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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
SOCIAL EVENTS

triotic league. They showed great
enthusiasm and entered heartily
/ into the instructions of the teacher.
Miss Marion Clark, who taught the
girls the waltz and a new one-step.
Although the number attending is
rapidly increasing, there is still
room for more and all girls who
are already Patriotic leaguers or
who wish to become members are
welcome. The first class in mill
tary drill will begin tomorrow night
at 7;30 at the Eighteenth avenue
entrance of Long View park. This
is another OF the social activities
the Patriotic league is offering the
girls of Rock Island. Seventy-five
girls have already signed up for
the instructions and it is hoped that
there will be enough to form two
companies. Sergeant Klove, who
was drillmaster of Battery F at
Houston, Texas, and who received
his honorable discharge from the
army has volunteered his services
as instructor and the league con-
siders itself very fortunate in Sc
curing his services. All girls who
desire the drill and are not league
members may sign their pledge
cards at the park and thus make
themselves eligible for the class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
Entertafns at Birthday Party.

Mrs. Fern Weber entertained a
number of her friends last night in
honor of her 21st birthday. Hearts
and other games were played and
prizes given to Mr.. and Mrs. w
Wonio, Mr.. and Mrs. CLEO, Mr.. Gre
ko, Mrs. Gertrude Sipple, Mr.. Ell
lott and Mrs. William Sells The
house was prettily decorated in the
rational colors in honor of Mrs
Weber's two brothers who, are in
the service, one being in France
Victrola music and dancing was
enjoyed during the evening and
supper was served at midnight at
the small tables, each of which was
surmounted by a bowl of flowers
Mrs. Weber received a number Of
beautiful gifts. Mrs. William Sells
of Oshkosh, Wis, Mrs. Weber's
mother, was an out of town guest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
Hosiery:

Women's 35c navy. black or
white silk Isle hose. 29c pair.
WOmen's fine silk Isle hose.
black or white, 4-thread, heel and
toe: soc pair.
WOmen's black or white fiber
silk hose: S5c pair.
Mems 39c black fiber silk hose,
2oc pair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-14
Summer Underwear:

Mems knee-length athletic union
suits, pin check or plain material:
choice S1.0O.
Mems ribbed knit summer union
suits, knee length, sIeevesIess: SOC.
WOmen's soc lace knee union
suits, SO to "A: choice Soc.
Children's knit waists, 35c and
29c each.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
CAN'T BEAT NELSON.

The Presidents counsel to Mime
sofa Democrats to join with the Re-
publicans in re-electing Senator Knute
Nelson is virtue born of necessity.
The Senator had expressed a desire
to retire to private life. No Democrat
stands a ghost of show to succeed
him. If he runs again and is elected
by both parties, the Democrats have
lost nothing. A real display of non
partisanship by Democrats would be
to abstain from contests in States
which are normally Republican, but
where there now happen to be Demo.
cratic Senators by reason of the di.
vided Republican strength in 1912,
which enabled Democrats to slip into
Office. When Mr.. Wilson counsels the
Democrats of his own State of New
Jersey to make no contest for Senator
next time, he will have given convinc.
ing evidence of his real desire for non.
partisanship In the elections during
the war.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

