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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28

1T is understood that no trans
fer of a vessel to foreign registry
should be permitted without ex-
press permission of the govern
ment.
Each purchaser who wishes TO
operate in the foreign trade should
be obliged to incorporate under
federal charter. the necessary leg
isiation for which should be passed
by congress without delay. Such
a charter should provide that no
stock shall be issued in excess of
the money value actually paid in
on the vessel property. and that no
stock can be issued or transferred
to an alien.
at should also provide that one
member of the board of directors
for each company shall be named
by the government. This director
should draw no salary, either from
the steamship corporation or from
the government He should re-
ceive only the customary directors
fee for each meeting he attends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
CEREMONIAL FOR
GROTTO WILL BE
LEADING AFFAIR

The ceremonial of Amoo Grotto,
No. 81, next Wednesday will be the
most successful yet held by the To-
cal organization, according to
present indications.
A large class of candidates will
be indicted. the festivities starting
with the business session at 4:30
in the afternoon, followed at $50
by a supper which will be served
by the Amoo Caldron ladies. The
usual parade will take place at 7
in the evening and the ceremonial
proper will begin at 7:45 and will
conclude with vaudeville per-
Torrance.
Grand Captain of the Guard Har-
~ w. Ordway of Chicago, has sig
nified his intention to be present,
and the occasion will be made one
long to be remembered. Mr.. Ord
way is an honorary member of
Amoo Grotto, having instituted the
local body some four years ago.
Interest is also being attached
to the coming lecture of Major Ian
Hay Beth better known as Ian
Hay" the author of "The First
Hundred Thousand" and several
other books dealing on the war.
The lecture will be held April g.,
at Augustana auditorium and tick
cts will shortly be placed on sale
at popular prices. His lecture will
be entitled, "Victory-and Beyond"
Major Hay will outline how vic
tory arrived on the western front
and Germany's final gamble in the
spring of 1918; the problems that
confronted us and the key to their
solution. Major Beth does not use
second hand information with re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
CLUB TO ELECT
BOARD APRIL is
b directors Ticket Is Nominated for
Vote Which VIII Be Taken
Next Month.
OTHERS MAY GET IN RACE
Any Number Of Resident Members
Not Less Than Ten, May En-
ter Candidate.

The Rock Island Chamber OF
Commerce, which may be consoli-
dated with the Rock Island club
under the name of the Chamber OF
Commerce, will elect Is directors
on April Is
At the same time the member
ship will vote on the consolidation
plan, which provides that the Rock
Island club and the Chamber of
Commerce be consolidated under
the name of the Rock Island Cham
Der of Commerce.
A committee composed of B. D.
Connolly as chairman, Ira J. Rob
erts, E. II. Stafford. L. NJ. Casteel
and II. w. Crawford, has selected
Sthe directors ticket as follows:
FL. S. Cable, H H. Cleaveland. H.
A. Clevenstine, T. B. Davis, c. A.
Hallgren. NJ. S. Heagy. J. T. Mar
ron, Frank Mixter. c. J. Searle, C.
F. Shields, L. II. Stafford, Gus Teg-
Ter. ]. l.. Vernon, J. A Weishar and
and |. S. White.
Any other members may enter
the race for directors, any 10 or
entitled to put up a candidate. as
the following statement from Sec
rotary F. w. Bender explains:
The bylaws provide that any
number of resident members not
less than ten may nominate other
candidates for Office or Offices
Such nominations shall be in writ
ing with the signature of the per-
sons so nominating them. and be
placed in the hands of the secre-
tary at least five days before the
day of election and the secretary
shall post same on the bulletin
board of the club at least five days
before election
q Prior to the consolidation plan
- the two bodies, each had a sep
aitate directing board, the Rock Is
and club having nine on its board
and the Chamber of Commerce u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
GERMANS TO PAY
u. S. FOOD BILL IN
PART IN POTASH

Washington. March Ex-senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska. today was
advised through the state depart
ment by Bernard Baruch, former
chairman of the war industries
board, and now with the American
peace commission, that in return
for food to Germany the United
States is to receive potash in part
payment.
There was nothing in Mr.. Baruch's
message to indicate the quantity of
potash TO be sent nor when the first
shipment would arrive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
Y. NJ. G. A. Notes

