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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
When Itching Stops

There is one safe, dependable treat.
ment that relieves itching torture and
skin irritation almost instantly and
that cleanses and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for 35c or 81 bottle
of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, pimples,
blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating, salts.
flying liquid, is all that is needed, for 1t
banishes most skin eruptions, makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The E. w. Rose Co.. Cleveland. o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Has Large Graduating Glass.

Tomorrow evening will take
place the 10th annual commence
ment of the Aledo high school.
This is one of the largest classes
that has ever graduated, there be-
ing 33 members-21 girls and u
boys.
The names of the graduates are
as follows: Bernice Bistline. Mabel
Bowers, Vie Braucht, Thelma- Col
clasure, Eva Decker, Vesta Duvall,
Cleo Goddard, Sarah Johnson, Ma
rion Mckinney, Venus Mason, Cath
crime Mayhem, Leatha Morford,
Margaret Morford, Emma Murdoch,
Doris Pease, Eunice Steiner, Tillie
Swanson, Florence Thompson, Nina
Vanatta. Retta Whitney, Jessie
Wylie. Joseph clearinghouse, Clar-
ence Bowers, Fred Bridgeford, Paul
Bridgeford, Stuart Brown, Boyd
Cook, Glen Hartman, Kenneth Min
teer, Clair Staley, Harold Stevens,
Lloyd Weisel, Harold Mcintyre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
CLOSE DELIVERY
FROM GROCERIES
Much Agitated Plan 10 Be Carried
Out BY Dealers in Rock
Island Shortly.
HIGH EXPENSE is REASON
Committee Is Appointed to Launch
Arrangement for Food
Dealers.

Curtailment OF deliveries will be
the next step taken by the Rock Is
land retail grocers.
The high salaries demanded by
employees and the high cost Of goods
have forced the local grocers. as
we'll as grocers of the country gem
orally, 10 start a plan to have the
deliveries curtailed. This arrange
ment has been agitated for some
time and soon Will be carried out. A
committee, composed OF Dave
Brady, chairman; II. A. eleven
slime, Selle Bros, a. ". Diedrich,
Albert Peterson, o. G. Carlson and
Fred Hodges, chosen TO represent
each district of the city. was ap-
pointed 10 carry the plan through.
Retail grocers have found il i'm
possible to continue past service
and it is for self-preservation that
the method OF reducing deliveries to
minimum has become necessary.
The government has fixed a max
imum profit for sales. Restrictions
have been put on the quantity OF
certain foodstuffs sold, such as
sugar and flour. The business can
not be carried on with such restric-
lions as it has been in the past, it
is claimed.
Meet Soon.
A meeting will be called shortly
by the chairman of the committee.
At the recent meeting, a commun-
ication was received from Harry
Wheeler, food administrator Of Illi-
nois, urging that all grocers CO.
operate in the conservation Of
foods. A resolution was drawn and
unanimously adopted that the men,
bers to do all within their power
to help.
The committee in charge Of enter
tainments for the annual picnic Of
the grocers to be held in July is
working to make this years excur-
sion a success.
-Ruy War Savings stamps
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
Warrant No. 400.
Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested that the Board
of Local improvements OF the
City of Rock Island, Illinois, has
filed in the County Court OF Rock
Island County. a certificate Of the
COST Oh the improvements tHllLltu
in said Court. In re petition of
the City of Rock Island, Illinois,
to assess the cost Of paving Fiji
teenth street with brick from Sec
ond to Third avenues, excepting
the right-of-way of the Tri-City
Railway Company" and said certi-
ficate also states that the said i'm
provement conforms substantially
to the construction Of the same. as
required by law, and that final
hearing on said certificate will be
had on the 10th day of June. A.
D.. 1918, at 8 o'clock a. m, or as
soon thereafter as the business (
the court will permit. All per-
sons desiring may file objections in
said court before said day, and
may appear at the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated this 25th day OF May, A.
D., 1918.
VIM McCONOCHIE,
N. JUHL,
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
JOHN H. LIEDTKE,
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Board of Local Improvements OF
City Of Rock Island. III.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

Home Talent Play Success.

