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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
PANAMA AMERICANS ARE READY
Remnant in Canal Zone Offer Services
To Uncle Sam.

ANCON, Panama Canal Zone. May
26.-Of the hundreds of Americans
who came to Panama in 1904, when
the Americans took possession of tho
canal zone. less than so remain on the
isthmus. The 1904 men, with whom
are included several women, who came
as nurses and have remained have
formed an organization, known as the
society Of the lncas. Every year on
May 4, the anniversary of the Ameri-
can occupation of the zone, they hold
a banquet. This year. on the thir-
teenth anniversary they passed n
resolution to offer themselves, as an
organization or as individuals, for
whatever service the government
should desire of them, here, in the
United States, in France, or elsewhere.
1t was directed that the secretary
transmit the resolution to the proper
authority.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
VILLAGES NOT BONE DRY
Cities Have Sobcred But Villagers
Make Own Liquor.

Correspondence OF The Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. April 30.-Prohibi-
uon OF traffic in vodka which went
into effect at the beginning of the
war, while reducing TO minimum the
percentage of drunkenness in cities
thruout the empire, has met with less
nattering results in the villages, ac-
cording TO reports recently received.
In these rural communities secret dis
tllerics have sprung up and a new
scourge" has taken the place OF the
vodka OF other days. This is especi-
ally true OF Siberian villages, says
Ryetch. A Siberian deputy is quoted
to the effect that the peasants, instead
OF bringing corn to the towns to sell,
are engaged In buying the small
stocks remaining in such towns for
sale to secret distilleries of vodka at
fancy prices, sometimes paying as
high as fourteen cents pound.
This communication" continues
Ryetch. lis confirmed by the Siberian
press. Nearly every village now has
It's own distillery. Consumption of this
home made product Is increasing the
hooligans In the villages and the latter
are suffering in consequence. And
this evil is not confined to Siberia. In
the middle provinces the same condi-
tons exist. The Tambovsky Zemsky
Vestnik says OF these provinces:
Homemade vodka is consumed in
enormous quantities in spite of its
high cost The peasants have plenty
of money and with few distractions in
the villages, drinking is on the in
crease The latter article concludes
with the significant observation:
Perhaps those who are afraid of an
educated peasant are secretly condon-
ing this drunkenness"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
Novel Pattern.

An elderly lady entered a store and
asked to be shown some tablecloths.
A salesman brought pile and
showed them to her. but she said she
had seen hose elsewhere-nothing
suited her.
The clerk then brought another pile
and showed them to her.
These are the newest pattern he
said. "You will notice that the edge
runs right round the border and the
center is in the middle"
Isn't that lovely2" said the lady. Il
will take half n dozen OF those. -
Life
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
is BONE DRY IN ODESSA NOW
New Police Force Makes Record III
SURPRISING Booze Sales.

ODESSA. Russia, May 26.-Odessa
is dry for the first time in its history.
The consumption of spirituous liquors
has been technically forbidden since
the early days of the war, but police
enforcement of the ordinance was lax
and the traffic was never completely
suppressed until the new revolution-
.rv regime took control OF the city.
All the old police were disbanded and
enrolled in the army, while their
places We're taken by local constables
enlisted from the veteran soldiers,
students and citizens. This constabu-
larry displayed the most commendablo
energy in the first days of their new
office in ferreting out and sealing up
all stocks of liquors, and ever since
their crusade, Odessa has enjoyed the
results of enforced sobriety.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
TOOK THE PREACHERS HINT
Good Advice Was Given an Uncom-
Portable interpretation

COPENHAGEN. May 26.-Accord-
ing to the Stargarder ZeItung the local
preacher of Tischendorf i'm SAKE Wei
mar, Germany, in the course of a ser
mon exhorted his Pensioners to prac-
tice the utmost economy in regard TO
foodstufts and quoted the famous die
tum, we must persevere," urging the
congregation to act accordingly. The
following night the pastors house was
robbed and n dozen hams and a guam
tity of bacon stolen. A plaCard was
nailed to the door, inscribed 1--WE
shall now be able to persevere".
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
PIGS BETTER THAN CHICKENS
Better Scavcngcrs and Less Expcnsi, C
In Their Tastes.

