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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

Fancy striped silk and fiber hose,
pair SOC and 58c.
silk shirts, new stripes and colors,
$685. to $3.50.
Dress shirts. French and starched
cuff styles, SEC to $500.
Cheney silk four-in-hand ties, rich
colors. exclusive designs, 75c and 81.
Finest assortment Of mems neck
wear We have ever shown, wide ends,
nifty styles, S1o0 to $3.50.
other four,in-hand ties at Csc to 75c
silk mufflers. new c0lors and
stripes. wonderful collection at $50
to $3.50.
Refer muffIers. full. generous
sizes, fringed, in white, tan, gray
also fancy stripes at roc, $100 and
SIPS.
Sweater coats. all wool and pure
worsted, neat colors, $3.50 to $3.50.
Wool mixed sweater coats. $500 to
$168,
Bath robes, in Indian, floral and IN
conventional designs, at $4.75 TO
S1475.
Pajamas, white and colOrs, $2.00 to
$3.50.
Smoking jackets or house coats, big
variety $500 and $3.50.
Gloves, glace kid, mocha, lined and
unlined silk, S125 to 1926
Auto gloves and mittens. $1.25 TO
S4T5.
Auto gloves and mittens, SIPS to
$475.
Fur and fur-Iined gloves. 1925 TO
$G.95.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
Christmas Furs

That every woman of every
age is anxious 10 possess because
they have never been so delight
full in style and so different from
previous modes - they appeal
with unprecedented force to
woman's love Of adornment.
Sets and separate muffs and
stoles of red fox, mole, kolinsky,
mole coney. black lynx, Hudson
seal, coney, opossum, nuskrat.
Children's sets of red fox. con
ey, imitation ermine and tiger,
natural muskrat, white conev. etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15

As in many Christmases past
McCabe's will be Santa Claus
Candy Headquarters again this
year. The Candy Section is ev-
en- better prepared than usual this
year and as our Christmas Can
dies were all contracted for be-
fore the present high price and
scarcity of sugar the prices show
no exhorbitant increase. Here
are
Fine candied fruits-cherries pine
apple and glace fruits.
Assorted untitled bonbons and
creamed Brazil nuts
Bitter-sweet and milk chocolates
with rich cream, caramel and nut fill
ings
After-dinner patties, chinky pins.
spicy brittle candies, strongly flavor
ed with cinnamon Glove. wintergreen
and mint
Opera sticks in all colors, and old
fashioned stick candy.
Candy lime, mint, wiutergreen,
Glove. sassafras, lemon and hore-
hound
Nut and fruit-filled buttercups
Peanut candy. butterscoteh and
cream and taffy candies
kindergarten mixed candies and' as
sorted wrapped kisses
Broken mixed candies, ribbon can
dies and fancy candy berries. cherries
and beads on string-for Christmas
decorations.
Boxed candies and bonbons in al
most unlimited variety put up in at
tractive Christmas boxes. from 10c to
$500 box
Nuts of all kinds, both sheued and
in shells
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
Will Be One Of the
Favorite Gifts

And so we have brought here for
Christmas thousands Of the best
kinds of books for big and little
folk that we could find
Cbildrens Books Books Of Poetry
Travel Books Books Of Sense
Books Of War Books of Nonsense
Books Of Fiction Books Of Sentiment
In fact, All Books
They are all spread out in our
enlarged Book Department, Main
Floor, Ord Avenue and there you
may browse among them to your
hearts content, we would like
to say this, however, about early
choosing
1t is really very wise to
pick out your Christmas
books early in the week.
Before stocks are depleted and
while choice is SO good and full
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
The Riddles
Won't Forget
Santa Claus

