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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-01
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Mn. Elizabeth Beafa Johnaon did
r. $50 o'clock Saturday evening in
= AOlinD hospital. Nrs. Johnson
had made hsr home with her niece,
iMu. L. p. Motssr. 441e Seventh ave
nue., Rock Island, for some time.
She vas born Sept. II, 1S47, in
Sweden, and came to this country
IS years ago, direct to Moline. She
had resided in Moline until the
death Of her husband, Samuel r.
Johnson, Is years ago. Since that
period she had made her home with
relatives. She was married to Mr..
johnson Sept. Is, 1859. in Moline.
Surviving her are three sisters,
Mrs. Frank Moeschen OF Chicago
and two residing In Sweden. She
also leaves one granddaughter, Mrs.
Margaret Erickson Of Chicago and
her niece with whom she resided.
Funeral services will be held at
2 O'Clock Thursday afternoon in the
Danielson and Furgie chapel, Mo
line. Rev. W. H. F. Jones will off,
ciate. Burial will be In the family
lot in Riverside cemetery.
Peter Petersen.
Peter Petersen, 50 years OF age
passed away at 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, at his home, 523 Twelfth
avenue. He had been ill five
months and death resulted from
hardening OF the arteries.
Mr.. Peterson was born in Ger
many March II, 1861. He came to
the United States 40 years ago, and
had been for 81 years q resident O,
Rock Island. During most of this
time he was employed as brick
layer by the Rock Island Plow com.
pany. He. was united in marriage
SO years ago to Miss August Scharf.
enberg.
He is survived by the widow
three daughters. Mrs. Henry Bor-
ell of Rock Island. Mrs. George
Jackson Of Rock Island, Elizabeth
at home; two sons, Henry and Ar.
thur, both at home; and one sis.
ter, Mrs. George Smith Of st
Louis.
Funeral services will be held to.
morrow afternoon at the residence
at 1870 and at the Evangelical,
Church OF Peace at 2 o'clock. Rev
Frederick ]. Rolf will be in charge
Burial will be at Chippiannocl
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-01

me board decided on a new set
y. rates. 1t was said that the in
Ease. sssea charges which become eff
.e..'Ve today, form the first in
Eases put forward by real estate
,asn IN the last so years. Prices
eve gone up 100 per cent on COM
.oalties' and this was pointed out
'ne reason for the increases.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
BIG QUARTERLY
DRAWSLARGE CROWD
Thousands Of Visitors Attend the
Religious Services at
Union Church.

A monstrous crowd turned ont yester-
day 10 celebrate the l0Sth Big Quarter
ly. the banner event of the year tor the
colored population of Delaware.
Hundreds of automobiles, touring cars
and trucks and moving vans lined the
street curbs from Ninth to Eleventh
streets and along Ninth, Eighth ana
Seventh streets between French and klng
streets. The overflow of the crowd was
taken care Of in King street and the side
streets between French and King streets.
Visitors apparently came from as lar
away rs Philadelphia, there beng num-
Der of trucks and moving vans from that
CITY as we'll as from West Chester, Ches-
ter and other towns to the north OF VII
mington. Hundreds also apparently came
from down the State" from Kent and
"Old Sussex" and from the towns OF the
Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Police officers and detectives were
on hand to prevent any trouble by out
siders, but their services were not needeo'
Besides the regular services numerous
street meetings were held by number OF
visiting evangelists. The blocks on french
street between Seventh and Ninth streets
were roped off to accommodate the crowds
of people attending these meetings.
Church services in the a. u. Church
began at z 80 in the morning with love-
feast conducted by Rev. S. w. Chippey,
d. d., Norristown, Pa, and We're con-
tinued with preaching in the auditorium
by Rev. j. II. Bell, d. d., president OF
the conference and in the grove by Rev. }.
c. Dennisoo, ID. d.
At IL o'clock, memorial services IN
honor OF Rt Rev. Peter Spencer, founder
Of A. L. Church, were conducted and IN
the afternoon preaching was conducted IN
the auditorium by Rev. j. +. Nichols, ID.
d., missionary president, and in the grove
by Rev. J. +. Shields. In the evening,
preaching services were held in the audi
torium by Rev. p. E. Robinson, who de-
livered the historical sermon, and IN the
grove by Rev. c. n. Walker, ID. ID.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
MOTORCYCLE KILLS
RAILROAD MAN
Is Thrown From Machine Near
Greenville and Dies in Hos
pital of Injuries.

