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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
On County Records
WMunty Deeds.

William Trefz and wife to An
drew G. Smith. part lot S, block Is,
Old Town. R. l., 81.
Alvina Baumann and husband to
Board Of Education, Rock Island.
part lot 80, Sarah Aiken addition,
Rock 1Lsland, $500.
Herman J. Zeuch and wife to A.
c. Klindt, lot 10. block I'll, New
Shop, East Moline, $500.
George c. Wenger and wife to
Haney McCune, lot 18, block 2,
Rodman's sub division of lots in
Hales addition, Rock Island.
James Mcmahon ct al. to +. J.
McMahon, part lot 8, g.. block Z,
Spencer Case, Rock Island.
Della Hartsock to Mamie Nord-
strom, part lot 8, black 4, Acme ad-
dition, Moline.
Peter J. Meersman and wife to
Rinehold Forester and wife, part
lot 6, assessors plat 1861 in north
east northwest northwest Y section
4-17-1W.
William H. Smith and wife to
Bertha Reeder, lot 10, block Z, Blu
ford Buyers, Rock Island.
U. s. A. to Ralph MCGEE. lot rs.
block. 3, Colonial Heights addition,
Rock Island.
U. s. A. to Marshall c. McClain,
lot 33, block 8, Colonial Heights
addition, Rock Island.
U. S. A. to Robert McMaster, lot
.. block S, Colonial Heights addi-
ton, Rock Island.
u. s. A. to Lee c. Mensch, lot 1,
block l, Colonial Heights addition,
Rock Island.
U. S. A. to Edward Nelson, lot 80
block 3, COLOMBIA Heights addition,
Rock Island.
U. 8. A. to Walter Sanger, lot q
tract A. Boulevard addition, Rock
Island.
U. s. A. to Harold Gallaher, lot
4. in Re sub div. lot sis. block 4
Ddgewood.
| U. S. A. to Fred Hirst, lot s.
block S, Colonial Heights addition
Rock Island.
U. s. A to Roy e. Hoffman, lot Z
block :. Colonial Heights addition,
Rock Island.
| U. S. A. to Ross E. Hughes, lot 2
block l, Colonial Heights addition
Rock Island.
| U. s. A. to Carl s. johnson, psrt
lot 20, block 1, second addition
Edgewood Park, Rock Island.
| U. s. A. to Luther Knanishu. lot
70, block 3, Colonial Heights addi-
ton, Rock Island.
U. s. A. to George A. Lawrence
part lot Z, block 8, second Edge.
wood Park addition, Rock island.
U. 8. A. to Robin Lillibridga. lot
:, block 5, Colonial Heights addi-
ton, Rock Island.
| U. S. A. to Emma Mathers. lot 2
In fe-sub div. lot 20, in block {
second addition Edgewood PARK
Rock Island.
Ben F. Mitchsm and wife to Pc
ter n. SieQuist, part lots % and
3, Case park, Rock Island.
CAMEL Vefvaeck to Emiel Ian
per and wife. part lots 1s and -
block $50. East Moline. $500.
Harry Mcdowell to C. Corbin
part outlet l, near Second ave.
nue. and Eleventh street. $500.
| CAMEL Mime to Margaret Feys,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
GLASS OF SALTS
/. CLEANS KIDNEYS
II Your Rack Hurts q Bladlez
Bothers Yon Drink Lots Of
Water.

When your kidneys hurt and youz
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with
a lot of drugs that excite the kid
neys and irritate the entire urinary
tract. Keep your kidneys clean
like you keep your bowels clean. by
flushing them with . mild. harmless
salts which removes the body'a
urinous waste and stimulates them
to their normal activity. Tho func-
ton of the kidneys IL to filter the
blood. In "a hours they strain
from it 500 grains Of acid and
waste. 30 We can readily undsrstsnd
the vital importance Of keeping the
kidneys active.
Drink lots Of water-you can't
drink too much: also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces OF
Jad salts; take q tablespoonful in q
glass Of water 'hefore breakfast
each morning will act llne. This
your kidneys will act AnA This
famous salts 10 made from the acid
Of grapes and lemon juice COM
bined with lithia, and has ben used
for generations to clean and slim
ulate clogged kidneys; also to neu-
tralize the acids In urine % It NO
longer is Q source Of irritation, thu
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive: cannot
injure; makes q delightful sRcr-
vescent Whitewater drink which
anyone should take now and then e
keep their kidneys clean and ac-
tive. Try this. also keep up tn
water drinking. and NO doubt -
VIII wonder what became Of yous
kidney trouble and backacha-.
(Advl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
MAYWILI Be
BUSY PERIOD
FOR CHAMBER


