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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

again at this morning. Camp Gus
ter, be says, is about as large as Camp
Grant at Rockford, bat is not as far
advanced to completion. and the
streets are not Improved yet Camp
Custer will accommodate $4,000 men
for military training when completed.
An incident that impressed the chief
was the fact that the military author
tiles have fixed q fee Of % cents for
taxi service from the city to the camp,
distance Of nearly five miles. If
the taxi drivers charge any higher
fee they are refused entrance to the
camp. Close scrutiny is made Of ev-
cry person entering camp. and every
piece Of baggage or any package TAX
en- either into or out Of camp is close
~ examined by senuies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
JOHN STEWART MADE
COMMERCIAL AGENT

John T. Stewart, Moline. formerly
clerk employed by the Rock
Island Plow company, has been made
agent in Moline for the
Central Union Telephone company.
Daniel Smith, who resigned
after two years service to take a place
with the Westinghouse, Church, Kerr
Engineering company, which has large
contracts at the Rock Island arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
East Moline Society

Mr. and Mrs Roly Wilson Of Silvis,
welcomed a 10-pound boy 70 their
home Saturday. This is the first baby.
The council Of East Moline Congre-
gational church met last evening at
the house of the pastor, Rev. A. X.
johnson. Following the routine bust
ness there were plans made for the
enlargement of the choir. The mem
bers are promising very good music
and this should be a great drawing
card. Last evenings meeting was the
regular monthly business session Of
the council and many plans were
made for the betterment Of the church.
The Helping Hand class Of the Wa
tertown Methodist church announces
box social Friday evening in the
church parlors.
Attention of the trustees Of the Wa
| tertown Methodist church is called to
| the announcement Of business ses-
sion to be held this evening at the
| c. A, Wood home.
DR.. J. T. Jones. district superintend-
ent of the Methodist church, will speak
Thurdsay evening at the East Moline
church when the quarterly conference
will meet Communion will follow the
business session.
| East Moline Mystic Workers spons-
ored dance last evening at Odd Fell
lows hall. A short business session,
during which plans were completed
| for a patriotic ball the lodge will give
! Nov. Is, at Eagle hall, preceded the
dance. Supervisors were instructed
to engage Eagles hall so that all fu-
ture meetings might be held there
Delicious refreshments were served
4 and dancing was continued until q late
hour.
! Rev. and Mrs. A. X. Johnson enter
tanned the members of the Ministerial
union and their wives yesterday noon
at Il O'Clock luncheon. Covers were
laid for II at prettily appointed Ia
Bile. the centerpiece being lovely
chrysanthemums of yellow, lavender
and white. After the meal the ladies
attended the lecture at the Lyric
while the men held business SEES
sion They made plans for the go-to-
church Sunday campaign and also fol
the Thanksgiving services.
The [. A. D. class of which Mrs
Arthur Little is the teacher, will no
meet in regular session this week.
The East Moline Woman's club was
privileged yesterday afternoon TO heal
William Meese of Moline when ne gsyj
his illustrated lecture on 1.-THE Earll
History of Illinois Mrs E. D. Aid
rich, president of the club, presided a
the melting. Mrs John Dormandy ant
Mrs Lawrence acted as ushers. Fol
lowing the program there we're lev
} delightful musical numbers, Mrs. J. r
/ Freeman of Rock Island singing sew
eral pretty songs, while Dolly Aren
schield played cello selection. Their
: was to have been a business session o
/ the club at teh close Of the afternoon
but as it was getting late the metinj
/ adjourned after the minutes wer
: read
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
FIVE ISTOXIcATEn.

Five men were before Magistrate
A. A. Niles in East Moline police court
this morning on charges OF being in
toxicated. Two were fined 50 and
costs and paid. Three others were
shown leniency and dismissed upon
their promise to go to work immedi-
ately, and not become intoxicated
again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

Funeral services for Mrs c. W..
HnN 2o2l Fourteenth street, Moline,
were held at the home yesterday aft
ernoon. Rev j. c. Ladd oficiated.
East Moline chapter. Order Of Eastern
star held brief services at the grave.
There were many beautiful floral Of
ierluEs The palibearers were w. F..
Potter Frank J. Clendenin. F. W.
sha.loDa, Emil J. Johnson David
Ho'mgreu and George u. Carlson,
Burial was In Riverside cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
MIKES EASr TRIP.

