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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
FARMERS TO PUT
SEED CORN EARS
UP IN CONTESTS

A campaign to induce farmers to
collect seed from corn standing in
the field was started two months
ago by the state council of defense
through it's food production and
conservation committee. The result
of this campaign is to be shown at
the International Livestock eXposi-
ton to take place at the Union
stock yards in Chicago. Nov. 30 to
Dec Z.
In connection with the livestock
show will be the Illinois seed corn
exhibit. The seed corn admiuistra-
ton of the state council of defense
has arranged for space and is offer
ing $1,000 in prizes for the best
ears OF seed corn produced in the
state on farms this year.
Prizes of 81, 81, So and 81 are
offered for the best 10 ears each of
Pride of the North. Minnesota, No
13. Silvermine. Funk's 90-day, red
yellow dent. Boone county, Johnson
county. leaning and silver king
corn and for any other variety of
yellow or white corn not named
Prizes of $40 will be given for
the best 10 ears OF white corn and
the best 10 ears OF yellow corn in
the state regardless OF district, and
the best single ear of corn in the
whole state viii carry off the state
championship prize OF $50. The
best 10 ears viii be awarded q $50
prize.
There will also be prizes Of SO,
SIR 500 and S25 for the hest seed
corn in busheI lots from each zone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
CAPTAIN COMEGYS ON AOUTTANIA WHEN
1T CUT BRITISH DESTROYER IN TWO
WITH LOSS OF IS MEN, ON ENGLISH COAST

The New York Times relates the
r.rcumstances of an accident at sea
while the war was still on. but
which is just now released, which
is of local interest because of the
fact that Captain J. P. Comegys of
this city was the medical officer On
the Aquitania and made a couple
Of round trips to Europe on her.
The Times account follows:
Details Of the ramming of Unit
ed States destroyer by d British
troOpship in the English channel
last month, as well as the names OF
the vessels involved, were brought
to New York yesterday by 25 mem
bers of the crew of the American
destroyer Shaw. who arrived from
Liverpool on the Canadian Pacific
liner Melita.
Mention of the without
the names of the ships owing TO
the rigid censorship-wa made
after it occurred in London cable
dispatches. 1t is now possible to
give the account in full
II " Dis lIt OuIteu DLdJtS destroy
er Shaw which was rammed off
Portland Bill in the English chan
mel on Oct 8 at a m, by the
British transport Aquitania, and 35
feet was cut off the bow of the
Shaw, with the loss of one officer
and IA seamen. Directly the Shaw s
bow fell off, as if sheared by knife,
the forward oil tank, which had
been cut open, burst into flames ami
added 10 the danger of the crew.
Two other destTOyers raced to the
rescue at full speed and made fast.
one on either side of the damaged
vessel The bow waves thrown by
the destroyers swept over the bro
ken decks of the Shaw and eXtin-
guished the flames.
The forward bulkhead held. for
tunately, and the injured destroyer
was lowed into Portsmouth, where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
PROPERTY OWNERS NOTICE.
Warrant No. 352


Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board of
local improvements of the city of
Rock Island, Ill, has filed i'll the
county court of Rock Island county
certificate of the cost of the i'm
prOvement entitled in said court,
I'm Re Petition of the City of Rock
Island, Ill, to assess the cost OF the
paving of Ninth street with brick
from the northeast corner of the
southeast corner of section three,
township II north range two west
of the fourth p NJ eighteenth ave
nue., thence south to a point 200
feet north of the north channel OF
Rock river" And said certificate
also shows the court costs, the
amount of accrued interest and the
total amount of said assessment,
and said certificate also states that
the said improvement conforms
substantially to the requirements
of the original ordinance for the
construction of the same, as re-
duired by law. Said certificate also
shows that there is a deficit in the
amount of said assessment in the
sum of S12 1881, which deficit the
court has ordered spread in sup
Elemental assessment herein.
A hearing on the confirmation OF
such supplemental assessment as
well as the final hearing on said
certificate will be had on the 7th
day of December. A ID. 1918, at
o'clock a m, or as soon thereafter
as the business of the court will
permit All persons desiring may
file objections in said court before
said day and may appear at the
hearing and make their defense.
Dated this 22nd day of November,
A ID. 1918.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
\. JUHL,
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
JOHN A MURRIN,
JOHN II. LIEDTKE,
Board of Local Improvements of
the City of Rock Island. III.
JAMES MAUCkER, officer ap-
pointed to make the assessment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
SONG SERVICE As
THANK OFFERING

