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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-04-13
Pledge Your Help.

National Win the War Day"-make
it day to pledge greater assistance and
greater sacrifice in the cause for which
hundreds of thousands of our boys are
offering their lives.
There are many ways most of us can
help. There is one way everyone of us
can help-by standing guard over our
nations larder All of us cannot save,
but all of US can do something to co-or-
dinate the nations savings and to police
the distribution of our food supplies
Across the sea they need badly the four
principal staples we are being asked to
save-meats, wheat, fats and sugar But
most of all they need wheat. Waste it,
and we are wasting our lives.
ION the curb we place upon our appe-
tites depends the success of our men and
the Allies in Europe"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-04-13
Falling Behind.

AS long ago as the first of last Deem
ber, we had exported our entire wheat
surplus. Since then We have been able
to ship only what our people have saved
and we are falling behind on the pro-
gram.
So grave has become the situation that
today it is no exaggeration to declare
that he who wastes slice of wheat
bread is actually hinderlng the prosecu-
tion of war and endangering our chances
of victory. Our wheat consumption
must be cut to one and one half pounds
per week-a reduction of 80 per cent.
This is a military necessity and should
be viewed in no other light
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-04-13

7. S.-Address my letters just as the
address is given above and then ! will
get them quicker, please.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Helping the Foreign Born.

IF a foreign born resident is slow in becoming
Americanzed it may be altogether his fault This
fact at last is generally realized and something
like adequate steps are being taken in many parts
of the country to get facts before our aliens which
will enable them to help themselves to become good
citizens.
One of the organizations which is taking a leading
part in this work is the United States Chamber of
Commerce Here is list of suggestions for business
men which being widely distributed in connection
with this campaign:
1. Don't waste men. II you employ two men
to keep one at this crisis, this is an anti
American act.
2. Conserve men. Go further than eliminat-
ing waste and see that the safety, sanitation
and housing of your men is keeping them fit
during the
3. Every man woman who does not speak
English should be learning it. Insist upon
their learning it in school or in your shop and
designate one of your employees to see that it
is done.
4, Urge the public educational authorities
to start language classes in the factory for
those who do not understand English and are
unable to attend school. Efficiency increases
with knowledge Of English and citizenship.
Give it recognition by increased wages and
promotion.
s. Stop anti-Amercan propaganda the in
slant it raises its head in your plant by pro
viding information and cooperation on true
Americanism
g. Invite naturalization officers to explain
citizenship to your aliens and encourage them
to make America their home. Give them time
off with pay to attend to their naturalization
duties.
:. Develop incentives through wages. hours,
bonuses, insurance pensions, safety. profit
sharing and cooperative management. The en-
ployer who keeps his men at work contentedIy
today is Americas most practical patriot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Light on Cold Storage.

Cold storage is too big need of modern life to
II downed BY early prejudices. It has become an
2rmous business and has won the approval of
oducers and Of all consumers who insist on getting
hundred cents worth for a dollar
During the war there has been a bigger demand
il ever before and through the efforts of the food
Eninistration. many difficulties and abuses have
N corrected. The rule prohibiting the making of
II ms by the warehousemen themselves up to more
In 20 per cent of the value OF the products in cold
Erage was designed to prevent market manipula-
as and large operations on small capital. 1t was
edicted that this rule would result in lowered
ces and consequent disbursement Of production,
cold storage space has been used to greater
ent this season than ever before and prices have
tinued on a high level, showing that this rule has
prevented cold storage products from. occupy
their proper place in relation to other foods
The consumer has been protected by a food ad-
nistraton ruling which prohibits the sale Of cold
rage food as fresh. The dealer who patronizes
u storage warehouses is protected by a regula-
b which prohibits the raising Of rates for space
hout 80 days notice. The food administration
b prevents unjust, excessive, and discriminatory
rage charges and requires that rates be filed.
The fact that at the present time the United
les government is one OF the largest users of cold
rage space is sufficient to remove all doubt as to
wholesomeness Of food held in this manner. Each
nth we now ship to the allied nations more than
900 900 pounds Of cold storage and frozen beef,
it is anticipated that shipments will be largely
reased. Additional cold storage facilities are
wing need IN our efforts to feed the allies and
army
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

