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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19

Great results in war" Foch says.
are due to the commander. History IS
therefore right in making generals re-
sponsible for victories, in which case
they are glorified; and for defeats. in
which case they are disgraced. With
out commander in battle. no victory
is possible The will to conquer, such
is victory's first condition, and there
fore every soldiers first duty, but it
also amounts to supreme resolve
which the commander must, if need be
impart to the soldiers soul. A battle
confess oneself beaten"
In that last remark FOch truly re-
veals himself.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
Merely Changed Music.

How bands were once sometimes re
cruited for the navy IN suggested BY
an old tale Of maritime warfare. WheE
the frigate United States captured the
British frigate Macedonian, about q
hundred years ago. It also captured 9
band OF eight French. German and
italian musicians. The band had first
put to sea in a French frigate. which
was captured by Portuguese vesse
and brought into Lisbon. There the
musicians had been persuaded to en-
list on the Macedonian. After thei,
capture by the United States one
judges that they played just as cheer
fully for American sailormen as they
had already played for French, Por
tuguese, and British.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
Menia allied.

One of the unheroie sights of early
peace is the naturalization of the once
terrible engines of war. The snappy,
fighting little French tanks are be-
ing ANONYMOUSLY reduced to the con
ditiOn of agricultural tractors. 1t IS
ludicrous to observe how the warrior
has been equipped with sunshield
driven into it from rusting.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
Hotor-DrIven Wheel Chair,

An electrically driven wheel chair IS
a recent invention designed to make
invalids more independent Of attend
ants. In case beneath the seat is a
storage battery which drives motor
connected by gearing with the axle,
while lever attached to the left
arm gives the occupant full control Of
the speed.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
LEMON JUICE IS
FRECKLE REMOVkp
Girls! Make This Cheap Beauty
Lotion to Clear and Whiten
You rSkin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beau
tifer, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces Of orchard white
for few cents. Massage this sweet,
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms I'd hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how clear, soft and white the skin
becomes. Yes! 1t is harmless.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
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PLACES FREE FROM PLAGUE
Not Always Easy to Explain Why
Some Spots Should BE Blessed
Above Others.

Men who work in blast furnaces are
singuarly free from influenza. The
reason is rather difficult to see. unless
it is the tremendous sweating they get.
On the other hand. they are exposed
to frightful draughts.
That the people who work in the
salt districts in Cheshire, England,
should be fairly safe from flu is not
50 strange. seeing that doctors all
recommend us to gargle freely with
salt water as a preventive against the
disease.
As a matter Of fact, the salt districts
are always safe places in times of cpl
demic diseases.
Influenza, as we know, 10 Just IS bad
or worse in the tropics than In our
own uncertain climate. It has been
raging in India, and Is travelling up
through South Africa, past the Fam
best.
South Africa can, however, boast Of
freedom from one Of the worst Of dis
eases. So Tar as known, q case OF
hydrophobia has never been known
In the whole Of Africa south Of the
Sahara, and that although It is COM
mon enough In Morocco, Agiers and
Egypt tuberculosis also, the horri-
Bile white scourge, IL very rare IN
South Africa.
The little island Of st. Kilda n one
Of the healthiest Of al the British isles.
II is only when the supply ship ar
rives there, as Il does two or three
times in the summer, that anything
happens. Then the whole population
catch cold, and are III for about four
days.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19

Fine sapphires are more valuahte
Than diamonds OF equal weight and
quality. only rubics being more pre-
cious. But ruby crystals lin the rnugh)
are rarely more than half an inch long,
whereas those Of sapphire occasionally
reach three inches. Most priced are
the velvet blue sapphire and those
of "cornfower' tint.
one Of the most famous gems or
this variety is the wooden spoon sap
nhire," which gets its name from the
circumstance that 1t was picked up by
Cevlonese dealers in wooden spoons,
according to an exchange. while
ago II was in the Hope collection. II
is violet by day but red by artificial
light.
ruooys eiunder.
He resided in the suburbs. and when
he accidentally met an old friend in
the city who persuaded him to remain
in town for the evening he went to the
telegraph Office and wired his wife as
follows:
Missed the 3 80 train. Don't keep
dinner waiting. Shall be home late"
II was very. very late when he did
arrive home, and his wife met him at
the door.
did you get my messenger he said.
beaming down at her.
YES" she said, very quietly, "but ]
lot ~ yrnVH
sent a message at 4 rs telling me you
had missed the $50 train. "-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
Valuable Asset.

