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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29
YOU CAN MAKE MONEY:

right around your home, Just as hundreds OF
men and women, are doing. Work is easy.
pleasant and permanently profitable. Be.
You take no risk. make sure proflt right
along. Send name, address, one reference
L. BROWN, 6 Murray St., New York City. u
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

Miss Billie Burke, the we'll known &C.
tress, tainted and had to be assisted
from the theatre during the presenta-
ton of Thomas H. 1nce's 81, 900. 600
cinema spectacle, "Civilization. The
scene that SO impressed her was the
hero's vision of the blowing up of the
passenger steamer, loaded with wo-
men and children.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29

See Mary Pickford in THE Eternal
Grind"-probably the most heartrend.
ing, Incompatible, powerful drams.
ever told in five reels.
Mary, the poor factory slave, 10
humbled, cruelty used, but still in all
the story ends well after Mary saves
her one sister from disgrace and makes
the man that ruined her marry her at
the point Of . gun and 50 on. See her
in this first paramont. Prices 10c and
l5c. Also comedy.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29
Sheep for Sale.

Three Buck Lambs, write box 763 or
phone 58l 1-3, Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-12-29
Hides and FurS Wanted!

Hides and furS Wanted!
Twill buy Hides and Furs of all kinds
and pay the highest market price in
Cash. Phone West Lime Springs 16.
JOHN KOLIHA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
THE "CIFTS OF WILHELM

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: VERY recently a paragraph was cur
rent IN our papers TO the effect that Emperor
Wilhelm med .ated gift 20 the Pope Of
Bible with magnificent illuminatious' while
President Wilson was 20 receive from he
same source certain American authors
specially prepared and bound hy The
ROYAL Printing Works AZ Berlin The IN
dersgned was audience 10 the following con-
versation on me subject Of Those Christ
mas Gifts AS the conversation Dis a rather
typical one or so the writer magncs, per.
haps you will give place 90 this biz OF ANA
teur reporting.
Conversation.
So? Wihelm's sending Christmas gifts you
say?
with Christmas near they may be here TO.
day.
A Bible for tho Pope-right thing 90 DO
Magnificent Nominations" too!
Does il contain that Book of recent nr'e.
Not thought % be ccI0nical till
mean the Book where one may ale
About "thc German COD who pre-
val'?
The Holy Father will be pleased 20 see
Such evidence Of Wilhelm's plety
And our First Citizen is not forgot
No. There's a gift for him in wilhelm's lot
What's that you said? Does Wilson, TOO, get
books?
lie does. 30 common sort-they're all do
iurc.
The best THE Royal Printing Works" csn
show.
The authors all-American, you know.
Now, listen. Reads Specially prepared
and bound"--
I like not "bol,nd"- from heads with bel
NETS crowned.
Stupid I said not authors bound in chains
It's all the same TO me, The fact remains
I'm thinking Of the Belgians), danger Turks
For authors bound" by Royal Printing
How arc these captive authors seat-whai
ship,
The Deutschlands bringing them on her next
trip
The Deutschland! What! The same that
Of ayc good Yankee shippers, 5omeTard
Why? Don't YOU know, she's under bonds .
pay
Trade Tires for German pay? Web
anyway,
"Dstrust the creeks when bringing gifts
! say
Dist17tst the lifts Of WHiclm ery doH
EplTH u. THOMAS
New York. Dec. 6, II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
THE COUNSELS OF O'Rl0RDAN, THE
RANNMAKER

Tho choirs OF Heaven are tokened in harp
string,
4 pigeons egg is as crafty as the stars.
Ny heart is shaken by the crying Of the lap
wing.
And yet the world is full Of foolish wars.
There's gold on the whin-bush every summer
morning.
There's struggling discourse in the gruntne
OF q pig: 90,
Yet churls will be scheming, aud churls will
be sconing,
And half the dim world is ruled by thImbIe-
rig.
The luck of God is in two strangers meeting
But the gates Of hell are in the city street
For him whose soul is not in his own keeping
And love silver string upon his feet.
Ny hear, is the seed of time, my veins are
star-dust
NJ spirit is the axle Of Gods dreams
Why should my august soul be worn or care
tost?
Lo, God is but a lamp, and His CLEAN.
There's little to be known, and that not
kindly,
But an ant will burrow through fve-inch
WALL
There's nothing rises up or falls down
blindly:
There's a poor share of wisdom, but it's all.
T. d. OBOLGER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
An Unwanted Intruder