cherish his company as WELDON
panacea for her solitude.
He was at the flat one evening
when there was caller whom the
maid had shown into another
room Eunice went thither. leay-
ing the communicating door open
II was Mrs. Drake.
i've come to tell you" she said.
Il should have done II before. but
/ have been sick in bed for two
weeks. The father of the little
girl came inquiring for her and l
told him about you why. that's
him nowi"
Mrs. Drake had caught sight of
the visitor through the open door
way The truth flashed through
the mind OF Eunice at once The
father OF Una had chosen 10 rejoiu
his child by forming an ucQuaint-
ance with her new mother
When Mrs Drake had gone Euuice
rejoined parent and child.
Il have learned who YOU are
she spoke TREMENDOUSLY You
won't take my darling away from
me. will you ?"
"Hou have made her happy with
your kindly interest" answered
Roscoe Brooke. 1t is in your pow
er 10 bless my lonely life as we'll
Euuice," and his tones were ear
nest and pleading, become 10 our
cherished treasure a mother. in
deed. %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

What does that mean?" asked
Eunice
why, it's father, a widower, left
it with a Mrs Dallas, who treated
the child half decently. But she
gave up the business and got the
woman here to fake the child at
a low price.
But its father?"
He is in the travelling business
and don't come back only once a
year"
Eunice arose ana left the house.
AS she penetrated a narrow pas
sageway she paused suddenly.
Seated upon heap of dirt and ca
ressing and chattering TO the
wreck of a rag doll was the little
victim of abuse. She bore across
one dirt soiled cheek a cruel blue
mark. one eye was quite discolor-
ed. A daring impulse came TO Eu-
nice.
Sweet darling!" she whispered.
wrapping the auto cloak upon her
arm around the child, will you
come with me?"
The tiny arms reached up and
clasped about her neck, a seraphic
smile illumined the woman's face
Eunice bore her swiftly TO the
street and to her waiting automo-
bile.
Home, quick" she ordered III!
chauffeur, and within an hour they
were safe in her pretty city flat
Oh, the tender maternal love that
sprang up within her lonely heart
like soKe sweet flower,
Still. Eunice was haunted with
The fear that a search might be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

made for the child and the little
one taken away from her At the
end OF month she ventrred To re-
visit the old tenement and seek
the woman who soon told her all
she knew of little Una's history.
You need not worry, ma am"
she answered Eunice, when the
latter had disclosed her share in
the abduction. THAT old bag is
glad to get rid Of her"
But when the father returns
"Oh. she will probably claim
she died"
Mrs. Drake" said Eunice. ear
nestly, placing some money on the
table. Il want you to notify me at
once should the father appear"
A new glory seemed to have
come into her life. She had mar
ried man she did not love,
though she respected him. He had
left her well provided for. but
when their little child died Eu-
nice felt as though existence was
barren and motiyeless.
She was quite agitated one day
when the maid told of observing a
stealthy figure peering in at the
window the evening before Her
lawyer sent a gentlemen name /
Roscoe Brooke. The ayOwed pur-
pose of the visit of the latter was
TO negotiate with Mrs. Barbour for
some land she owned IN another
state. He called several times on
business. Then. as he seemed to
enjoy her company aud would
spend half tho evening with little
Una on his lap. Eunice grew to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
THE LOVING HEART.


ooh, you wretch-you inhuman
monster"
Striking her dainty hands
against a rickety door, locked on
the inside next 10 a window look
ing into a wretched room, Eunice
Barbour flashed glances of indig~
nation upon a ragged, Unkept old
hag. who was Shaping a forelorn
little mite of a girl not more than
three years of age, as she dragged
her across the floor. The bel
dame FASTENED her steps, frighten-
ed and vanished. Eunice Bar
bour. a widow at %. and one Of
beauty's daughters, had come to
the old tenement in quest of a
seamstress she had once employ
ed. but had found no trace. Now,
overstrained, she stepped through
the doorway of a room further on
where a wholesome looking woman
was busting about
Please let me rest for a mo-
meut." pleaded Eunice, sinking to
a chair. Il have been all upset
from Witnessing a mother mistreat
her little one terribly. Oh. how
can such cruel hearts exist, 1t To
minded me OF my dear little one
who died a year ago" and the
tears gathered in those gentle,
yearning eyes.
do YOU mean the red-faced.
oue-eyed woman at the end OF the
hall?" questioned her hostess.
Sure. its not her child. that poor
little thing She's a farmed out
one"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

