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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
PROJECT TO COST
$4,000 ADOPTED
Board OF Local Improvements Recon-.
mends Final Passage of Repaving
Twentieth Street.
HILLSIDE BRICK is TO BE USED
Only One Property Owner Speaks
Against Retirement at Public
Hearing in Mayors Office.

Repairing of Twentieth street from
Seventh to Eighteenth avenues, a pro
ject which will cost 1881 according
to the city engineers estimate, was
adopted by the board of local i'm
provements at public hearing held
in the office of Mayor McConochie this
morning. The action of the board rec
ommends the improvement to the
municipal commission for final con-
firmation.
City officials said that there was but
one property owner present who spoke
in opposition to the improvement. TIL.
remainder, it was said, wanted the re-
paving and all who spoke for it SEEM
ed to favor brick, the material pro-
vided for in the specifications drawn
up by the board.
Hillsdale brick will be used from a
point $50 feet north of Eleventh ave-
nue. to the intersection of Seventeenth
avenue. Flat brick will be laid from
Seventh avenue to a point $50 feet
north Of Eleventh avenue, and from
Seventeenth to Eighteenth avenues.
H. H. Robb, representing the Rock Is
land County Humane society, was
present at the meeting to defend this
action Of the board in specifying hill
side brick, but no opposition to this
type of material developed at the hear.
ing. The edges of the hillside block
are beveled, making a crevice between
the bricks in which horses can get a
good footing and loads they haul I'D
hill are materially lightened.
Thirty-fiye Feet Wide.
There will be 36 feet of paving IL
width. but the street will be only 80
feet wide. The additional foot results
from laying the brick in concave, the
middle of the street being one and one
half inches higher than the top of the
curb. Curbing will be replaced where
necessary.
1t is said that property owners are
considering the installation of the paw.
ing themselves and may avail them.
selves Of the opportunity given them
in the ten day clause to let the con.
tract themselves instead of the city
as is the usual procedure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

and for that matter In the middle west.
A fund Of S275,O00 is available for its
erection and equipment, and 1t is the
intention of the owners to spare no
pains nor expense in their effort to
make 1t the best building yet.
The securing of this fund was a mat
ter of unusual interest, and to the peo-
pie Of Rock Island, who raised Y. NJ
c. A. building fund few years ago,
it should be an interesting story.
Last March, J. A. Brunt, an old res
ldent OF Anderson, put up securities
worth S125,000 for the purpose of pro-
viding Y. NJ C. A. building for his
city, on condition that the city would
raise an equal amount to put with his.
Within few days after he had made
this gift Mr.. Brunt died. The peo-
pie rallied to meet his challenge, and
last fall, in a remarkable campaign,
they raised fund of nearly s150000
to meet his conditions.
Since the time of the campaign, in
October, the building committee has
been meeting architects, and study
ing the problems connected with their
building project. The result of their
studies has been their decision to
place the work in Mr.. McLane's hands.
The Anderson building will be Mr.
McLane's eighth Y. NJ C. A contract,
and 1t will be the largest and most
costly building of the sort that he has
yet handled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
LICENSED TO WE'D
Educational,

Success depend on study. The edu-
cational department of this corpora
ton offers to any person desiring to
take course of study that will in
crease earning capacity, the benefit of
the advice of it's educational secretary,
as to the best school to attend or
course of study to pursue 1t makes
no difference what line you wish to
follow-professiQn, business, or trade
we can and will gladly give you alb
solutely without cost that same re-
liable advice which has been the step
ping stone to success with thousands.
Write, giving us your idea of what
you are best fitted for, and our educa-
tional secretary will communicate with
you, giving his advice, based on many
years experience. Remember, with
out cost or obligation of any kind to
you. EXCHANGE SERVICE CO,
629 Monadnock Block, Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
Chorister-Mrs. b. NJ. Simon.
Orpnnist-I.Ot tie Harrah.

