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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
b. Kanfmann oreref

Mr.. Kaufman offered several
amendments 20 the bin for tine ap-
prevail OF the federation. the most
noticeable OF these providing that the
injured man receive compensation
within SIX days time. The measure
Isl 10 come up for consideration az De-
Moines shortly The suggestions were
By the body and the lesisla-
tive committee was given fun power
to act In conjunction with the Iowa
state federation committee. Nir. Kauf-
mann e. personally Interested CO. the
law and explained the measure as 10
now stands and how much m9re desir-
able the bill would be with the pro
posed amendments.
The legislative committee VIII meet
81 tine Industrial hall Monday night 20
take final action ON tine measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Uniforms They Wore.

In Angus Hamilton's "Afghanistan"
is mentioned the following interesting
episode:
The STAFF OF the frontier regiment
on guard along the Afghan side of the
border had accepted an invitation to
the mess at the Russian post They
arrived in due course, appearing in all
the full dress grandeur OF second hand
railway uniforms. The officer com
handing the detachment exhibited on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

the collar of his tunic the mystic
words Ticket Collector His subor-
dinate. a subaltern, was content with
the less exalted label of Guard Out
Of courtesy to their guests the Rus
slams suppressed their merriment. re
ceiving nevertheless the impression
that a portion OF the subsidy granted
by the government OF India to the
ameer OF Afghanistan was taken out in
the CASTOR uniforms of British public
companies. The fact was that the
ameer, through his agent in india had
acquired a large parcel of discarded
clothing al one of the annual sales of
stores in northern India
All the news an ne timAThe Argus- !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Members OF the machinists' and
carpenters unions are still picketing
the plants OF the Davenport LinOgraph
company and the Moline Furniture
company. no basis Of settlement hav-
ing been reached as yet The labor
men claim that victory is near at
the EinOsraph company. however.
Tomorrow night the directors OF
the Federation Cooperative store COM
pauy viii elect officers for the ensu-
ins year \ president. secretary and
store manager will be chosen.
on Jan. ~ at the next semi-monthly
meeting OF the Federation. the annual
election OF officers viii be held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
10 CANDIDATES GIVEN
The INITlATORY DEGREE

Ten candidates were given the ini-
lodge No. SOS last evening at Odd
Fellows hall Following the work q
social time was enjoyed, many local
and visiting members being in attend
ance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
LABORING MEN IN
FAVOR QUICK PAY
Urge Amendment 70 Iowa's New
Compensation Law, TO Be
Introduced Soon.

Attorney O.. "a. Eaufm1ul cf the Erm
a- Wills a. Eaurmauu. Davenport.
spoke Cor 90 minutes before tlc Tri-
ct.v Federation Cf Labor last niEht at
tIe srnt moutIiy meeting at indus
.r.ll HaI 01 tle rsr lowe labor com
a.u.1r.HH law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
OBITUARY


The funeral Of Miss Ether Berg
gren was held this afternoon at 2:3t
O'Clock from the late home. 1011 Sew.
euth avenue Rev o. r. Dwineil, pas
tor o. the First Vi. r. church. hlI
charge of the services. Intcrmen
was in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

thrown at them. II is understood 20
have been the work of boys who have
been I'm the habit Of loafng about the
premises, and prosecutions are thrcal
ened IL their identity is learned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Depredations at Bathing Beach.

Commissioner Jonas Bear reports
the despOilment of city property at
the public bathing beach at the foot
of Seventh street. Several windows
have been brokea, apparently by rocks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
BRIDGE PLANS IN
SHAPE FOR BOARD
Colona Structure Is to Be Of
Reinforced Concrete and
Will Be 760 Feet Long.
TREICHLER TO START SOON
County Superintendent viii Stake out
Site and Acquire Right Of
Way for Approaches.

