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ECICHARDT ASKS
$70,000 LIBEL
T SUIT DAMAGES
Grain G rawer' Bead iomrrtj f
TUt Coialy Sue ProfMHor and
Sebraska Farm Bareao.
William G. Eckhardt. retlrini
treasurer of the V. 8. Craln Grow
er, lac, with headquarters In Chi
cago, a son of Casper Eckhardt.
Buffalo Prairie farmer, has insti
tated a libel suit for $70,000 against
Professor H. C. Filley of the col
lege of agriculture of the Nebraska
university, and the Nebraska Farm
bureau.
Tha suit was filed in Lincoln,
Neb . and In the outgrowth of anj
article written by Professor fluey
and pubiahed by the bureau in
which Eckhardt is charged witn
extravagance in his official posi
tion i
The bill of particulars alleges
that the professot stated in his ar-l
tide that the minority group, 01
which Eckhardt was the leader,
was responsible for the large sal
aries originally voted to officers of
the U. S. Grain Growers, and was
responsible likewise for a large and
unnecessary expensive office space
rented the first year of operation.
It is claimed furthermore, that
Eckhardt was also charged with
promoting an advertising campuiga
which is now believed to have been
inefficient. The bill affirms that
these charges are entirely false an'l
malicious.
Was Pioneer A (tent.
IT. L. Burdfck of North Dakota,
who was allied with Eckhardt in
the controversy, is one of his attor
neys, b?ing associated with T. A.
Alien, formerly attorney general of
Nebraska.
Mr. Eckhardt and John Collier
of Kankakee county were the first
farm advisors in Illinois, Mr. Eck
hardt formerly being DeKalb coun
ty advisor.
START WORK ON
$20,000 HOUSE
Contract Awarded for Twelfth
Street Residence of Lonis
Mosenftlder.
Contract for the construction of
the new residence of Louis Mosen
felder, which will be started Mon
day at Twelfth street and Thirty
ninth avenue, was let yesterday to
Diedrich Ho&nboken & Son, 537
Thirty-eighth street. The residence
will cost approximately $20,000.
The electrical contract was let
to Fred G. inner, but plumbing and
heating awards have not been made
yet. The residence will be colonial
style with nine rooms. It will be
two stories, brick construction, and
a slate roof of five varigated colors.
The house will be completed about
Dec, 1.
The building will be set 250 feet
back on the property, running prac
tically even with thefrllevore N.
Simonson home on the'liext lot. A
large hall runs through the center
of the house, but is divided by a
wall, so that the front serves as the
reception hall and the rear contain
the staircase. The interior will be
enameled, whit and colored, and
the second floor doors will be of
mahogany. The hall floors will be
of red tile with white paints.
The residence will be in line with
the other new residences going up
In this district. Mr. Mosenfelder
i
platted this section, and has sold io
prominent tn-city people who ex
pect to build.
CHANG VOICES
INDEPENDENCE
Defeated Chinese general Sets l'
Independent Internment and
Kepadiates President.
Tien Tsin. China, May 13. (By
the Associated Press.! An inde
pendent government has been set
up by General Chang Tso Lin, de
feated military governor of Mukden.
A declaration of independence, is
sued from his headquarters at
Lu an chow says that, having been
divested by the president of author
ity in Manchuria, Mongolia and
Jehol, he henceforth repudiates ail
instructions from' the president and
all treaties negotiated by him.
New from the Kaiping mining
area is increasingly grave. The
American military forces, which
are in charge of the railway in that
section are considering the advisa
bility of withdrawing all foreigners.
If this step is taken it probably will
result in incalculable damage to the
mining property.
INTOXICATED MAN
LOSES MONEY AND
WATCH; NO CAPITAL
Emerging from the effects of a
hooch party, w. P. Mcintosh won
dered about several things this
morning in ponce court.
He w-ondered where his watch
was and where several dollars he
had ' last night had disappeared.
Last bat not least he wondered how
in the name of common arithmetic
he was going to negotiate a return
to Iris native town of Muscatine on
his iSl cents capital, the fare to
that: place being $1.05.
