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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17

the port of New York to embark for
the war zone. 10000 Kentucky boys
can get no comfort or counsel from
tie Bible even when It Is given to
them.
These young men may be called In
to camp September LIST. Beginning
July card, we can give them six
weeks elementary course In the
moonlight schools, such as will enable
them to read and write their own let
tiers and to peruse elementary books
and to read most items in the news
papers. Such as cannot attend the
moonlight schools can be taught In
dividually at home. Public school
teachers, who are already in their
schools have the best opportunity. Ev-
cry one of these am sure will gladly
serve, but IN counties where the
schools are not in session and where
the teacher is not on the ground, for
mer teachers and educated citizens
can start night classes In the public
school houses
There may have been time when
these young men were sensitive about
this affliction, or when they were in
different. but that time is past. 1t is
an hour of crisis with them, and they
will be seeking teachers, as earnestly
as teachers could, possibly, seek
them.
1t is the duty of every public school
teacher in Kentucky to volunteer.
Some have already done SO on the
mere suggestion of such call. Some
even who are not teachers have vol
unteered. 1t is high privilege to
render to these unfortunate ones and
/ to our State and Nation this service
We may have been unable to invest
In Liberty Loan Bonds. 1t may not
be ours to follow the boys to France
| t. minister to them under the Red
Cross, but we can add to their COM
| fort, their self-respect and their eff
| ficiency by giving them this training
before they 60.
Shall Kentucky send thirty thou.
sand illiterates to France? God for
bid! Why should she send any? Has
/ MT she an Illiteracy Commission, H.
900 public school teachers and as pa
T triotic people as ever the sun shone
on? To the guns, yes, every man OF
them-even though with the affliction
they might well be exempt from mill
tary duty, believe-but to the books
first, and then they'll go to the guns
more content and with less embar-
rassment and handicap.
Let the lights burn for the soldier
boys on the evening of July 23rd in
every rural village and city school
house in the State! Write or wire
that you will volunteer and let us pro-
vide you with books and plans.
Yours sincerely,
CORA WILSON STEWART,
President Kentucky Illiteracy Com
mission, Frankfort, Ky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
r FRANK NASH
Today About Your
Vi FIRE INSURANCE

DO not walt until after the house Is
burned down to think Of taking out o
fire policy. The cost Of FIRE INSUR-
ANCE Is small and your family de-.
serves protection against the loss Of
the home which has taken 50 much
hard work to get. Act NOW and there
VIII be no regrets,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
500 UNION OPERATORS ON G. & 0.
ROAD MAY STRIKE

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-Whether
eight hundred union telegraphers will
strike on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad will be decided in conference
on wage increases and shorter hours
demands which open here today.
J. P. Stevens, general manager, Is
discussing with the union commit
tee through L. e. Hicks, chairman,
a request for thirty per cent more
pay and an eight hour day with high
err pay for overtime. Stevens indi-
Gated the road will grant some In
crease.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

NatlOnal League
Cincinnati, 0; Philadelphia, l.
st. Louis, 3; Brooklyn, /.
Pittsburg, To; Boston, 81; first
game II innings.
Chicago, 2; New York, 4.
American League
Washington-C Chicago, rain.
; Philadelphia-Detroit, rain.
Boston, 0; st. Louis, 2.
New York, 2; Cleveland, 3.
American Association
Minneapolis, a; Columbus, 2.
st. Paul-Toledo, rain.
Milwaukee, Indianapolis, 2; Il
innings.
Kansas City, 8; Louisville, 6.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-07-17
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Correspondents will please give facts a. briefly a.
posdole. Wien anything Of great Importance occurs
use the Telegraph or the Telephone at our erpene.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
Classified Advertising

WANTED-An experienced, steady
 cook wants position. Apply Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
HAS ALASKA LOST SHORT STORY
 WRITER

