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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
CoLoRED FOLK
T0ERECT new
CHURCH HOME
Pastor Eugene Thompson Leading
Movement to Build EdiAee
Here

Plans are under way for the
erection Of . church for the COL
ored folks Of Rock Island. to re-
place the edifice at thirteenth
street and Fifth-and-a-half avenue.
which has been condemned. Re-
Gently the members voted to finance
the project leading to the erection
OF a new edf{lce 1t an Approximate
cost Of eight or ten thousand dol
lars. It will be known as the Way
man Community Center church.
Already 800 colored people Of
this city have pledged themselves
to support the movement.
The parsonage has been moved
and remodeled and the plan 10 to
raze the present building and erect
the new edifice on the present site.
Rev. Eugene Thompson. pastor Of
the church and leader of the move
ment to build, is q graduate Of the
Wilberforce university.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
kIIIAuIS CLUB
1oPlAY SANTA
TOFIvE YOUTHS


A true Christmas spirit DssyaAsd
the noon meeting Of the Kivanis
club when it mst at Tie 7. n. C. A.
today, and the Kiwanians were
happy = thsy gavs T. help make
merry ~ Yulstids n Rack Island.
Sheriff John Miller presented the
names Of i've Rock Island boys
who are now ct the Glsawood Man
ual Training school TOR boys 1t
Glenwood and asked the Kiwanis
club to play Santa Claus to these
Youngsters. Upon molten, It was
decided to turn the s.-mss over to
The Argus Santa Claus committee
and donation was collected for
The Argus fund to defray the sx-
pense Of sending Christmas pack
ages to the boys at Glenwood. The
kiwanians also presented q Christ
mas purse to the ladies OF the Y.
NJ. C. A. cafeteria, who make their
Monday noon luncheon an event
which is eagerly looked forward
to by the men.
The club voted to meet jointly
with the Rock Island Rotary club
ct the Y. W. C. A. on Jan. 4, to hear
DR.. G. W. White, who will lecture
on venereal diseases. The attend
ance prises at this Moons meeting
was won by E. r. Slater.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
ALLYNE BURT IN
CHENOITH MOVIE

Miss Allyne N. Burt, formerly OF
Rock Island and now Of Omaha,
Neb., and who was one of the three
winners Of the beauty contest con-
Quoted by the Worid-Herald OF
Omaha, is appearing in a picture
being taken by the Chenoith Film
company. Miss Burt, who is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Burt,
10 visiting with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 8. Morris, 1916
Fourth avenue, this city.
Recently the World-Herald con-
Quoted q beauty contest in . movie
which which they took, the result
OF which gave Miss Burt . winning
place and later admission in the
Omaha Movie club. It 10 through
this club that the Chenoith picture
10 being taken.
Miss Burt attended the Rock Is
land high schoolo until moving to
Omaha about six months ago and
was winner Of The Argus limerick
coCtest, and . frequent contributor
to The Argus 'colyum She will
visit with relatives and friends in
Rock Island for three weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
ENGINEERS Of
RIVER GATHER
TO PLAN WORK


The annual conference in connec-
ton with the work OF the north
west division Of the Mississippi
river for the purpose Of mapping
out plans for t." coming year will
be held in Rock Island tomorrow.
Colonel w. v. Jrdson, engineer Of
the northwestern division with
headquarters in Chicago, will be
here for the consultation. Others
from out of town who are expected
are: ]. D. DuShane, assistant en-
gfneer at st. Paul; w. A. Thomp-
son. assistant at La Crosse; S. Ed
wards. assistant at Dubuque; Rob-
ert Iakisch, assi~tant at Alton; NJ
Meggs, United States engineer at
keokuk. and C. NJ. Waters. assist
ant at Wyanet, Ill. The Rock Is
land district will be represented
by Colonel Harry Burgess, chief,
and A. L. Richards and R. Monroe,
assistants.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
Obituary
Philin Welxenbsoh.

