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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

deed seem to slumber In the soft bed of long
enjoyed peace and security. But let war come
against the land and no man need doubt that that
spirit will spring up instantly awake.
We can rightfully be grateful that 1t has fallen
to our happy lot to live in this most wonderful
of all ages and to be citizens of this most won
derful of all the nations.
Let your hearts swell with Just pride rs you
contemplate your country. so august. splendid,
so renowned in the earth.
Look upon your flag as 1t streams Its bright
folds yonder above your heads with proud and
happy eyes. Remember how honorable is its
story, and forget not how many thousands of
brave and good men died that 1t might wave yon-
der the ensign OF a free people.
Tell to your children the story of their fore
bears, of those men and women who, amid the
wilderness and forests that stood where now
stand mighty cities and stretch cultivated farms,
erected, with hardships and endurance and most
heroic faith and valor, the noble edihce Of our
republican liberties.
Speak to them of Bunker Hill and Valley Forge
and Saratoga and Yorktown and of the great
Declaraton-that most famous Charter of HUI
man Freedom.
Tell them to thank God for their fathers and
mothers hardhood and courage, for the wars
they fought, for the victories they won
Tell them to salute their flag with high and
proud hearts.
Tell them to thank God this Thanksgiving day
that they are Americans.
And then do you soberly gratefully proudly
thank God yourself that you are nm American.
Oh. dear and mighty motherland what better
gift or more to be desired could God give than to
be born and to die, strong Daughter of Liberty,
between thy shining feet From the Chicago
American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

In the pursuit of Villa and his bandits through
the arid regions of northern Mexico the United
States troops traversed region whose only vege-
tation is the barbed and forbiddng cactus. To
any but cowboy trained plainsman of the
Southwest, Inhabitants themselves of the cactus
belt this plant seemingly has more value than
the veriest weed but 1t may well be that 1t may
prove of great value to the troops in the absence
of water, fodder, or even food for human beings.
In the punitive expedition there are many COW
punchers of the cactus belt" serving as scouts
and in the cowboy and the Indian of the South
west the lowly cactus has Its greatest admirer for
they know what game struggle for life this plant
has to make against unlaved desert soil. Even
their ponies and cattle and the poor beasts of the
desert know of these uses of the cactus for water
and fodder, says the New York Herald.
There are some thousand varieties of this mon
strous vegetable family, not counting the 800
reties of the agave, century plant-incorrectly
rieties of the yucca palm and all other forms of
vegetation known to the arid region have the same
faculty of sucking up from the soil every drop of
the all too little moisture in 1t and storing up In
their tough and leathery leaves and roots.
OF the many varieties perhaps the most remark
able Is that member of the family known to those
schooled In desert craft the water barrel" This
plant is shaped somewhat like a beer keg and is
about the same size. Through all the years of its
growth 1t has been sopping up what moisture the
famshed earth contained and retaining 1t. 1t is the
sole reliance Of desert dwelers in time of drought
and the troops, far from water holes and with wa
ter scarce, may yet be obliged to drink from It
The water barrel" is tapped by slicng Off the
top with sword machete and pounding the
pulp until the water contained In 1t wells up into
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

And so We firmly believe you do feel
we all hear 1t repeated that patriotism is a
thlng OF the past; that our people have become
commercialized; that the masses have no deep
rooted loyalty to the country; that rich men
put dollars above the obligations of their citizen
ship; that poor folk care little for the ideals
of free government; that Americans are de-
cadent in the virtues and valor which marked
fathers.
That is not true.
If there be any power in the world which plots
tory over us on the assumption Of our decadence
In loyalty that power will find how terrible was
its mistake when our country calls her sons to
battle In her defense.
We have, 1t Is true, In capacity as a col
lective people, left undone things that should
have been done and done things which should
have been left undone; and there is more truth
than there should be in much that is jeeringly
said by those who hate u.s.
We acknowledge that much of our politics Of
fends common decency.
We see, here and there, painful evidence of cor
ruption among lawmakers and among the
judges who should know only justice and in
tegrity.
and foul their hands and soil their souls with
most Infamous dealings and most shameful
profits.
We see Americans who do put the dollar above
every consideration of right and duty above the
claims of our common humanity
But while these things true, 1t is true also
that the heart and conscience Of the American
people, take them as nation. sound and
sane and wholesome.
The blood of our fathers still runs in the veins
of their sons. The spirit of the nation may IN
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24
Indorsement Guaranteed.