Believing Mcintosh had had trou
bles, enough. Magistrate 1. J. Cle
land dismissed his case.
t KESCTE MISSION?
Rer. H. A- Keithley of Silvio will
cendact the service in the Rock Is
land Rescue Mission this - evening.
There will be special music. Sun
day school will be held at S o'clock
tomorrow afternoon and in the eve
ning. W. H. Akrens, Chicago, will
lead tie bwttIcm.
Obitttary
JaJBfts Hleker.
Jamea Hickey, aged 7 years, 282
Iowa street, Davenport, for two
years employed at the Scott eouaty
court house, and nine years pre
vious to that time supervisor of the
poor, died yesterday as result of
an apoplectic stroke.
Born in Newport. N. Y.. in 184!,
at the outbreak of the Civil war he
enlisted in Co. E, lth Infantry,
N. Y.. at Fort Kdwarda in 1862 and
served three years. sustaining
wounds In action.
He was a member of August
Wentz post No. 1, Davenport. He is
survived by his wife, a son, and a
grandson.
Mrs. J. P. Stevenson.
Mrs. J. P. Stevenson, widow of
the late J. P. Stevenson, formerly
of Rock Island, died in the home of
her son, A. A. Stevenson, Ardmore,
Pa., Friday night. Mrs. Stevenson
was la her 84th year, and is sur
vived by her sons, A. A. Stevenson,
Ardmore, and Robert A. Stevenson.
New York City. Mr. Stevenson died
four years ago. He was a master
mechanic at Rock Island arsenal
for many years before the family
moved east about 25 years ago.
Funeral services will be held at
Ardmore at 5 o'clock Sunday after
noon and from Sampson Chapel,
Pittsburgh, 3 o'clock Monday after
noon. Interment will be at Pitts
burgh. William I!. ;.
William Howard Gates, 12-year-old
eon of Mr. and Mrs. George K.
Gates, passed away at 5:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the family
residence, 1857 Thirty-fifth stre-t.
Rock Island. Death followed a
week's illness. An inquest was con
ducted by Coroner John F. Maberry
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Knox mortuary.
William was born Jan. 6, 1910, in
Rock Island, and was a pupil in
the Horace Mann school. He at
tended school until a week ago.
Surviving are the parents, a sis
ter. Cora, and three brothers,
Waiter, Harry and Bruce, all at
home.
Private funeral services will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in the Knox chapel. Rev. O.
B. Enselman, pastor of the Cen
tenary Methodist church, will con
duct the services. Burial will be ia
Chippiannock cemetery.
Funeral of Mrs. (iebhart.
Funeral services for Mrs. Johr,
Gebhart were held at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon in the family resi
dence, 2424 Eighteenth avenue.
Rock Island. Rev. J. A. Chapman,
pastor of the First Methodist
church, conducted . the services.
The body was placed in the vault
in Chippiannock cemetery awaiting
the arrival of a brother, Henry
Brown, of California. Burial was
made in the family lot this afternoon.
LETTER TO WARN
TAX DELINQUENT
Will Add 20 rents to Sum A (rains t
Those Delaying Payment of
Assessments.
The county treasurer's office is
preparing to notify delinquent tax
payers by registered letter of the
assessment against them. This is
in accordance with the law and the
letters will be mailed out about
May 22. Ceorge H. Richmond, treas
urer, said today.
Delinquents who fall to pay be
fore that time, will be assessed
the cost of the registered letter,
plus 1 percent penalty attached
since May 1 and cost of advertis
ing. On June 1. the penalty will
be increased to 2 percent. Date of
the sale of property to cover taxes
due is June 12.
DESIRE IS VOICED
BY BUREAU UNITS
FOR COW TESTING
Members of the Buffalo Prairie
home bureau unit yesterday after-
! neon expressed themselves in fa
i vor of having cows which produce
i milk for family u:e tested for tu
: berculosis symptoms.
According to Miss Lucile Allen.
I home advisor, this opinion is shared
I by the members of the t'oe town
, ship unit, and Miss Allen is en
deavoring through p. II. Kdgerton.
