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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
NO CHANCE FOR
ALIEN TO FILE
Ills INTENTION
Order Restricting Time of Making
Declaration Rather C0mpIi-
Gates Matters.

A recent order from Washington
having to do with declarations of
intentions to become citizens of the
United States, received by Circuit
Clerk G.. W. Gamble, has COM
plicated matters to a certain extent,
so that in the future it may pc
found necessary to issue notice of
the time when application can De
filed, then that on which they can
not.
The ruling prevents declaration
of intention to become a citizen sy
an alien within 80 days of an cleo
ton in the territory within juris-
diction of the court. The last dec
laration made in the office of the
circuit court was on May %, and
elections still to come make it I'M
probable that there will be any Sor
some time.
Object of the order, it is under
stood, is to prevent Naturalization
for election purposes solely. In eff
feet it means that if Rock Island is
holding a special or school election,
an alien from East Moline cannot
come to circuit court and file mis-
declaration, while a resident of Mo-
line may file at such a time in the
Moline city court, even though Nc
line is nearer to Rock Island than
East Moline. The Moline city court,
Of course, is restricted by the same
ruling, but only in so far as it ap-
plies to the city of Moline.
Same in East Moline.
The same reasoning holds true m
the case of East Moline holding an
election, when a resident of Rock
Island cannot file his papers, even
though he has no interest whatever
in the voting in that city.
The cler kis finding it difficult to
adhere strictly to the wording of
the ruling due to the fact that no
provision has been made to notify
him 80 days in advance of an elec-
ton. Because of this several have
slipped in at a period when their
applications should have been ror-
hidden.
AS the rule was in effect some
time before many of the clerks were
aware of it, during which time nu-
papers were issued in VIC
lation of it, legalizing acts by con-
gress probably will follow to avoid
the complications likely to result
otherwise.
Since the order came to the clerk
of the circuit court he has been
able to issue papers only in the
last of April and up to May %. Be-
fore him are the special election of
a states attorney July Is, a spec
ial election in Rock Island, the date
of which has not been set, the pri-
mary for selection of candidates for
delegates to the constitutional con-
vention, and the election of the
delegateS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
JURY vERDlCTS
GIVE DAMAGES
TO PLAINTIFFS
$4,000 for Christian DanielsOn and
sass for Minnie Krause
for Injuries.

A Jury In circuit court yesterday
awarded a damage verdict Of $4,000
to Christian Danielson against the
Illinois Taxi company, Of which
Bert Carhan, otherwise known as
Bert Duprez, is the head. The suit
was Instituted for $4,000 as the re-
suit of an automobile accident tho,
occurred on July 13, 1918, when
Danielson was struck by one Of Du-
prez's machines, sustaining injur-
les alleged to have been serious.
The jury also found IN favor OF
Minnie Krause against the Parker
Amusement company, returning
damages of sass in a suit for
$1,000. The action was the result
OF injuries sustained by the plain
tiff on Aug. IA. 1918. when she fell
from the rnerry-go-round OF the
amusement company. which was op-
Grating In Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
MEMORIAL WILL
BE CELEBRATED
BY ODD FELLOWS
Rock Island Lodges Have Planned
Splendid Program for Hon.
Oring Their Dead.

Honor will be paid the deceased
members of the Rock Island lodges
of Odd Fellows tomorrow. when
the annual memorial program of
that organization will take place
in Chippiannock- J. Clinton Searla
will be the speaker of the day, and
several musical numbers are be-
ing arranged for. In all the lodges
there are 140 names on the roll of
dead.
This afternoon the committee of
20, which has done all the execu-
tive work in preparing the services
this year. went out to the ceme-
terry and decorated the graves OF
the deceased members with flow
ers. The committee is composed
Of representatives from each of the
Odd Fellows organizations in Rock
Island. The members CT these var
ious lodges will march in a parade
through the loop after forming al
the hall at 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning, in order as follows: Eu-
dora Rebekah lodge 70, Canton
Inent s, Rock Island lodge IS, UcaI
lodge COS.
Following the march they will
take special cars at Seventeenth
street and Second avenue and go
TO Chippiannock. Services will be-
gin Immediately upon their arrival.
the decoration of graves having
been completed today.
The Program.
The program is as follows:
Singing Of Odd Fellows open
ing ode-Assembly
Prayer-Chaplain of lodge.
Reading of state grand masters
proclamation - George Trenken-
schuh.
Vocal duet-Mrs. A. E. Apple
quist, Mrs. ]. F. Witter.
Reading names of deceased MEM
bers-Lodge secretaries.
Address. Clinton Searle.
Selections o. o. F. brass
band
The services are open to all in
terested persons, the members OF
local lodges, their families and
friends, and visiting Odd Fellows
being particularly invited. 1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28