"Of course you have an echo some
where around the place" said Miss
Cayenne.
"a number of them" replied the
hotel man. "Shall 1 direct you to
them?"
II don't want one for myself. There
Is n man in the party who insists on
being absolutely agreed with every
time he says a word" Washington
Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

~ ~ offer up gratitude to God.
He reflected that across the Atlantic millions
of human beings at that very moment en-
gagged In the dreadful task of killing other human
beings with every invention which ingenuity and
skill could bring forth from the laboratories of
science and the workshops Of industry.
In other lands at that very moment tens of
thousands upon tens of thousands of helpless
folk-feeble aged men and women. mothers with
babes clingng convulsively to their breasts, little
children sobbing in terror. vast army of the in
nocent and the anguished-were enduring the
remtes of exposure, of hunger, and of despair
as they fled from their wasted farmsteuds and
burning villages, escaping from the pitess cruelty
of savage men only to lie down to suffer and die
under the ptiless skies of God In the winter and
the bitter storms.
At that very moment most dreadful war hid
half the world in the blackness of Its darkness
and from that horrid cloud rained destruction
upon unhappy Europe-upon her ancient capitals,
upon her pleasant cities, upon her villages, her
fields her temples, her treasures of art, upon all
the accumulations of thousand years Of genius,
of learning of industry, of skill and OF patient
advancement of the happiness and the civilization
of the race of man.
So he that considered all this wickedness that
was being done under the sun, this drunken dance
of death and hell above the fetid corpses and the
mulutudinous graves, this awful nightmare of in
describabe and wrath said in the bitterness
of his heart that no God ruled over such maniac
world and there was no thanksgiving due to the
Oliver of Gifts that were not good, but everyone
altogether evil
And when the had made an end of his
thinking, he went and stood In window and
looked out upon the evening, because it was fair
to see
He saw in vision at that instant the vastness
of the republic and the multitude of the good and
happy folk who live under the shelter Of its
. strength. He reflected how brief time had thus
magnifed the works of pioneer fathers and
our pioneer mothers. those brave and simple men
and women whose names should never be men
toned with anything but profound gratitude.
And to this American, glad with n great pride
in the deeds of his people and the story Of his
country and grateful to the Goodness which has
guided and sheltered his fathers and his folk.
lifted up his eyes to the night to the quiet stars.
to the brooding immensity above and said In his
heart:
THANK God that I am an AmericanF'
And citizens, that Is the one outstanding.
splendid fact for which each of us should
soberly and most gratefully thank God on Thanks
giving day this year.
The finest thing you possess or ever can pos
sess is just your American citizenship. 1t is
neither necessary nor becoming. on this day or
on any other day. to cheaper this birthright OF
ours by brag spreadeagle defamation
But it is highly becoming on this Thanksgiving
day to feel a deep gratitude and a manly pride
in this heritage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24
The Partial Teacher.

Have you got nice teacher7"
asked Uncle Ed.
NO" said Belle. "She amt nice"
why, Belief" said her mother, I'm
ashamed of you; your teacher is nice"
"She's mean t me-" declared Belle
running her words together. "She let
George Brown dust her desk and twas
my turn"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24
OF INTEREST TO MOTHERS

The cost of food today is serious
matter TO all of you. To cut down
your food bills and at the same timo
improve the health of your family,
serve them Skinner's MacaronI and
Spaghetti two or three times per week
Children love 1t and thrive on It. 1t
Is the best possible food for adults.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co.. Omaha.
Nebr.. for beautiful cook book telling
how to serve 1t In hundred ways.
It's free to every mother.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

There are $50 piano factories in the
United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24
T PRAlSE a HIM.
IhiSl1o5b Precious
GitftEo.... Gift

