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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
DESERTERS ARE
NOT To ESCAPE
Rock Island Exemption Board Has
150 Slated as Delfnquents
on Its Records.
ALL PACE SEVERE PUNISHMENT
Must Prove Charges Are False to
Have Status Changed Should
Surrender Themselves.

Termination Of fighting overseas
does not mean that the Rock Is
landers who are classed as draft
deserters, delinQuents, etc, are go
ing to escape punishment. The
var department has announced a
definite policy to settle the status
of men reported by the adjutant
general of the state and the local
boards.
Rock Island has $50 listed on its
exemption board records as delin-
quents, draft evaders and deserters.
These names have been submitted
by B. D. Connolly, clerk of the To-
cal board, to the state adjutant at
the direction of Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
While it is thought certain that
many of those listed as delinquents
are not properly classed and that
they will clear themselves of the
charges, the majority are rated as
real deserters and their punish
ment is to follow.
Before the drafting of men was
ordered stopped, many registrants
were summoned to report for exam
ination, etc. On their failure to APP
pear, they were classed as delin-
quents and draft evaders. Many OF
these charges were withdrawn
when it was found that the men
against whom the charges were
made, while technically delin-
quents, were already in the service,
but no reports had been made
1t is these cases that have to be
cleared up before arrests can be
made. The adjutant general, in CO.
operating with the national draft
headquarters, will attempt to deter
mine the correct status of the men
before causing their apprehension.
Prepare Lists.
Lists of deserters are being pre-
pared for publication, it is said, for
two purposes: to inform the depart
ment of justice and police officials
throughout the country of the men
who are charged with desertion and
TO inform the deserter himself and
his friends and acquaintance that
charge of desertion stands
against him When the lists are
made public, all men appearing on
them will be considered as any 9TH
CT desertion and the necessary ac-
ton taken to apprehend them.
In order to avoid the humiliation
of arrest by qualified officials, and
removal to camp, post or station
under arrest, men charged with
draft desertion should voluntarily
surrender to the nearest camp, post
or station.
Deserters who report to Rock Is
land arsenal, should report to the
commanding officer in the main Of
fee on the island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

A class of Sc candidates was in
lated yesterday afternoon by Al
louez council No. 658, Knights OF
Columbus at the club rooms Inc
Initiation began at o'clock. Ar
thur Burt acted as grand knight,
and J. A. Bushley as chancellor
William H Leithner, grand knight,
gave a splendid address of welcome.
The class received yesterday was
by far the largest that had ever
been taken into the council A
drive which was started some time
ago for new members proved most
successful, as the initiation yester-
day proved Only the first degree
was given yesterday, but on March
2 work on the second and third de-
grees will be carried out at Eagles
hall, Fourth avenue and Twenty
first street At that time a banquet
will be held in connection with the
work, and a program of toasts will
be carried out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
DESTROY THIS SHADE TREE
PEST.

Just before spring begins is a
good time to swat the tussock moth
caterpillar. a serious pest of shade
trees in New England, middle At
lantic states, and, in fact as far
west as the Mississippi river, ex-
cept in the southern states. The
way to get ahead Of the pest, ac-
cording to entromologists of the
United States department of agri-
culture, is to go over the trees now
and destroy the egg masses on
them, either by hand gathering and
burning or by daubing them with a
mixture of creosote and turpentine.
Cities badly afflicted often can make
successful use of school children in
campaigns Of gathering these egg
masses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
LARSON is BACK
ON COURT BENCH
County Judge Returns From Chi
ego, Where He Sat as Justice
in Municipal Tribunal.

