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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE
How 1t Came to Be Placed Under the
Treasury Department.

The United States revenue cutter
service is a military army of the gov
eminent attached to and under the di-
rection of the treasury department.
The service was organized in 1890 and
constituted the original naval force of
the country. There was at that time
no navy department, and the service
was placed under the treasury depart
ment, where it has remained ever
since.
1t is charged with the enforcement
of the navigation and customs laws of
the United States, the assistance of
vessels in distress, the protection of
the sealing industry in Alaska, the en-
forcement of the quarantine laws, the
destruction of derelicts and other float
ing dangers to navigation and numer-
Gus other duties appropriate to it's
class of vessels. Each winter, by d.
rection of the president, a number of
the cutters patrol the coast for the spe-
cial purpose of assisting vessels in dis
tress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17

bill scheduled between Tinker's Fed
eral leaders and Browns st. Louis
crew at Weeghman's park.
Two innings of the first attraction
had been completed when darkness
enveloped the scene. This necessi-
tated a stop and a little later a de-
LUCE hit the park. 1t required only a
few minutes of rain to soak the dia-
mond so thoroughly that resuming hos
tilities was out of the question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17

shoots a fast ball that invariably goes
high into the air when hi, as 1t travels
so quickly that most batters hit it late.
His outcurve is a peach and he breaks
it over the heart of the plate time and
again after batters step back to avoid
being hit.
Bill Bergen, the vetern Brooklyn
National catcher, who is handling his
delivery. says he should be as valuable
to the Giants next year as JEFF Tes-
reau. Goodness in pinches is his long
suit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Philadelphia, 10; Chicago. 6.
Washington. o; Cleveland, 2.
New York, s.; St Louis, 4.
Boston, 2; Detroit, 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, So; Brooklyn, 4-5-
st. Louis, 3; Philadelphia, 6 (ten in
lings).
CincinnattBoston; rain.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Kansas City. IL; Indianapolis, 6.
Buffalo. / Baltimore. S.
Pittsburgh, p; Brooklyn. 6-5.
Chicago-St. Louis, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, 6; Milwaukee, o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
MGCKMEN'S BATS
DOWN WHITE SOx
Athletics Pound Russell and
Faber TO Four Cornrs
of Shibe Park.
FoURNIER GETS FOUR HITS
u pound Out f3 6insles, but Not
Enough TO win-Cubs and Chi
feds Idle in Chicago.

Philadelphia. July 17.-Battered
down BY the assault OF the Mackian
uaueters. Chicago's White Sox fell
I, defeat yesterday at Shibe park, 10
- & while Manager Callahan, serving
an Indefinite suspension for his argu-
-7snt OF wednesday with Umpire Hill
ssbrandt. sat attired in street toys in
= ground box The combat. marked
bx 90 solid swats, Il by the Athletics.
Vas marred by a headon clash be-
,reen Buck Weaver and Ray Demmitt
N the sixth inning. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
OFFER A HAT FOR FIRST
HOME RUN SWAT OF YEAR

Mosenfelder & Sons are out with
the first offer of any hat in the store
for the first home ball player who
knocks a homer at the Island City
park this year. That sounds like old
times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17

The effect of the workmen's COM
pensation act in Iowa will be SO to
reduce the number of cases in the
courts that it is thought probable that
the courts Of the city of Des Moines
may be able to do with one less jury.
Fully one-fifth of the cases have arisen
in claims for damages, which here
after will be settled in accordance with
the terms of the compensation act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
CaponI Goes Bankrupt.

Chicago. Ill. July 17.-Tony Caponi,
an ex-pugilist. filed a voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy in the United
States district court yesterday after
noon. He scheduled liabilities of Ss49
and assets of Sill. The greater
part of the assets. however, are loans
to persons whost present addresses
are unknown, the petition states. Cap
oni is now a bartender.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
S OF THE SPORTING WORLD

is batting over 800. Decatur has also
signed Julius Munich, catcher of the
Atlanta, Ga, team, and he will report
at once. He is the property of the
Washington Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17

Miss Lucretia Dupree, II, of San
Diego, Cal. has been bequeathed $780,
900 by her grandfather, but the prop
erty is to be controlled by trustees for
80 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17

Louisville, o; Kansas City, 8.
indianapolis, 4; Minneapolis, 5.
Cleveland-St. Paul; rain.
THREEEYE LEAGUE.
Bloomington, /; Danville, l 90 in
nings; rain).
Dubuque, 8; Springfield, 5.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Burlington, 10; Keokuk, ..
Cedar Rapids, 6; Clinton, 4.
Waterloo, 2; Marshalltown, 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-17
'Batted for Bush in the sixth.

