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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
SEA WALL PLANS
ARE APPROVED BY
CITYCOMMISSION
Scheme Of Mayo Z. II. Schriver
for Be.5er Harbor Facih-
ties Endorsed.
NOTIFY SECRETARY OF WAR
cl-y Preparing 20 Become Leading
River Shipping Ppm, IN This
Section Of Country.

Tie resolution which Mayor II. VI
rehr.rer introduced az yesterday
ueetnr % the city commission. pro
vtlaz for the erection OF a sea wall.
sne unani mousiy adopted. as antici.
rated and paves the way for Rock
rsIardst1 claim its fun share of the
river rraEc. should the Mississippi
come back 90 IS own. through the es-
fabI.shment % an eieht-foot channel.
a.. object for which the Upper Mis-
sssigpI River Improvement associa-
tio1 has been working so arduously
aat which seems destined 20 Be &C.
compIshed.
Tho action taken BY the city COM
mission yesterday afternoon was one
az the most momentous the members
~ the present council has taken since
their election. The resolution as Of
fered by the mayor was unanimously
adopted. with the exception that pro-
vision vas made for extending the
harl1r line about SIX blocks further
ua1 originally intended.
Extends TO Pettifer's Island.
Mayor Schriver's plan provided that
the wall extend from the C.. r /. &
p. bridge across the slough, westward
Ig and sOutherly along the shore Of
che Mississippi river - a point where
Eighteenth avenue. when opened.
would .rtersect with the river.
what q the use Of stopping thereg''
inquired Commissioner Rudgren. Why
not 60 farther SOUTH
The suggestion was Immediately act
90 upon aad the resolution was amend
ed to make the head Of Pettifer's is
land 40 what would be Brashar street.
che southern extremity Of the harbor
line.
% may take years for the city 70
reap the benefit from the erection of
q sea wall. but Il Is bound 20 come.
as stated yesterday. considerable red
tape is necessary before the improve
uert fs made Mayor Schriver viii
notify 40 once Secretary OF War Gar
-.sou that the resolution. asking fof
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
STOP BUYING EXPENSIVE COUGH REMEDIES
Make the Cheapest and Best AZ Homo.

Cough. One bottle will make enough
homemade cough medicine 10 proba-
bly, last the whole family the entire
winter. Children like It. II IS so pleas
ant TO take and u positively contains
no chloroform. opium. morphine or
other narcotics. as do most cough mix
lures. Keep IL on hand IN case OF
emergency and stop each cough before
Il gets . firm hold. This drug store
has been authorized TO return the
money in every single case where IL
does not give perfect satisfaction or
Is found the best remedy ever used.
Absolutely no risk is run in buying
this remedy under this positive guar
antee. In fact. any druggist will sell
this new remedy under the same guar
antee. II requested. or order direct of
r ]. Schinmann. Prop. St Paul, MINI.
-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
No More Piles
Simple Home Remedy Easily Applied
Gives Quick Relief-and Costs
Nothing to Try.

Pyramid Pie Remedy gives qul"h
relief, stops itching. bleeding or pro-
truding piles. hemorrhoids and all rec
tai troubles. in the privacy OF your OWE
home. Pyramid Pile Remedy is for
sale at all druggists, 80 cents box 4
single box often cures.
A trial treatment will be mailed ires
for the asking. Pyramid Erug Co,
SIT Pyramid Bldss-, Marshall, Mich.
-(AdY.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

confirmation until paid at the rate OF
FIVE per cent per annum
p F. SCHRIVER
officer Appointed to Make Asses
ment
January is. 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
Golfer and castrr

a quaint match took place on a
Shropshire CEnglandJ golf course be
tween a golfer using the usual clubs
and ball and an angler with his rod
and two and a half-ounce fishing
weight a large crowd watched. while
the angler endeavored to get round
the course In fewer casts than the
golfer made strokes. The angler
started favorite. and. OF course. bunk
ers had no terrors for him. But he
lost heavily on the longer holes.
though some OF hts best casts were
more than a hundred yards. and was
well beaten on the round. taking 1O2
casts against his opponents 81
strokes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

Members of Allouez Council No. SOS
are requested to meet at K. OF c. hall
tomorrow evening at s o'clock Bust
ness of Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
Notice of Dissolution.

The grocery firm Of Hicks & Huber.
1928 Thirtieth street, have dissolved
by mutual consent, Mr. Hicks retir-
ing Ernest Huber will hereafter con-
duct the business. assuming all La
bIities and collecting all outstanding
accounts.
G. S. HICKS
(Adv) ERNEST HUBER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
Legend Of Croatans.

