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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31

ent to bury the garbage. Commits.
sioner Liedtke will not start the wag
ons until the incinerator is ready for
operation.
Workmen have put in about three
months on the incinerator furnace. II
is now set up and connections are be-
Ing made. 1t will require two weeks
to place the furnace in commission, as
there are many fittings necessary be.
cause the furnace is to manufacture
steam for use in pumping water at the
waterworks building, which it adj
joins at the foot Of Twenty-fourth
street.
Road is Built.
A roadway has been constructed tc
the second floor of the incinerator
building. The grade is not steep. The
road leads to an entrance on the north
side and there are two openings in the
second floor leading directly into tbs
furnace below. The wagons will pass
over these holes and the garbage will
drop to iron rods and as it becomes
dry will fall into the fire and be con-
sumed.
The cement floor of the building will
be laid as soon as all connections arl
made. Because of the numerous pipe
fittings necessary, the floor was moi
put in when the building was erected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
BIG HORSE SALE

Saturday, April list, 1916, at Mauck-
er's Livery, 1908 Fourth avenue, Rock
Island, so head farm horses and mules,
good teams, have been working on
brewery wagons, match teams.
There will be a lot of good horses at
this sale. Any one having horses can
bring them to this sale.
John Kilcoin, Auctioneer.
Fred Tom, Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
Retail Price Same.
HARLAN TO BOOST
ROOSEVELT TONIGHT

John Maynard Harlan of Chicago,
candidate for delegate at large to the
republican national convention under
the Roosevelt standard, reached Rock
Island this afternoon and will speak
tonight at the Illinois theatre on
Roosevelt and Safety" Mr.. Harlan
has been making a spectacular cam
paign in Illinois the last six weeks.
Alone and without political organiza-
ton he has been pushing the Roosevelt
propaganda.
Il have spoken in IS Illinois coun-
ties during the month of March" said
Mr.. Harlan, "and from the start of my
work l have been able to see Roose-
velts strength in Illinois among repub-
licans, stand-pat and progressive grow
amazingly. The cry now is for man
of RooseVelt's experience, resolution
and good judgment as standard bearer
Of harmonized republican and pro-
gressive party"
Mr.. Harlan was asked why he had
changed his mind since 1912, when he
opposed Roosevelt and favored Taft.
Il like that question because it
strikes the essential feature of my sup
port for the colonel" he answered. Il
am trying to draft Theodore Roosevelt
into the service and want him made
president because l feel the country
needs him. Were he seeking the nomi-
nation would be against him as l was
| four years ago. He is not He claims
nothing from the party. His place in
| history, l feel, is secure Mr.. Harlan
will be introduced tonight by Mayor
William McConochie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds.

U. S. A. to George P. Dickson and
William B. Clapp. Northwest Il, nwA
sec. 5-16-3w.
L. S. A. to William B. Clapp. East
y, swA, sec. and e1a, nwA, sec.
25-16-3w.
U. S. A. to William B. Clapp. South
east a, ne14, sec. % and NV. sw, swA
sec. 24-16-3w.
Alice Lindell to C. E. Lundell. Lot
9, part lot 10, blk. ?, Brigham add.
Cordova. 81.
ANGEL ]. Wright and wife to Ella
Wright. Lot IS, blk. 4, Barth & Bah
cocks Both st. add, Rock Island.
Ella Wright to Katherine E. Wright.
Lot Is, blk. 4, Barth & Babcock's 30th
st. add, Rock Island. 81.
Albert E. and Archie McInnis to
Robert T. Lee Lot 16, McInnis Bros.
1st add, Rock Island. 81.
Robert T. Lee to Albert C. and
Archie McInnis. Lot 8, ]. T. Camp
bells sub. div, South Rock Island. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
NEW |NCINERATOR
TO OPERATE SOON
Rock Island Municipal Garbage Dis.
posal Plant is to Be Completed
in Another Two Weeks.
RESUME REFUSE HAULING THEN
Commissioner John II. Liedtke States
Wagons Will be Placed in Ser.
vice When Burner Opens.

