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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31

of the rapids. Fine view Of Betten-
dorf, Moline, Iowana farm, East
Moline. CampbelIs island and Wa
tertown hospital. Two hours in
Clinton.
Fare, 75c; children, 40c, tax in
cluded. Boat leaves promptly; no
intoxicants. Phone Dav. 2573, r. I.
1O5. W. II. Lamont, agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31
Excursion to Clinton
Sunday, June 2

The fast steamer Helen Blair
leaves Davenport g. m, Rock Is
land e:15 a. m. Leaves Clinton 4
D. m, arrives home at p. m.
An SO-mile trip through the most
interesting section of the Missis-
sippi. She goes up through the Mo-
line locks. close by the big new gov
eminent dam buildings, at the head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31
BOTH FEET AMPUTATED.

London.-The tallest aIrman in
the British army, Lieutenant Da-
vid Drummond.6 feet 5 inches in
height has just suffered the am
putation of both feet as the re-
suit of an accident while flying in
Italy. He is a nephew of the Duke
of Northumberland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-31
COAL SITUATION
TOPIC AT MEET
division of Transportation of the
Car Service Section Session at
Club Tomorrow.
SECRETARY MAKES SURVEY
Asserts That People Are Taking
Advice in Regard to Fuel
Thus Far.

The meeting of the division of
transportation. car service section
OF the Rock Island subcommittee
Of the United States railroad ad-
ministration tomorrow, will be
turned over TO a discussion of the
coal situation.
The meeting Will be held at the
Rock Island club at . o'clock and
the coal dealers have been invited
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29
LOCAL BOARD CALLS
FOR VOLUNTEERS

The local board has been instruct
ed by the Provost Marshal General
to fill the following deficits and calls
made on this state:
civil, electrical railroad or com
putting engineer to report to the COM
handing officer Of engineers, Camp
Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala, TO be a
white man qualified for general mill
tary service.
/ railroad brakeman, flagman or
conductor to report to the command
Ing officer Of engineers, Fort Benja-
min, indianapolis, Indiana. Must be
White man qualified for general mill
tary service.
/ yarGmaster or switchman to re-
port to the commanding officer OF en-
gineers, Washington Barracks, Wash
ington, d. G., Must be white man
qualified for general military service.
! locomotive hostler to report to
the commanding officer of engineers,
Camp Meade, Admiral, Maryland.
Must be white man qualified for gen
eral military service
2 airbrake inspectors to report to
the commanding officer of engineers,
Camp Meade, Admiral, Maryland.
Must be white man qualified for gen
eral military service.
telephone lineman to report to the
commanding officer military aeronau-
tics, Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver,
Washington. Must be white man
qualified for limited military service.
20 bricklayers to report to the COM
manding officer, Signal Corps, Avia-
ton Mobilization Camp, Fort Wayne,
Detroit, Michigan. Must be colored
men qualified for general military
service.
fallers to report to the command
ing officer, Vancouver Barracks, Van
cover, Washington. Must be white
men qualified for limited military SER
vice.
1 auto repairman to report to the
commanding officer, Camp Forest,
Lytle, Georgia. Must be man quail
fled for general military service.
laborers to report to the COM
mnding officer, Kelly Field, San Anto-
MO, Texas. Must be white men quail
fled for limited military service.
If any one, either registrant or vol
unteer, is interested in any of the
above. report at once to the Local
Board.
M. M. EAKES,
Chairman
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29
WATSON WILL NOT
BOLT THE PRIMARY

Crawfordville, Sept. 27.-1Thomas F..
Watson is not going to bolt and run as
an independent in the general election.
This statement was wade here today
by Gordon Jones. of Cordele, leading
counsel for Watson in the Columbia
and Taliaferro county contest. who
said:
II am authorized to announce that
Mr.. Watson will abide the decision of
the State Democratic Committee
in the appeal he will make to that
body. Having elected the court will
accept the verdict. There is nothing
in the talk that Watson contemplates
running In the general election as an
Independent. Nothing is more remote
from his mind"
Nothing that has come out of the
bitter fight in the tenth district which
has resulted in victory for Congress
man Carl Vinson will prove of more
genuine interest than the positive as
surance practically from Watson him
self that Watson will not oppose
Vinson in the general election IT
has been generally accepted idea
from the first notice of contest in
Wilkinson county that Watson was paw
ing the way for race as an Independ-
ent candidate. Jones came here today
from Thomson where he was in con
ference with Watson.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29
NOTICE

