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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25
MAKING JELLY AND
JAM FOR RED CROSS

a member of the Red Cross chapter
OF this city is making jelly and jams
which she VIII pat on sale at lha Red
Cross rooms The profits derived from
the sale will be turned over TO the local
chapter Orders TO rI12 glasses hare
been received. The Jelly and jams viii
sell for Is cents per glass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25


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Recapihlation,
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COMMISSIONS Rudgren offered 8
resolution that the saloon license is
sued TO g. H. Ives at 407 Seventeenth
street be and tae same Is hereby trans
Ferred Go Hans Wulf Carried 10y
unanimous vote.
Commissioned Rudgreu presented al
ordinance entitled An ordinance pro
viding for the levy. assessment ana
collection OF taxes for the fiscal year.
4. d. 1917" which. on his motion was
considered by unanimous vote
Mayor McC0lOC1Ie oHeTed the @9t~
lowing resolution That. whereas, ma
uerous complaints have been MED al
fais office by retail and wholesale ner-.
chants and eZpressmen IF tais eIty I'D
regard to the inconvenience and delay
iii handling of freight in the local
freight depot of the G., R. 4 q r. Halt-
way company and whereas 40 iu-
provements have been made On sa14
freight depot for so years noJWiia-
standing the increased amount Of
trs ef--,,-..f f-sg Frafe-lgr
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.--'- $500 80 1--,+r--,-er+z IF tEa said
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80 IKE. rr--rrfr ~. 5fsaTss the local
800 ..,.5 Mems II raradv5rr +ha
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.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

Regular Meeting Held Aug. Is. 1911

Regular Meeting Held Aug. Is. 1917.
gGty council chamber. Rock island.
Ill., Aug. I8 1917 The city council
met il regular session ar 3 o'clock
%. ~. Mayor NcCoDocHie and all COM
u5 5oaers present
the minutes 81 the regular meet
ing held aug s. 1919. were read and
approved
Mayor 1fcConochie offered 2 re5olu-
ton tnat tire ordinance entitled an
ordinance granting to the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad com
paar. She right 20 lay tracks ln First
avenue 60 The city Of Rock Island and
across intersecting streets, const1-
cred Aug. s. 1917. ha adopted Carried
hy unanimous vote.
Commissioner Euagren submitted
the following weekly pay roll for
week ending Aug. a. 1877. which Oh
his motion vas allowed By unanimous
rf-+a-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25
BURGLARS TRY TO
BREAK INTO HOME
Unsuccessful Attempt Made at Resi-.
dence OF Colonel BHrgh on Second
Avenue Last Night.
PLACE BENCH TNDER WINDOW
Providers Are Evidently Frightened
Away, as Heavy Chain with Hooks
on End Is Left Behind.

Burglars made an attempt ta enter
the home of Colonel H. B Burah .G34
Second avenue last night. bus were
frightened away before accomplishing
their purpose.
When the occupants Of the house
awoke this morning they found hsf
one of the wicker benches in the var8
had been placed under the kitchen
window. which is quite high up.
row Of tomatoes left on She window
sill to ripen had been knocked down
and trampled upon in the ground MA
der the window.
There as screen in the window III
question on the inside, but the win
dow sash was closed ana securely
locked No marks were found ON fha
window sash On the bench was living
a heavy iron chain with an iron hook
at each end The chain is about three
feet long and very heavy just So
what purpose chain of this kind
would be put it is not known. 80 nm
usual noises We're heard about the
house during the night One on tha
members of the family returned home
at 1890, but saw nothing to arouse
suspicion. The police are working an
the case.
Finds Lost Bundle
A woman sitting in Spencer Square
this morning called the attention eff
officer Kinney that her bundle had
been stolen from a bench where sac
placed it. Sometime later the officer
found the bundle in possession II
three boys 1T developed that tina
woman had left the bench and during
her absence the boys picked up the
package thinking someone had lost f.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25

Commissioner Rudgren submitted
tile following list Of claims against
the general fund and waterworks
fund. which on his motion were al
lowed nz- unanimous vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-25
PLAN RATE RAISE
FOR ASSOCIATION
Young Mems Christian Organization
Propose Advancing Dues In All
Departments.
TAKES SIMILAR STAND
Forced 10 This Action in lhe Face 0t
tine Increased Cost Of All SUPP
plies, II is Stated.

