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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
TWO men TAKEN
ON CHECK DEAL
Banks Return Paper and Druggist
Gets Warrants for Joseph~Pierce,
Jr, and Lloyd Berkel.

Joseph Pierce, Jr.. Aledo, is being
held by the Rock Island police on
charge of passing a worthless
check on the Bengston drug store,
1904 Second avenue.
Pierce cashed a check for SIS in
the drug store a week ago. It was
drawn on the First National bank
at Aledo in his fathers name He
made no purchase, but the face
amount of the check was paid The
paper was returned to Mr.. Beng
ston with the notation that funds
In the Aledo bank were in the name
of the father, who is unable to
write and the mark was evidently
forged.
Friday the son appeared at the
fBengston store and presented an
other check for $15. Mr.. Bengston
called the police and Pierce was
placed under arrest
He was scheduled to receive a
hearing before Magistrate d. J.
Cleland in police court this after
noon and the case will be cleared
up.
Lloyd Berkel, former proprietor
of the Union Label store in this
city, now connected with the man
agement of a pool hall at Fourth
avenue and Sixteenth street, is also
held on a charge of passing a
worthless check. Berkel is said to
have passed a check on the city
clerk of Davenport, drawn on the
First Trust & Savings bank of Rock
Island for $111, and the funds were
not held in bank. Berkel was ar
rested by Officer Gus Kirsch yester-
day afternoon. Reports from Dav.
export this morning were to the eff
feet that the case was to be settled
out of court
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
DESPAINbAIL
At $4,000 IN
SWINDLE CAST
Chicago Man. Indicted Jointly Wit
S. L. Fink, Voluntarily An.
swers Indictment

Donald Despair, vice presiden
of the American Manicopy Type
writer company of Chicago, defend
ant with S. L. Fink, Rock Islam
stock broker. to an indietmen
charging confidence game. appear
ed in circuit court this morning IN
furnished $4,000 bonds.
Despair came to Rock lslant
voluntarily, he says, when he learn
ed of the indictment.
Despain's name has not bee'
previously mentioned in connection
with the indictment. 1t had beer
suppressed pending serving Of thC
notice.
MOfftt Brought Charges.
He is also a defendant to the in
junction secured by James Motif
of Bowling to prevent a transfer o
stocks claimed by him on the book
of the Illinois Oil company and tht
Illinois Refining company. MOfit
names Despair as having partici
pated in an alleged swindle Of $50,
900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
BlAND IS
Prominent IN
OFFICIAL MEET
Screen Officials OF County Took
Part in State Gathering at
Alton.

Rock Island county's seven del
egates TO the Illinois State Associ-
alton Of Supervisors, Commission
ere, County and Probate Clerks and
County Auditors, at Alton Tues
day, "Wednesday and Thursday, took
a prominent part in the conveB-
ton The Alton Times has the fol-
lowing 10 say about each repre-
sentative:
The Rock Island county dele
cation is quartered at the IIlini
In charge of the seven is Henry B.
Hubbard, county clerk. He says
his gray hairs are due to watching
over the bunch at the convention.
Then there is big, jovial George H.
Richmond. county treasurer, and
former sheriff. Next is Sam Ryer-
son, county recorder. Same is
well known among the Elks of the
state, having been elected state
president last May.
John Upton is chairman of the
board of supervisors. John is one
of the ~big farmers of the county
and knows a lot about cattle.
George Stroehle is also of the
board of supervisors and for pas
time plays the big bass drum in
Rock Island Elks' Saxophone band
of 40 pieces, which owes much of
its success to Georges hustling.
Then there is George McNabney,
wizard for figures. He is alse the
mayor of Rapids City and does the
job we'll.
''The junior of the delegation is
N. E. Munson, probate clerk, bet
ter known as Doc. He is a bache-
Tor and the only one in the bunch.
He is former newspaper man and
TO keep his hand in, he edits Herd
Notes. monthly publication of Mo-
line. lodge of Elks. Five of this
bunch are Elks and they are all
stays, as none brought his wife"
/. Elect Officers.
New officers of the association
are as follows:
President-John j. Brenholt,
Madison county.
Vice president-Thomas A Fer
guson, La Sale county.
Recording secretary-Charles w.
Byers, Sangamon county.
Corresponding secretary Hen
" J. Schmidt, VIII county.
: Treasurer-Lou Hendee, Lake
county
Byers and Hendee we're re-
elected.
Probate Clerks Heard.
The probate clerks, although the
smallest body attending the con-
vention, made plenty of noise when
it came to protesting against the
Establishment of the Office, as pro-
posed by the new constitution.
There are nine counties in Illinois,
of which Rock Island is one, which
maintain probate courts. Six of the
nine clerks were in attendance and
they succeeded in getting the or
ganization on record against elm
ination of the court by the consol-
idation method Their argument
was that the probate court is the
poor mans court an bought to be
extended instead of curtailed.
The county treasurers considered
their affairs in relation to the case
of Governor Len Small while state
treasurer. AS the law now stands, |
a treasurer and his bondsmen are
liable for all time. They desire a
law which will enable them to get !
a "clean" bill at their end of their |
term. The treasurers are not in !
accordSEith a state auditing bureau
but would rather have that than Ii |
ability runningfo all time. George |
IL Richmond of Rock Island point
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
600 ATTEND HIGH
| FRESHMAN PARTY
/ AT HIGH SCHOOL


