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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28

Phil Mitchell, president of the Rock
Island County Highway Improvement
association, is firmly convinced that
the question of good roads now" is
the most important one which con-
fronts the citizens of Rock Island
county. He believes that the best way
TO bring about better roads is through
the issue of bonds to the face value
of 100000 by the county, payable
serially in 20 years, bearing interest
at Az per cent, payable semi-annually.
.In my judgment" he says, this
is the only way in which the great OBJ
ject of good roads can be attained.
THE Tice law, while deficient in
many points, does at least permit this
bond issue. and voters in city and
country are urged TO sieze this oppor-
tunity to go on record in the Novem-
Der election in its favor, thereby add
ing. in my judgment. more than the
total amount of bonds TO the value of
their realty holdings.
Some have advocated five mill
annual tax, without bond issue, the
amount of such tax to be applied,
when collected, for hard roads as far
as IL viii go
What will be the result of that
policy?
"In the first place it may, and doubt
less will. delay the construction of the
meager ten miles which the tax will
cover. for a year longer than under
the bonding system.
Then which ten miles shall be
selected for the first stretch?
Local interests will contend for
preference. involving certain bitter
and possible additional de-
lay. Each succeeding year will see
repeated contention and dissatisfac-
ton and possible ultimate failure
Whereas under the bond issue plan
the money can be Immediately avail
able for the weekly pay roll and the
work pushed as fast as physical con-
uitions permit.
1.-THE board OF supervisors has al
ready designated 131 miles of road in
Rock Island county for permanent i'm
provement under the terms of the Tice
law, and doubtless its selection has
been wise.
Possibly by letting contracts 10
various contractors. the entire mile
age can be finished in a year. Per
laps that is too much to anticipate,
but even IL it takes two years, con-
slider the great benefit to the people
and the great enhancement OF val
Ies throughout the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
FATHERS FEAST
With SONS AT Y
First Annual Banquet Brings
Out an Attendance of More
Than a Hundred.
SEVERAL SPEAKERS HEARD
]. M. Artman of Chicago Pleads for
Closer Relationship in the
Family Circle.

More than 100 men and boys gath
cred last night at the father and sons
banquet given by the boys depart
ment of the Y. VI. c. a.
The tables were crowded. the sup
per was a fine one, and the program
was of a high order of excellence.
II. B. Hayden acted as POSTMASTER
and put the program through without
a hitch or a jolt. Musical numbers
were furnished by the boys them.
Eugene brown, and a violin number
by Donald Vance.
Robert Rexdale. who was one of the
guests. was called upon for a read
ing, and responded with some of his
original poems that proved to be well
suited TO the occasion. Rev. j. l..
Vance spoke on When Was a Boy
telling of some of the contrasts be-
tween present day boyhOod and that
OF a generation ago. and pointing out
some OF the Influences that have gone
to make up character in mankind.
Paul Dahlen spoke in behalf of the
boys, on whats the Matter with
Father" He decided that there is
very little the matter with father or
mother either. aud that the two to-
gether are pair OF good friends for
their boy TO knew.
Chicasoan Speaks.
]. NJ. Artman, of the Y. NJ. c. a. col
Iege OF Chicago. was the principal
speaker OF the evening. his theme be-
ing Partnership"
"Of all partnerships" said Mr.. Art
man. "the greatest and most power
full one is the partnership of father
and son. The two, working together,
can do what neither could accomplish
and neither reaches his
best apart from the other. The part
nership OF father and son as illustrat-
ed in God the Father. and his son.
Jesus. is the most vital factor in the
of the world. The partner
ship between human fathers and their
sons is just as vital in proportion"
Mr.. Artman urged the need of more
and closer understand
ing between the man and the boy, that
hey may cooperate in all good things.
His address was full of inspiration
and suggestion both for the boys and
Tor their fathers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
in Rock Island.

