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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
WHEN TAXPAYERS
Lead Pencils Are NJ
School Boys Now I,
In Days Coz
MAKERS or
100 NAN STREET

"Hello !" said /, 4wb,
! stopped to pick II i
THAT" replied ths
pened to be passing Il,
yard with me. "Thst \
lead pencil.p
"But it Is a whole a,
with a rubber on the 1
II know it," said il.
what? Do You NJ
that you have seen thh
"Yes, everybody's So
"All the children in !,
seen this lying here an
not one boy has pIckes
"Of course. What N
up for? There's pieDb
house /; the town buys 4
I had been given a ]
meditation. Not pick >
lead pencill And a d.
Der on it!
When 1 was a boy !
slate pencils. A boy Vi
body's slate pencil wasI
gave it up; but a ID
fought for lead pencils
and Trojans fought ii
secured the countrysid,
shoes to sell to the
money enough to buy
and, having it. we cut q
on it, guarded it, kept h
source in trade. Many d
two-inch lead pencil has
portant jackknife trad
the other. / never had
pencil at a time, and Of
until I was fifteen yeaH
ten-year-Olds scorn to b
one with a rubber! I'll
best eraser / had was
ber-boot heel !-Exchah
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
utnh Mlnsrr On s,rlkr-

Park city. Utah Following ~
quest for un riEht-hour day. which was
denied several days aEo. all of the sur,
face men at the Silver King Coalition.
silver King Consolidated and Judge
Mine 4 smelling eompany's properties
went ouy uu strike May 81.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
as,sorls display in -Four states.

sioux Fails. Il II, Southeastern
South Dakota aud adjoining parts Of
minnesota ana Iowa Witnessed at o "a
Thursday night the most striking me-
teorie display Ia thirty years WHEN ~
dazzling ball If 0rp truversed almost
tho complete arc Of the sky. bursting
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
Child Crushed to n...h

Salt Lake City Crushed under the
'i"SNS "t a street car nearly in front
81 heF home. Bernice McCullam egad
q Years. met instant death following n
visit To the City cemetery. where She
assisted in the decoration ~ The
graves Of her grandparents and great.
grandparents.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
SHOOTING ARRAY IN ARIZONA
Miners Shot Down as They Responded
to Fire Alarm.

Jerome, Ariz.-Two men were killed
here Wednesday night. another was
wounded, probably fatally, and a sec
'hd was slightly wounded, when shots
were hred into a group of United Verde
NINE employees as they rushed from
the mine to the United Verde & Pa.
cine railroad station in response to a
fire alarm.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08

waNhtakten Hoartink. storage or
destruction II food, fuel az other mex,
ssSarlsa Of life 10 limit Supply % AZ
fset pgireS would bs a felony under
aa amendment to the Kuycrumrnt's
nrst feod blll adapted In the senate
Thursday without 4 record vote
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
Nnt *

"I understand that
very enthusiastic aeo~ Ran
Is now deeply disapp 49,
OF marriage"
yes; as soon as thsi Total
his wife threw up her
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
Dread o. prafs csu.,. saIels.

san Dteko. Fearful that he would
be one of those drafted into the new
united Stairs army jos PanoSch. aged
- = Portuguese, jumped dive stories
frum the roaf Of the building to his
death
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
PRlNcG AnpRgsags sENArE.
Delivers Message 10 American People
FFem italian Government.

Washington. --The Prince Of udlne,
head Of the Italian war mission. ou
the door Of the senate on Thursday.
delivered a message 20 the American
people In the name Of King Victor FIN.
manuel. welcoming the entrance Of
the Unlted States into the war as the
fianl moral Justification ~ the cause
Tor which the allies are fighting.
The message hreathed confidence In
ultimate victory and stressed the ne,
ceaslty OF destroying the prestige u a
perverted German science and philoso.
ply,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
Maxine PIay "

Making play Of woFs
idea when getting Kan
Thus. when seeking r4.,s.|
youngster to pick y
the door. let him or let
shoe magnet for the
can get such a magna
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
British soeiallats join conferenee,

Stockholm The Dutch and Scandi-
nayian socialist eotumlttce has been in
formed that the British labor social
st orsanlzaiion win send representa-
Dives - The stockholm conference.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
Soldier Drowned

san Diego, Cai.-Prtyate Ray Arm
strong of United States cavolrv
troop stationed near here was drowpe,,
Wednesday in making brave ana -,
ceSStui effort to save two comrades
from drowning e''iii s'des
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
aessrnmsn, Against Conventions.