Chorister-Mrs. r. NJ Simon.
Organist-Lottie Harrah.
Assistant organist-Helen Greim.
fishers who served during 1915 were
reelected.
Report of the pastor showed he had
officiated during the year at 49 we'd
dings, Al funerals, had baptized IA
children and IA adults.
In addition to the regular expendi-
lures the report Of the treasurer show
ed s449.1O had been given to benevo-
lences.
Budget passed for 1916 contained
the following items:
Pastors salary, $500; janitor
1855; note, $500; music. $3.50; assess
ment on paving. $57.75; insurance,
S12O; light, fuel, power and water,
1910; telephone, $54; office supplies
$S5; repairs and miscellaneous, $3.50:
advertising, s4S. Total is $3,159.75.
Reports were received from the
Ladies' Aid society, Missionary So
ciety, Christian and Junior Endeavors
A program followed the business
meeting at which Miss Mildred Lund
entertained with vocal solo, Miss
Katherine Efflandt with a whistling
solo and Miss Minnette Young with a
reading. After the program there was
a church "shake-down." Sandwiches
coffee and doughnuts were served by
members of the Ladies' Aid society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
TO AID BILL CITY
COUNCIL fAV0RS
Congressman Tayenner and Senator
Sherman Write City Clerk They
Will Work for Measure.

Assurances were received here to-
day that Congressman Clyde H. Tav-
enner and Senator L. Y. Sherman
would work for house bill No. 81, en-
dorsed Monday at the meeting Of the
municipal commission
City Clerk M. T. Rudgren received
letters from the national legislators
acknowledging receipt Of the commun-
ication which contained the resolution
passed by the council.
The bill, introduced by Representa-
tive Key, provides pension for the
widows and minor children of officers
and enlisted men who served in the
war with Spain, the Philippines or in
China. 1t has the endorsement of the
United Spanish War Veterans. Mem
bers of Siboney Bay camp of this city
are responsible for the interest shown
in the measure by the Rock Island
commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

request other than this, not doubling
for a moment that a court martial
composed of British naval officers
would inflict suitable punishment for
the cowardly and perfidious murder.
This request was the more justifiable
because Of the fact that the guilt OF
the commander and crew of the Bara-
long was established practically be-
yond doubt by affidavits made by
Americans, who are neutral witness.
es, and submitted to the British gov
eminent.
Break Negotiations.
"The manner in which the British
government has answered the German
memorandum does not correspond in
form and contents with the gravity
of the situation and makes it impos-
sible for the German government to
negotiate further with the British gov
eminent in regard to this manner. The
German government therefore takes
the ground as the final result of the
negotiations, that the British govern
ment under empty pretexts, has left
unfulfilled the justified demands for
an investigation of the Baralong case,
and thereby has made itself respon-
sible for the crime of defacing inter-
national law and humanity, showing
that it desires no longer to observe
in respect to German submarines, one
Of the first rules of war-namely to
spare enemies incapacitated for fur
Their action-in order to prevent them
from conducting warfare at sea in
accordance with established interna-
tional law.
'Inasmuch as the British govern
ment has declined to make amends
for this outrageous incident, the Ger
man government feels itself compelled
to take into its own hands punishment
for this unatoned crime and to adop
measures of reprisal corresponding
with the provocation."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
Gets 70 DAYS ON
BREAKING PLEDGE
William Powers Takes Oath to Leave
Town, Fails to Keep 1t, Is Ar.
rested and Sentenced.

William Powers made solemn oath
to the police at o'clock last evening
that he would shake the dirt of Rock
Island from his feet. He said he
would blow town.
Two hours later he was picked up
officer Gruby. He broke his pledge
with the police. Today he was SEN
fenced to the county Jail for 70 days
on charge Of vagrancy. He had
been picked up yesterday morning
and was released by the police in the
afternoon on his promise to leave.
When nabbed by Gruby he was mooch-
ing and proved general nuisance to
pedestrians on Second avenue.
William Curry boards at 27OS Fifth
avenue. He carried a package"
home last night and the landlady CALI
ed the police. He paid the costs. The
charge was disorderly conduct.
Frank Lindsay, Iowa City, came to
Rock Island yesterday with big sum
Of money. He was picked up by the
police last night, his condition at the
time making him ideal prey for
stick-up artist. He paid So and costs
for disorderly conduct.
Police were appealed to by William
Stapley, Aiken street, last night, to
end a disturbance in his home. He
said the trouble was caused by Carl
Wilson, neighDor. Wilson was as
sessed SIS and costs On a charge of
disorderly conduct Captain Kittilsen
made the arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
ARCHITECTS FORM
NEW MOLINE FIRM

Expansion of one of Moline's impor-
tant firms of architects is announced
in dissolution of the firm of Eckland
& DeArment, to be succeeded by Eek
land, Fugard G. Knapp, Mr.. DeArment
retiring. By the change very strong
combination is made, with offices in
both Moline and Chicago.
Mr.. Eckland is well known in Mo-
line, and his qualifications as an arch
itect are widespread His chief effort
in Moline was the designing and SUI
perintendence of erection of the Mo-
line high school 1t is pleasing to
note that Mr.. Eckland will retain his
residence in Moline, where he has
made host Of friends in a business
and social way since coming there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
tratW(al.