ALONG with other items in the IN
creased cost of living indications are
chat the mex raise OF local Importance
VIII he I'D the cost Of memberships al
the Young Mems Christian assocIa-
ton
o. J. Stirratt and Harold Lundgren
of the local association yesterday noon
conferred with General Secretary Han
and Mem Der ship Secretary Harper OF
The Moline association in regard 10 the
increase. Dit ia the desire ct officials
OF both associations TO keep together
0n the price of memberships, since the
towns are SO close together, and Joint
conferences ON the matter VIII be held
until a definite conclusion is reached
Suggested changes are seniors So
instead of $40 for now memberships
with the privilege Of renewing within
10 days after expiration at the old rate
OF sl0e juniors increase from S. TO SIS
with q so cent locker fee; informed
late rates remaining at s. bat with d
SO cent add gi0naI locker Iees prep in
crease from So to IS.
Mora Revenue Needed.
eve are forced TO take this action. "
stated Mr. Stirratt today, lin the face
OF the increased cost of all supplies we
must so ahead and 10 keep from being
sHamped more revenue is q necessity
Another joint meeting viii be held next
Friday at which time further plans
VIII ba made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12

The American Railway association
announces with some degree of pride
that to move the first 100000 guards
men to the border, the railroads fur
nished 35O trains made up of 1900 To-
locomotives, 5000 passenger cars, 1000
stock cars, 1900 box cars, 500 flat
cars. 400 baggage cars. If these cars
had been combined in a single train,
1t would have been ninety miles long.
The railroads performed this service
with passenger traffic at it's height,
without inconveniencing the travelling
public, and without congestion or de-
lay at any point. Troops were car
ried from sos to 2.916 miles. distances
greater than on any European war
fronts, with only one accident, and
that a slight one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
DOLLAR CUT IN TWO.

