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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
BRITISH TAKE MAIL
FROM DUTCH LINER

New York. July 6.-The Holland
American line steamer Nieuw Amster-
dam. with 534 passengers abroad, ar
rived today from Rotterdam, KirkwaIl
and Falmouth At kirkwall, the cap
tain said. the British authorities seized
369 sacks of mail. leaving on the YES
sci only one sack for the Dutch en-
bassy at Washington, one for Montreal
and a package of parcel post for an
express company in New York City
Among the passengers were four doc
tors and eight nurses, members of the
Chicago unit who are returning from
the front in France
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
REHABILITATION.

Commissioner Rudgren offered q.
resolution that the following claims
be and they are hereby allowed. to-
wit: II. B. Hubbard. county clerk,
$9I415; Kootz & Whitaker. s158.72:
c. Brussell. s20.32; G. Elmer Blakes-
lee, Sos; Peoples Power company,
s1O522; Fred \. Setterdahl, 500
Carried by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the report of Fred y. Setterdahl of
the audit OF books of city officials re
ceiving and disbursing money
Commissioner Rudgren offered
resolution that the report of Fred n
Setterdahl OF the audit be received
and filed, same to be published in
pamphlet form Carried by unani
nous vote.
Commissioner Juhl read a report of
the board OF local improvements rec
ommending the adoption of an ordin-
ance providing for the improvement
of Railroad avenue from the west
property line of Fortysixth street TO
the west property line of Forthwith
street, and F'orty-hfth street from the
south curb line of Railroad avenue to
the south property line of Tenth ave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
Obituary
c. Frank OstrOm.

c. Frank Ostrom died yesterday af-
ternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. p. :, Oft. 1903 Summit avenue, DAY.
enDOrt, with whom he had resided for
26 years. He was taken suddenly i'll
on the morning of July 4 with acute
indigestion, and a general breakdown
caused his death. He was born at
Rochester. y. Y, Sept. 10, IS47, and
came west with his family in 1856,
settling at Galesburg. At the outbreak
of the Civil war he was Is years OF
age. lie wanted to enlist with his two
brothers at Galesburg, but on account
Of his age he was twice rejected. De-
terniHeI TO serve his country, he ran
away from home and enlisted at Sprin-
field in ne Fifth Illinois cavalry.
His vile preceded him in death at
Galesburg in 1881. He came TO Rock
Island with MS children the follow
ing year ard had made this city and
Davenport his home He is survived
by three daughters and one son, Mrs
Henri 10 Ees. Rock Island; Mrs. G. b
Campbell Seattle; Mrs. Otto Schwenk-
er. Moline; Leroy Ostrom. Seattle;
also leaves one sister. Mrs. Hattie
Sherwood. Moline; a brother. Jack
Ostrom, Chicago, and five grandchil-
dren.
The funeral services will be held al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Scott
1903 Summit avenue, Davenport. a,
$50 Sunday afternoon Rev. W. Fl
Tope of Spencer Memorial church
Rock Island, Will deliver the funeral
sermon, and John Buford post. G. A
r, Of which Mr.. Ostrom had been a
member, will have charge Of the ser
vice at the grave. Burial will take
place al Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
Very TacffUI,

Jones, ito a young lady whose pro-
portions were anything but meager.
After the accustomed manner l asked
her TO honor me with a dance. She
replied with a desolate air:
81 am only free from the cotillon,
and | cannot pledge myself for that,
because I am not certain whether my
people will not be leaving before it
comes off"
Jones thought he would seize the
chance for a compliment and said, oh,
how empty the room will seem when
YOU have left it"
You should have seen the savage
look that she gave poor Jones.-Chi-
cagO News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
Political Secrets.

Lord Morley tells a story OF how a
great political secret was kept by three
moor Irish journalists. During the
preparation of the home rule Dill OF
1886 ParneII asked Lord Morley for a
draft of its main provisions Tor sub
mission TO half a dozen OF his conf
Dental colleagues. The draft was
GIVEN duty returned, and not = word
leaked out Three of the men to
whom | showed the draft were news
naper men" said Parnell. and they
were poor men, and any newspaper
would have given them G 1000 for IL
No wonderful virtue you may say But
how many Of your house OF commons
would believe it2''-London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
ABRAHAN-PORTER
GIVEN ROAD WORK
East Moline Company Successful Bid
der for Building Gravel High
way at WATERFOWL.
COUNTY is TO RECEIVE 1926
Allotment Of State Aid Money for Fis-
cal Year is Announced by High
way Commission.

