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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
BRUNER IN SHOPS OF
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Old Tim from Ireland, saw a we'll
dressed gentleman step from an auto
mobile about 1900 o'clock; he saw 1T
through the dirty, smeared window in
the back of the supply house, and the
news spread that A. NJ. Bruner Of Chi
cage was there TO conduct some sort
Of religious meeting, and the boys ate
their dinners little faster and bunch
ed together in the corner Of the wood
shop. eager 10 hear him.
Perhaps never before in their lives
has such an appealing sign presented
itself to those present yesterday at the
Cincinnati Southern shops A group
of l13 men laid aside their tolls and
their work for q few minutes to listen
TO the story Of how much Jesus Christ
loved them. The light was dim and
here and there some who were too
tjmid TO come forward had grouped
themselves aroung some machine. and
sat with attentive faces, eager and ex-
peCtant for what they were TO hear.
Mr.. BrUner brought his message
close home 10 the railroad men by his
application choosing as his subject.
THE Up-to-Date TurntabIe " He req I
them scripture, and in his address
gave little illustrations from thai,
own kind of life closing with thesa
words: Men. the place Tor you and
for ME is right close To the great.
throbblng heart Of God, holding out
our hands like little children to Him in
supplications for forgiveness. and
work this afternoon. remember what
God has said. and listen to what vour
machine is saving as it does the days
work, Come unto Me, come unto Me.
come unto Me-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

Hiss Emma GeiEeri daughter of Mt.
and Mrs. August Geiger, 2Ipta Fourth
avenue and Eiru H. Baird son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert L. Baird, 1925 Tenth
avenue. We're united in marriage yes
terdav afternoon 81 O'Clock at the
homs of the brides parents The cere-
money was performed by Rev. Phi.
Wilhelm. pastor Of ImmanueIs Ger
man Lutheran church and ID company
of Is relatives and close friends were
the guests. The bride was attended
BY Miss Helen Wagner and the
zroom's best man was Walter Baird
The service was performed before an
altar Of ferns and blue and white
flowers. carrying out the wedding col
Crs. The bride wore a gown Of white
crepe de chien with fouuces OF lace.
Her long fuIle veil was held at the
hair in cap arrangement wreathed in
tiny rose buds. Here flowers were
brides roses in shower effect, Her
attendant was dressed in white silk
popliu and she carried white carna-
tons. A wedding supper was served
after the ceremony. the guests being
seated at one large table which had
decorations of blue and white. Mr.
and Mrs Baird left yesterday for
Pueblo, Col, and after d three weeks
trip will return 10 make their home
Oh Thirty-thtrd street and Seventh
and-a-haE avenue. The bride wore
for travelling a suit Of brown with
hat 70 match. Mr. Baird is employed
as clerk in the Office of the Burltng-
ton. His bride was born and reared
in the city and after her graduation
from the public schools and Browns
business college took a position with
Gordon & FanTine in Davenport as
steuographeT, where she has been for
three years. She was the honoree att
a number OF pFenuptial parties in the
several weeks preceding her mar
rlage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

Peach Compote-Put 3 cups milk
in a double boiler. add % cup rice
and cook until the rice is soft and
has absorbed ali the milk. which viii
take one hour When creamy ado
half teaspoon salt and a quarter cup
sugar. turn into glass bowl put
aside until cold When ready 70
serve garnish with freshly cut
peaches, sprinkle with powdered
sugar. Pass cream or peach syrup
Peach Shortcake- Separate 3 eggs.
beat the yolks until very light, add
.11a cups sugar, pinch of salt and
the juice and rind of y a lemon.
Continue beating until the mixture
is thick and creamy add half cap
milk and . cups -four and level tea
spoons baking powder. Beat we'll
Fold in the stiHlv beaten whites of
the eggs, and pour into two large
round LAYER tins Bake in moderate
over twenty minutes Remove caEc
from pans when cool place on a large
plate. cover with peaches, top with
second layer. Cover with peaches
and sugar. serve with whipped
cream.
Peach Iarmaiade-Ei Eighteen peach
es, peel and dice one orange. dice and
put through fruit chopper one-haE
lemon. CRATE rind ana use juice. One
bowl sugar To one bowl of the above
Cook until thick, then put in Jelly
glasses.
Peaches and Noodles - Boil one
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
sew PEANUT BUTTER RECEIPTS.