1 farm advisor, to secure ihe services
jaf a veterinarian. The farm liu
jreau no longer maintains an official
! cow tester.
J Miss Allen will address the North
I Buffalo Prairie public school next
; Friday afternoon, the last day of
the school session for the year.
! AWARD CONTRACTS
FOR MOLINE JOBS
TO COST $79,241
(Sptoi&t Moline Service.)
Contract for the construction of
water main in the Highland addi
tion, ! Moline. was awarded to the
Moline Heating & Construction Co
this morning, by the board of local
iniDrovement3. The N'ntion.-il Cnn.
structlon Co. of Davenport submit
ted the lowest bid for the construc
tion of the sewer svstem. There
i were five other bidders for eaci
' job.
Bid of the Moline conspanv was
$41.T7.12. The sewer job was let
jfor $37,764.
j The new water and sewer sys-
ferns when complete will be about
iuur auu uue-uau mues in leugtn.
RUNS DISORDERLY
HOUSE: IS FINED
Ed Moffett paid a fine of $25 last
night in polit e court, on a charge
of operating a disorderly house on
Seventeenth street, between Sec
ond and Third avenues.
TO AMTSD BRI G ACT.
Washington, May 1$. a measure
to amend the Harrison anti-narcotic
act to prohibit importation of nar
cotics, vaa passed by' the senate.
I
i
AUGIE CINDER
EVENT COPPED
BY MONMOUTH
Score, 85 ta 41, DooM4 an Locals
in Browning FleU, JfolJne
Was Slow Meet
luonmouin more uihd uuuuieu i who are taking an extensive auiu
score on Augustana college in the mobile tour, arrived in Rock Island,
dual track meet this morning at their former home, yesterday, and
Browning field. Moline. The uj-togBth. New Harp
were: Monmouth. 85; Augustana, tr(p t(J New York they wU1 be ac.
41. . I
The meet was slow ail me way
iie way)
through and out of 14 events. Aw rlTed in Rock Island Thursday, be-. Historical Paeeant which
gusuna captured first in only one ing caUed home by the illness of, Geneva Historical F'Keaat cn
-the 220-yard dash. Captain Lilje-ihe8r grandmother. lis to be presented May 29. Hun-
data! took this event and was the; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Naab 152oJdreds 0f girls are to take the parts
"s"" .uui.muo.
locals, making 11 points, mis otu-
er points were made by taking sec-.
uuu in iue auu pkiwuu ...
me u-yara uasnes. juiijeuaui
made a spectacular finish in the 220
yard dash. He was trailing Ben
son of Monmouth a good distance
but with a burst of speed nosed out
his opponent.
Bear of Monmouth scored 23
points by taking first in the 100
yard dash, first in the pole vault.
second in the discus, first in the; Rock Island's -famous Nut club
javelin' and tied for second in the . is holding its annual meeting this
high jump. The summary: 'afternoon at the Watch Tower.
100-yard dash Bear, Monmouth: I After a dinner which will be
Liljedahl, Augustana; Benson, 'served at 6 o'clock tonight, offi
Monmuuth. Time, 10 1-5 seconds. Vers for the year will be chosen.
Mile run C. Niblock, Monmouth; 'John G. Huntoon is presiding over
Persons, Augustana; Kubitz, Au- the club and P. G. Greenwalt is
gustana. Time, 4:o8. 'secretary and treasurer.
2i:0-yard dash Liljedahl, Augus- Because Mr. Huntoon is president
tana; Darrow. Augustana; Benson, of the Rotary club which the Nut
Monmouth. Time, 2:! 1-5 seconds. ;club members hold is honor
120-yard high hurdles Anderson, ' enough for any man, there is a
Monmouth; Ingleson, Augustana; 1 movement on foot to defeat him
Kubitz, Augustana. Time, 17 4-5' for reelection. Rumor has it that
seconds. jjr. Greenwalt also is to give place
Half-mile S. Niblock, Mon- to a dark horse. The first ballot
mouth; Parson, Augustana; Dwyer, be informal, and a spirited
Augustana. rime 2: a-o.
