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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22

wish that You could hear him tell of
his many experiences with ointments.
saves, dilators. etc, before he tried my
method. Here is . letter Just received
from him:
Mr.. E, r. Page. Marshall. Mich.
Dear Sir: I want you to know what
your treatment has done for me- l had
suffered with piles for many years and
used suppositories and all kinds Of treat
ments. but never got relief until / tried
yours. Am now completely cured Al
though am sS years old and the Oldest
active blacksmith in Michigan. I feel years
younger since the piles have left me I
will surely recommend it to all I know
who suffer this way. You can use nv
letter any way you wish and / hope il
VIII lead Others TO try this wonderful
remedy
Yours truly,
]. l.. LYOI
There are thousands of afflicted peoe.e
suffering with piles who have never yet
tried the one sensible way of treating
them.
Don't be cut. Don't waste money on
foolish salves. ointments. dilators, ETC.. but
send today for Free Trial of my internal
method for the healing of Piles.
No matter whether your case is of long
standing or recent Observation-Disclosures
1t Is occasional or permanent-you should
send for this free trial treatment.
No matter where you 1ive-no matter
what yorr age or occupation--if you are
troubled = 18th piles. my method will re-
iteve yo1 promptly.
This liberal offer of free treatment il
too importan, for you to neglect single
aas. Write now. Send no money. SIM
by mail the coupou-but do this now
TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22
HALF MILLION
FOR RIVERS IS
EXPECTED HERE


Rock Island district of the Unit
al States river engineers Is likely
"a be allotted close to $500 200
fer maintenance and improvement
work, from the $12.000.0o to be
appropriated in the expected pas
ssxe OF the national rivers and
harbors bill now pending in con-
rress. This was the approximate
estimate made by Colonel Harry
BURGESS, chief in this district, to-
day.
aOf course said he, "that half
million figure is merely guesswork
on nv part, but to Judge from all
precedents and the methods Of dis->
tribution. that is about what We
should get here"
It is very likely that about $780,
900 will come from the 100000
named in the bill as funds for con-
tinuing the prosecution of improve
ment works on rivers and harbors
which have heretofore been adopt
ed BY congress. Another $3.50, 900
or 5000 900 probably will be con-
signed to this district for mainte-
nance and preservation of work
which has been accomplished along
the river.
Half OF Sum Asked.
While the sum this district will
receive from this appropriation is
less than half as much as was re-
quested before the bill was framed,
by Colonel Burgess in behalf of the
work his staff is carrying on be-
tween the mouths OF the Missouri
and Wisconsin rivers, all other en-
cheering districts will be in the
same predicament. because Of the
smallness of the bills entire ap-
preparation. 1t provides for only
s12,000,000 for the entire nation 8
engineering maintenance and i'm
provement during 1920. while $43.-
100000 was asked by the depart
ment, as fund sufficient to carry
on projects already started, with
out inaugurating any new ones.
No new projects can be started
this summer. as a result of the
small appropriation. However, Col
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22

HI itAQ1L VII SAASz
Re bought
. j second investigatory shopping
tonr brought to light the following
adherence in price:: One grocer
CHARGED is cents per quart for milk,
IS cents per pound for lettuce, %
cents for boxed figs. and 10 cenIs
far snrar Another grocer IN the
same locality charged Is cents for
milk. 80 cents for lettuce. ~ cents
for 4 ike box of figs and 10 cents
for sugar, or difference u II
cents for the four articles.
Lard in one shop was found to
sell at q cents q pound, van 2
limit Of two pounds to . customer
while in another shop equally as
good lard was bought for 20 cents
and no restrictions were placed on
the amount to a customer.
The price of pastebnard cube Of
pins was quoted at one store Is Is
cents. In a second store q box
of the same kind OF pins containing
more pins than the tube was priced
at 10 cents.
Urge Careful Buying.
The women of the fair price co =
m;ttee are to start a movement
among local housewives urging
uuon them the desirability OF shop
ping with merchants who deal most
fairly with their patrons, as re-
suit of these investigations. They
predict that the remedy for the
tendency of a few merchants to
overcharge their customers Will De
the resolution Of Shoppers to bu'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22

eers OF the committee say.
The committee is arranging to
present these matters having to DO
with the fair price activities before
clubs and other organizations in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22

the city. A number Of addresses
have already been made to organ:-
zations. Further plans are to be
made as soon ~ instructions ara
received from state headquarters,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22
70 Remove Bars.

