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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
United Evangelical.

Cottage and Center streets, Rev g. t.,
Lowell, pastor Sunday school at 10 a.
N. Worship and preaching service at II
a. N. "a God for Today" Evening
worship and sermon by the pastor at .
p. nj. Prayer meeting on Thursday ey-
ening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
swedIsh TabernaeIe M. .. ohuroh.

Corner South 18th aud Mill streets,
John OVAL, minister. Sunday school at
2 p. m. Gust Anderson, superintendent.
Miss Hannah Christensen, assistant. Ser
mon by the Rev. A. II. Lind, at p. m.
All are most cordially invited to attend.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24

One Of the great days Of the war
win be that on which the allied troor-
capture Essen and destroy utterly no
great Krapp gun works there. And
Essen Il right in the direct road 70
Berlin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24

Seventeenth and Chemekeia streets.
Jacob Stokef, pastor. 10 a. m. Sunday
school, aeting superintendent, G. r.
Doty. II a. nj. Preaching service. In
the afternoon this church viii join In
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
Court Street Church.

Seventeenth and Court streets, Frank
r. Jones, pastor. Bible school at 10 a, ~.
Preaching at II, Our Prescribed Duty.
. p. m. Divine service. Y. r. s. q. r. al
7 p. N. Junior ll.20 o. m, All invited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
Central CONGREGATIONAL Church

Corner south 10Th and Ferry streets,
II. 9. Steyer, minister Sunday aehool
at 10 a. ~, MS. Burten Edwards, su-
perintendent. Evening service at p. IA.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
CATHOLIC Church

Corner Cottage and cbemeketa sts
Masses at 1890 and 1880 Benedict,oH
following mass. Sermon at late maas,
" The Cause Of the war; Everybody
welcome.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24

II wouldn't be amizs for our young
soldier boys to get al the tips they can
from our old soldier boys concerning
hand 10 hand fighting. The civil war
uas fall OF prodigies in that line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
Go to Church Sunday
KIP Subjects of Sermons and Where They
c@N Win Be Delivered in Salem Houses
~ of Worship, Tomorrow

the meeting At the armory 7;15 p. m.
Young Peoples Alliance led by Dean
Cooper, s p. m. Divine service ana SER
mon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-24
A HOPEFUL MESSAGE

" y y u y i X y i n y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
ORDER SNEEzER
OUT OF MOVIES
Officials Authorize Picture House
PrOPrietoTs TO Eject Those
Having Colds"
PREVENT INFLUENZA SPREAD
All Showing Symptoms of Spanish
@Grippe" Disease Are Banned
From Public Gatherings.

Oral and written orders were Civ
en- yesterday by the Rock Island
department of health to every mo-
ton picture house, theatre or audi
torium of public amusement in
Rock Island, granting the pTopri-
etors the authority to order out OF
their places patrons who sneeze,
cough, spit or give other eviden ces
or symptoms OF Spanish influenza.
Such cases will be reported to the
board Of health Immediately.
The statement was made by DR..
c. T. Foster, city physician, yester-
day. Every step possible is being
taken to prevent the contagious
disease from spreading in this com
munity. So far Rock Island has
not been hard hit by the epidemic.
Sixteen cases have been reported
to the health authorities and one
death, which occurred yesterday
was a result OF the coEtagion.
In the statement issued by the
health department, every suspected
case will also be reported to the
city. Patrons will be ordered home
and should call their family ply
stefan Immediately. 1t was intimat-
ed that should the order be v1o-
lated By proprietors. such amuse-
ment houses will be notified to
cease business for a certain period
of time 1t is probable that all pub
lie assemblies, including schools,
will be closed if the epidemic RACES
in this city. Peoria and other cities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.