who volunteers for the army. Perhaps, in the last
analysis he is so. for he gets public glory
and only hard work
Among the thousands of letters received by the
federal employment service last week this gem.
It comes from western clergyman and for an
example of simon-pure patriotism it deserves first
mention:
In this critical time for country l feel i'm
pressed that able-bodied ministers be more
useful in our country's service than by doing the
routine work Of churches. So 1 Offering my
services in your department of unskled labor for
the place where you best me. I have had
oversight of warehouses and have done stock-cerk
work and am ready for further orders"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Sunday Work on the Farm.

It is quite right and proper to do farm work Oh
Sunday if that Sunday work is necessary to produce
food crops to help whip Germany That is the atti-
tude of the rural churches Of Indiana expressed re-
Gently in conference at Purdue university The rea
given for this position the conviction Of In
diana rural ministers that Germany is the worst
enemy Of civilization and of every church OF cviliza
ton-of all religion everywhere, that is worthy the
would be literally the victory of the devil and
the trumps of that pagan monstrosy created by the
kaser's savage and sacrelgious mind and called by
him 'the good old German gott; in short that every
church in America is fighting for its existence just
every other component Of civilization is fighting
for its existence and that if Sunday work in saving
crops viii help overthrow this bestial menace it
becomes-yeritably a churchly work to do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Masking the SYMPTOMS.
NOTED

A usetuf book might be written
on What Not to Do Before the Doc
tor Comes only that people who
need it most would not read it.
Physicians of experience know
the diagnostic danger of administer
ing narcotics or opiates in acute
illness before an accurate dag
nOsis has been made. For instance,
to give hypodermic injection of
morphine in case of acute trouble
in the abdomen or in the chest may
be perfectly safe as far as the drug
action is concerned, but since such
a drug for the time being irons out
or masks the symptoms it may mis-
lead the patient and doctor and thus
delay the diagnosis or favor a mis-
taken diagnosis. This applies es-
pecially to appendicitis, or to any
lesion which tends to produce ser
iOus local or general Inflammation
(peritouitis) in the abdomen.
One of the most trying conditions
medical men in general practice
have to contend with is the vicious
custom OF taking what purports TO
be cough medicine before seeking
error to check or prevent cough, eX-
cepting in rare cases, because when
you prevent cough (by doping the
nerve centers with opium, codiene,
herOin, morphine, etc. you are not
doing the disease any good; you are
just opposing Natures wise meth
Cd of doing the disease good. If l
were so benighted as to take cold"
and develop a cough, l should have
TO develop a very terrible cough in
deed, something positively sanda-
lOus, before | would insult my sys-
tenn with any cough medicine. l am
a coward as regards my physical
health.
No one has more confidence than
! have in an opiate under suitable
circumstances. A hypodermic of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
WOMEN AS EXPERTS.

Women have proved theiT ability
TO become expert in finger print
work, according TO Henry ?. de
Forest OF the New York civil ser
vice commission.
The experience that l have had
leads me to believe that women are
particularly adapted for finger print
work" says Mr.. de Forest. In 1904
Mrs. NJ. E. Holland. whose husband
had a detective agency, became in
terested in the finger print exhibit
ton made by Scotland Yard at the
St. Louis exposition She took up
the subject and went TO Scotland
Yard to study. Upon her return she
gave instruction to Mr. Halls of the
United States navy at Washington
and to a number Of other officials.
Mrs. Holland was one of the first
persons in America definitely to
teach the subject to government Of
ficiaIs.
Another woman in New York. a
Miss Suilender. about five years
ago began the study OF finger prints.
She became extremely proficient
and stood first in two competitive
examinations held for finger print
experts by the civil service com
mission of that city. A Mrs Title
stood second. Both these women
passed a better examination than
the best man in the city at that
time. Miss SullendeT is in the fin
ger print bureau OF the department
of charities She has been teach
ing the subject for the last three
years, with great success, and three
OF her women pupils, Miss Damn,
Miss Burns and Miss Nolan. are
now IN the finger print bureau of
the United States navy, of which J.
Herbert TAYLOR is chief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
sARDINE INDUSTRY GROWING.

