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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
WOMEN TO Get
SPECIAL DRESS
Uniforms for Them When Local
Arsenal Employs Them as
MunitiOn Makers.
Apparel Designed for GeniIer Sex
characterized by Its Safety
Features.

Although the Rock Island arse
nal employees few If any women as
munition makers, it may not be far
distant when it will in large num-
bers.
And when the time comes, the
women will wear distinctive uni
form with an insignia to denote
that the war department recog-
nizes them as an important part Of
the military organization.
The safety features which char
acteriZe the uniform making it
practicable for wear at work which
involves danger either from the op-
Grafton of machinery or the hand
ling Of explosive powders we're de-
signed by committee OF women
workers at the Frankfort arsenal
and Mrs. Clara Tead of the wom-
ans division of the ordnance de.
partment. The committee selected
the style of the uniform and voteI
that it should be made of khaki.
It consists Of blouse and spe-
cially designed oyeralls which are
made full and button around the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer County's Busy Capital
Pattison Case Finished.

The OHearn VS.. Pattison auto
mobile damage suit WAS finished
Saturday afternoon in circuit court
here. O'Hearn was suing for $10,-
600 damages, but on directed ve--
dict the jury found Henry Patti
son mot guilty" of the charge, even
though his minor son, Elmer Pat
tison did cause the damage.
Elmer Pattisen was not repre-
scented in court by guardian ad
Item and Attorney w. II. Hartz-
ellie, H. ID. Dimes and f. l.. Church
moved in his behalf that the evil
dence be withdrawn and the jury
dismissed, as the proceeding was
erroneous until a guardian ad lit
EN- was appointed. Judge Church
allowed the motion when the OBJ
lection was made by Attorneys Will
son and Allen for Mrs. Kate
O'Hearn.
No move was made by the plain
tiff to renew the case, but ii is eX-
pected that they will appeal the
case against Henry Patti5on to the
supreme court for ruling. 1t IS
not expected that proceedings will
be renewed against Elmer Pattison
unless the supreme court reVerses
this ruling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs j. M Nesbitt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Nesbitt went to
Davenport Saturday to spend the
day.
Loyal L. Minor left Saturday for
Morrison, Ill, after a few days
visit here with his father, NJ. o.
Minor.
Mrs. E. Parkman went to Moline
Saturday to spend the day with
her daughter, Mrs. John Ballard.
She was accompanied by her
grandchildren, Virginia and Eu-
gene Ballard, who returned home
after a weeks visit here.
Mrs E. G. Croson and children,
Frances and William of Joy came
Saturday to spend the day here ar
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. NJ. Baker
Mrs. William Miner went to
Chicago Saturday morning to spend
few days with her mother, Mrs.
Anna Lynn.
Mrs. Alice Kramm and Mrs NJ
j. Merryman went to Galesburg
Saturday to spend the day with
friends.
Mrs. Mary f. Bartlett. Mrs. Irene
Brill, Misses Nellie Gilmore and
Minnie Rigg went to Davenport
Saturday to spend the day. Miss
Gilmore visited with her brother,
Bert Gilmore, who is i'll in Mercy
hospital, while in Davenport.
Mrs. Opal Martin and baby Of
Des Moines, Iowa, came Saturday
for a visit here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Riddell. Mrs.
Riddell met her in Davenport and
accompanied her here.
Clair Davis went to Woodruff
Saturday to spend the day.
John Leek was a visitor in AL
pha Saturday on business
Mrs. Susan Mason went to Viola
to spend the day.
Mr.. and Mrs John Carlson went
to Rock Island Saturday tc attend
the funeral of Mrs. Anna Peterson.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Bernard went to Rock
Island Saturday to spend the day.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
Fair Purses Fixed.

The race purses for the Western
Illinois Trotting association were
fixed at a meeting of the officials
Friday in Kewanee. The purses
over the entire circuit were raised
about $1,000. Only one race was
raised in purse size over last year,
that was the 3-year-old trots. 1t
was raised $50, making a purse of
$3.50.
The entry rules were changed
this year from five per cent entry
and five per cent from winners to
free entry and 10 per cent from
winners. This was done for the To-
cal fair to increase the entry lists
and draw more horses, HOrsemen
will now have everything to win
and nothing to lose" and the local
entry list and starting lineup
should be the largest ever seen on
the local track,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
OFFICER OPENS
SPEEDER DRIVE
George Mcpherson of Moline Is
First Offender to Be Nabbed
by Cycle Policeman.
WILL ENFORCE MOTOR LAWS
Automobile Drivers Are Warned as
Shannon Starts His Spring
Road Work.