: 8: !: : !:
~ AN evening of this week 1t occurred
to man, sitting alone in upper
MI room. that Thanksgiving day
( right at hand So he bestirred his
Gk mind to consider those things for
A which an American might sensIby
~ W offer up gratitude to God.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-24

LESSON TEXT-Romans Il
GOLDEN TEXT-Present your bodies
a living sacrifice, holy. acceptable unto
God. which is your spiritual service
Rom. 12:1 r. v.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21

join in the service at the centrally To-
Gated church. In the afternoon John
NJ Springer of Africa told of a trip
across Africa on foot, addressing a
large gathering Of men and boys and
giving interesting experiences encoun-
tered on this novel expedition.
At the Memorial Christian church an
audience of women gathered to hear
Rev. c. E. CLANCY of Burma tell Of
Gods Challenge to the Women Of
America" and at Augustana college
Dr.. E. R. Fulkerson of Japan told Of
The New Orient" Similar meetings
were held in Davenport and Moline,
both in the afternoon and evening, and
in every instance drew large audi
ences. These meetings close the lay
mems missionary conference that
opened Wednesday nSht at the DAY.
export Coliseum. 1t is estimated that
close 10 1000 men attended as dele
gates to the meetings and the promo
tiers feel that much good will resrst.
A follow-up campaign has been inaug-
urated among the clergy and laymen
of the three cities to carry out the
work begun at the convention.
I.aymen filled many Of the tri-city
pulpits at the hour of morning ser
vices yesterday and spoke Of the great
missionary movement undertaken by
men the country over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
EIGHTH LORIMER
JUROR A BARBER
Prosecution and Defense Tentatively
Accept Another After Three
are Excused.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-After three ven
iremen had been examined and ex-
cused, an eighth prospective juror was
tentatively accepted today by the pros
ecution and the defense in the trial OF
William Lorimer on charges growing
out of the failure of the La Sale
Street Trust and Savings bank, Of
which he was president.
The three who were rejected said
that they had formed an opinion as to
the guilt or innocence of the defend
ant. One of them, J. ]. Davenport,
when questioned as to his politics said ::
Il am a republican and progressive,
but at the last national election voted
democratic vote for the best man
Each of the three said he had read
a great deal about the bank failure.
Louis H. Kreiter, barber, was the
venireman tentatively accepted He ad-
mitted having read much concerning
Mr.. Lorimer and said the the defend
ant had often been referred to in the
barber shop discussion.
Was he ever referred to as corrupt
in your barber shop discussions 2?
asked the prosecutor, referring to
Lorimer.
Every politician is corrupt in a bar
Der shop discussion" replied the ven
fireman.
When you read that a man has
been indicted in court do you jump to
the conclusion that he is guilty?' he
was asked.
Yes, sir. When the man is bandit,
was the reply.
Il looked into a revolver once. But
l have no prejudice against bankers
l don't class them with bandits
Four other veniremen were excused
because they had fixed opinions in the
case.
The second panel of 100 veniremen
was summoned to court today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
APPREHEND EIGHT
NEGROES IN RAID
Police Arrest Men and Women in
House on Fourteenth Street Near
Seventh Avenue.

Eight negroes were nabbed in a
raid made by Rock Island police Sat
urday night in a house on Fourteenth
street near Seventh avenue. Effort to
secure convictions, on charges of in
mates of house of i'll fame, failed be-
cause of lack of evidence. The result
was charges of dsorderly conduct
were preferred against all. Three were
dismissed, four fined 81 and costs and
one IS and costs Flo Joyce, James
Moorehead and Harry Lewis were re-
leased, John Canock, James Bleecher,
Cecil Wheeler and Eugene Garrett
paid 50 and costs, and Norah Kaiser
S. and costs. Captain Kittilsen and
Patrolman Thorman made the raid.
Mary Mitchell was sent to county
Jail for 70 days on vagrancy charge.
She was picked up by Detective Cox at
the corner of Twenty-irst street and
Fourth avenue.
A neighborhood quarrel in the east
end of the city resulted in the arrest
of two women Mrs. Isadora McWil-
liams was fined 81 for disorderly con-
duct. The complaint was preferred by
Clara Graves. Laura Graves, sister of
the latter, was dismissed after evil
dence was taken in a case in which
she was charged with disorderly con-
duct by Ruth Friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
FIREMEN Receive
4 VALUABLE GIFT
Thomas Boilman, former Chief. Pre-
sents Centrals With Pictures of
Pioneer Members.

