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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
ISLANDERS ARE
CHARGED WITH
MOLINE H0LDUP
Allege Joseph Babick and Clarence
N0rdgren Were in ~GaS
Pipe RObber Gang.

Joseph Babick. aged 20. 611
Twenty-seventh street, and Clar-
ence Nordgren, aged 10, All Forty
third street were arrested Sunday
morning by Detective Charles Gin
name and were later turned over
to the Moline police on charges
of having been members of a gas
pipe robber gang that beat up and
robbed Clement SkOra- $40 Ninth
street, Moline, last Friday night at
Fourth street and Fourth avenue.
Moline. Skora lost $29 and a gold
watch, was beaten and left wan
dering about in a dazed condition.
Babick and Nordgren were ar
raigned before Magistrate Frank
Gustafson this morning and their
case was continued until Tuesday
morning. Bond was set at $4,000
each
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
HAUL
REFUND IS NOT
CLEANSING ACT
Jones Arrested After Moline Police
Hear Of Plan to Return
Theft Money.

John Jones. aged 81. 1924 Sixth
avenue, was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Patrolman William Ep-
person and was turned over to the
Moline police on a charge of having
burglariZed the J. H. Schmidt meat
market, 200 Third avenue. Moline,
the night of Dec. 80.
Jones was arraigned before Mag
istrate Frank Gustafson in Moline
police court this morning and his
case was continued until this after
noon.
The Moline police reported that
they sought Jones arrest after they
received information that, the meat
market man had learned that he
was guilty of burglarizing his place
and had made an arrangement with
him to pay back $40 in stolen mon
ey at the rate of S. week. They
said that such an agreement would
not satisfy the law.
Hid I'm Sawdust.
Jones was employed by dairy
company and made daily trips to
the Schmidt market, and is said to
have learned a hiding place where
Mr.. Schmidt kept money. He is
alleged to have entered the market
through a window the night of Dec
80, and to have taken $40 from a
hiding place under a pile of saw
dust. Mr.. Schmidt suspected him
and later accused him of the theft
Claim was made by the police that
written confession was procured
and promise to nav the money back
followed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
FIND MOLINER
DEAD in HOME
Peterson Stricken While
other Members of Household
SIeep-Apoplexy.
Especial Moline Service

August P. Peterson, aged 76, was
found dead in his bed at o'clock
Sunday morning in the home of his
son-in-law, Lawrence Lonson, pa
Thirty-eighth street, Moline.
The discovery was made by Mr..
London, who had gone to call his
father-in-law. Death occurred be-
tween the hours of 2:30 and 9. Mr.
Peterson was heard moving about
his room at $50 O'Clock. He had
not been feeling well since last
Friday
The coroner's jury yesterday re-
turned a verdict that death was
due to apoplexy and infirmities of
age. The inquest was held in the
Knox chapel.
August Peterson was born Dec.
5, 1845, in Sweden. He married
Connealla Mosen in 1878 at Fergus
Falls, MINI. She died So years
ago. He leaves five children. An
ton of Eldred, Mimi, Emil of
Miles City, Mont, Ben of Delavan,
Mimi, John, whose address is IN
known, and Mrs. Lawrence Lonson,
in whose home he died. Two sis
tiers, Mrs. Magnus Strobeck of San
Diego, Cal, and Mrs. John StroIn-
berg of Minnesota. also survive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
Personal Point.

Miss Margaret Anderson return
ed today To Lanark. ILL.,. where she
Is teacher in the high school aft
er spending the holidays with her
parents, Nj. and Mrs X. T Ander-
son OF si1 Nineteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. s. Heagy of s2s
Tweniy-secOnd street have gone to
Florida, where they will make an
extended stay
DR.. Carl Bernhard. who has cen
visiting in Omaha, Neb.. has gone
to Beverly Hills. Calf. where he
viii visit at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs Woodwork Clum.
Miss Helen Kali. 27I9 Seventh
avenue. returned this morning from
= weeks visit in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swain Pearson OF
1881 Twentieth avenue and Mrs. r
f, Raiston Of i7f7 Twenty-first
street lett Saturday night for Hot
Springs. where they VIII spend the
remainde' of the winter
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Frank p. Welch left last evening
for California where he will spend
a month in Los Angeles as the
guest of mis- brother. J. NJ. WEIGH
He accompanied Mrs. J. NJ. WEIGH
who is returning TO California aft
or several weeks spent in Rock Is
land.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
SENDS BULLET
THROUGH ROOF
OF HIS MOUTH
Harry F. Kelly Of Davenport Com
mits Suicide In Home-Wife
Hears Shot