George Mcpherson Of Moline has
the honor Of being the first Of
fender 10 be arrested for speeding
this year by Earl Shannon, the mo-
torcycle officer Of the Rock Island
police force.
Mcpherson was speeding and
Earl apprehended him. He paid a
fine Of s. this afternoon when ar
raigned before Magistrate Smith
today.
Officer Shannon opened his sum-
mer speeding campaign last night.
Speeders, street car passers and
all motor law violators have been
warned. Shannon, at the end Of
the motoring season last year had
q large number OF arrests to his
credit and has started out this
spring with more energy than ever
before His beat" covers the en-
tire city and motorists are sur
prised when they pass him at one
point Of the city and meet him
again at another Earl has a way
OF getting around without anyone
knowing it.
No Rules.
Officer Shannon refuses TO lay
down a few rules for motorists
He states that every man who
drives a car knows the law and his
duties are to enforce them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
CALL FOR FIFTY
THOUSAND men
FROM MAY ITO
Illinois Leads Entire Country in
This Call With Quota of
S.0I7 RegistrantS.
LOCAL BOARD Is AFFECTED
District No. of Rock Island
County Is Expected 10 Con-
tribute About 30 Men.

Illinois will contribute heavily 10
the latest call for 10000 'dI aft men
under the selective law.
In fact. this state leads the en-
tire country with quota of S,041
men in the call under which men
will be modified from May TO
Nav 10. Pennsylvania is second
with 1916 and New York is third
with 3.542 men. No explanation is
made as TO why Illinois viii fur
nish more than twice as many men
as the largest state in the union
New York.
Although no Official notice has
been received as yet, the local eX-
emption board estimates that Rock
Island viii furnish about seventy
men on this latest call, news Of
which was contained in Washing
ton dispatches of yesterday.
The local exemption board will
send 90 men TO Camp Dodge April
IS and six negro selectives TO
Camp Grant on the same date,
making 20 men in all TO be sup
piled from the local district. Only
men qualified for active service
will be accepted for these calls.
All previous records for the dis
patch OF troops to France have
been smashed in the last month
and the war department officials
say that the prospects are excel
lent for q continuous increase in
the number Of fighting men sent
forward every week. II the pres
sent transportation rate can be
maintained there should be close
TO 500 600 Americans in France
by the end OF this year. 1t Will not
be long before the Illinois division
of national guard troops will be in
France. il is said.
According 10 orders received
thus far district No. l of Rock Is
land county will send AS men to
camps within the next few weeks.
Names OF the men selected to go
on April % Will not be announced
for some time vet. Agricultural
claims must first be weeded out
and it would be a difficult matter
to prepare the final lists at this
early date. Those who have low
call numbers should hold them
selves in readiness. hOwev er.
Examine 45 Men Today.
Forty-five class l registrants
were examined by the local medi-
cal board today TO determine their
physical fitness for military ser
vices. These men comprise odds
and ends the local board is clean
ing up. Most of them are men
whose appeals were denied by the
district board and several others
are registTauts who were unable
10 present themselves for examina
ton before because of illness or
absence from the city. With the
exception of a few cases pending
before the district board the medi-
cal examiners here have looked
over all of the men in class l in
this district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

ankles. In order that tbsr.
be no place IN the unifor.. nay
powder or flying dust 10 ~ ~ iof
blouse buttons over the So 80. ta4
instead OF under; the, overaJi Trails 4
ton forward instead OF barl has gut
the collar Of the blouse b egsfai
tightly as does the flap Of the - -.
all pocket Puttees may h. gsf'
with the overalls The car 80 ~
completes the costume is of i. a..el
fabric than KHAKI and ressT sIs,
an aYiator's cap IN shape
Many at FrankfOrd
AS the Frankfort arsenal a..
ploys the largest number of NJ ~
en- of any Of the government nls So
the women at this arsenal E,ill y
the first 10 appear In If. Az 49,.
as possible the uniform will ba -
into use in all government nm ~
ton plants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

ian Endeavor society will meet at
the church.
Friday at 7:3O the Boy Scouts
will meet at the church.
Saturday at 10 the preparatory
class will meet in the pastor
study in the church.
First Lutheran r. The Tri-City
Sunday school teachers will meet
this evening at Salem Lutheran
church, Moline
The confirmation class will meet
at Wednesday and at Saturayd
afternoon in the annex.
Wednesday evening at o'clock
there will be a mission pageant at
the church with a program and re-
freshments
Sunday morning and evening the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sion society will have charge of the
services. The evening services will
be in English.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
YOUTHS START FOR
ARMY, PARENTS saw

