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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
LOWDEN, IOWA, IS
AT LAST CALLED
PATRIOTIC SPOT

Cedar Rapids. Iowa May 90
Lowde1. Iowa, is patriotic at last,
according to the belief of Z. r
Moore. United States marshal for
this district and NJ l.. Heely. his
deputy. They arrived at this con-
clusion after addressing a meeting
Of LoWden folk yesterday afternoon
IL which both men eXpOunded pa
trlOtic doctrines and informed the
pro-German part of the population
that the time lad cone to serve but
one country. and that country was
the Juited States This visit was
made in response TO complaints that
had reached the narshaIs Office Of
pTo-GeTman activities in the town.
Marshal Moore extended an invita-
ton 10 every pro-GeTman in that
Part of Cedar county TO be present.
and Liberty hall was filed to over
flowing with both pro-Germans and
loyal Americans. The speeches
were loudly cheered and at the con
ClusIOn they were joined in singing
America. While LOwCen did not
buy literally OF the third Liberty
loan bonds Marshal Moore believes
they will 90 over the top in the
Red Cross drive Mayor Louis
Hottie. whose place of business was
painted yellow because Of his al
legged prO-German activities has re-
signed and a loyal American has
been appointed mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
THIRTY WOMEN
BEGIN WORK AT
LOCAL ARSENAL
First Of the Fair sex 10 Enter
Shops On Island start On
Machines Today.
RECEIVE 1GO APPLICATIONS
Only | 50 0ne-Third Of Number for
Opening But More VIII Be
Employed Later.

Thirty tri-City women reported
for work in the harness shop az the
Rock Island arsenal at o'clock
this morning
They are the first to enter the
shops Of the government in Rock
Island. The majority of the women
are Skilled machine operators and
their work vii be confined - sew.
ing canvas army equipment
Announcement was made at the
arsenal this morning that 100 appH-
cations were received from trI-city
women but only 80 OF these were
needed As men are taken in the
draft and through other sources
additional women workers viii he
given employment They are 10
have the same hours as the male
employees and VIII be paid the same
wages.
II is also planned 70 place women
in the other shops as soon as nee
essary. In the machine shops in
the tTl-CIty factories women are
successfully doing some OF the work
formerly done by the men. IL is the
intenuon OF the authorities on the
island to place women in each shop
under tie supervision Of some com
petent instructor until they have
become skilled
Have Rest Rooms.
Suitable rest rooms for the
women workers have been in
stalled in the canvas department
of the harness shop and viii be en-
larged from time to time as the oc-
CaslOn arises.
The applications sent by the
women are TO be kept by the ar
senal authorities and will be re-
ferled to in the near future for ad-
ditiOus to the working force
Women who applied and have not
been Caile1 10 work can expect a
summons as soon as their services
are needed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20

26S3-Albert ]. Jorgensen.
2s36-Harry Behn.
2635-Charley Gegenheimer.
o63S-Buril B. Burton.
2639-William f. Neal.
2647-Tom Nassaka.
264S-Leo W. Friday.
2656-Acy E. Berry.
2657-Alexander c. Mason.
2664-Peter E. Johnson.
2666-Louis z. Pomrank.
267S-Albert f. Simonsen.
Henry j. WITCH.
26s9-Nick L. Murlakos.
1884 Rene Rogers
Edward NJ. Schultz.
2697-Paul NJ. Schultz.
2699-Emil Nelson.
27O1-Erik P. T. OLSON.
27O3-Andrew s. Gossman.
27O5-Lawrence V. Herberle.
27o9-Charley Won Clarbrook.
271O-Henry P. Wilkens.
27II-Emil c. Hinze.
Those that are not called out o.
the foregoing list of names Will M
doubt be sent on May 90 to For
Thomas. Newport, Ky, where the
next quota is to train for the army
Report in Morning.
The % men who leave on Friday
will report to the exemption boarc
At 3 O'Clock in the morning and vii
4ntrain at the Burlington depot fol
81. Louis and The Jefferson bar
-acks at $50. The Red Cross viii
furnish all of the Conscripted mer
with smokes and the Kings Daugh-
.ers' union is to provide comfort
Kits.
Three Rock Island men left to-
lay for army service. Edward
<imble and Albert Farris entrain-
ID at noon for Camp BENJAMIN Har-
-ison. Indianapolis, Ind and Ed
ward Buster for Camp Meade, Md.
Is laborerers and f1remen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
QUAKE Is RECORDED,

