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The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
WATcHFUL SERVANT M JAPAN
Maid Ministers to Wants Of Guests,
Lights Their Cigarettes and
Tueks Them In Bed.

We had our bath. AMI we had dinner
from lacquer bowls and porcelain dish
es. Our satisfaction proved again that
the Joy Of finding IL not always less
than the Joy OF pursuit. The maid who
had been assigned to minister to our
comfort accepted her duty az trust.
She was unbeIieyably short and very
sturdy. Her broad face and the
strength Of her round. shapeless limbs
proclaimed the hardy bloom OF the
peasant. The physical, mental and
emotional unity which comes as the
heritage Of such unmixed rustic blood
is In itself prepossessing charm. Our
daughter Of Mother Earth was m
material rs she was dlminutive.
She might think Of thousand serv.
Ices. her bare fest might start Of an
instant across the mats to respond to
any request. but never did she sur.
render one iota Of her instructive be
lief that we. merely being men. were
only luxurious accessories for the
world to possess. She was 30 prim-
ordially feminine that she inspired
terrifying thought Of the possibility Of
society being sometimes modelled after
the Queendom Of the bees.
She had never seen foreigner. but
she had heard much gossip Of our Gus
toms. Her inquiring mind was intent
upon verifying this group as far m
possible. and she was also very curious
about our possessions. She taught us
how to hold our chopsticks and how to
drink our soup. A little more noise
from our lips would show that we were
appreciating the favor, she adinon.
ished.
When the beds were finally laid sia
brought fresh brewing Of tea and ia
plenished the charcoal In the hibachi.
She lighted our after-dinner cigarettes
for us by pressing them against the
embers. She sat waiting until we drop
ped the last stub into the ashes. Then
the guardian midget rolled back the
quilts. ordered - TO bed, tucked ns In
carefully. giving to each Impartialty n
goodnight pat.
Her days work finished. assuredIy
her efforts entitled her to a quiet en-
joyment Of one of the cigarettes. She
| sat down on the foot Of my bed anil
deeply drawing in the smoke. blew u
! into the air with sigh Of content
ment.-Harper's Magazine.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12

furnished pathetic evidence to Paris
that the Germans were advancing
somewhat In their recent drive. VII
tage after village had come under the
German guns and homeless old men.
women. children-well. sick. helpless
Were hurried into Paris for redistrlbu-
assigned to the care Of some unborn
barded French city or town.
As trainload after trainlOad OF these
unfOrtunntes OF war we're delivered In
the Care du Nord and other depOts OF
Paris. the refugees and their belong
ings made, for time. one Of the worst
human tnngles imaginable. To get nm
idea of the conditions ut the Paris sta.
lions during these few days. think OF
the railway station In your nearest
large American city. Imagine II on
the busiest days OF the week with its
ordinary human and freight traffic
greatly swelled by the passing through
nj thousands Of soldiers who have to
be fed and provided with bathing and
sleeping accommodations. Then i'm
ngine that same station called upon
suddenly to feed and lodge for two
days and nights. 5000 homeless,
moneyless people. Where would an
American community find Quickiy-in
an hour two-the go mattresses and
I the 800 piles Of straw covered with
blankets which supplemented the
benches. canteen tables and piles Of
luggage as sleeping places for this
tired multitude Of French refugees?
OF the crowd Of unexpected guests.
many were very old. others sick. quite
a few entirely helpless. There were
hundreds Of little children: some had
lost their parents in the shuttle. A few
inutilated children. victims Of explO-
sions near their homes. required i'm
mediate surgical and nursing care. 9th
pr children had scarlet fever or con-
tagious diseases and had to be quar-
nntined Mt once in detention hospitals.
There were enough tiny babies to keep
sixty Red Cross nursing bottles busy
all the time.
Add to this human fOtsam and jet
sam. piles of furniture. baby carriages.
bicycles, kitchen utensils. bedding.
clothes and last but not least IL number
! Of live goats. live chickens and pet
dogs that had to be fed and watered.
and you have some idea Of the civilian
relief problems that the American Red
Cross and other agencies must solve
after a thrust and withdrawal on the
front.
Tipiess Porters.
But the American Red Cross was
! ready and right on the job when the
first trains began to come In. Men in
Red Cross uniforms were on the plat
forms ready to act as tIrless pOrtefs.
/ They made trip after trip loaded down
with the personal belongings Of the
refugees-perhaps leading a goat or
carrying live chickens-again assisting
the weak or lame to reach the caateenS
upstairs where quantities Of hot food
and drink were being made ready for
distribution through the Red Cross and
other. canteens, md where cots were
provided for the lame and very feeble.
Food wirs the first thought Of nearly
,alI-particularly furnished children
who had had little to eat for many
hours. All of the canteefis, reinforced
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
WHY SUN APPEARS AS OVAL
Due 70 Optical illusion Which Can
Be Made Plain by 4 Very Simple
Little Experiment.

