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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
"Come Down Here, Sir!"

OF young man suddenly appeared at
one Of the openings on the second
floor. 1t showed for only three Sec
onds, but that was long enough to
satisfy the girl that she was looking
at a. human being-a young man
whose face might have been interest
ing but for the look Of fear on it.
THAT chap is hlding!" whispered
the girl to herself, and she felt more
curiosity than fear.
Bob Andrews had been sheriff Of
Boone county, term after term, and his
wife and daughter had always been
more or less interested in his cases.
YES" resumed the GIRL" If he
were not a fugitive, he would not be
here. Hasn't the look of horse thief.
and he is a stranger in this locality
May have been hiding here for three
or four days, but l haven't heard that
dad is after anyone just now. He Is
probably armed. Wonder what dad
would do if he were here?"
For FIVE long minutes she kept her
eyes on the window. hoping the man
would show his face again, and then
she sprang up with the words:
why, know what dad would do.
He'd go In there and pull the fellow
out and find out all about him. Ill
do the same!"
Without giving herself time to ar
que, she walked straight up to the
house and halfway around it to the
porch, and looked in at the doors. A
rotting and dismantled stairway led
up from a hallway with little heaps Of
rubbish here and there-desolation on
every hand. 1t was ghostly place,
even at midday.
Come down here, sir!"
The girl stepped into the hall and
called to whomever might be above.
No reply--no movement
Then l shall come up"
With a chill at her heart and every
nerve tingling, Polly softly mounted
the shaky old stairs There was fear
at every step, but she forced herself to
go upwards. Four bedrooms opened
OF the hall, and no doors to any Of
them. The girl hooked into three Of
them. and then shivered. The man
must be hiding IN the fourth. She
hesttated for only . second and then
advanced. There was no challenge.
Sitting on the floor in q corner was
the fugitive. His knees were drawn
upAnd his elbows rested on them,
ana his face was hidden IN his hands
He knew that the girl had come up
nd was looking at him, but he kept
his position until she rather impa-
tiently demanded:
We'll. you have q name and q
tongue?"
IF they have come to arrest me-"
he replied looking up.
Mister man. get to your feetl
That's better. Now get grip on your
self. Why are you covering here"
Il have been made victim of q
base plot" he answered. II have been
hiding here for two days"
Il have read of base plots in novels,
but never encountered one. They
didn't seem to pick out hero to base
plot against in this case!'
The young man was impressed by
her sarcasm He -blushed and straight
ened up. and after swallowing hard he
replied: Il do not claim to be hero
but am not a liar. For three years
have been employed in the First
National bank at Averne.'
"yes Ard money has heen tekep :"
"A package of $4,000 was missing.
lad no more to do with the taking of
it than you did"
but you skipped out and left the
world to believe you q thief"
Yes. fool that am, II came upon
ms 20 suddanly that was Ill confn-
aiA IL 1nah1R nnma n - anA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
Brand New Head.

'What a good head the baby has"
exclaimed Aunt Madge, who had come
AL The way from Anderson just to see
the new baby In Ashland avenue.
Hell be president, sure"
ut ought to be good head." put IN
little brother, whose three-year-old
hose Is out of joint. "he only has used
Il two weeks" -Lndianapolls Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
..++++++I- + i. .+++++++
DEMOCRACY VS.. AUTOcRAcY.

!. "There Is no royal road to :
I. food conservation. We can only
!. accomplish this by the voluntary :
+ action Of our whole people, each :
!. element in proportion to Its :
1. needs. It is matter Of equality :
+ of burden"
+ The truth of this statement,
I. made by the United States Food
!. Administrator soon after we en-
+ tered the war, has been borne
!. out by the history Of our ex- :
I. ports. Autocratic food control
I. In the lands Of our enemies has !
4. broken down. while democratic
+ food sharing has maintained the :
+ health and strength Of this coun-
!. try and Of the Allies.
+
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
Spitefui.

