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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
\. BAILEY
new DIRECTOR


W. =. Bradley was appointed q
member Of The board Of directors Of
tho Rock Island Chamber Of Com
merce 1t its meeting yesterday aft
ernoon to NIL the vacancy caused
BY the death Of DR.. E. NJ. Sala. J.
F. Witter, formerly vice president
In charge Of the agricultural tu-
reau, was elected to direct the civic
bureau, . position which was held
by DR.. Sala. J. B. Eckhart was
elected to succeed Mr.. Witter on
the agricultural bureau.
The board voted to extend an in
vitation to the supreme council Of
the Yelled Prophets of the Grotto,
to meet in the tri-cities in 1922.
Rock Islands claims for recogni-
ton are being vigorously contested
by Los Angeles, which made q
strong bid at the national meeting
in Kansas City last year for the
1922 convention.
Rock Island delegates to the su-
preme council session at Atlantic
City. June % and 20, representing
Amoo grotto, are L. r. Mace, c. w.
Thatcher and E. H. Dunavin. o.
F. Hildebrandt is chairman Of the
neurology committee OF the 1852
grottos throughout the United
States and Canada. Reports which
come to him will be compiled and
presented to the national body in
June.
The chamber board considered
plans for handling conventions
coming to Rock Island this sum-
mer. Automobiles and bades will
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
ARREST MORRIS
ON CHARGES OF
ii BANK CASHIER

sam Morris is in again.

68lQ mV1In ~ Ia o8oAA4'
Several weeks ago he was ar
rested BY the Rock Island police on
complaint Of the local telephone
vcoupAny. Sam had first been ar
rested for drunkenness. but was re-
leased under bond and had imme-
aiately proceeded to liquor up some
more. He attempted to get into
telephone Communication with the
9eV0Fnor Of Iowa and roundly scor-
81 telephone operators for not
needing his mumbied calls. Com
plant was filed with the police
ana Morris was arrested. How
ever. the telephone company cid
not send . representative to ap-
1oar against him and he was re-
leased after paying SO fine.
Recently Morris was arrested in
Davenport for drunkenness and at
tempting to force an alleged bad
check on q tAxicab man in payment
q bill and also for calling Dav-
export city officials over the tele-
hone and berating them.
Bank Makes Charge.
However, the last charge against
Norris 10 one Of more serious char.
acter. He was arrested Friday
might by Police Chief Tom Cox and
Detectives Herman Sehnert and
Earl Shannon for the Moline police
department, which holds a warran
for Morris. charging him with oh
tanning goods under false pretense
The complaint was filed by Har0lt
0odohn, cashier Of the Moline Trus
4 Savings bank. and has to do Will
2ileged illegal dealings Of Morri
With the bank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
SINeLEFuND
Drive MAY Be
STAGED EARLY


Campaign for Rock Islands pro-
posed community fund may be
staged in June, instead Of sometime
during the fall, because Of the urg-
ent need OF money to meet the de-
mands upon the various organfza-
tions that will share in tho sub
scription. The committee in
charge will meet Tuesday evening
for the purpose of setting the date
for the drive.
Subcommittee appointed early
in March by the general committee
has been holding daily meetings
with the organizations to detefm-
inc a minimum budget for each.
When the original budgets were
submitted, it was shown $4,000
would be needed. Figures to be
submitted at the coming meeting
are expected to be considerably be-
low this amount.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
IEE BREAK IN
)EIIDL oCk WITH
ALLIED TRADES


HeolquaSessS u ~ Quad CITY
0uil1srs' exchange this morning
~ that agreements with the al
HI trades unions seem no nearer
than when the contractors gave
thsir ultinnEEn ThursdAy that Mos
lay they would begin hiring men
without regard Of their union anil
o1io0s.
Developments early. this after
nooA seemed 70 point toward 2 last
attempt o. The part Of the con-
troctorS to bring about settlements.
RalntsFs Asked for Meeting.
This was indicated by the state
uoat from ]. z. Case, trustee OF
IL painter1' union this afternoon
thal II had received . request from
the master painters to join In q
meeting, the date not set, to settle
the wage dispute.
This 10 ths first break that has
come from either side.
However, now that . break has
come II Is deemed probable that a
general get-together is not far dis
tart.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
extern winners,
CHOSEN At H|ed


Five speakers from one 4 u.
aAlsst TROUT groups Of recent ~
ct the Rock Island high ea.si
were named yesterday afterno@ q
compete against Davenport h -
first interscholastic extempor.ss
GUS meet ever held between r.
schools in the big eight. Ths n.
ners yesterday were James Berry
Nell Elwell, Kenneth Miller, Nas.
rice Marchello and Harold stsvons
This team will meet Daynnon
May and the local speaker WI
makes the best showing in TN
event will represent Rock Island
In the big eight contest to be held
in Moline May s. ;
Twenty tried O1t for places ven.
terday Afternoon and from the mn,
ity shown Rock Island 10 conAdeit
of its chances for big eight houon
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
WIFE AND four
CHILDREN LEFT
STRANDED HERE
o. r. fraIley, Shawneetown. m
Genes With FurHiture, But
Fans to Meet Family.

