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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-18
Angling for McCutcheOn.

John T. MCCutcheon, Cartoonist, war
correspondent, writer of short stories
and lecturer, is another prominent
figure with whom Mr. Dale has been
dickering for the May meeting. a
prominent Moline man, while in Chi
cago several days, called on Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon, and an invitation was eX-
tended in behalf of the club. Mr.. Nc
CutcheOn said that he would be pleas
ed to come to Moline if it is possible
for him to do so at the time set for
the meeting. His plans for the future,
however, are quite indefinite, as i,
may happen that he will be sent to
Mexico or back to the trenches in
Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-18
WATERMAN BIDS
ARE CONSIDERED
City council in Special Session Re-.
views Figures Submitted on TWEEN.
ty-Third Avenue Work.
PROJECT Is ONE OF mPORT.sc,
Paving OF ThOr0ughiare and Improya.
ment OF Browning Field Must
Wait on Its Completion.

The Moline city council in special
session at noon today received bids
for installing a Waterman on Twenty-
third avenue. Three contractors IN.
tered bids as follows:
Plambeck Heating and Plumbing
company-s1, 103.70.
Lockhart Heating, Plumbing and
Manufacturing company sL12ll0.
Moline Heating and CONSTRUCTION
company-s1, 11945.
According to law the bids were laid
over AZ hours for consideration.
Although the job is a small one
mains to be laid only from Thirteenth
TO Fifteenth street, it is one Of unusual
Importance because of other projects
which hinge upon its early completion
When the contract is let, therefore. the
element Of time will be taken into con.
sideration as well as the amount Of
the bid.
Twenty-third avenue is to be paved
this summer and plans for this years
public improvement work call for
beginning on Twenty-third avenue. as
more dirt is needed at Browning field,
and it is the intention OF the engi.
neers to obtain this dirt from Twenty
third avenue. The avenue cannot BE-
paved until the Waterman is installed.
SO not only the paving but the cary
completion of Browning field hinge
upon the early installation OF this little
strip of Waterman.
Finish May 1.
Plambeck. the lowest bidder, was the
only one of the three bidders who sub
mitted any estimate of the time OF
completion, setting forth that the Job
would be finished on Or before June l.
1t will take only a few days to carry
out the project, however. as the city
is very DESTROYS Of having the main in
by May /, contractors will be asked tc
state when they can finish the job.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08

Kronk, the manager, into his private office late yesterday afternoon, and saind to him:
 Close the door and never open the baths again.
 Upstairs Henry H. Terwilliger, his son, lay dead. He had cut his throat on his return from the Jefferson Mar l1et court where, yesterday as on sev- eral other days, he had been forced to listen while detectives of Inspector Dwyer's staff told how they had raided the Lafayette Baths on last October 22, taken thirty men prisoners, and charged Henry Terwilliger with main taining a public nuisance. The re- fection on himself and on the baths in the city had broken his spirit. On his desk was a note addressed to his mother. It said:
 Dear Mother: Goodbye, dear. I can't stand this pressure any longer. God bless you.
 HENRY"
 The note was not delivered, for Mrs Terwilliger had collapsed in her apart ment above the baths. Her husband was equally affected and after giv- ing the order which meant the passing of one of the city's landmarks, he shut himself up with his wife.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
BAD BREATH
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Get {
 the Cause and Remove 1t

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calomel, act gently on tn | bowels and positively do the work.
 People afflicted with bad breath dnI quick relief through Dr. Edward3 Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar. coated tablets are taken for bad breat by all who know them.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act ger tly but firmly on the bowels and livef stimulating them to natural actioit clearing the blood and gently purifyinA the entire system. They do that whic@ dangerous ca1ome1 does without any e2 the bad after effects.
 All the benefits of nasty, sickeninl griping cathartics are derived from I Edwards Olive Tablets without gri ing, pain or any disagreeable effects.
 Dr. F. M Edwards discovered tlrI formula after seventeen years of prad tice among patients afflicted with bows and liver complaint with the attendant bad breath.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are purd 1y a vegetable compound mixed wit olive oil; you will know them by thei olive color. Take one or two ever night for a week and note the effec1 lOc and 25c per box. All druggists.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
O. U. A. M. HISTORY.
New Britain Man, First National
 Councillor, Will Be Honorod.