County Judge Nels A. Larson
has resumed his official duties at
the court house following an alb
sence of several weeks, during
which time he held court in Chi
cago in place OF Chief Justice Har-
ry Olson, who has been busy cam
paigning for the Republican nom
iuation for mayor.
During this time, Judge Larson
returned to the city every Satur-
day, holding court here on that day
and disposing Of any business at
that time that might have come up
for settlement during the week
The first matter to come before
him was the matter OF the delin-
quency of Raymond Moore, negro
youth, who was declared delinquent
and committed to the state school
of correction for boys at st. Charles
Carter Camun, upon examination
by a medical commission composed
of Drs. ]. c. Souders and n. NJ
Moore, was found to be mentally
unbalanced and was committed by
Judge Larson to the state hospital
at WATERFOWL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
LIVESTOCK MEN
MEET TOMORROW

The oath annual meeting of the
Illinois Live Stock Breeders assO-
citation will be held at the Leland
hotel in Springfield tomorrow and
Wednesday. The meeting will
bring together livestock breeders
and feeders from all parts of the
state and men of prominence en-
gagged in this important industry
from other states.
In conjunction with this meeting,
the Illinois Swine Breeders asso-
citation, the Illinois Sheep Breeders
association, the Illinois Cattle
Breeders association, the Illinois
Cattle Feeders association and the
Illinois Horse Breeders associa-
ton, all subsidiary organizations
of the Illinois Livestock Breeders
association, will meet in joint
session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
PROGRAM ARRANGED
BY THE MACHINISTS

An entertaining program has
been arranged for a meeting tomor-
row night at the Odd Fellows hall
under the auspices of the tri-city
machinists and is announced as be-
ing staged free for all union ma
chinists of the quad cities, their
families and friends. 1t follows:
Address-H. W. ThOrenson, pres
ident local, No. 81.
Songs and iokes-Hans Nelson
and friend.
Whistling solo-Elmer Esping.
Songs-Mrs. Harry Corey.
Address,. A. Lechler, /. A. and
NJ. organizer.
Songs-Jack and Sam Shumate.
Acrobatic stunts-Henry Frees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
INCOME BLANKS
: ARE GIVEN OUT
No Payments Being Received, How.
EVer-AH Necessary Supplies
Have Arrived.

Blanks for income tax returns
are being distributed at the United
States revenue office in the post
Office building beginning today. All
supplies necessary for the collec-
ton of the tax have been received.
according to T. ]. Cavanaugh, in
come tax collector here.
Contrary TO original expectations,
however, payments were not re-
ceived this morning, due to the fact
that no official news has yet reach
ed Mr.. Cavanaugh that the revenue
bill, making lawful tax collection
under its provisions has been sign
ed by President Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
new NAME FOR
LEAGUE CHOSEN
Now Rock Island County Farm Bu-
reau as Result of Member
bership Meeting.

Reorganization and plans for a
new membership drive were dis
cussed and perfected at a meeting
of members Of the Rock Island
County Agricultural league at the
court house Saturday afternoon at
l o'clock.
A new name for the league was
decided upon at the meeting. In
conjunction with statewide
movement, it was voted to rename
the organization the Rock IslanC
County Farm bureau, the name to
become effective at once.
After strenuous debate dues of
the society were increased from
So to $40 per year, to be in force
following the regular annual meet
ing of bureau members next De-
cember. This step was decided
upon in accordance with a move
ment to make the county form bu-
reau self-suEtaining 1t is the de-
sire of officers and members that
the organization operate on dues
and subscriptions of IT'S rural
members. Although membership
is to be open to anyone, no new
members will be solicited in the
cities.
At present the total roster of
the bureau includes about AIS
names, $50 of these being farm
ers. About seventy individuals and
institutions in Rock Island hold
membership. In addition to this
revenue, the bureau receives
county appropriations. 1t is the
aim of the new organization to
conduct the bureau independently
of all sources of income with the
exception of that from agricultural
members.
Plans for new membership
drive, modelled after the Liberty
loan campaign in which every
farmer in the county was solic-
tied, were adopted. 1t is the in
tention of the subscription COM
mittee to visit each of the approx
innate 1000 farmers in Rock Island
county and at least secure the rea-
sons for each for not becoming
member of the bureau. AS an
added inducement to new members,
all those enrolling since Jan. l,
and up unit the annual bureau
meeting in December, will be given
this years service free. y deposit
of SIS which each will be required
to make will apply on next years
membership fee and payment of
similar amount in December viii
be nerolled as members for 1920.
IA motion to withdraw payment
as a unit OF the 500 annual dues
paid by the league as a member of
the Illinois Agricultural associa-
ton, and to substitute individual
membership at SIS year, not
compulsory, however, was tabled
until the December meeting,
when the membership in the state
body expires.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
FRENCH PREMIER
CONTINUING TO
IMPROVE, REPORT

