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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
JOHN Dit TMANN,
CIVIL ENGINEER.
ANSWERS CALL
Treasurer of Bridge & Iron Works
Succumby After Five Weeks
Of Illness.

John Dittmann, aged 81. years,
treasurer and director of the
Rock Island Bridge & Iron works.
PASSED away at BIS O'Clock this
morning in the family residence,
1921 Sixteenth street. Death fol-
lowed an illness of five weeks and
came as a great shock to his fam
ily and many friends.
Mr.. Dittmann was born Jan. 10,
1865, in Vej1e Ribestift. Denmark.
He was graduated from the Latin
school in his native city, in 1880
and then entered the military
school at Copenhagen. where he
studied three years. He was in
military service more than four
years, and was honored by appoint
ment as a member of a commission
which examined new rifles. In 1887
he retired from the army with the
rank of first lieutenant. Returning
to his native place, he taught math-
ematics and natural philosophy in
the Latin school a year. In 1889
he came to this country, directly
to Des Moines A short time later
he moved to Ottumwa and was en-
ployed in the Office of the city en-
ginee:.
He spent another year teaching
in the Danish school in Elk Horn,
Iowa, and in 1890 he accepted a
position with the Fair, Williams
Bridge & Manufacturing company
in Ottumwa. While in Ottumwa he
was also director of gymnastics in
the Turner society. He came to
Rock Island in 1913 and since had
been actively connected with the
Rock Island Bridge & Iron works.
Surviving Family.
Mr. Dittmann was a member of
the Ottumwa lodge, Elks. AID a
member of the Danish Lutheran
church in Ottumwa He was unit
ed in marriage with Miss Anna v.
Schworm, in 1895, in Ottumwa. To
this union were born five children.
A son, John, preceded him in death.
Besides the widow, four daughters,
Anne, Henrietta, Florence and
Alma, survive. A sister, Mrs. Hen
ry Theiklisen, in Denmark, also
survives.
Funeral services will be held at
2 o'clock Friday afternoon in the
home The services will be con-
Quoted by Rev W. L. Essex, pastor
of Trinity Episcopal church. Bur-
ial will take place in Chippiannock
cemetery
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
SEEKS AID FOR
CRIPPLED CHILD
Place UnfOrtunates Under Care of
State, Noted Surgeon Tells
ROtarians.

Organized expression Of human
sympathy for human suffering
through government agencies is the
only practical manner in which to
deal with the problem of succoring
the thousands OF crippled children
in every section of the country. DR..
Edgar F. Allen of Ohio, noted sur
geOn, told Rotarians of Rock Is
land, Moline and East Moline at a
joint luncheon meeting of the
three clubs at the Moline Chamber
of Commerce at noon today.
Private philanthropy has done a
great deal, DR.. Allen declared, but
it can only reach a comparatively
small portion of the thousands of
unfortunates. There are more than
$4,000 crippled children in the
state of New York, he affirmed. and
nearly a like number in Illinois.
State supervision and aid for this
great body of disabled boys and
girls would assure every youngster
thus afflicted an opportunity of re-
ceiving the very best treatment
known to the medical profession.
DR.. Allen asked the support of the
local Rotary clubs in gaining leg
islature to handle the problem in
Illinois.
President Carl Gamble of the Mo-
line club presided and he intro
duced President John G. Huntoon
of Rock Island, President F. W.
Railsback, East Moline; Paul West
berg, nominee for president of the
Chicago Rotary club, and A. r.
Talbot of Lincoln, Neb, candidate
for vice president of International
Rotary at the Los Angeles conven-
ton next month.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
ARGUS EMPLOYEES
PRESENTED WITH
PRETTY FLOWERS

When gardeners at the Long
View park missed several dozens
of blossoms from the bridal wreath
and SNOWFALL bushes and Iris plants
this morning, Chris Gaetjer, super
intendent of parks, was notified.
But Mr.. Gaetjer knew the secret
of the mystery and the entire Argus
force soon found out. Huge bou-
DUETS Of flowers, some of the pref
test ever grown in Long View,
were presented to employees of The
Argus this merning. These were
samples of some of the splendid
care given to the flowers at the
park, the superintendent said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
NEGROES SPEAK
FOR DEFENDANTS
Jake Hughes and Milton Ross De-
clare Powers and Foster Are
Wrong Men.

