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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

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desire moderately new six or seven
room house or apartment; good To-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

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Commaudery 10 Is hing AIS 4 en-
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commanaer. J. L. dIckes. FecoE--
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
MONEY TO LOAN.
MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES.

TIRES Gall IaakeS), acCeSSO ri IS,
lamps, etc; cut prices; $55 Flying
Merkle bicycles at wholesale price,
$3.50 (alI cOlors, enamelI. Five
stores, 115-119 East Third street,
Davenport. Iowa Fred = Barr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
WANTED-TO RENT.

-FOUR or five room house or three
housekeeping rooms; within half
hours walk of r. L depot Call r.
J. 1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

IOUSE; to IL rooms; for rooming
purposes. Call phones r. 1. 2461
or Moline Gil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28
FOE sAAE-MIscRLLANEOEs

BUICK light six ROADSTER: just like
new. Don Sales Co. 1870 Fourth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

ROOMS; two; furnished, house Keep
ing; 1923 Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-28

positively the biggest
money making article of real mer-
its, exceptional proposition; must
have Ford car and able to carry up
to $500 in stock. Quality Mfg. CO,
32J ). Western avenue, Chicago.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
I H RIF T AND
 CONSERV NATION

Last year at this time the great cry was conservation. This year it is thrift. Last year the nation was urged by the Government to conserve the natural resources and the products of the farms and fields and factories. Greater crops were urged, and canning clubs and city gardens were the order of the day. This year the nation is being taught the lesson of spending its money wisely. The nation is being shown the importance of putting every cent where it will do the most good.
 Conservation and thrift go hand in hand. The fact that the farmer is being told this year to be thrifty does not mean he is not to plant every acre available and till his crops care fully and harvest them when they are ready for the reaper. It means that he must invest wisely the money he gets for the splendid crops he has demonstrated he is able to raise.
 The farmer, as rule, can find some thing for which to spend almost every dollar he gets. There always is ma. chinery to be bought or repaired, notes to be met, fertilizer to be pur. chased. harness, lubricating oil and groceries and clothing to be paid for in the neighboring town. But in the last few years most of the thrifty farmers have been so well paid for their produce that they are now Ion their feet" or more nearly SO than ever before.
 This country has been good to them, | for they have lived in peace and have been provided by the Federal Loan Bureau with cheap money with which to pursue the arts of peace. Any economies they can practice at this time will give them additional money with which to lend financial aid to the Government in it's great war for right eousness and fair dealing.
 Every dollar loaned to the Govern ment is a practical protest against the plans of a greedy, interruptions, soul less power intent on world conquest and every dollar thus advanced serves to shorten the period of war and bring nearer the day of universal and peace.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
MORHODGE WILL LECTURE
 RED CROSS IN TURKEY

This evening at Elks' hall at 8 o'clock Dr. Morhodge will deliver very interesting lecture on the won derful work being done by the Red Cross in Turkey, the Balkans and Russia. Dr. MOrhodge is spoken of as the most forceful speaker on pa triotic activity in the field at present. The lecture will be absolutely free and the public is most cordially invited to turn out and give Dr. Morhodge a rousing reception.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
VISITS SISTERS

Mrs. F. NJ. Rippey, sister of Mes danes J. H. Smith and c. J. Wilson of this place, arrived from San Fran cisco this morning and will likely make her home here.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
YOU SHOULD STAND
 BACk OF THEM

