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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
SPENCER MOVIE
HOUSE MAY RUN
AS VAUDEVILLE
Plans Under Consideration to
Change Policy of Theatre
During Fall Season.
Another vaudeville theatre in the

Another vaudeville theatre in the
loop this fall is probability.
1t is understood that the Spencer
Square Amusement company, which
operates the Spencer Square and
Colonial motion picture theatres,
has under consideration the plan
of changing the policy of the Spen-
Ger Square theatre to run six big
time vaudeville acts in addition TO
feature first-run pictures. In this
event the stage of the Spencer
Square would have to be remodeled.
The theatre has a seating capacity
of 1900.
Should he policy OF the house
change, Fl Clay Crawford, who is
manager OF the Colonial theatre,
would take charge of the Spencer
Square. If the policy is altered
vaudeville will be shown in the
house in the early fall.
The Colonel theatre, which has
just recently closed for the install
lation of a $4,000 pipe organ, will
reopen Saturday, July 10, with Har-
old Bell Wright,S famous story of
the Ozarks, The Shepherd of the
Hills" There is a special music
score with this picture and direc-
tor, and the $1,000 pipe organ will
be heard for the first time at the
opening, July 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
OFFICIALS SAY
. Rail CASE MAY
Get REHEARING
While Arrival of Commissions Or,
der Delays Appeal to Court
- Also Is Proposed.

Tri-City officials are awaiting the
official order from the utilities
commission at Springfield, ,authoriz-
ing the continuance of the scent
fare rate before further action is
taken by the company.
1t is generally understood, how
ever, that when the order is receiv-
ed which denies an increase in fare,
the case will be appealed to the
circuit court OF Sangamon county,
which is the first court of appeal
and the only possible one in this
case. At the same time the company
will undoubtedly ask for a re-hear-
ing by the commission, upon the
ground that the full mass of evil
dence offered in favor of the fare
increase was not considered.
On August l the rate of wages for
carmen will revert to the former
maximum of 80 cents unless they
take some action which will affect
the contrary result. If the employees
insist upon the higher wage there
is a chance that it may be secured
by arbitration.
If the appeal and .rehearing fail
and the wage increase stands it is
most probable that the officials will
ask for a receiver, since it is their
claim that the margin gained by the
company by the lower wage or the
higher face is absolutely necessary
10 its successful operation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
LARGE AMOUNT
is TAKEN OFF
PENSION LIST

The annual review of pensions of
mothers and widows, as provided
by state statute, is being made by
Judge M A. Larson of the county
court. The clearances are made
each year during July.
During relief hours from his
other duties of court, the judge
has been summoning pensioners in
the county before him, and their
claims subjected to a new hearing.
In some cases the pensions have
been revoked and in others the
amount of the award has been low
cred This is in instances where
a widow has remarked or has ac-
quired other means of support.
The total amount of pension money
stricken from the lists to date ap-
proximates 500 monthly.
The work of reviewing each
year the pension lists was started
three years. ago. In that time I
considerable amount of money has
been saved the county in annual
awards or reductions in cases
where families were found in am
Pile financial circumstances to pro-
vide for themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
FRED SAUERMAN
AGAIN ARRESTED:
PLEADS GUILTY
Especial Moline Service)

Through his attorney Fred Sauer-
mann of Rock Island entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of speed
ing. in the Moline police court last
evening. He was fined IS and costs.
Mr.. Sauermann did not appear in
court; he was ashamed, he said.
The Rock Island garage man faced
the same charge two days ago, but
was found not guilty.
Tony Miller, 1926 Sixteenth
street. Moline, was fined IS and
costs last evening in the speeders'
court. Harry Anderson of Moline
and A H. Peterson of Davenport,
arrested yesterday afternoon, were
to be arraigned in court this after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12