81 LOUIS. No. MAY 20.-The seis-
mograph at ST. Louis university re-
corded an earthquake at 1895
O'Clock this morning. the tremors
continuing Tor five minute. The 10
cation was given as approximately
TOUR thousand miles south, probably
in Peru.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
FUNERAL or MISS Ann LOVE.


Orion. III. May 20 Services for
Miss Ann Love. who died Friday
evening at her home in Orion, were
held this afternoon al the home of
her brother, A. L. Love Rev. Sid
ney Guthrie, pastor of the Method
list church. will ofFicialte at the ser
wees Interment was made in
Western cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
CREDIT FOR SMALL
ARMS PRODUCTION
TO COL. THOMPSON

Colonel John T. Thompson, for
merly of Rock Island arsenal. and
who has done more toward the de
velopment of modern small arms
for the United States army than
any other living man. is paid the
following compliment in a recent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
EDITOR OF PORT
BYRON GLOBE IS
ILL AT HOSPITAL

". H. Hall. editor of the Port
Byron Globe, is seriously i'll at St.
Anthony's hospital He was re-
moved from his home 20 this city
Saturday nightN His illness has
covered a period of several months
Buy War : aNines Sfa nnns---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20

Upon the insistent demand of the
Belgium consulate in Washington,
20 stops have been eliminated from
the schedule formerly planned for
the Belgian troop train which trav-
els from the Pacific to Atlantic
coast this week, one of which is
Rock Island.
The eleventh hour notice was re-
ceived by J. r. Fireman, 1920 Twen-
tieth street, who is chairman of the
four-minute-men organization of
this city. The change is probably
due TO the fact that the men are
being rushed to the battle front as
rapidly as possible. touching only
the larger cities. Plans for a re-
ception for the Belgians was drop
ped when word of the change
reached Rock Island late Saturday
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
BELcIAnS WILL
NOT STOP HERE
Rock Island Included in 90 Stops
Planned for Troops Which Have
Been Eliminated.

Mayor Carlson OF Moline
and leading Belgian citizens OF
Moline this afternoon for
Warded to the Belgian consul
late at Washington, a protest
against taking rock Island on
@ the list OF scheduled stops
OF the $50 Belgian soldiers who
were to have been here Friday.
The protest is sent in the name
OF 10000 residents of Rock Is
land county OF Belgian descent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
W.E.PARM ENTER
ACANCER VICTIM
Brother of Late County Judge Dies
in Andalusia Township After
Long Illness.
ALL LIFE on OLD HOME FARM
Son OF One of Earliest Settlers
Funeral From the Residence
Tomorrow Afternoon.

William E. Parmenter, a lifelong
resident of Andalusia township an
brother of the late County Judge
E E Parmenter, died at $50 Sun
day morning at his home two miles
north of Edgington postoffice. Can
Ger, with which he had suffered six
months. caused his demise.
Mr. Parmenter was son Of the
late Lorenzo Parmenter, one of the
earliest settlers of the lower end
of the county. The son was born
on the old farm March /, 1851, and
spent all his life there. Feb. Is.
1872, he was married to Alma
Wheaton, who survives. together
with four children, Daniel of An
dalusia township; Ray, Gilman,
Iowa; Mrs May Woods. Edgington,
and Miss Sadie, at home He was
the last of four brothers to pass
away
known for Cheerfulness.
Mr. Parmenter was one of the
well known figures of the lower
end of the county. His cheerful
ness and optimism impressed all
with whom he came in contact. He
was a true friend and a good
neighbor. His disposition to al
ways look on the bright side Of
things enabled him to pull through
trying ordeal five years ago.
when he submitted to an operation
of a most serious nature. The all
ment was of the same character
as that which proved fatal to
Judge Parmenter a few years ear
lier. The percentage of recovery
is not large. Mr.. Parmenter's life
hung in the balance for months.
but he battled through and won
his way to health again and was
as vigorous as ever till attacked
by cancer last winter.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock Rev.
A. G Stewart of the Edgington
Presbyterian church will conduct
services at the home and interment
will be in the Andalusia ceme-
tprV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
Head Clear

