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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
ROCK ISLAND FIRM
TO ENLARGE SCOPE
OF IT'S BUSINESS

Springfield. ILL.,. March l2.-Ln-
corporation papers were fred to-
day with the secretary Of state ~
the Channon & Dufva company of
Rock Island to do a general con
struction business, capital stock
$40, 000. Incorporators. W. r.
Channon, +. T. Dufya and W. +.
Thompson.
The Motors Appliance COMPANY
Of East Moline appears on the list
today of those companies licensed
by the secretary of state to sell
stock in Illinois upder ne prov
sions of the new blue say law.
The company is authorized %
sell 500 zoe of stock. The Comet
Auto company of Decatur was au-
Shorized 10 sell S750.10G OF stock il
Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
WALKER HOLDS
FIRST TRIAL IN
FEDERAL COURT
ne AIeNeaaerg. Hazes Smith and
Tenn fernando are Bound
Over 60 Grand Jury.
riIL BE TAkEN TO PEORIA
scre Gases are Set for Hearing
This Afternoon Attorney
kRutts i Prosecutor.

farce prisoners were arraignei
sore Commissioner C. L. Walker
he federal court IN the postoaice
-Hs.rg here Yesterday afternoon.
~ssse were he first cases to be
rel as Commissioner Walker
ace lis appointment
fssa1 Ike A!exelbaEg was
sun6 oTer =o the federal s7aud'
70 the April term of court at
pesris lie N&s released on bonds
: g 09e. which, he furnished. Alex
.sberS was bound over for yioiat-
* section g OF the act o. congress
I NAY IS. 1917 and the regulations
the secretary OF war. July %.
~. on De-. %. 1917. for receiving
IA permitting 60 be received for
zmorai purposes men and women
ato building kept by him for that
rErcse. within HEc miles Of Z mil
-zrv camp raining O. modifying
zcs of tbs United States govern
s:at. 1T the Rock Island arsenal.
Hazel Smith a Negress and Tony
Hernsadez Of East Moline were
agnd over 10 the federal grand
sry on the same charges. Their
sads we're fixed at $500 each.
asIle unable to furnish them thcv
sil remain i'm the county jail here
ETH tie April term of court opens
h Peoria
Caits5 States District Attornev
e c. Knots prosecuted the cases
h lis r1- grnment.
Sere-ai more cases have been set
~ P bearing this afternoon.
These h5ndoVers are a further in
cation that the government forces
rssH business in their cleanup Of
b bgif mile AMI FIVE mile zones
sa6lisaed about the Rock Island
Esenal.
Heavy Penalties.
The two men and the woman
iagad over ~7s-orday are subject
s fine of 600 or one year in.
Il OF be-n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12

one screamed and the man quickly
disappeared
The police searching for the in
Vadef are under the impression that
ne was evidently headed for Milan
as ne had visited three homes di-
rectiy on a route for that village.
arriving at the Rock Island shore
OF Rock river, near the old toll gate
they found that the man had been
there He had entered a nearby
mouse and went directly to the bed
room OF the home. He grabbed a
woman living there. When she
screamed he retreated.
Visits Milan,
The police searched the vicinity
near the house and finally left far
Milan. The stranger attempted to
enter the home of William O'Neil
who operates telephone exchange
Mr, O'Neil's daughter was sleeping
on bed which had been placed
beside an unused door on the first
floor. 1t > O'Clock she said she was
awakened when her bed started TO
move. She screamed to her par
ents. When she raised her head
she said the mans face was peer
ing through the open door. AS she
screamed he left.
The police believe that the man
is a moron. as he evidently did not
enter the homes TO steal! Whether
he returned to Rock Island or left
for south of Milan is not known.
The police lost all trace of him
after he had left the O'Neil home.
All os the houses were entered be-
tween the hours CT one and five
o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12

gardeners mind are there for ref
erence.
Appended is list OF books on
gardening and methods that can be
used in planning a correct war gar
den:
The Forcing Book" l.. H. Bal
ley.
Manual of Gardening. L. H
Bailey
PLANT Breeding" L. H. Bailey,
Tie Principles of Vegetable Gar
dening." l.. H. B-iIey.
The Vegetable Garden" l. d.
Bennett
The Garden Book" Jacob Big
THE Back Yard Farmer" J. w
Bolte.
insects Injurious to Vegetables,
+. II. Chittenden.
Garden Farming" L. c. Corbett.
"Putnams Vegetable Garden
Book" NJ S. Coy.
Up To Date Truck Growing III
the South" J. r. Davis.
How to Grow Vegetables md
Garden Herbs" Allen French.
How To Make a Vegetable Gar
den" L l.. Fullerton.
vegetable GARDENING" S. 3.
Green.
The Garden Yard" Bolton Han
Gardening for Profit, Peter
Henderson.
plant Propagation, NJ. G Kains.
The Home Vegetable Garden"
AdOlph KruIim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12

