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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
LOSS BIG
AT PARSONAGE
Entire Roof Burned Away from
Home Of Few. Mr.. Van Pelt Of
First Methodist Church.

Fire damaged the parsonage OF
the First Methodist church, 1914
Fifth avenue, to the extent of be-
tween 500 and $1,000. when the
entire roof was burned away at
1920 o'clock this morning.
The fire is believed to have been
the result Of a defective chimney
Rev. Samuel Van Pelt told the
firemen that at about $3.50 O'Clock
this morning he had burned
basket of papers in the crate. The
blaze broke out around the chin
ney from the inside Of the attic
which led the firemen to report
that the chimney was without
doubt defective and sparks had got.
ten out in the attic.
The fire got good start before
being discovered by neighbors
When the flames burst out at the
rear of the roof the family was no,
aware that the parsonage was or
IRE until neighbocs called to them
Pastor Lauds Firemen.
Rev. Mr.. Van Pelt was sincere
| In his praise of the work perform
ed by the firemen, who were OF
! the scene within a minute after thu
alarm had been sent in. The roo
was a mass of flames. but lines o
hose were soon laid, and with sew
eral streams of water playing OF
the roof the fire was soon undel
! control. There was little damag'
/, from either water or smoke in tn
interior Of the parsonage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE,
General M l91

0OACA al w. 1VA.
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 coun-
ty. a certificate of the cost Of the
improvement entitled in said court,
in re petition Of the city of Rock
Island. ILL.,, to assess the cost of
the paving Of Twenty-e eighth street
from Fifteenth to Seventeenth ave-
nues." and said certificate also
shows the court costs, the amount
of accrued interest, and the total
amount Of said improvement con-
forms substantially to the require
ments of the original ordinance for
the construction of the same, as
required by law, and that final
hearing on said certificate will be
had on the 18th cay Of June, A. D.,
1920. at the hour of 9 o'clock a. M,
or as soon thereafter as the bust
ness OF the court will permit. All
persons desiring may file objec-
tons In said court before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, this
18th day Of June, A. D., 1920.
H. M. SCHRIVER.
M. T. RUDGREN.
FRANK WITCH.
JOHN MURRIN.
VIM. FITZSINIMONS.
Board Of Local Improvements OIL
The City of Rock Island. III.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
Don't Spoil Your Hair
By Washing It

When you wash your hair. be
careful what you use. Most soaps
and prepared shampoos contain too
much alkali, which is very inju-
rious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Mulsified
cocoanut oil shampoo, for this is
pure and entirely greaseless. It's
very cheap and beats anything else
all to pieces. You can get this at
any drug store, and a few ounces
will last the whole family for
months.
Simply moisten the hair with wa
ter and rub it in, about a teaspoon
full is all that is required. It makes
an abundance Of rich, creamy lath-
er, cleanses thoroughly, and rinses
out easily. The hair dries quickly
and evenly, and is soft, fresh look
ing. bright. fluffy, wavy and cas-
to handle. Besides. it loosens an.
takes out every particle of dust.
dirt and dandruff.-(Adv.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
lGld
Funeeal q Augns4 Prles.

Fmsral services for Sergeant
August Prize. whose death occur
rcd ct Hot Springs, Ark. June IL.
will be hald Ct 1:30 O'Clock Friday
afternoon, at the z. B. Knox chapel
IN Moline. Burial with military
honorx, will b in Riverside ceme-
terry.
Sergeant Prizes vas . retired SOL
der, who served 80 years n the
regular army. For fiye years he
served at Fort Keno, Tex, and for
Is years ct the Rock Island ar
senal. He was retired from active
service I'VE years ago, and had re-
sided in Arkansas since that time.
He was born in Hamburg. Ger
many, Jan. 20, 1868. He was unit
cd In marriage to Miss Amanda
Limb of Moline, in 1895. Besides
the widow, he leaves to mourn his
loss, one brother, Henry Prizes Of
Agnew, Cal, and two sisters In
Germany. Heart failure was the
cause of his death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
SELL 80 BONDS
FOR BIC DRAIN
Purchasers Take tI.y Paper 1t SO
below Par-Buy $4,000 Worth
on the First Day.