The fourth annual Thanksgiving
so1csrt Of South Park Presbyter-
ian Sunday school will be given to-
morrow evening at 1:3O o'clock.
Friends are invited to share in the
praise service and to hear Of the
mans and purposes of the school
This is the only time during the en-
ire year that an Offering is asked
10 help in defraying the expense OF
the school. and the thank Offering is
used for this purpose
The program has been announc-
ed as follows:
Hymn, America the Beautiful.
Psalm 100, repeated in concert
followed by prayer.
Choir, The Lord in Strength
Victorious "
S0lO-Miss Florence Long.
Choir. 20 Come Let Us Sing"
Song, Father We Thank Thee
Primary children.
Offering
Offering Hymn, For Thy Gifts
So Many''-JuniOrs
Talk. "Billman Hayes and the
Tucson School C. W. Halves.
Solo-AIiss Dorothy Algie.
Talk, Our Boys and How To
Make South Park Ready for Them
James Algie.
Honor roll service and song,
God Keep and Guide You"
Closing words-Rev- W. g. Ogle-
tee
Song, God Of Our Fathers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

she is now being repaired in the
naval dock yard.
Captain j. T. Charles, R y. R.
who commanded the Aquitania
when she left New York for South
amptOn on Oct. with 5000 Amer
lean troops, was not at fault for
the collision, as his was the over
taken vessel.
The Shaw tried to cross the Aqui-
tania's bows, which was steaming
at nearly % knots, and at a crit
zeal moment, according to one of
the crew, the steering gear damned
and the next moment the sharp
bow of the Aquitania cut into the
destroyer, sending the fOrepart,
with IA men and an officer, to the
bottom of the channel
The Aquitania was in New York
two weeks ago. but there was no
mark on her bow to show that she
had been in collision, and Captain
Charles and his crew of 200 Off
GERS and men kept the matter Sc
cret, as the war was still on and
the publication of such accidents to
warships was regarded by the Brit
ish admiralty as giving comfort TO
the enemy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
ASK RETURN ALL
SWEATERS TAKEN
OUT BY KNITTER

The sweaters taken out on the
recent quota are now due TO be re-
turned TO Red Cross headquarters
Nearly all Of the sweaters are row
in. but a few remain in the hands
Of Hlitters, who are asked 10 com
pIete them at once
The knitting department states
that quite 4 large quantity of yarn
taken out previous TO the distribu-
tioa Of the last quota, has not been
turned in Knitters are requested
70 work it up as rapidly as pos
sible. notices have been sent 10 all
those who have had yarn in Their
possession for several months ask
ing that the yarn be returned or. il
it had been returned, TO so notify
the chapter.
Every knitter is asked to consid-
er herself part Of the great pro-
ducing machine Of the American
Red Cross. The delay Of any ono
knitter can hinder the working ~
the entire machine. The coopera-
ton Of every worker is necessary
pesc0 waffle syrup, Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

Rev q. A. BEandeIIe, d. d., pres
ident of the Augustana Lutheran
synod of America, will tomorrow
begin his duties as pastor of Grace
Lutheran church in this city, to
which charge he was called in the
late spring He will occupy the
pulpit at both the morning and
evening hours of worship
DR.. Brandeile, who was born at
AndOver, Ill, is a graduate Of Au-
gustana college in the class Of 1882
and completed his course in the
theological seminary of the same
institution and was ordained TO the
Lutheran ministry in the class OF
1884 Immediately upon his Ordina-
ton DR.. Brandelle assumed the pas
tOrate of the Lutheran church in
Denver, Colo, which charge he has
served continuously since He was
chosen to the position of president
Of the Augustana synod last spring
upon the death of the former in
cumbent. Or. J.. A. Johnston. He
has been actively interested in and
identified with all big undertakings
in the Lutheran church at large
and is held one Of the most capable
men in the church today
Dr.. AMI Mrs. Brandelle will oc-
rupy the church parsonage which
has recently been remOdeied and
redecorated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
cANTEEN OPENS
TO SERVE LADS
~ Gross Service Station for
homecoming Soldiers to BE
Started Tonight.
THROW DOOR KEY AWAY
rsmhers Of Chapter to Keep Place
Open p Hours Daily Dur
ing Winter Months.