Chamber u Commerce spring %
tivitiss will b On in force during
May. when . membsrship drive. one
fund community campi n and ~.
tomobtls club will b. prosecuted
vigofuusly.
Ths drive for members wnl b<
short, May II to 3d<being the ume
set. Every effort will Do extended
to bring in all business institution
that are not already aAliated with
the organisation. When the orig.
inal campaign Vas staged last fall
not all prospects wore canvassed
and others indicated they would Join
at q future time.
Plans for the automobile club are
To make It second to none in the
state, although Rock Island 10 now
one Of The few cities Of Illinois thai
does not boast a motor organisa-
ton. About one hundred fifty own.
err Of machines have registered
for membership. It Is believed that
between 1000 and 5000 names car
be added to the list. The purpose
Of such a club is to provide tnfor'
nation on tours, look after road
markings. legislation, highway i'm
provements, and similar projects
for the benefit Of the motorist.
A club is being formed in Moline
to include autoists OF the upper enc
of the county. All automobile own
ers in the lower end Of the county
are eligible to join Rock Islands
club.
OF prime importance is tho com.
munity fund drive to be staged thu
week beginning May 81. A surve,
Of conditions has been made, indi'
eating that the campaign will prove
q success. A short, snsppy drive
and plenty of hard work. 1t ID be-
lieved, will accomplish the purpose
A total of $4,000 will be sought
for the benefit of Rock Islands 80
cial and welfare organizations. Gu,
Of this would be met all demands
that are commonly taken care Of BY
public subscriptions. eliminating
the necessity Of each organization
acting independently.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

Iots q 81 q. block {, Frsitland
A11lt1eAs l6alins. e1eoo.
Misa a. 0aoaopa . ThonAs y.
WhoelAn an VIA Dast 1t !, block
}. r. -0feggs. Aoek Island.
Al<Aur and Altee 1eeogAA 70
0larsaee L. DsAa. lot u, block ;,
resnvood aAditton, Rock Island.
George Blsuer and wife to SAL
vatoee 8idod. part lots and 10.
Cuttee = 0to66Afdss oub- Division Of
outlet g h 9ection 8, 10, ~.
Unieed States Of America to
James J. 0fConnell. lot {, block s,
Fcolonial Heights addition, Rock II
land.
DATED States sof America to
Thomas A. Townsley. lot II, block
Is. Colonial Heights addition, Rock
Island.
United States Of America to Dan
II. ClAry. lot :. block /, Colonial
Heights addition, Rock Island.
United States Of America q
Thomas H. Ray, lot !. re-sub- divis-
ION lots 8 to IL, block I. second
Edgswood.
United States Of America to Eng
nard L. Carlson, lot 1T, block l.
Fernwood addition. Moline.
United States Of America tc
Adolph Rsinhart, lot 8, tract B
Boulevard addition, Rock Island.
United States Of America to Carl
E. Str0hm. lot II. block 3, Colo
NAL Heights addition, Rock Island
United States Of America tc
Ernest L. Smith. lot II. block l.
the Terraces addition. Rock island
United STATES Of America to Ben
F. Shadlsy. lot II. block 4. Colo.
NAL Heights addition, Rock. Island
United States Of America to Con.
rad. Gunnard and Engnard Carl.
son. lot Z. block l, Fernwood addi.
ton, Moline.
United States Of America to Con.
rad H. Carlson. lot 20, block 3
Fernwood addition. Moline.
United States Of America to Gun.
nard P. Carlson, lot Is, block l
Fernwood addition. Moline.
United States Of America e
Ernest H. Schober, lot IS, block S
Colonial Heights addition, Rock Is.
land.
United States Of America to Os.
car P. Eklund. lot -, block 4. Colo.
NAL Heights addition. Rock island
United States Of America to IA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
PASS II ON"
Theft CASE IS
FINALLY ENDED


