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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
CUTTERS NOT THE
PLACE FOR GRASS
Placing Of Refuse in Near Curbs and
on Street Helps to Clog Up
Catch Basins.
PROSECUTION Is THREATESED
Commissioner Juhl Asks Public to Co.
operate With Street Department
and Cease Practice.

Throwing Of grass, freshly cut from
the lawns onto the pavement and into
the cutters Of the streets. has got to
stop. according TO statements made by
Commissioner Nicolai Juhl this morn
ing. Arrests viii he sure TO follow
further violations of this nature. the
commissioner said.
Commissioner JuhI is aiming to
place the city storm drain and sewer
system in shape so that should further
heavy rains occur the city would not
be flooded as was the case on the two
occasions less than month ago
Throwing of grass on the pavements
not only makes the streets dirty but
defeats the work under way in i'm
proving the condition Of the storm
drains
Workmen in the enploye of the city
have had sufficient trouble this year
in keeping the streets clean, with
two heavy rains Undoing the work as
fast as it was completed.
I've got two wagons in the city.
one in the east end and one in the
west end, cleaning up the refuse in
the alleys. That's the place to put
the grass. in the alleys and not the
streets. It does not do us any good
10 clean up and clean up and have
the people undo every bit Of work.
Wen never get anywhere that way.
Time Public Cooperate.
"Our storm drain systems are in
adequate enough as it is without hav~
ing them cIogged up so that the wa
ter cannot get into them. It's about
time that the public was cooperating
little bit for a cleaner city. The
street departments work don't amount
TO much unless the people cooperate
just make it as strong as you want
TO- but make it plain that there viii
be some arrests If the practice is not
stopped at once"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
MUSIC RECORDS FOR
HOME ARE DESIRED

Some time ago a kind friend in Rock
Island gave a Simplex piano player to
Bethany home. The children enjoy the
player very much and play the records
over and over. The number of rec
ords which they have, however, is lin
tied and they would appreciate some
new ones very much Any one having
such records which they would like to
give to the home can phone the home
and some one will call for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
GARAGE FIRM is
NEWLYORGANIzED
Carpenter & Donaldson Take Over
Trevor & Snyder Auto Concern on
Third Avenue.

Carpenter & Donaldson is the name
of new automobile firm just formed
and which has leased the quarters for
merry occupied by Trevor & Snyder at
20l6 Third avenue.
C. C. Carpenter the senior member
of the firm, for some years has been
agent for the Cadillac automobile in
the tri-clties and environs. The com
pany will handle this make OF car
along with the Dodge Brothers ma
chine.
D. Donaldson. the other member of
the firm. has been engaged in automo-
bile work in this city for some time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
SHOE DEALERS WILL
MEET TO ORGANIZE

A meeting Of the retail shoe dealers
Of the city has been called for Mon
day evening at 5 o'clock at the rooms
Of the Business Mems association at
the Safety building Otto Priester,
delegate to the state meeting Of shoe
dealers recently held in Springfield,
will give a report of the gathering and
it is expected the local association will
be permanently organized
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
COLLECTING FIRE
INSURANCE LEVY
Two Per Gent Tax on Gross Receipts
of Agencies is Being Paid Over
to the City.

Part Of the annual tax which the
city demands Of FIRE insurance com
panias has been turned over TO City
Treasurer Oscar Lift. During the
coming few weeks the remainder will
be paid and an idea can then be gain
ed of the amount OF fire insurance
which is in force in Rock Island.
A tax of = per cent on the gross re
CENTS Of the various agencies is col
lected by the city Il is due July 1
Of each year. The amount collected
during the past month on this tax IS
$4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
END ARGUMENTS IN
ANNEXATION MATTER

Arguments on the quo warranto at
lacking the annexation Of Sears 10
Rock Island were concluded last eve
ming. Judge " T. Church took the
case under Amusement and adjourned
court until Thursday morning at 9
o'clock at which time he will announce
his decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07

uey company's plant, was IN Rock
Island today, calling on the city Off
Gals and attempting to drum up some
enthusiasm for the German patents.
The counciimen said that they had
profted by their first experience with
incinerators and garbage burner con
tracts and would proceed with more
caution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
JAIL COMMITTEE
NOW WANT SOME
CURATIVE ACTION
Start Movement to Have Supervisors
Approve Bills II Has Illegal
Is Paid.
SPECIAL MEETING Is CALLED
Session To Be Held Tuesday Morn.
iugLU Uuuty Treasurer Refuses to
Honor Warrants.

