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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-07
PROPERTYH0LDERs NOTICE.

Board Of Local Improvements Of Il
City Of Rock Island. H.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
u. S. AIDING | ALIENS
Naturalization Bureau Is Made
Great Humanizing Force.
Accomplishes the Unusual, Incidental
Iy, by Producing Revenue for
Uncle Sam Above Its
Expenses.

How one of Uncle Sans routine gov
| ernmental agencies has been trans
| formed into a great humanizing force
and at the same time has been placed
upon a self-supporting basis-some-
thing unusual in governmental affairs
is told in the annual report OF Com
missioner Richard K. Campbell of the
bureau of naturalization to the secre-
tary of labor.
This has been accomplished by link
ing together those state Americanizing
agencies, the public schools of the en-
tire country, with the department OF
labor, through its naturalization bu-
reau in the definite and concerted ac-
ton of helping our foreign friends
qualify upon higher standard of adj
mission to American citizenship.
In 1908 when a portion Of this bu-
reau's activities were conducted by an
other department, the cost ran more
than S65, 600 above the naturalization
fees collected, but since all Of the af-
fairs looking to making citizens have
been turned over to this bureau of the
department of labor there has been an
annual average of over $65, $50 in fees
in excess of all cost Of maintenance.
This bureau is not supported from the
general taxes collected by the govern
ment. Indeed, the citizens of the Unit
ed States do not bear one cent Of the
expense of this governmental agency,
1t Is all paid by the foreigner who is
admitted to citizenship In other
words, from the SIS paid by each for
eigner for a good administration Of the,
naturalization law, all of the expenses
of his AmericaniZatiOn are paid and
over $65 5000, on an average, has been
turned into Uncle Sans pocketbook
every year.
Last year every superintendent of
schools In every city and town of
$500 population and over was ap-
pealed to by the naturalization bu-
reau to join this nationwide Amer
icanization movement. Favorable re-
sponses came from every state In the
union expressive Of & desire to CO.
operate. Six hundred and thirteen
cities and towns opened the doors of
the public schools to the foreign-born
friend In order that the names Of all
the candidates for citizenship and their
wives might be sent to them by the
bureau of naturalization.
The helping hand was extended for
the first time and is still held out with
a beckoning wave to the millions who
are seeking citizenship who came to
this country with dreams of a better
ment of their condition.
During the past year there was fled
2O7 1886 declarations of intention, 1OS.-
600 petitions for naturalization, and
93,911 certificates were issued by the
courts. Add to these figures approx
mately 10000, representing the wives
of the candidates for citizenship, and
the result is an imposing army Of
half-million or more marching through
the bureau of naturalization toward
the goal of its ambition.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
this BRIDE IS
IN REAL TROUBLE
She Cannot Decide Whether She
Loves Husband or An
other Man. ..,
BOTH ARDENT SUITORS
Landed First on One, Then on the 9th
er-Repented Her Bargain After
She Had Been Led to Altar
and Fled.

Kansas City.-After the most excit-
ing week ever spent by bridegroom
following his wedding, Earl Stevens, a
bank clerk, has returned to his desk in
the New England National bank here,
and his bride is passing her days at
the home Of her parents in the same
city. The couple have not gone to
housekeeping yet and there's reason.
The young husband and the brides
parents are not sure he would find her
there when he returned home at night !;
they are not sure she would not have
another change Of heart and again de-
eide that she had married the wrong
one Of two suitors, and disappear like
she did "a hours after her marriage.
The story goes back to a church en-
tertainment In which Mrs. Stevens,
then Miss Mildred McDonough, took
part. She had been escorted to the
church by young Stevens and there
she met Herbert Gribble, University
Of Kansas graduate and a musician.
From that time on it was lovers
battle between the two young men.
Each pressed the girl to marry him.
She was fond of both. Finally one
night she consented to marry Gribble.
Asks for Explanation.
Stevens heard Of it the next day,
called Miss ,McDonough on the tele-
phone and asked for an explanation of
the encouragement she had appeared
to give him. Again she underwent
change of heart. Stevens was quick
to seize his advantage, secured mar
rage license and hurried to the parish
house with his sweetheart. The pair
went to the home of a relative and
next morning Stevens returned to
work. During the day the bride dis
appeared.
ALI the next night the frantic hus-
band and the equally frantic parents
sought for the girl. The next day
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
TO STUDY CHINESE LANGUAGE
Business Men Undertake Hard Job,
After Realizing Its Importance,
SAYS Uncle Sans Consul.

