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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
TO BUILD new
STORAGE HOUSES
Colonel Jordan, COmmandant Of the
Arsenal, Makes Known His
Plans for Structures.
BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
Edifices VIII Be Modelled After 9th
ers Built During the Period
Of the War.

Bids for the proposed construc-
ton of the two new motor vehicle
buildings on the Rock Island arse
nal will be received in the near flu
ture, according to the announce
ment of Colonel Jordan, command
ant yesterday.
The buildings are specified to be
modelled similar to the others that
were built during the last few years
and are to be 200 feet in length
and to have brick and metal sides
The buildings are to be used for
storage purposes and will greatly
facilitate the temporary disposition
of the products of the plant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
NOTICE TO BANKERS.

Sealed proposals are hereby in
vited until o'clock p. M, May II.
1919, from bankers as 20 rate of
interest they will pay on the
monthly balances of the city's de-
posits If selected as depository for
the city's funds.
The right is reserved to reject
any or all Bids.
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

who was knighted in 1909. is one
of Great Britain's greatest military
men. Joining the HussaTs in 1875
he saw service in India. Afghanis-
tan and South Africa, and in 1890
he became assistant military sec
rotary of Malta. He was in COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

mand of the special native levies
during the Ashanti campaign oc
1895, and he held the position OF
chief staff officer in the Matabele
campaign the next year. The most
famous incident in his military ca
reer, however, was, of course, his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

A great national memorial SER
vice is being arranged for West
minister Abbey on May "a in COM
memoration of the centennial an
niversary of the birth of Queen
Victoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

solidifying the Boy Scout move
nent into an intevnatioEal organ
iZation, will always be identified
with this movement. which he
founded in England in 1908 and
which has since spread practically
all over the world. Sir Robert,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
Baby Week

Free balloons given 10 little
folks with parents in Infants
Department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07

These are all silk. double
width crepes in good range
of colors-worth $500, this
week $l65.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
Tab Shifting
ST ks $I.78

An assortment of all silk
shirtings in variety of at
tractive stripes, taken from
$500 and $2.25 lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
heroic defense Of Mafeking during
the Boer war.

In the normal year of 3S5 days
the months of the February, March
and November always begin on VI
same day of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
In the Days News

Lieutenant General Sir Robert
who has come to
America to further a plan for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
PUBLIC NOTICE.

After this date 1 will not be re-
sponsible for any debts contracted
by my wife. May 6, 1919.
HARRY A. DERFLINGER.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
CARE OF GROWING CHICKS

Al this time OF the year Wheu ou'
side work is 50 pressing, II very often
Is the case that the poultry is neglect
ed. This should not be. The care Oh
Young chicks is very important; It
means the success or failure Of next
years crop of eggs. Supposing az
this time we put little attention on
this branch Of farm work, so that an
efficient basis is arranged; it will take
hut little time and thought, and still
Won will feel sure that the chicks are
getting all the care and attention they
need Try feeding them three times a
day on the following rations and 90
not forget that exercise is very neces.
sary; 10 pounds cracked corn, ~
pounds oats, 10 pounds wheat. Feed
this IN deep litter, not too coarse, and
fresh enough so that the grain goes
out of sight when you scatter It. for
the dry mash, use equal parts OF pfah'
middlings, corn meal, ground oats,
gluten feed and meat scraps. Meat
scraps should not be added until tne
chicks are ten days old or more. IL
plenty of sour milk is fed, cut the
meat scrap ration in half. Keep the
dry mash hopper closed until noon
then give them all they want to eat IN
the afternoon.
Heat is necessary to chicks OF TINS
age when they first come from the IN
cubator; but, of course, in lesser de-
gree. II is impracticable to mention
any stated temperature for the differ
cnt ages of chicks; one should go en-.
tirely by the actions Of the chicks at
night. Run the brooder temperature
as cool as you can and not have the
chicks crowd around the heater drum
II other information is desired
write to your county agent or to the
Extension Service Of the University
Of Vermont.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
BULL ASSOCIATIONS PROSPER

