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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
Modern Life.

"Was your courtship romantic?"
"a little bit. | met my wife on the
seventy eighth floor Of an office build.
Ing. We took the elevator together. Al
the fifty seventh floor we became en-
gagged. AT the forty floor q min
lister got on. We enlisted him, event
ually reached the ground floor, sent for
a license and were married. kansas
City Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
nidn,t Care For n.

Ever try liquid soapf asked the
barber.
mo, and don't want TO-" replied the
man in the chair.
why not?"
"Oh, well, if | have to eat soap I'd
just as leave chew it as drink it,
Yonkers Statesman.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
Sizes of the Planets

An ingenious way of comparing the
sizes Of planets with the sun is sug.
gested by a French scientific writer.
Let the earth, he says, be represented
by a twenty franc piece; then Venus is
Is francs, Mars ?, Mercury Z, Uranus
$50, Neptune $40, Saturn $40 Jupiter
$500 and the sun 6,7S0,00O,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04

REAL PREPAREDNESS

4 The Bulletin of San Francisco :.
i. says If a preparedness parade /
+ manager stuck up few notices !
T. like the following In his demon i
+ stration 1t would take the parade :;
+ 'at least i've years to pass a Civ :!
+ en- point" 4
/. Preparedness requires i
4. A living wage. j
+ An eight hour day. !
/ Abolition of slums. J
i The reform of all unwholesome i
+ living and working conditions. ::
r The elimination OF unemploy- i
i ment :;
+ A guarantee to workingmen of j
I. all the rights and privileges men i
i toned IN the constitution. 4
X A shifting of emphasis from J
+ property rights to peoples rights. :.
+ A centralizing of national poll :,
X cies upon the creation Of a free. :.
T. healthy race too strong, just and i
+ free to be conquered i
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
OUR FIRST LABOR STRIKE.
Philadelphia shoemakers Started the
Struggle For Better Conditions.

Fhlladeiphia ShoemakerS Started the
Struggle For Better Conditions.
The first labor strike Ia America oc-
CURED in Philadelphia 100 years ago,
when 300 shoemakers quit work and
refused to return until their employers
had granted their demand for increas-
ed wages. After this successful strug
gle there were no further important
demonstrations Of the solidarity Of la
Dor until 1913, when Il great strike Of
weayers was declared In Fall River
marking the beginning of the long Sc
ries Of labor troubles In industrial New
England
The first railroad strike was declared
in 1877 The use Of this weapon did
not become widely prevalent untll the
period from 1888 to 1893. when there
were a great number Of important
strikes In the United States and Cana
da In 1892 the industrial and trans
portation world was convulsed by SIX
great strikes, including the one at
Homestead, Pa, and two railway
strikes. Fully 100000 men were af-
fected by the railroad strike OF 1894
originating with the employees OF the
Pullman company
A big strike Of western Pennsylvania
coal miners began iu 1884. and since
then strikes have been Of frequent oc-
currence In the mining districts Of
North America
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
Moneu hv the RusheL.

She What's this | hear about your
getting a large sum of money from
some woman: He-Some ones been
kidding you Who was the woman?
She dnnocentlyD Why, May Wheat,
they told me her name was Boston
Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
Hopeless.

He's no good at an argument, Is he?
Not at all convincing"
We'll, | should say not Why, that
man couldn't convince a woman that
she was pretty London Stray Sto
rteS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04

The Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers International union consists
of 951 local unions. with total mem
bership of To,3S2 %cw unions have
been formed In several localities.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
Small Things.

We are too fond of our own viii.
We want to be doing what we fancy
mighty things, but the great point is to
do small things when called to them
I'm a right spirit
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04
Evil In Covetousness.

