davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
WATERFOWL

! Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Ausbrook oil
Rock Island were visitors the first OF
/ the week at the home of Fred Chides
| ter and family.
Elmer Allsbrow left this week for
La Sale, where he expects to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Allsbrow were
visitors this week in Rock Island at
the home of Mrs. II. S. Rose and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby and Mrs. Fan
ME Murray of East Moline were call
ing on Watertown relatives the first of
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hodges of East
Moline were visitors this week at the
Henry Allen home.
Mrs. Emma Call of Silvis and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Easton of Moline spent
one day the first of the week here
among relatives.
Mr. and Mrs a. D. Cox and nephew,
Arthur Ballewig, spent Sunday in Clin-
ton, Iowa.
l. W. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. o. Smith
were called Tuesday to Ottawa to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Smiths sis
ter.
MI. anu -hlo SO1lCS ACo "
their home at Macomb after a pleas
ant visit of few days with the family
of their son, Walter.
Mrs Charles Nelson entertained her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Starofsky, of Moline this week one
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schroeder and
son Ed were calling on WATERFOWL
friends the first of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. briggs visited
from Friday until Tuesday in Moline
at the home of their children.
Mrs. Woods and mother visited from
Friday until Monday with relatives in
eastern Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. James Corbin have
gone for a visit to Kansas City to
visit their son John and family.
surprise party was held at the
home of Mrs. Hatton on Nineteenth
street when her mother. Mrs. Scott
was guest of honor. 1t being on the
eve of her departure for Indianapolis,
Ind. her home, after q stay here since
Christmas. Many friends gathered to
wish her a safe journey. Those pres
ent were Mrs. A. E. Wrixon and baby
OF Rock Island. Mrs. Henry Karwath
of Davenport. Mrs. Z. Gray of Rock
Island, Mrs. Charles Minter, Mrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

, til che was two weeks old, being in
Washington at the time of her birth.
! He was among the faithful who gave of
their time to national affairs in the
country's most trying period. Mrs.
/ Tavenner had been without the pres
ence of her husband since early in June
when she came to Cordova to spend
what she thought would be their first
summer together in the homeplace.
But congress did not adjourn and
month after month she waited patient
ly. Duty demanded that Congressman
Tavenner remain at his post and she
bravely submitted as her contribution
to the welfare of the people the loss
OF her husband in the most needful
moments in a mothers life. On the
4th of July President Wilson excused
the faithful members for a short time,
and verify on the wings of love and
fast express Clyde Tavenner flew to
Cordova. That night on advice from
Washington that important matters
were pending he was on his way back
to the capital. He had not even I'M
packed his trunk. He was again allow
ed leave of absence through the con-
sideration of Speaker Clark to come out
into the district to see the new men,
Der of his family and vote in the
primary last month.
Mrs. Tavenner is an extremely
young woman. Born Nov. 80. 1892. she
Is % years OF age. OF medium heighth,
slender. with soft brown hair dressed
plainly, blue-gray eyes. delicate as
cameo in facial contour. she is sim
plicity itself. Her refinement OF per-
son and dress would make her an in
conspicuous part of any gathering. 1t
is when she speaks that her individ-
uality is apparent. Instinctively one
feels that It would be bare presumption
to ask her IL she is interested in the
style OF woman's clothes. So much OF
genufneness shines forth in the look
from her dark blue-gray eyes it is al
most Unnecessary to note that she does
not wear dead birds or their wings nor
other useless ornamentation. When
asked about economies, eugenics, wom-
ans place in the worlds work, the
amount OF knowledge possessed by this
mere girl, II you choose, is astonishing
and makes OF her a conversationalist of
pleasing radiance and magnetism. II
self-made may be used IN application
IN the same sense to woman that IL
has to man. Isabel Tavenner deserves
all the honor the term implies. At 10
years of age she entered the employ
OF Wisconsin's famous senator, Robert
La Toilette. as secretary.
at was the most happy and con-
genial of work. The association with
Senator and Mrs. La Toilette gave me
the impetus for a worthwhile life. 1t
made me-" Mrs. Tavenner does not
seem to realize that another girl might
have lived In the light OF such ex-
ample and thought only of powdering
her nose and the latest fashions in
jewelry and clothes. Admitting the
privilege of viewing thus closely the
harmonious useful lives of the La Fol- |
lettes, there still is the clean cut, clear |
thinking girl. II was through meeting |
in the office of Senator La Toilette that ]
the romance of these young people /
had its beginning and which gave to
Cordova the distinction of being the |
permanent home of this interesting |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
WORK IS PUSHED
AT PHONE OFFICE
Grounds Surrounding the New
Structure on Eighteenth
st. to Be Handicapped.
WILL BUILD A NEW GARAGE
Work on New Switchboard to Be Fin
ishel by Nov. 15--Layins Cables
to Moline and Davenport.