All the black and white plumes
come from the male ostrich, the
gray from the female.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22

onel Burgess sAid, the old ones
viii - continued It q speedy =
rate - the funds available will
warrant The II Claire canal
anr1ng the Rock Island rapids
above Moline II the Improvement
being forwarded right now, and this
VIII eat up practically. all Of the
Improvement fund allowed in this
Districts portion Of the appropr:a-
tion. II the amount originally
asked were given, shout $l,500. 900.
the canal could be finished within
the next year, but with the $300, 900
which will probably be the most
available, the chief engineer doubts
that it, completion can come as
soon ~ was expected.
To Remove Bars
The other section Of the funds to
30 to this district-the 500, 900
thought likely to be allowed for
maintenance-is to be used in re-
moving the worst distractions in
the river between the mouths Of the
Wisconsin and the Missouri rivers,
or the district supervised by the
engineering department officials
here. River pilots keep the Office
Informed Of the sandbars and other
Instructions which give them the
most trouble, during seasons when
the river is open, and the worst OF
these, as far as the appropriation
will allow, are to be cleared away
during next spring and summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22
Cured
HisPiles
Now IS Years Old But Works At
Trade Of Blacks IN and Feels
Younger Since Piles
Are Gone.

The oldest>active blacksmith in Michigan
IL still pounding his anvil in the town OF
Homer--thaRks to my internal method for
treating piles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-22

All the. news al the 49,
Argus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
Court of Appeals

Montgomery, April 20-(SpeciaL) )-Ala- bama women all but came into their own and obtained judicial recognition of the tact that they are not the weaker or tn two sexes by decision of the court of appeals this afternoon. The court reversed and reman6ed the case of Raymond Tar yer of Morgan county because the judge in charging the jury said the law recog- nizes women as the weaker of the sexes which entities her to the greatest con sideration from the male Of the species
 The court went further and said each individual case must take care of itself In other words. one woman may be classed as weaker than the man in the case" but another may be recognized as the stronger.
 In court. it is up to the jury, after viewing the facts and using their oUn eyes. to determine whether the woman or the man is the weaker.
 Tarver was convicted of seduction aH- sentenced to an indeterminate term of from three to*sfive years. There was conflicting testimony, but the Jury said he was guilty after the judge in his charge following the submission of all nized woman as the weaker and entitled to protection from men.
 This was the sole ground for the rever- sal of the case.
 Decisions of the court of appeals of Ala bama Tuesday follow:
 Bricken, r J.-John Brown Jr., vs state. appeal from Mobile circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 Gulf States Steel Company ys. Mrs. An nie Comstocks ct ai., from Jefferson cir cult court; damages awarded held ex- Cessiye, notice ordered to issue to al)- police to file ren1ititur within thirty days or cause will be reversed and remanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
CAPT. WOOD MAKES : JOURNEY TO CUBA
Young Man Is Rapidly Making Fine Reputation Tn Texas
 Oil Fields