Harry F. Kelly. aged IS years
committed suicide in his homie.
s24is West Second street. DaveTl-
port. at O'Clock last night By
shooting himself He placed The
revolver in his mouth and sent .
bullet through the roof of ha
mouth. piercing the brain and
emerging from the skull. Kesls
had been drinking heavily the lJss
two days Death was instant
Kelly was lying on his bed whila
his wife and Mrs. Mixter, a neigil.
Dor. were preparing SUPPER. Mrs
Mixter glanced into the bedroum
and saw Kelly take the revolver
from the dresser. She called 10 las
wife. but by the time the womcn
reached the bed. Kelly was dead
Kelly was employed by the Rock
Island lines. Mrs. Jane Kelly, the
widow, is the only survivor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
LARGEST SHIPMENT
OF AUTOS CROSSES
ENTIRE CONTINENT

The largest single shipment to
cross the continent passed through
Illinois Saturday, when the Dur
ant Motor company of New York
sent 500 machines to the Anthony
Motor company of Los Angeles,
Calf.
The shipment was in one train,
composed of 100 freight cars, and
was a mile long. The load was
routed on the Pennsylvania, over
the Milwaukee by the way of Saw
anna. to the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific.
The Durant company was organ
lied less than a year ago and the
New York factory is one of the
five plants in this country. This is
the second large shipment to be
sent out by the Durant firm recent
Ix.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
SAX WILL COME
TO ROCK ISLAND
WITH ADJUSTF;RS

Meeting OF adjusters of insur-
ance companies which held policies
on the London building, wrecked
by fire Friday morning, and J. B.
Sax of Ottumwa, owner of the
building. will be held Wednesday
or Thursday of this week.
Mr.. Sax who has been in COM
munication with Mayer Levi of this
city since the fire, wrote yester-
day that he would come to this CITY
as soon as the insurance adjusters
arrived. Adjusters have wired that
they will be here the middle of the
week.
Although no definite word has
been given out, it is understood
that the building will be replaced,
and that little time will be lost in
getting it under construction.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
Mrs. c. l.. williams.

Mrs. c. L. Williams died at 1
O'Clock this morning in the farm
home near Colona, after an illness
of three months. Heart trouble was
the cause of Death.
Mae Stevens was born July IA,
1852, in Henry county. She vas
married to c. L. Williams August
49,, 1889, in Henry county. For d
number of years before her mar
riage she resided on a farm in
Rock Island county, near Carbon
Cliff.
Surviving, besides the widow, are
the son, Ray. of Green River, and
a daughter, Mrs. Alberta Deem. of
Colona. A brother, c. F. Stevens,
and a sister, Mrs. ]. S. Crist, both
of Rock Island, also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
l o'clock Wednesday afternoon in
the Colona Methodist church. Bur-
ial will be in Bowlesburg cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
RESCUE WORKER
is ACCUSED OF
CHECK PASSING

Captain William Brooks of the
Volunteer Rescue army, operating
in Davenport and Moline, was ar
rested by Davenport police today on
a charge of passing worthless
checks. Joe Ginsberg. proprietor
of the Lincoln cafe. and J. B. Jones
and H. W. Grady, employees of
Brooks. lodged the complaint They
claim to have cashed checks for
him not backed by funds in the
bank. Brooks says he has intend
ed to have the money in the bank
to cover the checks
Brooks was scheduled to receive
hearing in police court this aft
ernoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
HOLD FUNERAL OF
CLARENCE HOWE,
SHOTGUN VICTIM

Funeral services for Clarence
Howe, 426 Forty-sixth street, who
was killed Friday afternoon when
his shotgun was accidentally dis
charged, were held at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon in the Moeller flu
neral parlors. Rev F. ]. Rolf, pas
tor OF the Evangelical Church u
Peace. conducted the services.
Rock Island aerie No. $50, Eagles,
was in charge of services at the
grave. Burial was in Chippiannock
cemetery.
MIR. Howe was on hunting trip
when the accident occurred. He
died three hours after he was
wounded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
LINDEN RESIGNS.

