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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
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BILL PLACES BAN ON GAS

BILL PLACES BAN ON GAS J
Charleston w. va.-A bill to conserve natural gas :
for the use of West Virginia consumers in preference to
outsiders, passed the Senate yesterday by vote of
100 10. The measure was passed by the House Of
Delegates several days ago and it now is ready for the
governors signature,
PARKER HEADS LIQUIDATION BOARD !
Washington-Appointmen of the United States lqui-
dation commissionwar Department" to Hquidate the
business and financial affairs Of the American army in
England and France announced to-day by Secretary
Boxer Edwin Parker of Houston Texas is chairman.
WAR LEADERS SIT TODAY AT PARIS
Paris--It is believed that special commission will
appointed to study Belgian claims has been done in
the consideration of other territorial problems says
H-vas report In addition to Marshal Foch Marshal
Petan and Field Marshal Hag, General Pershing and
Ce.cr Di5z will be present at to-day's session.
DE PALMA BREAKS WORLD RECORD .
Daytona, Fla-Raph De Palma broke the worlds '
automobile record fer both mile and kloueter in
straight away dashes to-day en- Daytona beach The :
time for the miles by officials Of the Auto
mobile Association Of America 24o2 seconds against
Bob Burmans record of 254O seconds, made in 1911
De Palmas kometer time 1886 seconds or two sec
onds below the record
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
WEEKLY PROVISION
AND GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago, March 29.-Notwith-
standing that in the last week all
deliveries of corn have touched new
high price records for the season,
Argentine competition has made the
market average lower. Compared
with a week ago. corn this morning
ranged from 31ac decline to an
advance of &c, oats were down 4Ac
10 55sc and provisions were 35c to
Csc.
Until pressure of Argentine sup
plies became the dominating infiu-
ence, corn traders showed them
selves sensitive to any bullish fac
tor, but especially to gossip about
exports. The fact that some export
buying of corn had taken place
here, the first in a long time, drew
sharp attention TO the meagerness
CT domestic stocks and to the out
look that no heavy movement from
rural sources would be witnessed
before corn planting was over.
Subsequently, however, estimates
that the Argentine eXportable sur
plus might total 250,000,000 bushels
gave the bears an advantage which
was later emphasized by word of
succession of cargoes from Argen-
tine either on the way to the United
States or purchased to come both
via gulf ports and by the seaboard
further north.
Progress of seeding did a great
deal to weaken the oats market.
Sympathy with the changes in
corn largely governed provisions.
unusual declines in
sterling exchange tended to dis
courage holders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
SENIORS PROGRESS
WITH GLASS PLAY;
PRESENT APR. 11-12

Work on 1T Pays to ADVERTISE -
Moline high. school senior class
play, is progressing, and with the
talent displayed, Mrs. Uno Brad
ley, who is edirecting the produc-
ton, has found things running
smoothly.
Rehearsals are being held sew
eral nights a week, and it is an
ticipated that one of the largest
crowds that has assembled in the
school auditorium will turn out on
the nights of April II and u.
1T Pays to Advertise" is a mod
ern comedy written by Roy Cooper
and Walter Hackett, and was first
produced in New York three years
ago, where it sprang into tremen-
dous popularity and ran 564 per-
formances. The plot presents many
comedy situations and is replete
with clever lines The entire cast
is:
Mary Grayson-Florence Ely.
Countess de Beaurien - Gladys
Anderson.
Johnson Green.
Rooney Martin - Stanley FAIL
strom
Cyrus Martin-Carl Wilson
Ambrose Peale-WilIard Larson.
Marie-Ruth Hill.
George McChesney-Gerald Linde.
William Smith-Arthur Munson.
Miss Burke-Judith Anderson.
Charles Bronson-DaIe Bailey.
Ellery Clark-William PilIath.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
DEATH FOLLOWS
TWO DAYS SLEEP
Mrs. Andrew ]. Swanson of Moline
Died After Being Unconscious
Since Thursday.

