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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-20
PROJECTS
BEFORE COUNCIL
Eighteenth Avenue Paving and Third
~ Street Sewer Considered by
M Cts Commission.
STREET OPENING Plan Is Up
Fiat Providing for Extension 8i High
way From Eighth to Ninth
Avenues Il Presented.

The city commission this afternoon
Was prepared to vote on two public
improvement projects which VIII be
completed early In 1915.
The larger Of the two, the paving Of
Eighteenth avenue between Twelfth
and Sixteenth streets. Is 10 cost 22i.-
432. according 10 the estimate made
by City Engineer Wallace TreichleF
This improvement, it VIII be recalled,
caused the board Of local improve
ments considerable study in the fixing
OF the grade. which vas finally estsb-
Hshed at 10 per cent. Hillside paving
brick, the type endorsed by Humane
Officer H. r. Robb for steep inclnes,
has been specified.
Tbs second project scheduled 10 be
brought I'D is the installation Of sew
er mains on Third street from Fifth
avenue 10 a point 316 feet south Of
Eleventh avenue
Opening Of Street
The commission, it was also an
nouneed. was ready TO vote on the plat
of McInnis Bros second addition
which will provide for the opening Of
Thirty-secoud street from Eighth to
Ninth avenues The city has purchas-
ed land to he used for street purposes
from the Franciscan Sisters at a cost
Of $500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

Two items Of news from Europe
bavc an important bearing on the great
struggle now going ON. The announce
mrut that lean of $4,000. 900 to
bulgaria has been made jointly by
Germany. Austria and Hungary means
that if Boumania enters the fight as
am ally Of Russia. France and Great
Britain the Bulgarians will take arms
ON the side Of the Teutonic allies. thus
otfsetting to Il very large extent what
ever aid Roumania can render to the
Triple Entente. Bulgaria has a griev-
ance against Roumania, On account of
the strip of territory grabbed from
Bulgaria at the time of the second
Balkan war two years ago. The Bull
garians want that territory back and
viii fight to get it, The ether impor-
tant announcements is that Won Bue
low 5 efforts to dissuade Italy from
joining the allies against Germany anc
Austria are likely to be successful
Present indications are that Italy viii
| keep cut of the war; and will get from
| Austria the Italian section along the
Adriatie without fighting for it. Thi,
is very good news for the two Kaisers
for the hopes Of Italian aid in Londor
and Petrograd have been very strong
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

or approximately every 500 persons
iu the United States in 1910. there
Was one am inmate of an insane asv-
lum. The exact figures expressed in a
recent report "a the Census Bureau,
state that in typical community of
100000 persons. equally divided as TO
sex. POS Of the males and 200 ct the
females would he found in the insane
asvlums In the course Of wear. -
males and go females would be admit
ted to the asvlums. In 1850 the total
number Of inmates in insane asylums i'm
the United States included 20.63J
mules ana 2O.507 females. Thirty
wears later the number Of male in
mates had increased to 9S.695. and the
number OF female inmates to o0,09G.
The excess OF men among admissions
in 1910 Indicated a still further in
crease in the proportion, namely. lbs
males to 100 females I'm analysis OF
these admissions as TO the specific
form Of insanity involved brings tc
light the interesting fact that if alec
hoIic psychosis and general paralysi,
are deducted. the proportion of tn,
sexes is practically the same.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