Work on the new telephone building
on Eighteenth street, between Sixth
and Seventh avenues, is progressing
rapidly. The grounds around the
structure are being handicapped and
will present an attractive appearance
when finished. The grounds in the
rear as well as the front, will be i'm
proved. Cement walks and driveways
in the rear have already been laid, and
pace left to form a circular gar
den. Creeping vines will be planted
all around the building. A garage will
be built in the rear, also
TIL new switchboard will not be
ready Nov. 1 as planned, but Manager
A. j. Beverlin stated this morning that
they hoped to have the new building
ready for occupancy by Nov. Is. The
switchboard is a complicated affair
and the work on the board is necessar-
lily tedious. The long distance board
has been set up. as well as the ser
vice observing desk and chief opera
tors desk.
Have Big Gas Engine.
The new gas engine in the basement,
which will furnish power for the
phones and lights in time of trouble, is
set up and has been tested. The en-
CINE is "a horsepower. A special gas
main is being laid for the engine, as
the ordinary pipes cannot supply the
pressure needed for this big engine
The local plant will have one of the
most modern telephone offices in the
country when completed.
The duct for the new underground
cable from Moline to this city is COM
pleted, but the wires have only been
laid from the local office to Thirty.
eighth street. A mistake was made in
taking measurements for the line, and
the workmen are waiting for a new
section of cable to arrive. The wires
for the new submarine cable from
Rock Island to Davenport have been
laid as far as the foot of Eighteenth
street
Painters are now at work decorating
the new building inside. The color
scheme is light brown, with tan walls
and cream ceiling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

played. The gallery was packed, and
from the yelling and enthusiasm one
would think that there was a great
deal at stake. The score finally was
IS to 10, in favor of the Davenport
team. 1t was an exciting game and
well and swiftly played on the part OF
the Davenport men.
During the fall and winter there will
be frequent games similar to the one
played last night, and social entertain
ments besides. to which the whole
town is invited to come, both men
and women. In this way the associa-
ton feels that il is serving the public
in one of the many ways which are
its excuse for being.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
IncompIete Information.

I'VE are now exactly a thousand
feet above the level of the sea-"
What sea-"
The guidebook doesn't say.''-Bon
Vivant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

