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Connecticut western news., 1920-04-01

which the cloth was cut And I have witness who saw man shove that old shirt down in the barrel after tear- ing a piece off"
 Your witness got q name, Bucky ?"
 I'll not mention the name now. If 1t became too well-known something might happen to my witness"
 Fendrick nodded "You're wise there. She wouldn't be safe, not if a certain man happened to hear what you've just told me"
 Il didn't say she, Cass."
 No, said it. Your witness is Mrs. Wylie."
 Maybe, then, you can guess the criminal, too. I'll ask you a question. Can you tell me where can find a pa roled convict named Blackwell?"
 Fendrick shook his head. Don't know the gentleman. friend of yours?"
 The officer rose, not one whit less amiable. Il didn't expect you to tell me. That's all right. I'll find him. But in the meantime I'll have to lock you up till this thing is settled" From his inside coat pocket, Fen drick drew a sealed envelope, wrote the date across the front, and handed
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-01
CHAPTER VIII.
A Touch of the Third Decree.

N VT knC EnITC DeQTeG.
 It was Bucky that caught the con. vict. T.e two men met at the ton of q mounta pass. Blackwell, headed south, was slipping down toward Stones orse ranch when they came face to face. Before the bad man had his revolver out, he found himself looking down the barrel of the rang. CTS leveled rifle.
 'I wouldn't" Bucky murmured gen. ially.
 What you want me for?' Blackwell demanded sulkily.
 'For the ". & s. robbery"
 I'm not the man you want. My names Johnson"
 "Ill put up with you till I find the man l do want, Mir. Johnson" Bucky told him cheerfully. "Climb down from that horse. No, I wouldn't try that. Keep your hands up."
 Buck took his prisoner straight to the rangers office and telephoned to Cullison.
 The lieutenant did not know anv- thing about book psychology, but he had observed that hunger and weari- ness try out the stuff that Is in a man. Under the sag of them many a will snaps that would have held fast if sus- tained by a good dinner and a sound nights sleep. This is why so many bad men," gun fighters with a reputa- tion for gameness. wilt on occasion like whipped CUTS. In the old days this came to nearly every terror of the border Some day when he had jumping toothache, or when his nerves were frayed from a debauch, a silent stranger walked into his presence, looked long and steadily into his eyes and ended forever his reign of lawless- ness. Sometimes the two-gun man was planted" sometimes he subsided into innocuous peace henceforth.
 The ranger had a shrewd instinct that the hour had come to batter down this fellows dogged resistance. There fore he sent for Cullison, the man whom the convict most feared.
 The very look of the cattleman, with that grim, hard. capable aspect, shook nerve.
 "So you've got him, Bucky?"
 Luck looked the man over as he sat beside the table and read "a his face h0th terror and a sly, logged cunning. Once before the fel- low had been put through the third de gree. Something of the sort he fear sully expected now. Villainy is usually not consistent. This hulking buIyv should have been hardy rufiian. I1o stead, he shrank like a schoolgirl from she thought of physical pain.
 Stand up," ordered Cullison, quiet y.
 Blackwell got to his feet at once. Don't hit me-" he whined.
 Luck knew the man sweated under he punishment his imagination called IT, and he understood human nature Oo well to end the suspense by mak-
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-01

1t to O'Connor.
 keep this, Bucky, and remember that l gave it to you. Put it in safe place, but don't open the envelope till I give the word. UnderstandY'
 'What's back of it?'
 Tt isn't intended that you should know yet. I'm protecting myself. That's all."
 Fendrick rose and the two men passed into the street.
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-01

