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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
GLASSES TO
PRESENT HONOR FLAG

The Raraca and Philathea classes OF
The First Baptist church VIII ded,-
cate q roll Of honor ana have the pres
entatinu Of a service flag at the time
Of evening worship at the church to-
morrow. Eight Young men from the
church are serving their country and
the service is in their honor and a
rally for the classes. The following
program has been arranged:
Voluntary.
Song. Onward Christian Soldier"
Prayer-Rev. II. G. First.
Song. "Tha Star SpanRled Banner"
Dedication Of roll Of honor and
presentation OF service flag r. c.
Fisher.
Solo, Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing'-Mrs. s. J. Nyquist
Philathea class song.
Scripture reading.
Baraca class song.
Address. "Baraca and Philathea
Movement. What Does It Mean to Cur
Young People Rev. }. c. Granger.
OhertOry.
Song, Coronation"
Benediction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
LENTEN LECTURES AT
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH

Special musical program and lecture
BY a noted speaker will be given each
Sunday night during lent at 7.3O at
st. Joseph's church Rev. william
CleaTy of Mendoza, ILL.,, for seven years
assistant priest at st. Joseph's and
whose ability in the pulpit is CON
coded by all. will open the course to-
morrow evening. The public is in
vited. The speakers for Sunday nights
following are: Rev. John Quinn. OF
tawa, H.; Rev. Joseph Nugent. Des
Moines, Iowa; Rev. 7. ]. Mccarthy
Chiliicothe, ILL.,: Rev F. A. Cieary,
Warsaw, Ill; Rev, c. P. 0'Nenl, Rock
Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
COUNTY NEAR TOP
MARK ON STAMPS
Rock Island Does Better Than 0thAr
Sections In Sale of War Saw
ings Certificates.
DRIVE GOING ON CONTINUALLY
Much support for Campaign Must
Come from Mothers, Who Should
Encourage Purchases.

c. A. Hs1lgren, county chairman az
the thrift campasgn committee. an
nounced today that the impression
had been spread abroad that people
must wait until the first Of each month
to purchase thrift and war savings
stamps.
This is d mistake" said Mr Hall
grea. Thrift and war savings stamps
may be purchased at any time On any
day Of the month excepting Sundays
and holidays on which the postoitice
department Is closed
''The work Of the thrift stamp saw
ers must go on throughout the year.
said air Hallgren, ''and at high pres
sure, If we are successful in placing
the 81 500, 600 which must be absorbed
In the county"
A state meeting OF the county chair
men was held this week at GaiasbuTg.
and the report OF Rock Island county
shows that the people have done bet
ter than most Of the counties 8ad 10
keep the county ahead Of the process
sion everyone must give tile movement
the closest kind Of cooperation
Greatest support Of the thrift stamp
movement must come from The moth
ers of the city. Thrift stamps are par
ticularly designed for the small lu-
weston Mothers should not only save
themselves, but thew should encourage
saving on the part Of their children.
Il has repeatedly been shown that no
bette investment Is offered by the
government than tbay offered In thrift
savings stamps. ana ii is to be hoped
that the women OF the city Will take
the initiative and form thrift savings
stamp clubs in every church, society
social club and fraternal Institution
in the city
Booths Installed.
A thrift stamp booth was installed
today at the meeting OF the Womans
club and another che will be in oper-
alton at the Elks' county fair in Mo
line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
BARBER SHOPS ARE
TO CLOSE AT $50
ON SATURDAY NOW

8Ir Rock island man witbstood the
blow when the BARRIERS raised practic-
ally all of their prices FIVE cents and
now comes the announcement that
each Rock Island shop will close at
$50 On Saturday nights instead Of the
usual time, 10 o'clock
Each union shop in the city will
start the new rule tonight and Will pull
the curtain half hour earlier. Many
Of the local men who were accustomed
to wait until after 10 to get their Sat
urday night shave will be disappoint-
ed il they attempt to enter after the
time tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
Your decisions Affirmed

The medical advisory board has af-
frmed four more decisions Of Local
Examiner r. L. Walker Of the eX-
emption board Three were appeals
from acceptanees for general military
service and one was a denomination
Of man for special service. Tom
Sehofield of Sherrard vas accepted for
special service and was sent to Rock
Island for reexamination. as is re-
quired by the army board He was
accepted by The medical advisory
board.
The other three cases were appeals
from the decision Of the local board on
physical examination David Lambert
Lester Mann0n Seafon and Lyle II.
Nelson were all accepted by the local
board and took their cases to the med
ical advisory board for denomination.
They were all accepted by this board
for general service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
LOCAL MAN ACCEPTS
POSITION AS AGENT