Jake Hughes and Milton Ross
both colored, who were unloading
brick from a truck at the rear OF
the Midland Ice & Fuel company S
office in Moline, Nov. 10, when Miss
Alice Samuelson, cashier, was
robbed by two men, told the jury in
circuit court this morning that
neither Frank Foster or James
Powers, the defendants, had any
thing to do with the crime.
The witnesses testifying for the
defense declared that Foster and
Powers were not the men. 1t APP
peared from the testimony that
Powers, at least, was known to
both men for some years. In fact
they said they had worked on the
same job with Powers in Aurora in
1916.
Hughes said that about 10 min
utes before the robbery was staged
the shorter of two men approached
him and asked for cigaret. He
said he saw the same man run out
of the Office by the rear door short
ly after, and that he recognized
him as the one who had requested
a smoke and been refused.
He was asked if Foster, who is
the shorter of the two men on
trial, was the one who had asked
for the cigaret. II never saw that
man before in my life," was Hughes
reply.
Hughes and Ross were employed
on the day in question by the Ryan
Construction company, which was
engaged in paving work near the
scene of the crime. While ad-
hitting that many people unknown
to them may have been about the
truck prior to the holdup, they in
sisted that the men who were seen
10 run from the office had been
taken note of before the robbery,
and that the man on trial were not
the ones.
Evidence introduced by the de-
tense yesterday afternoon was for
The purpose of presenting an alibi
1or the consideration of the jury.
According to the witnesses, Foster
and Powers were elsewhere at the
time the robbery was staged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
WANT HOSFELT
CASE REVIEWED
BY HIGH COURT
Schmidt e. Son and Illinois Oil
Company Ask for Writ Of Certi-
0rarf I'm Damage Suit.
Special to The Argus.l

a
Springfield, Ill, May 17.-Fred
T. Schmidt & Sons and the Illinois
Oil company of Rock Island have
fled a petition in the Illinois su-
preme court today asking for a
writ of certiorari to review the &C
ton Of the appellate court for the
second district in affirming judg-
ment of the Rock Island county
circuit court which gave Mrs. Car
oline Hosfelt $4,000 damages for
the death of her son, Howard Hos
felt, aged II years.
1t was alleged that young Hos
felt, who was bellboy at the Hotel
blackhawk, Davenport, Oct. 20,
1917, with another boy went to
Rock Island and purchased liquor
at the Schmidt wholesale liquor
house, 1917 Second avenue. He is
alleged to have become intoxicated
and was lodged in the city Jail of
Davenport and later in the Scott
county Jail, where he hanged him
self in his cell.
The Illinois Oil company owned
the building occupied by Schmidt
G. Sons.
The Globe & Rutgers Fire Insur-
ance company also filed a petition
for writ of certiorari in the SUI
preme court today to review the
action of the appellate court for
the second district in affirming the
judgment of the Rock Island cir
cult court giving the Illinois Oil
company of Rock Island a judg-
ment for 1874 for loss by fire of a
tank of the oil company in Okla
homa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
WILEY RESIGNS
STATEPOSITION
Iowa Labor Secretary Ill, Quits
Federation job; Des MOines
Asks Meeting.

Earl P. Wiley, Sioux City, re-
signed as secretary of the Iowa
Sta-e Federation of Labor at this
mornings business session in Dav-
export. The reason for his action,
he said, was i'll health.
Des Moines, Iowa City and Mar
shalltown are contenders for next
years convention. 1t seemed prob
able this morning that Des Moines
would be selected for this meeting.
If this takes place it is considered
likely that Des Moines will be cho-
sen for the location of permanent
headquarters of the federation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that ]. A. Bussard be
granted permission to install 4 gas
oline filling station at POS Fifth
avenue on condition that he files
the necessary petition and that i'll
stallation be approved by the COM
missioner of streets and chief of
the fire department. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Commissioner WITCH offered a res
olution that the ordinance proyid-
ing for the improvement of Twer-
ty-first avenue on the east side of
Twenty-seventh street, by grading,
draining. curbing and paving with
asphaltic concrete, be adopted.
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner WITCH read a report
of the board of local improvements
recommending the adoption of an
ordinance providing for the i'm
provement of Seventeenth street
from the south line of Eighteenth
avenue to the south line of TWEEN
ty-fifth avenue. by grading, drain
ing. curbing with combined concrete
curb and gutter and paving with
asphaltic concrete on a five-inch
concrete base to a width of TWEEN
ty-seyen feet between curbs; also
an estimate of the probable cost of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
25OIN GRADES
TO enter HIGH
Arnold Lau Visits Schools to Give
Instructions in Selection
of Studies.

