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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28

Special sale during Anniversary
week OF ounce. white fluffy cots
ton bats 12ize grade OH
eacn Observation-Disclosures ~ 4 q -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28
Buttons! Buttons !

This store has never shown a
more complete line of buttons than
thss season. There ars all shapes.
kinds and colors for coats. quits,
dresses and chIldren's garments
many novel ideas are shawn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28
Children s I ennis
GO1Ur7s A9c

Snug and cosy little sleeping gar
rneuts for cold winter nights. in
pink. blue and white stripes high
collars or V-uecks. choice 45c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28

Our enlarged book and station
arv. section is now located on Main
Floor.. ard Avenue Building Don {
fafl TO visit this interesting Sec
tloB during the Anniversary Week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28
Bed Spreads

sn0vg-white bedspreads and
quilts Ia a pleasing variety OF
veaves and patterns-sI sizes in
hemmed. scaIIoped and cut cor
uerz. fringed, etc. all moderately
priced fr6rn S125 up TO SS.0o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28

N THENshis storebegan it's business career
Wv forty-seven years ago, it had not a single
steady customer, but this business has as It's
foundation stone the policy Of Dependable Mer-
chandise marked at prices to provide full 100 per
cent value"
That this=sound policy has succeeded is proved
by the continuous growth Of thissst0re.
Our customers have come to learn what this
store stands for and it is to them that this Annver
sary Celebration will mean most
If you have not as yet learned Of the kind of
merchandise you can secure at this store and the
rnoney-saving values TO be found here day in and
day out then this Anniversary Celebration offers
you an Immediate and excellent opportunity to gain
this information, here and now, and at the same
time effect substantial economies.
Following usual custom shall distribute thou
valuable souvenirs during this sale and eouec
souvenirs this year, you'll find will those Of
amy previous Anniversary Celebration.
during this occasion, the splendid
provided in every section Of the store and SOU
venir with your purchase.
The items here give you at best only an index to
the kind of values you viii find.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28
Silk Fibre Sweaters
1919

Attractive oue~og-door garn euSs
lu Bright shades OF roaas gold. KEEL
lT green and copen blue, trimmed
tu contrasting coiors, Anniversary
special 1913,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-28

Good warm knit garments for
cool weather wear. choice OF var
{aus colors. all with fancy borders,
Anniversary Celebration price ZLc-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST
4oR "AN=U=RlC
The New Kidney and Backache Remedy Discovered by Dr. Pierce

Washington and southern points. The
carriers acrrc that tho additional rove
nue. would aggregate approximately So
100000
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
WEST WHEELING is
MUCH WROUGHT UP
PPct1tion Framed and to Be Circulated
TO Prevent Opening OF ptsorderly
House There.

Is fhs quiet little alag" o. West
Wheeling. Ohio. with Il population "i
500 law abiding ana respected "Iiiz"hs
,u be embarrassed by the operation OF
d house 81 illfame?
The good citizens Of IN" town have
risen up in their wrath and yesterday
Il petition WAS framed TO h" circulated
for ih.. signatures Of the people nf tire
town appealing 70 tho authorities 10
ur,vouI tho sale nf the house thai Is
reported Will he used for tn" purpose
Of bringing shame upon tho village.
1t Is reported from most reliable
source that n deal is pending between
a Wheeling man who OWNS az" of inc
oldest and most prctcntIouS brick houses
in West Wheeling. now vacant, and y
number Of madams Of dISorIeriy houses
in South Wheeling. |: is said that
those women have pooled an an"Gnt t"
purchase tho old homestead and will
nprra;" it and liv" in their ah"d"s on
this siin Of Ihr r:N"r.
L. ~ dcr'a-"'! that h"inE III We
Ohio and located conveniently between
bridgeport ami l:"llair". they an;lr!pai"
doing Il thriving business IN the drink
lin" IN connection with their home Of
shame.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
Controller Blew Up;
Passengers Excited
Traction Car Catches Fire on Island
Fire Company Extinguished Blaze
With Chemicals.

