's Field.

Moline's new council will not per-
NIT carnivals to be held in Moline
this year. Such was the attitude of
the mayor and the fourteen alder
men who smet last evening. The
petition presented by the Svea Male
chorus asking to hold carnival at
the Browning field, was turned
down fatty by the council last even
ing.
The view taken by Mayor c. P.
Skinner and the representatives of
the various wards. appears to indi-
cate they will reject any petition
asking /. hold carnivals in this city.
Previous to voting on the petition
Mayor Skinner spoke against the
carnivals. indicating that his attack
las only personal view and tn
it was not to influence any votes.
The council unanimously passed a
resolution denying the request.
Il will say" said the new city
-achief executive, that the Svea male
Charus and all other organizations
who ask permission to hold car
nivals in Moline will be turned
down If it depends on the mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
BUSINESS NOTE
AT FIRST MEET
Moline City Council Takes Care Of
Much in Initial Session Held
Last Evening.

Records for the first meeting last
evening of the Moline city council
show that business was the real ann
of the mayor and aldermen.
This is the first time in the his
tory of city councils of the state
that a woman was present as city
clerk Miss Anna Anderson was
elected Moline city clerk April Is.
Two ordinances were repealed last
night. One distributed the admin
istrative and executive powers of
the council, the other changed
some of the duties of the depart
ments of the city government unuer
the commission plan.
Some of the features of the ordin-
ance adopted which fixes the duties
and rules of the aldermanic council
are:
Vacancies are to be filled by
special election.
No citizen is eligible to member
ship in the council if he is in ar
rears in the payment of taxes OF II
he is financially interested in a
contract to which the city is a part.
An appropriation ordinance must
be passed within the first quarter
of each fiscal year.
The council cannot spend more
money than is provided in the ap
preparation ordinance.
No vote MAY be 'reconsidered
or rescinded at a special meeting
unless as many aldermen attend
the special meeting as were present
at the original session.
All ordinances imposing fines or
penalties must be published within
one month after they are APPROX
ed.
Fred N. Setterdahl will audit the
city books at a cost of $500, accord
ing to decision of the council last
night.
Petitions granted were those OF
giving the Zal grotro, No. 81 permfs-
sion to stage a parade on the
streets Of the city this evening;
granting the Edward Rttilsen
camp, Spanish War Veterans right
to hold meetings in the council
chamber two evenings each month.
Mayor Skinner promised Z. p. Nut
ting, principal of the Moline high
school that he would look into the
matteR of prohibiting driving with
cut-outs open. Mr.. Nutting stated
that such driving past the school in
terrupts class work. A petition
from the factory baseball league
asking the use of Browning and
baseball diamonds on
Saturdays between June Z and Aug
ust 80 was referred TO the parks
Lyle Payton, Moline civil engi-
neer, introduced an ordinance to
the council fixing the duties of the
and fixing his salary at 3d.
900 and the salary of the assistant
at $500 a year.
The civil engineer today receives
81 800 annual, plus a 10 per cent
war bonus. The assistant receives
$50 a month, plus 10 per cent war
bonus. The ordinance introduced
last evening would give the engi-
neer an increase of $1,000 a year
and the assistant an increase of
STA. Mayor Skinner referred the
ordinance to the compensation COM
mittee.
The council meeting lasted two
hours. About 80 interested citizens
and friends and relatives of the
council members were present at
the first session last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
COUNCIL DRAWS
DECIDING TERMS
Swanson, HosfOrd, Holt, Merriman.
VintOn, Anderson and Huey
Server Two Years.