In seventeen years the purchas-
ing power of the dollar as meas
ured in the markets of great cen
ter like Chicago has declined AT
per cent.-Los Angeles Express.
How times have changed and values
changed with them! When 20 years
ago w. ]. Bryan was telling the coun-
try that the purchasing power of the
dollar had doubled owing to the
scarcity of money, he was hooted by
the financial experts. 1t was said
that the value of dollar was based
on gold and that the value of gold was
immutable and so recognized turnout
the world.
Bryans theory regarding money is
no longer disputed. His proposed
remedy for the conditions existing al
that time is considered to have beer
a mistake.
The producers were complaining OF
low prices and he proposed to in
crease prices by increasing the vol
ume of money. The only way he
could see to do this was by coming sill
yer and placing it in competition with
the "unchanging'' gold dollar.
The country voted against him anG
his fight was ended by the discovery
of gold in Alaska. A steady stream OF
the yellow metal has poured in from
the north ever since and prices have
continued to advance. The influx o.
European gold since the war begar
has added a new impetus to the up
ward movement
What would have happened with
out the opportune opening of the
Alaskan gold fields is hard to guess
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Vesper services will be held at the
YWsC. A. Sunday afternoon at 40
O'Clock. Mrs NJ E. Troxell Will speak
on the subject, IAN Old Guide for
New Way" Miss Florence Mo"rer'
will sing a solo.
Information reached the county at
torney,s office today that it had finally
been decided to send Madam Neroa'
the alleged grand opera singer, to her
brother at Sterling, ILL., The woman is
helpless and unable to walk
The condition of Edgar Carey, ID
vear-old boy run down by an auto
mobile at the corner of Sixth and Kan
sas avenues Wednesday, was reported
improved today. 1t was stated that
the boys temperature has been norman
since Thursday morning, and that ne
is resting well.
At an informal session of the city
commissioners, held in the office OF
the mayor this morning, E. B. Rees
signed the garbage disposal contract.
The contract will probably not be
signed by the mayor until MI KEGS
bond of $4,000 has been approved.
probably Monday.
With snow and colder weather in
sight for the next few days, operating
departments of railroads are preparing
for trouble. A small engine was this
morning equipped fifth snow ploW
| in the Santa Fe shops, and 1t may pc
sent to one of the branch lines II the
snowfall makes such step necessary.
Extra equipment will be used by
| the railroads of Kansas in getting the
| delegates and visitors to the annual
meeting of the Farmers union which
! is to be held in Topeka during Feb
ruary. The railroad passenger agents
| estimate the number who will attend
the meeting at between 5000 and $500
persons.
Il lie
charged today in the city court on a
charge of assault with intent to kill
his sister, Mrs. Ida Rodman. Testi-
mony could not be introduced by any
one indicating directly that SPOTS had
pointed a musket at his sister. The
| row arose over the neglect to provide
a seat in a cab for Spots at his moth
/ er's funeral.
Monday evening. Judge r. A.
| Burch of the supreme court will ad-
dress the Current Topic club on The
Policy and Validity of Health Insur-
ance Legislation" The club will meet
at the Central Y. M. c. A. and will sit
down to dinner at 6:15. Judge J. s.
West will preside. Legislators and
others interested in the subject may
obtain reservations at the dinner by
phoning to the Central Y. M. c. A.
before Monday noon.
Seven directors terms have expired
| in the Chamber of Commerce, and
| their places are to be filled tonight.
These in addition to the three who will
have to be chosen if the amendment
to the constitution is accepted. The
seven directors who are going out OF
office, having served their three-yeaI
terms are: ]. S. Dean, B. B. Eitel-
man, DR.. c. B. Reed, c. B. Marion, G
B. McEntire, DR.. F. l.. Loveland and
S. E. Cobb. OF the seven retiring di-
rectors. Dean, Marion, McEntire ant
Cobb have been nominated to succeed
themselves for another term. e. H
Crosby has been nominated to sue.
coed B. B., Eitelman; DR.. S. S. Estey
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church to succeed DR.. c. B. Reed, and
DR.. D. E. Esterly to succeed DR.. f. L
| IxOV0la nd lszs-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
PLAN A BIG CARNIVAL
Ake-Pot Ster-Boos viii Hold Festive
Week Next October.


At at meeting at which all the MEM
bers of the Ake-Pot Ster-Boos are
urged to be present, plans for car
nival to be held in Topeka under the
auspices of the club, are to be dis
cussed Friday night, in Hamilton hall,
at the corner of Sixth and Quincy
The date of the carnival has been ten
tatively see for some time in october
of this year. Further than that the
plans have not been laid, but Will be
discussed fully at the meeting Friday
night Committees will probably be
appointed and the work started at that
time Letters are to be sent out to
the members of the order tomorrow,
which will urge them all to be present
at the important meeting.
A class is also scheduled for initia-
ton into the order Friday night. A
committee has been appointed to for
mally invite the members of the state
senate to be present and to become
members of the order. A class of men
recruited from the Santa Fe shops is
to be taken in at the same time
A week following, on January rs,
the members of the house of represen-
tatives will be invited to become Axe
Pot Ster-Boos and a class from that
BODY will be initiated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
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BUSHY'S QUEST.

Do you know what a quest is? It's
a search for something; a hunt; find
ing out of something that is not easy
to discover. You search for something
that is near at hand; you go on quest
for something that may take you far
from home before you discover what
you are after.
Maybe you think that Bushy Beaver
was very silly to start away from home
Just because his father thought some
thing mad happened to Redhead. But
if you do think that, you just show
how little you know the woods people
and Bushy Beaver, too In the first
place, Bushy was as anxious as was
his father to learn news about Red
head, for Redhead had shown himself
a friend of his. In the second place,
Bushy liked a quest for its own sake,
he liked the idea of starting out on an
important journey. He didn't think
he was going to trouble for nothing
indeed no! He thought he was doing
the right thing and the jolly thing, too.
For some way, he felt sure that he
would find Redhead all right and that
his quest would be a success.
So he babe his father goodbye and
started out.
Now it's a very good thing to start
on a journey; but it's better thing to
know where you are going to go. Jour
neys that are planned are more likely
to be successful than journeys that are
aimless. But Bushy hadn't learned
that yet, he simply started out and fol-
lowed his soft little nose.
He hadn't gone very far before he
began to realize that something was
wrong. 81 wish 1 had taken time to
ask Why about this business he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
INDlCT STATE AUDITOR
Missouri Official Charged With Fraud
and Perjury.

