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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS CARD
PROVES POPULAR

Fighting in eastern Europe is no
more relentless than the battle which
is being waged by clerks and carriers
in the Moline postofiice against thou
sands OF piece OF mail which are com
ing in from every direction. The
height of the battle will be reached to-
day and tomorrow when it is estimated
that at least 1900 postal cards, bear
ing Christmas greetings, Will pass
through the local office. twenty-five
temporary employees are assisting in
the work OF collecting and distributing
mail. The postoffice presents a scene
of orderly confusion. Wagons and
automobiles have been pressed into
service and are being used in making
collections and deliveries.
Announcement is made that there
will be but one delivery tomorrow.
The delivery viii be continuous. how
ever. and those vino get their mail in
in time will have it delivered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
ASKS FOR MORE
POLICE IN CITY
Greater Moline Committee Also
Favors a Branch Post
Office.

The regular meeting of the Greater
Moline Committee was held today
noon, owing TO the fact that Christmas
falls on Friday this year. Important
among the matter discussed was the
inadequacy of the police force. a COM
mittee was appointed to draft resolu-
tons asking for more patrolmen and
TO present it to the city commission
y committee of two was named to
take up the matter of having a
branch postoffice established in the
center of the town and report back to
the G.. NJ. c.
Another matter of importance dis
cussed was that regarding the distri-
button OF clothing, foodstufs and
money for charities. II was the sense
of the meeting that the city be dis
tricted and that distribution bureaus
be established in each district, with
one person at the head of each to look
after charitable work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
CHURCH TO LOSE
ABLE ASSISTANT
Miss Violet NJ. Roberts of First
Congregational Will Close
the Service Here.

Miss Violet VI. Roberts. who has for
the last year been the pastors assist
ant. and director of religious educa-
ton at First Congregational church,
closes next week her term of service.
Miss Roberts has accomplished IN
usually valuable results by her wide
experience. skill. and energy. She
has raised the Sunday school TO a posi-
tion OF great efficiency and careful or
ganization- She has organized a home
department and a cradle roll. For the
training OF young people 10 be teach
ers in the Sunday school she has
formed q teachers training class. IN
der her direction the school has be-
come well graded. the graded text
books have been introduced. She has
started and directed a young peoples
society which is now in a fiourishing
condition. In the general work OF the
church she has boLg actively engaged.
Her assistance has been especially val
liable in the missionary society and on
the missionary committee. She has
assisted in the planning and execution
OF several S1Iurch sOcfals which have
been very successful. Her unusual
talent in planning entertainments was
seen al the unique and beautiful Christ
mas service at the church last Sun
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
MarveIs of the Grand Canyon.

The Grand canyon cannot. be de
scribed in measured terms Every be
holder sees it in a different form, just
as the rolling clouds suggest different
rSsem blances to the eyes of the be
holder Begin with the thought of the
canyon Is miles wide, a mile deep. the
Colorado river. 200 feet wide, impris-
oned down in the depths between lofty
walls of weather-stained granite and
rushing wildly On its way.
1t is buried so deep that only now
and then can YOU get a glimpse of
what looks like little, dark ribbon of
gray. Above the black granite walls
of the river you see what you can
easily imagine to be row after row of
red brick skyscrapers projecting from
the sides of the canyon at acute an
giles and always pinnacled by impos-
ing towers.
The height of those prodigi3us sky
scrapers and towers cannot be meas
ured by the imagination. They seem
to rise few hundred feet. II reality
they tower thousands of feet from the
foundation walls. The colors are mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
FOURTH CANISTER
STILL AT LARGE

The fourth member OF the gang
which slugged and robbed ]. A. At
kins at Third avenue and Third street
last Saturday might is still at large.
1t is expected that he will be in custody
before the case is finally called for a
hearing. Action will be delayed as
long as possible, it is understood, so
all four defendants may be arraigned
at one time.
The three young men taken by the
police were yesterday confined in the
county jail in default of bonds to await
their hearing before Magistrate Frank
Gus;afson in police court next We'd
nesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
Two Wits and a Street.

