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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
MAN IS DROWNED
IN MISSISSIPPI

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. IL. H.
Prentice, aged 81. vice president of
L. II. Prentice company of Chicago,
was drowned in the Mississippi river
near Bolivar Landing, Mississippi. late
Monday evening, according to a pri-
yate telegram received here today.
No further particulars have been
received. The telegram was sent by
Captain ". H. Sampson OF Chicago,
who has been spending the holidays
il that vicinity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
VENTILATE DON'T
|. H|BERNATE,URCEO

Chicago, Jan. 4.-"Ventilate, don't
hibernate" was the warning given
Chicagoans today by DR.. John Dill
Robertson, health commissioner, as
a result Of the epidemic of grippe.
which has attacked thousands OF per-
sons in this city. There were 39S
deaths caused by pneumonia here last
week
Keep windows open in bed rooms
and remain out of doors as much as
possible the warning continues.
Fresh air kills germs that may kill
l. you"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Selecting Price Jury.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. 4.-Select-
ing a Jury to try Frederick T. Price,
Minneapolis business man, charged
with numbering his wife, began in
district court today. The prosecution
charges Price pushed his wife from
cliff and caused her death in order TO
inherit her money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till z p. NJ. Tomorrow, fol
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Rain or snow and colder tonight,
with the lowest temperature about
freezing. Wednesday, snow and much
colder
Temperature at Z a. m, 40. Highest
yesterday, 80. Lowest last night, 81.
Velocity Of wind at a. NJ, u miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none
Relative humidity at p. m, 10; at
Z a. m, 56; at l p. IN. today, rs.
Stage Of water, IA; a rise of s in
last "a hours.
j. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Lone American Rescued
From Torpedoed Ship Re-
views His Experience.
STORY CORR0BORATED
Tragedy as Described by
Charles Grant Comedies
With Dispatches.

Alexandria, Egypt, Jan. (via Lon
don, 1920 a. m)-Charles Grant of
Boston, one of the two Americans
known to have been on board the
British steamship Persia when she
was torpedoed in the Mediterranean
last Thursday, has arrived in Alex
andria. Mr.. Grant, so far as is known,
is the only American from whom can
come the story Of the Persia's sink
ing. He gave to the Associated Press
today the most detailed account yet
received of the disaster:
Il was in the dining saloon of the
Persia at los p. M" he said. Il had
just finished my soup and the steward
was asking what l would take for
my second course when a terrific ex-
plosion occurred.
No Panic on Board.
THE saloon became filled with
smoke, broken glass and steam from
the boiler, which appeared to have
burst. There was no panic on board.
We went on deck as though we were
at drill and reported at the lifeboats
on the starboard side, as the vessel
had listed to port. l chung to the rail-
ing. The last thing done was to tie
on Captain Sprickley's life belt.
"As the vessel was then listing so
badly that it was impossible to launch
the starboard boats, slid down the
starboard rail into the water. l got
caught in a rope which pulled off a
shoe, but l broke loose and climbed
on some floating wreckage, to which
I chung
Sank in Five Minutes.
THE last l saw of the Persia she
had her bow in the air, five minutes
after the explosion.
After floating about on the wreck
age until o'clock in the morning
saw five boats. l was pulled into one
Of them. We rowed about, looking
for other stragglers.
THE boats became overloaded and
the occupants were redistributed.
Four boats were tied together by
their painters and the fifth followed
some distance away.
American Consul Not Seen.
my boat left the others in order
to search the more frequented steam
ship channels for help. We rowed
for three hours. Then we saw a
cruiser and called out, we are Eng
lish.' We explained that we were sur
vivors of the Persia and gave direc-
lions to the cruiser as to where the
other boats were. They were soon
found and the occupants taken off
Immediately by the English sailors.
Robert McNeely, American consul
at Alden, sat at the same table with
me on the voyage. He was not seen,
probably because his cabin was on
the port side.
ut was a horrible scene. The wa
ter was as black as ink. Some pas
sengers were screaming, others were
calling out goodbye. Those in one
boat sang hymns"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Storm Affects Cables.

New York, Jan. transatlantic
cable communication has been GRIP
pied or delayed by severe storms which
have swept over Ireland, England and
the continent Land telegraph lines
connecting the cable station in Eng
land with London and other cities are
alo affected by the storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Germans Tax Amusements,

Berlin, Jan. 4, (via London THE
authorities of Neukoelln, one of Ber-
Inns largest suburbs, have decided to
impose an amusement tax. Ten per
cent Of the receipts of all theatres and
similar amusements will be collected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Monitor Survivor Dead.

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-William
burst, rs, said to be the sole survi-
vor of the crew of the monitor which
engaged the Merrimac in the historic
battle in Hampton Roads. died at his
home here today from pneumonia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
King Peter Talks to Allies General.

