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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30
Santa Claus Headquarters
Just the same as in former Years, You will
Find Santa Claus at IRONS, where He Always
Makes His Headquarters.

Now don't mised thinking there will be goods
choose from because Factories will get
their production will be able
produce material
TO operate machinery So advise
shopping on holiday goods while complete
prices lower than will them
The choicest Handkechiefs
ever shown but they months
find them you
LINEN, just the What would think
told that handkches s
away? knowing Of
be had for several any supply
the old price.
Ladies' imported Lsnoyne Beisaen
They corners variety
OF designs both white
them Ladies Pure Linen Embroidered
signs and perfect workmanship
TO the values all linen initial Handkerchefs
same quality at the old price Csc Also
price We variety Aandkerch nicely put
up in Xmas boxes at 25c, 2ec SOC st0o per
Mems choice Neektes n boxes, at soc each.
Embroidered 10 pieces at $3.50 per set
Hand Table Mats pieces set at SIX per
Hand Purses and Wrist Bags endless
shapes, at sto0 and grades
Knit Cap children at $500 set.
Knit rod SOC and 500
Towel Sets consisting of bath towel
cloth, in pink, blue gold neatly $3.50 Set
Beacon Bath Robe eolorinQs deons with
frog cord tassel 0 at $500 each
Silk petooats bought advance silks You must
see the display; all coors regular and you
lady matter how many
she have !
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-30

CHICAGO REPRESENTATIVES
g. C. Theis Company, SEA Monadnock
Block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
ROCK ISLAND TO PARTICIPATE IN WORK
OF HELPING STATE SAVE LIVES OF 5,625
RABIES IN YEAR BEGINNING ON APRIL 6

ment that could be devised with the
date now at hand. If the registra-
ton of births and deaths were COM
plete in all the states, an apportion-
ment Of quotas of the 100000 lives to
be saved by the various states could
be made upon different basis"
Plans for the celebration of chill
dren's year, of which the saving OF
100, 900 lives is one feature, are being
developed by the children's bureau in
cooperation with the child-welfare
department of the womau's committee
OF the council of national defense. The
safeguarding and protection of chill
dren Is looked upon as a patriotic
duty in view of the unavoidable vast
age Of human life incident to war. 1t
is expected that the 5000 or more To-
cal committees of the child-welfare
department Of the woman's committee
will be able to carry the campaign to
every community in the United States.
This is looked upon as. essential to
the success of the movement, for in
the last analysis, every community
must save its own babies If they are to
be saved at all. State and federal
agencies, either official or voluntary,
can make plans and offer suggestions
but each community must bear its full
share of responsibility in making the
campaign success.
The quotas assigned to the various
states are given in the following ia
bles. First column Of figures gives
population under five In 1910 census
and second column quota of lives to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25

Herman Raymond Churchill, nation
al army.
Joel H. Nichols. marine corps.
Clifford Clarence Cheney, ambulance
unit.
Clarence Oscar Hanson. national
army.
Fred Lawrence Martin, navy hospi-
tai unit.
Charles George Brasmer, marine
corps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
CLOTHING Store
IS BURCLAR|zEO
Furnishing Valued 1t 800 Are Stolen
FrcR Hayes Store on Sec.
ond Avenue.
ENTERED THROUGH REAR DOOR
Shirts, Sox, Ties, Suit Cases and Necl-
ties Are Taken-Thief Makes
Clean Getaway.

Following the burglary OF the Fifth
avenue clothing store Saturday night
the Hayes Clothes shop, 17l4 Second
avenue. was burglarized some time
Sunday morning. The value Of goods
stolen is estimated to be 800.
The proprietor, on opening the store
this morning. found the glass in tho
rear door smashed and the door open.
A small hole had been made In the
glass through which the burglar had
released a small Iron bar which held
the door securely. On the outside Of
the glass was heavy wire netting
which had been cut previous to break
ing the glass.
The articles stolen are: five fancy
silk shirts valued at IS each; one tau
suit case, one imitation walrus hand
bag, three neckties. valued at 81 each:
one set of pearl cuff buttons. ono
cameo stickpin, one watch with Gus
tafson & Hayes written across the
dial; one-half dozen Is cent pairs of
sox and two spring caps. The poles
were Immediately notified and arc
working on the case. Evidently the
thief was either a boy or mpn small
in stature, as the shirts stolen were
size IA and 14N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
MILAN CHURCH GETS
A SERVICE EMBLEM

