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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
To Prevent Influenza

To Prevent Influenza Colds cause Grip and Influenza - LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tab lets remove the cause. There is only one Promo Quinine." B. W. GROVES signature on box. 3Oc- Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

WE SELL FARM HOUSES and busi- ness of all kinds. B. Michnieurcz, 1853, East Main St.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26

WANTED-First class cabinetmaker and hardwood fnisher. Steady work. Apply John F. Fay, 610 Fairfield Ave. H26 b.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

United States Steel Corporation. has
declined an invitation to honorary
membership in the Women's Aux
iliary of the steel strikers union. She
wired the following reply to the pres
ident of the auxiliary:
BEG to be excused"
Mrs. Gary had received a telegram
of invitation on Saturday at her home
in Brookville, L I.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
SUITS and COATS for
Extra Large Women

\ good assortment of suits of
various materials in tho newest
styles, most suitable for stout
women sizes 80 to 81, also sizes 3S1a
to 50is.
Cloth and plush coats in sizes up
to SO lin an excellent style range
making selection pleasure and at
a saving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

One of the bitterest grievances the
walters had when they went on strike
last April was the edict of the en-
ployers to the effect that walters
must sacrifice their mustaches. The
walters triumphed and the employers
agreed they should be permitted to
adorn their visages as they pleased.
Now an attempt to revive the ban on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

Iron Company and the Virginia City
mines of the Gulf States Steel Com<
pany have caused the dispatch OF
National Guard troops to those
points. The troops began patroling
the sections yesterday.
President Kennamer, of the mine
workers, said yesterday he expected
to be put in Jail at any time now az
the result of the strike Injunction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
WEDNESDAY EVENING,

Soviet government early last spring
had outlined a complete world revo-
lutionary program for this winter.
One of the documents. taken from
a Bolshevik messenger, forecasts the
present world wide industrial un-
rest, and instructs workers to seize
upon the psychological moment"
to foment strikes preparatory to the
general revolution,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
World Revolt This
Winter, Plan of Reds

Paris, Nov. additional revela-
tions' from documents captured by
Swiss authorities from Russian and
German revolutionary agents show
that the leaders of the Russian
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
Ban on Mustaches
Arouses Paris Walters

Paris, Nov. 5.-Waiters in seven or
eight of the largest cafes on the Paris
boulevards have bee nstirred to angry
protest by orders to shave their mus
taches or quit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
National Guards
Sent to Alabama
to Guard Mines

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 5.-Re-
ports of intimidation of miners at
the Mulga mines of the WOODWARD
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05
Mrs. Gary Refuses
Steel Women's Bid

Mrs. E. IT. Gary, wife of the chair
man of the board of directors of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

mustaches has reused their indigna-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01

$1,000 MORE MEN
ARE ASSIGNED FOR
AN EARLY RETURN

Washington. Jan. General
Pershing notified the war depart
ment today that additional units
with a total strength of approx
imately $4,000 men had been as
signed for early convoy home. They
include the Three Hundred
Twenty ninth and Three-Hundred
Thirtieth infantry of the Eighty
third division with a strength OF
more than so officers and 400 men
each and the Fourth regiment air
service including several aero
squadrOns.
The Fifty-fourth field artillery
with LOG officers and 2,429 men and
the One Hundred Sixteenth" engi-
neers and train, &c officers ant
1000 men also were among the
units designated for early return
Aero squadrOns included are the
Twenty-first, Thirtieth. Thirty
first, Thirty-second, Thirty-third
and Thirty-seventh organizations
of the Fourth and Fifty-fifth and
Fifty-seventh pioneer infantry. rep
resented by one officer and one
man each and One Hundred Sixty
fourth field hospital, two officers
and SO men, also are designated.
as is a casual company from the
air service and one from the chem
ical warfare service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
WIRE TO HAVE
MENTAKENOUT
OF COMMUNITY
At Public Meeting at Club Yester-
day LOwden Telegraphed
to Remove. Convfcts.