Athens, (via London, Jan. 81 (de-
layed) king Peter of Serbia, who is
now on board a French destroyer at
saloniki, yesterday gave an audience
to General Sarrail. commander Of the
French forces there, and Lieutenant
General Mahor, commander OF the
British troops,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Prominent Des MOines Man Dies.

Des Moines, Jan. 4.-Arrangements
were being made today for the funeral
of Dr. Thomas F. Kelleher, prominent
in Iowa medical circles, who died at
his home here last night He was 81
years old and had been ill for several
months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Kewanee Raises 5000 for Poles.

Kewanee, ILL.,, Jan. 4. Kewanee
raised more than 5000 for war suffer-
ers in Poland through the efforts Of
committee appointed for the Ameri-
can-Polish day by Mayor Baker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
Fall Fatal to keManee Man.

Kewanee, Ill, Jan. A. E. Ander-
son, long a resident here, while going
downstairs yesterday tainted and was
killed in the fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
ATTACK ON POLICY
FAILS TO MATURE
IN FIRST SESSION
DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senate: Adjourned out OF re-
spect to the memory Of the late
justice Lamar until noon tomor.
row. An expected attack on the
administrations foreign policy
thus failed to materialize.
House: Secretary McAdOO ask
ed rush appropriation of 100000
for rural sanitation and fighting
typhoid and pellagra-
The administration rural credits
bill introduced.
Naval affairs committee ar.
ranged to begin public hearing
tomorrow.
Representative Campbell of
Kansas introduced a resolution
for creation of an international
federation of nations to preserve
international law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

Washington, D. c., Jan. Am ex-
pected attack on the Administrations
foreign policy and it's course in the
submarine crisis, failed to material
ize in the senate today when that body,
after being in session less than ten
minutes, adjourned until noon tomor-
row.
The reason assigned to the sudden
adjournment by leaders on both sides
was that several senators who had
expected to have business to present,
did not have it ready The motion on
which the senate adjourned, however,
was in observance of the death of
Justice Lamar Of the supreme court
Chairman Stone of the foreign rela-
ton committee, in conference with
President Wilson over the submarine
crisis earlier in the day told the pres
ident he had heard intimations that
some senators were going to assail
the administration course, and that
some others were going to attack the
Mexican policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04

A..ociased Prcss
Leased Wire Report
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
smoke cigarettes in business hours.


Interesting problem: In these
days of 500 shoes, how much car
fare does one save by walking?
This is the season in which Old
Sol enjoys as near the 8-hour day as
he ever gets.
The motor mind has many vagar-
les. The motorist is augry, OF
course, when he valves precaution
and allows the radiator to freeze up
overnight. But when it looks like
cold night, and he puts alcohol in
the radiator, he is disappointed be-
cause the alcohol didn't freeze.
Valuable secrets continue to be
brought out. 1t is now established
that "ukulele," translated, means
dancing fea." And if that isn't
enough to condemn it. it also is the
invention of Portuguese.
"This yur thing of cleanliness,
which some teller says is next to
goodness, is all right in the'ry,"
remarked Mr.. Gap johnson of Rum
pus Ridge, Ark, "but it is power
full hard to put in practice. This
time O. year, when the presiding ell
der is due at our house and me and
wife want to cl Fan up the children
fit to be seen, we durn near have to
call out the miliatia to help US
drive the little cusses into the
creek"
We are now about to witness the
strange spectacle Of mothers en-
couraging their sons to slide down
the banisters to save shoe leather.
Tragedy is when a hired girl mis-
takes gasoline for kerosene; comedy
is when motorist mistakes kero-
sene for gasoline. Simple, isn't it?
A man saves money, when he
does, that he may jingle it. A
woman saves it to buy something
she has heretofore managed to get
along without.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29

Delayed shipment of watches
just in will be sold at great re-
duction. Now is your time to buy.
Come in and see the
New Edison Machines
from $4,000 to $4,000
-
Oldfield, Jeweler
Should be your Jeweler, He's mine.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29

