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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
BOXERS SHOW PAGES AT
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB

Three boxing exhibitions were given
az the sag party o. the Moline Com
merciai club friday evening. two be
ing FOR three roILds and the other
for eight. Local talent appeared all
the way through and the entertain
meut was highly pleasing.
Young Sinnet tcXed three rounds
with kid Evans and then three with
Joe La'l9gan. all three men being from
Rock -siand. BOtl contests were tame
but Cailagan furnished considerable
Amusement with his antics. He took
The match seriously and IN one Of his
Wild swings he struck the referee.
Harry DeWolf Young Steckman OF
Moline and Eric Larson OF Rock Island
boxed eight rounds. putting up a
creditabie exhibition. Steckman
weighed 100 ana Larson i35.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
PREDICTSRUNITED
STRTES0FE EUROPE
Speaker at Meeting Of Bluff
Mems Club Ia ks on His
tory of the War.

That the present war in Europe ls
based on economic and political rea-
sons and not on race hatred was the
statement made Friday evening by J..
Waite Joslyn, EIgin attorney. al the
monthly meeting of the Blun Mems
club at the Second Congregational
church. His address followed the reg
ular dinner. which was served by
Mcesrs. LidvaI, Anderson and shall
lcne His topic was the European
war from a historical standpoint
The speaker said that back of the is-
sues which are being fought out there
is an underlying movement for the
abolition OF the powers Of the present
governing class and he believed that
10 would manifest itself before peace
has been fully restored He would
not be surprised II eventually the gov
eruments were merged into a United
States Of Europe modelled on the same
general plan as the United States of
America
G.. 7. Seymour. president of the club.
was authorized To- appoint "a commit
tee TO cooperate with those named by
other Moline organizations TO work
for a fare of ID cents for school
children on the street railway lines
Members were urged each TO bring
20 the February meeting some mem
Der OF the C.. a. r. 20 hear the address
which viii be given by Judge Rath-
burne OF Chicago on Abraham Lin .
coin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
IOWANS COME TO
MOLINE FOR JOBS
Rumor Factories Here Have Put
on Z 600 Men Causes Sc
rious Situation.

Acting on q report which has been
iu circulation at Dss Noines that
1000 men have been set at work in
Moline factories during the last cou-
ple Of weeks a number of men have
come here from the Iowa capital seek
iug employment or course. they have
been disappointed and some of them
have appe led 20 the TRICKY Manu-
lacturers' association. OF which II a
Jansen of this city is secretary.
lir. Jansen was unable to account
FOR the uduN or Des Nuiues uuem-
pioyed tiI Le learned from Secretary
Norwood Of the Davenport CONNER
cial club that there has been q report
cirCul ted iu Des Noiues that there is
plenty OF work here Whether this
report was started with the deliberate
purpose OF Kidding the Iowa capital of
some of IT'S IDLE men OF 10 make pas
seuger business for railroads is not
known II is believed. however. that
the rumor was accidentally started.
In order 20 0isahUse the minds of
iowaus Of the Impression that work is
.o be had in Moline tor any outside
men Secretary Jansen today wired the
three daily newspapers al Des Noiues
setting forth tine true conditions and
asking that publicity be given TO
hem. The message states that No
ine industries do NOT as yet provide
Employment for the resident labor of
he city and that newcomers have no
'hance 10 secure work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
QUARTER METER
TO Be BANISHED
Peoples Power Company vii
Require Deposit OF So
Prom Gas Users.

The quarter meter is 90 be abolish
ed by the Peoples Power company
and no tears sill De shed over its
passing. Judging by the experience
which great many hou sewiyes have
had with &c.
The quarter meter always has had
a faculty Of shutting of the supply OF
gas iu the midst Of preparations for a
meal when precious moments must be
lost searching for quarter. which not
infregucutly IS no. TO be found In the
house
The purpose OF the company as an
by ifs officers. Is 20 weed out
tire quarter meters as rapidly as pos
sibic by replacing them with the other
kind when there Us change Of ten
ants. II viii OF course take years 10
eliminate them entirely by this plan.
The quarter meter was introduced
for the purpose OF preventing the COM
pany from being defrauded by those
who moved away without paying their
gas bills To NEE, this difficulty now
Il has been arranged 10 require a de- /
'osit OF Sc from each gas meter user f.
10 protect the company against non
payment OF bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GREY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and No
body VIII Know.