The firemen at the Rock Island CEN
trail station on Seventeenth street are
rather proud of their remodeled living
quarters, which have recently been ov-
erhauled, retouched and repainted,
making them very homelike and at
tractive in every way, several new
beds and other pieces of furniture hay-
ing been added TO provide extra COM
forts.
Probably the most attractive part of
room on the second floor is two franz
ed pictures donated by Thomas Boil
man. who was chief in the volunteer
departments in Rock Island from the
sixties to the early nineties. Most of
these men have passed away. The
other frame contains 13 cabinet size
photos of fire chiefs in the volunteer
days. Bollman's gift was highly
appreciated by the central ladies and
both frames are hung in a conspicu-
GUS place.
The department today received a
substantial check from Mrs. F. O. Van
Calder to be placed in the firemen' s
benefit fund, for good services render
ed at the fire at the Van Calder home
recently. The Central boys wish to
publicly thank Mrs, Van Calder for the
gift.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Trial of the case of Maurice Book
aert against Agnes Mills started before
a jury in county court this morning.
Action is brought in an attempt to col
lect $500 commission for the sale of
real estate. c. S. Roberts appears for
the plaintiff and Devore n. Simonson
and Dudley Marshall for the defend
ant
Case of Andrews Chemical works
against Max koehler, for $4,000 for
alleged breach of contract, is sched-
uled to be resumed before Judge F. D.
Ramsay in circuit court this afternoon.
I. G. Sacham filed today the name
Prairie View farm for his place in
Yuma township with County Recorder
Sam Ryerson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
BOYS DEPARTMENT
TO HOLD A BANQUET

The first annual mixer" banquet
which is to be held for the members
of the boys department Of the Rock Is
land Y. M. C. A. next Friday evening
at $50 promises to be a big affair. 1t
has been planned to make the evening
one of fun and good times. A good
speaker has been secured and short
talks will also be given by number
Of the boys. Music is to have a big
place on the program. The banquet
no doubt will be one of the biggest
ever held for boys in this city. Tickets
to the banquet cost 25 cents each and
are in the hands of a large number of
boys. Reports turned in so far tend
to show that large numbers have al
ready secured tickets. Tickets must
be secured on or before Wednesday in
order that the management may know
how many are coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
Defer ACTION ON
WATER PETITION
Request Of Lutheran Hospital That II
Be Furnished Free Supply Is Dis,
cussed by Moline Council.

Members of the Moline city council
this morning discussed the question OF
refusing or granting the petition pre-
scented by the Lutheran hospital, ask
ing that the city furnish water to that
institution free of charge. The petit
ton was laid over for final action.
Whether or not the Moline city hos
pital should continue to receive water
from the city free of charge. In case
the petition from the Lutheran hospital
should not be granted, was the OBJ
stacle which prompted delay in acting
on the petition at hand.
Principal point brought out in the
discussion was that the schools and
public library pay for water they re,
ceive and that they are city institutions
as much as is the city hospital. 1t was
the feeling Of several commissioners
that all civic institutions should be
conducted as separate institutions, for
in this way only can a fair report of
operating expenses be made.
In replies to questions Of Commjs-
sioner Ericsson, it was stated by Mayor
Carlson and Commissioner Macbeth
that while the water system is self
sustaining in a way, 1t is not actually
so for the reason that there is no adj
ditional profit which may be set aside
as fund to care for deterioration of
machinery and for making repairs of
various sorts. Since meters have been
put in there has been decrease in
revenues, for most consumers have
had to pay less under the meter sys-
tenn than under the old fat rate. This
condition will eventually result in an
increase in water rates, 1t was limited.
Ordinance providing for the paving
with concrete Of Thirteenth street dis
trict was passed. Estimated cost Of
the improvement is s34,674. Report Of
Fire Chief John Hawk showed a total
fire loss for the month Of January Of
$2,2S0.40 There were 20 alarms, three
of which were false.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
GERMANS OBJECT
IN APPAM AFFAIR
Representation Made to State Depart.
ment Against the Present.
Procedure.

