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GRAVE DANGER SEEN FOR RIVER AND HARBOR BILL Bat Some of Senators Still Be licve the Measure May Pass This Session. SENATOR REVIEWS WORK Committee H Taen Advice of Army Engineer Some Projects Must Be Completed. grave dang "Talked to Wwhtseton. P r . July er Ud Harbor b:l. m - sir.c defeated. ...... .v be it r-pitaph. and by a farmer chairman hrbor comn'.iue- tt.,,r are those in believe the bi'l tody at this se.!or. THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1014 of th rivers f t!io house t'.ie senate will pass , substantially as it can:? from the commerce commit tee And ore of tr.rse opumir-is i me f,c'lor ?ecator from Michigan. William Alton Smith. Senator Smith in reviewing -..t tu;tion in respect to ri'rer and harbor appropriation bill. Mid: "The sub-committee of the com-u-jree committee which reported the river and harbor bill to the senate, consisting of senators Simmons of North Carolina, Chamberlain of Ore gon. Ransdell of Loui.-iana. NVlson of Minnesota. Burton of Ohio, and my e'.f. spent nearly two months pains Tr with government rnnurns auu experts, the hou.-e waterways rarrvine. in round numbers, 4J Eon dollars. How Bill Was Made. "Hearir.es were conducted, various communities throughout the country Interested in particular waterway pro jects were listened to and all pro jects were gore carefully into, and I cannot now recall any difference of Items not recommended and estimat ed for by the corps of engineers of the army. Those items were the Ar cadia project In Michigan, for which $25,000 is appropriated, and the other, the Lake Contrary project on the Mis souri river. The Arcadia project is lo cated in a rural community entirely dependent on water communication for marketing their crops. Some years ago $73,000 was appropriated for the Lake Contrary project, condi tioned upon the raising of a like sum by local interests. The present bill eliminates that condition. Scores of meritorious projects were killed in j committee, while others were, not es- timated for n t nil anH H. nn ! - i. o'rai in l tie Dill. Recent System Scientific. 'The system of making appronrla tions for rivers and harbors may not have been scientific or wise when the practice was begun, but in recent year 1 Tiie riv-! 1,1,5 mnsl carerui ana painstaking scru- itiny naa been observed. This is es pecially true since the, creation of the intermediate engineer board which is authorized and empowered to review the recommendations of district en gineer officers even after such pro jects have been approved by the di--vision engineers. "I do not recall a single instance in my own experience where this ap pellate board has not exercised full su pervisory authority with conservatism and Impartiality. Members of congress have realised for several years that an adverse report from the army en gineers virtually doom the project. And this course has done away, al most entirely, with the old practice of "log-rolling." which was, many years aco, quite commonly practiced in se curing local benefits in river and har bor bills. "There may be. and probably is, im provement in rivers and harbors not as necessary to communities today as when undertaken, but that system was not without its champions; boards of trade, chambers of commerce, com mon councils and citizens generally. They gave public men no peace until their local ambitions were initiated. The situation Is entirely different to day. And the work of improvement the rivers and harbors must now have tKtt annnviral f I. . . . . r and Yet w ho that the the bill mil- It $25 and $30 Suits at Oasli Palm Beach Suits 750,820 and QOO English Mohair Suits reduced 10 All Straw Hats at HALF PRICE Panamas and Bankoks V Off A few Suits, small sizes, $ 1 5 values Cash Now is the time to buy and. save money call Saturday MOLINE fflAN A BIG WINNER IN WHEAT of r.nininn in the sab-committee of any ,T . on in r.r-j i OI lne arm? oeiore it can obtain 'P4 ee.r:rtU J" P ending before the committee ucai .ccuiu either house of congress, allv presented to the senate. " :Some of the larger projects for j Needs Further Attention, which appropriations had -betn made "I wish some better method than from time to time, like the Colum-1 the one now employed could be de bia river improvement, were closed I vised. The national waterways corn by this bill and it was thought by mission, headed by Senator Burton, tee sub-committee that this course land of which I was a member, after would prove more economical than months of careful study, laid down the piece-meal appropriations of for-j some definite rules of procedure cal mer bills. i culated to remedy many of the defects "I cannot remember but one or tw o I of the old system. But the plan is far ifrom complete now and must have fur- i ther attention from congress in the meantime, partially completed pro jects cannot be permitted to languish Without great loss to the government Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These ind the communities affected. Ugly spots. i "The present bill is constructed en- There s no longer the slightest need ! tireIv uPon these lines, and I did not Of vour freckles IM1U uum me um was preseuieu 10 otn"ine double ! the senate that there was any divi sion amon tne memoers or the com mittee