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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
JORDAN NOT TO
Be DETAILED TO
ANOTHER POST
9un1 Thst Connandaat Was to
Be Transferred Prom Arse.
nal II Deaied.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.-Col-
onel Harry B. Jordan, commandant
Of the Rock Island arsenal, is not to
be Transferred to another post, ae-
cording to the best reports obtain
able from the war department to-
day.
Colonel Jordan recently applied
/ for An extension q two weeks to
i his leave Of absence and at present
10 .sojourning In Hot Springs, Ark,
recovering from q recent illness
His request was granted and to the
best Of available information, Col
;onel Jordan will return to bis post
lot the Rock Island arsenal on the
se1pirAtion Of his leave.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
CHECKER CHAMP
IS uNDEFEATED
Banks, Title Holder, Plays at 7. "
c. A. Against Is Simultaneous
Opponents.

Newell D. Banks, national
checker champion, successfully
carried out his challenge extended
to all checker and chess players
Of the tri-cities last evening at
the Y. M. C. A. Mr.. Banks played
all that could be seated at the table
at once. among them the best local
players, one man coming from
Galva, a distance Of about 60 miles,
to compete. The first round con-
sisted of about ten checker games
and about five Of chess played
simultaneously, moving from board
to board. Banks was indicated.
Four games OF checkers were play
ed without seeing the boards, while
one game Of chess was played
against four Davenport men, all
OF them assisting in the opposi-
ton. The game of chess was call
ed a draw and the checker games
were won by Mr.. Banks. The
champ won most Of the games OF
checkers played blindfolded, there
being about six draws as . result
Of the whole evenings play
Mr.. Banks will play at the Ma
sonic Temple this evening at 8
O'clock and will play about six
games of checkers while playing
a hundred ball game Of pool
Later this evening Mr.. Banks
leaves for Milwaukee, where he
plays at the Plankington Arcade
one of the largest billiard halls in
the United States. After playing
at Milwaukee he will return to
Chicago.
If the health Of A. W. Valentine
permits he will accompany Mr.
Banks to Glasgow, Scotland. sail
! ing about the middle Of March. The
game that will be played over there
will start about Easter. Mr.. Valen.
tine will assist as a timekeeper and
coach to Mr.. BanYs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
FIFTEEN STATIONS
TO TAKE CARE MAIL,
OF-LOCAL PATRONS

In view Of the holiday rush in
the matter Of mailing. the Rock
Island postal authorities today
called attention to the convenience
offered patrons Of the service in
the postal stations maintained in
all sections of the city. 1t was
pointed out that parcels may be
mailed at any Of these stations as
we'll rs at the main Office. the sta
tons being located as follows:
Station 1-Ahl's drug store, 63S
Thirty-eighth street.
Station 2-Currier's drug store,
200 Seventh avenue.
Station 3-Strate's drug store,
1101 Third avenue.
Station 4-Kramer's grocery, S19
Fourteenth-and-a-half street.
Station 5-Steiner's drug store,
1900 Fifth avenue.
Station 6-Larson's drug store,
631 Ninth street.
Station 7-kingsnorth's grocery,
401 Fourth avenue.
Station 8-Hastings & Pewe gro
Gerry. 1928 Twenty-sixth street.
Station S-kipp's grocery. 45O1
Fifth avenue.
Station 10-Foley's drug store,
1899 Second avenue.
Station 12-Dahlen's drug store,
5000 Fifth avenue.
Station 14-Olehoff' grocery, $500
Fourteenth avenue.
Station 15-Hofer's store (Sears)
1926 Eleventh street.
During the Christmas rush fire.
quent collection Of accumulated par
cells will be made at these stations
the collection service being aug
mented by the addition Of several
motor trucks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
WILL DEPORT MARTENS.