Police Chief r. J. Schafer of East
Moline returned this morning from
Battle Greek. where he delivered Hor-
ace Sneed, calored, to the military au-
thorities of Camp Custer. The chief
made flying trip to Michigan aud
back He left East Moline at yes
terday morning and was back home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
WOMAN HIT BY AIT0.

An automobile driven by Bruce A.
King, 2404 Eleventh street, Moline,
knocked down Mrs. William Frisk,
1885 Thirty-eighth street, Moline, yes
terday at noon. The accident occurred
at Twenty-sixth street and Fourth ave-
nue.. Mrs. Frisk was rendered uncon-
scious. but will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
MORE MEASLES F0TND,

Measles is again on the increase
in East Moline. Seven cases were
placed under quarantine by the health
authorities yesterday. For several
DAYS the spread of the epidemic has
appeared to have stopped. Two new
cases Of ehiekenpoX were reported
Yesterday and placed under quaran-
tine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
Fnnernl nf ~. IYlthersnnon.

Wl'horspoon 124 Thirteenth street,
S''y.s. were held in the home yester-
laF afternoon Rev James p Payne
oi The Silyis Baptist church OBLIGATED.
Music was furnished by Mrs, E. Tuck
a. The remains were taken to Lyons,
Web, Mrs Witherspoon's former home.
Mrs Witherspoon will be buried at
LYONS tomorrow afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
FIRST NORWAY BOAT
IN SEVERAL MONTHS

An Atlantic Port. Nov. 6.-The first
Scandinavian passenger steamship 10
reach America from Norway in several
months arrived here today bringing
ii .207 passengers. The vessel came by
way of Halifax.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
RAMBLERS TAKE TWO
FROM MOLINE HEATS

The Ramblers took two ont Of three
from the Moline Heat five in the Ma
tional leagues games on tie Moline Y.
NJ G. A alleys last evening, the scores
being;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

delivered by carrier at 10 cents per
week lu Moline. East Moline, Silvis and
Wattrt'wu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
EAST MOLINE OFFICE,

Ross Bldg, Room No. 3, Seventh street.
Phone East Moline II.
Rog A. Sears, ,........s..C City Editor
9. ID Temple Circulation Manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06
THE ARGUS.

MOLINE OFFICE,
l507is Third Avenue A
Phone Moline 80.
z. C. XaDder ..............C City Editor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

n Inc american Ieague, tHe stT0l-
lers defeated the b. r. L. squad three
straight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
A Reader Finds the Truth Too Horrible

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As a reader Of The Tribune for many
wears / am constrained TO write you regard
ing the front page cartoon that greeted my
eyes this morning, "The Daily Fear That
Mocks Our Unpreparedness.' Disappointment
was the first feeling | experienced, and
finally disgust, that such a horrible thing
should find space in your paper. Is it not
sufficiently heartrending to read of the fright
full ravages of the war without having the
facts pictured for us? / have seen many
cartoons and appreciate them fully, but this
one to my mind, should receive the prize for
extreme grewsomeness. Illustrations from
Dante's "Inferno" are mild compared TO it.
Setting aside the fact of the nadvisablity
at this particular time of exploiting our
country's unpreparedness, such cartoons as
this mornings are, to my mind, stain upon
The Tribunes past record, and certainly
step backward | for one, despite the fact of
the many years Of my reading of The Trib-
une, shall change my daily paper if such car
toons are TO be presented TO me for consider
alton and thought. and speak also for other
members of my family who share with me
my oathing of such things. How are the
mighty fallen! \. K. X.
New York, Feb. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Greetings to an Old Friend
or of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: was delighted to see in your issue OF
yesterday that the great humorist and patriot
old Ben Prieth, of Newark, n. j., had issued
from his retirement. All lovers Of humor
have missed the hearty laughs that Ben's
letters were sure to afford them. A couple
Of months ago his letter, Violating the Con-
idence of and Giving Away the Military
Plans of His President. Wilhelm Hohenzo-
lem," caused such a joyous outburst that
Ben has since rested on his laurels. We
welcome his temperance in print.
His plans for settling the submarine ques-
ton will be applauded by all ardent support
ers Of President Wilhelm. But a surer way
Of settling Mt once and for all will be for
Germany TO let loose the secret army Of g.
600 900 picked men that President Hohen-
zolern in strict confidence told his devoted
and loyal citizens was ready 10 put the finish
ing touch to France and Kitchener's contemp-
tible little 100000. ETHAN HAII.
New York Feb 81 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Call or Wall?
r of The Tribune

