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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
PAVING, SEWER
and SIDEWALKS
ARE PASSED ON
fhree Projects Taken Up by Com.
nlssioners Yesterday Work
to Cost ts6S76.5o.

Ordinances were brought up be-
fore the city commissioners yester-
day afternoon for improvement
nroiects which It is estimated will
cost s2s,576.5O in the aggregate.
The largest Of these projects is
the paving of Thirty-fist street from
fourteenth to Eighteenth avenue
with asphaltic concrete. Estimates
NJ this work amount to s20,1S7. so.
The ordinance was considered and
probably will be adopted next Mon
day.
The next largest project is the
building of sidewalks on the south
side of Eighteenth avenue between
sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
and on both sides Of Sixteenth
street between Eighteenth and
Twenty-frst avenues. This work
probably will cost $4,310. The ord
nance was adopted.
To Lay Sewer.
The other ordinance provides for
the laying of an eight-inch sewer
on Thirty-fifth street from Eigh-
tenth avenue to a point 300 feet
south Of Twentieth avenue. The
work il is estimated will cost ST.
o79. The ordinance was adopted.
Grant Licenses.
On resolution of Commissioner
William H. Fitzsimmons a soft
drink license was granted MAJ
Jaffe, 1913 Ninth street.
Bert S. Strayer was granted
permit to conduct an automobile
repair shop at 3417 Ninth street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
SEEN AT COLUMBIA;
KILLED IN TORNADO

Among the tornado victims at
Elgin, ILL.,, are the names of MIR.
and Mrs. Sam Beverly. vaudeville
comedians, who were killed while
preparing for the afternoon per-
Torrance at the Grand theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly played at
the Columbia theatre in Davenport
two weeks ago, Mr.. Beverly win
ming much applause with his char
acter acting. His take off on
Swedes proved a scream. especial
ly his song, "She Balm the Sun
shine of South Dakota"
While in Davenport Mr.. and Mrs.
Beverly told John Scharnberg,
manager of the Columbia, that
they would quit the stage at the
conclusion Of this season. They
stated they would make their home
in the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly have been
on the stage for Is years and have
visited Davenport number OF
times.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30
TUEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-MARcH 80, 1920

Island depends upon the activities
OF the city commercial organiza-
tons. the Chamber OF Commerce
and the Rock Island club. By all
means these organizations, working
as q unit with the Business Mems
association. should be maintained.
II necessary, increase the dues to
insure efficient management on a
parity with other cities throughout
the middle west> The membership
should see to it that the officers
are men who will at all times put
the city's welfare above any per-
sonal ambition or profit. Keep the
organizations together. Get behind
the organizations and boost. That
will insure success.
c. J. Searle: l am in favor OF
continuing both the club and the
Chamber of Commerce.
Ben Jacobson: A chamber OF
commerce is like the government
it's all right if it's run right. We
need an organization of some sort,
to direct the city's commercial &C
tivities whether maintained on its
present basis or not.
J. N. Huntoon: l certainly favor
the continuing Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, even if the dues have to
be raised. l favor the retention OF
the club.
c. D. Marshall: Naturally We all
assume that a Chamber of Com
merce is a good thing for the city
AS TO how it should be maintained
am not in position to know
What is for the best interest of the
organization and city is the best.
Supervisor W. H. Schillinger: II
seems to me at thi slime especially
that every effort should be toward
the GENERALIZATION of our civic ef-
forts and for that reason if some
practical scheme can be adopted
the three organizations should BIZ
under one head.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30

Warning has gone out that all vio-
lators Of the law will be arrested
and dealt with severely. Claim is
made that both Rock river and the
Mississippi will be well pa,roled
this summer by wardens OF the
state, who will make arrests for the
smallest violation.
The Rod and Reel club. which
was organized recently, is agitat-
ing the move for protection of fish
in the local waters and is also US
ing its power to have the streams
stocked with game fish.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-30

Thousands OF women in Switzer-
land earn livelihood by their
skill in the finer work Of watch
making.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