Above all things let us see that
the kiddies have a Merry Christ
mas.
They can't be expected to COM
prehcnd a world-war-it's too big
and terrible for childish imagin-
atoms
So let them have their Santa
Claus Christmas trees and love
tokens as they have always hal
them-they expect them and
have right to them.
McCabe's Toyland is prepared
TO make the childrcn's Christmas
Il merry one
Old Santa Claus himself viii
be here each afternoon until Sat
urday from $50 to $50 with 4
little remembrance for the little
lolks-bring the children to see
him and talk to him
500 beautifully dressed dolls, boys,
girls and baby dolls, wonderful vari-
oty TO select from, worth almost dou
bile these sale prices-On sale Mon
day at 19e, SOC and sec.
Automobiles for boy or Etl
rubbertired wheels, red or green
bright euameled. each s4.e5.
Doll buggies-imitatio reed dol
buggics hood TO match, gray. brown
or natural finish, each s4.s4.
Pianos-mahogauy and whito enam-
eled toy pianos, uprights and baby
Grands, priced $1,000 to 25o
Combination writing desks and book
cases. also roll top desks, just like
dads, from $500 to $500
Games--uever has McCabe's shown
such an interesting line of games for
boys and girls, zoe TO $3.50.
Mechanical toys--friction iron toys.
electrical trains. climbing monkeys.
coon jiggers, etc, 25c TO $1,000.
Children's rockers, dining and kitch
en- chairs. reed. natural and red enam-
eled. big variety. 25c to $3.50.
Shoe Fly rocking horses for little
kids. in white. enamel and natural fin.
ish. from see TO s2.75.
Safety steering slods for boys and
girls. enameled IN bright cOlors. pric.
ed CSC TO s29s.
Toy dishes. decorated china, alumni
mum and enameled kitchen and tea
sets. at 25e TO $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
Fine Jewelry
The Gift Supreme

Unusually fine Christmas col
lections Of Jewelry novelties
gifts that are everlasting tokens
of regard.
Gold la vallieres, new and attractive
designs. set in precious stones, S3.oo
to $500.
Women's bracelet watches, gold and
gold-fnled, plain ard engraved, Elgin
and Swiss movements, SLIPS to 500
Diamonds, pure white and blue
white. each one a perfect stone, all
sizes ,low prices.
French ivory toilet articles, great
variety. interesting prices. engraved
free Of charge in gold, blue, pink,
black, etc.
Eight.day clocks in solid mahogany
cases, ssoo to $1,000.
Eight-day crystal clocks in gold fin
ished. brass cases. $500 to $500.
Manicure rolls Of soft tan, gray and
black leather. silk and velvet lined, !
TO 10 pieces Of finest steel. with
French ivory handles, s275 TO $500.
Shaving stands with beveled mir
ror, cup and brush. $500 to $500.
Smoking sets in silver brass and
ktheulc Bronze, > to 5 piece sets.
$3.50 to $1,000
Sterling silver tea spoons in newest
designs iucIuding-Nellio Gusts. Shir-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
Christmas Slippers

For grandpa and grandma
mother and father, aunt and unc-
lie, and for the children, too.
Mems felt slippers with leather
soles, per pair $500, $3.50 and $500.
Mems all leather slippers. per pair,
s5c 20 $500
Women's Comfy" slippers, per pair
75c to $500.
Women's all kid house slippers. per
pair. $3.50 TO $3.50.
Satin dancing slippers in all desira-
bic shades
Women's black and white dress. or
dancing slippers. $500 to $500.
Children's Comfy" slippers in big
variety and all desirable shades.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
The Main Aisle
In T bird A uenue Store

Is a veritable bazaar of In
expensive gifts-tables and
counters are full to over
flowing with a thousand or
more gift suggestions and
all within reach of the most
modest purse. Spend a lit
tie Of your time down this
interesting aisle-no doubt
you can solve one or more Of
your perplexing gift prob
lens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
The Speed Cranks?

The Editor Of the Portland Evening
Express and Advertiser has written an
editorial on automobile speeding on
state highways. that is chuck full of
horse sense. as well as truth. We are
reprinting it elsewhere. In it Editor
Norton refers to the growing public
fear Of our stretches of good roadway
because they are turned into speed
ways without regulation or control
because irresponsible and reckless
drivers hazard their own fool necks
and more valuable necks as well; be-
cause accidents are numerous and
needless. and because our expensive
highways are being extravagantly
scattered to the winds by those who
should be confined until they know
enough of the rights of others to con-
duct themselves with respect to those
rights.
We have reported the words Of rural
mail carriers who avoid the best sec
lions Of highway and make long de-
tours because Of the danger from
speeding automobiles. We know that
many owners Of automobiles keep
away from the States good roads" for
the same reason. We know Of team
owners who do not dare Sunday at
ternoon pleasure ride because of the
menace Of speed cracked individuals
in possession Of high power engines
and a mania to get somewhere else in
the shortest time possible.
Why are these irresponsible fellows
ALWAYS in a hurry? How long are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
Editors Letter Box
From One Who Tried 1t.