440-yard dash Dugan, Mon
mouth; Uljedahl. Augustana: Mc
Allister, Monmouth. Time, 53 3-5
seconds.
220-yard low hurdles Anderson,
Monmouth; Ingleson, Augustana:
Dwyer, Augustana. Time, 28 1-5
seconds.
Pole vault Bear, Monmouth ; O.
Peterson, Augustana; Lincke, Au
gustana. Height, 9' 6".
Discus Loucks. Monmouth ; Bear,
Monmbuth; Cornell, Augustana.
Distance. Ill' 10 4-5".
High jump Griffith, Monmouth;
Bear, Monmouth, and Kubitz, Au
gustana. tie. High, 5' 6"
Broad jump Pinkerton, Mon
mouth: Griffith, Monmouth: Con
rey. Augustana. Distance, 20' 3".
Javelin Bear. Monmouth; An
derson. Monmouth: Kubitz, Augus
tana. Distance. 137' 3".
Two-mile run Smith, Mon
mouth: C. Niblock, Monmouth:
Lundberg, Augustana. Time, 11:10.
I0WANS MAKE
LOW ROAD BID
Capital Construction Company Sets
Ffcnire to Bnild Illinois Road
at $21,005 Per Mile.
Springfield. 111., May 13. A bid
of $21,005 per mile for 5.9 miles of
road in Henry county was made by
the Capital Construction company
of Des Moines. Iowa, the highway
I division announced today. Their
loiai inu, wnicn was the lowest of
three submitted, was $125,199.60.
PETERSON SPEAKER
AT GRADUATION AT
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL
Dr. Feter Teterson, Chicago,
president of the Illinois Lutheran
Missionary conference gave the hos
pital graduation address last eve
ning in the First Lutheran church,
Moline. at which six nurses were
graduated from the Moline Luther-
; an hospital. ,
j Dr. Phoebe Pearson, president of
the hospital medical staff, spoke on
the relation of the hospital to the
I community. Following the program
at the church, there was a public
; reception at the hospital. The grad
uates are Nelles Nelson. Geneseo:
Evelyn Lundeeu. Rock Island; Ella
Johnson. Holdredge Neb.: Laura
I Saunders,
' Schnehcle.
Cambridge; Elizabeth
Donnelson, Iowa: and
l Anna Oakberg, Swedona.
Hawthorne, Grant and Audobon
were the three leading schools in
jthe school savings collection made
by the State bank Friday. School
savings were:
i Audubon 14.34
'Center Station 159
I t.uison
j Eugene Field
Grant
7.0S
11.51
L'0.05
Frances Willard 6
51
iiraiiKiin
I Hawthorne
Horace Mann
I Irving .'
Kemble
22.42
11.44
11.24
9.28
Lincoln . . . 13.95
Longfellow 13 50
Lowell 1.66
Washington 11.56
Total
.$158.96
JOHN VOLK, AGED
LUMBER MAN, DLL
I
SCHOOL SAVINGS
i i
o . , . lnoc recognize it. Traders doing
John oik. Sr.. veteran lumber business in South Russia and Con
man of Rock Island, is seriously ill ' sUntinople often present their
i t "ul"r'."M " arwnue.
arnue.
as been in a riticatl condition I
al days, the limes' being due
ur tiu upru ill
st vera
to infirmities of age. Mr. Yolk is
fered injuries from a fall on the
icy pavement, but recovered and
waa able to be about until recently.
SPEEBFRS FIED.
A. M. Wenhoff and G. C. Morgan
were each fined $." in police court
last night when arraigned
speeding.
for
SATURDAY THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS- MAY
Personal Points I
u. o
Mrs. M. A. Weld. 1717 Twenty
fourth street, was called to Chica
go yesterday, where Mr. Weld is
in a hospital following an operation
a few weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Schnell. 909
Twenty-second street, are the par
ents of a bor. born Thursday at
'St. Anthony's hospital.
, Mjgl! Dorothy Rogers and Miss
Dorothy Schoessel are spending
the week-end with Miss Rogers'
narents in Mount Vernon, Ia.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHugh,
companion by Mrs. v
A. Crubaugh.
Miss Elsie Edstrom. Chicago, ar-
Tweiun sireei. r me iu cu.a 11
, daughter born yesterday at St.