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Discus ions about the English spar
row seem 10 be hardy pcrennials Ia mo'
newspapers. ] notice that those ~ no praise
the sparrow or seek 70 condone his faults
do so either because Of few Isolated eA-
periences, which prove nothing about tn'
species as a whole, or Cor reasons OF
wholly sentimental nature
The facts about the English sparrow ar,
easy 10 ascertain and are known % all oifu
students. First Of all. these sparrow' were
by their introduction 70 this country esta''
lished in a region which was not their na'
ural habitat
Hence they encountered none OF those o.
stacles which in the normal course Of e,enN
serve to Keep any species Of animal OF p''n'
life from too great am increase. The oeo,'-
thistle wherese- introduced and the rao0'
in Australia aye similar instances Of tee va
in which harmless things may become pes~'
although the sparrow enjoys little beue'
reputation at home than here. The hns'"a
sparrow. being able 20 increase here
abnormal rate. has disturbed the balance }"
bird life.
II may be true. as stated by Caroline o
Reach in her letter. that nature never P's
duces anything that does not nave Us 49, -.
but she should remember that evolution 80
not imply progress, but may often De ie~
erosion. In such a case there IS use'u'"''
but not in the generally accepted sense.
As to food habits. il has been es'aoi's"eN
definitely by thousands Of analyses oi son
ach contents the only way % tell VIVA.
speeies eats iegularly) that Eng 81 sp
rows are destructive OF crops and ifu' w.
and aye 20 be regarded as a pest
Dirty noisy, quarrelsome. DESTRUCTIVE ,sst
an unwanted intruder in our eoonus'
English sparrow, far from deserving W..
guided praise should be suppressed a.
as possible
Bryn Mawr. Penn, Dec IS. 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Why Negroes Come North

~ rom inc fhhd0fiphtd ifH0fdphI
Colored men are still leaving their homes
in the South and coming North. though we
no longer hear the suggestion that DO is 10
cooniZe them for voting purpose. There
is a more durable and conclusive reason.
Since there has been a great falling OFT in
immigration. due TO the war. and employ
ment for everybody, also due to the war.
there has been such scarcity Of labor. par
tcularly unskilled labor. that many opera
tons have not been conducted 90 their full
advantage. The return of laborcrs 20 En-.
rope has aggravated situation which re
duced immigration made bad enough.
There was an opening for tine negro Of
the South who was willing 10 come North
and hll the gap. Many have done so. but
there is room and opportunity for more.
They get better wages and labor under bet.
ter conditions than is generally the case az
their homes, and If they choose to remain
here permanently they will enjoy civil rights
which race prejudice wthholds from them in
the Southern states.
Until the war is over. and possibly FOR a
long time thereafter, we shall have 10 de.
pend upon our own resources for much OF
Inc unskillcd labor needed If the negro OF
the South can supply the want it will b.
obviously to his advantage. and probably 10
the advantage Of the employer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

lin fact. an ally Of Germany in the ight %
force n German peace upon Germany
enemies I'm such a campaign he will be
,unporied bv all the pacifst and pro-Ger-
man Influences in this country. The cam
p.i0n itself VIII be described as cam
paiqn for peace and as such will enlist the
,upport Of the thougntless or the partisan.
Bat such campaign will bring us abrupt
%, into collision with the Allied nations,
whose willingness to listen to the United
states. speaking as a friend. will not eX-
tend TO listening TO the United States
speaking a German part.
On the other hand, Mr.. Wilson can
iecocnize the fact. lie has tried honestly
# with small discretion and smaller APP
precation Of the facts, to serve the cause
e peace. lie has failed. lie has not only
failed. but he has failed in such way as
TO make it impossible that he should ever
succeed as an agent # pence. When the
MISSIONS Of the hour have passed away
the world may do full justice to his pur-
rose: but nothing that can happen here
after will change the fact that the manner
Of his action. the moment which he chose
for acting, the words in which he spoke,
will be a barrier for the Allies that he
never can cross.
The war in Europe must 90 on until 1t
ends in complete exhaustion or until Ger
many is prepared to meet the just de
mands Of her enemies, the chief of which
are that Belgium and Serbia shall be re-
stored to full liberty, and until by such
restoration Germany shall give evidence
that she has returned under the shadow
Of international law and within the realm
of common humanity. 1t remains for
Germany, having addressed the Allies in
the first place, to state to them now her
terms of peace. But there is no useful
mission that the United States can here
after perform, save as it may serve as the
mail carrier between the rival nations.
Our peace mission is finished; perhaps
it never could have ended in any other
way. But certainly there can be no other
issue now, and failure to recognize this
will lead to the worst possible conse-
quences. 1t would need but little more
to make us an ally of Germany in the cf-
fort to force German peace on Europe
and, thanks TO Mr.. Lansing, we should
appear to the world as accepting this role
out of fear lest Germany should murder
our citizens or sink our ships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