Charles d. Hurley. the interna-
tional !. NJ. C. A. secretary, who
spent some time in Italy. is to be
the speaker at the Sunday after
noon vesper services at the Y. NJ. c.
A. He will address this company
at o'clock after his talk to the
men at the Y. NJ c. A.
A group of girls, known as the
" W. W club will furnish special
music. both vocal and instrumental,
for the afternoon. These vespers
are open not only for the members
on the association. but for the
friends as we'll The plan is to
continue them for some time, and
they will be held at the association
until the new recreation hall is fin
ished.
An informal social hour will fol-
low when tea will De served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
Y. w. c. A. Notes

Miss Wilma Haynes, recreation
al leader for the central field Y.
W. C. A, will be in Rock Island
for two days, April and s, to
visit the local association, and to
put on at least one demonstration
game party. These parties being
held nj many of the larger cities
near camps and cantonments, are
proving very popular and enjoy
able.
The parties here will probably
be held in the new Y. w. c. A rec
reation hall. which it is hoped will
be finished by that time. They will
be for all the girls of the associa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28

gard to the American troops in
France for he was in the field with
our troops for a large part of last
summer while the final blows were
being struck.
Negotiations are also being con-
Quoted to present Captain Eddie
Rickenbacher the American Ace
of Aces" the latter part of April.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
PERMIT TO ISSUE
STOCK rs SOUGHT
BY POWER PEOPLE
Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield. ILL.,. March 2S.-The
Rock River Valley Light & Power
company filed a petition with the
Illinois public utilities commission
today asking for a certificate or
convenience and necessity TO con
struct and operate an electric light
and power utility in the cities OF
Barstow. Joplin and Hillsdale in
Rock Island county and for author
ity to issue $4,000 of its capital
stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-28
CHURCHMEN WILL
POSTPONE SESSION

Because of the fact that so many
members of the Churchman'S Fed
Grafton are out of the city. the
meeting which was to have been
held Tuesday evening at the Y. NJ
G. A has been postponed for one
week. 1t will be held April at the
association. and a good program
has been arranged for that night
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19
ENLISTMEN1S
FOR One YEAR
FOR SERVICE MEN

Adiutant- General Herbert J. John
son has directed the attention Of
former soldiers to the expiration Of
the one year enlistment privilege in
the National Guard which is near at
hand. In circular letter written to
all recruiting officers in Vermont, he
says:
/. ~ desire to call your attention
to the expiration OF one year privll-
cgc for previous service and suggest
that this be given publicity through
your local papers.
"Those men who served as enlist
ed men in the United States Army or
in the organized militia Of the sew
eral states or the District Of Column
bia SINCE April 6, 1917, and have been
8hono1ablyd discharged, may within SIX
months after July II, 1919, or if dis
charged subsequently TO July IL
1919, within six months after such
discharge, enlist in the National
Guard for a period of one year and
may re-cnlist for like periods.
2 at will be seen that men dis
charged prior to July II, 1919, can
not be enlisted for less than three
years after January II, 1920, ex-
ccpt that a Company Commando
may be allowed to maintain his COM
pany with one-third of his men, one
year enlistments at all times"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19
MAYOR
ENDORSES TANLAC
"You VIII Hardly Know Me
When We Meet Again;
FOrI Am Getting Well"
He Writes Friend.

