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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
ACTS TO BEAT
PART OF FOOD BILL
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Confined IRON Eage @Ee.t
Caoru+s was nirl-ad tn make tr4 mo-
Han ~ rs@.,-,gf4 zr.e+fr.- ANA raaFars
believed IF vvo1fa he aacn+ea nara14ze
of chance of sentiment over night. r
win me SENATE raeonvanad Senator
Read avnlaira4 taaf his nfr-7~sa in In
rrodlrrrfre- IN amendment To- ar.nov---
The president to withdraw liquors from
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~ <rarz a5o1ra4 MANY small banks
wou1a he wrecked.
Senator Cummfus. claracterizlug the
Reea amendment as unnecessary. SAID
he could hardly imagine the president
Withdrawing liquor i'm order to allow
people to drink ana denied that his
amendment was condscar0rr.
Senator James ri Kentucky opposed
lie Cummius amendment ana Senator
Peurose declared there were noH
about 20S 600 GOO gallons OF wllsaeT
i'm bond on which banks had loaned
from $50. 100000 to SI30010090
n.,-4-e ryo.,g5 c,FF.~
r..e .oane he said were geuaffy- fa~
a long period and should the amend
r,-ar.+ rerava~tf~g +ne withdrawal If
dfsff11ea lfouor in bond stand many
hanks and innocent holders of. securL-
ffas would Surer.
senator Harding of Ohio presented
statements fnat the (.rfr-rr7frz amend
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ConcealnE taal aieoooi Is "a curse
Senator john snaFp "i-ltal4s @sae' Lea
cha6 TO come mere lLS-hs 80 COINS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
MEET ON NITRATE
PLANT NEXT WEEK
Committee Working to Secure SEQ 000s-
600 Factory Here, TO Hear
Reports.
DELAY PROVING AN ADVANTAGE
4. T. Dawson Says Prospects for Tri-
Cities Are Brighter Than Ever
Before.

A. z. Dawson. chairman of the COM
mittee OF so tri-city representative
men. which has in charge the promo
ton of the campaign to locate the
nitrate plant in this vicinity today an
nounced that he will caIl d meeting of
the executive committee Of the body
probably on Wednesday. The session
viii be held in Rock Island.
Mr.. Dawson declared that the object
is to review the status Of the cam
pafgn. Reports from local committees
viii he made and Mr. Dawson VIII
have reports from Il. S. Putnam, con
eulting engineer of New York or what
has been done in Washington concern
ing the plant.
Advantage In Delay.
The opportunities Of the tTi-citEes
10 land the nitrate plant have not been
reduced through this seeming delay IN
Washington upon the matter Of seIee-
ton OF site" Mr. Dawson said today.
ON the other hand, I think that our
chances are much brighter and the re-
port which will be made 10 the COM
nfttee at the meeting next week, be
Iieve, will clearly bring out this point
DELAY which has resulted from the
press of war preparations is all 10 cur
advantage, and ] am assured that the
com rehensiFe survey made by MT
Putnam showing the advantages Of the
water power scheme and the resources
i'm this vicinity viii mean that we viii
receive thorough consideration from
the nitrate board IN Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
BODY
WORKABOUT DONE
Rcek Island Board Expects to Finish
Task Of Compiling Names
hy Nightiail.

The Rock Island exemption board
began It's work this morning with f4s
hope that by nightfau ii win have
completed the work Of listing the men
eligible in Rock Island fer coascriD-
ton and giving to each q serial mum
Der which viii apply in the drawing
for the draft army
The board worked late last nszht
and was ON the Job again early This
morning B j.. Connolly. clerk af fHa
local body said taGav that the Lst ns
names and the serial numbers v-fN
be posted in the Offices Of exemption
board i'm the southeast corner OF the
bank building. This viii be done inn
mediately after the new cards are sent
To the adjutaat general Of the state
at Springfield
Are Making Hagere.
Interest of the 5000 eItE#bl-s fla
Rock Island wakes warm as the l#ma
for the tuTn of the wheel" ap-
pr0aches- Associated Press dispatch es
today said that it VIII probably not
be before Wednesday that the num-
hers are draw n TIA Washington 1t is
said that there are some Of the ell
giblas Vito are wagering chat they wilt
be drafted and that some bets a8ye
been made. The individual subject %
draft figures that in the event that ha
is drafted he wins the money and il
the event that he is not drafted he
loses the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07

