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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
FAIR FOR BENEFIT
OF BELGIAN BAND
TO OPEN TONIGHT

Tonight marks the opening of
fair week in the Moose hall, East
Moline, for the benefit of the
Belgfan-American band. Prime
purpose of the event is to raise
funds with which to purchase new
uniforms for the band members
and also to further the plans for
the erection of a band stand
The Allen & Fields carnival,
which played all last week in East
Moline, was brought to that city
for the benefit of the band. Fifteen
per cent on the proceeds of all
tickets sold at the various shows
at the carnival will be turned over
to the band. For this the East Mo
line organization furnished the
music during the entire week and
also agreed to pay the electric
bill.
The fair this week will last
through next Sunday evening
Merchants of the city have made
donations of various merchandise
and practically everything that
anyone can use will be sold. The
band will play each evening.
Results of ! the carnival which
closed last Saturday night, it is
said, are not what the band had
hoped it would be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
ISLANDER TELLS
HOW MOLINE BOY
DIED IN ACTION

There was never anyone in
whom l could place more conf
tdenee and on whom I could de-
pend more than Charles. He all
ways did his duty, never uttering
a complaint" says Private Christy
w. ,McAfee, 1917 Fourteenth street,
Rock Island. in a letter to Mrs
Peter Hendricks, 1925 Fourth
street, Moline, in describing the
death of her son, Charles Hend-
ricks. Both boys were members
of the Sixth marines.
Private McAfee's letter, written
from Germany in which he tells
of Hendricks death, which occur
red Nov. !, 1918. and which is the
first word Mrs. Hendricks has re-
ceived of the death of her son
since the United States war de-
partment sent a message telling
OF his death, follows:
81 was in the hospital at the
time of the last drive and was I'M
able to get back to my company
until the armistice was signed. Aft
er waiting some length of time 1
was able to learn from some of the
boys who returned from the hos
pital just where, when and how
Charles was killed.
Hit by Sheli.~
con the morning of Nov. 1. 1918,
near the town of Sommerance,
France, after our company had adj
vanced a short distance through a
keen barrage, a large high ex-
piosive shell burst near Charles
and as he fell to the ground he
was hit in the right side of the
head by a piece of high explosive
shell and was killed instantly.
'The corporal who was in charge
of the squad which Charles was in
turned to him after the smoke had
away and called his name.
On not receiving any answer he
went over to him and found he
was lying on his left side, dead
He was buried near the spot where
he was killed.
81 have been able to obtain, and
now have in my possession. pri-
waite diary, some letters and cards,
and some pictures of Charles
which he had taken at T0ul. and
am holding them at your disposal.
It thought possibly. in order to
be certain that you received them,
1 would wait until l returned to
Rock Island and deliver them to
you personally. If you desire me
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
WILLIAMS GIVEN
FRENCH MEDAL
Three Members Of Thirteenth En-
gineers Arrive Saturday in
East Moline.

Three members of the Thirteenth
engineers who were given a rous-
ing welcome in Chicago last week,
arrived at their homes in East Mo-
line Saturday. The three who
were mustered out at Camp Grant
are Austin and Carlton Riley and
Floyd Williams.
Williams comes home decorated
with a croix de guerre. This dis
tinguished honor was conferred on
Williams by the French govern
ment for his conspicuous bravery
in the Argonne forest. Williams,
while under a bed Of fire, re-
placed a locomotive back on its
track. Williams has always re-
sided in East Moline and before
enlisting with the engineers was
employed by the Rock Island road,
under one of the road masters.
The Riley brothers, who have
also lived practically all the time
in East Moline, were cooks with
the Thirteenth. Previous to -en-
tering service with this unit the
boysN conducted a restaurant at
Ninth street and Fifteenth avenue,
East Moline. They were separated
for a long time while overseas,
but were reunited before sailing
for home
These three East MoIiners are
some of the first to have enlisted
from that city and to have gone
overseas. They were across the
waters for two years, having en-
listed in Chicago in May, 1917, and
being sent right overseas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
YOUTHS SAY CAR
LOANED THEM BY
A MOLINE FRIEND

