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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
TANGO, AND
THE COMPLEXION

The strenuous exercise of the Tango
has the effect of improving the general
health and so naturally helps to i'm
prove compilations. 1t has also forced
most women to discard face powders
because they rub off too readily and
fill the pores, making healthy skin
breathing impossible.
If pore-clogging powder we're dis
carded for plain spurmax lotion
there would be more beautiful COM
plexions, and rough, blotchy, unloyely
skins would rarely be seen. This To-
ton is easily prepared at home-just
get from your druggist 4 ounces spur
max and dissolve in either Y pint hot
water or witch hazel. and add tea
spoonfuls glycerine. The spurmsx To-
ton is fine for hot days as it will NOT
spot nor streak and one application
lasts an entire day, relieving thai
shiny, oily appearance. This lotion
blends so nicely with the skin that IL
cannot be detected. and ii lends an ex-
quisite charm to the daintiest complex
ion.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
ALEDO

| Miss Agnes Robertson returned tc
/ her home in New Windsor Thursday
! after a weeks visit with her brother
! w. II. Robertson and family.
+. Miss Olive Werts went to Woodruff
Friday for a few days visit with Mrs
W. A. Davis.
| Miss Elizabeth Winders left Thurs
day for indianapolis, Ind, where she
will visit her brother. George S. Win
ders and family Mr.. and Mrs. T. D.
Winders and children accompanied her
as far as Chicago.
The Misses Mildred Corsepius, Bes.
sic Bantle, Marion Hefiin and Frances
Park, who have been visiting Miss Mel
lie Thompson, returned to their home
in Viola Thursday.
Mrs. Chris Balmer went to Burgess
Thursday to visit her daughter. Mrs.
Grant Brown.
]. II. Abercrombie and daughter,
Mrs. II. G. Knickerbocker went to Blue
Island Thursday to visit their daugh-
ter and sister, Mrs. w. c. Porter
Mr.. and Mrs. George White returned
to their home in Alpha Thursday after
a few days visit with relatives. Miss
Carrie Taylor accompanied them home
for a short visit.
The Aledo Entertainment union held
its annual meeting at the rest rooms
Tuesday evening and the following Of
ficers were elected for the coming
year: President, L. d. Kirkpatrick;
vice president, d. A. Hebel; secretary.
F. n. Taylor; treasurer. c. a. Beers.
Mrs. E. II. Grossenburg. who has
been visiting her mother. Mrs. Davis.
returned to her home in Woodruff Fri
day.
Mrs. G. Z. Aaronson went to Keiths-
burg and spent a few days this week
at the home of her brother. Herbert
Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Vance of Joy
were guests at the home OF Mr.. Vance's
brother, Marion Vance, Wednesday.
John Leek left Tuesday evening for
Great Bend, Kan. where he will visit
MS brother. Thomas Leek, whom he |
has not seen for IS years.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Robbins and lit l
lie daughter. Velma May. arrived home /
Wednesday from Joy where they at
ended the graduating exercises OF the
10y oNlOOl-
c. o. Finch of Joy was a guest at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Powers
Wednesday
Mrs. J. s. Maxwell. who has been
listing her sisters, Mrs. w. X. Wells.
drs. Margaret Ryner and Miss Haddie
Patterson returned to her home in
Tuesday.
Miss Helen Huffman of Punta Gorda,
florida. came recently to visit her
unit, Miss Dora Huffman, and other
elatiyes
Mrs. {. Waibel of Burlington, Iowa,
rived Tuesday to spend a few days
nth her daughter. Mrs. James C.
Twin sons were born to Mr..
nd Mrs. Scannell, Sunday. but they
we'd only few hours. The bereaved
arents have the sympathy OF their
lany friends.
Miss Helen Winger went TO Macomb
riday to spend the week end with
Iiss Sadie Hardin who is attending
lie State Normal school in that city
Miss Myrtle Harrison returned to
ola Friday after visiting the Misses
iessa and Frances Sheats..
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur RingdalI and
lighter, Christine, OF Keithsburg.
me Wednesday to visit Mr.. Ring
LIS parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
ngdall.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Best and daugh-
Of Beardstown were guests at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Best thu
first of the week.
Mrs. Emma Doolittle and little
granddaughter, Virgile Wisecawer. are
visiting relatives in Peoria this week.
Mrs. William Haynes went to Viola
Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Franz
Terry.
S. j. Bolton and son. S. B. Bolton
were business visitors in Rock Island
Wednesday.
Mrs. r. W. Brooks and children OF
New Windsor. spent a few days last
week with the formers sister, Mrs
Charles Maher.
Mrs. Corliss Thompson and little
daughter. Aide Beth, of San Francisco,
Mrs. A. F. Caldwell. left Friday for
| Pittsburgh, Pa, where they will visit
friends.
/ The Misses Lola and Irma Gaines
and Darlyne Smith of Joy visited rela-
tives and friends here the first of the
week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Sheese on Saturday, May 8.
Mrs. Samuel Almquist went to New
Windsor Wednesday to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Johanna Christine Mel
son, held in that city.
Miss Winnie Swartz, who has been
visiting her brother, Lester Swartz,
returned to her home in Hopewell.
Thursday. Her niece, Miss Eva
Swartz. accompanied her home for a
brief visit
Miss Lois Vertrees, Miss Georgia
Samuelson and Thomas Bartle went
to Chicago Friday where Miss Vertrees
will represent William and Vashti col
lege in defamation, and Mr.. Bartle in
oratory at Chicago university.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church was entertained at the
home of Mrs. William NJ. Haynes
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mead went to
Rio Friday to visit Mr.. Mead's father,
Mr.. G. w. Mead. and attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Margaret Epperson held
in that city Friday afternoon.
Henry Peterson of New Windsor
spent Wednesday with friends in
Aledo
Mrs. r. ]. Mcdonald and Mrs. G.
w. Gillispie went to Rock Island Fri
day for visit at the H. ]. Olmsted
nome
Mrs. Jessie Peters of Dewitt, Iowa, !
and Miss Theresa Peters of Viola ar
rived Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs !
J. d. Peters.
State Deputy Game Warden r. L. |
Phelps was business visitor in Rock /
Island Wednesday.
Mrs. w. c. Sample went to Viola
Thursday to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs T. G. Phillips.
The pupils of Mrs. L. E. Farr assist
ID by Miss Frances Desaulniers, harp
st. of Moline, gave a delightful piano
ecital at the opera house Thursday
'vening. Every number was well rem
lered and the pupils showed much
musical talent and faithful work. The
title girls who took part in the pro-
ram surprised and delighted their
riends by the skill and expression
which they displayed in their piano
olos and duets. Miss Desaulniers is
young lady of charming personality
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

