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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
SEEK CHANGES
IN RULES THAT
GOVERN BOARD
Rock Island. Moline Group Would
Take Power Of Appointments
From Chairman.

Several changes in the rules reg
ulating the board of supervisors
will be wrought when the board
convenes Tuesday for organiza-
ton, if arguments of Rock Island
and Moline members prevail. Supv
ervisors of the two cities are under
stood to have arrived at an agree
ment to coordinate their efforts to-
ward this end When the 1920
board was organized. similar
changes proposed failed because OF
lack of harmony between the two
groups.
Chief reform wanted is a commit
tee on committees. Other desired
changes are less important, mem
bers say, and only intended to cor
rect parts of the rules which are
obsolete and without force.
Proponents of the plan to have
committees named by a committee
will urge it on the ground that
members of the board being seated
for the first time will be given the
consideration that only old mem
bers have heretofore commanded
They say it will eliminate so-called
one man rule, under which the
chairman has had sole power in
selection of committees.
Eliminate Some Committees.
They claim new members have
been appointed to. committees OF
little Or no Importance. There is
one committee in particular Of
which there is no record of a meet
ing because of nothing developing
under its head. This is the commit
tee on prevention Of cruelty to ami
mails, appointment to which it is
contended is hardly considered an
honor. If the faction seeking the
reforms prevails, this committee
will likely disappear.
1t is held that taking the power
of committee appointments from
the chairman and vesting it in q
committee will tend to eliminate
any question of favoritism and bast
committee selections on qualifica
tons of the member, alone, whether
he is new or old.
J. ]. Burgess, Rock Island mem.
Der Of the board. is slated fol
craftsmanship breaking the Ion,
established precedent giving tina
position tG the rural member
Under this rule John Upton O
Bowling has long been chairman
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
'PASSIT on
POLICE CHASE
after THIEVES
Huber Has Degen Arrested, Degen
Has Bremen Arrested and
Bremen Passes 1t On.

The police have recovered .
motorboat engine which was stolen
from Herman Huber, 1106 Fourth
avenue, but all concerned are hay
ing a difficult task in tracing the
person who stole the engine.
The men, one from Rock Island
and one from Davenport, have
been arrested and both cleared
The engine was found in the pos
session of Fred Degen. Eighth
street and Forty-sixth avenue. A
warrant was sworn out by
Huber and Degen was arraigned
before Magistrate d. J. Cleland in
police court Thursday. He named
Davenport man from whom he
said he had purchased the engine,
and the case was continued until
Thursday afternoon.
Shortly before Degen was sched
uled to come to trial A. F. Bremen,
Davenport motorbOat repair man
and accessory dealer, came to
Rock Island and was placed under
arrest on warrant sworn out by
Degen, charging him with selling
stolen property. Degen, in the
meantime, was charged with having
stolen property in his possession.
Both were arraigned before Mag
istrate Cleland and Bremen told
Assistant States Attorney Edward
l.. Eagle that he had sold the en-
CINE to Degen. Bremen then pro-
duced witness to prove that he
had purchased the engine in Rock
Island. 1t is not known whether
or not the man named by Bremen
stole the engine. His name was
not remembered by Bremen. bu,
the assistant states attorney an
nOunced conviction that the men
cited by Bremen were guilty Of the
theft, which occurred last Deem
Der. Bremen purchased the en-
CINE a month ago and sold it to De
gen two weeks later.
Second Engine Stolen.
Huber told the court that sec
Ond engine had been stolen from
him, and said that he believed he
knew where it could be found in
the possession of a man who had
purchased it in good faith and not
knowing that it had been stolen
Huber was told that if he could
find and identify the engine he
might be able to get information
leading to the identity of those who
stole both engines. In the mean
time. the authorities are seeking
the man wanted by Bremen as the
one who sold him one of the stoler
engines. Both Degen and Bremen
were dismissed. Bremen paid De
gen back the money he had paiG
for the engine ana is himself anx
ious to find the man who sold the
engine to him to get his moeny
back, whether the man making thu
sale is the thief or just another O
the victims.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
UNKNOWN CAUSE
FOR APRIL 22ND
JOLLIFICATION
Seven Arrested for Drunkenness
Friday Night-Not So With
NegToss, She Was Inebriated.

