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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Oklahoma

FOR sALE-Well improved farm 3
miles Of oklahoma City. 80 acres
VIII sell lchtap II taken nt once. In
cuire o. Owner. i01 Baltimore Bldg
Phone Walnut 1888
u-ACRE truck farm. I mile p. o.:
cantaloupes. watermelons. sweet pO-
'apeB. corn land and crop. 81 C0u. hall
,eTms recently acquired oil property
eason for selling. X, l.. James. harts-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
Texas.

2tie ACRES, McCuloch county, due
south OF King well No. |. adjoining
river on the south, b-year commercial
lease. rentals only Csc; our client needs
money: will take $500 per acre II soid
at once. II. d. Morse & Son. AS Bins
Bldg, Houston. Texas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19
FARM AND ACRE TRACTS
Arksusas.

SPECIAL BARGAIN SO acras, mousse.
spring. fruit. nicely located for dairy,
hogs, poultry: : miles out. $3.50 terms
Ward. the land man. Mountain Home.
Ayk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

5000 FOR THIS ONE.
Located on West iith street. only 90
block from carline; good five.room Qe1
lahoma bungalow. good repair. poulslY
house and garage: you know u 10 werSN
more. Listing III. Cali 10 for tefua1.
VV[W@NIZlZA[l 8 G@l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

DENTAL EQUIPMENT WANTED In
exchange for unimproved fourteen
acres rich. smooth land. eastern OKLA
huma, near city $4,000; fine for truck
or poultry farm, on mall delivery. te'e.
phone line, dental equipment mus, oc
IN to date, In shape TO move at opce;
description and price first letter. BOZ
90, Henryetta, Okla. ------
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

ORysALE-Two lots. Nos, ~ and u.
Brancroft. block g. or viii trade Tor
Ford touring car. Call Tanner. Maple
al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

Phone Walnut n. sow Wsee G7
WE chaileres al, ~ IN % :
forIJs bungalow oa Woo1 NJ
u.t0a. Buck d oasr6St. w.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

II PAYING moving picture theater
n Oklahoma for town OF Its SIZE
hcomine oil. town. 5000 population.
oieaSod $500 last month: sell S6.o00'
03,S0o cash; best terms; good reason FOR
sailing; act quick. J. p. 0klahoman.
6R SALE OR TRADE-A good Ice
plant and Ice business In a good. i've
town. Address Boz No. s. Covington.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

XzNTED-f00 or $50 chairs suitable
Tor use In moving picture show. VIII
nay cash and must be bargain. give iull
5etails and price first letter, Write BOX
~ ar 'nhone NeMton No. u Loco. Okla,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-19

FOR SALE--Garage. town 1000: plenty
work for s mechanics; good location:
Ill boom on shop full OF work: money
maiors. Building, lot. tools and fixtures
81 Tor 12,s5000. Deport Motor Co.. De-
0ort Texas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
MOLINE TO Get
new OFFICIAL
New Office VIII Create Further Dis
puteS About the City
Electrician.

James Johnston, Moline city at
torney, is today preparing an ordi-
nance creating the Office of city
electrician and probably will intro
duce the measure to the council
Monday evening.
Moline has a city electrician to-
day, but he is not an official Gre
ated by ordinance. That fact was
discovered several weeks ago when
a Moline man was bound over to
the grand jury on charge of brib-
ing Fred Harrington, who was sup
posed to be officially the city cleo
trician of Moline.
The charge is said to have been
dropped because Mr.. Harrington,
whom he is alleged to have bribed,
was not legally an official. The
law under which the man was ar
rected applied to officials only.
The Office now in preparation will
specify the duties of the electri-
clan. He will be connected with
the fire department and will be re-
Quired to do some electrical work
for the police and will be author
lied to issue permits and inspect
all electrical work in Moline. The
report of this ordinance probably
will be made public Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
FEDERAL AGENTS
SEARCH MOLINE
FOR BOMB PLOT

