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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
Moline and East Moline
Moline Lodges

Swedish Olive lodge. No. $50. /
O. o. r., held IT. annual Chfsitmaa
entertainment last evening In ODD
Fellows hall, which was filled to
capacity with members and theil
families.
The entertainment committee ar
ranged Z splendid program. which
WAS rendered a. follows:
America-Audience, led by Olive
Male chorus.
Song Olive Male chorus.
Soug-Ray Parks, accompanied
ON piano BY Ed. Stein. Mr.. Parks
composed the words Of the song
and Mr.. Stein the music.
Selection-Tri-city Odd Fellow
band.
Address to the children-Axel H.
Kohler.
Song-Miss Margaret Connolly.
Recitasions-Helen Melin, Nellie
Petersen, Doris and Ralph Oakley,
Selection on hareMiss Elvera
Esping.
Piano solos-Wallace johnson,
Miss Adelino HoAdnGou, FraAool
STANCE.
SonE-Olive Male chorus.
SelectiOn-Odd Fellow band.
Blackface comedians-A e. Ride
nour and SON, B. 8. Ridenour.
The last number was great
treat, especially to the children
who were delighted with the man.
ner in which the comedians pulled
on . number of. stunts. After the
program the Riddles enjoyed visit
from Santa Claus and each was
presented with candy and apples
The happy affair was climaxed with
a dance, music for which was fur.
nished by the Odd Fellow band.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
TODAY IN AIEDO
AND MERCER COUNTY
DIR. MOODY ACU
CALL IN OKI.AHOlf

Friends Of DR.. A. =. MOODY. 10
was for more than ten years $500
Of the First Presbyterian chursA u
Aledo. will be interested 70 I'm
that he has accepted . cali NJ
the First Presbyterian church q
Muakogee. Okla, and will deltsee
his first sermon there tomorrow.
For the past Is months, sincs liz
removal from Aledo, Rev. Needy
and family have resided In Oalse-
burg. Mrs. Moody and childrsn vim
remain in Galesburg until the end
of the school term before joining
Mr.. Moody at Muskogee. aincs
leaving Aledo DR.. Moody has beeT
engaged In field work for the new
era movement OF the Presbyterian
church. The church at Muskoaee.
which he will have charge Of, d
said to have . membership of ~
people. DR.. Moody has. had calls
from several large churches durinr
the year, but accepted the o01k
homa call because Of its possilf
ties Of constructive endeayor1 ot
achievements.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
AlEDO PASSES
FIRST DAY OF
1921 QUIETLY
Postof(ice Makes Ono Delivery in
Business Section = Number OF
Stores Closed for Day.

No official action being taken by
the business mems association as
to the closing Of Aledo stores, some
Of them remained open today and
some closed, and no special OBJ
servance Of New Years day was
maintained in Aledo. All OF the
banks, however, closed for the day.
One delivery of mail was made
by postoff1ce carriers this moRning
in the business district only, but in
order that Aledoans might obtain
their mail, the Office was open un-
til 9 o'clock this morning and open
again at 6 o'clock in the evening.
Skaters who had planned to
spend the first day Of the. year on
the municipal ice pond were fore
ed to seek some other form Of
amusement, for the weather man
had evidently not consulted the
skaters when he planned the eli
mate of the first day of the year,
and in consequence the ice on the
pond is mostly in a liquid state.
Many Of the young people Of Ale
do watched the old year out and
the new year in last night. When
the last inch of film had been
shown at the Aledo opera house,
the floor was cleared for dancing.
New Years wakes were held at
both the United Presbyterian and
Swedish Lutheran churches. The
committee in charge of the enter
.tainment at the former had ar
ranged games and amusements,
which made the last evening of the
told year pass all too quickly.
Light refreshments were served.
AT the entertainment at the Swed-
;sh Lutheran church. which was
/ in charge of John Nelson and Au-
!gustana students. splendid at
tendance was present to enjoy the
program. One Of the main feat
lures on the program was the clever
newspaper which had been prepar-
led by two of the young ladies and
(which delighted the audience with
Its bits of real news concerning
1.-THE members of the church. Lunch
con was served in the basement at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
WOMAN ALLEGES
monk" BERGER
THREATENS HER

