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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
Shaded area shows precipitation OF
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS

Showers during the past % hours in
the upper Mississippi valley and the
lake region have resulted from the
northeastern storm which has moved
20 northern New England and from an
area OF moderately low pressure which
remains over Minnesota. Low pres
sures prevail from Alberta southwark
TO Arizona. attended by light showers
in the upper Missouri valley and by
rising temperatures in Colorado and
Nebraska Another area OF high pres
sure and cold weather is central over
North Dakota. with freezing tempera-
lures during the night At Bisma-lS and
Wtlliston- Owing to the eastward
movement OF the Minnesota low and
the North Dakota high. partly cloudy
sk.es are indicated for this vicinity to-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
INCINERAT0R is
OFFERED GRATIS
Flasch System Representative Declares
Company willing 20 Put One
in Free
COLLECT $4,000 LATER If o. h.
Makes Proposition to Council But Ae-
ton Il Not Taken, Since Appro-
priafioas Are Not Made.

A. r. Kerr. representing the Flasch
Chimney company. Chicago, put up the
proposition 20 erect free TO the city OF
Rock Island an incinerator with 90
ton capacity. demonstrate il. and II the
city officials and engineers are not sat
isfed with IL. he will then remove the
plant He made the OFFER TO the COM
mission in a talk at the regular meet
ing held last evening.
Mr.. Kerr represents a company
which first offered to build l2-ton
incinerator for something over $4,000
but after coming here learned that the
city's needs were greater. so he raised
the capacity OF the plant but cut the
price TO $4,000. He now makes an
additional inducement. he claims, by
Offering to build the plant at the COM
pany's own expense 10 show the city
how Il works and TO assure the COM
mission that IL viii Go all he claims
for II.
Demonstration Plan.
Heis also anxious to have the plant
built here. he declared 10 the commits
sion last night. in view OF the fact that
the Illinois legislature last week pass
ed a law permitting the levy of
4-mill tax by cities for the erection and
maintenance OF an inCinerator. He de-
clares the company wants a demon
strating plant and that Davenport, like
Rock Island. is considering the pur-
chase OF an incineratoT. although in
the city across the river It has not
reached the point Of advertising for
bids.
Cleveland. Ohio. is 10 build IS incin-
orators soon and he desires the plant
here so that the work may be demon
strated 20 the officials OF that city. He
declared OF the Az American inCiner-'l
ator patents issued al Washington. $50
OF them are impracticable.
The Flasch system of incinerator is a /
German patent and Is constructed on
different lines from most OF the Amer I
lean made plants. Mr.. Kerr claims I
that the Flasch secures a heat OF $500 1
degrees. while the nearest American .
made plant gets but 1900. he AYERS /
that gases formed from burning of the I
garbage after the first fuel is used I
will burn the garbage thrown in later I
and that as long as garbage Is thrown /
in Il viii be burned without further I
fuel
Mayor NicConochie declared that the 4
would not be ready TO act on
the matter until IL had fully decided up
on the appropriations and that the
matter OF caring for the routine eX-
penses OF the city would make first de-
mands on the funds. the moderator to
come later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08

years ago. when she removed TO Long
Grove 90 make her home with her
niece. Mrs. ". 2. O'Neiii. on the 18th
day % November. 1867. she gas united
IN marriage 20 Charles T. Weber. Mr.
Weber was an invalid for a number OF
years prior 10 his death. which oc-
Cured IN 1903. Mrs Weber Is survived
BY one sister. Mrs. :. A Parks. OF this
city. and a number OF other relatives
besides The niece a. whose home she
died. short funeral services will be
held a. the home In Long Grove AZ
! o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
BODY viii then be sent 20 the Chris
tisn church IN Davenport. where fur
Their services Will be held AZ 3 o'clock.
Intermeni will be made In oakdaie
cemetery.
word has been received here OF the
death OF J. >. Snyder. OF Yakima.
wash. % a hospital in Omaha. Neb.
Nir. Snyder "a a brother OF Mrs. L. A.
Diiiey. ~ Davenport. who left for
Omaha yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
SHERRARD.