Tradition has it that when Sir Wal
ter returned from England with a ship
load of provisions for his first colony
all signs of the settlement had disap-
peared except the letters "Croatans,' 80
which were carved on a tree. The eX-
PLANTATION arrived at was that Indian
tribes had attacked the colony, killed
all the men and taken the women TO
wife. The Croatans are now reputed
to be Indians and the children of the
original cOIOnists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

tne harbor line. has been passed BY
the city commission. and United
states engineers will make the sur
veys and map tho line TO De estsb-
ifnhed.
Reclaim Much Land.
Upon the approval of the secretary
OF war. a mass meeting OF all inter
esced fariil be held and the matter
thoroughly discussed. II the senti-
ment is favorable TO the project. the
Work can then start The wall will
extend out varying distances into the
river Considerable land will be re-
claimed. The nlIing in between the
vail and the shore line will be done
D. the city with refuse and other ma
tsriaL In Davenport the Intervening
space was used as a public dumping
grounds.
What the erection OF a harbor line
would mean TO Rock Island from a
commercial standpoint cannot be fully
estimated At times even small
launches can hardly land here. Dur
ing low water. large boats and barges
experience much trouble. The wall
Will prepare the way for the building
OF railway terminals. wharves and
docks. and will improve the shipping
facilities OF the community TO an IN
usual extent.
Will Stimulate Trade
The river freight rates are excep-
tionally low declared Mayor Schri-
yer at the meeting. They are about
one-hfth Of the railroad figures. II
the channel OF the Mississippi is deep
ened and the revival OF freight traffic
on the Itream Is accomplished. Rock
Island IS bound to become one OF the
leading commercial centers OF this
section With the harbor line estab-
nshed. the largest boats plying in the
Mississippi viii be able so dock here.
and We viii be in a position TO have
the best and most modern facilities
for handling freight.
In Davenport. rentals OF the Hand 4
on the harbor line are so high that It
Is figured that private parties using
this advantageous ground will in time
pay for the entire Improvement. Al
ready there is a demand for property 1
we have on the west side OF the town 4
along the river. by manufacturing con-
Germs. The pest house site is wanted /
By one concern and other land in that .
section Is sought even before the sea /
vail is in What a demand there will (
be when the harbOr line is establish
ID. for the center OF the industrial
district viii naturally be located in
he vest end OF town"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
Should Have Money.


last weekr
Should Have Money.
"The old man was right. Give them
the money. II is due, and you can
rely on the fact that a poor minister
and his wife can make a dollar so as
far as anybody else in the world"
During 1913 the board aided $3.50
claimants. OF these 3,1S1 were retired
ministers. There were 3.l35 widows
aad 2S5 orphans
The scale of payments was as fol
lows:
S79 received less than $50 each.
III received from S51 to 500.
1900 received from S101 10 $500.
III received from S201 to $500
All received from 1901 to S400.
I27 received from S401 to $500
- received from S5Oi to $500.
Clearly none OF these men and
women was driven TO luxury.
Task OF Conference.
To the common task of making the
future safe for the men and for the
families Of men who give their best
years to the service of their church
the national conference will devote
itself.
An interesting group viii be assem-
bled The Methodist church, like many
others, was divided by the civil war.
The northern wing, however. still re-
Iains jurisdiction over many of the /
sections of the south, ]
where the sympathies OF the people /
we're pro-union in 1860.
One of these small bodies goes back !
o the almost legendary beginnings of
America They are the Croatans, who
i've in the southeastern part of North
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
OLD MISSION BEER


EQUAL g Inc besT ImpOrte1-
Have you tasted Old Mission beer?
Equal to the best imported and rec
commended by physicians
CAdv) ROCK ISLAND BREWING co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

One OF the big automobile concerns
in Detroit has decided TO engage WON
en- for demonstrators. thereby opening
a new field OF profession for the femi-
nine sex. Mrs. Crystal Z. Benedict. a
graduate OF Cornell and n lawyer and
suffrag ist. VIII have charge OF the new
Women's department
All the news an the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

TO be descendants of Sir Walter Raj
eigh's lost colony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

around and starts TO telling a favorite
anecdote and his oompanica tells him
to get out: that he heard that story
last weeki
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

AL the news all the 'ime-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

For TWO days we VIII offer
your choice of any piece of
Furniture in our stock (few
contract pieces eXcepted) at
2ofo Discount.
This is a fine time to buy
that wanted piece of furni-
ture for your home-you can
now save 81 on every S. pur-
chase-S2 on a SIO,purchase.
Surely this saving IS worth
while-Discounts given on
charge accounts as we'll as
cash purchases Of Furniture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19
MINISTER'S FUND
METH0DISTSPLAN
Will Hold National Conference
in April on 100000
Pension Endowment.
EXPERTS WILL BE HEARD
Need $4,000 Income Fully to Meet
Obligations to Aged Ministers
and Dependents.