More than $50 pupils of Rock Is
land grade schools are expected to
continue their studies in the high
school at the beginning of the new
school year in the fall. The en-
rollment in the fall is expected to
exceed that OF last year.
Arnold Lau, principal of the Rock
Island high school. made his first
visit to the grades yesterday after
noon. to give instructions as to the
selection of courses. Mr.. Lau gave
an explanation of the various stud
les and advised the pupils in their
selections. Next Friday Mr.. Lau
will again visit the grades and re-
ceive the courses which have been
selected, preparatory to outlining
the program for next year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
BANK CASHIER
PLEADS GUILTY
A. r. Buzzell. Missing Since Jan.
6, Makes Sudden Appearance in
Court; Given Sentence.
(SpeciaI to The Argus


Sterling, ILL.,. May IA. R.
Buzzell. formerly cashier of the
Lyndon State bank, at Lyndon, Ill,
who absconded on January 6, with
a shortage of approximately $54.-
900, suddenly appeared in county
court today before Judge Nels A.
Larsen, pleaded guilty and waived
jury trial He was given an in
Discriminate sentence in the Joliet
penitentiary.
The bank he nearly wrecked re-
opened about May 1, the stockhold-
ers partly making good the short
age and the depositors standing a
percentage of the loss.
Buzzell stated that he had been
communicating with his attorney,
J. T. Luben, for about six weeks.
Since his disappearance he has been
in Chicago and Milwaukee. His
wife was in the court room at the
time he was sentenced. He will
leave for Joliet tomorrow morn
ing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
RESCUE MISSIONS
SPEAKING PROGRAM

W. H. Ahrens, Chicago, will ad-
dress meeting at the Rescue Mis-
sion tonight James Daubney, head
of the mission, will speak tomor-
row night.
Eugene Miller will talk Friday
night and Rev. H. Turner, pastor
of the Congregational church of
Moline will be the speaker Satur-
day evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
OF GAS
BURIED TOGETHER
IN FAMILY LOT

Double. funeral services for Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh MCGEE, aged cou-
pie. found dead from gas asphyxia-
ton Sunday afternoon in their
home. CAT Fourteenth avenue, were
held at 9 O'Clock this morning in
st. Joseph's church. Rev. P. H
Durkin, pastor of the church, con-
Quoted the services.
The pallbearers were FRANK
Meenan, James Lyons, H. H. Unver-
forth. James Swift, William Colt
hardt and. Charles Weinberger
There were many beautiful floral
offerings. Burial was in the FAM
lily lot in Calvary cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
PLAYERS NOT HURT
WHEN THEIR SEDAN
ROLLS INTO DITCH

Farmers along the Harrison
street road two miles out of Dav-
export this morning saw a Stude-
baker sedan turned turtle at the
side of the road, all four wheels
pointing skyward. 1t was setting
for a scene staged by an all-star
cast of Grand theatre players last
night. Bert Smith, Wesley Harris
and Henry Runge were members of
the party. All escaped unhurt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
CITY OF SILVIS
PLANS TO SPEND
SUM OF $22, 900
Especial Moline servicel

