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office

All inmates desiring to write to the
State Board of Control will notify
their officer, who in turn is request
ed to send your notification to the
Deputy Warden's Office Friday
noon in order that special paper for
that purpose may be furnished you.
Letters written on regulation size
paper will not be per mitted to 60.
c. S. REED,
Warden.
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"A little authority spoils some men
more than much money.
Most things that are of mushroom
growth have toadstool characteristics.
1T is easier to pick fuss with neigh
bors than it is to pick music out of banjo.
NO man can be as tough as a weeks
growth of beard makes him look.
More friends are of the sort that will
help you into trouble than to help you out.
As long as there are onions people will
eat them even before social functions.
The average man would rather visit
dentist than his wife's relations.
While a man is trying to make his
fortune, woman goes and gets hers told.
"A wise bride borrows her mother-in-
laws cookbook.
June has become more identified with
rain than with roses.
Silence is golden, but it takes brass to
get along in the world.
Beware of any man who plays any
game with winning smile.
-Roosters always have to crow at three
O. clock in the morning.
Never put off until tomorrow the
meanness you can cut out to-day.
An investment is flyer that has turned
out right.
When it's dangerous to be stumped,
it's safe to be up tree.
The best business of men and nations
is minding your own business.
Talking over the phone has put many
man into the hands of the receiver.
That new leaf we turn over comes
straight from the tree OF knowledge.
"A hustler is a man who has his shoes
oiled oftener than he has his pants seated.
To be truly successful a man must
know how to teach other people to do his
work.
Most people consider themselves we'll
informed if they know where to find out the
things they may want to know.
The strut of turkey gobbler isn't in
it with that of the leading citizen in
village.
Its hard for some children to under
stand why they should take their troubles
to the Lord when they have mother.
You should never judge man by the
silk umbrella he carries; he may have left
an old cotton one in its place.
The ofice-boy who cleans inkwells by
letting them soak while he does something
else is on the way to success.
1T is not always the big fellows who do
things. Think of Julius Caesar. sawed
off, red-headed. reckled-faced; but he could
go like a six-cylinder.
The man who makes a suggestion for
the betterment of the business in which he
is employed, even if he is dead wrong, is
worth two of the chap who does as he is told
and plays safe.
Young Hopkins had become happy
benedict and his father thought it advisable
to administer to him a curtain lecture on
how to make marriage a success.
"When you have any difference of opin-
ion," he began, ''if you are not able to
pursuade your wife that you are right-and
you probably will not be able to do So
you must compromise"
"Yes, father," replied the son, respect
fully.
"And in this connection will give you
a little experience of my own just to illus
,ra,e my point. Well do remember that
your mother desiled to spend one summer
in Switzerland, while was equally anxious
to 20 to Brighton
"And how did you arrange compro-
mise father?"
"Well, we stayed from Friday to Mon
day At Brighton and spent the rest of the
summer in Switzerland"
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Chapel Yrugra,,1
Sunday Oct. 20

The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Rev.
Benson officiating.
March, Triumph of the Century ----O Orch.
lalse Lento- Charm D. Amour ---- Orch.
Holy, Holy, Holy Cong.
Invocation Chaplain.
Sioria ------ --------------------C
Scripture Reading Chaplain.
Hymn Be There Cong,
Frayer Chaplain.
Flower Song Romance of the Rose Orch.
Vocal Solo -----Selected Miss Johnson.
sermon Chaplain.
Vocal Solo ---Selected Miss Johnson.
Hymn Is My Name Written There Cong.
Benediction -------------.----C Chaplain.
March 9th Regiment March, Orch.
r. ]. Reichkitzer, Musical Director.
population
Number of Inmates at Prison 1907
Number in First Grade... 800
Number in Second Grade.. ..l69
Number in Third Grade.
Received During Week.. ....................4
discharged. .......................... ........".
Last Serial Number. 1896
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Leares From Our Poets
To the Memory of
James WhitComb Riley
By Mr.. J. B.