Anthony s hospital. Mrs. Naab was
Miss Koge MCi-aK.e Deiore ner mar -
Tiae i
NUT CLUB BALLOTS
AT WATCH TOWER
FOR NEW OFFICERS
contest is anticipated.
TESTS SHOW LOW
GRADE MILK FOR
SALE IN SILVIS
(Special Moline Service.)
R. Swanson was the only one of
four milk distributors in Silvis
whose product showed up satisfac
torily in tests made by A. E. An
derson, Moline city chemist. Sam
ples taken from Swanson's wagon
showed a bacteria count of 6,000
and a butterfat content of 4 per
cent.
The other distributors, C. Fonte
noy, C. Vermeuller and H. Cappaert,
have been notified by Mayor Ceorge
Sleeth to improve the quality of
their products. Failure to do so
immediately will result in the re
vocation of their licenses.
Milk sold by Fontenoy tested
300,000 bacteria. Vermeuller's reg
istered 1,600,000 and Cappaert's
showed 26,000,000. Milk sold is re
quired to contain less than 150,000.
The above figures are the results
of tests made several days ago.
I ests made several weeks ago
showed samples of all four dealers
below requirements.
HOSPITAL FUNDS
ARE POURING LN
(Special Moline Service. 1
The campaign for funds was for
mally opened yesterday by the
board of directors of the Lutheran
hospital. Martin T. Rudgren, pres
ident of the board, announced that
the first subscription a check for
$100 had been received, where
upon six members of the board
signed up for a similar amount and
others promised liberal donations.
Plans for the campaign were dis
cussed at length at the meeting
yesterday. Dr. Peter Peterson,
president of the Illinois confer
ence, was present to encourage the
directors in their efforts.
The tentative goal set for the
campaign is $250,000. Of this
amount, the local hospital expects
to receive $70,000. The rest of the
fund will go to the Augustana hos
pital of Chicago. In the Rock Is
land district, however, all of the
funds will accrue to the Lutheran
hospital unless the donor desig
nates otherwise, and in'the other
districts of the conference the lo
cal hospital will receive 30 per
cent of the amount subscribed.
Campaign headquarters will be
established in the basement of the
First Lutheran church of Moline
next week.
RUSSIA NOTED FOR
.PECULIAR WAY OF
DOUn"G BUSINESS
Odessa. Business can be done
here in Russia but it must be done
the Russian way.
Time has no value, but patience,
flattery and a few cigarets will ac
complish wonders. Foreigners have
learned that a Russian never pets
around to a business proposition
until he has first flatly declined to
have anything to do with it. After
he has spent an hour or two ex
plaining why he cannot agree, he
will suddenly say, "Very well, I'll
do it."
This is particularly true of So
viet officials charged with issuing
the stamped documents, without
which a foreigner can hardly -move.
The officials find the most unreas
onable excuses for not issuing doc
uments, but if they are allowed to
talk themselves out, then given a
cigaret and a few words about So
viet efficiency, the permit usually
is forthcoming.
Frequently, after getting a per
mit to do some certain thin?. fh
j official to whom it is directed will
guarantees to Soviet officials
guarantees to soviet officials In
these places only to learn that they
cannot be reoognized. However a.
nine iiaiiery anu a tew cigarets
will usually bring a concession, oft
en more liberal than is called for in
the original permit
little flatterv
EXCEEDS SPEED LIMrr.
James Crownover was arrested
mis rue-noon tor exceeding the
speed iimit, and later in Dolic- court .
Magistrate D. J. Clelaad fined h.iu
$5 lor tfca otfanaa.
FDD SOW $13,744.
Rock Island's Community
fund at noon today was $13,744.
