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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-03

A return to the flowing robes of ancient
Greece may soon be in order, it is decreed that
the number of corsets manufactured during the
balance of this year will equal only 40 per cent.
of these articles made in the last four months Of
last year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-03

Program For the Conservation
OF Telephone Service

Postmaster General Burleson's Bulletin No. a. dated
August Is 1913 directed all telephone companies until other
wise advised by him, among other things as follows
tTo conine and betermens to imperative
and unavoidable work to meet and the
tai commercial needs Of the country All
such be
and accomplish this result Of
ties incident conditions. of securing adequate supplies,
labor and transportation"
In compliance with this order. this company will undertake
to provide service promptly conditions will permit for
senta work and commercial needs which vital
munity welfare.
Possession Of government contracts priority shipping
ieges, letter other form of advice from the chief
department. certifying the necessity
Enlistment of will be accepted evidence for
Telephones for drug Offices residences of
hospitals public utilities and such other businesses
ta to the welfare will be considered vital COM
mercal needs.
Initial stations stations for business resi-
dence merely for the convenience of the subscriber
less coming within the classification above Defined cannot be
installed
No applications those permitted under
the order of the Postmaster General will be accepted
In view of conditions brought about by the war; is par
possible for by essential war in
dusries and activities.
Your cooperation will be Of great help to h. company
stnaste General
II. PEELE District Manager
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE ~
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
HERE'S A SAMMY
OVER THERE WHO
is GOOD AT SAVING

Who says the pay of the Sammies
is small?
1t may not be enough to. start a
bank, but it has been sufficient for
Roy Ullmark, Moline lad serving his
country in France, to save $500 in the
last six months, according to let
ter which has been received from him.
That's better than some of the home
boys, earning three times as much,
have done
In his letter he says: Its taken a
lot of ammunition to show the Huns
little wisdom, but even machine
can't go on forever. 1t must have
been an aWesome sight to see those
long columns of grey-clad men march
ing in solid formation up to certain
death at Verdun. But that isn't cOur-
age, it's simply discipline, a discipline
that no other country would or could
impose upon its soldiers. 1t was sim
pie butchery for the French to NOW
down with machine guns and those
famous 75's. At Cambria the English
did, the same thing with tanks. It's
marvellous where all the Huns are
coming from, at the rate they slaugh-
ter them. The end must come some
day, for flesh and blood cannot stand
it, We do not look for peace until
there has been a great deal more
fighting The Sammies will have to
do their share, but if nothing else
can beat the Hun sheer weight OF
numbers ought to do it. They have a
surprise coming for them this spring
and summer and the U. S. A. is going
to have a hand in giving it to them y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
BLUFFS BURGLAR
IN BOLD H0lOuP
Masked Bandit Pulls Revolver In East
Moline Store, But Clerk Refuses
to Be Interrupted.

Hold up your hands. l mean it."
Patrons in the grocery and meat
market at Fifth street and Seventeenth
avenue, East Moline. on Saturday ev-
eninG at z o'clock turned around to
face masked man. In his hand was
formidable looking revolver. The
gun was pointed straight at ]. E. An
seine, who was cutting round steak.
What you doing; kidding some
body?" coolly returned the clerk, who
continued his work and refused to be
frightened. Instead, he Just laughed.
as though holdup men were everyday
things. TOO busy to wait on you
now" he continued.
The bold, bad burglar was entirely
taken off his guard by the demeanor
Of his intended victim. What will he
do next?" flashed through the minds
of the group of customers. some of
whom stood with their hands up and
others who were measuring the dis
lance to a window or door should any
shooting start.
For one tense instant there was
deep silence, and then a new custom
er entered to relieve the situation. As
quietly as he came, Mr.. Holdup beat
it out of the door and the last seen Of
him he was going west on Seven
teenth street.
Didn't even report the matter to
the police" said one Of the proprietors
of the store today. II think it was an
amateur job and am glad that it was"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
TAX.ASSISTANTS TO BE
TRAINED FOR DUTIES