Fifteen thousand dollars worth OF
storm drain bonds were sold over
the counter by the city clerk Wed
nesday, the first day the bonds
were placed on sale. Thirty of the
bonds were sold. Each are Of $500
denomination and there are 80 more
for sale OF the 120 that were decid-
ed to be sold for SO below par plus
the accrued interest from April.
The unsold bonds of this block
are worth $4,000, making a total
of 100000 worth that will 60 at SO
below par.
In addition to those there are 80
more bonds that are being withheld
on the strength of opinion that they
can be sold at par. The total issue
is $4,000 and was voted on Aug.
10, 1919, in order to furnish funds
for the completion of the Sixteenth
avenue storm drain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

. - : ~ efoos = - 1s1fh -
|iece4 - ~ = euaynfive 49,
~. - - - ! toa1 un6sr q oelE
- 70 GG1T. groWarman st1o,
$780, boWlg H. ovor. No won
-! - althoaeh ~ ysars old,
- = oolg throe foot hfgh.
- = 90 e ~ sunallesf avaYfs
= exleeence, Mideet eepDotan, Win
- g. - WoTt1Am carnival. show
ms thts week e Twelfth street. ana
NlAeteene1 avenne, Moline, What q
mora. ~ 4 we'll built, vivacious,
and - aahIote.
Hin manager brought him 70 the
once q The ArEus yesterday,
where bis VII ana wisdom took the
spectators By storm. He e one q
tho chief attractions at the Wor.
ban shows. whore the giant, van
Albert, the biggest man in the
world, shows Oh his miniature COM
panicn TO- perfection. The dwarf ii
Japanese while Van Albsrt ID I
HOllander.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
RUDeREN WANTS
EQUAL SERVICE
Comnissloner Unwilling to Trade
Away Conyeniences Of Citizens
Slams Car Company.

Commissioner Martin T. Rudgren
has denied further requests to
agree to cutting OF service on the
Elm street car line from Seven
teenth street to the west end Of the
city In order that the cars can turn
back on Seventeenth street for the
return trip to Moline, thus speed
ing up the schedule so as to care
for the heavier traffic to the east
part of the city during the rush
hours.
Some Of the citizens of the east
end have contended that the cars
could be cut of at Seventeenth
street without any appreciate in
convenience to west end residents,
as the latter could transfer on the
Fourth or Third avenue cars for
the westward trip.
i am not in sympathy with any
such program. and do not believe
that there are many citizens of the
east end Of the city who would
want west end residents to sacri-
flee for the benefit of the east end
residents" Mr.. Rudgren said. 1--WE
have had complaints over the Elm
street line service covering a
lengthy period, but l am not in
favor of trading away the conven.
fence OF some of the citizens tc
benefit others. What is needed IL
good service all along the line.
Takes Slam at Company.
Il understand that the company
has made check, showing that il
| one instance there were SO pas
sengers on an Elm street car at 9
point beyond which even other.
board the car. 1t has also beer
called to my attention that an Of
fetal of the company says that 8.
persons on one car does not NEAR
uncomfortable crowding. With 4:
passengers, sitting down and 4
standing up it might not look un
comfortable to those who can ar
ford to watch the program from al
automobile, but for those who rid,
the street cars the matter has /;
different aspect. During warn
weather it is no sinecure to stick t,
street car in which a large mum
Der are standing and jolting eacl
other with their elbows.
Il don't believe in halfway meas
ures; reasonable service should b
furnished at all times, and I an
ready to do all l can to help an
good cause. and am in sympath
with the complaints voiced"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

ASKED BOARD


The board Of supervisors was
confronted in this mornings ses-
sion with ! proposal to authorize
the expenditure Of $500 for the
permanent Improvement OF the ap-
prosch to the Colona bridge. The
proposition was placed in the form
OF : resolution by Supervisor
First. The matter was referred
to the committee on state aid roads
with instructions to report back At
this session Of the board.
A delegation representing the
towns and cities Of this vicinity
was present to urge the appropria-
ton. A division of opinion exists
among the members as to the adj
visibility Of going ahead at this
time with the expenditure and there
Is q question Of how the amount
should be raised. Supervisor Schil-
linger suggested that the improve
ment be carried through and later
when state aid reaches the road the
amount expended can be recovered
in the allotment provided by the
state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
|e,O.p. WOMEN TO
MEET At y.W.C.A.
In C. C. Sloan, Moline, County
Chairman, Arranges Luncheon
Meeting June 25.

