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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
METHODIST CHURCH
rs GROWING IN IOWA

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 24.-There are
more than 100000 Methodist in Iowa,
according to figures compiled by the
Iowa Methodist and made public to-
day. The statistics show that the in
crease in the membership of that
church in 1915 in this state was 612
per cent. Sunday school membership
increased Is per cent.
The Muscatine, Oskaloosa, Ida Grove
and DEBORAH districts showed an in
crease in church attendance of be-
tween 10 and II per cent, while Des
Moines showed 2 1-5 per cent gain.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24

ing the British position on the Tigris?
Or, and this seems the most probable
to the point where it is crossed by
the Bagdad railway? The latter
achieved and this alternative could be
INDUCED ina march on Constanti-
nople or one across the desert to Alep-
Pc, where is said to be gathering the
Turko German army for second at
tempt to capture Egypt and the Suez
canal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
The Day i'm Davenport

Z Hendricks of Davenport; Herman Lee
wen of Renwick, Iowa, and Elsie d.
Professionalism Of Walcott. Iowa;
and Elmer W. Ferguson of New Haven,
Conn, and Ila Brown of lie Claire,
| Iowa.
/ Mackenzie Pleads Guilty; Sem
| fenced = Charles Mackenzie charged
with forgery, entered plea of guilty
to the Indictment and was sentenced
by Judge Theophilus to 80 days in the
county jail. Because 1t was the de-
PENDANTS first offense, the sentence was
moderate. Mackenzie passed check
on ]. L. Paulsen, the North Harrison
street grocer, drawn for SO. He was
apprehended shortly afterward. He
was represented by Attorney ]. P.
| Weir.
Aged Lady Dies on Date Of Birth
Mrs. Harriet Stoddard passed away
at her home, 416 Western avenue,
Tuesday, at the advanced age Of 81
years The deceased has the unique
distinction of being born on Washing
toms birthday and dying on the same
date She was born in Blairsville, Pa,
in 1885, and came to Rock Island with
her parents in 1851. In 1854 the de-
ceased was united In marriage with
J. NJ. HarrNd, he passing away several
/ years after their marriage. In 1859
the widow was united in marriage with
n D. Stoddard, who passed away In
! 1904. Surviving are two brothers and
sister, Rev. M. c. Eignus Of Forrest,
ILL.,, and S. P. and Mary Eignus Of Dav-
export.
/ Obituary Ree0rd-Louis G. Miller
passed away at 9:45 o'clock Tuesday
evening at his home. 312 1-3 West
Third street The deceased was Born
/ in Sherills Mounds, Iowa, on June rs,
1866 He learned the carpenter trade
which he followed up to his death.
Three years ago the deceased moved
to Davenport and has since resided
here. Feb. IS, 1888, he was united in
! with icy ~ i al
! ley, Iowa Besides the widow, the de-
ceased is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. F. H. Van Drien, Mildred and
Catherine Miller, the mother, Mrs. Liz
eta Miller of Chicago, one brother,
William OF Cedar Rapids. and four
sisters, Mrs. r. /. Newton, Farley, Min
ME Miller, Waterloo, Mrs. c. H. Far
ley. Ottumwa, and Mrs. r C. Merrill,
Chicago.
! The many friends of Mrs. p j. Stitch
will be grieved to learn of her death
which occurred In Chicago on Tues
day morning, Feb. %, death being due
to humorous growth. Mrs. Stitch was
formerly resident of this city and
during her residence made many
friends by her sweet and loveable dis
position, who will mourn. Be-
sides her husband she is survived by
five sons, P. J., John j., II. F., Peter
d. and Ben; also four daughters. Mrs.
ID. Mcmahon, Mrs. r. Unholz, Name
and Margaret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
Nav Settle Strike.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 24.-Prospects
seemed favorable for settlement of the
strike in the Sioux City packing houses
today, involving 1900 employees. A
conference of representative of the
strikers with packing house officials
will be held today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
WAR STOCKS ARE
0FF;OEALS HEAVY
Latest Phases in International Situa.
ton Reelected in Irregular
Tone of the Market.