The use OF SAGE and Sulphur fo- re-
storing faded. gray hair 20 It's natural
color dates back 70 Erandmother's
time She urged Il 70 keep her hair
beautifully dark. glossy and abundant
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull. faded OF stFeaked appear
ance. this simple mixture was applied
with wOndcrf-i eject
But brewing NJ ONE Is mussy and
ogt-of-dats. Nowadays. BY asking az
any drug store for a 5O-cent bottle Of
"wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound you will get this famous old
recipe which can be depended upon 70
restore natural color and beauty 20
the hair and Is splendid for dandrun.
dry. foyerish. Itchy scalp and falling
hair.
A veil-krown downtown druggist
says II darkens the hair 50 naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell II has
been applied You simply dampen q
sponge or soft brush with u and draw
this through your hair. taking one
strand nc 4 time By morning the
gray hair disappears. and after anoth-
er application or two II becomes beau
tifriiy dark. glossy and abundant
R4-Der House pharaaey.-(Ads.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
WHY WOMEN SUFFER
Many Rock Island Women are Learn
ing the Cause.

ing the Cause.
Women often suffer. not KNOWN the
cause.
Backache. headache, dizziness, ner
vousness,
Irregular urinary passages weak
ness, laaguor-
Each torture Of itself
Together hint at weakened kidneys.
Strike at the root-get 10 the cause
no other remedy more highly e1
dorsed than Deans Kidney Pills.
Recommended by tnOusanls-
Endorsed at home
Here's convincing testimony from
Rock Island citizen
Il have used Doan's Kidney PITS
with such fine results that 7 am slad
to tell others about them" says Ar5.
Westerdal OF 23J Thirteenth ST.. ROCK
Island Il had severe pains IN mJ
back, which kept me i8 misery. After
STOPPING, l had trouble in traiglte1,
ing and my Kidneys were weak ~
these troubles LEFT me when / took
Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price soc, at all dealers. DON'T sin
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PnIs-the same ths1
Mrs. Uesterdal had Foster Milburn
Co.. Props, Buffalo, y. Y.-(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
SCOTS CELEBRATE THIS
YEAR ACROSS The RIVER

scots OF the three cities viii hold
their annual celebration Of Bobby
Burns birthday anniversary In Daven-
port Feb. / II will be under the
auspices Of the TRICKY CaIedonlan
club which formerly held It's meetings
ia thu city. Scotch dances and music
viii be a feature OF the program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
OBITUARY RECORD
EuneraI Il -. Elen1minr-

Funeral services over the remains
OF Mrs. Rose Pierr Fleming we're
held at $500 Friday morning at the
home OF her daughter at TI2 Nine
teenlh street and at O'Clock at St.
Mary's church. Father J. s. Kelly Of
fciated and iuterment was in s.
Mary's cemetery. East Moline. The
bearers were q. II. Wilson, G. o.
pietz, George Rank. Roy J. Green,
John McEniry and Francis De Jaeger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
Nielonas Infant

LittIe Andrew Melonas. g-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Melon
as OF Firth street and Eighteenth
avenue died at 1870 O'Clock this
morning and burial took place this
afternoon in Riverside cemetery after
short services at the home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
Files sankruDtcy Petition.

Robert Ed, Moline contractor, has
filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy and Referee Z. L. Henry has
set Feb. 3 at . o'clock in the after
noon in Peoria as the time and place
for meeting of creditors. A trustee
viii be appointed at that time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
lINE'S SECTION OF THE ARGUS

writes an officer from the front, lis
the nervous. inexperienced sentry,
who is always firing at stray cows or
dropping acorns. or other objects
which fail to answer his summons
promptly. One meets many such sen
tries. and their challenges, 'Halte-la. ,
ferocious in some cases, excited in
others, is distinctly terrifying, espe-
ciauy as it is backed up by a business
like bayonet and a tremendous finger
on a trigger. One is in real danger
until the word is given.
= was walking with a general in his
own territory the other day when we
were held up by such a man, who pre-
scented his bayonet 10 the generals
breast and refused TO move until an
officer had been summoned TO estab-
Iish the generals identity. OF course
he was strictly correct, but as his
rifle went off Tin the air) from sheer
as VIC passed on, We had
reason for feeling a slight thrill"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