All Bilious Headaches
gone. mind active, snappy,
enjoying every minute of
the day. That's what you
get from the use of Sal
mos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
Full of Life

II you relieve your sys-
tenn Of the excess accumu-
lation and the poisons
which come from them
you save your energy for
your work and play: you
feel full of life. It's great
to feel good. Try Salinos.
II helps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
Good for
Everybody.
It's Great to Feel Good!

ITS great to have clear head free from all bilious
headaches. It's great to feel full of pep ready for
any work that may come your way. It's great to
have system clean and free from disease-creating
accumulatlons 1t makes you enjoy living, and
you'll feel good if you use
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
Digestion Fine

Forget tbat you have a
stomach; eat heartily; en-
JOY the taste of your food:
keep your stomach, liver
and kidneys toned up with
an occasional use of Sal
mos.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
STORM OF PROTEST FOLLOWS GARFELDS 5 DAY ORDER

hardly realize the necessity of con
servation as we have always been
blessed at least with the necessities
of life, and we are at a loss to know
how to impress upon the average
man the necessity Of saving coal,
Tag Your Shovel.
"Our government has never asked
Us to stint ourselves, as has been
necessary with some of our allies,
therefore we should take it upon
ourselves to assist our government
IN the conservation of coal The
faithful performance of this request
will help maintain your freedom and
that of your children. Unquestiona-
bly,, coal will be big factor in win
ming this gigantic war. Every shovel
in Oklahoma should be tagged with
VOW that From this day henceforth
until the allied truths have triumph
ed, | will do my full share to con-
serve COAL"
'We find very few cases where
the dealers of Oklahoma have put
their personal profit above their pa
triotism and we do not believe that
there would be many controversies
il each misunderstanding was ex-
planned"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
WANTED ON
BAD CHECK
CHARGES
Gin LabOrer Accused Of Singing" Local
Hotels and Raising Amounts on
Endorsed Paper

! c. T. Owens is wanted and wanted
pretty badly on charges of raising
sundry checks. Whether he has fit
ted was not known this morning but
the authorities were burning up the
wires in an attempt to determine
this fact.
Owens, it was stated this morning
at the office of the Indiahoma gins
came to Oklahoma from Texas late
last summer and, stating that he was
ginner, procured employment at
the Verden gin where he worked
through the season.
On Monday, it was stated, he ap.
peared at the office of the Indiaho'
ma gins here, and asked that a per
sonal check be endorsed The check
was in the amount of IS and his re-
quest was complied with. The next
day he requested of an employe in
the supply department of the firm
that another check be endorsed
Again he was successful in obtaining
the endorsement. The latter check
has put in its appearance through
the bank, but instead of being in the
original amount, SO, the amount was
reported to be $50. The former
check has not been returned and the
endorser is now on the anxious seat,
endeayoring to guess just what
amount will appear OF the fetr ~
the check. 1t is also stated that
Owens put the bee" on two Of
Chickasha's leading hotels when they
cashed checks for him.
The belief is expressed that Owens
went south as two tickets were sold
at the Rock Island depot for Ft.
Worth at time corresponding with
that during which he is reported to
have operated" here Those inter
ested in the case are attempting to
tContinueG on Page Two.O
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
CAMP DONIPHAN CALLS
FOR MANY MAGAZINES

letter this morning from Mr..
Dickerson, librarian at Camp Doni-
phan, asks for immediate shipment
of fresh magazines. I'VE need in
Vulnerable copies of popular maya
zines, popular science and all our old
standards as well as story maga-
zines of all sorts. Our people should
not burn or store a single good maya
zine
Get your magazines and books
out on the front porch Saturday af-
ternoon, Jan. 10Th, and Boy Scouts
will call for them; if it is not con
venient. for you to deliver them to
the public library
Don't give rubbish or junk, but
something you would like to read If
you were in the soldiers place"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
Complete Organization
for Thrift Stamp Sale
Through Grady County