It is with great deal of interest that
I have read your editorials championins
the cause of the farmers and it may help
you to know that the farmers as a whole
appreciate it, it is so seldom they receive
anything but knocks.
1 farmed for 10 years until last fall l
was obliged to give it up by my doctors
orders. Owing to the hard, heavy work
have contracted indigestion and so was
compelled to do some lighter work for a
time at least.
During that time / have seen good
many hard working, honest men lose
every dollar Not from Acknowledgement
or from any fault of theirs, but owing
wholly to the weather which ruined their
crops.
Then there is class of men who make
a study of the conditions of the farmer
and his crops and profit by it. Just lit
tie illustration of what l mean occurred
last fall Our apples through central
Maine. the Baldwins in particular. had
a dark spot or / should say had numer-
Gus spots and the buyers came around
and told US they could not pay so much
for those as some one high in authority
in the department of agriculture said
that spot would cause woody substance
to penetrate the apple clear to the core
in time. We sold for what they offered.
This spring l talked with the same man
who bought them and he said they had
found out now that the spot did not hurt
the apple and they are selling those ap-
pies out of cold storage for S. and Sc a
barrel for which they paid us S1.65.
The farmers are too widely scattered
and have not sufficient capital to over or
ganize as a whole and l do not see any
way to protect them unless the govern
ment makes a standard price for the sta
pie products they raise.
These buyers rave about "the law Of
supply and demand is what makes the
prices" 1t might be so were it not for
the cold storage plants. They are of
course necessary but when INSCRIPTIONS
men buy low and hold until they double
their money the uneducated consumer
thinks the farmers are getting rich
To ride through Maine and see the
abandoned farms with the buildings rot
ting down, fields growing up to bushes
and pastures the same, often makes one
wonder what it is leading to.
This letter is not for publication.
Just felt | must congratulate you on the
stand you are taking and the common
sense. straight from the shoulder method
you have in dealing with bone-heads.
B. f. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

will take thousands of dollars out OF
these two highways under discussion II
permitted to speed unchecked. A car
driven faster than Is miles an hour SUCKS
the dirt out of it and scatters II 10 the
four winds, leaving ruts and nuppies In
surfaces which would stand for years II
intelligently treated. Are we wiling 70
permit few individuals, simply for their
own disqualification. to ruin our ROADS
as well as imperil our lives and property!
Are we to let them make speedways OF
these State highways while our law
abiding, self-respecting, desirable citizen,
are driven out of sheer self-protection to
the rough dirt roads of the country foi
their pleasure automobilng!
One motor cycle officer, with full au-
thority and a rowing commission, Is all
that is needed to end this evil. This vigi-
liant safety patrol may be on the road to
Dunstan this morning. Tomorrow morn
ing he may be- there again or he may
be between Brunswick and F'reeport. He
will allow nobody TO get lines on his
movements and he will be ION the 60
continually. Moreover he will run down
every offender he finds and he will sure
ly find them sooner or later. A few ex-
amples would soon show these Offenders
that we mean business this time. Then,
too, the simple moral effect Of having
such an efficient motor patrol on these
highways would be to slow down the
speedsters There is no ground for claim
Ing the county cannot afford the patrol.
1t is absolutely certai nthat the county
cannot afford NOT to maintain 1t. 1t is
fully as much a business proposition as
1t is public safety measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
Can You Deny Any Of These?

Some of the reasons why women
want the vote are these, according to
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston, chair
man Of the State suffrage campaign in
Maine:
LEGISLATION AFFECTS THE
HOME:-Cost Of living, pure food
milk supply, water supply, sanitation
public health, schools, are all home
problems, and can be solved by the
ballot.
LEGISLATION AFFECTS THE
CHILD:-The law says when child
may go to school, and when he may &c
to work, WI at books he shall study,
what food he shall eat. what carfare
he shall pay, and where he shall play
LEGISLATION AFFECTS NOR
ALS:-Women are opposed to the
liquor traffic, the brothel, the gambling
house, the corrupt politician, and ev-
cry evil that seeks protection by the
vote. They want the ballot to combat
these evils.
LEGISLATION AFFECTS WAC
ES:-Women demand equal pay for
equal work. Hon. Caro-! D. Wright
national commissioner OF labor, said:
THE lack of direct political influence
constitutes powerful reason why
women's wages have been kept at a
minimum
LEGISLATION AFFECTS BUSI-
NESS:-The law determines how
much shall be paid for labor. what
hours employees shall work and what
shall be the sanitary conditions under
which they shall work.
LEGISLATION AFFECTS EVERY
INTEREST OF WOMAN:-Theh home
the child, morals, wages, business are
but q few of the many interests of
woman. She needs the vote to AT
Feet the legislation that surrounds
and controls these interests; she needs
the vote to ELECT the legislators who
will give her the legislation that she
needs
Women WANT THE VOTE for ev-
cry REASON that MEN have it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

