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.16 TUB KOCfC ISTL-AJSTO ARGUS' FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1916. SHIELDS STIRS UP 0PTI0N1STS Anti-Saloon State Superintend ent Gives First Address in Local Campaign. AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH VWants to Know Why Hock Island, -. With Big Income from IJcenses, Is Kmbarrassed Financially. 1 Rev. James K. Shields of Chicago, 'superintendent of the Illinois Antl ' Saloon league, last evening at Memor ial Christian church gave the opening ' address In the local option campaign to be waged in Rock Island In connection with the city-township election in the spring, this to be the second fight to be made by those forces. One hun dred men and women attended the meeting, which was presided over by Rev. W. S. Marquis, pastor of Broadway i Presbyterian church. Rev. Mr. Shields was introduced as "the man In this 'state who makes the wheels go round. 'Two selections were sung by the Wen nerberg chorus of Augustana college. Rev. Mr. Shields said in the course of bis address: "The temperance cause is a peculiar thing. Before the petition is signed and ready to assure the people that the local option proposition will be an is- sue at the next election there Is very little Interest in the meetings. We owe it to ourselves to use the local option law for the benefit of the Chris tian people of the state. Repeal If Unused. . "If we do not use the local option law it will be repealed. If we keep on making use of it, it will never be re pealed, and some time we will gain the victory which we are striving so hard to win. The local option forces cf this state are one army. By mak- - tr f In c fi crli f ? v r.w v j-varn t nm - sft"V you help the rest of the state. We be 1 cn this fight two years ago and won forr.e territory. Of course, the easiest towns in the slate were won to our cause, and the more strongly intrench ed of the towns are still 'wet.' It is up to you and to all other local option workers in the state to fight the battle this year. AVe must strike every place "i order to hold what we have won nd to gain new territory. On Nov. 2 t're liquor forces attempted to win I:ack 28 southern towns which we had '.von almost two ,years "before, and our forces endeavored to hold the territory which we had won and to win more. We broke even with the saloon in this r.gLt. 'Floatrra" In Elections. I "In order to prove to you that it is reccssary for everyone in the state to f.sht for the local option cause, I will tell you what happened in Jackson ville in November. Jacksonville went 3ry two years ago and the saloon forces tried to make it a wet town. They used as one of their leading arguments the fact that people were leaving the town in squads. At tie election In No vember we had an Increase of 23 votes for our side, while they had an increase of 500 votes. The place was becoming depopulated at a great rate. The In crease In their number of votes was due to a large force of 'floaters' flock ing into the town Just 30 days before election to make the town wet again. You people owe It to the rest of the state to make the fight so that this floating population, one of our wost enemies, win be scattered and their won win ue iueueciuiu. Immoralities of Traffic "I will tell you why we should fight the question in Chicago, and the same reasons will apply In your own city. It is our duty as a Christian people to work against the Immoralities of the liquor traffic. In Chicago there are hundreds of thousands of people who never heard of the liquor question and the fight which is being made against it. It is up to us to educate the peo- , tion signed we will be able to make 'great headway. We will have large i crowds at our meetings and people iwill start talking about it. By talking about it, they become educated and we will be making headway. "One of the biggest factors we have ! in, Chicago now is a text book showing J the horrors of alcoholism and its ef fects on the body. The youths of our j schools are having the horrors of it all j impressed upon their minds and in 20 years, if we have not won the fight, j they will win it. - TonohM oh Local Ftnnnelal Conditions. "Springfield, the capital city of the Etate, of which we should be proud, is ; a llQtTarp It has 215 fifllnnns and SO - : 000 population, and still the city Is; 'broke' and can not pay the bills, j Look at Decatur, Rockford and Gales- j burg. Each one of those cities is mak-! lng improvements right along and still ! has money in the treasury. Here is your own city. You have a bonded in- i debtedness of $170,000 since 1870, and , since then you have accumulated more, j bringing me total io zia,uuu. xou have 95 saloons In your town. ' Why ' don't you pay off your Indebtedness? 