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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
WEST SHERRARD

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Tbnro,,
and son entertained at their 49, 81.
mere last sVening, the affair beinr
an oyster supper. The partv 80 -
given by IA men who held a cbsri
yarl for Mr.. and Mrs. viii Srboan
ing, They gave the supper in or
der to make use of the money do
mated them. Seven ladies ana eix
children were the invited tnaets
Oysters, coffee, Ice cream and casro
were served at the long dinine
room table. and a very enioyale
time was had by ali present
Mrs Ralph Mcdonald and SIM
Edgar OF Rock Island are VISITING.
at the home Of Mrs. McDoDald's
mother and sister.
John and Katheryn Seitz motor
ed TO Rock Island TO do shopping
yesterday.
A large number from here at
tended the far and program at the
opera house in SheTTard last eve
ming given hv the Woman's club
= sas-faiz AID T4elaity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
STEEL STEAMER,
BEATS RECORD
HANDLING ORE

Cleveland, O.-The Great Lakes
steel freighter, d. G. Kerr, one OF
the crack 600 feet long, 60 feet wide
steamers of the Pittsburgh Steam
ship company, a subsidiary of the
United States Steel corporation, has
broken the worlds record in load
ing and unloading iron ore.
The Kerr, commanded by Cap
tain W. P. C'Speed'D McElroy. is
one of the feet of 100 vessels of the
company controlling the largest
fleet of steamboats, in the world
and is one of the third largest boats
on the Great Lakes.
On Wednesday, Sept. Z. last, at
the Two Harbors, Mimi, docks of
the Duluth & Iron Range railroad
the Kerr loaded 1882 gross tons
or iron ore in 1615 minutes, or at
the rate of 1000 tons per Is min
utes, breaking the former record.
which stood for ten years, made bv
the steamer Corey, 1882 gross tons
in 25 minutes, at the rate of / 600
tons per 2.7 minutes.
The Kerr locked at SAP D. m.
started to load at SAB p. M; fin
ished loading at 5:59h p. m, and
left the dock at 6:01 p. m. on her
voyage down the lake. She was
only at the dock 10 minutes.
The ore cargo was poured into
the Kerr through 35 matches, all
matches being in operation two min
utes after the signal was given to
start loading. No time was lost
In trimming or balancing the car
go, the boats matches being batten-
ed down Immediately after the lines
were cast off, the automatic tell
tale registering exactly at zero.
indicating the vessel was showing
no list to either side. The draft
Of the steamer when loaded was
10 feet IL inches forward and 90
feet 5 inches after.
The loading was under the su-
pervision of Captain McEIroy
Dock Agent George Watt and Maize
{. A. Wallace. A newspapernan
on board of the Kerr was the off
cia1 timekeeper.
when the cargo reached the COM
pany docks at Conneaut. Ohio. on
sept II another record was brok-
IN IN unloading, the 1882 gross
,ons being unloaded in three hours |
ma hve minutes, at the rate OF |
LOCO tons every 14.9 minutes |
against the previous record of the !!
steamer McGonagIe, made in 1919 |
II 1928 tons in II hours, 25 min.
ties, at the rate of 900 tons every |
Z.2 minutes, and the steamer p. |
B. Widener, made in 1912, when
1856 tons of ore was discharged
d 2 hours and so minutes. at the
ate of 1000 tons every 16 minutes. i
he McGonagle and Widener ais,
nloaded at Conneaut.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
BRAND PARTY
ON WAY TOU, S.
~NO. We Aren't Taking Amy Liquor
to Dry America" They Say.
'eThat Is-Only LittIe.o
arts. Oct 29-UTnited Press !

Paris, Oct. 29.-(United Press. }
The French delegation to the Iimi-
tation of ornaments conference.
headed by Premier BRAND started
for Washington today
There were 81 in the delegation
which boarded the boat train, in
GLIDING French and American jour
nalists. "No We aren't taking any
liquor to dry America" said mem
Der of the party. That is, only a
little. This is according to Brands
order against liquor"
BRAND and Rene Vivianni, one of
the best known delegates to the
conference, were most cheerful as
they took their departure. BRAND
wore new overcoat and Yivfanni
an ulster cut college boy style
very swagger. Ambassador Herrick
saw them off. He was smiling and
retained his compOsure even wheh
flashlights banged like the bombs
he has been guarded against sincs
the attempt to blow him up.
The party will sail from Havre OIL
the French liner Lafayette about
p. m. They will be escorted from
the harbOr by destroyers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
POSTOFFTCE TO BE
ENLARGED IN EAST
MOLINE; NEW LEASE
(special Moline seryice. J

