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The Lamar register., 1917-03-28
Confirmed In Soft Snap

In the closing hours of the legisla-
ture three of. Governor Carlson's ap-
pointees were confirmed, the mem
bers of the immigration board. AS
L. Writ Markham was appointed to
the three year term, he is being warm
ly congratulated by his friends and
enemies as well, over the privilege
of doing three hard years work with
out pay to advertise the state. No
better or more willing man could be
found for the job, and the state SEN
ate did well in laying aside politics
to confirm him.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28

the evening. About 26 were present.
The committees worked very hard and
faithfully to make the party a sue
cess and as everybody reported a good
time their time and labor was not
wasted.
Tennis and Track
Much activity can be seen on the
tennis courts and on the track ground
Immediately after dismissal. The reg
ular schedule is being maintained in
tennis and the youthful players are
getting an abundance of exercise.
Even the faculty are indulging in this
healthful exercise. The boys are
working very faithfully on track too
and the school expects to put out
good teams in both tennis and track
this year.
Important Meeting
Principal Cochran of Holly, Princi-
pal Miller of Wiley, Principal Graves
of Granada and Principal X A. Shan
ner of Lamar met in Mr.. Shanner's
office Tuesday evening to make the
final arrangements for the Prowers
County Athletic meet and Literary
Program. The Literary program will
be held at Wiley, Thursday evening,
April 26. Each of these four schools
will be represented by one orator and
one reader. There will also be de-
bate. Superintendent S. S. Philips of
Rocky Ford, j. WILDER Coch of Fow-
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28
II. S. NEWS NOTES
Movies

The following pictures were shown
at the high school on Monday: Reel
Life picturing "The Diary of an Egg"
Every Day Life Savers, or Individ-
ual Drinking Cups" and "Hypnotiz-
ing an Alligator" Sec America First
showed the beautiful Mississippi coast
-picturing Pass Christian, private
orange groves, Gulfport, one of the
largest shipping ports of yellow pine,
Beauvoir, confederate soldiers home,
home of jefferson Davis, beautiful
city and Bay of BeloM. Comic car
toon. Uncle Terry Visualizes" The
main picture of the evening was Jul
ius Caesar in six reels.
Are you fond of good pictures?
Here they are: prince and Pau
per-" April 3 Trail Of the Lonesome
Pine, April 8. Marguerite Clark as
Snow White, April 16 Buffalo Bill,
April 23 Fall Of Nation. April 30.
Don't miss these.
Miss Odell Called Home
Miss Odell left for her home at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tuesday
evening. Miss Odell was called home
by the death of her sister and will
return the first part of next week.
II. S. Visitors
Mr.. Scott, elementary science and
commercial teacher at Trinidad visited
our high school this week Mr. Scott
is enjoying q weeks vacation by Wis
iting schools. Chas. w. Hancher of
Pueblo was also a visitor this week
Superintendents' and Principals Meet
ing
Supt. Geo. R. Momyer and Principal
X. A. Shanner will attend the mid
year meeting and conference Of the
superintsndents and principals, meet
ing to be held in DeuVer or Friday
and Saturday Of this week.
Boys Reception Club
The Boys club reception TO the
Girls club will be given at the high
sehool Friday night The boys have
been working for some time to make
this a success and the girls are look
ing forward eagerly to the night OF
the reception.
Girls Club
The regular meeting OF the Girls
club was held in Miss Oxley's room
Immediately after dismissal Tuesday
evening. Miss Oxley read a very in
teresting story, with several good
morals, to the club which was enjoyed
very much by the twenty girls pres
ent. After a short but very import
ant business meeting the club ad-
journed.
Matinee
At the movie matinee Tuesday af-
tsrnoon thsru was two shows. The
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28
THE HOME OF
ROYAL TAILORS
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR

We have bought muslin garments at
the old prices and are pricing Com
bination Suits, Drawers, Corset Gov
ers, etc, at very low prices. Buy
early while the picking is good"
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28
BYARS g. FOX
EASTER WAIST SPECIALS

The most beautiful line of Waists
shown in our city. All new styles
and patterns in voiles, crepes, organ
dies and crepe de chine.
Easter Prices S1.39 to $3.50
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28
Matinee

At the movie matinee Tuesday af-
tsrHoon thsru was two shows. The
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28
Miss Odell Called Home

Miss Odell left for her home at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tuesday
evening. Miss Odell was called home
by the death Of her sister and will
return the first part of next week.
The Lamar register., 1917-03-28

MEM , DNEoo oIIOCo
White neolin sole, English last $500
Men S $500 Smiths Button.
Star b all leather Button S4.50
Mems Dress Blucher -....------.----. $500
WORK SHOES
Lion Brand, all solid leather Shoes.
Priced from ---..--------.....-.$3.00 to $500
Why don't you get that Royal Tailor
ed look. We offer Royal made-to-
measure Suits at
S18to S45
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Quick Response.

