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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-26
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Evening journal., 1921-06-23
Love, LIQUOR
in THIS Theft
Man Accused of Robbing
Safe Wanted Sweetheart
to Have a Car
HE LOOTED
CHESTER STORE

CHESTER, June 2S.-Love. liquor
and the robbing OF a safe were the
highlights in a hearing in police
courts yesterday, when George
Hughes. manager OF the Hanover
Shoe Co. store, was arraigned on
the charge OF stealing $1050 from
the safe in the store.
Il promised my girl car by July
and she's going to get it," Hughes is
alleged to have told Alexander
Grace, an employe in the store.
Grace told about Hughes alleged
statement, also about members of a
whisky ring.
Hughes determination TO get a car
for his sweetheart is given as the
motive for the robbery. As a result,
Hughes is held in $500 bail for
robbing the safe Grace. who 1t is al
legged was the go-between in pur-
chasing liquor with part of the sto-
len money is under $1,000 bail. Ralph
Quntin. a hotel keeper, charged with
selling the liquor, Is held under S2,-
600 bail and oscar Hawkins, a jitney
driver, is under $500 bail for trans
porting the liquor.
Miss Margaret Nelson, clerk at the
Hanover store, and Hughes sweet
heart. flushed when Grace testified
that he first met Hughes when the
latter attended a hotel party at Es-
sington with a nurse.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
REPAIR BOARDWALK
AT BEHOBOTH

Special to The Evening Journal.
REHOBOTH, June 23.-The town
commissioners have had the board
walk repaired and widened and II is
now in good condition from Brook
lyn avenue to the Hotel Henlopen.
Wilmington guests at the Bell
haven include: William Whitley.
Carlton Bryan, J. II. Bartlett and
Aubrey Vandever.
Benjamin f. Shaw, DR.. Walter
Robinson and w. A. Palmer have
been elected to the Board OF Public
Works
The Rev. Mr.. Parsons, rector OF
Christ Church. Laurel. is at the
clergy house OF All Saints Church
for an indefinite stay. He will be
in charge OF the services here while
he remains.
Robert Burton. Jr.. OF Washing
ton is At the Hotel Henlopen for IN,
remainder Of the season.
Miss Virginia Lingo has returned
home from the West Chester Stat,
Normal School.
Paul Mention. OF Baltimore. is vie
iting relatives here.
Miss Eleanor Riggs. Of Whining
! ton. Is visiting relatives here. an
Will remain for the summer
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
MANY MOURN AT
L. B. RACINE'S BIER

Special to The Evening Journal.
ST. GEORGES, June 23.-The
funeral of Louis Budd Racine, who
died suddenly at his home Saturday
evening, took place from his late
residence at o'clock yesterday
and was one of the largest attended
in this place for several years. Many
State and county officials attended.
Mr.. Racine was a former phar-
macist, and for the past four years
he had been supervisor of the mems
wards of the County Hospital at
Farnhurst. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Barnett Racine,
formerly Miss Mary Barnett OF
Kirkwood.
The services at the house were in
charge of the Rev. J. II. Robb and
the Rev J. c. Mccoy. pastors of the
Presbyterian and Methodist church
es, respectively. Interment was in
st. Georges cemetery, where SER
vices were in charge of Perseverance
Council, No. II, Jr. o. U. A NJ. and
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
GIVE TEAs Avn sEAFoRp.

Special to The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD. June 23.-Miss Le-
tiua Ross and sister. Mrs. Fred
Marvel. Of Laurel, entertained about
fpty OF their friends at a pink tea,
tuesday afternoon. from to 6
O'clock at the home of their mother.
Mrs. Harry c. Darbee. on High
Street A delightful program was
gven, composed OF vocal and mus
Cal solos and recitations. Those
furnishing the musical numbers
We're: Mrs. Isidore Stephany and
Charles Van Leer. Miss Letitia
Ross, Miss Agnes Huston and Mrs
Howard Morgan. Mrs. Charles
Day recited. Misses Helen Knowles.
Alice Morse. Marion Hurley and
Louise Eskridge assisted in serving
A tea was given on Tuesday aft
efnoon from 4 TO 6 o'clock, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Lord.
by their daughter. Miss Madeline.
and Miss Mary Short. Those in the
serving line were: Mrs. c. W. Rob
iqson, Miss Louise Wheatley. Miss
Ssllie Porter. Miss Agnes Huston.
Mss Mary Short. Miss Catherine
Wheatley.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

