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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18
MRS. ToYE rs GUEST OF HONOR

Mrs. N. B. Pettibone ENTERTAINED i
tea Wednesday afternoon in hona
Mrs. Emma Toye, formerly of stis|
but now residing in Grangeville, u
who is a guest at the Pettibone im
this week. The guests brought iaI
needlework and a very pleasant ahrI
noon was spent.
Those present were: The Mesdnd
Toye, Crittenden, Luther, Wllima|
Ellis, Donaldson, Strecker, Eastna|
Murray, Oliver, Myers Laursia|
Craig, Hultz, Scheel, Butler, Harna|
G. A. Tollefson and Stebbins and N
Misses Watson, Cope, Brundige and 4
gram.-Stites Enterprise.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18
A SYMBOL AT HEALTH.

The Pythagorians of Ancient Gies
ate simple food, practiced tempeiaaa'
purity. As a badge they used q ~
pointed star which they regarded
symbol of health. A red five poas]
star appears on each package Of wi i
berlain It Tablets, and still fultis N
ancient mission as a symbol OF neal
It you are troubled with indlgesnas|
biliousness or constipation, get ps1
age of these tablets from your dragss1
You will be surprised at the quls!l \, \
lief which they afford. ootana
everywhere.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18
FERDINAND TO HAVE ELEVATOR

Owing to the TACT that the weather
was very blustery Saturday, not SO
large crowd of farmers gathered at
the elevator meeting called for the
afternoon; however, there were couple
OF dozen present, and it appears o big
majority favored the construction of a
100, 000-bushel capacity elevator to be
built as soon as construction work and
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18

Mrs. F. E. Putnam has opened u a,.
making parlors in TIE Revere !. y, ~
building and would be pleased 70 II. NJ
the ladies of Grangeville. satiaaasu,
assured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
men Who STOLE
CAR HERE CAUGHT
Muscatine Automobile Thieves Nabbed
by Detective After Hours of
Search in Rock Island.

Rock Island police ended hours of
searching at O'Clock this morning
when Detective Tom Cox arrested
three automobile thieves at local ho-
tel. They are Howard Williams, Will
Edmundson and Leonard Woodruff of
MuScatine.
Jack Thompson, owner of a big tour
ing car, left the machine standing in
the streets in Wapello. Iowa, early last
evening. When he returned for his
car it was gone. Investigation by
Wapello authorities disclosed that
three young men had entered the ma
chine and driven off. Local police
were notified when it was learned that
the three had set out for Rock Island
Detective Cox entered into the search
for them and was successful in appre-
hending them. Following their arrest
they admitted stealing the machine and
said that they had been playing a joke
Sheriff Guthrie of Louisa county, of
which Wapello is the county seat, took
the three to Wapello today to face
trial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
WAR SIDELIGHTS

Stockholm, Sweden.-fC orresp pond
ence of The Associated Press. 1.-THE
Ford peace party, reduced now to a
working basis, with delegates present
from the six neutral countries of Nor
way. Sweden, Denmark, Holland.
Switzerland and the United States has
recently been very active here and has
enjoyed the official recognition of hav-
ing been received by the foreign min
listers of the three Scandinavian coun-
tries. To each of these were presented
appeals addressed in diplomatic
French to the kings and the parlia-
ment, asking that the neutral govern
ments organize an official conference
to offer its services in bringing about
peace. The Ford party is now known
as an unofficial peace conference OF
neutral nations"
The peace representatives were
graciously received here, at Copen.
hagen and at Christiania. No definite
hope for consideration was held out t.
them, however, for the ministers de.
clared their countries could only act
when requested to do so by the bellig-
erents.
! The same appeal, addressed to the
president and to the parliament OF
the United States, also was offered to
the American minister here, Ira Nell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
POLICE NAB man
| IN CHECK DEALS
Forger Apprehended at Jones' Store in
1900 Block After Two Attempts
to Swindle Local Merchants.

