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The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
GERMANS ARE AFTER TRADE

"The men are working furiously,
without pressure of any sort. up to
fourteen hours day to be ready to
enter the worlds markets again at the
first opportunity.
This German chairman Of Swiss
concern simply chuckled with glee
when he said: Our good German
workmen know their hands. They do
not want this easy day of eight hours
they want wealth, and they will have
it.
Germany is recuperating after the
war faster than any other nation,
simply because. instead of giving way
to the reaction of peace and demand.
ing the impossible by means of strikes,
she is working as hard as human
strength and brain allow to regain her
old commercial pinnacle and again be
the pre-war Germany.
Germany is out to provide the cheap
est world market. and our eight-hour
industrial day. will spell disaster for
us If we do not wake up
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
SUGAR FROM AIR,
). LIGHT AND WATER

New York.-During the present agi-
tation over the high cost of living 1t
is interesting to note several recent
discoveries made in the field Of syn
thetic chemistry. DR.. Winthrop John
Vanleuven Osterhout, Phi. D., professor
of botany at Harvard university, has
hit upon a plan of making nutritious
food from sunlight, air and water.
Although this process Of food max
ing is as yet confined to the laboratory
stage Prof. Osterhout points out that
many discoveries remained some time
in the laboratory stage before they
could be placed on commercial basis.
AS an instance he cites the many
doubters of the practical value of cleo
tricity, and the long uphill road Edison
had to travel before he gained recog-
milton commercially.
Anent the production Of nutritious
food In the laboratory Prof. Osterhout,
who is in no sense visionary, but
whose manner would indicate a prac-
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
RELIEF SHIP HELD
:: UP BY ARCTIC ICE,

work and with pitlful tales of the ter
rible havoc wrought by the ''hu,"
which In some sections wiped out
whole villages.
On leaving Seattle July Z. DR.. Mar
quis took passage to the Aleutian ISL
ands and thence to Nome. At Nome
passage was taken on the Bear and
for six weeks DR.. Marquis was on this
government vessel. From Nome DR..
Marquis went to st. Lawrence islands
and thence to Siberia Leaving Sibe-
ria, the next stop was at the Diamede
islands, and then to Cape Prince OF
Wales, the westernmost point Of the
American continent, about four hours
west of Seattle.
Upon this trip the vessels coal sup
ply ran low and the Bear had to put
back from Cape Prince of Wales to
Nome for recoaling. Leaving Nome the
vessel began its journey to Point Bar
row. Kotzebue sound was entered and
stop was made at the village, where
the Society of Friends had excellent
missions, and then the Bear went
north to Klvalina, where no mission
fields are established, but which few
missionaries visit at intervals. From
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
Attempt to Reach Mission in
Northernmost Alaska
Again Fails.
REACH WITHIN So MILES
Or. Marquis Brings Back PItIful Tales
Of the Havoc Wrought by Influ.
enxa-WhoIe Villages Are
Wiped Out.

Newport. back by an i'm
penetrable ice-f1eld within SO miles Of
his goal, DR.. John A. Marquis, general
secretary Of the board Of home mis-
sions Of the Presbyterian church Of
The United States, was forced to re-
rurn to New York without reaching
his destination at Point Barrow, Alas
la, the northernmost mission In the
world operated by the Presbyterian.
church.
DR.. Marquis left New York June %
and sailed from Seattle July to
Nome, where he boarded the United
States coast guard service steamer
Bear, to reach Point Barrow, but for
the second time within two years this
crew was unable to buck the terrific
ice jam of the arctic. For eight days
The sturdy boat battled, but finally on
August is 1t was forced to turn back.
- The supplies for Point Barrow were un-
loaded at Point. Hope, $50 miles south
Of that town. From here it is expected
that sledges will be able to carry some
Of them to the needy people at Point
Barrow,
Last year." says DR.. Marquis, "the
Bear was able to get within 25 miles
Of Point Barrow, but the steady winds
this year had forced the ice masses
down farther south than they had been
for years.
Massive fields Of ice were reached
when we were at latitude 7O1s degrees,
Captain P. FL. Uberroth, q. S. N, in
charge Of the Bear, declared the ice
was the worst known since 1926"
DR.. Marquis went to Alaska to see
about the appeal from the people there
for the erection Of a hospital at Point
Barrow and also to study the oppor-
tunities for Presbyterian mission and
school work generally in Alaska, par
ticularly since the influenza epidemic
last year wrought such havoc. lie
returns with interesting stories of the
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
ROAD BUILT OF EPSON SALTS
Texas to Have Unique Highway Ten
!. Miles Long, Say State High.
way Officials.