M NJ. Sturgeon is the first Rock
Island candidate to announce him.
self in the race for the Republican
nomination for delegate to state
constitutional convention. Mr
Sturgeon is one of the oldest prac-
titioners of the Rock Island county
bar, and his friends who urged him
to seek the nomination, say he is
peculiarly qualified to represent this
district at the convention. Mr.. Sur
geon filed his petition as candidate
in Springfield today G. Z. Dietz OF
Moline also filed his petition today
in Springfield. seeking the Repub-
lican nomination for representative
in the constitutional convention.
Especial to The Argus).
Springfield, Ill. July 12.-Charles
E. Deere, Cyrus e. Deitz and Mans
field NJ. Sturgeon fled petitions
with the secretary of state today
as Republican candidates in the
Thirty third senatorial district for
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention. No Democratic candidates
filed in the district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
new STRUCTURE
TO BE STARTED
EARLY IN FALL
Cigar Store Moving to Prepare for
Tearing Down Old Building
on Site Of New.

The McDole and Richardson cigar
store, 1905 Second avenue, will be
moved to 223 Seventeenth street, in
the building now occupied by a
fruit store belonging to Salem Da-
bokey, about Aug. Is. The removal
is taking place to make room for
the new Office building to be erect
ed on the site occupied by, the cigar
store in the building Of which
one half was formerly occupied by
the Wright shoe store.
Plans for the six-story building
which John Benston of the Beng
ston drug company will build on
the lot mentioned together with the
site Of another building east of it,
now RACED, are not complete. Mr..
Bengston said today that construc-
ton of the new building will begin
directly alter the present one is
torn down. If this is vacated by
the miidIe Of August. work on the
Bengst5n structure will start late
in September, as the work of raZing
will take one month. The new
building will cost approximately
TACOsOOVB eAAAN lAC uRPSA lAFC SUI ACo
are to be rented as Office rooms.
Disposition of the ground floor has
not yet been determined, although
Mr.. Bengston Is considering several
different plans for it's use, chief
among them being its conversion
into a moving picture theatre or a
store room.
Martin Store to Open.
One of the Martin cigar stores
is to occupy the ground floor. base
ment and half the second floor, of
the building owned by John Beng
ston on the southwest corner of
Seventeenth street and Second ave
nue.. This site was formerly occu-
pied by the Thomas drug store A
Show window on Seventeenth street
will contain a rectangle of plate
glass 40 feet long and 10 feet high,
while the front window on Second
avenue is to be 20 feet long and
10 feet high.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
DIES OF heart
FAILURE while
ON WAY TO AID

Heart failure claimed the life of
Christensen Fehirs today while
he was being rushed to st. Anth-
ony's hospital in an ambulance fol-
lowing an attack on Seventeenth
street and Second avenue.
Fehirs lived on Eleventh street,
between Seventh and Eighth ave-
nue.. He fell suddenly to the side
walk in front of Young & McCombs
department store at 1870 p. m.
Efforts of Dr.. Joseph De Silva
to revive the victim were futile and
he was rushed in a police ambu-
lance to St. Anthony's hospital for
treatment.
He died on the way there. The
body was taken to Moeller's I'M
dertaking parlor. awaiting word
from relatives of the deceased as
to funeral arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
FARM SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION is
A BIG SUCCESS

Milan and Coal Valley are the
only two points in Rock Island
county which are not being served
by cooperative shipping associ-
alton.
a movement is under way
among the farmers of these dis
tricts for an organization OF this
nature. The county farm bureau
has been requested to assist in the
undertaking, and it is planned as
soon as the harvest rush is over to
get busy and organize.
This cooperative movement
among the farmers has met with
success in the county, and it is
commended that no community
should be without such service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
COURT REPORTER
ON TWO MONTHS
VACATION TRIP

Miss Sarah Goldman, circuit
court reporter, will leave tomorrow
on an extensive vacation trip which
will take her to Chicago and De-
troit and other points of interest in
the east. Her absence from court
duty will be for two months, this
being the final day of the May term.
The court docket was practically
cleared last week, and all that re-
manned for Judge W. T. Church to-
day was the entry of an order on
the records.
Miss Goldman plans to attend the
sessions of the National Association
of Shorthand Reporters which takes
place in Detroit next month from
the 18th to 22nd. inclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
CORPS OF LIFE
SAVERS is NOW
BEING PLANNED
Rock Island to Have Crew to Be
Obtained When Commodore
LOngfelIOw Comes Here.