'It Is common talk all over the state that vnnr town was so nnnr thflt vnn 'could not have the garbage collected ,last summer. It may be so and it may j 'not be so. I do not know. I found at ; 'the city clerk's office today that your jStreet, health, sewer, contingent, print- in ana siaewaiK runas win De ex hausted before the year is out. And still the saloon forces say that this is j puxqiv a raJ euestJon. Peoria is re-1 iporte'a "broke; Peorltt, the greatest I whisky and brewery manufacturing town in the world. "The old city of Vincennes, Ind., per haps the oldest in the west, has a pop ulation of 15,000 people with SO sa loons. It Is an ideal booze town. There is not a paved street or up-to-date sewerage system there. Predicts National I'arty. "In 10 years, if the present move continues, there will be a new party, and the issue will be national in its scope. The liquor traffic will go down just as the slavery syptem in the south went down. City Chat WHEN HE GOT A REST. He mourned because he could not rest. Because he had to toil away. Because he had to do his best That he could do from day to day; He often wished when wild winds blew That he might linger latu in bed; j He thought that his rewards were few. His lot was hard, he often said. One morning when the winds blew chill He did not rise to eat and run; At nightfall he was resting still And all his tasks remained undone; Through gloomy days and cheerless weeks Another labored in his place; At last he rose, with sunken cheeks And ragged whiskers on his face. For days they had to keep him caged As If he'd been a savage beast; He fumed and ripped around and raged. But one fair day the raging ceased; j His tasks were taken up once more. His happy look was good, to see; i ... . . ,i tie a learnea as men naa leurueu w fore: "Gee, but it's fine to work," said he. S. E. Riser In Chicago Record-Herald. Leaf lard at Gil mo re's. Korler & Co. make rugs. Leaf lard at Schxoeder'A. Buy a home of Reldy Bros. Tri-CIty Towel Supply company. Dressed chickens at Schroeders. All kinds of pork cuts at Schroeder's. For bus and express. Spencer & Trefs. Turkeys and chickens at IL Tre mann's Sona. LaVanway buys and sells every thing.. Telephone W247. Try Baker's laundry for fine work. Old phone 237; new 5344. At Horbllt's department store, Sat urday only, sugar 20 pounds for $1. Let William Johnson do your tin and furnace work. 1316 Third avenue. The Saturday specials at McCabe's are the great attraction for tomorrow. H. T. Siemon wants your tin . and furnace work. 1526-1528 Fourth ave nue. Leaf lard, spare ribs, pork trim mings and neck bones at H. Tremann's Sons. Try Mrs. Austin's buckwheat flour. Makes dandy cakes, with the genuine flavor. Ask your grocer. At Horbllt's department store, an 10-cent outing flannels go at 5 cent3 per yard. None wholesale. Good, old fashioned cakes are made frorti Mrs. Austin's buckwheat flour. Fresh goods now at your grocers. Saturday win be a gala day at Mo Cabe'sv The severest marked down prices and thousands of triple stamps. It's the judgment of many smokers that Lewis' Single Binder 5 cent cigar equals in quality the best 10 cent cigar. Triple stamps in many departments Saturday all day and evening at Mc Cabe's. If you want to fill your stamp books this will help. The stock of the Rock Island Skirt company now at Horblit's department store is moving in a hurry. No won der, these prices are doing the push ing. Never In the history of Rock Island has there been such values offered to the public on dress goods, suits, skirts and coats as at present at Horblit's department store. 66Mock Isla 99 spouse - 9 s To our January Clearance Sale announcements demonstrates convincingly that the people of this city and the surrounding vicinity appreciate a real sale in which are ad vertised and given real values. Mosenjelders know no half way measures. When we start something we finish it. Our intent is to clean out every dollar's worth tof goods before the first of February, which means stock-taking time . We must sell sell sell. We are doing it, too but we must sell faster. And we've slashed the prices still deeper in order to accomplish our purpose. We take the loss now and dis pose of the goods rather than have them on our counters later on .Come now and take the goods away. And when you note the prices, and the way the goods are going, you'll see that they unquestionably Demonstrate that TTtis op