'Batted for Bush in the sixth.
Two-base hits-weaver, J. Collins.
Murphy. Oldring. Baker. Schang.
Home runs-Fournier, Bodie. Walsh.
Struck out-By Russell, /; by FabeT.
2; by Bush, l: by Bressler. 2. Bases
on balls-On Russell. l; of Bush, 4
OF Faber. 4; OF Bressler. /. Double
play-Breton TO Schaik TO FaDer. Hits
of Russell. Z in three innings; of
Fsber, 10 In five Innings: on Bender.
9 ID three and two-thirds innings; OF,
Bush, In two and one-third innings;
OF BFessler. 1 in three innings. Hit
by pitcher-By Bush, Breton. Left
on bases-Chicago. 10; Philadelphia.
10. Time-2;15. Umpires-Egan and
Evans
Cubs Talk Pennant.
Chicago. Ill, July 17.-With only
three and one-half games separating
them from the slipping Giants. pen
ant talk in large gobs ran rife around
the Cub headquarters yesterday, when
most Of the players took advantage of
the day of and chatted baseball
not that they do not have enough OF
# on playing days. This afternoon
Brooklyn comes for three-game ser
les. while the Giants are guests of
Fred Clarke's Pirates.
The flag chances we're given further
Impetus when Artie Phelan. who has
been on the injured list for over three
weeks, breezed in and told Manager
o'Dsy that he would be ready for work
inside OF a week Archer. too, will
be in condition before the Dodger
break away from town, his smashed
elbow being due for trial. His ser
vices are needed too, for Bresnahan
has an injured knee and is working
under handicap.
chfeds Stopped by Rain.
Chicago, Ill, July 17-With every
hing fixed for a good outpouring of
ians. there being no counter attrac-
IONS, rain had 20 butt in yesterday
and bring 10 a sudden halt the double
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
100000 IS VALUE
OF PRODUCE IN COLD
STORAGE AT MARKET
Two Rooms Hold 100000
in Flower Bulbs From
China and 100000 in
Malaga Grapes.


"ln that, room there arc flower bulbs
from Chind valued at more than 800. 600.
They will be sold In the early spring to
owners OF greenhouses and others who
raise rare flowers
And those are grapes. are they not2'
Yes. Malaga grapes. The consignment
In that room alone is worth 100000"
This conversation tok place this morn
ing In the basement Of the Beading Ter
minal Market. The speakers were George
H. Mckay, superintendent OF the market,
and r. @. wilkins, head Of a delega tion
of market men from the Centre and Hay
Markets of Washington, which has come
to this city to study the Food EXPOSE
ton now being held under auspices Of
the Reading Terminal Market Business
Mems Association
The delegates made their way through
a labyrinth Of corridors, through which
ran great pipes buried three inches deep
in Ice. They peered in vast vaults, some
containing thousands OF barrels of ap-
Piles, others holding vegetables. and stln
others devoted to meats.
THE beauty OF IL all is" said Mr.. Nc
Kay, that the produce I'm this market
is examined every day. Not only city
and State officials make the rounds, but
Federal inspectors also come here daily.
'lf one of the inspectors should find
piece of meat lying on the floor OF one
of these refrigerating rooms the owner
would be reprimanded. II 1t occurred
again the man in all probability would
lose his license.
More than 100000 worth of produce is
stored beneath this market, but if the
railroads should suddenly stop shipping
to this city there would not be enough
food in Philadelphia to feed the popu-
lation for three days. The produce put
In here is not storage stun. Ii is put
here for short holdovers, For instance.
when there is a big kill at the slaughter
houses, the meat dealers stock up for the
next four days, or even a week, and only
In the case of fruits and vegetables, which
go out of season.. are they stored for
'hold-overs' This practice, of course, is
what makes 1t possible to buy cherries
and Strawberries in January.
81 was made superintendent of this mar
ket % years ago." Mr.. Mckay continued.
81 studied the refrigeration problem and
decided this was the only means of pro-
tectlpg the farmer and inducing him to
ship to this market Before that, If
man shipped 1000 chickens TO the market.
he sold perhaps $40 on the first day. The
rest spoiled overnight, and to cover these
losses he was obliged to charge a good
round figure for his goods This man
now sells all'of his produce and can afford
to sell it at lower figure"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

