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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-21

to draw the people. The service has
consisted of song service of fifteen
minutes. a solo or two, a prayer and
a sermon, with the usual hymns.
Advertising is the first secret of
a large Sunday evening audience. Most
ministers do not know how to adver-
tise. They would do well to study the
amusement section of the daily pa
pers. These advertisements draw
crowds because they catch attention
and stimulate interest.
The most undressing part of a
Saturday paper is the column of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-21
WHICH OCEAN?

A couple of tourists driving in the
picturesque hills of Santa Barbara
decided to take a short cut to the
ocean front, but were not quite sure
of the road The only human visible
being ragged lad summing himself in
the dust at the side of the road, the
driver addressed him.
"Say. boy, how do you reach the
ocean from here?"
Whereupon the boy, without batting
an eyelash, gravely responded:
"Well, which ocean do you want to
go to?"-Harpers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-05-21
! FILLING A CHURCH.
The Rev. C. J. Hawkins in the Boston
Transcript.

The auditorium of the First Con
gregational church, Lowell, Mass.
seats 400 persons. For a long time
the congregation ran from rs to $50.
During the past winter the church has
been filled. On very stormy evenings
the audiences have run from 600 to
300. There has been nothing in the
nature of male quartet or pictures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
CITIZENS OATH
GIVEN TO nine
Men in Uniform Admitted to Full
Privileges As Subjects of Am
erica Yesterday.

Full privileges OF American c1ti-
zenship were bestowed upon nine
men in the uniform of the United
States army by Judge W. T. Church
in circuit court yesterday after
noon.
All filled out final papers under
the supervision of Martin P. Nc
Nichols, federal naturalization ex-
aminer, who left Rock Island yes
terday following a weeks stay in
the city. All successfully passed
the short examination in civics Civ
en- them by Judge Church before
taking the oath of citizenship
Those who took the oath as Am
erican citizens are: Fernin Julien
BaeuWsaert, Frank Gryzwa, Adolph
Johnson, Nick Pappas, John Mas
trogeanis, Vito Billotto. Theodore
Cheolakis. Cesaro Crisci and George
Nicholopulos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
CALLS MEETING
FOR GARDENERS
W. C. KIlson Urges All interested
to Attend First Booster
Gathering.

A meeting Of garden workers of
Rock Island, Moline, East Moline,
and Si1vis is to be held during the
latter part of next week at the
Rock Island high school auditor
ium, according to w. c. Wilson,
county garden supervisor
Those who engaged in this work
during the last three years in the
Illinois quad-cities and those who
intend to raise garden products
this year are urged to be present
at the gathering. ''The necessity
for gardens is greater this year
than ever BEFORE" declared Mr.
Wilson.
Plans for gardening will be
taken up and discussed at the
Especially will child gar
dening be considered A better and
more effective means will be
sought to control the children so
that ground plots which are as
signed to them will be planted and
cultivated Last year some diff
Guilty was experienced in this mat
ter and much good ground was
wasted
Gardening viii be advocated in
the city schools this year more
than ever before, accord
ing to E. c. Fisher, superintendent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
ALLOW SOCIETIES
SPECIAL NIGHTS
AT BLACK TALKS

DR.. Hugh Black, lecturer, preach
er and author, will arrive in Rock
Island Monday morning for a five
day stay during which time he will
lecture every night in Broadway
Presbyterian church. Because of
the desire of so many twin-city
clubs, societies and organizations
to hear DIR. Black, arrangements
have been made for the reservation
of seats in the church for the diff
ferent clubs on different nights.
Reservations for the churches have
been made for every night, as it
has been found impossible to find
an evening suitable for all of them.
Any organized clubs, mems or wo-
mems, wishing to reserve seats are
asked to call Rock Island 5062.
The reservations have been made
as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
NEED OF ROOMS
LONG APPARENT
Mrs. +. ". Bahnsen Makes State
ment on Girls Community Scr
vice headquarters.

