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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
BIG PICNIC Is
PLANNED LABOR
DAY IN MOLINE
Especial Moline Service.)

Another one of those community
celebrations which proved so sue
cessful two years ago will be held
in Moline on Labor day, Septem-
Der 4. The affair is known as the
community industries celebration.
Prospect park will be the scene of
the jubliation.
The men constituting the gener-
al committee met at the library
last night and considered plans for
the celebration. Merchants and
manufacturers will be asked to as
sist in making this a big day.
Some of the attractions planned
are band concert, dancing, games
and athletic contests for the chill
dren. The aim of the committee is
to make the picnic strictly old
fashioned affair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
WOMAN D|ES|N
Gun ACCIDENT
MrA E1ward Clarity, Morris, NJ,
Accidentally Kills Self With
Revolver,

Morris, ILL.,. Aug. 6.-Mrs. Ed
ward Clarity, IS, mother Of two
children less than 10 years old, met
almost instant death at her home
about s o'clock this morning, due to
the accidental discharge Of a re-
volver. 1t 10 believed that Mira.
Clarity heard some noise among
the chickens, kept at the rear Of
the house and rising, took the re-
volver and started from the house.
Her husband and sister were awak-
ened by the sound of a shot and
found Mrs. Clarity lying at the foot
Of the steps leading from, the rear
OF the house, blood streaming from
a wound in her abdomen. 1t is thu
belief Of DR.. w. G. Sachse, coroner,
that the woman stumbled as she
descended the steps, the revolver
was hurled from her grasp and
striking the ground, was dis
charged.
An inquest this forenoon result
ed In verdict of accidental death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
PURCHASE TENT
TO GIVE WOMAN

Because the mother of five small
children was unable to leave them
to 60 to a sanitarium where she
might be cured of tuberculosis, the
Rock Island Visiting Nurse asso-
citation called special meeting this
morning and voted to buy a tent.
The tent will be placed in the
yard of the home where the woman
resides, and will be given to her
gratis until she is better. The as
ISOLATION will lean the tent to pa
tients unable to buy one.
The meeting this morning was
held at the home of Mrs. C. E.
Sharpe, 1911 TwentyAfirst street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
BOYS BACK FROM
MUSCATINE HIKE;
COVER IS MILES

Four boys of the Y. M. c. A. boys
department returned yesterday aft
ernoon from a 35-mile hike to Mus
catine. They returned by interur-
ban after walking the entire dis
lance to Muscatine from the Rock
Island Y. NJ. CA. They were led
on the trip by Henry L. Best, boys
work secretary.
The party left the local associa-
ton Thursday morning, and camp
ed and cooked meals in the woods
along the way. Short stops were
made at various places of interest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
FIND BODY o
DlvEN!PoRER
IN EMPTY Gar


Dixon, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-The body OF
q man, believed to be Monte Ed
munds, Davenport, Iowa, Eith his
skull fractured and in a pool OF
blood, was found in an empty box
car in the Illinois Central railroad
yards at Amboy early today. Two
suspects are held.
The empty car had been shurted
onto a side track at 4 O'Clock this
morning to be loaded with grain.
A night Waterman In the railroad
yards, making his rounds, heard q
faint moan and investigating found
the body lying in a pool OF blood
He summoned medical aid but the
man died before the physician ar
rived.
The authorities are searching for
a young soap peddler. who was
seen with the dead man at 8 O'Clock
in an Amboy restaurant but are
also holding two strangers taken in
a roundup of the yards. The VIC
TINS skull was fractured from ear
to ear, indicating he had been
struck by some heavy, blunt in
strument.
Member Of Local Union.
Dead man carried membership
card Bakers union, Davenport 10.
cal, No. Sc. Several pages of bill
board showing routing Of circuses
and carnivals in this section oil
state were found ON the body. Hi
| is believed to have been robbed Of
sum of money. The body was
exceptionally well dressed and only
Is cents was found on his person
Post-mortem examination showef
fracture of skull from point above
right ear across back of head witt
right ear almost torn from his heat
and right side head badly bruised.
officials of the bakers union herr
found the name Of Monte Edmund'
on their register. but he is no
known to have worked here. HI
was here the first Of the year whel
he took out his card in the union
1t is understood that he worked il
washington, Iowa, but no record b
residence in the tri-tities could b.
found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
DEMOLAY CHAPTER
NAMES OFFICERS
Especial Moline Service,