After being formally informed that
County Treasurer F. J. CIendenin did
ro- .ars TO honor any more warrants
for 5al bills, pending the outcome OF
rae Injunction action brought against
MIN a Walter Russ, and after receiv-
ing advice from C. J. searle. specially
employed counsel, to the effect that all
b.4s pot approved by the county board
were Illegal. the Jail committee, at a
sci lon this morning at the court
house hurriedly arranged a call for q
special meeting OF the board of super
ylsora FOR next Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock.
Little difficulty was experienced IN
getting the required % siguers and
County Clerk II. B. Hubbard is this
afternoon notifying the members Of the
board of tae called session.
II Is understood that the committee
called on County Treasurer Clendenin
to learn what his position was in the
premises and that the latter told the
committee that i'm justice to himself
paving out any more money for jail
btus until the court had ruled in the
injunction case which had been
brought against him and which is re-
mraahIe at the September term Of cir
cult court.
Bills Illegally Paid
G. d.. searle, special counsel for the
...r4s1fftaa was rDneuErad REGARDING
bills which had already been paid and
he is said TO have informed the com
mttee that all accounts against the
county for work on the jail, which had
been paid without the sanction of the
entire board we're illegal Among
them was a warrant for $4,000 in favor
If Paul Lorenz. contractor, it is said.
lt was then determined that a special
uaeJuz of the board should be called
10 legaIze claims already paid.
1t is said that il was suggested 10
Mr.. Lorenz that he himself finance the
jail building project but his counsel,
q. A Shallberg. laughed at the propo-
sifion. It is iutimated also that d sug-
gestlon was made that the county
might furnish County Treasurer Glen
denim a bond to project him and his
bondsmen, If he would honor jail war
rants. Mr. Searie is said to have
plainly told the committee that in the
future bills for the jail must be ap-
proved by the board. He declared the
board had no authority to confer on a
committee power TO eXpend money on
project Of this character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
The Party Hypnotist.

My party relies on me to raise the
necessary campaign fund"
How do you expect to do that?"
by keeping our candidate convinced
that he has a chance for election. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
MR.. KERR IN VISIT
TO CITY OFFICIALS

A. Z. Kerr, engineer who studied
incinerators in Germany. and erst-
while exponent Of the Flasch Chin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
Remington Strike Settled.

Little Falls. \. " Aug 7. - The
strike of 1000 men al the Remington
Arms company's Tlion plant was set
tied today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
LICEN SEQ TO WED

Charles H. Cosgrove. ,..... Davenport
Mrs Nav Smith ..........D Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
Notice

The board Of supervisors Of Rock Is
land county. Ill, will meet in special
session at the supervisors room in
the court house in the city of Rock is
land and state of Illinois on Tuesday,
the 10th day Of August, A. D. 1915, at
10 O'Clock a m.
HENRY B. HUBBARD,
Clerk.
August :. 19f5.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
PORK is CRY OF
MUNITION FORCES
Army and Navy journal, True to Its
Sympathies, Makes Attack on
Tayenner.
PRIVATE INTERESTS ARE UPHELD
Apparently Deems the Effort to Save
a Considerable Part of War
Funds Unworthy.

Washington dispatch says the Army
and Navy Journal, in its issue today,
attacks Congressman Clyde H. Tay-
enner of Illinois on the ground that
he favors the pork barrel system of
appropriatins for military national
defenses.
Mr. Tavenner is conducting a pub
Icity campaign for the purpose Of
compelling the government to manu-
facture all munitions Of war. After
pointing out that to its mind such a
policy would be suicidal for the Unit
cd States, the Army and Navy Journal
says:
The Rock Island arsenal is To-
Gated in Mr Tayenuer's district
and he is making d heroic effort
TO have the military policy of the
country placed on a pork barrel"
basis. He is not so much con-
cerned in adopting a policy which
would give the country a sufi-
cient supply Of munitions in the
event of war as he is for securing
pork for his district In order
10 put a few more men to work
in the Rock Island arsenal. Mr..
Taveuner is attempting 10 throttle
all private manufacturers who
are engaged in producing war
material.
The Rock Island arsenal may
be one Of the most important in
dustries in MI Tavenner's dis
trict, but it is doubtful whether
that brand of patriotism thrives
in the district which would endan-
ger the safety of the nation In
the interests of the government
plant
TIE Have Been Expected.
This is exactly what was to have
been expected from the Army and
Navy Journal, which is edited and
controlled by pro-military interests
that work hand in hand with the pri-
vate manufacturers whom Congress-
man Tavenne7 has been fighting
How any advantage can be gained
by the interests in raising the cry OF
pork" in this case is past understands
ing. 1t has been proved 20 the salts
faction of everybody that the govern
ment can save from IS to 70 per cent
OF the cost in doing its own manufac-
turing. even when it is not compelled
to pay war prices. Under present cir
cumstances It would be mulcted much
more heavily. Would that there we're
more men in congress fighting for
such pork as this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07
HENRY B. HUBBARD.

