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Memorial Day Significance
Is Increasing Each Year
FEW EVENTS OF SUCH TREMENDOUS MAGNITUDE AS
WAR OF REBELLION, HOLDS A. F. DAWSON.
A. F. Dawson of Davenport, former
congressman from the Second Iowa dis
trict, was the orator at the memorial
exercises at the national cemetery at
Rock Island arsenal today. He said
"The significance of memorial day
Increases with each passing year. It
has a deeper meaning today than it
had 10 years ago, and 10 or 20 years
hence it will be held in deeper rever
ence than It is now. The reasons for
this are piain. Each recurring year
brings home to the living with greats
er force the obligations which we owe
to those whose memories we honor
this day by strewing their graves
with the choicest flowers, and
as the years go by and our coun
try Increases in greatness and power,
this sense of obligation to those who
made this greatness possible will in
crease and deepen.
"It is of this responsibility that I de
sire to -speak today. We can only com
prehend this responsibility in propor
tion as we see clearly the eventa
which brought it upon us. This is not
easy. In this world there are a few
events of such tremendous magnitude
that their full significance is not
fully understood until they can be
viewed in the calm perspective of his
tory. "The war of rebellion was an eve":
of this kind. None of us ran gras-p
the full significance of lhat war; nn!
of us can measure correctly the
mighty Influence it has already had,
not only upon the destiny of our own
nation, but upon the civilized world,
in proving that a "Government of the
people, by the people and for the peo
ple" is an enduring succ?-.. That
war taught the whole world the one
impressive lesson that this great self
governing republic could settle ctr
rectly its serio.is internal problems
well as it could defend itself from out
"We cannot predict with accuracy
the far-reaching effects which are H
to come from the terii'jle !ttsfns ot
those four dreadful years, but we do
know that this war has firmly and for
ever united our country, ami th' suc
cess of constitutional government, ius
established by that conflict, ha
spread over the surface of the earth, j
even into the darkest and most re- or history ttiat mere snouiu not ne two , .,uei:te.i them to return to their homes,
mote corners. nations instead of one, living side by . That was generosity. No person who
"So on this day. the spirit of the ' in continual strife, but that there wni take to heart these incidents can
highest patriotism will turn oursboultl l)e ne na8 one government, to become a better man and a bet
thoughts to the obligation of the ri&-1 anti a nitt'd nation for their children ;ter citizen. Hut I cannot refrain from
ing generation, in the hope that wc j and their children's childre n forever I adding one more brier quotation one
may find the best method of discharg- This was the priceless result of that so expressive of the lofty character of
Ing that great debt. No words of mine i
can add to the fame of those who of
fered up their lives when their coun
try was in ieril their place is secure
tn history and in the hearts of their
"The human race will probably nev
er again witness such a war. with
nearly five million free and enlighten
ed citizens the very flower of Amer
ican manhood engaged in deadly
strife covering a period of four years,
entailing a loss of nearly t-ix hundred
thousand killed, resulting in suc'o
widespread destruction and suffering,
and the expenditure of billions of
"We younger men who gt out limit-1
ed knowledge of war from hooki
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stretch our imaginations in vain to
comnrehend the awful magnitude of
the battle of Gettysburg, w ith its loss Mood they established the principles of
of 52.000 men. of the two weeks in ! freedom and unity, and with the pres
the Wilderness, with its loss of 40,000; j ent and rising generation rests the
of Chicakamauga with its lof.s of 35, duty of maintaining and strengthening
000 men or of Shiloh with a total los J those principles; of preserving for fu-
of about 25,000 men. Surely these
mute and appalling figures must sear
into our minds the fact that some
transcendant principle was at stake,
and cause us to ponder well the re
Bulls achieved at such a frightful cost
of human blood."
Mr. Dawson paid a high tribute to
the volunteer soldier and to the loyai
women of the civil war period, and
continued: "What was the objec
of it all? It was not because of any
hatred of the north against the
south. It was not to subjugate or op
press a great section of the nation. It
was not to abolish human slavery, al
though slavery was abolished as a
part of the war. We can best read the
object of the war in the results which I
followed. What were those result? !
While the greatest result was the pre- j
6ervation of the union of states, that j
war dealt a death blow to three
ciples which were antagonistic to a
free and enlightened republic an'i
were stumbling blocks in the path of
our country's development, progress.
and glory. That was put an everlast
ing quietus cn those triple relics of de-
struction; slavery, states' rights and j -ve cannot do better than to culti
secession. The abolition oi sh: very , Vate within ourselves the characteris-
made the fame of Lincoln secure so
long as time shall last, and the eman
cipation proclamation marks an epoch
in the progress of mankind. The dau-
gerous dogma of states' rights, vhieli j
set the authority or eacn maivia n:i j aU iy upon yotlr works . That was cour
state as equal if not superior to thetiK(, (,ne o t)le prime requisites of
authority of the national govtimntui ; !ljlL.n citizenship. Let us fix in our
was shot to death on a tliousaniij niind that faraous sentence of his when
southern battlefields. nis anny lay before Richmond in the
"But the right settlement of thf que-j F))rillp of jy,; -j ,)r0pose to fight it
ions of slavery and states' i iKhts we.e;0llt OI1 fhid j;,.,. if it taks aH summer.'