.fr and Mrs James Tomkins and
I dauEhtrr and Mrs. Charles White and
children 81 Rock Island came Satur-
/ day and spent Decoration day with
I Mrs. Isaac Edwards.
Mrs. Quincy Farrow OF East Moline
IL visiting with her daughter. Mrs
sam LanEston. and friends in Cable
and aiatherviile
J. l. Mercer o. Canton. one OF the
executive board OF the sub-district.
United Mine Workers. was here on
business Thursday and Friday.
Ora jerks % near Presumption and
Miss ida Thor Of Shcrrard we're mar
Ficd In Rock Island Wednesday. May
q.
Miss Sarah Davis visited with her
sister. Mrs. william Allen OF Viola.
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Young o; Wash
inEton. d. C.. are visiting their sister.
Mrs. John Nelson Of MR;herviile.
Edward Morgan OF Canton visited
friends here last week
The remains of Mrs August Lilii-
man. Who died In East Moline Satur-
day. we're brought 10 Gable Tuesday
and we're buried in the Cable Gene
tsTy Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kowskie are
packing their household goods pre-
parai0ry 10 moving 20 Moline. where
they will make their home.
Mrs. James Dodds has gone to Pc
or!a for a visit with her daughter. Mrs
Robert Mewhorter.
Mrs. o. p. Beais OF Siivis and Mrs.
Irene Clark and baby of Rock Island
have returned 90 their homes after a
weeks visit az the homes OF George
lawson OF Cable and John o'Meiia OF
sherrard.
James o'Meiia went 20 siivis for n
few days visit with his sister. Mrs.
o. p. Beais.
Henry Peterson and Gus johnson /
went on a business trip to Rock Is
land Wednesday.
Mrs. J. @. Matters of Denver and 1
aephew. Elwood voik OF Sherrard.
rent 20 Independence. Iowa. Saturday
'or two weeks visit with her sister.
Mrs Fred wsrksrbarth-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08

uas~rport Hey Hart % Track -
EE.r rs.a..sE "a curve az t1s Ana
aasa -le- track aarirr f9-mlis
ea7Hrefe race FRIDAY. enc isadiaE
a.aeelar sstf1rE aHI Walter EoFu.
"a ls.a. -serr tritirE aE i1stsr asp,is..
crashed .ese ESQ fsara cycle. gggns
Eera vss fssgrn several feet aad
are.stt ID with crash aEs.rss
fence gasr tl.s tse- aaf head we're
rFEr . set e~aisrs ard PIE hack
ur.ses-s so fEr uGs % ere aeri-
Gene 600 rF.aia~s frt ere rFad b.
@ s.f sHF fraee T1e
sts-e aaa vas saiassrEt.
Faviae Inspector % ghiears Here
u r.. Rodgers ef ere Chicago p2giaz
laboratory. arrived Orb Davenport 90
iesBrtf ere wase teirE t1er on North
ft1at ts.fet stfeet. r~ar rlr city iiu4-
Gee. RODGERS eenferr~t wisa CoaElis-
slarrr crowley OF ere board % pubifc
works yesterday a.1raisE preparatory
f7 t7.er ere WORK ftr VIII Fesaafa
here Coz e. period o. 90 days.
Ifgsusef 81 wes Charles r. tea
aEesr aat Vera b TreE-r. both %
uaveeoerts p. r t.YrEEgtsa aat Mia
astfs gesr batf o. Davenport ROB
rrE f. seEaaft o. Rock tsiaa1 anf
trorr ST. rrahas Of Davenport.
-
Charf-s TsYuhss Was Confsst-
Charles w Tgrubes. q Davenport
Boy. ts ere Wiser % tas prize essay
eoutrss as So. Aasr1ss college. 3 gold
redsr is doeassG aaaualiY ~ LGras
C5aseG o. ne Eaizhts % Coiuabgs Z
20 shs sgg4sst composites tks bsss bis- Z
tor5eat essay Fdwara Cotssaan % .
EeeE tstss4 vas ssEt o. merit The .
sub ses sssizssd was q Eq0-Uost -
say or ere r1aeasssrtss asd missions .
% Caifferrts. ssf rsqeirrG q thorough .
frowtseEs % tks early historY % Cal
issrris. TIE fadEss Who aVardef .
shr prizes we're a. =. OItearu. u. J.
Toher ard =. p. ffatHxan-
Hssslutisus seat ~ Turu<rmside-
Ftrsoiutiors protsstinE aEssnsf ths
tirf % ueatraiisv Inst the United
ssafes is az present Observing bsfWeen
'hs Egropsas powers nov az Uar art
saftirE sstsusi1u 90 tks long history
~ Turrer soetstiSs ~ 80 raifsf
states anf % ths ioaE record % she
serussr Americans for patrfosie ser
rice have been sent 20 President VII
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08

IRE obt rtsa ts sfybIr New VarE
tatn eve STATES bgs Appeared la ere
eocst eatioaat ernVeufi1u almost as
SOM as Ne tes'siaave apuart.ens l-rf
prGbiem cane fafs sfsaf TIE
tf7thff inertaess between ct.v asd
eorssry sf New Y0rt gains fa rocats-
tion ARD tbe effv already has more
iabgstfssts tsap su che rest q ere
cosn rlorWraffh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08

a Vienna professor has announced
the belief that man who meets death
suddenly by a bullet in the head feels
absolutely no pain. Most particularly
he thinks this true in the case OF an
officer who is shot while leading
charge with concentrated enthusiasm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08

