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The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
LUCKY DEAL, THEN
 ENORMOUS LOSS
R. J. Bischoff, Held in Chicago With Admitted Shortage of S4,500,O0O, Says Victims Begged Him to Play
 Their Money-Dabbled in Oil.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Raymond J Bischoff, under detention in connec- tion with an admitted shortage of $4,- 500,000 as a result of financial deals with approximately 5000 residents of the Chicago "baek of the yards" dis trict, blamed lucky deal with a friends $260 for the continued trans actions which have involved him SC heavily.
 "A friend begging me to play the market with his money, saying his creditors were pushing him." Bischoff was quoted as having said. "I con- sented, doubling his money in a week He told all his friends and l imme- diately was besieged with similar re- quests. That was the beginning of it."
 Dabbled in Oil.
 "Dabblings in oil'' led to his pres ent status, he was quoted, after wis ions of big financial deals arose when he found how easy it was to have oth- CTS give their money to invest.
 Bischoff's attorney maintains that the 25-year-old Wizard of Bubbly Creek has violated no law in his dealings, despite the shortage of mil lions. Bischoff gave promissory notes for the money invested with him, the attorney said, adding "A man cant be imprisoned for non-payment o1 promissory notes if he hasn't the money.
 Creditors may realize ten cents on the dollar, the attorney said.
 While 1 welcome government in tervention, could have pulled thru if they had let me alone another week, Bischoff said.
 The oil company of which he at tempted to gain control, Bischof said, has extensive holdings in Oklahoma and Texas fields. Its stock has a par value of $1, he said, but recently it dropped to 22 cents.
 "I became interested in the oil stock last February" he said. q kept put ting more and more money into it un- til in July I thought I owned every share in existence. But then 1 discov- cred a powerful combination was fighting me.
 More shares began to pop up unex- pectedly and before long I found that thru bucket shop manipulations I had been buying duplicate shares.
 "For the last few months l have been fighting losing battle"
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
KNOWN DEAD FIVE IN
 IN RICHMOND HOTEL FIRE
Bremen are Still Searching in Ruins, With Twelve Persons Missing or
 Unaccounted for.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 9.-Discovery of the body of E. J. Bush, of Rich mond, in the ruins of the Lexington hotel, which was destroyed by fire early Tuesday, brought the known dead in the disaster to five. Bush's head and torso were found in the west portion of the wreckage and was iden- tified by letters in a coat pocket.
 A leg of a victim whose body has not yet been found was found in the debris.
 "Muffy," the pet eat that succeeded in arousing Mrs. L. c. Daniels and her daughter, Miss Drusilla Daniels of Raliegh. N. D., was found dead yesterday afternoon on a dangling part of the third floor of the hotel. Boots" pet terrier belonging to MT. Pettus, proprietor of the hotel, was rescued after arousing his mas ter by barking.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
ED TO DISASTER.
a Inferior Work in locker Theatre.

! Feb. s.-A list of ]. dcnces of work Of an Tor such an important sukmitted late today
 the collapse of the | heekre by five army eer1 ef the cororer's di1aster. The fall reel uith the loss of zs. the report stated, uIf o{ the failure to { I3< for the unusual u< II the junction pf
 nblz <oad wall to the
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
FOR SIXTH TIME.
'ersnade Officials to Let ssStay in U. s.

ls' 7 ipuStay in u. s. 7 anssVeb. D., The life of It. and h Krupper is one sad mise another He has just ] the Pixth passage across the
 Bremen as a stowaway his " th time faces deporta-
 iand officials. PAkalne of seven young n CD, reached New York ]. 2S, e Potomac. They gave
 so the ship captain on der ut of Bremen, unable If Pol. hunger.
 i time, Johan told r. ss Is his parents were ' raid in the war and k Nspshift for himself.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
SOVIET DELEGATES TO
 HAVE THEIR HAIR CUT
Those Going to Genoa Conference Are Ordered to Dress in Dignified
 Manner. Given Money.

Moscow. Feb. Especial instruc- tions have been issued to the Russian soviet delegates to the Genoa confer ence-that long hair should be trim med and leather jackets and top boots discarded and that those in the party should dress in a dignified manner.
 All the delegates are buying new clothes in order to present good ap- pearance and to show the world. as one of them expressed ii, that the Dolshevik are like ordinary people 2
 Money also has been provided for adding to the stock of clothes e Ge- non.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16

Fish tails. claansed, deodurized and dried are a novel trimming fer la- dies hats now being tried by milIln- era
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
PILE ARE YSTERIOUSLY SLAIN
chant Shot Thru Head, d With Axe; Neigh
 Badly Wounded.

