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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

quickly extinguishing any flre that
may occur. Their steam 6re-nght-
ing apparatus or system 10 30 well
arranged that in a try-out 1t was
found that 1t took but az minutes
from the time the chain was pulled
until the place was entirely flooded
with steam. aiI
Messrs. Montgomery and Camp
bell started this business Septem-
Der 4, 1902, thus they are about to
celebrate their twentieth anniver-
sary. During that period they have
made many personal friends among
dry cleaners, customers and neigh
bors.
1t is claimed to be the Oldest ffm
and cleaning and dyeing plant In
that section. During the period OF
its existence. it has pursued the
policies Of quality first" and safe
ty first" Due attention has been
given to equipment and employ
ment of competent, expert. first
class help for operating it. II has
employed operators to the number
Of so. and uses them right. which
makes for . Trustworthy organisa-
ton.
The business has had a continue
GUS growth from the first, its great
est growth has been since incorpo-
ration or during the past seven
years.
While the firm does q great deal
! of local business in the three cities
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

William Montgomery. president:
James F. Campbell. treasurer. The
firm OF Montgomery & Campbell.
however, bad been In business in
Rock Island, Davenport. and Mo-
line considerably longer than that.
they having started at time when,
in all probability, neither Of these
cities was half as large as It now is.
The officers Of this corporation
are and always have been careful,
thrifty and far seeing. That is
shown in their progress and pros
perity and also in various features
Of their plant construction and
operation. For instance. in the con-
structicns of their main plant at
Rock Island, 1909. 1911 Second ave-
nue., and which was their original
plant, they in reality have two
plants under one roof; that is. a
fire wall runs through the center
and on each side of this FIRE wall
is an equipment that would make
q complete plant. The entire FAINT
is in use; but in case Of fire.explo-
sion or other occurrences. in either
side, incapacitating that side and
requiring extended repairs. the
other side will be fully protected
and the business will 60 right on,
although operations may be slight
| ly handicapped by limited capacity,
But this is not all. They have
used every precaution to prevent
the occurrence of IRE and also for
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
ARTHUR Davis,
SNOWMAN, DIES
Pageant Of Progress Head During
Grotto Convention, Passes
Suddenly.

Arthur Davis, aged As years, Of
Chicago, we'll known in Rock Island
as the man who presented the
Trans-Mississippi Exposition and
Pageant of Progress during the
time of the supreme council meet
ing of the Yelled Prophets, died
suddenly Thursday in Argos. Ind.
Word of his death was received by
Otto F. Hildebrandt, secretary of
the Rock Island Chamber Of Com
merce, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Davis was born In Biddeford
Maine, and was a veteran show
man. At the time Of his death he
was president of the Arthur Davis
Amusement company. which has
five large shows under contract il
various parts of the country.
He was wen known to Rock Is
land business men, having spen'
three months in Rock Island il
preparation for the big show which
was given a. Douglas park. Dur.
ing the convention of the Grotto hi
took a life membership with Amot
in Rock Island.
Mr.. Davis was scheduled toNgiv'
a Lig show in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sept. IA, under the auspices of thu
Mizpah temple, Mystic Shrine. HI
had also been planning and CORE
spending with the local grotto il
preparation for a circus in Rock Is
land in October.
Mr.. Davis was popular in lodg'
circles and, held membership il
Montjoie commandery, No. SO
Knights Templar; William McKin
ley lodge, No. S76; York chapter
No. 14S; Tyrian council, No. IS
Oriental consistory and Medinal
temple, MasOns. -.
Surviving are the widow and ;
step-daughter.
Funeral services were held at
o'clock this afternoon in a funera
chapel at 414l Cottage Grove ave
nue., Chicago. Burial was in Wood
lawn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

