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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

DIR. Nature.
Economy health and efficiency de-
maad THAI our daily bread should be
made from the whole wheat I dare
not try to list the various ailments
which have been authOritatiFely and
logically ascriled ID deuaLurjzed bread
eating When the mills rob the wheat
kernel Of its heart and IFS mineral
layer they cheat the consumer out OF
very vital uu.rimeur blood and nerve
elements, and natures preventative Of
almost every Dgdy's aismeut-cgustipa-
gi0u.
One way to overcome some OF the
harm white -four has caused is 10 eat
some wheat bran every day This is
leading thousands of people ONT OF
their slavery and restoring something
like normal digestion. A tablespoon
fui or two Of bran should be taken al
every meal 1T may be mixed with
cereal. taken I'M soup in bran gems.
cookies. or bread, or otherwise No
matter how
Here is good recipe for bran
gems. apologies TO the household
page
One egg well beaten Pinch of salt
Butter the size of walnut lmelted1.
One cup Of sweet milk. a teaspoonfuI
ot baking powder One cupful Of
wheat bran One good cook 10 BAKE
the stuff In gem tins
They are fine to chew on at night.
Natures remedies are always the best
in the long run
Questions and Answers.
A Round Table.
keep after our board of education.
writes a teacher in another city. They
seem to think human beings need no
air. Your articles are just fine De
lighted TO note how thoroughly Won
expose the foul air conditions i'm the
schools. writes 3 father Don't let
ND until the teachers open the win
dows More power 10 your type
wrirert 81 have followed your ar
ticlss on respiratory infection and the
had air in the schoOiroom wzth great.
interest. writes q board OF education
member III the same city. "and I can
assure you they are doing good. The
parents sorely need just such educa-.
tI0u.r
Answer.-Can it be that we have an
other OF those vicious circles hereg
GoUy. il looks queer. Maybe we had
better have a mass meeting and settle
g. Perhaps che doctors are the cuI-
Hrtts after all.
WhoopIng Cough.
what should we give child OF S
years 20 relieve as much as possible
e hopping cough H. H 81
Answer. no medicine unless 1ndnr
direct on Of rDBr doctor Every hour
.n the open air is an hour in child's /
favor every hour II warm room is /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Germany, replying to China's note
regarding submarine warfare. regrets
the military necessity which COM
pels ID, and promises ia take adequate
measures TO safeguard Chinese lives "
Cinnamon therefore. viii have all the
privileges accorded TO other DeutraIs
or escaping in open boats and making
shore as best they can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

body ia Nashing
ton under g. severe
tension is plain
Yet we cannot be
Iieve tl13 t the presi
dents nerves will
give was under the
strain OF course
some OF our fire
eaters win not be
convinced that ne
is "a really great
American until he
gets us into war
But many Of those
who have been crit
tossing hlm because
he was too long
suffering to sui {
them are now ad-
hitting as Lord
E4-vrn urstylru ouf
this morning tina
his action Ii break
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
Day in Davenport