having generally been conducted in
the usual manner this spring.
Rock Island Polling Places.
Following are the polling places in
Rock Island precincts where voters
may register:
First precinct-413 Fourth avenue.
Second precinct-702 Second ave
nue..
Third precirc t-1G14 Third avenue.
Fourth precinct-924 Ninth street.
Fifth precinct-Court house, east
door.
Sixth precinct-1413 Seventh ave-
nue..
Seventh precinct - 11O1 Fifteenth
street
Ninth precinct - Trinity parish
house, Nineteenth street and Sixth
avenue.
Tenth precinct = Hose house on
Twenty-second street.
Eleventh precinct Schmid's gro
Gerry store, S23 Twentieth street.
Twelfth: precinct Twenty-sixth
street, between Sixth and Seventh
avenues.
Thirteenth precinct - 7O9 Twenty
seventh street.
Fourteenth precinct - Peterson's
carpenter shop, $40 Forty-fifth street
Sixteenth precinct 1910 Thirty
eighth street.
Seventeenth precinct - 1884 Tiir-
tieth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28

last evening with loss OF $4,000.
Mrs. Theodore Moberg. wife of the
pastor. was alone with her three small
children when one of the little ones
pulled a tablecloth off a table upset
ting lighted lamp. The oil was scat
tered over the floor and the interior
of the room was quickly ablaze. Mrs
Moberg succeeded in saving the chill
dren and neighbors got out part of the
furniture in the lower rooms but were
unable to check the flames. The
building was valued at $4,000 and was
insured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
LADIES To HOLD
A MOCK ELECTION
IN TWO PRECINCTS
Local Option League Members
Meet at Longfellow School
Monday Evening.
TO USE SAMPLE BALLOTS
Men Secured to Act as Judges and
Clerks and Give instruction in
Marking Tickets.

Ladies of the Woman's Local Option
election precincts propose TO hold a
mock election for the purpose OF learn
ing exactly how to vote. Notices were
issued today by Mrs. c. w. Foss. chair
man of the committee in charge, that
meeting for the purpose will be held
In the gymnasium of the Longfellow
school at 1880 next Mon lay evening.
Though the meeting will be for the
women, men may attend. In fact the
judges and clerks for the mock cleo
ton are TO be men qualified 10 in
struct the ladies in the marking of the
ballots. II may be that someone will
be secured to speak on the general
features OF the election laws.
Will Use Sample Ballots.
Ballots will be the regular samples
nd will be exact copies of the official
ballots TO be used April Z. They viii
be marked, deposited and counted in
the usual way. the object being to pre-
pare the ladies for a quick and accur-
ate expression OF their will when tie
first opportunity is given them to
take part in an election.
Inasmuch as the mock election is
being conducted under the auspices of
members of the Local Option league
the results are expected to be rather
one-sided on the saloon question but
some interest will attach to the YER
dict OF township offices, particularly
where there are women candidates in
the field against men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
BOND ISSUE ONLY WAY TO SECURE
GOOD ROADS NOW, MITCHELL HOLDS

at will be stupendous, and viii
place Rock Island county ahead o.
every county in the state, barring
Cook and Lake, unless Vermillion anC
other counties, who are contemplat
| ing like proposition, beat US in the
race.
THE opposition to the bond issue
is based upon the interest charge, but
let us look at that:
Our assessed value is -. S21, 500, 00C
Five mill tax on which will
| yield O1,0OO
Four and one-half per cent
on 100000 bonds ... $4,000
Available annually for re-
duction of debt and road
betterments .-........S $500
"The bonds should be made pay
able serially.
Suppose 100000 be payable in
two years, il would reduce the interest
charge thereafter S4,5OO.0O.
Make the next 100000 payable
in four years which will make a like
interest reduction, and so on as may
be decided by the board of supervis-
ors, the tax collected being ample for
this purpose.
Meantime there Is a revaluation of
real estate. This will give increased
revenue from this source and in a few
years will probably result in reduc-
ton of the rate of taxation.
"In this way the burden becomes
gradually less. To Offset the interest
charge the owner of every piece of
real estate in the county will enjoy
an enhancement in value to the ex-
tent of SO for every dollar of tax paid,
in my opinion.
Meantime with the bond issue we
are having at least ten years advance
use of the entire 131 miles of road,
reaching every section of the county.
the value of which can scarcely be
computed
Eventually We shall get great state
aid. and national aid, state aid being
measured by amount of money ex-
pended in the county. This will ma
terially advance the time in which the
bonds can be redeemed and reduce the
tax.
These three proposition, viz: Ad-
vance in realty, present use of the
highways for a period of ten years,
and revenue from state aid will more
than onset the interest on the bonds.
Let IL be understood that the bonds
must be sold in the open market to the
highest bidder"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
Registration Hints for Voters:

So many conflicting opinions have been given the
question registration the cities villages this
County, the undersigned has prepared
the many inquiries about this subject it being advs-
the fact that voters registering March
IT must register Mar Oh 81 the coming election.
The registration board shall sit March 81 from
a. M. till p m in the diff erent precincts.
person, male or female, need not give his her
age register and should be by the
election judges The only quirement, age
they be Fl years old
Your and address is given and will be written
down by judges, and this is all the law requires
If in doubt your right to register VOTE m
municate with the County Judge Benjamin Bell
SHIRLEY D. FOLSOM
Town Clerk,
Approved by BENJAMIN BELL, County Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
BEST SPEAKERS
ON ROADS TOPIC
Men Who Will Talk Here Mon
day Are Leaders in the I'm
provement of Highways.
GOVERNOR UNABLE COME
Declines Invitation Because of the
Pressure of Business at the
State Capital.

An invitation was extended to Gov
ernor Dunno TO be present at the good
roads meeting here Monday, but owing
to the press of business at Springfield
he was obliged to decline. IL had been
hoped he could find time TO attend the
meeting and be one of the speakers.
The program Monday will begin al
. o'clock at the Illinois theatre. AT
1870 the Rock Island County Highway
Improvement association will hold its
annual meeting. electing officers.
Speakers will include Joe l.. Long of
Des Moines, editor of the Road Maker
w. G. Edens, president of the Illinois
Highway association: Homer Tice, au-
thor of the Tice good roads bill; Sam
uel Bradt, chairman of the Illinois
highway commission, and A. y. John
son, state highway engineer. 1t will
be one of the best aggregations of
speakers on this topic ever assembled
on one platform in the state.
Wires Good Wishes.
The following telegram has been re-
ceived by Phil Mitchell, president of
the Rock Island County Highway I'm
provement association, from II. S. Ca
BILE, vice president of that organiza-
ton, who is now in the east:
Atlantic City. March 2S.-Have
been reading with interest the news
paper reports on your good roads
meeting and / am wishing for you
that the meeting will be a howl
ing success H. S. CABLE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
WEATHER RAINY?
ALL THE BETTER
SAYS Mr.. NISSEN
~ Roads Are Soft Monday
nrses Will Do Them Lots of
Good He Declares.
pHoGRAM HERE CAN'T FAIL
Additional Prizes. Both Cash
ard Merchandise. Are Pledged
For Contestants.

pair and prospects Of more rain
| 40. erase the smile from the face
|y.E Nissen. chief promoter OF the
- roads now" day in Rock Is.
- next Monday. All the better"
- -for there viii be real need
,be draSs TO be out on Monday.
:. p-ogram goes and so do the
- rain or shine. II its wet well
I. ne roads a lot OF good and give
: obiect lesson Whether there is
:. 5-ar or a thousand here every
- viii yet I'm on all tine general
80 offered and VIII also have a
.,,see a. the special prizes
VI Nissen was in East Moline yes
.,-lsv and secured promises OF a
---ber OF prizes there. the following
- offered By business men OF that
G. KopeIman Ready 20 Wear
SIRE s. in merchandise 20 the drag
-,-ius the longest distance through
sas, Moline
Ejoppen DorE-S5 rocker 10 the first
a. coming through East Moline.
A DeSchepper-S3 Tiger hat 20
- drag through East Moline.
Quad City GaraEe-One gallon can
.y5larine' 10 drag coming longest dis
ace over the Rock River Valley
-1te. also same for the longest dis
uace over the Mississippi scenic
z1ie-
sisbke Pharmacy-S1 worth Of
gsraI~ preparations 10 the first drag
ION the Rock River Valley route com
n through East Moline, also from the
Scenic route.
Manufacturers State BANKS cash
. the drag coming the longest dis
1nce through East Moline.
A 2. Nissen-Sj cash for the drag
,oniug the longest distance over the
zoek River Valley route. also 50 cash
isr the drag coming the longest dis
nnce over the Mississippi Scenic
iVute.
2 o. LOvins-Three months sub
suiption 10 the East Moline Herald
70 the drag coming the longest dis
.zncs through East Moline.
East Moline Daily Record company
Three months subscription to the
East Moline Daily Record for the first
tag coming through East Moline.
East Moline Land company-S5 for
IEt drag through East Moline.
Prizes for Autoists.
The TTi-City Auto Supply company
( this city offers the following:
To the drag coming the greatest dis
ace in Illinois, an Illinois guide book.
To the drag coming the longest dis
znce in Iowa, an Iowa guide book.
To the drag coming the longest dis
l1ee in Illinois and in Iowa, each a
a. saver.
To the third, fourth and fifth from
sch state. a can Of brass polish
To every person coming 10 town on |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
Learn About Business Before You Go