Rock Island is among The first cit
les in the land 10 announce raising of
its apportlonment of the national li-
brary war fuad-money with which
to purchase literature for the men
who are fighting under the colors in
Europe
This week was announced as the
period for thei drive by which to OBJ
tain 81 600 600 for The purpose. Rock
Islands share is $1,000. or 3 per cent
per capita Of the city's population. The
drive began yesterday. Miss Ellen
Gale the local librarian. today in
formed the headquarters Of the ma
tional library war commission that
Rock Island had done its part further
evidencing that the community never
shirks when &c is charged with q pat
riotie obligation.
The money was procured locally by
the library board and several aides,
chosen from among the leading men
and women of the city. all of whom en-
tered into the Enterprise with a spirit
OF heIpfulness that is manifested i'm
the short period that was required fa
securing the stipulated sum II other
communities perform their task with
the p0nsireness thai was shown
here the money asked for ls already al
good raised
There have been MANY calls upon
the public purse for phiIanthropies in-
cident to the war. and Il is not UNI
likely that there viii he many more.
but there should be no resistance. and
it is hardly 10 BE expected that there
will be, just So long as the people who
give are satisfied that the cash that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

would buy 10 loaves 81 bread. with
90 times the uutrimsnt
"Sixty-fye cents paid for 3 modest
amount Of asparagus tips would buy
Is times the nutr4nent i spent far
BAKED beans ard bacon
what are We trying 70 get 81 any
how? We are told thai tbs trouble IS
the high price Of bread. meats and
other food nsceasarfes. The reason
that prices are nigh Is because tins
supply fa short. When the supply ls
short. the less We eat. this more there
will be for ether folks 20 eat. There
fore, II rich folks are willing So pay
fancy prices for grapefruit. straw1eT-
ries. oyster cocktails. mushrooms, as
paragus tops. why discourage them
II they viii fiji up on these things
they cannot eat as much bread, meat
and potatoes. and consequently there
viii be more Of tbs common things
for the rest o. US. and the price ought
30 be cheaper. We ought TO eucour-
age the folks who can AFFORD # to
live entirely on The fancy things that
@he rest cannot afford n buy. Such
stuff as we have quoted above ought
10 be suppressed BY the censor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
The Day in Davenport

ance bonds and were released She
was caught again when the police
raided Williams Barnes shantv back
of the gas works. Barnes was dis
charged in police court The men
caught in the Brown street raid were
nneA $3.50 each
New Paralysis Case.-One new case
Of infantile paralysis was reported 10
the board OF health when DR. F O.
Burk found that Baby Sotbman.
years old, was suffering with the child
plague The little girl IS quarantined
at the home Of her parents at 1858
Telegraph road. The case is the first
reported for = hours.
Beats Wife with Rod.-State charges
may be filed against Theodore kurtz
by Assistant County Attorney John
Wier as the result of a fight stagea-
by Kurtz and his wife MRS. Eurtz
appeared in police court TO prosecute
the man His daughter and neigh
Dor were also witnesses against him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
symptoms Due 10 Eyestrain.