Covetousness, by a greediness or get
ting more, deprives itself of the true
end of getting IT, 1t loses the enjoy.
ment OF what 1t has got.-Sprat
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-04

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

location Of the new building which
the hospital expects to erect as the re-
suit Of the ten-day campaign to raise
s125,000 for that institution. which will
be held in the early part OF April.
In addition to the members Of the
board Of trustees, the doctors who are
connected with the hospital, either as
members of the general, special, con-
sulting or honorary stats and all the
assistants, have been asked to be pres
ent at this meeting. They are Drs.
William l.. Allen, P. A. Bendixen,
George E. Decker, George NJ. Middle
ton, George w. Banning. A. W. Elmer,
G. ]. Hardness, Karl Vollmer, J. T.
Halter, F. Lambach, L. W. Littig, John
Littig, D. ]. Mccarthy, William H.
Rendleman- Ray Peck, H. NJ. Decker,
L. F. Guldner, Walter Matthey, J. C.
Murphy, P. H. Schroeder and Larned
Allen,
As 1t is the desire of the st. Luke's
hospital board to learn the views OF
as many residents of Davenport as
possible before any decision is reach
ed as to the location of the new build
ing, all the members of the executive
committee Of the coming campaign
have been invited to attend this meet
ing. They are Joe R. Lane, P. Adler
DR.. William L. Allen, j. w. Better
dorf, Parke T. Burrows, T. F. Halli-
gan, Marmaduke Hare, ]. L. Hecht
Theodore n. Morrison, M. l.. Parker
W. D. Petersen, J. J. Richardson, Ira
r. Tabor, C. n. Voss and ]. Frank
Yost.
The business men of Davenport who
have consented to act as field mar.
shals in the ten-day campaign have
been asked to be present also and t.
give their views on the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
fine SHOWING IS
MADE BY CLERKS
Four Employees OF Railway Mail Ser.
vice in Rock Island P0st0fice
Have Perfect Score.

Postmaster Harry P. Simpson, has
received from Chief Clerk Seth How
ard Of the Railway mail service at
Peoria, the results Of the recent an
nual examination of the clerks in the
division of mails of the Rock Island
postoffice, conducted by Mr.. Howard.
The clerks, the test shows, have again
distinguished themselves with an aver
age of 1913; the individual rating be-
ing as follows:
Herschel E. Potter, 100; A F. Lund-
quist, 100; Joseph Goldsmith, 100;
Thomas G. Gillespie, 100; John McEn-
Try, 1892; W. E. Rigby, 1864; Charles
W. Henninger, 1896; Leslie H. Miller,
1906.
Mr.. Howard in writing the postmas-
ter says: THE grades made by these
clerks are exceptionally good, and they
should be complimented for the effort
! they have put forth, and the fact that
they are always prepared. 1t has al
ways been a pleasure to examine the
clerks in your office on account of the
interest they take in their work"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that a town.
ship election will be held in the town.
ship of Rock Island, county of Rock
Island, state of Illinois, ON the fourth
day of April, 1916, for the election of
the following officers, to-wit:
One % supervisor.
| Four "a assistant supervisors.
One % town clerk.
One % assessor.
One % collector.
One % justice of the peace to fill
vacancy.
And the following proposition to be
submitted to the voters, to-wit:
Shall this township become anti
saloon territory"
The polling places in the several
election districts are as follows:
First - Yohe's barber shop, 413
Fourth avenue
Second - Maiwald's grocery, 7O1
Ninth avenue.
Third - Christian church, Sixth
street and Eleventh avenue.
Fourth-1014 Third avenue.
Fifth-Burris' store, Eleventh street
and Seventh avenue.
Sixth-Miller's grocery, 1900 Twelfth
street.
Seventh-County court house.
Eighth-German Methodist church,
Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street.
Ninth-1440 Seventh avenue.
Tenth - Ullemeyer's drug store,
Eleventh avenue and Fifteenth street.
Eleventh-Sala building, Fourth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street.
Twelfth-Episcopal church.
-Wilcher's tin shop.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT street
hose house.
Fifteenth-Cassidy's store
Sixteenth-Twenty-s street hose
house
Seventeenth-Schn drug store.
ighteenth-Herman's store, 1882
Thirtieth street.
Nineteenth-Cigar store, 631 Thir-
ty-eighth street.
Twentieth-1340 Thirty-eighth street.
Twenty-first - Peterson's carpenter
shop.
Twenty-second- Weights store, 1920
Fourteenth avenue.
W. A. FREWERT, Town Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
CIRCUS IS TO Be
EVENT. OF SEASON
Ringmaster Mcintyre VIII Again d.
rect Big Gym Show to Be Held
March % and "a at Y. NJ. CA.

