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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
BELGIAN BABY DAY
RECEIPTS S1,769.93

Belgian baby day week ago Sat
urday netted S1,769.33 for homeless
Belgian babies and a check for this
amount will be forwarded by the
Rev. J. B. Culemans, in charge of
the Moline, East Moline sales, to
Belgian relief Offices in Chicago. In
Moline foreet-me- not bouquets
brought $1.109.24 and East Moline
gave sS6069 for this fund.
Forget-me-not days are being
held all over the nation for relief
OF homeless infants in Belgium.
ard while it is not likely that an
other benefit of this nature will be
undertaken in the upper end of the
county. the Belgian-American alli-
aEce will continue its relief fund
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
TOLAY CHURCH
Stone in week
Cornerstone of ColOred Folks Place
of Worship in Watertown TO
be Placed Sunday.

The cornerstone of the recently
completed Mt. Zion colored Baptist
church, Twelfth street, Watertown,
will be laid at 8 o'clock next Sunday
afternoon. Masonic Master Rev. 5.
R. Walknap of Moline, will have
charge of the afternoon program
and the dedication sermon will be
delivered by Rev. F. K. Nicholson,
Davenport. Honor roll of subscrlb-
ers to the $4,000 building is being
prepared and will be enclosed with
other church records in a receptacle
in the stone.
Rev. A. Madison. a missionary. de-
livered the Sunday morning sermon
at IL O'Clock yesterday and in the
evening Rev C. W. James. pastor of
the church, spoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
News of the Day in Moline and East Moline

O'Clock in the morning Fritz
shelled US out. We had an excit
ing two weeks up there but held
our own and on Oct. L we were at
Hill 290. The Hun gave US a warm
reception that evening and sent
over 16 airplanes to welcome US.
They arrived at mess time and be-
lieve me Battery F boys had
warm supper that night. The next
afternoon, the boche got our obser-
walton balloon.
For IL days we were under con-
slant fire. In Death valley we lost
our first man. Private Horace Ortt
of Battery c."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
Police News

Four chickens appear to be the
sum total of the plumber obtained
by. the chicken thieves who raided
he coop at 1z2 Railroad avenue.
Moline. Saturday night The chick
CHS are owned by Claus Peterson.
A J. Loeder, % years old. of Dav-
export, will be ARA gned in Moline
police court at O'Clock this even
ins on a charge OF driving a mo-
ter vehicle without a license.
Golfers of the city Of East Moline
were enriched this morning when
five men pIaded guilty to charges of
intoxication, before Magistrate A.
A. Niles. All five were arrested Sat
urday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
Obituary
La Verne Dale McLain.

La Verne Dale McLain, 6-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Nc
Lain, died at Ais this morning in
the home of his parents, 1905 Sew
ehteenth avenue, Moline.
La Verne Dale was born April
2E, 1913, in Sflvis. Besides the par
erts he leaves one sister, Berna-
dire, at home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
DRUNKEN DRIVER
CRASHES In CAR

Ed Kruse. 1912 Eighth street,
Moline, was fined $25 and costs for
driving a motor vehicle while he
was intoxicated. Kruse was ar
rested al Deaths curve, Firth ave-
nue. and Seventh street Moline at
II o'clock Saturday evening, after
he had collided with a machine
driven by Mrs. II. II. Hamilton "t
Rock Island. Ms. Hamilton ap-
peared in the Moline police c3Irt
this morning and walked out OF the
IL o'clock Saturday evening. after
collect oamages which she alleged
he caused by has lec&less driving.
All the News Al the Time
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
DISTRICT MEET
TO Be IN {. M.
Illinois and Iowa Moose Order to
Hold Annual Convention
In June.

Delegates of the Loyal Order of
Moose of Illinois and Iowa district
will hold a convention in East Mo-
line in June. Six hundred mem
bers are expected at this gather
ing.
The location of the convention
was decided upon in a meeting in
Davenport yesterday, Robert Duff
presenting the invitation of East
Moline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
ROCK. ISLAND CAR
CRASHES IN TREE

A wrecked machine. said to be-
long to Burt Carhan ODupreZD
Rock Island taxicab man. was
found at Fourth avenue and Third
street. Moline. last night by De-
tective Lebbert An investigation
revealed that the car had skidded
and coilided with tree.
All the News All the Time
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28
General of Mrs. Agnes Kerkering.