Although It was the intention Of
Commissioner ]. H. Liedtke to tomor-
row start in operation Rock Island
city garbage wagons this will not be
done until the middle OF April. he an
nounced.
At Sat time the new $4,000 mu-
nicipal incinerator will be ready for
operation and garbage will be hauled
there and burned. When Commission
or Liedtke two months ago discontin-
ued the garbage hauling service he
planned 10 resume it on April /. 1t
was thought then that the incinerator
would be ready for use.
The city dumping grounds in the
west end is completely filled, there
being no more room for trenches. The
ground was used during the entire
last year, despite the opinion of many
that it would not hold out long enough
until the city could erect an incinera-
tor. Because there is no place at pres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31

teacher Of the seventh grade, will give
a play the last Of April at the McKin-
ley school house.
Miss Mabelle Pottiger and Miss Mil
dred Dorman of Moline visited friends
here Saturday.
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Slower
entertained the members and friends
of the Loyal Sons and Daughters
club, composed Of members of Mo.
Slover's Sunday school class of the
Memorial Methodist Sunday school.
After the devotional exercises and
regular routine Of business a social
hour preceded the serving Of an elab-
crate luncheon by the hostess. A
large collection was taken in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
SILVIS

Sunday George Hampshire and Mr.
Eckhard and families were guests OF
Mr.. LAHORE at East Moline.
The dance given under the auspices
of the Silvis Masonic Social club al
the Masonic hall here Friday evening
was we'll attended and a very pleasant
social affair
The members and friends of the La
dies Aid society of the Memorial
| Methodist church was held Wednesday
the home of Mrs. Hanson Thursday
afternoon. After the devotional ex-
ercises and regular routine of bust
ness and some hours passed quickly
and pleasantly in needlework, lunch
was served.
A special meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Silvis Memorial
Methodist church was seld Wednesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. James
Sharp.
Mrs. Johnson of Bureau Junction,
Iowa, is visiting relatives here.
Mrs Melin of Moline visited rela-
tives here Friday.
Miss Mary Baily, Miss Pauline
Hyndman and Miss Iva Conner have
gone to Hampson to reside.
Rev. F. NJ. Osborne and family have
moved to Silvis, having resided in
East Moline five years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Linthicum enter
tanned the boys and girls in Miss
Sadie Adams room at the Mckinley
chapel at children's party in honor
Of their little daughter Pauline's
eighth birthday anniversary. The
home was frightened with flowers,
and after some hours spent in games,
contests and music, nice luncheon
was served by the little hostess moth
err A lovely birthday cake bearing
just eight lighted candles in pink
holders graced the table. Pink and
white were the colors carried out In
the decorations.
Mesdames Edgar Eaton and John
Solomon entertained the members
and friends Of the Ladies' Aid society
Of the Baptist church Wednesday az
ternoon at the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson returned
home to Paxton, Ill, after visiting
their son, Rev. Loyal NJ. Thompson.
A special meeting Of the local Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
was held Monday at the home Of Mrs.
James Sharp.
Mr.. Sherman and family have NOV
ed here from Kansas.
A local option meeting was held at
the Memorial Methodist church Tues
day evening when DR.. W. H. Blancke
Of Davenport gave the address of the
evening.
Saturday evening the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Sleeth was bright
ened by a profusion of beautiful flow-
ers on the occasion Of the meeting Of
the Jolly Five Hundred club. After
some time spent pleasantly and quick
ly IN games and general sociability,
the hostess served an elaborate lunch
con. Prizes in the games were won
by Mrs. Andrew Peterson. Mrs. Rich
ard Rettig. Eli Daniels and Fred Hart
line. Mrs. J. W. De Lana of Norwalk,
Ohio. was present as an invited guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Stisser OF Mitch
ellville, Iowa, visited friends here last
week, returning home Monday.
The pupils of Miss Ruth Lowe,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
LiverpooPs Prosperity Shown.

Liverpool.-As an evidence Of the
prosperity of Liverpool, 1t is announ-
ced that the free meals given to poor
children in elementary schools now
average less than 4,500 a week, as
compared with 25,3o0 a year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
PRICES FOR SODA
WATER ADVANCING
Lefty Manufacturers Announce In.
crease Of Ten Cents Per Case to
Dispensers of Soft Drinks.
WILL NOT AFFECT RETAIL COST
War Is Responsible for Raise and 1t Is
Thought That Coloring viii Not
Be Used in Short Time.