What will not a man give for his
life?" asks a contemporary. Usually
he is willing to give much more than
it's worth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
INSTALL PASTOR
HERE ON JUNE 10
Arrangements Made by Rock
River Presbytery for Broad
way Ceremony.
REV. M. G. HANNA PRESIDES
Rev. James Edgar Wilson, Pastor-Elect
is Formally Received at
Morrison Meeting.

Rock River Presbytery held a post
po1ed meeting yesterday afternoon in
Morrison. for the purpose of receiving
into the presbytery Rev. James Edgar
Wilson of Fon du Lac, Wis, pastor
elect of the Broadway Presbyterian
church of this city. from the Winnie
bago. Wis. presbytery. Arrangements
we're also completed for his installa-
ticn, these exercises to be held on the
evening OF June 10 in the Broadway
church. The moderator of the presby-
terry. Rev. VI. G. Hanna of Seaton, H.,
will preside over and preach the SER
mon of installation. Rev David a.
johnson OF the Central Presbyterian
church will PROFOUND the constitution
al questions, Rev. W. G. Oglevee will
deliver the charge to the pastor, and
the charge to his former congregation
VIII be delivered by DR.. w s. Marquis
of Chicago.
Install a Pastor.
Last evening Rev. Walter r. Gre
means was installed as pastor of the
Morrison church. Mr.. Cremeans is
promising young man and he made
very good impression on the members
Of his future congregation and the Wis
tting pastors. Rev w G. Oglevee pre-
sided over the meeting and propounded
the constitutional questions 70 Mr.. Gre
means. Rev. X. J. McAulay Of Fulton.
preached the sermon, Rev. J. f. Wilson
offered the ordination prayer. and Rev
Floyd W. Barr of Sterling delivered
the charge to the pastor. Ward F.
Boyd. a seminary classmate of Mr.. |
Cremeans. and himself 10 be installed |
al the Carthage church in the near fu- |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
Leads in sand.Lime Brick.

