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THE ROCK ISLAND AIIGUS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER, 11. 101. MISS RAMSER TO ASSIST IN ARGUS CHRISTMAS FUND Comes From Chicago to Super intend Distribution of Gifts at Santa Season. NUCLEUS OF FUND GIVEN Object to Help Children of the Poor Enjoy Spirit of Yule-tide. The Argus is pleased to announce that Miss D'.na Hamser will again thi year act as chairman of The Argus Santa Claus fund and will come from Chicago, where she went some weeks ago to spend the winter, for the express purpose of superlntend- . lng the distribution of the fund. The wide experience and great interest of Miss Ramser in all charitable works amply qualify her for the position. She will this year devote her entire time for two weeks before Christmas to paying personal calls at the homes of children and investigating the merits ' of each case reported for aid. She will be assisted by Mrs. C. T. Dugard and Miss Mary Carter, who have been of Invaluable services in other years, also the visiting nurses. Misses Edna Flanagan and Georgia Turnbull. to gether with others to be announced . later. Nucleus of Fund Received. With the announcement that The Argus will again solicit donations to The Argus Santa Claus Fund, contri butions are already being made by those who have so much at heart the object for which it is collected. George Wagner and George Mitchem with others were the very first to signify their desire to contribute substantial sums, the former each year giving the nucleus of the fund since its inaugu ration four years ago. The object of The Argus Santa Claus fund is primarily to carry to the homes that otherwise would not receive it. the spirit of the yule tide. The Argus endeavors through its Argus Santa Claus Fund GOOD fellows shoultTnot forget that they have a duty to perform toward the poor little folks the coming Christmas, carrying out the work they have been doing for several vears through The Argus Santa Claus Fund. Already cash contributions are beginning to come to the fund. The same plan that has been followed in past vears will be adhered to. Those wishing to assist may either give of their mite in nioiiev or assume personally the responsibility of acting as Santa Claus to as many children as they choose, the names, ages and addresses of the latter to be supplie.t by The Argus. m In aiding in this work you are not interfering with the regular charities car ried on by organizations and societies whose mission it is to administer to the needv. The Argus Santa Claus Fund is essentially a children's yuletide enter prise. The charity bodies see to it that the needy are protected in the matter of food and fuel. The Argus Santa Claus Fund seeks out the little folks who will miss the joys so dear to the heart of childhood unleF the good fellows come to their rescue. The Argus aims to have as little display and publicity as possible so far as the beneliciarits are concerned. A committee of ladies will look after the details, following the program employed in former years. It takes a large sun: of money each year, but with each doing his or her part the amount is easilv oiained. A blank will be printed daily in The Argus. It" you prefer to play Sanla Claus yourself you have but to indicate the number of children vou would like to make happy in your own way, and in due time the names will be forwarded to you. Then" it will be up to you. If you do not care to personally act, send in any amount that you feel you would wish to give. poor are provided with warm shoes. stockings. mitten3, caps, underwear and whatever else they may need in addition to some toy that carries with it the Christmas spirit. 500 Children Made Happy, The Argus fund last year provided for more than 500 children, every case Heine thoroughly investigated as to whether or not it was worthy, and $400 was expended in the purchase of gifts and clothing, but the happiness it brought could not have been bought with stacks of money. The Argus is 'anxious that the fund be collected as early as possible this year to facilitate the buying of gifts before the rush of the Christmas season. Any contribu tion, no matter how small will be very thankfully received and will be the means of bringing to some baby heart great happiness and the giver would be more than repaid could he but see the Joy that his gift creates. The Argus will also assist any who care to act as Good Fellows, who will workers to allow no child to awaken I take upon tnemseives me responsiou- Christmas morning and find that the ity of providing children wun i nnst good patron saint has passed him by on his round the eve of the Christ Child's birth. Those who have had the experience know the terrible disappointment that comes with Christmas morning when daylight breaks and finds no gift, no sweetmeat, "no nothing" to remind of the day. It shakes terribly the faith of the child in the beautiful story of Kris Krlngle and his little heart is saddened yes hardened. It is just this condition that- The Argus has tried for the last four years to allev iate. Incidentally the children of the mas gifts. The paper has a list or names of children who will have no Christmas unless some Good Fellow provides it. and will be glad to supply names