in winter in cold, exposed locations.
1t can be sown later than wheat and
for this reason fits well into the farm
schedule, especially when weather or
other conditions have thrown the farm
er behind in his fall work. Rye is at
tackled by fewer insects and diseases
than wheat. 1t requires less fertilizer,
produces a more valuable straw and,
being earlier, makes a better forage
crop. Rye also actually exceeds wheat
in production value of grain per acre
in some sections. This was true in
the five year period from 1910 to 1914
in South Carolina, Alabama, Texas,
Minnesota. North Dakota and South
Dakota.
The production of rye in the United
States is not evenly distributed, so per
cent of the acreage being in. the east
ern half Of the country OF this most
Is in Minnesota and the states east of
the Mississippi and north of the Ohio
rivers. In the last few years, how
ever, there has been tendency toward
the spread Of rye culture to new re-
gions. The production in the whole
United States is only 3 per cent of the
worlds production. The largest rye
crop produced in the United States
was in 1915, when the yield was esti-
mated to be over 100000 bushels.
Rye can be grown on almost any well
drained soil in the eastern half of the
United States. One Of it's advantages
is its adaptability. 1t can be used to
fill gaps between other crops. Sown
early or late in the fall on land either
rough or well prepared, it can be de-
pended upon to make good growth
in almost every instance. at the same
time conserving fertility and prevent
ing washing during the winter 1t may
be given the same fall and winter
treatment, whatever use is to be made
Of it, and the farmer need not decide
until spring whether to pasture it, cut
and feed it green, plow it under or
harvest it as straw and grain crop.
Like all other grains, rye Is best grown
in rotation.
Although rye will grow ON very poor
soils, large yields cannot be secured
from soils not of good fertility,
The principal plant pest of rye is
wild onion or garlic. The onion bulb
lets are about the same size and shape
as rye grains and, reaching maturity
at the same time, are often thrashed
out with the grain. The presence of
the onion bulblets reduces materially
the price that may be secured for rye
Land badly infested with onions should
not be used for small grains. If such
land must be used the rye should be
sown later, the land being plowed and
prepared just before planting.
The diseases which may attack rye
include stem and leaf rust, flag smut
anthracnose and ergot. The latter is
the most serious. 1t is dangerous tc
feed rye affected with ergot to live
stock. Treatment of rye seed witt
formaldehyde as for oats and wheat
will reduce the likelihood of the oc
currence of most grain diseases. Err
gotiZed grains may be removed by
passing the seed through 20 per cent
solution Of common salt, the diseased
grains floating, while the norma
grains sink.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BowsfIELD


Production of meat animals and the
development of beef herds as leading
features In mixed farming are the big
gest questions in agriculture today.
All over America there is strong
tendency among farmers toward beef
production, and they are encouraged in
this movement by high markets, the
favorable attitude of buyers and a new
economic situation. Profits are more
than ordinarily satisfactory, and there
seems to be a certainty Of continued
high prices.
This Is a question which interests
every landowner. The smallest of
farms, where there is any attempt to
raise field crops, should have a few
meat animals. Aside from the imme-
date profits, American agriculture de-
mands that the average farm shall
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29

cribs can be made much longer If the
extra space is needed. There is drive
way twelve feet wide between the
cribs, though this might be less. The
whole structure has concrete founda-
ton and is covered with the ordinary
roof. The concrete floor gives the rats
no place to hide, and it is ratproofed
along the walls to the caves by means
of wire netting that effectually pre-
vents the rats climbing the walls and
getting at the corn.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
Presbyterian Church

The New Year sermon at the
Presbyterian church will be held
Sunday at II 100 a. m.
Our church will unite with the
M. E. Church for watch night SER
vice.
Jr. Christian Endeavor at 2:30.
Sr. Christian Endeavor at $50
New year topic. Sunday School at
1000 a. m.
Wishing you a happy New Year.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
Methodist Church
KENDRICK

KENDRICK
Sunday School 1000
Preaching and Communion 11:00
Junior League 800
A watch night service will be
held in the evening. DIR. Smith
and others will preach. Service be-
gins at 500.
AMERICAN RIDGE
Sunday School 1000 A. M.
Preaching Jan. 7. HOO A. M
FAIRVIEW
Sunday School 300 P. M
Preaching Dec. 81. 800 P. M.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
Ratproof Crib,

The experts of the department of ag-
riculture's division of farm engineering
have devised mighty good ratproof
corncrib that will interest the man
who has a big corn crop and is bother
ed by an army of rats. 1t is double
crib with driveway through the GEN.
ter, each Of the cribs being thirty-two
feet long by eight feet wide and hold
ing about 1000 bushels each. The
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
EXCHANGES

A st. Louis professor would in
sure permanent world peace by
banishing all the European kings to
a lone sea isle, and by sending Mrs.
Pankhurst along to over them as
housekeeper. Then naturally, all
the nations of the world would
have to form a League to Enforce
Peace on the Lone Sea.
They say the quickest way to rise
in the munitions industry is to
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
o o o o o o o o o
Raise Dairy Calves.

The practice of raising his own
calves offers the dairyman many and
unlimited advantages. 1t improves the
quality and market value Of his herd.
means increased production of both
milk and butter fat and reduces to the
minimum the danger of injecting his
herd with the many diseases common
to this class of live stock, thereby
avoiding serious loss which may result
from condemnation or death of dis
eased animals and from decreased pro-
duction due to low vitality caused by
disease. 1t protects his product against
contamination with disease germs
which might otherwise jeopardize, the
health and life of the consuming pub
lic.-Indiana Station.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
CARD of THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our
many friends who have been so
kind during the illness and death of
our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. H. f. Durbin and Family.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
Scientific
Farming
THE USEFULNESS OF RYE.