Fort Worth, Tex, April a0-(Special.)L Nowadays when man applies for pass port to Cuba, his friends wink knowing ly at each other. for they suspect that he is Ion the trail of the lonesome pint" bu there Is one native American who has just returned from that tropic republic whose business there was along another line.
 This man is Capt. Leonard Wood, Jr. q son of the famous General Wood. who is considered as one of the most likely con- tenders for the presidential nomination. Captain Wood has been in Cuba for the past four months, and while there was highly successful in interesting Cuban capital in the Craven Oil and Refining Company of Jakehamon, Tex, of which company young Wood is vice president Captain Woods entry into the oil game followed closely upon his discharge from the army, in which he saw active service in France He has ranged the mid continent oil fields from one end to the other, working with some of the best known men in the oil business, and dur ing the time he was busy acquiring leases iE the interest of the company which he and Capt. J. M. Craven have just ols. ganized During this period of this career he earned the nickname of "the human dynamo of the old fields. '
 The energy that Wood displayed at this
  Oil and Refining Company. Leases in many parts of the proved fields are ownes by the company, refinery is under con- struction at the town of Jakehamon; a well is already drilling on the Snodgrass tract north of Desdemona and plans are | under way to begin drilling on the com pany's recently acquired acreage in the Toyah basin.
 I Captains Craven and Woods are an ideal | CT mbination for the purpose of putting 1 things over. Strict military order is to
 be noted among all their efforts. Every thing must be just right and properly iIfepared before they pronounce the plans ready to be carried out.
 l The many friends of these two popular ex-mlitary men are expecting big things oe them individually and of their com panyy Judging by the start they have l at this time. it will not be long before I the Craven Oil and Refining Company will be well along the high road to success. l A unique feature of their plan of financ- I ing the Craven Oil and Refining Company
 is the partial payment plan they offer 1 to officers and enlisted men of the United States army and navy Many of these l ing that two men such as Captains Cray
 eu and Wood can be relicl upon abso- lutely to act for the best interests of 1 all concerned.
 l At present Captains Craven and Wood are in New York city in conference with
 the other officers and directors of the
 company, and are expected back in Texas
 in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
Tho Daily !
 | (NAovgIethte) J
ALMOST FORGOTTEN

Dingl Dingl
 Sue his the opening of our story to let our readers feel that the tale rings true and make 1t real spiffy from the start.
 Goshl Ding! I mean, Dong! Ding!
 Now the bells cry of "Fireg" is re- versed.
 great blaze was raging In the town. and the firemen were walking as fast as they could toward the scene of the
 fire. Their little carts of hose and
 hatehets trailed along anxiously behind
 them. lonely ladder. unlocked itself
 in preparation for the many lives it
 was about to save.
 Chester Dumdinger. with Q wild shriek dashed into his burning home. He had been playing poker with Isaac
 Tubittz when the alarm was sounded. "They will perishlp he cried. Both of them. I must save them!" he yelled, loud enough for everybody to hear. An. the brave hero! May he be here always.
 Thrusting aside the clouds of smoke,
 he rushed into the house. and with tears caused by smoke and joy coursing down his shirtfront. a minute later he laid his two treasures--his last two bottles of pure rye on the grass-saved! But what is this?f A woman's heart lrending cry pierces the crackle of the raging flames.
 Where are they? They were both in 1 there-oh! oh!" she cries, in an agony | Of doubt.
 l Chester Dumdinger rushed over tC her and caught her half-fainting form in his arms. He had right to. She was his wife.
 Puffing proudly, he pointed 10 the 1 two bottles. so narrowly escaping g l fiery explosion. l But, Chesteri Our children? Willie anG Freddie? Where are they? My 1 heavens. You have forgotten them!" l With despairing shriek, Chester l Dumdinger dashed for the second time amid the burning embers and came out 1 two seconds later with child under i each arm.
 | Laying the poor. smoky little things beside the two salvaged bottles, Chester and Tillie Dumdinger gazed on theii l four treasures and gave no further Thought to the little pile of ashes--al | that was left of their happy hoTe. I (Keystone Feature Syndicate, 764 Drex. l ell building, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
AndreuO and m1ogene
Little Life Condolences Experience of Couple Phil osophic, Though Married
 By ROE FULKERSON
By ROE FULKERsoN