Washington. Dec. 16.-Depofta-
ton of Ludwig C. A. X. Martens,
self-styled Russian soviet ambassa-
dor to the United States, is under
stood to have. been virtually decided
upon by Secretary Of Labor Wilson,
who has had the case under advise
ment since the conclusion a week
ago Of the hearings in the deporta-
ton proceedings.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
FAMOUSPRIEST
PASSEST REST
Rev. Charles Coppens, s. j, author
and Educator for 6 Years,
Expires in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Requiem mass
for the late Rev. Charles Coppens,
S. j.. author, educator and mission
priest in the Missouri province for
the last IS years, will be sung At
Holy Family cathedral tomorrow.
The Rev. Mr.. Coppens, who was IS
years old. died yesterday at st. Ig-
natius college.
Born in TURNOUT, Belgium, he
came to America in 1856 to enter
the Missouri province of the Society
of Jesus. He celebrated his golden
jubilee in the order while teaching
in Creighton college, Omaha, Neb.,
in 1906.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
THURsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-DEcEMBER Is. 1920.
Personal Points

Miss Mildred Warner OF Mon
mouth is visiting at the home Of
her uncle, George Saunders, 1912
F0urteenth-and-a-half street.
Mrs. H. H. Cleaveland and Miss
cleveland OF sos Nineteenth street
are in Chicago, where they have
gone to meet Miss Dorothy Cleaye-
land, who returns this week from
Wellesley college, wellesley. Mass.
Mrs. Fred c. Fisher of Grand
Rapids, Mich, is here to spend the
holiday season with her sister,
Mrs. Frank Downs, 1914 Sixth ave
nue..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
FeDElpdpIt

tnAsdors Of The Argus as0 tAvtoe4 -
expNssD their vieWo uAoef me oee@ae
Yo4 sss d ibsEu y vrate - ~ es.eess
81 Jour cAeedng. 4 newDecS ~ =. -
q Ths Asss sss epss = -. A. -.
nunicesions nuss 8 funy agnsd vssA
thS naae and address Of the wutsf.
thouxh your naAv utll nst - rsoneee y
yoQ deaifs that q Uot bo.l
Rock Island, ILL.,. Dec. 1s.-Ddi-
tor Argus: May ! give my views
on personal freedom regarding re-
ligion!
The. constitution Of the United
States says: Congress shall make
no laws respecting the establish
ment Of religion"
why do the religionists want to
try to interfere with this document
made BY Intelligent people for the
good of all, and try to force Their
beliefs on those who neither mead
nor want them! I wonder II those
who would like to take it upoa
themselves To order our actions on
Sunday, will also try to dictate
lust which one Of the very numer-
GUS cults. We would have to make
q mockery Of following.
Where would be the present-day
progress were Il not for those who
dared to oppose the omnipotence
Of the church centuries ago! Has
intellectual Advancement been made
BY the churches or In spite OF
them!
How many, many crimes have
been committed In the name OF re-
ligion from the earliest times OF
history!
How much better weswill all Be
when We allow our minds to broad
en- enough to grasp the fact OF
personal responsibility" When We
all realize this fact We will elm
mate the desire to became GRIM
inals. II We will be SAVED, We must
save ourselves. 1t IL up to the in
ldividual.
Each of 10 must pay the price
of his conscious mistakos-not in
the orthodox hell fire in the bot
tom of q bottomless pit-but either
here and now, or in the state OF
conscious existence after the So
called death change, where after
retribution all have the opportuA-
ity Of progression.
The majority of us nowadays are
fairly intelligent beings, even
though not ohe-half of l per cent
OF us exercise our minds over the
extent of 3 per cent Of its possible
ties. So. considering that each Of
us is about equal mentally, why
not tolerate the opinions Of one
another, and permit each to think
for himself? Let US respect the
personal freedom of each and every
| one, so long as that freedom is not
q detriment to any other person.
ITO be good. is my religion. Not
what others think is COED for me
but what I know is good for my
self. We know a thing. or We do
not know it. What We just believe
don't matter. and conscience is the
4 only Judge any Of US knows any
thing about.
/ MRS. NELLIE HAUERWAS.
1912 Thirty-eighth street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
Rock Island Likes
Instant Action

There has never been anything
with the quick action Of simple
witchhazel. camphor, hydrastis, etc,
Is mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. One
lady with infiamed and watefy eyes
reports her eyes are bright and
clear after using LAvoptik a very
short time. In another case i've ap-
plications produced great benefit.
We guarantee a small bottle to help
ANY CASE weak. strained or in
famed eyes. A. ]. R;ess. druggist.
1906 Second avenue. and Schlegel's
drug stores, Rock Island and Day
export
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
OWL CLAWS FARMER

