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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Personal Points

A son was born yesterday 10 MIR.
and Mrs. L. E. Bladel, 2733 Ninth
street. The mother before her mar
rage was Miss Magdaline Barlang.
A. J. Lindstrom of Chicago was
Rock Island visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arthur Of
friends and relatives in Rock Is
land. They will go to Springfield
for a short stay before returning
home
Miss Hattie Rostiser of South
Bend, Ind, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Magdalena Schatz, 200 Ninth
street.
Fred W. Peck, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. c. Peck, HOP Fortieth
street, leaves for Washington, d.
c., on Sunday, where he will as
sumo a position in the bureau war
risk insurance to which he has
been appointed.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Butler. Mr.
and Mrs. e. Lamb and Ed Carlson
of Chicago are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Brien, 1909 Seventh
avenue, and other relatives. The
men will return to Chicago Mon
day, the women to remain for a
longer visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy of
Detroit are visiting Mrs. E. D. Pear
son, 1920 Fourth avenue. Mr.. Ken
nedy was recently discharged from
the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Young, of AZ
North Third street, Silvis, are the
parents OF a son, born July 2.
E. W. Engman, 2734 Eighth-and-
a-half avenue, has returned 10 nl5
home after II months with the
French Air service. Mr.. Engman :e
ceived his discharge at Camp Grant
July and arrived home last even
ing.
Fred L. Orman has arrived at
Camp Devons, Mass, and will come
to the city at once. Mr.. Orman's
home coming will be especially sad
as upon his arrival he will bury mis-
mother, Mrs. Manda 0rman, whose
death occurred June and whose
body has been held awaiting the az
rival from France of the son.
Sergeant Ray D. McMullin ar
rived yesterday from overseas, &c
cording to word received by .is
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. K. McMul-
lin, 2814 Eighth avenue, today. ne
was with the Seventy-second engi-
neers, and has been overseas sincc
October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

Partisan business women are to
have a real American cafeteria
As far as Is known, it will be the
first In France.
The cafeteria is to be In a build
ing recently leased by the Amer
lean Y. W. c. A. in the heart OF.
Paris. With the restaurant, the
building will combine living quar-
tiers, club rooms, a gymnasium,
even q movie" machine and eI-'
hibition room.
1t Is a direct outgrowth OF oHa.
OF the first clubs which the 7. W.
c. A. opened in Paris in the early
war days for French working Wom-'
en-. The old club, known as the,
Vrill.er foyer, has a membership OG
1900, utterly overlooking the tiny
rooms of its original homo and
necessitating the move to new
quarters.
Miss Marguerite Jones OF Ma
haitian, who directed the OriE.kal
foyer, will move with her girls"
to the new home. II viii be open
within q few weeks,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
BUILDING BOOM
CONTINU ES ALL
THROUGH NATION

New York.-Continued improve
ment IN the building held;is shown
IN reports received direct from city
building departments. compiled by
Building Age, Optimism is prev
alent, the typical expression OF the
reports being Substantial boom in
building all along the line"
Material ia high, yet contractors
and architects report little holding
back OF clients on account of high
prices, The feeling among those
about to biuld is that it is cheaper
to erect the required structure I'M
dor present conditions rather than
to wait and pay ever increasing
rents in anticipation of a lower
price level that probably will new
er come,
Activity is widespread for the
whole eeuRtry, Not only is an in
crease of 1870 per cent reported for
the month of May. 1919, as COM
pared with May, 1918, but 156 out
OF 1s3 cities report gains. Only
s1 report a loss. The total value
of construction fer which permits
we're fled during May, 1919, totaIed
$1o5,s11,1s3 as against 1855, 900
for may. 1918.
All sections of the country show
substantial gains. Eastern states
shsw a gain of 1853 per cent, Sc out
of 81 cities showing ihcreasesi
middle state cities III. per cent, 43
out of SO showing increase; south
eFn cities ITO per cent, 81 out of Il
cities showing increases, and west
ern cities, 80 per cent, 20 out of
"a cities showing increase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
GIVE TREES COLD FEET.

