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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04
What We Haze comina.

! We may soon expect some empty
| headed ballad writer without a sou
! for music or a heart for sentiment, but
up-to-date just the same. TO pen a popu
. lar dirty that Will run ike this:
on. the frisky little Htney,
| The ever-running iitney
That went so fast Il hit me
Right where the doggy bit me,
And all the world had quit me.
Oh. the jitney, oh. the jitney.
What a pity, what a pity.
And then the clown-faced vaudeville
performer. with a plug hat, pair of
white gloves and a cane. and the gent
" warbling cabaret singer viii per
petrate Il and the public win applaud
IT, d. l.. Z.
MR. Breitung's troubles with the
Dacia and his son-in-law were similar
keeping them in the straight and
narrow path.
JUDGE Gary says sticking 10 the
golden rule is the surest route TO for
tune and contentment. But the diff
Guilty with most OF us is in getting as
near the golden part OF the rule as the
judge succeeded in doing.
THIS sign is hanging in a Daven-
port saloon. II you want TO fight,
20 down 20 the Times office and join
the German army"
TWO St Louis shoe concerns. I'm
able longer 10 keep On their feet, have
gone into bankruptcy. Soulless credi-
tors. probably. or mayhap the com
panies Just naturally got on their up
pers-this is too crude 10 last Button
the other hand. e is said they turned
out lacins good shoes
SOME OF those seeking nomination
before the Rock Island municipal pri-
maries will realize next Tuesday night
that there suu are voters who do not
keep their promises.
FLOOD OF bills swamp house" At
first blush one would take this 10 have
reference 90 an Elks' convention. but
It does not. The head-writer was
merely attempting TO describe the ac-
,iyitiss OF the Illinois legislature.
MAYOR Schriyer calls mis- automo- /
bile his Tin Lizzie" And you've (
probably noticed that she behaves like
R perfect lady in obeying the traffic
regulations.
YOU are correct Heliotrope. wash
ngton did stand up In his boat while
crossing the Delaware. No, he did
act rock 10 once during the voyage.
OWANECO. H.. paws It's chief of
police SO per year. The local police .
has not had case in q .
year. Probably the latter feels that .
he chief Is not earning his salary.
THE correspondents who persist in .
-eferring 20 Field Marshal Won Hin
ienberr as the most popular mortal in .
Germany had better look a little bit .
tut For instance, there is the kaiser.
md the crown prince. and q few other
Members OF the first family
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

During periods % enforced rest.
a. after operations. accidents. acute
Illness there IS a tendency 10 pile
ON excessive weight some cases OF
lucipleut Tuberculosis. undore rest
and fresh air treatment. develop on
auemic Obesity which o. not 20 bad
a. an ancmlc emaciatiou. After ty-
pho.d fever. particularly We see
many cases % obesity develop. ow-
laE 20 the prolonged rest and per
haps raveuuuE desire for food.
when the accumulation OF fat be-
comes 80 burdonEome a. 20 disin-
cline the individual 20 exercise. or to
produce paipita;iou OF shoFincss Of
breath or exeFtiOn. 70 may BE- called
abnormal
The pietho-lc form % obesity de-
vciops usually after 30 years. Gradu-
ally the weight increases. the indlvid-
uai AZ fret taking satisfaction In his
or her excellent hcalfh-provided govt
o. high blood pressure does not cause
soTrUW. But presently the conviction
CONES home TO the hearty one that u
81 getting % b. too much % a good
thinE over weight os moderate de-
Y
b. desired. but ton pounds ovcr-weieht
o. q person past 30 g. not az all favor
able 90 the outlook for future health.
fiiEh blood pressure g. present. and u
serves a. a warning AGAINST possible I
disease. heart disssse Or apo I
pisXy.
Wnat 20 Avoid.
F'aTinaccous foods are probably the
nost faftrnlnE foods ve eat Alcohol I
must b. taboocd BY the pl.;horic obese. i
bot because u has any food value. bat I
because if stimulates an ahnornaiiy 1
sca=ty appetite and. through ifs toxic /
action OF the hiood-vesscis. tends 10 /
lruducs arter4o-scicrOsis.
The essential problem FOR the full
NODDED stout individual 20 solve g..
low 90 live happily on half Fations-
FOR this purpose we can do no
'rcateF service than 20 refer him 20
he pFsaehins and practice % Hor-
.cc Fletcher. Il
Questions ard sns~ers-
Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