Lloyd Avrey, 81 years old, living at oOe
East Sixth street, died at the Delaware
Hospital at 955 last night, as result OF
injuries received yesterday afternoon IN
a motorcycle accident.
Lying under hismotorcyele with frac-
tured skull and his left arm completely
shattered, Avrey was picked up ON the
Kennel Pike just beyond Greenvllle and
brought to the Homeopathic Hospital
by q party in an automobile. His skull
was fractured so that it was necessary
TO trepan piece several inches In diam
eter.
The youth was insensible but letter
in his pocket gave his name and address:
The driver of the automobile which found
him notified his parents and the people
living at his boarding house.
How Avery received his injuries is
not known, but the driver of the auto
mobile said he found him lying under
the motorcycle and supposed he had been
thrown. Friends of Avery said last night
that his machine was kicker and that
he had been thrown several times but had
not been hurt.
Avery came here from Parsonburg,
Md, about three years ago and was en-
ploved by the Pennsylvania Railroad at
the Todd's Cut shops as call boy. lie
has an uncle, an aunt and cousin living
at Parsonburg.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
BY Jessie Roberts.
Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syndicate Inc
THE GIRL WITH A PROGRAM.

"The biggest thing in life is to know
what you want"
1T was railroad man who spoke. He
went on to cite instances. There were the
two brothers who worked under him in tn
yards, and who had in mind little farm
they knew of back in New York State.
They worked hard and they saved hard,
They studied agricultural books and
papers in their spare time. They bought
baby bonds with each hundred dollars
they laid by, and turned the interest into
the bank.
They've got their farm all right. They
are prosperlng on it, too. Before those
boys are old men they are going to have
fine homes and land they will be proud
of. And they're happy. ] was visiting
them last vacation, and know
Have a program. Don't float about
vaguely, not making up your mind as to
where you want TO go. Be a girl who plans
ahead, and who makes what she is doing
now work towards what she wants to
do in the future.
II you know what you want you will be
fairly likely TO get it. This is an age OF
opportunity. The prophets who go about
yelling woe, woe, are doing it because they
like doing that sort of thing. Knowing
what you want and working for it is
happiness. 1t is success. 1t is also lot OF
fun. Just working from day to day a'
any sort of job, and not knowing where
you mean to get to is poor sport. Maybe
you want little grey house In the west
maybe YOU want to travel, maybe you
want 10 be head of n big department in
business house, maybe you want to
run your own tea-room, maybe YOU want
to marry some nice fellow and be a chicken
farmer. Whatever it is, work towards It
Have a program.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyright, 1918. By the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City.
DON'T BE DOGMATIC.

There are some women who seem to be
of the opinion that there is never more
than one right way to perform any house
hold task. And of course that way is their
way. Ii YOU can convince them that any
other way is better, they adopt it. thence
forth to consider any way but this new
way decidedly at fault. They forget that
several ways may be right, and that cir
cumstances alter cases in housework and
cookery as well as in other matters.
For instance there is the housewife who
keeps the ice In her refrigerator wrapped
In newspaper because she says that it does
not melt so rapidly this way. Another
housewife insists that this is wrong, for,
although the paper keeps the ice from
melting, it also keeps the ice from cooling
the rest of the ice box. Both points of
view are really right. If you have only a
limited amount of ice, which must, last
possibly till the next day, then it is a'good
idea to keep it covered with newspapers,
placing the milk and butter, or whatever
else YOU wish to keep from spelling, close
to the ice. However, if you have enough
ice and an ice box full of food it is foolish
to cover the ice, for you may spoil your
food while you save your ice. If YOU hap
pen to have an ice compartment full of
Ice and have not vet filled your shelves
with food there might be good reason to
cover the ice SO as to prevent 1T from
melting.
So YOU see there are two sides to the
question, as there are TO many Others con-
cerning housewifery. Your way may be
the best way for you, while for some one
else another way may be best. And re-
member that there always may be still
better way that is yet to be discovered.
So keep an open mind and don't be dog
matte
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Laura A. Kirkman.
GOOD HOME SUPPER MENU.