Feb. 13.-A dragnet of ity officers around Con- near here, where w. H. I1ant, and his wife were urday night and Homer -old son of q neighbor, wounded, today had re- arrest of nine negroes, suspects. Two of them
 d descriptions of the as- by the four-year-old he murdered couple, ac- Icers.
 ia shrouded in mystery laid they are uncertain iotive was robbery or re- r had been shot thru the
 wife's head had been h an axe. Homer Turks ished and his condition iticaI. While Lou Bar
 daughter, eye witness sdy. said the murderers fexieans but talked like Ihrker girl remained in Hone in the house from le murder, which was ck Saturday night until lay. The wounded boy or near her bed uncon- ! hearing the boy came
 mother was killed, Is one of the murderers | to move. She was in Turk, father of the boy, use Sunday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
HIT AT THE RIVIERA. roo.
Americans Among Narcotic Users
 Caught in French Resort Raids.

Paris, Feb. 9.-The entire Riviera, from Monte Carlo to Cannes, is seeth- ing with excitement as the result of the arrest of forty-seven persons in Nice last night and today charged with selling narcotics.
 Wealthy and fashionable addicts, including many American men and women, are fearful of exposure be- cause of statements by the police that they intend tc stop the narcotic trade regardless of where the trail leads.
 The police promise further arrests tomorrow and they intimated that cer- tam American dancers and jazz band artists will be implicated.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
Protect Your Business
 

Property you buy is more attrac- tive if it carries full insurance. Prop erty you sell sells easiest if insurance covers it. Insurance takes out the ele- ment of risk
 RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE has been written for years in this agency of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Business men have found this insurance reliable and valuable. They have always found service help ful. No matter what your business or trade, you need insurance that pro- tects. Call or phone.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
SMILE WEEK IDEA IS
 SILLY. SAYS WILSON
Former President Refuses to Send Message to Such Subject; Will
 liam J. Bryan Responds.

New York, Feb. S.-A national hu- morous weekly has made public sew eral statements from men of national prominence in response to its request for messages stating "why you be- lieve the United States should smile at this time' for use in connection with the celebration of National Smile Week" February 5 to 12.
 Among those who replied with words of cheer were Postmaster Gen eral Hays. Secretary of Labor Davis Theodore Roosevelt and William Jen. nings Bryan.
 Woodrow Wilson replied.
 T have no message to send on sc silly a subject
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
f FORD MUST
 I NEAR A YEAR
nt Cannot Release Muscles Without Much Delay, Say erfs-100 Year Clause An Issue.

ton, Feb. 10.-Delays esti- m six months to a year or ably will be encountered by 1t officials before they are tnn to turn over the nitrate
 yer stations and water dam
 Shoals, Ala, to Henry Ford, \ proposed contract for their md lease for a period of 100 { ccepted. Despite the most N action by Congress, in the ,ithorizes the war secretary ,a.ha contract, it was estimat- NJ menbers of the House X: on niniitee attending hear I X. Ford offer, that such a de- \ parently unacceptable
 !. were raised at the hear '; by Committeemen which in ~ of some with long experi- V, al matters, would necessar- N be solved by the courts, ir- 'uaasof congressional action un- N I'd offer was rejected. These he delivery of clear titles Ford offer was rejected. \ lved the delivery of clear { fr. Ford of government Y perties connected with the l5aIs project but which are ~ lands privately owned and iers claim they have legal !, the uurchase of the build a they intend to exercise He opinion of some commit '. rs after hearing the testi- Aol. John Hull, acting judge
 snereI of the army, that the ll { would be compelled to in- proceedings be- sS d issue the necessary titles E1s for Mir. Ford and in doing 1 feet the owners who would . st their rights in the courts. M said it was his opinion
 ontractual obligations were
 ceable" and null and void"
 not be Successfully present. : V the Alabama Power Com ,e sentafives or officials of the < les corporation both of naa optional privileges and ta ned Secretary Weeks that lM | to exercise them before nu Shoals properties are dis iern private concerns. As the
 Rahcer of the army, the Col ck ser that "the first thing to Fora event Congress voted au-
 b.cretary Weeks to enter in cep, with MT. Ford twas to ork londenan."
 sei to present their argu- tha committee in defense of rest have been made to Chair periy poEh companies. Rep for of the Alabama Power h sesent at today's meetings 1. n committee would be con .tly le justice of their claims Is n spokesmen were heard r,leral Beach, chief of army { < ad recedsd the judge ad- -As ie stand at the forenoon
 repeated his advice given ss,v 'ainst reducing the 100 IT X ause in the Ford offer to
 en suggested in the first m he subject by Mr. Weeks. Say | Hull was excused late
 nan Kahn adjourned the
 il Monday when w. B.
 ". Warrington will be
 'esentatives of Mir. Ford. .or however, was requested 3JH ,l rain Monday to answer T ' ions regarding the legal M ,erties in the contract.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16
safetY First.