The Milan Methodist church was
presented with a service nag by the
w. M. B. society at the services yes.
terday morning. The flag which hae
10 stars was presented by Mrs. Alvin
Johnson. She read the names of the
boys who have gone to war and re-
cited poem, "The Service Flag" by
Joseph Dulton. Rev. Van Alstyne
spoke on Higher Patriotism"
The names Of the boys and the de-
partment to which they belong fol
lows:
Joseph Hugh Robson, national
army, honorably discharged on &C.
count of i'll health.
Allen Townsend Eddy, medical de-
partment.
Glenn Fitzsimmons, engineer corps
Edwin G. Bowman. engineer corps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25

Rock Island will help Illinois save
1925 babies and the nation l00,0OO
lives, during the year beginning April
g. 1t is to be known as "Children
Year" The baby Welfare station will
conduct the work Of life-saving among.
children throughout this city.
The children's bureau of the depart
ment of labor announced today the
number of lives each state is asked to
save in the campaign to save 100000
babies and young children during chill
fdren's year beginning April 6. An
nouncement Of the purpose to wage
such a campaign was made some Time
ago by the children's bureau and the
child-welfare department OF the wom-
ans committee of the council OF ma
tional defense, and the response.
which has surpassed all expectations,
indicates that efforts to promote the
health and welfare Of children are to
be more vigorous this year than ever
before.
The saving OF 100000 lives OF chill
dren under five is only one part OF the
big program for the welfare OF 3O,-
100000 children under Is in the coun-
try. 1t is realized by all concerned
that the standards Of child protec-
ton must not be relaxed during war
time, and the United States Is expect
ed to profit by the experience OF other
warning countries. where the import
ance Of safeguarding childhood Is en-
phasized as never before.
The campaign to save 100000 lives
Of babies and young children in the
United States during the second year
OF the war is to be inaugurated Dy 9
national weighing and measuring ties,
beginning April s, the anniversary Of
the declaration OF war by this coun'
NY. In announcing the quotas tne
children's bureau said: -
In order that each state may fee
responsible for a definite number o.
lives TO be saved, quotas have been as
signed TO the various states, the ap
Environment being made on the basil
the population under FIVE ACCORDING
10 the 1910 census. This Of cours'
cannot take account OF the varyini
Death rates in the different state
Where death rates are known.
In about half the states OF Tn
country, comprising nearly one-thir'
OF the population, the registration
eeaths was not sufficiently cOmplet
70 warrant their inclusion in the reg
Aration area when the latest report
we're published. The registration Q
aFths Is seriously deficient in stil
Asser number of states. For that res
1n the apportionment OF quotas
hiAnt lives to be saved could not D
made upon the basis Of the infan
Mortality rate, which 10 based on Tn
lumber Of deaths under ono year an
We number Of recorded births. Thu
as only basis for the assignment
saotas uniformly applicable to a
sa1es is the population as shown o
ae federal census AS the effort fc
e hundred thousand lives applies
e specially hazardous period OF III
Maes hve years of age. the quotas q
0cNlated upon the basis OF the pol
uasion under FIVE.
IN making the apportjonment @
~ basis it was realized that hie
Is thus set for states In wnie
e Death rate among young chtldre
feady low. On the other hand, u
sk set may be low for some stat
nefe the child death rate is excee
ay high. 1t does not appear to
edble to avoid some situations
Ms kind by any method Of apport!o'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25

Mrs. J. P. Siemon, 1880 Eleventh
street. The topic is 1.-THE Tribe OF
God" and Mrs. f. N. Kerr is the leader.
Saturday afternoon the Junior
Worth While Girls will meet with Miss
Alice Jacobson, 523 Eleventh Street.
Free Methodist meeting will
be held Tuesday evening at the
church.
The Woman's Foreign Mission So
ciety will meet Thursday afternoon at
2 in the home of Mrs. w. o. Anderson,
Eighth avenue and Fourteenth-and-a-
half street.
Prayer services will be held Thurs
day evening at the church.
The teacher training class win meet
Friday evening with Mrs. R. c. Vance
1868 Eleventh street.
South Park Presbyterian-The mems
bible class will meet in special session
Tuesday evening in the home Of J. c
Fry, 2916 Thirteenth avenue.
The church will be open at O'Clock
Wednesday for Red Cross sewing.
The Juniors will meet at 4:15 Wed
nesday for a temperance session ant
several essays submitted in the W. C
T. U. contest will be read. Prayer
services Wednesday evening at 7:3l
will be addressed by Rev. A. G. Stew
art of the Edgington church with {
special message from presbytery.
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 the Wo
mans guild coffee will be held in tn
home of Mrs. w. H. Beeler, a22
Ninth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25