, Prominent people throughout the country interested in the Order of United American Mechanics are now collecting data for the publication of a book to be known as the "Gilmore Souvenir, in honor of the late Thom- as F. Gilmore, the first national coun- cilor or the order. MT. Gilmore was at one time New Britain resident and Robert H. Wilcox, Frank w.. Johnson and Howard T. Sherman have been named as a local commit tee to secure data concerning him here. This book, among other things, will devote two pages to the birth and growth of the New Britain lodge.
 Officers for the next six months will be nominated at the meeting of New
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
Notice :!

Just a glance at the Newark win dow, which is no doubt the most at tracttve shoe display in the city, and right there you will be able to select your Christmas, inexpensive and prac- tical, gifts. Tonight between seven and nine o'clock, free demonstration of Newark shed water oil. Let us weather-proof your shoes free of charge. Step in tonight, no obliga- tion to purchase. Newark Shoe store, across railroad track.-advt
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
MERGER A PRISONER?
Cardinal Said to Be Confined by
 German Authorities.

Amsterdam, Dec. 8, Via London.- Cardinal Mercier, primate of Bel glum, is confined to his palace by the German authorities, according to the frontier correspondent of the Tele- graaf, who says he hears this on good authority.
 The reason given is the action taken by the Cardinal against the deporta- tion of Belgians.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
OFFICERS ARE NAMED.

Following are the newly elected of- ficers of Lafayette Camp, M. W. of A.: Consul, Fred Hudon; advisor, David Beloin; treasurer J. H. Beloin; clerk, Napoleon Gingrass; escort, Fred Girouard; trustee for three years, Peter Dionee; watchman, E.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08

LaF'lamme; sentry, Eugene DoucetteI 7 physician, pr. John B. Foyer; specia1 auditor, David Beloin. The off1ceE
 will be installed on January 8, ana on that occasion, there will be soI cial for members and their families.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
OLD BATHS CLOSED.
Suicide Saddcns Proprietor WI
 Orders Doors Shut.

New York, Dec. ,S.-Frank Terwil- tiger. the elderly proprietor of the Lafayette Baths at 403 and 405 Lafay- cite street, which were founded forty five years ago by Terwilliger's aunt when Lafayette street was a fashion able thoroughfare, called William
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08

The committee in charge of the recent Older Boys conference desires to express publicly appreciation of the local Boy Scouts who rendered very valuable services in various ways dur ing the three days of the convention last week. The excellent and cheer full manner in which the assistance was given has received favorable comment from several sources. Some thing more concrete in the nature of R reward has been promised. More definite notice of this will be forth coming within the next week.
 With the close of another success fu1 year, Troop 1 has undertaken a plan of reorganization commencing with the date of their re-registration Rt national headquarters on Decem- Der B. Scoutmaster Yergin has given over the active charge of the troop to Howard Krick, but he will continue his connection in the capacity of ad- yfsory director. The boys themselves are working up system of self
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08

Britain Council next Thursday eve- ming. The degree team conferred the first degree on three candidates last night.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08

committee which was named to have charge of this occasion was: Scout master Hellberg, Scouts Corcoran, Williams, and Middleton. A team representing the troop will play a game of football with Troop 13 of Stanley Memorial church Saturday af- ternoon at Walnut Hill park.
 Troop will meet at the clubroom in the rear of Camp street at 1:3O tomorrow afternoon to go for hike
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08
BOY SCOUT NEWS

government with a view toward man aging their own activities.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-08

aging their own activities.
 Several members of Troop 10, while returning from their usual Sunday hike this week were afforded a chance to apply in practical way some of the Scout teachings which they had learned. They came upon a man who had succumbed to the cold while at tempting to walk from Hartford to New Britain. While one of the mixers hurried to telephone for the police patrol, the others administered first aid, thereby saving the unfor- tunate wanderer from what might have been an untimely death. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, the troop elected Scout Richman to the position of senior patrol leader. and also added one new member, Henry Goldsmith, to the enrolment of or
 dinary Scouts.
 Troop 12 at it's regular meeting on Tuesday evening made arrangements for a Christmas supper to be held in the annex of St. Marks church, on 1 the evening of December 26. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
CLOSE TONIGHT
G.. A. r.. Members Will Hear
Hughes on Last Day.
Auxiliary Orders Elected OFF,
GERS at Final Session.