Mrs. Timerous-Are you s careful driver?
 The New ChauTeur-Yc Very careful - iaIa. ] never hif her un with the oid bus unless I'm sure can outspeed the motorcycle eopz.
The Mena weekly star., 1922-02-16

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22
ALLEN SPEAKS
AT MONMOUTH
Governor of Kansas to Attend Unit.
ed Presbyterian Young Pe0-
pies Meeting.

Monmouth, ILL.,, July 22.-An ad-
dress by Governor Henry J. Allen
Of Kansas and a. boat trip down
the Mississippi river will be feat
ures of the annual meeting of the
National Young Peoples Christian
Union OF the United Presbyterian
church, which begins a five-day
session here July &c.
Among other speakers will be
Fred McMillion of Des Moines,
Iowa, who has recently completed
a trip to the various United Pres
byterian mission fields; S. A. Full
ton of West Allis, Wis; DR.. George
L. Robinson of Mccormick Theo-
logical seminary OF Chicago, and
Mrs. Jeanette c. Alter, field Sec
rotary of the woman's general mis-
sionary society, whose home is in
Seattle, Wash. Mr.. Fulton is prom
inently connected with the Gideon
movement.
On Saturday evening a communi-
ty sing will be held. The quartet
from the Xenia seminary of St.
Louis and the colored male quartet
from Freedmen's college of Knox
vile, Tenn, will also take part in
the program.
Clyde C. Hartford Of Pittsburg,
Kan, will be president OF the con-
vention. r. w. Work of Monmouth
is chairman of the local committee
arranging for the reception OF the
delegates. DIR. ]. B. Herbet Of Mon
mouth will be in charge of the mu-
sic throughout the convention. Gov
ernor Aliens address is scheduled
for Friday evening. July %.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22

commissioner of Drury Drainage
District of Rock Island county, Il
linois. on the It'll day Of July, A.
D. 1922, in and by which said COM
missioner asked for an additional
assessment of annual benefits
against the lands Of said district
to the amount Of three dollars and
twenty cents per acre on the taxa
BILE and assessable lands of said
district, for the purpose of main
tanning the bitches. drains, levees
and pumping station Of said dis
trict, and in which it is alleged
that the amount heretofore con-
firmed as an annual benefit against
the lands Of said district is made
quate for such maintenance, and
further that there are not sufficient
funds in the hands of the treasurer
Of said district to properly main
tain the district during the ensu-
ing year.
Notice is hereby given that the
said petition and report and the
matters and things therein con-
tanned have been set for hearing
before said county court on We'd
nesday, the 26th day Of July, A. D.
1922. at the hour Of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, at the court house in
the city OF Rock Island, in Rock
Island county, Illinois, at which
time and place all persons interest
ed may be heard.
HENRY B. HUBBARD,
Clerk of County Court of Rock Is.
land County, Illinois.
advertisement J
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22

Illinois senator's from heads of
businesses in Chicago, Joliet, Peo-
ria, Bloomington, Batavia, Abing-
don, Lincoln, Jacksonville and
smaller places asserting that the
writer's were firmly opposed to any
reduction in present periodical pos
tai rates and asking Mckinley and
Mccormick to fight the bill.
The opposition is based on state
ments of the postoffice department
that the government now incurs an
annual deficit Of $4,000 in carrying
newspapers and magazines at pres
ent rates, with a prospect of great
er loss in case the Kelly bill be-
comes a law.
Endorsements of William M.
Moran for appointment as assist
ant district attorney in the eastern
Illinois district have been coming
to both Illinois senators, it was
learned today. He is said to have
the support of a number of promi-
nent Republicans in his section OF
the state. In case he receives the
place, Moran will act as assistant to
District Attorney Potter, recently
appointed.
How Illinois Senators Voted Last
Week.
On July II the senate voted g to
% to place a compensatory tariff
duty Of 10 cents per pound on fab
RIGS containing more than 10 per
cent OF long staple cotton. Senator
Mckinley voted for the amendment
Later an amendment to the tariff
bill placing a 40 per cent rate on
terry woven fabrics was adopted
Mckinley again voting in the
affirmative.
On July 10, the senate by a vote
of 80 to II adopted tariff amend
ment placing a duty of two cents on
hemp. Senator Mccormick voted
for the amendment, Senator Nc.
Kinley being absent
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22
MRS, F. A. KRAUSE
IN DIVORCE SUIT