LONDON, May 26.-Keep pigs In
stead OF chickens is the governments
latest advice to householders bent on
maintaining the food supply at the
least possible expense. II appears that
II costs less 10 feed pig than 1t does
TO feed "A little chicken. Chickens eat
too much corn, for want OF which
morse racing 10 about TO be halted in
this country, while pigs will clean up
all the waste and scraps from the ia
bla
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27

LIVERPOOL. May 20. - The Ma
tional Union of Teachers, after forty
years of existence, is to have a woman
president, Miss Elsie X. Conway. ShS
will have charge of the unions cam
paign for higher salaries for teachers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
Not Encouraging.

Are you making n garden?"
That's what | call IT," replied Mr..
Crossiots. My wife and daughters
call it merely mussing up the yard.
Washington star
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
Not "a BAD Idea.

Il hate to be kept waiting for an
hour in "A barber shop"
IL see some eastern barber Is talk
ing about arranging for shaycs by
appointment"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
A Mean slam.

Opened in your new play, l see
How did the opening go?"
1T was n riot"
Did they get at you?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

the year there will be $4,000 working
there. Every manufacturing plant IN
the locality is working more men than
ever before Several of THEN are en-
gagged on government munition con-
tracts Fortunes are being made N
the tri-cities out Of the war. You Il
hear how certain manufacturers in the
east are piling up millions in profits,
but YOU don't have 10 go so far from
home to witness the operation, The
tri-cities are getting their bit OF war
manufacture. and rightfully so. Last
week a committee went from Dayen-
port to Washington to see
officials in reference to in
surfing d continued share Of the NUM-
tions work In the factories OF that city.
The promise was forthcoming. That
viii mean that Rock Island and Moline
and East Moline will not be over
| looked So that the Davenport com
mitteemen. when they went to the cap
( ital to boost the city's interests. also
( did a good turn Tor their neighbors, For
which they have our esteemed thanks,
| Wen try to return the compliment
some day.
But the housing problem still per
sists in this community Men are
sleeping a dozen in a room Many haye
left their families behind in other cit
les because they can find no accom-.
modations for them here. While nc
criticisms should he offered Of the et
forts that have been exerted to supply
the needed conyeniences, there is n(
harm in suggesting that all four cit
les not ease up'in their activities un
der this head for il is the only wa1
in which TO hold as members OF TIT
communities the men who are coming
here to find good jobs. Just how
national housing administrator wouI'
serve is not quite clear, but tn
thought is that the government, wher
, cities fail In their part, will pFoyld
uusrters for the overflow One thini
is certain and that is that il more &C
commodations are not provided IN tnl
locality there can be no reason 10 mop
, for the continuation Of the population
: growth that has been in evidence q
late. The demand for labor is con
stantly increasing but you can't e&
= pect a man to come here for job IN
, less he knows he is to have a place {
= lay his head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
The Day i'm Davenport

Elsie NJ. Rohlf, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Otto Rohlf, 10 miles out ON the
Locust street road, passed away early
yesterday morning after an extended
illness. She was born in Muscatine,
Nov. II, 1901. and was IL years OF
age at time of death. In addition to
the parents, two brothers, Arthur H.
and Lester C., and q sister, Elsie Z.
Rohlf. survive.
Henry Alton LaGrange passed away
at o'clock yesterday morning at his
home on Cody street, Bettendorf, after
d lingering illness. He was 40 years
Of age when summoned He was born
at Marengo. Iowa, in 1868, where he
resided for many years. His wife
preceded him in death eight years ago,
Three brothers in Bettendorf and a
brother in Grinneil, Iowa. survive.
Gun Owners 0rganize.-The organ
ization of what will be known as
Scott county's order of the National
Association Of Shot Gun Owners will
be formed here Wednesday night, Dec,
). The purpose is to protect homes
and home interest during the war
with Germany, and TO work in con-
junction with the police. sheriff and
city officials to quiet riots or any dis
order which may arise. Already
about one hundred Davenport men
have signed applications Members
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