That a friend, who claimed he
was the owner, loaned them the
auto, is the testimony put up by
George Moore, aged 10 years, and
August DePape, rs. who were
brought back to Moline Saturday
night by Detective Lebbert from
River Forest, a suburb of Chicago,
where the two boys were. arrested
on a charge of stealing L. P. Hep
burns automobile IN East Moline
more than a week ago.
Both boys admitted that they
drove the car to River Forest, &C
cording to Detective Lebhert. The
case was continued until this after
noon, because of the. absence from
court this morning of NJ J. Nc
Entry, assistant states attorney.
Moore says he has no permanent
residence Moline police state that
he has served a term in the re-
formatory at Pontiac. DePape
said he lives in East Moline. Mag
istrate Frank Gustafson fixed bail
at $1,000 each. Neither were able
to find bondsmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
CLAIM SOLDIER
CAN SAVE MORE
THAN CIVILIAN

The readiness with which large
numbers of discharged soldiers
have Responded to the call of Uncle
Sam to re-enlist has prompted the
national recruiting headquarters to
issue figures gathered by a statisti-
clan in. and about the larger cities
OF the Atlantic seaboard showing
a comparison between army pay
and civilian salary on an average
basis. The Davenport recruiting
station has copy of these statis-
tics, which are published for the
purpose of showing why men are
going back into the army life
The figures show that the ANNUAL
savings for the average unmarried
laborer ranges from S11 to 1863,
while the possible savings for men
IN the United States army ranges
class of workers,
Four different ages are tabulated,
namely, IS, %, 81 and 40, for un-
married men engaged in ordinary
industrial occupations. The report
shows that while in civil life the
savings steadily grow less as the
man grows older, exactly the re-
verse condition prevails in the
army.
For a boy IS years of age who
had a little experience in a skilled
trade, such as a Helper or appren-
tiee, his maximum earning capa-
city was placed at So per day for
go days, employment being I'M
certain. He lives with his parents
and younger brothers and sisters.
His average income for the year
is $3.50. and his total spendings is
S715, leaving a savings of $35. For
the same boy in the army with
wear is $3.50. His minimum eX-
penditures for year total S159,36,
leaving over for savings or
additional personal expenditures,
$200.64.
An unmarried man before being
drafted, a clerk with maximum
earning capacity of s22 per week,
could save only s13 a year out of
a salary of $1.144 In the armv as
a duty sergeant at the age of %
years. his base pay per year would
lie S456 and his minimum expendf-
lures. including insurance on
s. GOO policy. would he $159S4l
leaving a saving Of s296,16.
A man 40 years old with a trace
&c a machinist earning a wage
CT Sc per day for 250 working days
would draw in year. $1,000, ano
his expenses would amount to ST.
131, leaving a balance of 1869. In
the army this same man should at
tain the rank of master engineer
(senior gradS in the engineer
corps and draw a base pay of 1912.
His minimum expenditures would
total $1G344 and his savings would
amount to SS0856.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
POOL PROPRIETOR y
ADMITS ALLOWING
YOUTHS IN PLACE

William Teros, who runs the Ar
cade pool room and bowling alley.
S24 Fifteenth avenue, East Moline,
pleaded guilty in the East Moline
police court Saturday afternoon be-
fore Magistrate A A., Niles, to a
charge of allowing children uncer
the age of IS years to loiter around
the pool hail. He paid $40 and costs
The Arcade was closed \ for sew
eral hours Saturday by order of
Mayor G. F. Johnson, who caused
the arrest. Mayor Johnson was IN
the barber shop adjoining the poor
hall when he heard several youths
shouting and using profane Ian
guage in the parlors. He investi-
gated and found two youngsters
said to be about Is years of age, at
work setting pins. They were both
school boys he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
ARTHUR DECKER
ENLTSTS IN "A. E. T.

Arthur Decker, 125 Second sheet
Moline, has enlisted in the field ar
tillery for service with the Amer
lean expeditionary forces and left
Saturday for Jefferson barracks TO
begin training preliminary to over
seas service.
Herman A. Hall, 20t6 Eighteenth
avenue, and Herman W. Keine, 1927
Ninth avenue, both of Rock Island,
have enlisted in infantry service~1n
China They will be sent overseas
soon, competing their training at
the preside at San Francisco and
going by way of Manila.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
APPOINT POLICE
BOARD TONIGHT
Other Important Selections to City
Offices VIII Be Made by
MayOr Skinner.


