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New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
BOYS CLUB NOTES
Basketball Game at Club Gymnasium This Eycning-Other Plans for Coming Events.

Tho Junior Basketball team of tho Y. M. C. A. will play the Boys club team, at the new gymnasium at S:15 o'clock this evening.
 Superintendent Marshall Cook has made arrangements to have the Land- CTS. Frary and Clark Girls basketball team. and the P. and F. Corbin girls team. play a game at the club gymna- sium, Monday evening, December 20. As headliner, the Busy Bee team and the local Pyramids will clash. Mc- Keon's orchestra has been secured to furnish music. Dancing will be en- toyed after games. Tickets are selling for this event and can be purchased at Boys club. The proceeds of game will bo used for the needs of tho gym nasium.
 The Boys Club band will play at the Burritt Grange entertainment which is to be held at the Grange Hall Sat urday night. Plans are also being pre- pared for holding tho annual Chist- mas Social. An appropriate program will be presented. It will be held evening, December 23, at the Boys club. All parents have been cordially invited to attend. It will commence at 7:3o o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
GRACE IS EXPECTED
 TO TESTIFY TODAY
President of Bethlehem Steel Com- <pany Invited to Tell About Ship
 ping Board Activities

New York, Dec. 15.-Eugene G. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel company was invited to appear today before the joint legislative committee investigating the building situation here, to answer charges that his company was withholding con- struction steel from builders employ ing union labor, thus forcing up con- struction costs.
 Whether officials of the U. S. Steel Corp. and other companies mentioned as having a similar policy would be asked to appear could not be learned.
 Paul Starrett, president of the
 George A. Fuller Construction con-
 pany and Louis Horowitz, president
 of the Thompson-Starrett Co.,, testi-
 fled yesterday that they had been competed to turn their steel erection work over to the iron league erectors' association which operated on the "open shop" policy.
 Both testified they had appealed unavailingly to MT. Grace and to MT. Charles M. Schwab. chairman of the Bethlehem Corp. for the privilege of purchasing steel direct from the mills and erecting it themselves.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
HEARINGS ON IRELAND
Former Member of Parliament in England Expected to Give His Views

Washington, Dec. 15.-Laurence Ginnell, former member of the British parliament from County Westmeath, Ireland, and Miss Ruth Russell of Chicago were expected to testify today at the resumptionxof of hearings of the commission of the committee of 100 investigating the Irish question.
 A able messa ge today said two eye witnesses of the staying of Thomas MacCurtain. predecessor of Terence MacSwiney as lord mayor of Cork left Sunday on the steamer Carmania to testify before the commission The witnesses are Annie and Susan Walsh, sisters of Mrs. MacCurtain.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
Financial
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORS

Wall street. 1o:3O m-Aside rom oils. which were i.-llheo to tor- Teit part Of their sl'stantial recov- cries of tho previou. session. prices at tho outset Of tod.y's stock market were irreEuIarl, higher. Within tho first half hour gains of to 2h points were regisssred by Atlantic Gulf, American sugar. American Can, Gen. erai Electric. Sioss-Sheffitld steel and sever.i of the popular spccialties. Rajis wcro mixed and equipments also reflected an uncertain trend. The pos sthility of money furry arising from the days heavy tax payments made trnders more than ordinarily cautious.
 Closc-Cnll money eased to per cant later but failed to stimulate the market. leaders among oils. stools. equipments and shippinrs making fur ther rocissions. Tho closing was heavy. Sales approximated S50.0o0 shares.
 tNew York Stock Exchange quota tons furnished by Richter & Co.,. members of the New York Stock
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
SEEK MISSING GIRL
Secretary to Director of Christian Science Church May Have Commit ted Suicide, Friends Fear.

tea SuC1uc, FT1endS Fear.
 Boston, Dec. 15.-with every effort of the police to find a trace of Miss Maud M. Daniels, former secretary of E. A. Merritt, director of the Christian Science church. futile, the belief of friends of the girl, who has been missing for sixteen days, that she might have committed suicide changed today to a belief that she may have met with foul play.
 It has been disclosed that on Thanksgiving Day. although she had accepted an invitation to dine with her landlady, she telephoned that she could not do so; that she dined at a downtown restaurant going sub sequently to the theater and then to the home of a wealthy woman friend in the Back Bay. It is also known that for a week before her mysterious disappearance she had been spending much time with this woman.
 Investigators are now bending every effort to identify the person with whom Miss Daniels had Thanksgiving dinner and with whom she attended the theater. They are also trying to establish the identity of the Back Bay woman.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Daughters of CaStile Hold Annual Meeting and Elect Officials For Coming Year.
old Annual

The Daughters of Casti1e held a meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall last night, and the following of ficers were elected for the ensuing year: Grand Regent, Mrs. James M. Hallinan; vice grand regent, Mrs. Alex Bonefant; prophecies, Miss atherine Ralph; recording secretary. Miss Ber- tha McBriarty: financial secretary Miss Margaret HesEn; treasurer Miss Anna McBriarty and sentinel, Mrs Mary Erwin. The club also made plans for holding a Christmas social This social will be held at the hall at the next meeting which will be Dec 2S. An appropriate program will then be carried out
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
VETS PICK TROLLEYS.

