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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
ALMAGE OWNER
MEXICO RANCH
Man Who Died In Moline City Hos.
pital While on Visit Said to
Have Been Wealthy.

Adelfo Almage, a resident Of
Mexico, who passed away Sunday
morning at the Moline City hospit-
al. is reported to have been veal
thy.
1t is said by his friends in East
Moline that he was the owner of
a large ranch in Mexico and that
he had spent practically all his life
in luxury. He was in East Moline
to visit friends, and intended to
leave for his home on the day he
was taken i'll. However, his all
ment became so severe that the
doctors were called and they Or
dered him to the hospital.
While there he showed signs Of
steadily improving, but about an
hour before he passed away he told
his friends at his bedside that he
was going over the great divide
and asked for a pen and paper to
write a letter to his relatives in
Mexico saying that he would moi
be home.
He was propped up in bed on
pillows at the time he made the re-
quest for the writing materials, and
no one believed that he was neal
death. Within an hour after he
had finished the letter he had pass.
ed away.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
farm BUREAU
|. OFFICERS Will
MEET IN Allen
Plans for Shipment Of Cor, r.,
Mercer County to Be Disc,s.,s
At Gathering.

Elisha Lee, president Of III. y.
Ger County Farm bureau $780,.
ton. has called a meeting Of an 4.
officers and directors tomrr. :.
the farm bureau offices in Al. \
The purpose of the meeting = ~
discuss plans and to work ont ~
details for sending Mercer cos,,. =.
share OF the Illinois corn gift IA \.
Hoover near eastern relief "
The work of sending and hass,..
Mercer county's contributio1 ~;
probably be done through ~ ~
bureau Office in Aledo. The -
ment may be made at any ~
after today. The general pl.s .s
given by the Illinois State Arm
tural association is that 3 d -,
of one-half Of the crop rai,ed n
each man be used as a basi, !,
Judge what each corn grower show
donate in order that plenty q ca,
will be assured.
1t is probable that two car, i.
shelled corn will be sent from M
Ger county. The details Of sendin,
and handling the shipment OF NM
gift from Mercer farmers To N,
suffering people of another h.i
will be considered at tomorrow,
meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
g. L. BENSON WRITES
PRAISE OF OREGON

II you are in search of "a little
bit Of heaven" Oregon is the only
place to find it, according to George
L. Benson, who for many years was
q resident Of Moline, but who is
now the big boss on little ranch
near Portland.
I'D love to live to be q hundred
years old right here on this little
'bit Of soil,"t Mr.. Benson writes.
We're all getting fat out here. It's
certainly q healthy climate and the
water is the purest in the world. 1t
rains out here in the winter
months, but it's warm. The roses
have not ceased blooming and the
danodils are budding. The robins
and meadowlarks are here too.
This is the life. am living as
l did when boy, q COW to milk,
pigs to feed and eggs to gather, be-
sides fine orchard and all kinds of
berries. We are just far enough
from the city to let me forget the
81 years behind the counter"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
TELLS OF FIRST
|. MATEWAN SHOT
Trial Resumes After Recovery Of
Two Defendants from Illness
Dentist Tesdfes.

Williamson, W. Va. Feb. a.
Charles Kayser and William Bow
man, two Of the 10 defendants in
the trial growing out of the min
ing troubles at Matewan last May,
had recovered from their illness of
yesterday sufficiently for court to
reconvene today. DR.. w. F. Hill, a
dentist of MateWan, was called for
cross-examination. On direct ex-
animation he testified That he was
close by when the first shot of the
fight was fred. He thought it
came from inside the doorway Of
the store in front of which Albert C.
Felts, c. B. Cunningham and N.yor
FISHERMAN were standing.
The mayor and Felts were killed
during the shooting and it is in con-
nection with the death of Felts that
the - men, including Sid Hatfield,
Matewan police chief, are being
tried. The pistol and rife fight fol-
lowed eviction of miners families
from the Stone Mountain Coal COM
pany houses. Baldwin-Felts detec-
tives we're engaged in the work.
Defense counsel sought to break
down Hills direct testimony that
had Felts fired the first shot he
(HilD was in such a position that
he would have seen such move
ment Of the private detective. Sew
eral questions put to the witness
brought forth the reply that he
would not be positive as to Felts
making a move without my see-
ing it."
Mrs. Cora Lombard testified that
after the general fighting she saw
several armed men. among them
Fred Burgraff, Reece Chambers and
Hatfield, each q defendant.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
Aledo Society