swung down the street side by side I ana turned in at tn, headquarters of the rangers. The officer switched on the light, shut the door. and indicated ! chair.
 Relaxed in his chair, Fendrick spoke with rather elaborate indolence.
 "What's your evidence, Bucky? What have you got that ties me to the W. & S. robbery?
 "Why, that hat play, Cass. You let on you had shot Cullison's hat off his head while he was making his get away. Come to find out you had h:s hat in your possession all the time"
 "Does that prove l did it myself?"
 Looks funny you happened to he right there while the robbery was talk ing place and that you had Luck s hat with you"
 The sleepy tiger look lay warily in the sheepman's eyes. "That's what the dictionaries call coincidence, Bucky."
 i've notion it will take some ex- plaining."
 "Confidentially?"
 "Confidentially what"
 "The explanation. You won't use 1t against me?"
 Mot if you weren't In the hold up." "
 'I wasn't. This is the way it hap pened: You know Cullison was go- ing to prove up on that Del Orc claim on Thursday. He had me beat. I couldn't see any way out but to eat crow and offer compromise. It was up to me to hunt Luck up and see what he would do. His hat gave me an excuse to call. So I started out and came round the corner of San Mateo street just in time to see the robber pull out. Honest, the fellow did shape up little like Luck. Right then I got the darned fool notion of mixing him up in it. l threw his hat down and shot hole in it, then un- locked the door of the express office carrying the hat in my hand. That's all there was to it."
 Pretty low-down trick, wasn't 1t, to play on an innocent man"
 I don't say 1t was exactly on the square, but I was sore at him clear through. I wanted to get him into trouble"
 Bucky reflected, looking at the long ash on his cigar. "The man that made the raid of the w. & S. shaped up like Luck, you say?"
 "In a general way"
 The ranger looked quietly at Fen drick. "Who was the man, Cass?"
 "I thought I told you"
 You did. But you lied. It was a moonlight night. And there's an arc light at that corner. By your own story, the fellow took his mask off sg he swung to his horse. You saw his face just as distinctly as I see yours now" "No. reckon not" Fendrick rrinned. Meaning you won't tell?" 'ThHt's not how l put it. Bucky. You're the one that says I recognized ] him. Come to think of it. Pm no1 sure 1 inc fellow didn't wear his mask till he l was out of sight" "I am. The mask was found just i outside the office where the man | dropped it before he got into the sad i lle"
 "So?"
 That's not all. Curly and I found ! else. tOO-the old shirt from |
Connecticut western news., 1920-04-01

CONTINUED NEXT WEEKl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
new CITIZENS
TOLD MEANING
Of N.LE|;e|nIIllcE


Seyenty-fve men whe had put In
their applications for citi1enDntp.
their families, and friends, were
told the obligations and response
bilities Of . citizen by George Mac
Kay Of the naturalization bureau
Of Chicago. At . reception given 4
their honor At Memorial hall. court
house, last evening. Mr.. MAcKay
Impressed upon the applicants for
fitixenship Just what duties they
would have a. American. citisens,
meaning faithful to their country
at all times.
Judge e. C. Graves Of Geneseo,
who Is sitting on the bench today
hearing the Is applications. also
made an impressive talk on the
meaning Of citizenship. The Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution
were In charge Of the program.
and served refreshments.
Alois vanderslagen Of Moline,
who recently came to this country
from Belgium. gave severA piano
selections. The Rock Island Ro-
tary quartet also gave several
numbers.
The Is applications, are being
heard today. and after each GER
tificate Of citizenship is issued by
the circuit court clerk. members Of
the D. A. r. will pin an American
nag on each new citizen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
woMA!NAUToBT
TALKS BACK TO
MOTOR COP; PAYS

Mrs. Helen Coonsdt was fined
SO BY Magistrate b. ]. Cleland In
police court this morning ON .
charge Of disorderly conduct pre-
ferred- by Motorcycle Oficer D c.
Cox.
The defendant was alleged to
have roundly scored the oficer
after he had given her = trafnc
order Monday afternoon while she
was driving An automobile on Sec
ond avenue and Twentieth street.
After obeyinG the order and driv-
ing away, the, woman was claimed
to have driven back to, the scene,
and finding the ofiicer vented her
wrath upon him.
Mrs. Coonadt denied any. disor-
derby conduct On her part and Al
legged that Motorcycle Omcer Cox
had Ntrailed her mashine on several
occasions "for the purpose Of get
ting q chance to arrest her"
A. N. Bragg was fined IS for
driving an automobile without
state license.
Edward Tronan was fined s. on
q charge Of speeding. "
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
drive LEAD BY
PROMINENT. men


Ten prominent Rock Island busi-
ness. and professional men have
been named to head the 10 teams
which will canvass the city for 500
new members to the Rock Island
Y. II. C. A.. The campaign opens
Oct s and lasts through Oct. 8.
Fred w. Bender has been chosen
the chairman Of the campaign and
]. F. Witter and A. B. Duvon, ma
jors Of the two main teams Id the
drive. Mr.. Witter has selected the
following five men to lead his I'VE
teams to victory: J. J. Burgess.
Otto Hildebrandt, Carl L. Anderson,
DR.. F. A. Hainline and Raymond
Walker and Mr.. Duvon believes the
following five will carry the honor
banner for his side: George Perrin,
Rev. Launcelot Hadaway. John
Spilger, Jr., D. B. Bergquist, and
Quincy Mcneil will have charge of
the boys team on Mr.. Writer'S side
and Robley Biehl Of the boys team
for Mr.. Duvon.
The opening event Of the cam
paign will be a dinner for the 123
workers at the Y. M. c. A. cafeteria
on Monday evening, Oct 1. The
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
BOOST mi OVER
GRANTED
! By conMISSI

fspeciaI 10 The Arxus.)