but incidents of the war. Over and ! TllHt was determination. It did take
above them, the real object of the war , alj sluarncr, all winter, and a part of
and the supreme result of it was to , ,he f0iiowin,r spring, but when the con
preserve the union of slat. -s. to make ' ,,ierate army finally yielded to the in
the nation one and indivisible, now aad evitable. it was the same Grant who
forever. The serpent of secession was ; rf, -dined to accept the sword which Lee
crushed in the dust, never a;in to rear I proffered, but instead ordered the men
its ugly head. In letters of blood the of the vanquished army to retain their
union solders wrote upon the pages
awluI conflict. l ms was tne legacy
which the soldiers or tne repuunc ne-; jt cannot be repeated too often. It is
queath to us and to generations yet un- j from his second inaugural address de
born." j livered in March, 1SC5, when the war
Mr. Dawson pointed out how the , was almost at an end. For four years
questions arising from the war had j he had been the target of more abuse,
been met and solved and the nation car- j misrepresentation and villification than
ried forward to its present position. ; any president had ever been, and yet.
He closed with the following words: ; jn the face of all this, he uttered this
"There is a lesson for the living in Christian sentiment straight from his
this homage which is this day beir.g , heart : 'With malice toward none, with
paid from one end of the country to i charity for all.'"
the other, and even in the Philippines. J -
to those who offered up their lives in
their country's defense, and this day is
spent in vain if we do not learn this
lesson anew and take it home with us
in our hearts. I speak now more par- j
ticularly to the younger generation, j
delicious if 70a will use
THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1911
Living as we do in the greatest nation
on the face of the globe, everyone of
us should realize that the present great
ness of our country could never have
been attaine'd but for the sacrifices of
those who fought the civil war to suc
cess. "The preservation of the union was
the whole foundation upon which our
present greatness has been reared.
They have delivered to us a country
united and grown beyond the wildest
dreams of its founders. With their
ture generations the blessings which
have been bought with the valor of
American volunteers and the blood ct
patriots. We cannot escape the re
sponsibility which rests upon us, nor
the judgment which future generations
will pass upon us for the way we have
discharged our trust.
"We shall be false to ourselves and
false to those whose memory we honor
this day if we fail in this undertaking.
How can we best succeed in it? The
answer is plain. By becoming better
citizens. I know of no better way to
uplift the standard of our citizenship
and thus make certain the preservation
of those blessings which have been
handed down to us, than by taking to
heart in our every day life the lessons
taueht us bv those who participated in
that war. We should emulate that
spirit of determination and devotion to
priu-jduty which made the armies of Grant
; and Sherman 'the greatest fighting ma-
chine the world has ever seen;' that
kindly and Christian spirit which made
Lincoln the most dearly beloved of all
the great men in the American hall of
tics of thoe n-.cn who stand out as
t-'reat figures of the civil war. Let us
remember that immortal saying of Gen
eral Grant to General Uuckner at Fort
nonelson: 'I propose to move immedi-
side arnls and tht.ir horses, and re-
Lincoln. It is familiar to you all, but
At Y. M. C. A.
-v new seiies cf prat !.-al talks fur!
boys is announced for Y, M. C. A.
for June Sunday afternoons. Tli-se!
talks are to be along the line of life i
work talks, given by men whj are en
gaged in the lines of -vor tby are I
to present. The list of topics and !
speakers is as follows: j
June 4 "The Lawyer" A. C. Ed-:
June 11 "The Physician" Dr. W.I
June IS "In the Mercantile!
World" C. R.Ringson, of L. S. Mc-j
Cabe company. j
June 2o "In Politics" Hon. Tbo '
ma.- Campbeil. J
Next Saturdav the bovs who wish to'
take an outing will go out for an ali i
trip in the woods, taking aiocg
fishing tackle for use on the!
tramp. They w::i leave the building;
A touch of rheumatism, or a tinge of
neuralgia, whatever the trouble is.
Chamberlain's liniment drives away the
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DIPLOMAS TO 50
Graduating Exercises of Busi
ness Department of Augus
AN ADDRESS BY H0FFSTEN
"Value of Christian Training" His
Theme Agnes Pillsbury
Rev. C. E. Hoffsten of Chicago in
his address before the business grad
uates of Augustana this morning on
"The Value of a Christian Business
Training," laid great stress upon the
importance of knowledge, a good
strong character, energy and relia
bility scathingly denouncing all
kinds of graft, bribery, senate seat
buying, deceit and dishonesty in
business and emphasizing the neces
sity for a good Christian training in
commercial life. Fifty graduates
were given diplomas by President
Andreen. 16 from the bookkeeping
department and 34 from the short
band department. Music was ren
dered by the Augustana military
band, Wennerberg male chorus and
Miss Helene Forsberg, violinist. Fol
lowing is a list of thexgraduates:
Bookkeeping department Wil
liam R. Aster, Theodore G. Berg
strom, Willis W. Bengston, H. R.