Plans for the erection OF the bridge
over Rock river at Colona are now
ready fer the final approval Of the
Rock island and Henry county boards
OF supervisors, following She confer
eucc held in the Office OF Wallace
Treiehier. county superintendent OF
highways. yesterday afternoon.
c older. chief bridge engineer of
the Illinois highway commission OF
Springfield, was present and submit
ted the plans and with Mr.. TreichIer
offered advice TO the road and bridge
committees of the boards OF the two
counties.
The bridge is TO be of the deck grid
CT type. os reinforced concrete. 20
feet vide and 200 feet long The
bridge over the slough near the river
will be l65 feet long and 20 feet wide.
263-Foot Embankment.
An embankment 26S feet long will
lie necessary as an approach. 1t will
be topped with a 24-foot road and viii
require a 14-foot fill.
The bridge will cost approximately
10000 OF this amount $4,000 will
tie paid by this county and the other
S3O.0cO by Henry county. The de-
tails as agreed upon at the meeting
yesterday afternoon viii be up TO the
board for final approval at the meet
ing IN March and then bids win be
advertised for and the contract let,
superintendent Treichler will start
work this week on stalking out the site |
and acquiring the rights for approach 1
es. so that when the board acts upon |
the matter everything win be in |
readiness TO proceed.
Tie members of the Henry county 1
board road bridge committee, who
were present at the meeting, were
Super visors Stickney, Movers and
Miller. Those pf the Rock Island
county board. Supervisors Hanna, Ru-
hen and Elliott
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Brazilian women of wealth regard
shopping as uud'gnihed and send a
servant Tor samples
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

an the news all the time-The Argus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
Vashngon Playgrounds Industrial Work Exhibit Old National