Moline is one of a number of in
dustrial cities where government
detectives are Investigating alleged
activities supposed to be connected
with a gigantic plot to explode
bombs on July 4.
AS far as can be learned now
only very meager details of the &C.
tivities can be found. 1t is supposed
that the government agents are in
Moline but no trace of them can be
found. They have not notified any
one of their arrival. A Washington
dispatch declares that suspects are
under way of bomb plots in Moline,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St Louis,
Louisville, Cleveland, Akron and
Toledo.
Chief DeJaeger announced this
morning that he nor any one of the
police staff knew anything of the
arrival and the investigations to be
made by the government officials
Mayor Skinner also stated this
morning that he had received NO
communication on the matter and
stated that he did not know of a
single secret service government
man in Moline.
Several Moliners who represent
ed the government here during the
war, told an Argus representative
this morning that the knew nothing
of the arrival of the secret service
men. They stated that they have
not received any notice to make an
investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
BUSINESS MEN 70
HAVE MOCK TRIAL

Ladies viii be the guests at the
fourth dinner of the Get-Together
club of the Business Mems asso-
citation at the Moline Commercial
club Tuesday evening. This an
nouncement was made through a
statement from Elmer r. Morgan,
secretary of the Get-Together club.
Reservations for the dinner must
be made with William Carstens,
secretary of the Business Mems as
sociation. before Monday noon.
1t will be the last m y ting before
the fall term and the program will
consist of a mock trial, at which
court procedure will he reversed.
Mr.. Morgan, who is defendant in
the trial, will plead guilty to
charges preferred. He will select
his own jury and attorneys. Among
the participants in the court bur
lesque will be Mayor c. p. Skinner.
G. f. Dietz. Axel Kohler, c. 8.
Trevor and b. S. Bell. Ladies of
the party will be represented in
the jury panel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
GORDON CHURCH
is RECOGNIZED
Rock River Association Takes in
Moline Church at Services Held
Last Night.

Gordon Memorial church was
formally welcomed into fellow
ship of the Rock River association
of Congregational churches at APP
propriate public service at the
church auditorium last night.
A dinner was served in the
church and forty guests were seat
ed After the dinner a public pro-
gram proceeded. Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the church served the din
ner. Tables and the auditorium
were decorated beautifully for the
event.
The service was presided over
by the Rev. r. S. Haney and among
the guests were not only members
of the Gordon church but of sister
congregations, not only in Moline
but East Moline and Geneseo, as
well. Tribute to Daniel Gordon,
pioneer of the southeast bluff, was
paid by the Rev. P. G.. Ladd: THE
Prisoners of American Democracy,
Our Pilgrim Fathers" was theme
of the talk by the Rev. Charles A
Parmiter; Peter X. Ingelson spoke
of '"The Church's Debt to the Com
munity;" the Rev. F. T. Mayer
Cakes of Geneseo, formally well
coined the church to the Rock Riv-
er association and Pastor-Elect and
Mrs. Thomas Armstrong spoke of
MY Hope for Gordon Memorial"
Assume Charge Aug. 1.
The new pastor will assume his
charge Aug. l, coming from Rose
Vile Evangelist Walter Spooner,
state secretary and evangelist for
the Congregational conference of
Illinois, returns to Ottawa after
tomorrow's services. Mr.. Spooner
has been here for the last three
weeks. Communion and baptism of
new members at the II o'clock
service tomorrow morning is ex-
pected to bring the charter MEM
bership to 100. Trustees of the
Gordon endowment fund, A. f. An
derson and J. F. Lindvall, trustees
for the First Congregational
church, spoke of the Gordon en-
dowment fund which will soon be
available for utilization in the
church dedicated to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
Police News

Alvin Anderson, Is years old,
1907 Eleventh street, was arrested
on Nineteenth avenue near Tenth
street last evening by Officer Neg
ley. Anderson will be arraigned
this evening on a charge of speed
ing.
East Moline police found one
drunk in their city yesterday aft
ernoon and dragged him into court
this morning and fined him $7.05.
He gave as his name E. F. O'Brien.
Katharine Kofer's place was
raided last night and two men were
arrested with the keeper. The
Kofer woman was fined $100' and
costs, both being suspended when
she promised to leave East Moline
and never return. The men who
were arrested for disorderly con-
duct were Angel Mitchell and Duff
DhodesS Both men were fined SO
and costs but were not asked to
leave the city. Besides the fine the
magistrate gave the two young men
a good lecture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
SCHOOL LIMITS
TO Be DECIDED
Children Cannot go to Logan School
If Quick Action is Not Taken
by Board.

