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TII: ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER II. 7913. 12 i ' ft ! Rock Island Arsenal j wheels shildod ' tpected, punch ISO, have been manufactured. In addition many spare parts have been fabricated and a large amount or re in Ord and frequently in presses fitted with tt'th knockout for ! r.nrir th work without hazarding t pairs completed. The cost of the rifle ' th- operator. strawboard disks placed j under the last order, completed April k. i . -. . :i i. j ;,., ,1, ,n ocrimato hut ! in h imlipva of belt polishing ma-j 15, 1913, was $13.96. nance William Crozier to the secre- unquestionably, is very large. Nearly chines to protect the workmen s fin-. Arsenal Shops. tary of war. the following pertaining ; all requts'tlons for material are now , Bf.rs and improved sa.ety arrange- ( T,le ghop3 jnciude the mobile artil- to Rock Inland arsenal. oir mandd : furnished bv the balarce of stores d:-, nients provided tor me aim uf" " : lery by Colonel George V. Durr, Is con-! vision, greatly reducing the number : the plating rocni. tained: The number of receipts and issues purchase of material in larger quant:-: the of ordnance stores is not materially vehicle thorn: harness shop. First a!d is given : it'h iMlh.r nr, ri0?h rienartiuents: cf requisitions, and resulting in the ail injured employes, however slight , i,iacijSmith shop; foundry; equipment injury, and reeora mau '"iphop; tin shop; polishing and plating different from Iat year, but the num ber of shipments is ombat 1 , due in part to the absent e of o inar.y troops from the central department and in part to the operation of gen eral order So. 2T,. war department. ties at correspond in st lower pr:ces. . :ne case, ir.qmrj i i .. jshop: and the woodworking ana paim- This concentration of responsibility termine whether repetition of the c-jn shops. The output of these shops for the maintenance of stocn also ndent can he preenie: . n "1 ' for the year has" ei.'.braced a great va morn certainly insures raw material j ical device. "nd if so the safety de-re,v of artjCes including the manu being on hand when required for man- ; vice Is provided. , facture and alteration of carriages, ufacturing purposes. The cost and j Both the chemical and physical lab-1 ijmDerp caissons, battery wagons. t!me d'vision is well organized and oratories have continued to be of 'great J store w agons and reels and carts for 1912. which require issues of per-1 making commendable procures :n se-; vanie to ai. ufruuif ... ... n,ci,,ie artillery, the manutacture ot sona'l and horse equipment and .dean- curing accurate costs of all articles j senal. Numerous samples or s'eel. ; art;Ilorv h.nness. pack outfits for ing and repairing n.a'enaN to poBt ' fabricated. While much remains to : coal, oils and miscellaneous n'i'erials j niountain artillery and machine guns, ordnance officers, ii.-tead of organiza-;be done before the system can be re- purchased and of water from the fil-, hort,e equipments for cavalry, personal tlon command r The absence of ' gardd as fully installed, rhe progress t rat ion riant have been tested. The ; nd mfr, p,iujpnlf,ms fCir ail arms of , . . i- t i i. u .-, .. ,.f lo.tc iliiriri? Ihp viar i . . . . . . . troop from the central department mane a"(i -i-oiioiii;i i i.-?uu uu-. n.uii umMi , - . , tue service, targets ana iarnei-ii s has resulted in larger Issues to o:hr arsenals for reissue. Thi branch of the arsenal's business, therefore re- Seeeur ''ine ofMounte Unmounted Diamonda j ft mains essentially the san Additional Storage Space. The increaing u for shop pur joe of th bi;iJl:iig. formerly ud as storehouses ha emphafeized the need of additioi.ai toraj:e capacity at this arsenal. I'nle.