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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

ers' Protective association and the
general police service. Perhaps
half a dozen times a week sets CT
two men in widely separated dis
tricts visited banks and carried
away with them in each instance
the sum OF FIVE hundred dollars IN
gold. They seemed to be working
from coast to coast and their meth
cd was identical in each case and
never unsuccessful.
What happened at a bank at
Springfield was a sample of what
transpired at four banks in the
country in a single day. A we'll
appearing young man entered that
institution and presented a check
for five hundred dollars duly GER
titled by a Chicago bank. The tell
er in the possession Of the bank,
found it all right an daccepted the
check.
Il want to draw the money in
gold" said the payee-"twenties,
five in a roll" and receiving this
tossed the gold into a little satchel
he carried. Just as he was about
to leave, a stranged entered the
bank and caught him by the arm,
with the words:
I've found you at last, my man,
have T." and he exhibited q star.
Then to the/tellsr. "That check Is
forged. Give It to me for evidence
and you," to his prisoner, return
he money paid you"
The latter produced the Ave pa
per-covered rolls and the tsiisr was
TO excited TO particularly notice
them until after the confederatss
had escaped, when there was dis
closed twenty-five trcn discs each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Beneficial Seeds of Grapes

In eating grapes is it advisable to
swallow the seeds and skins?
l. W. NJ.
Answer-The seeds should be
swallowed. The skins should not
be swallowed unless their rough
age is sorely needed for laxative
effect.
TOnsils and the Hearing.
Lam to have my tonsils removed
soon. Will that help my hearing?
A. S. B.
Answer-Enlargem or infec-
ton of the tonsils often produces
trouble in the eustacEian tubes OF
in the middle ears with deafness.
Removal OF the tonsils in such a
case often brings about improve
ment in hearing Children with
any evidence of ear trouble or de-
fective hearing should undergo
careful examination of the tonsils
and the adenoid body on the roof
of the throat behind the palate, and
have these structures removed if
they are diseased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24
Household Hints

whites of two eggs, two cups corn
fakes.
Cook cocoanut and syrup in dou-
BILE boiler until soft. Add sugar
and corn fakes. Beat in whites OF
eggs and bake in form of drop
cakes.
Desserts.
Pineapple Bavsrian C7eam-One
pint of canned pineapple, one tea
cup sugar, one pint thick cream,
one-half package Eelatine. oue-half
cup cold water, One-quarter cup
boiling water.
Mix gelatine with cold water,
then add boiling water and dis
solve over fire.
Chop pineapple and simmer it
with sugar for 20 minutes. Add
gelatiue and strain and rub the
whole through a sieve. Beat until
It thickens, then add cream well
whipped.
Turn into a wet mold and set
away to cool. Serve with whipped
cream.
Pastry Sandwiches - Puf-paste,
jam Of any kind. white OF egg.
sifted sugar.
Roll paste out thin. Put half OF
II on baking pan and spread equal
ly over It any Jam or preserves
that you thin u lines like Lay over
this preserve another thin PASTE,
press edges together, mark paste
in lines on surface so you can see
where TO cut It when baked. Bake
20 or 30 minutes.
Just a while before done wash
over with white OF egg, sift over
pulverized sugar and brown.
When cold serve III strips. These
are nice filled up with whipped
cream in the center and makes a
dainty dish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

selecting a health resort for the
catarrh victim: An atmosphere
relatively free from dust and an
absence of sudden great fiuctua-
tions of temperature.
@. Why does a young woman
entering a Catholic religious order
A. A novice is arrayed in a
bridal costume before taking the
veil to symbolic her bridal with
Christ Afterwards she assumes
the black habit, renouncing the
world.
Q. What is the mortality rate of
children under five years? E. S.
A. Mortality statistics for chill
dren under five years show that
22S.4 per thousand die.
Q. What is a simple method CT
cleaning the nickel parts of a
stove? NJ. w.
Q. Make a paste Of whiting with
aqua ammonia or, If it is not avail
able, water. Cover the parts with
the mixture and allow 1t to dry.
Afterwards rub off with a dry cloth
and polish.
Q. We're there any United States
soldiers lost in the late war who
could not be accounted for? ]. E.
@. The war department says
that of the four million or more
men who were in the United States
army only two soldiers have not
been accounted for. They were
Gilbert z. Brown of Bozeman,
Mont, and William V. Taylor of
Elijah, n. c. The fate of these men
is an unsolved mystery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

