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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-26

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Church Ms: ss.ssy People.
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as a1rId value cvrrythirE else that
makes for tho stability o. our moral
ps1cssses There are a great many
p~onfe-aat 60 many that they give
mo aEv particular coacrru-but never
thsisss a great many people Who in
the Iana,4aEs o. the day are try .rE
hard TO rock che boat
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that they cagrot rock % much. but
they are going through Tire motions.
nra % is just az wriI for them 20 look
around oac~ iu a whtie and s@e the
great steadfast body % seif-possesset
Nmeri-aus aot 90 BE- hurried into any
urcoradcred line % action. sure that
wt~r the quarrel is none % yours you
can BE- impartial. sure that the men
Who spend their passion most viii
move thr BODY polite the least. and
that tire reaction Wftt not - upon the
great body % American citizens but
upoa themselves
NUS act 40 Stabilize.
so Q look upoa yo1 ln che present
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that somebody has just iuveut~d
thing called q statiiiEcr that iE used iu
courecsi1n with a@rupiares. TEiE cur
Tcccs the ~sratie movements % thr
machine 50 that o. shea adjusted
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machine ts 90 move. and che machine
carnot depart from g.
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80 eco as stabiiiz~rs even wasu vc
70 90 ia tas air-
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fore f6- r~assurancs. 20 look up en-
1rtlstlrbct BODY % mes vhD have
rss.r comressgs and know the moral
essrtinE cf ths world
Oppose Trsss Wires 81 Evil
we iszow shat savou 80 aFs bolnd
'o-. We ienos che only legitimate pro
.-sses b. waics on~ ear uoFk his way
against thr trade winds % evil &c thr
world Co. the savcn desired 50 T am
ssr~ that Q shall so away from here rr-
ssorcef
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lerf. br himself. ts absolutely roth-
ar Tzr prcsi9sat ts WaaE ere Amer
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.ceaE t8s You and Fss-ss~as you ana.
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5ress tsst yoz Fgp~eseat. thea Z am
indeed pow rfet. % q eaasas. thea an
aEref weak shah hops and believe .
AsE 80 away from here sus'aiaed By 1
.oar players. hope ypa shall feel
bat an also sustalasd ~ your coua- |
Fza4ee
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
MOUNT OLIVE.

NE are having some more winter
weather at this writing, snow fell to
the depth VI three inches Sunday
and has made travelling very difficult
due To drifting.
Miss Alma Ecker, of Mt Olive, Wis
tied her aunt, Mrs Charley Fleming
of near Daniel, last week
Miss Susan M- Penn, of near this
place, is spending the winter at the
home vi Mrs. Ulysses Poole, VI Mt
Olive
Miss Alma Ecker made flying trir
to Baltimore last Saturday
Mr.. Samuel r. Matthias, OF Mt Olive
killed five fine porkers last week
weighing sos, 298, 2S2, 192 and 15O
pounds.
Mrs. Albert Shipley, VI Baltimore
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Gosnell, Of this place, last
week.
Everybody seems To be very busy
making preparations for Christmas.
We all hope that nothing will hap
pen to Santa Clause. 50 he can make
his usual calls.
Wishing one and ALI Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
I-NI0NTOMN.

Rev. Hixon Bowersox, OF Rossville,
and Mr.. Mcclellan, OF York, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bower
sox the past week.
Mrs Clayton Ham and daughter,
Miss Nellie, visited friends in Balti-
more and Glenden, the past week.
Members Of the Church Of God gave
their pastor, Rev. II. r. Murray, and
family, a substantial donation on
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Emma Smith, Of Union Bridge,
IL visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Repp.
Mr.. William Haines has returned to
town and resumed his position with
Elder W. p Englar and son.
Miss Helen Diehl, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Diehl and son, and Mr.. How
ard Diehl, of Hagerstown, visited
their grandfather, Mr.. William Bank
ard, and their uncle, Mr.. Frank Bank
ard, attended the butchering at the
latter's place, this week.
Miss Loretta Weaver is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Carroll Weaver, and
family, of Baltimore, and helping to
care for little Mary Louise, who has
been quite sick.
The Church OF God Sunday school
will hold it's Christmas entertainment
on Thursday evening, December 23, at
7 o'clock, consisting Of pantomimes,
dialogues, drills and music. Special
features-The Holy Night, a panto-
mime, and Christmas Gifts for all
Nations.
The Lutheran Sunday school will
hold its Christmas entertainment on
Christmas eve, December "a.
The Methodist Protestant entertain
ment has been recalled.
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LOCUST HILL.