tributions to the exhibit, which are
hard to surpass.
At Bloomingdale. Mrs. Mary L. Hunt.
director, decided to make an effort to
keep her girls from acquiring the airs
and tastes of young ladies too rapidly.
SO she conceived the plan of getting
them back to dolls. Every imaginable
garment that doll could wear and
every possible accessory to a dolls out
started the idea appealed to them, and
there is an entire case filled with the
most appealing, ravishing doll ripper
les that one could imagine. Six COM
pletely dressed dolls, from the infant
to the young lady of fashion, repose in
gay array with their various belong
ings grouped about them.
Helen Waddington, ten years; Re-
becca Mogh, eleven years, and Kath-
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with wounded soldiers. three in each
conveyance.
The visitor looks around for his guide
and finds that the smiling surgeon with
whom he had been speaking has flung
aside his coat. donred a long, white
is hurriedly washing his hands in dis
tnfectant water prepared by light-foot-
ed nurses.
The stretchers are carried in by care
full attendants. each wounded man the
cynisure of all eyes. A watching SOL
der suddenly, exclaims under his
breath, rushes forward and grasps the
folded hands of a whfte-faced patient
hasty greetings are exchanged. then
the stTetcher moves on.
Ready hands are waiting for the new
ly wounded. Hot tubs are in process of
filling. Clean clothes and anesthetics
lie side by side upon f1at-top tables
The disinfecting apparatus is made
ready for the soiled, insect-infected
uniforms. 1t is all done SO expedi-
the watcher is bewildered for the mo-
ment.
He sees a wounded man carried be-
hind a screen by man attendants. hears
the splash of water and almost before
he realizes it, the same soldier, spick
and span in hospital garb, is carried
away to the wards. One of the sur
geons walks by his side, an interpreter
opposite, and by the time the patient
is in bed complete history of his con-
dition and nature of his wound has
been jotted down upon a pad.
Within the hour the last ambulance
has departed, renovated uniforms are
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drying in the sun, and the quarters are
being made ready for another invasion
of honking vehicles.
An attendant informs the visitor that
he is expected to remain for dinner and
he Is given a month-old magazine to
read while waiting. Presently sur
geon comes for him and they enter the
dining room
Here the surgeons and nurses, dining
at separate tables, forget the days
work and discuss home and the pleas
ant things that tend to carry their
thoughts back across the spanning
ocean.
The cook has learned something of
the art of American cooking and the
fried chicken with hot war bread pro-
woke a satisfied smile from DR.. Wal
m1stak able southern accent and keeps
the diners laughing throughout the
meal with his anecdotes.
Thus life goes on in the little hos
pltal world. isolated in CITY where
even the Red Cross uniform does not
always avert suspicion. dependent
upon itself for amusement. An Ameri-
is very little comingling of the diplo-
matte and hospital STATS.
When the hospital was first establish
ed an Austrian soldier was brought in
with slight arm wound He remain
ed about ten days, during which time
he organized an orchestra of two har
monicas, a mandolin and a mandola.
When he returned to the front every
one in the building, including the doc
with regret They did not expect to
see him again.
Three months passed and near day
break of a drilling morning the door
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ed: rafTia bag, and crocheted chest pro-
tector. The slip is tucked and elabo-
rately trimmed with broad bands of
handsome lace, which. was that around
the neck and sleeves, Is also her own
work
One little dress, without name tag,
is touching example of the -child's eff
forts to express her love of the beauti-
full, and her striving to attain or rather
to create her ideals. Crocheted roses
and bright pink ribbons decorate it
from hem to collar.
There are several dozen dresses, from
doll dresses to garments intended for
future use by the childrn who made
them, while many took this way of ex-
pressing their love for the baby or the
toddler at home. All that loving
thought and labor effort could devise
has been put into some of the little
slips and dresses Quie a number are
trimmed either simply or deliberately
with handmade lace. Boudoir caps,
kimonoS. dressing sacks and aprons,
nearly four dozen of them. most Of
them dainty CONNECTIONS of lace, ribbon
and painstaking embroidery, are most
charmingly displayed.
X X
The cases of fancy articles show the
ingenuity and individual creative abil-
ity of the children. One small lady Of
seven years. Julia Binns, from George
town Fairgrounds. converted an ordi-
nary cigar box into a work box of
beauty and usefulness. Cretonne cover
ed and fitted out with cushions. thread
and button pockets, needle book and
thimble, 1t is marvel of neatness and
practicability Whiskholders of linen,
glove and handkerchief cases. bags of
all kinds. sofa pillow. doilies of sail
ors' knottipy. of embroidery, of lace,
yokes for dresses and lingerie, beauti-
full lace collars and an endless variety
of dainty household linen, all hand
embroidered lace edged (crocheted, of
course), astonish the visitor with their
quality Of execution.
Centerpieces, tray covers, table COW
ers, some of them exquisite in pattern
and finish. are forceful arguments in
favor of the value of this class of in
struction to the boys and girls who can
be interested in 1t.
No housekeeper could see that display
Of towels and not be envious. Between
seventy and eighty of them, each towel
showing some form of decoration from
the simple, dignifed initial embroid-
cred above it's hem to elaborate Dor
ders of crocheted lace, broad embroid-
cred scallops and bands of hemstitch-
ing. Like them. also. the many covers
