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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
DAvENPORTLAD
FACES SERIOUS
FEDERAL CHARGE
Edward Teeter, Aged IS, Arrested
by Secret Service Man for Steal
ing and Cashing Checks.
PLACED UNDER $500 BONDS
ArTaigned Before United States
Commissioner 7. p. Sinaett
Here This Morning.

For stealing and cashing four
government checks while in federal
employ on the Rock Island arsenal,
Edward Teeter, aged IS years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Teeter, SOB
Ripley street, Davenport, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by high
government secret service opera
tive and arraigned before United
States Commissioner I. p. Sinnett
in federal court here this morning.
Amount involved in the theft ap-
prOximates 500. Teeter was bound
over to await action of the federal
grand jury at Peoria under bonds
of $500.
Apparently unmoved and uncon-
cerned, the youth faced arraignment
on the serious charge before Com
missioner Sinnett. He admitted TAX
ing the checks while employed as a
messenger boy in the arsenal office.
Three, he said, he cashed, the other
he took, but becoming fearful Of de-
lection, tore it up. Theft of the
checks occurred during February,
ana it was not until yesterday mat
the secret service agent was able to
solve the mystery regarding their
disappearance.
Idle for Weeks.
Meanwhile young Teeter quit his
position at the arsenal and for the
last five weeks has been without
work. It is assumed that he was
living on the money he pilfered.
The youth was Temanded to the
Rock Island county Jail where he
viii be Aeld pending the payment of
the $500 bond. His parents promls-
ed to secure the amount within a
few days
Penalty for the crime of which the
lad admits guilt is a heavy one, en-
failing a maximum of Is years in
the federal penitentiary or a fine of
$1,000. or both.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
Aledo At a Glance

w. ]. Graham is in Peoria, where
he will address a meeting of farm
ers on home improvement. He viii!
also speak at Macomb to the
teachers OF the Normal school on
education. Mr.. Graham and fam
lily expect to leave in a short time
for Washington, D. c., where they
go to make their home.
A daughter was born to Rev. and
Mrs. Potter.
Mrs. Sanford Stricklund is very
i'll and her condition is critical.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown and
son Clarence spent Sunday in
Oquawka with relatives.
Mrs. Levi Winger has arrived in
the city to meet her husband. who
has been spending some time with
his father, H. H. Winger.
Thomas Sproson, residing north
OF this city, passed away at his
home last evening.
Mrs. Sidney Bolton has arrived
home from Peoria, where she has
spent some time in the hospital
taking treatment. She is much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Finch and
their son Boyd and wife left this
morning for a pleasure trip TO
New Orleans, Denver, Salt Lake
City and San Francisco, expecting
to be gone about four months.
]. O. Freeman is in Monmouth.
Virgel Duvall spent. yesterday in
the tri-cities.
Miss Anna Anderson returned
home to New Windsor this morn
ing after attending the funeral Of
her sister-in-I2w, Mrs. Godfrey
Anderson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
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Phone RI 2S5. Trefz Express Co.
H. l. Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. L 4476.
Tri-City Towel Supply company,
r. I. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
GERMANY REAPS
AS HUNS SOWED
DIR. Z. +. Bartholomew DeliTers
Thoughtful address To
Churchmen's Federation.
SAYS EDUCATION WON FOR Us
And Lost For Enemy Because
KaiSer's People We're Pos
Sessed Of Wrong Kind.