There is song brea,hes Ter the land
That warns the heart with tea,s,
A song with kindred chords, thar lives,
To fill times numbered years.
Full strained, thou of a humble lay,
Wrought from that tomb within,
His Tyre with deftness did he touch,
That made souls nearer kin.
o like an Autumn's day, full spent.
That spreads her twilight glow, -.
Sad smiling with that parting gaze,
Did our friend Riley 60.
But ever lives in memory
Throughout the age of time
His humble song, wrought from a soul
Immortal and sublime.
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Society
Continued from Page Two)

Meade, Fla. Those enjoying this hos
pitality were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. What
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Adair, Mrs. t.
NJ. Billow, Mrs. B. T. Haynes. Mrs. r. T.
Anderson, Mrs. j. d. Kirby, Mrs. ANNE
Stringer, Miss Clara Haynes, Miss Puma
Reid, Miss Alva Reid, Mrs George At
kins, Mrs. H. N. Reid, Miss Eunice What
ley, Mr.. Gary TURNKEY, Mr.. Vivian Adair,
Mr.. Thomas Anderson, Mr.. Paril Whatley
and the hosts Mr.. and Mrs. E. Il.
Haynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland Jones and their
niece, Miss Edwin Bazone, from Mobile
are spending the weekend with relatives
in Tuscaloosa.
Little Olivia Prescott and William
t:yes in Alpine.
Mrs Ed Wheeler and Mr.. Earl Wheeler
are in East Lake after spending several
months in Tennessee.
Mrs. A. d. Smith is in Atlanta at
tending a family reunion.
Miss Ruby Moor spent the past two
weeks with friends in Goodwater.
Mrs. H. e. Wellington, her daughters
and house guests are at home after sew
eral weeks spent in her cottage at Blount
Springs.
Miss Camille Dowell who was the
guest of Miss Gladys Wellington, has re-
turned to her home in Montgomery.
Mrs. Victor Randolph and little son
spent the past week visiting Mrs. John
Lister in Gadsden.
Miss Louise Norris. who for several
weeks was the house guest of Mrs. w.
c.. Caldwell, has returned to her home
in Columbia S. c.
Mrs. H. W. Reid has returned to her
home in Fort Meade, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Grant have re-
turned fromtheireaster rdlu mfwy aaU
turned to her home in Fort Meade, Fla
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Grant pave re-
turned from their eastern trip and will
be at home for the winter with DR.. and
Mrs. H. H. Hibbs.
Mrs. Y L. Sem, Miss Annie Sem,
Yancy Sem and John Sem are at home
after spending the summer with rela-
tives in Atlanta.
Miss Estele Hill will leave soon for
Kimberly, where she will spend the winter
months.
DR.. H. H Hibbs is at home after a
visit to friends in Williamsburg, Ky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Meadow and little
son have returned to their home in Dicx-
son, Tenn
Mr. James and mother of Enterprise
will move this week to the Pierson home
in East Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Kreh and children
have returned from their western tour
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Bombay. India, employs 2os,s5o in
the cotton industry.
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Mrs. Matthew Marshall entertained for
her little son, Alexander, it being his
ninth birthday. After a time spent liz
the various juvenile games, ices and cake
were served by the hostess, assisted by
Miss Jessie Mae Marshall. Those enjoy
ing the afternoon were, Hannah Brown,
Marguerite johnson, Hazel Brown, Hazel
Lusk, Annie Brown. Jennie Mccormick.
Ellen Gilmore, Virginia Stone, Louise
Light, Maggie Turnbull, jeanette Bethel,
Mandy Keso, Agnes Nelson, Jeanette
Nelson, Susie Lusk, Maxine Johnson.
Agnes Henderson,, Adrian Daniel, Law
renee Daniel, Willie Meredith. William
Marshall, Ronald Gilmore James Bethel.
Wallace Henderson, Tommie Nolan,
Claude Daniel and others
Mrs. James Nelson entertained for her
little daughter Agnes Ruth, the occasion
being her fifth birthday. Games and con-
tests furnished amusement for the aft
ernoon. Later ices, cake and fruit We're
served to 80 little guests.
Mr.. and Mrs j. e. Nolan were hosts
Tuesday evening when they invited the
members of THE Brotherhood Glass for
a social evening. The time was spent with
games and music by Mrs. Nolan and
Mr. Dave Monkey. Nine members and
several other guests were present
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hollum have re-
turned from visit to Newman, Ga.
Mrs. Z L. Miller and little daughter,
of Calera, are visiting Mrs H. A. Bivins.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Hill has returned
from Marietta. Ga.
Mrs. c. NJ Beal is visiting relatives at
Blountsville
Miss Grace Miller OF Crumley is the
guest of relatives here.
Revival services at the Methodist
church will begin Sunday, September 3.
Mr.. Andrew Ellis has returned from a
weeks stay at PEBBLE Beach, Fla.
Mr. Jere Reid of Boaz is visiting his
brother, Mr. F. w. Reid.
A delightful social affair was the party
given Wednesday evening complimendng
Miss Susan Sterling. who leaves soon for
Bruceville, Ind. Games, music and other
amusements were enjoyed until late
hour. Those enjoying the evening were:
Miss Lottie Smith. Miss Jessie Mae Mar
SHALL Miss Martha Kelso. Miss Lizzie
Kelso, Miss Sarah Gilmore. Miss Rosa
lee Poe. Miss Ellen Morris. Miss Mil
1red Ellison, Miss Drucella Camps. Miss
lucille Woodman. Mr.. Porter McCord,
Mr.. Sam McBee. Mr.. Henry Miller. Mr..
George Guthrie, Mr.. Stephen Moxley. Mr..
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tons which, in the absence of suitable
protective tariffs, deter our manufacturers
from investing the large sums required
to erect plants, with the constant danger
that the war may end suddenly imports
be resumed, and accumulated stocks on
the other side be dumped in large guam
titles at reduced prices. Take the case Of
the dyes for example: A German manu-
facturer can command the services of a
highly efficient and experienced chemist
one woh has perhaps taught chemistry
for years in a technical school at sal-
airy of $500 g. year. Here the manufac-
turer for that sum, could scarcely secure
a second-year college student with q
smattering of theory and no practical ex-
perience whatever. If we are to do these
things for ourselves we will be obliged
to restore some protecting tariffs, what
ever may be our position on protection
and free trade as a general proposition.
Bombay, India, employs 20s,S5o in
the cotton industry.
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Independence of America
H. H. Windsor. in the Popular Mocha

