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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27
LOOK FOR RECORD
CROWDAT OUTING
Program Completed for Annual Com
muaity Picnic at TlndaIl's Grove
Labor Day.
RACES AND ATHLETIC EVENTS
Farmers IN Pleasant Ridge District
Donate Cash People Of
Rock Island Invited.

Program Tor the annual community
picnic, which is 20 be held at TindalI.s
grove near Milan Labor day. Sept. 8,
has been completed by the committee
ia charge There viii be races and
athletic sports galore for both the
children and growuups Cash prizes
wiz be given TO the winners in each
event. The money for the prizes this
year was donated By farmers IN the
vicinity. In ether years il had been
the custom to collect the prizes from
the merchants
The annual community picnic IS an
affair which Is looked eagerly for
ward TO by people of Rock Island as
well Ass those Of the country. Last
year the affair was a huge success and
tt is believed that this year all attend
ance records viii be broken. A. com
mtttce composed Of the prominent
residents of the Pleasant Ridge dis
lr.ct takes care Of the outing each
year. A cordial invitation has been
extended to the people OF Rock Island
TO pack tazlr baskets with goodies
and atter5 the community picnic On
Labor day.
Tine athletic program for the day fol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27
SPECIAL TAXATION NOTICE.


Notice Is hereby given TO all per
sons interested, that the council of
the city of Rock Island Ill having
ordered that West Seventeenth street
from the north line Of Second avenue
10 point 10 feet north OF the south
line Of First avenue. ne cxcavated
graded, drained and paved with brick
on a hve-inCh concrete foundation ana
the ordinance for the same being ON
file in tae Office Of the City clerk of
said city, aud said city having applied
10 the county court OF Rock Island
county. Illinois, for an assessment of
the cost of said Improvement accord
ing 10 the frontage o. the property
assessed along the Inc ot the inn
proTemeut- said assessment being
payable in eight 5nsta}Iuenrs. each
bearing interest al the rate of 8 per
cent per annum, and an assessment
therefore having been made ana res
turned 20 said court the flua1 hear-
ing thereon viii be had on the TEN dav
OF Septam Der. "A. D.. 1917. at the hour
Of 2 O'Clock q. IN. or as soon there
after as the business of the court
VIII permit.
tons in said court before said Eav
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, Aug. Is
a. II. 1917.
WILLIAM NORRIS.
0mcer appointed to make the asess-
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27
BOYS CLASS CAMPS
OUT AT CLEAR LAKE

Members OF J r Freeman vo---
mems class of the First Rfef5~11f-s
church motorea 10 Clear Lake. -
Saturday evening. remaining ova~ ~
I'll this morning. when they rattr~.s
Yesterday morning Dir Freeman +1se
ais boys to Dewitt. where tht.y zt+s-s
ed church, The afternoon was ere-.
on the beach al Clear Lake. The bee
camped out both nights. An enfavz5Is
time was had The trip was MADE :
two automobiles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27