o,enine Of the Red Cross can
station at Fifth avenue and
~tfrtv-first street takes place to-
-'-st It will hencef0rth be open
~ and night 10 soldiers enroute
.bsir homes from the front.
. rightilg and heating apparatus
= installed today in order 10
- the place as comfortable as
--.sfbra fer its soldier patrons
-. rsrteen will he decorated with
1sgs and signs Of welcome. Sand
--.ebas and hot coffee viii be serv-
= a. all hours. post cards Will be
3is,rlbuted. and many other com
s--+s providaG. Hundreds of men
-. now passing through Rock Is
- every day as the camps are
60 danobiI5zed. Word viii be
.sssed through the trains that
81 Island holds a welcome and
--sss-f,1l rest and refreShment room
a. every man or his way home
from camp.
Receive Orders.
This action on the part of the
i,[sI Red Cross was taken at the
-s-~est of division headquarters. \
,s,sgram was received yesterday
sj-e1,51E the Rock Island chapter
n r-ovide night ana day service
so- returning men, AMI asking that
,5s canreen be decorated in gala
nav As trains pull i'm at the
Tbfrtierh street Rock Island sta
-ior 2 blaze of color and light will
e-ss+ the men from across the
s.-a4,. and every soldier viii
troW that there q welcome awaits
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
FOR LUMBAGO
Try MusteroIe. See How
Quickly 1t Relieves

You just rub Musterole in brisSly, and
usually the pain is gone-a delicious
soothing comfort cOmesto takeitsp place
Musterole is a clean, white ointment
made with oil of mustard. Use il instead
of mustard plaster. Will not blister.
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients
They VIII gladly tell you what relief
it gives from sore throat, bronchitis,
Group. stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia
congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum'
bago, pains and aches of the back or
joints. sprains, sore muscles. bruises
chilblains, frosted feet, colds OF the
chest. Always dependable.
30 and 60c jars; hospital size S2-5Q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
CALL FOR BIDS.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the mayors office until 10 O'Clock
a. m, Dec. z, 1918, for furnishing
the city with ordinance books, as
per specifications on file in the
mayors office.
Rock Island, Ill, Nov. 90, 1918.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

and a state prize Of $50 each for the
best bushel OF white and the best
bushel Of yellow corn in the state,
so ears to be considered a bushel
Exhibits should be sent, express
prepaid, to the seed corn exhibit.
International Livestock exposition,
Union stock yards, Chicago, with
the owners name attached inside
the package
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
N!B1Tof

Phone RI. 2S5. Trefz Express Co
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Besco Motor Oil. Beardsley's.
r. / Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. l. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

Special week in women's. misses
and children's ready-tO-wear, at
McCabe's this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

Special week in women's, misses
and children's ready-to-wea-, at
MCCabe'S this week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

Special week in women's. misses
and children's ready-tO-Wear, at
McCabe's this week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
German battle fleet at Kiel. Center left


a 0 O pd Germ 0 " h
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23
Josephson's

-, Qual3ly JeWelrr store
-'-7 FlfLL avenue. Moline. III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

Special week in yyor1eu,e misses
-, cAlldreu's seAdy-tO- wear, at
@DS This week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

delicious Wines. Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

on fixed margin of pront over the
purchases an article at higher fg
customer can and should inquire OF
sIand County Food Administration
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

Besco waffle syrup, Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

The prices are established based
-ost In the event that Il customer
lre than the maximum quoted. such
what market the retailer purchased
Price Interpreting Board, Rock /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-23

(This you bettOeen mother and He
in homes WheTe RadiangTes haze been instaled)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31
GOODS TAKEN BY UNCLE
SAM ON WAY TO FLORIDA