First death as the result OF the
sleeping sickness, or lethargic en-
cephalitis, in Moline. was reported
this morning in the death of Mrs.
Andrew J, Swanson, aged rs years
SAG Seventeenth avenue, Moline.
Mrs. Swanson died at 2:40 this
morning at her home, after sleeping
two days. She had been ailing since
last month, but her condition was
not considered serious until last
Sunday. Two nights ago the woman
retired as usual. but the next
morning she could not be arousedi
Mrs. Swanson. nee Anna Petea
son, was born Sept. IS, 1871, IN
Sweden. She was married TO An
drew Swanson of Moline in 1885.
She came to America in 1867. She
was a member of the First Swedish
Lutheran church of Moline.
Surviving are the widower, four
sons, Charles, of Lewistown, Idaho,
Albert William of Moline and
Adolph of Midwest, Wyo., and one
Mrs. Nathan Rylander Of
Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
WOMAN ACCUSED OF
NUNS DEATH ONCE
MORE IS IN COURT

Traverse City. Mich, March 30.
Preliminary hearing of Mrs.
Stanislawa Lypchinski, held on a
second warrant charging murder
in connection with the disappear
ance from the Isadore Polish CON
vent eleven years ago OF Sister
Mary John, was opened yesterday
at Leland, near here.
The first warrant on which Mrs.
Lypchinski was taken was dis
missed on a technicality.
Father Bienawski, who employed
Mrs. Lypchinski as housekeeper IN
the Isadore parish at the time the
nun disappeared, and Mrs. Jacob
Flees, daughter of the defendant,
testified briefly this afternoon.
An anonymous letter dated "Chi-
cago, September. 1907" and ad-
dressed to the sister superior of
the convent, which declared Sister
Mary was neither killed nor abb
Quoted, but tired of seclusion, and
fed, was introduced as testimony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
In the Lodges

Moline's Odd Fellow lodges have
opened a drive for 100 new mem
bers to be obtained by the time OF
the centennial celebration to be
held in April.
Moline lodge, No. 1873, has a quota
of 35. The committee in charge
gave instructions as to the drive at
last evenings session. Plains were
also discussed for the entertain
ment to be given next Friday even
ing in honor of the 20 soldiers,
members of the lodge, who have re-
turned home There are still 81
members in service.
Attention is called to members
of Moline drove No. PIG, P. P. o. s.,
to attend the session to be held
Friday evening, April 4. Several
important communications are to be
read.
Three hundred Odd Fellows par
ticipated in the third annual roll
call of Automobile lodge No. 934, of
East Moline, at the l. o. o. F. hall
Thursday evening. DR.. Lucas,
past grand master of the state or
der, and who is at the present time
superintendent of the orphans
home at Lincoln, ILL.,, was principal
speaker of the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
WOULD END LIFE
ON II BIRTHDAY
Henry Rittig VIII Recover FrOPl
Attempted Suicide BY Drown
ing-Tired of Living.

Henry Rittig celebrated his 18th
birthday yesterday by attempting to
end his life in the Mississippi river
at Moline. At the Moline police
station today, where the aged man
was taken after the cold plunge, he
said, My daughters said it was
best that l kill myself" He will
recover.
Rettig was pulled out of the cold
water near Twenty-second street by
employees of the Dimock and Gould
company In one of his pockets
was bottle in which was this note ::
81 have three daughters here.
Names of them). | am II, poor
and sick They say it is best to kill
myself. So I will take the river for
my home. | have a son in Evans
vile, Ind. He has a life policy. |
do not know if he kept it or dropped
it. Please send him the coroner's
verdict. My name is Henry Ret
tig."
None of the old mans children
came to see him at the station yes
terday or until noon today. One
sOn-in-law visited him this morning
and stated that he would probably
send him to Indiana, to a sister.
The police are endeavoring to place
him at the county farm.
"One of my daughters" said the
aged man, hasn't talked to me for
two years. One of them is well-to-
do and she won't help me. The
other just keeps nagging me and
telling me to get away.
Il had seven children and every
body used to say we were the hap
piest family in town. Everyone of
my children played some musical
instrument and we used to be
happy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
ITALIANS LOVE
UNITED STATES
Charles ID. Hurrey and Rev. t. Il.
HUI Express Sentiment of
Italy and China.