The City of Cordeie will allow an
so per annum discount, from date of
payment to December 10, 1918, on all
taxes paid before October 1, 1918
No dicount allowed after Sept, 30
1918.
G. S. HARRIS, Clerk and Treas.
9-23 to 1O-1.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29

I've had enough of your impu-
dence, laughing at my camel" said
the indignant golf novice, wheeling
round suddenly on his caddie. IF /
hear any more of it I'll give you a
crack over your head that you'll re-
member"
Very good, sir" said the caddie
quietly, and moved away a little. Then
he added, but / bet yer don't know
which is the right club to do it
with!"-Pearson' Weekly.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29
-
A REAL BARGAIN

Two hundred and thirty-eight acres
Of land three miles from Vienna, being
all of lot No II in the 9th district.
Good dwelling house; two story barn
with metal roof; artesian well; ten
ant houses; 200 acres in cultivation
d. c. KETCHUM, Vienna, Ga.
9-27-3t-ph
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29

For the first time in its long his
tory the Dundee Royal infirmary in
Scotland has women alone as house
physicians and surgeons.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29

ically changes the air in telephone
Ventilating apparatus that automat-
booth each time it is used has been
patented by an Illinois inventor.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29
Barber Shop
SuWanee
AT
SuWanee Hotel
FEED OUT YOUR HOGS SIX
WEEKS EARLIER. -.

In every lot of hogs on feed two
or three weeks quickly and actually
eat less than others. If all would
fatten like these, the entire drove
would be ready for the market six
weeks earlier and to save six weeks
feed is an item that you fully under
stand.
The hog that fattens easily must
be in prime physical condition. The
B. A. Thomas, Hog Powder is a con-
ditioner for hogs. 1t keeps their sys-
tenn clean and healthy and enables
them to fatten quickly without fall
ing prey to the usual diseases of
hogs. The B. A. Thomas Hog Powder
is not stock food. It's straight medi-
cine and we took the agency because
It enables you to feed out your hogs
much earlier.
WATT & HOLMES HDW. co.
Cordele, Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-29

The worlds richest ruby mine, which
is in Burma, is known to have been
operated for at least two centuries.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
BOGUS HERO COMES NEAR
BECOMING RICH QUICKLY

ST LOUIS, Nov. 3.-lIow an al
legged bogus naval hero with one
hand gone. won the sympathy OF n
number Of prominent ~. Louis Bust
ness men and almost succeeded in
executing daring get rich quick
scheme which included the leasing
Of a G-story building for 10 years,
at $500 a year. in the business diS-
trict and contracting for $4,000
worth uf shoe machinery which ne
inteudod to sell later. was told to the
police here Ivy the hero in u police
cell
lie gave his name as George d..
Phillips. jr.. OF Seattle, and when
searched by the police, who had re-
lieved him OF his rented" automo-
bile and private chauffer, which he
had engaged for five months at *lO
a day. he had no money.
lie IL said to have told the police
that he h the son of the,president OF
a shoe machinery company in Seat
tie. that he had been discharged
from the navy but he had lost his
hand by blood poison and not In a
mine explosion on board ship.
When he arrived in the city Wednes-
day he deposited at "A bank sight
draft for $4,000, drawn on Seat
tie bank.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04

the executive committee, consisting
~ J. w. MarlAnd, chirman, Alfred
.. Booth, campaign director. q. G.
Roberts, Jr,, Y. NJ. {. A Mrs. II. X.
GAYLORD, Y. w. G. A.. Samuel W
Hayes, war camp community serv-
Ice, Mrs. Mary II, Marablc, Amcri-
can Library association; Tom Wade
OF NARROW, national Catholic war
couEriI,. Marion VI Travis Of Tulsa
Ie" .eh welfare board, aud Anton A.
Classen, representing Brigadier Ben
Jamln a. Wood OF the Salvation
Army.
ON account Of the influenza epi-
demic prohibiting public meetings
throughout the state, the work OF
ihlS organization has been very
greatly increased.
1T VIII be necessary to reach the
people in our state In ways that have
never been used before" said Mr.
Marland. THE public press through
out the stale has been giving space
freely. Most Of the fratcrnal organ
izatlons have placed their entire
brotherhood behind the movement.
The state council OF defense has
put every individual member
throughout the state into the ranks
OF workers for the united war work
campaign. The entire public school
systcm OF the state will he used as
an educational instrument at this
time. The people OF oklahoma have
more than generously contributed
their share to every war activity in
the past and we have no doubt they
Will contribute as literally to this
drive, which we hope will be the last
Of its kind necessary during the war
Tho war may. bc over shortly but 1t
Will be many months before our
boys can be returned to their homes
and they must have tho comforts
and Cnnveniences in their camps that
can he given only by these seven
great ORGANIZATIONS for which we are
soliciting funds. This may be the
last opportunity the people of the
state Will have to give to these or
GanIzations and through them to our
boys in the army"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
OUR PARENTS
BEFORE US
Says Golden Lady, Used
Black-Draught; Interesting
Tale of Her Faith in This
Old Reliable Family
Remedy.