William Monk" Berger has been
brought up In police court again.
This time Monk" was arrested un-
der = peace warrant. Margaret
Hermann. living in Davenport, but
employed in Rock Island, claims
that monk" has threatened to do
her bodily harm. A peace bond of
$500 was set BY Magistrate d. ].
Cleland Friday afternoon. Tha
prisoner ut the bar had not fur
nished the bond today and was
languishing In Jail.
monk" 10 considerably older
than the woman who brings the
charge against him. She feels that
tho man would carry out his threat
to do her bodily harm unless re-
strained BY q sufficiently heavy
bond. Her fears seem to be we'll
founded. as Berger was fined some
time ago for administering . -
we're beating to Minis Hermann.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
WEEKLY PROVISION
AND GRAIN REVIEW

Chicago, Jan. 1.-BroadentAe of
demand from millers this weak In
done much to revive bullish soati
ment in the wheat market. Con-
pared with a week ago. wheat b.
day was INC to 4c net higher, vi
corn ranging from &c decline 70 ~
advance. and oats up Nc to Sc. II
provisions the net changes ylilo1
42c setback to q rise Of 10N #
Upturns in the wheat mnfke|
weer preceded by considerable ~
preston due chiefly to weakness
in cotton and stocks. Later, hov-
ever, the arrival of . large num5
Der of vessels at Galveston to ~
wheat for Europe tended to put ~
bears at a disadvantage. Repoeo
of widening out of domestic nm
ing demand followed, and wheat
prices climbed to the highest point
in three weeks. Talk became Gun
rent in this connection that lol2
stocks throughout the United State
we're low, and that the bulk q
wheat accumulations in sight vsfo
owned by exporters. Some sellhe
was afterward induced BY the beaf.
ish showing of the Bank Of ~
land weekly statement On -
other hand, the Chicago Fedkal
Reserve bank announced ut
credit stringency in the midi
west had diminished.
Indications of an increase ID ~
movement of corn from farna
threw weight against any matMia1
advance in the price OF corn 4
oats. a.
Decline in sthe value Of .hos
made provisions average lowef.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
STUDENT LABOR
HAS QUEER WAYS
AT "0LD KNOX

Galesburg, Ill. - Mr.. Average
Citizen Of this college city II not
the least bit surprised when he
hears the janitor Of an once build
ing murmuring the principal parts
of q French verb as he sweeps out
the hall. for this is just one means
the student labor Of Knox college
has Of working q way through col
lege.
Cows, raSors, dish towels and
typewriters play 4 more important
part in keeping students here in
college than to quarterly dividends
from student Investments, accord
Ing to Investigation made recently
in the senior class.
Such Investments - have been
made by local college students
were found to be Of 20 safe . ma
tufe that current warning against
rssh ventures in finance seemed to
be unnecessary 20 far ~ studenta
are concerned.
Several owners Of live stock who
are holding such property until the
time when sale seems desirable are
receiving their education ON Dor
roved money, in expectation Of the
income which their Investment VIII
bring.
IN . little town near 0alesburg
one lad, however. found this LIVE
stock venture disastrous to hi
~clla~n nlana He houGht S0mS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
DOCTOR FORCED
TO YIELD CASH
T0MlSkEDD DUO
d.. 4. D. West Held Up md Rsb1ed
u ~ o. way 10 Treat Boy
Whe Shet Oelf Accidentally.


TWO MASKED holdup men totane
reyolvefs are richer today BY 81,
vhila mr. a n West 111e Sixth
,.-,. .--.u. y
' 'l :.
begin the new year WITH Z deeA
loss recorded IN his budget under
the caption Of ''Waylaid BY High
waymen."
d.. West was hurryfng to attend
Charles Richards, Is, 11S0 Twenty
NTH street, who had accidentally
shot himself IN the left hand while
playing With . 22-caliber revolver
about 10 O'Clock last night. The
physician drove his car to the foot
Of the Seventh street hill where he
was forced to abandon the vehicle
owing to the slippery condition Of
the steep incline.
Robbed st Hilltop.
Continuing afoot, DR.. West climb
ed the hill and paused at the TOP
4 moment for breath. The two
bandits had been concealed near
the ton Of the hill and accosted DR..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
THROWS IRON BANK
ON BRO OTHERS HEAD
SCALP Is WOUNDED