In the average home, In Wnlcn dlnner
is served at noon, IL is the custom to serve
certain favorite baked dishes for supper
But the housekeeper who knows the vaiue
OF an occasional surprise meal is con-
stantly casting about her for ideas for
unusual little suppers. The Following
menu will be help TO her:
Fried Bluefish with Fried Noodles
Cocoa. Blueberry Cakes.
In serving this supper, place the fried
fish in the centre of q large meat platter
and arrange the noodles around It. Parsley
NAV or NAV not garnish the dish as de
sired. Use the following recipe for the
noodles:
Fried Noodles eggs, y teaspoon
salt. water, -four. Break the eggs In q
bowl and add water to fill an egg-shell
twice. Add the salt and stir in -four TO
make dough the consistency of pie crust.
Kpead little, then roll out very thin
with the rolling pin. Cover with clean
cloth and allow to dry for 25 minutes,
after which roll as you would jelly
roll and cut the noodles into thin strips
with sharp knife. Drop them into deep
fat hot enough TO brown q small piece Of
bread in a minute; when golden brown,
drain and serve.
Blueberry Cake-1 cup sugar, y cup
butter, eggs, .. cup sweet MIX, TEA
spoon cream OF tartar, p teaspoon
soda, 2 cups -four, / cup blueberhes.
Cream the butter and sugar together, add
the eggs unbeaten, add the milk, then sift
together flour, cream Of tartar and soda,
adding these also. Stir the blueberries
into the batter and bake IN cup-cake form.
Split open and spread with butter at
table.
Mrs. NJ. B. C-"My porcelain sink has
become scratched. What shall | do to
remove these scratches? 1t is also slightly
stained with iron rust and some other
kind OF stain"
Answer-Shake one of the many fine
grained cleansers on the market (soap and
punice or whiting mixtures) upon the
scratches and scrub hard with small
scrubbing brush, to remove the scratches.
For the iron stain apply dilute hydro
chloric acid with a soft cloth and wash
of with soap and water. For the other
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
SEPTEMBER 18 WILL
Be PLAYGROUND DAY
The Chief Feature of the Obscrv-
ance Will be Parade of the
Children.

Playground Day will be celebrated ON
September lS-A parade of the children
who have used the Fairgrounds during
fhe summer will be one Of the main
features of the celebration. The Com
munity Service, through Miss Frances l..
Range director Of recreationa activities, Is
arranging for the affair. All banners and
floats which the children will use in the
parade are being prepared by themselves.
Committees Of older people, residents IN
the neighborhood of the Fairgrounds, are
being. formed TO supervise the children in
tbeir preparation for the parade.
The children will report az their play
grounds at S.I5 a. M, where they will be
marshalled by the officials Of the various
neighborhood committees. The parade
will start at 0.30 and viii march through
the main streets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
STRUCK BY ENGINE;
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Flagman, Veteran of World War,
Terribly Mangled by
Locomotive.

Roman Marsielowslxi, o03 Brown street,
died at the Delaware hospital yesterday
as the result of injuries received when he
was struck by shifting engine at the
West Elsmere yard Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad His left leg was cut off
at the knee, his right foot severed from
the ankle, cash cut in his head and his
back mangled He died within an hour
after being removed to the hospital.
He was 81 years old and a veteran Of
of the World War and had been under
fire in France several times but escaped
unscathed He was acting fiagman at
Elsmere Junction and had been working
there only few days.
He is survived by his father John Mar
sislowsbi, a mother, three brothers and
two sisters. Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday morning with requiem
mass at st. Hedwig's Church. Burial viii
be in the new Cathedral cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
JOHN F. TOWERS DEAD.
Seaford Man Expires Suddenly While
Visiting Wilmington.