Oners TO Lend city $4,000 Alder
man 3. VI Raben Of the Fifth ward
proved himself a philauthropist when,
iu committee Of the whole. he offered
% lend the city So GOO In cash with
which to start work on The new tool
house Immediately His offer came
about as the result of a discussion
opened by Street Commissioner John
Heeney. The commissioner asked that
the finance committee and this council
set aside d sum OF money at once SO
that work can be started Immediately
en- the tool house. IN the discussion
which followed Alderman Rabeu made
his proposition, and drew hand
from the aldermen and city officials
assembled.
Sought ny -Daveuport police
are seeking r r. Ellsworth, who, act
ing as q tailor. recently made away
with two suits of clothes owned by
Davenport men. Joe HinakaIlo, los
Gaines street. told the police that he
gave Ellsworth a S35 suit to be clean
ed. Ire has not seen the suit nor the
tailor since that time. Elmer De Boud,
2lS West Twelfth street, lost a SIS
suit TO the same man the same way.
EIlsworth's headquarters while in
Davenport were at SIS West Second
street
To Be Done May 1.-The municipal
warehouse, being built az the foot of
Perry street. river front. will be com
pleted by May i. Work has been go
ing on for some time. it is altogether
probable that the levy commission viii
move into its new quarters immediate
ly upon cimpletion. The commission
Office win be located in what is known
as the tower of the municipal ware
house The quarters Will be strictly
modern in every respect The ware
house viii be used by all steamship
lines coming into Davenport Com
pensatiOn VIII ,be paid the levy COM
mission for storage use. Including the
plumbing and exclusive Of the work
the commission has done, the cost OF
the building is estimated at S11 GEO
The workmen are about ready 70 put
on the roof of the structure
Arrest Alleged Sbopliiter. Detec-
tives Phelan and Estes apprehended a
man known locally as Orlando Viers.
and on a charge Of shoplifting he was
bound over to the grand jury Bond /
was fixed at $500 lie was prosecuted ,
ny AQAlDEI OF merchants whose F.
stores he had rided When the police /.
searched Viers' room they found (
large quantity Of miscellaneous arti- /
cles which he had stolen from stores F..
throughout the city. Two girls who T
are believed TO have been connected /.
with a gang of shoplifters of which .
Viers was the head were also picked (
up. Because OF lack Of evidence .
against them, however. they were lat
pr released without prosecution
Licensed to Wed.-G w Ashlock OF
and Leona Valco OF Kear-
ley. Neb. Gustave HHesemann and
Dora Wennell. both of Durant;
Charles Stems of Stockton and Ida
lamp of Durant, Henry F'redericka
md LeOna Brockmann Of Dixon. Iowa
Fred Hugunin and Dorothea pape or
1amanche. Iowa. and Roy T. Snearv
'nd Ida Mae Chaplin. both Of uaven-
lort
o
$4,000 Warehouse modern. Ere
ROOF. three-story and basement ware
louse and a large garage viii be erect +,
"a on Fedora street near Ease River
treet. by the Standard oil COMPANY. At
IA approximated cost OF $50 GOO the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
Wilson'S Heavy Burden.

fFrom -he New York Evening Post)
THAR fhe news continues grave ana
Of such a character as TO keep every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

The United States Senate has passed
bill awarding pension of sI00 per
month % Mrs. Frederick Funston for
the support or herself and her chill
dreu. The nation could hardly have
done less Tor the widow of 8 man
whose heroic service for his country
brought about his premature death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Very material gains for woman suf-
fraEe have been made simultaneously
i'm Ohio, Minnesota. Maine and New
Hampshire They lack Of course the
flavor % federal legislation, but are
they any the less real and Important
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

early in the spring Increased busi-
ness lis the cause for the work The
warehouse and the garage viii be con
nected. The former will be 200 by zoe
feet while the latter viii be so by so
feet in size The Standard Oil com
pauy's architect eft Chicago is work
ing on the plans for the new struc-
lures. They will be forwarded here
~ about two weeks The old ware.
house VIII be 1ru down as win the 0lE
office building The ground on which
they now stand is the site for the new
buildings A new Office building was
erected some time ago at a cost 0t
about S22. 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Times LaTe changed indeed when
that most British Institution tire Cum
ara Steamship company contracts for
a u9mher ol new steamships 81 The
United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

ARE you fearful that YOU viii be
penalized for failure TO file your in
come tax schedule within the pre-
scribed Unite a. a. W.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
: 80 49, 90 -f~SsF<Fsss
Q R D {
~ and ~
DISCORDo