Three members to the board of
police and fire commissioners prob
ably will be appointed by Mayor
ond meeting of the aldermanic
council to be held This evening at
the municipal hail.
Appointments that Mayor Skin
ner has said he will make tonight
include those for superintendent of
streets, superintendent of water
works and a city engineer. No
hints as to who will be selected to
fill these vacancies have been made
by the mayor.
Other positions to which appoint
ments will be made by Mayor Skin
ner within the next several weeks
are those for city physician, health
inspector. building commissioner,
plumbing inspector and meter in
spector. Present officials in these
Offices have intimated that they are
candidates for reappointment At
~Qresent there is no street superin-
teadent nor a supervisor Of the wa
terworks.
Other reports and propositions to
come up before the council this
evening are:
" Report of the compensation COM
mittee on Lyle Payton's ordinance
fixing the salary of the civil engi-
neer at 900.
Report of the sewer committee
en- the sewer in the southwest dis
trict.
Report of the garbage committee
on the efficiency of the Tri-Cjty
Disposal company
Report of the water committee
On recommendation for improving
the waterworks.
Petitions from numerous city
employees asking salary or wage in
creaSeS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
GASOLINE With
BOOZE CAN'T co
Six Men Under Influence of Liquor
Are Held in Connection with
car Accidents.

Six men who were under the in
fluence of liquor figured in two
automobile accidents in Moline Sat
urday night, according to the Mo-
line police. All six will face charges
in the Moline police court this
evening as the result of booze
mixed with gasoline" They were re-
leased on bonds until the hearing
tonight. Those arrested are:
H. Miller. aged 80 years. z30l
Sixth avenue, Moline, charged with
driving a vehicle while under the
influence of liquor.
Samuel Williams, 81, AIS Twenty
fifth street, Moline, charged with
being drunk
Albert Jasper. 80. = $50 Twenty
seventh street, Moline, charged with
being drunk.
E. S. Williamson, alias E. E.
Jones, 81 Twenty-first street, driv-
ing a vehicle while under influence
of liquor.
I'm. Francis, alias I. r. Pack, 419
Twenty-second street, intoxication.
G. NJ. K.noblock, alias G. NJ. Smith,
Rock Island, intoxicated.
Miller's car collided with a ma
chine driven by Harry Rodepauch.
1130 Twenty-fourth street, Moline,
at midnight Saturday near Fifth
avenue and Fifty-third street. 1t is
said that Miller's driving was the
cause of the accident. Williams and
Jasper were occupants of the Miller
car.
Williamson, Francis and Knob
lock were arrested about 1880 in
front of a Sixteenth street restau-
rant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
The Day in Davenport

Body Found. - The body of A.
year-old Harold Stieger, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy T. Stiger, 1861
Warren street, was found in the
Mississippi river in the vicinity of
Wide Awake point, off Suburban
island, late Friday afternoon.
Frank Halliday, rs Division
street, was fishing in the vicinity
when he first noticed the body. He
secured it, and the park policeman
at the island notified the police.
Coroner Clarence D. Ebert was on
the scene in a few minutes, and
the body was identified as that OF
the Stieger child.
Plan State Park.-Wild Cat Den,
one-of the beauty spots of the Mis-
sissippi valley, for years the haunt
of tourists and of picnic parties
from Scott and Muscatine coun-
ties, may be selected as the site
for a state park. Not marred by
mans improvement, this tract of
natural and rugged beauty is re-
garded as ideally adapted for
park. But 20 miles from Dayen-
port and 10 miles from Muscatine.
Wild Cat Den is so located that it
can be easily reached by the mo-
torist. The tract is owned by Miss
Clara ana Miss Emma Brandt, 30S
East Fourteenth street, Otto Fitch
ner and julius Welsch, both of
Montpelier.
Relieved Of $30.-R. P. Freese,
residing at Locust and Washing
ton streets. was held up and rob-
bed of $50 by two well dressed
young men shortly after midnight
Saturday night, according to a re-
port he made to the police. The
atickup took place at the corner
of St. Ambrose college grounds, at
Locust and Scott streets. The gun
artists, one of whom was tall and
the other short, popped >out of a
clgmp of bushes at the corner as
FTeese walked past
Stickup Men mt Game-Two well
dressed young men who had en-
gagged him to take them from the
Davenport steamboat landing to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
w. H/VAN DERVOORT
LANDED YESTERDAY
FROM u. S. MISSION

w Fl. VanDervoort, president of
the r. & v, plants in East Moline,
arrived in New York yesterday
morning, from a mission to Europe
He is expected home in about a
week.
Mr.. VanDervoort was one of FIVE
on a committee of manufacturers
of this country, who were sent by
the United States government to
study Industrial conditions abroad.
The mission crossed the waters
for home on the steamer Noordan
of the Holland American line.
They encountered heavy seas on
the way back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
News Of the Day in Moline and East Moline

