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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
COVERING FACTS
HURTING BRITISH
Manchester Guardian Says Impartial
Americans Have More Faith in
German Reports.

London, July 14-"One Of our prin-
cipaI assets in the war was our pow
er to tell the exact truth from day TO
day about the military operations,
This asset has been lost
So says the Manchester Guardian
today under the heading Of THE War
IN Flanders, by a Student Of the War"
The writer adds:
THE German reports, when allow
ance is made for occasional eXag-
gerations Of victories and for an intel
igent anticipation Of events, are
quite as reliable as our own. It is
the more necessary to make this clear
as we have several times made much
Of inaccuracies in the German reports
OF military operations.
Impartial American opinion ranks
the truthfuIness Of German reports Of
land operations above our own. To
many Englishmen lack Of frankuess ia
The official reports is the most discour
aging thing in the war"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
HOLDRECIMENTAL
SHOOT ON AUG, IS
Company A and Company F Of Moline
to Stage Rifle Match Sunday
to Get Into Shape.

Captain E. n. Dunavin of Company
A, IN. G.. OF this city received word
this morning from Springfield that the
annual 9Th regimental shoot would be
held at Sterling Aug Is. One team
from each company in the regiment
and one Of the staff officers, making 10
in all viii take part in the contest
Now that the date of the match has
been set the local marksmen will start
to work in earnest to get into shape
for the big meet
The long awaited rifle match be-
tween Company A and Company F of
Moline will be held next Sunday with
out fail. The members of the local
company have the assurance that the
range at Watch Tower will be put into
first class shape for the match. The
members Of the Company A rifle team
will be selected after the match.
The state examining board of the
militia will probably visit this city
next week to pass upon the examina-
tons of the new officers in the 6th
regiment. Rock Island has one new
officer, Guy Moose, who was recently
elected second lieutenant, and Moline
has two new officers who will have to
take examinations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
BOOST A HARD ROAD
FOR DIXIE HIGHWAY

Wateska, ILL.,, was the scene today of
a good roads rally for the purpose OF
stimulating interest in the constrnc-
ton Of the Dixie highway between
Chicago and Danyille. Seven states
have named commissioners to lay out
the road. Five Illinois counties are
crossed in whole or in part by the trail.
They are Cook. VIII. Kankakee. Iro-
quois and Fermilion. Cook county
has provided for the construction OF
all that part of the highway within its
borders, and Vermilion county has
done the same. having voted bonds for
81 100000 for that purpose last fall.
VIII county has provided for all ex-
cept three miles, Kankakee all but
nine miles, while Iroquois county has
not turned hand That is why this
point was chosen as,the place for the
Dixie highway celebration. 1t is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
ALMSHOUSE is ON
4 PAYING BASIS
Inspector Finds Schuyler County Home
With Is Inmates and $50 Acres
Earns Money.

That there is one county almshouse
in the state which pays its own ex-
penses and more through the opera
ton Of the farm is the statement made
in the report of Miss Annie Hinrich-
sen, inspector of the state charities
commission, who recently visited it. It
is located at Rushville and is the
Schuyler county institution. Each year,
Miss HiHrichsen says, the home turns
back money into the county treasury.
Recently" says Miss Hiurtchsen. in
her report, the county added 40 acres
Of land to the farm, purchasing it with
money earned by the farm. 1t con
tatns $50 acres of very good land.
Sixty are in corn, 30 in wheat, is in
oats, 80 in hay, IS in alfalfa, 10 in or
chard and lawn, three in garden and
the rest in pasture. There are so head
OF cattle. 25 horses. 500 hogs and 80
milch cows. Thirty pounds OF butter
are made each week"
There were four women and "A men
inmates on May IA.
The inmates building is heated by
steam and lighted by electricity. The
floors are of hard wood. The rooms
are attractively furnished and there
are rugs on the floors.
The inspector says; The house was
in the most immaculate order and the
barns and out buildings were in good
condition. The home spirit and the
home atmosphere has been developed
to the highest degree"
superintendent J R. Leary and his
wife have been in their positions for
II years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
ON COUNTY RECORDS.
Warranty Deeds.

