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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-29
Zion Lutheran 8. 8, Teachers.

The Sunday school teachers Of
the Zion Lutheran church met last
evening at the home Of Prof. Jules
G. Mauritzson, go Thirty-eighth
street. The subject, "The Interme-
date Classes" was discussed, en-
phasis being laid especially on the
importance Of memory work in the
intermediate classes Of the Sunday
school. After the program refresh
ments we're served. The next meet
ing will be held Sept. q. the place
to be announced later. The regu-
lar annual Sunday school picnic
will be held at Long View park
July 16.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-29
Pre-Nuptial for Miss Evans.


z Announcement was made this
morning that the bazaar which was
to hSp bean sponsored by the lad
- ~ society Of the Second
CAfistian church 1t the church
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
had been postponed until fall. be-
eouse Of the warm weather. There
Nh - . meeting Of the society,
pNeyer. ct the church in the af-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

l1 he onenin~ Iii 4 - fsn1r,,,-
III theafra ~ sient1ean, ~ ~
programs % folIoW a NJ naysa-
|pogt vaudeville house. nefrnna Ar
assured . season 81 hriShf enter-
tainment for the oneainr o4Ferin.
wa I nv. snannv coIierfion ~
mirth. music ma ferpeirhor. s,hsch
entirely nleased ~ ehree 1890
houses Which vteved i vesssr,;.v
The Columbia made rood - nrom.
he Of lifting the ia vtth : hsnr
Dosninaffr. the htll i. ~ ~.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

Davenport police this morning
notified the loce! shefiffs ofLice
that they had arrested Hugo Lick
bad, trusty from tho county jatl
Who escaped June .. He was pick
d m q he was shout to open .
stand 1t the Mississippi valley
fair grounds. Depaties brought
him hack today.
Liekband was working Win the
janitor at the court house y tne
time OF his escape in June. Ed
ward Ewing, another trusty. VINO
was helping the engineer IN me
building, disappeared few minutes
befoss Liekband. but no trace OF
him has ever been found. although
! police Of the tri-cities havs been on
the lookout for him.
Judge Church sent Liekband e
Jail for the theft OF two sacks o.
flour which he made away viii
while IN the employe Of the Ever
L Richter Transfer and Storage
company. Both TRUSTEES had ntth
more time to serve. Al yet 1t ma.
not been decided II the sentence o.
lLiekband- will be extended.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

Mississippi, with st. Louis As our
journeys goal We are venturing an
undertaking which is risky, uncon-
veDtional and somewhat difhcult.
We are merely two girls, and.
to this kind Of an expedition we are
totally inexperienced. We carry
little protection, unless nerve and
a sportsman-like spirit may be
called protection. We think we
can lay claim to those.
We attempt to find our justiica-
ton in this:
We believe that since adventure
comes to hat few, those who are,
let US say either fortunate or un-
fortunate enough to covet it, must
90 to adventure.
Experience Is Life. a.
We think that contentment can
not be found in quieter ways until
life has been enriched by wide and
varied experiences.
We think that individual initia-
tive can 60 further than inertia.
and that where there's a will
there's way.
Although We know We shall
have to cope with many difficulties.
We think that we shall profit in
overcoming them.
And last Of all. We are not afraid.
We have taken all reasonable
precautions against the elements,
and believe that many dangers can
be successfully met If one can keep
his head in an emergency In our
dealings with humanity, we shall
be frank and Straightforward
honest and fair. We challenge life
to prove to us that we will not re-
ceive as good as we give.
A HOo-Doo Day.
Maybe we are defyins fate. For
one of US is Jewish, the other Irish
And we are starting on Friday, the
thirteenth.
Bufour motor is "St. Louis or
bust"
Heave no, matte! Tack to the
sta board!
We're OF!
We are going to do the Missis-
sippi, il the Mississippi doesn't dc
us.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