Bologna, Italy-On trial for his
life here, Alfredo Cocchi, in whose
bicycle shop in New York pretty
Ruth Cruger was slain on Feb. Is,
1917. has repudiated his confession
of guilt and now seeks to fasten
upon his wife, Marie Cocchi, all
blame for the murder. In shifting
the blame and explaining away the
confession he previously made. Coo
chi told this story to the prose-
cutor:
My wife killed the girl. She
thought every woman who entered
my store was unduly interested in
me- Looking out of the windows of
our home, at No. rs Manhattan
street, she saw Miss Cruger go into
my place Of business. Instantly
she rushed downstairs, crossed the
street and came in.
Miss Cruger was at the moment
bending over a desk writing her
address that I might send to her
home the skates she was to leave
to be sharpened. My wife seized a
hammer and struck the young
woman three terrific blows on the
head. When saw the young wom-
an was dead helped my wife hide
the body"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
SEEK TO BRING
THAW TO TRIAL
New York District Attorney Starts
Move To Prosecute Charges of
Whipping Youth.

New York, June 2S.-Papers in.
tended to bring about the extradi.
ton of Harry K Thaw from Penn.
sylyanfa to have him tried here
on the indictment charging him
with assaulting Frederick Gump Of
Kansas City in New York severa,
years ago were ordered prepared
Immediately by District Attorney
Swami today.
The prosecutor said he had beer
informed that Thaw for the second
time, had been allowed to leave q
Philadelphia sanitarium where he
has been confined in order to visit
his mother in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Swami said he had written a
letter to the governor of Pennsyl-
vania informing him of the extra
dition plans. The papers will first
require the signature of Governor
Smith of New York
Thaw is alleged by the New YORK
prosecutor to have visited Pitts
burgh for five days recently.
An attempt was made during the
administration of Governor Whit
man to have Thaw brought here
from Philadelphia, but Martin
Brumbaugh, the governor of Penn
sylvania, refused to honor the re-
QUESTION papers on the ground, il
was understood. that Thaw had
been pronounced insane and that
it was legally impossible to extra
dite a lunatic.
Thaw was indicted here in jan
uary, 1917, on charge of kidnap-
ing and whipping Gump, a 19-year-
old youth. son of a Kansas City
trunk manufacturer. Young Gump
who was livingin Long Beach, Cal,
alleged he was enticed to New
York by Thaw.
Tried To End Life.
Upon the indictment of Thaw on
the Gump charges the accused man,
it was discovered, had left the city
and he finally was located in a
Philadelphia boarding house.
There, two days afterwards,
Thaw slashed his throat with a
razor in an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide. Later a Judge of
the court of common pleas COM
mitted him to the Pennsylvania
hospital for the insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28

Cocchi said he made all the pre-
v1ous statements in an effort to
shield his wife, but he was now 60
ing to tell the real truth. He add
ed that he had heard his wife was
! slowly dying because her con-
science had made her ILL.,"
In reporting the Cocchi state
ment, the prosecutor asserted he
stock no stock in it.
1T was sensational, but full Of
Iies," he said. mot only Bologna,
but the entire country of Italy, is
deeply moved by the terrible crime
committed by this degenerate.
Although little credit is put in
Cocchi's 18th hour allegation, s.
Venturini, his counsel, seized upon
this latest version of the crime as
means of convincing the jury
that the woman and not his client
was the slayer. 1t is assumed that
if Cocchi takes the witness stand
he will repeat the statement he
made to the prosecutor.
Although Ruth Cruger's disap-
pearance was reported to the New
York police in February, 1917, and
although it was known that she
went to Cocchi's shop to have her
skates sharpened, detectives scott
ed at the murder theory. The fact
that Coccbi disappeared did not
change their opinion The body
was found in the shop June Is by
Mrs. Grace Humiston. 1t. had been
buried and several searches were
made before it was discovered.
Cocchi was found in Italy and ar
rested. An effort to eztradite him
failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
KNITTERS SHOULD
RETURN ARTICLES
HEADQUARTERS

