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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
RURAL ROAD WILL
NEEDS1,00O MORE
Nearly Impossible in Spring
Unless improvements Are
Made Upon It.
so THE G. M. C. IS INFORMED
Organization Considers Cooperating
with silvis II Building High
way 70 Rock River.

After having expended approximate
4 Iy $4,000 building the road into Rural
township which was completed only
last summer. Moline business men are
now called upon TO add $1,000 more TO
make the highway passable when the
spring thaw sets in
The matter vas brought 10 the at
tention Of the q. " committee az its
weekly luncheon today by d. ) Gripp
o. T. Anderson suggested that IL
would BE- well Tor the committee to
raise the money and see that 10 was
judiciously expended. No action. how
ever. was taken
An expression was also asked as 20
the sentiment OF the members toward
cooperating with the East Moline
Commercial club In building a hard
road from the proposed Colona bridge
across Rock river 10 the pavement at
Siivis. This was referred TO the high
way and transportation committee for
a report
In two weeks improvements in the
waterworks and FIRE departments viii
have been completed sufficiently 70
warrant inviting the Illinois Under
writer's association TO send represent /
atives here from Chicago with a view
OF giving this city lower insurance
rates. George FitzGibbon reported on
this matter which has been hanging
fire for long time.
o. ?. Anderson. chairman of the
committee which Is arranging for the .
eucampmeut OF the G. a. r. here next /
MAY. reported that X. OF p. Masonic F.
and Eagles halls had been secured to /
take care OF auxiliary meetings, free /
OF charge.
Discuss f-2 Cent Fares.
l. =. Sherman brought the IL
cent fare for school children or street
railway lines Of the city 10 the atten-
ton of the committee. Il was pointed
out that six other organizations al
ready have endorsed the movement.
The transportation committee was
given power 10 take such action as it
saw At in cooperating 20 secure this
rate.
Addresses OF five minutes each were
given by o. +. Anderson and Fred
Young. the former giving a strong en-
iorsement of the commission form of
government. reciting some OF the
hings that have been accomplished
iere during the last four years as
proof Of its efficiency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
IN MOLINE LODGES

Annual installation of officers was
held by Belle X. camp. Royal Neigh.
bors OF America. Thursday evening.
Mrs. Josephine Nelson acted as in
stalling officer. assisted by Mrs. Annie
Long. who was ceremonial marshal.
The new officers are;
Past Oracie-Stella Kent.
Oracle-Mrs. Hiima Anderson.
Vice Oracle-Mrs. Martha Swanson.
Characteristic. Kate Stearns
Recorder-Mrs. Anna Palmquist.
Receiyer-Mrs. Hilda Johnson.
Marshal-SophieJ johnson.
Inner Sentinel-Margaret Wood
outer Sent!nel-Lucy Yeats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys
If Back Hurts or Blad-
der BOthers.

If you must have your meat every
day eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally. says q noted
authority who tells us that meat forms
uric acid which almost parayzes the
kidneys il their efforts 10 expei i
from the blood They become slug
gish and weaken, then you suffer with
dull misery in the kidney region
sharp pains in the back or sick head
ache. dlzZIn ess, your stomach souIs'
tongue is coated and when the wealth
er is bad you have rheumatic tWinges.
The urine gets cloudy. full Of seol.
Inent. the channels often get sore and
frritated, oblig!ng you % seek relief
two or three times during the night
To neutralize these irritating acids
70 cleanse the kidneys and flush on
the body's urlnous waste get ioul
ounces Of Jad Salts from any phar'
macy here; take a tablespoonful IN
glass of water before breakfast ioF
a few days and your kidneys wiii then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid OF grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia and bag
been used for generations 10 flush ana
stimulate sluggish kidneys. also 70
neutralizc Inc acids IN urine, 50 Il no
longer irritatcs. thus ending S,adael
weakness
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannon ~
jure and makes a delightful enor'e~
cent Whitewater drink
Harper House pharmacy.-tAdfl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
DEVELOPMENT OF HEATING
TRACED BEFORE ENGINEERS

J. ". RObb OF the Moline Vacuum
Napor Heating company spoke last
evening at the meeting Of the station
airy engineers at Turner haU. his topic
being artificial heating He told of
the first devices used by aboriginal
man and traced progress u. TO the
present day. Steam was first used. he
said. in heating the Roman baths. Re
frigeration viii be discussed at the
meeting the third Thursday III Feb
ruary, R. o. Friend. head of the local
artificial ice plant speaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
FRANCIS WEIGH Is NAMED
CAPTAIN OF THE JUNIORS