Begenta and George A. Findlay to
Thomas J. Mills, lot 20, block y, Blu
ford & Guyer's addition, Rock Island,
$500.
William z. Bailey to William Kinner,
lot 70. w. Z. Balley's Oak Grove addi-
ton, Rock Island, s1-00.
John Holland to George F. and
Oliver E. Holland, lot p, block 2, Car
bon Cliff, $4,000.
Moline Trust & Savings bank to Ar
thur W. Lewis, part out lot 2, Highland
addition, South Moline, $40
Brien & Lamont to Mrs Nena A,
Graham, part lot H. Walnut Heights
addition, Rock Island. $I00.
s f. Long to William H. Conrad,
lot Il, block 1S1 East Moline, 500.
Johannes P. A. J. DeSoland to Andu-
bon c. Swanson. part lot z. block 3,
Whites addition. Moline, 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
COMMISSION IS READY
TO ASSIST BUSINESS

Washington. D. c., July I4.-Com-
pletion Of its plans for permanent
organization was announced today by
the federal trade commission, which
now is ready TO start actively on its
mission to assist big business TO OPP
crate within the law and so escape
vexatious Investigations and prose
cutions
The permanent organization viii be:
An administrative branch under the
secretary Of the commission. who has
not been appointed, 10 conduct ad-
ministrative work
An economic board Of review to pass
on the work Of the economic bureau
before report to the commission.
A legal department TO make inves-
LEGATIONS, conduct hearings and at
tend to court work.
A board Of law review to pass IN
ally on all law questions.
a joint board of review for both the
economic and law bureaus to decide
contested problems.
An information bureau for business
men, which viii assist in building up
American industry.
Commissioner viii s. Parry. an
nouncing the plan, said that it was in
tended 10 give Importance 10 the di-
vision OF corporation reports TO pro-
tide facilities to aid business men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

in the extension along legal lines Of
their business.
1t is the idea Of the commission"
Mr.. Parry said. that the division Of
corporation reports shall classify in
formation it gathers and give it back
to the world at frequent intervals in
such manner and form that it will be
helpful to industry.
This division will secure general
facts regarding each industry and put
them into the hands of those interest
ed. This will tend TO prevent oyerpro-
ductiou or the investment of new
capital in any industry in which
supply may have outrun demand. It
will help business men to reduce cost
Of operation by standardizing prod
ucts and by standardizing account
ing systems"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
MORE FACILITIES
FORNURSESCHOOL
st. Anthony's Hospital Announces I'M
portant Extensions in the Work
Of Training.
GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT FALL
instruction In Many Additional SUBJ
tects 10 Supplement- the Regu-
lar Three Year Course.

Several new departments will be
added to the St. Anthony's hospital
training school for nurses, according
to q decision just made by those in
charge. This win be additional to the
regular three-year course already es-
tablished aud viii give young women
desiring 70 enter a training school Of
this sort the best Of facilities for pre-
pairing themselves for the work.
Beginning Sept. s the following stud
ies will he taken up Anatomy and
physiology, materla medica, bacteTiol-
ogy and urinalysis. medicine. obstet-
RIGS. hygiene surgical technique,
chemistry, dietetcs, mental and nerv-
Gus diseases, eye, ear. nose and throat,
pedlratcs and nursing ethics.
Special lectures will also be given
on tuberculosis. first aid. diseases Of
the stomach. Red Cross work, school
nursing. factory and store department
inspection. theoretical and practical
massage and use Of oxygen and pull
moteT.
Require Best References.
Applications for entrance will be re-
ceived by the sister directress Of the
training school The very best Of ref
erences are required as a condition for
entrance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
NAME OF STEVENSON
IN SUIT Is AN ERROR