Warrant NO 4I3.l
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the board of
local improvements of the city of
Rock Island, Ill, has filed in the
county court Of Rock Island coun-
ty a certificate OF the cost of i'm
pEovement entitled in said court,
I'm repetition of the city of Rock
Island, Ill, to assess the cost of
construction of cement sidewalks
On Twenty-foUrth, TWen1y-foGrth-
and-a-{1af and TEenty-ffth streets
from Thirteenth to Sixteenth ave-
nues, and said certificate also
shows the court costs, the amount
OF accrued interest, and the total
amount of said assessment. and
said certificate also states that the
said Improvement conforms sub
stantially to the requirements of
the original ordinance for the con-
struction Of the same, as required
by law, and that final hearing on
said certificate will be had on the
21st day of Oct A. D., 1918, at 8
O'Clock q m, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court will
permit. All persons desiring may
HE OpJeCtlonS IN SdlQ court DeIOfe
said day, and may appear at the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated this 4th day of October A
d, 1918
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
n. JUHL.
M r. RUDGREN.
JOHN H. LIEDTKE,
JOHN a MURRTE,
Board of Local improvements of
the City of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
MAYOR TELLSA
United STATES
NAN HANDS OFF
pronouRces City'S Policy in Fire
mems Wage Dispute in Con-
ference Yesterday.
ALTERS TO SETTLE NATTER
representative OF Department OF
Labor Appears IN Answer
TO Telegram.

Policy Of the city officials has
haen pronounced hands or by
Waver william McConochie re-
aarding interference from outside
sonrcas In the wage dispute with
the fTeuen
This stand was taken by the may
~ in d conference with W H. Rog-
e-s REPRESENTATIVE Of the United
Stafes department of labor, yester-
5av afternoon when Commissioner
Martin T. Rudgren was also pres
ent.
The representative of the depart
-aegt Of labor informed the mayor
an his appearance al the city hall
tbat he had come TO this city df-
-ectTv from Gaiya. III, where a tel
sqram had reached him from a la
bor committee in this city asking
hin to appear here TO take steps to
ssttle the dispute bet Eeen the fire
men and the city officials over sal
ar and working conditions.
He offered his services as an in
.ermeIiary in settling the dispute.
This offer was refused by Mayor
wcConochie The representative of
the department of labor then in
ggired what would be the stand Of
The city regarding calling upon the
national war labor board 10 settle
tie dispute
To his Mayor McConochie an
swered that the city officials had
been elected TO take charge and run
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
AILMENTS OF WOMEN.

There is no denying the fact that
thousands of American women drag
along day in and day out suffering
with these ailments peculiar to
their sex which make life a burden.
If women who suffer from drag
eing-down pains, nfiammatory.
liberated or catarrhal conditions
would only give that greatest of all
remedies. Lydia f. Pinkham's Veg
etabla Compound, a trial. they
would readily find relief from such
suffering, as the many letters OF
commentator constantly being
published prove Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09

in this part of Illinois and in Iowa
have already taken this step.
Arsenal HHf
Arsenal authorities have notified
their foremen to send home and re-
port such cases as give evidence OF
Influenza. In cooperating with the
city in combating the plague and in
taking all precautions to hinder It's
spreading, il is probable that Rock
Island will be well protected. 1t is
understood that the arsenal has al
ready sent home dozens of cases
and are complying with the states
request
The closing order will not go into
effect unless the disease assumes
larger proportions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09

city affairs, and that they intended
to do so without interference. He
was then asked If he refused TO ac-
cept the Offices of the war labor
board in settling the dispuate May
or McConochie answered that he
does refuse to allow the war labor
board to settle the dispute.
Weuld Pick Men.
In answer to a question regard
ing taking the firemen back accord
ing to seniority rule. the mayor
said that the city officials would
pick what fire1nen they wanted
without resorting to any rule. The
mayor said that there was no city
ordinance that would compel the
officials to pick men according to
seniority, and therefore they were
not bound to do so.
The representative of the depart
ment of labor stated that he would
then report the mayors stand taken
IN the conference, which was re-
quired of him according TO his Off
cial functions. Mayor McConochie
answered that he was agreeable
that such a report be made.
To Make Report
The representative then stated
that it is not the policy of the war
labor board to step in where it's
services are not desired. but that
several controversies in industries
had been settled by the board, al
though, he continued, this case is
one wherein municipal government
is involved, and therefore some
what out of the ordinary functions
of the war labor board He left the
city hail with the statement that
his report would be IN accordance
with the results of the conference
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
CALL IFS FROM
CITY FOR DUTY
Rock Island TO Furnish Men for
Training ut Camp Macarthur,
Waco, Texas.
MOLINE ASKED TO FURNISH 145
Entrain During Five-Day Period,
Commencing Oct 21-State
to Provide 10000.
Especial to The Argus