The big event of the season is head
ed toward Rock Island The annual
gym circus at the Y M. c. A. is to be
held March 90 and "a. This double
date has been necessary for several
years in order to accommodate the
people who wish to see this popular
event Some of the clowns and aero
bats have been with this circus for
years, and can be seen only with this
show. Barnum's Cardiff Giant" was
never so popular as these fun-provok-
ing stars, all members of the Rock Is
land "Y."
In spite of many new features add
ed this year the tickets remain the
same price One important factor is
not member of the "Y," but you will
understand why when you see the cir
Gus.
The program will include all kinds
of class work and will use all ages OF
members, from the youngest to the
Oldest Ringmaster Bill Mcintyre has
| put new crack in his whip and will
keep the events running on schedule
time. The reserved seat sale is the
best ever up to date. If you already
have yours, you are fortunate. If not,
better use the telephone right away.
Full details of the program will be
given in a few days.
The local boys department is plan
| ming to make "newsies' night" to be
held March 20, one of the biggest
| stunts that the carriers have ever at
tended. Committees of boys from the
papers are busy making up teams to
represent them in the various events
Competitive games between the three
papers are to be pulled off and the
champion will be the one having the
largest number of points to its credit
Indoor baseball, basketball, relay
races and swimming are to be some
of the big things, and then 'big eats
in the cafeteria. Carriers of the Chi
cago papers are also asked to get in
on the affair and have a good time
with their friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

Of way of TIE Tri-City Railway COM
pany, be improved by excavating,
curbing and by paving with brick
blocks; the ordinance for the same
being on file in the Office of the city
clerk of said city, and having applied
to the county court of Rock Island
county, Illinois, for an assessment of
the cost of said Improvement accord
ing to the frontage of the property
along the line of the proposed i'm
provement by special taxation, said
assessment being payable in eight in
stallments, each bearing interest at
the rate Of five per cent per annum
and an assessment therefore having
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
SCHOOL AT SEVENTH
STREET rs PROBABLE

The proposed bond issue for new
school building in the Seventh street
district, Moline, has been endorsed by
several organizations of that city.
People of the Seventh street district
have received with gratitude the reso-
lutions passed by the Southeast Bluff
Improvement association, in which the
bond issue is given the approval of
that organization. Action taken by
the southeast property owners does
away with any possibility of a sec
tional fight.
Greater Moline committee has also
Endorsed the proposed $4,000 bond is
sue for new school at Seventh street,
which is to be voted on at the COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
BOARD WILL DISCUSS
HOSPITAL LOCATION

Tomorrow evening at o'clock an
important meeting of the board of
trustees of st. Luke's hospital will be
held in the residence of the president
of the board, Bishop Theodore n. Nor
rison, Eleventh and Brady streets,
Davenport.
The present St. Luke's hospital
building has bed capacity for only
33 adult patients and is entirely made
quate for the needs of the community
In addition to the site on which the
present hospital stands. st. Luke's
owns a plot 690x27O feet on High
street.
The subject to be brought up for
discussion at this meeting will be the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
ISLAND BATTLES
ARE TO Be SHOWN
Reproduction of Historic Engage
ments With Indians Subjects OF
Centennial Pictures.
DIRECTOR STUDIES EARLY DATA
Duplication Of Events VIII Be Staged
During Celebration OF Fort
Armstrong Anniversary.

