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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
S. WiIIiam 90 80.


II the paople of Mercer county are
awake 70 their own interests they viii
keep William and WASN'T college f
they do not add 100000 10 It's endov-
ment fund bringing it up I'D 5000 600.
the doors OF the Institution VIII be
closed peruan entity after next JuDe's
commencement Members Of the board
Of trustees have made IT, plain that
there IS 10 alternative, The school
never has been adequately financed
and while IL has been kept going ON
tho nerve and pluck o8 those behind
It for eight years there IS e limit of
self sacrifice beyond which it IS IN
fair TO ask these devoted men TO so.
Annually there has been e. deficit Of
$4,000 and the community must not
expect a few to meet Il indefinitely
william and Faslti during it's short
life has done . great work and has
been recognized as one of the best CON
Quoted and most efficient ct the minor
colleges Of the state its benefits eE-
tend n09 only all over Mercer county.
but to Rock Island and other sur
rounding counties also. Us means D.
great deal 10 young men and women
who are trying s. Ee- an education
under abe handicap of insufficient
funds 90 have such a. school near AT
hand, and IL Is equally Important for
many OF those who can afford to 60
20 foreign schools to take their first
steps in the realm Of higher learning
without leaving the family roof tree
for extended periods.
William and Nashli has done much
TO carry the name oI Atadu and Mercer
county abroad and even II IL did not
pay handsome dividends iu better men
and women as well as lu dollars and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

That's awful. isn't TT"
But it's well to have IL removed
If it's bothersome.
How do you know when YOU have
appendicitis? ?"
I never had it, bur / am told the
first symptoms are pains ia the side p
Is that really so, dearie2 Don't
You know / have had a pain in INV
side Tor more than d week. ] wonder
II ! am getting it, Wouldn't it be
terFibIe2"
Il wouldn't worry over II ,ya,,4.7
find out But YOU ought 10 tan, Il
over with your husband drst
i don't dare for awhile. Whv only
last week / ordered q whole neE
spring outfit. hat. suit and everything
Wait until be sees the bill He'll have
worse than appendicitis.
N r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

pers like the PhilG-
d Ell . hfa \ ort b
American. which Is
a ? p ar ntly the
worst aDgloman{c
Of the lot name the
anti-neutraIity bill
statesmen in q "Iist
Of 3ufamy But
have you noticed
who those senators
were? II the list
were La Toilette,
Works. Clapp. Nor
ris, GrOnna. Cum
m i u K q yo "a
and 10 n g Of
" a snington Those
men com pose the
best there is in the
so-ca lied progress
stFe element of the
republican party.
They are the men
who have for wears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
ALL STILL FIGHTING JUST THE SAME

for slaughter by unusually powerful in
terests there is not the slightest doubt
The milltarists are entitled TO what
ever satisfaction they are able 10 de-
rive from the fact that the Messrs.
Bailey, Tavenner and Galloway have
been removed" from the halls of con-
gress- It probably VIII be found, how
ever, that each one of the three viii
prove quite as effective a fighter out
side of congress as in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

The death OF Representative Cyrus
Adams Sulloway Of New Hampshire
reestablishes the tie between the re-
publlcals and democrats which was
broken 90 week ago when CONGRESS
man Conroy Of New York. & democrat
passed away. SulIowaY. who was IS
years old, died Saturday. Thus the
republican and democratic house
strength is reduced TO PA each. with
the Independent members holding the
balance of power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Hiram Johnson denies he is to re-
IuQuish his United States seuatorship-
elect and retain his present post as
governor Of California. Johnson de-
cLares such q move on his part would
be playing into the hands of his pol5tf-
cal enemies He says his success has
been gained through sticking By his
friends and that he would not be do
ing that We're he TO decline the Office
10 which me was elected last tall after
such q bitter struggle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
NeItler Traltors go Co..