~ FOR any city % 10000 Inhabitants.
90 complete ia its plans thag further
Increase ia demands upon g. for fu-
ture extension u-nl require only the
addition ~ Offering beds and another
clean water eel. when the daily con
sumption shall exceed 600. 600 gal
Ions the preEeut consumption being
oaiy 100000 gallons
-Heorzanizirg the FIRE department
uirh a more modem equipment. in
Gliding the recoustTuctiou Of the IRE
and police alarm system - replacing
the tE0-circult alarm with one OF ten
circuits and extending she same %
new ferritory-
Keeping the streets and alleys
clean and heaitEf1l
'EllarEI1r The Browning field by
the purchase ~ land fronting Six
tcelth rreet thus making the tract
more accessible ard giving 60 a front
axe on the main fhorouzLiaTe OF the
city.
Cleaning up and making Prospect
park attractive and useful. o. well as
e.tsl.fsll1E therein O public bath
house
Planning and erectllr a beautiful
and servieelt-e building for the city's
home, al ueI as giving 10 a suitable
location
These improvements are an evil.
de1ce that the cts officials are in
touch with the progressive spirit OF
the town and alive % lts growing
needs
Costs Are Compares.
eft has been said by tie opponents
of tle lrcscu. form that Be- is too exc
1arslra. s. comparison OF tae costs OF
the arIermauIc form and cammi sion
form thoroughly retutes ilis argu-
Ueut
-Tle total amount Of the regular /
-Irrir- expense. OF tle city fog the .
rarlI scar ended March 30. 1911. un- 4
Ier tle 1llerual.c form. taken from .
ra audit Tor that relr was $4,000 iu I.
round figures rlLsr tle commission .
.l-u Tor tl. Ee1r rItel March 3f.
1872 the cltys expenses amounted 90 .
$4,000
-Fo- rIe year ended March 80. 1913. .
&C. was SIsLH0"
For tho year ended March 81. 1919
O. was s-IfD1I.
These fElrcs show % saving OF
30 600 co. three years.
Daring tho same period the popu-
alton of tle city increased from $4,000
I'd 1000. OF no % De- cent
During the years wee have been ur-
.er The commission form pavemeltE
ave been extended. sidewalks laid
.rI sewer and water provided Co a
.raa-er extent than iu any previous
our years OF tle city's existence.
.-uyiur aIso that the commission
1rm g. more capable of responding 90
ae public demands for permanent inn
-ovemcuts and @ general betterment
q living c-uditions il tine town.
No one claims thai commission
1rm IS perfect but that 10 S. a vast
Improvement over the old Laphazlrd
.ay OF running the city's affairs. no
usiness man can help but say.
The result OF the four years trial
z the commission government by our
fly should warrant the city IN con
uuiuz its trial for another term The ,
experiences gained in this trial. which
as entirely new and strange 20 us
100 Dr. OF greater advantage iu the
dmiu stratiou % the city'z govern
len. Tor the next four years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
COMMITTEES FOR
BANQUET CHOSEN
Local Swedish American Re
publican Club Holds It's
Annual Meeting.
MAYOR CARLSON is HEAD
Elaborate Arrangements viii Be Made
for State Convention to Be
Held Here March 9.

/ Special committees were named 81
the annual meeting of the Moline
Swedish-American Republican club
Friday evening 70 look after the ar
rangements for the state convention
and banquet to be held in Moline
March 9. Mayor NJ r. Carlson was
elected president to succeed Frank J.
Landee and y. =. Mun-on was chosen
secretary.
a committee composed of Martin T.
RUdgren, Grant Hogberg and Andrew
Kempe of Rock Island. and Martin r.
Carlson. John Suudine and \. +. Nun
son of Moline, was appointed to name
a vice president for each precinct in
this city. nine in Rock Island and two
in East Moline The report OF this
committee viii be presented at the
next meeting of the club. Standing
committees were then named as fol
lows:
Charles Branstrom. NJ
r. Carlson, +. J. Landee, Emil John
son. Carl HallEren and Oscar Obe~g.
Ffuance-John Sundine, George w.
Johnson, DR.. Louis Ostrom, NJ. r.
Carlson and n. =. Munson.
Committee TO select delegates and
alternates to the state convention.
b. Oakleat AIbin II. Anderson. Grant
Hogberg and r. A. Johnson.
Slate Is Recommended.
Special committees on the state
convention were named on recommen-
dalton OF a committee named at the
last session and composed OF Frank j.
Landee, retiring president G. /. Peter
son, retiring secretary, and Emil
Johnson, treasurer. Those selected
are;
on general ements-Frank J.
Landee, chairman; August Suudine,
Robert ShaIlberg. A. Y. Esterdahl, D
b. Freeman G. L. Peterson. Charles
Brurstrom. Emil Coleman. A Z. Dan
.elson and z. w. Anderson.
Committee on banquet - George W. !
Johnson, chairman: r. A. Landee. j. Is. /
Oakleaf, Andrew Kempe. Jack Free I
men. G. c. Hogberg, a. P. Berzelius, /
NJ. T. RudGren and Frank a. Johnson. /
Committee on speakers-John sun /
Ieen chairman; Emil Johnson and DR. /
-ouis Ostvom
The club voted to hold q meeting at }
he Manufacturers hotel Feb. 9 at g I
n the evening. at which time dinner
viii be served for the members OF the
hub. Reports Of officers and commit
ees win be heard at this time and
urther arrangements viii be made
or the coming state convention.
Women Are Active.
Women are taking an active interest
nd indications point TO a large dele
alton OF the fair sex. II was only
wo years ago that women were ad-
litted TO the convention for the first
me and they proved a valuable addi-
ion to the state league Reception
ommittee for the state meeting viii /
e a large one, as it is composed of 8
ne newly elected officers of the club, 2
nd they have appointed al the mem {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
YOUNG EVERS MAY GETA
MATCH WITH YOUNG ERTLE

