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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
MOLINE BRIEFS
Especial Moline service.)

tD
Frieda DeFoe was granted a di-
vorce from Harry DeFoe yesterday
afternoon by Judge G. o. Dietz in
Moline city court. Infidelity was
charged. Mrs. DeFoe was given
custody of the two children.
An overheated air pipe leading
90 the furnace in the basement of
Chalmer Seymour's residence, 1887
Thirteenth street, began to smoke
this morning and created a fire
scare. The fire department was
summoned. There was no dam
age
C. B. Rose addressed the Moline
Rotary club yesterday on Factory
Management" He traced the pro
gress of a product from the engin-
eering department to the use of the
finished article. He also touched
on friendly relations between the
factory officials and employees as
being necessary to successful man
agement
A number of Moline alumni are
planning to attend the first annual
homecoming of the Illinois state
normal university at Normal, Nov.
and 5.
NJ w Copeland of Moline has OBJ
tanned the Illinois rights for a new
process for removing paint from
automobiles and houses and vari-
Gus articles. Stations in most IL
li1ois cities will be opened soon
by Mr.. Copeland. Moline may be
made the headquarters for all Hi
nois plants.
John Vrombaut, 1924 Third ave-
nue.. was fined SIS and costs BY
Police Magistrate Frank -Gustaf-
son last evening on a charge of
sdrfving an automobile while under
the influence of LIQUOR.
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ported, was a guarantee that nefth-
err wage cuts nor rules changes WIN
be considered until all pending
cases are disposed Of.
Mr. Hooper was accompanied by
A +. Whitney, vice president OF
the brotherhood of Railway Train
men
Lee Backing Novel
His presence led to reports that
W. G. Lee, president of the Train
men. was backing the peace move
Mr.. Hooper said before going into
the meeting room that he was
making a call unoficially and that
he had a vague possibility" for a
settlement in N md, which he would
outline TO the union men.
at is very vague, though" he
added.
More than 200 union men were
assembled when the two railroad
labor board members arrived
MeMenimen Arranges Meet
The meeting was arranged by
Walter L. McMenimen, labor mem
Der Of the board and a former Off
cial of the trainmen's organization.
McMenimen, however, did not &C
company Hooper to the hall.
There has been much discussion
in union and railroad circles as to
the possibility of the railroad labor
boards putting. out an order that
the strike is Illegal and ordering it
called off.
Board members would not dis
cuss the report this forenoon ex-
cept to say no such order had yet
been prepared.
Board Meets at 2 O'Clock.
The railroad labor board planned
to hold it's first meeting today at
2 O'Clock. Members discussed in
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making the trip at about the same
time but that they would put into
other ports.
Goes to Bahamas.
we made the Bahamas in six
DAVIS and never saw a government
craft II was about two hours aft
err we landed that man came up,
told me he knew l was rum run
ner and said he was q dealer and
in a position to fill my order. That
order included Scotch whisky, gin,
all kinds of brandies, rum and
about every foreign liquor you
could name, but the dealer had
them all in his stores
Loading the cargo was tieklish
work. We knew the government
had agents down there looking for
bootleggers so they could get ready
to intercept US. We worked at
night. The booze was carried down
to the water front and slowed on
barges, under bales of hay. Then
we slipped alongside my boat and
transferred the cases.
Then, with our valuable cargo
under hatch, we started the real
dangerous part of the business
We kept a close watch on the voy-
age back toward Norfolk, expecting
any minute to have some revenue
cutter beat down on US.
They nearly got US. A fairly
big steamer hove in sight one day
and passed quite close. We kept
right on our way Suspecting moth
ing when sudde ty out from be
hind the steamer popped a submar-
inc chaser, circled the big ships
stern and came for us hell bent. We
altered our course a couple OF times
but the chaser kept right on head
ing for us. Finally when she was
Just close aboard turned and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
NEW WINDSOR

Miss Edna Fay of Chicago is hero
visiting relatives for a few weeks.
Prof. Oscar Code and family OF
Sherrard visited Sunday with Pro-
lessor c. c. Code and family.
Dean Christy of Knox college
spent the weekend with home folks.
Mrs. Pete Rosene and daughter,
Evelyn, spent the first of the week
with relatives at Gilchrist.
Dr. Miles of Viola was here on
business Monday.
l. e. Peterson and family of Bur-
CESS were Sunday visitors with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fry and
family motored to Galesburg Sun
day afternoon.
Carl Olson of Lynn spent Sun
day with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Streeter and
family, Mrs. F. ". Streeter, visit
ed Sunday in Viola at the home of
W. r. Russell.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
ROYAL NEIGHBORS
OF MOLINE ENJOY
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Especial Moline service.)


