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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-22

! wANTED--A man TO solicit and
collect. Salary and commission.
Phone as. Adv-tf
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-22

Ex-Mayor p. A. Thatcher returned
to Salt Lake Sunday evening. He
came up to look after business inter
ests here.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-22

Plenty OF money to loan on city or
farm property. II. A. Peterson
Adv-ti
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-22

FOR SALE--One used car, almost
as good as new. A bargain. Apply
at this Office. Adv-tf
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-07-22

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Honor Miss Storbeck
at Pre- -Nuptial Party

Miss Esther Storbeck. whose mar
riage to Clifford Myers is an event
OF May, was the honoree at lovely
party given as a prenuptial ten
ton last evening by her sister, Miss
Helen Storbeck, at their home, 1908
Eighth-anda-half avenue. A COM
pany of 25 girl friends of the bride
elect were guests of The evening and
the time passed much too quick
lv for the merry company. A word
contest created much interest as
part of the evening diversion, pink
heart-shaped cards bearing on one
side Miss Storbeck's name as it
now is and as it will be following
the marriage service, these names
making the foundation on which
tie words were to be built. Miss
Kathryn Robb and Miss Dorothy
cleveland were the winners of the
prizes. Miss Margaret Lamont de-
lighted the company with whistling
solos and MISS Helen Moore with
readings.
III the course OF the evening the
company was invited to the dining
room where they found a lovely
flower garden adjoining the table.
This was made by filling a large
white, smilax trimmed box with
sawdust and buried in it were the
miscellaneous gifts for the bride
elect. : Each was marked by either
pink or a white rose on a long
stem, the honoree plucking the rose
to find the gift attached A two
course luncheon was served on smi-
lax and sweet peas trimmed trays,
carrying out the chosen wedding
colors, pink and white.
Mrs. o. NJ. Myers, 1900 Thirteenth
avenue, will be the hostess at an
other party for Miss Storbeck
Thursday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
SOCIAL. EVENTS

| Mrs. Perry VESSEL, Mrs. Henry T.
Horst, Mrs. E. A. Channon, Miss
Edna Mitchell and Mrs. Charles H
Conwell, representing Moline.
Miss Edna Mitchell of Moline
Mrs. William Duppert, chairman
of the Davenport department, and
Miss Claire Van Calder of the Rock
Island department, gave short
talks Mrs. Margaret Dorgan of
Davenport, the chairman of the
Tri-City Federation of Music de-
partments, gave a short talk, tell
ing what the music departments
are for, and how they should work
together as one big family, which
they really are.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
VAUDEVILLE BILL
HAS OTHERS BEAT

Fifteen big acts of vaudeville will
be shown tonight by the Community
Service league girls at the auditor
ium of the Community club. Six
teenth street and Third avenue.
Music for the performance will be
furnished by the Lack of Harmony
orchestra composed of the following
members: Miss Sarah Wakefield,
leader, Misses Rilla Fraser, Char.
lotte Smith, Norrlne Robertson,
Margaret Cook, Ruth Lincke, Kath-
ryne Roseberry, Grace Holmes, Ella
Goldman, Ella Baumbach, Eva Sim
onds and Marian Clark
The program of events to be run
off follows:
Overture-Lack of Harmony or
chestra.
Film Fun-Comedy loaned by the
Spencer Square movie house.
Comedy Coincidence & Co.-Marie
Smith and Marjorie Sala.
Jasscha Heifetz-Erma Rochow.
Dixon & Doyle-Edith Owens and
Lucy Kopp.
Totten and William Totten
and John Dolly.
Four Crooks-Judith Anderson,
Grace Kuehl, Florence Eley, Ruth
Hill.
Suffering Suffragette - Gertrude
Smith.
Russian Ballet-Hazel Willis.
Italian Spaghetti-Peggy Shore
and Miss Leischen, Lend a Hand
club, Davenport.
Mrs. Vernon Castle-Florence
Kronstedt.
Hindu from Hindustan-Marjor
Sala
Goldman
Anna Eva Faye & Co.-Ruth and
Clara Blakemore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

entertained last evening by the
Misses Sue and Venila Tittering-
ton, at their home, 1890 Fourteenth
and-ahalf street. Every member
responded to roll call. After par
taking of delicious dinner served
at 7 o'clock. a short business ses-
sion was he'd. Reading and fancy
work occupied the remainder of
the evening.
Mrs. E. NJ Sala at her home in
the Sala apartments, will entertain
the circle in two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Roard Is Entertained.

