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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
Feel Weak. Tired,
"All Played Out?"

Does the least exertion tire you
out? Do you feel blue" and wor-
ried. suffer dragging backache,
headaches and dizziness Too
many women blame so-calied ''fe-
male trouble" for this unhappy
state instead of weak kidneys,
which SO often are the cause. Yen
must act quickly to prevent more
serious trouble. Use Doan's Kidney
PILLS. They have helped thousands
Of weak. tired women. They should
help you. Ask your neighBor!
A Case IN Rock Island
Mrs. J. W. Cook, 1901 Sixth ave-
nue., says: When my back has been
tired and achy. brought on by TAX
ing little cold, my kidneys have
also acted irTegulariy and caused
me much annoyance. The first time
I had this trouble I took a box OF
Doan's Kidney Pills and found just
the relief / needed. Since then !
have taken Deans and they have
alvx1gtssn me splendid reflex"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27

FORT WAYNE, IND.
Especial to The Argus.)

Fort Wayne, Ind, June 27.-With
the discovery OF additional incrim-
mating evidence, the police are
Tightening the net about Me Shelf
fer, suspected murderer of his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs James Shelter, in Auburn.
The will of the murdered man, it
was learned today, mentions Me
Shelter as one-third beneficiary in
the estate. which is valued at be-
tween $4,000 to 100000.
Stella Sitkewicz, 1899 Horace
street, Fort Wayne's leading wo-
man bootlegger," has been SEN
fenced to so days 10 the state pris-
on for women for the unlawful
manufacture of whisky. She has
been arrested four times within the
year for violating the liquor laws.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
LOS ANGELES. CAL.
Especial to The Argus. }

Los Angeles, June 27.-Thieves
stole the battery from Mayor Cry
er's personal automobile sometime
during the early hours of the day,
while the car was parked on the
street in front of the home of Mr..
Cryer's mother, Mrs. A. NJ. Gay,
1888 Windsor boulevard.
City Attorney Stephens said to-
day that he expected to file the lat
ter part of his week with the state
railroad commission request for
a survey and report as to whether
or not the Southern California Tele-
phone company had met the com
missions requirements for i'm
proved service and installation
condition and if it was found as
contended by MIR. Stephens and the
members of the city council, that
the company had not improved its
service, the increased telephone
rates granted in March be restored
to the charges existing at that
time
Accused of having appropriated
to his own use three sums handed
to him in the collection of taxes,
Charles H. Dicks, a deputy in the
office of County Tax Collector W.
o. Welch was arrested on a charge
of embezzlement by Constable
Thomas.
Coroner Nance today signed a
certificate of suicide in the case of
Bernard Beck of 142 West Eleventh
street, whose body was found in
the surf at Point Firmin, Los An
geles harbor, Sunday. A theory Of
foul play advanced by the police
when Beck's pockets were found TO
be empty were discounted when it
was learned Beck had made sever
al threats to suicide.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
DIES MONIES, IOWA
Especial to The Argus.1

Des Moines, Iowa, June 27.-The
mysterious p. T. Moran, whose
name appears on the city parks de-
partment payroll as a laborer, is
now employed by C. c. Barnes, a
contractor, near Atlantic. Iowa, SO
Barnes informed the city council.
Councilman Harry Erase, parks de-
partment head, who is accused OF
graft in the form of payroll pad
ding. volunteered to pay the ex-
penses of bringing Moran to this
city. Councilman John MacVicar,
who is warning on Erase, insists
that this is not the Moran on the
city payroll. Meanwhile MacViear
has given names of nine more men
on the parks payroll, for Erase 10
produce. claiming the names are
fictitious
Safe robbers obtained $500 in
cash and SIS worth of narcotics
from the McNerney- drug store,
Forty-second street and University
avenue, at an early hour Monday.
The Iowa National bank acted as
host at the opening of its new
banking quarters in its splendidiy
! remodeied building, northeast cor
| ner of Sixth and Walnut streets,
Monday.
Dean William F. Barr of Drake
university has been appointed by
Governor n. Z. Kendall as a mem
Der of the state board of educa-
tlonal examiners to succeed DR..
| Charles W. Flint of Cornell col
lege, resigned.
The city of Des Moines will ap-
peal from the decision of District
Judge James Hume handed down
Monday, declaring illegal the re-
Gently voted franchise of the DeS
Moines City Railway company IN
eerating and charging an Scent
fare.
Mayor Carl N. Carver and other
councilmen today indicated that the
city would carry the case to the
state supreme court Car service
will be continued as heretofore, the
| company announced. The company
is not a party to the case. Grant
Van Horn, An interested citizen A.,
is plaintiff. and the city of DeS
Moines, defendant.
Six masked men bound James
Baker, night Waterman, at the
Jewett building at an early hour
entered several offices and knocked
the nobs off the safes. They Sc
cured $3.50 from the Grand Amuse-
ment company office, but their visit
! to the Hawkeye Life Insurance
Office and the Prudential Insurance
company office netted them moth
ing. The bandits were all armed
with Winchesters.
E. G. Dickson of Davis county,
Iowa, who sued 81 neighbOrs, claim
I ing they not only forced him TO buy
Liberty bonds, but painted his
premises yellow and assaulted him
on trouble over a war drive during
the war, lost his appeal to the su-
preme court. The district court
ruled he was not entitled to dam
ages and the supreme court upheld
the ruling
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
DUBUQUE, IOWA
lSpecial to The Argus.