ft Is a Real Sale Appreciated, too, by Every Thinking, Reasoning Citizen No matter whether you need these goods now or not that cuts no figure, the styles won't change, but the prices will so while these prices prevail, everybody, and that includes Mr. Reader, should secure a share in these decidedly unusual of ferings. To men and young men who need a suit or overcoat, here then is the greatest opportunity of the year. To par ents who have boys to dress here await you values that you will hardly believe possible until you actually see them. We Let the Offers leiVs Suits and Overcoats $30 Suits and Overcoats at $23.75 $28 Suits and Overcoats at $22.40 $25 Suits and Overcoats at $19.75 $22 Suits and Overcoats at $17.55 $20 Suits and Overcoats at $15.75 $18 Suits and Overcoats at $14.60 $15 Suits and Overcoats at $11.75 $12.50 Suits and Overcoats at $ 9.75 Take Advantage of These Boys and Children's . Bargains $6.50 Suits and Overcoats, now go at $5.20 $5.00 Suits and Overcoats, now go at $4.00 $4.50 Suits and Overcoats, now go at $3.55 $3.50 Suits and Overcoats, now go at ..... $2.80 $2.50 Suits and Overcoats, now go at . : . . .$1.95 Speak for Themselves Trouser Sale Don't IMiss It $7.50 Trousers cut to $6.25 $4.00 Trousers cut to $3.35 $6.50 Trousers cut to $5.10 $3.50 Trousers cut to $2.95 $5.00 Trousers cut to $4.25 ' $3.00 Trousers cut to . . $2.55 $2.50 Trousers cut to . . $1.95 i Buy Shirts Now at These Cut Prices 89c SI Limited quantity of our regular, $1 Shirts; all neat patterns; while they last One lot of 10 dozen Shirts: regular $1.50 grade; select materials in new styles; clean them up quick. Flannel Shirts $3.00 Flannel Shirts $2.50 $2.00 Flannel Shirts $1.75 $2.50 Flannel Shirts $1.95 $1.50 Flannel Shirts $1.25 $1.00 Flannel Shirts 89c miiMMiimniwiuMi mm m www. m miyii)nii i ii.u.iw i . i u m i .m. "i hi ,,).i'h hiiu ij nmt n ita .. i immuwumm u" j upwui im n i mi ,m -. , 1. - .,.n.TI .. , .J.W T ! I'll ' T , T - . - -. . . - - .Jf r ,f - .,. .3, y,,,;. -.. - - - A fc , I 1 Jfc.. , ' " 0 " . ' ' ' " ' ' " ' ' '''''' ..-,..,.. I,, - II t. . :T.'i - ;N M , : M , ., . MORE DRESSMAKERS FINED Defendants in "Sleeper" Trunk Case Plead Guilty. New York, Jan. 21. Eight more of the dressmakers indicted in the "sleek er trunk" smuggling casa In which the government is said to have lost $5. 000,000, plead guilty yesterday and paid fines aggregating $11,250. This brings the total of those who have plead guilty to 15 and makes the aggregate of fines to date "4.2C). The five trunks sseiztd on the Ameri- j can line pier last spring and sold at public auction by Marshal Ilenkel brought In $23,000. There still are about a dozen dressmakers to plead and it is expected that, all of them eventual- will admit their guilt and pay fines. Judge Hough rebuked the women for being parties to a conspiracy to de fraud the government, but said he readily understood that owing to com petition there were great temptations put in their way. WIFE LOOKING FOR PITCHER HARDIN? Ball riayer Who Has Been Visiting Here Appears to Have Iveft Home Unannounced. a thorough imjuhy luto the reasons un derlying the difference between whole sale and retail prices of food products "Too many people are engaged in the business of distribution," Mr. Wilson said. "What we need is more farm ing. Too many people are rushing to the town and city and trying to uinke a living there, and not enough are staying in the country. Too many peo ple are trying to get along without work, and not enough of them are in the business of producing something. "One man could do the business of j distribution where twenty ore now en gaged in it. That Is the reason why the cost of living Is high and people are complaining. People must learn St.. Louis Republic: Mrs. Katherine Hardin of East St. Louis, wife of George W. Hardin, the baseball i pitcher, who played with the Rock j Island, 111.. Three-Eye team last sen- j son, and who has signed with the V- (roits for nexf season, yesterday asked the Republic to help her find her hus-! that they cannot get along without band, who disappeared Jan. 12 last. Although Hardin went away just aj week aco, his wife thinks he has gone j for all time, because he took with him j most of his clothes, and his most val- j ued trinkets. Since her husband departed she has j fJew Southern gineman, who occupies the right side of the fab, looking ahead. ACCUSES MR. BALLINGER. ! work, and the best place for them is on tne farm, where tliey can raise something." ' THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE! been making her home with her j brother, former Deputy