Ralph Dobbs, for seven years
trouble man for the Central Union Tel
ephone company, has accepted a posi-
ton with the Hobart Manufacturing
company OF Troy, Ohio. as tri-city rep
Tesentative and distributor Of the ap-
paratus and appliances which the com
papy manufactures.
= Mr.. Dobbs has several counties in
illinois and Iowa as his territory.
Among those articles which he will
distribute are peanug-butter making
machines. meat choppers and all ap-
plianGes for the modern bakery shop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
ORION RED CROSS
CLEARSGOODSlJM
Branch Makes S199 Through Chicken
Pie Supper and sale of Quilt
and Other Articles.
SERGEANT BALDWIN IS sPEAKER
Canadian Soldier. Returned From
Trenches in Europe, Tells of
Thrills Of Fighting.

Orion, Ill, Feb. 16-The Orion Red
Cross branch was made richer by S199
last night
A chicken pie supper was served in
the opera house and attended by a
large gathering Of people from the
village and surrounding country. One
hundred and ten dollars was secured
through the serving Of the supper.
Through the auctiouing of a handsome
quilt donated by Misses Anna and
Mary Carson and Mrs. Frank Wash
burn, total of $79 was secured and
$50 was obtained through the sale Of
miscellaneous articles.
Program Given.
A short program was given featured
by an address by Sergeant Baldwin,
who has been making speeches in
Rock Island. Sergeant Baldwin is q
Canadian soldier who was wounded
while in service in the trenches. He
recounted the thrills of modern fight
ing. There also was a short address
by Rev. Sidney Guthrie and a prayer
by Rev. L. W Hostetter.
The Orion branch is one Of the most
thriving in the rural sections, pos
sessing 908 members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
GROUND GLASS SCARES ARE BECOMING so
COMMON THAT THERE is NO LONGER ANY
SENSATION IN THEM-USUALLY is SALT

Ground glass scares are becoming
SO common that there is no longer
anything Of the sensational in them.
Several times each week foodstufTs
are brought TO the food administrator
to be analysed for ground glass, some
times with real foundation for suspic-
Ion and often without No ground glass
has been discovered up to the pres
eut date
Yesterday patriotic housewife
started the observation Of wheatless
day with a johnny cake for breakfast.
When the tempting looking cake was
brought 10 the table, the members Of
the family Easped with horror. II was
topped with crystalline particles which
everyone realized at once could be
nothing more nor less than the much
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
BREAK
DATE OF ADDRESS
Patriotism Of Man Scheduled to Ap.
pear in Rock Island Questioned,
So Cancellation Is Made.
SUBSTITUTE MAY BE SECURED
Augustana Lyeeum Bureau Refuses to
Permit Lr. Edward A. Steiner
to Appear on Program.

Cancellation OF Edward a. steiner's
number on the Augustana lyceum
course on account Of alleged disloy-
atty was announced this morning by
Manager Theodore Rydback DR..
Steiner was to have appeared next
Friday evening.
DR.. Steiner has long been known as
q man Of paelfstic tendencies and as
an ardCut apostle Of the late Count
Leo Tolstoi His loyalty was there
fore called in question by the Vigil
ance society OF Poweshiek county,
Iowa, in which he resides. A letter
OF Mr. RoOseYeits, however, anG DIT
SteiDer's promise to appear before the
society i'm the near future and give an
address Of loyalty, caused them to
proclaim him loyal citizen, and it
was under these circumstances that
Augustana contracted for his services.
Since then, however, Dr.. Steiner has
not appeared for his loyal address and
the society, after due deliberation
voted TO rescind its former stand and
DECLARE that they could not vouch for
Steiner's loyalty.
Commenting upon the situation,
Manager BEdback said as follows.
we do not wish to be put in a
wrong light before our patrons We
are not trying ia cheat them Of the
service for which they have paid and
as acceptable substitutes will be pro-
cured as possible But we do not feel
that we can afford to have q man who
is under suspicion Of disIoyalty come
here at this time and lecture under
cur auspices"
DR.. Julius Lincoln May Come.
AS substitute for one Of the pre-
Yiously cancelled numbers, Manager
Rydback Is now fairly sure Of o favor
able reply from Or. Julius lincoln Of
jamestown, n. Y, pastor Of the larg-
est Lutheran church in the nation, and
enc Of the greatest pulpit orators Of
che day. Just at present DR.. Lincoln
is IN the service Of the war depart
rnent and for that reason cannot as vet
make definite arrangements. lie has
petitioned the war department for
leave, however, and it is thought that
his request will be granted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