Charles d. Hurley, Y. M. c. A
worker, who spoke at noon today
to the Moline Commercial club and
who speaks tomorrow at the Rock
! Island Y NJ c. A and Rev. T. K
Hu of Hankow, China, who also
spoke today at the Moline club, ar
rived in the city yesterday and ex-
pressed their sentiments on the
! Italian and Chinese situations.
Mr.. Hurley who saw the Italians
whip the Austrians on Mt. Grappa
IN speaking of Italy, said:
Italy loves the United States. By
order of the government one street
in every city of the country is nam
Cd after President Wilson. There
is a great opportunity for the Amer
lean business man in Italy. The
Italian wants the United States to
take over the part Germany has
had in the industrial and CONNER
cia1 life of his country"
Asked about the war he said:
''Italy sent a larger percentage
of her men and boys into battle
than any other of the allied nations
Her army represented 1413 per
cent of her total manhood.
italians to the number of 500,-
600 made the supreme sacrifice for
democracy's cause. Italian labor
ers. $4,000 in number, were sent
to France Her war debt today is
il billions"
Asked about the Y. NJ c. A. work
in Italy Mr.. Hurrey said:
"Y. NJ c. A. workers were to be
found on every part of the Italian
battlefront. There were 270 of
them, every one of them with an
honorary commission in the Italian
army. Y. NJ. c. A stations were es-
tablished at $50 points in Italy. The
government gave each secretary
one officer and two enlisted men to
assist him with the work Decora-
lions were awarded to so of the sec
rotaries. Many of them are still
there today, doing a wonderful
work and building for the future"
T. K. HUI, who came with Mr.
Eturrey. said:
Internal warfare in China is
over. We have a new president
that both the northern and south
Cl II SIdlGS al Z OuppOI
THE Christian religion is gain
ing by leaps and bounds in China.
The government favors religious
liberty for all its peoples. The Y
NJ. c. A. in China is doing wonder
full educational work 1t has es-
tablished commercial schools and
night schools. Our immediate
need in China is for leaders, men
of education and foresight. We need
me Chinese students who are being
in America. There is
great need for work in behalf of
the workmen of China"
Asked about China's part in the
" ar Mr.. HUI said:
China sent soldiers to help sup
port the allies as well as 100000 Ia
borers The people of China, not
the government, gave 100000 for
united war work. Chinese Y sec
retarieS, half of them carrying de-
erees from the foremost universe
lies of the United States, served in
china. They numbered more than
one hundred"
Charles D. Hurley spoke before
he Bluff Mems club at the Second
church last even
ng. Mr.. Hurley emphasized the
indy feeling the Italians entertain
oward the United States and the
that consequently
present themselves to Americans
or investments and work in Italy. !
There was an unusually large at |
enhance at the meeting. a well de- |
erved compliment for Mr.. Murrey. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
COMMITTEE WILL
MAKE PLANS FOR
E. M. FAIR WEEK

Plans are being formulated by a
committee named last evening at a
meeting in East Moline to hold a
fair. the proceeds to be given to-
ward the maintenance of the Bel
gian-American band of East Mo-
line
Joe Van Hoe was named chair
man of the committee with the fol-
lowing members: Emil DeDonc-
ker. J. F. Ryan, w. l. Taze, c. D.
MetcaIfe, Eli D'Arras and c. f.
Mitchell, This committee will
probably meet Monday evening to
plan definite arrangements for the
week of the fair
The Belgian-American band was
formed about eight years ago and
at present has 100 members, %
active in the band. The organiza-
ton has willingly served on all
community, national and patriotic
occasions. The meeting last night
was attended by 80 representatives
of all East Moline organizations,
fraternal and civic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
ENTERTAINMENT AT
DEERE Y TONIGHT

An entertainment extraordinary
will be held at the John Deere
branch Y. NJ. c. A this evening pre-
ceding the regular weekly dance.
The program will start at and
last until 9:15, after which there
will be dancing. T E. VanMeter,
chairman of the central entertain
ment committee, refused to an
nounce the attraction for this even
ing but he declared that it would be
a live party. The affair is for men
and women employed in the Moline
factories and offices of Deere & Co.,
and their families. Those who want
to take guests may obtain privilege
cards from Mr.. Corbin, secretary
of the John Deere branch, or from
Mr.. VanMeter, in the employment
office of the John Deere Pillow
works
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
Obituary