The petition drawn by reputable
men yesterday forenoon and sent
to Governor Lowden asking that
the tri-cities be rid OF paroled
prisoners was signed by practi-
cally every man who attended the
public meeting held at o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the Moline
Commercial club TO consider the
problem.
1t was the concensus of opinion
at the meeting that an appeal to
state officials be made that the eX-
convicts be removed without wait
ing for proof that any of them had
been guilty of actual crime. The
petition was wired to authorities at
Springfield and a committee of u
Moline citizens was appointed to
take in hand the whole matter of
securing removal of the paroIed
men and of taking any and every
necessary step to stop the reign
of crime.
The paroled men were not con-
demned as individuals, but as a
whole were said to be a menace to
the community. 1t was also con
tended that but few parole agents
sent here to take care of the men
remained in Rock Island leaving
the parOled men without guards in
Moline and East Moline 1t was
charged that all of these prisoners
have violated their paroles at least
in minor ways and that they have
not been retiring to their rooms a:
8 o'clock in the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
WAR CHEST FILLS
DEMANDS OF ALL
CITY CHARITIES

To the community war chest, the
people of Moline and the upper por-
ton of Rock Island county, embrac-
ing the townships of Moline, South
Moline and Hampton, gave $780,
400. The purpose OF the war chest
is to meet the demands for funds
made upon the community by the
various patriotic and charitable Or
CARNATIONS engaged in war work.
According to the report of Mrs.
Clifford White, secretary, there has
been paid into the chest $215 ZOO,
A total of 1880 subscribers are
accounted for upon the records.
To the Red Cross the chest has
made a monthly donation of $4,000,
and to the Boy Scouts, $512. AL
Iowances have been made TO the
war camp community service, BONE
guard, Moline war gardens, East
Moline war gardens, third Liberty
loan expenses, Salvation Army,
thrift stamp campaign expenses.
second Red Cross war fund, Arme-
MAN and Syrian relief, American
Protective association, fourth Lib
erty loan expenses. United v2r
fund, fatherless children OF France
and Illinois Historical society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
CRIME WAVE MORE
SERIOUS THAN IN
ANY FORMER YEAR

Nineteen eighteen will go down
in the annals of Moline police de-
pariment as the year of the big
crime wave.
There were almost twice as many
hurglaries during the year ended
yesterday as in 1917. In 1917, rs
homes and business places were
entered; the burglary record for
1918 has the figure ia opposite it
The holdup record of 1918 is
hardly in the same class as that of
other years. There were Is last
1917 their number was so small
that no tat5lation was made.
The safe-cracking story Of 1913
is a repetition of the holdup rec
ord There were six safe-blowings
in Moline last year; practically
mona in the two or three years pre-
ceding.
Decembe was the big month, for
it was then that the gang of thugs,
yeggs and what-nots got in their
big work. There were 25 burglar
les in that month Eight men or
women were held up and robbed.
There were two safe-blOwings.
1t was in December that the city
commission became aroused over
the crime wave, and, on recon-
meudation of Commissioner Stout
fer, added 10 men to the police de-
partment
Moline police have at least three
arrests to their credit in connec-
ton with the crime wave. They
claim that the men who entered l..
E. Nuts garage, the gang which
cracked the Moline Oil company
safe and the men who held up Da-
vid Chellstrom are under arrest and
will be convicted.
The record of safe-blowirgs fol-
lows:
Oct. 55Dimock, Gould & Co.
Nov. Abraham Candy com
pany.
Nov. 23-Dimock, Gould & Co.
Nov. 23-Midland Ice & Fuel com
pany.
Dec. S-Moline Oil company.
Dec. 1S-Barnard & Leas COM
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
DR.W.E.TAYLOR
OUT OF OFFICE
Rock Island County Food Admin.
istratOr Retires From Posi-
ton Last Midnight.

DR.. W. f. Taylor, Rock ISLAND
county food administrator, but who
confined the larger portion of his
activities to Moline and outlying
districts, retired from that position
at midnight last night. He returns
TO his life as soil expert and COM
munity booster.
On July 81, 1917, Harry A.
Wheeler Of Chicago, food admin
istrator of Illinois under Herbert
Hoover, directed letter to the Mo-
line Commercial club asking that
committee be appointed and
some person recommended as
chairman. to cooperate with the
state food administration in carry
ing out propaganda of conseTYa-
ton recommended by Herber:
Hoover.
DR.. Taylor was recommended as
chairman of the committee, M. J.
Duryea as secretary, and E. w.
Woodcock and ". II. ChristisoL
members. Subsequently DR.. Taylor
was requested to serve as food ad
ministrator for Moline and the
nuorthern end of the county and
NJ. o. GriswoId for Rock Island ana
the southern portion of the county
On Feb 5, 1918, DR.. Taylor was
officially appointed food admin
istrator of Rock Island county and
M. o. Griswold was appointed as
sistant administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
POLICE ARRESTS
LESS THAN 1877.
Records Show I,40i Hello At the
Moline Station, 1856 Less Than
Those Picked Up Last Year.