Washington. As step In It's cam.
palEn 10 Increase facilities for moving
freight and troops. the railroad war
hoari has notified the r,ads that It
doses not approve the holding Of can
sentions nc the prvsoat time to stim.
uIate nnesnnRer lrnEllc.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08
And Never complaiA

"Pop, why are
spoken of as gentleT
"Oh, because they
broken TO hard WORK.
was probably originai@
feeling horseman-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08

Apes mentioned y -.
Kings 10 30, and II
were brought TO Fa'.
Ion, the same counu5
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-08

Nc-Is your friend paciastT-
She-t should say mott Why. rather
than consent to dishonorable peace
she refuses to divorce hsE husband
Judge,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
CoIIese gamnaIen Hnms-

= committee from the state board of
education visited William and E-asrtf
ooiiese recently. This committee con
sisted OF Or. Rammelkamn. president
OIL Illinois Wesleyan college. Jackson
Fitl9s Dr- GrlTths. professor at KNOX
and Dr. Bagley OF Illinois State NM
FeistiE. II IS their duty 10 visit all
educational Institutions in the state
wan q view Of passing upon their fit
Ness ana standing and report same ta
superintendent Blair Of the state de-
paTtmeut Of education. These qa-+is
men expressed great surprise and
pleas SFe when going over the endow-
4eAl report. remarkjng that In mn
similar instance had they roBnd zo
great an income derived from the in
te5Lment OF an endowment as shown
~ l4e case Of William and EashtI roI-
iege. These gentlemen gave Wi1fa~
ana \asaU college their unnuarffag
endorsement in every parffrf5Iar
mere follows report Of the endov-
1eHI IUnd as II exists TO-DAY r. fs
worthy Of note that for the past eight
ears tae endowment fund has been
earned a. practically no expense ~
me college. and absolutely none 81
far as the labors Of fhe traas1-~ 80
coAeeTned On Monday night taa
cam paign opened at Alexis with rauzf-
ca selections by the girls giee club
of Fasai college and speaking bv
[epF esentattve men and women ell
Atedo and Mercer county. A few men
were seen during the day regarding
subscriptions. Dan ". Sedw5rl- ~
9aez township started the ball 10 roll
ing with a subscription for $500. on
4es4aE morning a committee Sc
-s 80 from the foremost business
and professional men OF Ale1o starfa4
0-Ive in Suez township. where f5av
were Joined by a commit1ee from mis- /
.o"nship previously appointed. Tbav
divided into committees Of two men |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
BonLara % Burlington.

The AledO Regulars and Macvs
Colts. two bowling teams OF the cftv.
"iIt travel 10 Burlington tomorrow
anu VIII participate ia the ninth
annual tournament of the Mississippi
saIieE Bowling association tomorrow
night. 4 number OF the individual
members Of the Two teams have baar
showing rare form the past two u-aaJ-g
and the teams are expected to make
Dig showing ia the Burlfngton
tournament Aledo sent one team +0
Burlington last year to participate in
this event, and considerable none,
was pulled down bv them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
TICKETS FOR MUM
DANCE GOING FAST

There is ana exceptional demand for
the tickets to the Mum benefit dance
which is 10 be held at the Eagles han
on the evening OF April IL. and which
Is being promoted bv the members Of
the police department Both the han
and the printing of the tickets have
been donated to the officers and the
entire sum raised viii SO u the fam
lly of Patrolman j. ID Num- who died
q few months ago. after being found
unconscious on bis beat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

each and started to visit everybody in
The township Reports have not vet
arrived from the work to he performed
bE these committees. but when the
great amount OF interest thus FAR
shown is taken into account. added to
the determination with which these
committees have undertaken their
tasks. ii is certain that the results
VIII be very good Every day from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
Personal aTnnEinn-

