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The Washington times., 1918-05-31
RAYMOND 7. BAKER
SOUGHT FIANCE'S
HAND YEARS AGO

Announcement Of the approaching
marriage Of Mrs. Margaret McKim
Vanderbilt, willow of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, who lost his life on the
LusitAnia, to Raymond T. Baker, Di-
rector OF the United States Mint, re-
calls some interesting facts.
There is added romance in the
news, for not long before her mar
riage to Mr. Vanderbilt there were
rumors that the Baltimore heiress
was engaged to Mr.. Baker This
was after her divorce from DR.. Scott
HoIlins McKIm, Of Baltimore.
Received 5000.
As Director OF the Mint Mr.. Baker
received but $4,000 a year salary, but
his salary is but a drop in the bucket
In proportion 10 his income. His
father was counselor OF the Southern
Pacific railroad. and in addition to a
big salary had many highly profitable
holdings. so that he amply provided
for his sons. Raymond and Cleveland.
al his death.
Raymond did not rost content with
Inherited wealth. H. won't IN Ne
vada. where hc is known :. have
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He mad" reputation as s0 "yrari-
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The Washington times., 1918-05-31

The police began a search for an
employe Of the shoe hrm who was
hired on Friday and who left at noon
for lunch and did not return.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

board. You rubbed out the
soap and you twisted and
wrung out the garments.
Cruell You shudder at
the very words. Such treat
ment for the delicate, sheer
garments Of today would
be a crime.
Now there's a better way
the Lux way, that keeps
She daintIest things new
cleanses them tenderly with
never a bit Of rubbing.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
How to wash silk blouse.

How to wash silk blouseS
Whisk tsbislpoou's o. LuT thick lItasr in hii
basIngl OF boiling tsry kSf ADD cold I'LL
DIP your blogse thrcuEh the o4ny Ihcr many
Squeeze the sges hTo5Eh eo Tu0 Rinse thfse
temprHtUFc the which you washed
SqaeCZe o-tdo WgInE Dry the shade When
ncsry ery, win iFon-nereF bet GsoTEeue
CrcPc boass told be EchY pulled shape they cry and
s.so Should be saIpsa q Ihey irored
YOE can Ess LHf for anything tkaf V0fsT
alone lDUH : iHjHTE!
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

Uscle Sam IL asking = W. @aa
commission for saving that Income Of
yours. Pay the tax now.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
STOLEN IN
BOLD DAY HOLD-UP
I IN AN ELEVATOR

NEW YORK. May 31.-In one OF
She boldest holdups in broad daylight
that has been reported in New York
IN many months, two men made away
with $4,000 in an elevator Of the
building at 12l Duane street Two
bank messengers of the Melville Shoe
Corporation were the victims, the
robbers taking the money at the point
of gun.
They wrested a tan leather bag
bearing the money from the hand Of
one of the messengers when they
backed the messengers and a colored
elevator runner into the corner OF the
elevator and deserted the car. start
ing the elevator upward again with
the three terrorized passengers. The
men fed and the police have meaEer
description OF them furnished BY
Walter Mcintyre, Of West 14Oth street.
the colored elevator runner.
Francis O'Brien and William Mont
gomery, the bank messengers of the
shoe companies, started for the Irving
National Bank, West Broadway and
Chambers street, to deposit the COM
pantes' collections. They boarded the
elevator on the fifth floor carrying the
leather bag.
Confronted BY Strangers.
As they stepped into the cage they
were confronted by two strangers
and, when the elevator runner slam
med the fifth door, one Of the passen-
gers pulled a revolver from his coat
pocket and ordered the messengers
and the runner into the corner Of the
car.
The other robber took charge Of the
car and slowed its descent. IF you
make a move or attempt to cry out
we will kill you" was the imperative
warning given by the Eunman. AS
the car reached the lower floor the
hold-up men stepped out and one of
them gave the cable Jerk that start
ed the car upward and at the same
time warned the occupants not to
make q move until they heard the
door close. They then slammed the
elevator door and ned.
Posed As SeFVerA
When the police questioned the coll
ored elevator runner he said that the
men had been frequenting the build
ing for several days, riding up and
down with him, saying that they were
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