dreaded ground glass. An alien en-
envy had gotten in his work and only
luck had saved them from a horrible
death. The cake later revealed crys-
talized particles Of salt which had been
added TO the johnny cake as an after
thought
Canned tomatoes have been brought
in for ANALYSIS any number Of times,
but the suspected foreign matter has
turned out in every case to be grains
Of sand. which are quite harmless. Al
though these bear a remarkable re-
senblance to ground glass, showing
the sand as smooth giobular objects.
while ground glass shows up long and
silyerlike in appearance.
Oatmeal, too, has been the object Of
suspicion several times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

Private Alexander Petrie viii leave
Monday for Philadelphia, Pa. where
he will begin tutoring for the entrance
examinations to Annapolis Naval
academy, which he has been appoint
cd to take IN April, Private Petrie
has a three-months furlough from
Battefy B. One Hundred ana Twenty
third H. r A.. and will resign from
the battery il he passes the examina-
tons. lie was appointed principal
from this district by Congressman W
J. Graham. He win be accompanied
10 Philadelphia by his father, E, R.
Petrie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

(!t''tyh110fJ

Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express call William Trefz.
Plumbing. Call Rosen1elds. R. I. SAC.
r. /. Clean Towel Service; phone
r. ]. 4476.
0hio-Tuec Electric Vacuum Clean
RS for sale or rent. Unique Specially
shop. Phone r. I. 1I13.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
HEARST GETS BACK
IN ENGLAND AGAIN

New York. Feb. 1.-THE Interna-
tional News Service announced today
it had been officially restored to the
mails and cable privileges on all lines
controlled by Great Britain, It's colon
les and its allies These privileges
were denied the international News
Service in the fall Of 1916.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
Personal Mention.

Personal Mention,
Robert l. Watson was in Gaiesburg
Friday
Mrs. NJ ] Merryman went to Gales
burg Friday to visit q few days.
Bert Hlckok went to Hopeyeu Fri
jay
G. C. Bowers and Joseph BOYD went
to Kewanes Friday 10 attend a meet
ing of the western Illinois trOtting
circuit to fix fair dates.
s Mrs. MaIissa Gleason and daughter
Ada wene to Rock Island Friday to
spend a few days with their daughter
and sister. Mrs Ed Minor.
William Pdtzeameier vert TO Rock
Island Friday on business
A. n. West was In Moline Friday
Mrs. r. C. Hainline returned to her
home in SeatoH, H., Friday after a
few days visit here with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. J e. Berg
Sir. and Mrs Tom AbercrOmbie and
daughter Gertrude Ieft Friday for their
home iH Chicago after few days
visit here with Mr. Abercrombie's
father. y II. Abercrombie.
AIRS VIII McGaughey left Friday
for her home In Viola after visit
here al the home OF H. McGaughey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

The Aledo high school basketball
team won its first game yesterday
morning st the Western Illinois Nor
mai tournament at Macoulb by defeat
ing Macomb high school by the score
OF Is to p. The game was fight
from start to finish and neither team
had q safe margin at any time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
WHEAT EXPRRT nFIn.

Chicago. Feb f6.- Edward ". Hig-
gins wheat expert with international
reputation, il dead at his home here
Of heart disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

Word was received here yesterday
by Fred Starkey of a serious injury
sustained by his grandmother, Mrs.
Jeanette Starkey, Of Fulton, Ill.,,
when she fell ard broke her left hip
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
Mrs. HeImer's Deed Set Aside.

