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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17

adelphta and Pittsburgh have under
stood the value of long service all
along, and. having elected a fairly
good man to congress, they keep him
in the harness.
No man should be elected to the
house simply to crafty his ambition
All members should be elected for the
good of the country
THE best rule, il seems TO me, is tor
a district to select a man young enough
Il, learn and To grow, with at least fair
capacity, industrious, honest, energetic,
sober. and Courageous, and keep him
here so long as he discharges MS
duties faithfully and well Such
man will gradually rise to high posi-
ton and influence in the house His
wide acquaintance with members helps
him amazingly in doing things we
live in parious times. Abraham Lin
coins favorita argument for his own
reelection was that it is unwise To
s,4ap horses in the middle OF the river
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
LUTHERAN SYNOD
OPENS IN CAPITAL
Three Hundred in Attendance at Az.
nual Session of Central Illinois
District Convention.
NEW MEMBERS ARE ACCEPTED
Business Before Delegates VIII Occupy
Them Until Tuesday Of Next
Week 1t Is Expected.

Springfield. III, ARg. 17.-Wfth near
Iy 800 Delegates and visitors In attend
ance, the sixth annual convention of
the Lutheran synod of the Central Hi
nois district convened here yesterday.
A song and prayer service featured the
| opening, Rev. Frederick Brand of the
| German Evangelical Lutheran church,
| Springfield, being in charge. Later he
| introduced Rev p. Brand, vice presi-
| dent of the synod
The entire afternoon was given over
to praise service. It was concluded at
11:30 O'Clock with convention an
| nOuncements. The service yesterday
morning was held at the German Evan
| gelical Lutheran church, but all bust
ness sessions will take place at Con-
| cordia college. A community dinner
was served there at noon and the after
noon session convened shortly after
l O'Clock in the college assembly room.
Following the reports of officers the
convention will vote on the reception
of ID or 20 of the clergy who have re-
Gently applied for membership. All
have been assigned churches since the
last convention.
The appointment Of a chaplain and a
press committee is another item sched-
uled to come up. Credentials have
been issued to nearly 200 and it is ex-
/ pected that an additional 100 Will be
acknowledged before the session this
afternoon adjourns.
Arrangements have been made by
| Springfield officials of the synod to
have a chorus of Children's voices fur
nish special music at the praise ser
vices Friday and next Monday even
ings. The children sang yesterday
morning during the opening sessions.
Sessions in German.
All business and religious sessions
of the convention will be conducted in
| German. Even the reports of the pres
ident and treasurer, scheduled to be
given late in the afternoon, were in
| German. This is necessitated by by
! laws of the organization.
The convention probably will not ad-
| journ before next Tuesday evening.
| Night sessions may be necessary, but
no arrangement for them has been
made. There will, however, be ser
vices tomorrow, Sunday and next Mon
| day evenings.
All business meetings during the day
| viii convene at a. N. and adjourn at
4 80 p m, with an intermissiOn Of one
/ hour and half for luncheon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
HO[zWORTH co,
OBTAINS LEASE
KIOye Brothers to Go Out of Business
and Five and Ten Store VIII Use
Room Vacated.

The Holzworth company, Milwaukee,
which operates a chain of FIVE and ten
cent stores, has purchased the lease
on the building in the 1900 block on
Second avenue, now occupied by KIove
Brothers cigar store. Possession is to
be given the first of next month The
building is owned by Eli Mosenfelder
OF NJ x X
The company VIII have a frontage of
% feet and expect to double this when
the lease expires on the adjoining
room which is used by the Vale sta
tiOnery store. Klove Brothers expect
to go out of business.
Although the HoIZworth company
has been organized but two years. it
has had a remarkable growth, being
capitalized at $500, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
sensallonaI ChHrges Made.