Don't KneeF at sIaekera until you
have paid your income tax.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
Posed Az Serven

When the police questioned the coll
ored elevator runner he said that the
men had been frequenting the build
ing for several days, riding up and
down with him, saying that they were
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

state In a few words how they arrived
at the drafted charter as published
After due consideration and informa-
tion from other cities which have
adopted the commission form of gov
eminent, the commissioners decided
unanimously on this form of a charter
This was adopted as stated, after due
consideration, although before the
matter was studied the commissioners
were not all in favor Of commission
government. The commissioners
represent citizens in all walks of life
and believe that their unanimous final
decision is a sound enc.
The fundamental idea of a commits
sion form Of government is pretty
thoroughly covered in the preamble
Of the proposed charter. sin order
TO obtain the benefits Of local self
government, to encourage direct and
business-lilse methods in the conduct
of our municipal affairs. To con-
serve and utilize public values for
public benefits and to promote oui
common welfare"
The commission regret that on ac-
count of the ban ON public gatherings
it was IMPOSSIBLE to hold mass
meeting which had been planned in
every detail, to have general dis
cussion of the proposed charter, but
nevertheless we believe that careful
study of the charter as published will
result in favor Of its adoption.
The commissioners also regret that
they have not been personally APP
preached more generally for informa-
ton regarding the different features
of the new charter.
1t is true that the cid charter may
have served us we'll, in it's day, but
those who have been working under
the old charter have found many fea-
lures in it that are obsolete, contra
dictory and full of defects. Itrhas
been the aim of the commission in
drafting the new charter to elimin-
ate many CT the conroersome and ex-
pensive features of the old charter
and to secure for the people of Beld-
ing tn Nefullest possible measure of
home rule. Some of the important
features of the proposed charter we
will note briefly as follows:
Party politics is eliminated.
The tax rate for municipal purpos-
les remains as with the old charter,
viz: / per cent for general city pur-
poses and $40 of per cent for sink
ing the fullest possible measure of
sible to levy lilo Of l per cent for city
library purposes.
All nominations are made by petit
ton, again eliminating party politics.
The responsibility is conferred in
the three elected commissioners to
whom we lcok for the proper manage
ment of the city. A larger number
shifts the responsibility and almost
eliminates it.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

All appointive Offices are filed ~
the commission which may suspend
or remove any appointive officer at
| its pleasure. ~
Through the initiative and referen-
dunn all law-making rests with the
people, and revisions may be made
at their pleasure.
Three Of the important features
embodied in the new charter are the
| initiative. referendum and recall.
Through the initiative a required
number of voters can get any propos-
ed measure or ordinance submitted to
the people Through the referendum
they can take steps TO have any meas
ure repealed. By means of the re-
call any elective Office may be remov-
ed by the qualified electors Of tn city
as provided by the general laws of the
state.
The offices Of city clerk and city
treasurer are embodied in one, to the
financial benefit Of the city.
The salaries of city managers in
cities of our size and even larger,
range from $500 to $4,000.
Efficient management with GEN.
tralization of responsibility, always
gets results, at less expense, in any
business, why not in municipal af-
fairs
Some might ask why certain fea-
lures are omitted rom the proposed
charter; the commission considered it
unwise to tie up the city administra-
ton with certain details, which might
better be controlled by ordinance, as
conditions arise.
The charter as drafted has been APP
proved by the governor of Michigan,
and we hope the voters of Bedding will
give it their approval
r. III. Hall,
Chas. Lambertson,
Chas. G. O'Bryon.
VIM. b. Reed,
VIM. III. Price,
e. c. Lloyd,
O. j. Barker.
Clyde A. Knapp,
Commissioners.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30
A WORD FROM THE CHAR
TER COMMISSIONERS

The charter commissioners elected
to draft new~charter ror the city
having completed their work some
two or three weeks ago, the proposed
charter was published in the city pa
per. The commissioners wish to
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

let us then stand by the constitution as II
n. and by our country as II Is, one, united and
entire: let II be truth engrayen on our
hearts; let II be borne ON the flag under which
we rally In every exigency, that have one
country, one constitution. one destiny. Daniel
Webster
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

Uncle Samuel is usually depicted as
wearing whiskers, but he is not rustic
enough to bite at any gold brick peace
terms
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30
Why Advertised Stores Succeed
Reason No. g..