National Lodge. No. 80. I. o. o. f.
Mr.. Racine was also a member OF
Phoenix Encampment, No. 10,
higher order of the fraternity of
odd Fellowship.
abide With Me" and Lead
Kindly Light" were sung by Mrs r.
Armstrong and Mrs. II. d. Givans.
Mrs. Armstrong sang a solo, entitled
"Oh, Pray For Me-"
The honorary pallbearers were
the members of the trustees OF the
poor. Representative Edward Lester,
Jr., DIR. p. A. NJ. Rovitti and DR.. II.
w. Briggs, of Wilmington. The ac-
tive bearers were William Schrivery,
William X. Price. James w. Foster,
j. G.. Crompton, Rowland Evans and
William Lester.
CARD OF THANKS-I wish TO
sincerely thank my friends for their
many kindnesses during my recent
bereavement, the death and funeral
of my late husband, Louis Budd Ra-
cine. l also wish to thank those who
furnished automobiles for the fu-
neral and gave the beautiful floral
tributes. (Signed) Mrs Mary B. Ra-
cine.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
VOLUNTEERS OF TWO
STATES IN SESSION

The local post OF the Volunteers OF
America. entertained representatives
OF the Philadelphia, Germantown,
and Allentown posts at headquarters,
SOS Shipley street, yesterday after
noon and evening. The visitors were
taken on a trip in automobiles. The
trip included a visit to the work.
house.
About twenty-five members Of
Post No. 1, Philadelphia; Post No. 2,
Germantown; Post No. 3, Allentown.
and representatives from other cities
we're present.
supper was served in the organi-
zation hall at 6 o'clock and an
open air meeting was held at Fourth
and Market streets, which was at
tended by about 100 members Of the
Volunteers led by Colonel Hearon.
Of Philadelphia. Meetings were
held at o'clock and again at Q
o'clock in the hall which were at
tended by members Of the local
Citizens Council.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
Secretary of
Agriculture
(By United Press }

Secretary Of Agriculture Wal
lace, almost Immediately after
taking office. established his
standing as a real dirt farmer"
in keeping with the promise Of
President Harding to put such a
man at the head OF the Agricul-
ture Department.
Wallace called in newspaper
men and speaking with evident
earnestness, succeeded in i'm
pressing them with the fact that
the American Agriculturist sim
ply must receive a better return
for his work II he is TO continue
to feed 05,00O,OO0 residents of
the United States. Wallace, a
newspaper editor as well as
farmer, knew how TO put up
his copy to make 1t get across
1t did-in a series Of newspaper
headlines which extended from
New York to San Francisco.
Wailace's desk is constantly
Uttered with charts. showing the
financial standing Of the Amer
ican farmer. his problems and
profits. The secretary burns the
midnight oil in getting these
charts in shape for publication.
And scientists in the department
also work at all hours to supply
the secretary with information
to go into the charts
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

American engineers who erect
gigantic bridges over great Ameri-
can rivers have an easy task COM
pared to the engineers of China,
though the latter build much smaller
spans
This is indicated by observation Of
what the builders Of the new SEE
chuen Road bridge, over the historic
Soochow Creek, near Shanghai. have
to contend with.
As in America, the workers lay
down a structure of heavy timber.
preliminary to the sinking of cais-
sons. Service sampans hover in the
ofiing, laden with tools and material.
But. in the meantime:
Soochow Creek is always jammed
full of junks. lumber RATS. police
sampans, floating homes. houseboat
trains and barges. There is scarce
ly room for them to make their way
up and down stream.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
NO SALARY BOOST
FOR TAX COLLECTORS

Application by the city tax collec-
tors for Increases in salaries OF from
$4,000 to $4,000 cannot be granted by
City Council because IL a legal tech
nicality, City Solicitor Huxley in
formed the latter body at its meeting
in committee OF the whole last
night
The ordinance increasing the sal
aries OF the deputy judge Of Munich
pal Court from 1920 to 1900. OF the
city tretasurer from $500 TO s216O,
and OF the members OF the City
Health Board from 500 to $500, is
valid, the city solicitor declared. on
motion of Councilman Mulvena the
latter Increases were approved. and
the ordinance will be taken up at
the regular session OF Council to-
night.
Salaries OF the tax collectors of
the city are fixed by a special act
OF the Legislature, passed is years
after the adoption OF the present
city charter. The salaries OF the
other officials come within the char
ter provisions and under the juris-
diction Of Council.
An ordinance providing that a
public safety committee be Instituted
by Council to take over the duties
OF the present fire and police COM
mittees was indorsed. as was also
one instituting a harbor committee
to perform the duties now delegated
to the navigation committee. Like
wise an ordinance instituting a pub
lie health committee. to replace the
present health and crematory com
mittees, was given approval
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
TO PAVE
BUSINESS STREET