More than 900 boys and girleR
the Rock Island high school ga
cred at the initial party for the
ception of the freshmen last niirk
Acquaintanceship stunts were IN
in the halls of the main building p
the first part of the evening III
a program was given in the az
torium. Sketches were givens
the Boys Hi-Y, Girls Hi-Y, CT
oman society and the Girl Soon
The Harmonious Bellies m. Et
their first appearance, singing q
The Waters of the Minnetonl h
The boys glee club took the 81
core.
Helen Bartz gave a solo dalfct
and the remainder of the evening
was spent in dancing and game!
in the Manual Arts building.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
AVOID RUSHFOR
GARDEN SEATS
Concert Tickets Out Early and
Reservations VIII Continue
Month.

In order to avoid a lengthy line
which forms when tickets are be-
ing reserved for musical concerts
in the city, the Tri-City Musical as
sociation has decided to start the
ticket sale for the Mary Garden
concert. 81. early. Tickets will be
available at the Baas Music shop
and the Cable Music house in Rock
Island next Monday morning, and
may be reserved by mail or person
ally at the Music center, Daven-
port Mail orders must include a
stamped, self-addressed envelope.
This year no war tax will be re-
quired. Proceeds are to go to the
paying of the biennial debt, and
thus the tax is omitted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
OPEN VERDICT
I'm MOYER CASE

The coroner's inquest in Daven-
port last night, in the case of Will
lial E. Meyer, arrested Thursday
niStt for the fatal stabbing of
Richard Henery, following a quar-
relFa AS East Ninth street, return
ed Jan open verdict.
Criminal charges will be flied
against Meyer early next week. The
knife, which the police say was
us I'D by the murderer of Henery,
hal not yet been found.
Neither Meyer nor his wife ap-
peRred at the inquest. Their attor-
ney said he advised them not to
tettify.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
WILLIAM FRANK.
PLEADS GUILTY
TO AUTO THEFT

William Frank. indicted on a
charge of stealing an automobile.
pleaded guilty in circuit court this
morning and Immediately filed pc
tition for probation.
Frank attempted to steal a ma
chine belonging to a local automo-
bile concern Sept II, but a locked
steering wheel frustrated his plans
All the News-All the Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
DRIVERS ESCAPE INJURY.

East Moline. Oct An automo-
bile and a motor truck came to-
gether at 10 this morning at Eighth
street and Fifteenth avenue. East
Moline, but neither of the drivers
was injured. One machine was a
Ford, driven by Gary Hart of Hills
dale and the other was a truck
owned by the Feiner Fish company
of Davenport. Both machines were
slightly damaged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
Mofftt Brought Charges.
PICKS
CELL;ESCAPES

Ernest Johnson, identified yestsr-
day as one of two men who three
weeks ago robbed Andrew Psalsen,
night agent in the Milwaukee sta
ton, Davenport, of $3.50, is free to-
day.
The jailer left a fork in johnson
cell No. 5, Davenport city jail, last
night when he removed the supper
dishes. Johnson picked the lOca On
his cell, walked down the corridor
through the station and disap'
peared.
There are new locks on the cells
today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
BOUSLOUGH BIRTH
ANNIVERSARY; NUT
CLUB CELEBRATES

Members of the justly famous
"Nut Club" assembled at the Watch
Tower at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
to honor the birthday anniversary
of Winfield Bouslough. A sumptu-
Gus dinner will be served at 6
o'clock. A birthday cake is feat
ure of the menu. The party will
last until some time latter ten.''
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
PLUMRTNG CONTRACT LETT.