~ rom Inc Spectator
Ere breaks the last Of these red davns,
Ere pass the livid nights away,
Ere shines our monumental day,
The day of marble and Of bronze.
When under Moons triumphal arch
With flashing blade and tossing plume
Like broken wave and frothed sca-spumC
The returning legions singing march
May /. "a shadow briefly thrown
Athwart &c tA.cshold Of your sleep.
Take me ny chse and cut deep
Your living name upon the stone?
Lest in our triumph we proiane
The victory our dead have won.
BE your name with US, then, that none
Shall say our dead have died in vain.
%. q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Mr.. Purleson's Prejudice


Plainly the cities that have mail tubes
must fight hard 10 keep them. The Postmas-
ter General is obstinately bent on removing
them, and he has q surprising measure OF
support In Congress. especially from the
country districts. 1t is only another example
Of the selfish considerations that too fire.
qucntly influence legislation. The country
members would resent any attempt to dis
pense with or impair the rural free delivery
service; that is something which touches
their own interests But for the needs Of
the larger cities they have no concern. Their
attitude seems 10 be that New York or Phila-
dephia or Boston ia getting something that
other places do not have. and they shut their
eyes 20 the conditions which make the tubes
essential to the efficient distribution Of mail.
Against such hopeless prejudice and stupid
ity argument is wasted. Yet 1t is none the
less The duty of the representatives of the
cities affected TO do their utmost TO keep the
tubes In service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Boom Times in Aroostook


what tales Of plethoric aiiluence are com
ing down from the banks OF the Aroostook
these days! Every mail and every breeze
brings them such tales or unprecedented
agricultural prosperity as no other part OF
the country can tell. unless IL be the most
golden section Of the golden grain belt.
Aroostook has had big potato crops and high
prices before they have made it known as
the richest agricultural county in the whole
country but no season Ike this one. Houl-
ton, the shire town and trade outlet. with
about 1000 population and 600 telephones,
unblushingly puts forth the claim that 1t is
the richest town or the map. except our own
Brookline, where not a few Aroostook people
find it pleasant to spend their winters.
A Houlton statistician figures that fully
100000 daily is coming into the county from
potato sales and has been for weeks The
hundred thousand acres planted 90 potatoes
In the county have yielded some 100000
barrels. and with potatoes selling at the local
stations % s. and even more a barrel you
can figure it out for yourself. You hear OF
farmers who are cleaning up from $4,000 20
$4,000 on the crop, OF one who has just
refused Sss,OO0 for his $1,000 barrels. OF two
sisters who cleaned UP $4,000 on their
brothers farm, which they took over for the
season; of one farmer who has paid of a
$4,000 mortgage from his profits, Of farms
that are being sold for $4,000 and Of many
others that could not be bought for $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

You can purchase merchandise advertised Il"
THE TRIBUNE with absolute saietH-ior "
dissatisfaction results in any case INT
TRIBUNE guarantees TO pay YOUR money hacN
upon REQUEST. No red tape. No clubbing. We
make good promptly if the advertiser docs not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

Here lies "a lady
Who smothered before she died
Crushing every impulse of her soul
For prudence sake.
Only her body lived
To be buried.
n
Sacred TO the memory
OF genius who lied
From necessity, from pleasure, and from
habit.
If this be his soul, this sturdy shade.
Perycrse but virie even in death.
lie Will deny II.
Here lies ono
Whose glowing faith,
Scouting hosannas through the darA.
Shall see It's God
Even ass the sprouting grain
The sun.
MARJORIE ALLEN SElFFERT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

ir..-,d o. th. ro.'o--s o. Nr' lr, ' second g.
Ne Ms"r-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
To Donald Hankey