Warrenton, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Other
than to say State Auditor George
Hackmann was charged with fraud
turned last night, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Roehrig would make no comment
on the case today.
Hackmann before his election as
state auditor was county clerk of War
rem county, and both indictments were
based on the four quarterly and the
annual reports of the office of county
clerk for the year 1915, and up to and
including January 5, 1917 Hackmann
made affidavits of these reports AMI
the indictments are based upon these
affidaVits.
One indictment contains five counts.
charging false swearing as an official
and perjury; the other indictment
charges fraud in office.
Charges Political Plot.
jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 12.-De-
claring his innocence of any wrong
doing while clerk of Warren county,
George E.. Hackmann, state auditor,
swer any charges that might be pre-
ferred against him.
81 think the whole thing a political
move,' said Hackmann. II know ]
have many political enemies in my
county and it looks like some of their
work. I made settlement last week
to the county court. as 1 was getting
ready to come here to accept the office
of auditor Hickman continued
land the court approved my state
ment.'
Hickman was the only victorious
| Republican candidate for state office
| in the campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
WHO GETS IT?

The necessity for the enforcement
of the Webb-Kenyon law as an aid to
prohibition is shown in the latest re-
port of the commissioner of internal
revenue.
The 1916 report of Commissioner
Osborn, while noting the big amounts
of alcohol withdrawn, tax free, for
export and for denaturing. states that
there is an increase of IL, 527, 644 gall
Ions in tax payment of distilled Ii
quors in the fiscal year 1916. as COM
pared with the previous year This
was an increase of over 9 per cent in
liquor intended for consumption.
An even greater increase is shown
in the present Cor 1917) fiscal year.
according to monthly reports issued
by the commissioners office. For the
first four months, July. August, Sep
TENDER and October. such tax paid on
Withdrawals of distilled liquor for con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
THAW WILL LIVE
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.l
siderable blood. however, before Mrs.
Elizabeth Tacot, in whose home he
attempted to end his life. found him.
While physicians we're battling to
save his life, friends outside st. Mary's
hospital were preparing for an even
greater battle-a fight to save the
Pittsburg millionaire from Matteawan
if he lives to face trial on the indict-
ment that charges him with having
f1ogged Frederick Gump, jr.
Call Gump's story BlackmaiI.
DIR. Walter Riddle of the Mellon in
stitute of Pittsburg, and Frank john
ston, New York friend of the family,
are here today, prepared to assist in
both battles. 1t is probable, the po-
lice say, Thaw will not fight extradi-
ton, if he RECEIVERS, but will wage his
fight in New York.
Samuel G. Moloney, a detective at
tached to the O'Farrell agency, who
has been guarding Thaw here since
Monday, and took him to the house in
West Philadelphia, gave first intima-
ton of what this fight would be based
upon. He branded Frederick Gump's
story of being flogged in the McAlpin
hotel, New York, as false and a case
of blackmail," pure and simple
Both Moloney and O'Farreu were
taken to detectives headquarters late
last night and quizzed by Captain
Tate for fully an hour. They were
asked to explain why they had permit
ted Thaw to remain in the city under
their guard since Tuesday without
causing his arrest. When it was ex-
planned that Moloney was to take
Thaw to New York this morning and
deliver him to District Attorney Swami
they were permitted to go.
Easy to Dodge Detectives.
Thaw was permitted to lie in the
room where he slashed himself from
no nrdo
in the afternoon because it was
feared the excitement of sudden re-
moval would have been bad for him,
it was explained. Three physicians,
| including DIR. Elwood Kirby, who was
retained at the telegraphed request of
Mrs. Mary Copely Thaw, Harry's
mother, dressed his injuries.
| Maloney found Thaw in the Belle
vue-Stratford hotel Tuesday. New
York and Philadelphia detectives
were searching for him, but he went
about the city with apparent safety.
| Wednesday he was in party" and
the same evening went to the theater.
A number of friends are known 20
have recognized him and the theater
is but block from city hail.
On Way to Surrender.
| Maloney was taking Thaw direct to
New York, it was stated, because the
millionaire had objected that he did
not want "to be arrested like an ord :
nary criminal" District ATTORNEY
Swami had been notified by wire and
| telephone that Thaw would surrender
Thaw was taken to Mrs. Tacot's resi-
dence and introduced as Mr. Harry
West Until the woman heard police
mention the name of Harry Thaw''
she did not know who her strange
I guest was. No action will be taken
| toward her.
The police will take no chances on
a repetition of Tkaw's thrilling esca ne
from Matteawan. Six detectives.
| working in two shifts, are constantly
at his bedside. When he looked
around and saw them, Thaw made no
! comment. but turned over and ap-
! parently went to sleep again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12