New York. Feb. 24.-Around noon
metals stocks lost l TO points, with
even greater losses in war shares, oils.
motors, sugars and marine preferred.
Marked heaviness was shown by New
Haven, Canadian Pacific, St. Paul and
Fries. Bonds were heavy.
Latest phases in the international
situation were reflected in the irregu-
lar tone Of today's early stock trad
ing. Price changes were mainly down
ward and dealings were on a larger
and broader scale. Metals denoted the
most pressure, American Zinc and
China Copper losing a point each.
American Can eased a trife at the
outset, but became firm later on the
recent court decision. Lackawanna
Steel featured the war group with a
rise of over two points, but represen-
tative stocks, including United States.
New York Central and Reading. were
lower Anglo-French bonds made a
further fractional decline on free Of
!erings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24

lions at present be made to illustrate
this theory. From Constantinople to
Erzerum is TAO miles; from Erzerum
to kut-el-Amara, the immediate objec-
tive of the Anglo-Indian forge on the
Tigris, is $40, and from the Russian
advance in Persia to Kut-el-Amara is
$50 miles; while Erzerum, the Russian
position in Persia, and the Anglo-In-
dian position on the Tigris form a
broken line whose nearest point to the
Suez canal is 725 miles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
Kansas iCty Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 24.-Wheat-
No. 2 hard. 1.15@12O; No. 2 red, lis
Oils.
corn-No. 2 mixed. 6s970c; No.
white, 70RG 71c. No. 2 yellow, 21hQ
73c.
Oats-No. white, 4SQ4sc; No. mix
ed, 43q46c; Hay unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
LOCAL MARKETS,

Feb. 24-Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local markets
to-day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24

Women to Vote for School Men
Women may vote on the insurance
proposition to be submitted to the vot-
ers at the annual spring school cleo
ton according to decision of the
board of education, says DR.. o. A.
Dahms, president of the board. I'm
der the Iowa law it is optional with
the board whether the women will be
allowed to vote or not. The board, re-
Numbering that the women of Daven-
port carried the manual training
school bond issue and have always
taken an active interest in other school
matters, decided in their favor. The
proposition on whichthe voters will be
asked to ballot is that the school board
carry it's own insurance through a
sinking fund on all the buildings ex-
cept the high school. The board be-
lieves that this viii be great saving
as the experience of past years has
shown that fire loss over long term
of years is negligible while the annu-
al premiums are considerable
amount The amount Of insurance
will be approximately 100000.
o.
Henry Wallace Well Known in Daven-
pOrt-Henry Wallace, prominent Iowa
publisher, who died in Des Moines,
was well known in Davenport. He was
an uncle of Coroner ]. d. Cantwell and
for number of years past made an
nual visits to this city, always being a
guest at the CantWell home. He was
there the last time in August. In the
Sos Mr.. Wallace was a resident Of Dav-
export, being pastor at that time OF
the United Presbyterian church here
and also in Rock Island. He was born
in Newton, Pa, March 10, 1886. DR.
and Mrs. Cantwell expect to leave Dav-
export tomorrow morning for Des
Moines to attend the funeral which
will be held in the afternoon.
To Prevent Illegal Sale of Liquor
Original notice filed by County Attor-
ney Jebens has been served on Mrs.
Ida Borneman of Bettendorf, notifying
her that there is an illegal sale OF
liquor taking place in her building on
State street in Bettendorf, occupied by
Coin Brothers, and asking her to have
this sale stopped. 1t is probable that
unless something is done, an action
similar to that started and finished
against Gustav A. Rooster, Jr., and the
Riverview hotel, will be instituted.
%
Eight Couples Married Yesterday
Eight more couples took the oath to-
day in the office of the clerk of district
court and were given marriage IL
censes. They we're:
Henry Matzen and Emma Stolten-
berg, Davenport.
julius Johannsen and Augusta F
Petersen, Davenport. T
Bruno H. Hahn and Hilda Hagen
Davenport.
August Paysen and Jennie Rudolph
of Princeton.
James Pumpkin and Hilda NJ Rice
Davenport.
Henry E. Campbell md Rose A
Griebel, Grand Mound.
Christ Litscher and Norma OFT, Nc
Causland.
Fred Wolf of Hoopole, ILL.,, and Win
fired Greenwood, Thomas, III.
Five other couples were given Ii
censes on Washington's birthday. The,
we're William |. Baxter of Princeton
and Margaret A. Oliver of Walnu
Grove. Iowa Fred H. Fellner OF Ed
ridge and Wilma T.. Wamser OF Mays
vile; Isaac 4. Mari and Grace L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24
Kansas CITY Provisions.

