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T11K HOCK ISLAND AJtCFS. WEDNESDAY, DECEM IJEU 23. 1914. o k MOLINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGU 2 ATTACK AND ROB ROCK ISLAM) MAN Three Youths Admit Rolling J. A. Atkins and Tak ing $75. port. The rifles aboard the Nleuw Amsterdam were used for first time when the liner was about eight miles from Dover, in the Knglish channel. Two floating mines were sighted and the ship wa stopped while Second Of ficer Van Krp fired at them. One tf the mine?, punctured 6ix times, sank. PLACE ON RAILROAD TRACK MRS.F.A.JOHNSON SUDDENLY CALLED MAKE PLANS FOR STATE GATHERING Expected Victim to Be Run Over by a! Trai. oestrovina Evidence Swedish - Republican of Their Crime. League Session in Moline To Be Notable One. J A. Atkins of Kock Island into ..mtro.i.-ciou.nos and robbing; HELD ON JOHN ERICSON DAY him of ITS is a charse admitted by I three young men. little more than boys, who were brought before Magis trate Frank Uustafson in police court this morning. Following their attack ujirn Atkins they left him on the rail- J . . t . nt r, K V la f m i Tl The names, addresses and ages of Invitation will be extended to Sena-tl-.e thre prisoners are: tor Lawrence Y. Sherman and Gov- t larr.n e Tumberp, aee IS, 401 Fifth . ernor George Carlson of Colorado to be the principal speakers at the ban- Senator L. Y. Sherman and Governor George Carlson of Colorado Invited to Speak. avenue. Moline. rharles Nelson. ge 23, 22 Korty fiftii street. Rrxk Island. James Haniwn. aged 19. ::os Forty fifth street. Rock Island. Another member of the gang has jiot yrt been placed under arrest. News of the attack upon the Rock Is land man. which occurred Saturday niirht. was suppressed Monday by the police as it was feared that publicity would work disaster in their case. Ar rests were made late yesterday. If found guilty the boys face a term of from one to II year. Stopped at Saloon. While returning to his home Ing a visit with his brother in Molnie. parts 0( the state to the number of quet of the Swedish-American Republi can club to be held In this city on i John Kricson day. March 9. A meet ing of the members of the club was held Tuesday evening in the office of Frank J. Landee and preliminary ar rangements for the state gathering were made. President Frank J. Landee, Secre tary' O. L. Peterson and Treasurer Kmil Johnson were vested with the power to appoint subcommittees and Wife of Secretary of Moline Furniture Company Suc cumbs at Her Home. HEALTH POOR FOR YEARS Had Been Better Than Usual Lately, However Funeral to Be Held Saturday. Following an illness of several years. Mrs. Carrie Johnson, wife of Frank A. Johnson, secretary of the Moline Fur niture company, passed away at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon In the home. 1232 Fourteenth street. The many friends of Mrs. Johnson are shocked by the news of her passing, as during the last week she had seemed in better health than usual. She had spent the last few winters In Florida accompanied by her daughter. Gladys, seeking relief from an affliction that followed an attack of pneumonia contracted several years ago. It was her intention to spend the rest of this winter In the southwest, hoping that the dry climate would prove beneficial. Mrs. Johnson w-as born Dec. 6, 1865, in Helsingland. Sweden, and came to America with her parents at the age of 2 years. The family located at Bishop Hill and after a short stay in that vil lage moved to this city which has been her home since. She was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Frederickson Mr. Atkins, according to his story re lated to the police Saturday, stopped a moment at the Hanson saloon on R.ck Island. It paying for a drink he displayed a roll of bills, and a young man. who was a member rf the gang which later attacked him. suggested that he buy the drinks. Atkins com pliej with the request, and the sugges tion was then made that they secure ecm: lunch at a ncar'.iy stand. At kins and the four young men left the sa- U.on and started in the direction of tii luach stand, which is at Second street and Third avenue. Moline. They found the place closed. With 1 th? remark that they would he unable to obtain anything to eat one of the v-ntliH stepped behind Atk::is and struck him a hfavy blow upon the i si.'