An Auburn woman writes the Ken
nebec Journal to inquire the number
of Fourth of July accidents in recent
years, and if the large cities of the
country are not forbidding prepare :
tions for noisy Fourth this year.
The number killed in Fourth of July
idiocies in 1912 was A. with 9+5 in
jured; in 1913, 80 were killed and 1853
injured; in 1914, 40 killed, 1900 injured;
1915, 80 killed, 1850 injured; 1916 80
killed and 500 injured. Large cities
are not only forbidding the sale but
the setting off of fireworks and ex-
plosives, the shooting of pistols, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

club from Bowdoinham. The second
evening a farce was given bv members
OF Progressive grange in a very Meas
ing manner, also vocal solos. duet.
and readings. After the entertainment
dance was enjoyed with music nv
Pomeroy's orchestra Of Richmond
There was the usual amount of bono.
cooked food and ice cream on CO.,
In the guessing contest y. r. TemnIe
won the worsted quilt. Ernest Dow the
center piece. James Meserve the bis-
cult SOFA pillow. Mrs. Lamoreau the
crepe de chine waist, Fred Merriaejd
the SILK quilt. Leonard Lamoreau tha
cretonne quilt. Mrs. Fowler the huga
cake Jimmy Preble the tablecloth. ana
BILLY Foster the hand painted pepner
ana salt shakers. The Grange cleared
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. I took six bottles and today
am healthy woman able to do my own
homework. I wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. and find out for
themselves how good it is."-Mrs. CARL
A. KIEso, 500 North Ave-, Aurora, Ill.
The great number of unsolicited tes-
timonials on file at the Pinkham Lab
oratory, many Of which are from time
to time published by permission, are
proof of the value Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, in the
treatment Of female ills.
Every ailing woman in the United
States is cordially invited to write to
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
{confdential), Lynn, Mass, for special
advice. Itis free, win bring you health
and may save your life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
Let Government Act at Once.

We cannot too heartily commend
Wednesdays action by the Maine Pub
lie Safety Committee in urging the
federal government to establish mini
mum price on all staple food products.
This course. II adopted AT ONCE,
would do more to provide a largely
increased planting and sowing
throughout the United States than all
the letters and press agent folderol
and fool advice that has been, or could
be, offered.
To urge farmers aud would-be far
mers into venturing beyond their abil-
ity to care fol, beyond their own best
judgment IN planting and sowing, be-
yond the teachings Of experience in
outlay for high priced seeds. fertilizer
and tools. means sure disaster in many
cases-and hardships in a great many
prices for seed and fertilizer and re-
ceive only moderate prices for their
product.
The government guarantees prices
and profits in the production Of NUM-
lions; 10 food Of less Importance?
Let the federal government guaran-
tee minimum prices for staple food
crops that will insure fair return for
his labor and outlay on normal crop,
and the farmer will have courage to
try his chances with Dame Nature
again. He will venture a reasonable
distance anyway, but he will not ex-
tend himself to unusual endeavor and
outlay in 81 wheat, $3.50 potatoes, So
corn and other things in proportion,
with the prospect of fiat fall market
and another drive by spectators next
winter and spring.
OF course it is very easy for all sorts
of wise guys and irresponsibles to pro-
claim that prices cannot help being
high. demand unlimited, and all that,
but it Is mighty poor stuff to bank on.
Bankers and business men won't &C.
cept il as security, why should the far
mer?
Some of the bonehead advisors are
urging the farmers to hurry as the sea-
son Is getting late. And we retort, let
the government get a move on" and
actually DO SOMETHING MORE
THAN TALK, or it will largely fail in
it's campaign for an abnOrmally large
crop.
Let the federal government remem-
her that the spring days are flying, and
at once guarantee TO THE FARMER
prices for food products that are on a
par with steel prices. coal prices, cop
per prices, etc, and the soil tillers will
gamble more deeply in the high-prced
things needful TO start crop
Let the government PUT UP or
SHUT UP.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

The sudden rise in the Androscoggin
Wednesday, was due to the tears set
flowing by the report of government
engineering experts on Danmack' S
Lewiston a sea port project. The
tidewater canal dream is dismissed as
preposterous, and the Lewiston Demo-
cratic statesman must invent some
thing new for. the next campaign bait
And not single dogfish has confront
ed the Old Man of the Falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