Arriving 1t $40 o'clock last
nieht over the Rock Island lines,
Mrs. o. r. Frailey and her four
children OF Shawneetown. ILL.,, a
small town in the southern part of
the state, failed to find her hus-
band Waiting at the station for her.
Knowing no one in this city and
having only 81 in her purse she was
almost hysterical when she ap-
preached Patrolman George knorr
and told her story.
The husband and father hAd left
Shawnee town two weeks ago with
carload Of family furniture and two
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
FIRST SPEEDER
ARREST SHOULD
PROVE HOT TIP

Claud Dennis paid a fine OF s.
on a charge Of speeding when ar
raigned before Magistrate D. J.
Cleland in police court Friday aft
ernoon. He was arrested by Motor
cycle Patrol Ofiicer G. l.. Babcock.
The real campaign against speed
ing will not begin until May /, when
Police Chief Tom Cox will put two
men to work at chasing speeders
as a principal duty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
GOOD ROOFS.

Good roofs and roofing can only
be had from q reliable roofing CON-
pany. Our prices are the lowest
and our roofs have stood the test.
Ask Us for samples and prices. Our
roofs are guaranteed. Davenport
Roofing Company. Telephone 993
Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
HOUSES wives
UNDER ONE ROOF

New York, April 23.--The recent
spey Of the Jersey City broker who
wAs alleged 70 have housed two
wives" under one roof. was
risaled today in Brooklyn.
Complaints by detectives that An
tone Buyts, . Belgian. was living
ID Brooklyn apartment with two
wtses-one Flemish and the other
Tteoch-led to his arrest ON .
cIhrge Of bigamy. He was held in
$1,000 bail, for . hearing on Mon
day.
Detectives learned. they said. that
afler Ruyts had installed the
T1onch woman in his Brooklyn
apartment. he sent for his Belgian
Nlee and family. They arrived In
November, 1890, and Immediately
Wlso assigned quarters in the
RUts household. wife No. 2 ap-
p1ors 70 b boss" according to in
seettgators and has the choice OF
lllfters.
The ancient Egyptians hpnored
m onta. hof pnPtSrnlarlv Al,eh nr~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

The word nicotine Is derived from
the name of Jean Nicot, French am
bassador to Portugal, who brought
seeds of the tobacco plant to Cath
eriife de Medici.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

All tho News-All the Time-The
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

The ancient Egyptians hpnored
~ 0ss bst particularly black onss.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31

In this incident the hero rDseues the
heroine from the home Of her ern-
ployer and on the way home becomes
stalled on the road. The pair are
forced TO remain during the night on
the highway because the rear wheels
ara buried To the hub In mud
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
ACTIVITIES
OF KU KLUX klAN
Organizer Says There Are 500
Members i'm Delaware and
Others in Prospect.

According 20 s. R. Wolfe of 1915
Maple street who saye he is one of two
men in Delaware TO organize the Ku
r<lux Khan here, there aro now 500
members in Delaware and many more
in prospect. Wolfe says he has been
here two weeks and expects to remain
some time longer, He is making
Wilmington his headquarters. while
+. ID. North. another organizer, is
touring the State.
Both claim Jacksonville. Fla, as
their home. Wolfe says he has tenn
porarily given up his real estate and
insurance business TO help organize
the khan. So far. he reports, there
are klans in Wilmington. Dover, Mid
dletown, Seaford and Georgetown.
Wolfe says the public seems to have
wrong impression concerning the
aims, objects and methods of the or
ganization. "It Is not against the
law" he explained, when he called al
Every Evening office yesterday, but
its purpose is to uphold the law by
power of the vote. Its members must
be natives of America and must be 100
per cent American. 1t is for the sane
:ity of the home and the protection OF
womanhood." He says the crimes at
tributed to the khan are not based on
facts. Its chief purpose. he said. is
to clean up the morals of communities
that need cleaning and to force OBJ
servsnce of law and deeency. 1t is
strong for separation of church and
State, he declared.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
YOUNG EMBFzzLER.
Roy Raised Figures After Taking
Money SAl. to oark.


