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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

paper editor: "I served IA months
overseas, seven in actual fighting,
and was wounded. Am walking the
streets day in and day out looking
for work with no avail with a $50
grocery bill staring me in the face
and two months back rent also
and one threatening to put me out
and no credit from the other. What
are my babies going to do? Starve?
And my poor worried wife,"
Warm weather is here, for which
these unhappy comrades of ours
are thankful But they can starve
as easily in summer as in winter.
They can as easily believe the
country for which they fought has
forgotten them. All they want is a
chance to work, to become self
supporting citizens of their COM
munities. We have asked all our
jobless to go back to their home
towns. Now We ask their home
towns to help them. Give them
work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
COUNTY GROUP
TO AID HEDDINC
COLLEGE PLANS
Financing OF Removal to Moline
Promoted by County Committee
of so Persons.

Movement to finance the removal
of Hedding college, from Abingdon
to Moline, is to be the task of a
representative committee of SO
people selected from various COM
munities in the county, including
Rock Island.
Announcement to this effect was
made today by DR.. John T. Jones,
superintendent of the Methodist
church in the Rock Island district
The personnel OF the committee
will shortly be made public, and
the members are now being select
ed. The committee will meet with
the Moline Chamber of Commerce
next Friday evening at 6 o'clock,
for conference
DR.. Clarence W. Greene, president
of Hedding college was in Rock
Island today in conference with DR..
Jones regarding the arrangements
being made for the removal of the
institution to Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

John T. Crowley's entire business
carer has been associated with the
manufa cture of rubber footwear.
His first position was with the
Lambertville Rubber company,
Lambertville, N j., and it was I'M
der the direction of his father,
plant superintendent, that he work
ed through every department of
this company, and for a number Of
years sold the product to dealers in
the state of Ohio. He thus was
able to acquire a thorough knowl-
edge of the process of making rub
Der footwear from the time the
crude rubber enters the plant I'M
til the finished shoes are shipped to
the trade and the added advantage
of visiting merchants after deliv
cry.
In December, 1908. Mr.. Crowley
entered the employ of the Beacon
Falls Rubber Shoe company, Bea-
con Falls, Conn, as assistant super
intendent This company at that
time was making 10000 pairs OF
shoes daily. Three years later, Mr..
Crowley became superintendent.
With increased business another
plant was located at College Point,
Long Island, N. Y, of which Mr.
Crowley was made general super
intendent. Two thousand people
were employed, and the daily out
put of the plant was $4,000 pairs
of shoes.
Mr.. Crowley has developed a
number of boots and shoes which
have been very successful, and his
association with the Servus Rub
Der company means that it will be
fully equipped with the expert
ence and knowledge necessary to
produce a product that will not be
excelled.
The trade mark Of the footwear
to be manufactured under Mr..
Crowley's direction, will contain
the name of the city of Rock Island
imprinted upon the sole of every
shoe made at the Servus plant.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
MUST PROTECT
ELMS AGAINST
BUGS ADVANCE
Tussock Moths WIN Damage Trees
Unless Fought, Mayor Points
Out

Rock Island must look to pre-
serving her trees at this time Of the
year." said Mayor H. NJ. Schriver
today, referring to insects that
have been creating havoc annually
among the fine old elms for which
travellers praise Rock Island.
The method of preventing the
of trees by the tussook
moth, the most common of tree,
pests and the most destructive, is
the ringing of the tree with some
sticky, glue-like substance
The tussock moth gains access to
the upper parts of the trees as eggs
carried by caterpillars, at this time
of the spring season.
Live Off Leaves.
The caterpillars crawl up the
trees and deposit eggs among the
leaves. The insects which gnaW at
the elm leaves destroy the Life OF
the tree.
This may be prevented, according
to horticulturists, by putting wide
ring of some glue-like substance
which does not dry up-a commod-
ity which may be purchased az
hardware and other stores
the trunk of the tree at a conven-
lent height This halts the advance
of the tussock moths.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
PLAN PROGRAM
FOR EXERCISES
AT AUeUSTANA
Class Day for Seniors May 26-
College Band and Ex-Seryice
Men Memorial Plans.

