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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
JOHN W. FOSTER
DEAD At CAPITAL
Former Secretary OF State Vas Head
OF Diplomatic terps- Minister
To China.

Washington. Nov 15.-John W. Fos-
ter, former minister to China, dean
of the American diplomatic corps, and
father-in-law of Secretary Lansing,
died here this morning after long
Illness. He at one time was secretary
Of state.
The immediate cause of death was
an asthmatic trouble, although his
advanced years and falling health
had given his family great concern
for more than year.
Funeral services for Mr.. Foster will
be held here Friday and the burial will
be at his old home. Evansville, Ind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
GREET SOLDIERS AS
THEY PASS THROUGH

Two trains of soldiers passed
through Rock Island yesterday. At
$50 q train carrying troops from Cal
ifornia and at $50 a train carrying
troops from the state of Washington,
arrived in the city over the Rock Is
land lines. Girls employed at the Of
fees of the Rock Island lines showed
their-good will when they passed
through both trains greeting the sol
diers and spreading good cheer in gem
eral. Both trains were routed to
somewhere in America"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15

II you entertain for one moment the slightest
thought . the purchase Of piano piayerp
will be your interest cali at this once
Pianos and PlsserPanos assembled selling
fast as ts entire sales force wait customer
Come at the earliest opportunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15

AT the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15

re you 1&va the cash to pay for P1eno come here
see what cap be accomplished. But If You wish
to purchase Piano Or Player-Piano time viii
go to tbs cad Of tina limit with you. We will gladly
accept any terms that VIII enable keep heads
above water. This is surely Piano buying time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
NOTICE To COyyRaCT0RS,

Bids will be received at 8 a. m. Nov.
10, 1917, for asphalt paving on Eigh-
teenth and one-half. Nineteenth and
Nineteenth and one-half avenues,
Eleventh 10 Twelfth streets.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
"Gefs-fS't Puts Your Feet in Glover
LIT Eals EornA Quickly.


Iii Eals Germs Quickly.
and tape, trying to TX q corn so it
wouldn't hurt. But now no one in
the world should worry" because
the moment you put "Gets-It' on,
it means the end Of corn.
There is nothing in the world like
ets-Tt''-nothing as sure and GER
tain--nothing that you can count
on to take off q corn or cailus ev-
cry time, and without danger. The
corn never grew that "Gets-It' viii
not get. It never irritates the flesh.
never makes your toe sore. Just
two drops of "Gets-It" and presto!
the corn-pain vanishes. Shortly
YOU can peel the corn right off with
your finger and there you are
corn-free and happy with the toe
as smooth and corn-free as your
palm, Never happened before, did
it? Guess not.
Get a bottle of "Gefs-It" today
from any drug store, you need pay
no more than 25e, or sent on re-
ceipt of price by q. Lawrence & Co.
Chicago. Ill
sold in Rock Island aid recon-
mend ed as the worlds best corn rem
edy by A. J. Riess-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
"a'Ii Show You How
Gorns Peel OIL"
Ever peeIa Banana skin2 That's It.

Il should worry about those corns
II just put some ttets-it' on"
Corns used to poster the world into
a frenzy, enduring pain. digging,
slicing toes. tinkering with plasters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
'THEDA bARAF|LM
 AT THE ALCAzAR Wonderful Vampire Revela- tion in Her Interpreta-
 tion of Camille

Into her interpretation of the unhap- py heroine of Dumas novel, 'The Lady of the CaNllias," Theda Bara has thrown all the force and power of her extraordinary personality.
 Camille" as the producer has de- signed it and Theda Bara has inter preted it. is a story that thrills and throbs with love and passion.
 Camille felt no ordinary love" says Miss Bara in speaking of her portrayal of the famous Parisian character. Ut is almost wrong to say that she felt love at -ll. Camille was love She was merely vibrant bundle of nerves, through which coursed carelessly an exalted passion. When she is asked to make the supreme sacrifice by Ar mands father, she responds as wiling ly as possible. But the shock shatters her system She has been touched to the depth of her being.
 But her inherent purity of mind and innocence cause the inevitable down. fall She realizes too late the worlds 5 price on the woman who sins. She has not sinned-according to her own code of morals. But the public looks at these things differently; and Camille pays the penalty for the view of the outside world.
 sTn everything except her death, Ca- mille is unhappy. The end is beauti- fuI. and fortunate. Armand and Ca mile could never live together happily after their reunion. There would have been between them that inevita ble shadow of their former misunderstand- ing-of the months in which they lived apart from each other"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14