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 23.-Butter,
eggs and poultry unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24

]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-24

Continued from Page One.l
The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28
ROADS WITHOUT "PoRk."
In ksntucky the State Foots Road In.
provoment Bills.

In Kentucky the State Foots Road Inn
provsmsnt Bills.
How a state may build and main
tain system Of good roads without
either tapping Uncle Sans pork bar
rel or imposing heavy debt on fu-
ture generations is being impressively
demonstrated by Kentucky, says the
New York Sun. After three-quarters
Of a century Of inactivity Kentucky
began last year to extend state aid to
individual counties for highway work.
Now 1O,636 Of the $4,000 miles Of pub
lie roads are surfaced. The showing
is surpassed by only eleven other
states, those Of Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey.
New York, Connecticut, Vermont.
Utah, California and Wisconsin.
A law Of 1914 imposes tax for
road purposes and authorizes the state
to aid the counties which vote bonds
for highway construction. Fourteen
counties assumed bonded Indebtedness
aggregating $2,215.OOO last year, and
others have arranged to increase their
IOdu 4uuUS u ucCI IuS 0l0lC . VA0ks
The state intends to disburse about
$75O,O00 annually. No county may re-
ceive more than 2 per cent Of the total
state road fund in any one year, but
the payment by the state continues
until the county is reimbursed TO TIE
amount Of half the proceeds Of the
bonds actually spent on construction.
Some of the counties have started
to spend each year an amount excee9
ing the 20 per cent Of the state fua4.
Thus the compact with the stats y
virtually perpetual, for It is improbable
that the state will ever 0vertake theoe
counties In expenditures.
According to Governor Stanley, t6e
road building enterprise has already
passed the experimental stage. No ~
now questions the wisdom Of the f1x.
The general opinion is expressed IN the
saying, '"The money Is not spent; II -
invested, and well invested More
over, Kentucky's pride In her highway
system will be all the greater bocatse
the state itself, not the federal w.
ernment, is footing the bill for In.
provement..
The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28
ABOUT HoHU uKHuuuHu.
systsm That Will Contribute Much -
Making Of Better Highways.

Making OF Better Highways.
In the following communication Mr..
o. w. Hancy OF Davis county. Ia.
deals with the question Of road drag
ging and outlines system of drag
ging that will. in his opinion, contrib
ute in the greatest possible degree To
the making Of good roads. He writes:
ut is getting the time Of year when
the road drag will soon come into play.
and there are several things that ought
to be brought before the public In re
gard to road dragging. There arc
more roads spoiled by dragging than
there are made good If not properly
dragged in the first place. 1t requires
two rounds to drag road right, and II
they are not dragged right It is money
wasted. BY two rounds you get out to
the ditch and give the water a clear
shoot to the ditch. II only one round
is made 1t should be made out to ditch.
BY dragging one round in the middle
of the road you get a ditch started
where the end Of the drag leaves a lit
tie furrow, and this damages the road
more than 1t would cost to drag It
twice as much or to drag it twice. I
am on the roads every day, and l have
seen great bitches cut by poor drag
ging that 1t would cost ten times as
much to repair as the dragging cost.
So why not pay for good dragging and
have good roads? 1t would save money.
Then teach the people to drive on the
same side Of the road when 1t Is mud
dy and save half Of the dragging and
tax. l have seen smooth road get
big rain in the winter and the people
drive all over it from ditch to ditch
and cut 1t all up. Then freeze comes
and it is almost impossible to get over
the road, where If they had kept on
one side Of the road the other would
have been smooth and good. This is .
great item to people that have to be on
the road every day. BY poor road
work and poor dragging half the peo-
pies money is wasted.
"Winter dragging is more necessary
than summer and ought to be looked
after"
1t is not surprising that men differ In
their opinions regarding the real merit
Of the road drag as an implement de-
signed to maintain the road surface.
1t is quite true, as this subscriber says,
that in some instances the road drag
does more harm than good, and the
special reference he makes to the prop
er drainage of the road is a point that
cannot be too strongly emphasized.
We would like to encourage freer
discussion of this phase Of the road
question. This paper has always been
a strong advocate Of sensible dragging,
and it has been free to express itself at
times in opposition to those who have
injured the cause Of the drag by at
taching to it an importance as road
builder to which it never has been and
never will be entitled. We have a.
ways maintained that good grade n
the first essential In road construction,
after which there is abundant Opp0rts-
nifty for the exercise of skill in main
tanning the surface by the sensible use
of the drag.-Iowa Homestead.
The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28

