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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
LEAGUE IS BIG
EPOCH in LAW
r. w. OImsted Traces Periods Of
Achievements From Found
ing Until Today.

THE league of nations is the
greatest achievement OF mankind
and will be the greatest epoch in
law, one which will prove that
right is over might" declared R. W:
Olmsted. former judge of the Rock
Island county circuit court, in a
lecture on "Epochs in Law" given
last evening at the East Moline
township high school.
Mr.. Olmsted said that the great
est epoch in law today is the con-
stitution of America, but it will be
succeeded by the league of nations,
The speaker divided his lecture into
two parts, dwelling on the law that
exists today and the law that is yet
undiscovered. He traced the epochs
in law from the time of its found
ing in the period of the Normans in
England in the Seventeenth century
until today. Mr.. Olmsted considered
the distinct epochS to include the
magma charta, bills of rights, hab
cas- corpus and finally the consti-
tuition of the United States.
The lecture was concluded with
brief version on the battle of in
dividuals, which grew into the
battles of the tribes or units, to
those of provinces and nations and
which now is battle of the league
of nations against any one nation.
Last evenings number on the
East Moline community entertain
ment and lecture extension course,
given under the auspices of the
board of education and J. W. Casio,
superintendent of the high school,
was the last of the series on the
course for this year.
The entire course was given free
of charge to the public. Each num-
Der has been we'll received and war
rants the return of another series
when the school term opens next
fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
POPCORN POPULAR
WITH THE KIDDIES

Here is a chance for the boys
and girls and also older people to
save a nickle now and then toward
thrift stamp by planting a little
popcorn in the garden, says to-
days bulletin from the National
War Garden commission of Wash
ington. A small plot OF ground
will produce enough to keep the
pepper going all winter and have
a little for the neighbors. Write
to the commission for a free gar
den book, enclosing a two ceuf
stamp for postage.
When the ground has warmgd
up plant the seeds either in hislS
or drills in rows 80 to Sc inche4
apart. If planted in Mills drop
four or five kernels every 80
inches apart and thin later to two
stalks per hill. If planted in drills
drop two kernels every - or Is
inches and later thin to one stalk
each place. DO not plant popcorn
near sweet corn for they are likely
to cross and a mixing Of the two
may show up next year. Cultivate
and weed thoroughly.
There are several good varieties
but perhaps the most common one
is known as rice. The curing of
harvested popcorn is important. II
too moist or too dry the kernels
will not pop well. II is well NOT
to gather the ears until the husks
are white and the stalks are be
ginning to dry. Then husk from
the standing stalk and spread out
the ears for curing in a well-Ven-
tilated, but not heated place. If
cured, popcorn gathered
in the fall will pop we'll by Christ
mas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
FISCAL YEAR FOR
MOLINE WILL END
FIRST OF WEEK

Moline's fiscal year ends Monday.
Financially the city is coming out
all right" it is said, although it was
necessary to borrow $4,000 during
the year. Department heads are
now busy preparing reports for
Monday.
c. V. Johnson, commissioner of
accounts and finances. expects at
least 100000 from County Treas
urer Whiteside soon, as township
taxes are now being collected at the
Moline city hall. A large part of
this money will be used to pay
money borrow last year on antici-
patton warrants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
The Day in Davenport

Register Rif1ed-A slim, athletic
burglar, probably aided and betted
by tall and strong one, crawled
through the transom of the Elite
Confectionery, 2O8 West Second
street, and tapped the cash registers
for their contents Thursday night
About $50 was stolen The robbery
occurred after the store was closed
at II o'clock 1t is presumed that
two men were involved in the job,
one hosting the other on his Shout
ders in order to get through the
transom over the front door.
Miller Released-After spending
80 days behind the cold, gray walls
of the Scott county Jail, Albert H.
Miller, former bookkeeper, convict
ed of violating the espionage act in
connection with the Daniel H. Wal
lace scandal lecture, walked forth
free man today. Miller's sentence
of 80 days, imposed by the court in
lieu of $4,000 fine and costs which
Miller was unable to pay, terminal
ed today. He entered the Jail on
Feb. 2S.
Scott Made Justice Attorney
William W. Scott was appointed
Thursday afternoon by the board
of supervisors to fill the unexpired
term of justice of the peace made
vacant by the death of Phil Daum.
The selection was made by ballot
There were three candidates in the
field, the other candidates being
Ralph G. Williamson and Joseph H
Fry. An informal ballot was first
taken. Mr.. Scott received three of
the votes and Williamson two. on
the formal ballot Scott received four
ballots and Mr. Williams one Mr.
Scott was declared the choice of
the board.
MiIiOnaires kick-Wealthy resi- |
dents of East Davenport living IN
the territory served by the Mil |
Honaire Stub on which an average |
of about ten persons ride all day |
long, said Thursday they were not
getting good enough service on the
famous stub and declared an at |
torney will shortly compel the Tri-
city Railway company to carry out
an old clause in the franchise and /
give them better service. The Mil
lionaire Stub" is the lowest paying
line the local traction company Of
ficiaIs have ever heard of. Some
times the total daily receipts are a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
HELPER BURNED BY
QUICK FIRE FLASH