Confirmation of a new five-year
lease for the present quarters of the
East Moline postoffice was received
from the postal department al
Washington by Postmaster F. o
Lovins yesterday.
Agreement by the government to
terms proposed by the owner means
that construction OF an addition TO
the building will be undertaken i'm
mediately. The contract has beer.
awarded to Oscar Odell, East Mo-
line builder. The addition is be-
ing built to increase the Offices
floor space to 1000 square feet,
which has been made necessary bv
the Offices increased volume of
business.
Postmaster Lovins said yesteI-
day that new working equipment
will also be installed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
MOLINE DRIVE FOR
POOR FUNDS IS TO
START MONDAY
Especial Moline service.)

The drive to raise $4,000 to care
for Moline's needy poor during the
coming winter will be started next
Monday. The executive committee
feels confident that the appeal for
help will meet with an immediate
response. The committee is COM
posed of Mayor G. P. Skinner, L. c.
Handing, c. L. Markee, L. A. Ma
money, Rev. J. B. C1emans and Mrs.
{. c. Sloan. Every precaution is to
be taken TO insure the most econ
onfcal distribution of the funds
subscribed. Attempts are being
made to coordinate the charitable
work of all charitable bodies in the
city, irrespective of the nature of
their work. Some are averse to re-
porting instances of charity dis
pensed by themselves, but it is
hoped that as far as possible all will
work together to avoid duplication
of effort.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Him GESEROUs.

Urbana, III. Oct. 29.-Frank
Lindsay, Jack Powers and
Adolph Mueller. all of Decatur,
have contributed $1,000 each to
the University of Illinois mem
orial stadium fund, according
to reports OF an enthusiastic
IIlini booster meeting held yes
terday in Decatur. An Urbana
store has given $500.
The campaign proper does not
open until tonight, when Judge
X. M. Lands is scheduled to ad-
dress a campus crowd, expected
TO number $4,000, at the inaugur-
al ceremony.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
LONG JOURNEY
TAKEN BY AGED
PAIR IN BUGGY

Blair, Neb.-In these days of rap
I'd locomOtion when the average
person gets to his destination with
all possible speed, the travellers
pass beauty and nature such as
]. II. Golf and his wife, who gave
their address as Corpus Christi.
Tex, did not propose to do, they
told 1nqulrers when the aged couple
passed through here in an old-fash-
Toned spring buggy drawn by a
faithful white mule.
Mr. and Mrs Golf left Texas
June 5, and they gave Madison.
Wis, as their destination. which
they expect to make sometime in
October.
When we started We had two
horses besides the mule. but the
plains and heat of Texas and Okla
mona were too much for the horses
SO me mule was forced TO take the
burden, commented Mr.. Cor after
ne mad made inquiry of the con-
stable for a parking" place for his
conveyance. mule and the family.
we have averaged about 30
miles a day" Goff continued. al
though we spent much time at DIFF
Ierent places where l would take
Joo. How do l like the mode OF
Htravel? The best ever, EXCEPT the
frloicule We are subjected to when
ever We enter a city is a very dis
agreeable feature"
Mr.. Goff said he was a sole cut-
Yer and leather worker and former
~ lived in Madison. He also said
ne was g veteran of the Boxer up
rising and the Spanish-America
Wat ana the pension he draws from
Ine government, together with the
noney ne is able to make doing odd
Jobs along the route. has provided
them both with sufficient funds 10
make the trip.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
HOGS IN COUNTY
I'LL WITH FLU"
Adviser Rdgertsn Of Farm Burcau
Issues Directions for Combat
ting Epidemic.