After an illness of four days of
pneumonia, Mrs. Andrew Fred
Anderson, aged 5S years, 1884 Sew
enteenth avenue, Moline, died at
$3.50 last evening in her home.
Hannah Amelia Westlund was
born July Is, 1861, in Smoland,
Sweden. In 1883 she came to this
country, and on Oct. Is, 1885, was
married to Andrew F. Anderson
in Moline.
Mrs. Anderson was a member of
the Swedish Lutheran church. She
leaves the widower and the follow
ing children: Carl, Elmer, Mrs.
j. o. Minton, Mrs. Ben Rosenberg,
all of Moline; Edward of Oakland
Neb.; Sadie, Susie and Gust, at
home, and Arthur in France. Four
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in
the home and at 2:3O in the Co
Iona church. Burial will be in
Dayton cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
REV. M. 0. KITTLE
NAMED CHAPLAIN
AT INSTITUTION

Rev. M. O. Kittle of Jackson
Mich, has been appointed chaplain
of the Tri-City sanitarium in Mo
line and also pastor of the Seventh
Day Adventist church of Moline
He takes up his new duties Tues
day.
Rev. Mr.. Kittle succeeds Rev. E.
W. Webster, who resigned about
two months ago. Since Rev. Mr..
Webster's resignation, P. C. Han
son of Bloomington, ILL.,, has been
acting as pastor of the church.
The church is located at 1915
Fourteenth street, and has a mem
bership of approximately 100.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
@leLhQdtPr
At the Palace.

Right down the stage they race,
an express train and an automo-
bile. Straight for the audience they
are headed. Nobody is killed but
patrons of the Palace theatre, Mo-
line, are to be given a real life
sized thrill when they witness
Mile a Minute" feature of the bill
for the first half of the week. The
most Spectacular piece of stage
realism produced in years is the
way the act is described 1t is the
climax in the cleverest little three
scene tabloid now entour and was
used with signal success in Hon
eymoon Express" in it's extended
run at the Winter Garden theatre,
New York City. Remember John
Geiger and his talking violin? Of
course you do. Well, he is coming
back with an entirely new line of
stuff. Highly amusing are the
antics which Willard Hutchinson
and Collette Southern pull in their
skit, Dropping a Hint" BashfuI
Romeos are especially invited
Thomas and Mcdonald are singers
and dancers par excellence and
Buster, the canine, is certainly
smart and well-trained dog. Bill
looks pretty good, Ell?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
EIOT RINGLEADER
OF EAST ST. LOUIS
rs FOUND GUILTY

Waterloo, ILL.,, March CDR. Le-
roy n. Bundy, colored dentist
politician and ringleader in the
East st. Louis race riots in July,
1917, that caused nearly 100 deaths
and resulted in the devastation OF
the colored quarter of that place,
was found guilty and sentenced to
life Imprisonment by the circuit
court here this afternoon.
He was tried on a charge of con-
spring to murder in connection
with the killing of two policemen
in East st. Louis the night of July
l, which led up to riots of the fol-
lowing day.
Bundy was the last of thirty-four
defendants to be given prison
terms in connection with the riot,
of whom twenty were whites. A
number of others were given Jail
sentences and fines.
Accused of Being Leader.
In the trial it was shown that
Bundy had been the ringleader in a
riot conspiracy in East st. Louis. 1t
was shown that he had urged vio-
lence and that on the night of July
l, at the tolling of the bell of a
colored church, a crowd gathered
and, heavily armed. marched in
column formation down the street.
The police were informed and an
automobile containing four police
men and newspaper reporter went
to the scene. They ordered the
marchers to halt and they dis
perse. The answer was a voiley Of
shots, two policemen being killed
and the other two wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29

, quarter and on days when business
is rushing the conductor gets as
| high as II or Is nickels. On bad
days nobody comes to visit the poor
! conductor and motorman, for he
has both jobs and plenty of time to
| attend to them.
Laundry Rates Stay-Launcry
rates in Davenport are not due to
slump, says William H. Pohlmann
of the Iowa Steam laundry. He be-
lieves that with the present prices
of materials the cost of laundry to
the customer will remain practical
ly the same as it is at the present
time. The notice of raise through
out Iowa was given at Des Moines,
where the state meeting of the
Iowa Laundrymen's association has
been in session.
Elect Officers - Lumber com
panies with combined capital and
surplus of S4,50O,O0O, the home Of
fees of which are located in Dav-
export and the control of which is
conferred here, met yesterday and
elected officers for the coming year.
The meeting followed the return
here yesterday of E c. Crossett who
is in the American Red Cross. The
three companies are the Crossett
Lumber company, the Crossett
Western Lumber company and the
Big Creek Logging company. The
first is capitalized at 81 100000, the
second at $750,000, and the last at
$3.50, 0OO
Obituary Record-The death of
Carl Meyer occurred at an early
hour yesterday at the Scott county
hospital, where he had been i'll for
some time. Mr. Meyer was born in
Holstein, Germany, June
Is. 1910, and came to America in
1870.
Mrs. Abel Thiering died at her
home in Durant Thursday evening
death following a two months ill
ness. Deceased was born in Schoen-
beck, Holstein, Germany, Oct II,
1S45.
Mrs. Jennie Gabbert, widow of
the late Captain W. H. Gabbert, sue !
cumbed to an extended illness /
Thursday evening She died at the /
home of Mrs. E. M. Dalzell, S32 |
kirkwood boulevard where she had /
been making her home for the past |
year or more. She was IS years old.
Mrs. Gabbert was born Nov. 20, 1888 i
It Norfolk. KE !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
SET WEDNESDAY
TO HONOR BOYS
GeneseO Designates Time Suspend
ing All Business, to Welcome
Men Returned.
Especial to The Argus.)

