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The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
IS BANKNOTE 65 YEARS OLD
PUZZLES JERSEY BANKER

Mays Landing, N. J. - Cashier
Morse of the First National bank of
Mays Landing is puzzled over $5
banknote issued sixty-five years ago
by the Merchants bank on Mays
Landing. which he received from r. L.
Dittrich of Lorraine, Va. who ran
across it in settling up an old estate.
AS the note purports to be secured
by pledge of public securities in the
state treasury" Mr.. Dittrich will be
advised to seek payment there.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
ALL FOOD PRICES TO
BE HIGH THIS WINTER
CHICAGO EXPERT ADVISES
MONTANA WOMEN TO DO
MUCH HOME CANNING.

Butte. Mrs. Ernestine Smythe, sec
retary of the Chicago Consumers
league, a great organization of women
devoted to solving such problems OF
the household as the high cost of liv-
ing. and who has been making a sur
vey of the northwest in the interest
Of the organization with which she is
affiliated, spent several days III Hell
ena recently. Mrs. Smythe is of the
opinion that present cost of provls-
ions, now considered high, will be
classed as reasonable before half the
winter is past She bases her some
what startling statement on informa-
ton obtained by the paid investigators
Of the Consumers league. who have
made a thorough investigation of sup
ply and demand, and whose figures
indicate sharp advances in every class
Of foodstuff.
"Canneries throughout the country
say that fall and winter deliveries OF
canned vegetables will be only about
one-third of normal, because the raw
vegetables have not been raised this
season. said Mrs. Smythe. "We
expect all canned vegetables to ad-
vance at least .one-third i'll price.
'There is shortage of canned
fruits amounting to about 20 per cent
below the normal supply. Enormous
quantities Of canned fruits and veget-
ables have been contracted for for
early delivery to Great Britain and
France for the use of the army. In
every instance, where the Gamer got
a fat contract at better prices than
he could get for home consumption,
the contractor eXacted bond to III
sure delivery. This means that the
goods must be delivered or real money
forfeited.
Get Out the Soldier.
"My advice to the women of Mon
tana is: Can or preserve all the veg
etables and fruit you are able to
You will find it superior to the stuff
that will be on sale this winter, and
it will not cost you half of what YOU
will have to pay for an inferior
article.
"Flour will cost more than evel
before for years, and meat will bt
much higher this winter than it ha.
been in years. Farmers wives VIII,
know how to do it can make none,
by curing home grown hams and bac
on. They will get two prices for ever,
pound of cured meat they have il
shape for market next spring.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
CAFETERIA IDEA
IN BUTTE.ST0RE
BUYERS HELP THEMSELVES TO
GROCERIES; THEN PAY THE
CASHIER.
Clerk s Salaries Cut Off and Custom
ers Get the Benefit Through Lower
Prices; No Complaints About Ser
vice Says the Owner.

Butte William Luty, Butte gro
Ger, is successful, and one of the rea-
sons for his success is that he thinks.
He has just put into effect novel
idea in applying the cafeteria plan,
so popular all over the country where
great multitudes must be fed well and
cheaply, to the retail grocery trade.
Sounds simple, does it not? But it
is an idea that will spread all over
the country. There are few people
who have not eaten in a cafeteria.
One simply slides along in front of
the serving maids with tray, and is
helped to whatever food may strike
the fancy.
Customers Help Themselves.
The cafeteria grocery is operated
along the same lines. On the count
ers are displayed samples Of proven
der Of all description. Close to each
sample in compact packages, plainly
marked as to the quantity, quality
and price. The packages contain the
same goods as the sample on display.
The purchaser walks along and makes
selections, carrying the packages that
he or she desires to the front Of the
store, where the cashier gives the
packages in the hands of the customer
the "once over,'' names the total
amount due the store, collects the
money. rings up the purchase, and
the customer is permitted to walk ont
of the establishment with the goods.
1t is great idea. and its merits are
appreciated by the multitudes which
throng the establishment The mer-
chant is enabled to sell his wares
somewhat lower than in establish
ment. The merchant is enable dto sell
his wares somewhat lower than in
establishments where clerks are en-
ployed, because the merchant is put
to no expense in clerk hire. and the
consumer gets the benefit. In addi-
ton to this saving the customer, hav-
ing waited on himself, completes his
marketing much more quickly than he
would if he had to wait on the clerks.
No Kick On Service.
"The best feature of the cafeteria
store" said Mr.. Luty, sis that there
is no kick on the service. The Gus
toner waits on himself. and waits on
himself so we'll that he makes no
complaint about how he helps him
self to our goods. The cafeteria gro
Gerry experiment has proven very sat
isfactory to us, and has excited much
interest among dealers. 1t enables
us to sell our goods much more cheap
ly than if we were running the store
under ordinary methods. We would
have to employ at least 10 men to
handle the trade we are doing, and II
Butte this would mean monthly eX
penditure of at least 81 900. We d(
not make any more money than VIZ
would if we were selling through
clerks, but save our customers, II
cheaper prices. this 81 900 monthly
The Glasgow courier., 1916-09-29
The Woman Wins.