Philip Welzenbach, aged 43, died
at the Watertown hospital At 10
o'clock Saturday evening. He was
born in Davenport, June %, 1877,
and had lived in Rock Island sew
eral years at 627h Ninth street
He was formerly an emDloye Of
the Rock Island arsenal
Surviving is the widow. Funeral
services will be held 1t Wheelan's
funeral home at 10 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. Rev. p. H. Durkin will
officiate, Interment will be in Cal
vary cemetery.
Funeral Of Mrs. Mary Berry.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Berry were held at 2 Sunday after
noon ct the Hodgson funeral par
Tors. Rev.. p. H. Durkin ofhciated.
Burial was in Calvary cemetsry.
Funeral Of Mrs. James Aar0Aey.
The funeral services Of Mrs.
James Maroney, who died in Blue
island. Ill, were held 1t 3 o'clock
this afternoon at st. Joseph's
church, with Rev. P. H. Durkin Of
floating. Interment was in Calvary
cemetery.
Nh. Jesse Iiltea.
Mrs. Jesse Milton. aged 76. after
an Hines Of about two months, died
this morning at $50 O'Clock at her
home, 1882 Sixth avenue. She was
born in Ohio, March l, 1874. and
lived in Kewanee for Is years. She
had been a resident Of Rock Island
for three years. She was married
Nov. %. 1868.
Surviving is the husband = son.
Elmer Of Rock Island: three daugh-
ters, Margaret. and Mrs. John Bell
OF Rock Island and Ars. N. =. Gala
han OF Kewanes. One daughter pre-
ceded her in death. Also surviving
are six grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Funeral arrangements viii be an
nounced later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
LINER
|Dl|;IIloF
|E|eATTAck


sS " eAspais daratioa. though
Seoed sseicus, attached
psaealnisrs. Soandse and
fnnaager Of Dsssulnisfs q
1efs. Third avenue and
+ - strsst, Moline. ID . cul-
II rstsuks Saturday Afternoon
S6ach he failed to recover.
Sonlniefs died In his once
Wore 3 p. m.
6eceased, who was one Of
S.11 Known men in his profess
: 80 - Of Chicago. had been sub
Y m6den spells Of indigestion.
= tfess attacks Of unusual Sc
+ .ssiI5 90 upon him at his desk
y s'S II. 3. W. Oakley was sum-
Administration OF sttmu-
elviTed the patient for . few
.2u1fk but as Or. Oakley was
S r summon q cab to remove
r. n11nnlniers to his home. deA&h
"a ~ victor.
In ooh Yeaf.
~ Dssaulniers was born in
snluolier, Vt. June 6, 1861. He
iSsnel the printing trade when .
r.. bsooming proficient In all
.alI1s Of general job and news
- trades. He removed to Mo-
~ i 1851 as . master Of his trade
~ hocame associated with the
- u. Porter Job and book print
~ osocern. then on the second
- Z The old Metropolitan block
3 Tlird avenue, opposite what is
- ~ Manufacturers hotel.
fatee be went with the Porter
anGua 70 the Auditorium building,
~ later burned to the ground.
n postsrs incurred SO great .
- hat Mr.. Desaulniers succeed
Z I'm in charge Of the business,
- ~ several years he conducted
~ 1oesl rlm nm snop w Aless.y
!, ~. Moi;na n,snatoh omo.
NJ now occupied by the Moline
= Gazette.
y.--.d Cor,o~,t,o,
~
m tncfe ne Moveo an'o sne
uaou olock. .ue place - n's ueata'
~ soon AtterwA!u, WIN tho e1-
Danaon OF nus business the corpo-
n.n OF Dessuinaefs q W. was Or
80. 49,
Two years ago-ocI w. lsAS-
= and MRS. Desa1lnieEs expert
- sreet sort0w. Aanuonza
!seeo tnem OF tnelr iovely oaugn-
y frances, VINO was ~ years o.
and wEo mad ner Warurooe
ny ana was ABOUT 10 SaA Iof
nance as a Red cross nurse. Inc
DICK was a terrible one 70 Doll
fso1s' ana one tnat 10 Deileved &c
aHe gwen Mr.: Desauiniers q per
1nent setback pnysically.
The Survivors.
M. Desaulniers leaves his widow
10 was Miss Nellie OAKLEY and Il
vhom he was married in Moline
- 10. 18a7. Ha slso lsayee three
sisiAfs living in the east: Mn EN-.
= Butterfly in Nontpelier. VT. ana
~ Hattie Desaulniers in Wal
n. Mas. and Miss Laura De
aulniers in Worcester, Mass. MI
Dnaalniers' father, who lived her
- aome time with his son. and Il
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
HOLD Moline
men, PLAN on
BANK ROBBERY
Especial to The Argus.)

