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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
UNSICKTLY SPOTS
TRANSFORMEDbY
WORK OF k!DDIES
Chiidren'S Garden Movement Is One
OF Important Features of City
Beautiful Plan.
WEST END PLOT Is A MODEL
Remarkable Results Obtained, Is Lit.
tie Folk Being Interested i'm
Enterprise.

The work Of identifying unsightly
spots is a marked feature of the chill
dren's garden movement, and in this
work Rock Island has made progress
the present year To paraphrase an
old saying, the boy or girl who can
make two heads Of cabbage grow
where none grew before is doing some
thing really worth while. That is just
what has been done at the West End
garden and at the garden started al
Fifth avenue and Twenty fourth street
Children's gardens are large factors
in developing the city beautiful, but
they also develop character and good
citizenship.
Back 10 the soil. even though the
soil be a neglected city block, is a
slogan that makes q strong appeal TO
boys and girls, under certain condi-
tons and in certain environments, and
the work done locally for neighbor-
hood betterment has been worth every
dollar that it cost
Pioneers in Garden Work.
The forward movement Tor children s
gardens in Rock Island owes a great
deal TO Mr.. and Mrs, J. H. Huberg
who have for three years maintained
A large garden 1Io+ moor In. yKyo-.
End settlement in which they are so
vitality interested The seed thus
sown has been the means Of extending
the gardening idea TO other parts Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
AM0O CROTTO
BORN THIS YElR'
Local Organization Formed in ls,.
Has One Of the Largest Member.
ships in Tri-Cities.
SPONSOR FOR MANY AFFAlRs
Is Social Branch Of LEGAL Maseui.
Lodges-Prospects for 1915 Are
Very Bright
ny 0. T. HHDEBRANDT,
Monarch of AniOo tirotfo Ma. =

. Ia
A history of the Grotto is OF jnta,
est at this time to thousands of peon,s
In this vicinity who have only warn.
knowledge of its aims, principles and
membership, and especially sInea
Amoo Grotto, No. 81. is filling lsrrs
place in local annals.
Amoo Grotto was born in Rock l..
land March s, 1915. with a rnerpher
ship Of &C. The list closed on Anril
% with 100. more than, enough to %,
cure a charter. A charter was grant.
ed to Amoo on June s, being the SIN
charter to be issued. The membership
has since been increased by more than
fifty and is growing rapidly.
Amoo has been the sponsor for a
number Of unique social events in
Rock Island Starting out with 4
cabaret party on Sept. 3d. it, has en-.
tertained its friends with several other
original parties and will wind up thu
year with a grand New Years party
and supper.
What the Grotto stands for may best
be summed up in what is called the
Prophets Creed" the opening thought
of which is desire to draw Master
Masons of the different blue lodges
into closer and more friendly relation
ship.
The Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
of the Enchanted Realm is restricted
TO Master Masons in good standing.
and because of this fact the order
stands in the same relation to the blue
lodge-fundementai Masonry that the
Shrine does 10 the Commandery. Meth
err the Grotto nor the Shrine is a Ma
sonic order, but none but Masons may
belong to either
The order had its birth at Hamilton,
n. Y. in 1889, and its origin was con-
fined to the membership of Hamilton
lodge, No, 120, A. f. & A. NJ, of that
city. II became so well known that
there was a demand that others be adj
mitted and on May rs, 1890, the mem
bers assembled and resolved to re-
establish a supreme council to ex-
tend, distinguish and govern this or
ganization.
The supreme council was organized
in the Masonic Temple at Hamilton.
n. Y, June 10, 1890, Leroy Fairchild,
founder of the order. calling the or
ganization together constitution
and bylaws was adopted and officers
elected
So rapid was the growth that at the
present time there are So chartered
grottos in the United States, with
membership of over thirty thousand.
Three grottos-Al Hassan. at East
Chicago, Ind, Delhi, at Dallas, Texas,
and Zoah, at Decatur, ILL.,, are working
under dispensation,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Judge Nels A. Larson, now serving
his first term as Judge of the county
court IS graduate CT the law depart
ment of the University Of Illinois
Prior to his election as Judge, in 1914
he was engaged in active practice. be-
ing a member Of the law firm of Nur-
pny & Larson, with offices in this city.
In civil life Judge Larson, before
MS elevation to the bench. had been
recognized as factor in the business
and financial world. and he was the
president Of the State bank of East
Moline, director in the German Trnst
and Savings bank Of this CITY and
treasurer OF the Trio Manufacturing
companT Judge Larson is member
OF the Elks and OF the |. o. S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

