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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
BEARS EFFECT
new SETBACK IN
PRICE OF WHEAT

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Bearish con-
tentions that the farm strike had
not developed to the extent which
had been looked for did good deal
apparently today to bring about q
new setback in wheat prices. De-
lay in British strike settlement ne
gotiations counted also rs q de-
pressing factor. There was talk,
too, of possible larger imports OF
wheat from Canada. Opening prices,
which ranged from 1c to 3hc low
er, with December $2.03 to SOS,
and March $197 to $198, were fol-
lowed by moderate rally, but then
by a fresh sag.
Subsequently official announce
ment OF the contingent settlement
of the British coal strike led to a
sharp advance. Besides lifting Of a
railroad embargo at Baltimore
counted in favor of the bulls. The
market closed unsettled. &c net
higher. with December 2.07L to
207A and March 2.01A to 2.01h.
Corn sympathized with the action
OF wheat. After opening &c 10 &C
| lower, with December SIAc to
lS1Ac, the market declined little
more.
Reports that Nebraska farmers
would burn corn this winter instead
of coal tended later to stiffen
prices. The close was firm, at the
same as yesterdays finish to SAC
higher. with December $3.50 to
S2kc.
Oats weakened owing to the fall
of other cereals, starting unchanged
to &c lower. December $3.50 to
| SAC. and continuing to descend.
Scattered selling from commits
sion houses sufficed to weigh down
nrOyiciOns
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
EARLY TRAINS
! BRING MEMBERS
TO STATE MEET
Three Hundred Delegates Arrive In
Moline for Openlnr Session Of
Conference.

officers OF the Illinois School
Board and School Superintendents
association opened headquarters
this morning in the Manufacturers
hotel in preparation for the two-day
conference which begins with an
afternoon meeting today. Every
morning train entering the city
brought its quota of delegates to
the state meet Three hundred are
expected here, for the session.
Joint meetings of board members
and superintenden-s will be held at
the First Methodist church this aft
ernoon, this evening and tomorrow
afternoon. The Friday morning ses-
sion will be a business meeting, the
board members converting at the
church and the superintendent
meeting at the court room of the
city hall.
w. p. Morgan. president of the
Western State normal, will speak
this afternoon and Hugh S. Magill.
Jr.. field secretary of the National
Educators association. and DR..
Carter Alexander. Wisconsin de-
partment Of public instruction, will
speak this evening. Tonights ses-
sion is considered the most import
ant of the conference.
Discuss Finances.
Revenue and finance will be prin-
cipal matters discussed at the meet
mig since this is the main problem
facing the public schools of the
state today How to secure suffi.
cient revenue to defray expenses
will form the topic of most of the
speeches to be made by leading ed
ucators in the state. Some atten.
ton will be given to the means Of
enrolling young people in the teach
ing profession thus relieving the
teacher shortage and to the intro
duction of citizenship courses il
the public schools
| The executive committee il
charge of the board members meet
ing is composed of Allan d. Welcl
of Rock Island; Mrs. M. L. Emf
whistle of Canton and the follow
ing officers as ex-officio members
f. H. Brown. Rockford, president
w. o. Watkins, East St. Louis, vic'
president; Mrs. G. A. Slower, Gal
Park, secretary and E. H. Renner
Urbana, treasurer.
The executive committee il
charge of the superintendent meet
ing is composed of W. W. Lewton
Cicero; w. W. Earnest, Champaign
and T. W. Callihan Of Galesburg
The officers are;
NJ. G. Hogge, Chicago, president
. H. E. Fisher, Streator, vice presi
dent; !. NJ. Allen, Springfield, sec
, rotary, and A. A. Anderson, l.
: Grange, treasurer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
HARBOUR LEADS
FIELD IN CLUBS
BILLIARD MEET