Halloween parties are always
jolly affairs, and there was moth
ing lacking at the one given last
evening by Belle X camp, R. N. A,
according to the 225 members of
the camp and SO children who par
tcipated. The occasion was for
the juvenile department of the
camp. The program for the eve
ming consisted of biack-face COM
edy in two acts, entitled The Rent
ing of Three Pickaninnies," played
by members and friends of the
camp. An impressive scene was
when the children marched into the
lodge rooms and gave the Royal
NeighbOr yell and also a yell for
DR.. Hada NJ. Carlson, supreme ply
stefan, who later gave an interest
ing talk on the juvenile depart
ment.
The hall resounded with merri-
ment when a witch entered and
scattered peanuts over the floor.
The child who gathered the larg,
est number of the peanuts was
awarded a prize. Sven Benson
took boys first prize. Lyle Olson
was given second prize and Ber-
nice Root won girls first prize.
After the contest, a vocal selection
was rendered by Miss Margaret
Counley, followed by a dancing
solo by little Miss Root. At the
conclusion of the program, coffee
and pumpkin pie were served and
the Juvenile department was treat
ed to apples and popcorn, presen-
tation of which was made by only
the light from a large pumpkin
placed on the altar in the center
of the hall After receiving their
refreshments. the children gather
ed about the pumpkin and had a
joyous time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
ODD FELLOWS
OF COUNTY TO
MEET FRIDAY
J. z. Mitchell Of Moline TO be Guest
ef Homer and WIZ be Present
ed WifA Jewel.

]. z. Mitchell. 1925 Fourteenth
street. Moline. who for SO years has
-been an active Odd Fellow OF No
line, is to be the guest Of honor at
the Rock Island district meeting
of Odd Fellows tomorrow evening
in the hall OF Moline lodge, No. 1873.
when he will be presented with a
6e-year Odd Fellow jewel
Mr.. Mitchell, who has been a resi-
dent of Moline since 1868, joined
Moline lodge, No. 1873, on Sept Is,
1871. and has been an active mem
Der since that period Mr.. Mitchell
has been through all the chairs of
Moline lodge twice and was deputy
tor many years. He has also been
connected with Moline encampmenL,
No. 153. for 16 years. He was for
many years inspector OF army belts
for the government, from which
position he retired Aug. 20, 1920.
He is still faithful worker of the
lodge and may be seen frequenting
the lodge hall daily.
At the meeting tomorrow evening
Mr.. Mitchell will wear a past grand
collar that has been in his DOS
session for so years, and which he
Will present to the lodge.
Floyd Z. Thompson, justice of
the Illinois supreme court, will be
. special guest tomorrow evening
The degree staff of Moline lodge
viii confer the third degree on
large class of candidates. All the
lodges Of Rock Island county are
to be represented at this meeting
and the committee in charge of the
affair urges all Odd Fellows to be
present The club rooms will be
open to the women, who, after the
degree work, will be invited to wit
ness the presentation of the jewel.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
ROBERT WHITNEY
TAKEN TO PRISON

Robert Whitney of East Moline,
one of three who pleaded guilty at
the September term OF circuit court
to charges of burglary and larceny
and who were later released on
probation, was taken TO Joliet pen
itenhary by Deputy Grafton yes
terday morning to begin term of
one TO fourteen years. Whitney's
probation was revoked upon rec
ommendation of the probation Off
Ger after complaint had charged
him with threatening an East Mo-
line police officer with a gun.
Whitney was indicted for theft
of shirts from a box car at East
Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
You Must Have
Pure Blood
And Proper NOurishment.