Mystic Workers, lodge No. 1886,
held public installation of officers last
evening at Maths hall. Miss Name
Swanson of Moline acted as the in
stalling officer, placing the following
in office:
Prefect-William Decker
Monitor-Mrs. Alva White.
Secretary-Mrs. Frances Halves.
Banker-Mrs. Lily Clayburn.
Marshal-Mrs. Helen Banker.
Assistant marshal - Mrs. Margaret
White.
Warder-Fred Orman
Sentinel-J. C.. Campbell
Pianist-Miss Ruby Conover.
After the installation ceremonies
the drill team put on a fancy drill and
escorted two little folks, Roy White
and Stella Bloomquist, to the altar,
where they presented the installing
officer with flowers. The installing
officer in turn presented the project,
Mr.. Decker, with a solid gold emblem
pin Later an oyster supper was serv-
ed and dancing was enjoyed by the
100 couples in attendance.
Milan chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, held annual installation of Off
GERS last evening at the Milan hall.
The affair was largely attended by
members of the order from the sur
rounding cities and was an elaborate
and beautiful affair. Mrs. Vashti Boil
man, past worthy matron Of Rock Is
land chapter and grand representa-
tive of New Mexico near the grand
jurisdiction of Illinois, acted as the
installing officer. Mrs. Mary Robb,
worthy matron of the Moline chap
ter, was the installing chaplain; Mrs
Ella Edwards, past worthy matron of
Moline and grand Adah, was the in
stalling marshall Miss Adah L. Mar
| tin of Milan was the installing organ
| list. The following officers were
placed:
Worthy matron-Mrs. Emma Martin
Worthy patron-Clarke H. Smith.
Assistant matron - Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith.
Secretary-Miss Emma Bittner.
Treasurer-Mrs. Mae E. Walters.
Conductor-Mrs. Alice Eddy.
Associate conductor Miss Mary
Huss.
Chaplain-Mrs. Mamie Gitt.
| Marshal-Mrs. Ida Rhoadarmer.
| Organist-Mi Harriet Little.
Adah-Grace Dunlap.
Ruth-Marie Crawford.
Esther-Minnie Canaan.
| Martha-Mary Hardin.
| EIecta-Minnie Williams.
Warder-Elizabeth Hawley.
Sentinel-Frank H. Halves.
While the five points of the star
were being installed the floor work
was given by the marshal. Following
| installation the installing officers were
presented with bouquets Of flowers
Later the company went to the dining
room, where they were served with
a two-course dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
CHURCH MEMBERS
OBTAIN RESULTS
Past Year Was One of Marked Activity
for Second Congregational
Church OF Moline.

Members of the Second Congrega-
tional church of Moline last evening
elected officers for the ensuing year.
passed the annual budget for 1916 and
heard reports of various officers and
societies affiliated with the church. A
social session followed the business
meeting.
Budget for the coming year calls for
an expenditure of $3,15975, while the
treasurer report for 1915 showed an
expenditure of $3,2S212. Receipts
during the past year were s3,306.26
leaving balance with which to begin
the year of s2414. This applies to the
church alone. Treasures Of affiliated
societies were reported to be we'll
supplied with funds.
Total number of members on Jan. /
1916, was 24S. Thirty-eight of these
joined the church during 1915, "a by
concession and Il by letter.
Sunday school attendance for the
year was remarkable. The average
was 1877. Excepting the month OF
August the average was PIP.
officers were elected a sfollows:
Clerk-Louis F. Nordine
Treasurer-W. V. Richards.
Trustees for three years - Charles
B. Hall.
Trustee for two years-George H
Lindburg.
Deacon for four years-W. V. Rich
ards.
Deaconess for three years-Mrs
David Holmgren.
officers for the Sunday school were
chosen as follows:
General SUPPLEMENTARY L
STANCE.
Assistant superintendent A
Geisberger.
Superintendent of Intermediates
Marjorie Cronander.
! Superintendent of junior department
Mrs. Caroline Paul.
Superintendent of primary depart
ment-Mrs. Margaret Haney.
| Superintendent of missionary de.
partment-Mrs. Emma Holmgren.
Superintendent Of temperance de-
partment-Mrs. Naomi Shrede.
Superintendent of special days-Al
vim L. Anderson.
Secretary-William First.
Assistant secretary-Olive Johnson
Financial secretary-Roy Nordquist
Assistant financial secretary-Ed
ward Willke
Treasurer-W. V. Richards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
M'LANE rs TO DESIGN
ANDERSON BUILDING