/ development Of plant life. q study
with each. has been the source IF the
pleasant CORES ondeDce and ripeued
into what promises 10 be . lle-leaG
/ friendship between the men.
has Sacred Tree.
There are other valuable plants IN
the Fannessy garden. IL contains the
finest collection Of tropical trees and
southern vegetation perhaps not
equaIIed IN number and kind IN this
section Of The country some 81 the
rare trees were sent by Mr.. GRAY aft
ter he found his friend was rartla-
uIarly devoted 10 the cultivation OF
life of that nature. Among these
is the Doe tree. gog at Calcutta In
d]a, and which is the sacred tree Of
the Buddh5sts. Tt attatus great
height as does the blue gum tree
which grows 50 feet and hardy mag
n0Iia 75-ia their native country bT
EennessE has choice specimens Of
these and the silk oak, Brazil
ian rosewood. Iemou-scented paw
paw from South America man
goes, royal palm. Honolulu Crane
fruit. date palms, bird Of Paradise
pride of Judeas Honolulu yellow 5feau-
der. cabbage tree. mahogany hardy
hibiscus New Zealand palm Illg
Florida crepe myrtle and numerous
varieties Of the more commonly
known tropical plants as wen rs %
different kinds Of cactus. 4 large
lemon tree is bearing. a ripe lemon of
the P0nder0sa specie being taken
from III measuring "a inches i'm diam
eter, enough in itself for several pies.
Beds of beautiful Caunas are other
Of MIR. EeDnesE's favorites and he sue
ceeds in making them grow unusually
high, eight and ten feet and just now
they are presenting lovely picture Of
full bloom.
Mr.. FenDessy has erected. a hot
house In his garden and here III ws1-
ter he stores the creatures Of the
sunny south. finding fl necessary I'D
do considerable pruning to make
room for all. RE is employed II the
arsenal and all this beauty with
which he has surrounded his home is
the result Ct little spare time coupled
with a great deal Of love Of nature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27
60 TAKE BATH"
IS INITIAL ORDER
first Command Given to Rock Island
Connty's Conserip8s a Can
Torment VIII lie Is Wash.
ExERcrsE ron TWO WEEEs
TO Undergo Physical Examination
r and Be fascinated ser Typhoid
Fcve.- uad Sinai p0Es

eca taka hfH wsl be TIE form
rs---. r.r-..s
81 ihlif'+'ll.t'@ gwen
eoanty's conzcripzz FFaea E-aF eaF
The divisional ea1a oameaC AZ Camp
T4adaa rna ETrfnes Ga1terhew.
sa ..-..e +.-s-
a3AtAa-it+ift
hIs4 LAl-ta-s
This grun order #s5tA a9tts I'D a.t
recruits lndIscrsG-z 5sslg ana slelta
not prove Ia tho least uHFsa leone q /
ter hours spent a1# dusty troop
trains
Fnargfng from fae BATH the re-
r~rf- e5tI thrr he a-ean e nara-g.af
ersr1fua+.,.s Aha aeaz-afeH COR te-
srr#8 tarra.a ana SMALLPOX.
f5eragf-rr,er4 ..ts-as VIII taan na made
f6a rgnranu commander for special
form M .,-er..sz Is remedy any slight
r,svzf-ar arfrr-.
Tne rrols.a e-t1 be uet through O
sertae of SETTING no exercises -1 drills
a.a a-naol.nr, ef the soldier for
s.a-f<.4 ~ +s- z.za..s gHrfne the sec.
~ trr, g.ass-s raa-.Isr- rra5ufrg viii
begin hfr Ind WORK uIll ba 1ucrea aed
gradually and the division surgeon
and afs aeaf4+ares eEEf keen WATCH
fa1 ova I'll taa General nava5raI con-
.sF3or or fha mem Thorough trsGruc-
+3oas fr ,arer-s1 hvr.ara sanitation
and srs- aff viii! he given DURING their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27

All the news all the time-The
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-27

development Of plant life. q study
with each. has been the source IF tho
pleasant eo-zesp ondence and rioeaed
into what promises 10 be lifelong
friendship between the men.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
GROW STEAM-HEATED SPUDS
Germans Have "a Method OF Raising
Them in Winter.