Geneseo, March 29.-Geneseo will
lay aside business and other activi-
ties next Wednesday and will dedi-
cate the entire day to welcoming
home returned soldiers, sailors and
marines of the community.
The weIcome-home celebration is
sponsored by the city council and
numerous civic organizations. Gen
eseo men of the One Hundred and
Eighth trench mortar battery, re-
Gently returned from overseas, VINO
will be demobilized at Camp Grant
Monday, will be special guests of
honor.
A monster parade and the dedica-
ton of Geneseo's service banner
memorial will feature the day. The
parade will form at $50 in the
morning and will be headed by the
city council Other units in the
parade will be the One Hundred
Eighth trench mortar battery, all
other national army and enlisted
men, under command of Lieutenant
Colonel ]. w. Reig. soldiers and
sailors, under command of Private
c. Shoemaker, Civil war veterans,
four-minute men, Red Cross unit,
Company B, l. n. G., boy scouts and
school children.
The memorial to be dedicated in
the afternoon is a shaft, paid for by
public subscription, erected in
front of the library on State street
The shaft is in reality a cupoIa
shaped building, on whose walls are
the names of every Geneso man who
served in the army, navy or ma
rines. There are 486 names on the
shaft. and beside each name is an
insignia, describing the mans unit,
the nature of his service and his
war record Besides twenty-five of
the names are gold stars, repre-
senting the Geneseo men who made
the supreme sacrifice. The shaft
was the project of W. c. Voss.
A z o'clock in the evening a pub
lie banquet, at which the service
men will be guests, will be staged
in the armory. Mayor H. B. OFT will
deliver the welcome home address.
There will be music by two bands,
the Geneseo quartet and other or
Following the banquet a program
Of fireworks will be presented The
day will conclude with a military
ball at the opera house. Miller's
boys band and other musical or
CARNATIONS will furnish entertain
ment at intervals during the entire
day. The soldiers. sailors and ma
rines will also be given a MONDAY
luncheon in the restaurants of the
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
SOUTH MOLINE Is
NOT ON ELECTION
LIST THIS SPRING

No township election will be held
in South Moline this year. Because
there is but one supervisor in the
township WHO serves two years
and that official having been named
last year, no election is necessary
this spring. Zach Einfeldt was
chosen at the election a year ago.
Other officials whose terms do not
expire until next year are: Town
clerk, Milton Stone; assessor, J. l..
Greer; highway commissioner, JUS
tice of the peace and constables.
The township will, however, hold
its annual town meeting in the hall
on Colona avenue and Twenty-ninth
street, April l. Annual reports of
the various offices and commission
ers will be heard and matters per-
tanning to township development
will be introduced for discussion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-29
News Of the Day I'm Moline and East Moline
MOLINE CHEMIST
rs ADVANCED TO
RANK OF CAPTAIN

In letter written by Lieutenant
L, A. F'ritZe of Moline, he gives to
his relatives and friends two sur
prises. One is that he has been
commissioned captain.
The second surprise is that Cap
tain F>ritZe sails for the United
States and home in the first week
of April. Before entering service
Captain F'ritze was city chemist of
Moline. Before the armistice was
signed he served in the sanitation
department of the army in France
After hostilities ceased he was
transferred to Germany and thence
to Italy.
The letter just received was
written from Italy. He is expected
back in Moline in about a month.