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STATE LEADS IN DOMESTIC USE OF ELECTRICITY gMords Show Illinois Tops List Wit 88,000 Residential eas terner California Next. Chicago. March 8. Illinois leads fag United States in the number of koms lighted by electricity, with California ranking second and New Tort third, according to the Na tknal Electric Light association which has announced the results of s surrey of the residential light ing situation of the country. Daring 1921 the number of elec tric light and power residential cus tomers in the country increased 1,001,700 bringing the total up to 1467,600. In addition to the resi dential lighting customers the elec tric light and power industry has 1 .600 .000 industrial and commercial lighting customers and 407,600 in dustrial and commercial power cus tomers, bringing the total number up to 10.375.ZUU. Illinois has 858,000 of the resi dential customers. California ranks second in home lighting customers with 752,000, while New York is third with 686,000 and Pennsyl vania fourth with 643,1)00. The survey shows that the mid dle western states of Illinois, Indi ana. Ohio, Michigan and Wiscon sin have more homes lighted with electricity than any other section of the country, the total being 2JS7.800 or a quarter of the num ber in the entire country. The to tal number of new home lighting customers added in these five states in 1921 was 283.800. New Customers. "It is estimated," says the an nouncement of the national asso ciation in commenting on the total new customers in the nation "that of these new customers 300.000 are in residential quarters built during 1921. and the remainder, approxi mately 700,000, in old residential quarters which were wired during 1921. "Today 14,467 cities and com munities in the United States are being served by electric light and pewer companies. The actual total investment in these companies is M,6u0.000,000, with a gross Income of $933,950,000 annually. During 1921 these companies used 38,000, 000 tons of coal, 13,250,000 barrels of fuel oil and 25,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas. "Output of electrical energy dur ing 1921 totaled 43.100.000,000, kilo watt hours of which 26,000,000,000 of energy was derived from fuel and 17,100,000,000 of energy was de rived from water power. "The electric light and power in dustry has 250,000 employes. "In the United States are 5,654 operating companies, of which 3,662 are privately owned, with a total of 1.600,000 stockholders. The pri vately owned companies generate slightly more than 67 per cent of the total electrical energy produced in this country." .-,:--. i Municipal Matters Regular Meeting Held Feb. 27, 19-22. City Council Chamber, Rock Is land, 111., Feb. 27, 1922. The City Council met in regular session at 3:00 o'clock p. m.. Mayor Schriver and all commissioners present. The minutes of the regular meet ing held Feb. 20, 1922, were read and approved. Mayor Schriver presented a pe tition of property owners in the vi cinity of 2711 Eighteenth avenue, consenting to the location of a gro cery store at said number, which petition on his motion was allow ed by unanimous vote. Commissioner Rudgren submitted the following weekly pay roll for week ending Feb. 23, 1922, which on his motion was allowed by un animous vote: Bos Wilson $ 25.00 Tom O Connell 25.00 Tony Harper 25.00 H. Bowers 25.00 Wm. Watkins 14.50 Geo. Baker 10.50 Ogcar Kellerman 22.50 Art Donaway 21.50 George Senger 17.50 Emil DeSmet 24.00 Hugh Mi-Gee 6.30 Prank Brinn 24.00 F. Heithrand 24.00 Art Etzel 20.00 George Uttig 4.50 Vm. White 4.50 $293.80 .$ G.r.O . 