AS published In the Herald a little
more than year ago thousands of
Eritlsh, French and Russian prison-
ers in Prussia have been employed IN
clearing waste land and marshe, ont
side or Berlin for agricultural pur-
Doses. Advlces which have come from
switzerland now say the land has
peeh used Tor growing potatoes and
other vegetables all thru the winter
by new artificial process. The
process consists n rCIllL; steam uipes
at equal distances apart thru the soil
ana heating 1t to desired tempcra-
lure from central heating plant. SO
that Vegetation thrives despite cold
ana vintry weather
1t is said that the experiment was
watched by many professors and
scientific men in Germany and that
they were greatly pleased with the
result. The land, comprising in all
about two thousand acres. was ready
for cultivation In October of last year,
and as II is surrounded ly large man
uIacturng plants, each plant was dI.
rected by the government to furnish
certain amount of steam pipes, ac-
cordng 10 its capacity, and to supply
the steam for those pipes from their
boilers. The temperature OF the
round was taken at regular intervals
udIly, SO tnat any rlse or idll in the
temperature could be remedied at
once
1t Is asserted that the potatoes
throNe remarkably well, for l. mat
ter how cold the weather the ground
was always kept at an even tempera-
tdre, and the fIll OF snow instead of
rotarding the growth assisted il, for
II would soon' melt and irrigate the
grouno. Potatoes in large quantities
for the Eerlin market were thus OBJ
taincd thiuout the winter. according
To the story The experiment was
first tried on a small scale 10y Prus-
sian farmer in the winter of 1915 and
1915, II is said. and he notified the
government of his success. The mat
ter has aroused so much interest that
the government is taking steps to in
duce farmers al over the empire to
ty the experiment next wnte., the
account declares.-New York Herald
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-19
ORIGIN OF CORN DODGER"
Schoolboys Said to Have Used the
Food rs u Missile

How come" the name? It's origin
Is matter over which this paper
had never bothered its mind, but by
way OF the Los Angeles Times there
comes n bit OF Information that has
excited its curiosity. 1t is prefaced
by a call for some corn pone. or corn
mullins, or Ordinary griddle baked
cornbread, such as | used to have IUr
breakfast "in Dixie land, where | was
born in, early one frosty mornin'," in
the interior of which mother has ur-
posted piece of butter large
enough to moisten il without soaking
thru. This ration was deposited in
the brast pocket of the schoolboy
along with choice assortment of
marbles and mits and strings. IL the
youh was not hungry he was apt to
throw the cornbread across the
schoolroom at friend The friend
would dodge the missile, and from
this circumstance the name corn
dodger" was derived. The offender
was never punished, for II was point
of honor with the school-chldren
rever. to "snitch9 on him. Any of
the readers ever heard of that before?
If the Los Angeles man is wrong in
his theory OF the origin of the corn
dodger, who can set him right? We
have a feeling that he is on the wrong
trail
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
STANDARDIZED COAL
Price SYSTEM TRIED
Method Of Equalizing Cost to Con-
sumer Arranged for District.

Standardization of coal prices is
sought under the plan put into opera
ton by dealers and the District Fuel
Administration.
Dealers and officers have found
themselves completely AT sea when at
tempting to discuss coal prices gen
orally. A dealer may, legitimately.
charge five different prices for one
grade of coal. the price depending upon
the source of the shipment.
diTerentlal Of more than a dollar
exists between the lowest and highest
price for coal that must be paid by the
dealer in addition to tho freight. To
this cost the dealer is allowed to add
$3.50 a ton. without attempting to
equalize prices. thus passing the mat
ter on to the consumer.
Under this ARRANGEMENT one pur-
chaser may pay s. for a ton Of coal
and exactly the game grade of coal
may cost another more than 81.
Coal bought by the dealer direct from
a mine operator costs one price: when
bought from an independent" opera
tor, a jobber and broker, different
prices are charged.
District Administrator John L. Wea-
yer and dealers have agreed upon a
system whereby all coal received by
each dealer shall be tOtale6 in cost and
the cost per ton averaged. To this
will be added the $50 gross margin.
In the last "A hours 81 cars. or 1852
tons Of anthracite. and a cars, or Z, 20
tons. of bituminOus was received in
the city
Daily reports of the stocks on hand
will be required by Mr.. Weaver
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
new
MEMBERS JONI C.OF c.
Maj. Nathan Wyeth's Name Placed
On Roll of Honor.

