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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-06-12

Egad, sir, I'll read the play to you.
Ill-What no, landlord. Have your
best automobile sent around to the
door as quickly as possible. A couple
of my men are going to Hornville to
fetch hither my"
"Just a minute" interrupted Put
nam Jones, wholly unimpressed. "a
man just called you up on the phone,
Mr.. Barnes. I told him you was en-
Pertaining royalty at lunch and
couldn't be disturbed. SO he asked
me to have you call him up as soon
as you revived. His words, not mine.
Call up Mr.. O'Dowd at Green Fancy.
Here's the number"
The mellow voice of the Irishman
soon responded to Barnes call.
Il called you up to relieve your
mind regarding the young woman who
came last night" he said. "You OBJ
serve that I say came She's quite
all right, safe and sound, and no cause
for uneasiness. / thought you meant
that she was coming here as a guest,
and so 1 made the very natural mis-
take of saying she hadn't come at all,
at all. The young woman in question
is Mrs. Van Dykes maid. But, bless
me soul, how was / to know she was
even in existence, much less expected
by train or, motor or Shanks' mare
Well, she's here, SO there's the end of
our mystery"
Barnes was slow in replying He
was doubling his own ears. 1t was not
conceivable that an ordinary-or even
an extraordinary-lady maid could
have possessed the exquisite voice and
manner of his chance acquaintance of
the day before, or the temerity to
order that sour-faced chauffeur about
as if The chauffeur!
"But / thought you said that Mr..
Curtis chauffeur was moon-faced
and"
"He is, bedad," broke in Mr..
O'Dowd, chuckling. THAT'S what de-
ceived me entirely, and no wonder. 1t
wasn't Peter at all, but the rapscallion
washer who went after her. He was
instructed to tell Peter to meet the
four O'Clock train, and the blockhead
forgot to give the order. Bedad, what
does he do but sneak out after her
himself, scared out of his boots for
fear of what he was to get from Peter.
l had the whole story from Mrs. Van
Dyke"
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Barnes meets "Mrs. Van
Dykes maid" and the mys-
terry deepens.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
LonafeIIow Justly Popular.

Longfellow is justly popular as the
poet who, above all other poets of this
country, has expressed with varied
and finished art the simple. natural.
elemental affections and sentiments.
His literary productions are confined
almost entirely to those in poetic form.
Hyperion, rather fiorid romance, ala
Kavanagh, a romance Of somewhat bet.
ter quality, are the two exceptions. His
well-known psalm Of Life" 1.-THE
Song of Hiawatha," "Evangeline," and
many other poems have made his
name familiar household word, and
every schoolboy is familiar with 1.-THE
Village Blacksmith" '"The Wreck of
the Hesperus," and the Building of
the Ship" which are the melodious
phrasing of thoughts and feelings dear
to the children even of larger growth.
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CHAPTER vi.
Charity Begins Far From Home, and
a Stroll in the Wildwood Follows.

Charity Begins Far From Home, and
a Stroll in the Wildwood Follows.
Mr.. Rushcroft was furious when he
arose at eleven o'clock on the morning
after the double murder, having slept
like a top through all Of the commo-
ton. He doomed all over the place,
vocal castigations falling right and
left IN the guilty and the innocent
without distinction.
ST don't see how you managed to
sleep through it," Barnes broke in.
r'You must have an unusually clear
conscience, Mr.. Rushcroft."
81 haven't any conscience at all, sir"
roared the star. 81 had an unusually
full stomach, that's what was the mat
ter with me. 1 take oath now, sir,
never to eat again as long as / live.
A man who cannot govern his beastly
app appetite ought & defy it, if nothing
Il gather from that remark that you
omitted breakfast this morning"
breakfast, sir? In Gods name I
implore you not to refer to anything
so disgusting as stewed prunes and
bacon at time like this. My mind
is-'
How about luncheon2 viii you
Join me at twelve-thirty
That's quite another matter" said
Mr.. Rushcroft readily. Luncheon is
an esthetic tribute to the physical in
telligence of man, if you know what l
mean. / shall be delighted to join you.
'Twelve-thirty, did you say?'
ut would give me great pleasure if
your daughter would also grace the
festal board. think it is too bad that
she has to go about in the gown she
wears, Mr.. Rushcroft," said Barnes.
"She's much too splendid for that. l
Nave proposition I'd like to make to
you later on. l cannot make it, how
ever. without consulting Miss Thack-
cray's feelings"
"My dear felloww beamed Rush
croft, selling the others hand. "One
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kettiedruna Is Old.

