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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
G. HOG DOES NOT
SEE HIS SHADOW
WHETHER THIS MEANS WINTER
is OVER OR AT AN END
READER MUST JUDGE.
Little Animal Drowned Out by Rise
of Mill Creek and Refuses to
Be interviewed.

Since the Taylor Ridge Grounding
society disbanded some years ago II
has been increasingly difficult to get
an accurate line on the antics of the
little animal whose comings and go
ings are supposed 10 have a certain
influence upon the quality and guam
tity of weather after Feb. 2 each year.
However, The Argus has been able to
keep more or less closely in touch
with the situation 1t has been able
usually TO accurately record the ac-
tions of Mr.. Hog. but does not claim
the power of Interpretation, which was
lost when the 'Old Hunter" was called
away.
At great expense and much incon-
venience, due to the slippery state OF
the roads, The Argus has established
a line of communication which en-
ables it TO say with authority that the
ground hog did NOT see his shadow
today. The reason was that there was
no shadow for him to see He was
out all right. in fact he had been out
for two or three days, Mn creek hay-
ing risen Sunday and drowned him
from his hole. He had not been able
to 90 back and so was wet, chilly and
had a crouch on. He declined 10 be
interviewed and the reader Will have
to draw his own conclusions as 20
what the absence OF the shadow signi-
fes-
The usual inference is that the back
bone Of the winter has been fracture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
LOTS OF FREIGHT
PROMISED BARGES
JOHN n. BERNHARD TELLS PLANS
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MISSISSIPPI
Declares in Davenport Address That
S5,ooo.ooo is To Be Used Build
ing Boats.

Speaking before $50 members OF
the Rotary club. the Commercial club,
and the Greater Davenport committee
at the Davenport Commercial club yes
terday. John H Bernhard of New Or
leans. head of the s2O.OOO.OOO Bern
hard Barge line. told local shippers
they would have 10 pledge a certain
amount of freight tonnage or not get
the river freight transportation ser
vice
you are bidding in competition
with all OF the other cities along the
Mississippi river when you pledge ton
mage amounts and it depends on this
as to whether or not you get service"
he said. President Bernhard said
cities along the river had already
pledged so much freight that the COM
pany would be able TO pick and
choose, taking those having the most
classes OF merchandise. In
Quincy. Ill. for instance. $4,000 tons
annually was signed up.
That this company would carry
freight for 75 per cent OF the present
charge. that the freight would he TAX
en- from warehouse TO warehouse and
insured en- route and that il would be
carried at a minimum rate of 100 miles
every - hours was the statement OF
President Bernhard
on the upper Mississippi the barEes
which the Bernhard company viii en- /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02

A trap baited with sunhOwsr seeds
lr one % the most eficacious means o.
catching rats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received at the mayors
Office, 8 a. m, Feb. II, 1915, for con-
struction of water mains in Smalley's
addition II. NJ. SCHRIVER.
(Ady.) Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02

Last year railways OF Britain carried
1.e2S.SIs,0oO passengers and S71,5U,-
600 tons of freight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02

and that the weather viii be such that
the ground hog will be able 10 dwell
in comparative comfort in the open
henceforth. However, there is a
school of ground hog fans who read
the signs differently. They concede
that the presence of the shadow means
six months more of winter, but insist
that the absence of it means eight
weeks additional cold weather instead
of the advent OF spring. Between
these two views the reader may take
his choice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
POSlam Heals
Eczema, Itch,
Rash, Pimples

pcsIam Transforms ailine skin 20
skin clear and healthy In color and
af-r tons tlat stub h0ruly resist treat
ueut. AZ once the skin j. scOthed and
Clmf1rtcd. itching stops. soon u =
seen that the trouble - under control
Thea Do disappears. POslam's merit 4
easily proven overnight. The work u
does il this brief time - often aston
sh.rE
YoIr dru~gist sells Poslam. For free
sample. write TO Emergency LAhora-
tori. 20 West Tweuty-ffth street
New York
r lam soap used daily sor toilet
and bath Is the easv means Of protect
INK skin and hair. > cents and 10
cerrs.--t Ndv.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02

