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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
LOCAL kNITTERS
SET new RECORD
Rock Island Chapter Red Cross Sends
Out Moro Morsted Articles
Than Ever Before,
DECEMBER SHIPMENTS LARGER
Activities in All Lines Increases and
Months Production Shows q
COmmendable Effort


Big things have been accomplished
bv the local Rock Island Red Cross in
the month Of December. Marked by a
splendid membership campaign and
by increased production in depart
ments Of the workshop. December
stood out as a banner month. local
officials report.
Shipments of knitted articles prove
that Rock Island knitters have been
exceedingly busy with their needles.
Articles expressed to Chicago were as
follows: 6SS sweaters, sos pairs socks,
1S9 wristlets. 81 helmets, 9 trench
caps and 154 scarfs, or a total Of 1905
knitted garments. During the month
some difficulty was experienced in
procuring enough yarn to keep the
knitters busy. but in spite Of this 800
pounds were purchased, Of which 1873
pounds went to branches. and 252
pounds to local knitters. That yarn
consumes no small portion of the Red
Cross budgets is evidenced by the fact
that this quantity Of yarn cost the
local chapter. which buys at whole
sale prices. the sum of $3.50.
Many Hospital Garments.
The hospital garment department
shipped 476 garments during Decem-
Der and cut out for distribution 603
garments. In addition to this 17S
baby garments for Belgian and French
children were cut from ends. Dur
ing the month S.0s7 yards Of material
were used up in the cutting Of the
garments. A total of 371 articles were
taken out to be made up and 1913 arti-
cles were returned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
BANK CASHIER
REGAINS OLD JOB
A Lesson to Drinking Men

After having been discharged and
humiliating his family through drink
ing, the cashier of a western bank u
now back in his old position. He NO
longer has a craving for liquor-he has
gained in weight and health, he eats,
sleeps and works like a normal man.
He has regained the confidence Of his
friends and business associates, the love
Of his family and the respect Of the
community. He is able to hold his head
upright among his fellowmen. He Is
n bigger asset to himself and to tho
nation.
He will tell you that this is all due
to the Kelley Treatment-the original,
reliable and scientific treatment for
drink and drugs.
This is only one case Of thousands OF
similar cases, varying only in details.
of them the Kelley Treatment has
meant just as much as to this man.
To all OF them 1t has brought clean,
healthy and habit-free living. 1t has
brought them more than money can
buy. There are men today right N TINS
State who are allowing drink to rob
them of all that makes life worth while.
They can be benefited just as much ~
have these thousands OF Others. They
can be brought back to the clean moral
life again.
Bring the Kelley Treatment to their
attention. Show them the path to re.
gained health and happiness. Point out
to them the dangers OF the path they
follow and the simple way to quit for
ever the habit that is dragging them
down. Tell them that the Kelley
Treatment IL kindly, effective method.
with no harsh practices, no sickness. no
confinement. Explain that 1t simply
means short stay in beautiful Dwight.
under ,he kindly care CT competent
fLysicians, with the best OF food and
comfortable lodging In an up-tc date
freproof building. The climate II
healthful. Don't walt II YOU seek treat
ment for yourself or your friend Write
now for Information. 40 every delsy fnds
the habit With it, grip strengthened.
Information will be mailed in 4 plain.
sealed envelope.
Special accommodations for women
patients, The Kelley institute, Dwight,
III. Nearly 10 years OF success and
high standardl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
DOME" BUILDING Is
TO BE REPRODUCED

Springfield, Ill.-A reproduction of
the Dome building" at the Illinois
state fair grounds. destroyed by fire
last fall. will be constructed of corn
and vegetables for the 1918 EXPOSE
ton which will extend over two weeks
next August, it is announced here.
At recent meeting of the state board
OF agriculture. B. NJ. Dawson. secre-
tary. was authorized to spend what
ever money would be necessary for
the miniature Dome building"
The board DESIGNATED the first week
of the fair as industrial week" and
the second as livestock week"
Especial importance is attached to
the coming fair because the celebra-
ton OF the states centennial will be
in progress and state authorities plan
10 have the exposition contribute to
the general exercises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
RUSS PAPER LAUGHS
AT NATION MIDDLE