TO send them to you l will be glad
to do so.
Il have been asked by the boys
of the Eighty-fourth company to
send to his mother their express
sion of deepest sympathy. l again
wish to assure you of the COM
pany's sympathy for the loss of one
of our ablest comrades
Il, who have been a chum of his
since we enlisted in Rock Island,
May %, 1917. wish to say that
there was never anyone in whom l
could place more confidence and
on whom l could depend more than
CHARLES. He always did his duty,
never utteTing "a complaint"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
E. M. POOL ROE&
CHANGES HANDS

Theodore Lewis and George Dem
ogianis have purchased the pool
room and barber shop located in the
Cartwright building, at 900 Fiji
teenth avenue, East Moline, from
Elmer Mizer The new proprietors
took possession of the rooms Sat
urday, but the shops will remain
closed several days while the rooms
undergo redecoration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
EDSTRAND MARKET
SOLD TO GRIFFIN

Walter Griffin has purchased the
Paul Edstrand meat market, 1913
Eleventh street, Moline, and today
took over its management. Mr.
Edstrand has not announced his
plans for the future. The market
was sold to Robert Hart at the
time Mr.. Edstrand entered the SER
vice but was repurchased by him
last winter, when he was dis
FharVad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
CHOOSE MEMBERS
TO MOLINE BOARD;
ELECTION TUESDAY

Five members of the Moline Y.
NJ c. A. board of directors will be
selected at the annual election to-
morrow. The polls will be open at
the Y from to in the afternoon.
Candidates are A. T. Foster, A.
E. Danielson, C. S. Trevor, c. n.
Johnson, Henry EckIund, W. NJ.
Schulzeke. A. L. Vinton, J. D.
MetZgar, F. H. Cooper, W. ]. An
dress and Emil Johnson.
The candidates were selected by
a nominating committee of three
men. Foster, Danielsoh, Trevor,
Johnson and Ecklund are candi-
dates for reelection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
ROCK ISLANDER
is FREED FROM
PICKPCCK-ETLEC

Haywood ellison. colorsd youth
Of Rock Island, who was arrested
Friday night by East Moline police
at the Allen d Fields carnival on
a charge of pickpockeGuE, was re-
leased from the charge saturday
afternoon.
Justice Dan Maskell Dismissed
the charge on lack Of evidence.
Several Witnesses testified thar they
had not actually seen Gibson put
his hand in Fred Stairs pocket
and then withdraw q purse, but
they suspicioned him as doing It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

H. st. Goar, assistant adjutant;
Captain William Nice. Chapman,
aid to general: Captain +. }. HOff-
man, aid to general; Major R. l..
Eichelberger, assistant chief of
staff; Major T. W. King. adjutant;
Major A. ]. Gallen, judge advo-
cate; Major H. ID. Offutt, assistant
chief surgeon; Captain Earl Jen-
nings, chief engineer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
DR.. WEST HOME
FROM OVERSEAS;
rs MADE MAJOR

DR.. A. D. West, who left Moline
as lieutenant in the medical corps
is home from overseas and is noTE
a major
Major West had been overseas
since last September. He was in
charge of base hospital No. 20, on
the return journey and came to
Moline after taking his men to
Camp Pike, Ark.
The major will return to Camp
Grant for discharge or further or
ders following a Is days furlough
IN Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
Obituary
Louis Keeper.