The Greeks and Romans danced to
the accompaniment of the tympanum
from which our modern kettledrum
has been adapted-but failed to apply
this instrument of percussion to war
fare, and it is not till the seventh
century that the Moors and Saracens
of Spain introduced the drum among
European soldiery, having themselves
acquired 1t from the Hindus through
"taber''-or as the French call it
"tambour" denotes the origin, the
Persian word for drum being tahir.
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NJ Mountainous.

The Mayor-Have you heard, Mr..
Roche, that our generous townsman
Mr.. Harding, Is defraying the cost of
new promenade all round the town
We think a wealthy man like yourself
might also do something for us.
Mr. Roche-Well, what do you say
to my giving you park of oak trees
The Mayor-Oh, you noble-hearted
philanthropist Why do you really
mean to-
Mr.. Roche-Yes! I'll make the
town a present of an oak forest. You
have only to find the land and | will
supply you with as many acorns as
you may want for seedl
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GREEN FANCY LIARS.

Synopsis.-Thomas X. Barnes,
wealthy young New Yorker,
on a walking trip in New Eng
land near the Canadian border,
is given a lift in an automobile
by a mysterious and attractive
girl bound for a house called
Green Fancy. At Harris tavern
Barnes finds a stranded troupe
of Transforming" actors, of
which Lyndon Rushcroft is the
star and Miss Thackeray" the
leading lady They are doing
hotel work for their board. He
learns Green Fancy is a house
of mystery. That night two
mounted men leave the tavern
under odd circumstances. One
is shot dead near by; the other
is brought back dying. The
sheriff detains Barnes. Green
Fancy guests appear and say
the mystery does not concern
Green Fancy.
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New IDENTITIES.

''We're getting our turn at last" re
marked the CHEEKY salesman as he fig
ured the governments share in thu
transaction.
How do you mean?"
eve used to be only taxpayers
Now most of us are also tax collect
ors"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-06-12

And the great, underlying inspira-
tion of the world war was lunacy run
amuck.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
HEARING CONTINUED
FOR FOURTH TIME; TO
BE HELD MARCH 10

For the fourth time since the
stabbing fray. the case of Lee Clark
of East Moline, charged with as
salt with intent to commit murder,
was continued in the court of Mag
istrate A A Niles of East Moline
The hearing was to have been held
today but was postponed until
March 10, when it is hoped the
complainant viii be able to appear.
Clark, it is alleged, assaulted JUL
ius Dobbels, 1165 Thirteenth avenue,
East Moline, the night of Nov. 8,
last Clark, it is said, used knife
and punctured the liver, slightly
affecting the heart of his victim.
Dobbels was taken to the Moline
city hospital, where he was con-
fined tor some time. Recently he
was removed to his home. He is
still under the care of a physician
and is unable to leave his bed.
1t is claimed that both parties had
been drinking and that Clark was
found in nobbels' back yard with
his arms around the latter's wife A
fight followed and then Clark, it is
said, used the knife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
MUNICIPAL HALL
TO UNDERGO BIG
CHANGE IN APRIL

The Moline city hall will under
go a big change when the new al
dermen take their seats in April.
At present there are four offices in
the city hall that are used by the
four commissioners. The mayors
office will remain, it is believed,
as it has been since the erection
of the municipal hall.
Commissioner c. V. Johnson $
room will also continue when ac-
'tivities are taken up by the new
city clerk. But what will happen
to the offices of Commissioner A.
c. Stouffer, who leaves tomorrow,
Commissioners Oldefest and Eric
son, remains to be seen. When the
commissioners go out of office and
the aldermen are seated, there will
be no need for offices for officials.
Council meetings will be held il
the evening, and again comes up
the problem of getting a larger
council chamber. The present ia
BILE, which accommodates the four
commissioners and the mayor, will
not be large enough for the IA aid
ermen and the new mayor. Also,
it is believed, that a gallery will
be needed, for with the council
meetings in the evening, more citi-
zens will be present at the regular
sessions.
Just what will be done has not
been figured out, but it is certain
there will be some change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
RETURN OF FLU
FEARED IN EN-.
SRVis Reports Several Cases-Cfti-
zens Warned to Prevent Re-
turn of Epidemic.