MARJoRIE ALLEN sEIFFERT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

posal; this was the final collapse of
his undertaking. Conceivably Europe
might listen to the President of the United
States speaking in the name Of all human
ity and urging the end of terrible strife.
But does any one believe that the Allies
would listen to a suggestion Of peace with
out regard TO their principles-a peace
that might, for example, leave Belgium in
chains-because the United States was
afraid Of being attacked by Germany il.
Germanys enemies did not make terms
with her?
Such thing is unthinkable. No longer
does Mr. Wilson seem 10 Europe, as in
the first moments after his message was
known as the victim Of German trick;
not even is it left to any one to suppose
that German manipulation had worked
upon an honest and noble desire 10 serve
mankind. All this disappears when Mr.
Lansing explains that the President was
thinking only Of the United States when
he asked Europe to make peace and that
none of the issues at stake in Europe
seemed Of Importance TO him, when there
was a chance that the United States might
have to face another Lusitania or Arabic.
Mr. Wilson has now two courses before
him. Every German influence will be
cXertcd. 10 persuade him to continue his
campaign for a German peace-to become.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Civil Engineers.

CIVIL engineer-Walter n. Schroeder,
civil engineer, surveys, maps, plats.
drawings. 81 Safety Bldg. p1one g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
STEEL HIGH LEAD
IN WALL STREET
Profit Taking and Output of 100000
Shares Featured First Hours
Of Stock Market.

New York. Sept 14-Cnder normal
conditions the enormous profit taking
oi the first hour with its output of
almost 500 900 shares, would have re-
suited in severe recessiOns, but the
Eiling made only slight impression,
being neutralized by additional pur-
clases Of the general list and some
further important gains. Steel sur
passed all previous quotations at
ll61s. also Republic Steel at 6924
while Lackawanna, SlOss- Sheffield,
Colorado Fuel and American Car also
gained appreciably
SrudebakeT was strongest of the
motors, rising over , points. Cop
2ers and Marines were rushed for
yard al midday Marine common made
new top at SOS
Bonds were firm.
Tie wild rush Of prices which at
ended yesterdays final hour was re
,f-ned with greater vigor at today S
opening, many speculative favOrites
,1aaging hands in large individual lots
gains OF ] TO points, with ) for
5st1lehem Steel. which was soon in
-sased to 20. while United States Steel
duplicated its record price Of the early
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Legal.
Publication Notice


State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court of said county,
to the September term, A. D. 1916
Harry Dowdey, Charles Dowdey,
Guy Dowdey, Roy Dowdey, Bessie
Dowdey Jefferson, VS.. Helen Palmer,
Fannie Torrince, and Robert w Rank,
administrator of the estate of j. II.
Dowdey, with the will annexed.
Affidavit Of non-residence of the
above named defendants, Helen Palm
er and Fannie Torrince, implicated
with the above defendant, Robert W.
Rank, administrator OF the estate OF
j. II. Dowdey, with will annexed, hay-
ing been fled in the clerks office in
the circuit court of said county, notice
is therefore hereby given to the said
nonresident defendants, Helen Palm
er and Fannie Torrince, hat the COM
piainants filed their bill OF complaint
in said court, on the chancery side
thereof, Oil the 10th day OF August, A.
d. Ig1G. and that thereupon sum
mons issued out OF said court. wherein
said suit is now pending, returnable
on the third Monday OF September
heXt "a is by law required
Now, unless you, the said non-resl-
dent defendants above named, shall
personally appear before Sdlu circuit
court, on the first day of the next
term thereof, to be holnn at Rock
Island. in and for the say county of
Rock Island, OF the third Monday in
September next, and plead. answer or
denur to the said complainants' bin
OF complaint. ;he same and matters
and things therein charged and stated
will be taken as confessed and de-
cree entered against you and each OF
YOU according TO the prayer OF said
hin GEORGE W GAMBLE,
Clerk.
Rock Island. ~. Aug. IS, A. D. 1916.
NJ Entry O. McEniry, compiainants'
solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Legal.
Notice of PublicatiOn-Chancel