III. H. Windsor, in the Popular Mechan-
les Magazine.
Two years have passed since our regu-
lar supply of hundreds of articles which
had flowed in an unbroken stream from
Europe was stopped. In few particu-
lars we have produced as good, or nearly
as good, an article as we formerly i'm
ported. But we are short on countless
things, some of which are very essential.
Many dyes are not to be had for king s
ransom, and linens and fine leather and
a thousand other articles, to the origin
of which we never gave thought, are
daily growing scarcer or the supply is
entirely exhausted. We have edged in on
a few things, but have we come up to
the requirements of our unsupplied needs
to any considerable extent, as so many
confidently boasted we would? That we
can supply ourselves, with pretty much
all the necessaries previously imported.
is doubtless true. That we have not, and
are not, is largely due to labor condi-
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is also strong probability that, with
the reconstruction and resumption of
business abroad at the close of the war,
consumption there will be much great
er than now. Horses will be scarce and
time will be everything, and the motor
car and truck will receive great i'm
petus. Just how long the present oil
wells will continue to produce, or when
and where new oil fields will be dis
covered no one can say with certainty.
Before that day arrives, however, it is
fair to expect that chemists will have
found some substitute, or inventors a
method of making one gallon do the
work of more.
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Rivers of Gasoline
H. H. Windsor in the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.

