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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
EMPRESS EUGENE HAS
RETURNED TO PARIS

Paris, Dec. .6-With bowed head
and with face of infinite sadness, a
modestIy-dressed old lady was seen
walking through Tuilleries Gardens
today. AS she walked she would stop
to pick autumn flowers, scared and
blasted by the cold, but no mofe fad
ed than her cheeks. Passers-by, see
ing her and knowing the regulations
of the park, expected some policeman
to admonish her, but she passed on,
followed by a single maid, unchecked,
by the uniformed representative of
the law.
1t was the once proud Empress Eu-
genie, who, bowed beneath the weight
of ninety-three winters, thus plueked
withered flowers from garden that
was once hers. She Yves revisiting a
scene poignantly recalling all the hap
piness, sorrow and terror which came
to her during the years she was the
chiefest jewel of the old palatial man
sion.
Empress Eugeneie left France on
July %, the fateful day when the then
proud and naughty Austria sent an
ultimatum to Serbia which was des-
tined to dismember realms and
change the whole face of history.
She is in close seclusion in her
apartments, refusing to meet any
newspaper men, and seeing only a
few of her old friends.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
LOUISIANA

on the two acres planted by each
member.
More than ten thousand chickens
were Matched by the poultry club
members, of which 1888 were raised.
Many of the club members had charge
of entire flocks. In addition to sell
ing many chickens, the members
sold 470 dozen eggs at an average
price of So 1-2 cents dozen.
The 238 garden club members put
! out an average of 100 tomato plants
each. Besides these, they grew guam
titles of beans, pepper, cucumbers,
okra, cabbage and onions. The club
members filled nearly ten thousand
containers with canned vegetables
this season.
The dairy club members did active
work in some form of dairying. Some
attended to the milking and cared
for the milk, while others attended to
feeding the cows and calves in their
charge. The plan is to extend this
work until the boys and girls are the
real owners Of thier cattle.
Felix Bachemin,- Jr., is in charge
of the boys club work in Webster
parish, while Mrs. Julia Cooksey, the
parish home demonstration agent,
looks after the work of the girls. w.
M. Mcbride, parish agent, has also
done great deal to help the club
work get a good start. According to
Mr.. Bachemin, much Of the success
of the club work in Webster parish is
due to the hearty support given it by
the First National Bank of Minden.
'This bank, he says, will start boy
in any line Of club work he wishes to
undertake by lending him the neces-
sary funds at a reasonable rate of in
terest. No endorsement or security is
required. This bank now holds the
notes of about two hundred club
members, averaging about SIS each.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
WEBSTER PARISH
CLUBS SUCCEED

Nearly one thousand boys and girls
in Webster parish-nine hundred and
eighty-two, to be exact-were enroll
ed for club work this year, each of
whom is carrying on or has COM
pleted a definite club project, reports
Felix Bachemin, boys club agent in
Webster.
The club membership is divided as
follows: Pig club, 1879; corn club,
1852; fat hog shipping club, 1859; cot
ton club, IL; poultry club, 215; gar
den club, 238; dairy club, As; and
miscellaneous, including peanut,
wheat and sheep, IL.
Each Of the pig club members is
feeding and caring for one or more
registered pigs and hogs of one of the
leading breeds. During the year the
pig club members have sold 125 reg
istered pigs, mostly from first filters,
for total of approximately 81, 500.
The 152 corn club boys planted at
least one care of corn and a legume
each. Their average yield of corn
was forty bushels to the acre. Most
of the corn club members plant good
seed and are able to sell the seed
corn they can spare. 1t is expected
that they will sell at least one thou
sand bushels of seed corn for next
season, at an average price of $3.50
a bushel.
The hog-shipping club shipped four
carloads, or a total of $50 hogs to the
Fort Worth market during the twelve
months ending November, 1919. For
these hogs they received an average
Of 81 800 net per carload.
The cotton club members, working
under extremely difficult weather
conditions, made an average of about
one thousand pounds Of seed cotton
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
WANTS METHOD TO
UN-TATTOO The
ARMENIANS
Barbaric System of Turks In
terferes With Unfortunates
In Their Future Life
NO METHOD DISCOVERED
TO REMOVE THE MARKS
India Ink Under Human Cuticle
Resists All Efforts to Get :
II Therefrom