Golden, Ill.-Mrs Alice Metz, ot
mis- place, thinks that when you have
found a good thing. it Is your duty
to let others know about 1t. She
writes; We have used Black
Draught in our family for years, as
our parents before US used il. as a
general medicine for liver and stom-
RCh troubles.
TT Is also fine for the children.
They get away sometimes, just like
children will, and eat just every
thing. Many times have prevent
ed serious troubles by taking my
children in hand and dosing them
thoroughly with BLACK Draught
MY husband takes Black DEaught
for constipation. II worked won
ders in his case. In fact we are
all true believers In Black-Draught
and are never out Of it, We would
not resort to any other remedy. un-
der any circumstances"
Thedford's Black -Draught is a
medicine that every person should
keep in the house. and use at the
least sign OF indigestion, constipa-
ton, liver and stomach troubles.
1t is purely vegetable. and acts
actively on the bowels, gently stlm-
ulating the liver, and helping to in
crease the normal discharge Of biie
into the intcstines. 1t assists in
the digestion Of food and relieves
constipation in prompt and natural
, way
/ Try Black -Draught
AT al druGgists,-AdVA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
Political Advertising
WHY ROBERT ("BOB'') MARTIN SHOULD
BE REELECTED FOR COUNTY CON-
MISSIONER Tulsa County, District No. /.

In presenting myself for reelection Republican County
Commissioner for Tulsa County District No l. set forth the
following reasons:
Frst helped to for Tulsa County more good roads
than have ever been built in any previous term.
Second successful in securing bridge across omny
Creek, for which the state pays half.
Third: have been instrumental in securing for Tulsa Coun
ty roads that brought up to grade including per-
anent cuverts and everything necessary to good road
making.
Fourth The roads already built of the very highest type
of road construction, the only kind that will tolerate
If am reelected for the term next ensuing, can safely
promise that will be enabled to give better service than
during my first term, because of the foundation Tor better
road-bulding that have started and of the experience
gained through dgent effort in the past.
(Sgned) BOB MARTIN
General Election Nov. 5th.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
Suggests Service Plans
For Worship in Tulsa
Homes While Bans On

Therell be no services In local
churches today IN fact all over the
state, tho churches are closed. Tulsa
pastors suggest the following pro
gram for home services.
Suggested program for home "or-
ship at 10 q. m
Gather the family together.
Sing several old hymns, lik"
sweet Hour ~ Prayer" and What
a Friend We Have in Jesus
'Suggestrd scripture reading. 9lst
Psalm and comment on It.
Have each member Of the family
take one miracle of Jesus and tell
The story ana draw some practical
.ctsOus from It,
Supgcslrd subjects for special
prayer: The sick and the h"r"h' cd
Of cur cl'y our soldiers and our
Sailor boys, oar president ana per.
SONS In authority, that the Lord may
direct the peace hIONcmcut, the al
lied war work drive.
SugE,-tcd prayer. "O Almighty
God, who icsIrcst not the death but
the ufr ~ sinners, despise not Thy
people returning uPo Thee In their
Iaff.iruun, hut for the glory Of Thy
name he pleased to hear ana succor
| us, that the hearts ~ mtm may
! know that these srOurges proceed
| from Thy Justice and cease by Thy
mercy; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.
"HUlv and mighty Lord, who didst
| turn aack the angel Of the plague
! from the dwelling. Of Thy people;
| We h,srrCh Thee tu hear unr cry for
those who urc suffering and dying
under the visitation of disease. Merd'
. fully bless the means which are used
Ito stay the spread " sickness,
strengthen those who labor to heal
ana comfort the afflicted, support
/ those who are in pain and distress,
/ speedily restore those who have been
| brought low. and unto all who are
beyond healing, grant Thy heavenly
consolation ana Thy saving grace +,
/ through Jesus Christ our Lord.
| Amen
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
SUNNY jim DIDN T
HAVE THE PUNCH
urmCr Congressman and Victim OF
the Primary Howard Landslide,
Lacks steam IN Campaign,

