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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Commissioner Rudgren offered a res
olution that the following claims be
allowed, to-wit: H. B. Hubbard, coun-
ty clerk, S31.56; Mrs. Winterbottom,
SAL; Bennett & Murray, S26.25; Mrs.
E. D. Pearson, $4.75; First National
Bank of Chicago, $3.50. Carried by
unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read report of the
| board of local improvements, recon-
mending the adoption of an ordinance
providing for the improvement of
Twenty-frst street from Sixteenth to
Eighteenth avenue; Sixteenth and Sey-
enteenth avenue from Twentieth to
Twenty-second street, by grading,
draining, curbing, and paving with
brick blocks on a five-inch concrete
foundation, together with the. city en-
gineer's estimate of the probable cost
of said improvement in amount of S14,-
537.1O. Also an ordinance providing
for said improvement, which ordin-
ance on his motion was considered by
unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver read a report of the
board of local improvements recon-
mending the adoption of an ordinance
providing for the improvement of
Eighteenth avenue from Sixteenth to
Twenty-seventh street, by grading,
draining, curbing and paving with
brick blocks on a concrete founda-
zion, excepting the right of way of the
Tri-City Railway company, together
with the city engineers estimate of
the probable cost of said improvement
in amount of S26,599.7O. Also an ord
ment, which ordinance on his motion
was considered by the following vote:
Ayes-Schriver, Hart, Bear Nay
Reynolds.
Mayor Schriver presented a report
of the board of local improvements
recommending the adoption of an ord
nance providing fer the construction
of sidewalks on the east line of Thir-
ty-eighth street and on the east and
west sides of Thirty-ninth, Fortieth,
Forty-first and Forty-second streets,
and on the north and south sides of
Fifteenth avenue from Thirty-eighth
to FCrty-second street, and on the
north side of Eighteenth avenue from
Thirty-eighth street to Forty-second
street, and on the south side OF Eigh-
teenth avenue along Hedgeside adGi-
zion. together with an estimate of the
probable cost of said improvement in
amount of $11,540. Also an ordinance
providing for said improvement, which
ordinance on his motion was consid-
cred by unanimous vote.
Mayor Schriver offered a resolution
that the city clerk be aid he is hereby
authorized to sell enough waterworks
bonds to pay the balance due the Rock
Island Bridge & Iron works, and he is
hereby authorized to sell same so that
they will earn the purchaser 7 per
cent, if necessary to dispose of them.
Lest: Nays-Rudsren. Reynolds, and
Bear. Ayes-Schriver and Hart.
Adjourned on molten of Commission
er Hart
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

period OF seven months. the signatures
of property owners I'm the vicinity OF
the place would have to be secured in
order TO open the bar again.
He also stated that the petition of
Mr.. WEIGH did not state that they
were residents here nor that Their
bondsmen were freeholders. These
last two amendments were made by
Attorney McEniry before the Judge
took the case under Amusement
Judge Ramsay stated that il would
be probably a week or two before he
would render his decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
PING PONG SOLDIERS TO
BE BARRED IN NEW YORK

New NOrg, Dec. 2S.-The days or
''ping-pOng" soldiers in this state are
numbered. said COmmander-in-Chief
Ryan Of the state national guard, in a
statement today explaining a recent
order disbanding the Twenty-second
regiment and its formation into two
battalions OF engineers.
IF we advertised for ping-pong sol
diers and offered them Dances" con-
tinued Ryan. I'VE could get all we
wanted. But we want strong athletic
mel who delight in camping and
roughing it."
The suffrage campaign in England
has cost the liyeso of 80 women
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
JUDGE WILL ADJOURN
COURT FOR THIS TERM

Judge r. w. Olmsted likely will ad-
journ circuit court for the term, after
he disposes of several matters he has
had under advisement tomorrow morn
ing The January term will start at 2
o'clock next Monday afternoon.
All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Link your ability to this master
achievement-vis reading. Wis
ible writing. regular or Printype.
Interchangeable carriage and light
est touch known.
II has the universal arrange
r7ent Of keys, yet fewest keys TO
operate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
NJ. T. RUDGREN, city clerk.