Austin, Tex.-A road of epson salts
Is an attraction Texas can soon hold
out to tourists, according to the state
highway department.
Ten miles of highway out Of Rock
port Is being surfaced with a material
which analyses more than one-fourth
epson salts. The material is obtained
from flats where constant evaporation
of gulf water has left silt strongly i'm
preRnated with salts, among which the
epson variety predominates.
Highway engineers declare the mix
ture forms an excellent road surfac-
ing material, as the salts absorb
enough moisture from the air to keep
the roads damp, free from dust and
firm on the dryest days. One trouble,
however, is that the road becomes
very slippery during wet weather. But
this Is overcome by adding small pro-
portion Of shell and regulating the
slope OF the surface,
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
Workmen Labor Ia Hours a Day
to Be Ready.
London Merchant Finds Empire ls Re
operating Fastest Of All
Nations.

London.-"Germany is out again to
beat the world" said the senior mem
Der of city firm.
81 have Just returned from a visit
to our commercial connections In
Switzerland. l met there the chair
man of an important firm of machine
manufacturers. He was obviously a
German, with his square head and bad
French. and for once l pretended to be
pro-German. and spoke with him in his
own language.
HE let the cat out Of the bag. All
the labor In the Schwarzwald and in
South Germany. where the allies have
no representatives, he told me, has re-
fused to recognize the eight-hour day,
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
WIND HELPS ROAD BUILDERS
When used In Construction Of High.
ways In New Mexico Experiment
10 Successful.

A new method Of using the wind In
sand-road construction has proved so
successful, that, after making a nine
mile experimental stretch in New Mex
leo, roadmakers In that state have
built 80 miles Of similar highways.
First of all, the grass and weeds are
cleared from the right Of way, and
then a trench is made through the
sand to the clay bottom. The loose
sand is deposited in stacks ten seet
from either side Of the cut, and the
rest Of the work is left to the desert
winds. During the spring and fall. the
winds sweep away all the sand and
widen the clay strip. Then the road Is
graded and the work finished.
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
BIG GOOD ROAD BOND ISSUE
Dallas County, Texas, Votes se.soo, 900
for Construction Of Com.
plete Belt Line.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The largest bond issue ever submit
ted in any county in Texas and one Of
the largest voted anywhere in the
country was ratified by a big major
ity recently In Dallas county, Texas.
It provides $8,500,000 for a complete
belt line around the county, with ~
roads radiating from Dallas to all sec
lions and six intermediate roads con-
Meeting the radial highways. The
system provides for 1872 miles of road.
and In addition feeder roads amount
ing to about one hundred miles will be
improved by the decrease in main
tenance expenses. Federal aid
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
COUNTRY NEEDS MORE ROADS
improved Highways Influence Every
Branch Of Economic and Financial
Structure.

There is no doubt about 1t, the coun-
try needs more good roads. 1t has be-
come an economic necessity that our
roads be improved because good roads
influence every branch and twig Of the
social, economic and financial struc-
ture of the nation.
Good roads decrease the cost Of liy-
irg-bad roads increase 1t. Good
roads save labor-poor roads spend 1t.
A community with good roads has an
unlimited trade area. while a COM
munity with poor roads has limited
trade area.
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23

tical hardheaded business man, says:
Analysing food we learn that the
three chief components are sugar, fats
and protein. Until recently 1t was i'm
possible to manufacture sugar SYM
thetically, but now we have solved the
riddle in several different ways. Iron
rust exposed to the prismatic rays of
the sun through water makes for
maldehyde.> since the rays of the sun
acting upon the rust as contact
agent, mixed with the carbon dioxide
Of the air and water makes this power
full chemical. From formaldehyde GER
tain forms of sugar may be obtained.
Other ways of making sugar syn
thetically are through the employment
of ultraviolet rays, radium and cleo
tricity.
part of our research work at Har-
Yards botanical laboratory has been
to observe the process by which the
plant transforms the carbon dloxide
agas.and water together into sugar, and
later into starch, either of which forms
can be preserved.
$50 much FOR obtaining sugar. Pro-
tein is composed of amino acids. 1t
has been found possible In the labora-
tory to take the carbon dioxide of the
air, water and ammonia, which Is also
found in the air In small quantities, to
form a simple kind of protein. Now
through the combination of sugar and
protein, both Of which have been man
ufactured in the laboratory, the neces-
sary fat is obtained, with the resultant
nutritious food.
The Great Obstacle.
"Of course zone of the greatest OBJ
stacles standing in the way of the pro-
duction of food through this method
is in the present cost of making sugar,
which cans only be manufactured as
yet In small quantities. Our greatest
! competitor in this important field is
the plant itself, which thus far under
| sells the synthetic method"
Prof. Osterhout, who has taught at
many of the large universities through.
out the United States, and has attain.
ed an international reputation MS q
man of science. is Fellow of the
American Association for the Advance.
ment of Science and of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. In I'D.
dition to many other scientific and re.
search societies he has been a profes.
sor of botany since 1913.
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23