Police In the city have been n.
tilted TO be on the lookout u,
three Quincy youths who left m.
city last night.
All three boys. Henry Kls,.
Ferd Sliding and Henry Wiecs
lein, are II years old. Aecordls,
to the chief of police Of that eif9
the parents believe the boys left +
enlist in the army.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
BOY IS HERO IN
BLAST AT HOME
Drags Mother and Little Sister
From Burning Kitchen After
An Explosion.
CAN OF KEROSENE BLOWS UP
Mrs. II. j. Erbst and Daughter Of
Davenport Terribly Injured
In Mishap. :.

Mrs. Henry j. Erbst and her
5-year-old daughter. Lorna, 707
Eastern avenue. Davenport, are ly-
ing at the Mercy hospital in that
city suffering from severe burns
caused by the explosion of a five
gallon can of kerosene, with which
Mrs. Erbst was attempting to build
a fire in the kitchen range at S
o'clock this morning.
Burnett, 12-year-old son of Mrs.
Erbst, proved a hero following the
explosion, when he rushed into the
burning home and dragged his lit
tie sister and his mother to safety.
Later he went to an upstairs room
and carried out another lister, Vel
ma, aged s, who was asleep at the
time the accident occurred.
The boy was in the barn after
a bucket of coal at the time Tho
blast occurred Rushing into the
kitchen he found his mother and
little sister lying on the floor
ablaZe- His mother was hysterical.
Both we're terribly burned about
the upper portion of the body At
tending physicians at the hospital
say their recovery is doubtful. Had
not the boy acted as quickly as ne
did in rescuing them and beating
out the flames on their clothing
with his hands, both would have
burned to death.
House Is Damaged.
The home was damaged to the
extent of $1,000 in the fire that fol-
lowed. The entire rear portion of
the two-story house was Quilted. The
firemen saved the entire house from
burning only after a hard fight.
Mr.. Erbst is a motOrman in Dav-
export.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
SELLING ORDERS
DEAL HARD BLOW
TO COTTON PRICE

New York, April IS. - Over
whelmed by rush Of selling or
der. largely from the south. cotton
sustained another sensational
break in prices during the forenoon
trading today. July contracts drop
ped to Z0.45, d decline of 1870 points
fro mthe nigh point Of the morn
ing.
October broke 122 points, selling
as low at 26.05. This represented a
loss Of values OF not less than 1876
points or more than $3.50 d bale
from the high point Of the season
early in April.
The selling was largely on hedg-
ing account and In an effort 10 re-
adjust values TO the marked i'm
provement on crop.
The break here was preceded by
drop OF 100 points In the LIVER
pool market,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
MAY SPEAK
AT D. A. r. MEETING

Washington, April 15.-The Ma
tional Society of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution began it's
9th congress here today with a
program made up largely of decis-
ion of woman's part in the war.
President Wilson will attend to-
nights session and may speak. The
French and Italian ambassadors,
the Belgian and Serbian ministers
and Major General ]. D. McLach-
Ian, the British military attache, are
among the speakers.
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All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
Mrs. McPherrin Buried.

The funeral of Mrs Hannah
Mary McPherrin will be held this
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
DR. F. E Shut will officiate and
burial will be made in Aledo ceme-
terry The services at the grave
will be in charge of the W. r. c.,
of which Mrs. McPherrin was a
member
Mrs. McPherrin died at fer home
in this city at o'clock Saturday
afternoon. Death was caused by
old age. Mrs. McPherrin would
have been "A years old next month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
Mrs, Eakin Dies,

