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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25

Enneral II 81. 8. nnpreea.

The funeral OF William Sparks Bog
CESS, lifelong resident Of Rock Is
land. vas held at o'clock this aft
PFnoon a. tbs home Of his daughter.
Mrs Frank German. a Walsh apart
ments. Davenport Dr.. r. 3. Williams
Of this city conducted the services
4 quartet composed Of Mrs s
5chmitt. Mrs Ed ODouueu. Robert
MacGreEor and G. Brown. all IL Dav-
export sang. There was a large al
tendance OF sorrowIng friends and
relatives and the coral tributes we're
beautiful ana many. Intermeut was
in ChiDpiannock cemetery The pail
bearers were ". A. Enleb. John r.
Dingdinger, John Z Brown. f. B.
Goldsmith Il. ). Meek and p. Irwin
Hayes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25
Funeral 81 mildred Goddard.

The funeral Of Miss Mildred God
daTd, 12-yeer-oId daughter Of MIR and
Mrs. A. M Goddard Thlrty-9oarth
avenue and Thirteenth street. was
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon al the
home. Rev. /. NJ EeHl was In charge
Of the services. Burial was in Chip
piannoCk cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25
WITNESS IN SAPP
CASE HELD HERE
q. u. Mcpherson Brought To This
City Last Evening From Aledo 70
Answer To Old Indictment
nan PASSED a BoGus CHECK
Newspaper Account Of Trial in Mercer
County Results In His Capture by
Deputy Sheriff.

C. u. Mcpherson. one Of the prin-
cipaJ witnesses in tae Bert aapp muir
der trial which lis i'm progress Al Aledo.
was an inmate Of the Roofs Island
county jail last evening Last March
an Indictment which was suppressed
was returned against bim by tae grand
jury Of this county for passing bum
check en- NJ Il. Sexton clothing mer-
chant
lie could NOT be located but in read
ing newspaper accounts 81 the Sapp
trial. the sherins office learned that
Mcpherson was a witness for the pros
ecution and last evening Deputy Sher-
in Jack Murray LETT for Aledo He re-
turned with his man vino spent last
evening ia Jail This morning he paid
up the amount of the claim, the true
BIN against him was nojlp pressed and
he went back 10 AIedo
Knew Emma Laridu.
Mcpherson IS q race horse man and
a the trial ia AIedo testified chat ne
drove overland from Winfield Iowa.
to the Mercer county sair last fall
with Emma IarAn Tor whose alleged
murder Bert sapp of Monmouth is be-
ms tried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25

The Norwegian agricultural depart
meut is considering the question OF
importing American farm tractors to
be sold to farmers at cost One traa-
tor is now being used by the agri-
cultural high school at Christiania and
several more have been ordered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25
Firms Help

Business firms are giving sener-
OTIS aHarttslug space to the appeal I'm
the membership campaign Many pull
a.ra uexr Sunday viii give hearty men
lion e ale Red Cross and voice an
appeal ~ fnH congregation 10 help the
cause
aTHr=a p charge of the work here
z-s deeply grateful for the generous
help Sap far given. aud for the ready
response gt au ever apprecjativa pub
Crook Islanders have come 30 see
thar Red Cross means organized help
u.1s== carried on by heroic and self
sacrificing men and women. amid the
horrors of war. devastating plague and
5qllawtas and in great calamities such
as fHa san Francisco FIRE. the Ohio
valley foods. the Titanic and East
land disasters
Since 1905 the American Red Cross
has rendered valuable aid ia 80 dis
as-ars. 1t has received and expended
more than $4,000 GOO in money and
relief supplies.
Thousands Of families have been
helped and kept together; suffering
las been relieved, and greater misery
prevented. It's WORK also includes pre-
feu.#re and educational measures.
$50 other agency provides SO praC-
IDEAL am opportunity for helping hu-
nanarv sn times of great crises, when
4a need is urgent. and the measures
.aE relief must be prompt and AIDE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25
LOCAL RED CROSS
CAMPAIGN JUNE z
uen barshjp Committee Decides 81
HblrIwind Organized Endeavor
for Single Day.
Goal sET BT W0RKERs 1900
posE Island Divided Into az Precincts
Zach Of which W1l Be Gov
cred Thoroughly.

