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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
The Day i'm Davenport

Suit Arguments End.-Closirg ar
guments We're heard yesterday aft
ernoon by Judge y. r. Donegan in
the injunction suit fled against NJ
and II. Heuhinger, map publishers.
by Otto Hill, trustee for the North
American Publishing company to
restrain the Huebingers from using
trade marks, symbols and contracts
belonging to the companya
Present Liberty Bond.-The pres
cntation of $500 Liberty bond to
DR.. J.. NJ Coffmau of the First
Presbyterian church came as the
elimination Thursday evening to
the very interesting program in
honor of this popular pastors 10Th
anniversary as minister to the con-
gregation ana is an appreciation Of
his splendid work since coming to
Davenport.
Can't Lay on BOOZe.-It was
something of a shock to Police
Magistrate Arthur G. Sampson yes
terday morning when Albert Car
ter. arraigned for intoxication. said
frankly that he would not quit
drinking until booze was no longer
made. Carter said he was drunk
Thursday, and admitted that he had
little private stock from which
he imbibed. i can't quit drinking
until l can't get any more" he said
DavenpOrter Compounds Gases
Compromising poison gases for use
against the German hordes on the
western front is the part Henry
DOenecke, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Doenecke, 2414 Fulton avenue,
is playing In the world war. He is
member of the ordnance corps
stationed at Stamford, Conn, where
the government recently took over
dye works and made them part of
the EdgeWOod arsenal
Mistake Light for Fire.-Mistak-
ing the glare from a red light globe
in the Manual Arts building, Elev-
enth and Main streets, for a fire,
pedestrians passing the building
. Thursday night turned in a fire
alarm which called out most of the
downtown fire apparatus.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Frfeda
, hruse. nee Koch, a lifelong resi-
dent of Davenport, passed away
/ Thursday afternoon at 80 o'clock
at Mercy hospital after a brief ILL
ness The deceased was born in
( Davenport April IS. 1881.
The death of Helen Wright. for
merly a resident of Davenport. oc-
! Cured at San Anselmo, Cal. June
I. Death followed a lingering i'll
ness.
/ Discuss Garbage Contract
/ city council was in session yester-
/ day afternoon for the purpose of
/ discussing the garbage contract be
tween the city and the Tri-City Dis
pOsal company.
Open lie Claire Park.-Judge
! James Bollinger will deliver the
, principal address at the concert at
7:3O o'clock Sunday evening which
/ formally will open Antoine lie
| Claire park on the river front.
| Protests Against hnakI.-PrOteSt
| against the use of khaki uniforms
/ by Davenport traffic policemen Will
be made at a meeting of the eXecu-
/ tive committee of the council of de-
Tense, by Harry Phillips. member
| OF the council. Traffic officers are
not soldiers and therefore should
not wear what might be confused
with the uniform of men in the ser
vice." said Mr.. Phillips.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

TNHESE books are the only statesmen employ. They
carry personal message of the Gordon-Van Tine
'Mill-to-User' plan, and have brought the pat
ronage of over 100000 pleased customers from Portland
Maine to Portland, Oregon.
Naturally when such responsibility rests upon these
books interest," chief make them of
most value to YOU in your interest They helpful prac
teal nteresng-and above all, truthful We avoid ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
The Farm Buildings Book

All types Of barn and farm buildings
with illustrations, plans, specifications and
prices are shown here. This book repre-
sents the work Of the worlds greatest
corps of barn experts-men who have
spent years in studying the special prob
lens Of the farmer. 1t is by far the most
authoritative treatise on farm buildings
ever published. Every plan, every idea
shown here has been tested in actual use
and has won the approval of thousands Of
farmers.
From the large variety of buildings
here illustrated in picture, plan and word
with guaranteed prices, any farmer can
choose a building suited to his purposes
and be assured of complete satisfaction in
his choice.
Besides Offering wide range Of build
ings to select from this Barn Book also
lists many Convenience Items of every day
use on the farm. All materials listed in
this book are backed by the GordOn-Van
Tine guarantee of fun satisfaction or
money returned. Simply ask for Gordon
Van Tines Earn Book.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

