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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14

SHOES AND BAGGAGE
Boys Good Shoes, including Educator
SHOES
Boys 50 Shoes - For 10 Days
Boys IS and $3.50 Shoes
For 10 Days $1.9S
SHOES FOR MEN
MARKED WAY DOWN
Sizes 5, 1-2,
Mems IS and $3.50 Shoes
For 10 Days S1.95
Regular Lines of Mems IS Shoes
For 10 Days S2.4S
Regular Lines of Mems $3.50 Shoes
For 10 Days S1.9S
Regular Lines of Mems $3.50 Shoes
For 10 Days SOS
Regular Lines of Mems 81 Shoes
For 10 Days S3.4S
Regular Lines Of Mems IS Shoes
For 10 Days S4.39
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14
Bargains in the W0men's Department
for the Great To-Day Sale

Extra quality Ribbed Underwear, vests
and pants; slightly soiled
For 10 Days 39c
A New Lot of Corsets-Special
For 10 Days 25S
Kant Rust 75c Corsets
For 10 Days 43c
81 G. B. Corsets :. For 10 Days 79c
50 and $3.50 C. B. Corsets. Sizes 10,
10, q and 25 only
For 10 Days Csc
75c White Petticoats, Hamburg trimmed
For 10 Days sec
75c Night Gowns, Hamburg and Ribbed
Trimmed ........ For 10 Days $40
81 and s1.25 Night Gowns; slightly
soiled .... For 10 Days 79c
$3.50 Night Gowns; slightly soiled
For 10 Days Csc
soc FIannelette Gowns
For 10 Days 39c
75c Flannelette Gowns
For 10 Days 59c
75c Shirt Waists :. For 10 Days $50
200 Pieces Of Silver. Deposit Ware. Just
Received for The To-Day Sale Guar
anteed Sterling Silver Csc each
another lot .............. soc
Stationery and Combination Initial
Cards and Stationery :. Csc box
A few Short Flannelette Kimonos
For 10 Days 13c
Children's Union Suits Good quality
For 10 Days 25c
Extra quality Children's Union Suits
For 10 Days soc
Children's s1.25 Carter's Union Suits
For TO Days rec
75c Children Union Suits
For 10 Days soc
Carter's 81 Vests and Pants; slightly
soiled ...... For 10 Days 49c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14

$3.50 Sweet-Crr Trousers
For 10 Days S1.9s
So Sweet-orr Trousers
For 10 Days S2.4S
$3.50 Sweet-Orr Trousers
For 10 Days $2.9S
ST Sweet-Orr Trousers
For 10 Days $3.50
So Sweet-Orr Trousers
For 10 Days S3.9s
MEMS RAINCOATS
IS Mems Raincoats
For 10 DAYS S2.4S
Mems SIS Raincoats
For 10 Days $3.9S
Mems SO Raincoats. A few
For 10 Days S5.9S
MEMS SUITS MARKED WAY
DOWN FOR 10 DAYS
A few-one of kind Suits were $3.50
and So ~ For 10 DAYS S4.95
Mems So and $3.50 Suits
For 10 Days S5.95
Mems SO Suits ;. For 10 Days $z.4S
Men s S12 Suits F.. For 10 Days $9.4S
Mems SIS Suits
For 10 Days S1I.4S
Mems SIS Suits For 10 Days S13.9s
Mems $40 Suits For 10 Days S15.9S
MEN S OvERCoATS MARKED WAY
DOWN FOR 10 DAYS
One of a kind. Overcoats were SO
For 10 Days S4.95
Regular Lines of SO and $3.50 Over
coats .... For 10 Days S5.95
Regular Lines Of $40 Overcoats
For 10 Days 1896
Regular Lines of S12 Overcoats
For 10 Days $50
Regular Lines of SIS Overcoats
Tor 10 Days SI1.4S
Regular Lines of S18 Oyercoats
For 10 Days S13.9S
Regular Lines of $50 Overcoats
For 10 Days $15.9S
One of kind. $3.50, SIS and S16.50
Overcoats -. For 10 Days 1925
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14