-s emergency provision for shelter can be made. ralnoKlb n T ' I t rv m '.thrill jlt have to be stored in the open. In ' "lSfift tbore v ere available for storage - -purposes 1 '.. ,::st stjoare ieei oi space. Du to the occupancy for shop .."purposes cf building temporarily -used as storehouses, at the present : time approximately only ?.4.:,f, square '' fee remain available. In war emer-' gency. wifh fiiop i iiiaiion imperative. ' the storehouse Mtna'ioti at this ar-; r senal would be almost hopeless. Th new fiifration plant . was com-, ple'ed and finally accepted .'zn. ' 191.1. since mnith d.ite ;t has teen in r operation. An excellent .drinking wa- . Ter is being obtained, and. as the wa-j ter mains gradual!;, hrnaif cleaned. , : water from the mair.s .. being used in all departments of !; arsenal. Scientific Management. Th work of installing the c-ystem- . lzatlon and stanuardization features r'of the Watrto n arsenal system or shop and .storehouse management, be- .'tun at this ien.il !n SiiiifmU-r.' 7'1M1. has niciiie. cniiifyir.g progress during the :r.r. The res;xns:ble em ployes are gradually ewoming famll-' lar with tbe nw method:- and are ap-; 2precit!ng hir advantages. The en-: gingering division is ct.mpietely or-' ganiz"-j and i handling all expendi ture of operation orri-r- a tak of magnitude, as ,7 rxp "di'iire orders -were issued during the year. The .'planning room has computed route, ..sheets and pssemblir.e charts for -in anv of the arsenal's most important . 'm'1 nuf I'tures. It ha ma:er'ally In-; ; crraeerf the output and decreased the ; .'-t?t !" improved methods. The sue- : ""gction b the planning room of 1m-' " proved methods of !oi: u v.ork lias ' made the foremen more alert and more .-i:r:'esi'nj thru: formrrly for; increasing production are ri ce.vcd froii then All of the raw materia! which was stored in the attis and storerooms of the different department has been brought toother i" the material storehouse and nt rd n bulam of stores rc-'irds. As a result lurve quan tities of material which had be-n con sidered obsolete by one department have been, and tire being used in oth er department. Similarh. all steel and brass formerly variously store I have been collected in the steel store- talned. in the rl months since it a'i as scDn1ies. marksmen's insignia, car- started cannot but be regarded as' Armory Shcp. ! tridge storage cases and other trite- most satisfactory. j Tne armory shops have been oper- j rjai for coast artillery, in addition to Safety Devices. 1 ated during the year with a uraduaHy ! the repair for reissue of unserviceable .. i but repairable material or tne&e an Continued attention has been paid decreasing output, ar.u with the pur ' fAAn Mn.ie t..mA lit hv the service e of completing the orders In hand ' " Vlir.h "exnerimental .' work of all kinds has been done. All to the reduction of the number of pre-; f(C ventable accidents to employes by tbe nH rr.tirelv discontinuing the mam provision of adequate safety devices, j f3ctt.re of small arms at this arsenal iof tnep departments have been very Open belts and exposed countershafts . some time this fall. Nineteen i10"s- b.J3y during the year. The shop equip have been boxed, exposed gears cot- ' and three hundred and sixty-four I'nit-; met bas heen jtept n good condition ered with metal guards, band saws ; ed StateB rines. calmer moaei oi ; an() up to date by guards, emery I i!tV.. and 1.11. bayonets, model of . YANKEE SAILORS IN OLD WORLD HAVE FINE TIME BEFORE LEAVING FOR MEXICO :::-Va; .X. t s.;sv 4 " '.'V t. - S'niJSi -: . ! ' ? . ' -, f " I SPECIALS For the Balance of This ftfeek 17-jewel adjusted 16-size watch in 20 -year case $14.95 Comb, brush and mirror, ivoryoid sets, $4.50. Genuine cameo lavalliers, solid gold chain $4.75. Gold filled coat chains $1. We Have Our Complete Holiday Line Now The early purchaser is the wise purchaser. Come in and see the season's novelties. J. Ramsers Sons Opposite Harper House Rock Island Open evenings until Xmas. Aside from the quantity and variety j of work c ontinuously in progress in these shops during the year, a promi ' neut feature of their operation has been the- continued effort for improv ed methods and designs and proper ; economies. A few instances are here ! given: The substitution for mamifnc- ' turing purposes of commercial gas. j i purchased lccally, for gas made from j i gasoline, has resulted