HAROLD Mccormick lent the Chi
cago Grand opera company S260.00o-
Being owner of a flying machine, in
which he rides TO his Office. Mr.. Nc
Cormick may now consider himself as
close 20 angeldom as it Is possible for
one TO get In this material old world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04
WHAT 20 Avsia
Questions ara Answers

t-iitais CnEcicome: As an evidence
90 GOOD faith and no fTt1inE let Us re-
peat that all correspondence should be
signed sith fall name aEd no. Nith !nl-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

DON'T get gay and refer TO it as
last winter. Just keep your snow
shovel and lawn mower close together.
You may need them both before many
weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

London.-(C Correspondence of The
Associated Press -Confessio of well
known literary men that they have
lost all appetite for modern works dur
ing the war and turn back to other
times, has led to an investigation by
some OF the papers as to what the gen
eral public now reads. It is learned
from the libraries that there has been
a great falling of in the reading of
modern fiction. What part of it the
public likes bears directly on the war.
such as "All for a Scrap of Paper"
Kipling's tales have been reprinted
and take well with the civilians. al
though the Kiplingesque soldier has
never been popular in the British
army. The books most sought, how
ever. are war books and those dealing
with the principal characters of the
war, particularly the Kaiser
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

Washington reports sharp decrease
in realty transactions in November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

London CORES ondence of The
Associated Press THE inability OF
a certain type of Englishman to re-
press his sporting instincts when en-
gagged in the graver business OF war is
severely condemned by the Daily
Chronicle in an editorial dealing with
hare chasing and pheasant shooting at
the front y number OF officers have
even imported packs OF beagles, the
specie of hound used in the chase of
small animals
Sympathetic Imagination is never
the Englishman's strong point: and
for lack of it some of our officers at
the front have made a rather serious
mistake" says the Chronicle Then.
after quoting a newspaper description
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

''TAMMANY hall is out 10 fight
president" That ought TO make the
rest OF the nation about solid for him.
]. NJ. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

MR. BreitunE's troubles with the
Dacia and his son-in-law were similar
keeping them in the straight and
narrow path.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

AFTER reading the details OF New
Hork's latest alleged dynamiting plot
one can appreciate that the govern
ment has acted none too soon in sup
pressing The sale OF dope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

YOU are correct EIeIiotrope; Wash
inston did stand up In his boat while
crossing the Delaware. No. he did
net rock 10 once during the voyage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

Thursday. March :. 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

CHICAGO police busy" says head.
line. At whatg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

And then the clOwn-faced vaudeville
performer. with plug hat, a pair of
white gloves and a cane. and the gent
" warbling cabaret singer viii per-
petrate Il and the public viii applaud
it, ID. i. +.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

OWANECO. H.. paws Its chief of
police SO per year. The local police
magistrate has not had a case in q
year. Probably the latter feels that
the chief Is not earning his salary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04
THE ARGUS.

P,sstise-sf tally st Is-s s--s-s svs-
Ia-. Rock fsl4ze. L. CEnssrs6 aE tss
lo-to-e- as s~ca.f-eiass rna.tsrJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

MAYOR Schriver calls mis- automo-
bile his Tin Lizzie" And you've
probably noticed that she behaves like
r perfect lady in obey.ng the traffic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-04

SOME OF those seeking nomination
before the Rock Island municipal pri-
maries will realize next Tuesday night
that there stiu are voters who do not
keep their promises.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