of commer-e regarding it. "If it is proposed ti withdraw gov ernment support from our national FRECKLES Closes Out 200,000 Bushels at S5 Cents, With $36,000 as His Profit. to remove , various phases and the future policy of the government of feeling ashamed as the prescription itreneth is euaranteed thse tensely spots. Simply get an ounce of othine dou r.:r r,-.. this object shoum be can. .vvl, . u.uc u.fc" I vassed in all its aaa you snouia soon sm mat even me : . - frankly and openly avowed. Until J-ear while th- l;Shter ones have van- h & chanpe jn the po,cv hag bpen Uhed entirely. It is s. Idem that more, adopted ,he pres;ent method wnicu i-.an an ounce ;s n--fi;fi to completely i tlear the sUn and gain a c.ear complexion. the on!y one wh!ch can Consff,tentlv Be sure to ask nr the double strength j jje sunnorted c jae, as tn:s is so:d under guarantee All the news all the time The Argus. beautiful .. ofisp rafni in .-r.L j t. money freckles. back if it fails to remove P. J. McCormick. manager of the local branch of the K. V. Wagner brokerage house, with offices in the Best building, is authority for the statement that a resident of Moline yesterday closed out '00,000 bushels of wheat at a profit of $36,000. He bousht at 77 and sold at 9u. taking a margin of IS cents a bushel. Two other local speculators also cleaned up during the flurry. One held ir.0.000 bushels on which he took a profit of 15 cents, netting him $2-000 and another had 100,000 which he sold when his margin was 12 cents. and he pocketed $12,000 velvet. The Wagner offices have been crowd ed since wheat quotations have be gun to dance, with the result that Manager McCormick has been doing the biggest business in the history of the branch here. II WATERTOWN II Little Miss Laura Kitchen was a happy little hostess Wednesday after noon at a party in honor of the sixth anniversary of her birth. About 30 lit tle folks responded to unique invita tions. The usual games were played and a good time enjoyed. A 6 course luncheon was served on the lawn. Laura received a nice gift from each guest. T. B. Chambers left Wednesday for THE LAST DAYS Shoe Stock ' be Record Breakers of the Closing Out of the .Henry 0. Jochum v. ill be )i'. We advic you to come early in the morning if you can. ol tins sale win ijc lerrnic aic ua niu vm ..v then vou will understand what is going to keep The crow The la-it Three daws (lay.sr.f the ale. Read the price Us bu- the next three (lavs. Some idea of the values of"tered dur ing the ih-xi three days, selling ladies' shoes oxford s ;tnd strap pumps in Mack, tan and patent, the former price was .oo and Ctf 2.50, our price ZyU?! One broken lt of ladies' shoes and oxford-. Mack and tan, about 50 pairs, formerly -old at 2.00 to 3.00. go at Ladies' two-strap and oxfords, black and tan calf, patent, gun metal and velvet, the cheapest shoe in this is vzirr:::. 1.28 Here's your chance. Men ! Abiglotof shoes and oxfords, black and tan. all good styles, Jochum formerly sold these at 3.50 to 3.00, "B 3.5 now go at ms-4t,4Jr Men's fine shoes in gun metal, tan and vici kid, button and blucher, regular 3.00 and 3.50 shoes, now go at -'r-i' Kranklin, 111., where he will attend a home coming. Air. and Mrs. H. Corner spent Sun day in Kewanee. Mr. and Mrs. Goddard of Moline spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Gill. Mrs. Charles Lindberg has returned from a visit with relatives in Gales burg, 111. Miss Roxie Snyder has returned to her home at Carterville, 111., after a month's visit in the Miss Alphereta Allsbrow. K. Fabor has returned home from a visit in Whitehall. 111. John Schave has returned home from a business trip to St. Louis. Mrs. Mary Schave entertained the members of the Lutheran Aid socie ty at her home last week. Mrs. Fred Deem has returned home from a visit with relatives in Cleve land. A. L. Lynes has returned to Beloit Wis., iitei a several day.'" stay at at ho ne. II. C. McXeal and family motored to Colona last Sunday. Miss Nellie Lynes accompanied a Davenport automobile party on a trip to Missouri. . The Iadi.-s of the M. K. Aid society were pleasantly entertained at the church Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. L. C. Havermale and Mrs. Cox. 'A nice luncheon was served. Mrs. Rocs Wainwright and children of near Zuma are visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. William Fil bert. Jr. II NEW LIBRARY BOOKS J All the balance of the boys' shoes and oxfords, all sizes, go dl$c at Sr and Misses' and children's shoes and two strap slippers, values up "fl "fl to 2.50, now go at fl B Vou can now buy misses' oxfords in tan and black which Jochum former ly sold at 1.25 and tff 1.50 now go at H-f UIO Children's shoes and slippers, black, vici kid, now go yfl at ioc and fl-OC The following books nave Jieen re ceived at the Rock Island public li brary and will be rpady for circulation tomorrow morning: "They Who Knock at Our Gates" Mary iAnfin. "Kxercises for Women" Florence Bolton. "The Sword Hand of Xapoleon" C. T. Brady. "The Mob" J. Galsworthy. "Clark's Field" Robert Herrick. "Principles of Character Building" Arthur Holmes. "Woodcarvlng Design" George Jack. "Our Mr. Wrenn" Sinclair Lewis. "Barnabetta" Mrs. H. Martin. "Vou Never Know Your Luck" Gilbert Parker. "Faith Tresilion" Eden Phillpotts, "The