Twenty-seven new members We're
elected to the chamber of commerce
by the membership committee at its
meeting yesterday afternoon
The new members are: William II.
Baldwin, Webb and Bocorselski. Inc.
w. F. Buchanan, jr.. A. Rudolph
Clarke. s. Clinton CropIey, Levi H.
David, Alice Deal, Salvatore Desio.
George A. Finch, Earl Goodwin. J. W.
Hefton, r. NJ. Henderson. Huyler's, E.
Milton Jackson. A. T. Macdonald. J.
c. Mattingly. Edward A. Newman.
John X. Phillips. Joseph Y. Reeves.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. Robert J.
Rothsteln, John J. Shcehy. Mark ster-
man, John +. Wiseman, Homer E.
Wood. and Frank A. Woodfield.
Nathan c. Wyeth, on the building
industries. parks. highways and
bridges and membership committees
of the chamber, has been appointed
major in the army. His name has
been placed on the honorary roll and
his dues will be remitted for the dura-
ton of the war.
Secretary Tom Grant of the cham
Der has appealed to all residents of
this city having spare rooms to offer
for rent through the chambers free
listing bureau as the demand for ac-
commodations is beginning to exceed
the list of available rooms.
Numerous letters have been received
both from persons who have obtained
accommodations through the listing
bureau and from persons whose rooms
have been taken. Persons whose
rooms have been rented would do
the chamber a great favor IL they
would notify it at once in order that
seekers for accommodations may not
be sent on fruitIess errands.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
AID TO RED CROSS
FROM PHILIPPINES
Delegates to Convention Will Ask
Unit for Orient.

At the annual convention OF the
American National Red Cross We'd
nesdAy. to be held at Seventeenth
street, between D and E streets north
west, a delegation from the Philip
pines will attend to represent the
chapter recently organized in those
islands
Representatives William A. Jones.
OF Virginia, father OF the new or
ganic law for the archipelago, is to
preside. Resident Commissioners T.
r. Ysngoo and Jayne c. De Veyra;
President of the Philippine National
Bank, Samuel Ferguson: Gen. Thomas
L. Hartigan. of the Philippine Ma
tional Guard; Ramon Fernandez, Ju-
Illus Refs. Walter W. Mardquard, H
L. Hershey. c. A. De Witt, Mrs. w.
L. Goldsborough, Mrs. w. H. Taylor
and Mrs. E. E. Haskell are the other
members Of the delegation.
These appointments were made at
a meeting Of the Philippine chapter
Of the American Red Cross recently
held in Manila, according to a ca
blegram from Governor General Har-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
HARVARD CLUB
TO Give ANNUAL
Dinner DEC. 20
President Of University Will
Be Among Distinguished
Guests Present.

The most important gathering Of
ton will take place Thursday evening.
December 20. when the annual dinner
Of the Washington Harvard Club will
be held at Rauschera
President A. Lawrence Lowell. presi-
dent Of the Harvard University, viii
attend. as viii other distinguished
graduates.
At the dinner this year 1t 10 expect
ed that there will be n general re-
union of the numerous Harvard grad
yates engaged in war service Of every
kind in the Capital A list OF the
committees follows:
Social committee-Walter R. Tuck
erman, &c, chairman; Pickering
Dodge. '79, treasurer; Percival Hall.
'92; John W. PTentiss. '9S, and Mar
tin T. Fisher, Is.
Dinner committee-Henry Cab I
Lodge, II, United States Senate; Mai.
Eugene wambaugh. 76. Judge Ad-
sig, ~, Tariff Commission; Charles s.
Hamlin, 'SS, Federal Reserve Board:
Frederick A. Delano. IS, Federal Re
serve Board; Samuel E. Winslow. IS,
House of Representatives. Logan
Waller Page, Department Of Agricul-
ture; Col Van Deman, s., General
STAFF; Charles waFren. 81, Assistant
Attorney General; Nicholas Long
worth. 81, House OF Representatives:
Elliott H. Goodwin. %. Chamber OF
Commerce: Capt Robert d. Wrenn.
sc. Signal Corps; Clarence R. Wilson.
IS, Food Commission; Eliot Wads-
worth, '9S, Red Cross; John l. Salton-
stall, 90, War Trade Board; William
Philips. 90. Assistant Secretary of
State; Frederic A. Eustis, '0l. ship
ping; Peter GOeIet Gerry. on, Senate;
Lieut.. Ellis Postlethwaite, 'O1. Ord
nance Bureau; Lieut.. Harold B.
Clark, '01, Ordnance Bureau; John w.
HaIIoweu. 'Cl. Food Commission; {;
Lieut.. Col Richard H. Williams, 'o2.
Quartermaster Generals once: DR..
Draper. %, Medical Corps: Herbert
N. Straus. SO, Food Commission; {;
Franklin D. Roosevelt. '4. Assistant
Secretary OF Navy; Preston Davie.
"a. Council of Defense; John Jacob
Rogers, "a. House of Representatives:
Lathrop Brown, '4, Priority Board;
William VI. Elkins, 'O5, Naval Intel
ligence; Louis DUPONT Irving, 'O7, War
Trade Board; Chas. Moorfield Storey.
IL. Department OF Justice; Maj. Sted-
man s. Hanks. ~, Signal Corps.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
LAWYERS READY
TO Give ADVICE
TO OREGISTRANTS
The District Bar Mobilizes
Service in New Draft
Classification.