Bid of the Abraham-Porter Con-
struction company. East Moline, for
the construction of a gravel highway
on the Watertown road under the pro-
visions of the Tice law, was accepted
by the state highway commission at
Springfield yesterday. The figure was
S8,111.82, but this includes cost of con-
struction of two solid concrete bridges,
which increases the expense for the
improvement considerably.
There was but one bid on the Wa
tertown road and none on the Milan
route and it is understood that the
work will be ready ertised. Both roads
are to be built Of gravel, 10 feet in
width, the Watertown road being ap-
proximately 5000 feet long and the
Milan highway $500.
Annual Allotment
Rock Island countys share OF the
state aid fund for building roads dur
ing the year 1916-1917 is S6,2S5. The
total to be distributed by the state for
its share of road work is 100000. In
order for the money to be available
each county must appropriate a sum
equal to that offered by the state. Al
lOtments of counties in this section
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
Special Meeting Held June 30. 1915.

City Council Chamber. Rock Island,
Ill. June 80, 1916.-The city council
met in special session at $50 o'clock
p. m, Mayor McConochie and all COM
missiOners present.
Commissioner Rudgren read an ord
nance entitled An ordinance author
izing the Tri-City Railway company,
its successors and assigns, to con-
struct and operate a street railway
upon and along FOrty-third street, in
the city of Rock Island, from Fifth
avenue to and across Third avenue to
Outlot No. six 90, in the northwest
fractional quarter %, of section No.
thirty-one (3D, township No. eigh
teen 18) north, range No. one ID,
west of the fourth principal meridian,
and across said Outlot six CD and the
north end of Forty-second street to
the bridge to the island Of Rock Is
land" which ordinance on his motion
was considered by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgren read an ord
nance entitled IAN ordinance for the
vacation of a part of Forty-second
street and the alley in block one ~,
in Sinnet's addition" which on his
motion was considered by unanimous
vote
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following report:
Rock Island. Ill, June 30, 1916.
We, the undersigned. mayor and
commissioners of the city of Rock Is
land. Ill, do hereby certify that the
following is a true and complete re-
port of our canvass Of the vote of the
election held on June y, 1916, and
that the following named persons re-
ceiyed votes as follows:
H.H. Cleaveland. A G. Anderson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06

Washington, July 6.-Railroads car
rying wool from Chicago to points in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa were
ordered today by the interstate COM
merce commission to establish lower
rates for carload shipments to per
nit shippers to compete with traffic
from the east and middle west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Regular Meeting, Held June 26, 1916.

City Council Chamber, Rock Island,
Ill, June 26, 1916.-The city council
met in regular session at o'clock p.
siOners present.
The minutes of the regular meeting
held June 10, 1916, were read and ap-
proved.
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for week
ending June "a, 1916, which on mis- mo-
ton was allowed by unanimous vote:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
PENSIONS ARE TO
Be GIVEN TWELVE
Dozen Teachers in Rock Island Conn.
ty Have Retired and Are Re-
ceiving Annuities.
Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield, July 6.--The state teach
ers' pension board announced today
the list of teachers who have been re-
tired with pensions. Among them are
the following from Rock Island coun
ty:
Rock Island J. Philip, Flora
Repine, Mary Platt, Mrs. Louisa
M Copp, Margaret j. Wilson, l.. C..
Daugherty, Jessie II. Dresser, Emily
Freeman, Margaret d, Medill, Lucy A.
Taylor.
Moline-Alice J. Barr, Mary T..
Moore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
Log Caught Ia Water Pipe.

Chicago. July Ga section OF Chi
cago's IRE department was called out
yesterday afternoon 70 get the foot OF
Joe Waranofsky. aged two years. out
OF a water pipe connection on strees
parking The child was out for an
airing His leg was caught in the
connection. The firemen had 10 dig
up the pipe and the boys leg and
break the pipe before they could re-
turn little Joe 10 his mothers arms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06

knife Grasp the paper firmly be-
tween the thumb and forefinger. as
Close 70 the blade as possible Then
pun steadily as IL you were opening
tue hnile without the paper. If you
no not JERK II the paper will not tear.
III TINS way you can open many a
rusty blade that has been useless for
months.-American Boy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
Children's Room Open Days.