Germany has reaped only what
she sowed," declared DR.. z. f.
Bartholomew of Augustana col
lege in an instructive and thought
full address before members of the
Churchman'S federation at the Y.
NJ c.. A last evening"
His subject was The Perils of
the Materialistic Style of Thought"
In graphic manner he traced the
underlying causes of the recent
world conflict TO the trend of Ger
man education during the last 40
years.
Education won the war for the
United States and the allies" said
the speaker, "and educaxon lost it
for the Germans. The Germans
had a kind of education, much
boosted of by them and extrava-
gantly lauded by others, but what
kind of an education was it? EX
animation showed it at bottom to
be thoroughly mateTialistic. 1t
emphasized the material instead of
the spiritual side Of national life"
1t had not always been so, he
explained, for years ago, when the
German nation was at the true
heights of its glory IN the world of
art, science and religion, when
scholars came from afar to drink
at the fountains of knowledge rep
resented by her famous univer-
stiles, a different conception of life
Lad prevailed. Since then, there
las been decay.
Doctrine OF Soul.
when 1 was there in 1894" he
continued, ''and sought out the in
rermost thoughts of her leading
teachers l learned many valuable
things, but, even then, it was pos
sible to notice that doctrines which
sounded all right on the surface
were predicated on erroneous def
initions Take the doctrine of the
Immortality of the soul as an il
lustration. The German philoso-
pder would not admit the exist
ence of a personal soul. His con-
ception was entirely mateTialistic.
To him, fame was the only i'm
mortality youchsafed after death.
To quote on the their great in
tellectual leaders, thought is to the
brain as bile is TO the liver. The
liver, he taught, seCretes bile; the
brain, thought. When the brain
dies, thought dies. The same
anatomical stuff that digests food
by means of the stomach things by
means of the brain and so thought
vanished with matter. Simply
rlateriaIism in its crassest form.
Poisoned by this teaching. the Ger
nan came to believe that death
ends all, hence to exalt the mater
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

rink, Sixteenth street and Fifth
avenue, to $50 people. l. had been
his intention to hold the meeting
inside the building, where a ros-
trum seating 800 people has been
arranged, but the electric lights
we're not connected and he was
compelled to address the people in
front of the building.
But failure to have lights is only
one of the obstacles he has had
TO contend with, according to his
story, told to an Argus reporte;
today. He claims that he went be
fore the Ministerial alliance to ask
endorsement of that body, but II
was refused him. He declared that
the ministers took the position that
his eight weeks revival here would
interfere with meetings of Billy
Sunday in the fall.
Gets Permission.
Minus the much desired endorse
ment, he went before the munic:-
pal commission, where he secured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

iaI should be the chief ambition
of the nation"
The speaker referred to Metz
che, who died in 1900, after being
declared insane two years earlier,
although he was much inclined to
believe that he had always been so.
&c quoted from MS writings to
slow the inevitable end OF this
method of reasoning. Nietzche. he
said. hated God, Christianity, NOR
everything that is most
priced by Christian civilization and
thought. God is dead" trumpet
ed this saVant, land we have killed
Him" A bookseller in Berlin re-
Gently questioned as to his best
sellers among the Hun soldiers
rated one of Nietzche's most vio-
lent volumes as third in popular
ity. The seed which this writer
sowed survived him and bore most
horrible fruit.
Not Conflict of Guns.
This war" concluded the speak
er, was not a conflict between guns
but between a lofty conception of
l1LO anu hOOu On TIC
one hand and a cold, terrible ma
teriaIism on the other It's causes
were remote and TO be found in
the peoples style of thought. It
can be traced back to about the
time the last kaiser assembled the
throne. And so Germany today is
reaping what she sowed and de-
serves to reap it in all its nauseous
bitterness"
The address was the principal
feature of the program at the regu-
lar May meeting and supper of the
federation Owing to the incle-
r1ent weather and conflicting en-
gagements. the attendance was
small. but those present were en-
thusiastic in their appreciation of
tne speakers message and voiced
il by a rising vote of thanks. The
election of officers scheduled for
tie meeting was postponed to a
date to be fixed by the cabinet in
the near future President F. W.
AIcMeekin presided at last even
ing's session.
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

All the News All the Time -
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
Ugly, Unsightly Pimples
Are Signals of Bad Blood

This remedy is the greatest Vege-
table blood purifier known and
contains no minerals or chemicals
TO inture the most delicate skin.
Go to your drugstore, and get n
bottle OF S. S. S. today. and get
rid of those unsightly and disfigur-
ing pimples, and other skin irrita-
tions. And it will cleanse your
blood thoroughly. If you wish
special medical advice, you can OBJ
tain it without charge by writing
to Medical Director. 20 Swift Lab
oratory. Atlanta. Georgia--(AdV.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
DELK is
STARTING WORK
Minus Endorsement of Ministerial
Alliance, He Proceeds 70 Open
Campaign ON Sin.
SECURES OLD RINK BUILDING
Declares Pastors refused Him. as
They Believed He Would In
terfere With Sunday.