John Ransom, son of H. S. Ran
som. was last night elected first
master councillor of Chalmers J..
Seymour chapter of DeMolay, the
junior Masonic fraternity. Other
officers:
Senior councillor-Charles Prues-
sing.
Junior councillor-Harry Poston.
Senior Deacon-Clifford Sowasb.
Junior deacon-Henry Wood.
Senior steward-Harry Kerrick.
Junior SYSTEMATICALLY Larson.
Chaplain-Wallace STANCE.
Marshal-Chester Loyestedt
Scribe-Robert Rosenqnist.
Treasurer-Paul Green.
Almoner-Ralph McClain.
Seven preceptors = william,
briggs, Milton Hanson, Melvin
Beckstrom, Robert Pulyer, Harry
Lovejoy, Arthur Mavity.
Sentinel-Clarence Hendricks.
Only four of the 70 charter mem.
bers were absent. Tom Straw Of
the Rock Island lines Y. III. C. A
vas the principal speaker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
SCHUMEISTERIS
TO Be ARRESTED
Charged With Intent 10 Commit
Murder; Leaves Hospital
In Short Time.

. A warrant for the arrest of Ben
Schumeister, who slashed his wife's
throat and then cut his own wrists
and throat Tuesday evening, July
S5. was issued today at request Of
States Attorney Ben S. Bell.
Schumacher will be taken into GUS
tody as soon Is his condition will
permit his removal from st. An
thongs hospital. He Is expected to
be released in q few days.
Schumacher 10 charged with as
sault with intent to murder.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Schumeister
have been in st. Anthony's hos
pital since the assault in her home.
52l1s Twenty-secOnd street. fol-
lowing a quarrel. She attempted to
prevent his entering the house but
he drew q razor and after slash
ing her throat from ear to ear. cut
both of his wrists and his own
throat. The Schumeisters have not
been living together. Mrs. Schu-
meister had filed suit for divorce.
He was believed to have been I'M
der the influence OF liquor when he
called at the house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

lletfsfating hsr statement that
hunt for the murderers Of her hus-
band will follow = conference Mon
day With her attorney. Mrs. Vivian
Gsbej, widow Of William Gabel, re-
turned this morning with her
mother, Mrs. Ida Hays. from naf-
shalltowu. Iowa, whore funeral
services were held yesterday.
Mrs. Gabel buAied herself the en-
tir1 day taking care Of affairs sub
seQpent To her husbands death.
She had no statement to make she
told reporters. but added that no
new theories In the case have been
presented her since her return to
this city this morning.
~The next step ID the conference
With my attorney" Mrs. Gabel said.
Until then l can make no state
ment In regard to the murder"
Funeral services for Mr.. Gabsl
wsre held 1t 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon In the home Of the
WIDOWS sister, Mrs. H. s. Stump
1908 East Main street, Marshall
town, with Rev. Kinsman Of the
Baptist church in charge. Pail
bearers were relatives and frater-
nal brothers. Burial was in Riv-
erside cemetery. .
The home was crowded with rel.
atives and friends, and the room
filed with floral offerings from To-
cal and MarshalltOWn friends.
sa No Developments.
Police inquiry into the murdeI
apparently has NOT advanced. The
DRY advanced after the murder II
still adhered to but whatever pro
gress police are making upon SO
luton of the crime on that bash
has not been discussed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
NEGRO FREED IN
ASSAULT CASE
Case Against william Moore, HEN
for Attacking Mrs. Ophelia
IaghraM, Dismissed.

william Moore, negro, who was
charged with assault with . deadly
weapon upon Mrs. Ophelia lngh-
ram, negress. 10 Fourteenth street,
Monday night, was dismissed this
morning BY Magistrate D. J. Gle
land.
Moore 10 alleged to have attacked
Mrs. Inghram Monday night when
she had left . home 1t $40 Ninth
street, where she delivered some
sewing. Shortly after his arrest
she said that she had feared Moore
for some time and thought that he
was after her husband.
She said she had taken a gun
along when she delivered the sew
ing and shot at Moore when he
grabbed her by the throat and
fiourished a knife. She held him
until the police arrived.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
E!kSTEIN FLEES
FROM GERMANY
Noted Scientist Threatened by As
sassin Who Murdered DR..
Walter R2thenau.