New York, Dec. GA simple meth
cd to obliterate from the faces of
thousands of Armenian women and
girls the brands and indelible ink ia
too marks placed upon them during
the war by the Turks, Kurds and
Arabs is sought by DR.. Wilfred M.
Post of Princeton University, who has
just returned from trip through the
near East.
The victims of the branding and
tatooing, in every case, were Chris
tians and their captors thus marked
them as Mohammedans. Freed from
enslayement they sought at once to
remove the evidence of their bondage,
employing disfiguring acids for the
purpose. Many of them flocked to the
relief hospitals, Dr. Post said, to be
treated for the self-inflicted burns.
DR.. Post, who was born in Turkey
and served as a medical missionary in
that country before the war, said the
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
COMBAT DISEASES OF
THE SWEET POTATO

Sweet potatoes are subject to dis
eases in the field and rots in storage
and transit. Losses from these trou-
bles are heavy annually and can be
reduced by selecting disease-free
seed; disinfecting seed potatoes in a
solution of corrosive sublimate; cul-
tivating deeply; and by storing care
fully in disinfected house, accord
ing to Farmers Bulletin 1859, on
Sweet Potato Diseases.
Stem rot, black rot, foot rot, scurf
rot and root rot are the diseases
which affect the stems and roots,
while leaf blight, leaf spot and white
rust affect the foliage. The storage
rots include soft rot, irng rot, black
rot, dry rot, Jave black rot and char
coal rot. The characteristics Of these
various diseases in field and storage
are given in this bulletin with sug-
gestive control methods.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13

tatooed women we're among hundreds
of thousands of destitute persons in
that country who are being cared for
by the Near East Relief Workers
from America.
"While removal of tattoo marks can
not be classed with the urgent neces-
sity of providing food and clothing
for 100000 starving Armenian wo-
men and children" says DR.. Post,
''the wearing of this brand which
shows that the woman has been an
inmate of a harem, seriously inter
feres with the work of reconstruction
and rehabilitation among such per-
sons. During the four years that
Turkey attempted to exterminate the
Armenian people by a system of
slaughter and deportation, practically
every young woman in that country
was at the mercy of the Mohamme-
dams"
Removal Of tattoo marks has never
been given serious attention, accord
ing to prominent dermatologists. Oc-
casionally a request has come from
former sailor to have some design re-
moved from his arm, or a society .wo-
man who wished to have the initials
of her former fiancee or husband re-
moved, but the known processes of
removal have been so dangerous and
their success so questionable that
physicians have considered the marks
to be practically irremovable.
Several prominent dermatologists
have offered their services to DR..
Post to assist him in his research
work for the benefit of marked Ar
menian women. Among those who are
aiding in the work is Dr. George H.
Washburn of Harvard, who served in
the Mediterranean corps of the Unit
ed States army as specialist in re-
storing the faces of soldiers who
were disfigured by wounds.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
RED CROSS SECRETARY
MAKES FINE SUGGESTION

Why not have a Sweater Club?
Everyone make a warm sweater for
the poor of the town Can't someone
organize club in Opelousas? These
clubs have been formed in all towns
and cities in the Union.
MRS. R. NJ. LITTELL,
Elk. Sec. A. R. G..
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13

OFFICERS:
E. B. Dubuisson, President.
ChasAF. Boagni, President.
A. Leon Dupre, V.-Pres. and Cashier
NJ. J. Pulford, Assistant Cashier.
Arthur A. Comeau, Assistant Cashier
Robert L. Fields, Utility.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13

DO you know the housewife who
is ashamed to be seen with market
basket on her arm or to carry home a
brown paper bundle?
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13

It has been helping the boys and girls
in this way fol. years and has not lost
q cent for such loans. Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
THOMAS T. FARLEY
FORMER RESIDENT,
DIES IN KEWANEE

Funeral services for Thomas T.
Farley, at one time a resident OF
Rock Island and recently a citizen
of Kewanee, who died last Thurs
day at his home, 40 West First
street, Kewanee, were held Satur-
day morning at the Visitation
church where requiem high
mass was solemnized by Father
Fitzgerald, assisted by Rev. P. H
Durkin, Rev. Charles FTenchken
and Rev. Rinella.
Mr.. Farley had been afflicted
with bronchial asthma for the last
20 years. He was born in Rock
Island. March IA, 1871, and at the
time of his death was 4S years old
He continued to reside in this city
until he was about 81 years of age
when he moved to Geneseo, Ill,
where he resided for two years. In
the fall of 1894 Mr.. Farley re-
moved to Kewanee, where he had
resided since
On Sept. 80, 1901, he was mar
ried to Miss Kate F. Kane of Ka-
vance. Surviving are the widow,
a sister, Mrs. William Mcclellan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
TO Be
FOR ADEQUATE
PHONE SERVICE
City Officials Scheduled Today tC
Ask Decision Ordering Tele-
phone Company.

