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of a FRIDAY. THE DAILY TIMES MAY 29. 19 COMPLETE NEWS OF TODAY IN MOLINE THE MOLINE OFFICE 1527 Third Avenue. Phone Moline 196. W.

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Report to the office direct. COURT NEWS ON OPPOSITE PAGE MOLINE IN BRIEF A dispatch from Washington to The Times today says a patent has been issued to Samuel E. Coughey of Moline on an improved water gauge. Mrs Rose Sherrard and daughter, Doris of Sioux City, are spending a few days with Mrs Sherrard's aunt, Mrs Catherine Coburn, of 617 Twentythird street. Mrs Gertrude Neiswender, after attending the G.

A. R. encampment at Mattoon next week, will spend a fortnight at Chicago and other Illinois points before returning home. Mrs Malcom Petitt of Twelfth street and Eighteenth avenue, and her sister, Mrs Ray -Kepner, Twenty-ninth street and Ninth avenue, left this morning to spend a week with friends at Iowa City. Rev.

0. M. Dunlavy goes to Reynolds, Sunday." June 7, where he will be present at the dedication of the new Methodist church. Rev. Dunlavy is a former pastor.

Several of the former pastors will be among the visitors. COMMENCEMENT TO BE HELD TONIGHT The commencement exercises of the 1914 class of the Moline high school will be held this evening at the Barrymore theatre, the program starting at 8 o'clock sharp. Sixty-one graduates will be on the platform to listen to the final chapter in their high schoo! days. Out of the of 61 there are 18 who have been put on the honor roll, for being the best in scholarship and otherwise distinguishing themselves. They are: Paul J.

Anderson, Earl Adams Bloomquist, Ruth Maria Brissman, Althea Martha Brown, Esther Kathryn C. Carlson, Mildred Anna Carlson, Albert Elmore Gripp, Norma Josephson, Gertrude Olive Linder, Ruth V. Marie Moll, Irene Marguerite Nordgren, Mildred Amy Pierce, Hilda Wilhemina Rohwer, Marie Elizabeth Ross, Jessie Myrtle Strombeck, Dorothy Belle Tyrrel and Florence May Warner. The class colors are blue and gold and the class motto is "To Be, Rather Than to Seem." The following program will be rendered: Processional--Orchestra. Dance," Page--High school chorus.

Invocation--Rev. J. H. Miller. Music, "The Beautiful Danube," Strauss--High school chorus.

Address, "Seers of -Dr. Ernest Wray O'Neal. Music, "Pilgrim's Chorus," WagnerHigh School chorus. Presentation of diplomas-H. W.

Cooper, president of the board of education. Music, "The Heavens Resound," Beethoven-High School chorus. Benediction. Recessional--Orchestra. VELIE GREYS TO PLAY ROCHELLE Manager "Bunny" Crippen, and the Velie Greys will leave at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning on the local, for Rochelle, where they are scheduled to play two games in two days with the team of that place.

Meizer, the local phenom will do the twirling on Memorial day, with Freeberg on the receiving end, while in the Sunday game Stropes and Fry will do the heavy work. This will be Meizer's last game with the Greys, as he will leave for Dubuque, on Monday to become a member of Forest Plass' team of Hustlers. Crippen is trying to secure "Swede" Larson of Rock Island, who has been burning up the bush in the vicinity of Oshkosh. He is also dickering for the services of "Poogy" Collins of the same place. FOSTER OFFERED SECRETARYSHIP! It is reported that A.

T. Foster has been offered the position of secretary 12 the Greater Moline committee, upon the expiration of his term as postmaster the last of this month. or not he will accept the position Mr Foster will not state. Several other candidates are in the field. LOAN COMPANY PAYS DIVIDEND Chas.

Kerns Announces That Final Distributing Occurs Charies S. Kerns, receiver of the Moline Building and Loan association has begun the payment of the final dividend of three and one per cent to the stockholders of the organization. COLONEL WIMAN IS VERY LOW Suffering from Attack of Dropsy -Recovery Doubtful Colonel W. D. Wiman is reported very ill at the Deere homestead.