Craven street. Strand, London, once
produced quite a competition among
epigra mmatists. James Smith, one OF
the authors of the Rejected Address
es.' who died there in 1899. wrote:
In Craven street, Strand, ten attorneys
find place,
And ten dark coal barges are moored
at its base.
Fly. Honesty, fly; seek some safer re-
treat.
For there's craft on the river and craft
on the street
To which Sir George Rose retail
lated:
Why should Honesty fly to some safer
retreat.
From attorneys and barges. 'od rot
EN-
For the LAWYERS are just at the top of
the street,
And the barges are just at the bottom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
Druggist Says Ladies Are USING
Recipe of Sage Tea ana
Sulphur.

Hair that loses its color ana iu'u.,
or when ii fades, turns gray. dun an1
Iifeless. is caused by lack OF suipnu.
in the air. Our grandmother maze ~
a mixture of Sage Tea and sulphur -
keep her locks dark and beautiful a..
thousands OF women and men ~nS
value that even color. that beautiia'
dark shade of hair which is so atliAs
tive. use only this old-time recipe
Nowadays we get this famous M
ture by asking at any drug store loi
5O-cent bottle Of 'Wyeth's sage a.
Sulphur Compound" which darkeu.
the hair so naturally, so evenly va
nobody can possibly tell 1t has pe
applied. Besides. it takes on dancIun'
stops scalp itching and falling h-i "a,
You Just dampen a sponge OF
brush with It and draw this thIousa
your hair. taking one small strand a,
time. BY morning the gray halr ~ ~,
appears: but what delights the ia'',,
with Wyeths Sage and sulphur
that. besides beautifully darkenihg t'e
hair after a few applications, u 60
brings back the gloss and nsue 81.
gives 1t an appearance OF abunaan'0
Harper House pharmac}.-sAafl !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
MES SECTION OF THE ARGUS
IN MOLINE LODGES.

The semi-annual election of officers
was held by Myrtle Rebekah lodge
No. 256, l. o. o. F.. at the Wednesday
evening meeting Those named:
Noble Grand-Mrs Bertha Bomberg.
Vice Grand-Mrs. Ruth McClain.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Mile
! Arnold.
Financial Secretary-Mrs. Clara Ar
! thur.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lille Hartman.
Trustees.Joseph Lee. Charles Fra
ser, e. J. Easton, Byrd McClain and
Louis Lindquist.
Mrs. Mile Arnold was elected
lodge deputy and will also act as in
stalling officer at the meeting to be
held Jan. 10.
Election of officers was heli last
evening by the Brotherhood of Amer
lean Yeomen, with the following re-
suit.
Foreman-M F. Ballard.
Master of Ceremonies-Mrs. Bessie
Connell
Correspondents Z. Petrain.
Chaplain-Mrs. Anna Olson.
Overseer-E. p. Steaks.
Watchman-L. G. Kelso.
Sentry-W. F. Martin.
Guard-B. II. Burns.
Lady Rowena-Mrs. Eta Swim.
Lady Rebecca-Miss Christina Left.
Six applications for membership
were received.
Installation will be at a tri city joint
meeting in January.
The Christmas number of "Vasa
Sherman" CVasa Starr has. been re-
ceived by members of Noble lodge,
No. 2SS, Order of Vasa. The front
cover of the magazine contains large
picture of King Gustaf Vasa in 1920,
after whom the order is named.
The frontispiece is a page picture
OF w. F. H. Erkengren, minister from
Sweden to this country. The page
also contains a greeting from him to
the members of the order.
The magazine contains a directory
of all lodges of the order, which now
numbers 10000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
TURKEY DINNER
GOES VANISHING
Jack Munro Mourns Loss of
Christmas Feed Taken
From Buggy.
REPORT NO SERIOUS CRIME
Providers Have More Respect for Abil-
ity Of Police Following Arrest
Of Gangsters.