"A bull association would be pay
ing enterprise for our county, but the
farmers here simply won't pull to-
gether on any proposition"
This is the usual answer a repre-
sentative from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture gets when nc
goes into new community and asks
the individual farmers about the fcas'
ibility Of organizing bull associa'
ton. But 55 bull associations have
been organized in 2l States and are
successfully operating. A specialist
from the Dairy Division Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture re-
Gently returned from two months
trip to Kansas, Oklahoma, Georgia
Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi
In those States he assisted in the in
itial steps for the organization OF IA
more bull associations.
The first bull association was organ
lied in Michigan in 1908. Since ther
20 other States have taken up thii
work. Not a single farmer has evei
lost dollar by belonging. Better
bulls are obtained for less money
Better dairy offspring results. More
milk is produced for the same money
The investment for the individual
farmer is small and the returns arr
sure.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08

ana ] saw many tnlnGb ana PLACES
which I had never thought l would be
able 10. For one thing ! saw the
greatest and what will be the most
historic battle field in the whole world,
and that Is at vcrdun.
We at first hit ST. Mihiel. where the
Americans fought the first large battle
~ themselves. We saw everything Of
sreat interest in that vicinity, includ-
I'M several forts. etc, and then went
On 10 verdun which is, should say,
about rs miles north Of St. Mihiel.
AFTER stopping in the ruined city for
d short time and buying few post
cafis we went on through TO the real
81 lie fields which start in about five
81 Six kilometers out OF the city.
Thare are trenches and trenches and
duxouts as far as you can see, and y
looks as II the land had been turned
oyer many times by the bursting
shells. Every tree was cut of, SO
there are only the stumps left, and OF
course every one dead so far as we
could bee In every direction. In fact,
the only thing we found on the whole
battle field of any life were few
flowers, some Of which ] am enclosing
with this letter. | picked them on
Hill 304, which was called Dead Mans
Curve, that is the road which we took
ar,apnd this hill. In single battle on
Ithb hill there were rs many us $4,000
Fmnchmen killed outright, and these
Eh,sttIe grounds claim as many as a
milton each of the French and Ger
Em;, soldiers. The ground is very
rol,ing and there are very large hills
III blaces, every hill being protected by
fonts and trenches. Many of the
trenches were of cement, and some OF
the dugouts had as many conveniences
as possible. Some Of them even had
papered walls and windows. These, l
imagine were occupied by the officers
II is about like walking through an
unkept cemetery as there are graves
everywhere, with cross at the head
OF each one bearing the number OF
the soldier and the French colors.
Several Of the fellows picked numer-
oua old things for souvenirs, such as
old shells and pieces Of guns, etc., but
II called my collection sufficient with
a few rifle shells and the post cards
which I bought, which better show the
condition Of Verdun and st. Mihiel.
They both look as if they had been
struck with an earthquake or fire.
There is not whole building standing
| in the place. The roads are very good
from here up there and in most OF
the places over the battle fields as
they have been repaired great deal
lby the engineers since the fighting
stopped. have book of views Of
| iboIH 81, Bii,iisl aad verilnHr which !
will send home soon, and have a few
other cards which ! am going to send
out.
What | haven't told you by writing
| | hope to tell you soon personally, and
will now come to a close for this time
with much love to you all
PVT. A. A. SEYMOUR.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
STATE BANKERS OFFER
CLUB WORK PRIZES

The Vermont State Bankers Asso-
citation offers the following prizes
through the State Club Leader, Agri-
cultural Extension Service, of the
University of Vermont, for best re-
suits in Boys and Girls Club Work
during 1919.
I. Statewide cash prizes of $500,
$500, $500, in each of the IL Club
Work Projects.
2. In each county, cash prizes OF
$500, $500, $1.00, in each of these
club projects: garden, canning, pigs,
poultry, potatoes, corn, calf, sheep
cookig, sewing, handicrafts.
8. All Achievement Medals TO each
to each of the II State Club Cham
pions for 1919.
a. Free trips are guaranteed to two
Standard Club Teams TO the Vermont
State Fair, and also to two teams to
the Eastern States Exposition,
Springfield, Mass, in September.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
FARM LABOR SITUA-
TON LESS SEVERE

Improvement in the farm labor sit
uation this year over 1918 is reported
by the Bureau of Crop Estimates,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, after investigation in all agri-
cultural counties Of the United States.
BY improvement is meant net increase
of supply and consequently more
labor for planting cultivating, and
harvesting in relation to the work to
be- done. Wage rates were moi includ-
ed in the investigation
Stated in percentage Of normal
labor supply as related to a normal
demand for labor, the actual supply Of
1918 was ~ per cent and Of 1919 it il
50 per cent--still inadequate without
greater than normal dependence on
machinery and animal, tractor, and
motor power, and without more than
usual labor by farmers and their
families. However, the improvement
over 1918 is considerable.
In both years the groups Of States
that were and are provided with labor
insrelation of supply to demand, less
than, or at the most equal to, the
average for the United States, are the
North Atlantic, the South Atlantic,
and the South Central.
Among these three groups Of States,
the greatest improvement is in the
North Atlantic and the least is in the
South Atlantic, and these extremes Of
high and low improvement are not
equaled by the North Central and
Western States, in each of which the
average improvement Is almost the
same as that of the entire country.
The improvement is evenly distributed
throughout all State groups, except
the North Atlantic States, where the
gain is twice as great as In each Of
the other groups of States.
Apart from tendency toward relief
from labor scarcity from 1918 to 1919,
the situation this year is less favor
able on the Atlantic cost, from New
England To the South Atlantic States
as group, than in the States west
Of the Appalachian Mountains az
groups, and in this long strip Of coast
the situation il worse In the South At
lantic group Of States.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
SUGGESTIONS FOR a
IMPROVING EGGS

