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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
CALLS WAITRESS
VILE NAMES AND Is
FINED ON CHARGES

Louis Groutsch, proprietor of the
Peoples restaurant, 1906 Third ave-
nue., Moline, drew fine in the Mo-
line police court this morning on a
charge of calling Mrs. COrdeIia
Cummings vile names and for
cursing her.
Groutsch was fined s25 and
costs by Magistrate Frank Gustaf-
son. The costs amounted to $11.40.
Mrs. Cummings had two witnesses,
who upheld her testimony. The
trouble started over serving des-
serts with dinners. Mrs. Cummings
is a waitress employed by Groutsch
Following the little argument, the
woman asked her employer for her
money. Then, it is alleged,
Groutsch insulted Mrs. Cummings
The proprietor of the restaurant
has been arrested several times,
He was formerly proprietor of the
Cottage hotel and was arrested
there several times. Recently he
conducted the New Home cafe on
Third avenue. 1t was destroyed by
fire several weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
URGE VOTER TO
REGISTER NAME
Men and Women Asked to Go to
Polls on March % or April S,
to Tighten Task.

Moline voters, men and women,
are asked to go to the polls on
March 25 or April s, to register
This is being done to tighten the
task for election officials who
serve at the spring election TO get
the names of all qualified voters
under the ward boundary lines.
Voters who have not changed
their places of residence in eight
years do not necessarily have TO
register. but election officials deem
it best that they do in order to
avoid errors and delays on election
day.
Those who have moved into an
other ward since the aldermanic
form was removed from Moline are
urged to register on either of the
two above dates. Registration be-
fore the primary on March II, is
not necessary. Those who wish to
know in which ward they reside
may get information by calling at
the office of the city clerk or the
city engineer.
The work of putting the names
of all voters in new election books,
has already started" stated Com
missioner c. V. Johnson, city
clerk, this morning. The idea of
using the new books is to register
names of voters in the &c precincts
into the seven ward records.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
RALPH DENNIS TO
GIVE BARE FACTS
ON RED QUESTION

The message that Professor
Ralph Dennis has for the men of
Moline tomorrow at the Moline Y
III. c. A IS one of great importance
and of vital interest to the world
today. DR.. Dennis studies social
and economic problems in Russia,
he is familiar with every side OF
the Russian question, and what he
has to say about the Bolshevih will
be first hand.
It was Dr. Dennis who went be
fore the American congress and
gave first hand information on the
situation in Russia and his words
served as a guide in shaping the
United States policy toward that
country.
ANY man in Moline who fails to
hear DR.. Dennis talk on Russia
and the Bolsheviki at the Moline
Y. NJ. c. A tomorrow afternoon will
owe himself an apology for the
rest of his life" said Charles p.
Hall, secretary of the Moline Y M
C. A. mo man is better equipped
to present to the people of Amer
lea facts relating to the Russian
situation. He has gone thoroughly
into every phase of Russia's polit-
ical and social entanglements, and
on the platform he lays bare con-
ditions as he found them in the
disheveled country, forcefully and
truthfully."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
WEIGH DONATES
PRIZE PITCHER
Rock Island Man Gives Trophy for
Open Shooting Competitions
to Start Next Saturday.

/ J. NJ. Wclch OF tho Illinois Oil
ing a trophy, TO be shot for at the
Tri-C City Gun clubs grounds in MO
line The competition is open 10
any amateur residing iu Rock Is
land county, in Scott county, Iowa,
OF adjoining counties The trophy,
pitcher, viii be put up in the
contest for the first time next Sat
urday afternoon.
Conditions under which contests
must be played for the PITCHER are.
/. The first contest TO be held on
the grounds of the TH-City Gun
club of Moline. at date agreed
upon and duly published. There
after the challenge contests must
be held on the grounds OF the Tri-
/ City or Davenport Gun club as
may be designated by the holder Of
the trophy.
2. Number Of targets to he 50
singles per man, shot in strings Of
%, under Elliott sliding handicap,
all starting at 16 yards and back
one yard for five straight, and for
ward one yard for two misses. %
yards to be the back limit, and Is
yards the forward.
3. Ties to be shot on unde-
above named conditions, except
the contestants are to start from
The positions at which they finished
in the main event.
+ The winner I'm the open con
test shall thereafter be subject TO
challenge by any amateur residing
n
,. There shall be no limit to the
number of challenges. II more
than one, the contests may be shot
in squads Of not to exceed five men
to each.
G. Each challenge must be made
in writing addressed to the holder
Of the trophy, and also to the sec
rotary OF the club Of which the
holder is a member. Acceptance
Of challenges must be given within
five days OF the receipt thereof.
T. Each challenger must deposit
$3.50 with the secretary of the club
holding the challenge contests.
From such deposits the usual
charge for targets Will be de-
Quoted, and the balance go to the
person challenged. whether winner
or loOser in the contest.
s. The winner or holder must, n
challenged, defend the trophy at
least once each month, and such
contest be arranged to take place
on regular shooting days Of one or
the other or the two clubs named
in paragraph one
.. When the trophy has beef
won three times by any one con
testant in accordance with these
conditions, il shall become the per
sonal property OF said winner and
no longer be subject to challenge.
10. 1t is further provided that
the names Of all winners shall be
suitably engraved upon said trophy
with scores and date of contests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
FIRM PATRIOTISM
NEED OF AMERICA
SAYS G. S. TREVOR