commencement exercises for the
college, seminary and conserva-
sory graduates Of Augustana will
begin Friday. May IS, and close
Wednesday, May 81.
The detail program for each OF
the events on these dates has not
been completed, but the general
outline for the exercises has been
announced. DR.. John A. w. Haas,
president of Muhianberg college,
AIIenberg, Pa, will give the address
~ the college commencement and
Rey. A. Thee. Exblad. Superior
Wis. secretary of the college board
will be the speaker at the seminary
exercises.
Senior class day will be observed
Friday, May 26, with a program at
o'clock in the evening. DR.. Gus
tav A. Andreen, president of the
college board, will give the bacca-
laureate sermon at 1920 o'clock
Sunday morning, May %, in Zion
Lutheran church, Rock Island. At
7.45 o'clock that evening the Au-
gustana foreign missionary society
will give a program in the First
Lutheran church, Moline
Graduation exercises for the COM
mercial department of the college
will be held at II o'clock, Monday
morning in the Augustana chapel.
Rev. Ekblad will speak at the sem
mary exercises which will be held
at o'clock that evening in the
chapel.
Augustana college board will
meet at o'clock Tuesday morning,
and at II o'clock all ex-service men
Of the college and the student body
will join in the Memorial day serv-
ices at the courthouse. At o'clock
that afternoon the cornerstone of
the new seminary building on Zion
hill will be laid, with Rev. G. A.
Brandelle, president of the Angus
tana synod, speaking. The Alumni
Varsity baseball game on Ericsson
field will be held at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The alumni association will hold
its annual meeting in the chapel at
5 o'clock that evening.
Alumni Reception.
The college commencement exer-
eises will be held at 10 o'clock We'd
nesday morning, at which time DR..
Haas will speak. AT 1 o'clock that
afternoon the alumni reception and
dinner will be given in the gym
nasium, and at s O'Clock in the ev-
ening, the conservatory of music
class will be graduated. The grand
concert and cantata. "Hiawatha's
Wedding" will be given by the mus
ic students.
DR.. Andreen will be speaker at
the commencement program Tues
day of Luther college, Wahoo, Neb.
The exercises at Wal1oo begin to-
day and will include the rendition
Of Handel's Messiah" by the Luth-
eran College Oratorio chorus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
Gen. No. Col.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the Board of
Local Improvements of the City of
Rock Island, Illinois, has filed in
the County Court of Rock Island
County, certificate of the cost of
the Improvement entitled in said
Court, "In Repetition of the City
If Rock Island, Illinois, to assess
the cost of the resurfacing with
asphaltic concrete of Fifth Avenue
from Eighteenth to Nineteenth
Streets" and said certificate also
shows the Court costs, the amount
of accrued interest, and the total
amount Of said assessment and
also that there is a rebate of
$117653 and said certificate also
states that the said improvement
conforms substantially to the re-
quirements of the original ordi-
nance for the construction of the
same as required by law, and that
final hearing on said certificate
will be had on the Goth day of
May, A. D. 1922, at the hour of nine
o'clock A. M, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the Court will
permit. All persons desiring may
file objections in said Court be-
fore said day and may appear on
the hearing and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois,
this 5th day of May. A D. 1922.
H NJ. SCHRIVER,
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
FRANK WITCH,
JOHN MURRIN.
WIN. FITZSIMMONS,
Board of Local Improvements of
the City of Rock Island, Illinois.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
VETERANS WILL
BE SERVED ON
MEMORIAL DAY

Dinner will be served to all war
veterans Memorial day, May 80, in
Memorial hall, courthouse.
The four organizations which are
sponsoring the Memorial day exer-
cises-the G. A R, Spanish War
Veterans, Sons of Veterans and
Legion-are combining to
serve the lunch, so that ex-service
men after attending the morning
parade and program may lunch at
the courthouse and go from there
to Chippiannock cemetery for the
program. The lunch will
be served by the Helen Gould aux
iliary Of the Spanish War Veterans
organization.
Naming Of committees for other
arrangements for Memorial day
have not been completed by J. M.
chairman of the gener-
al committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