@ WEATERS take long step for
- ward'in the public mind just he
fore the holidays, and when those who
fill winter resorts are assembling their
new belongings. If the signs do not
fail, about half the population con-
templates going somewhere and no
one will go anywhere without sweat
er or sweater coat, even when the
far tropics are in contemplation. There
fore the manufacturers of sweaters
and kindred garments, like scarfs, have
presented, as they always must, some
ideas that add novelty to the other
attractions of their products.
In style the sweater coat, the slip
over and surplice models have evident
iy been cast for the leading roles in
the seasons drama. Beautiful man
agement of the knitting, unusual new
trimmings. much apgora wool, are
featured. Scarfs are very wide, pro-
vided with one or two pockets and
worn with narrow belt Of patent
leather or wider belt Of the fabric
U which the center Of the scarf along
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

THERE are several good points
L about the new undergarments
which have been presented for the
annual January sales, and this state
ment is to be taken both literally and
figuratively. 1t Is true that points
about the bottom, or other edges of
garments, have taken the place of
hens and that pointed pieces of ia
brics are used in many ingenious
ways in constructing chemise, night
dresses, camisoles and the like. There
are points and points; some wide and
deep. some small and sharp, and they
are most ingeniously used. Right
along with them the scallop flourishes
In almost as great variety and quite
ms ingeniously.
Aside from these two features there
are no startling departures from fa-
miliar styles in underthings. 1t is
noteworthy that there is less orna-
mentation-that is. not SO much ordi-
nary lace-on the average underwear
than in preceding seasons. Narrow
laces and fine tucks are used. en-
broidered net is introduced in the
more expensive pieces and fine hand
embroidery enjoys its perennial ia
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
Poor Old Nineteenth Amendment in Bad

MOOR old Nineteenth amendments
/ troubles are far from being over
according to the National Association
Dpposed to Woman Suffrage. Anyway,
the organization with this elongated
and impressive name says 1t has just
begun to fight.
In other words the National Associa-
tion Opposed to Woman Suffrage an
nounces that 1t has begun new cam
paign. There are two prrposes when
animate the association and inspire
the campaign. One Is nothing less thah
the repeal of the Nineteenth amend
ment. The other is the passage OF leg
.slatlon to restore state rights" IL
proposes to have congress pass an
amendment reqAiring ratification by
popular vote of all amendments to the
Constitution.
The anti.suffrage association, In an
analysis of the woman vote in the re-
ont election, says. "the majority OF
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

ana the sheet metal fitted tight at the
edges.
If long cavity Is to be filed with
cement or asphalt, 1t usually Is advis-
able to place one oss more bolts
through II TO hold the wood and filling
more firmly together. Long cavities,
as rule, should be bOlted every 1S
or "a inches.
The most widely used material for
filling cavities Is cement, usually in
the form of cement mortar or con-
crete. Under certain conditions as
phalt and sawdust and sand used in
combination with cement blocks or
with wood would be better than either
used separately, and they often are
more economical. Often large pieces
of wood or smaller sectional pieces
can be fitted to the opening and the in
tcrsticeS filed with the plastic.
The Department of Agriculture in
vites correspondence concerning meth
DDS In tree-repair work, and will be
prepared to advise for or against any
particular method so far rs experience
and the results OF experiments will
permit.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

HHARACTERIZING the progress in
y the radio art rs nothing short of
phenomenal" Major General Squier,
chief signal officer of the army, in his
annual report. says that from tech
ncal point of view there has never
been a period when the whole subject
of electrical methods and means of In
accommodation wass In more
healthful state.
General Squier reports that not
withstanding the estimated general In
crease in cost of telephone service
Of % per cent throughout the country
the signal corps succeeded in decreas-
ing the cost to the army by 42.72 per
cent.
He believes that, as a matter of pol
icy, the signal corps should own, main
tain and operate telephone systems at
all permanent activities and announces
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

be enlarged so as to increase Its use
fulness to business.
Creation of an office in the state de-
partment to have jurisdiction over in
sular affairs and territories such as
Alaska would be provided for. The
alien property custodian's office and
the division of the secret service would
be placed under the department of JUS
tice. The office of the comptroller of
currency would be abolished and its
function transferred to the federal re-
serve board.
The Mccormick measure also would
abolish the board of mediation and
conciliation and transfer Its functions
to the Department of Labor, and abol-
ish the council of national defense
and discontinue its functions.
The measure transfers to the depart
ment of commerce the weather bureau,
patent office, coast guard, lake survey
office, photographic office, naval OBJ
servatOry and inland and coastwise
waterways service.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