Ship ahoy! Skipper, hoist the
tops'l! Tor whatever 10 the slippers
lsay).
Perchance you 9rise with the
cows. But II not, you were sound
asleep this morning, when our good
boat. the Emmy Jane, put OF from
the Rock Island levee for St. Louis
with all hands (meaning Cap'n
Emma and mel aboard.
The Emmy Jane tnamed after its
respective bosses) was built for use
not beauty, to be sure. 1t has lost
most Of the paint on the fo'castle.
In artistry 1t doesn't outrival the
Capitol. 1t has seen better days.
But when it comes to utility, the
Emmy Jane can qualify.
For besides the crew it carries
everything from bacon to snake
bite remedy, from blanquets to
mosquito netting, from a tent to a
typewriter, from q Ratchet to a
camera. from spuds to Old Dutch
Cleanser.
Crew Well Warned.
As for the crew, they are we'll
laden, also, with warnings to be-
ware Of everything. The catalogue
includes mosquitoes, man-sized.
whirling pools of darksome water ;
male sirens that haunt the shores
of the Father of Waters; and man
eating sharks that take after their
ancestor, the whale that swallow
ed Jonah.
| So, we carry citronella for the
! mosquitoes, a knife to stab the
sharks, and life preservers in case
the river becomes annoying. AS
for the male sirens, believing they
are only fictitious characters, we
aren't afraid.
Besides the warnings. we have
been given Advice, SCOTS, sneers,
expressions of incredulity, and sym
pathetic interest. The last we ap-
preciated most.
Since this is my last message for
! a time, shall have to make It SER
ious in part. Truth to tell, friends
of The Argus, my pal and I know
that, in setting out in q plain, f1at
| bottomed rowboat to navigate to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

TWO feminine argonauts In quest
Y 10 Golden Flescs 81 adventure
- OF the moorings o. their nat
1T early Sunday morning and
!. eferted down stream on the bosom
= the Father Of Waters. Miss
(lAdys Arne, who for many months
Is pleased readers Of The Argus
With her Margaret Jane" stories,
IA Miss Emma Raphael Of the cir
citation star Of The Davenport
pemocrat. firing Of the monotony
z unthrilIed life In the city, have
etsrted out in search Of adventure,
which only voyage Of discovery
can DISCLOSE.
Outwi}ted by J. Pliivius in their
sdort to cast into disrepute the
!. bcodoo bunco OF Friday the 18TH"
ne two voysgeurs were forced to
procrastinate their departure from
Friday to Saturday. and from Sat-
urday to Sunday. But up with the
ROSTERS on the Sabbath, the last
details were completed: the crew
embarked; the oars were fixed Sc
curely in the locks: and while one
lady took the helm, the other
manned the sweeps. The world Of
life lay before them as the Emmy
Jane was cast OF.
Ship Without a Port.
Without designating any port or
steering by any compass, their
journey was marked only on the
chart Of desire. Headed south, the
crew OF the Emmy-Jane have not
decided where they shall end their
trip. Their journey will not be
closed with one adventure, but shall
continue until the daring quests Of
discoveries Of Christopher Column
bus, Lief the Lucky, and Robert E.
Peary have been outdone.
But their brave craft is Quilted
to-take them where they will. From
the necessities Of life such as pow
der puffs, chamois skins. cold
cream, etc. ad infinitum, to the
trivial foodstuffs and wherewith-
q by which they may be prepared.
the Emmy-Jane WIS ready to nose
its way into the river stream un-
daunted by the insistence OF nature
And who knows-the cruise OF
The Emmy-Jane may reveal a SYM
pathetic appeal like unto that OF
the great humorist whose fame
rose from his journeys up and down
the water pathways Of the Missis-
sippi and in the revelation unfold
the womanly reincarnation OF Mark
Twain's spirit in Margaret Jane.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

JUST THE THING
Horsf0rd's Acid Phosphate
b fruit adds q piquant, tasty da-
vor-and fine tonic properties. At
druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
RECEIVER ASKED FOR
 LOCAL MOTOR co.

