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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
PROGRESS MADE IN AVIATION
Records Show That the United states
IL More Than Holding It's Own
In Aerial Travel.

During the year 1921 the use OF air
craft for civilian transportation In
creased 20 per cent over the previous
year. according to report forwarded
10 the Department of Commerce by the
Aeronautlcal Chamber of Commerce
OF America.
The reports shows that throughout
the country 1.2O0 civilian alrplanes
were In operation during the year, and
they carried approximately 275,0o0
passengers a total distance of 6.500,00O
miles. These figures, according to the
report, are based upon authenticated
returns received by the aeronautical
chamber from all sections of the
country and tend to prove that Ameri-
ca Is holding her own In the air, as far
as individual effort and accomplish
ment are concerned
Every phase of aviation is covered
In the report, including the various
records made during the year. Among
the outstanding civilian achievements
Is that of the aerial mail, which "in
1921 made such record for efficiency
on the transcontinsntal route that 1t is
recognized as a model for civilian
aerial transport the world over the
report says. Letters have been de-
llvered in New York two days after
casual mailing on the Pacific coast"
II continues. THE service has an av-
erage Of 1882 per cent efficiency, that
Is, in completed trips on scheduled
time since 1t was started in May, 1913.
THE air mail has during the last
year completed its wireless eommuni-
cation system, the II stations now
having radio plants, three operated
by the navy department and the others
By the air mail service"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26

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on its absolute fairness in printing
the news in an unbiased uncolored
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There have also been added a number
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
About The Work

Editor OF The Metropolis Gazette :
Please allow this to appear in
your paper. that the many read
ers may know Just what the Bap-
tist OF Illinois are pressing forward
to. - ! want to say that Illinois
s! still on the firing lines aud in
tend to stay there Until God says
enough done, come up higher.
The ninth annual session OF the
Womans General Missionary Bap-
fist Association. auxiliary to the
General Missionary Baptist State
Association will meet with the
Second Baptist church Centralia
Ill May 20. and "a. 1922 Ell
der w. II Carter. pastor.
We planned to raise $500 90
for Aged Ministers Home Each
Baptist in our ranks is expecting
to give 81 90 each Sell denial
besides taking a special care OF
our Home, Foreign Mission. and
Education Sisters get busy as
never before, the long talked for
Home is now in sight. the home
has been located. the plans per-
fected and the first payment has
been paid and a bond for deed is
now in the hands OF the committee
Let our work and word be 100 per
strong The Baptists OF this coun-
try own the largest and most COM
pie publishing plant in the world.
This plant is known the world over
as the National Baptist Publishing
Plant. estimated as being worth
$500, 900 90.
When the Baptist get the no
ton OF real work. Illinois will go
over the top. Don't forget the
date and place. Come praying.
paying. come to work. the harvest
is ready for greeting. don't fail
bring a piece for the art work.
| am,
M B. Taylor.
Cor Sec.
Colp. Ill.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
LAND ADAPTED FOR REINDEER
Northern Canada, 1t Is Estimated,
Could Support Enormous Herds
of Good Food Cattle.

Canada is roomy land, and its
back region can never be used for
agricultural purposes and where
neither sheep nor cattle can be raised
profitably, comprises about 100000
square miles. If we may accept as
fairly accurate the statement of Alas
ka reindeer men that a reindeer re-
quires about 30 acres for grazing In
the snb-Arctic and Arctic regions or
North America, then Northern Cana
da can support between 30000,0OO
and 10000 900 animals.
VIlhjalmur Stefansson, the Cana
dian explorer, who has been trying
TO convert his countrymen to reindeer
culture for several years and has CIV
en- the subject a great deal of study.
thinks that the Canadian mainland,
north of the so-called habitable line.
and the great Canadian archipelago
can support 5O.OO0.000 reindeer and
musk-ox, another sub-Arctic animal
which he thinks may In the near fu-
ture furnish the world with an appre-
ciable supply Of good. wholesome
meat--John @. Holme In 1.esiles
Weekly go
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26