L wifi be many a day before the pro
ally press has done talking about the
s'per1idy" OF che senators who defeat
ed action on the armed neutrality bill
They have been called towards and
have been deuominated traitors" Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
Selected by Tavenner

measure to death and has been lauded
to the skies by his present critics for
doing so Men do not change over
night as far as character IS concerned.
The u republican seniors who con
Quoted the dlibuster against the armed
neutrality bill are nos traitors Nor
are they towards. There is many an
other senator who would have stood
with them had he dared.
(Pa.1 Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
lJohnstown lPa.l pemocr

IJouusIoWu IFa-J DemoCTet.J
The milijarists Of the country are
apparently deriving great deal OF
satisfaction from the fact that Con-
gressmeu Tavenner. Galloway and
Bailey were defeated for q reelection.
Their names are generally Joined
whenever lingo editor. an Army and
Navy Lacquer or q munitions contract
eEplo1ter breaks forth into thanksgiv-
ing That the three men were marked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
Daily History CIass-slaroh u

a3@a~8lrth II HeeGeweIder. noted mis-
s-ohary among American Indians:
died 1928
i>>9- RECORD heavy snowstorm. pre-
coded bv freezing rain ara driven
ny q violent nor, wester. blocked
railways. tore down telegraph lines
and lmpeded travel IN the eastern
states the famous blizzard.
Isl'l--t aTranza refused permission to
United States troops To Invads
Mckee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

OF course you are going 10 heIB Bur-
eaase an automobile for the Rock Is
land visiting nurse How badly one is
needed anybody familiar with the
duties OF the nurse viii inform YOU.
me luud Us growing every day and
tAere ought to be enough on hand in
another week to secure the ear. You
may send your check to The Argus.
The amount does not matter. Just SO
you contribute something.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
UNUSUAL SIGHT

Customer IN department store
What are ali those people doing at
the other end OF the store
= loorwalker They're looking at a
man who's falling down the ascending
stairs. Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

The German military administration
IN Belgiun has begun systematicaIls-
Ieg4lsl4oniEg The trees throughout the
country, according TO q dispatch from
t-aVEe- probably with the idea that it's
aooas llI1@ the barking Of Belgium
should cease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Won Berustorff. former 7--f+as
States ambassador, euroute home 3
Berlin, has been interviewed on the
discovery Of an alleged Teut0uic Dl0t
10 Mexico "Trs news to me-" said faa
count Probably what he meant to
say was that the discovery was news
to- him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

various newspapers have been tell
ING us what Cuba needs since the re-
cent uprising there. It's cur notion
THAT what the little republic really
needs most every couple Of years is a
sound spanking with Uncle Samuel
swinging the paddle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

One more object that should NOT be
overlooked ia connection with the
e an1c1Dal spring cleaning is the street
laFif- II is certainly high time thar
he was suppressed in Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Tony Denier. the Humptv Dumptv
0t tue sixties who made millions laugh
~ ms Glowing and who earned and
dlss}paJea several fortunes, was buried
oy ola friends today in q Chicago Gem
efery, His death occurred 5n a New
York p0oThouse st the age Of IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
Day in Davenport

