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The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Well, Where Does III

w. Il. Seeker. manager of the Lin
coin hotel. says often he Is regarded
as regular bureau of information.
and like most hotel men is supposed
to be walking encyclopedia.
Seekers son William often wishes
to know the "whys" and "wherefores'
OF some almost unanswerable mat
ters
while putting Billie to bed the
other night and on leaving the room,
switched out the light he said. "Bil-
lie called me back saying: Daddy.
turn on the lights again / obliged !:
then he asked me to turn out the
light.
"Then like a bolt out of a clear sky
Billie queried:, Daddy. where does
the light go when you turn it out p"
According to Seeker. the best he
could do in the emergency was to say
that Billie's mother would explain it
all in the morning.-Indianapo
News.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
No Army in History Ever Read as
Omniverously as the
YankS.
PREFER DETECTIVE STORIES
Unexpected Demand for Serious Read
ing Surprise to Librarians-Tech-
nical Books Great Aid to the
Ambitious Soldier.

Washington.-More than a million
books have been shipped abroad by
the American Library association for
the use of the American eypeditionary
force. The total available was 5000.
900, and this will be supplemented by
a united war work campaign cOntri-
button of S3,500,OOO out of its total Of
S1T0, 100000 for the six allied welfare
organizations.
About one-half of the area covered
in France by the American expedition
airy force has received its first sprink
ling of books. The distribution is pro-
ceeding rapidly and next July there
will be established in Paris central
reference library of 10000 volumes.
available to any American soldier in
France. Upon application Of hut
secretary any book in the Paris IL
brary will he sent anywhere In France
free of charge.
At every bookshelf the men find n
poster which reads: These books are
loaned on the honor system. If you
fail, it fails. America is far away,
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
"SoLID worry IN THE ARMY
Recruit Believed That He should
Carry Out His Orders
Regardless.

Vancouver Barracks. Wash.-Cer.
tainty In regard to but one part of his
orders on the part Of recruit sentry
here nearly caused the wounding of
an officer of the day The sentry,
armed with loaded rifle. challenged
the officer on his approach.
"Halt!' he shouted in best form.
The officer halted and waited for the
rest of the challenge.
Haiti" shouted the sentry again.
The officer began to exhibit interest.
especially as the sentry threw up his
rifle and took careful aim.
Hey! What the blankety blank nre
you dOing?" shouted the officer.
II got orders 10 say halt three times
and then fire." said the sentry.
The officer then explained that this
drastic action was only to be adop,ed
when the challenged Intruder did not
answer as per form, and the sentry
was much relieved to learn TINT he
would not have to start killing until he
got "Over there"
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Eusenies and English Science.

EuSenics may be described as the
study of agencies that may improve
or impair the racial qualities of fu-
ture generations, either physically or
mentally, the declared aim being the
betterment of the human race. The
science was founded by Sir Francis
Galton GS22-l91D. a famous English
statisticinn, anthropologist. and trav-
eier. He distinguished himself by his
remarkable work in anthropometry or
measurements of the human body. For
some years he conducted a system of
anthropometrical records at South
kensington Museum, London. compiled
from measurements taken from visi-
tors to the museum. He founded the
study of eugenics at University col
lege, London.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
SCARE MEXICANS OUT

Laredo, Texas.-German propagan-
dists in northern Mexico and along
the border are actively engaged in in
stilling fright into MeXicans with
view to preventing their crossing to
the American side and accepting EN-
ployment as laborers on farms, rail-
roads, etc. One canard that has been
given considerable publicity by the
propagandists Is that the Americans
are contemplating drafting all Mexi-
can men between the ages of eighteen
End forty-five into the army, while all
Mexican women will also be forced in
10 service and "taken to France, where
they will be used as washerwOmen for
the American soldiers and the allies
generally"
These kind Of reports have reached
the American consular service on the
border and they are exerting their ut
most efforts to set the Mexicans right
by assuring them that none but Ameri-
can citizens will re subject to the Sc
lective draft while, as for women,
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01