The funeral of Sarah 4. Feeser, who
died on Tuesday evening, December z,
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Horatio Bish, at Rish's school house
took place on Friday morning at 3 a,
m., at the house. Services and inter
ment were made at Silver Run Luth-
eran church, Rev. George 2. Shelter
OF Hanover, and Rev. J. Luther Hoff-
man, OF Silver Run, officiated. The
pallbearers were Cleffie Bechtel, Law
renee WiIdasin, ST., Curyin Bechtel,
Peter Utz, Edward Stewart and Jacob
Krumrine, Jr. EN-. Raubenstine,
was the undertaken.
Rev. George z. Shelter was assisted
on Sunday at st. Bartholomew and
st. David's by Rev. *. Sakatsune, a
Japanese.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hum
bert, on November Goth, a daughter.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Sterner
on Sunday, December 18th, a. daugh-
ter.
Levi Steiner has put a new roof On
his house. Urias Sterner, of Penn
vile, was the contractor.
Anon Mummert has purchased a
five passenger Crow touring ear from
John o. Feeser, agent.
Xmas entertainments will be held
as follows: at st. Bartholomew
church, on Sunday evening, December
18TH At Pine Grove school house on
Thursday afternoon, December 23rd
On Sunday at st. Bartholomew :
Church, Sunday school at 9 a. a.
Divine worship i'm the German lam
guage at 10 a. m, by Rev J. Fl. Hart
man. Xmas entertainment at D. 3D.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
WAKEFIELD SBURG.

Many have done their fail butcher
ing. We will give some of the hog
weights: Mr. Charles W. Lee, had the
champion hogs ~ far, two, 470 and
493 Mrs. Elizabeth Owings, two, 656;
George NM Phillips, three, 254, 200
and 294; Norris Robertson, two, .292
and 254; ". NJ. Sellman, three, $50,
254 and 1885, Henry Koontz, three.
24S, 25S and $40; Claude Myerly, two,
ISL and 219; James Robertson, six,
200, 20, 22S, 23S, PA and 440. q. w.
Phillips hogs were not quite nine
months old
The snow that fell Sunday night
has drifted 10 In some places that
the roads are past travelling.
We wonder what the man thinks
who said We weren't going to have any
winter.
MFR. and Mrs. James Robertson had
the following visitors Sunday, Deem
Der 8: Mr.. John Stevenson, wife and
daughter, Ruth, Mr.. Chester Cook,
wife and daughter.
Mr.. James Robertson and Mr. Lin
coin Rinehart have purchased 5-horse
power gasoline engines OF Sears "
Roebuck a. Go.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
SILVER RUN.

The Lutheran congregation Is hav-
ing their church painted and frescoed.
The Sunday schools are practicing
their Christmas music, both schools
have fine programs.
Butchering is on the 60 now and
some fine porkers are being killed.
Josephus Myers killed two weighing
305 and 225 pounds; Joshua Brown,
three, 35O, $40 and 29S.
J. r. Lippy purchased all the mer-
chandise OF the Silver Run garage
store and now solicits the patronage
of all.
J. Irving Kroh and family enter
tanned on Sunday David Reifsnider,
wife and children, Leonard, Marion
and Janet, of Keymar, Nd.
The weather is very cold at this
writing and has been for several
weeks, with some snow which drifted
some of the roads very badly.
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WV SYKESYILLE.

Mrs. Emma Favor and Miss Ruth
Riley, OF Baltimore, have been the
recent guests of Mrs u Brooks Mel
loF.
Miss Helen Harris and Rev. y. I'LL
Leyheld have been the recent guests
of Rev. and Mrs. William T. Harrison
or EIkrfdge.
MIR. and Mrs. William Melville Wis
tied Baltimore Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF st. Pauls
Methodist Episcopal church met at
the home OF Mrs. Arthur Brown.
Mrs. Jessie Poole il spending sev-
eral weeks with relatives in MT. Airy.
Mr. Henry Bennett and MIR. Hepner
have rented the house formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. George Schrade and will
take possession the first OF January.
Mrs. =. nj. Mellor, Jr., and family
are spending several weeks with
relatives in Philadelphia.
Miss Lillian Hewitt entertained the
Embroidery Club Monday evening.
Mrs. r.. M Carter, who had been
spending several days ia Baltimore
has returned home.
MIR. John Forsythe, of the Marines
at Rhode Island, arrived at his home
on Tuesday for the Xmas holidays.
MIR. Augustus r.. Selby has resign
cd his position al miller of the Sykes
vile Flour Mill to 90 to Shephards-
town, w. va, where he has acquired
an interest ia the y. ". Whiting Mill
ing Company. His resignation took
place the first Of this week and he
will leave next week to take up his
new work, and his family will follow
him the first of the year.
MIR. and Mrs. Augustus Selby en-
tertained a few friends at Rock on
Wednesday evening. The guests be-
Ing Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weer, DR.
and Mrs. J. 3. Koerner, Miss Esther
Sullivan ana Mr. Eldridge Hill.
Miss Lillian Schultz gave a lunch
con on Saturday i'm honor of Mrs
John DeLashmutt, of Woodbine. The
house was beautifully decorated il
green and white. Among the guests
were Mrs. John DeLashmutt, Mrs
Harry Purdum, Mrs. John Morris
Mrs. Y. Lowndes Bennett, Mrs. Pen
nington T. Bennett and Misses Elsie
Jones and Marie Mcdonald.
Miss Louise Barnett has returned
to her home after a months stay
with friends in Baltimore.
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Y SAEDYVILLE.