Why is the setting sun oval instead
If round as 1t drops close to the
norizOn?
Why. too. does 1t then appear to BIZ
larger?
The enlargement il generally an
optical Illusion, due to the disc Of
the sun appearing close to the horizon,
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
Montana.

Butte Copper Company declared =
dividend Of 50 cents . share, payable
July 30 to stock Of record July Is.
Butte and Superior stock, q large
amount Of which is held by Denver in
vestors. sold at the new high Of $50, a
gain of 80 since the court decision
gave back to this company entire con-
troll Of its property. Pending the liti-
CATION with the Minerals Separation
Company. Butte and. Superior stock
sold down to $18.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
Wyoming.

A rumor was current that the Allen
Oil Company had struck oil in their
well In Salt Creek.
The Leslie D. Welsh interests are
reported to have struck oil on the
Murphy dome, ON Kirby creek, east Of
Thermopolis. The oil was found at q
depth Of 900 feet.
Midwest Refining Company declared
It's regular quarterly dividend Of 81 a
shore. or per cent on the par value
q $50 q share. payable Aug. to stock
Of record July Is.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12

When Patience Ceases 70 Be . vhtvss
There is time la every n.an's
life when he absolutely gives MP hnpe.r
said the melancholy -looking man 10
the corner.
when he fails In business. or some
thingf" asked the sympathetic-lookin
man across.
"No-the Inst ten minutes when his
wife Is getting dinner."-Judge.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
Colorado.

Colorado.
Cresson dividend OF $780, 900 for
June makes q total Of 36,53S,162 tax
IN from that mine.
As forecast, the Maid of the Mist 10
now being opened up and retimbered
preparatory to its further develop
ment.
The Micky Breen mine and mill,
Poushkeepsie district. will be operat-
cd during the coming season under
lease and bond.
Gold shipments from the Brecken.
ridge district, being principally gold
taken in dredging from June to %.
amounted to $4,000.
Silverton reports that the Caledon.
ian Mining Company. formerly known
a. the Peerless San Juan, 10 making
ready for . most active seasons work.
Gunnison county desires to share
with the Creede district in credit for
high-grade sulphur. Samples OF sui.
phur ore found near the mouth Of
North Fork show 81 per cent.
Shipments of hish-grade silver ore
from the, Monon lease. Sunnyside dis
trict. northwest of Creole, are regu.
larry made at the rate OF three broad.
gauge carloads (ninety tons) per
week.
The Beaver and Belfast mine, Iron.
ton, operated through tunnel workings,
continues to produce = galena-lead
product that runs in car lots as high
A. 66h per cent lead and Is ounces oil.
yer to the ton. -r-. .-- ~.
The Carruthers leases are taking out
ore and milling 1t at the mill. getting
from two to three cars per month OF
rich concentrates. A few miners have
been at work all winter and have
worked out good bunch of ore.
The Telluride Ouray quadrangle con.
tinues to supply the major portion of
the crude tonnage that enables the
Tomb0y, Smuggler.U Union and Liberty
Boil to ship ON an average of between
162 and 165 cars OF concentrates every
month.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12

+ TIE n THOUSAND
homeless refugees from
French villages Just be-
hind the trenches crowd
ed into her railway de-
pots during four days.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspapsr Union News Service.
Prieee Quoted for Mstaie.
New York.-Bar silver, ss%c.
Lead. $3.50.
Copper. S:5S2h.
81. Louis.-Spelter, Ss.506s70.
Boulder. Colo.-Tungsten concen.
trates. so per cent. S20.0O0z2.s0 per
unit. Crude ores, 90 per cent. 322.000
$500: IS per cent. Sl200012.5O; 10
per cent, $s.4O012.20.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12
Arizona.