etors who fail to obey will have
their sugar supply entirely cut.
This applies only 10 those who
manufacture their own syrups and
preparations out Of sugar Manu-
facturers of ice cream are affected
by the ruling Mr.. Griswold said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

ravagant claims; simply explain the facts and advan
tages of the GordonVan Tine methods in plain and intel
ligible language
For each book must be upon which customers
implicitly reyit is only upon the full confidence of
those who buy from that it has been possible to build
this servce-instituon You will find the GordonVan
Tine books illustrate and describe only what have
SELL and what you will receive when you buy from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

saving. Every home-owner has place for
the Gordon-Van Tine Book of 5000 Bar
gains" Call or write for yours Today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

Hold Flower Day-The annual
flower day of the Ned Lee Yves.
Side settlement will be held on
Saturday, June 10. Mayor Little
ton has given his official approval
TO both the occasion and the date.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

Open lie Claire Park.-Judge
James Bollinger will deliver the
principal address at the concert at
100 o'clock Sunday evening which
formally will open Antoine lie
Claire park on the river front
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
POLICING PANAMA

American troops are policing Colon and Panama, the
terminal Of the Panama canal, both of them within the
republic Of Panama, and subject to its Jurisdiction. The
president Of Panama has filed a protest against the pres
ence Of our armed forces within his dominions for this
purpose, and he declares that the Panama government is
able to maintain order without aid from the United
States.
The fact is that, whatever it's ability, the government
Of Panama has not maintained order, and, that being the
case, the government Of the United States has taken the
action provided for in the treaty between the two
countries.
Disturbances in Colon and Panama are just now
much more than local affairs. They are matters which
concern the United States very closely. and which have
a very vital interest for the other, nations associated with
us in the war. There is no disposition on the part of the
United States to NEEDLE with the domestic affairs of the
little republic on the isthmus. But under the treaty
which we have with that republic we have certain rights,
among them being that Of exercising police powers in
the territory near the canal whenever that becomes nee
essary. Under other circumstances we might let the
PANAMA people go a long way toward settling their own
feuds, but even with the world at peace we could not very
well see the canal in which he have invested so much,
and which means so much to US, be endangered by riots,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
War And Black CurrQnfs

work to give Greece-a reconstructed
army he found. the need Of removing
only General DoUsJnanis, the chief of
staff. He, with a happy reversal of
E~apoleonic fortunes. is now reposing
IN Corsica. General Danglis, the gen.
eralissimo, retains his command, and
with him are almost all his fellow
veterans OF the two Balkan wars. It
was n Of them, General Zimbraka-
kis, who a few days ago delivered the
first smash on the Struma.
Among the rank and file and
throughout the country observers re-
port the same feeling that there was
when Greece had to fight first Tur-
key and then Bulgaria. In the COM
ing campaigns the Greek forces will
not fight as a single army unit. Like
our troops. they are being brigaded,
though In large blocks, with the
the effects of emulation" says Gem
eral Guillaumat, who is In supreme
command.
But we shall probably see much
than that. 1t is now Anown
throughout Greece that the 5000
Greek soldiers who were treacherous-
jly banded owe to Germany with Fort
Rupel nave been put at work on the
German roads. And national pride
will nave its answer for that. As for
Bulgaria, she 10 now even more the
n~attoraf enemy OF Greece than she
was FIVE years ago; since then she
has seized Greek territory. And AZ
good time for ne to remember
Whist happened then. IN a few sum-
weeks Of 1919 and In battle after
battle the Creeks simply over
swheimed the BulgArians. Then, too,
the latter didn't doubt their own
superiority. In fact, II WA one Of
the cleansSt br1efeafs ana most de-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
WEAK, THEREFORE DANGEROUS