The Scandinavian countries lately
have been canvassed by agents from
foreign countries trying to engage
skilled laborers, especially for the
manufacture Of ammunition and sad
dies, The result has not been very
remarkable, as opportunities for
skilled laborers at home are greater
than ever. Only a few iron workers
have left Norway for England TO work
in ammunition plants during the past
six months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
COMMIT 152 TO
STATE HOSPITAL
Judge n. 4. Larson in County Court
Sends Number to the WATERFOWL
Institution.
ONLY 81 IN PREVIOUS YEAR
Many OF Victims Are Dope Fiends
Who Are Sent to Receive
Drug Treatment.

A feature that stands out in the
work Of the county court for the year
1915 is the increase of insanity cases
over the number given year ago.
The record shows that there were 49,
cases coming under the head of in
sanity. as against IS cases last year,
But it will be seen that Sc of these
were voluntary" cases; that is, cases
in which that number of persons ad-
dicted 10 the use of liquor and Of
dope, in one form or another, voluR-
tarily asked for treatment under the
stress of their inf1rnity that followed
in the wake of the new drug law.
Still, the number Of insanity cases
that are listed under the head of
committed" cases is unusually large,
being 96 this year. Last year the
total of both voluntary and committed
cases was 65; so the increase over
1914 is very noticeable.
Increase in Gases Started.
There was an increase Of Is in the
number Of civil cases started this year,
and a large increase, IS, in the civil
cases disposed of as compared with
last year In the criminal cases q
more were started in 1915, but &c less
cases were disposed of this year.
Following is a comparative table of
the work Of the county court for
1914 and 1916
1915 1914
Civil cases started ........131 lis
Civil cases disposed of .....1sl 103
Special assessment cases
started NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 IS
Special assessment cases dis
posed Of ............... 70 So
Criminal cases started .....155 1874
Criminal cases disposed of 1928 ia
Insanity cases, voluntary IS
committed sc ............l52 65
Delinquency cases started q. 81 IS
Delinquency cases disposed
VI ''.,....,......- % So
Dependency cases started 49,. 81 az
Dependency cases disposed OF AZ 3s
Adoptions 81 "a
! Inheritance tax cases. .14 10
Widows pensions ...1 10 81
Miscellaneous orders. SO ST
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

More than hundred million dol
lars usually spent in European travel
was divided among the railroads. no.
tells and their supporting enterprises,
IN the opinion Of @sober-mlnded traffic
men OF the railroads, quoted bv See
rotary Lane in his annual report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

{ the city. In recent number Of
School and Home" magazine pub
iished at Bloomington. ILL.,. is an APP
preeiatlye article by Professor r. E.
Heterogeneous, on neighborhood better
ment in Rock Island.
The chilrens garden at Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-fourth street. started
the past summer. was a practical dem
onstration of what can be done along
these lines II was tended with care
and a good crop was the result. Like
its nextdoor neighhor, the Fifth ave
nue. playground, the garden surely
dlled a long-felt want in that part of
the city Sixty-two children. about
evenly divided as to sex. worked the
garden patch ali summer.
What the Children Raised.
At the West End Settlement garden,
now in its third year of usefulness, rs
children We're actively interested in
the work. and each child cared for a
plot of ground 10 by 20 feet. These
boys and girls raised and sold, or took
to their homes, 1900 dozen Tadishes
425 quarts beans, So quarts peas, 60
pounds lettuce, 200 lunches chard, 300
heads cabbage, 100 dozen beets, 200
dozen trnips, 100 punches parsley,
1876 dozen tomatoes, $50 dozen cucum-
bers, so dozen peppers, 100 egg plants
and Is squash. and pumpkins They
also raised quantity OF sweet corn
and had beds Of flowers.
The advance guard Of children's gar
dens in this city have been the boy
scouts and the Sunday School Fife
and Drum corps They dug the
trenches and cleared up the ground at
Fifth and Twenty-fourth street. Next
summer, when Mr.. Hauberg gives the
word of command they expect to cap
ture many vacant lots near the down
town district and turn them into use
full beauty spots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
$1,000 BUILDING
To Be ERECTED
NEAR STAG HILL
Decision to Construct Beautiful New
Inn at Long View Park Reached
By Board.
MAIN DRIVE HAS BEEN PAvED
HOth0use Adequate for Present Needs
Built Floral Conservatory
in Prospect

