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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
MASONS WILL GO
TO MONMOUTH TO
ATTEND JUBILEE

Masons of MonmouthLand vicin-
tty are planning big victory cele-
bration Tuesday, June "a, in honor
of their returned soldier and sailor
members. This date is celebrated
by members OF the craft as St.
Johns day and has been chosen as
a fitting time for the Masons' home
coming jubilee.
In a way, the celebration will
take the place of the big picnic of
the Masons of the old twenty-sec-
ond district that was held annually
before the war, but is to be a far
more elaborate affair than the most
successful of these p!cnics. The
entertainment will be staged at
Monmouth and will be an all-day
celebration. The third degree
work by the grand lodge officers
and board of grand examiners will
be the feature of the afternoon, and
in the evening there will be an
address by a famous Masonic ora
tor and program of special inter
est to the visitors.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made TO
see that everyone has a good time
throughout the entire day. and
evening, the festivities starting at
10 o'clock a. m. The temple will
be open the entire time for the &C
commodation of the Masons and
their guests. The Order of the
Eastern Star has arranged a short
program for the entertainment of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
MORE REVENUES
AVAILABLE FOR
MUNICIPAL USE
New Tax Bill Which is Expected
to Pass Legislature Means
Larger General Receipts.

Assurances that the tax bill will
pass in the legislature having been
received here, Rock Island city Of
ficials have expressed themselves
as highly pleased with the infor-
matien.
It will mean that Rock Island
win have two-thirds more money
in its general tax receipts and will
give the city an opportunity of
placing itself on a firmer financial
footing. The tax bill proposes an
increase in the limit of city taxes
from s1.20 to 81, which amounts
to so cents, or two-thirds more
than the limit allowed in the past
Previous to last spring, when
the saloons went out of commits
sion, the city managed along fair
ly well with the additional revenue
wholesale and retail liquor Ii
fcenses brought, but when this
money was cut off, the financial
situation became serious, particu-
larry so when the electors rejected
the proposal OF voting an addition
al tax.
Now, however, it appears that
much Of the worry over finances
will be eliminated and the city
will be able to proceed with i'm
provements and operate the fire
and police departments on a moro
comprehensive basis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

the ladies in the afternoon and the
P. and o. band will be on hand
to furnish plenty of music. The
committee also has assurance that
Chanute field will send over a flyer
for the day. Altogether, the cele-
bration promises to be one of the
most ambitious ever attempted by
the Masonic order in the Monmouth
district and cordial invitation has
been extended to Rock Island and
Moline Masons to share in the hos
pitality of the occasion Bring
your family and friends and help
us make this a royal welcome for
our soldier and sailor members,
is the appeal sent out by the Mon
mouth craftsmen and a good time
is guaranteed to all who accept the
invitation, declares the committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

Now you can use a pure face powder
that is guaranteed not to iniure the most
delicate baby skin. 1t will not cause en-
larged pores. bIackhea6s and irritations.
And. it really stays on better than any
other face powder. 1t does not contain
DIRE de Riz) to make il stick. White
lead poisons the skin and rice powder
turns into gluey paste that encourages
enlarged pores. blackheads and rice pow
der pinaples. The specialist who makes
this improved powder uses a medicine al
ingredient that doctors use to heal the
skin. In fact, this new powder helps to
prevent and reduce enlarged pores and
pimples- 1t is also astringent, discour-
aging fabbiness, crows feet and wrinkles
Because it is pure and because it stays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

you miss an opportunity to make
the acquaintance of the greatest
women have ever been offered.
But even if you did miss the
offer, don't let it keep you from
learning about Aladdin, for it is
something that every woman
needs. Go to your dealer, buy a
cake of Aladdin Dye Soap, the
shade you desire, and try it as di-
rected. Then you'll follow the ex-
ample of other women and buy a
full set of the Is beautiful Aladdin
shades to keep your clothes and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

ever you wanted to dye, has been
transformed into the dainty tint
you desired This tint will last
through a number of washings-
from four to six-another feature
which women appreciate.
The cake of soap which does this
MATCHMAKING, is known as Alad-
din Dye Soap, the same dye soap
of which there has been a gener-
Gus free Introductory offer. You
probably awaited yourself ofsSthis
offer and had a free cake presented
to you, so have tried and know all
about Aladdin. If you haven't,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
PLANNING CIRCUS.