Cleland Presbyterian L The Ladies' +,
Aid society will meet with Mrs.
Michael Bollman, 512 Twenty-second
avenue, Wednesday afternoon.
Prayer meeting and bible study class
will be held Wednesday evening in the
home Of Mrs. Katherine Burton. 551
Swenty-second avenue.
The board Of trustees will meet
Thursday evening in the home of
Charles Guldenxopf, 2132 Ninth street.
Next Sunday evening temperance
program will be given at the church
whom Florence Tams and Charles
Sackville will head their prize essays
in the W. c. T. U. contest. There also
will be other items on the program.
United Presbyterian - Mid week
prayer services will be held Wednes-
day evening at the church.
Memorial Christian - Tomorrow
evening the Christian Endeavor So
| ciety will meet for its monthly bus
mess session in the church.
Prayer services will be held We'd
nesday evening at 1880.
| The members OF the Ladies' Aid so
ciety will meet at the church Thurs
day afternoon at 2. Mrs. L. ]. Kincaid
is chairman of the day and at 2:30 the
company will leave the church, the
destination being unknown to mem
bers.
| Friday evening the Loyal Bereans
will meet with Mrs. r. Bollman, 1000
Seventeenth street.
! The ofiicial board will meet at the
church Friday evening at 7:45.
I EdgewOod Baptist-The board O.
trustees will meet Tuesday evening il
the home Of DR.. J. H. c. Read, 63'
Forty-fourth street.
The Cleaners class will meet for thu
monthly session Wednesday Afternoon
Yin the home Of Mrs. Joseph Wilmer
$40 Forty-third street.
Prayer services will be held Wednes
day evening in the home Of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Joseph Wilmer, $40 Forty-thir
street.
Thursday evening the church choi
will meet for rehearsal in the parson
age, 1902 Seventh avenue, to prepar
for Easter Sunday.
Friday evening at the church tn
5 Sunday school will hold shadow SC
J, ciable to which all members Of tn
i, Rschool are invited.
d Trinity Episcoral-Holy commune
will be held Monday, Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday mornings at 10
Wednesday and Friday mornings at
Il morning prayer and litany and Wee
n needay and Friday mornings at IL
i evening prayer and address Monda,
I. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons ;
u 4: evening prayer and sermon by R
Y Rev Marmaduke Hare, dean of Tril
r ity cathedral, Davenport, Wednesda
evening at 7:30; litanys~ intercessio
and mediation at 7:30 p. m. Friday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
FORTY BARS HERE
HANDLE TRADE Of
225 BACK IN 1916
Saloons I'M Rock IslzRd Wet Zone Con.
gested Because Of Heavy De.
crease I'm Number.
ARE no MAKE A NEW SURVEY
Tipping House Owners Claim Center
Of Arc Should Be Further
North on Viaduct.