! Unlike his two brothers who Sc
cured college educations, Irwin j.
Rauch, second vice-president and
general sales manager of the Ser
vus Rubber company, was afflicted
at the age of 10 with the Horace
Greeley fever to go west, and left
his birthplace on a farm in Column
biana county, Ohio, once the habi-
tat of his Observation-Disclosures,
and spent a year in Denver aud Sill
verton, Colo.
After this experience, coupled
with a brief residence on the farm
of an uncle near Ida Grove, Iowa,
he spent five years in the large re-
tail shoe establishment of B. Him
melrich's Sons, Pittsburgh, Pa,
during which period he went to
business college at night.
A year was spent by Mr.. Rauch
with the keystone State Savings
and Loan company. establishing
loan boards and selling gold bonds.
Because of his success in this line
he was asked to help organize the
Indemnity Savings and Loan asso-
citation, Cleveland. Ohio. He stayed
in the employ of this company for
a year. after which he bought a
retail shoe store at Columbiana,
Ohio, retaining the business for %
years. Mr.. Rauch still is interest
ed financially in a retail shoe
store at Warren, Ohio.
Selling the product of the Beac-
on Falls Rubber company, in Ohio,
be became interested in the distri-
button and making of rubber foot
wear. One of the condolences in
his life is the fact of his buying
ILambertville, "Snag Proof rubber
footwear from John T. Crowley,
manufacturing director of the Ser
Vus Rubber company, who began
selling in northeastern Ohio in the
same year Mr.. Rauch bought the
'Columbiana shoe store. A close
friendship begun at that time be-
tween the two men has continued
for many years and has brought
them together in the organization
OF the first rubber footwear fac
tory in Illinois, which both men be-
lieve has a wonderful future be-
fore it.
For the last three years Mr.
Rauch has been interested in the
New Thread Tire company which
has factories at Columbiana and
at East Palestine, Ohio.
The Rauch family in Ohio has
staying qualities" and the farm
first settled by the great-great
grandfather of the general sales
manager of the Servus Rubber
company, 100 years ago, is at pres
ent owned by one of MI Rauch's
uncles. His ancestors were all of
them long-lived, and his father
back in the Buckeye state is at
present nearly so years of age. His
great:-grea grandfather lived to be
'9S.
If family characteristics are a
safe criterian, Mr.. Rauch will event
ually become one of Rock Islands
oldest citizens il the days when
the account of the organization of
the Servus Rubber company will
read like page out of the distant
past.
Girl students of the University
of Oregon have organized a rifle
team
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
NEW PASTOR WILL
PREACH TOMORROW
AT FIRST BAPTIST

Services tomorrow at the First
Baptist church will be conducted
by the new pastor, Rev. G. A.
Sheets Rev. NJ. Sheets and his
wife arrived in the city during the
week and have located in the par
sonage. SI1 Fifteenth street. Their
son and daughter will come at the
close of school terms. Rev. Mr..
Sheets was formerly pastor Of the
First Baptist church in Rockford
and received his call to the local
congregation several months ago.
The subject for the first sermon
by the new minister tomorrow
morning will be Communion" In
the evening he will speak on
Builders" New members Will be
received into the church and the
Lords supper observed at the
morning hour. A special program
has been planned for the Sunday
school hour observing children's
week
The Rockford ministerial asso-
citation published the following
statement on Rev. Mr.. Sheets de-
parture in the Rockford Register
Gazette:
"The Rev. Mr.. Sheets was re-
garded as one of the really able
men of the association. He was
interested in every good cause and
took broad view of every question.
He is a fine scholar, a good think
er, kindly. sincere and broadmind-
ed: the kind of minister city
can i'll afford to lose. Fortunately
he is not lost to Christ's- cause, but
with good health given him, will do
as fine work in Rock Island as he
has done in Rockford.
Signed. Committee"
1.-THE ministerial association
nrays for him a useful ministry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Born at Dresden, Ohio, Aug. "a,
1880, Judson j. Adams, president
OF the Servus Rubber company, Sc
cured his education in the Dresden
schools and at the Ohio State uni
versity, Columbus, Ohio.
In 1900, Mr. Adams become con-
nected with the Henry c. Werner
company Of Columbus, wholesale
dealers in boots, shoes and rubbers,
with which he was associated until
1904, when he became selling agent
in Illinois for the Beacon Falls
Rubber Shoe company, Beacon
Falls, Conn, in which position he
remained until 1915. In that year
he was advanced to the post of
western sales manager, with juris-
diction over distributing houses Of
the company, in Chicago, Minneap-
oils, Kansas City and San Fran
cisco. He was elected treasurer Of
the corporation in 1916.
After the death in 1921 of Tracy
s. Lewis, president of the Beacon
Falls Rubber company, man with
whom Mr.. Adams had been closely
associated, Mr.. Adams, realizing the
opportunity of an independent
western rubber footwear company,
resigned his position. to form and
put in operation such a company.
The reason for this decision was
that his close connection with the
industry for over 81 years had ac-
quainted him with the. fact that
manufacturing concerns located in
the east were put to great overhead
expense through the distribution of
the greater part of their product
through jobbers or distributing
houses maintained by the com
NAMES
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
DAVENPORT SHARES
HONORS FOR FIRST
ELECTRIC RAILWAY