Mrs. Briggs OF the Poultry
Yard" which was presented Tues
day night at the Aledo opera house.
was a complete success. II was
offered by the G. T. C.'s Of the Pres
byterian church to a packed house.
The plot of the story brought out in
a humorous way the life of an old
Irish washerwoman with all her
troubles and misfortunes. The diff
fefent parts were well taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30

Clyde warren Enl1Sts In Navy.
Clyde Warren enlisted in the
navy last week at the Davenport
recruiting station and left today
for Davenport to report. He will
be sent this evening to Des Moines,
where all recruits are compelled to
take a second examination, and
then he will be sent to the Great
Lakes Naval Training station. He
enlisted as a second class seaman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
Marriage Licenses.
CIyde Warren FnIists In Navy.

Fred Smith Taylor and Dorothy
Elizabeth Harbour, Aledo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-30
VIM. McCONOCHIE,
N. JUHL,
NJ. T. RUDGREN.
JOHN H. LIEDTKE,

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
Universal Transfers Should
Quickly Be Decided On
By BILL PRICE.

Official assurance from the Utilities Commission that
it will promptly begin consideration of the subject OF uni
ing street companies viii be received with satisfaction
following the granting to the railways of their petition for
an increase in fares to straight cents basis.
Moreover it permissible to say that it is the present
purpose of the Commission to initiate transfers at several
points if universal" system is not Immediately
worked out
Home civic organizations have long favored fair sys
tenn Of transfers of rapid transit without addi
tonaI compensation There has been any good
son why the streets Of Washington should Be parsIsd out
ests such that they claim impossible to get together
in merger.
There should be one company and the municipal gov
eminent should be its manager and Until that time
arrives the public is entitled to something.
Washington people haye been particularly brcadmind
ed and liberal in not strenuousy opposing increased
fares In their desire be perfectly fair and to join
reserey In the that is to the nation they
have submitted to many concessions to the street railways
they would not have yielded at any other time They stood
for the kop" at the expense Of shoe leather and ncon
venience put up with traffic and other regulations that
gave cars right of way Of the Streets yielded to rerOutg
Of that in instances caused inconvenience did
not demur to staggered hours that completely changed
their home and business yes have made the sardne env
in their willingness to initiate it in crowded cars and
now are going to stand for increased fares
In the many changes they have received benefits
but whole the program has worked chiefly for the rail
ways.
So give the public chances taste of something it
lutely feels it should have.
Executive heads of the railways are willing to initiate
transfers at points and let the results be noted They
viii have to be willing Their claim is that there would be
serious financial loss congestion and confusion transfers
widely permitted This claim viii be carefully gone into
by the Commission within ten days after the official
nouncement of fare increase
The disposition of the Commission is to inaugurate
transfers at Eighth and streets northeast and Eighth
and streets southeast that Navy Yard workers and
citizens of northeast and southeast Washington may derive
benefits of direct transit without payment Of two fares
There are other points in the city where somewhat
similar conditions prevail Shortening the rides should
fuel and power and be equally beneficial to railways
and public.
The Washington times., 1918-10-25