The dollar and cents argument is
doing more for the enforcement of
temperance, says the Los Angeles Elk
press, than practically all of the NOR
alizing upon the subject that has been
INDUCED in for the last century. The
desire to keep ones name on the pay
roll has done more to put Old Demon
Rum to rout than mothers prayers
and the tears of wives and children.
1t has come to pass that very few cor
porations will employ men who drink,
while the man who gets drunk has
practically no chance to secure a job
that will support a family. In pursu-
ing the subject farther the Express
might have added that it is the money
consideration which has kept the Ii
quor business alive up TO this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
PEACE DOOR AJAR!
That's British View, But Isn't Open
Very Wide.

London, Jan. 12.-The peace door is
still open-but no tangible results are
to be expected in the near future
This was the British view as re-
Elected in the press and public today
as to the effect of the allies reply to
President wilson's peace suggestion 1t
would be difficult to find any Britisher
today rash enough to predict that
Germany is now ready to accept the
terms which the note specifies.
The man in the street is under no
decisions as to Germany's present
military strength-but he confidently
believes sooner or later Germany Will
be forced both by military and econ
omic necessity, to submit to the terms
the allies have laid down.
The frankness and courtesy of the
note reflects the popular change of att
titude toward President Wilson--from
bitter resentment at what was first
termed American 'tmedd1ing to a de-
sire to illuminate a somewhat obtuse
but doubtless well-inte1itioned friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12

thought. Maybe he could have told
me where to go, even if father does
think he knows but little about Red
head. 1 wonder what I'd better do?'
Bushy sat down at the side of Crooked
Creek and thought. 81 might go over
toward the cornfield, I've seen Red
head go that way. But I'm not used
to travel by land. l think I'd better
stick to the water. But shall I go up
or down the creek-that's the ques-
ton"
Just then, as tho his question had
been heard and this was the answer,
call came from down the creek.
Come over here! Come over here,
Come over here!,'
Bushy knew that it was one of the
marsh birds calling and he at once
made up his mind to go in that direc-
ton. when bird calls that plain
ly,' he said to himself. Il mean to do
as they say. Ill go over there-may-
be they will know what has happened
to Redhead-" So he slipped noiseless-
ly into the water and swan down
stream. His quest had begun-(Copy-
right-Clara Ingram Judson)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12

Chicago & Great Western railroad
says the motor car has become a dan
gerous rival of the railways. He ad-
mits the roads are viewing the com
petition with alarm. This is the old
story. Every innovation or improve
ment in the method of doing things
is heralded as bodins ruin to some
established industry. But fortunately
these things never happen. They only
Increase the volume of business. 1t
will be recalled that it was freely pre-
dicted, the express companies would
be forced out of business by the par
. cells post. They are doing as much
business as ever and paying big divi-
dends