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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25

Conscientious directors recently released
from Fort Ileavenworth, where they had been
held for refusal to serve in the army, are re-
turning the money paid them on discharge, ac-
cording to an announcement of the war depart
ment. 1t must be said of them that they are
consistent at least, when their objections will
stand the money test
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
How to Make Out Your
Income Tax Returns
SURTAX RATES.

This is of prepared
guidance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25

Who is the Rock Island man who is at pres
ent in bad with his wife because another man
in town happens to have the same name and
initials he does which resulted in a love letter.
meant for the other one, being delivered at his
house by mistake? GLIB
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
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DOODLE "A La FRANCHISE.

Yankee DOODLE came to town
A town in France, think, sir,
And straightway started in to put
The Germans on the blink. sir.
Yankee Doodle cried, by Heck.
They said L couldn't fight, sir.
TIL show them if 1 can or not,
When / am in the right, sir!"
Yankee Doodle fought like mad
Until the day was won, sir;
And then he said, Il think that L
Have earned a little fun, SIT"
Yankee Doodle took trip
To Paris on the Seine, sir,
And played around, as he had fought
With all, his might and main, sir.
Yankee Doodle met maid,
A very chic one too, sir,
Who said, "If they consult my taste,
A Yankee dude1l do, sir.
WILLIAM WHITELOCK.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25

M c. F. brings as this one, which he dis
covered while stationed at Camp Merritt, n. j..
with the remark that it furnishes the hnal link
in the chain of evidence proving that there
is nothing in a name:
Myrtle Wright, 1886 Straight street, draws
one month Jail sentence for disorderly conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-25
DRY DAYS.

Whatever else may happen
When our country has gone dry,
The sailor still will have his port;
The farmer have his rye;
The cotton still will have its gin,
The seacoast still its bar,
And each of US will have a bier,
No matter who we are.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
Vote to Keep
NEW JERSEY
i'm the RIGHT column
CONSTRUCTION

Continued building without inter-
ruption of State road system.
completion Of interstate
traffic tunnel under Hudson and
traffic bridge over Delaware.
Valuation Of all street railway
properties, Independent of Pub
lie Utilities Commission, for
purpose Of squeezing out eva
teri and fixing fair rates based
on only reasonable return on in
vestment.
Absolute rejecting, for all time, Of
"zone system" for trolley rates
and permanent substitution of
flat fare determined as above.
Continuance Of State policy OF
consolidating departments with
closely related functions and
substituting business like CEN
trail control of all State institu-
ton for separate management
dictated by personal whims
without regard to popular in
terests.
Sympathy with the principles of
arbitration in labor disputes,
humanizing Of industry with
regulations for protection of
life and health, and Work
mems Compensation Act.
Americanization of foreigners and
insistence upon sovereignty of
America in all things.
Continued conduct of the State S
government on business prin-
ciples.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
DEMOCRATIC
DESTRUCTION

Immediate suspension of all road
building by political removal of
Commission and adoption of
new plan.
FERROUS interference with traffic
bridge and tunnel by triumph
of Edwards plan rejected by
last Senate.
Ob1iging trolley rates and public
utilities in general to be ever
lasting football OF partisan poli-
ties by having the Utilities
Commission or Court elected
like city councilmen.
Using justifiable upheaval over
ozone system" merely for po-
litical advantage. Rates to be
dictated by Hudson Machine
for whole State.
Turn backward to the old meth
dds of useless political boards
with overlapping authority by
destroying all progress of the
past five years in economy and
efficiency and going back to the
plan of conducting State Gov,
eminent on the "spoils system.
No time or inclination to bother
with the welfare of the work
ing man or woman just so long
as the hungry Machine workers
OF Hudson County get State po-
litical berths.
Blind, partisan support Of the
National administration with
its policy Of internationalism.
Treasury surplus Of 100000
again prey to Democratic poll
ties that left deficit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
To John j. Mcnamara

By virtue Of an Order Of the Court
OF Chancery OF New Jersey. made on
the day Of the date hereof, in a certain
cause, wherein Rose Mcnamara is pc
required to appear and plead answer
or demur to ,p~etitioner's petition. on or
before the 2Sth day of November next
be taken against you, as the chancel-
Tor shall think equitable and just,
The object of said suit is to obtain
riage between you and the petitioner.
JACOB 8. KARKUS,
Solicitor OF Petitioner.
p. g ,Aassdss's 1" Smith Street. Perth
sS31-10-9-5t-oew-Thurs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