., t.f the h-ad. He fell to the Dave-I nient. I The story told the police by the jen threa youthful prisoners at the station differs but li'tle frcm the story of Atkins. They admit tiiat they reniov- d th- m'.ney from the man's clothes following their attack upon him. and then drafc-il him from Third avenue to the Burlington trackg. Watches Operations. A Rock Island man. whoa identity is not disclosed by the authorities, was in the saloon at the tim when Atkins and the four young men left ; make all arrangements. It is planned ! to make the gathering one of the mostl ,Ipr fatner for many years was the pro- I notable that the organization has yet prjptor of a large shoe store located on , follow- nel(, relegates and members from all ; Fifteenth street and was one of the prominent citizens of this city. Married In 1887. Deceased was united in marriage with Frank A. Johnson. Nov. 23. 18S7. She leaves the widower, one daughter, Gladys, two sons. Arthur F. and Frank A.. J., all at home. Private services will be held in the home at 2 Saturday afternoon. Burial will be In the family lot in Riverside cemetery. 600 are expected to attend. The business session will be held during the afternoon of March 9. OfTi Third avenue and Forty-sixth street, cers -will be elected and the place for holding the 1916 meeting will be de cided upon. At this time 22 past presi dents of the state organization will be presented with nandsome badges. Banquet in Evening. The annual banquet will be held at 7 in the evening and promises to eclipse the one held in this city in 1901. the last time that the state or ganization met here. ROTARY WHEEL IS SHOWN IN WINDOW Thousand Dollar Exhibit of California Attracts Attention. UNIVERSITY MEN HEAR GOOD TALKS heating plant in the Johnson building returne dto hi. home In Monmouth Thursday afteraoon. J. D. Stens spent last Tuesday in Milan and Rock Island on business. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lincoln of Galva were callers In Cambridge Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Anderson visited rela tives and friends in Rock Island last week. Francis Dahlberg of Chicago is visit ing at the home of his mother, Mrs. F. O. Dahlberg. George Anderson is again able to be at his post at Floyd's barber shop aft er his quarantine for smallpox. Mrs. O. A. Scott visited relatives in Ulah Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Nye and son were visitors in Rock Island and Davemport Tuesday. Frank M. Mack returned Thursday from his visit in Peoria. Dr. J. E. Westerland made a busi ness trip to the tri-cities Wednesday. Born to Mr. a'ad Mrs. Russell Atkin son, south of Cambridge, Dec. 11, a daughter. T. Scott Brown of Rock Island visit ed friends in Cambridge Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlson, resid ing south of Cambridge, are happy over the arrival of a bouncing girl baby, born Dec. 12. Mrs. Margaret Hutchison last Thursday Bold her fine residence on Center street to Samuel Wilson. W. P. Floyd, the barber, moved last week to the Mrs. Nelson property on Northeast street, recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Banks Wright. Miss Ruth Sherrard is visiting her sister, Mrs. Langma'n in Rock Island. She was accompanied by her nephew, Richard Lang man, who has been visit ing at the Sherrard home for a few days. DIAMONDS FOUND AS PART OF LOOT Jewelry of Considerable Value Is Revealed by Search by Police Officers. . TAKEN BY SHOPLIFTERS Gems Are Claimed by Mrs. Ada Aurand as Her Personal Property Stolen in Rock Island. SLEIGH STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE Elmer Struve, Sister and Girl Friend, Narrowly Escape Serious Injury. Diamonds of considerable value have been revealed by a further search of the loot which was taken from the den of shoplifters on Fourth avenue. Among the