One of the latest additions to the
list of leaders of thought and action
who have come forward with their
unqualified endorsement of Tanlac is
the name of Hon. Frank V. Evans,
former Mayor Of Birmingham, Ala,
eX-State Examiner Of Public Accounts
of Alabama, and at one time editor
+of one of the South's greatest news
papers, The Birmingham Age-Herald.
Writing to personal friend IN At
lanta Mr.: Evans says:
Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 2. 9
"----------------By the way,
YOU will hardly know me when we
meet again, because | am getting 80
we'll and strong again. AS told YOU
while in Atlanta last month, | have
been suffering long time with gas
tlitis. as the doctors call it-really Il
disordcred stomach with consequent
constipation pains in the shoulders,
headache, belching, heartburn, loss
of appetite, loss of sleep, and fainting
spells. For weeks l could not sleep
on my back.
zone week ago; upon recommended
zion of friends who had tried the
medicine, purchased one bottle OF
Tanlas and began taking it. Since
my second dose have suffered none
of these troubles to which | refer, and
really believe | am going to get per-
fectly we'll and strong again. Won't
that be wonderful at my age? Weli'
certain it is that Tanlac is wonder
full medicine, and you know l am not
given to putting mere experiments
and am rather orthodox as to matena
medica.
Il shall continue the treatment with
perfect confidence in the final re-
suits"
Signed,
Crank V. Evans"
Tanlac is sold in Landly's Drug
Store, Railroad Street, st. Johnsbury,
Vermont
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19

Subscribers to the Red Cross
Magazine don't fail to renew your
subscription before January LIST
when price advances from $1.00 to
Sf.50. Send your renewal money to
the Red Cross Office al The Annoy,
s.. Johnsbury, VT, if you wish. adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19
TWO MORE STORES
TO KEEP OPEN

Dundy 6 Amcy and the Wool
worth stores have been added to the
list Of stores that will keep open ON
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights next week for the accomoda-
ton Of Christmas shoppers.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19
Her Shoes Hurt Her Feet.

As general thing, when you see
Woman hobbling along the street with
y aSonized expression it is a sign that
,,.-'s got more foot than head.--Dallas
News.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19

VERMONT NEWS
The three Middlebury fire COM
panics are considering merging UNI
der one head.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19
Signed,


Crank V. Evans"
Tanlac is sold in Landly's Drug
Store, Railroad Street, st. Johnsbury,
Vermont
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-19
FOR BOYS

Suits, 8 to IS years, $3.50 to SIT
Sheepskin lined Coats, $1,000
Overcoats, $3.50, SO to SIG
Shirts, 75c, 81, s1.25 to So
Gloves, SOC, 75c, 81 to s1.5O
Sweaters, So, So, to S.
Caps, 75c, 81, $1.25 to $3.50
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
The Burden Of Constipetion

Il lifted. comfortably but positively
when you treat your bowels With 81.
King's New Lie Pills. The liver rets
buoy, digestion improves, he sickIv
sallow skin y frsed fsom bile. CT !
bostie sodsy-stass ths day sight. 2Sc.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
Yankee BOYS SHOWED
BOCHE HOW TO FIGHT
Thomas Blackwell, just Re-
turned From Eight Months
Service Overseas Says Ger
mans Were Outclassed.

Thomas Blackwell, son of L. D..
Blackwell, 433 South Ninth street, this
city, who has been in France for the
past eight months as q private with
the coast artillery, arrived home Thurs
day evening.
Private Blackwell entered the army
shortly after the commencement of
hostilities with Germany, and after a
brief course of training at west coast
fort, was sent, with his company, over
seas to drop huge shells from a 9-inch
gun on the unsuspecting Fritz" Ac-
cording to Private Tom" they sue
ceeded admirably, and had hand in
most all of the fighting. though, as
their little gun shot a distance of
about ~ miles, they didn't get right
up close where the bayonet fighting
was.
He says that he wouldn't have miss
ed the experience for all the world,
yet he is satisfied to stay at home for
a while now. He states that the work
of the Red Cross and Salvation army
was marvellous overseas. and that the
Yankee boy surely satisfied the entire
world, particularly the Germans. that
he could and would fight.
Private Blackwell will remain here
with his parents and enter business.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
MOTHERS, CONGRESS NOTES.