through sickness was more than 10 per
cent. OF a years work under ordinary
housing conditions; that the death rate
was more than rs i'm a thousand where
houses were crowded 80 to the acre.
THE LONG ISLAND EXPERIMENT.
For some time the Sage Foundation
hay been making a garden city experi-
ment at Forest Hills. Long Island. Land
was purchased which was later plotted
like private estate by landscape artists
and architects upon which a suburban
community has been built with all sorts
Of improvements.
out OF the experiments made a new
type of city has arisen. While this par
ticular example does not provide homes
for the very poor, It is cited by social
workers es demonstrating what could be
done for them as well as for more we'll
to-do folk.
Dr. Lawrence f. Rick. a leading au-
thority on tuberculosis and one of the
founders of the Phipps Institute. recently
declared that the ultimate solution of the
problcul<of Philadelphia appalling hous-
ing conditions would be the purchase by
the State or some philanthropic institu-
tion Of property for the building Of settle-
ments.
COMMISSION BBAMES COUNCILS.
The increase in the death rate In Phila-N
delphla for Ii months in 1914, as compared
with the same months of 1915 is blamed
upon Councils In a statement issued By
the Philadelphia Housing Commission.
"The greatest increase in deaths" ac-
cordlng to the statement of the commls-
sion, has been among children less than
10 years old, and especially among babies.
To an expert It Is evident that this is at
tributable to environmental and weather
conditions. Certain of the communicable
diseases. known for their intimate relation
with bad housing, have appreciably in
creased.
"There are at least 100000 insanitary
conditions in Philadelphia, II we count
the properties exposed TO open sewers and
yard vaults. 1t is a truism that, when
you clear away the fllth.vyou reduce the
number of such diseases and the number
of deaths from them. We have practical
examples of that in Havana. Panama. the
Philippines and our latest example In
Vera Cruz"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
GARDEN CITY IDEA
POINTS ONE WAY TO
HOUSING REFORM
Social Welfare Workers De-
clare Such a Solution APP
plicable to Philadelphia S
Tenement Problems.

A garden city" such as was started
IN Long Island by the Russell snge Foun-
datlo'n. is recommended by civic workers
here as one of the solutions Of tenement
house evils.
Long Island is not the only place where
an attempt has been made to realize this
dream OF housing reformers. Cities ip
various parts of the British Empire have
succeeded in making vast improvements
IN housing conditions. Where rows OF
vindowless rooms and little narrow alleys
al one time existed, now sanitary homes
surrounded by flower gardens are to be
seen.
Experts on housing conditions declare
that municipalities abroad )as we'll as In
certain parts of this country. have shown
moro interest in the welfare Of those who
live In congested sections than Phlladel-
phia.
One year and Ave months have passed
away since the Legislature enacted a
law providing for the new Division OF
Housing and Sanitation This act was
signed by the Governor. Councils FL
nance Committee has ignored oil requests
for appropriations. The new division, II
established, would have forced owners OF
tenement caves" and living vaults to
give it's occupants better housing condl-
tions declare social workers.
ENGLAND's GARDEN CITIES.
The garden cities of England are de-
scribed by Frederic c. Howe, 1mmigra-
tion Commissioner at Ellis Island, in
pamphlet. The housing problem is one OF
the vital subjects which has been under
discussion for years in London, he says.
Sir William II. Lever has his own idea
about his employees and their rights Sir
William is quoted as followsS
"As a matter of principle alI>would ad-
init that every diligent employe has
moral and indisputable right to live in
decent home, to possess the opportunity
TO bring up his children In decent en-
Vironment, TO enjoy the best possible
facilities for the development Of his own.
his wife's and his childrens faculties, so
as to make them healthy and strong and
long lived.
''Business cannot be carried on by
physically deficient employees any more
than war can be successfully waged by
physically deficient soldiers. Business eff
ficiency, therefore, demands better hous-
ing conditions for employees, apart from
the principle of the employees own un-
Questionable right to the same"
Sir William found that the loss of time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Penguins at Home

