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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
HONOR ROSTER
OF ROCK ISLAND
HAS ADDITIONS
Thirty Additional Names Boost To-
tai of Boys Helping Uncle Sam
Near Thousand.
IMPORTATION Is DESIRED
The Argus Anxious To Give Credit
To Every One Who Is Aiding
His Country.

Thirty additional names for The
Argus list OF Rock Island men III
the service OF Uncle Sam have
been received, making the total
nearly a thousand. With the CO.
operation Of the public the roster
is expected 20 contain the names of
every local boy battling under the
stars and stripes
II the name Of a man in service
has not appeared in the lists pub
lished during the last week, notify
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03

Edward Joseph Fenwick. navy.
Samuel l.. Nissen. engineers.
Paul NJ. Stookey, aviation corps.
Richard Van Alstyne, navy.
HonOrably Discharged.
Arthur Ikerd.
]. J. Murphy, second lieutenant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
OOdVQZUeZS Certain Here

times like these when expect dollar to do its duty
IL it's lot have such this where
realizing before that
with the
possible furnish
finest dependable posi-
bo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Correct fashions in
spring OyercOats

Every man needs spring overcoat for
his health and appearance. They're here
in every good style. military backs loosely draped
models, Chesterfelds single and double breasted;
light and dark coOrs. Special values at $40.
$25, 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Special values i'm
mems raincOats
QCE

Raincoats and cravenettes are service
able coats to have-suitable for damp
weather wear and cool, fair days. The newest
styles in long, full cut styles, military models,
grays. tans, oxford, light and dark colors. Si.S5
to $25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
Due to early buying this special offer of
all-Wool suits at S25 saves you money

ANTICIPATING the present high contracted months
"A with Hart Schafner Marx other leading makers
mems clothes hundreds of suits the popular
higher selling
than $3.50 It's splendid there's the
continually advancing which still higher
of models
best judge what afford do with money or
feel can't afford not have sh/N
of these
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-03
SIS, $40, $3.50, S25, S2S, $50

High School Jr. Suits
for his first long
pants
Never before have we had such
O tremendous demand for High
School Jr. first long pants suits
The best evidence OF their increas-
ing popularity and proven worth.
They're the best suits ever de-
signed 20 bridge over" that criti-
cal period when a boy is through
with knee pants and not ready for
the regular young mems suits. See
the special values in these suits at
l.. SIS and SIS ia
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19

Hon. Stanley 8. WsIkowiak, Demo
cratic candidate for Judge Of the MI
nicipal Court, whose name appears ninth
on the judicial ballot, was born and
raised in the 18th Ward and he has
ably represented IL in the city council
from 1911 down to the present time,
serving on all Of its important commit
tees, all the time working for the best
interest Of al the people residing in
the great city Of Chicago.
He was admitted 10 the bar in the fan
Of 1909 and he has been engaged in the
general practice Of the law ever since
that time, meeting with Aattering sue
cess His past experience - . lawyer
and his public service or record pre-
eminently qualities him to discharge the
judicial honor or posrrlon which he 10
seeking ut the hands Of the voters Of
Chicago.
II 10 not the name, but the man be-
hind the name, that should be our only
guide for men seeking judicial Offices;
ability, character, impartiality, honesty
and judicial temperament should be
taken into consideration, and - Alder
maa WaikOwiak possesses al Of these
qualiheatiOia, and II elected one Of the
judges Of the Municipal Court, we hon.
estIy feel that the sacred trust imposed
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19

pray. The prayer seemed to have
touched the President. Then followed
the address Of Attorney Harrison, and
I would that everybody in Chicago could
have heard IL He spoke Of President
Wilson - the Big Brother, and while he
poured out sioquenee the busiest man
in America was spelIbound- He showed
q deep interest In what was being said
to him And when the address was
over he responded and told the men that
Il would take time, that what they
prayed for could not be brought about
in . year. he seemed to have his very
soul in what he said to that large num-
Der Of representative men and wOmsa
and when they were through he shook
hands with al Of them, and that IL Why
I came In for handshake and I think
I win never wash this hand again.
They al left the White House feeling
happy also. Now this was good thing
to do. They had . great meeting at
night, and the next day I was there
to hear the discussion Of them men. r.
was worthy Of consideration, and you
win believe me when ten Jon that
them nsn and women were truly in
earnezt, and put their very souls into
the meeting. found pleasure IN being
there myself.
So many things were brought to at
tsntion, and the last day they had con
ference With the Director General Of
Railroads, Hoh. william G. MsAdoo. he
he1ra thsn gladly, and While he could
not do what they wanted him to DO, BE-
enuss Congress IN turning tbs roads Of
tie eountzy over 70 The GoysEnmont
lxsd 4 - thai they eouId net infszfsrs
With customs, or WITH TIER sherisksd
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19