Clinton. Ia, Dec. 2o.-The four
Moline men who abandoned the idea
OF holding up . gambling house in
WAtertown for q higher ambition
that OF staging a daylight bank
robbery-were this morning held
for trial at the Clinton, Iowa, po-
lice court. The men we're arrested
in a Clinton garage Saturday
morning.
Herbert c. Kleyla. proprietor Of
a taxicab line, wgs held on .
81, 900 bond ON q charge Of carry
ing concealed weapons; r. South
ward is being held for violating
his parole from Pontiac; Louis
Leonard and Robert Seaton. age
20 years, and who confessed to the
Clinton police that they were plan
ming on q daylight bank robbery.
were charged with vagrancy and
given ten days in the Clinton coun-
ty Jail.
The quartet left Moline at 1880
,, last Friday evening after giving up
tho idea Of robbing . gambling
house in Watertotwn. They arriv-
ed in Clinton At 2 O'Clock in the
morning, after having machine
trouble at Hampton and Fulton.
They drove into a Clinton garage
and asked permission to sleep in
their car. They said they were on
their way to the Savanna proving
grounds and had trouble with their
machine. During the early morn
ing hours tie night Waterman
looking for stolen cars noticed the
Moline machine with cardboard
plate license. He found Leonard
In the machine. Three heavy re-
volvers and billy were taken from
the car. The other men we're found
abo1t the garage. The men could
not be held on any serious charge
as there was insum cient evidence
Kleyla was the only one with a
weapon on his person. According
to Iowa laws, no charge for carry
ing the weapons in the machine
could be held against the men
Kleyia's mother is in Clinton today
trying to get bonds for her boy
All the men, according to the MO
line police, have records.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
LEGION WILL HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING

A special meeting Of the local
post Of the American Legion will
be held tomorrow evening. One Of
the important business matters to
be brought up will be decision
upon the proposition 20 take over
the management of the Rock Is
land Independent football team. A
special committee appointed to in
vestigate the project will report.
The stag event Of Saturday night
was we'll attended by ex-service
men of Rock Island who had q
wonderful time with athletic con-
tests and . vaudeville program.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20

ELKS TO INITIATE.
Officers Of the Moline lodge Of
Elks will be in charge Of the induc-
tor Of q class Of so candidates Of
the local lodge ct the club rooms to-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
GRAB bURel hrs
ESCAPING NTH
LOOT; BIS HAUL


Two burglars wero oAotsred at
: ocaeck Sunday nisht b Rock L.
land police detectives . fev ninutss
after the msn had pulled Z JOB ct
the Ffs6sfick c. Koenix home, 1870
Fifteenth street, ana the ontirN
amount q loot was recovered. The
police believe that either due to In
sxperisoce n handling N autonat.
fc revolver, or beOnso while tAe
magazine oe the gun was ililed the
chamber probably was mot loaded,
one of the burglars was unahls -
carry out what seemed TO have been
N intsntion to take . chance In
battling the tWo dstsc4ivee.
Chief Tom Cox Was highly elAtsd
this morning over the capture, -
showing again that members Of his
department are BY no means slow
thinkers when out on Z man hunt
It might b said that Detectives
Dennis Bennett and Earl Shannon.
the ofacers who grabbed the two
burglars, had run head-on into
them. They had been seeking 9TH
er prey, and in the territory they
were securing they overlooked no
details in their work, which is re-
sponsible for their stopping two
men on the street, and almost on
the instant becoming aware that
they had caught two burglars with
the goods.
Soaking Window Peeper.
A short time before the capture
was made the two detectives had
been called to the neighborhood to
hunt a window pepper. They
grabbed o1e man on the street, took
him to the home from which the
complaint had come, but the fellow
proved to be the wrong person.
The detectives had left their car
parked short distance away and
began search through streets and
alleys for prowlers IN general.
"Gumshoeiny" slong the north
side of Ninth avenue between F.f-
tsenth and Seventeenth streets the
officers noticed two men on the
south side Of the avenue whose &C.
tons they did rot like.
Bennett and Shannon slowed up.
The two men on coming to the alley
started across the street. They
were laughing and talking. They
evidently had not noticed the two
detectives and started to walk into
the alley. Shannon pushed the muz-
zle Of a revolver into the ribs Of
one man and Bennett started for
the other. The fellow drew 4 gun
from his pocket, but after . second
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
WE PROGRAMS ON
TWO EVENINGS AT
VEST SETTLEMENT

~ stmas season at the West
~ settlement will be observed
: !. 'so Christmas programs. One
- oe given tomorrow evening
p;s sui e fos the members Of the
n.y. department. cradle roll,
~ group and sewing classes.
v.aer viii Be held on wsdnes-
samg and will be for all
-. aot included in Tuesday eve
~, sioap. The programs are
sss songs and recitations and
NJ ni % gifts and treats for
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20
AND GIRL PAY
FINE FOR STAGING
FIGHT ON STREETS

