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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
BARRY BAXTER
ACTOR, IS DEAD
Juvenile Who Figured in Baker-Mc-
Cormick Wedding FiascO,
Passes in New York.

New York, May ,27.-Barry Bax-
ter, 25, one of the leading juveniles
on the American stage, died today.
His father is reported at the point
of death in England.
Chicago, May 27.-Barry Baxter,
who died today in New York, at
tracted considerable attention while
playing here in Blue Beard S
Eighth Wife," because of his close
acquaintance with the family of
Mary Landon Baker, who postponed
her wedding to Allister Mccormick
after the guests had assembled at
the church, and with Miss Baker
herself.
Following the postponement of
the wedding, he accompanied Miss
Baker to many luncheons and en-
tertainments and was almost con-
stantly in her company Reports
that they were or had been enga ged
were emphatically denied by both.
Mr.. Bakers collapse came short
ly after Miss Baker announced that
she was going to Europe to marry
Mccormick who had preceded her
in the ocean voyage. They now are
in England, with the wedding ex-
pected shortly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
COLLEGE WOMEN
GIVEN OPEN FIELD
FOR CHARITY WORK

New York.-A wide field is open
to college women in charity work,
according to Homer Folks, secre-
tary of the State Charities Aid as
sociation which today is celebrat-
ing the 50th anniversary of its
founding. Miss Louisa Lee
Schuyler, a great granddaughter Of
Alexander Hamilton, started the
organization here in 1872.
THE college woman is almost
always able to stand the strain Of
making difficult humanitarian de-
eisions such as come up often in
their work. said Mr.. Folks, land
for that reason is being sought for
charitable undertakings.
When it is possible for her to
take higher course in some school
which trains charity workers, aft
er she has been graduated from her
college, l believe it wise that she
do So The State Charities Aid so
ciety is itself sort of training CEN
ter, and a great many college wom-
en- who have made great successes
in the field have made their start
here"
Mr.. Folks paid q tribute to the
Miss Schuyler, saying that
It was through her foresight and
efforts that charity for individuals
and fani1fesaof the state has been
placed on q scientific basis.
1T is not an accident" he con-
dnued, that many OF our-dapart-
mentss are in charge of women All
our social service fsr mental cases
and for Children ara IN the hands
-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
NAME SCOTTFOR
DISTRICT COURT
Former Rock Island Man is Slated
For Elevation to Judicial
Post.

". W. Scott, justice OF the peace
in Davenport, formerly a Rock Is
land man, is slated for elevation Ia
the district court bench of the Sew
enth judicial district of Iowa, based
on his nomination on q non-parti.
san ticket by delegates to the con
vention held in the Scott county
court house at noon today.
Scott replaces Judge William
Theophilus, whom the convention
failed to endorse for reelection.
Judge Theophflus has not indicated
that he will seek the Democratic
nomination, but it is believed that
If the Democrats endorse him he
will enter the race against Scott.
With the exception of Judge The
ophilus, the incumbents OF the dis
trict's post were renominated, these
being Judge D. V. Jackson, Musca-
tine; Judge A. P. Barker. Clinton.
Judge A. J. House, Maquoketa and
Judge F. D. Let's, Davenport. Har-
mony prevailed throughout the
session.
The bar conventions non-parti-
san ticket will be recommended to
both the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. with the suggestion that the
ticket be approved and placed on
the ballots of both parties. new
law for Iowa relegates the judicial
district bench to politics again. but
the non-partisan ticket is an at
tempt to keep politics out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MOLINE MAN Is
HIT AND INJURED
BY STREET CAR
Especial Moline servics.l

Marcellus Metzgar. 1920 Tenth
avenue, had a narrow escape from
death last night when he was
knocked down by a Prospect park
street car at Tenth avenue and
Fifteenth street, Moline. He was
removed to his residence suffering
from a cut on the head, a sprain on
the left ankle and bruises on the
body.
1t was raining when Mr.. Metzgar
a1ighted from an Elm street car at
Tenth avenue. He raised his I'M
breIIa and started to the east side
of the street. He did not see the
Prospect car coming down the hill.
The fender struck him and caused
him to be rolled for some distance
ahead of the car. Operator Frey
was running the car slowly and he
succeeded in stopping before more
serious injuries resulted F. J..
Huntoon of Rock Island. assistant.
superintendent of the Tri-City Rail,
way company, who was passing in
his automobile, took the injured
man to the Metzgar residence
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MILK COMPANY
after FARMERS
Producers Cooperative Marketing
Co, Begins Campaign TO En-
list 6,000.

