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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18

! their work, big departure from the
past. when a few hours was sufficient
time in which to transfer names of
voters from the old registration lists
TO the new.
More Women Than Men.
\ surprising situation developed in
the ninth precinct. of which the Trim
ity parish house is the polling place.
Here more women than men regis.
tered. there being a total of 40 new
citizens. while there were only 334
mere men. At times the rush at
some of the precincts was so great
that II was necessary for the women to
write their names and addresses on a
sheet OF paper, thus allowing the
judges to copy them at their leisure
II has been urged by one who has
given the matter some thought that
this plan should be followed at the
next registration day. March 81. Diff
ficulty was experienced yesterday in
spelling names properly. due primar-
lily 10 the rush, but this can be over
come through the above suggestion.
Both the local option and the munic-
ipal league officials claim that no or
ganized effort was made to get the
women to the polls. so that the excep-
ional activity displayed must have
been due principally 10 the keen inter
est of the women themselves in ac-
quiring an insight into political meth
DDS and usage.
Have Another Opportunity.
The will be another opportun-
ity TO register. Two weeks from yes
to-day, the election boards will again
b. in session between the hours OF
a. m and s p. IN. and those whose
names are not on the poll books.
which have been placed at the various
precincts for inspection. SHOULD make
il point TO ne present. However,
from all indications there will be little
let: for tn judges to 20 at the next
session.
One thing is certain, the approach
ing township election will poll the
largest vote IN ne history OF Rock Is
a1d township What influence the
granting OF suffrage to women will
have on the saloon question is one of
he features of the campaign which !
sill be watched with deepest interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18

their work. big departure from the
past when few hours was sufficient
time in which to transfer names of
voters from the old registration lists
TO the new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18
new MAIL BOXES
IN BUSINESSPART
OF ROCK ISLAND
Twenty five Letter Receptacles
of Modern Metropolitan
Type Are Received.
MEANS IMPROVED SERVICE
Residence Section to Share In Benefit
of the Rearransement Of
Conveniences.

The Rock Island postofice has re-
ingtou a shipment of % of the newest
type CT mail boxes, 20 being of the
larger design and five of smaller size.
The postmaster. with his assistant, has
arranged TO place the new boxes
throughout the business district on
Second and Third avenues between
Fifteenth and Twentieth streets, sup
planting those now in use which will
be moved out in the residence dis
trict, replacing any that may be de-
fective and further extending the con-
venience of the service. The boxes
will therefore be placed in localities
not now served. and others will go into
the newly ANNEXED territory as far
as possible.
Permission was today received from
the department to advertise for bids
to make the improvement. The new
boxes are altogether different in de-
sign from those now in service, being
of the same metropolitan appearance
of those being installed in the larger
cities. They are painted the familiar
color, green.
is Custodian, Too.
Postmaster Simpson received his
commission this morning as custodian
of the Rock Island postoffice building.
The Office is purely honorary, without
salary, and comes from the treasury
department. and in reality passed TO
the new postmaster automatically with
the transfer of the Office. The delay
has been due to the fact that it comes
from another department in Washing
ton from that which controls the post
office. The building itself is the prop
erty of the treasury department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18
is Custodian, Too.
MUSICAL PROGRAM is
PLANNED BY X. OF C'S.

At the Knights of Columbus hall
Monday evening an entertainment will
be given including singing by the Rock
Island Ladies' trio and an exhibition
drill by Camp &c degree team. Dane
ing will close the evenings program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18

be the most popular of the two farm
ers' days" week established by Sup
erintendent Cornelius Donovan. Most
of the farmers come into town on this
day. and many of them are expected
to be present from nearby towns next
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18

Three Get Employment.
Three farm hands were given posi-
lions at the Illinois free employment
office yesterday. Saturday seems to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-18

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
SEARCH FOR TROUBLE.