A FEW days ago a little Grip
~ pied girl wrote me an in
= teresting and pathetic let
let. She asked me not to publish
it, and, Of course, 1 shall respect
her wishes. Ny advice to her is
not to lose a moment in making
herself financially independent Of
the environment she describes. II
she is able to take q situation
without finishing her course Of
study, it would seem advisable for
her to do SO by all means. If she
will send me her name and ad-
dress, l should like TO write to
her personally.
4 Soldiers Letter From
Walter Reed.
Dear Miss Fairfax: am only q
sick soldier at the Walter Reed
Hospital 1 have no love problem to
consult you about, because, alasi I
have no girl. have never really
had a sweetheart, some fellows
have no luck with girls and -Ap-
pear to be one OF these unfortun-
ates.
What / am writing for is to tell
you how much enjoy reading the
letters other fellows girls send
you. / like to read about every
thing they write of, even to their
troubles with the ladylady and the
peppery responses OF these DANES.
Somehow It gives me feeling of
having 4 closer touch with life. I
am lonely and i'll and the letters
-
workers-well! Miss Fairfax, it's
not exactly like having a fireside
of your own, but II has the comfort
of warming your hands against
someone else's chimney on a cold
day. LONESOME SAMMY.
What is the matter with you,
lonesome Sammy? A soldier boy
who can write as well as you
ought to be corresponding with
half a dozen girls. / don't mean
making love to them, but writing
and receiving letters and taking
all sorts OF comfort in this limo
cent amusement.
Your letter sounds a bit dis
couraged, and that is, no doubt,
due to your illness. Brace up, get
better, and seriously apply your
self to making some nice girl your
friend. You will be surprised to
see how much this will cheer you.
All the churches are doing splen-
did social service in making
things pleasant for lonesome SOL
diers, and while this work may be
suspended for a week or so. owing
to the influenza, 1t will be resumed
about the time you are getting
round again.
A Frenchmnn'H Letter.
Dear Miss Fairfax: am q
Partisan, and fell in love on May
4, ls13-how far away Il BeemsI
She is q pretty brunette OF the
same age as myself, between
twenty and twenty-five
I have experiehced all tho de-
lights and tortvres OF romantic
love. staying sometimes more
than ono hour beneath the win.
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
TODAY'S TOPIC
A Crippled Girls Letter

As far as an outsider may judge.
it would appear to me that you
have taken this matter of your
engagement more lightly than
your fiancee. She sends you an
encouraging message and you al
low, what In all probability is
nothing more than delayed mail, to
constitute q breach IN your cordial
relationship. In a fighting coun-
try anything is possible, sickness,
death, and certainly delayed let
ters. And you left France without
telling her of your departure; then
you write from America merely
inquiring how she is?
/ think this young lady, from
your own statement Of the case,
would feel justified in feeling
that your attitude as a lover has
been Indifferent. Why not write
her with entire frankness?
Has Never Met Him
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Through business correspond
ence I became very much InteT-
ested In q gentleman have never
seen. His letters protest much
regard for me, and I place great
faith in them. Before committing
myself irrevocably. I would like
to find out something about his
real character; for instance-his
ideas about honor, how he regards
women. religion, home, children,
business obligations.
Can you suggest q way for me
to learn these things without ask
ing him point blank. I feel I
ought to know. yet do not wish to
offend by seeming doubt AL
A possible engagement to a man
one has never seen is too risky a
business for an outsider to offer
suggestions upon. Certainly, II
you are considering marriage, the
FIRST step ought to be toward a
meeting where the very questions
you raise can be fully discussed.
No one would think Of going
into business with a person he had
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
Beatrice Fairfax Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

never seen and then hesitate to
Inquire his views on subjects that
mean the welfare or failure Of the
frm. A woman considering any
thing as out Of the ordinary as
choosing a life partner she has
never seen should not lose q mo-
ment in discovering his views in
regard to home, children. etc.
Why not draw him out in regard
TO some book that deals with these
subjects, like Charlotte Perkins
Gilman's woman and Econom-
les"
Goodnight KIsSss.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
We are two young girls and We
should like very much to obtain some
advice from you We are consid-
cred good company and We 90 about
often with different young men who
are popular with the other girls.
But We md that thsy all think II
perfectly proper to kiss q girl good
night, which sometimes we refuse to
do. Now. Miss Fairfax when We ID
refuse We are panied to see that these
young men do NOT cali again As We
have said before. We Ike to have
good times, but are quite undecided
whether to accept these advances or
refuse them R and S.
You will ind, II you take the
trouble to investigate, that the
men who insist" on kissing girls
goodnight, without q shadow Of a
right to do so, are usually absolute
Turks about the women Of their
own families.
They are the loudest in protest
ing what they'd do IL anyone
dared to kiss" or otherwise COM
promise their sisters. And yet
this type Of Americanised Turk Is
a relentless hunter Of privileges
where strange women are con-
cerned. Can't you see for your
selves, you girls who daily ask me
such questions about kissing, that
men who make demands Of this
sort seldom stop with a goodnight
kiss? Girls ought to have stand
ards and adhere TO them.
Would BE . GO-Between.
OEhH M1oO y AlEAt IA.
/ have q friend, . soldier. who
dearly loves a girl I know But
he fancies she doesn't care about
him, and SO he will not write to
her. although have received
several letters from him since
he has returned to camp. As 1
know the young girl docs caro-
very much. and don't know what
to do about II. would you please
advice me In your column
ELIZABETH
The role of gc-between in a love
affair is never q very satisfactory
one. II the soldier loves the Sirl
dearly, and she loves him the
same way, It seems as II these
young people might arrange mat
tiers without the intervention Of o
third party. Why don't you say
when you write TO him: 81 think
Miss Blank would enjoy getting z
lettsr hna yo1"
The Washington times., 1918-10-25