Kate-Mrs. Wops boasts that she
made her husband
Meg-Anybody could tell that, to
look at the way the poor man Is fray
ed at the edges. 90
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murrnuring cut
their sugar allowance from -four
pounds month to three and then as
long as need be to two pounds for 10y.
altY's sake.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
Food Will Win the World.

America earned the gratitude Of al.
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the worlds good will by saving to
share
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13
Americas Pledge Of Food
Gave Heart 20 the Allies
In Their Darkest Houi

Whatever is necessary America will
send. That was Americas pledge to
the interallied food council. And be
cause the American food army had
hitherto made good they took heart
and went forward.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13

Farm enterprise and much soft corn
increased pork supplies. food conser-
walton increased exports-total slip
ments doubled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13

Which She Frequently Uses.
She-Say what YOU like about mar.
riage; it gives q woman a chance.
He-Yes, a fighting chance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-12-13

++++f+.:+ r T. + + - +-++i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
UNFAIR DEALINGS
ARE CHARGED TO
81 LUMBER FIRMS

Washington, April 5.-The fed
eral trade commission today order
ed 81 lumber companies in the west
to desist from unfair methods of
competition The order applies
also to Luke o. Boyce, a Minneap-
apoliS detective.
Procuring by bad faith or sub
terfuge of information intended
only for bona fide customers of
mail order houses, furnishing to
Plat B. Walker of Minneapolis.
Mimi. publisher of the Mississippi
Valley Lumberman, names of per-
sons selling to mail order concerns
to enable him to interfere with the
free purchase of supplies by those
concerns the employment of Boyce
TO obtain the business secrets of
mail order firms and the following
of statesmen TO embarrass them in
their dealings were forbidden in the
future by a commission.
Walker and the Lumberman Pub
fishing company recently signed a
stipulation of facts in cases against
them and an order was entered re-
quiring them to cease and desist
from practices complained Of
Among the companies ordered to
abandon forever the same prac-
tees, are: Eclipse Lumber COM
pany and Joyce Lumber company
of Clinton. Iowa: Alexander Lum-
Der company, Chicago; F. A Bart
lett and company, Farmingdale, S
D.; Biddick-Holman Lumber com
pany, Collins, Iowa; Central Lum-
Der and Coal company, Dubuque
Iowa; ". J. Dixon Lumber COM
pany, Sac City, Iowa; Floete Lum-
Der company, Spencer, Iowa; F. 1.
Gardner and company, Cherokee,
Iowa; c. H. Grant & Son, Rolfe,
Iowa; Jasper Lumber company,
Newton, Iowa: Schoeneman Bros.
company, >Hawarden. Iowa; F. NJ.
Slagle & Co., Alton, Iowa; Chicago
Lumber and Coal company, East St
Louis, Ill; Smith-Hoverlson Lum-
Der company, Sioux City, Iowa; and
Wisconsin Lumber company, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take a Glass Of Salts TO Flush
Kidneys II Bladder BOthers
You.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble IN some
form or other, says a well known
authority. because the uric acid in
meat exciles the kidneys. they be
come overworhed. get sluggish;
clog up and cause all sorts OF dis
tress. particularly backache and
misery in the kidney region; rheu-
matte twingeg, severe headaches.
acid stomach, constipation, torpid
liver, sleeplessness. bladder and
urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or If
bladder bothers you, get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy: take a tablespoonful in
a glass Of water before breakfast
for a few days and your kidneys
will then act fine. This famous
salts f. made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice. combined
with lithia. and has been used for
generations 10 flush clogged Kid
neys and stimulate them 10 normal
activity; also 30 neUtrElize the
acids in the urine so f. no longer
jrritates, thus ending bladder dis
orders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes delightful efferYescent
litbia-water drink which millions
then 20 keep the Kidneys and uri-
nary organs clean. thus avoiding
serious kidney disease.-lAdY.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
BIND ROSS OVER
FOR AUTO THEFT
Young Man Held 10 Grand Jury on
Charges of Larceny and
Burglary by Justice.