An appropriation ordinance pro
viding for the levying of $22,600 10
finance operation of the various
city departments was adopted by
the SiIvis city council last evening"
This sum is s25 less than was lev
led last year.
John Harder of East Moline was
awarded the contract to erect =
shelter at the auto tourists camp
at Seventeenth street and First
avenue. The building Will cost
about $40.
Dan Bobbs was again given tho
contract to collect and dispose IF
the garbage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

and company, and
H. H. Cleayeland,
head of the H. H.
Cleaveland insur-
ance, loan and
bonding agency
of Rock Island,
were today elect
ed directors of
the Servus Rub
Der company.
Mr.. cleveland
is president of
the American Ma
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
SECOND TERMS FOR
OFFICERS OF CLUB

Directors of the Rock Island club
in session last night reelected C. A.
Beers, treasurer, and Mayor Levi,
secretary.
The reflections were unanimous
on the part of the board.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
HOOVER CALLS CONFERENCE.

Washington, May 17.-Secretary
Hoover announced the calling of
coal operators conference TO devise
means to protect consumers from
the tendency of coal prices to- rise
at the mines in certain districts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

place in the near III. ii. CieaVeIand
future.
In addition to Mr.. Adams and
the two directors-cIect, the other
members of the board are John T.
Crowley, Irwin S. Rauch, of Rock
Island, and Lawrence B. Icely, and
William. T. Church, Chicago.
The treasurer of the corporation
is Hasbrouck Haynes, Chicago.
Plans are being made to start the
erection of the company's first
Rock Island unit, employing 500
people, by June l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
JOKE on MOTHER.TN.LAM.

Kenosha. Wis, May 17.-When
Nestor Horace, 20, threatened to
shoot himself. his mother-in-iaw
gave him three dollars with which
to purchase a pistol. the police
said. His body was taken from
the river today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
ATTEND MEETING
QUINCY DIOCESE

Rev. w. L. Essex, rector Of Trim
ity church, W W. Montgomery,
John T. Stafford and James +.
Svrett attended a meeting of t.zs
standing committee of the diocese
of Quincy at Gaiesburg YESTERDAY
Routine business of the diocesa
was transacted The Rock Islan1
men made the trip by automobile.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
LEGION TO HAVE CARNIVAL.

= spe1IaI 800
Permission has been granted the
East Moline post, American Legion,
to sponsor a street carnival during
the week of May, 90. The r. w.
Brundage shows will furnish the
attractions, which will hold forth
on Sixteenth avenue between Eighth
and Ninth streets. Brundage is re-
urted to have the largest carnival
in the world.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

- N~
of Rock Island,
and secretary of
the Black Hawk
Building a n d
Loan association.
Judson J. Ad-
ans, president of
the Servus Rub
Der C o m p a n V,
said today that
the election OF
another Rock Is
land director will
probably t a k e
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
Municipal Matters
Regular Meeting Held April "a
1Qag

City council chamber. Rock Is
land, Illinois. April "a. 1es2.-Ths
city council met in regular session
at 5 O'Clock p. m, Mayor Schriver
and all commissioners present
The minutes OF the regular meet
ing held April II, 1922, were read
and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for
week ending April %, 1922, which
on his motion was allowed by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

said improvement in amount of
$50, 276.25 by the city engineer and
engineer of the board of local i'm
provements; and an ordinance pro-
viding for the said improvement,
which ordinance on his motion was
considered by unanimous vote
Adjourned Or motion of Mayor
Schriver. NJ. T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
TWO NAMED ON
SERvUS BOARD
II. H. Cleaveland and W. A. Rosen.
field Chosen Directors of
Rubber Company.

Walter A. RosenfieId, president
of the Rock Island Bridge and Iron
Works. and of RosenfieId. Honn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
SHOE MEN TO STRIKE.

Cincinnati. May IA strike of
union boot and shoe workers was
authorized to begin next Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

All rubies are not red. Violet,
pink and purple varieties have been
found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
Obituary
Henry Dingeldein.