Rev. Carroll Maddox preached u
forceful sermon Sunday morning.
Theme The Life That Counts" Com
munion service followed the sermon.
\ MIR. Frank Magee led Christian En-
deavor Sunday night, December h.
Y Topic, Golden Fruits Of the Prayer
Y Life" Mr.. Magee gave a splendid
address ON the great subject. Many
others participated In the service
Roll call and business meeting at the
close.
Miss Margaret Pilz, of Michigan,
National Lecturer and Organizer Of
the wv. G. T. w., gave one OF the
strongest and most interesting tenn
perance addresses at Pleasant Grove
OIL Friday night, December 10, heard
in this community. Miss Pilz was en-
tertainsd at the home Of MIR. Frank
Mage.
Mrs. William Tanner spent several
days last week In Baltimore.
4 Mrs. Ida Stem, of Linwood, and
Mrs. Lau, Of Berlin, Nd, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with their sisters,
Mrs. Orphia Long and Miss Edna
Stauh.
! The Willard W. c. +. e. met on
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Frank Magee with a good at
i tendance. Part of the program for
National Constitutional Prohibition
was used and the other part devoted
n to Peace" - number OF splendid
( selections were read on the subject.
After the program the Business SEES
sion was held. The Union voted to
make a contribution to Miss She'll
man, for the Almshouse Xmas treat,
! and il others wish to, they can con-
] tribute to Miss Shellman, gifts for the
inmates. The Union arranged to send
a shower Of postcards to one Of their
members, Mrs. Keller, who is III in a
Y Baltimore Hospital The next meet
ing will be held at-the home OF Mrs.
Emory Ebaugh, the last Thursday af-
ternoon in January. It will be a
Woman Suffrage meeting.
I Christian Endeavor Sunday night,
led by Miss Myrtle Caple. Topic,
How the Prophecy Of the Angel
Christmas Song May Come True" The
meeting will be principally on Peace.
al come out and help make it an in
teresting Christmas meeting.
Preaching at Pleasant Grove this
Sunday morning at 1890 by Rev.
4 AZ
vice.
The Mite Society met at the home
Of Mrs. Ulysses Shipley last Friday
afternoon The next meeting will be
held at the home OF Mrs. Edgar Lock-
ard, Saturday afternoon, January s..
The election of officers will take
place. The members are requested to
attend this meeting.
About four inches OF snow fell ear
ly Monday morning, and the high
winds which followed on Tuesday
drifted the side roads, 50 that some
could not be travelled. Very cold
weather at present.
Christmas is fast approaching. Do
not forget to make others happy and
especially those who do not have So
many friends and home comforts
Might have Self Denial Day" in the
country as we'll as III the city. Get
the real Christmas spirit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
SHIPLEY.

Mn Albert Jordan lost valuable
young horse Monday night, which he
bought at Mrs. Willet's sale last
spring.
Miss Jannetta ID Owings, of near
Warfieldsburg, spent Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilhide; Mr.. K.
ID. Owings and MIR. Albert Bair.
Miss Mamie Hughes, of Freedom,
who spent a few days with her
brother, Mr. Harry Hughes, has Re
turned home.
Mrs Blanche Caples spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. n. Ward; also Ralph and
Glenn Caples, OF Bloom.
MIR and Mrs U. T Wagner made an
auto trip to Mrs. Margaret Shipley's
and MIR. and Mrs. Roy Shipley's Sun
day evening. Those who accompanied
them were Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson and
Miss Dorothy Gibson.
Mrs. Keefer had as her guest Sun
day, Mr.. Mervin Corbin, OF West
minister.
Mr.. Samuel Smith killed four hogs
weighing 49,, 1856, $50 and 10; D. G..
Hook, five, 424, 312, 80, 292 and 282;
Harry Hughes, three, 298, 248 and
FOG, and r. B. Tawney, seven, 1856.
VT. dHu hTS. AHuIeN TOlSlSI Adu
as their guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Ditman, of Westminster, and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bair.
MI. and Mrs. j. ID. Foutz entertain
CD Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jor-
dan, Rev. M "A. Sites, Melvie and
Reda Gibson, Louis Sellman, Nolan
Wilson, George Smith, Jacob Little
and others
The Young Peoples meeting will
be opened next Sunday night by Miss
Ruth Foutz, at 80. "A welcome to
all.
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MUST Go mol SUNDAY school.