Fire at Fleeing Man.-Deu Bulls,
thought to be insane. was arrested
early Sunday morning at Fifteenth and
Brady streets by Detectives Bishop
and Brady Of the Davenport police
department. after an exciting chase,
during which Bishop fred once in the
air TO halt the fleeing man. At L
o'clock Mrs. Peter Feddersen. 1925
Main street. called the police and told
them someone was trying to enter her
home. The two detectives were on
the scene in q few moments. They
saw man at the front door When
ha saw the officers he lodged into an
alley and started to run. Bishop fred
once in the air. but the man kept on
running. The detectives took chase,
and after an exciting foot race caught
the man and placed him under arrest.
He was taken to the station, but
thorough search OF his clothes failed
to reveal any buIglar tools or weapons
of any description The man is either
feigning insanity. or else is really in
sane. the police say He apparently
is unable to answer questions coher-
entity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Aer0pi8ne Plant Opens Soon.-Dav-
export viii have an aeroDlane factory
in operation by March % manuEae-
turing military tractor land and wa
ter bipiaues. Negotiations are now
under way to lease an unused factory
building in this city. Several PROMO
sitions are being considered Dick
Lane, Reed Lane and Decker French,
all prominent Davenport business
men, are backing the venture. IT. is
expected that the lease fer the fac
tory building viii be signed in the im-
mediate future. William Cook. avia-
tor man with unlimited aviation eT-
perience, has been retained as head Of
the construction work The plan is
TO manufacture three machines bit che
same time Two Of the flying craft
viii be used to train students at tha
factory-and in this regard Aviator
Cook has received about 25 appHea~
tons from young men desiring to be-
come aTiators-and the third win be-
buiided as a model to submit TO The
United States government for APP
proval. With the realization of the
project Davenport VIII be placed upon
q pedestal In the eyes Of the west DIS
an air machine building center fur
thered and backed by the Lanes and
Mr.. French
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Tom Lawson seems TO have craw1ad
into the leak and pulled the leak in
sftsv him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Missing Nan Located Excessive
smoking of cigarets is claimed TO have
made the mind of Harry Fritz unbaI-
auced. He was located by Sheriff
Henry Kuehl on a farm near Walcott,
after he had been reported missing by
his father, William Fritz. 1890 West
Locust street, Friday. Fritz was for
merry q soldier in the United States
army, but was discharged. The sher-
5n received q telephone message from
the kisteamacher farm, near Walcott,
stating that a strange man was acting
Queerly in the neighborhoOd Upon
investigation, he found Fritz resting
at the farmhouse He is to have a
hearing before the insanity commits
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Contractor Expires william r..
Carin. one Of Davenport best k1ovn
contractors. died at his home. 2l40
Grand avenue, following am illness 0f
several years Of a complication OF dis
eases. He had been confined to his
bed Tor about two months. Mr. CarIu
had been engaged i'm the excavation
business in Davenport for nearly forty
years. Al the time of his death ae
was recognized as one OF the most sue
cess1uI and foremost contractors re-
the city He had done the excavation
work for many of the ci6ys streets
and large buildings. He was the SON
Of william and Jane Garliu. early p5a-
neers Of this county Born Nov 9.
i845. i'm ST. Louis. Mo-, ne was married
TO Miss Mary Steadley on June ~.
1879 She died on Oct IS. 1887. From
his first marriage the following chill
dren survive: Mrs. Henry Hoike. Mrs.
Henry =. BaIlun. Ida CaFIIn Harry J.
Cariin and William L. CarIin On
June 49, 1891, he was married 10 Miss
Anna B. Knapp who survives. The
surviving children from this marriage
are RAY e. Florence r.. Anna D..
and Edward 4. Carlin. One brother
u. +. Garlia, OF De Witt Iowa one
sister Mary z. CarliD. Of Davenport
and - grandchildren also are left 10
mourn his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
Pension Granted nv Board-NI

Pension Granted by B0ard.-Mrs.
Emil Speth was granted a monthly in
come Of $4I25 by the Davenport pen-
sion board. Mrs. Speth is the widow
Of the late Patrolman Speth, murdered
IN a revolver duel with John Allen Cox.
OF the total amount, the widow re-
ceived $50. The ether $Z125 is di-
ylded among the children under I6
years Of age, A widow pension was
also granted Mrs. Hans schramm.
widow OF the late police chief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
Births Are Recorded.-Two hi,

Births Are Recorded births
have been recorded with City Clerk
Hugo HoelIer. The registrations fol
low. Mr. and Mrs. Henry g. Offer
mann, 2130 North Howell street. Feb.
IS, boy. and Mr.. and Mrs. George Paus-
tian, 2020 Dixweu street. March G..
girl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Dies at Age Of lea Grandmother
Hanna Dial, WestmoreIaud county
Pennsylvania Oldest woman died tHs
last week at the home OF her SON. John
Dial at Jacobs Greek. She was 1H-
years Of age last Jan. 9 The passing
OF one Of the couutrys ceutaaarlaus
is something OF local interest. as Mrs.
Dial was the cousin o. the mother of
Attorney W. H. Wilson Of this city
o.
Obituary Record Beuu5 IbtaEal4.
months Old son OK aIr. and MIS- WI-
liam iHieteld. passed away attHa par
ent's home IN Walcott Gastr5tl= n.+
the cause be death.
willard O. Feers. 2-year-old son "
Dir. and Mrs. Albert q. Feers. 1915
West Fifth street, died at s o'clock
Saturday night The child was born
April 2. 1915. Surviving are the par
ents, one sister. Beatrice. and the
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs J. Piomb,
and Mr.. and Mrs Albert Feera-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
cM0RDS I'D
ID I S C o r ID S
ON THE PARTY LINE,
isn't It a beautiful morning