Practically the entire legal talent of
the city has arrayed itself for the
benefit Of local registrants in the prep
aration OF the questionnaires which
must be given exhaustive attention
beginning December 16. Three hun
dred or more local lawyers are al
ready enrolled in the Legal Advisory
Board which has taken the initiative
I'm this good movement.
It Is the belief OF these men that It
is their supreme duty and of the
greatest importance to the country
that they give their technical advice
on this subject and each one Of them
stands ready to devote his time to
advising the registrants free Of
charge.
There are moro than 1900 regis
trants in the District Of Columbia.
All registrants not yet in the military
service must fill out the questionnaires
and obtain 4 new classification. All
exemptions heretofore allowed expire
December Is. On that day question
naires will be mailed to 1,6o0 OF the
registrants, and 1,6o0 on each business
day thereafter until all are out. All
questionnaires and supporting affi-
uuFAho AihoS bO AiGd Will NiO pAOpSi
local board within seven days after
ceived.
Places Of Meeting.
Some Of the local boards will meet,
probably at the Municipal building,
some at the old Central High School
building, one at the Western High
School building and one at the City
pndfnA7na OF
points.
During the entire time when the
boards are in session, lawyers will be
in attendance ready and prepared to
advise registrants in the preparation
Of their Questionnaires.
Every evening. on and after Decem-
ber 1S. except Sundays and holidays,
lawyers will be at every police station
in the District between and 10
o'clock. They will advise registrants
at those times.
In each department of the govern
ment, lawyers have been appointed
members Of the Legal Advisory board.
Lawyers Volunteer Aid.
The attorneys in the Department of
Justice have volunteered in large
numbers for the work. II any other
departments need assistance lawyers
from that department will be pre-
pared to furnish it.
Any registrant who is unable to 20
to one Of the centers above mention
ed may feel free to go into any law
ONCE in Washington, and there will
freely receive the same attention and
consideration which the lawyer
would give to any client.
The lawyers cannot forecast the
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

rison. just received at the Bureau
of Insular Afairs.
In this meeting the following were
elected as the ofncials OF the chap
ter:
Chairman, Vice Governor General
Charles E. Yeater; vice chairman,
Ignacio Villamor; secretary, Mrs. p.
d. Carman; treasurer. Mrs. A, s.
Crossheld; Mrs. Felipe Buencauino,
tr.; Mrs. n. n. Saleeby, Mrs. 7. NJ.
Kslaw and c. n. Duffy, Fred n.
Berry and Pipriano Unson.
The delegaoes have been requested
to petition the national convention
for the establishment OF a division
Of the Orient, with officials and head
quarters at Manila and to assign
ha division a director.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
MARSHALL To SPEAK
At georgetown T"
Service Flag with 769 Stars to Be
Raised at Institution.