Manufacturers are now concentrating
on production where formerly large
part of the business included the max
ing of new dies with attending in
crease in cost.
In the case of costly machinery.
such ms boilers and engines, standardi-
zation has eliminated many intermedi-
ate sizes. Nautical instruments.
plumbing fixtures, winches, windlasses
in fact, all of the thousand and one
things that 90 to make fully equip
ped ship-will be entirely standard
lied whenever II is possible to accom-
plish 1t. Standardization has invaded
even the galley and is being applied to
stewards outfits. There will be no
longer miscellaneous sets OF equip
ment that may meet the requirements
of one ship hut not those of another.
Linen. bedding and furniture are be-
ing standardized.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Has Floats Like Footballs.

ohe OF the newest types of life pre-
servers consists of belt to which
are attached two or three infIotoble
units shaped like footballs. Each has
Il casing of properly reinforced duck.
ana Is lined with Il rubber bladder
having valve at one end for initiating
IL. The preserver weighs only about
one and one-fourth pounds and when
uehhted can be carried in the pocket.
Equipped with two bags, II has suffi-
cient buoyancy for use in swimming
Whiie the three-bag life .preserver will
sustain person weighing $50 pounds
IN the water.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01

won. He piled Bavaria and the lesser
German states together. placed Prus-
sia on top Of them, and held the
Hohenzollerns on the top OF the whole
pile. BY show Of armed strength Tin
which the war against Austria and the
war against France were planned as
exhibitions) he forced HOhenzollern
into world pOwerfulness. Long be-
fore he died he planned another war
against France as another exhibition
of German strength. A reason for the
new war? He had the same reason
that a slave driver has when he drags
an innocent black before the assem-
bled slaves and beats her until she
faints. Hohenzollernism must, every
so often. show Its power. The world
must be kept cowed.
The Difference.
So you see how two nations have
reached world power-the United
States and the imperial Hohenzollern
Germany. We grew; imperial Ger
many planned and schened and forged
bayonets. We are a world power be-
eNuSC We siie great III SiSV
strength; Germany was world power
because she was theatener of mur-
der She was world power because
she carried at all times bludgeon.
Imperial Prussian HohenzOllern-Ger
many was structure of bayonets: 1t
existed. as Bismarck would brutally
admit were he alive today. for the
honor and glory of the Hohenzollerns,
and for no other reason. II was to
prove that Wilhelm HohenZollern.
king of Prussia. was world power
that Germany was driven into the war
we are now fighting, and not to prove
that Germany was world power.
Germany has paid dear price for
HOhenZollernism Of the Wilhelm II
variety. The world has paid fright
full price.
Germany without the Hohenzollerns
would be great nation and true
world power. AS 1t is. she is a bleed
ing. wounded, hungered tool. She is
being used by HohenZollern to prove
that n Hohenzollern king of Prussia
can do what he pleaSeS with PruSsian
slaves and the slaves of Prussia. This
is 4 HOhenzollern war. 1t was planned
by Hohenzollerns to keep the Hohen-
zollerns of Prussia firmly seated on
the throne, and for no other reason.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01

there is absolutely no foundation for
the report that they will be conscripted
and used as washerwomen in France,
as there are any number Of women al
ready in France and none others are
needed "fOr washerwomen."
Now that the new draft is in, effect
1t Is expected that the German propa-
gandists will be manufacturing all
kinds OF deliberate falsehoods TO
thwart the efforts of the Americans to
secure laborers from Mexico to do ag-
ricultural and other work in this coun-
try.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Colorado.


More than 3 dozen companies are
actively engaged in the development
Of oil shales in the vicinity OF De.
beque.
The New Boston, one of the prop.
critics of the Stratton Cripple Creek
Mining and Development Company.
Will shortly resume production.
A large deposit of silver and lead
has been discovered at the 250foot
level OF the property of the LIE Plais-
ance Mining Company in Boulder
county
An important gold vein, also carry
ing silver, was uncovered recently on
the property of the Modoc Mining
Company at Victor. Its length is esti
mated at 2GO feet.
J. C. Ozier. representing the Wyo.
ming Oil and Copper Company, has
made arrangements to bore for oil on
Tow creek, fifteen miles west OF
Steamboat Springs.
Portland Gold Mining Company OF
Cripple Creek mailed to stockholders
ShTtho 'oNCiiu6 tHe quarter
dividend. The disbursement is at the
rate OF per cent, and totals $6O.0 900
Dividends aggregating an excess OF
s12.000.OOO now have been paid by the
Portland.
Operations in Gunnison county lndi
cate the establishment OF Colorado's
first copper mine, meaning property
In which the red metal is the item OF
chief value. Up to date copper in
Colorado has been classed as by-prod
uct. valued from 100000 to $1,000,
600 yearly.
Samuel Stumpff, who represents ths
Deadwood Leasing pool. Denver
Cripple Creek enterprise, in starting
drift from the Williams shaft, located
midway between the Deadwood and
Trachyte shafts, on Columbus day.
broke into eight feet OF solid sylvanlte
ore of the kind originally mined from
the "Jewelry Shop deposit in STRAIT
toms Independence. and which gave
the pioneer millionaire the bulk of
his fortune.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Dialects in British Isles.