The line of division between genius
 and madness, alluded to in Dryden's
 familiar couplet, is no finer drawn
 than that separating comedy from tragedy. Some extraordinary ge-
 niuses, they say, have overreached and
 been actually a little mad, and cer-
 talnly some jokes rise to awful mag
 nltude only because their foundation
 stones are laid, in part, within the bounds of tragedy. Innumerable men
 and women, especially those through whose natures runs a strong strain of humor, know what it is to weep bitter tears over joke too terrible for laughter.
 A Frenchman, a great wit, was obliged by his business to 20 to Soutb America for year, leaving his pretty young wife at their home in Paris. In his absence she fell in love with an- other man, who besought her to di- vorce her husband and marry him When the husband, who was very much in love with his wife, returned she told him the truth and asked for divorce. He was heartbroken. In an hour he seemed to have aged ten years. An intimate friend coming into the house, remarked his appearance and asked if he was i'll.
 "Oh, mo-" he replied, with uncon- querable wit. q am not i'll. But I am surprised. On returning from South America I find that my wife is engaged to be married"
 Then, suddenly, he crumpled up. 1 buried his face in his hands, and burst ] into paroxysm of sobbing.
 In advertisements and speeches de- | signed to persuade Americans to pur- chase Liberty Bonds or War Savings i Stamps, or to perform other duties | the nOnperfOrmance of which is a dis grace, l have more than once noticed a form of appeal which, whenever I ! encounter it, strikes me anew as con stituting one of those great tragi- comic jokes of which l have been speaking.
 It is the kind of appeal which says, in effect:
 "Our boys in the trenches are do- ing their bits to make the world safe for democracy and homes safe for you and yours. It is therefore up to you. who stay behind, to do your bit: name ly, to purchase Liberty Bonds-or War h Savings Stamps"
 Their bit! What is this "bit" that | 0ur boys are doing over there?
 They have given up everything wives, children, sweethearts, homes, jobs-tom themselves up by 1 the roots, braved the submarines, gone nto trenches swimming in mud, alive ; with rats and lice, and subject to ( ,easeless hell-fire-bullets, gas, flame, l shells, shrapnel, air bombs, hand gren- i ades, every devilish force with which | he Prussian brute is attempting to ,oerce the world. T
 And for what have they done this |?
 For love of country-for their coun- l rvs honor and the ideal of free i lom. I
 IHS war; TUT IneLn, Is no invest nent," since investment" implies se- ,urity. They are gambling. They are ! playing the greatest game of chance a human being can play. Life is the I stake. s
 If, as individuals, they lose in their gamble with the Hun, they pay the l great price. If, as individuals, they win, they earn-what? The right to
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

came back and begin life over again
 in land wherein your life and mine
 have gone on relatively without in-
 terruption; land some of whose eiti-
 zens have persistently voiced the noble
 cry: Business as usual"
 Heads we win, tails they lose. Theirs
 the losses, ours the gain.
 And now for ours. What is our ''bit"?
 At present we are being asked as a nation to absorb three billion dol lars worth of Liberty Bonds, bearing interest at the rate of A per cent. And, as l have said, there is in some of the appeals a sort of implication that, by so doing, we may render a service approximating that being ren- dered by our fighting men.
 The tragi-cOmic joke again.
 While the man in the trenches stands ready to give his life, what are We asked to give? Nothing. While the man in the trenches gambles his life, what are we asked to gamble? Nothing. Not even our sleek, com fortable dollars. We are not even asked to take such slight financial risks as are gladly taken by conser- vative investors who buy corporation stocks and bonds and lock them away in their strong boxes. We are asked to buy the best securities ever offered in this world, at a rate of interest ab- normally high. We are asked, in short, to seize an unexampled opportunity for the exercise of intelligent self-in- terest.
 Is that enough for us to do? By saving money, investing it in govern ment bonds, and making ourselves can we at home, approx innate the service rendered by the sea- man and the soldier? And, if not, are there any means by which we may do so, in the interest of the democratic deal of equal rights, equal duties, equal risks for all? No, there are none. Already we owe the fighting men a debt which never can be paid.
 To be decent citizens each one of us must have a real share in this war. Nor does the fact that we have bought Liberty Bonds, or War Savings Stamps, or both, necessarily give us hat real share.
 Those things, purchased in such as we have found entirely represent a share in the profits of the war. And to be a prof teer is not enough. We are not par icipants until we share the sacrifice.
 What are you doing? Have you bought your new Liberty Bonds lave you bought only such Liberty Bonds Cor War Savings Stamps) as t suited your convenience to buy, or iave you bought more than you can ay for without exercising self-denial? lave you made a sacrifice? Have -ou sacrificed enough? Have you ,one over the top? Or are you that most contemptible of creatures, the lacker who lets the other fellow do t, not only in the trenches, but at lome ?-Julian Street in Golfers. m ra
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Never throw away an old biscuit. It can be used in securing the bath tub.
 After cleaning a pair of white kid gloves with gasoline, place them in a hot oven. The heat will kill the moths if the gasoline has failed to do so.
 A chocolate cake should never be kept in a cake box more than three weeks.
 Feathers can be cleaned by placing them on the back porch and turning an electric fan on them.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04
KAISER AcH V0T PIKERs''
ELKS ADD MEMBER

The local lodge of Elks last evening successfully added a member to it's already large 'herd." The member initiated was James H. Dundon, sev- eral other possible candidates being unable to be present.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

"We could not have endured such aggresslons and survived as a self. respecting nation of free people."- Secretary of the Treasury MeAdoo, at San Francisco, Oct. ii, 1917. Ameri. can blood calls to you. Buy Liberty Bonds.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