Market Gardening and Farm
Notes" Burnett Landreth.
Productive Vegetable Growing '
j. ". Lloyd.
How To Make the Garden Pay.
Edward Morrison.
Success in Market Gardening,
Herbert Rawson.
THE Home Garden; Book on
Vegetable and Small Fruit Grow
ing" F. E. ReXford.
Home Vegetable Gardening" F.
F. Rockwell.
"Everyman' Garden Every
Week c. \. Seldom.
The Profitable Culture of Veg.
etables," Thomas Smith.
vegetable Gardening" H. l..
Watts.
Commercial Gardening" John
Weathers.
My Garden Mrs. L. B. Wilder.
e Market Gardening F. l.. Yeaw
Appended IS list of books OBJ
TAXABLE, on special crops:
Cabbage and Cauliflower," c. l..
Allen.
Celery Culture" NJ. L. Beattie
Tomato Culture" w w Tracy.
The Potato" A W Gilbert
The Potato" f. II. Grubb.
New Onion Culture" T. Greiner.
Bean Culture" G. c. Sevey.
The library also contains many
government and state bulletins on
gardening which are especially val
liable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
WORK OF ENFORCING REGULATIONS
I'm kOCk ISLAND HEAVIEST TASK THAT
UNITED STATES MARSHAL HAS

United States Marshal V. 4
Dailman of Springfield faces the
biggest task that has confronted
him during the last three years AFT
elsht months that he has been "A
inc service of the government.
Direction Of the wdAk of a re.
ientless war on vice in the Rock
Island arsenal zone, is considered
by officials Of the southern Illinois
United States judicial district .
the heaviest task vet imposed o.,
NiaT snal Dailman. so heavyi in fac.
mat the department has authorized
ann 10 make his headquarters IL
Rock island, and he will very like
~ be here for the period of the
war
Marshal Dallman has demon
straied his capa cityNfor the under-
taking, for he had rot been in the
city but short time when he start
ed the wheels of the federal prose
cutting machine il motion aud inr-
poTtant results were Immediately
noticeable. Ia addition to the Two
deputies he brought with HIM.
among the first of his steps her.
was The selection OF d local DEP
uty. he appointing ~JOhn Coburn ,.
Moline for that place.
Marshal Dailman was appointed
to MS present office on Julv'1. 1911.
being selected for the elace b.
Pres dent Wilson. Since that time
he has been N charge of the gov
eminent court work in the entire
district, which embraces 80 coun-
ties, and which extends from Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
NEW PATRIOT BODY
IS BEING STARTED

New York, March -. Organiza-
ton of new nationwide patriotic
body to be known as the Soldiers
Families OF America" has been
started here by Judge Wadhanls
and other prominent New Workers.
The object of the organization,
primarily. is to see that no family
of a soldier is neglected. that all
are feda and clothed the children
sent to school and where necessary.
employment found for those in
need OF it, y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12

leaders are uncommonly active in
getting out voters. The registra-
ton today is for aldermen with the
question OF Il dry Chicago only a
possibility on the ballot for the
election OF April q Validity o. sig
natures TO petition to place the
question on the election ballot Is
being considered by the election
commissioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
$4,000 DRYS AFTER
NAMES IN CHICAGO

Chicago. March Eighteen
thousand volunteer workers repre-
senting the Dry Chicago Federation
are in the field today 10 get 10 tina
polls every non-registered dry voter
while the liquor interests and party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12

Island to East St. Louis and across
the state.
He WAS managing editor of the
Springfield Register at the time OF
his appointment. his record as d
new spaper man having been j
strong factor in his selection for
the~po He is A. years old and
his record with the government has
shown him to be ready at all times
TO act without fear or favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
GOVERNMENT TO
FORCECONvICTS
TO HELP IN WAR
Judge Larson Receives COmmun-
ication Revealing Plans Under
Way in Washington.
Is ASKED TO LEAD WORK HERE
Prison Institution TO Be Made Self
Supporting Instead OF Ex-
pense TO Community.

