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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13

trical power develop. Private mon
opoly of any great natural resource
like water power is indefensible.
Therefore, the only logical solution Is
to have the government itself develop
It's power resources at cost for the
benefit of the people
The Tavenner bill creates water
power development board" consisting
of the secretaries of war, interior and
agriculture 1t reserves all rights Of
the United States in or over T figable
streams and their tributaries and on
the public lands and reservations, in
Guiding national parks and national
forests. 1t directs the board to make
examinations and surveys for works
for the storage, diversion and develop
ment of water fog power purposes,
and to build the necessary power
plants, and proceed to operate them
and sell the power to municipalities,
manufacturers, railway companies, or
other companies. corporations, firms
or persons, under regulations to be
made by the board"
Waterpower Development Funds.
The bill follows closely the lines
of the reclamation act, creating in the
treasury a special fund to be known
as the ''waterpower development
fund" to consist of an initial amount of
s50,O00,00O, which the secretary Of
the treasury is directed to place IN a
fund. This amount is to be raised by
a three per cent bond issue.
The rates to users of power are to
be fixed by the board at such figure
as will produce revenue to maintain
and operate the plant; pay to the
state, county and other local govern
ment within whose Jurisdiction the
plant is located, an amount IN lieu
of taxes equivalent to the local cur
rent tax rate for such classes Of prop
erty, but not to exceed three per-
centum of the assessed value; to pay
the interest on the bonds and provide
a sinking fund for their redemption in
% years; and to accumulate a de
velopment fund" which will be used
to develop new projects, until even
tually all waterpowers owned by the
government are in operation.
The bill is designed not only to fur
nish cheap power to consumers all
over the United States, but to pro-
vide the government with power for
its own uses, such as the construction
Of nitrate plants which would be nee
essary IN war times to manufacture
powder, and which could be used in
peace to produce fertilizer. Cheap
power would determine also the To-
cation Of munitions manufacturing
plants run by the government. The
Rock Island plant, located in Repre-
sentative Tavenner's district, is sup
piled with power from a government
water power plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
DRIN K
HAB | 7
RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT

Thousands of wives, mothers and
sisters are enthusiastic in their praise
Of ORRINE, because it has cured their
loved ones OF the Drink Habit" and
thereby brought happiness to their
homes. Can be given secretly. OR
RlNE costs only $l00 per box. Ask
for Free Booklet. Thomas Drug Co,
Second avenue and Seventeenth street.
-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Gen No asa

Notice is hereby given to all per-
of Rock Island, Ill, having ordered
the construction of ten inch water
main on Twelfth street from the main
at Twenty-fifth avenue south to the
south line of Rodman Heights addi-
ton; and an eight inch Waterman on
Twenty-ninth avenue from the main
on Twelfth street to a point 500 feet
west of Twelfth street, also six inch
mains across the paving on Twelfth
street at the avenue intersections, and
the ordinance for the same being on
file in the Office of the city clerk, and
r. ~
said city having applied to the aZ.7
court of Rock Island county, Illinois,
for an assessment Of the cost of said
said assessment being payable In nine
installmelts, each bearing interest
at the rate of five per cent per an
mum, and an assessment therefore hav-
ing been made and returned to said
court, the final hearing thereon will
be had on the 28th day of April A. D.
1916, at the hour of o'clock q. m,
or as soon thereafter as the business
Of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
tons In said court, before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island, ILL.,, April II,
1916.
e. D. FISHER,
Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment.
JOHN X. SCOTT.
City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13

annum, and an assessment therefore
having been made and returned to
said court, the final hearing thereon
will be had on the first day Of May,
A. D. 1916, at the hour Of o'clock a.
M, or as soon thereafter as the bust
ness of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
lions in said court before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island, Ill, April IL
1916. JAMES W. MAUCKER,
Commissioner Appointed to Make Said
Assessment.
John X. Scott, city attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13

ing bracket installed; unit price of
iron post installed; unit price of signs
Including brackets and iron posts
delivered F. o. B. city of Rock Island.
Approximately 500 signs will be need
ed. Successful bidder will be re-
quired to guarantee material for five
years from date of acceptance not to
include destruction by public.
City reserves right to reject any or
all bids.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIF.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
French Nav Wear Coats OF Mail.