SpSi1g6eld. Ill., Sept. 21-Author-
ity to put into eject Ut . date Of
Sept ] and to continue in effect to
Ang. 81, 1871, it, proposed increase
IN rates for Wholesale primary cleo
trio power In Rock Island, Moline,
East Moline, Silvis, Milan, Carbon
Cli6. Hampton. Rapids City and
Port Byron was granted the Peoples
Power company BY the state public
utilities commission IN an order
issued BY the committee today.
W
B. B. Macdonald. general man
ag6e q the Peoples Powek COM
pany, announced this afternoon
that the new order viii AFFECT only
$50 Of the power users in the cities
named. and will have no effect on
light users.
He also stated that all power
users affected filed statements with
the commission. admitting that the
increase was necessary before the
company could continue servicA
00 AuC1 090G Ii koSC0 0sAOOAS0 ~
from 6ne-quarter to one-half OF .
cent per- kilowatt hour, according
to the amount of power used. The
old pre-war rate has been CHANGED
slightly, but since Sept. l, 1918, the
present rate has been in effect.
On the old ratio the first so kilo-
watts, 6 cents; second 50, cents ;
next 800, 4 cents; next 800, 3 cents;
next 500, ~ centss next 1900
2 cents: next $4,000, 1 4 cents /;
next 100000. IN cents, and all over
$4,000, IN cents.
The new rate makes no change
in the iirst three blocks. but in the
1sst the following changes are
Second 800 kilowatts, 81 cents
next 500, 3 cents next $500, ~
cents: next 10000. ~ cents: next
$4,000, 2 cents; next $4,000. TX
cents. and all over 100000, IN
| cents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
Personal Points

Ed MosIler Of 1000 Sixteenth
street, has returned from Cleveland.
O., where he attended . convention
Of the Outdoor Advertisers associa-
ton Of the United States and Can
ada.
Elmer johnson Of s32 Fourteenth
street and William willis OF 1905
Seventeenth street have returned to
the University of Illinois to resume
their studies.
R. A. Gregory left Saturday for
st. Louis to assume his duties a.
general storekeeper at the new
United Drug company plant there.
Walter Beck, 2911 Sixth avenue.
has gone to Urbana to resume his
studies at the state university.
Mrs. John Albrecht Of Bershire.
N. Y, and Miss Maude NJ. Babcock
Of Pasadena, Cal. sisters Of DR.. D.
A. Babcock of Moline, are visiting
their brother. They will attend the
annual Watertown homecoming. to
be held Sunday at the Henry Nc
Neal home.
Hr. and MRS. Herman Paaske and
children Of Los Angeles, Cal, are
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Olaf Paaske, 1000 Ninth street.
They will remain here ABOUT q
month.
Mrs. Morris Geismar ana son. ma
thaniel, OF 90l Nineteenth street.
have returned from o-weeks' stay
at Bay View. Mich.
Rev. W. 9. Oglevee, Rev. Jonn
Stevenson, Kew. Tn9mas hughes
and Rev. Mordy. PASTORS OF tne
South PARK PresDyter}an. the
Broadway PRESBYTERIAN, the Cleland
Presbyterian ana the Central Pres-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
BURGESS

MINIS Cecil Shaw Of Monmouth
spent the week end at the w. ].
Hazel.
L. L. Frost, who was injured by
q batted ball at tho Mercer county
fair Friday, is now able to be about
as we'll as usual.
Miss Vera Morgan, who has spent
the summer visiting in Brecken-
ridge. Col, returned home Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkinson Of
near Calmar. visited with Burgess
relatives while in the county at
tending the annual fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Stevenson
were shoppers in Monmouth Mon
day.
Mrs. vern Sedwick and Mrs. r
S. Pease gave q miscellaneous
shower Monday AFTERNOON in honor
Of Mrs. Roe Burfelf, Who was mar.
ried recently.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
WAREHOUSE I63|
bEERECTEDok|
! FIRST AvEnE
Especial to The Afsaa, /.

Special to The Afgeal 4
Springfield. ILL.,. Sept aIlM.l
state public utilities commissln 3
day granted = certificate Of 60
fence and necessity to the nsVkk|
land Transfer ana Storage ccln,,.
70 construct and operate . -
house on First avenue hstr
Seventeenth and Eighteenth -,
in Rock Island.
Lease on the site for tha -
warehouse was taken some tina -
BY B. l.. Burke, president d n.
Rock Island Transfer and 49,
company. He announced TO-DAY ~
the building is to be rs by lso =
and will be erected at a cost of -
600. It 10 to be five stories in 49,
and basement. The foundation 4 !.
be Of sufficient durability to ~
the addition Of height to the huia'
ing In event it becomes nepeon,,
to add storage space.
= The company was recently n
capitalized at $4,000. 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

law WORKS At
| COURT HOUSE TOT
| GET GOOD BATH
valuable Volumes Are
Being Moved Into the
New Steel Cages.