One Of the most complicated theft
tangles has Just been unfayeled BY
police, after the swearing out Of
warrants for five men, for larceny
of . motorboat and IN engine from
Herman Huber. 1905 Fourth ave
nue.. The theft occurred Dec. Is.
The case was settled in Magis-
trate D. J. Cleland's court Friday
afternoon. Huber gets two engines
back but the boat IL missing, and
he is to be paid for this by those
who stole it. Three Rock Island
youths confessed to the thefts. and
one, who has been in Chicago fol-
some time, came back to this city
to make good. The other two were
arrested Friday and have promised
to make restitution.
The first arrest in the case wa
April q, when Fred Degen. Eighth
street and Forth-sixth avenue, was
taken on a warrant sworn out by
Huber. One OF the engines waa
found in Degen's possession, but
he named A. F. Bremen, Davenport
motorboat repair man and aces
sorry dealer, as the man who had
sold him the engine. Bremen was
arrested on complaint of Degen
who charged him with selling stol-
en- property.
Bremen was arraigned April q
and named Fay 0ardne.' as the
man who brought another youth to
him from whom Bremen purchased
the engine. On recommendation Of
Assistant States Attorney Edward
L. Eagle, both Degel. and Bremen
weer dismissed.
Gardner had gone to Chicago. but
learned that he was wanted here
He returned Friday and admitted
having taken one of the engines. He
sold it to q cousin. He gave the
names of Glenn Atkinson, 725 Sec
ond street, and Albert Balm, 734
Third street, as the two who had
stolen the motorboat.
Given Chance to Settle.
Atkinson and Balm were arrested
and pleaded guilty to having stolen
the motorboat with an engine in it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

andused the Sanative Wash, and have
never felt better than I have the last
two yeara I can work. eat sleep,
and feel ~ strong - can b. Doctors
told me could never have children
! was too weak but after taking
Vegetable Compomdit strengthened
me % gave birth to m eight pound
boy: ! was vell al the time, did III my
work up to the last day, and had 4
natural birth. Everybody who knew
me was surprised, and when they ask
mo what made me strong I tell
them Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Use this testimonial at
any tims. "-Mra ErlzABEfn SHAFT.
l& W. Sixth St, Lowell, Mas.
This experience Of Mira Smart =
surely . strong recommendation for
LYDIA E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. II u only one Of . great many
imilar casesL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

In 10 number Of states tho re-
ports gave no estimate Of the num-
Der Of unemployed but the o6icials
noted that the unemployment was
large. In Massachusetts,, tor in
stance. the estimate was lacking al
though figures compiled from two
trades ran the total Of unemploy-
ID in these up to $4,000.
Msuretss Figures.
James H. Maurer. president OF
the Pennsylvania State Federation
Of Labor. estimates that about
5000, 900 arc unemployed in the
United States, but government sta
tiStics and individual reports from
almost ali states do not quits bear
out this figures, although they do
indicate that the total Is some
whore between 3,ooo,ooo and Aooo.-
900.
Condensed reports from the vari-
ous centers show:
approximately $4,000 Of Now
York states 1900 900 factory work
ers will be unemployed May -
q result of industrial conditions.
Factory wages average 10 per cent
lower than in October, 1890, when
the high point was reached. Wage
reductions are expected all along
the line May l.
Approximately $1,000 members of
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America are on strike in New York
ICity-largest strike in city. Sever
al thousand boa makers are out ~
well as 5000 misses and children's
dress and waist makers. Several
thousand custom tailors are out, in
GLIDING those in Fifth avenue and
Broadway shops. All strikes against
wage reductions and for union re-
cognition. Numerous other smaller
shop strikes.
Building Trades.
Situation quiet in building trades
industry in New York City but ap-
Fortunately 50 per cent Of tho or
ganized 115,000 building tradcs
workers without employment. The
majority of the union agreements
run to fall or next spring. No at.
tempt by employers or employee
to change wage schedules. Onl,
labor trouble Of importance JUS
settled when $1,000 union painter.
signed new agreement with EN-
ployers after strike of many weeks
Marine situation unsettled. Thou
sands out of work ON the waite
front. Only six thousand Of tn
I15,0o0 marine workers on railroad
and other floating equipment /,
harbor working. Federal concili
: ators attempting to arbitrate con
tr0versy between coastwise tug
boatmens and owners. These work
ers are protesting against wag'
cuts of SIS and $50 a month. On,
hundred. and twenty thousand mem
bers of the International Seamen'
union taking strike votes in pro
test against wage reductions pro
posed by the American Steamship
lOwners' association
i More than 5000 actors and vaude
Vile performers on the RiAlto With
out work.
I Iowa Situation.
Farm labor requirements in low
are 81 per cent Of normal at tn
present time, and the supply is 3
per cent of normal. according t
Frank s. Pinney, United States ae
ricultural statistician for Iowa.
In other lines there is a mark
ed oversupply Of labor because {
the lack OF activity in operation.
Fred A. Canfield, president Of tn
, Iowa Federation. declared. Their
are slightly more than 100000 pc.
sons employed in factories norma
|, ly, according to Mr.. Garfield, BIT
! at the present time about so pc
cent of these are unemployed.
OF the $4,000 railroad men mol
mally employed 25 per cent are o.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