Paris.-Surgeons consider the sue
cess of the new helmet of the French
0Emy so effective that the possibility
of a return to the old days when the
chest and abdomen were also pro-
tected by armor is being seriously
discussed. DR.. Roussy has just stat
ed before the medical academy that
the number of men sent to the hospi-
tails with slight scalp wounds doubled
between the month of August, when
the helmet was first put into use. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13

the month Of January, when the army
was still only partially equipped with
posed to indicate that the percentage
of dead from bullets and shell frag-
ments in the head has diminished in
corresponding proportion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
you Wouldn't Lose Yo1I Temper, John.
If You Used 'Gets-It" for Those Cornsr"

why, John. 1 never knew you to
use such language! I've told you
several times It's no use to try those
bandages. salves. tapes, plasters. and
contraptions for corns. Here's some
'Gets-It'. it's Just wonderful how easy.
clear and clean it makes any corn
come right off. Takes but few sec
onds to apply. II dries at once. Put
your sock on right over it.-there's
nothing to stick or roll up, form a
bundle of your toe. or press on the
corn. It's painless, simple as rolling
off log. Now put away those knives,
razors and scissors, use 'Gets-It' and
you'll have a sweeter disposition and
no more corns and calluses."
It's an insult TO. your intelligence
for any one to hand you an imitation.
Accept no substitutes; get "Gets-It."
"Gets.It" is sold by druggists every
where, Csc, a bottle. or sent direct by
E. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Rock Island and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn rem
edy by A. J. Riess."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
Be Sure You Get
G.E-T.S..I.T
for Your corns
Don't Let ANY One Deceive You By
Handing You Something
Else for Corns,

the worlds greatest corn-cure, that
are trying to cash in" on "Gets-It"
success by deceit and by names that
sound like "Gets-It" Notice how it's
spelled, "G-E-T.%I.T"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
Admits Coal Firm Made
Money on Price Rise

Burns Brothers. coal dealers, who
supply a large part of the domestic
trade in New York City, made mary
thousands of dollars as result Of the
recent high prices of coal, according
to testimony yesterday at District At
torney Swann's coal inquiry, where
Frank Burns, vice-president of the
company, was placed on the stand.
The heavy demand for coal had
caused his hrm, Mr.. Burns said, TO
purchase about 10000 tons Of coal in
the open market since October 81, at
prices ranging from $40 to Sl2 ton.
In the same period. however, the firm
sold between $4,000 and 10000 tons.
The $4,000 or 10000 tons which me
company did not buy at high prices
were obtained before the shortage, Mr..
Burns admitted, at prices ranging from
S5.25 to $3.50 ton. The company sold
this coal at prices as high as 1919
d ton.
Shortage of labor at the mines is
one of the principal reasons for a
shortage of supply" he continued.
1.-THE labor unions are directly re-
SFoHSlDle loi part VI inc idbVi SHVi -
age, because petty strikes are con-
stantly occurring. These strikes are
called Button Strikes because the
union men in good standing will no:
work with men who have been deprived
of their union buttons by reason of
the fact that they are behind in their
dues.
Another cause has been the preva-
lence of holidays among the foreign
ers in the mines. During the last year
they have been taking advantage of
every holiday and there are lot of
them"
Mr.. Burns said that his firm handled
more than three million tons Of coal
year. On October 81, he said, the
books showed that for the preceding
six months they had sold 10000 tons
more than they did for the correspond
ing period in 1915. The firm has on
hand $4,000 tons at present and is get
ting from $3.50 TO 1915 a ton.
Assistant District Attorney Marke-
witch will examine Mr.. Burns further
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
BUS LINE SEEKS FRANCHISE
Would Operate Above 14th Street
Committee NAV Decide To-day

