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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
CITIZENS FORM
UNIT TO MAKE
CITY HOOCHLESS
Especial Moline Service.

A unit of the National Anti-Sa-
loon league was formed in Silvis
last evening. John Cotter, alder
man, was elected president, Will
liam Kelly was elected secretary
and L. G. Haley was named treas
urer.
The organization does not pro-
pose to usurp any powers of the
city officials in the enforcement OF
law, according to P. I. Walker. II
had been reported that a vigilance
committee was to be formed to
stimulate activities of the police
in the enforcement OF the law.
"Citizens and city officials have
been under the wrong impression
concerning the purpose of this or
ganization," said Mr.. Walker. THE
Anti-Saloon league is organizing
units all over the country for the
purpose of getting public officials
nominated and elected who favor
and who will enforce the 18th
amendment and other laws sub
jecting vice. The formation of the
local unit is not a reflection upon
the city officials of Silvis."
At a meeting of the SilVis city
council Tuesday evening, Alderman
Smith was appointed to represent
the city at the meeting last eve
ming, the council being under the
impression that the meeting was
an expression of dissatisfaction
with the administration
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Curb Market
BY STUART 2. WEST
Copyright. 1927

Wall Street. New York, Jan. 10
Business on the curb exchange was
somewhat smaller today but there
were a number of interesting fea-
lures. Profit taking appeared in
yesterdays favorite, Cleveland Mo-
tor, and the stock receded. On the
other hand Glen Alden Coal was
taken up and was one of the lead
ers in point Of advance. Transac-
lions in this stock were unusually
heavy. In the bond list the feature
was the demand for the defaulted
bonds of the old Russian govern
ment, the 61as of 1919. These got
up to 10 this afternoon as against
17h yesterday. There was also
active trading in the Laclede Gas
Is, while Interborough Rapid Tran
sit rs were higher following the
general improvement in traction
securities on the stock exchange.
There was very little feature in
the oil list, which was still held in
check by uncertainty in regard to
the immediate course of oil prices.
Imperial Oil OF Canada was strong
for a time but eased off later, Mex
leo Oil was active and higher while
Imperial Oil of Delaware was firm.
Less interest was taken in Stand
ard Oil of Indiana.
Intercontinental Rubber rose in
the early part of the day but fell
off in the fternoon. Radio issues
were less active and Durant Motors
were slightly logger. Comparative
GrmneSr was shown in British
American Tobacco.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Y. drive
FOR MEMBERSHIP
Twelve Teams Compete to Increase
Roll and Win Dinner iiOnOrs;
After New Record. Il

The annual membership cam
paign will be put on by the y. W,
c. A. three days next week, open
ing on Wednesday noon and Gios-
ing Friday evening. The campaign
is under the supervision OF the per
manent membership committees Of
man.
Twelve teams will be organized
under the leadership of captains
representing various groups OF y.
W. C. A friends. Keen competi-
ton is expected between the FIVE
senior clubs OF the association. =
complimentary dinner is to be
awarded the club securing the la
est number of general association
memberships.
A number of outside-oEgani3s
tions will work with the member
ship teams in this drive The club
rooms and committee rooms We're
used d great deal last year by or
CARNATIONS in the city, through the
courtesy extended them by the AS
ISOLATION. and they have become in
terested in the organization. They
have promised their support la
helping put over the drive. The
membership last year totalef i400
and it is hoped that a larger num-
Der will be secured for 1922.
Workers and committee members
will gather for final instructions al
complimentary luncheon Wednes-
day noon. and will start out imme-
diateIy soliciting memberships in
the territory assigned each group
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
TAKING
CAUSES SAG in
STOCK PRICES
By STUART r. WEST.