Last evening Francis WEIGH was
elected captain Of the 1916 class bask.
etball team at the Moline high school
1t is expected that the junior team
viii be one of the strong Vsutenders
for the championship in the school
tournament to be held in the spring
The women of Marseilles have re-
Questioned every mich goat from the
coast to the German lines, because
they heard the delicacy most priced
by Indian troops is goats milk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22

terry and an annual meeting have
been held dus ing the year. with an
average attendance Of IS. There are
now Isl belonging TO the association
Those Vho took part In the recep-
ton OF the visitors were &. l. Love
JOY. A G Wander ye1nett. Joseph Bo-
deem. L. S. Wynes. Pred Nelson. C. +
Wahls;rand. Frank Haynes. Elmer
Edsstrand. william Carstens. A J.
Rucheman and r. II Lethin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
EAST END CLUB BESTS
TWO ROCK ISLAND FlVES

Basket tossers OF the East End Ath-
letic club took the German L>theran
players OF Rock Island into camp last
evening on the Mckinley school fio>T
Both the first and second teams won
their games against the first and sec
Ond teams. respectively OF the Rock Is
land church The score OF the first
teams game was 10 TO 5. the excellent
work OF the guards OF both sides hold
ing the score down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
Alanager-HuIda Olson.

Manager-HuIda Olson.
Physicians-C c. Sloan, r. c. j.
Meyer. Nellie Abel. Emma Cooper.
Captain OF Staf-Caroline Johnson.
Graces-Josephine Zeis, Lillian Lee,
Daisy Dillon. Esther Sorenson, Stella
Shade
Musician-Annie BergendahL
Mrs. Palmquist. reelected recorder.
has acted in that capacity for y years
and in that time has missed only one
meeting. DR.. Hada NJ. Carlson, su-
preme recorder, was present and de-
livered an address, as did Mayor NJ. r.
Carlson Mrs. Kent, the retiring or
acle. was presented with a $50 gold
piece. An oyster supper followed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
BALL PARK PLANS
UP TO DIRECTORS
Baseball Association to Nee,
Tuesday Evening TO Con-
slider Question.
HUGHES TO BE HEARD ALSO
Pitcher Horace ElIer and Third sa.,
man White Return Their Con.
tracts Unsigned.

Park plans are the big problem BE-
fore the Moline Baseball association
and they will be considered at a meet.
ing to be held next Tuesday evening
by the directors. At this session alsn
Manager George Hughes win present
plans he has formulated since he came
TO the city covering arran gement7 for
the gathering OF pennant winning
team.
What disposition viii be made Of
the park question is problamatica,
Grounds must be in shape to starr
work by the close Of March. and tina,
means that work must be begun a.
soon as frost is out in the spring The
directors mean 10 have whatever pre.
liminaries are necessary disposed Of
so that work may be started ar the
earliest possible moment
Two holdOuts who ask for stiff ad
vances in salary viii have their cases
threshed out at the meeting Of the d.
rectors. One is Pitcher Eller. star per
former last year. and the other Third
Baseman Frank White. Inasmuch as
the salary limit has been fixed al s..
0G0 for class p teams. including man.
ager. it is doubtful whether the direc.
tors viii be disposed 10 boost any Of
the salaries.
Ray FaIk in Town.
Ray Falk breezed into the city late
yesterday afternoon from Chicago. en-.
route to mis- home in ST Joe No.
where he has been working most Of
the winter He was closeted witt
Manager Hughes shortly after arrival
talkin- terms for the coming season
No agreement was reached and the
two men metj-sain today.
Word comes TO the local camp that
Archie Weimer. the Geneseo lad. who
finished the season Of 1914 in the NO.
line outfeid, Is aiding in fighting the
1cuf and mouth disease in Henry com.
ty. that he is in fine condition and that
be VIII be on hand for the spring
training season. He says she hopes to
and berth as a regular and that he
will try and make an the outde'd can.
lidates step some" to crowd him out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
WOMEN VOLUNTEERS.