Funeral SERVICES Tor Mrs. Agnes
Kerkering will be held at 2:30 to-
morrow afternoon in her residence,
2503 Fifth avenue, Moline. Rev. R.
S. Haney will officiate. Interment
will be in Riverside cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-28

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e. ders will be sent the day as received and -
e. all parcel post prepaid
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
HOTTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.
Month Exceeds Readings For Over
Century.

Columbia, Nov. 9.-October was by
far the hottest October on record ac-
cording to the United States weather
bureau and the previous mean tenn.
perature records for this section were
broken by the weather during the
past month, according to the monthly
report on weather conditions issued
yesterday by Richard H. Sullivan,
meteorologist
General deterioration of all late
crops was noted due to the persistent
heat and drought, the report says.
These conditions in conjunction with
the previous drought and heat in
September caused premature opening
of the late cotton crop except where
paintings were very late the summary
for the month says, but the hot and
dry weather lead to much gathering
of cotton and the picking season pro-
ceeded with more dispatch than nor
NAL
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Straw Paper Coming.

That newsprint paper will have to
be made from the straw of wheat and
other grains in few years if the
destruction of Canadian pulpwood
forests continues at it's present rate,
was the assertion of c.. Price Green,
of Toronto, industrial commissioner
of the Canadian National railways, in
Toronto to attend the exposition of
chemical industries. The straw, he
said, now is largely wasted.
with only one-ifth of the
worlds population, the United States
consumes one-half of the worlds pro-
duction of paper" he said. "At the
present rate of consumption and de-
struction by fire, insects and fungus
growths, one is forced to the conclu-
sion that the time is not far distant
when a substitute for spruce in the
making of newsprint paper will have
to be found, and one of the most like
ly sources Of supply is to be found in
the vast quantities of straw from the
grain-growing areas, which at the
present time is being wasted"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Thursday, November 6, 1919

The position taken by Associate
Justice Watts, in his dissenting
opinion in the Charleston election
case, concurred in by Associate JUS
tice Gage, is rather a startling one,
and we are inclined to feel grateful
that this opinion is not shared by
the entire court. Mr.. Justice Watts
says that nothing but political rights
were involved in the election matter
and that he opposed any interference
on the part of the supreme court.
If this opinion should hold, there
would be no redress whatever for
election frauds. 1t appears to us
that there should be at all times re-
dress for fraud and for illegalities in
elections or in any other matters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
LITTLE BOY DIES OF WOUND.
Son of MIR. and Mrs. Lee Avant Acci-
dentally Shot BY Negro Boy.

Smoaks, Nov. 5.-The little five
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Avant, of near Smoaks, was acci-
dentally killed yesterday afternoon
by being shot with gun in the
hands of little negro boy, who,
it is claimed, did not know the gun
was loaded. The entire load took
effect in the little fellows leg and
completely severed it from his body.
The parents of the child left i'm
mediately with their son for the in
firmary at Walterboro, but he died
before reaching this city. The body
was taken to his grandfather's home,
near Walterboro, and the remains will
be buried in the family burying
grounds today.
The accident is shock to the en-
tire community ~here he lived, as
he was bright little boy and was
loved by all who knew him. The
parents have the sympathy of all in
their sad bereavement.-Wa
Press & Standard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Navy's Great Airship Hangar.

The navy is purchasing it's first rigid
airship in England at cost of S2,oOO'-
600. To house it huge hangar is TO
be erected at Lakehurst, n. D., which
will be 800 feet long, 265 feet wide,
and will have a clear inside height OF
174 feet, while the total height from
the ground to the peak Of the roof will
be over 200 feet. The steel frame
work will be over 5000 tons. Two ele-
vators and several stairways will lead
to the roof. The many shops neces-
sary for the maintenance Of the air
ships will be built in between the
great arched trusses that support the
roof. Three railroad tracks will run
the entire length of the building. The
hangar will be large enough to hold
one ship of 100000 cubic feet ca
pacity, and a smaller one at each side,
or two 100000 cubic feet ships side
by side.-Scientifc American.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Department Stars Awarded.