southampton, England. - CORES
pcndence of the Associated PressD.-
n Canadian soldier who has visited
several hospitals in the south of Eng
land recently saw forty or fifty East
indians. all of whom had their left
hands bandaged. He asked one OF
the Red Cross attendants how they
all receive the same sort of injuries.
All of them have bayonet wounds
IN the left hand, because OF their style
OF fighting" was the reply When
they get close enough for a hand-to-
hand fight they throw down their
guns, parry the bayonets o. the enemy
with their left hand and use their
knives with the RICH; hand. OF course
they get bad wound in their left
hand. but they don't mind th,N ana
they almost always get their man"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
Touch by Weight

1t saves a load OF 3i& ounces
every stroke. And the average
typist strikes the keys about So.
OOO times per day.
Thus the Oliver relieves each
typewriter operator of the need
less work of moving daily 5 full
tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Knew Better.

Rube Hay-An articles worth what
the over kin lit fer it. Hiram Whit
fie-I guess yew never bought a gold
brick. did yew Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Moving by parcel post IS the latest
use TO be made OF the mails in Grass
Valley. Cal. A family moving there
from Nevada sent most OF their house
hold goods by mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Regular meeting held December II,

Regular meeting held December IA,
1914.
City Council Chamber, Rock Island,
Illinois, December 14th, 1914. The
City Council met in regular session al
three o'clock, p. NJ, Mayor Schriver
and all Commissioners present.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held November Both, 1914, the special
meeting held December 5th, the regu-
lar meeting held December 18th, and
the special meeting held Decemb sr
9Th. 1914, were read and approved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for week
ending December 18th, 1914, which on
his motion was ;llowed by unanimous
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
Accept DeliVerance

Then the famous U-shaped type
bar-the firmest. strongest in all
the world for clean. clear writing
20 sheets of manifold at once.
Then too, our automatic spacer
that advances your paper to an
other line without your having to
remember.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Peking. Correspondence of The
Associated Press China has started
government or national sat lgs
bank, but as the poor people are not
accustomed to depositing their money
for safekeeping anywhere but in the
ground and the rich are accustomed
to the extorticl Of large interest, the
indUcement of a lottery has been add
ed TO the banking scheme. The plan
is to pay the entire interest on the
money deposited 10 a few lucky in
dividuals who draw prize numbers.
Every dspositor gets his money back
so the government promises-after
four years and the fortunate few get
the interest on all the money deposit
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

She-What was the doctors diagno-
sis? PaIpitation of the heGrt.
she--Well why doesn't ne keep away
from Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Sarino ;Ontario) Canadian SAYS that
Thomas Collins, Of the first concession
OF Biddulph township. who is 99h
years old. has just commenced taking
music lessons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

must strike with your finger to
run each kind OF machine.
Please note that this equals 10
ounces of pressure on the keys of
the average typewriter. Note too,
that the oliver writes when you
touch the keys with a tap that
equals the weight Of only 6Iz
ounces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28
PERSONAL POINTS

H. S. Cable spent Christmas in Chi
cago, returning home yesterday.
DR.. Joseph DeSilva returned last
evening from trip to Chicago.
J. Clinton Searle has returned after
several days visit with his parents in
Geneseo.
Miss Marie Lowell, 919 Fourteenth
street, left this morning for visit in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Beverlin spent
Christmas day in LaSalle, returning
home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carse and
daughter returned home today after
holiday visit in Ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Presley Greenawalt
leave tomorrow for ST. Petersburg,
Fla, to spend the winter.
Miss Adele Frick of Chicago visit
ed with her sister Mrs. Joe Meehan.
POI Tenth street, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Harris have re-
turned to their home in this city after
Christmas visit in Ottawa.
Phil A. Kennedy of Chicago is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Johanna Kennedy,
at her home. lilo Fourteenth street.
Lyman Weld returned to Akron,
Ohio today after a holiday visit with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Weld.
Godfrey Seaberg returned yester-
day to Omaha after several days Wis
it with his mother Mrs. Louise Sea
berg, 4003 Seventh avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Murphy and Miss
Mary TorticiI were called to Blencoe,
Iowa, today by the death of Edward
Torticill, a relative.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Polzin of Des
Moines are spending the holidays at
the home of the latter's sister, Mrs.
William Pankow, 2531 Eighth avenue.
Miss Dina Ramser. who has been in
the city the last two weeks acting as
chairman of The Argus Santa Claus
committee, has returned to Chicago
where she, with her mother, is spend
ing the winter.
Miss Lou NJ. Harris, county superin-
tendent of schools, e. C. Fisher, city
superintendent of schools, and c. Fl.
Maxson, Moline school superintendent,
left this morning for Springfield where
they will attend the state teachers !.
convention.
Miss Anna " Johnson, history
teacher Of the Lincoln departm entail
school, left this morning for Chicago,
where she viii attend a meeting of the
American Historical association which
ccnvenes IL that city this week and
of which she is member.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