Morris Hanson and Eta Clayton
vere 6ned Is Zach On charges ef dis
orderly conduct BY Magistrate d. J..
Cleland in police court this morning.
The man and girl were arrested 1t
8 o'clock this morning While stag
inn 1 light q Fourth avenue ana
Twenty-nr1x sfraoe
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-20

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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
TO BRING FAMILY
FROM PALESTINE:

Adolibia John, a well known
resident south of Richmond, has
passed his 75th birthday and,
since he has been a resident of the
United States since 1893, has de-
cided that he would like to see
the members of his family, who
are at his native home, in Pales-
tine. He is preparing to send for
them, they being especially deslr-
our of coming to the "gerat coun-
try" as they term it. Mr.. John
was baptized in the River Jordan,
and relates some most interesting
experiences concerning his native
land. He hopes to provide his
family with sufficient funds to
bring them to Madison county in
the near future. The John fam
ily is one among the thousands
who have been harrassed by the
ravages Of war and they are
among the thousands who are
seeking a tranquil country where
they will be able to work unmo-
Tested and live in comfort.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
WHAT'S GOING ON
in CIRCUIT COURT

The case of Madison county VS..
the Clay's Ferry Bridge Company
which has been holding the
boards at intervals for a consider
able period, will finally be heard
in the Court OF Appeals, where it
was transferred on Wednesday,
when Judge Shackelford, of the
Madison Circuit Court, sustained
a demurrer to the petition asking
that the case be heard in the
Court of Appeals on its merits.
Thomas Prather was given a
judgment in the sum of $500 in
the action against Zeigier and
Lear. The plaintiff alleges it was
while employed by the defend
ants in hanging tobacco that he
was the victim of a defective tier
support, which caused him to fall,
sustaining broken arm.
Jones Brothers were granted a
| judgment in the sum of SIS
against the L. & N. railroad as a
result of a COW being killed by a
train.
The case of Monyahan and
Forbes against the Richmond
Buick Company, for damages,
will occupy the attention Of the
court on Thursday. 1t will be
followed by a number of minor
cases, and the weeks work will
be closed with a clean docket,
ready for the second session OF
the term, which begins Monday
morning, May 18th, with a new
jury.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
WHIRl. WIND DRIVE
FOR LEGION MEMBERS
Important Meetings To Be Held
All Over County During the
Coming Week

4 whirlwind campaign is to be made
ever Madison county in the big mem
5erSbip drive of the American Legion.
Officers and members of Jesse Dykes
post of Richmond want over 200 mem
bers. which is a very small figure
when it is taken into consideration
that old Madison furnished nearly q
900 men to the colors in the war.
Meetings are to be held over TIE
county beginning Friday, the 14th. A
bugler will blow Assembly at every
point and all eX-service men are urged
10 be tTesent. A circular being posted
over the county giving the dates anu
Time Of the meetings, says:
All EX-Service Men Called TO Meet
Matters of great Importance to al
men who saw service in the World
War Will be discussed at meetings Civ.
en- rc!ow. II you wore the uniform cf
your country, you will miss something
that is for your own good, if you faii
to attend the meeting closest to Eo1
This is important, boys, so be On hand
ct any cf the places at the dates and
hours ramed below:
Waco, Friday, May 14th 7:i5 PM.
College Hill, May 18th 8:15 P. M.
SpeeGwell, May II at 6 P. M.
Red House, May Is at 8 P. N.
Valley View, May 10, a. 8 P. M.
KirkSville, May 20 at 8 P. NJ.
Union City, May 21 at P. NJ.
Court House in Richmond, Satul day
Nay % al 2 p. N.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
LEXINGTON FOLK
TO ATTEND FESTIVAL

+! Lexington will have a good
approximation at the May Music
Festival next week, plans being
made Tor large number from
that city to be in attendance,
There will be big list, it is TN
derstood, from the high school
there on Friday.
The regular rehearsals by the
big chorus is telling and is prov
ing that there will be an UNUSUAL
quality to this feature OF the en-
tertainment. DR.. S. S. Myers,
who has the program in charge,
is more than pleased with the
progress being made, and the
height of his ambition is 10 fur
nish one of the greatest clloruses
yet heard in this city, as his spe-
cial part of the program. That
it will be chorus with iinusual
quality, as well as quantity, &C
cording 20 his present conviction
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
both GAMES WON
BY SUE BENNET |