Efforts are being made TO match
Young Evers OF this city with Young
Ertle, the bantam who has been max.
ing something Of a sensation IN pugi.
listic circles about Chicago Peanuts
Schieberl. who is now at milwaukee,,
writes that Evers has a good chance
TO get on with Ertle at one of the bills
given in Wisconsin this winter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
Rants e. 49,

Banks OF Moline today received no.
tees from James J. Brady. state audi
tor. informing that the law against
paying checks on overdgawn accounts.
viii hereafter be enforced. as the
practice is against good banking prin-
ciples and leads to carelessness on
the par; II depositors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
Jahns Not candIdate.

Commissioner o. L. Jahus is first
member of the city commission 10 ex-
press himself regarding his candidacy
at the spring election. This morning
he declared he would not be a candl.
date and that he saw no reason why
his friends should ask him TO run
against his Will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
INCLINE BANKERS PLAN
TO BOWL THE ISLANDERS

In preparation for contest with
Rock Island Moline bankers are DTac-
ticiug on the Eagle bowling alleys al
most nightly Rock Island bankers
recently defeated a team OF Daven-
port money handlers and the Moline
proposes TO 20 after the
tri-city honors n they find that they
can get into championship form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
PIow Company serIors WIr.

The Moline Plow Company Seniors
fattened their standing in the Manu-
facturers' bowling league Friday eve
ming by grabbing of three straight
from the John Deere Pillow company.
The totals were 2.451 and 1853
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
Asks 4 Good nc-I

How about the rem. OF this house
OF yours. Flitter2 Doesn't the land
lord ask "a good deal for it?"
FAtter-Yes. lie often asks FIVE
and six times n month for il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

Three thiles too much AID three
too little are perniclous to man-to
speak mueh and know little. to spend
mccn and have little. to presume much
and bee worth litile.-Ceryautes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
JANSEN ASKED TO SPEAK
AT BANQUET AT LASALLE

IT 4. Jansen. secretary OF the Tri-
CITY Manufacturer association. has
been i1vited 20 speak ~ banquet 10
be held By The Illinois Valley Manu-,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

facturc-s' club at ;aSaUc Friday eve
ming. san. 20 This g. a uow oreauiza-
ton. just getting it's work started. and
10 is presumed that the members de
side TO learn something of the meth
DDS the t-icity association has en-
ploycd TO win Success
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

VIOLATE THE LAW
Survey By Health Department
Finds Foods Are Handled
Improperly.
TEN RESTAURANTS OFFEND
Proprietors Warned s.7d Given TWO
Weeks &c Make Reforms, Arrest
Being Threatened.