Turn your back on the old-style
wearing grind. u is fruitless Ia
Dor. Ike moving mountains a
spoonful az a stroke.
Accept. as thousands OF others.
Ne Silent Seven Oliver-accept
Ne freedom il brings you from
fatigue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

The suffrage campaign in England
has cost the liveso of 80 women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

An the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

This Is the great weight test
that tells the story You can
make it-you can prove all We
say.
Just place enough weights on
the key tops Of various type
writer's 70 make the type print.
Thus you measure the force you
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
TECH CH0ARSMENARE
REPORTING TODAY
AnaIostan's intermediate Eight
Takes Practice Spin on Po-
tomac Yesterday.

Several boys of Technical High
School. who last season rowed with the
Analostan. Boat Club in the winning
eight at Philadelphia, will today meet
Coach Clarence Hecox at the boathouse
to talk over plans for the season on
the water.
The members of last years crew
will be augmented Ivy several others
who have aspirations as oarsmen and
1t is expected that no less than twenty
five will be corralled b. Noel White
and his Tech followers for the eights.
Activities at the Analostan Club have
been under way for some time and the
club gets the distinction of having had
its float out on the water since Sum
day a week ago. Yesterday an inter-
mediate eight went up and down the
river for a workout, thereby tying the
Potomac crew for being out on the
water.
The handsome $3.50 wanamaker cup
Won at the Peoples regatta last sum-
mer by the Analostan crew Is expected
in town some time this week. suitable
engraving having been made. The cup
will be placed on exhibition in one Of
the windows on + street.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30

cases, death, have resulted from peo-
pie seeing imperfectly while on the
street at night. The human vision is
such that to turn from a dark portion
toward a light, blinds and confuses,
and causes mistakes, for which no one
can really be blamed. The remedy. for
such accidents is good lights, wherever
they are needed
Members of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association and many resi-
dents of the section. which has a pcp-
ulation of $500, feel that Fourteenth
street has been Disseminated against
in the matter of lights. when compari-
son is made with other streets on
which there is little business and where
the traffic is not heavy.
Sixteenth street, the other important
north and south thoroughfare Of the
northwest section. is brightly and ar
lighted even out in the subur-
ban sections where the houses are few
and far between. and where the popu-
iation is scattered. 1t is true there is
considerable automobile traffic in Six
teenth street extended, but it Is con-
tended by the Citizens Association tha,
the vehicular traffic is not as heavy on
Sixteenth street as it is on Fourteenth
street while on Sixteenth street there
are no street cars.
Sixteenth street has no stores. while
Fourteenth street is now q business
street from one end TO the other. Mem
bers of the Citizens Association also
contend that there are fifty pedestrians
on upper Fourteenth street at night to
one ON upper Sixteenth street.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
ACT .FAVORABLY ON
CARY RESOLUTION

The SUB committee on labor Of the
House District Committee today voted
to report two measures to the full
committee. One is the Cary resolution
calling upon the Commissioners to fur
nish information regarding the work
done By employees of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company and
the other is the Muchanan bill 10 reg
ulate plasterinc In the District and 10
require the Building Inspector to pass
uron all plastering jobs.
The Cary resolution is designed TO
find out what wages are being paid
by the Chesapeake and oPtomac TeIe-
phone Company. as well as the num-
ber Of male and female employees of
that company and the hours they are
required TO work. Congressman Cary
said today that he believes the tele-
phone employees are underpaid and
are working unusually long hours
The Commissioners are requested TO
report on the ages, salaries. and hours
of labor of all persons employed by
the telephone company.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
GIVES PRAISE TO
KING OF FINGERS
Olson, of Maps, Compliments
Johnson for Never Using
Bean Ball in Contests.