Mrs. Elizabeth Eakin died at her
home in this city Sunday morning
at 6 O'Clock after a lingering ill
neral will be held Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the United
Presbyterian church. Rev. J. B.
Pollock will officiate. Burial will
be made in Aledo cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
CHURCHES

be held Wednesday evening at the
church.
The Boy Scouts will meet this
evening at 1880 at the church to
organize under the direction OF
Scout Master Bacon.
Oak Grove United Presbyterian
Tuesday afternoon at the juniors
will meet at the church.
The Boy Scouts will meet Tues
day evening at 1880 at the church.
The Ladies' Aid and Mission so
cietv will meet at the church wed
nesday afternoon, the society OF the
Sears United Presbyterian church
having been invited to join in the
session.
South Park Presbyterian-The
Intermediate Christian EndeaVor
society will attend the Twin-City
Christian Endeavor rally Tuesday
evening. Members are asked to
take the 7 o'clock Elm street car.
The church Will be open Wednes-
dav for Red Cross work. At .
the Juniors will meet for bird
session; prayer services will be at
7:3O and will be preparatory to
communion next Sunday. The choir
will meet for rehearsal at $50.
Friday afternoon at 2:30 the
Woman's Mission society will meet
with Mrs. w. G. Oglevee, 154S
Thirtieth street.
Central Presbyterian West
minister guild will meet with Mrs
d. a. Johnson, 1916 Twelfth avenue,
this evening.
The Junior Christian Endeavor
society will meet Tuesday afternoon
at AIS at the church.
The board of trustees will meet in
monthly session Tuesday evening
at at the church.
The post-communion reception
for new members will be held We'd
nesday evening at at the church,
There will be a program and re-
freshments
The Woman's Mission Study class
will meet with Mrs. c. L. Safer,
1915 Thirteenth avenue, Friday
afternoon at ).
Free MethOdist-Tuesday evening
class meeting will be held at the
church.
Thursday evening prayer services
will be held at the church.
Friday evening the teacher train
ing class will meet at the church.
EdgewOOd Baptist - Mid-week
prayer services will be held We'd
nesday evening in the nome of Mrs.
r. L. Schofer, 4316 Seventh avenue,
with the topic How to Know the
Will of God"
Broadway Presbyterian Tuesday
evening at 1880 the Camp Fire girls
will meet at the church.
Wednesday afternoon at Ruth's
band will meet at the home of Mrs.
A. T. Huesing, 1903 Nineteenth ave
nue.. Mrs. C. 4. Schoessel will re-
port on the meeting of presbytery
at Princeton.
Prayer services will be held at
1880 Wednesday evening.
Thursday at 4 the Junior Christ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
Mrs. Nesbitt Has Stroke.

Mrs. Harriet Nesbitt Of this city
was afflicted with a stroke of par
alysis Sunday morning. She was
resting easier this morning but re-
covery Will be slow because of her
age
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

Fifteenth Avenue Christian The
Loyal Sons OF the Second Christian
church will present a minstrel at
the church Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Esther Tanner, 2818 Eighteenth ave
nue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

CleiaHd Presbyterian - Prayer
meeting and bible study class Will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

Spencer Memorial MethOdist-The
Y. l.. A. will meet this evening at
the home of Miss Grace Clarke,
357 Fifth avenue, Moline.
Mid week prayer services will be
held Wednesday evening at at
the church.
The Woman's Home Mission So
ciety will meet in district session
Thursday and Friday at AledO.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Thursday evening at 7:45 O'Clock.
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 a
class for religious instruction will
meet with the pastor in the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

Zion Lutheran - The Luther
league will meet this evening In the
chapel with Miss HildegaTd Eng
lund and Robert Danfeison as the
committee in charge,
Grace Lutheran The Tri-City
Sunday school teachers will meet
this evening at the Salem Lutheran
church in Moline. DR.. T., II, Bar
tholomew will be ths speaker.
The confirmation class will meet
at $50 Wednesday evening at the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

Second Christlan-The Ladies'
Aid society will meet Wednesday
afternoon at the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15

Immannel's Lutheran jun
Tor branch OF the Young Peoples
society will meet Tuesday evening
at the church.
The Ladies' Sewing circle will
meet with Mrs. C. A. Kolloff, TIA
Ninth avenue, Thursday afternoon
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-02

and each Monday thereafter, to and including Monday,
March 18th, unless further notification is given.
Exceptions;
selling groceries and foodstufs will remain open
until Y noon. Drug stores will remain open all day but
sell only drugs.
Mr.. +. N. Boagni, Fuel Administrator of this District
together with the business men of Opelousas, a list Of
call on the patriotic merchants and establishments ia sur
rounding towns and cities and throughout the country to
cooperate with them in this movement by likewise closing
their places OF business and offices on these
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-02
DR.. STEPHENS OPENS
RADIO CLASS At
S. |. l. |.
Only Drafted Men Who Plead no Elk.
emption are Eligible-Government
Needs $4,000 Radio and Buzzer
Operators