Married couples waste lot Of
time. They will sit down TO talk over
matter and after wranglmg for an
hour will always do what she wanted
to do before they started the argl-
ment.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-17

Kaxon, with one shoulder higher
than the other.
Red GUlch and BurntOVer devel-
oped a strong mutual rivalry and
each town was resolved to have the
honor of one if it's citizens marrying
Miss Lane. However, PetersOn's
Monument had its own ideas on the
subject. At 25 cents a vote it calcU-
lated that, if Pres. Harding helped
out, it could vote Ransom into the
job.
Pres. Harding, it may be said, was
the employer of Miss Dorothy Ben
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-17
THE GREAT PRIZE CONTEST .
- BY H. M. Egbert

- BY H. M. Egbert
-
There might have been 2O~young
women in PetersOn's Monument.
Peters Monument was a typical min
ing town and contained half a dizen
millOnaires, 500 pTOspectOrs and a
smattering of tramps, stOTekeepers
and professional men. There was
Ransom, the heart-breakeT, and lit
tie KaxOn, who sold mining tools,
and the regular assortment Of human
characters that one would expect to
find in just such a place.
Nobody knew why the engagement
between Ransom and Dorothy Ben
nett, the presidents stenOgrapher,
had been broken off, but it was sur
missed that Dorothy had not exeT-
cised her privilege from vOlitiOn.
Ransom was blamed more than he
would have been in an eastern town
but just about then something
happened which entirely changed the
current of our thoughts.
The Western. Film Co. came
through and dropped off Edna Lane,
their leading lady. She had decided
to take up ranching and had fixed on
Peterson's Monument, which had
some fine agricultural land in the Vi
cinity. My own estimate Of Miss
Lane was that she had suffered the
usual disilusionment about life that
comes to such women at % or %.
Anyway, the film company decided to
give her a grand send-Off.
Miss Lane will positively marry
the most popular man in PetersOn's
Monument, Red Gulch or Burnt
over" announced the general man
ager.
Red Gulch and BurntOver, which
aggregated a good deal of money be-
tween them, came to look over the
proposition. Miss Lane came up to
the scratch smiling. Yes, she didn't
L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-17

nett, who had turned down Ransom
or else had been turned down by
him. Ransom, pursuing his heart
less way, had soon forgotten. but l
knew Miss Dorothy had not
The mayor went to Ransom. Pc
terson's Monument has done well by
you" he said, land PetersOn's MOnu-
ment expects you to do well by it and
not let Red GUlch or BUrntOveT steal
Miss Lane away from us. You've got
to be the handsOmest and most pOpU-
lar man in town. 1t amt hard for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14

egates were present, representing
practically every union organization
in the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Tickets WIN Go Readily.
CAPITAL GOSSIP