That the people, of st. Petersburg
as we'll as elsewhere may feel the
pinch of war in a new way before
many months is indicated by the way
the government is communicating va
rious materials in the dry goods line,
according to e. B. Wilson, Of the
Willson-C Chase company. This COM
pany has had two lots of goods they
had ordered Communicated at the
mills in the past two weeks.
In some materials the U. S. quar-
termaster's department has requisi-
toned the entire output of the larg-
est mills, with strict orders not ia
sell to the trade until the military re.
quirements have been filled. In some
instances this will probably mean fol
the duration of the war.
The Willson-Chase company has
been notified by two different mills
within a short time that orders which
they had placed for certain materials
could not be filled because the entire
loom capacity had been requisitionet
by the government for army needs
The letters from the mills were show,
the representative of The Independ
ent, and were plain and unequivoca
to the effect that the goods could no
be supplied for the balance of tn
. year and possibly for the period o
J the war. One letter related to be-
ticking, hickory stripes and expires
stripes, and the other covered hue
t towels. Mr.. Wilson had placed larg
| orders for both these lines, and tn
, goods were commandeered at tn
mills.
Fortunately the Wilson Chase com
pany have considerably supply c
! these goods which they had previous
, II stocked, but on account of tn
mill outputs, being requisitioned b
, the government. Mr.. Wilson state
that this will eventually affect tn
supply and may cause shortage {
these goods in St. Petersburg thi
winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31
WaveletS
Fro
The Deep
e.. Gre e n

Anybody can throw the bull but it
takes good man to handle bullion.
A baseball manager as a rule IS
very patriotic. You often hear him
tell a player to waive the bunting.
Bakers nowadays instead of serving
buns are serving bunco.
Many married man knows that
calm before the storm stuff back
wards.
If woman was to pave road no
doubt she would do it with camBRIC.
Some girls eyes behave badly,
which is probably caused by the way
the catar-acts.
Why is it bunch of men can't sit
down to a game of poker without so
many catcalls' All you can hear is
kitty, kitty, kitty
With all the chatting going on across
the water, it looks like chatting dish
es must be plentiful.
Duck is high but small chicken is
little cheeper.
Some women are still wearing their
childHOODS.
Walking sticks are real nice al
times but you hardly ever see doctor
without COCAINE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31
MONSIEUR POILU
MEETS CHEWING GUM

While Y. M. c. A. workers in a
battle-torn region of France were car
rying delicacies to American soldiers
in the front line trenches, they left
their storehouses deserted and French
soldiers ventured therein to keep sup
plies from falling into enemy hands,
comments Walter Kellogg Towers in
a report just received from overseas.
According to Mr.. Towers, 1t was
here that poilus met "Chicle Ameri-
canus.' Like most Frenchmen they
were unfamiliar with it.
]! It looked like food, was wrapped
II like food and was stored with other
things they knew to be food. They
ventured further and tried it, stuff
fng the entire contents of package
into their mouths at one time. After
"A brief period of mastication they es-
sayed to swallow it. Too many OF
them were successful.
| While no serious casualties result
the poilus were inspired with a re-
markable regard for American diges-
tive apparatuses and considerable awe
for American edibles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31
FILLING A LONG.FELT NEED

An upstate newspaper tells us OF a
novel contribution basket for church
es invented by an Oklahoma man. If
q person drops quarter or more in
to the box, there is silence; if he
drops a dime a bell rings, nickel
sounds a whistle and penny fires n
blank cartridge. If one pretends to
be asleep when the box is passed it
awakens him with watchman's rat
tie, and kodak takes his picture.
Unfortunately the name and postof-
fee address Of the inventor are not
given. There are a number of church
stewards in this town who would like
to get into communication with him.
Eustis Lake Region.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Raleigh, N. c., July 31.-Soldiers
on troop trains when passing through
Raleigh refresh themselves from a
hot and tiresome journey with shower
baths free of charge. A building con-
tanning one hundred shower baths,
few yards from the railway tracks,
has been built with funds raised by
popular subscription, at cost of APP
proximately $1,000
Governor Beckett several weeks ago
observed that many soldiers who
stopped here for exercise and refresh
ment displayed evidence of suffering
from the intense heat and he ap-
pealed to the citizens of Raleigh to
subscribe to fund for bath house
Within less than week enough
money was contributed. Besides MAX
ing cash donations, business houses
gave literally in material and labor.
In addition to the baths the building
contains large dining room which is
capable of seating two hundred men,
Local Red Cross workers say they
can, within one hour, supply food to
a train of five hundred soldiers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31
ESTIMATED SEA ISLAND
COTTON ACREAGE IN THE
STATE FOR 1918