The first class to train men to serve
as assistants to Income Tax Advisor
Louis Funkenstein will be held in the
Moline city hall at 1880 tomorrow
evening. Letters have been sent to
every bank and manufacturing plant
in Moline and East Moline requesting
these establishments to name one OF
their employees who will give part Of
his time to the work of the tax ad-
visor.
The school to be held tomorrow
evening is primarily to train these
factory and bank men. Mr.. Funken-
stein stated today that it is his earn
est wish that as many factories and
all banks as possible be represented.
The school is public, and anyone in
terested may attend. Mr.. Funkenstein
says that in the rush Of the last few
days he may have forgotten to direct
a personal appeal to some industries.
He has therefore asked The Argus to
make this announcement that all fac
tories are urged to send man to the
school. 7-e-e.-
Mr.. Funkenstein hopes to have a
branch office established in each of
the banks by the end of this week.
The class in tax filing and tax collect
ing will meet again on Thursday
evening.
There are still several thousand in
dividuals who have not filed income
returns The task of filing these re-
turns before March l is an enormous
one, according to the tax advisor, and
he deems it the patriotic duty Of ev-
cry bank and factory to come to the
aid of the government in collecting
this war revenue.
Every factory, business establish
ment or individual who paid $500 or
more as rent, interest, wages or sal
airy to anyone in 1917 is required by
law to file with the income tax inspec-
tor the names Of persons to whom
such sums have been paid. This
means $500 Of any one kind of in
come to one person. Names of each
person to whom $500 or more has
been paid must be filed.
Blanks for this purpose may be OBJ
| tanned by writing to or calling on
Mr.. Funkenstein at the city hall. A
penalty is provided for all persons
or companies who fail to file the
names of individuals to whom they
have paid $500 or more as rent. inter
est, salary or wages, last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
PUTS WOMAN IN JAIL,

Mrs. Anna Karstens. Moline, is in
the county Jail and will stay there as
long as it pleases Mrs. Christine Gus
iafson to pay board money to Sheriff
Richmond.
This is the latest word in the story
Of Mrs. Gustafson and Mrs. karstens
and the affections of Frank Gustaf-
son.
Mrs. karstens was arrested Satur-
day afternoon on a writ of capias ad
satisfaciendum. for failing to pay the
Judgment of $4,000 which a jury in
Moline city court recently ordered her
to pay to Mrs Gustafson. That jury
found Mrs. karstens guilty of alienat-
ing the affections of Mrs. Gustafson's
husband, Frank Gustafson.
She was arrested in her home, 70S
Sixteenth avenue She had, it is said,
left the state to avoid paying the judg-
ment.
The writ ordering her arrest is a
writ on judgment Of court. the jury
having found Mrs. karstens guilty of
committing wrong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
ILLINOIS GETS BIG
SUM FOR TRAINING

Springfield, Ill.-1llinois will re-
ceive 3,772.25 from the federal gov
eminent, under the Smith-Hughes law,
for purposes of vocational education.
detailed plans for which have been
approved by both United States and
state authorities and will be an
nounced soon.
The appropriation runs for the ifs
cal year 1817-1918. from July l to June
30, and will be augmented each year
until the year 1925-26.
On this account. S41,1o5.92 will go
for teachers salaries and for teaching
trades, home economics and Industrial
subjects; $50, 1874 so will go for prepar-
ing teachers to give instruction In the
foregoing subjects, and $2l ,901.S3 for
salaries of teachers. superintendent
or directors of agriculture subjects.
Increasing amounts will be paid to
Illinois, provided required appropria-
tons are made by the legislature, as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
PROTEST AGAINST
RULE ON CLOSING
Three Moline Congregations Adopt
Resolutions Claiming Unfair
Discrimination.