These DAYS the face needs spec al care
and attention. Flying 6ust and ART. the
beating sun are severe on any skin
hetF deS poitng eEeCts are DesE over
come by the application Of pure fner-
coNEed wax This Keeps skin and pores
IN . eseanly condition. thu corn piexiou
be2atffuay white and spotless Dis
colored. trecksed and rou ahenea ctltlcls
are actually absorbed by IL One ounce
OF nerco}1zea wax, obTainabte AZ arv
drug stores - SUFFICIENT to CON pletely
Tencvafe a soi4ed com plsxi0n- Is il.
used ike cold cream allowed % rem ain
on over night and washed OF In the
morning.
As the skin tends to expand In warm
weather causing wrinkles 20 form
5000 asrr1ngent lotion should BE USED
Dissolve I or powdered sax0Itte IN Is
pr witch hazel Battle The face IN this
curing the heat Of this day or before
gong ont for theatre or social affair Il
e a renaarEa Die skin tlgateueF zad
wrinkle eraser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07

tACIEIELEL K rom rage LE#4
damage and casualties have not get
been received.
Scene Like \. Y. Blast.
The German raiders came from the
north and left Dy way of the south.
The glass in some of the streets Of
the city resembles that 5n the streets
Of New York ana its suburbs follow
ing the explosion ON Black Tom island
In the upper New York harbor last
July
The people iu the capital are urE-
ing thai quick reprjsais be taken.
The west end and fashionable north
western residential suburbs had d sup
erb view OF the approach Of the Wis
itors From the further northern
fringes Of the metropolis the raiders
swept onward in fairly close fOrma-
ton more than a score in number.
The squadron which had been fly
ing high then began q swift l0boEgaE
downwards. its speed increasing ire
mend0usIy uu51r the assistance of
gravity and the planes soon reaching
a level evidently less than thousand
yards in their swoop toward the cen
trail detectives.
Anti-Aircraft Guns Busy.
Meanwhile from all directions anti
aircraft batteries were working Ike
machine guns. Bursting shrapnel dot
ted the air around the on-comipg raid
ers with snarlinE. vicious black puTs
of smoke more numerous than the
planes. IT seemed impossible for the
raiders completely 10 escape from the
atmosphere of curtain FIRE surround
ing them. The raiders. however pur-
sued their course, holding their cargo
Of bombs until they had crossed the
suburban district and outlying parks.
People Hide I'm Cellars.
Fortunately a majority Of the peo-
pie ia the capital had just enough
warning Of the raid 10 enable them to
seek safety in Easements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
B. I. ?. u. IN CHARGE
MISSION SERVICES

John Heating Of Davenport will be
the speaker this evening at services
at the Rescue Mission. 1910 Fourth
avenue Tomorrow evening special
exercises have been arranged and VIII
be in charge OF the Baptist Young Peo-
pies union 0f the First Baptist church.
Musical numbers viii be given in ad-
dition 70 brief talks and readings
Bible school Will be held as usual from
; TO I tomorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
Court House News

Teachers examination will be con
Quoted next Thursday and Friday at
the court house under the direction of
Miss Lou NJ Harris, county super5n-
fendeut Of schools These desiring
certificates OF TO raise the grade of
permits which they already hold. are
expected to attend
Judge n. A. Larson En county court
today confirmed the assessment roll
for the paving with asphalt Of
Twenty fourth-aud- a-ha1f street from
Seventeenth 10 Thirteenth avenue. The
roll totals Sl0S99#S-
Tire men we're taken To Wafertown
hospital for treatment this morning by
deputy sherifs. A stranger aged So.
who could give no other name than
John Doe and who was picked mp by
the Rock Island police a Few nights
ago; Charles Hsnnis0u, c0iored, who
said he was from East Moline, and
Jack Doyle, who was just recently re
leased from county jail after spending
the entire winter there. composed the
trio. Doyle is a voluntary patient. and
admitted 10 court officials that he sim
ply couldn't let booze alone. while a
medical commission composed of Dr.
r. B. Miller and DR.. Eli Bradford eE-
amiued rhe other TWO. who were In
mates of the county jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
Licensed 0 Wed