, deavor to operate next summer VIII
make 10 miles per hour. On the lower
river they will make 10 miles per hour
upstream Freight will be accepted
from here TO Chicago, Pittsburg or any
place on the Mississippi or any of its
tributaries.
Mr.. Bernhard is head of company
backed by S2O.OOO,OOO capital OF this
s.. 900 900 is to be used in the con-
struction of the new type steel barge
several of which are to be put on in
regular service
OF the remainder 100000 viii go
20 building modern river freight ter
minals in New Orleans and st. Louis.
Terminals will be built at other places
along the river according TO a plan
that has only recently been worked
out by the company. The company
Will construct the terminal, give it to
the city. receive in return municipal
bonds to be retired at the end of 20
years, leaving the city with terminal
which cost the municipality nothing.
Best Freight Artery.
The Mississippi river was praised
as the best freight artery in the world
having the best navigable channel in
the entire universe by President Bern
hard. From st. Louis south there was
al eight-foot channel all the year
around. he said. This channel was
1 800 miles long.
''Too long, said President Bern I
hard. has the Mississippi river been |
used for its potential value, for the /
sole purpose of beating down the rail |
road rate. They have lowered the 4
rate to the injury of interior points /
and forced the roads to carry freight /
at a figure below actual cost.
The calibre OF freight service that
has been offered TO local merchants in
The past would not be the same as the
service which his company viii give.
said Mr.. Bernhard. The new service
xnl be swift. regular and safe. he
stated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
new INDUSTRY TO
BUILD BIC PLANT
INTERSTATE MATERIAL CON-
SEEV WILL ERECT $4,000 FAC
TORY ~ LOWER END.
1s<s Council for Franchise 20 Extend
Rock Island Switch Tracks HaF
Nile for ShippinsG

Pa1s f0r the erection % new sz5..
COO Industry % b. located along the
MFr1ssD river iu the southwest enc
% foau. about 900 feet south OF Eight
eentl avenue. we're unfoided 70 the
rlfy coumigsioucrs yesterday after
tr11 when Attorney q. y. Marshall
asked che council Tor n Franchise TO
s1frrd switch tracks % the Rock l.
land road Tor about Oue-half mile
south
To pant o. % be buHt By the In
trr1fr Material company. which at
present s operating a similar institu-
zion ol city Island 40 the foot OF
MTrte street. Davenport Roofing ma
,arals. pitch. sand gravel and pre-
pared roofing are manufactured and
sofa tr tEe company.
According to the plans outlined BY
EtrorreF Marshall acting for the com
saHg sand and EFavei will be taken
from tIe river. washed. cleaned and
crushed
Purchase Land.
Twenty acres OF land have been
purchased by the concern from four
different property owners. and II was
sur1Iuced by James Moran. secretary.
that a. soon as warm weather arrived.
work on the construction OF the build
l1r would De commenced. Thirty men
WIN b. employed az the start and IN
t.clt.ous we're bright. Mr. Moran
claimed. for the rapid growth OF the
industry.
In order 10 secure shipping facIIi- /
ties the extension Of the track f. nee /
essary. Plans are laid 70 locate il on I
the Driven road. and the council in
formally agreed to the proposition. but .
expressed Itself a. desiring TO safe
guard the public interests.
I1 the latter phase the commission
ers declared that enough roadway for
wagon traffic would have to be left
open and that the track would have TO
be- constructed so that in case any
other concern located iu that terri
fory switch tracks could be extended
viii Handle Ice.
Attorney Marshall said.
We have secured 20 acres OF land
u the southwest portion OF the city
below Eighteenth avenue from four
different property owners The indus
-v yin handle sand and gravel. TAX
Ink Be- out % the river. washing and
-rIuding 90. The intention IS to build
b $4,000 plant
There are no rail facilities. how.
YER. iu that locality and the Rock Is
and has agreed % extend the switch
racks from the Bridge < Iron works
own TO the plant. providing we could
.st q franchise from the city.
About 90 men viii be employed az
he plant and the aim IS also % build
.n tee house and engage In the hand
rs % this product The southwest !
arr OF the city o. about the only por-
ior Left for the manufacturers and the
rack would open it NJ 90 shipping
May Take Vote
The question % whether or not the
.raatins OF a franchise wouid require p,
referendum vote was raised and At !
1ruey Marshau viii look the matter :
p- The plat be prepared % the pro :
osed track extension was left with :,
bel commission for future reference
gd a. soon as the question f. deter q,
lIled az 20 the rcfedendum. the coun-t :
20 VIII act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
D. D. D. Opens New Era
In Cure of Skin Disease