Farmers of Rock Island county
are battling the "fiu," now preva.
lent among their hogs.
p. II. Edgerton, farm bureau ad.
visor. cancelled a speaking engage.
ment before The farmers institute
in Mt Carroll yesterday in order
to give his entire attention to the
measures being taken to combat
the disease.
He issued today some admoni-
tons TO bureau members who are
combating the epidemic. making
the following recommendations:
Shut hogs out Of the corn
fields.
Provide good sleeping quar-
tiers. free from drafts but with
good ventilation. dry and heav-
lily bedded; dust to be cleaned
out and floors sprayed.
Feed Eight diet OF oats, or
thin Stop, with very little corn.
Put about three spoons of
salts to a pig into the drinking
water.
Don't force feed.
Do not vaccinate for choi-
era IL hogs have the flu.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
METHODS USED
IN DOCKING BIG 4.
OCEAN STEAMER

| New York.-Announcem that
the worlds largest ship. the Ma
jestic, will be ready for service be-
tween New York and Southampton
next spring directs attention tC
the facilities for docking the great
ship at her pier on her arrival al
New York and the methods to be
employed in doing so.
When the largest of the present
ocean liners came out, Just before
the war, it was necessary to extend
the piers at New York where they
are locked, to protect their long
hulls from traffic passing up and
/ down the Hudson river. The ex-
! tended piers will be a very tight
Mt indeed for the Majestic, while
the task of getting her into her
perth Will present as big a lob as
the docking experts employed by
the steamship companies at New
York have yet encountered.
New York is perhaps the hardest
port in the world in which to dock
a great ocean liner, from the fact
that it is the only one where the
docks are at right angles to a river
IN which strong tides flow regu-
larry.
A ships captain is usually pic
tured as experiencing his greatest
worries when his vessel is at sea
buneted by wind and storm. As a
matter of fact on modern liners
storms are small concern COMPARED
to his anxiety when he enters a
port and finds his ship hampered
by lack of sea roon-of space to
navigate.
In harbor he is confined to a
channel, oftimes one in which he
could not turn around. His speed
is limited to bare steerage way. He
must avoid striking passing craft
or getting too far to one side from
the deepened channel.
Opposite his dock, which in New
York appears like openings be-
tween the teeth of a huge comb. he
must come to stop and swing the
bulk beneath him crosswise TO the
flowing time, hold it there, and
nose his way into one of the OMEN !
ings.
Not daring to make use of the
ships own tremendous power nv
reason Of lack of room, from a /
dozen to as high as 20 tugs are
used in swinging into their docks
SUCH big vessels as the Olympic,
he Meuretania, or the big 9I2-foot,
5000 ton Majestic.
Indicating what damage might
'esult if one of the big liners
Mould bump into a pier or a pass
ng craft, a marine engineer re-
emily estimated that when moving
t the rate Of five miles an hour,
bout as fast as a man would
Talk, blow equal to that of $4,000
unabout automobiles acting sim
Itaneously would be inflicted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
ANGLERS OF NUT
CLUB GO AFTER
ROCK RIVER FISH

Members of the famous ~Nut
Club" went after the fish I'm Rock
river yesterday and after their
days angling enjoyed a dinner pre-
pared by George r. Stephenson OF
the Watch Tower.
Winfield w. Bous1ougf1 showed
up with eight pounds of catfish and
scored the only official catch John
@. Huntoon. who didn't get a bite,
was penalized by being forced to
wash the dishes.
A committee was appointed,
charged with the responsibility of
giving special instructions in ang-
ling to Members Tremann, Motz,
Aldrich and Greenawalt, who are
said TO have demonstrated their ig-
horance of even the rudiments of
the art. =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
BEAVERS OF zoo
DIG WAY, UNDER
CONCRETE WALL

New York-You can't keep a
good man down or a good beaver in.
This was the conclusion reached
by attendants at the Bronx zoo aft
er six of this flat-tailed animals
dug their way out of the reservation
into the Bronx river under a con-
crete wall built to prevent their
adventuring.
Engineers, however, have not
given up hope of restraining the
runaWsys, which were recovered
upstream and brought back TO the
zoo in washboilers and any other
conveyance at hand. They are
building an even deeper wall
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
ERIE