The tale of the Luikart children was a good
human interest story and therefore it was good
advertising for the doctor who brought them
cut from the effects of the poison their mother
administered The fame that is based upon
human interest spreads rapidly while that
which depends upon the process Of reason
usually lies dormant till the subject dies
thereby proving himself merely mortal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

only the rats are not hungry In Poland, -
says report recently received by the Ameri-
can Jewish relief committee. The reason they
are not hungry is that there are so many I'M
buried dead Few Americans. were they ia
miliar with conditions over there, would turn
a deaf ear to the appeal for relief funds which
will be made in this country during the week
beginning Oct 26.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24
Recipes for a Day.

Mexican Chlli-One pound round
steak, diced two very large onions,
sliced; stew these together for one
hour, then add one cup diced pota
toes (raw), one cup cooked kidney
beans; cook all together half an
hour. then add one cup OF cooked
spaghetti with tomato sauce, salt
and pepper and one teaspoon chill
pepper and cook Is minutes.
Cabbage Salad - Chop one-half
head OF cabbage nice and fine, add
two pimentoes chopped in bits, salt,
then add cream mayonnaisc
dressing and serve on shredded
lettuce.
Dressing - Two yolks eggs. one
teaspoon mustard, one tablespoon
sugar, one-half cup cream, two
thirds cup vinegar, oue-half salt.
one-eighth celery seed cook 10
minutes until thick as cream.
Nut Bread - One and one-half
cups milk, two cups white -four,
one and one-half cups graham
four, FIVE teaspoons baking pow
der, two-thiris cup sugar, three
quarters teaspoon salt, one cup nut
meats: mix all we'll and bake three
quarters OF an hour.
Stuffed Spare Rib = Take two
small spare ribs. wash. dry ana
salt. Then make dressing as for
chicken. Place between ribs and
tie together. Place in rooster sur
rounded by potatoes. Cook slowly
until done. Then make brown
gravy. This is fine.
Corn Flake Dainties ~ One cup
cocoanut, two tablespoons cora
syrup, one-Quarter cup sugar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24
The War a Year Ago

British took 1000 prisoners and
more than 100 guns.
Eranco-American and British
armies resumed offensive IN France
and Flanders.
General Joseph Halter named
cummander-iu- chief NJ Polish
forces lighting with allies,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Grapes

Oatmeal Top Milk
Hot Baking Powder Biscuits
Peach Preserves
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cream of Tomato Soup Crackers
Nut Bread Apple Sauce
Cocoa
DINNER.
Mexican Chill Baked Corn
Cabbage Salad
White Bread and Butter
Dutch Apple Pie Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

Anyway, the section of the Industrial con-
ference representing the public remains. 1t
has authority to speak for the great majority,
which usually tells the rest of the people where
to get off in this country of ours
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

If the attempt to revive German opera in
New York is propaganda 1t isn't bit more
successful than it used to be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

Doesn't seem to have been warned by the
United States horrid example.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

Don't delay too long sApt making your
contribution to the Roosevelt memorial fund
Something is due from every real American,
be his political faith what it may.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

Practically all of the valuable
rubies of ancient and modern times
have been found In the Mogok val
ley OF Burma, where much of the
work is still carried on by the ma
tives in the most primitive manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

Coffee was first used IN Abys-
sinia IN the ninth century, later in
Arabia, and then Constantinopie,
where Is grew into extensive ia
vor, and where the first coffee
house was established.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