Has Helen Van Camper scraped the mud of the Alaska coast from the soles of her feet for good?
 Her husband resigned his position as the superintendent of the copper mine at Latouche months ago, and after a bear hunt near Kodiak, Mir. and Mrs. Van Camper left for the outside and are now said to be resid- ing in Seattle
 Van Camper began life as a hard rock miner in much the fashion of one of his wife's favorite heroes. He earned his way through college at the end of a muck stick, and then went to Nevada to work. He came to Latouche to work as mine foreman under his friend Seagraves, and after Superintendent Emory resigned at Kennecott and Seagraves was given charge of both mines, Van Camper
 became the superintendent at La touche. He resigned about year ago.
 Before her marriage to Van Camp en, Helen Van Camper was Helen Green, and she wrote series of de- partment girl stories for the Saturday Evening Post that were much missed when she came to Alaska. At La | touche she caught the real Alaska pictures and painted real Alaska men. |
 merely passersby in Alaska, and their heroes were more Of the species
 heroes than of the species men, and their pictures of Alaska were pictures | of the fleeting period which marked
 the gold rush. Mrs. Van Camper re- | flected life as it is on the southern Alaska coast today. and did it faith. | fully. If it is true that she has left Alaska permanently, it will be mat ter of grave regret to the Alaskans who read the magazines a class
 which includes practically all the residents of this territory. Mrs. Van
 Camper had come to mean as much to Alaska as Riley did to Indiana, as much as William Allen White does to Kansas and more than Howells ever meant to Boston,
 When the Guggenheims consolidated
 the companies controlling the Beatson Bonanza at Latouche. the Jumbo and Bonanza mines at Kennecott, the Cop
 per River & Northwestern Railway
 the Alaska Steamship Company, the Braden Copper Company in Chile. and included the Guggenheim stock in the Utah Copper and Nevada Consolidated some of the stock of the new company was offered to the Guggenheim em.
 ployees, and Var campen invested his savings. With the rise of copper, he acquired sufficient competence to keep the wolf from the door of the
 Van Camper family for the rest of it's life, even without the handsome emoluments Mrs. Van Camper re- ceives from her stories.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
KAUFF PROMISES
 TO BE: HEAVY SLUGGER

NEW YORK, April 19. - If reports | from preseason contests in which the Giants participated are worth any thing, Benny Kauff, the blushing yio- let of the Federal league stands a fine chance of enjoying the best sea, son of his career this summer.
 Kauff, the box scores show, hit the ball on the nose with startling re- gularity and firmness, and the box scores also showed that he occasion. ally drew base on balls instead of swinging wildly at the bad ones. When the season ended last fall, kauff was showing some of the stuff that made him king of batters in the old Gilmore circuit. He was whaling away at the horsehide in a manner that would have soon boosted his bat ting average to very near the 300 class. It was the result of close study by Benny and some tutoring by John McGraw. Kauff had been told he could not swing in the general di rectlon of a National league baseball and slam 1t out of the lot.
 When Benney entered the circuit presided over by John K. Tener. it became standing joke that he would take smash at anything, sincere and certain in the belief that baseball couldn't be thrown past him very oiten. It was fact. He was so eager to hit that he would swing at anything.
 That is all changed now. Benny has learned to wait and get the good ones, And when he connects 1t means some thing, for there are few batteries in either big league with the driving power that is contained in his stocky frame.
 It's partly Ty Cobb's fault that Benny is making such marks for him. self' the reports say. Benny grew almost green with jealousy when he was thrown into series against the Georgian, and when Ty attacked Buck herzog, with whom Benny rooms, his aesire to eclipse the famous Tiger Knew no bounds. He out. .Cobbed Cob In some of those games, punching the paii around for base hits and turning Tn fielding plays that were sensa- tional.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
SKETCHES OF MEN WHO
 RUN THE u. 6. NAVY
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, April IS. The man who supplies the fleet with it's vast quantities of housekeeping" sup plies-food, fuel and other stores-is Admiral McGowan, chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts.
 The navy names him as the man who has made "a smoothly running military machine" of the great sup ply system. Under his regime great strides have been made in furnishing the fleet at an instant's notice with all it needs for any task. His is the business side of the navy, which calls for sound business judgment. He was selected for the post because of his remarkable efficiency as fleet pay. master.
 McGowan is one of the best looking men in the navy. He has the strength and forcefulness of a giant, weighs about 200 solid, muscled pounds, has voice like a bull and is as democratic and companionable as a politician run ming for office.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19