John Turner returned veste rdav 20
his work at the NatherviUe power
house after q visit in this city.
orion Finley was In Daveanort
yesterday on business.
e F. Thompson was a REYNOLDS
business caller yesterday.
B. f. Townsiey returned SUNDAY
rom chicago. where he had spent a
few days transactlug business
Charles Ford spent Monday tran
sacting business in Moline
Mrs Harry Mcfarland left vester-
day for Moline. where she viii visit
at the home OF Mrs. Alice Sheese.
Mrs J. 2. Berg visited yesterday
with her son Rudolph at the Gales
burg hospital
Mrs. Jessie Stein left yesterday for
short visit with friends in Gales
burg
Misses Margaret NcVetgh and
Florence Bradford visited YESTERDAY
with friends in Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

Tonight at the Aledo opera hcuse
the local theatresotng public will be
given an opportunity OF witnessing a
real musical comedy success at req
sonahle prices. The musical plav to
he presented is The Girl From the
O. s. A. The play IS one distinctive
lE American. but the scenes are laid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

1ers. John >5mr5ok. Harry EoIk. Pre-
zIgl2n township. Ralph Jackson. J.
81 haywood Gilbert Connolly. Dun
l,' io~A5hip. Amos Allen; Eliza town
ship. j. II. PuIlfam. CRAIG Fzzlav
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
WOmen's Spring
Coats
Possessing All ash
ION I features SIS
TO $50. IS

Coats OF Velour. Gabardfne. SerEes
and Sports design fabrics Ia iH51
the right weight 70 wear on She
first days Of Spring and during the
cool evenings Of summer.
Buying a coat now. therefore. gives
double service
Every coat in this range comes dl-
rect from mauufa cfurers who have
reputation for making authorize
live styles In outer garments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

Because OF a shortage OF cars on1v
one car q stock left the local c. q. &.
y Yards yesterday. Carver and Mar
quis shipped a load Of hogs. the ran
road vas unable TO furnish more cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

april term of circuit court here lis nou
drawing near and both the grand jury
and petit jury have been chosen. Judge
". q. Church win 5n all probability
preside at the coming term. Besides
the Bert Sapp murder trial and that
Of Nannon of New Boston, q number
Of minor cases VIII come before the
court The jurors have been notified
70 appear on the morning Of April 8.
the grand jury to go into session on
that day. The composition or the
Juries are composed as follows
GRAND JURY.
North Henderson township. # w
Anderson. RtvoIa township. O.. W
Dawson. RtchIan6 Grove township. C.
A SamueIson. John u. Petriee Suez
township. j G. Boyer. s. j. Mann.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14
Women's Spring Suits
Sure to Meet With
Your a pproUal

Plain tailored suits. trim and
precise beIted suits. with the
belt their chief feature. semi
belted suits. that start out
loose and easy and yield to this
slight restraint Norfolk CT
fccts. almost boyish in their
severity; sports suits. IS EaE
as SpringUme, suits OF sturdy
tweeds and mannish rniztures
silk suits, plain and straight
and simple, or as frivolous as
short Jackets aud long sashes.
can make them
There are scores Of models. from
$3.50 &c $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

All the zuartest- newest shapes ii
the seasons latest millinery col
ora- wonesrfui variety OF becoH-
ing shapes. specially priced atE1 49,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

On Sale 8lai0 Aisle. Taird Ave. Store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

New curved quills, special. each I0c.
Handsome black wings, per pair 75c-
Straw braids, black. white. colors, yard Toe.
Straw ornaments, variety OF colors. each 29c-
Imitation black numidi, 2 styles. each Use.
Fancy wings in sport colors. pair soc.
Large. beautifully colored wings. pair s1.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-14

All the new spring shades are }n-
cIu1ed ia thta wonderful assert
meul and the price Is away below
what you'd expect ro pay.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
LIBERTY LOAN
PASSES ; BILLION
More Than -Four Million Persons
Invested in Bonds-Many
Small Subscribers.