Michigan has been the leading state
in number of plants and in value OF
production of sand-;ime brick since the
beginning of the industry in this coun-
try, except in one year, 1906. Twelve
plants were in question in the state in
1913, according to the United States
geological survey. Michigan's product
in 1913 was valued at more than twice
as much as that of the second state,
New York. and represented over % per
cent of the total value.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

Wabasha, Minn.-Ralph Babcock, an
automobile man of ST. Paul, who ran
down and killed Mrs. Olga johnson,
an aged woman, at Red Wing, Mimi.
has pleaded guilty to second degree
manslaughter and has been fined ST.
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

ture, delivered the charge to the con-
gregation.
Attending the presbytery from this
city were Rev. David johnson OF Cen
trail church, Rev. w. G. Oglevee of
South Park Presbyterian, and Fred
Titterington. Rev. Wilson returned TO
Fon du Lac last evening, after the
close of the presbytery. to complete
arrangements for his removal to this
city, June /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
CROCERS SELECT
DATE FOR PICNIC
Annual Outing to Be Held at
Linwood, July %, Trip Be-
ing Made by Boat.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Retail Grocers' association was held
last evening at the rooms of the Bust
ness Mems association in the Safety
building. The annual picnic of the or
ganization will be held Thursday, July
%, at Linwood. The steamer w. w.
will be used on the river trip. A com
mittee consisting of Allan Miller,
George Millhause and ]. NJ. Sciaab are
arranging the program for the occa-
sion, and will report at the next meet
ing. AS is the custom, the stores of
all members of the association will be
Closed on Decoration day and Fourth
of July.
About Is members were present at
the session, and many other business
matters were disposed of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

and great musical ability and her Sc
lections on the harp were a real must
cal treat to her appreciative audience.
Mrs. P. R. Thomson was a Rock Is
land visitor Thursday.
Miss Anna Henderson of Rio visited
in Aledo and vicinity this week.
Miss Helen Irvine of Monmouth, who
was a teacher here in the public
school last year, was the guest of
Aledo friends the first of the week.
Mrs. Anna Snyder and baby son,
Rodney, of Joy, came Friday to visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Abercrombie
Mrs. Alice Kramm of this city and
sister, Mrs. Catherine w. Dryden of
Battle Creek. Mich, went to Joy the
first first of the week to visit their
sisters, Mrs. James Bloomer and Mrs
Thomas Kiddoo.
Miss Eva HER of Cambridge visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Dixon
near this city this week.
Mrs. w. B. Smith and daughters,
Misses Irma and Inez, returned to
their home in Orion Friday after visit
ing Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs. Agnes
Miller
Mrs. John Curtiss and baby of Peoria
came the first of the week to visit Mrs.
Curtiss' sister, Mrs. T. l.. Bailey, who
was ILL.,
The classes of the Baptist Bible
school held a very interesting meeting
at the church Tuesday evening. A de-
lightful musical and literary program
was given, after which an instructive
and highly entertaining address was
given by Rev. II. w. Reed of Rock Is
land. Following this. refreshments
we're served by the members of the
young mems class.
Mrs. o. NJ Dunlevy will give the !
Woman's Foreign Missionary society |
thank offering address in North Hen |
ierson Sunday evening.
William Bloomer, who has been visit !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
Major William E. Cole.

Major William E. Cole, U S. A, of
the coast artillery corps, is to COM
mand the Atlantic Notifications of the
Panama canal zone. He is to leave
New York within a few days and will
proceed to Cristobal, where he will es-
tablish his headquarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19
Notice.

Automobile stolen from Harms ho-
tel Saturday night between IL and IL
o'clock. $4,000 reward for per-
son who stole car. $500 reward for
return of car without man.
Description of car: Make, Ford
Roadster No. 14027 Illinois, Factory
No. 31446S stamped inside dash board.
Bottom out. One light in front. Radi-
ator damaged, denied straight up and
down on right side.
Owner A. c.. Stouffer,
Moline, Illinois.
Telephone Moline 2S3. -(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-19

the Misses Walker Friday evening and
arranged for the annual banquet and
reception to the new members, to be
held May % at the town hall.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06
THAT UNw1ELDY MAJORITY.