Paris, Feb. 24.-Premier Clemen-
ceau's condition continues to be
satisfactory the Associated Press
was informed this morning. The
premier spent a good night, it was
said.
No official bulletin, it was an
nounced would be issued this
morning. The doctors attending
the premier told newspaper men
on leaving the house at 9:45
o'clock that the premier's condition
was very satisfactory. His pulse
was normal and his temperature
was 1865 (centigrade), about 97.S
(fahrenheit)
The daily bulletin on the prem
ier's condition, it was SAID will be
issued in the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
TWO JUDGES MAY
ATTEND MEETING
AT SPRINGFIELD

AS secretary of the County and
Probate Judges association, County
Judge Nels A Larson will, if pos
sible, leave Rock Island tomorrow
evening for Springfield, where the
annual meeting of the organization
will be held Probate Judge Frank
J. Landee Will probably accompany
him
An entertaining program is
planned for the convention which is
to be held in the court house build
ing at the state capital tomorrow
and Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
FORCED TO PULL
DOWN SHADES AS
PEPPER APPEARS

Residents of Rock Island living
on Fourteenth street between Fiji
tenth and Sixteenth avenues, last
night were forced to pull down the
shades in their homes to prevent
being annoyed by a stranger, who
persisted in window-peeping. The
matter was reported to the police,
but no arrests were made. The
man is said to have visited prac-
hcally every residence in the block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
SUPERVISORS TO
CONVENE MONDAY

The regular March session Of the
Rock Island county board of super
visors will be convened next Mon
day afternoon at o'clock in the
supervisors room at the court
house. The fees and salaries COM
mittee will meet Thursday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
COUGHS AND COLDS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
DR.. Kins'sNew Discoverynsed
since Grant was President
Get a bottle today

It did it for your grandma. for your
33ther. For fifty years this well-known
cough and cold remedy has kept an
evergrowing army of friends, young
and old.
For half a century druggists every
where have sold it. Put a bottle in
your medicine cabinet. You may need
It in g hurry. Sold by druggists
everywhere. 60c and $1-20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
G!tBr1ofS

Phone RI. 2S5. Trefz Express { o.
Tri-City Towel Supply company
R. L Clean Towel Service. Phone
r. l. 4476.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Bowels Acting Properlys

They ought to, for constipation
and impurities that undermine the
health and play havoc with the entire
system. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
reliable and mild in action, ali
druggists. Csc,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
PHOTOGRAPH YANK GRAVES.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Eyerg
identified grave of an American
soldier in France will be photo
graphed by the American Red
Cross and the picture sent to the
soldiers next OF kin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
BARN SINK: Ie PERISH.

biIkN JIN n TO I I hISIf.
Z New York, Feb. 24.-The French
bark Helena was sunk in a coils
ion with the Norwegian freighter
Gansfjord off Virginia and 16 of
her crew persisted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

SINK SHIP TO PUT OFT TIRE.
New York, Feb. 24-The army
refrigerating ship SiEdola was
sunk at her pier in HOboEen TO
save her from flames raging in her
hold.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
WHO PAYS.