ATHENS, Ga, March so-"Walter
Johnson Is the most generous foe tn 1t
Cleveland has in the American League"
81 IS Ivan Olson. Just suppose that
man ever mixed In few bean balls
With that terrific gun o. his. he wo1ld
have half Of the bstters standing with
one foot In the water bucket. But
either he Is afraid Of his own strength.
for he might kill nan by beaning
him, or realizes that ne has SO mich
stuff that 1t is not necessary for him
TO Tesort TO methods adopted by pitch
ers Of inferior ability
OF all tho Maps. none has come as
close to being hit by the Coffeyville
wonder as did Olson IN q game 1t
game in which Gregg opposed johnson
and Cleveland won by score Of 5 to o.
Loc Johnston opened the contest with
q home run over the right field fence.
C,son came next He hugged the plate
ane watched John,on n,sst intsntly:
tano. Down went Olson as the ball
furt]ed past Catcher Ainsmith. To this
day, Olson does not know whether or
not Johnson really meant it. But II
he was not counting mis- money at that
particular moment. for had he not
ducked his big league days might
be over. as the ball would have struck
him full upon the remple.
Put it did not scare the Swede. He
flied out to Milan that time up ami
before the game had come to an end
had made two singles. Olson, by the
way. batted 400 against johnson last
season and was the cnly one of the
regulars who was not famed by the
cycoinic twirler. johnson whitfield the
Nsps thirty-nine times during the
campaign, but Olson was the one 70
escape. johnson and Lajoie eacn
famed twice.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
.CRAWFORDDOESN'T
GIVE THORPE MUCH
Tigers Veteran Says Carlisle
Indian Is Far From Being a
Good Ball Player.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. March so.-Jim
Thorpe 10 far from being a major league
baseball player as yet. according to the
opinion of Sam Crawford, who went
around the world with the famous In
dian athlete.
Thorpe's speed Is all that commends
him. according to Sam. He is not .
particularly good fielder and he cannot
hit. He Is not a natural hitter at all
but he gives the bat a little upward
chop as he swings at the ball in a way
that Crawford never saw any man do
before.
Furthermore. Thorpe doesn't seem to
have that baseball instinct that In 30
necessary for a big league player. He
10 a very chesty fellow for a man who
has yet to prove that he IL Of big league
caliber.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
CALVO MAKES GOOD
WITH COAST TEAM
Los. Angeles Fans Admire
cuban's Skill in Climbing
Steep Hill in Garden.

Los ANGELES. Cal. March D.-At
least one player sent to Frank Dillon
Will start the campaign. He is Jacinto
del Calvo. the clouting Cuban. Calvo
has made a fine impression upon the
fans here by his truly remarkable field
Ing and throwing. His stickwork has
been timely, though It is apparent that
there is much for him to learn. lie
has been playing in right field where
he has to run up steep bank about
every inning. IIe climbs this hill with
all the agility Of mountain goat.
while he can outthrow any gardener on
the Coast. Calvo looks like the goods.
Three other Washington players are
here. Slim Love, Tom Hughes and
Buck Barton. all pitchers. Love has
been tried out several times with fair
success and may stick. Hughes is TAX
ing his time about rounding into con-
diuon, but Dillon says the vetersn will
be his mainstay this season. Barton
worked in the Virginia State League
last year with success. brt he has yet
to show 1t here. just now he has a
sore arm which greatly interferes with
his work. Hank Berry is loudly sing
ing his praises. but Berry bought him
and may feel the necessity.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
Polo Ponies Travel
1000 Miles to Gotham

NEW YORK. March 30.-Two of the
ponies seen in the American lineup
against the English four when the
Britons challenge for the Interna-
tional Polo Cup here. have travelled
1000 miles overland and water in
order to aid in chasing the pill over
the Meadowbrook turf The ponies.
Garry the News and Helen c.. are now
at the training quarters at Lakewood
They were shipped from Honolulu,
where they were in the stables of the
Hawaii Fblo Club. The ponies were
quartered in especially constructed
box stalls on the deck of tho liner
Korea and on arriving in San Fran
cisco were transferred to the best
equipped horse car that ever crossed
the country. The ponies arrived in ex-
cellent condition.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30