That the development and estab-
Iishment of the girls community
service rooms has been brought
about as the result of the apparent
need of such place in Rock Is
land, is the statement OF Mrs. F.
W. Bahnsen, chairman Of the local
board.
1.-The work of the Patriotic league
began as a wartime project, but
we came soon to know that its
place In the community was real
and a necessary one" Mrs. Balm
sen said today. Prom the league
started by the Young WOman's
Christian association, the work has
spread until Is leagues are now
enrolled and more than thousand
girls are members.
1T became necessary as the work
progressed to find a hall in which
recreationaI activities might func-
ton and rooms in which the girls
might meet. The old K. c. hall was
found an ideal spot for all aCtivi-
ties. The war camp community
service was asked to add to its
budget an appropriation to cover
| the cost Of equipping and maintain
ing the club. 4 sum of 81 900 was
given for that purpose by the ma
tional headquarters of the war
camp community service. The
money budgeted by the war camp
community service is the money
obtained from the united war drive
Of last November.
1.-THE club seeks to serve the
girls and women Of Rock Island as
community center. The rooms
are open from II a. m. to 10 D. n.
to any girl or woman wishing to
use them. Club women are free to
have their meetings in the rooms,
and girls are asked to use them
for recreation and social activities.
There are no dues connected with
the membership OF the league, A
small charge is made for classes
to cover expenses. The community
service league in no way conflicts
with or absorbs the function of any
girls organization in any city in
which it exists. 1t seeks through
its efforts to reach many morgan
lied girls and to eventually per
suade them of the value of work
ing with girls and thus increase
the interest in the existing girls
organizations.
'"The club is offering classes in
cooking, in French, in aesthetic
and social dancing, in military
drill and gymnasium and the rooms
have been used by the girls for
various social activities. We eX-
tend a cordial invitation to all girls
and women to use the rooms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Build
NOW Is the Time TO

This is the best time of all
to build! Don't delay build
ing in hopes of lower prices
later. Lumber is getting
scarcer and scarcer. Europe
must be rebuilt. America is
four years behind on its own
building. Every month the de-
mand for lumber and building
materials is steadily increas-
ing. This means that prices
promise to rise, not drop. You
won't be able to get better
than the present prices for
years yet. Delaying costs you
money. Let Gordon-Van Tine
show you how you can build
most economically right now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Read Here What This
Book Contains

More than 200 tested house
plans.
Homes of every design and
type.
Specifications all listed m
full.
Guaranteed prices on all
Gordon-Van Tine homes.
Floor plans.
Beautiful photographs Of
completed homes.
Scores of garages described,
listed and priced.
Photos of Summer Cottages.
Authoritative information on
all kinds and grades of lum-
Der.
Description of the personal
service of our Home-Bmlders'
Dept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

In response to the manufactur-
ers' request for state aid in secur-
ing passage of national legislation
10 validate informal war con
tracts" the governor sent the fol-
lowing telegram to President VIII
son:
Everyone in Waship gton seems
TO urge the necessity Of resuming
industry. All sorts of suggestions
are made which will result in the
employment only of comparatively
few men, but there is one thing
which Washington can do which
will start the wheels Of industry
in this state. That is to validate
the informal war contracts made
in good faith, which the govern
ment has refused to recognize and
which have tied up vast amount
of the working capital of our manu-
featuring plants"
John M. Glenn said there was
$500, 5000 worth of these con-
tracts in Illinois and that numerous
concerns faced serious embarrass-
ment unless they were paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

Monday night - Students night
including high school, college stu
dents and teachers, Christian En-
deavor society members, general
public and Hi-Y girls.
Tuesday night-General for -ev-
eryone interested.
Wednesday night-Men's and wo-
mems clubs of the twin-cities.
Thursday and Friday - General
nights for all clubs who have not
before ms de reservations.
DIR. Black Iectured at AugBstana
college last year and greatly de-
lighted tri-city people who heard
him. He is a speaker of great force,
sincerity OF purpose and has aInes-
sage worth hearing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
PRICES ARE NOT
To Be LOWERED
manufacturers and Material Hen
Urge Governor to Start Pub
Lie Improvements.

Springfield. IL, Feb. 22.-Gov-
ernor Lowden was told yesterday
by Illinois manufacturers of build
ing material that. there was no
prospect OF price reduction in road
building material An increase, he
was informed, was more likely.
Work on Illinois good roads
seems as far off as ever.
The conference was attended by
Representatives of some thirty ma
terial manufacturers and organiZa-
tons, led by Colonel William Nell
son PelouZe, acting president OF the
Illinois Manufacturers association,
and John NJ. Glenn, secretary.
The meeting was held behind
closed doors. Governor Lowden
refused to issue statement, but
the manufacturers said net results
of the meeting apparently were
these:
l. A demand that contemplated
state public improvements, includ
ing the waterway and good roads,
be commenced ct once.
.. Protest against the charge that
thigh prices" were holding up good
road building and a denial that any
trust" was combining to keep
prices up.
8. A plea that unemployment
would continue and bankruptcy
come to many Illinois concerns I'M
less congress validated informal
war contracts"
Governor Lowden and Director
Of Public Works Frank l. Bennett:
both reiterated that the present
prices of materials seemed to pre-
clude any comprehensive plan of
roads construction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
MEMORIAL FUND
Gets DONATION
Absent Rock Island Physician
Sends Sum as Addition to the
Benefit for Mrs. Wigers-

