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The Washington times., 1918-10-01
SHADOW PRACTICE TO BE
GEORGETOWN'S 1918 JOB.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Only week will the football players Of the Georgetown
Htoppers be called this be gdiOn
clothing Scrmmages will held Wednesdays and will b
played Saturdays the football candidates will don
will light practice for hour beginning
at o'clock, then returning to class
Ne.erthees this handicap John D. oeiy physical
Georgetown expects produce players the
and to games really worth seeing :.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
LOOKING EN- OKER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

Lest you forget athlete doing the battle
field which the hero
athlete probably of Samuel Morton of Chicago
probably "Kd Nails his sobquet I'll
he alive, either But K
sergeant Infantry of the prairie" division
for gallantrY
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
MAY SWITCH DATE.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Oct Low
ing to the Governments edict in re-
Iation to intercollegiate football Penn
State is seeking to switch the Wash
ington and jefferson game from Oc-
tober IL to November 2
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Georgetown unit and will have
coach in a few days.
J. Heaphy. picked as All-South At
lantic center last season, is being con-
sidered for the position it is under
stood. Heaphy was operated on for
appendicitis last June and may be I'M
able to come out for the unit eleven.
The withdrawal of Eastern from
the High School title games may
cause a change in the schedule. There
will now be but six games instead
of ten and it is expected that the
dates will be rearranged in order to
straighten out the gaps caused by
Eastern's withdrawal.
Scholastic football teams will get down
to real action this week. Many players
Of last K,s@elefens= will return today
and tomorrow. A1eqftiderable number
Of youngsters worked on farms or else
where during the summer and are pack
ing up to get into school at once.
Central is reported TO have fifty boys
Of the senior class out at work at pres
ent. Tech will gain something like
that number while the other schools
will find many boys getting back.
By reason OF the draft this year the
boys on the teams will be younger
than usual. Several teams here have
lost players who would have returned
Enlistnents during the summer also
caused a wholesale departure of boys
who were expected TO count in forming
the football teams this season.
Atherton Hastings, Westerns big
guard Of last season. Is back in school.
Hastings worked al lsummer in Maine
and came back early only TO succumb
to an attack of the Spanish FLU" He is
expecting to play shortly. !
Sally" Bosley, captain-elect OF Tech,
is at Maryland State and is expecting
TO make good at football. Bosley is a
high jumper and should be able to
make the track team also.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
SEEKING BATTLES.

Central. Western. and Technical are
seeking games with Baltimore scho-
Iastic football teams this season. The
Baltimoreans have been slow in an.
swering challenges from the local
eleyenS
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
PLAYS ST. ALBANS.

Western High School will open its
schedule with st. Adams on Saturday
morning. The Red and White playe
ers engage Episcopal High at Alex
andria on October IL.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
DOYLE IN FLORIDA.

Connie Doyle. Columbia Country
Club racquet star. is in Florida. but is
expected back in time to get in the
exhibition matches scheduled for Oc-
tober II and 13 here.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
COMMISSION ATHLETE.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. Oct. 1.-Silas
Page, of Pittsburgh, who held the pole
vault record 1l.9 at Penn State, has
received a lieutenant's commission In
the army air service.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
WILL PRACTICE LATE.

MORGANTOWN. w. Va. Oct. l.
with the students army training
corps organized. football practice has
been assigned for an hour daily be-
ginning at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
DRILL CUTS IN.

Drill has cut in on the usual foot
ball program at the Army and Navy
Prep School Coach Frank Newberry
has a stable squad working out be-
tween drills.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
PLAY IN FINAL,

Gordon Smith and r. G. Sellers,
fnalists in the Red Cross tournament.
held at Dumbarton Sunday. are ex-
pecting to play today.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Georgetown Props are expecting an
augmented squad in few days when
physical examinations are over. Many
of the Prep lads will drill with the
The Washington times., 1918-10-01