couple "Will your babies and home
duties prevent you taking the same &C
/ tive interest in Mr.. ravenner's work,
we asked.
Not at ALL" she replied. <'You see
am neither a society nor club WON
an. 1t would be a very strenuous life
that could crowd out my husbands in
/ terests or my babies welfare. I feel
| that l have added reasons in the care
OF my little daughters to fill the days
with joyous labor. l consider it for the
best interest of my children that I
keep on with my life work, which is
whatever my husbands may be. Mr..
Tavenner and l have the same ideals
and will make of our marriage a real
partnership. Do you know, l think it
takes a big minded man to include his
wife in his own life work. Most men
are jealous of their successes and con-
trariwise divisory with their failures.
In Mr.. Taven.ner's desires to be of serv-
ice to humanity l am proud to share
and no failure to achieve them would
dim our exertions. Why should not
men and women harmonic in every
good capacity"
Why, indeed. We wonder if the con-
stituents Congressman Tavenner is
serving so well in his first term of of
flee know how much they owe to a
true blue little woman who believes
that wagons should be hitched to
stars. Holding up his hands, that's
what Isabel Tavenner is to her nus
band. Together with that she will find
time to rear lovely daughters to grace
their lives, for there is world of room
in the assertion that bridge parties do
not tempt her. In the words of a par
ticularly wise philosopher centuries
old she believes:
Men and women are to have COM
mon way of life, a common education,
and they are to watch over the citi-
Gems in common, whether abiding in
the city or going out to war; they are
to guard together, and always and in
all things women are to share with
men.
The Tavenners are fond of pets. An
important adjunct of the household is
Jumbo. a Boston bull terrier Jumbo
isn't much more than an infant him
self. got for a playmate for Isabel Luz
cin6a. He is engaged mostly in carry
ing stray bits of furniture about for
the eOlnCaIlOn OF Ine DdDN JulilDO 10
named after a Jumbo of Mr.. Taven-
ner's youthful days that attained the
ripe age of 20 years. The old dog was
given a burial with its big boy chum
a chief 1nourner Many anecdotes of
Mr.. Tavenner's boyhood are related in
Cordova and the Tavenners are held
in affection in the quaint little village.
When in Washington the Tavenner
family reside in an unpretentious home
in the suburbs. Mrs. l.. L. Martin,
Mrs. Tavenner's mother and charm
ing young sister, Miss Mildred Martin,
are with them. When the new baby is
old enough to face the camera The
Argus has the promise of her photo
graph She is a beautiful bit of femi-
ninity. perfectly healthy and weighed
nine and a half pounds at birth. a
week ago Mrs. Tavenner left for Wash
ington with her mother and sister and
the babies, of course, expecting to re-
turn with Mr.. Tavenner as soon as
congress adiourns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
cARLSONS GIVEN
GREAT GREETING
rmployes of Royal Neighbors
Tender Ovation to Re-
turning Newlyweds.
v,yoR IN THE FAMILY NOW
.u,, Executive Given the OseuIa-
ear, Stamp Of Approval on Be-
half Ct the Employees.

.zsrs comes the bride"
no.,or Hada VI. Burkhart- Carlson.
--sHe recorder OF the Royal Neigh
- az America. walked into the head
So o, the society in this city at IL
- this morning accompanied by
husband. Martin r. Carlson. mayor
}. Moline
Tbey stepped to the strains OF Men
,.,.sobn's wedding march and as they
---ssd over the threshold a shower OF
=. selI upon them. The bride was
--.s,sd BY scores OF young lady en-
s,,vas and kissed and even the groom
lived a portion OF the oscillations.
.,.soBzh he Jared less well in number
hsn his bride
Pg, IL was a great ovation. Miss
,ssIs Cation played the wedding
-.-rh. A Japanese parasol filed with
= vas suspended over the doorway,
- when the newlyweds passed into
"a building. one OF the employees who
=. assigned 20 the task pulled the
ing opening the parasol and rained
he rice upon them
Ard then there was the kissing Of
"a bride. Every bride is kissed and
-ss-,y every groom stands aside and
,,tcbes his wife indulge in dozens
- the sweet civilities and he never is
,-saied 10 one. But not so with Mayor
carlson. After the supreme recorder
=, he greatest woman's insurance so
cstv had been duly "osculated" by
s,eb OF the women with whom she is
r daily touch. she turned 10 the crowd
md invited the members to repeat the
r-asting 10 the letter, with her hus-
tsud The challenge did not go I'M
,,ceoted and the head OF one OF the
ss,artments, in behalf OF the gathering.
sznped the husband OF the woman
vho heads their organization with the
seal OF welcome.
Place Is PIacarded.
Everywhere there were decorations
and placards. On the door was a
sizn: Nobody home-alI at War"
on the windows were ,"Oh, you doc. 3"
still our doc" "Oh. you newly weds."
n the chair which DR.. Carlson occu-
PIES vas a huge baseball doll grasping
. IFS hand divers ribbons, which were
strung to her desk. Cupids and hearts
hzng from these. Flowers were used
p-oflsely In the decoration OF the
roous, and old shoes were scattered
.5out everywhere.
Il was truly a great ovation and
sTs-yone enjoyed II, even Mayor Carl
s1z. for It was a royal welcome.
Mayor and Mrs. Carlson arrived
trrn New York last evening where
hey spent a portion OF their honey
ICON. They will reside IN Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
70 FIRE SECOND
GUN IN CAMPAIGN
Robins to Make Address at
Market Square and Judge
Burgess VIII Also Talk.