Drawing of envelopes to decide
who of the two aldermen in each
of Moline's wards is to serve two
years and who will be in Office one
year was, perhaps, the feature of
the first meeting of the new Moline
city council held last evening.
Aldermen who drew the envelopes
in which were written on slips of
paper two years, and will serve un-
til the spring of 1921, are:/ J. A.
Swanson. r. S. Hosford, F. D. Holt,
Perry Merriman, A. L. Vinton, 0. F.
Anderson and John Huey.
Those who will serve one year
and will have the chance of re-elec-
ton next spring are George L. An
derson, e. L. NordgrenS Charles H.
Elmer, Frank II. Herbst, CASTOR
Veys, E. e. Morgan and r. A. Doug
las. Names of the aldermen are
given in the order of their wards.
the envelopes and after they were
opened, smiles and congratulations
followed.
Each of the IA aldermen was
given one council committeeship by
Mayor G. p. Skinner last evening.
The other two committees to make
up for the 16 that were named last
evening will be headed by tine
mayor. Mayor Skinner named him
self chairman of the compensation
and claims committee. The commit
tee appointments are:
FinanceAO. F. Anderson, cna1r-
man; r. s. Hosford. CASTOR Veys.
Streets and alleys-Fred Holt,
chairman; George Anderson, r. S.
Hosford, Frank Herbst, ALL VIM
ton, e. E. Morgan. John Huey.
Water and Hght-Perry Merri-
man, chairman; ]. A. Swanson, V.
L. Nordgren, Charles Elmer, o. T.
Anderson. r. A. Douglas, CASTOR
Veys.
Fire-John Huey. chairman; r.
S. Hosford. Fred Holt.
Ordinances ]. A. Swanson, chair
man; o. F. Anderson, Charles Ell
mer.
Bridges-E. L. Nordgren. chair
man; George anderson.
Buildings and grounds-R. A.
Douglas, chairman; Charles Elmer,
Frank Herbst. E. E. Morgan, E. L.
Nordgren.
Parks-R. S. Hosford, chairman;
Fred Holt, CASTOR Veys.
Purchasing-Frank Herbst, chair
man; R. A. Douglass.
Claims-Mayor C. P. Skinner,
chairman; John Huey, Perry Mer-
riman.
Compensation-Mayor Charles P.
Skinner. chairman; r. A Douglas,
]. A. Swanson, E. E. Morgan, Frank
Herbst
Sewers-E e. Morgan, chairman;
John Huey, A. L. Vinton,- Perry
Merriman, ]. A. Swanson, E. l..
Nordgren, Fred Holt
Police-Charles Elmer, chairman;
A L. Vinton. Perry Merriman.
Transportation - George Ander-
son, chairman; A L. Vinton, o. E.
r. s. Hosford, Frank
Herbst. Fred Holt, John Huey.
Printing, rent and fue1-Gaston
Veys. chairman; George Anderson.
Garbage-A. L. Vinton, chairman;
E. E. Morgan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
STATE LEGIONS OF
MOOSE GATHER IN
E. MOLINE JUNE Is

Six hundred delegates of the
Moose legions of Illinois will gath
er in East Moline June Is in The
annual meeting of legions of the
state. The convention is to be
known as the Peace-Victory meet
ing of the state Mooseheart.
This is the first time East Mo-
line has been honored with being
host to the state organizations.
Plans being formulated by A. De-
Jubianville and Fred Schweneker
of East Moline is to have the meet
ing in that city one of the best
ever.
Arrangements are still in the
making and will be made public
when the committee comes TO an
agreement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
The Day In Davenport

fered a fractured nose, Both men
have numerous bruises and LAGER
atoms, although none are serious
r. W. Hartwell. 314 Rusholme
street, and Alfred Schneider, 2431
Arlington avenue, were the drivers
of the two automobiles which came
together at the park entrance just
about dusk.
Case Settled.-The case of Ben
Schrader, who was found dead
from effects of leaking gas, VS.
the Peoples Light company was
settled in court yesterday after
noon for $500, and the case of Gel
die Edmunston was settled for
$500.
What's In a NameAQuite a bit,
says Mrs. Jessie Fite, whose hus-
band, so she says, is a fiteing fool.
Fred Fite was arrested Ey the po-
lice Sunday after he is alleged to
have beaten and choked his wife
He was charged with assault and
battery and released on bond. His
wife appeared in police court yes
terday morning 10 prosecute him,
but he failed to appear and his
bond was declared forfeited.
Obituary Record. - Jacon Fred
erick Freymann, aged "A years,
died Sunday evening at mis- home
1928 West Eighth street, after an
extended illness. Deceased was
born in Germany. July IS, 1S45.
Thomas Herlehy, a we'll and
fayorably known resident of Dav-
export, died at midnight Sunday
night at his home, -1413 Marshall
street, after a short illness of
pneumonia. Mr.. Herlehy was born
in Ireland, May II, 1854.
Yesterday morning at the family
home. 1929 Hamilton street, occur
red the death of Harold Kelly, the
fatal ailment being pneumonia
Deceased was a sheet metal work
er employed at SiIvis.
Isabel Cara died yesterday at
his home, 108 Pershing avenue,
after a short illness. He was born
in Mexico and had resided in Day.
export for seven years, being en-
ployed by the Rock Island rail-
road.
Marriage Licenses. Malice W.
Cleghorn and Nellie Afford, both
of Peoria, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-06
WILL LECTURE ON
HYGIENE TO BOYS
AT Y AND SCHOOL

Lectures to the boys and girls of
the Moline public schools and to the
young men at the Moline Y. NJ. G. A
will be given Wednesday, THURSDAY
and Friday of this week by DR.. Win
field Scott Hall of the medical COL
-lege of Northwestern university.
who is a national authority on
hygiene.
DR.. Hall comes to Moline on the
joint invitation of the Y. M. C. A
and the Moline public schools. The
first meeting will be held in the
Moline club Wednesday evening,
when DR.. Hall will talk to factory
foremen and superintendents. 9th
err sessions will be held at the Y. NJ.
c. A. and at schools, the dates to be
made public later. Through his lee
lures and writings, DR.. Hall has
gained a nation wide reputation.