Katherine Krause, Rock Island.
is complainant in suit for divorce
from Frederick A. Krause, filed in
circuit court. She alleges cruelty
as a basis for the separation. They
were married April 2. 1902. in Rocn
Island and lived together until July
10, 1922.
Leila Peterson. Moline, charges
John Peterson with drunkenness
and cruelty in her petition for di-
vorce. They were married Jan. "a.
1909, in Davenport and lived to-
gether until Jan. l, 1922.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22
RECENT RAINS
HELPED ROADS
Some Highways Rough in Spots
According to Chicago Motor
Clubs Weekly Bulletin.

Road conditions throughout the
middle west were improved by the
recent rain; but some highways
remain a little rough in spots, &C
cording to the weekly report Of road
conditions by the Chicago Motor
club.
1T is perfectly safe to attempt
any road, although rain always is
the controlling factor" the report
continues.
$50 much construction work IL
going on that detours are numerous
on almost all roads. but these are
usually we'll marked.
The Dixie highway (Western
avenue in Chicago is now open
through Blue Island but is closed
from list to 87th street. Out of
Chicago use Michigan avenue, Gar
field boulevard, Loomis boulevard,
Marquette road, Ashland avenue,
Eighty-seventh street and south on
Western avenue. This is marked
both ways by the Chicago Motor
club.
"The Chicago-Joliet road (Archer
avenue) is now opened on one side
through Lockport, eliminating the
Hamilton street detour.
Milwaukee avenue north of
Wheeling will soon be closed for
construction work
Lincoln highway is open all the
way between Chicago Heights and
Joliet; paved except ~ miles, fair
gravel Detour still exists between
Joliet and Plainfield.
Concrete pavement south from
DeKalb to Waterman on the De-
Kalb-Ottawa road is now open for
traffic.
ELSEWHERE throughout the state
the roads are reported dry, with
considerable oiling going on in
some sections. There are no SER
ious detours, except in the extreme
southern part, where much con-
struction work is in progress"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22

was Indicated. WIN 81 abandoned
unf1 these pro6lems begin % ahate
IN magnitura. And Warrington
golfers have declared TINT tAa sen-
saticn Of rubbing elbows with the
president u now but . memory.
Since President Harding came
back from his trip to Marion to
plunge into strike detaiis. Secre-
tary George B. Christian has had
no chance to take ur future engage
ments with him. In consequence
the invitation rendered by Illinois
Republicans to open the state cam
patgn with speech In Aurora Aug.
Is. the day after he goes to Moose
heart. still lies on the table.
The PRESIDENTS visit to Moose
heart will be as the guest Of Sec
rotary Of Labor J. ]. Davis, who
will conduct the president through
the Orphans home founded there
by the Moose.
Illinois Republican machinery
was coupled to q new dynamo this
week when Colonel Walter Rosen-
field Of Rock Island, new chairman
OF The state central committee,
spent three days In Washington
comforting with national organize
ton heads. He was closeted for
several hours with John T. Adams,
chairman Of the Republican Ma
tiOnal committee, and Congressman
William R. Wood of Indiana, re-
Gently elected head of the Repub-
lican congressional committee.
The chief topic of discussion ia
said to have been the G. o. P. out
look in Illinois congressional dis
tricts. where Rosenfield admits his
party faces some stiff opposition
With the house majority at stake
extra efforts are being made by
both national chairmen to provide
assistance in doubtful districts
Campaign speakers will be sent to
such localities in every state, &C
cording to present plans.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22