John Hanson, executor OF Rebecca
Hoy, deceased. by direction Of the Sur
rogate Of the County of Middlesexs
the said Rebecca Hoy to bring in their
debts, demands and claims against the
estate of the said deceased. under oath
or affirmation. within nine months from
this date. or they will be forever bar
red of any action therefor against the
said executor.
Dated, September 3. 1915.
JOHN HANSON,
Executor.
asag-e-4-et Dew Thurs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

Ferd Garretson, administrator of
Harriet Augusta Martin, deceased. by
direction Of the Surrogate of the Coun-
ty Of Middlesex, hereby gives notice
to the creditors Of the said Harriet
Augusta Martin to bring in their debts.
demands and claims against the estate
Of the said deceased, under oath or af-
hrmation, within nine months from
this date, or they will be forever barred
of any action therefor against the said
administrator.
Dated October 8, 1919,
FERD GARRETSON,
Administrator,
SoB-1o-e-9t-oew-Thurs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ssss-9-4-st Dew Thurs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
P"RESBYTERIANS ARE TO
HOLD SUMMER MEET

FORREST CITY, Ark, May 81. (Spl)
DIR. ]. N. McFarlane, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church here. an
nounced that the first summer assembly
west Of the Mississippi river will be
held at Arkansas college, BatesvIlle,
August 5-1t, 1919, under the auspices
of the Arkansas ~Presbytcry and the
Presbyterian Minister'S association, OF
Memphis, Tenn,
The general committee, which has
this summer assembly for Arkansas in
charge, Is composed of Rev. John Van
Lear, Little Rock; Rev. Henry n, Bar
bee, Ju%neShoro; Rev, j. n. McFarlane.
Forrest City; Rev. Chas. w. Sommer-
vile, Rev, j. r, Carpenter and Rev,
William Grove, Memphis. The To-day
program will cover all phases Of church
work and Is designed to help and in
spire Christian workers. 1t is suhstan-
tial and OF merit. A children's story
hour will feature In each days eXer-
cises. The dominant note Of the con
ference will be religious, but there viii
be enough OF the secular in the way
Of concerts, recreation and educationa
films, to relieve the strain and affort
relaxation. This first conference, 1t IL
hoped, will prove the beginning o
permanent work OF this character
which win be located somewhere in tn
Ozark mountains and the fact Is EN-
phasixed that sildh a gathering plRc
FOR the Presbyterlans west OF the Mis-
slssippi river, Is needed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
EVANGELISM FOR
ANTIBOLSHEWSM
WORK IS URGED
Northern Presbyterian AS
SembIy Also Scores PreSi-
dent Wilson for His Attitude
on Partial Prohibition.


ST. LOUIS. May 2l-EvanEelism as
a means NJ srodieatins R-o,cbavisp and
VI. VI, -
l. w Ism a advocated by the
beard Of home missions in its report
to the general assembly of the prcshy-
- - -
terrain Vnurch' O. =. A. To-Day,
The report recommended increasing
tba nuuhor u.. -
- W MISSIONARIES !" iu'hoe'
V1mps anu INDUSTRIAL cehters as a metE-
cd to check the doctrines and urged
establishment NJ imvisrort comnurt-
~ C,-t
ues 70 Nhf'S'lanlSe ana Americanize
foreigners.
President Wilson vas ,rroispad VAS
'"'
teruSS ny commissioner OF the genera
assembly FOR requesting congress to re-
| near mr. amend tho tive ,ronthi.
tion art ana n rnsnh,tior wos aSnntn
ursing congress ~ &C. ,r ~ law
| President Misc, 10 an aidor i, tho
| ehnrrh '' " vi CAV" " NV
A ronv ~ TN ro,o,u,ior will hs
cahlad Ia mo nre.;aont va ~
III forovs.
asThis nssn,,hI,- dor,. ,ui,h oair +hot
the nrssidcrt oC' re- ~ T 10 c So hSs
r-ecomnended "a corcrnss tbat Il %
neal = MARI ~ woretivn,o ioonn
and In yIew ~ thIs 20, W. n,ost
earnestly ]netitin, nnngroes TINT u NOT
oni, rnto n't.,", oomsacSh NO ~
meSsrre hc cnrornoT 70 tbn r,iinst cXe
tent To tho ana ROT tbo nsaJs ~ mo
world for food ,,ayS 10 NAT "a +hat
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
MANY SEE DISPLAY OF
OLD TIME UMBRELLAS

