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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
|hAubERG mixers
STEPPING FAST
Day Ahead Of Schedule ut White
Bear Lake Bat Won't Cut Trip
Short ut ALI.

United Sunday Schools bands
mixers are a day ahead of their
schedule at White Bear Lake, Mimi,
today, according to message from
John Hauberg, who is leading the
hike" We've had good roads and
this is the best hike the boys have
ever had" Mr. Hauberg reported.
Were day ahead of our sched-
ule, but that won't cut short the va
cation trip. 1t just means the boys
will have more time to swim, play
ball and see the sights. We're COM
ing home by way of Waterloo,
Tama and Iowa City, due in Rock
Island Saturday"
The band was in Ashland. Wis,
after short trips to Bayfield, and
Red Cliff. A short account of its
experiences is given by Clyde
Rounds, the bands reporter, in a
letter to The Argus, this morning.
Saturday the fellows went down
to the ore docks at Ashland" said
Clyde, "and visited the coal receiv-
ing dock. Ships come to Ashland
from Pittsburgh and other eastern
cities loaded with coal. We were
told that the concrete docks will
load a 10,000-ton boat in three
hours.
1--WE visited the old mission
church, which was built long
time ago. The church was first
used by the early missionaries, and
services are still held there.
- I'VE are now ready to begin our
trip homeward. Everyone is well
and having a fine time"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
COURT REFUSES
MOVE TO QUASh
SKINNER CHARGE
Mayor Of Moline Must Stand Trial
for Alleged Injunction Violation
Before Federal Judge.
Especial to The August

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 30. Judge
Louis FftzHenry. in the United
States district court this afternoon,
denied motion to Quash the in
formation against Mayor Charles
p. Skinner of Moline for alleged
violation Of a strike injunction is
sued on application of the Chicago,
Rock Islanp & Pacific railway.
Mayor Skinner is represented in
court by Attorney C. E. Dietz of
Moline.
Denial of the motion means that
Mayor Skinner will have to go I'd
trial and defend the charge that
has been entered against him. the
penalty for which. on conviction
is either fine or prison term, or
both, in the discretion 0f the court
Mayor Skinner, it will be re.
called, tore down a copy of the
federal court injunction that had
been posted in Riverview park
Moline. while a picnic of the Silvis
strikers was in progress there. The
mayor does not deny having tern
Gown the poster, but explained
that he did so wholly in the inter.
est OF peace. fearing that Haunting
the injunction in the faces OF the
strikers white they were having q
peaceful outing in location re-
mote from the railroad property
might incite them to violence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
ARSENAL STEEL
| SALE 100000
Only II Bids Accepted ON Cadillac
Engines; Hardware Sale
Is Announced.

Bids amounting to 100000 on
lots Of steel have been accepted by
Major W. L. Clay, salvage officer
It the Rock Island Arsenal. Prac-
ically all bids on the entire guam
dty were accepted. The steel was
forgings, castings, sheet and bar
steel.
Only II of the lot of 245 Cadillac
s-eylinder engines were sold. Bids
nnsed from $25 to $500. The mo-
ors are adaptable to motor boats
md two and half ton trucks and
III bids under 1925 are being re-
scted. Major Clay said today. The
alarce of the Cadillac engines
wv be readvertised for sale later.
Major Clay also announced the
sale Of miscellaneous hardware
and abrasives Friday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
SLAIN ENRoUTE
FROM REUNION
Red Arrow Division "vet" Killed
in Wreck Near Waukesha;
Think Ditching Plotted.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 30.-A
wreck Just west of -Waukesha, on
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road train due at Milwaukee from
Madison, at II o'clock, bearing Red
Arrow men here from the Thirty
second Division gathering at Madi-
son. caused the. death of Harry
True, Madison, and serious INJURY
to a number of Others,
1t is not known whether any 9th
er passengers were killed. SiA
Red Arrow men are said to be Sc.
verely injured. -
The engine, tender and baggage
car and two passenger coaches
were hurled into ditch.
Four or five men who were work
ing on the track at the time. ar
said to be missing. 1t is though
they are pinned beneath the wreck
age.
Henry Stroud, chief of the, bureau
Of investigation of the federal de
partment of justice, received in
formation at noon which indicated
the wreck had been plotted.
Sand and gravel, he said, hat
been placed inside the rails ant
packed tight so that the flanges o
the wheels, striking it, would de
rail the train.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
INTERSTATE
ELECTRIC SALE
Chaplin Estate and Others Dispose
cs sla,Goo.0OO Plant to New
York Buyers.