City schools will technically be
closed to children residing south OF
the alley line between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth avenue east OF
Twenty-seventh street-that sec
ton Of Moline in which residents
could not vote at the recent school
election. Failure to extend school
district boundaries to coincide with
the city limits established by an
nexation in 1915 legally kept that
section a rural district although it
had become a part of the munich
pality.
Moliners will have to wait until
next April before the school boun-
daries can be changed. 1t is quite
likely that the school board and the
trustees will come to agreement
so that the children may attend the
Moline city schools this coming
school year. Inasmuch as the chill
dren of that proposed isolated part
have been going to the Moline
Nschools and have been enrolled in
tae old Logan school it seems no
more than right that the question
should be brought up at once and
settled Their right to attend was
never before challenged, and school
boundaries should be extended as
soon as possible.
No Legal Steps.
Extension of the boundaries does
not entail legal difficulties unless
there is objection from trustees of
the township, in which case an
election may be held. Ordinarily a
petition signed by half the voters
of the territory to be attached and
of the diSkrict to which it is to be-
come a part, brings the question
before the trustees and upon their
affirmative vote, boundaries are ex-
tended. In recent years, however,
the Moline board has taken advan-
tage of a clause in the statute which
provides that petition signed by
two-thirds of the voters of the ter
ritory seeking to be included, is
sufficient without petition in the
larger section. Moline board Of
ficfals overlooked extension of the
boundaries when a section was an
nexed in 1915 and not pntil the re-
cent school election controversy
came up, did this become apparent.
School authorities and residents in
the district affected had been aware
of the difference in city and school
boundaries and had continued I'M
der the assumption that the limits
conceded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
civil SERVICE
TESTS IN JULY
Government Positions Open to
People Who Can Pass Rigid
Civil Examinations.

Secretary Of the local civil SER
vice commission, F. C. Werlich,
announced this morning the civil
service lists. He states that the
lists include scores of vacancies in
accounting and other clerical po-
sitions, drafting and designing, en-
cheering, chemistry. metallurgy.
and laboratory work, other techni-
cal, professional and scientific
places, mechanical trades and in
spection work.
Local copmissions are urged to
continue the campaign for stenog-
raphers, typists and bookkeeperB
for the civilian force of 100000 now
at Washington. In many OF the
tests few assembled competitions
are required, statements upon edu-
cation, training and experience
being received and made basis for
rating.
Special Tests.
Special examinations announced
for the early part of the month are
for assistant Investigators, men
and women for the bureau of eftic-
iency, examinations, July l; assist
ant photographic pressmen and edu-
cational assistant, women; July S;
traffic clerk, male, July 10 and
clerk, male, July Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
BOOZE PARTY
NEARLY FATAL

Joy rides to the gallon houses al
most proved fatal to Mrs. Lucille
Rosen of Davenport yesterday
morning. Moline police found the
woman lying helpless and aband-
oned in a ditch near the bottom OF
Tricks hill.
Mrs. Rosen, according to a driver
for the Midvale dairy, had been
thrown from a Ford a few minutes
before the police arrived. She was
helplessly drunk, say the police.
The woman was turned over to
the woman's department of the city
Jail. Her condition was such yes
terday morning that she could not
appear before court and her case
was continued until this morning.
Mrs. Rosen pleaded guilty and was
fined SO and costs. The woman ad-
mitted that she had been at the road
house all night and had quarreled
with her friends.
The milkman said that the Eouu-
an cried and shrieked. He staten
that she was too drunk to talk in
diligently but the words that he
could understand we're: "Oh my
baby, my baby"
The woman gave her age as 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
MOLINE YOUTH
IN river FATE
Daniel Peterson browns While
Playing in Rock River Yester-
day Afternoon.