"0h. 7 don't know. dearie; I haven
been out. feel so miserable couldn't
see the sun if it was looking me square
IL II the aNas .
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12
WAR TALK

leave my work to roast the koi- ser throughout Che ncighborhood; my wife remarks that I'd be wiser if would saw some wood. She says | ought Co feed Che cattle and dig spuds with a spade. while ! am planning siege and battle. retreat and ambuscadc. 'Tls ever thus with wives. my masters. great things they do not heed; they care no hoot for wars disasters. if there are COWS to feed. To plan great wars I'm amply able, and wish Co, but wife bcgs that ! win crawl beneath the stable and gather eggs. Oh, there are times when I'm disgusted be- cause have no chance Co point out all the punk. dingbusted bonohcads they've pulled in France. know just why the war goes slowly. and could tell them how to put an end Co strife unholy, and break the Ger mans now. But whom ! start my eN- planation, my wife gets on my trail, and drags me from my congregation. Co pack a water pail. She doesn't care to hear of trenches or of the German slump; she says l ought to take some wrcnches and fix the kitchen pump. She doesn't care about the navy that sails tho dark blue sea; she says In have to stir the gravy while she is brewing tea. And thus the patriots rewarded, who loves the rag to chew; there's always something punk and sordid that he is billed to do.-Walt Mason.
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12

sponsibility for wrong done shall be observed among nations and their gov ernments that arc observed among the individual citizens of civilized states" Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States April, 1917.
 We are now in state of neces- sity and necessity knows no law. Our troops have occupied neutral LuXem- burg and perhaps already have enter ed Belgium territory. This is a breach of international law. The wrong we hereby commit we will try to make good as soon as our military aims have been attained. He who is menaccd as we are, and is fighting for his highest possession, can only consider how he is to hacI, his way through. "-The German Chancellor addressing the Rcichstag, August 4, 1914
 In his addrcs to the Rcichstag the Ger man chancellor was simply reiterating a principle that has held in Germany since the days of Frederick the Great, who said way back in TAO:
 "Thc question of right is an affair of the ministers. Take what you can; you are never wrong unless you arc forced to give back"
 To contrast the above standards of ma tional honor is all the world is now required 10 do to be convinced that Germany is con lucting a war of conquest with utter and total disregard to any and everything that IS even remotely associated with honor ol regard to former treaties and obligations And the kaiser tells his soldiers, "God is with you.'
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12
RED CROSS SPIRIT SPEAKS

Wherever war. with its rcd woes Or flood or fire or famine, goes,
 There too. go ! If earth in any quarter Quakos Or pcstNcnco its ravugo makes
 Thither | Ay mecl behind the soldiers trench, | walk mid shamblcs' smear and
 stonch.
 The dead ! mourn; beor tho strctchcr and l bend Ger Fritz and Pierre and Jack to
 mend
 What shells have torn. SO wherever mor may dare | go wherever women's care
 And love can live, Wherever strength and skin can
 bring Surcsease Co human suffering
 Or solaco give. helped upon Haldora's shore; With Hospitaller Knights bore
 The first red cross; was the Lady of the Lamp; saw in Solrcrino's camp
 The crimson loss. | am your pennies and your pounds, I am your bodies on their rounds
 or pain afar; am you. doing what you could am you. doing what you would It you were only where you could
 Your avatar. The cross which on my arm ! wear The flag which OCT my breast bear.
 ls but the sign or what you'd sacrifice for him Who suffers on the hollish rim
 or wars red line
 Red Cross Magazine.
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12
DIFFERENT IDEAS OF HONOR