Life saving week is to be observ-
ed in Rock Island the week begin
ming Monday, July %.
Commodore 1Longfellow, who is
nationally known as an expert in
life saving, is to be brought to the
tri-cities> by the war camp com
munity service and will give tests
and awards for those passing the
examinations. The object of his
visit is to leave a permanent life
saving corps in each city. The ex-
pert's time viii be divided between
the three cities.
Commodore Longfellow is head of
the life saving department Of the
American Red Cross and travels
over the country to teach his spe-
ciaI form of swimming and to as
sure the safety OF swimmers
through the organization of a corps.
Where there are municipal SWIM
ming beaches he confines his work
there. but here he will also give in
struction to members of the Y. NJ
C. A. swimming classes and to those
of the Y. ". c. A., which will be
especially helpful to the girls of
the city who have Just taken up
swimming extensively this sum
1ner.
Selaeffer Method.
The Schaeffer method of resus-
citation is the one which Commo-
dorg Longfellow uses. The test
which he gives is most rigid, aud
local swimmers who pass and are
awarded the medals will be expert
in the art. Miss Alice McNulty,
physical directress at the Y. W. G.
A., has passed the test under. Com
modore Longfellow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
BLAME NO ONE
FOR DEATH OF
HAROLD BROOKE

No blame was fixed and no one
was censured in the verdict re-
turned by the coroner's jury yes
terday afternoon that probed into
the death of Harold Brooke, q
years old, 1922 Fifteenth street,
Moline, who was killed yesterday
morning by a street car at Fifth
avenue and Twentieth street, Mo
line.
Although several witnesses tes-
titled that the west-bound East Mo-
line car which struck and killed
Brooke did not stop and that they
are positive that the gong was not
sounded, the jury returned only a
conventional verdict. The verdict
read, as the wife of Brooke, a bride
of five months, sat and listened,
is:
Harold Brooke met his death
by being accidentally struck by a
westbound car while riding on
north running board Of east-bound
car on Fifth avenue near Twen-
tieth street, Moline, Tri-City Rail-
way company lines, on July IL,
causing fracture of the skull"
Harry Newman, 2004 Fifteenth
street, Moline, and Clayton Fuller,
742 Fourteenth street, Moline, tes-
tilted that ]. A. Skinner, motor
man on the west-bound car, posi-
lively did not sound the gong on
the west-bound car and that the
car was not stopping at the time of
the accident.
Robert Gray, 1913 Twelfth ave-
nue., Moline, John Fleming, 141l
Sixth avenue, Moline, and several
other passengers on the east-bound
open car, on Which inside running
board Brooke was riding, testified
that they did not hear the gong
ring and that they believed the car
did not come to a stop at the time
of the accident
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
ANNUAL PICNIC
OF ORANGEMEN
Great SUCCESS
Merrymnking Goes On in Grove
Near Presumption, All Da:, With
Parade In Morning.

Quite a delegation OF Rock Is
land people attended the 42ud an
nual picnic Of the Orangemen,
which was held in Orange Grove,
four miles north Of Presumption to-
day.
The affair was reported 10 be
great success. since several thou
sand persons from all through this
locality attended, and the day was
spent in the most enjoyable man
ner imaginable
In the morning the chief event
was the grand parade starting near
noon. from Presumption to the
grove, in which a great number OF
motors and horse rigs took part.
Once at the scene of festivities, in
the shade of the trees the whole
company settled down to q solid
day of sport. Baseball and othWT
athletic games were INDUCED In byt
the young fellows. the children
played the simple games in which
they delight. and others busted
themselves in preparing food. Sew
eral gaily decorated refreshmeut
booths stood at various places
through the grounds, and these
were well patronized At noon ev-
eryone sat down TO a basket din
ner, and did it justice. The major
ity of the crowd. however, did not
go out until after the dinner hour
The speakers, in the afternoon,
entertained the audience with their
eloquence. Captain Oscar F. Carl
strom Of Aledo, Marvin NJ, Walters
of Joy, and John b. Kendall of Mus
catine held forth at different times,
and their talks proved most inter
esting This program began at
1880 o'clock.
Two Bands On Hand. -
One of the two bands kept rs4y-
ing almost continuously so that a
good musical program was rem
dered. The two bands we're the
Zimmerman Steel Company band OF
Davenport, and the Martial band Of
Edgington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
ROCK ISLAND IN
LEAD In PUBLIC
ICE PLANT,PLAN
City Also Sands Ready to Sell
Government Foods TO People
at Cost Prices.