Car Nicholas, whose assassination has been reported.
was an amiable man, but a weak one. If he had been
born into private life, and had been compelled to depend
on his own exertions, he would have remained in obscur-
ity, for he was utterly lacking in force. In some subor-
dinate position he would doubtless have been faithful and
moderately Industrious, and if he did little good he would
have done no harm.
But this man, without the capacity for leadership,
was placed in a position where leadership of the highest
type was required. He not only failed to make use of
his opportunities: but his weakness and vacillation made
him a menace to his country and to the world. Incapable
of controlling affairs himself, he relied on those around
him, and he was at the mercy first Of one group Of in
triguers and then of another, and. as in the case of his
maternal ancestor, George III Of England, his occasional
fits Of stubbornness only served to complicate matters
still more.
The most dangerous man in public life is not the man
who chooses deliberately to do evil, but, rather the man
OF weakness and irresolution who yields himself up to
the domination of another. @
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Greece is in, the war. She has
stormed the first Struma positions,
When will she be at full strength ?
Not until all her currants have been
gathered n boxed.
And this isn't any mere untimely
Joking. For the black currant, Of
mince pie and Christmas pudding, is
and source of income. It cores
ponds to ,al1sour wheat and Goa and
steel. To lose q crop would, econom-
tcally, be he greatest loss Imaginable.
When. a few weeks since, the famous
Spartan divisions damanded to be
called to the line. Premier Venizelos,
lrtfIesHian who always sees the farth-
s~currants in first, and he would see
Ito itathat, with equal certainty, they
would get the Bulgarians later on.
The two divisions which struck on
May 81, carrying q mountain 1000
feet high and capturing almost Its
entire sgarrison: were from Crete and
other parts Of Greece where few cur
tanfs grow. How many other dtvis-
S1onssa = already In line the Germans
would be glad to know. Enough that
With new equipment. supplied by
HFfance and England, they win soon
III 3 there. What kind OF account
AniOu1dsW Ne be able TO expect them q
3T9s0f themselves?
Fro-Gefmsn at Corsica.
SssAyery good one. Greece HAD Its
ssEM6MSfNar3 of German spropaganda.
S&HdB#Sit gave us to believe that. when
3&a6BEtantine made his choice. most
fexE$tsMtehef 1flcers st any rate were
! f&t1}2&tm Belief clearly unfound-
ESsSE m then ~ yenizeIos. who
tsE1asdiy q liLsIy e make my
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

c1s1ve campaigns on record. Greece
can now put nearly 500, 600 men in
line. We can rest assured that while
the French and English are doing
their part in Macedonia, the Greeks
will be doing theirs.
Old Friends with New Names.
We should also hear Of them on
the sea. Their large ships, like those
OF the allies, have had little ,oppor-
|tunity to show their caliber. But- in
the lnceasant submarine warfare in
the eastern Mediterranean, Creek de-
stroyers have been in action again
and again.|A few weeks ago one Of
them sank a submarine by gunfre.
When for the last time the two big
IGern1an-Turkish cruisers emerged
from the Dardanelles, two Greek war
ships, the Lemnos and the Kilkis-
once the Mississippi and the Idaho Of
a navy we are better acquainted with
came near to getting a share in the
action then. The Greek silors. the
best in the Levant, will give an ac-
count OF themselves anywhere.
At present, their destroyers are con-
stantly engaged in convoy work. AZ
the mouth Of the Suez Canal the big
Ifood-carrying boats from India, Java,
and farther east transship to smaller
craft, which do not offer as good tar
gets for torpedo practice. And the
oestroyers from n Piraeus do their
share in escorting them and their
Icargoes to their final ports. IN this
way, too, Greece's food problem has
been solved. You may have noticed
that she alone, Of all the allies, has
asked nothing Of that sort from ,ls.
She wants dbl machinery and manu-
featured goods. But she Is now get
ting all he wheat and rice and meat
products she needs from "east Of
.Suez." And her war, craft see to ii
that It arrives.
In the meantime she Is picking her
;currants, and when che has finished
with them she Will give her undiyid-
ed attention to her one-time aily,.
Bulgaria. 3
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
PROFlTEERlNG AND PROFITS