The number of lynchings in the va
rious states was as follows: Ala
bama, 5; Arkansas, 5; Arizona, i;
Florida, Il; Georgia, 3; Kentucky, 1;
Louisiana, 3; Mississippi, g. Mon
tana, 1; Oklahoma, L; South Caro-
lima, /; Tennessee, 3; Texas, 4; Vir-
ginia, 2; Wyoming, 1; total, south,
81; north, 8. Twenty-eight Of these
were colored and six white. The
crimes for which they were lynched
were as follows: Murder, 10; rape,
6; murderous assault, 2; attempted
rape, S; theft, 4; accessories to mur-
der, 1; threats, 8; seditious utter
ances, 1; insulting women, 3. Among
the victims was one woman. The
detailed list is as follows:
1o-Unnamed, coiored. rape, Greeley,
s-James Smith, colored, murder,
Linton Clinton, rape, colored. Meigs.
Emma Hooper. murder, colored,
Hammond, La.
20-Lawrence Dempsey, murderous as
sault. Fulton, KY.
22-Ell Persons. colored, Frankfort,
2-van Haynes, colored, murder. Co.
2-Prnt 1nm5ia H5iimPt93n; M3s: colored' murder. Co.
1s-HenEty cSnly' S' colored. rape. Holden
22-Jenjamin Harper. colored. murder.
24-Poe, Habble, colored. attemnted
rape, Pickens county, Alabama.
25-Charles Sawyer. colored, rape, CAL
25-shepherd Trent colorea, attempted
25-Wtlliam Powell. colored. threat to
25-Jesse PoWezi. Pfok coicred, a,A' threat to
kill. Montgomery, Ala.
July.
21-unidentified. coiored, burglary, Re-
s1-Andrew Avery. .colored. robbery,
Garland City, Ark.
2s-Daniel Ront. colored. murder.
2s-Jery Ront, colored, murder, Amite.
1-Frsnk a1tta Little Title I. W. W: leader.
s-Aaron Jimerson, colored, murder
GUS assault, Ashdown, Ark.
17-Williamr Page, .colored, attempted
22-charles Jones', colored. attempted
rape, near Marshall, Texas.
24-W. D. Sims, colored, seditious ut
terance, York, S. G.
24-LaWrence Sheppard co1ored, lar
+ ceny, near Memphis, Tenn.
September.
13-Samuel Gates, colored, insulting
girls, England Ark.
1s-Rufus Concrief, colored, rape,
Whitehall, Ca -
21-Bert Smith, attempted rape, Goose
Creek, Tex.
October.
8-Unnamed colored, robbery, Arkan-
13-Walter Clark, colored, murder,
Danville, Va. --
November.
16-Jesse Slater, Colored, insulting
: white woman, Quitman, Ga.
- December. - -z,.-~ l.-s.5.gz
2-Ligon Scott, co1ored, rape, Dyers-
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
INCREASED PENSIONS PROPOSED.

iNChEASEO PENSIONS PROPOSED.
Substantial increases in existing
rates of pension for disablement of the
limbs from injuries received in line
of duty, are contained in bill intro
duced by Representative George P.
Darrow of Pennsylvania, which will
come up for action by the House at
the next session of congress. Mr.. Dar-
rows proposed rates run from s65 for
the loss of total disability of one hand
or one foot, to $3.50 for the loss or. to-
tai disability of both arms and both
legs. They amount roughly to an in
crease OF about so per cent in the
existing rates for similar cases. The
bill is made to- apply to persons al
ready on the pension rolls, and to all
who may be granted a. pension here
after, but Mr.. Darrow specifically pro-
vides that, the measure shall not op-
crate to reduce any pension hereto
fore granted. The passage of this
measure will be heartily approved of
by the people.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
ACT JUSTLY THO THE HEAVENS
FALL.

FALL.
The Republican National Commit
tee will meet In the city of St. Louis
on Tuesday of next week to organize
and to confer on matters pertaining
to the national election in 1920.
The 100000 colored people in
this country, including those "over
there" being generally included to-
ward the party Of Lincoln and Sum-
ner and Phillips will be very much
interested in it's deliberations, pri-
marily because they are Republicans
and wish that wisdom and harmony
may prevail; and, secondarily, be-
cause they wish to see justice done to
Hon. Perry Howard, of Mississippi,
the only colored member, whose elec-
tion to membership of the committee
is being contested by the lily white
Republicans CD and a few renegade
colored politicians of the state.
The fact that the meeting will be
held on the anniversary of the BIRTH
day of the martyr who made the Re-
publican party possible, ought to
have some influence over their ac-
tions in that matter and cause them
to act justly and fairly though the
heavens fall.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
THE ONLY SOLUTION.