Plans fer $1,000 building in Long
View park to be know as the Inn
make a year-end feature I'm the work
of the park commissioners for Rock
Islands beautiful pleasure grounds.
The work will be started at the ear
lest practicable date The Inn will
be located just south Of Stag hill.
commanding view for miles up and
down the Mississippi river. In beauty
and usefulness the building to be
erected will compare favorably with
any similar edifce in the larger parks
Of the country.
Superintendent c. F. Gaetjer has
had very busy summer in the care
OF the park. The work Of moving the
grass has been heavy, owing to the
unusual rainfall Long View. however,
has never looked more attractive than
during the past season, with the grass
and shrubbery at their best and the
flowers beds riot Of color against
the background OF the hills.
A notable improvement finished late
in the fall was paving the main drive
leading to the top Of the hill This is
a substantial piece of work and rep
resents an expenditure of about $1,000.
There was built during the year a
dollhouse adequate for present needs
Of the park system. This has been
stocked with flowers grown in the
open air The dollhouse is heated by
a device that is original with Super
intendent Gaetjer and one that is Civ
ing very satisfactory results. It is
planned to build the floral conserya-
tory for exhibition purposes next
year.
Play Grounds Popular Place.
The Long View Fairgrounds under
the supervision Of Mrs. r. c. Denk-
mann, president of the association
have afforded untold pleasure to the
thousands of children who have en-
joyed tie benefits Of supervised play
the past summer Folk dances, base
ball, lawn tennis, Yolley ball, story
telling, clay modelling and general
use OF the Fairgrounds equipment
were among the good times provided
for the little men and women. under
the watchfui care of Miss HuIda jam
sen and Donald Vance, the instruc-
tors in playground athletics.
A feature that was greatly enjoyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Ell. On the contrary, so far as the AS
ISOLATED Charities In this city are con-
cerned. immediate help Ia given in all
cases where there are indications Of
need. ard This Is followed mp by a
careful study OF the circumstances sur
rounding each case"
Many Find Shelter.
/ TIE Association house at 657 Seven
!.teenth street, In charge Of Miss Laura
Caldwell. the matron, is beacon OF
hope and a place Of refuge to those
In trouble. Many women and young
girls have found shelter in this home
during the year During the period
! III women and 80 men we're given
( help az the Association house in a va
I riety Of ways.
/ AS part Of The work done by the
{ Associated Charities in the year COW
cred by the report mention should be
made Of the fact that employment was
/ found for SO people. Some IS families
we're given provisions for a period
! covering their needs. 261 orders for
/ groceries were Issued and meals and
lodging were furnished for IS way
farers. The foregoing applies TO a pc
Rod up to Nov. OF this year,
There had been heavy demand for
clothing, old and new. The record in
this matter shows that 961 pleas were
supplied The need for shoes requir-
ed 278 pairs Fuel orders issued to-
tailed AZ. Household goods and furni-
ture we're supplied in Al instances,
/ The necessity for medicines, the NOV
ing Of families and the need OF fur
nishing railroad transportation to
people stranded in the city were items
taken care Of In the routine work of
the year
/ Aim Is Broad.
Briefly stated, it is the aim Of the
! Associated Charities TO work along
broad lines, TO keep in close touch
with individual cases and to endeavor
to build UP the family life and create
better citizenship among the people
applying for help.
This Christmas, as In times past
the matter Of furnishing dinners for
the poor has large place in the work
of the year In this way many home
that would otherwise lack every yes
: tige Of the good cheer associated with
the day has been cheered and bright
ened. Last Christmas dinners were
supplied 100 families. This good work
each year, is made possible through
the cooperation Of the churches, fra
ternal societies and clubs Of the city
through the help Of many private citi-
zens-and last, but not least. through
the efforts Of William Ferkle Of Yuma
township in gathering supplies Of pro
visions from among the farmers.
Indications are not far 10 seek that
the present winter will see much need
of the kind Of aid furnished by the
Associated Charities. That need is
already at hand, and the help of our
citizens will mean a great lessening
Of the hardships that come with the
winter months.
The directors Of the Associated
Charities. chosen at the annual meet
ing to serve through the u months
term. are, DR.. J. NJ. Stewart. Rev, J. l.
Vance, Miss Mary Carter, Mrs. W. II
Gest, Miss Clara b. Hampton, Miss
Helen Krell, Mrs. Fred Titterington
Mrs. Belle Jones and Miss Dina Ram
ser
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Ex-Gov. [, A Woodbury. of BurHng-
ton is CRITICALLY i'll in sanitarium
in Battle Creek, Mich, and Mrs.
Woodbury. and other members of his
family are with him. He sustained a
shock some time ago. His mind is not
always clear and he is in a drowsy con-
dition large part of the time.
The town hall in Duxbury. located
at DuXbury corner, just across the riv-
err from Waterbury village, was burn.
ed Monday afternoon. The cause is
unknown, but the flames had made SO
much Roadway when discovered that
little could be done to save the struc
ture. The houses of !. f. SomerviIlt
and John Weir caught fire, but were
saved. The town hall was a two-story
wooden structure built ten years ago
The first floor was used for school
rooms, and the upper floor for a towr
hall and for Grange meetings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24