210.50 Recanftnto Street and Bridge uaroage System waterworks Expense 57.00 Reservoir Expense 20.03 $293.80 Commissioner Fitzsimmons sub mitted an ordinance amending Oiapter 32 of the Revised Ordin jacces 1918 of the City of Rock Island, entitled "Milk Inspection," hich on his motion was considered bj unanimous vote. Commissioner Wich presented an ordinance vacating John W. Gra "wn's addition to the City of Rock Island, which ordinance on his mo tion was considered by unanimous Tote. Commissioner Wich offered a res olution that the ordinance vacating John W. Graham's addition to the ty of Rock Island, be adopted. t-rried by unanimous vote. Mayor Schriver offered a reso lution that it is the sense of this Council that no mortuary chapel T funeral home shall hereafter be stablished in any purely residen I section of this city, and that city attorney is hereby instruct- to prepare an ordinance defining district within which said mort Jry chapels or funeral homes may established. Carried by unanim- 57.00 vote. Adjourned on motion of Mayor 8civer. M. T. RUDGREN. City Clerk. LET THE PICTURE TALK! y i f' I V:,: : . , ' There's a rumor about a marriage. Neither party concerned has affirmed it. Be that as it may, here's a photograph. The girl is Bebe Daniels and the fellow is Jack'Dempsey. VALENTINES BY MISS HOWLAND ARE EXHIBITED Curious Collection of Chicago Arts Club Recalls Story of Talented American Girt, Chicago, March 8. A curious col lection of old valentines which the Arts club exhibited here recently recalls the story of a woman whom the students of Hclyoke cdllege toast every year on Feb. 14. She was Miss Esther Howland, who made the first American valentines and the first valentines in which printed verse was used. Her work is liberally represented in the col lection, which is that of Mrs. Emma B. Hodge, and which was loaned to the Arts club for the purpose's of the exhibit by the Art Institute of1 Chicago. I Miss Howland was graduated ' from Mt. Holyoke in 1S47, when higher education for women wasf an innovation. Valentines were first made in England, and Englan 1 had a monopoly of their manufac-. ture for many years. In fact, a valentine.from England, the first which she had seen, gave Miss Howland the idea upon which she based her work. It was two years after her graduation . hen she was at her home in Worcester, Mass. The English .valentine, which is in Mrs. Hodge's collection, has au elaborate border of lace paper with flowers pasted upon it. A tiny note reposed in a small pocket' in the center. Miss Howland a father, who was a stationer, im-' ported a few of these valentines and his daughter thought she couid ; improve them. She made some from j lace paper, colored paper and pa- j per flowers, and persuaded her brother, who traveled for her fa-! ther, to take them with him as sam- ; pies. He returned to bewi1er her; with orders amounting to $5,000. j Miss Howland enlisted the aid , of her friends to fill these orders, i The following year she had doubled her working force. Soon she found herself with a valentine factory on her hands, and was importing ma- j terials from Germany. She made ! further innovations, including thej x f A f urfTFR A 1522 Third Avenue Thursday Evening MENU: 5 to 7 P. M. Stewed Chicken with Dumplings 25c Boiled Tongue with Horse Radish 15c Home Baked Ham 20c Smothered Steak 25c Prime Rib Roast of Beef 15c Roast Loin of Pork . 15c Escalloped Corn 6c Fresh Spinach 10c Sweet Potatoes 8c Turnips 60 French Peas 10c Idaho Bakers 10c A complete line of delicious Salads . . . 6c 20c Dainty desserts Including Strawberry Short Ca. Food for the Uods, Caramel Custard, Cherry, Apple, l'caeh and Coeoanut Cream Pie; Home-made lee I ream and Cakes. If you Eat Here Once, You Get the "Cafeteria Habit" --sir i "'Ay -v 1 ?r 4A 4 r ' t ', air- . . : "5t use of silk. She originated the idea of embossing lithograph orna ments which was utilized by a firm in Germany. Meanwhile the American or Worcester Valentine became famous, and in a few years Miss Howland was sending out goods worth $100,000. The traditions with which Miss Howland's work was associated are ancient as well as sentimental, for observance of St. Valentine's day has been held to be a revival of tha Roman Lupercalia, and bears the name of a Christian martyr of the third century.. According to one story, the martyr wrote a message of love on the day of his execution, Feb. 14, to his jailor's daughter, and signed it "Your Valentine." The day was long observed with var ious customs before commercial use was made of the sending on that day of amatory messages. MISSOURI COXTEMTOX. Jefferson City, Mo., March 8. Governor