Daniel G. Petersen, year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Peterson,
1040 Twenty-ninth street, Moline,
was drowned while playing in Rock
River, at Ninth street and forty
second avenue, Rock Island. The
child and the mother had been
spending the day at the Oscar Ped
erson camp nearby, and about in
the afternoon Daniel and his com.
panion, Wilbert Johnson, aged 10
years, journeyed to the river to
amuse themselves by wading in the
| water.
Nothing was known of the trag-
edy until about three in the after
noon when the cries of Wilbert
aroused the attention of Daniels
mother. Mrs. Peterson ran to the
youth and upon meeting him was
told that her son was drowning. She
fastened to the spot, Wilbert think
ing that she could save her child
but came Just too late.
In half sobbing and breathless
sentences, little Wilbert told that
he recently learned to swim and he
stated that he endeavored to save
his little companion, but he was
not strong enough to keep his grasp
upon the drowning child, and in
his efforts he had nearly been
drawn under himself.
Remains of the lad were taken to
the Esterdahl chapel in Moline,
where Coroner John Maberry held
an inquest at 10 this morning. The
jury returned the verdict that the
child came to his death accidental
ly. drowning yesterday afternoon in
Rock River, while playing with his
companion.
Daniel C. Petersen was born Jan.
5, 1913, in Moline. He attended
Grant school and was a favorite
with every one. Heartfelt sympathy
goes out to the broken-hearted par
ents from a large number of
friends, by whom the child's death
is deeply felt.
Funeral Tomorrow.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
parents, one brother Gala, a sister,
Dorothy. both at home, a grand
mother, Mrs. Marie Peterson of this
city, and grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Nelson of Denmark.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at the home. In
terment will be in Riverside GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline |

Grammar school Misses Helen
Keogh, Lillian Kirkhove. Mary NC
Cue, Alice Miller; Masters Ray
mond Adlfinger, Sylvester Fack-
eldey, Anthony Gierlus, Lawrence
Phares and Maurice Tracy.
The Rev. p. O'Connell Cullerton,
D. D. of Peru, ILL.,, will deliver the
address of the evening. Winners of
the gold and silver medals, donated
by Leo Council No. TIC X. of c. of
Moline, for Christian doctrine, will
be made known at the exercises.
"Honors Wait at Labor's Gate"
has been selected as the class
motto, the class flowers will be
sweet peas and the colors are lady
blue and white.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
MAN WHO JUMPED
FROM WINDOW IN
RAID GIVES UP

The unidentified man, who jump
ed out of the window early yester-
day morning to avoid arrest ap-
peared before the police this morn
ing and said:
us there warrant here for my
arrest? Do you want me here?"
Il don't Know, ask the sergeant, "
said Magistrate Guftafson.
Il want a warrant for this mans
arrest" said Officer Loewinger, one
of the policemen who raided the
house on Fifth avenue.
The man said his name was
Hunter and pleaded guilty to a
charge of disorderly conduct. He
was fined SIS and costs. The girls
also pleaded guilty. They stated
that Hunter merely dropped in for
a chart. Magistrate Gustafson sus-
pended the girls fines and warned
them not to receive any more maie
visitors in their room.
The officers who made the arrest
stated that they did so on the re-
quest of neighbors who had com.
planned saying that the girls we're
often disorderly and noisy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
Obituary
Mrs, Thure Carlson.

Death claimed Mrs. Thure Carl
son, aged Sc years, ct $50 this
morning in her home, 11O4 Elev-
enth avenue, after one years i'll
ness. A host of friends extend
deepest sympathy to the bereayed
family
Esther Selander was born Oct.
81, 1882. in Sweden, and in 1900,
came to this country. She and
Thure Carlson were married April
%. 1908. To this union were born
FIVE children, four of whom sur
viye her with the widow. They are
Elna, Harold, Melvin and Walter,
all at home. A father, Gottfrid
SeIander. four sisters. Anna Sc
lander, Gerda Selander, IngebOrg
<Selander and Mrs. Ernest Carlson,
all of Moline, and one brother, Jo-
seph SeIander of this city. also sur
vive her.
Mrs. Carlson was well known in
Moline and was an active member
of the Free Swedish Evangelical
church. Funeral announcement
will be made later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14