All the news ali the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-07

ton among the merchants will offer
great opportunities to the public.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02

RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESS

Z RETRO HRAD. January 2s.- "A state
Inent issued today by the Ruazian gen
erai stan says;
North Of Tilsit, in East Prussia, on
Monday the Russians drove back the
Gsrmans, destroying the Pogegan rail-
way station. Fighting continues in the
Pilkalisn and 0umbinnen regions, which
At certain points Is resulting advan-
tageously 10 US.
"southesst Of Dnkia Pass We gained
an important success on Tuesday and
compelled the enemy to retreat pred
pitately, abandoning much material.
z .'Ths attempts Of the enemy to as
sumo the offensive on the carpathian
front have everywhere been s.nothered
By the assaults OF our forces.
''Ths situation in Bukowina is un-
changed"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
.WDIds From .H1ns
statements That May Be Inyestig atsd
TsssimOny Of Honolulu oitizens.

When Houolpih citizen comes to
the front, telling hisfsiehds aud neigh
tor of his experience, you can rely
on his sincerity, Home endorsement
is tho kind Of testimony That lacks
Doah's Baekaehe Kidney Pills. Such
a statement is convincing. InyestigK-
ton proves II true Below are the
worlls Of q IIohOlnlu resident. No
stronger proof of merit can be had.
James Z. l.. Armstrong, Nuuanu Val
ley, Honolulu, Hawaii, says 81 was
sufferer from kidney trouble for three
wears, and Doan's Backache Kidney
Pills compktely cured mo. ] have had
NO return attack of the complaint since,
and consequently l&cannot recommend
this remedy too highly. '''Yt@ Ht.e
Doan 3 Backpehe Kidney Pills are
sohl by all druggists and storekeepsrs
al so cents per bo4 elk boxes So .5O),
or will, be mailed on receipt Of price
by the HOLSTER Drug Co Honolulu
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian Is
lands. .,.a. e.r .yNIHNh.sl ''''
Remember the name, DOan 3, and
taxa no substitute.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
AUSTRIA DECIDES
TOC0Ns[RVE FOOD
Dual Monarchy win Follow Ger
many's Example and Organ
lie Grain Monopoly
tAsaoaiatsd press . Federal wlr,isas,

3 tAsHnciated Press " Federal wireieas'
VENICE. January %, Telegrsphe
Adeices hero from vienna say that tho
austrian government has decided 70 or
sanize grain monopoly similar 70
asrmany's. NJ. E = M h,
The minister Of agriculture today am
aounsed that the army has sufisient
GOOD to last un,ii September.
Owing to the quantities., Of barley
and ,maise used to make bread. thsfe 4
a serious, shortage Of fodder.
Dispatches from vienna. also say that
he ity corn.il and newspapers are. a.
asnding that Austria follow Dor
nany's example and confiscate al
oedstuffs, 70 30 diaribdted Ry govern
nent agencies.
The press denounces a. selfish the
Iungarian agrisulturists who are oppos-
ing this plan. x
The Vienna newspapers declare that
q great catastrophe threatens the dual
monarchy unless energetic meas1fss are
AIKEN 20 conserve thc food supplies and
,lacc them in otieiaI hands,
r 4
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
REVENUE CUTTER
SERVICE AT END
United States coastCuard Ser
vice Takes Place Of Time
Honored Bureau

WARRINGTON, january 80. The
Revenue Gutter Service has passed out
II s,istente ana in is place has come
ms unitca iBtates CoAsf Guard Service,
YESTERDAY tho onicials Of the Rev.
snas Cutter service Of the Atlantic and
tho Paeids were notified o. the change
and informed that there would be NJ
change Ia personnel o. rank, the ma
te,1el change being ne h1kittBh ofps
1ft.skvinS Corps 70 tho service.
= en- the rolls Of the nsrsice now are
'crty-thrce hundred men q Al ranks.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
American Schooner Conveying
Arms and Ammunition win &
Be Prize Of Victor

SAN DIEGO, January so.---A naval
battle bstween the yiua gunboat Kor-
regan II, armed With ak, fourLinch
guns and rapid hrers, and the Oar.
rafxa gunboat General Guerrero, Is OK
pected to take place on the coast OF
+ .o,y.y .,,fornia a. ri. renorts az the
u. 4
nexicAn seclss sslsies Ass nls ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
Radical Change In Ordinance
Covering Construction Under
Contract Win Be Made

