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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
FARMERS ORDER
BUT SMALL BIT
Soil TiilerS Have Asked for Only
2Al Bushels and the Need
i Rated ut 5000.
TWO WEEKS LEFT TO REPLY
Large Part Of seed Not Tested VIII
BE Found To Be Lacking
Necessary Germ.

Farmers living in Rock Island
county have proved Slow in pre-
pairing for the coming year, accord
ing TO a report issued by Palmer
r. EdEertoU. county crop advisor.
Exactly 200 bushels of seed corn
has hean ordered by the farmers
iu the county to date whereas the
need is placed by officials at about
five thousand bushels Many of the
farmers wait until the last moment
10 Law in a supply. Several of the
farmers have not tested or inspect
Ell their seed. When the seed that
has not been tested is inspected
tIe termination IN most cases viii
Ice found 60 be entirely void The
had weather during the fall months
last wear did more damage 10 the
corn than to any other product.
Much OF the corn was stored away
NOT dry. When the cold weather
reached Il the milk in the seeds
froze. destroying the germ.
Persistent appeals TO the farmers
have been to no avail Nr Edger-
ten has asked them 70 either make
& tt~t L--EtllS--t - t- 10 NAV = d teNt
made but many have not done so
10 date.
Must Get Busy.
At present Mr.. Edgerton is able
to supply seed % those who want
II but within TWO weeks the supply
may be cut of. Mr. Edeerton ad-
v.ses that each farmer take steps
at once 10 order material.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05

other places are Warsaw. Ill, aud
st. Joe. Mo.
Conditions in the tri-cities are
improving, both from a moral and
patriotic standpoint. the marshal
said. Especially is this true on the
Iowa side where federal agents
have succeeded in wedding out the
majority of the immoral resorts
and keepers.
Il am very much pleased witn
the general conditions in Daven-
port. | see great Improvement in
vice conditions and a decrease in
the liquor traffic The loyalty SEN
tIment is also on the mend and the
conditions as whole are good
United States Marshal Reed and
Assistant ristrict Attorney E. G.
Moon conferred with United States
Marshal Y. Y. Dahlman and Dis
triCt Attorney L. c. knotts of MI
nois. in hoIk Islanu Wednesday
with relation TO enforcing the vice
laws in tn" tri-cities Marshal
Reed departed yesterday afternoon
for Des Moines where he will take
part in the CAMPO ign to "clean up
Des Moines.
While in Davenport Marshal Reed
gave orders to inaugurate a cam
paign to weed out the alien enemies
who failed to secure permits. These
men will he treated the same as
draft slaCkers and will be lodged in
Jail until some disposition of their
cases are made by the federal gov
eminent.
The marshal's office has receiv-
ed information that a number of
alien enemies in Davenport failed
to register.
Plans for the opening of the
April term of the federal court
in Davenport on April % were dis
cUssed today. There are upward
of 80 cases awaiting attention of
the federal grand jury. The bulk of
these cases are vice violators. booze
transpOrters and sIackers The
grand jury is expected to be in ses-
SIGN close to two weeks.
Several cases of alleged sedi-
ton were under investigation in
Davenport today by Marshal Rea,.
and Assistant District ATTORNEY
Moon The grand jury is expected
to take up a half dozen seditfon
cases pending in adjourning coun-
! ties.
+ Deputy L. S. Marshal SHEPPARD
/ Of Burlington was transferred tc
the Davenport Office Yesterday and
will remain there until the close
of the April term of court to aid
/ in court work and general routine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
DRY ROCK ISLAND
WILL BE BIG AID
TOIOWA OFFICERS

With the closing Of the saloons
and wholesale liquor houses in
Rock Island on Nav ! federal pros
ecutions VIII decrease approximate
" . per cent in Scott county. ac-
c0rdins 10 United States Marshal
Nick Reed Of Iowa. The transfer
nation of the oasis into a desert
viii eliminate one of the three
booze centers" whic have given
federal agents so much trouble OF
late, according to tEe marshal The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
OFFICER
VICTIM OF LAW
Corporal Thomas Straughaun Is Il
Second Lieutenant. and Then
Again He Isn't.
HAS ONLY HIS FIRST PAPERS
Applies for Last Citizenship Docu-
ment But Told lie Has To BE
Resident One Year.