/. John +. Towers, 60 years old, we'll
known business man of Seaford, died sud-
denly Saturday afternoon of heart disease
while on a visit to his son, Robert IL.
Towers, 205 East Second street, this city
Mr.. Towers had been in excellent health
up to few weeks ago, and had come here
TO visit his son and two daughters. Mrs.
Towers has been dead for a number N
years. Besides his three children, the de-
ceased leaves one grandchild, Ruth Col.
Inns, y years old. Mr.. Towers was asso-
ciated with Huston q Darbee, fruit
brokers, for a number of years, and was
well known for his connection with the
fruit business near Seaford. The body
will be taken tomorrow to Seaford fol
burial.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
THREE AUTO ACCIDENTS.
Cars Damaged, But None of the Oc-
cupants Were Injured.

No injuries, but damages of approx
mately several hundred dollars was the
result of three automobile accidents on
Saturday. The most serious one occurred
at Eleventh and French when two ma
chimes collided. One car was owned and
operated by John Gorish, 1902 Sycamore
street, and the other by Andrew Spath,
Alb Clayton street.
A trolley car scraped an automobile at
Tenth and Market streets by a large tour
ing car, but before the damages could be
learned the machine was on its way.
Two delivery trucks, owned by the Renuit
Company and A. 5. Whitman, a farmer
of Newark, collided on Madison street
between Fourth and Fifth streets. Both
machines were slightly damaged
Compressed paper steering wheels for
automobiles have been invented.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
PLAYGROUND CHILDREN's OUTING

With more than $50 children crowded
into every available space, two trucks
supplied TO the Community Service carried
the children from the Friends School and
the Community Service Fairgrounds on
their final outing of the season to Thornp-
sons bridge. The occasion was the closing
of the Friends School playground, Fourth
and West street The children from the
Service playground at Tenth and Market
streets, were the guests Of the other chill
dren. Miss Frances H. Range, Of the Com
munity Service, was in charge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
NEW LICENSE FEES DUE.
Municipal Lcvies on Professions ana
Businesses Effect 600 Persons.

The new municipal license measure
passed by City Council few weeks ago,
imposing a fee on Is professions and
businesses will become effective on
Wednesday. II is estimated that between
500 and 600 persons are effected ~ The
new measure.
Those affected BY the ordinance which
is now law and the amount of Their
license fees follow: Lawyers, S25; ply
sicians, $40; osteopaths, $40, dentists,
$40; restaurants, SIS; barber shops,
$3.50 a chair; bootblacks, $3.50 for each,
stand; brokers, $50; commission mer-
chants, SIS; storage warehouses, so
soda water fountains, $40 each; shoe
repair shops, hand, So; machinery, sIO,
housecleaning establishments, $40, and
window cleaning establishments, $40. =.
Failure to secure n license and hang II
up in a conspicuous place, where the
same may be plainly seen," subjects a
violator of the ordinance 20 fine OF SO
A California inventor has combined a
trunk carrier for automobiles with a rear
bumper.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
GASOLINE PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMPTION INCREASE

Washington. Aug. 2s.-Although pro-
duction of gasoline for the first six months
of this year was thirteen per cent greater
than for the corresponding period Of
1910, the increase in consumption was 81
per cent, it was reported by the
Bureau Of Mines Gasoline stocks at the
end of June were 50, 9,s41 900 gallons or 10
per cent less than the amount on hand on
June 90 1919.
Gas and fuel oils showed an increase in
both production and stocks for the six
months compared with the first half Of
1919
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
No Decrease in Travel.

No decrease in the number of people who
travel by rail has been noted since the
higher rates per mile became effective
last Thursday, according to officials of
the passenger departments of the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio systems
in this city. Yesterday being big
Quarterly an unusual number of passen-
gers from down the State was handled, in
addition to the customary amount of
weekend" and vacationist business
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
Waive Hearing on Statutory Charge.

One man and two girls from PennsyI-
vania, arrested yesterday by City De-
tective Joseph f. kempski, waived
requisition and were turned over to the
Pennsylvania authorities. They were
William Moore OF Landsdale, Pa, charged
with statutory offence, and Helen
Lukens and Mary Bloom, charged with
being runaway girls. The parents Of the
girls came after them and took them home.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30

stains apply kerosene with soft cloth or
tissue paper, following with a soap-and-
water rinsing.
Thin, perforated mats Of rubber are
now to be had at all kitchen-equipped
stores, and l would advise you to use
one of these in the bottom of your sink
to stand the dishpan, stove kettles, etc,
upon. This measure will save many
scratches. A rubber dishpan is another
precaution against scratching the porce-
lain sink
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
Tomorrow--Answered Letters.