Leipsic, Germany, Aug. 5.-Dy
the Associated Press.)-Prof. AL
bert Einstein. originator of the
theory Of RELATIVELY, has fled from
Germany temporarily because he
was Threatened with assassination
by the same group which caused
the murder of DR.. Walter Rattle
nau, the German foreign minister,
according to a letter from Prof.
Einstein, cancelling an engage
ment to address meeting here.
Efforts to induce the noted scien-
fist to return, in view Of the gov
ernment's success in coping with
the situation. are said so far to
have been unavailing.
Dispatches from Germany short
ly after the Rathenau murder
quoted police authorities there as
accusing the notorious consul" Or
ganization with having marked IL
leading politicians, editors and
financiers of Jewish extraction for
assassination, including DIR. Rattle
nau. Theodore Wolff, editor of the
Berliner Tageblatt. and Max War
burg, the Hamburg banker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
Petsona.l! Points

Mr.. and Mr.. ". H. Beeler and
DAUGHTERS Eva and Edith. 2f26
Ninth syenue, haye returned from
4 motor trip To the Ozark noun
tains. They were gone three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dasso are
the proud parents Of = baby girl.
born Thursday at home. The baby
has been named Mary Anne. Mrs.
Dasso was Miss Sadie mckinley
before her marriage.
The Misses Irene and Gertrude
Wagner, 610 Eleventh street, Who
left in February for visit in the
south returned home today. They
spent three months in Montgomery.
Ala, and visited in New Orleans
and with their sister, Mrs. John
Norris, in Blanchard. La
A. Meyer, 1902 Twelfth street, left
last night ON a several weeks tour
through Missouri and Tennessee.
MFR. and Mrs. H. C. Holtorf, 1621k
Second avenue, returned last eve
ming after visiting for week in
Chicago.
Miss Norma Reid, who has been
visiting for a week with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Reid,
1885 Thirty-second street, left to-
day for her home in Toronto.
Miss Emma Lorzen of Chicago is
spending the weekend with her
sister, Mrs. A. E. Matthews, 1104
Eighteenth-and-a-half avenue. Miss
Lo-zen will visit with her mother
in Clinton, Iowa, before returning
to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Boyd, 1124
Nineteenth and-a-half avenue, are
the parents of son, born yester-
day at the Moline hospital. The
baby will be called William Henry.
He is welcomed by one brother.
Robert Mrs. Boyd was formerly
Miss Cheral Paulsen.
| Archer and Margaret Anderson.
2515 Nineteenth avenue, left yes
terday for a two weeks trip to
Denver and Colorado Springs,
Colo.
! Mrs. Alta Dempsey and daugh-
tiers, the Misses Vesta and Alta
retta. 1920 Second avenue. have left
for a two weeks trip to the west
with Salt Lake City, Utah, as a
principal stop.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Ackley,
iS47 Twenty-frst street, have as
their house guests Mra- s. A. After
berry and daughter Josephine OF
Forest City. They viii be here
about a week.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer F. Holmgrain,
S27 Nineteenth street. are the par
ents Of a baby boy. born at the
Lutheran hospital. The baby is
welcomed by a brother. Brucf
Elmer.
Rev. W. H. Witter, 1915 Seventh
avenue, has returned from Denver
Colo, where he visited his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Hendrickson, fol
two weeks. He enjoyed seVera
Iauto rides in the mountain region
Mrs. Cora B. Wadsworth has re
turned from visit with friends II
Peoria.
A son was born Thursday at st
IAnthony's hospital to Mr.. and Mrs
]. X. Stringer, SIG East High street
Davenport. The baby has beer
named Joseph Kenneth, Jr. Mrs
iStringer was Miss Della LangWltf
before her marriage.
4 Mrs. c. H. Scherer and daughter
Viola, 1929 Foufteenth-and-a-hal
street, returned yesterday from al
automobile trip to Kansas City ant
Excelsior Springs, Mo. They wer'
gone three weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
200 TO COMPLETE
IN ROLLE-BOLLE
GAME TOMORROW


Two hundred rolle-bolle experts
are expected 10 take part in the big
district tournament at East Moline
tomorrow afternoon. Kewanee,
Sheffield, Annawan. Rock Island,
Moline and many other towns will
be represented. The players will
compete for cash prizes. A total
of S125 is offered and will be dis
tributed among the winning teams.
The East Moline rolle-bolle court
is at Thirteenth street and Thir-
tenth avenue. The opening match
will start promptly at o'clock in
the afternoon.
The results of tomorrow's play
will determine in a measure the
potential winners of the tourna-
ment to be held on Labor day. The
latter contest will be even bigger
than tomorrow's and $3.50 will be
offered in prizes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
DODGE OPINION ]
ON new STATE
CONSTITUTION
County OnesrS Assselnfiea N.
Committed - Charter, Deea-
tar Gets Next HeeHne.