Encountering several obstacles,
but overcoming them sufficiently.
to begin his work here, Jimmy"
Delk, former circus man, now re-
formed and touring the country as
an evangelist, opened an eight
weeks revival in Rock Island last
night.
He talked in front of the old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
ROCK ISLAND NAN
ENLISTS IN NAVY

Clarence R. Cascaddan. els Sew
enth street, yesterday enlisted in
the navy at the tri-city laval re-
cruiting station. He enlisted as a
seaman and will be sert to Des
Moines for further examination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

permission to use the old rink. He
said the building has not been con,
demned and that public meetings
can be held in it. At any rate. he
plans to proceed with the meet
ings and said that tonight he will
preach the light of the gospel in
side the building" as he has been
assured that connections will be
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
Give Heed to the Warning.

Pimples on the face and other
parts of the body are warnings
from Nature that your blood is
sluggish and impoverished. Some
times they foretell eczema, boils,
blisters, scaly eruptions and other
skin disorders that burn like
flames Of fire.
They mean that your blood needs
S. S. s. to purify it and cleanse it
of these impure accommodations
that can cause unlimited trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

PHONE R. /. 1850.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
MORE THAN He COULD STAND
Negro Soldier Frankly outspoken
When Fellow Doushboy sprano an
Unusually HTails Yarn.

Two negro soldiers Of the Ninety
second Buffalo division) were dis
cussing life in the United States be-
fore the war, as they waited for the
mess bugle.
"Now, when I was / lion tanner in
: circus" began one.
"a lion tamerp demanded the
other incredulously.
81 sure was
"What is q lion tanner? I never
heard of that trade before"
"a lion tanner is guy who goes
into lions cage. He locks the door
after him and puts the key in his
pocket. Then he goes over to the
lion and opens his mouth. Then he
takes hold Of the lions tongue and
wags it. Then he goes to the door
of the cage, unlocks it, and walks
out"
3sWell, man." circulated the other.
ssYou never was q lion tanner, youse
just . lynn fool, OATS what you is"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
ANCIENT REMEDY BEST.

DR.. Beverley Robinson Of New
York criticizes the newer methods Of
treating ..colds" and influenza. He
condemns such drugs as acetanilid,
aspirin, antipyrin and phenacetin,
except in very small doses, and in
sists that nothing has yet been found
to surpass in effectiveness such old
fashioned remedies as castor oil and
sweet spirits Of nitre. But, he adds,
ssamong all the drugs with which I
am familiar there is none quite equal
to the salicylate Of ammonium,
given in the beginning Of a cold OF
influenza, in sufficient and frequent
" repeated doses" But even this
does not do away with the need for
carefully regulated diet, rest in bed
and other such simple precautions a
have been proven effective.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28

the scar and yellow leaf of man.
hood, and without chick or child,
relatives care not for him, and
he being like the Christ Of old,
Had not where to lay his head"
and is thrown upon the tender
mercy of the world. There is but
one place he can go, and that is
the poor house. The very word
poor house" brings the tear of
grief to his eyes, and none of us
want to see our loved ones sent to
such a place. When the younger
of life, all in the family, shakes off
this mortal coil, and leaves no one
but decrepid old father, who is go
ing to take care of him? No one.
He bemoans hi fate. He hates to
live off the bounty Of his friends,
+ and not having any where to turn
his condition is pitiful and heart
rending. The erection of the Old
Mems Home, place where he can
go to spend his last hours in COM
fort and pleasure, is the joy that
quickens the pulse, and brightens
the eyes, for he knows in such a
Home, he will not be a burden to
any one.
We hope and trust that Mississ-
ippians will erect the Home, a
! comfortable home indeed, for the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WATER
Maeir The poIsons and toxins from
system before putting moro
food Into stomach.
eays inslds-bathins makes. any
one look and feel clean,
sweet and ssfrsshsds