July is the month to watch your
trees and see that they have bath
now and then. The sun is hot and
the winds evaporate much water,
says the American Forestry asso-
citation Of Washington, D. c. This
newspaper has arranged with the
association to supply any reader
with detailed information on tree
planting free of charge. Keep the
soil about your tree well loosened
at the surface. Loosen It up once
a week. II needed. trim your tree.
Indeed this may be done at any
time OF the year. Everywhere city
planning figures in proper setting
OF trees. Memorial trees are being
planted everywhere and registered
with the American Forestry agso-
citation. Know something about
trees and help make our city a bet
ter place 10 live in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
NAME OF PUBLIC
WORKS PROPOSED
FOR DEPARTMENT

The name Of the executive de-
partment now designated as de
partment OF the interior" will be
changed to the name department
Of public works." and the head of
that department will continue as
a member of the cabinet as sec
rotary OF public works" If a bill
introduced in the house by Con-
gresham Frank c, Reavis OF No
braska becomes u law.
The main idea behind the pro-
posed legislation Ia to assemble all
engineering activities Of the gov
eminent IN ono department
There are now eight bureaus IN
tho interior department., Those
that are non-cnginearing In char
acter would DO placed under the
Jurisdiction of appropriate depart
ments, whtle engineering bureaus
OF all departments would be In
eluded IN the department OF public
works,
The bill proposes that the patent
Office DO removed from the interior
department and placed under the
department of commerce, The bu=
reau OF pensions would be assign
ed to the treasury department. the
bureau or education to the labor
department, the bureau of Indian
affairs to the labor department,
with tho previse that the engineer
ing and construction work and the
land and mineral surveys now par
formed under the direction of tho
bureau OF Indian affaiFl are to ba
prosecuted under the department
of public works,
Under the Reavis bill, St, Els
abeth's hospital ana the FFeed-
mems hospital are assigned to the
treasury department, Columbian
Institution for the Dsaf, and How
ard university So ia LlH bureau of
education, under the provisions Of
the bill
On the Other hand. the depart
ment of public works is slated to
absorb the supervising architects
Office of the treasury department.
the construction division, river aaa
harbOF improvements, mississippi
river commission, and California
debris commission of the war de-
partmenti the bureau OF standards
and the coast and geodetic survey
of the department of commerce,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
SMimmine CInsses PonnIar.

Possibly one of the most popular
sports for the girls of the city is
swimming. and the opportunity az
forded through the classes of the
Y w. c. A. are being fully apprec-
lated by them. Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons and evenings are
the Y. W. c. A days at the Aug
ustana college pool, and the classes
are filing up rapidly. Already the
evening classes are practically full,
but in case more girls keep coming,
another night will be taken for the
class. There is still room for a few
more in the afternoon classes, how
ever, and any girl of the city who
is willing to. become a member of
the association and pay the swim
ming fee may enter the class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

June 20
Andrews has been falling of late
~ in pitching and the fielding OF
the team in general is rotten, and
Sage might just as well begin at
once. The teams in the league are
Rock Island, St. Joseph. Jackson
Vile, Lincoln. Omaha, Peoria, Des
Moines and Quincy.
T. II. Caldwell, late principal of
the Moline high school. recently
elected principal of the Rock Is
land high school, has declined the
offer to accept a more lucrative po-
sition in the south.
Rock Island will have one OF the
most unique, appropriate and al
together enjoyable Fourth of July
celebrations this year it has ever
had. Bicycle races will be the main
diversion, and yesterday a contract
was made with Hartz and Bahnsen
company for a gorgeous display of
day fireworks, which have been or
dered from the east and will be dis
charged by an expert during the
afternoon. A band has been engaged
for the morning parade.
July 2
Manager Kindt of the Watch
Tower has arranged for a great Dig
blow out for the Fourth. In the aft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
DEMAND BOOST IN
PAY FOR FEDERAL
WORKERS IN u. S.