GREAT BARGAINS IN KID GLOVES
FOR 10 DAYS
Small Sizes
81, S1.25 and $3.50 Kid Gloves
For 10 Days 63e
A few pairs of $3.50 Black and White
16-button Kid Gloves
For 10 Days 9Sc
One lot of 98c House Dresses
For 10 Days SOC
20 Dozen sec Corset Covers
For 10 Days 25e
75c Combinations :. For 10 Days soc
25c Boulder Caps . For 10 Days 19e
25c Ladies Neckwear
For 10 Days 19c
SOC Jewelry $3.50. For 10 Days soc
Csc Jewelry .... For 10 Days 19c
soc Pictures and Picture Frames
For 10 Days 25c
One lot of Ladies 25c and 39c Tan
Stockings ...... For 10 Days 19c
One lot of Ladies SOC Black and Tan
Stockings 49,. For 10 Days soc
One lot of Ladies Black Stockings
For 10 Days lie
Two lots of Small Bags and Suit Cases
at ............ 25c and soc
Dozen SOC Bungalow Aprons
For 10 Days sec
Several styles of Aprons; full size and
extra quality at $500. 25c each
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14
Shoe Department
GREAT BARGAINS IN OUR
SHOE DEPARTMENT
FOR 10 DAYS

Boys COO and Soc Rubbers
For 10 Days 800
Ladies Coo Rubbers For 10 Days 39c
Ladies' 75c and SOC Rubbers
For 10 Days SOC
Mems Rubbers. One pair of a kind
For 10 Days SOC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-14
Specials in Our & Zoe Basement for Ten Big Days

SPECIALS
FIRST DAY
Large Wash Boilers Zoe for The
Boiler; Zoe for the Cover
With purchase of 81 or mere in any
SECOND Day
35c Floor Broorns ........ 1Oc each
With a purchase Of 81 or more in any
Department.
THIRD Day
Large Enamel Kettle ......... 1Oc
With a purchase of 81 or more in any
Department.
FOURTH DAY,
Large Market Baskets .... 1Oc each
With purchase of 81 or mere in any
Department.
FIFTH Day
14-Quart Enamel Pans ...,...- 1Oc
With purchase of 81 or more in any
Department.
SIXTH Day
1O-ouart Galvanized Pals " Zoe
With purchase of 81 or more in any
Department.
SEVENTH DAY
Wash Boilers Zoe for the Boiler; Zoe
for the Cover
With purchase of 81 or more in any
Department.
EIGHTH DAY
35c Floor Brooms .............. 1Oc
With purchase of 81 or more in any
Department.
NINTH DAY
Large Enamel Kettles ........ 10c
With a. purchase of 81 or more IL any
Department.
TENTH DAY
Large Market Baskets .. 1Oc each
With a purchase Of 81 or more in any
Department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
Rock IsIand-From River to
River.
Home Corners
= TTENTI0N of Subscribers

= TTENTI0N of Subscribers
"a ii yOu know of any former
resident of this city or county now
living elsewhere, outside of a ra-
dius of so miles of Rock Island,
and will send the name and i'd
dress of each former resident to
The Argus, copy of this paper
will be sent gratis to the name and
address given, daily from May Is
TO July ].
This proposition is made in or
der to afford the most extended
opportunity for the widest and full
est cooperation in making the Fort
Armstrong Celebration and Tri-
City Home Coming to be held In
the tri-cities June 18th TO oath in
elusive, happy as well as a Won
derful historical event, and IL you
viii send in the names of your
friends you will not only secure for
them a copy of daily paper from
the home town for the period men,
toned, but will be likewise con-
tributing to the making of the ceIe-
bratiOn the most successful event
ever held in the Mississippi valley.
Address Home Coming Commit
tee, Fort Armstrong Centennial
Celebration, care of The Rock Is
land Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
TAVENNER AND THE PORK
DRY.

About the silliest Of all the strained
efforts to which the Chicago Tribune
has given itself over TO in its zeal to
discredit Congressman Tavenner is
the one it advanced yesterday to the
effect that because Mr.. Tavenner is
asking so much pork" for his district,
the bill, which he is urging in the
house for an immense appropriation
for the erection Of an artillery am
munition plant at Rock Island ar
senal, is likely to fail. The Tribune
states that General Crozier, chief OF
ordnance, is favorable to this bill, and
has earnestly advocated it before the
house committee, but that Tavenner
has on several occasions assailed
Crozier, who, nevertheless, has waiv-
ed all personal considerations aside,
and dealt with the situation as it az
fects the country at large.
Just what can be made out Of all
this, that is damaging to Mr.. Tavern
ner's efforts, is hard to see. That back
Of it all Is a purpose on the TEibune's
part to harm the congressman be-
cause Of his work for government
manufacture is self-evident. That be-
cause, as the Tribune admits, Mr.. Tav-
enner's district will profit by reason
Of government manufacture, is reason
why the cry Of pork" should be rails
ed, is ridiculous, Of course. The pub
lie is more or less familiar with pain
fully laborious efforts recently put
forth in an effort to show that II Rock
| Island arsenal gets any improvement
out Of government manufacture, 1t
will be due to an Iowa congressman.
| That Mr. Tavenner Is doing what he
can for all bills affecting the arsenal,
and realizes that in the hands Of some
other congressman, there would be
less occasion for the cry Of pork
against measures of his own hand
ling, has, Of course, never entered the
heads Of some Of those eager fellows
who want credit given to anyone but
| Tavenner.
| Representative Tavenner is fight
ing for the broad principle Of govern.
ment manufacture, and acting prompt
" upon the late development Of q
traitor In the camp somewhere in
Washington, he yesterday called q
| conference of the majority Of the con-
gressmen in Washington, and was
himself made chairman Of the confer.
ence committee, to see that the appro-
priations essential to all phases OF
government manufacture do not fail
| Mr.. Tavenner is the original advo-
cate Of government manufacture, and
if Rock Island arsenal benefits there
from, as it necessarily will, 1t will be
an incident to his tireless effort. That
is why they are yelling pork" al
| him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
FIRING IN THE REAR.