Wash yourself on the inside be-
fore breakfast like you do on the
outside. This is vastly more i'm
portant because the skin pores do
not absorb Impurities into the
blood, causing illness, while the
bowel pores do.
For every ounce Of food and
drink taken into the stomach,
ach, nearly an ounce of waste ma
terial must be carried out of the
body. If this waste material is
not eliminated day by day it
quickly ferments and generates
poisons, gases and toxins which
are absorbed or sucked into the
blood stream, through the lymph
ducts which should suck only
nourishment to sustain the body.
A splendid health measure is to
drink, before breakfast each day,
a glass of real hot water with a
teaspoonful of limestone phos-
plate in it, which is harmless
way to wash these poisons, gases
and toxins from the stomach, liv-
err, kidneys and bowels; thus
cleansing, sweetening and fresh
ening the entire ailmentary canal
before putting more food into the
stomach.
A quarter pound of limestone
phosphate costs but very little at
the drug store but is sufficient to
make anyone an enthusiast on in
are accustomed to wake up with a
side-bathing. Men and women who
are accustomed to to wake up with
dull, aching head or have furred
tongue, bad taste, nasty breath.
sallow complexion, others who
have bilious attacks, acid stomach
or constipation are assured of pro-
nounced improvement in both
health and appearance shortly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
THROUGH EYES OF PAINTER
Beauty Of ThInos, 40 He Has Seen
Them, Are Made Visible for.
All to Behold.

When we see the sunsets vaporous
hills towering in purple and gold, OF
the gray road winding between the
flaming furze, or The blue river roll
ing amid the green fields, where the
sheep stand white on the bank and
the red cattle Craze, we feel we are
part of-the scene, and are included
in the web of wonder. We behold 4
new world, whose horizon we cannot
see, and whose messages we do not
clearly understand. Most of us are
too busy to wait and worship there,
but ever the painter waits and wor-
ships. Whatever he painted
contained beauty already, but he
alone perceived it and caressed it,
and out Of his love more beauty is
unfolded, SO that when we look at
his achievement our eyes become
brighter and brighter and more SEN
sitive, ourselves greater, and we are
able to glimpse that over-arching
and inexpressible beauty Of which
we, and the picture, are only the out
ermost fringe. It is a triumphant
trio, which will show us the promis-
ing vista. First the visible subject
to be painted, then the painter, and
lastly the beholder.-W. A. Sinclair,
in Painting.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
LAsHES HIMSELF INTO FURY
zseIocIsts ExpIaIh why Lion swIshes
HE Tall When In N Exception
ally Angry Mood.

The one thing which the king Of
beasts has in common with the tame
or garden variety Of house cat is
his propensity to lash his tail from
side to side when he gets very angry,
and some biologists now declare that
the end Of the lions tail has 4 hard
and horny skin and that he virtual
~ Clashes himself into : fury with
it. Each time it strikes him it stings
and increases his rage, 50 that he
scourges himself a II he were !
member Of some ancient religious
order instead Of 4 mighty hunter.
Placid as the lion looks in the ZOO,
he can travel swiftly and hunt his
prey with skill and courage, though
he does not always disdain to devour
carrion, despite t2a stories often told
Of his fastidious tastes.
When in the 700 he is usually
placid and gentle, except at feeding
times, but the baby lions are FREE
quently born with cleft palates, SO
that few of them survive in their
homes behind the bars.
The lion is faithful mate to his
wife, but she is tickle and keeps him
forever watching her to prevent her
sending her whining call out after
some prowling Lothario Of the for
est.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
HAD THE VALET GUESSING
oervltor Found Himself Cutie Unable
% Dsijne Status Of "Penniless"
. American Douohboy.

How an American serving in The
British army gave ! London valet
the shock Of his life was related by !
soldier returning from England. A
ragged, penniless American, worn BY
= years fighting with the British in
France, wandered into Y. NJ. G. A.
Eagle hut, London, and seemed 50
forlorn and needy that Mrs. Covers,
head Of the Y. M. G. A. Hospitality
league, and wife Of Lloyd Georges
secretary, took him into their home
for his leave.
After . good nights rest the
American put the valet "oyer the
jumps" ordering his uniform
pressed and generally bossing the
houseman in manner far from
what that factotum thought q
humble soldier should assume.
Finally the servant went to Mr..
Covers to ask who the American
was. Mr.. Covers did not know why
the valet asked.
"Hif I may say 50, sir, 'e's maxim
'mself very much at 'ome, sir, maxim
US all jump about 9 bit, and e told
me to send this cablegram," said the
valet, handing over q message which
read as follows:
dad, I'm busted. Send another
thousand. War is hell"
The ragged soldier was Cali.
fornia millionaire's son.-Chamber.
laih's Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
PLAN TO SALVAGE MUCH COAL
Valuable Fuel Now at the Bottom Of
the Sea May Be Brought
TO Surface.