Although far removed from their
home town, Rock Islanders main
tain their interest in home folks
and affairs of community interest.
This is proven by a donation of IS
received today by Sheriff John G.
Miller for the Wigers memorial
fund from Lieutenant A N. Mueller,
medical corps, United States army.
Lieutenant Mueller, formerly of
this city, is stationed at a general
hospital at Long Beach, Long Is
land In the letter accompanying
MS offering, he writes:
81 see by The Argus that fund
is being raised for Mrs. Wigers. l
wish you would see that the en-
closed check is added as my little
contribution.
This hospital will closeup about
May /, and my hopes for an early
discharge are bright once again.
Most of us will not be needed much
longer. 1 trust that you like your
new work I see by The Argus
that you are busy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
STATE HOSPITAL
PATIENT EXPIRES

Jennie Brown, aged IS year,,
died suddenly at 1870 yesterday
afternoon at the WATERFOWL hospi-
tai. She had been confined at the
suffering from epilepsy. An in
quest held by Coroner John F. Ma
berry at Angevine's undertaking
parlors, East Moline. at O'Clock
last night, resulted in a verdict
of death through natural causes
being returned Surviving are two
sisters in Moline. Funeral ar
engagements have not been COM
pleted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
PATRIOTIC SERVICE
AT CENTRAL CHURCH

The service at the Central Pres
byterian church tomorrow evening
will be one in keeping with the
season. February being the month
of Washington and Lincoln, the
pastor. Rev. David A johnson, will
give a patriotic address on FEB
ruary's Immortals." He will not
confine himself entirely to pat
riotism in its national aspects but
will also show some ways in which
true patriotism serves the nation
by serving the community He as
serts that there is no patriotism in
general that does not express itself
in the particular, and that the
light that shines farthest shines
brightest nearest home.
The general public is extended a
very cordial invitation to attend
this service, especially those who
are interested in the highest well
fare of their own community.
In the morning the sermon
theme VIII be THE Christian
Moods
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
E1dkTlal

Eighty-six candidates are to be
given the first degree of their in
itiation as members of Al1ouez
council No. 658, knights of Column
bus, at the Knights of Columbus
hall tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. The second and third de
grees will be conferred on March 2
at the Eagles hail with a Chicago
class in charge. Arthur Burt will
act as grand knight and G. A. Bush
ely as chancellor at the ceremony
tomorrow. The class is the largest
ever taken into the local council
and is the result of the drive for
members put on during the last few
weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