Frederick Hansen ..---. Rock Island
Mrs. Nellie j.. Eratzer. Central City. la.
Robert a. Davis -...--..-, Davenport
Miss Rebecca .F-redenberg Davenport
Raymond H0lmgren .........-.--A Moline
Miss Mildred kronholn ..--...- Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
Nv q rrra Of Reidv BIOS

Buy a home OF Reidy Bros
For express call William Trefz-
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
r. T. Clean Towel Service; phone
z. T. 24ss.
Resented Bros. Plumbers, 22LI
Fourth avenue Phone r. J. s49.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-07
RAIN BOMBS ON HEART
/ OF BRITAIN CITY

Continued From Page 0na]
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
THE CONCERT" SEEN AGAIN
Herman Bahr's Comedy Played in Ger
man as Broad Farce

"Das Konzert," Herman Bahr's COM
edy of temperament, which Emmanuel
Reicher produced at the Bandbox IN
the spring of the year, was played again
in the original last night by Rudolf
Christians and his company at the lry-
ing Place. This, of course, Is THE
Concert" the piece in which Mr.. Be
lasco presented Leo Ditrichstein several
seasons ago, but the play went through
complete transformation in its adapta-
ton. The American version was de-
signed and played as comedy; the per-
Torrance at the Irving Place is farcical.
Mr.. Christians, in the leading role
accepted adulation with becoming gra-
ciousness, but he responded to affection
with a series Of gestures, squirms and
proans rarely duplicated on even the
burlesoue stage. Crete Meyer played
tho artists wife with quiet assurance;
her calm ease and sureness OF method
were In pleasant contrast to the over
emphasis OF the rest of the company:
The interior of her house, as depicted
at the Irving Place, would have driven
any artist TO inhdelity or worse, but Tor
that Miss Meyer was probably not re-
snons iblp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
Suffrage Pickets Refuse
to Change Demonstration
[From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Feb. 2l.-Miss Alice
Paul. national chairman of the Con-
gressional Union for Women Suffrage,
to-day declined to enrich the suffrage
war chest by Sc leral thousand dollars
when she refused to change her plans
for the big demonstration at the White
House on March 4.
The men who have the inaugural
grandstand privileges along Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue sent an emissary to Miss
Paul with an offer to share their re-
ceipts with the Congressional Union If
she would supplement the White House
demonstration by parade of the suf-
frage pickets along the route Of the
parade.
ave find that we are having as many
requests for seats for the suffrage
demonstration on March as we are
for the inaugural parade on March B.,
said the spokesman for the grandstand
owners.
"Most people, especially those from
ont of town, do not realize that your
headquarters is only block from the
White House. They want to see the
suffrage sentinels. If you will send
delegation past our stands the day be-
fore Inauguration we'll share the
profits with you"
The spokesman then named an
amount that would tempt any campaign
manager, but Miss Paul shook her head
and said she would have TO decline.
"A parade might please the curious"
she said, but we have bigger purpose
in view. The women who are coming
here from all parts of the country to
take part in our demonstration come as
the representatives of the millions Of
American women who want the vote
and who want the President TO cease
obstructing the national suffrage
amendment. Their purpose is TO focus
his attention upon the nationwide de-
mand for the Federal amendment-not
to provide entertainment for the in
augural visitors"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
SUFFRAGE GAINS
In THREE STATES
Governor Cox Signs Bill
Giving Federal Vote
i'm Ohio