Emil Lundeen, chief of the
East Moline FIRE department has
resigned. his resignation taking
effect Immediately Mayor G. F
Johnson appointed Louis O.
Bornhoeft. who was the first
chief of the department, to fill
the vacancy. Bornhoeft, though
not head of the department when
he severed his connection with
it, left the service only about
six months ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
NURSE MAKES 800
CALLS IN MONTH

Miss Alice Thompson, visiting
nurse. made 300 calls, 275 regular
and Sc extras in December, accord
ing to the report made at tiFs
monthly meeting this morning
There were AZ patients, Is former
and % new.
Seventeen patients were dismiss
ed, two transferred to the hospital
one left town, five were transferred
to the care of the family and II
remain. There were two metropol-
itan patients, 80 such calls and 3
collection of $21.45. The fees COLI
lected amounted to $40 and the iH-
cidental expenses to IS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
TRINITY CHURCH TO
ELECT NEW VESTRY

Wardens and vestrymen for the
ensuing year will be chosen by the
parishiOners of Trinity Episcopal
church at meeting in the parish
house tomorrow evening. Dinner
will be served at $50 O'Clock fol-
lowed by a special program under
the auspices of the Mems club, and
by the business session.
Delegates to the annual conven-
ton of the diocese of Quincy to be
held in Galesburg, Jan. IS and 10
will be selected.
Reports of the various officers of
the parish covering the church
year will be submitted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
OPEN NEW NIGHT
SCHOOL SESSION
AT MANUAL ARTS

The second term of night school
will open in the Manual Arts build
ing of the Rock Island high school
tonight. Registrations for the new
term will also be made tonight and
n large number are expected to en-
roll for the new course.
A larger class is expected and
plans are being made to introduce
several new branches of study.
The classes will begin at 1850
O'Clock and meet regularly on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday nights.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
MAGISTRATE HAS
MOVED TO PLACE
NEARER STATION

Magistrate D. J. Cleland today
moved from his old office, 1921
Third avenue, to the new building
just completed by Leo Victor at
1903 Third avenue.
The magistrate now has larger
quarters and is nearer the police
station, which he declared will
prove a great help. as he is called
a number of times every day to thu
police court bench. In the new
building the magistrate has the
lower floor and the upper floor is
given over TO flats.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
OUTLINE STAND AT
STATE. FARM MEET

George Schriver of Edgington,
and Edgar Walther of Coe town
ship. delegates chosen by the Rock
Island county farm bureau, accom-
panied by w II. Moody, president.
and Charles Larson, secretary. and
=. II. Edgerton. advisor of the or
Sanlzation, will attend the annual
convention of the Illinois Agricul-
tural association in Springfield.
Wednesday and Thursday.
Limitation of Cook county's rep
resentation in both houses of the
Illinois assembly. and protest
against the addition of $56,000,00O
10 the valuation of state farm lands.
which would mean the payment OF
SZ21.O00 taxes will be principal
events of the session.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
SEXTON GOING
TO WATERLOO
Minor League President to Talk
New Circuit TO Boosters of
Baseball.

NJ H. Sexton, president of the
National Association of Profession
al Baseball clubs. will leave Thurs
day for Waterloo, where he has
been invited to discuss the question
of baseball as it would affect that
city in the proposed new league
Rock Island and Iowa cities.
Friday he will be in Ottumwa.
where the hackers of the organiZa-
ton ready to place that city in the
circuit want him as a speaker at
a booster meeting. On his return
to Rock Island, Mr.. Sexton will con-
fer with Belden Hill, Cedar Rapids
baseball man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09

Belgium and Italy will be Included,
ii vas declared in well-informe1
quarters.
Paris, Jan 9.-Italian circles at
Cannes. where Franeo-British
pact against possible future Ger
man aggression is being discussed.
are favorable to the plan OF includ-
ing Italy with Great Britain in the
guarantees to be given France, a
Havas dispatch from Cannes says
today
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
SOCIETY OPPOSES
TOWNSHIP UNION

Members OF the South Rock Is
land Township improvement asso-
citation will elect officers Tuesday
evening. Jan. Is. Meeting Will be
in the Cleland Presbyterian church.
Plans for concerted action to re-
sist the incorporation of that part
of the township coincident with the
limits OF Rock Island city into ROCK
LAND township will be made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
MRS. CRITZ BRIDE
OF MR.. COLEMAN

Mrs. Ada Critz of 317 Thirteenth
street and Harvey Coleman of 92S
Tenth avenue. colored, were mar
ried at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing at the home of the bride. Rev
s. B. Walkup of Moline offciated.
Mr.. Coleman is employed at Rock
Island arsenal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
ANCL0-FRENCH
PACT PLANNED
in NGeneral Accord Safe
guarding France.