to those desiring them. Already letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole, are finding their i way to the patron saint's agent. No letter is overlooked or destroyed with out careful investigation of the merit of the case. An effort is always made to provide each child as far as ad visable with the gifts for which it asks. The municipal Christmas tree under EXPECTS WAR TO LAST THREE YEARS DISPLAY MEN TO HEAR AN EXPERT J. Potter, President of Inter national Association, Will Speak November 20. Would You Trust a Man whose surrounding, mode of life, and food and drink, have combined to make him treacherous, indolent and unreliable? And food and drink are among1 the chief causes. Coffees-one of the commonest beverages con tains a drug1, caffeine, which affects stomach, liver, heart and other organs. Some persons are strong enough to aUrnd the at tacks of the coffee-drug, but to most people it is a poi son, and sooner or later is bound to tell. If you find coffee is hurting you, quit it and try. POSTUM This healthful food -drink is made of prime wheat and a bit of wholesome molasses, carefully blended and roasted. It contains the food elements of the wheat and molasses and nothing injurious or harmful. Serve POSTUM piping hot and it is de'icioua and invigorating-,. "There's a Reason 'forPOSTUM Jerome K. Jerome. Jerome K. Jerome, the noted Eng lish author and playwright, who is in this country on business connected with the American production of his books and plays, ventures the opin ion that the present war will last at least IS months and possibly three years. "It will never end," said he, "until the British forces march into Berlin. It will take the world at least three centuries to recover from this war." ARRANGE BANQUET FOR HIM Address to Be Given at Y. M. C. A. of) Effective Method in Window -Trimming. a 3 "No Alum s must be the watchword when the housewife buys baking powder. Alum is well known to be a powerful astringent, and should never be used in food. Prof. Geo. F. Barker, M. D., of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, says: "I consider the use of alum baking powder highly injurious to health. Food economy now, more than ever, demands the purchase and use of those food articles of known high quality and absolute purity and healthfulness. R OYA L Is a Pure, Cream of Tartar BAKING POWDER Contains No Alum Perfectly leavens, leaves no unhealthful residues, makes the food more delicious and wholesome.1 r t: ft I: f DAY IN DAVENPORT the auspices of the civic department of the Woman's club which will be a feature of the Christmas season, will I in no way interfere with The Argus j fund but will rather help to make of it a ! greater success than in other years, j The Christmas tree will supply that ; spirit of the season which only a beautifully decorated tree can do, and j about it w ill be suns Christmas hymns j and carols. No Rifts of any kind will be given at this time. STORE IS CLOSED UP BY CREDITORS Petition to Declare Firm of Ed Davis & Co. Bankrupt Is Filed in Peoria. It was announced definitely at last evening's regular meeting the Tri cky Display Men's association that C. J. Potter of St. Louis, president of the International Association of Display Men, will be in Rock Island Friday evening, Nov. 20. The local window trimmers have long been an ticipating the coming of Mr. Potter, who is connected in an editorial cap pacity with the Dry Goods Man and General Merchant, and who is one of the leading authorities in America on effective methods in window mer chandise displays. Banquet Arranged. Mr. Potter, when he comes to Rock Island next week, will be entertained by the local association at a banquet at f ie Y. M. C. A., which will be served at V.rved at 6:45, after which Mr. Potter will make an address. Merchants in Rock Island, Moline and Davenport interested in getting the greatest benefits from their window displays will be urged to come and hear him. It is planned to have sev eral brief talks by local men. The association held a largely at tended and interesting session last evening at the Y. M. C A. Demon strations were given by C. Jorgenson of McCabe's.and by Carl Meyer of the S. & L. store in Davenport. Pupil Teeth In Bad Shape Bad teeth are all too prevalent among the pupils of the Davenport public schools according to the report of Dr. P. H. Schroeder given at the board of edu cation meeting last night. Forty per cent of the pupils who have any phy sical defect are suffering from bad teeth. In scores of cases the condi tion of the children's mouths was such that they could not make satisfactory progress in school. Special Instruc tion for the 15 subnormal children who were found in a psychological cen sus taken here last June are now being taught in a special room at Fill more school. Miss Ming, who was brought here as an expert psychologist from Wisconsin, is their teacher. Six other children who are hopelessly feeble minded will not be allowed to go to the public schools here. Their parents were given notice of this and were recommended to send their chil dren to the state institution for the feeble minded at Glenwood. The board approved the purchase of a four-acre school building tract a block north of saloon at Second and Warren streets in order to make