The commanding officer at Camp
Upton, n. Y, is planning for July
9Th. the greatest aerial demonstra-
ton ever witnessed in New York
state, in which the Thirty-sixth bal
loon company will participate in
connection with acrobatics and for
nation flying by the various types
of airplanes at the field. A feature
will be an airplane charge on the
balloon and the jumping of the
aeronauts in parachutes. 1t is now
practical to release the basket by
the pulling of a single cord and
have it descend protected by d
parachute
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
ALADDIN MAGIC BROUGHT
UP.TO-DATE

You remember, when youN were
little girl, how wonderful it>was
to read about Aladdin and his
magic lamp. and how by simply
rubbing this old lamp, he could
command any and everything he
wanted. Well-there's a modern
Aladdin that also gives you new
things with a little rubbing, only
you rub a cake of soap instead OF
a lamp.
This wonderful soap dyes while
it washes-you simply use it IN
place of laundry soap to get things
clean. 1t doesn't stain your hands
or make them red or rough-you
wash in warm water, you rinse in
cold. you dry, you iron.
When you are through your
blouse ct your underwear, or what
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
La-may Face, Powder
Is Harmless to the
Most Delicate Skin

on so well this La-may powderC French
Poudre L'AmeJ is now used by over a
million American women. The large sizE-
is only fifty cents and the trial size Is
twenty-five cents Remember La-may is
guaranteed absolutely pure Five thou
sand dollars reward is offered any chemist
rice powder Refuse substitutes. Your
common sense will tell you that when
you are offered a substitute it is sure
to be a deInonstrator trying to sell an
inferior powder that pays big COM
mission When you use this absolutely
pure La-may and see how splendidly it
beauties your complexion, you will I'M
also pure.
York. Save this notice. La-may rouge is
most popular beauty powder sold in New
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

ly prepared design submitted by the
air service and 10 be distributed by
airplane as a souvenir represent
ing aerial progress in the transport
tation of raw material from the cot
ton fields of the south to the sac
tories of the north to be manusac-
tured and distributed as a finished
product.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
CARRY COTTON BY PLANE.

Air service of the army has &C
copied the offer of the Chamber OF
Commerce of Americas, Ga, to
furnish a bale of cotton to be trans
ported by airplane from Americas
to the Merrimac Manufacturing co.
at Lowell, Mass, to be manufac-
tured into print cloth of a special
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

The first woman's medical col
1ege in England was the London
School of Medicine for Women,
founded in 1874
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

the children's things, and the hang
ings and the draperies of your
home. the beautiful, fresh. fash
ionable colors you want them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19

BENJAMIN s. BELL is a Candidate for States
Attorney. While PROBATE JUDGE he had occas-
ion to appoint two Probate Clerks. Both times he
chose Rock Island men, John F. Fleming and Leo j.
Deisenroth. He has been fair to the people of Rock
Island they should be fair to him. The politicians
who ask you to vote for his opponent simply because
he makes Rock Island his home have personal
and selfish reasons for so doing. BENJAMIN S.
BELL has been CITY ATTORNEY, PROBATE
JUDGE ACTING COUNTY JUDGE, BUCK PRI-
VATE LIEUTENANT and CAPTAIN IN THE
ARMY. With this wide experience and training he
is thoroughly equipped for the job of STATES AT
TORNEY VOTE for him Saturday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
AS YOUNG AS
YOUR KIDNEYS

The secret OF youth Is ELIauNA-
TON on POISOHS from your body.
This denaa you can live to be a hum
dred and enjoy the good things of
life with as much pop" as you did
whom In the sprfnGtkme of youth.
h thR y y sSdY in good condition.
Watch the kkaDeyR They filter ana
purify the blod. an of which blood
passes through them once every three
ntnute2 Keep them clean and I'm
proper working condition and you
have nothing 40 fear. Drive the p.ois-
onous wastes ana DEADLY uric acid ae-.
cum ulations from your system Take
GOLD MEDAL Haarien on Capsules
and you viii always be I'm good con-
ditton- You Wtn feel strong 0nd Wig
oroup. with steady neFves and elastic
muscles GOLD MEDAL Haariem
OIL Capsules are imported direct from
the laboratertss at HAariem. HoI-
land.
They are q reliable remedy which
has been used by the sturdy Dutnh
for over zee years. and has helped
strongest and hearxieat races OF the
world Get them from your druggist.
DO nox take q substitute. In sealed
pAakAges-three sizes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17
H This Baltic Once Under the Core of Poland May Once More
 Free City for Commerce of That La1d.