The Hall Taxi Company will begin
operating an auto line between Med.
ford and Grants Pass about April 5
and will connect with the Crater
Lake stage during the Crater Lake
season.
Chairs! Chairs! Chairs! The Poly.
technic Business College has them
for sale at ridiculously low prices
Several different kinds. Call ant
look them over. SS-3t
Sam Evans sustained a slight cut
on the back of his head as a result
of nasty fall in front of the Beaver
Realty Company last Saturday. Mr.
Evans struck his head against the
bricks on the corner.
Come to Mrs. Simons for your
Easter hat. Big reduction this week
1000 extra votes. 1000 extra Sat
urday, March 3. SS-2t
Chester Stevenson has installed al
exhibit of Ashland views and othe,
Photographs in once of the recesse
at the foot Of the stairs which LEAF
up to the Commercial Club. The ex
hibit is worth looking over.
On Wednesday and Saturday O
this week the Ashland klamath Elk
change will give 1000 extra exposi
tion votes for each 81 worth OF goods
purchased.
Mrs. Leigh Hunt, Mrs. H. d. Reed
Miss Dorothy Smith, r. P. Tucker
and Linfield Hunt, all of Gold Hill
formed an opera party which attend
ed the presentation of Peg o. NJ,
Heart at Ashland Monday evening
A first-class whipcord coat anC
trousers for $4.25. 1t is the lates
cut in MOI folk style coat and semi
peg trousers. Mitchell & Whittle. l
Roy Long arrived Friday from Sal
Diego for an extended visit with hi
father, MIN Long. Roy has been con
nected with the Union Oil Compan,
in San Diego for a number of years
and is taking a well-earned vacation
Girls, get your friends to buy theil
hay, grain, garden seeds, poultry sup
plies and foods from the Ashland
klamath Exchange this week. 1000
extra votes Tuesday, Thursday ant
Friday and 1000 on Wednesday ant
Saturday for each 81 purchase.
No. l6 has been divided into twf
sections and will be run in this man
ner for the rest OF the spring season
In the summer it is expected that II
will be necessary to run the train in
three or more sections or else put or
another train.
Beautiful patterns to suit the taste
of old or young among our up-to-the-
minute sprins and summer suitings
Paulserud & Barrett
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

Jack Kroneberg, nephew of Will
mer Poley's, is a member of the Ban
don debating team which has defeat
ed the other high schools of Marsh.
field, and will so to Eugene in the
near future for the finals in the state
debating league.
Best yet, that line of 25-cent ties
Yes, it is something special. Mitch.
ell & Whittle. 1t
Peter Smith and wife are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Whitmore. Mrs
Smith is an old school friend of Mrs
Whitmore. The Smiths are en- route
to their home in Billings, Mont, after
California trip during which they
visited both expositions.
Better shoes at Enders'.
Governor Withycombe and his sec.
retary will attend the annual picnic
of the Applegate district to be helC
in April. This is the gala event o.
the year on the Applegate. The gov
ernor will give the address of the
day.
Men, you are cordially invited tc
come in and let us show you our
lines. Pauserud & Barrett.
H. G.. Gilmore left for San Fran
cisco Friday evening to spend a cou-
! pie of months with his daughter and
grandchildl en-, who will drive from
Los Angeles in their car and tour
about central California as well as
take in the exposition.
Only two chances to see the film
masterpiece of the world, Neptune's S
Daughter, at the Vining Theatre,
matinee and evening, April /. Is
and 25 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cross of
! Houston, Texas, will arrive tomorrow
for an extended visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. l.. Sinclair. Mrs. Sinclair
is a daughter of the visitors. Mr.
Cross will look over Ashland and the
surrounding country with view to
locating.
Hear the Crucifixion at armory.
S7-2t
DR.. b. Ovens Adair was in Ashland
last Tuesday for a brief visit with
! Mrs. A. II. Russell. She was en- route
home from San Diego, her home be-
ing in Astoria. DR.. Adair was the
first woman physician to secure a
license on the Pacific coast and is an
authoress of note.
A gang os bad check artists, who
have been operating extensively in
California, are headed this way, and
the police have been requested to
watch out for the penmen. Two
women are in the party. Local mer-
chants are warned against cashing
checks and drafts for strangers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