Coal estimated ut 100000 tons
will be salvaged from the bottom Of
Long Island sound with five special
" constructed boats built by Simon
Lake, submarine inventor, according
to plans announced by the Lake En-
gineering company of Bridgeport,
Conn. If first salvage operations
are successful, it is planned to sal
wage coal all along the New England
coast.
The work promises to be one Of
the most interesting after-war indus
tries in that section of the country.
Simon Lake, who invented the Lake
submarine, now in extensive use by
the United States government, said
that the possibilities are unlimited.
A new era in national thrift and con-
servation of wasted public utilities
heretofore overlooked or ignored is
heralded by Mr.. Lake.
Thousands of tons Of coal are at
the bottom Ut the sound within $50
feet OF the surface, according to Mr..
Lake. The amount of coal IN the
sound is insignificant compared with
the vast tonnage at the bottom Of the
Atlantic near the New England
coast, the result of hundreds Of
wrecks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
EAT LESS MEAT
# BACK HURTS
Take Glass Of Salts to Flush
Kidneys if Bladder Bothers
You.

Eating meat regularly eventual
" produces kidney trouble in
some form or other, says a we'll
known authority, because the uric
acid in meat excites the kidneys,
they become overworked; get
sluggish; clogged up and cause all
sorts of distress, particularly
backache and misery in the kidney
region; rheumatic twinges, Sc
we're headaches, acid stomach,
constipation, torpid liver, sleep
lessness, bladder and urinary ir-
ritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or if
bladder bothers you, get about
four ounces Of lad Salts from any
good pharmacist: take q teaspoon
full in q glass Of water before
breakfast for q few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush
clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity; also to
neutralize the acids in the urine
so il no longer irritates, thus end
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
REAL CONTEST.

Representative Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts, the watchdog Of the treas
ury," is about the best domino play
er in Washington. He recently in
weighed "Uncle Joe" Cannon into
the game and now they play almost
nightly. Walsh also has many hot
contests with Representative Scott
Of Michigan.
sWho would have thought, when /
was chucked away in that fishing
station up at Woods Hole, Mass,
many years ago, that some day I'd
be playing this great indoor game
with famous ex-speakers and great
statesmen" Walsh said the other
night.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed bids will be received by the UNI
dersigned celrk of the board of
supervisors up until IL o'clock
noon on the first Monday in Au-
gust, 1919, for the following:
Supplies for the county home
and various roads precincts of the
county.
To. paint and seat the Cross
Roads school house, bids to be
filed with Walter Patrick, clerk,
Pelahatchie, Miss, r. 2.
For building 2 bridges in Mar
tins lane, in beat s, according to
plans and specifications on file in
my Office.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. j
]. A. ROBINSON, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28
Entered at the Brandon, Miss,
pestoffice as second class matter.
"A PLEA FOR THE OLD MEMS
HOME.

want to say that I am in
hearty sympathy with the move
ment, and if l can be Of any SER
ice, command me. / will indeed
take pleasure in giving space in
my paper for the encouragement
of the movement. It is something
we badly need. / have often won
dered why some good saint did
not start a Home for Father.
We have the home for Mother"
in the Old Ladies Home a most
lauadeble enterprise, and one in
which every man, woman and
child may contribute, from the
fact that some time most of us
will get old, and possibly helpless.
/ have been in the Old Ladies'
Home, and felt good to know that
the people back home have main
tanned this. Many have reached
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-28

Old Men who have been turned
out Of doors either BY adversely or
the meanness Of their kith and
kin. There are many Of these
Old Men to old to work, they did
not accumulate anything, yet lived
beyond want, at the same time
living . simple, honest, humble
and useful life in hin community.
Let the Old Men be taken care Of.
It is . most laudable undertaking
and had / wealth a portion Of it
would 60 to this cause.
The above is q letter written by
Mr.. T. L. Turner, Of Belzoni, Miss,
to R. A. Maddox, Field Sect Old
Mems Home Association. Read it
carefully. Isn't this right?