Springfield, Ill, Oct. 9.-Rock Is
land county will furnish 800 of the
10000 white men of class l who
will be sent from Illinois during
the five-day period, commencing
Oct 81, to Camp Macarthur, Waco,
Texas. For general military SER
vice, district No. l, with headquar-
ters at Rock Island, will furnish IT'S
men; district No. 2, with headquar-
tiers at Moline, will furnish 145;
Mercer county will send Sc; White
side county, so, and Henry county,
70.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
NOT CLOUDS BUT
BRITISH HEARTS
SAVED COLOGNE

London.-"Ciouds SaTe Cologne
From Attack" reads the headline
of a newspaper article, detailing a
recent air raid carried out by Brit
ish air forces.
What really saved Cologne"
says a seni-official statement of the
Royal air forces. "was the British
refusal to initiate Germany's OUT
rageous policy OF indiscriminate
bombing. The British squadron.
finding it impossible to observe anc
range upon their detectives of mill
tary Importance, refrafned from the
casual bomb dropping which might
have hit the hospitals or children"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tonics, or trying to patch UP a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment - clogged
liver and disordered bowels. @
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in soothing, healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions, away
goes Indigestion and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with unhgested foods,
you should~take Olive Tablets, the
substitute for caiGnlel- '""-''-sf-~ass.4sss-.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil You viii know them-by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain
Take one or two atbeddme for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
At 1Oc and Csc per box. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-09
A Wonderful New Product

= wonderful New Product
Won't Shrink Woolens! Won't Turn Silks
Yellow! Won't Injure Even Chiffons!
Nothing Like 1t Ever Made For Woolens
and All The Dainty Things You Want
to Launder
This wonderful product is and different,
and actually looks different The moment you
open the package, you will realize that you
have a soap product anything like it,
1t is not soap powder, not Clipped soap, not
acake, but wonderful 1akes-pure Transparent
in which is concentrated more real cleansing value
than is possible in any other form of soap.
1t is ready to use; shaving chipping
required LUX dissolves instantly IN hot water.
All you do is WhiSk it into lather-rich thick
suds then work the clothes about in the suds to
dissolve the dirt-no T1b6ing-which is always
ruinous to fine fabrics and necessary with other
soap products.
This product is made of the purest materials
known, by special formula. These fakes won't
hurt any fiber whether cotton, silk or wool!
They won't shrink wooens They won't turn
silks yellow! They won't njure even chffons!
They oOiU not harm anything thot pure pOater
alone a0lU not imjtre
This product LUX, for all fine launder-
ing is sale at grocery, drug and depart
ment stores Lever Bros Co., Cambridge, Mass
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
HOG ISLAND SMOKING
BARRED; WASTES TIME
Three Weeks Lost Every Day
Lighting Weed-Bowles
Acts for Efficiency

Efficiency, as advocated by Rear Ad-
mlral Bowles, has made every day n
"smolSeless day" at Hog Island.
An order. posted in the shipyard' for
bids all smoking within the plant. Even
pipes are barred.
The reason given TO the men IS that
too much timo is wasted in striking
matches and lighting pipes.
Some idea OF the waste of time con-
sumed in match striking can be gained
when 1t Is considered that there are
Approximately 10000 workers in the
yard,
The easiest lighted smoke Is the
"tailor-made" cigarette. 1t takes about
five seconds. II every man smoked only
one of these day there would be
twen:y-seven hours. forty-s!x minutes
and forty seconds wasted. The average
smoker lights at least ten cigarettes a
day. This would make waste OF
eleven days, thirteen hours. forty-siX
minutes and forty seconds each day.
Pines take at least minute 10 NIL and
light homemade" cigarettes about the
same.
The most reliable figures that can be
reached indicate that Hog Island
workers have been wasting about three
weeks every day lighting smokes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
TELEPHONE SWINDLER
>FLEECES CHURCHMEN
Congregation of st. Stephens
Touched" by Bogus Dere-
lict's Pitiful Tale