The deed to the Milton L. Willis
farm in New Boston township, which
was given to Emma L. Helmer by Mr..
Willis before his death will be set
aside by the order OF Master in Chan
Gerry Robert L. Watson. The property
will revert 10 the estate, and will be
divided among FIVE direct heirs Of Mr..
Willis.
It was proven by the complainant
that undue influence, fraud and deceit
was used by Mrs. Helmer in obtain
ing the deed from Mr.. Willis. If
was further proven that he was OF
unsound mind on April IS. 1914. when
he signed the deed A clear title will
be given to the land when it returns
to the estate
The case arose out Of "a partition
suit in the Milton L. Willis estate.
Lavina II. Lewis brought the case to
gain her undivided fifth interest in the
farm. It was then found that Mrs.
Heimer held the deed to the property.
Mrs. Lewis brothers and sister, Hor-
ace G. Willis, Clinton @. Willis.
Elias n. Willis and Minnie Dell Pull
len, were the defendants in the parti-
tI0n suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16
LOCAL GIRL WINS
SECOND POSITION
Anna Marie Van Duzer Ties for First
Place WEh Monmouth in Decla-
NATION Contest,
SECOND RULING FAveRs VISITOR
Judge Deliberate After TIVE Tie With
Low Score Of SiX--Moiine Gets
Third Hon0re.

In the annual Big Eight girls dec
lamation contest held IN the Rock Is
land high school auditorium last night.
first place honors went TO Miss Mary
Stafford of Monmouth,
Miss Stafford had chosen for her sub
feet Danny" and it was given very
we'll Miss Anna Marie Van Duzer Of
the Rock Island high school, won sec
ond place. Miss Van Duzer and Miss
Stafford tied for first place. Miss SAT-
ford, on second elaboration of the
judges. was given first honors Both
contestants had the low score Of six.
Third place went to Mas Edith Young
of Moline Miss Young had the score
of 10.
The high school auditorium was
packed to its utmost After the contest
was over the audience adjourned to
the Manual Arts building where dane
ing was the feature OF the rest Of the
evening Refreshments were served.
The following were the results of the
contest:
Miss Mary Stafford. "Danny"-Mon-
mouth. g.
Grace Clark. 1.-THE Star spangled
Banner '-Geneseo. "a
Carrie Crockett. THE Star Spangled
Banner"-Canton, q.
Alvina Lingroth, "LaddleT -- Gales
burg, Is.
Elizabeth Morse, King Robert Of
Straightforward ~
Helen Test. santa Claus"-Dav-
en2ort. 90
Anna Marie Van Dnzer, '@fhe Lit
TEST Rebel Rock Island, G.
Raabelle Walter, 1.-THE Song Of the
Man Princeton, 10.
Edith Young, "A Game In Comedy"
Moline, 10
The Judges.
The contest Judges were Professor
Glen Merry and Miss Willard OF tia
public speaking department OF the
University OF Iowa, and Miss Lillian
Swartz OF the department OF public
speaking OF William and gashti col
lege of Aiedo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

and Logger rib. She is In a serious
condition. Mrs. Starkey Is q former
resident Of this city. She IS the moth
or OF Mrs. Nellie Graham Johnson and
Mrs. Cal Mclaughlin, formerly OF this
city. She Is SO years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

All the news nil the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

J. H. McRoberts .... Correspondent
II. G. Knickerbocker 49,. Distributor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-16

All the news all the time-The
Argus,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
BAKED HONEY CUSTARD WITH
RAISIN CAKES.

Beat three eggs slightly. taAins
care not To make them foamy. Add
slowly "a cup or honey. two cups
scalded milk. "a teaspoon powdered
cinnamon and "A teaspoon of salt.
Bake i'm cups set iu "a pan ct water
INDIAN PTDDING
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10

just as well be satisfied with candy
made of honey maple sugar and
syTups.
We must be more careful i'm the
use Of sugar on the table. We must
use less sugar in coffee or tea: if YOU
stir it well until all the sugar is dis
solved you may discover that you
need less than you think. Do with
out sugar on all fruit except very
sour kinds. and use less on that.
These two things everybody can
do, but it is the woman in the kit
chen who can help most in the saw
ing of sugar.
For example, if she will abolish
sugar icings on cake, she will be
surprised to see how much sugar
she will save.
Cooking with honey and syrups
instead Of with sugar is also becOm-
ing popular with patriotic house
wives.
81 haven't eaten any candy for a
long time" sighed the first woman.
Nor +" echoed the second ~
man.
Well. 1 haven't had very much
either" said the third woman, "but
the other day ] went 10 that bene-
fit bazaar given for the little French
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
The American Sweet Tooth