With his ambition, powerful arms and natural ability to hit there Is no reason why Kauff should not take his place among batting leaders of the National league. And it is proper to remark that Benny has learned to wear a heavy batting average without danger of it running over.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
EXPERT PIANO TUNER

George Anderson, piano expert and
 factory representative, will be in Cor dova this coming summer. Expert work in piano and organ tuning and repairing guaranteed. For prices on new and second hand pianos and or gans, also pianos for rental, address. p. o. BOX e9t, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
WHhTCHAMA COLUMN.
 Raisins.

. (By c. E., United Press) .
 . The raisin Is a worn-out grape. .
 . It's evolution is peculiar First | . bunch of young, full-blooded, . . ambitious grapes grows itself on . . vine. Then 1t waits for some . . body to come along and pick it. . ' Nobody comes. And it waits and . . waits. i . Pretty soon 1t gets tired of . . waiting. So it shrivels up and . . becomes a bunch of raisins. By . . this time it's pretty sore on the . world; and it goes around with . . it's head full of seeds, making it. . . self as unpopular as possible. It . gets into fruit cake, mince pie, . . rice pudding and other places ( . where it can cause trouble. = Fortunately, however. most ( . raisins are caught early in their
 disgruntled career nowadays, and { denatured.
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The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19
THE TERRITORIAL FLOWER.

In this far-away Alaska,
 With its deep and trackless snows, Winter comes so very quickly
 And so very slowly goes. That the fair and fleeting summer Is a dream of brief delight With it's air so soft and balmy, And it's days so long and bright And 1t seems as if to pay us,
 For the gray months bleak and cold, That our smallest, simplest flowers Here, some fare new charms un.
 fold.
 And of all these welcome blossoms, Answering to the suns warm glow, There are none that touch the heart
 strings
 Like "Forget-me-nOts," I know. So, in thinking of an emblem
 For this Empire of the North, We will choose this azure flower That the golden days bring forth. If you want job printing of any kind,
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19

Printing of all kinds at the Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19

Read the Times. Only $1 a month.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-19

If you want job printing of any kind, done by experienced artists, phone the Times office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

the chfldren's day exercises IN the
morning and preach in the evening.
Mr., Cremeans ls young man Of
exceptional force and Rock Island
people are fortunate in having an op-
poFtunl-y 70 hear him. he is On biz
way 70 deliver the alumni address at
lincoln aalleee MednesdaH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-09

that the employees Of the Standard Ia
Die Oh Cloth company OF Rock Island
had purchased bonds 20 the amount Of
$4,000 IN speaking Of this purchase
O. r %ourse, manager Of the plant,
stated that the company had granted
employees permission 20 buy bonds on
the instsIlment plan and that - per
cent OF them took advantage of the of
fer Other local industries are urged
20 follow tins plan of Offering employees
bonds cD the tustallme1t plan Be
sides 5nstlIi8g a patriotic spirit in the
purchaser II also teaches Lne value Of
saving and is a permanent investment
Numerous volunteers have respond
ca Cd the can for house 20 house can
vassars. but more are needed. Cap
tain Resented can be reached az his
Office. room sos Central Trust building
CT 1T the Rock Island Bridge & Iron
works. He announces he wifi have
more definite plans on the house to
house campaign by Monday
Must Act Quickly.
Reouisicions for bonds must be into
the hands Of the government by June
3d. AS but five days remain for this
work 1he people must act quickly Elk
cepting the reauisiCfon Of the Modern
Woodueu OF America the local people
have TINS far subscribed for only a
little over 0ue-fourth of the total
amount allotted to Rock Island. which
is about one million dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
OFFICERS ARREST
GERMAN SUBJECT
Aieck Schmidt. Silris, an Alien En-
envy. Picked Up in East Moline
and Federal Men Notified.