A display OF o!d-time umbrellas, some
dating as far back as the time of Louis
XIV. Queene Anne and Benjamin
Franklin, is attracting many to ono
OF the big display windows Of the J..
Goldsmith & Sons company. The dis
play comprises umbrellas, sunshades
parasols and n from many periods
and Is the property OF willis Folmer
and was collected by his father, senior
member Of the firm of Folmer, Clogg
4 company, umbrella manufacturers
The collection was brought to. Memphis
highly insured.
n Of the umbrellas on display be,
longed TO George Washington, and an,
other was owned by Benjamin Franklin
while still another was the persona
property Of Washington Irving, bu
would barely pass muster before mas.
culine eyes today IL paraded by a man
Other shades are shown from Japan
tne East Indies and two were added
trast.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
Procession of HOWers One of
Attractive Centennial Events

The procession of flowers, which was
Fthe leading event of Tuesdays Centen-
NAL celebration programa although de-
layed for nearly an hour beyond the
time set for the parade of floral floats,
proved well worth waiting for. 1t was
one of the most attractive events of
the kind even given in Memphis, The
larger floats were beautifully and artis-
tically decorated and the private cars,
which were interspersed between the
floats in the long parade, were equally
artistic.
The historical Loaf occupied by the
queen, of the Centennial, Miss Maude
Renkert,-and her maids of honor, was
given the place of honor in the pro-
c%ession. In keeping with the Centen-
NAL plans, the float itself represented
the entrance of an old Egyptian tenn
pie, Miss Renkert and her fair attend
ants being CARRIED in robes of priest
esses of old Memphis, thousands Of
years before modern Memphis was
dreamed of in the visions of the pio-
neers.
Attending Miss Renkert as repre-
sentatives of the fair women Of four
states were Is maids of honor appointed
by the governors Of their states. In
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
DANGEROUS BLAZE
QUICKLY CHECKED

In less thar ~ hours after Memphis
firemen had checked n dangerous blaze
early Tuesday night, In the II, A Car
roll g. company paint and oil store, III
119 Union avenue, the smoke eaters had
been nicely rewarded FOR their efftci-
ency. The blaze originated in the rear
OF the big warerooms shortly after s
o'clock, A citizen observing smoke
rolling from a transom, sen In an
alarm. Five companies of firemen using
chemicals five minutes later. had
snuffed out the fire before II had
reached the oils and inflammable liz
uids kept in stock, holding the dam
age to about 800, Before Mike Fitz-
morris, chief of the fire department.
had enjoyed his coffee Wednesday, he
was presented with a $500 check by
tho Carroll company for the Firemen'S
Relief association fund, accompanied by
a letter Of praise for the firemen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
DRAFTEES KEPT
OUT BY TUBERCULOSIS

NEW YORK, May 21.-Sixty-two
thousand men afflicted with tubercu-
losis were barred from admission into
the national army, and (, 1000 others
who reached camps were discharged
for the same reason. At army tubercu-
losis hospitals, the National Tubercu-
losis association announced today, 5000
men still in the service are being
treated. -
Soldiers or sailors honorably dis
charged since Oct. 6, 1917. and suffer-
ing from tuberculosis will be given free
hospital care upon application to the
United States public health service or
the bureau of war risk insurance, ac-
cording to, the association.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
CITY STARTS
ON PAVING CONTRACT

FORREST CITY, Ark, May u, (Spl.)
Ground was broken this morning on
that section Of Jackson street lying
between Washington and Rosser for the
paving OF seven miles OF the principal
streets OF Forrest city,
Joseph McCoppin OF Little Rock, is
the contractor on this paving job and
states that the work will go forward
Just as rapidly as 1t liz possible to push
It. b. r. Mcdonald, II Dallas, Tex,
Is In charge of the crew Of men put to
work this morning, making excava-
lions and laying out the work along
the stretch of street mentioned above.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
FATAL SHOOTING RESULT
OF QUARREL IN ROAD

