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The American Jewish world., 1922-12-29

which concentrates the rays of star
in single band. With the distance
known, it becomes simple matter
of mathematics to calculate the actual
size. Tt is the greatest improvement
in optics since the days of Galilea,
the inventor of the telescopes; and
is as much an improvement on the
telescope as the telescope is on the
naked eye.
What the Interferometer Shows.
Go out any evening during the first
eastern horizon. You will behold
glory in the sky: Four large stars
arranged in the form Of a four-cor-
nered figure, short line of smaller
stars running up and down, crossed
by another line, like belt with
hunters knife stuck into it. This is
the constellation Orion. The upper
most star facing your left shoulder
is Alpha Orionis or Betelgeuse, as it
is popularity known. 1t is brilliant
red. You would guess that it is pret-
ty big as stars go. But not as big
as Michelson's Interferometer shows
it to be-three hundred million miles
in diameter (the diameter of the
earth is not quite eight thousand
miles). 1t could swallow couple
million earths like ours for breakfast
without chewing and without getting
Indigestion.
This is one of the marvels Michel
sons genius helped us discover. But
it is not all. Ask some one to point
you to the biggest star in the con-
stellation Scorpio in the southern sky.
It is right in the heart of the scor-
pion-like figure and is popularity
known as the Scorpions heart, though
it's real name is Antares. If you can
get no one to show it to you, ask
your librarian for an astronomic map.
You will find it between the constella-
tions Libra and Sagittarius. Take the
trouble to find it. 1t is worth it.
Nicholson has just discovered that
Antares is "a record breaker" in
stars. It is much larger than even
Alpha Orionis. How much larger, he
has not yet had time to figure out.
Besides, it will help you apprehend
Michelson's achievements. You will
realize that they embrace not only
the practical" and "usefuP' but also
reach out into the limitless spaces of
the heavens, revealing worlds so stu
pendous that we bow our heads with
the realization of the solemn majesty
of the universe and the awful lone
liness surrounding man imprisoned on
his decaying pebble swimming
through infinite space.
It will help you doubly to appre-
ciate his achievements when you learn
of this little episode: While Michel
son was in Germany he met school
fellow, of the Annapolis Naval Acad-
emy. The man was now an admiral in
the American navy and had his fleet
in the harbor nearby. He took Michel
son aboard the flagship and showed
him about proudly. When they were
about to part, the officer slapped him
on the back: "Mike, You've made
the mistake of your life in choosing
this business. With your head, you'd
have been an admiral by this time"
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
STUHR ESCAPES
COUNTY LOOKUP
Quits Duties in Engine Room While
- Petition for Pardon Is
Pending.

Emil Stuhr, who was serving a
six months sentence, is reported
missing from the county Jail. He
is believed to be in hiding in Rock
Island and the sheriff's force is
combing the city for some sign Of
his whereabouts.
Stuhr and Mrs. Eta Schneider,
1896 Sixteenth street, were given
jail sentences when a jury in coun-
ty court found them guilty of a
statutory charge. Mrs Schneider
was alleged TO have visited Stuhr
in his home at 1906 Seventh avenue.
On the occasion of previous ar
rest, Stuhr pleaded guilty and was
fined but the charges then
were nolle pressed against Mrs
Schneider.
Stuhr was assigned to the en-
CINE room to work out his sentence.
He is understood to have made his
escape from that point He has
petition on file with the governor
for pardon. hearing of which is
set for Thursday. 1t is understood
that Stuhr's escape will be made
the basis of fight by attorneys for
Howard R. Schneider, husband Of
Mrs. Schneider, to have pardon
denied.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
SERvUS RUBBER
OFFICES OPENED
Servus Corporation Establishes
Temporary Headquarters in
Central Trust Building.

Officials of the Servus Rubber
company which is contemplating
the erection of a manufacturing
plant in Rock Island in the near
future, will open Office headquar-
tiers in the Central Trust building,
in rooms 401-402. next Tuesday.
The Rock Island Chamber of
Commerce is trying to secure three
desirable apartments with garages
and home for the executives of
the corporation, the house being
desired for Erwin S. Rauch, vice
president and sales manager, who
wants it for occupancy during July,
August and September. After that
date he expects to be in possession
of his own Rock Island residence.
Mrs. Rauch is living in Columbus,
Ohio, until her daughter graduates
this coming June at Ohio State
university.
John T. Crowley, managing di-
rector of the corporation, has been
making Rock Island his headquar-
tiers several weeks, and Judson ].
Adams, president of the company,
contemplates an early removal from
Chicago.
An early announcement is antici-
pated regarding the choice of a
site and the date for the commence
ment of building operations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
FORMER HOME
MATR0N DEAD
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Terry, at One
Time Head of Charity InstitU-
ton, Called.