Asking that a receiver be appointed to take over all assets and properties of the Preston Motor Car Company. a petition was filed in the chancery di- vision of the circuit court yesterday by w. D. Brown. Hearing of the petition was set for August 4. at 10 o'clock, be- fore Judge Locke.
 It was alleged by the complainant that the respondent corporation has sus- pended it's ordinary business for lack of funds to carry on same and so far as the complainant is informed the re- spondent has not carried on any busi- ness It is further alleged that there is not prospect of-its ever undertaking again to carry on it's business originally undertaken, which is the manufacture and sale of automobiles.
 These assets are slowly being dissi- pated and wasted by taxes and interest charges, it is stated in the petition, and unless active steps are taken to get the affairs of the respondent into the hands of a receiver for the protec- ton and conservation of whatever as sets may be left available.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
MANY WANT TIRES
 SOLD 0N SUNDAYS Petitions Asking for Needed Service Help Are Be
 ing Circulated

In an effort to bring things to a show down on the question of Sunday tire service, petition bearing the sigma lures of several hundred physicians and automobile dealers will be presented to the City Commission this week.
 The petition will ask for an immediate amendment to the Sunday closing law so as to permit the selling of tires.
 Truman Morrison, head of the Eighty One Tire Company. is circulating the pe- tition. number of signatures were re- ceived yesterday. According to Mir Nor rison, every man that has been seen has signed
 Two petitions, one for physicians and one for automobile dealers, will be placed in the drug stores and cigar stores today so that all these persons may be speed fly reached.
 The City Commission will be requested to meet one day this week and pass on the matter of Sunday tire service The petition of the physicians and automo- bile owners will be presented at this time.
 Unless the commission acts in the meanwhile, Commissioner Taylor an nounced yesterday that the police de- partment would be given orders to ar rest all violators of the ordinance. The injunction brought against the city by the Eighty-One Tire Company some time ago was dissolved by Judge Hugh A. Locke. This leaves the ordinance in full effect against all automobile dealers. and Commissioner Taylor announced that it would be enforced Sunday unless amended before that date
 The matter of amending the ordinance was brought up before the City Com mission at the regular meeting last Thursday. Owing to vigorous objections to Sunday tire service by automobile dealers action was deferred by the com mission until after the constitutionality of the ordinance was passed on by Judge Locke. The question probably will be finally disposed of when it comes before the commission again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
TAX MEN
 WANT DEL|NQUENTS
Poorly Kept Records and Meagr Returns Entail
 Closer Supervision

Progress is being made by the depart ment of internal revenue in the collec- ton of taxes. A drive was recently or ganized to collect miscellaneous and sales taxes. This includes tax on hats. cloth ing, drinks ana various other commodi- ties on which the government has placed a tax.
 It is stated that many persons have failed to make the returns. The internal revenue department is collecting this tax as well as inspecting the merchants methods of keeping records
 Ten deputy internal revenue collectors have been assigned to the work in Ala bama. They are making a canvass Of the city in an effort to secure all taxes due and unpaid
 Many persons have misconstrued the law relative to the excise taxes, it is stated, and through failure to keep proper records have not been making payments as they should Where a merchant has failed to keep any record of the amount of taxes collected. the deputy collector ascertains the amount of goods purchased by him and fixes tax on it. and he is forced to pay this. One merchant is said to have been forced to pay approximately E GOO in taxes as a result of this cam paign A number of proprietors of small stores have been assessed $1,OO0 in taxes.
 This is the cnly way to meet the situ- ation, 1t is pointed out, for the law re- qured the keeping of records of all taxes collected from the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
WINS A PRIZE
A. C. Maness Recognized for Recent
 Striking Window Display

A. c. Maness of the Walkover Boot Shop. has just been honored by having a valuable prize awarded him for the ex- cellence of the window trim which he de- signed for that store during Dr. ScholI' s Foot Comfort week, June 20 to 26.
 This was contest in which thousands of window trimmers of the leading shoe stores in the United States and Canada participated. and it is. indeed. an achieve ment to have gained one of the prizes. Those who noticed the display in ques- tion and who noted it's striking arrange ments and artistic conception will not, however. be surprised at the recognition it received
 The occasion of this window dlspiay was Dr. Scholrs Foot Comfort week. an annual event in the shoe trade. Every year thousands of dealers everywhere de- vote this particular week to the educa- tion of the public along lines of foot comfort. and the correction of foot de- fleets and disabilities through the use of foot appliances.
 The Walkover BootShop makes a spe- c;alty of this foot comfort feature and has specially trained practipedist foot eyp pert) always in the store for the bene- fl. of their foot suffering customers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
MRS. ROBERTS MUST ETURN ID OHIO
Governor Kilby Approved Acquisition Papers of
 COx-WOman Sick