Springfield. Ill, Sept. 14.-The an
nual convention Of the Illinois state
Federation of Labor, which meets in
Quincy in October, probably will show
a decided increase in the number of
union men and women in Illinois since
the last convention.
The association, in recent years, has
shown a remarkable growth. In 1890,
at the seventh annual convention of
the federation. held in Jacksonville,
there were present only IL delegates,
representing 81, 1902 union men. At the
last convention, held in Alton, Oct. IS,
1915, there were present sos delegates,
representing $50, 600 organized work
ing men and women. II is said the
membership is increasing more rapid
~ now than ever before.
During the last two and a half years
the bricklayers' union, the railroad
brOtherhOods, the school teachers or
CARNATIONS, state institution employees
and the farmers unions all have di-
rectly affiliated with the federation in
the work of securing Just and humane
legislation.
without question the very near flu
ture will see the Illinois State Fed
Grafton of Labor, in its legislative ca
pacity for the workers of Illinois, rep
resenting at least 100000 working
men and women" says John H. Walk
er, president of the federation.
AS evidence of the fact that the fed
Grafton is nearing the 100000 marx.
Mr.. Walker points out that at the first
state legislative convention in Spring
field, April 81 and %, 1915, 1,O44 del
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14

modes in the suit. dress, coat and fur
sections
There was a notable exhibit in the
millinery department of exclusive ere
ations- adaptations of Paris models
by famous New York millinery artists
as well as scores of their own mod
els. On the second floor near the
stairway there was a lovely display
OF exquisite evening silks, printed
chiffOns and georgette crepeE.
Down the main aisle, a display of
new autumn silks, dress goods, trim
miugs and accessories attracted much
in fact in all departments
the display Of new fashions were Won
derfuIly fascinating. Hundreds took
of the delicious and appe-
tizing luncheon in the tea room, pre-
pared especially for the opening days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Cured His RUPTURE

| was badly ruptured while lifting
trunk several years ago. Doctors
said my only hope of cure was an OPP
Grafton. Trusses did me no good.
Finally l got hold Of something that
quickly and completely cured me.
Years have passed and the rupture
has never returned, although | am
doing hard work as a carpenter. There
was no operation, no lost time, no
trouble. l have nothing to sell, but
will give full information about how
you may find a complete cure without
operation, if you write to me. Eugene
NJ Pullen, carpenter, $50 Marcellus
avenue, Manasquan, ". J. Better cut
out this notice and show 1t to any
others who are ruptured-you may
save a life or at least stop the misery
of rupture and the worry and danger
of an operation Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT M'CABE'S OPENING

large and enthusiastic crowd at
tended the fall opening at the L. s.
McCabe & Co. store today. The open
ing festivities will continue through
Saturday. The store is beautifully
decorated I'M autumn foliage and words
Of approval and admiration were heard
on all sides. 4 special orchestra
musical program will be furnished at
the store this afternoon and evening
All departments having to do with ap-
parel, fabrics and dress accessories
were in gala dress and completely
ready for the autumn season. Living
models exploited authentic autumn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14

ing payable in eight installments, each
bearing interest at the rate Of five per
cent per annum, and an assessment
therefore having been made and re-
turned to said court. the final hearing
thereon will be had on the 9th day of
September. A. D.. 1915. at the hour of
o'clock a. m, or as soon thereafter as
the business of the court will permit.
All persons desiring may file objec-
tions in said court, before said day,
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island. Ill, Sept. -. 1916.
WILLIAM A NORRIS,
Officer appointed to make the assess
ment.
JOHN X. SCOTT,
City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
COLLEGE LYCEUM
STARS SELECTED
List of Distinguished Entertainers TO
Appear at Augustana During
Coming Season.
is STRONGEST PROGRAM YET
Ng POOn Chew, Famous Chinese States
man and Journalist, One OF
Those TO Be Heard.