The published statement that the
children's room at the Rock Island
public library would be closed during
July and August because of lack of
patronage" was misleading and incor-
rect. It should have been said that
the room would not be open evenings
during those two months. 1t will con-
tinue to be open throughout the day,
as usual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
To Open a POcketknife.

Opening pOcketknives is often very
hard on finger nails. and a stiff hinged
penknife or jackknife is practically
useless TO boy if he can't open it
readily. Tear off a piece Of newspa per
square. Fold il across once and then
sip the crease under the blade Of the
or writing paper about three inches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
SIR EDWARD GREY TO
BE HONORED BY KING

London, July ct is understood
that the report that Sir Edward Grey,
foreign secretary, is to be raised to the
peerage is correct and that, in fact, he
already has accepted such an offer. A
baronetcy of the United Kingdom
probably be conferred on him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06
C!:.:f!.tXBITofC
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
T II express. call William Trefz.

Tri-City Towel Supply company.
FIR express. call William Trefz.
Certificate OF cost for paving on
Eighth avenue, Twenty-fourth 10
Twenty-ninth street, was filed in coun-
~ court this morning. Hearing is set
for July p. Improvement totals
S13, 06372.
Announcement is made today that
Davenport department stores have
agreed to close their stores at 9 o'clock
on Saturday evenings hereafter
At the meeting OF Amoo grotto last
evening at Masonic temple. Rock Is
land. report of the recent supreme
council at Detroit was given. The next
session Is TO be held at Washington,
ID. G.
Officers are 10 be installed at the
meeting OF Rock Island commandery
No. is, Knights Templar. next Monday
evening at Masonic temple, Rock Is
land, Plans for attending the state
conclave at Decatur are 10 be made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06


Commissioner Rudgren offered a
resolution that the report of the can
vass of the vote cast at the election
held June 81. 1916, he and the same is
hereby adopted Carried by unani-
nous vote
Commissioner Rudgren offered q
resolution that the saloon license is
sued to Phil Sommers TO operate a
saloon at 1901 Third avenue, be and
the same is hereby transferred to
Frank Renfro. Carried by unanimous
vote
Commissioner Rudgren offered
resolution that the following claims
against the election fund be and the
same are hereby allowed, to-wit:
James Mccormack, Sc; William Ecker
man. Sc; F ". Young. Sc; W. Carse,
So; ]. A Sundquist, So: George w.
Henry, Sc; NJ ". Battles. Sc; W. NJ.
Mitchell, Sc: Frank WEIGH. Sc; Robert
Kuschmann. Sc; f. d Fisher, So: Will
liam Redecker, SIS; Joseph Blochling
er. Sc; Joseph Collier, IS; Arthur Os
terman, Sc: L. H Thiele, Sc; c. L.
Ackerlind. So: Frank Beranek. SIS: A.
f. Nelson, Sc. Emil Thiesen. Sc;
Workmen's Circle lodge, $l0s Trinity
church, $40; Joe kennedy, $40; Berg
strom & Slattergren. $40; Trefz Ex-
press line, $3.50. Carried by unani-
nous vote.
Adjourned on motion Of Mayor Nc
Conochie NJ T. RUDGREN,
City Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06

Whereas, H H. Cleaveland and A.
G.. Anderson received all the votes
cast for members of the board of edu-
cation, we do hereby declare them
elected members of the said board for
the term of three years.
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
Mayor.
NJ T RUDGREN.
JOHN H. LIEDTKE,
n +. JUHL,
JOHN MURRIN,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06

All the news all the time - Tha
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-06

considerable dislike for the MeXicans
on the part of the Tewa" says the
author, and this feeling is responsible
for the purist tendencies Of many Tewa
speakers. The Tewa are apt 10 avoid
the use of Spanish place names when
speaking Tewa, either translating
them or using the old TeWa in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
TIE FOR GOLF TITLE.
Brady and Doyle to Play Off for
Massachusetts Championship.