The Rock Island chapter Of the
American Red Cross society today an
-4s-esz e1at a membership campaign
s-u a9 held on june z.
meeting oE the membership com
-rrtaa was held az the Rock Island
-.fsa this morning, at which time plans
rsra rz@a for the work. The city
uss divided into 81 precincts. Team
-anrafrz arc ra be- named and an or
gsnfzat ia perfected 20 make whfrI-
Wind campaign in one day. with the
-ra 900 mem hers.
Froaaa workers will be engaged IN
The canvass so snat all persons in the
r..v 7el. BE visited. The membership
~ tr= local chapter is $50. according
nd 81 statements made today by H. s.
cable. president of the chapter. There
were El members present at the meet
frE taIz morning.
THE GLOWING statement was issued
dr -tz Rel Cross chapter today
-Tn-arasG is growing rapidly in the
r-laE chapter of the American Red
Cross .aur are becoming enthusiast
tr az r.aT learn more Of the work of
taa organ cation and the spirit IN
which f. S. conducted.
some business houses in Rock Is
lana have seen 10 1t that every mem
her of the firm and every clerk is en-
rolled rs the local chapter This
rra-tlaa manifestation Of the spirit
Of appreciation ifs TO be warmly com
nan6aa Tre publicity committee of
The chapter speaks in the highest
praise Of the hearty cooperation Of
The local press tn bringing the needs
ana merits rf the Red Cross before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25

Every day you see soldiers on the streets,
day you read or hear that this boy or that boy
you do.
Join the Red Cross and do something for
IN the Red Cross will directly help some one of
boy may be wounded; he may be sick in a mill
Whatever his need, be it nursing or just the lit
brance, the Red Cross viii supply it-and your
NOT need TO lift finger personally-the Red c
part after you join.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
COMPANIES 0FfEpINS GREAT
HELP TO EMPLOYEES.

Never before since the open
ing mp OF the coal industry il
this state has there been sucl
favorable opportunities to max
money, to live comfortably. l.
educate ones children and L
worship God in fine churches
than what is being offered to en-
ployes today by the various Goa
companies. Increase in wage
il constantly being made. n
longer than Tuesday of this wee
. raise of 10 per cent was giver
Large contributions are fre
quently being made to cree
good churches. improve schoc
houses, make gar dens and I.
growla plenty to eat in order tina
the crying alarm against tn,
high cost Of living might no Ion
ger be q complaining cry. Ever,
acre Of many of the coal com
psnies' land is beng tenderec
gratuitously without a cent.
charge for men and wounen I
maize something To eat. Lane
owned by the com pany on whicl
they themselves are paying tax
es. now being offered free graft.
TO the employees or anyone els
% grow potatoes, beans. corn
and everything that Is needed t.
eat. The company is Offering it,
employees a chance to keep their
money in their pockets especi-
ally 30 far as something to eat j.
concerned. A chance to raiso
chickens. hogs and to own and
milk their own cows. Now is
the time TO stop belly aching, gc
70 work, grasp the opportunities
offered, get sweet, be men, have
some pride and become some
what sppreciative of these ur-
precedented opportunities. You
can plow. then call for their
mules, their pIows. and just ge'
Cd your old high horse Of self
importance and your nice-nast,
pride and make. save and hav,
something.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04

White news print is so hipb
and so hard to get, till We wan,
every subscriber who owes ia
one cent to ten dollars to come
across at once with what belongs
to this office. so we may lay in a
car load OF paper. Sisters and
brothers. my goodness, you will
have TO tickle us . little under
the chin il you want us to smile
when We see you or keep from
calling you ugly names about our
money
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
Mrs. Hannah Stuart
Dies After Two
Weeks Illness

Aiter two weeks lines and in the fac.
OF The he-t ne'iicsl attention that mich,
10 given. Mrs. Hannah Stusr, .norn,,,,.-
:" y 'he grim monster death on the 2oth
~ APri IN the city If Bluefeld. She
va huriei ~ the Graham cemetery ON
sunday APrh -. A very large crowd
~itn~--ed the funeral -ervice-.
The dece~-"d was q member IN GOOD
standing in the Methodist Fn;-r,.,..,
church She caves loving hn.h.,a
Tour children. five brother.. two 80,
and hist of friends n mourn her de.,n
Wis Moife Howard, Of Keystone. one Of
nece~-ed sisters, -as present during her
'''"e-- and lent all the ard possible for
her comfort while living AMI 70 decepuy
P"t away the body after death.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
Examination Dates
For 1917