The Augustana College Lyceum as
sociation will again this year offer to
the student body and the people of the
tri-cities one of the best lyceum courses
that has ever been given in this COM
munity. Since its inception some years
ago the lyceum course has grown in
favor and popularity each year, until
il is now eagerly looked forward to by
a large circle of lyceum patrons with
the resumption of each school year
Through skillful management and I'M
firing efforts some of the nation s
greatest celebrities have been brought
here from time to time. large pro
portion of this talent has been booked
with the Redpath lyceum bureau and
il Is largely due to the hearty coOpera-
ton Of this bureau that the course has
been so successful in the past.
The management is pleased to an
nounce to the public that a select
course of varied talent has been booked
for the season which will soon open.
This talent has been procured by a
committee which has had years of eX-
perienCe in lyceUm work and the
course chosen for the season is COM
posed of persons who have gained
more than national prominence in
there respective lines. Each one is
a well established success. These ar
lists are Myrna Sharlow, one of Amer
icas most promising young prima don
ma sopranos; Ng POOn Chew, the ia
nous Chinese statesman and journal
list; Adrian NJ. Newens. world famous
monologist; James Watt Raine, lee
turer; Henry NJ. Hyde, long of the Chi
cago Tribune; John Temple Graves.
the eloquent lecturer and journalist;
Edward Amherst OFT, a most interest
ing and inspiratiOnal lecturer and pres
ident of the International LyCeum as
ISOLATION for several years; Weber
Male quartet of New York City and
Frank Dixon, a social and economic
expert.
Tickets VIII Go Readily.
It is declared this is the most select
course that has ever been offered in
the tri-cities. No efforts or money have
been spared to bring to the Augustana
platform the best lyceum talent that
can be had Last year every available
seat in the college chapel was sold dur
ing the advance sale of tickets and
scores had to be turned away because
Of the limited room. With a course
this year which surpasses last year,
course i'm many ways, it Is believed that
seats Will be at a premium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Special Assessment Notice.
General No. 410.

= U
Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested, that the city council of Rock
Island, Ill. having ordered that an s.
inch Waterman be constructed on For
ty-ffth avenue from Fourteenth to Fiji
teenth streets and south on Fifteenth
street, and the ordinance for the same
being on file in the office of the city
clerk of said city, and said city having
applied to the county court of Rock Is
land county, Ill, for an assessment of
the cost of said improvement. &C
cOrding to benefits, said assessment be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14

Vasquez has been a ward of the
state since last March. He was found
in a Mexican section camp on the Rock
Island railroad His wife lives with
him in the isolated quarantine house
They assist in their maintenance by
raising a few garden and farm prod
uCts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
(POLITICAL ADVERTISING
VOW THAT THE NOMINEES HAVE BEEN
SELECTED
Whom Will You Support
For States Attorney?
POLITICAL ADVERTISING

Has the practice of changing the states attorney
every four years proven profitable in the Past Don
you think it is time consider experience ability and
integrity in the selection of your states attorney! You
would not select private attorney because he was
good fellow" nor because of his politics. You would
select the attorney of proven ability and integrity Ke-
solve to reflect
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-12
MAROON AND WHITE

The High school students are about
10 issue the first number, for this
season, of Maroon and White, their
school magazine. They are seeking
the support of the business men OF
Alexandria. And it would seem That
they are deserving Of this.
Everything that is well-printed in
a city rebounds to that city's credit;
and especially is this true OF news
papers and periodicals. Maroon and
White represents the creative ability
and enterprise of the young men and
women who are soon to take their
place in the business and profess
sional life of the city. To refuse to
help them is, in sense, to give these
qualities we have. mentioned dis
tinct set back. There is a deeper
question than the mere financial sue
cess Of Maroon and White involved
it is that of the encouragement in
these young men and women of the
enterprise and vim which the city SO
vitality needs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-12

aslaborer at the Du Pont plant, at
fHopewell, was run over and Killed
by train Tuesday, Both legs We're
crushed below the hips.
Ordinary Seaman F. coombs, shot
Tuesday morning by Constable j..
Hope Ivey vile resisting arrest in
Norfolk, died early yesterday morn
ING at the naval hospital.
81: In the United States District Court
at Norfolk, yesterday, the Chesapeake
Steamship Company, owners of the
Bay liner City Of Norfolk, filed a
libel suit against the British steam
ship HawKshead for alleged damages
to the Norfolk. The company alleges
that the Hawkshead illegally block
led the harbor, had no lookout or
lights displayed, and gave no warn
ing of her presence to the Norfolk
Twenty-Five thousand dollars dam
ages are alleged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-12
+ ALEXANDRIA'S CLAIM.