for tables, sideboards bureaus, etc,
claim admiring attention.
But it Is the baskets that catch the
eye first, last and longest. Baskets of
all kinds, shapes and sizes are arrayed
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sweater fashioned by these busy little
workers; worsted caps of all shapes
and sizes from the doll bonnet to the
tam o'shanter and the saucy toboggan
with it's perky tassel
Baby bootees and carriage covers vie
with the pretty slippers in many shades
and styles. These knitted goods are
arranged by color scheme. a whole ca Sc
being devoted to the blue and white
articles, while another case Is given
over to a pink of the watermelon hue.
A baby carriage robe Of blue and white,
made by Margaret Jamison, ten years
old, is especially attractive.
The sewing appeals to every mother,
and there are several pieces deserving
of mention for thir extremely good
quality of work. Many of the dresses
are trimmed with lace crocheted by the
child, and one little girl, who has quite
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Curran, likewise interested in doll
fnery, made a reed baby basket, dress
ed doll. made it a hammock and
cover, also a green and white extra
dress, and added a crocheted dress yoke
and an embroidered collar. Children
and parents alike give unstinted praise
to Miss Elva Whitcomb, who directs the
work of this playground in George
town.
Mary Earle of Mount Pleasant play.
grounds, a child of twelve, made an
unusually good dress and handkerchief
to match. Not only are the stitches,
tucks, etc, well made, but also she has
trimmed it with handmade lace, and the
whole is as tasteful and dainty as any
little maid might desire. Mount Pleas
ant holds the record for having the
largest number of children under in
struction this summer. there being PTS.
Virginia avenue grounds had almost
all "nrst work" this year. Some of
the small folk deserving mention are
Helen Elder, aged five, handkerchief,
and lola Edwards Of four years, also a
handkerchief.
Miss Gardner and all of the play
grounds teachers and officials are more
than satisfied with the results of this
past summers work as shown in the
exhibit, ana more extensive plans are
under way Tor next years vacation
work
Supervisor George NJ Roberts of Tex
as. appointed to this position in August
last, for many years a ne Sspaper man
in his native state. has given great
deal of study to child welfare work,
and his plans for Fairgrounds work
are decidedly progressive. Mr. Rob-
erts declares that tine child of wealthy
parents whose activities are limited to
an apartment neeos the playground
privileges just as much as the tenement
child, and will get a relative amount
of benefit from it.
THE time has passed-if 1t ever ex-
isted-when Fairgrounds were designed
for the street arab and element of riff
raft in children" he said. There are
many exclusive localities built up SO
thickly with spacious houses that no
room has been left for children to use
for play but the street. There they
are in more or less danger all of the
time. The playground, under proper
supervision. is the ideal place for this
class of children.
We all agree" continued Mr. Rob-
erts, that children should be kept OF
the streets: but 1t is impossible to do
this without providing a more attrac-
tive place in which to play. The only
way a playground can be of greatest
service Is to have it attractive enough
to draw all of the children in the vfcin-
ity. To do this it must be properly
Continued on Sixth Page.)
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from many standpoints, and 1t is dlHl-
cult to believe that number o! the
pieces are the handiwork OF chlldren
as young as their tags bear witness.
To fully appreciate the display it must
be remembered that none OF this work
was compulsory. The Industrial work
is simply offered to the children as
diversion from the game routines.
Those who prefer to make baskets
when they tire of ball playing, tennis.
swinging, etc, are supplied with the
ra fila, reed. needles, etc, upon request
and given instruction in basket max
ing.
The same plan is followed in all other
lines of Industrial work. 1t is simply
provided as part of the play or amuse-
ment of the day, and those who be-
come interested in creating something
with their hands are encouraged to
complete whatever they have begun,
so that they may take it home to show
their parents and to keep for them
selves
The cost of the entire summer indus
trial supplies for this work-the best
of which from every playground is
given a place in the exhibit-was but
s265.50. which averaged about p cents
per child.
or the cityS twelve Fairgrounds,
eleven are represented in the exhibit,
and three OF them are colored. Alex
andria also Joined the District Of Co
lumbia in showing what the children
of that city could do. and one case is
devoted to their work, which is confined
to basketry, hand-embroidered bags
for various purposes and crocheted
slippers.
Slippers seem to be favorite piece of
work for the knitters. for there are
over three dozen pairs scattered
through the different cases, and they
are designed to At every member of
Il family from the baby up. Many of
these articles are planned with loving
care for Christmas gifts. and viii be
carefully hidden away by the little
owners when the exhibit IL closed.
Not all of them were made sby girls.
either. One boy elected to make pair
for his mother. and kept steadily at 1t.
though ridiculed numerically by his
mates. They called him sissy" and
every other epithet applicable to boy
with suspected effeniinate tastes, but he
knitted on indifferently. and finally
quashed all further annoyance by re-
marking. You never saw woman
shoemaker, did you? Well. dry up till
you do
Until one has examined the contents
of the long line of cases that contain
this display 1t would be difficult to be-
Heve that so many articles could be
knitted and crocheted. There are at