TO THE Coz RED PEOPE-

We wish to say TO people of Massac County and
the surrounding territory thereto Having been solicited
by number of my people, also encouraged by of
white friends who wish to and help employ
ment for all returning soldiers, to enter the Undertaking
business have finally decided go into that business
with view of serving my people, well as having
employment feeling that give them better service
than members of the other though am in friendly
relation with all the other undertakers and expect
tain that relationship throughout my business
am perfectly qualified give unexcelled service and
will guarantee satisfaction.
was born and reared in Metropolis, 9th and Pearl
SITS. Educated in Metropolis Public Schools graduating
from Dunbar High School in 1912. then entered the
Barnes School of Anatomy SANITARY Science and Ebal-
ing, Chicago Illinois, from which graduated August IA
1914, from which SCHOOL, hold Diploma.
We will carry small line ct Baskets only, present.
owing to the advance price these goods but have
arranged with large undertaking establishment furnish
with anything needed on short notice.
We have a first class hearse at command
Calls answered day night distance immaterial.
We were in the u. S, Service for six months trying
make this country safe for Democracy thereby nsur
ing the colored equal opportunity with other
Phone 229-Ring 3.
Respectfully yours,
MCCRARYS UNDERTAKING co,
Metropolis, Illinois,
M j. MCGRARY Manager
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
Notice
To all whom i. may concern

To all whom it may concern:
The Executive Board OF the
Mt. Olive Baptist Association is
called to meet on Friday and Sat-
urday before the Second Sum
day in April in Harrisburg. H.,
with Macedonia Baptist Church.
Rev. c. w. Scates, Pastor.
Let US meet and prepare for the
coming State meeting ia May, at
the Second Baptist church. Gen.
tralia.
]. B. McCrary. Moderator,
Elder c. w. Scates. Cor. Sec.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
East St. Louis Gazette

The Metropolis Gazette Publishing Co.. has Eablheda Branch
Office East St Louis ILL., where Office will be operated under
competent management Splendid inducements have been assured
the leaders OF the city We have plenty machinery and
take of the situation Rev B. McCay. is in the
city peeng arrangements We have years experience type
setting, job and newspaper wok.-The Editor.
Office 13 8 E. Broadway East St. Louis ILL.,
f.
Gail or Phone us the and your next Job or Ad
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
KEEP THE GOOD
WORK GOING
BY c. c. PHILLIPS. GolcOnda.

taii1t lIldSC, dill VIC SIC pltdSCC
to note that the Baptists fol
the most part are greatly taken up
with the Home project. MOI
only Baptist, but it seems that
the race in general, in so far as il
IS known, seem to be proud of it.
A number OF persons who do not
claim Christianity. have contribu-
ted. not one of them have con-
trlbuted less than one dollar. Yes
say the right things and they will
act, give them time to get the
money if they haven't it. Every
one We have presented our book
to have either paid or pledged
with the exception OF two or three
persons. we think two. With the
many pledges that we have taken
there only two that have given as
little as fifty cents OF course we
are proud to get any amount; we
have only stated this to show the
liberality OF the Baptists and their
friends.
We stopped over in Cairo, a
few hours with our lifelong friend
Ed. I. A. Head, who saluted US
with hearty welcome. and said,
Bro. C.. c., write my name and
take this dollar, our name must
60 down on the ledger. think
Madam has a dollar too, and she
did. Mother Washington, Gas
ton, Mounds; said, BRO. Phil
lips. this ought to have been done
long ago. yes | will give 81. My
pastor Ed. ID. Parrish had to go
the poor house, because he had
no where else to go. God is not
pleased with such religion as that.
He is not so crazy; he is in Anna,
because there is no one to care for
him. He has done too much for
the cause to have to die there.
God bless such men as you. Bro
Phillips. . Mother Washington is
upwards OF SO years of age, she
says | have prayed for this day to
come.
Mother Riley of Golden, while
she lay upon her sick bed, Bro.
Phillips. | am Sd years old; | be-
lieve in giving to such worthy
causes as this. want my name
to go into history as giving one
dollar for the Home, we said
Mother. it shall be there, and it
will too.
A number OF others subscribed
too, their names will appear on
the record. Our State Associa-
ton will convene in Centralia, on
the 23rd OF this month, let US not
get the dates crossed. Modera-
tor Washington has called atten-
ton to the 23rd date. 1t is the
fond hope of Moderator Ed. j.
ID. Davis, that all the churches of
East Mt. Olive Association will
be heard from, and as field secre-
taty OF the Mt. Olive Association,
we are looking for the brethren OF
the Mt. Olive to be on the scene.
The East Mt. Olive S. s. Conven-
vention will be there. Pres. M .
Singleton, Mt Vernon, is anxious
for the Convention to be heard
from in every good work. Pres.
A. H. Brady, Carbondale, says
the Institute be on record after the
State Association. We must all
turn our eyes on the ). S Con-
vention which meets with the Shi-
lob S. S., Murphysboro, on We'd
nesday before the 4th Sunday in
June.
Explanation, with reference to
to S. S.Convention and Institute
we mean only a contribution.
L II
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-05-26
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
BOY RUN DOWN
BY AUTOMOBILE
Six-year- Son of CAMEL Yer.
chore of East Moline Has
Fractured Skull.