At a meeting of A. G. Hammond camp, U. s. w. V.last evening at state armory, a debate was held on the fol- lowing subject: Resolved, that it would be more beneficial to the city of New Britain to have the trolley system remain and 'Jitneys' abolished than to have the trolleys go and the jitneys' remain" The affirmative side was declared the winner.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
DEPOSITION IN SENATE.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Evidcnce oi opposition to the senate resolution to revive the war finance corporation were apparent today at a hearing by tho house committee on banking and currency. Fear that in it's present form it might compel the government to make additional loans to Europe was expressed by committee members and Chairman McFadden, Penna., said ho was anxious to avoid any such possibility.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
SAVED FROM ANGRY SEA.
Passengers on Portuguese Packet Res
 cucd When all Seemed Lost.

New Bedford, Mass.,, Dec. 15-De- iiverance came today to the Portu- guese packet serina which had tugged at her anchors through the night all most on the Dumping Rocks off the Dartmouth shore while her crew pumped for their lives to keep out a rush of water and s4 Brava passeng- CTS huddled in the hold on their knees in prayer. Her bowsprit was broken, the foremast split and her sails were torn to shreds by the gale before . tug boat poked past the rocks this morning and lowed her here.
 The serina was bound from the Cape Verde Islands for New Bedford.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15

CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.  Balances ................... 7s.s3s, ,27s
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
DEAD BROUGHT BACK
21T0 Bodies of American soldiers
 Arrive at New York

New York, Dec. 15.-The largest shipment of American war dead to be returned on one ship-2,479 bodies arrived here today on the army trans port Weaton from Bordeaux and St. Nazaire.
 Awaiting the returned American dead at the army base was a long row of tressels and 2,479 new Amer can flags, With one of these flags. each casket was shrouded as it was lifted from the ship hold.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
ADMITS MANY BURGLARIES

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 15.-George Guyott. aged 29. arrested last night by state dettctive D. J. Manning at the Massachusets-con line con- fessed to a series of half dozen bur glaries in the town of Longmeadow covering a period of nine months in which goods, mostly jeweiry to tho vaiuo of more than S5,0O0 was taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Three AlED0
DENTISTS TO
ATTEND MEET
Probable That More Will Go Later
TO Chicago for seth Annual
Convention,

Two Aledo dentists have already
gone to Chicago and one will
leave tomorrow to be in attendance
at the 56th annual convention Of
the Illinois State Dental society.
1t is probable that other local den
fists will leave later for the meet
ing.
DR.. M. NJ. Marquis and D. W. W.
Moorhead left for Chicago Satur-
day. DR.. G. L. David will 60 to-
morrow night to attend the meet
Ing on the last two days. DR.. ]. NJ.
Davis is out Of the city. but it is
probable that he will also make
the trip to Chicago.
The meeting is being held in the
Congress hotel and Annex. The
speaking and business sessions
opened today and will close Thurs
day night.
Among the list of speakers for
the convention are DR.. G. Walter
Dittmer Of Chicago, president OF
the state society, DR.. W. H. Logan,
prominent dental authority who
was in charge OF the army dental
corps during the war, Drs. Arthur
Black, Hart ]. Goslet and others.
One Of the big features Of the
session will be the banquet in the
Congress hotel tomorrow night
The Aledo dentists who have at
tended these conventions in for
mer years pronounce the annual
banquet as one of the best ever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
INFORMAL.
CENSUS TAKING;
SUSPECT error


A new census will be taken Of
Moline.
The recount is the result of a
widespread belief that the figure.
3o,70s, announced last week by the
census bureau does not accurately
represent the present population Of
Moline.
The new census will be informal
and Will be taken by volunteers. II
the unofficial count shows glazing
errors in the government figures,
an Investigation will be demanded.
The volunteer census was an
nopnced today by Mayor c. P. Skin
ner. In the announcement Mayor
Skinner asked the Dispatch to give
all publicity possible to the project
and appealed to the people Of Mo-
line to cooperate with the volunteer
enumerators.
Rock Islands official population,
35,177, confirmed the belief of city
officials and Of various civic lead
ers OF Moline that an error has been
made In the census of Moline.
The 1910 census gave Moline q
population of 24,199 and Rock Is
land "a 1885. The 1920 census shows
Rock Island increased more than
10000 and Moline more than 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
TOWN ELECTION
TICKET NAMED
BY TWO PARTIES
Democrats and Republicans Hel6
Caucuses Saturday, Naming
Candidates.