Chicago, Ill. July 14-Inclusion of
the name Of Lewis G. Stevenson, secre-
tary Of state OF Illinois. in story pub
hshed widely throughout the state last
Friday and Saturday, dealing with the
Fergus taxpayers suit, was an error.
On this day a bill OF complaint crit
icizing the present state administra-
ton in a general way for alleged ex-
travagance, and seeking to enjoin the
payment of s1-S00,000. authorized in
deficiency appropriations. was filed at
Springfield by Fayette s. Munro, at
torney, acting for J. B. Fergus.
This bill named State Taeasurer'
Russell alone as defendant. gIr. Stew
an3an vas not named
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

BONDS OF
$4,000 FOR SALOON

Lou Meumanu. proprietor Of the Dia-
mond saloon. 1915 Second avenue. fur
nished bonds yesterday afternoon. fol-
lowing the official notification to City
Clerk Martin r Rudgren that the Rock
Island Bonding association had with
drawn from the bond.
The Fidelity Bond & Deposit com
pany of Maryland is the new sponsor
for Mr Meumann The company fur
nished two bonds. one of $1,000 being
to the city and the other, $4,000, being
TO the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

her followers here. It was seized a.
MoyIan, Pa. DR.. Shaw's residence, on
Monday, and is to be sold at auction
to pay q tax assessment Of s12o lev
led on DR.. Shaw IN 1913
The suffrage leader declined to make
out list Of her property subject 10
taxes on the ground that TO tax her
without giving her the right 70 vote
would be heaping injury on tyranny. .
''In the spirit of 177e." her statement
reads, "she declined TO be party to
any act which violated the national
constitution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

that this cable was damaged three or
four years ago when new tracks were
Iaid on Third avenue, AS the water
had not gotten into the ducts before
this year the damage was not noticed.
Damage from the storm was more
serious in such parts of the country
as it swept than It was in the city.
Oats, lodged badly in many fields last
week, were again fattened, this time
probably TO rise no more, as the grain
is ripening @apidIy and viii be ready
for the binder in few days. Hun
dreds Of tons of hay we're cut early in
the week and were caught in the field
The farmer is indeed hard beset these
days with corn, hay and early ripening
grain demanding his attention all at
once and frequent rains Interfering
with his work
Damage at Park.
c. F. Gaetjer. park superintendent,
only few hours before the storm oc-
Cured, had just completed cleaning
the walks and repairing other dam
age caused by the storm of a week
ago. Practically all that he had &C
complished was undone by the rain of
last night and flowers were blown
down after the water had washed some
of the dirt from about the roots.
The water was over three feet deep
in many places on Tenth and Twelfth
avenues At the intersection Of Seven
teenth street and Tenth avenue the
yards were flooded for a time. Fifth
avenue and Seventeenth street took
on the appearance Of a small lake and
the water was nearly a foot over the
sidewalk
On Thirty eighth street. the water
got under the pavement and caused
considerable damage
Damage in Moline.
The rain and wind storm wrought
considerable damage IN Moline, in ad-
dition to which one man was killed
and one house was struck by light
ming.
Lightning struck the chimney Of the
house Of John Nelson, GAS Eleventh
street A. The chimney was demol-
ished and for a time 1t was feared
that the house was ablaze. The bolt
hit the chimney and also damaged a
portion Of the roof on the west side.
No one was injured.
A great amount of water fell during
the short time that the storm was in
progress. There were several reports
Of Easements flooded with water.
Streets resembled rivers for a few
minutes but sewers carried away the
water with such rapidity that 20 min
utes after the rain ceased falling only
wet sidewalks and street pavemeuts
showed that there had been a storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Swedish Protest Entered.

Berlin, July IA. Cby wireless TO Say
dispatch from Stockholm TO
the Overseas News agency says that
the Swedish minister in London has
delivered to the British government a
sharp protest against the perpetual
of Swedish commerce
and Denmark, the messags
adds, support the protest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
DR.. SHAW TO LET HER
AUTO Go AT AUCTION

New York. July l4.-Dr. Anna How
ard Shaw. president Of the National
American Woman Suffrage association,
probably viii not attempt to save her
little yellow automobile from sale at
auction at Media, Pa next Tuesday
TO satisfy tax assessment. according
TO a statement she issued here today.
The car. named Eastern Victory. was
presented 10 Or. Shaw by a group Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Notice.