A girl 10 years OF age, employed in
candy store. began to suffer dull
persistent headache Her friends<were
there. as usual with gratUit0us advice
They assured her it must be her eyes.
She accordingly visited 2 merchant
pptician, who examined her eyes, and
sure enough found astlgmatism and
other marked abnOrmaHties He sold
her pair of glasses The headaches
continued ana Increased ia severity.
In fact. she began to look badly. So
she visited her doctor lie sent her
home and I'd bed. where her typhoid
fever ran its regular course IN spite OF
the heroic efforts the 0pticlan had
made to fight lt with glasses.
Practically all of us have astigma-
tism irregularities in the shape of the
eyebalIJ Rarely is an eye perfect tn
its TefraCtlOn. Yet only few Of US
suffer from our defects Of vision just
rs with loose kidney and pt0sed or
sagglng stomach. One never knows
whether his kidney is anchored or
JouncIng arOuud-uuless one happens
10 have lowered resistance. low
cred resistance is mere quibbliag- we
must admit; we haven't the slightest
idea why Smiths resistance is lower
than Jones; we just know that Smith
doesn't endure little troubles as well
as Jones)
gentleman suffered from redness
and irritation OF The eyes and lids AFT
er reading for any length Of time His
vision would blur when his eyes were
used Tor close work. He visited a
merchant optiCian who found that the
mans eyes were far from normal
Glasses were fitted No better. Glasses
we're changed. StiII no better. Gentle
man decided 10 consult eye doctor.
bye doctor referred him to nose doe
tor. Nose doctor drilled a little hole
III one OF the nasal siuuses. evacuated
some matter and Immediately the
genIleman's vision ceased to trouble
him and his eyes regained their natur-
al appearance
Eyestrain is no chiId's play 1t
takes a mighty good oculist to de-
termlne whether symptoms are really
due 10 defects OF vision
Headache is q symptom Of a great
many different troubles A few cases
questienabIy depend upon eyestraIr
and are relieved or cured bv glasses.
A tendency TO sQuint or narrow the
ewes, 10 grimaCe or twist the face un-
consciously when using the evez. 3
sense Of fatigue and soreness 6nof
headache or PAIN IN and about the
eyes after prolonged use. rsddenina
Of eyes and eyeIids without apparent
cause sometimes dizziness and very
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Children's Crusade.


Pres4aent wilson mas given III DDS
proclamation TO the school children
proog of an understanding Or the
~,a,,- -~-sft5ff+iaz ~ sa~gf~a among
-E.5
1A977 "@'7@ years a ~ s'-
deal Of actual help TO the cause OF re
lief can be given through the junior
pe5 r---z pr+ "a inc n~azfaar+
- ..,r
pointer o0t' -A7 greatest s"o1
come to the children themselves
These are his words:
.,s-a hest nj all more 1e-far+Iv
+zs- eF~~.,er s1zz If 7ro1r o+rsr school
5ssso1r ,-r47 viii learn nv doing those
5,j-,5 -rsrgz srle- y-7.,v teachers. Ill
- 80 Ia 80 sr,tr,~a eoos citizens
NJ This graa+ country which we an
Iowa .,
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+s-5 ~ tbs -EfI7,s ia f IF -Cfsr-a mt
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Husband Beats Her.-AEter intro
ducing great deal Of revolving evi-
dence pertaining to a beating she had
taken at his hands. Mrs George Bop
per paid her husbands fna Of S10S5
in police court The wife. Margaret
"copper", claimed that her husband had
treated her brurauv. I've stood all
] can stand she told the court Zop-
per was given the alternative Of paw
ing q fine or going to Jail He said he
dian have the money The wife pro
duced her pocketbook and counted ont
the amount.
Woman Nabbed in Two Raids
Mary Jurgensen, an old offender. was
arrested twice within Il hours bE the
police in TWO separate raids She was
discharged on one count and fined
sG.S5 on the other She was arrested
first jD "a shanJyboat al the fool OF
Brown street James GorRos. Jim Cor
COS, Jim SimOus. Lucas H0layis. Gus
NavOs and Jim kas we're also taken
i'm this raid. They all posted appear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Loose Reasoning.

Some CT the folks who are devctfng
so much time and breath 70 solving
our food problems use funny argu-
ments sometimes. We quote from a
document recently received.
THE cost Of q breakfast Of grape
fruit converted into car meal and su-
gar and cream would sustain life 10
times as long
Two boiled eggs for breakfast do
you more good than . times their
cost invested IN straw Berries.
THE price of sn oyster cocktail in
vested in Goldfish buys % times as
much body food
Mushrooms 81 50 cents the portion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
MEMBER Oh THE ASS0.
GTATETa PRESS.