Look out for a telephone swindIcr
He announces his coming 50 that you
will be prepared financially, and his
story sounds true. He managed to OBJ
tain SIS from the congregation of s..
Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church,
Tenth street above Chestnut.
The message was received at the rec
tors house. The man at the other end
of the phone said he was representa-
tive Of society which looks out for
the welfare Of discharged prisoners and
that he would send a protege OF the
Rev. Edward Van Etten. rector Of CAL
vary Church, Pittsburgh, to call for
assistance. Later shabbily dressed
man called and said he had been re-
ferred to the church. lie was sent to
the lnasmuch Mission and efforts were
made to obtain employment for him.
Another telephone message was re-
ceived at the rectory, supposedly from
Doctor Van Etten himself, hoping that
the congregation would give the down
and-outer" SIS for his fare to Pitts
burgh. The amount Of his fare was
raised and the man left. Later it was
learned that Doctor Van Etten did not
authorize any one to use his name. and
that he had never telephoned from
Pittsburgh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
BANK SHOWS HOW CITY
IS FIGHTING THE HUN
Remarkable Exhibition at
First National Comprises
Haze of War Equipment

Philadelphia > part In tho Fight against
Prussianism Is shown In the War Mate
rals Exhibit. opened today In the First
National Bank, 3tj Chestnut street
Everything manufactured for the sol
d.ers and sailors. from root beer ana
candy for tho Canteens 20 gas bombs, IL
on show. Three sides Of the large bank
ing room are llued with the displays
showing just how Philadelphia l. doing
her bit iu helping tncl" sam. About 100
companies h1Ve set up their products
for view
There {. virtually nothing used by the
soldiers and sailors that Is not shown.
There is yarn for socks and sweaters.
There are hams and sides rf bacon but
to- canned for long Keeping, crackers
and cakes. leather for shoes and the
shoes themselves. posters for recruiting
campaigns. medicines and all other ac-
CrssOries. one Of the interesting cN-
hibits is n group of i've flags represent
ing q cost Of $4,000. The flags are of
slk. embroidered and bound with gold
The white stars are embroidered Oh the
blue background
The exhibit shows just what tho bay.
ing of a thrift stamp or Liberty Bond
does IN tho fight against Germany, and
Is iut-ud'd rs simulaut To- lead Amer.
leans uf the city to invest in these su
that money may b. had for the sue.
cessfu prosecution Of the war Signs
ar" hung over the various articles show
ing their cost and just how much oi
the product can be bouEh. for Il thrift
stamp or u Liberty Bond.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
CONSTABLE KOPP AGAIN
UNDER U. s. SCRUTINY
Hounds Soldiers Wife for
Rent, and Red Cross
Helps Her Out

\ little service flag with ono star in
It's center means little to Constable GUS
tav kopp, who is again under Govern
ment inquiry for his activities in at
tempting to collect unpaid rent This
time he tried to sell the household effects
of soldiers wife struggling along with
two small children. who had not re-
ceived her allotment checks from the
Government
Pressed by the constable. the woman
Mrs Everett Perry. 242l Nortn
Clarion strect--was saved her home by
the efforts Of the Red Cross which man
aged to stay public sale Kopp had
arranged
Iiopp once before shovel his "ktnH'
ness" of heart in 80 bounding woman
of this city who was behind IN her
rent that ~ desperation she raised
money Orier and was arrested, Dlan-
ing EUpp for her drretCtion. Sh" was
freed after telling her story to the
United States District Attorney
Mrs. pcrry's husband is in tho army
and FOR three months his allotment Of
pay has not been forthcoming from tn"
Government
Mrs Perry says that size gave kopn
a SlI chcck she received from the fou
cross for a months rent. she being n"-
hind TO the extent Of S22 I'm rent 60 her
landlord. / l.. bctWilrr. Of lHi, North
Twelfth street
She ,old District Attorney Kane that
she Waa abused aud iuSritod by kopp OH
hc,' visits ~ his office. Mr. Kane Is 'on-
ductiuc an investigation, The E"d Gross
j. also taking up with the Gu"orum"n'
the matter Of the delay of Mr.. Perry g
allotment checks,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
L. :. PLANS PREVENTION
or LAND PROFITEERING
Philadelphia Real Estate Board 10
Cooperate in Buying Hog Island
Housing Site

