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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
HOLDS WAR AID
TO CHRISTIANITY
Rev. John McG0wn Stevenson De.
liVers FOrceful Memorial Ser.
mon To Veterans.

A forcefuI sermon on the world
war and what it has done for
Christianity, was delivered at the
memorial services at Broadway
Presbyterian church yesterday
morning by Rev. ]. McGown Stew
enson.
Soldiers of the world war joined
the Grand Army of the Republic,
Spanish War Veterans and other
patriotic societies at the services.
Helen Gould auxiliary of the Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, Colonel
Bracket circle of the Ladies of the
G. A. R., the Daughters OF Veterans,
the Sons of Veterans, the Woman s
Relief corps and the Girls Com
munity Service league, were repre-
scented in a body.
Rev. Stevenson chose as his text
John XV-13: Greater love hath
no man than this that man lay
down his life for his friends! The
minister said in opening his ser
mon that this war has been called
the greatest in the history of this
country and the world. He pointed
out, however, that this is stated
only by popular cry. He said wars
are not great in the number OF bat
ties that are fought and the numDer
of men killed but by the principle
which is being fought for.
Under a discussion of the motives
of the great wars he pointed out
that the revolution saved England
her colonization scheme and that
the Civil war won for the individual
his freedom regardless of his cofor.
The Spanish-American war, ne
said, saved the South American re-
publics from SPANS autocracy.
Aid to Christianity.
Rev. Mr.. Stevenson said that the
world war helped to rediscover
Christianity. He pointed out that
many a soldier became a fatalist.
He would see men fall on all sides
of him, yet he was saved, and he
would say to himself that it was not
his time. that the Master was not
yet ready to summon him, and
through this all, in believing in
fatalism he would believe in
Christianity.
DIR. Stevenson then read this
poem:
BLOW out you bugles over the rich
dead!
There's none of these so lonely
and poor of old
But, dying, has made us rarer gifts
than gold.
These laid the world away;
poured out the red
Sweet wine of youth; gave out the
years to be
OF work and joy; and that I'M
hoped serene
That men call age; and those who
would have been
Their sons; they gave their i'm
mortality.
Blow, bugles, blow! They brought
us, for our dearth,
Holiness, lacked so long, and
love and pain
Honor has come back, as a king,
to earth,
And paid his subjects with royal
wage;
And nobleness walks in our ways
again;
And we have come into our heri-
tage."
Taps were blown at the conclu-
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
PAVEMENT REPAIR
WORK rs STARTED

Work on the repairing of Second
avenue started this morning al
though the Mccarthy Improvement
company of Davenport which has
the contract for the work, did not
have a very large force of men on
the job. That the work is not ex-
pected to take over a week or ten
days at the most was the opinion
expressed by the contractor today,
and it is expected that the worst
parts of the pavement will have
been improved in a few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
MORE JOY TAKEN OUT OF LIFE:
THERE WILL BE NO KICK LEFT
IN PATENT MEDICINES JULY