Heis suffering from an attack of dropsy and his recovery is doubtful. W. E. HILL GETS A HIGH HONOR AT CONVENTION MOLINE MAN RE-ELECTED STATE PRESIDENT OF EN. GINEERS HE HAS NO COMPETITION Moline Wins 1916 Convention of National Association of Stationary Engineers--Joint Session With Davenport and visitors next to Chicago.

Convention Here in 1916 W. E. Hill of Moline, engineer at the Deere Harvester in East Moline, has received the honor of being re-elected state president of the NaAssociation of Stationary Engineers. Mr Hill was unanimously elected with no competition at the state convention held at Peoria. Moline was represented by Otto E.

Hintz and E. L. Olson, besides twelve visitors. This city had the distinction of having the largest number of delegates The state convention of 1916 was won by Moline. 7 The Iowa state convention was won by Davenport.

All of the private business, such as the election of officers, will be held separately. The educational and social features be held jointly between the two cities. Decatur won the 1915 convention after a spirited race with Peoria. Royally Entertained at Peoria The members of the association report a grand time in the distillery city. A large banquet was served and a theater party was indulged in.

A feature good time was a smoker held for both the ladies and men, which breaks all precedents. Visits were made to the distilleries and other manufacturing places. Engineers Have License Negotiations and plans ar egoing on in the National Association of Stationary Engineers to pass a legislation to compel man who has anything to do steam boiler to have a liexer's cense. The movement is considered a good one. PARADE TO FORM ON SIXTH AVENUE The formation and line of the Memorial day parade for tomorrow is announced as follows by L.

R. Gaylord, marshal of the day: Morning Formation Platoon of police. Marshal. Aides. Band.

Co. F. 6th Illinois Infantry. Division Illinois Naval Reserves. Sons of Veterans.

Spanish American Veterans. G. A. R. Drum Corps.

Graham Post. Ladies' Relief Corps. Daughters of Veterans. City officials and speakers. Citizens in carriages.

Formation will be at 8:30 sharp on Sixth avenue east of Fifteenth street. The columns will march east on Sixth avenue to Riverside cemetery. Halt will be made at entrance for salute by naval reserves. After exercises re-form and return by same route to Fifteenth street. Disband.

Afternoon Formation Formation will be on Sixth avenue with right resting on Sixteenth street at 1:30 sharp. Column will move north on Fifteenth street to National cemetery, halting on government bridge to pay tribute to departed naval heroes. Returning to Moline division will lead, disbanding at G. A. R.

headquarters, Platoon of police. Marshai. Aides. Band. Co.

F. Sixth Illinois Infantry, Division Illinois Naval Reserves. Davenport division. Hon. H.

S. Magill in carriage. Sons of Veterans, Spanish American Veterans, G. A. R.

Drum Corps. Graham Post. Ladies' Relief Corps. Daughters of Veterans. Veterans and ladies in carriages.

School children. Citizens in carriages. MOLINE TO BE REPRESENTED Large Delegation Will Go to G. A. R.

Encampment at Mattoon Moline will send a large delegation from its patrictic societies, and also its mayor, Martin R. Carlson, to the Illinois A. R. encampment at Mattoon next week Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Some of the delegates will leave Monday afternoon but the majority at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon.

From Graham Post. Comrades William Golden, and R. J. Woliver with wives, and Commander J. G.

Sholes, will attend. The Woman's Relief corps will be represented by Mrs Samuel Longwell and Mrs Erma Bonham: the Lucretia Garfield tent, No. 22, Daughters of Veterans by Mesdames Harvey Gaskill, Christy Hickey of Davenport and Volla Geer. Gettysburg circle, Ladies of the Grand Army will be represented by dames Anna Mayne, Emma Lewis, Lena Wixon and Eertha Truxell; the Wellington Wood circle by the president, Mrs Fred Long, and Dolly Madison tent. No.

26, D. O. V. by the president Mrs Gertrude Neiswander, Mrs Emma Smith and Mrs Iowa Trefz of Rock Island. AIRSHIP IS SEEN OVER CITY Machine Is One to Be Used at Exposition Park Much interest was created this ning when a huge aeroplane was seen to fly over the city.