Vice President Thomas r. Mar
shall will be chief speaker this aft
ernoon at patriotic exercises in
CASTOR Hall. Georgetown Univer-
sity. where service fag-the
largest yet raised by a college
since America went to war-con-
tanning 769 stars, will be blessed by
the president OF the university, the
Rev. AlphOnsus ]. Donlon, S. ]. The
exercises will begin at 3:45 o'clock
Guests will include Chief Justice
White and Commissioner Gardiner.
both graduates of the university:
Brig. Gen. Frank Mcintyre and
Senators Harding and Pomerene. Of
Ohio, and Ransdell. Of louisiana.
Father Donlon will offer a prayer
for Georgetown students in military
Headed by the university's two
military companies the student
body will march from the quad
rangle to CASTOR Hall. Music will
be furnished by the Georgetown
Orchestra and the Glee Club will
sing.
Bonde de Talon. of New York, an
alumnus. will read an original
poem. written by an undergraduate
student. Charles Angelus. another
New York alumnus, will speak. Ad-
mission will be by card.
The service flag was made by
girl students in Georgetown Visi-
tation Convent. Four Georgetown
students have met death on the
battlefield since the war started and
a fifth was last week honored by
the French government by being
presented with the Cross of Honor
for bravery under fire. He is
Henry B. Warren. Waukeegan, Ill,
a graduate of the law class of 1919.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
COLLEAGUE REBUKES
TAX.DODGING SOLON
Representative Fuller Proposes to
Abolish Immunity Clause.

mo Congressman who votes war
taxes upon the people and then
takes unto himself immunity there
from is ft to sit in a hog caucus
at the stockyards and he ought to
be driven from public life at once"
says Representative Alvan T.
Fuller. of Massachusetts,. in ex-
planation Of his bill providing that
members salaries shall be subject
to the war tax exactly the same as
incomes Of other individuals.
The immunity clause favorIng
members of Congress came into the
war tax measure after the bill had
passed both House and Senate and
was sent to the conference commit
tee. There the favoritism section
was added. and as the acceptance
of a conference report is a routine
matter. the majority Of the mem
bers voted for the bill ignorant OF
the fact that they were giving
themselves much the best of II.
The matter of salary does not af-
feet Representative Fuller. since he
turns his own back to the govern
ment and serves gratuitously. as he
did when holding a seat in the Bay
State House of Representatives.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

Important Change In Schedule
southern Railway System. Trains
IS and 81, Sunday, Dec. 9,-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09

decision OF the local or district
boards upon Individual cases. This
can only be done after the registraIt
has carefully studied the question:
naire and has prepared himself with
the facts necessary to answer It.
Location Of Lawyers. 49,.
General rooms of the Legal Ad-
visory Board win be opened in Room
5i3. District Building. Headcuarters
Of the lawyers who will give particu-
lar attention to each division will be
located as follows:
Registration Division No. 1, Room
u4. District Building; Registration
Division No. 2, Old Central High
School, Seventh and o streets north
west; Registration Division No. g.
City Postoffice, North Capital street
and Massachusetts avenue; Registra-
ton Division No. 4. Room 4O5. Dis
trict Building; Registration Division
No. 5. Room 426. District Building:
Registration Division No. 6. Room
Az, District Building; Registration
Division No. 7. Western High School
Building. Thirty-fifth and T streets
northwest; Registration Division No.
s. Old Central High School Building,
Seventh and o streets northwest;
Registration Division No. Q. Room
liz, District Building; Registration
Division No. 10. No. 10 Police Station:
Registration Division No. II. Old Cen
trail High School, Seventh and o
streets northwest.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-09
EXPERT TO STUDY
D. c. TRAFFIC PROBLEM

The District Commissioners yester-
day appointed John A. Beeler. of New
York City. consulting engineer to the
Public Utilities Commission, to aid
in the relief Of the trafic conges-
ton Of Washington.
Ten thousand dollars will be ap-
prODriated for Mr.. Beeler's work. He
Is expected to arrive with a staff
Of assistants on or before Decem-
ber l.