from Jan t. making them even a
better investment than Liberty bonds.
They may also be cashed at any post
office on ten days notice at any
time with interest at about 3 per
cent.
Contrary to impressions formed by
many PEOPLE when this plan of rails
ing war loans was first announced, it
is not designed merely as a svaing
scheme for children and those Of
small means but it is expected that
all classes of people will invest in
the stamps to the full measure Of
their ability. The amount of the
holdings of an individual is limited
to $1,000
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee yesterday afternoon plans for
carrying on the campaign in Grady
county we're considered and steps
for putting them into operation are
now being taken Mr. Kayser is eX-
pected to establish agencies for the
sale of the stamps all over the coun-
~. They are now on sale at all
post offices and at the Chickasha
banks All bankers in the country
were designated by the secretary of
the treasury as agents and will be
expected to keep ample supplies of
stamps on hand Merchants will also
be asked to become agents for them.
Mr. Shepard plans to organize a
Thrift club in every schoolNin the
county and B. B. Barefoot is work
ing out plans for a speaking cam
paign. 81 want it understood" said
he, that when we ask a speaker to
go any place he will be expected to
be there. We have been drafted to
carry on this work and we propose
to conscript all the helpers that are
needed. We hope the speakers whom
we call upon will respond promptly
Up TO the present time the Chick
asha postoffice has sold Thrift and
War Savings stamps to the amount
of about $500, ~ ~-~'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
Organization Here Pointed Out as Eff
Cient al Session of State Council
of Defense
OTHER COUNTIES
ASKED FOLLOW SUIT
No Information as to Dale Of Floating
Next Liberty Loan; Better Team
Work Certain

AT tho meeting of the State Coun'
Gil of Defense in Oklahoma City yes
terday in which this county was rep
resented by j. D. Carmichael, Will
liam Donahue and Vie Hulen, Grady
county was taken as a model of eff
cient organization and those counties
which have not completed their or
ganizations were urged to model
them after the Grady county organ
ization
No information was given out at
the meeting as to when the Third
Liberty loan would be floated but it
is estimated that it will not be made
for at least two months as it would
take that time in which to get the
information to the banks and have
them make the preliminary steps
that have been taken in the past
There we're no indications that
changes would he made in the meth
cd of making the loans, except that
those who have been in charge of
the work have profited by past expe-
rience and the organizations over
the state will be made more com
plete and by the time the loan is
made the various counties that have
will have matters SO
well in hand that they will be able
to tell just who has purchased bonds
Continued from Page Four)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
!. : = = = = : = = : = =

Carrying out plans formulated by
the National War Savings commit
tee, the foregoing executive commit
teen has been appointed to conduct
the campaign for the sale of Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Stamps in
Grady county.
In addition to the executive COM
mittee an advisory committee has
been named as follows: r. K Woot.
ten, W. w. Horne, R. A. Lyle, E. c.
Burton, Ben F. Johnson, Ed F. Johns,
M. F. Courtney, F. T. Chandler, w
N. Elicit, Rev. A. S. Albright, Mrs.
Chas. Kemper B. ]. Vaughan.
Executive and advisory commit.
tees will also be appointed for each
township, the list of township chair
men being nearly completed
The object of this organization is
to conduct a campaign that viii con.
tinue during the entire year The
treasury department is seeking to
sell War Savings and Thrift Stamps
to the amount of two billion dollars
during the year and the quota OF
Grady county has been fixed at 1851,
$40. This means that the people oi
Grady county will have to buy an
average of $4,000 worth Of stamps
a month. War Savings stamps bear
interest at per cent, compounded
quarterly and mature in five years
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17