Rex Barnhardt. electrician s
helper at the r. & V.-Wagner Ord
nance plant. East Moline. was pain
fully burned about the head early
yesterday when a short circuited
switch caused a flash of fire which
struck him full in the face. He was
removed to the Moline city hospi-
tai, where he was attended by Dr.
L. d. .Barding
Barnhardt was attempting to file
the burr on the switch of an cleo
tricaI furnace when the accident
happened. The burns will not
prove serious, according to DR..
Barding. Barnhardt resides at 2615
Sixth avenue, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
ARRIVES HOME,

Fred Clauson, Jr., has sent word
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Clauson. 1916 Twenty-ninth street,
Moline, that he has arrived in New
York from overseas. He served with
the Eighty-sixth and Thirty-seventh
divisions. He was entrained for
Camp Grant on June 81. last. He
served overseas five months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
GOVERNOR HONORS
OHIO REQUISITION
Especial to The Argus. }

Springfield, ILL.,, March 20. Gov
ernor Lowden today honored the
requisition of the governor of Ohio
for the return to Akron, Ohio. OF
Archie Giles, who is under arrest
in Moline. He is charged with non
support of his daughter, Grace,
aged s years, since Sept. 80, 1918,
when he left Akron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
DISMISS PEOPLES
BANK SUIT TO TIE
UP MARKE'S CASH

Suit filed by the Peoples bank
of Moline to tie up the money left
by the Gottlieb Marke, Moline SOL
der killed in action, has been dis
missed by Judge G. o. Dietz of the
Moline city court. The bank ask
ed that the suit be dismissed.
The money in the bank, $500, is
claimed by the soldiers mother,
Mrs. Marie Marke of Moline, and
also by Fern Hitler of Henry coun-
ty, sweetheart of the soldier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
MERCER WILL PAY
VISIT TO AMERICA

New York, March 27.-Cardinal
MERCER of Belgium, is planning a
visit to the United States within
the next few months, according TO
a statement today by William j.
Mulligan, chairman of the Knights
of Columbus committee on war ac-
tiYitieS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
LAUGHLIN TO BE
CAPTAIN MOLINE
RESERVE GUARDS
Especial to The Argus }

Springfield, Ill, March 29.-Ad-
jutant General Dickson today ac-
cepted the resignation of Captain
Frank L. Haynes, Company f,
Sixth regiment, Illinois reserve
militia, of Moline. and appointed
First Lieutenant Ross A. LaughIin
as his successor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
WAR ON WEEDS,

A weed is a plant in the wrone,
place Vegetables too close to-
gether are as injurious to each
other as weeds. Thin them out be-
fore they are large enough to
crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
YANk RAIL FORCE IN RUSSIA.