s wall Street, New York. Jan 49,
me stock market today, following
the approved plan, was another
series OF special movements, in
terest shifting rapidly from one set
M stocks to another. The differ
.nce between the proceedings and
those of the previous days was that
thew involved much more profit
taking consequently more irregu-
iarify in the price changes. AS the
session went on, these realizing
sales began 10 tell and in the after
noon the greater part of the list
sagged on.
In the bond market the check
9fyen at the outset of the week by
The unexpected rise In call money
was again quite apparent. Prices
did not come down to any extent
INIT II was clear that halt should
be called on the upwar dtendency.
This meant that the investment
community was disappointed in its
calculations of a permanent 3 TO
az per cent money rate. But it did
not in the least reflect upon the
snpply of investment capital under
living the market. In fact no more
striking demonstration has been
offered by the eagerness of the in
yestment demand than the out
come of the s30,000,000 Southern
Railway offering. To be sure the
return on this issue was exception
ally in comparison with other re-
cent offerings. 1t was about z per
cent. But in view of the fact that
southern Railway is the first of
the carriers not in the higher credit
standing to enter the loan market,
then the over subscription to its
bonds is very remarkable. The al
Iothent was only 20 to 80 per cent
OF the amount applied for.
The call money market held at
the Az per cent level but the more
essential thing was that time funds
were as easily obtainable as ever
at the low figures reached a fort
night ago. German marks rallied
bit after their continuous decline
of the last week but other Euro
pean exchanges did scarcely any
thing. The feature in the weekly
foreign bank statements was the
further reduction in note circula-
ton by both English and French
Institutions.
The connection between the
downward movement Of paper cur
rency in these countries and the
sterilization of their exchange rates
is, Of course, quite obvious
Speculative Wall street was chief
ly interested in the merger stories
which were going around and much
Of the activity on the buying side
had these as it's incentive. There i:
the projected combination of Inde
pendent Steel companies and there
is the less definite project for unit
ing some of the leading copper pro
ducers. Both steel and copper
stocks were prominent in the trad
ing OF the day. Replogle Steel ant
Vanadium contributed the maiI
features in the steel group anC
Kennecott in the coppers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
STEEL MERGER STOCKS.


The move in the independent
steel shares started. in Replogie
Steel, then took up vanadium, and
not until some time later reverted
TO Midvale, Lackawanna and Re-
public. This sequence. was impor-
tant to observe, because it fitted in
with limitations that the smaller
companies will be bound together
first, and then will be taken as o
unit In the, major combination.
There Is reason to believe that the
meeting for arranging the details
of smaller merger will be held to-
morrow, and this explained the
sudden development of activity In
Repiogle and Vanadium today. No
further information Is obtainable
regarding the. terms upon which
Midvale, Lackawanna and the rest
will go into the big combination.
and il Ia doubtful IL they have yet
been worked out Shares OF these
larger companies go back to their
recent high points in the course of
the days advance.
OTHER STEEL SHARES.
Stocks of other steel companies
not involved in the merger negoti-
atoms were all sympathetically
strong. Gulf States was of course
in a class by itself. The hint giyeE
when the stock was 20 points low
er. that. with the expiration Of the
had developed In the open market,
has certainly been borne out Nova
Scotia Steel came to life, but there
was no significance to its move ex-
cept that the stock was being drawn
along by the favorable speculative
sentiment created toward the steel
stocks in general by the strength of
the merger shares and the wonder
full buoyancy of United States Steel
common. United Alloy Steel was
also actively bought, but, as has
already been explained, the incen-
tive here is less the condition of
the steel trade than it is the condi-
ton of the motor industry, for the
bulk of Alloy SteePs product is sold
to the automobile makers.
SUGARS STRONG AGAIN.
Sugar stocks, under the lead OF
American Sugar, made further re-
Spouse to the continuing signs that
the corner has been turned in the
sugar trade. Sales were reported
of Cuban Raw Sugar for March de-
livery at 2.15 cents pound which
! compares with the recent low OF
Il cents. At the same time one OF
the leading refiners marked up the
price of its product 10 points. The
main feature of the trade situation
is that most refiners and dealers
too, have allowed their stocks tt
run down so low, trusting to tbs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
PERFECTS MOTOR
AFTER SIX YEARS
". II. Litzenberger of Norwood
Says New Engine VIII RevO-
Iuti0nize Industry.