Sensational charges arc made IN the
hill fled. IL IL claimed that Miss Tor
rince, who was at the bedside of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
CHARGE FRAUD IN
MAKING OF WILL
rhJIdren Of ]. IL DOwdy Who WerC
Left S2-5o Each Seek 10 Secure
$4,000 Estate.
xrCE Is GIVEN BULK OF TT
-,~nv. Tesfa1Gr Was Not Of Souna, Mind
and Memory at Time OF Making
Death Bed Instrument

s-rsEAo break the VIII Of the Iaea7 JIH.
,,rCTley, OF this ctty. who left an estRte
l<oIuad a. $40. 600. WIS fled IN circuit
,,,,r-4. hate yesterday afternoon The
ec+t,n Is brought by Harry Dowdcy,
csaries Dowdoy, Guy Dowdey, Roy
ncurdev ard Bessie Dowdcy Jefferson,
eLf,dren Of Che testator, against Helen
pnIrner. Fannie Torr1nce and Il. ".
psnk administrator OF the estate of J.
II nowday. with the VII annexed Nc
Fnfry & McEniry appear for the con
testants.
The instrument was drawn on Nov.
1918, several hours previous to Nr-
nowdey's death. which occurred at St
Anthonys hospital. Under the terms
N the Instrument, the children are
given the sum OF $3.50 each, while Miss
Fannie Torrince is bequeathed real
estate in Rock Island and Geneseo,
yalued al $4,000 and the resi- of the
estate Is left 10 Miss Helen Palmer,
yaeuoketa, Iowa, a niece. who was
ranaed sole cXccuJrix without bond
since she lived outside o. the state and
could not qualify the county court
named II. " Rank. public admtnistra-
tor IN her stead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17

kicked. l went to work as though
those committees suited me exactly
Events over which you have no con-
troll may advance you more rapidly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17

than You dream OF or hope for
My advice is this: Whatever your
hand finds TO do. do 1t with your
might"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
viii Take Any Case of Catarrh, No
Matter How Chronic. or What Stage
II Is in and Prove ENTIRELY AT
MY OWN EXPENSE, That 1t
is Durable.

Treating Catarrah has been my bust
ness for years. and during this time
over one million people have come to
me FROM all over the land for treat
ment and advice. My method is orig
inal- I stop the disease by first re-
moving the cause. Thus my combined
treatment cures where all else fails.
can demonstrate TO you in just a few
days time that my method is quick,
sure and complete. because it ribs the
system Of the poisonous germs that
cause eatarrh, Send your name and
address al once TO c. +. Gauss, and
ne viii send you the treatment re-
ferred to. Fill out the coupon below
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
Gasoline Cut Two Cents.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 17.-Retan prices
of gasoline here have been cut two
cents per gallon within the last four
days. Today dealers will clip Oft
another cent making the price % cents
per gallon
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

eth annual session in the city OF
Arcadia, Wednesday, at 1880 p,
M, December 81. A program of
unusual merit has been prepared,
emphasizing every phase of educa-
tion2l work. 1t is particularly
noteworthy in that the major part
of the program will be presented
by actual demonstrations. The
exercises Thursday and Friday
afternoons are planned to give a
practical demonstration of rural
school plant in operation under
the direction of specialists.
Among the notable speakers
from out the state special mention
may be made of DIR. M. P. Shaw
key, president of the National Su-
perintendents Convention, 1915,
and state superintendent of West
Virginia; Dr. j. l.. McBrien, as
sistant commissioner of education,
national bureau of education, and
DIR. M. l.. Brattain, state superin-
tendent of Georgia.
All the forces, educational, So
cial and commercial of the city of
Arcadia and DeSoto county, are
working together to make the
meeting of the association a men,
orable one in the history Of the or
ganization.
A special rate of three cents for
the round trip has been granted
by the railroads and the committee
hopes to be able to announce in
few days the special trains that
will run from the northern and
eastern centers of the state.-O-
Gala Banner.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
Congress Can Reduce Cost of
Butter