neutrality-suspicious. Of the
Associated Press. THE Birshevaya
'yedomsti INDUCES in sarcastic rail-
cry at prevailing conditions by pro-
bounding a number of problems in the
form OF arithmetical exercises. Here
Is one Of the problems:
In the city CT A the public prose-
cutor B arrested the suspicious indi-
Mdual c. On the following day the
bolshevik D arrested the prosecutor,
LOT which reason D was in turn ar
rested by the temporary government
commissioner Z. Thereupon F, the
chairman of the revolutionary COM
mittee, arrested E. How far down the
siphabet will the arrests reach in "a
hours, and how long will it be before
persons whose names begin with X
and are arrested"
Another is: "A Bolsheyik delegate
departs from the city of A to attend a
uemocratic conference. A Menshevik
ueiegates leaves the city B at the same
u ume to attend the same conference.
"hen will these delegates start pull
.ng each others hair and how many
iesoiutions will they propose"'
Following are others OF the satir-
scai propositions propounded:
An internationalist writes for a
newspaper and receives 1000 roubles
.or each article How many deliber-
sIe false reasons for an immediate
peace must be present if every such
'eason is paid for at the rate Of five
marks apiece, assuming that FIVE
narks equal eight roubles and forty
copecks?"
democratic conference progress
50 ~ the rate of 129 resolutions per
Mvur' While the Germans advance at
: me rate of only 10 versts day. Which
" Tue warlike masses will first reach
81, There are 5000 cases OF brandy in
ae depot at A, and the city's garrison
as $4,000 troops, all teetotalers. How
Soas VIII it take the teetotalers 10
@ I'm, up all the liquor, a1d how long
.ni II be after that before the munic-
dyslity decides 20 destroy all alcoholic
me newspaper concludes: Persons
ssnoing In correct solution will re-
se el.e one minister presidents port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
ELECTS ANDREEN
TO Be PRESIDENT
Head Of Aurustana College Selected
Executive Of Lutheran Educa.
tional Body.
ANNUAL MEETr IN CHICAGO
ue,d IN Connection With Convention
OF Association Of American
Colleges.

Or. G. A. Andreen. president Of Au-
,u..sna college was elected president
a, the Lutheran educational confer
suce which met last week in Chicago,
according to an announcement made
this morning.
Or. Andreen returned yesterday from
the conference. which was held in con-
rection with that OF the Association OF
American Colleges, which he also at
tended.
The Association of American Col
,eses met at LaSalle hotel, Chicago
lsst week, President Bell of Drake
university presiding.
One OF the very interesting subjects
at the beginning of the program was
an address by DR., W. T. Foster, presi-
dent Of Reed college, California, who
bas spent some time in Europe with
oddcial appointment to examine the
work of the Red Cross. His address
on the ASPECTS Of My Experiences in
the Western War Zone Of Europe" was
listened to with interest, and gave an
excellent insight into actual war con-
dhions on the front. DR.. R. W. Coop
er. secretary OF the association, read
A paper on college Attendance and
the War" in which he showed that stu
dents enlisted in larger numbers at
the beginning Of the war, than pos
sibly any other body or class of men !;
he pointed out the absolute necessity
Of procuring men who would take up
and continue their studies at the col
leges, so that our country may have
the use of their ability in the future
whether it be in war or in peace.
Among the list Of speakers was DR..
c. Cestre, professor in the University
Of Bordeaux, exchange professor in
Harvard university; he gave an ex-
cellent presentation Of the advantages
Of the French universities, and ex-
pressed the hope that the American
stream of students would find its way
to the 16 universities of France
The addresses and discussions in
general were all affected by the wal
situation and the great question. that
after all. lay before the association
was. how should our American col
leees do their duty during this war
and also be well equipped to con-
tinue work when peace arrives.
Andreen in Address.
At the Lutheran educational con.
ference. Dr.. Andreen read an, address
on the subject, What should be the
attitude of our Lutheran colleges to.
ward the movement to abolish Latin
as a requisite for the A. B. degree?'
in which paper he took the attitude
that some Latin should be required
Dr. Stump Of Chicago discussed the
question of what the college requisite
should be for one who intended to
enter the theological seminary. The
livliest and best discussion came up
under the topic THE Task of the
Christian College in War Time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
MORE CASUALTIES
IN STATE LAST YEAR