The observance this week of the
anniversary of the establishment of
the first electric street car service
at Richmond, Va, calls attention to
the fact that Iowa missed by only
three months, the honor of having
had the first electrically operated
street car in the country. The line
was completed at Richmond on May
4, 1888. On Aug. - of the same
year, there was witnessed the in
itial trip of an electric railway car
at Davenport
The first trip was made up Brady
street hill in the middle of the
night There was no necessity for
the warning clang of the gong.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
I.AYMEN SPEAK TO
CITY MINIS ERS
MONDAY MORNING

Four laymen are to be the speak
ers at the regular meeting of the
Rock Island Ministerial Alliance
Monday morning at Q o'clock at the
Y. NJ. c. A. The speakers will be
E. B. McKown, DR.. ]. H. Nichols,
Justine Washburn and W. B. Nc
Intyre-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
B'NAI BIRTH WILL
OBSERVE MOTHERS
DAY SUNDAY, MAY Il

Mothers day will be observed by
members of tri-city chapter, indie
pendent Order of B'nai Birth, Sun
day afternoon are being made. and
in the evening there will DE a
dance in Thielke's hall.
The popularity contest which the
B'nai Birth is holding will close a.
this meeting and awards will be
made at the dance. Much interest
has been shown in the contest, the
list of entries having increased
since the original nomination.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
LOSES RIGHT HAND
UNDER WHEELS OF
RAILROAD TRAIN

The right hand of Robert Falk-
ner of Athens. Ohio, was ground
off beneath the wheels of a Rock
Island Lines train as it left the
Davenport station Thursday night.
He was unable to tell how the ac-
cident occurred. White-faced and
weak, with the blood dripping from
his mangled hand he staggered into
the station, crossing the Harrison
street viaduct.
1t is believed that Falkner lay
down to sleep on the right of way
and, turning, flung his hand over
the rail.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
CONDO CASE is
DUE FOR TRIAL
IN CITY COURT
Especial Moline Service,

Fifty men have been summoned
10 appear for jury service in the
Moline city court next Monday. The
first case on the docket is that of
Victoria Zagorac, Administrative
is asking damages from the Rock
Island lines Zagorac was killed at
the Carbon Cliff crossing of the
railroad.
There Is possibility that the
case Of John Condo against the Bur
lington railroad will be tried next
week. Mr. Condo was permanently
injured in collision between an
automobile and train near Kewa-
nee in 1919. Mrs. Condo and Mr..
and Mrs. George McMaster were
killed in the same accident Dam
age suits have been filed in behalf
of their heirs.
Men who have been summoned
Tor service are as follows:
Moline-C. W. Josephson, Gust
Nordstrom, Harry Anderson, M.
shuda. R. w. Wilson, ". H. Leon
ard, A H. Einfe1dt. John McDon-
aid. S. T. Kent, c. F. Limburg,
august Johnson, Ray HartSock, w.
3. Black, Arthur ]. Jasper, C. w.
Black, G. NJ. Conley, c. ]. Joseph
son, Jr., w L. Dohrn.
South Ioline-John Anslem and
Henry Brandt.
Rock Island-Thomas Buckley,
I, Z. Nekan, T. H. Dolly, Ben Swan
son, Charles Beady, A. B. Carlson,
D. D. Shaw, Ray Powers, w. G..
Ganley, Thomas Byrnes, I. H.
haege, L. L. Bance, S. H. Hunt, E.
I. Berry, Ben FrodelI, o. W. Bel
Den, Joe Jackson, A. Asplund. H. E.
hilbert R G. Hudson.
:, South Moline-John Anselm,
Henry Brandt.
Hampton. J. Korb. George
Honstetter, William Suess, Otto
odendahl, Courtney Fisk
Zuma-John H. Brown, Oliver
Leske.
buffalo Prairie-Wayne Potter.
Drury-Carl Kleist.
Fort Byron-Oscar Larson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
TRADES DAVENPORT
HOLDING FOR FARM
NEAR ROCK ISLAND