The knitting department Of the
Rock Island chapter OF the Red
Cross asks that all knitted articles
and wool be returned at once to
the headquarters IN order that the
department work may be closed. A
shipment OF articles is to be made
next week and with this shipment
1t is hoped to close up the affairs
OF this particular department.
There are still a number of knitted
articles that have not been return
ed to headquarters and until these
are accounted for the department
cannot finish its work. If there are
any who have articles and cannot
send them to the headquarters they
are asked to notify the chapter and
they will be sent for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
MONEY LOANED TO
RUSSIA BY US. NOT
USED AS INTEREST

Washington, June 2s.-None OF
the money loaned by the United
States to Russia has been used to
pay interest on the S75,000,000 of
bonds issued by the cars govern
ment and held by private interests
in the United States, the house COM
mittee on state department expend-
itures was told today by Acting
Secretary Polk of the state depart
ment. The interest was paid, Mr..
Polk said, by the Russian ambassa-
dor from a fund of $4,000, 900 OBJ
tanned through liquidation of war
contracts in this country.
Bonds to the amount of $3.50, 000,-
900 issued by the former Kerensky
government also are held by pri-
vate interests in this country. Mr..
Polk said he understood that GER
tain New York banks had accepted
the interest coupons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. A F. H. KohIer OF
Bethlehem, Pa, daughter ana SON.
fn-law of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Nc
Combs, S42 Nineteenth street, have
returned home. They came here
a month ago and with Mr.. and Mrs
McCombs, Mrs. A. F. Housing and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. w
Tremann and family, went to Lake
Jefferson, Mimi, on a fishing trip,
returning recently.
W. s. McCombs has returned
from brief buying trip in the
east.
Miss Zelina Comegys has re-
turned to her home, 1903 Sixth ave
Ind, and will spend the summer
here.
Sergeant Clyde R. Buffum, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Buffum, 904
Seventeenth street, landed yester-
day at Newport News, after serv-
ing nine months overseas as a
member of the Fifty-sixth infantry,
Seventh division.
Mrs. Emma Evans, 2417 Thir-
teenth avenue, has received word
OF the arrival of her son, Corporal
George W. Evans. at Philadelphia.
He will go to Camp Dix and from
there to Camp Grant for his dis
charge. Corporal Evans entered
the service one year ago yester-
day. He is a memS1r of Company
B, Three Hundred Eleventh engi-
neers, Eighty-sixth division.
Miss Mildred Mas, 924 Four
teenth street, and Miss Alice Coyne,
SIS Twenty-first street, have gone
on the Helen Blair to Andalusia for
a weeks visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Peters re-
turned to Chicago this morning aft
er a two weeks visit with Rock Is
land and Davenport relatives. They
made the trip by automobile
Mrs. William Kruger, Sol
Twelfth avenue, has returned home
after a 10 weeks stay in Los An
geles and other California points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
REPORT HAMBURG
Is AGAIN UNDER
TROOPS CONTROL

Berlin. Friday, June 27.-(By the
Associated Press).-It is officially
are in complete control at Ham
burg. No fighting is reported in
the city and it is said that sufficient
troops are arriving to insure a re-
storation Of normal conditions.
Independent Socialist and com
munist members of the executive
council of the Greater Berlin soviet
were arrested, charged with collu-
sion with the leaders in the Ham
burg uprising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
PROTESTS MOWRY ARREST.

Tokio-The arrest and conviction
Of the Rev. E. M. Mowry, of Mans
field, o., on the charge of conceal
ing Korean rioters is denounced as
IAN objectionable trespass on the
rights of man" by DR.. Somei
Uzawa who was counsel for MIR.
Mowry in the hearing on his case
on appeal. Mr. Mowry was sen
fenced to serve six months in
prison. On appeal his sentence was
reduced to four months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
GOVERNMENT WILL
BE ABLE TO MEET
RAILROAD BILLS

Washington, June 2s.-The rail
road administration announced to-
day that it would be able to NEE
the obligations falling due July 4
although the bill carrying fund.-
for the railroads has not been sign
ed by the president It was said
that necessary arrangements1
had been made to care for inter
est on Indebtedness of the various
federal controlled roads and divt
dend payments, all of which total
about $100,000,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
CERTAIN TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS OF
u. S. ARE REMOVED

Washington, June 2S.-Tourist
travel to France from this country
will not be permitted before next
year, the state department an
nounces. Business men will be
permitted to send agents to any
European country following the
signing of the peace treaty, it was
said, but restrictions as to the re-
turn trip will continue in force be-
cause OF the needs of space for SOL
diers and civilian war department
employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
EDWARD A. NITSCHE
GRANTED LICENSE