East Moline is fearing that the In
fluenza epidemic is again headed Its
way, DR.. Walton Tackett, East Mo-
line city physician. stated this
morning that more than u half doz-
en- cases have been reported to MIN
this week.
Although the disease as it now
prevails is in a mild form. it Is
feared that with the damp weather
and with many people easily sus-
ceptible to colds, an infleunza cpl
demic may be che result. DR.. Tack
EFT once more issues warning that
all precautions should be taken in
order to prevent the reoceurrence
of last falls epidemic.
1t is reported in Silvis that sew
eraI cases exist there and that in
the SilYis school a large percentage
OF the students are confined to their
homes with the FLU" Justin
Washburn, principal of the Silvis
school, is also laid up at home with
an attack of the disease. He is re-
ported as doing nicely today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
TO FLOAT BOND
FOR EN-. SCHOOL
Board Can Take On IN Indebted
ness of $-3.9i7 TO Erect Much
Needed Building.

The East Moline board of educa-
ton is able to float a bond Of
$53,917, if it is to build a new
school on the present ste of the
John Deere building.
At the meeting Of the board last
evening, the building and grounds
committee reported that in distriC-
81, which includes East Moline and
several outlying villages, a bond 10
the amount of S6S,9l7 can be sold.
But the board now has I bond IN
debtedness of $4,000, leaving only
$53.9l7 that can be secured. The
assessed valuation OC property IT,
East Moline amounts to 81 1885 =
1t was decided to draw up a pc
tition, which is now being circu-
lated. and which must have the
signatures Of SOC legal voters. or
5 per cent OF the number of cit
liens that voted at the last cleo
ton. The petition will be filed in
about a week and the voters OF
Moline will have a chance to bal
lot on the new building PROPOSE
ton at the primaries, March Il.
Plans drawn up by Whitsitt &
Schulzke, Moline architects, pro
vide for a more modern building
than the board can allow for. II
Was decided, however, 10 build q.
two-story brick building, with
seven rooms, including a play
room and an auditorium A stage
will be erected in the assembly.
which can also be used by the kin
dergarten class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
EMPLOYERS ARE HELD.

Little Rock, Ark.-Because a fore
man quarreled with a man about
company business and then killed
the man, the foreman's employers
were liable, according to a decision
by the Arkansas supreme court
The court ordered the Chicago Mill
& Lumber company to pay $4,000
damages to Mrs. Minnie Bryeans,
the widow.
John Organs, hauler, came to
the mill on business. The foreman
accused him of bothering mill OPP
orators. The quarrel followed. Mrs
Bryeans brought suit against the
company and in the first trial failed
TO recover damages. The case was
reversed by the supreme court and
new trial ordered.
The courts ruling on the first ap-
peal was that if Bryeans was slain
as a result of a controversy which
had ceased and then had been re-
newed by the foreman, pertaining
to the company's business, the con-
Germ would be responsible, unless
the killing was in self defense.
The jury found that it was not
SUI ueltuS6 anu liidt Iue QudTTel
had been renewed by the foreman
concerning company business. Ac-
cordingly a verdict was returned
for Mrs. Bryeans. The supreme
court affirmed the judgment.
The foreman was convicted of
second degree murder and SEN
fenced to 81 years in the peniten-
tiary, but in another trial the pen
atty was reduced to seven years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
VICTORY JUBILEE
DRAWS CROWD OF
OVER 500 PEOPLE

More than 500 people attended the
victory jubilee given at the Moline
Y. NJ. C. A last night, IN which
churches, patriotic organizations
and leagues united to make the at
fair a success. Nine Protestant
Churches, each representing one of
the allied nations. formed tableaus
and scenes. The program was
staged under the direction of James
Hood, social secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Music was furnished by the
John Deere orchestra.
r. B. Bowden, educational direc-
tor OF the Y. spoke briefly, declar-
ing that there will soon be a time
when there will be only one church
In n town or village of not more
than several thousand population:
Churches taking part in the pro-
gram and the nations they repre-
scented in various ways follow:
Russla-First Baptist.
Belgium-Second Congregational.
Union congregational.
Serbia and Rumania-Christia
Italy-First Congregational.
Greece-First Baptist.
Great Britain-United Presbyter-
ian.
France-Second Methodist
United States-Union Congrega-
tional.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
HELP EMPLOYEES OF
r. & Y. MAKE OUT
INCOME REPORTS