on an era of vastly improved liv'
ing conditions, both physical and
moral. due almost entirely to the
efforts Of women workers In the Ma
tional "Clean Up and Paint UP" cam
paign, according to Allen w. Clark.
chairman of the national campaign
bureau. in st. Louis.
It is estimated that during 1915
more than a million women took part
in the campaign for civic progress and
human uplift which frightened the
lives and homes of millions from Ban.
gor, Me-. to San Diego, Cal. 'The
growth and development Of the ma
tional "Clean Up and Paint Up" cam
paign, has been in leaps and bounds
since its Inauguration" he said.
Individual women, women's clubs
and women's organizations of all kinds
for civic and moral improvement have
joined forces in this great work which
reaches into practically every phase
of life. Letters have poured in by
the thousand at the bureau headquar-
ters from women inquiring how to
start the work in their communities
Many of these indicated that the old
fashioned "parlor" variety Of woman
civic worker was dying sure and
natural death, and that serious-minded
women were coming to realize more
and more every day the big work that
is before them.
Women Led the Way.
II don't believe we realized the far.
reaching extent of the work we had
undertaken until the women showed
u.s." said Mr.. Clark. "The permanent
features of the "Clean UP and Paint
/ Up" idea we're what seemed to gain
their Immediate, Endorsement, Their
old idea of q spring housecleaning.
which I believe, originated in New
England, seems to have been dropped
entirely, and the women's organiza'
tions Of the New England states are
among the very hardest workers for
an all-year-round policy"
It would be an impossible task to
name in person even a small percen'
tage of the women who have done &C.
tive and efficient work since the ma
tional bureau inaugurated it's system
In the spring of 1913. Some few OF
them, however, are such women az
Mrs. Clarence Baxter Of Kirksville
Mo-, vice chairman Of the civics de
partment of the National Federation
Of Women's clubs; Mrs. E. T. Sen
seney, chairman Of the pure food com
mittee Of the Consumers league of st
Louis; Mrs. w. r. Ctivvis, president
Of the Missouri Federation Of Won
ems clubs; Mrs. Philip N. Moore o.
st. Louis, past president of the Ma
tional Federation Of Women's clubs
and Mrs. Thomas Sherwin. chairman
Of the department Of streets and al
leys of the Women's Municipal league
of Boston.
Much Work This Year.
The work of the bureau as planned
for this year will be more comprehen
sive in its scope than before. It will
include everything that will beautify
improve sanitation and tend to the
health Of the community. Some Of the
things to be done are the cleaning Of
streets, alleys, front and back yards
cellars and stables, removal Of ashes
carting away of tin cans and all rub
b:sh from vacant lots. burning OF
hauling away all garbage, filling in Of
The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28
Permanent Road Work.

Money invested in right Of way In
reducing grades to the proper maxi
mum and in draining and crowning
roadbed, building suitable culverts and
drainage structures, represents the
most nearly permanent elements that
enter into road construction. Money
spent for these items properly DE-
signed represents permanent road con-
struction. Gravel placed upon q prop
erly located, graded and drained road
VIII often answer immediate needs Of
that road. This will form the best
foundation possible for high type Of
construction when that stage y
reached. Orange Judd Farmer.
The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28
WOMEN HELP TOWNS TO
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP
They Have Done Much to Make National
Campaign for Civic Betterment
Successful Everywhere.