The two-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Delevere. 1913 Elev-
enth street. suffered . scalp wound
yesterday afternoon when his old
Or brother accidentlly struck him
with On iron penny bank. The
TWO boys had been playing togeth-
er when the oldest picked up the
bank and in some manner threw
II a the younger child's head. DR..
n. J. Friedman was called and the
wound dressed.
RAY Toennikcs incurred . deep
cut over biz right eye last even
ing while playing basketball It the
Franklin school. DR.. Friedman AZ
tended the patient. It appears that
Toenniges while playing ran
against . pointed object
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01

II o'clock. During the refreshment
hour a farce entitled "a Pleasant
Surprise" was presented by several
OF the young people Of the church.
Those who composed the cast were
Nellie AlmQuist, Dorothy johnson,
Nan Berglund, Ed LundQuist, Mon
70 Almquist and David Malm.
A splendid New Years dinner
was served at noon today by the
ladies' aid society Of the First
Methodist church in the church
basement. Homemade candy was
offered for sale by the members of
the Young Ladies' Missionary So
ciety OF the church. The dinner,
which is an annual affair, was well
patrOniZed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
MUCH INTEREST
TAKEN IN CASE
FOR NEXT WEEK

Attaches Of tie court house are
waiting eagerly for Monday. for on
the docket for the circuit court
next week is the case Of Sanquist
VI. Anderson. No information can
be obtained as to Just what the ma
ture Of the case is. but rumofs are
rife that It will be worth hearing
and the many friends Of the two
parties await anxoiusly for the out
como Of the trial.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
STORY HOUR ENJOYED.

A large number OF children en-
joyed the story hour held yester-
day afternoon from 3 to 4 o'clock
at the Aledo library. These story
hours, which are usually held on
Saturday afternoon, have proved to
be very popular and are always
well attended. Mrs. May Wilson
has charge of the hour and all chill
dren are invited to attend.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
MISS WATSON HOSTESS.

Miss Frances Watson was hos
tess to a number of young friends
last night at a New Years party at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Watson on South Col
lege avenue. The guest Of honor
was Miss Martha Stoddard of Min
onk. A delightful evening was en-
joyed by those present and the New
Year was we'll started on its career
before the guests all departed. Miss
Watson served a delicious luncheon
during the evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
'BOOzELEsS Butt
NOISY WELCOMl
ACCORDED 1921


It was 4 Comparatively liQudf
less. but incomparably noisy wt
como that Moline gave to the Ndg
Year last night. b
It seemed a. though all MoliD
was downtown at midnight, but ;
is probable that for most MOlinep
the biggest thing about the entn
of 1921 was the spring weather AM
the disappearance Of the snow. 4
One Arrest, No Raids.
There was only one arrest. Then
were mo- raids, and, a. Tar a. til
police could learn, no promiscuoul
display Of alcoholic Stimulation
There ID no reason to believe tha
there was any necessity for sucl
activity.
Hippocket liquor seems to hav,
been present in some quantity, bu
the majority of the folks who wer'
downtown celebrated a la prohi
bition.
Bedlam Greets 1921.
There were more automobile
horns, more revolver shots, NOR
steam whistles and more Othel
noise contraptions than in severa
years. And there was more sing
ing, bowling dancing and yelle,
greetings than in 1920 or 1919.
Persons who attended the part.
at the Manufacturers hotel report
ed that it was a quiet, but very Ell
joyable and successful affair. Onl.
those who had made reservation
were admitted. A curious crowd
estimated at nearly two hundred
gathered on the outside as tn
whistles were welcoming the New
Year, but nothing happened.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
Obituary
Gustai E. Nickels.