County Judge y. "A. Larson to-
Cay received a letter from Profess
soT E. SIagg Within, chairman of
the executive council of the ma
tional commission on prisons and
prison labor, asking. thai he take
charge of the organization work in
Rock Island county for furthering
plans to have prisoners assist the
government in the present emery
ency
One man is to be appointed from
eech county to cooperate with the
war prison labor committee of war
industries and confer with the
prison authorities here to develop
a local institution to be self sup
porting instead of an expense to
the community, so that waste can
be conserved.
President Wilson has before him
bill providing for the employ
ment of convict labor for the pro-
duction of war supplies, the present
facilities being inadequate. The bill
was drawn up through the aid of
Secretary Wilson of the department
OF labor and Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation
OF Labor and has the support of the
union men. The plan will in no
way conflict or retard the progress
OF the present Industries. Congress
has already begun the installation
OF industries in federal prisons for
production of war supplies needed
by the government. Judge Larson
has made no decision on his ap-
pointment as vet.
Want Farm Figures.
Judge Larson also received a
communication from the federal
farm loan board, asking him to
make thorough investigation of
the general state of health" of
farm titles in this county and per
centage of mortality" in titles to
farm lands. The board is partic-
ularly anxious to learn of the num-
Der of cases in litigation over de-
fects in titles to farms and the
number of such cases in which the
farmers actually lost their farms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
library HAS MANY
BOOKS ON CORRECT
METHOD TO GARDEN

those interested in the correct
I1shod Of gardening are urged to
7ply 10 The Rock Island public Ii
'zTy for Information. Books on
srv subject thar might enter the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-12
Want Farm Figures.
NOTICE.

The Democratic caucus of South
Rock Island township will be held
Friday at s p. M. in the town hall.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
LANDGROVE.

Mrs. C. D. Moflitt of Londonderry
visited Mrs. j. c. Barton last Thursday.
Both the stage and rural carriers
came on foot part of last week, the
thaw making the roads impossible for
teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Lake wilkins of Lon.
donderry visited Mr. and Mrs, Delmar
Davis last week from Thursday until
Saturday.
Curtis Warner was called to Ben.
nington for examination last Friday
and from there was sent to Rutland for
denomination and was accepted
,gUpon awaking last Saturday morn
ing Samuel Abbott found he had lost
the sight of one eye. He can discern
objects but not see what they are at
this writing.
Saturday evening, Feb. l6, about 30
friends and neighbors met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G, C, Thomson to eel.
citrate the 50th birthday anniversary
of Mr.. Thomson. The evening passed
pleasantly with music, singing and
games. Refreshments were served and
at about midnight all returned to their
homes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
WILLIAMSVILLE.

g, T.. Webster went on q business
trip to Syracuse, \. y, last week.
Miss Ella Clark visited the last of
the week in Brattleboro, returning Sun
day.
John L. Sparks spent Sunday and
Monday in Amherst with his father,
p. b.. Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs F. ]. Pierce spent Sun
day in Wardsboro with their daughter,
Mrs. Ray Jefts.
Mrs. E. w. Morse is housed with a
severe cold. f. w. Morse is driving
the school children this week.
Miss Marion Sherman returned Mon
day to Brattleboro to resume her work
i'm the Office of the Holstein- Friesian as
ISOLATION. .., ..-'
Mrs. H. Z. Johnson is visiting in
West Brattleboro with her granddaugh-
ters, Mrs. Purle Covey and Miss Belle
Greenwood. i''; ~ }I tr-
- Mrs. C.. E. Park, who has been con.
fined to the house all winter with neu
ritis in her head and face, remains
about the same. ,.
, l.; p. Stratton, and Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. F. Pierce were called Is, Springfield
Tuesday to see his father, Asa Strattonc
who IS seriopsly. i'll s,
C.. X. Lewis and sister, Miss Helen
Lewis, went Saturday to Springfield
fNt.) ito attend the funeral of their
cousin, Ernest A. Davis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
Trolley Service Suspended.

For some time to come, probably I'M
til warmer weather sets in, the lines
Of the st. Adams q Swanton Traction
Go, will not be opened according TO an
announcement made by George A..
Murch, manager of the lines. Several
times before this winter severe snow
storms have threatened to block the
pas'"ge of cars but with the constant
running of the snowplow and no cessa.
tion of work ON the part of those en-.
dcavoring to keep the line open, it has
been possible to run cars more or less
regularly up to this time.
Since the thaw and rains of last
week with the subsequent free2eup,
however, the matter of opening the
lines is a different matter and it would
appear as though warm weather was
the only thing that could be of any
help in this matter. Water settled in
the tracks and froze in places so thick
that the motor frame dragged in the
lee. This would make necessary, in
order to reopen the line, pic king the
ice out almost every foot of the whole
system and the expenditure involved
would, of course, be an enormous one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
vANDERvEER FOOD OFFICIAL.
Appointed Food Administrator for
Brattleboro by State Department
Formerly Was With Dewey.