WEST BRATTLEB0RO

Mrs. Alice Richmond has not been as
well the past few days.
DR.. &. p. Hunter and Mrs. Hunter
.spent Wednesday in Deerfield, Mass.
Mrs. Lucy Copeland went to Spring.
held, Mass, yesterday to visit her
daughter
Miss Elizabeth Sargent. who is hay
ing a two-wceks' vacation, returned
last night from Springfield, Mass, and
came to her home in town to spend .
week before returning to Dr. II. d
Holton s.
\ rare bird, the northerm-shrike, wa:
seen yesterday among u flock of gros
beaks in G.. Il. Prentiss 5 yard 1t Wa,
as large as robin and was light grey
IN color, marked with black. Thes,
birds are destructive to other birds.
Leslie Stone. ), son of Herbert Ston,
OF X. f. ID. route No. l, underwent al
| operation for the removal Of adenoidt
and tonsiis at the Melrose hospital YES
terday. Mrs. Sylvia Frost of Newport
| \. H., was operated upon at the hos
Ipltai yesterday, DR.. Lynch being as
SISTED by DR.. Lachaine of Hinsdale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
HOME MISSIONARY MEETING.
Miss Mary Collins, Worker Among
Sioux, Gave Delightful Address.

The third mterdenominational home
missionary meeting of the women Of the
community Was held in the Centre Con-
gregational church "Wednesday afternoon.
Instead OF program participated in by
representatives OF the various churches as
IN the past, the meeting was gwen APP to an
address by Miss Mary Collins OF the Stand
ing Rock agency, North Dakota. Miss
Emma Gregg, chairman Of the home mis-
sionary committee of the entertaining
church. presided and Mrs G.. H. Thomp-
son, president OF the Woman : association.
extended the welcome to the other
churches and introduced the speaker.
| Miss Emily Clapp rendered several Indian
melodies on the organ and Mrs. ". s
! liassett sang two Indian songs.
At the opening OF her address Miss Col
| Inns sang two songs in the Indian language
| Miss Collins has a quiet and unassumng
manner and held the closest attention Of
her audience by her very interesting ac-
count of the everyday life of the Sioux,
among whom she has lived 50 long She
entered upon her work before the battle OF
Custer and was sent out as u foreign mis-
,ionar} under the American Board. going
800 miles from any white people Later,
las the country developed. the work was
transferred to one of the home missionary
is0cictieS, the American Missionary asso.
lciation. She spoke of the very careful
training which the Indian boy receives in
instant obedience. endurance, courage
teariessness, regard for his parents and il
his religion. The girl Is as carefully trained
IN the work OF the women.
At the Mohawk conference last summer
II Indian tribes were reported as not hay
ing Vet heard the gospel. She said tht
government can civiize him. but only thu
gospel can really change him and max,
: HIM d good citizen. Miss Collins spoke O
the character of Sitting Bull. with whom
she was acquainted, and of the fact tina
he trained in his home II orphan children
To illustrate one characteristic of the In
dian she told of Bishop Whipple's bcini
! obliged to spend a night with a mild tribe
/ The bishop went to the tent of the chic
to ask him to keep his wallet for the night
! saying it was all the money he had and h
did not wish to lose it. The chief replied
Keep your wallet in your own tent: W
are not within a hundred miles of whit
4 man In the section where there was n
/ church when Miss Collins began there ar
now five Indian churches with a member
= ship of over 400. Her work is many sidcC
L She Is doctor, nurse, teacher of building
n farming and various other industries an
e minister for the Indians
: At the close OF the address the wome
Iof the Centre church served tea in til
: chapel Mrs. J. J. Estey, Mrs. f. Q. 5
II IOsgood, Mrs. ID. T. Trout and Mrs E. W
:. Gibson poured. The presidents of til
Iwomens societies of the several churcht
were Il reception committee. There wa
y la good attendance, notwithstanding otht
p functions which We're going on at the san
time. The meeting was pronounced oil
" OF the best ever held
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Newspaper Ownership.
Barre Times.)