Two of the most important features
of the Fort Armstrong centennial
celebration, which will be held In the
tri-cities June 1924, will be the re-
productions of the battles of Camp
bells island and Of Credit island.
Both these battles were of great his
toric import to the vicinity of the tri-
cities and the present generation will
no doubt be well pleased at the op-
portunity of seeing the events staged
Credit island, or Suburban island, as
it is now popularity know, was the
scene of the only battle Of moment
in Iowa during the early history oil
the territory. To have it suitably pre-
served and marked has been the OBJ
iect of numerous residents who have
urged the general assembly on many
occasions to take such action. To date
however, the efforts have been I'M
successful, although the work has
never been given up by those inter
ested.
On Campbells island, where the
valiant Captain John Campbell and
Captain Stephen Rector with a small
force were defeated by 1000 Indians
in the war of 1912, the state of Hi
nois has erected a fitting memorial.
Both these events are included IL
the program for centennial week ant
Director Benson will make the re-
productions of the scenes as nearly
as possible identical with the events
as they really occurred.
To Consult Old Settlers.
Much time is being devoted to the
securing of data relative to facts sur
rounding these two battles and Mr.
Benson expects to hold many confer
ences with the old settlers Of the tri
cities who have made study Of 10
cal history in order to secure accu
rate information as a basis for the re
production. Every available book ant
manuscript treating of these TIVE
battles as well as that containing in
| formation concerning other historical
events in the tri-cities is being sOugh
by the directors and Mr.. Benson will
devote much Of his time during thu
next month to making himself ia
miliar with details.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
MINERS OF STATE
GATHER AT PEORIA
More Than Thirty Resolutions VIII
Face Delegates During An
nual Convention.
THURSDAY is OPENING DATE
Joint Scale Committee Agreement
Making 1t Difficult to Get Illi-
nois Adjustment.

When the biennial convention Of
in Peoria Thursday, it will be con-
fronted by more than thirty resolu-
tons bearing on the question Of the
wage scale. These resolutions, now
in the hands of the printers in antic-
ipation Of the meeting, will cover
yardage, dead work, room turning,
price Of coal and practically every
phase in the bituminous field
The question of adopting scale will
be taken up following the closing of
the convention, at joint meeting be-
tween the miners scale committee and
the operators. Owing to the fact that
the national joint scale committee re-
Gently in New York adopted an agree
ment which prohibits any change that
would increase the price Of coal in
the output, or decrease the daily wage
of the men, little difficulty is looked
for over this matter The work OF
the convention in bringing about a
number of changes in the Illinois
field, that have been delayed on &C
count OF industrial conditions, will be
hampered by the fact that this nc
raise, no decrease rule exists.
There will also be large number
Of resolutions bearing on the Constf-
tuition, but not nearly so many as il
former conventions. This is explain,
ed by the fact that the constitution
has been changed from time to time
until it is now pretty broad The large
number of resolutions pertaining tC
the scale results from its being near
the end of the contract season.
Four Hundred Delegates.
Upwards of four hundred delegates
will take part in the deliberations o.
the convention, representing 2S5 10
Gals in the Is districts of the state
The convention will be held in th1
/ Coliseum, and will be presided ove1
Y by President Frank Harrington. The
" sessions are expected to continue a
least two weeks. Duncan Mcdonald
secretary-treasurer of the Illinois df
vision, will leave Springfield tomor
row for Peoria He will take will
him the entire office force from tht
headquarters in Springfield, and re
main in Peoria until the close.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

been made and returned to said court
the final hearing thereon will be had
on the LIST day of April, A. D., 1916,
at the hour of 9 o'clock a. m, or as
soon thereafter as the business Of the
court will permit.
Alpersons may file objections IN
said court before said day and may
appear on the hearing and make
their defense.
Dated Rock Island, Illinois, March
Is, 1916. ]. W. CRANDALL,
Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment.
JOHN X. SCOTT,
City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Notice of Sale OF Water Tank.

Bids will be received a. m. March
81, 1916, at the mayors Office, Rock Is
land, Ill, for the purchase Of the water
tank near Tenth avenue and Thirtieth
street Purchaser will be required to
file surety bond in amount of 81 900
to insure the city against all liabilities
for injuries and damages, and to guar
antee the removal of the tank within
six weeks from date of purchase. The
city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Bids Wanted,

Bids will be received by the COM
mittee of public health and safety by
April LIST, for furnishing uniforms for
the police and fire departments. The
cloth must be of IS ounce weight, color
dark blue, known as uniform cloth, OF
guaranteed color. and to be made ac-
cording to Chicago regulations of fire
and police department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Special Taxation Notice.
General No. 37S.