Candidates for township ofhcerB
were named by the Republican and
Democratic parties in caucuses
held Saturday at the courthouse
and in the ONCE Of George Wertx,
respectively. A hot contest for
township ofices is predicted for
next months election.
The Democratic party in Mercer
township named for supervisor J.
H. McHard; town clerk. Robert H.
Dool; assessor. Simon MARBLE:
commissioner OF highways, Henry
Rummel: school trustee. J. ".
Swearington; library trustee. ". G.
Grant.
The Republican nominees are
supervisor, Frank NJ Church: town
clerk, W. D. Emerson: highway
commissioner, l. D. Fender; school
trustee. Robert Mcdonald; library
trustee, c. M. Wells; township
committee. ]. H. Morrison, J. 0.
Freeman, E. E. Emrick.
1t Is said this morning that the
Republican ticket is apt to be dis
rupted by the refusal of some Of
the candidates to accept the NOM
ination. An attempt was made by
at least one to have his name
stricken from the ballots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
MOLINE-HO0PER
CO. IS FORMED
Will Distribute Plow Company
Products in Memphis and
Adjacent Country.

George n. Peek is vice president
and H. B. Dinneen secretary-treas-
urer Of a 100000 company that
has been incorporated in Tennes-
see to distribute Moline Pillow COM
pany products in Memphis and ad-
jacent territory.
The new organization company
is called the Moline-Hooper COM
pany and is successor to the we'll
known Gales-Hooper company Of
Memphis. G. S. Hooper, former
president of the Gales-Hooper COM
pany, is president of the new cor
poration.
Mr.. Peek is president and Mr..
Dinneen trade manager of the Mo-
line Plow company. Formation of
the Moline-Hooper company means
the Moline Pillow company will as
sumo manufacture of several ma
chimes formerly made by the Hoop
er-Gales company.
Il regard the announcement of
this new company as one Of the
most important made to the imple-
ment trade in Memphis territory in
a long time" said Mr.. Hooper. The
afiliation with the Moline Pillow
company.
The Hooper-Gales company con-
trolled one of the largest imple-
ment trades in Tennessee and man
ufactured several machines widely
sold in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Moline and East Moline
REPORTS SHOW
CONFERENCE A
BIC SUCCESS
Balance in Treasury and All Bills
Paid-Registration Unusu.
ally Largo.

Young peoples conference at the
First Congregational church last
week established q national record
for participation. according to- re-
port submitted at the general COM
mittee meeting Saturday evening.
Rock Island county Sunday schools
had an "a per cent attendance, ex-
ceeding by I per cent the record
set In q Pennsylvania county last
year.
The second of the state corner"
conferences was notable, too, in
that it showed q balance OF $85
after all expenses had been paid.
Accounts were settled at the COM
mittee meeting and congratula-
tons received from state Sunday
school officials, who were quite i'm
p. essed by the excellent showing
made at the programs. State offi-
GERS had anticipated a registration
of 200 and prepared for an emer-
gency of 225 delegates. When the
banquet opened the first general
session 513 delegates were duly
registered.
Resolutions expressing apprecia-
ton Of assistance given by women
of the churches affiliated in the en-
tertainment of the conference
guests, auto owners who provided
transportation for the sightseeing
tour, Colonel H. B. Jordan, COM
mandant at the arsenal, who gave
personal attention to the visitors
at the island, and to Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Hauberg. who provided
three street cars to care for the
visitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Low,
Urn MAKES 4
FRESH uPTURN