Several languages and many dia
lects are spoken in the British isles
In Northern Scotland most of the
people speak Gaelic, as they once
did In Ireland, where the Gaelic
language has been undergoing a
revival in recent years. The Welsh
nave distinct language of their own
winch is of Celtic origin. The Cor.
hish people until far into the eight.
eenth century spoke n Celtic Language
very similar to that spoken by the
people Of Brittany in France. Nearly
every shire of England has its peculiar
dialect.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Arizona.

Arizona.
The Little Egypt near Mayer Is
again being worked
The Kay Copper company in the
Mayer district has rich rock on the
500-foot level.
September production of copper
from Arizona ores amounted to a total
OF 78,675.SO7 pounds.
The Mossback mine. in Mohaye
county, is reported to have a fine re.
serve of commercial ore.
Arizona mining companies have
awakened TO the need Of improving
conditions to take care OF the in.
creased burdens of the workmen and
to compete with the high wages of
the shipyards.
Miami Copper Company did the un.
expected in August by shattering all
previous monthly records for copper
production, running up a total OF
1913 ,19S pounds. an increase of 5Sc..
116 over that of July.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Pretty. Tall

"A private in an Irish regiment and
life guardsman were ''blowing,, about
the standard of height in their re-
spective regiments.
. Why said the life guardsmnn,
'one OF our fellows is so tall that he
can light his pipe at lamp post"
BE jnbers," retorted Pat "FlounI-
gan or d company. Is so tail that the
oeggar hns to get iown on his knees
when he wants to put his hnnds In his
trousers pockets."-Tlt-Bits. E"
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Wyoming.

Wind River Company brings in sixth
we'll. thought to be best yet developed
in district.
Development Of new production IN
the Elk Basin field has been steadily
on the increase the past sixty days.
The Ohio Oil Company's No. well
In the Lusk field. which reached the
top Of the Muddy Creek sand Oct. D.
10 reported by Denver oil men who re-
turned from the scene Of the sensa'
tional discovery as good for 1000 bar
rels . day.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Grandfather at 80.
but Is Not Citizen

Rosedale. Kan.-August An
derson, thirty-nine. and u grand
father. has just found out he
was not citizen OF the United
States. following his registration
for the draft. Born In Sweden.
he came to this country with his
parents when two years Of age.
Anderson has served two terms
In the city council and has a son
now in the army. He was given
his first papers.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
M Montana,

Tonopah Belmont net profits for
September were $41.736. compared
with $50,S11 in August and slO2,7+2 in
September last year
A drive" to obtain adequate work
ing forces for the coal and war metal
mines of the country has been opened
by the U. S. employment service.
The Dolores star., 1918-11-01
Seal Catch In RIn

st. Louis.-This seasons catch of
fur seals in the Pribilof island
amounts to 1881 pelts, according to
dispatches received here.
The pelts are being shipped to 81.
Louis by the United States govern
ment to be dressed and dyed and sold
ar the fur auction next April. It is
expected they will bring 100000,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20
GROTTO FINISHES
PLANS FOR PARTY

Final arrangements have been
completed for the third annual
New Years eve party of AmoO
grotto to be held at the Masonic
temple Tuesday evening. Dec 81.
Plans include dancing from $50
p. N. to 800 a N. with supper
served at midnight cabaret style.
' audeville numbers will be given
by local and professional talent
Those who have attended the for
1uer affairs know that real treat
is in store, and reservations have
been heavy. Reservations can be
made from committee members and
10 reservations will be held after
Dec. IS as the tickets are limited.
The committee in charge is COM
posed of Fred E. Burgert as chair
man with Otto Priester, n. s. Cos
line. a. O. Hattrem, Earl G.
Strupp, L. R Mace, W. F. Oberg
O. F. Hildebrandt, F. L. Patterson
r Hird and r. H Nordstrom. Invi-
tations to the party will be issued
within the next few days. The COM
mittee is planning to have this
years party Guido any former at
tempts. Whites augmented Jazz
band will furnish the music.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20
YUMA