Congress is to be asked by the
National Federation of Federal
Employees to extend the work of
reclassifcation of salaries of gov
eminent employees throughout the
United States.
The Redistribution of salaries OF
federal employees will affect only
approximately los 5000 employees of
the government bureaus and de-
partments..
But, aside from this large corps
of government workers in Wash
ington, there are approximately
10000 civil service employees, ex-
elusive of those in the service Of
the postoffice department, scat
tered throughout the country who
will not be affected in any partic-
ular by the district Redistribution.
These 10000 employees not in
the capital are vigorously protest
ing they are being unfairly dealt
with. They have sent their pro-
tests to Luther C. Steward, presi-
dent of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, with which
most Of them are affiliated, ana
have flooded congressman with let
tiers and kilograms of protest.
All Of these employees, while not
in the government service in
Washington, come under the sup
ervision of chief clerks and bureau
and department heads and super
vising officials in the capital
These same supervising heads and
officials, except those of President
Wilson's cabinet, are being con-
sidered in the Redistribution
work of the commission and prob
ably will receive increases.
This fact seems to be q thorn in
the side Of government employees in
supervising officials are to be COLI
given the same consideration.
BY act of congress the work OF
the Redistribution commission is
limited to federal employees in
Washington. The commission hopes
to finish the job by Jan. 1, when a
report and recommendation will
be made to congress. 1t is expected
the recommendations will be &C
copied as final by congress.
A bill urging congress to extand
the work to other cities is now
being prepared. It will then be up
to congress to say whether the
commissions work ends Jan. /
with the reclassification Of the cap
ital employees, or Is extended to
affect federal employees in the other
cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

when the New York WHT eGTIl
community service was first start
ed no thought was given TO the off,
GERS OF the army and navy. Ths
happy go lucky Drivates and en-
listed men had everything there
was to be had, but the officers were
left to find their own amusement
and recreation. Everyone seemed
to have forgotten that a commits
stoned man might get just as lone
some as a private. II remained for
Mrs. Harrison, widow of the late
ex-President Benjamin Harrison. to-
put in working order bureau for
the entertainment OF officers and
as director OF the bureau she has.
worked for months day and night.
She has made about 1900 officers
happy each week since her bureau
started.
Mrs. Harrison has a perth facity-
that is chiefly responsible for the.
success Of her bureau When she
looked around to see what the city
had to offer the officers she discJv-'
cred that practically everything had
been gobbled up by the enlisted
men.
But she refused to be disc0uF-
aged, and working hard and talking
long to the people who had amuEe-
ments to offer, she finally had
ready a program that would appeal
to the varied tastes OF all In
speaking OF her work, she said:
I'VE have found officers who were
anxious for a taste OF the bright
lights, and our theatre tickets.
opera boxes and concert passes
pleased them. Then there were tho
ones who craved a bit OF intimate
entertainment which, after all, can
be found only in the home But We
were ready and waiting for them.
and hundreds have been invited 10
dinner, weekend parties and mo
toring trips. They have seen a side
of New York life that they would
have missed completely had it not
been for the good people who CO
operated with this bureau.
"Just because the war is over is
no reason why our activities should
slow down" she concluded. ~The
men in New York are just as anT-
ions for recreation now as they
were a year ago. and We are giving
It to them. During the wiRter We
gave them opera, musical cOncaEts-
dances and dinners. Nov we IN
clude the open air amusements, and \
we are ready to let the men play
golf and tennis to their hearts con-
tent We can take care Of as many
officers as apply"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05

| tho bureau OF public roads and the
forest service of the department Of
agriculture.
The bill provides that the secre-
, tary of public works shall by
training and experience be quail
fed to administer the AFFAIRS OF the
department and to evaluRte the
technical principles and operations
involved IN the work thereof" The
measure excerpts from this provis-
ion the cabinet officer who Is at
tho head OF the department at the
time of the passage of the bill.
Four assistant secretaries, each
to be paid $500 per annUm, are
provided.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Guests Can 80 Conr.t.