Notice of blicatiOn-Chancery.
State of Illinois Rock Island couu-
ty, IS.
A. D. 1916.
Charles H. futile vs., Bertha 1. Tut
tie, in chancery.
Affidavit OF non-residence of Bertha
I. futile, the above defendant, having
been filed in the clerks office of the
circuit court of said county. notice is
therefore hereby given to the said nom
resident defendant that the complain
ant filed his bill of complaint in said
court, on the chancery side thereof, on
the 18th day OF August, 1915, and that
thereuDon a summons issued out of
said court, wherein said suit is now
pending, returnable on the third Mon
day in the month OF September next,
as is by law required. Now, unless
YOU. the said nonresident defendant
above named, Bertha | futile, shall
personally be and appear before said
circuit court, on the first day of the
next term thereof. TO be holden at Rock
island in and for the said county. on
the third Monday in September next,
and plead, answer or d-mur 10 the said
COMMITMENTS bill of complaint, the
same and matters and things the Elm
charged and stated will be taken as
confessed, and a decree entered
against you according TO the prayer Of
said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE.
Clerk.
Rock Island. Ill. Aug. 16. 1916.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Executors Notice.

Estate of Dorothy Tutbury, deceased.
The undersigned having been ap.
pointed executor OF the last will and
testament of Dorothy Tutbury. late OF
the county of Rock Island, state or
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the IIor.
Benjamin Bell. Judge OF the proha n
court of Rock Island county, in the CITY
of Rock Island, at the December term
on the first Monday In December next.
at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested 10 attend for the pue-
pose OF having tho same adjusted.
All persons indebted 20 said estate
are requested TO make immediate pay
ment 10 the undersigned
Dated 20jh day of August a. D., 1916.
GEORGE TUIBURY. Executor
Stafford. Schoede q tanord, Attor-
neyS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Legal.
Notice of Publication.


State of Illinois, Rock Island coun-
ty, ss:-
In the circuit court, September term,
1916.
Cora Ries VS.. John Paul Ries. n
chancery.
Affidavit of unknown residence of John
Paul Ries having been filed in the
clerks Office of the circuit court of
said county, notice is therefore here
by given to the said unknown resident
defendant that the complainant filed
her bill of complaint in said court, on
the chancery side thereof, on the 18th
day of August, 1916, and that thereup-
on a summons issued out of said
court wherein said suit is now pend
ilgfi returnable on the Third Monday
in the month of September next, as ~
by law required. Now, unless you, the
said unknown resident defendant
above named, John Paul Ries, shall
personally be and appear before said
court, on the first day OF the next term
thereof, to be holden at Rock Islani
in and for the said county, on the
third Monday in September next, ard
plead, answer or demur TO the said
complainant's bill OF complaint. the
same and matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as
confessed. and a decree entered
against you according to the prayer d
said bill.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill. Aug. Is. 1916
SCHRIVER d SCHRIEER, Complain
ants solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14

Liverpool. Sept a. Wheat-No.
Manitoba. las. 10tad, No. . red west
ern winter, las, Cd.
Corn-American mixed. los, Cd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
RATES
lie per word first insertion, n &C word
each additional insertion.
Wanted-Male Help.


~N~~~>->~----~~~~~~>~~--~
Bellboys at Hotel Harms.
WANTED-Barber Must be class.
good wages. 1882 Fifth avenue.
WANTED-Waiter Apply Queen City
restaurant. 227 Seventeenth street.
WANTED-Men and boys at Rock Is
land Bridge & Iron works on Mill
street
WANTED-Men learn barbaring; few
weeks completes; more jobs than
workmen; can be your own boss,
earn while learning; our method will
help you; write today for free cat
alogue; Moler Barber college, 105
S. Fifth Ave. Chicago.
we need several men
who can sell to the consumer; men
who can make good can later be-
come wagon statesmen or branch
managers; anywhere from coast to
coast; references required; salary
and commission Jewel Tea COM
pany, 221 Perry street, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-14
Gard of Thanks.

WE wish to express our sincere thanks
to friends who assisted us and for
their sympathy during our recent
bereavement We also wish to thank
those who sent flowers. Mrs. Hilda
Seine and family.
WE wish to express our sincere thanks
to kind friends and neighbors who
assisted US and for their kind sym
pathy during the illness and death
Of our beloved son. We wish also
to thank kind neighbors and friends
who sent flowers. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
d. Davis.