Heaphy, All-South Atlantic center Of
1917. is on the job with the gridironers,
with p. ]. Etzel an end. and Pete
Hampston. a halfback. from last years
eleven to assist him
Here are the lads now working out at
the Hilltop: Moran. LIE Gendre. FeurY.
Eyre, Cole, scrivener. Reid: Haaslers
sharburgh, Roneehe. Hymanin. CarIin.
formerly of the Props; Flavin. .GogEin.
F1aherty. .CsganauEh. OF the Props !;
Leary. from the high school at Med
ford, Mass; Kelley, Buckley, Of the
high school at Manchester, N. H pro-
Queer OF Johnny McQuade; Donnelan,
another player from Medford. Mass. !;
Carton. Carroll. Rourke, Smith and
ConnelL
A younger brother OF Johnny GilroS.
Geofgetovr's star Of the last two years,
IS expected to join the squad today or
tomrrow. He played at Haverhill.
Mass. before coming to Georgetown
May DisappoInt Quakers
Pennsylvania, which expected to open
its gridiron season Saturday with
Franklin and Marshall. may be disap-
pointed The F. and N. candidates be-
gan work yesterday for the FIRST time
and II is not thought likely that they
viii be in shape for a game on Satur-
day.
Tom Ready and Bill okeson are work
ing hard with the Lehigh squad and
promise to have a fast team on the
gridiron this season.
Hurry Up" Yost starts in with
about a dozen football players from
the 1917 squad and the Wolverines
L. Il H..
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Hurry Up" Yost starts in with
about a dozen football players from
the 1917 squad and the Wolverines
outlook Is said to be good.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Tom Ready and Bill Okeson are work
ing hard with the Lehigh squad and
promise to have a fast team on the
gridiron this season.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

las p m. Regular L N. and , = -
trains stop II eoGxsS ~
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Sally" Bosley, captain-elect OF Tech,
Is at Maryland State and is expecting
to make good at football Bosley is a
high jumper and should be able to
make the track team also.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Eastern DF8P5 TF86E6Sl to Give
More Boys Physical Training
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
Obituary
James Ennis.

James Ennis, 2713 Eighth ave-
nue.. died at St Anthony's hospital
a. els last night. Death was caus-
ed by an ap0plectic stroke He was
born Feb. /, 1894, at Montreal, Can
ada. He had been a resident of this
city for is years, coming here from
Long Grove. Iowa At the age of
p he and Miss Margaret O'Hern of
Long Grove We're united in mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
GtXBT10f5'

Phone RI 2S5. Trefz Express Co.
Tri-Cfty Towel Supply company.
r l. Clean Towel Service. Phora
R. l. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
ROB ADAMS DIES
ON OUTING TRIP
Son OF Late County Judge Passes
Suddenly at Danbury, Wis.,,
While on a Vacation.
DETAILS ARE NOT LEARNED
seemed i'm Best Of Health When Last
Heard From Remains to Be
Brought Home.

Robert II. Adams, son Of the late
Juage IuCjan Adams of Rock Is
land. died ar ESQ this morning at
Danburv, Wis. A telegram from
Dr. A. n. Mass OF Danbury to the
central Trust * Savings bank stat
"a the bare fact The particulars
had not been learned this after
noon.
Mr.. Adams. formerly assistant
cashier for the Deere x Nansur
company Of Moline, left his position
three weeks ago because Of failing
health. lie decided TO spend a few
weeks i'm Wisconsin. With William
TudoIph ana W. L. Long, Mr.. Adams
left for DanbuTy. He spent the
greater part Of his time at a lake
four miles from that village. One
week ago Mr.. Ludolph and Mr.
long returned 20 Rock Island. leav-
ing Mr.. Adams seemingly in the
hest of health MIR. LudOlph said
TODAY that Mr.. Adams had told him
he never felt better and was rap
iFIv gaining weight. He told me
that he was planning to stay there
60Iph said Just before we left he
stated that he was after health and
that he believed he had found ii.
The next word that l heard from
him was this morning when the
doctor wired that he was dead. Al
though there IS a lake near where
he was. an confident that he did
not meet death by browsing His
friends there would have surely
wired NE if he had"
II is believed that Mr. Adams
died suddenly. otherwise word
would have been sent to his friends
here Of his illness.
Return Body.
Lee c. Smith of Minneapolis. son
Of c. T. Smith. will leave for Dan
bury tonight to take the remains to
s.. Paul from which city the body
Will be brought here for burial.
NJ. Adams was born and educated
in Rock Island and was about "a
Years Of age. one brother. Private
William ". Adams. is in the army
and Is stationed in California. No
other relatives are living. Long
distance calls and kilograms were
sent 10 Danbury in an attempt to
learn more Of the details of Mr..
Adams death. but at a late hour
this afternoon no reply had been
received. Mr.. Adams was 3 mem
her of the Rock Island lodge Of
EIks. He roomed at the Rock Is
land !. NJ C.. 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12