collection of val uables are a number of diamond rings, diamond earrings, a locket set with diamonds, and an amethyst brooch. The loot includes many other pieces of jewelry of less value. It is claimed by Mrs. Ada Aurand, a member of the gang of shoplifters, and now confined in the county jail, that the diamond rings, diamond earrings and brooch are her personal property. The police, however, do not accept her statement as the truth. Silverware found in the Fourth avenue house, also claimed by Mrs. Aurand as her personal property, was later found to have been stolen in Rock Island. The authorities state that it was taken from a freight car. Picture of Jaif Bird. The locket claimed by Mrs. Aurand contains a picture of Joe Mendoza. a Mexican, v.' ho is also detained at the county jail. The Mexican's arrest fol lowed his attempt to steal a pair of trousers in the Weinrott store on Fif teenth street. Mrs. Aurand's boy. who was taken at the time his mother was arrested, has been sent to rela tives in Des Moines. il IN MOLINE LODGES. II Vasa lodge. No. 139, S. B. A., elected the following officers at the meeting held Tuesday evening: President Oscar Bergquist. Vice President Sven Swanson. Recording Secretary Oscar Borg. Financial Secretary Mrs. Hilda Swanson. Marshal Edith Anderson. Assistant Marshal Oden Forslund. Assistant Secretary Martin Sand strom. Inner Guard Carl Swanson. Outer Guard Emil Carlson. Trustees Fred Varsberg and John Swanson. Arrangements were completed for a festival to be held in Turner hall New Year's eve for members and their friends. A program of recitations will be arranged and the entertainment will close with a play in the Swedish language which will be timed to end at the midnight hour. The Olive quartet will be one of the attractions. J All the news all the time The Argus. FURNITUREWORKS IS SANJACLAUS Additional Money Ig Given Zm. yivyvo oi company ciog During Holidays. The Moline FurnitnrA m.i -,u . Place additional cash in the envelop of 85 employes as a Christina, . from the company. The money tw given will be apportioned on a bwii earning capacity and years of lei-rfc. and will be approximately $500 tw! is in accordance with the anuai torn of the company. J" The plant will be closed during the holiday season, work to b resumed Monday. Jan. 4. The shutdown la or dered to permit the taking of invent, ory and that machinery may be n paired. A few men will be kept bun on this work, and a few others will be retained on rush orders. The plant, however, will not again be operated at capacity till after the new yew j, ushered in. In the rear of the allies' fighting line is what is known as "the sobs for lost dogs." Its purpose is tort men who have strayed from their lL talions directions how to gee back. Matches are so scarce at the nr front that an English officer paid for a single one. An automobile driven by Russell Stafford crashed into a sled at 10 last evening and narrowly escaped serious ly injuring Elmer Struve, son of Pa trolman Struve of this city, his sister and a girl friend. The accident oc curred on Fifteenth street and Elev- enth avenue. All three occupants of! I the sled were hurled to the pavement. I The boy painfully wrenched his back rapers on ociemiuc lopits ie and nis sjster was scratched and Read by Members of Organization. a Papers on scientific opics were read by George P. Pearce, Dr. A. T. Lei pold. Dr. D. It. Freeman and Leo Dol kart at the meeting of the University Display of the California golden ,b held ,, evenine at the Manu- uoiary w neei in tne i-ltzgiDDons store j facturers- hotel, attracted much attention today. .v was illustrated valuation oi ) is piacea upo.i me , si(1).8i alul the discussion proved of large affair of, interest Biology in general was discussed by Mr Pflnppp nnH r1fnlt t&'tfli itu r.. 1 1 I inn twei n each pair of spokes there is a !,",..,,, c,.,n,. , . :,,., ; The IlTflrF. k'nnit'ini. f Vl . t I '. . . I" t j tl il umll rv.n .-.....