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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
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! Lane President Paper BaIing Com.
/ pany.-J. Reed Lane has become pres-
ident of the Davenport Manufacturing
company, makers of paper balers,
through a reorganization Of the CON
! Germ, and the capital stock has been
increased from $4,000 to $4,000
with ! goo orders now on the books.
/ 10 OF which are from foreign cOun-
tries, this Davenport concern is work
/ ing overtime to supply the rush of
/ business. The BettendOrf company
has just been given an order to turn
out 1000 of the baIers to assist the
I TWO local plants of the Davenport
Manufacturing company in supplying
the heavy demand. The two Daven-
port plants are located on Front street
and at Fifth and Harrison streets. \
force of IS men is employed in the as
semblylng plants. Among the foreign
countries from which heavy orders
have been received are NORWAY. China,
Japan and Spain The company has
been turning out the balers at the
rate of 30 a day and from now on the
capacity will be greatly increased.
Both steel firepToOf and wooden balers
are manufactured by the company
The concern was organized in 1910
with Charles SChtck as president He
has resigned the presidency of the
company but still retains his large
stock interest in the concern. W H
Martin, vice president. remains as vice
president and general manager of the
reOrganized concern, Maurice Hem
sing is secretary and c. D. Martin
treasurer.
Warranty DeedS.-Jo Johnson Duggle- |
by and wife 10 Thomas Agar, east ILL., /
feet. lot A. block IS, LeClaire's second
addition, ST.
c. A Ficke and wife to Marion Al |
exander, lot 4, block 7, c. A. Ffcke's .
first addition. 1925.
Ray Brant, ct al, 10 Nellie T Cline. 7.
lot 3, block 2 West Park addition, 81 F.
H. b Jones and wife to Ola Eckert, /.
lot 5, block Is, Riverview addition, f.
Bettendorf, ST.
Thomas Agar and wife to Theodore .
Goettsch, north 50 acres, east 122
acres, southeast quarter section 8, rs,
4e, 81.
Anna J. Laird to Matte Wilson .
part Mill lot, Davenport & Rogers adj
dition, LeClaire, $1.750.
Henry II, Picklum. single, to vii
liam Matthew and wife. lot /, block
Is. Riverview addition, Bettendorf, 81
c. A. Ficke and wife 10 f. O. Sieb- /
engartner. lot 4, block ,, C. A. Ficke's .
first addition, Bettendorf, 1878.
Obituary Record.-The death of John .
Francis Meyer occurred at the Mount
Pleasant hospital after lingering i'll .
ness. He was a native of davenport /
born here April ?. 1873 Besides his
wife. he is survived by two daughters. .
Leura and Dorothy, at home; two
sisters, Mrs. s Hurd and Mrs. f
Spring of Davenport, and the follow /
ing brothers. Fred j., August, Louis .
f, William f. Edward ", Arthur H,
and Herman, all of Davenport, and
Charles of Los Angeles, Cal.
Louis Pungs, formerly a resident Of .
Davenport, and an employee of the In
dependence State hospital, passed .
away at the Oakdale State hospital at
Oakdale, west of Iowa City He was
brought TO Bowling & Horrigan's fu- /
neral parlors by automobile ambu- /
lance yesterday He is survived by
one brother, Gust Pungs Of Dayen- /
port, several brothers and sisters and /
his parents in Greece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
COLUMBIA.

Vaudeville Davenporb. Two per.
formances daily, at PAS and SIS
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45
1880 and 8 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Dongs in Mercer County's Busy Capital
Pc. 0. Sisterhood Has gccen,ion

The beautiful lawn ana residence Of
Homer Davies is today the scene of a
reception being held by the p r q
Sisterhood. At this grand affair the
local chapter of that Organization ie
entertaining the chapters from ~,
neighboring cities Of Alexis. Keitbf
burg and Woodruff. A luncheon was
served at l O'Clock at the Davies home
A large number of visiting sisters was
in attendance from the three named
places
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
To Present Pageant.