City officials of Rock Island, Mo-
line, East Moline and Silvis we're
today scheduled to get together to
petition for a decision from the
state public utilities commission
ordering the Central Union Tele-
phone company to furnish ade-
quate service.
Mayor Schriver of Rock Island
received no notification this morn
ing from City Attorney James NJ.
Johnston of Moline, who is engi-
neering the fight; he said, however,
that the officials probably would
get together before tomorrow on
the petition.
The first protest against the SER
vice since the $50 linemen and OPP
orators have been out asking more
pay took place at a hearing of the
commission in Chicago several
DAYS ago. At that time a decision
of the utilities body was delayed,
giving the telephone managers and
strike leaders another chance to
get together on d settlement before
an order might be issued. After
that a conference was held in Mo-
line between the two factions, at
which no agreement seemed pos
sible. The situation since then has
become more acute.
Strikers Anxious.
The strikers say they are anxious
to hear a decision from the state
body ordering adequate service.
Although it is feared by officiaiG
that such an order will cause the
company to bring in strike break
ers, thereby causing trouble and
possible riots, this action on the
part of the utilities body has been
requested by many citizens who
have complained because of made
quate telephone communication.
The strike leaders were this
morning indignant at reports sent
out through one newspaper yes
terday mat a mob had attacked the
telephone building. They declare
that if any rough tactics were used
in their demonstration they were
not sanctioned by the leaders or
strikers as a body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
PETER FREY LAID
TO REST; SERVICE
WAS IMPRESSIVE

Impressive funeral services over
the body of Peter Frey, who for Fl
years was assistant fire chief of
the Rock Island department, were
held in the residence 1858 Seventh
avenue, at 8 O'Clock this afternoon.
Rev. Fred ]. Rolf. who conduct
ed the obseQuies, told of the faith
full service of Mr.. Frey as a SER
want of the city Of Rock Island 9.
Many friends. firemen of the three
cities. and Rock Island city Off
Gals. attended thu services. Floral
tributes were sent by many as
tokens of appreciation of Mr..
Frey's uutiring work.
PalIbearers were Joseph Vale1-
tine. Carl Swanson. Henry Harris,
Arthur SaIzmann, Herman Detjens
and John Carse. Interment was
made in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
DRUNK SWEARS IN
COURT NEVERMORE
TO TAKE A DRINK

The Rock Island police court
took on the appearance of a confess
sional this morning when Sam Has
kins, lion Of DRINKS, made an oath
before the entire assemblage that
he would never touch another drop.
Haskins is 65 years old and has
appeared in the police court reg
uIarly during the past few weeks.
A month ago he was arrested for
drunkenness. at the time being out
on bond awaiting trial for another
escapade.
This morning the aged imbiber
called heaven and earth to witness
in the police court.
Il want to swear before all of
you" he said, calling the attention
of witnesses. that so long as Sam
Haskins lives he will never take
another drop of liquor" He prom
Used that he would keep his oath.
Police Magistrate d. ]. CIeland
told Haskins:
Il don't know whether or not
your promise will hold good, but |
myself will make one promise for
you, and that is, if you ever come in
here again on this charge you will
at least stay sober for 80 days, in
Jail"
.Haskins was dismissed.
Harry Chapel was also up for
drunkenness. He paid So and
costs. Louis Kappel was dismissed
on the same charge.
Two violators of the motor We
hicle law were assessed SO and
costs each. f. L. Davis paid his
fine for using a cutout, Nell Wyatt
for passing a street car which was
discharging passengers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
Today's Anniversaries

1SS4-The Prohibition party of
Kansas was organized at Law
renee.
1SSS-Seven firemen killed and
100000 in property de-
stroyed in a great fire in Balti-
more.
boulevard Eggleston, author OF
THE Hoosier Schoolmaster.'
died at Lake George. n. Y
Born at Vevay, Ind, Dec. 10
1887.
1914-Allies held the line OF the
Seine. the Marine, and the
Mouse above Verdun.
1915-CardinaI Gibbons delivered
the pope's peace message tc
President Wilson.
1916-A German Zeppelin was de-
stroyed in an attempted raid
on London.
1917-English east coast raided by
German aeroplanes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
new PRESIDENT
.0LD SETTLERS
HAS GOLD CANE
Three Hundred are Expected at An
EuaI Reunion of Pioneers of
Rock Island County.

