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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
SCENIC HIGHWAY
DOWN THE RIVER
Government Asked to Construct an
Auto Rood on Aew LeYee
Below lie Claire.
WOULD BE THREE MILES LONG
Davenport Aaotmos5ile Takes Initia~
tire in Belief lit Would Be
Magnet iortI0urists.

The United States government viii
DO asked to build a scenic highway
along the thel new lateral dam which
is being buzz down the river IN a
southwesterIyt direction. The stretch
Of three miles along the} edge Of the
dam would afford wonderful view
out over the sMississippd river and
would be g greater attraction to auto
mobile tourists is the opinion OF the
hackers Of the movement.
The news of8the effort TO build the
highway became public when the In
formation leaked out thatSthe Daven-
port AutomobfBe club is tbebind the
movement, ThesUnited States govern
meut is spending 50 900 600 yon the big
lateral dam which will wipe off the
map Of the Mississippi channel the
dangerous RAPIDS which have been
q menace to navigation ever since the
days OF steamboatiug on tho Missis-
sippi.
Five Yearssto Complete.
At the rate the dam is now being
constructed it wilIF be five years be
fore the big project Is finished. The
lateral dam viii raise the gauge Of
water TO such height that there will
be no interference with navigation
even at low water states and will
make unnecessary the LeClaire rapids
pilots, an institution aseold as Missts-
siDpi steam boating itself
The building Of q scenic highway
along the edgetof the dam would bring
many tourists out of their way TO
the tri-cities # is believed. It has
been suggested that the scenic road
way be built OF concrete and that It
be 90 feet in width
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Property owners in the United States
were assessed q total o. $3.50, 600 600
for taxes in 1912, or $t3-91 per capita,
according to census report. an in
crease of Sc per cent? over the total
levy for 1902 The assessed valuation
of real estate and other property sub
3ect to tax totaled $6,452 GOO GOO, al
most twice as much as in 1902 Under
this estimate there was S715.4S worth
Of property for each person in the
country In 1912
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
DAY IN NEWPORT

by members of the church with the
request that it be published verbatim:
The First Christian church, corner
Fifteenth and LeClaire streets, con
yened yesterday afternoon IN a special
meeting to discuss the immediate in
terests pertaining to the welfare Of
the church. Among some of the things
discussed were a set Of resolutions
carried by e practically unanimous vote
to the intent and purpose Of doing
everything toward welcoming back and
bringing about peace and harmony
among the members Of the church,
condition that has not prevailed during
the past year and q half In the reso-
luton the men voted off the official
board last January were largely vindi-
Gated and apparently their judgment
was best when they opposed the wishes
of a part Of the church to recall the
recently going pastor. The recent
e@ents ana experiences have been such
as TO justify the contention Of the Of
fcers removed at that time; and these
recent DEVELOPMENTS viii most likely
be means to q quick cementing Of the
opposed parties IN the Churcn. Inc
church has voted 70 extend a warm
hand Of welcome TO all who have been
staring awsv from church services on
account Of unpleasant relations exist
ing under the leadership Of their out
gong pastor. 1t is thought now that
on procuring d man to lead the church
Of broad syInpathies in the vital inter
as;g 1F f14 ohm oh 1-4F vFe 2, tn
at large. 81 will 90 smoothly again
in the once large and prosperous con
EFegatIOI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Thoeming. She is survived by one son,
John A. Of Buffalo, and her daughter.
Mrs. Thoemiug. She was a devout
of the Lutheran church.
Mary Virginia, 10 day old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward l. Tilton of
Sterling, Ill, passed away July II. at
the family home in Sterling, after a
short Illness. The remains arrived
here yesterday and we're taken in
charge by Funeral Director 0. C. Hill,
and were Immediately removed to Oak
dale cemetery, where a short service
was held and the interment took place.
D.
Shoots to Scare Crowd Special Of
fcer Herman Oelrich of Suburban Is
land fred several shots to stay an en-
ragged and derisive mob at Suburban
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

The lumberman was asked II he
wanted to buy a couple Of nightshirts,
according to the San Francisco star.
Nope" said he, ST reckon not, I don't
set around much o. nights"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