III you would have perfect health.
The medicine that will secure this
for you is Hoods SarsapariIla.
which will convert all the good in
your food into blood, bone and It's
sue.
It creates an appetite, makes
1000 taste good, aids digestion.
promotes assimilation. builds up
the system.
IL has given entire satisfaction
20 tnree generations in the treat
ment of scrofula. eczema. eruptions
calarrh rheumatism, dyspepsia.
aner1la, and rundown conditions
A volume OF testimony nm
equaaied m the history of proprie-
tary medicine proves ali this and
more. anu
Ii YOU need laxative or catbar-
tic take Hoods PIls-lAdyertisa-
ment).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27

formally the attitude brought out
az Yesterdays hearings on the uues-
tioning of the powers and the au-
thority of the board
II was the opinion of the mem
bers that this attitude would be
discus sed at the afternoon meet
ing, unless the conference of union
executives this morning pointed q
way ont of the strike
The union conference was at
tended by more than 500 represen-
tztives of the men in the big five
organizations The session was
executive.
The telegrapheTs were not rep
resented at this mornings union
conference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27

went straight to meet her. We kept
our heads down as we passed and
laid out a cable over our stern
She turned around almost on her
own axis and did just what We hg-
ured she would do, fouled her pro-
peller in the cable. That finished
the chase. We went on our way
1t was a. close shave.
Runs Into DeStroyers.
But the next was even more
startling. We ran plump into a
flotilla of American destroyers.
There they were all around US. Be
Iieve me, for few minutes
thought our cargo wasn't worth a
nickel. But they never even hailed
us and we kept on our way.
ut was dark and rather thick
when we made the coast We
cruised along as close to the sur
face as we dared, all three of US
straining our eyes through the
blackness toward where the shore
lay, while l flashed our light re-
peatedly. We were on the point of
giving up when -blink-blink
came the signal Of our agent
I'VE sure were glad TO see it We
picked our way into a cove and
there was the shore agent with
three motor trucks waiting for u.s.
We transferred the booze that
night and that was as far as I went
with it.
I'VE made $4,000 on that trip.
Brown got half and the navigator
and the negro were paid handsome
". We have made q number of
trips since then and cleaned up
each time"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
BURGESS

Johnny McKeague. who is a pa
. uent at Monmouth hospital, suffer
ing from blood poisoning. will be
compelled to remain there for some
time yet A recent operation was
made In which a portion of the
wrist bone was removed The
many friends OF Johnny are an
x1ous to hear OF him being able to
return home
Mr.. and MIS- La Yern Morgan
and son Lee, and Mr.. and Mrs Lee
Hradfcr5 and two Ions motored to
Rock Island Saturday in the Nor
San car and witnessed the MILL
kin university football team trim
the fast AHgustana eleven. Lester
Schron of Sunbeam is a guard on
the Millikin team.
A large number of the local lad
les attended the all day meeting of
the ladies aid society OF the Burg
ess church which was held Thurs
DAY Those who served the dinner
we're, Mrs Albert Moberg, Mrs. S.
T. Laughead, Mr.. Virgil Armstrong
and Mrs. Fred Mclaughlin.
MIR. and Mrs. George Adcock were
business callers in Aledo SATURDAY.
> 5. Morgan and son George at |
tended the Smith Chester White !
sale, which was held in Little York
one day last week
Mr. Jones, brother and Sartrer
or Mark Jones, the local hardware !
man, accompanied by his family
motored from their home in Iowa
and are spending some time here |
visiting with relatives.
mrs. Vera Griffin was a shopper
In Monmouth Saturday
The members OF the Adeinh,pe |
ana pcys Sunday school classes OF !
loeai church, held a wieuie |
roast and picnic in the Caorge
Pease woods near Henderson creeE
SATURDAY evening. The yourg
people gathered in Burgess, and
from there raotored to- the Pease
woods where the good time was
held
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
T. A. MURPHY TALKS
AT HIGH ASSEMBLY

T. A. Murphy, president of the
Rock Island Welfare association,
will address the pupils Of the Rock
Island high school tomorrow morn
ing at the weekly assembly ON
principles of Organized Welfare
Work"
Announcements of the high
school Halloween party for juniors
and seniors Saturday night at the
Manual Arts building and plans for
the observance of Better Speech
Week" next week at the high school
will be made
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
RED MEN CONFER
DEGREES ON TWO
Special Moline Service. !