Corporal Thomas Straughaun.
Canadian, stationed on the Rock Is
land arsenal, is a victim Of circum-
stances.
Corporal StraUghaun could be a
second lieutenant but he cant be
He was informed that he was III
rank for promotion but he cant be
made a second lieutenant until he
has his final naturalization papers.
He has only his first The law re
quires that a nOn-citiZen be resi-
dent of one state year before he
can obtain his final papers Straug-
haun during the last year has spent
six months at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son, a time at an officers training
school in Texas and about two
weeks on the Rock Island arsenal
with the Tenth infantry.
Pending before congress now is
a bill whereby any non-citizen be
comes a citizen as soon as he is ad-
mitted to the American army. If
this bill Is allowed Corporal
StTaughaun VIII become an Ameri-
can as soon as the law is effective
but at present he is in a peculiar
position. He is and he isn't a sec
ond lieutenant
Applied Yesterday.
He applied TO the circuit court
yesterday for his last papers. The
information regarding the situation
was given him. He comes from Sc
attic, Wash, where he enlisted
/ When You Have a Lot Of Bias
Strips to cut lay on bread board Or
any other soft board and lay yard
stick on the goods the width you
! want the strip. Then cut with
safety razor blade; cuts even ami
nice. You have to press hard on
/ the blade so it Will cut through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-05
SIS Seventeenth ST.

Choice Onion Garden Seeds Early Cabbage Plants
Blue Grass and White Glover Seeds, Etc
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
This Man SatIsried.

The following appears among the
items under the head OF Popular
Corner PiCkups" In the Times Pro
mOtcr. published at fernando, Miss.
II was written by S. A. Hughey. who
is correspondent for that paper
from this district and who attended
the reunion:
We'll, boys, am Just back home
from the grandest reunion | was
ever at In all my life, at Tulsa. Okla.
The first thing am going to say is:
Hurrah for Tulsa, the Rrandest city
in the world-only about Is years
old and has $1,000 inhabitants.
Every building looks like 1t was
built yesterday There are very
few frame buildings in the city;
most OF them are Of brick and stone
and all first class. g No second class
buildings there, and no second class
citizens. As near AS could ascer-
tain 1000, or about OF old veterans
registered. and $4,000 visitors. Tulsa
threw her doors wide open to old
vets. and everything was free to
them-automobies ready at all
times to carry them where they
wanted 10 go. Street cars did the
Same. and AS for sleeping quarters
they were good enough for President
Wilson The mess hall seated and
fed nearly 1000 at one time. Three
meals day, plenty OF II and good
enough. | heard a great many old
vets express themselves. and they
all said there was no Kick coming.
The sick were well taken care OF. No
casualties; something that was never
known before at any national re-
union. We have had what we called
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, Company A. Coufodcr.
ate Veterans ~ Memphis. Tenn,
has been In attendance upon IN"
Confederate reunion IN the city Of
Tulsa, oklahoma, and
whereas this company has been
attending tho annual Cuuf"dcrai"
reunions in the various cities Of the
United States, and
whereas, said company has been
accorded a most royal reception lud
extended hospitality heretofore nm.
equalled. and
Whereas the members 0f mid
company arc dcsrous Of expressing
To the cltRcnB OF ThIsl their very
highest appreciation OF their hos
pitality and kindness shown them
since they hav" been In the city.
Sow therefore, be- Iircsoly"d,
that We extend to the city of Tulsa
our most grateful and heartfelt
thanks Tor th" magnificent r"ccp.
tipn we have been accorded I'm Tulsa
and especially to Mi e s walker.
who met ~ Ht the train ana has
during our entire stay given his un-
divldod time and attention to look
ing after our every want and need
with the rcruli that we have been
perfectly comfortable during the en-
tire wock
Be II further resolved, that the
growth and development Of the city
or Tulsn ia a great revelation TO
US: that II Is the clennest and one
of the most beautiful cities II has
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
MY TRIP To TULSA.

Tho |otl0wAy Record Crceve Va.
desire to thank the board Of SUI
prrrisUra Of Nottoway county FOR
their ild In furnishing transportation
TO the Confederate Reunion at TULSA,
Okla. u was indeed one Of the
Erandest reunions that ever at
tended and the hospitality cNCe,lCd
them an Everything quiet and
nothing 10 mar IN" pl"dgurcs 81 the
OCCASION Patriotic addresses we're
delivered which kIndlcd afrrsh our
lOyaFy 10 our united country Wis
tied the oil fields and witnessed the
shooting ~ an oil wei, which was
a wonderful sight. The people ~
Tulsa were unusually Kind and did
everything TO add 10 our comfort
waS royalty entertained In the home
Of Mia BESSIE Mctucn. whore hos
pitallty rclEucd supreme. visited
the Zoo, Children's home ana huspl-
tai All IN all II WAS The trip Of my
life Veteran $. j, Robertson.
| dcsife TO especially thank those
In charge Of the Y. NJ. e. A. there
who were so kind 10 the old veterans
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
PRAISES THE TULSA REUNION