Wednesday morning Col. Guilds
awarded department stars to 1872 ca
dets for the month ending October
25. The department stars are award
ed for satisfactory department at the
end of the first month, and the cadets
have the privilege of wearing the star
as long as they maintain satisfac-
tory record in department. They for
felt the star if at any time their rec
ord becomes unsatisfactory. If a sat-
isfactory record is maintained
throughout the >entire year, the star
becomes theirs permanently.
The stars are quite attractive in ap-
pearance. They are star shaped
with the word "Carlisle" engraved on
a semi-circle connecting the three up
per points, with the word "Deport
ment" and the cross swords at the
center.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
HAS STIRRED UP ANTIQUARlEs
Enalishman Believes He Has Dfscov.
cred the Site Of Edward the Con-
fessors Palace.

In Windsor's great park the discov'
cry has been made Of what appears to
be the site Of Edward the Confessors'
palace. The discoverer, Capt. Vaughan
Williams, had his attention drawn to
two moats where rabbits had been bur-
rowing, and here he unearthed some
tiles like Norman bricks. He next
came upon flints, sandstone and tiles,
and he is continuing the searth. In
the days of Queen Victoria a tower
with walls II feet thick was pulled
down which was said by archeologists
to have been built by Edward the Con-
fessor. The secretary of the Berkshire
Archaeological society in connection
with Captain Williams find, states that
there was before the foundation OF
Windsor castle a palace in WINDSOR
forest where many notable events hap
pened. This palace had tower as
means of defense. In Harleian MS.
an illumination occurs which repre-
sents palace where lady is seen CIV
Ing aims and earning for herself the
title of "loaf-giver." The manor OF
Old Windsor belonged to the Saxon
kings, and Edward the Confessor GER
tainly held court there. Edward being
prevented by his mobiles from going to
Rome caused Westminster to be built
with the money which he would have
spent on his journey. He then gave
Old Windsor to the monks, but the gift
was revoked by William the Con-
uueror, who found Windsor convenient
for his hunts in the forests.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
SHOW WARS APPALLING COST
Figures Reveal Price World Paid to
Prevent Hunnish Hordes Extin.
gushing Light of Liberty.

Some comparative figures which
force realization of the magnitude
of the world war are given in Henry
Ford's Dearborn Independent, from
which is quoted:
"There were 10 major wars fought
in the world in the III years from 1893
to 1910. The late war cost 80 per cent
more in lives and cost 700 per cent
more in money spent than the whole
10 other wars put together.
"The most costly in lives of the pre-
vious wars was that between England
and France, 1793-1S15, total of 1900.
600 men having perished.
"Next came the war Of 1S54'56, in
which England, France, Sardinia, Tur-
key, Austria and Russia fought; 609,-
797 men were killed.
The more recent war between Rus
sia and Japan came third, claiming
the lives of 555,900 men.
I'm our own Civil war both sides
together lost 494,400 men, ranking
fourth in loss of life IN the great wars
previous to the late one.
I'm the struggle between France and
Germany, so disastrous to France and
which played very important part In
the recent peace settlement, 311,O 600
lives were lost.
eve Americans who remember or
have read of the Civil war, of Gettys-
burg, of Pickett's charge, Of Sher-
mans march to the sea, of Anderson
vile, have been wont to look on it as
one of terrible Straightforward it was.
"But Russia alone lost more than
three times as many men in the late
war as were lost by both the North
and the South in the Civil war.
Germany lost more than three times
as many.
France lost nearly three times as
many.
"Great Britain lost nearly twice as
many.
Austria lost nearly twice as many.
so great has been the development
in the engines of death that it is al
most impossible to conceive the in
crease of fatalities in the late war as
compared with previous wars.
"There were SO years of war among
the various nations<in the III years
prior to 1910.
GAS nearly as caa be learned, $685.
097 men lost their lives in those wars.
'That would mean 1885 lives lost
a year, or about 200 a day.
"In the late war there were 200 men
killed an hour, about 4,800 for every
day Of the war; a total of 7,450,20
according to the best available fig
ures. That would be about 1,750,0O0
a year.
I'm money cost of previous wars
the French-English \ war, 1793-1815,
comes first with it's tax Of $6,250,-
OO0,0G0."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Carlisle School News.
Clipped From the Bugle.
CAPTAIN Walton Returns to Duty.