Books are being scrubbed With
compressed air ct the Grant II
brary II the court house and the
volumes ere being put In place. .
Tho stsel shelving has bee1 nm
ished and the work Of putting the
Law works in plaeS has been In
progress for two days.
There are approximately 10000
volumes Of valuable Law works to
be moved. While the improvements
to the library were in progress the,
volumes were stored In the east
court room for want Of . better
placs. They nllsd up the large
room which could therefore not b
used.
The work Of busting the books 10
done With. IN electric vacuum ma
chine lifted with . brush that sucks
up the dusk and draws 4 into . 70
esiysr. The plan Of using glassless
cases and Of having tie books
cleaned at regular Intervals b. the
court baili6s Vas adopted After An
Investigation Of methods IN vogue
1t many Of the osaSt libraries N
cities Of the West :.
Glass cases Win not keep oat TIE
dust which seeps through the
cases.. It vas decided to use open
eases and have the volumes clean
q With Q special vacuum machine
e regular infesvAlA.-Each book u
kAusted ssparatsly and . fsv go
lions Of law works WIN b cleaned
each day according 10 the present
nlsel
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
RAILROADS PAID
! AN IMMENSE SUM
1 BY GOVERNMENT

Warrington, Sept. 21.-(United
Rress.) approximately $23S, 000,-
900 has been paid by the govern
Ment to the railroads under the
guarantee clause Of the Esch- Cum
Minis transportation law, It was
learned today. =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
DENIES MOTHER
AND BROOD FORCED
FROM THEIR HOME

Mrs. q. F. Schumacher, 413 Forty
ehird street, owner Of the house
from which . mother and 1ive chill
4ren must move within Eve days
under the order Of q writ of evic-
ton, In statement to The Argus
today denies that the family or Ser.
I'd out were being unjustly treaaAt.
Mrs. Schumacher states that the
tenant was asked to move from the
building on July 6, shortly aftet
the structure had been purchased
BY her. The owner said she and
her family intended to occupy this
house and that the report that che
had offers Of higher rents was
ielse. :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
FALLS TFATHER's
ARMS, AND Is HURT

Henry Edward, 4-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Strope. $50
Thirtieth street, was injured at 1880
last evening when the child fell out
Of the arms Of its father at Seq
ond avenue and Seventeenth street.
The child had in some manner
climbed over his fathers shoulder
and fell to the pavement.
DR.. W. D. Snively attended the
child, but was unable to say
whether or not there's were any in
ternal injuries. The child is said
to be much better toda1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
FIRE CoNSuMES
BUSINESS BLOCK


0alesbury, Ill, Sept 3l.-Evsfy
building In the busineas, block Of
Wilnansle2d, Ill, with the exeep-
ton d . garage, II in ashes today
% , result OF . nre which started
It midnight last night Property
loss will total over $10o, 00A Tho
structures DESTROYED Wsre for the
most part, old frame tuildinSs
which carried little Of no Insurance.
The postonlce and telephone ex-
change we're among the buildings to
burn. Some mail DndA few fixtures
were saved from the postoncN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

program for the evening has not yet
been arranged.
The city will be divided in dis
tricts and the first three days will
be restricted and on the fourth day
the city will be thrown open for all
the teams.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
HUMoR BY WIRE

!: New York.-James M. Dolan has
q new idea regarding alimony.
Make It $23 . week." he said, and
I'll let her work Il out in the
tore" The Judge thought $50 with
70 work would be better.
bayfield,, Wis.-George Summers
q minus an eye. He wanted to see
Why q dynamite charge placed In =
stump didn't explode. It did.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
Obituary
Miss Inlla A. Leyi

Miss Julia A. Levi, sister Of Mayer
Levi, lilo Second avenue. and who
formerly lived in Rock Island. died
very suddenly this morning at
Michael Reese hospital, Chicago.
Word Of the death reached Mr.. Levi
fhis morning. who will leave with
Mrs. Levi tomorrow morning to At
Tend the funeral services.
Miss Levi resided with her broth.
pr in this city for many years, leav-
ing here IL years ago. She lived at
e641 Prairie avenue, Chicago. She
vas prominent in the activities Of
the Temple Emanuel, Davenport.
Bhe Is survived by her brother in
Rock Island and sister, Mrs. I.
May Of Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
For Stomach Agony