As a result Of an inspection made
yesterday by Mayor Lane and Building
inspector Murasky, q radical change
will be made in the building ordinance
Of the city. y y "a *
.slhis building We have just visited
shows plainly that every building
should be critically ifispeeted. There
should be provision ID the ordnance
BY which the builder pays the city 4
certain sum for an inspector who: win
see that the contractor lives up TO his
agreement \. M
such was the statement OF Mayor
Lane ON HE return from The inspecl
Itioh. iSs 50. sgl
Budding II Condemned
They had visited new incinefator
a. ISaiihi, owned by % Japanese hui,
The structure is OF stone, When Z
hole was being drilled In one side half
the chimney fen TO the kround, caus.
ing damage Of approximately $500,
and 80 Weakening the building that
Merasky was obliged TO condemn il.
It'tThe ordinance as il now stands, y
said Mnfasky, provides Tor one In.
spoetor. hold that position But one
man cannot begin 10 make completes
inspection Of all buildings, seeing that
the contract between the contractor
and owner Is lived up tO--that ID, I
proper mixture FOR the mortar, say.
agree with the mayor entirely that WI
ehonld change the ordinance 50 thai
there would be more inspectors, and fla
II no that their salary would be borne
by the builder It would save him
money in tho long run and it would
insure HIM that his structure was put
up according to specifications. n.
Incinerator an Instance
This incinerat0r is an instance
where there has been an & apparen,
neglect ON the part of the contractor
to fulfill his cbhtraet. This neglect
means that the place must be con
demned and that the owners must ex
pend q good deal more money than al
frst estimated. The trouble no doub,
srcss over the mixture, The righl
parts were not put in IL, and 50 the
,H"ta did not hold together, The
building is therefore untrnstWorthy and
dangerous. -
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
GERMAN EMBASSY SUMMARY

The local German consulate yesser.
day received the following summary
from the Germany embassy at wash
ington: Z. Ias.s
sHsad1uartcrs report English
dspots In the fortress Of Dunkerque
ltDuhkirk, were sbundantly shelied
with bombs during = night raid by air
craft, NJ
. e Attacks IN the dunes northwest Of
Nieuport repuised the enemy, who IN
one place had entered German posi-
tion. Tho enemy was driven back with
. night bayonet attack. South Of the
La Bassee canal the English tried to
take back 4 lost position but their At
tack was easily repulsed. "
On the rest Of tbs western front
here is nothing important,
THE Russian attack near Kussen;
northeast Of oumbinnen, has failed.
Heavy Russian losses have occurred IN
Northern Poland No change IN the
situation northeast Of Boiimow.
East or Lowicz the, Germans drove
he Russians out Of an advanced posi-
ton ana captured the main position,
conqrering the trenches with trivial OK
ceptionA Accomplished In spite Of yio.
lent night attacks
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
PORTUGDESEFOUND'
WITH THROAT GUT.

(From saturday Advertiser. !

AEIVuf Gatufday AuNoftbef,1
Eugene Loanda, a Portuguese, who
Fecently lived Mt Koloa, Kauai, where
he has q wife and eleven children, was
found on the mudflats near 1wilei yes
fefday morning ut three o'clock with
his throat cut from ear 70 ear. The
man was taken 30 the Queen 3 Hospital,
where It was reported last night that
be would recover, Il NJ stt f
According 10 Deputy Sheriff Asch,
who inveetieated the case, Boanda com.
pIained to his triends tnat he was
troubled with insomnia. RE bought n
small vial Of some sleep inducing prepa-
ration and drank il shortly before he
started ON fishing excursions Thursday
night He also bought bottle Of gin,
the contents Of which, he admitted, he
drank himself.
After Loanda was taken TO the hos.
Ipital and bis injuries dressed, he made
"a statement TO Deputy sheriff Asch,
wherein he claimed that a. he was re.
turning from fishing he was aeeosted
BY two Filipinos, who demanded that
he give them money with which 70
shoot craps" L.oanda told his as.
sailants that all the money be hud In
his possession was q twenty.fve.eent
piece, which he refused to part with,
The two Filipinos set upon him, he
said, and after severe struggle, one
Of them cut his throat with q razor. +
An examination of Loanda q clothing
showed no evidence Of a struggle. His
shirt and coat were tightly bnttoned
abont his throat when taken to the
hospital. Within twenty feet Of where
the alleged assault is claimed to have
been made black. handled razor was
found, which Loapda admitted 70 Dep
|uty Sheriff Aseh WIS his own property
A twenty flye-cent piece also was found
in one OF his pockets.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
Offensive lnaugurated BY Teu-
tonic Allies Is Met By Prompt
Muscovite Advance Against
Depleted German Line In East
MOVEMENT is GENERAL
ALONG ENTIRE FRONT
Petrograd Contradicts Austrian
Claims Of Success IN carpath-
Ian Passes and Reports Gains
In North While Turks Are Busy
tA..oei...d rr... ~ reu,ral wl,,.,,,,