Arrangements for a luncheon
ueShng OF the Republican women
d Rock Island county have been
nade by County Chairman Mrs. C.
c. Sloan of Moline. The ladies will
pther at the Rock Island Y. w. G.
4 Friday noon, June rs. Plans
n subsequent gatherings include
nuaship meetings and contem-
DIsts large gathering at the JOS
III fair late in August.
1 meeting of workers was held
relatly at the home of Mrs. Sloan
ltthich time plans we're enthus-
tally discussed and arranged.
N Martin R. Carlson, Moline,
Alnty vice chairman of the COM
t1lss, Mrs. G. L. Silvis, Rock Is
III, chairman OF meetings; Mrs.
EAH Allen, chairman Of speakers;
m Richard Hosford. Moline, city
1tfman; Mrs. H. M. Hill, Silvis
d1lrman, and Mrs. M. G. Ogden
4trman of publicity. As soon al
= township list is completed Il
Mhe published.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

~. ~ nrue IIsrtn,1y - ~
fnYns1 q ~ - III 1Wea.lA
|seroSt afk1x sDendtng thfse Ne1ks
1T 81. AnxkDuyB hospital Hef
friends viii = giad to Lam tnas
|Ghe Il mueh Improved
Mn. Edith I.oungbsrg Of Sioux
City, IoWn, wh0 has bean visiting
Tor the past two weeks h ROCK
Island with friends, has returned
to her home.
Miss Ruth n. Sherrard Of liz
Nineteenth avenue. returned home
yesterday after . weeks visit with
Mrs. Truman Ransom ct Lexington,
III. Mrs. Ransom vas Miss May
McMeekin Of this city before her
marriage.
Ernest e. Strachan and John Alb
bott OF Hull, England. arrived last
evening for . short visit In Dav-
export and Rock Island. Mr.,
Strachan and Mr.. Abbott are max
ing q tour of the United States In
the interests Of the Reckitts com
pany Of Hull. England, Mr.. Strach-
IN being assistant manager OF the
company. He is q nephew Of Mrs
L. B. Driflill of Davenport, at whose
home they will stay. He is also q
nephew Of Mrs. L., A. Schmidt, 83s
Twenty-third street, this city. His
sister, Miss Nora Strachan, has
made her home in Davenport since
her arrival here 1--WE years ago.
| Mrs. w. P. Ammercan of 104;
Twentieth street. left for Chicago
today to attend the commencement
/, exercises at the Columbia School Of
Music. Miss Muriel zimmerman II
among the graduates, her specially
being the violin.
| Friends of Miss Leota Edward:
| will be glad to hear that she is re
covering nicely from the operation
undergone last Monday.
Miss Margaret Egan Of Chicago
is visiting at the home of Miss Re
gina Blake, 1929 Twenty-secont
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weigant
Of 1910 Thirty-second street, hav'
returned home from Detroit, Mich.
where they attended the funeral o
their nephew, Van Greenwood.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
USE SULPHUR TO
HEAL YOUR skin
Broken Out Skin and Itching
Eczema HELPED Over Night.