Yesterday's subscriptions totall
ed $7,836. and this morning's
pledges were $5,908. received by
divisional leaders as follows:
Mrs. D. X. Simonson ... $2,606
O. J. Stirrat 9"?
Mrs. F. E. Marshall 892
D B. Berquist 1,433
$5,908
GIRLS WHO BOB
HAIR CAN'T ACT
AS INDIAN MAIDS
Lake Geneva. Wis., May 13. The
bobbed hair fad has proved an ob-
.. ,n thft -nonsors of the Lake
f Tn.jjan maidens, but most oi me
, , in tnis neighborhood
have
bobbed hair and careful research
h failed to reverj an historical
, , iAir,m
with bobbed
hair. Fifty percent of the high
school giris assigned parts in the
pageant have been rejected be
cause of bobbed hair and now
whenever a girl applies for a part
the first requisite ia that uh have
long tresses.
STRESS IS LAID
ON IMPORTS IN
BANKER'S TALK
Chicacro Executive Points Way to
Prosperity at Sational Foreign
Trade Convention Session.
Philadelphia, May 13 Declaring
that the prosperity of the country
depends in part upon its imports,
Dr. Walter Lichenstein, executive 1 jectors. a majority of owners of
secretary of the First National ' property along Third avenue from
bank of Chicago told the Ninth Na-j Ninth to Thirteenth streets favored
tional Foreign Trade convention to-! resurfacing the avenue at a hear
day that to "have large exports 'ing before the board of local ira-
there must be correspondingly
large import, and with the increase
of both our prosperity will be
hanced."
tie also opposeu ueiiianuiuB m"
oavment of the allied debt.
"Exports are necessary for the
prosperity of the country," said
Dr. Lichenstein, "unless, indeed, we
are willing to face an indetermin-
ate period during which we should jjected construction of new paving
suffer stagnation and social and po-: on Thirty-first street between
litical upheaval. Ultimately we. Twelfth and Fourteenth avenues,
can be paid for our exports only Property owners were opposed to
by receiving imports from foreign tne improvement and the board
countries. I think that if we look labandoned it.
far enough ahead, the danger ofj
aumping 101 toreign goous "
American markets) is very much
exaggerated.
"If, however, we wish really to
increase the danger of competition
in our own markets, ail that will
be necessary for us to do is to in-
sist upon full payment or tne
debts due us from our late allies.
When we require payments of this
kind the effect is the same as an
over-estimation of our imports and
a checking of our exports, for the
payment of these huge debts means
the exportation of foreign goods to
us in enormous quantities, that be
ing the only way in which these
payments can be made.
Influx of Gold.
"If we have permanently a very
high protective tariff, which will
check imports into this country to
a marked degree, and our exports
go on as they did during the last
years of the war and immediately
following, then we shall have an
influx of gold which will increase
ultimately our currency, and thus
in the final analysis affect our
prices and prevent the exportation
of our goods. In a sensa that is
exactly what has been .taking
place."
Asserting that there is no spe
cial advantage in being a creditor
nation. Dr. Leichenstein said, "We
have still vast undevelop?d tracts
here at home, and it will be a long
time before it is likely that we
shall receive much greater returns
from foreign investments than we
do from domestic ones."
Prices and Profits.
Declaring that agricultural j
prices and profits are influenced by
the foreign market, and that during
the last .fiscal year about 37 per
cent of the wheat crop was export
ed, and in 1920 about 42 per cent
of the cotton crop. Dr. Leichen
stein said:
that somewhere between 40 and 45.
per cent of the people of the United I
States are still engaged directly;
and indirectly in agriculture pro-j
duction. It is idle to talk of any l
return to normal conditions in this!
country as long as one-half of the
working population is unable to j
market its product at proper i
prices." j
Referring to the fear that cheap i
European goods may flood Ameri-i
can markets, the speaker said. "As
a matter of fact, according to a re
cent number of The Nation's Busi
ness. Gsrmany's exports at present
are in quantity only 'a fourth of
what they were before the war, and
have been declining in recent
months."
RENEW EQUIPMENT
FOR PLAYGROUNDS
(Special Moline Service.)
East Moline playgrounds will
open June 15. Tbey will be con
ducted under the supervision of th
East Moline Woman's Community
league. There will be three cen
ters, at the Radden park on Sev
enth street hill, the Thirteenth
street playgrounds, and in the col
ored district.