did the distinguished visitor go
away singing the praises Of your
town."
No" replied the chairman of the
reception committee I'm afraid he
was a bit disao ointed in the industrial
growth of our town, but he made one
remark in which we can all justly
take pride"
"What was that?"
"He said we had the finest golf links
in seven states. "-Birmingham Age
Herald
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
SMOKING a Cause Of Cancer.

Cancer of the mouth in civilized
countries has been greatly reduced by
good dentistry. Eighty-five per cen;
of the cancers of the lip occur il
smokers. Formerly clay pipes which
became very hot. were much used. anc
there has been a notable reduction ir
the number of cancers of the lip since
the clay pipe has gone out of fashion
Smoking, however. is the cause OF
most cancer of the lip, the tongue and
the floor of the mouih.-Maj. w. j
Mayo, War Department Lectures.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19

In 1878. on April 20. Bacon's rebel
lion began The colonists of Virginia
were being constantly harassed by the
hostile Indian bands. who descended
on their settlements to plumber and
murder. The people asked Governor
Berkeley to allow them to form a
guard led by Nathaniel Bacon. young
painter, for the defense of their
homes. Berkeley refused, calling the
request presumption on the part OF
the common people. In defiance of the
governors order, the volunteers set
out under Bacon against the Indians.
Bacon was declared traitor, and or
dered to be executed for his insubor-
dination, but he fell III OF fever and
died during the expedition.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
Variation of Dialects.

Dialects of variation in spoken Ian
guages are the result of peculiaritie'
of speech, first Unfortunately adopte'
BY individuals and then perpetuatet
and extended by the unconscious I'M
tation of others They are not pre-
mcditated or assignable to any definit'
cause. except the constant tendency
Of language to become diversified. III,
same causes that have produced differ
emf languages among different nation:
rend to produce dialectic variations il
the language Of every nation. Th'
results are apparent, but the caas'
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
What is Biggest woodcock?

What is said to be the heaviest
wOodcock was one shot by Arthur
Duane near Whittakpr's, L. l., about
thirty years ago. The woOdcock was
mounted by Bell, the leading taxider-
mist Of the day. but unfortunately 1t
was later on destroyed by moths.
This woodcock was weighed on a
druggists scales at Southampton and
weighed exactly IA ounces. There are
several witnesses living who can tes-
tify as to the weight. The naturalists
give the average weight of woOdcock
as ranging from five to nine ounces.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19

FOR SALE-House and two lots
in Berwick Apply 10 Mrs. Gabriel.
son. 6H6tp
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19

FOR SALE-Furniture in good
condition. Apply 200 Union Street.
6-l7-6tp.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19

Hold your orders for coal until you
see me if you want to save money.
r. ]. Terrebonne. Sl4-tf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05

McCabe's eemi-annual third floor
sale. All this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
OFFER $3.50 FOR
EACH MAN IN ON
ATKINSON CRIME


Whoever succeeds in capturing
the men who had > hand in the
robbery Of the Atkinson bank ct
Atkinson. I'LL, Tuesday morning
will be in line for reward from
the Illinois BANKERS association. Of
which that bank was a member. A
letter received by Rock Island
county officials today offers $3.50
for each Of the mes arrested and
convicted for this crime.
1t 10 general BELIEF that the Sc
ries Of robberies OF small banks in
villages near here, OF which the
NTH and latest was the Atkinson
affair, were connected in some way.
It ID thought probable that tho
same gang il implicated In all i've
cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
PEORIA. WOMAN
GAINS z POUNDS
Digestion Perfect Now-Sleeps Like
Z Child, Feels Bright
and Cheerful.