Some 100000 coal miners are on strike
in the bituminous coal fields for six
hour, five day week.
AS army more steel workers are on
strike for closed shop.
In New York drivers for butchers and
provision dealers are on strike fof
6-hour day and a scale running from S102
minimum to $245 month
In Pacific coast cities, tailors are on
strike for 45-hour week with wage
scale of 81 an hour, including full pay for
holidays when no work is performed.
Thousands of other strikes are in pro-
gress oil over the country. Some of the
strikes are justified by conditions; others
are political and with the avowed inten-
ton of confiscating property and bring
ing on revolution.
American workmen are losing sight of
one great point 1t is their own Job they
are endangering, their own dinner buck
cts which will be emptied, their own
homes will suffer and their own nation
which will be crippled.
Following commands of radical labor
leaders in their present program of de-
struction, is like following the Pied Piper
the music is sweet but the end will be
swift
Labor can go the limit, wreck industry
and cause panic This will automatically
settle the labor problem. The open or
closed shop will be thing of the past for
men will be glad to work for anything
they can get in any shop.
Labor better think Il over. At present
it is like drunken sailor spending the
savings of successful voyage and taking
no thought for tomorrow. Its leaders.
who are not workers, but who draw high
.ilaries from the toll of labor, are like
the leeches who prey off the sailors when
the crash comes, it is the sailor and labor
who pays.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
JUST KICKED AROUND

The u. S. Senate recently passed an
oil land leasing bill.
The house then considered it and
passed it, with changes.
These changes were unacceptable to
the senate.
Therefore the bill is now in Confer
ence" to reconcile it to the whims of all
parties.
This is the way it goes. For ten years
western oil resources have been used as
political foot ball. First one politician
used them as kickoff to get votes and
then another, Every session we are told
leasing bill will pass and every session
it is blocked at just the right time.
Now after it passes both houses the
hitch comes.
When will western people wake up and
demand a square deal and action. Until
they do they can expect to be Kicked
around"
Probably there is not an autoless man
that doesn't hope to have one in the
spring.
Children are great blessing but even
blessings can be overdone.
n n n
The man who kicks a dog will kick a
wife. A,fA Il
n n n
One reason that ancient poets were so
popular probably was because they were
so poor.
p n "a
You put your friends under miscro-
scope but expect them to put you under
magnifying glass;
n N
The four "p's"---pertinency. perspicu-
ity, persistence and "pep"--and the great
est of these is "pep."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
that is necessary is that he purchase
and use purebred sires in the grad
Ing UP and betterment OF the progeny
CHAMBERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY

|, This remedy is intended especially
for coughs, colds, groups and whoop-
Ing cough. From q small beginning
its sale and use has extended to all
Parts of the United States and to
many foreign countries. This alone
is enough to convince one thar il IS
a medicine OF more than ordinary
merit. Give it trial an you will
find this to be the case Adv
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13

He felt there were two men in theUnited
States army today who are presidential
posibilities---Generals Leonard Wood and
John j. Pershing.
In drawing his paper TO close, Mr.
Chaplain said:
"And so the Republican party has
three great candidates, covering the field
from ocean to ocean---Leonard Wood
from New England, General Pershing
from Missouri and Hiram Johnson from
the Golden west. 1t is my prediction that
the plum will go to military man. If
the mantle falle upon the shoulders of
either Wood or Pershing, the Republicans
will return to power.--Sheridan, Wyo.,
Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
Taking a Pleblselte.

Plebiscite is political term bor-
rowed from the French, meaning u
vote OF all the electors In a country
taken ON some specific question. II
Is from the Latin plebiscitum, a de-
cree OF the plebs, or law made by The
common people, and is somewhat sim
ilar to the referendum. A notable OK
ample Of the use Of the plehiscite in
French history was In 1852, when the
memorable coup d'etat Of 1851 was
confirmed and the title Of emperor
was given to Napoleon Ill.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
QUICK RELIEF FROM /.
CONSTIPATION
GetDr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the jos ful cry Of thousands
since Dr, Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
Dr. Edward. :, .bTlct!ci~g physician
for IL years and calornel's old-time
enemy. discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients ior
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain ealonicl, but a healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping IS the keynote OF these
little sugar.cOeted oiiVe-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels ana liver 10
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
II you have "darl. brown mouth
bad breath a dull, tired feeling sick
headache torpid liver constipation,
you'll ind quick, sure and pleasant re-
suits from one or two OF Or Edwards
give Tablets at bedtime
thousands take them every night lust
10 Seep right. Try them. l0l and 25c.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13