Rosetta Hartmann, 1913 Eleventh
street, Rock Island, Ill
r. Hofstetter, Hampton, Ill.
H. HummeIl-Father, Ben Hum
nell, 1915 Eleventh street, Rock
Island. Ill
C. Irwin-Father, Thomas P r.
win, 119 Fourth avenue, Rock Is
land, III.
B. Kinsell-Father, William Kin
sell, Portsmouth. Eng.
r L. Kelleher-Mother, Mrs.
Margaret Kelleher, Reynolds, Ill
H. G. Koehler-Father, Christian
Koehler. PALS Ninth street, Rock
Island, III.
Carl Larson-SiSter, Miss Hilda
Larson, 184S Thirty-fourth street,
Rock Island, Ill.
]. Marette-Uncle, Peter Kaloris,
III.
H. E. Observation-Disclosures, Will
liam Mccormick, Illinois City.
F. d. McGee-Father, ]. F. Nc
Gee, 1920 Nineteenth street, Rock
Island. Ill.
r. NJ. McGrath-Father. James F.
McGrath, 1927 Thirty-seventh
street, Rock Island, Ill.
NJ. J. McGinty-Father. Michael
McGinty. 2802 Sixth avenue.
A T. Johnson-Mother.M Mrs. HUI
da Johnson. Chesterton, Ind.
]. R Patient Mother, Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Patient, 1905 Fourth
avenue, Rock Island, ILL.,
c. T. Rankin-No relatives here.
Roomed at 625 Twenty-third street,
Rock Island, Ill.
F. G. Schaffner-Father, Charles
Schaffner. 612 Forty-fifth street,
Rock Island, Ill.
P. Schutte-Mother Mrs. Matte
Schultz. Illinois City, III.
J. H. Sharpe = Father, L. K.
Sharpe, Natchez, Miss.
]. A. Smith Father, George
Smith. 800 Twenty-fourth street,
Rock Island, III.
E. T. Swanson-Brother. TheO-
dore Swanson, 800 Fourth avenue,
Rock Island, III. Also foster par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pearson,
Rock Island, Ill.
F. Wenks-Father, c. L. Wenks,
Ill.
E. Hanson = Mother, Mrs. Chris
tine Hanson, GOT Forty-fourth
street, Rock Island, III.
W. A Won Deest-Mother, Mrs.
Fred Fruitiger. $40 Forty-fffth
street
W. A. Olson-Mother, Mrs. c. E.
Olson, us Fourth avenue. Rock Is
land, Ill.
R. r. Lensen-Wife, Mrs. R. R.
Lenser, Bowling. III.
C. NJ. Mother, Mrs. Edith
Miller. 2506 Fifth avenue, Rock Is
land, III.
E. A. Swanson-Wife, Mrs. Ed
win A Swanson. Bowling. Ill
A. d. Walker-Mother, Mrs. Z.
A. Walker. Bowling, Ill
D. M. WelIiver - Uncle, Joseph
Hayes, 1888 Thirty-fifth street,
Rock Island. I'll.
G. r. Druckmiller- Wife. Mrs.
Edna Druckmiller, 140712 Fifth ave
nue., Rock Island, Ill.
B. Lerch-Parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lerch. 2019 Edgemont avenue.
Chester, Pa
G. P. Butler-Father, James H
6utIer' oVo I"elILn avenue ROCK
Island, Ill.
H. Brasmer-Mother, Mrs. Emma
Brasmer, Milan, Ill.
E. Sherrard-Mother, Mrs Myra
Sherrard, Reynolds, III.
Shaver, W. V. - Father, W J.
Shaver, 319 Forty-fifth street
Jackson, D. W.
D. W, Shotweil - Mother, Mrs.
Hester Sisco, 1904 Second street.
William Worthington - Mother,
Mrs. Sam Knight, 1888 Sixth ave-
nue..
D. J. Richards-Uncle, W. H. Ed
wards. 2422 Seventh avenue
r. A. Wood-Aunt, Mrs. W. C
Eberhart, $40 Twenty
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
WEATHER CAUSES
CHANGE OF DATE
ON TANK EXHIBIT

Indictment weather and the pres
ence of snow on the ground caused
a postponement of the exhibition
of the Mark VIII tank at Rock Is
land arsenal this afternoon for the
school children of Rock Island and
Davenport.
Colonel Harry B. Jordan, arsena!
commandant, announced today that
the exhibition will be staged at the
west end of the arsenal at 2 O'Clock
next Saturday. afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Save the Cost of Your
Lot

Compare the prices quoted
in this book with others. Any
Gordon-Van Tine homeowner
will tell you he saved hundreds
of dollars. You can, perhaps,
save enough to pay the cost of
your lot. Our big scale output
and scientific construction let
US make our prices the lowest
on the market. We secure our
materials in tremendous lots
and sell direct to YOU You get
the benefit. See our book for
these prices. They are the low
est you can find anywhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Building

You take no chances when
you build a Gordon-Van Tine
Home. We guarantee you sat
isfaction or refund your
money. Every house plan
shown in this book has been
tested by repeated buildings
and found to be absolutely
practical Everyone has heen
demonstrated to be possible of
erection at great savings in
money. And, many shown
have been built in every state
of the union. The one you
choose is sure to safety you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
GET NO TRR.

Columbus, Ohio.-There WIN be
no spring training trip for the Co
lumbus club of the American as
sociation. President Joe Tinker
has tentatively planned to have the
players report here March IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
JULIA HART GIVEN
DIVORCE IN COURT

Julia Hart was granted a divorce
from Fred Hart yesterday after
noon in circuit court by Judge W.
7. Church. Ground named was de-
sertion-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
MINISTER'S MEET MONDAY.