Word has been received by Mrs.
Elizabeth Dinge1dein, 2951 Ninth
street, Rock Island, of the death of
her son, Henry Dingeldein, resi-
dent of Rock Island more than 20
years. His death, which occurred
yesterday at his home in Leeds,
Mo, was due to a complication of
diseases.
Mr.. Dingeldein was born in Rock
Island, May %. 1874, and was edu-
Gated in the public schools here.
He located on a farm near Reyn-
olds for number of years, but for
the last two years had been en-
gagged in business in Kansas City,
Mo. He was well known to a num-
Der of Rock Island people.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Dingeldein; ro.her,
Philip Dingeldein, Rock Island, and
three sisters, Mrs. William Holdorf,
Rock Island, Mrs. F. j. Schoening,
Presumption, and Mrs. M Miner.
Aledo. Philip Dingeldein attended
the funeral services, which were
held today in Leeds. Burial was in
the Leeds cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

tional Insurance company and OF
the L. K Cleaveland company. of
Moline. is vice president of the
Central Trust and Savings bank
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
Funeral of Ezra Shirbine.

Funeral services for Ezra D.
Sherbine will be held in the First
Methodist church of East Moline at
1 O'Clock tomorrow Rev R. W.
Van Alstyna will officiate. The
Odd Fellow ritual will be used. The
body will be taken to Canton. Ill,
for burial.
Mr.. Sherbine was born March
80, 1879, at Colchester, III. He is
survived by the parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Sherb:ne of East Moline,
the widow and three children,
George. Edith and Lyle, and five
sisters. Mrs. J. B. Barker of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Mrs. Fred Stewart of San
Francisco, Mrs. Charles Betson of
Peoria, Mrs. Elmer Anderson of
East Moline and Mrs. Russell Todd
of Canton, III.
He was a member of the K. P.
and l. o. o. F. lodges of East Mo
line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-10
NEW. YORK STOCK MARKET.

Wall st, New York, July 1o.-STOCkS-
Early offerings of stocks were easily abb
sorbed and prices strengthened for a time
on the demand for Mexican and Pan-Amefi-
can Petroleums, Standard Oil Of California
Studebaker and several of the. equipments,
fod and chain store specialtfes This adj
vantage was cancelled before noon when
fresh selling developed among rails and
domestic eils- Atlantic Coast Line, Chesa-
ferred shares Of the Missouri Pacific, Pere
Mafquette, Wheeling and Lake Erie and
southern Railway were especially heavy
Motor accessories, secondary Eteels and
coppers also lost ground. Call money
opened at AZ per cent
The week on the stodk exchange began
with irregular extensions to last Saturdays
general reaction Rails were under marked
pressure. rejecting conditions. Oils. chem
icals and coppers also lost ground Foreign
exchange, including German marks. were
steady. Last weeks clearing house state
ment showing a large actual cash gain
was expected to make for easier money
conditions, in the local market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-10

number of outside workers to remain
at home today. The heavy rain this
morning virtually flooded portion OF
the east side and men who worked
outside the shop buildings were COM
PEELED to wade puddles and small
ponds and lakes. This situation, Pur-
cell believed, might keep some of the
workers away for the day.
Most of the troops moving to Par
sons arrived at 4 o'clock this morning.
They are being quartered on the Katy
railroads athletic field.
No Street Meetings.
General Martin has issued orders
ings. A ban has also been placed on
the sale of ammunition and firearms.
Persons making sales will be arrested.
Troop organizations sent to Parsons
included:
Company NJ, 13Tth infantry. Law
renee, commanded by Capt. Samuel p.
Meyer; First Lieut.. Albert A. lGish;
Second Lieut.. Mahlon S. Weed
Troop A, Hath cavalry, Yates Cen
ter, commanded by Capt. Earle T.
Patterson; First Lieut. Paul A Can
nady; Second Lieut.. Elmer r. Wilson.
Troop B. Coffeyville, commanded
by Capt. Harry Lang; First Lieut..
George w. Noel; Second Lieut.. Braun
L. Bentley.
First Separate troop. attached Hath
cavalry, lola. commanded by Capt.
Winfield D. Jones.
Headquarters and squadron head
quarters detachment, Hath cavalry.
Maj. James f. Going; First
Lieut.. Arthur H. Waynaire; First
Lieut.. Charles w. Gordon; Second
Lieut.. Erie J. Moore.
Medical Detachment, Fort Scott,
Maj. Charles L. Mosely, Capt Earle
d. Tanquary; First Lieut.. Robert w.
Davis; First Lieut.. Thomas A. Fowler.