Sheriff Mike I B. Haggerty. who lives at No. 901 St. j ! Louis avenue. She has . one child, : j which will be four months old tomor- j How's This? V'e offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be i TOW- cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. : Mrs- Hardin said she did not know F. J. CHENEY & CO '; '5er husband had signed with the De- Toledo Ohio Urolt club until a letter was delivered We. the undersiuned have known P ' at tbeir home telling him to report in j the horse, .T rhfnpv for th lnKt is j i Detroit for practice Feb. 24. She re-' the locomot believe him perfectly honorable in all ! u,rned the let,er to the anagemnt of the Detroit team. Pacific Locomotives a j Novelty In Motive Power. jne new .-eoinonvTS or tue juanei i articulated compound type for the Southern Pacific railroad are so Ions that If used in the ordinary way the ! engineer n-rmlil hnvn iliffir r"ri;i- ! a good view of the tr;-!; la front of him. So to obviate tile difficulty the builders have r)lacG the cart before cd are building G. M. Hitchcock. LID OFF IN ItlOLINE? SQUARED CIRCLE BEE Two Fast Contests Between Visiting Fighters at Turner Hall. Two classy boxing contests were staged last night at Turner hall. Mo line, and 250 spectators were present. The first fight was scheduled to go six rounds. The participants were Frank Clancy of Clinton and Harry Jones of Aurora. Clancy Is a big fellow and is In the fourth round with a blow to Clancy's nose which did the business and won the fight. The second and big fight of the evening was between Frank Whitney of Cedar Rapids and "Kid" Murphy of Chlcapo. The "Kid" was no match for his speedy opponent, who landed several telling blows. In the second round Frank put the "Kid's" lamp on the blink, and in the third ! round he landed a wallop on his ear. j The referee called the fight after Whit ney landed the blow to the ear. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ney er disappoints those who use It for obstinate coughs, colds and irrita tions of the throat and lungs. It heavier by many points than hts op-j stands unrivalled as a remedy for all ponent. But what Jones lacked in ( throat and lung diseases. Sold Ly weight he h?-d in speed and knowl- j aj druggists, edge of the game. In the third round he landed one on Clancy's Jaw which sent him to the ropes. He came back All the AROUS. news an the time THE Representative business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. NEED OF MORE FARMERS. Secretary Wilson Discusses Causa of Increased Co6t of Living. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture at Wafb'ngtf" says that what the United States needs are more farmers. Dlscussiug the Increased cos: as It w-e. at tives y run 1 ASHINGTON. Representative ' Gilbert II. Hitchcock of Ne- i aska has stepped Into the I limelight as another accuser of ; Secretary ot the Interior Ballinger. He charges .that tne secretary has backward with ruisannliecl nubile funds hv tiermittin? ' the tender attac'ued to the pilot. The j their use in defraying the private trav- ! fifteen locomQ'ives thus constructed are oil burners, as this arrangement would not bo; possible with real burn ing euglues ou- that type. j A bumper supporting a stub pilot and pilot coupler Is secured to the I uiain fram Lrace Just under the cab. I The cab. vili-u Is entirely inclosed. 13 j fitted witlt'slhling windows and. is cu-terc-d throtgh side duo re reached by j suitable ladders. The cab fixtures are j ellng expenses ot his nephew. Jack I Bailinger. Mr. Ualllnger has denied ! the Nebraskans charge j After Their Quarrst, ! Mnhel-Of course you speak to I.era 1 when you pars her? Helen Indeed. I j io not. Why. i con t eren nonce wear t ic has ot! Pv.ck. of living today, Mr. Wilson said th;it ; located wltiiu eas reach of the cn he was oranlzlmj his forces to' make j 1 'TIs the mfnd that makes the body ich. Shakespeare. SUGAR Five Pounds for 25 Cents And Some TVlor Specials Frfh bread, three loave3 for 10; I for 15c Optmeal, three packages for 25c J Swert navel oranges. Corn Flakes, three pack- ; per dozen 15s ages for i 23c ! Fancy Jersey sweet pota- Certna. three packages for.. 25c 1 toes, per peck .' 33s Rillsbury Vitos, two Matches, thrte 5c boxes.... 10c packages Tor 1.25c j A Hc sack of 6alt for.. 5c Corn, toma'oes and peas, Irge red apples, pr peck..35e three cans for 25c J Process buit r. In two pound BtSt Clinton fioda and oyster i rc'il3. per pound 32'2C crackers, two pounds for.... 15a j Xice large cranberries. Ginger sna;)s, two pounds i a quart 8c J. HI verm an, 611 Seventeenth Street. Both Phones