will work for the entertainment of
spectators and contestants alike.
President Haley has instructed Sec
retary NJ. Goldberg to call a meeting
Of the Washington Duckpin Association
at the Palace alleys, at p. m. Thurs
day. Reports will be made at that time
by one or two of the committees ana
further instructions will be received
by those who have already entered into
their work.
A meeting of the Commercial League
has been ordered for this coming We'd
nesday, at the Palace alleys, and Presi-
dent Geir urges the necessity of a full
attendance of league members A re-
port will be made by the banquet COM
mittee. and matters pertaining to the
welfare of the organization discussed.
Preceding meeting the Evening Star and
Hahn will dispose Of one of their post
poned games, and the other two games
will be rolled after the meeting ad-
journs.
United States Trust Company FIVE
was the winner of top honors in the
Mercantile Duckpin League finishing
well in advance of the other contendcrs.
II was the first season for this cir
cult. and much of the credit for its
success is due to President Iseman.
The averages:
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
Francis Ouimet Sails
For English Victories

NEW YORK, March 3o-Tho country
is now swept clean Of its best talent
in golf. Francis Ouimet sailed for Eng
land yesterday to contend in the vari-
Gus British and French tournaments,
which puts the open champion. Jerome
Travers. tho amateur champion. and
Fred Herreshoff. a consistent runner
UP. on the other side of the water.
Ouimet declared he would follow his
usual system of play in meeting the
foreign cracks-hammer away on his
own game to the best of his ability and
not pay any attention to what the
other fellow Is doing.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
Yale Star Ineligible.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. March 90
Lefty" Watrous. the new pitcher OF
Yale's baseball nine. has been declared
ineligible because of a scholarship tech
nicality. In the cage practice Watrous'
twirling was the sensation. and he
seemed sure to take his place beside the
veterans, "Clem'' Gile and Buster"
Brown, as the box mainstays of the
season.
Last year he made a wonderful show
ing for the freshmen. He was regarded
as the most promising new pitcher Yale
had in three years.
The Washington times., 1914-03-30

A return date with the knights OF
columbus duckpin team for next Thurs
dav night at the Palace alleys has peen
IarranSed with the Chevy Chase Cluo
qIad. Several weeks ago the knights
visited the latter's alleys out along
Connecticut avenue, and Thursday
nights set will close their bowling re-
Ilations for this season.
~ tomorrow night entry blanks for
kha fifth annual duckpin tournament OF
|th~ local association will be obtainable
al all of the bowling alleys In the city
In / also from the secretaries OF the
n riad leagues. 1t is the desire OF the
E leduIe committee that all entries be
|turred in as promptly as possible, so
H. at the work of completing the in
~ cate schedule may be started at an
|es 1y date.
EearIy 500 was added to the Brock
to. Wa ashington fund as a result Of the
Is point game of pocket billiards
|p a yed Saturday night at the Royal
|Aue;s between Frank Sherman and
that nearly 800 bowling and billiard
6 thusiasts patronized this event, and
H." arrangements committee is highly
g nnreciative of the liberal spirit dis
i syed by Sherman and Bartelmus. as
v Il as the public.
Pete Maloney, the proud little pro-
prietor of the Southeast Alleys, is the
latest to offer his friends one of those
attractive tournaments down the alleys
for which baseball tickets to the open
ir Z performance out at National Park
" jI be given as prizes. Beginning to-
night and continuing until the night be-
fore the Boston Washington game, on
= pril g, the twenty-five highest bowlers
f. three consecutive games will be pre-
scented with pasteboards which will ad-
NIT the holders to the inaugural game
Of the 1914 baseball season in Washing
ton
Maloney stated today that he antici-
pated an entry of more t:ian 100 bowlers
10 compete for the baseball tickets. He
a. ed that the bowling bugs Gown
e utheast are also baseball bugs and
T Il a combination of the two games is
e. iected to create a competition which
The Washington times., 1914-03-30
Three Hundred Men to
Aid in Welfare of Girls

Three hundred men are today Joined
with a promise to have at heart the
welfare OF tie other fellows sister"
following a meeting held under the
auspices Of the Y. NJ. c. a. at Polls
Theater and addressed by Evangelist
Charles ID. Drum.
That the segregation OF vice acts as
an impetus to its growth instead Of
tending 10 eliminate the evil. was the
declaration OF the speaker.
After the meeting 800 men signed cards
promising to have at heart the welfare
OF ''the other fellows sister" Evange-
list Drum chose that n his subject.