Tune =. minatiOD for Fieruenfs-v
10 e'ai. Urinary. ~ yl :, h,ri
Sup rsisior's and ~pecisl Certih-
rffs~
July 1871 Examination for Fl.men.
tary. Renewal, Primary. High
~rhsa' ~nDervisior's AM ~pe1A
Cs.rtfrat-s
RENEWAL or CERTIFICATES
FIRST gra.ie certificates WY - rsneues
IN the following conditions
Teaching or being oths. uj-e sctivelv
-ngaged m school work fr thre~ vear.
within the life of the c-rtifirate
iull year IN standard College or
normal school Or other -chofI npprox.-i
- the state Bosrd II F,iu alton ,oun,-
the same a. = years teachinv provided
TIE work = done vithin the liie If th.
ceTtihcste o. the year Immediately fol.
owing IL expiration.
Application for renew.f must - made
within year from the dstr Of the expir-
alton Of tie certificate
The certificate must be endorSe,l for
ZACH year The f.oider ha- taught thereon
An applicant Tor renewal may take ex-
animation on any or all the subjects li-ts,I
~ the certlhcate with view Of raising
the general average.
No examination j. rcouired 10, a..
first renewal
Applicants for second renewal in 1917
VIII 10 required ~ pass examination ON
the state Course OF study with Kendall
and MIrrIrk'- How % Teach the Fund-
a"entsl >1i'Iects' and Cuboerly's "Kur-
al Lie and Educstion." or. instead Of
examination furnish evidence OF having
attended the state University. a STATE
Normal school, or . school approved by
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04

Men, read that great offer to
give away ten automobiles which
appears on the front page of this
issue, made by the King Coal
Company and the Tidewater Coal
and Coke Company At Vivian.
Then on the same page cad that
prize offer to give away hundreds
II dollars by the Winding Gulf
Collierv Company at Winding
Gulf. Who will volunteer to
plant a garden? Every body
ought to do 80.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
'c0NscHIpT TO THE FARM"

You talk about hard times and
some Of you say II il wasn't 70
the war times would be nue.
worse than they are. May thi.
vsr then soon cease. Becsuse
with -four rapidly soaring to s2O
per barrel, meat near 30 cent
per pound, ell the men leaving
sbe farm. what may we soon ex
pects III the government would
cocscript about two million
jpashs. Migrants, dudes and .
- Of hid glove able bodied men
- Ne farms, watch them and
0ako them 20 70 work and pro
ooos something 10 eat, it would
- Be very long before this war
woah b over. Give the people
oo0oohing 70 eat. Feed our
ooe1isrs and they wont mind
Doo9.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04

The recent triple murder at
Switchback, an account OF which
appears in another column of
this issue, was the most astound.
ing act of criminslity that has
ever been chronicled IN history.
Tue inhu man. beastly and COW
ardly act OF taking the life of
three persons apparently with
out cause is 30 revolving till the
10th century civilization 10 most
ruthlessly insulted. The penal.
~ OF such . dsstsrdly crime
such a. would be com mensurate
with its horrors. is lot within
the ken Of man.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
MERCHANTS WIFE ADJ
VISES KEYSTONE WOMEN
Princeton. w. Va

II bad stomach trouble - bad could
eat nothing but toast, fruit and hot vat,
er. Everything else soured and formed
gs. Dieting did no rood. wa mis-
cradle until ] tired ouckthorn bark, gly-
cerine. - mixed with Adler-i-ka. OxF
SPOONFUL benefited me INSTANTLY :"
Because Adlsr-i-ks empties BOTH large
and small intestine 10 relieves ANY GASP
constipation, sour stomach or g.s and
prevents appendicitis. IL has QUICK
EsT action Of anything We ever sold.
SPECTOR DRUG 90.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04

Messrs. j W. Miller and J.
W. Dodson, OF Eckman. made .
social trip 10 Graham Sunday
where they we're the guests OF
Misses SaIlie School6eId, Sophia
Williams and Matte Ford. These
ladies' are among the frst in So
ciety life. And the gentlemen
feel wonderfully compIimerted
~ being % highly entertained,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
SHOEMAKER WANTED

