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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

tors if there was anything / could
take to help me and they said there
was nothing that they knew of. am
thankful for such a good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise. -
Mrs. c. II. GRIFFITH, 1868 Constant
St, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pal suffered from fe-
male trouble and the pains were so bad
at times that ! could not sit down. The
doctor advised a severe operation but
my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and experienced
great relief in short time. Now feel
ike a new person and can do a hard
days work and not mind it. What Joy
and happiness it is to be well once more
i am always ready and willing to speak
a good word for the Compound. Mrs.
ADA WILT, 300 Walnut St, Hanover, Pa.
III there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia f.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidentiaD
Iynn.M Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
CONSIDER BUYING
STREET CLEANER
Statesmen for Machine Visit
Commissioners and May
Bring Matter Up.
WORK WITH INCINERATOR
Argue That Equipment Would Be
Needed at institution for
Destroying Refuse.

send your white wings to their
rest
Such Is the message 10 representa-
tives OF the Manchester Machine com
pauy. Manchester. Iowa, carried today
20 the mayor and city commissioners
in advocating the purchase here OF a
Finch street cleaner. The CITY Will
likely consider the matter OF buying
one OF the devices at the regular meet
ing Monday afternoon.
White wings cost too much. are
uhsanitary and do not clean the streets
thoroughly" the statesmen told the
II is thought that the
council will give the proposition con
sideration as several times during the
past year the purchase OF an auto
matte device 70 clean the pavement
has been taken up by the councilmen.
Five Miles a Day.
The Finch machine cleans a swath
eight feet wide NJ the rate of two-and-
one-half miles an hour. In one 10
hour day IL Is claimed that FIVE miles
81 street. 30 feet from curb to curb.
can be cleaned. The cost OF operation
Is claimed by the company TO be 81
per day for two men and 81 for gaso-
line. This is less than So
per mile while under the white wing"
plan the expense in wages TO men is
about SO.
The device cleans as well as sweeps.
and the statesmen claim that it is the
'nly machine which picks up the dirt
md loads it into covered dump wa
CONS No extra sprinkling is required
since the device has a pump which /
sprays the dust and prevents its scat
ering.
The statesmen argued on the point .
hat since the city is to erect an in ]
;inerator here that this machine would |
De an aid. 10 work in conjunc- I
ion with the refuse destroyer. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

that the American people although
they pray for peace, allow the private
arsenaIs in the United States to sup
ply the war munitions to the battle
fields of Europe. prolonging the war
and greatly increasing the loss of life.
1t is also argued war supplies were
withheld from the feeble armies of
Mexico, while now this country is Of
fering its IimitIess supply to the great
est armies ever assembled.
Copies of the resolutions were mail
ed today by Justice KuChI to Presi-
dent Wilson. Vice President Marshall,
Secretary OF State Bryan, Senator l.
Y. Sherman, Count Won Eernstorif,
German ambassador at Washington,
and to the National German-American
at Philadelphia, to which the
Maenuerchor is affiliated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
TRIAL LIST SET
IN COTNTY COURT
Motion Are to Be Heard Start
Motions Are to Be Heard Start
ing Monday-Cases to

After three hours of labor this
morning Judge Nels \. Larson in
county court set a trial list of 10 cases
to start the week of Feb. IL y mo-
ton list of % was set for hearing
beginning Monday, and about 100 cases
We're placed on the general calendar.
Members of the bar association
worked in conjunction with the Judge.
and each of the 200 or more cases now
on the county court docket were gone
over and checked.
Some dated back as far as 1910.
among them several in which liJigants
are dead. \ number are those ap-
pealed from justice court, and there
are several which were taken from
Police Magistrate Smiths court in
this city These were appealed by
motorists arrested on charge of
speeding in this city during the past
summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
BRIGGS CAPTURES
HAND BALL TITLE
Proves Too Fast for All Of His
Opponents in Y. NJ. G.. A.
Tournament.