Peanut Butter sticks-Make a put
paste or 2 rich plain paste. Roll oui
thin ana spread generously with pea
nut butter Fold and roll again. Re
peat until the paste is well tinged
with brown. Then roll out thin and
cut in narrow strips, Bake a delicate
brown,
Filled Celery - Select firm white
stalks Cat in three-ineh lengths:
after wiping them dry I'll the groove
with peanut butter. This is especial
Iy nice Tor luncheon
Fairy Sandwich H. Use any fiat
fancy cookies or cakes. Spread them
with peanut butter
Banana Salad - Cut bananas Ia
halves, then cut once through the
middle Of each half Place them
leugthwise on leaves Of lettuce
Scoop out a small cavity and till with
peanut butter Sprinkle with chop
ped English waluuts, Serve with
French dressing.
Cucumber Sandwich - Slice cucum-
Der very thin and lay in French
dressing one-haIf hour. Add one tea
spoon chopped chives and a HttIa
paprika. Spread between entire
wheat bread thinly spread with pea
nut butter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
- - n0sTEse scnTlH -

Mrs r. r. Kerr. at her home, ai1
fuTty-JalF5 street, yesterday after
noon entertained members Of the
Eea5aerbell clUb. all The members but
two attending 1Irs j. B Craig was
chosen ecrerary-treasurer of the club
10 succeed Mrs Emiua MacCreary.
VINO leaves soon TO make her home in
Chicago The house was decorated
with ferns and po.ted plants and
flowers from the garden. The time
passed quickly with fancy work ana
chatting and tle hostess served a
lunch The CLUB will meet Oct. 20
with Mrs. Charles Morrison. 153s
Twau-y-ejgbth avenue. Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
SHOWER TO HONOR MISS HART.
MAS

Mrs Harry Battles and slr4- r. O.
Grfmths entertained a company Of 30
ladies last evening al tae loms 81 the
latter. 7z9 Seventeenth street. at q pre-
nuptial party 10 honor 3siss JlIsa Hart
man, whose marriage 70 VIII Gr.Esas
is an event Of next SNeduesdav The
house for the occasion mad been dec
GRATED IN yellow and white flowers
carrying cut tae color scheme 81 tle
bride to be for her Wedding. "a guess
Ing contest was diversion Of The eve
ming and tie prize was won 1y Mrs
John Pearson The ladies also brought
their needle work and occupied tLem-
selves with mat q delicious course
lunch was serTet carrying ouE sa.la~
and white where possible Miss Hart
man was presented With beautiful
array d plates gifts from the COM
pany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

5Irs. Albert Burton invited a COM
pany of ladies 10 her home. 2510 Fifth
and-a-haf avenue, Tuesday to cele-
brate her birthday anniversary. The
afternoon proved most enjoyable
one. passing quickly with guessing
contests ia which prizes we're won by
MIS- w. Weaver and Mrs. William Fee.
A four course supper was served in the
Iate afternoon Mrs. Burton was left
with q number Of beautiful Temem-
bTauEe5
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

The monthly coffee Of the Ladies'
Aid society of the First Baptist church
Will be held tomorrow afternoon in
The home Of Mrs. G. H. Saunders. 1912
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES street The as
aisting hostesses will be Mrs. w. IT.
Kelley, Mrs. n E. Helpeustell and
Mrs. Ward r. Nonigold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

twice "a week wash the face with this
mixture. removing the liquid at once by
rinsing with clear water If there are
large pores, wipe over each with lit
lie alcohol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
SOCIAL EVENTS

ed ia one Of the private dining rooms,
number Of ladies being invited for
the dinner hour. The club viii Be en-
tartaiued in two weeks by Mrs Henry
Tappeuaorf III this city
TRINITY GUILD AIL-DAT SESSION.
Twcnty-oue members OF Trinity
guild OF Trinity Episcopal church
gathered at the church yesterday for
an aIl-day work session. At noon a
dinner was served ln the parish house.
Next week the guild VIII meet with
Mrs. Edgar r. Safer. 1895 Glenhurst
court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
R0FLE CINLm CLuHENrENTAINEn

Royal Cinch club members were
entertained yesterday afternoon in the
home of aLrs. b. Botka. z524 Sixth ave-
nue., at the fortaightly card games
Prizes went to Mrs FrisE. Mrs F.,
Betka and Mrs. A. 5chrieber A lunch
was served at the small tables follow
ing the games and the club was ia
vltod TO meet I'm two weeks with Mrs.
N. Hanson. 2525 Northumberland
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
NICH0LAs-LFwIs FvGAGEYFvT.