Arizona.
The shaft Of the Mossback at Dat
man is being retimbered.
Oil is reported to have been struck
In water we'll at San Simon.
The new Cornelia has started work
on new flotation plant at Ajo.
HiGh-grade lead ore has been struck
In the Dixie mines at Patagonia.
The Ray Hercules Copper Com
pany's new mill at Globe has a capac-
ity Of 1900 to 1900 tons a day.
A large force is producing a heavy
tonnage Of ore at the Kay mine ut
Turkey.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-12

Sioux City. Ia. has : ,.sor ualss
mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

InnumerabIe incidents of the
manliness and inherent worth OF
Lieutenant A. C. Edwards, former
assistant states attorney of Rock
Island county, who lost his life in
action while serving with the Amer
lean evolutionary forces in France
last week, have been recounted in
Rock Island since the publication
of his heroic death in The Argus
Saturday.
Not only on the battlefield, but
in the quiet walks of life, Lieuten-
ant Edwards was also a man in the
truest and best meaning of that
term AS an instance of this. and
as revealing his kindness of heart,
an acquaintance tells of how his
brother, Dr. Orval Edwards, Rood
house, H., welt to attend the flu
neral of a medical school classmate
in Chicago. A baby boy was left a
waif, the mother having disappear
ed. Making trip to Chicago to in
vestigate the case, the young law
yer went to the hospital and became
so interested in the child he tele-
graphed his parents at Carrollton,
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen d. Edwards,
to ascertain if they wouldn't take
the boy for a while in order to give
the younster a bit of country life
So attached did Mr.. Edwards and
his parents become to the little one
that adoption papers were finally
arranged and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards
kept the child. The young man
who gave his life on the battlefield
while serving his nation became
the foster-father of this little lad,
who is three years old now and
who manifested a world of love and
affection for the big brother" who
had been so kind to him.
When he finished the second Off
GERS training school at Fort Sher-
idan, Lieutenant Edwards refused
to accept a higher commission than
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
LOCAL FOLKS NOT
REQUIRED TO AID
RED CROSS DRIVE

Attention is again called to the
fact that Rock Islanders who sub
scribed to the Patriots fund dur
ing the whirlwind drive conducted
for local and war charities are Eek
empt" from the Red Cross>member-
ship campaign which is TO take
place throughout the country from
May 90 to May %.
1t was stated at the time the Pa
triots' fund campaign was being
boosted that those who gave would
not be asked to give more to the
Red Cross or other war charities
unless they so desired A fixed
amount has been granted the local
chapter. of the Red Cross for the
year. This was made sufficiently
large to provide for any drives such
as the one which is TO be conducted
in other cities a week from today.
Nothing, however, prevents citi-
zens from giving directly to the Red
Cross should they feel so inclined.
Those who have given to the Pa
triOts' fund are at liberty to do as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
LIEUTENANT A. c. EDWARDS, WHO DIED
HEROS DEATH IN FRANCE, WAS MAN
AS WELL AS SOLDIER, INCIDENTS SHOW

