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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

Charles L. Crum, former judge of the Fifteenth
judicial district of Montana has been impeached by
the senate and forever dsbarred from holding
any office Of honor, trust profit in his home state
Crum charged in the impeachment proceedings
with sedtious utterances and acts. He resigned his
office last week. If others guilty Of similar ofenses
were penaIized severely Crum was the disloy-
alist would make himself hard find in this country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
And there you are.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX.
Concerning Il Conversation.


1t was our hero at length firmly
convinced that what he saw was
really there, that broke the 81
lence.
who are you, anyway" he de-
manded. 1t was not polite; but
one must not expect too much of
courtesy from a young man who
has just awakened from a blue
mist and is still in the middle of a
purple haze.
She told him her name.
He thought a minute. But the
name conveyed to him nothing. So
he tried again.
What are you doing here?"
That didn't seem quite right. 1t
was apparent that she wasn't doing
anything. So he corrected:
What do you want, anyway"
She spoke, a little quickly, a bit
frightenedIy; for she wasn't used
to confronting young men in bed
in purple hazes.
Il want" she said quickly, my
money back"
Our hero blinked
your money back?" he repeated
hazily.
ha-wha-what mon
ey?' he queried.
THE money you robbed me Of"
Again our hero bnnked
Money [ robbed you OFF, he ex-
claimed.
Again she nodded.
Our hero wabbled his head uncer-
tainly.
you must be crazy!" he cried.
THAT is-there must be some mis-
take!"
She shok her head.
you are Walsingham Van Dorm,
aren't you?" she asked.
why yes" he replied. But
that doesn't make me a robber,
Why, l never robbed anybody in
my life!"
Your uncles robbed my father"
she returned. $50 it's the same
thing"
He blinked again. helplessly. To
have all this happen to one so
early in the morning-11 O'Clock.
Il don't understand. he said
weakly. Il go to bed and every
things ali right and then / wake
up and you're calling me a robberl
ha-wha-what's it all
about, anyway"
IT'S perfectly simple" she re-
piled. Your two uncles robbed
my father OF two million dollars.
They died and the money is now in
your possession. ! want it back.
that's all"
Our hero shook his head.
Two million dollars," he opined
ITS enough!"
1T was enough" she said, to
to kill my father"
You mean" he asked. ito accuse
my uncles OF robbing your father
Of two million dollars?"
Exactly"
Our hero was thinking.
If they robbed you OF ii, why
didn't you sue 'em?"
1--WE did"
"Ah!"
But they won. You see il was
a perfectly legal robbery"
Our hero. frankly, was puzzled.
But how could robbery be
iega1?"
She smiled, but without mirth.
All Dig TODDerieS are legal, she
said. IT'S only the little ones that
are crimes"
He shook his head.
Il don't see that" he objected.
She looked at him.
Apparently" she opined. "you
know as little about robbery as my
father and l did before we were
robbed. That is. unless YOU
are cleyer-which | don't believe"
Thank you" he murmured.
Don't mention it" she returned. |
you mean TO tell me that ali big
robberies are legai?" he demanded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

OSCAR E. Hewitt, staff CORE
spondent Of the Chicago Herald,
who has been in Rock Island sew
eraI days following the trail of the
government agents who are seek
ing to make the city clean morally,
has been supplying his paper with
some corking news stories. The
remainder Of the ladies, with wide
worldly experience, have gone out
of town to visit" he writes. One
of these, with three rooms on Sec
ond avenue, left in a hurry. AL
though she is known as a maiden
lady, a razor strop and pair of
trousers were among the mems
haberdashery found on the prem
Uses"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
ClHIORDg AID
d I COR S
HER FACE.