Elkhart, Ind, Aug. 30-An-
nouncement was made today Of the
sale by the Charles A. Chaplin
estate, and others of the common
stock in the Indiana and Michigan
Electric company. s12, 000, 900 cor
pors ton with headquarters in South
Bend, and a branch here to the
American Gas and Electric COM
pany of New York; F. A. Bryan,
president of the Indiana & Michi-
gan company, wired the announce
ment here from New York.
The American Gas e Electric
company owns and operates a
number of utilities, principal among
which are those at Muncie and Mar
ion, Ind, Canton, Obs. Rockford,
ILL.,, Wheeling, W. Va, Atlantic City,
n. J., and Scranton, Pa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
CROWDS CHEER
GIRL SWIMMERS
Lend.a-Hand Group Of Seven Cross
Mississippi In - MlAutess
Only One Turns Back.

Seven Davenport members OF the
Lend-a-Hand swimming classes
conducted by Miss Anaetta Rodler
swan the Mississippi river yester-
day afternoon. Large crowds on
both banks Of the river witnessed
the exhibition.
The swimmers went into the wa
ter at $40 O'Clock at the munich
pal wharf. Davenport, and reached
the Rock Island landing. a short
distance above the Rock Island
Boat club, % minutes later.
Eight attempted the swim. but
Miss Florence Rice was unable to
reach the Rock Island shore. A
bad cold made it necessary for her
to return to the Davenport side
after swimming a~short distance.
The seven who made the swim
were the Misses Katherine Brown
Jane Bendixen. Marie Armil. Mar
guerite Nath, Annette Rodler. Ar
morel Rouser and Mrs. Margaret
Sprague.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
four BANDITS
WOUND DOCTOR
Physician and Bank President at
Forreston Probably Fatally Hurt
Bank Entrance Fooled.

Rockford, ILL.,, Aug. 80. - -Four
bandits in an unsuccessful attemp,
to rob the Forreston, Ogle county
postoffice early this morning, shot
and probably fatally wounded DR.
W. w. Overfield. physician. and
president of the Forreston Com
mercial State bank. The robbers
escaped in an automobile.
DR.. Overfield was leaving his of
fee at about 3 O'Clock when he
heard the explosion Of the nitro
glycerin the bandits were using or
the postoffioe safe. With two 9th
er Forreston men, he started on a
run to the bank, believing it was
being 4obbed.
AS the three men neared the
postoffice, the robbers within fired
at them through the windows Dr.
Overfield fell with bullet in one
lung. Under cover Of the pistol
FIRE the bandits rushed out Of the
postoffice and fed
The postoffice safe door was
blown open but no funds were OBJ
tanned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
RAILWAY BOARD
HEARS CRADLE
Hearing Of Maintenance Of Way
Men Continues ut Chicago;
Union Head Arguing.

Chicago. Aug. 30.-Hearing on
the railway maintenance of way
unions application for increased
wages calling for a minimum Of As
cents an hour. vas continued be-
fore the United States railroad la
Dor board here today.
Yesterdays session was adjourn
ed after the board refused to rec
ognize the principle OF the Living
wage as advanced by the union, as
the just and reasonable wage" re-
ferred to in the transportation act
According to a majority of the
board "just and reasonable wage
as conceived by the labor board is
living wage"
E. F. Cradle resumed presenta-
ton Of the trackmen's claims to-
day, expecting to finish his side oil
the case by the end Of the day OF
early tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
Get
COURT FLAY|NC
Judge FitzHenry Scores for Threat.
CHING WOrkElen in Defiance
OF Injunction.

PEORIA Ill. Aug. 3o.-A verbal
fiaying, during which they were
told the ex.ent of fines and impris-
onment dealt them would depend
largcly>upon their future behavior.
was administered IA Galesburg
railroad strikers charged with con-
tempt of court by Federal Judge
Louis FftzHenry today in the fed
cral court here.
The men were alleged to have
appeared with a mob of so men on
T the viaduc. near the c., B. & @.
railroad shops at Galesburg recent
ly and threatened workmen of the
shops below. in violation of injunc-
tons issued.
Government evidence was that
the mob had threatened to get" the
workmen in the shops below.
practically all the men admitted
picketing. Punishment of the al
legged violators would be taken I'M
der advisenent. the court said.
Jerry Ireland, one OF the strikers,
was appointed chief Of police of the
, body b. the judge, to report the ac-
tons OF the group 10 the federal
court.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
ARM IS BADLY
CUT BY CLASS
Charles james Seriously Injured By
Falling window Panes While
Working on Barn.