The fact that there are 5000 char
acters in common use in the Chinese
language and many times that num-
Der altogether, including the charac-
tiers not generally used in Chinese
newspapers, has prevented American
business men and others dealing with
the Chinese from attempting to master
the language. For long time bust
ness men have considered 1t important
when exploiting market to have some
knowledge of the language in any part
OF the world except China. There 1t
has been regarded as an impossibility.
This impression has been somewhat
shaken recently, however, according to
Uncle Sans consul general at Han
kow, China, and foreigners doing BUSH
ness in China are turning to study
Of the difficult language. Glasses have
been organized under the auspices Of
the British chamber of commerce In
Hankow and are open to students Of
the British, allied and neutral nations.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
ENTER THE MORPHINE KISS
Latest Form Of Oscillation ls Prae-
tieed In the "Dope Cure" Ward In
1rideweIi Prison In Chicago.

Chicago.-Oficers Of the house OF
correction In the bridewell prison have
discovered the morphine kiss as the
latest form Of OSCILLATION practiced on
inmates Of the "dope cure" ward
A prisoner who is being weaned
away from the morphine habit against
his will Is watched constantly by at
tendants, but when a dear relative
as his wife, sister or some other friend
calls the prison authorities never have
interposed any objections to long
and lingering kiss. Now they find that
during the long embraces and linger-
ing kisses perhaps as many as 90 or
60 grains of morphine are transferred
to the patient.
Authorities at the bridewell propose
now to forbid kissing In the dope"
ward and thus prevent the smuggling
Of dream-provoking drugs.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

leased a coat and waistcoat, identi-
fed as belonging to him, were found
on board West Shore ferryboat. The
body of man who had been drowned
in the river was found October 80 at
the foot Of West Nineteenth street.
George w. Adolph, relative, of No.
612 West One Hundred and Seventy
eighth street, identified 1t as that Of
Schutt. Lieut.. Grant Williams of the
Bureau of Identification had other rel
atives Of Schutt identify the body be-
fore he finally consented to its remov-
al. Relatives buried the body.
Despite the Identification, detectives
connected with the Office Of the district
attorney were sceptical. Frederick
Sullivan, deputy assistant district at
torney, asked Judge Delehanty to de-
clare the bail forfeit, asserting that
new information had convinced him
Schutt had not committed suicide. De-
tectives are looking for Schutt.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
DEAD KINsMEN SAY;
ALIVE, COURT RULES
Henry w. Schutt, Whose Sup
posed Body Was Identified,
Declared a Fugitive.

New York.-Henry w. Schutt, law
yer, believed to be dead by his rela.
tives after they had identified a body
found in the Hudson river, is alive and
must be sought by the police as a fu-
gitive from justice, according to de-
cision of Judge Delehanty in the Court
of General Sessions. He is wanted to
answer to an accusation of grand lar
ceny. His office was at No. 80 Church
street and his home in Weehawken,
N. J.
After his indictment, October 10,
Schutt was arraigned in General Ses-
sions and pleaded not guilty, being re-
leased on bail of $1,000. Richard
Grant Of No. g Tenth avenue, fur
nished the bail. Soon after he was re-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
China's Square-HoIed
Coins Melted for Metal

China Is losing its "cash," the
characteristic coins with square
holes In the center that have
been the basis of all trade In the
interior of China for many gen.
erations, Uncle Sans consul gen.
eral at Hongkong reports. The
rise in the price of copper has
rendered these brass coins,
which usually contain about ~
per cent copper, more valuable
as metal than as a medium OF
exchange. AS a result the coins
are being exported to Japan
where they are melted and the /.
refined copper shipped to the
United States.
The fact that a single Iapa-
nese firm is In the market for g.
100000 piculs 100000 short
tons) indicates something Of the
enormous requirements of vast
population like that Of China
are In proportion, and the melt
ing up of such coins disturbs the
balance of supply and demand.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

by baende of freeunch
E aren't sidewalk loan having
high Of efficiency these members
those frequent the its side
eists attorneys
NLemme"
Of the New York Rocky Mountain sheep
conclude
the o night court later
maintained for the benefit of the denzen Of
draped gracefully front Of the
hogany kind
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