through a city which once belonged to Poland and was shamefully surren- dered to Prussia In 17s9 Is wormwood and gall to the Germans. and they will try in every possible manner to get out of keeping this part of the treaty. Two years before the city's surrender William Pitt, who was then Prime Minister of England, had rec ommended the cession of the City of Danzig and of the Vistula up to Thorn to Prussia actually guaranteeing the latter's solemn pledge that the Poles south of Thorn, no matter whether independent or autonomous or subject to Muscovite rule, should always have access to the sea, but like many other pledges made by the Prussians it was never kept nor was Pitts guarantee of any use.
 Those who remember the well known play Madame Sans-Gene" will also recall her rise to the title of The Duchess of Danzig," because her husband, Marshal Lefebre, conducted the siege of Danzig. and after it's cap ture was created the Duke of Danzig by Napoleon. This play was historic ally correct and many recall the talk of Danzig in the production.
 The city, however, has a long his tory and is very interesting because of the preservation of its mediaeval char acteristics. From each period of its history numerous monuments of differ ent kinds have been handed down an6 so well preserved that one is able to make a complete survey of the archi- lecture at least from the fourteenth century to the present time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17

churches in Germany. equaling the
 Notre Dame at Paris in its area. It is
 a wonderful structure founded in 1343
 and gradually increased to its present
 size during the 18th century. Its
 castle like walls bespeak the military
 instincts of the North German. The
 huge plain body with the blunt tower
 symbolizes the sturdiness of it's com
 municants. The naive and star vault ing remind one of King Arthur's s Court. There are many relics in the
 old church. There are paintings by
 stephen Lochner and Hans Menling' s Last Judgment" hangs upon it's wall. DanZig is a splendid example of the blending of the ancient and the mod ern. for while 1t has preserved its
 antiquities 1t has kept pace with mod
 ern improvements for it has sewerage drainage, a fine water supply, splendid electric lighting works, and a fire de-
 partment so well organized that 1t is well known throughout Germany. Its schools are excellent and the children are educated in almost every trade and profession. It has long avenues of fine residences and delightful suburbs where handsome homes have been erected. As the city is in the North
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17

so many ancient toys. Models of ships of the Hansa days very like those of Lubeck hang over head while a huge green German stove is in the corner used merely as an ornament. The paneIled walls are filled with wooden statues and large paintings. One of the latter is a buck with real hide listening to a painted Orpheus playing on painted Tyre.
 St. Maryts Church
 During the Polish regime Danzig was a city of wealth and the aristoc- racy and splendor of it was proverbial. Great stone houses were built and the people lived in all the elegance of the times. As this is a stoneless coun- try the great facades to some of the houses cost a small fortune in them selves. The houses are practically freproof, a fact which has saved its relics and makes it intensely interest ing. There are mum bers of rare old buildings, such as the old arsenal, with it's gables and towers, the Sheriff S House with its elaborate facade, a number of museums containing rare old paintings and the Church of St. Mary's. the largest of all Protestant
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17

was pu1lu by the mediaeva Teutonic
 Order of Knights as a Patrician Club, where the traditions of King Arthur and his Round Table were to be kept alive. It will be remembered that in the legend the Knights built a sort of Castle or Camelot not many leagues away, and when Poland and Branden- burg were fighting for the prize of the 14th century Danzig, the Knights cam to her rescue and kept her under their protection until she grew strong and beautiful. It is thought this place was the Court of King Arthur, where at the sound of a bell, the patricians assembled at the great round table to pledge each other in a famous local beer, and plan for the good of the city. while the town criers made music and tournament was held outside. The gentlemen then rode on horse back in the order of their seating at the round table. The fairest ladies awarded the tournament prizes and all danced together in the great hall. To view this hall, now used as a stock exchange is like looking back over centuries. The place would have be- fitted King Arthur and his Knights, although the decorations seemed like
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17
Capital Of West Prussia

Before the war its population was
 about 17o,0o and was the capitol of
 the province of West Prussia. It had
 ant commercial town. It maintains a
 number-of huge grain elevators serv-
 ing as sort of clearing place for the agricultural products of Eastern Prus- sia. Its chief exports before the war
 were grain, lumber and sugar. Ii is also a manufacturing town with fac
 tories for the production of firearms,
 machinery, paper, glass and soap.
 Like Lubeck and Hamburg its archi- lecture attracts the traveller. Many of
 the streets are crooked and narrow
 and the houses are most picturesque.
 There is a handsome Rathaus (City
 HalD, built in the Gothic style of the
 14th century and remodeled in the style of the Flemish Renaissance at the end of the 18th century. It is surmounted by a figure at the top which is supposed to be King Sigsmuns Augustus, of Poland, who ruled in that land when Danzig was under the Pol
 ish regime. The interior of the build ing is filled with relics of centuries
 ago, richly carved paneling and mural paintings showing the history of the city. The famous Neptune fountain is nearby. It was cast at Augsburg in
 1883 and rests on a sandstone base of the 18th century.
 Medieval City Separated from the Rathaus by a narrow street is the most interesting building in the city, known as the Artushof or Council of Arthur. This
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17