In order to get the highest prices
for eggs, it is necessary to furnish q
first-cIass product. With this in MIND
AL. Smith, poultry specialist for the
Extension Service of the University Of
Vermont, suggests the following:
/ Eggs should be gathered once a
day and put in cool place, preferably
in the cellar.
2. Market them twice a week. :.
3. Dirty eggs should not be brought
in, use them at home.
4. To prevent too many dirty ana
cracked eggs, try putting in plenty oi o.
clean straw or hay in the nest II
the hens scratch it out, tack buriap
over the straw. Also on damp, muddy
days, try keeping the hens shut 10
the houses until 10 or 1890 in the
morning.
S. To prevent producing so many
small eggs, hatch earlier and set only
the largest and best shaped eggs OF
even color with firm shells
6. Remove all male birds the day
you stop saving eggs for setting pur.
poses. About $4,000, 900 worth OF
eggs were thrown out as rots last
year. Who lost this money! Ihe
producers. This great waste can to q
great extent. be saved BY following the
above suggestions.
A rotten egg feeds no one.
The hen delivers good egg--do
you!
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08

prayer Of the great world commun-
ity."
Group conferences occupied Satur-
day morning. followed BY publtc
session At the Baptist Church. Miss
Funny b. Fletcher Of Proctorsvillc,
presiding. Rev G. c. Merrill q
Burlington. secretary Of the Vermont
Conference Of InterdenominationaI
Superintcndents. addressed thr girls
on the subject, "Whcre the Church
Comes In" and James r. Taylor Of
Burlington. secretary Of the Greater
Vermont Association. spoke on "Your
COMMUNICATIONS job"
A luncheon for delegates in the
community gymnasium, cafeteria scr
vice, was followed by public meet
ing in the gymnasium. Mrs. Ludmila
Kucharova Foxlec, native Bohemian.
spoke on History and Folk Lore Of
the Cxecho-Slovak People" Mrs.
Foxlee wore her national costume, and
illustrated her remarks with folk
songs depicting episodes in the life Of
Bohemian girls. Mrs. Katharine Will
lard Eddy, recently returned from
year in the Orient, in an address on
Girls Around the World" told Of
changing conditions Of women's life
in India, Japan, and China since the
great war.
Saturday evening was devoted TO
delegation stunts" by Burr and Bur
ton, Albany Normal, and the Univcr-
sity Of Vermont, and a general good
time in charge of Miss Vera Bargcr
who won her reputation as a rccrea-
tion expert at Camp Funston. The
evening was planned with the purpose
Of giving the girls something to take
home to their communities.
The final meeting was vesper SER
vice at the Baptist Church. Sunday
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Miss Margaret Peck Of Rutland, was
elected president for the ensuing year
and Miss Elizabeth Chittenden Of
Burlington, secretary.
Burlington has invited the confer
ence to hold its next meeting in that
city
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08
THE BEVERAGE TAX
Excerpts From Telegram Received by
Collector Seth Jones From the CON-
missioner Of internal Revenue.

"Following il an excerpt from my
statement TO the press making certain
tentative ruling under Section 6So'
Revenue Law Plea +. Give this all
possible publicity. The full statement
given to the press is being mailed you
tonight.
RATE OF TAX--The tax is meas
urcd by the price for which the food or
drink is sold. 1t is on the actual sales
price at the rate Of one cent for each
ten cents or fraction thereof OF the
amount paid for any Of the articles
mentioned in Section 630. Each sale
for ten cents or less is taxed one cent
and each sale for over ten cents Is
taxed one cent for each ten cents or
fraction thereof Of the price, the tax is
upon the whole Of the amount OF the
price paid by the purchaser when the
price is paid at one time, though IN
paymcnt for several articles which are
the subject OF a single transaction Of
purchase and sale the total price paid
Is the unit for computing the tax
thus. II the purchaser orders TWO
sodas at the same time, each sold for
I5 cents, the tax is three cents and not
four cents. II, however, he buys one
soda for rs cents, the tax is two cents
and II he then Immediately purchases
another i5-ccnt drink the tax Is TWO
cents on the second sale which canno'
be treated as part Of the first sale
Any means by which separate pur-
chascrs pool their order for the pur-
nose Of defeating or escaping the TAX
imposed by Section $50. shall be care
fully guarded against by the vendor
for its employment subjects the pur'
chaser and the vendor II he connIves
in il, to the penalties provided In Sec
ton 1908 Of the Act.
ARTICLES TAXABLE--Examples
the following articles Of food or drink
are subject 10 tax within the meaning
OF Section G30 of the Revenue Act oi
1918 All beverages when compound
ed or mixed at the fountain such a.
.orangeade. lemonade, pineapple juice
coca cola, root beer, nsoxie, phos
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08