For more than a score of years
ccngrcs9 has been uced as the ce-
ment with which to build the sol
id foundation for "butter at high
prices" This is an acknowledge
ed fact. But for the unfair work
and the personal legislation of the
body of lawmakers, and the SUI
preme court which failed to knock
out the prop by declaring that the
Legislation was unconstitutional,
the dealers would not now be en-
abled to charge the outrageous
prices demanded-an obtained.
At the instance of the butter
makers of Illinois there was pas
Sed years ago legislation making
it an offenSe to make or sell cleo
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
He's Some Fisherman

w. r. Patterson Of Philadcl,
Iphia, who arrived at the National
Hotel Cleveland, about ten days
ago, has been doing some fishing
since he came. He uses a troll,
with which, up to Monday, he
had been out eight times. His
last catch, made in the bay in
front of the hotel, amounted to '69
pounds, and it took him Iass than
four hours to make it. His total
catch, since arriving, amounts to
435 pounds.
When tired Of haulirg in biz
fish, he goeS out with lion. Geo
Chachoon, of Au Sable Forks, n.
! and kills all tn qua | the law
allows. Thu two gantle nnn Keep
III" hotel dining table a"rera5un.
dart'y supplied with Esn aAd
garl"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
The Front Door Nuisance

FlatbuSh, one of the high class
residence sections of Brooklyn, N.
T., which prides itself on its in
telllgence and other desirable
qualities, awaits in vain the return
of a charming and plausible young
man who sold linens at the front
door. He told of a million dollar
cargo of linen damaged at sea. A
great Broadway linen house had
undertaken to sell it for Lloyds.
Beautiful Dublin it was, guaran-
teed. The Flatbush ladies fell for
it! Now it is back from the week
ly wash. And except for a few
lonely linen threads in the bor-
der, it is all cotton.
1t is rather pleasant to be able
to hang this tale on far-away
F'latbush. For once the joke is
not upon ourselves. But we re-
member-ah, no, let us forget.
One housewife added these shin
ing words: cts a good warning
to keep clear of the front-door
merchants and a safety lesson to
women to trade over the counter
always"
OF course these women should
have known enough about textiles
not to have been deceived-but
that s a subject for another editor
ial upon how our schools do not
educate. The woman is right a.
bout the main lesson. Trade over
the counter with a reputable mer-
chant, permanently established,
whose advertising is always hon
est. Then you know what you are
getting, and if you fail to get what
you order you have redress.
The front door peddler and the
woman who foolishly tries to get
something for nothing of him are
in the same class. Honest goods
demand honest prices. They are
always to be had of honest mer-
chants whose records are open to
the light.-Bartow Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

The countries with the warmest
summers are not always those far
thest south. The countries in
which there is the greatest joy of
living are those with the least ex-
tremes in climate. A country of
variety without extremes appeals
to all who do not like the intense
heat of the northern summer. nor
the bitter cold of the northern
winter. To such the climate of
Florida is a joy
Peninsula Florida is approx
mately 500 miles long and averag-
es 100 miles in width. 1t is sur
rounded on three sides by great
bodies of water, which gives it
nearly 1900 miles of coast line.
The people of Florida live in an
island atmosphere where the sea
breezes temper the summer days
and cool the summer nights, and
the warm Gulf stream, flowing a.
long on three sides of the state,
moderates the cold winter winds
from the North.
Proof of the'virtues of Florida s
climate is in the recorded temper
atures which show that through
out the summer the government
stations in the state have lower
readings, both as to extremes and
averages than do most Of the cities
of the North. These same
northern stations show much low
er readings in the winter than do
any of the Southern states.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

margarlne-cxcept under certain
restrictions. 1t was not sufficient
that every package of that sub
stance be marked in letters of a
certain size as to its nature; but
there was affixed a revenue upon
the maker which added nearly
one hundred percent to the cost
OF placing it upon the market.
There was created no tax npOn The
real butter; but upon the substi-
tute which answered every rur-
pose, and in many cases could not
+, be distinguished from the real
thing, there was affixed a tax out
of all proportions of fairness. In
fact it has often been wondered
why there should be any tax upon
the productivity more than there
should be tax on the printing of
calling cards.
Good oleomargarine is far bet
ter than, poor butter. 1t is clean
er in many cases. Were there no
prohibitive tax upon it "etail
price of twenty-five cents could be
made over the entire United Stat
es; in fact, twenty cents a pound
would no doubt be the price ii the
tax We're removed. But congress
was worked for political reasons
and established all the objections
which could be suggested by
body of men who were intensely
interested in grabbing all there
was to be grabbed while the grab
bing was good.
Let congress remove at the COM
ing session the restrictions it has
placed around the manufacture of
oleomargarine-the financial re-
strictiOns and the publicity re-
strictions-and the price of butter
will be reduced to normal condi-
tons. There will be no more fif-
ty-cent butter-nor even forty
cent butter; yet there will be a
larger sale than at present and
the people will be satisfied that
congress desires to do a fair thing
by them.-Palm Beach Post.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
Three Hundred Million Red Cross
Seals to be Distributed