Neither approval or disapproval
Of the new constitution was ex,
by the association Of super.
visors. county commissioners, conn.
ty and probate clerks and county
auditors in session at Danyills
Tuesday, Wednesday and rhur,.
day.
The question came up for discus.
sion and was covered by resolu.
tons which did not commit the a..
sociation either way.
It was the opinion OF the conyen.
ton that the counties should r..
ceive the benefit of money obtaineA
by the operation Of The inheritance
tax law. Resolutions were adopted
fav6ring 2 percent for the state ana
the remainder for the county. Al
present the county receives : per.
cent for collection and tho n
1aiAder passes to the state coifera
A method whereby the various
townships can benefit from the dog
tax collections was proposed. 1t il
urged that legislation be passed
providing for the pro rata distribu.
ton Of the dog tax fund among ths
townships after all claims for
killing of sheep by dogs have been
paid. Dog tax money now goes into
what is known as the dog license
fund, which is merely for the Dur.
pose of settling such claims as
arise from damage caused by dogs
The convention went on record
a. favoring law requiring births
in hospitals to be filed as OF the
residence Of the parents. Nov ths
city in which the hospital is locas.
ed in credited with the birth.
The convention also adopted res
olutions expressing hope for the
speedy restoration to health Of
Henry B. Hubbard, Rock Island
county clerk, and authorized for.
warding Of the resolution to him.
The following officers wen
elected:
President-Thomas A. Ferguson,
LASalle.
Vice president - Henry F.
Schmidt, Joliet.
Treasurer-Lew Hendee. Aurora.
Recording secretary-Charles W.
Byers. Springfield.
Corresponding Secretary Louis
Goss. Peoria. 4
County's Delegation.
Representing Rock Island coun-
| ty at the convention were c. n
Isaacson. deputy county clerk;
George McNabney, Frank Beranek
and Louis First, supervisors. and
N. E. Munson, probate clerk. Sam
Ryerson, recorder, and George
Richmond, treasurer, represented
the county at the conventions Of
their respective associations, which
were also held in Danville. Oflicers
elected by the circuit clerks and
recorders were:
President-C. E. Wellman, Dan
vile.
Vice president-w. p. Foat
Springfield.
Secretary Miss Leah Fosts,
Decatur.
Assistant secretary and treasurer
"A. C. Grebe, Peoria
The various associations will
meet in Decatur next year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
five men HURT
IN AGAR CRASH


Percy Deane, 1883 Twenty-fifth
street, Moline, was thrown 10 feet
in the air and painfully injured
about the head. arms and legs. and
four of his companions were slight
ly hurt when the stripped car in
Which they were riding collided
with the automobile of Harry Getz,
1902 Twenty-fifth avenue and
turned turtle at $3.50 o'clock last
evening. All of the young men arc
Is years old. They are, besides
Deane, Raymond Keagle, .210S Elev-
enth avenue A: Arnold Bjurstrom.
1175 Twenty-sixth street; Paul
Sommers, 1883 Twenty-fourth
street, and Frank SchrAder, 1913
Twenty-fifth street
Schrader and Leo Williams are
Joint owners of the car. Schrader
was driving. The young men were
in q hurry to get to their camp ON
Rock river for supper. Their car
hit the back wheel Of Mr.. Getz's
car as the latter was turning the
corner at Fifteenth street and
Twenty-fifth avenue. The stripped
car spun around and turned over.
Meat pies, cake and fruits were
scattered on the ground.
Deane was thrown in the air and
alighted on his head. He was de-
lirious when taken to the hospital
by ]. A. Schaible, who witnessed
the accident from his automobile
half a block away. Deane was able
to leave the hospital this morning.
The boys car was totally demol-
ished. A wheel was knocked of
the Getz car, but the driver Waa
not injured.
The crash could be heard a block
away. DR.. A. H. Beam, who lives
nearby, examined the young men
and assisted in taking them to the
hospital. Keagle incurred bruises
on his head, arms, shoulders and
one leg; Bjurstrom's knees were
skinned, as were his left thumb and
left elbow. Both of Sommers' ell.
bows were skinned. The skin was
knocked off Schrader's right knee
Schrader says he was driving
about Is miles an hour. He and
Williams are thankful that the ole
car has been put out Of commission
for good, as it has been a jinx dur
ing the time they owned it. This
is the third accident the owners
have had with the machine in the
last three months. In May Schrad.
er collided with telephone pole
breaking headlight and a fender
About a month ago, while Williams
was driving it turned over in Mi
Ian, caving in the top and break
ing the windshield. No one was
seriously injured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
lockwood PASTOR
WILL SPEAK ON
"VALUE OF A LIFE