Rock Island police today prevented
possible losses to local merchants
when a man giving the name of j.
Staps was arrested at Johnny Jones
store in the 1900 block. The man had
sin checks on his person which police
say he intended passing. Each order
was out for large sum, none smaller
than SIS.
Staps appeared at the Peoples Cloth
ing store on Twentieth street and pre-
scented a check for $50. 1t was made
out on a stub of the Davenport First
National bank by the August E. Steffen
company and payable to David Brown.
Officers Ginnane and Kirsch traced
Staps from the clothing store to the
Jones store and there found him trying
to purchase a watch, offering a check
in payment. When he was searched at
the station police found other checks
on him. which authorities said were so
cleverly forged that they might have
easily been passed on some unsuspect-
ing merchant.
Staps claims to be worker for re-
ligious organization. Police have
found out little regarding who he is.
They have learned that he only recent
ly arrived in Rock Island, but where
he came from he does not say. He
has made no admission in regard to
the forgery, but police say they have
the goods on him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
BODY OF LAbORER
DEAD DAYS FOUND
Nicholas BrOntis, Burlington Section
Hand, Expires in His Lonely
Shack on Rock River.
LAST SEEN ALIVE WEDNESDAY
Evidence Points to Death From Nat.
ural Causes, Probably Append.
citis, Coroner's Jury Reports.

The partly decomposed body of
Nicholas BrOntiS, section hand, was
found lying on the bed in his shack
near the Sears plant yesterday after
noon at O'Clock by William J. Spen-
GER, an acquaintance of the deceased.
Judging from the condition of the body
and facts brought out at the inquest
Brontis had been dead four or five
days. There was no evidence Of mys-
terry or foul play.
Mr. Spencer notified Coroner r. c.
Meyer of the discovery and the body
was removed to O'Malley's undertake
ing parlOrs. An inquest was conduct
ed there last evening, the jury return
ing verdict of death due to natural
causes, probably acute appendicitis.
According to testimony given by
friends of Brontis, also section hands
on the Burlington line, Brontis was
last seen alive last Wednesday night.
At that time party of his friends was
at the shack playing cards with him.
BrOntis complained of severe pains in
his side at the time.
At first the foul play theory was adj
vanced because Brontis was known to
have saved considerable sum of mon
ey and was said to have carried large
amounts on him. The coroner was told
that he had some money in the bank,
but so far the authorities have been
unable to find any trace of bank book.
A thorough search of the shack, in
which he had made his home for the
past few years revealed only Check
for SO on the Burlington railroad
some small change and cheap watch.
There was no evidences of foul play
whatever. The body bore no marks of
any kind and the room was in perfect
order.
Native of Greece.
Brontis was born 81 years ago in
Greece and he had lived in this coun-
try 10 years. For time he was en-
ployed at the Sears power plant, later
going to work for the Burlington lines
as section hand. He built the shack
near Rock river and had made it his
home since. He was single and
leaves no relatives in this country.
Funeral services were held at $50
this afternoon at O'Malley's undertake
| ing parlors, interment being in River
side cemetery, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
DAWSON LEAVES
TO TAKEUP WORK
Goes to Recife, PernambucO, Brazil. to
Assume Charge of the Rock Is
land Y. NJ. {. A. Department.
Is ADyANTAGEOUSLY LOCATED
Beard of Directors for the Local AsSO-
citation Is Named at the Annual
Meeting Held Last Night

Waldo B. Dawson, Recife, Pernam-
buco, Brazil, is the name and address
of Rock Islands new addition to the
secretarial staff of the Y. NJ. G. A. Mr..
Dawson has been in Rock Island for
several days getting acquainted with
the city and the association members,
and left this morning for Chicago, and
from there will go east. He will sail
Tor South America July l. The city to
which Mr.. Dawson goes has a popula-
ton of something over 100000 with s.
miles of street railway. In point of
years, this city was already established
when the landing was made at James
town, so that it is truly one of the first
American cities.
Mr.. Dawson goes as the general sec
rotary, and while the association has
only temporary quarters it owns a
choice lot in the center of the city.
There is a large law college in Per
nambucO and at the present time more
than half the government officials of
the entire republic Of Brazil are from
this college. The city is the first and
last port of call for all European YES
sells and is the center of the great rail-
way system of the northern half of
Brazil. Therefore it can be seen that
it is a strategic center and furnishes a
splendid opportunity for the associa-
ton to influence the young manhood
OF that nation.
Both Mr.. Dawson and A. W. Manuel
spoke at the Y. NJ. c. A. last night Mr.
Manuel is home on furlough from Rio
de Janiero. where he has been in asso-
citation work. Rock Island will hence
forth have peculiar interest in South
America and will look forward to re-
ceiying information from time to time
showing the progress of the work
Directors Are Chosen.
At the annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association last night
the following men were elected men,
bers of the board of directors: T. B.
Davis, c. E. Sharpe, NJ. E. Strieter. Z.
{. Fisher and r. c. Smedley for terms
of three years. and 0. A Miller for a
term of two years During the even
ing (. P. Musselman gave several dia-
leCt readings. Mr. Bliss and Mr.. Stan
ton each sang solos and at the close
refreshments were served in the cafe
terra. The statistical report for the
year will be ready in few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
REPLY TO GERMANY
BRIEF AND FORCEFUL