Were Married ut the Parish House.
Stevens bethought himself of Gribble.
He called upon the musician who adj
mitted having met the bride downtown.
"She said she really loved me and had
made mistake" Gribble said. "She
told me she was going away. She did
not say where, but I probably will
hear from her."
Finds Missing Bride.
He did. The next day came a tele-
gram that the missing bride was In
Oklahoma City, Okla. Gribble turned
the message over to the husband, who
started with the brides mother. = Upon
arriving at Oklahoma City they
learned that Mrs. Stevens had left on
o train back to Kansas City. A tele-
gram to the girls father told him to
meet the train she was on, but she
lodged him by stopping at suburban
station, and riding into the city on a
street car. She made straight for
home.
A censorship has been established
and no word comes from the bride or
bridegroom save stories that numerous
family conferences are being held In
an effort to straighten out the tangle
occasioned by the brides inability to
decide whether she loves her husband
or Gribblc. 1t Is said that the bride
has announced her plans for the future
are undecided. Meanwhile Stevens
sticks to his job In the bank.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
fined for Gum Chewing.

New York.-Because he chewed
gum In the presence Of Magistrate
Krotel while asking for a warrant for
a man alleged to have stolen phono-
graph records from him, Frank Bar
donnes was held in $500 for contempt
Of court.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
BAR LOVE IN FILMS

Birmingham, Ala.-When Ar
lie Barber was elected to the
city commission here on the So
cialist ticket, he declared for
Sunday moving picture shows.
Now he has introduced an ordi-
nance which reads, in part:
Pictures depicting the fol-
lowing scenes shall also be
barred: Love, murder, domes-
tic troubles, divorces, gambling
houses, resorts Of questionable
character, bar scenes and riots"
Movie proprietors declare
they will have to 60 out of bust
ness If the suggestion is made q
law.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

dsha The CHIEF requisite GOOD
distinguish his catch
a which
M saltwater single daphnia when full
the nd Oh pn ano 30 e
animal proPam gamers 10 CLUSTERS On tue
Of pools - -. 1880. - - .....r-sc+
tropical fishes
bred EXTENSIVE IN nome aqualu - ~,
was less the tine fad OK RAISING 'ness niue
was goldfish the king Of
tnaI spite of the
cao1ai pes
instance Girardinus guppyL rlarecsna a.aas - 80
<sirardinus redculata and PhaioFcus anuaiius'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
Routs Masher win Pen.

Forestburg, N. Y.-Using fountain
pen In self-defense, Mrs. Beulah Len
bert, twenty-four, jabbed and squirted
with ink q masher who had grabbed
and Rugged her until she put him TO-
rout.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

Greenwich, N. Y.-Miss Elizabeth
Jarnicke, aged twenty-eight, and Joseph
s. Alpuente, aged forty-two. Lillipu-
tians, were married here. The bride
IL three feet nine inches high and the
groom three feet ten inches.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

Inc sores are made from discarded
OF sucn nose picked
sound piece the size Of the
rough
mere more firmly For this
Is set the sole and trimmed
Inc hremen cobbes also make their
dissolved
weeks before being ready
fhs not difficult
that necessary piece Of old
AT this moment alarm and with the
cobbers
pole and second later
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

ofVnu Tn
ones - champagne and yer eno1us ~ Auu uns
poppns - zee YOU and lyon oeal us - ~ " W s ~
villa the station In the midst
Occasionally some with
+h kissing and ey Ios which are besowing
the many 81 are "a wasteful The
and er kissing harder thar
iris look them OUT - 4
performances ain1 sunneu. Ou n
Inc - more attention to tne4nsn nnorss s : - - .
siss . p pss, ~ day. hsy dom es'n'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