asHY L.
Ianiac JUST :eemeo 70 ~ Me
= neW lease on me, salo M1s. 1 r. =
x ruue ue 1' wno e1 nae - ~ o
Nol.n Aua1ns sAeet' oo..n, Aii.'
Iecentiy. CONTINUING, sne s.Io'
nave nao . seveIe stCmac9
trouble lor tnree years. ana nag
very poor appetlte. ! never ieit
IKE eatins, anu wnAt mule l ula
manage 10 force Gown would near
~ XIII me. Gas Woulo iorm on my
slomacn ana l would nave severe
spelIs OF cramps tnat Wouio lay
me up Tor Gays al 2 time: w0uid
nave me worss soit q neaoacnes;
M Icit ti,ou M ,aeeeu W. ~
ING silne, anu NY i,nus acneu % u
Nas Ill could 40 70 GET ABOUT.
MY nerves were all upset and II was
impossible Tor me to get z good
nights sleep. and l would get up IN
the morning ana Deein the DAYS
Work as tlred . Wnen went TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
MAYOR INVITED TO
HARBORS CONGRESS

An invitation was received today
by Mayor Schriver, announcing a
meeting Of the 18th convention of
the National Rivers and Harbors
congress, in Washington. Dec. 3
and 10.
He was also asked to delegate In
terested persons from this COM
munity to attend, or to make the
invitation to such people public.
Mr.. Schriver does not intend to
make the trip, business matters
here prohibiting. Anyone interest
ed in affairs pertaining to the up
keep or Improvement Of waterways
and harbors is privileged to 60
from this community as q repre-
sentative. however. The chief bust
ness to be taken up in the two days
Of the meeting il making amend
ments to the Cummins bill, said
Joseph q. Ramsdell, president Of
the congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
lll I ! ! BOYLE
Just He
IS CONVICTED
Process Of Eliminates n Several
Larceny Gauss Brings Ring.
leader to Front Again.

Several gangs, implicated In bur
glary and larceny cases. are found
to overlap in personnel when ar
raigned in the circuit court. Such
was the case Of Frank Boyle and
Arthur Minor, which was given
Jurors IN the circuit court this
morning.
with Ernest Wiley, Boyle was
convicted Of burglary and larceny
on one charge yesterday. Today
another Of his exploits was aired,
= new Jury having been sworn.
This time his accomplice was Ar
thur Minor. They are accused OF
stealing articles from the store Of
Henry LANCE. 2706 Seventh avenue.
The two men were confronted
with signed confessions alleged to
have been written by them, in
which the charge was admitted, that
they had taken q quantity Of sugar
and tobacco from Lauge's store.
Minors defense was that he was
under the influence Of cocaine and
choral and Boyle said he was in
toxicated.
The indictment also contained
the name Of George Allen. another
Of the changeable gangstefs. He
e charged with being associated
With Boyle in three indictments, to
one Of which he Is known to have
pleaded guilty. It is thought that
he has or will make the same plea
In the other two.
Both Boyle and Minor were
found guilty by the jury, the report
being made shortly after 2@o'clock
this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
PEARCE DELIVERS
INTERESTING TALK


Formation Of coal was the topic
George P. Pearce, mechanical en-
gineer expert Of Deere & Co., Sc
lected to deliver before members
Of the Moline branch of stationary
engineers at their meeting Tuesday
night. Mr.. Pearce is an excellent
talker and his audience filed the
hall to its capacity.
Following the talk by Mr.. Pearce
six applications were received and
plans discussed for large initia-
ton class to be held Dec. %. Mo-
line branch Of the stationary en-
gineers aims to increase its mem
bership to Is. at that time. The
association Is now composed Of so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
HIGH STUDENTS
SHOW NEED FOR
BETTER SPEECH