Washington, D. c., May 9.-Follow-
ing is the text of the note cabled last
night by Secretary Lansing to Am
bassador Gerard at Berlin with in
structions to deliver it to the German
minister of foreign affairs:
THE note of the imperial German
government, under date of May 4, 1916,
has received careful consideration by
the government of the United States
1t is especially noted as indicating the
purpose of the imperial government,
as to the future, that it is prepared
to do its utmost to confine the opera
ton of the war for the rest of it's dur
alton to the fighting forces of the bel
ligerents,' and that it is determined to
impose upon all its commanders at
sea the limitations of the recognized
rules of international law upon which
the government of the United States
has insisted.
Throughout the months which have
elapsed since the imperial govern
ment announced on Feb. 4, 1915, its
submarine policy, now happily aban-
doned, the government of the United
States has been constantly guided and
restrained by motives of friendship in
its patient efforts to bring to an annie
able settlement the critical questions
arising from that policy.
Accepting the imperial govern
ment's declaration of its abandonment
of the policy which has so seriously
menaced the good relations between
the two countries, the government of
the United States will rely upon a
scrupulous execution henceforth of
the now altered policy of the imperial
government such as will remove the
principal danger to an interruption OF
the good relations existing between
the United States and Germany.
The government of the United
States feels it necessary to state that
it takes it for granted that the i'm
perial German government does not
intend to imply that the maintenance
Of its newly announced policy is in
any way contingent upon the course
or result of diplomatic negotiations
between the government of the United
States and any other belligerent gov
eminent, notwithstanding the fact
that certain passages in the imperial
governments note of the 4th instant
might appear to be susceptible of that
construction.
In order, however, to avoid any
possible misunderstanding the gov
eminent of the United States notifies
the imperial government that it can
not for moment entertain, much less
discuss, a suggestion that respect by
German naval authorities for the
rights Of citizens of the United States
upon the high seas should, in any way
or in the slightest degree, be made
contingent upon the conduct of any
government affecting the rights OF
neutrals and noncombatants Re
sponsibility in such matters is sin
gle, not joint; absolute, not relative -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
NATIONAL GUARDS
OF ILLINOIS READY

Springfield. Ill, May 9.-The Illinois
National Guard can be modified with
in IS hours at any point in Illinois the
federal government may choose to
designate, according to Governor
Dunno.
800 to 5000 men of all arms" Gov
ernor Dunno said here today. IF the
call should come it would find our SOL
diers considerably better equipped
than they were in 1898. Now their
equipment is issued by the federal
government and is the same as is used
by the regular army"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
SAFE IN LIGHTED
OFFICE SMASHED
feSgs Defy Detection. Working on
Busy Corner. Burglarizing Build.
Ing and smashing Door.
SECURE NOTHING FOR TR0rBLE
Official OF Independent Mailing Com.
Pany Reports TO Police That No
Naluables Are Missing.

Restaurants near the Independent
Mating company office, 2227 Third ave
nue., did their normal business last
night The traffic passing the door
was not unusually light. Families
slept within stones throw of tho
building. An electric arc light at the
intersection of Twenty-third street
threw its rays into the interior of the
Office, making it quite light. vet veggs
were successful in burglarizing the
place, breaking the door of a safe
and escaping unnoticed.
Although they worked boldly, with
more than ordinary chance of discov-
cry staring them in the face. and even
though they made a good escape. they
secured nothing of value. The safe
contained papers which were yalue-
less TO the safe crackers and $50 in
cash. The yeggs were unable to nry
the door loose after they had broken
the dial.
An official OF the Independent job
hing company which is wholesale
liquor house, told the police TODAY that
he missed nothing of value from the
office.
The burglary was not discovered IN
til $50 O'Clock this morning when ar
employe opened the Office. Police were
Immediately notified and Detective
Cox inspected the place. Since the
yeggs had at least several hours start
of the police and as no clews were left
TO work upon, authorities today ex-
pressed themselves as doubtful if auy
arrests would be made in the case.
Get in Through Window.
Entrance to the Office was gained
through breaking in the glass Of a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09