Minneapolis hoboes have siguined
desire for a place where they may park
themselves while AZ the task OF loaf
Ing They are kept on the move too
constantly IN the regular public
breathing spaces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
OF inch or more.

night. followed by fair weather We'd
nesday. No important change in tenn
perature is expected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08
CITY PURCHASES
A LOT FOR $1,000
naT. rrast % Hrs- s~nal= r. Hsasisg
50 r-~ifHA -tFsst rsEiax C4a
40 rhraaxh-
So trTIoN oN THE LirfSsE crT


The cry eounci4 TetrG ssaa. ilss,i.s "
- saFeEass q lst t09E9q ssst. tss
properly 81 wFs Jsasls q. usasisg
aad located l1ss soeth % ne Cris-
piasaoea erl@tsry gate OF Twe.fta
street.. 90 fhss tas TWsirta street. paw
nc Drelecf esa 90 rhresnh ai.fast a
hlteh-
A voaehsr from ere city treasurer
IN az amaurf 81 81 900 Win Iafsfsss
payable a. g pee eeet p~r aarual. vas
r-ad a. ths eoaaeil asrtiaE ara or
Tered sxseufeG Or was stated AL tss
nlestinE mat th~ tract uas private
property and Ehat E vas nre.lr'4 Co
nalnfsia ths stGth % thr street as
proVtfsd fa enc project OVER
wise condemnation pr1ceetilaEs
w1uff o. arcessarY aed thts
proesss would utrlY rrprrsres
greater cost Co fhs city than ths saaa
asked far the property bv ter oweTrs
aiEsourh satG f1 he rather tiEH. fer
deed re- nee prepared az get bee r vtl
b. soon. SOW mat che Voucher .s rt-
scused
Captain w a. ffert~rso~ Errt ~
tAs Davenport sHt g1rE ts.sat trrrr
sanpanY. appeared before sa- raaer
eu and asked fhar far ferry rrer
~ $500 Per snrH~ urf-1 hr ts 'ar.rl
% sav thrsurH eff artfaarrr o. rT-
daeef 60 $500 fle previously rafe
this request. ete.s.ster tsrf trr or
tivftf~s o. the ifrhssrs ett .sgsrt
a decrrase fa Me hgsisrss rat DO
declared chat ruf. iH view e. t
a.fisf eo01betiti9a. vas tisf. SABLE
p~vrra.s IN sifbusse--
enr &c LAe eaa4allssiaa-fs Declared
thag ghers Eal scca e Decrease d. .ar
aambsr at lCarys egrrat.aE lrtNr-a
ftee4 lsissa ag4 u.se post. Sow tass
ths uageagort aeslaageg ls ta e-res-
Ths n4arUer was .sfE 'tn sar aas.s a.
a csasiaiEtee. az uErn urst .Fa.ssat
up. ana t WtI zoe Ie-T bel reported
ON 4afIi Eae r4ll eject 1r fsr uates.
poet ordinance. ant 4aT Ualea .t9eE
tslaaa may draw ag a rraaft .1 lr
busses. lei I-sfnet
His on coal r1f frr wf0Us Eel.
on enc griafEaa OIL gsnDa. ..0sa
ma tsr apataly rrUaef er ts- e.as...
proceed sEs snd Cor sse sU..a. erEs-
paper gubaeat.aa aG easre. proceed. .
ms aad other s.ivrrt.slsE rrglF-l i
~ law sf enc cifg. were rrat. l4t .
we're only received aef p.ae-a on
Hie. No acton being lstra 1a tss Zee
tins ~ sas contracts
rhe weekly pagrsL 51 sa se9ssf .
fo saat Sc aaf SALARY e'ffus sm1Esr-
ruE 60 ffssaot were ordered drawn
ne euuHcff sfisuFrrt aHtf tkfs
morning. when F t7oE gp gHe gstsrr
81 the 5etifian or Charles Brady t1
remove tHe wires aed eant-s OF tae
iefunct Union EIrcfFte company
IRE old faH fs Gtvafr New VarE
at1 fwu STATES bts ancea--f la ere
.orst t4fioaat erneeurt1u almost as
IONA ss ne tes'siattge sppartlens
,r9biea came into sight TIE
~ ttef inertgrss between ctlv aef
.slr ~ 81 Nnan N.rn Ga. i. .-..c.--.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07
BY BASSETT DIGBY.