Kansas City, Sept. 1.-The fiftieth
annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the re-
unions of its auxiliary organizations
will come to close today with a pro-
gram that bids fair to be one of the
most strenuous of the week. visit
from Charles Evans Hughes, the Re
publican presidential nominee, the
election of national officers and their
installation and the annual campfire
of the national association of ex-
prisoners of war were to make this
one of the big days for the Civil war
veterans.
Mr. Hughes was to arrive here at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon after a trip
through Kansas and a stop at Topeka.
and, in addition to the local reception
committee, he was to be met by
guard of the war heroes who were ex-
pected to escort him to the Muehle-
bach hotel. There he will speak be-
fore about $50 business men at a din
ner and later was to make an address
at Convention hall. where many reser-
vations have been made for the Grand
Army members. He was to leave for
St Louis at II o'clock tonight.
Other Orders Elect.
William T. Church Of Chicago was
elected chief of the
Sons of Veterans Other officers
named are Edward L. Graves, Bridge
and L. L. Roberts of Kansas City,
junior vice commander. The Sons of
Veterans auxiliary named Mrs. NJ. E.
Clothier of Rockford, ILL.,, as national
president; Mrs. Mary Tredo of Pater-
son, N. J., national vice president;
Mrs. Catherine Reese, Mount Vernon,
Ohio, national treasurer, and Miss Ida
K. Patterson of Rockford, ILL.,. as ma
tional secretary.
The Daughters of Veterans named
Mrs. Myrtle w. Best, Marietta, O.. ma
tional president; Mrs. Anna Durham
Lockport, n. Y, senior vice president;
Mrs. Estelle M. Moore, Chicago. jun
Tor vice president; Mrs. Ella NJ. Os-
borne. Chicago. national chaplain;
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Goodman. Bos/on, ma
tional treasurer; Mrs. Hattie Goetz,
Buffalo. instructor, and Miss Edith
Chapman, Marietta, O., national Sec
rotary.
Mrs. Virginia Mcclure of Peoria,
ILL.,, was named president of the Ladies
Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Other officers of the organization will
be elected tomorrow.
The officers named by the Woman S
Relief Corps are Mrs. Ida K. Martin,
Minneapolis president; Mrs. Levant
Dodge, Berea, KY, senior vice presi-
dent; and Mrs. Jennie L. Osgood, Kan
sas City, junior vice president.
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ExPRESSEMBARCO
Adams and American Order
Against Perishab1e Goods.
Nothing of That Kind Delivered
After Sunday Night.

Kansas City, Sept. 1.-Embargoes
on the acceptance of perishable ship
ments for delivery at any date later
than midnight Sunday were placed on
the Adams and American express COM
panies today. according to announce
ments at the local office. All other
shipments for delivery at later dates
are being accepted subject to delay"
The embargoes. it was said here, ap-
ply to the companies turnout the
United States.
Southern Express in Embargo.
Chattanooga, Sept. 1.-The South
ern Express company issued orders
today declaring an embargo on all
live stock and perishable goods that
cannot reach their destination before
Sunday night. September 8.
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Santa Fee Changes Go Into Effect
September 8.

Despite the threatened strike sew
eral time changes, effective September
8, for trains running through Topeka
and other Kansas points were an
nounced today by the Santa Fe,
through the office of ]. M. Council,
general passenger agent. The changes
affect four trains.
Train No. ia, local between mere
and Kansas City. will leave Topeka at
1:15 O'Clock in the afternoon instead
of at 1:25 o'clock. the present time.
Changes will be made at all inferno
date points.
No. 4, the California limited, for
Chicago, will leave Topeka at $40
o'clock in the evening instead OF at
s:45 O'Clock as now. The schedule
into Kansas City is changed to make
the train arrive there at 1885 at night
instead of at 10:45.
A material change in the time is
also included in Santa Fe train No.
203, running from Kansas City thru
southeastern Kansas to Tulsa, Okla.
The train will leave Kansas City at
11:15 O'Clock at night. thirty minutes
later than before, thereby cutting
down the schedule thirty minutes as
the time of arrival in Tulsa stands.
The corresponding train out Of Tulsa,
No. 204, will leave Tulsa at 10:45 at
night instead OF at 1890, thereby cut
ting down its schedule fifteen min
uteS
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KANSAS farmer
CERTAINLY READ
WEATHER SIGNS
More Than 81 Million Bushels
of Corn Stored.
Short Crop This Year Won't Be
So Serious After All.
SMITH COUNTY TAKES LEAD
SMITH COUNTY TAKES LEAD
More Than Two Millions in
Bins in That District.
Shawnee Farmers Had 2SO,OOO
Bushels on Hand.