Returning to duty Sunday morning,
November 2, Capt. Van c. Walton,
infantry, U. S. army, relieved Major
w, G.. Duncan, acting commandant,
and resumed the direction of military
instruction. Arms we're issued to the
companies last Saturday, and excel
lent work is being done this week in
the manual of arms.
Wednesday at drill the companies
we're eoualized, giving each company
five full squads.
The band will be divided equally
between the companies when turned
out for drill. 1t is now carried on
the company rosters. The band IS
doing excellent work. 1t turned out
for drill with the companies under
arms last Monday morning, and Cap
tain Lanham said that it did its work
much better Tuesday.
The first order Captain Walton
published last year was reduction,
but the cadet affected took his medi-
cine and has since made good. Cap
tain Walton's first order this year was
also reduction.
Work on the gallery range began
Thursday. The shooting has been de-
layed on account of necessary repairs
to the range. Cadet Lieut.. PEBBLES.
as executive officer of the rifle club,
has had charge of work on the range.
and now has it in excellent shape.
Prospects for a year of good shooting
are excellent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Locals.

Mr.. S. J. Jeffords, of Lamar, visited
his son, Ulysses, Sunday and Monday
Capt. John Lanham visited his
home in Spartanburg last weekend
Lieut.. Raymond Hill and Sergt
Peurifoy Hill attended the Walter
boro county fair.
Mr.. W. F. Smoak, of Cordova, Wis
tied his sons, Glenn and Grayard, Sat-
urday.
Mr.. Harry Carter and Mr.. Harvey
Miley, of Lodge, visited Odell Lyons
Sunday.
Mrs. S. H. Folk and John W. Field
er and son, of Ehrhardt, visited Boyd
Thompson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Simmons, OF
Orangeburg, visited their son, George
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. J. B. Dubose and little son,
Robert, of Hartsville, visited J. B.
DuUOSC, Jl, Cuuooy.
Mrs. E. W. McElmurray, of Au-
gusta, Ca, visited her sons, Grady
and Edward, Friday.
Mr.. Edwin Brown, of Charleston
visited his nephews, Hardy, Hal and
Clarence Silcox, Saturday.
Mr.. Hugh Cutler, Mr.. Julian Cutler
and Mr.. David Whisenhunt. OF
Orangeburg, visited R. L. Cutler Sun
day.
Mr. J. w. Smoak, Miss Louise
Smoak, and Miss Ethel Brickle, of
Cordova, visited Glenn and Grayard
Smoak Saturday evening.
Miss Ethel Reeves spent Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday in McColl,
where she attended the wedding of
Miss Moore, of McColl, and Mr.. L. c.
Smoak, of Bamberg.
The following cadets spent the
weekend at home: Lieut.. Wylie
Mayes, Corp. George Heriot, Cadets
Harry Buist, Theodore David, Ever
EFT Still, Rederick Still, A1drich Fore
man, Eugene Eubanks, John Lorick,
Halle Brabham, Will Patrick,
Leroy Chaplin, Ben Tyson, Luther
Brunson, V. w. Lewis, Sergts. Ralph
Whetsell, Bennie Pendarvis and Corp
Vernon Wactor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Agreeable Outlook.

Il just now overheard an argument
between a theorist and a hard headed
business man."
81 presume the theorist said the bus
mess man lacked vision?"
ooh, yes. That's stock phrase
among theorists who can't pay their
board bills, but the business man said
he could see a net profit of not less
than 100000 next year, with a little
fling at Saratoga, Palm Beach or Mon
terey, and that was vision enough for
him."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
CITY MAY HAVE BIG FUTURE
Dakar, In South Africa, Promises to
Develop Into Something Like
Another Liverpool.

The city Of Dakar in South Africa
less than half a century ago in really
primitive condition, with naked chill
dren running around the streets and
mothers working with babies strapped
upon their backs, has suddenly come
into prominence as the prospective
liverpool" of Africa. In the keen
competition that is expected between
America and Europe for trade in South
Africa, Dakar, it is believed, Will nave
an important role to play.
The French are today making ex-
tensive improvements at Dakar. They
have spent much Money in enlarglng
the dry dock and making the harpor
deeper as we'll as increasing the facli-
tiles for transferring cargo from boat
TO train. The Dakar of today IS
thriving town Of about 25,OOO people,
with wide well-laid-out streets, large
technical school, hospitals and work
shops. There are, however, great
majority of natives, being in fact only
about $500 Frenchmen.
These natives have been SAID oy
some to have formerly been the mas
ters of the Mediterranean. They are
wonderful fighters and it was only
with great difficulty that in 1862, Gen.
Faidherbe, the French governor, was
able to overcome them. Thus ne paved
the way for the founding OF Dakar.
We may know a great deal more about
It later
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13