Gilmer. ILL.,. May 27.-The begin
ming of an active campaign to sign
farmers with the Milk Producers
Cooperative Marketing company,
was made here today at a meeting
of the Milk Producers in a talk by
E. B. Heaton, director of dairy mar
keting for the American Farm Blu
reau Federation. Mr.. Heaton de-
clared that the producers are en-
titled to so percent of what Chica-
go consumers pay for milk.
Cooperative marketing is your
only chance of getting this" he
said, without raising the price tc
the consumer"
The cooperative company is at.
tempting to sign 5000 farmers in
| "a counties of northwestern Indi
ana, northeastern Illinois anC
duce milk for the Chicago market
southeastern Wisconsin, which pro
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
Personal Points

Arthur Davis. head of the Davis
Amusement company, which Is
staging the Trans-Mississippi Ex-
position and Pageant Of Progress.
left yesterday for Roanoke. Va.
where in October he is to put on
a circus performance. He will be
back in Rock Island next Wednes-
day
Mrs. Mayme Barbereux-Parry OF
Chicago. spent yesterday in the
city with friends.
Friends Of Miss Mariah Huesing.
SD Sixteenth street teacher in the
Lincoln school, will be glad to
know that she is recovering nicely
from her sickness.
Nick Bredar left this afternoon
for Peoria to attend a meeting OF
the Catholic Union of the state
which will be in session tomorrow,
Monday and Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
OHIO TOWN HAS
POLITICS DOWN
TO FINE POINT
Corneaut City Dads
OutzDit Courts in
Unique Way.
BY. T. B. MILLER.
Consolidated Press Correspondent

COQSOllQaJeQ FTbSS Correspondents
Copyright, 1922. by The Argus.)
Conneaur, Ohio. May ga
worlds record for political ma
neuvering is believed to have been
established here last night. Dur
ing the progress of the game"
three men held the Office of mayor
within 10 minutes. One was mayor
twice while during the entire night
three were at various times mayor,
council president, president pro
tenn and councilman at large.
This record was the outcome of
the recent decision of the Ohio su-
preme court holding that public Of
ficials of municipalities of more
than 1900 population who were
nominated by petition on an inde-
pendent ticket held their offices IL
legally. The decision affected
every official of Hthis-city. The re-
suit was that a special session of
the council was -cal1ed to find a
way out.
Everybody R,signs.
The way included the resignation
of. Mayor D. S. Brace city auditor;
B. A. Palmer, council president;
James s. O'Connor and the MEM
bers of the city council The ses-
siona resulted in a deiuge of resig-
nations that came Though at such
a rate as almost to cause the clerk
nervous prostration. But it served
It's purpose as when it; was all over
each official had been. duly elected
to- office through the channels util-
lied in filling vacancies that take
place in a regular manner and his
title to the job he originally was
elected to had been perfected.
The president of the pro tenn of
the council, S. R Ffndley,- resigned.
Then Mayor Brace quit This au-
tomatically made O'Connor mayor.
Councilman Kaufman was named
to succeed Findley. Then former
Mayor Brace was named a council
man at large to succeed F1ndley.
O'Connor resigned and Kaufman
became mayor. The game proceed
ed until finally all of the officials
had been manipulated back into
their former posts. BUT before this
could be accomplished it was nee
essHy that Brace be mayor twice
and Kaufman and OC;onnor once
each, while every councilman re-
signed and was reelected to MEM
bership.
Today the attorneys 'say-that re-
CARELESS of whether the decision is
held to be retroactive the city IA
Tiers of Conneaut have 'tHled their
jobs" and are safe for the entire
term for which THEORETICALLY were
elected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
IN WHICH THE
REPORTER BUYS
INSIGHT, UNSEEN

Marshal V. Y. Dallman today an
nounces a sale Oct. Is. mo prom
Uses made-no promises broken"
The marshal is selling to the
highest bidder in Peoria, a prepa-
ration which he describes as III
bottles, more or less, of Craemer's
Celebrated COMPOUND
Further the deponeth saith not
Local druggists today said they
did not recognize the name
Confidential conversation be-
tween druggist and reporter fol-
lows.
Reporter decides to take a
chance and will submit bid. Re
porter also asks for day of Oct. IT.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MISS JACKSON rs
MANAGER OF NEW
SCHARFF'S STORE