Recently at the Church Of ENGLAND
Congress at Southampton. Sir Sidney
Olivier, who was governor Of Jamaica
from 1907 to the end of 1912. put for
ward the claim that no solution of the
American color question was possible
except by a resolute disclaimer Of the
color line and the race differention
theory.
Sir Sidney Olivier certainly knows
what he is talking about. In the
Island of Jamaica. where he was gov
ernor for five years, there are about
100000 colored people and only 10000
whites and yet there is absolutely no
friction between the races. Jamaica
is British colony and the govern
ment is Just. Colored men enjoy ev-
cry civil and political right which
white men have and there is no color
line.
Among other things Sir Sidney said:
my study and comparison of con.
d1t1ons in the United States and the
West 1ndies," he said. has brought
me to that conclusion. American and
colonial politicians and public men
are not Exeter Hall abolitionists nor
evangelical Christian missionaries. I
do not expect them to adopt the meth
DDS of missionaries, nor do l sympa.
thize with all their programmes. But
1t cannot be ignored lat it happened
that the faiths of the mea Who laid
the foundations for the peaceful de.
velopment of the mixed community In
Jamaica were democratic and human.
itarian and. above all, uncompromis.
ingly Christian.
"Were race differentiation held to 1t
must increase civil discord. When tho
balance of numbers is as It is in tho
South in America it must tend to
foster obscure preparations for civil
war and rebellion. II statesmen and
citizens face in the contrary direction
do not say that they will attain i'm.
mediately civil peace, but I am conn.
dent that they will be travelling tho
only road toward 1t.
Il do not suggest that race does not
greatly affect facilities for combina,
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

some notable events, namely. the
birthdays OF Abraham Lincoln, Fred.
erick Douglass and George Washing
ton, the anniversaries of which will be
more or less celebrated in different
parts OF the country. Then this is the
month in which the darned ground
hog determines whether or not we are
to have six weeks more of the miser-
able weather that the weather man
has been furnishing lately. Tomor-
row is Sunday but we hope that de-
spicable little varmint will not leave
his hole until friendly cloud OBJ
structs old Soils rays and prevents him
from seeing his shadow.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
CONVERTING THE ESKIMO.

Christian missionaries seem to have
made little headway in converting the
Eskimo in the far north, according to
Donald B. Macmillan, head of the
Crockerland expedition, who has re-
Gently returned to New York, after
four years in the Arctic.
Mr.. Mcmillan was in daily contact
with the Eskimos. He finds them
lovable and easily managed. The
members of the expedition trusted, i'm
plicitly the little colony of six fam
lilies at Eta, base of the expedition,
on the northeast shore of Greenland,
and never suffered a loss by theft. Yet
the same understanding of the Eski-
mo character has made Mr.. Mcmillan
skeptical as to the power of mission
ary work to better their social stand
ards.
II don't believe the missionaries will
be able to change-the social customs
of the Eskimos very greatly. They
are happy, care-free, jovial people.
They are continually laughing. If they
see man in serious thought for more
than a few minutes at a time they
think something is wrong with him.
And, really, they have all the neces-
sary virtues right now. They love
each other, they care for each others
welfare, and they protect each other.
If one is hungry all are hungry. They
have a perfect socialism.
"And they are absolutely honest.
Our supplies at Eta lay on the ground
in plain view of every one in the SET
tlement for four years. and no one
ever touched them without permis-
sion. In New York after dark they
wouldn't remain four minutes before
being stolen.
"PiblOckto" Is the word that ex-
presses what the Eskimos think of the
world at war, Mr.. Macmillan said. It
means run amuck: gone clean crazy"
The Eskimos believe that all the white
man nations have gone "piblockto."
Il tried to explain" Mr.. Macmillan
said, that the war started because
but they wouldn't believe it: they
only shook their heads and said:
No; that's impossible. There is plenty
OF land for everybody When we were
getting ready to leave Eta they begged
us to remain with them. why go
back there?'-meaning civilization
they asked us, where everyone is pib.
lockto? Stay here with us and be
happy"
THE APPEAL believes that the mis-
sionaries who are trying to Convert"
the Eskimos are "piblockto," espe-
cially those from the United States,
who are trying to impose the Amer
lean brand Of jimcrow Christianity on
them. II they have all of the neces-
sary virtues right now, why waste time
and money teaching them the murder
Gus Christianity of America?
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