That it will only be short time be-
fore consumers of soft drinks in Rock
Island will be drinking only white soda
water. was the prediction made today
by an official of the tri-city soda wa
ter manufacturers.
1T will only be a short time before
we will be unable to get any coloring
for the pop" he said. "Of course the
flavoring will be there. We can make
different kinds Of flavoring, but to most
people the flavoring amounts to little
unless the color is there"
After Saturday wholesale price Of
soda water will be raised. At present
it is so cents a case, but manufactur-
ers are going to charge the retailers
70 cents beginning April /. This in
crease of 10 cents is attributable to
the advance in prices for labor and
material.
Coloring has increased in price be-
cause of the war. Metal caps and bot
ties have also advanced in cost.
Retail Price Same.
81 do not think that the retail cost
Of soda water will increase because we
have raised 10 cents case to the
retailer. There are "a bottles in a
case, and retailer will realize $1.20
gross returns and so cents net re-
turns on a case" the manufacturer
said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-31
To Cure a Cold In One Dav.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggists refund money if
| it fails to cure. E. ". GROVES sigma
ture is on each box, 25c.-(Adv)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01

public service by granting them the
necessary time to perform the neees-
sary duty with the local company.
We believe real enthusiasm for the
national guard might be aroused by
the organization of rifle clubs, in the
various towns of the county and hold
ing an annual meeting of all these
clubs for drill and shooting contests
under the supervision of the local mill
tia company. Congress last year pass
ed a law authorizing the free issue Of
rifles and ammunition to rifle clubs or
gained by civilians. Under this act
ten citizens in any locality can organ
ize themselves into q government rifle
club and adopt bylaws approved by
the secretary of war. The club then
affiliates with the National Rifle asso-
citation Of America and Is issued by
the war department one new hrag
rifle for every FIVE members of the
club and 1870 rounds of ammunition to
/ each member annually for use on the
| rifle range.
Undoubtedly there are ten young
men in each town in this county who
would be glad to organize a rifle club
and train themselves in rifle practice
1t would not require a great amount OF
time and would perfect them in shoot
ing ability. Then county gathering
with contests between the local units
would arouse competition and interest
and, if drilling could be arranged, they
would acquire some of the rudimen
taries of military service. Until this
country has adopted laws compelling {
certain term of military service by al
young men this would seem a very
effective way to introduce a slight de
gree of preparedness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
AN EMBARRASSING EXPOSURE.

The trial of the directors of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad has brought to light a letter
which is most embarrassing to the
Administrations This letter, written
by William c. MeAdoo to President
Mellen of that road, June il, 1907 /,
enthusiastically commends Mr.. Mel
lens efforts to buy the Boston &
Maine railroad, intimates that Louis
D. Brandeis, who was then fighting
the amalgamation of these roads, is
"a pharisee, commends Governor
Hughes's veto of the two-cent railroad
fare bill, and concludes with the
words, q congratulate you on the
progress you are making toward the
acquisition of the Boston & Maine and
hope that your plans may be realized.
Everyone in Washington is wonder
ing what Mr. McAdoo' S distinguished
father-in-law will say to his secretary
of the treasury when the former con
eludes his honeymoon and has time
once more to attend to affairs of state
and politics. Certain it is that Mr.
Wilson cannot approve Mr.. McAdoo Z
having so recklessly expressed hi
real views in writing to have then
thus exposed when he is a prominen
factor in the Wilson administration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
Business of City Government,
est. Johnsbury Caledonian.)

The commission form of govern
ment is slowly gaining, there now be
ing 81 Of the 204 cities Of 10000 or
more inhabitants in the United States
under that form of government. Five
of these cities are in New England.
Vermont should begin agitation for an
enabling act to be passed by the next
legislature so Vermont towns or cities
can adopt that form of government.
Everywhere this form of government
has been reduced and where it has not
been introduced expenses are steadily
increasing With the rapidly increas-
ing expenses of national and state
governments the necessity of a cheap
er but efficient local government is
more keenly recognized. Vermonters
want the privilege of trying this i'm
proved method of doing municipal bust
ness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
Member of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, JANUARY /, 1916.
A NEW WORLD LAW.