Springfield, Ill.-About Is per cent
more persons were killed and 1872 per
cent more were injured in the year
ending June 30, 1917, than in the pre-
ceding year, as result of the opera
ton of public utilities in Illinois, re-
ports received by the Illinois public
utilities commission indicate.
The total number of killed in 1917,
the records show, was LIT as COM
pared with $50 in 1916; the number OF
injured in 1917 was 1879 as CON-
pared with 1859 in 1916.
Automobile accidents at railroad
crossings were said to be due to "care-
lessness on the part of the automobile
drivers" in 80 per cent of the cases.
Out of 913 persons killed on steam
roads in 1917, 491 or about 81 per cent
were said to be trespassers. On in
terurban roads, of Sc killed, % or 80
per cent were trespassers. On street
railroads the record was 1876 killed
eight trespassers, six per cent. Among
the injured there was said to have
been a decrease of 46 trespassers in
1917.
On steam railroads las persons were
killed at highway crossings as COM
pared with 118 in 1916; of the former
81 were in automobile accidents, 26 in
other vehicles and IS were pedestrians
On interurbans 81 were killed al
highway crossings as compared with
80 in 1916, "a in automobiles; in
other vehicles; and 10 were pedes-
TRANS.
On street railroads SIS were killed at
street crossings, IA in automobiles; six
in other vehicles, and IS were pedes-
trians.
With reference to grade crossings
the commission says: THE railroads
are gradually making improvements al
many of their grade crossings in the
way OF widening and frightening ap-
proaches and planking the crossings
between the-rails to that there will be
as little obstruction as possible. In
many cases also the banks on the right
of way are being lowered and other
obstructions removed in order to i'm
prove the view of approaching trains
Fatalities reported to the public
utilities commission, comparing the
years 1917 and 1916, are as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
M|lWAUKEESTOPS
TWO FAST TRAINS

Two trains between Rock Island and
Chicago have been discontinued per-
manently on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad
No. 3, which arrives here at $40
in the morning and No. 8, leaving
Rock Island at 1886 in the evening
are the two trains to be abandoned.
This leaves the Milwaukee with only
the Southwest Limited running
through Rock Island and the various
local trains. The cause of the stop
ping Of the trains is laid to the fact
that the government is eliminating all
but one road running trains between
Rock Island and Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
LEARN USE OF WOODPULP.

StOckholm.-Sweden's textile fac
tories, facing partial or complete stop
page as result of the impossibility
of securing wool, cotton and jute. are
turning their attention to the manu-
featuring Of textiles from woodpulp
Other branches of the textile industry
are also hopeful Of saving the situa-
ton by manufacturing paper substi-
tutes as Germany has done. The
Krupp workmen in Germany wear
overalls Of paper, and one Of the larg-
est machine shops in Dusseldorf uses
only paper belts for its engines. Finer
products, including all sorts of un-
derwear. are made from woodpulp in
Germany, and a mixture Of as much as
40 or even so per cent can be used in
making fabrics for outer clothing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
SMALL FIRE.

Rubbish in the basement OF the r.
T. Bahnson home on Forty-fourth
street and Seventh avenue. caught fire
at 3:45 this morning. but caused no
damage. The fire department was
called and extinguished be 1azs
with chemical.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
CONFER DEGREE.

The initiatory degree was conferred
at the meeting of Rock Island lodge,
No. IS, I. o. o. F., last evening at Odd
Fellows hall. The first and second de-
grees will be given next Monday even
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
mo ACTION TAKEN
/ ON KEn0SHA PLAN
Board Of Directors Of Chamber Of
Commerce to Hear from Various
Organisations.
WILL NEED THEIR ASSISTANCE
Associations to Be Benefited Must
Promise Support in Campaign II
Method Is Tried.