which they may be purchased, the
fact that they are not subject to taxa
tion when held by persons of small
means-all will make them an at
tractive investment. Working people
whose margin of income above expen-
ses is narrow at best will find in them
an excellent incentive for beginning
the prudent habit of saving. They
will be popular for Christmas presents.
School children will be able to invest
part Of their little weekly allowances
in certificates. AS a result many mill
lions will be transferred to the Fed
eral Treasury and through it will flow
into the channels of trade, while the
people of small means will be made
to feel that they, too, are doing their
share toward helping their country
win the war.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES.

The new war savings certificates
will bear per cent interest, will run
for term of five years and will be is
sued in denominations as low as IS.
They are to be just what their names
indicate, Savings" certificates, a
means of investment for small savings,
so that the money will be safe and
profitable and at the same time afford
ing the government the use of it. It
is planned to sell the certificates to
the public on the installment plan by
using stamps that may be purchased
and pasted in book for that purpose.
When there are sufficient stamps to
cover the cost Of certificate the book
can be exchanged for one. The stamps
will be placed on sale in every town
and city in the country.
The individual who has money laid
by for a rainy day need have no hesi-
tation in converting it into war saw
ings certificates, since the government
will redeem them at any time upon
the request of the holder, allowing in
terest at per cent. Under this ar
rangement the investor In these cer-
tificates will have the satisfaction of
knowing that if any emergency should
arise in his family, such as sickness
or death, he could Immediately realize
upon his certificates.
It is safe prediction that the war
savings certificates will go like "hot
cakes" Their small denomination, the
good interest rate, the terms upon
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
HIGHER PENSIONS.

Representative Charles E. Fuller of
Illinois has prepared bill that will
bring happiness to all surviving vet.
Grams Of the Civil War It provides
that every person who served ninety
days or more In the military or naval
service shall receive a pension of $50
per month if receiving less than that
sum at the present time. Another
measure introduced by Mr. Fuller pro-
poses to increase the pension of
Army nurses to $25 per month. Both
bills have been referred to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, of which
Mr.. Fuller is leading member, and
he intends to use his best efforts to get
them favorably reported at as early a
date as possible. *.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1918.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The following appeal is appearing
in the daily press:
To the Editor:
May be permitted to appeal in this
personal way to your readers for a
war need very pressing and very de-
serving of patriotic attention, and yet
easily overlooked. The newly-organ-
lied Circle for Negro War Relief is
trying to provide for enlisted and
drafted men the same comfort and
cheer that numerous societies are CIV
Ing the white troops; also to care for
the many cases of distress in Negro
families where the wage Garner is
serving the country.
One-tenth Of our troops are colored
men. Surely movement to organize
them and work toward a great CON-
mon end will make the Negroes bet
ter citizens Gust as all other war work
Is making better citizens) and will
have results reaching far beyond the
present crisis.
The Circle for Negro War Relief is
approved by, and is working with the
National Red Cross. It aims to do a
needed work that might have to be
left partially undone in the present
enormous demands on our national
Red Cross.
Our office donated by a friend) is
at 489 Fifth avenue, New York. We
need funds at once. Every penny will
go to actual relief work. Our colored
troops have been brave, loyal fighters
from the days of the Civil war to San
Juan hill. Whatever ones view of
race problems, there can be no two
opinions Of helping thousands of col
ored men and women to be more eff
cient soldiers and citizens and so help
win the war.
EMILE BIGELOW HAPGOOD.
1t is possible that the American
Red Cross has become so UNAMERI-
CAN that it has drawn the color line
and made the formation of a separate
organization for colored soldiers nee
essary?
What does the RED CROSS stand
for?
Thousands of colored. Americans
are members of the National Red
Cross having donated their dollars
during the drive for membership last
year. They asked no questions about
the way the money was to be used but
supposed it was for the benefit of
ALL AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