in stress and trouble the women OF
nation are always 20 be counted upon.
In Servia the women went 10 the front
with muskets in their hands: they
were as strong and brave as the men
on the firing line. In this country few
OF our women escape the weakening
troubles peculiar TO their sex.
For every disease or ailment OF a
womanly character. no matter how re-
cent or how long standing. the one
sure. reliable remedy OF proved merit
IS DIT. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
II 50 prepared from natures roots
and herbs and does not contain a
particle OF alcohol or any narcotic. II
is not a secret prescription. for its in
gradients are printed on the wrapper.
Women are earnestly advised to take
IL for irregular OF painful periods,
backache. headache. displacement. ca
tarrhal condition. hot flashes. sallow
complexion and nervousness
For girls about to enter woman
hood. women about to become moth
ers and for the changing days of
middle age. Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription should always be on hand.
Write Or. Pierce. Buffalo. y. Y. for
free l36-page book on woman's dis
eases. Every woman should have one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
REMODELING OF FIVE
POINTS STORE BEGUN

Contractor W. n. Rich has started
the remodeiing of the Five Points build
ing at Seventh avenue and Fifteenth
street, owned and formerly occupied
with a clothing store by CAMEL Yer
muelen. Two store rooms and an of
fee room are TO be provided. the cost
Of the work being $4,000 E. W. Til
son will continue TO have quarters in
the building. occupying the north end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
OSCAR HANSON. LETTER
CARRIER. is INJURED

Oscar Hanson. letter carrier at the
Moline pOstoffice. is laid up with a
fractured leg as a result OF a fall on
the ice. The accident occurred at
Seventh street and Fifth avenue and
he was taken 10 his home. 1918
Eleventh avenue. An X-ray picture
taken shows that the fracture is Just
above the ankle He viii be laid up
for six weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
MISS GETTEMY ILL ALL
WEEK, BUT IS IMPROVING

Miss Adela.ne Kerns. a graduate Of
the Moline high school and OF the
University OF Iowa. has been substi-
tuting all week for Miss Julia Gettemy.
teacher OF English az the local school.
Miss Gettemy has been III but is inn
proving and IS expected to be back
on duty next week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
ALEC BEAN HAS MATCH At
MA0U0KETA. a., IN SIGHT

Alec Bean Of this city probably viii
be matched to wrestle Carl Brown Of
Waterloo at Maquoketa soon Both
graDplers have indicated a willingness
TO mix on the mat They have never
met, but both have thrown Al Otnes
of Maquoketa in about the same per
iod of time and apparently they are
well matched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
VANDERvENNETT
MERCHANTS'HEAD
Entire List of Officers Repre-
scented by the Nominating
Committee Accepted.
ANNUAL BANQUET SUCCESS
irving C Norwood % Davenport Tells
p4o~ 20 Fight the Mail Order
Houses ~ Main Address

a. C. vanderveunett was elected
president % the Moline Retail 3isr-
ehantH' association AZ the annual meet
ing and banquet held az the Conner
ciai club rooms iast evening All the
other members O. the slate a. pro-
posed By the nominating committee
were also chosen without division The
fun list - officer follows
presldcnt-A- O. Wander Eerueft
vIve President George s. F'itz Glib
bon
Recording secreta-y-L- s. wynes-
TREASURER = Green
Director f1r Two reau-f'rans
Hyues. Herman LaEe. Fred SeisOu-
Directors FOR one Ye1r-N- $
smith. o. ~. johnson. Thomas Cor
mar.
All the officers are new ezcsp;
Msasrr Green. HlyueF. Johnson and
German The managing secretary is
appointed. usually az tho first meeting
OF the director after the annual
uectrr. william Carsteus is f-IinE
that position a. O. L1eeioy. the re-
firing president. was EIveu n rising
vote % thanks
90 Lit.ie Business
Ouig % short time was devoted 90
burluers. the greater part OF fle even
Ing beine spent FRI felstilE and listen
ing 90 address, and music. The ladies'
were present and nearly zoo
were seated 40 the tables. 4
program % nine numbers uas given
By Maneoid's orchestra. Miss Mary
WocdT1tt sang ald Chris Cberiande-
gave several readings with fine effect
Miss WoOdyatr and Mr. Obe-lauder
were eucored several times.
Irving G Norwood. secretary Of the
Greater Dav- uuOrt committee. WIS the
main speaker. He dlscuseed "COPPER" /
tiou. competition and advertising. He
paid Considerable attention 90 the i'm
fueace % the mall order houses and
told % the Bill now before congress .
which propCges 20 impose q tax upon
them - one per cent % thei- sales.
the tx 20 De collected in the states
where the sales are made. Davenport
has been actively hghtiug mall order
houses and proposes 90 continue % do
so. One means employed is q buy at
home campaign. which Is being waged
and IN which cartoons printed in n
local newgraper PLAY an important
Tart. Nr. Norwood also said that
Scott county would always be glad 10
had refused the aid % O. Chicago mail
order house IN maintaining a county
farm agent. this company making a
practice % giving s. 900 20 each coun-
y where this Is done.
r. A. Jansen. secretary OF the TT
City Manufacturer association. was
called upon and congratulated the
upon the success OF the ban
guet. He declared that the mrr-
chants have greater Influence than the
manufacturers in this country.
Home Trade Growing
J. r. Oakieaf also spoke briefly. de-
,iarins that Il was 10 the aggressive
,olicy Of the Moline merchants that
he buy az home" propaganda Is gain
us ground here Hc hoped that more
md more Moline people would make
heir purchases In their home city as :
ime passes
Managing Secretary Carsteus IN his !
cpoFt showed that he had received =
800 calls for ratings during the year. y
n average % Is a day. Three quar- Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
OBITUARY RECORD
Funeral ID john NarrocLi