Troop Trains Pass.-TwO train loads
OF troops passed through Davenport
yesterday morning on the Milwaukee
road, enroute to the south. One train
arrived at O'Clock but stopped only
two or three minutes before eontin-
uing south. The second train load
laid over in Davenport nearly an hour
and the soldiers marched through the
business district, traversing Second
and Third streets The troops COM
posed the First battalion Of the For
tieth Regular United States infantry,
and have been stationed ut Fort SHELL
ing Their destination has not been
disclosed The first train was COM
posed of a baggage car. eight coaches,
two cars Of horses. and three fiat cars
loaded with five army wagons. The
second train was composed of one
baggage car. eight coaches and FIVE
box cars loaded with equipment.
Obituary Record Isabel Oss
colored, after an illness Of fouF
months, died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. William Piper, 519
West Eleventh street, at 1870 noon
yesterday. She was 81 years Of age
at the time Of her death. Mrs. OsE
was born March Is, 1860, at Terre
Haute. Ind. Since 1871 she had lived
in Pontiac, III. coming TO Davenport
a little over six weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
The Haven of the Bum.

Ninety-six abie-b bodied, healthy men
had fine Thanksgiving dinner at the
Rock Island county iail Thursday. II
ought to be said in passing that that
fs Customary While perhaps none OF
them deserved the treatment gwen,
sill il was Thanksgiving, aud Sheriff
George H. Richmond saw that his
charges had the best there was 10 be
had. lust as those who happened 10
he sojouruers 81 the same place IN
previous Thanksgiving seasons had.
II e. the custom, therefore we should
all be- glad TO know that the sheriH
did the grand thing 10y bis guests.
But the point we wish 10 make is
that these 90 men performed no ser
vice 10 earn their Thanksgiving feast.
II was stated at the jail that only a
few Of the prisoners were citizens OF
Rock Island county They were near
liz all drifters~-fellows who go in
search of the soft lighting spots
around the country Rock Island Is
one of the most attractive in the land
TODAY. Here there is plenty of work,
which means that people are prosper
Gus and will listen 10 the hard luck
story. and here il is still possible TO
buy nose psint over the bar. The pro-
fessloual iiler tbrives in such an at
mosphere as prevails i'm Rock Island
he knows when he falls by the way
aide he'll land in steam-heated Jail.
These q6 men should be working
somewhere II not I'm Rock Island. in
aone other city or on a farm They
- are needed They know that they are
Rsnd their creates. labor is keeping
yaway from work Recently States
u Atorpav Tbompeon said that these
INNS roul5 he pui no. work TO earn
their maintenance and that probabl,
after one siege of this Kind thew would
get regular Jobs. or at any rate they
won,d NOT annoy local officials further
Mavor McConoerie. when the propose
was taken before the city commission
ruled that control of This class was Z
national oucstiop. that they should b,
herded nv the government and nut a
work a, federal iobs. that all a mu
nicjr. Iitv could do was to impose
unon Them the pepalties nrovidpd n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
For Housing Administrator