amounting to s25o.0O0 had been al
lotted to Dallas county for its high
way development, and It is expected
that a large number Of motortrucks
will be. assigned to, assist in the con-
struction work. The favorable recep-
ton Of the big bond issue in this
county is expected by officials of the
bureau of public roads, United States
department Of agriculture, to have a
favorable effect on similar proposals
elsewhere. Road building in Texas is
at high tide. State highway engineers
estimate that more than $4,000 900
worth Of roads are now under con-
struction.
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
An Abuse.

Cornelius Vanderbilt said at din
ner party in Newport:
"a number Of Fifth avenue firms
have ceased to give free samples Of
dress materials to their. lady patrons.
ut appears" Mr.. Vanderbilt added.
"that certain ultra-fashionable lady
patrons would secure free sample Of
dress material and make an evening
gown of It,"
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
IGNORANCE PARTNER OF MUD
Motorists Complain That Farmers In
Bad Roads Districts Know Moth.
Ing About Roads.

As a rule. ignorance accompanies
mud. Many motorists in bad roads
districts, stopping to ask farmer in.
formation about roads not ten miles
away, have found that the farmer ed
never Travelled SO far way and could
give no directions,
The Jasper news., 1919-10-23
ASKING a Favor Of a Flyer.

Small Boy Ito airman)-"If you be
a-goin' up, EUR, would We zee IT, ye
can find Biily's kite driftin' about. wot
e lorst larst Toosduyf"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
ORGANIZE BODY
FARM SHIPPERS
Four Associations Now Cover the
County Field, Adviser Edger-
ton Announces.
TAYLOR RIDGE is LATEST
Upper End, Drury and Reynolds
Have Completed Work OF
Perfecting Bureaus.

Four organizations OF farmer
shippers have been perfected in
the county.
This announcement was made by
Farm Adviser Palmer r. EdgeFtOn
today. Mr.. Edgerton has aided the
farmers in their organization plan
and announces that full organiza-
ton OF the county has been com
pleted.
Shippers residing near Taylor
Ridge held meeting yesterday and
organized, eIecting directors as fol-
lows: George T. Harris, Lawrence
Liphart, Albert Guyer. WILLIAM
Eaker and James Kelly. The mann
ager is to be James Baker, who Is
also manager OF the Farmers Ele-
vator company. of Taylor Ridge.
The upper end of the county has
been organized into one association
The lower end comprises three sep
arate bodies, one with headquarters
ii Drury township, one at Reynolds
and the other at Taylor Ridge.
The idea of the organization Is
fer members of the association TO
go in together in securing cars for
shipping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

Miss Lucy Clark, and Owen Brien
will act as best man
Miss Findlay will wear suit of
dark blue serge, in a new spring
model with hat and blouse to
match. She Will wear a corsage
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
roses. Her maid of honor will also
wear blue suit, and her flowers
will be pink and white sweet peas.
A wedding breakfast will be
served to the immediate relatives
Of the couples at the home of the
groom's mother, Mrs. A. Schadt,
3414 Fourteenth avenue, after the
ceremony, and Mr.. Schadt and his
bride will leave on a honeymoon
trip to Chicago. After two weeks
they will be at home to their
friends at $500 Eighteenth avenue.
Miss Findlay, who is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. N. J. Ffndlay, has al
ways lived in Rock Island. She
attended the schools here, gradu-
ating from the local high school
in the class of 1915. She has since
been employed at the arsenal. Mr..
Schadt is a Rock Island young
man. who recently returned from
the service. He was with the One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth field
artillery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

United Presbyterian; C. G. Taylor
for the Baptist; Rev. Samuel Van
Pelt for the Methodist; Rev. w. L.
Essex for the Episcopal; Rev. John
Ekholm for the Lutheran and Rev.
Launcelot Hadaway for the Christ
IAN Rev. Mr.. johnson will reply to
these talks.
Special musical numbers are be-
ing arranged for the evening. The
general public is invited to attend
this farewell reception for the pop
ular minister who is to leave the
city next week for New Haven,
Conn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
Social Announcements.