Ralph Johnston of Streator. III.
was guest at the d. w Mumma
home recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wake were
business callers in Port Byron Sat
urday.
Mrs, sam Schafer visited her
daughter, Mrs Clarence Lamb. Fri
day
Mrs Mary Filbert of WATERFOWL
visited at the home Of Charles Behr-
eudt recently.
M and Mrs Harry Dill Of Moline
spent Sunday with Mrs Anna Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs Marion Walker are
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. clyde Wake.
Verna Mumma returned home Fri
day from Davenport.
Rev. Mt. Meme. while on his way
TO conduct services at yuma Sunday
morning, had the misfortune to break
the wheel of his auto. After borrow
ing a horse and buggy he proceeded
Miss Iva Yost visited Tuesday with
Mrs. J. F. Wainwright.
Alfred Earhardt of Port Byron
spent Sunday with his sister. Mrs.
Fred Filbert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20
TESTING J1NGLES
By o. Bonney Brink
LANGUAGE.

Within the Book there is enrolled
a story of the days of old, while
yet the world was young. 1t tells
us how we first began to speak our
language,-Howe each man was Civ
en- special tongue, On Shinar's
plain long. long ago lived Abra-
ham, who came to know the wife
his son would take, for one day
Isaac's daddy saw Rebekah as his
daughter -in-law-brought to him
by a snake. Thus runs the story
Balaam, too, lived on the Eu-
pirates and knew his neighbOr,
Abe, quite well One day they
talked about the sphinx, and forth
with called they all the ginks that
on the earth did dwell. For" said
the Singar Hill folk, then the
pyramids were built by men now
feeble grown and leary. We are
their equal, have the power-get
busy, let US build a town that
reaches unto glory" And so these
men of earth fell to, the dirt OF
Sharon fairly flew. and bricks were
piled up high, until the tower, over
all was full ten thousand cubits tai
and reached into the sky. The
Maker OF the Universe spake unto
them. You must dispense, else
will come among you fellows who
would build a way to beat the nat
ural judgment day; and I'll confuse
your tongue They all, save one
/ big square-head guy Obeyed this
message from on high; he went Il
work alone, for he foresaw, if he
could get up into heaven, he would
sit upon the pearly throne. He
of this ancient Babel had started
+ history's first real bable-no on,
could understand the meaning o.
+. his neighbours talk, so each mar
started out to walk and seek an
other land. The square-head gfnb
who caused the stunt was told that
he would have to hunt a land il
which he'd be ruled by murderer
ard where he would put his
J v'-ole belief in self-autocracy; that
she day children of his race
would fight to win the war. but
face defeat-This language be for
gotten by the future race who'd
I speak good English in its place
and learn democracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20
Senior BASKET
LADS DEFEATED
Inter Glass High School Contests
ina With Three Teams Hold
ing same Averages
RY aERI.~


Las night in the final games of
the rock Island high school inter
class basketball contest at the y
hi. {. A. the sOphomores easily de-
feated the freshmen and the juniors
upset all dope by defeating the Sc
aiors. The sophomOre-freshm an
same was q runaway affair in
which the sophomore FIVE threw
baskets whenever they wished. The
score was IS to IL Sundeen and
Tarks were the individual stars for
the sophomores, Davenport for the
Tveshies.
The luniOT-senior game was more
Interesting, as both teams were do
ing their best. but the juniors prov
ID themselves better The score
vas p 10 IA. Being defeated by
the juniors killed the seniors
chances of getting the champion
ship. D0pp and Erbstein starred
for the seniors DizOtell and An
dcrs0u for the juniors
As each OF the three upper
classes have won twice and have
been defeated once they are all tied
for the championship. The seniors
defeated the sophomOres and the
freshmen; the juniors won from
the seniors and freshmen and the
sOphOuOres defeated the juniors
and the freshmen.
Following are the final standings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