window in the rear. The resounding
crash that must have followed the
blow struck upon the pane, as far as is
known, was not heard by anyone near
by, After getting into the office, pre-
sumably with a sledge hammer, the
safe crackers went to work on the
door of the vault They pounded the
door until they had smashed the COM
hlnation parts and broken bolts and
hunges. Police found no one who
heard any noise of the pounding.
Charles Fiebig & Son opened the
safe this morning and will repair the
door, installing a new dial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
Rid Your Skin
Of Pimples
Use Poslam and Poslam Soap to Drive
Away Unsightly Blemishes.

Blemishes of an eruptional nature
such as pimples, rashes, etc, are driv-
en- away very quickly by Poslam. Its
healing work in stubborn and aggra-
waited eczema cases is often remarked
as wonderful. In most surface skin
disorders Poslam seems to supply pre-
clsely the soothing, controlling infiu-
ence needed. Comfort is immediate;
itching stops and as far as suffering is
concerned the trouble may usually be
forgotten soon after POslam is applied.
Poslam soap. containing Poslam. is
an aid to health of skin and hair. Try
daily one month for toilet and bath.
For sample. send 4c stamps to Emer-
gency Laboratories, 50 West 25th St.
New York City. Sold by all druggists.
-tAdv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09

son Morris. Mr. Morris held, however,
that it did not come within his diplo-
matte province TO accept appeals di-
rected to the president and to congress,
so he advised his visitors to present
the matter direct to Washington.
The Ford appeal. which is to be pre-
scented also at Berne and The Hague,
says in part:
Has not the moment come to act?
If, by an opportune step, an interven-
! ton of neutrals, the war could be
shortened by day, by single day
which destroys thousands of lives,
ought not the step to be taken, no mat
ter how difficult, how hopeless it APP
pears?
History will severely judge the
neutral countries if they remain mere
! spectators OF the terrible confagra-
ton. They, too, suffer by the war, and
the belligerents themselves have sub
mitted their cause to the judgment of
the neutral nations. They have spread
over every country their white books
and blue books, and books red and
yellow They have made their ap-
peal to the conscience of the world.
THE neutral conference is acting in
the spirit of The Hague convention Of
/ 1907. Article II of the agreement then
reached distinctly provides:
1.-The powers hold that it Is desir-
able that one or more neutral powers
should upon their own initiative, when
they judge the circumstances propiti-
Gus, offer their services as mediators
to the belligerent states. The eX-
ercise of this right will never be con.
sidered by one or the other of the bel.
ligerents an unfriendly act
In view of the right and duty to
which this agreement points. the IN
official conference now sitting in
Stockholm respectfully appeals to the
governments and parliaments of the
|, neutral countries TO employ every
means to call into existence confer
/ ence for official mediation between the
belligerent states
] Inc peace REPRESENTATIVES, ftAoN -
, had an interview with the British MIN
: lister here and have requested that
, they be given the right to travel freely
, in the belligerent countries aud that
they be permitted TO bring to stock
| holm from these countries persons in
a position to advise with the unofficial
conference as to various steps TO be
, taken in the future. The minister said
/ the matter would be considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
CAMBRIDGE