That there are a out OF the 20
. stores. restaurants. hote's and lunch
: rooms Iu Moline IN which food is
handled that d. no. observe reason
able sanitary regulations was brought
ont iu the report of the survey
which has just been completed by the
c.r. health department Ten OF these
places are restaurants. two are gro
Gerry stores and two meat markets.
90 Is the cheaper restaurants which
are giving the health authorities the
most trouble. though the two ErOcerise
and two meat markets were found 20
be handling their goods iu a manner
which is detrimental 90 the public
health Warnings were given in aIL
-hc cases where conditions were not
approved and two weeks viii be giv-
en- iu which 90 make re.1rmE At the
end of that period II nothing has been
done arrests are promised
The hotels were found 90 be mp 10
standard and -he better class of
lunch rooms and restaurant were
also given an Official %. IS. Greatest
source or complaint fn o certain class
OF res-aurl - was the condition OF
the rcfr-crafors. which were often
found vIrn the doors were opened,
% give or a =ickcn.uE odor. and
with tables On kitchens. which lu sew
crar cases were positively h,.hy. ln
the unclaaa rcIrirerators foods were
found 90 Doe kept in uncovered CON
tanners. while the tables which were
uucIeau We're used f1r preparation OF .
meats. vegetables. etc. for cooking .
and Tor the dining table
Resist Reforms.
Commissions r. J.. Eastman stated .
today that She cheaper restaurants are .
tho places iu which it rs most difficult .
TO- secure reforms. Pr1pr.e-ors i'
many cases are fore. Euer=. some OF .
them understanding Eng fish but linz
and most Of them regarding .
Inc activities of the health depart
meut a. unwar-antei interference .
with thcir private business
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

Oh, yes. we think a good deal Of the
girls voice next door. but it wouldn't
do for as TO put our thoughts into
words-New Orleans Picayuue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
ON
EUROPEAN WAR

/ Berlin. Correspondence of The As
sociated Press.)-The steady extern
sion of the sphere of activity of Ger
man submarines is the subject of a
recent article by the German naval
expert, Count Reventlow. The sink
ing of patrol boat off Dover and
later by the destruction of two com
merclaI steamers of the French coast
gives evidence, says the writer. that
German underwater craft are able to
operate almost anywhere even in the
most frequented waters
He dismisses the suggestion that
the revival of German submarine ac-
tivlty has been due to the restoration
OF the locks at Zeebrugge. Belgium.
Germany's new naval base. stating
that to his knowledge the locks were
never damaged by British gunfire as
had been maintained As a matter OF
fact. he argues. German submarines
are not dependent on Zeebrugge as
base in order 70 make successful
raids in England waters That their
radius of action is extensive enough
without it ne says IS proved by the
fact that submarines have gone as far
as the Shetland islands and to points
even more distant referring evidently
to the Northumberland report that
one of the little craft had circumnavi-
gated the entire British Isles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

a man Of courage is also full OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
CHURCH MAKESIT
EASY TO PRETEND
Any Hypocrite Can Pray ana
Sing but not All VIII Work.
Says Patterson.
GIVES A SCATHING ADDRESS
IRISH Divine Denies That He Is Ad
vance Agent for Billy Sunday
but Thanks God for Him.

"Catch-my-pal" Patterson CON
Guided his series of set addresses in
the three cities with three hour.
adress at the First Methodist church
IN this city last night in which he Be
Iabored the church as il exists today
and called upon his hearers TO ret
ont and do actual work i'm the as.,..
lance OF their less fortunate brothers
and sisters. He vigorously denied
that he came here as advance agent
for Billy Sunday.
u have heard sunday speak" said
he, and ! thank God for him He win
do a vast amount of good .u tbls
community. But why wait for him be
fore taking up the real work which
lies at your hands2"
Churches. said Rev. Patterson
have deteriorated into institutions for
the preservation of the preserved
The dignity their members assume
he said. is fatal to success I'M any res.
undertakings for the betteImcnt of
human kind.
Too Little Work
There is altogether too much
reading and study and too much afyp.
ing and prayer" said the speaker
That is all your Christian EuIearor
societies and Epworth leagues do
Now any hypocrite can read ard
sing and pray bU, not every hyuocrfte
is ready 10 get out and do good
turn for others. Too many Use these
" form Hr r.,r-,r.. ..r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

Without any means of protection
against the pressure of the water.
a Greek sponge fishermen recently
made a dive 10 depth OF 262 feet.
believed to be the worlds record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

-tCorTespondence of The
Associated Press-) One OF the great
perils OF Journeying in the war zones,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23

Calcutta, Corresponding of The
Associated Press -Judgmen has just
been decreed in the courts here IN the
first case of trading with the enemy
which was made a severe misdemean-
or at the beg ming of the war The
accused. an emp!oye of q Calcutta ex-
PORTING firm was sentenced TO Is
months IMPRISONMENT and to paw
hre Of ;3.c00 He was convicted o.
endeavoring TO arrange for the sac os
a shipment of mica TO 4 German firm