Following are the iineups and
field goals
mores-Hincke f; Parks, f.:
SuHdeen. c. DufHn. & Lamont, g.
Goals -Sundeen, 26; Parks, s.;
Hincke. Duffin, ,
FTeshmen-Licata. &; McNeal, g ;
Domain, 6, Paterson, +; Davenport,
:
Goals-Davenport. ?; Paterson,
/, Domain, /, McNeal, /
Juniers-Anderso f; Dizotell, f.;
Greve. C; Blankenburg, g; Ohlweil-
er. 2.
Goals-Dizotell ); Anderson, .;
Greve, /: Blankenburg. l Ohlweil-
CT, /
Seniors McCarty, +; Erbstein, f;
LinCke. C; Monroe. g; Dopp, g.
Goals-DOpp, s; Erbstein, ?.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

Spanish influenza which later do
veloped into pneumonia.
Mrs. Melissa A. Weir, aged 81
years, mother MI sr Isaac l.,
Sears, Robert r. Weir and william
II. Weir. passed away Wednesday
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs.
Sears, 1918 Second avenue, after an
extended Illness which became
acute only during the last 10 days,
when the infrmities attending adj
vanced age brought great weakness
and finally death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

a lingering Illness which ba6
tended over a period Of vear ~
minated in tho death on - 1.-.
G. Drew, aged rs years. Wedne-e' a
She died at her home at 80 ps-,f
ing street. % 4l-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20
The Day In Davenport

tune appears to be again awaiting
the congregation of the Mt. Ida
Presbyterian church in the selec-
ton of a pastor, declares Deacon
Ed Parmele, in announcing that
First Lieutenant Rollo l.. Killing,
chaplain of the Three Hundred Sew
enty-ninth infantry, Camp Sherman,
ChillicoLhe, Ohio, will occupy the
pulpit of that progressive church
next Sunday Lieutenant Killing
comes here as prospective pastor
of the church.
Marriage Licenses. - Arthur p.
Batten and Lois NJ Hiersemann,
both of Davenport; Lester Buzbee,
aged 20, and Gladys Stewart, aged
IA, both of Peoria; kilograms from
the parents approving the match
were received by Cupid Emil
Schroeder
Influenza Miss Thekla
Berg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lud-
wig Berg, a popular and accom-
plished Davenport girl, died We'd
nesday at the family home. $50 West
Seventh street, following an attack
of influenza and pneumonia. On the
morning of the same day she was
removed from the emergency hospi-
tai on her urgent pleadings that she
be taken home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

Gets New Position. Frank Sam
mons. formerly assistant city cleo
trician, was appointed electrical in
spector by the city council We'd
nesday. The Job was created at the
last council meeting and its crea-
ton divided the work formerly han
died in the Office Of the city cleo
trician
Pick Up Auto Thief-A lover of
the open road is c.. W. Neal. He
stole an automobile in Waterloo on
Nov. "A, drove to Cedar Rapids,
Burlington, Silvis and Davenport
before he was arrested. Oficer
Kuehl picked him up Tuesday for
violating the automobile registra-
ton law. He had only one number
on the machine. Aft rehis arrest
the police got busy and found that
the car he drove was stolen from
Ward Wood. d resident OF Brandon,
Iowa.
Plumbers Working. Members of
the Plumbers union returned to
work Wednesday and all wage diff
fereaces will be settled by arbitra-
ton within the next few days. The
men returned to work on 75-cent
per hour basis. over a score of
journeymen left their work Monday
and demanded more money.
Not Getting Jcbs Pack. - Many
soldiers who have been mustered
out of the army service have re
turned to their home in Davenport
With the expectation Of getting their
former positions back, which were
held by them at the time OF their
entering the army, but from recent
reports they are not meeting with
much success. The Scott county
council Of national defense is trying
to straighten out very complex
labor situation that is bound to
occur when the large number Of
boys, who either enlisted in the
army or were drafted, arrive home
in the near future.
Lieut.. Killing COming.-Good for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

This is special week In iew,,.
silvorwaro and cut eI5es 2
MCCabe'B. y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

Obituary RecOrd.-Word has been
received by o. C. Hill OF the death
Of his brother-in-law, Fred Fred
ericks, aged 81 years, which occur
red at Cheney. Kan, early yester-
day. His death was caused by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

F. Rodriguez. an influenza pa
tient at the emergency hospital,
died at that institution yesterday.
The influenza had developed into
pneumonia when the patient was
taken to the hospital on Dec. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-20

BesoohoI- ask Beardsleg,s.