The A. M. E. Ministers of Washing
ton, D. c., have sent the President a.
petition asking clemency for the five
other colored soldiers of the Oath In
fantry, recently sentenced to death for
participation in the Houston, Texas.
mutiny. In their petition the minis
ters say that there are extenuating
circumstances which they believe
should merit executive clemency. We
hope the President will see it that
way.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
ST. PAUL PUBLIC MARKET
Opens at Eighth and Robert on Food
Saving Plan.

Hoover selling suggestions and Hoo
yer conservation ideas are embodied
in the new st. Paul Market house,
Eighth and Robert streets, which is
now open to the st. Paul public. 1t
marks the advent of the market sys-
TEN, so long successful in New Eng
land, and has behind it the many
years experience and business policies
of H. w. McQuaid, head of the Nc
Quaid Market House at Eighth and
Cedar streets.
It is something distinctly new in
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
That, necessity is the mot

That, necessity is the mother of in
vention, is being demonstrated daily
during the war. The people are doing
things they did not even dream of
doing four years ago and doing with.
out many things they deemed actu-
ally necessary to their existence. They
are learning conservation, thrift and
Hooverizing and when the war shall
have ended, consummation to be de-
voutly wished for, they will know
more than ever before how to make
both ends meet. This war has been.
is, and will be, great educator.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
HON. FRANK o. LOWDEN.


the west, and is the largest and best
equipped market house in the coun-
try, except one, Mr.. McQuaid de-
clares. This is one of the successful
houses of New England, and the one
from which the local merchants copied
his st. Paul market house.
Groceries and food products will be
retailed on the no delivery, no tele-
phone orders and cash plan. The
basement is devoted to cold and open
storage.
The new building provides 1900
square feet of merchandising space.
The meat market Is located in the
center.
The McQuaid market house at
Eighth and Cedar will be continued as
n the past
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

What day that will be when the
tidings are flashed over the sea and
land that peace has been declared!
From ten thousand times ten thousand
steeples bells will ring out, as if they
were human things, their wild delight
at the long-hoped-for event. Never, in
the history of the world will there
have been such a day of universal
joy.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
LYNCHINGS IN 1917.

(From the Chicago Tribune)
The number of lynchings in 1917
shows a gratifying decrease, being
"a, as compared with So in 1915.
The subjoined table, showing the
annual number during the last thir-
ty-two years, will be of interest to
those who are making special
Stndy of the s1lhiact.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

In Middletown, Conn.,, a Congrega-
tional. a Baptist, and a. Methodist
church have voted to unite and wor-
ship for three months to save COAL
The example set by these churches
could be followed by the churches in
many large cities.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

ton between humans in healthy
national life. but race difference 10
only one Of many schismatic agencies.
The solution Of tho difficulty involves
discipline for the white man % well
% tho black" ~---
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

A strange condition seems to have
arisen.
What does it mean?
Let US have light.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09

Heaven grant that 1918 may forever
be memorable as the last year of this
unspeakable war.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Appeal., 1918-02-09
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The Newark journal., 1918-05-02
The children, as we'll as the

The children, as we'll as the
grown-ups, will get a great
deal of valuable information
from The Journals new map
of Independence county. Very
few people can tell what Sec
ton, range and township they
live in and very few know any
thing about the public roads
and boundary lines of the vari-
Gus political townships of the
county. You can get all this
information from The Journal
County Map. Copy mailed to
any address for only $3.50.