Mrs. Harry Lundquist returned to
her home at Moline Tuesday after a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wright.
Mrs. John Nelson went to CISCO
Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. An
derson, who is quite sick
Mrs. B. l. Huline and daughter, Miss
Judith, visited the tri-cities Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Cameron returned to her
home at Alexis Tuesday after visit
with her son.
Miss Hannah Hallgren of CISCO Wis
tied in Cambridge Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. StackhouSe left Tuesday for
Chicago to visit her children.
Miss Lillian Carlson left Tuesday
for visit at Freeport, Elgin and Rock
ford.
Mrs. Lura McCurdy and daughter,
Lura, returned home Tuesday from a
visit at Aledo.
Abram Lunk was a caller at Dav-
export Tuesday.
Mrs. A G. McMullen visited last
week in kewanee.
F. A. Bengston of Rock Island visit
ed relatives in Cambridge and An
dover township Tuesday.
Miss Edna McClung is again able to
be about again after her recent illness.
August Nelson was business caller
at Galva Wednesday
{. R. Johnson was a business caller
in Galva Wednesday,
Tuesday evening a number of friends
gathered at the home of Mrs. Susan Hi
man to help celebrate her Saith birth
day anniversary. The evening was
spent in a social way and refreshments
were served.
William J. Eyer, who has been visit
ing his cousin, William Patton and
family. left Wednesday for his home
at kewanee. Mr.. Eyer and MIR. Patton
were members of the 112th regiment in
the Civil war and these old gentleman
enjoyed this brief visit.
Mrs. G. W. Hutchinson and her sis
ter Mrs. S. l.. Kishel, attended the flu
neral Of their aunt, Mrs. P. P. Hemp
street, which was held at her late
home in Galesburg Tuesday.
George Hunter has been confined to
his home by sickness the last two
weeks.
Theodore Colby and j. ". Slater Wis
tied at Rock Island Wednesday.
F. W. Sanquist visited at Galva Tues
day
Miss Esther Boutwell, of Orion Wis
tied Tuesday with Mrs. A. ]. Rass.
Attorney c. A. Melen returned Tues
day from a business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. c. A. Olsene left Tuesday for a
visit with her son, Arthur, and family
at Galesburg
Mrs. William Westerlund of Chicago
visited Tuesday in Cambridge.
Mrs. NJ. J. Stephens and her guest,
Mrs. Brooks, of Perkins, Okla, left
Tuesday for visit with relatives in
Moline and Silvis.
Thomas Laughery and sister, Mar
tina Laughery. of Alpha. visited Tues
day at the home of Edison Barman and
family, Mr. Laughery has rented Mrs.
Nellie Seaton-Hadley's property in the
west part of town and they expect to
move to Cambridge for future resi-
dence
Miss Elmira Pollock is visiting al
Rock Island
George Edwards was a visitor al
Davenport Sunday.
Miss Ruth Nelson left Saturday for
visit with friends at CISCO.
MeSdames Bester and Noonan OF
Osca visited in Cambridge, Saturday
Mrs. Ed Bennett of CISCO was a Cam
bridge caller Saturday.
ROLAND Sherrard and ROLAND Pol
lock were tri-city callers Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
Manual Addresses Rotariaps.

4. Y. Manual, 7. NJ c. A. worker
Of South America, who is visiting in
the city on leave of absence, enter
tanned the members of the Rotary cluD
this noon at the Rock Island club
with talk on his work in the south.
The members also engaged in a dis
cussion of the program for the inter-
national convention of the Rotary
clubs at Cincinnati. This was done
at the request Of the convention execu-
tive committed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09

the time of his death was 81 years of
age. He is survived by his wife, and
four sons, J. c. of Chicago; Dudley,
Warner and William, at home and
daughter, Genevieve, at home. The
body will be shipped to Rock Island
for burial, although funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
DAVENPORT BATTERY
TO TRAIN IN EAST

Twenty-Five members of Battery B
of the Iowa National guard from DAY.
export have been summoned by an or
der from the United States war de-
partment to report at Tobyhanna,
Pa, for special training. They will
drill with regular troops from Fort
Myer, Va, from May y to June 5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
Funeral of William II, Healey.

Funeral services for William H.
Healey. 1891 Second avenue, were
held at 8 o'clock this morning at st.
Joseph's church. Dean J. J. Quinn
said the mass. The floral tributes
were beautiful and many. Burial was
in Calvary cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were Gus Eastberg, Joseph Grote-
gut, Otto Patting, J. H. Pender, Tim
Collins and John Hunter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
Funeral OF James O'Connell,

Remains of James O'Connell arriv-
ed in Rapids City this morning from
Buffalo Center, Iowa. Funeral ser
vices were held at 10 o'clock at 81.
Johns church. Burial was in Rapids
City cemetery.
Relatives learned today that Mr..
O'Connell's death was due to injuries
sustained in a runaway accident. He
was thrown from his rig and his neck
was broken in the fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09
Fine Home for Walter Yerbury.

A new residence to be built by Wal
ter Yerbury will be designed by the
firm of Whitsitt & Schulzke, Moline
architects. 1t will represent an in
vestment OF about Sl2,500 and will be
situated at Seventeenth street and
Twelfth avenue, opposite Long View
park