Mr.. and Mrs Z. r. Lewis OF 1903
East High street Davenport, announce
the engagement and approaching mar
Tjage Of their daughter Louise to E. T.
Nicholas, son OF Mr. and Mrs. c. f.
Nicholas Of 2907 Seventh avenue. Rock
Island The marriage will take place
the latter part OF October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16
II
mrs Ell & ABETR TE9aPS0N

k
/ Dear Mrs. Thompson i have a son
+ who is q years old He is my young
est child and has two brothers and d
sister older than himself We have al
ways done all We can for this youngest
boy. and / am afraid. shielded him
/ where it was unnecessary and pFoba-
bly, injurious. My oldest boys worked
their way through school and helped
my other son when he was ready TO go
They made BIN promise, though 10
pay back the money they forwarded
/ for his education.
Now. my son went to school in an
other town and while there he fell in
love with a girl few years younger
than himself We have no money our
selves. but the girls parents have.
She is the only child and entirely spoil
ed, / should think from all / see. Any
thing she wants, they do. After my
boy finished college. and it took five
years to get through. he came home for
a year and worked in one of the stores.
He did not like the work because it
kept him away from the girl
Under her influence he quit his job
and Went to her town to hunt work. He
has been there five weeks now and as
yet has found nothing to do. In order
to save him. the expense of room and
board. the girls mother invited him to
come and live with them. and he did so.
much as ] urged him not to. Then, 10
make matters more humiliating. the
girls father bought her machine and
had nay son taught how TO run it.
I know you vii! be Disguised with
nay son Everyone is. He has been
spoiled all his life and somehow does
not know how 10 be a man and earn
an independent living. My oldest boys
and I have tried to show him how hui
initiating his position is but he won't
listen to us. Can YOU suggest anything
for me to do to get my son away from
there and working as a man Of q
should? WORRIED MOTHER.
Write a letter to the girls mother.
or, if you can, go to her town and talk
to her personally If you make the
mother see that keeping your son is
against your wishes, ] am sure she
viii have him find room and board
elsewhere. For her own daughters
sake she vii want to do all she can to
get your son on his feet and self-sup-
porting when she once is made to. see
the necessity of it.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: a. Nv hair
is very sticky this hot weather and I
need 20 wash it every week to make it
look all right. Is this injurious?
90 VIII You please give me a cure
for bIackheads? BLUE EYES
~ Airing the hair is even more nec-
essary than washing in summer. when. /
no matter how oily the scalp NAV be. il
should not he shampoosed more than
once month. As to the airing. a 4
woman whose tresses are thick should
never fail 10 do them In two braids at
night Preparatory to the airing a
part should be put through the center. +
from forehead TO the nap of the neck /
and each half then brought over the /
ear. in order to leave the middle OF the
hair free For the brushing long
bristle brush should be chosen. and /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-16

/ of the series VIII be held Wednesday.
sept. o.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
sEVEN-YEAR LAWSUITS.

Former Pres't William Howard Taft,
professor at the Yale law school, and
long an advocate of law reforms par
ticularly in pleading and practice. is
quoted as saying the other day that he
had heard a New York lawyer boast
that he could prolOng any piece of liti-
cation for seven years. simply by tax
ing advantage of the legal preteXts for
postponement and delay. If that can
be done in New York-and Mr.. Taft
admitted that he had no doubt it
could-it can probably be done IN
most Of the other states,-including
Indiana And that means. obviously,
that the purpose for which courts are
instituted is defeated.
1t is just zoo years since Magma
Charta, the foundation of English
and American law. laid down the basic
principles of court procedure:
To none will we sell, to none
will be deny, to none Will we
delay right or justice.
Justice is not sold in the United
States Never i'm any land has there
been more scrupulously honest judi
ciary. But there is probably no other
civilized country SO prone TO delay
right or justice;" and in thousands and
thousands of cases. the delay Incl
dental to tedious and unessential tech
nicalities results in a virtual denial of
right and justice. The poor man can
not afford the long and expensive liti-
CATION necessary to establish his right
and the impatient man will not take
the trouble. Thus two of the three
judicial guarantees of the Anglo
Saxon race are undermined.
There is hope. however, in the fact
that leaders of the bench and bar are
beginning TO admit it. and are urging
their professional brethren to wipe out
the shame and ine1ficiency of our pres
ent system.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28