| Especial to The August
Dubuque, Ia, June 27.-The con-
Eention Of the Yelled Prophets in
Ehe tri-cities served to depIete at
tendance today at two annual pic
les here, which usually attract big
lroWds. The Dubuque County Bar
association enjoyed an outing in q
feciuded' spot ii miles from the
ly, while the Dubuque Rotary
10 went to Union park with their
Il fthilles for picnic.
John Luxinger, 65 years old, be-
Eame alarmed when a team of
Eorses were frightened and bolted,
fao he suffered injuries to his
fplne when he jumped from the
kasen. He died a half hour later
j ne accident occurred on the Pat
y "a F1ahiss farm near Farley late
yesterday. Mr. F1ahiss. who was
trSing the team. had the horses
taaer control and stopped the team
snort distance from where Lux
fnger jumped.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Especial to The Argus.)


Philadelphia, Pa, June Cleft
! ford Pinchot came here today for
an important conference on cam
paigu finances and incidentally to
exchange a pair of leaky rubber
| boots for pair absolutely water
! tight The nominee for governor
| bought the boots on his last visit to
this city. When he strobe into a
trout stream in Pike county they
! shipped water.
/ Entries for the annual Peoples
Day Regatta, to be held on the
| high record last night. Sixty-three
rowing entries and eight canoe en-
tries were recorded for the annual
affair OF these quite number
are from out of town, including
crews from New York, Baltimore
and Washington. The entries clos
ed last night.
Indications that Mayor Moore is
| to get additional evidence that
gambling is widespread in Phila-
deIphia cropped up today Accord
ing to rumors, backed by signs of
mysterious activity in the office OF
Director Cortelyou, another round
up of gamblers is to be made 10
gather in those missed by the raid
two weeks ago.
Good whisky is almost impos-
sible to obtain in Pennsylvania de-
spite claims of bootleggers, John T.
Davis, prohibition enforcement di-
rector, told the Ministerial Union
of Philadelphia yesterday in the
Central Y NJ. c. A. auditorium
"Doctored alcohol appears to be
plantiful and that is the best that
the Illicit rum purveyors can sell
their patrons, Mr.. Davis informed
the clergymen. Every buy that
my agents make is doctored alco-
hoI and that-is being sold to the
public as good bonded whisky" he
said.
The will of the late Frederick
CORTLAND Penfield, probated here
today. requests trust funds of $780,
coo each to the New York Univer-
sity, the University of Pennsylvania
and the Catholic University, Wash
ington. D. c., to establish and main
tain scholarships for studies in di-
plomacy, international affairs and
bellies letters to be known as Pen
field Scholarships.
The directors of the Sesquiceu-
tinniaI Exhibition association met
yesterday in the Bellevue StratfOrd
hotel and after three-hour session
decided, first, TO lay on the table
Edawrd W. Bok's suggestion that
the fair be held in 1927. The effect
of that resolution was to fix the
date as it originally was, in 1928,
unless someone again presses for
the later date.
Second, to accept the resignation
of John Frederick Lewis as tenn
porary president. Mr. Lewis res
ignation was unexpected. No sue
cessor was chosen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
Butcher Rejoices Over
Wife's Recovery

MY wife suffered for FIVE years
and practically lived on toast and
hot water. Doctors said she would
have TO be operated for gall stones
A lady advised her to try Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy and after tax
ing four bottles over two years ago
she has been entirely well ever
since" 1t removes the catarrhal
mucous from the intestinal tract,
an dallays the Inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. including
appendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded at Beng
ston's drug store, Rock Island, DsF-
export, Moline. and druggists every
where.-(Advertisementl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
SPRINGFIELD, MASS
Especial to The Argus.)