Charles James. aged 30. incurred
a badly lacerated arm when a num-
Der Of window panes which were
stored in the barn at his home, 3009
Fifth avenue. fell and knocked hiEl
to the ground
The accident occurred yesterday
afternoon at 2::30 o'clock when
Mr. James was tearing down a par
tition in the barn. The window
glasses, stored on the second floor
fell at the jaring Of the wall and
struck him on the right arm. The
arm was badly lacerated in several
places and he IL also suffering
minor injuries Of the back. AmpL.
tati0n Of the arm may be neces.
sary. He was attended BY DR.. Jos.
eph DeSilva and removed to St
Anthony's hospital.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
DISMISS ROBBERY
CHARGES AGAINST
TRIO OF MOIMERS

Robbery charges against Bert
Hanger, Charles Stevens and
Claude Hamm, all Of Moline. were
dismissed by States Attorney Ben
S. Bell yesterday. He examined the
case thoroughly, he said, and found
that there was not sufficient evil
dence against the three to convict
them, as the holdup victims were
unable to identify the three men.
Hanger, Stevens and Hamm were
said by Charles Sonneville, Mo-
line, to have waylaid him on the
Coal Town road several weeks ego
and robbed him OF $40.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
RE-ENGAGE LEADER
METHODIST CHOIRS

J. W. Johnston. who for the last
year has had charge Of the music
at the First Methodist church, has
been reengaged for the coming
year. He has direction of the
church orchestra and various
choirs, which will resume regular
practice with the winter season.
The first meeting Of the choir will
be held tomorrow evening, and the
orchestra meets Tuesday evening.
The leader has been studying
this summer with DR.. Daniel
Protherce of Chicago. He was for
merry located in Chicago, where he
IA direction and was ona Of the
private pupils Of the late William
Sherwood and later a pupil Of A
H. Virgil and L. A. Tofrens Of New
York. Mr.. Johnston leads the Ma
seate ehss1s 1 loaGa ~. g.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
GAETHJE AND STAPP
WIN FLORAL PRIZES

Two local florists were awarded
prizes in the floral exhibits at the
Mississippi Valley fair Joe Tpckis,
also had some beautiful displays,
but his entries arrived too late to
be judged.
Ludwig Sfapp. 1904 Twelfth
street, was awarded four first prizes
for his exhibit Of roses. His prize
! winning exhibits included Colum-
,, bia pink rose. an Augelus white
rose, a Crusader red, and Butter
fly pinkish yellow rose. Ea. 4
award carried with It 4 SO cash
prize.
Henry C. Gaeth1e, 9s2 Twenty
ninth avenue, was awarded four
prizes including three frsts TOR
best collection Of pot plants In
bloom, best cut geraniums and hsst
display Of asters. His collection OF
decorative plants voa > third pkiss
award
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
FEDERAL COAL
AGENCY LIKELY

Washington. Aug. 30. -. Warned
Of attempts to amend the admins
traticn's coal distribution bill by
adding provisions already rejected.
Republican leaders declared today
it would be passed before adjourn
ment tonight, substantially az
framed
On the heels of the announce
ment by Representative Johnson.
Republican, South Dakota. and
others that they would endeavor to
get through an amendment giving
the president authority to take
over the railroads and mines which
failed In public service, Represent
alive Anderson, Republican, Mime
sofa, unset his party's plans by
making public the text of an
amendment for creating of a fed
eral coal buying and selling
agency.
The latter plan was first sug-
gested BY the president in his ad-
dress to congress, but in drafting
the distribution bill, the interstate
commerce committee abandoned 1t,
announcing at the same time that
it had acted with presidential ap-
prevail.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
WhORTON STEPS
IN AuT0'S.PATh
AgeA Milan Han Injured About
Head ky Neponset Car; Dassled
By Traffic.

John Whorton. Milan, aged Is
years, was severely injured about
the head and hands yesterday ev-
ening when struck by an automo-
bile driven by w. F. Bowen, Ne
ponset, at the intersection of Forty
eighth avenue and Ninth street.
Mr.. Bowen said later that the
injured man was crossing Ninth
street At rty-eishth avenue, when
he hesitated as though to allow the
car to pass him, and then stepped
directly in its path. Scalp wounds
and lacerations on his hands were
incurred by Mr.. Whorton, but the
shock Of the accident may prove a
serious factor. The accident Oc-
CURED at 6:55 o'clock. DR.. De-
Silva attended him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30