phatcs, fruit and fiayoring syrups
compounded or mixed with carbonated
water or plain water, milk shakes IN
any form. matted milk shakes In any
form, cream and egg shakes. ice
cream. ice-crcam sodas, ice-cram sun
daes. ice-crcam sandwiches. favored
ices and all other similar foods or
drinks. This list, however, Is not in
tended or considered to be complete
but merely illustrative Of the class Of
articles subject to tax.
BEVERAGES NOT TAXABLE
Examples: There are certain drinks
which are often sold at soda fountains,
ice cream parlors or similar places Of
business which are not regarded AZ
soft drinks or ice cream products or
similar articles Of food or drink with
in the meaning OF Section $50 OF the.
Revenue Act Of 1918. Such beverages
are exemplified by hot beef tea, cof-
fee. hot, cold or iced tea: hot, cold or
iced butcrmilk; milk, hot chocolate or
cocoa, hot clam broth. hot clam bisque,
hot TOMATO bisquc and hot tomato
boullion. No tax applies on the sale
Of beverages or drinks such as ginger
ale, root beer, moxic, mineral water,
etc. when served directly from con-
tainer in which case the manufactnr-
ers' tax on such drinks has already
been levied See Section 62S Of the
Revenue Act Of 1918. However, II
any Of the drinks or beverages here
In mentioned are compounded or mix
ed with carbonated water or extract
or other ingredient at the fountain,
they nre taxable beverages, but tax
able as medicinal preparations, There
are certain medicines such as bromo
seltzer. citrate Of magncsia, rochelle
salts, seidlitz powders, bicarbonate Of
soda. castor oil, epson salts and es-
scnce Of pepsin which are often sold at
soda fountains. ice cream parlors ana
similar places Of business which are
not soft drinks or ice cream products
or similar articles Of food or drink
and hence are not taxable.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-05-08

The first annual conference Of the
Older Girls nf Vermont WAS held at
Community House, Rutland, May "a,
Sd and 4th. There were nearly four
hundred delegates, representing about
sixty Vermont towns. Some of the
girls and their chaperones had to get
up at 2 o'clock in the morning to make
the first session, but they made it.
The delegtes came from girls clubs Of
all kinds, colleges, schools, church and
Sunday school organizations, and yari-
GUS community groups. The confer
ence was arranged by the northeastern
field committee of the national Young
Women's Christian Association.
The community gymnasium was
taxed to capacity Friday night for the
opening banquet. Informal speaking
followed the supper, after which the
delegates attended public meeting in
the Congregational Church.
"The Girl and Her Community" was
the theme of the conference and DR..
Oscar E. Maurer, d. D., Of Center
Church, New Haven, Conn, the speak
er of the evening, in his address on
"The Redemptive Community" made
a stirring appeal for community SER
vice.
DIR. Maurer returned two months
ago from a year in France, where he
served as acting chaplain of the
Yankee Division. He was gassed at
Verdun shortly before fighting ceased,
but kept on with his division, and was
evacuated the day after the armistice
was ssigned. In his address he drew
constantly on his experience at the
front to drive home his points.
II always wanted to come to YER
mont" said DR.. Maurer. Il had read
about the battle of Bennington and !
wanted to see If the girls in the Green
Mountain State today have the pep
their grandmothers had.
"Your community is the place where
you live and your problem is how to
get along with folks. is yours a
'pokey town? What do you contrib
ute to it? Some people think there
must always be scrap heap. Don't
believe it. You girls have energy
enough to make over the worst towns
in Vermont, If they are your towns.
'Let me tell you something. For 36
hours thin line of the 26th Division
was the only force between the crown
princes army and Paris. There was
the salient of st. Mihiel; the military
experts said it couldn't be pinched of.
Well, was at st. Mihiel, and the only
danger was in was Of running to
death, keeping up with our soldiers,
who were chasing the Huns.
"Girls, go home and conquer OBJ
stacles as the American boys conquer
ed them in France.
II was at Verdun when the armis-
ticc was signed at ii o'clock. Ar
though God had shut down a great
cover on the world, the noise went out
Three or four hundred Of us rushed
into the cathedral for the bell ringing
and there English, Scotch, Americans
French and Mohammedans knelt down
and together prayer, "our Father
Who art in Heaven That Is the