Admitting the ernbezzlement at
different times to the extent OF ap-
aroSinately 5000, from his employer,
= small white boy. Is years old, whose
name hns not beer. divulged by the
police. il being detained pending the
action Of the Juvenile Court auth
critics.
Errioyed fer the pest three months
as a messenger n an uptown print
frg establishment, the boy wss con-
sid<rei Trustworthy. Intelligent and
possessing the qualities Of one of sew
erel wears his senior. he wes permitted
u, rr-ske deposits of various amounts
Of. the firms money IN nearhy hank
ing institutions These deposits
ranged from s.2 to sf56. In June,
according to the employer, the boy
was given s72 to deposit. He deposited
sis and changed the entry ir the
handbook, raising the figure 81" to
~" Last week a deposit of s156.60
was supposed to have been made.
The boy, in this instance, deposited
c5est and changed the entry in the
handbook, by placing the figure i
before the $3.50. On another coca
sicn, only a few days ago, the mess
enrer was given Sc to deposit. The
entry was again changed by raising
the figure from s12 to s72.
An investigation at the hor1e of
the boy revealed s9I hidden III his
shoe. He aoraitted taking the money,
hut was unable to give any salts
factory account of how it was spent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS.
THR suRREx.
"Unsle Toms CnhInr nj the Plnyh0usf


Uncle Toms Cnhln' nj the Playhouse
At The Playhouse on Monday.
Labor Day. the screen version o.
Uncle Toms Cabin Will be shown
This is the beginning of an engage
n.cnt for an entire week. Practically
nine out of every ten persons nave
read Harriet Beecher Stoves great
ntory. IL Is one of the classics oi
American fiction and one OF the most
epoch making stories ever written
There are thousands of children who
have not yet read the book but Mfe
will find the same merits in the photo
play shortly to be presented IN thls
city. Little Eva. Uncle Tom, Topsy
and Marks, the lawyer. and all the
r..it OF the books characters VIII -
rhown on the screen, Just as thes
were presented In the book and JUST
as they lived during Mrs. Stowe :
days. There will be street parade
preceding the showing of the picture.
Tom Mix Mt the Queen.
That big westerner Tom Mix is nj
the Queen Theatre IN THE Big Town
Round Up" The picture finishes IFS
engagement this evening. The at
mosphere of the ranch and the big
city of Frisco have made this picture
q triGe different from the general run
of Mix productions. Ii 1oes not, how
ever, lack any pep" action or thrills,
Ora Carewa as leading lady Is per-
fection itself. Tomorrow's program
has "Bunty Pulls the Strings, for
the feature production. This was one
Of the most delightful plays that ever
found it's way to this country. Its
screening has retained the original
qualities that made it success. Tht
scene of "Bunty Pulls the Strings is
laid in village In rural Scotland
peopled by country folk In whom
flourish all the traditional Scotch
qualities OF thrift. humor and can
niness."
"The Little Fool'' Mt the Arcadia.
AT the Arcadia this is tn. last lay
for the showing of THE Little Fool.
This picture is based on Jack Lon
tion's story THE Little Lady in the
Big House" and is an intelligent story
intelligently presented on the screen
Those who have seen IL have nothing
but the very highest of praise to give
it. Milton Sills is the first member Of
its cast. Ora Carewe and Nigel Barrie
ere the other two important players
Tomorrow Ethel Clayton is to COM
mence an engagement In her picture
Wealth" Decidedly modern in all
her characters and stories, on this oc-
ca sior Miss Clayton has the role OF
a notwithstanding girl-a young
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
AT THE PARKS.

Thousands Of persons visited She'll
pot Park yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of seeing the last toy hunt
os the season. over 500 children who
found the hi1den tickets received toys
Previous 20 the hunt there was ait
entertainment BY child amateurs ana
ability was shown by the little per-
formers. In the opinion OF experience
90 chow people II was the best anna
teur entertainment ever given In the
park.
Both parks are preparing for the
crowds which wiil visit them OF SUM
day and Labor Day. Labor Day -
slwnys regarded as the bis wind ~
o. the park season and especial a.
tentfor 10 paid TO IL.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
Overcome hr Heat.

Bertha G. Phillips. IS years old Of
SOS West Tenth street, was overcome
by the heat at Tenth and Monroe
streets yesterday. She was taken to
the Delaware Hospital for treatment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
LARGE GRAIN AND
/ FORAGE DISPLAY
Premiums Offered by State Fair
Attract Attention. of Della
ware Farmers.