Louis Keeper, aged GO, was found
dead in his bed at the Watertowa
state hospital at 1880 this norm
ing. He was afflicted with epilepsy
and it is believed heN died as re-
suit of commissions. He was seen
in a corridor about 5 this morning
and was apparently as well as
usual. He was sent to the hospital
from Cambridge in 1903 AS he had
no relatives his remains viii be
buried in the state cemetery on the
hospital grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
RANSACKS BOOM;
ONE SUIT TAKEN

Result of a thorough ransacking
OF Charles Hallgren's room at
5lS12 Fifteenth street, Moline, Sat
urday night netted the burglar only
one suit of clothes. The search
was made while Hallgren was
asleep. Hallgren reported to the
police that the suit was the only
thing the thief obtained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

Rock Island held up J. F. More,
chauffeur for Don's Taxi company.
on Fort Armstrong avenue, reliev-
ing him of his cap and $32 in cash,
besides a note for 500, according
to the story told the police by
More at 1 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. After sticking a gun in his
ear and commanding him to halt,
the young men searched him, More
says. Then they got out of the car
between the governments and
slough bridges on Rock Island ar
senal and commanded him to drive
on.
Scott to Speak.-C. q. Scott of.
Davenport will be the principal
speaker at the monthly meeting
and dinner of the Chicago-chapte
of the American Steel Treater's
society. which meets Tuesday ev-
ening, May 20. His subject will be
'The Teat Treatment of High
Speed Steel" Mr.. Scott has open
ed a new factory in Rock Island
for the manufacture of furnaces
for mechanical purposes. as well
as the hot galvaniZing, hardening
and treatment of metals. The
workshop is 40 by $50 feet in d.
mansions.
All Join on FOurth.-AIl of Scott
county and the surrounding COM
munity will gather in Davenport
on July 4, when Victory Independ-
ence day will be observed with a
monstrous : celebration, and the
men of the community, returned
from service, will be welcomed
back into civilian life. The Scott
county welcome home committee
made preliminary and tentative
plans for the affair at n meeting
held at the Davenport Commercial
club Friday afternoon.
Obituary Record. = julius w
Thoeming, 2007 Bowditch street,
died Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock. He was taken sick on
May 10. Deceased was born in
Davenport, Dec. 10, 1858 and for
the last seven years had been en-
ployed as grinder at French &
Hecht
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
REDE TO
BE TRIED TODAY

The case of William Redo, held
for stealing a case Of liquor from
the American Express company of
East Moline for which company ne
worked, was continued Saturday
afternoon until this afternoon. The
continuance was granted by Justice
Dan MaskelI on the company's re-
quest that they wait for their legal
representative to arrive in the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
DAVENPORT AUTO
FOUND IN COLONA

A sedan stolen Thursday from
the garage of z. T. Morgan, $50
East Thirteenth street, Davenport.
was found near the Colona bridge
outside of Moline. and returned to
it's owner Saturday Motorists no
ticed the car abandoned there, and
notified the Davenport police, who
in turned notified the owner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

ris. inspector general; Lieutenant
Colonel P. o. Robinson, chief OF
staff; Major General w. S. Graves.
commanding general A. 3. F.; Col
onel H. J. Gallagher, chief quar-
termaster; Colonel ]. S. Wilson,
chief surgeon. Standing. left to
right; Lieutenant Colonel P. R.
Faymonville, commanding ord
nance officer; First Lieutenant F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

This photo, a U. s. official one,
probably is the first one 10 show
the complete staff of officers as
sisting Major General Graves in
handling the U. S. forces in their
battle against the boIsheviki in
Russia. Seated, left to right, are:
Lieutenant Colonel D. P. BarrOws,
Colonel W. Y. Nor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

Few visitors who stop to admire
the hall of records, reputed to be
the most beautiful public building
in New York City, know that the
structure was designed by a wo-
man architect, Miss Fay Kellogg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19
LIFE SENTENCE is
URGED FOR KAISER

Chicago. May 19.-Sentence of
death, committed TO life imprison-
ment was recommended 10y DIT.
Henry Van Dyke, former minister
to Holland for William HOheuzol-
Iern. former emperor of Germany,
and his "murderous clique" in an
address last night before the sun
day Evening club.
Sentence OF death only would
satisfy demands of justice" he said,
put life imprisonment would af-
ford opportunity for the effect of
sentence TO Imprisonment on what
ever conscience is left to the cul-
prits."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19


The danger accompanying transatlantic flight viii tersluce
sells intervals of 100 200 miles along
airpanes will
summon aid should need arise The photo shows how British
grief while flying the
liz the water but the H. NJ destroyer Umpire nearby his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

Miss May Henderson Of Denver
is the new secretary OF the Colorado
state board of pardOns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-19

Stickup Men Mt Game-Two well
dressed young men who had en-
gagged him to take them from the
Davenport steamboat landing to