Broken Out Skin and Itching
Eczema Helped Over Night
For unsightly skin eruptiols, rash
or blotches ON face, neck, arms or
body, you do not have to wait for
relief from torture or embarrass-
ment, declares a noted skin special
list. Apply a little Mentho-Sulphur
and improvement shows next day.
Because Of it's germ destroying
properties, nothing has ever been
found to take the place of this
sulphur preparation. The moment
you apply it healing begins. Only
those who have had unsightly skin
troubles can know the delight this
Mentho-Sulphur brings. Even fiery,
itching eczema is dried right up.
Get a small jar from any good
druggist and use it like cold cream
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

For over 20 years. writes ". A.
Wilmer OF Erie, Pa. Il suffered and spent
hundreds of dollars for doctors and patent
medicines with no relief.
"A little over a year ago l read a no
tice in the paper about the wonderful
Miro Internal Treatment and thought it
vas another grand fake but finally con-
Guided l might as well try it. Used il as
directed and after taking only one bottle
was astounded to find that the piles had
tentirely disappeared.
| II have been entirely free from piles
/ for over one year now and don't know
! whether they will come back or not. but
| Ill be mighty quick to buy more should
they reappear."
l. The Miro Internal Treatment is only
J sold on . basis of complete satisfaction
/, or money back Ask Riess Drug Store
to show you the original package They
| sell lots Of Il.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

- the ruling handsd dcwk
~ - the Illinois supfsme
q which ths STATE primary
i,ls ~ declared unconsti-
Ieadsrship Of The RsDub-
unfy and city organisation
1pustically reverted TO the
~ Who were In charge prior
PARTY committee elections
"a Is.
Il ii Durgoyns Of Andalusia again
49, the county chairmanship,
I'D :1,ee Il John d. Campbell. elect
j.! fSsff Is. Clarence N. Isaacson.
Islsnd, replaces George W.
9roo, Moline. as secretary OF
;S arsunizstion.
slSf the new primary law, no
I; esnmittee was provided for In
1s exciting municipal omcers BY
:sS. artisan elections. Thus I'M
FiSis ruling, with the alderman
. ss1ssm. Moline had . city com
-tise. while Rock Island, with
p. lssion form Of government,
~ rone with legal standing.
r. The action of the court the
y eity committee of Rock Island
! reinstated, Wallace Souders
.4.irman, and DR.. N. M. Moore,
serstary, being at the head.
4 Moline. l.. G. Blanding, chair
~. and N. E. Munson, secretary
q again in charge. replacing o
z child. chairman, and Roy White
~, secretary.
Denecrahc Organization Same.
The ruling has effected no change
I he personnel Of the Democratic
NY county leadership, Tom Pen.
n retaining the craftsmanship with
Narr Harder as secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
'n|EF HAS COT
JUDGES COAT



some automobile thief is going
nset the limit OF the law If he is
70 caught and brought before
gstrate D. J. Cleland in the
nck Island police court.
me magistrate Is considerably
resed. in that his garage at the
~ OF his residence, 1923 Fourth
venue, being broken into and his
being taken to Moline and
.andoned after being considerably
anaged.
The thief is thought to have
NY played two-way game in
which both the Moline and Rock Is
I'd police figured, insofar as they
Hcovered two stolen cars.
aasistrate Cleland was in peace
q slumber at $3.50 o'clock this
nfning when he was awakened by
g telephone ringing. On taking
eesn the receiver he was informed
\ Ne Moline police that they had
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
BROUGHT TWO CHILDREN TO
HAVE THE ADENOIDS RE.
MOVED By DR. COFFEE.

L. d. Smith of Chillicothe, ILL.,,
brought his son and daughter to
DR.. Coffee to have them treated for
adenoids. The doctor removed the
adenoids in q few minutes without
trouble, and they returned home in
the afternoon. Mr.. Smith says DR..
Coffee's method of removing ade-
noids is wonderful.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

r~~- Dock Isiaad people were
graduated from colleges Of the Uni
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
Surprised Thai Piles
Entirely DISAPPEARED