Borden, Guy W. Farman, Lyman E.
Gustus, Arthur N. Hanson, Elmer G.
Lagerquist, Verner L. Lauger Clar
ence G. Ostroni, Bert H. Quist, Mar
tin E. Rehn, Bert M. Samuelson,
Reuben E. Silas, Arthur R. Swanson,
Shorthand Department Elva R.
Allsbrow, Joel A. Anderson, Lydia
Bersell, Clara E. Bleuer, Minnie
Carlson, Anna Christenson, Martin
C. Danberg, Alice Ealey Lydia E.
Esterdahl Ogda M. Fredell. Ruth
A. Gustafson, Helene Hestrom,
Edna M. Holmes, Nathalie A.
Holmes, Harry A. Hull. Mar
guerite Joseph, Olga M. L. Larson,
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CLASS ROOM CHANGES.
At the meeting of the executive
committee of the board of directors
of the college yesterday afternoon
several changes in the distribution of
class rooms for the scientific and con
servatory departments were decided
upon. The old library room on the
third floor of the old main will be
transformed into a suite of scientific
class and laboratory rooms for Dr.
Udden's classes, being divided into
three parts, one large room for class
work, a lecture hall and a working
museum. Dr. Udden has at present
his class rooms on the first floor of
the old main. The ground floor of
ladies' hall will be arranged for two
conservatory teaching rooms and
two practice rooms. Mrs. Lund and
Miss Cervin will be transferred to
this building. It was reported that
Miss Agnes Pillsbury, the well-known
Chicago pianist, has accepted the call
tendered her to become a member
of the Augustana conservatory fac
ulty. It is the Intention of the con
servatory authorities to have her
spend one day eai-u week at the col
lege. As she is one of the best pi
ano teachers in this part of the mid
dle west, she will add much strength
to local conservatory.
Tor Norberg was again called to
take charge of the athletic work at
the institution for the coming year.
Another member has been added to
the college faculty, L. eJ. Jones from
the state normal school being called
as instructor in the preparatory department.
Extensive advertising work for
new students will be carried on this
summer. Professor Peter Benzon
has been secured to travel through
Iowa in the interests of the college.
Representatives will also be sent in
Illinois and Indiana.
The steamer, J-ily, of the United
States lighthouse service, is in Rock
Island probably for the last time.
Wednesday it leaves for the south
and after several weeks of work
among the lighthouses of the lower
river it will tie up at Keokuk until
such time as the government may
see fit to dispose of it. It will be re
called that the lighthouse service has
been taken over by the engineers'
department and there will be no fur
ther use for the Lily under the pres
ent plan. The boat has just re
turned from St. Paul. On the way
south all the lights were put in con
dition for the summer. The same
thing will be done by the boat be
tween here and Cairo and then the
Lily will go to the Illinois river and
fix the lights there, after which it
will lay up.
The steamer W. W. will return to
the tri-citles tomorrow and in the
evening will take out the junior class
of the Rock Island high school for
a moonlight excursion.
C. J. Mangan general agent for
the tri-cities for the Streckfus Steam
boat line, announced today that he
had received word from D. W. Wish
erd, the traffic manager for the line,
that he had completed arrangements
with P. P. Crafts, general manager
of the I. & I. railway, to continue
the combination excursion trips to
Clinton on the steamers St. Paul and
Quincy and return any time during
the same day or evening on the I.
Sc. 1. electric railway.
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Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind,
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recognition; had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians, but
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Rock Island; Gust Schlegel, 220 West
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All the news aH the tlm
CROPS IN COUNTY
ARE ABOUT NORMAL
Monthly Report Indicate That HaJr
and Pasture Have Not Suffered
Much From Drouth.
Farm crops and fruit are about
normal in this locality, according to
the monthly report made to the de
partment of agriculture today by
Thomas Campbell. He gives the con
dition of winter wheat at 90 per
cent; that of oats at 9r, of barley at
90, rye 90, hay 90 and spring pas
ture 85. The acreage of spring
wheat is estimated at 85 per cent of
that of a year ago and 90 per cent
of that of two years ago. The acre
age of oats is about the same as in
1909 and 1910, and that of barley
does not vary. The condition of
apples is given at 90 per cent,
peaches 90, blackberries 100 and
Average farm prices are as fol
lows: Corn, 40 cents; wheat 80
cents; oats, 30 cents, potatoes. 60
cents; hay, $12; butter, 20 cents;
eggs 15 cents, and live chickens,
12 Mt cents.
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believe him perfectly honorable in all
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Mrs. A. Webb, 718 Fourth avenue.
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Doan's Kidney Pills advertised some
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For sale by all dealars. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buf
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Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
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We do all kinds of auto tire repair work.
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L. A. Dyson, Manager
Notice to Printers.
Bid will be received at th city
clerk's office until 5 o'clock p. m. June
3, 1911, for publishing monthly in'
pamphlet form the monthly reports,
council proceedings and other matters .
required to be published under the'
commission form act.
J. M. LUNDBITRO. City Clerk. '
Rock Island, UL. May 23, 1911.
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