The unusual spectacle was plainly visible to employes at Deere Co. about 9 o'clock. The machine was up probably 2,000 feet. The airship is the one that will put on an exhibition at Exposition park, Rock Island, tomorrow and ALL LOCAL BILLS ENJOYING MEET ONE WRITES THAT COSTUME PA. RADE WAS FEATURE Rain Slightly Mars' Celebration of Yesterday--Elks Leave for Homes Today--Was Successful Local "Bills" seem to be greatly enjoying themselves in the Distillery City, according to the latest reports received here.

One local "Bill" writes that the costume equestrian pageant was a brilliant affair and bids fair to pull down the prize, convention officials have hung up for the most beautiful appearance. This parade was made up of Elks, and their ladies, the ladies sitting astride their horses, holding in their arms a large banner from which beautiful ribbons fluttered down, and which were held at the end by four "Bills" two on each side. They made a very beautiful picture so the local "Bill" writes. The ceremonies were slightly marred by the tremendous downpour of rain yesterday noon, but it cleared off in time for the festivities late in the afternoon. see the windup of the convention and the local delegation will leave for home some time tonight.

John H. Grilk, who is chairman of the delegates at the convention, states that efforts were made to land the next state convention for Moline although, he thinks that this city could land it, were a determined effort made. The convention, he states was the most successful in the history of the organization. DEFIES OFFICER TO DO HIS WORST "We are citizens of the United States and free to do what we please, also K. of Odd Fellows and members of the Switchmen's Brotherhood, and we defy you to make us were the emphatic words of defiance hurled at Officer Ross last night by three young men who were rather the worse for over indulgence in fire wa-1 ter.

The young men, E. R. Brandt, T. W. Hirsch and T.

N. Walsh, employed as switchmen in Moline, were congregated around the door of the meat market of Charles Lovejoy, at Twentythird street and Fifth avenue. As the men were obstructing the doorway, they were removed by force by the policeman. They then journeyed a block further up the street and again hurled their contempt at the represenof the law. By this time the potative.

patrol had arrived and the drunks were given a free ride to the police station. Brandt. paid a fine of $3 and costs and Hirsch and Walsh got a sentence of six days in the county jail, before Police Magistrate Gustafson this mor- ning. Drunk Under a Wagon Another case of a celebration oCcurred last night. Thomas Martell was found lying in an alley back of Turner hall 'by Officer Swan Larson.

companions, who were sober enough to stand, agreed to take care of the man, which was agreed upon. They were watched by officer and proceeded to remove Martell a short tance up the alley and placed him on the ground under a wagon. This seemed to be the limit of the cop's patience and the police patrol was called. Martell paid a fine of $2.80 to Police Magistrate Gustafson this morning. BABY SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES Vivian B.

Smith, only child of Mr and Mrs Ray Smith, of Davenport, died at the City hospital yesterday afternoon, death resulting from the injuries the child received on May 3, when she fell out of the second story window, at her grandmother's home, 117 Third avenue, Moline. The attending physician Dr. P. H. Wessel, did everything in his power to save the child's life, but his efforts were in vain, as the child received internal injuries, besides a fracture of skull.

For a time it was thought the child had a chance for recovery, but several days ago complications set in and her life was despaired of. The deceased was born in Wilton, July 4, 1912, and came to Davenport, with her parents a year and a half ago. The body was shipped late today to Wilton Junction, where burial will take place. CLEAN MOLINE CITY MARKET Work was begun on the overhauling and remodeling of the old city market this morning. The place is being well cleaned, and will be painted both the interior and exterior.

The place will in all respects take on a new appearance. The market will open for business on June 1, with G. S. Hokinson in charge as market master. LADIES TO SERVE ICE CREAM The ladies of the Salem Lutheran church, will do their part in the patriotic ceremonies of tomorrow, by quenching the thirst and attempting to cool the vast crowds of people who will be present in Moline.