London February IL.
~ GORGE ABE began one of his stories
q by introducing you to man who
" believed all that he read in the Sun
day papers, having been kicked on
the head by mule while young.
/ wish l hadn't read it. 1t had dampening
effect on me when l sat me down to tell you
of the place in Jersey where they farm typhoid
and plague bugs; Of my terrifying experiences
among the chimpanzees and pythons and boa
constructors in the Hudson Terminal block; OF
the fortune telling den, on Sixth Avenue, where
the siren of the black arts tells suckers they
are about to do a Brodie into an undertakers
parlor and turns them over to her partner, who
promptly sells them an insurance policy; OF
the pedestrian vacation planned by the Coney
Island Legess Wonoer and the erudite myS-
teries of the fsh-hook business.
FINDS THAT SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT CEN
SORS NEEDS NO SPLICING.
And dampenng effect it has on me now
when I sit me down to unburden my iachry-
nose ducts Of few sobs on the subject OF
press censors. I'm several weeks ahead on my
rent. I've plenty of 'baccy and biscuits and
b-soda water, should say. I'm not in urgent
need of financial enoluments. l assure you
shouldn't sit down to fake this story. 1t Is
veracious down to four places of decimals. 0
hiehbrowsl Dis dope sure on de level! y
lowbrows! 1t is 100 per cent pure, sparkling
truth. with not trace of extraneous matter.
Stand clear Of the gates, people!
Toward the end of November the situation
in Egypt became grave. Even the guarded
utterances of the British Foreign Office gave
editors TO think The Suez Canal defences
were far from completed and the Turks had
driven the English out OF El Arish and were
believed to be on the point of dash on the
canal. which would seriously have interfered
with the passage Of the great fleets OF Indian
and Australian transports steaming through
from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. The
leading newspapers Of France, Italy and Eng
land were rushing men down to the spot
had been investigating war conditions in Swift
zerland and along back of the Alsace-Lorraine
firing line. when I returned to my hotel one
morning and found a cable message from my
paper telling ne to forget the existence OF lei
sure and comfort ("Leisure? And, pray what
is leisure? Is il an herb?" CHORUS or
YANK NEWSPAPER MEN IN EUROPE
NOWADAYS and betake myself to Egypt.
went to the phone, learned about the next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07

brain south and went out on IT. All that alter
noon we crept up the St. Gothard Pass, through
the meadows that turned from green to brown
and brown to gray, and, lowering while in the
SHOWS of the high Alps, swept down into the
plains Of Northern Italy. At Milan l made close
connection for Rome and at Rome caught train
for Naples. Another train at Naples promptly
gave me lift to the very toe of Italy and a ferry
took me over the Straits Of Messina to Sicily,
where | hunted freight boats, but drew blank.
En- PEASANT as they'll soon be saying in Berlin,
was arrested a spy among the earthquake ruins
of Messina and taken by detective and three of
the strong arm squad to the docks police station,
amid the plaudits Of the mob. But that is off
the subject. Anyhow, after trials and tribula-
tions and some exceedingly greasy vctuals, l
arrived in the port Of Alexandria, which is where
Egypt begins.
Policemen boarded boat and cross-ques-
toned us and took away passports, warning
us that any one who smudged his slate in these
troublous times would be shot at sunrise. There
was very rigid examination of our baggage at
the customs and then was searched by an Arab
custom official, a dirty person. His job was to
carry out orders, and his orders to read,
learn and inwardy digest every scrap of written
and printed matter concealed the persons of
arrivals lie emptied my pockets and scanned,
with extreme JUNCTION, my personal correspon-
dence, dwelling long time my expense ac-
count. but passing over as unimportant my code
for sending unpalatable truths out of Egypt by
cable He understood not a word of French or
English-but he had orders to read and he read.
This my brethren, was the first manifestation
vouchsafed to me of Egypt for the Egyptians"
in the working, and rather typical Of subsequent
demonstrations.
Once ashore, / went to hotel-at least, they
said il was hotel and I suppose they believed
il. II gave me the idea for jolly good essay
I've done called "On Being Bitten by Things" so
I've no kick TO make.
Then went and saw British newspaper men and
italian newspaper men and French newspaper men
and Egyptian and Arab newspaper men, and sat
around in their styes, drinking Turkish coffee and
smoking cigarettes plucked straight from the
boueb. and learning with rapidity and accuracy.
as one does under such circumstances, the real
truth about the situation; also, how war CORE
sDondents were regarded by the military admin
istration of them parts
Concerning the latter problem the newspaper
mon said they hated to tell me. But promised
a. bo.. IN bravely-and they told me- Where
,,nor with promptitude removed my left shoe,
deposited therein my credentials, put it on again
anJ Iocod il M. The credentials stayed there all
tho time l was in Egypt l got blister on the
g.. brt tbcv saved me several bsters on my
sweet disposition
Then | saw the Eastern Telegraph people VINO
were go;Eg TO Morse my dispatches to America-a
we'll meaning but timorous little people, IN pipes
and aAmfy old shooting Jackets and mortal terror
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07