Miss Alsca McNulty, physical
airectress Of the Y. w. c. A., is an
xious to have the tennis courts of
the association a popular place this
summer, and has made arrange
ments whereby association mem
bers can bring guests to play on
the court five times during the
month, and the members them
selves can use the courts at any
time, but they must sign up for
them before hand. The net and
balls are owned by the association,
and a few rackets have been So
cured and these can be rented IN
case the girls do not have one OF
their own. The court can be used
from 5 O'Clock IN the morning I'M
til dark at night. Miss MeNulty
will give special instruction by APP
poinfment 10 girls who do not
know how to play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
HenIine.B Barnett.

Miss Grace c. Barnett, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. Barnett of 61S
Thirty-fourth street, became The
bride of Carl Arthur Henline, son
of e c. Henline of Hampton, az 4
simple, quiet ceremony performed
at 10 o'clock this morning at the
home of the brides parents. The
ring ceremony was performed by
DR.. John McGown Stevenson, rector
of Broadway Presbyterian church
and was witnessed by members o.;
the immediate families. Attending
the couple were the brides brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lee Bar
nett of Kewanee. The bride was III
blue organdy and she carried
brides roses and forgetmenots. A
wedding breakfast was served AT
the Long View chalet following the
ceremony and Mr.. and Mrs. HenlIne
left at once for a short wedding
trip. They will reside in Moline
upon their return. Mr.. HenIine Is
employed as a craftsman at the
Moline Plow works. His bride was
employed at the Marseilles works
in East Moline. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lee
Barnett of Kewanee and E. c. Hen
line of Hampton were the only out
of town guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
49, 60 o. HIke.

Members OF the Ninth street club
yesterday went on a hike to Little
Mountain, starting out early IN the
morning and spending tho greater
part OF the day IN the open, cook
ing their dinner over camp are,
Philip Rosene, the president or
the club, explained the plans for
the track meet. which is to be
sponsored by the boys OF the club
tomorrow and Monday,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
POLICE ARREST
ALLEGED CROOK
IN THEFT CASE

It takes the Rock Island police
to catch Davenport's crooks.
Ralph Gossst, alleged bicycle
thief, was arrested in Rock Island
today by Detective Bennett, Cos
set lives in Davenport and is sup
posed TO have either stolen the b.
cycle or received # as stolen COCOA,
Gosset was turned over to the
Davenport poles for trial, 1t is
not known by the police here the
details of tho theft,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
TWENTY-FTVEYEARSAGO
from The Argus Files of 1894--

ernoon there will be two balloon as
tensions. and in addition Prof
Strict will walk a cable from the
Inn to the opposite side of Rock
river.
July 8
Charles Nelson and Miss Adele L.
Champion of Rock Island were
married Saturday.
July s.
The railway strike is still in
full blast in Rock Island. The c. r.
l. and P. switchmen went out last
evening at o'clock, leaving no
crew to straighten out the yards ex-
cept the officials. Yesterday morn
ing the C. r. ]. and P. local. went
east as far as Geneseo where n
turned and came back A meat train
was sent east in the afternoon. Two
passenger trains on the Rock rs
land went through today-No. l.,
due here las tevening at 500, left
Chicago at $50 and arrived in
Rock Island at 2:25 this morning
and No. 6 going east left Rock Is
land on time at $50 this morning
But these will in all probability be
all the trains through today, as all
trains in and out of Omaha and
Kansas City are annulled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
SOCIAL EVENTS
Married 50 Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Heldreth of
North Iowa street, Davenport, who
were married 50 years ago yester-
day in Chambersburg, ILL.,, held
open house to relatives and friends
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Dinner and supper were served and
among the guests present were
Mrs T. F. Banks, Yocoma, Wash,
Owen Heldreth of Macomb, Ill, and
Mrs Clara Leeds of Rock Island,
the two sons, residing in Daven-
port, being Morris and Frank Hell
dreth. Another son, Roy, of Naches,
Wash, was not able to come for the
celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Heldreth have
spent practically all their married
life in Chambersburg and Central
Illinois, and came to Davenport
only about a year ago. Mr.. Hell
dreth is a civil war veteran. having
served three years in the Twenty
fifth Missouri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Post NuptiaI for Mrs. Hendrfck.