Forty saloons in Rock Island are
now handling a liquor trade for a
larger population than 225 tipping
houses did two years ago.
That is why Second avenue west Of
Seventeenth street Saturday night
was jammed with men, why the tip
ping houses we're so crowded with
customers that bar space was at q
premium and why the city was con-
fronted with a difficult policing prob
lem.
Scott county before the state Of
Iowa became dry possessed IS sa-
looms, Moline had IS and Rock Island
| IS. Now this city has but 40. The
community has increased in popula-
ton as well.
The saloons were crowded beyond
all former marks. Men at the bar
rail were squeezed and crushed 90
that drinking was difficult. Shortly
before the closing time, II o'clock, a
number who had places in the from,
line would sell beer to those further
back for as high as Is cents. One
saloonkeeper said he never saw as
much money at one time in his life
before, Silver was massed around his
two cash registers. Another patror
from Davenport, who had taken OF
i quite a load, explained to an officer
who stopped him, that it had taker
him As minutes to get to the bar ant
when he got there he decided 1t woult
be wise to drink plenty for he nigh
not get back again.
Saloonkeepers would have show
good Judgment had they closed thei
doors for the night when they saw
that the situation was developing q
it did.
A New Survey.
It is understood that a number o
the saloonkeepers whose. places o
business are on the edge Of the boun
Diary line marking the dry zone, hav
engaged an attorney and are havin
surveys made on the claim that tn
center of circle measured to describ
the zone, should be 81 feet furthe
} north on the viaduct than the surve
l made by the government. II this
r the case, several saloons would b
permitted to reopen.
t Although it is denied, there are r;
: more that the saloon men are to hav
:. a representative in Washington
: take up the matter Of resembling tn
order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
CUMMINGS IS NOW A REAL SOLDIER AND
STATES THAT TRAINING AT CAMP DODGE
IS GREAT STUFF TO TAKE ON THE BEEF

Glenwood Tremaine Cummings,
whose stories Of mythical air battles
in which he was the hero. won him a
place in Rock Islands exclusive cir
cles several months ago. Saturday in
Rock Island gava verbal endorsement
as to the benefits Of army training
as provided for national army soldiers
at Camp Dodge.
Cummings stopped OF in this city
enroute to Missouri, where he is to
visit relatives. He is on a Today fur
Tough from Camp Dodge where he has
been for the last six weeks.
Il am feeling fine-as flt as can be.
I've only gained 20 pounds since I've
been at Camp Dodge" he said.
Several months ago, 1t was Lieuten-
| ant Glenwood Tremaine Cummings,
mythical officer of the British royal
flying corps and possessor Of the dis
tinguished Service Order"
Today he is Private G. T. Cummings,
an actual soldier in training at Camp
Dodge.
Cummings was on q ship coming
back from England where he had tried
to enter the Royal Flying corps. While
on the ship with another American, he
began joking about having been In the
flying corps. The news finally got
around the boat that the two were
British flyers and when they landed in
this country they were given q rousins
reception thus practically forcing
them to go through with their joke
Detroit, Chicago and finally Rock Is.
land bowed to his feet, as Cummings
related the story of his famous flight
in which his observer was killed in al
air battle and he was wounded Maya
zines published his stories and clubs
begged for a chance to have him ad
dress them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
THOUSANDS view
MILITARY RITES
OF LATE OFFICER
p.s,le Throng to Get Glimpse Of Men
IN Ordnance Service a They
March In Procession.
rnrrENANT IS LAID TO REST
vs&Aers and Fathers Weep ~ CaissoH
Bearing Casket Passes Through
Streets.

thousands OF tri-city people Wit
,ssed the military funeral ceremon-
~ of the late Lieutenant Hiram c.
prather OF Detroit, held in Rock Is
iand yesterday afternoon.
A. the hour set, 1880, hundreds were
.urrounding the Knox chapel await
M the appearance OF the soldiers and
oGicers who were to take part in the
funeral procession. AS the pallbear-
srs appeared carrying the casket
which was wrapped with an American
daS, all present removed their hats In
hoAor Of the dead soldier and to the
national emblem. The military funeral
VAS the first that has been held In the
tri-cities since the United States de-
clsred war. Among the throng, moth
ers and fathers who no doubt were
thinking Of their boys who had gone
10 war. were quietly weeping.
Members Of the infantry stationed on
the arsenal were the first in line OF
march just preceding the caisson
which bore the casket. On the top OF
the casket resting on the American
fax was the officers cap. Following
the casket were officers, friends Of
Lieutenant Prather. Soldiers in the
ordnance department followed the Of
acers., Clergymen participated in thu
procession which proceeded to thu
Broadway Presbyterian church, WHERE
the services, conducted by Rev. Johl
NcGown Stevenson, took place ant
from there to the Rock Island arsena
cemetery where the body was laid t,
rest
On either side of the street wher
the procession proceeded were thou
sands of people anxious to get
glispse of the soldiers and officers VIII
we're in the line Of march.
he Pallbearers.
Those who acted as pallbearer
we're: First Lieutenants HanseI
Hicks, Puff, beats, Cooley and Hob,
all officers in the ordnance reserv
corps stationed on the Rock Islam
arsenal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25
TAXES ARE NOW DUE.