Miss Anna Capty, chairman of
the social service department of
the Rock Island Woman's club, last
evening entertained the members
of the board of the department at
a dinner party at her home, HOP
Second avenue.
After dinner. an informal meet
ing of the board was held and
plans for various activities. which
will be presented at the regular
meeting of the department which
will be held Thursday evening, were
discussed and made.
At the Thursday evening meeting
the annual election of officers will
take place. Members are asked to
be present Refreshments will be
served and a social hour will be en-
ioyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

Commander Evangeline Booth,
with a vision that looks far ahead
and pierces the haze of doubt
which shrouds conditions to come
after the signing of the peace
treaty, has made a declaration of
war on poverty and its attendant
evils. Since the Salvation army
was formed its every effort has
enemy Results accomplished in
the past, the great popularity won
by the army in its war work are
but compelling forces to achieve
greater things. A campaign for
$12 100000 is soon to be launched.
The proceeds of the drive will be
known as the home service fund
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

and will be expended for work
within the United States. Com
mander Booth epitomized the after
war programs of her forces when
she said:
I'VE are going to reach further
into the dark alleys. We are going
deeper into the slums. We are 60
ing to provide more fresh milk for
starving babies. We are going to
house more old people, comfort
more lonely people and cheer more
men out of work We are going
to make our employment bureau
overflow with new energy and eff
cheney. We are going 10 expand
our nurseries and take more chill
dren out into the fresh air this
summer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
TWO SEEK DIVORCE
IN CIRCUIT COURT

Two suits for divorce were insti-
tuted in circuit court yesterday.
Elmer Edstrand is named as the
defendant in one bill charging
adultery, the complainant being his
wife, Lillian Edstrand. 1t is set
forth that the couple was married
July "a. 1907, and lived together
until April 81, 1919. There are
three children, Margaret. IL, Eliz-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Dancing Party Successful.

The post-lenten supper novelty
dancing party sponsored last even
ing by Alfouez council, No. 658.
Knights of Columbus, at the club
rooms was very successful. This
was one of series of dances given
by the council and the crowd last
evening was large.
For those who did not dance,
card tables lad been provided.
The prizes in the games went to
Mrs. George Stauduhar and Mrs.
o. L. Champion and Max Gstetten-
bauer and George P. StaIduhar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Dance ENJOYABLE Affair.

Between two hundred and three
hundred couples attended the post
lenten dancing party given last
evening at the Coliseum, Daven-
port. by st. Joseph's Catholic
school alumnae. The affair was a
decided success, both socially and
financially. The proceeds which
cannot yet be determined, will be
used for furnishing a room at the
new ST. Anthony's hospital.
Much of the credit for the sue
cess of the affair belongs to Miss
Regina Blake and William Wheel
an, who were the committee in
charge and who made practically
all the arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nicer, for
merly of Moline. who for the past
Is years have resided at $40 Dit
mer street, Davenport, Sunday cell
ebrated their 25th wedding ami
versary at their home, when mem
bers of the family gathered for a
reunion. At 6 o'clock sumptuous
three course dinner was served.
The four children and one grand
child of the host and hostess were
present They are Harry Nicer,
Mrs Otto Grams and the Misses
Janet and Katherine Nicer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

abeth, 9. and Sylvia, 5, custody of
whom is requested by the COM
plainant
Fred Guy asks a divorce from
Mabel Guy, the bill alleging adult
cry The couple was married Jan.
%, 1913, and separated March 8,
1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Westminster Guild Meets.