y no Rock Island Woman's club
- taken cognizance Of the pre-
SsiIing moral conditions In the city,
iruneht into prominence by the
~rf,ier Of Bill Gabel and other de-
vrlcpments indicating the existence
q a invisible government ENGAGED
4 the protection Of conditioni
isfmical to the welfare Of the peo-
IL and the city. The civic depart
ment Of the club yesterday dis
cuseed the Rock Island vice stu
stion. and today the following COM
muhieadon was received by The
Argis:
Rock Island, Sept. s.-Editor
Argus: At the September meeting
n The civic department Of the Rock
island Woman's club, held in Ma
sonic temple, Friday, Sept. 8, a
motion was unanimously carried
that the civic department heartily
approve of and endorse the stand
and attitude taken by The Argus
m the cleanup Of the city, and the
hixi, standard of law and order ad-
vocated for the public good and
welfare of the city and surrounding
community. The civic department
Of the Woman's club wants you to
know that it is back of such a
movement.
We also wish to thank you very
kindly for the cooperation in the
publicity of our work at all times
and especially in advertising the
festivals at the Fairgrounds during
the summer.
MRS. G. H. LANGMAN,
Secretary
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
R0LLE RLLE CLUB
TO p CNIC SUNDAY

Belgians of the quad-city COM
mun!ty and visitors as well are to
enjoy what is promised to be a
rear picnic, tomorrow on the De
nuyter place. two miles east OF
Prospect park on the Coaltown
road. Free trucks will take all
from the park to the picnic
Grounds.
The affair has been arranged by
Tue Role Bolle club of Moline. and
oowling will be one of the days
cnief diversions. All kinds of
sames for young and old will also
Se played, however, and there will
" music and sports of all kinds in
sadltion to eats" II it rains to-
uorrow the event will be postponed
week. David DeSmet is chairman
" TIE committee and Edward Van
e Putte is secretary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
BOY CAPTURES BUG
THAT'S A PUZZLER;
LOOKING FOR NAME


Walter H. Green. 1049 Fourteenth
street, has a bug that he captured
in the yard Of his home for which
he is seeking name. 1t has large
wings and a wicked singer, and 1t
employees the latter very effectively
If you try to get on too familiar
terms with it. ...-.
The bug is puzzler to all those
to whom it has been shown, and as
yet its species has not been identi-
fed. The bug will be turned over
to the Davenport Academy Of Sci
ences.
All the news all the time-The
Argua-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

statewide canpalen .0etoAef. No
velnber md Dscember Tor - objec-
tive Of 1890 now members. A
defnits quota Of this number has
been worked ont end assigned to
each camp. and IN each county dur
ing September organization meet
.ings are being held.
Monday evening the counsels,
clerks and deputies Of Rock Island
county viii meet 1t 6 o'clock din
!ner given by Had Clerk J. g. Ray
in the head Office building to per-
feet plans for the drive. Various
officials Of the Modern Woodmen
Of America residing in Illinois, in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

I. George HaHk1r, 1914 Twenty
tourth-and-a-half street, Rock Is-
lena. ee-year-0ld empl0ye Of the
Tri-City Railway company, was
strickeas By heat at 3:15. yesterday
afternoon while In control Of a
westbound Third avenue car in Mo-
line. Dead mans handle," an auto
matte power control, cut on cur
rent. applied brakes and brought
the car to quick hak. Barker col
lapsed II his car crossed Nine
teenth street, Moline, and 1t was
stopped just beyond the intersec-
ton. -. e.
When workmen were sent out
from headquarters few minutes
later, the relief operator found the
control handle Of the car turned
around to nine points" or full
speed" Just as Barker had had it.
The automatic spring device which
mus be held down by the opera
tors hand to complete power cir
cult had been released, however,
when the motornan fell.
Improving To-day.
Barker's condition was reported
improved this morning. He is in the
Moline city hospital. where he was
taken after his collapse. He lacks
three days Of completing 20 years
in the service Of the Tri-City Rail-
way company, and before that time
was mail carrier in Rock Island
This is the first case on record
in which the dead mans handle
has been called upon to function in
ian emergency, and officials of the
line believe that this has demon,
strated value OF the device. Had the
car been operated with the old
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
MISS ROBINSON ]
NAMED TO FILL
R. MA OFFICE