Three hundred old settlers of
Rock Island county are expected
to attend the ffty-fourth annual
reunion of the Old Settlers associa-
ton of Rock Island county which
Will be held jointly with the Rock
Island County Historical society
at the Watch Tower tomorrow.
The election@of officers will be
the first matter taken up at the aft
ernoOn service session which will
bring into the possession of the
newly elected president, the "presi-
Dental cane"
In describing the old cane, Phil
Mitchell, president of the State
bank, says that the cane has been
held sacredly by So presidents, as
badge of the Office they hold. The
cane is capped with a massive gold
head with places for engraving the
games of the presidents, but with
.Sthe lapse of years the spaces have
been filled and three heavy gold
bands have been added.
Beginning with 1866 the follow
ing pioneers have served as presi-
dent and their names are engraved
on the gold:
DR.. P. Gregg, J. w. Spencer, j.
Norris, LuCius Wells, j. H. Eby,
John a. Boyer, David Halves, VIM
Bell, A. X. Philleo, VIM. E. Brooks,
Isaac Negus, James Taylor, E. c..
Chopper, Frazer Wilson, n. BeIcher,
Charles Latin, Adolph Dunlap, f.
Pa p. Reynolds, John Lusk, /. L.
Whitehead, A NJ. Hubbard, Orrin
Skinner, Vim. II. Edwards, l.. D.
Edwards, William Miller, d. n. Beal,
NJ. HartzeI, S. w McMaster, j. G..
Blythe, Thomas Merryman, Charles
Titterington, John L. Bean, Daniel
Gordon, George H. Edwards, E. J.
NSearIe, Henry S. Case, r. G. Hollis
teE, NJ. c. Frick, John H. CIeland,
]. H. Marshall, J. G. Heck, Cyrus
Valentine, William COyne, James
Robinson. George W. McMurphy,
Charles W. Halves, David Sears,
VIM. Payne. Thomas Campbell,
John T. Kenworthy.
Mr.. Mitchell says:
The history of the cane can
best be given by publishing the fol-
lowing account of it's presentation
to the society as recently furnished
by Miss Naomi L. Davenport,
3 dHuuduS1CcE OI COlOQ6l George
Davenport, and daughter of the late
George L. Davenport
Honorable J. w. Drury made
the following presentation speech
on behalf Of the donors, Mrs. S. NJ
Goldsmith, George L. Davenport,
and Bailey Davenport at the sec
ond meeting of the association on
Rock Island in 1857:
To John W. Spencer, president
Of the Old Settlers Society of
Rock Island county: The surviv-
ing relatives of the late Colonel
George Davenport, have requested
me to present to the Old Settlers
society of Rock Island county a
relic of the first settlement of the
county by white men. This cane is
made from that first cut tree. 1t
has been beautifully and expensive
ly mounted, and so arranged that
the names of the respective presi-
dents of the society may be en-
graved upon it. The surviving
mScnbers of the Davenport family
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
WE'RE SORRY

In an account of the arrest and
fining of George Dams on a charge
of disorderly conduct, The Argus
yesterday stated that Dams is the
proprietor of the Grand billiard
parlor, 215 Eighteenth street.
Dams is no longer connected
with the Grand, although up to six
months ago he had a third interest
in the business. Nick Palercus is
the present proprietor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
LAST TEST SHOWS
PURE. MILK SALES

The latest milk test made by
Health Commissioner H. H. Harris
for the month of August, shows that
all dealers in Rock Island are now
selling milk containing the proper
amount of butter fat Last month
two dairies were below the stand
ard of 3 per cent in milk. the man
ayers OF the two concerns being
fined No violation of the require
ment OF Is per cent butter fat in
cream have been reported in some
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
Railroad Man Gives Good
-. Advice.