exhausted, the detested few who seek to betray or stab their country will be driven to cover"
 DisloyaI Americans who encourage violence are actually few, Judge Fitts declared.
 that which is unusual and out of the ordinary which attracts attention" he added. the instances of violence and arson which are accomplished by these treacherous agents of the enemy seem to be great in number because it Is so shocking that they should be at all.%
 Germany must be beaten, he said, 10 stop the organized dissemination by that government of sedition and social unrest among populations of other countries while carefully suppressing it at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
COURT OF APPEALS RESURRECTS OLD
 BLUE LAW 0F 1852
Holds Drug Stores Selling Other Articles Than Drugs Cannot Open
 on Sunday

Montgomery, November 13-(Special.)
 Holding that laws of Alabama since 1852 1 had prohibited the selling of goods on
 ernoon amplified previous decisions by
 putting into the prohibited classes all
 drug stores of this state if cigars soda
 water or other sundries are dispensed, and put such an interpreta ton on the ,aw that practically every drug store will be forced to close if the law is enforced.
 The court ruled that the statute pro- hibits the opening of the doors of a busi- ness on Sunday except drug stores, and in the same opinion declared that drug stores which sell cigars, soda water and sundries lose their rights as drug stores and become mere places for the sale of merchandise. Because of the peculiar construction of the statute, the decision will prevent any drug store from open ing on Sunday even when refraining from selling cigars, soda water and sundries, as the statute recognizes the offense as Keeping open store" and not "disposing of goods
 The case came up when Clarence Stollenwerck was arrested in Hale county and convicted Of working III a drug store on Sunday. The court of appeals at first decided in favor of Stol- lenwerck in an opinion prepared by Judge William H. Sanford, but in con- sidering an application for rehearing filed by the state Judge Sanford changed his mind and voted with Judge J. B. Brown for the prohibition of Sun ay-selling by drug stores which deal in other goods. Judge Charles R. Brick en dissented each time. contendlng that drug stores could remain open even though disposing of other goods.
 J. D. Humphrey of Huntsville, who was convicted of selling Jamaica ginger, won his case finally when the court de- nied the states application for re- hearing. Unless the case is carried to the supreme court, the Madison circuit court will be forced to dismiss it. It was de- cided in favor of Humphrey at the pre- vious term of the court of appeals.
 The court also denied the states ap- plication for rehearing in the case of Jacob l.. Addington of Jefferson county, who was convicted of obtaining a sigma ture to legal instrument by represent ing himself to be an attorney. After Ad- dington's case had been affirmed the court of appeals recalled the decision and rendered a decision holding that evidence against him was not sufficient to support a verdict of guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
MARY P|CKFORD AT
 COLONIAL 5 DAYS
Petite Aircraft Star to De-
 light Movie Patrons in ''The Little Princess"

Mary Pickford, the Aircraft star who | recently scored a tremendous success
 in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm will again portray delightful role of child | life when she appears at the Colonial beginning today with special children s , days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, in her new Aircraft picture, "The Lit tie Princess" which is a screen yer sion by Frances Marion of the book by the well-known Anglo-American nov elist Frances Hodgson Burnett The picture was produced at the Art craft studios in California under the direction of Marshall Neilan. who is the director of number of Miss Pick ford's successes.
 |, In "The Little Princess" Mary Pick ford plays another charming role from child life, depicting the story of Sara Crewe, known to thousands of readers of the novels by Mrs Burnett Sara Crewe is a girl just about the same age as Rebecca, and those whose hearts were captivated by Miss Pickford' s performance in that familiar story by Kate Douglas Wiggin will see "Ameri- ca's Sweetheart" in another role equal ly delightful.
 For almost half century Frances HOdgson Burnett has been writing novels which have entertained many
 thousands of readers. In 1886 her story
 Little Lord Fauntleroy' established
 her as one of the most successful of
 writers telling intimate stories of child life. Her novel of Little Lord Faun- tleroy" was followed by number of
 others of this type, emong them being
 the story of Sara Crewe. The latter
 is a, girl of twelve who has been rear
 ed in the romantic city of Bombay, In-
 dia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
FITS SAYS ENEMY PROPAGANDISTS ID
 BE ROUNDED UP
Few Thousand Criminal and Disloyal Agitators to Be Brought Under the
 Mighty Arm of Law