With only a few more games to
be played, indications point toward
a victory for Lee Harbour in the
Aledo club billiard tournament. So
far Harbour has lost only two
games. as against his closest COM
petitor's three Five games were
played last night, the results of
which were as follows:
Ray Dool (100) W-D. ]. Van Alta
(90)-100 to IS.
Bert Crapnell (50) Wv. S.
Butcher (60)-50 to 81.
Ross Brown (SO) Wv. S.
Butcher (60)-S0 to 81.
Lee Harbour (70) W-Ray Doool
(100)-70 to S1!s
L. NJ. Parkman Q00) W-D. ].
Van Alta (90)-10O to 60.
High runs were made by Ray
Dool II, L. M. Parkman IA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
TODAY IN ALEDOsl
AND MERCER COUNTY
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR STEAD WHEN
WHISTLE DROPS

Carse Stead, superintendent of
the waterworks in Aledo, had a
narrow escape from serious injury
yesterday afternoon while attempt
ing to remove the fire whistle from
the roof of the water tower for re-
pair. In the weekly test yesterday
it was found that the whistle, which
is operated by electricity and is
controlled by button in the tele-
phone Office Of the city. would not
work. Mr.. Stead set to work to
take the whistle down to have it re-
paired. He was having ut lowered
on q rope when he found that the
rope was too short by several feet.
He then drew a wagon under the
hanging whistle and climbing onto
it attempted to lift the whistle from
the rope into the wagon. The
whistle was released and fell be-
fore it could be properly balanced
striking MIR. Stead on the foot. The
injury was only slight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
NET DRAWING.
TIGHT AROUND
ALEDO GUNNER
Sheriff Fleming Returns From
Jaunt Over Country With Word
of the Escaped Bandits.

That the capture of Abe Ruben
stein and q man known as "Red,"
both under indictment in Mercer
county for the murder of Robert
Swearingen. is near. is the predic-
ton of Sheriff John P. Fleming.
who returned this morning from a
trip which took him into several
states in an effort to capture the
gunner.
Sheriff Fleming had obtained sew
eral clues and in following them
found that Rubenstein. who was
supposed to have been shot by
Swearingen, was not seriously
wounded. He found that Ruben
stein and the man Red" register
ed at a hotel in a city the name OF
which is kept secret, using ficticious
names, on Oct. Z. The sheriff Is in
possession of complete descriptions
Of the two men. who it is said are
making little effort to cover their
trail, other than by using aliases at
each place they register.
Sheriff Fleming stated this morn
ing that while in Hannibal, Mo-, a
few. days ago the police OF that
city picked I'D a man who answer
ed the description of the gunman
Red but after being questioned
by Sheriff Fleming and the Hannl-
bal police the man furnished an
alibi and was released after being
detained about two hours.
Police in all the cities in the mid
die west have been supplied with
accurate descriptions of both Ru-
bernstein and Red" and it is prob
able that the pair will be in GUS
tody before long.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Charles Trueds0n,

b In a local hospital at 1870 this
morning occurred the death of
Charles Truedson, 1927 Fifteenth
street, Moline, who had been i'll
for a number of months. His body
will lie in state at the Esterdahl
undertaking parlors until Saturday
morning, when the remains will be
taken to Prophetstown, Ill.,, for in
terment. The Rev. Edward Elk
strom of Rock Island will officiate
at funeral services held at Proph-
etstown.
Mir. Truedson was a native of
Sweden and was born April g.
1S49. He married Mrs. Mary Kopp
of Moline in 1908, his first wife
having preceded him in death in
1902. For the last year he had
been an employee of the Rock Island
arsenal.
Surviving him, besides the wild
ow. are one son. Carl II. Of Rock
Island; a daughter. at home; one
brother. John of Buda. Ill. Mr..
Truedson was member of the
Mystic Workers and had a wide
acquaintanceship here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
STOVE EXPLODEs.

Several windows were shattered
1t the Ralph Stone cafe. known as
the Merchants restaurant, at Ninth
street and Fifteenth avenue, East
Moline. at 2 o'clock this morning
when a gas range exploded. No
body was hurt and tie damage was
nominal.
Only the night chef was in the
eating place when the accident oc
Cured. The stove had no. been in
use for several hours and cafe
owners we're unable to explain the
cause Of the explosion. The shock
broke the rear window panes and
Jared provisions of cupboard
shelves. Nothing caught fire. The
nre department was called over
this morning, however. and the
wreckage was cleared away.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
DICKSON SEES
REPUB. T|cED|
AS BIC W|N6
Adjutant General Flags en-,
Inefficiency- at Party ~
Aled0.