The tide OF hobo travel has turned
toward the north. In addition to the
usual numbers of unemployed who
are constantly passing through there
is now added the horde of young fell
lows from all over the country who
are travelling to the exposition by the
freight car route. Over one hundred
and fifty men found sleeping quar-
ters at the Fourth street station one
night last week.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Ermay Hosley is in Portland on a
business trip.
John Kelly pumps at Enders.
w. V. Beeler was a business visitor
to Medford Friday.
A. H. s. MILDLY blouses at Enders'.
B. F. Sankey made business trip
to Medford Friday.
See Enders extra vote list in this
issue. 1t will pay you.
]. A. Smith made business trip
to Medford Wednesday.
Don't overlook Enders' big milli-
merry department Better bonnets.
Miss Elizabeth King visited friends
in Medford Wednesday.
Attend q musical feast at the arm
ory Tuesday, March 80. S7-2t
Mrs. B. F. Skillman was a visitor
from Grants Pass Thursday.
F. G. McWilliams went to Kanes
Creek Friday on a business trip.
See Enders' line of work shoes.
All solid leather shoes.
Avery Trask transacted business
matters in Medford Thursday after
noon.
Congregational ladies, don't forget
the Easter food sale on Saturday at
Ashland Trading Company. SS-2t
Miss Alice Hansen of Grants Pass
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Cliff Jen-
kins.
Spring MILDLY blouses arrive at
Enders'. See the high school blouse.
Miss Lulu Mcpherson is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Howard
Ever.
Don't fail to hear the Crucifixion
at the armory Tuesday, March 3.
S7-2t
Roy Loomis and wife of Portland
are visiting friends and relatives in
the city.
Mrs. Fermin Zana went to Gold
Hill Thursday to attend to business
affairs.
Try the Park Hotel for home
cooked meals. S6-tf
P. A. Bonney visited his brother on
the latter's ranch near Rogue River
last week.
j. S. MacMurray came up from
Grants Pass Friday for the remainder
of the week.
One of the finest stock ranches in
the Dead Indian section (320 acres)
for sale. See Billings Agency. $685.
Bert Freeman is building an addi.
tion onto the rear of his Granite
street residence.
Mrs. Olive Barnes of Gold Hill was
the guest of friends and relatives in
the city last week.
Officer Pat Mego of the Medford
police force visited in Ashland last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. L. Atkinson visited friends
and relatives in Medford Wednesday
afternoon and evening.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29

Mrs. Ruben Caine and children OF
Gold Hill visited friends and relatives
here the first of the week.
Phone 4O5-L for Spirella corsetiere
or call at 1OS First avenue. S4-tf
Joseph Wharton of Grants Pass
came up Thursday to play at the
opening of the new Lyric Theatre.
Attend musical feast at the arm.
ory Friday, March 80. S7-2t
H. Chandler Eagan of Medford will
enter the national golf championship
play at San Francisco next month.
Mrs. ]. s. Parsons returned home
Thursday from visit with her sister
Mrs. George Calhoun, in Grants Pass
Let us fix up that old suit fol
Easter. Our cleaning and pressing
department works wonders. Paulse
rud & Barrett.
w. A. Crane of Texas has taken ar
interest in the Central Point Herald
and will become an associate man.
ager.
Buy pumps with style to them al
Enders'. Spring styles now displayed
Mrs. e. E. Bagley was up from the
Bagley ranch near Rogue River and
spent the weekend with Mrs. Ella
Mills.
Don't forget Enders' ladies' suit
sale. 1000 extra votes.
John w. Wells and wife left last
week for klamath county, where they
will spend the summer on their ranch
near BLY,.
Don't fail to hear the Crucifixio1
at the armory Tuesday, March 80.
S7-2t
Smudging in the Rogue River Val.
ley will commence in about two
weeks, according to predictions ol
orchardists.
Our line of spring and summer
suitings for men or ladies is the best
in southern Oregon. Paulserud &
Barrett.
The c. A. Smith laundering Com
pany, located at Marshfield, ha.
opened a logging camp with 1000
men employed.
Rolled barley $1.4O per sack
Grain hay 80 cents per hundred a,
the mill. Also seed barley, beard
less. Phone 40. SS-2t
Members of the local militia have
received notice that range practice
will begin April 1 and continue unit
October / this year.
Come to Mrs. Simons for your
Easter hat. Big reduction this week
1000 extra votes. 1000 extra Sat
urday, March 3. SS-2t
Mrs. o. B. Stewart of Rogue Riv.
er, Ore, spent Sunday with her broth.
err, J. II. Graham, of the Sterling
Cloak and Suit Company.
A new line of trousers in neat
stripes, grays, browns, tans and 9th,
erwise, prices $1.75 and up. Mitchell
& Whittle. 1t
Misses Ruth Turner and Mildred
Applegate were, among the country
school teachers who spent the week
end at their homes here.
Misses Creekpaum and Calkins Of
this city and Miss Florence Clark ol
Medford furnished an entertainment
at the Rogue River Opera House Fri
day evening.
Hear the Crucifixlon at armory.
87-2t
Weather Observer Thomas Drake
has arrived in Medford and will send
out frost warnings. Several observ.
ance stations have been located
throughout the valley.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-29
Don't Trust
Memory