and picnicking when the weather
permits. Take her candy every
third or fourth time, but not often
enough to buy her affections.
II | were you ! would not be 80
willing TO take advice. Do your
own thinking. Older people might
give you helpful suggestions, but
1t is better to be independent and
individual than to follow what some
one else says you should do
In regard to calling upon the girl
it would be a good plan when you
are leaving her to ask when you can
come again
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 7 have
been married three years and ] love
my wife, but I have lost faith in
her.
Some time ago she became very
friendly with a Chum Of mine.
have found them hugginE and kiss
ing when ! came home unexpected
ly; this happened several times. She
says she has been true to me and
l have tried to believe and forget
but when she repToached me for
not inviting the friend who has
just returned from overseas to our
home, all the old suspicion and
dread came back. What shall l
do? X.
After seeing your wife in the
other mans arms It would be rid
iculous TO entertain him in your
home. Refuse to absolutely no mat
ter what your wife argues. Your
firm stand will make her respect
you all the more
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
Is years old and in the second
year OF high school. Am / old
enough to go with the boys OF tho
school or classmates?
TROUBLED.
Girls usually begin 10 go with
their classmates to school parties
when they are in their junior year.
would advise you TO wait until
that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24
Argus Information Bureau

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No attention will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-24

In eating grapes is it advisable to
swallow the seeds and skins?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
British Sport Press
Scores Referee for
Lynch-Wilde Verdict

London, April None OF the
sporting reporters on London's
morning papers endorses the deri-
sion by which Jimmie" Wilde, the
British fyweight champion. defeat
ed Joe Lynch, an American boxer.
on points last night While so1iz
are content to say that the boat
was very closely contested, 9th RS
do not disguise their surprise aid
mention alphabetically the aston
shment with which the decision
was received by large part Ct the
spectators. r,
The Mails expert says he scored
the rounds carefully and at The IT,
ish decided that Lynch mad won
II and Wilde four. He wants %
know, he says, upon what the REL
eree's verdict was based. The Daily
Sketch says: MANY experts WI
quarrel with the decision, for Wiiie
got a worse gruellng than he lid
on the only occasion he mas beer
beaten in real contest"
This is a reference to the deieot
administered to Wilde by Pal ioore
of Memphis, Tenn, in the inter-a'-
lied boxing tournament held in Lon
don December II and II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
Bluffs Promoter Gets
Early Ticket Orders
From Wrestling Fans

The Council Bluffs promoter. Al
Fior, announces that he is already
in receipt OF number of orders for
ringside seats for the Barney Bur
nam-Charlie Pesek wrestling matt II
to be staged at the Bluffs auditorium:
on April 9. A number of the Bluffs
fans. saying they didn't want to be
froze out of the best seats by the
farmers from Shelton, raided Fioris
office with demands for ringslde
seats. Al expects the tickets fror'
the printers in a day or so and took
the names of the customers ard
promised to reserve some good
chairs for them.
The Omaha fans will probably b>
over to see this show in great force,
for they will want to see how near
like Johns work, Charles mat ap-
pearance can be. Mart Slattery,
manager of the Pesek boy, says tha:
Charlie will show the fans that JOHN
is not the only championship pros
pect in the Pesek family. The young
lad has met some OF the best mil
dleweight wrestlers in this section.
and he is said to be a real star ui
the mat. Burnam is well known
here, and his followers know that
they always get good run for tnltr
money when Barney is in the rT
The r--ef ninarre, nave not a,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
WTH''DU6S"DAER N
A DEFENSE OF LEFTHANDERS.