The 6-year-old son of CAMEL
Verschore, 1924 Fifteenth avenue,
East Moline, is in the Moline city
hospital, his skull fractured as q
result of being run down by an au-
tomobile driven by Harold Ryan OF
the State bank of East Moline al
7:35 O'Clock last evening. DR.. ]. H
Long this morning was hopeful 0i
the boys chances for recovery.
Mr.. Ryan is held blameless for
the accident. He was turning the
corner at Fifteenth avenue and
Tenth street, when three girls
crossed the street. He brought his
car to stop to let the girls pass
and then started the motor. The
car had just begun to move when
Mr.. Ryan saw a boy dart in front
of the machine. Mr.. Ryan swerved
the car to the left and the bumper
hit the lad, knocking him to the
pavement.
DR.. Long was called and after a
cursory examination expressed the
belief that the injury on the back
of the boys head was not serious.
The boy was removed to his home,
but was later tSken to the hospital
when it was found that his skull
was fractured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
600 PRESENT At
EAGLE INITIATION
Ceremony for Glass OF 81 Candi-
dates; j. $. Parry. National
Officer, Gives Address.

Six hundred Eagles of Rock Is
land, Davenport, Moline and East
Moline ae-ies, were present at the
initiation of a class of 81 candi-
dates yesterday afternoon by Rock
Island aerie, No. 956. The pro-
gram began at 2 O'Clock and the
initiation ceremony was in charge
of officers of the Davenport aerie.
The Davenport drill team was also
present
]. S. Parry, Kansas City, national
grand worthy secretary, gave the
principal address. Brief talks were
given by Mayor H. NJ. Schriver,
Justice Floyd E. Thompson, Repre-
sentative Harry NJ McCaskrin,
Sheriff John G.. Miller. John H.
Gundacker, Davenport, past grand
trustee of the grand lodge, also
spoke.
Following the initiation, the aft
ernoon was spent in a social time
Musical numbers were on the pro-
gram. Another class of candidates
will be initiated in about a month.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
GAME BIRDS IN
SANCTUARY ON
TEXAS COASTS
Refugees Established By Legislature
Are Becoming Renowned Among
NaturaliSts.

Brownsville, Texas, March 81
Texas bird sanctuaries, set aside
by the last legislature in Cameron
and Kleberg counties, bid fair to
become world renowned among
naturalists inasmuch as one -spe-
cies that exists in no other part OF
the United States and several spe-
cies that are very scarce, have been
found there.
j. Gilbert Pearson, president of
the National Association of Audu-
bon societies, visited the sanctuar-
les recently. The bird cities" are
located on Green island, on North
and South Bird island and on the
Three island-all small bodies OF
land in the La guna Madre.
Among the birds that seek refuge
on these islands are blue bills,
teals, mallards, red heads and can
vas backs. The wild birds, accord
ing to Mr. Pearson, apparently real
ize that they are safe on their res
ervations, for they remain unruf-
fled and unfrightened by visitors Or
noises that otherwise would frigh-
ten them away
Rare Specimens.
Game birds not found elsewhere
in the United States live in this
section. The islands are distant
from human habitation and rarely
are visited by hunters. There are
no predatory animals on the islands
to destroy the eggs.
Green Island at high tide has not
more than II acres of ground and
80 to 40 acres at low tide. 1t is
about 80 miles south of Corpus
Christi and North and South Bird
island are little further south.
There is a large number of royal
tern and laughing gulls on Green
island and colony of brown peli-
cans on South Bird island, accord
ing TO visitors Other birds on
South island include Wards heron,
Reddigh egret, Louisiana heron and
great tail grackle.
On North Bird island, Mr.. Pear
son found white pelicans, a bird he
said the Audubon societies wanted
to conserve, and several varieties
of falcons, which he said were
found no place elsewhere in the
United States. The chadcalaca, re
sembling a chicken and a number
of the pheasant family, is another
bird found on the reservation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
PLANS MADE FOR
TWIN-CITY SCHOOL
TEACHERS PARTY