The singles in the hand bail tourna.
ment at the Y. NJ. c. a. have been com
pleted. Maurice w. briggs proved too
fast for any of his opponents, defeat
ing all he played with by large mar
gins. Ralph Koerber landed in second
place by defeating Robert NolI by a
close margin. There were % men en-
tered in the tournament which was
started nearly two weeks.
The doubles play will begin at once
with the following pairing:
briggs and Olmsted VS.. Spilger and
Downing; Davenport and Gable w.
O'Brien and Lamp; Swanson and
Mangelsdorf VS.. Achtenhagen and Sci
fert; Fisher and Burton VS.. Starr and
Cleyett; Young and Koerber vs.
Bleuer and Meek; A. Koerber and
Peasants VS.. Gross and Noll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
STRANGE MAN Is
FOUND IN LOBBY
Asks Bookkeeper at Y. NJ. c. A.
for Salt and Then Mystic
Tiously Disappears.

The officials OF the Y N. c. 4. are
confronted with a mystery. At s
O'Clock this morning Miss Florence
Healy. bookkcepcr at the association.
vas on her way TO work As she
opened the door AZ the main entrance
on the east side OF the building she
noticed a stranger standing tn the
lobby lie vas grooming. presumably
from some internal pain. and as Miss
Heaiy stepped inside the door. he
spranE up the steps ahead OF her into
the building He begged for some
salt. and she opened the door into
the cafeteria and let him IN. Nerv-
ously he picked up two salt shakers.
and after spreading the salt on his
hand. licked II feverishly- After this
he turned and ran out OF the building
and disappeared.
Whether the man was Just hungry.
~. or drug fend could not be learn
ed. From his actions IL appeared that
ne might be mentally unbalanced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
The Squirrel.

Innocent in all his ways. harmless
in his food. playful as a kitten. but
without cruelty. and surprising the
fantastic dexterity OF the monkey.
with the grace and brightness OF a
bird. the little dark eyed miracle Of
the forest glsnces from branch to
branch. more like sunbeam than a
living creature. II leaps and darts
and twines where II viii. 4 chamois
Is slow to Il and q panther clumsy
Grotesque as a guome. gentle as q
fairy. delicate as the silken plumes of
the rush. beautiful and strong like the
spiral of fem. II haunts you. listens
for you. hides from you, looks for you.
loves you. as II the angel that walks
with your children had made 1t him
self for a heavenly plaything.-John
Ruskin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
MAENNERCHOR IN
PROTEST ON WAR
German Singing Society De
plores Shipment of MUM
tions Across Water.

The Rock Island Maennerchor has
adopted resolutions protesting the
shipment of war munitions and sup
plies to the teI countries now at war
in Europe. The statements are sim
liar 10 those adopted by the Turner
society and the German Lutheran
church, which have already been mail
ed TO Washington. 1t is pointed out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

he gets his army shoes also gets a can
OF shoe dressing. with which he dress
Is his shoes. This keeps them pliable
and water resisting. The boots are
crimpcd- They have only two seams.
They are practically water tight. The
thread used for stitching them IS hand
waxed- The absence OF blackings OF
any nature tends TO save the life OF
the boot Il rejects the suns rays
too Hide and Leather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
Legal.
Notice OF Final Settlement.

Estate of John Conrad. deceased.
Public notice is hereby given tia,
the undersigned, William II. Con.
rad, has this day filed his final repor.
and settlement as such in the pro
bate court OF Rock Island county.
and hearing on said report has been
set for Jan. %, 1915, at 10 o'clock
d. m, at which time persons interest.
ed may appear and make objections
thereto. and if no objections are filed,
said report will be approved at tina.
time. and the undersigned VIII ask
fer an order Of distribution. and will
also ask TO be discharged.
Rock Island. H.. Jan. 4. 1915.
WILLIAM II. CONRAD
Illustrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

expected TO nave to
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
b title / took of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We G e table Com
pound relieved me of
the pains in my side
and / continued its
use until / became
regular and free
from pains. / had
asked several doc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

Mr.. Edwards has been in communica-
ton with the bank at Chicago, on
which he drew the check Jan. 4.
Eisman claims that he did not
know his account was overdrawn at
the time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
PROMOTER TOBE
GIVEN HEARING TOMORROW