Mrs. Stewart Boultinghouse and,
Mrs. William Moorehead entertain
ed the members of the G. T. C.
club last night at the home Of the
former on West First street.
Members of the P. E. O. club
were entertained yesterday after.
noon by Mrs. Rose Church at her
home on East Fifth street. Mrs.
May Wilson had charge Of the pro-
gram for the afternoon. which Wa
arranged in honor of Washington's
birthday.
Mrs. o. NJ. Dunlevey and Mrs. =
N. Willitts entertained the members
Of their Sunday school classes ul
the Methodist church Of Aledo at 4
Washington's birthday party at the
home of Mrs. Dunlevey on North
College avenue. The 35 members
who were present came dressed 10
costumes appropriate for the occa.
sion. A special birthday offering
was taken during the evening
Dainty refreshments. carrying out
the idea Of Washington's birthday,
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark OF easl
of Aledo entertained the members
of the Home Builders class OF the
| First Methodist church OF Aledo
last night at their home. There
were 46 young married people Of
/ the church present and the decora'
lions and games carried out inc
idea of a Valentine party. This u
the fourth social gathering OF tns
class and another is planned lcl
early in the spring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
HARRY BARR OF 81
ALEDO ENGAGED
TO URBANA Girl

The engagement of Harry Barr
of Aledo, who is a junior in the lav
school at the University Of Illinois
to Miss Gladys D. Saffell Of Ur.
bana was ANNOUNCED at q paf.
ty given by Miss Saffell at the HON,
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ". /
Saffell of Urbana. Miss Satfell Il
a member of the Shat Al and the
Alpha Omricon sorority and is q
graduate Of the Illinois university
Mr. Barr, who is we'll known il
Aledo, is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
William Barr and was formerly I
student at the William and WASN'T
college. He is a member Of The
Acacia and Phi Delta Fraternity.
No date has been set for the wed.
ding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
BAKERS LIABLE
TGARREST FOR
SMOKING JOB
Moline City Council Enaets Ordi-
nance Providing for Fine Of
400 Viel6don.

The Moline city co0ncil last night
approved ordinances prohibiting
the use Of tobacco in bakeries and
other places where food is prepared
foE public use and for paving pro-
jects on the southeast blum.
\ Both OF the ordinances have been
described In detail in The Argus.
The estimate Of the cost Of the three
improvements is $48,313 and the
penalty fixed for the violation Of
the non-smoking ordinance Is q fine
Of SIS to $500.
An ordinance creating the Office
of assistant health inspector was
adopted, and petitions for street
lights at Second street and Second
avenue and on Twenty-eighth ave-
nue. near Eighteenth street A were
referred to thewater and light COM
mittee.
A project for the widening Of
Fifth avenue at the Cady stone
quarry near Tbirty-fhth street was
referred to the street and alley
committee.
A petition from residents IN the
vicinity of Fourth avenue and
Thirty-eighth street protesting
against alleged smoke nuisance
created by the Moline Iron works,
was referred to the fire committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
ALLEGES PLOT
TO bLACKMA|L
Would Be Investigators Of Secret
Documents Implicated by Sec
Rotary Baker.

Washington. Feb: 22.-Secretary
Baker informed Chairman Kahn Of
the house military committee today
that his recent refusal to permit ].
M. Hill and C. C. Lindsay, as a
house war Investigation committee,
to examine secret documents at the
war department, was based on the
ground that 'they were known to
possess an interest in this investi-
cation not wholly inspired by a de-
sire to safeguard the public inter-
ests."
Mr.. Bakers letter was trans
mitted in connection with commit
tee consideration of q resolution by
Representative Flood, Democrat,
Virginia, calling ON the secretary
for a report. 1t was accompanied
by a report from Major Churchill,
director Of military intelligence,
saying that Hill and Lindsay went
to the department with a letter
from Samuel T. Ansell, counsel for
one Of the investigating committees
and wanted to see the papers in the
settlement case Of the Valley Forg-
ing company Of Verona, Pa. Major
Churchill said there had been con-
siderable discussion of the Justice
of the company's claim against the
government on shell contracts and
the action Of the Pittsburgh claims
board in allowing it,
Mr.. Flood, had charged that the
Information was sought by the
agents as part of a blackmail plot
and he asked that q letter from Hill
to Lindsay on file at the depart
ment, be produced. Hills letter,
written id October, 1919, as sent to
the committee by Secretary Baker,
said:
: "As the people at Washington are
apparently not going to move in the
Pittsburgh matter l have arranged
to selh the story to . New York
paper. 1t makes a corking good
story and is to be played up as a
/ have not finished vet
and I will not have it ready before
the middle Of the week. It has oc-
CURED to me that II this paper
thinks it is worth $1,000 to- publish
It might be worth more than that
to some Pittsburgh people to sup
press it OF course, any negotia-
tons would have to be carried on
very carefully Is you would not
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Cattle, receipts
5000; beef steers mostly 15c to Csc
higher; top steers 1910; bulk S.25
@9.75; butcher stock bulls. stock
ers and feeders, steady to strong;
bulk butcher cows and heifers 500
06.50; bologna and beef bulls
mostly 4.75@5.75; Gamers and cut
tiers largely 2.5e@3.50; calves Csc
to SOC higher; bulk vealers 10000
11.50; stockers and feeders mostly
6.00@7.50.
Hogs, receipts $1,000; active; 15c
to Csc higher; lights up most: top
1000; bulk 200 pounds and down
9.65@9.90; bulk go pounds up $40
@9.50; pigs 10c to 15c higher.
Sheep. receipts 10000; killing
classes generally CSC higher; lambs
top early 1925; choice 50 pound
shosn lambs 9.z5; bulk fat lambs
9.00@10.O0; 70 pound yearlings
7.60; choice 118 pound ewes 600;
bulk fat ewes 5.0005.75; bulk 60
pound feeder lambs 7.50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
'COUGHED TWO YEARS
. ORDERED TO DENVER
Doctor said she couldn't get
: well in Illinois, but she did.