Real estate and personal. You will
ret better service by calling now than
il you wait till March and the last
minute rush. Tax collector has Of
fees in the State Bank building. You
are requested to pay your taxes nov
80 as to relieve the congestion later
on.
WALDO SCHNEIDER. Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-25

He was arrested at his home near
Sheffield in January and confessed to
government officers that he had not at
any time been In the Royal Flying
corps. He was indicted into the ma
tional army and sent to the training
camp at Camp Dodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
FRENCH ORCHESTRA EVEN OVATION BY
 LARGE AUDIENCE
All French Numbers Pre- sented-Audience Appre- ciative of Excellent
 Programme

The famous orchestra from the Paris
 conservatory, Se men, touring the princF
 pal cities of the United States, with the greetings of the French republic to the American people, received a great ova- tion in a concert at the Tutwiler last night. It appeared under the auspices of theMusic Study club and was led by
 Andre Messager with poetic insight and schorlarly finish. An all-French pro-
 gramme was presented, and with the exception of Cesar Franck's symphony in D Minor, the various numbers were
 heard here for the first time. Before beginning the concert proper the orches- tra played the Star Spangled Banner and the effect was singularly thrilling It was indeed. little short of a revala- tion.
 Bizet's overture "Patrie" was spirited and full of melodic charm and as might have been expected was reminiscent of the composers master work, Carmen. Then followed the symphony, rich I in color and tender in it's sorrow-laden notes, and read and performed with rare sympathy and breadth.
 After brief internission came Paul Dukas' symphonic poem, L'Apprentier 1 Sorcier" then Saint Saens' majestic Pre- 1 lude du Deluge,' with violin solo, played by Alfred Brun. The programme closed with Labs Norwegian rhapsody, land the evenings entertainment came to an end by the orchestra playing "The l Marseillaise."
 | The audience was hearty in its ap- plause, which the artists graciously Acknowledged by rising and lowing, but no encore pieces were played This seems to be the invariable rule.
 The Paris Conservatory orchestra ii | it's makeup is excellent in every pas- ticular It is finely balanced and the sorority and tonaI quality of it's string section could not be surpassed. Re- marked, too, was the wood-wind choir. No finer was ever heard in this couE- try.
 The Tutwiler, temporarily converted
 into an auditorium, was scene of e.
 splendent beauty. The audience num-
 bered 2o00 and the box office receipts
 1 were about 5000.
 The seating arrangements were ad- l mirable and the High school boys, who
 acted as ushers, seated the large crowd
 ! without the least delay or confusion.
 The Music Study club was ably as
 sisted last night by J. H. Holcombe g,
 lB. E. Burton and Fred B. Shireman, I manager of the Tutwiler hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15

Cleveland, O., November 14.-The Iron Trade Review today says:
 With the war over American industry is impatient for the triunlphs of the new peace. A swelling chorus is being raised to Washington to hasten the process of readjustment and to cut loose the con- tracts for virtually useless war produc- tion which continues to tie up so much valuable material and plant capacity Many shanufacturers, cNnvincsd : that sound prosperity hereby will be restored the more quickly, aim to get on q peace basis at the earliest possible time. Calm study of the arinistice terms to Germany, which effectively strip that nation of war power, has stimulated this move nlent. Washington apparently is harken- ing to this state of opinion. A quick re- adjustment of priority regulations has been made which retains ship and rail- road demands at the top of the list, but subordinates munitions requirements. At the same time 50 per cent restriction on the supply of steel for industrial use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
Grand Duke of Baden
 Postpones Abdication

Copenhagen, November 14.-The Ber- lingske Tidende learns that the Wurt- temburg cabinet has been supplemented by members of the peoples national, the liberal and the centrist parties.
 A Karlsruhe dispatch declares that the Grand Duke of Baden has postponed his abdieation, the revolution in Baden having resumed quieter aspect.
 Advices from Berlin say that the req guards n Brunswick are arrestlng the high officials ana high representa- l. .tives of the military authorities and throwing them into prison.
 Another dispatch says the negota- tions between the soldiers' council and the Grand Duke of Saxe- Weimar were nroIoneed and dramatic. The grand duke consistently refused to abdicate but finally he yielded. On account of the unpopularity of the grand duke the council advised him to go to some small