Mrs. Christine Roberts, who has bee held in the city jail for the past seN eral days awaiting word from the polict authorities of Akron, O., where she is wanted on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, will be returned to that city as soon as she is able tc stand the trip.
 Governor Kilby yesterday approve requisition papers prepared by Governor Cox of Ohio, and the woman will be re- turned to Akron to answer a charge ol obtaining $15 on check which was dis owned when presented at the bank.
 Mrs. Roberts was just recovering from the effects of a serious operation whel she was placed in the city jail severa days ago. Her condition has been get ting worse each day so Monday after noon Dr. Cecil Gaston, city physician. had her removed to the Hiflman hos pital, where she will probably undergo another operation this morning if she does not grow better in the meantime.
 According to police information, Mrs. Roberts is a former Birmingham girl. and married a lieutenant in the army al the outbreak of the world war. Mrs. Roberts stated late yesterday afternoon that the check which she is charged with having obtained money on in Akron was check drawn on her husband g bank account, and that her husband gave his consent for her to draw the money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
TWELVE BANKRUPTCY
 CASES ARE FILED

All records for the past few months were broken yesterday when twelve bankruptcy cases were filed in the United States court. Liabilities of these suits amounted to $35,0O0, while the only assets listed was Ford automo- bile on which there was mortgage and a lien for repairs.
 The largest was the voluntary peti- tion of c. F. Coffman, GOA Cotton avenue. His liabilities amounted to s2S,SS1 and the only assets listed was Ford automobile, the mortgage for which was held by c. R. Werner. while Richardson Bros. have a lien on it for repairs of $50.
 The voluntary petition in bankruptcy by w. l.. Ballard was the next largest. His liabilities were set out at $452l, while no assets were listed. Liabilities of the other ten cases ran from $5O to s400, the majority being less than $2oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
SOIL PIPE PLANT
 MAKES DEAL AND
 LANDS CONTRACT
Local Concern Acquires Equipment of Chicago Plant - Requirements
 of Company

The Iron City Pipe and Foun- dry Company has landed one of the largest contracts for soil pipe and fittings ever received in Alabama.
 It has also bought out the entire soil pipe equipment of the Wolff Manufacturing Company of Chicago, which was valued at $35O,00O and which the above company was some fifty years in perfecting. This equip ment will enable the Iron City com pany to make ali sizes and weights of pipe and fittings from two to twelve inches.
 It was agreed by both companies that soil pipe could be manufactured in the Birmingham district much cheaper than in any other place.
 The Wolff Manufacturing Company is a large concern. It owns and operates a large number of supply houses in this cuntry. as well as carries on an enormous export business. Their requirements from the Iron City Pipe and Foundry Company will amount to millions of dollars
 A representative of the Wolff Manu- featuring Company spent considerable time in different parts of the country looking over the soil pipe situation, and after looking over the field here the off, cers of the Iron City Pipe and Foundry Company were invited to Chicago for a conference, at which the deal was con- summated.
 The following officers representing the Iron City Pipe and Foundry Company have just returned from Chicago: C. r. Cole, president; l.. F.. Dulion, treasurer, and J. H. Morris, vice president and gen. eral manager. The Wolff Manufacturins Company was represented by w. A. Gross, president, and w. T. Brace, sales manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
PERSONAL HYGIENE SUBJECT OF TALK AT
 KIWANIS' LUNCH

"Reconstructive Personal Hygiene was the subject of talk by Physical Director McConaghy of the Birmingham Athletic Club at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club at the Tutwiler Hotel yesterday.
 Y Mir McConaghy explained the work ings of the various parts of the body. showing how the waste was eliminated through four channels. The way to health. he said was to keep the chan nels clear and free so that the waste might be properly eliminated. This could be accomplished, he said, by a systematic series of exercises to build up the muscles and tissues of the body.
 A. J. Arrant. district governor, told of the formation of a kiwanis club at Gadsden where there would be big ladies' night Thursday Members of the Birmingham Kiwanis Club were invited to be present. A gala day will also be put on by the Opelika club Thursday Mir Arrant said, and the invitation was also extended to the members of the Birmingham club to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