Failing to, find April % listed as
a holiday on the calendar the po-
lice today are searching in all old
almanacs in an effort to account for
the reason for the celebrations that
were staged in this city last night
Seven persons were arrested for
being drunk and two of them were
women. All were picked up on tbs
streets.
The arrest of two men was
brought about as the result of an
automobile accident at midnight
H. G. Wilken, Davenport, parked
his automobile on the west side Of
Twenty-second street between Sec.
ond and Third avenues. A machine
driven by William Covemaker
Nineteenth street and Twenty.
eighth avenue, Moline, crashed int
/ Wilken's car. Covemaker was driv.
ing on the wrong side of the street
The police were called and Cove
maker and companion. John 10
gan, also Of Moline, were PLACED
! under arrest. Both were said Il
have been intoxicated.
When arraigned before Magis
trate d. J.. Cleland in police cour
this morning Covemaker was tinet
$40 on a charge of careless driving
and Logan $40 on charge o
| drunkenness. COvemaker agrees
! to pay for damage to wilkins car
which was said would amount t.
$50.
Others arrested by the police fo
drunkenness were: Peter BurkOSkl
said to be salesman from Chica
go, Selma O'Harra. Julius Anschew
Axel Johnson and May Dudley, neg
ress.
| Burkoski and the O'Harra woma'
were together when arrested. Bod
pleaded guilty to charges Of drunk
enness and paid fines of $40 each
Anschew and AXel Johnson wer
given the buns" rush. as neithe
was well fixed financially. Ansche,
said his home is at Geneseo and n
presented woeful sight, hayin
received a Dummeling in a fight.
NegresS Was "1nebriated.
May Dudley. negress. was tn
only one of the prisoners to Civ
the magistrate any conversation i
answer to ARE you guilty or nc
guilty" All the others pleade
guilty outspokenly, but not SO Wit
May.
Are you guilty or not guilty {
! Drunkenness" Magistrate Clelan
asked the negress, and while sh
! insisted that she had not bee
drunk she finally admitted that sll
had been inebriated.
Use not guilty of having bee
drunk the negress told the cour
but | had been drinkin'."
We'll, we'll charge you with ha'
ing been under the influence of |
iquor.' the magistrate announced
NO. sah,' was not under the il
fluence of the liquor. but l admit
that | had been drinkin'," the nes
ress came back.
We'll. We'll charge Won with har
ing been intoxicated" the magi
trate declared.
NO, sab. ! was not intoxicated
, the negress declared
For the love of mike" the ma.
istrate said, well charge you wi,
, having been inebriated
Il pleads guilty TO dat tt
negress said
The fine was $40
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
.STAUDUHAR
DEFENDANT IN
DIVORCE SUIT
Petitions for Injunction to Prevent
Him Carving Dat Threats
Against Wife.

Ruby Stauduhar Of Rock Island
filed suit for divorce from Peter
Stauduhar in circuit court yester-
day afternoon. charging infidelity.
They were married July 6, 1918, in
Rock Island and lived together until
April Z, 1921.
The defendant is confined to st.
Anthony's hospital recovering from
the effects of bullet wound in
nlcted by himself accidentally early
this month, according to his story.
Alleging that he had threatened her
with injury il she ever left him,
Mrs. Stauduhar has petitioned for
an injunction to prevent him from
carrying out these threats after he
leaves the hospital.
Too much liquor consumed by
Henry Schneider is grounds given
by Jennie~Schneider in her suit for
divorce started yesterday. They
were married Nov. %, 1918, in Dav-
export and lived together until
April II, 1921.
Alleging her husband, Thomas E.
Burton. began three weeks after
marriage to treat her cruelty, Hazel
Burton Of Rock Island instituted
suit for divorce in circuit court yes
terday. They were married March
s. 1910, in Rock Island. She charged
he seized and choked her, and at in.
tervals since then has mistreate]
her.
Deserted Army Man.
Harold James Meeham Of Rock
Island wants divorce from Jennie
Meeham on grounds of desertion
Married June 81, 1918, he was in
Quoted into the army three weeks
later. When he returned home Feb
5, 1919, he says his wife had de.
serted him. During his service il
the army. Meeham says he sent 81:
of his pay to Mrs. Meeham regularl,
each month and arranged for hel
to receive like amount from the
government.
Infidelity is the basis of suit fol
divorce begun by Rome A. Goretl
of East Moline against Lorrain,
Goreth. They were married Oct
81. 1917, in Rock Island and livet
together until Jan. 81. 1921.
John c. Curry of East Moline
charges Lizzie Curry with deser
ton. They were married Oct.
1900. in Kansas City, Mo. and livet
together until Nov. 81. 1906.
Grace Van Meirlobensteyn o
Moline charges John Van Meirlo
bensteyn with cruelty. They wer,
married March II. 1919, in Gin
ton, Iowa, and lived together unit
April 81, 1921.
Cruelty is alleged by KATHERINE
! Nelson of Moline in suit agains
Carl Nelson. They were marie,
July "A, 1920 in Tracy, Mimi, an,
lived together until Dec. l. 1920.
Last Day to File.
Yesterday was the last day to fiji
for the May term of court. Cour
convenes May ..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