Skin sufferers, you who have en-
dured for many years the torture Of
disease. and who have sought medical
aid in vain, you Will be glad to know
of this wonderful skin remedy. It has
opened a new era IN the cure OF skin
disease.
This remedy has given many relief
and may mean the end Of your agony.
The product is a mild, simple wash
not a patent medicine coacocted OF
various worthless drugs. but a scIen-
tific CONF pound made OF well known
antissptic ingredients It Is made in
the ID. d. u. Laboratories of Chicago
and il called the u. u. u Prescription
for Eczema
This is a doctors special prescrir-
tion-one that has effected many won
derful cures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02

All the news all the -time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
new FIRM OPENS
FUNERAL PhRL0RS
DIXON { moELLER START UNDER
TAKING BUSINESS IN TIE
EAGLES BUILDING.

An announcement o. Importance in
. local business circles is the statement
that new undertaking firm. 20 be
known az Dixon g. AIoeIer. has been
formed and that they opened for bust
ness today iu the new Eagles build
Ing. z15p Fourth avenue.
Both members OF The firm are veil
known Boz this city. 4 j -. Moeiicr is
one OF Rock Islands prominent citi-
zeus and was born and raised here.
For seven years DO conducted a Ero-
cery store and for over 10 years he
was 90 the livery business. operating
two barns ON Fourth avenue. between
sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
Mr. AioclIer retired from the livery
business last faIL
a ~. Dixon mas mad nine years OF
experience rs a licensed erubalmer.
For three years he was employed by
"a prominent undertaking firm IN this
city and prior 10 that time he prac-
ticcd az Alton. III. where be was prom
iuent IN politics.
-fr Dsxou and 1Ir. Aioeiier returned I
from a business trip TO Chicago several /
weeks ago. where they purchased new |
Of the most modern type. 4
including q full line OF caskets OF the 1
latest pattern and a whitman lowering /
device and tent used in burial. the
first TO be employed IL this city.
The rooms in the Eagles building
have been handsomely furnished and
he most up to date funeral parlOrs
n the city have been fitted up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days.

Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief. 5Oc.-
(AdY1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
Notice 20 Contractors.

Bids will be received at the mayors
Office. . a. m. Feb. II. 1915. for con
structing sidewalks on the north side
OF Ninth avenue. Twenty-seventh to
Thirtieth streets.
n. ". SCHRIVER.
(Adyl Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
NO PEACHES THIS
YEAR, IT is SAID
BUDS KILLED BY COLD WEATHER,
WHILE CHERRIES ARE BAD
LY DAMAGED.

Local fruit growers state that the
prospects for cherries and peaches
this year are decidedly poor. In the
case of peaches. in fact, all the buds
appear to have been killed, while most
of the cherry buds have met a like
fate. II is claimed that when the
thermometer reaches Is below IL is
seldom that peach buds survive. That
has been reached twice
this winter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
INDIANA RED MEN
IN Convention
What to Do With Money and
Property Worth $780,
600 is Question.

INDIA\APOLIS. oct. 19.-What to
90 with money and property aggregat-
ing approximately 100000 was the
big question before the 1900 dele
gates to the great sun council of the
Improved order of Red Men Of In
diana when they met today in con-
VentiOn. Election of officers also
promised some lively contests.
The money and property originally
were acquired by the organization fer
the purpose of building a hotel. but
the site purchased has met with some
opposition concerning its desirability.
Many Of the delegates favor the
abandonment of the hotel idea and
favor the building of a home for dis
abled members, or the establishment
of a fund that Will care for widows
and orphans of deceased members.
Six candidates are seeking election
TO the position Of great junior saga
more, which is the stepping stone TO
their estate. Among them are J. w.
Heichhorn of Button, +. G. Prall,
Huntingsburg; T.. +. Neal, Mobiles
vile; Fred Travis. Clinton; James +.
Wright. Nevay. and Arthur B. Cray,
Monticello
Four great representatives are 70
be selected from 10 aspirants as fol-
lows: Frank G. Castor indianapolis
George +. Harper, Madison; Otto
Wolf Frankfort; Wilson Roose, Elk
hart: &. NJ. Stout. Middletown; T.. w.
Otto Charlottesville: J. +. Sedwick
Martinsville; Charles A Robinson,
Greenfield. and George w. Sweigart
Hartford City.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
LINES
MAY Be JOINED
ReCeiverShip Proceedings May
Open Way to Chicago For
Northern Indiana.