In the April American Magazine Da-
vid Grayson, writing his story - Hemp
field,' goes on with his wonderful ac-
count of the Hempfeld Star and its
editors. Hempfield is a small town
and the Star is a country weekly. One
of the editors is Norton Carr, a youth
from the city, who conceived the idea
of printing the naked truth about
things in the paper. Following is a
paragraph he wrote about the village
church service. 1t was the truth but
it did not get into the paper.
1.-THE usual forenoon service was
held in the Congregational church on
Sunday. Being a hot day, the Rev.
Mr.. Sargent wore his black alpaca
coat, and preached earnestly for 30
minutes, his text being John 10: 3.
Miss Daisy Miller played . selection
from Mozart, though the piano was
unfortunately out of tune. There were
in attendance Is women, mostly old,
seven men, and four children, besides
the choir. During the sermon old Mr.
Johnson went to sleep and Mrs. John
son ate four peppermints. Deacon
Mitchell took up a collection of Sc
cents, besides what was in the en-
velopes. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24

cording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured Of this trouble. She was
al run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right. She was so poorly and
weak that ! often had to help her dress
herself, but now she is regular and is
growing strong and healthy. - Mrs.
MARTI2. HELvIG, Plover, Iowa.
Hundreds Of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia z. Pink
ham ; Vegetable Compound has accom-
Plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
| remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out but
/ ct once take Lydia F. P.nkhaln' S Nege-
| takie Compound, 3 woman remedy for
/ v-o-.c-'s lis.
# y0d want special advice write 10
| Lydia :. Tinkham Medicine Go. (eoEfl-
den..ai) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered - 4
woman ard held IL strict confidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24

The correspondence school was al
most unknown in this country . years
ago. The rapid strides which it has
made were brought strikingly to mind
yesterday, when Gov. Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts appeared before a legislative
committee to advocate the passage of
a bill providing for the establishment
of state university extension and cor
respondence courses. In support of his
contention the governor said that 90
600 in Massachusetts were taking cor
respondence courses of an institution
in another state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24
WEST BRATTLEBOR0

E. \. Knight has been i'll in bed all
the week with grip.
Stewart Barney, young son of Mrs
Clarence Barney, is i'll with Group.
The women of the Women 5 associa-
ton of the Congregational church will
hold an apron sale in connection with
the sugar supper Thursday.
Mrs, Leslie Knight of Melrose
street, who had been in the Melrose
hospital following an operation on her
right eye, was discharged yesterday.
The farmers are having ideal wealth
er for sugar-making. and all having
sugar orchards are busy. The quality
Of the product thus far has been first
class.
Mrs. D. w. Harris is i'll with tonsil.
tits. Mr.. Harris, who is i'll with pneu-
monia and under the care of n train
ell nurse, is a little more comfortable
| today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24
Member of the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH "a, 1915.
FORTUNE OF WAR.