that which he took, in order to see
actual service in France. He had
chance to join the First artillery,
quartermaster's department, in
which he would have remained in
this country for an indefinite time,
but instead decided to take a lower
grade and go to France, where as
a machine gun specialist he was
given the most dangerous OF duties
That Lieutenant Edwards came
from fighting stock and that his
military prowess was not merely a
happenstance is conclusively
shown by the fact that his brother,
Jesse Edwards, sheriff of Greene
county, when in the United States
navy five or six years ago broke
all records for high-caliber gun
shooting at several miles range,
making 10 bulls eyes in as many
shots W. L. Horning, who recent
Iy came to Rock Island to live, and
who knows the Edwards family
very well, remembers this incident.
AS a young man Lieutenant Ed
wards worked his way through
school He attended high school
with States Attorney F. E. Thomp
son and they graduated in the same
class. For seven years Mr.. Edwards
taught school and by surrounding
difficulties that at times seemed I'M
usually discouraging, he finally at
tended the, University of Illinois
and gained a knowledge of law that
was thorough and stamped him as
one of the real young leaders of the
Rock Island county bar.
At Carrollton, where Lieutenant
Edwards grew to manhood. his
passing has caused a community
grief that is a remarkable tribute
to his character and standing.
The family has received no other
facts relative to the fatality than
that the brave young soldier was
killed Saturday, May 4, with five
other American officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

sen, whose dRty it is to see that the
stamps are On hand when payday
comes around and that the signers
purchase them according to their
agreements.
One advantage. from the stand
point of the employer, is the ex-
IRENE simplicity of the plan. He
does not have to carry" his en-
ployes, as is the elsewhere bonds
are purchased on the installment
plan. He has no expensive book
keeping to install, for the delivery
of the stamp or stamps each pay
day is a complete transaction.
When the stamp is handed out and
the money taken in, his response
bility ends. There is no large pre-
liminary investment. The employer
can send to the postoffice the day
before payday, buy stamps he
knows his employees are going to
take the next day and get his mon
ely back practically Immediately.
The employer is not stuck" with
the bonds his employees have, in a
moment of patriotic fervor, or I'M
der compulsino, signed for and
later found themselves unable to
pay for.
From the standpoint of the en-
ploye. the war savings society plan
is even more valuable It induces.
people to save something and put
it away for rainy day. The saw
ings can be of any amount, but they
must be regular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
GUNNER KILLED
WHILE SERVING
ENGLISH FORCE
ID. j. Richard, Aged 2S, "a,
Years Rock Island Resident
Dies in Action.
HAD MEDAL FOR BRATERv
Relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs. W n
Edwards, With Whom He
Had Lived.

Gunner d. J. Richard, age % :,
the Royal British field artlllarv :
former resident OF Rock Isl..s
was killed while in action !.
April s.
Word was received today by N,
and Mrs. w II. Edwards. 2422 ser
enth avenue. relatives. la,
Richard, residing in England is NJ
father. ~
Richard made his home with n,
and Mrs. Edwards for two vears n.
1915 he returned to his pat,v.
country, England, on a visit. Wbps
there he enlisted in the Enrliss
army In his letters to Nj an
Mrs. Edwards he enclosed clinnins,
out of English newspapers telling
how he had been awarded FrencI
medals for bravery and heroism
In one clipping it relates Of Cun.
ner Richard making a daring trlr
over the top Of the trenches 10 ~.
pair telegraph wires. While in tho
thick of the German fire. he reeoy.
cred the almost dead body Of one a
his officers. He brought his an.
perior back to the trenches and
saved his life.
Full-Of Daring.
In the battle of Weiltje in 1915 Ia
aagin made the daring trip In the
German fire and made minor re.
pairs to signal wires.
His death will come as a severe
shock to those that were acquaint.
ed with him.
D. rTrt--fe. Ca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
GIVE DAVENPORTER
FINE FOR SMASHUp

Ed Snyder. Davenport, was ar
rested at Has last night on Twen-
ty-fourth street and Fifth avenue BY
Patrolman Kell, following a smash
up between two machines, one driy-
en- by Snyder and the other by VII
liam II. Mas, 702 West Third
street, Davenport. Harry Godby
PIG West Third street, was riding
with Mr.. Mas at the time of the
accident.
Patrolman Kell, arriving on the
scene, found Snyder intoxicated. he
claims. He took him to the station
where Ed spent the night in a cell
Today Mas appeared against
him, but the two agreed to settle
out of court. Police Magistrate
Smith, however, refused to listen to
Snyder's claims and he was as
sessed a fine of SIS for driving an
automobile while intoxicated. Both
machines were badly smashed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
DOCTOR DEAD IN
new YORK CITY
f. C. Skinner. Former Rock Island
Physician, Suddenly Summon
ed After Operation.