Springfield, Mass. June 27.-Ju-
liza Sanderson, actress and movie
star Of Long Meadow and New
York, has accepted the committees
invitation to christen the new
Hampden county memorial bridge
| on Aug. 8. The ceremony and eel
ebrations are to be impressive and
memorable. but marked with digni-
fed simplicity. 1t is rumored that
Holyoke and Westfield storekeap-
ers are to close their establish
ments along with Springfield mer-
chants in honor of the event.
Field forces of the National AL
lance, which have been working
here in the interest of votes for
light wines and beer, have been
divided. Part will open a cam
paign in Holyoke and the rest will
do similar work in Maine and var
iOus cities in New York state.
Twenty barrels that contained
whisky when seized by the prohibi-
ton forces about a year ago and
which have since been stored in the
Bay State storage warehouse on
Liberty street, are now found to
contain water slightly favored with
whisky. The matter is under in
vestigation by the federal grand
jury at Boston today and other
federal authorities are to make ex-
haustiVe inquiry.
Negroes here have raised a fund
Of more than a thousand dollars,
which they expect to more than
double at mass meeting tonight,
to be used to bring out all the facts
in connection with the shooting of
the negress, Elizabeth Taylor, who
was killed by two policemen after
she had fired on them in an attempt
to resist arrest following a clash
of negroes. They have engaged
counsel to represent the race at the
inquest. Mayor Leonard and Dep
uty Chief Perkins have examined
records of police and courts and
declare that there has been no dis
elimination against negroes.
The city council last night direct
ed the city planning board and
board of public works to make a
survey of the city's river front and
recommendation for its develop
ment The deadlock on the police
control question before the coun-
Gil was not affected at last nights
meeting. Information is to be
sought from other cities before fur
Their action is taken.
Detective Lieutenant James
Rache has been selected to censor
all movie posters in the city.
Plans for a vigorous campaign to
be carried on throughout Hampden
county in the referendum on house
bill 1000 providing concurrent leg
islation in Massachusetts for pro-
hibition enforcement were made
yesterday at a meeting at the rail-
road. Young Mems Christian as
sociation law enforcement" will be
the slogan of the campaign, and it
is proposed to enlist the aid of all
the churches, Sunday schools, tenn
perance organizations and clubs
generally in the campaign. This is
expected to be the biggest fight
over the liquor question in many
years in this state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Especial to The Argus.)

kOPSIldl W luC al ua-l
Washington, ID. C., June IN
The judges of the district court to-
day announced the appointment of
Mrs Raymond B. Robins as mem
Der of the board of education to
succeed Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes.
Mrs. Robins is a Radcliffe graduate
and is prominent in local women's
collegiate circles. The judges also
announced the reappointment of d.
J. Callahan, Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
kinS and DR.. j. H. Johnston for
terms of three years.
The last day in which it was
thought possible important bills
relating to the district could be dis
cussed and acted upon by the house
was cancelled by a large majority.
The Fowler milk, the Capper in
surance bill, the workmen's COM
pensation bill and many other i'm
portant measures were postponed
as result No action now is like
ly on district bills until the fall
term begins.
Though he has been ousted as
district superintendent of insur-
ance, DR.. Lewis A Griffith has re
fused TO give up the keys to his Of
flee and is seeking recourse to the
courts to prevent his dismissal.
Burt A. Miller, who was appointed
to fill the position, had duplicate
keys made for all DR.. Griffith S
desks in the municipal building and
went to work today.
Strenuous efforts are being made
by federal employees to have the
day light saving order rescinded.
The federal employees union today
secured from the White house an
appointment with the president for
the latter part of the week, when
the appeal for a hearing of the or
Dire will be voiced.
The steamer Midland today re-
turned to Washington after a two
days jaunt down the river with a
party of 200 members of the mer-
chants and manufacturers aboard.
During the trip the steamer put in
at Norfolk and the boosters were
escorted through the giant liner,
LeYlGthan.
Sanford B. Brown, son of an Of
fetal of the r. P Andrews Paper
company was drowned, and a chum,
Herbert G. Keefer, was saved from
a watery death yesterday when the
canoe in which they were padding
near Georgetown upset in whirl-
pool. Browns body has not yet
been recovered. keefer was taken
to a hospital where he was revived
with puImotors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Especial to The Argus.)