The Woman's Relief Corps will
hold its regular sewing meeting to-
morrow afternoon at Memorial hall.
All the members are asked to be
present. Lunch will be served by a
committee.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Second Christian church will be
held at the home of Mrs. M. J.
Hameriy, 1923 Sixth street, tomor-
row afternoon.
Miss Cora McKown, 1886 Six
teenth street, will entertain the
members of the Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. of the First United Presbyter-
ian church at an all-day quilting
Friday.
Vashti Shrine, White Shrine of
Jerusalem, will meet in regular
session tomorrow evening at the
Masonic temple.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
IMPORTANT BASE.

The Importance OF Southampton,
England, as an American military
base during the war was disclosed
today with the publication OF fig
ures showing the number of troops
handled at this channel port.
OF the 7,136,797 soldiers who
passed through Southampton, 49,
314 were American officers and
86S,955 were Americans OF other
ranks. To this must be added g.
954 nurses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

ing. Rev. J. Clark Granger, pastor
of the First Baptist church will pre-
side, and talks will be given by rep
resentatives of the various denom-
nations 1888.
Rev. John McGown Stevenson
will speak for the Presbyterian de-
nominations; E. B. McKown~for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

The committee in charge of the
reception which is to be rendered
Rev. David A Johnson by the min
isterial alliance and his many
friends in the city at the Y. M. c. A.
Friday evening, met yesterday and
outlined the program for the even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
SOCIAL. EVENTS.

not KNOWN 0G4Ht93ay 8t nfBt
whether or not Mrs. Scott would
be able to attend
Mrs Frank Gates Allen win en-
terrain the delegates and visitors
20 the conference at tea Thurs
day at her home, @Allendale," In
honor Of Mrs. Scott, who is to be
the house guest of Mrs. William
Butterworth at her home, Hill
crest" Thursday evening Mrs.
Butterworth will give q reception
for the delegates at which Mrs
Scott lis to be the honored guest
Mrs. Scott is to speak at the
open session of the convention
Wednesday evening and will also
speak at the Thursday morning
session. to be held in the auditor
ium OF the First Congregational
church, Moline.
At the Wednesday evening ses-
sion, DR.. Thomas McMichael.
president of Monmouth college,
will give an address. Mrs. Frank
Bahnsen of this city, former state
regent of the D. A. R., and Mrs.
Harry Afnsworth. regent Of the
Moline chapter, viii also talk
Program for Concert.
The following is the program
which will be given tomorrow ev-
ening at 8 O'Clock at the high
school auditorium by the Grinnen
College Glee club, which is being
brought here under the auspices Of
the Y. W. c. A:
THE Woodland Sprite". .Ardit
Glee Club.
Behind the Lattice" >. Chadwick
Misses Roosevelt, Hutchins.
Hazen, Dakin-
Berceuse from "Joslyn". GODDARD
Miss Wilkins,
Violin Obligato by Miss Seary.
zone Summer Day" ........ Beach
"Barcarolle" ..-....... Offenbach
plantation Love Song" .....
............... Deems Taylor
Glee Club.
heao1ng selected
Miss Hazen.
Summer" ....... Chaminade
G1ee Club.
The Woodpigeon" $50. Lehman
The Owl" ......... Lehman
'aThe Cuckoo" ....... Lehman
y Miss Roosevelt.
MILDLY Maids Medley. Arranged
Misses Bonner, Fisk, Sibley,
St John.
Scene de Ballet" ...... de Beriot
Miss Seary.
PART II.
Dutch Twins Misses Bradley
and Hutchins.
Little CoQuette-Miss Fisk
Jumping Jacks - Misses Allen
and Jones.
Witches-Misses Herriott, Schoes-
sci, Seary, st. John.
Brownies Misses Dakin, HAGEN,
Reed, Sibley.
Sattizahn. Burton.
Miss Georgia Burton, 172S
Twelfth avenue, and James SAITH
Zahn of Moline, were married at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at a
quiet service performed at the par
sonage of the South Park Presby-
terrain church by the pastor. Rev.
W. G. Oglevee. Miss Adele Burton,
sister of the bride, was the only
relative present.
Mr.. Sattizahn returned Saturday,
after spending 20 months in the
aviation service He was in France
for some months. His bride has
made her home in Rock Island for
a number of years.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Sattizahn left on
wedding trip, their destination be-
ing unknown. They will reside in
Rock Island upon their return.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25