under the old span at low tide, then
the operation started.
1t was a surprisingly simple thing.
AS the tide rose, raising the barges
with their platforms, the old 26O-ton
bridge was slowly and gently lifted
rom its place without the exertion Of
Go1nd of steam power, or the
fitting Of a hand Then a fotilla Of
.Iss Unanswered the barges with the
cw span to it's destined position,
md everything was made ready. In
a few hours the ebbing tide just as
lefty dropped the great mass OF steel
work into its slots with the precise
accuracy required and the job was
one. Tr2hic was interrupted for only
twelve hours.
That feat is sure TO set the engineer
ing world thinking. If the tide can
lift an 1,1O0-ton bridge span as lightly
as the human hand lifts a toy what
can il not do i'm the way Of working
for man
The tide-pOwer going TO waste on
our sea coasts is inconceivably enor-
NOUS. In thousands Of bays and in
lets. twice every day, water areas many
square miles in extent rise several feet
and then subside again. The power of
Niagara is a trifie compared with the
reservoir force which might be tapped
by building proper works for the con-
troll and use of the vast volume of
rising and falling water. In fact, our
future engineers may get more power
out of the tides than all the present
horsepower in America amounts to.
from all sources
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
PROFESSORS, NE sYMPATmEs

Unusual significance attaches 10 a
poll taken by an eastern university
professor Of his professional brethren
throughout the country showing the
nature II their war sympa thies. Pro-
fessors are not necessarily representa-
tive Americans. but they are presum
ably better qualified 10 sit in Judgment
on the various beiligerents than ans
other class of Americans. They az,
exceptionally intelligent and well edu
Gated they have cultivated a judicla
habit OF mind. and they have excel
lent facilities for getting at the facts
The professors interviewed numbel
more than 5000 They are scattered
through A important institutions in
all sections of the country. with about
5000 students.
The smallness OF the pro-German
minority was SURPRISING. In the gen
eral institutions" one professor out OF
every hfteen was pro-German. I'm the
theological schools one out of seven.
teen was pro-German. In the law
colleges only about one out Of 40 was
pro-German. In other professional
schools the proportion was about the
same. as i'm the general institutions. one
in hfteen. The average pro-Gcrman
representation i'm all of them together
seems 70 have been about six per cent.
This percentage is obviously lower
than the German-American percentage
OF our population. and apparently
lower than she German American per-
centage among the professors them
selves. II should he remembered too
that a very large proportion Of these
have studied in Germany, and so are
presumably accessible 10 the German
spirit, and most of them read the
German language Their reading is
wide and cosmopolitan. They sub
scribe 10 German periodicals or have
access to such periodicals i'm their col
lege libraries And their reading and
reflection led nearly all OF them to
side with the allies.
This poll, moreover was completed
before the sinking of the Lusitania.
Prof j. j. McCOok. who is responsible
for it, says that he knows personally
OF several professors previously pro-
German, who have changed their atti-
tude because of that act and the train
OF events that have followed 1t
seems fair 10 infer that not more than
per cent of these intellectual lead
ers Of the nation would give Germany
their approval today.
II would be extremely interesting
TO have a similar poll of Americans
o. all classes and nationalitles, espec-
Tally in view of the boasts that some
pro-German leaders have made of the
political influence they can bring 20
bear If the people followed the pro-
fessors, there wouldn't be Loco, zoe
pro-German votes i'm the country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
MAkING nm Lid MoRk.

Ocean tide was put TO work i'm New
York the other day, apparently for the
irst time IN the history of American
engineering, being utilized as a bridge
builder in the reconstruction OF the
Third az. elevated bridge over the
Harlem river. The engineers had
planned a feat absolutely original.
The problem was 10 replace the middle
span with a modern structure while
he bridge remained in use. They had
built. separately. a new span. weighing
t.1eo tons. II was floatcd on four
auge barges 10 the vicinity OF the
bridge. other barges were placed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
oYERLOOKED OPPORTUNITY.