Miss Elsie jackson is the man
ager of Scharff's new dress shop,
which was opened today at 4o6
Fifteenth street, Moline. Miss
Jackson is experienced in the ready
to-veer business and particularly
in frocks, having been with II. E.
Scharff at the Davenport store
ever since it opened under the
management of Newmann's, IL
years ago.
The Scharff store in Moline was
was crowded today with ladies at
tending the opening. The store was
decorated with numerous baskets
of flowers sent by tri-city people,
who wished Mr.. Scharff the best
of success in his new venture.
The store is in French gray,
with all new fixtures. and pat
termed after similar shops in the
bigger cities. Only dresses will
be handled at the new store, Mr..
Scharff believing that the demand
for these garments is sufficiently
great from season to season to
warrant a shop handling frocks ex-
clusively.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
JORDANTAKES
UP REINSF0R
HEDDlNG2RIvE
Haneher Representative Opens
Headamarters I'm MoIines Cam
paign n Launched.

with the arrival of Henry W.
Jordan in Moline Monday, prepare
fions by the Moline Chamber OF
Commerce to secure a fund OF
100000 for Hedding college, ABB
ingdon, TO finance the removal OF
that institution and its location In
Moline, will be under way.
Mr.. Jordan is the personal rep
resentative of DIT. John w. HaneE-
err, director and counsellor OF the
finance department Of the board OF
education Of the national Methodist
church organization. He is the
forerunner of Dr. Hancher, who
with a staff of assistants, will fol-
low and cooperate with the organ
ization in the solicitation of the
fund.
A telegram was received by DR..
John T. Jones, superintendent OF
the Methodist church tn the Rock
Island district, this morning, stat
ing that Mr.. Jordan you'd arrive
in Moline on Monday. His first act
will be to secure headquarters for
himself and his assistants, who
will be sent to Moline on the or
ueT OI LII. E1dUCucI III Tic llCol IL
ture.
Yesterday a committee of nire
trustees of Hedding college met In
the Manufacturers hotel, Moline
and made a survey of the situation.
This committee will report to the
board of trustees at a special meet
ing in GaIesburg Wednesday.
Talk Removal from Puipits.
The removal of Hedding college
to Moline and the necessity for The
church to cooperate will be the
theme in several Methodist
churches in Rock Island county to-
morrow. Professor Fred Bale OF
Hedding faculty. will preach in
Wesley Methodist church, Moline
tomorrow morning. and in the
Swedish church, Moline, tomorrow
night.
Professor George Palmer will
preach in Silvis in the morning and
in Carbon Cliff in the evening. and
Professor l. G. Morrill, will fill the
pulpit of Centenary Methods
church, Rock Island, in the morn
ing and will preach in the evening
in Hampton.
DR.. Clarence W. Green, president
of Hedding, will preach in Preen-p
ton tomorrow morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
k$980.87 MELTED
TO LEGION POST
BY ALL ABOARD

IAN Aboard" the play recently
produced in each of the tri-cities
under the auspices of the three
American Legion posts, netted each
post $980.S7, according to a report
made today to Waiter A Rosen-
field, commander of Rock Island
post-No. 200, by the committee in
charge, consisting of Ardo
Michel; Rock Island, Irwin Hol-
brook, Davenport, and William
SchultZke, Moline
The gross receipts, including the
money received from advertise
ments in theatre programs were
s7,190. Mr. Rosenfield expressed
appreciation of the post in the ac-
tiyity OF the executive committee
and the members of the cast who
made the play an outstanding anna
teur production in this community
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
STATE MINERS
ARE SAID TO BE
UP AGAINST IT
harrington Plans Re-
lief for Needy Coal
Diggers.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 27.-Recail-
ing the executive board OF the Illi-
nois Mine Workers to meet at dis
trict headquarters here next Thurs
day, President Frank harrington
announced this morning that he
would lay before the board plans
for disbursement of immediate re-
lief to needy members.
Reports have reached headQuar-
ters that some miners are virtually
Mines at Girard, Virden and Au-
burn had been shut down more
than year before the general sus-
pension and mines in other parts
of the state are similarly situated
without credit and without work
the miners in such places are de-
clared at headquarters to be up
against it,
Will Authorize @Commissary.7
Laws of the United Mine Work
ers provide that SO a week shall
be paid strikers of individual
mines, but no relief at all is pro-
vided in case of general suspen-
sion. and the only thing possible is
"commissary" provided by the dis
ttrict and administered by local
union officers This was done in
1910 and 1912 The last money
generally distributed, however, was
the Christmas donation" of SO
to each miner given in 1919.
Because of the great number who
will need relief now, it is likely
that the executive board will au-
thorize So worth Of commissary
each week. This will enable each
needy miner whose case is reported
to headquarters by the district
board member to obtain SIS worth
of provisions each week while the
strike continues.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MILAN