doing away with breeding places OF
mosquitoes, flies or disease germs. the
planting and trimming Of trees and
hedges, planting of flowers. and the
liberal use of paint on everything
that needs it.
In many instances last year the
planning and experimenting Of the
work has put entirely in the hands
Of some efficient women's organization
in the city or town. The files at the
national "Clean Up and Paint Up"
campaign headquarters in st. Louis
are full of records OF just such cases.
Assistance in starting a campaign
In any community in the United States.
will be given free of charge by the ma
tional bureau, Mr.. Clark explained.
upon receipt Of a request from any
woman or women's organization. Aid
can also be secured from Mrs. Clar-
ence Baxter, chairman of the Wom-
ems committee of the national bureau.
or from any of the other civic leaders
constituting the bureaus advisory
committee.
BE Perpetually at It.
Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. Senseney are
helping women's clubs everywhere to
accomplish in their towns what was
accomplished in st. Louis last year.
The women's clubs conducted the en-.
tire campaign in St. Louis, Boston
and many smaller cities last year and
in thousands of other places they are
aiding the men effectively. The open.
ing weeksy in many places will be
only the beginning Of perpetual "Clean
Up and Paint Up" campaigns. "They
will be of immense value" wrote Mrs.
Baxter recently, "in arousing civic
consciousness in practical sanitation
and conservation and In actual busi-
ness activity in the community. Many
people spend hundreds Of dollars fur
nishing their homes and only an occa-
sional caller gets to admire them. A
much smaller amount spent on a coat
Of paint for the exterior, general
cleaning up of the premises and q few
flowers would give pleasure to thou
sands of passers-by and their friends
as WE'LL"
Both of these women are in daily
correspondence with leading club
women, in several thousand women's
clubs, in the effort to make the local
"Clean Up and Paint Up" campaigns
the foundation upon which to build
and conduct various other community
betterment activities in which serious
minded club women everywhere are
so interested.
Newspapers Give Help.
Editors of newspapers from coast
to coast have taken up this work oi
the women and are aiding them in
both the news and editorial columns
and most of them are unanimous In
declaring that the chief value Of the
work is that 1t aims at permanent re
form and continued effort.
Ministers are also aiding the women
in their work by preaching appro
pirate sermons on civic cleanliness
and kindred topics. The wife of one
earnest, hard working clergyman in q
southern town, in which the campaign
was in progress, wrote in letter to
the national bureau that II more peo
pie were as sincere in their religion
as they are in this "Clean Up and
Paint Up" movement the world would
be a much better place In which to
live. .-..
The Washburn leader., 1916-04-28
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP!
How to Start Campaign That WIN Produce
Results I'm Our Town.

T1RsT: Take your telephone in hand-get halfdozen
started. Talk It and before you part. agree
upon meeting to be held day or two later-each
you agreeing that meeting other
tain whose interest will be valuable especially some
public ocal and physicians who can tell about the
need of public and private cleanliness.
Second When the meeting is called organize at once
chairman and other officers 1--WE suggest enough
vice chamen to include cooperating organization
INTEREST," and instruct the chairman to appoint all
the chairmen of the various subcommittees within
day twohese and the officers to constitute the general
committee There should be committees cooperation.
finance and publicity provide wagons for rubbish
collection to obtain the cooperation of the school
children, and to interest all merchants.
Adopt resolution requesting the board of health to
proclaim the opening the Campaign for the Cleaning
Sanitation and Beautidcation Of the town
Adjourn, after fixing date for GettoWork meeting
few days later which all these chairmen and members OF
their committees will attend to plan their work.
Third: Write to Chairman Allen W. Clark OF the Ma
tional Clean Up Paint Up campaign bureau Knloch
building Louis No. and get free literature telling how
to up and paint the town. together with reports
Of results Cities and villages throughout the
country
Fourth: Get many men and women % possible to
WORK, each specific thing. Don't make the mis-
take heaping upon willing and patient enthusiast
all the detail responsibility Of this work Committees
to do specific work. and charmen who will think and work
and inspire suggestions and zeal among the members OF
their committees. are essential
work: but mot committees to compicate and con-
fuse Select half dozen more for specific work and
do veil that specific work
The Washington herald., 1916-10-30
Demonstration of the Easiest and Best WAY
to Clean SilUer
The Siluer-CIean Pan

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You solution in
then silver almost instantly every particle
dirt removed
There injury silver solu-
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Cleaning silver with the SverClean Pan eliminates all rubbing
and polishing with various chemical eliminates
all hard labor and aompshes the result fraction
quired in the old
Silver the Slver-Clean a vevety
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left around the handles and in the carving Of the pattern
Slver-Clean Pans priced from 81 S35.00