9f .01 inch or mora
t'EE2j

I Iowa. Owing to the eastward move
men of the high. fair and continued
cool weather is indicated for this vicin-
ity tonight and Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Obituary Record-Mrs. Maria Prig-
nitz, aged 81 years. passed away Sun
day afternoon at PAS o'clock at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. George
Thoeming, 731 Esplande avenue, after
an illness Of six months duration. She
was born Nov. II. 1880. in Germany,
and came to this country and directly
to this city in 1857 She was married
to John Prignitz here in 1859 and the
couple moved to Buffalo. Her husband
died in 1892, but she remained in Buff
falo of which she has been q resident
for 50 years, until q few years ago
when she came to Davenport to make
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
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{Advertfsemeu ts.

EEaIF LIseLltItN-I
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
For express. cali William TreTz
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage.
R. I. 98L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20


auto Hits TroIley-Roy Mcdonald Of
/ Long Grove sustained painful injuries
and bruises when an automobile in
which he was riding struck an Oakdale
car at Fifteenth and Perry streets
Sunday. Mcdonald was with win
Lamp, driving the car. The auto had
been hired from the Iowa garage. Nc
Donald's injuries are said to be slight.
o
Had Punishment EnOugh-0. Mills,
1916 West Fourth street, a button cut
ter, appeared at police headquarters
yesterday with battered features, In
Guiding pair Of smoked optics, deep
gashes and bruises, broken teeth and
other marks of violence as the one
man Of the gang who participated in
the free-for-all fight in the blocks be-
tween Third and Gaines and Fifth and
Warren streets Saturday night. Mills
said he was standing on the corner and
"a man came along, struck him and
knocked him down and when he got uu
he repeated several times. He believed
it was a case of mistaken identity, he
said. This started the free-for-aII in
which bricks were hurled profusefv in
the crowd and struck on heads and
bodies. It is not known what injury
has been done the others. ''You have
had punishment enough said Magis-
trate Roddewig. after making an effort
TO get az the bottom of the affair, '.and
I'll let you go.@ An investigation of
others in the faght. however. will be
made. Mills said he had been here
but two days
o
Church Seeks Harm0ny-The fol-
lowing account of a meeting of the
First Christian church congregation
Sunday afternoon has been handed in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

old office and feared that thieves would
plumber it. Ofhcer HaIligan had been
watching the place frequently in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Licensed to Wed-Four marriage
licenses have been issued from the
Office of the clerk Of district court.
They went to Clarence G Lane of
South English. Iowa, and Bessie NJ
Webster Of Davenport; Asa Lamkin
and Mary williamson. both of Tis-
kilwa, Ill; Roy D. johnson Of Canton,
III. and Katherine Payne Of Smith
field, Ill, and w. B. Crowell of St.
Louis, Mo, and Jessie Harvey of this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
Notice

-TEEINNE
Bids will be received until 8 a. M,
July a. for painting the interior Of
the city han second and third floors.
Specifications on file at the office
of commissioner Of public property.
JOHN A. NURRIN.
Commissioner Of Public Property.
All the news all the time-The
Argus,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Trouble at Track-MiEze Manion was
arrested by Lieutenant Frank Lew Of
the Davenport police at Eighth and
Harrison streets yesterday after he
had torn the shirt from his back in an
attempt to get away, a warrant had
been issued against Marion by William
Teeter, charging him with assault and
battery. Teeter was conducting a
stand at the Davenport mile track for
Bert J. Duve Of the Davenport Novelty
and Supply company Sunday. Manion,
it is said, was selling ice cream on the
grounds. They had their quarters in
the same booth and letter claims that
Manion took $3.50 out Of the till
When Teeter opposed this move he was
met with violence, he asserts, on the
part of Mike. who struck him on the
head with a blunt instrument and rem
dered him unconscious. Manion re-
turned the money and asked for his
release.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Church Seeks Harm0ny-The fol-
lowing account of meeting of the
First Christian church congregation
Sunday afternoon has been handed in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Held for Observation-Disclosures Car
ter, arrested in the apartments of Lii
liam Galloway, 4161a Brady street, was
sent to Jail for 10 days pending an in
vestigation by Magistrate Louis Rodde-
wig. The woman admitted she had
agreed to lead a life OF shame at the
Galloway rooms. She had come from
Moline q few days ago, she said, She
wished to return to her mother in Mo
line and the magistrate instructed her
to communicate with the parent, bring
her to Davenport for a conference
with her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
St Paul
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN.
Flood stage. Hgt- Chge