"Glimpses Along a Kings Highway
is the title of pageant to be rem
dered by the Standard Bearers of the
VI. E. church Sunday hight The pro-
gram will be as follows:
Song-Congregation.
Scripture reading Mrs Mable Egg
bert
Prayer-Miss Jennie McElwain.
Highways-Prolocutor, Lois Yer
trees.
Professional hymn.
The -PrOlocutor.
Egypt-Lucile Robson.
India-Dorothy Harbour.
Indian Girl-Ruth Shut
Burma-Mrs. Baumeister.
China-Mildred Vertrees.
K0rea-Ivel Bowers.
Japan-Anna Hebel with attendants,
The journeys end.
Finale-ProlOCutor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
Personal Mention


George W. Werts, Sr.. is in Rocbae-
ter, MINI, where he is consulting the
Mayo physicians.
Miss Florence Johnson of Sherrard
is visiting at the home of her brother,
A. j. Johnson.
J. ". Murphy arrived Yesterday from
a three days business trip in Chicago
Eliza Mecum, Knox student. visited
here yesterday with L. Boyd Finch
Mrs. Oscar Bjorkman spent vestnr-
day at the home of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Nesbitt. near Burgess
f. L. Petrie was a business caller in
Rock Island yesterday.
Z. s McGinnis was transacting busi-
ness in Rock Island yesterday.
Mrs. Hiram Parkman went to Bur-
CESS.
Guy Carroll was a visitor in Rock
Island yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. R. Poland returned Monday
to her home in Joy after a short visit
with her sister, Mrs. John Albertson.
Mrs. l. H. Nelson came from Jov
Tuesday for visit with friends here
Mrs. Albert Farris is visiting in
Keithsburg with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Ogle.
Mrs. Sam Almquist went to New
Windsor Tuesday to visit with friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
Among the Injured.

Little Jane White, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac White, who fractured
her elbow in fall downstairs a few
days ago, is getting along nicely.
Miss Lucille Retchum, who broke her
arm in fall last Friday, is improving
slowly.
Z. L. McHenry, burned by blow
torch explosion at his garage Monday,
is improving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
Committee Favors $1,000 to Battery

-Four thousand dollars for Battery B
was assured yesterday when the
finance committee of the council at
the committee of the whole meeting
recommended that this amount be
given the battery and that the city
take over the use of the present Arm
DRY building on Fifth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
NfnDeaDOIjS Eraju,


Minneapolis, May 18.-Wheat: May
1.177s; July, 1.175s; No. l hard, 124L
No ! northern, L1SB61.21A; No. {
northern, 1.145sf11S5s.
Corn: No. 3 yellow, 76K67Sc.
Oats: No. white, 41A 642c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18
Arctic Explorer at High School

Marriage Licenses-Harry E Vim,
Wenwood Park, Ill, and Kathryn f.
Ennis, Cedar Rapids; Alfred J. Paus-
tian and Elvira Inns, Stockton;
Charles Holdt, Davenport, and Ida NJ.
Beeler, Harris, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-18

mittee would hold a meeting in the
near future and preliminary arrange
ments for the big annual event made.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09

table. which by tnc way is inside in
formation not heretofore youchsaied
INC tourist.
The worst stretch on the entire Inc
strange 20 say. is within forty miles
~ the national capital, on the way to
Frederick sburg. and the mOtorist OF
1918 finds it Just as hard 20 approach
Richmond as the hordes of Grant
found II a half century ago.
h Will be news to many that OF the
entire 1873 miles between Washington
and Richmond less than fifteen miles
are unlmproycd. and only about four
miles Of this is really bad. What mas
e'rectually blocked traffic and still does
20 q degree. is four mJdhOles which q
few tons of gravel would remedy. The
entire bad stretch is in Prince Will
lam County. which declines TO assist
further ~ the building Of road which
crosses the eastern and unsettled por-
tion Of the county.
A. a meeting held in Fredericks sburg,
which / addressed, $500 was pledged to
match $500 to be raised in Washing
ton, 20 which is 10 be added 500 sub
scribcd by the American Automobile
Association.
This sum will be available at once
and viii be sufficient to make the bsd
stretches passable this winter.
In the mean time ! am endeayOring 20
interest some wealthy and philan-
thropic citizens 10 make up a fund OF
$4,000. which will insure the compile
tion of the entire unimproved portion.
After Fredericksburg Is passed there
is good sailing all the way % Florida,
and one need have no fear OF getting
stuck either on account Of roads or
for the want OF good hotels.
In both these respects the route
have mapped out is far and away ahead
Of the so-called National Highway,
which was never national in any wav
and was not favored or supported by
the national government.
On the contrary. the road which is
recommended by all well informed au-
thorities. and which touches the ma
tional capital and the capital cities OF
four states. is actually under the direc.
supervision and maintenance OF th"
United States Office of Public Roads
and except for the confusion might
properly bc designated the national
highway.
The old name Of the Capital High
way. which was given 20 It by LeOna-d
Tufts. the originator and promoter ~
the plan TO build good road connect
ing the various state capitals. seems
still the most appropriate designation.
Certain u is that from trail through
the swamps and pine barrens Mr.
Tufts has seen this road grow into an
improved highway which has now less
than twenty miles upon which no work
of ans kind has been done. and with
the closing of the last gap between
Washington and Fredericksburg MS
work viii be complete This road is by
far the longest stretch which has been
under the supervision Of the United
States. and is \ strong and material
argument m favor Of good roads legis-
lation at the next Congress. which VIII
be recommended by the Department o
Agriculture.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09