Teachers of Rock Island, Moline
and East Moline will gather for a
.Rumpty-Dumpty" party, Friday
April z, in the Washington grade
school. The party is being given
by the Twin-City Teachers associa-
ton.
( The program will consist of musi-
cal numbers, games and stunts of
various kinds and will begin at 5
O'Clock in the afternoon Miss
Gertrude A Hickman and Miss
Gladys Allison are on the program
committee. Any teacher wishing
to attend the party who did not re-
ceive an invitation. is requested to
notify Miss Amelia Trenkenschuh
of the Long Fellow school.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
CUSHMAN WELL
KNOWN LOCALLY
Death Takes Earl County Resident ;
MOtorman on Steamcar TO
Watch Tower.

Private funeral services for An
drew G.. Cushman, who died Satur-
day noon in his home a mile west
of Briar Bluff. near Colona, will be
held at IL o'clock in the home to-
morrow noon, and at 2 o'clock in
the Bowlesburg cemetery, south OF
Carbon Cliff.
Mr.. Cushman was one of the old
est residents of Rock Island and
Henry counties and was well known
throughout both counties. He was
among the first motormen to oper-
ate the steam street car which ran
to the Black Hawk Watch Tower
about 30 years ago. At that time
he lived in this city. He was
member of one of the first families
of settlers here and was the young
est of a family of 10 children, all
having preceded him in death.
Mr.. Cushman was born in An
dover, Henry county, July 3, 1858.
He lived there only a few years,
when the family removed to Rock
Island county. where he lived until
10 years ago. He was united in mar
rage with Miss Hattie M. Stewart,
Feb. ,, 1877 who survives with three
children A daughter, Esther, died
in infancy. Surviving are the wild
ow, daughter, Mrs. Bertha Ander-
son, 1908 Twenty-ninth avenue. Mo-
line; two sons, Stephen l. and DAN
iel B. Cushman, both at home, and
two grandsons, Andrew Gaius An
derson and Dan Stephen Anderson
OF Moline. Three nephews reside in
Rock Island
Mr.. Cushman was a member of
the Baptist church until 10 years
ago when he Joined the Christian
Science church. He was also a
member of the Court of Honor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
! DROWNING VICTIM
BERGQUIST'S FRIEND

ID. B. Bergquist, Rock Island
Scout executive, was an intimate
friend of Joseph Taylor, South
Bend, Ind, Scout executive, who
with his 9-year-old son, two scout
masters and four Boy Scouts of the
South Bend troop, was drowned
yesterday afternoon in Magician
lake, near Dowagiac, Mich, where
their boat sank half way 10 an is
land where the Scouts intended to
erect a summer camp.
Mr.. Taylor was Sc years old and
had been in Scout work about sew
en- years. The bodies have been
recovered.
Mr.. Bergquist attended a Scout
conference at Aurora last fall and
also previous conference in New
York. and on both occasions Mr..
Taylor was his terminate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
JUNIOR GLASS TO
PRESENT COMEDY
IN SCHOOL AGAIN

The three-act comedy, "A For
tune at Stake" given Friday night
by the junior class Of the Rock Is
land high school, will be repeated
next Friday night in the Washing
ton school.
The play was a decided success
and a large crowd attended the
first performance The play is un-
der the direction of Miss Marie A.
Hiles.
Tryouts for the senior class play,
pals First" will probably begin
at the end of this week or early
next week
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
1000 MEMBERS
BUREAU OBJECT
State Association, University and
County Group to Push
Campaign.