CBy william L. Chenery in Chicago
-Heraid)
Evening star., 1915-11-14
AMERICAN CARS POPULAR
ON BRITISH ISLANDS
Representative of q. S. Automobile
Company Reports Satisfaction
in American-Made Product.

A representative of an automobile
manufacturing company in the United
States recently visited Scotland, partly
on business. but chiefly to shoot grouse.
While staying al shooting lodge in
northern county he sent to an Amer
lean friend in Edinburgh. according to
United States Consul Rufus Fleming,
an account of his exploits on the moors.
and added these observations on the
automobile trade:
I'm my tour of Scotland l find evil
dences everywhere of the satisfaction
our car and-to be entirely candid
other American motor cars are giving
to all users. Since the beginning of
the war low priced American cars have
been in great demand. and one sees
them on almost every road in the low
lands and highlands and islands. They
seem to be especially in favor here in
the north. where not many people think
they can afford to pay more than $1,000
for car. Moreover, the doctors,
judges and lawyers have long distances
to travel and horses are scarce and
traps an abomination, and a reliable
motor car of low initial cost is boon.
Higher priced American cars are
also securing an important position in
the market. and some of these owe
their introduction largely to the fact
Evening star., 1915-11-14
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS
LACKING IN SIX STATES

Just half dozen Of the forty. ..i1ht
states have yet to establish b,rbwa ~
departments. Indiana is one Of the s,-
The Hoosier State Automobile Assoc,.-
ton has gone to work in earnest In an
effort to enlist the strength Of the au-
ltomobolists and take Indiana out ~ ~.
list. According to Secretary H. W. pat
ton, the A. A. A. state body soon u,,,,
be organized In every county. th. most
recent additions being the following
clubs: Montgomery. Madison, Howard
Bedford. Wabash, Warrick, Delaware
and Mama.
OF course the Hoosier Motor C1ub in
indianapolis. Of which Fred /. Wjl,is
president OF the local chamber Of com
merce, has just been elected the head.
taN, ngures as as the hub OF this statewide ef-
place Indiana In a position where she
VIII be able to accept federal co-opera- =
tion In the improvement of roads. II
seems TO be generally recognized that
any bill which the Congress Of the
United States will pass is likely to in
ciude q requisite that a state shall hrst
establish highway department in or.
der to have centralized direction in
construetion .s ana maintenance of roads,
board. the American Automobile Asso-
citation went on record as favorinR a
federal aid in good roads measure.
which has been drafted by the execu.
tive committee Of the American Asso-
clation OF state highway officials.
Briefly the bill provides for national
and state cooperation on whatever
roads may be mutually decided upon.
with the state matching every federal
dollar It receives on the basis OF its
area, population and road mileage in
proportion to the total for the whole
country.
Georgia. South Carolina. Mississippi,
Nebraska and Texas are the five states
besides Indiana which have yet to
recognize the need Of state highway
Idepartmept
Evening star., 1915-11-14