H. H. Windsor, in the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
We will consume in this country,
this year almost 2,000,000,000 gallons
of gasoline; which is the equivalent of
a stream six feet wide and one foot
deep flowing at the rate of one mile
an hour Five years ago gasoline re-
tailed at 50 cents in England and from
40 to rs cents on the continent, and
there are those who even predict 40
cent gasoline here some day. Recent
improvements in refining have consid-
erably increased the percentage of
gasoline extracted, and inventors are
confident of perfecting carburetors
which will use kerosene; but for the
present we are confronted with a de-
crease in the gasoline content of the
older oil wells, and an insufficient ca
pac1ty in the refining plants. Our eN-
ports, however, of gasoline in 1915 were
considerably less than in 1914, although
more crude oil was sent abroad. There
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Hugh Park. Mr.. Erskine Lambert, Mr.
Willie Marshall, Mr.. Percy Matthews, Mr.
Harry Gardner, Mr.. Payne Sloan, Mr.
Raymond Parkhurst
Mrs. David Davidson of Bricknell, md
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. John
Miller
Miss Alice Ellis is able to be at home
following an operation at Talleys mfr
mary.
Mrs. w. A. Walker is at home after
several days spent at Boaz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amad Marsh have re-
turned from pleasant trip to Pensa-
cola, Fla.
Mrs. Guy Hilton is resting well after
an operation at South Highlands mfr
mary.
Mr.. Henry Morgan of Cuba is visiting
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowery have taken
rooms with Mrs. M I. Prigot on Fifth
avenue.
In the schools of Australia boxing has
been introduced as regular exercise for
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The word news is commonly sup
posed to be derived from the adjective
new. 1t is said, however, that its origin
is traceabe to custom in former times
of placing in the newspapers of the day
the initial letters of the cardinal points
of the compass n w s. These letters
were to Indicate that the paper con-
tanned intelligence from four quarters of
the globe
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The largest coal ship in the world-the
Milazzo-recently locked in New York.
She was designed by an Italian. Capt
Emilia Menada. who has earned repu-
tation for himself as an inventor of trans
porting machinery. The MilaEzo can hold
$4,000 long tons Of coal and 4500 tons uf
oil. She is veritable storehouse Of in
tricate machinery. Coal cars run IN
tracks In her vast interior.-Po Sci
ence Monthly.
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In the schools of Australia boxing has
been introduced as regular exercise for
schoolboys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
SLIGHT THIS CITY
DECLARES MAYOR
McConochie Voices Vigorous Com.
plant Regarding Handling of
Mornings Floral Parade.

Rock Island, June 21-Editor The
Argus: | believe l voice the sentiment
of at least 5000 of Rock Islands cit
liens when l say that Rock Island has
grievance in complaining of the way
in which the floral parade scheduled
to take place this morning, was
handled.
The streets of Rock Island were
thronged with people at 10 o'clock
this morning, looking forward to the
coming of the parade which has been
so brilliantly described in the local
newspapers almost every day for
weeks. The line of march as given in
the papers was supposed to be anthem
tic and as given out by theIpersons in
charge of the parade. | must say that
as far as Rock Island is concerned, tn ;
parade was failure. The schedule was
completely ignored Most of the floats
when going to Davenport from Moline
went north along Twenty fourth
street, and when leaving Davenport,
floats scattered in every direction.
some to Moline, some back to Daven-
port and few around the streets of
Rock Island l might say that twenty
floats were all that Rock Islanders saw
after waiting on the streets for hours,
and at that I am giving liberal esti-
mate. | understand there was no
difficulty in Davenport or Moline
Now why Rock Island should be
sighted, | do not know. Only this |
know: Rock Island has contributed its
share to the Golfers of the Centennial
! association; Rock Island contributed
its share of the floats in the parade
! Rock Islands citizens put forth their
| best efforts to make this success.
| We're the citizens treated fairly?
Now that the parade is over, we
have only one hope left and that is
| that the industrial parade tomorrow
will be conducted properly, giving the
people of our city a chance to see at
least small part of what has been 50
widely advertised as the leading events
| of the week, and it is hoped that the
schedule as printed in the local papers
will be carried out, for so far as the
parade of today is concerned Rock
| Island was completely ignored.
WILLIAM McCONOCHIE, Mayor
Note-Explanation of the cause OF
! the confusion in this mornings parade
while it was passing through Rock
! Island is contained in another column
of this issue. General Edward Kit
tilsen, marshal of the Rock Island di-
vision both today and tomorrow, gives
assurance that the unfortunate tangle
of today will be guarded against in
handling tomorrow's parade.-Editor
! The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21