Victories for woman suffrage were
recorded in three states yesterday.
Governor James VI. Cox Of Ohio
signed the Reynolds bill giving Ohio
women the right of voting for Presi-
dent. In an effort to nullify this law,
anti-suffragists announced at Columbus
yesterday referendum would be
called in the fall.
In Minnesota and Maine measures
providing for referendum IN the ques-
ton of woman suffrage were advanced
to the upper house of the Legislature.
The Minnesota House of Representa-
tives pass I'd bill granting full suf--
frage TO women by constitutional
amendment. If passed by the Senate,
the amendment will be submitted In
the November election in 1918.
In Maine the lower branch OF the
Legislature passed the suffrage reso-
luton by vote of ll3 to 30. Women
leaders are confident that the meas
ure will go throw the Senate with
out any decided opposition.
In Vermont the suffragists lost their
battle. The House of Representatives
at Montpelier defeated yesterday
bill providing votes for women.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
TWO LONG ABSENT SINGERS
HEARD AT AEOLIAN HALL
Florence Easton and Francis Macien-
nan Are Welcomed by Many Friends


Florence Easton and her husband,
Francis Maclennsn, who gave their tlrst
New York recital yesterday afternoon
in Aeolian Hall, are old friends VINO
have been absent from their native
land for many years. They were, until
the outbreak of the war, two or the
most popular members Of the company
at the Berlin Royal Opera, and their
career in Germany has been an alto
gether honorable one. Yesterdays au-
dience gave them no doubt OF the well
come that is theirs upon their return.
Their recital yesterday attained pc
culiarly intimate atmosphere by the
series of duets in which the two sing
ers displayed their best work. Among
these was Nicolai's "L'Addio," Luca-
tini's Una Notte VeneZia,' Schu-
mann's "Liebesgarten," and songs by
Dvorak, Hildach and Mrs. II. II. A.
Beach In all these numbers Mr.. and
Mrs. Maclennan were most sympathetic
toward both the compositions and each
other.
In their solo numbers they were
rather less pleasing. Both singers have
voices which have every evidence OF
being naturally Of unusual beauty, but
in them are no less evident the signs
of hard use. Mrs. Maclennan's medium
is still lovely in quality, but her upper
tones seem hard and worn. Mr.. Mac
lehman has the throatiness of timbre
so common in opera singers whose
careers have beer in Germany, and IN
forte passages his effort in tone pro-
duction was considerable. Yet both
singers possess taste and intelligence,
both have sense of phrasing and a
certain charm of manner. Their offer
ing was altogether a pleasing one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
Naturalist Finds New Data
on Fauna of South
America
MALE OSTRICH RULES
SEVERAL FAMILIES
Explorer Sees Ant Eaters
Climb Trees and Parrots
in Apartments"

George Kruck Cherrie, field natural
list and explorer, who accompanied Col
onel Roosevelt on his South American
journey in 1914, when the River o.
Doubt was explored, returned to this
city on the steamship Rio de Janeiro,
on Tuesday, after a trip of ten months
through the wilds of Paraguay and
Brazil.
He brought back new data on the
fauna of the lands he explored and
5000 skins of birds, 400 skins Of ami
mails and 1900 photographs. All these
will be displayed by the American Mu-
scum of Natural History, which sent
him out on the expedition at a cost
of $40 900. of which Colonel Roosevelt:
contributed $4,000.
81 had a splendid opportunity to
study the bird life Of the swamp
land" said Mr.. Cherrie, "and found
that the Indians, who are keen OBJ
servers of nature, were able TO give me
many strange facts about these birds,
which at first doubted, but as rule
confirmed in time. | was intensely IN
terested in the habits of the South
American ostrich. This creature dif-
fers from the African ostrich IN
various ways, particularly in that. !
is about one-half the size OF the Afrl-
can bird. ! observed that the male Is
the head of the household, not only
of his own, but of others. About all
the female does for the ostrich race is
to lay the eggs. Three or four females
usually lay their eggs in a community
nest, and the incubating of these -
attended to by the male. When the
young are Matched they follow the
father. and abide by his directions at
all times"
Mr.. Cherrie said that certain groups
of parrots also live in community
apartments" built high in the trees,
the only entrance to the great nest be-
ing through tubes at the bottom, built
of thorny twigs and branches to keep
out serpents and other enemies. He
said that as many as 200 parrots live
together
In the Paraguayan jungle Mr.. Cher
RE made several photographs of ant
eaters climbing a tree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
Traffic Arrests
Cut From 40 to 2
Each Day in City