- Fl had very bad cough for 2 years,
all the time, day and night. Could
sleep but little. ! tried everything but
got NO relief. Finally my doctor said
he could do NO more for me, that had
better 60 to Denver a. / couldn't live
In Illinois. Then l tried Milks Emul-
sion. From the very first. it helped
me. BY the time had taken 10 bot
ties, my cough left me entirely.
have gained in strength and fesh and
am now In perfect health. Mrs.
Alice M Huntisy, 1S2 No. Pearl St.,
Galesburg, Ill.
Build up your system and give it q
chance to fight OF disease. Milks
Emulsion costs nothing to try and It
sothers. $
Milks Emulsion Is q pleasant, nutri-
tive food and corrective medicine. It
restores healthy, natural bowel action,
doing away with all need Of pills and
physics. II promotes appetite and
quickly puts the digestive organs in
shape to assimilate food. Al q builder
of fesh and strength. MiIks Emulsion
Is strongly recommended to those
whom sickneas has weakened, and il
a powerful aid in resisting and repair.
ing the effects Il wasting diseases.
Chronic stomach heuh3e and constipar
ton are promptly relieved
This b the oaly solid esnnlsioa mAde.
and 20 palatable that Il , eaten with
q spoon like ice cream. Truly won
derful for veal, sicily eailalea.
No matter how ssyeFe,your caas, you
are 0rgea 10 try Milha EnuDn2cn uI1aaP
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
ANNOUNCE CAST OF
ODD FELLOW SHOW

The degree staff Of Automobile
lodge, No. 934, Of East Moline, have
decided upon the name Of the play
to be given in the Strand theater
March II. The play, "The Crazy
Idea" will be a home talent COM
edy Of four acts. Tickets for the
play are already on sale, and a
large number of people are ex-
pected to witness the production.
The cast is as follows:
James Stone -. Theo Bornhoeft
Beatrice, his young wife ........
........ Mrs. s. A. Cartwright
Eva, his daughter by his first
wife ....... Miss Carolyn Young
Tom Blame, his nephew. a student
Of medicine ..........H H. T. Stee
Daniel Webster White. a colored
"gemman" Of many accom-
plishments -....... James Evans
Gustave Puders, a composer -.
............... William Butcher
Julius Button, who fees from
creditors, but is caught by
mother-in-law Joseph A. Miller
Lillian Tussell, comic opera
] singer .......: Miss Olive Wiley
John Davis, from Kokomo 49,.
| ,....... ........ E. D. Sherbine
Catherine, his wife .........:...
.......... Mrs. Theo Bornhoef1
Samuel Hicks, Stones friend
from. the rural district ......
! .............. William Browning
Mel Browning, Eva's suitorg -.
Harry Need!
Mrs. Miller, a widow ...........
| .............. Mrs. w. HopSOr
Hill, a shoemaker .............
............ Wyatt Rosenbergel
Constable ......... Tom Romano
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22