"Who will dare to weaken our West ern front by a single troop or single gun n7"-George CIemenceau, Premier of France, Dec. 25, 1915. If you fail to buy Liberty Bonds you will weaken the front!
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

Better half loaf than no loaf at all-buy a War Stamp and help the government to make secure the half loaf.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

Tommy (writing)-O, Bill! 'Ow many h'ells in 'o'ensollern?
 Bill-Two h'ells same as in'ell.- Judge.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

Smoke a cigar or less and make the proceeds get a war stamp.
Mohave County miner., 1918-05-04

Buy Thrift Stamps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR STATES ATTORNEY

announce my candidacy for
States Attorney for the Tenth Judic-
ial Circuit, consisting Of the coun-
ties Of Polk, DeSoto and Lee.
I am graduate Of John B. Stet-
son Law School and have practiced
law for ten years in Polk and DeSoto
counties. If elected to this office
am convinced that can save to the
tax payers Of the counties a great
deal of money, and to the citizens
who are called upon as jurors and
witnesses a great deal of time by a
careful, conscientious and systematic
administration OF the duties OF this
office. l am a candidate Of no faction
or clique and II you elect me I will
conduct this Office fairly, impartially'
efficiently and as vigorously as Is
within my power.
l respectfully solicit the vote Of
every citizen in this circuit.
d. O. ROGERS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18

cred to issue bonds for an amount not to ex-
ceea Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, Tor the
purpose Of purchasing. altering and maintain,
ing a Gas Plant and Distribution System, ana
the real or personal property necessary to the
effective operation OF same, and to pay Tor
doing Of work or expenses incurred Incident 10
the maintenance and up-keep OF said Gas
Plant and Distribution System; which SAID
amount OF bonds shall be in addition to all
amounts Of bonds, the Issuance OF which nave
been previously and heretofore authorized by
the Legislature Of the State Of Florida, or
otherwise.
The Issuance Of said bonds and election. OF
bond trustees shall be governed by the law
governing other bond elections in the said city
Of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida.
I hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
amendment was read and approved at the hrSt
regular meeting Of the City Commission OF the
CITY OF Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, IN
February, 1918, and at its first regular meet
ing In March, 1918
II. L. SWATTS. City Clerk.
Approved by me this 18th day OF March,
&C FLANAGAN. Mayor.
II I, sWATTs, Clerk 1903 Tues
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18

,rso,u1IoN PROPOSING AND APPROX.
nc hNENDMENT TO THE CITY CHAR.
1 SI rs IHE CITY OF LAKELAND. POLK
COUNTY, FLORIDA. AUIAohiLlnSo
SAID CITY OF LAKELAND To rUhGnnasenry;
ALTER AND MAINTAIN a GAS 5no
Ann DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ANU rnU,
viDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF bunuS
nj the SUM or TWO HUNDRED THU
SAND DOLLARS FOR SAID PURFUSE;
pE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY SoMmiS,-
s,1N OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, !'oLh
SSnIrSTY FLORIDA that the City On lrter OF
~, said CITY OF Lakeland, Polk County, floT-
tds he amended to contain the following pro-
Sortion l. That the City Of Lakeland, PolE
c.,,ntv Florida Is hereby authorized and EN-
,,,'Tared n purchase, alter and maintain I,
~ plant and Distribution System In the sald
Co ~ Lakeland. together with all real 81
syyonal nroperty necessary TO the effective op'
ps1tion alteration or maintenance OF said uas
piant and Distribution System and to do
tbose things necessary for, or incident TO- the
JsIivery Of any and all products OF SAID Plant
snd n do all things necessary Tor the proper
oneration Of said Plant
Tho said City Of Lakeland is also empoW'
,,ed and authorized TO use any property 10y
oor4ions OF property, which II now owns, lol
Is An the erection, maintenance and opera
~ ~ said Gas Plant and Distribution sys
~, and 10 control said Plant and system
q ,be same extent that an individual coui'
control said property. o.,,- ,,,,U
That the said City Of Lakeland, POLK Couh
~ Florida, Is hereby authorized and empo"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
STATES ATTORNEY