Aleck Schmidt Of Silyis, aged IS,
VINO says he is a citiz4n of Germany,
and who admits thar he mas not reg
istered under the draft Law nor OBJ
tanned the required enemy alien per
mits, was arrested this morning By
East Moline police in factory where
he mad been employed TWO days. Chief
r. J. schafer questioned the man
closely, and after satisfying himself
that Schmidt is an unregistered en-
envy alien and OF draft age. he re
ferred the matter to the federal au-
thorities.
Schmidt told the police he has been
in the Uuiteda States eight years lie
was born in Germany and is OF Polish
parentage. He has not taken out any
citizenship papers, For several years
he resided in Chicago and Tor some
time he lived in Joliet ana Morris be-
fore removing to Moline on May >.
On June 5, registration day under the
draft law, he was residing In Moline,
at 352 Eighth street he says.
Asked why he did not register he
explained that he was not familiar VITA
the laws of this country He said
he did not know that as an enemy
alien he was required to register. He
told Chief Schafer that he would like
to find someone who could supply hin
with zone Of those cards,
+ Schmidt says that today was the
+ first time he had ever been questioned
as TO MS failure to register He says
he has not been employed for some
rime because ne has been i'll. Hf
says he was left an orphan when Yer!
young and that he has no relatives il
the world so far as be knows
Il has been the practice i'm case
where "A person of draft age failed t.
register. To take the man at once be
fore aa cEemp ion hoard and have hin
certified, bat in Schmidts ease, rs
subject Of Germany he is not quail
fed Ter military service lie may D.
informed by the federal authorities he
cause of his failure To obtain al
aliens permit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24

One Of the best offerings of the East
Moline lyceum course will be thar Of
next Wednesday, evening. when George
G. Aydelott will deliver q lecture. He
viii speak in the East Moline town
shin high school Mr. Aydelott is q
lecturer Of note and he is presenting
a very interesting subject. Some
Loose SpoEes in the Community
Wheel Il had been planned to have
him address the members Of The East
Moline Business ana Professional
Mems association. but he win rot be
able TO reach the city in time for
such an address Undoubtedly.
though, many members of the asso-
citation viii take advantage Of the OPP
portunity to hear Mr. Aydelott at the
high school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
MANY CLAIMS FOR
DISCHARGE FILED
Final Report Of Pillow City Beard to
Provost General Shows $50
Registrars Exempted.

Figures contained in the summary
completed today by the Moline eNemp-
lion board show that S96 claims for
exemptions were dled by Registrars,
765 being allowed aud 81 disanowed-
siztv-dye were discharged by the dis
trict board, is being released on jn-'
dustrial grounds.
/ Complete data which was furnished
/ for The provost MARSHAL follows
Total registrautsJ5.36l
/ Quota due-44l.
Called for mption-l,S56.
I Failed to appear-S3.
Accepted on physical examination
/ 203.
Rejected on physical examination
33}.
Certified 10 district board-6l4
Ordered to report to camp 205.
Failed TO report To camp-0,
Rejected at camps.
Claims fled-S9G,
! Claims allowed -765
Claims disallOwed-3I
Discharged by district boards.
Discharged by district board on In
dusgrial Claim-lS8.
Exemption claimed on grounds of
marriage
Alien. other than German-l7T.
Sons Of wid0ws-22
Persons in military and naval sery-
icc-21
Subjects Of Germany
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24

Copenhagen Prediction OF more
serious condition in the near future as
affecting DeBmarks supply Of fuel,
raw materials for industry and fodder
gtuTs is made by the National bank
CT denmark in a summary Of the eco-
ncm.c and financial situation in this
country
In the latter half Of the year." SAYS
the report, owing 10 the German
Jr-hoat war. navigation met with such
dangers as 10 become practically 4
gamble in which the stakes were Life
and property Part Of the navigation
stopped altogether and imports were
very considerably restricted, partly by
destruction or seizure of cdrgQes,
partly by refusal Of exports To- neH-
mark by the helligereut powers, con-
ditions accentuated by the entrance Of
the United States into the Wat.
"Denmarks trade balance during the
war has been good. our agriculture
and navigation have eaTne, profits
which have more than covered the e1-
pendimre. and our exports have eE-
ceeded our imports We have there
fore. been able to pay our foreign
debts and We have great outstanding
debts abroad in bills, i1 credits and in
foreign securities This is al very
well. but IT would have been more for
tunate if for part of the profits SO
had been able TO obtain the articles
which We want. and which are now
. more urgently needed than ever he
fore As is well known. this has not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
OLD MEMBER OF
FORCE IS CALLED
Nostick c. Staroisky, for 2S Years No.
line Policeman. Dies Af.er m
Illness OF Three Years.