,"Firmer patriotism than is dis
played on Fourth of July is what
this country. needs today" said
Mayor Clarence S. Trevor in a brief
talk made last evening at the thir-
teenth annual banquet of the Meth
odist Epworth league, held in the
church parlOrs.
Following the mayors talk. i'm
presentations and readings were
given by Gladys Brace and Mrs. A.
H. Connolly. Talks on experiences
in the army were given by Glenn
Biggs and Jesse CARRIE, returned
soldiers. The program as given last
evening follows:
Prayer-Rev Attree Smith.
Remarks-Jesse CARRIE.
eading-GIadys Brace.
Remarks-Glenn Biggs.,
Piano solo-Charles Hulsen.
Song-Raymond Cowley.
Remarks-Rev.B B. F. Eckley.
ing-MTs. A. H. Connolly.
Observation-Disclosures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
WEEKLY PROVISION
AND GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago, Feb. 22.-With receipts
CT corn about the smallest ever
known and with commercial stocks
meager, the corn market this week
has shown decided strength. The
result has been net advance rang
ing from hc 10 &c. Oats gained II c
to 1Ac- Changes in provisions
vary from Acc decline to q rise of
92c.
Attention to scantiness Of readily
available supplies and to constant
iwarfing of the crop movement rem
dered the corn market especially
sensitive to the bullish influence of
snowstOrmS. rain and sleet that
threatened to bring about an even
greater curtailment of arrivals and
TO increase feeding on forms. VAL
ues underwent temporary setbacks,
however, owing to reports that the
minimum average price on hogs
might not be continued after March
l, and that government prohibitions
in the export of packing house
products would soon be withdrawn.
At times also the bears made much
of unverified assertions that labor
troubles in Argentina had been
settled.
Export sales to Holland together
with a shortage of seed in Canada
had a bullish effect on the oats
market.
The altered position of the gov
eminent concerning export bust
ness Of the packers Offset to a con-
siderable extent, in the provision
trade, stimulating influence of the
huge shipments in progress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
LEAVES ISSUES
TO PEACE BODY
Italy Wants Decision of Represen-
tatiyes of Her Allies, Army
Officer States