<n6,aeo. March 2z.-Fresh mp
n the price Of corn took
s iodsy owing chiefly to the
Lssive lightness Of receipts and
3 ~ Of selling pressure. The
~ arrivals were scAnty en-
...saed the insumciency Of stocks
Sead. Excellent weather failed
Z n e IN Offset Opening prices,
~ yasisd from unchanged fig
ri % &c higher. with May at
80 70 1861 and July at 1.50 to
~. wsre followed by gains all
csounued dry weather and high
.ssas in the southwest threatening
- wheat crop there had a q fur
-, bullish influence. On the adj
49,, July and September deliv-
~ Of corn reached the highest
- vet this season. The close
- nervous at a gain OF 3isc to
~ net, with May 1.5SN to 1.59,
"A July 1929 to 1.52h.
~ we're firmer with corn. After
sssoing unchanged to nc up. in
srdipg July at 79c to 79hc, the
.arket scored moderate further
dvance.
PROVISIONS reflected the strength
4 rain. Weakness in the hog
rafket was ignored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
fire DESTROYS
CHURCH At ERIE
Old Baptist Structure Erected in
1869 Is Leveled-Talk Of
Rebuilding.
Especial to The Argus.)

Erie, ILL.,, March 22.-Chimney
sparks are believed to have caused
the first which yesterday afternoon
entirely destroyed the Erie Baptist
church. frame structure erected
in 1869. 1t had only recently been
remodeled The building was lev
eled to the ground but volunteer
workers succeeded in rescuing all
inside furnishings. A small
amount of insurance exists.
The fire started at 2 o'clock and
continued for nearly two hours.
The fire fighting apparatus of the
village proved inadequate to cope
with the fire, and it was used to
protect adjoining buildings from
contact.
The pastor of the church is Rev.
A. c. Lille. There is a possibility
OF rebuilding and in the meantime
services will probably be held in a
room. The Young Peoples society
met last night in the Methodist
church,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. March 22.-Hog receipts.
$4,000; very slow, 10c to 15c lower;
bulk, 1440@15.90; top price. 1915;
heavy, 1390@15.36; medium, 1890
@16.l0; light, 15.50@16.15; light
lights, 14.8O@15.75; heavy packing
sows, smooth, 13.15@13.65; packing
sows. rough, 12.40@12.90; pigs,
13.50@15.25.
Cattle receipts, $4,000; unsettled; ;
beef steers. medium and heavy
weight choice and prime, 1880
1880; medium and good, 11.75@
1875: common, 10.25@11.75; light
weight, good and choice, 1850
1900; common and medium, 10000
1850; butcher cattle; heifers, TAO
@13.25; cows, 740@12.00; Gamers
and cutters. 5.O0@7.35: veal calves,
17.25@1S.65; feeder steers. 5000
1900; stocker steers, 7.65@11.25.
Sheep receipts, 10000; strong;
lambs, 81 pounds down, 1880
1875; culls and common, 1900
1900; ewes, medium, good and
choice, 11.O0@14.75; cubs and COM
mon, 5.75@10.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
SALES QUARTERS
GO TO FREEPORT

Sales headquarters of the Steph-
ems Motor company have been,
transferred from Moline to Free
port, home of the Stephens factory.
The Stephens Motor company is
the automobile branch of the Mo-
line Plow company. The sales de-
partment has been located in Mo-
line since the organization was
taken over by Moline Plow COM
puany interests.
c. Roy Clough. who has been in
charge OF the sales department, has
been promoted to assist works man
ager OF the Freeport plant. F. T.
Larson, former assistant under Mr..
Clough, has been named sales man
ager.
Increased production of the
Stephens car and the consequent
demand for closer relationship be-
tween the sales and production de-
partments are given rs reasons for
tho transfer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Chicago Cash Grain.

chicago, March 22.-Corn: No. 3
utysd, l.5S@1.s1; No. 4 mixed, 1.55
Also; No. 5 mixed, 1.56@1.57; No.
! Yellow, 1.66; No. 3 yellow, 1910
Ia: No. 4 yellow, 1.57@1.59k;
No S yellow. 1.556 1.5S; No. 6 yell
INV. 1.5461.55; No. 2 white, 1.64;
No 8 white, 1.60l261621.; No. 4
White, h@1.6O1s; No. 5 white,
l5s@1.57; sample grade, 1.46@
49,
oats: No. / white. 95h@97c; No.
!, white. 94A@9Sc; No, 8 white,
wK@s5c; No. 4 white. 93@93&c;
ample grade, SAC.
wheat No. 2 hard, 2.52is; No. 4
mixed, 2.35.
Rye: No. 2. 1.77A@1.7s; barley,
llo61.e5.
Timothy seed, 10.00@13.O0; Glow
4 seed, 45.00@59.00.
Pork. nominal; lard, 21.32; ribs,
M75Q19.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
DRAMATIC READER
GREATLY ENJOYED