Miss Frances Robinson, Lincoln.
Nebraska, formally chosen supreme
receiver OF the Royal Neighbors of
America yesterday afternoon by the
executive council and supreme
managers in session at the head Of
flee in Rock Island.
Miss Robinson was installed SUI
preme receiver of the society
Thursday, but was officially elect
ed only yesterday. She will fill out
the unexpired term Of DR.. Elnora
Gibson Whitmore, who died in To-
peka, Kans., August 10. The term
ends. in 1925. As supreme receiver
she will have charge of the funds
of the society. Miss Robinson's Of
flee will be in Lincoln, Neb., her
home town.
She has been one of the supreme
auditors of the society five years,
being first elected as supreme au-
ditor in Buffalo, N. Y, in. 1917 and
being reelected at Cleveland, Ohio
in 1921. = ss-.s
Prepare to Transfer Office.
Miss Robinson came to the head
office with the two other auditors
Mrs. Mary E. Arnholt. Peoria, ILL.,,
and Mrs. Burkella P. Synder. Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, who are now in spe-
cial session checking the records
and accounts Of the society prepar-
atory to making the transfer to the
new incoming supreme receiver.
During her association with the
Royal Neighbors as supreme audi
tor the last five years, Miss Robin
son has proved her worth as a
business woman and enters upon
her new duties recommended high.
ly by every officer in the society.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Two Live Rock Island Men s
Make Outstanding Success
IN Three Cities and Two States,


A well known tri-city firm which
has just celebrated IT'S Twentieth
anniversary in business received
the accompanying write-up in the
September Cleaning and Dyeing
World" one OF three publications in
the .. S. devoted to the cleaning
and dyeing industry. Nearly all
cleaners and dyers in the q. s. and
Canada read all three publications.
hence this write-up will arouse
favorable comment not only for
Montgomery C Campbell but for
the tri-cities as well. This is the
second story for Montgomery &
Campbell appearing in Cleaning
and Dyeing World" in the past
seven years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
School Savings

Longfellow, Horace Mann and
Irving were leading in the school
savings collection made by State
Bank yesterday. The school Saw
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

This is tale of one big success
secured by two hustlers now doing
a large cleaning and dyeing bust
ness covering three cities with COL
lection and delivery, these cities To-
Gated in two states, and covering
many states by parcel post and ex-
press. The firm has been success
ful IN all that has been undertaken
by 1t in connection with this, en-
terprise.
Montgomery & Campbell, Inc,
cleaners and dyers of Rock Island
and Moline, ILL.,, and Davenport,
Iowa. have by strict attention to
business and rendering of a high
ly satisfactory service over a num-
Der of years, built up business
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
10000 ILLINOIS
WOODM!EN AIN
Head Camp and 6tate Officials q
Dinn@r Launching County
Drive; Visit Encsmpneat.

Illinois camps Of the Modern
Woodmen of America conduct .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08

1OE uk VIZ Lazy
A Beacon Crib Blanket
THEY come in size s6x50 inches in large checks
! and floral designs; some are ribbon bound and
others are finished with button hole stitching. Pink,
Blue and Plain White Blankets 1t $l.5Ate $36o.
-RoNrsoaN. 1AlF1 0ooA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08
Christmas Slippers
On Euerybodys Gift List
Everybody Expects Them

TN Splendid readiness with a special variety Of
i Christmas Slippers that offers quick and SURE
solution to many gift problems. 1
Each Christmas everybody secretly hopes that
someone will think to give him or her a pair of COM
Portable slippers. It is 4 gift that never fails to
please. =
And we recommend early selection, while tho
range of styles and colors is still complete.
Mems Slippers, $3.50 to $500:
Women's Slippers, 81 to $3.50
-Pstersenss 1seonA TleoY
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08
Hosiery
Imported Cashrneres

IF you wear Oxfofds- through the winter you
1 will follow comfort and fashion in choosing
medium weight silk and wool mixture socks.
Attractive in appearance, yet in quiet colors;
warm, yetAot too heavy; reinforced heels and toes
for durability. Three grades, SOC, $1.65 and $500.
-Pstersen's. Main noe1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08
Mems Initial
Handkuchiefs ofLinen
Satin Bandeaux
in a Christmas Box, So

MADE in the back hook, long f~lattening style
VI with elastic 1T the waistline in the back. Ad-
Unstable to various waist measures.
Pink striped satin with lace and ribbon trimming
makes this avery attractive garment for gifts. Sell
ing specially at $500. -f.sans,,. rila aa.s.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08
Mems High.grade Shirts, $3.50

IRON every standpoint these are remarkable shirts that any ma
/ would be proud to own. Made of high grade madras with sai
stripes. Neckband, soft cuff styles. Besides their good looks thes
shirts are full cut, and superby finished. They make an ideal and AZ
preciated gift for any man. -r..rseu. na, Zoo
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-08
The Git Store WheI