Appointment OF q national housing
Administrator mas been urged upon
President Wilson His status towards
providing living convenieutes in over
crowded communities would he sim
iiar TO tina. OF Herbert Hoover in ref
erence to the food situation II has
been asCertained that there are II cit
les that TO-DAY are suffering because Of
4 lack of accommodations for workers
for whom they have employment The
Cities in question an have government
munitions contracts While no specific
reference is made TO Rock Island or
her neighb0rs. it is presumed that the
three cities are included in the list of
Il. Davenport and East Moline have,
after months of planning. furnished
partial relief. Davenport through a
home building campaign by which
numbers Of renters We're induced to
build on the installmeut plan and re-
lease to newcomers the houses they
had been renting and East Moline
through erection OF rows Of tenemeuts
tc he either sold or rented To factory
employees. Moline has taken up the
subject, and Rock Island, as one Of the
moves OF the Chamber Of Commerce
has gone into the proposition IN q
business-like manner that promises
early results
Various estimates have been made
of the growth in population that has
\ occurred In this locality in the pas
few years While no definite figures
covering the four cities are available
q conservative claim Is that there ar,
here row not less than two hundred
thousand persons, and that the new is
sues Of the directories will better tina,
sustain these fgures The arsena
aiaae has gone from an employment
roll OF 5000 to 10000. BY the frat o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
Getting the Money.

When the United States government
requires cash, and it has never before
in it's history had call for more Of it
than today, it knows just how to pro-
coed to raise it, and without hitting
anybody in particular very hard
II makes no difference in which di-
fection you turn you find a penny or
two added nowadays. Il has been
going on for several weeks, and there
will be no interruption Of the flow Of
cash into the national strong box un-
til the affair in Europe is brought to
a close. That may be before next
spring and it may not be for two years
more Al the best of the observers
can do is to guess at the date, In
this regard your guess is about as good
as is theirs
But as to the war taxes We were dis
Cussing. In the first weeks Of the eX-
pertinent most Of us complained, some
OF US bitterly, at the idea OF forking
over extras in connection with 80
many Of our purchases. For instance
letter postage was advanced to 3 cents
and YOU had your hair ruffled more
than once since new rates were put in
effect through notification that YOU had
dropped letters bearing the old post
age. your thinking apparatus slipping
on YOU. and the fact that you had beer
discovered in such laundering. a bus
mess man who ought to have y0ul
mind on your affairs, made YOU warn
under the collar( In the evening YOU
+ took your wife to the movie theatre
and when you placed the exact admis
sion price on the window the CIR
/ shouted at you that YOU had forgotten
something. You didn't exactly sc
mad and call The girl. but just th'
same you didn't like tine system
was getting your goat But now whel
YOU use stamps or buy theatre ticket
or any other commodity 10 which tn
war assessment applies YOU know
what to expect In other words
you've become accustomed to tn
change. And it viii grow easier Of full
dllment as the war goes on. After
time we won't ever think that We ar
paying q war tax.
The Elks' minstrel show given I
Moline this week illustrates the rat
at which the government is gatherin
in the essential sinews of battle. Tn
Elks presented three performance
and from these the total turned owe
to the government was $243,90. Wit
all of the amusement places in the ma
. ton giving portion Of their dali
: ( raca;ntc-nf course fine natTOn hear
! the tax--it can he seen what q hug
I sum is daily pouring into the govern
meut from this one source alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

There are still those in America
who are reluctant to believe that even
boche soldiers would put women and
children in front of them as they in
vaded an enemy city. We heard the
first Of these atrocities during the
move into Belgium Now we have
repetition of them from Italy, where
a correspondent writes Of hearing the
screams of women and children as
they were placed in front of the sol.
diers marching into an Italian town.
forcing the natives 10 kill their own
IN defending their land against the
brutal Hun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01
Daily History Class

DEC. |.
17s7-oiiver Wolcott. "signer" for
Connecticut. died; born 1925.
1S62-President Lincoln recommended
a. constitutional amendment refuT-
ing complete emancipation OF the
slaves by 1900.
1904-Two Hundred and Three Meter
hill, Russian position at Port AT
thur. captured by Japanese,
1915-Italy agred not to make sepaF-
ate peace. Rumania closed the
Danube to all be1ligerents.
1916-The United States protestea
against deportation of Belgaes-
King Constantine refused TO sur
render Greek artillery to the allies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