Rev. 1. P. Berry of Chicago. who
has been in Erie several DAYS this
week. has arranged for a lecture
tcourse under the auspices of the
| high school. The course will he
put on by Rev Berry, and will con-
slst Of two afternoon and two eve
ming entertainments, the dates of
which will be some time in Feb
ruary. Rev. Berry was a former
pastor of the Erie Methodist
church. Rev. Berry went from here
to Geneseo, ILL.,. Thursday.
Mrs. Stella coster OF Erie. is
serving as substitute in the East
cambridge school for Miss Nora
Sullivan, who is i'll with appendi-
citls. She was operated upon at
the Clinton hospital Wednesday.
and is reported to be doing well.
Miss Ruth Sohrbeck. who has
been clerk in the grocery DEPART
ment of R. L. Burchell's store for
the past three years, mas severed
her Connection there, leaving Sat
urday night Her resignation is On
account of her approaching mar
rage to Arthur Martin of Spring
Hill, which will take place soon.
Mrs. Paul Hoven of St. Paul.
Mimi, was an arrival Thursday
evening and is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fadden. She came by
the way of Davenport, Iowa. Mrs.
Fadden met her there. The ladies
we're both residents of Oregon
state at one time.
Mrs. Phoebe Hawk and children
spent part of the week at Fen
ton. Ill, where they were guests of
the Florence family.
Mrs. lsenberg, Sr., who has been
caring for Rev. A. c. Lilies chill
1ren at Matherville, Ill, since the +
of the family to that place
rom Erie, has returned to her home !
here. i
Roy Gockings arrived home We'd {
lesday evening from a business ;
rip to Sweet Grass, Mont, coming
~ the way of Clinton, Iowa, where :
lie was met by Ed Muesse with his
Iuto.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
SWEDES WILL
STOP WIRELESS
STATION PLAN

Stockhoim.-The Swedish gov
eminent has abandoned its plan to
erect a big. high-powered wireless
stauon TO communicate with
America The appropriation which
parliament had authorized for tho
construction Of The station has been
me reason given for this is that
sweden was unable to make a
sansfactory traffic agreement wtfh
the Radio Corporation of Ams-;cs'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
ANNAWAN

7 John Boyd IS making fine pro
gress with his new residence He
now has it under roof 1t will be
great improvement to his part of
town
Perry P. Zimmerman, who has
been working here this summer as
bookkeeper, stenographer and con-
hdential man for the kedron Val
ley Products company, has finish
ed his work and will leave tomor-
row for Normal, Ill, where he will
take a course in the state normal
school Mrs. Zimmerman is already
attending that institution.
Nicholas Daub and family are
moving to Peoria today. Mr.. Daub
has been engaged in farming, rails
ing principally onions, in the Ked-
ron Valley for the past two years.
They formerly lived in Peoria, so
they are going back to their old
home.
Morgan Daniels is suffering from
blood poisoning. He scratched his
hand while at work in the corn
field. 1t was but a little scratch
and he thought nothing of it until
blood poison developed. DR.. J. M.
Young is attending him.
The bank examiners have about
finished their work on the State
Bank books and it is thought that
by tomorrow some definite state
ments will be given to the pub
lie.
The Ladies' Aid cleared between
$3.50 and $500 at their combination
dinner supper lunch yesterday.
This might not have occurred but
TO- the fact that the visiting X. P.'s
brought such wonderful appetites
with them.
If the department decides to
extend the mail route, large num-
Der of families that have been
obliged to come to town for their
mail will have daily delivery at
their mail boxes.
Mrs. d. ]. Holzinger's class will
give Halloween party at the Roy
al Neishbors hall tonight. There
will be fine program and light re-
Mrs. Paul Wilson of Rock Island
IS here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
A s-,.,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
FfY" SECRETARY
AT OAK GROVE
CHURCH SUNDAY

o. J. Stirratt, general secretary
of the Y. II. C. A, will have charge
of the services tomorrow morning
at the Oak Grove United Presby-
terrain church. in the absence Of
the pastor. Rev J. L. Vance, who
is in Kansas City attending the
American Legion convention. In
the evening Rev. L. e. Dodson will
preach.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
SERMON TOPIC WILL
BE ABOUT CHURCH

Mrs. William A Hamilton, pas
tor of the Church of God, corner
Eleventh street and Fifth avenue,
will speak tomorrow morning on
THE Church in Prophecy and
Revelation"
The pastor will illustrate her re-
marks by means of a chart.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
TRIAL Is POSTPONED.
sDtcIaI moline Service

The trial of Frank Morgan
charged by Frank Nicole with lar
ceny, has been postponed until next
Friday morning in the court of ms
tice Dan Maskell Morgan is al
legged to have forcibly taken 81 from.
Nicole when the latter went TO MOI
gan's garage to make settlement for
an automobile accident which oc-
CURED Sunday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
LUTHERAN CHURCH
TO CELEBRATE IT'S
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Especial Moline Service. }

st. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
church of East Moline will celebrate
It's annual mission festival tomor-
row with two public services. Rev.
P. Monhardt of Wisconsin will de-
liver the sermon in the morning a.
1880, and Rev. John Schmaack of
Hampton, experienced in mission
work, Will speak in English at the
evening service at 1880.
Rev. and Mrs. Monhardt are en-
route to visit relatives in Milwau-
kee, and arrived in East Moline last
evening. Every one is invited to
the services.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Obituary
Carl j. Gnstafsan.