Old fashioned business used to be
run on the "Come and Take 1t" sys-
tenn A man opened a shop and
waited for customers to come around.
If he waited good many years they
got used to his presence and did come
around.
Modern business is built on the So
Letting system. The retail dealer
buys Of the man who solicits his trade.
He rarely bothers with people who
don't care enough about his patron
age to solicit it. He feels that they
ere so out of line with the modern
endency. that they are not likely to
be ID to date or enterprising.
The public feel the same way. They
wait to see who solicits their trade
before deciding where they should
buy. If man does not solicit their
treae in any way, the conclude he is
out of the game.
As advertising is the only thorough
ly practical way of soliciting trade at
a reasonable cost, it is the only way
tc make it appear that dealer is
playing the game Of modern business.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30
Fred L. Warner
Republican Candidate for
State Representative

Shall Support:
Prohibition amendment
to the Federal constitution
2.-Woman Suffrage
"a more just and work
able primary election law
4.-Budget Commission
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

Wortley & French's is the place to
buy Mi-o-na stomach tablets, the
guaranteed treatment for indigestion.
advertisement.
The luxury tax on shoes will give
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

the consumer something more to kicl
about, if not with.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30

hereby
given her
ut hans the in with
IN
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-30


perry will ennadew
in
Of
frs month
of the
Coz Of application
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
HAMLET

Mrs Leland Boyles spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents
nolds
Adam Fuhr and family. Don and
Russell Wagner and sister, Miss
Frances. and Harold Sproston visited
at the home Of H. n. Cooper Sunday
Mrs. G. l. Boyles spent the first OF
the week with her father, John Bo-
nynge, in Aledo.
Miss Mildred King was shopping in
Rock Island Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Peters and three chill
dren visited at Hiram Cooper's homo
Friday.
Mrs Alice Cain and children and
Miss Carrie Cooper were visitors al
the home of Tom Sproston Sunday.
John Nelly and Lloyd Halstead OF
ROCK Island visited at the c. b. Hal
stead home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Elliott OF
Edgington spent Sunday at Prentice
Halstead's home
Miss Millicent Boyles spent Satur-
day afternoon with Miss Lula Cooper
Mrs. Lennie King arrived home
Tuesday after stay of several
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Kelley of Moline.
Miss MiIiicent Boyles went TO Rock
Island Wednesday.
Carl Seastrand and Francis Nc
Farland, who have been sick, ar
getting along nicely.
Mrs. VIII Taylor and daughter
Miss Ruby Smell: visited sunday with
Ernest Smell at Camp Grant
O. n. Phillips shipped cattle tc
Chicago "Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
CANDY CHRISTMAS
GIFTS TO BE. SMALL

NO more five-pound boxes OF
candy for Christmas to young wom-
en- employed by large corpora
tons" is the stern order given out
by Charles Stevenson, head of the
sugar department of the United
States food administration, Illinois
division
He has notified all large business
houses that have been in the habit
Of presenting their girls with five
pound boxes of candy as Christmas
gifts, to COnfne their presents to
The one-pOund limit set by the food
administration.
"A much more practical remem-
Jrance at this time" declared Mr.
Stevenson, would be thrift stamps
/ representing the same investment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
SANFORD, Maine.

II suffered so much from a run
down, nervous condition and stom-
ach trouble that | never felt like
working. and had tried almost ev-
erything without relief. The first
bottle of Vinol, however, helped
me, and IL has finally built me up
so / feel better now than I have
for a long time. &C. ID. Haines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
ONLY few FEET
FROM BURSTING
SHELL is WORD
Receives Only Few Fragments from
Explosive Says Letter from
William klOckau.
HAPPY ALTHOUGH WOUNDED
e,veS Interesting Account of AC-
ten in Which Wounds Are
Received.