-i.t-i.ti, - .1 r. urtniA f i t ! tn t - . .. , . . " 1 " -! v.. . ....w v.i. ... hUman anairs. Dr. Leipold presented mi it several vears aco and Durchased ... . paper on emorovoioRy, ana i)r. iree- end of the city recently, he became ! sf nted are San Francisco. Stockton. , lnan read a paper on baCteria. Mr. suspicious and decided to follow them. San Jose. Sacramento. Oakland. Sau , rjoIkart s paper was on protoplasm. Their voices near the railroad tracks I Diego and Los Angles. rivi.-u m . ti. Cnii.t rr i,s January meeting and Frank J. Landee creation, which is more than a foot in diameter and mounted on a plush background. Be- bruised. The friend escaped without sustaining injury. Both Struve and his sister required the attention of a physician. The sleigh was demol ished. Russell, following the accident, made no effort to stop his machine, lie was later placed under arrest by Patrol man Struve. He denied having any Each of the papers knowledge of the accident. with stereopticon ne was eiven a hearine this morn ing before Magistrate Frank Gustaf son, who continued the case to Dec. 30. Russell, who has only one arm. was released on bonds. He secured heavy damages in a personal injury atracted his attention anil when he . Cities which will be visited by the reached the Burlington rifrht of way ' exhibit durinc the nation wide tour he found Atkins lyinsr fac dow nwar J ' are represented by 11M small wheels uj"n the tracks. "What are you fel- i which are attended to the larpe wheel, lows io:ne with this man?" he de- I The small wheels are hunf? in seven inatideil of the four men who had not ! rooms, there being two with IS small i vet left. wheels, two with 1J and three with 13. "Aw, we'll leave here for dead." was I'pon the rim of the large wheel is in their reply. scribed. "California invites the world." When they left the man cot Atkins i Rotaria.is of California believe that on his feet and after much effort sot j the wheel will prove an effective way him to the No. fire station. The po-j of Interesting people In the Panama lice were notified and the injured man acific exposition next year, was conveyed in the ambulant- th I Property of the local Rotary club station, where he remained for the 1 iH displayed in the window of the will speak on "Expansion of the Fed eral Its." There were 23 members present last evening. Dinner was serv ed at G:::0 and the program followed. CAMBRIDGE 4 an automobile. He lias been arrested in both Moline and Rock Island for speeding. GREATER MOLINE MEN WILL MEET THURSDAY Announcement is made that this week's meeting of the Greater Moline; committee w ill be held on Thursday ! evening, because ff the fact that ! Christmas will come on v rlday. Thej same plan will also be followed next : week, in order that a session on New i Year's day may be avoided. The com- j : is through the efforts of local Rotar I ians th?t the wheel has been brought i to Moline for the day. i . night. Joe Doe warrants were sworn out f'-r the arrest of the four m--m!ers of the gang Monday and ear h for the ui!ty youths was begun. Credit is due the Moliio police for their quik arrt tf the gang members and which ft doii.g fuAii work when furnl.-hcd a SHOPS ARE TO CLOSE FOR rlje to work D)n. At the h-ari:;g held before .Macis tratf. Gusfaft-on yesterday afternoon t'le cace was continued u-it!l Lvc. '.'.. atid bond of the thnc young men was p!a el at $.i'n. Atkins was in no condition to appear at the hearing. t- Miss Mae McCurdy is home from school to spend the Christmas holi days with her mother, Mrs. Laura Mc-ini,Uee nt present consists of 35 mem-I Curdy. j hers. j VIhs Marirerito flianman ia vlcltf-ic Dec. 30 the ITniversitv nf lllinnfa 1 l Fiticibbons store A large nennant "Pr motner. .Mrs. John ( iiapman. viee ciuo win appear at tne .Moline i is show n. The colors are purple and1 -Mrs- Lizzie Malcolm went to Chi- j under the auspices of the organization v (i , i ur."mii u njn-uu nil' Itrilldlliuer v v . .t. orange and the words "Moline Rotary Club" are inscribed in large letters. It i of tn' inter with her daughter, Mrs. 