Gustaf E. Nickels, after an ILL
ness Of about six months, died OF
cancer this morning at 5:45 o'clock
at st. Anthony's hospital. Previ-
Gus to his confinement to the hos
pital six months ago his homa was
at 610 Twelfth street, where the
widow Is still residing.
He was born May Z, 1869, at Osh-
k0sh, Wis, and had been a resident
of Rock Island since 1900. He was
married to Mrs. Iowa Trefz. Sept.
Is, 1916. Mr.. Nickels had been en-
ployed in stage work for about IS
years, having worked at the Palace
theatre in Moline and the Illinois
theatre in Rock Island. He was a
member Of the. tri-city local OF
stage employees for. the past 80
years.
Surviving are the widow, one SIS
ter in Oshkosh, Wis, and ne-step-
daughter, Mrs. Blanche Guthrie. Of
Des Moines.
i Funeral services will be held al
the Knox chapel Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Rev. w. G. Oglevae
will offlciate. Interment will be
made at the Chippiannock GENE.
terry
Funeral Of Alberta Rosa Abersing
Funeral services for Alberta Ross
Abersing. 23-day-old daughter d
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl T. Abersing, 701
Twenty-third avenue, who died yes.
terday morning at 10 O'Clock. at thu
home Of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Myers, Ninth street
and Thirty-first avenue, were con.
Quoted this afternoon at the home
of the grandparents. with Rev. f. ]
Uehlein in charge. Burial wal
made in Calvary cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01
: FORCE
cI ElIUP
FOR new Year


Sheriff. John @. Miller md depu-
ties, togsthsf with two federal pro-
hihitic9 aesnts. made three raids
New Tears svs, to bring shout
Wank tho sheriff claimed today was
|a-nGeded clsaAup. Assistant States
Attorney Inward L. Eagle took
part IN two Of the raids.
a gnmbling den and two c0mbln-
alton booze Joints and houses Of
| III fame were raided.
Dill Cables place ct 231S-n
Fourth avenue was raided ct 4
O'Clock Friday afternoon by the
shegi6's force, and the two prohf-
bttjon agsutA Three arrests were
made. Gable WAS taken on . charge
| Of selling liquor. Elaine Jefferson
was talsn on . charge Of being an
inmate Of . house Of III fame. Con-
rad Peterson was taken ON .
charge Of buying liquor.
"Bilnos Ray was taken By The
same forces, accompanied BY Az
sistant States Attorney Eagle, Ut
1874 First avenue. which IL wide
| " known a. George Buckley's
place. Tho woman was arrested as
keeper Of . house Of Ill fame, and
for having liquor. Peggy Reynolds.
Helen Downs and L. p. johnson,
| the latter Of Davenport, were taken
az inmates. Liquor. was cOnhscat-
ed. The raid was staged ut ,
O'Clock 1t night, IA
Raid Gambling Jslnt
Some time later the omcers en-
tered what they say ID known -
Jake Schaum's gambling Joint at
1864 Second avenue. Fred Blye
was arrested ~ gamekeeper. The
place was the only one Of the three
raided in which liquor was not
found, but poker tables, . black
Jack table, poker chips and three
skitties" were seized, loaded into
an express wagon and removed to
the county Jail. Schaum was not
In evidence, nor was his brother,
Pete Schaum.
Call Commissioners and Magistrate.
| United States Commissioner T.
P. Sinnett and Magistrate D. J. Gle
land were called upon to take
charge Of the cases.
Billie" Ray was bound over to
the federal grand jury under $1,000
bond for violation Of the volstead
iact, by Commissioner Sfnnett.
George Buckley furnished the bond.
! Bill Gable was bound over on Q
like charge under $1,000 bond.
Louis Ortell furnished the bond.
Elaine Jefferson and Conrad Pet
etrson, arrested at Bill Cables
place, were released under $500
bond each pending hearings In
county court Monday morning. The
woman is to receive trial as an in
mate of q house Of ill-fame, and
Peterson, for purchasing whisky.
| Helen Downs, Peggy Reynolds
and L. P. Johnson, taken at Billy
Rays place, were also released
under $500 bond each for appear
ance in county court Monday on
charges of being inmates Of q house
of ill-fame. BILLY" Ray may also
| NC UIOu6ut ny 90 A0VYcA Va Sue
house in addition to her being held
for violation of the prohibition law
as liquor was found in the place.
I Blye Gives Bond.
Blye, charged with operating the
games at Schaum's place, was re
leased under $1,000 bond, which
was furnished by Pete Schaum and
Charles Smith.
Sheriff Miller announced today
, that the raids were conducted as
much needed cleanup in Rock Is
land, and gave warning that thing
must stay closed or he will give thu
, type of lawbreakers taken Frida!
night something more to thinl
about.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01