Through interurban connections
from South Bend To Chicago on the
west and Toledo on the east are high
ly probable, as a result of develop
ments in the Gary and InterUrban
Railway Co. receivership proceedings
now in progress in Judge Anderson )
court in indianapolis. The develop
ments in the last few days indicate the
first step in a merger of all of the
northern Indiana traction lines with
the exception OF the South Shore lines.
Three of the biggest companies in
northern Indiana are concerned in the
case in which a receiver is asked for
the Gary and Interurban Railway Co.
J. lowering Jones, who directed the
receivership proceedings against this
company. has large holdings in the
Fort Wayne traction system, the
Northern Indiana Railway Co. of the
Murdoch lines, and is heavily interest
ed in bonds in the company for which
he is asking a receiver.
By com bining these three interests.
one of the longest interurban systems
in the state and the country would re-
suit. The Murdoch system or North
ern Indiana lines go west only as far
as Michigan City, by way of LapOrte,
and a combination with the Gary and
Interurban Co. would give them a
through route to Gary and Chicago.
Connections at Goshen with the Fort
Wayne fractions lines gives a route to
Fort Wayne, from where the COM
pany's lines would extend to Toledo
and other Lake Erie cities. Connec-
tons could also be made for st. Jo-
seph and Benton HarbOr on the north.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
SPEAKERS WILL
COVER THE CITY
Good Will Week Gospel to be
Spread Through the Use
of Automobiles.

Nightly automobile trips through
the city when speeches concerning the
Good Will week campaign. Nov. IA to
means Of the publicity committee in
getting the purpose Of the campaign
before the people. Talks viii be given
in foreign as well as the English Ian
guage in order that every nationality
in the city will understand.
Special literature about the cam
paign, the South Bend Federation for
Social Service. for which the cam
paign is being conducted. and other
points will be distributed on these
trips. The speakers will answer any
objections 70 the campaign that may
arise.
l.. p. Hardy, Mrs. Victor Jones and
Rabbi Abraham CrCnbach are prepar-
ing a handbook for the information Of
the speakers who viii talk on the au-
tomObile trips.
Various means of publicity were
taken up at a meeting of the club di-
vision OF the publicity committee az
the Chamber Of Commerce Monday af-
ternoon. u. l.. Guilfoyle. chairman.
presided. and talks were given by A.
f. Martin. William Happ, a. III. Rice,
Richard Elbel. Mrs. Charles Haeske,
Mrs W. T.. Miller and +. l.. Dennis.
Another meeting Of the general
publicity committee viii be held at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms to-
day. when progress in the plans viii
be reported.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
HIGH SPIRIT IS
DEAD SAYS COACH
Game With Hammond is Trans
ferred-BoyS to Form
Athletic Association.