How far some people are willing
to 70, tanning the Cmbers OF inter
national trouble in the hope of max
ing greater trouble, is we'll illIstrGt-
ed in some of .oday'S publications
from Vera Cruz about the attempt
ed assassination" of an American
naval officer.
Big headlines, plenty of black
type, and ample admixture of hys-
terra, gave the impression that a pc
CuliaEly diabolical outrage against
American dignity and the American
uniform had taken place.
Tho officer was driving along a
brilliantly lighted street in a car
rage with two ladies, circumstances
in which assassination" would least
likely he attempted. A spent bullet
:truc!, him on the hip and bruised"
him; not very badly, for he didn't
knoV he had been "shOt' ill the bull
l"t was found OIL the carriage scat.
1t was a .25-calibcr bullct---just big
ger than toy pistol uses: just the
EirJ, Of course, that an ASSASSIN"
would use TO shoot through the
structure of 4 carriage and kill some
body on the inside! Thc officer at
whom II was fired was one of such
insignificant rank and Importance
that there could not possibly have
been reason for assassination"
Plainly as such thing could be
written between the lurid lines of
these dispatches, it is apparent that
some drunken Mexican took shot
with his popgun at passing car
riage, that no harm was done, and
that the incident was just as import
ant as any other minor police fracas.
That's all. But it is exaggerated into
the proportions of an International
incident.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
A. M. L. Friendly Aid
To Give Entertainment

A benefit concert and dance will be
given by the A. NJ. l. Friendly Aid,
an organization of employees of Wood
ward & Lothrop's, in the new auditor
ium of the department store, tomorrow
evening.
The society is a charitable organiZa-
ton. named in honor Of 4. NJ Lothrop,
one of the founders OF the firm. who
died some months ago. Mr.. Lothrop
was well known for his philanthrophic
work. The object OF the A. NJ. L.
Friendly Aid is to alleviate cases Of dis
tress from sickness and other misfor-
tunes. \ number of tuberculosis cases
already are being cared for by the So
ciety.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared following which dancing VIII be
in order. A section of the United States
Marine Band will furnish music for the
dancing.
The program includes: Piano solo,
Miss Marion Ballinger; contralto solo,
Miss Mary Clarke whitaker; violin solo,
Miss Ruth Branson; duet, Mrs. Amy L.
Ormsbey. soprano, and Miss Mary
Clarke Whitaker, contralto; monologue,
Tony Gallo: baritone solo. Charles a.
Bright: songs, George O'Connor; over
lures, Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Club: Southern dialect songs, Leroy
Glider; piano selections, Louis A. Pot
ter: quartet selections, Mrs. Ormsbey,
Miss Whitaker. Mr.. Glider, and Mr..
Callow. Accompanies will he Mrs.
Frank Byram. Miss Marion Ballinger,
Bryan 4. Blodgett, and Matthew Horn.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
What's S on the Program IN
Washington Today

Meetings, evening:
Masonic-St. Johns, No Il; Hope, No. -
II. Eastern star-Takoms, No. 1:; Cathe-
dral, No. a. ST. Johns Lodge Chapter, No
odd FelIows-CentrsI, No. I; Metropolis, No
Horcas, No 4; Martha washington. No. 3
National Union-EatiOnal Capital and Nc
Kinley Councils.
Degree of POcahontas. Idaho, No. I.
Knights of Pythias-Syracuslans, No. 10:
Rathbone-Superior, No. %. Pythtan Sisters
sons OF Jonadab-Hope. No. I: Faith, No. 4
Socialist Party-Local Northeast, So Eighth
street northwest; Local Central. s1 =
C;riJiron Club rehearsal. New Willard.
Intsrstate Commerce Commission hearing
mezZanine floor. New Willard.
Chamber Of Commerce OF United States
GriGiron Club rehearsal, large ballroom. New
willard .. N.
&. William Bee6c. National Geographic So
ciety, new Masonic Temple. $50 and SlS
Lincoln Birthday celebration under auspices
G. \. T., First Congregational Church to-
..Safesua riding a City's Food supply" Dr.
Hubert Young, y. NJ. G. \, =. m
Musicale and dance for benefit Grace p. Z
Church. Pythian Temple. tonight.
Annual banquet Washington Wesleyan Alum
nj Association. tonight
Citizens Northwest Suburban Association. Ma
sonic Temple. TenlcytOwn. s p. 10.
Concert L. =. Soldiers Home Band, Orches-
ira Stanley Hall, $50 p. IN.
Brookland Citizens Association, University
Heights Citizens Association, and Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association, Ma
sonic Hall Bronkland, Sis p. m.
Daughters OF Founders and Patriots o.
Bail for benefit Day Nursery. ballroom, Rs-
leigh.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
HERE'S MORE HARD LUCK