Kenosha, Wfs.-"One year for each
dollar" was the sentence pronounced
on Calvin Lewis, aged twenty-five,
charged with the theft Of So
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

It's HIangIe. Aside from being noted
for the Hotel Astor and the Times
building, it Is famous as having been
the scene Of the Rosenthal shooting
and the headquarters of the Forty
second Street Country club.
The Forty-Second Street Country
club Is largely composed Of actors, and
II other members haven't any money,
1.xHpF. They are the kind Of actors
= speak OF the "Rialto," but whose
frS OF operations is Broadway
sck and who are regarded with
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

meshed nets the pools where the daph-
Mas abound.
The daphnia pools are situated in
the filled-in ground on the extreme
western boundary of the Jersey town
at the foot of the slope which sepa-
rates Hoboken from Jersey City
Heights. lowering about the shores
Of these pools on certain days Of the
week may be found the agile repre-
sentative of New York department
store which has undertaken to supply
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
Fishing for Daphnias Is Hoboken's Newest Spor1


eabised industries OF
Sunday
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
There Isn't Much Square About Times Square

BEGIN with they call Times but owing the fact that is
infested
fail much about it. matter
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
KISSING Bees in b Grand Central Station

i, more kissing nd Central station at certain times Of the
f ttsa Il probably other place earth About 10000
year Of oscuaon from the onennue
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

perhaps UHV UI IIe fHUSI TeCeHl uIVer-
sions since the high cost of living,
one that tends to reduce considerably
their expenses, Is the repairing Of
their own boots.
Almost every engine and truck
house In the department has a few
members in the company able to do a
little cobbling. At the headquarters
of hook and ladder company No. 40,
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street
and Hancock place, are three firemen
yUhn In rocoI;nn ~,xhHar
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

srand the sisterly kind. The yes
of IN = Ii are VIXEN the cohegeiu
~ .,sntl & the girls IN the prlte
s~,,1 ke returning from their T.
s a. Hons and meet in the sta1n.
TIM fHiiant, enthusiastic: Duofx
t !. mir. meets and smacks.
There are q few cold-bloao
.,,.,dena from Boston who snin age
o r art and give figlo pec.1s Il
s token 81 their JOY at seeing
s sv,ss.ds again; but the warmrhes
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
,ynys.n..a.avs.sanavna,ys.tsr
openings IN
the Metropolis
Observation-Disclosures
rk Firemen Doing Their Own CobbIing

1ORK-That the members department
set OF men and readily
fighting fires has been demonstrated
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
BANKS MOULD
BORROW ELEVATOR
FUND AT S PER CENT

Bismarck. N. D.. May s.-There evil
IDENTIFY is a good market for money in
North Dakota. OF more than 500
bids received from banks Of this state
for the $10S,o0 terminal elevator
fund, the state auditing board found
that 2s4 offered ave per cent, the
maximum. legal. rate: while two offer
ed six pei cent, at which rate the
state cannot legally loan money.
Inasmuch as the stafe- had only
100000 to loan. in lots q $1,000, 4
lottery was resorted to determine the
fortunate banks. Each Of the 3S4
bidders wa assigned . number, which
was tnscrtbsd on Q card. The cards
were shaken - up, and the first loS
drawn wore. assigned $1,000 apiece.
Next fall the banks which were not
fortunate enough to, share In the ter
lninal elevator fund distribution will
be given first "whack'' at the several
hundred thousand dollar interest and
Income fund which will be placed in
state depositories. Burleigh county
banks which will draw $1,000 apiece
from the terminal elevator fund are
the State Bank Of Regain and the
Mont bank.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
tREORGANlZED NORTHERN LEAGUE
OPENS SEASON TODAY; FANS SHOW
ENTHUSIASM AT WARREN AND M[NOT
WAR TAX STAMPS
FOR BALL FAM
IS NOW PROPOSED

