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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
100000 WANTED
FOR ENDOWMENT
General Federation of Women's
Clubs to Report of Fund
Being Collected.

The General Federation of Women's
Clubs is attempting to raise an endow-
ment fund of 100000, and one of the
features of the biennial convention, to
be held in Chicago, June 9-19, will be
the report upon this fund, which Will
show that it is fast nearing completion.
In response to the inquiry. "Why does
the General Federation need an en-
dowment?" its president, Mrs. Percy
V. Pennpacker, said:
Slime nine years ago. when, under
Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker's administra-
ton, the bureau OF information was
founded, Mrs. Decker warned us-that,
while the bureau was absolutely neces-
sary. the expense of maintaining il
(something over two thousand dollars
year) would gradually eat up the
surplus that we at that time proudly
exhibited. You remember she told us
in her wonderful last address at San
Francisco just what she foresaw. In
addition TO this new expense you, in
convention assembled, have at various
times increased the number of depart
ments of work. We now have not only
IL departments. but many of these are
divided by your direction into sub
committees that rank nearly equal in |
Importance TO the departments them
selves. For instance, under the head |
of education the San Francisco con-
vention ordered subcommittee ON /
peace and political science to be or. |
ganized. The addition of every new
line OF work means additional expense; |
at the same time II means growth, il /
means progress. it means inspiration.
without which we cannot live Under
Mrs. Moore's presidency the fedora
ton became coordinated with various Il
other national bodies; we are conse- Il
luently asked TO advise with these Il
and 10 send speakers 10 H
their conventions. which facts, desir-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
NAVAL RESERVES
TO HEAR SLATER
Local Minister Extends Invita-
ton to Officers and Men
to Attend Church.

Rev. w. B. Slater of the First Chris
tan church has extended an invitation
TO the members OF the Moline Naval
Reserves to attend church Sun
day morning, at which time the pastor
viii deliver a combined Sermon and
address touching on the Significance
of Memorial day and reverence for the
nations departed heroes. The officers
and men OF the local reserves have &C
cepted the invitation. and viii meet
at the armory at 10 o'clock, marching
from there to the bluff district church
in body, clad in their white duck
uniforms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
TO RAISE MONEY
FOR LOCAL FIELD
Accomm odations at Browning
Ground Inadequate for
Large Crowd.

Prominent business men of the city
plan to secure by popular subscription,
if possible, at least $4,000 for the pur-
pose of making Browning field larger
and improving it in every possible
manner to make the place credit to
the city.
The need for immediate action of
this kind was noted at the annual field
day events yesterday when it is esti-
mated that as many as 1900 people
packed the field. The crowd over
flowed the stands and the field and &C
commodations for hundreds more
could not be found.
E. E Morgan, the local real estate
man, has taken the initiative in the
proposed subscription fund, and will
do all in his power to assist in raising
the necessary funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
FOREIGN NEWS

Berlin. May 23.-If the emperor de-
sires sausages for his Sunday evening
meal, he can buy them the night be
fore. just like any common citizen, or
else go without. The law regulating
sale and delivery of goods on Sunday
applies to the ruler in the same degree
as TO mis- meanest subject
This is the decision of Prussian
court in the case OF a sausage dealer
who appealed from a fine OF $I.25 for
violating the Sunday observance laws.
One Sunday morning, shortly before
10 O'Clock. the hour at which all shops
In Berlin must be closed. the emper-
or's private cook teIephoned from the
New Palace at Potsdam an order for
for the imperial table. The
1ealer loaded the desired wares on his
delivery wagon and started IL for the
'ailroad station. On the way thither
he delivery man was stopped by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
START EARLY ON
NEXT YEAR BOOK
Seniors of 1915 Realize They
Have Task Before Them
to Issue Annual.