The Associated Press 1g ex-
clusiveiy entitled to the use for
republication Of all news cred
ited 20 1t Or not otherwise cred
tied ia this paper and also the
local news published herein
All rights 0i republication OF
special dispatches herein are
also reserved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

QUESTIONS AND ANS Frs
The Right KiHd Of Underwear.
May / ask what make and weight Of
underwear you consider most hveenie
for the colder season of the year2 J.
think your method of scalp massage is
the most effective / have ever tried
Your article on coryza, printed some
time ago was revelation to me
Ans~er-I have purely personal
belief that light weight, knitted. all
wool or wool, silk lined union suits are
the ideal underwear for nina-tenths of
us who are indoors and outdoors in
cold weather Wool is slow con
ductor OF heat. Hence you do not
cool of too rapidly 1t is net too
warm indors, SIS thick cotton is. The
poroslty of the knitted material gives
free evaporation and ventilation. II is
the nearest imitation, I think of the
hairy coating we discarded when we
rose upon our hind feet same cons ago.
Baby.
My FIRST born is seven weeks old /
How many bowel movements should
she have each day? q Should she be
able 10 see yet? g. Should her face
be covered when going 0ata How
long should she wear her binder?
Answer From one TO three 9
She sees. but has hardly learned TO
focus her eyes yet. g. Cover The face
only from direct sun or wind The
binder should be discarded as soon as
the navel requires no further dressing
Sinus, and Three Other Guesses.
was much Interested in one OF your
articles about the nasal accessory sin
uses. / had some similar trouble Nv
doctor, who does some nose and
throat work. thought it was disease Of
the antrum us the the right name for
the one in the upper jaw b0nes2) He
sent me to specialist out Of town
who took an N-ray picture and said it
must be neuralgia. 1t is always pain
fulfil have head cold. Dc you think
il is sinusitis2
Answer. Your local doctor NAV
still be right, for q catarrhal sfnusffis
may show nothing abnormal in the X
ray plate, yet. cause muck pain. our
guess is that you suffer repeated mild
attacks OF trouble IN the antrun
Leave the treatment tc your doctor
he can help you
Diagnosing Tuberculosis.
Can tuberculosis OF the lungs be nos +
itiTely diagnosed without finding the
baclih ir the sputum
Answe-.-Yes. By any gooa Dllysi- /
clan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

cmORDg AID
ID I S o r ID S
FriendIY rfn % the Police.

Sir. I don't wish To be understood
as q chronic GROWER against my home
citv. but there are occasions when I
witness spectac4es that SO incense me
that I cant refrain from entering a
protest. You might wonder why I do
not carry my complaints 70 the police
department. Well IN this instance,
don't think If is necessary. The pc
lice officials are just rs aware as are
YOU or 7 of the offensive condition
which J am noting I have reference
70 the bunch OF youths that are per-
mlJted TO cougregate IN Second avenue
IN the evenings. their numbers bec0m-
ing so large before some Of the places
that traffic is virtually blocked On the
sidewalk An uuescorted woman pass
ing one Of these crowds is either sub
fected 70 ridicu}e or insult In any
case she is the exception If she clears
the gang without suffering some in
dignity Not all Of these young men
should be classified as bad. Many ot
them are fellows who have grown
into the habit Of gathering in front
Of certain stores Just because some
body else does the same thing The
ringlealers in insulting women how
ever, you viii find are parasites who
have no legitimate means Of exist
enCe They are either petty gamblers
or the consorts Of women Of the IN
derw0rld And the police know every
one of them. too and they tolerate
them in their repulsive conduct One
evenings work would clear the streets
of this class of degeuerates. Give
them the alternative Of working on
the streets with a bali and chain at
tachment or leaving the community
and it's a safe bet that there would
be no further annoyance from them
they would blow the town
G. o. NJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Won Hindenburg IS 10 be created a
prince on his 10th birthday. IL is an
uounced, Probably he viii distribute
poisoned candy among the children Of
France and Belgium TO celebrate the
event /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

The German crown prince chartered
a train on which 10 bring an opera
troupe from Munich to his headquzr-
tiers TO give special performance for
his benefit despite that The nation
cant get rolling stock enough to dis
tribute f00dstufs among It's starving
populace- The crown prince doesn't
propose 10 permit the war 20 interfere
with his pleasures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Subscriptions to the second Amer
lean Liberty loan viii be IN order in q
few days It is predicted that il will
be taken by the public quicker than
the first The investment will paw 4
per cent. one-haf cent more Kban the
first bonds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Every time Ellis Parker Butler. the
writer, buys a cigar or tobacco. he
puts aside an amount equal to that he
spends on himself 90 buy smokes fer
a soldier In France. Pretty good Idea
and one that ought to be adopted by
others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