The Odenwald incident is a bit of
a thriller, but the merits of it seem
to be as plain as a pikestaff. The
German ship was in an American port
She was denied clearance, according to
law, because it was suspected that she
was to carry coal to Il German com
merce DESTROYER. She defied the Unit
ed States government and attempted
to go to sea. She was fired upon and
compelled to put back. If she had
failed to return she would unquestion
ably have been sunk.
The captain of the Odenwald knew
that the cruiser outside was in desper-
ate need Of the coal. He was a
good and loyal German, filled with zeal
for the cause of his country and, more
over, under orders to get that coal to
the cruiser at all costs. He knew that
he couldn't do it legally, but zeal fo-
one 5 own country does not make for
respect for the laws of another;
so he tried to bluff his way out of har-
Dor. He carried his bluff to the limit
and when he was beaten he quit, but
not before.
There will be no International fuss
over the Odenwald. There might hav,
been a good deal of fuss if she had
been permitted to sail 1t was he1
captains business to get her to sea
1t was the business of the America
authorities to keep her from going
The soldiers at San Juan were com
PEELED to fire on her in order to stoI
her. The law is clear, the rights O
both parties are also clear, the cir
eumstances appear to be sufficiently
clear. Germany has no right to fee
.aggrieved. 1t is a mere ease of tn,
fortunes of war and in all ikelihoo,
it will be let so at that.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24

Frederick w. Taylor, who died in
Philadelphia this week at the age Of
50, was noted inventor, having been
granted 100 patents, many of which
are in general use. He received a
gold medal from the Paris exposition
of 1900 for his process of treating
modern high speed tools. He was also
author of technical books and articles
and served as president of the Ameri-
can Society of Mechanical Engineers,
position now held by a Vermonter,
James Hartness of Springfield. Mr..
Taylor was most widely known as an
efficiency expert. His work for years
was chiefly devoted to the simplifca-
ton of industrial processes to reduce
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24

three eggs, saving two whites for
the meTingue. Beat together one ia
blespoonful of soft butter and a cup
full of sugar, add a teaspoonful of Gin
namon and half a teaspoonful of all
spice and three tablespoonfuls of vim
egar. Place this filling in a crust and
bake in moderate oven. Cover with
4 meringue and brown lightly in the
oven.
Cru7ab Pudding.-Roll one quart of
bread crumbs and put into the oven
to brown, put into q pudding dish
and pour over it the following custard:
Beat the yolks Of three eggs, add
three-quarters OF a cUpful of sugar,
three tablespOOnfuls of flour, a table
spoonful Of butter and a grating of
nutmeg. Pour boiling water over it
until it IS smooth Zone and a half or
two cupfuls), pour it over the crumbs
and cover with the beaten whites,
which have been mixed with two table
spoonfu1s of sugar Brown in the oven
and serve hot.
Delicious SaIad.-Mix together g
cupful Of candied cherries cut in
bits, cupful of marshmallows cut il
quarters and half cupful of shred
ded blanched almonds. Add table
spoonful of boiled dressing to q cupfu
Of whipped cream and stir the frui
mixture into the cream. Heap on nests
Of lettuce or in orange or apple cup!
to serve
Maple Pie.-Take a cupful of mapl
sirup, add two cupfuls of rich swee
milk and cupfuI of sugar, two table
| spoonfuls of butter, two tablespoonful
| of -four. cooked together; add to tn
milk with the yolks of three eggs
| Flavor with mapleine an cover Wit
meringue made OF tho whites afte
| the pie is baked
| IekH: II~,z<..N.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-24

cost and increase output. His sys
tenn was adopted by the Beth
lehem steel company, the Cramp Ship
building company, the Midvale steel
company and other big concerns. They
figured Oh the maximum amount of
work with the minimum of effort. In
other words the system sought to elm
mate all false motions. There is now
q reaction in so much talk of efficiency,
calculated to reduce the human crea-
ture to the level of a finely oiled and
adjusted machine, and the elimination
of individuality.