.. Yp u.t
,..,., ,...,.,
hNh 'I'H| 'l'I'''' 'N'"r N"'
Local d"Wucrdls are about 10 desert
The pul.,f.ll. shin. and many Of them
have been n,irI TO Nprci.S them.
selves that the next TUESDAYS battle
Is going O., represent a complete rr-
publican victory IA the state. They
admit that AIrkr,,rr Viii e. elected
Governor and rhat Chandler viii hv
rlrrrtd 'u congress h, maiorltlra
that vIu leave no question for doubt
IN The minds of the Nu.rrs that a re-
Auut VIII be necessary
Is an eleventh hour attempt to
cave Howard Nry brought sunny
jim nu,rupur, here tho uihcI might
lu round up the Nuicrb the dis
gIuuiIcd ones. Of which there Is a
large number n va, one ~ the
hardest tasks that ever Mi DaNcn-
port MAS pi to, made especially
so by The mrmorinIu nEht staged
between Davenport ana Howard last
summer tor the democratic uUmiua-
duu for congress sunny Jim
came here but hc had lett his smile
at home. Instead of talking Ia the
voters ana urging them L. support
Howard the former congressman
spent most ut his time telling stories
Considerable comment has been
=, heard ur late over the fact that
Howard has abSrutrd himself from
the city lud county the last three
weeks, ana ihr fact thar tins county
and tins city are almost as import
ant ccuicIr IA the dIstrICtN IL Tulsa
ana Tulsa county. but Howard dts
covered the fact ON his last irlp
here that his II a chandler district
ana that u was useless to try to win
BartlesNllr aud Washington county
II is IA matter OF general comment
thai Chandler will get the largest
majority ut any uf the republican
candidates
Voters are pretty well satisfied
WIN the rp,rudid record that Chan
Il = has made during his first term
O.. Office. lie stood by the president
"a all the Chirr executives war
measures aud made possible the
sending of IA vast army to Europe
to helm the allied countries to crush
the hated HUNS. In adltiOn to tins
Congressman chandler was selected
AS one OF five members Of com
mittee to visit the allied countries
last summer. and he spent seven
weeks m France, belgium and Italy.
and Congressman Chandler spent
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
TULSA WOMAN DEAD,
JOHN HALL A SUICIDE
Los Angeles Couple QuRrrclcd. and
WIG DIcd at Hands Of Her
Iratc Husband


lN''Ah ~ INC WV A'N
Los Angeles. CAT, NOV 8
Thomas Hail, OF 80. 800 North WI
son avenue, AlhamOra, shot aud
Killed his wife. Ida. ut their buuga-
low home in the fashionable rcsi-
dental section there and then shot
aud fatally wounded himself
According "a the only eyewitness
" the tragedy li-year-old John
Hall. the son. llall had been drink
ing and there was heated urgu-
mcnt on the screen porch Han
then pulled revolver and shot his
wife, tho bullet entering her head
just above the right eye, death oc-
curing instantly. The boy screamed
and the father then turned the gun
on himself The bullet entered tho
right eye. penetrated the skull and
came out nj the back OF m" head
Among the neiEhbors who rushed
to the scene was j. II Wirth. owner
NJ DcscansO Fourt lie found Hall
and his wifa lying in pool Of blood.
Wlrth called up the police and city
Marshal lienJ1min Parker and Of
fiCer Shuts arrived OF the scene.
Hall WAS hurried to An ambulance
and To the Alhambra hospital, wherh
u was hlhleh lhat an artery OF mo
head had been severed by the bullet
and he had no GhanCe OF recovery.
The body ~ Mrs Hall was removed
to the undertaking parlors OF Utter
and Allen.
Mrs Hail had been In California
year and half her husband com
Ing from oklahoma TO Join her
about u month ago. She was 81
years Of age and was born In Tulsa,
| Okla. She In survived by q father
and mother, MIR. and Mrs. T. A,
Dcnoyo Of Tulsa. okla, and their
! son who Is the only child.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
SUPERIOR COURT CAMPAIGN
OVER FOR JUDGE MARTIN