in a saving of if. Ill per month; the design of an ini-j ; proved currycomb without leather' i back, l;.eliter and n nch more compact than the present model, which can; i be fabricated for about 15 cents, as j : compared with a manufacturing cost j J of 59 cents for the present model; the development of a machine method of j i rubbing leather, r-placing the old j i hand method, which greatly reduces ! the cost of this operation; the use of ' cuttings from occasional spoiled im- prcssions of the printiug niacninc. i" i place of new paper, for wrapping tar- j ! gets, has resulted in a saving of ."' j : cents per l.ooo targets: a wooden fenc i ins sword has been designed, follow-j ! ing the lines of the new cavalry sword j and of a design permitting the use of i machine finishing at a cost of f 0.068 each, compared with $o.l"3$ for the old model. Pii-lrt Artillerv Plant. n-, ...,nv. -ii o,.r T,rr.TH t..ne i ntcd. instead of geared, water The Y. M. C. A 23. 191::, c arries an appropriation of i wneeIs- w ith a terse increase of effi- j Monday evening at the Baptist church S-.-.ri i.o.i for Inoreasintr the ranacitv ! wueeis or ine present. cf the lield artillery plant at this ar-iPIant will hive to be replaced at a senal. It is intended to extend the ! not very distant date, when such re mobile artillerv plant to include all of ! Placement shall be undertaken the im- ilrufu system miuiiiu up insiaiifti. i , 'becoming obsolete. Modern insta'.la-, line visited tions of such plants have direct con-1 Fred careen. Friday at tiie home of of Watertown met ! . ' , rx I hnilHino Ira ncfurrinff tho har. ! ncss shon from, shon I to shop K. Saddlers' and Battery Mechanics' I Holier of Nebraska which latter has heretofore been used and planned for a social meeting nxt Monday evening, this Is to be held at tbe Baptist church. Mrs. William Filbert had as gues's this week Mcsdames Miller and t Plans fcr heatinjrj Thirtv-six Sailors of the Wvominr visiting Coliseum at Rome. Va;;hinrti. Iiec. 11. That tbe bluejackets on the vessels of the At Ian tic squadron -hat were sent t ..ieui.errau.a.1. .nr an fU.irmH.ua,, ber j0 ,he fjay ,hat hp f.e;ebrafpd ,ne cruise wiil long remember t hi.- feature! juth ear of his pontificate. The sail of iheir iife in the navy is at'ested to-ors wcre in Koine when word nnic bv messaees Irom the sailors them-! from Washington to rush -he fleet to las a storehouse. j nnd lighting and for office, sanitary f and other facilities required to fit ! shop K for its new use have bnen pre 1 pared and the work is being prose l cuted. ' Proving Ground and Drafting Room. The work in tbe drafting room has Frrm 1.5i to l!.l'"o men were landed ! been cf the usual character and has daily. In Rome not a sing'e place of i been kept no to date. -Eight hundred School enlisted nieu reported 1 ,a 1,1 Pton visited re.atives about Aug. 1. l'.12, for instruction in day. the training school for saddiers and 8 for instruction in the training school for battery mechanics. Of this number 29 satisfactorily completed the former course and sevet he mechanics' course. One was relieved from duty in the school on account of defective eyesight, two died, four deserted and o the' intert';Jl na8 overlcoke!. Some of the I and fifty-four rounds have been fired i one Tailed to reenlist. All of the nicn ; pointPfj at tj,js meeting as the mem ' sailors called on Pope Pius on Novem-jut, the proving ground in proof and j who com.pleted the course are quali-bprs ilaVe decided to go'further into Ross. K. W. Woodcock. S. A. Cart wright. A. 15. Brown, II. t'leudenin. (. U Walker. I,. K. Nutt. K. O. Taylor. S. W. Searle. II. P. Simpson. II. F. Podhaski. R. C. Hlmson. McKinney, T. I. Stanley and Mr. I lildebrandt. A resolution was adopted to appoint a committee to go before the county board of supervisors now in session with the request that an appropriation Mr. and Mrs. George dray of i e maun ior uie purpose oi here Satur-lroaa improvement. It Is thought that when one rend has been completed In tiiis manner that the farmers and others will then see that they are in need of good roads and willingly con tribute toward such a purpose. K. W. Woodcock and Dcvore Simonson wore appointed by President Mitchell on this committee anil will take up the matter at once with the board of sup ervisors. ' After a short informal discussion by the various members present the SELECT OFFICERS FOR ASSOCIATION TO BETTER ROADS (Continued from Pane Kl'-vn.) room, from w men issues are maae as !"'