Park Mothers and Teachers circle
met at the home of Mrs. Herbert Shaw
on Thursday, February 20. and spent
a very pleasant and profitable after
noon. The work for the remainder of
the year was outlined and the follow
ing committees appointed:
Membership-Mrs. Brundage. Mrs.
Sibley.
Social service-Mrs. Vance and Mrs.
Frank Payne.
Sick visitation and flower commit
tee-Mrs. Fl. Shaw ad Mrs Cramer,
Humane-Miss johnson and Miss
Raney.
Literature-Miss DIN and Miss My
Juvenile court-Mrs. Hanson.
School yisitins-Mrs Kitchen
Mrs. Vance. state chairman Iepis,.-
tive department. gave a talk an The
bills for which the M q and T A
are working In the legislature stot,ry
that the public health nurse hill has
already become a law and ~ ,rIs
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
WOMEN
EVERYWHERE
Praise Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a. the
Greatest Remedy for
Woman's Ills.


New Haven, Conn. For two years
! suffered with female weakness,
pains in my back and painful periods,
and was 30 weak and tired that was
not able to do my work. A friend told
me to use Lydia E. Pinkham' 3 Vegetable
Compound and it gave me great relief.
My pains left me and I am now able to
do my work and feel fine. You can pub
lishmy testimonial and if your Vegetable
Compound does others as much good az
1t has me l will be very much pleased. !"
Mrs. CHARLES E. MORGAN, 81 Sea
Street, New Haven, Conn.
The reason Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Veg
etable Compound is 80 successful 10
because 1t contains the curative,
strengthening properties Of good old
fashioned roots and herbs, which act
directly on the female organism.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account Of
some functional disorder which In most
cases would readily yield to Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result Of 40 years
experience Is at your service.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
qouhboys Have Much to Say Against Y, but ORGANIZATION
Has Done Big Work and Done It Well,
Investigator Finds.

crowded with men and officers stand
ing In q line that wound back and
forth. waiting their turns at the coun-
ter. A man and a woman were work.
ing as hard as they could. I judged
they had been there for hours, and that
they would remain for many hours
more.
Now. the reason why I like the
Salvation Army better than the Y. M
c. A-came a voice at my side.
listened. One doughboy was telling an
other that "the Y acts as though 1t Is
doing You a favor, while the Salvation
Army folks make you feel that you are
doing them favor in coming to them.
did not, personally. envy the Y work.
ers their long hard hours in this muddy,
desolate place. where no one seemed
inclined to give them any thanks for
their effort.
FoiLINc THE WOMEN
The Y. M. G. A. occupies a large
building in convenient central Local
ton in Bordeaux, and it seems to be
crowded all the time. The canteen
workers get little time to reflect about
the aspersions of critics, because the
critics keep them too busy.
The library maintained at this place
is literally patronized by the soldiers
and sailors. and the lounge is a popu-
lar room, especially in the evening.
One Sunday night Rube Goldberg and
dropped in to buy some SOAP and
other home comforts, and we found
the place crowded. A sailor was plav-
Ing on the piano, and in a moment he
was acting as accompanist for a women
violinist, who performed 70 thu a,,,a,.
enjoyment of the boys. Outside tba
Wlid young women OF Bordeaux were
literally combing the streets for vic
tins, but they were deprived Of the on
portunity of parading their chasma ~
fore one large building full of Amert.
cans.
10 end this discursive view and get
down to the charges, let us take the
testimony of Lieut.. Stephen r. Early
of the 317th infantry. now associated
with the Stars and Stripes in Paris.
In civilian life, Lieutenant Early was
with the Washington staff of the AS
ISOLATED Press, so we may regard him
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
STATE BUREAU IS
FAVORED OVER .. S.
Ada County Employment Board
Sends Telegram to Washing
ton Urging Federal Bureau
Be Cut on.

The Ada county employment board
has sent a telegram to the Idaho con
gressional delegation urging its mem
bers to work for a federal ,appropria-
ton to aid a state controlled employ
ment service instead of federal con
trolled service. The local board there
fore went on record against the pres
ent federal employment service In this
state, of which NJ. j. Kerr is the head
The action was taken at a conference
at which both Director Kerr and E. H
Hasbrouch, deputy director, We're pres
ent. The latter is a member of the To-
cal board and was the only one who
voted against the stand decided upon
fight Is on against the federal
employment service all over the coun
try and an effort Is being made to pre-
vent an appropriation for it, forcing
its closedown this year. Director Kerr
appeared before the Ada county board
and urged that steps be taken to pro.
test against the contemplated actor
and to back the federal employment
service.
Instead the board did just the op.
posite on the grounds the present fed
eral service Is a political organiza.
ton engaged In building up a politi
cal machine. Regarding a state con
trolled bureau conferenc will bt
held with Governor Davis late this af
ternoon by members of the loca
board.
The following is copy Of a tele
gram sent to Senators Borah and MI
gent and congressman French ant
Smith, by the local board:
: .The Ada county bureau of employ
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
WASHINGTON PIT. A.