Realizing that they have a task of
considerable dimensions before them
if they would issue a better booklet
than the annual put out by the 1914
graduating class. next years seniors
are already planning their annual and
will start work upon il as soon as
school opens next fall. The annual
issued by this years class was one OF
the finest ever put out by any gradual
ing class at the local high school.
Among other things, the local mer-
chants who patronize the advertising
pages OF the annual find it to be an
excellent form OF publicity and the
1915 grads will doubtless be able to Sc
cure great many pages of paid matter
by starting early.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
HARPER is TAKEN
TO THE lNFIRMARY

John Harper, the octogenarian po-
lice offender, whose love for strong
drink has kept him an almost constan,
dweller in the city jail. has at last
found haven of refuge in which to
pass the declining years of his long
life, the pace being the county infirm-
airy located at Coal Valley.
Harper was arrested couple Of
days ago on a charge of intoxication,
and while in the city Jail awaiting trial
was taken suddenly and seriously i'll.
Police Magistrate Frank Gustafson and
Supervisor Charles Tambur of the -
Urinary, noting that Harper's condition
was such to require immediate atten-
ton, had him transferred to the in
Urinary at their own expense, and the
old man will spend the remainder OF
his days there living on the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
PARK OF RED MEN
OPEN TOMORROW
Kewanee Eagles to Meet Local
Team Here With Mayor
Hurting First Ball.

The new baseball park of the Moline
Red Men lodge, which has been pre-
pared in the east end of the city, will
open with pomp and ceremony tomor-
row afternoon, the Kewanee Eaglea
meeting the local Red Mems team.
Mayor Carlson will toss the first
ball for the locals and Jack Tighe, the
well known former Three-Eye league
manager of Rock Island, will arbitrste.
A new stand has been erected al
the park and and it will accommodate
a large crowd. The locals expect to
fill the park with capacity crowd.
Both teams are fast, neither having
lost a game this year. The Eagles last
season represented Kewanee as an in
dependent team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

club and the report of the nominating
committee, presented at the April
meeting. was adopted and the follow
ing officers were formally elected:
Observation-Disclosures J. Seymour.
Vice President-Dr Fred Grafiund.
Secretary-W NJ. briggs.
Treasurer. NJ. Johnson.
H. ]. Gripp. retiring president,
called on each new officer to get up
and have his little say. Mr.. Seymour
responded in his characteristic joyial
manner and asked for a closer init
mate acquaintance with every mem
Der OF the club
Il want TO know you all as Bill and
Henry and Pete and | want you to
call me Charley. Every old sorrel
horse in the country is named Charley,
but it sounds good
President Gripp explained some
thing of the movement for a city-wide
social betterment movement which is
TO be inaugurated here on the sug-
gestion of Miss Ella A. Matthews of
Chicago. who addressed the Greater
Moline committee yesterday, asking
for the interest and cooperation of the
Bluff Mems club when plans were
brought to fulfllment.
Elmer f. Morgan presented his
views on the Fairgrounds proposition.
asserting that the city commission
should be forced to appropriate money
for supervision. He proposed a mo-
ton that a committee from the club
be appointed to make such a demand
from the officials. but the motion was
voted down. This was done after
President Gripp said he believed it
would not be good policy. as the COM
understand full well what
the sentiment of the people is on the
matter. and that there is now assur-
ance something will be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

able as they are, mean expense 70
some one.
ITO meet this expense the work OF
raising an endowment fund was begun.
For instance, IL Idaho. taking up the
subject of child labor laws, wishes to
be informed of what is being done in
Massachusetts,. the general federation
endowment fund would allow some rep
resentative woman of Idaho 10 have
her expenses paid to go to Massachus-
cts and investigate conditions there.
II another state is taking up the ques-
ton of a living wage and needs speak
ers to influence the state legislature,
the endowment fund would provide the
means whereby speakers might be sent
to that state. The expense of the bu-
reau of information, continually ex-
tending it's help, not only to every
state federation, but to every club and
to every individual in a club if it is
asked, would have the funds neces-
sary to carry on the work. There are
II departments in the general fedora
tion-civics, civil service reform, con-
servaticn, education with its four sub
divisions of peace, political science,
social hygiene and vocational training
and guidance, household economies, in
dustrial and social conditions, legis-
iation, literature and library extension,
art, music and public health-all fit
ting women for the broader duties of
citizenship and clearer understand
ing of the vital questions before the
nation today. To carry on the work
Of these departments the women's
clubs of the country are endeavoring
to raise the one hundred thousand dol
lar endowment fund which will make
the work possible
Mrs. w X. James, St Jo-
seph, Mo-, is chairman of the
field committee on endowment, while
the trustees of the endowment fund
are Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, presi-
dent of the general federation; Mrs
B. Williams, Lapeer, Mich:
Mrs. Catherine Carter Warren. Prince !
ton, n. J.; Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, |
Pasadena, Cal, and Mrs. Philip n.
Moore, st. Louis.
All the news all thel time - The |
Argus. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
MANY THOUSANDS
WITNESS EVENTS
Crowd at Browning Field to See
Annual Grade School Field
Day Is Enormous.
FIELD PROVES INADEQUATE
Unable to Accommodate All Who APP
ply for Admission-3,5oo Chill
dren Take Part.