When n" controller Of tho Wheel
ing Traction company'S Martins Ferry
ami North York street car No. IT."
blew ont last night at u o'clock AT
Virginia and Penn streets. setting the
r.rr". alirr. there WAS considerable rN'
element anIun.c I'll" many passengers;
in The car Tn" Island fire company
waS called and rXIinGuish"u the burn
ing ronf with chemicals. The car
was taken To- tn" barn. II l. said that
Il number of passengers SpranG f.on
the car when ia" controller blow M.
Tho report Of til" bursting control
lrr could be heard for SQUARES. and
the blue electric flames lighted GN
the Immediate vicinity. III" car was
in charge Of MutormaH Fugat" and
Conductor Vance. M one was in,
mrrd II" car was Martins Ferry
bound
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
FIRST HUNGER STRIKE
IS ON, WITH ALICE
PAUL IN STAR ROLE

WhStlNGTUN. NoV. G.--Thc hrs:
| huugrr strike in the american :l%ita-
! tlG3 for votes for women IL under way E
Alice r;lul national chairman of the
Wumans; Party now doing Il llvc months
sentences IN Jail here Tor pickcting the
White iIouS" is the striker and tonight
sh" had been the Jail hospital without
iCud Tor tn. preceding tw"nlY-lour houES
SlulIdlY threatening To &tarNc herself L"
death unlcs her SiN CUmpulriotS' serving
time for the Same oftense. get better
food.
SO far the jail officials arc taking the
strike calmly and waiting for Miss Fhul
to got hungry enough 10 cat. Forclple
feeding has no; been discussed as yet
but in asnuch a% Miss Paul made some
" hat OF record for herself as Il hunger
striker in an English Jail several years
agu wall" u,!ilarliAg with Mrs. Pank-
hurst. headquarters OF the Wu'nan'S
party is quit" confident thai She VIII
give the prison officials SURPRISE i!
| they expect her To yield quickly.
Miss Paul. n slight, little woman
! weighing about ninety. pounds and of
delicate constitution. was taken "a the
Jail hospital last night because she was
Ill. Miss l'aul said she WAS i'll because
OF bad food. bad air and no cNcrCis%
Woman'S larty officials say she and
the other militanlS have been getting 4
course diet principally of salt pork and
cabbage at the rate Of eighteen times
in Is days. When Miss Paul was taken
u the hospital she Was offered diet M
Guiding milk AMI eggs and without the
salt pork anu cabbage. but she announr-
cd she would have none of it unless her
sisters got the same.
Tonight DR.. Cora Smith King. Miss
pnuls physician. who was premitted 70
attend her issued . bulletin saying Miss
'aul WAS much thinner than when she
! entered the Jail October 30. vas r"tuN-
ins food and would not touch Il InorSri
! until sh" and her companions were a.
| who have the privIl,S" nI special l""!'
! air exercise and the newspapers.
IF We are to be starved. l prefer 10
| b. starved Ut once" was the message.
| Miss Paul sent cut To The workers.
There Is no use giving us special food
| today and tomorrow simply to keep Us
alive as long rs possible
| Although the mllttants have an
| nnuncrd they will not resume pickriius
| the White House until congress recon
vcneS IN December. they consider that Il
! hunger strike * Il sufficient climax for
| the present 4. least. TO their efforts i
fore" President Wilson 10 endorse We
! nun suffrage BY constitutional amend-
| mrnt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
WANT BELL SYSTEM RESTRAIN
ED FROM MERGING WI MA
TIONAl TELEPHONE co.
Brilliant Array Of Legal talent En-
Gagged in Case, Which Has eee"
Continued Until Friday.