e9713-Charles R. Kengla. jr., 2012 P
street northwest, Oldsmobile.
! 29714-William Washington, 502 2ed
street northwest. washington:
! 29715-Mrs. NJ. ]. Collins, 143O Mary
land avenue northeast Buick.
29716-w. J. Finley, SCI Southern
building. Buick.
| 2s717-Burger Motor Company: lilo
2971S-Ona NJ. Clark, 2611 Woodley
place northwest, Apperson.
2971s-N. Rosenblatt. 2Os G street
northeast, Ford.
| 2972o-J. A. Watson, 2lo1 Nichols
2s721-Atala n Lamar. 1873 18th
street northwest. Ford.
2s722-Joseph Tyroler, Wardman
Courts, Chevrolet.
| 29723-Beverly r. Pulliam, 752 Quebec
| street northwest, Chevrolet.
29724-F. L. Nelson, 2425 10th street
| northwest, bort.
2s725-A NJ. Keen, 14o6 H street
northwest, Premier
| southeast, Buick.
2s727-George L. Sherman. 212o Sd
northeast. Washington.
| 2972S-Dr Harry Price, 1875 Rhode
29729-John W. Beall, 1915 East
Capitol street, Overland.
| 29730-D. A. Darroch, 1918 Belmont
road northwest, Sidecar.
| 29731-L. w. Gibson, 1911 c street
southeast, Hudson.
2s7s2-Marshan McKibbin, 15s Adams
street northwest, De Tamble.
29733-Lester F. sontag, "A street
northwest, Chalmers.
| 29734-Meade Moore, the Rochambeau,
| Oldsmobile.
2s735-Mary G. Jones. III seaton
street northwest. Regal.
| 2s736-J. Frank Collins. the Mont
gomery, Regal.
| 29727-Geaorge L. Sherman, 2l20 30
street northeast, Dodge
| 2973S-Miss NJ. Clafiin, 1927 Longfel-
| low street northwest, Dodge.
| 2e739-S. ]. Clarke, 1886 N street
northwest. Oldsmobile.
| 2974O-M. A. Mccormick. 700 North
| Carolina avenue southeast, Ford.
2974 M. A. Mccormick, 700 North
Carolina avenue southeast, Ford.
29742-Leo F. Conroy. ITO Wisconsin
| avenue northwest, Velie.
| 29743-Jules F.. Henderson, 3003 i 7tf
street northeast, Chandler.
| 29744-L. A. Ebdell. 720 18th street
| northwest, King.
2s745-G. G. Webster, III 9th street
northwest, Ford.
29746-Frances H. Logan, 1918 Bel.
mont northwest, Baker electric.
| 29747-Mrs. d. Herman, 700 9Th stree
southwest, Overland.
2974S-John II. Holt, McGill building
Cadillac.
j.
road southeast, Chalmers.
29750-Union garage, 621 G stree
northwest. demonstrating.
| 29751-Union garage, 621 G stree
northwest, demonstrating.
29752-Eugene G. Adams, 1851 Colum
bia road northwest, Columbus.
29753-Harry r. Hutton. 21 7th stree
northeast Overland.
29754--George A. Barber. 40s M stree
northwest, Maxwell.
29755-George G. Webs, 2o3 C stree
northwest. StutZ.
27956-H E. Gundersheimer, SIS q
street northwest, Auburn.
ticut avenue northwest. Ford.
2975S-J. r. Pyles, 1903 Good Hope
road southeast, Paige.
29759-J. B. Smith. 1143 18th stree
northwest, Pullman.
297sO-Post Office Department, Ford.
29761-Joseph Yockum. AT Kenyon
street northwest, Maxwell.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

that all American automobiles have
been well advertised by the pronounced
success of the cheaper cars among
every class of buyers. the logic of the
case being that a country that turns
out durable and dependable little cars
must also produce durable and depend
able big cars. So you see that we rep-
resentatives of different types of Amer
lean machines are helping one another.
OF course, the war has tied up several
British makers, whose works are now
shell factories: but this does not by
any means fully account for the ad-
vance of Ac,~Se-an cars in the British
MARKERS as We were gong aheaQ rap
idly before The war started. There's
nothing like getting a reputation for
giving customers the value of their
money. and we have that reputation
and expect to keep il. So long as we
continue to build cars that meet the
requirements OF the American market
we can sell them in Great Britain
Evening star., 1915-11-14
new YORKER SCORES
BAD STRETCH OF ROAD
Henry MacNair, Authority on Tour
ing, Criticises Highway Between
Here and fredericksburg.