General NO. oiS.
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the city council
of Rock Island, Illinois, having order
ed that Thirteenth avenue from the
east property line of Twenty-fifth
street to the west property line OF
Thirtieth street, excepting the right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
Dissolution Notice,

We hereby give notice that the firm
Of Jackson & Mitchell, doing business
under the name of the Club Panator-
ium, located at 536 Sixteenth street,
dissolved partnership March 20, 1916
Barney B. Mitchell now being sole
proprietor. assuming all Indebtedness
and collecting all outstanding &C
counts.
F. J. JACKSON,
BARNEY B. MITCHELL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

ing school election, Saturday, Aprh
Is, and sentiment as a whole through
out the city is understood to be
strongly in favor of new building
there to replace the one that knocks
Moline's claim to progressiveness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21

cine actually helps those suffering from
the ailments peculiar to women. II
it did not, would not the women of
America have found it out in forty
years, so that few of them would buy?
-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-21
A Medicine of Merit.

The great sale of Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound all over
this land is the result Of genuine
merit. The reason is that this good
old fashioned root and herb medl-
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28

FIkrnhavn seems determined to take "a fall out of'' 'oumana in order avenge his fall from high power
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28

}~comt Bryce has struck match that ought to light new way for both England and Germany.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28

While he may have kept out of war; his peace has cost us lives than Mckinley triumphant with Spain
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28
HAVE A LITTLE SENSE,

While we cannot believe that there enough foolish peo p" in Alaska who will Alaska back the lawess cond ton was i'll the days of 98 and the time municipalities into poverty and their schools into inefficient conditions nevertheless cannot stop the work warning the people what to expect if they allow the chmera of prohibition to influence enough votes to abolish licensed liquor houses Yesterday and toay papers certainly had enough evidence of the face that prohibition does not prohibit taking the of Seattle.
 There is much whiskey in Seattle today that it is as cheap and easy get 1t when the saloons were all open -ony the revenue from the sale of liquor prohibited
 tn" sale continues and is the hands of the class There Is much Whskey in Seattle that rival booteggg gang able to steal by the auto truck oad 200 time it could be stolen in such quantities while licensed cond tions maintained there.
 When any tells you that it impossible to get quo anywhere earth where prohibition is Gin force they tell you something that your and experience tells you not true If they couldn't find it there they didn seek it. Wherever there is a demand the supply will be present- may be in hiding and of inferior order but it will be where the demand i Twelve sell liquor in Fairbanks today Under prohibition fifty many times fifty would be selling Ii quor tannnks and all hell couldn't prevent it - they Wou however, be contributing nothing to the upkeep of the city its schools fire department They would teaching the youth of our city just what Prohibition teaches the youth every Prohibition camps teaching them to be sneaks and that there crime in IaWessness unless you found Whs- key could be shipped in here and it would be shipped and ycd a the front door of anti proboniss and the back door of the pohbonist but there would be the sale thereof and only harm could from Prohibition
 There will be ''prOhbition' from Seattle as
 the days for there is aWeSsness everywhere where prohi-
 ou is Wong As civilization exists today crime and dis aSr the sought after sores and the press dents hcm Watch for the stories of whiskey crimes
 and tine outIags in Seattle and watch for the publication of ~ Seattle tax levy for the ensuing year and the evidences of financial decay in that town of ''Fourflushvie Prohibition bGhs wherever it ouche in Seattle less than anywhere, and you better consider before you ballot whether wish put the boots to Alaska and spread disaster and awessness over this tcritory.-Fairbanks News-Miner.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28

Harold F. Mccormick Chicago millionaire, proposes a an It is unfortunate that he IS millionaire. It is
 less pathetic fact that since Ford spoke months ago the public doesn't hear well when millionaire speaks. McCor c project proposes that seected neutral countries" shall ask the warning nations what they yre fighting about This is not going to improve the auditory connection between million aires and us of the ''mOb."
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28

Announcement by the navy department that the four authorized in the naval preparedness bill will be named Colorado Washington, Maryland and West Virginia, sends tremendous rivalry among the states for these h0n0rs These will be the largest and most powerful vessels afoa
The Cordova daily times., 1916-10-28

Literature of the French novel type, not long surrep ousy read when at a enjoys the widest vogue and is featured the leading stories of the magazines. Matters which in real life spoken of in whispers glare blaany forth in type for aII