upon him by the duties Of that Office
win be faithfully performed
Poland's unselHsh and patriotic re-
spOAse in the early days Of our struggle
for liberty, freedom and independence,
when she came to the aid Of Washington
and gave to America two Of her most
valiant sons, Generals Kosciusko and
Pulaski; the loyalty and undying devo-
ton Of her soma to the stars and stripes
on the Aeld Of battle, their patriotic
response 10 the eOlOrs, the Liberty Loan
drives and Red Gross work bespeak
their love for all that Is truly Amsri-
can and should strike q responsive chord
in every loyal American breast. There
are approximately $4,000 Of Polish
extraction in Chicago, about .ons-sixth
Of the total population Of our great city.
Administration Of justice demands .
Judge familiar with their customs, char
seteristies and language.
Former Alderman Oscar De Priest,
Alderman Louis B. Anderson and Alder
man Robert r Jackson have served in
the city council with Alderman WaIko-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19

hWs, he assured them that he was In
terssted in the race, and his interest had
been shown in the fact that he had
raised the salary Of Col6red men do
ing railroad work to that Of White men
and no one had asked hin 10. do Il,
but 10 was because he desired the Negro
to prosper. he said that he was .
Southern man and knew the Negro and
had always been interested In him.
Mr.. MeAdoO did not make any prom
isss, but said he would ever do al he
could to aid the race. Some things he
did not know, especially about the
Negro soldier who was taken from
train and fined for riding in Pullman,
and said that he wanted the fact that he
might look into Il himself. BE could
not zee how they could take an inter-
state passenger on . through train.
The facts and afadavit were fled with
him later aad We win hope to hear some
thing from Il.
- NOAAa y 81c4S bn41B ~ ouk peO-
pie would get behind 4his organization
and push Il. Let thsn have All the
money they need Revs. W. II. Jerna-
gin, A. J. Stokes and john r. Hawkins,
were selected to 90 to France to look
after the sOldisfA You win be called
upon to contribute somsthfag for that
cause.
I had the pleasure Of meeting Miss
Jeanette Carter, q prominent lawyer
in the Distriet Of COIumbia. She Is an
intelligent young woman and shan
have more to say about her in my next
letter. sAe has Just been appointed to
An important position in the Govern
nent- These things are helping ns.
We are serving ths Governnsnt
We are being served We are going to
rake the Kaiser cry ont enough.
think his peace proposition recently was
70 throw rs u, bnt ne are not going
70 b throun a, bat YIN bay oar
Liberty Beads inst the sane. he Win
hear frpn ~
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19
CHARLES o. STUMP, THE KANSAS
NEWSPAPER MAN, VISITED PHILADEL-
PHIA, PA, WASHINGTON, D. c., WHERE
HE ATTENDED THE RACE CONFERENCE
AND SHOOK HANDS WITH PRESIDENT
WOODROW WILSON.