0UR Mems Furnishings Section on the Main Floor. md
inside the entrance is an exceptionally convenient
place to trade. Everything possible has been done i
render quick and satisfactory service.
A new cash register just installed, eliminates all loss q
valuable time-no waiting for checks to be made out-nos
waiting for change-no waiting for packages to be wrapped
and brought back to you. The whole transaction is completedl
quickly and so easily.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-02
HELD FOR ABDUCTION
OF 11-YEAR.OLD GIRL
victim Had Acquired Reputation as
Swimmer and Fancy
Diver

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. o Ray.
mond Eugene Wilson was arrested
mere last night for investigation in
connection with the abduction at Mus.
kegon Sunday of 11-year-old Rosalie
Shanty, who was found in the woods
OF Manistee county Tuesday night In
a serious condition from exposure
Wilson'S description, police said, talll.
ed with OF the man who enticed the
child into an automobile as she EN-.
erged from a Muskegon church and
drove out of the city with her, against
her protests.
Wilson Will be taken to Muskegon.
where he will be confronted BY mem.
oers of the girls family and several
boys who told authorities man ask.
ed them to point out to him "the
swimming girl" just before the
abduction.
Search for Wilson began when Il
was learned he had spoken 70 the
child last summer during her exhIbi.
ton OF fancy swimming and diving
at the Muskegon municipal beach. 1t
was found, the officers stated. that
Wilson drove to Muskegon Sunday in
car similar to that In which the girl
was spirited away
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-02
BOY CONFESSES THAT
HE KILLED RECLUSE
Elmer Washburn, II, Is Charged With
Death Of Aged Man Who Show.
ed Him Heard of Money.

Binghamton, n. Y, Nov. 2.-Elmer
Washburn, IA, is being held at Sus
quehanna county Jail at Montrose
Pa, charged with the murder OF Cy
rus Payne, 75-year.old recluse, whose
body was found Sunday in his cabin
at Brushville.
State troopers investigating thi
supposed murder called Washburn
from his classes In sClool yesterday.
The boy broke down, the troopers
said and made complete con.
fess!on, later leading the authorities
to a woodshed where he said he had
hidden money taken from the home
OF the murdered man. One bill of
$1,000 denomination. another of $500,
three OF 800, eight $50 bills. nine
$50 bills and two $40 bills we're found
in the cache, the troopers declared.
with a bag containing s62 in gold
and some old coins.
II was learned that Washburn had
formed a close friendship with the
aged rec.use and often visited him In
his cabin. The old man occasionally
showed the boy his boarded gold
In his confession Washburn said
according to the troopers, that he
had planned the murder carefully en-
tering the hut silently and striking
the old man from behind with the
barrel OF rifle as he sat at his table
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-02
EN6URY

Ira Mattison was in Sunderland
Tuesday.
Four OF the government specia'is
are inspecting the trees in this town
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Olin made an
auto trip to Bennington Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones were
in Bennington Tuesday
X. b. Youngs is packing ferns for
Mr.. Brague.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Langiois were in
North Bennington on business Tues
day.
NJ. ]. Olin is loading cars with
spruce boughs. which are to be used
for holiday decoration.
, Mrs. Angela Mattison, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. La
vera Harrington, has returned to her
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Mattison and llt
tie son spent the week end with
Mrs. Mattison's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Dunham OF North Bennington
Mrs. Aurella Matt.son has returned
to her home after spending few
days in North Bennington with he,
siste., Mrs. Thomas.
The record of attendance OF the
Glastonbury school is--neither alb
sent nor tardy, Charles Williams: moi
absent, Louise Oin, Haze, DIN, EN-.
ly Olin, Elsie Oln. Fred DIN ant
Betty Langlois; absent one day, Noe
Olin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-02
FAITH OF MRS. HALL
REMAINS UNSHAKEN
Widow Of Slain Rector Say Memory
or Him Is UnsulIied by
Tragedy.