North Yakima, Wash, Dec. 16.-
Ten boys ranging from II to Ia years
of are, charged with stealing "a eask
of communion wine from the base
ment or the German Lutheran Church,
were ordered by Probation Officer
Laningham, to whom they were turn
ed over by the Chief of Police, to at
tend Sunday-school at some church
for 10 Sundays and pay the church
the value of the wine-
Laningham Will give the boys time
W earn the money to pay the church
and will require certificates from
some Sunday school superintendent
and the pastor OF the church a.
proof w attendance. failing which
they will be taken into the delin-
/ Quency court.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
WINDIE HEIGHTS.

Messrs. Nolan Wilson and George
Miller, who have been In Kingsley
Iowa, since January last, have return
ed home for the winter.
Miss Flossie Hood, who had been
spending two weeks visiting friends
i'm and near Winfield, Woodbine, Por-
ter's, and Sweet Air, has returned tc
her home Az Gist
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Bower and
family, of Sweet Air, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Ray McQuay-
Mrs. Ebert Davis and little daugh-
ter, Catherine, OF Chaptank. va, spent
last week with the formers sister
Mrs. Roy Wagner
Miss Flossie Hood spent from Fri
day until Saturday with Mrs. Pau
Will.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
UNION MILLS.

Last Thursday evening DR.. G. T..
Wetzel took William Humbert to the
Mount Street Hospital, Baltimore,
where he was successfully operated
on for appendicitis.
Mrs. Mary Lookingbill is on the
sick list.
Mr.. William Burgoon. of Harris
burg, recently spent several days
with friends here.
a four inch snow covered the
ground Monday morning. followed by
extremely cold weather
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
TANEYTOWN.

John w. Little, wife and two son:
and Grandma Slingerhoff, OF Titles
town, spent Sunday with u. @. Sauer-
hammer and wife.
Charles Basehoar and wife, OF Lit
tIcstown, spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Catherine Basehoar.
Roy G. Keefer, wife and daughter
Jeanette, OF near Mt Union, spent
Sunday with her parents, y. IA. P. Gar
ner and wife.
Miss Virginia Althoff went to Fred
erick City Hospital Oh Tuesday to
have her tonsils and aGnoids removed
Samuel Althouse, wife and child, Of
near Humps, spent Sunday with her
mother Mrs.. Mary Anders.
Robert Bankard, of near Westmins-
ter, and sister, Mrs. Oscar ID. Sell, of
Taneytown. spent Saturday in Han
over.
Miss Jessie Trimmer, of Gettysburg,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. a. IA.
Daley, until after the holidays.
Mrs :. o.. OFT and daughter, Virginia,
and Mrs Thomas Clingan spent Satur-
day last in Hanover.
Mrs Addie =. Kerr ard Mr. George
wv. Scott, of Hanover, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Margaret and Miss
Emma Reaver.
W.T. Wv Bower, Curtis Bowers, wife
and son, John, and George w. Stout,
of Hanover. motorcd to New Windsor
On Sunday
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17

EVERY LOAD OF GOOD COAL
BECOMES a "PEACE VOYAGE" 10
other one thing brings SO much peace
and comfort Into q home as good fuel.
1t helps to make the domestic wheels
70 smoothly. Try Smith & Reifsnid-
er's Coal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17

LOST-A pair Brown Leather Gloves.
with broad cuff, last Saturday night, on
State Road, near Bird Hill Finder
kindly return same to Bird Hill Store
and receive reward. 1T
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
--I.OYS.

Miss Annie Pittenger spent several
days with relatives and friends in
Troutville.
Mrs. Annie Martin and children
spent Saturday with her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Kate Martin.
Mr.. Harvey Pittenger spent Mon
day i'm Rocky Ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman and
daughter and Mr. Charles Pittenger
visited New Windsor last week
MIR. r.. Heffner, of Frederick, spent
a few days last week with Mr.. Will
lam Heffner, on this place.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17
EB ORC.