Firing in the rear by special inter-
ests, sinful spectators and unscrup-
ulous politicians this side of the Rio
Grande is pronounced by the Bloom
ington Bulletin the worst trouble
the administration at Washington has
to experience in dealing with the Mex
lean situation. The Villa raid, the Bull
Teton says, obviously planned for the
purpose of forcing American interven-
ton and the undoing of the Carran-
"a government has apparently miscar-
ried, and secondary efforts have been
made by spreading sensational stories
of great gatherings Of Carranza troops
along the border, demands for immed-
late aid being made by hysterical SEN
aturs and congressman.
1t is discovered that all these re-
ports are wholly without foundation,
nevertheless a number of republican
senators met on invitation of CALM
ger and heard resolutions by McCum-
Der and Cummins demanding troops
be rushed to the border, regardless
Of the fact that all hands knew the
stories Of danger were false.
If the administration succeeds in
getting by with this mess without a
war, it will be little short of a miracle
considering that we are on the eve of
a political campaign, when opposition
leaders are as anxious to discredit
Wilson as certain mineral franchise
spectators are to force intervention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
GENERAL MILES ON THE DANGER
OF INVASION.
Extract from the Hearings before thu

Extract from the Hearings before the
senate committee on military
affairs, Jan. 81, 1916.
Senator Fletcher: General, perhaps
you would not want to express any
opinion about 1t, but, frankly, it
seemed to me rather far-fetched and
absurd that 1t was feasible thing for
an army to be transported across the
ocean and landed on Rockaway Beach,
or Block Island, In such way that it
could take that portion of the country
and then come on down and string a
four hundred-mile line from Chesa-
peake bay to Lake Ontario. That is
one of the important dangers, appar-
emily, IN the minds Of some people. l
would like to get your views about
that, II you care to express them.
General Miles: 1 dislike to give my
views on that, as 1 consider it an I'M
reasonable and impossible proposition.
The placing Of an army on
American soil is the last thing any
European government would attempt;
1t could never be reembarked. 1t
would dissolve like snow beneath the
midday sun. Whenever 1t has been at
tempted 1t has resulted In disaster.
Senator Fletcher: It would be impos-
sible for the enemy's ships to carry
coal enough to bring them over here
and take them back, would it not?
General Miles: If the enemy could
not be destroyed by the patriotism and
valor Of the American people before
they could send their ships back and
get another load, then 1 would want
to live in some other country.
At the outbreak Of the war It took
Great Britain, with full control Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
CALL MR.. TAFT

The time for plain speech about GER
tain features Of the Mexican situation
is upon us. We are told by a choice
company Of holier-than-thou gentle
men that in the matter Of Mexico and
Mexican affairs President Wilson has
fallen hopelessly below the level of
competent leadership. 1t Is said that
the policy Of "watchful waiting" has
been dictated partly by timidity and
partly by incompetence We are fur
nished with bills of particulars of the
things which various other presidents
would have done had they been in
Woodrow Wilson's place.
It Is time to face a few facts, says
the st. Louis Republic. President
Wilson inherited the Mexican difficulty.
Madero was murdered on Feb. %, 1918
the president took office on March 4, 10
days later. When Woodrow Wilson
took the oath the harm had been done
in Mexico. The best Mexican of his
time had been permitted to fall in an
effort to give Mexico stable govern
ment, not solely on account of the de-
fects Of his craftsmanship, which were
many and have never been denied, but
largely because the government at
Washington had failed to support
counsel and aid him in Just those
things where its friendship and CO.
operation were of the greatest import
ance.
This is not all. Not only sins OF
omission must be charged against the
United States; there are positive items
in the indictment. Much of the Amer
lean policy in Mexico was the policy
Of the Standard OIL company, the Aid
rich rubber interests and the Guggen-
helms. 1t was the policy of predatory
wealth. Back of it was exactly the
sort of morals that steals candy from
child without scandal, because the
candy is wrapped up and the baby
does not know what he is losing. The
people of Mexico, for example, were
paying 40 cent Mexs"-35 cents gold
"a gallon for American kerosene
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28