Gen. G. u. Vance. commander Of
the Army OF Tennessee department.
U. G. ", brings back the report that
the reunion OF the Confederate Vet
Grams at Tulsa, Okla, was great
success This splendid city threw
open her doors and every hospitality,
honor and courtesy was extended to
tho old Veterans. the sons. daughters
and visitors, not only by the cham
ber OF commerce. the different COM
mittees and by the citizens Of Tulsa
at large.
Great credit Is due the committee
having In charge o1 the reunion, Too
much cannot he said to the credit of
General Forrest, the adjutant gen
cral OF the reunion, and Hon. Tato
Brady, master OF ceremonies. for
their efficient and valuable services.
Tho official program was fun and
complete and many splendid ad-
dresses and entertainments
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

The Electra News, Electra, TeIN
Monday at lis We boarded the
train at Electra. with Ed c Wilson
Mrs Anna Stahl little Elizabeth
Stahl, w. II. Miller, w. l.. Miller.
Davo Preston. Joe Evans, w. NJ. Raj
lard and n. l.. Ballard. At Wichita
Falls we took sleeper on tho NJ. X
e. r. leaving there at a. IN. Al
Wichita Falls Judge Edgar Scurry
and the sponsors and maids Of honor
and several OF the soldiers from Call
field Joined US, We arrived at Tulsa
about 10 o'clock n. M. The sight
that met our eyes was sure fine.
Everywhere decorations OF all kinds
could he scen-bright lights that
lighted up tho city equal 10 daylight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

on Friday. tho first day Of the con-
y"ntion, crowds poured into the col
iS"um where 5000 people can be
seated, ana "" listened 10 some cio-
qUcnt addresses, one especially, by
Hon. Tate Brady, chairman Of the
rccc cptiOn committee. n would take
a long space 10 ten All that hap
pcnod, but II is sure that wc never
had a reunion equal 10 this one,
Strcct cars and autOmOhil"q were
free. The prhoOl closed for ih"
week md the buildings wor" used
for sleeping QuartrrB for the old
soldiers A ldTg" tent was raised FOR
u mcss hall, whore the finest Of
meals were furnished 10 the visiting
veterans Tho boy scUuts w"ro wig
liant in their efforts 10 furnish TN"
old soldiers with comforts aud s"rv-
ice Eycryhody ,.ch with every
body else 10 mako our VISIT pleas.
urn and IL was one uf tho happicst
times the Old soldiers eyer had
MAJ ED &. WILSON.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
GIVES UNSTINrED PRAISE.

Monday morning. September %.
left Arlington to attend the Com
fcdcrate reunion at Tulsa, Okla.
Meeting W. II. Love Of Partridge by
appointment at the Hutchinson in
tcrurhan depot We went to Wichita.
There I visited my brother and stayed
overnight and on Tuesday morning.
In company with COL X. 7. Bean
and about thirty other members Of
Wichita camp, No. 1850, United
Confederate Veterans. boarded the
Midland Valley train and began our
journey to Tulsa
About p. m. We dotraned at
Tulsa and there the first thing we
saw was a number of Boy Scouts,
who came running 10 us what can
we do for YOU ?" was their salutation.
"Whcrc do YOU wish to gO?" We told
them We wished to register. stand
right here" they said, and we viii
Get cards for YOU Soon we were load
Cd and a scout Jumped onto tho run
ming board and said. Drive to tho
registry booth" There we found a
large number Of Tulsa high school
girls with typewriters, who asked us
for our name. letter OF company,
number of regiment and our present
home address They then assigned us
To our sleeping places and pinned on
rs a bronco badge inscribed "2Sth
Annual Reunion. 1915. Tulsa, Okla
homa, Il. & v" showing the Con
rcdcrate hattie flag, an indian head
with n war bonnet on and a flowing
oil well.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
Alkali in Soap
Bad for the Hair