hillside about where Fifteenth street
and Nineteenth avenue intersect. The
Indian chief appeared and protested.
Settlement was made for a sum of
money and then the chief produced the
peace pipe.
3. Spencer's Ride. Judge Spencer,
also pioneer of Rock Island, rode out
among the scattered homes of the pio-
neers when the Indians became threat
ening in 1881 and warned the people,
who fiocked to the fort.
4. Enlistment for the Black Hawk
war. President Lincoln was among
the 1000 men who enlisted for the
Black Hawk war in 1882 and took the
oath of allegiance when the expedition
was encamped near Milan.
5. Treaty of the Black Hawk Pur-
chase. The treaty ending the Black
Hawk war was negotiated on the Iowa
side Of the river. General Winfield
Scott and Governor John Reynolds of
Illinois represented the whites and the
Indians were represented by their
chiefs. Antoine LeClaire was inter-
prefer. The Indians agreed to leave
this part of the country, but Chief keo-
kuk insisted that a square mile of land
now in the heart of Davenport be given
to Mrs. Antoine LeClaire.
6. The First Duel in Iowa. Two
young men named Ralston and Hegner,
quarreled at dance at the Rock Is
land house over favors from Miss So
phia Fisher of Davenport and the fol-
lowing morning they fought a duel
with pistols on the Davenport side.
Hegner was slightly wounded. Off
GERS chased all concerned in the affair
out of the country. This was in 1871.
7. Farewell to Colonel Davenport
by Indian Friends. After the murder
of Colonel Davenport a party of Sank
Indians visited his grave and per-
formed strange ceremonies as a mem
orial to him.
s. John Brown and the Under
ground System. John Brown was en-
gagged in smuggling negro slaves from
the south into Canada in the early
stages of the Civil war, visited this
locality and established a number OF
stations for his underground railroad
among residents of the three cities.
9. Our Country. This was meant to
typify pride in the past of our country
and hope for its future.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
THREE CITIES ARE
WELLADvERT|SED
Centennial Story Carried on Press
Wires and Leading Movie Houses
Are Getting Pictures.

Rock Island and its sister cities are
getting effective advertising out OF the
centennial. Not only do the wires OF
the big news gathering associations
carry daily stories of the doings here,
but future publicity is assured by the
presence of representatives OF at least
three of the leading moving picture
producing firms of the country. One
New York weekly has man on the
ground and other views will be taken
to throw on the screen in the regular
weekly news illustrations handled in
leading houses all over the country.
Movie machines were trained on the
rehearsals of the burning Sank City
and on today's floral pageant and will
catch tonight's illuminated pageant
and tomorrow's industrial and fra
ternal floats as they pass along the
streets.
Special effort was made this morn
ing to arrange several historical
groupings for the benefit of the visit
ing picture men, officers of the CEN
tennial association and other public
spirited citizens taking the matter up
at the suggestion of Director Benson.
Among those who figured prominently
in the views taken today were Ex-Gov-
ernor VanSant of st. Paul. Phil Mitch
ell. chairman of the block house COM
mittee. Harry E. Downer. head of the
pageant and program committee and
Dick Coleman of Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-21
CENTENNIAL NOTES

Last nights pageant, Progress,
made impossible by rain, will be given
this evening in it's full glory. The
floats were safely housed during the
storm in the Rock Island rink, where
they were prepared, and the program
should go through without hitch.
Tickets dated last evening will be
good this evening.
Programs this evening and Friday
evening have been altered slightly SO
that the electrical illumination of the
paseants will be more effective. Add
ed numbers have been provided for
the early part of both evenings and
the parades will not be started till
after dark.
Jesse Kakaqua, great-grandson of
Chief Black Hawk, who was Wis
itor here for centennial week, has
been called to Shawnee, Okla, by the
death of his father, Logan kakaqua,
grandson of Black Hawk and who
was to have visited this locality this
week, in company with his daughter.
The tri-city shoe repairers have de-
cided to close their repair shops to-
morrow and enjoy their first real hol-
iday from 1916 to 1916. They will
have a real surprise in store for the
many who will witness the industrial
parade and they ask Of you to save
your soles (souls) until the next day.
The Rock Island city hall will close
at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Com
missioners and employees OF the city
will have an opportunity to witness
the centennial parade.