COTTAGE GROVE, Tenn, May 81.
tSpl.)-Elmer Moore was shot and killed
by John Mathis Tuesday morning. The
killing occurred when the men met in
the road, Moore driving a loaded wagon
and Mathis in a automobile. 1t seems
Moore did not tnrn the wagon out Of
the road, which caused the trouble, or
renewed the trouble as they had met
under similar circumstances May II,
when they had some angry words.
Both men are married and have fami-
lies. Mathis has been arrested.
Moore was employed by the j.. c.
Rainey company here to haul freight
from the railroad, which is about 10
miles away. Mathis is an employe Of
the louisville e Nashville railroad
shops at Paris. Tenn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL IS
TO CLOSE ON THURSDAY

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 81. (spl)-
Or. Allen Fort, Of the First Baptist
church, this city, will deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon Sunday, May 25, Mt
$3.50 pm, for the Agricultural and In
dustrial state Normal school,
The commencement proper will take
place Thursday morning, May 20, at
10 o'clock. Or. Gus w. Dyer, Wander
bilt university, will deliver the com
mencement address. There are 1876 In
the graduating classes. The summer
session will open June IL and continue
to July rs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
TO SCHOOL.

IRRELEVANT, Tenn, May 81, (spl)
Prof, ~ f., Fesmire, of Lexington.
Tenn, has been elected as principal
next fall and winter terms. Prof. Fes-
mire is now finishing his course of
study in the West Tennessee State
Normal at Memphis. He has accepted
the work at this place. Seven other
teachers viii be elected soon by the
the school,.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
COL. KENLY WILL BE
STATIONED AT MEMPHIS

WASHINGTON, May 81. (Spl)-Col
VIM. l.. Kenly. formerly major-genera
In command of the department Of mill
tary aeronautics, who first recommend-
ed the retention of Park field, will be
in Memphis soon. Col. Kenly, now
assigned to the field artillery, is de-
tached on recruiting service and de-
tailed to visit a number Of cities in the
South in connection with this work.
He is accompanied by Maj. II. J. Weeks
and Lieut.. H. J.. Golightly.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
DOE LITTERS SIXTEEN

FORREST CITY. Ark, May 81. (Spl.)
A white doe rabbit belong to Chas.
sHarris, of this city, gave birth last
night to a litter of 16 young. This
mother rabbit ia entitled to the ribbon
for the largest family in St. Francis
. county and has the 'old woman who
liver in a shoe backed clean off the
boards.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
SCOUTS TO MEET.

The Boy Scouts druran and bugle
corps will meet at $50 p. m. Wednes-
day at The Red Cross headquarters to
participate in the historic parade. The
corps will assemble In uniform and
with Instruments, according to the
order issued by Capt. w. B. VAIN
wright
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-27
Wilson's Unofficial Agents,
Sent to Find Russian Facts,
Excited British Militarists

ton OF women under the Bolshevik
government.
In April the foreign ONCE here
published white Book" OF more
than eighty RACES wherein all the
stories OF all the refugees were coll
lated and set forth in full; a few OF
the excerpts from testimony had the
names OF the witnesses appended;
most were on the authority "of per-
son known to the foreign Office"
These eighty odd pages simply
dripped gore and the smell of slaugh-
ter arose from every one.
But by the fraction Of a hair the
white Book" overreached itself.
Some Of the American correspondents
sent the contents with reservations;
others did not touch the document.
About this time the Universal Serv-
ice CORE So ondent secured an inter-
view with Colonel Josiah Wedgwood.
M. P, wherein the member told a
bit OF secret history never before re-
vealed ard having to do with alleged
brutal excuses committed by Admiral
holtchak's army In Siberia. and the
reaction these excuses produced upon
American naval and army COM
manders in the Far East The Brit
ish censor killed the entire dispatch;
.A0S q aAAc Va ~ PhSsSQ OFcT tilG CdDleS.
The allies, you see. were support
ing Admiral KQltchak. He was a
'deliverer' and not at all what the
British member OF parliament called
him. incidentally. Colonel 'wedgwood
collected his information cts,cerning
the Koltchak outrages frst-hand as
an agent OF the British government
In Siberia during the autumn Of 1918.
Presidents Act Irregular"
When, late in the spring, the two
American unofficial commissioners,
Steffens and Built, went to Moscow
and returned to Paris to report to the
president certain matters not yet re-
vealed, there was great ou.cry from
the conservative and militaristic
newspapers OF London against this
highly irregular proceeding. They
wondered. first. how any Americans
could have penetrated to the heart OF
the empire OF blood" and return
alive; secondly. and far more perth
nently, what was Wilson's game in
thus appearing to traffic with Boil
shevismo
But the incident was rpt without
an equal effect upon other and more
liberal thought here in England.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-27
FRENCH AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION TOURS