Moline police made 1,404 arrests
IN 1918, 1876 less than in 1917.
Liquor causen almost half the
persons to be taken into police
court. Arrests on charges OF s.
toXication and disoTderly conduct
numbered SIS.
Although Rock Island county
was without saloons during the
greater part of 1918 the number or
intoxicated persons varied not a
great deal from thai of the preceo-
ing year. There were fewer arrests
made on charges OF intoxiCetIon
when Rock Island and East Moline
saloons were closed than when they
were open. In March only AZ per-
sons confronted the magistrate and
heard lectures on temperance. Sew
enty-eight men were tried on
charges of intoxication during
October.
- Although Moline was without a
speed cop for the greater part of
The year, 215 persons were arrested
on charges of violating motor We
hicle law. All but two of those ar
rests were made during May, June
and July. Officer Ray Liesveldt,
who died recently OF influenza, was
in the hospital in August and Sep
TENDER.
Forty-nine persons were charged
with larceny last year, IA were ar
rested on charges of assault and
battery. The arrest record, accord
ing to months, follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
RED CROSS HONOR
ROLL NOW BEARS
OVER 80 NAMES

More than fifty names OF soldiers
returning from service are record
ed on the roll of honor at the Mo
line chapter of The Red Cross.
twenty-five NAMES have been add
ed since Saturday. Following are
the names OF the % men discharged
md the can't Iaey were mustered
cut of:
Camp Gran; Richard Van Keers-
beilck. Frank Mccoy, Byron W.
Grafton, William Henry Miller,
Ivan HobsoG and l.. w. Person.
Camp shelby W. Freeman
and Arthur "ottiger.
Camp Br 1ey-Charles Thorn
bloom
Vancouver barracks-Camiel Pan
wells.
Rock Island arsenal-R. A. Full
Ter.
Camp Hill-R o. Creutz.
Fort Edward Hanson.
Camp ancock-Hilmer Christ
offer.
Fort Rosecrans Harold S Hartz-
man.
University Of Illinois, S. A. T. c.
Kenneth Hill. Theodore Johnson,
Seamon Glenn Buck
Augustana college, S. A. T, c.
Harry l.. Nelson.
Dubuque COLLEGE, s. A. 7 c.
Harry M. Peterson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline

Richard DeDicker, Rudolph Peter
hoff.
East Moline-Richard Deopre
Richard NicNerson.
Silvis-George McKenriSk.
Coal Valley-Vernon FHson.
Carbon Cliff-William Davis.
Hampton-James Heriges.
Missing, or in prison camps:
Moline-Elmer Byers, William S
Funk, George Christopulos, Howard
and Clarence Berglund.
East Moline-Claus Breach.
During the year Moline and Rock
Island Contributed heavily in the
way of furnishing military leaders.
August Nelson, Edward Newburg,
George A. Mason, Charles J. Twee-
dy, Iof1n Anderson, Arthur Erick-
son NxGrt OhFn, James M. Walker,
Clam Jacquet, Benjamin Lamb,
Aaron Westberg, Axel Erickson,
Roy 'Nprdahl, Elmer E. Anderson,
George A. Reimers, Chester Ander-
son, Hiding Nelson, Byron Bradley.
George HOgoboon, Sergeant V. P.
Johnson and Sergeant E. b. Pres
sell.
Hillsdale-Hugh WOODBURY., Aug
ust Walters, Corp. Eurdette Marcy.
East Moline-Prudent Van Ris-
seghem, Elmer Hanson.
E,rie-Roy Shelton, Ralph Dim
der, Irving H. Stem.
Silvis-Carl Evatt, George Nc
kenrick.
Coal Valley-Albert Anderson.
Barstow-Ralph Stevenson.
Zuma-Mason Adams.
Port Byron-Albert COe.
Orion-Walfred Danielson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
ABANDON 10 ARMY
HOSPITAL POSTS
YET TO BE BUILT