The game scheduled between the
local high team and the Hammond
team for next Saturday afternoon at
NOtre Dame. has been changed to
Hammond and the officials there guar
antee a large crowd.
The game has been hanging in the
balance for the past few days as
Asst. Prin. Kizer Of the local
high. who is treasurer OF the athletic
teams. did not favor Cartier field for
the game. while Coach Metzler could
not obtain another field on which
TO play.
At the game two weeks ago between
Mishawaka and the local high, few
rooters turned out and not one yell
was given for the winners or even
the losers The same spirit prevailed
last Saturday when the locals de-
feated Loga lsport at Notre Dame.
Only a few girls of the high school
did any roofing and that was very
little. No spirit has been showing in
regard 10 football and Coach Metzler
of the high team made the following
statement Tuesday morning:
"I will absolutely schedule all games
away from home if there Is not more
pep shown by the students in regard
TO athletics than has been displayed
ain the past III is absolutely a shame
compelled to change the place of the
game because we could not meet eX-
penses to bring the team here. What
we need is an athletic association gov
erned by the boys to push athletics
and boost il on every hand"
Yesterday afternoon several mem
bers Of the Hammond chamber Of
commerce came TO South Bend TO con-
fer with Coach Metzler on changing
the place of the game to Hammond.
There is a fall festival taking place
this week and the Hammond officials
say that the game will draw crowd
Of over 5000 people.
The sale OF season athletic tickets
at the local high school has been very
poor and for that reason no games
will be played here for several weeks.
The local high students are plan
ming to organize an athletic associa-
ton for boys, similar 10 the one now
in vogue by the girls.
There will be squad of about 16
men which will be taken TO Hammond
Saturday. Coach Metzler will try TO
arrange for a special car in which TO
take the team and other members
which may care TO see it. Metzler is
also planning on fitting the team out
with new suits and headgears.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
GOOD PAY OFFERED
By UNCLE SAMUEL
Eight Positions Paying From $500
To $1,000 Are Now
Open.

Eight positions as senior engineers
OF one kind or another under the
Interstate Commerce commission are
open, examination for which will be
given by the local civil service board
of examinations at the postoffice on
Nov , The positions. which pay
salaries of from $500 to $2.7OO "A
year are as follows: Senior civil en-
gineer, senior mechanical engineer.
senior architect. senior electrical en-
gineer, senior signal engineer, senior
structural engineer. senior telegraph
engineer and senior telephone ell
gineer.
Examinations for three other po-
sitions Will be given on Nov. 8. They
are: Teacher Of metal working and
mechanical drawing at the Haskell
Indian institute. salary. $3.50: super
vising telegrapher. Office Of markets
and rural organization, department OF
agriculture. salary, $14O0 TO $500:
associate gas engineer, bureau of
standards, Washington, ID. c., salary,
$4,000
Two days. Dec 5 and 3. will be
required TO take the examination for
surveyor in the general land office.
This position pays a salary Of from
500 10 $50 per month.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-19
LEEPER AV. EXPECTED
TO BE IMPROVED
Matter Because OF Remonstrancc il
To he Taken Up by Council
Tonight.

Despite the fact that property hold
erS in thu territory concerned have
filed a remonstrance against the pro-
ject, the city of South Bend is expect
ed TO go on with the work of paving
Leeper av. from Howard av. To the
cite limits Such a step is an innOVa-
ton in the history of the city, none
of the records at the city hall show
ing that where a majority of property
holders had objected, had a bit of
civic improvement been carried out.
The residents of I.eeper av. filed a
TemOnstranCe with the board of pub
lie works when that body was con-
sidering the resolution for the pave
ment. AS far as that board was con
cerned the resolution was killed.
However most of the property hold
ers changed their minds about the
matter. and sought a means whereby
the pavement could be installed, since
the withdrawal of their remonstrance
would be illegal
They took the matter up with
Mayor Keller. and the latter has
called "a special meeting of the coun-
Gil to discuss the matter before the
regular meeting of the committee of
the whole tonight. 1t 10 prOba BILE
that the city will appropriate the
money for the Improvement the
amount required TO be made up from
the assessment roll prepared by the
city engineer. 1t is also proba bic that
in view Of the existing circumstances,
the assessment roll will be filed with
the city council instead of with the
works board.
An ordinance authorizing the city
controller to take $4,000 from the
city's general fund TO pay for the
WoodS-Turner tract west of the city
viii also be considered at the special
meeting. which will he held immedi-
ately prior TO that of the committee
of the whole.
The park boards two ordinances
one establishing the office of city for
ester and giving over the care of the
citys trees 10 the park board and
another dividing the city into four
park districts-will be the chief points
of discussion at the committee meet
ing Councilman Lang Will present
his pet jitney bus ordinance To COM
| mittee and ask that it be reported fav-
Orably TO the next meeting OF the city
council