And splitting on the sidewalks.
That is just as filthy practice as
one could very we'll indulge in. The
Herald has previously called atten-
ton to the filthy practice that some
men will insist on imposing on the
sidewalks, where ladies and gentle
men have to walk. We make the
assertion that any man who spits on
the sidewalks, be he white or black,
rich or poor, deserves to go to the
chain gang, and he ought to feel
lucky if he gets off with heavy fine
instead of doing time on the public
works. Any man who fs too lazy
to step to the street or an alley to
expectorate- expectorate he must
needs exercise, and the town would
be comforting public favor by pro-
viding him with it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Alaskan Fur Seals.

A tentative annual census Of the
Alaskan fur seals just made by DR.. G.
Dallas Hanna indicates the strength OF
the herd as 524.269 animals of all ages
compared with 496,432 seals in 1918
The number of pups born, equivalent
to the number of breeding COWS, was
157,172, an increase over 1913 Of 1C
per cent in each class. The aggregate
figures for 1919 do not include the
seals taken for their skins.
According to the telegraphic reports
22,O27 fur-seal skins have been taken
on St.. Paul island and 1854 on ST.
George island through the regular kill
ing season ending Aug. 10. A special
effort has been made to reduce the ex'
cess of large male seals, with the re-
suit that over 6.4OO such skins have
been taken.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13

Now that Main street has been
paved, there's some little work that
can be done by the property owners
which would greatly enhance the ap-
pearance of the business district. For
a small outlay of cash there are a
number of dilapidated and so-called
display windows that could be made
attractive. Most of the buildings on
Main street were erected years ago
when very little attention was Civ
en- to show windows. In fact, then
windows were built for the purpose
only of affording light for the store.
Little was it thought that attractive
window displays are one of the
greatest commercial assets of a
store. The merchants are thorough
1y alive now to the necessity of dis
play windows-the live merchants
are-and the modern store demands
attractive windows as part of the
store equipment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
CITATION NOTICE.

Whereas H. F.. Spann has made
suit to me to grant him letters of ad-
ministration of the goods, chattels,
rights and credits of F. F. Johnson,
deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite all and
singular, the kindred and creditors
of the said F. F. Johnson, deceased,
to be and appear before me in the
Court of Probate to be held at Bam-
berg court house in the said State
and County on the 21st day Of No
vember, 1919, at II o'clock, a. m.,
to show cause, if any they have, why
the said administration should not
be granted.
J.J. BRABHAM, JR., q. S.
Judge of Probate for Bamberg Coun-
ty. S. G..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Sympathetic Neighborhood.

'How do you 60 about locating q
still in these partsT' asked the
stranger.
= "Be you a revenuerY asked the an.
cient mOuntaineer.
"Oh, no. I'm a newspaper man
spending my vacation up here in the
hills"
"Is that so? Well, never yet hearn
tell O. one O. yer paper fellers that
didn't have a powerful thirst. You
Just set aroun' spell, sonny, an some
O. tn boys1l git so burned sorry fur
you they'll come right up an offer to
lead you to a still '"-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
Loooers Use Electricity.

A lumber company cutting timber
from one Of the national forests has
installed over a mile Of electric trans
mission line through the woods to sup
ply an electric logging engine with
power. It is planned ultimately to use
electricity for the entire camp. Cur
rent is developed at the mill. Since
many forest fires start from logging
equipment and camps, the government
foresters regard the introduction OF
electrical equipment with much favor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13

The Herald Book Store has
Just received the SWEETEST
line Of boxed paper ever ex-
hibited in the town of Bam-
berg, or in this section of the
State. We bought this pa
per direct from the manufac-
turers, White & Wycoff, and
we guarantee the prices to be
less than is asked for the
same paper at other stores.
If it is paper you want, come
to us, we have it in all colors>
from 25c to $500 the box.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-11-13
MAIN STREET.

The suggestion has been made
that each storekeeper on Main street
be requested to sweep the half of the
street in front if his place of business
each morning. By adopting this
plan the street can be kept clean
continuously. It will do away with
the dust, which will be more than
worth the effort it costs, and at the
same time keep the street attract
i've.