on just such choice morsels, swoop
down and gobble them up.
Then there is one more danger-per-
haps the greatest danger of all. Some
times neighboring mother bird whose
eggs have been stolen will herself steal
the eggs and carry them off to her own
nest. Once they are gone and care
fully tucked under some other PEN
gums breast, how is a poor mother
going to know where they are; or rec
ognize her own eggs even If she should
see them7 Tell me that! So she must
watch carefully, and even II she slips
away from the nest for a minute or
two, she must keep her weather eye
out for danger,
Sometimes before the eggs are
Matched a snowstorm comes. Then the
mother bird sits very still until some
times she is covered by two or three
feet of soft snow. After the storm Is
all over. she begins working her Gu
rious beak back and forth, up and
down, until she burrows her way out
to the open air
After being SO careful of the eggs.
wouldn't you think the penguins would
make good mothers TO the baby birds?
But quite the reverse Is true, AS soon
as the eggs are Matched. the mother
seems to feel that her responsibility is
over. She leads her baby birds down
to the edge of the water and then
with a push and shove. jostles them
into the icy ocean.
Now don't feel too sorry for them.
They can always swim with no teach
ing, and how they do love the water!
Copyright, 1911, Clara Ingram Jadson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
TAX DELINQUENTS WARNED
Receiver Kendrtck Gives Note of
Penalties for Non-Payment.

Receiver Kendr1ck Gives Note of
Penalties for Non-Payment.
Receiver of Taxes w. Freeland Ken
drick has issued notices that all unpaid
city and school taxes for 1914 must bear
a penalty OF per cent. An 1911 taxes
remaining unpaid after December 81 en-
ter the delinquent class and the names
of the delinquents will be publicly an
nounced by advertisement.
Delinquent taxes may be paid after
January "a next with additions of 5 per
cent penalty, the cost of advertising
interest at per cent per annum rate
until paid and a cumulative penalty of
per cent. month continuing for seven
months. Then comes the filing of a lien
against the property for which the taxes
are unpaid, which also carries its share
of costs
Taxpayers are urged by the Receiver
TO procure bills at once and save them
selves inconvenience and expense by maxi
ing their payments prior to December o.
Bills may be obtained by messenger. mail
or by a call in person at the tax office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
There Are Five Important Groups of Goats

Wool plush and novelty coats at $3.50 are group of
samples of kind and very distinctive looking wraps
They in rich, dark colors fur trimmed and
suitable for dress occasions and afternoon
Practical gOod-lOOking coats at $40 are of zbeline
tweeds and other good Winter fabrics in brown blue
black Many have fur collars; all warm attractive
coats, rare indeed at $40.
Novelty coats at $775 are most unusual and they
in brown blue, black tweed coorings There are
many styles, all and attractive. For general wear
motoring school use and shopping these exceptional
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

them into the ioy ocean.
a little when they are in an extra big
hurry. Penguins are about 20 inches
tall and have sleek black feathers on
their backs and soft downy white
feathers on their breasts.
You would laugh to see a group of
them together. They get very excited
as they chatter and talk with eager
cries and they waddle around as
though they were very fat old ladies'
running TO catch a train. df you can
imagine hundred very fat old ladies
dressed IN black dresses with long
white bibs. all running frantically IN
every direction, you will just about
Imagine what group Of one hundred
look hke)
And you never could guess how they
make their nestsi
Out OF straw? The idea! There is
no straw at the South Pole
Out Of twigss No trees grow there.
What could they make them OF then2
out Of rocksq Yesi Round, smooth
socks, about the size Of geese or duck
eggs. Close down by the icy ocean
they searched for smooth rocks to build
On Then one at time the round
smooth stones they fnd are pushed
ana showed into place. They make a
circle on the ground Of rocks lust as
you would build a place for camp
IRE. That wouldn't seem like very
soft nest would ity But they think
e IS just the most proper kind OF
nest imaginable,
When the circle Of stones Is nice and
sound and the bissest cracks are eara-
zully alied % with smaller stones. the
mother hird lays two-alWays two
esss IL this nest.
Thea here real work besins. You
have % IdAa hos carefully those eggs
Save to be watched. Win Ice and
snow al aIIopt thcm they masl Sc
kep good a4d Harm 81 she cannot
afe kheu bore thaa lHe fhrea
tata tN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