Bids viii be received until Q a. m,
July "a, for painting the interior Of
the city hall second and third floors.
Specifications on hle at the Office
of commissioner of public property.
JOHN A. MURRTN,
Commissioner of Public Property.
ADV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14

hoped that as a result Of the events
Iroquois viii vote bonds for highway
Improvements, and thus complete one
OF the big projects made possible by
the Tice good roads law.
Representative Homer J. Tice, au.
thor of the good roads law, and Con-
gresham Joseph G. Cannon of Dan
vile was scheduled to speak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
CITY CHAT.
(Advertisements.)

lAdVertIsements.J
Buy q home of Reidy Bros.
For express, call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express g. Storage.
r. l. 981.
Wear 81 (union made) hat Men s
Fashion Shop. Harper house block.
Money to loan on real estate. Ad-
dress Loan, care Of Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
ANOTHER SEVERE
RAIN FLOODS CITY
Heavy DoHnpour is Accompanied by
Strong Wind and Incessant Play
of Lightning.
FALL 1875 INCHES IN rs MINUTES
Water I'm Basement and Mud In Streets
ResuIts-Near Havoc at the
Watch Tower,


sultry heat, the tri-cities were swept
last night by another severe electrical
storm accompanied by heavy rain
fall and some hail. Black, heavy clouds
appeared in the southwest about $50
and as they approached the city the
storm shifted. coming in directly from
the south and as it broke the wind ap-
peared to come slightly from the north
east, as did the big storm last week.
The rain fell in sheets and within a
few minutes the streets were filled
with water The rain was accompanied
by an incessant play Of lightning. Many
cellars and easements in various parts
Of the city were again flooded and
many lawns were damaged
The great burden again falls on
Nicolai Juhl. commissioner Of streets
and alleys. Mr.. Juhl had nearly COM
p1eted the work of cleaning the streets
from the heavy storm last week and
now an added expense will fall on his
department. Most of the catch basins
about the city had been cleaned and
The water ran off quickly Twentieth
street was a veritable river and
the pavement is covered with a heavy
deposit of clay.
Excitement at Tower
Several hundred people had gathered
at the Watch Tower to hear the con
cert of the White Hussars when the
storm broke. There were about one
hundred women at the resort and they
were thoroughly frightened as the
storm reached it's height and swept the
bluffs along Rock river Many were
on the verge OF hysteria and the man
agement had it's hands full during the
Is minutes the elements ragged. Man
ager Stephenson ordered all his pat
rons onto the second floor in the dance
hall. One Of the employees played the
piano and the music tende dto quiet the
frightened group.
The storm seems to have broken
when it reached Rock river valley and
this fact probably explains why the
Watch Tower caught the brunt Not a
drop Of rain fell south of Taylor Ridge
j.. NJ Sherier. who is in charge of
the United States weather bureau in
Davenport, recorded q rainfall of l:39
inches in % minutes while the storm
lasted This rainfall was nearly as
heavy as that of last week although
the storm did not last as long.
$50 Phones Out.
Of the public utilities the Central
Union Telephone company was the
goat. Repairs on the 400-paT
cable on Third avenue, which was
put out of commission by the storm
.ast week, had been nearly completed,
when she storm broke last night and
the ducts were again filed with water
A large force of men was kept at work
all night and had the water bailed out
by this morning. However, $50 phones
il the business district were out of
order for several hours this morning.
Manager Beverlin is Of the opinion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
Notice to Automobile
Owner

We furnish and erect you a hip root
and modern garage. complete, with ce-
ment floor and drain size 1920; best
of materials used. In Rock Island or
Moline for only 1898. Concrete Con-
struction Co. Moline, III. Phone, 40
Moline.-( Adv}
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-02
Activity in General Trade