between fri'nds, anyways" on the Censor Of
Suez.
He didn't get it at first
So | grabbed a bunch of cable forms and sort
of did bueprints Of it, with running verbal
commentary.
His face wrinkled up with puzzlement and then
began to twitch. Right here's where he is get
ting hep to il or else he is going TO throw fit"
I soliloquized. few seconds and
the crisis passed. 1t no fit.
He seemed tickled to death with il and i'm
mediately acted the theory. He read my cable
and passed II.
As was going out Of the door he sang out and
beckoned me back.
81 sa-ay, don't you know" he remarked. "That
was a baiy funny story! How does it go,
again-'Er-rr, Hades, dearest! What does our
constitution matter if we are friendly? Eh?"
That's it," agreed. Better make note of
it in case you get a word wrong. GOOD night"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07

over-conservative America to-day is not only
abreast Of Europe but ahead of her in several I'M
portant branches" he declared.
"Our hospital system is far in advance OF any
European system" said DR.. Tousey "and in the
history Of surgery America stands h. Al
though the theory of antisepsis origina-'d with
Listers discoveries in England and Pasteurs DIS
coveries in France, the United States was the first
country to put it consistently into practice
When every operating theatre in this city was az
tended by surgeons in sterilized gowns, remem.
Der seeing the leading surgeon Of Edinburgh
perform an operation in old black Prince Al
bert coat, which he reserved particularly for such
soiling and uncomfortable purposes, and which
served of course, as a breeding place for the
germs that his teacher. Lord Lister. had shown
him ought to be removed from the field Of opera
ton.
ave have also done more in the use Of the 4
ray in dentistry than has been the case abroad.
It can now be exactly determined at five or six
years of age whether a child's jaw will accom-
modate its permanent teeth. and the curve can be
plotted to which the temporary teeth can be reg
ulated IL necessary.
at is true in general that our first step toward
electrical development is to make use Of our
water power but believe that when we discover
how TO transmit electric power by wireless Il will
revolutionize industry throughout the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07

When Edison referred to our burning up
thousands of tons of coal tar dye material
every day he meant the waste products from
the processes employed in making coke. I
mean, however, the coal in the dump heaps
and what is left in the mines, coal of so poor
a grade that it has no market-garb' it is
called. There is no reason why we should not
electrify the railroads that pass near Altoona
for example, by using the cheap coal available
in that region for the development of electric
power, the waste coal being converted into
producer gas.
"What Edison said regarding coal tar dyes is
true far it goes, but is incomplete. We
made many Of these dyes some time ago, but were
forced TO give up doing so for various reasons.
At the best the coal tar dyes amount to little, so
far as general chemical industry is concerned.
Color has made the noise. | am glad of the noise,
however, for it has caused many manufacturers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07

OF the military regime-and passed on thence 10
censors
This story, you may recollect is about eensors'
Back in the region Of foes and frost, Fleet street
thought it was up against censors. Let me tell
you Fleet Street was under
apprehension. They PLAY at CELL
soring in London.
Egypt was administered by censors. There were
three sorts of censors, Enthusiastically. Morally
there was only one sort) There were press cen
sors and cable censors and mail censors. Most OF
them appeared to be Bimbashis, which is only the
Arabic for major, and wore red fez and colored
stripes down their trousers
They were bossed by the Lord High Censor Of
the Protectorate of Egypt, man named Horn
blower Now tell me the English have sense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07
ARCADIAN ADVENTURES
AMONG EGYPTS CENSORS

a vermouth and Schweppes at IL, and nothing
stronger than tea since"
81 refer, I may state. to the cable you give me
TO understand you desire to transmit he replied
Now, this was the point where wanted, more
than anything I'd wanted in life hitherto, to ask
this person what the double barrelled so-on-and-
so-forth the sobriety Of the news had to do with
him. He was paid to that information OF use
to the enemy didn't get by. But a row would have
been fatal.
asked what conceivable menace to the empire
lurked in this plain statement Of truth None, he
acknowledged. But he proceeded to announce
that in his opinion news-per sought to be
"sobah." rather than sensational. / suggested
that the way the Sydney went after the Emden
and gave her what was coming to her, in one neat