"It seems hardly believable, and GER
tainly indefensible, that out of the
1,200-odd miles between Boston and
Savannah, only about 1 per cent. or ap-
lproximately twelve miles, remains with
out any semblance of improvement"
was the statement made by Henry Mac
Nair of New York. who was in Wash
ington Thursday on his return from an
automobile trip of $500 miles through
the south. He left yesterday for New
York.
Needless to state, the stretch referred
tional Capital on the route to Freder-
icksburg. While the states to the south
have been busy laying out new stretch
es of highway and improving the old.
until now one may drive in comfort all
the way with the single exception
noted, work between Richmond and
and the southwark bound tourist is
confronted with the anomaly Of a short
stretch of road in Virginia barring him
from Florida.
route to the south which would cut out
this stretch Mr.. MacNair went from
Washington to staunton. thence to
Lynchburg and Appomattox, joing the
federal road at Blackstone. Ihis de-
tour of about $50 miles is in excellent
shape in dry weather. but would be bad
in many stretches after protracted
rains. Not only that, but between Nat
ural Bridge and Lynchburg. the route
which has been extensively featured as
a way out of the Martinsville difficult
ty on the national highway. is posi-
lively dangerous. and should not be
attempted except by small cars, and
then only with the most careful driv-
inc 10 fra fly raqqa aryr on q
route to back up in order to make the
curves with a car Of long wheel base
Otherwise. one is likely to plunge sew
eral hundred feet below into the James
river, along the high bank of which the
route runs. None of the guide books or
maps give the tourist a warning on
this stretch of road. and, indeed. one
OF the supposedly reliable ones says
the roads are good all the way, and
says nothing about a ford which would
sxiru a horse after q rain.
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Delights of Camel Riding.


It was my first experience of camel
riding, and therefore interesting, if
not altogether charming. The saddles
used in this country are formed of
large pads. one in front and one be-
hind the hump. The driver climbs into
olace in front, with huge peaked pad
to keep him from falling off when the
camel rises. Then the passenger
mounts behind the hump, and the
camel is with difficulty persuaded to
rise. This he does hind-quarters first,
and the passenger finds himself thrust
up in midair as if on a tower. The
huge pad offers no possible support, and
he can scarcely overcome his desire to
prevent a fall by putting his feet on
the drivers shoulders. That worthy,
however, soon COMES up to join him.
and the expedition starts. The first
sensation is of being astride a table,
and as the miles go by the table in
creases alarmingly in width, and the
tyro on the back seat begins to de-
spair of ever getting his legs acquaint-
ed again.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

Americans used 46,O0o,0o0 punches of
bananas in 1914.
Evening star., 1915-11-14

truck The double -end control is made
possible by rigging up a steering gear
at the rear end and interconnecting it
with the front steering gear. This Is
all that is required, as the truck is
steered equally on all four wheels. The
rear-end driver is provided with clutch
and brake pedals also, but is depend
control and operation of the motor"
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Reversible Four-wheel Drive Truck.

The reversible type Of four-wheel-
drive truck is important from the army
standpoint. This machine can be driven
from either end and has four speeds
forward and four reverse. It was de-
signed for carrying q machine gun
mounted In a revolving turret. The
truck can run up to the enemy's trench
and. II necessary. retreat without hav-
ing to turn around. This 10 a great
advantage under any circumstances,
and especially SO on narrow country
lanes. Such truck can turn In q circle
of from IS to SO feet diameter.
which Is about one-half the space re-
Quired by the ordinary rear-drive
Evening star., 1915-11-14
Money Should Be Raised Here.

Naturally any one touring south and
| selecting the national highway would
not come within 200 miles of Wash
ington, and it would seem that Wash
ington people could easily raise the
| necessary $4,000 needed to complete
the road to Fredericksburg, said Mr..
MacNair, who is by way of being some-
what of an authority on touring, hav-
ing been editor of the Blue Book for
four years. and since that time has be-
come the publisher OF series of orig
inal booklets on touring routes which
he calls THE Motorway Series" One
of these which he now has in course of
preparation is the Dixie Motorway,"
which will show the best possible
booklet is entirely for gratuitous dis
tribution and may be had at any of
the leading automobile clubs and tray
ell bureaus in the east
In this connection 1t might be stated
that Mr.. MacSair has carefully con-
sidered the claims Of the so-called
national highway. but believes that
even with the mud holes Of Chapa-
wamsic creek, which few wagon
loads Of gravel would remedy, the old
capital highway is much superior. Not
only from the standpoint Of more miles
OF all the year-round roads is this
route preferable, but from the no less
important item of good hotels at con-
n'6.tI anu iuHCHeOH Stops.
Certainly the old national road can
offer no accommodations which would
equal those at Atlantic City, Whining
ton. Baltimore. Washington, Fredericks-
burg, Richmond, South Hill. Durham,
Raleigh, Pinehurst, Cheraw, Camden.
Aiken and Augusta. The trip can cas-.
lily be made from Boston in ten days.
after the stretch Of road south OF
Washington is repaired Mr.. MacNair
attended meeting of citizens at Fred
to match a similar fund to be raised
in washington, and to be used in ef
fecting temporary repair to the worst