Something about a face
l saw in the crowd today
Reminded me of her.
Perhaps it was a curl,
A CLEAN of roguish eye
Or breath of lavender.
Then through the mist OF years
Since chldhood's golden days,
l saw her happy smile.
The music OF her voice
Stole into my heart again
And life seemed worth while.
E. G. X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

1t is claimed that America cannot, as it had been
promised build enough airplanes to put out the
eyes of the German army" this year The airplane
construction program is too far behind schedule to
turn out the number Of machines that it thought
possible when the work begun Instead of turn
ing $4,000 planes this year the administration
aiming production of 1900 machines by
Jan l, 1919
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

AS a result of government control Of the rail
roads, it is believed that the travelling freight and
passenger agents will soon be withdrawn by all Of
the lines and assigned to other work The first road
to call in its travelling passenger men is the Oregon
Short Line which received orders from Director Nc
Adoo transfer the in that branch of the
ice to other departments of the road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

Maggie Mitchell, the actress, is dead in New York
at the age of 81. Many Rock Islanders of past gen
erations will recall her visits here she having ap
peared number of times Harper's theatre, which
was located in the building now occupied by Gle
mann & Salzmanns furniture store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

4 white-haired woman in New York Is suing q
beauty specialist for damages. The charge is that
treatment which the specialist applied to the com
planant's head turned her hair green, Perhaps she
was fixing her up for st. Patrck's day observance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton declares that the
Of learning is not good wife. Such woman she
finds, can neither manage the money judicousy nor
make home. The result is discord-and often the
husband seeks solace in the corner saloon because he
cannot sit at home and read his paper in peace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

It is stated that the Germans used 500 600 troops
TO attack the British on the 50-miIe fighting front
where the greatest battle of the is raging That
would mean seven soldiers to every three feet of
fighting line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

1t may be October before the United States will
have formidable force of airplanes on the firing
line But when they do get there they may be de-
pended upon to do rapid execution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

Fines of 81 each were imposed upon the first batch
Of spitless day violators in Chicago. The penalty
viii have be made more severe than that if the city
hopes TO suppress the evil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

You can't take bath at Fisher, Mimi, unless the
city council gives you permit This is due to the
low stage of the water in the Red river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

The loss of 10000 British prisoners is a severe
blow, but it viii be than compensated for if
there have been put to death an equal number Of
Huns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
,With few exeeptIons.- slV :

with few exceptions, she
swered. .,tsa
How do You make that oe' III
Look at almost any OF susg
corporations. she said t,,s
often do YOU find that theS NJ q
watered stock, taken money eal
the treasury and replaced 40
paper You and directors o. Y
roads buying up steamship "a
trolley lines az separate eofg 3
lions and selling them & mr.
themselves at I've times Wy ,tr.
chase price and putting ln' II tba
ence in their own pockets, -
isn't robbery, what Is II
Continued MondayJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

out to the farmer in his struggle
for existence, now that he is to re-
ceive $3.50 per bushel for his 1918
wheat crop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

San Francisco girl now figuring in the divorce
court, has been married three times, yet she is only
It. That California climate appears to fan the
flames Of love early.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

ALI human hair is being seized by the German
military authorities in Alsace, The hair used for
weaving purposes,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

Plans for the new Liberty loan will be announced
Monday. 1t is probable that the issue will be $1,000
100000 and that the of interest will be Az per
cent,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

We had several reports that
snow fell on Second avenue We'd
nesday afternoon. We suspect that
it came down in the vicinity of
Sixteenth street and Second ave
nue., and that it was stage snow
from the flies Of the Illinois
theatre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

It's getting so nowadays that 6
man is suspected of being on the
ragged edge if he pulls his family
around the second year in the
same automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
THE VALLEY CLARION,

The new bOnnets for the ladies
look right smart and are priced
right-to those who do not have to
pay for them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

CHARLES B. Munday, his attor-
ney said, in addressing the jury try
ing the former Chicago banker at
Morris, Ill, was just a poor coun-
try boob who had no business in
Chicago" 1t appears there were a
lot of other poor boobs who should
have had no business with Munday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

