The Daily Chronicle from De Kalb, Illinois • Page 2

Thursday, March' 27, 1919 THE DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE It INSTITUTION COSTS MORE TO -DIE POOR NOW PENSIONS FOR MOTHERS MAY BE INCREASED GRAPEVINE GOING GOOD ROLLER SKATE REVIVAL FOR STATE SCHOOL (By ratted rrcssi Urbana, March 27. Crash! (Opening note of Second Regiment IN THIS STATE' (By raited ITwmo i able authority to be found when It comes to learning what happened. Rumors fly so thick and so fast that a majority of the enlisted men apparently soon become confused In what -they saw and did. Of the bun-dredi of soldiers I have talked with very few have had anything to say of what they saw or did. It was always what someone else did.

i 1 Another unusual thing In this connection Is how quickly a soldier picks up old time-worn fiction pharses when he gets In the cone Ottawa. March 27. The hUh Springfield, March 27. Rep. cost of dying was brought officially W.

B. rhillips of Mt. Vernon has into the attention of the LaSalle a bill In the lower house county board of supervisors at thHr.of the general assembly Increasing Many Horror Stories Arc Being: Cooked Up for Folks Back Home. ARB ALL FICTION Filk 1 1 FRED S. FERG1780N (United Press Stafr Correspondent) fkrl.

March 10 (by mall). Jud. 'nt from- reports drifting bark 10 l.urope. America la now getting all the thrills of the old "blood-curdl-l'W" stories that hare-been drifting 'i round France for months and rom of them fot years through re-? trnlnc soldiers. They are the pro-A rt.

0 pnp. 4 he greatest rumor the' world ever saw the Shoes-Shoes More Shoes at 8 fe mi We and extra fine grade $10 values of action at the front. For the past four years America has been fed on the greatest line of bunk and hog-wash in the way of war fiction that the world has ever seen. It may then be assumed, that under the strained conditions under which the new soldier found himself living, his mind turned to the fiction phrases be had learned as a civilian. There are thousands of exceptions of this, of course, but In talking with soldiers you were likely to hear as the most frequent expression, "wiped out," "blood like water," "air full of lead." "ad-canced "shoulder to shoulder." "living and so on.

And it lsn'tJ only soldiers that fall into this. GIRLS OF LAND ARMY TO SHARE WITH SOLDIERS (By Uoltcd Tress) Ijondon. England, March 27. Cfirls of the Land Army are to share equally with ex-soldicrs facility's for taking up small holdings in the government's land scheme. Thousands of girls have signified their wish to continue working; on the land, and the authorities have cladly acceded to their request, for Ihe man or woman behind the hin ia omori h- mnst and remunerative asset of the state.

JOHN KOACH AUTO STRUCK BY SWITCH ENGINE The John Koach delivery truck was struck by a train on the Great Western railway at the Sixth street crossing about 11 o'clock today, and on that account the Tenth ctreet merchant wa if little delayed In getting all of his deliveries made. One front wheel was broken badly, while the other was damaged. and the fenders and lights were al- so uaniHgeu 10 some extent. I aid 1M "Illfd The stories of the 'horrible" con-lltlon at Brest, and of man men -flUK Xhere, re probably traceable thts curious feature of army life. fot tho atorles -which were so illUy npim to New York reporterH probably originated on the boats en ou To America, One man heard tell someone of what soroe-, ne Hse told him, and by the time he boat docked everyone on board p-obably convinced that men re "dylnjr flies- at Brest.

The record of the Brest camp, as ur bed by United Tress corres-sendont recently after visiting nrst. disprove, some of the But "horror" stories will continue to reach' America, The best off-hand explanatl6n la probacy fou.ia tn the lack or rommunl-vatlcn for IndlvHuala In the army. An an example, what wouia your town If there were! no newspapers; It conditions of thn aten'nn death constantly If there was Mr nre or rn 'xplortnir every 'nlnht; If you had responsibility other than that of lnr some particular Jqb as1rn-o r. hllo someone elac saw that "fn were fed and had a place to Ihere being no newspapers, 'he rr.ly way you would hive Icrmlntt what happened at theoe Bnd rxjjo ons would be i v. hat someone told ou.