The franchise committee Of the Board
of Estimate. consisting of Mayor
Mitchell, Frank l.. Bowling, President Of
the Board Of Aldermen. and Borough
President Douglas Mathewson of The
Bronx, yesterday considered fran
chise for the New York Motor Bus
Company to operate bus lines above
Fourteenth Street. No decision was
arrived at and the matter will come
before the committee again to-day.
II is understood that the committee
decided to grant the application of the
New York Railways Company for a
franchise to operate surface cars on an
extension Of the Eighty-siXth Street
crosstown line from Central Park West
TO Broadway Final disposition was
postponed pending a report from the
Controllers Office, which probably will
be presented to the Board Of Estimate
Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
AUSTRALIAN FOOD
SYSTEM IS URGED
Commissioner Predicts 1t
Would Bring Drop in
Cost of Living
NO FLUCTUATION
IN PRICES POSSIBLE
Latest Sydney Rates Far
Below Those Asked for
Same Goods Here

II New York should experiment with
the Australian syssem of state and
municipal regulation Of food commodi-
ties there would be substantial and
immediate downward trend in the cost
Of living in the opinion Of P. Z. Quinn,
commissioner representing the govern
ment Of New South Wales in this city.
The housewife in Sydney pays &c
cents pound for butter, and knows
that there can be no fuctuation from
that rate without the permission Of the
government. In this city the housewife
reads to-day's quotation of Al cents for
butter hoping that il would not jump a
nickel a pound through the night
Purchasers Of cheese in Sydney pay
only 16, Ia or L cents a pound, because
the government has ordered recently a
reduction of cents on this popular
dairy product. Whole milk cheese
brings 2412 cents pound in New York,
fiat increase of 9 cents over the quo
tations in November. 1915. In the
large cities Of the Antipodes eggs are
selling around 25 cents dozen. Here
storekeepers get as high as 81 cents re-
tail for hennery brown eggs from Penn
Sylvanla and nearby towns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
RAILROAD PASS INVALID
Highest Jersey Court Upholds Pennsyl'
yania Against Official
he Te.esraph Do ne Tibune. ]

Trenton, N. j., Nov. 2O.-The State of
New Jersey faces an expenditure OF
nearly 100000 a year as the result OF
an opinion handed down by the Court
Of Errors and Appeals to-day holding
to be unconstitutional an act of 1914
which provided that nearly 300 en-
ployes Of the state be entitled TO free
railroad transportation. The law is
held to be invalid only in so far as it
affects L. Edward Hermann, who was
private secretary to Governor Fielder
Mr.. Hermann is now counsel to the
Board of Public Utility Commissioners.
and the case was a test action brought
by the Pennsylvania Railroad to re-
cover about 500 in railroad fares from
Mr.. Hermann because the latter re-
fused TO pay, The decision of the
Court of Errors reverses the previous
finding Of the Supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
Investigation Forces
Prices of Bread Down

Bread prices in many parts of the
city are sagging, because of. the pub
LEFTY attending the Investigations into
charges of alleged conspiracy TO fix
prices, according TO Assistant District
Attorney Elder, in charge Of the bread
inquiry.
an some parts the price of bread is
normal, and one firm operating non
delivery chain stores is selling -
ounce loaf for seven cents" said the
assistant prosecutor.
MIR. Edcr added that on the East
Side, where rolls sold for IA cents a
dozen month ago, they now cost 10
cents. and in q few shops 9 cents. The
bakers allege that it is better to keep
the roll trade at little or no profit, be-
cause it acts as feeder for the pastry
trade. in which the profit is larger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
DOCTOR, 81, TO TAKE
WIDOW, IS, FOR BRIDE
Wedding To-day at St. Thomas's;
Bridegroom Kin of Washington