For the credit of American business it is to be hoped
that the federal trade commission is mistaken in some of
sake of the reputation of the commission it is to be
hoped that 1t has not made a number of sweeping
charges which it cannot back up.
It ought to be clear to every intelligent mind that
there is q difference between prohteering and the max
ing of profits. no matter how large those profits bulk in
the aggregate. The man who takes advantage of the
necessities Of his country to line his own pockets. and
who In this manner reaps profits out of all proportion to
the EFFORT which he has put forth, the money that he has
invested and the risk that he has run is a public enemy,
and should be- treated as such. And his guilt Is the same
whether he covers the continent with his gigantic opera
tions or transacts business in an obscure corner and
counts his gains in dollars rather than in millions.
But the total amount of profits and the ratio of
profit to capital invested are both untrustworthy indexes
Of the rightfulness Of ones gains. The commission. says
that certain firms have made extraordinarily large
profits on CAPITAL invested. That may be quite true, and
still, in those particular cases, there may be no prohteer-
Ing. -Four companies are said to have "pocketed" $14o,-
100000 in three years. an average Of nearly $780, o0, 900 a
year. Fifty millions is quite a lot Of money. But it may
or may not be too much for four firms to make in a year.
The equity Of that profit depends on what was done to
earn it.
It Is quite conceivable that a concern might IN a
given time make profits amounting to more than its en-
tire stock. 1t is quite possible for a business to be oper-
ated without any capital whatever. If, in justice, profits
should be kept to a certain small percentage of capital
invested the day laborer who does not even own the tools
with which he works is to be convicted of profteering if,
by industry at one end of the line and frugalty at the
other, he is able to save a few dollars a month out of his
wages. He is making profits without any invested capital
at all. That a few companies have made profits running
into many millions means nothing of itself It makes no
difference whether" the sum stated was made by four
companies or four hundred. If the people concerned ex-
acted exorbitant prices for the services which they rem
cred, they are to be condemned. If they received only
prices which. under all the circumstances, were fair and
reasonable, they are guiltless.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

political or otherwise. And with the war in progress, and
with the secret agents Of the German government every
where. fornenting disturbances and enbroiing one fac
ton with another. we cannot afford to take chances.
Having assumed charge Of affairs down there we are like
~ to continue to exercise our proper functions for quite
some time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
SUFFRAGE BI1L POSTPONED

Washington. June 2s.-The woman
suffrage resolution on which vote Wa
prevented last Thursday by an on
position flibuster Chairman Jones an
nounced today, probably will not be
after the proposed recess OF Congress-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01
Fosston has decided not to cele-
brate the Fourth. =

Tho Starkweather Dramatic club
staged Lighthouse Nan" the other
evening and are said to have pleased
their friends immensely.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

The Evening wisconsin figures thai
We must lick either the Kaiser Or his
boots
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Editor .Soper Of the Neville Jour-
nal is in the hospital recuperatng
from an operation for appendicitis.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

A flag with three bars adorns the
tag staff over the postofice in Penn,
olna. 1t is the emblem issued by the
war department to show that the
clt'zens OF Pembina went over the ton
IN subscribing to the last Liherty
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

The St: Thomas pageant on Julv a
will be the biggest thing AVER nni,.d
off in that part of the state, II 10 ne.
dicted. pAe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

The merchants Of Walhalla will
close their stores during the Chan
tauqua from two till four O'Clock.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Mayor Chisholm Of Lisbon has
signed a proclamation forbidding any
person convicted or under Indictment
for espionage or sedition or seditious
u~tterances from speaking publicly or
privately within the corporate limits
OF h city of Lisbon. The proclama-
ton is for the duration Of the war.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