Elihu Root Of New York, in his an
nual address as president of the Inter
national Society of Law, sitting in
joint session with the international law
section of the Pan-Ameriean scientific
congress, said that the exigeneies of
the war in Europe practically had de-
stroyed international law and the bind
ing value Of treaties The world would
have to determine, he said, after the
war whether international law would
continue its existence simply as "a
mere code of etiquette or real boiy OF
laws imposing obligations much more
definite and inevitable than they have
been heretofore
Mr.. Root said that he hoped that the
nations of the world. with the terrible
examples offered by the present war OF
treaties violated and neutral rights set
at nought, would take the higher
course and make a stronger interna
tional code. But this code to be effec
tive must have behind it, he said, 6
sanction that would mean that even
- INT SItdbCol NAOidlplo hOh4A cS PNH
ished. This could only be accomplished
he said. when nations ceased to regar(
an international violation as the con
Germ only of the violator and the vie
tim. A violation of criminal law, h
said, was now crime against tn
state, and violation of international
right must be regarded likewise as
crime against the world.
All OF which leads to the same con
clusion reached by that distinguish
l group of men which, under the leader
: ship of William Howard Taft, has a
\ ready laid the foundation for internf
Z tional agreement in the plan for
League to Enforce Peace, operatin
under the jurisdiction of a world cour
If America is to take the leadershi
in this great project-and what coul
try will take it, if America does not
then America, as Mr.. Taft has elearl
foreseen and pointed out, must be pr
pared to sacrifice her traditional is
4 lation, to take her place among Il
! nations as a strong man takes h
place among men, to demand and
! enforce respect for those principle
= which she shall undertake to uphold
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
" E. w YEA RS DAY
Howard | Ram

New Years Day is an epoch in the
life of man when he says good bye
forever to the corncob pipe and climbs
onto the driver IS seat in the water
wagon. It is q day on which everybody
makes good resolves and elings to
them with a death-like grip until
week from the following Wednesday.
Some Of the best resolutions ever
made started with defiant look on
New Years morning and wound up
three days later by going out in the
garden with a tubular lantern and
hunting anxiously for a French briar
pipe. 1t IS q peculiar fact that man
who discovers in May that he has a
tobacco heart which will not allow
him to take cut anything but tornado
insurance will keep on smoking right
up to the close of the Watch Night
Service and then break off with a jolt
that leaves his nerves unlocked at
both ends. 1t is much better to taper
gradually. until q genteel minimum of
thirty-two home-cured cigars a day is
reached, when the victim can let go
without developing . crouch that can
/ be heard down TO the front gate.
| There are good many expensive
and useless habits which are never
/ tempered with on New Year s Day.
One of these is the practice of chew
protected by The Ada
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
National Guard Suggestion.
est. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN

st. Johnsbury for years has had a
company of the Vermont National
guard composed of young men who
meet regularly for drill and attend the
larger meetings of the organization in
the state or in connection with the
regular army. Our attention has been
called to the fact that the public takes
very little interest in the work of this
military organization and that it is
worthy of a greater interest. We
think this is true and the presence of
a few spectators at their regular drills
would undoubtedly encourage the mem
bers of Co. d. Possibly with the re-
turn of warmer weather the members
could awake greater public interest by
having drills out OF doors. People
could not fail to see them then, az
least. It is said some employers dis
courage their employees from joining
the company by telling them they can
not be excused to attend the annual
muster It would seem that these en-
ployers might be performing a real
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
At the Library
New Fiction