Mrs. Mildred Standardization
drick was the honOree Thursday
noon at a post nuptial luncheon
given by Mrs. Mile Pierce Hay at
her home, 1117 Nineteenth avenue
The guests were eight girl friends
of the recent bride. The table and
house were decorated with garden
flowers. A three course luncheon
was served.
The afternoon hours were spent
in general sociability. Mrs. McKen-
drick was presented with several
useful gifts for her new home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
60 to VACATION Cottnee.

a group Of girls nf newly
formed girls reserve OF the Y. w
c.. A. left this afternoon, accom-
panied by Miss Sarah Schmidt, in
dustriaI secretary OF the associa-
ton, for Port Byron, where they
are to spend the next week at the
vacation cottage. This Is the third
group OF girls that has used the
cottage so far this summer, and
from now on it will be in use
practically continuously. Miss
Schmidt viii return tho fore part
OF the week for a few days, but
will go back to return home with
the girls. Those who have been
at the cottage so far this summer
declare It is more attractive than
last year, and it was a most pop
ular place then. Mrs. H. f. Van
Duzer Is in charge this summer,
and the country surrounding the
camp is most beautiful at this sea-
son OF the year. Fresh fruits and
vegetables can be secured direct
from trees and vines at a nominal
cost, and the girls declare that
they feast every meal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Honor Iuly Bride.

Mrs. Ira L. CLIFFORD of Davenport
entertained Thursday at a porch
bridge and tea at the Outing club,
as a pre-nuptial courtesy for Miss
Cosette Jones, who is to be July
II bride, the party being the first
Of an interesting series which
friends are to give during the next
two weeks for this popular mem
Der Of the younger set
There were four tables, the
games being played on the north
piazza Prizes went TO Mrs. Har-
old Bechte1 and Miss Catherine
Sears at the cards and Miss Jones
was presented with a party re-
membrance by her hostess. For
the refreshment hour, the guests
were invited in to the square
dining room where they were serv-
ed at one large. fiower-trimmed
table, yellow daisies forming the
special decoration.
The guests included Mrs. George
Morrison OF Washington, Iowa. for
merly Miss Cornelia Clifford of
Davenport. sister Of the hostess,
and the Misses Marian Hopkins
and Marian Healey OF Dubuque,
who are visiting Miss Bernice Han
sen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Here and There

By $50 votes to as the French
chamber of deputies has decided to
discuss the provisions OF bill Civ
Ing women the right to vote at
elections OF the municipal genera
and district councils.
The Women's international con-
gress at Zurich has decided to In
vite the various national sections
OF the International Women 8
league to organize meetings OF pro-
test against some OF the terms OF
tho peace treaty.
A bill introduced In the British
parliament allows women to be-
come justices of the peace and en-
joy all the privileges accorded one
IN that Office,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
Honors Bride and Rride-eleet.

Mrs. Arthur Schlueter in her
home, 2711 Eighteenth avenue,
was a hostess Of Thursday evening
entertaining as a post nuptial
courtesy for Mrs. Vincent Swan
son, formerly Miss Irene Nordgren
OF Moline and for Miss Tulip Ros-
engren, whose marriage to Lloyd
Roach Of Woodruff is an event of
The summer. The affair took the
form Of a miscellaneous shower
and in the course of the evening
small Mildred Schlueter, dressed in
pink and white and drawing a pink
and white decorated wagon, pre-
scented the bride and bride-elect
with number of nice gifts.
Luncheon was served in the late
evening, the menu carrying out a
pink and white scheme as did the
other decorations Of the home.
Games of cards were played, the
favors falling to Miss Evelyn Dahl
helm and Mrs. William Tonkin.