Barre IlmeS.)
Had not Governor Gates vetoed the
resolution which would have instituted
Il state investigation to determine Sc
.cret ownership Of newspapers among
state officials, past and present, nearly
every newspaper in the state would
have welcomed such an inspection. In
deed, many of them viii no doubt re-
greet that the resolution was so framed
as to lead to grave question of its be
ing able to stand the test of consti-
nationality. AS II matter of fact, there
is no secrecy, with possibly one or two
exceptions. about the present owner
ship of the newspaper properties be
cause OF the federal law which require,
d periodical publication of the names
OF individual owners or, in case OF
stock companies, Of the names of those
holding a certain percent of the stock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Platform Pledges.
(Randolph Herald and News


About the biggest farce, it seems,
are these political party platform
promises to do and not to do things.
When the legislators assemble, it takes
about ten minutes for the fact to dawn
upon them that for once in their lives
they are the supreme power in the
state and can do what they please.
And they proceed to do it, from then
on, unfettered by platforms or any
thing else except their own sweet will.
They argue that they didn t make the
platform and If it conflicts with their
ideas. why the latter must prevail, I'M
der their official oath. SO, time and
time again, platform planks are ruth
lessly broken. Something is wrong
here Either there should be no de-
claration of party principles, or some
way should be devised of carrying out
promises sOlemnlv made. Voters should
get what they vote for when they vote
ON the specific understanding that GER
tain things shall be done. We haven t
| favored the initiative and referendum
| vet if the servants of the people III
the legislature neglect or refuse to do
what they are commissioned to do, and
cannot be made to do it, perhaps 4
direct appeal to the people may be
necessary. At the very least there
ought to be an end Of the game OF
bunco and humbu9 now being playe(
lcYerv two years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

The Burlington Free Press evidently
is of the opinion that the public ser
vice commission lacks authority to
regulate water power companies. fer
in acknowledging The Reformer : cor
rection of its mistaken belief as 10 the
purpose of House bill 20 it SAYS IF
there is any discrimination between
water companies and water power
companies then the bill should mani
testify be amended to include both
kinds of public service concerns.
The Free Press ought to know that the
Vermont public service commission ;
authority over water power and trans
mission companies needs no amplfca
tjou. The decision in the Clarendon
case gave il greater power in this re
spact than the commission of aImo<r
any other state possesses. Even the
bill passed two years ago was merely
! declaIatQty Ct tie authc-itg which til.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery Of
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given OF each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
by telephone or postal card, thus enabl-
ing the cause OF the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

case established. and did not actually
strengthen the commission 5 power a
particle The Free Press, by the way,
has not yet answered The Reformer s
inquiry as to where water power de-
veloped in this state is being trans,
mitted to other states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
BEE KEEPERS ELECT OFFICERS.
State Association Holds Annual Meet
ing i'll Middlebury.

MIDDLEBURY. Feb. l2.-The 10th
annual meeting of the Vermont Bee
Keepers association was held at the
Addison house yesterday with large
number Of members present. The re
ports Of the committees showed that
THE association is potential in further
ing the bee industry in Vermont which
lis in a prosperous condition.
Tho following officers were elected
President, J. c. Spencer of Yer
gennes; vice president, Frank Man
chester of Cornwall; secretary, P. Z
lCEane Ct 7iddIebgrZ
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

The Barton Monitor suggests that the
newspapers turn the tables on Senator
Powell by having introduced in the
legislature Il measure to require all
persons registering at a hotel to regis
ter in their own bona fide name and
present credentials to the effect that
they were the persons in question be
fore enjoying the comforts COR discom-
forts Of the place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton, Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
q line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro (Dmmerston Hil1.
Feb. |. Wesley Rockwell. a.
In New York city. Feb. 10, after !;
brief illness, Mrs. Enraa lWordcnl
Bruce, wife Of Or. Charles t. Bruce
daughter Of Avery aud Elizabeth
perry Worden
In Athol Mass, Feb 10 Benjamin III
Iwitchell. SO.
II i@c1-onvlLs Eel II, \ P FL i
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY l., 1915.