Whenever = political party gets
bumped at the polls, and has a very
large majority reduced to a small one,
prominent members of the party fe-
licitate themselves, the country and
the party. on the fact that the former
unwieldy majority has been reduced
to just good working majority. and
that the party will now be able to
handle itself to much better advant-
age. Republican leaders have done
this on a number Of occasions, and
now the Democrats are doing it. An
element Of humor lies in the fact that,
notwithstanding these expressions of
qualification after election, these
same men. before election, put forth
their utmost effort, not merely to re-
tain the unwieldy majority, but to in
crease 1t, and. If they are successful,
which they seldom are, the jubilation
passes all bounds, and the country is
given to understand that by making
a practically clean sweep it has saved
itself from impending disaster.
And yet, while these expressions Of
qualification over the reduction of a
majority to good working basis are
really but evidences of desire to ex-
tract comfort from a situation which
is really disappointing. the principle
enunciated is correct. It is better for
the country. better for everybody with
the exception of few people who are
hungry for office or for favors and
concessions which they ought not to
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06
BAD WEATHER ROAD WORK.

The permanency Of dragged-road
work in bad weather, If it has been
done in the proper manner. is strik-
ingly indicated in a recent issue Of
the Quincy (Ill.) Herald. refuting the
oft-repeated charge that dragged
roads are good enough for summer,
but not SO good at other times. "In
the light of experience met with
during the last few years, it is hard
to conceive the road from the Ferry
landing at West Quincy over to Tay-
lor, in anything but the most wret-
ched condition at the present time"
says the Herald. Then it declares that
on the contrary the road for nine
miles is as fine as the rock and gravel
roads of the community, and In spite
of recent flooding from the Fabius
river. 1t was put in condition in
eight days with the King Drag, and
three days were consumed in cutting
away brush alongside the road. Op-
ponents Of the King Drag have been
put to rout around Quincy, and the
Herald concludes thus: 1.-THE present
condition Of the road is Just another
proof of the efficiency Of the King
Drag under all conditions"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06
PARTY OPPORTUNITY.

In the next congress the democrats
will find themselves deprived of a part
of their present large majority in the
house. II those who remain are men
of capacity, with vision broad enough
to see beyond the moment, the change
may strengthen rather than weaken
the party as an agency in govern
nent. II the strong men Of the party
take control of the situation, and un-
dertake their remaining work in the
right manner and the right spirit, the
discipline Of this election will prove
beneficial. II. on the other hand,
there is an exhibition of inability in
the party to realize in a practical
manner the need for balance and
sconservatism. and for sanity in the
M king Of appropriations. the DEMO-
scyatg may bid farewell for another
stSgm Of years TO control Of the gov
.sfnnnent OF this nation. unless-
Unless the republicans are equally
aish The republicans, too, have
)3hSir opportunity. They have not 4
Majority In either house. But they
lll form q strong minority. and they
|1 have ample opportunity to ~
themselves. The republican
I = 81 + - 6ustsd two ysers ago large
I'M ense the public did not like the
1 cs men into whose hands. the
/ Dakty h4d plisd. ssy
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06
EGGS.

Chicago Herald: A British buyer
arranged through a Chicago bank on
Monday to purchase all the available
storage eggs in the city. He made
an initial purchase Of $4,000 dozen
just to show that he meant business.
The war is coming very close to us.
1t is coming In the form that every
one will notice because 1t threatens to
affect eggs. Anything that touches
eggs gets an immediate response from
all classes of American citizens There
Is no product to the fluctuations Of
which they are more sensitive.
The man who eats in q restaurant
may remain calm while the news Of
battle and slaughter comes day by
day. He may pay no attention to the
fact that wheat has gone up or even
to the possibility that the customary
STEAK Is likely to become more costly.
But the minute he sees eggs cents
more an order on the bill of fare the
horror of 1t all comes home to him.
He starts as though shot. He calls
the waiter to make sure that this in
iquity Is true. He personally tells the
proprietor what he thinks of a con-
Germ that seizes any opportunity to
raise the price of eggs. He COM
plains about it to his friends. He tells
the narrowing tale abroad, and his in
dignation wakes greater with each re-
cital.
SO with the householder. He goes
to grocery store. Is meat a little
higher? Well, that is a little way
meat has at times. Is flour much more
per barrel? Well, you can't expect 1t
to remain at the old price with that
European demand. Eggs S cents more
a dozen? Thunder and lightning!
Was there ever such an outrage?
Great is the American breakfast ia
BILE! And greatest Of all the viands
that appear there on are eggs. Touch
eggs, and you touch the deepest
springs of indignation. Great Britain
should beware. She is on perilous
ground. Many Americans find it hard
to adhere to the spirit of the presi-
dents neutrality proclamation il eggs
go up because of British demands.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06