The Eastern Normal School
base ball team arrived home
Thursday morning from London,
where two games were played
with the Sue Bennett college
team, which won both contests,
the last game by score Of I to ).
The Sue Bennett team will be
here next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, when it is hoped, the local
players will revenge themselves.
The team will go to Stanford
Friday morning where a game is
booked for the afternoon with the
school team there. The team, it
is believed, will be strengthened
by a number of changes in the
lineup, since the recent games
have enabled the management to
find weak places. The weather
has prevented steady practice but
the team prefers to fill all en-
gagements rather than disappoint
other teams, although the games
are lost.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
PAIR or HOUNDS
brings Big PRICE

Alex Parrish, producer of noted
fox hounds, reports the sale on
Thursday Of some of his best
stock, one Of the animals being
Roamcr, and another, Sal, both
prizewiners, going to Mr.. J. c,
Hunt, of Oklahoma, the consider
alton being $500.
These dogs were winners at the
Central Kentucky trials and also
at the national trials last fall
They are recognized as being
among the best dogs in the state
This is not the first consignment
that has gone to Oklahoma from
this county. There were mum
Der sent there last year which
have been developing renarka-
ble records since.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
EVERYTHING ON
WHEELS, IS GOING

In an effort to cope with the
situation, many stock cars are be-
ing utilized by the L. & N. rail
road for hauling merchandise and
many Of these cars passing thru
Richmond, loaded with "all sorts %
are attracting considerable atten-
ton.
. The company has every bit Of
rolling stock at its command, in
operation, it is said, and every
thing on wheels" is going, reports
say. 1t is the intention of the
company to add to the facilities
as soon as possible, the prelimin-
|ary work looking toward this
having already been gotten under
way. There is added activity in
the coal regions of this and other
states, and the movement of more
than the recent quantity of coal
is being experienced. This will
improve conditions locally and
elsewhere.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
COUNTY DIPLOMA
EXAMINATIONS HERE

Beginning Friday, the county
diploma examinations will be held
in the court house, and students
from the various county schools
who will pass from the eighth
grade to the high school will take
the examination. There will be
a larger list than in former years.
The examination will extend over
Saturday, there being six subjects
for the first, and a like number
for the second days examination.
This marks the first year where
the examination of white and col
ored students will take place to-
gether. This new law is said to
have been promulgated for the
purpose of eXpediting matters in
the way of examinations. Coun-
ty Superintendent Edwards re-
ports that he is of the opinion,
from information received from
instructors at the schools, that
the examination will be success
fully passed by almost every stu
dent taking it.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-13
LOCAL SHRINERS TO
ATTEND C0NCLAYE
Richmond VIII Be Well Repre-.
sented At Lexington's Big
Meeting Next Week

Local Shriners are planning to
finish the Grand Conclave of
Knights Templar OF Kentucky,
which meets i'll Lexington for
three-day session May 19, 20 and
III, with real whirlwind ending.
The Grand Conclave closes on
Thursday, May 10th with grand
review followed by competitive
drill. The grand review and
drills will be held at StoIl Field
with Dr. A. A. Renshaw's u piece
band, from Covington, as the off
cial musical organization. A beau-
tiful silver trophy will be offered
as the prize for the best drilled
Commandery.
Thursday night members Of
Oleika Temple, Mystic Shrine,
will entertain visiting Knights
Templar with d reception and
dance iii the ball room of the
Phoenix Hotel. At this time
members of Oieika Patrol will act
as reception committee wearing
their new uniforms for the first
time.
The following afternoon and
night, Friday, May 2lst, the local
Shriners will stage a big cere-
monial and as many of the
Knights Tcmplar are also mem
bers of the Shrine organization,
it is expected that practically all
of the visiting Sir Knights will
remain in Lexington over Friday
70 be present 1T the Shrine exer-
cises. The ceremonial will be
held at the Fayette Tobacco Com
pany's warehouse, Mill and Boil
var streets. The interior Of the
building will be beautifully decor
ated and the i;.rgest crowd ever
Ipresent at a Shrinc carnival in tine
state is expected to attend the cx-
arcises.
Applications from candidates
Tor Shrine degrees at this cere-
monial has already begun to come
in and it is expected that a class
of more than two hundred will
make the pilgrimage across the
burning sands during the course
Of the. ceremonial. The degree
Iwofk will be pitt on by the Lex
Fi1,gto1 patrol.