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. James VI. Beck recently said:
There are practically no dissenters from
President Wilson's clarion call TO duty" Cor
rect But the clarion call" since it started
has traled of INFO feeble wall. 1t thrilled
the country and filed many with high hopes
that something would be done. Nothing has
been done or seems likely TO be done.
As though we hadn't already had enough OF
them from the Lusitania down, the President
is waiting watchfully for another covert act"
Presumably it would have to be thriller
ship, cargo and few hundred innocent Amer
leans sent to the bottom and then we are
led to believe We shall behold an awakened
Administration. But shall we? Each new
outrage in the past has led to nothing more
formidable than beautifully constructed
note, morally admirable, but militarily value
less.
The President is doing nothing to give us
an army Neither is Congress, and is not
likely to, from present appearances. IL the
ship OF state to drift on and on forever, rud-
deress and helpless in a tempestuous sea OF
ruthessness? VI. !. K.
New York, Feb. p, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
On to Washington

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: High in the counsels of the nation
in the Cabinet of the President, in the halls
of Congress, in official position with the gov
ment are found men who, during this most
critical time in the history of our country,
are placing US in peril of the great catastro-
phe that is overwhelming the world and per-
hitting US to remain without adequate prep
aration for defence of our liberties, our in
stitutons or our lives.
These men, shortsighted or cowardly or
traitorous, as the case may be, are menace
to the safety of the nation, fact that IS
universally conceded by those who are IA
miliar with the conditions Of our so-called
defensive preparations and who are suih-
GENTLY farsighted to realize, with all the
world ablaze and with Germanys challenge
to civilization, that President Wilson will
not continue to be able 70 keep us out OF
war"
Is there not a remedy for this most incom-
prehensibe inacton and delay? Cannot
these short-sighted or cowardly or traitorous
men in high places be placed where they Will
be harmless?
Let us who. having eyes, can foresee the
horrors that are just ahead of us join IN an
irresistible movement that will compel ef-
fective and immediate action. One million
determined American citizens surrounding
the Capitol at Washington, demanding the
passage of adequate laws for the safety OF
the nation, would put the fear of God into
their hearts.
CHARLES f. DALRYMPLE.
New Brunswick, y. j., Feb 20, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
SEEKING FOOD INFORMATION
May Help Reduce Prices and Would Be
Vital in Wartime
To tho Edi.or of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The tribune.
Sir; On the same day in which actual food
riots were taking place in the nations largest
city the Appropriations Committee OF the
House os Representatives entirely ignored the
genuinely modest request of the Federal Trade
Commission for 100000 for the conduct OF an
investigation of the food situation IN tne
United States, in collaboration with the De-
partment Of Agriculture, for the purpose OF
determining where the food is, what avoida-
BILE wastes there may be in the present
methods of distribution, what steps can De
taken 10 insure the proper provisioning Oh
seacoast cities in time of war or times OF eX-
cessve railroad congestion, as in the present
instance, etc. This despite the fact that the
Trade Commissions estimate had been sub
mitted in direct compliance with message
from the President of the United States di-
recting them to undertake this inquiry.
The House Appropriations Committee and
the members of the majority party IN the
House having failed to see this opportunity
for public service cannot The Tribune see 1t
Is it not time for The Tribune and other
papers, which can look past temporary con-
sderatons to get in behind the President IN
forcing the passage of this appropriation,
which is probably to be resubmitted to the
House this week as an amendment TO the
sundry civil bill? Apparently few people
have realized how vitality important to the
country this information will be in case of
war. When the war, which appears to be
daily drawing nearer, arrives the problem OF
feeding our armies and of feeding the sea-
coast cities will Immediately be very acute,
and the information collected in this way will
be of untold value to whatever men or bodies
of men have in charge the organization Of our
physical resources and the mobilization of
supplies. J. Fl. SHERMAN,
Distribution Engineer.
New York, Feb. 81, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
That Tower on the Cathedral
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! was amused by the communications
of Jchr A. Bevington and Georgiana P.
Cheesmsn called forth by my recent letter
concerning a single tower for the Cathedral
of ST. John the Divine, which you were good
enough TO publish.
Mr.. Bevington's letter sounded as If written
by a minister of wonderful. very wonderful,
intelligence and il does not take much "imag-
ination" to envssge Miss Cheesman as a
woman OF remarkable. very remarkable, mind.
Both your correspondents seem so cathe-
Orally minded as not TO know that in this age
religious impulse is laying the emphasis on
social service and foreign missions instead of
cathedral building" IL is passing strange
that such cathedralists do not seem 20 be
even aware that when cathedrals were the
expression of the millions rather than the
millonsires-of piety rather than vanity
advantage was taken OF the tower for seeing
the surroundings, as the long flights of steps,
which some of us have trod, well know. Ele-
vators were then unknown.
The original design Of the cathedral has
one tower or spire, and it would be short
sighted not TO equip il so that from il could
be seen one of the most glorious outooks in
the world.
Only by charging admission could its use
be regulated, but that revenue should be APP
piled to "the support OF great hospital or
other charities of broad appeal" as stated in
my letter. and not to swell the exchequer of
the cathedral" as Imagined" by Miss Chees-
man. JOHN A. WADE. q,
New York, Feb %, 1917. 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
Universal Training Sidetracked