Mrs. Elizabeth c. Terry, aged g.
years, formerly matron of the AS
sociated Cherities of Rock Island
died at midnight in the home OF
her son, Harry e. Terry, 1917 Nine
teenth avenue, Moline. She had
been i'll two years.
AS matron OF the charities home
and past matron of the Rock Is
land chapter, No. 269, Eastern Star
Mrs. Terry was well known here
Before her marriage, she was Miss
Elizabeth Apologize and was born
in Nevada, Iowa, July %, 1859
When six years of age the family
removed to Brooklyn, Iowa, where
in 1879 she was married to Charles
Leonard Terry. The couple came
to Rock Island and resided here
until 1908. She had made her home
in Davenport, where she was first
matron of the Davenport Y. w. c.
A. three years She was also a
member of the Edwards Congrega-
tional church, Davenport, and the
Davenport chapter of Eastern Star
Mr.. Perry died in 1884. Surviv-
ing are a son, Harry, Moline; a
granddaughter in Moline, and a
brother, Edward ]. Apologize, Sc
attic, Wash. Funeral services will
be held at 8 O'Clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. in the Knox chapel, with
Rev. W. G. Oglevee of the South
Park Presbyterian church in
charge of the services. The body
will be taken to Brooklyn, Iowa
where burial will take place in
the family lot.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
GROUPS NAMED
FOR EXPOSITION
Chamber of Commerce Appoints
Committees for Pageant OF
Progress In Douglas Park

Rock Island Chamber Of Com
merce committees for the Trans
Mississippi Exposition and Pageant
of Progress to be staged by the
Davis Amusement company of Chi
cago at Douglas park June 24-July
4, were appointed at a meeting OF
the directors of the commercial or
ganization last evening.
G.. w. Roth was chosen chairman
of the finance committee, the other
members being Ray w. Osterman
and William R Kale.
John W. Potter was named chair
man of the executive committee,
other members being Tom Haege,
A. F. ,Sala, John ]. Ullemeyer and
Jacob Ramser.
Arthur Davis, director of the
amusement company will take up
his headquarters in Rock Island
April II and will make the prelim-
mary arrangements for the exhibit
and pageant. The Chamber Of
Commerce, according to contract
will receive so per cent of the net
receipts, which will go into a fund
to provide the city with public
comfort station. According to the
contract no carnival or other OBJ
jectionable shows are to be allowed
in Douglas park. The exposition
will be billed in cities within a 100
mile radius of Rock Island.
Mr.. Davis finished a very sue
cessfuI engagement at Salt Lake
City this week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
LIKE COUNTY'S
HIGHWAY NOW?
KEEP SKIES
Hampton Business Man TIRED oF
~Walleringr in Mud and Urges
Bond Issue.
By C. f. SKIES.

ireland needs hard roads aad 3,
does Rock Island county 70
Faith and be gobs and did vsg
hear the latest? Yes did not! Wen
thin I'll tell yez so I will.
Rock Island county is gona voto
on millyum bond issue TO make
hard roads threW-out the capnfv
and livery man and woman that noes
/ anything ought to git out and vote
yes at least once and then see that
! the other fellow and his gals does
the same.
| Rock Island county is known all
over the state as the home or tho
soft shelled mud turtle and aint yes
toired ov it.
The next thing you know they'll
made soup ov US and then down the
sewer we go because no body would
ate the soup. 0y course IL you are
like a pig and like to waller in
mud kape at it If that was the way
yez was raised and then don't hol-
Ter about mud no more.
If yez want to get back your
share of the state aid money and
spind it in this county yu must vote
yes on the bond issue. If you vote
No, then cease your clack and shut
up your face once. If dirt roads are
good kape them; but whin yea drag
drag to improve dirt roads you
drag money out of your own pocket
and jist wear out your money ado
ing it, and thin it rains and away
We go again and do it some more
and thin we think we are the smart
est Iaddie bucks on earth. Air we?
The man in the city needs the
produce to live on and the man who
raises it needs the consumer to sell
it to and if yez are only few miles
apart and hav a lake Of mud bay
tween yez amt yez in a hel ov
fix and amt it funny whin yez feel
that way begorry, and wouldn't it
be nice ov a Sunday morn to git up
and run your auto out oV her stall
about daylite and turn away from
your cares and worries and feel the
kool swate braces blow in yer face
and feel like herman or have the
braces blow on about half acre Of
your wishbone and feel like a real
she-woman nicely dressed and spind
the day close to nature and then
furgit that yez ever took Liddy
Pinkums pale pills for pink peepaL
Vote yes! It would make many a
man go to work pleasantly, it would
start something really ov a great
benefit for everybody and then we
would wonder why we did not make
hard roads before, be gobs.
Raymember the date, Chusday'
April IL, this year, and thin vote
right. talk right, and see that iv-
erybody does the same once, at
least Yours Dscently,
PAT.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
BANKERS NAME
JOHNSON HEAD
Moline Cashier Elected President of
County Observation-Disclosures
Discuss Protective Measures.