Adjutant General Franz =. =,
son, in an eloquent addrss !.
300 voters in Aledo last MIA, M
ped the Wilson Administers
what he termed rank ines.;
General Dickson told a. -
exposures which he said ~ i
made since the closing Of n.
showing that the Democr,s i
used every means in thew
to rob the people of the countr b.
that large sums of money NH
ment.
General Dickson predicted !,
erwhelming victory for the e..
llcan ticket at the election y
Tuesday and "confidentially \
the audience that there never Is
be another Democratic presid.,s]
the United States.
In speaking of state polite, 4.
eral Dickson dealt lightly upm !,
subject of party unity, urgips :
ers to forget the man who /, e,. y
date for governor and vote for =.
principles.
Last nights meeting was IN. !,
political rally to be held in NJ
this year. NJ. A. Anderson ~
man of the Mercer county R,,.
lican central committee, opepsi I
meeting by naming as preside,t
the evening former Congress-
James Mckinney of this CITY. i
Mckinney called puon Mrs. N
0. Curran of Macomb, chairu,,
the district Republican won,
committee, who gave a short ,
dress to the audience, which ,
made up equally of men and Won
Mrs. Curran urged a Ten OH
Club" for the women, the duty
the members to be to cast their
lot before 10 o'clock next Tues
morning. During her address I
Curran f1ayed President Wilson
! his alleged "single-track mind"
urged the voters to vote the liz
straight" 5
! Congressman William J. Gnu
! of Aledo, candidate for reel9,
in the Fourteenth district, told
voters of the revelations be D
! during his past term, in which
! acted as chairman of a comm
whose duty it was to investigate
action of the war department
ing the war. Congressman
ham spoke harshly Of Presi
| Wilson and his cabinet oncers
their rank incompetency."
The Republican Glee club. '
is composed of A. X. Philleo, Az
Lindroff, Thomas Kenny and
ence Wells, entertained the
ence with songs ridiculing the |
ent administration, Democ
candidates for office and pral
the Republican party.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, Oct. 28.-Wheat: No. 2
red, go; No. red, els; No. l
hard, Els; No. 2 hard, 2.13@
2.13%; No. 1 mixed, 2.111@2.12A.
Corn: No. l mixed, S6@S811c;
No mixed, s6@sSc; No. 3 mixed,
S6k@S7lac: No. 5 mixed, 500
SShc; No. yellow, S7%@89c,; No.
8 yellow, S7k@S7Ac; No. white,
S9@901sc; sample grade, soc.
Oats: No. l white. ssh @55c;
No. 2 white, 55@55hc: No. 3 white,
53?@54Ac: sample grade. 52hc.
Rye: No. 2, not quoted; No. 3,
1.72. Barley: S5c@S103; Timothy
seed, s5.00@6.50; clover seed:
$12.00@ 1000.
Pork: nominal Lard: $500;
ribers ribs: $1475@16.G0.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
MORE POTATOES
ARRIVE; UNLOAD |
CAR IN REYN0M

A carload of Minnesota potatoes
the sixth to be received in the As-
Ger county purchase of II cars v
rived in Reynolds yesterday Ms'
noon and will be distributed 70 IN
purchasers tomorrow. This i@l
was purchased cooperatively Y
Mercer county and Rock isns
county farm bureau members,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
MOLINE OBITUARY
Mrs. Frank McGill.

Mrs. Frank McGill. 50 years old,
died at her home, 623 Seventeenth
avenue, East Moline, at s, O'Clock
last night Complications from
which she had been suffering for
several months caused her death.
She had resided in East Moline for
eight years.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by her mother. Mrs.
Lee Longest of Avia. ILL.,; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Viola Brayton of Illinois
City; a son Leonard at home. and
two grandsons. Laurence and Len
wood Brayton.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. tomorrow at the home. Rev
Jennie Pritchett of the First Bap-
fist church of Watertown. offeiat-
ing. The body will be sent to Avia
for interment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Weather Forecast