vor. Crepe de chine and batiste are
still without close rivals, the best
liked of materials, and flesh color ap-
parently in as great demand as white
Night dresses appear to have shed
their responsibilities entirely in the
matter of covering the arms. The,
Empire model shown at the right of
the picture above Is brief as to bodice
and long as to skirt, and may be taken
as criterion of the present mode. 1t.
has many companions with wider and
deeper points or scallops ut the bot
tom, and there is fancy for bows
with long ends of inch-wide satin rib
bon, fastened on the bands over the
Notwithstanding a pretty but inef-
fectual effort to take the place Of the
banished sleeves.
The chemise shown has a body fash
ioned of four points edged with lace
and lace straps over the shoulders.
Sometimes lace accounts for the en-
tire body of night gowns or chemise
with no help. unless one counts in
ribbon ornaments In rosettes, bows or
flowers These diaphanous and friv-
olous garments do not occupy them
selves with the matter of providing
warmth.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
PLANS OUTLINED FOR ,
PREPARING POULTRY
Best to Kill Fowl by Cutting
Throat With Knife.
Dry-Picking Makes Better Appearing
Product for Markct-CooIing May
Be Done by Placing Carcasses
in Iced Water.

Birds to be killed and marketed
should be kept without feed for at
least IL hours before killing, say poul-
try specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture. The best
method of killing is to suspend the
fowl by the legs and through the
mouth cut the jugilar vein in the back
of the throat with sharp-pointed
knife. After cross-cutting this vein
once or twice, cut into the roof Of the
mouth so as to pierce the brain with
the point of the knife, slightly turning
the point after 1t has pierced the
brain.
Fowls to be used Mt home may be
killed more easily by chopping off
their heads. The fowls may be either
dry picked or scalded. Dry-picking
makes better-appearing market fowl,
but scaldng, which is easier, is often
preferred, if the bird is for home use.
Dry-picking should be done immedi-
ately after the bird is killed, as the
feathers then come out more easily.
Be careful not to tear the skin. For
scalding. use water heated just below
the boiling point, immersing the fowl
two or three times, or until the feath-
ers pull off easily, but do not leave it
in so long that the skin scalds.
Cool the fowls after they are
picked, either by hanging them up in
| a cool place or soaking them in cold
or iced water. Fowls for market are
usually sold undrawn, but for home
or local use they may be drawn by re-
moving the crop through an opening
made in the skin of the neck, and cut
ting around the vent and then remov-
ing the intestines and all other Wis.
ceral material, making an additional
| slit into the abdomen If necessary
Place the liver and gizzard back In
the body cavity.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
Mccormick Would Shake Up Departments

A BOLITION of the Department of the
IA Interior, creation Of two new de-
partments-one to be known as the
Department of Public Works and the
other as the Department of Public Wei
fare-and general reorganization of
other governmental departments is pro-
posed in bill prepared by Senator
Mccormick, Republican, Illinois, for
Introduction at this session of con-
gress.
Senator Mccormick is now in Eu-
rope and the principal provisions of
his bill were outlined in a statement
issued from his office. The statement
said that willie the bill would be intro
duced early in the session action on it
probably would be deferred until after
the Inauguration of President-elect
Harding. The statement added that
the Illinois senator, after completing
the measure, discussed the proposed
changes with Mr.. Harding, "who ex-
pressed great interest in the bill"
The proposed Department of Public
Works. under the bill, would include
all important engineering and building
services Of the government. The de-
partment of public welfare would in
clude various welfare agencies of the
government, such ns the woman's bu-
reau, now in the Department of Labor !;
the pension bureau, now in the Depart
ment of the Interior; the public health
service, the bureau Of war risk insur-
ance and the vocational training board.
The Department of Commerce would
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
Saving Fish That Stray in Flood Time