The stucco store and fat build
ing, 1605-1609 Harrison street, DaF-
export, has been purchased from
Louis Stark by Tom Agar, who
gave a 140-acre farm, nine miles
west OF Rock Island in exchange.
The building is occupied by sew
eral stores and the upper floor Is
given over to apartments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
SCHOOL SAVINGS

Lincoln, Kemble and Horace
Mann were the three leading !
schools in the school savings col
lection made by State bank Friday, |
The school savings are:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Of the 72.311 persons drawing
olo-age pensions in London. more
.nan tWo-thirds are women.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Girl students of the University
of Oregon have organized a rifle
team.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

National Commander, American
Legion
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-08
WORLD MARKET PAGE
Cotton

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7.-Early
declines In cotton today did not lnHt
long as the market soon acquired
a strong tendency 90 advance. under
quiet but persistent buying, which
listed until tho noon hour. In the
afternoon something OF "a waiting
market developed because Of the
ensu3 bureau report on ginning
that iA due ON the opening tOmor-
row and moderate rocessions from
the highest levels occurred, the
close showing net galua Of 10 TO 10
points.
In Tho early trading rather lib
cral offcriugg resulted from poor
cables but after declines OF 6 10 1G
points January dropped 10 2lc, no
further selling power was lcft and
the market commenced to recover.
by the middle OF the morning a
broad buying movement was under
way.
After the noon hour there was
loSA demand and The advance lost
Roadway, after amounting to "a to
80 points. The recossioua Of the
lato trading were duo 10 profit tax.
ing operations among recent myers.
"a part az which was prompted by
the ncaruoss OF the ginning stalls
ties. During the day, a private
bureau issued a report showing o.
23b 600 bales giuncd 10 the first OF
December. The report further ps-
that after the first Of De-
ccmher 10000 bales were yet 10 be
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-08
WOOD STAYS ON JOB
Philippine GoyernOr-Gener8l De-
cjdes to Remain at Post-Turns
Down University Offer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Mat.
Gen. Leonard Wood. governor
general Of the Philippine islands.
has decided to remain at his pres
ent post and not TO accept the offer
made by the University of Pennsyl-
vania to be the provost of that insti-
tuition, according to information re-
ceived here today by administration
officials.
Previously General Wood had
made request Of tho university for
an extension of time before
ing the office OF provost in order to
see the completion of the legislation
program he had sponsored in the
Philippines. II was expected that
the Philippine Legislature would
enact certain reorganization pro-
posals oon after January I. but II
Is now understood hat the legisla-
ture and other governmental ma
chinery have failed to function as
rapidly as was anticipated. Certain
features OF the program which Cen
eral Wood put forward, II Is be-
Heved, will be under consideration
for some time before they are fin
ally made effective.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-08
T0RRENTIAL RAIN
SENDS WHEAT UP
Continued Interference
With Argentine Har-
vest Aids Wheat

CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-Torrential
rains Interfering with tho harvest In
Argentina led to higher prices for
wheat today Tho market closed
firm Ht I-sc 10 i-2c net gain, with
May Sl16 JS to "a and July sos
LIS TO ia. Corn finished IA to
! Ito up, oats at I-Sc TO l-4&3-Sc
advance, and provisions varying
from unchanged figures 70 a rise OF
) cents.
Before news was received telling
u un~fayOrahla weather conditions in
Argentina, the wheat market here
had shown a tendency to decline Ia
sympathy with lower quotations Mt
Liverpool Bulls, however. were en-
c%OuraEcd by the fresh advauccin ster-
Hing exchange and by word OF ex-
port business at tho gulf Of Mexi-
CO.. AT this j%uncturc, Argentine ad-
vices became the dominating factor
and continued so throughout the re-
mainder OF the day,
Reports that Ice had formed over
the wheat fields In many sections
OF Nebraska attracted some atten-
ton owing To indications OF unsat-
lsfactory growth OF wheat there this
season..
Wintry weather and scarcity OF ru-
raj offerings CAV Independent
stcnRth 10 corn and oats. Besides
estimates OK the Italian corn crop
put at 20, 600, 900 as against 9.000,-
coo bushels last year.
Provisions were firmer In line
with hog values, despite free SELL
Ing OF lard by houses with Liverpool
connections.