The Washington Parent Teachers
circle held a combined business and
social meeting Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. ]. w. Starkey, 11o9
North Sixteenth street. Questions OF
vital interest to the community were
discussed and a unanimous vote re-
turned in favor of the children's pic
ture shows which were begun last year
and which are now being arranged for
by the committee working under the
direction Of Mrs. Ormsby and Miss
Pinney. Light refreshments were
served and all adjourned feeling that
the afternoon had been of profit to
each one. Next meeting will be at the
schoolhouse.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24

j
tai selections The next club meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs
Storey. 1923 Hays street. Mrs. w. r,
Schumacher of Canton, s. D., was a
guest of the club.
The Catholic Woman's league will
hold Is regular meeting at st. Johns
hall on Wednesday. February 26. at
2:So p. m. The business meeting will
be followed by program. A paper
The Church in France" will be given
by Mrs. N. Coils. Current topics
something pertaining to George Wash
ington, will be given by Mrs. r. At
kinson and Mrs. H. r. Neitzel. Miss
Wagner will give a vocal number and
Miss Monica Tyler an instrumental
number.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
BY VICTOR McNAUGHT.

r.
Paris. Feb. 7.-(Special Correspond
ence)-The inquiring stranger who ar
rives In France at a. m. is fully aware
by noon that the institution most UNI
popular with the American army is the
Z. M. G. A. Any doughboy will tell
MIN so. and will take obvious pleasure
In the telling.
There is no news In this, to be sure,
as everybody knows that one of the
Greatest OF all sports during the past
few weeks has been exposing" the
No doubt the people back home
have heard and read many able de-
lenses Of the organization, and state
ments Of the great amount of work
done for the soldiers. My purpose is
10 set down what 1 have heard from
privates, officers and Y workers on
this side. and what have actually seen,
with the intent to state the plain and
exact truth.
Why SOLDIERS PROTEST
Why do the soldiers decry the Y. M.
8. A.? We may take the following as
kheir chief reasons advanced for their
niscontent:
1. The Y failed to bring com
forts into the fighting zone during
very active and efficient In rest
areas.
2. Y men have had a safe and
easy time of it when they ought to
have been carrying rifles in the
infantry.
8. There are too many excur,
sionists and sight-seers in the Y,
Who are ready to go home as soon
hov
ueids and tasted Of the excitements
of life in Paris.
4. Too many preachers in the
4, and too much preaching.
s. The doughboys resent the i'm
plication that the Y has saved"
them from various forms of perdi-
ton. They allow with some heat
that a few Y workers needed biz
Of shepherding that they didn,t
get.
6. Too many workers are con-
descending and superc,lious; too
many small men with inflated opin-
ions of themselves.
Z. The usual complaints nbout
overcharging for canteen supplies.
with many protests that the Y. NJ
c. A. should give away Its wares.
HS hChaCl VAL piedSS remember tfat
the seven counts in this indictment
were drawn up for me by soldiers met
In various parts of France, and that
they are set down here, not as conclu-
sions, but for further reference and
examination. Before we take up the
case for final judgment, we will have
q look about and see how the organi-
cation Is actually operated
Y. m. c. A. AT VERDUN
One Sunday morning a party Of
newspaper men drove into Verdun in
a military automobile. en- route from
the st. Mihiel region to the Argonne
forest. We needed a few things to eat
at midday. as we were about to enter
Q region swept bare of all civilian life,
30 we drove to the Y. NJ. c. A. head
quarters. We found the in a large,
bare, and partly ruined building OPEN
Ing into desolate court strewn with
stones, bits of broken tile and other
debris. The canteen occupied a large
room on the ground floor. 1t was