failed to meet the governments
standard.
AnaIyze "POpular" Brands.
The bureau of internal revenue is
informed of the manufacture and
sale of such medicines principally
through the field force of revenue
agents. An agent who hears of an
unusual demand for a preparation
will buy bottle, and send it to the
laboratory for analysis. If it con-
tains too much alcohol and not
enough drugs, the manufacturer
hears a few days later from the
collector of internal revenue
The laboratory is giving careful
attention also to the manufacture
and sale of flavoring extract, which
contains IS per cent alcohol, must
contain also per cent oil of
lemon. The effects of a lemon ex-
tract Jag" DR.. Adams declares,
are such as to greatly discourage
It's habitual use.
The laboratory's activities are
not centered in it's alcohol analysis
During, the last fiscal year, 1859
narcotic samples were received and
analysed. In the laboratory To-Day
are bottles of morphine, heroin and
cocaine valued at 100000, the great
er part of which was seized from
Illicit dealers during the last SIX
months. Last year the laboratory
gave to the Red Cross narcotics
valued at $4,000. Sixty thousand
dollars worth was obtained from a
dope" smuggler who was endeav-
oring to bring "the stuff" across the
Canadian border.
Narcotic Law Strict.
Analysis of narcotic preparations
must be made with exceptional care
as violations of the narcotic laws
are followed by prosecutions, and,
as the outcome of these cases fire.
quently depends on the testimony of
the chemists, this class of work is
the most exacting of all the labora-
tory's activities.
Another function of the Iabora-
tory is to protect the unknow1ng
housewife from the sale of adulter-
ated butter.
Butter containing more than I6
per cent moisture isa adulterated.
The standard is fixed by law. The
tax thereon is 10 cents a pound, and
there is a manufacturers tax of
$500 a year The manufacturer must
place on the butter a stamp to show
it is adulterated.
On oleomargarine, camouflaged to
resemble butter, there is a tax of
10 cents pound, and on uncolored
oleomargar1ne, tax of a quarter of
a cent pound, substantial evidence
Of the governments purpose to see
that the public gets what it paws
for. Hotel proprietors or boarding
house keepers who color oleomar-
garine and serve it to their guests
are subject to the same penalties OF
fine and Imprisonment as are visited
on the manufacturer and retailer.
Butter is butter and cleo is oleo.
and never the twain shall be con-
fused is the maxim Of the gov
eminent.
No Truth in Rhyme.
Reverting to the topic uppermost
in the minds of many of our leading
citizens who view with varied emo
tons the approach of the dry spell,
the laboratory at present is devoting
American public.
Readers may have observed the
couplet:
Hush, little bar room,
Don't you cry,
You'll be drug store
Bye and bye"
Take it from the chief chemist of
the bureau Of internal revenue, one
who knows. there is contained
therein no hidden or sinister mean
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Georgette crepes: in all the wanted
plain colors, as well as very satisfac-
tory assortment of beautiful figured pat
terms. The price range includes S298
for the finest figured Georgettes down
through $2.75, $3.50, $3.50, So 25, So 10,
$1.97, S1.75.
Dress satins in good variety, including
the Corticelli Satins, so fast taking a
commanding position because of their
firm texture, yet soft and pliable. These
Corticelli satins, all the wanted shades,
1925 yard.
New Embroidered Wash Voiles: Che
fine dress voiles, S1.35 and S1.25 yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
ALLEY FORCE IS
STILL AT WORK
Negligence on Part of Certain
Residents Causes Retention
of Wagons.

Due to the negligence of certain
residents in the central part of the
city the retention of part of the
alley cleaning force for a two-day
period is necessary and Commits
sioner Frank WITCH stated that IN
less the people obey the edict that
the alleys are to be kept in a clean
condition, penalties in the nature
Of fine will be melted out.
Commissioner WITCH also intimat-
ed that with the fiRash of the work
OF cleaning the alleys. the streets
will be cleaned of all refuse and
unnecessary litter and that this
phase Of the work is to continue
the year around.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
capt. L. w. morgan.
CAPTAIN C, W. Morgan.

Captain c. w Morgan, who was
to attempt the transatlantic fight
from st. Johns, n. F., with F. P
Raynham in a Martinsyde plane.
has been advised by physicians that
no must not fly again. He was cut
about the face when the plane
crashed to the ground in attempt
ing to follow Harry Hawker and
Mackenzie Grieve in their start.
Physicians say he may lose his
sight as a result of the accident.
Raynham intends to obtain a new
aid and continue plans for the
flight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

State Representative Overland
has introduced a bill providing that
in cities of 100000 population or
over, the salary of the president of
the city civil service commission
shall be $500 and of each other
commissioner $4,000. The chief ex-
a1niner would receive $4,000 under
the bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
KimmiI GindIer.

Kimmil Gindler, aged So years,
died of heart trouble after an ill
ness of three months, at his home,
$50 Eleventh avenue. yesterday
morning at 9:15 O'Clock. Mr.. Gind-
Ter was born in Russia in 1884.
Survivors are his wife and one
daughter. Services were held at
the residence at $50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and the burial
took place at the Jewish cemetery
in Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
Obituary
FuneraI of Mrs. MrHiIIe,