East Moline. Oct, 1.-The ]. l.
Brady company of East Moline has
been awarded the contract to in
stall the plumbing, heating and ven
tilating systems in the new COM
munity high school which is being
erected at F'airyiew, Ill. Brady's
bid was $15,746. Mr.. Brady prob
ably will not be able to start work
until Nov. 1, when it is expected the
building will be in readiness for his
men 70 proceed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
ELECTRIC IRONER
CAUSE OF BLAZE

The Rock Island fireman were
called at 8 o'clock last night to
3011a Twentieth street, where an
overheated electric iron caused a
blaze in the establishment of Miss
Ella Estes, dressmaker. The ironing
board and small table were dam
aged. Loss was estimated at SIS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
Obituary
Mrs. W. TAIN.

R. C. Bimson, 3a1 Fifteenth
street C, Moline. yeterday receiv-
ed word of the deatlef his mother,
Mrs. W. t. Cain, nich occurred
yesterday forenoon at Cashmere,
Wash. Stricken wthnaralysis sew
eral years ago. she Cd since been
an invalid. Heart dsIase was the
immediate cause iher passing.
Her sister, Mrs. F. I Eells, has
been near her since ~ removed to
Washington about cid years ago.
Another son, Rev. n. C. Bimson
of Charles City, Iowaa and daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. L. McCulg OF Quincy,
ILL.,, also survive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
Mrs. Lance Darlington.

Word has been received by Miss
Bessie Couch. 2459 Eighteenth ave-
nue., Rock Island, of the death of
Mrs. Lance Darlington in Savan-
nah. Ga. Grief over the death of
her only son, Lieutenant Tom Car
rington, July 10. 1920, who was
well known 20 a number of Rock
Island people, was the cause of her
death.
he had visited here a number of
times and was manager of the East
ern Circulation company. At the
outbreak of the war he enlisted and
was among the first to land in
France. IN the st. Mihiel drive,
Sept. IA. 1918, he was on observa-
ton duty when three enemy air
planes surrounded his plane and
sent him to the ground. An at
tempt to save his life was made
by two operations in France and
one at tne Mayo hospital
Hrs. AlOnzO Stipp.
Mrs. Alonzo Stipp of Carbon
Cliff dice last night after an i'll
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
Solerrer Funeral.

The flu neal services for Mary
Virginia Sc 'errer, the daughter of
Joseph SchaTer, S42 Twenty-fourth
street. will be held at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow hfteEnoo8 in the resi-
dence. Shes'was a member of the
graduating class of the Broadway
Sunday school and also a member
of the church. The girls of her
class will be honorary pallbearers.
Rev John McGown Stevenson will
conduct the funeral service. Bur
ial. which will be private, will be
in Chippiannock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
BILLS
NO. s.

An avalanche on the
first of every month!
Danger lies ahead
when the bank ac-
count begins to fall
behind. From now
on the road is full of
twists. Will Phoebe
and Harley get by
without an accident?
See " D a n G erous
Curve Ahead" and
laugh and learn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01