The fact that Kansas farmers had
s7.s14434 bushels of last years corn
stored in their bins this spring may
to q. considerable extent relieve conol-
tions which might have been caused
bv the shortage of this years crop,
according to J. C. Mohler. secretary
of the state board of agriculture, in
a report today based on assessors
returns of March l, from all countles
in the state except one, Miami.
The report shows that 15,3S7,52
bushels of last years wheat was stored
in the state. Last, years corn crop
amounted to 142,653,140 bushels and
this years crop has been estimated at
approximately 100000 Last year s
wheat crop totaled e5,141,2 04 bushels.
Smith in the Lead.
Smith county takes the lead in
amount of corn stored with 2,304,67S
bushels and Pratt county stands at the
front with 542,971 bushels of last
years wheat on hand, according to
the reports. Among the other coun-
ties that stand high in the amount OF
1915 corn on hand are:
Jewell with 1,759,575 bushels; Mar
shall, 1,46S,125: Mitchell, 1000, 090;
Nernaha, 1,O01, 952; Phillips, 1920, sos;
Republic, 1,25O,655; Washington,
1,161,596, and Shawnee, 29O,0 900.
Morton county reported no last
years wheat or corn on hand March 1.
and Stanton county had none of last
years wheat on hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
Female Ovation
for Candidate Hughes.
Eight Hundred Form Line to
Welcome Our Visitor
STATE HOUSE IN BUNTING
Streets, Too, We're Draped i'm
the Red, White and Blue.
Negro Women There in "COl-
Ored Hughes Alliance"

Automobiles. their radiators gaily
decorated with American flags, COW
cred with twenty-five inch hand paint
ed sunflowers, their seats filled with
women in white dresses, wearing the
yellow ribbons of the Hughes AL
lance" lined Ninth street from Kan
sas avenue to Jackson street an hour
before the arrival of the presidential
candidate Advance notice had ar
rived that the movie men planned to
feature the gay line of Kansas suffra-
gtsts in their films.
Nor were the negro women behind
the white folk in giving the New York
man rousing reception. At 1 O'Clock
Hughes Alliance had gathered at the
state house grounds and were giving
out badges and small sunflowers to
the 500 or 400 negro women on hand
when Hughes appeared on the state
heuse grounds. The organization of
the negro women of Topeka for the
hughes reception surpasses that of
any previous campaign preparation
for presidential candidate
me work has been done largely by
Mrs s. F. Malone, Mrs. A. r. Jackson
and Mrs. P. Talbot.
Following the passage of the
Hughes party thru the gay line on
Ninth street. 500 women dismounted
from their autos and marched to a re-
served section on the state house
gro women already in the section a
big ovation was given by the women
or Kansas for Charles E. Hughes.
Crowd Gathers Early.
Scattering groups began gathering
on the state house grounds about 1880
o'clock where they inspected the dec
orations made under the supervision
of Charles H. Sessions The entire
north side of the state house was
draped in red, white and blue
bunting and a covered section
draped with flags was built for some
distance around the place where
Hughes spoke. There were reserva-
tons for about thirty newspaper men
committee.
Mr.. Sessions remained in Topeka.
With J. S. Dean, Al Bauer, Mrs. Mary
Chaplin and Miss Edna Ccrbett, he
went to the Union Pacific station at
2:30 o'clock to meet the Hughes. party.
Fifteen automobiles were engaged to
meet the train and form the parade
to escort Governor Hughes to the state
house grounds.
Topeka did her best in decorating.
By noon practically all buildings on
Kansas avenue had been decorated
with flags. Hundreds lined the streets
half an hour before tho train ar
rived.
At the state house ou--ds. Miss
Ann Grimes of New York was
seated at a table presenting everyone
with the yellow badges of the Hughes
| Alliance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