q tn citixens o. TN hjl1 district IN
IA vicinity q Seventh gtrost, East
Yoalne, peEitoned the dty council
NJ evening 70 aid them In afford
nc proper police protection for that
district. The citissae were repre-
Seuted By Robert H Dun. 3 resident
* that vicinity. Il waS yotsd that
the city would aid the citizens to tho
extent Of SIS q month for the 49,
Afy Of IN oflceT.
A petition was also received By
the council from the residents Of the
4hird street hill district, asking
that they be taken into the city.
!, This territory would include. 10
acres. The petition was placed on
AlA
A resolution was adopted for the
issuance Of three warrants to the
amount OF g, 900 each, to be placed
with each Of the banks In the city.
for the maintenance Of the city.
Miss Grace Hornaday. secretary
Of the Community league bf East
Moline; accompanied BY . commit
tee, called on the. council and pre-
scented q petition for the aid Of the
city In maintaining the three play
grounds already in use in East Mo
line, and also for enlafging this
Aeid Of endeavor. Miss Hornaday
said that It took approximately 500
to operate the three Playground
last year, and the approximate at
tendance at the grounds was $4,000.
It IL the plan Of the league to In
stall 1t least two new Fairgrounds
one in the vicinity Of First street
and the other in the factory dis.
trict, and 1t suggests that vacant
lots be utilized for this purpose. Ac-
cording to Miss Hornaday, the
league does not expect to have every
contriyance on the Fairgrounds the
first year, but it is the intention tt
add something each year.
The petition was referred to The
proper committee with instructions
to report back at the .nextsmeetins
Of the council.
1 Tho committee from the Com.
munity league was accompanied BY
the Boys band Of East Moline, whit
sefenaded the council.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
pain GONE! RUB
SORE, RHEUMATIC
ACHING JOINTS
Rub Pain Away With . Small IrW
Bottle OF Old "St. Jacobs.
OIL"
Sion dosing" Rheumatism.

Stop dosing" Rheumatism. ;.
It's pain only; not one case IN ~
requires internal treatment huu
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacoos
Oil" right on the tender spot anu
by the time you say Jack Robinson
out comes the rheumatic pam
and distress. "St. Jacobs Or y >
harmless rheumatism linimens
which never disappoints anu
doesn't burn the skin. 1t takes
pain, soreness and stiffness IRON
aching joints. muscles and bones,
stops sciatica, lumbago. backacns
and neuralgia.
Timber up! Get . small trlA'
bottle Of old-time, honest "St. u,
cobs Oil" from any drug store, anu
in q. moment you'll be free IRON
pains, aches and stiffness. Doh
suffer! Rub rheumatism away
L(AdEl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
DAIRY PROBLEMS
TO BE DISCUSSED
AT BUREAU MOVIE

A free moving picture show por-
traying the farm dairy business
will be given at the Aled0 opera
house Saturday afternoon, March
5, at 1870. Anyone interested in
the dairy business is invited to at
tend. Professor Rhoads of the
University of Illinois will be pres
ent to discuss dairy problems and
tell how to increase milk pr0duc-
ton and how to improve the herd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. o.
Cattle: receipts 5000; beef steers
active, strong to Csc higher; top
heavy $9.35; yearlings 1925; fat
she-stock steady to 15c higher;
good and choice heifers $3.50
8.25; choice and prime COWS $3.50
@7.00; Gamers and bulls, slow and
steedy, bulk of bulls $425@4.75;
vealers. steady to nothing; top
$11.00; heavy calves CSC to soc
higher; stockers and feeders,
steady to strong; choice 1000 to
LOO pound feeders $8.000S.35.
Hogs: receipts $4,000; to ship
pers 10c to 15c higher; to packers.
strong to 10c higher: bulk Of sales,
$S.600s.35; top $3.50; pigs. steady;
good and choice fat pigs $3.50
1000.
Sheep: receipts 4,500;. killing
classes Csc to 40c higher; ewes
$5.75; yearlings $7.25; lambs.
$3.50; feeding lambs. $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
GAMBLERS FINED.

Mike Address. alleged proprietor
OF . gaming house at 1920 Third
avenue, Moline, was fined $50 last
evening by Justice O. E. Anderson,
Sunday night the police raided the
Address place and declared that
cards, dice and money were taken.
Five men were in the place when
1t was'raided, and they were found
guilty Of disorderly conduct and
each fined 81.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22