W. H. Litzenberger, a blacksmith
Of Norwood, Mercer county, and his
son, Virgil have just completed
a gasoline power machine on which
they have been working the last
six years
The engine. which is 16x25 inch
es, has not been put on the mar
ket yet by Mr.. Litzenberger. The
machine has no valves or cam
shafts and is capable of develop
ing 100 horsepower. At this test
1t consumed no more fuel than the
ordinary 25-horsepower motor, Mr..
Litzenberger claimed.
During the last six years, Mr..
htzenberger and his son have
worked continually to perfect the
invention, and now have complet-
ed IL The machine has a revolving
engine of the slow speed type. :
Mr.. Ltzenberger is a native of
mercer county and is well known
throughout that part of the state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
BULLS RULE IN
WHEAT MARKET;
RECEIPTSFAR
'CBy Consolidated Fress.i


Chicago. Jan. H. Buuish senti-
ment continued to prevail in the
wheat market today. There was
strong buying by commission
houses throughout the session
based on unfavorabIe crop reports
from the southwest. Offerings
around the top prices were by com
mission houses that were buying
earlier. Goodman. the local sta
tistician, estimated that there was
40. 600 600 bushels less wheat avail
able than year ago and this in
duced much buying. Export bust
ness was reported as high as s.
000, 900 bushels so far this week.
despite the denial OF one Of The
leading exporters that he done any
business today or yesterday This
exporter was given credit for work
ing 100000 bushels. Receipts
were of fair volume.
Stocks of wheat at Kansas City
and Minneapolis are decreasing.
Argentine shipments of wheat were
estimated at 2,405.0 900 bushels com
pared with $50, 900 bushels the pre-
yious week. Milling demand for
but firm. Cash houses sold the
corn AT the start but commission
houses absorbed the offerings and
after the first 80. minutes little
business was done. Cash corn dis
counts were unchanged. Export
demand was reported good at the
seaboard with some betterment In
premiums shown. Receipts were
heavy. Country offerings to arrive
were fair.
Oats sympathized with other
grains. Farm reserves less seed
are estimated at 4O0, 1000 900 bushels
compared with $50 900 600 bushels
March /, a year ago Resting ord
advance Cash basis was easier.
Shipping demand was slow.
Provisions were firm. Fair short
covering in ribs and good invest
ment buying featured the market.
Longs took profits on the upturn.
Chicago, Jan. 19-The wheat
market closed near the best prices
of the day, showing net gains of &c
May, 1.14J Is q 4; July, IO2L to IS
Corn closed Is to s. higher May
535s to q and July 55l2 Cats were
half to IS higher. May 1915 20 L f.:
July 1878. Pork closed unchanged,
lard III to Toe higher and ribs zoe
higher. Local cash sales were TO-
900 bushels of wheat, 42G 600 bush
els of corn, including 10000 bush
els to exporters and $4,000 bushels
of oats.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
WALL STREET FEATURES

big unsold Cuban surplus that with
the change in the market, they
have been caught heavily short.
AMERICAN WOODEN.
American Wooden company will
soon have its opening winter sales
and large orders are anticipated.
1t was mentioned here only recent
ly that the company would put out
a favorable annual report early in
March in which will be shown thai
the 81 dividend on the common was
earned with plenty TO spare. The
company's cash position is strong.
An advance OF 30 to SO per cent in
the raw wool market is believed to
foreshadow rising prices in the
wooden goods market.
ASSOCIATED DRY6OODS.
Associated Drygoods shot for
ward today on the rumor that an
increase in the dividend rate might
be expected at the next meeting of
the directors Shortly before the
end of the last year the Lord and
Taylor company, which had an ex-
ceedingly good year in 1921. paid
OF a large part of its back divi-
dends and most OF this cash went
into the treasury OF the Associat-
ed Drygoods company, which owns
and controls the Lord and Taylor
company. 1t was figured out at the
time that the payment of all the
back dividends by Lord and Tay-
lor would mean in the neighbor-
hood of So share for Associated
Drygoods company
THE COPPER MERGER
More talk is being heard regard
ing the impending danger of sew
eral copper companies. This, in
the minds of some Wall street ex-
perts, will be one of the biggest
developments of the year. At least
half a dozen companies and sew
eral financial interests are men,
toned in the possible combination.
Kennecott is reported to one of the
leaders in the merger talk and is
believed already to be discounting
the pending dividend payments. An
other company mentioned is Chile
Copper.
COPPER DIVIDENDS
Within the last two days two
days two small copper companies
have resumed dividend payments
This can mean only one thing
that the copper companies are get
ting back on their feet and that il
will not be long before the big COM
panies will begin to pay dividends
again. Most of the talk now is
heard about the resumption of min
ing operations and it would not be
surprising any day to hear that the
big concerns had jumped into pro-
| duction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
HERE'S DIPLOMAT
WHO MUST THINK
HE'S A COMEDIAN