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. IS
Caught in raid on a chicken coop,
. large barn owl attacked James
Smith. a farmer near here, and so
badly scratched him that the sight
Of both Of his eyes is imperiled.
Smith had found slain chickens
In the poultry yard for several
mornings. Last night, hearing q
disturbance. he investigated and the
owl few at him and sunk both
claws into his face.
Smiths wife, who hurried to his
assistance, was also clawed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
TERCENTENARY OF
LANDING PILGRIMS
WILL BE OBSERVED

Temple Emanuel will observe the
ter=centenary Of the landing of the
pilgrim fathers at the regular open
services tomorrow evening Ut 8
O'Clock in the temple on Eleventh
and Brady streets, Davenport.
Rabbi J. L. Baron will speak ON the
theme, Pilgrims Progress" and
special muscle has been arranged
by Miss Grace Ames and Miss Ida
Dittman. The public is invited to
join In the observation Of the ami
vef1Axy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
FLOUR DECISION.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 16.-(United
Press. THE present partial shut
down Of Kansas -four mills is not
limitation of production" in the
meaning Of the industrial court act,
Judge W. L. Higgins held. EN-
ployes of the mills had sought an
order from the court to force local
mills to resume full time operation
to give them work. The millers
showed they could produce all the
-four consumed IN Kansas running
on less than one-third time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
ROYAL MASTERS
IN ELECTION OF
NEW OFFICIALS

The annual business me eting and
election Of Rock Island council No.
20, r. & s. NJ. was held last eve
ming, when the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year !:
Thrice illustrious master-W. J.
Spencer.
Deputy illustrious MASTER. A.
Norris.
Conductor Of the council-B. L.
Chapman.
Treasurer-L. M.'Casteel.
Recorder-Otto F. Hildebrandt.
Installation of officers will take
place Jan. 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
Society
I.st,ll oneery.

IRStnll OMcefS.
Lady NilitAnts installed officers
Tuesday night at Odd Fellows hall
a. follows:
President-Mrs. Helen Duncan.
Vice president = Mrs. Lola Nc
Lean.
Secretary-Mrs. NAyme Fuller.
Treasurer-Mrs. John Ehmen.
Two candidates were initiated
following the installation ceremo-
MES, and the remainder of the eve
ming was given over to Christmas
party. A number Of Moline friends
were guests at the meeting. Santa
Claus distributed gifts to all and
refreshments were served.
Canton No. 8 installed officers ON
Tuesday evening at follows:
Captain-Thomas Mclean.
Lieutenant-Charles PAIL.
Ensign-Lyle Comes.
Clerk-L. W. Leifferman.
Accountable. F. Damon.
The men enjoyed the party held
by the ladies, after the ceremony.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
MISREPRESENTATION,

Washington, Dec. 16.-Secretary
Houston announces the oversub-
scription BY $500. 900, 900 Of the two
issues Of treasury certificates Offer
ed last week. Total subscriptions
aggregated over 500, 000. 900. the
secretary sid.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
HEALTH SEALS
BEING SOLD n
MANY BOOTHS
Eastsfn Star WsFkeFs o. Dutv y
lay, Tomorrow and Saturday-
sHealthy New Year'ss

Workers started this sftarnm.
ON the three day drive for IL ~
Of the tuberculosis HEALTHY ~
Years" seals. Booths have "a.
erected at practically, every -.
ness house In the CITY, and IL ~.
Tic is asked to cooperate in IL ~
Of the seals BY coming forward ssS
purchasing the seals ct the 49,
stations. - there are not eoenss
workers to solicit the hoonn q
business. The seals. which I'm
sell for one cent apiece, can = 8.
tanned BY any person desirine n
help In the drive, 1t 100 NineteSaih
street, and information for tie ~
Of them will be gladly given, II
the list Of places where bootho ~.
established, printed yesterday. a.
name Of Ullemeyer's pharmacy 8
Fifteenth street and Twelfth ~.
nue. was unfortunately omitted
Sale Stations.
Other stations for the sale q H.
seals are the State bank, Ceptnl
Trust 4 Savings bank. Peoples NJ
tional bank, First Trust Z Sayine,
bank and Rock Island SsSinRs
bsnk. the Best building. Safsfy
building, Central Trust and Pesples
National hank buildings. Woodnea
ONCE, city hall, postofnce, Y. " C.
A., McCabe's. Young Z McConls.
Rock Island house, Harper holse.
Woolworth. Kresge and Steel S aai
10 cent stores. all schools, Augus-
tanA college, Tn-City Auto SuDply
company. Zimmerman grocery, M
the following drug stores: Graham,
Foley, Riess, Bengston, Schlesel,
Currier. Evers, College pharmacy
and Fifth Avenue pharmacy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
Licensed to Wed
SCHOOL EXHIBIT.