Special to The Evening Journal
3 SEAFORD. June 23-Surveyors
began the work. yesterday morning.
Of surveying High street, the main
business street. for the concrete
roadway which is TO be built this
summer. The survey is being made
under the direction Of civil engineer
: p. McMakin. OF the State High
Way Department. The commission
appointed to expend the money for
the paving OF the street is composed
q J. B. Hurley, Joseph II. Cox. will
fam X. Morgan W. Harry Brown
and William T. Lank. the latter being
named secretary OF the commission.
Al property holders on High street
Fave been notified TO connect up
With the sewer system and water
and gas by July /. It is proposed
to build a 2oO-foot roadway in the
cfntre OF the street. with 7-foot gut
tiers.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
DUPONT STUDENTS
HOME FROM CAPITAL

Graduates OF the Alexis l. dupont
High School paid a two-day visit to
the capitol at Washington. leaving
Wilmington Monday morning and re-
turning Tuesday evening. Professor
Warren X. Yerger. principal of the
DUPONT school, and Mrs Yerger
chaperoned the party. The party
made their headquarters at Hotel
Driscoll opposite the Capitol Build
ing.
In the party were Miss Madaline
c. Betty Miss Nellie /. Caufman,
Miss Bessie NJ Cox Miss Dorothy V.
Crawford. Bruno f. De Polo, Jo-
seph A. l.. Errigo, Miss Josephine
L. Gedling, Miss Bertha e. Hollings-
worth, Miss Lois II. Jones, Miss
Kathryn .Monigle, Charles Mulliken,
Miss Ethel ]. Oskins, and w. Harold
Riggs.
Many points OF interest were Wis
tied. on Monday they climbed to
the dome on the Capitol, visited Mt
Vernon. gave the Senate and the
House Of Representatives "the once
over" and visited the library build
ing. Tuesday they visited the White
House. the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, the Smithsonian Institute,
the New National Museum. and the
Botanical Gardens.
To give their trip the proper
trimming they visited the Senate
while in session, and helped to solve
some Of the questions confronting
the members Of that body.
on their return to this city over
the Pennsylvania railroad. they sang
school songs, old-fashiond songs,
and many of the new popular selec-
tions. finishing up with their rousing
class yells.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
PLAN FARMERS DAY
FOR CECIL COUNTY

Special to The Evening Journal.
ELKTON. Md, June 23.-An in
vitation has been issued by the Elk
ton Town Council and Auxiliary
Water Commission. to all taxpayers
to visit the new filtration plant at
the foot OF Delaware avenue. June
2S, at 2 O'Clock.
The quarterly meeting OF the Cecif
County Community Council, was
held in Elkton this week. Extensive
plans were made for Farmers Day
to be held in Elkton on the armory
grounds. August 90. The following
committees have been appointed;
Finance-T b. Miller. chairman;
Reuben Reynolds, d. b. Mcdowell,
w. b. Davis. Norris J. Reynolds, j..
Harry Poist.
Muslc-Murray J. Ewing. chair
man; F. b. Evans.
Printing-Wm. NJ. Pogue. chair
man. Howard Brown
Publicity-W. c. Snarr, chairman;
Evans +. Ewing. Fred II. Lefiier. w.
ID. Bratton, Robert c. Thackery and
George o. Carey.
Ninth District Farmers Club-D.
b. Mcdowell and Ralph Wilson.
Appleton Grange-Reuben Rey-
nolds, Hosea r. Smith.
MIX Dealers Association-Nelso
James.
West Nottingham Grange-Renest
Cullen, ]. J. Hanna-
Poland China Swine Breeders AS
sociation-Loyd Balderson, 3rd.
Auditorium-Fran Barton Evans
chairman; Alfred Mcyey.
Entertainment - Henry NJ. Nc.
| Cullough.
Liberty Grove Community Club
Miss Rosa Caldwell and Miss e
Rowland.
Appleton women's Club - Mis-
Kimble and Miss Evelyn Kimble.
Colora Community Club - Frank
Foster, Miss Bertha Balderson. Johr
F. Pierce. Robert Boyd. Miss Ella
Tyson.
Second District - Bennett Steele
and Hugh W. Caldwell.
Judge Wickes in the Circuit Court
has appointed Mrs. Estelle N. Clagett
trustee to take charge OF the estate
OF Earl f. Keilhiltz. recently found
to be OF unsound mind. Mrs Clagou
Is sister OF Mr.. Keilhiitz.
George w Boulder, executor o.
William T. Boulden, sold at publ,
sale on Tuesday. real estate consist
ing OF six properties. to James e
Dean, and a brick dwelling on Bow
street to William r. Cox.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
new field FOR
BAPTIST WOMEN
E. L. Tustin Welcomes Pro-
ceSsional of Golden Jubi-
lee in Des MoineS
MISSION FUND
is SWELLED