That an unfair discrimination in
favor Of the saloons is being allowed
under the ruling of the Rock Island
county fuel administration in permit
ting them TO remain open longer than
grocery stores and places where food
siuffs and other essentials are sold, is
Inc gist OF resolutions adopted at a
mass meeting of the congregations of
the First Congregational. First Meth
odist and First Baptist churches, Mo-
lines, yesterday morning.
The resolutions which were ordered
sent TO the chairman of the fuel COM
mittee, the mayor Of Moline and the
press. we're as follows:
Whereas, the shortage of coal has
necessitated curtailment in the
hours of business, and
Whereas, the government has
adopted the plan of discriminating
among the industries and places Of
business according to their value to
The community and the government,
and
whereas, the Rock Island county
fuel administration has made certain
rulings in regard to the hours of
opening and closing places of bus
mess. allowing grocery and clothing
stores and other places for furnish
ing foodstuffs, clothing and other es-
sentials to open for II hours day
and the saloons to open for Is hours;
therefore be it
Resolved, that the First Congrega
tional. First Methodist and First
Baptist churches do emphatically pro-
test against such ruling as being en-
tirely out of harmony with the spirit
Of the Garfield order and essentially
unwise from business and patriotic
point of view. Since the government
has recognized the saloons as de-
structive agent by prohibiting them
within long distance surrounding the
national amy environments, it seems
unfair, unwise and unpatriotic to ask
all the constructive elements of the
community to do business for only II
hours and the only recognized destruc-
tive business in the country to be open
for II hours"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Nature Needs Assistance
In Keeping You Well

in keeping the blood absolutely free
Of all impurities. This old remedy is
. wonderful purifier and tonic, and
has no equal for keeping the blood
rich and pure. 1t builds up the APP
petite and tones up the entire system.
S. S. S. is sold by druggists every
where. 1t has been successfully used
for more than fifty years. and people
In practically every state testify to
its great worth. Write for booklets
and free medical advice TO Swift Spes
lei6c Co, Dept E Atlanta. ca ;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

According to the federal plan for
teaching of agricultural subjects, al
lotment to any state is made in the
proportion which the rural population
bears TO the total rural population OF
the United States These and all other
estimates connected with the scheme,
are based on the 1910 population.
Likewise, for industrial subjects.
the allotment is in the proportion
which the urban population OF the
state bears to the urban population OF
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline
STARTING PLANS TO
ESTABLISH PENSION
FUND FOR FIREMEN

In order to start the nucleus Of a
pension fund for firemen, Chief John
Q. Hawk. Moline. is arranging to or
ganize relief association among his
men. so that when the per cent fire
tax ID paid to the city next June the
sum will go for pension purposes and
not for equipment, as has been the
case in the past.
Fire insurance companies are re-
quired by statute to pay 2 per cent of
total incomes on premiums to cities.
Since the war started an per cent
tax on premiums has been exacted by
the government, and other restrict
lions have been imposed, which is
forcing fire insurance companies to
operate on the most economical lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
MAY RUN BRITAIN
ON ELECTRICITY

London.-(Correspondence of the
Associated Press.)-To effect a saving
in coal and its by-products officially
estimated at 500. 100000 a year. The
British ministry Of reconstruction has
approved a scheme for supplying all
the industries in Great Britain with
cheap electric power, generated at big
"super-power stations" not more than
16 for the whole of the country. The
scheme Is one of the most ambitious
that has yet been worked out to enable
the country to recover from the eco
nomic losses of the war. Its details
are given in report from the coal
conservation committee of the min
1stry OF reconstruction.
The amount of coal used to produce
Industrial power in the United King
dom Is about S0,000,0 900 tons yearly.
The new project, it is claimed, would
enable the same amount Of power to
be produced with an expenditure of
only 25,000,000 tons, and the $4,000, 900
tons saved would represent not only
economy in mining but also gigan-
tic economy in transport The COM
mittee, however, does not believe that
the change will mean the mining of
less coal, but rather that Great Brit
ain will enormously increase it's
amount Of industrial power, and the
extent to which this can be raised. it
is explained, is one Of the main condi-
lions necessary for general rise in
national standards Of life.
The committees proposals rest on
the assumption that electricity is the
most economical and convenient form
in which to apply power to industry
and that the only way to generate
electricity cheaply is to generate it. on
a very large scale. The report only
anticipates what electrical specialists
have foreseen for years as the nat.
ural electrical development in a coun.
try like Great Britain, which is small
in area, closely settled, and rich in
coal. In view of these conditions
Great Britain is regarded as the coun-
try in all the world best situated to
profit most from such a national mon
opoly of power.
The question in controversy Is who
10 " OWu duU lududSc Tic ulUuOpOly
The committee recommends that the
16 "super-power stations. should be
owned and managed by private COM
panies with a national body of gov
eminent commissioners controlling
them on behalf of the state, much after
the model of the present state-control
of the British railways. Several of the
London newspapers take exception to
the arrangement, declaring that the
whole scheme must be run by and fol-
the state.
The committees report says in
part:
THE committee proposes to supply
all our industries with electrical pow.
er generated at big super-power sta.
lions, and to eliminate or combine all
smaller stations The primary Object
is to economic our coal supplies. The
saving in coal, together with the saw.
ing of the by-products now wasted by
the burning of coal in open CRATES ant
boiler furnaces, would mean 9100,
100000 a year."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
BY MOLINE CHAPTER