After attorneys representing NV
f,,,.,n,.oLr ~ Potomac Iel"pN"l't
rumuany and the city had r"n>u'!ieu
ih,. rpiir,. day IN argument, Judge
ALL,rnyn. al = o'clock tdH' H'-"' -
continued The hearing on the '''i
plra for an njunr'iun T"Sir;'''''"S VI,
merging Of the tun-UlIdatru rH'i'I'"";
nronrrty with that ri IN" lr'! >!
,.,n ,hrounh Ihr Chesapeake q I"""-
mac romranN. until Friday morh'hE
-: 10 O'Clock. when III" arguments
will be confirmed.
brilliant ARRAY az l"@al talent Is
onc.rnd ON rhr ra<". incluiinS Cliy
{ Solicitor NJ. j. CUilin2n. IudS" rum
". Ne&iilt and judge James E"'l7.
.-,.,,rr.nnfin- i!r city. ana A'"i my
T. Handlan. General taluWt'''
u. Gail Hamilton and {. W. Ar'A 'o'
ia. ror- uli,Iar"d Telephone company
ami me chesapeake n Poinmac com
many Mr.. Artz * chief connSr! '"'
Ihr latter company and Is from ''''
iimurr.
The case Of the city is based on a
rlausn in III" charter Of IN" Ola .\"-
, fional Telephone company. Wh'ch >"'u
Dni IL; Interests 10 III" con >n'l"l''H
, ,omnany. which later sold Ia the l}ail
cor,ranv. through tho Chesapeake d
. Potomac company. This claus" P'"'
yidcd that in case. the NailanAl com
many should sell out q: mer&" VIII
any other company that ilS property
should revert 10 the city. It is claimed
! by the city that tho Dell interests are
fast merging the lines Of tho National
and that If allowed 10 rontihu" W." =
there will be nothing l"ri on WhIch
,hc city can. make claim.
,Tudgn Ewing made the opening state
mont for the city. submitting the mo-
rion for a temporary injunction and
. claiming that ;hr injunction so clear
! IL set forth the city'S claims that
there was little he could say. h'
7 added that there WIS no question
about the reh; If the city to tom
rorary injunction ana that inc Guy
vas entitled tu have Il commissioner
anuninird 10 secure an accounting OF
. ;hr property. He said that fhr fact'
~ :hr case are Ill Il matter OF rec
ord and could be- easily proven. AMI
( that The city had right 10 make IN!
! provisions it desired in granting a
, franchise.
. Attorney Handlan endeavornd TO
have several ar1davits admitted. but
, Judge Addleman objected at this time.
Later in the day Mr.. Handlan was
; pcrmitird TO read aflidavit' and intro
duce other documentary evidence 10
cndearor 10 establish tn" fact that the
! Telephone company was not merging
lis lines with the Consolidated COM
pany.
Attorney ". &. Caldwell, in his AZ
rumcnt which took him couple OF
hours 10 deliver. claimed that the CITY
had forfeited its right 10 any claim on
the property Of the National company
. when il took no action al the time the
rrorprtv WAS purchased by the
rhrsapeake & Photomac company. oy
lis continued use Of free telephones
and renting others.
The entire afternoon was taken up
by General Caldwell and Attorney
! Handlan, who cited numerous cases OF
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
MILLIONS INVOL we'd IN
ELKINS ESTATE DEAL

FAlPMONT. w. Va. Nov. 6.--Th"
pnvis-Elkins coal tract consisting "f
1890 acres of PittsburSh wi"kl"%
coal. lying in Marion and Monosaiia
counties. vas sold today by the "wn""s
tho rinpirc Coal and Coke company che
stephen Z. Elkins hcIrsI. 10 the New
England Fuel and Transportation COM
pany of Boston. The sum paid Is sal!
10 aggregate several million dollars.
The PURCHASING company owns AMI
operates several minutes near here. "H"
OF the largest coal operations in TINS
state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
DRUMMER BOYS WANTED
Rurlers Also Needed In Marine Servaess
Between II AID 1e Years OLD

An order has just been received al ING
,,orircs for boys from the ages OF II
tc n as buclcrs and drummers for the
United States Marines.
The physical examinations OF inc ma
r,rc service is generally supposed to
no strict. There will be a slight re-
taxation in the regular rules for these
lads. Tho required weight will be III
pounds. the required height G. Inches
but the vision test will be the same.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
To ASSIST PALMER

'pNNt.LLSNILLE.. Pa. Nov. Ed
ward =. llIgl"u. An attorney of 'ouncils-
vile. to-day received notice ot his. APP.
rn;utm"Et ~ first assistant To ~
Mitchell Palmer. custodian uf enemy
property IN IN" United States. II WAS
announced her" that Mr.. llIgh"s would
take rhArg" "f Ia" legal actions involved
in IN" transfer "1 pr"rcriy 10 the gov
"riiu mt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
SIS Given for War Relief
to Catholic League

More than forty ladies were present
If The melting Of the Catholic Ladies'
War Relief Society at st. Joseph acrf-
thedral yesterday afternoon
was received in contributors. ThS larS-
est contribution. $50. was received from
Mrs. 7. J. Green. and the other S25 was
donated by. the McMechen parish.
The next meeting will be held next
Tuesday afternoon at the regular time
at St. Joseph's cathedral. The next
meeting was 10 have been held Thurs
day. but because Of other matters the
meeting was postponed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
REALTY DEAL CLOSED

I'm important real c%tHt" deal was
CLOSED in tn" pike section ihrnuch M"
i. T.. Roth Realty company. The %wirk"r
rrni.rtN. l.luwu"i. WIS Sold la {. 4
McE'nd,I"n. prominent Wheeling business
I.i:In This - me Of the most valuable
pieces of property in tn" pike section.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
C|TYS PETITION FOR INJUNCTION
RING HEARD BY JUDGE ADDLENAV

., relative nature TO show that there
was nothing shown in the petition ASK
in2 for an injunction which was or
sufficient evidence for the granting OF
the petition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07