The funeral of John olagrCcki. who
was found dead or the Burlington
track at Twelfth street Tuesday morn
ing' VII be held at $50 Saturday
morning ct the Aome CT his sister, 4l9
Fourth avenUe, and at O'Clock in
E1ly Trinity church, Father Kubiaok
officiating. Interment will be in ST.
Mcry's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
LOOKING Far Ahead

What was the basis of NJ. and Mrs.
Futnrs separation ~
Wen. you know their baby-the
one that vas born last month o.
Yes
Fulfill said he should go 10 Yalo.
ana Mrs F.. who is from Boston in
sisted on Harvard New York san.
All the news AL the ttr.ne- I'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
No Charge for This Grand Home Med
zeal Book

Every home should have one Every
man and woman who isn't afraid to
read book so plainly written that
anyone can understand II should write
today for a revised copy q. The Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser
TO Or. Pierce. InvaIids' Hotel. Buffalo.
y. Y.
This is large cloth-bound book OF
1oos pages; : inches long. II. inches
thick: brimful OF know ledge not found
in Ordinary books. sent postpaid 20
any reader who viii send this clipping
with 20 ceats.-(Ady.J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
SIDELIGHTS ON
EUROPEAN WAR

Beriing. Correspondence of The
Associated Press. The question. to
whom does the projectile in the body
Of wounded soldier belong. is dis
cussed gravely by Court Assessor
LANCE in the German Juristic Maya
zine with an article declaring the own
ership Of such missiles to reside in the
state. A bullet, he says, is not an own
erless object. The soldier who sends
I il on its way does not thus surrender
/ his states ownership in it His OBJ
/ ject is merely 10 do as much damage
as he can, and IL must be assumed
that he intends to reobtain possession
OF the missile thereafter for recasting
or other possible use. If, however. il
be assumed that the state originally
owning the projectile gives up it's own.
ership by firing il away. il does not
even then belong TO the man unlucky
enough TO get in its way but TO his
state. under international law and the
law prizes of war. THE wounded man
possesses the missile only as the rep
resentative of the state of which he is
a subject writes Herr LANCE.
The question of bullet ownership APP
pears 10 have arisen first in Bulgar
ian hospital during the Balkan Wars
in 1912. a quarrel arose between
wounded soldier and a surgeon. both
of whom laid claim to an extracted
bullet Herr Hachenberger. well
known German jurist, considered the
subject exhaustively at that time, but
without coming to a definite conclus-
ion. except in so far as TO decide that
the missile did not in any case. belong
10 the surgeon. Professors Francke !
and Zitterlmann, also noted German
jurist, considered the subject in the
following year Both reached the con.
clusion that the projectile belonged to
the soldier
Amsterdam, Correspondence OF
The Associated Press)-G erman am
munition works are at present turn
ing out three million shrapnen shells
monthly, says a Berlin correspondent
o. the Handelsblad. and their highest
capacity of production has not yet
been reached"
Amsterdam. Correspondence of
The Associated Press.)-The military
governor Of Brussels has offered q
reward Of $1,000 for the capture alive
or dead " Of any hostile aviator.
novel burglar earn is a phono-
'raph record 10 be placed on an in
'trument so connected with door or
WINDOW as TO sound calls for nelp
mould al intruder enter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22
JOSEPH M'MlHON
FOR POSTMASTER
Recommended by Congressman
Tavenner to Have the
SilVis Place.
SUCCEEDS v. H. DUMBECK
Latter Has Held the Position Since
the Village Was Large Enough
to Have an Office.