Training of a Forester" Gif ford Pinchot. Terry's Mexico" T. P. Terry. The Statesman's Year-Book for 1914. "The First Step" E. O. White. II REALTY CHANGES II Km ma J. & J. C. Burgoyne to Myr tle Dunhjp $1.00 lots 1-2 and 3 block 120 Andalusia. E. H. Stafford to Albert E. Mclnnis $300. lot 13 block 15 1st add Silvis. Kmily G. Olson and husband to Stephen Barenthin $2,200 lot 5 W. E. Baileys 4th add Rock Island. W. E. Bailey to Adela Ohrt $1.00 lot 2 W. E. Bailey's 26th street Rock Island. IHItlRI&IEII& Damson MUL1 Rheumatism Relieved In a Few Hour. N. B. Langley. Madison. Wis., says: "I was almost helpless with rheuma tism for about five months. Had it in my neck so I could not turn my head, and all through my body. I tried three doctors and many remedies without any relief whatever until I procured Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. In a few hours the pain was relieved and in three days the rheumatism was completely cured and I was at work. Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1501 Second avenue. Rock Island; Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second street. Davenport. (Adv). Moose Fix Liquor Limit. Milwaukee, July. 31. All future In corporations of Moose clubhouses must be with the consent of the supreme dictator and no liquor can be sold in clubhouses in dry states, pursuant to a resolution adopted at yesterday after noon's session of the Loyal Order of Moose convention. FOREIGNERS SEEK TO ESCAPE fl WAR Many Rush to Circuit Clerk's Office to Apply for Natur alization Papers. The European war scare is having an appreciable effect upon the appli cation for naturalization papers in the office of Circuit Clerk George W. Gam ble. Since the situation across the water became intense there has been quite a demand for final papers, in or der to escape war service. After the foreigners become Ameri can citizens they are, of course, im mune from military duty in behalf of any other country. A local German, who could have taken out his last Pa pers last March, but neglected to do so, hurried into Clerk Gamble's office this morning, announcing he wanted to become naturalized at once. "I served three years in the German army," he declared. "I don't know that there i3 going to be war but I want to be on the safe side.'' EIGHT FLEE FROM ASYLUM Get Inmates of Michigan Institution Down Fire Escape. Ionia, Mich., July 31. Eight inmates of the state asylum for the criminal in sane, located here, escaped yesterday while being transferred from their sleeping quarters to the day ward. They ran down a fire escape. Among the eight are Melvin Ccnklin, sent here from Jackson prison where he was serving a sentence for murder, and Walter Kuhlman, who shot two De troit policemen. RESORT TO BLASTING FOR EAGLE BUILDING Blasting was resorted to at the ex cavation for the new Eagles' home at Twenty-first street and Fourth avenue this morning. The men had made fine progress until they struck a solid bed of rock. A little over half of the earth has been removed so far. The Rock Island Fuel company has the sub-contract for the excavating. LICENSED TO WED Theodore G. Thomas Rock Island Miss Meta Brondell Rock Island Keel Wistedt Moline Miss Emma Van Daele Moline Mrs. B. A. Cook, a former employe in a hotel in Sacramento. Cal., who recently was married to B. A. Cook, a wealthy man of Galveston, Texas, returned to Sacramento, bought the hotel and discharged the housekeep er, fulfilling a prophecy made last summer. CLAIMS NEIGHBOR UALLfcU nbrl MMt Miss Ida Coyle Is Placed Under Arrest on Charge of Dis orderly Conduct. Miss Ida Coyle, 513 Sixteenth street, was arrested yesterday morning by Officer Dick Kell on a charge of dis orderly conduct, the complaint having been made by Misa Louise Schaefer, a neighbor. Miss Schaefer alleges that Miss Coyle disturbed the peace and quiet of their neighborhood by calling -the complainant bad names. She swore out a warrant before Justice of the Peace Carl Kuehl yesterday and the arrest of Miss Coyle followed. Miss Coyle was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Kuehl yesterday afternoon and the case was continued until 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Notice t Contractors. Bids will be received at the mayor's office. Rock Island. Illinois, until 2:00 p. m., Aug. 10, 1914, for constructing concrete sidewalks' on certain streets and avenues according to an ordinance passed June 22,1914. H. M. SCHRIVER. (Adv.) Mayor. The bread was pool they had a quarrel, Her husband promptly left her But he's back again and here's the moral, 6 he now makes bread with Zephyr. Good people, here's what you may expect when you use The same story over and over again. Zephyr Flour is convincing more people- every day of its goodness. The lightest, whitest, tastiest bread, the most delicious cake and pastry. Eat More Good Things Baked With Zephyr Flour The beauty about it is that housewives can depend on Zephyr Flour being always the same. They are not disappointed by having heavy, soggy bread. The biscuit are lignt, tne calces are truly delicious. It's all in the wheat and in the milling. Tire people who make Zephyr Flour out of good, hard wheat go to the trouble and ex-" pense to make it better than any other flour. 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