MRS. Hugo Reisinger, daughter
Of the late AdoIphus Busch, the ST.
Louis brewer, was questioned an
hour and a half by Charles Y. De
Woody of the department of JUS
tice in New York Thursday MIR.
De Woody appeared to be pleased
by the interview, the report reads,
but was uncOmmunicative." EX-
cept, it might be explained, with
Mrs. Reisinger, who is described
as a beautiful and interesting
woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

MAYOR Hoan, Socialist mayor
Of Milwaukee, may be prosecuted
under the espionage act. His in
dictment has been asked by the
county council of defense. He is
one of the leaders in a new or
ganization that calls itself "The
Next of Kin" The society might
be more appropriately named The
Next TO Skim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

The mysterious stranger that
/ you see standing on the curb look
/ ing down the street out of his left
eye, as he twists his vicious nous
tache with his trusty left hand
may be federal investigator.
Then, again, he may be Just a
visitor from Davenport trying to
locate a friend from whom he be-
came detached on the trip from
Iowa to Illinois.
Two strangers dropped into
! Second avenue music house the
other afternoon and asked for a
tune with a kick in it. They were
referred several doors west ana
advised to ask for the Bourbon
Glide.
Heinie Holtorf. our PROSPEROUS
barber in the 1900 block, is snort
ing new automobile. Now we
understand why the prices of hair
cuts and shayes have been ad
vanced. 1t is reported that several
other barber shop owners in. the
city have ordered new machines.
Charley Evans, up on Twentieth
street, has one, but he states that
his is a washing machine. He
says that he'll not invest in an
automobile until they begin build
ing them closer to the ground. He
nnds that the steps on the pre-
Yali1ng styles are too high for a
fat man.
NJ n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

AS the great battle on the west
ern front gets under way we can
almost hear Colonel Henry Waiter
son repeat his famous anathema,
'TO He'll With the Hohenzollerns. I"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

WHEN you feel that you are not
getting the right kind Of Jazz in
your home town you might take a
trip TO Jassay. That's where the
music was invented, so Ignatz in
forms US
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

II. A WOOD a local weather
forecaster OF Tampico, Ill, has been
making authentic predictions for
years. This is what he promises
this year: Another wet summer
for this section with plenty of rain
and conditions about as bad as last
summer" You may be curious to
know how the summer is to be wet
when there is to be plenty of rain
Still, stranger things have been
promised by weather Irognosti-
Gators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

THE kaiser says Germany will
not accept any soft peace. 1t
strikes US that the Russian ar
rangement was pretty soft Moth
ing could have been more so-for
Germany, at least
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

Continued NIondayJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
By Porter Emerson Browne

Copyrighted by The Bobbs-M Merrill Co
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23

SABBATH school at $50, W. H.
Evans, superintendent. The slo-
gan 100 in attendance next Sunday
The boys are showing up fine, but
young men and older persons are
yet sleeping -Williamsport Gnd)
Pioneer.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25
CONCRETE FREIGHT CARS.

In a few weeks time experiments will
have determined the practica bility of con-
structing railway freight cars of REIN
forced concrete. says Searle Hendee in
the August Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Stimulated by war conditions, which
make the immediate provision of more
carriers and the conservation of steel i'm
perative, a prominent Chicago engineer,
in association with some of the largest
car building companies, has turned his
attention to the fabrication of concrete
gondolas. A car is is to be built at once
in accordance with plans and specifica-
tons now in the final stage of compile
ton. Contingent upon the showing made
by this car, which is patented, is the i'm
mediate production of others on a whole
sale scale.
1t remains to be seen what the new gon-
dola will do. But it has been designed to
accomplish the same work and withstand
the same severe usage as modern steel
cars. In addition to costing probably not
more than half as much as one of steel,
the concrete car is capable of being more
quickly built. Furthermore it's adoption
would release many skilled workmen for
shipbuilding.
The question of practicability seems to
be dependent ON weight. Standard steel
gondolas weigh from 80, 600 to 81, 900 lbs.
If it is found possible to construct con-
crete car of so tons C pacity and consist
emily keep the weight at about SO, 900 lbs,
engineers feel that success will be assur-
ed.
In this connection it is interesting to
know that for two years or more certain
companies have been employing concrete
in repairing freight cars, and have found
it satisfactory. For this purpose a fine
cement mortar, sprayed by cement gun,
is used
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25