The calamityites, whose hope of 4
political change rests entirely in
their anticipations that business is
going to the bad and that the coun-
try will swing back into the grip of
toryism, are having more and more
hard luck.
From Chicago come dispatches
which say that the worlds greatest
railroad center, the commercial hub
of the nation, is facing a freight car
shortage, already serious, and
threatening soon to assume proper
tions OF calamity. There's so much
business there are not cars enough
TO move it.
While Senator Weeks tells the
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
in a speech that the new currency
legislation has eliminated all crdi-
narv causes of panics, and will be
followed by the greatest business
expansion in fifty years.
These arc times of hard luck for
the people whose best luck lies in
the misfortunes of the community at
lar"e.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13

eighty-three feet above tide. With
allowance for diminished rainfall
considerably below the range indi-
Gated by American observations this
would provide for navigation by
larger ships all the year around.
Still, ii is natural that Europe
should DC doubtful of the result Of
sTch a vast undertaking until all the
evidence is in hand. Assume that
as yet mistakes have been made,
however, American ingenuity and re-
Sourrefulness will not reach an end
this year OF the next.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
no OCEAN FLIGHTS YET

o:Sille Wright, il announcing ti,;.L
he considers transatlantic fight a
ooihardy experiment, keeps his
good American name and repute On
the side of sense and sanity. NJ.
Wright is correct. lie sees nothing
70 be gained foc the flying business
by such pranks, welI-nigh certain 20
end in fatality and to increase The
'nisgiving with which people regard
aviation.
The Wrights have always had a
sensible regard for their necks. ap-
parently under inspiration of the
conviction that live and prosaic
yorker can do more for aviation
than a spectacular but dead looper
Of aerial loops. MIR. Wright pro-
tests that neither the general struc-
ture nor the engines of aeroplanes
as now built are fit for the stress
Of trans-oeeanic flight. The expcri-
ence OF actual flying has SO COM
pletely proved this that it is difficult
20 believe anybody can contemplate
flight over the Atlantic as any
thing more than a gamble with tire
mendous odds against SUCCESS.
Doubtless The time will come When
hat fight will be made. The su-
tomohile and acroplane engine have
cen wonders Of development in re-
cent years. and the deveIopncn. is
.ot ended. But these types OF pow
reproducing devices are not yet
rcady for the transatlantic expert
nent.
The accident uf a successful flight
vTer the ocean would probably be
even greater misfortune Ihar i
allure. Success in such an effort.
1t this time, would tempt q great al
--ay of .darc-dcvls to attempt tie
anne thing, anI TO most of them it
v'oulG Eledn disaster.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
tHMASHTNGTON'S UNEM-
PLOYED.

We read with amiable but languid
interest that there are tens Of thou
ands of unemployed men in the
yreat cities this winter, and that the
problem of caring for them is be-
,ome more serious than in many
years past.
We are sorry that things are so
oad-in Chicago, Seattle, New York,
ana the rest of the big towns.
Now comes Herbert W. Kline. su-
perintendent of the Gospel Mission
in john Marshall place, Washington
"a man who ought to know whereof
he spcaks-and declares that there
re right now $4,000 unemployed
men in Washington.
Mr.. Kline is in the business of
helping these men. He works for
hem; finds shelter and food, and,
Then he can, work for them. He
ilows them and their conditions. He
IS pleading for help in doing his work
for them, and he ought to get It, and
iberally.
He gives assurance that most of
he men in need of help are deserv-
ng of it. They are not professional
ramps, hut men willing to work and
support themselves if. they could find
he work.
1t strikes The Times that this
condition in the National Capital, or
a condition that even suggests such
.jSUres and statements as these of
Mr.. Kline, is big ard serious enough
. justify Congress in making some
'NQuiry and taking measures to re-
iieye the stress.
Why not have a Congressional in
vestigation present a cross-section
cf one local phase of this problem
Of unemployment? 1t would help
here. anI would illumine conditions
n every other city.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
Gossip of
Society
By JEAN ELIOT