Illinois and Wisconsin: Fair and
continued cool tonight with killing
frost; Friday fair with rising tenn
perature.
Missouri: Fair and continued
cool tonight with frost; Friday fair
with rising temperature.
Iowa: Fair tonight with killing
frost; slightly warmer in extreme
northwest portion: Friday fair with
rising temperature.
Indiana: Fair and colder tonight
with heavy frost; Friday fair;
slowly rising temperature in north
and central portions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
TAKE FARMERS
For the THEFT
PAIR OF Tires


A tire trail several miles long, .
quick-wftted policeman, and an in
dustri0us justice led to the arrest
early this morning OF Reuben
Jameson and Frank Jameson,
farmers residing on the Coaltown
road, on charges Of stealing two
tires.
The tires were, stolen last evening
from an automobile owned by W.
George Heider and abandoned in a
ditch near the Moline bridge over
Rock river. II took five or six
hours and twice as many miles OF
travelling to recover the tires and
arrest the Jameson brothers.
Mr.. Heider's son. Kenneth, aban-
dOned the car when something went
wrong with the steering gear, and
continued on foot to his destination,
4 camp on Rock river. A few hours
later he started back.
i.,, ID Met With Threat.
When he reached the ditch where
the car was abandoned he found
two men busy about the machine.
He asked them their business and
received a threat for answer Ken
meth notified his father, and the lat
ter called the police.
Officer Dsebelliehn went out on
the case. He found the Holder
automobile. The two front tires
were missing. There were marks
Of another car nearby. Daebelliehn
followed these marks for several
miles, until he became convinced
that his theory Of the guilty mer
was correct.
Believing he had no authority te
recover the tires or make arrests
. outside the city. the policeman re-
turned to town. II was early in the
morning Justice F. G. Entrikin wal
notified and the sheriff's Office wa:
called. Z
The justice came and SO die
Deputies Hanna and Willis. A
search warrant was issued. Dae
belliehn, : the justice and the two
deputies started on the trail of thu
tlIeS. lney IOuuu tfie tidii at tu'
intersection of COaltOwn road ant
Bridge lane. 1t went out Coaltowl
road, and ended, according to Dae
belliehn. at the farm Of the Jamie
son brothers.
Theft n Admitted!
The car whose tires are said t
have made the trail which the auth
critics followed was found in tn
Jameson farmyard. The two tire
taken from the Heider automobil
were In that car.
The men under arrest. accordin
to Justice Entrikin. admitted tn
theft. They were brought to Mo
line and lodged in the city Jail. o.
charges Of larceny.
Justice Entrikin continued tn
cases until Nov. 6 and released tn
defendants on bonds signed by
brother. The Jameson boys ar
said to enjoy an excellent reputa
ton in South Moline and this is sal
to be first offense. 1t is Dossibl
that clemency will be shown by tn
authorities in event of conviction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
MARSTON FAIR IN
PROGRESS TO-DAY

Residents OF the community u
Marston are holding their annus
community fair today. Early y
ports from the fair indicate k@,
attendance and a large numoa y
exhibits. A chicken dinner W
served by the ladies at noon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Refuses to Talk.-Although

Refuses to Talk.-Although in a
serious condition at the hospital as
result of a beating which he receiv-
ed Saturday night and for which
William Hickey of Muscatine and
Charles Willis. Davenport. are be-
ing held in the county Jail. Frank
Swearingen refused to stalk when
interviewed yesterday at the hospi-
tai ward by Assistant County At
torney John Weir.
Come in B0dy.-On Friday even
ing, short mass meeting of Demo-
cratic women of Scott county will
be held at their headquarters, room
20S Whitaker building All are to
meet there at o'clock, and they
will then go in body to Angus
tana college, where they will hear
Mrs. George Bass, who will lecture
on the League of Nations.
Farmers Join BOycOtt!-Scott
county farmers will be called upon
Saturday to accept or reject the
proposed plan Of withholding farm
commodities from the market in an
effort to eliminate stock gambling
and price kiting manipulations on
/ the part OF jobbers and middlemen.
The plan. nationwide in it's scope,
will be submitted to members of
nfy To g.
action late Saturday. M. H. Hoff-
man. county agent, announced yes
terday. The belief was expressed
that Scott county would endorse the
movement.
Initiate Fifty-A class of so will
be initiated into Davenport lodge,
No. %, L. 0. o. NJ. at the Turner
! Grand opera house today. The ex-
ennpiification will bring the number
OF local Moose up to 2.0O0 As to-
day is Moosehart day., Darius
Brown, ex-mayOr OF Kansas Citl.
and supreme director CT the order,
will be here for the exercises.
Death Record.-Mrs. Mary Benne-
witt, an old resident OF Walco.t,
succumbed to six weeks illness
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock at her
home.
Miss Mary Flick was born in Ditt-
marchen. Germany. Aug. %, 1S49,
coming to America and tn Scott
county in 1873. Three years later
she was united in marriage to Louis
Bennewitz who died April II, 1914.
=, At her home at 1424 Gaines street
occurred the death of Mrs. Rosetta
IP. OLSON at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night Mrs. OLSON. who was the
wife of Jacob OLSON. former we'll
known grocer Of Davenport, had
been i'll for the past two weeks and
a paralytic stroke suffered some
hD ago FASTENED her death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
DEMO COMMITTEE
MEETS TOMORROW