Cannes. France, Jan. 9.-(By the
Associated Press. Premier Lloyd
George and BRAND were on the
point today of agreeing on the es-
sential features of a pact for the
protection of France from possible
German aggression which the Brit
ish say will not be an alliance but
a sort of general accord in which
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
FINE VAN LOTT.

j. Van Lout. arrested by the po-
ice Sunday night on a charge of
having been drunk and disorderly,
was arraigneG before Magistrate ID.
j. Cleland in police court this
morning and fined IS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
ST. J0SEPH,S REOPENS.

ST Joseph's parochial school re-
opened today after the Christmas
and New Years holidays. Re-deco-
rations and some minor improve
ments were made during the holt
day period.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
Funeral Of Mr.. COzad.

Funeral services for James. NJ.
Cozad were held at 1 o'clock yes
terday afternoon in the family res
idence, 1882 Forty-f-st street, Rock
Island Rev. W. G. Oglevee, pas
tor of the South Park Presbyte-
rian church, conducted the services.
The body was taken to Reynolds
and the Presumption lodge, Masons,
were in charge of services at the
grave. Burial was in the Reynolds
cemetery
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
Mrs, Maria HOgberg.

Funeral SERVICES for Mrs. Maria
Hogberg were held at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the home,
204 Fifth avenue, Moline. Rev.
Samuel Hogander officiated. Mes
danes Ecker and Pearson sang sew
eral numbers. Pallbearers were
Axel Johnson, Carl Johnson, George
Nelson, Paul Bergendahl, David
Erickson and Thomas Kipp. Bur
ial was in Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-09
Obituary
Funeral of Mr.. Kepner.

The body of Howard D. kepner.
2509 Eighth-anda-half avenue,
Rock Island, will be sent to Good
ell, Iowa, tonight. Funeral serv-
ices will be held tomorrow and
burial will be in the Goodell ceme-
terry.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25

ing late today of the judicial COM
mission of the Presbyterian church
in the United States of America,
which whitewashed McElmoyle, but
sustained the act of the Presbytery
Of New Castle dissolving his pas
toral relations with his church.
Most of the marriages performed
by McElmoyle Joined soldiers,
many of them from Camp Mead,
Md, in wedlock with young women
of the Baltimore district. McEl-
moyle became one of the best
known marrying parsons" on the
Atlantic seaboard, to the annoy
ance of the Presbytery of New
Castle.
The commission, which IS the
supreme court of the Presbyterian
church. upheld the action of the
Preshytery for the good OF their
territory but added that MeEl-
moyle is fully qualified to occupy
any other Presbyterian pulpit.
A Colorado pastor. the Rev. ].
Eddie Stewart. of the Presbytery
of Gunnison, was cleared from
charges of making false statements
and securing money by false pre-
lenses in connection with the sale
OF mining stock of little value. Evil
dence adduced against him was
largely hearsay, the commission
found, and the charges OF Tying
were found to be based in reality
on mistaken Judgment. Stewart's
name was ordered restored to the
PrcAhytery'S roll of ministers, ffpn
which II had been dropped
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25
kLAL|FF 'KANS'
EVERY kLEAGLE
IN CALIFORNIA
Leaders of the Ku KIux KIan
Have Commissions Re-
voked After Inquiry Into
Alleged LaWleSSneSs.
fRy Tn. Associated Press,

Atlanta, Ga, May 24.--The ku
Klux Klan has revoked the COM
missions Of every kleaglo in Cali
fornia from the king kleagle down
after preliminary inquiry into al
legged lawlessness in that state, and
has appointed William S. Coburn
as king kleagle in charge of the
klan's interests in California, 1t
was announced tonight by E. Y.
Clarke, imperial klaliff. or su-
preme vice president of the order.
I'VE do not intend to reinstate
any kleagle in California whom we
find has taught the doctrine of
lawlessness or encourage any khan
or lllansman TO believe that this
urgaf afifzatfofr would encourage or
did encourage any activities in con-
flict with or outside of the consti-
tuted law" a
I'VE do not know that this has
been done but 1t seems certain that
an impression prevails in the pub
lie mind in California that this or
ganization stands for lawlessness. ="
He asserted that the khan would
not defend any klansman guilty Of
lawlessness."
Mr.. Clarke said the stand was
decided on by action of the inn
perial kloncilium, or governing
body, and that he made the an
nouncement as head official in the
absence Of W. j. Simmons, inn
perial wizard, who is on vacation.
Mr.. Coburn, who was grand COB
lin in California until that office in
all sections was abolished. left yes
terday for Los Angeles, Mr.. Clarke
said,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25
DAVIS NOMINATION IS
CONFIRMED BY SENATE