Prowlers who have been a source
of worry to people OF this city and the
police department. have evidently ac
quired more respect for the ability OF
the authorities as a result of the ar
rest of the three young men who
slugged J. a. Atkins of Rock Island.
and of two members OF the shoplifters'
gang.
Reports of men prowling around
houses and petty thefts continue to be
received. however, and there is little
hope of an end being put to such Of
lenses until there is a material in
crease in the size of the police force.
Crimes of real serious nature. how
ever, were lacking last night.
Loses Two Turkeys.
Report from the station is that Jack
Munro, blacksmith. was the only real
sufferer. He is bemoaning the loss
Of a Christmas dinner
The local blacksmith visited many
stores last evening and purchased eat
ables for his Christmas dinner. Two
turkeys and nearly SO worth of gro
veries more than filed a bag. Leav-
ing the bag in his buggy he went to
another business house. Turkeys and
groceries had disappeared when he re-
turned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
BIG FIRE TRUCK is
DUE TOMORROW
Machine May Arrive in Time to
Serve as Christmas Pres
ent to the City.

| The aerial fire truck made by the
James Boyd company o. Philadelphia
for the Moline department, may be
| shown in this city tomorrow. George
! Smith, expert for the eastern firm, ar
rived in the city today and at once set
! to work to locate the car which carries
the big machine The car was located
between Chicago and Moline. The ex-
pert will make an effort to have the
car arrive in this city in time to dis
play the big machine at the station to-
morrow. If sIch an arrangement is
successful the truck can well be con-
sidered a Christmas present to the
city. 1t was thought by the city COM
missioners that the truck would ar
rive in Moline by Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Smith. whose visit in this city
is honeymoon trip on which he is &C
companied by his bride, brings the in
formation that a truck similar to the
one being sent to Moline has been sold
to Sioux Falls, S. D. The truck for the
western city will cost $4,000 while
the one made for this city is to cost
81 600 less. The lower price placed on
the Moline truck was ne result of
this city being the first western city to
purchase a machine of the Boyd COM
pany.
Announcement regarding the pur-
chase of a truck by Sioux Falls is of
interest here. a warehouse of the
Moline Pillow company was recently
destroyed by fire in that city. A new
structure is being built.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
HAS NO LICENSE
is STATE CHARGE
jim stavion, Barber. Ia A.
ed for Violation of
the Law
PROPRIETORS INvol ",
Announcement Is Made Exsm;,,.,
viii Be Conducted in Rock
Island Tuesday.

Thomas Casey of Rock Island
urer Of the ;>rber's state board o. "a !.
aminers, today caused the elo.;n. :.
the Vassen barber shop on Third 49, :
nue. Thomas and Lewis VasseIl nro
prietor of the shop next to the wa.,
ern Union Office. and Jim stavion an
empioye, were placed unde. arras,
1t is charged by the represanfa.,-.
of the state that SJayion does NOT bar.
a BARRIERS license and tat tho ,,rs
proprietors are liable with him for j..
ploying man who does not bsva
license. Arrests were made under ~
state laws.
The three men we're arraigned /.
fore Justice T. NJ. WheeIock in Il,
office in the Peoples bank buildins :,
10 this morning Continuances wera
taken, however, until the morning !,
Dec 20.
To Hold Examination.
Announcement was made BY Mr.
Casey that examinations for licenses
will be conducted Tuesday. Dec %
from 9 in the morning until 5 in the
afternoon, at the European hotel. siY.
teenth street and Fourth avenue Roct
Island. There will be two sets Of ey.
animation papers, one for apprentices
whose service time has expired and
for permits to licensed BARRIERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
OFFICE SEEKERS
WILL SCRAMBLE
Candidates for Nomination of
Judge and Clerk File
Petitions Monday.
FIRST THERE FIRST SERVED
Three Petitioners at Least Will Seek
Place on Republican Ticket
Moore May Be Out.

Indications now are that there will
be a scramble at the Office of Com
missioner c. V. Johnson at s o'clock
Monday morning to file petitions for
candidates for nominations for judge
and clerk of the city court. Under
the law the first day for filing of petit
items would fall on Sunday, but Com
missioner Johnson has ruled that none
may lie filed till Monday morning.
when his office opens.
1t is expected that there will be
three candidates at least for the repub-
lican nomination for judge. and the
desirable first place on the list will go
to the man who first gets his petition
in the hands Of Mr.. Johnson.
According to reports there are to be
petitions fer the republican aOmina-
ticn by G. O. Dietz, J. b. Oakleaf and
p. K. Ingelson. 1t is stated that w. r.
Moore Will be a candidate, but whether
he viii seek the democratic nominal
tion is not known.
Four Out For Clerk.
For the nomination for clerk four
men have been mentioned as intend
ing to seek the nomination. They are
Henry Hoffman, F. W. Anderson. T. l.
Stanley and Otto Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24