treaty has paved the way for g.
velopment OF new oil helds n Co
lonbia. and that much 1t least hae
been gained, but the condition o
the Mexican fields 10 such that 90
substitute alone may not b sum-
Gent and the idea seems to Be 70
explore for oil through the entire
northern region Of South AmarteA
and down the west coast along the
Andes. The project would involve
billions OF dollars and the Ameff-
can oil group would not be justified
in undertaking it without dedntee
understanding as to the extent %
which the United States government
would stand behind 1t all. The
Washington government IL in . -
sition to negotiate with the govern
ments of the Central and South
American countries because the en-
tire direction Of the Harding for
eign policy seems to be turned to-
ward opportunities south Of the
Rio Grande.
Very Cncertain.
But diplomacy isn't alone involv-
ed When one well in Mexico be-
gan producing $4,000 barrels the
first day and went dry in the next
"a hours on account OF salt water.
and another well came in with 66.-
900 barrels only to go dry IN -
hours. some idea Of the uncertain
ties of the situation May be gath
cred. President Harding has dis
cussed the situation with various
members of his cabinet, and the
consensus OF opinion seems to be
that the government here must get
back of the entire project Of de-
veloping oil fields and lend its In
fiuence toward the acquisition OF
oil-bearing areas by American in
terests in countries other than Mex
leo. Indeed, the dash for oil in
the MesopOtamian and Persian
fields is an indication that Mexico
can no longer be depended upon
either by the British or Americans
as a permanent source OF supply.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
PARTY SUPPORT
IS PLEDGED TO
c. o.P. NOMINEE
CMperfold in Conference With
Township Committees Pre-
diets Victory June 6.

Claude E. Chiperfeld Of Canton,
Republican nominee for justice OF
the supreme court from the Fourth
judicial district. conferred with
committeeman of Rock Island and
South Rock Island townships at
the court house last night on cam
paign plans. The organizations
combined forces for an intensive
campaign in the city, to be main
tanned until the polls close election
day, June 6. United support of the
Republican organization was pledg-
ed to the nominee.
Finance and publicity commit
tees were appointed. George II.
Richmond, county treasurer, was
made chairman of the finance COM
mittee with Walter Rosenfield, May
or H. NJ Schriver, Fred Rinck and
John Miller, members. The COM
mittee on publicity consists of w
F. Bradley, chairman; C. V. John
son, John T. Campbell, W. A. Ere
vert and W. H. Schillinger.
1t was decided to hold Republi-
can mass meetings every Friday
night to bring out party adherents
Progress Of the campaign will be
discussed at these meetings and adj
ditional plans mapped out
Chiperfield delivered a short ad
dress in which he thanked the com
mitteemen for their evidence o.
support. He declared satisfa ctior
with the progress thus far in Rocl
Island county and predicted vie
tory. He said other counties o
the district were lining up strongl!
for him.
Mr.. Chiperfield met executive
committee OF the county Organiza
ton this afternoon to consider
plans for the campaign in the coun
try townships.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
ataIAL CONCERT
( 1x CHILDREN AT
CENTRAL CHURCH

N ,ss e Will be a musical program
|tma s central Presbyterian church
Co.. evening, given by a large
eS..ss OF boys and girls Of the
IN and Sunday school. There
=, ~ 3 group and chorus numbers,
3 c coaos BY Miss Eva Olson, How
rooonell and Milton lglehart.
n, - short sermon by the pastor
,lihs given especially for the
,hasn: Rev. ]. T.. Mordy has
/, mn 1 the subject, Where There's
ns,aa At the morning hour the
d n. subject vii be Religion in
Eve Room House"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
ROBINSON 10 talk.