tAssceis.sd Press BY reaerai wns.~Jsl
II oNDON, January 3o.--While
IL the official Vienna announce
ment yesterday contained the
statement that the snowfall in
terfered with, the fighting in west
Galicia and Poland, Petrograd re-
ported last night that in the past
three days the Russian forces had
captured eighty officers and $500
men in Galicia.
Vienna reports that west of
Uzsok Pass in the Carpathians
the Russians were repuised, and
says that Russian attacks near
vezercallas and voloveo were
also repuised. 400 prisoners being
taken at the latter place.
ATTACK coUNTERED
Answering the strategy Of Ger
man and Austrian generals in
starting an Offensive movement in
Hungary and Bukowina to repel the
NAv troops, Russia has resumed her
invasion Of East Prussia. according TO
advices from Pstrograd yesterday.
The object o. the Russian invasion
cf East Prussia Is the German strong
hold Of Koenigsberg. whore Il a un-
dsrstood the garrison Is depleted. The
route ofthe Invading forces hes further
north than that taken BY General Rem
nenkampf In his disastrous at.ompt
earir IN the war. and the Russian army
4 now stronger and hotter equipped.
TURKS TRYING AGAIN
sinnitansously with the stifensd
Austrtan attack, the Turks further
southeast are attempting to exert new
pressure ON the RuEso- Turkish limo. The
reports there are contradictory but
heavy hghiing Is evidently taking place.
The western front Is cuieter. Tho
costly German assaults Of tho past few
days seem to have accomplished moth
ing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
ATLANTIC FLEET WILL
4 HAVE TARGET PRACTISE

tAssociatsd Press b. Federal wirelsss)
WASHINGTON, January sp,--orders
were sent yesterday to the commander
In chief Of the Atlantic .aeet to prepare
for the regular spring target practise
at guantanamo, where the vessels or
the feet have been gathering in antici-
patton Of the trip to San Francisco
through the canal, which has now been
POSTPONED until June.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
RECENTLY ELECTED MAYOR
OF TOXIC RESIGNS OFFICE

tAsscciated Press By Federal wirelsss.l
TOXIC, Japan, January 80. Because
he has failed to carry through his plan
TO effect q consolidation Of the various
electric lighting plants here, 70 bring
them all under municipal ownership.
the recently elected mayor, who has
been in once only few weeks, yes.
terday resigned. Y
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
Germans Make Two Futile At
tempts ate Cross Aisne, s
Says Paris Report
lAsoeia,4d Pres. " Federal v'irsIsss,l

W lAesociatad Press BY Federal wireisss.)
LONDON, January so.only meayer
seports were received regarding tho
ituation and fighting in France yss-
terday.
Paris reported last night that The
sermans had made two attempts TO
ross the Aisne River during the day
and that both attacks were repulssd
The earlier reports said that only To-
cal and minor engagements took place
along the entire western front.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
tA..ocIatsd Prsss ~ FEDERAL wireless,

LONDON. January 80. 1t Is an
ncunced that 25s naval reserve boys
from the mercantile marine were lost
with the armed British merchantmen
Viknor which sank In some unexplained
manner OF the coast Of ireland last
week. The lost Of this vessel was re-.
ported on January rs. It is believed
the viknor was the victim of sub.
marine mine ora torpedo.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
GERMAN BANK SAVINGS ~. =
INCREASED GREATLYih 1914

Associated Press BY Federal wireless,
BERLIN. january 40 The report on
Eaying banks finances for the past year
show that the deposits In 1914 increas-
cd s25o,0oo,0 900,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
Admiralty Staff
In Berlin Denies
Loss of koIberg

tAssOeisssd Press by Federal wirolous,
QERLIN, january so.-An an
~ nouncement issued by the
Admiralty staff officially denies
the loss Of the light cruiser Kol-
berg. which the British claim to
have sunk in the North Sea en-
gage1nent last Sunday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-02
COAL BEING CARRIED
TO BRITISH CRUISERS
tAlsoeialsd Press ~ Fadsral w,rslsss.l

! LIMA, Peru, January 3o.-The Grit-
ish steamer Branntcn. with cargo OF
coal, sailed from Caiiao yesterday. It
is believed that the BrauntOn has rem
devious with tho British cruisers In the
South Pacific and viii deliver to them
her coal cargo,