The War Department has called
for $4,000 radio and buzzer operators
to be chosen from the selected men Of
the next draft. In order to help train
and provide hese operators, President
Stephens, of the Industrial Institute
at Lafayette, opened a radio class at
that institution on Monday of last
week. On that date there was one
student. Three came the following
day, and the attendance has been in
creasing daily.
The school is being conducted in
the Commercial Department room Of
the instituted The instructions are
given two hours daily, from 4 o 6 p.
M, and will be continued throughout
the next ninety days.
Tuition is free. Each student will
be taxed 800 only to help pay for
the necessary equipment. The Indus
trial provides room, fuel, lights, sup
er~intendence and general direction.
The money needed to pay instructors
will be sought from local public
bodies, such as the town and city
councils, police iuries, etc.
Only drafted men who are physi.
cally fit, and who make no claim for
exemption, are eligible. But those
who are subject to draft at an early
date and who also are physically fit
and intend to volunteer, will be per
to attend the school.
For the present, President Stephens
is instructing the class himself, but
when it grows larger, he will call in
the assistance Chief Train Dispatcher
]. u. Jay, OF the Southern Pacific, and
MI. Ashby Traham. Lafayette ope-
rator.
Those who are untitled to become
radio operators viii be dropped at the
end of a week. The others will be
Fraipnd fiji thnv ran raceiva twenty |
words a minute, and then will be Civ
sn a certificate which the war de-
partment will accept. Such operators
viii Immediately IS promoted from
to corporals and sergeants in
he signal corps and will be given OPP
portunity for further rapid promotion
earning above $4,000 in the service
of $4,000.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-02

who have IONS in the service. He
can insure himself in your favor for
$4,000, and he can pay for this in
small month tnstallments. Then, if
the worse should come, and he should
die or get killed in the service, he
would at least leave something to
care for you in your old age.
Although it has been Off.
cially given out, this insurance plan
of the American government would
seem to sound the death knell of the
pension plan in this country, so see
that your boy is prepared against
this.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-02
SHOULDERS ARE SOUGHT
THROUGH LOCAL COUNCIL

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The Council of National Defense is
appealing to the Parish and County
Councils Of Defense all over the Uni.
ted States to procure more laborers in
the work of shipbuilding. Two hun.
dred and fifty thousand skilled work.
men win be needed to carry out the
ship building program Of the govern.
ment. The pay and housing is excel.
lent. The need of more ships is ur.
gent and all workmen or laborers Who
desire employment are requested and
urged to apply to 3. n. Boagni,
Of the st. Landry Council 81
Defense. fetezarther information on
the subject.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-02
JOINT eoMMITTEE ASKS FOR
CONSERVATION or EVERYTHING

a joint appeal to the people OF
Louisiana to conserve both labor and
materials in order to assist in the
support Of the nations armies in the
field and to provide them with the
necessary equipment, has been issued
by P. H. Saunders and ]. T. Thomas,
State Directors OF the National War
Savings Committee. The appeal is as
follows:
"The War Savings Campaign is the
most effective means Of impressing
the citizens of this country with the
fact that We cannot support a vast
army in the field and a great navy
at sea and at the same time spend
the same amount of money we used
to spend before the war for things
which may be perfectly proper to buy
In times Of peace but which are not
necessary to the carrying on of the.
great wal which we are now lighting.
ut is desired to impress upon the
American people that every citizen
must get behind the government,
which is devoting its entire energies
to Wagingsa great war for freedom.
This warfare requires putting OF men
in the field and keeping them fed and
clothed. 1t requires a production Of
ships and shells, guns and rifles, mo-
tor trucks, sadd1ery, aeroplanes, hos
pital supplies, food and a great vari-
ETY. Of goods the output Of which calls
for vast Industrial plants from one
end of the country to the other man
ned by millions of men and women,
who serve their country as effectively
as u soldiers ana sailors.
IF the American people require
all the pleasant and comfortable luz
which they consumed before
var, they are making It neeessary
fer other factories and shops, also en-
millions Of men and women
10 produce articles which do NOT help
% bring peace, when they might BE
aevering themselves to the production
II the necessary things which will
:elr 10 vim the war"