The logical place is in the business
school.
A business education is money
making education You can secure
this education by enrolling in Browns
Business college, Monday, March 80.
when new classes will be organized in
all departments. Phone Rock Island
1874 and get our rates.-(Ady.)
Blobbs-Would you marry girl for
her money? Slobbs-Well, l should
consider it very unchivalrous TO allow
her to remain an old maid.-Philadei.
phia Record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28

a road drag, a can of tire paint.
The London Clothing company of
fers Stetson hat to the farmer from
Rock Island county coming the great.
est distance.
The Neggy-Don Sales company will
give one pair OF gauntlet driving
gloves TO the autoist coming the great
est distance through Moline and also
to the one coming the greatest dis
lance through Rock Island.
The Great Western Remedy com
pany OF Davenport will give SO in
stock conditioners to the farmer with
team and drag coming the longest dis
lance.
The Reddewig-Schm Candy COM
pany OF Davenport will give five
pound box of chocolates TO the first
lady in Market square on a drag.
Twenty Prizes for All.
Up to this morning 20 prizes for
every drag contestant had been Of
fered. those not previously mentioned
being a package OF Velma chocolates
by the Roddewig-S Schmidt Candy COM
pany Of Davenport and a market bas-
ket by Billings & Herzog in the 1900
block. Rock Island.
There were several additions to the
list OF cash prizes announced today.
Following is the complete list:
$15 cash for longest distance
through Illinois.
SIS cash for longest distance
through Iowa
So cash for second longest distance
through Illinois.
So cash for second longest distance
through Iowa.
50 cash "a +. Nissen) for longest
distance with auto over Rock River
Valley route.
s. cash "a. Z. Nissen) for longest
distance with auto over Mississippi
Scenic route"
SO cash &C. Decker FRENCH for
auto longest distance through Iowa
s. cash Milan Booster club for
ongest distance through Milan.
s. cash Milan Booster club for first
irag through Milan
50 cash. Manufacturers State bank.
or longest distance through East
Moline.
So cash, Mayor Carlson, Moline. for
irst lady on drag coming through
Moline.
Is Open to All.
II may be advisable to again state
hat the drag contest Is open to any
me. man or woman. The drag must |
,e made OF split logs according TO |
he ID. Ward King specifications or
II planks and be drawn over the 4
DAD all the way from the starting /
,oint to the city and back again, |
here being somebody riding on ii all /
he way. The motive power is not |
II may be drawn by !,
orses. mules, oxen, an automobile or
y hand.
Contestant from Iowa may use the |
cry in crossing the river and it is
lot necessary for contestants to 1
ide drags on the pavement or where
he roads are macadamized, or across
ridges.
All contestants must be in Market
quare with drags at 1880 a. m.
-hen photographs will be taken.
hose contesting for the prizes offer
d to the earliest arrivals may regis
ar at any time after midnight Sun
ay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
PATTERN MAKERS ALSO
FAVOR KEEPING SALOON

J. T. Culley, business agent for the
Cigarmakers' union No. POI. address
ed a mass meeting of the Pattern
Makers union last night in Industrial
hall. Rock Island. The members of
the union went on record as against
local option.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
-(Adv.)