DIES MONIES, June 23.--Baptist
women are to have a larger place of
Responsibility in the coming year
than ever before. DR.. John Y. Ait
Gibson. general director OF the Cen
eral Board OF Promotion. declared
yesterday at the Northern Baptist
Convention here. His statement was
made in the course OF his response
TO an address made by Mrs. Andrew
MacLeish. of Glencoe. H., home ad-
ministration vice. president Of the
Women's American Baptist Foreign
Mission Society
-i.Never before in the history of
our work have the women been so
largely represented in the councils
OF the general work Of the denomi-
nation as at the present time" Dr.
Aftchison said. 1--WE fully recognize
the fact that they are not yet repre-
sented in all departments Of the
work as fully as they should be, nor
as fully as we believe the denomina-
tion desires they should be in the
near future. There is a type of
work for women to do that can be
done by no other force"
The afternoon and evening ses-
sions Of the convention were given
over to the impressive and unique
golden Jubilee anniversary Of the
Woman's American Baptist Foreign
Mission Society in celebration OF
fifty years Of successful work in for
eien lands. A picturesque jubilee
professional. comprising women who
had come from eight foreign lands
to attend the golden jubilee celebra-
ton, led a long procession Of mis-
sienaries and Northern Baptist
women into the convention head
Quarters.
sE. L. Tustin. president. Of Phila-
delphia. welcomed the professional.
Mrs. Helen Barret Montgomery, Of
Rochester. n. Y. responded.
"a jubilee offering Of 5000 subscrip-
Cons 10 missions was made. In 1920
the women Of the society made
daily gift OF $1,000 for special
golden jubilee for foreign lands
Mrs. MacLeish said; Il need spend
no words in defense OF woman's
wDrk for women in heather lands.
The brief but brilliant history of this
society is its best Justification. We
have 1925 schools. in which nearly
r23.0o0 children and young women
arc being trained for useful Chris
tan living In them some 1000
native assistants. product Of these
schools are instructing. while 225
Bible women are spending their lives
in spreading tho good news of a
Christ who saves"
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
AIR BOMBERS
FELL TO DEATH
Captain Douglas and Lieut..
Plumb Lose Their Lives
in Chesapeake
PLANES COLLIDE
OVER THE WATER

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Two Of
the leading fiiers Of the army air
service, Captain Howard T. Douglas
and Lieutenant Mari J. Plumb, were
drowned in Chesapeake Bay yester-
day after a collision of their planes
in the course of a bombing raid
directed at the hulk Of the old battle
ship San Marcis, off Tangier Island.
Reports received by the War De-
partment from Langley Field, Vir-
ginia, said the accident was one Of
the most peculiar on record. Lieu
tenant Plumb, flying a fast single
seat plane, was dropping bombs and
Captain Douglas, in a similar ma
chine, was observing the raid from
above. Plumb's plane had Just
dropped a bomb and was climbing
upward, as is the custom after re-
leasing the weapon, when it struck
Captain Douglas machine. cutting
off its tail.
Both ships fell into the bay and
disappeared together with their
pilots, whose bodies had not been
recovered last night.
Langley Field officials reported
that soon after the planes fell an
other Of the bombing planes drop
ped bomb containing 800 pounds
of T. N. T., and that it fell near
where the machines went down. II
was evident, it was said, the pilot OF
that machine, one of the many par
| ticipating in the attack on the San
Marcos, had not seen the planes fall
! The terrific explosion of that hopn h
aviation officers said, probably would
make more difficult the recovery OF
the bodies of the officers or the
/ planes.
Captain Douglas, whose home was
in Covina, Cal, was one of the best
known of army fiers. He was at
tached to the service headquarter.
here and went by rail ahead of tho
army aviators on their recent fiigh
to Alaska to select landing fields anC
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

Occasionally one of these, loaded
with stone pottery. coal, firewood or
rice, gets off its course and hits
head-on against one of the tempor-
airy stanchions. Overheard goes
part Of the crew of bridge workmen
and operations cease for the time be-
ing.
Again a motor launch chugs by
and the workers knock off to eye
the foreign craft. Harsh words
from the contractor are to no avail
until the show is over.
Between the occasional collisions
and the "loafing on the job" it is
estimated that a year will be requir-
ed for the completion of the new
Szechuen Road bridge.
At high tide the Whankpoo River
makes Soochow Creek a river. Az
low tide il is merely a sluggish
stream and many craft rest in the
muck waiting to float again with the
next rise.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
SPENT DAY AT AUGUSTINE.