The coming of a new era of pros perity was signalized last summer by the resumption of industrial activity and increasing pay rolls in iron and steel centers.
 In the agricultural south the ad- vance in the price of cotton was a large factor in business improvement and later a revival in the lumber trade and an increase in railroad earn ings contributed to the acceleration of prosperity's march.
 Now with the approach of the Christmas holidays practically every mercantile interest in the United States is not only sharing in the good times, but reliable reports from many cities indicate an unprecedented rush in holiday shopping.
 The postoffices and the express of- fees are already bulging with Christ mas packages, and additional em- ployes will have to work overtime in order to keep down the congestion.
 In the east and the west and the north and the south the people, as a mass, are flush with money. Unem- ployment is at a minimum, and the Christmastide of 1915 will be long remembered for it's bounty. There are scores of business barometers, more or less dependable, but few reflect widespread prosperity more surely than the large sales of the retail mer- chant at this season.
 Here in Birmingham business condi- tions are indeed buoyant and the out look for the coming year could not be brighter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-02
An Echo of the Old South

A young woman was mafrleo Ill Montgomery this week under circum- stances similar to those recorded III stories of the old south. A fearful snectator at the wedding was the bride's white-haired negro "mammy,' who had cared for her ever since she had been left motherless babe. The "mammy" was faithful to the trust received from dying mother and 1t was doubtless proud day for her, although a sorrowful one, too, when her young "mistis" became a bride. It was the 'mammy" who straight ened the brides train as she started down the aisle to the altar and sat in a front pew ot the church, holding bouquet to which a T the bridesmaids had contributed flowers.
 Incidents of this sort are becoming rare, even in the south where they were formerly common enough. The "Aunt Dinahs," "Uncle Neds" and black "mammies" are nearly all gone. Their devotion was repaid in their life time by the affectionate solicitude of the white people with whom they lived. They were not permitted to know want so long as their "white folks" lived and could provide for them.
 New conditions have made revival of the type unlikely, but they will ever symbolize loyalty and devotion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-02

as the proper person to make the se- lection. But in majority of cases the President gave patient hoarin~e At the lowest calculation one-twelfth of all the Presidents working hours in four-year term was taken up in listening to arguments" pro and con. But President Wilson has reformed all this. He loses no time. He leaves even the routine of post master appointments to the Post master General, and when the senator or representative who is to have the naming of the individual designates his choice a memorandum is sent to the President, stating brief ly that So-and-So has been selected bv Congressman or Senator So-and-So. From that memorandum the nomina- ton is sent to the Senate.
 Secretary Humility or one of his clerks attends to what little there is to be done at the White House end of the line and all that the President does is to attach his signature to the commission.
 Had MT. Wilson followed the old way he would have been short about now at least full quarter of year. And as time is valuable, the President may we'll be commended for turning over the office-seeking question to the where it properly belongs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-02
A NEUTRAL COMES TO AMERICA


 From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 Heinie Schultz, now held at Ellis Island for inquiry as to his eligibility to reeve refuge in the United States, declares that he is a deserter from the German army and gives his reasons for desertins.
 "We would not make out what we were fighting for," says he, "and. besides, l didn't want to die for my country Two better reasons could hardly be found.
 Heinie ought to serve good purpose in this country as model of perfect neu- trality. He has nothing against the en- emy and is not in position to crate. agi- tate or propagandze on behalf of the country he has run away from Others have sought America to escape the rigors of compulsory n1litarism and dangers of an untimely grave; and eventually for gotten why they are here-even forgotten what they owed to the country that gave them refuge. Heinie will not forget at least while the war is on, and he is not likely to abuse the free institutions that shelter him until the danger is over. All he asks for the present is whole lot of letting alone and a chance to demonstrate perfect quality of peaceable character. We believe that America can safely afford to offer him asylum for the time being.