Some persons are immune to the
skin irritation and Inflammation
caused by poison ivy. Some persons
are more susceptible at one season Of
the year than at another, by reason
of the varying amount Of toxin in
the plant.
Poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron) 4,
and swamp sumach (Rhus venenata)
and primrose are all capable Of caus-
ing skin Inflammation by contact.
Poison ivy, also called poison oak,
is a shrub from one to three feet
high, or in some places 1t Is a woody
vine, with long, three-pointed leaves,
downy, inodorous.
The skin irritation caused by
poison ivy is characterized by great
swelling and redness, blebs, and
may be pains in the abdomen, nausea
or diarrhea. Sometimes fever and
pains in the joints occur. The swell
ing and irritation extends over a
large surface of the body, and per-
maps Inv duCo tuC uluCOho ASLl1pi 1hCo
as we'll. 1t lasts for a week or more.
1t is followed by free desquamation
or peeling Of skin.
If the skin is thoroughly bathed
with soap and hot water Immediately
after exposure the poisoning may be
prevented. II Just one spot has been
touched by poison ivy 1t may be
painted with tincture Of iodine,
which will destroy the poison. But
this would be obviously dangerous
over very large surface. If the
skin is smeared with some fat or oil
before going in the vicinity Of poison
ivy, that will protect against irrita-
ton. Since the irritant may remain
in clothing it is well to change as
soon as possible after exposure.
AS a local application for the skin
irritated or inflamed by poison ivy
congresses wet with a solution of
about a pound Of EPSON salts in a
gallon Of water may be freely applied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
Side1ights on the European War

Seoul, Korea.-(Correspondence of
The Associated Press.)-The regen-
Grafton of Korea has been continuing
notwithstanding the war, according to
proclamation just issued by Count
Terauchi, the governor-general, who
warns the people against over-confi-
dence and urges them to greater
progress. In round figures, the for
eign trade Of the country has reached
$54,300,000 during the past year, &C
cording to the report, doubling the
sum Of five years ago. The value of
export has risen nearly three fold,
with the result that the excess of i'm
port over export, which once stood at
100 per cent, has dropped to 20 per
cent.
The value of agricultural products
is now estimated at $150,O00,00O a
year, which is double the returns for
the first year under the Japanese re-
gime. More rice was produced than
was needed last year, so it was pos
sible to export that commodity to the
value Of s12.00O,000. The governor
general pointed out that there was
still greater necessity, however, for
improving the methods of farming.
The area Of cultivated land is still on
ly II per cent Of the entire area of
arabic territory. To avoid loss from
flood or drought, it is still necessary
to enlarge the system of irrigation,
and to undertake afforestation.
Among other things which the gov
ernor-general notices as items in the
progress Of Korea were the fact that
more than $500 guilds for saving
money had been established with a
total credit Of 100000; deposits in
postal savings banks had reached a
total of 100000; repairs have been
completed during the past five years
on some 1000 miles of road; the con-
struction Of the Honam- Seoul Wonsan
railway has been completed, in addi-
ton to the FusanNew-Wiji line. and
the total mileage of RAILWAYS now
open to traffic is over a thousand
miles. Telegraph and postal stations
have been established at more than
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
MY HOME TOWN.

III nVML IUWNs
The hammers are banging,
The riviters changing,
And modern steel buildings are mount
ing the sky.
The noise Is appalling,
But not all CALLING,
1t speaks of gigantic town bye and
bye.
The autos are footing,
Pedestrians scooting,
And traffic is choking the streets all
day long.
The motors are drumming,
And business is humming,
They tell of a town that is now going
strong.
The people are hurrying,
Flurrying, scurrying,
Hustling and bustling in search of the
dough.
A large population
Has one inspiration,
And that is to help make their pet
village grow.
Our merchandise Juggling,
The trains are chugging,
The atmosphere's laden with factory
smoke.
It tells story,
OF business glory,
Not found in city that's apt to go
broke"
ROY X. MOULTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28