Washington, Jan. 10. - please
rush a warship with lumber and
carpenters" was the message re-
ceived at the state department to-
day from Joseph L. Johnson, Amer
lean minister at Monrovia, Liberia.
The dispatch explained that when
several members of the Liberian
cabinet were meeting at the Ameri-
can legation recently, the minister
for foreign affairs shifted his chair
to an undiscovered weak spot in
the floor and was precipitated into
the cellar when the floor gave way
beneath him.
The department advised Minister
Johnson to have the necessary re-
pairs made by native workmen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
HOLM'S CONDITION
Is STILL IN DOUBT
Especial Moline Service. /,

John Holm, 6S years old, VINO was
hit by an automobile at Third ave-
nue. and Twelfth street. Moline,
Tuesday morning, has an even
chance to recover, said DIR. J. W.
Seids today. Holm spent another
restless night at the city hospital.
william Stevens of-Silvis, who is
said to have tcld the police that he
drove the automobile that hit Holm,
is at liberty under $4,000 bond. He
is charged with assault with a
deadly weapon.
Stevens is said to have violated
two city ordinances In the first
place he was operating a motor We
hicle while he was under the IN
duence OF liquor, according to his
OWE confession Secondly, he
failed To stop his machine and rem
der aid to the man who was struck
by the automobile.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
OBJECTS TO SITE
OF INCINERATOR
Especial Moline service,

A. C. Howard, manager OF the
Fairbanks Scale company OF East
Moline, gave out a statement this
morning, iRdorsing the proposed
garbage moderator, but OBJECT
ing to the plant being erected next
10 the Fairbanks office. He believes
that an incinerator belongs on the
outskirts of the city.
The city council has decided 10
build the incinerator. provided the
proposition is voted on favorably,
on a lot adjacent to the Fairbanks
property. This site was agreed upon
because of its being centrally To-
Gated, thus eliminating the neces-
sity for long hauls. What the coun-
ell might save the taxpayers on
the first cost of a site On the out
skirts of the city would be greatly
exceeded by the added expense OF
long hsAlS oSer O team at yeaEE~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Market
BY STUART P. VEST
Copyright, 192S0

New York, Jan. 1s.-Little i'm
movement was shown in the
demand, for gray goods on the
local market today. Trading in
print cloths was of a desultory
character at prices for most de-
scriptions unchanged but holding
firmly on a basis of S1z to SIS cents
for southern 3S1k inch 64x60, 5-o5
yard, 95a to SIS for 80 inch 6Sx72
SIS yard. and 10% for 72x76, 4.25
yard. Sheetings were quiet. Amory
Browne & Co. have announced def
mite prices on ginghams making
but one change IN it's tentative list
an advance of one-half cent yard
for Red Rose. of, Lancaster ging-
hams, on which orders are being
confirmed at IL cents
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
TALKLESS PARROT,
SINGLES CANARY,
STIR JUDGES IRE

Chicago, Jan. 1y.-When a par
rot is guaranteed to talk and a
canary guaranteed TO sing. there
ia no excuse for their not living up
TO expectations, Judge John A.
Bugee ruled yesterday. Mrs Rose
Goldstein told The judge that Nor
ris Blaz, who had sold the birds TO
her, had given her written guar
antee that the parrot would talk
and the canary would sing. the
judge summoned the birds into
court and after he had attempted
in vain to make them perform ne
fined Biaz $50 and costs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
MEXICAN HELD
AS RESULT OF
KNIFE BATTLE;
High. Low. Close.
Especial Moline Service. }

Prospero Rivera, Mexican, is be
ing held by the Moline police on a
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. His bond is $4,000. j.
Doris, another Mexican. who was
taken to the city hospital Tuesday
night with a knife wound in his
back, is the complainant The con-
dition of Sorts is said to be serious.
The wound is an inch wide and
about FIVE inches deep. Rivera was
arrested in a bunk house at
Twenty-fifth street and the railroad
tracks lat& yesterday afternoon.
Police say the cutting scrape was
the result of a hooch party. Ri
yeria Is said to have been drunk
two or three days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
. New York Money.