The new Y. NJ. c. A. building for An
oerson, Ind, will be designed in Rock
Island in the Office of Architect c. D.
McLane.
Mr.. McLane returned today from
anderson, where he closed the con-
tract with the local Y. NJ c. A. build
ing committee for this work. Prelim-
mary sketches will be started at once,
and It is expected that the actual con-
suuction will begin at fairly early
late in the spring.
This building is to be one OF the
finest association homes in Indiana,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
BERLIN PUTS END TO FIGHT
ON BARAL0NG.
Continued from Page One.)

that Danish neutrality was violated by
the German attack, in view of the fact
that British naval forces in several
cases attacked German ships in neu-
trail waters.
FINALLY in the case Of the destruc-
ton of the British steamer Ruelm, the
German submarine merely applied
measures of reprisal announced by
Germany in February, 1915. These
measures are in harmony with interna-
tionaI law because England is endeav-
oring by illegal means to tie up the
legitimate maritime commerce between
Germany and neutral countries, to cut
off Germany from all imports and
thereby starve the German people. APP
propriate reprisals are permissible
against measures in violation of in
ternational law.
Observed Rules OF Warfare.
In all three cases the German ma
val forces intended only to destroy
hostile ships, and in no way lost any
helpless persons who were attempting
to save their lives. The assertions 10
the contrary of the British government
must be repudiated with all decisive
ness as untrue.
THE German government is of tbs
opinion that it must reject as mac
ceptable the British proposal to submit
these three cases, together with The
Baralong case, to investigation by a
| court of American naval officers. II
takes the standpoint that charges
against members of the German forces
must be investigated by its own com
petent authorities and that the per
sons accused be given every surety Of
an unprecedented verdict, with just pun
! ishment where necessary.
in the Baralong case it has ad
! yanced to the British government ne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
LEG rs BROKEN IN
FRIENDLY SCUFFLE

Frank Ladato, 200S1a Fifth avenue,
is lying at st. Anthony's hospital with
a broken leg. sustained in an accident
today at the Rock Island Sash & Door
Works plant, where he Is employed.
According to the story given out by
his fellow workmen, he engaged in a
friendly scuffle with one Of his asso-
ciates and was thrown, his leg being
twisted beneath him. The bone in the
right leg was fractured between the
knee and ankle and the injury will
confine him for many weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