Some very fashionable coats are $2O-and charming
little coats they are too Their fashion is extremely
for they of rich velour corduroy patterned lines
of the Empire and have the somewhat full and rppy skirts
that are so smart. They have the muf collars of
soft pretty other furs and lined with rich
peau de cygnes and warmly nterned They just what
young women want for afternoon and evening Also at
this price coats of mixed tweeds with natural raccoon
colars-al worth great deal more.
More black wool plush coats S15-Soft, warm fab
rics of unusual quality, made in style and finished
with the fashionable high collars OF fur.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

TN THE cold Arctic and Antarctic
il regions there are many strange ami
mails, all different from the ones we
see in our part of the world.
The seals, the fish and the flying
creatures are all very curious, but of
ell, big and little, the penguins are the
most fascinatingly funny.
What are penguins, are you wonder
ing?
Penguins are birds, but their wings
are so queer and small that they can
hardly fly. Instead of flying they wad-
die around on their big web. feet and
only hutter their wings to help them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
wATER-PowER BILL HEARING
Amendment Offered Depriving secre-
tarv of Discretion in Leasing.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1l.-At the hearing
today before the Senate Public Lands
Committee on the bill proposing that the
Government shall lease water power sites
on the public domain, Senators Clark, of
Wyoming, and SmoOt, of Utah, insisted
that the bill should be amended so as
to make fixed charges for the leases. in
stead of allowing the Secretary OF the
Interior discretion in this matter as pro-
vided In the House bill Senators Robin
son, OF Arkansas, and Norris. OF Nebras-
ka, objected TO such an amendment
Clifford Pinchot will not appear until
next week. when a number of Governors
of Western States. including those from
California. Colorado, Idaho and Utah, will
bill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
TAFT TO GIVE SENATE
VIEWS ON PHILIPPINES
Ex-President will Testify at Hearing
on Government Bill.

EX-EreSluenJ Will 1eStlIy III dedIluS
on Government Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec 11.--Hearings on
the Philippine bill granting n more au-
tonomous form of government and ultl
mate freedom for the island will be held
Monday Wednesday and Friday of next
week before the Senate Philippine Com
mittee.
The committee today outlined the
work and prepared list of witnesses
who would be heard. The witnesses will
include ex-Presldent Taft, Secretary OF
War Garrison, General Mcintyre, chief
OF the Bureau of Insular Affairs: Secre
tary to Governor General Harrison; Mr..
Ferguson; Vice Governor General Mar
tin, Mr.. Brooks, editor of the Manila
Times; Dean C. Worcester, former mem
ber of the Philippine Commission; for
mer Governor Cameron Forbes, and Man
uel L. Queszon Resident Commissioner
from the Philippines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Evening Frocks and Dance Dresses

$40 for collection of sample frocks for debutantes-
charming little dresses of crepe meteor taeta and chiffon
made in the new Styles with sleeves shoulder straps
and in the fashionable coorings.
Other Dresses at SITS and S13.75
are of crepe de chine crepe meteor and other pretty gm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
An Unusual Collection of Suits
A Special Group at $3.50

includes suits of corduroys broadcoths VeVeteens and
eabardnes in the fashionable sand tete de negr Russian
green blue and black Made in short-jacket model;
many are in shortwaisted effects and most all fur
trimmed They very well tailored, beautifully lined and
most unusual at $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11

Toys to sParel Toys to spare!
What girl on bog has toys to
spare?
Bring thsmi Bring theml Help
Old Santa!
Come to the Santa Claus Store
House, COS Chestnut street.
Come BOysl Come GirIsl Be
sure to come. There's a tree-and
come and see tVhat else!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
s1O, SIS, $40 and SIS fOr Other sults

Novelty fabrics, broadcIoth gabardne veveteen and
corduroy in all the wanted coOrs and many new styles
Many fur trimmed All made with new short coats
and new-style skirts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Morning and Afternoon Dresses

So, $3.50 and SIS for SERGE satin satin silk
and crepe dresses in black blue and few The eoors
in good taste and attractive and the dresses like
the other garments average half price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
Children's Goats Have a Share, Too

$40 and SIS best custom made Chincmla
coats blue gray, and to Ia sizes These grs
are most exceptional indeed at such prices. ~,
S. ST. and $40 for other coatsCoats OF corduroy