Several years ago 1 was under
treatment of a stomach specialist
for five months, three weeks of
which were spent in a hospital An
EOther stomach specialist told me l
fhad gall stones and that an opera
9tion was necessary. I did not want
to have this. l lost As pounds in
weight Talking with a brakeman
one day he told me of Mayr's Won
derfuI Remedy and since taking it
1 have gained Is pounds and am
feeling fine. l am advising others
to try it." It is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the ca
tarrhaI mucus from the intestinal
tract and aIlays the inflammation
which causes practically all stom-
ach, liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One dose
will convince or money refunded.
Bengston's drug store and drug
gists everywhere.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
For Burning Eczema

Greasy salves and ointments should
not be applied if good clear skin is
wanted. From any druggist for Csc, or
$100 for large size, get a bottle OF Zemo.
When applied as directed it effectively
removes eczema, quickly stops itching
and heals skin troubles, also sores.
burns, wounds and chatting. It pene-
trates, cleanses and soothes. Zemo is
a clean, dependable and inexpensive,
antisepic liquid. Try it, as we believe
nothingyou Have ever used is as efec'
tive and satisfying
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
DRUNKS GETTING
SCARCE, RECORDS
OF POLICE SHOW
Especial Moline Service.


The effect of national prohibit
ton in Moline is indicated by the
police records for last month. Only
seven arr ests for drunkenness
were made in August. There were
three charged with disorderly con-
duct, which in most instances is a
close relative of intoxication.
This was a drop from IS arrests
in July for intoxication, which was
in itself a small month in that re-
spect.
The cooler weather that prevail
ed during August probably had the
effect of curing the mania of some
automobile drivers for speed. Neg
ley made only SO arrests for this
offense as compared with 113 for
the month of July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02

iency and Service" Other speak
ers for this afternoon are Miss
Marian Kimble OF Galesburg. the
state director of elementary Sun
day school work and Rev. Louis H.
Kochler, state Sunday school direc-
tor.
This evening Is to be a Young
Peoples service. Reports will be
given of the national B. Y. p. U.
convention, which was held in July.
Rev. T. L. Ketman, D. D. OF Chi
cago will give the address Of the
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
HUSBAND SUES ON
WIFE'S DISCRETION

Daniel P. Tice filed suit for di-
vorce from Hattie E. Tice in the
Office of the circuit clerk today. He
states that they were married July
4. 1900 and lived together until
Aug. 81. 1914, when he charges she
deserted him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02

now resire to present. it to the so
ciety.
CT. therefore, in their names,
and in their behalf present it to
you as the present representative of
the society. Receive it as your
insignia of Office and when you re-
tire pass it to those who may come
after you in the same office. And
let it be remembered by US old set
tiers that it was made from the
first tree cut and was a part of the
first house built in this county and
that it was cut by the first white
settler of the county. And let us
all cherish the memory of George
Davenport, the oldest settler of
Rock Island county,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02
BAPTISTS WELL
REPRESENTED AT
ANTIOCH SESSION

A company of members of the
First Baptist and the Edgewood
Baptist churches left at noon to-
day for the Antioch Baptist church
near Reynolds, where they will at
tend the meeting Of the Rock Is
land County Baptist association
which started this afternoon. Some
made the trip by machine and 9TH
ers by the interurban.
Rev. J. Clark Granger. pastor of
the First Baptist church, was one
of the speakers at the opening
meeting, his subject being THE
Best Methods for Organizing and
Training Local Forces for Effic-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-02

and six nephews: Ellard, Robert
George, Charles. Raymond and
Frank Mcclellan, all of Moline; ;
two aunts, Mrs. Ann Feeley of Rock
Island and Mrs Catherine Groom
of Skaneateles, n. Y.
Mr.. Farley made extensive tours
abroad and in Mexico. He was a
member of the Holy Name society
and of the knights of Columbus.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-01-10
\ QUARTER or \ WHAT?

The Charlotte Observer. possessed
of mind to deal in small figures in
connection with South CarolinaS 5
good roads scheme or ignorant of
the facts, tells its readers that
South Carolina is coming along
With a quarter OF million. This
after making the statement that
North Carolina is planning bond
issue of $25.O0O,0OO for the con
struction of roads, Illinois has al
ready voted S6O.OOO,OOO. and Penn
sylvania $5O,OOO.OOO. Makes South
Carolina's scheme look rather small.
doesn't it2 But the Observe
might look about and find that
South Carolinas figures have been
set deal higher than a quarter of
million and instead of coming
along" North Carolina is coming
along behind South Carolina
The Observer. going further in the
matter of good roads. gives some
really intelligent Information in
comparing the price Of milk to a
yard of concrete road. 1t says the
cost of a yard of concrete road Cat
present. is $179.. which would
mean the expenditure Of sometime