Rock Island post. No. 100, AM
erican legion, will continue ito
membership campaign four days.
Reports submitted at teams meees
ing last night showed l62 enroll
ments, bringing the post member
ship over 400. nearly twice the
number heretofore carried on the
post rolls. 81
George Baker, major Of the army
division, won group horprs with 81
new members. Arthur Huber WAS
captain of the team which took
unit prizes with IS members and
Russell O'Hare of the navy division
won Individual prize with Is new
members. Judge Ben d. Farrar,
Clifford Johnson and George Booth
tied for second prize in the indi-
vidual contest. Each secured Il
members.
The weekend campaign. which
will permit post members solicita-
ton Of scores not visited IN the
whirlwind campaign. is almost Ger
tain to bring the pest roll over 500
the aim Of the organization.
which is anxious to make a credit
able showing when it entertains
the Illinois state department here
Sept. 1896. Y
New members will be initiated
Tuesday evening in Legion hall. y
McCanley to Retire.
William r. McCauley. Chicago,
commander of the Illinois DEPART
ment of the American legion, has
announced that he will not be q
candidate for reelection 1t the state
convention. Mr. McCauley has
served two terms.
c. W. Schick, senior vice com
mander, will be a candidate for
this important post and other Chi
cagoans who have been mentioned
are Horatio B. Hackett. command
err Of Advertising Mems post, and
John G. Little. Jr., past commander
of Theodore Roosevelt post Both.
however, have declined to place
. their names on the lists
Naval post, Chicago, tho largest
unit Of the legion in Illinois, will
conduct a rail cruise" to the con-
! vention The fleet" will be a spe-
! cial train and will sail from Chi
cago the morning Of Sept. "a. The
train will be in radio communica-
ton throughout the journey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
CITES DANCERS
] in CENTRALIZED
NATIONAL RULE
Thompson ct Fnepsrt Scores Bric.
a-Rrae Of Csrriculum; Urges
Study Of Origins.

Instead Of fitting children TO 70
bouncing through life on rubber
tires with jazz music ringing in
their ears, We Should ut them to
earn IN honest living and to crap
pie with the>problems OF govern
ment," said Floyd E. Thompson,
chief justice of the state supreme
court. in an address today at the
Stephenson County Old Settlers
reunion at Cedarville, on Some
Dangerous Tendencies in Govern
ment."
"A dangerous enemy within our
gates is the lack Of understand
Ing" said Justice Thompson. 1.-The
breakdown of faith in the undefry-
Ing principles Of government and
OF conduct has been proceeding
with increasing rapidity for at least
. quarter of century.
Much Of this is due to the pass.
ing Of the study of ancient classics
from the training Of present-day
leaders and spokesman. While our
fathers were not learned in so many
branches as our present-day edu-
Gated men, they were instructed in
the origin and history of human
association and of human achieve
ment.
Urges Textbook Of Origins.
Every school child should be re-
CURED to study American princi-
pies at the sources. A textbook oil
original sources should be compil-
ed. In the place of the frills and
the bric-a-brac which now adorn
our school curriculum should be
the great classics of our poets and
dramatists and the great orations
Of our statesmen.
Probably the greatest single
! menace to the continuance of oul
form Of government is the tenden.
cy to abolish the autonomy of the
state and to establish in its steat
an unrestrained centralized nation
al government. In>this country the
fountain Of all authority is the cit
lien. The individual is surround
ed by the town, the county. the
I state and the nation, like so many
! concentric circles, and each in pro
portion to its nearness to the citi
| zen was, by our fathers, invested
with the greatest possible jurisdic
ton. Then and now, between tn,
tyranny of Capitalization and tn,
freedom of the citizen stands tn,
| integrity of the state.
Invading Privacy.
None but the blind can fail t.
see that the federal government ii
Invading the privacy of the hom,
and the personal liberty Of the citi
zen. The appetite for attending II
other peoples business grows b,
what it feeds on. and America mus
awaken from its lethargy or thi
hundred-headed bureaucratic mon
ster will devour US"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
u,S,PLANNINC
Truss" SURVEY
Steps Taken for Sending Of Inves.
tigating Commission; No
Power to Bind,

Washington, Aug. 30.-(By the
Associated Press)-Steps have been
taken by the American government,
looking to the possible despatch to
Russia of a technical commission,
to survey conditions there, but
without authority to negotiate any
agreement binding on the United
States.
Make Overture.
Moscow, Aug. 50.-tBy the Asso-
ciated Pressl-Informal overtures
made recently by the American
government preached the question
OF the United States sending an in
vestigating commission to Russia,
Leonid Krassin, minister of foreign
trade and commerce, declared to the
correspondent today. but no Off
cial proposals have been made.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30