Campaign to secure q member
ship of 900 for the Rock Island
county farm bureau Will be inaug-
urated Sept. l.
P r. Edgerton, farm advisor, said
today that the movement would be
given wide publicity and the month
~ bulletin will be utilized to explain
the bureaus work. Every effort
will be made 20 build up a strong
organization.
Similar campaigns to take place
during the coming summer or in the
fall are announced by farm bureaus
in the following counties: Ran
dolph. Clinton. jersey. Shelby.
Eff1ngham, Saline, Macon, Brown,
Christian, Logan, ..,il-,.,s.. : -,
Clark, Crawford. Coeis, Edgar,
Vermilion, Moultrie, Mclean, Liv-
ingston, Will, Dekalb, DuPage.
Kane, Whiteside and Groundy.
The Illinois Agricultural associa-
tion. and the extension department
of the college of agriculture OF the
University of Illinois will cooperate
in the campaigns.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
POWDER BLAST
BLOWS WALLS;
BOYS ARE HURT
Lads Have Distressing Experience
while Experimenting With
Can Of Explosive.

ESPECIAL
The sides OF cement block build
ing. so feet long. were blown out
and three boys were burned when a
25-pound can of powder exploded
in a building owned by Conrad
Schadt at First avenue and Fourth
street, Silvis, Saturday afternoon.
Ernest Whitmarsh, IA. son of Mrs.
Mile Whitmarsh, 123 Ninth street,
Silvis, was severely burned about
the face, body and legs. DR.. ]. H.
Long, who is attending the lad,
stated this morning that Ernest
would probably survive the injuries.
Ed and Louis Jezowit, sons OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Jezowit, $50 Sec
sond-and-a-half avenue, Silvis, were
only slight burned.
Had 1t not been for the fact that
1t was raining when the boys,
enveloped in flames. emerged from
the building, probabilities are that
the Whitmarsh Lad would have been
burned to death. Although the boys
were in the building when the ex-
plosion occurred they were not
badly stunned by the concussion,
and they had the presence of mind
TO roll in the wet grass to put out
the flames.
According to one of the boys. they
were hampered in making their exit
from the smoke-filled building, as
in their frantic efforts to get out
they fell over wheelbarrows and
tools that were stored in the place.
How it was possible for them TO es-
cape with their lives will always
remain a mystery. Fortunately they
escaped through the south door, and
the south wall, although bulged out
a foot or NOR, did not topple en-
tirely. The north wall was lad
fiat on the ground, and the west
wall was rent from top 10 bottom.
The boys, it is said, broke into the
building early Saturday afternoon.
Their motive is not known. They
found the can Of powder, which was
purchased by MIR. Schadt TO be used
for blasting al his mine in Coal VAL
ley. A hole was poked in the can
and the boys amused themselves by
setting matches to little piles of the
powder. The suppositicn is that in
pouring out some of the powder the
boys left a trail of it to the can,
which resulted in the explosion.
The building is used by Mr..
Schadt for storing tools and other
equipment used in his business as
contractor. The place has been
.burglarized several times in the last
. few months, and a number of ar
ticles have been reported missing.
The powder had been there but a
short time, having been in transit to
Coal Valley. Damage to the build
ing. based on the cost of replacing
the blocks, is estimated at $500,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
is KILLEDIN
9O-F0OT
Arthur W. Jensen, Former Daven.
porter. Is Fatally Hurt
in Chicago.

Arthur W. Jensen, aged 81 years
formerly of Davenport, was killed
when he fell 80 feet from a struc-
tural steel shaft, while working in
Chicago last Thursday afternoon.
Jensen was working near the top
of the building. He died at 4:1O
O'Clock Thursday afternoon in the
South Chicago hospital.
Mr.. Jensen was born in Scott
county November. 1900, and had
lived in Davenport until three wears
ago when he removed to Chicago.
His parents and relatives live in
Eldridge, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon in Davenport,
where burial will also take place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-03-27
DAVENPORT MAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
Henry Nichols Run Down While
Walking Tracks Near Weeds.
port. New York.

Instant death came to Henry
Nichols, 56 years old. former resi-
dent of Davenport, who was struck
by a New York Central train at
1915 O'Clock Friday afternoon, a
short distance west of Weedsport,
n. Y. Circumstances of the death
are being investigated.
Nichols was instantly killed, his
body being thrown TO the side OF
the track and his head and arms
crushed. He was walking along
the tracks.
Nichols moved from Davenport
to Weedsport with his family just
recently.