A crowd of many thousands of PEG,
pie Witnessed the annual field day
events of the Moline public grade
schools at Browning field yesterday at
ternoon, $500 children taking part In
the splendid program which was car
ried out The field was entirely in
adequate to accommodate the enor-
nous crowd, hundreds being turned
away at the gate for lack of room.
For this reason Browning will proba-
b'y never be used again Tor such a
purpose, and next year a more substan-
tial field will be secured. Hundreds of
those turned away yesterday were
parents of the children taking part.
Officials having charge of the annual
field day announce today that unless a
more larger field can be secured.
in which to holo the event they viii
have to give it up.
Prove Big Success.
In spite of the inadequacy of the
park the field day proved a splendid
success, the $500 children going
their well drilled parts in
fine manner. The fifth grade pupils
opened the exercises promptly at 2
and from then until the sew
enth grade students closed the pro-
gram with a quadrille two hours later,
there was no hitch in the afternoons
events. the thousands performing
with clock like regularity. Last years
spectacle was surpassed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

policeman who inquired why he was
violating the law. The representation
that the emperor was waiting for the
sausage had no effect on the police
man, and the result was the fine for
the merchant.
On appeal the merchant set forth
that his action came under the saving
clause of the Sunday ordinances,
which provides that Sunday orders
may be filled where their immediate
carrying out is demanded by the pub
lie interest" The order of the en-
peror's cook, he said, was such a case.
The court rejected the appeal, saying:
1T is no consequence that the en-
peror was the customer. The emper-
or has no special standing in private
trade. 1t is the business of his pri-
vate cook to send in his Sunday orders
in time, just as any housewife must
do"
a unique memorial to great Ger
mans is gradually being built at Kalt-
enbach near Engelskirchen. an hours
ride from Cologne. The Grove of
Heroes" is the name of the place. and
tits hoped that it will eventually
prove a Mecca for patriotic Germans
and perhaps place of yearly patriotic
gatherings, at which noted men shall !
speak and the memory of the illustri- |
Gus dead shall be commemorated.
young farmer named Karl Bosen- |
Jus set aside large grove on his farm
and began setting up monoliths to the |
memory of the great. To date there |
are stones for Bismarck, Goethe, Lu-
ther Theodore Koerner, Ernst Moritz
Arndt. Schiller, Beethoven, Queen Lou.
se and Frederick the Great.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
LODGE NOTES.

When members of Graham post, G.
A r., visit Riverside cemetery to hold
services Memorial day they will find
seats to accommodate 1000 people
Four fraternal societies. knights of
Pythias, Red Men, Vikings and the
three lodges of Odd Fellows. have had
the seats built by Carl Berglund, and
they are now ready for use. The
benches are 16 feet long. 10 inches
wide, and are supported on four
trestles. They will be used by the diff
ferent lodges for their memorial SER
vices. and when not in use will be
stored in the speakers stand, which
will be enclosed.
Choosing a hat is almost as serious
a proposition as choosing ones par
ents. declares a woman who knows.
Also there is considerably more lati-
tude allowed in choosing ones hat
In western Canada is a town named
Beanfield. This seems TO be an agri-
cultured variant of Beantown, or in
other words. Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23

All the news all the time The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-23
OBITUARY RECORD
Mrs. Julia ShoIand

Mrs. Julia Sholand died at 1890 last
night at the city hospital following an
operation. The deceased arrived here
a few weeks ago for visit with her
mother, Mrs. NJ. T. Smith. Fourteenth
and-a-half street. While here she was
taken suddenly Ill. and an operation
became imperative.
The deceased was born in Ho,dredge.
Neb.. oct. %. 1887. and has lived there
all of her life. Brief funeral services
will be held this afternoon at the Rose
and Barnard chapel. and the remains
will then be Skipped to the home for
interment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24
Keep a Good "Face."