Initiatory degre was conferred
on two candidates at the regular
session OF Nobel lodge No. 2SS.
order OF Vasa, held last evening IN
Red Men hall. 1t was voted to hold
future meetings in Turner hall, the
change to take effect at the next
regular session, Nov. la number of
VISITORS were present last evening
ana after business was disposed of,
gave interesting talks on the Vasa
ofder. Conee and cake were served
rs an enjoyable climax to the occa-
sion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
Y HIKERS PLAN
A FOOTBALL GAME

A feature of the hike for mem
bers of the boys department of the
"Y" Saturday will be football
game. The party will leave the
"Y' at 1880 O'Clock in the morning
for the woods near Silvis. More
than forty boys are expected TO
make the trip. Following the days
outing they will return Off swim
in the pool.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27

out with more enthusiasm than evo.
before mis- fall. Three schools ss ~
planning mays to ne presentes
soon, and nest Of them are A.
welfare work this season for as
welfare association. The new h;.s
school unit had representative = - !.
the meeting. d
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27

Signor Raoul V. Palermi of
Rome, grand master OF the grand
lodge of Italy and Ssrd degree SOW
eteign grand commander of the su-
preme council OF the Ancient and
Accepted Rite Masons of Italy and
her colonies. is now attending the
meeting of the supreme council in
d. C.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
BETTER POSITION-BIGGER
INCOME.

There is just one way you can
realize these-by proper training.
New term at Browns Business col
lege Monday, Oct. 81.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
HOLD ARNDT FOR
FAILURE TO PAY
SUM TO NOTIFIED

Otto Arndt Of Joliet is in spcb
financial circumstances that h.
cannot pay s12 month toward tbs
support OF his mother. age e. a.
least that is what he claims ana
will be his defense when he is ~
raigned in county court tomorrow
morning for contempt of court Ha
was brought from Joliet yestardav
by Deputy Sheriff Ed Grafton
Last March Arndt was ords,aa
10 pay the monthly stipend bUt i
is said the mother, Mrs. Aprnua
Arndt. Of Rock Island, has VET 70
receive the first check.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27

All the News-Ali the Time
The Argus
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27

In many tobacconists' shons IN
Germany each purchase entities tbs
customer to one telephone call
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
IS
NOT REACHED
IN Rail JAM

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-27
BOOZE RUNNER
CLEARSS1S,00O
ON ONE VOYAGE

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Evening star., 1921-09-18
Tales of Well Known Folk
: In Social and Official Life
Chief Justice Taft Center of Stirring Events at
j Murray Bay-Mississippi Woman
$ Aspirant for Senate Seat.

so soft that It can be held by the yard
within the fingers, yet II graceful In
gown and adjustable for drapings,
even for the sinuous train train & which h. has
gone years. Moonglow crepe comes
from China and is a very ancient
weave. hitherto uncommercieli1ed. but
hard industrial times have forced the
Chinese merchants and manufactur-
ers to part with the best guarded
bridal robes of moonglow have been
worn by brides in the Pacific coast
cities. and within the past week the
fragile. lovely material appeared on
bride Of Kansas City. when Miss Della
Marie Joyce became the bride Of Mr..
Louis Scrivener. So Elusive and sill
very is moonglow crepe that the old
faVorite orange blossoms look too
creamy near 1t and the substitute 10
the pure white lily OF the valley with
marvelously pure and the maids at
this wedding wore white organdie
gowns with white sweet peas, not =
touch Of color in the entire scene.
veil Of tulle was caught at each
temple by the lilies OF the valley and
the floor. Mrs. Scrivener is we'll
known in social circles.
Newark. N. j., is to rare the lovely
OLD nome OF Washington Irving. Of
which he wrote, when less than twen-
ty. such q charming description. 1t
was In 1902 one of the oldest dwell
ings thereabout, and he describes the
lovely pastoral stream, the Passaic,
as 1t wanders through underbfush and
marsh wherein may be found such ex-
quisite flowers and such sweet.
throated birds. In those days the
lrVings called their stronghold Cock
loft Hall. and from it the most be-
loved of American authors sent his
first struggling sketches into the
world. Irving lived here until Pauid-
ing married his sister and he went
to Tarrytown to be near them. 1t is
well that the gentle spirit Of Irving
cannot be troubled by the present
aspect of his sweet. pastoral Passaic
and that he cannot witness the igno-
minfes time has heaped upon the fine
mansion wherein the Salmagundi
papers were born. 1t has been a lodg-
ing house for years and is now in
the most congested district Of this
flourishing Jersey city Of q half mil
lion. A big Office building is to go
up on the site OF the first American
home of the Irvings. and friends are
to erect a brass tablet which will per-
petuate it's location and identify it
with the creation OF the flrst marked
Evening star., 1921-09-18