Lieutenant Bruno RoseIli of the
| Italian army, who spoke in Rock
/ Island when war matters were al
| their height, said in Moline yester-
/ day in discussing the affairs of his
! country that Italy wants her is
! sues, with reference to peace, de-
cided by the representatives of her
allies now in conference Lieuten-
ant Roselli was visiting c. B. Hall
yesterday while enroute to Omaha
on a peace mission.
The lieutenant had reference to
the demand Of the Jugo-Slavs that
territorial disputes be settled by ar
bitration, President Wilson to serve
as an arbiter, and Italy's disapprov-
al of the suggestion.
People in this country may not
have clear in their minds the differ
ence between the Jugo-Slavs and
the Czecho-SIavs," he said. The
Jugo-Slavs fought Italy and her al
lies with all their might. The
Czecho-Slavs took up arms on tAe
side of the allies. The Jugo-Slavs
we're sent by Austria against the
italian forces, being chosen for thai
particular purpose, and they fought
the battles of the Austrians the
same as any Austrians.
Now these same JugO-Slavs wish
to deal separately with Italy in the
settlement of territorial matters.
and instead of submitting their
claims to all of the judges sitting
on their case, they say they wish to
1E
nit the issues to him OF this Italy
Gisapproves. Italy loves President
Wilson and she loves America, but
she cannot agree to take her case
away from the judges sitting at the
rcace table.
I'm the addresses I am making
now l am setting forth these facts,
because of efforts that have been
made to stir up strife over the atti-
tude of Italy in declining to sub
nit to President Wilson alone the
issues between her and her recent
enemy, though they go under diff
ferent name.
'In talking to American audi
Cnces l am also giving attention to
the question of immigration from
lay IL 10 nv SOOd lOI 1l1lldHo
and it is not good for the United
States for so many of them to come
to this country as were coming
prior TO the war. That is, it is not
well for them to come and live in
the same way. A little Italy in
this city and that one does not re
suit in the best interest for all. Nor
should the relation be that of cap
ital and labor, the United States
being capital and Italy being labor
Italy will furnish to the United
States a valuable market in the
days Of reconstruction. Before the
war her imports were largely from
Germany and Austria. Now there
will be no trading with those coun-
tries. The United States will not
have to go hunting for new mar
kets for the things Italy wants.
And Italy will have the money with
which to pay. Italians are thrifty.
They save and save and when mon
ey is needed it comes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
EVIDENCE HEARD IN
JANITOR & YOUTH
CASE IN z. MOLINE

Evidence in the case in which
Clarence Hudson, janitDr in the
Mckinley school building in Wat
ertOwn, is charge with severely
furnishing Clarence Baribon, aged
IS years, a school boy, was heard
in Justice Dan Maskelrs court yes
terday afternoon F. H. Raisback
represents the defendant, and M. j.
McEniry is prosecuting attorney.
The arguments will be heard at
the continued hearing to be held
next Thursday afternoon at
o'clock in Justice Maskeil's court.
The alleged assault is said to have
occurred a month ago when the
youth, who is said to have been
throwing snowballs at other chill
dren in violation of school orders,
when reprimanded by the janitor,
made remarks about Hudson. II
is then said that Hudson took the
boy to the basement and shook him
and. says the complainant, bumped
his head against the wall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
MOLINES DECISION
IN CASE IS UPHELD
BY SUPREME COURT

The S1,99999 verdict rendered
in favor of Mrs. Anna Berg by a
jury in Moline city court was not
freakish enough to invalidate the
case, according to a decision just
announced by the Illinois supreme
court
The defendant, the Moline Con-
sumers company, appealed the case
to the appellate court and then to
the supreme court. The supreme
court upheld the decision of the
Moline city court.
The case grew out of injuries
which Mrs. Berg alleged she sus-
tanned when she was struck by a
Moline Consumers company truck
at Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
street. Moline.
The jury made the damages
S1,999.99 because, it is said, the
jurors wanted to give the plaintiff
all possible damages under $4,000.
The jury believed, il is understood,
that a verdict under $4,000 could
not be appealed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
HOLD OUT HOPE
FOR POSTOFFICE
East Moline Appeals to Congress
man Graham Asking Support
of Bill Now Pending.

Mayor G. F. Johnson Of East Mo
line, the Commercial club and the
Business and Professional Mems
associations of that city today wiz
ed to Congressman W. J. Graham,
asking that he support the bill now
before congress which provides for
appropriations for federal buildings
throughout the county.
Among the appropriations is list
ed money for a postofice for East
Moline. Several years ago, before
America declared war, congress
fixed a sum of $4,000 for a new
pOstoffice for the city But after
the country had entered hostilities
the bill was laid over. This was
during the term of Office of Con-
gresham Clyde Tavenner. At that
time the bill was acted upon favor
ably by both houses. Now, as a
part of the reconstruction program,
the department of public works and
building propose to reintroduce
projects which were passed
Need of a federal building in
East Moline is unquestioned. The
postoffice department at present
maintains quarters in a building on
Fifteenth avenue between Eighth
and Ninth streets, which are far
inadequate for the increased vol
ume of business which daily passes
through the Office. The great
growth of the daily matter of the
Office is directly attributable to the
fact that in the last II monhs more
than two hundred new houses have
been erected, and the population of
the city has been unprecedented.
In the opinion of f. o. LOOMS,
East Moline postmaster, the orig
inal appropriation probably would
be insufficient now, because growth
of the city in the last two years
and because of expansion which is
predicted for the future, makes ad-
Visable a better building than the
one originally proposed. Then, too,
labor and material costs have in
creased and sac, 900 today will not
provide such building as it would
have been possible to construct at
that cost three or four years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
In the Lodges