Because an unusually high per
cent of the employees of the Root &
Van DervoOrt Engineering company
and the R & V.-Wagner Ordnance
company will this year be required
to file income tax reports, meas
ures have been taken by the man
agernent to furnish assistance to
employees in the preparation of their
returns along lines similar to the
advisory service which was given
in connection with the draft law.
The income tax advisory work Is
being directed by a committee COM
posed of w. H. O'Toole, T. ]. Ram
sey and Roy A. Sears, with Mr..
Sears in direct supervision. This
work is being carried on in coop
Grafton with A. V. Dilzer, internal
revenue agent, who this week held
q conference with the R. & V. COM
pany and assisted in working out
details of the plan for the benefit
of employees in the plants.
Announcements have been made
that the services of the income tax
adviser of the plant will be avail
able for employees four hours each
day without any expense to the en-
ployes.
During 1918 high wages prevailed
in the r. & V. plants and in addi-
ton to that bonuses amounting to
u per cent for one year were paid
and the result will be that a great
number of employees who heretofore
have never filed income tax re-
ports will this year be required to
do so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
At the Palace.

Ever fuss with your wife?
Then you'll enjoy to the limit the
nifty little sketch, who is to
Blame?" headlining the bill for the
last half of the week at the Palace
theatre, Moline
1t starts over a salt seller which
the 24-hour-old bride drops on the
floor.
MY mother says that means bad
luck" laments LOvey. as the tears
roll down her checks.
'NOthin' to that bunk" is the re-
ply of Dewey, your mother was all
wrong"
do you mean to say mama didn't
know what she was talking about?"
And the quarrel was on. Who was
to blame? See Elsie Williams &
Co, and find how to avoid your
daily spats with your spouse.
Pictures of bathing girls-yes, in
tights and n everything were taken
last evening for the local talent
movie which will be shown during
the week of March 3. Harry Webb
has got a new line of stuff which
he knows how to handle to the best
advantage Frank Mason and Doc
Austin have some refined mon
key business" if such an article can
be produced while the Gladiators
really pull a strong act that goes
big, quite a feat for an athletic
turn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
DAUGHTERS ARE
TAKEN TO IOWA
Mother kidnaps Two Children
From Father-0rders Taxi
to School to Get Them.

John Sinclair Beatty this morn
ing appealed TO Chief Ben De-
Jaeger of Moline to locate his for
mer wife and his two children.
Mrs. Anna Elmira Beatty, the
divorced wife. is alleged to have
gone to the Grant school building
in Moline yesterday morning, in
terviewed the principal, Miss Anna
Wright, and then taking her two
children from their classes into
taxi drove to Davenport The two
daughters had been living with the
father in Moline for the last four
months, the mother resided in
Lynn county, Iowa.
Chief DeJeager explained to Mr.
Beatty this morning that the for
mer wife had the divorce certifi-
cate with her, showing that she
had obtained the separation papers
in Iowa without a contest and
without the husbands knowledge.
Beatty had known nothing of the
divorce and told the police that
the mother was no woman to have
the children and that he would en-
deavor to get possession of the
girls again. Chief DeJeager de-
clared that if a court in Iowa de-
creed that the children should
to the mother no prosecution will
occur in Moline
The driver Of the taxi that took
the mother to the school told Dav-
export police, after he nad taken
the woman to her destination, that
he thought he heard her remark:
We'll, girls, you'll never see your
father or mother again.
All trains leading from Daven-
port have been watched and all
stations have been guarded, but
no trace of the trio has been
found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
In the Lodges