rage. His wife preceded him in
death Il years. "
lie Is survived by one son and
shree daughters, James of Clinton
IOWA, Mrs. James Weir of Long
1to'e, Mrs. Thomas Golden of Dav-
export and Mrs, W J. Burke of this
FuIferal services will be held at
O'Clock tomorrow morning at Sa-
cred Heart Catholic church. Rev.
!. Neil, pastor Of the church,
VIII off1ciate. Interment will be in
the Long Grove cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
SWINDLINCCASE
TRIAL IN WEEK
,. L. Pearson to Be Arraigned on
Thursday in County Court
Bond at $1,000.

The case of s. c. Pearson of Rock
Island, charged by DIR. John A.
Ross of Davenport with operating
a. confidence game, has been set
for trial next Thursday at 2 O'Clock
IN county court. His bond was
fixed at $1,000.
1t is charged by DR.. Ross that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
Funeral of Thomas F.Iynch.

Funeral services for Thomas
Lynch, who died yesterday morn
ing, will be held at 9 O'Clock tomor-
row morning at St Joseph's Cath
ono church. Dean j. ]. Quinn. pas
tor OF the church, will have charge
OF the services. Interment will be
in Calvary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
Marian Sophia M0rdhorst.

The death of Marian Mordhorst.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mordhorst. $40 Forty-fourth street,
occurred at 10 o'clock last night
at the residence She had been an
invalid for five years. Death was
caused by complications. Marian
was born in Moline Jan. Z. 1910.
and had been a resident of this
city for the last five years. She is
survived by the parents and one
brother. Hollis. The funeral ar
rangements have not been com
pleted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
PERSONAL POINTS

Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Trouble, 1903
Third avenue. have gone Tor a
months stay at Excelsior Springs
Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Smarsty
are the parents of a son born Mon
dav at the home of its grandpar-
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Thonn. bl0
Twenty-eighth street. The mother
before her marriage was MISS
Bertha Thorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w Thompson
1903 Twenty-first street, are spend
ing their vacation in Chicago.
Miss Rosalind Marks, 2404 Firth
and-a-half avenue, has gone 10
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg. MISS 10
spend two weeks with her brother
Robert Marks, stationed there.
Miss Beryle Williams, 5O312 SIX
teenth street, will visit for two
weeks with her grandmother IN
Orion.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12

Pearson. proprietor OF the Motor
Row Top company, took his order
for an automobile top. A deposit
of $40 was given Pearson, who fall
ed to deliver either the top or the
money The order was taken in
October, 1917.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12

flee In the swing room yesterday
afternoon. when Edward L. Strate,
as spokesman for the employees,
presented Mr.. Horst with the reg
ulation wrist watch. Remarks
were made by the postmaster and
assistant postmaster. This makes
seven employees OF the Rock Island
postofice who have been called TO
the military service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
Everybody L

The meeting is arranged in tribute
and in celebration of their nation
on the 18th. 1t is the only patrio
for the day in Rock Island county.
the Moline Plow company band, a
Mayor M. R. Carlson will preside
is under auspices of the Rock Islam
National Security League.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
POSTAL EMPLOYE
GIVEN FAREWELL

Louis III. Horst, a clerk in the
Rock Island postoffice, who recent
ly Joined the navy. was given
farewell by the employees of the Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12
Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth DieroIf.

The funeral services for Mrs.
Elizabeth Dierolf were held at the
residence, Thirty-fifth and Harrison
streets, Davenport, at 2 o'clock this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-12

afternoon. Rev. F. J. Rolf. pastor
of the Evangelical Church of Peace,
had charge of the services Inter-
ment was in Chippiannock
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10
WHO. PAYS TIE TAXES?
list of taxpayers Who Will Pay SIS
or More as Taxes In 1918, b.
townships and Corporations.