Memory and opinion are often in
correct. You may feel sure that last
year was profitable one for you, yet,
if you have no records of your bust
ness, you may be wrong.
A checking account used in the
right way will make it possible for
you to KNOW.
We shall gladly assist you.
First National Bank
ASHLAND, OREGON.
Oldest National Bank in Jackson
County
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-18

dimes from old ladies to finance their
season. And it is to be skinny year
for the players. Retrenchmen, said
Barrow, is to continue.
A fine card of twenty events has
been arranged for the opening meet
at the Coliseum tonight and the cur
tain raiser to the six-day race will
be hummer All of the six-day cy-
clists have been entered in the two
professional sprint races, mile ham
dicap and five-mile open, while the
feature will be twenty-mile paced
race between Bobby Walthour, Vic
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-18

in December.
LaVigne was one of the greatest
little scrappers the ring ever pro-
duced. He was champion in the
days of real fighters. ..s. ..
LaVigne did not land a title and
turn it into a meal ticket by picking
up easy money against second and
third raters, but defended it against
all corners, and in those days they
came fast and good.
Jimmy Johnston, who, as a boy
used to beat his way into Madison
Square Garden, New York, is today
general manager of the place. He
is the man who pulls of all the big
stunts at the garden.
Johnston, in his time, was mes
senger boy, ironmolder, bantam
weight boxer and heavyweight man
ager His rise is due to the fact that
he has ideas = he is bubbling over
with lunches"
Johnston was the first man in the
country to have woman suffrage
leaders speak in ring as prelim-
mary attraction. He packed the
garden with that bunch.
He was the first to use women as
ushers at fight
He was the first to name an Irish
fighter "Ah Wing" and draw about
400 New York Cinnamon to the
ringside, besides a big laugh from the
regulars.
He was the first fighter to know
enough to quit the ring when he
saw he had gone as far as he could.
He was the first to open regular
Office for managing fighters.
Johnson's idea developed early.
When he was a bantam he always
insisted on seeing the boys he was
to box. When he was to be matched
with youngster who was coming
rapidly, Terry McGovern by name,
Jimmy wanted to see him first He
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-11-18
BOBBY WALTHOUR, ATLANTA,
One of the Starters in the Six-Day
- Race at the Coliseum

tor Linart and Clarence Carman,
three of the best at this style game.
The amateurs are booked to appear
in two races, half-mile handicap
and a three-mile open. Dare DeViP'
Jimmy Hunter, the thrilling motor
cyclist, will entertain the fans with
a one-mile exhibition.
George "Kid" LaWgne, former
lightweight champion, is down and
cut, He is in such shape a benefit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-25
MANASSAS
Especial to The Timos-Dispntch1

Especial to The Times Dispntch.1
MANASSAS, VA. July 24.--Alrs. IL. Y.
Meetzo and son returned last week
from Rosevillc. Stafford County, where
they have been visiting for two weeks.
Aubrey Merchant. of Washington.
was wcek-cnd guest ut the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. w. y. Merchant.
Miss Ella Garrison will return on
sunday from Baltimore. where she has
been visiting for n month ut the homo
or her aunt. Mrs. NJ. T.. Weldon.
William Gulick and little daughter
OF WASHINGTON. visited friends and
relatives hero this week
Thomas Gulick. of Washington. was
guest at the homo of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Gulick. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Weir Waters and
children. Of Culpepcr. spent the weak
end with relatives here. They were
accompanied on their return by Mrs
j. l.. Elliott. Jane Elliott and Nancy
Waters.
J. j. Davies. of Culpeper. spent Sun
day at the homo of his mother, Mrs.
Mildred Davies.
Mrs. l.. y. Wright of Richmond, and
Francis Merchant. Of that place, were
recent guests at tho home of Mr. and
Mrs. II. Camper.
Walter Akcrs left on Monday morn
ing for Richmond. where he took the
state examination in pharmacy.
Miss Lena Glasscock. Of North Brad
dock. was the guest on Sunday of Miss
Lena Akers
NJ r. Merchant. OF Eurkcs. Va. was
Il guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
w. \. Merchant on sunday
Mrs. r. L. Terrell and children. Of
Richmond. arc visiting IT the home of
Mrs. a. T. Davis.
Robert Thompkins. OF Washington.
was the weekend guest OF friends
and relatives in Manassas
Miss Marguerite Uttcrback attended
the horse show and races at Marshall
on Saturday.
Thomas dc Beck, of Alexandria. spent
Sunday at tho home of Eddie Nicol.
Aylctt HOFFMAN. of Washington. was
n sunday guest ut the home of Rev.
and Mrs. 7. -. d. Clark