Suffered for Over 20 Years From Blind.
Bleeding and ProtrudinE Piles-Spent
Hundreds Of Dollsrs-Piles Got Worse.
Miro internal Treatuent) Completely
Cures Long Standing CAses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17

slers from the United States
a 1!en up 5000 acres Of land
vauxhall district, Alberta.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-09

to force him to make an exception in
this case"
st. Brice, of the Journal, with other
foreign specialists, is more impartial
and blames all Of the allies Of France
In more measured terms He incidentally
declares:
"1t is shown that false reports were
spread by some American newspaper
correspondents In Germany. and one Of
these, the rumor that President Wilson
had sent an ultimatum to France, pro-
voked the Frankfort incident" .
Demands that Germany disband her
army and retain only 200, 900 men with
the colors, presented at Berlin on Wed
nesday by General Nollet, president OF
the interallied commission of control.
have been sent Co the governments OF
various German states by the minister
of the interior, says a Berlin dispatch.
The minister asks the states to give
assurances that the civil guards are dis.
solved. adding that the Prussian min.
lister of war has already decided upon
such step.
The demands are said to have been
accompanied by note from the minis
ter declaring they contained n passage
duplicating untrue suppositions on the
part Of France" but stating the Berlin
government did not believe itself
obliged to enter into representations to
the French Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-09
BRITISH PRESS FEARS
SPLIT AMONG ALLIES

London. April 9.-(By A. P.)-The
Keynote of all the editorials in the Lon
don morning newspapers with regard
to the divergence among the Allies over
the French move into Germany is
anxiety as to the effect of the situation
upon Anglo French relations. The
opinions differ. however, in apportion-
ing the blame for the crisis. The anti
government press severely scores the
Lloyd George cabinet. Some of the
newspapers are more or less on the
fence and one at least implies that
France is chiefly culpable..
The Times and the Daily Mail are
pronounced in their criticism of the
British official attitude. The Morning
Post demands that the government ex-
plain why it proclaimed to the world.
and especially to Germany, that there
is rift in the concord of the Entente,
and it raises the question as to whether
the House of Commons will tolerate
the desertion of an ally at critical
moment" The Daily Telegraph ex-
presses the view that the best outcome
of the trouble would be the withdrawal
Of General Won Waters trespassing
forces, which would certainly be fol-
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not be sent into the troubled district
IL it were clearly understood they would
be withdrawn once order was restored. !.
While recognizing the seriousness OF
the situation created by the independ-
ent action Of France, officials here were
not inclined to regard 1t as delicate
as the British foreign Office indicated
last night 1t was regarded as one OF
those situations full of potential danger,
but in which the probability of ADJUST
ment was predominant.
All reports have indicated Germany's
unwillingness to contest the force Of
French arms, and It was pointed out
there is no reason to assume France
will not adhere to her assurances that
her forces will be withdrawn once the
German troops have fallen back to the
eastern boundary of the neutral zone.
An interesting development, foreseen
here is the measures that may be taken
to prevent the recurrence of similar in
dependent action on the part of any of
the allied powers. Since the United
States has no representative on the
Rhine commission, liz not member of
the League of Nations and the COM
mander of the little American army at
Coblcnz will not act without direct or
ders from Washington. any steps taken
by Great Britain or her allies to effect
more definite understanding with
France must be without direct partici-
patton of the United States, 1t was un-
derstood. II was assumed, however,
that Ambassador Wallace would con-
tinue the part of an observer with lin
tied advisory powers.
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Hritdin Unfolding
German Regime

Continued from PAGE One
ported agreement appears likely. II
IuRo Slavia is willing to let Italy have
F3ume, Washington will make no pro-
test even though the settlement is not
along the lines of Presidents plan.
Wilson Upholds Albania
The only question Washington raises
Is whether Albania is carved up TO sat
isfy Jugo- Slavia for the sacrifice of
Fiume. Giving Jugo SIavia Scutari
will not be objected to by Mr.. Wilson.
scutari Is one of those dubious places
Of which there are so many in EurOOc.
There are as good reasons for thinking
u Montenegrin as Albanian. If there j.
a real partition of Albania Mr.. Wilson
will undoubtedly protest
What is happening is that Europe is
settling is own affairs and that the
United States is partly approving, part
ly acquicscing in the dispositions of Eu-
rope.
And having recovered in part from
the psychological state of victory. Eu
rope is reaching it's compromises on the
basis that Germany is part and
highly essnctial part of Europe. 1t
will move forward to the realization