Louis Eisman, wrestling and tight
promoter OF Chicago and manager of
Andy Dams. the Monmouth scrapper.
will be given a preliminary hearing
tomorrow morning by Magistrate
Smith on a confidence game charge,
for passing a worthless check for the
amount of $40 ac local saloon The
case was continued Tuesday to allow
Assistant States Attorney Edwards
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
WAR VETERANS WANT GUNS
AT COURT HOUSE FIXED

William McConochie, of John. Blu
ford Post, G. a. r., has been named
as a committee of one by the war vet
Grams. to correspond with Congress
man Clyde II. Tavenner, relative to hav-
ing the guns in the court house camp
us placed in proper repair. The can
for some time and need attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

Leather used for German army
shoes T. the result Of many tests u Is
rather dry compared with American
vegetable tanned leather. However. O.
~ made dry 50 that the OxidizinE oils
and fats viii not rot the leather fiber
during the many years that u may be
held IA storage EVER soldier when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
CITY CHAT
(Advertisements.)

advertisements
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
FOR express, call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express K Storage.
r. J. 9Sf.
Wear a 81 (union made) hat. Mems
Fashion Shop. Harper house block.
$500 tailor; ade trousers now $500.
(Made TO or,er.l Beal-Hlinois The
atre building
Exclusive trousers. striped wOrsted,
OF latest patterns. Beal-Illinois The
atre building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
VALUABLE ADVICE
GIVEN At FATHER
AND SON BANQUET
Over Two Hundred Guests Hear
DR.. @. z Barker at
the Y. NJ. G. A.
ELEMENTS or HAPPY LIFE
Shows t4o~ Health ard Tranquil Do
n-estie Conditions viii Result
~ Counsel 10 Relieved.

a total % 29s persons sat
down an the second annual faith
er and son banquet % the boys
Department % tne T. u G. A.
held last evening The large gym
n4sium uas Used for the AFFAIR. Twsu-
ty-hge tables we're needed ~ seat the
large assembly The tables we're
taEtefufiy decorated in red and green.
and large bunches Of carnations. while
around the balcony % the hall hung
maay fagf and bunting
The program Was excellent Toe
quartet 81 the v ~ C. a boys de-
partnlcut and slice club made Sc iui-
tiat appearauce The boys did eNcep-
ticnnuy vel and 90 much uas their
hrst selection enjoyed that they Were
called on for several encorcs. Charles
Motz. Elmer Iohnsou. Edward Lamp
and Wfnrfe Jones are the members.
with Fred HeIpeusteu. pianist Tine
music rendered rs the ladies trio was
also enjoyed.
Interesting Talk
y r. Burton. POSTMASTER. .utr0dgc
81 the speaker. Dr Charles r. Bark
&c. Who addressed both the fathers
and the sons about their duties and
rciatiouahips The boys were tleu
dismiased- 3 large number of them
accepted the invitation for a free
swim. while many others PLAYED the
numerous games in the boys rooms
DR.. Barker talk 90 the fathers was
perhaps the best be- has given in this .
city. Re touched On the long life and .
IT, relationship. the attitude Of the F.
father - the son 81 che many things F.
that 50 90 make happy domestic /
life % the way the family should .
live iu ord sr that happiness and health \
result. 81 the training and develop
iue % tire children that they get the .
most out 81 life His talk t1 the faith
ers was worth fortuues % many that
heard him 10 's safe 90 say that from /
this one lecture will come better UNI
derstandiug on the part Of both the .
parent and his boy After the fathers II
we're dismissed all % the guests play II
I'd games 10 the large lobby until II
vas time % go home. Truly Rock Is
land has never Witnessed such a great
gathering In many years nor one pro
duetise % more good
Final Day.
t"-a 70 it' t47t eAF Ut tH- "eAith
and happiness" campaign and there
viii be Just two meetings for the
speaker today. This afternoon az the
Y. N C. \. gymnasium he will talk
20 an the grade school boys OF the
city on the topic. stop. Look. and
Listen and after the address all the
boys will be given q free swim in the
pool Those Who cannot swim will be
given a free lesson Tonight az the /
Methodist church be viii talk o. the
public. giving MS famous lecture. How
20 Live n Hundred Years This ls the
last opportunity for men and women
and children TO hear DIT Barker IN
this popular presentation % the latest
conclusions Of scientists in regard 20
the prevention Of disease and pro
.ongation Of life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
Domestic Bliss.