Some merchants of this country are
overlooking a bet, in neglecting the
use of Uncle Sans parcel post in
serving their foreign trade.
To mention only one concrete in
stance. Chile imported through the
parcel post in 1912 goods valued at
$1.9S2.431 and deliveries were made
far more quickly than through Ordi-
nary freight channels. The United
States participated in this to the eX-
tent of but $4,000.
Relatively, our parcel post trade
with other foreign countries is the
same. 1t has been found that the
mails is by far the most reliable meth
cd of transporting small packages TO
foreign countries whose commerce is
not interfeTed With by war.
our merchants have a great oppOr-
tunity TO build up a mail order busi-
ness with the whole world while the
war is on, if they will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
WAR ON CATs.

"Over 100000 birds. many of them
Of rare and almost extinct species, are
destroyed annually by cats" says Gil
bert Pearson. secretary of the National
Association of Audubon Societies. and
then adds:
There is no wild animal or bird
of prey on his continent which
compares in. destructiveness with
the domestic cat II depopulates
the woods of our native songsters
and left alone. will render silent
every grove in America. Game
birds have suffered terribly from
Its ravages Nagrant and So
called 'domesticated' cats together
destroy more birds than all the
other forces nm America combined.
lie points out that the common view
OF eats as civilized household peas is
false. The cat that sleeps by the fire
in the daytime reyerts to its primeval
instincts at night. and becomes wild
beast. IL rOams abroad i'm search OF
prey. And unfortunately it's favorite
prey consists chiefly of our insect.
catching birds. those most valuable tc
man both economically and esteticalIy
ne reports one case IN " men "a large
colony of birds. sea terms or sea swat
lows. on an island near Nantasket. was
almost wiped out by eight cats From
several thousand they were reduced to
. few hundred before bird-lovers dis
covered the cause of the slaughter and
destroyed the eats.
The city of Montclair. y j.. ha.
taken action TO lessen this evil, to-
gether with the spreading of Infection.
diseases by cats. IL has passed al
ordinance providing for the "impound
ing, sale or destruction" OF al vagran
or unidentified cats found roaming "a
large. The only salvation for pussy i,
TO wear "a tag bearing her owner
name and address. i this policy were
followed generally. it would result in
the defamation Of the worthless cat.
and as result. the repopulation oil
bird communities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
IN THE SHOW WINDOWS
Those Inviting Stacks of Books
seen About Town VIII be Dis
tributed With Sundays
Coupon.

Hardly necessary to tell what cou-
pom is referred To for by this time
everyone who reads knows about the
gigantic distribution of thousands of
titles of leading fiction by this news
paper. TO readers who present the
coupon printed in the Sunday issue.
This week. The letters of Free
DOM" resplendent in its art cover, Oc-
cupies the center of the stage. The
picture on the cover depicts Il beaute-
Gus maiden being offered for sale as a
slave TO the Roman mob. The open
ing chapter is a sea fight and every
page in the entire book is brimful OF
excitement, emotion and interest. The
or'entally splendid court of the dis
solute Nero, slaves. soldiers, senators,
Christian martyrs, cOurtesans and
charlatans-all contribute TO make
the most absorbing story of ancient
times ever written.
The book is substantially bound in
cloth cover. stamped in gold, and con-
tains beautiful full page color plates
by noted artists.
Clip the coupon from the announce
ment in Sundays paper and secure
your copy under the gift terms there
offered. Be sure TO order the Sunday
paper from your newsdealer today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-28
THE HUMAN OUTPUT.


Because woman has so lately OBJ
tanned her power in politics. she is al
weys being asked about her plans. No
body pauSes 10 ask if mems inten-
tons are honorable. Everybody
agrees that men are groups and not q
sex. But woman is always in the wit
ness chair.
Miss Mary Mcdowell is one Of the
most recent TO testify. Lady Mary"
as some of her friends in Packing
town are wont to call her, has the
faculty of talking beautifully to the
point She told the Association of
Commerce about the sort of Chicago
women Of her group desire. Incident
~ she portrayed a pleasant picture
Among other things she said:
The modern city is tested by its
human output. What the wo-
men of Chicago want is a human
output which will guarantee the
future of American democracy.
That comes very near being creed
for a large section of America, for
the portion of the population who
still cleave to the tradition of Lincoln.
The human output is the test of the
| city. The city is great only insofar
as it contributes to the greatest happi-
ness of the greatest number. A tru-
ism, perhaps. but likewise a yardstick
| by which many of the most batting of
municipal problems may be meas
! ured.