rTHE Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were the guests in honor
i OF whom the Charge d'ARaires
of Persia and Nine. Ali KuIi
Khan Morayeh- h-es-Sultaneh entertained
At a beautifully appointed breakfast
party today at the legation in Wyoming
avenue.
The guests invited to meet the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall were the
Turkish ambassador, the Ambassador of
Brazil and Nine. de Gama, Mrs. Frank
lin *. Lane, the minister of Switzer-
land, the Minister from Belgium and
Nine. Havenith, Miss GenevieYe Clark,
Mr.: and Mrs. Walter Field McLallen, of
Indiana, house guests OF the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall; Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Miss Louise
krug. daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Florian
hruS' OF New York, who is d house
guest OF :he hosts, and Mr.. Schmolck,
Of the Netherlands legation.
=
The President and Mrs. Wilson will be
hosts at reception this evening at the
White House at $50 o'clock, in compli-
ment to their New Jersey friends. Ow-
ing to illness from a cold. the President
has been unable to keep engagements of
De we'll enough this evening to meet his
guests.
Last evening he was unable to attend
the fourth Cabinet dinner of the series,
when the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson were the hosts. However.
Mrs. Wilson attended the dinner.
At dejeuner dansant which Mrs.
John Parkin Clifford gave at She-ry's,
in New York. yesterday afternoon. for
her deputante daughter, Miss Lcntil-
hon Clifford, Miss Anne Bassett Moore.
of Washington. and Miss Alice Preston
and Miss Rebecca PouItney, Of BaltI-
more, assisted
=
Mrs. Lulu FaSg Morgan has an
nounced the engagement OF her daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Morgan. to Victor
Cabel ThurstcH, of Richmond, Va. Tho
wedding will take place In April II the
home cf the brides mother. at 1902 G
street.
\ large number Of guests representa-
tive OF official. diplomatic. and resident
circles of Washington society attended
the large reception and dance which
John barrett and Mr.. and Mrs Fran
cisco Yanes gave last evening at the
n-AlneTiCdn DuIlQllR.
Palms, ferns, American Beauty roses
and spring blossoms adorned the build
ing for the occasion. and a buffet supper
was served in the map room during the
evening.
A reception will be given at the Com
morcial Club, in FaTragut square. next
Thursday afternoon. from until s
O'Clock.
r
Mrs. Zachary Taylor Carpenter has
sent out invitations for a the dansant
at the Cairo on Tuesday afternoon,
February -. from until o'clock.
Governor and Mrs. Fielder. Of New
Jersey. entertained party at dinner
at tho New willard last evening. After
the thCatcr, the party attended the re-
ccption which john Barrett gave last
evening.
=
Assistant Surgeon Walter \. BloedoFn,
L. S. n. and Mrs. Bloedorn entertained
at dinner party last evening at their
quarters at the Navy Yard. taking their
guests later TO the officers hop. Their
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
Elves Pantomime Next
For the House of Play

The Elves and the Envious Neigh
bor'' is the play which will be acted by
the children at the House OF Play, 4eS
NJ street southwest, at 8 O'Clock, Satur-
day afternoon The play is taken from
popular Japanese folk tale, similar in
character to our own Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs-'' 1t tells how good
old man and his envious neighbors visited
the elves in their cave, and were treated
according to their deserts. The story
will be read to the children, following
which thcv will be invited to take part
in presenting il in pantomime. The ad-
m.:s.v,I price is 10 cents.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
PANAMA CANAL DOUBT
ED IN EUROPE.

A ''e!Tnan engineer expresses ne
oaiief that The Panam@ Canal il go
shallow and titat in ihc n.y 5tos"r
even second class yess2.s VIII not l.e
aOIo to rake lie pas.%1%c. lie Dc-
lIcvcs that in that season g.,e water
@Iil fall - seventeen feet u lover,
md that ever when rains ale abund-
@nt the usEacst depth lik.. : to be
i"ailablc will be thir5.? feet, which
':oIld pre"e3t Ike lagncr .uarsi.ips
from using ne canal.
Mhile Il is true thaI the canal is
at!Ii to stand the test Of pTacticabii-
ity, the point should MT bc Over
looked that American engineers
iravo insisted all GlOng that The prob
i'm is 20 deal with excessive r2in-
fail. Gatun dam is calculated to
Eccp the level Of the lake whose
waters it impoaEG8 at height Of
The Washington times., 1914-02-13