Hyde this morning issued a proclamation calling the state constitutional convention to con vene here Monday, May 15. SPECIAL FOB THURSDAY AXD FRIDAY Black Raspberry Preserves, pure, in granulated OC sugar, 16 oz. tall glass OC Queen Olives, AXg quart Mason jars frO C Blue Ribbon Evaporated Peaches, virtually 1 P poeled; 1 lb. pkg IOC Sweet Chocolate, 1 P lb. cake IDC Jumbo Salted Peanuts, 1 A our 25c grade, lb 1 C THE JAVA SHOP Cor. 17th St & 3rd Are, S. L 200 Brady St., - Davenport f Q X I 91 mm U mm f t WEDNESDAY THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS MARCH BALL BROTHERS AID GOOD CAUSE WITH MILLION Fruit Jar Manufacturers Xake Do nation for Educational and Welfare r?rk. Muncie. Ind., March 8. If you have money to give away there is no time like the present, is the philosophy of Frank C. Ball. His three brothers hold the same thought and a fifth brother, now dead, held that theory during his life time. The four living brothers and the estate of the other brother have Just given $1,000,000 for edu cational and welfare work. They operate an immense fruit Jar man ufacturing plant here. "We are giving this $1,000,000 be cause we believe it better to do such things while we are living than allow others to do it for us after we are dead." explained Frank C. Ball, who is president of tha manufacturing plant. "Life at best is short and uncertain and the time for men who have it to do good with their money is when they can personally direct the use of it. No body has ever found a way of tak ing his money with him to where ever he goes after he dies. We are glad to make these gifts to these institutions and for these purposes, not because we seek appreciation but because we believe it to be a good thing to do and because of the satisfaction we receive in knowing that we may be respon sible to some slight extent in aid ing humanity." List of Gifts. The gifts were made in the name of Frank C. Ball, Edmund B. Ball, George A. Ball, Dr. Lucius U Ball and the estate of William C. Ball, and to be distributed as follows: For eastern division Indiana State Normal school, located in Muncie, $250,000 to be used for ad ditional buildings. For public auditorium in Muncie, $150,000. w- fegt-v I ' Ira 1! BATHING SUITS It's not a bit too early to know what's what in bathing suit attire. Our summer showing is here. Brand new models harmonious color combina tions, pleasing prices. Our display of bathing garments for ladies is well worth seeing. New and interesting styles and color harmonies. Carnations for the Ladies SEEKS CANCER CURE .v-y Y f; "A I ' WSi 5- fi-sx- - i Lord Atholstand, proprietor of the Montreal Star, has offered $100,000 to any university student who will find a cure for cancer. Another of his philanthropies is a soup kitchen in his newspaper building where 2,000 are fed daily. For permanent endowment Mun cie Y. M. C. $100,000. To Hillsdale college. Hillsdale, Mich., as endowment, $100,000. To James Whitcomb Riley Me morial Hospital for Children at In dianapolis, $25,000. j association for endowment, $25,000. For building fund of Masonic temple, $110,000. For hospital extension work in Muncie, $100,000. The remainder, amounting to $140,000, is to be disposed of in ways not yet ready for announce ment. The gifts Just announced are in addition to numerous other dona tions made to local institutions dur ing the last several years. It is estimated that their aggregate gifts will total as much as those ' just announced. We are now featuring 8. 1922. SOUND CALL TO G. 0. P. MEETING State Convention Slated for April SI In Springfield Delegates. W T)onnTiHftn ml mi jtfinvAntinn will be held April 21 in the state ar senal, Springfield. Notice of the call was received today by County Clerk Henry B. Hubbard from State Chairman Frank L. Smith. The convention is for the pur pose of nominating three trustees for the University of Illinois, di recting the manner of filling vacan cies on the ballot, adoption of a party platform, and for "transac tion of such other business as may properly come before the conven tion." There will be 1,565 delegates. This number is based on the vote cast for governor in November. 