Auu W~ very "
regular. II I did
any house cleaning
Tor washing l would
faint and have to
|be put to bed, my
husband thinking
every minute was
my last. After
reading your taxi
book for women l
took Lydia E.
|Pinkham's Vege-
|tahlo Cnuros,nd
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
SWEDISH MISSION
MINISTERS INDORSE
LIMITATION PLAN

The following resolution were re-
Gently adopted by Chicago Swedish
Mission Ministers:
Whereas, there is before the Con-
stitutional Convention of Illinois a
measure proposed to limit the polti-
cal representation of Cook county in
the State Legislature; and
Whereas, such measure is intend
ed to safeguard the principles of
democracy as they apply to state
government; and
Whereas, such a measure follows a
timetried precedent of other states in
the Union where the majority of the
population resides in one county; Be
it therefore
Resolved, that we the Ministers in
Chicago of the Swedish Mission
Covenant, gathered at our regular
weekly conference heartily endorse
this measure known as the limitation
of representation from~ Cook county
in both houses of the legislature.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
CANADIAN OFFICIALS AND
u. S. DRY CHIEFS CONFER

A Washington dispatch of Novem-
Der s says that American Prohibition
and Canadian officials have entered
into a "gentlemen's agreement" de-
signed to reduce smuggling of liquor
across the border to a minimum.
The plan, it was explained, is to
prevent the shipment of liquor from
the United States into Canada in
tended for re-shipmept back into this
country by requiring the consent of
the officials in the Canadian province
involved before American liquor is
permitted to enter Canada. The
agreement it was stated, was reached
at a recent conference at Regina,
Saskatchewan, attended by Federal
Prohibition Directors of Minnesota,
North Dakota and Montana, and
Canadian officials of Ontario, Alberta
and Saskatchewan. General Prohibi-
ton Agent r. o. Matthews represent
ed Commissioner Haynes.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
A HERO AND A
GENTLEMAN

Marshal Foch has demon
strated that he is a valiant
fighter and a hero but he is
demonstrating during his visit
TO this country that he is much
more than that. Announcement
has been made that, altho he
comes from a wine-drinking
nation, he will observe the laws
of the country which he is
visiting instead of fussing and
tuning because this country is
under Prohibition. He comes as
great men come who are COM
petent TO be commanders,
ready to obey the laws of the
land. 1t is given out that no
wine, no liquor of any kind,
have been brought with the
conquering hero, and in every
respect he proposes to observe
the Prohibition laws OF the
United States.
Great men are always great
and great men are always gem
tlemen. What a spectacle it is
to see the oonquering hero
visiting America, subscribing
unreservedly and obeying UNI
reservedly our Prohibition laws.
His honorable and gentlemanly
acceptance puts to shame those
public officials in this country
and our own private citizens
who are constantly disobeying
the laws and aiding and abet-
ting the efforts to break down
our laws and make the consti-
tuition of the United States a
sickly joke. Marshal Foch is a
hero and gentleman and no
amount of eulogy could add to
this expression OF approval. He
probably does not believe in
Prohibition-but he does be-
lieve in orderly and lawful gov
commissioning, Gid Ga
zette.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
HAMP CARRIERS TURKEY

The Presbyterian minister,
swinging down Main street,
turns the market corner. Old
Hamp Garner deseends the
market steps. There is light
as of dim stars in his pale blue
eyes. The minister sees it and
stops-beaming, and with hand
extended: Hello, II ampl
What are you doing here off
the mountain today?"
Hamp wrinkles his wizened
face into a hundred faint and
heavy lines. He displays a roll
OF crumpled bills.
"Jest sold two hawgs," he ex-
plains quietly. IN turned
around and bought me a big
turkey. We are going to have
turkey fer Thanksgiving dinner
though it used to be that fer
every hawg sold | got me
gallon o liquor. Today I'm
getting turkey. Like fer you to
come up Thanksgiving Day and
say a blessing over i'll"
Turkey is what counts.-Col-
lier's Weekly.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
NEW YORK GRAND JURY
PROBING IRREGULARITIES