Three hundred million Red
Cross Christmas Seals are being
printed in Cincinnati for the annu-
al holiday campaign to be CON
Quoted under the joint auspices
of the American Red Cross and
The National Association FOR the
Study and Prevention of Tuber.
culoSiS
The campaign for the sale of
Red Cross Seals this year will be
larger than ever before. Al
though in 1915 the sale reached
the record total of S0,0OO,00C
seals, bringing in 100000, it is
expected that his year at least
lO0,0OO,0O0 seals or $1,0OO.0OC
worth will be sold. The sale will
be organized from Alaska TO thl
Canal Zone and from Hawaii tc
Porto Rico. Every state and ter
ritory in the United States will
have seals on sale. New Organi.
cations will be working in a mum.
Der of western states, including
Montana, Utah and Wyoming
Distribution of the seals is now
under way.
The Red Cross Christmas seal
for 1916 was designed by Mr.. r
NJ. Cleland of New York City. II
shows Santa Claus in red on a
green background in the center
panel with a pack on his bacl;
bearing red cross. The letter,
ing GA Merry Christmas" and
"A L-c1r1.. Men Year" is carried
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

vertically up and down the sides
of the seal, while the date and the
words American Red Cross" are
across the bottom of the seal. The
poster effect given by this seal is
very striking and makes an I'M
usually handsome design.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
FlOrida's Climate
Appeals to All

, Even this comparison odes not
do full justice to the Florida eli
mate, because on the warmest of
summer days the cooling sea
breezes blow across the peninsula,
making one comfortable at any
hour of the day in the shade.
There is difference, also, be-
tween the summer heat of Florida
and of the Northern states. In
Florida the sun is perhaps more
brilliant-but there has never
been recorded case of sunstroke
in the state, and men from the
North have worked in the open in
this state during summer and Win
ter for years and have never suf-
fered i'll effects.
Florida has one Of the lowest
death rates in the United States in
spite of the fact that thousands of
people come here annually for the
benefit of rapidly failing health.
Florida is popular as a resort in
summer as well as in winter.
A journey through the state
will bring the traveller in touch
with the testimony of thousands
who attribute their continued
presence on earth to the beneficial
effects of Florida s splendid all
year-round climate. = Seaboard
Magazine.
State Teachers Association
The Florida Educational Asso-
citation will convene in its Thrift
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Arcadia Enterprise: --One-half
of this town owes the other half
4 hill. If every mothers son of us
will start out by paying as far as
our monev will go, we will find
before nightfall that we have
been able to both pay and collect
all that is coming to us or due the
other fellow. The books will be
balanced all around. If we are
compelled to stand you off you
may know that the public has fail
ed to act upon the wholesome adj
fec four years hence.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Clarice Lucille, the two-year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Silcox, died on Thursday night of
last week and was buried the next
day. Pastor Woodson Of the Bap-
fist church, conducted the funer-
al services. The child was very
bright and lovable one, and much
sympathy is felt for the bereaved
parents.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Mrs. May Alderman Rice Wis
tied Arcadia, Tuesday. For sew
eral months past, she has been
working in Tampa, but hereafter
will be engaged as a helper in A.
J. Kinsel s store.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Mrs. 0. Z. Williams, after visit
here to her mother and other rel
atives, returned, Saturday, to her
home at Bowling Green.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

The high school will suspend for
the holidays on Friday of next
week.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Phone skidoo (23) if you want
the best Dry Batteries on the mar
ket. r. L. Morgan, The Electrical
Man. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
BRIEF MENTION
of People Who Come and Go, and
of Minor Events in this
J Vicinity

The Music and Expression Club
will not meet until December 29th.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Go to Griggs' Grocery for JEFF
tfy-jell, somethinw new and fine
Gadv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