- " " ute iii uumc w Minr " required The fw storehouse meth- experiences, especially in France and. One of the staking features cf the c Jrnl.inuI llmt laroo nM3nltt:ci nf'Ifa'V. There Was SOine Work. Of I OinnHitlnnc oc! rra nou Ilia r,irnu I steel and other materials were on ( course, hand which will now be utilized, where p. ay. bit the trip was a fcood p?rt ng ri" the bluejackets Yankee sailors with the experimental worn. iwene uinerent . tied to properly care for and repair tne .no niatter and select representatives I meeting adjourned road tests or experimental ; veliicies j equipment used m their organizations. I tliroughout the county w ho will be or devices, segregating several thous-,The effect of returning such skilled j suited for the office. The directors and miles, have been conducted and t men annually to their organizations j w jh he elected at the next meeting of reported upon. j should be most beneficial. I the association. The board will con- Lioht and Power Plant. .' sist of 16 members. N George Ross of Kast Moline rccoin- "? ion fvmviuuy as a sequel or a II mended that no person or individual, i "ap game on me ooat that took u:tat'ie. netore runner pure-cases are tumii fui iiwiwh miinirr nnitj:i-j nons. i nis sp;ru or friendliness on made. The saving to the government j were interspersed mith light-hearted ! the part of the men from the Amcri from bringing to attention and using I frolics, while sightseeing trips were a j can ships has won praise for them these forgotten or supposedly obsolete I par: of tn almost endless program, j everywhere. Tho oupratlnn of the arsenal nower plant has been continuous and satis-1 II r. No in-1 Dunne Trip Brings Trial. Alton, III.. 1)pc. 11. Able fresh wa ter seamen of Alton, members of the naval reserves, were made to walk th WATERTOWN and sailors of other na- j factory throughout the yea conditions have occurred. While the ! Royal Neighbors, Thursday evening, j without proper authority and this 1 1 H I i 1 1 POSITIVELY BUT TWO DAYS REMAIN ioflicer or otherwise, be allowed tot governor Diiniie to flie dedication of terruptions on account of ice or waterj At the elec tion of officers of the ! contract debts for the association , Ptain William Illinois naval reserve, had all hands on the upper deck of the Alton at mory for a court martial. Kleven mem bers of the reserve were defendants. Lieutenant J. B. Maxfleld was prose. power plant was up to date when in stalled about 13 years ago, it is rapidly Every one Is wel come at this exhibition of Uncle Sam's Goods. SALE LATE U. S. At 1811 Second Ave, Rock Island ARMY mwmem Come to us GOODS R Open From 8 a. m. Until 9 p. m. Every Day the following were chosen. Oracle Martha Nelson. Vice Oracle Cora Coate. Chancellor Clara Skinner. Recorder Adda Ausbrook. Receiver Luly Chambers. Marshal Lizzie Einfeldt. Junior Sen'lnel Lulu Jones. Outer Sentinel Bessie Loy. amendment wes added to the by-laws land articles of organisation after be ing duly secondfid and approved. Mr. Woodcock presented a letter which he had received from the River to River Road association of Iowa in ! tutor on charges including desertion which it was requested a large dele-1 sleeping on duty, shirking and shoot gation from the tri cities attend the ! ing craps. While the naval reservo meeting to be held -in Colfax. Iowa, boat Illinois was serving as Governor the evening of December 15. The Dunne's flagshin at the dedication of Manager for three years Amanda j propofie(1 roa(j ia lo jje constructed j he Keokuk dam last spring Lieuten A"lubrow. I frr,m Haven no rt to Omaha across the ant Maxfield found members of the for two years Bertha j state Cf