We this week commence the pub
LEGATION Of the list of all persons who
pay $500 or more in taxes which
are to be paid this year. In almost
every instance there is quite an in
crease, due to increased state levy
which is about double what it was
heretofore, and to additional school
taxes.
We commence the list with Leon,
and as we have heretofore published
the townships and towns In alpha
betical order, which made some
always at the bottom of the list, We
viii this year reverse the order and
commence with the last township.
verse order. If you will cut out the
lists as published each week and
preserve them, you will have pref
ty complete list of the taxpayers of
Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10

When you have backache the liver
or Kidneys are sure to be out of gear.
Tr- Sancl. 1t does wonders for the
Iyar. kidneys and bladder. A trial
ott3e &c se1e2 YIN seavirea yo9
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-10

The Leon Electric Company has
the finest display room in this. part ot
the state for showing electric light
uxtures. The fixtures are beauties
and are. priced very low. 1t would
pay you to see them
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
TAKING LIBERTY LOAN BOND IN
TRADE

d" hope that the merchants of the
country, upon n more careful consider
alton of tie subject. win discontinue
their effl;ts t. sell merchandise and
take Lbcf., Loan Bonds in payment, ="
says Secretary McAdoo.
The Secretary states that he has no
doubt that merchants Offering to take
Liberty Loan Bonds in exchange fc.
merchandise are actuated by patriotic
motives, bnt that such transact ;Ons
tend to defeat a primary object of the
bond sales, as they discourage thrift
and increase expenditures. Bonds so
taken in exchange i'm most cases are
Immediately sold in the open marker,
which tends to suppress the markat
price and adversely affects sales o.
future issues.
The strongest efforts are made by
the Treasury Department to have thts"
Government bonds purchased for PER
manent investment by the people and
paid for out OF savings, thus not only
providing funds for the Government:
but effecting conservation of labo' and
material; exchanging them for mar
chandise therefore defeats this pur
pose.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
IN OPDINhNCE.

An ordinance changing the dividing
line between the 9th and Sth wards
and increasing the 9th ward in ter
ritorv.
Pc il 3rlainel H. the Police Jury Of
Vcrmilion Parish. Louisiana, in regular
session, that the ordinance adopted on
November 9th. 1895. Vel .. page l3l,
dividing the 9th ward AMI creating the
Sth ward Of Vcymiion Parish. Louisi-
ana, be amended and changed to read
rs follows:
Beginning at the Meridian line, at the
northeast corner Of Section Is, town
ship -, South Range O1e west; thence
-unning west along the north lines of
sections thirteen G3l. fourteen 90,
and fifteen 80, township thirteen H3)
south, rar"a c.e wcet; thence running
south along the west lines Of sections
fifteen 30, TWENTY-FIVE (22), twenty
seven fo7j aud thirtv-four t3f) Of town
ship thirteen 13) south, range one
west; thence south along the west lines
of sections three (2), ten G0), thirteen
90, twenty-five f22), twentv-saven
f27) and thirty-fopr ga Of township
fourteen 04). south range one wost;
thence running east along the township
lines Of township fourteen "a. south
range one west. ol the meaalcr Of
white Lake to the Meridian line
Section Two. To furtler explain the
change CT amendment Of Section one
herein, the Gth ward win take in terri
tarr from the Eighth Ward;
Sections Thirteen l2), fourteen ~
TFteen D5) TWENTY-FIVE (22J, twenty
three (23), twenty-four ga, twenty
five (25l, twcnty-six feG), twentv-scvcn
127), thirty-four go and thirty-slx
1860 of township thirteen 13) south,
range one west; then sections one ~
two ~. three 81. ten 40. eleven
~, twelve l12). thirteen 80. four
teen "a. fifteen 15) twenty-five (22)
twenty three (22) twentvfour ga,
twenty-five (2j), twenty-six (28), TWEEN
tv-seven (27), t1irtv-four (3AJ. thirty
FIVE (35l and thirtv-six l36l Of town
ship fourteen ga south range one
vest 44-6t
ROM. P. LEBLANC,
Secretary
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
ADMIN [STRAFOR'S SALE.
State of Lou lana, Parish of Vermil
ion, 18th Judicial District Court