If you have doubts about the slim
ulaung effects of the ozone in these
parts az this season of year. jump out
of bed one of these mornings al s.
@ clock and take q stroll as far as Rock
river and back. Talk about that grand
and glorious feeling. You sure will
haNn L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Germany has apologized TO Argen-
tina for the LuXburg activities and
has promised that there viii be no fur
ther submarine attacks upon its ship
ping Just to show how FAR it resp
the word OF Berlin, the Argentinlan
government has ordered the mobiliza-
uon of it's navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Finn II WEDDING crTFea4TtoNe

II = v II E5AFEF I = 3 = u = =
II some countries FIRE Is as essen
tai in connection with wedding esIa-
bFafions, For example. ii Persia.
among the Zoroastrianz. the ritual is
read IN the front OF q fire II Iapar
the woman kindles torch and ire
bridegroom lights one from II. thu
playthlngs Of the bride beng burned
On the spot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Natural gas has been struck in Chi
cage But not, as you might infer. I'm
the city hall. The well Is miles re
mote from that locality And. as might
be expected. it is situated-ou property
owned by a millionaire. who doesn't
need the money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Daily History Class
SEPTEMBER p.

YA-k f--8 DIN St}H
1893 Columbus left Cadiz on his see-
ond voyage with n vessel and 59a
men.
1913 Balboa discovered the Paciaa
ocean
1s57-Reaef of Lucknow in the sepog
war
1913 General Won Hin6enberg's col
umn invading Russia defeated
l9I5-Driye Of the allies was opened
French around Souchez and British
in the Loos section penetrated the
German lines
19l6-Aliies advanced or q Il mile
front along the somma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

The United States yesterday adj
vanced another S35 000 600 TO Great
Britain. bringing the total Of all cred
its to the allies TO $3,426 400. 600 This
is the ammunition that is stimulat-
ing the telling blows that are wear
ing down the Teutonic lines in
Frame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

Steel prices have been reduced one
half by the government A very com
mendable move. But we cant see that
this viii make ii easier for the aver
age consumer to get along. 1nasmuch
as he II paving the same nigh prices
for uecessaries that he was a wear ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
"a AZ lAlEzIlI i'll IAl4
BY WllLlAr0 BRADY r1D.

rarely nausea or other stomach dis
turhances, are more likely 10 indicate
eyestraiu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

THE kaiser appears To be growing
restless. He is occupying himself
mostly in travelling between fronts
Unless he awaEens from his dream of
invincibility pretty soon he viii be go
ing around q ring like d hog that has
been hit in the head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

The Boer war began in October, 1888,
and ended in May, 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

THE Young man who has been buy
ing his hest girl box OF candy every
Sunday night has now a valid excuse
to conserve that outlay. Hoover adj
vises curtailment OF sweets c0usump-
uon 70 this country that a desperate
situation may be averted in France.
which wants 100000 tons Of sugar
from the United States within the next
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25
Diagnoslnr 1uharetgTasi4.

Can tuberculosis OF the lungs be pos
itlYelE diagnosed without finding the
bacilH ir the sputum?
clan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-25

SENATOR sherman urges peace
only if the FOE is sincere. But who
IS TO know when the war lord of Ber-
lin is TO be accepted at his word .
President Wilson declares his prom
Ises and pledges are worthless. Thus
Brother Sherman and other well
meaning brethren who are sitting an
late nights praying for the early end
ing Of The whole murderous business
might rs well quit framing dove-Iike
speeches and buckle in and do their
unhinaered bit towards administering
the chastisemeut that viii force the
enemy 10 admit thar ne has been de-
Leated i'm his aims and is willing To
talk as normal huuan Too
many of our influential citizens are
talking peace when they ought to be
helping arouse the public to solidi-
fed enthusiasm in support OF The
great task before their government.
The boy who is going across isn't
carrying q dove on his shoulder. He
IS carrying a rife there
WILL you tell rae how 10 get more
sieep2" asks sufferer addressing
physician. Certainly BY hitting the
feathers earlier