wealthy sire who knew how to spend money properly. I have just read here of multimillionaire who has finished his indoor tennis court on Long Island and that it cost him s200ot0
 How much better it is to lay down court lines of giittering enamel than it is to waste money on the bread line Of shivering humanity that drove the char itably inclined people wild all this last winter.
 How sweet 1t was of him to cover the courts with specially prepared cray in- stead of fooling away his money buying specially prepared milk for the babies of the tenement districts who are keeping the makers of little white caskets busy all day long.
 How much nicer it is of him to spend ten thousand year on heating plant to keep the hot-house reared tennis pray CTS warm in this indoor court than it would have been for him to ritter away his money buying coal for the thousands of shivering blue-fingered poor of the city
 T note that the sides are of prism glass, which will throw the light on the players, and they will not miss the day. light at all. This is as it should beA for some idiotic people would have us believe that he would better have blown in his dough trying to get light into some of the sweat shops of New York, where the tubercuar bacillus breeds to steh wonderful perfection in the lungs of the humped-over workers.
 Let, the shop girls of New York get their exercise chasing up and down be- hind the counters and ducking the cadets on the streets. It is the idle rich Nat need the exercise They are the ones who spend long days on sofas wondering what to eat next and long nights in the dia mond horse shoe at the opera wonder ing what to take off next.
 This is a good institution and should be encouraged all over the country, and if a few more things like this were start the utter futility of their movement and disband entirely-maybel At 10 cents a bowl this s20O000 would only buy 1000 GOO bowls of soup, and if he bought the soup with it, what would the poor people do with the soup? They would only eat it and then it would be l gene, and what difference is 1t whether ! they starve this winter or freeze next? | It's all the same in the long run.
 What's the odds whether Q small boy 1 in New York catches pneumonia from selling papers in the street this winter i or whether he gets decent coat and sticks it out till next. winter and gets T. | B. then?'
 What was the word you used a mo- ment ago, Andrew?" asked Imogene. l He repeated it.
 | Don't you know any stronger ones ldear?" she asked "If you do, we will suspend the rules for just once and you may use them"
 Copyright. Twenty-first Century Press.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21

Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company vs. John Ashworth, from Jef- ferson circuit court; reversed and fe- manded.
 Boss Livery Company vs. s. s. Bailey, from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed
 Commonwealth Life Insurance Company vs AverilIar Roy, from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed.
 Milton James vs. Louisville and Nash vile Railroad Company, from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and remanded with instructions.
 Sanford, J.-Theodore Bruley vs. state, from Mobile circuit court; affirmed.
 Alto Horon vs. state, from Barbour cir cuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Will Machen vs. state, from Jackson circuit court; affirmed
 F. L. Sparkman vs,) w. L. Kirkpatrick, from Jackson circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Tom Campbell vs state, from Madison circuit court; affirmed
 Merit, J..John H. Castonas vs state, from Mobile circuit court; affirmed E Joe Smitherman ys. state from Chiffon circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 J. F. South vs. First National Bank Q, Fayette, from Fayette circuit court; af- frmed.
 Raymond Tarver vs. state, from Morgan circuit court: reversed and remanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
F IND MUSIC THAT
 SET CITY HUNTING
Finale Played By Mile. Guio- mar NOvaes Is Known
 Here Now

With a Hitting cadence that reused her audience. thronging the Jefferson theatre the night of January 1s, Mile. Guiomar Novaes. the noted Brazilian pianist, who was here as a guest of the Music Study Club, struck the vivid notes of the selection that closed the evening. .>
 Music enthusiasts, and people who had gone just because it was the thing to do, alike sat up, thrilled by the fantasy of the air.
 Martial music, yes, no. yes? ran the comment.
 Listeners imagined they saw bar barrie hordes. as the bacchante of rol- licking notes glowed from the piano. The tempo was of an infectious swing that was compelling, yet it was light, breezy. catchy.
 For pity sake. tell me what it is?' was the plea on A thousand lips as the little musician bowed herself into the wings, after the third imperative en- core.
 Many famous musicians were cred ited with the composition, the con sensus of opinion being that it was Liszt's tenth rhapsody. but when this music was produced and played by
  ing.
 Liszt had created rag gtime when he wrote the second rhapsody, but the delicate. laughing, spontaneous vivid thing Mile. Guiomar Novaes had played was not written by Liszt. Birmingham music lovers hunted through many folios for it, some may have found if, but the great majority has still been groping for the haunt ing music that suggested soldiers and triumph, love and sunshine and hap piness all in one bubbling ecstatic rip pie
 It remained for quiet little lady in Clark & Jones' music store, Miss Willie Cox, to find the music, it's name and author By accident she rar across 1t in new Victor record. seem ingly played by an elfin band. It is the Turkish March" from the Ruins of Athens" by Beethoven. Like the ''Humoresque." it lay buried until true artist found 1t. Ellmar rejuvenated the 'Humoresque" with his violin, Nand Mile. Guiomar Novaes has lightly tossed to an appreciativ world gem that has been neglected 1 for decades
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
THE BLACK AND WHITE
 BEAUTY TREATMENT
Clears the Complexion, Re- moves Pimples and Un-
 slightly Skin Blemishes