An exhibit ia being held at the
high school by the Manual Arts
section. The public is invited To-
attend the exhibit. which can. b
witnessed any time after 3 O'Clock.
The girls Of the HI Y have charge
Of the sale of Christmas stamps.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
POLICE QUIET JOB HUNTERS.

Philadelphia, Dec. ia con-
tracing firm advertised for Is men
today and such q large crowd re-
sponded that detail of police had
to be summoned to maintain order.
Applicants for work were asked 10
call at 1880 a. m, but they began to
gather at 4 o'clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
VESSELS BURN
AT new ORLEANS

New Orleans, La, Dec. 16.-Fire
which started from an explosion Of
oil at the Japncke Dry Docks, here,
spread rapidly and at 2:45 o'clock
six vessels were burning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
Announces Committee for The.
Dansant.

Miss Ethel MckoWn OF Davenport
announces her committee for the
the-dansant which the TriCity
Pan Hellenic society is to give
Tuesday, Dec. %, as follows, Mrs.
B. N. Porter and Miss Sara Ben
nett Of Moline and Miss Ruth West
of Rock Island. The affair is to be
given at the Terrace Gardens. Dav-
export, and Rock Island members
may obtain tickets for the. affair
from Miss Ruth West. q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-16
LEGAL TANG[ES
TOO GREAT. FOR
SCREEchFIELD
Davenport City Council Retains At
torney Vellner 70 Help in
Barrister Battles.

City Attorney U. A. Screechheld
of Davenport is crying: "Kamerad.
kamerad!"
At last evenings session Of the
Davenport council the city repre-
sentatives in the battles OF the
barristers. which encircle the city
On every hand, the chief of which
is the legal tangle involving the
city administration and the Tn-
City Railway company, asked for
and received the consent OF the
council to appoint Attorney Henry
v0llmer to assist him In unravel-
ing the municipal difficulties.
Vollmer is retained for an indef-
mite period, and this is understood
to mean until the end OF the pres
emit administration, and 1t 10 set
forth that the city is to pay Voll-
mer for his services.
Receive Appsaisal
Appraisal OF the valuation Of the
properties of the Tr-City Railway
company holdings in Davenport
was received by the council. but
the figures were withheld until
after the auditors have completed
the examination Of the data sub!
mitted by the Kansas City apprais.
ers, who were retained by the city
at an expense Of $4,000. I is ex.
pected that the results Of the valu.
alton will be made public about the
Arst OF the new year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-20
ROBBED OF $1,000
AS HE FIXES AUTO
OnIooker Offers Aid and Takes
Bag While They're
Under Car

A bag containing $2700 in cash was
stole from Louis Levinstein, g cigar
dealer of Twenty first and Master
streets, yesterday while he was repair
ing his automobile. which broke down
rear Marshall street and SusquehaDna
avenue. The money was taken by man
wearing an army coat who stopped to
help Levinstein with the task.
News of the robbery did not leak out
until today. The man who robbed
Levinstein was accompanied by COM
panion, who also wore an army coat.
Both escaped. One roe off on a light
wagon; the other fed down Susque-
hanna avenue.
The robbery occurred while many
persons were passing. Levinstein be
llevcs that the men who robbed him
were acquainted with his business
methods. He was in the habit of bank =
ing his money every Monday at bank
near the place where he was robbed.
When he left his store at Twenty first
and Master streets yesterday morning,
it is believed the two men followed him.
The police believe the men intended
to hold up Levinstein when opportunity
offered and escape in the wagon The
breakdown of Levinstein's automobile
offered better opportunity.
When his cap suddenly stopped Levin.
setin jumped out and crawled under
meath. The strangers in the trailing
wagon got off and asked if they could
help. Levinstein welcomed their as
sistance, and one of the men crawled
under the car with him.
While Levinstein was lying fiat un-
der the automobile, the man who was
helping him suddenly thrust his hand
in the cigar dealers inside pocket and
drew out the bag of money.
Levinstein felt the book being drawn
out and tried to hold the stranger, who
wriggled out from underneath the car,
jumped on the wagon and drove north
on Marshall street. His companion
ran in an opposite direction and disap-
pcared after turning down Sus4uehauna
avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-20
PRIMARIES MAY l8;
WARD WARS SEEN
Date Sets Time for Moore-Vare
Battle to Control City
Committee
BIZ q star CorreSpoudeut