Miss English Language" came
to life today after having been
killed BY Almost Everyman" in q
one act play put on by the COM
mercial department to further bet
ter speech in the high school this
morning.
The play was very clsverly pre-
scented, and was In the form Of an
allegory. "Everyman'' after kill
ing Miss English Language" as
sisted by 20. U. Slang" and Miss
B. Careless" finally is converted to
the use Of good speech. Miss Set
terdahl, who coached the class, de-
serves credit for the good. work
accomplished
The main event Of the week will
come on Friday when Prot. H. G.
Paul Of the university Of Illinois
will give an address before the as
.sembly.
Following is the cast Of EVERY
man." given this morning:
Judge Severe Carl Joseph
Buster and Shrswd (lAwyers)..
Forest DizoteIl, Frank Roseu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05

when she came to Rock Island.
Her husband and four children
preceded her in death. Surviving
are the following children: George
Young Of jacksonville. ILL.,; Mrs.
Emma Partridge Of Barre, VT; J.
T. Young Of Moline. and Dora at
home. A sister. Mrs.. Anna Mckee
Of Toledo, Ohio, also survives.
4 The funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon ct
the Knox parlors. Rev. r. s. Ha-
ney will Officiate and interment
will be made in Chippiaunock Gem
etery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
ms. Mary Frazier Yopne.
QUICK Relief
FROM r',o',,,...,,,,ipA7|0N
Get Dr.. Edwards Olive Table,

That is the joyful cry Of thousands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Give
TabletA the substitute for calomel. No
gripping results from these pleasant
little tablets. They cause the liver
and bowels to act normally. They
never force them to unnatural action
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets are .
soothing, healing, vegetable compound
mixed with olive oil.
If you have q bed taste, bad breath
feel dull, tired, are constipated q
bilious you'll find quick and sure rc-
suits from Dr.. EdwardI little Olive
Tablets at bedtime. 10c and &c boz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
war CAMP TO
,CONTlNUEFOR
THREE MONTHS


s The War Camp Community sery-
ice will continue to carry on its
work in Rock Island and Moline
for three months. In the new bud
get, $2,40U has been allowed for
this community and instead Of clos
ing out work will be continued as
before except on slightly differ
emit scale.
Money for the service is usually
allowed only where soldiers are
stationed, but owing to the Rock
Island arsenal demands, and
through the personal efforts Of VIII
liam Butterworth, chairman of the
general committee, the money was
allowed,
!, In the new plan for carrying on
the work, a recreation division IL
provided for and will be carried on
In connection with the Rock Island
and Moline clubs. There will be no
more general community work, and
the work will not be carried ON In
Davenport.
NeW UUdIUS dI0 " Uo AO1 ACu All
Rock Island with William Butter
worth, chairman. and ]. l.. Vernon,
treasurer, Of both boards.
Work with Legion.
Word comes from the New York
Office. headquarters for the COM
munity service, that all assistance
possible will be given to the Amer
lean Legion to make It's program
worth while In the community.
It is the plan to make the War
Camp Community service an In
! corporated organization, and M.
Butterworth is a member of the
state council to make plans for the
future of the service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
Obituary
Robert HNnry Jones