A good shoemaker or harne~.
fork, W. Va. Will nav A. r.e- ,.' 80. -.
Call or write 10 : VI. Mi'SF Rox ~
Northfork, w. Va. a., %
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04

TIE state Board Of Eiucation. for s;x
~e~k- within the life Of the certif;cs,. -
~" year immediately following IL ern;,.
u"i' d'ing full credil work.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-05-04
Fine small farm
of II acres for
sale

-Four miles from Princeton with Mt
Adam road on two sides. Ten minutes
walk from Princeton and Bluefeld car
lire. No waste land. ~ acre Of tli.
land 70 bottom land. Hou-e in fair con-
d'tion. Good well. Possession and IN
tere-t in spring crop can he gwen at any
time. Write
T. VI. FRY,
Princeton. W. Va.
f-tts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
RECEIVES
S163,27O FROM L. S.
Share of Forestry Fund Is
Largest in Union.

The state of Montana received the
sum Of $l63,27n, Approximately one
eighth of the total appropriation, as
its share of the money turned over TO
the several states by the T. s. forest
service, during the past fiscal year.
according to Information received
from Washington by District Forester
+, f. Rutleage. This sum WAS the
largest given to any state Arizona
received $l56,29i and California.
s152.575
The total net receipts of the forest
service for III" past fiscal wear were
S3.i51. o2S. OF this sum 81 Fer cent,
or S1.250,nnh, WAS turned over to the
states by the department of agricul-
tnre. Montana received $i6,GAS AS its
appnrtiOnmeut for tn" road and trails
fund. and S1l6,621 from the general
road and school fund
Receipts from the three forests with
headquarters in Missoula were AS fol
lows,
Lnlo, $23.2t>, Missoula. s23.aae; Bit
ter Root, $17.S17,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
Levine TO talk
Of RUSSIAN LIFE
University Man Lecturing
for Red Cross Funds
Tomorrow.
KNOWS SUBJECT WELL
Speaker Educated at KEW
Before Parents Went
to America.

The political and historical back
ground of the Russian revolution ant
especially it's present complications.
will be sketched by DR.. Louis Levi,
at the State University tomorrow ev
ming in a lecture for the benefit oi J.
Red Cross.
DIR. Levines intimate acquaintance
with Russian life and the study he
has given to Russian affairs should
make tomorrow's lecture one of the
most interesting of the series on The
Nations at War" which the public
service branch of the State -niver
sity is giving this winter. DR.. Levine
is a member of the faculty of the uni
versitys economics department.
Educated in Russia.
While DIR. Levine is an American and
has lived in America since childhood
he is Of Russian parentage, and lived
in Russia for number of years, his
parents having moved from New York
to Russia when he was boy. While
there he was graduated from college.
and also did post graduate work at
the University of KEW. Leaving Rus
STA in 1904 he had exceptional oppor-
tunities to meet prominent Russians, in
the various countries of Europe. and
became intimately acquainted with the
life of the Russian students and men,
bers Of educated classes, then living
in exile.
DIR. Levine is probably as intimately
acquainted with the real spirit of Rus
sian life, and the recent facts in Rus
l..t. h Nov
prominently before the public.
The lecture will deal with Russia be-
| fore the war-the land of the people
the economic and political institutions
the intellectual and social life of the
people the Russian revolution of 1905
and 1906-the reactionary period from
| 1907 to 1912.
I 1t will deal with the political corrup-
ton, the revolution of 1917. The Rus
sian people and the war, the Russian
ear and the outbreak of the war: the
revolution and the war. the present
military situation, these and othel
points will be discussed
| The Russia of Tomorrow.
The lecturer will finally deal will
| the general conditions of Russian
democlt cy, and the problem of worl'
Reconstruction after the war, what ar,
the prospects of Russian co-operatiol
with the United States? What ar
Russian social ideals? What are Rus
sian Socialism and Russian democ
racN2 These and similar questions ar
to be discussed, and finally, the lee
turer will deal With the problem as t
whether or not Russia can and vii
help win the war
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
Spuds
Orchard Homes Boy Win
ner Of Railroad Prize.
ner Of !