Edward A. Nitsche, 1904 Six
teenth avenue. has been granted j
state license to work as an archi-
tect, as the result of an examina-
ton he took some time ago. The
news was received by him from F.
c. Dodd, superintendent OF regis
tration in the department of regis
tration and education at Spring
field. Mr.. Nitsche is employed by
Cervin & Horn, architects OF this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
STATE SECRETARY
AT BIBLE SCHOOL

Special services are to mark the
day tomorrow at both the Second
and Fifteenth Avenue Christian
churches of which Rev. @. v. Wtl-
hanson is pastor. At the morning
hour of the bible school, $3.50, Rev.
H. H. Peters of Bloomington, sec
Rotary of the Illinois Christian
churches and a noted speaker, will
address the pupils At 2:30 in the
afternoon at the Memorial Chris
tian church Rev Mr.. Peters will
meet for a conference with repre-
sentatives of all other Christian
Churches in the twGn-citieS. In
the evening at $50 Rev. Mr.. Pet
ers will address the Christian En-
deavor society and there will be
a special program on home mis-
sions under the direction of F. j.
Nesseler. Miss Hazel Titus will
sing and there will be instrumental
music to which the public is in
vited. The morning services at the
Second church and the evening
services at the Fifteenth Avenue
church will be in charge of the pas
tor and special music will be given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
HONOR RETURNED MEN.

A patriotic service for the boys
on the honor roll of the Broadway
Christian Endeavor society will be
held tomorrow evening at SO;
o'clock at the church. Rev. J. L.
Vance who served as Y secretary
in France will deliver an address
on Loyalty" The committee IN
charge of the services is composed
of W. J. Beardsley, Misses Clara
Blakemore and Georgia TurnbuiI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
COLLECTED OnIy Prom One,
MISSION SPEAKERS.

Rev. ]. Clark Granger will be the
speaker at the Rescue Mission to-
night Tomorrow evening John
Bromley will be in charge and for
the remainder of the week speakers
are announced as follows: Monday
G. o. Rogers; Tuesday, prayer
meeting; Wednesday, John REIN
er; Thursday, Fred Manhard and
Friday, prayer meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
CONGRESS GIVES
FINAL APPROVAL
TO LAWS REPEAL

Washington. June 2S.-Final ap-
prevail was given by congress to-
day to repeal of the daylight saving
law in the adoption of the confer
ence report on the annual agricul-
turaI appropriation bill to which
the repeal measure is attached.
AS sent to the president, the ag
ricultural bill contains an amend
ment providing for the labelling as
meat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
SENIORS TAKE AIR
ON MOLINE OUTING

Fifteen members of the senior
gymnasium class of the Rock Is
land Y. M. C. A. left at 1870 this
afternoon for a picnic atsJudge n.
A Larson's farm, near Moline.
They took supper along, and also
paraphernalia for playing baseball,
volleybsll, and other games. Har-
old Lundgren, boys secretary, is
conducting the trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
FORMER AUSTRIAN
RULER REPORTED
IN POOR HEALTH

Geneva, June 28.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-It is reported from
Prangins, where former Emperor
Charles of Austria is staying, that
the health of the eK-ruler is caus-
ing anxiety. He has not left the
house for a week and is being at
tended by a Swiss doctor. For
mer Empress Zita is acting Is
nurse for her husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28

The Loyal Order of Moose No.
100, will hold a social session and
dance Monday evening at Maths
hall for members and their families
and members OF the Moline lodge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
ORCHESTRA DAY
AT M. E. SCHOOL

Orchestra day will be observed
at the First Methodist church to
morrow by the Sunday school. Be-
ginning at $50 o'clock. coupled
with the opening exercises of the
school, there will be special num-
bers by the orchestra and a solo
by Ebert Herlocker. Other exer-
cises will be devoted to the inter-
est OF the orchestra. The primary
and beginners departments will
join the main school for the spe-
cial program.
as1 A. 81 A. 49, -. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28
TAX DISPUTE ON
U. S. HOUSES IN
FEDERAL court
Judge FitzHenry Mt Peoria Issues
Injunction to Prevent Sale
of Property.