The second gun in the campaign Of
lie progressive party in this county
I'll be fred tonight. when Raymond
Robins, candidate for United States
senator will give an address at Mar
let square.
The third party candidate will COM
Pete his weeks campaigning in this
dty with the meeting tonight He
vi arrive here over the Rock Island
southern at 7:45 o'clock and will dine
he Colonial hotel. Att IL O'Clock
naight be will depart for Chicago.
he spoke al Quincy last night and
ioeay at Macomb. Bushnell, Roseville,
Aonnouth and Aledo. Judge II. Z.
S1rgess Of Aledo, candidate for con-
cess from this district, Joined Mr..
Hooins al Aledo and Will also give an
address here tonight.
Prank G. Allen OF o3Iline will pre-
re AZ the meeting tonight and band
VI entertain. Only the two speeches
are scheduled.
Al the news all the time-The
Egu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
BY MARY AoUIN.


II one word could describe complete
~ Isabel Elsa Tavenner. wife of the
youngest congressman at Washing
ton. and representative OF the Four
teenth district OF Illinois, that word
would be "poise" If one sentence
would describe what she is to heI
husband it would be a line from the
verse of Robert Louis Stevenson
Teacher, comrade, fellow wayfarer
through life" II the objective of the
lives of Congressman and Mrs. Clyde
II. Tavenner were stated il would be
brotherhood-the desire TO be of serv
ice to humanity.
Welded in Washington scarcely
three years ago these happy young
people have crowded the days with the
work OF mutual interests. Where many
young married women experience a
satiate OF the honeymoon days for
Isabel Tavenner there will never be
such. Entirely at one with the ideals
of her husband, she has been his IN
spiration.
Most of the readers of The Argus
are familiar with the story of her won
derful executive ability during Con-
gresham Tavenner's former campaign
for election when as a bride she as
sumed the generalship OF the headquar-
tiers at the Rock Island house in this
city. With the employment of 20
young women as aides. she conducted
a campaign that, for thoroughness,
never has been equalled and it is con-
ceded won his election. She tells of
how, finding the force OF 20 inadequate.
she went into the streets and deliber-
ately stopped girls, utter strangers TO
her. and urged them to come help fold
literature. address envelopes, etc. And
in most instances they came with me.
wonderingly, scarcely realizing what
was wanted OF them until they were
busily at work. Some had come down
town shopping" she said. laughing
over the recollection OF the highhanded
proceedings and the recklessness OF
her enthusiasm. Journeys covering
a weeks duration were made into the
country in all directions by this IN
trepid young woman who before COM
ing to Rock Island had never been
outside the capital. And looking into
the eyes of this quiet, seIf-contained
girl one does not marvel that she made
friends for herself as well as Con-
gresham Tavenner.
In the quaint little town OF Cordova,
the northernmost village in Rock Is
land county and the birthplace of her
husband. this reared in Washington
girl fits in as naturall-- as the flowers
in the pathway. There in a modest
home, in keeping with her neighbors.
next door to the house where Clyde
Tavenner was born, we found her one
day last week sitting with her babies,
entertaining callers who had come to
see Miss Elsa Mildred Tayenner, that
day Just three weeks old. The eldest
baby, Isabel Lucinda, is now 10 months
old and bears a striking likeness to
her father, a joyous chubby baby with
dark curly hair, whereas little Miss
Elsa gives every promise of being an
exact reproduction of her mother.
Mr.. Tavenner did not become &C
quainted with his littlest daughter I'M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
sAcKACHE IS A WARNING
"''< Island People Should Not Neg
leet Their kIdneya

issno People Should Not Neg
leet Their kIdneya
1aekaehe IS often natures most fire.
went hgnal OF weakened kidneys. To
-e The pains and aches, TO remove
4Aneness when It arises from
e1-ened kidneys. you must reach the
s-the kidneys. IL you have pain
1sa the small Of your back. urf-
disorders. headaches. dizzy spells.
nervous and depressed. start
ing the kidneys with a tested
A.hey remedy.
=. Kidney Pills have been prov
: good and are especially for weak
r-Aeys Doan's have been used IN
-. 10y trouble FOR over so years. Read
"a ROCK Island testimony.
used Doan's Kidney Pills and
&c them effective" says William
s-ioeder. OF 54s Hennepin avenue.
80 - Rock Island had pains
80 TIE small Of my back and nay
TJs were out OF order. Dosn's
- Pills gave me prompt relief
-1oe ne strong and we'll"
- me e9e. az all dealers. Don't Sim
~ esk for a kidney remedy-get
\. kidney Pilis-the same that
r. schroeder had. Foster-Milburn
A'OlS, Buffalo. -. Y.-(Ady-)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
For Sale $500