A federal grand jury in New York
City is summoning witnesses and in
terviewing them seeking light upon
what transpired i'll the office of the
Federal Prohibition Director for New
York state previous to the coming of
Mr.. L. c. Yellowley and his cleanup
of the irregularities connected with
the granting of basic permits and per-
mits for the withdrawal of liquors.
The grand jury will render valuable
service to the cause of law enforce
ment if it is able tc acquire sufficient
definite information to bring about
the prosecution of those responsible
for TIE apparent malfcasances in that
Office.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
DAUGHERTY SAYS COURT
CONGESTION WILL REMAIN

Attorney General Daugherty who
with Chief Justice Taft appeared be-
fore the House Judiciary Committee
on November 7, in connection with
legislation providing for additional
federal judges, told the committee
there was evidence that the recent
"crime wave" was gradually dimin-
ishing. He said; when we get
further away from the war period
there will be fewer criminal prosecu-
tons in our courts, but when we have
returned to normal conditions the in
crease in civil litigation will more
than make up for less criminal pro-
ceedings and the same congestion will
remain"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
BILL WILL RAISE TAX
ON MEDICINAL ALCOHOL

The revised tax revision bill was
passed by the Senate at 1:35 a. m.
November 8 after session lasting
more than IS hours. The vote was
SO to "a. 1t still had to run the
gauntlet of the Senate and House con-
ferees before reaching the President
Among the taxes proposed to be in
creased by the bill as passed by the
Senate are those on medicinal beer,
wine and whisky, and alcohol when
diverted unlawfully for beverage pur-
poses, from $3.50 gallon to $640 a
gallon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
NEW ORLEANS WET PARADE
PROVED TO BE A BIG FIZZLE

New Orleans vets staged an anti
Prohibition parade in that city early
in October. The newspapers gave
liberal space to advertising the event
and it was freely predicted that thou
sands of citizens would march the
streets as a protest against dry law.
This wet parade, like its counter
parts in New York city and Baltimore,
miserably failed to live up to specifca-
tons. By actual count instead OF
thousands in line there were 433 in
GLIDING policemen, members of the
bands, etc. Subtracting these the
parade consisted of exactly 36l per-
sons.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18


regulations issued by Secretary Mellor
1t is, of course, possible that these
regulations were. issued at this time
for the purpose of putting pressure
on the Senate to adopt the amend
ment prohibiting beer as medicine
The new regulations provide that not
more than 213 gallons of beer or 2
quarts of wine may be prescribed at
one time for the same person. The
effect of these regulations will be to
allow practically unlimited prescrib-
ing of beer and wine in those states
which do not have laws prohibiting
the use of wine and beer as medicines.
There are only eleven states without
such laws. These are Wisconsin,
Missouri, California, Connecticut,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
NOTE THE DIFFERENCE

According to newspapers, it is esti-
mated that a million and half peo-
pie in England are living on public
and private charity. 1t is doubtful
if in the United States, with much
greater population, one-tenth that
number is receiving any kind of char
liable aid. England is a sopping wet
country, and the United States is on
the water wagon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
WILL USE DIFFERENT PAPER

Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes has ordered that all blank
prescription books of physicians be
changed to safeguard against misuse
and traffic in liquor prescriptions. The
kind of paper used for liquor prescrip-
tons, Mr.. Haynes said, is to be al
tered, thus tending as far as possible
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18


Massachusetts,, New Jersey, New
York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
and part of Louisiana and Maryland
In these states all that will be neces-
sary to secure the maximum of Ii
quor (and all 'invalds" will require
the maximum dose) is to secure a
prescription from a physician.
Self-respecting physicians should
and will resent any attempt to prosti-
tute an honorable profession. Physi-
clans who are Indifferent as to their
professional honor can doubtless reap
an abundant harvest, so long as these
regulations remain in effect. 1t is in
conceivable, however, that the Ameri-
can people will long tolerate such a
travesty.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-11-18
EDITORIAL DRY BATTERY
Current Comment on Prohibition

There ought to be no delay in Con-
gress in passing law making it i'm
possible to transgress the spirit of the
deral Prohibition Amendment
through such schemes as a steady
diet of beer as a northumberland
(Colo.) News.