One thing the war has stopped, for
the present at least, is the annual eX-
pcnditure of about $200,000,000 by
Americans seeking pleasure on the
other side Of the Atlantic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
81
G @GAkBI}IINN ED

The gifts which distnctiyely mark
the artist, without which he would be
feeble in life and forgotten in death,
with which he may become one of the
makers OF the earth and one of the
signal lights in heaven, are those of
sympathy and imagination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

Perhaps the spring freshet will carry
away the accumulation of rubbish that
has been dumped onto the ice from
the iron bridge across Milestone brook
at the end of Elliot street, but in the
meantime the pile makes an unsightly
mark on the landscape. There are
plenty of places where rubbish can be
disposed of without using so conspicu-
Gus Il spot as that mentioned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
VERNON.

There will nc = masquerade ball in
Grange hall Friday evening, Feb. -.
Lyman 5 orchestra from Hinsdalc will
furnish music for dancing. \ hot
chieken-pie supper will be served at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
BIRTHS.

In West Townshend, Feb. 4. daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. STRAIT
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

% minutes to the
<vs pound and basnng
every. II minutes.
To brown gravy add half teaspoonful
of Worcestershire sauce and serve with
large mild onion, creamed.
Lambs Liver-Lamb's liver with
vegetables makes a most tasty dish
and one which is not expensive Soak
the livers in cold water and wash well.
then score the outside Rub into the
cuts a mixture of quarter of a tea
spoonful of allspice, cloves, black pep
per and a half teaspoonful of salt Ar
range in deep pan on bed of sliced
onions and carrots; cover with thin
slices of salt pork; add a pint of boil
ing water, or broth and strained toma-
to juice cover closely and cook in
moderate oven three hours.
Cranberry RoIy PoIy.-Chop fine one
pint OF cranberries and half cupful
of raisins. Spread the mixture over a
rich biscuit dough; sprinkle with
sugar; roll up, pinching the ends of
the dough. Arrange on a creased pan
| and steam 40 minutes Put in the
oven just long enough TO dry off.
Curried Oysters.-Put one tablespoon
| full of butter and two of finely chopped
onion in saucepan. Shake over the
| heat until the onion is lightly Drowned !;
| add a teaspoonful of curry powder; a
| teaspoonful of flour and one cupful of
| stock, with a few drops Of lemon juice.
| Put some oysters. a few at a time. en-
hot griddle and brown on both sides
| Drop them into the sauce, bring to the
| boiling point and serve at once.
An oyster stew is perhaps one of the
most popular dishes, yet it is too often
served with the oysters over or under
cooked. One of the best ways of in
surfing proper cooking is to drop then
into boiling water and cook them {
minute after the edges curl, then re
move them to the tureen; add butter
and salt to them and rich milk to The
boiling water: when scaIding hot poul
over the oysters. A cupful of waite
may be used with a pint of rich milk
-szs7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
SOME WINTER DISHES.

Pork tenderloins stuffed and baked
are very savory dish. Split length
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

The idea OF getting rid Of the
wheei-within-a-wheel arrangement by
which town, village and school district
affairs are conducted is not new one
to readers CT The Mcddler : weekl-
diseourses. The extravaganza, incou-
| Venience and iueffieucv of the existing
method are being brought to public
notice continually. Why community
! the size of this enc should have three
separate and distinct sets of officials
| is beyond the ken Of the ordinary NOR
tai. Indeed it might be said that
there are four sets. for the town school
district has Its affairs administered by
| directors of its own even though q
big percentage of its pupils attend
school in the Incorporated district
The Meddler has vet to be given a
good reason why all town, village and
school district affairs cannot be AL
ministcred through the medium of one
governmental unit. This would prob
ably necessitate two tax rates, since il
is hardly to he expected that residents
of the outlying districts would be
willing to pay toward the support of =
fire department or for street lighting
but it is understood that the burden
of these expenses could be apportionet
in a fair way. As for the saving cf
amy inheritance rights which the
school districts possess this could prob
ably be done in the same way as i,
5 provided in the educational bill nov
pending before the legislature, thi.
measure contemplating the abolition O
all Incorporated districts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
The MeddIer
II the coat fits you. put It on"