Jean j. Vanderveer received Wednes
day his appointment as food admins
traitor of Brattleboro from the Office of
the state food administrator. He was
recommended for appointment recently.
Mr.. Vanderveer is,purchasing agent for
the ,Brattleboro Retreat, which cares
for several hundred patients. The
Brattlcboro grocers recently elected Il
local price Interpretation board, but
the board has been waiting for the APP
pointment of food administrator be
fore beginning its activities.
Mr.. Vanderveer was chief yeoman on
the battleship Baltimore when Dewey 3
fleet sailed into Manila harbor, and
later was transferred to the battleship
Olympia and became chief clerk to Ad.
miral Dewey
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
MONDAY HOLIDAYS ABANDONED
New England Fuel Administrators
Reach Decision at Boston-Divert
Navy Coal to Urgent Needs

Hcatlese Monday holidays in New
England were abandoned Wednesday
night. After a prolonged conference the
fuel administrators of the six states
sent joint telegram to DR.. Garfield,
national fuel administrator, saying:
eve have decided that pursuant to
the authority which you have given
us, we will permit our industries to
continue in operation as best they may
according to their individual fuel con-
,diti9p; without Interference from the
application OF any general rule. ''
development in the coal situation
Wednesday was the action of the Boston
fuel committee in lifting the embargo
on deliveries to office buildings, stores
and factories. The order. issued near
ly two weeks ago forbidding deliver.
les to those places, expired this morn
ing and the fuel committee announced
that it would not be renewed if wealth
er conditions continued favorable Last
night cold wave swept down on the
city, the thermometer dropping from
81 degrees at noon to 20 degrees at 9
p. III.
A United States collier, entering the
harbor with cargo of 10000 tons of
coal consigned to the navy, was d.
verified to the use of the New England
fuel administration by Secretary of
the Navy Daniels. Secretary Daniels
also put at the disposal of New Eng
landers 5000 tons of navy coal already
here. Mr.. Storrow announced that the
coal would be distributed to railroads.
industries having government contract
work and several hospitals He and
the committee of Massachusetts, labor
men who recently visited Washington
last night telegraphed their thanks for
the coal to Secretary Daniels and the
President.
National Fuel Administrator Gar.
field in personal letter to Mr.. Stor-
row said that he had placed New Eng
land s needs before the shipping board
and promised if necessary to go to
President Wilson for ships necessary to
relieve the situation.
The effect of the coal shortage on the
gas industry formed the chief subject
of discussion at the opening session
of the conference of the New England
Association of Gas Engineers yester-
day. Less than a month s supply of
gas coal is now available. The situa-
ton, it was pointed out, was particu-
larry serious as affected the gas com
panics, as this industry forms one of
the most important sources of toluene,
greatly in demand by the government
at the present as necessary element in
the manufacture of high explosives.
Ten million gallons more of this mate.
rial is needed by the government than
is now in sight, it is said.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
owes Creamery Patrons $500.

Secretay of State Frederick Il.
Fleetwood of HYDE Park and State
Commissioner of Taxes Charles Plum.
ley, comprising the state creamery
commissioners held an informal hearing
in Burlington Friday in the matter of
the bond ot',Ws T. Lambert, former
superintendent of the Grand Isle Co.
operative creamery, who, il is alleged,
owes the patrons the sum of $500 for
milk delivered to the plant.
The bond is furnished under the law
to the creamery commissioners by per
sons, corporations or partners in n
creamery business in the state. In this
instance the bond filed with the com.
missionors was $500.
w. 7. Lambert closed the creamery
three months ago after failing TO make
good, it is alleged, The patrons got
together and raised money to continue
the business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
WHEAT FLOUR SUBSTITUTES.
Brattleboro's Food Administrator
Makes acknowledgement By-prod.
ucts Not Substitutes.