Has Many Advantages Over Other
Grains Grown on the Farm.
Prepared by United States department of
agricultural
Because OF the marked adaptability
Of rye to soil and temperature condi-
tons 1t Is one Of the most useful grains
to grow on the farm, even though in
most localities its grain crop is less
profitable than that Of wheat It will
thrive on sandy, acid or poor land. 1t
is hardy and therefore can be grown
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
o o 0 0 0 0 o o o o Q o
BUSY MONTHS ON FARM.

o Autumn and winter should be {
o busy months ON the farm, says c
o the New York Sun. Too many
o farmers look upon this season as {
o a time to- rest or ''lay by" as c
o they say in the south Leaves c
o and other waste should be raked {
o up and added to the manure pile {
o or used for bedding in the sta. {
o bles. Get the rocks out by blast
o ing and pick up the stones from {
o the fields. Haul manure and {
o spread on the fields, and if there
o is unutilized muck land dig and {
o draw the muck to the fields and {
o spread 1t evenly. In the early
o spring give the land good appli-
o cation of lime.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
HAPPY NEW
YEAR

l wish to express my appreciation
of the liberal patronage which l
have had during the year 1916. l
hope the treatment my customers
have had will warrant a contin-
uance and even an increased share
of their business.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29

Should be your Jeweler, He's mine.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29

Jack Spratt could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean,
Because the cost Of bread and milk
Took every single beam"
Sometimes the principal objection
to calling man moral coward is
the entire superfiuousness of the
word moral.
The farmers non-partisan politi-
cal league have entire control of
the North Dakota House of Repre-
sentatives with strong probability
of controlling the Senate. When
farmers really see what they want
and go after it, they usually get it. !
The Glee Club of the u. of l.,
with the endorsement of the presi-
dent, has arranged for three tours
of the state including 20 nights.
That will mean loss Of time of
two full months of work for "a stu
dents. Is that one reason why a
university education stands for SO
little in the present day? The
question is an innocent one in itself
but it's correct answer would prove
mighty interesting.
You can't make a Bishop out of
poor clay-that is a good Bishop.
Many man is following the
pillow who should be wearing the err
mine. The reverse of that propo-
sition is also true.
The State Board turned Aliens
application for pardon down flat
last week. 1t is too bad. That
poor fellow has been in the pen two
years and the state got back thru
the surety companies every cent he
stole. The authorities ought to let
him out for the state lost nothing
but its pride.
1t is good thing to have some
one in the state to gently curb the
expenditures of our state educa-
tional institutions. Left to them
selves they would bankrupt the
state.
The automobile has brought a.
bout demand for good roads that
is nation wide. 1t has also brought
about the financial embarrassment
of many good people.
Unless all signs fail the Primary
law is doomed. 1t has proved a
veritable failure from the begin
ming.
The state plum tree is not yield
ing the fruit expected of it. The
big plums seem to be hanging on
the top branches.
There is something in our juris-
prudence that is exceedingly hard
to understand. We have prominent
lawyers in every village in the
state, learned judges whose sole
business is to see that offenders
against the laws of the land have
fair trial before impartial and COM
petent juries. Sometimes weeks
are consumed in trying important
cases and sentence passed after due
consideration and with great elem
ency. The prisoner. however, be-
gins action for pardon or parole as
soon as he is fairly warm in his
new quarters. This is all wrong.
The work of the long-tongued law
yers, the just judges and the DELHI
crate jurymen stand for naught in
the presence of a pardon board
who, far too often, turn the vilest
criminals loose upon a long suffer-
ing public. Abolish the courts or
else stand by their conclusions and
the verdict of the juries. "Four
pardons granted" Bah!
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-12-29
Nervous Wor men

Nervous Women
When the nervousness is caused
by constipation, as is often the case,
you will get quick relief by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets. These tab
lets also improve the digestion.
Obtainable everywhere.
Have you tired one lately? The
Pusch only at the Red Cross Phar-
macy.
The finest line of Christmas can
dies in town at the Rel Cross Phar-
macy, Soft
The Red Cross Pharmacy. The
make it right people.
STERNO Canned heat-the mod
ern convenience. Get it at the
Kendrick Hardware. Soft
Wanted: to buy gentle, Swear
old mare not yet broke or well
broke; weight over 1000 pounds,
color black, stout body, good feet.
height 5 feet and without a fault.
Will buy such a colt or will sell one
like it. Inquire at Gazette. 52-2p
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