Bv reason of the condUffmr nn-' hlrh the private, soldier llvt-t ml he la the tnoat unreli al band.) Crash! (Forceable comprehension by numerous University of Illinois students of fundamental differences between Ice and roller skates.) A grand skating party In the university armory Inaugurated a revival of the roller skating craxe here. Searching Urbana and Champaign high and low, the committee In charge "rounded up" 200 pairs of wheeled foot-betrayers. French heels, size eleven gunboats, and feet of common, or garden, variety all were accomodated. A sorority race in which a university man skated for every sorority was a feature of the evening. FERTILIZER IS BADLY NEEDED IN THIS STATE (By United Prowi Springaeld.

March 27. Three thousand southern Illinois farmers are demanding more limestone for fertilizer, according to Senator Charles L. Wood of Keens. Senator Wood spoke on the bill introduced by Senator Frank M. Hewitt of Murphysboro for- an appropriation of $125,000 to repair the llmescone grinier and crusher at the Southern Illinois penitentiary, to electrify the same and to purchase additional machinery.

Senator Wood declared the peni tentiary has orders Tor 500 carloads of limestone and Ih getting farther and farther behind In filling its ord ers. The bill passed the renate last week and little or no opposition is expected in the houiit Stale May Pay Pensions lo Wounded Pt i.ltM) I'minl Springfield. 111., March 27. Rep. A.

w. Arnold of Quihcy has introduced a bill in the house to pay sums ranging from $2 to $30 a month to solJiers. eallors or marines who lost legs or arms or worrt totally disabled In the recent war. Peoria District Has Biggest Income Taxes (R- t'nlted rmw) Peoria, 111.. March 27.

Income taxes from the Peoria county district will exceed those of any other county In the slat outside of Chicago, it is predicted. Edward Mr-Cabe, internal revenue collec tor, estimated the total will be excess of $12,000,000. The Law of Compensation. The law of compensation is, even in theie wonderful modern days, very liiuch in evidence. Most of us la 'fact, all of us receive from jrne world Just what we give it.

Smiles and happy words will fall from other lips to us if we ourselves play the same role; but if we are too bu.y or too "big" to practice those little courtesies we should not be surprised to see only frowns on the faces We meet. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR HIDES, FURS, WOOL, JUNK SPECIAL PRICES ON HORSE AND BEEF HIDES Try us once and it will mean money for you if voiLcall 303 3 A'srmiiiiB Tzm mm JW Seventh and Oak Phone 670. rw-r nS- --n- xgcijij I) spring session here when the coun-it ty undertakers' association filed a petition asking that the allowance for pauper burials be increased $20 to $50. The cheapest possible Interment. without embalmment, conveyance or profit to the undertakers.

Is IIS, they assert. Of late, the undertakers engaged to bury persons In Indigent circumstances have been compelled to beg money from friends to help pay the cost of in terment, according to their story The cheapest casket and fittinrs that can be purchased Is now aid to be auoted at $35. the cost of digging the grave xalses the total expense to $46. No more cases will be taken at the $40 rate, the undertakers declare. The supervisors are "standing pat" at the" old figure, and threaten to call in outside assistance.

TWO SOLDIERS VISITING AT BAUER HOME Corporal John Bauer, son of Mrs. Mary Bauer is home on a 15-day furlough from Dos Moines, Iowa, Bauer was wounded in France and has been at Des months. Mrs. Bauer's Moines for some son-in-law, Bert wno m.y ed out at southern camp, has 1 A. been here several days.