Washington, November 13.-Assi<t- ant Attorney General Fitts. in charge of criminal prosecutions for the gov ernment. declared in m address to- night before the Washington cham ber of commerce that enemy propa- gandists now working in this country soon will he rounded up and the spy menace largely eliminated. Special significance was attached to his state ment in view of the governments pending plan to register all Germans within the country and place more re- strictiOns on their movements.
 "The few thousand criminal agitators who are trying to make 1t harder for this country to win the war and easier for relentless enemy to reach us." said Judge Fitts. will be brought un der the mighty arm of the law, Day by day as the patience of the many become
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO HONOR MEMORY
 OF OSMOND INGRAM

Frank S. White. chairman of the Civ ic association committee named to con slider the feasibility of erecting mo morial somewhere in Birmingham to Osmond Kelly Ingram. the first Bir- mingham man to die in the service of his country, met yesterday in the asso- citation rooms with Ben L. Ingram, q brother of the dead man. and decided to recommend that the street on which he lived in Pratt City be named In- gram for him and also that fund be raised to equip ward in the Tu- berculosis hospital to be known as the Osmond Kelly Ingram ward.
 These recommendations will be pre- sented to the association at an early date. Ben IA Ingram. who was pres ent at the committee meeting. was heartily in favor of putting what mon. ey the association desired to spend into something in the form of ward as suggested in preference to monument
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
GEORGIAN SAYS ITS
 WORTH THOUSANDS
Declares Tanlac Restored Health After 20 Years
 Suffering

It's worth thousands of dollars 10 feel like do now since Tanlac has taken away the trouble that kept me in misery for the last twenty years" said M. B. Daniel, well-known farm CT living on Route 2 out of Abbevillc, Ga, a few days ago.
 Whenever a man suffers as long as l dic, he gets to the place where he feels like he's no more good in this world" he continued, land that's just the way I had begun to feel Long ago l got so weak I couldn't carry on my work, for spells of stomach trouble and nervousness just made it torture for me to eat and the trouble I had wouldn't let me sleep at all. My heart acted queer until I was afraid it was going to stop and felt like I didn't much care if it did.
 I'd been well enough satisfied to have had my sufferings relieved. but that's not all Tanlac did. I've gained eleven pounds in weight tsbesides. II can eat as heartily as. if I had never had stomach trouble and can do as much work in a day as I eyer could. just reel like new man."
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and Patton Pope Drug company: in Ensley by D. W. Morris Drug com pany; in Bessemer and in North Bir- mingham by Walker Drug companv -Advt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
CONVENTION
 OF BAPT|STS AT
 SYLACAUGA BEGINS
W. B. Crumpton of Mont gomery Is Elected Presi- dent-Various Reports
 Are Submitted

Syiacauga, November 13-(Special.)-At the afternoon session of the Baptist state convention, which met here today, the following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, W. B. Crumpton of Montgomery; first vice president Henry B. Foster of Tuscaloosa second vice president, George H. Estes of Bir- mingham; secretary. M. M Woods; treasurer, R. F. Manly of Birmingham.
 The names of both Mir. Foster and MT. Crumpton were placed before the con vention for president, Mr. Foster asked that his name be withdrawn and MT. Crumpton was elected unanimously.
 200 IN ATTENDANCE
 The ninety-sixth annual session of the convention met in the First Baptist church Tuesday afternoon with more than 200 preachers and delegates in at tendance. The welcoming address to the convention was made by Prof. George H. Thigpen.
 The reports of the board of directors, executive board, treasurer, Howard col lege, Judson college Central college, Newton institute, Orphanage, Aged and Infirm ministers, and w. M. U. work were made to the convention.
 The people of Sylacauga are having no trouble in placing in the homes all those, who are coming, and the work of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
Appeals Court Decisions