J. II. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20

Shot Sparrows in City-Claiming
that he violated the city ordinance by
shooting within the city limits, police
arrested c. B, Clark Of West Daven-
port Clark, who is an employe of the
Independent Baking company, at the
new plant in the western part of the
city, admitted in police count that he
had been shooting birds, but did so, he
said, because they were a nuisance at
the building He was released but
promised not to make an effort to get
rid Of the birds in the future unless he
had secured a permit.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30
THE HUMRLE HopCARRlER

TX EIU'tEE-L E-S'DS+t-t-++-N
Vaudeville playlet in one act.
Time, This day. Scene, any building
job Characters, Pat" genial bod
carrier; O'ROoney, the boss).
Pat descending steep ladder)-
Good day, sOr!
O'ROoney-Pat, didn't I hire you
by the day to carry bricks to the top
of this building?
Pat-Yes, sOr, ye did.
. O'Rooney-Ah, so Oh did. An now,
Pat, l want to tell We sOmethin' l
hired ye to carry bricks to the top O.
this buildin' by the day and pwhat
did I see but ye spendin' half the day
a-comin' down the ladder!
Pat-Yes, sor.
O'Rooney-Wel?
Pat-TH try to do better tomOr-
row, sor!
(Curtain)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30
Such LONG TIME 40

He had just reached the philosophy
ical stage when he slipped into a resi-
taurant between bars for bit to eatj
He ordered. Then he sat staring
ahead, quietly thoughtful in express
sion, and waited, and waited.
At last it came. AS the waitress
put the order before him he started
from his deep study, as if he had for
gotten he had an order coming. Then
looking up at the fair transporter OF
edibles, he said: !
you don't look a day older" !
~
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30
CINCHED

BronsOn-DO you think old Gim-
per's stenOgrapher will win her
breach of promise suit?
GoTmley-No doubt of it She has
some extremely endearing epistles
addressed to her, signed by Gimper.
You know the old man never used
to read the letters she handed him to
sign.-Puck.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30
(Curtain)
FOOLED

A well-known New York business
men who is passiOnately fond of
baseball tells the following:
One of his Office boys edged into
his Office last spring and asked for
the afternoon of to attend his grand
mothers funeral The business man,
thinking the request was a ruse, gave
his permission, expressed sympathy
and said he'd go along.
"The rotten part of. it." he said
later, was that it WAS his grand
mothers funeral"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30
WHY NOT?

Little Laura was saying her pray
ers before going to bed the other
night. She said:
and forgive us our debts as
we forgive our dentists. Every
body's.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-30
SUFFICIENT

Bridget Foley applied for a place
as cook. She presented the following
letter of recommendation: "To
whom it may concern: Bridget Foley
has worked for US one week as COOK
and we are satisfied"
Evening star., 1915-05-30
CONNECTICUT CLUB BANQUET.
Georgetown Student Organization
Celebrates COMPLETION of First Year.

In celebration of the closing of the
first year of its existence, the Connecti-
cut Club of Georgetown University
banqueted last night in the Capitol
Park Hotel. L. l.. Field. Law, 16. was
toastmaster. The principal speech was
made by William B. Turley, the newly
elected president. in which he outlined
plans for the Connecticut Club to make
itself felt in the university life next
year. The club is to have quarters and
do considerable entertaining.
Other speakers were Austin r. Nc
Carthy, Edward J. Brennan, William
]. Carrig, William G. Kingsley, Morris
NJ Wilder, Louis Sperando. F. Stanley
Dunn, Joseph NJ. Donovan. J. Rex.
Finn, William H. Murray. George Wig
gins, Cornelius J. Burkinshaw, Ben J.
Reidy. William H. Burland. A. Adinelf
and Frank P. Acunto.
Music was provided by Joseph NJ.
Donovan. J. Rex Finn and Cornelius
Burkinshaw at the piano and vocal Sc
lections by Austin Mccarthy, George
Virgins and William II. Murray.
Cheers for Georgetown, Connecticut and
President Turley and the singing of
the Alma Mater closed the festivities.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