Washington, June 23.4Iiberty
loan subscription totalled $3,Q35,-
22G,S50, an oversubscription of
nearly So per cent.
Tho final tabulation was officially
announced last night. showing that
more than 100000 persons bought
bonds. Ninety-nine per cent of
subscriptions, or those of 100000
persons. were for sums varying
from $50 to $4,000, while 81 sub
scribers applied for allotments of
$5,000.000 each ore more.
The New York Federal Reserve
District led the list with suhscrip-
lions totalling $1,1SG,7SS,400, or
more than three times the amount
subscribed in the next district, Chi
cago, $357,195,950.
Two subscriptions Of S25,OO0.0O0
each were received, The allotment
to these subscribers viii be at the
rate of 2O.22 per cent and they
will receive bonds of the value Of
S5,055, 900 each, One subscriber to
$25, 250, 000-the largest H. viii be
given 20.17 per cent, S5.O93,GI0.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
Clip This and Pin
On Wif0's Dresser

Ouch =? ! This kind Of
rough talk will be heard less here
nj town if people troubled with
corns viii follow the simple advice
OF this Cincinnati authority, who
claims that a few drops of a drug
called freozone when applied to a
tender, aching corn or hardened cal
lus stops soreness at once, and soon
the corn or callus dries up ana lifts
right Off without pain.
lie says freezone dries immedi-
ately and never inflames or even
irritates me surrounding skin. A
small bottlol Of freozone will cost
very little 1t (any drug store, but
viii positively remove every hard
or soft corb or callus from ones
feet, Millions of American women
will welcome this announcement
since the Inauguration of the high
heels. II your druggist doesn't
have freezone tell him to order a
small. bottle for you. @tf
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
9 RES DENT WILSON ISSUES
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 10
COMP LLEEsL'EI. THU TIL. REGULAR ARMY
Seventy Thousand Men Needed to Bring This
Branch Of the Organization to War
Strongth-Had Hoped to Get Three Hun
drcd Thousand by June go

Washington, June 21.-President Wilson has issued
proclamation designating the week of June $3.50 as
recruiting week for the regular army and called upon
unmarried men without dependents to enroll for war
service in order that the ranks of the regulars might be
filled promptly
This the presidents first call for volunteers in
connection with the war. The proclamation follows:
Il hereby designate the period Of June % to June
30 next, recruiting week for the regular army and
call upon unmarried men between the ages of Is and
years who have dependents and who are not en-
Gagged in pursuits vitality necessary to the prosecution of
the TO present themselves for enlistment during the
week herein designated TO the number Of 10000.
"(Signed) WOODROW WILSON,"
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
DEFENSE, COUNCIL.
IS ORGANIZED
Organization Perfected in Chamber
Of Commerce Rooms--Eli
Weiscr President.

(From Thursdays Daily Press)
A county council of defense was
organized this morning in the
chamber Of commerce rooms, the
plan being put into execution by
NJ. p. Huddleston at the direction
OF the state Council of Defense OPP
Grating from the office of Adjutant
General England in Little Rock. 1t
will be the duty of this organiza-
ton to conform with the plans
| designated by the state organize
ton which will be under the direc-
ton Of the National Council of De
Tense.
The local organization is compos-
cd Of eleven members Eli Meisre
was elected president and Charley
Stedman secretary. The other mem
bers Of the council are as follows:
r. w. MeriWether, T. ]. Bentley,
DR.. e. s. Baker, NJ. p. Huddleston,
-. D. Block, Joe Bcrtig, C. A. Mack,
w. r. Trice and Rupert Wright.
It will be the duty of the coun-
Gil to lend assistance in the gov
ernment's undertakings, covering a
variety of subjects. Additional in
formation concerning the work of
the organization will be published
later
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
BIG HAIL STORM
HITS MAIDEN, no.
Serious Damage to Crops-Windows
Demolished - Experience
Of Trainmen.
lErom Thnrsdax,s nailr press.l