Washington, Feb. 21-Representa-
tons were made to the state depart
ment today by the German embassy
contending that the provisions of the
Prussian-American treaty bar such an
admiralty proceeding as has been
brought against the captured British
liner Appam, now a German prize in
Hampton Roads, with the object of
returning the ship to her British own
ers.
Representations against the presence
of United States deputy marshals on
the captured British liner Appam, a
German prize in Hampton Roads, were
made today by the state department
by the German embassy.
Prince Won Hatzfeldt, counsellor of
the embassy, discussed the whole sub
ject with Counsellor Polk. 1t was said
that while the embassy realized that
feature was out of the hands Of the
state department and in the courts, it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
Every High School
and College Miss
Will Want to See the Lovely Little Silk
FrOCks That Have Just Come in at
the VI. & h.. and on Sale at
$685. and $3.50.

They are perfect little gems of daint-
mess, sparkling with youth and vivac-
ity. They show all the quaint fashions
in painters, drapes and new fluffy
sleeves Gowns made with apron
skirts, accordion pleated and panel
skirts, full blousey waists with collars
Of Georgette crepe, wide soft girdles,
little sashes of soft satin. Gowns OF
taffeta, crepe de chine and charmeuse IN
rose, blue, green, brown, gray, plaids,
stripes and black on sale at $685. and
$1875.
Five of the frocks:
Crepe de chine frock, box-pleated
skirt shocked at waistline.
Taffeta frock, showing the new cape
effect; braided pockets.
Taffeta frock skirt arranged in cart
ridge pocket" effect.
Gold buttons and gold girdles, novel
sleeVes-a taffeta model.
Taffeta with deep collar OF crepe
chiffon. Embroidered girdle.
This sale is the result of a special
courtesy extended TO our buyer now IN
the east who secured these snappy SILK
frocks as a special favor, so that we
can give the younger set the treat oil
their lives.
The newest style features:
Capes in twos and threef; quaint
bodices; cartridge belt skirt ar
Engagements; gay touches OF gold
thread and buttons; novel sleeves; ne"
outstanding pockets.
Many of the features which Will dls-
tinguish springtime frocks are ALREADY
Incorporated in the models which com
prise this unusual collection.
Taffeta and crepe de chimes are IN
Guided in rose. gray and copenhagen
as well as the darker colorings, navy
green and black. Sizes IA to 20 years
Prompt choice is advised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
MUNRO ATTACKS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Springfield. H.. Feb. Elm his brief
on the committee expense bill. filed
today in the Sangamon county circuit
court, Fayette S. Munro. attorney for
John B. Fergus attacked the conten-
ton OF the attorney general that legis-
lative records are unimpeachable.
This was in connection with senate
resolution II, which appeared in the
senate journal at the close OF the last
general assembly. Ii provided for the
expenses of senate Offices in Chicago,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21
LAYMEn SPEAKAT
MASS MEETING
Address Big Gatherings ut I. ". c. A..
Memorial and First VI. Z. Church
es and Augustana-

Large audiences greeted the speak
ers representing the Laymen's Mis-
siCnary movement at the mass meet
ings held in this city yesterday after
noon and evening.
At the First Methodist church last
night at 1870 s. D. Gordon addressed
? union meeting of the Rock Island
churches, speaking on the subject,
Cod On a Wooing Errand to the
Earth" aud holding closely the atten-
ton of his audience. Church services
throughout the city had been with
drawn that the congregations might
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-21

Members Of Amoo grotto. No. 81,
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets of
the Enchanted Realm. will hold their
third ceremonial session Friday even
ing at Masonic temple. Lunch will be
served from to and from to s a
business session will be held