Preachments about the value OF op-
timism are a trifie bromide, so instead
of hurrahing for optimism l have a
few instances of the influence that
comes from putting good face stead
ily toward bad fortune, and contrari-
wise the bad effect Of mourning be-
cause business is not better. "How's
trade" l asked a stationer. Trade!
he exclaimed. "Trade!-there isn't any.
Things are rotten," Now if l had had
any intention Of buying anything from
him, which ! had not, that depressing
statement would have gone long way
to keep me from buying. "How's
things?" / asked the boss in a mems
furnishing store, l. few hours later.
Little quiet, just now,' he smiled;
but can't complain. we have run
ahead of last year, and prospects are
good" / felt like buying a new hat be-
cause the cherriness Of his reply made
me feel that money was coming to me.
'How's trade?" l said to tobacconist.
Good" he replied, emphatically. Lit
tie slow today-too cold, I guess, but
trade is mighty good with me, coming
right along" and I bought a cigar.
Confidence Is the influence that makes
good times because it quickens trade.
There is no real shrinkage Of wealth.
But if all business men were to croaw
about bad business, would not that in
fluence make us all very careful about
doing anything? We would all want
to sit tight and wait. The way to get
good times is to face the world hope
fully and go to work. The croaker is a
trade killer.-Inland Stationer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24
Bennettsville, March 10.

Goina to law.-The business man
may cheat me- and sell me shoddy
trash, the green goods man may beat
me, and hand me phoney cash; the
tough may overtake me and swat me
in the jaw, and evil men may break me
but I won't go to law. I'd lose my
bunch Of plunder, and lose 1t like
sport, before I'd make the blunder OF
going into court; I'll sidestep all the
lawyers until my dying day, the tire
less, costly lawyers who talk mems
lives away. I'd rather burn my rou-
bles and have a merry blaze. than load
myself with troubles to last me all my
days; for law means grief unending,
and walking Of the floor, and every
bone you're spending calls for dozen
more. The law has only magic for
those who practice law; the victims
find it tragic as on their rolls they
draw. It drives its dupes to madness, to
poorhouse or to Jail; 1t leaves but woe
and sadnes along its Shiny trail. A
million men are broken who once con-
tentment saw, before these words were
spoken: We'll now invoke the law!"
Oh, shun it, gentle reader! Gaze not
upon it's face Sidestep the gifted
pleader who'd like to take your case"
Walt Mason.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24
FOOTSTEPS OF The Fathers
As Traced In Early Files Of The
YOfkVille Enquirer
news and Views OF YESTERDAY
Bringing Up Records Of the Past and
Giving the Younger Readers of To-
day a Pretty Comprehensive knowI-
edge of the Things that Most Con-
cerned Generations that Have Gone
Before.

The first installment of the notes
appearing under this heading was
published in our issue Of November IA,
1913. The notes are being prepared
by the editor as time and opportunity
permit Their purpose is to bring
into review the events Of the past for
the pleasure and satisfaction Of the
older people and for the entertainment
and instruction Of the present genera
ton. Having commenced with the
year 1856. 1t Is the desire Of the editor
to present from the records. truthful
and accurate picture Of conditions as
they existed Immediately proceeding
the Civil war. This will be followed
by a review Of the war period, includ-
ing the names Of York county soldiers
who went 10 the war singly and In
companies, and then will follow the
events Of the reconstruction period
and the doings Of the Ku-Klux. All
along the editor will keep In mind in
cidents Of personal interest, marriages
and deaths Of we'll known people,
weather events and general happen
ings out Of the ordinary. In the mean
time persons who may desire further
information about matters that may
have been only briefly mentioned are
invited to call at the office Of the edi-
tor and examine the original records.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24
Land of Wheelbarrows.-The wheel