being supplemented by those Of several
states.
During the fiscal year 1920. more
particularly in the period from July
to November. the number of food fishes
rescued from the Overflowed lands bor-
derlng the Mississippi and tributaries
reached the noteworthy total of 1885,
$4,000. all of which would inevitably
have perished. This salvaged output,
which was about 1OO.OOOOOO In excess
of the results in any previous season.
was returned to the open waters in
the vicinity of the points of collection,
with the exception of less than 1,OOO.-
600 fishes of various species of bass
that were used in supplying individual
applicants or in satisfying the requIsi-
tions of fish commissions.
The young fish saved In the 1920 op-
erations. If they had been hatched and
reared in the usual manner at the ortli-
nary tish-cultural establishments,
would have required several hundred
such stations to produce. The entire
cost of the rescue work was only Ii
cents per 1000 fish for about IS per
cent of the output. The expense was
higher at certain points where the col
lectiOns were lighter and the overhead
charges were fixed, so that the average
cost was somewhat under 20 cents per
1000 fish rescued and planted.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
We Are Living in Tenth-Second World

that as rapidly as the permanent sta
tus of military posts becomes known
negotiations will be opened with the
telephone companies for the purchase
of war activity telephone systems.
Asserting that with suitable appara-
tus messages may be exchanged be-
tween any two points on the surface
of the globe. General Squier says we
are in fact liviD in a "tenth-second
world" since with suitable equipment
any radio impulse passes between any
two points within this TIME.
Perhaps the most Important of the
many developments worked out dur
ing the year by the signal corps has
been the putting into practical use Of
General Squier's own invention of ap-
plying radio telephony and telegraphy
to bare wires laid in the sea or In the
earth.
New developments include system
of potential wave engineering involv-
ing no earth return, the utilization Of
wave coils as antennae and static
elimination scheme.
In addition there has also been car
ried out during the year number of
experiments with wired radio on rail-
road lines which resulted in the su-
proposition of radio telephone and ra-
dio telegraph circuits on ordinary wire
telephone and telegraph circuits over
n maximum distance of 130 miles.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

WASHfNGTON. A conservation
" measure Of vast importance, says
the annual report Of the secretary of
commerce. Is the rescung of food
hshes that are left in temporary ponds,
lakes, pools and sloughs on the subsId-
ence of the floods of the Mississippi
river and tributary streams. The an
nual losses of valuable fish life owing
to the drying or freezing of all these
shallow waters have been enormous
and have affected the food supply of
the entire region from Minnesota and
Wisconsin to Mississippi and Louisi-
ana. Thus the situation Is clearly one
that comes under the federal purview,
and the bureau of fisheries has as
sumed the task of mitigating, as far as
resources Will permit, the yearly de-
structlon of food fishes, its operations
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

one edge is attached. This holds 1t
down in the back. Colors are not
garish, but deep orange, warm purples
and strong greens find admirers, but
are not more popular than black and
white. A deep ecru is great favor
lite. trimmed with bands in brighter
colors. Scarfs have caps to match or
hats made of different materials but
corresponding in color.
= pretty surplice is shown In the
picture above and its trimming marks
new achievement Of the looms
called wool ostrich. vari-colored bands
of raffia appear among the novelties,
also. The scarf with hat to match
suggests that hats instead of caps Will
provide more dignifled head covering.
and all the styles in sweaters show a
trimness that pervades all kinds of
models.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
PRODUCE SUDAN GRASS SEED
Most Of Commercial Product ID
Grown in States Of Texas, Okla
homa and Kansas.