Enlisted men are eligible for entrance to the Military Aca- dcmy at West Point. This in- formation was contained in message received at the local army recruiting station yester- day from tne war department.
 In order to be eligible for entrance, enlisted men must be between 9 and 22 years of age on July 21, 1921, and must have served one year in the army.
 In speaking of this matter, Maj. H. B. May, assistant recruiting officer for the Alabama district says:
 That the policy of our new peace time army in offering to it's soldiers every advantage at it's command for their advancement and improvement along educational and vocational lines and moral training, is again brought out by advice from the war department to the recruiting officer for the Ala bama district, that enlisted men are eligible for entrance to the Military Academy at West Point.
 "The preparatory schools for enlisted men of the army in the southeastern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
HARRIS RESIGNS AS
 CLUB SECRETARY

Al Harris who for the past few months has been secretary of the blr- mingham Automobile Club, has resigned on account of i'll health.
 Mr. Harris has been suffering with a severe case of rheumatism, said to be the result of his service overseas with the American expeditionary forces. He left last week for his home in Rock mart. Ga. on account of his illness, and notified the local club yesterday that he would be unable to return, as he would be forced to stay there and take treatment
 Thornton Estes. president of the Au- tomcbile Club, expressed regret that the physical condition of MT. Harris would not permit him to retain the po- sition as secretary which he has so ably filled. He expects to announce MT. Harris successor within the next few days,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
City News In Brief

Papers increasing the capital stock of the Standard Peanut Company from $5,000 to $11,000 were filed in the pro-
 bate court yesterday The compa ny decided to increase it's capital stock at a recent meeting of the board of direc- tors and stockholders and r. c. Jack.
 president and Charles D. Buck sec retary were authorized to make the
 necessary arrangements.
 William Abel. physical director of the Y. M. c. A., expects an exception |ally large crowd of boys to participat te in the big swimming meet to be held Friday night in the pool of the build : ing Included in the programme will be 25 and 50-yard race for juniors and a 50 and 100-yard race for seniors There will also be two relay races. fancy diving and novelty racing.
 Those who will officiate are William Abell. Charles Stapleton. Ed Murray W. w. Wood. L. P. Harrup and P. c. Clark.
 Suicide was the verdict of John R. T. Rives. assistant coroner for Jefferson county following an investigation into the death of Miss Kathleen West. who shot herself early Monday morning. dChcit WHo HdS DeeH held witness since the shooting, was dis charged Miss West is alleged to have shot herself at her home. 1902 Eighth avenue. north, with a pistol at an early hour Monday morning.
 The Birmingham traffic bureau con tinues to take in new members at al- most every meeting of the board of di- rectors.
 The following have just been elected to membership: R. A. Mcleod, building Butler brothers, merchants New Hope. Ala; William L. White naval stores: Markstein Bros. Millinery Company, Southern Box and Lumber Company.
 Charged with the theft of an auto mobile from J. A. Selman, 223 North street. Charles H. Odirone was arrested at Siluria, Ala. yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Fallon. He was brought back to Birmingham by Detective Hubbard and lodged in the city jail on a charge of grand larceny
 The car was stolen from Third ave- nue and Twenty-first street some time night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
West Point Now Open 10
 Ambitious American Bows
Commissions Await Doughboys Who Have Youth Brains and Determination-Ne Ruling of War Depart
 ment Puts Baton in Every Knapsack"

department, as we'll as the other mill tary department of the country, whe desire to apply for admission to ths United States Military Academy West Point in 1921, will open at Caml Gordon. Atlanta, August Is.
 "The enlisted men, in order to
 he eligible for selection, must he
 between 19 and 22 years of age July
 2f, 1921, and must have served at { least one year in the army m enlisted man. However, during
 1921. the age limit is extended to
 17 and 24 years for enlisted men who
 served honestly md faithfully, not less than one year in the armies of
 the United States in the late wnr with Germany, either by draft ots of three months will he granted
 the successful competitors to pre-
 pare for the regular. a-strpnce ex-
 animation to the Military Academy held next March.
 The army is in earnest in offerin to it's soldiers more than the meFe pa allowed by law, for it, realizes that h training and educating them, their eI ficiency is not only raised while l service, but they are returned to civi life, sure bulwak against bolshevisn by reason of their service under tn flag. better citizens, better equipped L attain success In life"