i0wa. and it Is planned to i crew shooting craps on the forward Manager Geisler. Plivsician3 Dr. Don Taylor and Dr. J. C. Ellinswortn. j A.lrio k nuhrnfiL- u-n elected delefirate ! to the state convention to be held at'?' association who were present . , . t , wu p. ! last evening: M. ts. came, n. r. c as- Springfield some time in March. Pub-1 ,., Tw a rzrz lt ill .1111,1.1111, . , imuiwiiovii, ; send a delegation from here. Charter Members. Following 'are the charter members deck. Open 8 a. m. till 9 p. m. This Wool Lined Army Ovsr coat for dwrsbiUty and pro tsotlon Kas no qul; cost ing tn U. S. Cvfsmtnt bout 2QjOQ, yours for $2.00 Ootbc.Cin. wide; yard 11.50 and. . $2.00 Blankets, .$3.50 to M OO Stockings 15c Coverall' Coats $ 1 00 Undetwear $100 Drawers 35c Khaki Cosrta $1.50 Khaki Trousers . . .75c to $1.50 Candlesticks 50c Fancy Cloth; yard $1.50 Shirts. 35-40 35c to 60c Fancy Pillows. . . .60c to $5.00 Overcoats, black $2.00 Overcoats, blue $2.00 Overcoats, chauffeurs . . .$5.00 Ponchos or Raincoats, at $2.85 Cartridges 2c Waist Belts 10c Shoes, army 75c Shoes, marine $3.00 Sabers $2.50 Bags, hunting $1.00 Tool Bags $1.00 Rubber Ponchos $2.85 Rubber Blankets. .75c to $1.50 8 ra. lie installation of new officers will bo I These goods are from United States Arsenals and the United States government buys nothing but the best. M You have a chance to purchase your winter supply of f Blankets, Overcoats. Underwear, Shoes and hundreds of other goods at a price that will surprise the most economi cal purchaser. Do not forget. Here for a short time only. Cost Government $2.39 Flannel Lined Near Water-Proof Hood Nothing better for zero ;:stt:...$i.oo W. S. KIRK, Manager 1811 Second Ave., Rock Island U. MARINE TAN & BLACK BUT TWO DAYS REMAIN and a tea will be serve 1 at this time, j Mrs. S. J. Cofiner Friday attended 1 an afternoon luncheon at the home of! Mrs. Wa ker at East Moline given in j benor of Mrs. A. C. Beiders adt who r leaves soon for Beloit. Wis. to makej her home. Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Cosner are the parents of a little daughter vtho came Fridav mornini;- Mr.. Ben Fude of Coal Valley spent I ' Friday nipht and Saturday with her ( daughter. Mrs. E. R. Cosner. I Mrs. Ed Gregg of Moline and Mrs. j Curt Fude of Waggoner were Satur day callers at 'he II. P. Cosner dome. Miss Mae Chase is visiting in Galeg burg. Mrs. Martha Odell or Hampton vis ed her sister. Miss Anna Peterson, Monday. Mildred Petersen has returned home after spending 10 days at Hampton with her grandmother, Mrs. Thomp son. Mrs. Amanda Allsbrow has as guests her niece. Mrs. Clint Whi ner and son of Savannah. Fred Deem and Fred Wenke weit to Port Byron Tuesday. Miss Grace Meek. in of Moline spent Saturday at Mtb. George F. Scott's home. Mrs. Marion Walker and Mrs. Ber tha Olker srent a day the forepart of thip week at Zuma wi h friends. Mis Mildred : Iarsou of . Moline Is visiting at tbe Axelson home. Mr. and Mrs. Will Mahone at Mo-1 A. W. Trevor, William Butterworth, R. P. Woodburn. O. F. Anderson, A. B. Johnson, H. M. Schriver, G. W. Tbe old. old story, told times with out number, and repeated over and over again for the last 36 years, but it is always a we'eome s ory to those la search of health There Is nothing In the world that cures coughs and colds as quickly as Chainber'ain's Cough. Remedy. Sold by all druggists. (Adv.) For Kidney Pains Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when your kidneys hurt it simply means that a cold has settled in them. Get the cold out and your kidneys will be as sound as any body's. The quickest, best and safest remedy is an POROUS MASTER Just put one over each kidney as shown in the picture and speedy relirf will follow. They will gently open the pores of the kin and permit the healing vegetable gums to get at the affected part, throwing off the congestion and bringing the kidneys back to their normal healthy condi tion. But remember it's not the shape of Allcock's Plasters that doe tbe work, but what's in them. Therefore ALWAYS Insist on Having the Genuine. I i 1 ' - - - - -