Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04

He is under sealed orders, exact time
of departure and destination being
withheld
Ready for Canpaign-The Daven-
port Y. w. C. A will next Monday
inaugurate its campaign to raise So
600 as its quota of the national war
work fund of 100000.
Seventeen In SerVice.-Edward Tall
man OF the Davenport Sammie-Elks'
Christmas committee, has announced
that II members are now in the SER
vice OF their country and will receive
| Christmas presents, whether they are
/ in the United States or overseas. The
| presents will be purchased and for
warded at the expense of the Daven-
port lodge. Z The local members at
home are doing everything within their
| power to provide for the comfort and
| pleasure of Elks now at the front, or
to go TO the front Fruit cake, home
made candies, dates, figs, raisins and
! German sweet chocolate, will be in
cIuded in the gift package. A let
ter from home" will be mailed each
Elk at the time his present is for
warded
/ pepper Is Arrested.-Charies Stall
! ems, claiming Rock Island as his home,
was arrested at Twelfth and Scott
streets at midnight Sunday night by
officers Schwinden and Sanford, and
in police court yesterday morning was
fined $685. for disturbing the peace
of residents in that vicinity by peep
ing in their windows. StaIens denied
the charge. Officers, however. said
that several complaints have been re.
eeived from the neighborhood before
the wagon was sent. The police
found Stalens hiding behind a bush
in a yard IN the vicinity He claimed
in police court that he was waiting
for friend at that corner and de.
MED that he had peeped in any win
dows.
Doctor Resigns.-Dr F.. o. Burl
!. filed his resignation as county physi
!. clan with the Scott county board O
supervisors yesterday afternoon, t
become effective Jan. l. The resig
nation followed an investigation con
!, Quoted Saturday by the board into tn
!. death of John A. SiIer, aged farm
> hand of Buffalo, who was refuses
! medical aid by the county physician
Gold Coins DWindling.-The suppl
, of gold coins in circulation in thi
: locality is rapidly dwindling Thi
! fact is due to a definite policy of TIL
: United States treasury department t
conserve its holdings of gold. accord
ing to information given to loca
= banks. The information is also sen
Q out that the treasury department wi
If not receive any new gold coins fror
, the mint this year to put in circula
. ton for holiday use. In previous year
+ this has always been done. Man
Il local firms which have been payin
+ their employees in gold are now pay
# ing in paper currency. The men {
II the Rock Island arsenal always n
/ ceived their pay in gold till this sun
J. mer when the change was made I
is currency. AS the working force wa
J. increased the tri-city banks were III
4 able to meet the increased deman
If for gold for the pay roll, and WEI
e. compelled to supply paper instea
= AS the gold reserve increases in ii
l. national treasury more national ban
v. notes are placed in circulation
IN maintain the necessary amount
money in circulation.
o.
Farm improvement League Bal
se quets-The annual banquet of the SEQ
Or County Farm improvement league wi
be held at the Outing club this ever
ing at Z. An excellent menu has bef
d, prepared. While it viii show VIII
lyI can be done with substitute foods, SIT
X 1t win give everyone plenty of goC
palatable food to eat and no one ne,
hesitate because the word food co
Id servation" is used. A F. Dawson wi
ut preside as POSTMASTER and P. r. Ed
d. erton, Rock Island county farm a
visor, will be one of the speakers.
he URGE CHEAPER BREAD.
ut Washington, Dec. 4.--InInediate r
ly duction in bread prices wherever DO
ivsh ~ 49, I