Rochester, n. Y, June 27.-Joe
Lombard, age % years, lost con-
troll of borrowed auto at Clinton
avenue north and Ward streets this
morning. Before he ran into tele-
graph pole he struck and instantly
killed Sam Cehemba, aged IS, ser
iously hurt Tiemo Musoneca, aged
30, and damaged another machine.
He was arrested on a charge or
manslaughter after running away
from the scene of the accident.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
ST. LOUIS, MO.
lSpecial to The Argus.)


st. Louis, Mo-, June 27.-GilbeTt
Ealzman. % years. old and Mrs.
kdna Salzman' II, his bride OF
farce weeks. of 1854 South Broad
Eay. swallowed poison in a suicide
tact in their automobile last night
y tnd then drove to a fire engine
horse and told what they had
Home. Both died at the city hos
bitaI. They left notes referring TO
he unpleasantness with relatives.
agfhey had been living with Salz-
5 hans mother.
The board of estimate and ap-
lointment yesterday approved the
kroposed ordinance which provides
Eur the opening OF West Pine
Boulevard from Grand avenue east
10 Lawton avenue.
| Announcement of the marriage Of
asEor7ner Judge Edwin Waterman
lee. 4400 West Minister place, to
( airs. Flora Baldwin Holiday, So
ssally prominent California widow,
"wednesday, June 23, in Oakland,
atal.. has reached st. Louis friends
through cards sent out by Mr.. and
Hrs, George Everett Baldwin,
= brother and sister-in-law of the
bride.
ST. Louis, Mo-, June 27-The con-
20 kolidation of the Associated Sim
ahons Hardware companies with
athe Winchester company, holding
okompany of the Winchester Repeat
3 Ing Arms company and numerous
fner companies, was announced
tere today by Wallace D. Simmons,
sstresident Of the Simmons Hardware
Il company. The new company will
he known as the Winchester Sim
q hons company. The Winchester
company will continue to operate
Is a manufacturing organization
tnd simmons company will operate
Is the distributing organization.
| Mrs. Christine Laumeier, some
s times spoken of as THE -Hetty
Green of St Louis" because of the
successful manner in which she
managed the estate left by her hus-
band. Herman Henry Laumeier,
filed at 4:10 a. nj. yesterday at the
e tome of her daughter, Mrs. E.
Femp, Pas South Grand boulevard.
p she had lived until July 6, she
fwould have been 70. years old.
Separate maintenance with pay
Eent Of $500 a month alimony,
fl,500 additional suit money and
EiS00 with which to improve her
Bome today was granted to Mrs.
blanche B. Vancleave of 2555 Cliff
1sEon avenue from Arville A. VAN
fleave, wealthy fire clay manufac-
Earer, in the court of domestic re-
Iatlons by Judge Garesch. To Mrs.
Fancleave also was awarded GUS
iody OF her son, Arville, 20. and her
qaaghters, Melba, Is, and Hazel, Is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
.EpECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE
| ARGUS KEEP OUR VISITORS IN
TOUCH WITH EVENTS AT HOME
Here is News About People In Places Back Where You
L Come From, Written by Your Own News
4 paper Boys"

In order to keep visiting Prophets with
fback home, The Argus has made arrangements
Ia ceive special dispatches from the city editor
g. : ! j
HIN [ of your newspaper covering the latest
III "A \news of your community. Every morning
EE-S0 Sduring the convention the telegraph wires
k~Sk Egil carry from all parts of the United
N.Y. States to The Argus and each issue will give
~&S&t guests of their home cities. This
Argus service simply another effort to make
feel cat home" while in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Especial to The ArguzO