and advertisements appeared in news
papers in many cities soliciting ap-
plication from experienced engineers.
conductors. brakemen. firemen and
switchmen.
Food prices in this city, with a few
exceptions. have not been materially
affected as a result of the threatened
tieup of the transportation facilities
of the country. Potatoes sold on the
market today at $2.25, the highest
price in many years, and poultry was
up cents a pound.
Food Prices Skyrocket.
In a number of the larger cities,
meetings of officials have been called
for today to consider means of check
ing the increase in the prices of food
stuffs-
Presidents and vice presidents of
twenty-three railroads with terminals
in Chicago have held daily meetings
here for several days and 1t was an
nounced these conference will be con-
tinued indefinitely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
SHOWERS ARE GENERAL


bring rain are predicted for Saturday
but the weather bureau is uncertain
about the outlook. Good showers fell
in several stations in Kansas last night
and this is an indication for Topeka.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather tonight with higher tempera-
lures in the western part Of the state;
Saturday unsettled.
The temperature Thursday reached
only rs degrees but a fall of only 8
degrees occurred during the night.
The minimum reading of Sc degrees
is three above the normal night tenn
perature The mercury was expected
to go above so degrees today. The
highest temperature on record for this
date is SO degrees, established in 1913.
The lowest record, So degrees, occur
red in 1893.
The drouth has been broken in the
southeastern part of Kansas, accord
ing to s. D. Flora, local weather OBJ
server. Northwestern Kansas also has
received plenty of rain and the show
ers should reach Topeka soon. Dodge
City received so of an inch of rain
last night, lola got the same amount
while Concordia reports only one-hun-
dredth of an inch. The Kaw river is
stationary at a stage of At feet.
Heavy Rain at Emporia.
Emporia, Kan, Sept. IA drought
of sixty-five days was broken here to-
day by a rain of Is inches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
TEST MILITARY POWER
Troops Moving When Strike To Be
Called May Force Govt Control.

Washington. Sept. with more
than 10000 troops under orders to
move either to or from the border,
military necessity aspects of the inn
pending strike give promise today OF
furnishing a test of the governments
ability to move troops in emergency.
Last night 5000 national guards
men were ordered back to their state
mobilization camps. Previously some
10000 guardsmen in mobilization
camps We're ordered to the border. The
war department indicates that still
other guard regiments soon will be
sent south. Another order has direct
ed the return of more than 5000 coast
artillery troops to their stations on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Some regiments of the guard Or
dered south are already en- route and
others will get started this week. If
the troop trains are stalled on Monday
it will become Immediately necessary
for some authority to be granted so
that they can be kept in motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
new FORD AGENT
w III. Trefry of Kansas City Succeeds
e. G. KinIey.

W. H. Trefry of Kansas City is now
the Ford agent for Topeka and part
of Shawnee county, according to a
statement made this morning by Mr..
Trefry at the National hotel. Mr.. Ire
fry further announced that he is seek
ing a good location for the agency and
that a lease for a building will be
closed in a short time.
Z. G. Kfnley, Ford agent in Topeka
Tor seven years, refused to renew his
contract with the Ford company be-
cause, he says, the company insisted
that he contract to purchase 400 cars
in the next year to be paid for in cash
upon delivery. the company to make
delivery at its own discretion.
II have nothing to say in regard to
the controversy said Mr.. Trefry.
'rrhe Ford people are endeavoring to
do their best in supplying all custom
ers everywhere and divide deliveries
as evenly as possible"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01
FAIRBANKS IN MEXICAN SLAP.
Accepts Nomination Formally and De-
nounces Wilson Policies.

Indianapolis Sept. declaring
for a protective tariff that would in
sure against a Commercial invasion
which would paralyze American indus
try and blight our happiness" and con-
demning the ''vascilliating policy of
the Wilson administration as regards
Mexico" Chas. w. Fairbanks Thursday
afternoon accepted the nomination as
the candidate of the Republican party
for vice president. Fairbanks came
out with flat footed statement that
President Wilson should have recog-
nized Huerta as the president, either
of the de facto government or de jure,"
said Fairbanks.
He was clearly il power under the
forms of Mexican law and was entitled
to recognition by diplomatic precedent.
He was a powerful soldier and the one
man above all others in his country
who was capable of establishing or