Reynold NJ. Johnson, cashier of
the Commercial Savings bank, Mo-
line, was elected president of the
Rock Island County Bankers fed
Grafton at a meeting of the organ
ization in the Rock Island club yes
terday afternoon. F. H. Schaeffer,
Port Byron, was chosen vice presi-
dent and ]. H Dings, Reynolds,
ecretary-treasurer.
E. S. Arentz, Chicago, manager
of the protective department of the
Illinois Bankers association, de-
livered an address on measures to
be taken by banks against daylight
holdups, advocating that the coup1y
purchase high powered car for the
use of the sheriff and that the
banks be. equipped with a silent
alarm system extending to adjoin-
ing buildings. Sheriff John G. Mil
Ter was in attendance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
WILSON HEADS
CHURCH SOCIETY
E. B. McKown Reelected Superin-
tendent Of Sunday Schools for
31st Year.

Samuel NJ. Wilson, 2114 Twelfth
avenue, was elected chairman Of
the United Presbyterian church,
church, Third avenue and Four
teenth street, at the annual meet
ing last evening in the church par
lors. Other officers elected are:
Miss Minnie Toenniges. clerk; w
L. Aster, treasurer; w. r. Aster,
financial secretary; Frank Arm
strong and George W. Gibson, trus-
tees for three years. w. H. Fred
erick, S. NJ. Wilson and Louis Peal
are the other members of the board
of trustees.
E. B. McKown, for 80 years sup
erintendent of the Sunday school
of the church, was again reelected.
Sunday school officers under Mr..
McKown are: c. E. Bryan, assis-
tant superintendent; J. D. War
mock, treasurer, and Miss Julia
Moller, secretary.
Yearly reports from the various
church organizations were made,
all departments showing a healthy
condition during the last year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
COST OF ROAD
OIL IS $500
Contract for $4,000 Gallons
Awarded to American.
Mexican Company.

Americana Mexican Refining COM
pany of Chicago was awarded con-
tract for delivering 10000 gallons
of oil for use on Rock Island
county roads at 5 cents a gallon,
total of $500. This was the lowest
of five bids opened yesterday after
noon in the Office of Wallace Treich-
Ter, county superintendent of high
ways. The contract was awarded
by the road committee of the board
of supervisors.
l.. S. Kuhn was awarded contract
for spreading the oil at 1 cent a gal
lon The oil is to be applied and
spread before June 10, distributed
from these delivery points:
Sherrard, $4,000 gallons.
Presumption, 10000 gallons
Taylor Ridge, 10000 gallons
Milan, 41.000 gallons.
Drury, 10000 gallons.
Moline, 1000 gallons.
Pert Byron and Cordova, 26,40S
gallons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
TRINITY CHURCH
HAS SPECIAL PALM
SUNDAY SERVICES

Palm Sunday at Trinity Episco-
pal church tomorrow will be OBJ
served with the blessing of palms
at a celebration of the holy COM
munion at 1880 o'clock in the morn
ing.
At a second celebration with ser
mon at 10:45 o'clock, palms will
be blessed and distributed, and
there will be a procession.
Rev. William L. Essex, rector
will deliver an address on 1.-The
Foundation of the Church of Eng
land" at the 4:30 o'clck yesper serv-
ice in the afternoon.
Next Wednesday night. Rossinf's
"Stabat Mater" will be sung at 7:45
o'clock by the choir. assisted by
Ben Hartz, tenor soloist. There
will be a silver offering taken for
the new organ fund.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
DISMISS THREE
CASES AGAINST
EXPOSITION co.
SHIFTS Pending Since 1915 Are Ruled
Out on Motions Made by
Defense.