The Administration manpuvres with
the universal training bill have been thor
oughly disingenuous. But they will de-
ceive nobody. Sending the War College
measure to Congress at this stage of the
session, with a mild approval Of its "prin-
ciple," is only piece of political "window
dressing"
1t is too late for Congress to act on the
War Department bill providing for uni
versal military training-especially since
the details Of the bill lack even the for
NAL approval of the President and Secre-
tary Baker
The Senate has declined to consider SEN
ator Chamberlain's universal training
measure, which is much less Objectionable
to the pacifsts and anti-preparedness ele-
ment in Congress than the War College
draft will be- Mr.. Chamberlain fixed the
training period at six months. The War
College draft fixes it at one year. This
single difference would shut out the latter
bill from consideration in Congress un-
less it were being pushed with all the in
fluence at the Presidents command.
But the Administrations support of it
is more than lukewarm. Mr.. Baker has
tried all along to carry water on both
shoulders. he had not a word to say in
his annual report on the National Guard
mobilization fasco last summer. Yet he
allowed his military subordinates to tell
the truth about that fasco. He has now
allowed them to prepare universal train
ing bill But he has held that bill back on
various pretexts until Congress is in the
throes of dissolution and the slightest op-
position to any measure which is lucky
enough to get hearing dooms it to failure.
We do not expect the War College bill
to get hearing unless the long awaited
German covert act" materializes next
week. And after Saturday next, if Presi-
dent Wilson's present plans hold good,
Congress will have no further opportunity
for many weeks or months to consider any
plans for rational army reorganization
which bear the stamp of the War Colleges
approval.
Fate may intervene to give US real
army and real military system. But the
country will owe what it gets to fate, and
not to Secretary Baker and President
Wilson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
IMPORTED OPERA SINGERS.
A Plea for Less Worship Of Society ~
Better Singing at the Mehopo6t,
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t was gratifying TO read this mar.
ing's criticism of Farrsr's "Thsis." | rv,.
confess | am becoming rather weary OF "A.
bombastic press agenting Of this young vo,
an, when ! know of singers of ability Nh.
are struggling to attain position in the mus;
cal world. and who are entitled to il bee.v,.
of real talent, but who are kept in the b.ek.
ground because pf the American love Of ,.,.
sation-our desire for headlines
The same may be said Of Barrientos. ".
have met her for months, in praying Att
tude on the back covers Of magazines. an,
read fowery eulogies Of her records-bv,
when she appears in person, how bitter N.
disappointment. Do we enthuse as much
over our American products? What is N.
magnetism Of that word imported!
The Aborns bent every energy to give n,
good opera within the price Of ali. but (,
fizzled out Why? Simply because We ar,
not honest with ourselves. The middle elias,
adore hanging on to the ragged edge Of 50.
ciety, and what was the satisfaction of lis,,,.
ing to the exquisite singing of Edith Helen,
and her always artistic and comprehensiy.
acting. If one could not-included IN the PM,
of admission-have the privilege of gazing o.
the representatives of high society? We hs,t
much of the real lovers OF good music BEN,
among the standees-but suspect that Their
allegiance Is divided between the stage ana
the horseshoe
Dishonest advertising is being driven to il,
lair by The Tribune. Why not apply il Ia
those artists who depend on their hob.nob.
bling with impecunious royalty. fake news Of
their movements, 20 gain the attention Of our
public? Why not advocate the really legiti.
mate. honest, truly talented from our ranks,
Let US have. less of sensation and more o.
satisfaction. Force the doors Of the Metro.
poitan to the really worthy and rid ourselye,
of those who have no interest in our Aagkri
care only for our dollars. Give ability 1
chance. FINN
! Brooklyn, Feb II, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
The Pests of Congress