Mrs. Eddy through her understanding
OF the power of God, gained through
the study of the bible, hardly calls for
specific refutation for the reason that
thousands of persons who have at
tanned far less understanding have
been the means of effecting cures of
diseases of the most serious kind, both
acute and chronic. both organic and
functional. And the testimony to these
cures has been publicly given through
out this country both by word of
mouth and in print so generally as to
be a matter of common knowledge
These being the attachments of those
who gained their understanding solely
through her discovery and its proof
within her personal experience, her
attainments in the same line need no
defense.
The charge that Mrs. Eddy made
sordid business out of her religion has
no evidence to support it. 1t can be
made only by those who are blinded by
prejudice or who, being unable to con-
ceive Of unselfishness and purity, are
driven to seek for every action some
evil motive. Mrs. Eddy neither hoard
ed money nor lavished it upon herself
nor in display of any kind, but lived
a simple, retired and rarely active and
useful life. devoted entirely to the ser
vice of Others,-a life wholly incon-
slstent with the theory of avarice.
While, as result of the great benefit
which followed the understanding of
/ her Interpretation of the bible as avail
able today, her works gradually at
tanned very large sale and produced
a substantial income, her life after she
acquired wealth was as simple and as
transformations as in the days when her
income was meager.
The charge to which the lecturer is
said to have devoted most of his at
tention-that the Christian Science de-
nomination was for the purpose OF
selling books is as preposterous as
his other charges and equally out OF
line with the facts. The Christian Sci
ence cause maintains free reading
rooms wherever its churches are To-
Gated for the very purpose of permit
ting the public to read this literature
without the necessity of buying it. In
addition, hundreds of thousands OF
books have been donated to free public
libraries throughout the country where
they are accessible to all without cost
The Founder of Christianity made il
clear that works and not words mus
furnish the test by which either an in
dividual or religion stands or falls
| 1t is by this standard that Christian
Science. Mrs. Eddy, Mr. Peabody ant
the ministers who invited him, must bt
Judged. In the immortal works USED
by Abraham Lincoln in referring t
the supreme sacrifice of the soldiers O
Gettysburg: THE world will littl,
note nor long remember what we say
: here, but it can never forget what the,
did here"
Judged by this test, our word
whether they constitute an attack upoI
Righteousness or a defense of truth
will soon be forgotten, and Christian
Scientists are content to permit tn,
career Of Mrs. Eddy and the Christian
ity of the religion she founded, to b.
: judged by the final test of service Il
mankind. Yours very truly,
AVERY COONLEY,
lett Oh
RI lication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
MR.. PEABODY is ANSWERED

Chicago, H., Jan. 13.-Editor The
Argus: l have read in The Argus Of
Jan. 10 the account Of the attack on
Mrs. Eddy and Christian Science made
by Mr.. Peabody. We who know Mrs,
Eddy's goodness, her spirituality and
her unselfish devotion to Gods work,
realizing that history will have to
record her as having brought health,
happiness and hope to a larger num-
Der of people than any other man or
woman of the century, may well ask
in her behalf, as Jesus asked, Of the
Pharisees, "for which of those works
do We stone me-" One wonders what
like achievements stand to the credit
of her detractor.
The virulence Of the attack is likely
to serve as its own best antidote, for
it must be manifest to thinking peo-
pie that a woman who was an in
sincere sham and religion which
was fraud would not require expos
ure after the lapse of half century.
small city of Concord, n. H, and her
life and character were we'll known to
her neighbors and indeed to the entire
country. If any evidence is needed
that Mr.. Peabody's assault on her
character Is absolutely without foun-
dation in fact, it is to be found in the
esteem Of her fellow townsmen, whose
knowledge of her was necessarily
both intimate and reliable. When she
passed from this sphere of usefulness
the Concord Monitor, one of the intiu-
entail daily papers OF the town, placed
this estimate upon her life and work:
Whether one agrees or disagrees
with the Christian Science faith :,
few, we think, will deny to the founder
of that church the laurels Of great
ness and the right to be called a Won
derful woman
Study the story of her life as writ
ten by friend or foe, . and every
thoughtful reader must be impressed
with what Mrs. Eddy accomplished
| The permanence or brevity OF
the spiritual empire she created, the
extent Of her influence upon modern
thought and life. will be Justly valued
soon by time, the great appraiser
Whatever the verdict may be, the
memory Of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy will
long be cherished IN Concord, the city
which by her and through her has
been SO much beautifled and bene'
fitted"
The question of the permanence Of
her work is being answered veal
by year by the steady growth o.
Christian Science throughout the
civilized world, with its invariable &C
commandment of the healing of thu
sick as well as Of the SHINING. AnC
the answer to the question as to The
extent of her influence upon modern
thought and life is found In thu
marked changes 1t is bringing abou
In medical practice and theological
teaching. The vitality OF this infu
ence is notably, IL unhappily, attestet
by the fact that five years after thu
above editorial was penned, a Boston
attorney felt constrained to make ;
thousand mile pilgrimage in the futil'
attempt to resist 1t. In spite OF mis-
representation, time, the great ap
praiser, is yearly adding his "wel
done"
The speakers attempt to discredi
the remarkable cures brought about b.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15
POUCH OF MAIL Is
FOUND AT SILVIS

The pouch Of mail stolen last We'd
nesday night from the platform of the
Burlington station in this city was
found this morning in yards of the
Rock Island road at Silvis. Though
the pouch was cut, no mail, apparently,
was tempered with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-15

The first life insurance company to
be started in Japan was established
business of the islands has doubled
every 10 years.