N. Raoul Laparra, the noted com
poser pianist, whose "A Musicai
Journey Through SPAIN was an ar
tistic treat last season, Is to return
for an extended concert tour under
the auspices OF the French-American
Association for Musical Art M. La
para viii also appear with the noted
orchestras as soloist. Although gem
orally classed as a. French artist, M.
Laparra is in reality Spanish. His
association with French music has
been 30 conspicuous that he Is frank
ly more French than Spanish.
Henry Casadesus, founder and d.
rector Of La Socfete dcs instruments
Anciens. which has appeared in
many leading American cities in con-
cert. has received the appointment as
director OF La Gazette Lyrique in
Paris, one OF the leading opera
comique theaters in that city to be
supported largely by government sub
vention. This will not prevent hts
appearance Cor 4 brief tour arrang-
ed for the society by the French
American Association for Musical
Art, which win include many prin-
cipal musical centera A special
grant has been issued by the directors
OF the Gazette Lyrique to M. Casa
desus, which will enable him to make
this tour.
One of the musical artistes to be
booked for an extended concert and
Joint recital tour next season 10
Madame Raymond Delaunois. OF the
Metropolitan Opera house who is now
in France with her husband, Lieu
tenant Louis Thomas. OF tho French
army She IL to create the role of
Tytle In the Wolf opera,
The Bluehird." which will be the
annual novelty at the Metropolitan.
Thereafter she will appear In concert
and in joint-recitals with Raoul La
para The tour Of Madame Delau-
nois, as well as M. Iaparra. will be
conducted by the French-Am erican
Association for Musical Art
In the preliminary announcements
OF the appearance In concert Of Mag
deleine Brard. the remarkable and
youthful French concert pianiste. the
music critics were skeptical Of t'pro-
digies." How completely this sixteen
year-old miss won the critics OF New
York was evidenced after her first
appearance by the observations Of
j. Fl. Raftery. one OF the oldest and
most brilliant music critics OF the
Metropolis. Mere 'prodigies" do not
play in Allegro Scherzando of this
Saint-Saens concerto with wrists OF
steel and touch Of nlken velvet az
young Magdeleine Brard played it,
Mr.. Raftery wrote. The grand tone
are there, the dazzling finger tech
nique is never wanting, and the big,
bold inspirational thoughts are how
ering. II not arc actually alighting.
above the tossing. curly. black-hai
ed head OF this astonishing daughter
OF France" The French-Americar
Association for Musical Art is arrang.
| Ing the forthcoming American tour
for this young artistic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-27
GOLD BRICKS ARE STILL
EXCHANGED FOR REAL
MONEY IN NEWARK

Newark, N. J.. July 2s.-There are
people still willing to pick prizes from
the crop OF gold bricks. 1t has been
discovered, for three residents of this
city were recently f1eeced by slick
strangers dealing in gold"
Samuel Pelz met two engaging
men who whispered to him that a
box one Of them carried was filed
with raw gold.
Pelz lifted tho box and found 1t
delightfully."- heavy He was asked to
take care Of 1t for his new-found
friends and agreed to do SO. But they
said they must have security, so
Pelz drew a thousand real dollars
from his bank and the strangers
kindly left the box with him.
It contained about ninety cents
worth Of brass fittMgs. as Pelz dis
covered when a LITTLE bird whispered
to him that his friends might flnd
1t fnconvenient to return.
A bag Of gold" was the bait used
to goage $4,000 out OF two other trust
ing Newark men.
Still another resident admitted
paying $1,000 for a diamond" ring
which might have been worth sixty
eight cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-27
TIuD NEW USE FOR
MONOGRAPH RECORDS
eEsoS CaTrpfled Furnishes Means of
Measuring Musical Progress

So
One more indispensable use has
Reen added to increase stffl further
s}he educational value Of phonograph
a4acords.
Throukh the discovery Of @. T..
sfooshore. head Of the department OF
sl161chotoxy. Iowa state university, a
TILES OF records has recently been
Slnaued by a we!l-known phonograph
36tnpany. Of inesttma able value to pu-