FARMERS
WITHCORN
County Agent Says Missouri Feedstuf
Purchased by Government Men;
Ship Where Needed

| According to word received by
County Farm Agent O. c. Cooper to-
day those who are in need OF corn
or feed stuff can get tho same at
present if they will make their wants
known so that the matter can be
taken up with the government men
who are in Missouri buying corn and
other feed stuff for the farmers
where ever they need II.
According to Mr. Cooper four men
in the employ of the government
were sent to Missouri about three or
four weeks ago to look after locating
feed for the farmers where it was
needed and since they have been
there something like fifty or sixty
cars of corn have been purchased
by these men and sent to the places
where they were needed most A tel.
egram was received today by Mr.
Cooper in which it was stated that
the men We're ready to mako pur-
chases for this district aud for those
who were in lfeed of feed such as
corn especially, t1 notify Mr. Cooper
and their needs would be supplied.
1t is stated in the telegram that
good corn can be laid down here at
Chickasha for $1.65 bushel. It is
pointed out that this is cheaper than
1t can be gotten by individual men
as the men who are engaged in this
work have made Investigations and
by buying in large quantities and
are able to get the corn much cheap
er than men who buy the same as in
dividdals.
Mr. Cooper said that the corn that
would be sent here would be of
good grade and that the men who are
in charge of purchasing it would see
that no great amount of smutty corn
would be loaded in the cars as they
were there at all times to superin.
tend the loading of the cars. He
also stated that those who wanted
to take advantage of the occasion
would have to do so withSA few days
or else the corn would be shipped to
other points that are calling for it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
TESTIMONY
in COTTON
CASE HERE
Many Witnesses Summoned Before Cor
poFaiiOn Commission; Claim Combine Of
Interests; Investigation Farreaching

The hearing before the corpora
tioa o8m~isaion relative to the con
spiracy that Is alleged to have ex-
listed between the gins and oil mills
throughout the state, was resumed
here this afternoon at the city hall
after the hearing had been conduct
ed In Lawton, Altus, and Mangum
When the evidence has all been Civ
en- here all of the testimony that is
to be taken on this side of the state
will have been given.
The case for which the testimony
is being gathered is one of the most
far reaching that has ever been
brought before the courts in this
part of the country and involves
some Of the largest cotton firms in
the southwest.
The hearings have grown out of a
suit that was filed some time ago by
the attorney general alleging that
there existed a conspiracy between
the gins, cotton oil mills and cotton
men in general whereby the price of
cotton and its products could be sold
at a minimum price It is claimed
that the cotton interests have com
bined in such manner that they
can control the price that will be
paid for cotton and cotton seed,
The testimony that is being taken
relates not only to the question of
an existing conspiracy but is cover
ing the whole of the cotton industry.
The ginning rates, which have often
been the subject of inquiries before
the corporation, are being gone over
again as well as every other ques-
tion relative to the cotton industry.
The testimony is being taken be-
fore Corporation Commissioner Camp
bell Russell. For the past three
days from thirty to forty witnesses
have been examined each day and
the testimony that has been taken
will be extremely voluminous
The hearing here is expected to
last at least all day tomorrow. About
fifty witnesses have been called to
testify during the hearing here.
Among those who will testify are
| Gonna of tba ,,,Oet ,,r,,,, fpopt ooff0a
men in the southwest and many far
mers in this part of the country viii
be called in to give in their evidence.
The state is being represented by
| Assistant Attorney Generals King
and Cook and the gin and cotton oil
men are being represented by the
law firm of Bond, Melton and Mel.
ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Col. Dan Cupid regained control of
the first line of matrimonial trench
es yesterday after remaining quiet
for almost a week and as a result OF
the campaign two couples were cap.
tured by the wiley colonel. Mar
riage licenses were issued to the fol.
lowing yesterday; w. C. Nations,
age 10, and Ruth Kerns, age IS, both
of MarloY Clarence Lynch, age 19
and Grace Talley, age IS. both OF
Laverty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-17
CAMPAIGN FOR BOOKS

Mrs j. A. Thompson, who is in
charge of the Camp Doniphan book
campaign, states that the work is
progressing nicely in Chickasha and
that many donations are being re-
ceived She points out that many
more books are needed.