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ealled % attend the injured.
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hsr left eye Is an extremely painfu!
injury. 1t necessitated 10 or x
stitches to close the wound. Sh(
also received cuts under the chin
and on the head. The wound or
mar head neCossitated the cutune
away Of hair on Z g0odly portion o.
the scalp in order to properly dresl
the injury. Mrs. Chambers also sus
aimed numerous bruises.
ME-. Chambers' injuries wer,
mostlv internal. She sustained
Scrntchss and bruises Of minor ma.
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shlo TO-DAY to predict the outcom.
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fects ri the Injuries
~. ,,ciico hsd fev details of tn,
accident fhfs morning Patrolma,
n +, Rahcock who was near whe,
tho accident crcnrred was unabl,
- nhtsin nj, details
However Alexander Bortz. driy
{. ~ ~ fhe taxicab. when located a
n. horne this morning said that h,
6aa picked nm a party compose,
a three women and one man a
third avenue and Twentieth street
eZhd was ordered to take them t,
! Sixteenth avenue and Thirtietl
sfreet. Bortz claims that while h
was driving east on Sixth avenue,
Ford coupe coming north on TWEEN
y ty-fourth street sWerved and crash
ed into the side of his machine. H
Z claims the coupe was travelling a
q high rate of speed and causes
his car to turn completely over
Both cars were badly wrecked AM
the occupants Of both machine
were thrown about with terrifi
force. Both cars were enclosed i
glass and the broken fragments &C
counted for cuts on the persons o
almost all Of those figuring in tn
mishap. The streets were slipper
End this was also claimed to hav
liant cause to the accident. al
though Bortz claims that had nc
tbs coupe been speeding the cras
you'd not likely have occurred.
Dr. Mueller was the nrst phys
scisn called and the ambulance wa
soon on the scene to take Miss Vel
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-01

All the news all the time-The
. Argus.
Evening star., 1921-07-24
IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
D. c. Police Believe They Have
Cleared Up Two Recent Robberies.

Through the arrest OF two men yes.
terday, police believe they have clear
ed up both the s2.033 burglary of the
Willett Shop, 1345 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and the robbery of G. r. Blake OF
Indianapolis, Ind, from whom was
taken $50 in cash and a $1,000 ring hy
colored automobile bandits on the
Speedway early this week.
The men, who are charged with
housebreaking, assault and robbery,
are William Nicholas Bowie. colored
Of 1900 11th street and Benjamin Grice
nineteen. colored, Of 1902 11th street
Detectives Pratt, Darnall, Cox, Yer
million, Jones and jackson conducte
the investigation which led to thu
arrest Of the men. The $1,500 ring ha
been recovered, as we'll as a portion Of
the alleged loot of suits and shirt
from the Willett Shop. Grice anc
Bowie each had a shirt and q suit be
lieved to have disappeared from tn
Willett Shop in their possession whei
arrested.
The WilIett Shop was entered on the
night of July /. According to the
police one of the men confessed to the
entry Of the shop. saying that ths
goods were packed in an automobiie
| which awaited them in the darkencr
alley beside the shop.
Evening star., 1921-07-24

experiment with tear gas which would
not injure the personnel. but would
demonstrate how much we need ex-
pect from gas attacks on ships with
forced draught ventilation. 1t ap-
pears to me that this new test has
shown that a defending nation has a
very decided advantage over any at
tacking nation. providing it is we'll
supplied with aircraft"
Maj. Frank, Air Service: I'VE expect
to use the old ship Alabama for some
strictly Air Service tests just as soon
as the Navy can dismantle 1t and
turn it over. We plan to make the
attacks, with animals for expert
mental results, and big bombs to show
how quickly we can sink her. 1t
looks now as though 1t were impos-
sible to build a battleship that can
not be sunk. That being the case,
only safe and sure line Of defense
for this country"
Benedict Crowell. formerly assist
ant secretary OF war: This is the
most remarkable military demon
strratiOn / have ever seen. 1t speaks
volumes for aircraft at just the time
when we are trying to make up our
the matter Of disarmament and con-
tinued armament. We need more of
just such frank and full discussion
throughout the land as this test has
aroused. The more people realize our
military problem the more willing
they will be to back it up. Our mill
tary establishment can properly boast
tthe flower of our manhood. It is a
great service. and the national deci-
sions now in the making are all i'm
po.tant."
Air Commodore Charlton of the
,;- asgY1t.
that destroyed the Ostfdesland will
be heard around the world. That's
been said before. but it's just as true
as ever 1t was"