The funeral of Carl J. Gustafson,
who died yesterday of a paraiytic
stroke, will be held at 1850 tomor-
row afternoon in the residence, 1714
Fourteenth avenue, Moline, with in
terment in Riverside cemetery.
Rev. Edward Eckstrom will offici-
ate.
Mr.. Gustafson was born in Swe-
den May 4, 1876. He married Miss
Hulda Axene of Moline, Aug. II,
1909. For 1e years he had been
employed in the fitting department
of Deere & Co. He was member
of Swedish Olive lodge Of Odd Fell
lows and Thor lodge of the indie
pendent order of Fasa. Mr.. Gus
tafson is survived by his widow
and three children.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
DISCRETION Is CHARGED.

Clara Sankers has brought suit
in the circuit court for divorce from
John J. Sankers, whom she charges
with desertion July 4, 1919. They
were married Nov. 7, 1911, in Sar-
ma. Can.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Mrs. Jennie Saunders.

Mrs. Jennie Saunders, aged IS
years, died at 1870 last night at
the home of Mrs. Cora n. Coleman,
Col Thirty-eighth street, where she
had been staying several years. The
body will be taken to Iowa City
for burial. Mrs. Saunders leaves
no immediate relatives.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
MRS. PARKER MISSING

chicago, Oct 29.-Mrs. Edith
Farker again failed to appear at tns
bankruptcy hearing of the Coopera.
i've Society of America.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
SCHOOL SAVINGS

Lincoln, Eugene Field and Haw-
thorne were the three leading
schools in the school savings col
lections made by the State Bank of
Rock Island, Friday
School savings follow:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
INJUNCTION ORDPRFn

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. ga
FEDERAL court here ordered tenn
porary inJunctfons against the low
1871 railroad assessments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
REDS CUT RXPFNSFS.

MOSCOW, Oct 29.-The COMMITTEES
to reduce government employees an
nounced it had found a way To
eliminate 2,50o, 009 employees.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Marguerite Fanst.

Marguerite A d h Gertrude,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Faust, died in the home, 126 Fifth
avenue. Moline, last evening OF
pneumonia, aged II years. Mar
guerite attended Ericsson school.
where she was a pupil in the sew
enth grade.
Surviving her are the parents.
four sisters, Lillian of Chicago, and
Anna, Mildred and Nellie, at home,
and five brothers, Joseph of Chica-
go, and Carl, Raymond, Merritt and
Elwood, at home.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon if the brother and
sister arrive from Chicago in time
Otherwise burial will be tomorrow
Rev. c. A. MorIand Will conduct the
service
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
TIE NEXT PHM MnNrnS

you can get a training at Browns
business College that will give Won
permanent and profitable employ
ment New term Monday.-Adver-
tisement) 0i
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29

A training at Browns Business
College will always prove of great
value to you. New classes starting
next Monday. Phone 1974.-(Ad-
vertiSem ent(
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-30
Investigating
 Explosion That
 Took Big Toll

Chicago, March 30-FIve separate investigations into the explosion which yesterday took a toll of eight known deaths and wrecked an entire are under way today. One man is un- der arrest and the police are seeking two others whose alleged negligence in keeping a large quantity of fire works and explosives stored in a warehouse within the city limits is be- lfeved to have been responsible for the disaster.
 William Singer and Nathan Schaf- and Schaffer, disappeared after the explosion and are being sought by the police. Max Singer, a nephew of William Singer, is being held
 The death list still stood at eight to- day, the bodies of six men and two women having been removed from the debris It is the belief of fire author ities that two other bodies will be found Four of the injured who mum bered sixty, are not expected to re- cover.
 An alleged confession made by Max Singer that four men were at work manufacturing cannon crackers, tor pedoes and other explosive fireworks in the Singer and Schaffer warehouse caused Fire Attorney Shirley High to place the blame for the disaster on that firm. High declared that seV- eral hundred pounds of black gun powder and sa1t-peter were stored in the warehouse, contrary to the prov1- sions of a city ordinance. City offl- cials declare that Singer and Schaf- fer had been warned against cont1n- ued maintenance of their ire Works factory within the city limits
 Police and Investigating officials de- cIared that manslaughter charges might be lodged against members of
 Three of the dead have not been identified.