The ladies will serve ice cream and coffee in the of the Salem Lutheran church. basement, will start at 5 o'clock in the morning and remain open until late in the evening when business MOLINE SOCIETY Plans are complete for the annual June luncheon of the Missionary department of the First Congregational association, the affair to be held at the Campbell's Island Inn Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock. A program of toasts has been arranged Mrs Ainsworth to preside as toastmistress. The Program: Our Church as a Cheerful Optimist -Rev. P.

C. Ladd, the pastor. The Woman Thou Gavest Me--Miss Violet Roberts, assistant pastor. The Greatest Missionary of the Present Age- -Mrs M. S.

Eastman. A Game of Anagrams. The Chosen Few-Mrs A. L. War-ner, president bee department.

Reservation math made through Mesdames A. M. Beal, W. H. Gutherie, or C.

H. Ainsworth by Monday noon, and those making reservations be held responsible for them whether they attend or not. One of a of pre-nuptial ties given recently for Miss Lillian Stultz of East Moline, an early June bide, was a seven o'clock dinner last evening, Mrs N. M. Aldrich and Miss Hazel Aldrich entertaining a company of East Moline teachers at their home, 531 Seventeenth avenue, in that city.

Killarney roses were the table decoration, combined prettily with festoons of ribbon. Individual candle-holders held tiny tapers the first of which to burn down was to signify the first bride of the company. According to the candles Miss Freda Zude is that one and the guests are of the opinion that it is true. This evening Mrs S. A.

Thompson, 726 Twenty street, will entertain for Stultz. Wednesday afternoon, after school hours, the Garfield teachers of whom the bride-elect is one, were hostesses in her honor, giving a miscellaneous shower at the school. Lucretia Garfield tent, No. 22, Daughters of Veterans, met in regular session yesterday afternoon with a very large attendance. Twelve candidates were initiated and two were balloted on It was decided to postpone the tea planned for Monday, June 1, until further notice owing to the state encampment of the G.

A. R. next week. This society represented by the president, Mrs Harvey Gaskill, Mrs. Christy Hickey of Davenport and Mrs Villa Geer.

The members of this tent will meet at half after eight o'clock tomorrow morning at Kerns hall to take part in the decoration of the graves. The next meeting of the Daughters will be June 11, at Swedish Olive hall. The McKinley Helping Hand club held its closing meeting last evening, a large number representing the McKinley club, the East End Athletic club, and Moline Helping Hand club, being present and enjoying the program. The president of the McKinley club, Mrs W. E.

Hill, extended greetings to the visitors and Mr John Wynn of the East End club responded, A grand march led by and Mrs Hill opened the program, followed by a folk dance led by Miss Mary Hill. Dr. Mabel Otis read "That Old Sweetheart of Mine" (Riley) accompanied by Miss Ellen Lund on the piano. As an encore she read a partiotic number. A Topsy Dance and games were followed by refreshments and a SOcial time.

A large number attended the closing meeting of the Daughters of Isabella, yesterday at the home of Mrs Wild'Autremont, 708 Fourth street, and two comforters were tied. Miss Agnes Lambertson pleased with musical numbers and Mrs Edward Coryn sisted the hostess in serving The society adjourned for the and will meet the last Thurs day in September with Mrs E. J. Duffy. The Stitch and Chatter club enjoyed a full meeting yesterday at the residence of Mrs Sexton, 1219 Sixth avenue.

After a afternoon of sociability the hostess served refreshments. Mrs Thomas will entertain the club June 11 at her summer cottage at Campbell's island. Mrs John Sandberg entertained the You and I club yesterday afternoon at the fortnightly thimble party and one new member, Mrs Larson, was enrolled. The next meeting will be June 11 in East Moline at the home of Mrs Dana Bergin, Jr. At the meeting of the Dolly Madison tent No.

26, D. O. the tent was presented with a handsome silk altar flag by Comrade E. J. Bronson of East Moline.

Five candidates were initiated, The Olive Cinch club is in session this afternoon Mrs J. W. Temple entertaining at her home. Obituary Tollenare Joseph Isadore Tollenare, died at 11 o'clock last Moline City hospital, death being caused by operation performed last Tuesday, for the removal of his appendix. He was born June 1896, and was near eighteen years old at the time of his death.