Police Commissioner Woods was the
chief speaker at a luncheon of the
Fifth Avenue Association at DelmOn-
ico's Yesterday. He said that the new
system of winnings which went into
effect on February - had cut down
the arrests of traffic violators from
forty to two a day. In all, 524 warn
ings have been issued by traffic police
men to drivers Of automobiles for
minor violations.
But there are certain types of men
whom neither warnings nor arrests nor
fines can cure of breaking the law"
said Commissioner Woods. 81 have in
mind the case Of one man who was
warned three times in succession, then
arrested and fined. Some other method
will have to be adopted in cases like
his. He ought not to be permitted to
drive car"
Chief Magistrate McAdoo said he did
not believe that the number of automo-
bile accidents in New York City would
ever be reduced effectively until license
regulations were made more strict. The
offences of drivers could be recorded on
their license cards, he declared, and
the license revoked after certain
number of violations.
On0er our present system dHyDVuS
can buy and drive a car said the
chief magistrate. ale may be an cpl
leptic or he may be half blind. A man
discharged to-day from an insane asy-
lum can buy a car tomorrow if he has
the money and can drive through our
streets at his pleasure.
"The first thing to be done, in my
judgment, is to distribute more evenly
Tie traffic in the congested area of the
city. If you will look at the side streets
all along Fifth Avenue you will find
them congested with waiting vehicles,
most of them violating the city ordi-
nances. The Police Commi ssoner
should have a sufficient number of
mounted men to keep these streets
clear"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
PRISON DOCTORS IN DENIAL
Reports False and Ridiculous" Say
Jersey Penitentiary Physicians

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 21.-Dr. Martin
W. Reddin and DR.. ]. W. Crane, ply
sicians at the New Jersey State Prison,
have appealed to Governor Edge to in
vestigate the "false and ridiculous as
sertions made in the report OF the State
Health Department which recently con-
cluded an investigation Of conditions
in the penitentiary.
The doctors deny most Of the claims
made in the departments report, and
assert that their professional reputa-
,ions have been attacked unjustly. They
say that the reports assertion that 80
per cent of the deaths from tuberculo-
sis occur one month after Imprisonment
is untrue and unfounded," and point
out that the death rate in the prison
is only ! per cent of its population
This, they say, is remarkable. consid-
ering the number of negro prisoners
and the low resistance and susceptible
itv of this race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-22
Suits for $27,1O5
Against Phipps in
Duck Trapping Case
Conservation Commissioner Also
Will Take Similar Action to
Punish Caretaker

George ID. Pratt, Conservation Com
missioner, ordered yesterday that civil
suits TO recover penalties aggregatirg
s27,105 be instituted at once against
George Carnegie Phipps, on whose es-
tate, at Wantagh, Long Island, 473 wild
ducks, said to have been trapped file
gally, were seized by game protectors
Suits for a like amount will be
brought against Mr.. Phipps's caretaker.
Valentine Van Colt, who, 8 a special
game protector, is facing probable
criminal prosecution for alleged NAL
feasance in office.
While misdemesnor charges might be
made against Mr.. Phipps also under
the state laws if the allegations OF the
Conservation Commission were sub
stantiated, Justice Edward T. Neu, con-
Quoting John Doe proceedings at Lyn-
brook. Long Island, said last night 1t
was unlikely that warrant against Mr;
Phipps. who is at Palm Beach, would
be issued.
Announcement that the civil suits
would be filed was made by Chief Game
Protector Llewellyn Legge.
"This is one of the most inexcusable
cases of game law violation have had
TO deal with in long experience" SAID
Mr.. Legge. commissioner Pratt has
directed that everything be done to Sc
cuS the full penalties justified by the
evidence. .o-
"Mr. Phipps will be sued for $50 for
each of the 473 ducks trapped, with an
added $50 for the violation, making
sI18s5. To this will be added another
sill 885. similarly computed, for illegal
nossession. Other counts for violations
tbat our evidence discloses will add
s3 335. making total of s27, l05. Van
CIT will also be sued for the same
amount. A penalty action of this sort
carries with it jail sentence II the
;udoment is not satisfied"