Montgomery, November 13.-(Spe- cial) )-Rulings on applications for re. hearings handed down by the court of appeals Tuesday afternoon follow: Eutaw Ice. Water & Power Go. vs Mrs. Carrie McGee, from Greene Circuit court; application oyerruled. William Thomas vs. the State of AL abania. from Hale Circuit court; opin- ion extended, application overruled. Clarence Sto1lenwerck vs. The State of Alabama, from Hale Circuit court; application for rehearing granted, original opinion withdrawn, judgment of reversal set aside and judgment af- firmed.
 Seaboard Air Line Railroad company vs. J. M. Emfinger. from Montgomery Circuit court; opinion extended. app1i cation overruled.
 Albany Warehouse company vs. F. E. Fisk Cotton company. from Montgom cry Circuit court; original opinion withdrawn and application overruled.
 Grady Pitcher vs. The State of Ala bama, from Houston Circuit court; ap- plication for rehearing overruled.
 Josiah Butler vs. The State of Ala bama, from Houston Circuit court; ap- plication overruled.
 William Joyner vs. The State of AL
  plication overruled.
 Johnston Brothers company vs. s. F. Washburn, from Birmingham City court; opinion corrected, application overruled.
 Jacob D. Addington vs. the state of Alabama, from Jefferson criminal court; application overruled.
 City of Birmingham vs. H. W. Col lins. from Birmingham city court; ap- plication overruled.
 F. c. Kinney vs. Henry Ehrensperger, from Cullman circuit court; opinion corrected. application granted, re- versed and remanded.
 B. s. Davis, ct al. vs. E. E. Florey, ct all, doing business under the firm name and style of Vincent Mercantile com pany, from St. Clair circuit court; opin- ion corrected, application overruled.
 Rufus Jerome Barnett vs. the state of Alabama. from Talladega city court. application overruled.
 Alice Bridgeforth vs. the state of Ala bama. from Morgan law and equity court; application overruled.
 J. D. Humphrey vs. the state of Ala . bama, from Madison circuit court; ap- plication overruled.
 Will Cain vs. the state of Alabama from Limestone circuit court; original opinion withdrawn. rehearing granted. judgment reversed and cause remanded
 List of decisions follows:
 Per Curiam: Abraham Brothers vs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14

Noah Means. from Montgomery circuit court; affirmed. John Collins vs. the state of Ala bama, from Montgomery city court; af. firmed.
 Brown, P. J-Holland Blaw Stay, Co. vs. Will Spencer, from Montgom cry city court; reversed and re- manded.
 Will D. Sanders vs. J. M Rogers, Sr. from Houston circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 The Bank of Madrid vs. Merchants National Bank of Middletown, from Houston circuit court; affirmed.
 Western Union Telegraph Co. vs. w p. Bowen, from Birmingham city court reversed and remanded.
 R. G. Niclles, ct al. vs N J. Carwile ct al, from Clay county court; cor rected and affirmed.
 Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad O. vs. Jud Gavin, from Cher. okee circuit court; affirmed.
 Bricken, J.--Mobile Light and Power Co. vs. Elijah Thomas from Mobile law and equity court: affirmed.
 J. D. Roy vs. Meyer L. Greil, from Elmore circuit court; affirmed.
 c. A. Tyson vs. the Jennings Produce company, from Jefferson circuit colrt affirmed.
 Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company vs. Ellen T. Taylor, from Birmingham city court; affirmed.
 E. T. Lamb as receiver of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad com pany vs. C. c. Roberts. from Clay county court; appeal dismissed.
 Earl Wilson vs. Ebert Weaver, from Morgan circuit court; reversed and re- manded.
 T. L. Farrar Mercantile company vs V. H. Copeland, from Marshall circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Alex Gilbreath vs. V. H. Copeland, from Marshall circuit court; reversed and re- manded.
 Stanford, J.-Horace Turner & Co. vs Munson Steamship line, from Mobile law and equity court reversed and remanded.
 Walter E. Bailey vs. Bessie c. Minge, from Marengo law and equity court; af- firmed.
 Barbour Plumbing. Heating and Flee tric company vs. I. c. Ewing, from Jef- ferson circuit court; affirmed.
 I. S. Brothers vs. Illinois Central Rail- road company from Birmingham city court; reversed and remanded.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company vs. Mrs. l.. Friedman. from Birmingham city court; affirmed.
 The w. T. Rawliegh Medical company vs. w. T. Walker ct al, from Cullman circuit court; reversed and remanded
 Robert Tang vs. M. l.. Leith, from Walker circuit court; affirmed.
 Walker, Stipp & Johnson vs. Eldred Fletcher ct al, from Morgan circuit court; affirmed.
 Alabama Great Southern Railroad com pany vs w. E. c. Vermil1ion, from Bessemer city court; reversed and re- manded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14