Moline court No. 100, Court OF
Honor, has again won the Illinois
state banner for securing the larg-
est number of new members in the
last year. The presentation, which
is to be at the first session in
March, will be made by the SUI
supreme officers of the order
who will come from Springfield for
the occasion.
At the regular meeting held last
night there was a large attendance
with a number of visitors from the
Rock Island and Davenport courts.
Several members were taken in and
initiatory degree was conferred on
II candidates. A social hour and
refreshments closed the session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
TO LOCAL
BOYS AT COLLEGE

Paul Blakemore of Moline and
Dan H. McNeaI, Jr., of WatartOwn,
lboth graduates of the Moline high
school, have been honored at Knox
eollege this week Blakemore has
Ibeen elected a member of the Knox
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, honor
larry scholastic fraternity. Member
ship in this organization is a high
honor.
McNeal has been appointed col
lege marshal. Yearly the faculty
appoints one man in the junior
class to act as marshal of all Ger
emonies OF the college for one year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
ERECT S35O,OOO
PLANT IN {. M.
Eastern Machine Company to Be
Built in East Moline by DaV-
export Capital.

A $350,0O0 factory building will
be erected in East Moline early in
the spring, it was learned today
from reliable sources. The plant
will be erected by Davenport CAPT
tai and will be known as the East
ern Machine company of East Mo-
line. ]. H. Clark of the Davenport
Manufacturing company is the lead
er Of the project, it became known
today.
For the past several weeks ru-
mors have been aTloat on the
streets Of the quad-cities that a big
factory would be built in East Mo
line shortly.
Further details as to the building
and the incorporators of the COM
pany are not known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
MAHONEY TO BE AT
NATIONAL SESSION

L. A. Mahoney, superintendent of
Moline public schools, viii be in
attendance at the annual conven-
ton of the National Educational
Association of America, to be held
in Chicago next week. On Monday
and Tuesday the council of educa-
ton will meet On Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday the depart
ments of the superintendent of
the national association will con-
vene. e. c. Fisher, superintendent
of Rock Island public schools, will
also attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
The Day in Davenport

M0ckmore to Pen2-It's back to
the army and perhaps a long term
y at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, with
daily parades behind an armed
guard for Leroy Mockmore. Mock
more will not figure in the Grim
inal pageantry for the March term
Of the district court He will not
be tried by the civil courts. Ar
engagements were completed yester-
day to turn him over to the mill
tary authorities. Mockmore was a
soldier. in the service of the United
States when he slashed his friend,
Arthur Mcdaniel, an overseas SOL
der. The cutting was done on
Feb. 3.
Boys Plead Cuilty-On the
strength of confessions they made
10 the police after their arrest
Thursday, Curtis Kile, 20. 207 East
Sixth street, and Ed Burke, Is,
1919 West Third street, were ar
raigned before Magistrate John c.
lWE1iggins yesterday. The two youths
are charged with breaking and en-
kering. They may plead guilty to
Thereby expedite the ends of JUS
lie The lads asked for q contin-
lance in order TO get legal cOun-
Eel. The case was continued to
RTnesday morning, Feb. %. Bonds
n each case were fixed at $500.
Vote on Fare Increase.-A 7-cent
street car fare will be voted upon
DIV the citizens of Davenport this
spring. The Tri-City Railway COM
5any yesterday started work pre-
pairing a petition to be filed with
he Davenport city council asking
hat the question of increasing the
are from 5 cents to 7 cents be
submitted to the voters at a spe-
sial election. The petition will be
lied within the next 10 days or
.wo weeks. Under the Iowa law
he question OF increasing the fares
If a traction company, or the rates
If a public utilities corporation,
must be approved by the voters.
VoIImer Pays Fine.-Fred vOl-
ner, who pleaded guilty to violat-
ng the espionage law in federal
court last fall. paid his fine of
IS 600 late Thursday afternoon.
The costs in the action will not be
assessed until later. Albert H.
MILLER and Charles Wiese, who en-
cred pleas at the same time that
Eollmer did, have 60 days time in
which to pay their fines or be com
nitted to the county Jail for 80
days.
Men Heavy jail SEN
ences were given four men by Po-
ice Magistrate John c. Higgins
Thursday afternoon The four,
ieaded by Lou Redmond, included
farley Miller, William Miller and
! III. F'inneII They were charged
With attempting to set a cottage,
wned by Charles B1iIhone, on City
sland, on fire.
Married BigaHlist- When F. w
boyd went to Omaha some years |
go he made the somewhat start
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Police News