~nuIv got two small pieces Of
ehrspnel-aud the she'll hit just
sva feet from me" writes ". i.
s-,o.tsu son of Mr. and Mrs. VIII
-, KiorEau. S3g Seventeenth
-. now I'm base hospital in
r-.-ca
sI-lrreh confined il a hospital.
z-io-kau writes that he could not
r. HAPPIER. In an interesting let
.a- he tells OF taking part n one
~ tba Ya-t drives. and describes
&c action in which ne was wound
=
William KIorkau left with draft
i7rremeut last fall Tor Camp Dodge.
--hsra he was stationed for some
80 n-;or To shipment overseas.
T3ef1q called in the draft came
ga sunrise 10 him. as he had pre-
vious TO the call been rejected upon
-h-ee different attempts to vOlun-
Ter because of 4 slight physical
defect
At the time Of his departure he
was employed as q designer N me
drafting GaEs-I lll 7AL o. ihe Nei,e
Motor com paAs- tractor Ut an VI
The letter, id part as received oH
his parents yesterday, Is appended.
Were you ever real real HAPPY :
Well. If y0u were YOU know how L
feel right now Although this IS
the first time / was ever III a hos
pital, don't really mind It so much,
as there are many places thousands
Of times more unpleasant TO stay
The reason Why / am so happy IS
that It looks as though we might
have peace soon That's wonder
ful word. Peace, Just think what
il me2ns-home- home, and all that
goes with it
and of all the things l viii have
10 tell you. / nave seen some aW-
ful things anyone VINO mas gone
through the t--ugS we nave mere
has reason TO wish t0T peace Even
though I have seen little compared
to what some Of the boys here in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
ILLINOIS CITY

Mrs H O Swfrdler left for Alma
college. st Thomas. Ontario. Canada
Monday Mrs. Swiudler took dinner
Sunday with DIT. and Mrs. J. II. Ben
die
z De Morse has had another sue
cessfUl operation on his wounded
foot lie is doing nicely
Harry W Bark writes from France
On Oct q that ne is quite well
Rev Z s Busby. chairman Of Illi-
nois C\- branch. has received con
tainers ~ the Red Cross for Christ
mas presents to the boys in France
Please cali on him with the permits
from the boys to obtain them.
Clyde RausCh is very i'll Of pneu-
monia- following influenza
NJ. and Mrs Henry Schnellbecker
will live with Vernon Tyler
Peter Sedan viii move into Mr.
Huber's house
Helen Aio-enead is very i'll of in
fuOrZa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
MAKE TOO LARGE A
DISPLAY OF CANDY

Display of candy boxes over the
ne-pound limit set by the United
states food admin istration- in win
dows of candy stores, and.insidesthe
stores. has come to the attention OF
the sugar department OF the food
administration. Notices were sent
cut to as Chicago confeCtioners to
appear before the commission and
explain why they are .disobeying
orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
Hardly Drug Store in the Land
That Does Not Sell This Remedy

the system. 1t is then that you
should promptly take a few bottles
of S. S. S. the great blood purifier
and strengthened. II will ciea use
the blood thoroughly. and build up
and strengthen the whole system
s. 5. S. is sold by all druggists
Valuable information about the
blood supply can be had free by
writing to the Swift Specific Co,
"A Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ca
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
On the Market Half a Century.

When you are in perfect health.
and are enjoying a strong and Wig
orous vitality. il is then that your
blood is free from all impurities.
You should be very careful and
give heed 10 the slightest indIca-
ton OF impure blood. A sluggish
circulation is often indicated by an
impaired appetite, a feeling OF las
situde and 4 general weakening 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08

Get the New Edison in your home at once. E
the latest up~to~date song hits of the big cities
funny minstrel shows. Hear the grand old Oh,
bands, hear the stirring patriotic marches, the
duets and quartettes. You will sit awe~stricken
at the wonderful grand operas as sung by the
the tender sweet harmony of quartettes singing
those old melodies that you have heard all your
life and have loved SO we'll Take your choice
Of any kind of entertainment; it is always ready
for you when you have Mr.. Edsons wonderful
phonograph in your home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08

as has been previously put into the
candy"
1t is reported that the young
women are rising en- masse to pro-
test against such stringent conser-
walton and Mr.. Stevenson's friends
hope no harm will befall him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08

ness and awful
pains-and moth
luE seem ed 10 do
me any good. A
frIe = 9 advised
ne to take Lydia
L. p p x h q III s
eEetabIe COM
pound. I d0d so
and got ? g i e z
right away I can
certainly recon-
mend this vaIua-
BILE edIClue 70
other women 40
suffer, for il has
done such go Cd
- ok FOR me and
H. nal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
Tired, Overworked Men
What You Need is VinOl