Miss Ada Henenway. at her
home, 1907 Seventeenth street, last
evening entertained the members
of the Westminster guild of Central
Presbyterian church. The feature
of the evenings program was the
report given by Mrs. w. E. Park,
the guild delegate to the presby-
terry, which was held last week in
Geneseo. She gave a most inter
esting story of the proceedings of
the meetings.
Miss Alice Atkinson, led the
study of the fifth chapter of the
book, "The Path of Labor" which
the guild is studying. At the bust
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
LIEUTENANT TALKS
BEFORE ROTARIANS

Thrilling incidents OF front line
service in the world war were re-
lated by Lieutenant d. B. Farrar,
local attorney, in an address before
the Rock Island Rotary club at the
noon luncheon today Lieutenant
Farrar, commissioned at Fort She
iGan in the summer of 1917 was
among the first local officers to go
over seas. He was wounded three
tines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

ness meeting a committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for an enter
tainment which will be held some
time soon. Refreshments were
served by the hostess and a social
hour followed
The Misses Mary and Blanche
Bromley at their home, 1910 Tween
ty-second street, will entertain the
guild May 5.
Reading Circle Entertained.
The Optimus Reading circle was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
MeIins.WiIharber Wedding.

At an early morning ceremony
tomorrow Miss Merle NJ. Will
barber, of 500 Harris street,
Davenport, and Henry Melins, also
of Davenport, will be married at
st. Joseph's Catholic church. The
ceremony will be performed by
Rev. Father Schoening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
To Entertain COnrts.

Rock Island district court No.
81, Court of Honor, will entertain
, the members of other Rock Island
courts and those of Davenport and
Moline at an informal dancing par
ty to be held tomorrow evening at
Odd Fellows hall. Helpenstell's
orchestra has been engaged for the
evening and will furnish the dance
program. Cards will be provided
for those who do not dance
A short business session will be
held preceding the dance, when
several applications will be acted
upon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Second Dance Tomorrow.

The second Of the series Of
dances to be given by the drill
corps and auxiliary OF Rock Island
commandery No. IS, Knights Tenn
plar, will be held at the Masonic
temple tomorrow night. Music for
the dancing is to be furnished by
Whites orchestra. The proceeds
from the affair to be used by the
drill team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22

Social Announcements.
The Woman's Relief corps will
hold its regular social meeting to-
morrow afternoon at Memorial
hall. .}
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Circle to Sell Aprons.

The Margaret Giles circle of
Kings Daughters will conduct a
sale of aprons and caps at Riess'
drug store Saturday afternoon and
evening The circle has prepared a
lot of nice aprons of various kinds
and solicits the patronage of the
public. o..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
No Y. W. C. A. Swimming.

Because of the fact that the swim
ming pool at Augustana gymnasium
IS out of commission the Young
Nomen's Christian association
swimming classes will have to be
omitted tonight and probably
Thursday night. Advance notice.
however. will be given regarding
the Thursday classes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Stememe Girls Meet.

Members of the Stememe Camp
Fire girls meeting last evening at
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
received the resignation of their
president. Miss Bertha Evans, and
appointed the vice president, Ora
Roberts, to take her place. The
girls arranged to entertain the Boy
Scouts next Thursday evening at a
wienie roast, the company to meet
at the church at o'clock and then
go to the woods for the frolic. They
also planned a social session to be
held some time in May at the
church. The girls will meet at
the church for the next session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Married 52 Years.

Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Free, 900 Twenty-second street, OBJ
served their SIND wedding anniver-
sary. The day was spent quietly,
only the members of the immediate
families calling in the evening, and
extending congratulations to the
bride and groom of 50 years ago.
Two years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Free
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary, when their five chill
dran were all gathered at the home.
This year only a daughter and a
son-Mrs. T. Hiersemann of this
city and F. A. Free of Davenport
were present. The other children
are NJ. T. Free of Kansas City, Mo. !;
j. H. Free of Chicago. and Theo-
dore c. Free, Jr., of Duluth, MINI.
There are eight grandchildren.
Three children have died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Free have lived in
Rock Island since 1870. They were
married in Pottsville, Pa, April 81,
1867, and Immediately came west,
settling in Burlington, Wis. Three
years later they came to Rock Is
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Mus;c Students. Session.