ness of several months. She had
Leen a residence OF Carbon Gin Tor
the last three years.
Mrs. Stipp was born in Missouri
Aug. 29. 1853. She had been mar
RED AZ years. Surviving to mourn
her passing are the wioow, son,
Oljn of Carbon Gin and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. j. Z. Jackson of Kansas
City and Mrs. c. r. Updycke OF
Hobert, Kan.
The body will be sent to Down
ing, Mo-, tomorrow and funeral
services will be held in that city
Monday afternoon.
Hannah Skoglund.
Mrs. Hannah Skoglund, wife OF
John Skoglund, Alb Fifth avenue,
Moline, died this morning in Mo-
line hospital. She was rs years OF
age. Funeral services will be held
in the residence at 2:30 Monday
afternoon conducted by the Rev. G.
10. Morland Burial will be in
Riverside cemetery.
Hannah BruDstrom was born in
Sweden Nov. %, 1874. She came
to America in 1886. She was twice
married. her first husbands name
being Soderquist.
Surviving besides the widower
are John A. Soderquist, son, and
Mrs. Axel Christensen, daughter.
Mrs. Richard Daebeliiehn.
Word has reached Moline of the
death of one of its well-known resi-
dents, Mrs. Richard Daebelliehn,
which occurred yesterday noon IN
ST. Margaret's hospital at Spring
Valley, Ill. Mrs. DaebeIliehn had
been i'll of heart trouble for some
time and had gone to the home OF
her mother, Mrs. Clara Anderson OF
LaMoille, Ill. When her condition
grew more serious she was removed
to the hospital.
Funeral services are to be held
Monday afternoon at Van Grin, ILL.,
near LaMoille, and the body will be
laid to rest in the Van Grin GENE
terry.
Mrs. Daebelliehn, who prior tc
her marriage was Grace Anderson
was born at La Noble. She was
of Moline, was 80 years of age and
married to Richard DaebeIIiehn L
years ago at La Noble She was q
member of Harmony camp R. N. A
in the tri-cities, who are grieved be,
of Moline, and had a host of friends
! cause of her passing.
She leaves the widower. three
| children, Dorothea, aged II, Robert
! aged 9, and Clara Jean, 4 months
old, her mother, one sister and three
brothers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
William LyNI,.

Funeral services br William
Lynch, whose death occurred yes
terday in the home otlhis parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Andrew Lynch. S22
Fifteenth street A, MGne, will be
held at $50 Monday morning in
the home and at 8 ii st. Mary's
church, with Rev. ]. 3. Kelly of
ficiating. Burial will be in st.
Mary's cemetery. East Moline.
Death was due TO Leakage of the
heart, from which he had been a
sufferer four years. BE was 10
years of age, having been born
Aug. Is, 1902, in Ohio He had re-
sided in Moline two years He Is
survived by his parerts and
brother, Anthony, at home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
Anthony Yegg.

Word has been received by Mrs.
Walter Yerbury, 1886 Seventeenth
street, Rock Island. of the death
of her uncle, Anthony Yeggy, last
night at 0 O'Clock in his home in
Riverside, Iowa Death was the
result of infrmities of age.
He was born Sept. II, 1881, in
France ard came to Riverside
when a small boy where he had
since resided. He was a member
of st. Mars church in Riverside.
Surviving are brother John OF
Riverside. nephew, George Yeggy,
and a niece, Mrs. Walter Yerbury,
both of Rock Island and three 9TH
er nephews
Funeral services will be held in
Riverside Honday afternoon with
bukial in the Riverside cemetery
Mr.. Nand Mrs. Yerbury will leave
tonight TO ittend the services.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-01
OFF ON HIGH

Or + ON HIGH
Let the sky rain rice and old
shoes drop from every tree
Harley and Phoebe don't care.
They're young. they're happy,
they're married. Oh, if they
could only see what lay just
around the next curXan6nln1A
matrimonial high
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-07
EDEN PRECINCT DEVELOPS
AS POULTRY TRADE CENTER

Eden precinct is fast becoming the
poultry center of the Rogue River
valley. There are fifteen yards be-
tween Talent and Phoenix and sur
rounding territory. Each of these
yards contain from 800 to 500 hens
and over. They are all equipped
with modern housing facilities, and
the best Of feeding and watering de-
vices. They have the latest patterns
for the roosts and for keeping the
houses clean. All Of these yards are
stocked with purebred White Leg
horns and have stock from some of
the best breeding farms on the coast.
Many Of these yards follow trap
nesting and weed out all but the
high scoring layers. Among the
best equipped Of these yards is the
White Wing Poultry yard owned by
f. C. Lockwood, of Phoenix. He al
so has the largest number of laying
hens at this time Of the year.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-07
CHARGE DRIVER Of
DEATH CAR WITH
MANSLAUGHTER