The grain and forage department of
the Delaware State Fair. which opens
on Monday. September 5, is s.lwass an
interesting place for those Afangers
who devote sood bit OF their time
and land to raising of grain and forage,
According to preliminary reports. this
years display will be just as varied
ard interesting as those of other years.
Frederick G. Synder and l.. .. Otho-
san are looking after this years exhib-
Il. They announce that nothing will
h, received after l. O'Clock noon on
Mondas. September 5. All entries of
rrmin and forage must have been
grown by the exhibitor. For the con-
Nvnicnce OF these who will compete
Ter honors at the fair, exhibits may be
takes. to thu fair grounds at Elsnere
On saturday afternoon September 3,
between ? sno 4 y. m.
Inoer the heading of wheat there
are contests of prizes e.-ch. These
are for Longberry, Fultz. red wave,
Leaps Prolific. Goth century and mir
ayle V rieties of wheat. All displays
iuust hsvs been taken from the crop
>. 1921. The exhibit must consist OF
9 Shssf snd also bushel OF the same
variety.
There are nine classes for corn. OF
two prizes each. These comprise
yellow corn en- ear. y low corn shelled,
l.cht yellow cclorei corn stelle5 and
also on ahe ear. white corn shelled and
also oAl the car, six stalks of corn
with ears, six stalks of Ensilage corn
with GERS. six stalks of Pop corr snd
bundle ot broom corn.
Under the heading OF miscellaneous.
there are sever contestc OF two prizes
each. These 4re for white oats, bu-
shel OF snv kind Of oats, sheef of oats.
hushel OF osts sni rye mixed. bushel
cf barley and oats mixed, bushel and
sheaf of. speltz. and bushel of any kind
Of rye.
There IRE twelve contests of two
prizes eech for forage crops in the
green st~ta. These are fox alsike
clover. alfalf-> clover. red clover, pea
ruts with vine. cowpeas. cowpeas and
mnlet. soy beans, Hungarian millet.
m.sngel wurzels. cp~9r teets, golden
larkard bects, sorghum. and buck
wheat.
Ten contests of two prizes each are
offered fo< the best diselaya of hay.
In this classification are: spring rye
and cats. Canada peas and oats. red
clover, orchard grass, crimson clover,
alsise clover. alfalfa clover, Timothy.
(. mixed hay. cowpea hay and soy bean
hay
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
TALENTED CHILDREN.
Give Creditable Entertainment nj
Shellpot Park.

Mrs. James +. Henry. head of the
company controlling Shelpot and
Brandywine Springs Parks. thanks.
as we'll as compliments. the children
who took part in the amateur enter
tainment at Shellpot Park yesterday
afternoon She says she is confident
that there is a bright future for some
OF these children. because of their
talent.
Those who took part Were Robert
and Emma McLane, in n piano duet:
Mary Cassidy, in pretty song and
dance; Marie Soreth. piano solo; Ida
Beaumont. in song: Florence Kopeck,
Margaret I.afferty, Katherine Lafferty
and Lillian Redding, in an Egyptian
dance: Henrietta Schnetter and Anna
Leach. in songs and piano duets; Anna
Boyer. in a clever dance; Martha
Leach, in piano solo; Eleanor john
son and Ethel Hainsworth, in pretty
dances and Helen Williams, also n
clever little dancer. Helen Williams
was awarded the first prize and Anna
Boyer and Eleanor Johnson and Helen
Hainsworth tied for the second place.
The children did so we'll that Mrs,
Henry awarded prizes to all of them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
MarshaIIton CivIcs Club.

The Marshallton Civics Club will
hold its monthly meeting tomorrow
afternoon at $50 at the school house.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
TO oBsEEyE LA80R DAY.
Leather Workers Union Flaming
Celebration.

The United Leather Workers Union
viii hold a Dig Labor Day celebration
on Mon5sy al Turner'S Park, s6i
South Ciaytcn street. The committee
ir. charge has made arrangements with
II. II. GeiEer, superintendent of trans
portation of the Wilmington & Phila-
delphis. Traction Co., for additional
service on thc South Harrison street
line on Monday afternoon and even
ing All the other labor unions are
supporting the leather workers, and
viii insure the day being complete
success. il was announced today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
To Insure Against Boiler Accidents.