Deceadsed was educated in St. Mary's and Sacred Heart schools, graduating from the former. He been einployed in his father's shoe store on the bluff, for the last two years. Joe, as he was affectionately known, was well liked by all who knew him. The funeral will be held from Sacred Heart church Saturday morning at 8:30.

Rev. Father Culeman will officiate, and burial will takt place in St. Mary's cemetery in East Moline. Priester Funeral The funeral of Mrs Hugo Priester was held from the home of her sister, Mrs. J.

W. Wyland, 830. Sixteenth street, at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. The Rev. R.

S. Haney officiated, and the remains were shipped on the 10 o'clock train last night for Avoca, where burial will take place. SOLDIERS BURIED HERE NUMBER 225 MANY CIVIL WAR HEROES' GRAVES IN MOLINE Number of Veterans Died During Year--Information as to Rela. tives of S. J.

Johnson Asked There are 225 graves of Civil and Spanish war soldiers in the cemeteries in Moline to be decorated tomorrow. A number of the graves are those of veterans who died during the year, In the soldiers' lot 011 the monument grounds, there are buried 52: in the old cemetery, 58; in the new cemetery, 82 Civil and nine Spanish war veterans: in Hartzell's, 28, and in the Catholic cemetery east of the city, one. Among the dead William Mead, a soldier in the Revolutionary war, Robert Bell of the war of 1812, and James Knetsar, who served during the Black Hawk war. The graves of the Rev. A.

B. Hitch.cock and Mrs Helen Reed are always decorated on Memorial Day, for their help to soldiers and their families during the Civil war. There are many of the old soldiers who were members of R. H. Graham post, buried in other cemeteries some distance from Moline, for whom the Moline post has provided headstones.

Some members, however, died in distant parts of the country, and of their deaths the post has no record. There is a grave in the Monument grounds of a soldier by the name of S. J. Johnson, who died Sept. 1, 1893, which rose bushes growing about it.

It has 'been decorated all the time until about seven years ago. The committee would like to know the company, this and information regiment is of this necessary solin order to get a headstone for the grave. If anyone knows of S. J. Johnson, or any of the relatives, the post committee whould be glad to receive the information.

MOTIONS BASED ON AFFIDAVITS At a hearing in the circuit court yesterday, George W. Wood, representing the prosecution in the indictments involving county officials, asked for further time and Judge Graves informed the attorneys in the proceedings that the matters would be heard during the week beginning June 15, Motions were filed to quash the indietments in above cases, based largely upon the affidavits of a dozen or fifteen people, including witnesses before the grand jury, grand jurors, Attorney Thompson, former State's Attorney Magill and others, reciting the origin of the apopintment of George W. Wood as special prosecutor, purpose of his appointment and the manner of his conduct during the sessions of the grand jury. ATTEMPTS TO GET FAME OF CARUSO As a penalty for making all kinds of blood curdling yells, which might have been mistaken for a cat fight or a barnyard serenade, Roy Swanson of East Moline was taken by the police last night at Twenty-third street and Eighth avenue, after numerous complaints had been registered at the police station by residents of that vicinity. Swanson was in a hilarious state of intoxication, and made known tc the police that he was trying to outclass Caruso.

The officer failed to see the connection, however, and the young man was told to tell his musical story to the judge. Swanson was fined $3.05 this mornbefore Police Magistrate Frank ins, Gustafson on the charge of disturbing the peace. He paid his fine. MAY BRING BIG DRILL TEAM HERE A drill team of 700 members of Chicago fraternal societies may be brought to Moline to participate in the July Fourth observance, according to a plan outlined by C. B.

Tanbur to the Greater Moline committee at its luncheon today. It has been arranged that the Moline drill teams will give an exhibition on a down town street during the day and if the big Chicago team can be secured, it will mean much larger attraction. Mr Tanbur will communicate with the leaders of the team at once. Members of the Greater Moline committee by a vote today decided to continue the Friday noon luncheons. MAY ABANDON DEERE PICNIC By vote of the shop foremen, the Deere picnic has been postponed for the present.