Archangel, March 29.-The first
detachment of American railroad
troops have arrived on the Thurman
coast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
REPORT STRIKES
IN GERMAN RHUR
REGION GAINING

Copenhagen, March 20. The
strikes in the Ruhr industrial reg
ion are extending. according to
dispatches from Essen today Thir-
ty thousand men are reported out
At a meeting of the strikers at
Langendreer, near Dortmund, on
Thursday, demands were formulat-
ed including the formation of a
revolutionary workmen's guard,
the establishment of political and
sian soviet government and the
economic relations with the Rus
disarmament of the police through
out Germany.
All The Nax.ys All ha T;oa
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25

Will 4Oul uO14dlSs IIlc pI1C0 VI Two
renewals.
Frank Gates, as administrator Of
the Joseph Gates estate has this
week instituted probate proceed
ings.
VIM. Mutchler Of Bullhead was
a Fort Yates : visitor Saturday.
While here he advanced his sub
scription to the Pioneer another
year.
Among the Sioux county cattle
men who shipped cattle to Chicago
last week were: Chas. Dunn, P. j.
Jacobson, Albert Gipp, A. o.
Schimansky and H. W. House.
w. r.. Boyer, field auditor for
the Bureau Of Efficiency, was here
two days last week auditing and
inspecting the books of the Agency
office.
John Tuntland, one of our pro-
gressive sheepmen and farmers,
living south Of here, was in Fort
Yates Monday on his way to MINI
neapolis where he plans purchas.
ing couple carloads Of sheep.
George A. Larson Of near Nc
Intosh was here on business con-.
nected with the Agency Office. Mr..
Larson stepped into, the Pioneer
office while here and told us to
start sending him the county paper.
Eugene Younghawk Of 2 Bullhead
was a business visitor in Fort Yates
Monday. While here he remem-
bered to subscribe for the Pioneer
and SO keep informed Of the do
ings Of Sioux county.
BAIL Two Bears Of Cannon Ball,
Secretary of the Standing Rock
Indian Fair Association, was down
Saturday on business connected
with the Fair. he returned that
same evening as he is still busy
threshing.
j. A. Stiles shipped train load
of cattle last Friday, the 10Th, to
Chicago. This makes the second
train load Of cattle which Commits
sioner Stiles has shipped this
month, having shipped one the
18th. The cattle were loaded at
Solen. So:
The officials Of the Fair Associa-
ton were here Saturday to inspect
the work done by Chas. Crpwneck-
lace, who had the contract to
straighten out the grandstand,
On viewing the work done, The Of
hcials expressed their entire salts
faction.
Edgar Stagmeier Of Hell was here
Sunday visiting his sister, Miss
Elizabeth Stsgmeier, who is en-
p]oyed in the First State Bank.
Gertrude Stagn,eier who has also
been visiting with her sister re-
turned with him when he returned
Sunday evening.
AS we go to press, the eighth an
nual Standing Rock Indian Fair is
merging from the future to tile
present. Every indication points
to a most successful Fair. This is
most sincerely hoped for, At any
rate next week the Pioneer will tell
you all about it.
David Tiobasin who enlisted in
the army and who was to have
gone to Jefferson Barracks did not
go. He returned from Bismarck,
where he enlisted, the last Of the
week, and says that he has been
instructed to report later on al
Camp Dodge Instead,
The funeral services Of John En-.
gel, age rs. who died Friday at Sci.
fridge, were held Saturday in St.
Peters church and interment wal
made in its cemetery. John Erge
is the father q Pete and Antont
IsEnRel, we'll known Sioux county
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25
Bits ofl,ocal d. |
Information M |
Concerning Oar People. 8usines. and v9
PseSreJs In tie County and Toevn.

The Rev. Father Bernard held
services at Kennel Sunday
A number from here attended
the masquerade ball given at Sell
fridge Saturday evening.
Jack Ennis, Chas. Bailey and
Chris Martin of Selfridge were
passers-thru the county seat Nom
dav.
This weeks Pioneer contains a
large advertisement of the Delco
light. The Delco people thru their
advertising agency wished to place
this advertisement in 5000 of the
foremost country newspapers of the
United States. The Pioneer has
been chosen as one of the 5000.
Considering the thousands and
thousands of country newspapers in
the. whole United States, this isn't
such a bad showing for the Pioneer,
after all.
Supervisor Of Construction, r.
NJ. Pringle, arrived Monday to in
spect the water station with view to
determining what ought to be done
to insure the pumping of a suf-
ficient amount CT water when the
river is at such low level as it has
been this summer Much difficult
ty has been experienced on this
account. Two weeks ago a new
pump was installed which, from all
reports, is giving better satisfac-
ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10