DR.. George Tucker Harrison, who Is
eighty-one years old and looks many
years younger, and Mrs. Cornelia Sey-
mour, ffty-fve, will be married to-day
in st. Thomas's Church.
Mrs. Seymour lives at the Langdon'
in East Fifty-sixth Street. DR.. Harri-
son is a native Of Virginia, and for the
last five years has lived at the I'm lver-
sity of Virginia. For more than iorty
wears he was practising physician IN
New York, and his acquaintance with
his prospective bride began here thirty
years ago.
Mrs. Seymour has been married
twice Both husbands are dead. Her
second husband, who died about four
wears ago. was James Collins Seymour
Who was al one time connected with
the H. b. Clahin Company. Dr. Harm
son is a widower lie is great-great-
granddaughter Of George Washington.
Al the Langdon last night Dr. harri'
SON said that they would live at the
University of Virginia. Mrs. Seymour
said that she supposed that was so, but
she had lived in New York all her me-
and she did wish that she could take a
Fifth Avenue 'hus or something with
her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
THEATRE STRIKE FAILS
New York Stage Hands Avert Tie-Up
at Hartford
tBy Telegraph 70 Tho Tribune. ]


Hartford, Conn.,, Nov. 2o.-By a sud
den strike for more wages and shorter
hours, Hartford stage hands temporar-
lily tied up every theatre in the city,
including moving picture houses. Anna
Held was scheduled at Parsons Thea
tire tonight in Follow Me-" and for a
time it seemed that she would not be
able to appear. kilograms of distress
sent to New York resulted in a carload
OF New York stage hands arriving in
time tonight to permit every scheduled
performance. Following a meeting of
the strikers this evening, a telegram
was sent TO New York, asking the In
ternatlonal Alliance to send a repre-
sentative to try to adjust the differ
ences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
WILSON'S MESSAGE READY
Will Urge Railway Strike Lesisl,s,.
and Porto Rico Bill

Washington, Nov. 20.-Presidsnt VIZ
son virtually completed his nexs annual
message to Congress to-day and plsansd
to put the finishing touches On Il 70.
morrow. II will be devoted almost "a.
tirely TO domestic matters and VII duJ
primarily with legislative ssSsuso1
recommended to Congress prsusuaIv
and not finally settled.
The principal items IN the msssae
are understood TO be railroad lseix.
ton TO meet the situation ereslel n
the threatened railroad strike Last A.
gust. a measure to allow American q.
porters 70 form common selling ~,
cies abroad. conservation bills, Q e..
rupt practices measure and the peFn
Rico bill. -f.-
Governor Arthur Wager Of Porto Nh
was at the White House to-day md q.
poets to see the President within Q -
days TO urge that action on the Pen
Rico bill be taken before the ussi
Christmas recess Of Congress- csV-
ernor wager said that until the hIl b
passed giving citizenship to Porto n
cans agitation for the independence 4
the island will continue. AZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
Foods Up 80 Per Cent
in Year, Report Shows

Comparison Of prices OF all of the
edibles that find place on the table
Of the average New York household by
experts of the Association for lmprov-
ing the Condition of the Poor has re-
vealed that the increase in the cost Of
living here in exactly one year has been
30 per cent.
A statement issued by the organiza-
ton last night contained comparative
tables showing that the rise in prices
ranged from il per cent for milk to ia
per cent for potatoes Officers of the
organization call attention TO the fact
that families that found it just possible
to live under former conditions must
now lessen the quantity and quality OF
food consumed, thus bringing about
physical deterioration.
The comparative price table follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
Less Poverty Is Seen
in Requests for Aid