Washington, Jan. Abandon
ment of 10 army hospital projects
was announced today b" the war
department They are:
Exposition Park, Rochester, n.
Y; East Side high school. Cincin-
natl; Field Museum Of Natural His
tory building, Chicago; Fotd Motor
company building, Milwaukee, Wis !;
Riceman Bros building, Cleveland,
Ohio; additional hospital Ccnstruc-
ton, Camp Shelby, Miss; Ford Mo-
tor building, Des Moines, Iowa; St
GATHERINGS home for working girls,
Des Moines, Iowa; Galloway Memo
rial hospital and State School for
the Blind, Nashville, Tenn.
Other projects to be abandoned
include:
Construction of barracks, roads
and water lines at Florence field,
Fort 0IQaha, Neb., and buildings ear
an officers training school at Camp
Pike, ARK,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
MOLINE LOSSES.
BY FIRE SMALL
Damages for 1918 Are But Little
Higher Than 1917 Theatre
COniIagratiOn Is Largo.

Moline suffered total loss Of
So, 943.S3 by fire during the year
1918, according to the report com
piled by John Q. Hawk, chief of the
FIRE department. This loss com
lares favorably with that of 1917,
Vhen the total reached $50, 527. o.
Inc ire department responded to
1871 alarms, IA of which were false
alarms. Ninety-two buildings wore
damaged by fire. the report shows
There We're 80 single roof hreb
and "a grass and rubbish condt-
Erations. Probably the greatft
damage during the year was doef
when the Moline theatre buildiHA
vas ruined, entailius a loss OF ap-
proXimately $25, 600
Following are some Of the inter
esting items on the chiefs report.
Feet Of hose laid, 1890.
Feet Of ladders raised 2,160.
Gallons of chemicals used. 14S
Insured loss on buildings, S42,-
276.18.
Insured loss on contents, S19,-
1885.
Uninsured loss on buildings, 1915.
Uninsured loss on contents,
S6.345.
Insured loss on automobiles dam
aged by fire, $500.
Uninsured loss on automobiles,
$3.50.
Total insurance carried on build
ings. Sl82,35O.
Total insurance on contents, 500
675.
Total insurance on automobile,
$500
Total insurance involved for
year, s151,525.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
M'CONAUGHY WILL
SPEAK AT CHURCH
SERVICES SUNDAY

James McConaughy, newly-elect-
ed president of Knox college, Gales
burg. has consented to come TO Mo-
line for Sunday, when he will de-
liver an address at the First Con-
gregatiOre! ehnrch. This is a part
of the "imple exercises that will
celebrate the = 9TH anniversary Of
the cEDEcl.
AMI Merritt Starr, prominent
Cook c0slnty- attorney, has been in
vited 10 come and TO deliver an ad-
dress q the regular annual meet
ing OF the church, 10 be held Jan.
Is. thi7 annual meeting to conSti-
tute in part a continuance of the
anniversary celebration. Mr.. Starr
a na:'Ta Moline boy, a son of the
late J. &. Starr, long time resident
and partner of the late S. w. Vince
Jock in the old Moline paper mill.
The anniversary sermon by Pres
ident NcConaughy will be preached
at the forenoon service. Following
the address will be the communion
service. In the evening a special
program of music will be given by
the choir, and a brief historical ad-
dress by the pastor.
All the news all the time-The
Argus,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
EXPENDITURES FOR
BUILDING ARE LESS
THAN YEAR BEFORE

One hundred twenty-five new res
licences and two apartment houses
were erected in Moline in 1918. ac-
cording to the annual report of
Charles ]. Madison, building inspec-
tor. These figures do not include
the 119 houses being erected in Mo-
line by the United States Housing
corporation.
Although there were "a more per-
mits issued in 1918 than in 1917,
the amount of building last year,
judging from expenditures, was
considerably less than in the pre-
ceding year.
Total value of building and repair
work done in Moline during 1918
was $595,460, according to Mr.
Mattson's estimates. Total value Of
building in 1917 was $763, sos
There were only 100 houses erect
ed in 1917 Permits for 100 new
garages were issued last year, %
more than in 1917
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
REPORT STAND OF
RUSS PEASANTS
ALARMS LENINE

Paris, Jan. tHavas) The
attitude of the peasants in the reg
ion of Moscow : alarming the
Lenine government, according to
the Petrograd correspondent of the
Journal. In December, he reports,
the peasants actively revolted and
it was a week before they were
subdued.
The Bolshevik red guard broke.
down opposition with utmost Sc
verify. The peasants were poorly
armed and were forced to surTen-
der in large numbers Numerous
villages, the correspondent adds.
were RACED by artillery and large
numbers of peasants were mas
sacred
The peasants, however. the cor
respondent continues, maintain
their attitude of opposition TO the
BOlSheViki.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
EIGHTY EIGHT LAW
SUITS ARE SETTLED
WITHOUT JURY AID