The Rev. Samuel Van Pelt read
the service at the funeral of Mrs.
Edith Archer Wyville OF Burling-
ton at 1920 o'clock Saturday
morning in the Knox chapel In
terment was made at the Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Crepe de chimes, exquisite soft col
ors, including cream, navy, Copen, sky
blue, baby blue, peach, pink, flesh, Nile,
hello, lavender, black, brown, dark
green, ETC.: $3.50, 1925 and 81 SO yard.
Silk Marquisettes, stripes and figures
at 98c yard; plains 85c yard.
Good taffeta silks, the kind that are
good, and that will always be popular.
These taffetas, colors and black and
white, really worth 1925, sell here at
S1.93 yard.
&c of patterns, neatly embroidered sheer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

High heels are not Partisan in
origin, but Partisan. Their intro
duction to the women was to raise
the feet OF the burning sands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

George Gould Qef0, Frank Gould
(Ffght) In the center, top to bot
ton, Helen Gould Shepard, King
don Gould and the Duchess de
Talleyrand.
New York, May 13.-(SpeciaD-
The newest sensation of New York
is the fierce family quarrel among
the heirs of Jay Gould. They have
taken their case into the courts
and some sensational revelations
are promised.
Frank J. Gould accuses his
brother George. who is executor
and trustee of the estate of his
father. Jay Gould, of various
frauds and violations of the law,
resulting in a loss to the estate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

tate to his personal advantage.
The two daughters Of Jay Gould,
Helen Could Shepard and the
Duchess de Talleyrand, take OPP
posite sides in the family squabble.
The former has filed an affidavit
politely declaring that the allega-
tions against George Gould are
inaccurate and distinctly mis-
leading. The duchess de Talley-
rand, however, joins with her
brother Frank in demanding
Georges removal from Office.
George Gould and his son King
don deny the allegations made
against them and assert they will
carry the fight through all the
courts to prove their innocence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

From the wide array of flags of all
sorts and sizes, anticipating Fridays
demands, we select fer mention these
few:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
New Curtains and Curtain Materials
Interesting to Good Housekeepero

New Curtains and curtain Materlals,
Interesting to Good Housekeepera
Right Now:
Made up, ready to hang filet and
Nottingham lace curtains, white or
ecru, 211a yards long: $1.25 pair.
Fancy openwork border curtain
scrim, white, cream or ecru, yard
wide: 19c yard.
Yard wide curtain scrim, white,
cream or ecru with fancy floral bord-
ers in assorted colors, especially pref
ty for summer cottage windows: 25e
and Ice yard.
Plain curtain marquisettes, 48, 40
and 36-inch widths, good mercerized
quality in white, cream or ecru: SOC,
Acc and 39c yard.
White curtain wolfe, 40 inches
wide: SOC yard.
One lot cretonnes, to 10 yard
lengths, all good designs and colors
for drapes, upholsterings, pillows,
etc, qualities worth up to CSC: choice
SOC yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

An attraction in the public park
at Ouray, Colo, is a pond contain
ing $4,000 goldfish, of all varieties
sizes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
:; e; !: g., FISK&L OOSLEYG
hit isn't rig Z
tell as.
Wen mcke
It right
Silks Are In High Favor for This Spring.
DEPARTMENT STOKE
MOLINE ILL.

Especially the SOFT gng sheer silks such Geoge crepe
chimes, silk marquisete on
Our Silks Department is fully prepared for this active demand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

At the commencement on June
16 old Georgetown university vii
plant and dedicate 60 trees In hon.
or of her graduates who gave their
lives in the world war. The trees
will be marked by the American
Forestry association and register
ed on the national honor roll be-
ing compiled by the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Flags for Memorial Day:
Only a BIT of silk, bright tOith
color; yet millions of Americas
best and brGVest haUe faced
death-yes, and haze lightly
given their EUes-for that flag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Americas CCp" cof-
fee, 40c ib.
Broken rice. DC u.
Swedish brown beano.
zoe ID.
"Blue Ribbon" mara
roni. Zoe pkg.
washington Crisp"
corn fakes. 2 pligs. for
csc.
Wax beans and green
beans. 2 cans for S5e.
Quaker oatmeal. large
package. 2oc.
Royal" oates. zoe pkg.
Gold Dust, large pkg.
csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Little printed cotton
flags. 2x3 inches. on lit
tie stats: sc dozen.
Printed cotton flags, 9
x9h, mounted on 15-inch
stats, most used by chill
dren ire procession: &c
each; 20c dozen.
Printed cotton flags,
mounted. regulation G.
A. r., size. &c each, 75c
dozen.
Printed cotton flags.
fast color. SxI2 inches.
spearhead stats. very
pretty, bright flags: &c
each: 75c dozen.
Same flag, cemetery
size t12x1Sl Zoe each.
Sf.10 doZ.
Printed American ban
ners, 25xiO inches, Coo.
Printed American ban
nars, Sy5 feet. zee.
G-fOot banner. sewed
stripes. canvas heading
and grommets. S1.43.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Flag poles : foot CSC zoe and z2c.
Flag poles. complete with ball and halyards. IT,
8 IT,. 10 IT,, ~ It. lengths, CSC to $500 each.
Decorative bunting. both unguaranteed and guar
anteed fast coIG' by the bolt, lie and 15c by the
yard 121ac and 1ec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