We are about to meet conditions
never contemplated by the found
ers of our government. Within 4
very few weeks possibly within
very few days-we will be asked
to pass upon a proposition to es-
tablish a uper-sovereignty over
the United States of America. We
are going to be called upon to con-
slider and discuss a world constitu-
ton. While such a momentous
question was never probably con-
templated by the founders Of our
government, nevertheless it was
not wholly unforeseen. 1t was con-
sidered by those who conceived
and created our American instftu-
tons, that international alliances
and entanglementS were odious
and intolerable. The plan comes
to us, therefore, with strong pre-
SYMPTOMS against il. We have
been warned not to engage upon
such undertakings. In spite o.
this condition of things the United
States of America for over six
months has been gradually, and
is now becoming bound, inch by
inch, to such a program. The 90.
tails of the plan until recently
were entirely unknown. Those
who represented US in the nego-
tiations saw fit to keep US unin-
formed. In striking contrast with
the able and exhaustive discussions
that preceded the adoption of our
constitution, this new issue has
seemed to them not to be a subject
even for argument and debate.
Our forefathers had the wisdom
and the courage to design and
adopt a constitution which solved
the great problem of government
for the United States of America
Let us not shrink from the duty
and the obligation to work out a
constitution, which Will, today,
solve the great problem of gov
eminent for the united nations of
the world.
L. s. in Vanguard.
eve have but reached another
monumental milestone in the
mighty march of the worlds mag
nificent advancement. We find
ourselves already in tie vanguard
Of that splendid procession. Amer
lea is unafraid. America cannot
turn backward. She must play her
part amOng-yes, she must lead
the nations of the earth in the
adoption of a world constitution.
America has courageOusly met
and brought to it's knees the most
militant spirit that ever stalked
the earth, in the great struggle for
democracy, justice and humanity
By the composite judgment of her
great statesmen, she will yet, fear
lessly, meet and solve Alright the
great problems of world govern
ment. Her future is brighter even
than her past. We have fought,
not merely to make the old world
safe, but to make a new world.
Let US hope, at least, that by
the proper sort of league of ma
lions, all wars may be ended and
peace may be enforced. Let us
strive, at least, with a view toward
that magnificent omrlishment.
And. as we meet to perform
these happy exercises. in comment
Grafton of the future anniversaries
OF the American flag, may we see
these stars and stripes floating
high among the banners of all civ
ilized countries a union of ma
tiOns, one and inseParable-and
over the arena of our competition
with each other in the arts. which
administer to the races support
and not to its destruction'-in a
permanent, honorable and ever
lasting peace"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
In the Lodges

August Lindeberg, grand master
of the Independent Order of Svith-
iod, and John Sandgren. grand sec
rotary Of the order. were in Moline
last evening to assist in the organi-
cation of new Svithoid lodge,
which shall be called Assembly
lodge, No. 81, and which will ad-
nit both men and women.
A special meeting has been
scheduled for Friday evening, June
27. at Turner hall. At this time
decision will be reached as to when
regular sessions will be held and
at what hall.
Officers elected and installed
are:
Chairman-Charles Ydeen.
Vice chairman-Margar Erick-
son.
Recording secretary = BerteI
Harling.
Financial secretary - Lester
Erickson.
Treasurer-Elena Erickson.
TrusteesW Hilda Widell, Ethel
Erickson, Carl o. Gustafson and
Charles Colander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
E.. MOLINE CHURCH
HAS NEW PASTOR

Rev. H. W. Slime of Clifton, Ill,
has accepted the call to the Plym-
outh Congregational church OF
East Moline and will assume his
duties within a few weeks. His
pastorate in Clifton ends next
month. The pulpit of the Plymouth
church has been vacant since the
resignation of Rev. Arve X. John
son several months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
Mrs. Yeniza Ann Keel.

Mrs. Veniza Ann Keel, resident
of Moline for the last six years,
passed at $50 last evening in her
home, 1912 Eleventh avenue A, Mo-
limo.
Veniza Ann Lukehart was born
June s, 1S4S. in Indiana county, Pa,
and was married to Peter Keel,
who preceded her in death Oct. :,
1905. She leaves to mourn her loss
six children, Miles D. Keel, Morris
L. Keel, and Mrs. Ida May Keel
Lydic, all of Orion; Mrs. Myrtle
Tickoff of Moline, and Elva and
Pearl, at home. Thirteen grand
children, four brothers and one sis
ter, who reside in Pennsylvania,
also survive her.
Funeral services. will be held at
2:30 Saturday afternoon at the
home, Rev. Mr.. Chaffee. of the First
Baptist church, of which she was
a member, to have charge. The
children request that friends omit
flowers.
Remains will be taken Sunday
morning to Indiana county, where
intcrment will be made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-14
ROCKFORD FIRM rs
AWARDED CONTRACT

Rockford firms were awarded
the contract for the $4,000 Beth
any Methodist church to be erect
ed in that city. Moline firms bid
for the structure but their bids
were not accepted.
Plans for the structure were
prepared by Henry c. Eckland &
Company, Moline architects. Yer
titled buff face brick will be used
for exterior finishing and typical
modern Gothic style is evident in
details and design of the exterior
as well as the interior of the build
ing. The new church will be
ready for use Jan. L.