What the farmers need around here
just now is a little less "hot air. and
some nor generous showers, says
the Cando Herald. Can't the man
who is looking after the North Da-
kota farmers interests SO zealously
attend to this-even though he Is
down in st. Paul?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

M Pembina County Bankers as
soclation will meet at Walhalla, July
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Fire believed to be incendiary total
ly destroyed the coal sheds and ma
chinery warehouse Of the 500 rail-
way at Max. Sixty tons Of coal went
up in smoke and considerable ma
chinerV was ruined. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

There r accusations that two
North Dakota dailies were neither
fish o fowl during the recent pri-
mary campaign.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

S. M. Cuskelly was elected presi-
dent; NJ. Bergerud, vice president and
treasurer, and O. II. Larson, secre
tary of the Killdeer Equity Elevator
company at the annual meeting Of d.
rectors. The elevator made a net
profit Of 1895 for the year just
closed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

The skeleton Of a large size Indian
has been found in Lisbon. The skele.
ton is considered to be about 100 a
old.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-01

Two deserters from Canada ars
hiding somewhere in this part Of the
country. They came across tbo ,;ne
at Pembina Sunday evening and h;S
IN the timber along the Red and Pow.
PIMA rivers, but a vigorous a.nah
rallied to find any trace of tho .nn
men. Both had discarded unifornns
put 1t will undoubtedly be hard fn.
Two men OF Their age to explain what
eiey are doing in the Uniteds Sat-
without being registered STATES
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
~a~, PEpleREEn. -MgYys

Bushrod was establishing q pigeon
coop of his own, emulating his neigh
for. Bill Hite. In arranging the finan-
cial promotion Of this venture he went
to his mother.
Mother" he said, II want dol.
lar to buy a pigeon"
Mother thought a dollar a rather
high price for a pigeon, with common.
birds averaging ten cents.
"But, mother" Bushrod said, earn
estly, "you don't understand. This Is
a pedigreed pigeon. With its pedi.
gree it's cheap at dollar"
Bushrod finally wheedled his moth
er out of the dollar and left to buy his
blooded bird. He returned with the
pigeon and scrap of crumpled paper
in his pocket.
Mother" he said, "this is the pedi
gree"
ION the crumpled scrap Of papel
was written:
Grandfather unknown. Grandmoth
er, unknown. Father, unknown. Moth
er, Bill Hite's pigeon"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
NEED TO CONSERVE
WHEAT MORE URGENT
Consumption Must Be Reduced 80 to
SO Per Cent to Feed Allies and Pre-
1,ank EIoua Gamma AZ AonNe

vent Flour Famine at Home.
Raleigh.-The Food Administration
is fearful lest the recent announce
ment that meatless meals and pork
less Saturday need not be observed
during the next few weeks should give
consumers the impression that there
also might be let-up in the conserva-
ton of whsat -four. On the contrary
Food Administration officials an.
nounce that even more strenuous ef-
forts for the conservation Of wheat
-four should be made II our people. to
say nothing Of our armies and our
Allies, are not to 60 through a period
Of flour famine before the next har-
vest.
There will be no -four famine II
the suggestions Of the Food Admins
txationN are followed and the corsumr-
ton Of wheat flour IL reduced by 80
to 80 per cent, bat this reduction Is
Absolutely necessary. The Food Ad-
mlnistration Is not only a. ling the
substitution OF other cereals and po-
tatoes for bread but is requesting
consumers to eat lNss bread.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
Natural History.

"What are oxen?" asked the teacher.
The little foreigner looked blank.
''Does anyone know what COW ISL"
she asked hopefully. A dingy hand
waved wildly at the back Of the room.
II know. I know, teacher. A COW
she lays milk !"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-28
SALE OF BRoILERS
NOT INTERPRETED WITH

Raleigh.-Announcement has been
made by the Food Administration that
trade in broilers weighing up to two
pounds is not and will not be affected
by the recent order Of the Food Ad-
ministrst;on prohibiting the killing OF
hens and pullets except for strictly
locals trade BY unlicensed dealers