Nostick C. Starofsky. Tor y years A
member OF the Moline police force and
who was forced to retire three wears
ago because Of his physical condition
died last evening at gas at his home
1902 Thirteenth street.
Few men in Moline had more friends
or wider aequaintanceship than did
MFR Starofsky He was born in Ger
many. March q, 1863, coming to the
United States with his parents two
years LATER The family located az
Coal Valley. For a time Mr. Starof-
sky was farmer, moving in lSI2 to
a place on South Seventh street. where
he remained until 1884, when he anne
to Moline. He was united in marriage
to Miss Minnie Hartung Hampton.
Oct. 80. 1888.
Surviving are the widow aud five
children, Fred and John, Moline Mrs
A z, Swami. Rock Island and Ethel
and Martha, a. home, his mother Mrs.
Pauline Starofsky. three sisters. Mrs
Frank DeJaeger, Moline, Mrs Ralph
! Crimes, Moline. and Mrs Fred Watt.
Colorado, and brother, Louis, who
makes his home in Moline
He was a member of Moline lodge
No. 1873, I. 0. O. f.; Camp 30 a8. 81.
W. A. and Court of Homer 40 100.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24

Paris Temporary repairs on build
ings in certain sections Of the liberated
area of France sufficient to enable re-
turned refugees 10 remain in their
homes through the winter have been
undertaken by the bureau Of recon-
struction and relief of the American
Red Cross. Work was recently begun
at Croix, near Nesle. and it is hoped
to complete the task in that village
AIoiiguaux and Matigny within one
month. The bureau IS also preparing
plans for relief work in other villages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
GOES TO FRANCE
FOR NURSE DUTY
Mrs. Sidney Harris Formerly Miss
Grace Yellc, Sails From Cana
dian Port ior Europe.

Moline women. 8s we'll as tle men,
are prepared TO DO .heIr biz in France
for Uncle SAM Announcement is
made today .u a dispatch from G. ID.
yolic. Minneapolis chat hits sister AIRS.
sidney Harris. who was formerly Miss
Grace Velie OF the Tiow city, recently
sailed from o Canadian port on Brit
lsh army transport for Europe She
accompanied her husband, who en-
listed some weeks ago. and was the
only woman ON tho boat
Mrs Harris recently announced an
er her husbands enlistment that she
would close her beautiful California
home and go 10 France tp do hospital
work iu the war zone She had been
o very large contributor 10 the Red
Gross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24
SEEKS DAMAGES FOR
GUST JOHNSON DEATH

The praecipe In the suit of Adolph
johnson. administrator Of the estate
OF Gust a. Johnson, against the Chi
cago. Milwaukee q st. Paul railway
was filed in Moline city court today.
Damages to the extent OF $4,000 are
asked. Mr.. Johnson lost his life in a
recent crossing accident
Suit has also been filed by Fred A.
Stromheck against the Lagomarcino-
Grupe company for $1,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24

East MOline's new y. N C. 4. build
ing is now partially under roof The
roof Of the main section of the build
ing was completed today and by next
Saturday the roof Of the gymnasium
section also will be finished Win
dows are being installed now. and in
another week the association build
inc viii be fully enclosed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-24

Under the auspices of r. H. Gra-
ham post, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, a patriotic songfest will be held
in the Moline high school on the
evening Of Dec "a. Four musical or
gauizations, the Choral union, the
Olive and Svea choruses and the Mo
line Plow company band, viii Join in
making the program entertaining as
we'll as patriotic