The Deere picnic in recent years has grown into a general holiday affair, although originally designed for the entertainment of the plow shop men and their families. other factories were brought into the Deere organization, the original objects the picnic were less and less in evidence. The attendance is now so general and of such immense proportions that the work and responsibility devolving upon the shop men DEERE COMPANY SHOPS SHUTDOWN FOR SHORT TIME ANNUAL INVENTORY WILL BE STARTED TOMORROW A. M. OFFICIALS SAY HELP GRADUALLY DIMINISHED Machine and Repair Shops Will tinue to Operate for Some TimeWill Repair and Overhaul Machinery The Deere Co.

shops in Moline will shut down tonight, following a period in which the work has been gradually diminished. A statement concerning the closing, issued by the company today, follows: Deere Co. foundry operations have been gradually diminished the past week pending a shut-down period. The annual shut down for the plow shop will commence tonight. Machine shops, repair departments and certain fitting departments will continue to operate for some time, but the general close down will commence tonight.

Repairing and overhauling machinery will commence at once. Preparations made for taking the annual inventory. in charge have become exceedingly burdensome. In place of a day of rest and recreation for the means weeks of hard work in making extensive preparations. The question of holding the picnic at the usual time this season was submitted to a vote of the shop foremen and others who would have to do all the work.

The were practically unanimous vote to postpone the foremen, picnic for the present and the general management of Deere has concluded to abide by their decision. Perhaps the matter may be taken up again later and the entire scheme of the picnic revised to harmonize more nearly with the wishes of those most interested in the entertainment. Additional Rock Island MANY FINISH THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL One hundred and thirty-eight students graduated from the grade schools of this city this morning after completing an eight-year course. With leaving the high school ninety evening and one hundred and thirty-eight coming in next semester the school will be taxed with students. This year's enrollment at the high school, 678, was the largest attendance the school has ever reached, and next fall with large class entering will swell the number to the 700 mark.

Graduation exercises were held in all the schools this morning according to the usual custom. Graduates Robert Ague, Marie Auwarter, Albert Behn, Fay Black, Alfred Butlin, Ralph Bleuer, Rose DePaepe, Grace Fuller, Sarah Gorden, Oneita Golden, Margaret Hancq, May Hinsberger, Kathryn Hynes, Margaret Kerr, Lena Krasne, Inez Larrence, Robert Marschall, Hazel Morrell, Clyde Milan, Harry Nelson, Lydia Olsen, Blanche Ried, Glee Stoner, Walter Schroeder, Roy Siemon, William Streed, Arthur Schultz, Fannie Slaterdowsky, Dorothy Temple, Luella Verdegen, Myrtle Verdegen, Leslie Weltz, Helen Whisler. Hortense Bassett, Harry Behrens, Laura Bruhn, Marie Bruner, Alfred Carlson Bessie Crowley, Dora Daly, Nerin Damon, Arthur Day, Earlmanda DeLaney, Edgar DeVoe, John Dice, Waldron Dolly, Robert Doyle, Francis Dunn, Clara Ehleb, Bertha Emig, Carl Ebrstein, Trilby Fontaine, Elsa Franck, Juanita Funkenstine, Joseph Furlong, Lona Gavin, Mildred Hackett. Edith Fricke, Frank Hefferman, Lester Horst, Charlotte Huesing, HalBey Huron, Jurey, Kirk Janrney, Martha Kariski, Anna Kavenski, Gertrude Lamont, Roswell Lamp, Harry Lange, Ida Larson, Max Levy, Irma Leytin, Hannah Libman. Arthur Lindress, Oren Littig, Connor Looney, Charles Marblestone, Harold McDonald, Louise McLean, Anna Mielke, Fred Milow, Lora Mogler.