Montgomery, W. va--Have yOu had
the "Fiu"i is the popular question
asked today, and 1 am sorry to say
that many people win not be able to an.
swer, their friends and dear ones win
have 70 answer the question for them,
that they had Il and have gone on 10
their eternal rest. An the churches in
PhiladelPhia, Pittsburgh, Washington,
ID. C, and other places have been closed
Is measure to stop the spread of the
disease, and I hope that 1t win stop it.
1t has been several deays since
wrote you q letter, yet have been
moving just the same and 1 have q few
things to say this week because 1 am
As fun rs tick, and win be fuller.
have been to the White House and
shook hands with President woodrow
Wilson, and have not washed my hands
since because don't want it to get
away. Then I have spoken to Hon.
William G. McAdoO, and shook hands
with him, which indeed was another
great event in my life.
1 do mot remember exactly, but il
seems to me that I was in Omaha VII a
I wrote you the last letter. I was there
with Bishop H. Blanton Parks, one Of
our most remarkable men, and citizen
Of Chicago. ! was there in his confer
enee and vas delighted to be there and
come in touch with some Of them great
men there, especially Rev. J. R. Ran
som, who 10 their candidate for episeo-
pal honors. Dr.. Ransom has worked
his way up from the ground floor and
has earned the distinction OF being the
leader Of the West. He Is worthy Of
any honor that can be conferred upOA
him and al Of ~ people in Kansas
would be happy II he was thus hOnOred
with the election TAe church through
put the country would be pleased.
But IN Omaha, net one of the most
men Of the race, Fred C.
Williams, . newspaper man, and il max
Ing good I An sure that you win ssy
hat Il Is nothing TO be . Newspaper
nan, but let NE ten Jon about this one. |
BE was born in San Antonio, Texas, in |
Is75. Perhaps you win say now that |
he is not the emily man 10 be born, and |
,dited the oeatimeter, after he had |
Ipent some time - . traveller and ad- |
1enturer. ItWas in 1914 he lost his |
light, bat instead of sitting around on
he street with his nit out "Help the
hind" he went right to work in his
Id profession, newspaper work. He has
zen the o1aeisl representative Of the
Monitor, Of Omaha, and while blind
cured the South last year an alone with
wonderful results. He b ambitions,
ven educated, and . business man He
. going to deliver lectures this year,
curing the country using as his theme,
The Negro of Yesterday, Today and
left Omaha, reached Chicago at
light and pulled out the next morning
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19

for Louisville, KY, stopping at Indian
apolis, Ind, for q day, making many
good friends there. An hour or 50 was
spent In Frankfort, then to the place
where I am now, but spent only one day
there, speaking to the people in the Odd
Fellows Hall, and the next day left
for Washington, d. C., and spent the
night at the home Of Rev. W. Il. Jerna-
gins but bright and early the next
morning was up before they could turn
over and headed for Philadelphia.
1 then called on Rev. L. G. Jordan,
to find that he had gone to Kentucky,
but his mother was at home, his wife
was in Arkansas. Now what happened
nextf I made my way to Chester for
a few hours, spoke there in Philadelphia
on Sunday, and left Monday to attend
the National Race Conference. have
been hearing about race conferences
for a long time and 1 just wanted to
see how they looked. II was simply q
conference to discuss racial matters
and TO strike hard blow against lynch
ing. I did not know that it was pos
sible to get 50 many people together.
They were there just the same. The
president was Dr.. W. Il. Jernagin, and
the viee-president was Bishop i. N.
Ross, and then there were other big
men, It was called to order and the
Rev. +. ]. Williams, Of Waco, Texas,
made the opening prayer, and was fol-
lowed BY welcome addresses, and the
annual address Of President Jernagin,
which was . great stste paper in keep
ing with some Of the messages Presi- |
dent Wilson reads to Congress. He re-
viewed the conditions and told about |
The 4s lynehings this year and al but |
Two Of them were in the South. The In
was valuable.
know you want to know what fol-
lowed next. In ths afternoon there
we're some great addresses delivered by |
,cne great men, unta time 10 20 10
he White House. There was . special |
TO tote NE over drawn or
iriven by the Rev. Dr.. WiibankA We
reached the white House and were soon
n the Executive Ofiee. Rev. On.
Jernagin and Bishop Ross led the
.rowd in and they were next 10 the
President. Attorney W. a. Harrison
vas selected to do the talking. he
allied President Wilson'S attention to
he seriousness Of the times, and asked
hat time be given for special prayer.
The President consented to It at once,
md the Rev. ]. C. Austin, Of Pittsburgh,
ent the petition to the throne or at
east started it there, and II It did not
each Jehovah Il reached the President,
nd while IL was not long IL was truly
This young minister knew
'ow to reach God in short order. I
rould that many people would learn
hat short cut to God ana not give the
istOry Of the world every time they
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-10-19
RFc1AL OR KxTzAozDrNkxx
ANNOUNCEMENT 70 zm MA,rx
RAIDERS or rHs sRoAs Az.

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the end of the present war, which has
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sibse, procure papsr an DAN other ma
terials from the searest available source
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price, quality and service.
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This reduction shan be an average re-
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paper WIN be considered 70 have fnl-
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he Immediately puts into effect para
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in addition thereto reduces to the lowest
possible point an pres room waste. ''Sh
No newspapers may be established
during the period Of the war, except
those for which arrangements had been
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can be shown that . new Newspaper h
q necessity.
A sworn statement win be required
from each publisher On November as
10 how many Of these rules have been
put into erect by him, and what. results
in the nsttsr q reducing paper con-
sumption have been obtained.
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Chief Pllp and Paper Section.
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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-12
Mexican Dies Of Wounds.