Announcement was made last
night at the session of Leo coun-
Gil, No. 716, K. of c.. of Moline,
that the members are to attend in
a body, the X. c. initiation and
banquet to be held Sunday after
noon and evening in Rock Island.
Members are asked to be present
at high mass to be celebrated at
1920 Sunday morning AT the Sac
red Heart Catholic church, Rock
Island.
The initiation work opens in the
early afternoon hours. to be fol-
lowed by a banquet.
Thirty-fiVe applications were re
c ,ived last night and it will be
some time in the early spring be-
fore the initiatory degree will be
conferred on the candidates. The
close of the business session was
followed by a social time.
Plans have been completed foT
the annual stag party of Moline
Elks to be held in the club rooms
tomorrow evening. The affair will
dlSO Sci Z do LIC oCbOAAd NCANCIA17~
home party to be given to soldier
members of the lodge who have re-
turned TO Moline.
Moline camp, No 81, Sons OF
Veterans, held installation of Off
GERS at Turner hall and the even
ing was made pleasant by the
presence of members Of Graham
post, No. 312, G. A. R.
The installation was conducted
by John H. Wood, past commander,
in a very efficient manner and
those seated are as follows:
Communications y. Curtis.
Senior vice Communicated
Loosely.
Junior vice commander-Arthur
F. Pears.
Patriotic instructor-E. l. Cook.
Treasurer. L. PuIver.
Secretary-N. A Holt.
Chaplain-Andred Kepple.
Color bearer Cook.
Inner guard-D. f. Rcsser
Guide-G. A. Bryner
Camp council-Clifford Paul, NJ
n. DahIberg, G. A. Bryner.
Following installation Mayor
Clarence Trevor gave a talk on the
duties of all patriotic organizations
of the present day.
Commander ]. S. Sholes of Ora
ham post gave some very timely
remarks in regard to paying honor
to the flag Following the meet
ing a banquet was served in the
dining room. There We're talks by
f. II. Johnson and William Car
penter of H. Fl. Cleayeland camp
of Rock Island.
A short talk was given by c. S.
followed by +. B. Nc
Keever, who dealt Bolshevism
blow by his forceful words. Com
rade Golden talked on "CIoser Eel
lowship."
A d. Rhinesmith. division secre-
tary, could not be present. but it is
the hope of both Rock Island and
Moline camps to have him with
them at some future daCe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
MINSTREL SHOW
SCORES SUCCESS
AT HIGH SCHOOL

One hundred fifty minstrels.
members of the Girls Community
Service league of Moline, made a
decided hit at the show offered at
the Moline high school last even
ing. The acts were under the di-
rection of Mrs H. F. WerIe Of
Sterling, who came to Moline to
direct the performance
Wit displayed throughout the en-
tire show kept the audience a-going
Miss Cora Ford was interlocutor,
and with the help of her testers,
Marie Oberlander, Judith Ander-
san, Ruth Hill, Marguerite Claus,
Dorothy Merriman and Irene Jen-
sen, scored success for the first
part of the evenings program.
The second part was in the form
of q style show Mrs. Elizabeth
Tucker sold the gowns, and had as
her models the Misses Minnie Frey,
Frances Guthrie, Marjorie Eng
strom, Bessie Hard, Esterre Writ,
Ruth Davis and Augusta Lift.
Choruses of girls and dancers
helped the second part in its sue
cess.
Choruses of farmerettes and
concluded the evenings
program.
In the third part duets were
given by the Misses Bernadine Ger
win and Irene Streed, solos by
Florence KrOnstedt, Margaret
Kuehl, Mildred Johnson and Nam
cast appeared, singing the good
night song.
The show will be repeated this
evening in the school auditorium.
Proceeds of the affair will be added
to the fund to furnish a rest room
for the girls of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
CHLORINE MACHINE
PLACED AT PLANT

The new automatic chlorine ma
chine was installed at the Moline
filtration plant yesterday, accord
ing to Commissioner Henry OIde-
fest, head of the water works de-
partment. The new machine re-
places the manual operated appar-
atus and will automatically feed
chlorine in the proper amount, no
matter how the flow of water is in
creased or decreased The old ma
chine will be preserved to be used
in case of emergency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
CONDUCT SCHOOL
FOR NEIGHBORS

The Royal Neighbors of Pleasant
Valley camp, 1897, is holding a
school of instruction in the Masonic
hall at Silvis this afternoon. The
school was called to order at 2:30
this afternoon and this evening
there will be a class of 55 candf-
dates initiated.
The neighbors are being assisted
in the work by their district depu-
ty, Sadie E. Welty. The school is
in charge of the supreme officers.
All Royal Neighbors are invited to
attend this evenings meeting.