The board Of directors Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce at a meeting at the
Rock Island club last evening for the
purpose of determining whether or not
it would be advisable to adopt plan
for pooling all of the interests of the
philanthropic institutions of the city
together with patriotic war relief, and
conduct one campaign in an effort to
raise one sum equal to the needs of
them all, decided that it would not
definitely pass upon the proposition
until it could determine upca the
amount of personal service and effort
which those organizations who are to
be benefited would put into such an
undertaking.
While the directors are practically
unanimous on the desirability for
such an Undertaking they would not
want to be responsible for its initiation
if the tendency of the organizations
who are to be benefited was that OF
supine quiessence passing up to the
Chamber of Commerce the entire re-
sponsibility for success or failure of
the undertaking.
The magnitude Of personal service
and organization effort requiring the
successful putting through Of such a
plan would require the closest kind
Of cooperation On the part of every
organization to be benefited, and the
board hesitates to move without this
assurance.
j Meet Thursday.
Another meeting has been called for
Thursday evening and each Of the in
terested organizations are being re-
quested to send three representatives
fully empowered to act and place the
services of each particular organiza-
ton behind the board of directors CO.
operatively to put the movement
through.
In all probability the plan which
will finally be drafted and put into
effect will not be the Kenosha plan in
complete detail, as it has already been
made clear that the Kenosha plan as
whole would not fit in to the Rock
Island situation and will accordingly
be redrafted to meet local needs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
@,e[llQater
Illinois Theatre.

Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and Sis. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 1880 and 800 p. m.
Change Of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
In the Movies.
TONIGHT.

Tuesday,. Warren Kerrigan in "A
Mans Man; second episode "Ven-
geance and the Woman"
Majestic - George Walsh in 1.-THE
Pride of New York." also comedy.
Fifth Avenue-Shirley Mason in
''The Tell Tale Step"
Black Hawk-Ruth Roland in 1.-THE
Stolen Play" also a comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

A deposit Of 1c will start your ac-
count in the savings club for Christ
mas at the German Trust and Savings
Bank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
The Columbia.

Vaudeville-Two shows daily at 2:45
and Sis. Three shows Saturday and
Sunday at 800, 1880 and 900 p. m.
Change Of bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
- At Spencer Square.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
the Spencer Square theatre will have
Alice Brady in Her Silent Sacrifice"
a five-reel film play made from the
remarkable story, "The Red Mouse"
by Henry ]. Van Dam. In addition,
there viii be Mack Sennett comedy
on Friday, THAT Night" Two big
scenes in "a Mans Man." at the
Spencer Square give ]. Warren Kerri-
gan the opportunity as an actor to
prove that John Stuart Webster" the
part he plays in this big screen melo-
drama, is the real thing in meeting an
emergency. Webster does not look for
fight but does not dodge when it
comes. In the opening episode he ap-
pears as a miner coming out OF the
Arizona desert where he has been
prospecting for borax mine. He has
made his strike. On the train he
boards at water tank station, he pro-
tects a young girl from annoyance by
drummer. Then he has to thrash
the drummer at the next station to
convince him that he meant what he
said. This incident was filmed at a
small water tank station on the Salt
Lake railroad, about forty miles out
of Los Angeles. Mr.. Kerrigan made
the picture of this sensational fight
absolutely realistic, following the
book description in most faithful de-
tail He punched the commercial man
all over the station platform, and then
to bring the incident to sensational
finish, he picked up-the actor playing
the part of the drummer and tossed
him over his head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
At the Columbia.

It's plain to be seen why the Huns
are not making much progress in
Italy. If all of his countrymen are as
clever at picking them off" as is Cen
eral Pisano, sharpshooter showing at
the Columbia theatre, Davenport, this
week, heaven help~the Teuts. Pisano
does some wonderfully clever tricks
with his trusty rife, and climaxes his
offering by successfully negotiating
some thrillers from the middle Of the
house The scenery viii III he carries
is especially appropriate and mighty
pretty too, showing the famous 1sonzo
river valley and neighboring Alpine
peaks, a section of the country around
which much heavy fighting has recent
ly taken place between the invading
Austro- Germans and the brave Ital-
ian forces. Four shapely and comely
maidens, winsome, dainty and petite,
travelling under the name of Dunbar's
Georgia Blossoms" have neat must
cal turn. Their act is good, but it's
their looks that takes the candy. Ever
hear Ray Snow? Then you missed
something really worth while. He's a
monologist with something new
honest! His original patriotic reading
is an artistic piece of work. The rest
of the bill is comedy. Moran and Wiser
have a hat boomerang stunt that's
positive knockout, while Dinglespiel's
might School gives the Hippodrome
Four singing comedians rare oppor-
tnaiity to display their talent as en-
tertainerS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