Even more rapid expansion of the
California sardine canning business
than has been made heretofore is
planned for the 1918 season. CALI
fOrnia Gamers will endeavor to
pack more sardines than the Maine
coast packers have yet put up in a
single season.
The Commercial Bulletin of Los
Angeles says that the California
sardine pack for this year will ex-
coed that of Maine, which last year
amounted to $500. 900 cases, COM
pared with 100000 packed in Cali
fornia. This paper asserts that the
fish packed in California are true
sardines, while Maine packs a small
herring, even though none but ex-
perts know which is which.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
The Day i'm Davenport

Bank Celebrates.-The First Ma
tional bank of this city-famed
throughout the country as the first
institution operating under the ma
tional bank act-celebrates its 18th
anniversary today. Organized in
the spring Of 1868, the First Ma
tional bank Of Davenport was open
ed for business on June % of the
same year. 1t was located at the
corner of Second and Main streets,
at which place it is still operating.
Ask New TriaI.-Motion for a new
trial in the case Of Charles II. Fri
die, convicted of manslaughter in
connection with the death OF vii
liam T. Spier, aged pc years, was
filed yesterday afternoon and was
argued today at 10 a. m. before
Judge NJ F. Donegan in district
court.
Walsh acknowledgment Walsh
of Davenport was elected president
of the Iowa Association of Insur-
ance Agents held at Keokuk Thurs
day.
Storm Plays Hayic.-Three build
ings are known to have been struck
by lightning during the electrical
storm Thursday night. Two of the
three were reported to city firemen,
one over an hour after the bolt had
struck.
May Remove BOulder.-The re-
moval of the giant builder at Wash
ington square, honoring the men
who fought against Prussianism
100 years ago, may be asked by the
Scott county council of defense, in
order that cases similar to the one
experienced several nights ago will
not be repeated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

John Burke, treasurer of the United States, said
a mouthful the other day when he declared a man
not eligible for army service could best serve his
country by doing something he knows how to do and
by doing that something better he ever did be
fore. It isn't necessary to Wear olive drab in order
to be Of real The garb in vogue in any useful
occupation Will do for the great majority of US
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
lEE1lllEElsAl HIN IALKS
BY WILLIAM BRADY no.

morphine is a life-saving measure
often enough. 1t is in certain cases
the choice of heart stimulants, con-
trary to popular notion.
Yet it masks the symptoms, makes
the patient seem better than he is,
postpones recognition Of the true
condition, and therefore is unsafe
until we know precisely what we
are dealing with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