The Meddler cannot he blamed for
faoIioo ro+ho, ,loa.oa +h,. tho 1ooo,
,,
''''''' u '''''e ilS'S i'''e' eS'e" ''seii IL
TWO propositions winch have been the
subjects of considerable discussion in
this column; namely. the Door service
oiven Inv tho looal +roll,- road and tho
.,,,ao,;sr..... .-.
- ''' ',.'0"o '''''''o 4 ~
6'> & '''i'ch'S' "e Puoil' WIZ nave ''
opportunity TO express ltseiI on the
street fallfoad proposition as soon as 4
pc'lton to the pubic service commits
SION can be put III circulation, while
the consolidation plan will be present
Ell at an early meeting Of the board
| ot trade with a view to getting 1t into
shape for public action later on.
|
| The only surprising thing about the
| proposed trolly investigation is that it
| has not been started before. The ser.
vice which the LEGAL road has given its
patrons during the past year OF two
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

Wise and III Win q
we'll seasoned stuff
fling; tie and cover
with thin slices Of
salt pork; roast in
oven, allowing %
minutes to the
pound and basnng
every Il minntnS.
Evening star., 1915-11-12
NOTHING NEW TO OFFER
IN PLAZA AWARD HEARING
B. & o. Railroad Rests Case on Tes-
timony and Arguments Submitted
to Former Commission.

Although the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was afforded an opportunity
today by the plaza commission to pre-
sent testimony as to the fair value of
the railroad holdings on the proposed
Union Station plaza, counsel for the
company informed the commission that
1t would rest its case on the testimony
and arguments submitted to the for
mer commission.
Chairman Spaulding of the commits
sion announced that the counsel for
the railroad, in its communication in
formed the commission that it had no
arguments to make or evidence to offer
in addition to that submitted to the
former commission.
The commission has the full steno-
graphic record of the former commits
sion's proceedings, and Immediately
will begin the work OF reviewing the
railroads testimony and argument
submitted at that time.
The holdings of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad consist of three whole
squares and the greater parts of three
other. squares, the whole being about
half the entire property to be acquired
The total awards made by the former
commission by condemnation proceed
ings aggregated s1,729,417, but under
the law providing for the reappraisal
the award of the present commission
may not exceed an amount equal to
the price at which the property was
acquired by the present holder, with
IS per cent per annum added.
Evening star., 1915-11-12

George Henry Leidner, seventy-six, a
civil war veteran. died at his home in
Baltimore from the infirmities Of age.
He was born in that city
Evening star., 1915-11-12
VESSEL IS REBUILT.
Another on Ways for 0verhauling
Sunken Schooner DESTROYED.

After having had her hull rebuilt and
made into almost a new vessel, the two
masted river schooner Five Sisters.
Capt. knight, owner and master, has
arrived in port, after an absence of sew
eral months. The Five Sisters Is one
of the fleet employed in bringing wood
and lumber from Aqua creek and other
Virginia tributaries of the Potomac 70
this city.
The old river schooner Peri. an old
trader out of Aqua creek. is no more.
When the United States engineer serv-
ice wreck remover York went to Aqua
creek to take the sunken vessel out of
the channel, in order to allow vessels
to go to the wharf of the Pyrites Min
ing Company. it was found she could
not be f1oated. To get her out of the
way explosives were used. and the old
vessel was torn into small pieces by
the explosions. The Peri was built
at Alexandria, and for many years was
one of the best known vessels in service
on the river.
One of the lighters used by John Mil
Ter & Co. in the transportation of clay
from river points to the brickmaking
plants on the Eastern branch is out on
the marine railway at the foot of 18th
street southwest to be rebuilt.
Evening star., 1915-11-12

William NJ Smith, forty-eight, presi-
dent of the Clifton Forge (Na.) Ma
tional Bank, died at that city.