The Bureaus estimated total acre
age planted in cotton this year in
Florida was 10000 acres.
OF this amount, $4,000 acres, or
about rs per cent is in Sea Island
cotton.
Last year, out of total of 1911 900
acres, about 70 per cent or 10000
acres was in Sea Island cotton
These figures show a. reduction Of
slightly over 10 per cent in Sea Is
land cotton acreage from last year.
SAM T. FLEMING,
Field Agent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Three Floridians on the roll of hon
OF esterday-martyr in the great
cause of human rights. We sympa-
thize with those who loved them-and
yet we can hardly mourn for them.
sit is appointed to every man once to
de-" and what death could be more
glorious than theirs? The sting Of
bereavement is almost lost in the
glory of sacrifice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Farmers Bulletin 955, just issued
by the u s. Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. C. and sent free,
is devoted to the subject of using
wheat substitutes. Plain directions
are given to housewives for the
of substitutes for making
breads and pasteries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Better marketing methods must be-
gin with the farmer. Single handed
there is little show for the general
farmer, but by cooperation it is pos.
sible to attain success. U. S. Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston says it
can be had in no other way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

The Georgia legislature is favor
ably considering bill aimed at the
tipping graft. We wish the move.
ment luck and that it will extend to
every part of the country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

With war costing Britain $4,000 a
minute, we should think that there
would be no temptation to set forward
the clocks. Rather, we should think
they'd prefer to stop EN-.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

New Orleans, the leading rice mar
kot of the United States, reports
holding of S6,619 pockets of rice
July l, compared with 209,413 peck.
cts at the same time last year. A
pocket is term for sack of 1853
pounds, Prices now range from 91s
to 10b cents a pound.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

One of the times when we realize
that we are at war, and also feel that
we know what war is, is when q
waiter flips down beside our plate a
little prescription envelope containing
a few grains of alleged sugar.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Before the beginning of the war
practically all the phosphate pro-
duced in this country was exported.
Now almost the entire output is be-
ing used for agricultural purposes in
our own country. The war will not
be without many beneficial lessons
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Col E. H. Taylor of Frankfort,
KY, recently sold at auction 81 head
of HEREFORD cattle for $16S,S50. The
top price was s1S,S5O for a cow and
the bottom price s1,1OO for a yearling
bull.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

There is less acreage of cotton in
Florida this year than last. There is,
however, probably double the acreage
in this section. The falling off is in
North Florida, where the ravages of
the boil weevil have already been felt.
There is a fine crop of cotton in this
county, both as regards quantity and
quality.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Hooray-no ten-cent tax on gaso-
line! We can do without bread, all
right, but we just must have flivver-
Juice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Pasco county is going to build its
part of the road between Tarpon
Springs and Brooksville, and will
build the road % feet wide. That's
good. Roads for the most part are
built too narrow, many of them being
but nine feet wide They should not
be less than fifteen feet, and wider
than that would be better.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

So far, in this immediate locality,
we have failed to observe any ladies
standing squarely on their heads in
excitement over this suffrage thing.
They may be greatly excited; but they
are controlling themselves woman
fully.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Somebody refers to Joe Earman as
"the Governor of Southeast Florida"
Well, Joe would make a mild and
good-natured kind of autocrat. II
Joe is governing, independent of Tai
lahassee rule or suggestion, South
east Florida is to be congratulated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-31

Herbert Hoover predicts that the
war will be over i'm less than two
years. We have a dark foreboding,
hidden far back in the recesses of
the good old bean, that Herbert
doesn't know any more about 1t than
we do; still we like to have him talk
that way.