We Americans have a great fond
ness for sweets. We consume more
sugar, in fact, than does any other
nation now. Before the war Eng
land consumed the most sugar. her
average being 9315 pounds per
year for each person. while the
American average per person is 80
pounds.
England drew most Of her sugar
supply from what are now her
enemy countries and in consequence
she had TO reduce her consumption
greatly. AS a result of this enforced
economy of sugar her annual con
sumption per person is today %
pounds.
Now we ind that we too must
economic on sugar, for all the al
lies are drawing from the same
sources as we. We must divide with
them
Can We do it?
1t is a challenge that every per-
son in America must take up. if the
answer is going to he Yes. can do
it and will"
But hove
we must cut down our use of
candy and sweet drinks requiring
sugar. our craving for sweets can
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10

usually are. The government of the
United states asked that wool be
conserved. so clever people set to
work TO see exactly how little ma
terial was necessary for "A dress
really smart and practical. The re-
suit is shown here. made from two
yards Of 54-inch materiau of
course. the collar is extra. but it can
either be made of the same material.
if more is provided, or a contrasting
color. A dress of this type can be
made of wool, serge or gabardine or
the heavier cotton materials. There
is pocket great concession you
must admit-only on one side.
About Shoes.
The question of the correct thing
in footwear will be very interest
ing one this year, for here, too. we
must conserve. Leather has become
very precious. and so there are wills
pers, and even more than whispers.
Of high shoes with the tops of cloth
OF course, this has been done be-
fore. but it was a fad then. and
now. why. il is a necessity. Pumps
and slippers with high spats will be
in very good form her afternoon
wear, and then, too. there is the
sports shoe Of wash kid, buckskin or
canvas. The all-white pump and
sports shoe are in better taste than
those with insets of color Heels are
as you like them; for daytime wear
the low or medium heel is perfer-
able, and naturally the high heel is
still in favor for evening, though
there are adorable little slippers
with a low Louis XIII heel that is
quite smart.
n La Militaire.
Things military are still holding
the center of the stage, and so il is
not surprising 10 see an attractive
little suit like the one illustrated
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
oLDEN TIME FLASHLIGHTS

Long ago, before modern inven-
tons had progressed To the stage
in which one might go into a shop
and buy. as casually as though she
were purchasing a loaf OF bread or
Ia postage stamp-as Is the case at
the present time-a small electric
torch TO help one find the way bout
quickly in the dark. il was the Gus
tom 10 make some such aid Of
that sort at home. The usual
method was simple indeed. First
one obtained a stick OF phosphorus
then a large. clean. dry glass bottle
The phosphorus was put into this
and the bottle left uncorked Ii il
said that. If this continuance was
kept in a cool place. but protected
from drafts, II would last nearly a
year and would give enough light to
enable one 20 distinguish any OBJ
iect, when held near 20 IT, II did
not. however. cast any great amount
OF light around about IT, Neverthe-
less, this modest torch must have
been found 10 be a useful thing. in
those days when lighting arrange
ments were not nearly so simple nor
as conxenient as IN these times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
4 Smart Frock From Tuo Yards of
Goods; Sam BrotOn Belt NeD Touch

NEW YORK, March 10.-F'rom
Palm Beach, that winter playground,
comes interesting fashion news. EV-
erything is exceedingly simple, the
lesson of conservation for the good
of me nation has been thoroughly
learned, and the designs shown 10y
the New York houses that have
branches there are unusually at
tractive.
There is quite a fad for quilting
silks and satins and even cotton ma
terials, so as 10 give an old-time eff
feet absolutely fetching. This is
seen a great deal on hats-the brims,
of course. and the crowns, too. Then
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
The Two-yard Dress.

Did you ever think it possible for
you TO have a dress made from two
yards Of material? Sounds like
magic, does it not? But the explana-
ton is very simple, as explanations
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10

Omelet with Nuts Separate
eggs and beat the yolks until very
light Add salt and pepper Co sea-
son and IA pound of shelled Brazil
nuts. chopped rather fine and "a so,
If liked. a pinch OF nutmeg Beat
the whites Of the eggs until stin.
then stir or. rather. fold them into
the previous mixture Melt "a table
spoon of butter IN "a frying pan
or use a tablespoon Of some good
oil. if preferred-pour in the pm-
elet and cook until done.