Z judge l.. J Martin has completed
his canvass of Tulsa county as part
Of the campaign for the office Of
superior Judge, and it Is NOW up 10
the voters to say whether they dcsir"
his services in one Of tho most i'm
purtanr positions in the judicial sys-
TEN in oklahoma.
Judge Martin has never sought th"
office nnd accepted the nomination
only at the solicitation Of his friends.
who insisted thar man or his stand
ing at the bar should be willing to
make some sacrifices IN the name ~
good government Judge Martin
then consented, and Is now entirely
willing to accept the Judgment Of the
voters of the county. y.-Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
German State in Austria
Wants to Conclude Peace

AMSTERDAM, Nov THE Ger
man. Austrian state council, accord
ing 10 a dispatch from Vienna, has
issued IL proclamation to the soldiers
at the front saying that the govern
meut has been taken over by the nh-
tiOnal assembly, The assembly Will
conclude peace and be
pln the orderly Rehabilitation Of the
army. the proclamation declares.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
HOTEL OXFORD

Strictly modern. steam heat. hot
and cold running water in every
room. private bath, rooms single
or cnsuite. Rates 5 per week
and up. Corner Third and De
trOit.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
Commercial NmmunItion Restricted
Do This Each Morning,
You Won't Need Cascarets

Great exercised Keeps Stomach. Liver and
Bowels active, Nothing like i'll Splendid
but II you insist upon taking your exercise In
an easy chair you simply must take . laxative
occasionally The very very best laxative is casearsts
10 cents box. They work while you sleep"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04

LINCOLN, Sch, Nov. Mrs
May Upton, niece Of General John
! prrshing. died here To-Day at the
nom, Of Mrs. II. NJ Butler, sister
Of General Pershing
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
| AIDES $1,000 REWAPDL ,ss.!' :.

h Sreeessiui "Eonthiy" conpoosd; Safely relieves
Nail s. ~. Double Strength 81 co. BoeNIT fHft NbtIaT
U. IA. SagTAla6IG kEME1I CO. EISli Git. M
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-04
CIVIL SERVICE MAN BUSY
AS EMPLOYMENT AGENT

Hardly q dpy passes Vat calls do
not come to the secretary ~ III"
Tuisl riytr service FOR All hnds n
skilled Workmcu. Grinders. tool
makers. muldrrs, blACkHnlths, rle,-
triCilns. wrldrrs and various KINDS
uC helpers are needed at the navy
yards and should make application
through this office At once for I'm
mediate employment
The diffrrout yards needing theSo
wurkmru are located In almost
every part Of the lultcd States and
this is an opportunity fpr a man to
l.u most any place hr desires.
An especially iuSist"nt call has
como for carpenters to. - sent to
Camp Eu~tio", l."chull Va Men
viii have their expenses paid from
~ Louis a. the cnmp, viii r"colNo
n cout- nA hour and the work viii
last at least two months, liarracks
are Furnished for the workmcn with
food ut s. week
Further Information may ho had
from Il e. McCltnc, local secretary
uf the rivll service committee
Commercial Ammunition Restricted
WASIIINGTON. Nov. The ord
name" department has recommended
tn the war Industries hoard that u
further restriction Of 30 per cent on
the manufacture Of commercial am
munitiuu he put into effect In this
announcement rumOr that the gov
ernmcnt would dTaHtically curtail or
abolish the Industry were set at rest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-08
BEAUTIFYING NORMAL GROUNDS

President Crawford Supervising Pre-
Ilmlmary work at Dickinson
Dickinson, n. D., April Ss-Lewis #.
Crawford, OF Sentinel Butte. president
Of the state board Of regents was In
town last week experimenting q pre-
Iiminary survey OF the new normal
grounds, which are being. planted TO
trees and otherwise beautihed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-08
Path ofMoUte
Star RoSg One
EUen If Welded

Get this; it is a fact. The
path OF a movie star is one
strewn with roses even il he is
married, and Is the father of two
children.
Fargo girls, who have witness
ed the antics of Douglas Fair
banks on the screen, and forti-
fed with the knowledge that he
may speak in Fargo in the in
terests Of the third Liberty loan
campaign, are said TO have plan
ned lemonade picnic" in his
honor.
Are you sure he is coming?"
asked a sweet, feminine voice on
The Forums telephone Saturday
morning, ooh, / do hope he
comes" And there were dozens
OF other inquiries Of a similar
nature.
Alas, fond dreams are shat
tered.
o. M. Strate, acting president
of the city commission, who wir-
ed w. G. McAdoo, secretary Of
the treasury, Friday asking a
date for Fargo received answer
today that It would be impos-
sible to include Fargo In Mr..
Fairbanks itinerary.