DR.. F. c. Skinner. well known
Scott county physician and sur
geon, who for the past 20 years
had been practicing medicine at
LeClaire, died suddenly at New
York City Friday evening.
He was born in Rock Island
and graduated from the Rock 10
land high school. He was graf
uate of Iowa University, where H.
completed his medical training. He
located at LeCIaire after LEAVING
the university and had resided
there ever since.
When DR.. Skinner decided to
take a special course at the New
York Post Graduate school. he
moved his family to Davenport.
Since that time the family has re-
zided at $50 South avenue, Daven-
port.
DR.. SINNERS death followed an
peration. Friday morning his
gife received a letter from him
stating he was in excellent health.
Ten hours later a telegram arrived
announcing his death.
He went to New York a shorc
time ago to take a post graduate
course in eye, ear, nose and throat
surgery. He had practically COM
pleted his work and had planned
to arrive home May 90, which
would have been the 45th anniver-
sary of his birth.
Mrs. SINNERS brother, c. :.
Williams, Davenport, left for New
York Saturda,' morning. He will
return with the body, which will
arrive in Davenport tomorrow or
Wednesday.
DR.. Skinner leaves to mourn his
death his wife and one sister, Mrs.
Maude Heurring, of Peoria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13

they please. Any sum is appreci-
ated and needed by the local chap
ter.
day: There will be no Red Cross
membership drive in Rock Island
as in other cities. The people have
given sufficiently to cover these
these smaller campaigns. There is
nothing to prevent the Rock Island
er, however, from giving what they
please to the Red Cross or any
charity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-13
R0USINC TALKS
GIVEN TO HELP
NEXT CAMP AICN
Rapid Fire Speakers Are Heard in
Addresses on War Savings
Pledge Week.
APPEAR AT LOCAL THEATRES
Singers Also Aid in ArOusing Patri-
otto Endorsement of the
Stamp Drive.

Starting Saturday night and con-
tinuing yesterday rapid fire speak
ing teams under the auspices of
the Rock Island war savings pledge
week committee appeared at the
Spencer Square, Majestic and Hill
nois theatres accompanied by cho-
ruses of singers of the Rotary club
led by H. W. Crawford, formally
launched thrift stamp and war saw
ings pledge week.
The chorus rendered patriotic
songs and did il so we'll audiences
JONES in the songs. The speakers,
T. o. Van Calder. Colonel n W.
West, A r. Cline, Judge r. W. Ohm
sted and Mrs Dan Ward, gave
short talks on the thrift and war
savings stamp pledge campaign
now being boosted throughout the
country this week. They explained
the plan by which they were to
proceed in pledging by this means
10 help the United States win the
war.
During the present week the en-
tire country is interested in secur-
ing pledges amounting to $500 000.-
600 of Which amount Rock Island
county's quota Is 81 800 900. Rock
Islands share is 100000.
The campaign is essentially a
postofice enterprise. AS the banks
were the center places during the
Liberty loan drive, the postoffice is
now carrying the principal work.
The banks, however, are doing their
part in making pledge week a sue
cess and in handling the thrift and
war savings stamps mail carriers
of the Rock Island pOstofiice during
the past week, on their various
routes devoted their time and en-
ergy in interesting the people in
pledging for stamps. Letters were
addressed by the carriers to their
patrons Two afternoon this week
the carriers will do their utmost to
secure pledges as will such of the
pOstoffice clerks as can be spared.
They will be accompanied by mem
bers of the general committee of
the county, composed in Rock IS
land Of Chairman Carl Hallgren, F.
W. Bender. A. r. Cline, Captain
Walter A. Rosenfield, c. r. Nourse
and H. P. Simpson.
Chairman Hallgren and Mr.. Ben
der during the last week toured
the surrounding nearby towns and
villages in Rock Island county in
behalf Of pledge week, explaining
TO the residents about the cam
paign and will continue this phase
4 the campaign this week Even