ly convert these grain and forage sur
pluses into meat, milk, wool, mohair.
and eggs. Eliminating the scrub and
mongrel animal live stock of mo ac-
count" family or breeding is one of
the greatest improvement steps which
possibly could be undertaken by the
live stock breeding and raising fra
ternity OF this country. Uncle Sam is
enthusiastically ebhind the project.
and it remains for the farmers inter
ested in stock raising throughout the
country, not only boost for better
stock but also to buy and use farm
animals of approved type and breed
ing, in order that our present live
stock population, Heterogeneous. har-
um-scarum and topsy-turvey as it is,
may be replaced by superior animals
of type and breeding best fitted to
supply the market and most suitable
to consume profitably the surplus
crops OF the American farmer.
There is no possible reason why
farmers and stockmen should waste
their time and tie up and jeopardize
their capital in the purchase and
feeding or breeding of inferior stock.
The supremacy of the better bred
animals is practically infallible. They
will yield dependable profits which
are as certain as the coming of day
after night OF gloom. It does not
take much capital for any farmer. be
he the owner OF few head OF stock
or possessor of extensive flocks and
herds, to begin improvement work to
better his live stock resources. All
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
u S. D. A. Follows
Lead OF u. A. C.

The campaign for better livestock
which the Agricultural College has
been carrying on throughout the
state for the past few years has be-
come national campaign this fall.
The United States department of ag-
riculture has just launched its ma
ton wide movement The support
thus accorded by the federal govern
ment will add much TO the campaign
already so successfully waged in this
state.
Purebred live stock is not the re-
. suit of foible and fancy of the rich,
for the leading foundation families of
the various breeds for the most part,
have been produced and developed by
practical farmers who farmed for q
living in either the old or the new
world.
Purebred live stock from hogs. cat
tie, sheep. horses and dairy cows TO
goats and poultry. have all been de-
veloped for specific purposes which
are intimately associated with the
stock farmers needs and require
ments.
The present big drive for better
live stock similarly is campaign TO
provide for direct and urgent needs.
Farmers with surplus feed should de-
sire livestock Of the best type which
will most profitably and economical
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
Cleans Bronze.

Genuine bronzes may be washed with
good soapsuds and a sponge or rag
and wiped dry with soft flannel
cloth or chamois. Dirt and stains
may first he removed with flannel
cloth moistened in sweet oil. After
ward polish the bronzes with flannel
or channels.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-11-13
The Biggest Mummy.

The largest mummy in the world is
that Of an animal, the Beresovka
mammoth, in the Petrograd museum.
The species has been extinct for
thousands Of years, and the Beresovka
mammoth-which was found embed
ed In the frozen earth near the Bere-
sovka river, in northeast Siberia
probably lived fifty thousand years
ago.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-04-10
Report Of Public Health Committee

Following the appeals for coopeTa
tion brought to the State Federation
meeting last fall by the Oregon Social
Hygiene Society and the two army Off
GERS who addressed the convention, the
Public Health Committee Of the FEEDER
alton decided to devote its time to edu-
cational work along the lines suggested
by the speakers at that time.
In accordance with these suggestions
and the cooperation Of the Var Depart
ment we We're able to secure the SER
vices Of Drs. Nordfelt, Reid and Rich
ter, who are making a tour Of the state
in the interest of personal hygiene and
sex questions. On account of the d,f
erent fla bans we have been compeled
in arranging our schedule, to lose a
great deal of valuable time and for
that reason the schedule has been re-
vised a number of times necesstating
the skipping OF some important places
To date l82 meetings have been held
in the state; S72 high school and col
lege women have attended these lee.
lures as we'll as 94S girls of the Adde'S
cent period. OF the women in indus
trial occupations q, 1856 have attended
and of the mothers meetings |, 547,
Parent.Teachers meetings 1912, max
ing total of women attending lectures
to cate 33, 622.
We hear many good comments. Much