Eighty-eight law suits were set
tied in Moline city court without
aid of a jury last year. There were
only Is jury trials in 1918, accord
ing to annual report of George A.
Schrader, clerk of the court.
Ninety men were added to the
rolls of American citizens and 140
filed declarations of becoming citi-
zens, that is, took out first papers.
Ninety-one new cases were filed
in the court last year. Of these
A were cases at law and At chan
Gerry suits.
Mr. Schrader's report for the
three-year period ended yesterday
show that Asst cases were filed in
1916, 1917 and 1918. During the
same period 502 petitions for nat
uralization were filed and 677 first
citizen papers issued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
PUBLIC INVITED TO
WITNESS CONTESTS

Bowling games between teams of
men and women employed at the
Root & VanDervoort and the Deere
Harvester plants will be held in
the East Moline Y. NJ. c. A. tonight.
Billiard contests between teams of
the Union Iron and Malleable COM
pany and the Marseil1es will also
be held. Games of basketball, vol
ley and indoor baseball will be
staged. The public is invited to
witness the contests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
REV. SHEPARD ASKED
TO FILL PASTORATE
OF BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. Charles r. Shepard, former
missionary TO China and later On
gagged in Y. VI. c. A. work. will he
asked by the congI egation of the
First Baptist church of Moline to
fill the vacancy in the pulpit left by
Rev. r. Wilbur Babcock, who OBJ
tanned a leave of absence for one
year TO do Y work.
Rev Mr.. Shepard will deliver ser
mons at the church both Sunday
morning and evening. At this time
he will be asked to I'll the pastorate
for the year. He has acted as
chaplain at the s. A. T. c. at Knox
college, Galesburg. and since the
rehabilitation of that unit he has
been working in the central head
quarters of the Y. NJ. c. A, in Chi
cago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
CITY AMBULANCE
MAKES 1,170 CALLS
DURING YEAR 1918

Eleven hundred seventy calls
were made by the city ambulance
during the year 1918. The machine
travelled 1872 miles.
The police patrol made 933 calls
and Travelled 3,075 miles. Practi-
cally every patrol call meant an
arrest; some calls brought two or
three men to the station. The in
f1uenZa epidemic showed heavily or
the ambulance record. One hun
bred fsrty-one calls were made in
November, 178 in December. The
report OF the ambulance service by
months follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
EARL BRUSHTILLER
ARRIVES IN NEW
YORK FROM FRANCE

Earl Brusmiller, Moline soldier.
has returned from overseas and is
now in New York City, according
to a telegram received by H. S.
F>ristoe, general agent at Moline of
the Burlington road. Private Brus-
miller was a member of an aerial
division. He made his home at the
Fristoe residence while in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-01
The Day In Davenport

, go Victims of Flu. - From the
/ time Davenport began to feel the
/ ravages of influenza last October
until the close of the year the NAL
ady claimed 270 victims. Figures
! gathered by health department OIL
Gals show that since the disease
! first broke out in this city until
! yesterday, 4,475 cases were report
ed. A trif1e more than S per cent
Of the people who suffered from
the plague died.
Fire Loss SmalL-Davenpor is
not mourning the fact that there
was nothing of the spectacular in
the fires which threatened her
properties in 1918 The per capita
loss for the year will not exceed
81 cents. While there was not a
blaze that assumed the proportions
of a conf1agration, the total losses
divided between buildings and con-
tents.
Thousand Entrain for Camps
The smoothness with which the
war departments machinery work
ed in Scott county is realized by
but few people, but when one CON
siders that from June, 1917, until
fighting ceased last November,
the three local boards-two city
boards and one county board-in-
Quoted into service and entrained
2,213 men for training camps, a
faint idea of the work can be Sc
cured.
Building Runs IN MfIliOn-Over
$1,OO0, 900 was spent in construc-
ton work in Davenport during
1918, according to figures compiled
by Building Commissioner Ralph
c. Graham This is exclusive of
the homes which the government
is finishing up on the McManus
tract in West Davenport
Marriage Licenses--EarT Vain
right and Lula Castle, both Of Pc
oria; Carl G. Badtram and Wilma
Paustfan, both Of Walcott; Wilbur
M. Meyers and MARI L. Bird, both
OF Crestoa-