Miss Elsie Ferguson declares that
she now enjoys acting for the movies
just like everything. Before taking
up studio work it had been Miss Fer
guson's objection that it would lack
the personal touch of the speaking
stage. But since her agreeable and
successful ventures in the movies Miss
Ferguson has found that this is not
the case.
II am very happy in my new work, "
says Miss Ferguson, 'for it really
brings one closer to the audience than
the stage. 1t takes very little imagin-
alton while working before the camera
to realize that you have before you
an audience of many thousands Of
persons all over the world and this is
surely more than any'star of the stage
could ever hope to enjoy. The plays
I have part in are shown in as many
as fifty to one hundred theatres at the
same time, while on the stage the best
actors cannot hope for an audience OF
more than two or three thousand
1.-THE letters I have received while
in movie work have made me happy.
A woman of prepossessing appear
ance on the legitimate. stage may re-
ceive many mash notes, but the let
tiers have had are from mothers and
young girls and respectful young
men and they have all pleased me SO
much. The many who see me in the
movies are seldom able to pay perhaps
two or three dollars for ticket to the
larger theatres. But the appreciation
of my ability they have expressed in
the letters they write to me has really
made me prouder than any other ap-
plause I've ever had"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
WEDNESDAY,.

Spencer Square-Alice Brady in
Her Silent Sacrifice" Pathe weekly.
Majestic-Douglas Fairbanks in "A
Modern Musketeer;" news weekly.
Fifth Avenue--Gail Kane in 1.-THE
Men She Married. also Keystone
comedy.
Black Hawk--Holbrook Blinn IN
Would You Forgiven"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
At the Majestic.

George Walsh's new William Fox
picture, 1.-THE Pride of New York, =
will be offered at the Majestic to-
night. George, as the son of laborer,
does some mighty clever acting. both
in his everyday work and in the ranks
of the new army which he has Joined
to fight against Germany. He shows
his capabilities and his worth and
the contrast of this red-blooded Amer
lean and the son of rich man is
very striking and has an interest for
both rich and poor. The judge OF the
worth of George and the rich mans
son is a pretty girl who was original
ly the friend of the rich mans son.
But she takes the son who is doing
something worth while and leaves the
spendthrift son alone. However this
helps rather than hurts the rich mans
son because he learns lesson and be-
comes Industrious himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
Telling On Blackwell.


Did you know that, once upon a
time, Carlyle Blackwell earned a liv-
ing singing ballads in cafes? In fact,
to put it badly, that Carlyle once was
an entertainer in cabaret? Well, he
was. More than that, he rode the
bumpers and landed in Texas town
from which he had to walk. But that
was before his fame in photo play.
The day Monroe Salisbury was
handed the scenario of the Honore
Willsie story to read he received a
letter from a fan mentioning the
story and saying G. please put this
on, Mr.. Salisbury, the part Of the In
dian is just written for you and my
husband says it is real Indian story,
true to life and not exaggerated. Now,
Mr.. Salisbury. get the story and read
it and do act that wonderful part"
Salisbury says that his being handed
the script and the letter at the same
time was an encouraging coincidence.
Ethel Clayton has severed her con-
nection with the World Film company,
it is announced, and will be seen as a
Paramount star at the expiration Of
her Brady contract, which ends in
March. Under the new system of
things, she will be directed by her
husband, Joseph Kaufman.
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NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATION

The doctor in charge is a regular
graduate in Medicine and Surgery
and is licensed by the State Of
Washington. He visits profession
ally the more important towns and
cities and offers to all who call
on this trip consultation and exam
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According to his method of treat
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He has to his credit many wonder
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