Three of six law suits that de-
veloped as a result of the falling OF
the tower in Exposition park, July
s, 1915, during an Independence day
celebration, were stricken from the
circuit court records this morning
By Judge N. A Larson. Otto c,
Siedlitz and the Exposition Park
company stockholders were named
as defendants in the suits.
The case in which H. R Klautsch
was plaintiff, the only one of the
six in which trial was ever started,
was dismissed for failure OF the
plaintiff to comply with an order OF
court to file bond covering costs.
The dismissal was made on motion
of C. E. Dietz, attorney for the de-
PENDANTS.
The other two cases dismissed
were those of R.. Lee Crandall and
Alden B. Benson, a minor, by Peter
Benson. Crandall was held to be a
nonresident. Motion in the Ben
son case set forth that security for
costs had not been filed.
Counsel for the defendants also
secured an order abating suit as to
John D. Beecher, deceased, and
John D. Beecher, trustees. The
case now stands against Otto c.
Seidlitz alone. Damage asked is
$4,000.
Other cases pending are those of
Josephine Chinberg and Alice
Mundy.
The Klautsch case came to trial
in circuit court in January, 1921.
The trial was partly finished when
the defense presented motion to
the court for the plaintiff to file Sc
curity for costs. Klautsch was given
until a certain day in which to COM
ply with the order. The case was
continued and the jury dismissed.
All suits are based upon the same
facts. The tower. a steel structure,
collapsed under weight of spec
tators who used it as a place of
vantage in viewing an airplane and
auto race program. A number
were injured
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
CABLE And MERK
| PAY S400 FINES
Join With IA Other Defendants in
Pleading Guilty to Selling
Liquor.

Total amount of fines assessed
by Judge F. ]. Landee in county
court against defendants pleading
guilty to selling liquor, was in
creased $500 by W. C. Gable and
Joe Merk, both Of Rock Island.
They paid $500 each, making fines
assessed 16 who have pleaded guilty
total $6,400.
Gable was brought into court yes
terday afternoon. Merk. who had
previously asked for continuance of
the hearing, appeared this morning,
pleaded guilty and paid.
Gregoir Carpenter and Stephen
De Cap. both of East Moline, plead
ed not guilty and furnished $4,000
bonds each for their release. John
Smith of Rock Island, who was ar
raigned Thursday afternoon, is
the only other of % arrests made
by prohibition agents and county
authorities to plead not guilty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
Personal Points

A baby boy, 81 pounds. was born
Tuesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
r. Pierman, 1894 Twenty-ninth
street. Mr.. Pierman is deputy
county clerk.
Arthur Hull of Des Moines, who
on March 81 was defeated in a
four-cornered contest for mayor,
was a Rock Island visitor yester-
day. the guest of Eckhart & Buff
FUN. realtors, Mr.. Hull being in
the real estate business in Iowa's
capital :.
DIR. s. B. Hall, who has been Ill
for the last six weeks, has recovered
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
800 TEACHERS OF
TWIN-CITIES HOLD
EASTER FESTIVAL

More than 800 teachers of Rock
Island, Moline and East Moline
gathered for the largest and most
successful party ever held by the
Twin-City Teachers club last night
in the Washington grade school.
The gymnasium and corridors of
the school we're very cleverly dec
GRATED and many novel and unique
stunts and games were arranged
by the entertainment committee,
which consisted of the Misses Ger
trude Hickman, chairman, Gladys
Allison and Frances O'Brien.
The Easter party was Hump
ty-Dumpty" plan and a lengthy pro.
gram was given. Several ballroom
dances were given by Edward Fen
wick, Rock Island, and Miss Min
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
SUIT FOR ALLEGED
MALPRACTICET BE
SETTLED FOR $500

Damage claims filed against Drs.
Lewis D. Barding, Thomas ]. Flat
ley, Frank N. Davenport and the
Moline city hospital by Walter
George and Elsa Henle. parents OF
Glen Mildred Henle, for alleged
failure to give the infant proper
medical attention at the time of
its birth, will probably be settled
out of court, according to a report
filed by c. ]. Ruymann, guardian of
the child.
He asked authority of the court
to accept $500 from the physicians
and the hospital in full settlement
1t was granted by Judge F. D. Let's.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08