"No, but I'll tell you two who have. Maldonado, a half-breed, who lives some twenty miles down the river from Hamlin's. He knows the Gila as though he were pure Indian. The Gila's tricky! Mathematics grandfa- ther was a trapper, his great-grandf;a ther, they say, priest, The women were all Indian. He's smart. Smart and bad"
 Estrada's Japanese servant came back into the car to offer tea, freshly iced.
 That's what I want, smart river men, not tea?' laughed Rickard. q want river history"
 There's another man you ought to meet. He was with the second Powell expedition. He's written the best book on the river. He knows it, if any man does. You wanted these maps" Es- trada was gathering them together.
 "Thank you. And you can just strangle that foreboding of yours, MT. Estrada. For I tell you, we're going to govern that river!'
 Estrada's pensive smile followed the dancing step of the engineer until it carried him out of sight. Perhaps? Because he was the son of his father, he must work as hard as if conviction went with him, as if success awaited at the other end of the long road. But 1t was not going to he. He would never see that river Shackled-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
CHAPTER VII.
A Garden in a Desert,

His dwelling leaped into sight as Hardin turned the corner of the street. There was but one street running through the twin towns, f1anked by the ditches of running water. The rest were ditches of running water edged by footpaths. Scowling he passed un- der the Overhanging bird cages of the Desert hotel without a greeting for the loungers, whose chairs were drawn up against the shade of the brick walls. The momentum slaCkened as Hardin neared the place he called his home. An inner tenderness diluted the sheer that disfgured his face. He could see Innes as she moved around in the lit tie fenced-in strip that surrounded her desert tent. She insisted on calling 1t a garden, in spite of his raillery.
 "GertyAs in bed, suppose" thought Tom. He had a sudden vivid picture of her accusing martyrdom. His mouth hardened again. Innes, stopping over a rose, passed out of his vision.
 It came to Hardin suddenly that a man has made circle of failure when he dreads going to his office and shrinks from the reproaches at home.
 "A 'has-been' at fortyl" he unused. Where were all his ships drifting?
 Innes, strengthening, waved a gay hand.
 "She's raising a goodly crop of bar rels." His thought mocked and ca ressed her. Her garden devotion was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
Nothing Had Been Forgotten.

scenes; she shrank from the recollec- tion of Toms temper; his coarse streak, the Gingg fiber, her own mother called it. Tom was rough, but she loved him. Why was it she was sure that Gerty did not love her husband2 Yet there was the distrust, as fixed and as unjust perhaps as the suspicion of Gertys little mysteries.
 She said aloud: 'EThis is your last day. My week begins tomorrow"
 Mrs. Hardin adjusted a precise nap- kin before she spoke.
 q think l will keep the reins for 8 month this time' Her words were re- fective, as though the thought were new. T get my hand in just as I stop. will be running out for my visit in a few weeks. It will be only fair for me to do 1t as long as can."
 Again the girl had sense of subtle ty. Whenever Gerty put on that air of childish confidential deliberation, she hunted for the plot. This was not far to seek. Her sister-in-law was passing out the hot season to her.
 Its all ready" Gerty's glance was winging, birdlike, over the table. Noth- ing had been forgotten. She gave a little sigh of elastic satisfaction. Har- din misinterpreted it.
 'I ought to be able to keep a serv- ant for her" It was like him to have forgotten the Lawrence days; he was never free of the sense of obligation to the dainty little woman who was born he felt, for the purple. There was nothing too good for Gerty. He felt her unspoken disappointments; her deprivations. 'Of course, she can have | no respect for me. I'm a failure" (Continued Tomorrow Tapioca and cornstarch pudding | are always improved by salt, whethe ] tha racine calls for 1t or not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
IN DISCUSSION.

In discussion some perfectly clear thinking women appear at d1sad- vantage because they fail to express themselves in concise language. If you feel that this is your particular failing try to remedy it by exercising your powers of expression. Open a magazine and read any of the head lines, and without reading any fur ther, if it happens to be a subject with which you are a little familiar, sit down and write a short article tell ing what you know about 1t or what you think about it. Keep to the sub ject and do not wander---a common failing. After having thoroughly cov-
 cred a point do not come back to It
 again. Read the article in the mag
 azine after you have finished your
 own and you may get many pointers.
 but the main thing is you will learn l tn express yourself
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10