The delegation of representative
! .Alcxandrians who have been work
ing for five months past in an effort
to locate the Government armor plant
here, met at the rooms Of the
Chamber of Commerce at 10 O'Clock
this morning and later proceeded IN
a body to Washington, where they
presented Alexandria's offer to the
s3yesarent officials. Congressman
Carlin headed the dele
I "a ION. and made forceful ar
4 5s,tsulnssst before those having the
if the plant in charge, as al
so did, Hon. j. R. Cation, to
show that Alexandria is more suit
able than any,pther place in the coun-
try for this adjunct to the Navy De-
partment.
The Alexandrians have had much
encouragement during the past few
weeks, and they left in buoysnt
spirits. They carried with them the
earnest hopes of every man, woman
and child they represent. That these
energetic citizens will leave no stones
rmturned goes without saying.
1t is unnecessary for us to recapit-
uIate what We have said on prevl-
Gus occasions. As soon as the sug-
gestion was made that the govern
ment should have an armor plant Of
its own, the Gazette propounded the
query. Why not Alexandria for the
site?" The work Of reclaiming Bat
terry Rodgers Cove had barely been
af7;Fhed when the proposal for the
fslstsiS was made The suitability of
t'S ca and adjoining ground was
81 ~ % be ideal, and it stands today
Jar adgad of any site offered by the
zoa;@ Competing cities in nearly all
fae si les of the Atlantic seaboard.
Me 20 assured that Secretary Dan
3e!S aaF the General BoaeS N'ili weigh
yygi ID advantages Alexaad,iA Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-12
Modernized Cn,ropractlc has

Modernized Cn,ropractlc has
nut more so-called incurable Dis
eases on the list of curables than
any other druglcss method known
When applied to the study OF
the nature, cause and eilmina-
ton of disease, it becomes
science and philosophy which is
able to locate and analyze, unerr-
ingly, the cause Of disease, and
provides the best method known
at the present time for remoV-
;ng the cause. .~s
The method is original, unique,
adequate, and is the most
prompt in bringing about a
cure. 1t is absolutely safe.
The basic principles Of Chiro-
pratic are in no way at variance
VIII, the established facts Of
Anatomy and Physiology, the
two branches of medical science
which are the foundation Of all
others.
DR.. j. Robs. BEUCHLER,
Chiropractor
72I King Street, Alexandria, Va.
Office hours: Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays, from l to
$3.50 P. NJ. Washington office
1119 Eye Street. Phone: Main
2S73J.
licensed by the Board Of Medi-
cal Examiners in the State of
Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-12
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Automobile bandits held up eight
astaurants in Northern Hammond,
nd, early yesterday and made their
escape with about $4,000 in cash. The
bandits numbered six. At each stop
hrec. remained in the machine while
ne other three entered the restau-
ant and, with flourish Of revolverS,
implied the cash register. The ROB-
''ers fed across the state line l1e,, into
:llinois. ,., IN 3.c,,,.
President Wilson anu Secretary
Lansing, of the State Department,
Ecpt the lights burning at Shadow
Lawn, Ashbury Park, n. j., until a
ate hour last night while they dis
cussed the situation created by the
active operation of German submar-
mes in American waters. The con-
ference is expected to result in q
aote to Germany suggesting that q
continuation of the submarine war
:are SO close to the shores of the
United States might easily endanger
he existing friendly relations be-
tween the two countries. 1t was
pointed out by persons who talked
nth President Wilson that COM
I1unication somewhat similar in char
scter and purpose was sent to Great
Britain more than a year ago when
:. patrol If allied warships was es-
tablished just outside Of New York
harbor.
German socialists are said to be
planning to intenogate Chancellor
Won -Hollweg in regard to
allegations that 200,O00,000 marks
was spent for newspaper propaganda
in the first two years Of the war.
One-iiftn of this sum is said to have
been spent in America and large sums
in Greece and Turkey. Explanations
will be. demanded of what value has
been received.
A woman was killed, two men pro-
badly mortally wounded and a half
dozen other persons less seriously
hurt when the police fired volley
last night into a crowd of Standard
Oil strikers and their sympathizers
which was demolishing a fire engine
in Bayonne, n. J. The engine had
to an alarm and had been
held up by barricade thrown across
the street by the strikers.
German casualties from the begin
ming of the war to the end of Sep
TENDER were 3,556.018.