Charges against two of the fouI
colored men arrested for shooting
craps the other day were dismissed
by Magistrate Frank Gustafson in
the Moline police court last even
ing. The other two men plead
guilty and were each fined SO and
costs.
Magistrate Frank Gustafson and
M. j. McEniry, assistant states at
torney, today agreed to give Leslie
Wiley, IA years old, on trial, an
other chance. Charges against the
boy were dismissed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
ISLANDERS NEAR
DEATH IN TRUCK
ACCIDENT TODAY

Two men escaped injuries early
this afternoon when A b. Curtis,
of Rock Island drove his car into
the curbing at Sixth avenue and
Sixteenth street. Moline, and avoid
ed collision with an army truck.
Curtis was driving west on Sixth
avenue and the truck, driven by
George Hoaglund, 1854 Thirty-first
avenue, Moline, was going south on
Sixteenth street. Hoaglund stop
ped his machine in time to avoid a
collision. The smaller car was
damaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
RETURNED BOYS
TO GIVE DANCE

A number Of returned soldiers
have banded together and will
sponsor a dancing party to be Civ
en- at Eagles hall Friday evening,
Feb. rs. The Midland jazz band
has been engaged to furnish the
music and the boys hope for a
large turnout of friends. The af-
fair is given for the purpose of re-
newing old acquaintance, and
then, too, they need the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
BUT FEW PERMITS
ISSUED FOR WEEK

Only three building permits were
issued this week in Moline. Two
were for garages and one for re
shingling a roof. The report for
the week ending today follows:
Richard Sundine, 526 Fifth ave-
nue., a garage.
Morris Canter, $50 Third avenue,
reshingling a roof.
P II. Eickenstedt. HOS Twenty
fifth street, a garage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
TRUCKS NOT PROFITABLE.

A preliminary study toward de-
termining whether or not a motor
truck as part of the farm equip
ment would be profitable in the
corn-belt states, conducted by the
United States department of agri-
culture, indicates that under pres
ent conditions the purchase of a
truck is not warranted on the or
binary grain and livestock farm.
Only as it makes possible the elm
ination of some horses is the prac-
tice profitable. On 200 farms stock
ed, ranging in size from 100 acres
to nearly section, one man and
team do all the hauling necessary
to market produce in 80 days and
the work is so distributed through
out the year that the use OF The
truck would not make possible the
sale of any horses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
EASTMAN BACK TO
OLD NEIGHBORHOOD

E. L. Eastman, former Moline city
commissioner. purchased the resi-
dence of Tom Stanley, 1916 Sixth
avenue. Moline, yesterday. Mr..
Eastman was a resident of that
neighborhoOd for 80 years, but a
few years ago removed to 75g
Twenty-fifth street. He is selling
his home to S. NJ. Martin of East
Moline. The consideration in the
home deal between Mr.. Eastman
and Mr.. Stanley is $1,000 Mr..
Eastman sold his other place for
$4,000. He will move into his new
home April 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Obituary
Mrs. Mary johnson

Mrs. Mary Johnson, wife OF ]. p.
Johnson, 1855 Fourth avenue, Mo-
line, died at o'clock this morning
in the residence after three months
illness.
She was born April 26, 1916, in
Sweden, and came to Moline in
May, 1878. She was a member of
the First Lutheran church and was
an active worker in the ladies' So
Getty.
She leaves the widower, one son,
William Johnson, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. Hoglund. both Of Mo
line. The body will lie in state at
Esterdahrs chapel until the fu-
neral
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
DRUNK CAN'T GIVE
POLICE HIS NAME

East Moline. police picked up a
drunk this morning. but up 10
noon today the officers we're unable
to learn his name. The man was
so intoxicated that he was unable
10 enlighten the police as 10 who
he is. The case was to be heard
before Magistrate A, A, Niles I'm tho
East Moline police court this aft
ernOOn.