 a tender joke with him. He loved the Hardin trait in her, the persistence which will not be daunted. An occupa- tion with a Hardin was dedication. He would not acknowledge the Innes blood in her. Like that fancy mother of hers? Innes was a Hardin through and through!
 'Tcs in the blood," ran his thought. s.She can't help it. All the Hardins work that way. The Hardins always make fools of themselves! !"
 Innes, lifting her eyes from a crip- Dled rose, saw that the black devils were consuming him again.
 "Win you look at this wreck" she cried.
 The windstorm the previous week kad made a sickening devastation of her labors. The morning-glories alone were scatneless. A pink oleander drooped many broken branches from which miracles of perfect flowers were unfolding. The prettiest blossom to Hardin was the gardener herself. She was vivid from eager toll. Hardin looked at her approbatiyely. He liked her khaki suit, simple as a uniform with its flowing black tie and leather belt. She looked more like herself to- day. She had bleached out, in Tucson she had been letting herself get toe tanned, running around without hats Eunburn paled the value of those splendid eyes of hers. He could always tease her by lkening them to topazes.
 His eyes ran over the pink and pur pie lines of cord-trained vines whicf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
BROTHERS WILL /. DIRECT PROGRAM

Several well known and talented ar-. lists will be heard at the concert to- merrnv' evening at o'clock at the EvangehcaI Reformed church, on Congress and Main streAte The con- cert is under the direction of Robert and Fritz K. G. Weber. Charles Ak man will lead the orchestra. Follow ing is the program arranged for the evening:
 Organ selections by W. Weidenham- mer.
 sextette, minor. "Adagio soste- nuto," William Weiden- hammer, organ; Aubrey Sturcke. vio- lin; Roy Futile, cello; Philip Weiden- hammer, violin; Charles Axman, viola; Christ Heldman, bass. Male Chorus, "Wie Hab Ich Dich Gelie5t," Mohring---G Germania Maen- nerchor
 Quartette, G minor (a) Allegro, b) Andante, Co Rondo, Mozart---William
 Weidenhammer piano; Charles Ak
 man, viola, Philip Weidenhammer, violin; Roy Futile, cello. 1 Soprano solos (a) God be with Our
 Boys Tonight" sanderson; Cb) T Bring You Heartsease," Branscombe
 Miss F'rieda French. Violin solos (a) from Violin Con- certo P minor, Mendelssohn; Cb) i Scherzo TaranteIle, Wieniawsky---
 Aubrey Sturcke. l Male chorus "Waldmorgen,' Koell-
 ---Schwa ebischer Maennerchor. Contralto solo (a) IFS Blickt Der
 Tau Rubinstein; (b) '"The Americans ICome,' Foster---Miss Norma Weber.
 SeNtette, E fiat major, Glinka. 1 United Male Chorus, ''Dankgebet,
 Kremser.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
Social And Personal Activities
ANNUAL BALL
 GREAT OCCASION

Plans are being completed by the members of the Y. M. and I w. H. A. association for the sixth annual Pur- i'm ball to be held on March 16, at Colonial hall. With many of the members who have returned from the war, as the guest of honor, the affair will be made a gala occasion. Those on the committee, who are trying in every way to make the dance a great success are Harry Dworkin, chairman; Harry sanberg, vice chairman; Lil- lian Rosenberg, Augusta Slossberg, Kate A. Rosenbaum, Hazel Finkel- stone, Sadie Mooney, Irving Adler, Alfred Title, Irving Klein, S. Lefko- witz, Jack Frankel, Max Cohen, Ben Greenberg, Charles Altman and Max Rosenberg.
 The board of directors of the asso- citation will hold a meeting tonight at the rooms on State street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-10
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

Mrs. Helen Mcdonald, 172 Burroughs street, who was found unconscious from gas poisoning in the kitchen of her home last Wednesday night, died at St. Vincent's hospital yesterday af- ternoon. When the woman was found, gas was escaping from defective burner in g. gas range. Dr. John A. Maxwell of the Emergency hospital responded to the call and worked over Mrs Mcdonald for 20 minutes with the lung motor, then took her to the hospital.
 Her body was removed to John sons undertaking parlors and a sister who lives in Boston was notified of her death Medical Examiner Dr. s. M Garlick after viewing the sur roundings and the body pronounced death was accidental.