Instead Of manufacturing three ~. ~,
cylinder models year ago. me ,,' 80,
company has focused on o single T., -,
cylinder 3 = Ks. which Is a smaller ". ~.
motor than the company has pref (,
ly used and is an L-head 'ype. oS.S oSSss !,
the Case factory. It lists at Sl'vsv =.
A seven passenger car. in contr"ss, \.
1880 a. the low-price nglre o.
year. 80. T,
In the motor a silent chain gI.le \,
used for the front end, but lns,as.,,
the design is conventional inne's1..-.'
sDlash-pressure lubricatIon ~ith 80,
ton pump 20 fore. on % we -
crankshaft bearings Large waves .r, -
a special carburetor are claimea ~
the motor every opportunity 80.
use OF its capacity 20 best ad' ad'. a. y,
and ~ is fairly high-speed ehs.n:s .L:s.r-,
so long a stroke. developing man,
power az 2.l00 revolutions per M .,;
The three-speed gearset y 20 r..
with the motor and the elui'u A.
versed cone that sinks into 'ns 'ni. (,
wheel 10 disengage The rear a. al
equipped with spiral beyel drive 80,
the wheelbase IS 40 inches 'he ,,,l,,
being 34x4 inches. Two BODY ",,,: -:
are offered. seyen-pa s'engef
car and a roadster.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09

would not b. liable 70 such an Ole.
ton.
"I believe that those enjoying r,.,
fortunes would feel CONSEQUENCES d!
service and a sense Of satisfaction h,
making such a contribution 70 tie "a.
yelopment Of that country which hA
youch safed protection to them ard .
their possessions. A Federal r.ysnu. d.
S25,000,000 a year from inheritsness
would pay the interest on t5000o00l)
of state bonds. This amount, judelo.,.
iy and Jointly expended by the F.d.rl
and state governments, would ren.e,
possible the early construction o. Al
unequalled system Of local and national
highways.
with such . system ot highways .hs
automobile would revolut.onize rrn,
transportation IN the United States.
The motor truck il destined % revo...
tionize such transportation Nothing
would do more 20 stimulate the auto.
mobile industry. Automobiles and In.
proved highways have already beer III,
cause and the effect Of each other
Complaint IL often made ,hs, 20
many people buy automobiles This mar
be true in isolated cases. This ls A.
automobile age, and this is entitled %
be an automobile country. VIA:
American citizen ls not entitled 20 ,hs
necessity or this luxury. az you srs
pleased 20 characterize d.? IL IA, D..
ready come 70 pass that only no
classes OF our citizens do no. own az.
tomobiles. The one class for reasons
100 delicate 20 mention. DO not belong
70 that class. The other class TO whics
I belong, has never been able 20 decide
which is the best and most desirs5s
machine"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09
NEW MOTORWAY TO DIXIE LAND
pv HENRY MACNAIR,