ava S%a q ~ -
Test suEar-cured ba-
con. sliced thin and even,
40r IN.
EGlled ham. sliced.
half pound, S3c.
Saratoga ham, sliced,
soc ID.
Brick cheese. fOr N.
Smoked oil sardlnes.
Toe can.
Plotted meat. Toe can.
Medium red salmon.
f7Me can.
Thousand Island" sal.
Ad dressing, 2Oc jar.
Van Camps spaghetti.
2Sc can.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

Little silk button hole
flags, two qualities: Sc
each, CSC dozen; and &c
each.
Silk flags, 9x12 inches.
on gilt spearhead ebOn-
lied STATS; fine for 'utos;
really worth CSC. for 15c
each.
Silk cemetery flags, reg
ulation 11X1S size, gilt
spearheads. S5c each,
$3.50 dozen.
Silk flags. SKIS feet.
especially adapted for
draping: $500 each.
Allied flags. in sets Of
I: complete with holders
to fasten to the auto rad
iatOr cap: Csc.
Fast color. all wool
bunting banners, Sx5 feet,
1878.
9 foot flags, S7.9S.
12-fOot banner S15.9S.
Imitation wool bunting
flags, all sizes. For a s.
foot flag, for instance.
1925.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
Sale of Sample Dress Skirts:

Bale OF Sanple Dress SkITte:
Skirts in evening shades, and
dressy skirts of crepe de chine, georg-
cite, baronet satin, tricolette, white
serge, Fantasia, brocaded and fancy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
Groceries, Tuesday:

Groceries, Tueeday:
Gran. Sugcr, S lbs. for 47c,
with other groceries mot SOAP
oyer $500.
toatd Claus laundry soap. z
bars for Csc, deHUered If With
other groceries mot sugar..
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-28
The School, Center
Of Rural Activities

, should be- built upon this plot OF
ground. so that the teacher could
be close to the school and be able
to direct the various uses that the
school plant would BE- put to. This
will he one of the most important
things that will keep good teach
or more than one year in the same
school and will at the same time
get better results.
! Another part of the ground should
be- set apart for the playground and
should be equipped for OrganiZe 1
play and athletics. which should BE-
an important part of the school cur
riculum. This playground should b.
open for the children during inter
! missions on school days and for tho.
children and patrons outside of the
school hours and on Saturday after
moons especially. TIL" patrons should
he encouraged to take advantage of
the opportunity. as II will be. OF
much good to them and will cause
Il better feeling toward the school
The remaining part uf the school
plot should he set aside for agricul-
tural demonstration, to which thu
! farmers of the district. also. would
be fire." to com" and take advantage
of any lessons or experiments that
tn" school would be giving to the
pupils. This means that the schoo'
should become more socialized and
make an effort to meet the needs Of
the community as whole To do
! this il must reach further than tn"
children attending the school: /;
must reach the grown ups aS well
They are tn" ones who pay the cx
N"nseS OF running tn" school 81
why should they not reap some dir
"ct benefit also? No man can become
sufficiently educated with only y
years of school work
, Beneath tn" school building
should he Il basement containing :,
( SaSolin" engine. a pump, "A pressure
/ tank. and dynamo, which would
make possible sanitary toilets, elec
? tric lights for the building at nigh,
when il is being used for social cen
ter night school, beneficial lee
ture. Or many legitimate things that
II would be- used for by the commun-
ity. In this basement should be in
| stalled separator. a churn, and !,
l'abcock tester and here also should
h" place for storing the material
used by the manual training class
The manual training and domestic
! science should be carried on in room
above ground. There should he a
telephone in the school building and
one in the teachers home. In most
communities n school cannery would
bt very necessary and profitable
equipment and would be only an OK
tension of the school garden work
and the Canning Club; besides il
could he used for the neighborhood
canning and would provide very
cheap method OF preparing the fruits
and vegetables Of the community
Tor keeping or for a ready sale.
The school building should be op-
On at all times for any educational :
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-28
'From Farm 4 i,au.hl
iBy J Y Wilfrrth