Mrs. Viewed Ito her husoand)-I
cook and cook and cook for you. and
what do gets Nothing. Mr.. Newed
You're lucky. ! always get indiges-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
BY Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio -" My left side
panied me so for several years that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

All The news ali the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
Shirts Sacrificed

We have been extraordinarily strong show
ing shirt styles all fall winter. splen-
did assortment these shirts stin in all
styles and sizes See how we are Offering them for
clearance.
All $3.50 shirt now reduced to -..-.......-.s1
All $500 shirts now reduced to .............S 81 so
All $50 shirts now reduced to -............S SLID
All 500 shirts reduced to .............. sec
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-29
BOOSTING PROHIBITION

The public press for the past yeah
has said much in regard to this grow
ing hostility to alcohol on the part OF
industry. In order to determine the
extent Of this feeling, and to throw {
broad shaft of light on the attitude
of all industry toward the movement
for abstinence and prohibition, the
Methodist Temperance Society .las
conducted a careful investigation GOV
ering the iron and steel trades of
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and West
Virginia. Information "a secured
from 40 companies, many of which
have more than one plant.
This investigation reveals conclu.
sively that the tendency OF industrial;
corporations is to take every pt1acti-
cable measure to prevent drinking on
duty or off. Almost without exception
they testify that the abstainer is more
efficient in his work and that he alone
Is considered when a place of respon.
sibility is open. Many of these CON
Germs are conducting extensive propa-
.gandas to induce their men to abstain
at all times. The motto Of the Illinois
Steel Company is Safety, Sobriety,
Cleanliness" and that motto is typi-
cal.
MOT 50 many years ago it was quite
the custom for workmen to send boys
out for beer during working hours. Of
1920 concerns replying, only 6 say That
they permit this at the present time
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-29
THE CENSUS AT Eastwood

(I'rom the Eastwood Corners Hustler)
, The result of the federal census OF
the town Of Eastwood Corners, which
was taken in, June, has just been an'
nounced fromlWashington. The Hust'
Ter is proud to, inform it's readers that
our e%nterprising village contains the
grand total of 637 inhabitants.
Think Of it,, Six hundred and thirty
seven inhabitants! Ten years ago our
population was but four hundred, the
increase during the last decade being
more that fifty per cent. If this ratio
keeps up, and there is no reason to
doubt that it will, it is plain to be
seen that our hustling berg has a glo'
rious future before 1t. At this rate OF
increase, as anyone can compute, by
1850 we will have a population OF
$500; in the year 1000 we will have
$4,000; and in the year 2090 Eastwood
Corners will roll up the mighty total
of 1,4O0, 900 citizens, a population ex'
ceeded by that of but seven cities In
the world today! Hurrah for Bass,
wood Corners! e.,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-29
SCARCITY OF FOOD
MAY CAUSE PANIC
Norway and Sweden Feel Effects
of Rising Price Of
Foodstufs