Monroe DeJarnette of ORCHARD
Homes, hit the high cost of college
education a husky belt with his
hoe last summer.
He planted potatoes on a strip of
the Milwaukee's right-of-way near
his fathers farm. and on the rent
free bit of land raised profitable
crop.
And yesterday he received from
A. J. Earling. former president of
the railroad. check for SIS. repre-
senting first prize in this district
for potatoes grown along the
right way.
Young DeJarnette is a student
In the State University. He is
making his hoe pay for his educa-
ton.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
MUSICAL PROGRAM
AT ~" ASSEMBLY
Public Invited to Attend Spe-
cial Convocat!on.

The public is invited to attend "A
at /: 80 o'clock this morning. a Spe-
cial program has been arranged to
supplement the singing by the student
body. Dean De Loss Smith of the
school OF music will lead the singing
by the assembly. The program will
include selections by the women's glee
club, "A violin solo by Helen Finch, Sc
lections by the mems glee club. a pi
ano solo by Margaret Wicks. a vocal
solo by Emerson Stone and selections
by the university orchestra.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
YOO-HOO!
Four-Dav Vacation Given
for Thanksgiving.

A four day vacation will be Civ
en- at Thanksgiving time to the
Missoula city schools.
The school board has decided to
allow the children four days in
which to recover from their
Thanksgiving dinners and the
teachers four days in which to at
tend the annual meeting of the
state teachers association. to be
held in Butte next week.
The vacation will begin ON
anssgiving day, November -,
morning.
Al Christmas time a 1h-d1N va
cation will he given.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
ALL MiSSOUlA MEN MOVE.

All of the Missoula men who arrived
at Camp Lewis in the last two con-
tingents who have not been trans
ferred to special branches of service
have been sent to somewhere in the
east" according to letter receive ed
yesterday from Ray Ricketts,. a former
member of the Missoula department.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
LEM M JOHNSON.

The marriage of Miss Elsie Lemm
and Morley johnson. both of Hamil
ton. was solemnized at O'Clock yes
tefdaN afternoon, at the manse OF the
presbyterian church. Rev. J. N. Mac
lean. ID. d., performed the ceremony
IN the presence of the required mum
Der OF witnesses. Mr.. and Mrs. John
son will reside at Hamilton
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
MEETING IS POSTPONED.

The meeting which was called for
Friday afternoon. at the home of Mrs
John r. Toole. has been indefinitely
postponed. The departure of soldiers
from Fort Missou}a has removed an
immediate nnrroSe of the meeting and
1t is thought best to wait for the ar
rival of literature from Washington
before completing utilization with the
National Congress of Mothers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
ND FAMILY COLD,
WITH LARDER EMPTY
Nick Saros Arrested After
Home Is Visited.

When investigators found Mrs. Nick
Saros and her children shivering
around pipeless stove in their home
at AT South Third street, without a
bit of food in the house or in pros
pect. they complained to the city au-
thorities.
Yesterday Saros was arrested and
locked up in the county Jail, pending a
hearing on a charge of deresting and
abusing his family.
Mrs. Ethel Evenson, county auditor,
cared for the immediate needs Of the
family.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
LEASE GETS WRONG MAN.

John karkeamaki who WAS arrested
Monday by Officer Lease as an al
legged Stacker, was released last night
on Information received from Carbon
county which stated that though reg
istered he had not been certified for
service in the national army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
SANDlN -L.INDGREN.

Miss Anna Sandin and II. Milton
linagren, both residents Of Philips
burg. We're married at . o'clock yes
terdaN afternoon, ut the manse of the
Presbyterian church. Rev. j. \. Mac
lean, -, d. performed the ceremony
with Miss Alvida I.indgren and Henry
+. kolbcck the witnesses.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
Eiks to Give Benefit
Dance for Red Cross

The t,llls' club will hold a Red Cross
benefit dance Thursday evening at the
Elite hall to which everybody in Mis-
SCUBA is cordially invited. The hospi-
talitv of the club is we'll recognized
and the anticipation is that Il large
contribution to the local chapter of the
Red Cross society will result.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-22
METHODIST BAZAAR.

Methodist ladies will hold their an
nual bazaar at church parlors Cooked
food, aprons and fancy work. Lunch
served. Friday, November % and
Saturday, November 24-Adv.