m wicked take the loop when no man pursueh ana w
okand might want to know who accused US
miters have been accused of hueing under the
derby eyer since Moan u densmsnt TWO "S"ue
Poor Wadd led the corrugated esb
button vean GREGG and ccompce have
handed strangers in rghthanded land ne
only h1y rs a the , kaiser Wa not "
Besides being wronghander born Philadelphia which is
copoundng felony What chance has souhpawed kid got? He's
wrong twooot yardstck The bangs him the skull
milk bottle defene and the has to have his hats
factory for the OF his All the revolving doors
the grain for southpaws All the armed lunches are
built for rght-handers
robbed anywhere north of the the bulls imme
their anded thumbpnts and look for cuckoo with
his left elbow all caloused from leaning free lunch counter
why they shouldn't be entitled suffrage The
chp that all born free and UNEQUAL and doesn
thing about tanders getting vote than rabbit
you go looking the dope sheets you will find that souhpaws
been trouble where southpaws the thickest
Soupaws honorable mention in the Greatest Book Of
ALL Rghthanders tumble In the Book of Judges find
the first forkmtter break into the scoring column Ehud He
lefthander and mighty man of vaor
Egon king of the Moab about the time that Ehud south
paving his around and Egn about popular roach
the butter So Ehud eoots his the royal and stuck
had only the dinner five minutes before
Ehud got steamed oo million and forgot g the sword as
sword went out of sight and nobody has seen since.
Lehande notices in the Book OF Judges while
rghthanders draw blanks The they crash the hit col
when Benjamin in bad with the home folks They
take Benns park like Grant took Richmond but few years
less time
Benhd 10000 doughboys against million 700
ethanded cuckoo In the words of the Book Judges
700 handed all mighty who
stone at hairs breadth and not miss Some boost eh WHAT
There mention Of oS-handers until down
station house bloter and the Police Gazette We
to Judges Can't stay away from en-
Don't efhande because might southpaws
day There amt much difference between being right
wrong handed They you can't keep squirrel the
But neither can you keep nut in tree.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
MERCHANTS ARE.
LOUD IN PRAISE OF.
'DRESS-UP' WEEK
Retailers Affair Has Hearty
Endorsement of Leading
Business Men; Opening
Night Great Success.

"Dress-up Week" as a civic and
business proposition has the hearty
endorsement of leading Omaha mer-
chants.
ITS fine thing for Omaha and
splendid for business" said George
Brandeis of the Brandeis stores.
Louis c. Nash of Burgess-Nash
company declared it was great
event in the business life OF Omaha.
"Dress-up Week" is successful for
two reasons" said Joseph Hayden
of Hayden Bros. First, because
the general cleanup and making
things more attractive has good
result on the institution and people;
and second, because it gets every
body interested and is educational
in the best sense OF the word.
"Dress-up Week" is a good institu-
ton and | hope it continues"
Bound to Bring Results.
Il heartily believe in every move
ment of this kind" said Robert
Cowell of Thomas Fitzpatrick COM
pany. Concerted action like this
accentuates it and the general i'm
press is bound to bring results.
Every good merchant keeps in mind
the necessity of changing with the
changing seasons and welcomes
calling attention to his display OF
appropriate merchandise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
Bowler, by Rolling a
Score of 800, Goes Into
Tie for Third Place

Toledo, April 1.-The last day Of
the American bowling congress
tournament here saw a bowler roll
a 90 individual score and go into
a tie with two other men for third
place in the standings.
!. Rivest of Chicago was the
bowler and his three-gamc total put
him even with d. Devito of Chi
cago, and Mort Lindsey of New
Haven. Rivest tried for a perfect
score, but after making 10 strikes
and sparing, he missed the head pin
and ended up with 2S7 His other
games were 1913 and 2l0.
1t was the only change in the
standings for the last several days.
Also, it was the only score of any
account during the last hours of
the tournament.
The best score Of the day was i'll
the doubles, 1918 being rolled by w.
Hess and ]. Rehor OF Cleveland. c,
Kinsley and NJ. Hoffman of Buffalo
were second with Ito, and Z.
Jantz and V. Smithfield of Cleve
land third with l,lo8.
John Count Gengler, who re-
ported i'll yesterday, came back to-
day and bowled his minor events.
Gengler was paired with Rivest and
their score was l.l9s. Gengler's
share of the total was CPS. In his
singles Gengler collected 5o3. On
Sunday night with the Bud Howe
five of Chicago, Gengler totaled 535
which gave him 1883 for the all
events, far outside the A. B. {.
money
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
Peace Ratification
Delays Dangerous,
Declares Hitchcock