~ Il makes little difference wheth-
4r or mot spring II in the air, or
WHISTLER the robin. the heraider Of
the season, il due tomorrow or q
month from tomorrow, for the
heart-breaker Of the motOfist,
Pleasant Negley. will be soon pa
trolling the highways OF Moline.
A little interest was created in
an otherwise uninteresting meet
Ing of the city council last evening
by denouncing motor vehicle traf-
fic as It ID being carried on at pres
ent. The attack was led by Alder
man r. s. Hosford Of the Second
ward.
Mayor Skinner announced. fol-
lowing the discussion, that he will
direct Motorcycle Omcer Negley to
prepare his. machine and be ready
for trafhc duty within . few days.
TITS . shame the way people
drive around this town." said Al
defman Hosford. Il was down
town about s this evening and
saw some youngsters who should
never have been given . license To
drive. and they were going 30 miles
an hour In the business district II
No don't have some bad accidents
pretty soon I will miss my guess.
Driving with bright headlights
I. was denounced by Alderman VII.
liam Wilcox ofNhe Fifth ward.
Alderman John Huey Of the Sew
enth ward demanded that the city
build walks in front of its own
property a. well as order them foa
ether folks.
AS q result Of this suggestion
sidewalk ordinance No 3, which ID
now under preparation, will in
Glade new walks for the city prop
erty on. Fourth avenue between
Twenty-seventh and Thirty fourth
streets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
PROTEST PROVES
BREWERS ACTIVE

The city council received two
more protests against the adoption
Of the one-man-car system in Mo-
line. The communications were re-
ferred to the transportation COM
mittee.
The fact that q brewery workers
union Is still active in the tri-cit-
les was disclosed by one Of the
communication, for the protests
came from the theatrical Stage
Employees union, No. IS, and from
Brewery Workers local, No. 1854.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
Weather Forecast

Illinois Rain tonight; colder in
north portion; Wednesday fair and
colder.
Missouri-C Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday; preceded by rain
in extreme east portion tonight;
colder in west and north portions
tonight and in southeast portion
Wednesday,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
WOMAN DRUNT.

Mrs. Mary Classes. who says she
resides In a box car in Silvis, was
arrested yesterday afternoon on
Eighteenth avenue by the East Mo-
line police on . charge of drunk
enness and disorderly conduct. She
was arrNgned before Police Masis-
trsfe A. A. Niles this morning. and
fined IS and costs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
DEATH OF ALED0
MAN OCCURS THIS
MORNING ATHOME

Bryan Andreas. a we'll known
resident of Aledo, passed away al
his home at 603 West Sixth street
this morning at 1 O'Clock. He was
born in Allegheny county, North
Carolina, on Sept. 10, 1852. He
came to Mercer county at the age
of 81 and resided on a farm neal
Aledo until about four years ago
when he removed to Aledo. He is
survived by his widow and seven
children. No arrangements have
been made for the funeral.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
The Day in Davenport

Mrs. Raj has held the position Of
past president of the Women's Re-
lief corps for some time and was
one of the members most active in
the work Of the organization.
Death Record an old home.
stead, two and a half miles south OF
Blue Grass, where she was born
on Sept. Is, 1852, and where she
had lived continuously ever since
occurred the death Of Miss Mar
garet Dubois Sunday morning
Miss Dubois was the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Dubois, pi-
oneer settlers who came here from
New York in 1910. She was So
years of age.
Mrs. Amelia Rowland White, a
former well known old resident OF
Davenport, died at the home of her
niece, Mrs. Ferdinand Mast, 1916
Main street, Sunday evening, after
a protracted illness, which covered
over year, made her practically
helpless and confined her to heI
room for the past many months
Mrs. White was in her 10th year.
Mrs. Harry L. Lucas died Sunday
morning at the family home at 212A
East Twelfth street. The deceased
who was formerly Miss Ada Reed
was born in Moline May 4, 1853.
The body Of the infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James ]. Hogan, 239
West Hayes street, who died Fri
day night at Mercy hospital, was
shipped from the Halligan' funeral
parlors to DEBORAH, Iowa.
Marriage Lfcenses-Walter Lar.
sen and Helen Pearson, both OF
Davenport. Hugo E. Peters and
lola Katherine Hess, both of Dav-
export.
To Contest Divorce - Denying
that he ever received a salary Of
$500 per month, Harry A. Crawford
secretary and general manager Of
the Champion Service Stations com.
pany, whose wife Is suing for di.
vorce, claims that he has never
drawn a salary from the company
which he represents.
Crawford alleges he has always
been paid commissions only on his
sales Of stock for the company.
He also alleges that since Jan. 5
1921, he has paid his wife $205 to-
ward her support
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
CHURCH AIDS FUND.

A sum Of 500 was recently rails
ed by the Hamlet Presbyterian
church to be given to the China
famine relief fund. Previous to
this the church subscribed $35 for
the near eastern relief fund. The
Presbyterian church at Canton gave
50 for the China famine relief
fund.