One Of the things the Austrans were promised in
the their offensive against Italy effective
was plenty of soap to take home to their families So
far as known this is the first war in which an army
ever fought for soap After being in the field few
years soap is usually about the fast thing soldier
thinks Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Probably Dr. Won Kuehlmann was thinking OF the
es when he said that military force never could
ide the war, but he was little too general in his
cement Of the proposition 10 suit the kaiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Russians are said TO be dying Of hunger in great
nbers. II the allies could reach them with a sup
Of food there might be some hope Of effective re
ance TO Germany, even now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Auto in Accidcnt.-A light deliy-
cry truck owned by the Tri-City
Butter company and driven by NJ.
J. Nav Thursday night crashed
into the excavation work being done
by the Tri-City Railway company
on the c., r. |. & P railway cross
ing at Fourth and Division streets.
The wheels Of the truck. were bad
ly wrecked, but the driver escaped
uniniured.
Denies Error Writ.-An order de-
nying a writ of error COram nobis
in the case of Edwin de Corompa,
the Austrian self-styled nobleman,
convicted on the charge of white
slavery at Davenport five years ago,
was filed by Judge Martin ]. Wade
Thursday afternoon.
Obituary Record. - Yesterday
morning at o'clock at her resi-
dence at 1912 Park avenue occurred
the death of Mrs. Rebecca Van Epps
Block. The deceased was born at
New Scotland. in Albany county,
New York, on Jan. p, 1S43, and
came west to iowa with her par
ents, Charles and Angelica Van
Epps, along with the early settlers
in the year 1853.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
Schumann, 1906 Division street,
was saddened yesterday morning
by the first break in a family of 10
children when Annitha. the II
year-old daughter, passed away at
s o'clock after a brief Illness. The
deceased was born in Davenport,
Feb 4, 1901
Henry PIoog passed away Thurs
day after an extended illness at
his home, 913 1-3 West Third street
The deceased was born in Detmar-
schen, Germany, Feb. 2, 1916, and
came to America in 1852.
File SANDER Suits.-John c. En-
Iert, proprietor of meat market,
and his wife, Ionic Ehlert, were
made defendants in SANDER suits
filed in district court yesterday by
TilImon Lane, asking Judgment for
$4,000.
Marriage Licenses.-Harold Cur
It's and Sarah Right, Davenport;
James Mccall and Belle Byars, Sa-
wanna, Ill.
Pays 500 Fine-Albert C. Klindt,
proprietor of the Public inn at
Donahue, raided by state agents on
June /, pleaded guilty in district
court yesterday afternoon to a
charge of contempt of court and
paid a fine of $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Austria has not admitted a reverse at the hands
of the Italians the value Of the German mark
neutral exchanges has taken sudden drop just the
same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

II Nicholas quarreled with his guard he must
have been drinking something stronger than they
a supposed to be using in Russia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
WAR TIME POLICY
IN ROAD BUILDING

Head of Department That Adj
ministers Federal Aid Act
Tells How Highway Problem
Is Being Handled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Thrive by Thrift. Buy
War Savings Stamps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
Vaccine for Whooping Cough.

My daughter, aged z. and the
baby, aged 3, both have whooping
cough. I consulted a physician and
he said vaccine treatment, but l
would not consider it, as l hoped
there was something else in the
line of antidotes without resorting
to that. Otherwise the children
have good health. Mrs. F. F. 81
Answer think the vaccine
treatment is the best we have.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Nnf EamnpfPut

Would you or could you favor us
with an article on how to choose a
competent physician? / have seen
two. They both had diplomas. Also
half a dozen dentists, and teeth all
X-rayed in X-change for my money.
Is there nothing In those Big Books
and Doctors but Bunk? IF. ". c.
AnsWer-There was once wise
heimer who, having expended $50
in a quest for the cause of his i'll
ness, without discovering it, con-
cluded that doctors are all crooks,
and went back to his sarsaparilla.
1t had taken him 20 years TO make
up his mind for the adventure; 1t
took him 20 minutes to conclude
that doctors were frauds, all be-
cause they couldn't fix him up in
stanter. The man who won't act
with reasonable promptness when
he knows he's out of gear must ex-
pect to pay the piper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29

Continued Monday)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-07
The league standing is as follows:
RACE PROGRAM is AN
NOUNCED FOR MUNCiE FAIR.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. THE sixty
sixth annual Delaware county fair be-
gan here and will continue through
Friday. Good horse races are prom
ised for each day and special atten.
ton is being given to war agricultural
exhibits. The race program is divided
by days as follows:
Tuesday-2:30 class, trotting, purse
$500; county road race for men, mile
heats, two in three, purse 800; run
ming race, six furlongs, purse $1QO;
chariot race.
Wednesday 2:30 class, pacing,
purse $500; 2,20 class, trotting, purse
$500; 2:12 class, pacing, purse $500;
running race, six furlongs purse S100;
hippodrome races.
Thursday 214 class, trotting,
purse $500; 2:15 class, pacing, purse
$500; 2:17 class, trotting, purse $500;
running race, Ave furlongs, purse
$780, Roman standing races.
Friday-2:24 class, trotting, purse
$500; open pace, PURGE $500; 2:25
class, pacing, purse $500; running
race, five fuAongs, purse $50; derby,
one and cne-sixteenth miles, purse
$500.