BOSTON. June 17.-Michael ]. Brady
Of the Oakley Country Club and Patrick
]. Doyle Of the South Shore Field Club
landed in a tie in the 72-hole competi-
ton for the Massachusetts, open golf
title at the Brae Burn Country Club
yesterday. Each of the players com
pIeted his round yesterday with total
Of 316 for the ~ holes. They meet to-
day in an extra 1S-hole match, the prize
being $50 for the winner and 800 for
the runner-up.
The best play yesterday was that of
Patrick Doyle in the morning round.
The former professional of the Myopia
Hunt Club registered a 70. a record only
one shot worse than the mark set for
the course by Tom Mcnamara three
years ago. Doyle went out in 80 and
came home In IS. playing splendid golf
all the way. Third place was taken
by James NJ. Barnes of Whitemarsh.
fourth by Gilbert Nichols Of Great
Neck and fifth by Walter Hagen of
Rochester. who won the title at Brook
line last year. He was followed by j.
NJ. Anderson of Metacomet, while high
est among the amateurs was James
Guilford of Woodland. Among the
professionals included in the money
were Wilfrid Reid of Wilmington,
George l.. Bowden of Tedesco and Tom
GcNamaSa - T0plow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
BY n. C. BYRD.

According to the sentiment expressed
by several of those connected with
high school athletics. it is more than
probable that the base ball series next
year will be shortened to its original
length. each team playing all the
others one game. The schedule this
spring has been very long drawn out
and undoubtedly has caused lessening
Of interest in the contests.
Well probably get this series I'm
ished some time this summer" one of
the men in charge of a team in the
high schools remarked rather sar-
castically yesterday. land. for my part.
I hope they never play another series
as long as this. All of US thought that
a longer series might add somewhat
to the attractiveness of the season. but
1 now am convinced that 1t was a mis-
take. The games were more success
full when each nine met the others but
once, especially from a standpoint OF
general interest developed among the
students and among the followers OF
counts for much the series will be
shortened in another year to its orig
inal length. The school series is run
ming beyond the close of school, which
at best is not a very desirable condi-
ton
It looked for a while last night and
early this morning as if the Masonic
base ball game might not take place
but the men at the ball park got to
work early and found little trouble in
preparing the field. The game starts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
GALLIA OR HARPER TO PITCH
AGAINST THE BROWNS TODAY
Postponement of Yesterday Contest Causes
Griffith to Switch His Plans-Nationals
Manager Praises Cleveland Club.

have found 1t that way. Competition Is
so close that you can lose Just by the
slight edge which home club Is sup
posed to have. all other things being
equal.
There's no doubt but that the home
team gets a slight shade with the UNI
pires. That's human nature l don't
mean to call any of the umpires hom-
run. the home team will get small
percentage the better of it. And, the
teams are so evenly matched this sea-
son that small percentage makes the
going very. very tough on the road.
cleveland is the only club that has
good road trip yet this season. When
the western clubs came east we wal
Ioped them. When the eastern clubs
came west they got theirs. There you
have it,
Since leaving home May 81 the Griff-
men have lost eleven out OF fourteen
games. May q the Browns were 1903
points behind the Griffmen in the per-
centage table. Today the Browns are
only 100 points to the rear. That means
that the "spring offensive" inaugurated
by Jones has succeeded at least IN
bringing the runner-up club back
within hailing distance. However. the
Indians stepped out and are daily In"
creasing their lead on those below.
One reason why HarDr will be first
choice today is that he already has
been assigned to pitch against the
Yanks June % at the Polo Grounds.
That day the rooters of Hackensack.
NJ j.. will equip themselves with a
band and some spring jewelry and eel
citrate at Harper's expense. Grin has
sanctioned this. although ball players
are inclied to the belief that presents
are nothing more nor less than fancy
jinxes.
Every effort was made to play yes
terday The box score was not rubbed
out until o'clock. although 1t rained
steadily after 2:30 pm. The Brown
schedule is cluttered up with double
headers already, and Jones, in trying
to protect his weak pitching staff. made
every effort to avoid another postpone
ment With any kind of weather the
game would have attracted a big crowd
of delegates. as the final business ses
sion of the convention did not demand
much attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
GEORGE SMITH FAvOR|TE
Small But Classy Field Entered for
Thirty-Fourth Running of
Latonia Derby.