Contending that the land belongs
to the United States and is not
taxable therefore, representatives
of government housing projects
have succeeded in obtaining a tenn
porary injunction issued by Judge
FitzHenry in federal court in Peo-
ria to prevent County Treasurer
William H Whiteside from dispos-
ing of the property for collection
taxes alleged to be due. Wednes-
day has been set as the day for the
hearing. A sum of about $1,000
is involved.
This is a further effort to evade
taxation Of such lands by the coun-
ty. Judge N. A. Larson in county
court recently entered Judgment
against the property for the taxes.
The argument that the land was
the property OF the United States
and not subject to local taxes, was
pres ented by Curtis and Stmonson,
attorneys for the United States
Housing corporation. E. l.. Eagle,
representing the county, contended
that at the time the lard was as
sessed it was not the property of
the United States, being still in the
possession at that time OF the per-
SONS from whom the purchase was
made.
Collected Only From One.
The tax was collected from only
one of the first owners. The rest
of the land became subject to sale
through default of tax payments
unless the order could be set aside.
Iudpe larson oYerruled a motion
to set aside the order. To have
taken an appeal would have re-
quired the posting Of the amount
of the taxes, so another course was
adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-28

All the news all the ume-The
Argus.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-05-21
WITH ALLENBY
IN PALESTINE
Sacred Views Also TO Be Shown
at Methodist Celebration.
Would you like to fly from Cairo

Would you like to fly from Cairo
to Jerusalem?
Would you like to hover over the
pyramids and cross, in a few min
utes, the country over which the Is
raelites wandered for 40 years?
Would you like to stand in the
cave of Machpelah, before the tombs
of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob, Of
Rebeccah, of Rachel, where only
three Christians have ever stood?
Would you like to go "nose-diving"
over Bethlehem at the rate o: $50
miles an hour?
Would you like to see Allenby's
soldiers capture Jerusalem and Jeri-
cho and Christian sentries guarding
the Mount of Olives ard the Garden
of Gethsemane?
The opportunity to do all these,
will be presented at the Methodist
Centenary celebration at Columbus,
O., June 20 to July 13, in the Lowell
Thomas travelogue, With Allenby
In Palestine" For, in this talk, illus
trated by amazing moving pictures
and still photographs, the first au-
thentic eyewitness account by fully
accredited observer of this dashing
campaign will be given.
They show the great military oper-
alton from it's beginning to it's end,
when the Turk had been driven out
of the EIcly Land and Allenby stood
astride TIE Berlin-Bagdad railroad at
AieDpo. ending the Mittel Europa
scheme of the kaiser and the pam
Germans forever
But they show more than that.
They show all the sacred places of
which Christians have heard since
their childhood. They show how the
places look today and how the people
Of Palestine are actually living. They
show almost everything that one
would care to see or know of Pales-
tine-certainly more than any ordi-
nary traveller could see in half a
dozen visits to that country.
These travelogues have obtained
the unanimous Endorsement of the
clergy of New York city. They will
appear at Columbus during the entire
time of the great Methodist celebra-
tion.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-05-21

julius Sharpe spent Monday after
noon in Columbia where he attended
the opening game Of the Salley Lea
que.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-05-21
oeas SsS Reserve 5.
s. 's'0 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE HOME NATIONAL BANK,
Nossss

s gSz =
AT b.. Carolina os at the close Of business
Loans and discounts Except and s415a72o OF
So 4l5s72 o.
S0es a = aceepanee 90 7o4o1 90 s4As9 a o.
s f. ssS e ssp9:a 1890
l5 5ss5ty 1sssl 900 90 100 90
FeSs1s State ] eP 5 19 m @ OS IF subscription
Value Of banking house 100000
f.: ::,; S; s;: :5s $:: bank:
se ae? ssf 1 s sol
check e:S on bsnRs s%s located outside city oyn m
sss *: 4itt - s,;n: Y;; owned ni2 sS
rot., s14g, 567 o5
Capita, stock paid in Observation-Disclosures. s5sSSSSS SSS 90
s5tss s9a s5t paid advance
] I Ef Sss55{ as 90
Certified chssks hs:k outs on nng ding
Total 9 Of Items d; 's;ubijjeot to cheek szss2
Certificates deposit than 80 days oher o5u5o
Total demand deposits than bank dspoits) ,oo
Ss5:5 @ e s:$ s3;: 's &
o!Ret Teta s of dme 9se deposits subject
Liabilities other than those abo7es ated oo42 w
Total s44soo1 vs.
90
liabilities b. and 7040 90
discounts the on when
charged at those permitted D
total 20 eec o ceoS
enunber of such loans
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF LEXINGTON, SIS;
best of my kaowtd dge and belief
F. OSWALD, Cashier.
O this 18th day of May, 1919
W. D. DENT, LS, Notery Public,
CORRECT-ATTESr:
T. P. MEETZE,
G. DREHER
SAM~ B. GEORGE