hear it again. He kept us marching
around and showing us this point and
another point. The lieutenant and he
would talk about something in French
and we would stand there dumb, waiting
for the words to be interpreted, the shells
falling too close for comfort for us, ex-
ploding with terrific roar and the little
French 75's barking altogether wit
another awful roar. Finally we got to
one point ani the colonePs face seemed
to be overcast with sorrow and he shook
his head. We wondered if he had been
hit and we didn't know it. l said to the
lieutenant, "What is this all about2"
The lieutenant said: swat a moment,
wait a moment, and l will tell you"
Presently the colonel said, ut is too bad,
too bad, that Mr.. Larned will have to
excuse me. | was going to take him to
another fortress but the bombardment is
too severe. It is becoming dangerous
and unless Mr.. Larned insists we will 60
back" Naughter) "Well," said, tell
the colonel that l am very much put out
about it, but I will 60 back" Iaughter.)
AS we left Verdun and went down the
hillside that day and came into the town
again, l saw a monument. 1t is a piece
of bronze that had been erected back in
1875, fancy. At any rate, it was raised
to the honor of the defenders of Verdun
in 1870. It is beautiful. It shows the
French poilu in the attitude of defense of
his city. There were four mastery fig
ures. The base of it has been SCARED
time and again by shell fire and some of
the wounds look as though they had been
freshly made within day or so, but the
bronze itself is untouched. The spirit of
it is magnificent. The Frenchmen are
leaning over the top of the standard with
bayonets fixed, repelling the advancing
Huns and they are facing directly toward
the German line today, just as they did
back in 1870. Somehow that bronze
breathes the dominant spirit of France,
that indomitable spirit, that remarkable
spirit that has held Verdun for four years.
That day somehow l felt that there is
typified all that France is and the glori-
Gus spirit of that wonderful people. l
have the feeling that even when the war
is over that monument is going to stand
there untouched, symbolical of France
and to the glory of France these last four
years. (Applause.)
(CONTINUEDD
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25
rIIH RED STAR ANIMAL RELIEF.

The time for talking is past. The time
for action has come. The American Red
Star Animal Relief has duty to perform.
It is the only humane organization recog-
nized by the Secretary of War to assist
the Army It affords an opportunity for
every humanitarian to edo his bit" in
this war. Local Red Star Branches,
Auxiliaries and Junior Leagues are need
ed in every city, town and hamlet
throughout the United States. The Red
Star calls upon animal lovers, upon hui
manitarians, to unite, to share this bur-
den of helping our country. Everyone
can help. Everyone can do something.
Everyone can beg and get others to give;
can organize Branch; can give the Red
Star publicity. Money can be begged or
earned for the Red Star. Everyone can
help. The present is your opportunity,
as humanitarian, to do your share to
win this war. Help for the sake of the
helpless sufferers along the battlefronts in
Europe and Asia, and in the little countries
which have been desolated. Rally round
the standard of humanity
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25