Not since Murray Bay became an
Internationally celebrated summer re-
sort has it known such brilliant
season as that which has just closed.
=4Ehe presence of Chief Justice Taft,
Eeior to his elevation and after that
asHent, added largely to the activities
1e the permanent residents. who
usually devote their days to rest and
Es1ch somnolent occupations as Ash
dag and sun bathing. 1t is well that
the Chief Justice has a phenomenally
sturdy physique, or ihe would be suf-
s4sting from the kindness OF his
blends.
- A number of foreign celebrities have
4pent the past two months on the
g. Lawrence and there was never a
larger gathering Of colonial notables.
during the war and since in the
Ottowa cabinet and a warm personal
friend Of Chief Justice Taft. deviated
ffom his usual routine of going to
at Murray Bay since the middle OF
July. AS rumor definitely gives him
Q place on the list of delegates Can
a4a will send to the Washington con-
fSrence. he Is a figure Of exalted in
terest. So. too. is Sir George Perley,
the high commissioner of finance, sent
from London a little ahead OF Lord
Byng.
A number of notables from France
have been In Murray Bay all summer
keeping a finger on the pulse Of
colonial opinion where it relates to
the republic. Among these were SEN
.aSor Menier, who is lord of the Anti
c6sti Island. and travels in his famous
:yacht La Savoie. He gave a memoir
able dinner on board a few weeks ago
for the Tafts and the British celeb
rites.
In these surprising times no incl
dent is more impressive than the tre-
mendous headway attained by the
boom of Miss Belle Kearney of Jack
sen. Miss, who seeks the senatorial
toga now worn by John Sharp Will
Eentlewoman of the old south. and
she has entered her seventy
second year. she is upright as a
mountain pine and apparently as
strong and unbreakable. She has
snow white hair smoethed back from
her face and summer and winter.
morning and evening. she wears a
black silk gown made with tight
waist and full skirt sweeping to her
Vary toes. A fine collar and cuffs Of
lace caught by a gold brooch describes
her costume.
Miss Kearney is supported by the
Anti-Saloon League, the school teach
ers whose salaries she caused to be
raised and by the entire wing of what
Ia known as the progressive demo-
cratic party in revolt from the old
leaders. She is climbing high in the
list Of possibilities. and her cham
pions are redoubling their efforts. The
entire state has been organized into
clubs established with the avowed
purpose of making her successful at
the primaries. Miss Kearney fire.
quently comes to Washington and al
ways is received with the highest
courtesies by personal friends and
fellow members of the Daughters of
The Confederacy. an organization in
which she is a power in Mississippi.
Nothing can be deemed more i'm
portAnt in the way Of autumn news than
that q new fabric comes from the orient
and Is for the use of brides alone. It
10 called the moonglow crepe, and il
Evening star., 1921-09-18

long defunct salon. but the descrip-
tion Of Lady Astor's every evenings"
~ they are colloQuially termed. seem
to have Justly awarded her the laurel
her receptions are not q dress parade
and that worthwhile people pass
ing through are as welcome in .
tailored suit AZ they would be In the
-handsomsat evening toilet She sees
to 1t that all the notables are aware
Of this fact and do not hesitate to
accept her Invitation. This Is such
q distinct Innovation. and London so
Evening star., 1921-09-18

leans. and thus the Britons,. desiring
to meet these. were amenable. Now,
according to recent letters from Lon
don. on" NAV meet almost anybody
Continued on Eighth Pa1a1
Evening star., 1921-09-18

any sort Of change in the established
dictum. that when the idea f1rst took
root she had considerable, difdculty in
getting the great world Of the British
capital to attend. But most Willy she
Evening star., 1921-09-18

success Of this beloved American
author, the Salmagundi papers.
1t ID an old tale that such and such
q great lady has at last revived the