New York, Jan. 19.-CaIl money,
firmer; high, 6; low, Az; ruling
rate, Az; closing bid, ~5h; offered
at 6; last loan, 6.
Call loans against acceptance, 4
per cent.
Time loans, steady; 60 days, 80
days and six months, 413 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, Az as
ner cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, Jan 1y.-Potatoes,
stronger; receipts, 80 cars; total
United States shipments, $50 cars;
Wisconsin round white, sacked, zoo
Q2.15 cwt.; ditto. bulk, 2.10@2.2o
cwt-; Minnesota, round white,
sacked 195@2.10 cwt.; Idaho rurals,
sacked, mostly 2.25 cwt.; Minnesota
Red river sacked, sales from stor-
age, 1.S5@1.90 cwt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
FIRE DAMAGES
CASINO BLOCK
second Blaze in Months Time
Brings Loss to Johnston Opd-
cal Company, Davenport.

Second fire in a month caused
several hundreds OF dollars dam
age TO the Johnston Optical COM
panys Office in the Casino theatre
building at IL o'clock last night.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
no one was in the building, and
passersby who saw the smoke COM
ing from the windows called the
nfe department. The floor and
walls OF the building were heavily
damaged.
Inc building was being remod-
eied by the Casino theatre manage
ment to be opened in q month.
neaVy damage was caused to the
eeliding by a fire shortly before
Snrlstmas. The building is on
Inlrd, between Main and Harrison
streets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Girl IS SOUGHT
AS EMBEzzLER
Laura Thomas, %. Charged With
Stealing $500 From Chicago
Bank.

Chicago, Jan. Is.-Miss Laura
Thomas, %. employed by the Full
lerton- Southport State Savings
bank for two days as a receiving
teller, is being sought on charge
Of embezzlement of $3.50 OF the
banks funds.
According to the police. Miss
Thomas came here a few months
ago from Milwaukee, and since was
employed at a score OF places She
lived I'm a fashionable apartment
here, the police say. and gained
such confidence at the bank that no
bond was required when she vas
given a position.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Earl c. Mahaffey.

Earl c. Mahaffey. who left Rock
Island Nov. 1, died yesterday MORN
ing in Blythe, Cal. of a cOmplica-
ton of diseases, aged SO.
He is survived by his wife, who
accompanied him to California; his
father and mother, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Edward Mahaffey; a sister, Mrs.
Mabel Cosner, and two brothers,
Owen and RaouI Mahaffey. all OF
Cambridge.
For the past seven years Mr.. Ma
haffey conducted cigar store al
1884 Thirtieth street. Rock Is
land. His home was at 1906 Thir-
tieth street.
No arrangements for the funeral
have been made, but the burial viii
probably take place at Cambridge
early next week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
SALESMAN MEETS
WITH ACCIDENT
fspecia. MOLINE serriee. :

W. A. Horton, former Moliner.
fell while attempting to get out Of
bed at the Manufacturers hotel
early this morning, and incurred a
fractuer of the right leg. He was
taken to the city hospital. Nr. Hor-
ton is now travelling for the Man
dell Engraving company of Milwau-
kee, Wis. He is we'll known and
popular in Moline.
Mrs. Horton, who was formerly
Miss Josephine Hill. IS visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles Hill,
1889 Fifth avenue. Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Weather Forecast

illinois: Fair and colder tonight;
cold wave in east portion: Friday
fair, except light snow and not so
cold in north portion.
Missouri: Generally fair tonight
and Friday; colder in extreme east
portion tonight.
Wisconsin: Generally fair to-
night; colder in east portion with
cold wave in extreme east portion;
Friday probably light snow and not
so cold by afternoon.
Iowa: Increasing cloudiness to-
night; not so cold in northwest
portion; Friday probably light
snow and not so cold.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
WALTHERS TALKS AT
FARM BUREAU MEET

Seventy attended the meeting OF
the Yuma township unit of the farm
bureau held in the Yuma church
last night.
Edgar Walthers of the farm bu-
reau made report to the gathering
on the proceedings of the recent an
nual convention of the Illinois Ag-
riculturaI association at Spring
field which he attended as a dele
gate.
p. r. Edgerton, farm advisor,
spoke and a moving picture exhi-
bition was conducted by Marc
Koenig, assistant advisor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-19
Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria. ILL.,, Jan. 19.-Corn re-
ceipts, Sc cars; nc higher; No. 8
yellow, At; No. 5 yellow, 45A; No.
yellow, 45l4; No. 2 mixed, 471l2 /;
No. mixed, 40; No. mixed. 461a.
Oats: Receipts, Is cars; UNI
chaged; No. white, 3412 03SA.