Ex.czar Nicholas writes for The
lnteIIiqencer. Tells the story OF
downfall Of the Ronanoffs in thrilling
narrative Of three instaItments BEGIN
nina Saturday, November TO-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26

ism but lack of thorough organiza
tion and intensive campaigning. In
future campaigns every agency will
be used in the rural districts as we'll
as in the cities. The womens organi,
cations will be very active and hearty
cooperation between them and the
other organizations is assured.
Educational work in the schools of
the country is to be stressed, and
through the schools generally, there.
fore. educational campaigns are to be
carried on all over the country not
only during Liberty Loan campaigns
hut in the intervals between.
Enthusiasm, patriotism, and earn
estness characterized the conference.
which was composed of approximate,
ly one hundred delegates representing
Federal Reserve district and most of
the States.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
LIBERTY LOAN ACTIVITY

A conference was held in Washing.
ton during the week beginning Dec.
.1G. which lasted several days, be-
tween Secretary McAdoo and other
Treasury officials and representatives
from Liberty Loan organizations all
ovre the country, which included Of
ficials of the federal Reserve Banks.
Plans for future Liberty Loan cam
paigns were perfected and an organ,,
zation at once wider and closer was
arranged for. Rural communities AMI
small towns and small cities particu-
larly will feel the effect Of the new
campaign plans.
Failure Of rural communities to
subscribe relatively as literally a.
the metropolitan districts was gen.
orally ascribed not to lack of patriot
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
WAUCHULA MAN HEARS
FROM SON AT THE FRONT

Rev. and Mrs. D. B. Sweat Of
Wauchula, who are in Tampa for
the holidays. enjoying few days Of
rest from their labors in connection
with the. Methodist church in Wau-
cl.ula, of which Mr.. Sweat is pastor,
are in receipt of welcome letter
from their son, d. B. Sweat, Jr., who
is with the United States expedition
AIRY forces in France. 1t comes as a
happy Christmas to these people who
had not had message from their
son in several weeks.
Young Sweat says in his letter that
he receives letters from home regu-
larly, but wonders what has become
Of his as he has not failed single
week to write to his parents since he
enlisted. The letter was dated Nov.
"a, and shows that it was censored
by the second lieutenant of the corps
with which Mr.. Sweat is connected. g..
The young man says he is in fine
shape every way, and is serving as
|assistant to the chaplain. He intends
entering school with a view to Sc
curing commission as second lieu.
tenant. He has invested 5000 in lib
,erty bonds and says he will have
some great stories to tell when he
gets home Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
REFORMATION OF THE
PHILIPPINE CURRENCY
(By Associated Press. }

Manila, Dee. 26.-Reformation Of
the Philippine currency system Is
provided for in currency bill
passed by the Philippine House and
which seems certain of passage BY
the Senate. 1t must be submitted to
the President for final approval. It
proposes to reduce the weight of the
bullion in Philippine currency to the
standard of the United States, thus
Yayoiding the danger which menaced
the Islands recently when the value
of the actual silver in the peso
reached 20 per cent above the nomi-
nal value 2while the bullion value Of
subsidiary silver coins was danger
ously near the face value.
The bill also provides for the Is
sue by the government of paper notes
Of the value Of one peso. The low
est denomination bill heretofore 10
sued by the government is Of two
pesos.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
HAMMER GETS MARKET
FOR 10000 ACRES OF
BEANS OF CASTOR ILK
(Plant City Courier.)

! Much has been printed In late
weeks concerning the probability Of
castor beans being produced exten-
sively in Florida the coming year and
1t was not all "hot air." either. The
castor beans grow abundantly in this
State, but, of course. being poisonous
to stock, has to be grown with con-
siderable care.
A special to the Tampa Tribune.
dated at washington, Dec. %, says:
Before leaving for Tampa tonight
b. L. Hammer. general development
agent Of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, stated that he had closed con-
tracts with the army signal corps for
the product OF 10000 acres 10 be
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
GEN FOSTER AT ST. AUGUS-
TINE FOR A BRIEF VISIT