Officers of the Moline chapter of the
Red Cross were elected for the year
as follows at meeting of the di-
rectors Saturday at noon at the Manu-
facturers' hotel:
Chairman-William Butterworth.
Vice Chairman-Mrs. G. H. Hun
toon.
Treasurer-A. T. Foster.
Secretary-M. ]. Duryea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

Vegetable Compound cured me so did
not need the operation, and am telling
~ my friends about it"-Mrs. A. W.
SNzER, Black River Falls. Wis.
1t is just such experiences as that OF
Mrs. Binzer that has made this famous
rot and herb remedy = household word
Ifom ocean to ocean. Any woman who
suffers from inflammation, liberation,
@splacements, backache, nervousness,
Irregularities or 1.-The blues" should
Dot rest until she hes given it triai,
nd for special advice write Lydia T..
f1nkham Medicine Co.. Lynn. Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Obituary
Rudolph SaesiDg.

Rudolph Saesing, 1919 Eighth ave-
nue., Moline died at 1880 Saturday
morning in a local hospital, after an
illness of 10 days Of typhoid fever. He
was born in 1873. coming to the Plow
City FIVE years ago. For two years he
was employed at Deere & Co., and for
the last three years at the Moline
Pillow Co. Surviving him are the Wild
over and one child. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Esterdahls chapel and burial was
In Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

saved me from an
operation, ! cannot
say enough in praise
of it. Isufered from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me so
! could hardly be up
from my bed, and l
was unable to do my
homework. / had
the best doctors in
Eau Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
AZ U pipEhern'a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
ARSENAL WORKER BACK.

Steiner C. Anderson of Rock Island
arsenal, who was sent to France for
special work in the ordnance depart
ment, has completed his duties abroad
and returned to Moline. He was gone
about two months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

If you would keep your body in .
healthy and robust condition. throb-
bling with that splendid vitality that
indicates freedom from all ailments.
6rst Of all see that your blood 10
kept pure. Any slight impurity that
creeps into your blood will soon effect
the well-being of your whole system.
A few bottles Of S. S. S. will give
lust the assistance that nature aeeds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
ALFRED Asbury Mitchell.

Funeral Of Alfred Asbury Mitchell.
az year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Mitchell. was held at II Saturday
morning from the home, 2941 Thir-
teenth avenue, Moline. Rev. Attree
Smith OF the First Methodist church
ofiiciated and the remains were sent
in the afternoon to Galva, where in
terment was made In the Galva Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Funeral of william McKenna.

The funeral of William McKenna
was held Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the home. 223 Forty-sixth
street, Moline, Rev. F. G. Olson offic-
iating. The Misses Florence Young
quist, Mabel Nelson. Lucy Anderson
and Anna Lundquist sang several
beautiful songs and the pallbearers
were Robert Anderson, Carl Ander-
son, Clifford Hofstedt, Ray Johnson.
Charles Williams and Ralph Peterson.
Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
BANK AUDIT FINISHED.

An audit of the Manufacturers
State bank, East Moline. covering the
entire period of the institutions exist
ence, has just been completed, show
ing the bank to be in excellent condi-
ton. 1t was founded in December,
1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
COAL SITUATION BETTER.

The coal situation in East Moline is
slowly improving, although all orders
are handled through the police sta
ton. In this way emergency cases
are being taken care of first and suf-
fering from the cold is relieved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

bearers were C. r. Stephens, C. !. Jo-
sephson, r. w. Lea, w. G. Carpenter.
George Huntoon, Jr., and J. d. Metz
gar. Interment took place in River
side cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Ida Nav Paruell.