You should he at the patriotic gath
ering to be held next Monday evening
at the Augastana college gymnasium.
1t Is to be the first meeting held un-
der the auspices of the neighborhood
committee, which is TO look after war
activities in the county, The princ.-
pal address will be given by Senator
James Hamilton Lewis. This bare an
nouneement is enough to jam the
gymnasium. so II YOU expect to hear
the distinguished Illineisan you had
best be on hand early.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01


ment Of individual cases cannot be con
care Of The Argus
A Bit of Camoufiage.
''An old lady writes one Of our
readers-and we are at once alert for
a good story-"gaye me preparation
which she says has cured many
people Of piles The preparation fol-
lows: One quart of honey, seven tea
spoonfuls each OF powdered rosin, sui
phur and cream of tartar. Dose a
teaspoonful after each meal for two
weeks, then twice a day. | would ap
preciate your candid opinion regard
ing this preparation. What effect has
rosin, the sulphur and the cream of
tartar?"
The sulphur tends to act as mild
laxative and make the deiecta soft
and non-irritating. The cream of tar
tar tbitartrate Of potassium is a sa-
line cathartic which acts precisely
/ like all other kinds of salts. F" The
rosin, we fancy. is included in the
recipe for purposes of camoufiage, at
| least we can conceive no other pur-
/ pose. The honey, though very liberal
| is itself laxative. and pleasant yes
I hicle in which to swallow the mixture
/ How long one would have to continue
with the medicine twice day, your
directions do not state. but we should
( estimate about 200 years, in order
/ to cure the slightest, case of piles. The
| mixture is absolutely harmless. and
/ would tend to give some relief in an
attack of piles Anything which re-
1 lieves an attack of piles-whicb
means Inflammation Of the pile OF
piles-is popularity imagined TO be g
cure But varicose or swollen and
diiated veins about the lower end o.
the alimentary canal are quite as in.
durable as are varicose veins any.
where else, excepting by radical sur.
gerry.
One subject to piles usually has
attacks at varying intervals, ions
or short according to ones eompli
anee with the rules of personal by
giene. These attacks" are acute III
fiammation of the varicosed or dilatet
vein walls Between attacks the vic
tim may feel no discomfort whateve
and indeed. often testifies that tn,
remedy he happened to use in his las
attack has cured" the piles.
Certainly regular activity Of th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

Inasmuch as it is necessary to do
your Christmas mailing earlier, much
earlier than usual this year on ac-
count of war cOngestion-not later than
Dec 10 the postmaster advises-it fol-
lows as the night the day, you should
do YOUR Christmas shopping much
earlier than heretofore. That is, if
You are planning on sending Christmas
gifts away, which OF course you are.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

You aren't going to let the poor
children OF Rock Island suffer a cheer
less Christmas this year merely be-
cause We are at war? We know of
no darker tragedy than disappoint-
ing a child at the yuletide season. The
Argus santa Claus committee is on
the job as usual II win show You
how 10 help
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

These are .fne days for making a
preliminary survey of The store stocks.
10 lind out just about what you would
Ike 20 buy in the way of holiday gifts
There is so much comfort in getting
your purchasing done just about the
fine The average shopper is beginning
his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

There are tonnage limits for trucks
on the streets Of Rock Island. Bus
who will say that they are being OBJ
served? You don't believe that they
are when YOU see one Of the monsters.
loaded to the guards, rolling by on
the pavement and shaking buildings
by their enormous weight. There
should be quiet inquiry to find
whether there aren't violations of this
traffic rule. The payements can't
stand up long under such abuse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-01

MICHAEL Chapman, retired Peo-
ria distiler. was in the act of turning
over $4,000 in payment Of Nevada
gold wine to q swindler in Gales
burg hotel this week when police
officer from his home town interrupt
ed the transaction II does seem that
the supply of western gold mines new
er will 60 dry And likewise that the
list of suckers does not seem to be
affected by the frequent public ex-
posures of the old confidence game
that was worked as far back as Noah's
time