certain that the pa per was all right. Ott remained out side in the buggy and decided to try out the new horse In the meantime. He had been drinking considerably, ac cording to the police, and the horse ran away, dashing through the down town streets and winding up on the sidewalk at Front and Myrtle streets. The driver was hurled to the ground and was badly cut about the head and face. He was removed to the county jail in the police ambulance. Licensed to Wed Erskine Fish and Pearl Hoffmann, Davenport; Alfred Hoepner and Elizabeth Ohlinger, Tip ton; Irving M. Walter and Mary D. O'Connor, Davenport; Clifford S. Gar stang and Ruth E. Everson, Daven port; Edward Wymer and Christiennie Cross, Muscatine. Real Estate Transfers Deeds were filed in the office of County Recorder Frank Holm yesterday as follows:! Julius Claussen to Fred C. Prouty, A petition to declare the firm of Ed Davis & Co., ladies outfitters, 328 Twentieth street, bankrupt, was filed in the I'nited States district court at I'eroia yesterday by creditors from Chicago and Freeport. The liabilities amount to $4,500 and the assets are about half that sum. Connolly & Connelly and W. L. Lu dolph appoared for the petitioners and W. M. Walker for Mr. Davis. The store ha8 been located at Twentieth street for about three years. It is exported Ftt-feree Henry will set a date for hearing within a few days. Inflammatory Rheumatism Quickly Relieved. Morton L. Hill of Lebanon Ind.. says: "My wife had inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and Joint; her suffering was terrible and her body and face were swollen al most beyond recognition; had been in bed for six weeks and had eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. It gave immediate relief and she was able to walk in three days. I am sure it saved her life." Sold by Otton G rat Jan. 1501 Sec ond avenue. Rock Island, and Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 Second street. Davenport. (Adv.) Special Taxation Notice. Notice is hereby given to all per sons interested that the city council of the city of Rock Island, Illinois, having ordered that a local improve ment be made by constructing a wa termai'i on First avenue from Eigh teenth to Twentieth street, the ordi nance for the same being on file in the office of the city clerk, and the city having applied to the county for an assessment of the costs of said improvement, according to frontage. Regain the Mastery Over Blood Trouble Matter How Disheartenlno You Can Overcome It. PaHser Garden t ft nrW nf SS 200. I wes 40 eet- lot 3- Dlok 6' Park Lawn The tract lies on Bismarck between addition. Sixth and Ainsworth; Robert . Iff SmallfiolH in TTlifnhoth S Mrfinv. Blood disorder ere quickly cheeked by S. S. 8.. the famous blood purifler. It rushes Into the blood and In three mln and an assessment therefor having mes has traversed the entire eirenitinn been made and returned to said court, ,r Penetrates to where the blood la made. Boyd and Jackson streets. Plans for the installation of the cooking and sewing departments in Kemper hall were approved. L. J. Yaggy was form ally sworn in as a director, taking the place of Hugo StoIIey. Rudolf Cronau to Give Lecture Rudolf Cronau, the celebrated Ger man author, will give an illustrated lecture at the Grand opera house Nov. 29, under the auspices of the German American Alliance and the Davenport Turngemelnde. His subject will be "Three Hundred Yars of German Life in America and the Unity of the Ger man Americans Through the German American Alliance." The lecturer is well known to the German reading public as he has a national reputation in America as an interesting and in structive speaker. He has appeared as a public speaker in Davenport before. Employment Bureau Open The city of Davenport will conduct in the. office of the board of public works a I free labor bureau, where skilled and unskilled laborers, seeking employ ment, may register and make applica tion for -work. Only those who have been residing in the city of Daven port for the past six months need ap ply. Mr. Employer: You can assist in this work by calling on this bureau for help when in need of skilled and unskilled help. Telephone Davenport 157. o Right Time for Sowing Alfalfa The Scott County Farm Improvement league wishes to call the attention of the farmers to the fact that this is a splendid time to get ready for the sowing of alfalfa next spring. Ground which is black, covered with lime and then harrowed will be in excellent R. Smallfield to Elizabeth S. McGov- ern, west 16 feet of lot 12 and east 32 feet of lot 13 in block 22. Forest and Dillon's second addition, Fifteenth street, west of Gaines. Young Girl in Terrific Fight. A mite of a girl, but 17 years of age, proved herself a heroine when shg frustrated the daring attempt of a ban dit to rifle the cash register at the City laundry, 111 AVest Fourth street, yesterday afternoon. Single-handed she fought off the intruder for almost five minutes, screaming for help until a rain of blows upon her rendered her partially unconscious. The crim inal then took to his keels and made a successful get-away. The girl, Eileen Fitzgerald, 209 East Eighteenth street, was alone in the laundry, which is operated by Mrs. Belle Fink. A I middle aged man, dressed In a