ME Lind, Moline, and a solo was
given by Miss Mabel Zook, Rock
Island.
Music. was furnished by a r.
piece orchestra headed by Miss
Gladys Allison, and reading was
given by Mrs. F. A. Nelson. Aes-
thetie dance numbers by Miss Mar
garet Schnitzer and Miss Lucille
Carruthers were also on the pro-
gram. The various numbers on the
program were cleverly introduced
by Miss Ann Elizabeth Benham,
dressed as a "Humpty-Dumpty."
Miss Rhea -Hinrichsen, Moline, is
president of the club and Miss
Amelia Trenkenschuh, Rock Island.
is vice president.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
W.M.B. SOCIETY OF
MILAN PLANS FAIR
TO BE HELD MAY 4
(snecial Correspondence.l

Milan, April S.-Plans for the an
nual May fair, which has been held
for the past 80 years. were made
at the meeting of the w. NJ. 3. So
ciety of the Methodist church yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Ida Cohen
and Mrs. Joseph Willhite were hos
tesses. May was selected as the
date for the event, which includes
dinner, supper and a program in
the evening.
Mrs. j. S. White. president, ap-
pointed the following women as
chairman of the various committees
to take charge of the work; kitch-
en-, Mrs. F. P. McMichael; dining
room, Mrs. l. j. Goldsmith; cutting
table. Mrs. Margaret Criswell; So
Letting and fancywork. Mrs. Harry
Leingang; candy booth, Mrs. Frank
Cressey; baby booth, Mrs. ]. A.
Decker; coffee, Mrs. Emma Mar
tin; parcel post, Mrs. Fred Boul-
ton; fish pond, Mrs. G.. G. Church
i'll; entertainment, Mrs. w. L.
Clark.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
CONFIRM CLASS AT
EMMANUEL CHURCH
SABBATH MORNING

Confirmation services will be
held at the Emmanuel Lutheran
church at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The following catechu-
mems will be confirmed:
Agnes Borst, Thelma Clemann,
Margaret Diedrick, Alice HaerteI,
Ruth Horst, EIna Klinkermann,
Elsie krass, Dorothy Moeller, Emf
lie Pier, Edna Schroether, Ruth
Tanner; Frederick Holtz, Paul
jain, Frederick Schrage, August
Sehnert, Edward Stapp, Gerald
Rubbing, Harold Wilhelm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
RILEY SENTENCED
TO FIVE DAYS IN
JAIL; DRUNK TWICE

James Riley was sentenced to
five days in the county Jail by ]. p.
KellA, justice of the peace. in po-
lice court this morning. Riley, IN
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor. was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Officer Charles Miner.
This was the second time he was
arrested for intoxication in the
last two days.
Peter Watts, Bettendorf, was
fined 50 by J. P. Kelly in police
court this morning. Watts was also
arrested by officer Miner yesterday
afternoon for being intoxicated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08

Mrs. Bessie Farnsw0rth, Musca-
tine. Iowa. Asks State Secretary
For Nomination Blanks,

Muscatine, Iowa, April S.-Mrs.
Bessie Farnsworth, Iowa's first
woman candidate for the state SEN
ate today wrote to State Secretary
w. c. Ramsey, requesting nomina-
ton blanks. She announced her
candidacy yesterday for the Repub-
lican senatorial nomination from
the Twentieth district at the June
primaries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
SPECIAL SERVICES
DURING WEEK AT
SECOND BAPTIST

Pre-Easter services will contin-
Ne at the Second Baptist church
through Thursday night. Rev. ].
H. Fulton of East Moline is preach
ing the sermon each night. He will
have charge of the services at the
church tomorrow morning and ev-
ening. In the afternoon the Tri-
city Baptist conference will be held
at the church, when Rev. Pankey
of Canton will be the speaker.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
COMMITTEE MEETS.

W. H. Schillinger, w. F. Bradley
J. B. Eckhart and John H Hauberg,
composing the Rock Island Cham
Der of Commerce committee pro-
noting the project to secure a Rock
Island county location for the $10,-
600, 900 children's home to be erect
ed by the Brotherhood of Ameri-
can Yeoman, will meet Wednesday
noon in the Rock Island club. Re-
cent developments in the campaign
will be discussed.