If Rock Island establishes a mu-
nicipal ice plant, the project will
be the first In the state OF Illinois,
as far as is known here.
Mayor H. M. Schriyer said today
that he saw no argument against
the plan announced yesterday to
construct plant at Reservoir
park. The increase in ice prices
10 So per 1000 pounds has created
the opinion that something must e
done to better conditions.
investigation is now under way
with a view to making certain the
legality of building an ice plant
owned and operated by and for the
public City Attorney John X.
Scott said that he believed the plan
could be carried out within another
year.
The question is being further
taken up with the attorney general
OF Illinois. Mayor Schriver said
that he wants to make sure OF the
legality Of the proposition before
submitting II to vote of the pub
lie on Aug. 10.
After Army Foods.
In connection with the plan by
the city to secure a carload of gov
eminent canned goods on sale in
Chicago for municipalities, Mayor
SchriVer said that he is still work
ing on the proposition. Commits
sioner NJ. T. Rudgren, now in Chi
cago in connection with the matter,
has been given power to investigate
and make arrangements whereby a
large quantity of the goods may be
secured and sold to the Rock Is
land public at cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
SON RETURNS FOR
FUNERAL SERVICE
OVER HIS MOTHER

Funeral services for Mrs. Minda
Orman, formerly of 1909 Ninth
avenue, who died June 3, will be
conducted in the MoelIer UNDER
taking parlors, Fourth avenue and
Twenty-first street, Sunday after
noon at 2:30. Rev. w. G. Oglevee
will officiate. Burial will be later
in Chippiannock cemetery. The
body of Mrs. Orman has been held
since June 8, to await the arrival
of her son, Fred L.. Orman, who
has been in France with the
United States army. He arrived in
the city last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
CHURCH MEMORIAL
FOR SOLDIER DEAF

A fitting memorial will be pre-
scented, to the First Baptist church
at the morning service tomorrow,
honoring the memory of the two
men who gave their lives in the
service of their country. What the
memorial is has not been divulged
to the congregation. An approprf-
ate program has been arranged,
and the pastor, Rev. ]. c: Granger,
will speak on 1.-THE Life Worth
Living"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
TEACHER EXAMS
WILL BE GIVEN
ON JULY 17-1S
No One to be Permitted This Year
to Try ONLY for Third Grade
Certificate,

Annual examination for the is
suance of teachers certificates Will
be conducted by County Superin-
tendent of Schools Lou NJ. Harris
on July II and 49, The tests will
be given at her Office in the court
house.
Applicants must have completed
at least two years of high school
work in order to take the examin-
alton. This year no enc will he
permitted to try for third grade
certificate by cutting part or the
tests. All will be required to take
the full examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
MARY {. ADKINS
new SECRETARY
OF THEY.W.C,A.
Graduate Of VaSsar, Former Direc-
tor at Elgin, VIII Come to
Rock Island Sept. 1.