Christiana, Norway, Sept. Is
Something very close to a panic is
Spreading over both Norway and
Sweden, as a result of the alarming
scarcely of provisions and the UMPIRE
cedented prices which are demanded
for the simplest kind of food. Norway
is now on the point of following swed-
ems lead in prohibiting the export OF
all provisions of which there is a pres
ent shortage, in order that prices may
be brought down within reach OF the
poorer classes. M.
The advance in prices in Norway is
| approximately the same as in Sweden,
but in some cases it has been even
more marked. Herring which is one
of the main articles of diet among the
peasant population, have risen from
two cents to four and a, half and five
cents apiece, and the present price CT
oatmeal is 25v per cent higher than it
| was before the war. 81
The meat shortage was temporarily
relieved some time ago, as it was in
Sweden, by the slaughter of a large
number of cattle, which there was not
enough grain to feed, but prices have
now advanced again., reaching the
highest level ever known in Norway.
Is a curious paradox, however, tI2t
as a nation, Norway's economic and
financial conditions is better than be-
fore the war. Norway's tremendous
exports, at the same time that they
have drained the country of it's neces-
sary provisions for home consumption
and carried masses of the people to-
the verge Of starvation, have brought
a tremendous amount of money into
the country, enabled the country to
pay fer it's imports, and left a
large surplus to be USED for industrial
purposes and public loans. "
The Bank of Norway-the govern
ment's bank-had a year ago twenty
million dollars of gold in its vaults.
Today it was forty million. A year
ago it had issued paper money to the
extent of five and a half million be-
You'd its deposits, while today with
the same amount of paper currency
in circulation, it has a reserve Of
three million dCllars.
Deposits in private banks are at
present thirty million dollars greater,
than a year ago on the same date.
These banks had to their credit in for
eign banks 100000 last year. This.
year they have ten millions. The war
has thus brought Norway a flood tide
of property, and if government action
is taken to reduce present prices and
provide the poorer people with food,
Norway will have little to lose and a
great deal to gain from a long war.
Norway's friendship for England
and the fact that she has had less to
complain of in the restriction Of i'm.
ports than Sweden, have made her
trade question a much less serious
one than in her sister country. Her
chief grievance against England re-
mains the English censorship of her
mail and cablegrams to America and
other neutral countries. Norway is
still trying to devise a more direct
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-29
SENATOR WEEKS ON
"WATCHFUL WAITING'
Says Country is Trying Not to
Embarass President in
Foreign Policy

st. Louis, Sept. Ex-senator John
w. Weeks OF Massachusetts in an ad-
dress at the banquet Of the Republi-
tonight said that while the people
were in a Estate of watchful, patient,
sympathetic and hopeful waiting try
ing not to embarrass President Will
son in his foreign negotiations, the
silence did not necessarily mean as
sent to methods that have been adopt-
cd in the negotiations.
The success Or failure Of the Presi-
dent in the foreign matters, Senator
Weeks said, will be the chief factor
in determining. the fate of the Demo-
cratic party w the next presidential
election. When the time comes, he
added, the diplomatic contentious
with Mexico, Santo Domingo and
Haiti will beiconsidered ny the peo-
pie, as well as the European affairs.
The killing by Mexicans of Ameri-
can citizens in1Mexico and on Ameri-
can soil and the. destruction Of prop
erty owned BY Americans in Mexico
brings out one Of the numerous in
constituencies of the administration"
said Senator Weeks.
AS a result Of the Pan-American
conference the administration urged
Americans togunderfake enterprises
in Central and South American coun-
tries. Mr.. Bryan even suggested an
issue of bonds to aid the develop
ment of those. countries.
Cali of this seems ridiculous when
we know that for the past two years
the administration has failed to pro-
tect American-owned property in Mex
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-29

neutral. His ministry, however, is as
strongly anti-German, and tle people
are in full sympathy with the ministry,
The Greeks, as a people, realize that
self-interest impels them to support
the cause of Serbia, if they take any
actual part in the war.
Roumania, still neutral, holds the
key to the Balkan situation. She may
be counted upon to cast her lot with
the Entente if she merges herself into
the conflict that now is tearing Eu-
rope asunder. But she h%esitates at
becoming involved. She is splendidly
equipped, having a trained army oil
roc, 900 men. Her other resources are
ample, and her people are enlightened
and united. RoUmania realizes that
if she does not join with the Entente
she may find herself under the dem
ination of Bulgaria. She is between
two fires. She is offered Bessarabia
by the Teuton diplomats as a reward
for her aid. The Entente representa-
tive hold before her eyes Transyl
vania. The question is: Can she
B%essarabia should she gain possession
of it.? Proud of her prestige as the
leading power OF the Balkan group
Roumania, fearful of Bulgar superm
acy, is more likely to link her fate
with the Entente powers than to take
chances with the Teutons.
That, in brief, is the situation ir
the Balkans now. 1t may change over
night, and three more countries may
become embroiled in the great strug:
gle.