Washington, April SENATOR
Hitchcock OF Nebraska, chairman
OF the foreign relations committee
in the last senate. speaking tonight
before the Washington Commercial
club, expressed the belief that the
proposed covenant of the league of
nations would be amended as pub
lie opinion has demanded" and to-
gether with the peace treaty, would
be ratified without change when
submitted to the senate.
When the peace settlement
comes over here for the ratification
of the senate it will probably be too
late for the senate to attemp:
amendments" said the senator. "Any
amendment adopted by the senate
would have to go back for accept
ance by the other 10 nations, and
that would delay the peace settle
ment for long time
Delays are said to be dangerous,
and in this case they are dangerous
i'll the highest degree, because at the
present time the very life of civil
ization in Europe is at stake. If a
peace settlement is not produced At
an early date the spread of lawless-
ness and despair may involve Still
more of Europe"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02

occasion which Mr.. Cammenzind ex-
citedly described when he was lac
ing her shoes;
"And you'd have done the same
thing" he exclaimed to John 0.
Yeiser, attorney for Mrs. Cammen-
zind.
Friend Arranged Match.
Mr.. Cammenzind testified that he
met his second wife through
friend.
"He said he knew woman that
would make ME good wife, as he
knew | was looking for one and
needed woman around the house.
SO she came down and then we got
married." said Mr.. Cammenzind.
At first, he said, all went we'll. Her
mother lived with them Mrs. Cam
menzind left him a few months ago.
but her mother still lives at his
home and assists his daughter with
the kousework.
Mr.. Cammenzind admitted on the
witness stand that he has 1900 acres
of land. Us head of cattle and 10
horses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
Beers WILL ASK
Determination
AT PARIS meet
Delegation From South Africa
Reaches New York on Way
to London. British Crew
Refuses to Carry Them.

New York, April 1.-The Dutch
steamship Bawean arrived here to-
day from Capetown, South Africa,
with a delegation of Beers on their
way to London and the peace con-
terence for the purpose, it is said. of
laying before the British govern
ment and the Paris conferees their
right to self-determination in setting
up republic.
The delegates are accompanied by
other former Transvaal leaders as
follows: Frederick William Beyers,
Andreas Theodorus Spies. Bernar-
dus Zibee Stegman and Ernest
George Jansen.
The ENJOYS had planned to leave
South Africa on the steamship Dur
ham Castle, but were obliged, it was
said, to postpone their departure,
owing to the refusal of a British
crew to sail with them. Later the
commander of the British cruiser
Minerva offered to take them. but
the Beers decided to use the Dutch
vessel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
British Champion Signed
to Box Moore or Herman

London, April Jimmie Wilde,
the British flyweight champion, who
last night defeated Joe Lynch, an
American boxer, on points, today
signed a contract with Q. B. Coch-
ran, the British theatrical manager,
to box Pal Moore or Pete Herman
of the United States for the ban
ia weight championship of the
world and a purse of 5000 pounds.
Friends of Wilde are prepared to
back him for 1000 pounds or 1000
pounds.
Wilde will issue a challenge to
Moore and Herman under these
conditions.
During the inter-alied boxing
tournament in London early in De-
cember, Moore defeated Wilde on
points. Moore comes from Mem
phis, Tenn. Herman, who comes
from New Orleans, is the bantam
weight champion of the United
States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
Release Packers Of
/ Meat from License Of
Food Administration

sE Washington, April ALL meat
toackers were released today from
Mood administration control.
K Under a proclamation signed by
Rresident Wilson at Paris, effective
To-day, "all persons, firms, corpora
gsions. or associations engaged in i'm
porting, manufacturing, including
@acking, storing or distribution of
Mresh, canned or cured beef, pork,
mutton or lard" are released from
iEcense by the food administration.
~ A cablegram from Herbert Hoov-
hi. at Paris notified food adminstra-
,cfion officials of the proclamation
e 1t was stated at the food admins
&ration that the presidents action
4 Released packers from supervision Of
livery kind exercised by the food
demonstration, including restric-
lions upon margins of profit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-02
Missionary, Who Once
Was Almost Eaten by
Cannibals, Is Here

DR.. James NJ. Taylor will deliver
an illustrated lecture at the McCate
Methodist church tonight. He is on
the staff of the Centenary commits
sion, under whose auspices he is
lecturing.
DR.. Taylor has travelled extern
sively, having visited practically ev-
cry country in the world. In No
vember last he returned from 75,-
900 evangelistic tour, upon which he
was sent by the Methodist Episcopal
church.
As a missionary among the carni-
balls, DR.. Taylor had the unpleasant.
experience of being captured and
made a prisoner, with the imminent
danger OF being eaten by them
His lecture Wednesday night will
deal with some of the things he Wit
messed on his recent trip.