Harrisburg, Jan. 20.-Mayor Moore
and the Ware organization will fight it
out for control of the Republican city
committee in Philadelphia Tuesday,
May IS.
That is the date of the spring pri-
mary this year. At the primary each
division in Philadelphia will elect two
members of committee in the ward in
which the division is situated. The
ward committeeman later will meet and
elect the representative to the city com
mittee.
The election calendar for the year has
just been issued by George d. Thorn,
chief of the election bureau of the state
department. Voters who were not regis
tered for the November election last
year will be given an opportunity to
register for the presidential primary
on April u.
Nominating petitions for state Offices
must be filed on or before April s..
The last day for filing petitions with
the county commissioners in Philadel-
withdrawal in Philadelphia is Friday,
April 3, at 4 p. N.
To nominate state ticket by petit
tion following the primary requires
2773 signatures, which is one half of
! per centum of the vote received by
Lieutenant Governor Beidlemau when
he was candidate in 1918.
At the May primary there are to be
nominated a candidate for United States
senator, auditor general, state treas
urer, Judge of the Supreme Court, judge
of the Superior Court, all members of
Congress from Pennsylvania, one state
senator in each of the odd number dis
tricts and all members of the House.
Delegates and alternates to the ma >
tional convention, members of the state
committee and of the ward committees
are TO be elected.
Four parties will have ballots at the
primary, the Republican, Democratic,
Socialist and Prohibition. A party
which polled per centum Of the larg-
est vote cast for any elected candidate
at the election preceding the primary is
entitled to be party within the county
in which the vote was polled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-20
DR.. BRAND REjOINS
WHEAT SONS HOME
Mysterious DR.. X" Who Los,
Memory Center of Happy
Family Reunion
REMEMBERS EARLY L,rF

After three long years nr 1.,
Brand, the mysterious Doctor 81
and Mrs. Brand are reunited n. =,
home of their son. Lieutenant coS a'
mander Charles Brand, 251s son.,
Twenty fifth street. N'"
IL was wonderfully happy reunion
The years of anxiety, fruitless so,...
and sorrow have left their mark on tha
trail little haired woman 81.
was tired and excited after ber ,ous us
trip from Leavenworth, Kan. brt I ~.
was happy to find her husband 80 nhra ~
lcally well and delightfully."- surprised ;.
hnd that he recognized her.
And the presence of the woma, ,,.
he married in a little church in nv n
land nearly forty years ago has bronns.
memories flooding to the mind Of Doo,o' .
Brand. 0'or
=, AS the family group SAT- ,hou,
the fireplace in the young noUui nouai
commanders home, the father tnra1 rua1
with pencil and paper. The otbsnrl tgseu
were remlniscing in the hope that storS
les of old times would break tbo N,ori or,
between Doctor Brands present ,ra ,r,,
past. Then some one noticed what t
he was drawing. "Hat
why, it is church. ivy covered
and ever SO quaint" exclaimed tho
young Mrs. Brand. To her it was inst rrt
the sketch of an idle hand. But 1s tbS
little mother gave gasp. "'
John" she whispered, 'it is tbs
church where we were married, in Ens o
land. You remember?'
And then the physician smiled as bc
toid OF trifilng incidents during their
early married life in Britain.
You know, remember black vol.
vect coat trimmed in sable" be mur,
INJURED once. Did you ever have any.
thing like that, mother?'
And again Mother Brands smilo
was happy and rather wistful. The coat
he had described was one in her irons.
SeaJ.