INSURANCE for the Beard of Edues-
ton from accidents that may happen
at any school building ewing to de-
fectiye hciJers, wa one Of the i'm
portsnl items discussed at 2 meeting
of the board last Mosday night. At
the present time, it is said, there is no
indemnity for the board ir case Of acci-
dents peculiar TO boilers useo for heat
ing the buildings The matter is be-
ing investigated and prices obtained
with the intention, it IS saio, of in
slrzrce besr.g taken or. this risk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
WANT TO Hr POLICEMEN.

At the meeting OF the Public Safety
Directors yesterday afternoon appli-
cations for positions on the police
force were received from Charles
Carr. f04 Justiaon street; janis Lowe,
400 West Fourteenth street; William
+. Long. 11o6 VEST street; Thomas
Haley, 1884 West Second street, and
s. Il. Belts. COZ West Seventh street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
PULLMAN LAYoFF.
Reduction in Working Force An
nnrac-d at Local Plant.

Another iayoff at the Pullman shops
was announced yesterday, when a
number of employees in various 1e-
partments were given five-day
notice of dismissal.
Practically all cars have been COM
pleted and sent on the road. for the
purpose OF meeting the demands of the
Labor Day rush. Because OF this, il
is believed, the ciirtailment announc-
ed yesterday will be only temporary
and that after September is the plant
viii resume normal operation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-31
artist who lives In the Greenwich.
GLADYS Walton VI the Elalto.

artist who lives In the Greenwich
Village.
GLADYS Walton Vt the EIalto.
Gladys Walton, actress zxtraordin-
ary and one OF the most charming
girls on the screen. is the heroine of
the comedy called short Skirts.
which opens at the Rialto today for
a two-day run. short Skirts" AZ
suggested In its title, liz a romance
that Is right up-to-dnte and stylish.
short Skirts" IL devoted to the femi-
nine. Its heroine is mad young
flapper who thinks herself mistress
of all she surveys and Is even piqued
when things do not 20 her WY.
Majestic to Reopen Saturday.
On Saturday the Majestic Theatre
IL To reopen Its doors To the public.
after being closed month for re-
pairs, renovating and repainting. A
new stage setting has also been added.
The feature for the opening is BY far
the greatest of the photoplays In the
ta21-22 photoplay season. II is "'rhe
Old Nest Reginald Barker's and
Goldwyn's production OF Rupert
Hughes story of the same name. Mr..
Hughes personally wrote the titles
for the picture. There is pra tically
no plot TO the story. It is but life Of
the ordinary American home shown
from it's beginning to the manhood
and womanhood of its children. "rhe
old Nest ia becoming the talk Of the
country.
swby Girls Leave Homsr--Aldine.
There ia an nndoubted appeal in
the story of why Girls Leave Home.
this weeks attraction at the Aldne
Theatre, Market at Eighth street
Every woman. way down In her heart
has 8 love of innocent finery and the
struggle of Ann Hedder to look az
we'll as her more fortunate aisters
awakens a thrill OF sympathy that is
Irresistible. There is nothing aues-
tionable about her action in sceur-
ing n new dress. but the narrowness
OF a selfish, bullying father gives the
affair doubtful look and Ann Is
forced TO leave her home in or1er TO
preserve her self respect. How sh :
energies triumphantly from all tho er.s
suing difficulties that arise in her path
forms the basis for a atory that Is at
once absorbing and entertaining.
HaIsias Herbet at the Savoy.
Holmes T.. Herbet, who has the roi6
o. Wellnan in the Alice Joyce pris-
inction, THE Inner Chamber" which
Is having a weeks showing at the
Savoy Theatre. narrowly averted a.
accident by driving his car into teie-
graph pole. 1t was during the fil,n'" :
of one of the scenes, which were taken
at night during driving rainstorT1.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-02
Yale Arranges Long
List for Polo Team

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 1.--Yale
has expanded its polo plans by sched-
uling moro winter games than any
American university has before listed.
The indoor matches will begin Decem-
Der 8, with a game against the riding
club. 1t will meet the Brooklyn Rid
ing Club the next day, and will play
metropolitan teams once in two weeks
the remainder of the winter. Matches
are being arranged with Harvard,
Norwich, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Squadron A, of New York, and West
Point in home and home series.
intercollegiate championship matches
will be played about March 1 in the
Squadron A Armory, New York. The
team or the winter games will include
Henry Perrinc Baldwin, of Cleveland; !;
Allen Cairns, of Montclair, N. j.; Ro-
land l.. Dean. Miami, Fla; Richard
Hartshorne, Atlantic Highlands, N. j.;
Samuel G. Hopkins, Catskill, n. Y, and
Albert Herbert Hunt jr., of Colorado
Springs. Hopkins has been elected
captain.