ARE you fearful that YOU Will be
penalized for failure to file your in
come tax schedule within the pre-
scribed Unite n, a W.
II you are contemplating an auto
trip down Ohio-way during the com
ing summer You might make note
of the fact that Robert Robb conducts
a garage at CrooksviIie.
"MR and Mrs. Lyman X. Wing OF
Evanston have gone to New York.
says the Chicago Tribune. 1t strikes
Us ii would have been perfectly proper
for the reporter to have referred to
1t rs lying trip.
Il CAN see the finish Of my friend,
Herm Schuettler, the new Chicago
chief OF police postcards Ignatz He
is being showered with bouquets every
Sunday from the church pulpits OF the
city. The ministers mean all right
and are sincerely trying to encourage
him in the good work that he is per-
forming. but. somehow. when the
clergy gets behind a police official in
this here old village and begins boost
ing him invariably it proves his swan
song. I wonder Why"
MRS. A. n. Franklin. an enterpris-
ing woman residing on farm near
Sterling, H., has been arrested by the
federal authorities fer failing to keep
her promises in advertisements that
She sent through the mails, She Of
fered silk caps for sale ut % cents
each. She did a thriving business, but
those forwarding her money declare
that they received nothing in return.
Now we expect the accused WOman's
defense win he that the caps must
have exploded in transit. And it Is
not unlikely that she could obtain ex-
perts to give testimony IN support OF
such a contention.
The Baby Grand Again.
J. H. c. The little squib YOU had
in your column the other night, taken
from the Monmouth Atlas, I'm which
it retracts a story it had saying that
O. couple were not rejoicing over the
birth Of "a boz baby but had purchased
q new baby grand piano, recalls to /.
mind the chorus OF that old song
Which would YOU rather have on /
hand
a grand baby or a baby grand?
A grand baby often cries and hoilers. /
A baby grand is worth six hundred F.
dollars
So Rock-a-bye-b aby Oh the tree top.
Bin, Bang. Just loud as band. /
M. L.F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

iu New York the price of .e aaa
been advanced - per eeat Wouldn't
mas frost gou
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Ecuador proposes q continental con
sress for the united action Of Ameri-
can republic believes iu Pau-Ameri
oaalsm and SO far its belief is right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

IF you are contemplating All auto
trip down OhIo-way during the com
ing summer You might make note
of the fact that Robert Robb conducts
a garage at Cr0oksvilie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
The Baby Grand Again.
HnnkInIon,e InmnrI.f.

HophIHfeu s. bumofisfs
1t was so cold here last week that il
would freeze the hair of brass mon
key, only no brass monkey was fool
enough to go out iu such weather.
Weekly Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Victim of Burns Dies - william
Graccer, one OF the four men who were
So badly burned in q shanty boat AL .tHa
foot of Gaines street three weeks ago.
passed away yesterday at Mercy hos
pital. Deceased was born in Spring
neld, I'LL. Jan. 5. 1878, and was 30 years
OF age. The survivors are, the mother
Mrs. Catherine Graccer. residing at
I447 West Fourth street, a brother
and four sisters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

$4,000 Warehouse modern. FIRE
proof three-story and basement ware
house and large garage VIII be erect
ed on Federal street near Ease River
street. by the Standard oil COMPANY. at
an Appropriated cost Of $50 O00. The
comnaaY announcaz. Work will start
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

"MR and Mrs. Lyman X. Wing OF
Evanston have gone to New York.
says the Chicago Tribune. 1t strikes
Us ii would have been perfectly proper
for the reporter to have referred to
1t rs a lying trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

Investigating New FOrm-Citv Of
icials, with Representative d. " Kim
berly and party are in Dubuque Iu
vestigating the commission form ol
eitv government They met city Of
fcials AND prominent residents OF the
up-river city. among the city officials
who are on the junket are Mayor John
Berwald. Aldermen Kuehl, Liudholm
and Raben, and Commissioner of Pub
lie Works John ". Crowley This &C
tion was decided on by the city cOuu
Gil in executive session Monday after
noon. The merits and dement's of
several bills pending in the Legislature
were also talked over Davenport and
Dubuque are the only Iowa cities op-
Grating under a special charter. On
der tle present statutes, the adoption
of commission form Of government
would deprive the cities OF the many
privileges given ia the special charter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

NeWc0mb Jailed-James a. New
comb, 8 years old. was committed 10
the county Jail by Sheriff Henry a
Kuehl He was arrested in Kansas
City charged with carrying concealed
weapons and was identified by a de-
scriptive circular sent from Davenport
Newcomb is charged with the robbery
OF about $500 worth OF Jewels from tBe
George Hess farm In Rockingham
Newcomb was bound for tile Rocky
mountains carrying two 32-calibre re-
yolvers and a belt filled with cart
ridges. He had an unused ticket f0r
L0maX. kans from Kansas City. amid
intended to fare farther from there
He was going 20 be a bandit He also
carried a fiashlight Newcomb was IT.
orally loaded with jewelry when ar
rested by the Kansas City police More
of the plumber from the Hess farm wal
recovered from pawn shops where be
had sold il for small sums He sold
two valuable ladies' watches for S150
each and a diamond ring valued by tho
owner az $500 for ops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28
k1hnonIng lonall.