State of Lou lana, Parish of Vermil
ion, 18th judicial District Court
No. 1860. Probate Docket
SuccessiOf1 Of Celestin Ricaud.
BY virtue d a commission TO me is
sued out of the Honorable Seventeenth
judicial District Court of Vermilion
Parish, Louisiana, in the matters OF
he above numbered aad entitled sue
'cssion, fully authorizing me in the
premises, | will offer for sale, at the
last residence o. the deceased, in the
seventh Ward of this parish, on
Saturday, January IL, 1918.
'etween the Illegal hours for cash, to
the last and Highest bidder, the fellow
ny mOvables,I tO-wit:
One buggy, one horse, one mare
me mare NUKE, one COW and calf, one
.hree-year-Ol heifer, three cows, tive
Young bulls, two plOws, one wagon
two harrows, IoHe double pillow, one jun
ior plow, two heads of hogs, half in
terest in a ride disc, and - barrels o,
'orn., etc.
Sale to paytfcbts due by the estate
Abbeville, Lal Dec. 81, 1917.
P'FERDINAND PERE,
Administrators Of said estate
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
JUDGMENT.

In this case, a Judgment by default
having teen regularly entered against
the defendant, Fenel0n Landry, and no
motion having been made to set the
same aside, nor answer filed within the
legal DELAYS, and, on motion of counsel
for Plaintiff, made in open Court to
confirm said default and upon submit
ting due proof of the demands Of plain
riff herein, the Law aud the evidence
being In favor Of the plaintiff and
arains. the defendant, it is therefore,
hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed
that Victoria Robert, the plaintiff does
hereby have Judgment against Fenelon
Landry. the defendah. herein, her hus'
hand. deereeing dissolution Of the
community Of acquets and gains here
tofore existing between them and sep
.rs tiou Of property between the said
rlo;ntif and the said defendant.
II is further ordered, adjudsed and
desreed that defendant pay all costs OF
this salt.
Thus done, read and signed in open
Court. at Abbeville. Louisiana, this 2lst
aav Of November, A. D. 1917.
[e;nnsa, W. W. BAILEY,
.tpdpe 18th Judicial District Court of La
4 Samson, attorneys 81
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hhh~oy given that q meet
ing of the STICK holders of tibet Brou~
sard Realty CD. will be held on Friday.
Feb. l, 1918, between the hours of l"
n. m. and 1 u. m. at the office of the
Company, in Abbeville, La. for the
purpose of elheting a Board Of Direct
ors and traneaeting any other busin
ess that mays come up.
]. o. iBROUSSARD, Secretary
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19

lst When the number of persons are
one hundred or more ..............,.$ $4,000
b. ~ Iea the number Of persons
3-e rom - to %, $4,000
When the number Of persons
arc from 80 to "A, ...... $1,000
ttb When the number of persons
are from 30 to 40, .$125.00
-th When the number of persons
are from 90 to 30, ...........,......$l000
9Th. When the number of persons
are from 10 - %, ..-........-......... $500
7th When the number of persons
are from ; to ., ...-....---............$5 5000
Sth. When the number of persons
are one and less than 5, $500
All otler parish licenses are hereby
fixed at the same rate a. of 1917.
Provided that no half licenses shall
be issued for, retail liquors, pcddlers,
ball rooms, museums, manageries, cir
Gus, street fair, or other travelling
shows.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,

Before using this preparation for a
coug or cold you may wish to know
what it has done for others. Mrs 0.
Cook, Macon, H., writes, 81 have
found it gives the quickest relief of
any cough remedy I have ever used. Z"
Mrs. James A Knott, Chillicothe, Mo-,
saws chamberlain s cough Remedy
cannot be beat for coughs and colds"
II. J. Moore. Oval Pa. says 81 have
pooa chamberlain s Cough Remedy on
several occasions when I was suffering
M4.n settled cold upon the chest and
II has always brought about cure.
Obtsinsble Esvrywhers.--Ady,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-19
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

1 am Directed by the Police Jury OF
VermiIion, Parrish, Louisiana to notify
the Public pat the Police Jury wit
consider bidsi at its Regular Session
of February 9th, 1913, for the main
taining of III e AbbeYille and KaPla!
(Model) Roaf in good condition, dur
ing the yearl 1918.
The succesE ful bidder will have {
furnish borl ID acceptable to Preside :
of said Rolife Jury for twice TIC
amount of THE contract.
The Police Jury reserves the right t.
-efuse any OF all bids.
ROM. P. leblanc, Sec.