v. S. Watkins, dramatic inter-
prefer, won enthusiastic praise
from members of the Moline Ly-
ceum association who heard his
reading of 1.-THE Fortune Hunter"
at the Moline high school auditor
ium Saturday evening. Mr.. Wat
kins gave to the comedy drama, a
skillful Interpretation of the con-
trasting characters, emphasized
the development of the rural in
ventor into a successful business
man and the transformation OF the
country town drug store into a
thriving and paying investment.
Brief Introductory explanation Of
the plot and characters wove clev-
erly into the beginning of the read
ing. The book was we'll edited and
Mr.. Watkins maintained unfailing
interest throughout the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City. March 22.-Cash
wheat, steady to &c higher: No.
hard, 2.5S@2.70; No. 2. 2.5462.67;
No. / red. 2.54@2.55; No. 2, 2.52@
2.53.
Corn: steady to &c higher; No. 2
mixed. 1.54; No. 2 white. 1850
1.60; No. yellow, 1.57G1.59.
Oats. 1c higher; No. 2 white,
96c; No. 2 mixed, $40 995hc.
Rye, 1.70@1.71.
Kaffir and milo maize, 2.2S@235.
Hay, timothy and clover, higher;
choice timothy. 31.0O631.50: choice
prairie, no quotations; choice al
falfa, 35.00@S6.00.
Receipts. wheat, go cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Eyes Inhamed?

II your eyes are infamed. weak.
tired or overworked; if they ache;
II picture shows make them feel
dry and strained, get bottle Of
Bon-Opto tablets from your drug
gist, dissolve one in a fourth OF Q
glass Of water and use as an eye
bath from two to four times day.
Bop-Opto allays Inflammation, in
viEorates, tones up the eyes.
Note: Doctors say Bon-Opto
strengthens eyesight 500 In q
weke's time in many instances
John Bengston and the Red Cross
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
THE ARGUS
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN INDIANA;
FUNERAL IN ALEDO

The remains Of Mrs. Sarah Hyde
David, Q former resident Of Aledo.
will arrive in the city tonight from
Richmond, Ind, where she died on
Saturday. Mrs. David was the
wife Of the late J. U. David, for
mer citizen Of Aledo. and was an
aunt of DR.. G. l.. David Of this
city.
+ Funeral services will be held at
the Baptist church tomorrow At
$50 O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Jones OF
Carthage. ILL.,. will ofiiciate and
burial will be in the Aledo ceme-
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
ORION PASTOR Is
TRANSFERRED TO
BAY CITY. MICH

Duquoin. ILL.,. March 22.-Dr. E.
P. Brand, superintendent Of the Il
linois state Baptist convention. an
nounces the following changes Of
pastors throughout Illinois:
Rev. H. F. Holbrook OF Orion
goes to Bay City. Mich; Rev. W. H.
Breach resigns Hutsonville pastor
ate because Of ill health: Rev. E.
X. Masterson OF Shurtleff college
becomes pastor at Sycamore on
April 1; Rev. l.. f. Ellison OF Ar
cola goes to Villa Grove; Rev. J. r.
Shanks. former army chaplain.
takes the pulpit At Alpha; Rev. W.
B. Morris. former state Sunday
school director, is to be pastor at
Winchester; Rev, Mr.. Fleisman OF
Warren goes to Emmanuel Baptist
church. Elgin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Weather Forecast

Illinois and Missouri: Fair to-
night and Tuesday; probably be-
coming unsettled Tuesday night;
warmer tonight; fresh to strong
southerly winds.
Wisconsin: Fair, warmer tonight;
Tuesday, fair in east. probably un-
settled in west portion; fresh to
strong southerly winds.
Iowa: Fair, warmer tonight;
Tuesday probably unsettled; cooler
in west portion; fresh to strong
southerly winds.
Indiana: Fair, warmer tonight;
Tuesday increasing cloudiness;
probably rain in extreme west por-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
CITY HALL BIDS
SLOW COMING IN

Moline contractors apparently
aren't very entsusiastic about TAX
ing city hall jobs. For example:
Several months ago the Moline
council adopted a resolution asking
for bids for painting and rehabili-
tating the municipal building. The
building is today in the same con-
dition as several months ago, and
not bid has been received.
Mayor c. P. Skinner stated today
that he personally will make him
self responsible for the project and
will endeavor to interest contract
ors in the work. He hopes to OBJ
tain results in the near future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-22
Horses and Mules.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, March o.
Horses: Eastern chunks $3.50 to
t225; southern horses. choice $40
to $3.50; draft, good to choice $3.50
TO t2l5.
Mules: 16 to II hands $500 to
800, Is to 1914 hands $110 to $3.50,
II TO 141s hands $50 to $3.50. 80