nesnitc the rise in the price OF food
stuFs. there has been an amazing de-
crease. as compared with last year, IN
Inc number Of applications for relief
wsde 10 the big charitable organiza-
lions of New York. Records or the
charity Organization Society and the
limited Hebrew Charities, which handle
most Of Manhattan's relief work, show
a 30 per cent drop.
a similar lessening Of the demand
for aid is apparent in the work St the
provident Loan Society of New York.
An official said yesterday afternoon
the loans now on the books were $4,000
fewer in number, and $l,l00,OOO less
in amount than two years ago. The
society has now out in loans 100000
less than il had last year at this time,
he added.
The reason for this apparent pros
perity among the classes which ordi-
narily apply for charity is believed hy
officials of these three organizations to
lie in the fact that there is plenty OF
work for every one. Casual laborers
and day laborers are getting higner
wages than ever before, and few fam
iIies can be found in which there are
persons able 10 work who have nor
employment Of some sort
but with everybody az work" said
Karl de Schweinitz, Of the Charity Or
ganization Society, "the incomes OF
these families are larger. They may
not be large enough TO enable them 10
live as well as they lived a few years
ago. or to have as many Injuries az
they once were able to afford, but
they seem to have enough TO keep them
from requiring charity"
On the first day of November, the
latest date for which records are OBJ
tainable, the Charity Organization
Society was caring for Az families.
as compared with 2,532 in 1915 and
s.2s3 in 1914. The United Hebrew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
GIRL, II, HELD AS BURGLAR
Charged with Robbing Friends Apart
ment of Waists

Accused of being burglar, Miss
Grace Herbert. seventeen years old. Of
526 East l3sth Street, was arraigned
yesterday before Magistrate Cobb in the
Harlem Court and held in 1000 bail
for trial. 1t is alleged she stole two
silk waists and blue suit, valued at
S3l, from the apartment OF her friend,
Sarah Nsgel, at III East l23d Street.
Detective Carmody testified yester-
day Miss Herbert had borrowed key
TO Miss Nagels apartment from an
other tenant and entered it November
IA. Miss Herbert's attorney said she
would plead guilty to petit larceny but
Magistrate Cobb refused TO accept the
plea and held her on the burglary
charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21

Charities. on November /. had 1,72o,
while on November i. 1915, 1t mad
under its charge 1853 families.
But even with the lessening OF the
number of charges the charitable or
CARNATIONS will be compelled, OWING
TO the high price Of food, to spend
more money this winter than ever be
fore. To care for the 1,442 families
in October. the Charity Organization
Society spent S5,924, while in October
of last wear only $3.50 was necessary
to care for 1882 families. Similar
increases are shown By the records Of
the United Hebrew Charities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
WHITMAN PAYS AUTO VICTIM
Settles for $4,000 with Engineer Hurt
in Collision with His Car

Albany, Nov. 20.-An order Of settle
ment filed in the County Court to-day
disclosed that Governor Whitman had
paid $4,000 10 Henry w. Taylor. a civil
engineer, of New York and Albany, for
injuries received in an automobile coll
lision last April.
Taylor was passenger in a taNicab
which was in collision with the Gov
errors automobile, in which the Gov
errors little daughter Olive and a gov
erness were riding. Taylor was the
only person injured.
The taxicab company also paid Taylor
$1,000, the settlement order showed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
TIFFANY & Co.
PEARL NECKLACES
OF ALL SIZES
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS
IN FOOD PRICE WAR

Yesterdays Developments
in the campaign against
high prices 7cere;
District Attorney Swami
subpenaed eight members of
two poultry associations be-
fore the New York County
Grand Jury in an investlga-
ton of high prices.
Joseph Hartigan. Commits
sioner of Weights and Meas
ures, outlined a plan under
which the subway system
could be used for the carry
ing of fresh produce from the
farmers, eliminating much OF
the cost of delivery.
Leonard NJ. Walstein, spe-
cial commissioner, pushed his
investigation of charges OF
conspiracy among coal deal
ers to boost prices.
Mayor Mitchell announced
himself in sympathy with
most drastic measures against
food spectators.
Announcements were made
by state and county prosecu-
tors that dealers convicted OF
using short weights or meas
ures would be sent to jail
wherever possible.