Soap should be used very careful
ly, II you want to keep your t,,.
looking its best. Most soans ,rt
prepared shampoos contain ,o,,
much alkali. This dries the sc.lr
makes the hair brittle, and ruin. \,
The best thlrHe for steady use y.
Just ordinary mulsified cocoanut OH
(Which IL pure and Ereaseless) and
Is better than tho most expensN.
soap or anything else you can use
One or two teaspoonfuls Will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorourh.
~. Simply moisten the hair VIII
water and rub II in. II makes a.
abundance OF rich. creamy lather
which rinses out easily. removlrs
every Particle OF dust, dirt, dandruft
and excessive oil. The hair dr,es
quickly and evenly. and It leave,
the scalp soft. and the hair fine and
silky. bright lustrous. fluffy and
easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut
oil at any pharmacy, It's very cheap.
and a few ounces will supply every
member OF the family for month";
Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

and It's inhabitants to the people
here. It's an endless theme with me,
Tulsa iS the best town I ever saw
and has n population that cannot
b." surpassed in hospitality and big.
hcartodness, and I doubt very much
whether II can be eqIalIed by any
town or peOpl" anywhere.
one thing / know, and that is the
Confederate veterans and their i'm
modllt" friends have never been 30
Hospitality received nor 50 Roncr-
OuHly cared for at any other place
as they were in Tulsa Praise for the
city and its people was the voice
0f everyone and every veteran pro-
rouuccd It the best reunion we ever
had.
For myself ! wish It had been pos,
s'hlo for me TO have taken every
on" ladies and gentlemen who
helped IN any way 70 make the re
union the great success II was by
~" band and thanked them per
sounlly FOR n all.
ana unable 10 put into words
the degree of pleasure n gave me
To- meet with you again and to be
the recipient OF 30 many evidences
of n" continual warm friendship
that had existed between US before
you left Kentucky | sincerely hope
That It may b" nv good fortune to
be In Tulsa and with you many more
times in the future. Mrs Stone de-
Hlrcs 10 be remembered to you and
joins mo In wishing that all the
prosperity and happiness your heart
can desire may come TO you and
yours
Your friend
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
CAPTAIN MATHEWS At RE.
UNION

I Leader Trbuns. Fort valley Ga.
Tho following letter written to tho
ader-Tribune by capt j. Il. Math-
cws. while he was In Tulsa. Okla
attending the Confederate Veterans
reunion, viii be read with interest
by many OF our subscribers who may
not have had the opportunity OF Vls-
itlng that progressive city of what
We were once wont to call the wild
and woolly west"
Tulsa, Okla, Sept 27, 1918.
Mr.. Editor: In the first place |
Will speak Of the beautiful city Of
Tulsa. | have been to every reunion.
with but few exceptions and ] must
truly SAY that Tulsa Is the most beau.
tiful and up-to-date city have ever
seen. There Is no city in this whole
country that can compare with II in
beauty and grandeur Tho popula-
tlon Is about eighty thousand.
The citizens are the most hos
pitable, kind and considerate that |
have met at any reunion | have ever
attended.
cannot attempt to describe or go
into details in giving an honest and
true description OF this wonderful
city and her good people. Suffice II
10 say wo were treated most royalty.
II there were any Confederate vet
Grams or anyone else who would com
plain OF the treatment here they are
nothing but common Erumblers and
would grumble at a seat in heaven
In conclusion / must individually
return my sincere and heartfelt
thanks to Mr.. II. q. Barnard and his
most excellent wife--whose elegant
home Is sitYated at INA South Den
yer street.for their great kindness
and unbounded hospitality shown mo
in their palatial home while in that
eTnn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
Tnlrn DnIlY Mnrld Clty.

! Gentlemen have attended TWEEN
| ty-BiK national Confederate reunions
! myself I have taken the Fort Worth
Confederate Grnyr. Inc. 10 the last
| ten national Confederate reunions.
Tho Confederate quartet has lso at
tended the last several reunions with
me
Each city in which these reunions
have been held have treated us nice
ly, but each and every ono Of tho
Confederate Grays and Confederate
quartet wish here and now to return
our thanks TO the citizenship OF Tul-
Va. ana especially to all OF the u. G.
v committees for tho grand treat
ment and the numbcrlew courtesies
extended to us during the reunion
held here tho past week. as this has
been the greatest and grundest re-
union that we have ever had.
We knOw that the citizenship and
tho committees have left nothing
uUdono for tho comfort and enter
talnment OF the veterans that could
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13