Charged with the theft OF en- au-
tomobile belonging 10 Lou Mizer
East Moline saloonkeeper. and with
burgIarizing the Deere garage. Sec
ond avenue and Sixteenth street
Moline, Lawrence Ross was bound
over to the grand jury By Justice
T. NJ. Wheelock yesterday after
noon. Bail for larceny was fixed
at $1,000, which he could not fur
nish and he went to county jail.
He was allowed to sign his own
bond for $1,000 on a burglary
charge.
Ross is the second man 10 be
bound over in connection with the
theft OF the Nicer car on March u.
z. c. Murphy waved preliminary
hearing last Monday and was held
to the secret body.
1t is claimed by Ross that he was
invited TO take a ride IN the auto
mobile by Murphy and that he did
not known the car was stoleE.
Ross admits that he was in the
car when It was driven 20 the
Deere garage, but he says ~
thought Murphy had a right t.
take gasoline as the latter was for
merly employed there. J. X. Scott
is counsel for Ross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
GENERAL WELLS
TO VISIT UNIT
Company Il. Illinois Reserve Militia
VIII BE Formally Inspected
Monday Evening.

General Frank P. Wells Is to
make a formal inspection of Com
pany B. Illinois reserve militia,
Moline, next Monday evening. &C
cOTding TO word which Captain
Frank Haynes received this morn
ing It is expected that the new
uniforms viii be ready for distribu-
Jion before that time The inspec-
ton is to be made at Turner hall.
Arrangements relative to leasing
the old armory for drilling pur-
poses viii be completed by General
Wells while he is IN the Pillow city.
Last evening after the weekly
drill. the members were given a
large silk flag by Tent No %,
Daughters OF Veterans. John Dew
rose read a bit of original poetry
in presenting the banner. DR.. D. B.
Freeman gave u new members of
the compnay 3 physical eXamina-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
FIND DEATH DUE
NATURAL CAUSES
Mrs. George A. Crawford. Well
known Hampton Resident. Sue
CHmbs to Heart Disease.

Tha. Mrs George A. Crawford,
who was found dead in bed at he-
home in Hampton yesterday morn
ing. died from organic heart trou-
BILE was the finding OF the coroner's
jury at an inquest which was COL
Quoted by Coroner John G. Miller,
Rock Island, yesterday afternoon.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Craw-
ford wrote the following sketch of
her own life. Loretta Newberry
was born in Plattsville. Green coun-
ty, New York, Jan. 4, 1870. She
was the second child and first
daughter in a family of six chill
dren of Alonzo and Marcia New
bury. Her childhood and early
youth was spent in the Catski'l
mountain region of the state of her
birth. She was married to Ro-
maine A. Durham Dec. IA, 1871, in
Coxsackie, y. Y, to which town her
family had moved. To this union
one son, Lynn Newbury Durham.
was born. and he is now living in
Scheme ctady, y. y. Mrs. Durham
and George A. Crawford, Hampton,
were married in Davenport, Iowa,
OCI- II, 1891. W. Iu1luIeh "SAo
born 10 them, Reid Newbury AMI
Maurice Dale, both OF whom die |
in infancy On her birthday. Jal.
4, 1891. she united with The First
church at Hampton
She is survived by two brothers,
James G. Newbury, CoXsackie, \.
y, and J. H Newbury, Goshen. n.
Y: also her son, Lynn DunharI,
Schenectady, \. Y" A request was
made by Mrs. Crawford several
years ago that no flowers be sent
to her funeral
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
Police News

Arthur Kimberlin, 80 years old,
cook at a Fourth avenue retaurant,
Moline. started the day by getting
drunk and smashing the cafe dishes
according to Sam Moscowitch. pro-
prietor. Kimberlin was arraigned
in police court this morning but OBJ
jected to having a hearing at any
time on any charge. Lock him up
until he gets sober" said Magis-
trate Gustafson. Another attempt
at trial was to be made this af-
ernoon.
Mischievous boys broke into the
army shed at the old Cady quarry,
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fifth street,
Moline, last evening and stole a
quantity of shells that were to be
used to test machine guns manu-
featured at the Rock Island arsenal.
The boys were in the act of put
ting them on street car tracks
when they were discovered by Mrs.
John RibeI, 239 Thirty-sixth street.
Mrs. Ribel reported her discovery
to the police Names of the boys
were obtained by the police and ar
senal authorities informed of the
matter. The latter will take steps
to prevent recurrence of last even
ing's incident
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
OFFICERSNAMED
BY THE SENIORS
Joseph Walker Chosen Valedictor.
ian and Miriam Hult, SalntatOr-
ian, by 1918 Class.