Ask Your Druggist About Mi-O.Na.
It Gives Relief in Five Minutes
Your druggist will tell you tina.
Mona is guaranteed to relieve
quickly and safely, upset stomach
and Indigestion, or your money will
be refunded.
Have you gas on stomach?
One Mi-O-Na Tablet and the mis-
cry is ended.
Are you bilious, dizzy or nervous?
Mona will help to put you
right in . day; gives relief in five
minutes.
Now. dear reader, don't 60 on suf-
fering with stomach trouble. Be
fair to yourself; throw aside preju-
dice and try MONA
And money back II you don't say
Mona is worth its weight in
gold. Sold by leading druggists
everywhere
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

Might school at Browns Business
cQllege opened up with . large
class Last night. Anyone wishing to
start In with this class may do 90
~ enrolling this week. Phone r.
/. 1874 for information.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
Funeral Mrs. Albert Carlson.

|; Tho body Of MrS. Albert T. Carl
eon, s626 Twenty-third street. will
b buried in the cemetery at Soper-
Vile, ILL.,, Knox county, tomorrow
Afternoon. Short services were
held at tho Moeiler undertaking
parlors yesterday with Rev. w. G..
Oglevee in charge. The body was
sent to Galesburg last evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
MISSION TONIGHT.

Tonight at the Rock Island n.
cue mission Miss Elizabeth Kpa,n
will speak and there will be spsctl
! music. IN
The Delta independent., 1920-05-14

tain. compelling those who are not
fortunate enough to have some means
of bringing drinking water from dis
tant springs to use water absolutely
unfit for human consumption. Just
another argument for the installation
of the city water system that is being
contemplated. Let us get busy and
not have to go through this expert
ence another year
E. A. Browne started out Tuesday
pmorning to try the hills. He tried it
once before, but the snow turned him
back He thinks it will soon be now
. so he can get to his summer camp.
Now don't fail to attend that baked
beans and roast pork supper given by
the Sundal school in the annex next
Saturday night, May 18th. Supper
will be served from $50 until all are
served. Just SO you may know some
of the good things to expect; how
about baked beans; roast pork: brown
bread, and also white; salad; pie;
coffee; and others just as good, but to
numerous to mention. And you can
not afford to use fuel to get your sup
per at home when you can get it at
the annex for adults so cents. and
children 35 cents.
The Delta independent., 1920-05-14
CRAWFORD
. . >>>> . . 90 . .

Leslie Savage made business triI
to Montrose the latter part of last
week
Mrs. Leslie Savage and Fronia Van
Engen were at Hotchkiss shopping
last Thursday.
DR.. Haley and family were Sunday
guests of relatives near Paonia last
Sunday.
Beginning Wednesday evening OF
this week the Sunday school choir
will have regular weekly practice.
George vanEngen, Sidney Lunn and
others made trip to the Poison
Springs section last Sunday.
Perry McMurray. who has been
away shearing sheep, returned home
Monday ill. He will return to his work
as soon as able.
Sam Glenn is looking for his two
sisters to arrive from Oklahoma some
time this week, to spend the summer
with him
Mrs. w. ]. Boardman and Mrs.
Harry Gingrich went to Grand juno
tion Monday for few days visit with
friends and relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. Haley gave birth
day party to Ralph Monday. We are
glad to see Ralph gaining so rapidly
after his serious illness.
Leslie Savage went to Delta Satur-
The Delta independent., 1920-05-14

day and drove home a new Chevrolet
car a present from his brother back
east"
Our ranchers are taking advantage
of the pesent high water. and the irri-
cation systems are being crowded to
capacity to hasten the work of the
first time over for the season.
Th largest attendance for several
years was recorded last Sunday at the
Sunday school. And if we may judge
by the enthusiasm that is being mani
tested, next Sunday will see that rec
ord broken. Already the classes are
cured for the increased number. Next
Saturday evening the school will give
social and supper at which a large
number are expected.
The basement walls of the Flour
Mill and Light plant building are
completed, the rough floor laid and
the superstructure begun. The build
ing when completed will be a credit
to our town. The basement and sec
ond story floors will each be 24x3S
feet while the first or main floor will
be 24x54 feet giving total of 1924
square feet But while we will be
proud of the building, the fact that
our ranchers will have a ready market
right at home for their grain is what
appeals most strongly to all our peo-
pie
Smith Fork has been rather wild the
last few days. and as a consequence
the water in Clipper Ditch, while pure
moutain water, has been mostly noun