The Fortunes of Garin, Mary Johnston.
A stirring historical romance laid
In southern France in the times of the
erusades and the troubadours Garin.
the hero of the tale, is the son of a
poor but noble family who is forced
to flee from the country for saving
"a herd-girl from a count 5 son. He
joins the Crusaders and returns from
the Holy Land a famous knight and
troubadour just in time to help defend
the Princess Audiart 5 castle from hi )
old enemy the count s son. The 70
nance ends happily, fer he finds that
the herdgirl, his unknown love, and
the Princess Audiart are one.
The Girl at Central, Geraldine Bonner.
Sylvia Hesketh is found murdered
on a lonely country read; the mystery
| surrounding her death is solved by the
Girl at Central, who tells how she
followed the various clues until she
found the right one.
The Gray Dawn, Stewart E. White.
The second volume in Mr.. White S
California t-ilogy. "Gold' the first
volume dealt with the rush of ad
venturers and emigrants to California
after the discovery of gold in 1913
Gray Dawn takes up the tale begin
ming with the early fifties when the
foundations of the state of California
were laid, and portrays with much
power the wild rush and zest Fer life
and money getting: in the telling Mr.
White brings in many characters ia
nous at that time.
His English Wife, r. Strait.
A sincere and interesting story writ
ten before the War, thus lacking tn;
| bitterness and prejudice shown in man,
recent stories. 1t shows how tn,
English character and way of ivin;
appear to fine type of German off
Ger, very much in love with his wife
yet loyal to his German ideals of dut,
70 country and to home.
The Invisible Might. Robert Bowman.
A tragic story of Russian life 0
yesterday and of today. The yOun
wife of Russian official falls undo
: government suspicion because of he
sympathy for reformers and peasants
and is sent from St. Petersburg to
large estate where an English enginee
2 is in charge of the working of cope
, mines. He falls in love with her; late
she is exiled to Siberia His effort
to help her and save her and her hf
while there are told with great powe
and simplicity
The Ollivant Orphans. l. Gilmore.
: Gives the doings of family G
young people, consisting of thre
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01

Charles w. Fairbanks, former vice
president, is the choice Of the Republi
cans of Indiana and Kentucky-or of
those who have been heard from. We
can think of no nomination that would
more emphatieally plunge the Repub-
lican party back into the hole from
which it is now trying to crawl Mr.
Fairbanks is an estimable gentleman
in private life, and he should be al
lowed to stay there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
NeA14e No. nee.

brothers and three sisters, who are tax
ing care of themselves after the death
of their parents. They quarrel and fuss
but finally calm down. Each finds con
genial employment and their cue
ton proceeds apace. They learn to ap
preciate the beauty OF "an:ique =
furniture, the wonders Of futurist art,
refurnish the house from garnet to eel
lar, give a swell party and do various
other things; but we leave them be-
fore their love affairs begin.
The Research Magnificent. II. c. WcGs.
''The Research Magnificent is the
story of man who sets cut TO live
the noble life and who gives th;s
as the reason for his failure TO reel
ize his ideals 81 have gone about the
world dreaming about tremendous
things and 1 have failed most people =
Through the adventures OF his he o,
Mr. Wells gives voice to his specul :
tions and conclusions about the world
of today and his theories about lie in
general. Apparently Mr.. Wells finds
Democracy lacking for he says,
q Democracy, if it means anything,
means the rule of the painless man,
the rule of the unkempt mind. II
means as consequence, this vast
boiling up of collectively meaningless
things TO the admirers of Mr.. Wells
this book VIII prove interesting and
stimulating; 10 others it will be con
! demned as fit only for @kindling.''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01

ing gum at the matinee in a loud
raucous tone OF voice. Then there is
the popular pastime Of spreading
thick layers of gossip about people
who are not present with an alibi. IF
everybody with an inquiring mind and
swivel tongue would swear off on
New Year s Day long enough to find
out if the PASTORS wife really made
her husband get his own breakfast,
this would be a world of sweet con-
tent
New Years Day would be better
thought of if it were not always ush
cred in by the obtrusive dun and the
threatening, red-lined statement of ac-
count. It is a great shock to a man OF
sensitive nature TO arise on New Year s
morning with heart full of good res
olutions and be greeted by a mail sack
full of blood-thiI-ty bills, most OF
which carry a reproachful typewriter
appendix. 1t is no wonder that SO
many men forget what they resolved
TO break loose from. and have TO stocl
up hurriedly with fresh vest-pocke:
/ supply of afterdinner mints.
New Year 5 Day is to be commend
| ed for one thing, however. 1t termin
ates the football casualty list and en-
| ables hundreds of leggy students I,
catch up with the class in botany
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