Fred C. Robinson. grand SEC
rotary Of the Elks, will be speak
er at the Rock Island lodge ban
quet in Masonic temple Monday
night. H. p. Simpson will BE-
tOastmastef.
The program h for Elks only.
Members are urged to DO 1t the
Elks' hall SO that parade to the
temple may leave at Sis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
PRIESTER- HICKEY
IS INCORPORATED

The Priester- Hickey Shoe COM
pany, which is moving from its To-
cation at 1920 Second avenue, to the
old Daily Union building. today in
corporated the company with cap
ital stock of $4,000. The company
deals in shoes at retail. The in
corporators are Otto Priester,
James l.. Hickey. and G. Herber,
Hagius. all Of Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
lies bRIvn,
ONCE HEAD Of
POLICE, DEAD


& ,e,nes ". Brinn. aged So. mem
=, z the police force II years and
- Of the department 1s1l-l5.
~ Il TAO this morning after >
-. illness. He had been in fail
- health three years and the end
~ morning was not unexpected.
=. Rrinn family home Is at 720
shirtfeth street.
~ News Of his death brought forth
4.r,assions OF sympathy from
sscres OF city oficials and employees
~ whom he had been associated
-snv wears and from business NEIL.
;yson his retirement from the po-
Ne force. Mr.. Brinn had been head
= ~ detective force at the r. 4
= plants in East Moline three
,.ars during the period Of produc-
iioa Of war materials.
IL was plumber by trade and for
rsny years after his arrival in this
INV had followed that trade. He
toined the police department nea.-
e % years ago as a patrolma1.
iAfer he was advanced to detective
ssd during the Schriver admins
tratiop ten years ago was made
chief OF the force.
NJ was born in Limrick. Ireland,
March %. 1859. and came to this
country, directly to Rock Island,
Al the age of II years. He had been
: resident here 35 years. In 1896
Ne was united in marriage. with
katherine Kofer at Rock Island. He
v,s member OF Modern WoOdmen
camp, No. 20, and Rock Island
serie, No. 956. He was also mem-
Der Of the Sacred Heart church.
Surviving are the widow, two
Aauehters, Nellie and Katherine !;
liz sons, James, Francis, Leo.
Charles, Edward and Robert, AMI
four sisters, Mrs. M. COrken, Mrs.
A Collins. Mrs. William Burke and
Miss Katie Brinn. all of Rock Is
land.
Commend His Record.
Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver, Com
missioner william H. Fitzsimmors
and Police Chief Tom Cox express
I'd sofrOw at the news of the pass
Ing Of Mr.. Brinn.
The mayor said: II mourn the
death Of James Brinn. He was my
friend and chief of police under
ny first administration from 1911
TO 1915. He was a highly efficient
police oflicer and conscientious in
performance of his duty"
Police Chief Tom Cox served two
years on the force with the late
|iosmer police chief. Both were
Iplain clothes men under Mayer
George M. McCaskin. Chief Co,
Isaid: James Brinn and l worked
together for two years and in thi:
thine l came to know him as {
highly efficient police officer. II,
never baked at any duty assignee
him and was one of the staunches'
members OF the Rock Island police
department"
i Commissioner Fitzsinmons was
pstrolman and traffic officer dur.
ing the four years that James Brinr
vas chief Of the department. II
d statement today the commission
er said: He was a most efficien
police chief and was always con
sherate of the men under him. HI
WAS always willing to aid them il
whatever way he could"
Funeral Services will be held a
ne home on Tuesday mornin.
and 1t 9 o'clock at the Sacred Hear
aurch. Rev. c. P. O'Neil will con
met the services. Burial will be il
a calvary cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

Inc Ollve Male chorus is spOn-
sorlng concert at the Moline high
school on Tuesday evening when
they are bringing the Northland
Concert company, which is COM
posed OF trio Of singers, Henry
Swislowsky. Russian pianist, and
Blanca Won Weber Finney, VIC
! iinist, with Otto Benson. elocutiOn-
list. Tri-city people will be inter
ested in the appearance OF this
artist.
Mr.. Swislowsky recently return.
ed. from Europe. Next year he will
be solOist with the Chicago Symph.
| ony orchestra.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
CHOSEN PRESIDENT.