Mrs. Thomas Reynolds and SON
Hugh of Ottumwa and Miss Caro-
line Walker of Davenport visited
in Milan Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Nice and
daughter Carline Of Morrison, Ill.
arrived this morning for a visit of
several days with Mr.. Nice's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Nice.
Blackhawk temple, No. 254, in
itiated two candidates last night.
A social hour with refreshments
followed the business session. Can
didates will also be initiated at the
next regular meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
500 LOCKS ARE
BUSY SOON AS
SEASON OPENS
Indications Said to Point to In
crease In Marine Activity
Over Last Year.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, May Il.
With the opening of navigation
for the 1922 season this city, at
which is located the 500 locks,
among the finest and best equipped
in the country, has become a scene
of great activity. Indications point.
shipping men say, to a decided IN
crease in marine activity over that
of last year, a dull season due 70
business depression. Although no
such condition is expected as re-
suited during the war period when
the tonnage passing through the
locks broke all records, a decided
increase over last season conf
IDENTIFY is predicted. The freight
tonnage on vessels locking through
in 1921 aggregated but 4S,259 ,2o4
short tons against 79,2S2,496 short
tons for the preceding year. Inc
1921 total was the smallest in more
than a decade. the season being de-
scribed by shipping men generally
as the most dull, from business
standpoint, in the recent history OF
the lakes.
The season of 1915 established a
record in freight shipments, 91,-
SSS,2I9 short tons passing through
the locks.
All figures include the traffic for
both Sault Ste Marie, Mich, and
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, locks being
built on either side OF the border.
The Michigan locks enable lake
vessels to pass the rapids in st.
Mary's river here and to proceed
with but slight delay from the
lower lakes to Lake Superior, or
vice versa. One hundred steamers
pass through the locks each day
during normal season
Built by State.
The state of Michigan built the
first ship canal here, completing the
project in 1858. 1t consisted OF two
locks, arranged tandem, each with
a lift of nine feet
Then came the Weitzel lock, SIS
feet long, completed by the United
States government in 1881. In the
same year the government assum-
ed control of the entire project
At that time nationally promi-
nent engineers visiting the 500 de-
clared the Weitzel lock would be
large enough to handle the greatest
boats ever built on the lakes. Now
the Weitzel is too small for 80 per
cent of the traffic and is used as
a repair basin or drydock-
The Poe lock. 500 feet long and
100 feet wide, was completed in
1896. This was followed by the
Davis lock, 1850 feet long and so
feet wide, and the Sabin lock, of
the same dimensions as the Davis
The lock across the river in On
tario is of about the same size as
the Poe. Vessels may be locked
through the 500 in 25 minutes.
American Locks.
The American locks are sur
rounded by beautiful government
park. largely designed by l. C. Sa-
bin, resident engineer in charge,
who built the Sabin and Davis
locks.
The traffic through the locks in
1920 was three times the amount
passing the SueZ canal. More
freight passed here in October,
1920, than went through the Pan
ANA canal for the entire year.
The cost of operating and car
ing for the St Mary's canal and
locks in 1920 was S164, 000J which
amounts to less than three mills on
each ton of freight. No charge is
made by the government for the
locking privilege.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
WEDDING CAKE
so YEARS old