hotel ~, tie end Of each days run" As
matter Of fact. tney caH do nothing
Of the sort FOR NOT only are good
roads scarce 10 \lrg ila, buy t'od
hotel. are scarccr. and ones day run
is likely 10 end IN some mud mole, with
even a poor hOtci q long way OF.
1t is no. only impossible TO tour Nlr-
ginia "comfortsbly and pleasantly m
drv weather. but most of lts roads are
impossible after the prOtracted rams
which occur in the season when the
Northern mOtOrist naturally wants 20
houk southwark. Indeed. it is entirely
accurate TO say that one cannot cross
Virginia to-day iu any direction over a
good road a.! the way. The old Ma
tional Highway is practically lmpass-
eblc below StauntCn. and the detOur
recommended by guide books and tour
ing bureaus is passable, but positively
and extremely dangerous AZ all times
between Lynchburg and Natural
Bridge. This stretch has never been
improved, and probably never will be,
since the location is illogical and diff
cult.
At -cveral OF its hundred-odd sharp
, turns car OF long wheelbase must
back UP IN order TO get around them,
and single mistake Of judgment or
failure Of brakes or steering gear
would plunge the car hundreds OF feet
below into the James River, along the
high banks Of which the road winds its
narrow aad tortuous course Tor five
miles
On this same route there is deep
ford which cannot be crossed after Il
heavy rain or in the spring, 50 that its
only recommendation rs relative 1t -
better than some Of the others.
In appropriating the slogan o. an
other tour which was great success
until II was Overshadowed by better
routes Of travel these worthy inn
keepers have overlooked the fact that
H. was not It's slogan or its roads
which made the Ideal Tour success,
but 10 really had a good hotel at the
end Of each days run whore one might
find ease for the tired flesh after a day
OF watcrbars.
And then the roads were not i'm
passable in summer only rough in
places. where the scenery tended 20
take the curse off the bumps. l. j. an
increasingly hard proposition TO mako
popular "a tour over bad roads. North
crncrs arc not making q tour of IA
South. and will not Tor some years 20
come.
The question which is asked of the
touring bureaus Of the large automo-
bile associations nine times out of ten
is: What rs the best and most direct
-outc 10 Florida
II more travellers could get this in
formation in convenient printed form
more would drive 20 Savannah and
jacksonville. with the purpose in view
/ OF shipping back 20 New York or Bos-
ton. That there is q best way goes
without saying and ] am preparing q
/ complete pamphlet 10 show IT,
After an Investigation of several
weeks in the South. during which time
/ / covered more than 5000 miles, can
truthfully say TO the Northern motor
1T that while there is no way on
earth 90 drive 20 Florida over good
roads all the way, / have just selected
a route from Boston 20 Savannah. %
per cent of which is good. per cen,
poor. AMI per cent rotten. This route
is 1866 miles from Boston 90 Savln-
nah and l.l33 miles from New York.
the recommended stops and hotels
being shown in tho accompanying
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09
Most Practical Exhibition in Automobile
History Was Herald of National Progress
MAKE TRAFFIC
LAWS UNIFORM
J.J.COIe, President Cole
Motor Car Co., Would
StandardiZe Them.

In recent interview. J. J. Cole ok
rlained his views on the subject o.
uniform traffic regulations as follows:
"For some time motoriot, over the
country have complained about the
lack OF uniform traffic regulations IN
the larger cities with the great M
crease IN touring during the past
twelve months, their individual plants
have become vcritably a rational vail.
And there's a good reason for l..
"The tourist Journeying out of his
home town encounters Iu practically
every city he visits other t'ai'ic prob
lens with which he "a absolutely IN
familiar. uniformed as he rs natural
iv Of the traffic requirements OF "A
strange community he becomes the IN
conscious offender Of its laws. lie SUI
| fers numerous annoyances; he rs some
times arrested. And the sum and sub
stance Of it all ls that ms trip loses
much of the pleasure that = rgnOuI'y
should hold in store for HIM.
Until short time ago, New YORK
and indianapolis we're the only cities in
the country that governed traffic az tho
street Intersections IN the business sec
tions by the semaphore system. Chi
cago employed the whistle system
nuisance 20 every Office building ten
ant in the loop, ana most confusing
plan for the stranger. Detroit had a
similar plan for handling the t"afic ln
the busy part o. the town. Some
cities station their traffic officers in the
centre Of the street Intersections; oth-
ers on one side of the street. Stlll
other cities employ still different meth
ods.
"The parking ordinances are widely
varied throughout the country. Dl'-
ferent laws govern the dimming o!
headlights. The requirements ~ pass
ing moving street cars and trans dis
charging or taking on passengers a.
crossings are quite complex. speed
limits for city driving vary IN different
localities. There are laws which gov
ern filling OF automobiles that are
greatly different. License requirements
are not the same. could go on and
enumerate indefinitely the vagaries Of
the present traffic law codes as they
exist in the larger cities OF the United
States.
yet the conditions which these
laws are supposed to govern are not
so different as the variety Of the laws
governing them would lead one 20 be
.evc. A uniform code of traffic laws,
with but fcW minor NdlldllOA'- couir
be made TO apply nationally.
"Not only would such code prove
d great boon 10 the motor tourist but
TO the stranger pedestrian. IL is a
real need. and with the increase Of
travel in America it is being felt more
than ever before.
Since | arst conceived this idea
OF standardizng the traffic codes for
the larger cities. and presented the
thought for what il was worth, TO some
of my newspaper friends, | have been
gratiiied TO learn that it has been
rather generally accepted by both mo-
torists and pedestrians as a possible
solution OF their presen. difficulties.
have been fattered by notifications
from numerous people of prominence
over the country stating that they
would take pleasure in cooperating
with me-
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09