At Probate Court held at Belfast. within and
for the County Of Waldo. on the second
Tuesday of July. A. D. 1918.
A certain instrument. purporting to be the
last will and testament of Almeda Whitcomb.
late of Belfast. in said County of Waldo. de-
ceased, having been presented for probate:
with petition praying that said will be allowed
and that letters testamentary issue to William
F. Whitcomb, the executor named therein,
without bond, it being SO provided in said will.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
interested by causing a cory OF this order to
be published thee weeks successfully in The
Republican Journal, newspaper published at
Belfast, in said County, that they may appear
at Probate Court. to be held at Belfast. with
in and for said County. on the second Tues
day of August next. at ten of the clock be-
fore noon, and show cause if any they have. why
the same should not be proved. approved and
allowed and petition granted
ELLERY EOWDEN. Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs. E. JOHNSON. Register.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo. on the 9th day
of July, A. D. 1918.
OTTO B. VAUGHAN. heir at-law of Irena
Bass, late of Belfast, i'll said County of Waldo.
deceased, having presented a petition praying
that William Vaughan of Belfast, or some
ether suitable person may be appointed admin
istrator of the estate of said deceased.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice
to all persons interested by causing copy OF
this order to be published three weeks sue
cessively in The Republican Journal. news
paper published at Belfast. in said County, that
they may appear at Probate Court. to be held
at Belfast, within and for said County. on the
18th day of August. A. D. 1918. at ten of
the clock before noon, and show cause. If any
they have. why the prayer of said petitioner
ELLERY BoWDEN. Judge.
true copy. Attest:
CHAs. E. JOHNSON. Register.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25

At ID Probate curt held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo. on the 9Th day of
July, A. D. 1918.
EVANDER II. CHM, administrator of the
estate of Percival M, CHM, late OF Prospect in
said County of Waldo, deceased. having pre-
scented petition praying that the Judge Of
Probate may determine who are entitled to
said estate and their respective shares therein
and order the same to be distributed accord
ingly.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice
to all persons interested by causing a copy of
this order to be published three weeks sue
cessively in The Republican Journal. news
paper published at Belfast. that they may ap-
pear at Probate Court, to be held at Belfast
within and f, said County. on the 18th day of
August, A. d. 1918, at ten of the clock before
noon, and show cause. if any they have. why
the prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted
ELLERY BOWDEN, Judge.
true copy. Attest:
CHAs E. JOHNSON. Register.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25

WALDO SIS. In. Court of Probate. held at
Belfast, in vacation. on the 18th day of July,
1918. Elsine C. Morte nson. executrix of the
estate of Estella Eatch, late of Morrill,. in
said County, deceased, having presented her
first and final account of administration of
said estate for allowance.
Ordered, that notice thereon be given, three
weeks successfully, in The Republican Journal.
a newspaper published in Belfast. in said Coun-
ty, that all persons interested n ay attend at a
Probate Court, to be held at Belfast on the
18th day of August next. and show. Cause.
if any they have, why the said account should
not be allowed.
ELLERY BOWDEN, Judge,
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs. E. JOHNSON. Register.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25
CENTRAL.

Subscriber, may l make few sugges-
tons
trust, withal, they may be useful too
Have you e'er paused moment to con-
slider
That Central is human, just like
you?
If you're inclined to talk to her moment,
And her replies are brief, do not get
While to your conversation she is reply
ing,
Attention may be claimed by twenty
And if she says the line you want is busy,
IT'S not because she's careless in her
work,
So please don't pull your brows together
darkly-
The busy test is one she does not shirk.
Just one kind voice among thousand
voices
Makes the day seem brighter, more
worth while,
So answer Central" with voice that's
smiling
And hers will wear for you the same
sweet smile.
Telephone Topics.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-25

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and
for the County of Waldo. on the second
Tuesday of July, A. D. 1918.
certain instrument, purporting to be the
last will and testament of Wealtha A. Grant.
late of Monroe, in said County of Waldo.
deceased, having been presented for probate
with petition praying that said will be allowed
ard that letters testamentary issue to Joseph
C. Plourd and Bertha E Pray Nealley. the ex-
ecutor and executrix named therein. without
bond, il being SO provided in said will.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
interested by causing copy of this order to be
published three weeks successfully in The Re-
publican Journal, a newspaper published at Bel
fast, in said County, that they may appear at a
Probate Court. to be held at Belfast, within and
for said County. on the second Tuesday of
August next, at ten of the clock before noon,
and show cause, if any they have, why the same
should not be proved. approved and allowed
and petition granted.
ELLERY BOWDEN, Judge.
true copy. Attest:
CHAs E. JOHNSON, Register.