IlS.. FORK. April %. Joseph
aSsSs. president of the Norfolk &
= nn, was elected president Of
FEWER & Rio Granda Wastern
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

Now Needed by Nearly Every One
to Purify the Blood and Build
10 Strength.
Few come to these trying spring
days without WEAKNESS. debility.
that tired feeling" caused in large
part by impure, de-vitalized blood.
Change Of season often takes
all the strength out of me-" as
many people say.
The tonic and blood purifier
needed is Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
GALE Turned OVER

Laredo, Texas. April 23.-Linn A.
E. Gale, draft evader. recently Or
dered depOrted from Mexico for
radicalism. was turned over to the
military authorities at Fort McIn-
tosh.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
SPEAKS FOR RETAILER

Washington, April GA. L.
Rurkhardt president of the Ma
tional Association OF Retail Cloth
'r, ,rr" "a, -. .
position Of the retailer today IL
extremely precarluua.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
Spring Medicine

quickly dispels that exhausted
feeling, enriches the blood and ben
efits the mental. muscular and ner-
vous systems. In a word. says a
druggist. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
our most dependable restorative"
Only the best tonic and purify
ing ingredients used.-roots, herbs.
banks and berries, such as physi-
clans often prescribe. A record OF
As years successful use. 1t will do
you good. Try it this spring.
A mild laxative, Hoods Pills.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-29
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

According 10 wireless adviceS received at
tho Munson Steamship Line, str American
Legion has been making very fast time since
her departure from Hoboken late Saturday
Janeiro win be reached late Wednesday or
about II days after her departure from New
York. This breaks all records between the
Two ports.
new class IN advanced engineering will
commence Oct 8 at the Polytechnic Institute.
Brooklyn, y y, under the direction OF the
u Shipping Board recruiting service. The
course Is open TO licensed engineers and VIII
embrace among other subjects construction
and operation of Westinghouse and General
Electric turbines and gears. Application
should be made TO the u Shipping Board,
y Park place. New York.
LONDON. Sept 2s-shlp Cardinal tBr),
loading copfa at Suva and Apia for United
Kingdom and Continent, Is reported ashore;
no further particulars.
2sth-Str Haddon, from Varna, &c, Tor
New York, has arrived at st Micaaels with
circulating pump rod broken or defective and
boiler tubes leaking.
PROvfNCETowN. Mass. Sept o1-Aux
fishing schr Oracle Smith il burned and
sank at mooring early this morning. Is a
total loss; vessel left harbor last night for
selnlng In bay ard returned at $3.50 PM;
seine boat and seine saved: nobody aboard.
ST JOHNS, MI, Sept 2o--Bark Gaspc (Br).
from Barbados, arrived here last evening
leaking badly, sails torn and all deck NOV
ables carried away in hurricane which
lasted Friday and Saturday
which slipped her mornings and was driven
TO sea from Barbados in the hurricane which
passed over that island 16 days ago, ar
rived here to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-29
CLEARED.

Str Albania (Br). Brown. Liverpool gen
eraD--Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd.
Str Mount Carroll. Brown. Hamburg (gen-
erai)-Un!ted American Lines, Inc.
Naples and Dubrovnii tgeneraD-Itaiia-
America. Inc.
Str steel Inventor. Turner. Moji Kobe
&C. via Baltimore and Panama Canal tgen-
eraD--Norton. Lilly 4 Co.
Str Hellae tNor), ENinSsen. san Fernando
Port Spain. &C tgcneraD--Caribbesn Steam
str ohioan. swicker, Los Angeles. San
Francisco. &c, via Panama Canal (genernD--
United American Lines. Inc.
Str Huron. Archibald, Monte Christi. Porto
Plata, &C (general)-Clyde Steamship Co.
Str Mineola, Anderson, Porto Co.omois,
Buenayentura, &C, via Panama Canal (gen-
oraD-W II Grace Go.
Str Ardmore, Munroe. Port Lobos COAL
last)-Robert Il Hague.
str Georse II Jones'. Banvard, Tsmpieo
(balIasO-Robert II Hague.
Str Miraflorcs (Dr). Matthews. santiago.
Guantanamo and Tansmo (generaj-Atlantic
Fruit Co.
Str III occidente. Campbell. Galveston (yen-
eral)-southern Pacific Co.; -
Str Matinicock, Long, Texas CITY toal-
lart)--Robert J. Hague.
Str Lake Elmont, Rich. Mobile and Tampa
(aeneraO Mallory SteaInshio co.
Str I'll Iago, LanRe, New Orleans (Scn-
eral)-southcfn Pacific Co.
Str Mohawk. Ingram. Charleston aud Jack
sonvllla (general)--Clyde Steamship CO.
Str Honolulu, Decker. Baltimore Gin tran
sit)-Moore a Mccormack Co. Inc.
Str Springfield, Coleman, Boston TN tran
siu--M ~ Tracy q co. Inc.
Schr Annie l. Warren (Br). Wallis. ST
Johns via Perth Amboy lcigars In transit,--
w & s job g. Co, Inc.
schr Anna Mcdonald tDr). Miller, Perth
Amboy, NJ (baliast)-Gsinartin CO.