A light rain here Tuesday morn
ing was followed by the usual
lovely weather.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

r. l.. Morgan, one Of our bright
est electricians, illumined Fort
Myers with his presence, Friday
and Saturdar
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

High grade candies, a fine as
Sortment at A. P. Hatch's Cor
ner Grocery. If. fadv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Correct w>ights and measures,
prompt service, given at the
Griggs' grocery. Al If (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14

Jeremiah Berry, progressive cit
izen of Bermont, spent Monday
and Tuesday here attending to
business.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-14
State Teachers Association

The Florida Educational Asso-
citation will convene in its Thrift
Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-14
''GiRL AND GAME" AT
 TIE ROYAL THEATRE
Strange Case of Mary Page Opens Auspiciously. Ex-
 cellent Program.

The first number Of the serial The Strange Case of Mary Page" more than came up to the expectations Of the public who had been looking for ward to this production for some time.
 Dainty Edna Mayo was seen to great spontaneous and vivacious acting help ing in great measure to increase the interest of story which is replete with mystery and full of unexpected complications.
 The first number concluded with the story at such a remarkable climax that it is certain all who have seen it will be on hand al the next chapter 70 see how closely they have guessed al the solution of the narrative thus far.
 The Strange Case of Mary Page" will be shown every Monday evening at the Royal until the conclusion Of the serial, and it is said that the part already shown forms but a slight DOT ton Of the mysterious drama which for several weeks will be portrayed for the benefit Of Bisbee film fans
 For tonight the Royal has an unusu- ally strong program. Helen Holmes in The Girl and the Game will be the first number, and the lesions who never miss chance of taught with Charlie Chaplin will see him al his best in "A Night at the show ir which, according to press notices, tha' agile comedian proceeds to get him elf into more trouble than ever. anC extr;cates himself from his lidemma, in his own indomitable way
Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-14
WHAT CbEISEg CaLDS?

This question IS asked every day. A cold is really a fever, not always caused by the weather but often due to disordered blood or lack of important food-elements. In changing seasons fat-foodS are essential because they distribute heat by enriching the blood and so render the system better able to withstand the varying elements. This is the important reason why Scott's Emulsion should always be taken for colds, and 1t does more builds strength to prevent sickness.
 Scott's Emulsion contains Natures rare strength building fats, so skillfuly blended that the blood profits from every drop. It is free from harmful drugs or alcohol. Sold at drug stores
 always get the genuine.
 Scott 6. Bowne. Bloomfield. NJ. iS&
Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-14
(BY Levy Bros.l

Carranza issues manifesto barring United States troops from Mexico un- less Mexican troops get right to cross our border.
 United States revoked all permits held along the border to export eX- DlOsives into Mexico.
 Resources of New York state bank ing institutions increased over one billion dollars in 1915.
 Infantry attacks on Sunday around Verdun slackened
 Germans take small trench.
 AIidvale Steel. Remington Arms, Ed ystcne Ammunition Corporation and the Baldwin Locomotive are rushing tig orders for the United States Gov ernment.
 Maximilian Harden. the noted Der lin editor, advises Germany to make peace proposals now as the country will later suffer seriously.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-03-14
STEaDi' GROWTH HAD
 ON MARKET AFTER TIE
 FIRST PART OF SESSION
Specialties Bound Upward On Rumors of Additional Con- tracts Which Are Not De- nied.

NEW YORK. March 13.-With the exception of a brief period of irregu- larity at the opening because of the latest turn in Mexican affairs, the market was one of almost steady growth and breadth. The munitions group registered gains of from two to six points at midday These increas- ed as the session waned. lndustrials and equipments. followed the war shares as well as other specialties with no relation to such stocks.
 Bethlehem Steel made a maximum gain of 36 1-4 points. The strength of these and kindred issues was attended by circumstantial reports of additional contracts. The fact the rumors were not denied carried conviction in spec. ulative circles In later dealings the inquiry embraced a number of invest ment stocks. chiefly rails and United States Steel. The final prices were mostly at or near the highest. Total sales were 920,OOO shares.
 Some of the speculative issues oi bonds showed heaviness. Total sales were s2,2oS,OOo.