Frank Miller, Master Leroy Miller,
Henry Warner and Miss Mary Snyder
motored to York recently and attend
ed the evangelistic services.
Samuel Warner, George Warner,
Plus Krebbs and Charles Krebbs were
in York recently and heard the evan
gelist, Biederwolf.
The Lackawanna Bridge Company,
New York, has force OF men at work
cleaning up the old steel at the three
span bridge.
jeremiah Haines killed three large
porkers recently.
Rev. Lau will conduct services Sun
day, at 10 a. M; Sunday school will
be held at 3 a. m., and Christian En-
deayor at y. m.
The instructions of the children for
the Christmas entertainment, to be
held December 26, at seven o'clock
occupies much of the time OF the
Misses Mary and Alice Kopp.
Miss Eva Cent? visited friends near
Hanover, recently.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Krebbs, oi
Jefferson. visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Warner, Sunday
Eli Warner, OF Arlington, Nd, i
visiting friends near Lineboro.
Special services are being held i'm
st. Andrews Church.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-08

Heating. Fifth straight defeat for
Yanks.
All Brown players batted hard
against Shawkey while James was
holding Mackmen. Lear, formerly of
Villa Nova College, went to third for
the Mackmen during the latter part
of the game. Mack now has two col
lege men on his inf1eld.
Guy Morton is no longer bear cat.
Washington knocked him out of the
box while GaIlia was holding Cleve-
land. Foster pasted three singles.
Packard famed eight SIoufeds and
allowed five hits. Kay See only got
three off Davenport, but made them
count.
Baltimore got nine hits in two
games off Seaton and Marion and
Brooklyn had a soft time winning
twice Kauff knocked homer.
Joe Mandot won the decision over
Joe Azevedo after Is rounds of hard
fighting in New Orleans. Azevedo
had the better of the infighting, but
Mandot dealt severe unishment at
long range. In the last round he
dropped the Californian with a hard
right.
Thirty-seVen years ago Dan o'Leary
defeated George Stokes in their big |
walking match at Manchester, Eng.
They are still active pedestrians.
Stokes, who is a native of Binming-
ham, Eng, attributes his defeat to |
an abrasion on his heel, and for 81 |
years has been anxious for a return |
match. This he hoped to get in the |
200-mile match promoted by OLeary, |
which was called off. Now the stocky |
Englishman, who is sc years of age, |
wants to meet the septuagenarian |
Irishman in 200-mile event for any |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-08

Uncle Joe Cannon, while in Los An
geles, offered odds of three to one
that a Republican president would be
elected in 1916, but-hedged by say
ing 'he would bet that way if he was
bettin'." But everybody knows how
Uncle Joe talked last time. Incident
ally, the former speaker is for James
R. Mann, who as three to one favor
tie won't carry much of the pubic's
money
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-08

dissolution of the company, alleging
it combined with other companies in
limiting production and raising prices
of corn products. The suit was start
ed in March, 1913. g
Presidents, vice presidents and gen.
eral managers of various corn prod
ucts manufacturing companies are
now testifying how they would be
ruined if they had to dissolve.
CLEANING UP MEXICO WILL BE
HIS JOB
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-08

DR.. Manton M. Carrick of Dallas,
Tex, who has been called upon to
take charge of Mexico's interests.
His choice as health director has
been concurred in by the several
warning factions of Mexico. L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-08
ATTEMPT TO BUST AN ALLEGED
TRUST STILL ON

The defense of the Corn Products
Refining Co., charged by the govern
ment with being a trust, will be con-
tinued today before Rowland Phil
lips, examiner for the interstate COM
merce commission.
The government is suing for the
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-13
THIEVES POSE
 AS POLICEMEN
Woman Signals Burglars in Flat Building But One Is Caught
 and Police Take Him In.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-When AL bert Weinshenke reached his home lat 3737 Douglas boulevard last eve- ming, he saw a young woman stand- ing on the sidewalk in front. She whistled and two young men ran out of his house and down the steps.
 One ran east and the other west, with the woman. Weinshenke, who lis a crack sprinter of an athletic club, caught the first one, and was beating him severely when two men approaching, saying they were police officers.
 They took the man with them say ing they would notify Weinshenke when to appear in court. A short time later Weinshenke met Detectives Van Buren and Crowley of the Fill more street station and told them of catching a curly-haired burglar" /" The detectives were suspicious and phoned the police station was the re- suit that nothing was known of the affair there.
 The men who posed as police off, cers were friends of the burglar.