All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirkman
in care of the Efficient Housekeeping"
department will be answered in these
columns in their turn. This requires con-
siderable time, however, owing to the
great number received. So if personal
or quicker reply is desired, stamped and
self-addressed envelope must be enclosed
with the question.-The Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30
To Narmalcy.

A staggering Republican campaign fund
is likewise a return to 'normalcy. New
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30

Compressed paper steering wheels for
have been invented
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-30

A California inventor has combined a
trunk carrier for automobiles with rear
bumper.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
WOMEN FAVOR HIGHER
TEACHERS SALARIES
Will Vote at Election in February
in New Jersey for Changes in
School Conditions.

With higher salaries for the teacher
as the leading issue, the annual school
elections to be conducted in South Jersey
IN February. when budge is for the lo2o-2l
school year will be voted upon and
members of the boards of education
elected. are expected q arouse more in
terest among the voters than usual
Sentiment is divided in some sections
over the proposed increases for teachers,
and as the voters have right to pass
upon the budgets recommended by the
school boards, some lively fights are
looked for. Those supporting the move
for better pay for the teachers are also
lining up their forces. Factors in the
school elections this year will be the
Societies organized last year In many
OF th e towns and school districts in tho
lower counties.
There is a likelihood that women will
be candidates for school board seats and
the women are permitted TO vote upon
school appropriations. That is looked
upon as encouraging for the teachers
and for school improvement in general,
as the women have largely supported
such projects in the past.
In Some districts the annual election
will be made the occasion for deciding
school improvements. Several places are
In need of new school buildings be-
cause of growth in population and con-
sequeDt overcrowding OF the classrooms
Higher pay for teachers. 1T is said, may
also force the closing of more of the
smaller rural schools and the trans
portation OF pupils TO central schools.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
ELLA THACHER w. .C.T.U.
Good Attendance at Regular Monthly
Meeting Held Yesterday

The regular monthly meeting of the
Ella Thacher W c. T. L. was held in
Harrison Street Church yesterday after
noon, with n good attendance.
After having the report of committees
arrangements were made for a musical
by the Stausebach Orchestra. to be held
February 26, Mrs. Jane Pennewill, who
represented Delaware AT the Regional
conference held in New York in January.
gave most enthusiastic talk
The conference was represented by
ii states. Mrs. Pepnewiil urged the union
to take up one of the branches of work
planned by the conference. After discus
sion, . committee was appointed 10 in
quirc into Americanisation work here in
the city
Mr.. Stevens, who is interested in the
Near East Campaign. was present At the
meeting and made strong and touching
appeal FOR workers for the campaign
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
WROTE MANY PLAYS
BEFORE SUCCESS CAME
Rachel Butler, Author of Nam
mas Affair" Had Long Period
OF Struggle and Disap-
pointment.

II one wanted TO preach sermon on
the good old theme Of industry hard work
and perseverance,, be could fnd no better
example than Miss Rachel Barton Butler,
author of Mamma kHairB"
For Miss Butler, IN order N win this
initial succrss. has worked for years under
conditions which would have made lces-
determined pcrgon give up in despair
For ten years she had been writing and
rewriting, and never in all that time Rad
one of her plays been produced. She
wrote six thrco-act and eight one-act plays
IN this apprentice period
AT the time she had " combat poverty,
her own ill-health and eiekncw IN her
family. Since she could not make living
by her writing, she had 10 make u in
other ways. At the time her comedy won
the 500 Morocco prize offered 20 Students
or former students Of Professor Bakers
course IN piaywrighting ~ Harvard she
held an executive position with the Inter
church World Movement.
Miss Buffers home is in Cincinnati.
While very young girl she began b
train her voice for a musical career She
decided that her physique vss not strong
enough for this work, ~ she gave ~ up
except a. a pastine She spent twO
scasons on the stage. having been IN
road company of The Climaz" IN 1910
and having spent another season IN stock
On the opening night Of the play there
we're enthusiastic cries for the author a.
the end Of the second act. But the author
was nowhere to be found She had slipped
away 10 a private room in tho theatre ~
soon az she saw there might b. demon
stration.