Miss Mary E. Adkins is TO be the
new general secretary of the Y. w.
C. A, her acceptance of the offer
extended to her in May having been
formally accepted and presented at
the meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the association yesterday
afternoon. Miss Adkins will be in
the city the last week in August
and will assume her duties on
Sept. l.
A Vassar graduate and a woman
of wide experience in leadership of
various kinds, Miss Adkins is ex-
ceptionally well fitted for the work
in Rock Island She has had ex-
perience in the physical department
of Y. w. c. A, having been director
of this work at Elgin after her
graduation from college. Later she
served as executive secretary for
the foreign board of the western
division of the Baptist church, and
recently she has been doing indus
trial extension work in Chicago.
She is spending the summer in
Chesterton, Ind.
After her visit here on May %,
when she stopped off to look over
the field on her way to Chicago
from Denver, where she had been
in attendance at the national con-
vention of the Baptist church, Miss
Adkins was asked by the board to
accept the general secretaryship.
Her formal acceptance was receiV-
ed only yesterday. AS most of the
secretaries change their places in
September, Miss Adkins did not
want to begin her work here until
fall.
Vacant Since Jan. 1.
The local association has been
without a general secretary since
Jan. 1, when Mrs. Jessie M. Ander-
son left to take up foreign Y. W.
C. A. work. Since then the asso-
citation has advanced and added
two new secretaries, an Industrial
leader and a physical directress.
The board has had some difficulties
in securing workers because of the
general shortage all over the coun-
try, caused when many of the Sec
.retaries took up war work
The matter of securing a per-
manent cafeteria director was
brought up at the meeting yester-
day, and the board decided to urge
Mrs. F. E. Marshall who has had
charge of the dining room since its
opening to remain as director for
the present at least Later a new
director may be secured.
Miss Emma Buettner, who repre-
scented the local association at the
recent business women's confer
euca gave a snIe0did reOort of the
meeting and of her impressions of
what can be done here among the
business girls. Miss Sarah Schmidt,
the industrial secretary. gave a re-
port of the convention which she
attended at Dewey lake, Mich, and
several of the Hi-Y girls who were
at the younger girls conference at
Dewey lake, also gave reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
EARL HULL GOES
TO FREEPORT TO
BE GIVEN TRIAL
Especial to The Argus

Springfield. Ill, July l2.-Earl
Hull. who was arrested at Rock Is
land on a fugitive warrant being
wanted by federal authorities in
Freeport on charge of forging and
altering forged money order and
brought to this city. was held by
Judge FitZHenry to the northern
district OF Illinois and will be taken
to Freeport Monday. He was ar
rested in Quincy, III. in 1915 on a
charge of robbing bank, but was
acquitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:

Bids will be received at 2 D. m.
July %, 1919, for furnishing ma
terial and later for macadam road
way on the Colona bridge approach
in Rock Island county. Plans on
file at highway engineers office in
Rock Island, Ill
Road and Bridge Committee,
Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
Two Bands On Hand.
DISEASE INJURIES
SWINE INDUSTRY

The swine industry OF Rock Is
land county is suffering greatly
through the ravages of a disease
known as necrobacillosis. The dis
ease appears to be everywhere In
the county, and much effort is be-
ing extended towards the discovery
Of an effective remedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.

Bids viii be received at 8 a. m,
July %, 1919, at the mayors Office,
for paving Eighteenth avenue from
Forty-fourth street to Forty-sixth
street with asphaltic concrete.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER,
Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-12

A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-12
ADJUSTMENTS
"MY soLDIER G1RD.s

Containing more than a score OF
novelties and elaborate scenic ideas.
the military musical spectacle, my
Soldier Girl" the seasons greatest
success, coming to the Metropolitan
theater, two nights; Friday and Satur:
day. June 13 and IA, with a special
Saturday Matinee. is probably the
most novel attraction of the season.
The producers, LeComte and Flesher.
have gone into detail as to their stago
settings. the first act presents a scene
from the stage or the roof of the New
York theater, showing a high art In
terror and a grand illumination Of
New York >city in the distance. This
scene changes to the balmy atmos-
phere Of Miami, Fla. picturing Col.
Stones home near the Aviation Camp.
The last act Is a novel electrical eff
feet, presenting a ~bewildering scene
Of a desolate battlefield, Somewhere
in France The feature novelties Are
many, including the popular "F1irta-
ton Walk" an Illuminated rum
most TO the rear wall Of the auditor
|ium. Tho novelty presents many.en-
joyable features as the bewitchtng
beauties make their way on the
walk The girls aviation, corps in
novel drills and cleverly staged
dances are a treat to look upon. The
aerial flight in a modern airship ia
one, of the stirring scenes in tt4s mu-
steal play when the captain OF the
girls aviation corps je seen seated at
the wheel. The famous pony ballet
from the roof Of the New York thea
ter. is a revelation. while the %cleverly
selected east is all that could be de
sired to make my Soldier Girl" a
s,1ccess." as ~.