dows Of my swestheart-in the
middle OF WfnteT-just to have
the pleasure to look at her
shadow. This tells you how much
love her.
The facts are that did not see
her on purpose during one year,
1916 and 1917, trying TO forget
her without reaching this aim
Well, 1 met her in Paris, one day,
and started to see her again
regularly. We became engaged
I must tell you that her parents
are opposed to our wedding-un-
less we break our engagement OF
mutual agreement She left Paris
last spring to live In Aarseilles.
and the last letter I received from
her says: II am very anxious to
get back to Paris, you viii see me
at work, everything will change
for Us, be patient q little more
and you won't regret It."
And she suddenly stopped writ
ing to me. I left France q few
months ago without advising her
of my departure, but wrote her
once from here asking simply how
she was, also her brother, who 10
nghtinE, and her family? I do
not forget our engagement and
am now awaiting her answer.
foresee only three hypothesis.
She may merely answer my ques-
tions without saying q word OF
our love and engagement; second
she may on the contrary take this
chance to explain and make our
situation clear; third, she may
abstain from answering. What do
you think and what would you do
In my place? s. A X
The fact that you and the young
lady are both French makes It
difficult for an American to pass
judgment on your ease, as the
laws governing marriage In
France are so much more strict
than ours here in the States. And
your sentence: "Her parents are
opposed to our wedding-unless
we break our engagement Of
mutual agreement" is not clear TO
me-
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
Use the Left Hand When
You Cough.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In covering coughs and sneezss to
prevent the spread OF Spanish influ-
enEa and pneumonia germs, the lsf;
hand should be used People grip
their right hands - . sign OF friend
ship, and, as the hand Is known to
be q common carrier OF disease germs
by covering coughs and sneezes with
tho left hand the right hand 10 kept
more free Of such germs,
OSCAR c. KuRrG
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
SEND PIANOS TO SOLDIERS.

Major GEORGE o. ToTTEN,
JR., in charge Of training camp
activities at Camp Humphreys,
Va, will accept gifts OF used
pianos for the soldier boys there.
"If you want the boys to cross
the Rhine, reach BerlinI and sing
Yankee Doodle and Dixie In
front Of the Kaiserhof keep them
singing all the way. Cheer their
camp life on this side with music
and song"
II you have a veteran piano
you can spare, write Major Tot
ten and give your address. He'll
get It to camp. BE can use one
in each mess hall Music dealers,
how about you?
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
From The Public To The Editor

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
noticed in the columns Of your
paper where thirty-hve so-called
"Epitters" had been arrested In Phila-
delphia for expectorating on the
sidewalks. This evil Is prae.iced 4
great deal hero in Washington.
whore. I believe, there is a specific
law covering same. II seems to me
at this time that this good law
should be enforced and q person vio-
lating same should be severely pun
isked. A person so forgetful to do
this, in my mind, would use his own
home floor for the same purpose.
trust that you will give this mat
ter some publicity IN your paper. I
am A. l. ZACHARY.
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
Once-Overs
Copyright 1915 International Feature Service Ire
YOU'RE NOT MUCH OF A TEACHER YOURSELF

YOU'RE NOT MUCH OF A TEACHER YOURSELF.
You "ust furious because M Sunday srho1 dos
little
he 70 whether
You think It duty teachers chdren
thing. ., -,
eyun at the time you want them to show of.
blame the working teacher with from ten 10
anything about what they have learned when they home
while
Eve twenty order and them know
something"
Ever inquire whether your children attentive not?
find what the and help that kid
enough OF the spirit Of study at least TO keep su
while the teacher in taking!
little investigation might be valuable u Al
The Washington times., 1918-10-25