Davey Isenberg, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Isenberg. 325h West
Third street, Davenport Sunday
celebrated his ninth birthday, and
a company of Is, mostly relatives.
gathered at his home to help cele-
brate the event Among the
guests were Rock Island re4atives-
A o'clock dinner was served
the company, the tables being
pretty in the decorations Of cut
flowers. The after dinner hours
were spent with music. The guest
of honor gave a number Of violin
selections, and the Misses Ella and
Gertrude Smith, twins, of Daven-
perth, gave several piano duets
Mr.. Zelikowitch gave clarinet So
los.
Mrs Dave Brady and daughters,
Annette and Bernice, Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Isenberg and children. Pearl
and Irwin, and Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Erbstine, all of Rock Island, were
included in the party.
Six Tables 500 Played.
Six tables of 500 were played at
at the Jewish Social center by the
Social Center club. The hostesses
for last evening were Miss Sara
Lewis and Miss Rose Marks. The
greater part of the evening vas
occupied with the games, after
which refreshments were served at
the small tables. The party was
success, and neat sum was clear
ed which will be used for the
building which is to be erected at
some future time.
The prizes in the games were
won by Harry Goldman and Miss
Beatrice Finkelstine. Another
party is 10 be given in two weeks.
Large Crowd at Recital
There were 800 relatives and
friends in attendance at the re-
cftal given last evening at the Y.
W. C. A rooms in Davenport by
the pupils of Mrs. A. w. Lee. Miss
Dorothy Martyr, reader, assisted
in making the evening program a
success. Each pupil did splendid
ly, playing without notes and prov
ing their ability and that of their
teacher.
The rooms were decorated for
the occasion with baskets of spring
flowers and lovely bouquets OF DAFT
fodils. Many Rock Island people
were among the guests.
Pre-Nuptial For Miss FindIay.
Miss Mabel Findlay, 709 Twenty
second street, whose marriage to
Otto Schadt of this city is to be an
event of tomorrow morning, was
the honoree at a pre-nuptial show
er last evening, given at the Man
ufacturers' hotel, Moline. The
company included 40 girls from
the Rock Island arsenal, with
whom Miss Findlay has been as
sociated
A delicious four course dinner
was served in one. of the private
dining rooms. The tables were
arranged in a semi-circle, and
were decorated in the BRIDES chos-
en- colors, rose and white, carried
out in huge punches of roses and
sweet peas.
After the dinner, Miss Rohley
Clark was appointed toast mistress
and a number of the girls were
called on to give toasts. Miss
Clark presented the honoree with
a set of silverware, in the James
town pattern on behalf of the COM
pany. The tables were then clear
ed away, and the evening was
spent informally with dancing.
The wedding of Miss Findlay
and Mr.. Schadt will be celebrated
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at
the parsonage of the First Meth
odist church, by Rev. Samuel Van
Pelt, who will use the single ring
ceremony. The bride will be at
tended by her old school friend,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
Repeat Play at Y Tonight

Everything is ready for the pre-
sentation of MRS. Tubbs Does Her
Bit" the play which proved such
a drawing card at the first two
performances, which is to be given
again tonight at the Y. M c. A.
gymnasium. A stage has been
erected at one end Of the gymna-
sum-. and this has been fitted up
like a real stage.
The play is humorous sketch,
and was gotten up by the Young
Peoples society of the Central
Presbyterian church 1t has been
given twice in the city, and at the
Rock Island arsenal Y, M. C. A.
hut, and each time it has drawn a
large crowd. This will possibly
be the last time that it will be CIV
en- in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-25
Davenport Young Couple Married.

A wedding of yesterday afternoon
in which many Tri-city friends are
interested, was that of Miss Pauline
Claussen of 10 The Linden apart
ments, and G. f. Ehlers, well
known grocer of that city. The
ceremony took place at $3.50 at the
parsonage of the First Presbyterian
church, DIR. L. M. Coffman officiat-
ing.
The young people will go to
housekeeping in Davenport
The bride is one of the girls con-
nected with the Newman shop for
ladies, and number of pre-nuptials
have been given in her honor.
Mr.. Ehlers is associated with his
brother William, in the management
of the grocery firm of Ehler Broth
ers, of 1141 East High street, Dav-
export.