He has homo in continued his trip to his Missouri. To Ward Off Frosts Dr. C. O. Abbott of the Smithsonian institution.

sueKwted that if Jf were possible to char the lower air above citrus fruit orchards, with a heavy dose of ozone fts absorption of outgoing nocturnal radiation might help ward off Uc-i structlve frosts. While the amount of ozone in the lower layers of tiiV earth's atmosphere Is now known to be negligibly small, this sub stance Is abundant In the upper where It plays an Im portant Tola la regulating territorial temperature by Its absorp- i 'ij A Quality Hat a 1 i PLANNED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (By United Tremr Springfield. 111., March 27. Sena-1 tor Harold Kesslnger of Aurora has introduced a bill In the general assembly providing for the establish-1 ment by the department of public welfare of a stats sanltorium for the correction of female offenders above the age of 18 years whose offense is punishable bf confinement in the county Jail or workhouse. The transportation of such female offenders is made payable by the city or county from which offenders are committed.

The department of welfare Is authorized to select the site for the new Institution. The bill authoriz es the department to have plans drawn for the necessary buildings and erect tbem in accordance wlih the provisions of the administrative code. Knights Have AVWk for This Evening The Knights of Pythias, which meets here tonight at Castle Hall. have work In the second rank and this In addition to some special en-! tertainment features by the com-! mittee. should attract a large number of members to the meeting.

VICTOR Ij. A. Anderson was a Iceland caller the first part of the John Hines r.nd Frank Bolder have each purchased a Waterloo Boy tractor of A. R. Wolenweber of Waterman.

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Spennler are the proud parents of a daughter. Alvin Warren made a business trip to Sycamore the latter part of the week. Clarion Anderson was a Leland caller the latter part of the week.

Mtf and Mrs. Chart! Cooper and son, and Miss Lizzie Cooper of DeKalb spent Sunday at the home of William Schrader. A. Anaerhon and family spent Sunday at the home of O. M.

Dan-ielson at Leland. Alvin Warren made a business trip lo Leland the first part of this Mrs! Arthur Miller has received 100 baby chicks from Aurora Mon- uay ot this we-k. LEE Harry p'Donnel went to Chicago a couple of days -ago. Mrs. Martin Olwon and Mrs.

Belle Rlssltter of Rockford were in town on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Richardson and children spent Sunday at th-1 Lyman Richardson home, near Bis Rock. Peter Kittleson of Camp Grant spent Sunday with home folks.

Mr. and Mrs; Qtto Riggs of Ottawa areMhe proud parents of a baby Itoy born March 17. Mrs. Riggs will be better remembered as Vina Ja-eobHon. Mr.

and Mrs. Arville Berg and son of Earlville spent the week end with relatives here. E. P. Cofi Id was rn Rochelle on Sunday.

Charles Cofleld, who has been in Canada for the past two months looking after, his farms, arrived here Sunday morning for an extended via.t. 'The Nyal Store Kodak. Books fcutleacry III (By Cu.t4 Prwwi ne amount oi tne mommy pay ments to mothers coming under the mothers' pension act. The bill fixes a minimum of $25 month and a maximum of $32.50 a month for mothers with one child under the age of 1 years, if a mother has two children under that ape she is allowed not less thaa $7.50. $7.50 and not more than $10 a month for the second child.

Fqj each additional child she is allowed not less than $5 a month and not 'more than $7.50. The b.H permits a tax Increase for the support of the fund of not to exceed six-l nths of a mill. Mothers with real or personal property valued at $800 or more are excluded from the benefits of the act under the bill. MONKEY HATES TO CROSS OVER RUNNING WATER (Bj Unite Tress) New Orleans. March monkey detests water.

There are no Annette Kellermans among the Simians. A monkey refuses to cross a stream. These characteristics have given birth to a new Idea In the minds of members of the Audubon Park commission here, with the result that a monkey Island will be established ia the center of the lake at Audubon Park. The Irland will be provided with trees and a Jungle, dear to the monkey heart, and the tribe of monks, imported from the Central and South American forests, will be eble to swing from limb to limb and desport themselves with as much freedom as they did in the days when they were "home" in their native Jungles. DE KALB FOLKS ANNUAL AFFAIR IN CALIFORNIA of this week at Lincoln Park.

In Los Angeles, California, occurs the sixth annual picnic of DeKalb county people, who have taken up their rerldence in the sunny "outhwest. The participants In this annual affair, to the number ot 100 or 150. are all former residents of DeKalb, Sycamore and Malta, and the day is one of gaiety rrom start to finish. B. B.