the Tulsa, Okla, reunion has
eclipsed them all.--Old Hughe|'
Mrs. Lillian c. Perkins in the Me
ridian, Miss, Star, has this TO say
in regard TO the reunion:
About the Great Reunion.
The people from Dixie have re-
turned to their homes from the con-
federate reunion at Tulsa, Okla ana
came back with new feeling in
their hearts much like that which
filled Washington Irving when he
stood on high ridge quite near the
outer boundaries of Tulsa and said:
There will be a great city here
some day have never seen a
fairer sight" This is marked with
"A monument now, and the residential
section is called Irving Place the
time marked now In 1918, with a
wonder city surrounding, and the
people kcenly alive to all modern
phases OF life one can catch gleam
Of the thought Of Tulsans when they
made up their minds to entertain
the people Of the south They did
this with not a hitch, and the city
was ablaze with the confederate col
ors. mingled with the beloved Stars
and Stripes and everything moved
of according to their marvellous pro
gram. Many Of the old veterans
who helped TO ill the register OF
the 35, 900 people who visited the1 re
union, said It was one OF the grand
est entertainments they had ever eX-
perienced. The confederate soldiers
with their women carried breath
OF the old and the new south to Tulsa
and made Just such an impression
as one would expect from the Gen
tleman from Mississippi" The Ken
tucky Colonel" and the blue bloode1
plantation owner from Virginia and
other southern states, and their
beautiful. sweet voiced southern
women who formed no small part Of
their bright array. They shone re-
splendant at all times and we're
showered with attention from their
knightly cavaliers as well as from
all Tulsa.
on the other hand Tulsa. with its
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

newness and beauty shone in colo,.
sal strength OF busy mart and beauty
in residence section, with the hIrs
OF the distances and the ever cal ~
the west which strikes the heart
with its hospitable people who cam.
ored to do their best, which wsa Al.
ways in the superlative. and vr.rb
proved Just as great TO the sog,h-
erner, and he too carried hame some-
thing he will not soon forget. These
confederate reunions, a rejuvenat.
ing OF life force and a recemen,,a,
of bonds long taut, no wonder ne
boy in khaki, one who was ,hera
from Fort Sill or Fort Sam Houston,
said: we are supplanted. they ara
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

The memory Of the Tulsa reunion
will never bc forgotten by the old
veterans. and the splendid treat
mont given US will he told with hrim-
ming ewes to those at home when
they return.
saw one old veteran wearing a
service pin with nine stars said,
You have a long pin" lie answered,
Yes, raised nine children. all bows.
and every ono is now in the trenches
over there; and more than that, |
have II Erandsons IN service; who
can pass that mark >" and, said the
old comradc, III am needed 7 am
ready to go" W L. Barley. late Of
Co, II, Virginia artillery, IL Ia. Fat.
talon, hcav yarttllcry. G. $. \
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

the Forrest cavalry bearing a large
Confederate flag Last year she was
appointed chaperon Of the southwest
division.
Mrs. Frayser is the widow OF Ben
jamin HObsOn Frayser, a tobacconist
and leading politician OF Virginia,
and is an extensive traveller. She is
A descendant OF some OF the most
prominent families in Virginia,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13
Your friend
W ]. STONE

Among the quests and official Ia
dies remaining over from the re,
union * Mrs Anna r. Finch Fray.
scr Of Virginia, who represented tho
Daughters of Richmond, Va, and
was sponsor-in chief Of the s c. V
of the Army OF Northern Virginia.
and sponsor OF veterans OF Lee
Camp, Richmond, Va.
In the parade Mrs. Frayser headed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

Frankfort, Ky, oct I. 1918.
Judge Conn Linn, Tulsa, Okla.
My dear friend Since arriving
home I have given almost all my
time to thinking OF the glorious
l trip to Tulsa and praising the town
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-13

| OOy, Ulb lhSct uhlub, anu hlHNo Ociik
affected. They were hard
I/Ss\ and large, and made sore
| [M~ eruptions. and scars. They
| = - itehed and burned and he
| could not sleep well. He
~ was fretful and cross and the
~ eruptions eSuSed dishgure-
ment for the time being.
THE trouble lasted more than twelve
months. Then I used Cutieura Soap
and. Ointment. After had used t~o
cakes Of cutieura Sosp and one Dor Of
Ointment he was healed" (Signedl
Mrs. Nora Bales, Jsaroldstown, Tenn,
February 2, i3is.
Keep your akin clear by using cusi-
eufa Soap and Ointment for every day
toilet purposes. Nothing better.
sample IssA Ifes ~ Mall Address post esrt
| I"oatsurS, Dept n, bssteA," Beid even ShssS
Soap ibe. Ointmsnt % and w. 1alam Ne