6 room stucco house,
Thirty-Second street and
Eighteenth avenue. For
information inquire A. H.
Russ. Phone 1392-X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

lent of many beautiful handkerchief
and postcards as a token of esteem
from his many friends.
Mrs. Charles Coleman and two
daughters of Elgin arrived Tuesday for
a visit with the family of MIR. Cole
mans mother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03

Fischer, Mrs. Walter Clifford of East
Moline, Mrs. Chase and Mrs. l. B.
Furry, Mrs. William Parker, Mrs. Will
liam Bishop of Waterfowl. 1t was an
all-day affair and the guests enjoyed a
bounseous dinner and an afternoon
luncheon. Mrs. Scott was the recip-
Evening star., 1914-11-15
NATIONAL HONOR AND WAR

language which is not our language
the breach is nearly always bound to
open wider. All the prejudice that is
in US. though it may have been dor
man who speaks another language or
1 speaks the same language we do. but
with a different accent. When the
| blood gets warm we will not admit
that foreigner is right and that we
are, and have been wrong. 1t Is not
human nature.
Different customs are a fruitful cause
of misunderstanding. 1t gives people
and peoples widely different points Of
view. 1t is our own customs that are
bad. 1t takes an immense amount of
education. culture. self-control and
various other good qualities to admit
superiority in somebody who differs
with us. and then perhaps even with
all those qualifications we cannot
bring ourselves to admit it.
different histories, different environ
ments, different traditions, different
ideals, different aspirations or con-
fiicting aspirations and different gov
ernments make Observation-Disclosures
easy. While these things endure. men
and peoples will have disagreements.
and when real men have a serious dis-
agreement. SO serious as to make them
Men will fight as quickly and as furi-
ously for their prejudices as Tor other
causes
'aThat elusive thing called national
.'onor' is a veritable powder magazine
always ready to blow up, ana national
honor is always mixed up fntricately
with national ideals. national interests.
or, if you please. with what Is gen.
orally called national destiny.
"The time will come when there viii
he no war. but 1t Is so distant in the
future that the question need not con-
Germ u.s."
Evening star., 1914-11-15

aai1sr.s1 w1' pssee ss no ss;a Ssf@ansns %as
qualified to talk of this mat
ter. until there is a universal Ian
suage and a Standardization of customs
among those peoples who by reason OF
their Importance might properly be
called the dominating peoples of the
world. Such situation is far in the
future. The world has grown appre-
ciably smaller in the last hundred
years, but it must shrink considerably
before the conditions which 1 lay down
can be fulfilled.
When nations disagree seriously they
want to fight. Controlling interests in
those nations may prevent war, as they
have prevented it many times within
my lifetime, but such prevention has
been due to reasons of expediency rath-
er than to q desire to keep the peace
merely for the sake of peace.
when nations disagree it is because
This is a conviction that cannot be
shaken or altered. Usually an argu-
ment which appears good to disin-
terested man can be put up by both
come to the conclusion that 1t is in the
wrong. That people cannot see it and
would not see it in that light. And be-
ing in the right and not to fight about
II is TO DaCk uOWu, 10 WlSil, "
surrender national rights or national
prestige or to compromise national
honor and all that sort Of thing.
"It has been harder to bring about
war and easier to prevent one than 1t
was a couple of hundred years ago. but
when a war does come it costs more
and does more damage than one of the
olden wars did. The reason that it has
been harder to bring peoples into war
than it formerly was is because the
world has grown smaller and thus
brought about a better understanding
between peoples. Language studies,
travel, translation of books and maga
zine articles. reading. writing. general
education or at least more general
schooling. the locomotive. steamboat,
telegraph. cable and the press have
caused the world to become smaller.
but it Is not yet small enough to bring
about such an understanding among the
peoples that misunderstanding grave
enough to result in war cannot hap
pen.
Difference in language is one of the
main reasons why people cannot get
together on terms of permanent peace.
When we have a misunderstanding
with a man or with men speaking