ISAAC CANS is an enthusiastic
admirer Of the Boy Scouts Of the
District. Everybody else is. for
that matter.
Mr.. Cans present delight is due
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
HEARD AND SEEN

10 the fact that the District Scouts,
under direction Of EDWARD d.
SHAW and L. c. DRAKE, sold
fourth Lf5srty bonds 70 1874
people, with total subscriptions Of
$S42, 700, substantially double their
achievements il the third Ica..
]. P. MeINDOE, Of Troop %,
sold the highest number, Is5;
CHARLES HALL. Of Troop 80, BE-
ing nect, with 109.
Troop carried off the banner for
the largest amount sold, $135, $50,
and Troop 13 the honors for IL
largest number Of subscriptions, SIS.
Men like ARTHUR MOSES AID
ISAAC CANS inspire these Eplaadid
boys to noble deeds for coR1tS9 ~
mankind.
HOWARD BROOKS, thirty yearS
q faithful reporter on the Star, most
Of that time stationed at polise head
quarters, is engaged in telling
friends that he's not dead at this
writing, 40 reports declared. Hew-
ard is too good 4 fellow and TOO gnod
4 fisherman to spare. An The fish
in eighty miles Of Washington would
miss th9 pounds Of good eats" ne
tries 10 hook them with. As .
friend Of the fish, I went 70 ga him
about the report, and he ct once BE-
gan talking Of Renedict and ether
fishing points. He's already optimis-
tic about pcxt years fishing.
JOHN HURLEY, another noted
local disciple Of walton. said ~
some to b tho champion nshs-pSn
Of the District (othors now have OF
portunity 20 present their clalms).
has been kept away from fall nshing
by illness n his family. Ten mem
hers OF his family sick ut once. His
good old mother, eighty-two years
Of age, a victim Of whooplng cough
contracted from one Of the great
grandchildren
Hurley. In spite Of It all. 10 an ep-
timist, typical Of all consistent FOL.
lowers Of Sir IEaAk-
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
FOCh a Very Religious Man

He Asks Children to Pray for Hm-and He Means It.
What Napoleon Said of Him.
The Washington times., 1918-10-25
The fact that Marshal Foch, leader Of all tn,

The fact that Marshal Foch, leader of all the allied
armies America France England Italy is deeply religious
viii interest Americans of all religions and of no religion
Foch's brother is Catholic priest Foch himself is ex
treey devout While he leads and directs the armies Of
more than half the world his people at home and even the
children in England, pray for him, at his request.
The other day in Baltimore at celebration in honor
Of Cardinal Gibbons feth anniversary bishop, Mgr
William Barnes Catholic chaplain of the University Of Ok
ford England gave three interesting facts about Foch
The Catholic children of England have recently IRE
ceved communion on behalf of Marshal Foch and Catho
lie children in America are asked to do the same.
When informed of this, Marshal Foch wrote to Mgr
Barnes:
The sun., 1918-10-21
War OutIays Are Enormous.

But the most striking statement by
Secretary McAdoo In outlining the Gov
eminent requirements OF the coming
months was that another year Of war
would probably force the nation to pro-
vide for expeditures aggregating $780,
900. 900, 900. Such a programme would
force the American people to practise
drastic economies and make It neces-
saryi for the nation to readjust It's
whole scheme OF living. The people are
ready to make this or any other sacri-
fee II It should be needed to insure the
permanent peace of the world. Our
war expenditures for this year alone.
as Indicated by the appropriations au-
thorized by Congress. are as great rs
those made by Great Britain since the
The sun., 1918-10-21
Central Argentine Railway.

Gross earnings of the Central Argen-
tine Railway for the year ended June 80
last are estimated to exceed sac. 200, 900,
which compares with $25,49S,597 in the
year ended June 80, 1917. according to
a compilation in an analysis OF the ten
year 6 per cent. convertible gold notes of
this railway, issued by Phelps & Neeser.
36 Wall street. New York.
The sun., 1918-10-21


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The sun., 1918-10-21

1918
Transactions for week. .6,271,271
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.1Os,436,s77 150,537,9 1923 153,9S8,311