Smiley, of the DeKalb Trust ard Savings Bank, who has attend ed these affairs in the past, said today that he wished he was to be among thot-e present, as the day is always one to be long remembered. GERMANS NAME MILITARY MEN TO MEET ALLIES rty t'ultetl Pre-ni Berlin, Germany. March 27. Under the chairmanship of General von Wrisberg of the Prussian war ministry, the following will constitute the military members of the German peace delegation it was announced today: General llammerstin, military jnenident ot the Spa armistice com ml si sen. Major von Bock, former member of the crown prince's staff.

Lieutenant von Aylander of the Bavarian general staff. Major Boettlcher of the Saxon general staff. Captain Geyer of the Wurtemberg army. COMMITTEE TO DECIDE UPON THE DOCTRINE (Br United rnu) Paris, France, March 27. The question of whether an amendment covering the Monroe Doctrine will he included In the league of nations covenant will be decided by the drafting committee, it was announ ed today.

This committee, to which the constitution was referred last nfeht. Included Colonel House, Premier Veniz'los of Oreese. Ixrd Cecil of Great Britain and Professor Lar-naude of France. It Is expected the redraft will be quickly completed. EXPRESS CAR USED TO SHIP MUCH EXPRESS Agent George Culver of the American Railway Express company has had so much express to get out of here df late, that yesterday he pe titioned for a special car so that there would be less delay in ship ments.

Several thousand jwimds of seed from the seed Association and many boxes of music Tolls from the Q- S. company composed the bulk of the ahtoaaent. By the use of the special car for ezpreaa considerable delay in loading east bound trains Is avoided tor a few days, at least. City Home Advisor in LaSalle County CBJ Called Press) Ottawa. III.

March 17. Miss Winifred Thilleo of Chicago has been engaged as "City Home Advis or" for the towns of Ottawa, La Salle, Streator, Oglesby and Marseilles. Her headquarters will be In Ottawa, and atve will carry on Americanization work among the foreign smiemenTar-worklng through the factories. uove and Life. And the gist of life is love, and the tenure of It ia forever.

riiii ati i rm tl 4j vm 1919 (Urt Schaffner Mara If ll it I' i to. CopyriKUt The lower the grade of gas the easier it is for a Hot Spot Chalmers Only One Best Kind of Corn Flakes says UJ0VUU That whu Iheure THE rcat engineers of the automobile industry are discussing nowadays the low grade gas situa-, tionimore often than the number of cylinders a car should have. Not long ago. one of them said that automobile engines would have to be redesigned to use the inferior gas of today; This the Chalmers engineers tfid when they built into the great Chalmers engine the now famous Hot Spot and Ram'n-hom manifold. These two devices convert low grade gas into high power.

Tot any engineer will tell you there are mom thermal units, or power in a gallon of low grade kerosene gas than there is in a high test gas. Tfie Hot Spot puts the gas in "shape for power results. It breaks up into tiny vapor molecules the gas-so fine that it really becomes Then the Ram's-horn drives it to the cylinders by the quickest route ever devised and when the explosions come there; is soilittle power to escape through the ex tiie most popular, PostToa Here's the style for spring IT'S the waist seam style; it has a different look, a new air to it; just what the young fellows are after for spring. We have a number of good live ones like this Hart SchaiTner Marx make-panel backs, and mijitary but each one distinctive. They're specially designed for the returning soldiers but thty are the styles -you'll all want; well-tailored in many interesting new abrics.

Satisfaction guaranteed Anderson Brothers Th bom of Hart SchaiTnsr tc Marx clothes DeKalb, Illinois I 3- 4 haust as to be well nigh negligible. One short ride in a present day Chalmers will tell you the story far more eloquently than the English language can express it. A BETTER Fountain Syringe Just what constitutes a better fountain sylinge is known perhaps better to the druggist than to the pubUc. We know that the better fountain syringe is that one of bWer quality and that is the fountain syringe you should buy frotn-our present brand new sock. You will aurprlaed at the quality and you will be more surprised at the low prices.

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