Robert Henry Jones, 5-day-old
son Of Mr.. and MrH Walter g.
Jones Of 1416 Thirty-nrst street,
passed away yesterday. The fu-
neral will be conducted from the
home this Afternoon, and ,interment
will be made in the Lutheran GEM
etery.
Mrs. Mary Frazier Young.
Mrs. Mary Frazier Young, So
years Of age, died at her home, 1923
Twelfth street. yesterday after6oon
after an illness dating from par
alytic stroke five years ago.
Mary Frazier was born in Mer-
Ger county, Pennsylvania, Oct. -,
1888. She came to Illincis many
years ago. and made her home at
Monmouth until nine years ago,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
NEWS AND NOTES OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Guitrys French comedy; SINNERS
Both" a drama by Herbert Thomas,
author of "Under Orders" and 1.-THE
Jury of Fate" drama in six episodes
by the late C. NJ. S. Mcclellan, in which
Pauline Frederick will return as a star
to the legitimate stage; "The Unknown
Woman" play by Marjorie Blaine and
Stanley Lewes; breakfast in Bed" a
farce from the French of Georges Fey
deau, featuring Florence Moore; "Three
in One,' new farce in three acts by
Edward H. Griffith and Jean Burrows;
Dolly of the Follies," by Wilson Coli
son and billiard Booth, with Haze
Dawn; "Not Tonight, Josephine" 4
farce comedy by Wilson Collision and
Avery Hopwood, with John Cumber-
land; "Ninety Days After Date" new
play by Samuel Shipman; Look and
Listen" described as cinemaphonic
play by Ralph E. Dyar; "Ready to Oc-
cupy," comedy by Otto Harbach and
Edgar Franklin Call Taxi" mu-
steal farce by Earl Carroll, and new
play by Montague Glass and Jules Eek
ert Goodman, in which Barney Bernard
will star.
Mr.. Woods has arranged to pre-
sent Cyril Maude in "Tea for Three" in
London next September.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

underestimate lae excitement of .
ride in tank. Over a ground space
OF two acres, top floor space of lum~
Der has been skilfully built initiating
the uphill and down-dale obstacles
which existed on French battlefeids.
There ar four tanks used at Luna,
each az mmodating sixteen people.
Compared TO its breath taking quality,
the Roller Coaster is child's pull and
the Skip Through the Clouds a mere
breeze.
Treat EN- Rough is another high
roller. 1t is located alongside of Over
the Top Both are dizzy Jazz rides.
and we'll within the picture. A new
Jazz band in the great ballroom, where
dancing is free; the Chute. which we're
in such brisk demand they had to soap
the tracks so the friction would be
lessened. and twenty other glad rides
made the opening at Luna, Coney
island, last evening the most success
full in its history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Adolf Philip to Put
Stage Successes on Screen

The Adolf Philip Film Corporation.
which was organized a few weeks ago
with the we'll known author, producer
and composer at the head of the con
Germ, has opened Offices and studios at
IL East Fourteenth Street, formerly
occupied by the Prizma. Mr. Philip
has turned over twenty-nine of his
stage successes to the company to be
made into screen plays.
Among his popular plays are "Poor
Girls" which Charles Frohman pre-
sented with an all star cast; Corner
Grocer which John Ru sell presented
at the Cast 40 with an all star cast; "A
New York Brewer; "My New York, y
which played $50 consecutive nights in
New York; alma, Where Do You
Live?" Adele" "The Midnight Girl"
and Mimi" Some of these will be
produced on the screen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
BY Harriette Underhill

"Well?" said ernest Truck as he
rushed into his dressing room. at the
Fulton Theatre after the curtain had
fallen on please Get Married." Then
he seated himself on a chair opposite
our own, put his hands on his knees
and said, once more, "Well?"
And Notwithstanding the fact that we
have known Ernest ever since he was
little, we began to be a bit embar-
raised, and could only retort. "Well?p
"Well what?" said Mr.. Truck aggres
sively "You're not going to tell me
that you do not approve of our play.
are you?'
Ernest Truck we said severely.
cts a perfectly terrible play, and you
know it. Now, don't sit there trying to
look innocent. Why, we saw it the
Sunday night. that it opened, and it
surprised even us. We got so that we
felt nothing could surprise us, and we
expected anything, and then we were
rather disappointed because it didn't
happen; but it was the only thing
which didn't happen
"of course" said Ernest coldly. at
all depends on ones Viewpoint
What we wanted to answer was,
CHOW, listen, deariel" but instead we
said; Don't misunderstood us. 1t
might be quite a shocking play to read,