Most of the commercial Sudan grass
seed is produced in Texas, Oklahoma
and Kansas, but western Missouri and
enstern Colorado and New Mexico
.lso produce more seed than is needed
for local consumption.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
SCALES FOR TRUCK USE

Farmers rs n rule have not
in the past installed platform
scales suitable for motortruck
weighing. This fact should be
taken into consideration In buy
ing scales in the future; even
if one does not own II motor
truck when he decides to buy a
scale 1t is well, in most cases at
least, to buy scale designed
for weighing motortruck loads.
The Dolores star., 1920-12-24

women stayed at home" and "instead
of twelve million only nine or ten mil
lion women voted"
"In other Words" says the analysis,
"only one-third of the 27,OOO,OOO wom-
en- eligible to vote. about which the
suffragists have been shouting for
years, could be persuaded to go to the
POLLS"
No wonder the N. A. O. T. w. 8. ID
on the war path. q
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-07-23

But Medell is still interested in
New York. "Is it really dry", he in.
quires anxiously. Considering that Rus
sia is and has been partly so since the
decree of the Czar and entirely so
since the Bolshevist emptied the wine
cellars of the bOurgeoisie in the streets,
we do not see the implication. If Me-
dell so loved his American steamed
beer why did he leave it for pickings
in revolutionary torn Russia'
The scene shifts to the Hotel Pa.
lermo. Then there are really hotels in
Russia. Having been led TO believe
that utter disorganization and ruin
permeated Russia, it is refreshing ia
know that hotels are still open to
the public and doing legitimate bus.
iness. Still more refreshing is it to
learn that a dinner of "boiled pike
was set before our faithful reporter
Then there is, still something to be
had to eat in Russia! We are glad tC
hear It. Medell walks in. AS the
story continues, Medell has not pro
fitted by his brush with Western civil
ization, He spies Duckworth's boiled
pike and Immediately snatches it from
his plate and devours it on the spot
This in spite of the fact that he at
the same time enters into negotiations
for treading bolshevist money for
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-07-23
Those Polish Bonds = and
Recognition

corporation. Even the win 'o-wisp
Ukraine government secured con-
tract, but this was finally cancelled
because the security" was considered
doubtful.
State Department officials admts
that recognition has not been given
all of these little governments SET mp
by the Allies on the borders Of lsus-
sia, but they claim that the USiied
States has "normal obligation " u
the. non-Bolshevist people of EurOps
that makes it perfectly all righ To
gamble on any of them. MoreovSr,
the sales were made last year, whes
the chance of overthrowing Sovisa
Russia by the aid of Yudenitch, Dsna-
kline and Kolchak was considered e.
pecially good. Now that Soviet Russix
has destroyed all of these invading
forces of Zarism and is driving uff
the Polish invasion with a rude tho
oughness that promises to leave ittk
left of the Pilsudski adventure, then
is enxiety in the War and Navy and
Treasury Departments, and more thsD
anxiety in the State Departments. For,
what will the voters say, when they
realize that 1900 railroad cars, epen
though of European gauge, and mza
lions of pounds Of corned beef aud
oleomargarine and other essential food
stuffs, have been traded for Polish
bonds9
Since the day that Ambassados
Francis cabled from Petrograd that
the new Bolshevist government was 4
pack of Jews that would not lasa
more than two weeks, and since See
retary Lansing showed that message
to Ambassador Bakhmeteff, with fhs
suggestion that he refuse to act dos
the Soviet regime, American polics
toward Russia has followed the de
vious course of pride trapped by In
own Deceit. Desperately the Dcrsrs
ment disbelieves that Soviet RusEia
can last "more than a few month"; :.
and steadily the armies of Soviet Fms
ssia, fired by the faith of univprsal
brotherhood and social democracy
ssrge westward against the crumb1ine
wall of allied bayonets. Now the sssr'
1agsiasS trace <~;ssh svs.-z IS r - + ~
been lifted, even by the State Dep
artment of the United States Ana
Tomorrow
Recognition'
! There is that stack Of bonds-freSf'
from the hands of Pilsudski.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-07-23

Car money, or any kind mony which
Duckworth may have in his possession,
and seems to have plenty with which
to purchase his own boiled pike,
At the best this story sounds fishy.
Then the story bids good by to
Medell, the boiled pike, the three
buckets of blood and ends in ststc-
ment that all bolshcvik commisars
are eagerly gathering up all the Gar,
Duma and Kerensky money they can
get hold of, which indicates that q
counter revolution is expected, inn
plying that the bolshevists can't lasS
much longer at most.
Ofttimes disillusionments are SC
we're shocks but we trust the Press
will recover when it learns that an
prostitution is not of the flesh.