Members of the Music Students
club were entertained yesterday att
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Adoiph
Priester in Davenport when the
program consisted of ensemble in
strumental music and vocal selec-
lions, was as follows:
Piano, Mozart Sonata, second
piano arrangement by Greig-Mrs.
Paul Preston and Miss Rosemary
Lardner.
Voice, "Mattinata" (TostD win
ter Song" (Whelply)-Miss Hotter
mann.
Piano Mozart Sonata, rondo
movement by Greig, Mrs. Preston,
Miss Lardner.
Voice, I'm Questa Tounda"
(Beethoyen) STARS With Golden
Feet are Wandering" (Gradan-Hoff-
mani; Der Asra" (Rubenstein)-
Miss Holtermann.
Variations on theme from Beeth-
oven Saint Sains) Miss Lardner
and Irwin Swindell
Voice, MY Lover is a Weaver"
(Hildach) Banjo Song" (Homer)
ITO Springtime on the Eastern
Hills" (Whelply)-Miss Hotter
mann.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Reciprocity Program Pleases.

A most delightful program was
presented yesterday afternoon at
the Manufacturers hotel, Moline
by the members of the music de-
partments of the Rock Island, Mo-
line and Davenport Womans' clubs,
the Moline department members
acting as hostesses. There was a
representation of members from
the three cities. All the numbers
pleased.
Mrs. Fred Soper. Mrs. K. v.
Froude, Mrs. Bernard Ingram, Mrs.
E. A. Applequist and Miss Fife
Johnson represented the Rock Is
land department, while Mrs. A. P.
Griggs, Mrs. Viola Koch and Mrs.
]. Ross Lee were from the Daven-
port club. Numbers were given by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-22
Gordon. Bengsten.

Miss Gertrude Bengsten, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Beng
stem, 1908 Second avenue, Rock Is
land. became the bride of John
Francis Gordon, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gordon of 748 Kirk
wood boulevard, Davenport, this
morning at nuptial mass performed
at 9 o'clock by Dean H. P. Durkin
at St Joseph's Catholic church
Rock Island. Attending the bride
as maid of honor was Miss Ruth
Collins of Rock Island, Clarence
Layden, cousin of the groom, serv-
ing the groom as best man.
A program of nuptial music pre-
ceded the ceremony and was rem
dered during the taking of the
VOWS.
The bride was gowned in lovely
dress of a she'll pink taffeta over
which was a pointed tunic of white
georgette crepe with bodice fash
toned of white tulle and lace in
lovely arrangement She wore a
picture hat of white tulle trimmed
with shell pink ostrich tips. Her
flowers were brides roses in a
large arm bouquet. Her attendant
was in gown of taffeta in a deep
pink shade, fashioned with pink
georgette with touch of blue on
the corsage. She wore a picture
hat of pink tulle and carried pink
roses.
A wedding breakfast was served
at the conclusion of the wedding
ceremony at the home of the BRIDE
parents where members of the i'm
mediate families were entertained
Pink roses and sweet peas were
used as decorations throughout
the rooms and on the serving
table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon left at noon
for a wedding trip to Chicago and
after May l will be at home in the
Perry apartments, Davenport.
Mr.. Gordon is sporting editor of
the Davenport Democrat and is well
known in business circles OF the
tri-cities. His bride was employed
until recently as assistant to Dr.
P. A. Bendixen of Davenport.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Cables Cut by
Germans in War
Soon Spliced

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.---Two Ger
nan submarines cut the cable between
his country and England Just outside
New York harbor in the spring IF
1918, but the break was spliced with
IN twelve hours.
The fact was made known today
For the first time by Col. J. ], Carty,
vice-president of the American Tele-
ohone and Telegraph company, in an
address at a luncheon of the New
York Electrical League.
A cable extending from New York
to South America was cut at the
-ame time and was repaired as quick
W. According to COT. Carly, Ger
many evidently was discouraged by
her failure to interrupt communica.
lions and the exploit was never re.
peated.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Ship With Bodies
of Illus. Heroes
Enters Port