New equipment will be installed.
Supervisors will be chosen in a few-
days.
SETTLE WAGE ROW.
New York. May 13. Fourteen of
the larger manufacturers of news
nrint nsner ir ih T'n,tH
paper in the United States
xnA ramj-i .
their employes at the close of a 1
va, coniarence.
13, 1922.
MRS. LITTIG, 76,
ANSWERS CALL
Resident of Bock Island S5 Tears
Passes After Five Days'
Illness.
Mrs. Anna Littig. aged 76 years,
a resident of Rock Island 55 years,
passed away at 6:20 o'clock yester
day afternoon in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John Tobin, 921
Nineteenth street. Death followed
and illness of five days.
Mrs. Littig, who was formerly
Miss Anna Schippner, was born
Sept. 17, 1845, in Ohio. She was
married to John B. Littig. in 1865,
and came to Rock Island two years
,,, h
her 'home Mr Littie died eight
h" me. tl mbg
l?r.l was a
- 8 thfui mother and" a
, resncteri
by everyone who knew
, y.or
Surviving are two sons. John and
Walter Littig, Rock Island, and
three daughters, Mrs. George Bo
sold, Emmetsburg, Iowa, and Mrs.
Mary French and Mrs. John Tobin,
both of Rock Island. Two sons,
Henry and Harry Littig, preceded
her in death. Twenty-two grand
children and 16 great grandchildren
also survive.
Funeral services will be held it
9 o'clock Monday morning in St.
Joseph's church. Rev. P. H. Dur
kin, pastor of the church, will con
duct the services. Burial will be
in Calvary cemetery.
FOUR BLOCKS TO
BE RESURFACED
Recommend Third Arenne Project
Despite Objectors; Abandon
One Proposal.
in spite of several vigorous ob-
i provements this morning in the
city hall. The board voted to rec -
en-'ommend this resurfacing project to
Uhe city council. Asphalt will be
iue mawimi auu is eMimaiea
at about $7 a front foot to proper-
ty owners on both sides of the ave
nue.
Another hearing this morning re
sulted in the rejection of the pro-
-RU A RM A T? TVTTT.AN"
; rSiiiiDIVLrtXt,, lilLLuu.il
YOUTH, IS FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY
Joseph Brasmar. aged 16, of Mi
lan, was found guilty by a jury in
mum
with its invitation to get out of doors. Make
your plans now to fully enjoy it.
Join the big Saturday evening downtown
crowd tonight. The street car will take
you comfortably.
Plan a visit for tomorrow to the parks and
the edges of town filled with blossoms and
flowers. The street cars will take you con
veniently. Be at the opening baseball game at Moline
Monday. The street cars go right to Brown
ing Field.
Ride to .Watch Tower any afternoon or
evening. The Inn is now open and is serv
ing table de hote dinners every evening.
The street carswill take you there economi
cally. The use of the street cars will fit nicely into all your
plans. They are safe. Try them. You will be pleased.
The fare is but 5 cents with an Identification Card.
Your
Comfort,
circuit court yesterday of charges '
made by a child. The jury return-;
ed the verdict 30 minute after re
tiring. William Van Ansdall of Moline
was sentenced to a day in jail by
Judge W. T. Church this morning
for theft of machinery from Deere
& Co. Van Auedall pleaded guilty
yesterday.
GIVEFLAGSTO
SCOUT TROOPS
Patriotic Organisations to Present
Girls With Colore at -May
1 Ceremonial.
Ceremonial at which each of the
13 Girl Scout troops -of the city
will be presented with a flag by
pau-iuuc Uisu,ii1Uu, w.i. u? "V"event8 bave been drawn up by the
Rock Island library, Mrs. E. C.
Berry, chairman of the girl scout
council, announced this morning.
The banner won by the Lily troop
of the Evangelical Church of Peace
will be presented at this ceremo
nial. Plans are being made to
make this a gala occasion. Repre
sentatives of the various patriotic
organizations will make the presen
tation of the flags, which will be
accepted on behalf of the troops
by a member of each of the groups.
Ocher program numbers will be ar
ranged by the troops.