(From Thursdays Daily Press.O
A terrific hail and wind storm
visited Maiden, Mo, early last eve
ming, doing much damage in that
city and surroundings. Crops We're
seriously damaged and window
lights in Maiden were demolished.
Wires being down only meager re-
ports were received today from the
path of the storm.
Ed Markham, who came in on the
train last night and was in Para
gould few hours this morning.
said that the southbound train was
brought to a standstill on the north
side Of Maiden. All OF the west
windows in the Pullman, dining car
and two other cars were broken out.
The storm came with such sudden
ness that the perters were unable
to close the transoms of the cars.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28

tee Of which Joseph w House Jr
is chairman, which will have as its
work the great task of co-ordinat-
ing the many agencies which are
doing war work, of one kind or an
other and to this committee the
many letters already received have
been referred.
The Arkansas State Council of
Defense urges individuals to report
10 the council the various activities
lin ihoir communities, so that need
less Implications may be avoided and
Arkansas be out in position to go
ahead with its war work in the
most efficient manner possible The
letters received have made it plain
that the patriotism Of Arkansas has
been aroused and that there are a
great many doing their bit to the
limit of their time and ability.
The council particularly desires
the names of all societies now en-
gagged or DESTROYS Of engaging in
patriotic work, with the names and
addresses of their officers and
chairmen of committees and a
statement OF the functions which
each department or committee Of
the organization is expected to
perform
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
ARKANSAS DOING
lTS PATRIOTIC DUTY
letters Received by the State
Council Of Defense Indi-
cate Activities.

Little Rock, June 21.-.(SpociaD
Many thousands Of Arkansas men,
women and children are engaged in
patriotic service. Although it is
impossible even to guess the exact
number of people within the state
conscientiously endeavoring to do
their part. letters received by the
Arkansas state Council OF Defense
indicate that vast number are
working along patriotic lines and
that there is not a town in the
state which has not some organi-
cation or group of persons trying TO
serve to the best Of their ability.
The defense council has commit
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28

The presidents action was takon
at the request Of army officials
who have been seriously concerned
over the slow rate of recruiting for
the regular army despite the fact
that the War Departments recruit
ing agencies cover every section OF
the country and that the men are
asked 70 serve only for the period
of the war. 1t had been hoped that
the regular service could he brought
to its whole war strength of APP
100000 men by June
80, which would have permitted the
War Department to carry out its
plan in regard to the training of
all the forces to be raised and also
as to the dispatch of armies to
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
Aaed Citizen Dies in Memphis.

AGED GlJl2GN DIGS lii MciiPiAlS'
John T. Thorn, age GG years,
one Of the old citizens Of Gaines
vile, died last Friday night in the
Baptist Memorial Hospital in Mem
phis, after an Illness of several
months of peliagra.
Mr.. Thorn resided near Gaines
vile all his life and was q member
Of large family. He was never
married. He is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Tom Faulkner of
Beech Grove and Mrs. Frank M.
Carter of Stuttgart.
The romans were shipped to
Gainesville where they were today
laid to rest by the side of his rela-
lives ana near the scenes of his
childhood.
He was a Master Mason and a
member of some other orders. Dur
ing his active life he was ranked
among the leading citizens of the
county.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
CHILD DOESN'T
LAUGH AND PLAY
If C()NSTIPATED
{ pcevish, feverish and
sick, give California
Cyrap OF Figs"

Motherl Your child isn't natur-
ally cross and peevish. See if ton
quo is coated; this is a sure sign
its little stomach, liver and bowels
need cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally,
has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, remem-
Der, a gentle liver and bowel clean
sing should always be the first
treatment given.
Nothing equals "California Syrup
of Figs" for children's ills; give a
teaspoonful, and in q few hours all
the foul waste, Sour bile and fer
menting food which IS clogged in
the bowels passes out of the sys-
TEN, and you haye a well and play
full child again. All children love
this Neutrality-suspicious. "fruit laxa-
tive" and it never fails to effect a
good "inside" cleansing. Directions
for babies, children of all ages and
grown-ups are plainly ON the bot
tie.
Keep it handy in your home. A
little given today saves a sick child
tomorrow, but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
Of california Syrup of Figs then
look and see that it is made by the
"California Fig Syrup Company"
*tf
The weekly soliphone., 1917-06-28
AMERICAN TRAITORS
PLAY TO GERMANS
celf-Styicd Delegate at Stockholm
Socialistic Meeting Show Their
Colors.

Stockholm, June 21.-The self
styled delegates from the United
states to the German so-called so
cialistic peace conference played
into Germany's hands today by no
tifying the Dutch Scandinavian
committee that they favored the
recommending of the present con-
ference be made permanent,
This is the plan desired in Ber-
lin. The German delegates have
been clamoring for a permanent
conference to continue the duration
of the war.