Joseph p Mcmahon, Waterman in
the employ of the Rock Island road
has been recommended by Congress
man Clyde II. Tavenner as postmaster
at Silvis TO succeed Y. H Dumbeck,
who has had charge of the Office since
one was established in tn village. 1t
is understood that Mr.. McMahon had
the endorsement of a large number of
voters and q number of the local or
CARNATIONS His home is at 3D. Eighth
street
Office in Drugstore.
Mr.. Dumbeck has been postmaster
at Silvis for eight years and his drug
store on First avenue has been used as
quarters. Whether the Office is to con
time in the same place under the new
incumbent is not known
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22

a novel burglar earn is a phono-
graph record 10 be placed on an in
strlment so connected with door or
WINDOW as TO sound calls for nelp
should al intruder enter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-29
EMPRESS.

To avoid the crowds at the Empress
today try To attend the matinee or the
.6:15 performance. other perform
ancos are usually crowded.
Five new acts open today headed by
Angelo Armcnt and brothers, who
just arrived i'm this country from aH
engagement at the Hippodromc Lon
don, England. BILLED as the world $
fastest umblers they live up to their
billing i'm every sense OF the word.
Grey and Old Rose, a real novelty
using the most beautiful and costly
stage setting ever seen on local
stage, will be another one of the foa-
lures Of today's bill Three other
acts. the names Of which viii hc seen
in the display al in this paper, are
also booked for today. and a Charles
Chaplin comedy will be seen. ON
Thursday Miss Olive Vail. late star
Of Miss Nohodyofrcm Starland' will
return with new act Miss Vail win
be assisted by Hans Flath at the
piano and her sister. Five hundred
dollars is the price paid this act for
the three days engagement
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-29
CHORUS OF I,OOO TO
SING FOR TEACHERS
win BE Composed Of Singers From
All the state
schools.

An immense chorus Of one thou
sand voices, composed of singers
from the state schools, will be heard
at the meeting Of the state Teachers
association at the auditorium I'm Ok
hhomu city, Thanksgiving day No
Ncmhcr 25.
This will bee the largest chorus ever
assembled in Oklahoma and one OF the
largest in the United states. The
state superintendent Hon. II. IT,.
Wilson, announces that All students
who participate in this chorus will be
made honorary members Of the state
Teachers association. Prof. Arthur
Howard Greene, director Of music at
Central State normal school, will di-
rect this chorus, which will bc ac-
cOmpanicd by students from several OF
the state schools Arrangements are
now being perfected hv State Superin-
tcndont Wilson and Professor Greene
to carry out a program along these
lines particulars of whoch will be
announced later.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-29
MAJESTIC.

Majestic patrons will surely enjoy
the feature offering for today. THE
Cotton King" This is a big story,
an intensely interesting portrayal of
a big mans horCulcan attempt to
prevent a stock market corner which
threatens ruin and misery to thou
sands Of his ncighbors interviewer
with an appealing love romance The
well known dramatic star George
Nash plays the leading role, sup
ported 10y a splendid cast Of stars
from the William A. Brady forces.
Tomorrow. Dorothy DOnnelly, the
original Madam y" will appear in
THE Sealed Valley a thrilling tale
Of adventure and the everlasting
search for gold.
Tuesday aud Wednesday, Selig
Red Seal feature from the celebrated
V. /. S. Il program, presenting Mere
uith eNicholsuns popular novel The
House of a Thousand Candies This
is a mystery story Of "A most peculiar
and interesting character, for The
House Of a Thousand Candles" is a
most mysterious abode Within It's
palatial confines is the most wonder
ful collection of Caudlcsticks and
Candelabara in the world. Harry
Meatayer and Grace Darmond play
the leads.
The coming engagement Of the lat
est Fox production. Doctor Ra-
-neau." is perhaps the most intensely
dramatic photoplay yet released by
this great organization This picture,
in which Frederick Perry whose SEN
sational characterization in the great
est play of the year con Trial was
the talk Of the theatrical profession,
plays the title role, and IL is safe to
say that Doctor Rameau' viii live
long in the memory Of every spec
tator
Doctor Rameau' will be especially
interesting to members Of the medi-
cal profession and of the Masonic fra
ternity. Watch for the dates of this
marvellous attraction Coming soor,
"The Man Trail" The Battle Cry OF
Peace" and Theda Bara in Lady
Audley's Secret
The Want Ads put you in touch
with those -'ho need work.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-29
TEMPERLMENTAL FILMS.

The following is cOnversa-
ton / overheard between the
manager Of a picture theatre
and the operator.
The Dperator.-'I can't do
anything with this film. sir II
backs up and halts every time ]
run il through the protector
Yes. they're getting more like
real actors every day. From
September Photoplay Magazine.