what should we give q child Of S
years 20 relieve as much as possible
Rh0opirg cough -. II 81
Answer---No medicine unless under
direct on Of ronr doctor Every hour
in the open air f. an hour IN rhiIdss
favor every hour II a warm room is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

CHICAGO detective testified after
arrosting an actor that the latter had
tirted with 80 women i'm eight blocks
without making an impression. Prov
ing that Chicago women know an actor
NeN.3 when they see one. Actors are
no longer considered live ones among
the houIevardiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

WHEN a vote was called in the Della
ware senate on the woman sufF-
rage amendment. which was de-
feated eight 10 six. IL was discovered
that three members were absent. Prob
ably they had been locked in the base
ment by their wives when the latter
learned how they proposed voting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

or ali the war reports that come out
OF Europe those from Russia as a rule
are the most satisfactory to the Ameri.
can newspaper reader because they
are the brielest. The Russ never go
beyond two lines unless they have vic
tories to report, but these are SO few
and far between that the reader il
rarely burdened by the length of the
recital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

president, but are making. his terrible
burden the heavier by senselessly de-
handing that he 90 to war al once
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
THE PATRIOT

He didn't rave when the Banner
Was passing by in parade;
He sometimes forgot to arise
When the National Air was played
He didn't enthuse at the bugle
Or the speeches the Mayor read
He'd lost his love for his country,
The people around him said.
He didn't come to the town hall,
Cramful of us patriots bold
Who gloried long to the echo
When tales Of our prowess were
told.
He seemed to think we were boast
ing
We growled at the things he said
We thought him poltroon and a
coward,
And that's why we cut him dead.
But now we've found that the cheer
ing
Isn't all that the Nation needs;
That noisy toasts to the Banner
Had better be backed by deeds.
Misjudged him? Sure! And l tell you
That some of us feel quite queer
To think that he's in the trenches
And all of us loud ones here.
Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
BIG TIMBER DEAL
JUST COMPLETED

Mr.. J. B. Ledford, of Lombard,
KY, has just completed a deal
whereby he sold 10 Broadhead &
Garrett, of Clay City, 5000 acres
Of valuable timber lands in Wolfe
and Menefee counties. The lands
contain some of the most valuable
timber in Kentucky and the deal was
a big one. The price paid was
around $4,000 cash. Mr.. Ledford
is a brother of Mr.. Henry Ledford,
of this city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
NO PLAN FOR SECOND CALL

A full statistical report on the
operations of the draft law will be
prepared by the provost marshal
generals office, according to a Wash
ington dispatch, as soon as the
mobilization of the frst increment
of the national army has been COM
pleted some time early in October.
Pending the preparation of the
report and coreful analysis of the
conditions it discloses, no steps to-
ward the calling of a second incre-
ment to the colors will be taken, it
is said.
General Crowder said that the call
for the second increment never had
been considered at any conference
at which he was present, and that
he had no indications that it had
been taken up in any way by Presi-
dent Wilson or Secretary Baker
The first increment, which will fill
all the training camps-sixteen ma
tional guard camps and sixteen ma
tional army cantonments-to ca
pacity, and there will be surplus
of men behind those assigned to the
regular army. The regulars are
now 10000 above full authorized
war strength by voluntary enlist
ments and the national guard is in a
similar situation.
Training facilities already are
taxed to make ready for the front
men now available, and it is regard
ed as very unlikely that organization
of an additional 100000 men of the
national army can be begun until
the early spring of 1918. Neither
quarters nor personnel to train the
force will be available before that
time.
Inequities of an unavoidable ma
ture will be shown in the statistical
report. There probably will be some
amended regulations, based ON ac-
tual experience with the first incre-
ment, and some amendments in the
law may be thought desirable by
Congress.
1t is possible that some provision
will be made whereby all the sons of
one family will not be taken. A new
definition of the status of married
men may be one of the things acted
upon. Another matter to be work.
ed out is the status of aliens. Still
another is the status of men who
have passed beyond the draft age
since being drafted and that of those
who have become of draft age in
the meantime.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
"WAR Is HELLD