In accordance with orders from the
United States government for the con
servation of wheat. the following no.
tee has been sent to all retail grocers
in the towns of Brattleboro, Guilford
Dummerston and Marlboro.
Those dealing in wheat -four at re-
tail shall not, without the written per-
mission of the United States food ad-
ministrator, sell wheat flour to any per-
son unless such person purchases at
the same time one pound of wheat flour
substitutes for every pound of wheat
-four purchased.
Those dealing in wheat -four at re-
tail should distribute the -four received
as equitably as possible among his GUS
toners in such manner that no one of
such customers shall receive more than
his fair share thefeof"" He siftfIl not,
without the written permission of the
United States food administrator, sell
to individual consumers residing in
town iii quantities in excess of one
eighth to one-quarter barrels nor to
any individual customer in rural or
farm communities in quantities in ex-
cess of one.quarter TO one-half barrels.
The following are the only author
lied wheat substitutes: Hominy, corn
grts, corn meal, corn flour, edible corn
starch, barley flour, rolled oats, oat.
meal. rice, rice flour, rolled oats flour,
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soya
bean flour and feterita flour and meal.
III the ease of whole wheat or gra-
ham flour containing at least % per
cent of the entire wheat, six-tenths of
pound of wheat flour substitutes for
every pound of such whole or graham
flour purchased
Such grades of -four called Glow
grade, - "second clear and cred
dog" may be purchased without any
substitutes, but in themselves are not
to be used as wheat Hour substitutes.
Corn flakes, pulled rico, pulled wheat
or any other prepared by-products are
not to be used as wheat substitutes UNI
less specifically named in the author.
lied substitute list.
Every person is requested to aid this
important conservation in every pos
siblc manner and to cheerfully accept
from the retail grocer such substitutes
as he may be able to furnish.
JEAN j. VANDERVEER,.
Federal Food Administrator for Brat
tleboro, Guilford, Dummerston and
Marlboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
SOUTH NEWTANE.

Miss Nellie Norwood, nurse, of New
ark, N. j., is caring for Mrs. Herbert
G. Bingham.
day. Miss Adams attended the teach
crs' convention at Brattlcboro. Miss
DavisSof the Brookside school also at
tended, '-'
The Ladies' Benevolent society will
meet, next Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs Ella 8. Willard. The meeting last
week was at Miss Eda, Dunton s and
was will attended, =
Roy Bailey of Agawam, Mass, who
has been at Camp Deyens, Aver, Mass,
a number of months, called his par
.ents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Il. Bailey, Sun
day through a local telephone to say
that he was well and having a short
furlopgh and was at home for few
days.
The teachcr-training class will meet
next Tuesday evening at the parsonage
at 100 o clock. The subject: Resolved,
That it is unwise to instruct children
by use of myths and fairy stories. At
firmative-Mrs. Charles Kelsey and
Mrs. Lee Love; negative-Mrs Ella
s. Willard and Mrs. Delbert +. Pierce.
Asa II. Stratton, 10. died Wednesday
night in his home, 10 Dresden street,
Springfield, Mass. He was a retired
farmer and had been resident of the
city several years. He leaves one daugh-
ter Miss Mary 'Stratton of Springfield
and four sons, Dana A., Herbert p,
Amos +. of that city and Leslie L. of
Williamsvlle. The funeral will be held
in the South Newfane church Saturday
at 2 p. m.
Phe weather this week has been UNI
usral lN Shangeable giving us. a well
come thaw which lowered tho snow
rapidly for "a hours. Monday morn
ing the lmercury was two below ezro;
Tuesday it was eight above and stormy,
soon turning to rain; Wednesday there
was some rain with the mercury at 43
aboYe, where it seemed dicontented so
high in the tube and dropped Thursday
morning to two below zero.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
HEARING IN BANK CASE.
Gaze of Harriet Bailey Against Local
Institution Before Judge Slack.

II. p. Webster, president of the Yer
mont Savings bank, Attorney Robert c.
Bacon and John Harvey were in Mont
pelier Monday to attend hearing
before Superior Judge Leighton 7.
Slack in the case of Harriet Bailey
and others against the Vermont Savings
bank. This is case growing out OF the
suit Tor 100000 brought against the bank
for alleged malicious prosecution. When
the original suit of Harriet Bailey
against the Vermont Savings bank was
pending that institution brought a bill in
equity against Harriet Bailey to tempo
rarly restrain the trial of the pending
action. This bill in equity alleged that
one Love- the person who made certain
deposits in the bank and withdrew the
same, as trustee, was designedly remain
ing without the jurisdiction of the
court that he might not be procured as
their witness in this case.
On the strength of this litigation
temporary injunction was granted re-
straining the trial OF Bailey against the
hank. This temporary injunction was
afterwards dissolved by the chancellor
and the equity case discontinued. The
case Of Harriet Bailey against the bank
was then brought and judgment salts
fed Harriet Bailey has since died and
the suit was brought and is being main
tanned by her administrator.