'the following were chnspn IVir the pn. j THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Isuing year: Prefect. F. A. Elmer; j In accordance with custom a ma-! monitor, Mrs. James Wright: secre Ijority of the factories of Moline willj'aO'. August Hull: ba.iker. S. V. Pop- close tomorrow noon for the Christmas ' nleton; marshal. Mida Peterson: phy ; holidays, and in several plants work i sicians. Westerland and Conser; war- stackhouse. PROPRIETOR OF COFFEE i n..i. r i-i. i j i mi . ' " herSTtn,: j H0USE PEADS GUILTY j At a meeting of the Mystic Workers A plea of guilty was made by George ! of the World held Monday evening i Constantine, proprietor of a coffee! house at 244 Third avenue, who was charged before Magistrate Frank Gus-1 tafson with sellrag intoxicating liquor ! without a license. He paid a fine of! $100 and costs. A police patrolman entered Con stantine s place Sunday afternoon and I mploves of Deere fc Co. were paid , rrH, Gustafson: supervisor. J. V. ouna a man sitting at a table drink- today and the factory w ill be closed ; Olenius. The above officers w ill be inK from a "picnic" bottle. The man i... ...., . i. 1 installed .T .n 11 191.1 said the bottle contained lixnp nnH . . . .Ml lUlUUIIlin . .H I I 1 11 I' i . - -' .'. I """ t""l-'r i narle- .ei. wa'plant wJ be rcsumed Monday morn 1. J. A. Kirkland made a business that e paid cents for it The ppo present at the hearing. T'ars roiirs- ., trin to Chleapo FH.iav I nrietor admitted he bar! nnM Employes of the Moline Plow com- Archie Kirkland came home to , or beer tliat day, according to the po- ..o .. in . c.im.j. snend tne Christmas hnlidnva with h in : liceman. j-.-.-r ... ano.ner member cr tne gang , The RhoD force w bp dismissed at parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Kirkland I rfs au( j.rffrni at tne nearinz. which caused the. continuance of the caM el down her cheeks when her 1-year-l fin ot was led back to his cell. A shop force w II be dismissed at noon tomorrow for the holiday. Wil- n,. . . ... . Mams. White & Co. will work up to of Coat ire mines urc 't,.ir a ' regular scheduled time tomorrow eve- ! Tuesday morning so as to accompany aboard all .k.Mi,. i,.;n. t, , nlng. but will be closed in dam. according to officers of the Hoi land-American liner Nleuw Amster and other friends. Mrs. T. C. Gould went to Davenport uesdav mornine so an to nrrim in most de. jher husband to Geneseo in the after- partments on both Friday and Satur-; noon for a viftlt- He is recovering : day. dam, which arrived today from that mT.. ; REMOVE SNOW FROM ICE solvo; ONLY CUARANTEE RHEUMATISM rHE NEW URIC ACIO SOLVENT Civil Quick Run ONLY GUARANTEED REMEDY FOR at Khntmariam. SnMk-a, Nnintja. Con w ion of Paitt in flu. H. k fKl iurir Trouttr are caused by tn Krumulj. t "t Lrir Acad and fuwcjnoua Wat M jttr in j TO AID CHILDREN'S FUN I Young people of Moline are dlsap ! I pointed because, af?er the lake at ( ! Prospect park was put in fine shape - fV.r ulratfiiir tho unmtL-fatt rtf Qiinlav 1 icame and spoiled their fun. The rare ! Socke': atchman. S. K. Burns; man- ' taker ii doing what he can to make BC"r ror lnr yars. f. A. w erbach. ' the vountsters hanov. He has gone so I far an to clean tli ttnnw off the Irp i p slowly from his recent operation Mercy hospital. At the meeting of the Woodmen last Monday evening the following officers were elected for the coming ear: Venerable consul. K. E. Scott: worthy adviser. E. A. Palmer: excellent bank er. O. A. Scott; escort. B. O. Fisher: clerk. L. A. Taylor; secretary. V. It. lAner ine election tnose present en- an oyster supper at Al. John- rUoad. KhywauM ire now prescnbir.ii Solvo and while yet the surface is rough in B"n'8 restaurant. With wouderfuiiy aood rrauita. It mirvo "" pain aimoM tmtanrly and oiim kir tftudio ill jc and tl.'At rM,fiU or i wiil lr i .r pari-ei pi.. prrtlaid. uprO rrrnm rH prv I t x aUatn tit om. Uor, traiwTjjc Iwi. I places' the lake furnishes fairly good skating. Conditions are the same at All the new s all the time The Argus- I The Misses Ruth Anderson and Gladys llinman were tri-c!ty callers Tuesday. M. Sluats. who has been assiHting C. L. 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