New York, May 1O.-AmeEacan
fans probably will have to pay base
balls share Of the var tai. Mag.
mates in all leagues IN bending
their energies toward the enact
ment of q federal law which will re-
CURE the payment o. q stamp 1 tax
claim the requirement Of q tax on
a clubs gross receipts, a. has been
suggested, would ruin many clubs.
President John X. Tener of the
National league IL n supporter OF
the plan to tax single admissions.
'Tntelligemt consideration Of the
proper method of TAXATION" Tenee
said today, "by which clubs might
time provide the largest revenue
for the government would result in
. tax on each admission or the net
r~ecoiptS,"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
HARLEM SPORT CLUB
HAS BEEN SUSPENDED

New York, May 1o.-Announce-
mont Of the suspension of the Har-
lem Sporting club of this city. for an
indefinite period was made here by
Secretary W. F. Mathewson Of the
state athletic commission on the order
Of Commissioner Franey.
Jimmy o'Hagan. the Albany mid
dleweight, and Tom Cowler. the Eng
lfsh heavyweight. on account Of their
actions at the Harlem Sporting club
last Friday night are also suspended
indefinitely.
cowler failed to meet ]. Lester
Johnson, a negro heavyweight, claim
ing illness, while O'Hagan. who was
subsequently knocked out by Ted
. r"Kid") Lewis, would not fulfill his
engagement until the club manage
mont paid him $500 at the ringside,
The bout was delayed nearly one hour
and In the meantime many Of the
spectators asked that their money be
refunded.
This the club management an
nounced would be done, but failed to
: comply with the requests of some
ticket holders,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
JAMESTOWN SURE OF
WIN OVER VARSITY
Inspite Of Defeat u Hands of Ellen.
dale NormalA, Team is Conf.
dent Of Winnipeg.

Jamestown, N. D., May lo.-In
spite Of their defeat at the hands Of
the Glendale Normalites, the James,
town college baseball fans are con-
hdent that the team will make q good
showing against the university team
here mex Friday. The defeat at Ell
lendale Yesterday is laid to the fact
that Miller, the regular pitcher, was
IN Fargo taking the physical examin-
alton for the omicers' reserve training
camp at Fort Smelling. Wright. the
substitute pitcher, allowed II runs in
the first two innings. He did more
than his share when It came to bat
ting, however,, scoring one single and
n two-base hit.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
CORN GROWING
PROFITABLE IN
NORTH DAKOTA

Corn 10 one of the most profitable
crops for North Dakota. 1t produces
a good yield Of feed and II kept clean,
leaves the land in good condition for
Ia small grain crop the following year.
The growing Of corn Is the first step
toward better balanced cropping sys-
tenn, making possible more economic
al use Of farm labor. The greater
part OF the corn grown in the state
will be fed II it is to be marketed to
the best advantage. The keeping Of
the necessary live stock results in
turning every waste product to prof.
table use. The straw Of the grain
crops, much Of which is now wasted,
can be worked into manure and re-
turned to the land to restore the or
ganic matter Of the soil that has been
lost by continuous production. Man
ure can be applied to corn ground to
better advantage than to land that Is
to grow small grain.
There are several varieties Of corn
that can be grown in the state. North
western Dent 10 more generally
grown than any other variety. It pro-
duces a good yield Of fodder and
grain and is quite early. Distinct
strains Of this variety have been de-
vsloped in different parts of the state,
80 that there 10 considerable variation
Witnln tHo variety. IL Is lacking some
IN type and the cob Is usually quite
large and dries slowly. Early strains
OF Rustlers White Dent and Minnesota
No. Is have been developed that show
more type than the Northwestern
Dent. but they usually mature a little
later. Mercer Flint yields we'll and is
q very good silage corn. Dakota
White Flint and Gehu are good yield
ing early varieties that are especially
suited to hogging of. They will pro-
duce a fair amount Of feed nearly
every year and a small field should be
grown on every farm where hogs are
raised.
Home grown seed should be used If
possible: The yield will depend a
great deal upon the maturity and
stand. Seed grown in the region in
which it IL to be planted is more like
~ to mature than that shipped from
q distance. Seed corn should be a
tested II possible. The corn from
some oars will not grow, and II these
ears are used for seed the stand will
be correspondingly reduced and i low
or Yield harvested, than IL a perfect
stand IL obtained. These poor ears
can be detected by making a germi-
nation test, say 8 or s kernels from