St Augustine, Dec. 26.-General ).
C. r. Foster, who arrived few days
apc will remain in st. Augustine to
snerd Christmas and to rest up after
hard campaign in the interest OF
the soldiers at the camps In tne
Southeastern States. General FOSTER
has been temporarily engaged In rals
Ing funds for financing the WORK OIL
recreation places for the soldiers IN
.he cities adjacent to the camps. inc
ob;act of the work is to establish co
renial healthful and moral environ
ments for the soldiers In the cities
to which the camps are tributary
Nearly every soldier spends a part
of his time in the city adjacent TO
his camp and the War Department
commission on Training Camp Ac-
,;r,tiea enlisted the services OF the
playground and Recreation Associa-
t;on of America to organize the Social
.na recreation facilities OF sucn
cities for the benefit OF the so'oiers
broueh the efforts of this organiza-
tion, clean, wholesome recreation
will b. provided, and the soldiers .. WI, ..a
h brought into contact win .ne
residents of such cities socially ine
work is very broad in its scope pu'
=, viii, add immeasurably to the CON
,entment of the soldiers and VIII pr0-
ltect them against the eVii
that usually surround camps. ,,a,
General Foster, owing to MS ap,en-
did qualifications Tor olsan :. .ns
was assigned to the charge 80, 2, I
southeastern States and :, ne .s.a,a asrsp't to
the appointmnt. but WIN fs.. -. .orr
his regular duties as soon as Ms
is completed.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
INVESTIGATION Of
FUEL HELD SWAY
AHEAD Of SUGAR
INQUIRY
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 26.-Inquiry in
to the coal shortage displaced the su-
gar investigation before the Senate
committee today. Fuel Administrator
Garfield was summoned as the first
witness. Committee plans to take up
sugar again Friday.
War demands for bituminous coal
have been greater than the mines
could meet although the incrase in
production this year has been nor
may, Fuel Administrator Garfield tes-
titled. He said the administration is
laying emphasis on stimulating pro-
duction rather than regulating
prices. Garfield said he knew big
profits are being made, but believed
1t necessary to stimulate production.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
WHEN HARRY LAUDER
HEARD OF HIS SONS DEATH

Harry Lauder tells in the January
American Magazine about the war
and what 1t has done to him. He
says:
1T was on New Years day of 1916
that the news came to us Of Johns
death at the front. I was lying in
led at my home in London, resting
for my. performance in the ,theater
that afternoon when all at once
heard a terrible cry from the front
OF the house. was stunned for mo-
r1ent, and then my head began to
swim because of the awful fear that
clutched at my heart.
NO, no. MOI I cried to myself.
propping myself up in bed. God
couldn't be so cruel He simply
|couldn't take my boy
But when l saw my wife's face, I
knew. She was standing in
the doorway, her agony reflected in
her eyes. holding out the telegram to
me. Somehow, she crossed to my bed.
AID sobbing her heart out as she
gave me the printed message, she
rested her head against mine and
cried ou ther woe and pain while with
eyes blinded with tears and a heart
suddenly struck numb, l read the
fateful telegram which informed us
that Captain John Lauder. Of the Ar
gyle Sutherland Highlanders, had
been killed in action on the 2Sth of
december, 1915.
what are we going to do now?'
cried to my wife, after a moment.
What are we going to do now?'
FOR days burned my brain wit,
sickening, despairing thoughts. and
asked Of what use, indeed, were all
my labors, all my toll during an
these years. At times. the raging
agony at the realization of my loss
was almost too much. At times. too,
during those first days, / almoe.
questioned the justice and wisdom Of
a God who would allow such a thing
to happen"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-26
MOTOR TRUCKS ARE.
NEEDED ON THE FARM

South st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. "a
There are two important Investments
necessary to succeed in the agricul-
tural field according to Robert M.
Mueller, a leading farmer residing in
Dakota county. He has made both In
vestments and found them paying
propositions
The chief in Importance is the lpur-
chase Of a farm-a home for the fam
ly and the means of earning live
ihood the next financial investment
should be in a motor truck to obtain
economical transportation of farm
products to market.
IT feel as If an unexpected inheri-
tance had fallen to me because the
Maxwell truck I purchased last fall
is making pleasure Of the work
which was formerly a drudgery."
Mueller says.
The Minnesota farmer found that
the one-ton Maxwell truck material.
ly increased the time at his disposal
for both work and recreation. This
gain was made although Mueller was
farming on a larger scale than ever
before.
Marketing my farm products by
motor car has dispersed all my
doubts about the advisability and
practicability Of such transportation
service" Is the final judgment Of
Mueller.
my horses were In much better
shape than for the past few years,
for the fall plowing. The long hauls
to the city In previous years had
worn out my teams, which slowed
MP the work of the horses In the
field"
Mueller states that he has found
the easy starting and the handling
OF the Maxwell truck has 30 light
ened his hauling work that farm life
appeals more and more TO him. He
uses solid tires for equipping the
truck to avoid worry about tire trou-
BILE, but the truck provides an easier
riding vehicle than the large heavily