The combined excursion to Angus
tine Beach given by Goodman and
Trinity NJ. e. churches; First and
Central and Eastlake Presbyterian
churches yesterday, was attended by
about one thousand persons
The day was devoted to a pro-
gram of athletics. many of the
younger children taking part in the
numerous events. Following the
athletic events. and the awarding Of
prizes. a fast and close game of base
ball was played between the teams
of Goodman church and Eastlake
church. The former team won, the
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
ROTARY BANQUET IN LONDON

LONDON, June 23-Among the
thousands gathered at the banquet
Of the London Rotary Club last
night were many American fotar-
ians. Congratulatory messages were
received from the Prince OF Wales,
the Prime Minister and the Amer
ican Ambassador, Mr.. Harvey.
Lord Riddell, in giving a toast to
the International Rotary Association,
said that every decent minded man
and woman should strive for avoid
ance Of wars and International mis-
understanding.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
mai score standing At 4 70 3.

final score standing at 4 to 3.
This was one of a series of an
nual events which the four church.
es have been accustomed to joining
in during the past 21 years. The
Victor r. Pyle string orchestra fur
nished music for the trip. Refresh
ments were served by Eastlake
church
Evening journal., 1921-06-23
GRANGE CLOSES.

The last meeting Of the Centre
Grange No. IL was held last We'd
nesday night. 1t has been the GUS
tom Of the grange to close for two
months during the summer. The
next meeting of the grange will be
held August 81.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

make all arrangements for them.
Lieutenant Plumb, whose home
was in Fon-Du-Lac, Wis, was rec
ognized, officers here said, as one of
The armys most expert fllers.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

RIMS for all cars. Automobile
Equipment Co., 3rd and French
Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

The Want Ads are straws to show
which way the trade winds are
blowing.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

The Want Ads work for you con-
stantly; that is why they -vin out
Adv.
Evening journal., 1921-06-23

a lot O. women put on things {
attract attention an then pretent
"a set mad ef some man startes at
en-. What's become o. the old-time
country cat what always had a Mt
in tn middle NV a cottage prayer
meetinf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-26
CHICAGO BANK HEAD
unable TO COLLECT
Big Debt FROM CHINA

PEKING, Nov 26.--.Tohn J. Abbott.
vice-president of the Continental and
Commercial Trust and Savings COM
pany of Chicago. who came here as a
result of the Chinese governments de-
fault on loan of $5,500,0 900 will leave
Tor the United States tomorrow
He said today that there had been
mo collection, no renewal or no i'm
mediate prospects Of adjustment" of
the loan during his 25 days stay here.
The Chicago banks loan to China
fell due on October 81. Early this
month the American State department
instructed the American Minister in
Peking TO call the attention of the Chi
nese government to the seriousness of
its failure to meet its Indebtedness,
especially with regard to the effect of
such failure upon China's credit with
other nations.
A loan to China of a similar amount,
made by the Pacific development com
pany will fall due on December /
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-26
ONE KILLED, ONE HURT
As TRAIN HITS TRUCK
CSDeciaI to the Palladium

WINCHESTER, Ind, Nov. 26.-Mor-
ris Thompson was killed instantly,
and Gordon Leeka was seriously in
iured. when the automobile truck IN
which they were riding was struck by
2 Big Four freight train at the cross
ing south of Parker about 7:3o O'Clock
Saturday morning Thompson's head
was severed and his body was horribly
mangled. 1t is thought Leeka will
recover.
Thompson lived at Windsor, a Will
age three and one-haf miles south
west of Parker. He was driving to
Parker with Leeka to get goods for
the general store at Windsor.
Thompson was married and is sur
vived by the widow and three child
ren. His BODY was taken TO the home
of his mother in Parker. Leeka is
unmarried.
This is the fourth serious accident
which has occurred at this crossing in
the last five years. The crossing IS
considered a very dangerous one. as
the view from the road is obscured by
several buildings.