What would you spend if you could be assured that beauty specialists would be able to clear your complexion, make your rough, pimply, blotchy face, hands, neck and arms--soft, smooth and lovely? Long ago realizing the need of prepara tion that would restore the complexion to it's youthful rosy tint--femove unsightly skin blemishes---beauty and skin specialists were put to work to perfect home treatment to clear the skin of pimples, liver spots, freckIes and other imperfectons. After many tests and much experiment. Black and White oint ment was offered the public. This creamy application is generally applied before re- tiring and when usedsnin connection with Black and White Beauty Soap, satisfac torv results are guaranteed.
 Go to your nearest drug store today and buy the complete Treatment of Ointment and Soap for only 50c. If you cannot find 1t. accept no substitute, but send direct to the manufacturers.
 A sample, literature and Black and White Birthday and Dream Book Free if you will clip this advertisement and mail to Black and White. Box 913 Memphis, Tenn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Loo king-Take
 Olive Tablets

To have clear, pink skin. bright eyes, no pimples, feeling of buoyancy like childhood days, you must keep your body free from poisonous wastes. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets Ca vege- table compound mixed with olive oil) act on the liver and bowels like calomtl yet have no dangerous after effect. Take one nightly and note results.
 They start the bile and overcome constipation. That's why millions of boxes are cold annually. 10c and 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
NEVIS EVENTS AND FEATuRES FOR WOMEN READERS

In Mount sangay South America has 1t has the most active volcano in the world. as TIPS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21

"Andrewir exclaimed Imogene, shocked. from his lips like the crack of a whip. It was a word he did not often use in her presence.
 T will not even apoiogizer' he said vic- iously.
 What are you using such language abcut?" asked Imogene.
 That was not language, that was cuss- ing said Andrew T was ecstatic over having found the wealthy son of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
TREAT YOUR COLD OR GROUP WITH CHENEY'S
 EXPECTORANT

Cbeney's Expectorant gives fnmedIare re. lief to all colds. It is the quickest of all cough remedies. It produces results now.
 It is famous as cure for croup and vhooping cough Cheney's Expectorant is so pleasant that children ask for it when afflicted. Colds are contagious and so every member of the family should take Cheney's Expectorant on the appearance of the slight est cold or symptom of whooping cough or sroup.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
BANKERS MEET IN
 MOBILE MAY 1915

Mobile. April Especially lover 300 bankers and visitors will attend the annual convention of the Alabama Bankers Association here May 13-15, according to local bankers, who com pleted the programme at a meeting held today. The programme as ar ranged by the local committee is as follows:
 Thursday May 1S--Meeting called to
 order at 10 a. m. by the state presi- dent; invocation, Rev. w. T. Thompson of the Government Street Presbyterian church; address of welcome T. M
 stevens. 2:30 D. m., business session;
 3:30 D. m., auto ride and tea at Coun- try Club for ladies; 730 Lyric theatre Friday, May 14=-9:4O a. m, business session; , D. m.h boat ride; 7;S0 D. ma banquet and dakce. Saturday. May 15--9:30 a. m. bust . ness session; ball game. April 23, instead of May 2s, as it appeared in Sundays Age-Herald. The subject for debate is Resolved, that the United States government should maintain an effective control over food commodities.
 The .,.dges are Dr. c. c. Daniels, presi- dent of Birmingham-Southern College;
 Judge Hugh Locke and Commissioner J. R. Hornady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21
HOward-JacksOn
 Debate Next Friday

The date of the debate between Howard College and Union University. or Jack son, Tenn, is scheduled for Friday night,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-21

Earliest forms of cuneiform writing were used by the Accadlans who in- habited Mesopotamia long before the Babylonians and Assyria ns