and papers that had been saved from
burning were stored in rented houses.
These buildings We're restored under
act of February IL. 1915. and under the
act of April 20. tSlS. two additional
executive buildings were erected north
of the old ones. They were completed
and occupied about 1920. and were OF
the same character. two-story brick
with attic and basement. covered with
slate roof. with imposing porticos
fronting north and south. \ wide hall
extended from east to west opening on
10th and 18th streets. in the center OF
which We're wide stairways. There
were about forty Office rooms in each.
but frequently some Of those in the
basement. and others. were used for
other than storage purposes.
The auditors were spread around
among the buildings The land off1ce
with the general of the army. paymas-
ter general and ifth auditor were To-
Gated in the northeast or State Depart
ment building. In the northwest build
ing, or War Department. was the
bounty land ONCE and the pension bu-
reau. Attorney General and second au-
ditor. In the southwest. or Navy De-
partment building. was the second con-
troller. third and fourth auditor
The southeast or Treasury building
was entirely occupied by the clerks OF
the Treasury Department, including
those of the first auditor.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

Latin American and Anglo-Saxon-
demonstrate to the world that. as race
differences may be blended in COM
mon civilization within a nation. SO
cooperation between nations that shal
shall enthrone international law and
peace over international self-will and
war?
The following outline of plan to
inaugurate among American republics
an international supreme court. IN
which all the other nations OF the eartn
may also participate, on the same
equitable basis. if they elect to do SO,
is then proposed:
already signed treaties with majority
of the American republics, calling FOR
La Joint commission between the Unlted
States and each of the signatory re-
publics. to which will be referred. for
Ia years study, if necessary, any dis
pute arising between the two nations
which cannot be settled by diplomacy
Let the United States sign such treaties
with all the American republics, ana
let the people of the United States de.
pretense to exercise rights inconsistent
with the same.
"2. Let each of the other American
republics execute such a treaty win
every other American republic. l un-
derstand that Argentina, Brazil and
a step among themselves.
Further Step Required.
while such treaties. it is hoped
would prevent war as result of
sudden inflaming of the public mind.
they would not make war impossible
between two disputng nations. This
end requires a further step.
of n
tions appoint Judge to sit in an in
number of judges results. let them
elect another judge, making the total
number odd and let the decision of
ma jority determine the law. Let any
dispute which cannot be amicably ad-
justed between two or more nations
after the recommendation of their joint
commission is before them be referred
to this international supreme court.
and let it's decision be international
law, enforced. if necessary. by the com
bined police power-the combined
armies and navies-of all the nations
represented in the court. Any par
ticipating power refusing to DOW 10
this tribunal would thus become an
outlaw state. Felonious nations would
be dealt with by the combined army OF
the law abiding nations as criminal
individuals are now dealt with by
a law abiding community.
"a. The judgements of the interna-
tional supreme court. although com
manding absolute obedience while IN
force. should nevertheless be subject
to rehearings at the ends of certain
stated terms of years, making full pro-
vision for any reversals required by
human conscience under growing en-
lightenment. With this provision.
war-except as an exercise of police
power to compel obedience to law.
as police power is now used within a
nation-could no longer find right
eous excuse
Evening star., 1915-05-30