There are pests in Congress. and they are
not confined to one party. Take. for instance,
Claude Kitchin. Democratic leader in the
House. This man actually voted against
the naval appropriation bill, and therefore
against the policy of the President of the
United States. A little American" Mr..
Kitchin. if ever there was one. And not far
behind him is Cum Shoe Bill Stone, Sena-
tor from Missouri, who is working much Of
the time as chairman OF the al-important
Commttee on Foreign Relations at cross
purposes with the President
The gum shoe gentleman is Democrat.
o. course. But he is no more pestiferous
than is the Republican leader in the House,
Representative Mann. whose little" Ameri-
canism is bighting in its effects upon the
morale Of the Republican minority. Every
hour that he is retained as floor leader OF
that minority he compromises it.
Kitchin, Stone and Mann are just a few OF
the pests that Congress and the nation would
be well rid of. And trailing along in the
rear, we regret to say, is j. Hampton Moore,
Of Philadelphia. What has come over the
dreams OF this otherwise active and useful
Congressman we do not pretend 10 under
stand. But he seems TO have been inoculated
with the Mann virus Of little" Amcricanism
and TO be suffering from 2 brain storm as the
result.
n is a sad case, is that Of Mr.. Moore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-23
PACIFISM AN ADVENTURE?
An Advertisement of "The Four Lights
Raises the Question in Critics Mind

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | have Just received a copy Of the
Woman's Peace Party publication, "The Four
Lights" edited by Emily Greene Balch, Of
Wellesley College; Madeleine z. Doty, Fola
La Toilette, Sarah Cleghorn and others prom
nent in the pacifst movement. without go
ing into a discussion Of such features of the
pamphlet as the dubious head to one of the
six alternatives 20 war" which "The Four
Lights" proposes-"Run No Risks for the Ma
toni should like to call attention to the
advertising leafet which accompanies the
issue. 1t opens: Dear Friend-'Four Lights
is in truth an adventure" 1t closes: "If
you would like to join in this adventure en-
courage US By filling in one of the attached
slips" And one of the slips is for contribu-
ton toward wider free circulation ito col
eges and schools, for instance of this lad
venture"
The pacfst's only justification is his sin
cerity. If he lack that, if his effort to break
down the national conscience and put in its
place his own particular kind of conscience
has been to him merely an adventure, it is
time that we lay aside our delusion about the
earnest person who means well. but is misin-
formed, and recognize the dangerous ndi-
vdual who spreads reasonable doctrine. Pa
triotism may be ell wrong; it may be very
faulty expression, but it is an expression of
an impulse which lies at the very foundation
of social life and which manfests itself
under other forms, as our religion and our
ethics | am sure that most people would
regard any tamperng with individuals
religion or with his moral code merely for
the purposes of experiment as fatty i'm
moral; such tampering with the individuals
patriotism is no less so. A generation since
great many thought Robert G. lngersoll
mistaken; had he publicly stated that his
campaign against orthodox IAN advent
ure" even those who agreed with his concu-
sions would have set his effort down as pure
righteousness or a self-interest so great that
il was wicked.
Is THE Four Lights" advertisement an
error or an index mistake or a revelation
KATE PARSONS,
Wellesley 1911.
katonah, \. Y, Feb. 21, 1917.