Copyright 191o, The International Syndicate. ~H HE treaty of peace will make Danzig a free port, the main ob-
 ject of which Is to give to the ~new Poland an outlet to the sea uncontrolled by any other power. The River Vistula Is the chief waterway of that i'll fated nation, 1t traverses the entire country and can be made a great highway of the products of the land. It finds its way to the Baltic Sea on the North into which 1t emp ties within few miles of the import ant City of Danzig. As this is the only means of direct communication with the sea, unless through the ter ritory of some other country, the com- mercial interests of the Poles dem and the naturalization of the Baltic port with some protection to their traffic on the vistula River. It will increase the trade of the port, as the reju- venated Poles will be encouraged to productive energy and increased com- mercial activity. The arrangement will. however. separate East Prussia from the balance of Germany.
 Once Belonged To Poland
 Germany has an old grudge against the Slavs. which began during the Bismarck regime. This statesman al- ways regarded the Slavs as a menace and he conceived many ways of keep ing them down. Now Germany Is to suffer the humiliation of losing Dan- zig and there Is little doubt that she would be willing to make any conces- sions rather than give up this Prussian port to the Poles. The rebirth of this nation with an opening to the sea
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17

There they decided to have a soldiers memorial park. An eleven acre piece of land had been donated to the town, but it was simply a barren tract. So q day was set aSide-it was an appro- priate day, too, Patriots Day, April 19 -on which the whole town was to turn out and pitch in to convert this unattractive tract into a fine park and peoples playground.
 And they did turn out. Everybody who could walk was there. Men, wom- en and children; old and young; rich and poor. all got on overalls or some kind of working clothes and gathered up a shovel or a rake or pick or some other useful tool and made an early start for the proposed park.
 It looked like a great ant hill. But supervisors had arranged everything in advance so that there was no con fusion and everybody went to his place and worked there. The result was that when the day was ended, as per feet day as that town had ever seen, no one would have recognized the un- slightly tract of the morning. In the morning it was nothing;~ in the eNen- ing it was a park, dedicated to the soldiers from that town who had laid down their lives that their fellows might be happy. The land had been properly terraced and sodded, walks had been laid out. big boulder bear ing the names of those who gave their lives had been put in place with simple but impressive ceremony. and thirteen elm trees had been planted in honor of the men who had paid the supreme sacrifice In addition a large number of other trees and shrubs had been planted in the soldiers memorial park.
 Many Plans
 Memorial halls with community
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17

center buildings containing facilities for public amusement and education. Fairgrounds, parks, swimming pools cities and towns throughout the coun- try. An entire group of civic buildings sometimes is included in the plan. Tree planting in the parks or around the buildings is one of the features of the plans. Philadelphia Is one of the large cities in which the, plan has been under discussion of a large com munity structure. The proposal has been made in St. Louis to carry out an extensive scheme of civic improve ment including avenues and parks as a memorial. Minneapolis is setting out several miles of trees along the roadways in it's extensive park system.
 project has been proposed in Birmingham, Alabama, which would takesin a large group of buildings as a civic center surrounding large park. Los Angeles, Chattanooga, Mobile, Alabama and Richmond, Va. are among other cities where plans for memorial auditoriums or community center buildings have been proposed. In Jacksonville the Rotary Club is backing plan to purchase a large city block and transform it into a handsome park with a memorial arch in the. center. The International As sociation of Rotary Clubs through its president. John Poole. and many of its local organizations has given its ap- proval and its active support to me morial tree planting.
 E In Fort Wayne, Indiana, a new park has been started in the east end of the city to be known as Memorial Park. It will be forty acres in size and will have a memorial grove of four and . half acres pleptsd with oak
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17
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the summer weather is usually delight full especially along the river.
 The city itself is three miles from the Baltic Sea, but the River Vistula, swelled by two smaller rivers, forms a great harbor to the seaport. It is the main shipping port along the Bal tic and the wharves are busy scenes. There is a great shipyard owned by Germany, to which foreigners were not admitted, at least, before the war. where twenty-eight hundred men were employed.
 Early History
 Danzig was first mentioned in his tory in 297, when christianity was preached there. Later it's possession was fought for by various nations, the Danes, Swedes, Pomeranians and Teu- tonic Knights and finally came under the domination of the latter. In 1466, after a desperate struggle, 1t freed itself and became free city, under the protection of the Kings of Poland. II grew in wealth and enjoyed exten- sive privileges. When the Reforma- ton came on the city became Prot estant, but it still continued friendly with Roman Catholic Poland. During the second partition of Poland, in 1793, Danzig was given to Germany with a treaty which the Hohenzollerns treat ed as scrap of paper" and never kept. In 1907 it fell before the forces of Napoleon's Marshal, Lefebre, who was at once created Duke of Danzig." |" It was held by the French until 1874, when it was returned to the Germans and the greater part of the rare old paintings and statuary taken by the French were returned. Will history repeat itself and in- teresting Danzig again become free city, where oppressed Poland may find her commercial place in the sum-