Because of their high scholastic
standing, Joseph Walker has been
chosen valedictorian of the Moline
high school seniors and Miss Mir
lam Hult, salutatorian.
Officers of the class have been
named as follows:
Glass Observation-Disclosures Garst.
Glass poet-Margaret Richards.
Glass orator-Eugene r. Johnson.
Glass testator-Emil Bjorklund.
Glass prophet-Russel Wharton.
Phyllis Chapman. Alma Adams,
Leo Kautz and Don TaZe were ap-
pointed as committee to order
class caps and gowns.
Florence McKahin. Edith Young
and Kenneth .Conrey were appoint
ed committee to select the school
present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
FILE OBJECTION
TO NOMINATION
Commission of Three VIII Pass
Upon Alleged Insufficiency of
Aldermauic Petition.

Whether or not the petition which
c. A Wood, Independent candidate
for alderman in the Fourth ward,
is faulty is to be determined at a
special meeting of a commission of
three which will be held this even
ing at o'clock at the city hall in
East Moline. The commission is
composed of DR.. George +. john
son, mayor; w. Dale Chambers,
clerk, and Alderman Ryan, the lat
ter being named at a special con-
ference of the council Wednesday
evening, at which time lots were
drawn to determine who would rep
resent that body in the hearing.
Formal objection to the Wood
petition has been filed by Fred
Schave, who claims that 1t does not
contain the required number of
legal signatures and that seven or
more names signed to the paper
were not signed in the presence of
B. B. Ellis, who certifies to the pc
tition.
II is said that Mrs. Laura E. Ire
villyan, 327 Twenty-second street,
secured 13 or more of the signers.
If it can be shown that seven or
more of the signatures were not
secured by the person certifying
to the same the petition can be
termed null and void, since it would
not then contain % legal signatures
as required by law. All who sign
ed the Wood petition and others
interested have been notified to ap-
pear at the hearing this evening.
Repeater Fined.
Ed Gibbs, who seems to enjoy
being pinched, was up in East Mo-
line police court this morning for
the third time in a week. He was
fined s7.05 and costs for intoxica-
ton and told 10 beat it. Another
was fined for drunkenness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
LEAVES PLOM FOR ARMY.

When the Rock Island train for
Des Moines pulled out Of Moline al
noon today it carried young man
clad in an overall suit, an old
SLOUGH hat and shoes laden with
clay, while protruding above the
bib of his jumpers was q KHAKI
shirt. Tie, he had none. He look
ed as II he had just come out OF
the field he had been blowing. And
in reality that's exactly what Z
did. George Kirby is the young
mans name and his home is in FL
dorado, Iowa. He registered for
the draft in Rock Island and was
later transferred TO Moline Re
Gently he went 10 Iowa 10 work on
his brother-in-law's farm. He was
one of the 216 men originally Sc
lected TO go to Fort Rosencrans
Cal, Wednesday evening. At l:3C
Wednesday afternoon his notice tc
report at $3.50 Wednesday morning
in Moline was delivered BY the
rural carrier. His sister took the
official message to GeSrge. who
was working in the ield. plowins
with a high-strung team OF mules
The train left at and he had
but half an hour to prepare and
get TO the depot, half nile away
If he missed that train he would
have to wait until 9 that evening
He decided quickly and tying his
team TO the barnyard gate, he
dashed into the house. grabbed al
the loose change that was in tbs
drawer. and rushed 10 the train.
He was just in time to catch T.
He arrived in Moline az O'Clock
Thursday morning. II was too lat5
for him TO get in on the trip e
California, and so he was sent to
Camp Dodge with Matt Riva an
Edwin Forsgren today.
Safe to say no man ever an
swered Uncle Sans call more
quickly than Kirby.
Il would like to have gone T.
California" said Kirby this morn
ing, but it's all the same now.
got here as fast as l could. not be
cause l wanted a ride on the train
but because l believed 1t was my
duty to answer promptly when the
government called me. I missed a
lot OF sleep because had been
blowing since o'clock Wednes.
day morning"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
RUSHING LIBERTY TRUCKS.