Land of heelbarrows.-The Wheel
barrow is the most common medium OF
transportation in Shantung, China.
The load is balanced about the wheel
so that the workman does not have to
carry a portion Of the load, as is the
case with the American wheelbarrow.
Some wheelbarr0ws have but one push
man; some having a pulling man as
well; some have one, two and three
donkeys to aid in the pulling, and some
are equipped with sail to obtain the
help Of favorable winds. The equip
nent depends on the load carried, the
maximum load being about a ton
Transportation by wheelbarrow Is from
five to eight times as expensive as
transportation by rail in this province.
Thus, the native methods OF land
transportation, even with labor receiv-
ing a wage less than 10 cents gold a
day, are costly, disproportionately SO
as compared with the prices Of other
commodities. Yet Shantung has tens
of thousands of wheelbarrows engaged
in traffic. 1t is easy to appreciate what
railroads will mean to the development
of this densely populated province.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24

We have promised to give our read
ers an occasional extract from the
first volume Of DR.. Logan's history OF
Upper Carolina. We annex two or
three now:
John Duncan.-When John Duncan
built his house in a cane brake on the
creek, which bears his name, he open
ed a path some fifteen PAGES long,
through the cane to the stream for the
convenience Of getting water. In after
years he related to his children that
there was scarcely a minute in the day
that he could not see some wild animal
moving stealthily up or down the creek
across the path. Setting one evening
at dark in his door, with his foot
against the frame: bear stealthily
approached the house and threw him for
a moment into a great fright by spring
ing suddenly over his leg into the
cabin. Recovering himself he seized
his gun and before the bold intruder
could affect his escape, shot him dead
upon the hearth.
Bears Oil.-The Cherokee priests
and prophets were inducted into office
by the JUNCTION of bears oil. "All the
Indian Americans" says Adair, "espe-
cially the female sex, reckon their
bears oil or grease very valuable, and
use it after the same manner as the
Asiatics did their fine essences and
sweet perfumes. The young warriors
are uneasy unless their hair is always
shining with it; which is probably the
reason none Of their heads are bald"
"Moseleys Oak."-An old pioneer OF
the Packolet, near Grindars Shoals
James Moseley, who was famous as a
hunter and woodsman, and at later
day as an intrepid Whig scout. was
late one evening returning from hunt
in which he had taken a small deer
that he carried on his shoulder The
wolves got a scent Of the game
and were soon bowling on the trail OF
the hunter. He heard them and knew
that an effort must be made to save
both himself and his deer. Turning a
little from his path he hastily sunk the
carcass in the creek, and running some
distance further, just had time TO climb
with his rife into the branches Of a
post oak tree, as the pack came up in
full cry. 1t was now too dark for him
to use his rifle with effect and he 81
lently watched them as they circled
necessarily yelping and barking around
him.
They bayed him in this manner all
night. At the approach Of day, how
ever, their circle began to grow larger;
and as soon as he could see through
his sights he singled out the leader OF
the troop and shot him; the rest in
stantly ran off to thickets. Mosely was
afterward asked why he did not fire
among them sooner. He replied that
he was perfectly safe in the tree; but
felt a sort Of pride in waiting till day
light that he might pick off the leader
and the largest Of the gang.
The venerable tree connected with
this story Is still a living witness OF
the occurrence, and known to all the
surrounding country as Moseley's Oak;
no sacriligious hand would dare ap-
proach it with an axe. 1t stands i'm
mediately on the road leading to Grin
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-24
CHICAGO Monopoly Continues in Con-

Chicago Monopoly Continues in Con-
trol.-How Argentina's beef industry
which ships millions Of pounds Of meat
into the United States monthly under
the new tariff law, is dominated by the
Chicago slaughtering and packing COM
panies which do by far the major por-
ton of the entire business Is described
in a farmers bulletin issued by the
department Of agriculture.
That Argentine beef has caused
reduction in the pirces Of meat in the
United States has been generally sup
posed, but the departments bulletin
remarks that 'it Is not assumed that
the American controlled companies in
the Argentine are using Argentine
beef to beat down the prices Of Chica-
go beef"
At the present time. the bulletin says
there are nine establishments for
slaughtering chilling or freezing and
exporting beef in or near Buenos Aires
and five Of these companies are owned
or operated by Chicago houses"