CINCINNATI. June 17.-Ten horses
were entered to start in the thirty fourth
running of the Latonia Derby at the La
tonia CKy) race course this afternoon,
but it was considered doubtful whether
all of them would go to the post Six
and possibly seven or eight. 1t was
thought. were reasonably sure to start
The Derby is worth 200. and as some
of the best eligible three-year- Odds in the
country were among the entries, the race
promises to be an open one. The track
was affected by the heavy rain of yes
terday, but it began to dry out last
night.
George Smith ruled favorite in the
morning betting on account of his victory
in the Kentucky Derby. but many be-
lieved he could not pick up five more
pounds and go quarter of a mile far
Their than the Kentucky Derby distance
and then win from his field. Big Smoke,
Votary and some of the others have been
doing splendidly, and many looked to see
the victor come from one of these.
The distance of the race is a mile and
a half The horses entered, their weights
and jockeys follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
sALLEE QUITS CARDS.
He Then Is Indefinitely Suspended
by Manager Higgins.

NEW YORK, June 17.-Trouble
broke out in the ranks of the st.
Louis Cardinals yesterday when Slim
Sallee. their famous left-hand pitcher,
packed his grip and left town. Miller
Higgins, the manager of the Cardinals,
then announced that Sallee had been
indefinitely suspended for deserving the
club and that he would remain under
the ban, no matter how much money
would be offered for his services by
another major league club.
According to the story told by the
ushers at the Polo Grounds. Sallee
had a serious rumpus with Higgins
Thursday right after the Cardinals had
been beaten by the Giants. Sallee.
in the presence of Higgins. tore up
his contract and announced that he
would no longer play with the Card
mails. Higgins, when asked about this,
said that he had no personal prejudice
in the matter. but that Sallee had be-
come dissatisfied with everything and
everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
sumo Series With Browns-Masons to Play Game Today
HIGH SCHOOL SERIES TOO LONG.
SEEMS TO BE GENERAL OPINION
Belief Is That Schedule Next Year Will Be
Cut to Original Length-Masons
to Play Game Today.
at 3 o'clock and 1t Is thought that TO-.
600 or more persons will attend

at 3 o'clock and 1t is thought that TO-.
600 or more persons will attend
Today is graduation day at Western
and the base ball game with Eastern
is not to be played for that reason.
Monday the graduation exercises 1t
Eastern are to take place and the con.
test cannot be played then. for the
same reason that Western men could
not participate this afternoon. A meet
ing of the faculty Representatives OF
the two institutions is to be held with.
definite time for playing the contsst
agreed upon. 1t is the desire to play
the Eastern-Western game as soon AZ
possible, because of the possibility that
another may have to be scheduled to
determine the championship.
Instead of being held in the Potomac
river. the second annual swimming
meet of the Washington Canoe Club
will take place this afternoon In the
municipal bathing pools. The heavy
rains OF the last few days have caused
the river to rise considerably and the
! current is thought to be too swift
| to take the chance Of holding the
| events.
The following will be the forms OF
competition: Fifty-yard novice; $50
yard open: 50-yard south Atlantic; So
yard back stroke; 5o-yard scholastic:
| 50-yard open; 440-yard south Atlantic;
Seward handicap for members Of
diving.
The bad weather Of this week has
played havoc with the amateur base
ball games, few having taken place.
Only three contests are booked for
| this afternoon, and whether they will
be played depends entirely upon the
condition of the diamonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-17
White Sox, Z; Red Sox, 4.

CHICAGO, June fiddle Collins de-
livered the blow which gave Chicago
victory over Boston yesterday. The
score was to 4. Collins made three
hits. including a double and a triple.
driving in two runs and scoring two
himself. The score:
Chicago. 0 3 o x-7
Boston. ........... 2 o o.
Two-base hits. Collins t2D, Jackson. Schalk.
Hooper. Lewis and f. Collins. Three base hits
Walker and Il. Collins. Home run-Gardner.
Stolen bases-WaIker, Jackson and Schalk. Dou-
BILE play-Agnew to Gardner. First base on
balls-On Gregg, 2; of Foster, 8: of Williams.
2: off Jones, 1; on J. Scott. l. Struck out-By
Gregg, 1; by Williams, 8; by Foster. l; by Wolf
gang 1; by ]. Scott. 1. Umpires-Messrs. Nal
lin and Evans.