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The bodies
of III American soldiers, who made
the supreme sacrifice IN the North
Russian campaign, returned home last
Wednesday night, when the army
transport Daraga, in sombcr gray,
poked its nose through the mists off
Sandy Hook and silently entered the
harbor.
No screeching whistles from bus
tering little tugboats, no blasts from
mighty transatlantic liners, no cheers
from shore and crowd-lined skyscrap-
ers greeted these returning heroes.
But the chairman Of the Mayors
Committee of Welcome, Rodman
Wannamaker, who has led other well
comes-when living heroes were met
with wild ovation-boarded the Da-
raga to receive the nations dead when
the vessel slipped into -ler fag-draped
dock, shortly after 1890.
Acting under orders from Major
General Shanks, officials refused to
permit newspaper men on the piers
until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,
when the funeral service will be held,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Strikers Stand
Like a WalI''

PITTSBURGH, Nov. l5.-At the
close OF the eighth week Of the steel
strike, John Fitzpatrick, chairman of
he national steel strike committee,
'ssucd statement in which he de-
clared that the "steel industry is Grip
pied because the laborors in the mills,
the so-callcd foreigners, are striking
and standing like a wall in a fight
for American conditions Of labor and
American rights"
Representative of the steel com
panies said they had no reason to
alter the statements they have so
often made recently, that the mills
are in operation and the men are re-
turning to work"
In the Wheeling district employees
Of the Aetna-S Standard plant of the
American Sheet and Tinplate COM
pany voted to return % work. Re-
sumption of operations, it was stated,
would depend on the re-opening of
the coal mines.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Strikers Shame
Returned Printers
From Work

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.--Many of
the striking pressmen who returned to
work this week succumbed yesterday
to "shame" committees sent out by
Union No. 81, and rejoined the walk
out as consequence settlement Of
the strike in the printing trade seems
as far away as ever.
eve are determined that no work
shall be done in any printing shop
in Greater New York until the en-
ploying printers comply with our de-
mands," the unions secretary said, in
announcing the "shame" campaign.
Reports to union headquarters last
night said the "shame" committees
had been Every successful" in their
operations. Their duties include es-
tablishing watches at the doors of the
printing establishments. These watch
es argue with employees for continu-
alton of the strike without arbitra-
ton.
More than half of the pressmen at
the Buterick Publishing Company
were drawn back on strike by COM
mittee yesterday, the union reported.
Smaller plants also lost many work
ers.
Pressmen's Union No. 81, has be-
come the most active of the locals on
strike. After seeding from the A.
F. of L., it voted to 60 back if it's
members would be taken in body,
and then resumed intensive efforts to
'hold out" for its original demands
without arbitration of any sort.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Investigator Says
Worker Is Fair,
but Suspicious

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-After seven
months of work as laborer in fac
tories, railroad yards and other in
dustrial works, Whiting Williams. di-
rector of personnel in large steel
company in Cleveland, found that
American workers are not Bolshev-
lists; as body they are fair and
square and want to do the right
thing" He gave his conclusion yes
terday at a meeting of the Chicago
Association Of Commerce.
He said he went out to learn why
workers were "sore on their employ
ers" and what was "on the workers
mind" He said that he found that
the employees were troubled about the
high cost Of living, ana believed that
profiteers were taking advantage OF
them; that they worried constantly
lest they lose their jobs, and that they
were colossally ignoranr Of the pur-
poses of the management of big com.
panies, resulting in distrust, and that
shown a lack of confidence, the work
ers were suspicious of their employ
ers.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
Woolworth's
Widow to Get
$443,OOO Year

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.--Mrs. F.
w. Woolworth, widow of the late
head of the chain of 5 and 10-cent
stores, will receive an income of
$443,0OO a year from, her husbands
estate. This was revealed today when
Supreme Court Justice Giegrich sign
ed an. order requiring Hubert T. Par
sons, head of a committee on Mrs
Woolworth's property, to file an addi-
tional bond of $2,OO0.O0o. His origi-
nal bond was $4,000.
The order was issued upon receipt
Of report from Mr.. Parsons that So
900 shares of the Woolworth Corpor-
alton had been transferred to the
widow by order of the directors and
that the income of per cent would
amount to .$400 900 a year, Mrs
Woolworth is the sole legatee under
her husbands will.