when the Pearson competition with
the Waters-Pierce-Sta inaugu-
rated the great oil war; The policy
of American syndiated wealth in
Mexico was policy of ruthless exploit
tation.
President Taft was good man, but
a weak one. He openly approved dol
lar diplomacy" and Philander c. Knox,
secretary Of state, never had a glim-
mer Of perception of the possibility of
any other kind. The Interests" had
their will of Mexico. When President
Wilson took Office there was no way to
gather up the blood already spilled, to
recover lost opportunity for interna-
tional good neighborly and wistful ex-
pectation with which Mexico, in the
hour of her bitter need, had turned to
the great republic Of the north.
There were only two courses open.
One was to pursue the path of dollar
diplomacy" and keep the government
at Washington in the path in which
Taft had Numbered on, the path of real
thought only partly conscious subser
Vance to the instruments of plutocray
The other course was to halt abruptly
This was the alternative. The
materials for a constructive Mexican
policy did not exist; they had been
wasted by the former administration.
There was nothing for it except to
wait until out Of the chaos which we
had helped to create there should
emerge some elements of stability and
permanency.
We do not imagine that President
| Wilson has relished the policy Of
"watchful waiting" any more than the
bitterest Of his critics have. But 1t is
one thing for leader to admire a pol
| icy and quite another to give practi-
cal recognition to the fact that the bad
sense and made morals of men who
| frittered away priceless opportunities
before he came to power leave him no
choice but to be content with it. This
| has been the situation of President
/ Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
Poison Ivy.

This dressing may be kept up until
the inflammation subsidies. Then
plain talcum powder is best.
The same treatment applies TO
primrose or sumach poisoning.
As it in most acute skin troubles
catharsis and a diet limited to nilk
rice or other cereals, and bread and
butter is generally helpful.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
Pyorrhoea and Intestinal
Indigestion.
l. Is 1t necessary to have doctor or
dentist administer the emetin treat
ment for pyorrhoea? 2. Can you tell
me what causes intestinal indigestion
and rundown condition? There ia
much fatulency and some pain at
times. At night / often awake with a
parched burning sensation extending
from the stomach up into the mouth.
Answer. Yes. the remedy must
be given by hypodermic injections in
to the skin. But you may use Z tooth
wash or tooth paste or one per cent
ipecac regularly at home. @ One
cause Of such troubles, and a fire.
quent cause, is pyorrhoea.
Men More Often Paralyzed.
Short Of old age, are men more often
subject to paralysis than women: II
so, why?
Answer-Yes Men more often
poison their arteries with tobacco,
alcohol and other excuses. Women
are cleaner living and more sane than
men.
Chilblains.
There have appeared in this depart
ment from time to time articles or an
swers to correspondents about chill
blains. Those interested, who ask
for further information, should write,
enclosing stamped, addressed en-
velopes. We shall be glad to supply
them with our monograph upon the
subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-28
The Daily Story
Medieval Justice-By Ethel Holmes.

"But Frau Tinkhorner says she has
kept record and tomorrow will be the
18th"
MY record by the clock tallies with
that" replied Gustav, ''but the clock
has recently been bewitched and has
lost two days"
"Who has bewftched ttT'
Gustav approached the judge and
whispered something in his ear
"W hat is your age, Frau Tinkhorn-
err" asked the judge.
81 am forty-eight."
Tue judge started. Are you sureT
he asked.
Eyes. your honor; am just forty
eight"
The judge dismissed the matter be-
fore him and ordered Frau Tinkhorner
into custody on charge of having be-
witched the town clock. Gustav had
whispered to him that the clock hav-
ing gained exactly forty-eight hours,
this indicated that the person who had
bewitched it was forty-eight years old.
When Frau Tinkhorner admitted that
she was that age 1t was evident she
had bewitched the clock in order to
force her daughter to marry old Ober-
man ahead Of time.
So Frau Tfnkhorner was thrown into
prison. Two days later Martin Steiger
returned from Munich with Kneift,
who went before the Judge and &C.
cused Oberman of having stolen jew
ell from him. Oberman was arrested
and the jewel found in his effects.
But there was nothing TO prove that
the jewel belonged to Kneift or that
Oberman had stolen it.
The learned Judge summed up the
case thus: 1t was plain that the frau
had bewitched the clock for the pur-
pose Of forcing Katrina to wed Ober-
man. She was sentenced TO be burned
at the stake, and Oberman was SEN
fenced to be beheaded.
But Martin and Katrina, having at
tanned their ends, got up petition 10
the judge for pardons, and as he grant
ed them, justice was defeated.