$5, represents the interest the govern i ment will pay the holder
 l With the first war-savings stamps bought the purchaser will obtain with out expense a war-savings certihcate containing spaces for 20 such stamps If the 20 spaces are filled during De- cember, 1917, or January, 1918, the cost to the purchaser will have been s4.l2 for each stamp or $S2.40 for the filled certificate, and on January l, 1923, the government will redeem the certificate at $100, giving the holder net profit of $17.60 for the use of his money.
 THRIFT STAMPS
 Thrift stamps costing 25 cents each are from time to time as purchased to be affixed to thrift cards. which will be supplied without cost Thrift stamps will not bear interest but thrift card when filled at cost of s4 may be ex changed for a war-savings stamp bear ing interest at per cent compounded quarterly merely by turning the card Tn to the postoffice, bank or other sales agency and paying the difference be- tween $4 and the current price of a ar-sayings stamp. The thrift stamp feature of the plan will afford an un- paralleled opportunity for the small in- vestor to save in order to place his or her money at interest with absolute safety.
 SURRENDER PRIVILEGE
 The privilege of surrending cer- tificate to the government and receiv- ing the cost thereof plus interest at the rate of about per cent has been provided for the convenience of those who may have bought certificates and later on find themselves in need of their money. It is hoped, however, that this privilege will be exercised only in cases of necessity. Upon 10 days writ ten notice after January l. next, post masters will pay off certificates at their cost to purchasers plus an increase ot cent a month on each war-savings stamp on the certificate surrendered, as shown by a table of value appear ing on the certificate. Under this plan 1t will be absolutely impossible for 8 certificate or the stamps thereon to depreciate in value. nor can there ever be any question that it is worth the price shown thereon.
 NO CONFUSING RULES
 That is the story of the system under which the sale and redemption of war savings certificates will operate. There can be no technicalities to confuse, no change of depreciation in value, nor any operations which any child who can read and count cannot compre- hend.
 Money derived from war savings in vestments will be used to meet the ex- penses of the war. The greater part of these funds will be expended with '. in the borders of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14
Coal Traffic Manager Named

Washington, November 1s-John Callahan. formerly of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg. was appointed today as traffic manager of the Ma tional Coal association, and will di- rect cooperation with the railroads to provide sufficient cars for the handling of the 5oo.00o,000 tons annual output of soft coal. lThe acute shortage of cars has heavily reduced the output of bi- luminous mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-14

convention appears most harmonious in all things
 Rev. J. M. Shelburne, who is now at Camp Wheeler, at Macon, Ga, appeared in the convention clad In ministerial ami form and was received with enthusiasm by those of the convention.
 MINISTER'S CONFERENCE
 The ministers conference which meets just preceding each session of the convention began it's first session Mon day night when Rev. Leon M. Latimer of Anniston preached a sermon, using as text the 18th and 16th verses of the first letter of Paul to the Romans. Rev. M. K. Thornton of Bessemer, pre- siding, called the meeting to order Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock, when the discussion of the subject, "A For ward Movement was begun. Why We Should Make Forward Movement" was discussed by Jesse A. Cook of De- catur.
 Things Necessary for a Forward Movement. was discussed by H. R. Ar : hold of Lafayette How We May Make a Forward Movement" by J. F. Gable of Clanton. Discussions were engaged in by Rev. A. J. Dickinson, A. J. Pres ton, Rev. Fucker of Roanoke, John w. Inzer of Mobile.
 The following officers were elected {: Rev W. B. Crumpton of Montgomery, president; Rev. John w. I1zer of Mo bile. vice president; Rev. J. A. Barnes of Mobile, secretary and treasurer
 The following resolution was offered by Rev. J. M. Shelburne and adopted unanimously:
 Resolved, first, That we, as respon- sible Baptist preachers of the Alabama convention, will stand together; second. That we refuse as organized Rant;sts to be terrified or stampeded by the diff faculties before us"
 Among the prominent men of the de- nomination in attendance are Rev. J. M. Sheiburne, Rev. A. J. Dickinson. Rev. ". E. Crumpton, Rev. A. J. Preston, Rev. Leon M. Latimer, Rev. w. F. Tar borough, Rev. A. c. Davidson Rev. R. J. Bateman, Rev. T. M. Thomas, Rev. F. V. Bomar, and Rev. W. J. Elliott