This is the first time that flags
have been presented to the Girl
Scouts, but on several occasions
organizations have suggested this.
The ceremonial has been planned
so that each of the troops will be
presented with flags simultaneous
ly. INVITE FRIENDS TO
CLOSING MEET OF
GYMNASIUM CLASS
Members of St. Joseph's school
alumnae gymnasium class invite all
friends to attend the closing class
exercises and exhibit to be held in
the parochial school auditorium
next Tuesday evening at 8:30
o'clock.
The class has been under the in
structions of Mrs. Margaret Con
ger Mirfield. Chicago, whose work
in general has been so successful
that the facultv of St. Josenh's
Bcnool is planning an extension
'next year 0f the activities under
; ner direction.
Children 's classes will be con-
tinued until a public exhibition
scheduled the first
week in June
has been held.
ARM IS BROKEN
IN ATTEMPT TO
CRANK AN AUTO
Max Tepper. son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Tepper. 1402 Fifteenth ave
nue, suffered fracture of two bones
in his right arm when he attempt
ed to crank his delivery car in
Coal Valley, Thursday. Dr. Myers
of Coal Valley, set the break, and
Mr. Tepper was brought to Rock
Island. Mr. Tepper conducts a gen
eral tore in Coal Valley.
s
Affords You
Convenience, Economy
r Weather
Here
Street
Car
ACTIVE GROUPS
FOR MEMORIAL
DAY APPOINTED
Snb-fommittees to Complete Pro.
gram May 80 Are Selected by
Executive Body.
Fifteen committees have be? n ap
pointed to make final arrangements
for the Memorial day program.
Tuesday, May 30. J. M. Beardsley,
chairman of the executive commit
tee, and H. L. Becker, secretary,
today announced the committees'
personnel.
The general outline of the day s
executive committee, but minor de
tails of each of the events win be
completed by the sub-committees.
The firing salute will be given by
the Spanish War veterans, the hu
gle call played by George Stroehlp,
and the opening prayers will be by
Rev. Guy B. Williamson at the
monument at the court house, and
by Chaplain H. L. First, John Bu
ford post, G. A. R., at the ceme
tery. Harry F. Kelly. Ottawa, state's
attorney of LaSalle county, will
speak at the court house. Judge F.
D. Letts of the Scott county dis
trict court, at the cemetery. Walter
A. Rosenfield. commander of Ro-k
Island post No. 200, American Le
gion, will be master of ceremonies,
and W. L. Franks, United Spanish
War Veteran, marshal of the dav.
The ladies' auxiliaries have been
appointed to decorate at the river
front. The auxiliaries will meet at
the court house at 1 o'clock Mon
day afternoon to prepare the flow
ers there under the supervision of
Mrs. Sarah J. Norris. Other com
mittees, other than the executive,
which is composed of Mr. Beards
ley, Mr. Becker. D. B. Bergquist
and C. L. Beardsley, are:
Finance committee J. M. Beards
ley, H. L. Becker, Dr. Ixuis Os
trom, Robert McConochie, B. I.
Farrax, John Carse, W. L. Franks.
Reception W. H. McConochie,
Paul Preston. Sam Ryerson.
Invitation L. M. fitterington, K.
H. Dunavin.
Music Clyde Eberhart, Robert
McConochie.
Transportation D. B. Bergquist,
Andrew Blade!, George Ague.
Speakers Sam Ryerson, W. A.
Rosenfield.
Flowers J. M. Beardsley, It. L.
Becker, Chris Koch.
Flags and decorations George E.
Bailey. C. L. Beardsley, Alphonse
Rochow.
Automobiles Sam Ryerson, Clyde
Eberhart.
Decoration of monument at court
house C. L. Beardsley. George
Clapper, W. N. Gilbert. Arthur Mc
Neill, all lady auxiliaries, city
school teachers.
Decoration of monument at cem
etery R. F. McConochie. L. M.
Titterington, W. L. Franks, W. F.
Frye.
Decoration of graves Daughters
of Veterans, Sons of Veterans.
Programs and printing C. L.
Beardsley, H. L. Becker.
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