Vinol creates strength because it is a non-secret
combination of the most famous Bodybuilding
and strengthening elements known-BeeF
and Cod Liver Peptones, Iron and Manganese
and Glycerophosphates. You who are run
down, nervous, lack energy and working
strength, we know that Vnol is what you need.
Try it at our risk Here is Proof:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-13
Scrap Iron Lying
AT Kailua
Is Strapped Over
Harbor Board Wants To Collect
Fees For Long Use of Wharf
As Junk Pile and Debate
Grows Animated On Ways and
Means

rho.o o,,,,,. . o.,,,, ,,.ou oo.o,,
az "'''''' " '"P WV swap
IRON at the meeting or the harbor com
mission yesterday, but the controversy
was finally settled nv Generalization -
,L, Cuo;A !, p;o,
''' "'"" - ''H
authorized 10 try ana ma the owner
Of this scrap iron and notify him that
he will either have to remove if from
.ho ,,ooL - Ko;,uo -, o ,,o,o
~, Wv manu-" pay "o'"'' "S''
me trouble came up on consideration
of letter from the wharfnger at Kni-
Iua, Hawaii, in which he stated that he
bod rotifod Tho 1orors.o vho ouus tho
scrap IRON 10 remove H. o"' 'h"' IN
stead of doing so he had gone to HO-
nomIu and the twenty tons of old iron
was still on the pier at Kailua and in
everybody wav.
Sugar Ia Rlamed
S--.:.-.-- u..,.. ...,,., =.
o''''''i"S'"'r' ",N'nH N'%'' '""' -
was SuPI'"Ne,' ,""' W. i"''' 'Hi""''
oF'""' "o"'. ""' '"'' '"P ''"'i
away "". ''"' '"''' vas '""
n'oNe"iti' VI sugar "'''N' que l" ~" I
thcrc hod boon M o,nort"nity - rr
move the iron.
But if was EXPLAINED that this iron
had been there long time. in spite of
orders for its removoI Commissioner
Wakefield moved that dcmurrapc he
charged on the iron from September |,
at the same rate as charged in Homo
| mm and UiIO. namely twenty. five cent,
a dav per ton.
How collect itI' asked Commits
| sioncr MptzVCr
Attach the IRON" remarked Wat
! kins.
"'Wen. Won can T make n ruIc retro
active" answered Metzgcr, "and We
! only have demurrayr rules for Homo
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-13
ENGINE ROOM MEN
GETTING SCARCE.

4 srriouS shortage of men for the
engine room crews Of the Inter Island
Steam Navigation company is threaten
ed, according to report current ON the
waterfront yesterday. Higher wages
on the coast and a constant demand for
engineers to fin brrths on the new
steamers being built are causing IL
number of tn" old time Honolulu rngin.
tive pastures.
In years gone by. the prevailing
wage here for engine room crews was
materially higher than it WAS on the
Coast. Today reverse condition pre-.
walls. Thr prevailing rate on the
Coast today for steam schooner rngin
GERS is $40 to 1878 for chief engin-
GERS; $l75 for FIRST assistant engineers;
500 for second assistants and $l45 Tor
third assistants. The chief engineer on
the Mauna kra and Kilauca are re-.
crlVing $2I5 a month; the chiefs on the
KInau and ClHudlne, 500 and the chief
engineers on the other vessels of the
fleet are receiving only $lS5 Il, month.
First assistants here are getting $l5o
as against *I75 ON the COnst and second
assistants ar" getting &l45, while the
men in like service on the Coast are
getting $500
There ha~ been no strike or dCmand
made by the engineers here for NOR"
wages but as the opportunity arises, the
men are quietly leaving for San Fran
cisco and Seattle, It is reported. In
former Years engineers were Pnld high
cr here thnn steam schooner men were
getting on the Coast on tn" grounds
that their work here was more siren
uouH and difficult to perform. The
wage seal" for engineers on the Pacific
Coast was set 10y the United States
Shipping Board for vessels under their
control and all other lines Immediately
raised their schedules to meet the raise,