least two dozen knitted sacques. kimono
Jackets. little capes, throws, and even
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along the wall: and SO artistically ar
ranged that to make a choice would be
difficult. Fully a dozen are equally
worthy of mention for beauty and
workmanship. And no one who sees
them will doubt that the children can
sell them more quickly than they can
make them. getting from Is cents to
SO for them, according to size and
quality.
claim to credit. Georgetown takes the
lead in the basket work. Many of them
are real works of art In some cases
the children sought to form their own
designs, and this creative desire is al
ways encouraged, though sometimes 1t
fails to materialize. Many of the bas-
kets are large. and all are strong, es-
pecially those of raffia over reed
Quite few are unique. and of them
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most as readily as did the girls. and
several have samples in the exhibit.
x i.
Miss Ella Gardiner. director of girls
activities, has selected the following
pupils as having done notable work. 1t
will be noted that this work ranges in
ages from the tiny toddler of three who
made a little apron eileen Haltigan
of the Montesorrl playground) to girls
of seventeen and eighteen. some of
whom have literally grown up in play
ground work.
Freda Ockershausen, aged eighteen, of
the New York avenue Fairgrounds is of
the first mentioned class. She has dem
onstrated in her four pieces-a tatting
collar, centerpiece, piece, of lingerie and
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~ CAUSE of lack of funds with
~ which to dAfray expenses. the
ID0 American Red Cross hospitals
In the war zone probably will
be discontinued before the birth Of an
other year. All of these hospitals have
done remarkable work for the cause of
humanity.
But In Vienna. especiallv have the
results been of a notable character.
due to the efficiency and untirins eff
forts Of DR.. Cary A. Snoddy, chief sur
eeon, and his four assistants. Drs Rus
sell A. Jewett. Walcott Dennison, Wal
pole Brewer and Percy A. Smithe
In addition to these surgeons, the
stan includes an Austrian army sur
geon, DR.. Hans Wurmfeld, and twelve
American nurses and ten Austrian
nurses.
The hospital originally was a school
house Of thirty rooms: but when war
was declared these rooms were rapidly
converted into wards with a total ca
pacity of $50 patients
Including the month of July, 1917. the
hospital had received 1900 patients.
losing only two of them. the cause of
ueath IN each case being attribute BILE to
improper treatment before the soldiers
left the field base at the front
In a word, the success OF the hospital
at Vienna lies largely with Dr. Cary A.
Snoddy. Transpianted Americans are
naturally inclined to controversy when
eating. sleeping and working together
day and night in a country that is
strange. and where the customs and
general business procedure are likely
to irritate.
To bring order out of chaos, and har-
rnony from dissension. was the task of
DR.. Snoddy. and to his lasting credit
be II said that his soft-voced. gentle
manly supervision brought forth an Or
ganiZation second to none. both in
equipment and actual accomplishment.
The American surgeons were con-
fronted with a battling outlook when
they took up their work. 1t is the COM
mon belief in the old countries, and
particularly in Austria, that only older
men can do the best work in any line of
endeavor. Naturally. therefore. when
the young Americans entered the field
they were treated courteously, but with
the same air as an able-bodied sea-
man aboard ship regards the landsman
on his first cruise. In other words. it
was up to them first to make good"
and then receive equal consideration
with the older surgeons.
The first cases given the hospital at
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crime Everett, nine, made doll outfits.
A completely equipped toilet basket,
fashioned after an infants basket, is
case. and a silk crocheted or rather
knitted hammock also deserves notice.
Another twelve-year- old lessie, Louise
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ribbon holder-the heights of skill that
may be attained through this play
ground instruction.
Rosedale is listed with exceptional
kindergarten work. Here. under Miss
Livingston's instruction, twelve-year-
old Augusta Hedler prepared her con-
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Vienna were unfmportant from a sup
gica1 standpoint-cases such as frozen
feet, stomach disorders, nerve COM
plants. etc. With characteristic vigor
the Americans treated the patients
with the same care and pains
cases of paramount Importance.
AS a result, each discharged soldier
went back with loud praise of the
American surgeons, and after several
months Of this the minds of those in
power began to grasp the idea that
here were men of their own stamp.
surgeons of first character. prepared
fore reserved for the older men of
greater experience. The new world of
surgry had come into it's own and
youth was recognized at last.
Since then there has been no cause
for regret, no reason for retrench-
ment The American hospital has been
considered equal to the best in Austria
Dr. Wurrnfeld. whose title is "regi-
mentszarzt," naturally is consulted be-
fore amputations or unusual treatment:
but this, instead of hindering the good
work, only makes for better conditions,
as the advantage of military as well
as private surgical experience is thus
gained And there can be no disagree
able consequences as result of action
taken in any case, because DIR. Wurm-
field is an accomplished diplomat as
well as a competent surgeon.
The hospital is typically American
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there is a real lamp. an urn and a bas-
ket that is duplicate of sugar bowl.
1t has a well fitting cover also. The
kets and utility work baskets are the
most numerous. however.
The boys took to basket making al