A soldier in the English army
wrote home. "They put me in bar
racks; they took away my clothes
and put me in khaki; they took
away my name and made me No.
575'; they took me to church where
I'd never been before and made me
listen to the sermon for forty min
utes. Then the parson said: No.
575, Art thou weary, art thou Ian
guid?' and | got seven days in the
guard house because / answered that
/ certainly was."-Christian Register.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04

The Good Book tells us that Satan
is to be loosed for thousand years.
But what we'd like to know, however,
is how long the old duck has been
loose.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
Commissioners Sittings
MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT
Mamie E. Oldham Stofer's Executor,
Etc. .Plt'ffs.
VS..
Mamie E. Oldham Stofer's Devisees,
Etc. Def'ts.
Notice of Commissioners sittings.

Notice is hereby given that l will
begin my sittings in the above styled
case at my Office in Mt. Sterling, Kv.,
on Wednesday, September II, 1917,
and will close same on October s,
1917.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Mamie E. Oldham
Stofer are hereby notified to present
same to me within said time, prop
erly proven.
The interested parties are further
notified to appear before me between
the above named dates and offer such
proof as may be proper.
w. A. SAMUELS,
9-3t Master Commissioner M. C. C.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure 1t you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally. and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and Is
a regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
tion Of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
f. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. price T5c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04
LOYAL MEN OF THE MOUNTAINS

LOYAL MEN OF the MOUNTAINS
SO prompt and general and com
plete was the response Of their
fighting men to the country's call
for volunteers, that there was no
draft in Breathitt or Lee counties,
Ky. Nor is there likely to be at any
stage Of the war, for it is going to
be an easy matter, hereafter, to
keep their quotas full, providing the
eligible men of the two counties do
not exhaust the surplus by helping
to fill quotas elsewhere.
This news will be no surprise to
those who have gone below the sur
face in recent years in an honest eff
fort to judge the "lawless mountain
GERS" of Kentucky with righteous
judgment. Bloody was a title long
since earned by one of these coun-
ties and its sister was for years
only degree less deserving of SINH
lar distinction. "Bloody Breathitt"
was a name that stuck, and so
closely was Lee associated with it,
that the latter really did not need
a separate nickname. Most people
were content to couple the two in
thought and conservation. When
''Breathitt and Lee" were mentioned.
they knew instinctiveiy in what con-
nection. Another act of lawless-
ness had in all probability been
committed y
Yet in a strict sense lawlessness
has never prevailed among the peo-
pie of Breathitt and Lee. For the
most part they have been and they
are peaceable and peacelovnig. Be-
tween certain of them, however,
feuds long existed and these led to
acts which brought upon the entire
communities a bad reputation. The
mountaineers of Kentucky, the Vir-
ginias, the Carolinas, Tennessee and
Georgia are strictly honest and
truthful, honorable in the highest de-
gree, but some of them are abnor-
mally sensitive upon certain points
and altogether too handy at times
with firearms. II is true that "moon-
shining" was long an almost univer-
sal practice among the mountain
people of the South, but on the 9TH
er hand, they were bred to regard
the internal revenue system as an
invasion of their rights as freemen,
social intrusion and crime. They
ignored rather than violated the
revenue laws. 1t has not always
been equitable, even if possible to
measure their morality by lowland
standards.
But there has never been any
lapse in their patriotism. They
were among the most daring of pio-
neers. They took an active part in
the French and Indian War. The
sharp reports of their muskets in
the Revolutionary period won for
them the name of Crackers" a
term still misapplied south of Mason
and Dixon's line. There were no
better or Drawer fighters in the War
of 1912, the Mexican War, or the
Civil War. The mountaineers of
Kentucky were among the first to
volunteer for service in Cuba. The
charge of ignorance to which they
have been subjected for years is
proved hbelious by their knowledge
of the European situation and con-
sequent remarkable response to
President Wilson's call for volun-
teers.-Christian Science Monitor.
Gnvernment rennrfS fnrecnst the
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-09-04

1t is stated that one hundred
pounds of beef shrink to sixty-seven
pounds after ordinary roasting.
This perhaps, accounts for the
smallness of the roast, and we
apologize to the butcher.