The regular meeting of the Min
isterial Alliance is to be held at
1890 Monday morning at the Y
NJ c. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

II is to cntnth latest and
best formation on If you lave
INTENT of ~ o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

All the news all the time-The
ArguA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

Every Plan Tested by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-30
THIN PEOPLE.
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
NOTHING Like Plain eitro. Phosphate
to Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, vigor
and Nerve Force.

judging from the countless prepara-
tons and treatments which are contin-
ually being advertised for the CuT1ose
of making thin people feshy. devs:op-
ing arms, neck and bust. and replacing
ugly hollows and angles by the SOFT
curved lines of health and beauty. there
are evidently thousands OF men and
women who keenly feel their excessive
thinness.
Thinness and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves. Our bodies
need more phosphate than is contained
in modern foods. Physicians claim
there is nothing that will supply this de-
1iciency so we'll as the organic phos-
phate known among druggists as bitro-
PHOSPHATE, which is inexpensive and g
sold BY B. E. Bither in Augusta and
most all druggists under guarantee OF
eatisfaction or money back. BY feeding
body cells with the necessary phos-
phoric food elements. bitro-phospnate
quickly produces a welcome transforms
ton in the appearance: the INCREASE N
weight frequently being astonishing.
This increase in weight also carries
with it a general improvement in the
health. Nervousness, sleeplessness and
lack of energy. which nearly always &C
company excessive thnness. soon dis
appear dull eyes become bright. am
pale cheeks glow with the bloom OF per-
feet health.
il unsurpassed for relieving nervous.
ness, sleeplessness and general weak
ness, 1t should not. owing to its remark:
able flesh-growing properties. be used
by anyone who does not desire to put on
fesh.-Adv.
may9-16-23-0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-30
ANGELES NAMED
CONTINUED from Page Ons)

Acting-secretary Polk announced
today that he had notified the Mexi-
can government he could not grant
the request made unless assured that
Americans would be afforded protec-
ton while the troops were in tran
sit. That this could not be done
had been admitted previously by the
Mexican authorities. Governor
Hobby of Texas declined to author
ize the passage of Mexican troops
through Texas without guarantees
of protection to Americans and so
notified the State department.
Felipe Angeles is well known to
American officials through his SER
vice to the French government dur
ing the European war as inspector
of munitions in the United States.
He is held in high esteem by the
French government and was consid-
cred by the United States govern
ment at the time of the Niagara
Falls conference. the best selection
for the Mexican presidency. At this
conference three names were agreed
upon by the representative Of the
various Mexican faction and the
United States as suitable presiden-
tial choice. Angeles name headed
the list.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-30
Boy Scout Notes

Troop held its regular meeting at
730 Thursday evening in the vestry
Of the Green street Methodist church
and arrangements were made to par
ticipate Friday in the Memorial Day
parade.
A good representation of the three
troops of Boy Scouts Of Augusta who
are to participate in the Memorial
Day parade is expected but few left
with the local secretary yesterday
afternoon in automobiles for Birch
Point camps. Smithfield, Maine. so
that there will be a much smaller
number in the parade than was ex-
pected. Troop l will mobilize at the
Universalist church. Troop at the
Y. NJ. c. A. and Troop at the Win
throp street Baptist church. All
Scouts must report promptly by 100
p. NJ. in uniform.
Troop / will meet next Tuesday ev-
ening at us. The semi-annual cleo
ton Of officers will take place.
Troop 3 will hold it's regular week.
ly meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A. as
sembly hall Monday evening at 80.
Plans will be made for a camping
trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-30
DRESDEN MAN CHARGED
WITH RECKLESS DRIVING

Freeport. May 29.-Judge Albert
W. Larrabee held late session of
the municipal court tonight. ]. B.
Lille Of Dresden had been arrested
for operating an automobile in a
reckless manner. Lille was driving
towards Brunswick and when about
one-half mile east Of Freeport VIII
lage was in collision with a car
owned and driven by A. P. Richards
Of Pennington. This car came onto
the State road from a cross road
at that point.
Mr.. Lilies car was practicable dc.
molished, while that Of Mr.. Richa ride
was badly damaged. Richards claim
ed that Lille was not using proner
precautions and had him arrested.
Lille plead not guilty and furnished
$500 bail to appear in the Free
port court Saturday. June Z. Mr..
Richards had to have a slight in.