the adhesion of the North American
countries to the South American postal
convention of Montevideo of June, 1A1.
The report also recommends the max
ing of reciprocity arrangements: also
the interchange of students, and. last
ly. the decrease of duties on the neces-
saries Of life and the adoption OF pro-
gressive taxes on inheritance. ana also
the cooperation of the governments
forming the Pan-American Union In
forcement of measures to overcome
frauds in these particulars.
Brazilian Report.
The Brazil report deals with the
financing of transactions involving i'm
portation and expectation of goods.
and the question of local commercial
banking and the various questions Of
trade and of commerce. 1t recon-
mends, in particular first, that greater
prominence be given in the public
schools and other educational institu-
tfons of the United States to the study
of the Central and South American
countries, their geographical location.
guages: second. that emphasis be
given to the necessity of greater lib
erality being exercised in the interpre-
tatfon of customs regulations by the
corrtries of North America, and Latin
America, especially. with respect to the
free entrance of draw back of duty on
travelers' samples or other samples in
troduced into the respective countries.
solely for the purpose of promoting
trade; third. with the necessity OF
more effective protection of trade
marks: fourth, to facilitate reciprocal
business relations between merchants
and manufacturers of both nations and
the granting of such reasonable credit
In both directions as may be safe and
desirable, and 1t recommends the es-
tablishment of a reliable means where
by merchants and manufacturers of
either nation can determine with rea-
sonable accuracy the financial respon-
sibfltty of the purchaser of the other
nations: fifth, it strongly recomm ends
that there be established between the
United States and Latin American coun-
tries system of direct exchange based
on the dollar unit of the United States
of North America; sixth, in order to
facilitate the interchange of products
adapted to the needs of American coun-
tries.
1t recommends the formation of
bureaus Of standards of the respective
countries to standardze. in so far as
possible, the requirements of each
country, and recommends to the man
ufacturers and purchasers of the sew
eral countries the immediate recog-
milton of such standards and corre-
spending weights and measures; sew
enth, attention is drawn to the favor
able results which have followed the
granting by Brazil and Cuba of pref
erential duties applying to certain
products of the United States and rec
ommends the extension of reciprocal
tariff concession between the Latin
American countries and the United
States; eighth. it emphasizes the ex-
treme necessity for rapid. frequent and
dependable marine transportation serv-
ice to provide adequately for the main
tenance and development of commerce
between the countries of North and
South America"
Evening star., 1915-05-30
LAUNCH LONG UNDER WATER.
Effort to Locate Craft Sunk Nine
Months Ago.

Efforts are 10 be made within the
next day or two to locate q power
launch belonging to n. W. Wilson of
Riverdale. Nd. which sank about nine
months ago in the river in the vicinity
OF the naval powder magazine. Mr..
Wilson. with the lost boat in tow OF an
other launch. was on his way to the
Corinthian Yacht Club when heavy
summer storm came from the north
west. Both Of Mr.. Wilson's boats were
swept down the river. one being blown
ashore and the other sunk. The boat
that was carried ashore was fioated. but
the sunken one was not located and is
still at the bottom of the river
Capt. Frank Kintz of the tug Capt
Toby will be in charge of the efforts TO
locate and raise the sunken boat To
locate it a rope sweep will be used as
drag along the river bottom. II is
believed this method will be success
full
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Supreme Tribunal for Nations
of Western Hemisphere. Mr..
AIIaben's Suggestion.
BELIEVES WHOLE WORLD
is AWAITING AN EXAMPLE
Says Plans for Total Disarmament
Are Impractical Dreams"-Let-
ter to Financial Conference.

Establishment of an international SUI
preme court for the nations of the
western hemisphere is proposed in a
circular letter TO each of the dele
gates to the pan-American financial
conference. over the signature of
Frank ALA ben. president of the Ma
tional Historical Society.
Plans for total disarmament on the
part of the nations of the world are
characterized impractical dreams.
Writing under the profound convic-
tion that the whole world now looks to
the free peoples Of the western hemi-
sphere for some illuminating sugges-
ton Mr.. Allaben urges d Willingness
on the part of the citizens of these
countries to curb their national wills
and ambitions within some such lin
Its of International law and legal pro-
cedure" as the letter proposes. in order
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Recent Sales of Vessels.

ployed in traffic on Chesapeake bay and
its tributaries were recorded in the
customhouse at Baltimore in the past
week. as follows:
Schooner Jacob Goldstrom, six tona
from Fannie z. Clark to John R. Clark,
IS.
Schooner Emily E. Burton. eighty
five tons, from John Il. Clark to Fan
ME l.. Clark, S..
The Burton and the Goldstrom are
well known old traders to this port.
where they come frequently with lum-
ber and other cargoes 1t is UNDER
stood that their change Of owners will
make no change in their business.