Washington, May "a. - The
nomination of Dwight Davis OF
st. Louis. to be member of the
War Finance corporation, was
confirmed by the, senate tonight
He had been nominated to sue
ceed himself as a member ana
the. confirmation means that the
corporation can resume making
advances for agricultural and live
stock purposes.
Agricultural and livestock cred
its can only be advanced by a
vote of a majority of the five di-
rectors of the corporation and
were temporarily suspended this
week when Managing Director
Meyer left for trip to the south.
leaving only two directors in the
city, inasmuch as Mr.. Davis had
not been confirmed, and an ap-
pointment to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of An
gus Mclean of North Carolina,
has not been made.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25
HOLLYWOOD NOT
AS BAD AS |T'S
PAINTED, CLAIMS
Unitarian Secretary Says
Movie Colony Is a Quiet,
Peaceful and Much Ma
ligned Community.

Boston, May 2i.-That Holly
wood, Calf, the motion picture
colony, is not the place it has been
painted but on the contrary. is Il
quiet, peaceful and much maligned
community, was the opinion ex-
pressed today by Carl Wetherell,
field secretary on the Pacific coast
of the American Unitarian asso-
citation. in q talk before the meet
ing of the women's alliance.
Hollywood is the most unfairly
maligned city ] ever heard Of" he
said. ut is not the place it has
been painted. but is in fact one OF
the quietest and most peaceful of
communities" @N
During the past year Mr.. Weth-
erell has Travelled moro than $500
miles throughout the Pacific coast
states, supervising the work per-
formed by the churches. He re-
ported that the Unitarians had re-
Gently organized a new church in
Hollywood.
The speaker told of the speed
with which Unitarianism Is spread
ing on the west coast and appealed
for closer relation between the
churches in the east and the newer
ones on the coast. He advocated
that the old established churches
in the east adopt the new churches
on the Pacific coast and assist
them financially and fraternally
for the sake OF a closer relation
ship.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25
PURGE health
DEPARTMENT OF
POLITICS, Plea
Work Is HopelessIy Handi-
capped If 1t Be Treated
As the Spoils of a VIC
torious Party Machine.

New York, May 24.--George E.
Vincent, president Of the Rocke-
feller foundation, in his annual
summary of medical activities of
the organization. today urged that
public depaftmsptsH Of health be
taken out of politics.
"a public function which calls
Iforg technical eSpertness Is hope
lessly handicapped IL II be treated
as the spoils of a political boss or
of a victorious party machine" he
asserted.
ITO no public service does this
more striliinsly apply than to a de-
partment of health. The moment
efforts are made to influence ap-
pointments, promotions. salaries
policies, law enforcement by indi-
vidual pressure for political or
party ends, the decentralization of
the work begins. The degree to
which such things are possible is
an index to the intelligence, spirit
and character of fny community" ="
The prevention of disease is
steadily tending to become the goal
Of the medical profession, although
there has been. and still is a ten
dency on the part of the average
physician ito look through the
microscope of cure rather than
through the telescope of preven-
tion," Mr.. Vincent asserted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-25
MAN LITERALLY
BLOWN TO BITS
BY EXPLOSION

Tombstone. Ariz.. May Ct
William McCargo, 10, was lit
orally blown to pieces today by
tho explosion OF 50-pound
box OF powder in Il mining
lease he and his father were
working. Alexander McCargo.
the father. and William Black
burn. another miner, who were
working on n lower level of
the mine, were stunned by the
explosion. They crawlcd TO
the scene or the explosion and
searched for young McCargo's
body for several minutes be-
fore realizing that the lad an
parcntly had been but Il few
feet from the powder when il
exploded. Only n few small
portions of the body were
found i'm the debris,