fair. The Postmaster General, II
anybody will take the trouble to ask
him, will say that he does not want
such d restriction written into the
law. He will say, because he is a
man of common sense and is an hon
est friend of this parcel post service,
that it would hamper him and his as
sistants at every point in developing
the service.
All experience in parcel post ope-
rations-in England, in Germany, in
Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Canada,
and other countries-has demoa-
strated clearly that the rates and
regulations are purely administra-
tive, and not legislative matters, and
cannot be written, hard and fast and
tight, into the statute. They must
be subject to readjustment at the
discretion of some proper admins
trative authority. Congressman Lew
is Of Maryland, who is our American
authority on this whole set of cues
tions, demonstrated this particular
point beyond cavil in his speeches in
the House on the subject. 1t is diff
cult to believe that anybody who has
given the matter a moments serious
thought can have failed to appreci-
ate that point.
There will be tremendous rejoicing
among the people who want the par
eel post to fail if that provision re-
mains in the law.
There will be eminent satisfaction
among people who want to see it
proved that the Government is inca
pable of running any business.
But let Us add one suggestion
right here.
There will be mighty high NOR
tality among public men who COM
nit themselves to this betrayal of
the parcel post. The country will find
cut who has done it, and the country
will get busy when primaries and
elections come around.
These observations are made with
some especial thought of the case of
Joseph Little Bristow, Senator from
Kansas. Senator Bristow, of all
men, ought to take a view broad
enough to see what everybody else
will see concerning the real insnira-
tion, purpose, and effect OF this
measure.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13


satin with point lace, and Miss Clara
Gittins' gown viii be Of pink satin and
cream lace,
90
The Congressional Club has sent out
invitations for a dance at the club
house in X street. in honor of the Con-
gressional debutantes, next Thursday
evening. The honor guests will be Miss
Genevieve Clark. Miss Genevieve Walsh.
Miss Dorothy Campbell, Miss Lucille
Clark, Miss Marcia Murdock, Miss
Louise Langham, Miss Eleanor Know
land. Miss Rebecca Patton. Miss Martha
Shreye, Miss Clara Francis, Miss Flor
ence Curry, Miss Marguerite Frear, and
Miss Elizabeth Kent.
Mrs. James Mcmillan entertained at
a luncheon party yesterday.
The Misses Smith. of 1727 X street,
will entertain at tea this afternoon
In compliment to AIRS. Kaig.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
AT HOMES

Mrs. Thomas c. Bourne. of 2o37 Hill
yer place, will be at home Saturday.
Mrs. Edward Cranston Brooks and
Miss Dorothy Gray Brooks will be at
home today and on February q at 1910
Nineteenth street.
Mrs. George White, wife Of Congress
man White. will not receive today nor
again this month.
Mrs. William Cline Borden will not be
at home tomorrow.
Mrs. Crawford W. Marsh will be at
home today for the last time this sea-
son.
=
Mrs. Thomas H Wilson and her sis
ter. Miss AbercFombie, will be at home
today and the remaining Fridays OF the
month.
Mrs. S. P. Brown will receive this
afternoon at the Cordova. It will be
her seventy-ninth birthday.
Mrs. William Burr Harrison will not
be at home today. but will receive next
Friday.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
IrrigationiStS Meet.

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. 1S.-Witn a
proposed amendment to the State con-
stitution. to be submitted to the people
in November. to permit the State to
lend it's credit for building and main
tanning permanent roads. constructing
irrigation and power projects, and de-
vcIoping the logged Off and unutilized
lands of the State, the Oregon irriGa-
tion congress met here today, first of a
session. with 900 delegates at
taudSOg
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
The Silver
Lining
This is most seasouable weather.
Edasd By ARrEUE BAkE.

This is most seasOusble weather.
Saw fellow going up toward the
White House With a pair OF ice skates
in his hand. May have been going
skating. but probabilities are that Q
was prepared for an interview with the
President
American troopers are pursuing Mexi-
cans with automobiles. The convention
which barred the dum-dum bullet from
civilized warfare will have to convene
ir order to take action on reckless
chauffeurs.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
AmuSements.

N.tioaaI-'.stoo Thief" S:lS p. ii.
C'olIImbia-"The Madcdp Duchess, S:l5 D. N
BcIasco-'"The Wedding Night. see p. m.
d. m.
Ecitb's-VaudeviIle. 2:tJ and Sis p m
Cosmos-NaudcvillC. continuous.
a. Cssino-NaudcvillC, cfternon and evening"
C;ayety-Burlesqucr s.l5 and S:ls .. m
Arcade-Dancing, evening.
The Washington times., 1914-02-13
THE OLDEST INHAB sEz--

Coolest lay in
1914. Best thing
I can reme'nber
about that bliz-
zart in 80 was
that it vas in
'ss.'