on the outside of ;hc body or the side
Of The pssseuget. and one step on the
side Of Tie driver. To get in is like
jumping over The fence
It is fortunate for the designer OF
the "Hop Over body that We always
have certain motoring 0evOtees who
wear the best Of silk stockings, and
thc 6oor.ess runabout will unquestion-
ably appeal 20 them. i is q body de-
-rci for the athletic gin For those
who Go not wear skating skirts the
Gooliess ear nigh, not appeal Il is
t.0 closely allied TO the union suit.
The - IS snug and stylish when YOU
get iu,o it. but most Of our ladies are
TOO lat -o 10 much Step-.addcr work
while motoring
The car selling FOR $500 or less does
mot seem 20 have made much progress
during the last year. The reason IS
evident. The man who can pay no
moro than $500 il looking Tor relia-
ble car with service attached, and no
maker has Yet touched Henry Ford IN
this field
In addition. big producers. Ike
Willys and Flanders. are bringing s
good car down 20 2 price which =
easily met by the average man who is
making moIe money than he did a few
! e2-s ago.
Thus the buyer OF the very low
priced car g coming up into the 5000,
500 AND $500 class. He no longer
searches for the $500 car. In order 20
produce car at this price the manu-
tscturer must be equipped with the lat
est and most expensive machinery. He
must have az automatic plant and pro
duce cars ir enormous quantities.
When capitalists figure on the cost
OF such a plant and the added cost OF
marketing q hundred thousand low
priced cars they seldom get beyond the
figuring stage.
There are thousands of men who can
tel you how 20 break into The low
priced car market. but they viii all
admit. - they know what they are
tcisug about that Z would probably
take more money To- eaten mp 10 Henry
Ford than 20 build q high-priced car
iu moderate quantity. So IT happen
t.at .ae $500 car is usually stopped be.
Cow. . Irs-.rs
New-York tribune., 1916-01-09
Steel in Peerless Well Tested

j. American motor car makers had.
like the producers OF many other 9rti-
cies. continued to import their highly
developed raw materials from Europe.
the great war would have absolutely
cripp ed the industry, for without alloy
steels. properly heat treated, the motor
car Of to-day would be impossible. BY
1910. most American makers had estab-
he'd their independence rom the ku-
l.pcan stce. mills.
A. d. IS, every one Of the warrlng ma
tors has benefited BY the research
work OF the American motor car metal
lu.,.tS Representatives from all ku-
ropc-. manufacturing nations have
visited our laboratories and steel
m.le s. party of specialists from the
great kupp works al Essen who were
here about three years ago. readily ad-
mtca American progress and we're
loud Do their praise Of what had been
accompl pli-ncd.
Az the outset, great numbers OF
stccls were made in answer 10 the de
waud OF the motor car industry, and
The science OF heat treatment was IN
t- infancy. These conditions caused
the Peerless Motor Car Company Of
Cleveland To equip laboratories most
thoroughly with the necessary appar-
a-us. not ONLY TO make commercial de-
Examinations but also for the purpose or
scientific Investigations into the prop
critics and treatments Of steel, IN order
that the best materials could be Sc
lcctcd and the maximum benefit from
their use secured.
lt f.. obvious that 40 manufactures
could lay claim 20 the use Of the best
material until he had become thor
ouqhIv familiar with every modern
steel produced both in tins country and
abroad. and until he was fully con
rcr.ant with the physical properties
which could be developed by correct
scientific treatment
u recognition OF this fact. the Peer
Jess Motor Car Company began TO buy
samples Of every known kind OF modern
steel A canvass was made Of INC
steel manufacturers of Europe as well
as Of America and bar Of every type
was purchased, with the result that
more than $40 different stecls were re
ceivcd and tested.
The exact temperatures at which
changes IN the steel structure take
place are spoken Of a. critical
points. these vary as the kind and
proportion of the chemical constituents
of the steel are changed.
The first step was a complete chem
ica' analysis Of each bar. Critical point
determinations were then made of each
steel with the result that six distinct
tcmperatures were obtained 20 an ac-
curacy Of 2i2 degrees. This necessi-
tatcd the examination Of approximately
10000 specimens under n microscope
cauabe Of magnifying 100000 areas.
II is believed that there has never
been undertaken either in the labora-
tories of the universities or IN any 9TH
er industrial plant an experiment IN
the determination Of the critical tenn
peratures OF steel which compares
with this.