r. Metx8er or Moline was
slscted president Of the Rock 10
inn1 county Soldiers and Sailors
location at the annual business
neettng and picnic held 1t Pros
~ park this morning. Other Of
6csrs elected are:
vice presidents--Andrew Bladel,
Rock Island; Samuel Crompton,
Moline; Charles Dibbern, Miian ;
q s. Lee, Hampton; J. W. Parker,
Moline.
Secretary-Mrs. Mary Selby. Mo-
Ut treasurer W. wolever. Mo-
line.
The nominating committee wal
composed Of J. w. Dewrose, T. H.
murphy and s. s. Crompton.
Two hundred veterans and their
wives were present ,at the picnic
dinner this noon.
Rev. F. J. Rolf. pastor Of the
Evangelical Church Of Peace, ROCK
Island, delivered the main address
Using the words Of King Solomon
| in Proverbs 1928, Remove not the
ancient landmark which thy faith.
ers have set," as his text, he de.
clared that America IL not wholly
secure today. There is danger
ahead" he said, but our nation
/ may yet be secure. Guard against
any and all intrigues which would
force America into foreign al.
liances. 1t would make America q,
dangerous to itself as to the 9th.
err. 1t would give us a war abroad
! each time the fighting cock Of the
European weather vane SHIFTED
with the breeze. It would make
America the cockpit Of the world.
he said. quoting Martin Glynn'!
speech nominating woodrow vii
son in 1916.
Then there are the dangers from
Within" he went on. THE bolshe
viki and the I. W. W., whose polio!
and whose creed without any doub
d to undermine and II possible t,
destroy the government of GU,
country.
! But just as dangerous. it SEEM
to me, is the power Of Wall street
That Wall street has too mucl
power politically is conceded every
where, and If you and I, who hav,
all too long been dreaming all i
we'll, don't wake up and take no
tice, Wall street will not only tel
you and me who is to be pTesiden
Of our country, but 1t will also tel
as who are to be our senator's an
representatives. Friends, let u
arouse ourselves ont of the slee
1ut seeming national security an
4 put on the armor Of vigilance ant
\ need be, OF Warfare
c. H. Dibbern, president of tn
usociation, gave the call-to orders
Mn. F. B. McKeever the address {
vscome and Rev. D. B. Enselma
theinvocation. Music was furnish
ed BY the veterans drum corps an
nby Miss Hazel Miller, who san
several selections. Miss Ada Stal
buck gave recitation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
COLORED CHURCH
OF EAST MOLINE
WIPES OUT DEBT
(Special Moline Serv1ce.l

The congregation Of the Mount
Zion church (colored) of Water
town owns its own church. the last
penny on the property having been
paid recently Ito the banks. The
organization is now free of deb:
Hard times during the last year or
two made things look rather bad
for the congregation, but the COL
ored folkG are beginning to come
back and recently drive was
started. The success Of the cam
paign was largely due to the efforts
OF Mrs. Clara Beck. Her assist
ants we're B. Miller. Mrs. Lewis,
Isaac Strickland and 8. B. Polite.
Nearly 5000 was raised by these
workers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
ST. JOSEPH'S TO
REGISTER CLASS
FOR NEW TERMS

Registration of 700 is expected to-
morrow by Sisters of Charity, con-
Quoting the st. Joseph's parochial
school. The new term begins Tues
day and the school has been pre-
pared for the new semester.
Sisters will be at the school
from 0 o'clock in the morning I'M
til 1870 O'Clock in the morning
and from l to 4 o'clock in the aft
ernoon to register pupils in the
high school, commercial, grade and
kindergarten classes. Pupils for
the kindergarten may also be en-
rolled at the sisters convent
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30

Personal Poinls

A eanehtsr WAS born this morn
ing to Ar. and MrA Enmstt Hook.
3e17 Thirtesnth avenue. q s.. An
thongs hospital. he laby's name
win y zola MAJ. Mrs. Hook Vas
Miss zolA Evans before Der mar
riage.
DR.. and Mrs. o. N. Myers, son
Dale and Dr.. Myers mother. Mrs.
Narilla Myers, 1900 Thirteenth ave
nue., have returned from two
weeks auto trip to South Bend,
Ind. And various points in Michigan
and Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-30
AMUNDSEN NOT
TO TRY FLIGHT
Explorer Aband0ns Intention o
Aerial Trip Across North Pole
to Spitzbergen.

Mona. Alaska, Aug. 29.-(By The
Associated Press. Captain Road
Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, has
abandoned for this year, his plan
for an airplane flight from northern
Alaska, across the north pole to
Spitzenbergen. or Grants Land. but
plans to hop off" next spring, it
became known today with the ar
rival here Of the coast guard cutter
Bear from Point Barrow.