An open air service will be con-.
Quoted tomorrow evening ON the
lawn at the Edgewood Baptist
church, Rev. T. N. Porter. the
pastor, is to. deliver a sermon on
"The Value Of Life" Special mu-
sic has been planned for the meet
ing. The pastors morning theme
will be, Good Things"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
HARDING GIVES
CuYLER REbUKE
VIA THEP PRESS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

tives would merely ratify the pro-
gram. Mr.. Cuyler must have given
the president the impression that
he would accept the proposals
though under protest. Otherwise
the entire administration wouldn't
have been SO cocksure the strike
was over the day Mr.. Cuyler called.
Every statement given out by ad-
ministration spokesman both at the
capitol and the executive end of
Pennsylvania avenue was along
that line.
The most plausible explanation
Of the whole business would appear
to be this: Mr.. Cuyler and Presi-
dent Harding had a long confer
ence in the morning at the White
house offices and then had another
long talk in the evening in the ex-
ecutive mansion. Under the spell
Of Mr.. Harding's warm personality
and persuasive arguments, Mr..
Cuyler felt the influence of presi-
dental command. He had been
told that Il the proposals wern't
accepted the coal situation would
grow verse and the country would
suffer and that as a move of ex-
pediency in the interest OF the pub
lie welfare, irrespective of the
question Of principle on seniority
rights, the plan should be accepted.
Rail Heads Hostile.
Mr.. Cuyler went to New York TO
see what he could do. When he
got there he found an amazingly
hostile atmosphere. He saw he
would be unable to turn the tide
even II he fought hard. Secretary
Hoover had been asked to make the
plea for the administration for the
plan. But that when Robert Low
EFT in q quiet and undramatic way
stated that he couldn't go back on
the loyal men in his employ, an
emotional outburst OF applause
swept the meeting.
So Mr.. Harding's arguments
made through the head of the rail-
way executives organization didn't
carry conviction. He has the al
tentative Of modifying his proposal
or sticking to his guns and laying
the case in person before the las
railway executives. Mr.. Harding
may decide to reply by letter to the
executives pointing out that since
they have agreed to abide by all
the decisions Of the labor board as
contemplated by the transportation
act the seniority dispute might be
resolved by the board later on.
Progress Made.
The president has let it be known
that substantial progress has been
made by the announced acceptance
by both sides Of the principal point
in his proposal-recognition of the
United States Labor, Boards deci-
sions. Some formula must be de-
vised, however, for the actual re-
turn Of the strikers, even though
the seniority question is left unde-
termined. az some roads would
have to dismiss strikebreakers IL
receive back into their employ the
men who went on strike. Several
roads can take both groups back
and eliminate later but eastern
roads claim they couldn't handle
the surplus and ought not to be
expected to carry that extra ex.
pcnse.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
TWO FORFEITS IN
PLAYGROUND CLUB

The Denkmanu intermediate base
ball team defeated the Lincoln
team by a score of IA to s. in the
playground league team at the Au-
gustana field yesterday. The Denk-
mann seniors forfeited their game
to the Lincoln seniors and the Lin
coin juniors forfeited their game
to the Denkmann juniors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
SPECIAL MEETING
FOR CONVENTION
PLAN IS CALLED

Special meeting tof chairmen of
all committees working on state
convention plans of the American
legion to be held here Sept. 1926,
has been called for 1915 o'clock
Tuesday noon in the Rock Island
vlub. Plans will be discussed and
a program worked out. William @.
Setliffe, state department adjutant,
will be present at the meeting, COM
ing here directly from the Bloom
ington session. Frank Huntoon,
acting post commander, called the
meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
BOY INJURED IN
AUTO COLLISION
Especial Moline Service,

Two automobiles collided at
Fifth avenue and Fortieth street,
last, night, resulting In injuries to
the s-year-old son of-M. J. Dris-
coll OF Colona. The cars were driv-
en- BY Mr.. Driscoll and Miss Ruth
Keenan,, 7o3 Fifty-f1rst street. Joe
Kelley, Rock Island: Robert Golf
and Emil Lundahl. Moline, were
passengers in Miss Keenan's ma
chine. None was injured. Both
machines were damaged. The ac-
ctdent occurred when Miss keenan,
drove to one side to permit another
machine to pass her. She was driy-
ing east; Driscoll was driving
vest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
WOODMEN CAMP
PLANS TO OBSERVE
18TH ANNIVERSARY

Members of camp No. 20. Modern
Woodmen Of America, will cele-
brate the 3Sth anniversary of the
chartering Of the organization next
Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows
hall.
John F. Dindinger, 2719 Seventh
avenue, and Samuel R. Wright,
1915 Eighth avenue, are the only
surviving charter members. Ten
were enrolled on the original list
There will be program of
speeches and refreshments will be
served.