when the rural school comes to
+rs own; when it furnishes the ed
'fCat!on which the country needs {:
when the patrons and school offic-
-~rs realize the possibilities of the
'@Ih0oi and its present needs. there
VIII u" not only school house but
- school plant. alive and working,
-n,retinE the everyday problems oi
'Hh" particular neighbOrhOod in
"shirh II is located and rendering II
service to the community as whole
-, the same tim" that it is educating
~hc child
This school plant should be- plac-
",s an very carefully selected plot
III ground. consisting of not less
'4han six acres
Upon this plot OF land should br
.r'uili Il house fitted for the ocrupa-
rlop of il modern school. Il place
where the various kinds of work
ri. .~ded under present day conditions
an he taught and practiscd. Man
.Tfg training. domestic science. vo-
~shonal agriculture. mechanical
"Drk. aud some of the vocational
"~ainine Ia he actually taught and
demonstrated. must he provided for
when the building is erected
\ hou"s TOR the teacher to live in
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-03-28

or Legitimate meeting. such rs tn"
various agricultural clubs. literary
society, the boy scouts, the athlete
club, the farmers civic league. etc.
; The school should have well Is
sorted library. consisting of books
that would reach the homes as well
pupils at school. The farmer living
in the rural community Is not read
ing as much as he should, neither Is
he reading the right kind OF litera-
ture, as a rule. when he does read
the kind that will do him the most
good. He is not situated so that nc
can have the advantages of the city
library. and the rural school should
( till this vacancy as much as possible
The library books should be of the
educational kind to great extent
with Il good mixture of fiction Near
| ly any boy likes better to read books
on country life and methods of rails
ing corn and pigs than he does Ia
read such books as BLACK Beauty"
or beautiful Jo." which are the ones
most often found in the school libra.
ry OF today. They are good books
for the boy and have place In the
library. but the books Representing
the real life should be there too.
have seen boys just bubbiing over
with intrrets when reading a story
written hy Joel Chandler Harris and
the spirit of the same boy would
lower to a quiet submission when
reading Flagg's THE Morning Ora
tOrio."
! Whenever it is possible or practi-
cable to do so, the schools of tw,
or more districts should he consoli
dated. This would give the school
more life and make the improve.
ncnts that | have mentioned easie,
To be- put into the school; but if con
snlidation Is not possible these things
can he accomplished anyway.
Before we can have the schools
make very much improvement. how
ever, il Will he necessary to have !,
closer supervision over the work oi
tn" school and over the teachers VIII,
are supposed to have the work done
J Many of the counties in the South
western States have not made any
provision for a county superintend
"nt yet. and those counties that hav,
! made such provision are finding thai
A. w '"hii't SiN' VI HIS lllllt [
each individual district. Many times
there are smany as one hundred
districts in IA county. which the coun
. ty superintendent must visit, beside.
doing his office duties. The law re-
quir"s him to visit each school once
I each year and that is about the mum
ber of times that they are visite
Therefore the county superintendent
is scarcely more than a clerical Off
Ger who does the work required b,
the law and incidentally makes a so
cial visit to the schools annually.
/ To get closer supervision there
should he a county superintendent,
for each county who was chosen he
cause Of his professional fitness, By
county board Of education. whose
members were elected at large on a
non-partisan ticket and so far as
possible on basis Of educational
qualifications. This board should
hold office for number of years
some members retiring annually, S.
that there would not he an enirel,
new board at any time. They should
also appoint assistants for the coun