Melun, France-Sentence of four
months and one month Imprisonment
respectively were pronounced on the
engineer and conductor of the Mar
seilles-Lyons-Paris express which col
lided with another train here on Nov.
4, killing SO persons. Criminal negli-
gence was charged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
REGISTER FROM
8 A. N. TO 9 IN.
Enrolment of Voters for Spring
Election to Be Completed
Tuesday.
RULES SAME AS MARCH II
Names of Most of the Women Voters
Now in and Judges Anticipate
an Easy Task.

Next Tuesday is the final day o.
registration for the spring township
election April Z. In accordance with
the usual custom the judges will be
at the polling places all day and the
hours will be such as TO give better
opportunity for those who are employ
ed during the day to attend to regis
tering. The polling places will be
open from a. m. to p. m, in &C
! cordance with notice issued by Town
Clerk Shirley d. Folsom. On the
| first day of registration, March II,
the judges put in full day, deviating
from the custom of remaining only
long enough to inspect the new poll
books, in order to give the women
voters an opportunity to be enrolled.
1t is believed that a majority of the
women who desire to vote were regis
tered on the first day and the judges
anticipate a mucn less strenuous ses-
sior Tuesday than they had two
weeks earlier.
While it is true that those not reg
istering may be sworn in on election
day it will be much better to avoid
if the vote is as heavy as it is ex-
pected to be there will be little time
for formalities, and those desiring to
be sworn in may be put to consider
able inconvenience because of the
rush.
Cast Vote Every Minute.
Never again. probably. will there be
so large vote cast in the average
precinct as at this election. Exten-
sion of the franchise to women practi-
cally doubles the number of voters
and it is impossible to make provision
for additional precincts until there has
been an election so that the number
can be taken as a basis for a redis-
tricting. Some of the precincts, with
men alone voting, have nearly the
lawful limit of voters. In such at the
coming election it will be necessary
TO cast votes at the rate of one or
more a minute, which means that the
election machinery as now provided
will be compelled to work to full ca
pacity all day.
The impression has prevailed in
some quarters that on the second day
of registration it is necessary to reg
lister in person: in other words that
one cannot register other members of
his household who are eligible to
vote. Asked in regard to this point
today County Judge B. S. Bell stated
that the regulations governing both
days of registration are in this re-
spect the same. In other words it is
to certain extent optional with the |
judges. who are usually disposed to |
accept registration by proxy where |
the parties are known to them.
In the townships outside of the cit
les the heavy registering will be done |
next Tuesday, the first registration
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
Wires Good Wishes.
Notice to Contractors.

Bid will be received at the Mayors
office at 9 a. m. April 6, 1914, for con-
structing sewer and watermains on
Seventh and Eighth avenues from
Thirtieth street TO Thirty-fourth
street.
H NJ. SCHRIVER,
MayOr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
ANDOVER PARSONAGE FIRE
Child Pulls Lighted Lamp From Table
TO FIoor-Loss $4,000.

tSpecihI 70 The Argus,J
AndoveT. ILL.,. March 2S.-The Meth
odist parsonage at this place burned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
SPEAK TUESDAY TO AID
COOPERATIVE STORE HERE

John H Walker, president Of the
Illinois Federation of Labor, and w.
\ -. Higgins, connected for many years
with the cooperative store movement,
viii speak to a mass meeting of men
advocating the cooperative union gro
Gerry store at Industrial hall next Tues
day evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-28
The Right T0zOn Ticket

If you want your town affairs ad-
ministered faithfully and satisfactorily
these are the men to vote for. They
are the candidates on the democratic
ticket:
For' supervisor-WiIIiam Trefz.
For assistant superVisors-W. c.
Peck, John r. Dindinger, Albert C..
Schmidt, Addison Rush.
For assessors. A. laVanway.
For collector-Henry r. Wynes.
For town cIerk-George w. Cox.
For consta ble-Herman Sturm.