Mrs. Ida May Parnell Of Moline died
services will be held tomorrow morn
ing In the home Of her sister. Mrs.
Lottie Rubeck. in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Funeras Of Mrs. Anna K. Jacobson.

Funeral Of Mrs. Anna h. jacobson.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna X.
Jacobson were held yesterday after
noon at o'clock in the homo of her
daughter, Mrs. Beda Englund. S31
Forty-first street, Moline. and at $3.50
in Zion church. Rev. Carl Kraft off,
ciated. assisted by Rev. G. e. Lindberg
bearers were John Leaf. c. E. Daniel
son, John johnson. c. A. Larson. G.
E. Nelson and SEVERN Anderen. Bur-
ial was made In Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
BOWLING

Playing superior game all the way
through, the entire series of the John
Deere Pillow Co. and the Silvis shops,
went to the former Saturday evening
at the Moline Y. M. c. A. alleys as
follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Mrs. b. /. Falkner.

Mrs. B Il. Falkner. aged 80. died at
$3.50 last night OF heart failure at'her
home. TAG Tenth street, Silvis. She
had been Ill only a few hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
Funeral Of Mrs. Reynold johnson.

Funeral services for Mrs. Reynold
Johnson were held Saturday after
noon at 2:30 in the residence, 2623
Seventeenth avenue. Moline. con-
Quoted by Rev. r. H. Haney. The pail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
For Skin Soreness
dinfanss and citikrs0 you can lind
nothing that heals hks
Sykes CotaESeI Powder

teeding physicians end nurses have used
q endorsed il for more than Is years.
= at the vInoi and other drug stores
lhe Comfort Pcwdc. Co, Boston, Mas,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04
THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia E FInkham's
Vegetable Compound, One
Of Thousands of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. Lydia
T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-04

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24

ASSOCIATION
Meeting At Pembroke Mon
dayAfternoonand Starts
Tomato Movement.

An enthusiastic meeting OF the
Christian County Strawberry Grow.
ers Association was held at Pembroke
Monday afternoon. The large room
in the rear Of the Bank Of Pembroke
building was filed to overhowing,
standing room being at a premium.
Notwithstanding the severity of the
weather, the farmers came out and
made this the largest meeting in at
tendance the association has held
since its organization two years ago.
The association has pledged to plant
more than 200 acres Of berries this
spring In addition to the l50 or 200
acres already planted and win produce
ILL.,.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
Local Concerns Resumed OPP,
erations Again Yesterday
After S Days.
SERIOUS SETBACK RESULT
Mogul Had Government Con-
tracts and Was Running
Day and Night.

Hopkinsville's manufacturing con
Germs that shut down for hve DAYS un-
der the fuel order started up again
yesterday and are trying to catch up
with their orders.
The Mogul Wagon Works has big
government contract and has been
running day and night and on Sun
days, with hurry orders coming all
the time. The loss of five DAYS was
a serious setback but they are hoping
to get a special permit no, to stop on
Mondays hereafter, but so far with
out success.
The Forbes Manufacturing Co. is
also running again, as are the Buck
Brand Overall Co. and other factories
that closed down.
The business houses generally, in
GLIDING the livery stables, will close
again next Monday.
Picture shows, bowling alleys and
other places OF amusement have the
privilege of closing on Tuesdays and
keeping open on Mondays.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-24
CRUSHED In BY
TONS OF SNOW
Storage Warehouse Owned By
R. M. Woodbridge On
Ninth Street.

The fall of another inch Of snow
Tuesday morning before day was
the straw that broke the camel's
back" and the large storage ware
house OF r. M. Woodbridge on Ninth
street was crushed in by the weight
of snow on the roof. The building
was go feet front on Ninth street and
800 feet deep, built Of corrugated
IRON. When the roof crashed in, the
walls also fell, except small part in
front. The building is a complete
loss ard will have to be rebuilt. Mr..
Woodbridge estimates his loss at
$500 Some tobacco in hogsheads
WAS stored IN the warehouse. but