light suit, entered the place at 1:10 and asked for a bundle. The girl turned to the shelf at the rear of the coun ter, ibut was unable to find anything for that particular name. The oblig ing patron then stepped behind thi counter and offered to assist in the search. Without warning the bandit seized the girl and began to slug her over the head, at the same time mov ing slowly toward the cash register. The girl screamed and fought off the intruder, but the rain of blows began to daze her and the blood streaming down her face, partially blinded her. The man shoved her into the back room continuing to .beat her over the head. The screams attracted the at tention of Wesley Perry, a fish ped dler residing at 1115 LeClaire street, who rushed up to the laundry just as the bandit was making a get-away. He saw the girl, her head and face covered with blood, and started in pursuit of the fugitive, who threat ened to kill him if interference was offered. The man ran west to Main street, south one block, and then started east on Third street, outstrip ping his pursuer. Pedestrians bad entered the laundry by this time an a hurry up call was sent to police headquarters. A dragnet was thrown out over the entire business district and the fugitive's description was flashed out to every officer In the city. Dr. E. O. Ficke was called to attend the girl, whose scalp was badly gashed and lacerated by the blows, presum-, ably inflicted with a pair of brass knuckles. The victim was subse quently removed to her home. The girl's heroism and courage were di rectly responsible for the saving oi the cash register contents, which amounted to considerable. That her assailant was desperate is evidenced by his daylight attempt, scarcely block from police headquarters. To turn a Jelly out of a mould with out breaking it, try rubbing a very little of the best olive oil on the shape before pouring in the jelly. If you do this you will never have an other broken Jelly. Central Union the final hearing thereon will be held j "here"Sto,Knatlon ha? settled W JlacM i 8naP for alfalfa next spring. This on the 25th day of November. A. D., ! the membranes, drives' Irritation0 'from ! maltes the land more mellow. The fall 19H. at the hour of 9 o'clock or as ! the Joints, fills the blood stream soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit. All persons desir ing may file objections in said court before the said day and may appear on the hearing and make their de fense. Said assessment is payable in I four (4) installments, and all install- with application or lime gives it time to become available to the immediate advantages for alfalfa, and the har- ntldotal Influence and from head to foot creates conditions that make for blood health. There are neonle In everr com. ! mtinlty who know this to be true. They rowing prevents the hallowing away have used 8 IS. R. for serere forma of of the limestone. Use two tons of rheumatism, for Indolent, ulcerated snots In , .... for eruptive skin dlee.. to? My wd Hn,e rOCk PeI" aCre- U can be lald all those bodily conditions caused by j down in carload lots tn Scott county t.li.od loaded with Impurities. Belna- a fne Iprk than XI nor Inn Alfalfa Via a inents except the first shall bear in-! f." !"V. n ?ot n"rt I proven a splendid success this season lerest iroin and after the dates of confirmation until paid, at the rate of 3 per cent per annum. ED. NELSON, Officer appointed to make assess ment. Nv. 10, 19H. (Adv.). refuse of a host of people misguided in I Tne average report from over 40 grow their dilemma by first flylnit to those : ers shows a yield of about 6V4 tons of kin liresks ) A conservative estimate of the value "i in a ratio, lr onlln nr other eruptions appear. If there are blood ' of this would be 116 per ton, making ,r,uJ!!gi..oorrt oth.rr. ,,nd,,;,''n ' in-la total close to about ?70 per acre, pure iiiood get a bottle of 8. 8. f. at once of any drupirlst. But beware of I substitutes. If In doubt as to nmr irmi. Horse Deal a Bad One Adolnh Ott i .L aquare. Jt , hi or you wish competent medical ad- I of this clt v boueht a horse vlrnv is so male that when the nutmeg is vl.-e free. write to the medical depart- , ougnl norB ye8terlay. dropped inside and the little handle I ""nr- The wltt fP-ine ro.. .n .J,, Paying $lt0 for it. The salesmart was turned, the grated condimeut out. Bids'.. Atlanta il. 'I'l, i . . . t Kit simmnnn nt Hrbolr taluml HH comes j known far nd wide as one of the reat- j dered a check and the Rock Islander t - . ... 1-- ... iiu7r-rs. imt nn t delay to get a bottle of 8. 8. 8. todaj. 'suggested that they drive around to a Flexibility in an army is the quality that makes it quickly, intelligently and effi ciently responsive to the will of its com manding general. Flexibility in telephone service is the quality that makes it universal in scope, uniform in operation and economically and continuously available. The Bell System embraces all these characteristics, and its local and long distance service makes it ' Eossible for business commanders to ridge space, leap obstructions and pour a winning fire over a competitor's breastworks. Use the Local and Long Distance Lines. Receivers, Central Union Telephone Company A. J. Bevcrlin, District Commercial Manager Rock Island 400 n