Members of the Mercer county
Democratic central committee will
meet in a called session in the
court house in Aledo tomorrow aft
'ernoon to complete arrangements
for election day. This meeting will
be the last before the ballots are
cast On Nov. 2, and the Democratic
leaders urge that all committee
members be present. All Demo-
Gratis, 9th men and women, are in
Yited to attend.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
CHICKEN PIE SUPPER

Members of the Dorcas socie.! !.
the Swedish Lutheran church m'.
arranged for a chicken pie supE
to be served in the church pA'~II
tomorrow evening. The ssns, y.
public is invited TO the supper y:
serving of which will starr
o'clock. ~"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 2S.-Potatoes.
stronger; receipts AZ cars; Mime
sofa and Wisconsin round whites
LOO 1.S5 per hundred weight; Da-
kota Early, bulk. 1.65@1.SO; round
whites 1.6O@1.7e per hundred
weight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Liberty Bonds.

New York. Oct. 2S.-Prices of
Liberty bonds at noon were: SIS.
1924: first As, S9.7S: second as
$3.50: first 4As, $3.50; second AIS.
1886: third ANS, 1864; fourth AIS.
$3.50; Victory 3xs. 1902; Victory
4As, 96.10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
STORE PICTURE.

Adjoining the front page OF the
cover page of the Inland Merchants
Trade Journal, published weekly in
Binghampton, New York, is an in
terror view of the Parkman Broth
ers' department store of Aledo. The
picture shows one Of the finest
equipped department stores of any
small town in the middle west
Some time ago the Inland Merchant
carried an article describing the
business methods of the Parkman
Brothers store.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
POLICEMAN BAKERY MANAGER

Steve Kutlich. former Moline DO
liceman. is now proprietor OF a
$1,000 Yankee system bakery at
0glesby. ILL.,. according to word re-
ceived by members Of the police
force today. Mr.. Kutlich reports he
is doing q fine business and es-
tends an invitation to Moline
friends to visit him at his new
home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
HOLDERS NOTICE.

zen. NO. 5Zf,
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board OF
local improvements of the city of
Rock Island, ILL.,, has filed in the
county court OF Rock Island county,
a certificate of the cost of the i'm
provement entitled in said court In
re petition Of the city Of Rock Is
land, ILL.,, to assess the cost of the
paving Of Forty-first street from
Fourteenth to Eighteenth avenues"
and said certificate also shows the
court costs, the amount of accrued
interest, and the total amount of
said assessment, and said certificate
also states that the said improve
ment conforms substantially to the
requirements of the original ordi-
nance for the construction of the
same as required by law, and that
final hearing on said certificate will
be had on the 10th day of Novem-
Der a. d.. 1920, at the hour OF 9
o'clock a. m, or as soon thereafter
as the business OF the court will
permit. All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before
said day and may appear on the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, this
26th day Of October, A. d. 1920.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER,
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
FRANK WICH,
JOHN MURRIN,
VIM. FITZSIMMONS.
Board Of local improvements Of the
city Of Rock Island. Ill. ~
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