President Wilson. in his war message to congress in April and later in his reply to the peace proposal of the pope in Au- gust, gave expression to his conviction that no peace can bc maintained with the Inn pcrial German government which, by its acts has demonstrated that it can not be trusted to keep faith; that it is lacking wholly devoid, in fact-of that sense of honor that all nations must have before they can be trusted by others.
 There is a mighty contrast between ideas of national honor as entertained by Americans and those entertained by Ger mans, as the following extracts from great men of both nations testify:
 "Thc foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and im-
 mutablc principles of private moral
 ity. There exists in the course of ma
 me an udissoIublc union of virtue and happiness, between duty and ad-
 vantage between honest policy and public felicity. The smiles of heaven can never be expected on a government that disrcgards the eternal rules of or der and right, which heaven itself has ordained George Washington, Pres ideut of the United States. April, 17S9.
 We are at the beginning of an age in which it will be insisted that the same standards of conduct and of re-
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12

The matter of food conservation is pretty thoroughly understood and its nee tSSiticS appreciated by everybody in this community that reads the papers and other publications all of which have emphasized the necessity of food conservation for the past several week But the trouble here is that there are a large number of people who never read the papers and who sel- dom hold converse with those who do, and about the only way to get an idea into their heads is by the use of a diamond drill OF crowbar And these are the people who will never be reached by public conserva- ton meetings or by published accounts of of such meeting or the purpose aimed at We believe we speak for the intelligent element of this commmity-and by "intel- ligcnt element" We mean all who can read and understand English-when we say that they fully appreciate the demands of the times and are restricting their modes of living accordingly. Wheatless, meatless buttcrlcSS, beanlcsS, boozelcss and movie less days are being observed by people of .his community and some are even advocat- ing bill-paylcss days.
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12
A TOAST TO THE FLAG

Horo's to tho Red of It. There's not Q thread Of it, No, nor a shred of it In all tho spread of it
 From foot to hoad. But heroes blcd for it, Faced steel and lead for it, Precious blood shed for it, Bathing in Red. Here's to tho White Of it- Thrilled by tho sight of it, Who knows Che right of it But feels tho might Of it, Through day and night? womanhood's caro for it Made manhood dare for it, Purlty's pray'r for it
 Kept it SO white, Here's Co tho soul of it. Heavenly view of it, Stur-spouglcd hue of it Honosty'8 due of it,
 Constant and truo. Here's Co the whole of lt, Stars. stripes and polo Of it. Here's Co tho soul of it. Rod White and Blue.
 JOHN l. DAILY.
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12

ich. dcccascd, and as administrator Of thc partnership of Nick Vavich and Julius Jensen, having filed i'm tho above entitled court his final account of tho estate of said de- ceased, and Of said partnership e8- tate, the hearing Of both of said accounts has been fixed by said Court for Saturday. Che 10th day of December. 1917, at tho hour Of two o'clock D. m at Che office of said Court in the Henson Building, i'm Che City of Douglas, Alaska. and an persons interested In said estates. either tac personal or partnership, or both, are hereby notified then and there Co appear and Glc any ob- joctions they may have Co said ac- count and to show cause if any they have. why said accounts should not bo allowed.
 Dated at Douglas, Alaska. this 10th day of October 1917
 JOHN HENSON, United States Commissioner and cx-
 OTicio Probate Judge.
 First publication, October l2. 1917. Last publication, December 2. 1917.
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12
INSTANT ACTION SUR
 PRISES MANY HERE

This grocer's story surprises lo- cal people: 'I had bad stomach trouble. All foo. seemed Co sour and form gas Was always consti- patod. Nothing helped until I tried buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOON FUL astonished me with its IN STANT ACTION" Because Adler l-ka nushcs the ENTIRE alimontary
 tract it relieves ANY CASE con stipation, sour stomach or gas and prevents appendicitis. It has QUICKEST action of anything we ever sold. Guy l.. Smith, druggist.
Douglas Island news., 1917-10-12

The beginning of the end of the war is now in sight German strength is waning while the allies are stronger today and better prepared for fighting than they have eyer been. Few Americans are yet at the fronts, but billions of America ndollars are represented on the fronts by munitions and supplies and Americans are getting there as rapidly as possible. The Ger manization" of the world will never ma tcralize.