Richard Monroe, Walter Nissen, Gladys Nance, Virginia Patten, Alice Ranson, Rinck, Harry Ruben, Joseph Schieberl, Effie Stromquist, Alma Titus, Marjorie Walker, La Verne Wicks, Margaret Winbigler, Ruben Anderson, Violet Anderson, Ruth Gillespie, Mabel Henning, Arthur Johnson, Clifford Johnson, Anna Mauritzson, Marguerite Morrison, Hugo Mier, LeRoy McMullin, Irving Olson, Mabel Paulsen, Flossie Spaid, Fridolph Swenson William Schofer, Wallace Thornbloom, Ella Thompson, George L'llemeyer, Louis Woeber, Raymond Bergstrom, Agnes Blockstock, Earl Bruckman, Marie Bruns- HEAVY SHIPMENT PASSES THROUGH TRAIN ENTIRELY MADE UP OF FARM IMPLEMENTS Are Consigned to Different Points in West-Statement of Dr. W. E. Taylor Rings True While the people of the country in general have become inbued with the idea that business is suffering a most serious depression, many Moline people seem to have an altogether different opinion. Although the fact remains that Moline's industries are not at the present time running full handed, they are keeping four-fifths of their regular men the payroll.

about, It seems that the assertion of Dr. W. E. Taylor, soil expert of Deere rings true in every respect, when that this present season will witness the greatest crop growth the country has ever known. For the last three weeks heavy shipments of all kinds of farm implements have been steadily passing through, and yesterday the heaviest consignment of all passed through, with a train of forty cars in length all loaded with agricultural implements, consigned to points in Kansas and Missouri.

Mr Taylor spoke at the last meeting of the Greater Moline committee, week ago. He also compared the crop output with that of all foreign countries and showed that the United States was far in the lead of any other country in the world. wig, Bessie Cox, Clara Dennis, Edna Edstrom, Ida Gross, Robert Helt, Sophie Hoffmann, Adolph Larson, Evelyn Moran, Rhoda Musfeldt, Curtis Norton, Gunnard Rispin, Gertrude Margaret Rohwedder, Evelyn Stamm, Gerald Stratton, Lucile Ulman, Harold Wennerstrom, Agnes Witt. ALUMNI NAMES ITS TICKETS Candidates Nominated Will Be Voted Upon Saturday Two tickets have been named by the Alumni Association of the Rock high school to be voted upon tomorrow evening at the annual meeting of the Alumni at the high school building. They are: For president Ben Kogh.

For vice president- Jennie Sturgeon. For treasurer- -Donald Vance. Executive committee- Mrs J. T. Taylor, Leon Liftt, Dela Koch, Cora Graves, John Potter.

For president- -Gertrude Don. For vice president--Ralph Lamont. For treasurer- -Bert Ohiweller. For executive committee W. J.

Sweeney, C. Schnelder, Mrs W. H. Marshall, Adina McBride, Will Whister. E.

G. SHATTUCK DISMISSED Was Charged with Breaking Into Suit Case at Exposition Park E. G. Shattuck, who was charged with breaking into a suit case, the property of John Koskowsky, at the Exposition grounds, was dismissed in police court this morning, upon lack of evidence. Koskowsky claimed Shattuck broke open his suit case which he had left in one of the tents, occupied by the motorcycle racers.

ONE MAIL DELIVERY SATURDAY Postoffice Will Be Open from 7 to 10 Morning of Decoration Day The postoffice will be open, except for money order business from 7 to 10 a. tomorrow. One delivery will made carriers throughout city. No delivery will be made on the rural routes. Collections from street letter boxes will be made as usual on holidays.

PHONE MOLINE 37 FAMILY THEATRE A STOCK CO. in AIRDOME Special Matinee SATURDAY "The White Sister" Balance of This Week Order Seats For Sunday In Case of Rain Performance in Family Theatre. Phone Residence Moline 2487 828 16th Ave. Harry W. Ramsdell PIANO TUNER Best of Piano Tuning Moline, Ill.

A START THE WEEK RIGHT With a cool, delightful excursion on the palatial Steamer G. W. Hill and evening, May 31, auspices YOUR CLUB. A Sunday afternoon smooth, level dance floor and all the latest catchy music. Boat leaves Davenport 2:45 p.

Rock Island 3:00 p. m. Adults 50c; children, 25c..