young man stopped him lin the street
and said:
q was looking well after you last
night"
The speaker expressed surprise a:
the necessity.
The young man continued his story:
Il saw a young man come into the
meeting with his coat pockets bullying
out in a way that made me suspicious.
Two of US followed him in. He stooo
at the back of the room, and we stood
one on each side of him. Gently but
firmly we pressed against him. There
was a cracking sound of breaking
eggs, and the man was out of action
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
WIN. CARLSON IS
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Aged Man Meets Untimely
Death When Mail Cart Is
Hit by Passenger Engine.

Word was received yesterday morn
ing by Mrs. w L. Charles, sos Sew.
enteenth street, that William Carlson
was struck by passenger train that
morning at Kellogg street crossing
Galesburg. The accident occurred al
10 O'Clock and Mr.. Carlson was hur-
ried to a hospital, where ne died at
that evening.
Mr.. Carlson, who was 70 years OF
age, was assisting his son, mail car
rier. He was driving mail cart for
his son on an outlying route when the
accident occurred. The cart was de-
moIished and the horse was injured
to an extent that necessitated its be-
ing shot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles and their
daughter Lillian left for Galesburg to-
day Mrs. Carlson, wife Of William
Carlson. Jr, is a daughter of Mrs,
Charles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
ClTY'S employees
WELCOME CHECKS
Commissioner Ericsson Gives
First Pay for Work in
River Drive.
NEW GANG ON NEXT WEEK
Feared Now That Delay on Sewer
viii interfere With Plan to
Employ Men in Street.

Checks in payment for work upon
the river drive was given 80 men yes
terday by Commissioner I'D Ericson.
the checks showing the total due the
men. Employees on this work receive
= cents an hour and thus each man
who had put in a full week had S14
due.
The commissioner has received many
other applications for work a.N a
crew Of new men will be given employ
ment next week
Mr.. EricsOn's attention has been at
tracted 10 many cases OF severe want
Rs a result OF the citys effort 10 re-
lieve the condition Of the unemployed.
NO relief except in the way OF work
g. given by the city. but some OF the
cases are being looked after by char
table organizations
May Be Delayed.
Delay in the sewer construction
work may delay Improvement of the
River road and thus prevent the city
from extending help in the way OF en-
ployment in road Improvement work
In another week. Commissioner Eric
son estimates. the road force viii have
caught up 70 the sewer force.
Present conditions in the city should
be realized as soon as the ice harvest
is under way. The commissioner will
endeavor TO devise some other method
OF keeping a force busy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
OBITUARY RECORD
Funeral of Mrs. Swanson.

Funeral services for Mrs. George
Swanson were held in the home, Fifth
avenue and Fiftysecond street We'd
nesday at 1870 p. m, and in Emman.
uel church at ? The Rev. \. NJ. 10.
hanson preached in the Swedish Ian
guagc and DR.. c. a. Blomgren of Au-
gustana college spoke in English.
Singing was by >Irs. \. VI. Johanson
and Mrs. Eric }. Aspengren. There
was a large attendance AT the church
and many beautiful floral designs. Bur
ial was in Riverside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
Mrs. Clara Lehman.

Her health failing steadily as re-
suit of Imprisonment in the French
detention camp, Mrs. Clara Lehman
of San francisco is undergoing the
hardships of a prisoner of war. The
French say they have evidence that
Mrs. Lehman is German spy. She
left Germany for the United States
three years ago, and was in this
country until last summer, when she
went to Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24

ais your leeJ
or what under
the sun you've
tried without
getting relief.
just use "TIZ."
"TIZ'' draws
out all the poi
sonous eXuda-
tions which puff
up the feet;
"TIZ" is mag
ical; "TIZ" is
grand "TIZ"
will cure your
foot troubles so
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24

Doctor (to patient. a golfer. suffer
ing from insomnia)-Well. and how did
you sleep last night? Did you follow
my instructions and recall all the
strokes of your last round? Patient
Yes. Doctor-And then you fell asleep?
Patient-No; then it was time to
get up,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24

In parts of the west where trees are
scarce. cage brush is used for fuel. In
Nevada the large main stems are
trimmed by Indians at IS cord and
delivered to the user at about Sc 30
Sage brush burns rapidly aud 5 rath-
er dirty. but produces good heat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
A Friend in Need.