New Brunswick. ~ j., Nov g.
What comment could | make? OF
course that was not so, and that is
all" With these words. Mrs. Frances
Stevens Hall opened her first inter
v.ew-an interview planned by her
counsel so that she might seek to ex-
tricQte herself, in the public eye, from
the circumstantial net in which the
unfolding of the HallMills murder
mystery has enmeshed her
For the first time since she was
widowed by the staying of Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall and his choir lead.
er, Mrs. Eleanor Relnhardt Mills. Mrs.
Hall had emerged from the seclusion
she has maintained for. seven weeks,
meeting small army of newspaper
writer's in her home, and subjecting
herself to bombardment of questions.
At the end she retired as she had
entered the room. wan but composed.
She had shed no light on the mys-
terry She had fallen into none OF
the traps the cross-examiners pre-.
pared for her. Hers was negative
story. II ampliiied but did not ma.
terially alter, the statements previous.
ly made on her behalf by counsel
and friends.
Briefly it was that DR.. Hall had
started ont to his doom, saying he
was going on an errand Of mercy
to discuss with Mrs. Mills a hospital
bill which he was paying with
church funds; that he was slain by q
person and for motive at which she
had rot the slightest conjecture. and
that her memory of him is unsulliad
by the ugly scandal in which his name
has been involved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-02
NO MORE GAS IN
STOMACH & BOWELS

If you wish to be permanently re,
lieved of gas in the stomach and
bowels, take Baa 'mann's Gas Tab
lets which are prepared especially
for stomach gas and all the bad eff.
tects resulting from gas pressure.
That empty, gnawing feeling al
the pit OF your stomach will disap
pear; that anxious, nervous feeling
with heart palpitation will vanish
and you will again be able to take
a deep breath without discomfort.
That drowsy, sleepy feeling afte;
dinner will be replaced by desire
for entertainment. Bloating will
cease. Your limbs, arms and fingers
will no longer feel cold and "go "a
s'eep,' because Baalmann's Gas tab
let's prevent gas from interfering with
the circulation.
Get the genuine. Baalmann's Gas
Tablets in the yellow package from
Gokay's Drug Store. Price one dol
lar ]. Baalmann, Chemist, San
Francisco. Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-02
MISS S|bLEY IS
BRIDE TODAYOE
P|TTsBURG MAN
High Noon Ceremony at st.
Peters Church
SISTER is THE BRIDESMAID
Service Followed by Reception
at Home of Brides Mother,
Mrs. E. Livingston Sibley

Miss Eeanor Harriet S.bley, caueb
ter of the late Edward l.. Sibley. and
Rev. Lester Leake Riley, rector of St
Peters church. Pittsburgh, Pa, were
married at high noon today at St
Peter's church, Bennington, Rev. !,
Elmer Mckee, the rector. officiating.
/ The decorations were simple COZ.
sisting OF oak leaves and chrysanthe.
NUNS and were restricted TO the chan.
Gel OF the church where the cere.
mony was performed.
The bride walked with her brother
Dr. Cedric p. Sibley Of Detroit. Mich.
VINO gave her in marriage. She was
preceded by the bridesmaid. Misc
Edith =. Sibley. her sister, and was
met at the chancel by the bridegroom
and rector. The ushers wer., Ed.
ward l.. Sibley and Paul Buttrick Of
Bennington.
The brides gown was j. OF white
georgette with crystal beads. Har
veil of tulle fell from a bandeau NJ
orange blossoms and she carried
mes OF the valley and sweet peas.
Miss sibley's gown was or buff lace
ana she carried button chrysanthe.
NUNS OF variegated colors.
Immediately after the Ceremony
tnere was a reception at the home nj
the brides mother, Mrs T.. dvInr.
ston Sibley on West Main street Tho
pride and bridegroom were ass,s,Aa
IN receiving by Mrs. Sibley. DR.. Sih.
ley and Miss Harriet Putnam OF Wor.
cester. Mass. Mrs. Sibley wore grey
broeaded georgette over crane do
chine and Miss Putnams gown wa.
OF black brocaded georgette over
black crepe de chine.
Out OF town guests we're Mr. and
MRS. George w. Warren and Mrs n
o,oweil OF Worcester, Mass. Miss
blanche Brotherton OF Lincoln. Nab
MISS Alice Adams of Cohoes and Miss
Helen Wood OF Danvers, Mass
me bride is a graduate of Sm,,h
coiege ID the class of 1915. She Al.
tended the Carnegie Library school
IN Pittsburgh two years and was two
years at the Brooklyn public library
The bridegroom is native of nav.
Ton, o., and graduate of KENYON
coilege and of the Bexley Theologicai
school at Gambler. o. He also NJ.
tended Harvard and Oxford. He ba,
neid charges in Cincinnati. Newnort
n.y. and Springfield. Ill.