Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
State Capital Gossip

Springfield, Ill, Dec. 15.--Active
plans are on foot under the direction
of DR.. George 7. Palmer, assistant d.
rector Of public health, for another
tuberculosis clinic here similar to two
others held recently, one in Chicago
and one in Springfield. While no date
for the meeting of health officers Of
central and northern Illinois has been
set, il will take place in January, DR.
Palmer stated. The last clinic
brought together physicians from
southern Illinois counties.
( Among those who viii have part in
the coming clinic are Major Frank
/ Billings. Chicago; Dr.. John H. Peck,
/ in charge of the anti-tuberculosis work
at Camp Dodge. Des Moines, Iowa,
and DR.. C, St. Clair Drake, director
of health for Illinois.
Some OF the meetings will be Of
a popular nature and will be open to
the public
The clinics are being promoted by
the department Of health, the Illinois
Council Of Defense and the Illinois
Tuberculosis association.
Subjects for discussion deal with
methods Of treatment Of the disease
as 1t affects both military and civil
populations, and occasion will be CIV
en- to urge preparation in the various
counties for care Of tuberculosis sol
diers who return from Europe.
A monster Service flag with a stan
for each member Of the Illinois State
= Teachers association in the service
: will be displayed at the annual teach
ers' convention here Dec. 27-29. Prep
aration Of the flag is in the hands o
the executive committee of the asso
: citation. Several hundred Illinois ed
} ucators are serving in the army o.
in allied lines of war work. 1t il
said.
Depletion Of the ranks of state EN-
= ployes will make necessary special ex
animation in January TO fill TN
places Of men and women in army ser
D vice or work, the state civil servic
4 commission announces.
v Tag days have become a nuisanc
1 in Springfield and there will be n
s more permits granted by me for sue
j things until after the war" Mayo
s Charles 7. Baumann said the 0the
/. day. The mayor afterward qualifie
r his statement by saying only project
- of unquestionable merit would be al
S lowed TO tag" citizens in the street
4 for money.
y A total of 340,1SO automobile 1
v censes had been issued by Secretar
e of State EmmersOn in the middle {
= December as compared with 24S,44
for the entire year Of 1915.
When the heating plant of the ia
=, at Taylorville, Christian county, WEI
/ out OF commission recently, Sheri
4. n. Burner, routed out a tractio
e engine and connected the boiler
If the tractor with the heating syste
> Of the bastile. The prisoners reporte
e that they were kept warmer tina
II usual.
" Twenty-Five internal revenue agen
lie will go out from the Office of Cole
ID tor Pickering into towns and cities
the Eighth revenue district to instru
81 citizens as to how TO make out the
1t income tax returns. The instructo
81 viii hold sessions in city halls, pos
ID offices and banks.
J, After the usual custom at Chris
y mas time a "Goodfellow club h
Id been organized in Springfield TO fu
he nish cheer TO needy families. To
Is will be given children of poor famili
and clothing and food will be distri
uted Christmas eve.
Food conservation will govern {
~ filling of the baskets. in aecordan
IL with request of the food administr
ton There will be plenty, it is sal
to but frugality VIII be looked after no
e closely than in former years.
ne Fully 30 per cent Of the Germi
IN alien enemies. required to have fe
IA eral permits. are friendly to the Anne
j." lean cause in the war, according