steps have already been taken by
the Government to prevent protteeriug
by owners uf real estate IN the section
selected as "A housing site for Hog Is
land Shipvard WpTkmru. according to
Thomas ShallcrD 49,. Jr. a member of
tha housing cnWmit.ec OF the Ph,la
delphia Real Estate Board. lie has
lust returned FROM Washington Nhcro
he was in conference on thc subject
with Henry l.. Robins, Of the National
Housing Commission.
The purpose Of Mr.. ShallcrosS' visit
10 Washington was to ascertain how the
real estate board can cooperate with
the Government officials in determining
n fair price to he paid Tor the land ut4'
Is needed. The plan decided upon Is to-
appoint expert appraisers to determine
the value II the land, and If the owner
should refuse To- sell at this valuation
the property will be condemned by the
Government and compensation Will be
paid him according to the decision OF
appraisers named by the Philadelphia
Real Estate Board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
SHOOTS NEGRO AFTER
SEEING COAT STOLEN
Bond Salesman ChaseS AL
legged Thief and Catches Him
Oh Juniper Street

George W. caldwell bond salesman.
Gl9 South Forty-eighth street this after
noon at Juniper and Spruce streets shot
Raymond Smith, a negro Bancroft and
Mexican streets. in the right arm fol-
lowing Il circutous chase. caldwell
asserted that he had seen Smith take
coat from his automobile.
Caldwell was arrested and taken to
city Hail. wherc Magistrate Watson
held him in bail for a further hearing
on Friday. Smith Is in the jefferson
Hospital Ills injuries are slight lie
is under arrest. charged with larceny.
shortly after l o'clock. Caldwell was
lunching at the Stenton Hotel. His
automobile was on Broad street. From
his table, (which was at window in fun
view of the car. Caldwell says he saw
the negro open the door of the machine
and pull out valuable coat Caldwell
leaped for his hat and was out on
Broad street in a jiffy.
Smith ran across the street, then to
the north side Of Spruce Caldwell
was never more than "A yard away.
Smith finally ran up Watts street and
then retraccd his tracks to Spruce and
Juniper streets. Caldwell soon had
the negro against high fence in Juniper
street. Caldwell declares Smith said
something about shooting Caldwell's s
head off, at the same time reaching to-
wards his hip pocket.
quick as "A flash, according to Cald-
well, he ripped his revolver from his
pocket and fired. fearing that Smith was
armed. The bullet struck Smiths right
arm. BY that time air arrived and
Smith was handed over to Reserve Null
iinkopf, who took Caldwell 20 City Hall
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-12
FIRE IN DYE PLANT
HINDERS WAR WORK
Stubborn Blaze at Second and
Lippincott Streets Causes
$1,000 Damage

Fire, which was caused by overheated
flues in the boiler room of the plant of
the Joseph r. Foster & Sons Dyeing
and Finishing Company, Second and
Lippincott streets. today gave tlremen
u stubborn fight and for a time threat
ened the entire plant. II caused dam
age estimated at more than $1,000.
High winds famed the flames and had
II not been for the timely arrival of
the hremen. according to an official of
the plant, serious blaze would have
suited. In the vicinity of thls plant
there are many other large mauufactur-
ing establishments. many of which in
cluding the Foster plant, are now work.
ing on war contracts
The breaking Of an axle of fire ell
gine of Engine Company No. 55 when
the machine reached Third street and
Allegheny avenue. endangered livese Of
firemen. The machine careened, but
did not upset.
The roof OF the boiler room was en-
firely destroyed and the fire was spread
ing to other departments when the fire
men arrived. The plant employs more
than 200 men and women and Is running
full time. II was shut down for about
two hours during the fire.