Knoxville. Tenn. June IA
plan to relieve traffic congestion on
clinch and Union avenues. caused
by street cars moving east and
west on both thoroughfares which
! are one-way streets, was involved
at recent conference between y.
B. kaufman. commissioner OF pub
lie safety and Colonel Charles y.
Harvey. president of the Knoxville
Railways and Light company. This
may be put into effect in the near
future, it was learned this morn
/ ing. The plan is to construct an
extension track and switches on
Walnut street between Clinch and
Union avenues. Commissioner
KuhIman stated that it would cost
about $4,000 which would fall on
the street car company. BY this
plan all cars going west would turn
Off Gay street at Clineh avenue. re-
, turning, they would turn off Clmch
avenue at Walnut and approach
Gay street on Union avenue
Among other important matters
to be brought before the meeting
of the city commission today will
be the introduction of an ordinance
providing for inspection and con-
formations OF springs, wells and
other water sources that are unfit
for use.
Between % and 80 quarts Of bot
tied in bond red whisky were con-
fiscated yesterday afternoon when
Captain John r. Montgomery and
Patrolmen Kirk and MinCey arrest
ed a man who gave the name Of H
Sphalter of Atlanta Sphalter was
a guest of the Central hotel and Of
ficers say had four grips moved TO
his room. He was arrested on q
charge of Transporting whisky.
Seven more safety zones similar
to those now established on Gay
street will be installed Wednesday.
Commissioner n. 3. Kuhlman an
Hounced this morning the new
zones Will be placed on the left
side of Gay street going north at
the intersection of Fay and Jack
son, Vine, Commerce. Wall. Union,
Clinch and Church avenues.
The quarterly session Of the
county court will omen next Mon
day morning TO consider the tax
rate. Judge George NJ Trotter said
yesterday that many important is
sues will be brought up at that
time. After the court meets the
finance committee will then take
up the question of reducing or
advancing the rate of county taxes.
The University Of Montpelier,
France, has a medical school Tac-
inc hack tO tho nth century
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Especial to The Argus.)

Kansas City, Mo-, June 27.-The
last obstruction to the liberty me-
mortal has been cleared away. 1t
is forecast by men connected with
the project that actual construction
work may start within four
months. The way was cleared for
progress by a decision of the state
supreme court made yesterday.
The court upheld the proceedings
of the city in every detail, deciding
unanimously against 16 directors
who protested the validity of an
ordinance to condemn approximate
ly % acres additional for Penn
Valley park, the finding of the con-
demnation jury and circuit court
proceedings.
A committee of engineers and
contractors from Kansas City,
headed by E. T. Archer, will go to
Jefferson City late today to ask the
legislature and constitutional con-
vention to change the method of
pay and assessing the costs for
municipal improvements in Mis-
souri, Under the Missouri law,
when a public improvement is
made the cost is assessed against
the adjacent property and is paid
for by taxes levied against the
property payable over period of
five years.
Governor Arthur L. Hyde was
the principal speaker last night at
the International Sunday School
convention in Convention hall.
Governor Hyde was introduced by
William Thompson, president of the
association, who presented him to
the audience as "a gentleman,
Christian and an example of Am
erican manhood" Governor HYDE
brought a laugh from his audience
at once by remarking. las I came
onto the platform someone asked
me if I am a Christian. NO I re-
piled. I am only a Methodist Are
you dry, someone else is the gov
ernor continued, 4 am one of these
fool drys that didn't even get
drunk in St Louis"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
MARION, OHIO
Especial to The Argus.)

N~PNS-AA 20 1Ae al SuS-J
@2rion. Ohio. June 27.-Grover
+ hetz was badly bruised and cut
toout the face while assisting in
Ing the old Grand avenue school
lex building yesterday. A beam
e way. precipatating Betz head
ls INTO pile OF debris
nsY c. Rallenbach, pastor of the
ensn Lutheran church, delivered
d Johns day sermon to mem
o. the Sojourners lodge, Ma
rus. Sunday night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
MICHAELIS IN Z. s.

pad Francisco, June 27.-Dr.
Fge Michaelis, war time chan
of OF the German empire, ar
"a 70 study prohibition and in
sate welfare work for the stu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
DAYTON, OHIO
Especial to The Argus.)

Dayton, Ohio, June 27.-Mrs
jeremiah Napier, aged 104, Dayton S
Oldest resident, died at the home
of her daughter here yesterday. She
had been i'll for a number of years.
Mike Abraham, ID months old
daughter of Mrs. August Abraham
is alive today because of the speedy
application of the pullmotor by
Policeman George Tilton and
Frank Johnson and Dr. c. D. Smith.
The mother was washing and the
babe fell into a tub of water while
her back was turned. The child
was lifted from the tub almost life
less, but after 20 minutes work the
was revived.
Mayor Frank p. Hale and mem
bers of his official family list night
protested the telephone company
executives demand for an increased
rate for residence phones before a
body of the state utilities commits
sion, which convened here for a
several days hearing.