= speaker in an English election re-
la;es the following incident: One night
he spoke in the poultry market at
Whitchurch. The next morning a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24

you'll never limp or draw up your face
IN pain. Your shoes won't seem tight
and your feet will never, never hurt or
get sore, swollen or tired.
Get a 25 cent box at any drug or
department store, and get relief.
I.ar Ser t1Ouse rua. ...aSy.-xaaVJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
WORK OF CLEARING AWAY
SNOW COMPLETED BY CITY

The heavy snow of Sunday cost the
city between SIS and 300. The WORK
of clearing away the snow was hnlsh-
ed by the street department yesterday
-Four teams were kept busy three days
at thetask of hauling tons of snow 10
the river bank. Eight meme we're put
at work Monday morning clearing IN
tersections. and later the aSfumulsiioh
along the curbing OF downtown streets
was hauled away.
The longest electric power trans
mission line in service is between
Bishop and FL Centre. Cal, distance
of over four hundred miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-24
"T|z" FOR TIRED
SORE, ACHING FEET

All! what relief. No more tired feet:
no more burning feet, swollen, bad smell
ing, sweaty feet. No more pain in corns
callouses or bunions. No matter what
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-03-13
DEVICE THAT FOlLS F0RGER
Authenticity of Paintings No" Can BE
Fixed by New Methods OF
Photography.

important indeed is the news that
one Dr.. Laurie, a London professor OF
chemistry, has discovered a method
of photographing pictures that Will
enable him-and other people-to de-
eide with the certainty hitherto lack
ing whether they are or are not the
works Of the men to whom they have
been ascriSed. the New York Times
states.
Every true art lover knows the
grinding apprehension he is constant
" in lest by some sad chance he
imagine merit in a picture that only
preterds to have been painted by q
great artist. Hardly one critic OF any
eainence OF authority has failed to
make this cruelty humiliating mistake
2t least onca. aud one OF them Is
cutie enough to embltTer : lifetime,
c:5vsa :. single urQLes1lonable aut1e1-
ric masterpiece. Dr. Laurie 2ec:zTes
teat he can decide lnfallibIy that an
ether is az is moi AZ tLs s-paa haLA
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-03-13

EOR present wear and for early
/ spring the draped silk turban is to
the fore with more strength as a
demi-season hat than ever. 1t is
nearly always lin the running" when
the race of styles comes on. This
season the vogue of draped hats and
the new high-side shapes have made
for the popularity of the all-silk turban.
Two pretty examples of rather dash
ing modes are shown here. In one of
them a long turban frame with a.
moderately small crown is draped
with messaline satin in amethyst
color The folds of drapery follow the
lines of the frame, sweeping upward
at the left There is very little regu-
larity in these folds. Two about the
coronet are fairly even, but otherwise
they are freely draped, but follow the
lines of the shape closely, at that.
The turban Is finished with two
quills in shades of amethyst. They
are poised to carry out the upward
sweeping line at the left side,
A smart turban of black taffeta is
shown in the second figure. The brim
is covered with irregular folds of the
silk and the crown is large puff
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-03-13
Sexton Is ShreWd.

Among the tourists who travel
through France, a considerable num-
Der visit the cathedral at Rheims. a
magnificent example of Gothic archt-
lecture. In the tower there is an
enormous clock, and it is the sexton 5
business to wind it every day--a very
firing job, as the weights are natural
" extremely heavy.
The sexton, however, is very
shrewd fellow Whenever he shows
the trippers this wonderful piece Of
mechanism he remarks: Ladies and
gentlemen, If you do not believe me
regarding the ~heaViness Ct the clock
weights, try for yourselves
Eact Of tie trippers i-nedi2teIJ
gives = turn or two rc tbs D'hael. 2r3
as there are some 200 ~'i1jtors CAY
the -ippers unco2sc!o-2ly a2d eager