Formerly the brewers prated long
and loudly of the food value of their
product. Now they are telling the
people that none of the food value is
taken from the raw material which
is afterward used for cattle feed. If
the food value is not taken from the
raw material how does it get into the
beer? AS a matter of fact the food
value is largely destroyed in the pro-
cesses of brewing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
Maine Gossip
The Vampire

1 hear a low sound as Of sobbing.
That Is coming from over the sea;
hear low sound as Of sobbing.
What think you that sobbing can be?
Justice, Mercy are now overpowered.
This MONSTER, THIS VAMPIRE has
EARTHs CHILDREN ARE BEING
DEVOURED.
hear loud cry as of waiting,
That is coming from over the sea;
hear a loud cry as of wailing,
What think you that wailing can be?
This MONSTER. THIS VAMPIRE now
risen,
Even Mercy. he has overpewered.
wAILING;
For her children. now being devoured.
Come > MIC ,ae, will now G1RD ON HIS
And hasten. at once, to the fray:
Come WHO will now GIRD ON HIS AR
THIS TERRIBLE VAMPIRE TO srAYe
Old Town is the last Maine city to
decide to add a motor fire truck to the
equipment of it's fire department, the
order for its purchase having been
passed on Tuesday.
Bangor's first kindergarten school
was established in 1864, Mrs. Corelli c.
w. Simpson being the originator and
snstructress. she was then Miss corelM
c. Williams, one Of twin daughters OF
Capt. and Mrs. Francis D. Williams OF
Taunton, Mass, and later married A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

wick, Bath, Lewiston. Portland. Boston,
Gardner; sos +. NJ. local. 4.o7 z. NJ,
(express) Brunswick, Rockland, Port
land, Boston, SIS p. M, Halloweil, Gardi-
uer and So. Gardiner; 6.l2 +. NJ, local TO
Portland, connects there for New York;
TO- 40 r. NJ, Lewiston, Bath. Portland, Bos-
ton Sundays 3.04 and 1915 A. NJ, 33S
New York; and 1910 l.. M, Portland and
Boston
GOING castillo A. NJ, Bangor. ST,
John, Halifax. Aroostook Go. Sunday
morning at lis A. NJ. does hot connect
beyond Bangor excepting to Bar Har-
Dor; 315 a. NJ, for Watervlle, Ban
gor. Bar Harbor Calais; 6.33 A. NJ,
local to Moosehead Lake (via Oakland)
Belfast, Foxcroft and Bangor; 5.17 A. NJ,
local to Belfast, Bangor and Skowhegan;
1206 noon, Watervile Bangor, b. d A. X.
r. Bar Harbor, Calais St. John and Hall
fax; 237 Z. NJ, express to Watervile
thence local to Bangor and Mattawam-
keag; $40 +. NJ, Waterville and Skowhe-
gan; 7.U7 +. Nj, Waterville. Skowhegan
and Bangor. Sundays $50 A. NJ, 2.53 F.
NJ, for Waterville, Skowhegan and Ban
gor.
Trains leave Augusta for Hallowell.
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 63S 9.36
A. NJ. 124S sos. Is. 612 1910. Hallowell
and Gardiner only 4.07 p NJ. Gardiner
only 3G4 A. NJ. except Mondays.
NJ l.. HARRIS, GenI Passenger Ag.
D. C. Douglass, Gen'l Mgr. Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

ole Onslow had recently como from
Sweden and therefore his English was
sometimes delightfully."- picturesque and
carefully explicit
He went into n big drugstore the
other day in search OF hypaper. hut IFS
name had quite escaped him. His de-
scription OF what he wanted. however,
ieft nothing TO be desired in the way Of
lucidity.
i want de kind Of paper vat dc flies
bnzz and buzz and buzz. and den sit
down"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
Condensed

t-ditor-fiow x the new society re-
porter? | told him to Condense as
much as possible.
Assistant-Ho did. Here's his &C.
count OF yesterdays afternoon tea.
Mrs. Lovely poured. Mrs Jabher
roared. Mrs. Dulled bored Mrs
RaspinC gored and Mrs. Emhonpoint
snored."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18

they to be permitted to make life mis-
cradle for sane people? Isn't it about
time for State policy in restraint Of
these dangerous speed-cranks? What
city will first have backbone enough to
fulfill its threats and make examples
of some of the worst city offenders?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-18
Progressive Crane.

Progressive Grange, Richmond Cor
ner. gave very successful fair and
entertainment on Wednesday, and Fri
day evenings OF last week at their new
hall. The first evening there was a
drama "Willowdale'' presented by a