0kuDIyDWAD<- y.
1s.slsy Rp.ssys, - az.e sv..e -
NInsssssth sesse. ~. -. L A&
Sunday scheel - btbis cian Sur -
md swoaneA q 80 q n Cuspoeoee
esmnunisu Of ~ Sunday sehosl tasesnl
Sunday). 0.3o .. =. Hoy eomDunfoa -
ese1oa first. third sad fifth 1uDdaysD.
io:z6 .. N. Morning penyW - aHn0
D ssss.r ss's:s' . e acss 1, ,
and htany. Friday. 10 Q. n. Holly coO-
munass Holy Days) - 10 . =.
!. Central Pfes6ytsHan-CEner & -.
leenth street ard TentA sveuD. ~.
James Tbonpeps Aordy. pastor. 9undns
school II GAS . n. George g. Perm.
supssintendent. Meas Bible eiass e.4s
in meas paeiof. u. J.. Jones leadR. No
c. W. MOTT. leader. Senior and Later
rncdiste Christian Endeator u ESQ
Services at 10:46. no evening seFvtce.
BrosdwN Presbyterian church Corner
Twentythir street and. Seventh avsnus
Rev. John 1cGown Stevenson. pastor
Bible school. superinten0ent Hervey E
Curtis: depaEtmental superintendentA. BE-
ginners. Mrs. Wallace Souders; primary
Mrs. W. H. NarshAll: Junior. Dr.. Ernest
e. Curtis; senior. E. o. Vale. Jr.; mems
class. Thomas W. Walton; woman's class
Mrs. Frank Mixter All departments CON
vene at $50 .. m. Senior Christian EN-
deavor society. $50 p. m. Service d
10:45 and 7:45. Rev. W. G. Ogievee viii
Be in charge of the morning service. Mid
week prayer service Wednesday. 7:30 p
m. Kindergarten daily. 9 TO 11:30 .. m
South Park Presbyterian Corner Of
Thirfiath EffROonfh
DR.. W. G, Oglevee. pastor. Sunday schoo
at $50 4. m. Mems class in tho houst
next TO church. Omen B. Wright. teacher
Young mems class meets in class room e
C. Fisher. teacher. Services II 10:45 an<
7:30. Morning service will be conducte<
by Kersey Jones Cardy.
Cieiand Presbyterian Aiken street
pastor. Sunday school at Gas q. m. En-
deavor at $50. Service at 1O:45 ant
100 Uplift service at evening hour
William F. Bacon will be in charge O.
, morning service.
United rrcspyterisn-Third avenue sut
Fourteenth street DR.. J. H. Gibson. pas
, tor. Sunday school s: $50 .. q
Services at 10:45 and 1880. Christian En-
| 1eavor at Gas.
Oak Grove United Presbyierian-Twen
ty-tourth street and Nineteenth svenue
Rev J. L. Vance. pastor. Sund ~ school
$3.50. Services at 1880 .. m. and Z: 81
| y. m.
| Coal Valley PresbyteriAn-Coal Valley
Bible school At 2 y. N. Sermon 3 p. u
Christian Endeavor At 7:3O u.
Beuiah Presbyterian-Rural township
Bible school at 10 a. N. Preaching serv
| ices At IL q. N.
Gloria Del Third Uniu-d Presbyterian
Twelfth street aud Forty-~-cend avenue
| Rev. Charles G. Mann. paslor Sunds,
school at Gas a. m. Services at IL an,
7:45. Young Peoples society at 6:45
METHODIST-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22
FIRST CIRCUS GETS
PERMIT TO EXHIBIT

"Step inside and see the great
and only Cubic. the boy wondah!
Only one dime, 10 cents!"
Ballyhoo of this time-honored
type will ring over Douglas park
Sept. 4, when the Gollmar Brosers.
three-ring circus is to play Rock
Island, City Clerk Martin Rudgren
learned this morning, when an ad-
vance agent arranged for a show
here on that date.
The Gollmars have visited Rock
Island before.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-22
STRIKERS MESS
FUND FEEDS 663
ON PICKET DUTY
Especial Moline Service.)


Meals have been served to 663
pickets at the Silvis Eagles hall
since the pickets' mess fund was
started. The first meal was served
at noon July IA. In addition to the
pickets, members of the federated
committee, cooks and others have
been served. According to esti-
mates Of the committee in charge
of administering the fund each meal
has cost about IL cents. Figuring
on a basis Of 663 meals the cost
per meal is about Is cents. Some
Of the foodstuffs have been donat-
ed by merchants of East Moline
and Silvis. These donations were
unsolicited.