LivriO Diaz, the Mexican who was
shot by Antonio Cortez, of the same
race, last Thursday in the Juarez
barber shop on North Platinum ave
me, succumbed to his wounds Fri
day afternoon at the old base hos -
pital, whittier he was taken immedi
ately after the shooting. Cortez, ac-
cording to his own story, was look
ing for another Mexican who had at e
tackled him earlier in the day, and
had no intention of shooting Diaz,
who met the usual fate Of the inno-
cent bystander. A slight resem-
blance to the Mexican who was the
object of Cortez's search was fatal
to him. OF three bullets fired By the
latter one took, effect, in Diaz's alb
domen. Cortez will answer to a MUIR
der charge.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-12
Hurley Boy Scouts Take State FlaQ.

Hurley, n. NJ. April Il, 1918.
Before an enthusiastic crowd AT
the Hurley theatre this evening Hur-
ley Troop No. /, Boy Scouts of Am
erica, was presented with the prcsi-
dents flag for distinguished service
in connection with the second liberty
loan campaign. The presentation was
made by Mrs. j. r. Kingon of Silver
City The flag was very beauti
Iul one of silk and its capture by the
scout troop of Hurley means that
the Hurley boys made the hest record
of all others in the state of New
Mexico. The following members OF
the troop were presented with war
medals: Parker McComb, ,coutmast
err; Douglas Dennis, assistant scout
master Edwin Ely, assistant scout
master; Fred Lindau, Ralph DeLan-
cey, Stanley Dennis, John L. Ker-
mode, Charles Fox, John A. Buchan
an, Carl Goodman, Robert Dryden,
Marshall Barker.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-12
HOndale Items.

DR.. Hollnshrad Of Tyrone spent
Easter with his little son.
Mrs. w. w. Furguson was in Dem
ing Saturday.
Mrs II. X Lucas of Hurley is
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. h.
Colt.
The troops are getting well ac-
painted with IIondale and vicinity.
They come out here every few days.
Mrs. }. W, Osborn visited friends
in Deming last week.
Several members of the Red Cross
met at the home of Mrs. j. A. Farrow
Friday. Each contributed to the din
ner and they spent the day sewing in
dustriously.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Watkins
are in III Paso this week.
The llondale llomesteaders' Club
met with Mrs. b. NJ. Bowen last
Wednesday. No business of special
importance was transacted. During
the social hour delicious and appro-
pirate refreshments we're served by
the hostess. The club will meet May
3lst with Mrs. j. A. Farrow As this
will BE- our annual election of Officer,
n large attendance is desired
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-12
PRIMARY OR CONVENTION
That is Question Democrats Will Set.
tie on April 10th.

\ meeting of the Luna County De-
mocrdtic precinct chairman was held
mt the court house last Saturday at
the call Of County Chairman j. NJ.
Upton, lo discuss the matter Of how
the Democratic county ticket shall
be- nominated tins year It having APP
prarrd there Is ome division upon the
question of primary or delegate
convention. About twenty were pres
emit
After considerable discussion the
meeting decided To leave the question
unsettled until larger representation
could be gotten together. Secretly
j, &. Barnes was instructed to notify
all precinct cha,rmen of second
meeting on April 10th at , p. M, at
the same place, at which the question
will come up again, and full at
tendance is expected The chalrmcn
were further instructed to ascertain.
the sentiment in their precincts on
the matter as accurately as possible
and report fully on the same at tie
meeting. If the vote is for a primary
rules for conducting the voting viii
he adopted at the same meeting.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-12
Free As Air" Now AhsOIete

Don't waste the air
This injunction, indicating the pas
sing Of the last free commodity known
to man, has been added to the con
servatlon program of the Southern
Pacific.
The attention Of thousands of work
men in the railroad shops at Los
Angeles, Sacramento and Oakland is
being directed to the fact that com
pressed air, used To drive many ma
chimes aud tools, represents real
expense. In fact the high cost of
air. Is giving he company econ
omlsts some concern,
q, W. Rear, general brigade in.
spector for the company, estimates
that II half-inch leak in compressed
AIR tank will offset the work of a
'5-horSepower engine and the cost
Of a horsepower varies from les,
than a cent to thirty cents per hour.
depending upon the size of the plant
amount of attendance, etc.
The expression "free as air" has
no relevancy in the Southern Paci.
fie shops.
homryorIhemnn thal enmc is mo-