Lloyd Elwood, Medford man, and
employe of the A. W. Walker Auto
company Of that city. was charged
with manslaughter late yesterday af-
ternoon, following the verdict of a
coroner's jury charging him with
failure to observe the state traffic
laws incident to an accident on the
Pacific highway Sunday morning in
which Fred r. Hartzell, of Eugene,
was run down and killed by a car
driven by Elwood. The charge, 1t
was learned at the district attor.
neys office this morning, was pre-
ferred by J. j. Mcmahon, deputy
state traffic officer, who apprehend-
ed Elwood after the latter had failed
to stop at the time of the tragedy.
Elwood. who Is about thlrty-five
years old and has a wife and family
in Medford, is at liberty on $4,000
bail. His trial will probably be held
1t was stated, during February of
next year. He will 6e given a pre-
limlnary hearing this week.
The accident occurred at Voorhies
crossing, three miles south of Med
ford, at 3 O'Clock Sunday morning,
when both Hartzell's and ElwooGs
parties we're returning from a dance
at Kingsbury Springs, east of Ash
land. &. B. Gabrlal, companion of
Hartzell, claims the dead man was
hurled thirty-flve or forty feet by
the car, causing almost instant
death. Elwood claims that he be-
lieved the car had struck dog, CIV
ing that as his reason for not stop
ping.
II convicted of the manslaughter
charge. Elwood may be given a pri-
son sentence of from one to fifteen
years.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-07
ENTERTAIN SUNDAY
SCHOOL CLASSES OF
ASHLAND AT HOMES

A strong party spirit" seemed to
prevade the Sunday school class of
the community last evening. Among
the Presbyterians, the teachers
training class, taught by s. d. Tay-
lor, gave a party at the home of Miss
Pauline Plummer, Oh Winner street.
Mrs. Riley, 241 High street, enter
tained the Young Women's Bible
class, where an old-fashioned rag
bee was the very practical entertain
ment, and as someone remarked,
they had a tearing old time" while
Rev. Koehler was most to his class
Of sixteen at the manse.
V. o. N. Smith, of the Baptist
Sunday school entertained his class
Of young people at his home on
North Main, last evening. Progress
slve games were played at small Ia
bles, each one being devoted to a
different game. Mrs. Smith served
dainty refreshments at the tables.
Twenty-Five people enjoyed the hos
pitality and good cheer of the even
ing.
Superintendent and Mrs. o. F.
Carson also entertained all the
teachers of their Sunday school Te-
Gently.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-07
Don't Miss Our Byways,' Slogan
Of Prof. Vining AT Grants Pass
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

scenic feature, to Grants Pass the
Rogue and the Oregon Caves; to
Medford Crater Lake; to klamath
Falls the lava beds and the ice caves,
and to Ashland the mountain and
Lake o. Woods, all being grouped
in the picture so entrancingly paint
ed by Dame Nature. And he urged
particularly that each community
have one day each season set aside
to celebrate the features that were
particular to the locality. This, he
insisted, was necessary that our own
people might know their country and
so tell the traveller what was here
for him.
There is a greater highway than
the one paved for the traffic." said
the speaker. There is the Highway
of Good Will, and 1t is the highway
that we people Of Southern Oregon
should constantly travel. We at the
head Of the valley are ready to start
the travel along the highway Of good
will, and 1t should be pressed on and
on through our land Of flowers and
sunshine till 1t reaches the icebergs
Of the frozen north"
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-12-07
NEIGHBORS CHASE TROUBLE.
SOME FIRE MAKER FROM
FARM WITH ROPE

d. NJ. Lowe, the well-known dry
land farm and fair exhibitor, is help
ing install an exhibit of Jackson
county products at the Natatorium.
Mr.. Lowe has recently had some
hard luck with fires ON his ranch,
which is located just south of Med
ford, east Of the Pacific highway,
embracing a portion of the landing
field used by the forest patrol the
past season. An airplane started a
grass fire the past summer and
burned two dwelling houses on the
Lowe ranch. One of the houses was
insured for $4,000, but contained a
quantity of household goods, which
were uninsured. A short time after
wards a soldier cleared a spot for a
gas tank by burning off the grass
and weeds, with the result that the
fire spread ana burned up all or
Mr.. loves grain, which had just
been stacked and was awaiting the
coming of an insurance agent. Fin.
ally, a preacher who owns an al
joining farm burned off a stubble
field and the fire spread and burned
up a tractor and centrifugal pump
belonging to Mr.. Lowe, valued at
$4,000. The fire also destroyed 500
feet of underground water pipe,
which was laid on hillside and
acted as a flue for the fire.
Because OF these fiery misfortunes
Mr.. Lowe does not feel overly friend
ly towards aviators, soldiers and
preachers just now Some irate
neighbors procured rope and
chased the erring army man out of
the neighborhood.