Forty-four privates and four Of
ficers in the quartermaster corps of
the L. S. army are stationed at the
Velie Motor Co, Moline, awaiting
completion of the first part of a
government order for 500 Liberty
motor trucks.
Twelve of the trucks will prob
ably be completed in a day or two
and will be driven to an army camp
by the soldiers.
Twenty-four of the men are COL
ored soldiers. AS rapidly as the
trucks are completed they will be
driven away by quartermaster men.
Temporary quarters have been es-
tablished at the Velie plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05

forth a message to the people. re
minder of their business. which to
do everything they are called on to
do that this war may be speedily
won. 1t will be a message to sell
bonds II you are on sales com
mittee; it will be message to buy
bonds IL you are one who is to be
solicited And it will be a message
to the salesman to first of all sell
to himself. 1t will be a message to
go over the top. and go over with
smile. 1t will be a message that If
needed here. will be heard in Ber-
lin, yes. even in the sub-cellars
in which the kaiser and his war
lords seek safety while they send
brave men forth to death that they
may remain the arrogant, ruthless
autocratic tyrants that they are.
Let 'em blowi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
DID YOU KNOW

Following complaint by George
N Loosely. 1880 Fifth avenue, that
a grass FIRE which boys had started
had endangered his home, Chief
Ben DeJaeger. Moline. has issued a
warning that only property owners
or their agents shall hereafter be
permitted TO start grass fires. Ar
rests will be made if boys do not
heed the ruling.
Action OF the question of whether
OF not 10 grade and pave the alley
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, north of Twelfth avenue,
Moline, has been postponed until
April 13 by the board OF local i'm
pTovements Mayor VI. r. Carlson
has appointed Commissioners
StOuffeT and Ericsson to act with
a comnitte Of property owners to
Investigate the matter and report.
The property owners thems selves
are divided over the project. 1t is
said that those in favor of the work
own 458 feet frontage and those
opposed $50. W R Moore appears
for the former and G. A ShallberN
45p--A iii Et--E-- ~ SUE lllC G4lhr MI
Moore II the project is not put in
and NJ. ShaIlberg If it is.
Rev. Arthur Walwin Evans. New
York. reputed TO be one OF the most
brilliant orators of the lyceum plat
form today. will be speaker at the
April meeting OF the Moline After
Dinner club next Monday evening.
His subject viii be What America
Means 70 Ne"
The WEIGH evangelist is q re1a-
tive Of David LIoyd-George, premier
Of England, and has for years been
engaged in evangelistic work, hav-
ing spent q great deal Of his time
IN the Shetland islands.
= meeting Of the Southwest Bluff
Improvement association VIII be
held tomorrow evening in the Of
fee Of A P Berzelius, Peoples
Bank building, Moline. to complete
details preliminary to submitting
the annexation proposition TO a vote
Of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
Y. M. G. A. NOTES

Tomorrow morning the boys of
the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. will make
the Watch Tower the destination of
their hike. going by the lower road.
They will leave the Y. promptly at
s o'clock.
Tennis players will be glad to
hear that work on the courts at the
Moline Y. NJ. c. A. will begin the
first of next week and that If the
weather man does his part they will
be ready for use in about two
weeks.
Volley ball scores last evening at
the Moline Y. NJ. c. A. were as fol-
lows: Greenfield. 0; Bodeen 3, and
in postponed game, Burris 2; Bo-
deem l.