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office OF States Attorney, for
the Tenth Judicial Circuit Of Florida,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary.
] was born in Lakeland and lived In
Polk county for twenty-three years.
Your vote and support will be APP
preciated.
J. A. TIMBERLAKE,
Arcadia, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the Democratic Voters OF Polk
County, Florida:
| hereby announce my candidacy
to succeed myself as representative
In the State Legislature Of Florida,
subject to the action of the Democrat
ic Primary. II elected I will serve
the people to the best Of my ability.
| solicit your support.
A. ]. MORGAN.
Candidate in Group One.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office Of County Commissioner
from District Number s, Polk county.
subject to the Democratic primary.
The citizens and voters Of this DIS
trict and Of the county at large know
me and my record Of public service
aad I will appreciate the support OF
any and all persons and promise to
use my best efforts to look after the
interests OF my district and the coun-
ty at large, II elected.
Respectfully yours,
e. C. FLANAGAN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the Voters of Polk County:
hereby announce that am can
dldate, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary, and wish to represent the peo-
pie Of Polk county in the State Legis-
lature of Florida. II you elect me,
will serve the people, not the special
interests. Try me once. I honestly
and earnestly solicit your support.
Very respectfully.
ALTON B. CARTER.
In group No. 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

hereby beg to announce my
candidacy for the Office Of County
Commissioner from District No. 3,
Polk county. The citizens Of this dis
trict and the county generally know
me. and II my past record entities me
to their confidence in my ability and
desire to serve them in capable and
conscientious manner | will be CRATE
full for their support at the ensuing
primary.
Respectfully,
REID ROBSON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,

Having been encouraged to do SO
BY many friends, I hereby announce
MY candidacy for the position OF
Representative from Polk county in
the Florida Legislature. am O life-
long resident Of this county and feel
that I know its people and their
needs. II elected, promise to give
hem my best efforts, and I will ap-
preciate the votes and support Of the
citizens. Respectfully,
JOHN M. KEEN.
In Group No. /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOE STATES ATTORNEY
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

l hereby announce my candidacy
for the above Office, and hope that the
voters will do me the favor to investi-
gate my character, fitness and ability
before making up their minds as to
their choice. This they can do by re-
ferring to any public official or reput
able citizen Of Lee county, where I
make my home, and which county l
|am now serving as Prosecuting At
torney. I pledge myself to do my
utmost not to disappoint anyone who
may favor me with his vote, and that,
|if elected, will give to the duties Of
the office the very best that Is In me.
respectfully,
s. w. LAWLER. JR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
,o1,cr CALLING ELECTION SUBMITTING
npnpnsEn CHARTER AMENDMENT

Notice Is hereby given that, N accUI ,l 80
viii Section II Of the Charter OF the Clty =, OF
q, lakeland, at the City Hall, In said Sny
OF Lakeland, Polk County, tiorlGa, . on " ,bs
" Ter ISls. for the purpose Of submitting me
t tsI 'i proposed amendment to the CITY
rhsrter for the ratification Of rejection Of
snch charter amendment by the City, and AN
s sipct,on IS hereby called for that purpose
The polls will be open on said date from
sey DE- order Of the Board Of City Commits
.,o ps This 9th day OF April, A. d. 1918.
S'""e'' Il. C. FLANAGAN, Mayor
JOHN KEEN,
FRANK H. THOMPSON,
o. ]. POPE,
T. B. 0'STEEN,
Commissioners.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Having been asked by numerous
friends to offer as q candidate for
County Commissioner from this dis
trict (No. 81, hereby announce my
candidacy and will appreciate the
support and votes of the electors,
promising to use my best effortst to
look after their interests If elected
Very respectfully,
r. L. MAYES.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
NAME FOR
BREMEN, GA, is SOUGHT

Bremen, Ca, April 17.-Holding
that this towns name is unpatriotic
and appears unloyal a number Of citi-
2ens have inaugurated a movement to
have It changed. These citizens are
now seeking an all-American name to
take the place of the one of German
origin and have offered reward Of
so for the best name suggested by
anyone in the United States. The con-
test is open to all and the names will
be received by the Bremen Gateway,
Bremen, Ga.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

l am in the race for County Com
missioner from the Fourth district,
and will fully appreciate the support
of all. II elected l shall endeavor to
do my full duty for the best interests
Of my county. Thank you for your
vote.
Respectfully,
8. C. SLOAN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
Political announcements

lature of Florid, subject to the &C
ton of the Democratic Primary. II
elected, | will serve the people to the
best Of my ability. Earnestly solicit
your support.
In Group 2.
w. o. WILLIAMS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

I herewith make my announcement
for Representative in the Florida Leg
islature from Polk county, and re-
specially ask the votes and support
Of the voters. I promise to serve the
interests Of the people to the best Of
my ability II elected, and have some
ideas I think will work out for their
benefit. Give me the opportunity to
try them out.
Respectfully, M. G. WARlNG.
In Group 2.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the Democratic Voters OF POLK
County:
hereby announce my candidacy
for representative in the Florida Leg
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-18
Old False Teeth Wanted
Don't Matter II Broken

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