Chicago. May 27.-There is a we'd
ding cake in Chicago so years old,
which has dore duty at two we'd
dings and one golden wedding an
niversary, and although it has new
err been cut, it is still soft and ap-
petizing in appearance, according
to its present owner.
In 1872 the cake made its first
appearance at the wedding OF Cyrus
H. Sinclair and Miss Mary M.
Brockway of Port Huron, Mich.
Mr.. Sinclair was then a sailor on
the Great Lakes. In his occupa-
ton he sustained the tradition of
his family, for his Scottish father
had been sailor and each of his
eight brothers were sailors. His
father and mother observed their
golden wedding before their death,
with their daughter and all their
sailor sons gathered about them.
Mr.. Sinclair came to Chicago,
where he became an influential fig
ure in Great Lake circles. At one
time he was president of a Juggling
He was inspector of bulls
under Presidents Cleveland and
Harrison. For years he was a
wrecking master for a well-known
English firm OF ship underwriters
"A few years ago he retired and
went with his wife to Corpus
Christi, Texas They returned aft
er losing their property there in the
tidal wave two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair presented
their wedding cake in 1901 to their
son. L. B. Sinclair of Chicago. a
manager. and his bride,
Miss Laura +. Bacon. The old
cake was refrosted for the wedding.
This year the elder Mr.. and Mrs.
Sinclair celebrated their golden
wedding among old friends in Port
Huron. Their. son and daughter
lent them the cake that had graced
the wedding breakfast table so
yeaxs earlier. Before he sent it to
hekhad it frosted again,
and oecuratsd A wreath OF EuAa-
en- leaves nowencircled do can
nile aumeE4A OF white and gold
xecoed two dUteg--6872ls 1922.
rien1s~uf Me- and Mkl CYRUS n.
knlc2zzr-Eora &yn1kx1 lD1aEulncxncs!
u mo eu2xExzace az IN WzaaHlnxl
lcAane- that has nexarx11n cut xud
bMEnever crumbled, bneren1ainszne.
husemorin2 10 thsasMEmnanurStxsnunl
EznA1aezEEae, =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
CONFIRM ROLLS
FOR Fifteenth
STREET PAVING
Moline's Main Theroughfare From
South VIII Be Improved;
Citizens Rejoice.
Special Moline service.I

I Especial MOiiEe SeTNlCcsb
Assessment rolls for the Fiji
teenth street paving project were
confirmed this. morning by Judge
Il G. o. Dietz in the Moline city court.
Contrary to persistent rumors
there was no opposition. Bids viii
be opened at the city hall June z,
and the possibilities are the dirt
will begin to fly about June Is.
City officials confidently believe
that it will be possible to get the
work done at figure at least 20
percent lower than the estimate.
since the price of materials has
dropped considerably since the es-
Inmates were prepared last winter.
s-he estimated cost is $4,000. 1t
is expected there will be at least
sin bidders for the job. This COM
petAtion, it is believed, will also
serya' to put the actual cost down
to minimum.
MaNSrr c. P. Skinner was jubllant
over the victory
1T is =, big thing for Moline" he
said. II believe the people who
own property on Fifteenth street
and the other thoroughfares to be
paved will Ibe satisfied with the
paving and with the price"
For years the condition of Fiji
teenth street hill has been the
source of endless complaint on the
part Of tourists as well as citizens
who found themselves taking the
shortest route from the south to
he heart of the business district.
Safe to- say MOTORISTS of Moline
will welcome the improvement
more than the. city officials, as it
will be possible for them to save
mapy dollars with removal of the
cause of wear and tear on their
machines.
FIFTEENTH street will be paved
from Eighth avenue tos S1xteenth
avenue, Fifteenth street place from
Sixteenth to Nineteenth avenue and
Sixteenth street from Nineteenth
to Twenty-fifth avenue.
Aparoximately $4,000 will be
paid bv the city toward the i'm
provement. This4s amount will be
taken out of the public benefits
fund. Brick is the material to be
used.
B. ]. Denman, president of the
Tri-City Railway Co, stated this
morning that the company is ready
to go ahead with its part of the
contract. New rails will be laid by
the traction company, which will
also stand the expense of paving
between the rails and is inches on
either side.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MORE THAN 5000
LEGION FLOWERS
SOLD ON STREETS

More than 5000 daisies and pop
pies were sold this morning before
10 o'clock by the Woman's legion
for the benefit of disabled ex-
service men and for the convention
fund of Rock Island post, No. 200,
American Legion.
Recording to reports given to
Miss Catherine Studuhar, in charge
OF the sale, the workers are receiv-
ing good support Flowers will
still be on sale on the streets of
Rock Island tonight. Six thousand
flowers were prepared for sale and
if not all sold by tonight they will
still be on sale Monday and Tues
day. About so workers, headed by
10 captains, are selling the flowers
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-27
MOLINE POLICE
RAID RESIDENCE
OF ALOIS STAES
Especial Moline service.D

VopcNIdI IhUTIII6 OcfFICE.T'
Alois Stses, 11S15 Railroad ave-
nue., Moline, was arrested last
night in his residence and a guam
tity of mash and hooch was confis-
Gated. A still of 15-gallon capacity
is said to have been in operation
when the police made the raid. The
still, 100 gallons of mash and Is
gallons of liquor, were hauled to
the station.
Staes was unable to give bill
He will be arraigned in police
court Monday.