1920, each county being allowed One delegate for each 800 votes or major fraction thereof. Rock Is land county will have 26 delegates. Mercer county will have six and Warren seven, giving the senator ial district 39 delegates. EDGERTON TO TALK AT FARM BUREAU'S MT. CARROL MEET P. R. Edeerton. farm aHvisnr nrfll addres a farm bureau gathering in Mt. Carroll tomorrow. He is in In-; diana where he was called to attend : the burial of a family connection, j but will keep his Mt. Carroll en gagement on his way home. He i will arrive in Rock Island Friday. PRIMARY ELECTION BILLS ARE PASSED Bills incurred at the township ! primaries last week, amounting to i approximately $1,800. were passed I Dy tne township board of auditors Monday night. The expense is somewhat larger than usual owing to the fact of the incorporation of i a portion of South Rock Island 1 township. I YOU ARE INVITED TO SEE OUR on movatio A Display of Fashion's Smart Styles, Patterns & HERE'S a pronounced tendency this season toward the new sport styles more youthful styles sprightlier patterns tastier textures. Never in the history of this store, have we shown such a wide assortment of models patterns and fabrics, as in our Spring Style Display. Hart, Schaffner & Marx productions in the latest sport effects in tweeds, plaids and stripes. Newness and nov elty fairly radiate from them. Then, too, there are more conservative styles and textures for the more sedately groomed man. The prices are correctly moderate. Tasty Topcoats Tasty in every way in style, in pattern, in texture. The most attrac tive display you've seen in many seasons. Tasty tweed textures, smart herringbone effects, Polo cloths and whipcords in a variety of models to fit any man's personality or preference. NEWER NECKWEAR We've the proper tone-up effect to add the correct amount of dash and color to your Spring dressi ness. Newer ideas in knited scarves artistic col or attainments. Beautiful grenadines in effective designs and pattern treatments. The prices are different, too. the spring styles in Stetson and Connett Hats. nrThe Lodge, Rock Island camp. No. 85. Wood men of tha World and Walnut grove, -No 17, Woodmen circle, in itiated a class of candidates in Odd Fellows' hall last evening. The full initiatory work of tha protec-i tlon degree will be conferred by camp No. 85 Tuesday evening, March 21, when an athletic enter tainment will be given and refresh ments served. Candidates for the degrees of Odd i Fellowship, who will receive their i first degree tomorrow night con-j ferred by the officers of Ucal lodge, No. 608. will receive their final ; grade at the special session of the grand lodge of Illinois, March IS, In Moline. Following the degree work to morrow night, a supper will be served. The second degree will be con ferred by Rock Island lodge No. 18, and the third degree will be con ferred by the degree staff team of SPECIAL TOMORROW 5 Pathe Records $1.00 4 Player Rolls $1.00 1 $225 Phonograph $100 ' (Terms to suit customer) 1 $100 Phonograph $50 $5.00 Ukeleles, each $2.75 Host Complete Line of Brunswick Records in Trl-Cltles. Bruner's Brunswick Shop 1808 Third Ave. R. I. 1060 Sty A vast variety of the last minute styles in Spring Caps for Men. The snappy new sport styles with eight piece top and inverted pleats in all the new texture treatments Tweeds in smart shades Polo cloths and the snappy Shaw checks. liMflTA ASKS FDR HABEAS CORPUS Man Held on Laromy Cnarr Since Feb. 16 Asks Court to Rolease Him. John Mats, who was arrested Feb. 16 on a charge of larceny and committed to the county Jail to await grand Jury action, will be brought before Judge W. T. Church in circuit court tomorrow after noon on writ of habeas corpus. Petition for the writ alleges that Mata was illegally heard and com mitted to Jail by Police Magistrate D. J. Cleland. Swedish Olive lodge No. 133, at the grand lodge session. The class will comprise candidates from Ucal and Rock Island lodges and from the lodge at Reynolds. Favored Textures US SPRING CAPS Carnations for the Ladies ROCK ISLAND, ILL. 11 the newt all the time -T"a ' J! u