have. that no party shall have an over
whelming majority in the congress of
the United States.
The justification for tho existence Of
a political party, and the only justifi-
cation, Is that it is an agency for the
enactment of good laws and the pro-
motion of efficient administration. If
that is not the aim and ideal Of a par
ty. the purpose for which it exists and
the principle on which 1t operates. the
sooner it drops out of existence the
better for the country. If that IL its
purpose. the conditions which make
best for its efficient and beneficial
work are best for 1t, and the best for
the country.
One Of the conditions which make
for the good work of a political party
is the knowledge. constantly before 1t.
and continually forced on its atten-
tion, that the people Of the country
are watchful of its behavior, and ready
to withdraw from it the authority
which they have conferred upon 1t
whenever that authority is abused.
Absolute power is not a good thing for
a political party, any more than for
an individual. And the instances are
numerous which show that the possess
sion of a very large majority in con-
gress has intoxicated the party
which possessed it, and led to
behavior which would have been i'm
possible had the majority been small
er, and which. in fact, would not have
been attempted.
The Democratic party has suffered
in this manner. The sense Of ire
sponsibility which these conditions
have induced is shown in the extrava-
gance in the making of appropria-
tions.. Democratic leaders wish
enough to see beyond the moment
protested against this course, but
their protests were In vain. The party
had the votes; why not use them?
If the Democratic majority had been
merely the working majority that it
will be in the next congress. not a
single piece of constructive legisla-
ton need have failed. and the party
would have escaped the consequences
Of several mischevious acts, because
these would not have been committed.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06

the methods of management adopted
by these men. II the republican SEN
ators and representatives. during the
next two years. retain their independ-
ence. and convince the country that
the party organization stands for what
10 best in government, rather than for
what will best serve in individual
ambitions, the republican party will
approach the next election strong in
the confidence which 1t has inspired
in the people. If, on the other hand.
these leaders of the party pursue q
course which will induce the belief
that the conditions of two years ago
are unchanged, there will be no rea-
son to believe that anything but the
grossest blunders on the part of the
democrats can give any promise of
republican success.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06
RA|LRoAD|l|PACT J
may alter ROUTE
Great Northern and 500 Be
lieved to Have Joined in
Bridge Work.

schafer, n. D.. Nov. 6.-The 500
and Great Northern railroads, it is re-
ported here. have reached an agree
ment concerning the construction Of
a single bridge across the Missouri
river, east OF here. which will accom-
modate the two railroads on their ex-
tensions into Mckenzie county.
~ this Is true. the bridge will be
t built about about due east Of Plaza. and it
Will later change the plan Of
the Great Northern, which had pre-
viously contemplated sending q line
through somewhat to the south of the
500 railroad. The agreement would
swing the Great Northern line north
ward. and they would run parallel to
each other for short distance.
The 500 railroad already has its
line laid practically to the Missouri
river, but the Great Northern can
easily make the change The change
would affect the New Rockford to
Lewiston line. which Is scheduled to
be constructed next year.
The Great Northern's greatest
change would be made in the line east
Of Watford. the present terminus Of
the Fairview-Watford line through
Mckenzie county. The new bridge
deal would wing that line in north
westerly direction, instead Of taking
1T to the south, as at present planned
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-11-06
BEST CABINET MATERIAL.
Tennesseean Says 1t is the Sap Gum
So Plentiful in the South.
(Washington poStl

Tennesseean Says 1t is the Sap Gum
So Plentiful in the South.
(Washington Post.)
Americas finest cabinet wood IL
red gum," said A. C.. Pritcahrd Of
Memphis Tenn, at the Sterling.
likewise the finest wood for maxi
ing pulleys-and this is an industry
far more important than would ap-
pear at first blush-is sap gum. Fig
ures show that in 1912 more than H.
900. 900 feet Of sap gum were consum-
ed in the manufacture Of pulleys.
Wood pulleys are superior in every
way to metal pulleys unless 1t be in
places where the pulleys are exposed
to the weather.
Poplar wood Is also used in the
making of pulleys, but poplar Is be-
coming scarce, while sap gum. which
is plentiful in the southern states. is
just as good, If not better, for this
purpose. Sap gum Is one Of the
strongest woods grown. and can stand
a greater weight than any other. It
takes glue better. ana will not silver.
check nor splinter. Sap gum Ia par
ticularly noted for its smooth sur
face"